Anagrams of identifications
Word identifications has
1591 anagrams
that can be made by using the letters of identifications.
- identification
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noun,
an act or instance of identifying; the state of being identified.
- edification
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noun,
an act of edifying.
- confidantes
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noun,
a woman to whom secrets are confided or with whom private matters and problems are discussed.
- deification
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noun,
the act of deifying.
- festination
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noun,
a gait marked by an involuntary hurrying in walking, observed in certain nerve diseases.
- destination
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noun,
the place to which a person or thing travels or is sent:
- sinfonietta
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noun,
a short symphony.
- infestation
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noun,
the act of infesting; state of being infested.
- distention
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noun,
the act of distending or the state of being distended.
- indecision
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noun,
inability to decide.
- anecdotist
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noun,
a collector or teller of anecdotes.
- nidificate
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verb (used without object),
to build a nest.
- tonicities
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noun,
tonic quality or condition.
- fictionist
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noun,
a writer of fiction; a novelist or short-story writer.
- confidante
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noun,
a woman to whom secrets are confided or with whom private matters and problems are discussed.
- definition
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noun,
the act of defining, or of making something definite, distinct, or clear:
- sanctified
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adjective,
made holy; consecrated:
- indication
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noun,
anything serving to indicate or point out, as a sign or token.
- tendinitis
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noun,
inflammation of a tendon.
- infinities
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noun,
the quality or state of being infinite.
- dentitions
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noun,
the makeup of a set of teeth including their kind, number, and arrangement.
- indicates
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verb (used with object),
to be a sign of; betoken; evidence; show:
- Tocantins
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noun,
a river in E Brazil, flowing N to the Pará River. 1700 miles (2735 km) long.
- incondite
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adjective,
ill-constructed; unpolished:
- inanities
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noun,
lack of sense, significance, or ideas; silliness.
- catenoids
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noun,
the surface generated by rotating a catenary about its axis of symmetry.
- indiction
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noun,
a proclamation made every 15 years in the later Roman Empire, fixing the valuation of property to be used as a basis for taxation.
- indicants
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noun,
something that indicates; indicator.
- inactions
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noun,
absence of action; idleness.
- contained
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adjective,
showing restraint or calmness; controlled; poised:
- dacoities
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noun,
(in India and Burma) gang robbery; robbery by dacoits.
- ideations
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noun,
the process of forming ideas or images.
- ideaistic
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adjective,
of ideas, especially in their abstract or symbolic character.
- cotenants
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noun,
a joint tenant.
- infancies
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noun,
the state or period of being an infant; very early childhood, usually the period before being able to walk; babyhood.
- Anticosti
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noun,
an island at the head of the Gulf of St. Lawrence in E Canada, in E Quebec province. 135 miles (217 km) long; 3043 sq. mi. (7880 sq. km).
- antinodes
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noun,
the region of maximum amplitude between two adjacent nodes in a standing wave.
- antinoise
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adjective,
designed to reduce or ban excessively loud sound, as of jet engines or traffic:
- sciaenoid
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noun,
a sciaenoid fish.
- dentation
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noun,
the state or form of being dentate.
- dentition
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noun,
the makeup of a set of teeth including their kind, number, and arrangement.
- dittanies
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noun,
a Cretan plant, Origanum dictamnus, of the mint family, having spikes of purple flowers and formerly believed to have medicinal qualities.
- dianoetic
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adjective,
pertaining to dianoia.
- dietitian
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noun,
a person who is an expert in nutrition or dietetics.
- dictation
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noun,
the act or manner of dictating for reproduction in writing.
- Indonesia
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noun,
East Indies (def 1).
- tenonitis
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noun,
tendinitis.
- confident
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noun,
a confidant.
- taconites
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noun,
a low-grade iron ore, containing about 27 percent iron and 51 percent silica, found as a hard rock formation in the Lake Superior region.
- nicotines
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noun,
a colorless, oily, water-soluble, highly toxic, liquid alkaloid, C 10 H 14 N 2 , found in tobacco and valued as an insecticide.
- intonates
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verb (used with object),
to utter with a particular tone or modulation of voice.
- actinides
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noun,
any element of the actinide series.
- initiates
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noun,
a person who has been initiated.
- Toscanini
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noun,
Arturo [ahr-too r-oh;; Italian ahr-too-raw] /ɑrˈtʊər oʊ;; Italian ɑrˈtu rɔ/ (Show IPA), 1867–1957, Italian orchestra conductor, in the U.S. after 1928.
- iodinates
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verb (used with object),
to iodize.
- acidifies
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verb (used with or without object),
to make or become acid; convert into an acid.
- infinites
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noun,
something that is infinite.
- confidant
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noun,
a close friend or associate to whom secrets are confided or with whom private matters and problems are discussed.
- acidities
-
noun,
the quality or state of being acid.
- infection
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noun,
an act or fact of infecting; state of being infected.
- disinfect
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verb (used with object),
to cleanse (rooms, wounds, clothing, etc.) of infection; destroy disease germs in.
- antidote
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noun,
a medicine or other remedy for counteracting the effects of poison, disease, etc.
- Socinian
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noun,
a follower of Faustus and Laelius Socinus who rejected a number of traditional Christian doctrines, as the Trinity, the divinity of Christ, and original sin, and who held that Christ was miraculously begotten and that salvation will be granted to those who adopt Christ's virtues.
- intonate
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verb (used with object),
to utter with a particular tone or modulation of voice.
- nidation
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noun,
implantation of an embryo in the lining of the uterus.
- Estonian
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noun,
a member of a Finnish people inhabiting Estonia, Livonia, and other districts of Russia.
- sanidine
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noun,
a glassy, often transparent variety of orthoclase in which sodium may replace as much as 50 percent of the potassium: forms phenocrysts in some igneous rocks.
- sanction
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noun,
authoritative permission or approval, as for an action.
- stonecat
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noun,
a yellowish-brown, freshwater catfish, Noturus flavus, of the Mississippi River valley and Great Lakes, having poisonous pectoral spines.
- confetti
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plural noun,
(used with a singular verb) small bits of paper, usually colored, thrown or dropped from a height to enhance the gaiety of a festive event, as a parade, wedding, or New Year's Eve party.
- antinode
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noun,
the region of maximum amplitude between two adjacent nodes in a standing wave.
- confined
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noun,
Usually, confines. a boundary or bound; limit; border; frontier.
- oscitant
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adjective,
yawning, as with drowsiness; gaping.
- Sainfoin
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noun,
a Eurasian plant, Onobrychis viciifolia, of the legume family, having pinnate leaves and clusters of pink flowers, used for forage.
- tactions
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noun,
touch; contact.
- stand-in
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noun,
a substitute for a motion-picture star during the preparation of lighting, cameras, etc., or in dangerous scenes.
- endocast
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noun,
endocranial cast.
- dainties
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noun,
something delicious to the taste; a delicacy.
- decision
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noun,
the act or process of deciding; determination, as of a question or doubt, by making a judgment:
- infantes
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noun,
any son of the king of Spain or of Portugal who is not heir to the throne.
- Tientsin
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noun,
Older Spelling. Tianjin.
- Endicott
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noun,
John, Endecott, John.
- distinct
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adjective,
distinguished as not being the same; not identical; separate (sometimes followed by from):
- diatonic
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adjective,
noting those scales that contain five whole tones and two semitones, as the major, minor, and certain modal scales.
- dictions
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noun,
style of speaking or writing as dependent upon choice of words:
- die-cast
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adjective,
formed by die casting.
- Citation
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noun,
Military. mention of a soldier or a unit in orders, usually for gallantry:
- citified
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adjective,
made into a city.
- citifies
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verb (used with object),
to make into a city; urbanize.
- sinfonia
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noun,
a symphony.
- diocesan
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noun,
one of the clergy or people of a diocese.
- distance
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noun,
the extent or amount of space between two things, points, lines, etc.
- Taconite
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noun,
a low-grade iron ore, containing about 27 percent iron and 51 percent silica, found as a hard rock formation in the Lake Superior region.
- D-notice
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noun,
a government notice sent to newspapers or other publications requesting them to withhold information for reasons of state security.
- scandent
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adjective,
climbing, as a plant.
- iodinate
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verb (used with object),
to iodize.
- Donatist
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noun,
a member of a Christian sect that developed in northern Africa in a.d. 311 and maintained that it alone constituted the whole and only true church and that baptisms and ordinations of the orthodox clergy were invalid.
- sedition
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noun,
incitement of discontent or rebellion against a government.
- sedation
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noun,
the calming of mental excitement or abatement of physiological function, especially by the administration of a drug.
- astonied
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adjective,
dazed; bewildered; filled with consternation.
- codifies
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verb (used with object),
to reduce (laws, rules, etc.) to a code.
- tontines
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noun,
an annuity scheme in which subscribers share a common fund with the benefit of survivorship, the survivors' shares being increased as the subscribers die, until the whole goes to the last survivor.
- fication
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- nicotine
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noun,
a colorless, oily, water-soluble, highly toxic, liquid alkaloid, C 10 H 14 N 2 , found in tobacco and valued as an insecticide.
- enations
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noun,
a small outgrowth of plant tissue, usually on a leaf, caused by virus infection.
- ctenidia
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noun,
any of various comblike or featherlike structures, as the row of stiff bristles on the legs of a psocid.
- stannite
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noun,
a mineral, iron-black to steel-gray in color, with a metallic luster, copper iron tin sulfide, Cu 2 FeSnS 4 : an ore of tin.
- confides
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verb (used with object),
to tell in assurance of secrecy:
- canonist
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noun,
a person who is a specialist in canon law.
- dictates
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noun,
an authoritative order or command.
- fontinas
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noun,
a type of Italian cheese, semisoft to firm, made of cow's or sheep's milk.
- ancients
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noun,
a person who lived in ancient times.
- contends
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verb (used with object),
to assert or maintain earnestly:
- indicant
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noun,
something that indicates; indicator.
- ideation
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noun,
the process of forming ideas or images.
- instance
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noun,
a case or occurrence of anything:
- contains
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verb (used with object),
to hold or include within its volume or area:
- indicans
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noun,
a glucoside, C 14 H 17 NO 6 , that occurs in plants yielding indigo and from which indigo is obtained.
- nidifies
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verb (used without object),
nidificate.
- initiate
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noun,
a person who has been initiated.
- idiocies
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noun,
utterly senseless or foolish behavior; a stupid or foolish act, statement, etc.:
- actinide
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noun,
any element of the actinide series.
- inaction
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noun,
absence of action; idleness.
- actinoid
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adjective,
raylike; radiate.
- incident
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noun,
an individual occurrence or event.
- catenoid
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noun,
the surface generated by rotating a catenary about its axis of symmetry.
- incienso
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noun,
a shrubby, composite desert plant, Encelia farinosa, of the southwestern U.S., having silvery leaves and clusters of yellow flowers.
- incision
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noun,
a cut, gash, or notch.
- Constant
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noun,
something that does not or cannot change or vary.
- contents
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noun,
Usually, contents.
something that is contained:
the subjects or topics covered in a book or document.
the chapters or other formal divisions of a book or document:
- fondants
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noun,
a thick, creamy sugar paste, the basis of many candies.
- actinons
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noun,
a chemically inert, gaseous, short-lived isotope of radon that is a member of the actinium series. Symbol: An; atomic number: 86; atomic weight: 219.
- adenitis
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noun,
lymphadenitis.
- finances
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noun,
the management of revenues; the conduct or transaction of money matters generally, especially those affecting the public, as in the fields of banking and investment.
- indicate
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verb (used with object),
to be a sign of; betoken; evidence; show:
- tonetics
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noun,
the phonetic study of tone in language.
- cotenant
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noun,
a joint tenant.
- confines
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noun,
Usually, confines. a boundary or bound; limit; border; frontier.
- fistnote
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noun,
a printed note, as in a piece of text, distinguished by the figure of a fist with a pointing index finger.
- instinct
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noun,
an inborn pattern of activity or tendency to action common to a given biological species.
- tinstone
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noun,
cassiterite.
- Fittonia
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noun,
either of two plants, Fittonia gigantea or F. verschaffeltii, of the acanthus family, native to South America, having conspicuously veined leaves and often cultivated as a houseplant.
- notifies
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verb (used with object),
to inform (someone) or give notice to:
- aconites
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noun,
any plant belonging to the genus Aconitum, of the buttercup family, having irregular flowers usually in loose clusters, including species with poisonous and medicinal properties.
- infinite
-
noun,
something that is infinite.
- coniines
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noun,
a volatile, highly poisonous alkaloid, C 8 H 17 N, constituting the active principle of the poison hemlock.
- deontic
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adjective,
of or relating to duty and moral obligation as ethical concepts.
- conidia
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noun,
(in fungi) an asexual spore formed by abstriction at the top of a hyphal branch.
- destain
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verb (used with object),
to remove stain (from a specimen) to enhance visibility and contrast of parts.
- descant
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noun,
Music.
a melody or counterpoint accompanying a simple musical theme and usually written above it.
(in part music) the soprano.
a song or melody.
- coniine
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noun,
a volatile, highly poisonous alkaloid, C 8 H 17 N, constituting the active principle of the poison hemlock.
- confine
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noun,
Usually, confines. a boundary or bound; limit; border; frontier.
- connate
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adjective,
existing in a person or thing from birth or origin; inborn:
- Sno-Cat
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- detains
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verb (used with object),
to keep from proceeding; keep waiting; delay.
- consent
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noun,
permission, approval, or agreement; compliance; acquiescence:
- Statice
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noun,
any of various plants belonging to the genus Limonium, of the leadwort family, having clusters of variously colored flowers that retain their color when dried.
- contain
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verb (used with object),
to hold or include within its volume or area:
- decants
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verb (used with object),
to pour (wine or other liquid) gently so as not to disturb the sediment.
- ctenoid
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adjective,
comblike or pectinate; rough-edged.
- Stanton
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noun,
Edwin McMasters [muh k-mas-terz,, -mah-sterz] /məkˈmæs tərz,, -ˈmɑ stərz/ (Show IPA), 1814–69, U.S. statesman: Secretary of War 1862–67.
- station
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noun,
a place or position in which a person or thing is normally located.
- stannic
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adjective,
of or containing tin, especially in the tetravalent state.
