Anagrams of inaugurates
Word inaugurates has
1115 anagrams
that can be made by using the letters of inaugurates.
- inaugurate
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verb (used with object),
to make a formal beginning of; initiate; commence; begin:
- guaranties
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noun,
a warrant, pledge, or formal assurance given as security that another's debt or obligation will be fulfilled.
- runagates
-
noun,
a fugitive or runaway.
- Augustine
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noun,
Saint, a.d. 354–430, one of the Latin fathers in the early Christian Church; author; bishop of Hippo in N Africa.
- signature
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noun,
a person's name, or a mark representing it, as signed personally or by deputy, as in subscribing a letter or other document.
- gauntries
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noun,
gantry.
- urinates
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verb (used without object),
to pass or discharge urine.
- taurines
-
noun,
a neutral crystalline substance, C 2 H 7 NO 3 S, obtained from bile.
- Erastian
-
noun,
an advocate of Erastianism.
- tear-gas
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noun,
a gas that makes the eyes smart and water, thus producing a temporary blindness, used in modern warfare, to quell riots, etc.
- uranites
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noun,
any of the uranium phosphates, as autunite or torbernite.
- auguries
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noun,
the art or practice of an augur; divination.
- unitages
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noun,
specification of the amount making up a unit in a system of measurement.
- tanagers
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noun,
any of numerous songbirds of the New World family Thraupidae, the males of which are usually brightly colored.
- arginase
-
noun,
a liver enzyme that converts arginine to urea.
- Asturian
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Asturias.
- Guaranis
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noun,
a paper money and monetary unit of Paraguay, equal to 100 centimos.
- ingrates
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noun,
an ungrateful person.
- astringe
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verb (used with object),
to compress; bind together; constrict.
- Neustria
-
noun,
the W part of the Frankish kingdom, corresponding roughly to N and NW France.
- Santeria
-
noun,
(sometimes lowercase) a religion merging the worship of Yoruba deities with veneration of Roman Catholic saints: practiced in Cuba and spread to other parts of the Caribbean and to the U.S. by Cuban emigrés.
- seatrain
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noun,
a ship for the transportation of loaded railroad cars.
- Eurasian
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noun,
the offspring of a European and an Asian.
- granites
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noun,
a coarse-grained igneous rock composed chiefly of orthoclase and albite feldspars and of quartz, usually with lesser amounts of one or more other minerals, as mica, hornblende, or augite.
- Augustan
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noun,
an author in an Augustan age.
- ganister
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noun,
a highly refractory, siliceous rock used to line furnaces.
- angaries
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noun,
the right of a belligerent state to seize and use the property of neutrals for purposes of warfare, subject to payment of full compensation.
- runagate
-
noun,
a fugitive or runaway.
- ruinates
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adjective,
ruined.
- gantries
-
noun,
a framework spanning a railroad track or tracks for displaying signals.
- Artesian
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adjective,
noting, pertaining to, or characteristic of an artesian well.
- Antaeus
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noun,
an African giant who was invincible when in contact with the earth but was lifted into the air by Hercules and crushed.
- tanager
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noun,
any of numerous songbirds of the New World family Thraupidae, the males of which are usually brightly colored.
- Genista
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noun,
any plant belonging to the genus Genista, of the legume family, having showy flowers and including many species of broom.
- Stagira
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noun,
an ancient town in NE Greece, in Macedonia on the E Chalcidice peninsula: birthplace of Aristotle.
- Gautier
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noun,
Théophile [tey-aw-feel] /teɪ ɔˈfil/ (Show IPA), 1811–72, French poet, novelist, and critic.
- unitage
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noun,
specification of the amount making up a unit in a system of measurement.
- Tangier
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noun,
a seaport in N Morocco, on the W Strait of Gibraltar: capital of the former Tangier Zone.
- Antares
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noun,
a red supergiant star of the first magnitude in the constellation Scorpius.
- Anguier
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noun,
François [frahn-swa] /frɑ̃ˈswa/ (Show IPA), 1604–69, and his brother Michel [mee-shel] /miˈʃɛl/ (Show IPA) 1614–86, French sculptors.
- gastrin
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noun,
a hormone that stimulates the secretion of gastric juice.
- Sinatra
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noun,
Frank (Francis Albert) 1915–98, U.S. singer and actor.
- Aterian
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adjective,
of or indicating a Middle Paleolithic industry of northwestern Africa and the Sahara, characterized by the production of tanged points and bifacially worked leaf-shaped points of varying sizes.
- garnets
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noun,
any of a group of hard, vitreous minerals, silicates of calcium, magnesium, iron, or manganese with aluminum or iron, varying in color: a deep-red transparent variety is used as a gem and as an abrasive.
- sinuate
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adjective,
bent in and out; winding; sinuous.
- antiars
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noun,
the upas tree.
- triunes
-
noun,
(initial capital letter) the Trinity.
- argents
-
noun,
Heraldry. the tincture or metal silver.
- Artesia
-
noun,
a city in S California.
- Gratian
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noun,
(Flavius Gratianus) a.d. 359–383, Roman emperor 375–383.
- artisan
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noun,
a person skilled in an applied art; a craftsperson.
- gratine
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verb (used with object),
to bake or broil (food) in au gratin style.
- gratins
-
noun,
au gratin.
- Aruntas
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noun,
Aranda.
- strange
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adverb,
in a strange manner.
- granite
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noun,
a coarse-grained igneous rock composed chiefly of orthoclase and albite feldspars and of quartz, usually with lesser amounts of one or more other minerals, as mica, hornblende, or augite.
- granita
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noun,
frozen flavored ice.
- stinger
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noun,
a person or thing that stings.
- Guarani
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noun,
a paper money and monetary unit of Paraguay, equal to 100 centimos.
- tsarina
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noun,
czarina.
- Anterus
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noun,
Saint, pope a.d. 235–236.
- guineas
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noun,
a coastal region in W Africa, extending from the Gambia River to the Gabon estuary.
- Sungari
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noun,
Songhua.
- stearin
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noun,
Chemistry. any of the three glyceryl esters of stearic acid, especially C 3 H 5 (C 18 H 35 O 2) 3 , a soft, white, odorless solid found in many natural fats.
- Geraint
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noun,
one of the knights of the Round Table, husband of Enid.
- anurias
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noun,
the absence or suppression of urine.
- Astaire
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noun,
Fred, 1899–1987, U.S. dancer and actor.
- iguanas
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noun,
a large, arboreal lizard, Iguana iguana, native to Central and South America, having stout legs and a crest of spines from neck to tail.
- ingates
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noun,
gate1 (def 15).
- Antigua
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noun,
one of the Leeward Islands, in the E West Indies. 108 sq. mi. (280 sq. km).
- aneuria
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noun,
neurasthenia.
- ingesta
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plural noun,
substances ingested.
- ingrate
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noun,
an ungrateful person.
- atresia
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noun,
the congenital absence, or the pathological closure, of an opening, passage, or cavity.
- seringa
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noun,
any of several Brazilian trees of the genus Hevea, yielding rubber.
- Setaria
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noun,
any grass of the genus Setaria, having a dense panicle, grown for forage.
- reagins
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noun,
Also called Wassermann antibody. an antibody formed in response to syphilis and reactive with cardiolipin in various blood tests for the disease.
- ageusia
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noun,
loss or impairment of the sense of taste.
- sangria
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noun,
an iced drink, typically made with red wine, sugar, fruit juice, soda water, and spices, and containing fruit slices.
- taurine
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noun,
a neutral crystalline substance, C 2 H 7 NO 3 S, obtained from bile.
- Agenais
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noun,
an ancient region of SW France.
- ratines
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noun,
a loosely woven fabric made with nubby or knotty yarns.
- Artigas
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noun,
José Gervasio [haw-se her-vah-syaw] /hɔˈsɛ hɛrˈvɑ syɔ/ (Show IPA), 1764–1850, Uruguayan soldier and patriot.
- ratings
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noun,
classification according to grade or rank.
- urinate
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verb (used without object),
to pass or discharge urine.
- against
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Idioms,
over against, in contrast with:
- tearing
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noun,
a drop of the saline, watery fluid continually secreted by the lacrimal glands between the surface of the eye and the eyelid, serving to moisten and lubricate these parts and keep them clear of foreign particles. Synonyms: teardrop.
- regains
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noun,
(in a moisture-free fabric) the percentage of the weight that represents the amount of moisture the material is expected to absorb under normal conditions.
- sarangi
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noun,
(in India) a violinlike instrument used to accompany classical dancing.
- reginas
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noun,
queen.
- eatings
-
noun,
the act of a person or thing that eats.
- Austria
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noun,
a republic in central Europe. 32,381 sq. mi. (83,865 sq. km). Capital: Vienna.
- re-sign
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verb (used with or without object),
to sign again.
- resting
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noun,
the refreshing quiet or repose of sleep:
- easting
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noun,
Navigation. the distance due east made good on any course tending eastward; easterly departure.
- retains
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verb (used with object),
to keep possession of.
- retsina
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noun,
a strong, resinated white or red wine of Greece and Cyprus.
- auteurs
-
noun,
a filmmaker whose individual style and complete control over all elements of production give a film its personal and unique stamp.
- ruinate
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adjective,
ruined.
- earings
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noun,
a rope attached to a cringle and used for bending a corner of a sail to a yard, boom, or gaff or for reefing a sail.
- Augusta
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noun,
a city in E Georgia, on the Savannah River.
- Gratiae
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plural noun,
grace (def 12).
- Sargent
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noun,
Sir (Harold) Malcolm (Watts) 1895–1967, English conductor.
- 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.
- Garneau
-
noun,
François Xavier [French frahn-swa gza-vyey] /French frɑ̃ˈswa gzaˈvyeɪ/ (Show IPA), 1809–66, Canadian historian.
- triages
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noun,
the process of sorting victims, as of a battle or disaster, to determine medical priority in order to increase the number of survivors.
- gaiters
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noun,
a covering of cloth or leather for the ankle and instep and sometimes also the lower leg, worn over the shoe or boot.
Compare upper1 (def 7).
- seating
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noun,
an act or instance of furnishing with, assigning, or escorting to a seat.
- Seagirt
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noun,
surrounded by the sea.
- saurian
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noun,
a saurian animal, as a dinosaur or lizard.
- agnates
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noun,
a relative whose connection is traceable exclusively through males.
- uranite
-
noun,
any of the uranium phosphates, as autunite or torbernite.
- gainers
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noun,
a person or thing that gains.
- uranias
-
noun,
uranium dioxide.
- saunter
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noun,
a leisurely walk or ramble; stroll.
- Eurasia
-
noun,
Europe and Asia considered together as one continent.
- nutrias
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noun,
the coypu.
- augites
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noun,
a silicate mineral, chiefly of calcium, magnesium, iron, and aluminum: a dark-green to black variety of monoclinic pyroxene, characteristic of basic rocks.
- taigas
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noun,
the coniferous evergreen forests of subarctic lands, covering vast areas of northern North America and Eurasia.
- Grants
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noun,
a town in W New Mexico.
- tarsia
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noun,
intarsia.
- gastr-
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- Gaines
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noun,
Edmund Pendleton, 1777–1849, U.S. general.
- Granta
-
noun,
Cam.
- grates
-
noun,
a frame of metal bars for holding fuel when burning, as in a fireplace, furnace, or stove.
- gainst
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preposition,
against.
- strung
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noun,
a slender cord or thick thread used for binding or tying; line.
- gaiter
-
noun,
a covering of cloth or leather for the ankle and instep and sometimes also the lower leg, worn over the shoe or boot.
Compare upper1 (def 7).
- tineas
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noun,
any of several skin diseases caused by fungi; ringworm.
- genit.
-
- Garnet
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noun,
any of a group of hard, vitreous minerals, silicates of calcium, magnesium, iron, or manganese with aluminum or iron, varying in color: a deep-red transparent variety is used as a gem and as an abrasive.
- eating
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noun,
the act of a person or thing that eats.
- grani-
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- Gainer
-
noun,
a person or thing that gains.
- grains
-
noun,
an iron instrument with barbed prongs, for spearing or harpooning fish.
- tiaras
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noun,
a jeweled, ornamental coronet worn by women.
- terais
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noun,
a marshy lowland area in N India and S Nepal, between the Ganges and the foothills of the Himalayas.
- Taurus
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noun,
Astronomy. the Bull, a zodiacal constellation between Gemini and Aries, containing the bright star Aldebaran.
- tenuis
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noun,
an unaspirated, voiceless plosive.
- genius
-
noun,
an exceptional natural capacity of intellect, especially as shown in creative and original work in science, art, music, etc.:
Synonyms: intelligence, ingenuity, wit; brains.
- tenias
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noun,
taenia.
- Graiae
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plural noun,
Graeae.
- Estrin
-
noun,
estrone.
- gisant
-
noun,
a sculptured representation of a dead person in a recumbent position, usually as part of a sepulchral monument.
- targes
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noun,
a small, round shield; a target or buckler.
- suture
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noun,
Surgery.
a joining of the lips or edges of a wound or the like by stitching or some similar process.
a particular method of doing this.
one of the stitches or fastenings employed.
- taenia
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noun,
Classical Antiquity. a headband or fillet.
- gateau
-
noun,
a cake, especially a very light sponge cake with a rich icing or filling.
- niters
-
noun,
potassium nitrate.
- iguana
-
noun,
a large, arboreal lizard, Iguana iguana, native to Central and South America, having stout legs and a crest of spines from neck to tail.
- gratin
-
noun,
au gratin.
- Saturn
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noun,
an ancient Roman god of agriculture, the consort of Ops, believed to have ruled the earth during an age of happiness and virtue, identified with the Greek god Cronus.
- santir
-
noun,
a Persian musical instrument resembling a dulcimer.
- Ragusa
-
noun,
a province in SE Italy.
- Sarnia
-
noun,
a port in SE Ontario, in S Canada, on the S shore of Lake Huron, on the St. Clair River, across from Port Huron, Michigan.
- satang
-
noun,
a monetary unit and former coin of Thailand, the 100th part of a baht.
- nutria
-
noun,
the coypu.
- satire
-
noun,
the use of irony, sarcasm, ridicule, or the like, in exposing, denouncing, or deriding vice, folly, etc.
- sauger
-
noun,
a freshwater, North American pikeperch, Stizostedion canadense.
- ranges
-
noun,
the extent to which or the limits between which variation is possible:
- nitres
-
noun,
niter.
- Nistru
-
noun,
Romanian name of Dniester.
- Seguin
-
noun,
a city in SE Texas.
- Segura
-
noun,
Francisco [frahn-sees-kaw] /frɑnˈsis kɔ/ (Show IPA), (Pancho Segura"Segoo") born 1921, Ecuadorian tennis player.
- Nautes
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noun,
(in the Aeneid) an aged Trojan and advisor to Aeneas.
- nausea
-
noun,
sickness at the stomach, especially when accompanied by a loathing for food and an involuntary impulse to vomit.
- Nature
-
noun,
the material world, especially as surrounding humankind and existing independently of human activities.
- Sanger
-
noun,
Frederick, 1918–2013, English biochemist: Nobel Prize in chemistry 1958.
- ratans
-
noun,
rattan.
- Serang
-
noun,
Ceram.
- rutins
-
noun,
a bright yellow or greenish-yellow substance, C 27 H 30 O 16 , obtained chiefly from buckwheat, and used in the treatment of capillary fragility.
- rugate
-
adjective,
wrinkle; rugose.
- riatas
-
noun,
a lariat.
- retina
-
noun,
the innermost coat of the posterior part of the eyeball that receives the image produced by the lens, is continuous with the optic nerve, and consists of several layers, one of which contains the rods and cones that are sensitive to light.
- retain
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verb (used with object),
to keep possession of.
- resign
-
verb (used with object),
to give up (an office, position, etc.), often formally.
- Renata
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Rustin
-
noun,
Bayard [bey-erd] /ˈbeɪ ərd/ (Show IPA), 1910–1987, U.S. civil rights leader.
- reigns
-
noun,
the period during which a sovereign occupies the throne.
- ratine
-
noun,
a loosely woven fabric made with nubby or knotty yarns.
- regius
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adjective,
of or belonging to a king.
- Regina
-
noun,
queen.
- Regain
-
noun,
(in a moisture-free fabric) the percentage of the weight that represents the amount of moisture the material is expected to absorb under normal conditions.
- reatas
-
noun,
riata.
- reagin
-
noun,
Also called Wassermann antibody. an antibody formed in response to syphilis and reactive with cardiolipin in various blood tests for the disease.
- Reagan
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noun,
Nancy Davis (Anne Francis Robbins Davis) born 1921, U.S. First Lady 1981–89 (wife of Ronald Reagan).
- rating
-
noun,
classification according to grade or rank.
- nasute
-
noun,
a soldier termite characterized by a beaklike snout through which a sticky secretion repellent to other insects is emitted.
- Nagari
-
noun,
a group of related scripts, including Devanagari, derived from Brahmi and used for the writing of many of the languages of India.
- gratis
-
adverb,
without charge or payment; free:
- Guaira
-
noun,
La Guaira.
- Guntur
-
noun,
a city in E Andhra Pradesh, in SE India.
- Gunter
-
noun,
a jib-headed sail fastened to a vertical spar that is attached to a short mast, usually by two rings, in such a way that the spar can slide up the mast to spread the sail.
- Gunite
-
noun,
a mixture of cement, sand or crushed slag, and water, sprayed over reinforcement as a lightweight concrete construction.
- guitar
-
noun,
a stringed musical instrument with a long, fretted neck, a flat, somewhat violinlike body, and typically six strings, which are plucked with the fingers or with a plectrum.
- Guinea
-
noun,
a coastal region in W Africa, extending from the Gambia River to the Gabon estuary.
- Guiana
-
noun,
a vast tropical region in NE South America, bounded by the Orinoco, Negro, and Amazon rivers and the Atlantic. About 690,000 sq. mi. (1,787,000 sq. km).
- G-suit
-
noun,
anti-G suit.
- stager
-
noun,
a person of experience in some profession, way of life, etc.
- grunts
-
noun,
a sound of grunting.
- Strain
-
noun,
any force or pressure tending to alter shape, cause a fracture, etc.
- Strega
-
- Gretna
-
noun,
a city in SE Louisiana, near New Orleans.
- Strine
-
noun,
Australian English.
- Greats
-
- string
-
noun,
a slender cord or thick thread used for binding or tying; line.
- gutser
-
noun,
a person who eats too much and greedily.
- tinges
-
noun,
a slight degree of coloration.
- set-in
-
adjective,
made separately and placed within another unit.
- inters
-
verb (used with object),
to place (a dead body) in a grave or tomb; bury.
- Seurat
-
noun,
Georges [zhawrzh] /ʒɔrʒ/ (Show IPA), 1859–91, French (pointillist) painter.
- signer
-
noun,
a person who signs.
- signet
-
noun,
a small seal, as on a finger ring.
- Singer
-
noun,
a person who sings, especially a trained or professional vocalist.
- sinter
-
noun,
siliceous or calcareous matter deposited by springs, as that formed around the vent of a geyser.
- inures
-
verb (used with object),
to accustom to hardship, difficulty, pain, etc.; toughen or harden; habituate (usually followed by to):
- intra-
-
- inter.
-
- ingate
-
noun,
gate1 (def 15).
- insure
-
verb (used with object),
to guarantee against loss or harm.
- instr.
-
- instar
-
noun,
an insect in any one of its periods of postembryonic growth between molts.
- insert
-
noun,
something inserted or to be inserted.
- Sirena
-
noun,
a female given name.
- INGRES
-
noun,
Jean Auguste Dominique [zhahn oh-gyst daw-mee-neek] /ʒɑ̃ oʊˈgüst dɔ miˈnik/ (Show IPA), 1780–1867, French painter.
- ingest
-
verb (used with object),
to take, as food, into the body (opposed to egest).
- earing
-
noun,
a rope attached to a cringle and used for bending a corner of a sail to a yard, boom, or gaff or for reefing a sail.
- ruanas
-
noun,
a poncholike outer garment of heavy wool, worn especially in the mountains of Colombia.
- tirage
-
noun,
the withdrawing of wine from a barrel, as for testing or tasting.
- agnate
-
noun,
a relative whose connection is traceable exclusively through males.
- unseat
-
verb (used with object),
to dislodge from a seat, especially to throw from a saddle, as a rider; unhorse.
- unsure
-
adjective,
not certain or confident:
- untrue
-
adjective,
not true, as to a person or a cause, to fact, or to a standard.
- uraeus
-
noun,
the sacred asp as represented upon the headdress of divinities and royal personages of ancient Egypt, usually directly over the forehead, as an emblem of supreme power.
- Urania
-
noun,
uranium dioxide.
- astern
-
adverb,
in a position behind a specified vessel or aircraft:
- Triune
-
noun,
(initial capital letter) the Trinity.
- trines
-
noun,
a set or group of three; triad.
- urates
-
noun,
a salt of uric acid.
- Agrius
-
noun,
one of the Gigantes.
- Atreus
-
noun,
the father of Plisthenes, Agamemnon, Menelaus, and Anaxibia upon whose house Thyestes pronounced a curse.