- steato-
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- dacoits
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noun,
(in India and Burma) a member of a class of criminals who engage in organized robbery and murder.
- confide
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verb (used with object),
to tell in assurance of secrecy:
- sonance
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noun,
the condition or quality of being sonant.
- defiant
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adjective,
characterized by defiance; boldly resistant or challenging:
- dentist
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noun,
a person whose profession is dentistry.
- costate
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adjective,
Anatomy. having ribs.
- deficit
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noun,
the amount by which a sum of money falls short of the required amount.
- Costain
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noun,
Thomas Bertram, 1885–1965, U.S. novelist, historian, and editor, born in Canada.
- contest
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noun,
a race, conflict, or other competition between rivals, as for a prize.
- contend
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verb (used with object),
to assert or maintain earnestly:
- Denison
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noun,
a city in NE Texas.
- coedits
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verb (used with object),
to edit jointly with another.
- dentins
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noun,
the hard, calcareous tissue, similar to but denser than bone, that forms the major portion of a tooth, surrounds the pulp cavity, and is situated beneath the enamel and cementum.
- content
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noun,
Usually, contents.
something that is contained:
the subjects or topics covered in a book or document.
the chapters or other formal divisions of a book or document:
- faconne
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noun,
a fabric having a faconne pattern or motif.
- dictate
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noun,
an authoritative order or command.
- incites
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verb (used with object),
to stir, encourage, or urge on; stimulate or prompt to action:
- indites
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verb (used with object),
to compose or write, as a poem.
- indicts
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verb (used with object),
(of a grand jury) to bring a formal accusation against, as a means of bringing to trial:
- indicia
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noun,
indicia (def 2).
- indices
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noun,
a plural of index.
- indican
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noun,
a glucoside, C 14 H 17 NO 6 , that occurs in plants yielding indigo and from which indigo is obtained.
- indents
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noun,
a toothlike notch or deep recess; indentation.
- incised
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adjective,
cut into:
- nifties
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noun,
something nifty, as a clever remark or joke.
- idiotic
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adjective,
of, relating to, or characteristic of an idiot.
- identic
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adjective,
identical.
- noetics
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noun,
the science of the intellect or of pure thought; reasoning.
- notates
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verb (used with object),
to note, mark, or set down in a system of notation:
- Fontina
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noun,
a type of Italian cheese, semisoft to firm, made of cow's or sheep's milk.
- Fonseca
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noun,
Gulf of, a bay of the Pacific Ocean in W Central America, bordered by El Salvador on the W, Honduras on the NE, and Nicaragua on the S. About 700 sq. mi. (1800 sq. km).
- fondant
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noun,
a thick, creamy sugar paste, the basis of many candies.
- inedita
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plural noun,
unpublished literary works.
- infante
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noun,
any son of the king of Spain or of Portugal who is not heir to the throne.
- 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.
- intones
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verb (used with object),
to utter with a particular tone or voice modulation.
- nascent
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adjective,
beginning to exist or develop:
- isation
-
- niacins
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noun,
nicotinic acid.
- Nicetas
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noun,
Saint Ignatius (def 2).
- Nicosia
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noun,
a city on and the capital of Cyprus, in the central part.
- iodines
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noun,
a nonmetallic halogen element occurring at ordinary temperatures as a grayish-black crystalline solid that sublimes to a dense violet vapor when heated: used in medicine as an antiseptic. Symbol: I; atomic weight: 126.904; atomic number: 53; specific gravity: (solid) 4.93 at 20°C.
- iodates
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noun,
Chemistry. a salt of iodic acid, as sodium iodate, NaIO 3 .
- intines
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noun,
the inner coat of a spore, especially a pollen grain.
- infects
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adjective,
Archaic. infected.
- intents
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noun,
something that is intended; purpose; design; intention:
- intens.
-
- intends
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verb (used with object),
to have in mind as something to be done or brought about; plan:
- instead
-
Idioms,
instead of, in place of; in lieu of:
- instate
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verb (used with object),
to put or place in a certain state or position, as in an office; install.
- instant
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noun,
an infinitesimal or very short space of time; a moment:
- Insecta
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noun,
the class comprising the insects.
- notices
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noun,
an announcement or intimation of something impending; warning:
- Oceanid
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noun,
any of the daughters of Oceanus and Tethys; a sea nymph.
- diction
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noun,
style of speaking or writing as dependent upon choice of words:
- donates
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verb (used with object),
to present as a gift, grant, or contribution; make a donation of, as to a fund or cause:
- satinet
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noun,
a satin-weave fabric made with cotton warp and wool filling, fulled and finished to resemble wool.
- encinas
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noun,
the live oak, Quercus virginiana.
- enation
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noun,
a small outgrowth of plant tissue, usually on a leaf, caused by virus infection.
- edition
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noun,
one of a series of printings of the same book, newspaper, etc., each issued at a different time and differing from another by alterations, additions, etc. (distinguished from impression).
- Scottie
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noun,
Scottish terrier.
- section
-
noun,
a part that is cut off or separated.
- side-on
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adverb,
with the side or sides foremost, especially in a collision:
- Etonian
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noun,
a person who is or has been a pupil at Eton College.
- docents
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noun,
privatdocent.
- ditties
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noun,
a poem intended to be sung.
- distent
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adjective,
distended.
- distant
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adjective,
far off or apart in space; not near at hand; remote or removed (often followed by from):
- distain
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verb (used with object),
to discolor; stain; sully.
- discant
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noun,
Also, discantus [dis-kan-tuh s] /dɪsˈkæn təs/ (Show IPA). Music. a 13th-century polyphonic style with strict mensural meter in all the voice parts, in contrast to the metrically free organum of the period.
- Sinitic
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noun,
a branch of Sino-Tibetan consisting of the various local languages and dialects whose speakers share literary Chinese as their standard language.
- Estonia
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noun,
a republic in N Europe, on the Baltic, S of the Gulf of Finland: an independent republic 1918–40; annexed by the Soviet Union 1940; regained independence 1991. 17,413 sq. mi. (45,100 sq. km). Capital: Tallinn.
- sainted
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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.
- finites
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noun,
something that is finite.
- fattens
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verb (used with object),
to make fat.
- Finance
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noun,
the management of revenues; the conduct or transaction of money matters generally, especially those affecting the public, as in the fields of banking and investment.
- octanes
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noun,
any of 18 isomeric saturated hydrocarbons having the formula C 8 H 18 , some of which are obtained in the distillation and cracking of petroleum.
- fiction
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noun,
the class of literature comprising works of imaginative narration, especially in prose form.
- octants
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noun,
the eighth part of a circle.
- fiances
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noun,
a man engaged to be married. Synonyms: future groom, future husband, future spouse, betrothed.
- oneidas
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noun,
a member of an Iroquois people formerly inhabiting the region east of Oneida Lake.
- fatties
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noun,
Disparaging and Offensive. a person who is overweight or obese (sometimes used as a term of address).
- fatidic
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adjective,
prophetic.
- facient
-
- fascine
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noun,
a long bundle of sticks bound together, used in building earthworks and batteries and in strengthening ramparts.
- fantods
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noun,
Usually, fantods. a state of extreme nervousness or restlessness; the willies; the fidgets (usually preceded by the):
- fanions
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noun,
a small flag, originally carried by military brigades, used by soldiers and surveyors as a positional marker.
- fancies
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noun,
imagination or fantasy, especially as exercised in a capricious manner.
- fancied
-
noun,
imagination or fantasy, especially as exercised in a capricious manner.
- fade-in
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noun,
Movies, Television. a gradual increase in the visibility of a scene.
- faction
-
noun,
a group or clique within a larger group, party, government, organization, or the like:
- taction
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noun,
touch; contact.
- nancies
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Meurthe-et-Moselle, in NE France: battles 1477, 1914, 1944.
- anoints
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verb (used with object),
to rub or sprinkle on; apply an unguent, ointment, or oily liquid to.
- actinon
-
noun,
a chemically inert, gaseous, short-lived isotope of radon that is a member of the actinium series. Symbol: An; atomic number: 86; atomic weight: 219.
- cestoid
-
noun,
cestode.
- Cainite
-
noun,
a member of a Gnostic sect that exalted Cain and regarded the God of the Old Testament as responsible for evil.
- atonies
-
noun,
Pathology. lack of tone or energy; muscular weakness, especially in a contractile organ.
- acetoin
-
noun,
a yellowish, pleasant-smelling liquid, C 4 H 8 O 2 , obtained from various carbohydrates, as glucose, by fermentation: used chiefly in the manufacture of flavors and essences.
- actino-
-
- tension
-
noun,
the act of stretching or straining.
- tendons
-
noun,
Anatomy. a cord or band of dense, tough, inelastic, white, fibrous tissue, serving to connect a muscle with a bone or part; sinew.
- atonics
-
noun,
Grammar. an unaccented word, syllable, or sound.
- tontine
-
noun,
an annuity scheme in which subscribers share a common fund with the benefit of survivorship, the survivors' shares being increased as the subscribers die, until the whole goes to the last survivor.
- acetins
-
noun,
a colorless, thick, hygroscopic liquid, C 5 H 10 O 4 : used chiefly in the manufacture of explosives.
- titians
-
noun,
(Tiziano Vecellio) c1477–1576, Italian painter.
- Tonnies
-
noun,
Ferdinand [fer-dee-nahnt] /ˈfɛr diˌnɑnt/ (Show IPA), 1855–1936, German sociologist.
- Titanic
-
noun,
a British luxury liner that sank after colliding with an iceberg in the North Atlantic on its maiden voyage in April, 1912, with a loss of 1517 lives.
- attends
-
verb (used with object),
to be present at:
- catties
-
noun,
(in China and southeast Asia) a weight equal to about 1½ pounds (680 grams) avoirdupois.
- candent
-
adjective,
glowing with heat; being at a white heat.
- canines
-
noun,
a canid, or member of the dog family Canidae.
- candies
-
noun,
any of a variety of confections made with sugar, syrup, etc., often combined with chocolate, fruit, nuts, etc.
- tineids
-
noun,
a moth of the family Tineidae, comprising the clothes moths.
- Antoine
-
noun,
André [ahn-drey] /ɑ̃ˈdreɪ/ (Show IPA), 1858–1943, French theatrical director, manager, and critic.
- aconite
-
noun,
any plant belonging to the genus Aconitum, of the buttercup family, having irregular flowers usually in loose clusters, including species with poisonous and medicinal properties.
- toadies
-
noun,
an obsequious flatterer; sycophant.
- tonetic
-
noun,
the phonetic study of tone in language.
- cations
-
noun,
a positively charged ion that is attracted to the cathode in electrolysis.
- tetanic
-
adjective,
Pathology. pertaining to, of the nature of, or characterized by tetanus.
- asinine
-
adjective,
foolish, unintelligent, or silly; stupid:
- Candiot
-
noun,
a Cretan.
- ancient
-
noun,
a person who lived in ancient times.
- nonfat
-
adjective,
without fat or fat solids; having the fat solids removed, as skim milk:
- nonets
-
noun,
a group of nine performers or instruments.
- nonces
-
noun,
the present, or immediate, occasion or purpose (usually used in the phrase for the nonce).
- tenson
-
noun,
a Provençal poem taking the form of a dialogue or debate between two rival troubadours.
- notate
-
verb (used with object),
to note, mark, or set down in a system of notation:
- tanist
-
noun,
the successor apparent to a Celtic chief, usually the oldest or worthiest of his kin, chosen by election among the tribe during the chief's lifetime.
- diotic
-
adjective,
pertaining to or affecting both ears; binaural.
- sindon
-
noun,
cloth of fine linen or silk, used especially for shrouds.
- disco-
-
- notice
-
noun,
an announcement or intimation of something impending; warning:
- attend
-
verb (used with object),
to be present at:
- atonic
-
noun,
Grammar. an unaccented word, syllable, or sound.
- atones
-
verb (used with object),
to make amends for; expiate:
- anenst
-
preposition,
anent (def 2).
- teston
-
noun,
a former silver coin of France, equal at various times to between 10 and 14½ sols, bearing on the obverse a bust of the reigning king.
- foetid
-
adjective,
fetid.
- dittos
-
noun,
the aforesaid; the above; the same (used in accounts, lists, etc., to avoid repetition). Symbol: ″. Abbreviation: do.
Compare ditto mark.
- fitten
-
adjective,
suitable; appropriate.
- fitted
-
noun,
the manner in which a thing fits:
- sienna
-
noun,
a ferruginous earth used as a yellowish-brown pigment (raw sienna) or, after roasting in a furnace, as a reddish-brown pigment (burnt sienna)
- sit-in
-
noun,
any organized protest in which a group of people peacefully occupy and refuse to leave a premises:
- nocti-
-
- tisane
-
noun,
(italics) French. aromatic or herb-flavored tea.
- denti-
-
- soften
-
verb (used with object),
to make soft or softer.
- indef.
-
- Tocsin
-
noun,
a signal, especially of alarm, sounded on a bell or bells.
- decafs
-
noun,
decaffeinated coffee or tea.
- incite
-
verb (used with object),
to stir, encourage, or urge on; stimulate or prompt to action:
- decani
-
adjective,
of or relating to the epistle or liturgical south side of a church (opposed to cantoris).
- decant
-
verb (used with object),
to pour (wine or other liquid) gently so as not to disturb the sediment.
- incise
-
verb (used with object),
to cut into; cut marks, figures, etc., upon.
- tenant
-
noun,
a person or group that rents and occupies land, a house, an office, or the like, from another for a period of time; lessee.
- incest
-
noun,
sexual intercourse between closely related persons.
- incase
-
verb (used with object),
encase.
- deific
-
adjective,
making divine; deifying.
- inanes
-
noun,
something that is empty or void, especially the void of infinite space.
- Dennis
-
noun,
John, 1657–1734, English dramatist and critic.
- dentin
-
noun,
the hard, calcareous tissue, similar to but denser than bone, that forms the major portion of a tooth, surrounds the pulp cavity, and is situated beneath the enamel and cementum.
- tenons
-
noun,
a projection formed on the end of a timber or the like for insertion into a mortise of the same dimensions.
- titans
-
noun,
Classical Mythology.
any of the sons of Uranus and Gaea, including Coeus, Crius, Cronus, Hyperion, Iapetus, and Oceanus.