- unrest
-
noun,
lack of rest; a restless, troubled, or uneasy state; disquiet:
- triens
-
noun,
a copper coin of ancient Rome, issued during the Republic, a third part of an as.
- triage
-
noun,
the process of sorting victims, as of a battle or disaster, to determine medical priority in order to increase the number of survivors.
- urgent
-
adjective,
compelling or requiring immediate action or attention; imperative; pressing:
- Augean
-
adjective,
resembling the Augean stables in filthiness or degradation.
- Augeas
-
noun,
king of the Epeans in Elis and one of the Argonauts.
- Augier
-
noun,
Guillaume Victor Émile [gee-yohm veek-tawr ey-meel] /giˈyoʊm vikˈtɔr eɪˈmil/ (Show IPA), 1820–89, French dramatist.
- augite
-
noun,
a silicate mineral, chiefly of calcium, magnesium, iron, and aluminum: a dark-green to black variety of monoclinic pyroxene, characteristic of basic rocks.
- agates
-
noun,
a variegated chalcedony showing curved, colored bands or other markings.
- augurs
-
noun,
one of a group of ancient Roman officials charged with observing and interpreting omens for guidance in public affairs.
- August
-
noun,
the eighth month of the year, containing 31 days. Abbreviation: Aug.
- unrigs
-
verb (used with object),
to strip of rigging, as a ship.
- Tuareg
-
noun,
a Berber or Hamitic-speaking member of the Muslim nomads of the Sahara.
- trans.
-
- unguis
-
noun,
a nail, claw, or hoof.
- Ugrian
-
noun,
a member of any of the Ugrian peoples.
- Ugarit
-
noun,
an ancient city in Syria, N of Latakia, on the site of modern Ras Shamra: destroyed by an earthquake early in the 13th century b.c.; excavations have yielded tablets written in cuneiform and hieroglyphic script that reveal important information on Canaanite mythology.
- Turing
-
noun,
Alan Mathison [math-uh-suh n] /ˈmæθ ə sən/ (Show IPA), 1912–54, English mathematician, logician, and pioneer in computer theory.
- anuria
-
noun,
the absence or suppression of urine.
- ungirt
-
adjective,
having a girdle loosened or removed.
- antres
-
noun,
a cavern; cave.
- Argent
-
noun,
Heraldry. the tincture or metal silver.
- argues
-
verb (used with object),
to state the reasons for or against:
- antiar
-
noun,
the upas tree.
- arguta
-
noun,
the green, smooth-skinned, edible fruit of an Asian vine, Actinidia arguta.
- Uniate
-
noun,
a member of an Eastern church that is in union with the Roman Catholic Church, acknowledges the Roman pope as supreme in matters of faith, but maintains its own liturgy, discipline, and rite.
- unites
-
noun,
a former gold coin of England, equal to 20 shillings, issued under James I and Charles I.
- ansate
-
adjective,
having a handle or handlelike part.
- Ariane
-
noun,
Rocketry. a French-built, three-stage, liquid-propellant rocket for launching satellites into orbit around the earth.
- Tungus
-
noun,
Evenki.
- Arista
-
noun,
Botany. a bristlelike appendage of the spikelets of grains or grasses; an awn.
- tuners
-
noun,
a person or thing that tunes.
- arsen-
-
- arsine
-
noun,
Also called arseniuretted hydrogen. a colorless, flammable, slightly water-soluble gas, AsH 3 , having a fetid, garliclike odor, used in chemical warfare.
- Arunta
-
noun,
Aranda.
- Asante
-
noun,
Ashanti.
- Angers
-
noun,
a city in and capital of Maine-et-Loire, in W France.
- transe
-
noun,
a passageway, as a hallway, alley, or the like.
- Uranus
-
noun,
Astronomy. the planet seventh in order from the sun, having an equatorial diameter of 32,600 miles (56,460 km), a mean distance from the sun of 1,784 million miles (2,871 million km), a period of revolution of 84.07 years, and 15 moons.
- auntie
-
noun,
Informal. aunt.
- ursine
-
adjective,
of or relating to a bear or bears.
- Auster
-
noun,
the south wind personified.
- auteur
-
noun,
a filmmaker whose individual style and complete control over all elements of production give a film its personal and unique stamp.
- tragus
-
noun,
a fleshy prominence at the front of the external opening of the ear.
- urines
-
noun,
the liquid-to-semisolid waste matter excreted by the kidneys, in humans being a yellowish, slightly acid, watery fluid.
- Austen
-
noun,
Jane, 1775–1817, English novelist.
- uterus
-
noun,
the enlarged, muscular, expandable portion of the oviduct in which the fertilized ovum implants and develops or rests during prenatal development; the womb of certain mammals.
- Auriga
-
noun,
the Charioteer, a northern constellation between Perseus and Gemini, containing the bright star Capella.
- U-turn
-
noun,
a U -shaped turn made by a vehicle so as to head in the opposite direction from its original course.
- aurist
-
noun,
a physician specializing in the treatment of ear diseases; otologist.
- tisane
-
noun,
(italics) French. aromatic or herb-flavored tea.
- aureus
-
noun,
a gold coin and monetary unit of ancient Rome, from Caesar to Constantine I.
- Aegina
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. a daughter of Asopus and Metope who was abducted by Zeus and bore him a son, Aeacus.
- trains
-
noun,
Railroads. a self-propelled, connected group of rolling stock.
- austr-
-
- Austin
-
noun,
Alfred, 1835–1913, English poet: poet laureate 1896–1913.
- resin
-
noun,
any of a class of nonvolatile, solid or semisolid organic substances, as copal or mastic, that consist of amorphous mixtures of carboxylic acids and are obtained directly from certain plants as exudations or prepared by polymerization of simple molecules: used in medicine and in the making of varnishes and plastics.
- sing.
-
- Iran.
-
- singe
-
noun,
a superficial burn.
- Angie
-
noun,
a male or female given name, form of Angel.
- angst
-
noun,
a feeling of dread, anxiety, or anguish.
- Irgun
-
noun,
a militant Zionist underground group, active chiefly during the period (1917–48) of British control by mandate of Palestine.
- Angus
-
noun,
Formerly Forfar. a historic county in E Scotland.
- usage
-
noun,
a customary way of doing something; a custom or practice:
- irate
-
adjective,
angry; enraged:
- resit
-
noun,
a test or examination that is retaken.
- angi-
-
- signa
-
verb,
(used imperatively, in prescriptions) mark; write; label.
- rents
-
noun,
a payment made periodically by a tenant to a landlord in return for the use of land, a building, an apartment, an office, or other property.
- reist
-
verb (used without object),
reest2 .
- nares
-
plural noun,
the nostrils or the nasal passages.
- anat.
-
- naira
-
noun,
a paper money and monetary unit of Nigeria, equal to 100 kobo: replaced the pound in 1973.
- unrig
-
verb (used with object),
to strip of rigging, as a ship.
- serin
-
noun,
a small finch, Serinus serinus, of Europe and northern Africa, closely related to the canary.
- anear
-
adverb, preposition,
near.
- seti-
-
- reni-
-
- renga
-
noun,
linked verse.
- unite
-
noun,
a former gold coin of England, equal to 20 shillings, issued under James I and Charles I.
- Siena
-
noun,
a city in Tuscany, in central Italy, S of Florence: cathedral.
- iters
-
noun,
a canal or passage.
- angas
-
noun,
any of the eight practices of Yoga, including the abstentions, mandatory actions, posture, breath control, control of the senses, concentration, meditation, and contemplation.
- anger
-
noun,
a strong feeling of displeasure and belligerence aroused by a wrong; wrath; ire.
- anis-
-
- Anita
-
noun,
a female given name: Spanish form of Anna.
- inure
-
verb (used with object),
to accustom to hardship, difficulty, pain, etc.; toughen or harden; habituate (usually followed by to):
- sruti
-
noun,
the Vedas and some of the Upanishads, regarded as divinely revealed.
- inert
-
adjective,
having no inherent power of action, motion, or resistance (opposed to active):
- sitar
-
noun,
a lute of India with a small, pear-shaped body and a long, broad, fretted neck.
- ruins
-
noun,
ruins, the remains of a building, city, etc., that has been destroyed or that is in disrepair or a state of decay:
- snare
-
noun,
a device, often consisting of a noose, for capturing small game.
- IATSE
-
- tings
-
noun,
a tinging sound.
- STAGE
-
noun,
a single step or degree in a process; a particular phase, period, position, etc., in a process, development, or series.
- antis
-
noun,
a person who is opposed to a particular practice, party, policy, action, etc.
- rings
-
noun,
a typically circular band of metal or other durable material, especially one of gold or other precious metal, often set with gems, for wearing on the finger as an ornament, a token of betrothal or marriage, etc.
- stain
-
noun,
a discoloration produced by foreign matter having penetrated into or chemically reacted with a material; a spot not easily removed.
- rinse
-
noun,
an act or instance of rinsing.
- Rugen
-
noun,
an island in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, Germany, off the NE coast, in the Baltic Sea. 358 sq. mi. (926 sq. km).
- 30-30
-
- stair
-
noun,
one of a flight or series of steps for going from one level to another, as in a building.
- antre
-
noun,
a cavern; cave.
- Siret
-
noun,
a river in SE Europe, flowing SE from the Carpathian Mountains in Ukraine, through E Romania to the Danube. 270 miles (435 km) long.
- anise
-
noun,
a Mediterranean plant, Pimpinella anisum, of the parsley family, having loose umbrels of small yellowish-white flowers that yield aniseed.
- runes
-
noun,
any of the characters of certain ancient alphabets, as of a script used for writing the Germanic languages, especially of Scandinavia and Britain, from c200 to c1200, or a script used for inscriptions in a Turkic language of the 6th to 8th centuries from the area near the Orkhon River in Mongolia.
- intr.
-
- senti
-
noun,
a monetary unit of Tanzania, the 100th part of a shilling; cent.
- Unit.
-
- Siren
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. one of several sea nymphs, part woman and part bird, who lure mariners to destruction by their seductive singing.
- Ansar
-
noun,
the first inhabitants of Medina to accept Islam.
- runts
-
noun,
an animal that is small or stunted as compared with others of its kind.
- inst.
-
- riata
-
noun,
a lariat.
- inset
-
noun,
something inserted; insert.
- riant
-
adjective,
laughing; smiling; cheerful.
- antas
-
noun,
a privately supported organization, chartered by Congress in 1935, for the encouragement and advancement of professional and nonprofessional theater.
- Usnea
-
noun,
any pale-green or gray, mosslike lichen of the genus Usnea, common on rocks and trees.
- ante-
-
- antes
-
noun,
Poker. a fixed but arbitrary stake put into the pot by each player before the deal.
- anti-
-
- serai
-
noun,
(in Eastern countries) a caravansary.
- Nauru
-
noun,
Republic of, an island republic in the Pacific, near the equator, W of the Gilbert Islands: administered by Australia before 1968. 8¼ sq. mi. (21 sq. km).
- rutin
-
noun,
a bright yellow or greenish-yellow substance, C 27 H 30 O 16 , obtained chiefly from buckwheat, and used in the treatment of capillary fragility.
- agist
-
verb (used with object),
to feed or pasture (livestock) for a fee.
- Aeria
-
noun,
an area in the northern hemisphere of Mars.
- Regan
-
noun,
(in Shakespeare's King Lear) the younger of Lear's two faithless daughters.
Compare Cordelia (def 1), Goneril.
- sanit
-
- Rains
-
noun,
water that is condensed from the aqueous vapor in the atmosphere and falls to earth in drops more than 1/50 inch (0.5 mm) in diameter.
Compare drizzle (def 6).
- Santa
-
noun,
Santa Claus.
- raias
-
noun,
rayah.
- ragis
-
noun,
a cereal grass, Eleusine coracana, cultivated in the Old World for its grain.
- agers
-
noun,
(often initial capital letter) a person living in a certain historical age:
- rages
-
noun,
angry fury; violent anger (sometimes used in combination):
- Saran
-
noun,
a thermoplastic copolymer of vinylidene chloride and usually small amounts of vinyl chloride or acrylonitrile: used as a fiber, for packaging, and for making acid-resistant pipe.
- ragas
-
noun,
one of the melodic formulas of Hindu music having the melodic shape, rhythm, and ornamentation prescribed by tradition.
- Sarge
-
noun,
sergeant.
- Regin
-
noun,
a smith, the brother of Fafnir, who raises Sigurd and encourages him to kill Fafnir in the hope of gaining the gold he guards.
- Agnes
-
noun,
Saint, a.d. 292?–304? Roman Catholic child martyr.
- Satan
-
noun,
the chief evil spirit; the great adversary of humanity; the devil.
- raise
-
noun,
an increase in amount, as of wages:
- Range
-
noun,
the extent to which or the limits between which variation is possible:
- ureas
-
noun,
Biochemistry. a compound, CO(NH 2) 2 , occurring in urine and other body fluids as a product of protein metabolism.
- ratan
-
noun,
rattan.
- Agate
-
noun,
a variegated chalcedony showing curved, colored bands or other markings.
- agars
-
noun,
Also, agar-agar. Also called Chinese gelatin, Chinese isinglass, Japanese gelatin, Japanese isinglass. a gelatinlike product of certain seaweeds, used for solidifying certain culture media, as a thickening agent for ice cream and other foods, as a substitute for gelatin, in adhesives, as an emulsifier, etc.
- Aetna
-
noun,
Mount. Etna, Mount.
- urges
-
noun,
an act of urging; impelling action, influence, or force; impulse.
- rates
-
noun,
the amount of a charge or payment with reference to some basis of calculation:
- Agena
-
noun,
a U.S. upper stage, with a restartable liquid-propellant engine, used with various booster stages to launch satellites into orbit around the earth and send probes to the moon and planets: also used as a docking target in the Gemini program.
- saiga
-
noun,
a goatlike antelope, Saiga tatarica, of western Asia and eastern Russia, having a greatly enlarged muzzle.
- agent
-
noun,
a person or business authorized to act on another's behalf:
- urine
-
noun,
the liquid-to-semisolid waste matter excreted by the kidneys, in humans being a yellowish, slightly acid, watery fluid.
- Saint
-
noun,
any of certain persons of exceptional holiness of life, formally recognized as such by the Christian Church, especially by canonization.
- reata
-
noun,
riata.
- Saite
-
noun,
a native or citizen of Saïs.
- rants
-
noun,
ranting, extravagant, or violent declamation.
- Aesir
-
noun,
the principal race of gods, led by Odin and living at Asgard.
- ranis
-
noun,
ranee.
- Urena
-
noun,
any tropical plant or shrub belonging to the genus Urena, of the mallow family, having clusters of small, yellow flowers, especially U. lobata, which yields a useful bast fiber.
- Nurse
-
noun,
a person formally educated and trained in the care of the sick or infirm.
Compare nurse-midwife, nurse-practitioner, physician's assistant, practical nurse, registered nurse.
- nates
-
noun,
buttocks; rump.
- Segni
-
noun,
Antonio [ahn-taw-nyaw] /ɑnˈtɔ nyɔ/ (Show IPA), 1891–1972, Italian teacher, lawyer, and statesman: president 1962–64.
- Aegir
-
noun,
a sea god, husband of Ran, and host at feast of the gods spoiled by Loki.
- neur-
-
- nerts
-
interjection,
nuts (def 1).
- untie
-
verb (used with object),
to loose or unfasten (anything tied); let or set loose by undoing a knot.
- Negus
-
noun,
a title of Ethiopian royalty.
- segar
-
noun,
cigar.
- nears
-
- uran-
-
- airts
-
noun,
a direction.
- Aisne
-
noun,
a river in N France, flowing NW and W to the Oise. 175 miles (280 km) long.
- naut.
-
- unset
-
adjective,
not set; not solidified or made firm, as concrete or asphalt.
- sagan
-
noun,
Carl (Edward) 1934–96, U.S. astronomer and writer.
- reins
-
noun,
Often, reins. a leather strap, fastened to each end of the bit of a bridle, by which the rider or driver controls a horse or other animal by pulling so as to exert pressure on the bit.
- sengi
-
noun,
a monetary unit of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, equal to 1/10,000 (.0001) of a zaire.
- neut.
-
- saute
-
noun,
a dish of sautéed food.
- nugae
-
plural noun,
trifles.
- urase
-
noun,
urease.
- Satie
-
noun,
Erik Alfred Leslie [e-reek al-fred les-lee] /ɛˈrik alˈfrɛd lɛsˈli/ (Show IPA), 1866–1925, French composer.
- 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.
- aeri-
-
- REGIS
-
noun,
a male given name.
- AEGIS
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. the shield or breastplate of Zeus or Athena, bearing at its center the head of the Gorgon.
- urate
-
noun,
a salt of uric acid.
- sauna
-
noun,
a bath that uses dry heat to induce perspiration, and in which steam is produced by pouring water on heated stones.
- stane
-
noun, adjective, adverb, verb (used with object),
stone.
- Niger
-
noun,
a republic in NW Africa: formerly part of French West Africa. 458,976 sq. mi. (1,188,748 sq. km). Capital: Niamey.
- nitre
-
noun,
niter.
- Regt.
-
- nitr-
-
- agues
-
noun,
Pathology. a malarial fever characterized by regularly returning paroxysms, marked by successive cold, hot, and sweating fits.
- Niter
-
noun,
potassium nitrate.
- agura
-
noun,
agora2 .
- reign
-
noun,
the period during which a sovereign occupies the throne.
- Uigur
-
noun,
a member of a Turkish people dominant in Mongolia and eastern Turkestan from the 8th to 12th centuries a.d., and now living mainly in western China.
- Srta.
-
- stang
-
noun,
an act or an instance of stinging.
- gater
-
noun,
gator.
- astr.
-
- gaurs
-
noun,
a massive wild ox, Bibos gaurus, of southeastern Asia and the Malay Archipelago, growing to a height of 6 feet (1.8 meters) at the shoulder: now reduced in numbers.
- Asura
-
noun,
(in Indian mythology) a god or demon.
- Gaunt
-
noun,
John of, John of Gaunt.
- Gatun
-
noun,
a town in the N Canal Zone of Panama.
- Tanga
-
noun,
either of two former coins of India, one gold and one silver, issued by various Muslim rulers.
- Gates
-
noun,
Horatio, 1728–1806, American Revolutionary general, born in England.
- trine
-
noun,
a set or group of three; triad.
- Taira
-
noun,
a member of a powerful family in Japan that ruled the country 1160–85.
- trigs
-
noun,
trigonometry.
- tangs
-
- Tanis
-
noun,
an ancient city in Lower Egypt, in the Nile delta.
- triga
-
noun,
a two-wheeled chariot drawn by a team of three horses.
- trig.
-
- Tarai
-
noun,
Terai.
- garni
-
adjective,
garnished.
- gears
-
noun,
Machinery.
a part, as a disk, wheel, or section of a shaft, having cut teeth of such form, size, and spacing that they mesh with teeth in another part to transmit or receive force and motion.
an assembly of such parts.
one of several possible arrangements of such parts in a mechanism, as an automobile transmission, for affording different relations of torque and speed between the driving and the driven machinery, or for permitting the driven machinery to run in either direction:
a mechanism or group of parts performing one function or serving one purpose in a complex machine:
- aster
-
noun,
any composite plant of the genus Aster, having rays varying from white or pink to blue around a yellow disk.
- atria
-
noun,
Architecture.
Also called cavaedium. the main or central room of an ancient Roman house, open to the sky at the center and usually having a pool for the collection of rain water.
a courtyard, flanked or surrounded by porticoes, in front of an early or medieval Christian church.
a skylit central court in a contemporary building or house.
- getas
-
noun,
a traditional Japanese wooden clog that is worn outdoors, with a thong that passes between the first two toes and with two transverse supports on the bottom of the sole.
- Asine
-
noun,
an ancient town in S Greece, on the Gulf of Argolis.
- girts
-
noun,
Carpentry.
a timber or plate connecting the corner posts of an exterior wooden frame, as a braced frame, at a floor above the ground floor.
a heavy beam, as for supporting the ends of rafters.
- girns
-
noun, verb (used with object),
grin2 .
- Surat
-
noun,
a seaport in S Gujarat, in W India: first British settlement in India 1612.
- surg.
-
- giant
-
noun,
(in folklore) a being with human form but superhuman size, strength, etc.
- surge
-
noun,
a strong, wavelike, forward movement, rush, or sweep:
- sutra
-
noun,
Hinduism. a collection of aphorisms relating to some aspect of the conduct of life.
- ruana
-
noun,
a poncholike outer garment of heavy wool, worn especially in the mountains of Colombia.
- Tsana
-
noun,
Lake. Tana, Lake.
- Taegu
-
noun,
a city in SE South Korea: commercial center.
- trugs
-
noun,
a shallow basket for carrying flowers, vegetables, etc., made from strips of wood.
- Tagus
-
noun,
a river in SW Europe, flowing W through central Spain and Portugal to the Atlantic at Lisbon. 566 miles (910 km) long.
- taiga
-
noun,
the coniferous evergreen forests of subarctic lands, covering vast areas of northern North America and Eurasia.