Also, Titaness. any of the sisters of these, including Mnemosyne, Phoebe, Rhea, Tethys, Themis, and Thia.
any of the offspring of the children of Uranus and Gaea.
- Noetic
-
adjective,
of or relating to the mind.
- dicots
-
noun,
a dicotyledon.
- noctis
-
adjective,
(in prescriptions) of the night.
- dicast
-
noun,
(in ancient Athens) a citizen eligible to sit as a judge.
- tennis
-
noun,
a game played on a rectangular court by two players or two pairs of players equipped with rackets, in which a ball is driven back and forth over a low net that divides the court in half.
- sitten
-
verb,
past participle of sit1 .
- cadent
-
adjective,
having cadence.
- tendon
-
noun,
Anatomy. a cord or band of dense, tough, inelastic, white, fibrous tissue, serving to connect a muscle with a bone or part; sinew.
- nocent
-
adjective,
harmful; injurious.
- detain
-
verb (used with object),
to keep from proceeding; keep waiting; delay.
- Titian
-
noun,
(Tiziano Vecellio) c1477–1576, Italian painter.
- cadets
-
noun,
a student in a national service academy or private military school or on a training ship.
- Denton
-
noun,
a city in N Texas.
- nitons
-
noun,
(formerly) radon. Symbol: Nt.
- docent
-
noun,
privatdocent.
- Ticino
-
noun,
a canton in S Switzerland. 1086 sq. mi. (2813 sq. km). Capital: Bellinzona.
- tinned
-
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.
- Ondine
-
noun,
undine.
- eonian
-
adjective,
aeonian.
- fatten
-
verb (used with object),
to make fat.
- anoint
-
verb (used with object),
to rub or sprinkle on; apply an unguent, ointment, or oily liquid to.
- onside
-
adjective, adverb,
not offside; being within the prescribed line or area at the beginning of or during play or a play.
- anodic
-
adjective,
pertaining to an anode or the phenomena in its vicinity.
- Oneida
-
noun,
a member of an Iroquois people formerly inhabiting the region east of Oneida Lake.
- feints
-
noun,
a movement made in order to deceive an adversary; an attack aimed at one place or point merely as a distraction from the real place or point of attack:
- fasten
-
verb (used with object),
to attach firmly or securely in place; fix securely to something else.
- Encina
-
noun,
the live oak, Quercus virginiana.
- Tifton
-
noun,
a town in central Georgia.
- enacts
-
verb (used with object),
to make into an act or statute:
- Fenian
-
noun,
a member of an Irish revolutionary organization founded in New York in 1858, which worked for the establishment of an independent Irish republic.
- scato-
-
- fiance
-
noun,
a man engaged to be married. Synonyms: future groom, future husband, future spouse, betrothed.
- oscine
-
noun,
an oscine bird.
- tineas
-
noun,
any of several skin diseases caused by fungi; ringworm.
- tineid
-
noun,
a moth of the family Tineidae, comprising the clothes moths.
- Fannie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Frances.
- facies
-
noun,
general appearance, as of an animal or vegetable group.
- facets
-
noun,
one of the small, polished plane surfaces of a cut gem.
- otitis
-
noun,
inflammation of the ear.
- faints
-
noun,
the impure spirit produced in the first and last stages of the distillation of whiskey.
- Ostend
-
noun,
a seaport in NW Belgium.
- fanion
-
noun,
a small flag, originally carried by military brigades, used by soldiers and surveyors as a positional marker.
- Antons
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Anthony.
- Osetic
-
adjective, noun,
Ossetic.
- fanons
-
noun,
a maniple.
- tincts
-
noun,
tint; tinge; coloring.
- ascend
-
verb (used with object),
to go or move upward upon or along; climb; mount:
- fantod
-
noun,
Usually, fantods. a state of extreme nervousness or restlessness; the willies; the fidgets (usually preceded by the):
- Sandie
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Sandro.
- ascent
-
noun,
an act of ascending; upward movement; a rising movement:
- tinct.
-
- sci-fi
-
noun,
science fiction.
- fiasco
-
noun,
a complete and ignominious failure.
- fistic
-
adjective,
of boxing; pugilistic:
- finite
-
noun,
something that is finite.
- octads
-
noun,
a group or series of eight.
- sennit
-
noun,
a flat, braided cordage, formed by plaiting strands of rope yarn or other fiber, used as small stuff aboard ships.
- Dottie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Dorothea and Dorothy.
- finest
-
noun,
the police:
- set-in
-
adjective,
made separately and placed within another unit.
- donsie
-
adjective,
Midland U.S. somewhat sick, weak, or lacking in vitality; not completely well.
- donnas
-
noun,
(initial capital letter) Madam; Lady: an Italian title of respect prefixed to the given name of a woman.
- Sendai
-
noun,
a city on NE Honshu, in central Japan.
- Donets
-
noun,
a river rising in the SW Russian Federation near Belgorod, flowing SE through Ukraine to the Don River. About 650 miles (1045 km) long.
- finned
-
noun,
a membranous, winglike or paddlelike organ attached to any of various parts of the body of fishes and certain other aquatic animals, used for propulsion, steering, or balancing.
- Finnic
-
noun,
a subdivision of the Finno-Ugric branch of the Uralic language family that includes Finnish, Estonian, Lapp, Mordvin, Udmurt, Mari, and Komi.
- softie
-
noun,
softy.
- donate
-
verb (used with object),
to present as a gift, grant, or contribution; make a donation of, as to a fund or cause:
- set-to
-
noun,
a usually brief, sharp fight or argument.
- Finsen
-
noun,
Niels Ryberg [neels ry-ber] /nils ˈrü bɛr/ (Show IPA), 1860–1904, Danish physician: Nobel Prize 1903.
- seniti
-
noun,
a bronze or brass coin and monetary unit of Tonga, the 100th part of a pa'anga.
- fincas
-
noun,
a ranch or large farm in a Spanish-speaking country, especially a plantation in tropical Spanish America.
- Odetta
-
noun,
(Odetta Holmes) 1930–2008, U.S. folk singer.
- Scotti
-
noun,
Antonio [ahn-taw-nyaw] /ɑnˈtɔ nyɔ/ (Show IPA), 1866–1936, Italian baritone.
- Edison
-
noun,
Thomas Alva [al-vuh] /ˈæl və/ (Show IPA), 1847–1931, U.S. inventor, especially of electrical devices.
- tie-in
-
noun,
an arrangement or campaign whereby related products are promoted, marketed, or sold together:
- tidies
-
noun,
any of various articles for keeping things tidy, as a box having small drawers and compartments.
- octets
-
noun,
a company of eight singers or musicians.
- Scotia
-
noun,
a deep concave molding between two fillets, as in the Attic base.
- ficoes
-
noun,
fig1 (def 4).
- octant
-
noun,
the eighth part of a circle.
- fiesta
-
noun,
any festival or festive celebration.
- Octans
-
noun,
the Octant, a southern constellation that contains the south celestial pole.
- aniso-
-
- octane
-
noun,
any of 18 isomeric saturated hydrocarbons having the formula C 8 H 18 , some of which are obtained in the distillation and cracking of petroleum.
- Easton
-
noun,
a city in E Pennsylvania, on the Delaware River.
- secant
-
noun,
Geometry. an intersecting line, especially one intersecting a curve at two or more points.
- second
-
noun,
a second part.
- fiends
-
noun,
Satan; the devil.
- Deacon
-
noun,
(in hierarchical churches) a member of the clerical order next below that of a priest.
- tenias
-
noun,
taenia.
- indent
-
noun,
a toothlike notch or deep recess; indentation.
- infin.
-
- action
-
noun,
the process or state of acting or of being active:
- iodine
-
noun,
a nonmetallic halogen element occurring at ordinary temperatures as a grayish-black crystalline solid that sublimes to a dense violet vapor when heated: used in medicine as an antiseptic. Symbol: I; atomic weight: 126.904; atomic number: 53; specific gravity: (solid) 4.93 at 20°C.
- intact
-
adjective,
not altered, broken, or impaired; remaining uninjured, sound, or whole; untouched; unblemished:
- intend
-
verb (used with object),
to have in mind as something to be done or brought about; plan:
- isidia
-
noun,
a coralloid outgrowth from the thallus in certain lichens.
- cities
-
noun,
a large or important town.
- citied
-
adjective,
occupied by a city or cities.
- conies
-
noun,
the fur of a rabbit, especially when dyed to simulate Hudson seal.
- isodef
-
noun,
uniform deficiency, especially a line connecting points of equal deviation from a mean, as on a chart or graph.
- cottas
-
noun,
a surplice.
- infest
-
verb (used with object),
to live in or overrun to an unwanted degree or in a troublesome manner, especially as predatory animals or vermin do:
- steno-
-
- Ionian
-
noun,
a member of one of the four main divisions of the prehistoric Greeks who invaded the Greek mainland and, after the Dorian invasions, emigrated to the Aegean islands and the coast of Asia Minor.
Compare Achaean (def 5), Aeolian2 (def 2), Dorian1 (def 2).
- confit
-
noun,
duck or goose cooked in its own fat and preserved.
- adeno-
-
- Catton
-
noun,
(Charles) Bruce, 1899–1978, U.S. journalist and historian.
- centi-
-
- infect
-
adjective,
Archaic. infected.
- cteno-
-
- cannot
-
verb,
a form of ·can not.
- isotac
-
noun,
a line drawn on a map connecting all points where ice starts to melt at approximately the same period in spring.
- static
-
noun,
Electricity.
static or atmospheric electricity.
interference due to such electricity.
- inside
-
noun,
the inner or internal part; interior:
- cation
-
noun,
a positively charged ion that is attracted to the cathode in electrolysis.
- centos
-
noun,
a piece of writing, especially a poem, composed wholly of quotations from the works of other authors.
- infant
-
noun,
a child during the earliest period of its life, especially before he or she can walk; baby.
- coatis
-
noun,
any tropical American carnivore of the genus Nasua, related to the raccoon, having an elongated body, long, ringed tail, and a slender, flexible snout.
- actin-
-
- contd.
-
- insect
-
noun,
any animal of the class Insecta, comprising small, air-breathing arthropods having the body divided into three parts (head, thorax, and abdomen), and having three pairs of legs and usually two pairs of wings.
- coated
-
noun,
an outer garment with sleeves, covering at least the upper part of the body:
- casino
-
noun,
a building or large room used for meetings, entertainment, dancing, etc., especially such a place equipped with gambling devices, gambling tables, etc.
- casein
-
noun,
Biochemistry. a protein precipitated from milk, as by rennet, and forming the basis of cheese and certain plastics.
- teiids
-
noun,
any of a large group of chiefly tropical New World lizards of the family Teiidae, as the racerunner, caiman lizard, or whiptail, characterized by large rectangular scales on the belly and a long tail.
- Coates
-
noun,
Eric, 1886–1957, English violist and composer.
- insane
-
adjective,
not sane; not of sound mind; mentally deranged.
- niacin
-
noun,
nicotinic acid.
- contes
-
plural,
Trademark. a brand of crayon made of graphite and clay, usually in black, red, or brown.
- Connie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Constance.
- contin
-
- innate
-
adjective,
existing in one from birth; inborn; native:
- nicads
-
noun,
nickel-cadmium battery.
- COSINE
-
noun,
Trigonometry.
(in a right triangle) the ratio of the side adjacent to a given angle to the hypotenuse.
the sine of the complement of a given angle or arc. Abbreviation: cos.
- C-note
-
noun,
See C (def 11).
- actins
-
noun,
a globulin that is present in muscle plasma and that in connection with myosin plays an important role in muscle contraction.
- isatin
-
noun,
a yellowish-red or orange, crystalline, water-soluble solid, C 8 H 5 NO 2 , used chiefly in the synthesis of vat dyes.
- Cantos
-
noun,
one of the main or larger divisions of a long poem.
- ionics
-
noun,
Prosody. an Ionic foot, verse, or meter.
- Canton
-
noun,
a small territorial district, especially one of the states of the Swiss confederation.
- sonant
-
noun,
a speech sound that by itself makes a syllable or subordinates to itself the other sounds in the syllable; a syllabic sound (opposed to consonant).
- intent
-
noun,
something that is intended; purpose; design; intention:
- stated
-
noun,
the condition of a person or thing, as with respect to circumstances or attributes:
- Cannes
-
noun,
a city in SE France, on the Mediterranean Sea: resort; annual film festival.
- tonnes
-
noun,
metric ton.
- tannic
-
adjective,
Chemistry. of, relating to, or derived from tan or tannin.
- sotted
-
adjective,
drunken; besotted.
- tainos
-
noun,
a member of an extinct Arawakan Indian tribe of the West Indies.
- centas
-
noun,
a former bronze coin of Lithuania, the 100th part of a litas.
- intone
-
verb (used with object),
to utter with a particular tone or voice modulation.
- Adonic
-
noun,
Prosody. an Adonic verse or line.
- dances
-
noun,
a successive group of rhythmical steps or bodily motions, or both, usually executed to music.
- sonnet
-
noun,
Prosody. a poem, properly expressive of a single, complete thought, idea, or sentiment, of 14 lines, usually in iambic pentameter, with rhymes arranged according to one of certain definite schemes, being in the strict or Italian form divided into a major group of 8 lines (the octave) followed by a minor group of 6 lines (the sestet), and in a common English form into 3 quatrains followed by a couplet.
- Adonis
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. a youth slain by a wild boar but permitted by Zeus to pass four months every year in the lower world with Persephone, four with Aphrodite, and four wherever he chose.
- indict
-
verb (used with object),
(of a grand jury) to bring a formal accusation against, as a means of bringing to trial:
- danios
-
noun,
any of several cyprinid fishes of the genera Danio and Brachydanio, of India and Sri Lanka, often kept in aquariums.
- Nadine
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Conant
-
noun,
James Bryant, 1893–1978, U.S. chemist and educator: president of Harvard University 1933–53.
- Danite
-
noun,
a member of the tribe of Dan.
- iodate
-
noun,
Chemistry. a salt of iodic acid, as sodium iodate, NaIO 3 .
- Danton
-
noun,
Georges Jacques [zhawrzh zhahk] /ʒɔrʒ ʒɑk/ (Show IPA), 1759–94, French Revolutionary leader.
- toe-in
-
noun,
the slight forward convergence given to the front wheels of an automobile to improve steering qualities.
- taints
-
noun,
a trace of something bad, offensive, or harmful.
- stoned
-
noun,
the hard substance, formed of mineral matter, of which rocks consist.
- indic.
-
- Indian
-
noun,
Also called American Indian, Amerind, Amerindian, Native American. a member of the aboriginal people of America or of any of the aboriginal North or South American stocks, usually excluding the Eskimos.
- nances
-
noun,
Offensive. an effeminate male.
- todies
-
noun,
any of several small West Indian birds of the family Todidae, related to the motmots and kingfishers, having brightly colored green and red plumage.
- nanoid
-
adjective,
dwarfish.
- Indies
-
noun,
the. (used with a plural verb) West Indies (def 1).
- coedit
-
verb (used with object),
to edit jointly with another.
- nasion
-
noun,
the intersection of the internasal suture with the nasofrontal suture in the midsagittal plane.
- nation
-
noun,
a large body of people, associated with a particular territory, that is sufficiently conscious of its unity to seek or to possess a government peculiarly its own:
- aceto-
-
- canine
-
noun,
a canid, or member of the dog family Canidae.
- nastic
-
adjective,
of or showing sufficiently greater cellular force or growth on one side of an axis to change the form or position of the axis.
- intine
-
noun,
the inner coat of a spore, especially a pollen grain.
- Nantes
-
noun,
a seaport in and the capital of Loire-Atlantique, in W France, at the mouth of the Loire River.
- intoed
-
adjective,
having inwardly turned toes.
- acetin
-
noun,
a colorless, thick, hygroscopic liquid, C 5 H 10 O 4 : used chiefly in the manufacture of explosives.
- dacoit
-
noun,
(in India and Burma) a member of a class of criminals who engage in organized robbery and murder.
- indite
-
verb (used with object),
to compose or write, as a poem.
- canids
-
noun,
any animal of the dog family Canidae, including the wolves, jackals, hyenas, coyotes, foxes, and domestic dogs.
- adient
-
adjective,
tending to move toward a stimulus.
- canned
-
noun,
a sealed container for food, beverages, etc., as of aluminum, sheet iron coated with tin, or other metal:
- Nicias
-
noun,
died 413 b.c, Athenian statesman and general.
- Naoise
-
noun,
the husband of Deirdre and a nephew of Conchobar, by whom he was treacherously killed.
- Confed
-
- stacte
-
noun,
one of the sweet spices used in the holy incense of the ancient Hebrews. Ex. 30:34.
- stance
-
noun,
the position or bearing of the body while standing:
- annot
-
- fetid
-
adjective,
having an offensive odor; stinking.
- feti-
-
- Ionia
-
noun,
an ancient region on the W coast of Asia Minor and on adjacent islands in the Aegean: colonized by the ancient Greeks.
- nicad
-
noun,
nickel-cadmium battery.
- toti-
-
- 30-30
-
- octet
-
noun,
a company of eight singers or musicians.
- Odets
-
noun,
Clifford, 1906–63, U.S. dramatist.
- Ionic
-
noun,
Prosody. an Ionic foot, verse, or meter.
- tines
-
noun,
a sharp, projecting point or prong, as of a fork.
- fiats
-
noun,
an authoritative decree, sanction, or order:
Synonyms: authorization, directive, ruling, mandate, diktat, ukase.
- Annie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Ann, Anna, or Anne.
- fetas
-
noun,
a soft, white, brine-cured Greek cheese made from sheep's milk or goat's milk.
- tsadi
-
noun,
sadhe.
- anode
-
noun,
the electrode or terminal by which current enters an electrolytic cell, voltaic cell, battery, etc.
- oste-
-
- ition
-
- nates
-
noun,
buttocks; rump.
- Anson
-
noun,
a male given name.
- naso-
-
- Fanti
-
noun,
a Kwa language spoken in Ghana that is mutually intelligible with Twi.
- fanos
-
noun,
a town in central Italy, on the Adriatic Sea: cathedral; Roman ruins.
- 2,4-d
-
noun,
a white to yellow, crystalline powder, C 8 H 6 O 3 Cl 2 , slightly soluble in water: used for killing weeds.
- fanon
-
noun,
a maniple.
- fanes
-
noun,
a temple.
- istic
-
- ante-
-
- antes
-
noun,
Poker. a fixed but arbitrary stake put into the pot by each player before the deal.
- Ostia
-
noun,
a town in central Italy, SW of Rome: ruins from 4th century b.c.; site of ancient port of Rome.
- nano-
-
- faint
-
noun,
a temporary loss of consciousness resulting from a decreased flow of blood to the brain; a swoon:
- naifs
-
noun,
a naive or inexperienced person.
- fades
-
noun,
an act or instance of fading.
- Nance
-
noun,
Offensive. an effeminate male.
- tinea
-
noun,
any of several skin diseases caused by fungi; ringworm.
- Oscan
-
noun,
one of an ancient people of south-central Italy.
- Festa
-
noun,
a feast, festival, or holiday.
- Fedin
-
noun,
Konstantin Aleksandrovich [kuh n-stuhn-tyeen uh-lyi-ksahn-druh-vyich] /kən stʌnˈtyin ʌ lyɪˈksɑn drə vyɪtʃ/ (Show IPA), 1892–1977, Russian novelist and short-story writer.
- often
-
adverb,
many times; frequently:
- oidea
-
- iotas
-
noun,
a very small quantity; jot; whit.
- fends
-
verb (used with object),
to ward off (often followed by off):
- oidia
-
noun,
one of the conidia that are borne in chains by certain fungi.
- neons
-
noun,
Chemistry. a chemically inert gaseous element occurring in small amounts in the earth's atmosphere, used chiefly in a type of electrical lamp. Symbol: Ne; atomic weight: 20.183; atomic number: 10; density: 0.9002 g/l at 0°C and 760 mm pressure.
- feist
-
noun,
Chiefly South Midland and Southern U.S. a small mongrel dog, especially one that is ill-tempered; cur; mutt.
- feint
-
noun,
a movement made in order to deceive an adversary; an attack aimed at one place or point merely as a distraction from the real place or point of attack:
- fecit
-
verb,
he made (it); she made (it): formerly used on works of art after the name of the artist. Abbreviation: fe., fec.
- fated
-
noun,
something that unavoidably befalls a person; fortune; lot:
- onces
-
noun,
a single occasion; one time only:
- Feast
-
noun,
any rich or abundant meal:
- Isiac
-
adjective,
of or relating to Isis or the worship of Isis.
- onset
-
noun,
a beginning or start:
- isnad
-
noun,
the chain of testimony by which a hadith is transmitted.
- fatso
-
noun,
a fat person (used as a term of address).
- ontic
-
adjective,
possessing the character of real rather than phenomenal existence; noumenal.
- anon.
-
- Fates
-
noun,
something that unavoidably befalls a person; fortune; lot:
- totes
-
noun,
the act or course of toting.
- acids
-
noun,
Chemistry. a compound usually having a sour taste and capable of neutralizing alkalis and reddening blue litmus paper, containing hydrogen that can be replaced by a metal or an electropositive group to form a salt, or containing an atom that can accept a pair of electrons from a base. Acids are proton donors that yield hydronium ions in water solution, or electron-pair acceptors that combine with electron-pair donors or bases.
- fidos
-
noun,
a system for evaporating the fog above airfield runways by the heat from burners.
- noct-
-
- idiot
-
noun,
Informal. an utterly foolish or senseless person:
- idion
-
- antic
-
noun,
Usually, antics.
a playful trick or prank; caper.
a grotesque, fantastic, or ludicrous gesture, act, or posture.
- adios
-
interjection,
goodbye; farewell.
- idio-
-
- ideo-
-
- Aisne
-
noun,
a river in N France, flowing NW and W to the Oise. 175 miles (280 km) long.
- tones
-
noun,
any sound considered with reference to its quality, pitch, strength, source, etc.:
- icons
-
- Indo-
-
- ician
-
- Iceni
-
noun,
an ancient Celtic tribe of eastern England, whose queen, Boadicea, headed an insurrection against the Romans in a.d. 61.
- aden-
-
- actos
-
- noise
-
noun,
sound, especially of a loud, harsh, or confused kind:
- nona-
-
- IATSE
-
- nonas
-
noun,
sleeping sickness (def 2).
- nonce
-
noun,
the present, or immediate, occasion or purpose (usually used in the phrase for the nonce).
- adits
-
noun,
an entrance or a passage.
- Nitti
-
noun,
Francesco Saverio [frahn-ches-kaw sah-ve-ryaw] /frɑnˈtʃɛs kɔ sɑˈvɛ ryɔ/ (Show IPA), 1868–1953, Italian lawyer, statesman, and economist.
- nones
-
noun,
the fifth of the seven canonical hours, or the service for it, originally fixed for the ninth hour of the day (or 3 p.m.).
- nines
-
noun,
a cardinal number, eight plus one.
- India
-
noun,
Hindi Bharat [buh-ruht] /ˈbʌ rʌt/ (Show IPA). a republic in S Asia: a union comprising 25 states and 7 union territories; formerly a British colony; gained independence Aug. 15, 1947; became a republic within the Commonwealth of Nations Jan. 26, 1950. 1,246,880 sq. mi. (3,229,419 sq. km). Capital: New Delhi.
- toast
-
noun,
sliced bread that has been browned by dry heat.
- aeons
-
noun,
(in Gnosticism) one of a class of powers or beings conceived as emanating from the Supreme Being and performing various functions in the operations of the universe.
- Aedon
-
noun,
a daughter of Pandareus who mistakenly killed her son. Zeus took pity on her and turned her into a nightingale.
- tofts
-
noun,
the site of a house and outbuildings.
- Aides
-
noun,
nurse's aide.
- Aidos
-
noun,
the ancient Greek personification of modesty, respect, and shame.
- 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.
- Titos
-
noun,
Marshal (Josip Broz) 1891–1980, president of Yugoslavia 1953–80.
- toise
-
noun,
an old French unit of length equivalent to 6.395 feet (1.949 meters).
- indie
-
noun,
an independently or privately owned business, especially a film or music company that is not affiliated with a larger and more commercial company:
- inane
-
noun,
something that is empty or void, especially the void of infinite space.
- Ninos
-
noun,
boy; child.
- titis
-
noun,
any of various small reddish or grayish monkeys of the genus Callicebus, of South America.
- Nisan
-
noun,
the seventh month of the Jewish calendar.
- Nisei
-
noun,
a person of Japanese descent, born and educated in the U.S. or Canada.
- nitid
-
adjective,
bright; lustrous.
- niton
-
noun,
(formerly) radon. Symbol: Nt.
- Indio
-
noun,
a town in S California.
- Acton
-
noun,
a quilted garment worn under mail in the 13th and 14th centuries; gambeson.
- nonet
-
noun,
a group of nine performers or instruments.
- iodic
-
adjective,
containing iodine, especially in the pentavalent state.
- octa-
-
- tonic
-
noun,
a medicine that invigorates or strengthens:
- finos
-
noun,
a pale, very dry sherry of Spain.
- 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.
- Tinia
-
noun,
the chief god of the Etruscans, with powers similar to those of Zeus.
- finns
-
noun,
Irish Legend. a leader of the Fenian warriors and the father of Ossian: the subject of many legends.
- anion
-
noun,
a negatively charged ion, as one attracted to the anode in electrolysis.
- tonne
-
noun,
metric ton.
- finis
-
noun,
end; conclusion.
- fines
-
noun,
fines.
Mining. crushed ore sufficiently fine to pass through a given screen. Compare short (def 29e).
Agriculture. the fine bits of corn kernel knocked off during handling of the grain.
- Fiona
-
noun,
a female given name.
- octad
-
noun,
a group or series of eight.
- finds
-
noun,
an act of finding or discovering.
- acet-
-
- Cesti
-
noun,
Marcantonio [mahr-kahn-taw-nyaw] /ˌmɑr kɑnˈtɔ nyɔ/ (Show IPA), 1623–69, Italian composer.
- anis-
-
- anise
-
noun,
a Mediterranean plant, Pimpinella anisum, of the parsley family, having loose umbrels of small yellowish-white flowers that yield aniseed.
- octan
-
noun,
an octan fever.
- Tosca
-
noun,
an opera (1900) by Giacomo Puccini.
- Fiend
-
noun,
Satan; the devil.
- ocean
-
noun,
the vast body of salt water that covers almost three fourths of the earth's surface.
- Fionn
-
noun,
Finn.
- 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.
- nides
-
noun,
a nest or brood, especially of pheasants.
- infos
-
noun,
information.
- noted
-
noun,
a brief record of something written down to assist the memory or for future reference.
- Ancon
-
noun,
the elbow.
- notes
-
noun,
a brief record of something written down to assist the memory or for future reference.
- inion
-
noun,
a point at the external occipital protuberance of the skull.
- Andes
-
plural noun,
a mountain range in W South America, extending about 4500 miles (7250 km) from N Colombia and Venezuela S to Cape Horn. Highest peak, Aconcagua, 22,834 feet (6960 meters).
- init.
-
- fonds
-
noun,
a background or groundwork, especially of lace.
- Andie
-
noun,
a male or female given name.
- tints
-
noun,
a color or a variety of a color; hue.
- tonia
-
- Fonda
-
noun,
an inn or restaurant.
- Foist
-
verb (used with object),
to force upon or impose fraudulently or unjustifiably (usually followed by on or upon):
- foins
-
noun,
a thrust with a weapon.
- oaten
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or made of oats.
- anent
-
preposition,
in regard to; about; concerning.
- Aneto
-
noun,
Pi·co de [pee-kaw th e] /ˈpi kɔ ðɛ/ (Show IPA). Spanish name of Pic de Néthou.
- inset
-
noun,
something inserted; insert.
- Oates
-
noun,
Joyce Carol, born 1938, U.S. novelist and short-story writer.
- inst.
-
- anti-
-
- sanit
-
- finca
-
noun,
a ranch or large farm in a Spanish-speaking country, especially a plantation in tropical Spanish America.
- datos
-
noun,
(in the Philippines) a native chief.
- Soane
-
noun,
Sir John, 1753–1837, English architect.
- deist
-
noun,
a person who believes in deism.