- genus
-
noun,
Biology. the usual major subdivision of a family or subfamily in the classification of organisms, usually consisting of more than one species.
- gents
-
noun,
Informal. gentleman (defs 1, 2).
- Taine
-
noun,
Hippolyte Adolphe [ee-paw-leet a-dawlf] /i pɔˈlit aˈdɔlf/ (Show IPA), 1828–93, French literary critic and historian.
- tries
-
noun,
plural of try.
- tares
-
noun,
any of various vetches, especially Vicia sativa.
- suite
-
noun,
a number of things forming a series or set.
- tiger
-
noun,
a large, carnivorous, tawny-colored and black-striped feline, Panthera tigris, of Asia, ranging in several subspecies from India and the Malay Peninsula to Siberia: the entire species is endangered, with some subspecies thought to be extinct.
- entia
-
noun,
plural of ens.
- terna
-
noun,
a list of three names submitted to the pope as recommended to fill a vacant bishopric or benefice.
- Terni
-
noun,
a city in central Italy.
- engr.
-
- terns
-
noun,
any of numerous aquatic birds of the subfamily Sterninae of the family Laridae, related to the gulls but usually having a more slender body and bill, smaller feet, a long, deeply forked tail, and a more graceful flight, especially those of the genus Sterna, as S. hirundo (common tern) of Eurasia and America, having white, black, and gray plumage.
- tiara
-
noun,
a jeweled, ornamental coronet worn by women.
- tiers
-
noun,
one of a series of rows or ranks rising one behind or above another, as of seats in an amphitheater, boxes in a theater, guns in a man-of-war, or oars in an ancient galley.
- Tigre
-
noun,
a Semitic language spoken in northern Ethiopia.
- Aust.
-
- tinea
-
noun,
any of several skin diseases caused by fungi; ringworm.
- earns
-
verb (used with object),
to gain or get in return for one's labor or service:
- tires
-
noun,
British Dialect. fatigue.
- tines
-
noun,
a sharp, projecting point or prong, as of a fork.
- Eagan
-
noun,
a town in SE Minnesota.
- tinge
-
noun,
a slight degree of coloration.
- Tiran
-
noun,
Strait of, a navigable waterway between the N Red Sea and the Gulf of Aqaba.
- Enugu
-
noun,
a city in SE Nigeria.
- Terai
-
noun,
a marshy lowland area in N India and S Nepal, between the Ganges and the foothills of the Himalayas.
- Gaius
-
noun,
a.d. c110–c180, Roman jurist and writer, especially on civil law.
- tarns
-
noun,
a small mountain lake or pool, especially one in a cirque.
- gaits
-
noun,
a manner of walking, stepping, or running.
- treas
-
- targe
-
noun,
a small, round shield; a target or buckler.
- gains
-
- auger
-
noun,
Carpentry.
a bit, as for a brace.
a boring tool, similar to but larger than a gimlet, consisting of a bit rotated by a transverse handle.
- Gaeta
-
noun,
a seaport in W central Italy, on the Gulf of Gaeta off the Tyrrhenian Sea.
- Tarne
-
noun,
(in the Iliad) Sardis.
- augur
-
noun,
one of a group of ancient Roman officials charged with observing and interpreting omens for guidance in public affairs.
- tera-
-
- Eurus
-
noun,
the ancient Greek personification of the east wind.
- etuis
-
noun,
a small, often decorative case, especially one for needles, toilet articles, or the like.
- etnas
-
noun,
Mount, an active volcano in E Sicily. 10,758 feet (3280 meters).
- train
-
noun,
Railroads. a self-propelled, connected group of rolling stock.
- tears
-
- tenia
-
noun,
taenia.
- Ernst
-
noun,
Max [maks;; German mahks] /mæks;; German mɑks/ (Show IPA), 1891–1976, German painter, in the U.S. 1941–49, in France 1949–76.
- ERISA
-
noun,
Employee Retirement Income Security Act.
- Asian
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Asia, or a person of Asian descent.
- astir
-
adjective,
moving or stirring, especially with much activity or excitement:
- tains
-
noun,
a thin tin plate.
- stria
-
noun,
a slight or narrow furrow, ridge, stripe, or streak, especially one of a number in parallel arrangement:
- grunt
-
noun,
a sound of grunting.
- Grues
-
verb (used without object),
to shudder.
- arias
-
noun,
an air or melody.
- Aries
-
noun,
Astronomy. the Ram, a zodiacal constellation between Pisces and Taurus.
- grist
-
noun,
grain to be ground.
- grins
-
noun,
a broad smile.
- arise
-
verb (used without object),
to get up from sitting, lying, or kneeling; rise:
- sting
-
noun,
an act or an instance of stinging.
- Greta
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Margaret.
- Arius
-
noun,
died a.d. 336, Christian priest at Alexandria: founder of Arianism.
- tunes
-
noun,
a succession of musical sounds forming an air or melody, with or without the harmony accompanying it.
- tuner
-
noun,
a person or thing that tunes.
- Artie
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Arthur.
- Tunas
-
noun,
any of several large food and game fishes of the family Scombridae, inhabiting temperate and tropical seas.
Compare albacore, bluefin tuna, yellowfin tuna.
- TUNIS
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Tunisia, in the NE part.
- stge.
-
- Grant
-
noun,
something granted, as a privilege or right, a sum of money, or a tract of land:
- Guise
-
noun,
general external appearance; aspect; semblance:
- stare
-
noun,
a staring gaze; a fixed look with the eyes wide open:
- Turin
-
noun,
a city in NW Italy, on the Po: capital of the Kingdom of Italy 1860–65.
- Gunas
-
noun,
(in Sankhya and Vedantic philosophy) one of the three qualities of prakriti, or nature, which are passion (rajas) dullness or inertia (tamas) and goodness or purity (sattva)
- Stein
-
noun,
a mug, usually earthenware, especially for beer.
- ster.
-
- ARENA
-
noun,
the oval space in the center of a Roman amphitheater for gladiatorial combats or other performances.
- Guin.
-
- guans
-
noun,
a large game bird of the curassow family, common in dense woodlands of Central and South America, somewhat resembling a turkey.
- Stern
-
noun,
the after part of a vessel (often opposed to stem).
- Guest
-
noun,
a person who spends some time at another person's home in some social activity, as a visit, dinner, or party.
- Guat.
-
- guars
-
noun,
a plant, Cyamopsis tetragonolobus, of the legume family, grown as a forage crop and for its seeds, which produce a gum (guar gum) used as a thickening agent and stabilizer in foods and pharmaceuticals and as sizing for paper and cloth.
- argue
-
verb (used with object),
to state the reasons for or against:
- Argus
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. a giant with 100 eyes, set to guard the heifer Io: his eyes were transferred after his death to the peacock's tail.
- guar.
-
- grate
-
noun,
a frame of metal bars for holding fuel when burning, as in a fireplace, furnace, or stove.
- arian
-
noun,
an adherent of Arianism.
- Grana
-
noun,
(in prescriptions) plural of granum.
- Sugar
-
noun,
a sweet, crystalline substance, C 12 H 22 O 11 , obtained chiefly from the juice of the sugarcane and the sugar beet, and present in sorghum, maple sap, etc.: used extensively as an ingredient and flavoring of certain foods and as a fermenting agent in the manufacture of certain alcoholic beverages; sucrose.
Compare beet sugar, cane sugar.
- gnars
-
verb (used without object),
to snarl; growl.
- ASEAN
-
- suint
-
noun,
the natural grease of the wool of sheep, consisting of a mixture of fatty matter and potassium salts, used as a source of potash and in the preparation of ointments.
- grain
-
noun,
a small, hard seed, especially the seed of a food plant such as wheat, corn, rye, oats, rice, or millet.
- stung
-
noun,
an act or an instance of stinging.
- grans
-
noun,
grandmother.
- sure
-
Idioms,
for sure, as a certainty; surely:
- Tura
-
noun,
Cosimo [kaw-zee-maw] /ˈkɔ zi mɔ/ (Show IPA), c1430–98? Italian painter.
- Rus.
-
- Seri
-
noun,
a member of an American Indian people of western Sonora state, Mexico, on the Gulf of California.
- SITA
-
noun,
(in the Ramayana) the wife of Ramachandra, abducted by Ravana and later rescued.
- Ruse
-
noun,
a trick, stratagem, or artifice.
- snug
-
noun,
British. a small, secluded room in a tavern, as for private parties.
- snit
-
noun,
an agitated or irritated state.
- Uru.
-
- Rust
-
noun,
Also called iron rust. the red or orange coating that forms on the surface of iron when exposed to air and moisture, consisting chiefly of ferric hydroxide and ferric oxide formed by oxidation.
- ungt
-
- tuns
-
noun,
a large cask for holding liquids, especially wine, ale, or beer.
- Uris
-
noun,
a canton in central Switzerland. 415 sq. mi. (1075 sq. km). Capital: Altdorf.
- snag
-
noun,
a tree or part of a tree held fast in the bottom of a river, lake, etc., and forming an impediment or danger to navigation.
- tern
-
noun,
any of numerous aquatic birds of the subfamily Sterninae of the family Laridae, related to the gulls but usually having a more slender body and bill, smaller feet, a long, deeply forked tail, and a more graceful flight, especially those of the genus Sterna, as S. hirundo (common tern) of Eurasia and America, having white, black, and gray plumage.
- urus
-
noun,
the aurochs.
- situ
-
noun,
in situ.
- site
-
noun,
the position or location of a town, building, etc., especially as to its environment:
- Sura
-
noun,
any of the 114 chapters of the Koran.
- Saar
-
noun,
Also called Saar Basin. a coal-producing region in W Germany, in the Saar River valley: governed by the League of Nations 1919–35; returned to Germany 1935 as a result of a plebiscite; under French economic control following World War II until 1956.
- tens
-
noun,
a self-operated portable device used to treat chronic pain by sending electrical impulses through electrodes placed over the painful area.
- ter.
-
- Tana
-
noun,
thana.
- Sra.
-
- tier
-
noun,
one of a series of rows or ranks rising one behind or above another, as of seats in an amphitheater, boxes in a theater, guns in a man-of-war, or oars in an ancient galley.
- sugi
-
noun,
Japan cedar.
- rues
-
noun,
sorrow; repentance; regret.
- ruga
-
noun,
Usually, rugae. Biology, Anatomy. a wrinkle, fold, or ridge.
- Sung
-
noun,
a dynasty in China, a.d. 960–1279, characterized by a high level of achievement in painting, ceramics, and philosophy: overthrown by the Mongols.
- Stan
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Stanley.
- Ste.
-
- Ting
-
noun,
a tinging sound.
- ruin
-
noun,
ruins, the remains of a building, city, etc., that has been destroyed or that is in disrepair or a state of decay:
- sent
-
noun,
a coin of Estonia until the euro was adopted, the 100th part of a kroon.
- Utes
-
noun,
Informal. a utility vehicle.
- tire
-
noun,
British Dialect. fatigue.
- Utas
-
noun,
any of several iguanid lizards of the genus Uta, of the western U.S. and northern Mexico.
- Stag
-
noun,
an adult male deer.
- ten.
-
- Tine
-
noun,
a sharp, projecting point or prong, as of a fork.
- rune
-
noun,
any of the characters of certain ancient alphabets, as of a script used for writing the Germanic languages, especially of Scandinavia and Britain, from c200 to c1200, or a script used for inscriptions in a Turkic language of the 6th to 8th centuries from the area near the Orkhon River in Mongolia.
- TINA
-
noun,
a female given name.
- rung
-
noun,
one of the crosspieces, usually rounded, forming the steps of a ladder.
- USNA
-
- runs
-
noun,
an act or instance, or a period of running:
- USIA
-
- USGA
-
- user
-
noun,
a person or thing that uses.
- runt
-
noun,
an animal that is small or stunted as compared with others of its kind.
- USAR
-
- sur-
-
- Tena
-
noun,
Koyukon.
- 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.
- SAGA
-
noun,
a medieval Icelandic or Norse prose narrative of achievements and events in the history of a personage, family, etc.
- saur
-
- Tara
-
noun,
a village in the NE Republic of Ireland, NW of Dublin: home of the ancient Irish kings (Hill of Tara)
- SARA
-
noun,
a member of a people of the Central African Republic.
- tans
-
noun,
the brown color imparted to the skin by exposure to the sun or open air.
- tRNA
-
- Tues
-
- uret
-
- sire
-
noun,
the male parent of a quadruped.
- tain
-
noun,
a thin tin plate.
- Sari
-
noun,
a garment worn by Hindu women, consisting of a long piece of cotton or silk wrapped around the body with one end draped over the head or over one shoulder.
- Sig.
-
- Sat.
-
- sign
-
noun,
a token; indication.
- urge
-
noun,
an act of urging; impelling action, influence, or force; impulse.
- tune
-
noun,
a succession of musical sounds forming an air or melody, with or without the harmony accompanying it.
- urea
-
noun,
Biochemistry. a compound, CO(NH 2) 2 , occurring in urine and other body fluids as a product of protein metabolism.
- 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.
- tugs
-
noun,
an act or instance of tugging; pull; haul.
- tuis
-
noun,
a black New Zealand honey eater, Prosthemadera novaeseelandiae, having a patch of white feathers on each side of the throat, sometimes tamed as a pet.
- sati
-
noun,
a Hindu practice whereby a widow immolates herself on the funeral pyre of her husband: now abolished by law.
- Star
-
noun,
any of the heavenly bodies, except the moon, appearing as fixed luminous points in the sky at night.
- 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.
- Tane
-
noun,
a Polynesian god of fertility.
- tuna
-
noun,
any of several large food and game fishes of the family Scombridae, inhabiting temperate and tropical seas.
Compare albacore, bluefin tuna, yellowfin tuna.
- Sina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Urga
-
noun,
former name of Ulan Bator.
- Sean
-
noun,
a male given name, form of John.
- tegs
-
noun,
Animal Husbandry.
a two-year-old sheep that has not been shorn.
the wool shorn from such a sheep.
- sain
-
verb (used with object),
to make the sign of the cross on, as for protection against evil influences.
- suet
-
noun,
the hard fatty tissue about the loins and kidneys of beef, sheep, etc., used in cooking or processed to yield tallow.
- Sert
-
noun,
José María [haw-se mah-ree-ah] /hɔˈsɛ mɑˈri ɑ/ (Show IPA), 1876–1945, Spanish painter.
- Seta
-
noun,
a stiff hair; bristle or bristlelike part.
- uria
-
- taur
-
- Surt
-
noun,
the guardian and ruler of Muspelheim, destined to defeat Frey at Ragnarok and destroy the world with fire.
- tsar
-
noun,
czar.
- tars
-
noun,
any of various dark-colored viscid products obtained by the destructive distillation of certain organic substances, as coal or wood.
- Sage
-
noun,
a profoundly wise person; a person famed for wisdom.
- stg.
-
- Tarn
-
noun,
a small mountain lake or pool, especially one in a cirque.
- stun
-
noun,
the act of stunning.
- trug
-
noun,
a shallow basket for carrying flowers, vegetables, etc., made from strips of wood.
- uni-
-
- 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.
- sane
-
noun,
a private nationwide organization in the U.S., established in 1957, that opposes nuclear testing and advocates international peace.
- suit
-
noun,
a set of clothing, armor, or the like, intended for wear together.
- Sang
-
noun,
the act or performance of singing.
- Stir
-
noun,
the act of stirring or moving.
- tri-
-
- str.
-
- sear
-
noun,
a mark or scar made by searing.
- Tare
-
noun,
any of various vetches, especially Vicia sativa.
- Sian
-
noun,
Older Spelling. Xian.
- Sera
-
noun,
a plural of serum.
- 1080
-
- Eris
-
noun,
the ancient Greek goddess of discord and the sister of Ares: identified with the Roman goddess Discordia.
- Asur
-
noun,
Assur.
- IAEA
-
- Aser
-
noun,
Asher (def 1).
- guts
-
noun,
the alimentary canal, especially between the pylorus and the anus, or some portion of it.
Compare foregut, midgut, hindgut.
- gust
-
noun,
a sudden, strong blast of wind.
- guru
-
noun,
Hinduism. a preceptor giving personal religious instruction.
- Asia
-
noun,
a continent bounded by Europe and the Arctic, Pacific, and Indian oceans. About 16,000,000 sq. mi. (41,440,000 sq. km).
- guna
-
noun,
(in Sankhya and Vedantic philosophy) one of the three qualities of prakriti, or nature, which are passion (rajas) dullness or inertia (tamas) and goodness or purity (sattva)
- Asir
-
noun,
a district in SW Saudi Arabia.
- guan
-
noun,
a large game bird of the curassow family, common in dense woodlands of Central and South America, somewhat resembling a turkey.
- Asti
-
noun,
a city in the Piedmont region of Italy, S of Turin: center of wine-producing region.
- Grus
-
noun,
the Crane, a southern constellation between Indus and Piscis Austrinus.
- iana
-
- grue
-
verb (used without object),
to shudder.
- Grit
-
noun,
abrasive particles or granules, as of sand or other small, coarse impurities found in the air, food, water, etc.
- Gris
-
noun,
Juan [hwahn] /ʰwɑn/ (Show IPA), (José Vittoriano Gonzáles) 1887–1927, Spanish painter in France.
- grin
-
noun,
a broad smile.
- gres
-
- gras
-
- Gran
-
noun,
grandmother.
- atar
-
noun,
attar (def 1).
- Aten
-
noun,
Aton.
- ates
-
- gnat
-
noun,
any of certain small flies, especially the biting gnats or punkies of the family Ceratopogonidae, the midges of the family Chironomidae, and the black flies of the family Simuliidae.
- asea
-
adjective, adverb,
to or toward the sea; seaward.
- Asat
-
noun,
(in Vedic mythology) the realm of nonexistence, populated by demons.
Compare sat2 (def 1).
- Auer
-
noun,
Leopold [lee-uh-pohld;; Hungarian ley-aw-pawlt] /ˈli əˌpoʊld;; Hungarian ˈleɪ ɔˌpɔlt/ (Show IPA), 1845–1930, Hungarian violinist and teacher.
- area
-
noun,
any particular extent of space or surface; part:
- ant.
-
- ANTA
-
noun,
a privately supported organization, chartered by Congress in 1935, for the encouragement and advancement of professional and nonprofessional theater.
- ANTU
-
- iter
-
noun,
a canal or passage.
- 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.
- anus
-
noun,
the opening at the lower end of the alimentary canal, through which the solid refuse of digestion is excreted.
- Aras
-
noun,
Also, Araks. Ancient Araxes. a river in SW Asia, flowing from E Turkey along part of the boundary between NW Iran and Armenia and Azerbaijan into the Kura River. About 660 miles (1065 km) long.
- Isar
-
noun,
a river in central Europe, flowing NE from W Austria through S Germany to the Danube River. 215 miles (345 km) long.
- Ire.
-
- IRAS
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- Ares
-
noun,
the ancient Greek god of war, a son of Zeus and Hera, identified by the Romans with Mars.
- IATA
-
- int.
-
- Erin
-
noun,
Literary. Ireland.
- Inge
-
noun,
William (Motter) [mot-er] /ˈmɒt ər/ (Show IPA), 1913–73, U.S. playwright.
- Arg.
-
- Aria
-
noun,
an air or melody.
- ARIS
-
- inae
-
- Arne
-
noun,
Thomas Augustine, 1710–78, English composer of operas and songs.
- arse
-
noun,
ass2 (defs 1, 2).
- ign.
-
- art.
-
- gnar
-
verb (used without object),
to snarl; growl.
- Aug.
-
- ansa
-
noun,
Archaeology. a looped handle, especially of a vase.
- egis
-
noun,
aegis.
- gata
-
noun,
the nurse shark, Ginglymostoma cirratum.
- gast
-
verb (used with object),
to terrify or frighten.
- EARN
-
verb (used with object),
to gain or get in return for one's labor or service:
- gars
-
noun,
Also called garfish, garpike. any predaceous freshwater fish of the genus Lepisosteus, of North America, covered with hard, diamond-shaped scales and having long jaws with needlelike teeth.
- Gare
-
noun,
low-grade wool fibers from the legs of sheep.
- ears
-
noun,
the organ of hearing and equilibrium in vertebrates, in humans consisting of an external ear that gathers sound vibrations, a middle ear in which the vibrations resonate against the tympanic membrane, and a fluid-filled internal ear that maintains balance and that conducts the tympanic vibrations to the auditory nerve, which transmits them as impulses to the brain.
- gait
-
noun,
a manner of walking, stepping, or running.
- gaea
-
noun,
the ancient Greek goddess of the earth, mother of the Titans.
- East
-
noun,
a cardinal point of the compass, 90° to the right of north. Abbreviation: E.
- eats
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- Eur.
-
- gats
-
noun,
a pistol or revolver.
- etui
-
noun,
a small, often decorative case, especially one for needles, toilet articles, or the like.
- Etna
-
noun,
Mount, an active volcano in E Sicily. 10,758 feet (3280 meters).
- ETAS
-
noun,
the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
- Eng.
-
- est.