- cains
-
noun,
Scot. and Irish English. rent paid in kind, especially a percentage of a farm crop.
- sodic
-
adjective,
pertaining to or containing sodium:
- decos
-
noun,
art deco.
- SOFIA
-
noun,
Also, Sofiya [Bulgarian saw-fee-yuh] /Bulgarian ˈsɔ fi yə/ (Show IPA). a city in and the capital of Bulgaria, in the W part.
- deci-
-
- canes
-
noun,
a stick or short staff used to assist one in walking; walking stick.
- decan
-
noun,
any of three divisions of 10° within a sign of the zodiac.
- decaf
-
noun,
decaffeinated coffee or tea.
- deca-
-
- softa
-
noun,
a Turkish Muslim theological student.
- sonde
-
noun,
a rocket, balloon, or rockoon used as a probe for observing phenomena in the atmosphere.
- dates
-
noun,
a particular month, day, and year at which some event happened or will happen:
- caine
-
noun,
(Sir Thomas Henry) Hall, 1853–1931, English novelist.
- Sonia
-
noun,
a female given name, Russian form of Sophia.
- sonic
-
adjective,
of or relating to sound.
- Dante
-
noun,
(Dante Alighieri) 1265–1321, Italian poet: author of the Divine Comedy.
- danio
-
noun,
any of several cyprinid fishes of the genera Danio and Brachydanio, of India and Sri Lanka, often kept in aquariums.
- danes
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Denmark.
- dance
-
noun,
a successive group of rhythmical steps or bodily motions, or both, usually executed to music.
- 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.
- canid
-
noun,
any animal of the dog family Canidae, including the wolves, jackals, hyenas, coyotes, foxes, and domestic dogs.
- stade
-
noun,
a period of time represented by a glacial deposit.
- staid
-
noun,
the act of stopping or being stopped.
- daces
-
noun,
a small, freshwater cyprinoid fish, Leuciscus leuciscus, of Europe, having a stout, fusiform body.
- stain
-
noun,
a discoloration produced by foreign matter having penetrated into or chemically reacted with a material; a spot not easily removed.
- stand
-
noun,
the act of standing; an assuming of or a remaining in an upright position.
- stane
-
noun, adjective, adverb, verb (used with object),
stone.
- Denis
-
noun,
a male given name.
- dent.
-
- State
-
noun,
the condition of a person or thing, as with respect to circumstances or attributes:
- tenon
-
noun,
a projection formed on the end of a timber or the like for insertion into a mortise of the same dimensions.
- testa
-
noun,
the outer, usually hard, integument or coat of a seed.
- dist.
-
- Nandi
-
noun,
a member of an agricultural people of southwestern Kenya.
- disc.
-
- Dione
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. a Titan and a consort of Zeus.
- Attic
-
noun,
the part of a building, especially of a house, directly under a roof; garret.
- dints
-
noun,
force; power:
- atto-
-
- tents
-
noun,
a portable shelter of skins, canvas, plastic, or the like, supported by one or more poles or a frame and often secured by ropes fastened to pegs in the ground.
- dines
-
noun,
Scot. dinner.
- Sino-
-
- Sinon
-
noun,
a Greek, posing as a deserter, who persuaded the Trojans to take the Trojan Horse into their city.
- diets
-
noun,
food and drink considered in terms of its qualities, composition, and its effects on health:
- teno-
-
- caids
-
noun,
(in North Africa) a Muslim tribal chief, judge, or senior official.
- dicta
-
noun,
a plural of dictum.
- dict.
-
- dicot
-
noun,
a dicotyledon.
- dices
-
Idioms,
no dice, Informal. of no use or help; ineffective.
- sito-
-
- Tenn.
-
- snead
-
noun,
Samuel Jackson ("Slamming Sammy") 1912–2002, U.S. golfer.
- Cades
-
noun,
a juniper, Juniperus oxycedrus, of the Mediterranean area, whose wood on destructive distillation yields an oily liquid (oil of cade) used in treating skin diseases.
- Cadet
-
noun,
a student in a national service academy or private military school or on a training ship.
- desc.
-
- cadis
-
noun,
qadi.
- dents
-
noun,
a hollow or depression in a surface, as from a blow.
- tenia
-
noun,
taenia.
- tends
-
Verb phrases,
tend on/upon, Archaic. to attend or wait upon; minister to; serve:
- stat.
-
- canoe
-
noun,
any of various slender, open boats, tapering to a point at both ends, propelled by paddles or sometimes sails and traditionally formed of light framework covered with bark, skins, or canvas, or formed from a dug-out or burned-out log or logs, and now usually made of aluminum, fiberglass, etc.
- dites
-
noun,
a bit (usually used in negative constructions):
- CENTO
-
noun,
a piece of writing, especially a poem, composed wholly of quotations from the works of other authors.
- Stone
-
noun,
the hard substance, formed of mineral matter, of which rocks consist.
- coins
-
noun,
a piece of metal stamped and issued by the authority of a government for use as money.
- cent.
-
- coifs
-
noun,
a hood-shaped cap, usually of white cloth and with extended sides, worn beneath a veil, as by nuns.
- coeds
-
noun,
Older Use. a female student in a coeducational institution, especially in a college or university.
- codes
-
noun,
a system for communication by telegraph, heliograph, etc., in which long and short sounds, light flashes, etc., are used to symbolize the content of a message:
- taces
-
noun,
tasset.
- codas
-
noun,
Music. a more or less independent passage, at the end of a composition, introduced to bring it to a satisfactory close.
- tacet
-
verb (imperative),
be silent (directing an instrument or voice not to play or sing).
- Coats
-
noun,
an outer garment with sleeves, covering at least the upper part of the body:
- coati
-
noun,
any tropical American carnivore of the genus Nasua, related to the raccoon, having an elongated body, long, ringed tail, and a slender, flexible snout.
- tacit
-
adjective,
understood without being openly expressed; implied:
- coast
-
noun,
the land next to the sea; seashore:
- cnida
-
noun,
a nematocyst.
- Stoic
-
noun,
a member or adherent of the Stoic school of philosophy.
- cents
-
noun,
a bronze coin of the U.S., the 100th part of a U.S. dollar: made of steel during part of 1943. Symbol: ¢.
- cites
-
noun,
citation (defs 7, 8).
- tacos
-
noun,
Mexican Cookery. an often crisply fried tortilla folded over and filled, as with seasoned chopped meat, lettuce, tomatoes, and cheese.
- 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.
- cions
-
noun,
scion (def 2).
- tacts
-
noun,
a keen sense of what to say or do to avoid giving offense; skill in dealing with difficult or delicate situations.
- cines
-
noun,
a film; motion picture.
- cine-
-
- Taine
-
noun,
Hippolyte Adolphe [ee-paw-leet a-dawlf] /i pɔˈlit aˈdɔlf/ (Show IPA), 1828–93, French literary critic and historian.
- Ciano
-
noun,
Count Galeazzo [gah-le-aht-tsaw] /ˌgɑ lɛˈɑt tsɔ/ (Show IPA), (Ciano di Cortellazzo) 1903–44, Italian Fascist statesman: minister of foreign affairs 1936–43.
- Taino
-
noun,
a member of an extinct Arawakan Indian tribe of the West Indies.
- tains
-
noun,
a thin tin plate.
- taint
-
noun,
a trace of something bad, offensive, or harmful.
- Tanis
-
noun,
an ancient city in Lower Egypt, in the Nile delta.
- Conan
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Conde
-
noun,
Louis II de Bourbon [lwee,, duh boor-bawn] /lwi,, də burˈbɔ̃/ (Show IPA), Prince de (Duc d'Enghien"the Great Condé") 1621–86, French general.
- Canon
-
noun,
an ecclesiastical rule or law enacted by a council or other competent authority and, in the Roman Catholic Church, approved by the pope.
- Conte
-
noun,
count2 .
- Canso
-
noun,
Cape, a cape in SE Canada, the NE extremity of Nova Scotia.
- Stead
-
noun,
the place of a person or thing as occupied by a successor or substitute:
- canst
-
noun,
a sealed container for food, beverages, etc., as of aluminum, sheet iron coated with tin, or other metal:
- Stein
-
noun,
a mug, usually earthenware, especially for beer.
- cotta
-
noun,
a surplice.
- cotes
-
noun,
a shelter, coop, or small shed for sheep, pigs, pigeons, etc.
- Cant.
-
- canto
-
noun,
one of the main or larger divisions of a long poem.
- Stent
-
noun,
Medicine/Medical. a small, expandable tube used for inserting in a blocked vessel or other part.
- Costa
-
noun,
a rib or riblike part.
- 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.
- stint
-
noun,
a period of time spent doing something:
- cants
-
noun,
insincere, especially conventional expressions of enthusiasm for high ideals, goodness, or piety.
- teiid
-
noun,
any of a large group of chiefly tropical New World lizards of the family Teiidae, as the racerunner, caiman lizard, or whiptail, characterized by large rectangular scales on the belly and a long tail.
- Stoat
-
noun,
the ermine, Mustela erminea, especially when in brown summer pelage.
- 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.
- cont.
-
- tecta
-
noun,
a rooflike structure.
- Const
-
- Cates
-
noun,
a choice food;delicacy; dainty.
- Cons.
-
- conns
-
noun,
responsibility for the steering of a ship.
- Conn.
-
- teats
-
noun,
the protuberance on the breast or udder in female mammals, except the monotremes, through which the milk ducts discharge; nipple or mammilla.
- taste
-
noun,
the act of tasting food or drink.
- cedis
-
noun,
a paper money and monetary unit of Ghana, equal to 100 pesewas.
- tanto
-
adverb,
(of a musical direction) too much; so much.
- Cenis
-
noun,
Mont, a mountain pass between SE France and Italy, in the Alps. 6834 feet (2083 meters) high.
- conf.
-
- since
-
adverb,
from then till now (often preceded by ever):
- snide
-
adjective,
derogatory in a nasty, insinuating manner:
- Sinan
-
noun,
1489?–1587, Turkish architect, especially of mosques.
- 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.
- Scott
-
noun,
Barbara Ann, 1928–2012, Canadian figure skater.
- asco-
-
- satin
-
noun,
a fabric in a warp-effect or filling-effect satin weave, as acetate, rayon, nylon, or silk, often having a glossy face and a soft, slippery texture.
- Satie
-
noun,
Erik Alfred Leslie [e-reek al-fred les-lee] /ɛˈrik alˈfrɛd lɛsˈli/ (Show IPA), 1866–1925, French composer.
- econ.
-
- eosin
-
noun,
Also called bromeosin, tetrabromofluorescein. a red, crystalline, water-insoluble solid, C 20 H 8 Br 4 O 5 , derived from fluorescein by bromination: used chiefly as an acid dye for dyeing silk a rose red color and as a histological stain.
- tides
-
noun,
the periodic rise and fall of the waters of the ocean and its inlets, produced by the attraction of the moon and sun, and occurring about every 12 hours.
- Saone
-
noun,
a river flowing S from NE France to the Rhone. 270 miles (435 km) long.
- Santo
-
noun,
a carved figure of a saint, usually of wood, as from Puerto Rico, Mexico, or the southwestern U.S.
- SEATO
-
noun,
an organization formed in Manila (1954), comprising Australia, Great Britain, France, New Zealand, Pakistan, the Philippines, Thailand, and the United States, for collective defense against aggression in southeastern Asia and the southwestern Pacific: abolished in 1977.
- Eaton
-
noun,
Theophilus, 1590–1658, English colonist and colonial administrator in America.
- estoc
-
noun,
a thrusting sword of the 13th–17th centuries having a long, narrow blade of rectangular section.
- ecto-
-
- sect.
-
- Aston
-
noun,
Francis William, 1877–1945, English physicist and chemist: Nobel Prize in Chemistry 1922.
- Sedan
-
noun,
an enclosed automobile body having two or four doors and seating four or more persons on two full-width seats.
- ASCII
-
noun,
a standard code, consisting of 128 7-bit combinations, for characters stored in a computer or to be transmitted between computers.
- Ascot
-
noun,
a necktie or scarf with broad ends, tied and arranged so that the ends are laid flat, one across the other, sometimes with a pin to secure them.
- Sande
-
noun,
Earl, 1898–1968, U.S. jockey and racehorse trainer.
- Senna
-
noun,
any plant, shrub, or tree belonging to the genus Cassia, of the legume family, having pinnate leaves and large clusters of flowers.
- etnas
-
noun,
Mount, an active volcano in E Sicily. 10,758 feet (3280 meters).
- A-one
-
adjective,
noting a vessel regarded by a shipping-classification society as being equipped to the highest standard and with equipment maintained in first-class condition.
- Saite
-
noun,
a native or citizen of Saïs.
- dotes
-
noun,
decay of wood.
- ectad
-
adverb,
outward.
- Scot.
-
- senti
-
noun,
a monetary unit of Tanzania, the 100th part of a shilling; cent.
- sceat
-
noun,
a silver Anglo-Saxon coin of the 7th and 8th centuries, sometimes including an amount of gold.
- ascon
-
noun,
a type of sponge having an oval shape and a thin body wall with pores leading directly into the spongocoel.
- Scand
-
- enfin
-
adverb,
in conclusion; finally.
- ASDIC
-
noun,
sonar.
- Ennis
-
noun,
a town in N Texas.
- scant
-
adverb,
Scot. and North England Dialect. scarcely; barely; hardly.
- aside
-
noun,
a part of an actor's lines supposedly not heard by others on the stage and intended only for the audience.
- enact
-
verb (used with object),
to make into an act or statute:
- scat-
-
- eidos
-
noun,
the formal content of a culture, encompassing its system of ideas, criteria for interpreting experience, etc.
- scatt
-
noun,
scat5 .
- scena
-
noun,
an extended operatic vocal solo, usually including an aria and a recitative.
- Scone
-
noun,
a small, light, biscuitlike quick bread made of oatmeal, wheat flour, barley meal, or the like.
- scend
-
noun,
the heaving motion of a vessel.
- scent
-
noun,
a distinctive odor, especially when agreeable:
- entia
-
noun,
plural of ens.
- ento-
-
- Asine
-
noun,
an ancient town in S Greece, on the Gulf of Argolis.
- Ednas
-
noun,
Adnah.
- scion
-
noun,
a descendant.