-
- engs
-
noun,
the symbol, ŋ, that, in the International Phonetic Alphabet and in the pronunciation alphabets of some dictionaries, represents the voiced velar nasal consonant indicated in English spelling by (ng), as in the pronunciations of cling [kling] /klɪŋ/ (Show IPA) and clink [klingk] /klɪŋk/ (Show IPA).
- Esau
-
noun,
a son of Isaac and Rebekah, twin brother of Jacob, to whom he sold his birthright. Gen. 25:21–25.
- Ens.
-
- erst
-
adverb,
before the present time; formerly.
- ergs
-
- Erna
-
noun,
a female given name: from an Old English word meaning “eagle.”.
- gate
-
noun,
a movable barrier, usually on hinges, closing an opening in a fence, wall, or other enclosure.
- gaur
-
noun,
a massive wild ox, Bibos gaurus, of southeastern Asia and the Malay Archipelago, growing to a height of 6 feet (1.8 meters) at the shoulder: now reduced in numbers.
- gite
-
noun,
a furnished vacation home in France that is available for rental, especially in a rural setting.
- Aus.
-
- Auge
-
noun,
a daughter of King Aleus who became a priestess of Athena. After being raped by Hercules she bore a son, Telephus.
- aune
-
noun,
an old French unit of measure for fabrics, equivalent to about 47 inches (119 cm).
- gist
-
noun,
the main or essential part of a matter:
- aunt
-
noun,
the sister of one's father or mother.
- girt
-
noun,
Carpentry.
a timber or plate connecting the corner posts of an exterior wooden frame, as a braced frame, at a floor above the ground floor.
a heavy beam, as for supporting the ends of rafters.
- girn
-
noun, verb (used with object),
grin2 .
- Gina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- aur-
-
- AURA
-
noun,
a distinctive and pervasive quality or character; air; atmosphere:
- gets
-
noun,
an offspring or the total of the offspring, especially of a male animal:
- geta
-
noun,
a traditional Japanese wooden clog that is worn outdoors, with a thong that passes between the first two toes and with two transverse supports on the bottom of the sole.
- gest
-
noun,
a story or tale.
- Gean
-
noun,
heart cherry.
- aut-
-
- Gert
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Gertrude.
- Gers
-
noun,
a department in SW France. 2429 sq. mi. (6290 sq. km). Capital: Auch.
- Gera
-
noun,
a city in E central Germany.
- Ger.
-
- genu
-
noun,
the knee.
- Gent
-
noun,
Informal. gentleman (defs 1, 2).
- gens
-
noun,
a group of families in ancient Rome claiming descent from a common ancestor and united by a common name and common ancestral religious rites.
- Gena
-
noun,
the cheek or side region of the head.
- Gen.
-
- gear
-
noun,
Machinery.
a part, as a disk, wheel, or section of a shaft, having cut teeth of such form, size, and spacing that they mesh with teeth in another part to transmit or receive force and motion.
an assembly of such parts.
one of several possible arrangements of such parts in a mechanism, as an automobile transmission, for affording different relations of torque and speed between the driving and the driven machinery, or for permitting the driven machinery to run in either direction:
a mechanism or group of parts performing one function or serving one purpose in a complex machine:
- ANSI
-
- ins.
-
- regs
-
noun,
Usually, regs. Informal. regulations.
- rets
-
verb (used with object),
to soak in water or expose to moisture, as flax or hemp, to facilitate the removal of the fiber from the woody tissue by partial rotting.
- ager
-
noun,
(often initial capital letter) a person living in a certain historical age:
- ages
-
noun,
the length of time during which a being or thing has existed; length of life or existence to the time spoken of or referred to:
- agin
-
preposition,
against; opposed to.
- agit
-
- Agni
-
noun,
Hindu Mythology. the god of fire, one of the three chief divinities of the Vedas.
- agr.
-
- Agra
-
noun,
a city in SW Uttar Pradesh, in N India: site of the Taj Mahal.
- rest
-
noun,
the refreshing quiet or repose of sleep:
- Reus
-
noun,
a city in Catalonia, NE Spain, on the Mediterranean Sea.
- raga
-
noun,
one of the melodic formulas of Hindu music having the melodic shape, rhythm, and ornamentation prescribed by tradition.
- NTIA
-
- agst
-
- ague
-
noun,
Pathology. a malarial fever characterized by regularly returning paroxysms, marked by successive cold, hot, and sweating fits.
- Aiea
-
noun,
a town on S Oahu, in Hawaii.
- RIAS
-
noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- Riga
-
noun,
a seaport in and the capital of Latvia, on the Gulf of Riga.
- nits
-
noun,
the egg of a parasitic insect, especially of a louse, often attached to a hair or a fiber of clothing.
- ains
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- rent
-
noun,
a payment made periodically by a tenant to a landlord in return for the use of land, a building, an apartment, an office, or other property.
- rage
-
noun,
angry fury; violent anger (sometimes used in combination):
- Rina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Agar
-
noun,
Also, agar-agar. Also called Chinese gelatin, Chinese isinglass, Japanese gelatin, Japanese isinglass. a gelatinlike product of certain seaweeds, used for solidifying certain culture media, as a thickening agent for ice cream and other foods, as a substitute for gelatin, in adhesives, as an emulsifier, etc.
- aer-
-
- Reg.
-
- Rein
-
noun,
Often, reins. a leather strap, fastened to each end of the bit of a bridle, by which the rider or driver controls a horse or other animal by pulling so as to exert pressure on the bit.
- rate
-
noun,
the amount of a charge or payment with reference to some basis of calculation:
- aet.
-
- rase
-
verb (used with object),
raze.
- rasa
-
noun,
(in Hindu aesthetics) flavor, sentiment, or emotion: regarded as one of the fundamental qualities of classical music, dance, and poetry.
- Reis
-
plural noun,
a former money of account of Portugal and Brazil.
- rant
-
noun,
ranting, extravagant, or violent declamation.
- ragi
-
noun,
a cereal grass, Eleusine coracana, cultivated in the Old World for its grain.
- Rani
-
noun,
ranee.
- rang
-
noun,
a boomerang.
- agas
-
noun,
a title of honor, usually implying respect for age.
- Rais
-
noun,
Gilles de, Retz, Gilles de Laval, Baron de.
- rain
-
noun,
water that is condensed from the aqueous vapor in the atmosphere and falls to earth in drops more than 1/50 inch (0.5 mm) in diameter.
Compare drizzle (def 6).
- Raia
-
noun,
rayah.
- reit
-
noun,
real-estate investment trust.
- Rena
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Marina.
- NIRA
-
- Niue
-
noun,
an island in the S Pacific between Tonga and Cook Islands: possession of New Zealand. 5128; about 100 sq. mi. (260 sq. km).
- airs
-
noun,
a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- Ainu
-
noun,
a member of an aboriginal population of northernmost Japan, having lighter skin and hairier bodies than other Japanese.
- Neri
-
noun,
Saint Philip (Filippo Neri) 1515–95, Italian priest: founder of Congregation of the Oratory.
- airt
-
noun,
a direction.
- 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.
- aits
-
noun,
a small island, especially in a river.
- Nara
-
noun,
a city on S Honshu, in central Japan: chief Buddhist center of ancient Japan; first capital of Japan a.d. 710–84.
- anes
-
adverb,
once.
- Nair
-
noun,
a group of Hindu castes in the Kerala region of India.
- RITA
-
noun,
the Vedic concept of cosmic and social order.
- NASA
-
noun,
National Aeronautics and Space Administration.
- Nier
-
noun,
Alfred Otto Carl, 1911–1994, U.S. physicist.
- Naga
-
noun,
a member of any of the disparate tribal peoples of Nagaland and bordering areas of Burma.
- neat
-
noun,
an animal of the genus Bos; a bovine, as a cow or ox.
- rit.
-
- Anas
-
- Rise
-
noun,
an act or instance of rising.
- anga
-
noun,
any of the eight practices of Yoga, including the abstentions, mandatory actions, posture, breath control, control of the senses, concentration, meditation, and contemplation.
- NATS
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Nathan or Nathaniel.
- rite
-
noun,
a formal or ceremonial act or procedure prescribed or customary in religious or other solemn use:
- Aire
-
- Nast
-
noun,
Thomas, 1840–1902, U.S. illustrator and cartoonist.
- Ring
-
noun,
a typically circular band of metal or other durable material, especially one of gold or other precious metal, often set with gems, for wearing on the finger as an ornament, a token of betrothal or marriage, etc.
- RNAS
-
- Nasi
-
noun,
the head or president of the Sanhedrin.
- UTE
-
noun,
Informal. a utility vehicle.
- 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.
- ag-
-
- ERA
-
noun,
a period of time marked by distinctive character, events, etc.:
- uti
-
- uts
-
noun,
the syllable once generally used for the first tone or keynote of a scale and sometimes for the tone C: now commonly superseded by do.
- Utu
-
noun,
the Sumerian sun god: the counterpart of the Akkadian Shamash.
- AAU
-
- ae.
-
- ea.
-
- AEA
-
- ETA
-
noun,
the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
- AIA
-
- usu
-
- Uta
-
noun,
any of several iguanid lizards of the genus Uta, of the western U.S. and northern Mexico.
- ear
-
noun,
the organ of hearing and equilibrium in vertebrates, in humans consisting of an external ear that gathers sound vibrations, a middle ear in which the vibrations resonate against the tympanic membrane, and a fluid-filled internal ear that maintains balance and that conducts the tympanic vibrations to the auditory nerve, which transmits them as impulses to the brain.
- eat
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- EAS
-
noun,
the Akkadian god of wisdom, the son of Apsu and father of Marduk: the counterpart of Enki.
- USR
-
- an.
-
- urs
-
noun,
an ancient Sumerian city on the Euphrates, in S Iraq: extensive excavations, especially of royal tombs.
- Ar.
-
- USN
-
- eir
-
- AAE
-
- AAS
-
noun,
basaltic lava having a rough surface.
- ean
-
- EIS
-
- USE
-
noun,
the act of employing, using, or putting into service:
- en-
-
- TIA
-
- Aar
-
- TGN
-
- EAA
-
- TES
-
noun,
ti1 .
- ans
-
noun,
the Sumerian god of heaven: the counterpart of the Akkadian Anu.
- age
-
noun,
the length of time during which a being or thing has existed; length of life or existence to the time spoken of or referred to:
- Eg.
-
- uns
-
- ase
-
- tui
-
noun,
a black New Zealand honey eater, Prosthemadera novaeseelandiae, having a patch of white feathers on each side of the throat, sometimes tamed as a pet.
- AIR
-
noun,
a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- tun
-
noun,
a large cask for holding liquids, especially wine, ale, or beer.
- ASA
-
noun,
a king of Judah, 913?–873? b.c. I Kings 15:8–24.