- edits
-
noun,
an instance of or the work of editing:
- edit.
-
- Edina
-
noun,
a city in SE Minnesota, near Minneapolis.
- edict
-
noun,
a decree issued by a sovereign or other authority. Synonyms: dictum, pronouncement.
- Saint
-
noun,
any of certain persons of exceptional holiness of life, formally recognized as such by the Christian Church, especially by canonization.
- endo-
-
- Anton
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Anthony.
- facet
-
noun,
one of the small, polished plane surfaces of a cut gem.
- Sidon
-
noun,
a city of ancient Phoenicia: site of modern Saida.
- Teton
-
noun,
the westernmost branch of the Dakota Indians.
- faced
-
noun,
the front part of the head, from the forehead to the chin.
- Sadie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Sara or Sarah.
- seti-
-
- Sadoc
-
noun,
Zadok.
- ation
-
- doest
-
noun,
Informal. a burst of frenzied activity; action; commotion.
- Siena
-
noun,
a city in Tuscany, in central Italy, S of Florence: cathedral.
- saice
-
noun,
syce.
- donas
-
noun,
(initial capital letter) Madam; Lady: a Portuguese title prefixed to a woman's given name.
- faces
-
noun,
the front part of the head, from the forehead to the chin.
- 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.
- doits
-
noun,
Also, duit. an old small copper coin of the Netherlands and Dutch colonies, first issued in the 17th century.
- antis
-
noun,
a person who is opposed to a particular practice, party, policy, action, etc.
- donec
-
conjunction,
(in prescriptions) until.
- Seton
-
noun,
a thread or the like inserted beneath the skin to provide drainage or to guide subsequent passage of a tube.
- Donne
-
noun,
John, 1573–1631, English poet and clergyman.
- Donna
-
noun,
(initial capital letter) Madam; Lady: an Italian title of respect prefixed to the given name of a woman.
- atone
-
verb (used with object),
to make amends for; expiate:
- doats
-
verb (used without object),
dote.
- Ditto
-
noun,
the aforesaid; the above; the same (used in accounts, lists, etc., to avoid repetition). Symbol: ″. Abbreviation: do.
Compare ditto mark.
- nane
-
pronoun, adverb, adjective,
none1 .
- Nasi
-
noun,
the head or president of the Sanhedrin.
- teds
-
noun,
British Slang. Teddy boy.
- tads
-
noun,
a small child, especially a boy.
- std.
-
- SCAN
-
noun,
an act or instance of scanning; close examination.
- Otis
-
noun,
Elisha Graves, 1811–61, U.S. inventor.
- SCAD
-
noun,
any carangid fish of the genus Decapterus, inhabiting tropical and subtropical shore waters.
- Saco
-
noun,
a city in SW Maine.
- Taft
-
noun,
Helen Herron [her-uh n] /ˈhɛr ən/ (Show IPA), 1861–1943, U.S. First Lady 1909–13 (wife of William Howard Taft).
- Tate
-
noun,
Sir Henry, 1819–99, English merchant and philanthropist: founder of an art gallery (Tate Gallery) in London, England.
- tain
-
noun,
a thin tin plate.
- tats
-
verb (used with or without object),
to do, or make by, tatting.
- 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.
- tonn
-
- NASD
-
- Taif
-
noun,
a city in W Saudi Arabia.
- teat
-
noun,
the protuberance on the breast or udder in female mammals, except the monotremes, through which the milk ducts discharge; nipple or mammilla.
- Ont.
-
- Naos
-
noun,
a temple.
- Sato
-
noun,
Eisaku [ey-sah-koo;; Japanese ey-sah-koo] /eɪˈsɑ ku;; Japanese ˈeɪ sɑˌku/ (Show IPA), 1901–75, Japanese political leader: prime minister 1964–72; Nobel Peace Prize 1974.
- Tane
-
noun,
a Polynesian god of fertility.
- Nida
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Nydia.
- Nast
-
noun,
Thomas, 1840–1902, U.S. illustrator and cartoonist.
- tote
-
noun,
the act or course of toting.
- 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.
- taco
-
noun,
Mexican Cookery. an often crisply fried tortilla folded over and filled, as with seasoned chopped meat, lettuce, tomatoes, and cheese.
- NICE
-
noun,
a port in and the capital of Alpes-Maritimes, in SE France, on the Mediterranean: resort.
- Sand
-
noun,
the more or less fine debris of rocks, consisting of small, loose grains, often of quartz.
- Tine
-
noun,
a sharp, projecting point or prong, as of a fork.
- sain
-
verb (used with object),
to make the sign of the cross on, as for protection against evil influences.
- Tace
-
noun,
tasset.
- tots
-
noun,
a small child.
- stot
-
noun,
a springing gait of certain bovids, as gazelles and antelopes, used especially when running in alarm from a predator.
- neon
-
noun,
Chemistry. a chemically inert gaseous element occurring in small amounts in the earth's atmosphere, used chiefly in a type of electrical lamp. Symbol: Ne; atomic weight: 20.183; atomic number: 10; density: 0.9002 g/l at 0°C and 760 mm pressure.
- said
-
noun,
sayyid.
- tans
-
noun,
the brown color imparted to the skin by exposure to the sun or open air.
- neo-
-
- NEFS
-
noun,
a silver or gold table furnishing in the form of a ship, either for holding various utensils or for ornament.
- otic
-
adjective,
of or relating to the ear; auricular.
- tost
-
noun,
an act or instance of tossing.
- Safi
-
noun,
a seaport in W central Morocco, on the Atlantic Ocean coast.
- safe
-
noun,
a steel or iron box or repository for money, jewels, papers, etc.
- Sat.
-
- 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.
- neat
-
noun,
an animal of the genus Bos; a bovine, as a cow or ox.
- tact
-
noun,
a keen sense of what to say or do to avoid giving offense; skill in dealing with difficult or delicate situations.
- sati
-
noun,
a Hindu practice whereby a widow immolates herself on the funeral pyre of her husband: now abolished by law.
- NDAC
-
- NCTE
-
- NATS
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Nathan or Nathaniel.
- Taos
-
noun,
a Tanoan language spoken in two villages in New Mexico.
- NATO
-
noun,
an organization formed in Washington, D.C. (1949), comprising the 12 nations of the Atlantic Pact together with Greece, Turkey, and the Federal Republic of Germany, for the purpose of collective defense against aggression.
- sane
-
noun,
a private nationwide organization in the U.S., established in 1957, that opposes nuclear testing and advocates international peace.
- sci.
-
- once
-
noun,
a single occasion; one time only:
- Tit.
-
- OATS
-
noun,
a cereal grass, Avena sativa, cultivated for its edible seed.
- ocas
-
noun,
a wood sorrel, Oxalis tuberosa, of the Andes, cultivated in South America for its edible tubers.
- side
-
noun,
one of the surfaces forming the outside of or bounding a thing, or one of the lines bounding a geometric figure.
- noes
-
noun,
an utterance of the word “no.”.
- node
-
noun,
a knot, protuberance, or knob.
- sice
-
noun,
syce.
- Sian
-
noun,
Older Spelling. Xian.
- tets
-
noun,
the Vietnamese New Year celebration, occurring during the first seven days of the first month of the lunar calendar.
- site
-
noun,
the position or location of a town, building, etc., especially as to its environment:
- Sadi
-
noun,
sadhe.
- titi
-
noun,
any of various small reddish or grayish monkeys of the genus Callicebus, of South America.
- snit
-
noun,
an agitated or irritated state.
- sett
-
noun,
Also called pitcher. a small, rectangular paving stone.
- snod
-
adjective,
smooth; sleek.
- Oct.
-
- nits
-
noun,
the egg of a parasitic insect, especially of a louse, often attached to a hair or a fiber of clothing.
- Seta
-
noun,
a stiff hair; bristle or bristlelike part.
- tens
-
noun,
a self-operated portable device used to treat chronic pain by sending electrical impulses through electrodes placed over the painful area.
- non-
-
- sent
-
noun,
a coin of Estonia until the euro was adopted, the 100th part of a kroon.
- Sina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Sind
-
noun,
a former province of Pakistan, in the lower Indus valley; now part of West Pakistan. 48,136 sq. mi. (125,154 sq. km). Capital: Karachi.
- nots
-
noun,
a Boolean operator that returns a positive result if its operand is negative and a negative result if its operand is positive.
- NTIA
-
- oafs
-
noun,
a clumsy, stupid person; lout.
- oast
-
noun,
a kiln for drying hops or malt.
- tion
-
- 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.
- note
-
noun,
a brief record of something written down to assist the memory or for future reference.
- Test
-
noun,
the means by which the presence, quality, or genuineness of anything is determined; a means of trial.
- SITA
-
noun,
(in the Ramayana) the wife of Ramachandra, abducted by Ravana and later rescued.
- nota
-
noun,
a dorsal plate or sclerite of the thorax of an insect.
- not-
-
- nose
-
noun,
the part of the face or facial region in humans and certain animals that contains the nostrils and the organs of smell and functions as the usual passageway for air in respiration: in humans it is a prominence in the center of the face formed of bone and cartilage, serving also to modify or modulate the voice.
- nos-
-
- sift
-
verb (used with object),
to separate and retain the coarse parts of (flour, ashes, etc.) with a sieve.
- none
-
noun,
nones1 .
- Sion
-
noun,
a town in and the capital of Valais, in SW Switzerland.
- tent
-
noun,
a portable shelter of skins, canvas, plastic, or the like, supported by one or more poles or a frame and often secured by ropes fastened to pegs in the ground.
- 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):
- snot
-
noun,
Vulgar. mucus from the nose.
- ten.
-
- OECD
-
- Toft
-
noun,
the site of a house and outbuildings.
- Stan
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Stanley.
- Nina
-
noun,
girl; child.
- tone
-
noun,
any sound considered with reference to its quality, pitch, strength, source, etc.:
- odic
-
adjective,
of an ode.
- tint
-
noun,
a color or a variety of a color; hue.
- Odin
-
noun,
the ruler of the Aesir and god of war, poetry, knowledge, and wisdom; Wotan: the chief god.
- Ste.
-
- toea
-
noun,
a bronze coin and monetary unit of Papua New Guinea, the 100th part of a kina.
- Toni
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Antoinette or Antonia.
- 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.
- TINA
-
noun,
a female given name.
- stet
-
verb (used with object),
to mark (a manuscript, printer's proof, etc.) with the word “stet” or with dots as a direction to let cancelled material remain.
- Oita
-
noun,
a seaport on NE Kyushu, in S Japan.
- stoa
-
noun,
Greek Architecture. a portico, usually a detached portico of considerable length, that is used as a promenade or meeting place.
- Onas
-
noun,
a member of a people of Tierra del Fuego.
- nide
-
noun,
a nest or brood, especially of pheasants.
- toed
-
noun,
one of the terminal digits of the human foot.
- Soni
-
- Tito
-
noun,
Marshal (Josip Broz) 1891–1980, president of Yugoslavia 1953–80.
- tits
-
noun,
a titmouse.
- send
-
noun,
the heaving motion of a vessel.
- Seif
-
noun,
a long narrow sand dune parallel to the prevailing wind direction.
- tend
-
Verb phrases,
tend on/upon, Archaic. to attend or wait upon; minister to; serve:
- Nino
-
noun,
boy; child.
- soda
-
noun,
sodium hydroxide.
- tics
-
noun,
Pathology.
a sudden, spasmodic, painless, involuntary muscular contraction, as of the face.
tic douloureux.
- sofa
-
noun,
a long, upholstered couch with a back and two arms or raised ends.
- tide
-
noun,
the periodic rise and fall of the waters of the ocean and its inlets, produced by the attraction of the moon and sun, and occurring about every 12 hours.
- toad
-
noun,
any of various tailless amphibians that are close relatives of the frogs in the order Anura and that typically have dry, warty skin and are terrestrial or semiterrestrial in habit.
Compare frog1 (def 1).
- Todt
-
noun,
Fritz [frits] /frɪts/ (Show IPA), 1891–1942, German military engineer.
- sec.
-
- Nine
-
noun,
a cardinal number, eight plus one.
- soft
-
noun,
something that is soft or yielding; the soft part.
- 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.
- Tena
-
noun,
Koyukon.
- Sean
-
noun,
a male given name, form of John.
- sone
-
noun,
a unit for measuring the loudness of sound, equal to the loudness of a sound that, in the judgment of a group of listeners, is equal to that of a 1000-cycle-per-second reference sound having an intensity of 40 decibels.
- TODS
-
- Sade
-
noun,
Donatien Alphonse François [daw-na-syan al-fawns frahn-swa] /dɔ naˈsyɛ̃ alˈfɔ̃s frɑ̃ˈswa/ (Show IPA), Comte de (Marquis de Sade) 1740–1814, French soldier and novelist, notorious for his paraphilia.
- FITS
-
noun,
the manner in which a thing fits:
- deft
-
adjective,
dexterous; nimble; skillful; clever:
- cis-
-
- Ceta
-
noun,
Comprehensive Employment and Training Act.
- fain
-
adverb,
gladly; willingly:
- fads
-
noun,
a temporary fashion, notion, manner of conduct, etc., especially one followed enthusiastically by a group.
- fado
-
noun,
a Portuguese folk song typically of doleful or fatalistic character and usually accompanied on the guitar.
- Ceto
-
- fade
-
noun,
an act or instance of fading.
- fact
-
noun,
something that actually exists; reality; truth:
- FACS
-
- face
-
noun,
the front part of the head, from the forehead to the chin.
- fac.
-
- ciao
-
interjection,
(used as a word of greeting or parting): hello; goodbye; so long; see you later.
- cide
-
- Etta
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Henrietta.
- cion
-
noun,
scion (def 2).
- Eton
-
noun,
a town in Berkshire, in S England, on the Thames River, W of London: the site of Eton College.
- cen.
-
- cist
-
noun,
a box or chest, especially for sacred utensils.
- Etna
-
noun,
Mount, an active volcano in E Sicily. 10,758 feet (3280 meters).
- 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.
- etc.
-
- ETAS
-
noun,
the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
- cit.
-
- est.
-
- eso-
-
- Esd.
-
- cite
-
noun,
citation (defs 7, 8).
- eons
-
noun,
an indefinitely long period of time; age.