- ARU
-
- ur-
-
- ARS
-
- 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.
- ait
-
noun,
a small island, especially in a river.
- ane
-
adjective, noun, pronoun,
one.
- tue
-
- ARE
-
noun,
a measure of surface area; 1 are is equal to1/100 (0.01) of a hectare (100 square meters or 119.6 square yards). Abbreviation: a.
- UAR
-
- USA
-
- UAE
-
- ARA
-
noun,
the Altar, a southern constellation between Triangulum Australe and Scorpius.
- UIT
-
- Una
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Latin word meaning “one.”.
- Une
-
- ung
-
- ANU
-
noun,
a twining herb, Tropaeolum tuberosum, of the nasturtium family, found in the Andes, having edible tubers and large flowers with yellow petals and red spurs.
- ANG
-
- tug
-
noun,
an act or instance of tugging; pull; haul.
- Tu.
-
- Tiu
-
noun,
an English god of the sky and of war, the equivalent of Tyr in Scandinavian mythology.
- ATA
-
- Tng
-
- tr.
-
- tra
-
- urn
-
noun,
a large or decorative vase, especially one with an ornamental foot or pedestal.
- AES
-
noun,
any of various early forms of bronze or copper money used in ancient Rome.
Compare as2 (def 1).
- aga
-
noun,
a title of honor, usually implying respect for age.
- Uri
-
noun,
a canton in central Switzerland. 415 sq. mi. (1075 sq. km). Capital: Altdorf.
- AUA
-
- ATS
-
noun,
a money of account of Laos, the 100th part of a kip.
- ANI
-
noun,
any of several black, tropical American cuckoos of the genus Crotophaga, having a compressed, bladelike bill.
- at.
-
- TSR
-
noun,
a computer program with any of several ancillary functions, usually held resident in RAM for instant activation while one is using another program.
- ure
-
- ASU
-
- AGS
-
adjective, noun,
agriculture:
- ast
-
- ASR
-
- ASN
-
- Agt
-
- ASI
-
- Ain
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- TSE
-
- TSI
-
- Rs.
-
- Tai
-
noun,
any of several sparoid fishes of the Pacific Ocean, as Pagrus major (red tai) a food fish of Japan.
- ERS
-
noun,
ervil.
- SEI
-
noun,
sei whale.
- NAA
-
- nae
-
adverb,
no1 ; not.
- NAG
-
noun,
Also, nagger. a person who nags, especially habitually.
- SER
-
noun,
a unit of weight in India, varying in value but usually 1/40 of a maund: the government ser is divided into 80 tolas of 180 English grains and equals nearly 2 pounds 1 ounce avoirdupois (950 grams).
- Nat
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Nathan or Nathaniel.
- SEN
-
noun,
a money of account of Japan, the 100th part of a yen, now used only in certain quotations, as on foreign exchange.
- ne-
-
- Sgt
-
- NEA
-
- NEG
-
noun,
a photographic negative.
- NES
-
- 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:
- NIA
-
- sea
-
noun,
the salt waters that cover the greater part of the earth's surface.
- NUT
-
noun,
a dry fruit consisting of an edible kernel or meat enclosed in a woody or leathery shell.
- IUS
-
- NIG
-
verb (used with object),
nidge.
- IRS
-
- ina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- ine
-
- ing
-
- SIT
-
verb,
(in prescriptions) may it be.
- Ir.
-
- SIR
-
noun,
a respectful or formal term of address used to a man:
- ERT
-
- ite
-
- ISA
-
- ise
-
- ISR
-
- Sin
-
noun,
transgression of divine law:
- ist
-
- ITA
-
- se-
-
- nit
-
noun,
the egg of a parasitic insect, especially of a louse, often attached to a hair or a fiber of clothing.
- SNU
-
- rin
-
noun,
a money of account of Japan, the thousandth part of a yen or the tenth part of a sen.
- rut
-
noun,
a furrow or track in the ground, especially one made by the passage of a vehicle or vehicles.
- res
-
noun,
an object or thing; matter.
- ret
-
verb (used with object),
to soak in water or expose to moisture, as flax or hemp, to facilitate the removal of the fiber from the woody tissue by partial rotting.
- Ria
-
noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- rig
-
noun,
the arrangement of the masts, spars, sails, etc., on a boat or ship.
- run
-
noun,
an act or instance, or a period of running:
- rug
-
noun,
a thick fabric for covering part of a floor, often woven of wool and often having an oblong shape with a border design.
Compare carpet.
- SAE
-
- Rue
-
noun,
sorrow; repentance; regret.
- RNA
-
- RTS
-
- rte
-
- rt.
-
- RSE
-
- SAA
-
- SAG
-
noun,
an act or instance of sagging.
- nr.
-
- Rae
-
noun,
John, 1813–93, Scottish surgeon and Arctic explorer.
- Sau
-
noun,
German name of Sava.
- NRA
-
- NSA
-
- NSU
-
- NUS
-
noun,
the 13th letter of the Greek alphabet (Ν, ν).
- Re.
-
- rag
-
noun,
a worthless piece of cloth, especially one that is torn or worn.
- REA
-
- SAR
-
- Rai
-
noun,
a style of Algerian popular music played on electric guitar, synthesizer, and percussion instruments.
- RAN
-
noun,
a sea goddess who drags down ships and drowns sailors: the wife of Aegir.
- San
-
noun,
a member of a nomadic aboriginal people of southern Africa.
- RAS
-
noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- rat
-
noun,
any of several long-tailed rodents of the family Muridae, of the genus Rattus and related genera, distinguished from the mouse by being larger.
- in.
-
- Is.
-
noun,
(used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
- ier
-
- Tan
-
noun,
the brown color imparted to the skin by exposure to the sun or open air.
- GNU
-
noun,
either of two stocky, oxlike antelopes of the genus Connochaetes, the silver-gray, white-bearded C. taurinus of the eastern African plain and the black, white-tailed C. gnou of central South Africa: recently near extinction, the South African gnu is now protected.
- SUG
-
- Sui
-
noun,
a dynasty ruling in China a.d. 589–618.
- git
-
noun,
British Slang. a foolish or contemptible person.
- SUN
-
noun,
(often initial capital letter) the star that is the central body of the solar system, around which the planets revolve and from which they receive light and heat: its mean distance from the earth is about 93 million miles (150 million km), its diameter about 864,000 miles (1.4 million km), and its mass about 330,000 times that of the earth; its period of surface rotation is about 26 days at its equator but longer at higher latitudes.
- GIs
-
noun,
a lightweight, two-piece, usually white garment worn by barefooted martial-arts participants, consisting of loose-fitting pants and a wraparound jacket with cloth belt.
- GIN
-
noun,
an alcoholic liquor obtained by distilling grain mash with juniper berries.
- gie
-
noun,
gi.
- get
-
noun,
an offspring or the total of the offspring, especially of a male animal:
- TAE
-
preposition,
to.
- Ges
-
- TAG
-
noun,
a piece or strip of strong paper, plastic, metal, leather, etc., for attaching by one end to something as a mark or label:
- RSA
-
- Gat
-
noun,
a pistol or revolver.
- Gr.
-
- TAR
-
noun,
any of various dark-colored viscid products obtained by the destructive distillation of certain organic substances, as coal or wood.
- GAS
-
noun,
Physics. a substance possessing perfect molecular mobility and the property of indefinite expansion, as opposed to a solid or liquid.
- GAN
-
noun,
cotton gin.
- gi.
-
- GAR
-
noun,
Also called garfish, garpike. any predaceous freshwater fish of the genus Lepisosteus, of North America, covered with hard, diamond-shaped scales and having long jaws with needlelike teeth.
- Ga.
-
- TAU
-
noun,
the 19th letter of the Greek alphabet (T, τ).
- eu-
-
- ETS
-
- 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.
- ESU
-
- teg
-
noun,
Animal Husbandry.
a two-year-old sheep that has not been shorn.
the wool shorn from such a sheep.
- ESR
-
- ESA
-
- Sue
-
noun,
Eugène [œ-zhen] /œˈʒɛn/ (Show IPA), (Marie Joseph Sue) 1804–57, French novelist.
- UUT
-
- Stu
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Stewart or Stuart.
- GTS
-
- ETR
-
- Ia.
-
- ian
-
noun,
a male given name, Scottish form of John.
- GUI
-
noun,
graphical user interface.
- Sta
-
- ITU
-
- St.
-
- Gur
-
noun,
a branch of the Niger-Congo subfamily of languages, including Mossi and other languages spoken in Burkina Faso, Ghana, Togo, Ivory Coast, and Mali.
- gre
-
- GUS
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Augustus or Gustave.
- Gun
-
noun,
a weapon consisting of a metal tube, with mechanical attachments, from which projectiles are shot by the force of an explosive; a piece of ordnance.
- Gut
-
noun,
the alimentary canal, especially between the pylorus and the anus, or some portion of it.
Compare foregut, midgut, hindgut.
- STI
-
- IAS
-
- SRI
-
noun,
a Hindu title of address prefixed to the name of a deity, holy person, etc.
- Sr.
-
- gt.
-
- GSR
-
- GSA
-
- IRA
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- U.
-
- S.
-
- G.
-
- TE
-
noun,
ti1 .
- rg
-
- AA
-
noun,
basaltic lava having a rough surface.
- AU
-
plural,
to the; at the; with the.
- UT
-
noun,
the syllable once generally used for the first tone or keynote of a scale and sometimes for the tone C: now commonly superseded by do.
- TI
-
noun,
the syllable for the seventh tone of a diatonic scale.
- et
-
verb,
a simple past tense of eat.
- RU
-
- 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.
- SN
-
- A.
-
noun,
Agnolo (di Cosimo di Mariano) [ah-nyaw-law dee kaw-zee-maw dee mah-ryah-naw] /ˈɑ nyɔ lɔ di ˈkɔ zi mɔ di mɑˈryɑ nɔ/ (Show IPA), 1502–72, Italian painter.
- SA
-
- UI
-
- SG
-
- TN
-
- SU
-
- NI
-
- GN
-
- NG
-
- NA
-
adverb,
no1 .
- SI
-
noun,
the syllable used for the seventh tone of a scale and sometimes for the tone B.
- N.
-
- t.
-
- IG
-
- T1
-
- TA
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- GU
-
- NU
-
noun,
the 13th letter of the Greek alphabet (Ν, ν).
- R.
-
- RA
-
noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- E.
-
noun,
Edward (St. John) 1925–2000, U.S. writer and illustrator.
- RI
-
- RN
-
- EI
-
- er
-
interjection,
(used to express or represent a pause, hesitation, uncertainty, etc.).
- 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.
- i.
-
- TG
-