- coat
-
noun,
an outer garment with sleeves, covering at least the upper part of the body:
- Ens.
-
- coda
-
noun,
Music. a more or less independent passage, at the end of a composition, introduced to bring it to a satisfactory close.
- cet-
-
- fane
-
noun,
a temple.
- Enid
-
noun,
a city in N Oklahoma.
- cast
-
noun,
act of casting or throwing.
- FIDO
-
noun,
a system for evaporating the fog above airfield runways by the heat from burners.
- cads
-
noun,
an ill-bred man, especially one who behaves in a dishonorable or irresponsible way toward women.
- fict
-
- fico
-
noun,
fig1 (def 4).
- FICA
-
- CAFE
-
noun,
a restaurant, often with an enclosed or outdoor section extending onto the sidewalk.
- caid
-
noun,
(in North Africa) a Muslim tribal chief, judge, or senior official.
- fiat
-
noun,
an authoritative decree, sanction, or order:
Synonyms: authorization, directive, ruling, mandate, diktat, ukase.
- Cain
-
noun,
Scot. and Irish English. rent paid in kind, especially a percentage of a farm crop.
- feta
-
noun,
a soft, white, brine-cured Greek cheese made from sheep's milk or goat's milk.
- Can.
-
- cane
-
noun,
a stick or short staff used to assist one in walking; walking stick.
- CanF
-
- CASE
-
noun,
an instance of the occurrence, existence, etc., of something:
- fest
-
noun,
an assembly of people engaged in a common activity (often used in combination):
- Fano
-
noun,
a town in central Italy, on the Adriatic Sea: cathedral; Roman ruins.
- feat
-
noun,
a noteworthy or extraordinary act or achievement, usually displaying boldness, skill, etc.:
- FAST
-
noun,
a fastening for a door, window, or the like.
- cedi
-
noun,
a paper money and monetary unit of Ghana, equal to 100 pesewas.
- fate
-
noun,
something that unavoidably befalls a person; fortune; lot:
- fats
-
noun,
(used with a plural verb) cattle fattened and ready for market.
- FDIC
-
- Catt
-
noun,
Carrie Chapman Lane, 1859–1947, U.S. leader in women's suffrage movements.
- fec.
-
- cat.
-
- Fed.
-
- Cato
-
noun,
Marcus Porcius [pawr-shee-uh s,, -shuh s] /ˈpɔr ʃi əs,, -ʃəs/ (Show IPA), ("the Elder"or"the Censor") 234–149 b.c, Roman statesman, soldier, and writer.
- feds
-
noun,
(sometimes initial capital letter) Slang. a federal official or law-enforcement officer.
- Cate
-
noun,
a choice food;delicacy; dainty.
- fend
-
verb (used with object),
to ward off (often followed by off):
- Fens
-
noun,
Also called Fenland. a marshy lowland region in E England, S of the Wash: partly drained and channeled since the 17th century.
- Enos
-
noun,
the son of Seth. Gen. 5:6.
- ends
-
noun,
the last part or extremity, lengthwise, of anything that is longer than it is wide or broad:
- cadi
-
noun,
qadi.
- Dino
-
- dat.
-
- doit
-
noun,
Also, duit. an old small copper coin of the Netherlands and Dutch colonies, first issued in the 17th century.
- date
-
noun,
a particular month, day, and year at which some event happened or will happen:
- dato
-
noun,
(in the Philippines) a native chief.
- does
-
noun,
a plural of doe.
- DOCS
-
noun,
doctor.
- doc.
-
plural,
document.
- doat
-
verb (used without object),
dote.
- dits
-
noun,
an echoic word, the referent of which is a click or brief tone interval, used to designate the dot of Morse code, International Morse code, etc.
- dite
-
noun,
a bit (usually used in negative constructions):
- dis-
-
- dioc
-
- dint
-
noun,
force; power:
- dins
-
noun,
a loud, confused noise; a continued loud or tumultuous sound; noisy clamor.
- Dine
-
noun,
Scot. dinner.
- Dan.
-
abbreviation,
Bible. Daniel (def 1).
- Dec.
-
- Den.
-
- Deni
-
noun,
a monetary unit of the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, the 100th part of a denar.
- defs
-
- def.
-
- deco
-
noun,
art deco.
- dia-
-
- DIAS
-
noun,
Bartholomeu [bahr-too-loo-me-oo] /ˌbɑr tʊ lʊˈmɛ ʊ/ (Show IPA), c1450–1500, Portuguese navigator: discoverer of the Cape of Good Hope.
- Din.
-
- Dice
-
noun,
Machinery.
any of various devices for cutting or forming material in a press or a stamping or forging machine.
a hollow device of steel, often composed of several pieces to be fitted into a stock, for cutting the threads of bolts or the like.
one of the separate pieces of such a device.
a steel block or plate with small conical holes through which wire, plastic rods, etc., are drawn.
- Dean
-
noun,
Education.
the head of a faculty, school, or administrative division in a university or college:
an official in an American college or secondary school having charge of student personnel services, such as counseling or discipline:
the official in charge of undergraduate students at an English university.
- Dies
-
noun,
Martin, 1901–72, U.S. politician.
- Diet
-
noun,
food and drink considered in terms of its qualities, composition, and its effects on health:
- deaf
-
noun,
deaf persons collectively (usually preceded by the):
- dif-
-
- Dane
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Denmark.
- Dona
-
noun,
(initial capital letter) Madam; Lady: a Portuguese title prefixed to a woman's given name.
- end-
-
- Cost
-
noun,
the price paid to acquire, produce, accomplish, or maintain anything:
- enc.
-
- code
-
noun,
a system for communication by telegraph, heliograph, etc., in which long and short sounds, light flashes, etc., are used to symbolize the content of a message:
- cods
-
noun,
any of several soft-rayed food fishes of the family Gadidae, especially Gadus morhua, of cool, North Atlantic waters.
- efts
-
noun,
a newt, especially the eastern newt, Notophthalmus viridescens (red eft) in its immature terrestrial stage.
- coed
-
noun,
Older Use. a female student in a coeducational institution, especially in a college or university.
- EFTA
-
- coif
-
noun,
a hood-shaped cap, usually of white cloth and with extended sides, worn beneath a veil, as by nuns.
- coin
-
noun,
a piece of metal stamped and issued by the authority of a government for use as money.
- EDTA
-
- Con.
-
- Cond
-
- cone
-
noun,
Geometry.
a solid whose surface is generated by a line passing through a fixed point and a fixed plane curve not containing the point, consisting of two equal sections joined at a vertex.
a plane surface resembling the cross section of a solid cone.
- Edna
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “rejuvenation, rebirth.”.
- cose
-
verb (used without object),
coze.
- ect-
-
- done
-
noun,
Informal. a burst of frenzied activity; action; commotion.
- naif
-
noun,
a naive or inexperienced person.
- dons
-
noun,
(initial capital letter) Mr.; Sir: a Spanish title prefixed to a man's given name.
- dose
-
noun,
a quantity of medicine prescribed to be taken at one time.
- dost
-
noun,
Informal. a burst of frenzied activity; action; commotion.
- DAIS
-
noun,
a raised platform, as at the front of a room, for a lectern, throne, seats of honor, etc.
- DOTE
-
noun,
decay of wood.
- daft
-
adjective,
senseless, stupid, or foolish.
- 1080
-
- eco-
-
- Dace
-
noun,
a small, freshwater cyprinoid fish, Leuciscus leuciscus, of Europe, having a stout, fusiform body.
- cts.
-
- Eads
-
noun,
James Buchanan, 1820–87, U.S. engineer and inventor.
- East
-
noun,
a cardinal point of the compass, 90° to the right of north. Abbreviation: E.
- eats
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- Cote
-
noun,
a shelter, coop, or small shed for sheep, pigs, pigeons, etc.
- fids
-
noun,
a stout bar of wood or metal placed across a lower spar so as to support a higher one.
- fedn
-
- Fin.
-
- anes
-
adverb,
once.
- inae
-
- AInd
-
- ains
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- Ifni
-
noun,
a former Spanish enclave on the W coast of Morocco, ceded to Morocco 1969.
- AISI
-
- aits
-
noun,
a small island, especially in a river.
- ance
-
- Ande
-
plural noun,
a mountain range in W South America, extending about 4500 miles (7250 km) from N Colombia and Venezuela S to Cape Horn. Highest peak, Aconcagua, 22,834 feet (6960 meters).
- find
-
noun,
an act of finding or discovering.
- ides
-
noun,
(in the ancient Roman calendar) the fifteenth day of March, May, July, or October, and the thirteenth day of the other months.
- IDEA
-
noun,
any conception existing in the mind as a result of mental understanding, awareness, or activity.
- Idas
-
noun,
Mount, a mountain in W Turkey, in NW Asia Minor, SE of ancient Troy. 5810 feet (1771 meters).
Turkish Kazdaği [kahz-dah-gee; Turkish kahz-dah-uh] /ˌkɑz dɑˈgi; Turkish ˌkɑz dɑˈʌ/ (Show IPA).
- 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.
- idae
-
- ann.
-
- ices
-
noun,
the solid form of water, produced by freezing; frozen water.
- iced
-
noun,
the solid form of water, produced by freezing; frozen water.
- Ice.
-
- ICAO
-
- Anne
-
noun,
1665–1714, queen of England 1702–14 (daughter of James II of England).
- Iasi
-
noun,
Romanian name of Jassy.
- ano-
-
- ANSI
-
- ant.
-
- Ind.
-
- Inc.
-
- IndE
-
- asci
-
noun,
plural of ascus.
- aesc
-
noun,
ash2 (def 3).
- acid
-
noun,
Chemistry. a compound usually having a sour taste and capable of neutralizing alkalis and reddening blue litmus paper, containing hydrogen that can be replaced by a metal or an electropositive group to form a salt, or containing an atom that can accept a pair of electrons from a base. Acids are proton donors that yield hydronium ions in water solution, or electron-pair acceptors that combine with electron-pair donors or bases.
- Acis
-
noun,
the lover of Galatea, killed by Polyphemus out of jealousy.
- itis
-
- 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.
- 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.
- ACTS
-
noun,
anything done, being done, or to be done; deed; performance:
- Adie
-
noun,
a female given name.
- adit
-
noun,
an entrance or a passage.
- iso-
-
- Isin
-
noun,
an ancient Sumerian city in S Iraq: archaeological site.
- Isai
-
noun,
Jesse.
- aeon
-
noun,
(in Gnosticism) one of a class of powers or beings conceived as emanating from the Supreme Being and performing various functions in the operations of the universe.
- aet.
-
- Inf.
-
- IOTA
-
noun,
a very small quantity; jot; whit.
- AFSC
-
- ions
-
noun,
an electrically charged atom or group of atoms formed by the loss or gain of one or more electrons, as a cation (positive ion) which is created by electron loss and is attracted to the cathode in electrolysis, or as an anion (negative ion) which is created by an electron gain and is attracted to the anode. The valence of an ion is equal to the number of electrons lost or gained and is indicated by a plus sign for cations and a minus sign for anions, thus: Na + , Cl−, Ca ++ , S = .
- Iona
-
noun,
an island in the Hebrides, off the W coast of Scotland: center of early Celtic Christianity.
- iod-
-
- aide
-
noun,
nurse's aide.
- into
-
adjective,
Mathematics. pertaining to a function or map from one set to another set, the range of which is a proper subset of the second set, as the function f, from the set of all integers into the set of all perfect squares where f (x) = x 2 for every integer.
- int.
-
- ins.
-
- inns
-
noun,
a commercial establishment that provides lodging, food, etc., for the public, especially travelers; small hotel.
- AIDS
-
noun,
a disease of the immune system characterized by increased susceptibility to opportunistic infections, as pneumocystis carinii pneumonia and candidiasis, to certain cancers, as Kaposi's sarcoma, and to neurological disorders: caused by a retrovirus and transmitted chiefly through blood or blood products that enter the body's bloodstream, especially by sexual contact or contaminated hypodermic needles.
- info
-
noun,
information.
- asc-
-
- ands
-
- FOIA
-
- cade
-
noun,
a juniper, Juniperus oxycedrus, of the Mediterranean area, whose wood on destructive distillation yields an oily liquid (oil of cade) used in treating skin diseases.
- fisc
-
noun,
a royal or state treasury; exchequer.
- att.
-
- Aten
-
noun,
Aton.
- ates
-
- foin
-
noun,
a thrust with a weapon.
- atic
-
- fond
-
noun,
a background or groundwork, especially of lace.
- Fons
-
noun,
a member of a people living mainly in Benin.
- font
-
noun,
a receptacle, usually of stone, as in a baptistery or church, containing the water used in baptism.
- fist
-
noun,
the hand closed tightly, with the fingers doubled into the palm.
- Asti
-
noun,
a city in the Piedmont region of Italy, S of Turin: center of wine-producing region.
- foci
-
noun,
a plural of focus.
- Fino
-
noun,
a pale, very dry sherry of Spain.
- Aton
-
noun,
a solar deity declared by Amenhotep IV to be the only god, represented as a solar disk with rays ending in human hands.
- Finn
-
noun,
Irish Legend. a leader of the Fenian warriors and the father of Ossian: the subject of many legends.
- FINE
-
noun,
fines.
Mining. crushed ore sufficiently fine to pass through a given screen. Compare short (def 29e).
Agriculture. the fine bits of corn kernel knocked off during handling of the grain.
- attn
-
- Fini
-
adjective,
finished; done.
- DSO
-
- AEF
-
- DAS
-
noun,
hyrax.
- do.
-
- COD
-
noun,
any of several soft-rayed food fishes of the family Gadidae, especially Gadus morhua, of cool, North Atlantic waters.
- sot
-
noun,
a drunkard.
- toe
-
noun,
one of the terminal digits of the human foot.
- AES
-
noun,
any of various early forms of bronze or copper money used in ancient Rome.
Compare as2 (def 1).
- DOA
-
- DSC
-
- Co.
-
- AIC
-
- CAF
-
- 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.
- AFC
-
- CAS
-
verb (used with or without object),
to call, as to call an animal toward one; urge forward by calling.
- cf.
-
- DAE
-
- AFS
-
- AFT
-
adverb,
at, close to, or toward the stern or tail:
- Sta
-
- St.
-
- AEC
-
- CFD
-
- ae.
-
- ACT
-
noun,
anything done, being done, or to be done; deed; performance:
- TSI
-
- TSE
-
- ac-
-
- SOF
-
- ad-
-
- tot
-
noun,
a small child.
- ADC
-
- Af.
-
- AID
-
noun,
help or support; assistance.
- an.
-
- ACE
-
noun,
a playing card or die marked with or having the value indicated by a single spot:
- ACS
-
- CAD
-
noun,
an ill-bred man, especially one who behaves in a dishonorable or irresponsible way toward women.
- cs.
-
- ade
-
noun,
George, 1866–1944, U.S. humorist.
- ADF
-
- CAI
-
- DEA
-
- ct.
-
- ton
-
noun,
a unit of weight, equivalent to 2000 pounds (0.907 metric ton) avoirdupois (short ton) in the U.S. and 2240 pounds (1.016 metric tons) avoirdupois (long ton) in Great Britain.
- Son
-
noun,
a male child or person in relation to his parents.
- de-
-
- DCS
-
- ado
-
noun,
busy activity; bustle; fuss.
- TNT
-
- ADS
-
noun,
advertisement.
- d-c
-
noun,
a surgical method for the removal of diseased tissue or an early embryo from the lining of the uterus by means of scraping.
- DFC
-
- CTA
-
- ca.
-
- CIF
-
- CNO
-
- CNN
-
- ANF
-
- CEF
-
- ANI
-
noun,
any of several black, tropical American cuckoos of the genus Crotophaga, having a compressed, bladelike bill.
- TAO
-
noun,
(in philosophical Taoism) that in virtue of which all things happen or exist.
- TID
-
- CEO
-
- at.
-
- ans
-
noun,
the Sumerian god of heaven: the counterpart of the Akkadian Anu.
- ast
-
- Tad
-
noun,
a small child, especially a boy.
- TAE
-
preposition,
to.
- ATC
-
- CIE
-
- Tai
-
noun,
any of several sparoid fishes of the Pacific Ocean, as Pagrus major (red tai) a food fish of Japan.
- Aso
-
noun,
Mount, a volcanic mountain in Japan, in central Kyushu, noted for its vast caldera. 5223 feet (1593 meters).
- CID
-
noun,
The ("El Cid Campeador"; Rodrigo Díaz de Bivar) c1040–99, Spanish soldier: hero of the wars against the Moors.
- ASN
-
- CFA
-
- Tan
-
noun,
the brown color imparted to the skin by exposure to the sun or open air.
- ase
-
- 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.
- CIA
-
- cfs
-
- CFO
-
- ASI
-
- CNS
-
- ane
-
adjective, noun, pronoun,
one.
- ctn
-
plural,
carton.
- tet
-
noun,
the Vietnamese New Year celebration, occurring during the first seven days of the first month of the lunar calendar.
- ctf
-
- Ted
-
noun,
British Slang. Teddy boy.
- cte
-
- TES
-
noun,
ti1 .
- CFI
-
- CST
-
- CSO
-
- CSF
-
- CSA
-
- COT
-
noun,
a light portable bed, especially one of canvas on a folding frame.
- ATS
-
noun,
a money of account of Laos, the 100th part of a kip.
- TEC
-
noun,
detective.
- STI
-
- sod
-
noun,
a section cut or torn from the surface of grassland, containing the matted roots of grass.
- TAT
-
verb (used with or without object),
to do, or make by, tatting.
- COS
-
noun,
romaine.
- Ain
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- TIA
-
- CDT
-
- TIC
-
noun,
Pathology.
a sudden, spasmodic, painless, involuntary muscular contraction, as of the face.
tic douloureux.
- 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.
- 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.
- TCS
-
- ait
-
noun,
a small island, especially in a river.
- TCA
-
- ANC
-
- CEA
-
- CED
-
- Nan
-
noun,
naan.
- TTS
-
- DEI
-
adverb,
by the grace of God.
- NSC
-
- OAS
-
- FOE
-
noun,
a person who feels enmity, hatred, or malice toward another; enemy:
- oaf
-
noun,
a clumsy, stupid person; lout.
- OTC
-
- OSF
-
- OSD
-
- OSA
-
- OED
-
- Oc.
-
- NSA
-
- FIT
-
noun,
the manner in which a thing fits:
- FON
-
noun,
a member of a people living mainly in Benin.
- FOS
-
- FOT
-
- FSA
-
- ft.
-
- FTC
-
- ics
-
- id.
-
- IFS
-
noun,
a supposition; uncertain possibility:
- io-
-
- OAT
-
noun,
a cereal grass, Avena sativa, cultivated for its edible seed.
- Oca
-
noun,
a wood sorrel, Oxalis tuberosa, of the Andes, cultivated in South America for its edible tubers.
- ian
-
noun,
a male given name, Scottish form of John.
- OES
-
noun,
the fifteenth letter of the English alphabet, a vowel.
- ONF
-
- one
-
noun,
the first and lowest whole number, being a cardinal number; unity.
- ONA
-
noun,
a member of a people of Tierra del Fuego.
- OIt
-
- Fen
-
noun,
low land covered wholly or partially with water; boggy land; a marsh.
- oid
-
- oic
-
- oft
-
adverb,
often.
- SOC
-
noun,
sociology or a class or course in sociology.
- FET
-
- OCD
-
- ODT
-
- ODS
-
noun,
a hypothetical force formerly held to pervade all nature and to manifest itself in magnetism, mesmerism, chemical action, etc.
- Fia
-
- fic
-
- ode
-
noun,
a lyric poem typically of elaborate or irregular metrical form and expressive of exalted or enthusiastic emotion.
- ODA
-
noun,
a room within a harem.
- fid
-
noun,
a stout bar of wood or metal placed across a lower spar so as to support a higher one.
- fie
-
interjection,
(used to express mild disgust, disapprobation, annoyance, etc.)
- OCS
-
- FIO
-
- Ia.
-
- IAS
-
- ons
-
- NEA
-
- NFC
-
- NET
-
noun,
a bag or other contrivance of strong thread or cord worked into an open, meshed fabric, for catching fish, birds, or other animals:
- ISA
-
- NES
-
- ise
-
- nef
-
noun,
a silver or gold table furnishing in the form of a ship, either for holding various utensils or for ornament.
- NED
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Edward.
- NEC
-
- ist
-
- ne-
-
- NFS
-
- NDE
-
- ITA
-
- ITC
-
- ite
-
- Nat
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Nathan or Nathaniel.
- ITO
-
noun,
Prince Hirobumi [hee-raw-boo-mee] /ˈhi rɔˈbu mi/ (Show IPA), 1841–1909, Japanese statesman.
- NCO
-
- NSF
-
- NAD
-
- nae
-
adverb,
no1 ; not.
- NFD
-
- NIA
-
- ICA
-
noun,
Portuguese name of Putumayo.
- Ife
-
noun,
a town in SW Nigeria.
- IDA
-
noun,
Mount, a mountain in W Turkey, in NW Asia Minor, SE of ancient Troy. 5810 feet (1771 meters).
Turkish Kazdaği [kahz-dah-gee; Turkish kahz-dah-uh] /ˌkɑz dɑˈgi; Turkish ˌkɑz dɑˈʌ/ (Show IPA).
- Noe
-
noun,
Noah (def 1).
- Nod
-
noun,
a short, quick downward bending forward of the head, as in assent, greeting, or command or because of drowsiness.
- ide
-
- NOC
-
- NNE
-
- Ido
-
noun,
a revised and simplified form of Esperanto, introduced in 1907.
- IDS
-
noun,
the part of the psyche, residing in the unconscious, that is the source of instinctive impulses that seek satisfaction in accordance with the pleasure principle and are modified by the ego and the superego before they are given overt expression.
- IFC
-
- nit
-
noun,
the egg of a parasitic insect, especially of a louse, often attached to a hair or a fiber of clothing.
- Is.
-
noun,
(used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
- in.
-
- ina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- ine
-
- INN
-
noun,
a commercial establishment that provides lodging, food, etc., for the public, especially travelers; small hotel.
- IOC
-
- IOF
-
- ion
-
noun,
an electrically charged atom or group of atoms formed by the loss or gain of one or more electrons, as a cation (positive ion) which is created by electron loss and is attracted to the cathode in electrolysis, or as an anion (negative ion) which is created by an electron gain and is attracted to the anode. The valence of an ion is equal to the number of electrons lost or gained and is indicated by a plus sign for cations and a minus sign for anions, thus: Na + , Cl−, Ca ++ , S = .
- 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.
- IOT
-
- NIC
-
noun,
a newly industrialized/industrializing country:
- ONI
-
- of-
-
- ed.
-
- EDS
-
noun,
education:
- se-
-
- SDI
-
- SDA
-
- ECF
-
- FDA
-
- EDA
-
noun,
a female given name.
- EDC
-
- EDO
-
noun,
a member of an indigenous people of western Africa, in the Benin region of southern Nigeria.
- EDT
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- Sin
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noun,
transgression of divine law:
- SCF
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- ef-
-
- DNA
-
- eft
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noun,
a newt, especially the eastern newt, Notophthalmus viridescens (red eft) in its immature terrestrial stage.
- ScD
-
- dit
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noun,
an echoic word, the referent of which is a click or brief tone interval, used to designate the dot of Morse code, International Morse code, etc.
- SIT
-
verb,
(in prescriptions) may it be.
- Die
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noun,
Machinery.
any of various devices for cutting or forming material in a press or a stamping or forging machine.
a hollow device of steel, often composed of several pieces to be fitted into a stock, for cutting the threads of bolts or the like.
one of the separate pieces of such a device.
a steel block or plate with small conical holes through which wire, plastic rods, etc., are drawn.
- sea
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noun,
the salt waters that cover the greater part of the earth's surface.
- ECA
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- DOT
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noun,
a small, roundish mark made with or as if with a pen.
- ead
-
- DST
-
- Sfc
-
- eo-
-
- SEN
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noun,
a money of account of Japan, the 100th part of a yen, now used only in certain quotations, as on foreign exchange.
- ETA
-
noun,
the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
- SEI
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noun,
sei whale.
- ETD
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- ea.
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- Don
-
noun,
(initial capital letter) Mr.; Sir: a Spanish title prefixed to a man's given name.
- ec-
-
- 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).
- SID
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noun,
a male or female given name, form of Sidney or Sydney.
- Doi
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- SED
-
- ean
-
- EAS
-
noun,
the Akkadian god of wisdom, the son of Apsu and father of Marduk: the counterpart of Enki.
- DOE
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noun,
the female of the deer, antelope, goat, rabbit, and certain other animals.
- eat
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noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- EIS
-
- en-
-
- sc.
-
- ote
-
- Sad
-
noun,
the 14th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- FAD
-
noun,
a temporary fashion, notion, manner of conduct, etc., especially one followed enthusiastically by a group.
- SAC
-
noun,
a baglike structure in an animal, plant, or fungus, as one containing fluid.
- So.
-
- sd.
-
- DFA
-
- OTS
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- OTA
-
- DFT
-
- ot-
-
- Fan
-
noun,
any device for producing a current of air by the movement of a broad surface or a number of such surfaces.
- FAO
-
- ose
-
- FAT
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noun,
any of several white or yellowish greasy substances, forming the chief part of adipose tissue of animals and also occurring in plants, that when pure are colorless, odorless, and tasteless and are either solid or liquid esters of glycerol with fatty acids; fats are insoluble in water or cold alcohol but soluble in ether, chloroform, or benzene: used in the manufacture of soap, paints, and other protective coatings and in cooking.
- DET
-
- FCA
-
- FCS
-
- SAE
-
- fo.
-
- DSA
-
- di.
-
- EOF
-
- eon
-
noun,
an indefinitely long period of time; age.
- EOS
-
noun,
the ancient Greek goddess of the dawn, identified by the Romans with Aurora.
- ESA
-
- FAS
-
noun,
the syllable used for the fourth tone of a diatonic scale.
- ETO
-
- Esc
-
- San
-
noun,
a member of a nomadic aboriginal people of southern Africa.
- ETS
-
- N.
-
- SF
-
- TT
-
- AO
-
- NA
-
adverb,
no1 .
- 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.
- SN
-
- 3D
-
noun,
a three-dimensional form or appearance:
- DN
-
- SI
-
noun,
the syllable used for the seventh tone of a scale and sometimes for the tone B.
- NF
-
- 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.
- ND
-
- NC
-
- 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.
- 2D
-
noun,
a two-dimensional form or appearance:
- NI
-
- TC
-
- DT
-
noun,
a withdrawal syndrome occurring in persons who have developed physiological dependence on alcohol, characterized by tremor, visual hallucinations, and autonomic instability. Abbreviation: d.t.
- OD
-
noun,
a hypothetical force formerly held to pervade all nature and to manifest itself in magnetism, mesmerism, chemical action, etc.
- TE
-
noun,
ti1 .
- FE
-
- S.
-
- SA
-
- FA
-
noun,
the syllable used for the fourth tone of a diatonic scale.
- FI
-
noun,
the solmization syllable used for the semitone between the fourth and fifth degrees of a scale.
- FD
-
- FC
-
- f.
-
noun,
(Paul) Felix (Edler von Münzberg) [poul fey-liks eyd-luh r fuh n mynts-berk] /paʊl ˈfeɪ lɪks ˈeɪd lər fən ˈmüntsˌbɛrk/ (Show IPA), 1863–1942, Austrian composer, conductor, and writer.
- fn
-
- CE
-
- et
-
verb,
a simple past tense of eat.
- OA
-
- OE
-
noun,
oy2 .
- TI
-
noun,
the syllable for the seventh tone of a diatonic scale.
- E.
-
noun,
Edward (St. John) 1925–2000, U.S. writer and illustrator.
- O.
-
- TA
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- T1
-
- TD
-
- t.
-
- i.
-
- ic
-
- No
-
noun,
an utterance of the word “no.”.
- IF
-
noun,
a supposition; uncertain possibility:
- D.
-
- DA
-
noun,
a male hairstyle, especially of the 1950s, in which the hair is slicked back on both sides to overlap at the back of the head.
- DC
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noun,
a surgical method for the removal of diseased tissue or an early embryo from the lining of the uterus by means of scraping.
- DF
-
- TN
-
- EI
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