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Word incarcerates has
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- catenaries
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noun,
Mathematics. the curve assumed approximately by a heavy uniform cord or chain hanging freely from two points not in the same vertical line. Equation: y = k cos h (x / k).
- increaser
-
noun,
a person or thing that increases.
- iterances
-
noun,
iteration.
- carcanets
-
noun,
a woman's ornamental circlet for the hair, often of gold decorated with jewels or pearls.
- careerist
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noun,
a person who follows a career.
- re-strain
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verb (used with or without object),
to strain again.
- acierates
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verb (used with object),
to convert (iron) into steel.
- tarriance
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noun,
delay.
- creatines
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noun,
an amino acid, C 4 H 9 N 3 O 2 , that is a constituent of the muscles of vertebrates and is phosphorylated to store energy used for muscular contraction.
- Cartesian
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noun,
a follower of Cartesian thought.
- craniates
-
noun,
a craniate animal.
- cancerate
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verb (used without object),
to become cancerous; develop into cancer.
- caseinate
-
noun,
a metallic salt of casein.
- reactance
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noun,
Electricity. the opposition of inductance and capacitance to alternating current, expressed in ohms: equal to the product of the sine of the angular phase difference between current and voltage and the ratio of the effective voltage to the effective current. Symbol: X.
Compare capacitive reactance, inductive reactance.
- centiares
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noun,
a square meter. Abbreviation: ca.
- traceries
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noun,
ornamental work consisting of ramified ribs, bars, or the like, as in the upper part of a Gothic window, in panels, screens, etc.
- cetaceans
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noun,
a cetacean mammal.
- errancies
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noun,
the state or an instance of erring.
- sectarian
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noun,
a member of a sect.
- ternaries
-
noun,
a group of three.
- retainers
-
noun,
a person or thing that retains.
- nectaries
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noun,
Botany. an organ or part that secretes nectar.
- ascertain
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verb (used with object),
to find out definitely; learn with certainty or assurance; determine:
- ecarinate
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adjective,
having no carina or keel.
- recreants
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noun,
a coward.
- Canaries
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noun,
any of several Old World finches of the genus Serinus, especially S. canaria (common canary) native to the Canary Islands and often kept as a pet, in the wild being greenish with brown streaks above and yellow below and in domesticated varieties usually bright yellow or pale yellow.
- caterers
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noun,
one whose business is to provide food, supplies, and sometimes service at social gatherings.
- re-trace
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verb (used with object),
to trace again, as lines in writing or drawing.
- Teresian
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noun,
a member of the reformed order of barefooted Carmelites, founded in Spain in 1562.
- Teresina
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noun,
a port in NE Brazil, on the Parnahiba River.
- caterans
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noun,
(formerly) a freebooter or marauder of the Scottish Highlands.
- centares
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noun,
centiare.
- Caterina
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noun,
a female given name, form of Catherine.
- resinate
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noun,
Chemistry. any of the salts of the acids found in rosin.
- retrains
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verb (used with object),
to train again, especially for a different vocation or different tasks.
- arteries
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noun,
Anatomy. a blood vessel that conveys blood from the heart to any part of the body.
- rentiers
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noun,
a person who has a fixed income, as from lands or bonds.
- cercaria
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noun,
the disk-shaped larva of flukes of the class Trematoda, having a taillike appendage.
- arsenate
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noun,
a salt or ester of arsenic acid.
- arsenite
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noun,
a salt or ester of arsenous acid.
- increate
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adjective,
not created; uncreated.
- Terceira
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noun,
an island in the Azores, in the N Atlantic. 153 sq. mi. (395 sq. km). Capital: Angra do Heroismo.
- terraces
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noun,
a raised level with a vertical or sloping front or sides faced with masonry, turf, or the like, especially one of a series of levels rising one above another.
- sarcenet
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noun,
a fine, soft fabric, often of silk, made in plain or twill weave and used especially for linings.
- arcanist
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noun,
a person professing special secret knowledge concerning ceramics, especially concerning the making of porcelain.
- arenites
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noun,
psammite.
- terranes
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noun,
any rock formation or series of formations or the area in which a particular formation or group of rocks is predominant.
- Canarese
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noun,
one of a Dravidian people living mainly in the state of Karnataka, in southwest India.
- canister
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noun,
a small box or jar, often one of a kitchen set, for holding tea, coffee, flour, and sugar.
- Sancerre
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noun,
a dry white wine from the Loire valley region of France.
- carcanet
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noun,
a woman's ornamental circlet for the hair, often of gold decorated with jewels or pearls.
- Nearctic
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adjective,
belonging or pertaining to a geographical division comprising temperate Greenland and arctic North America, sometimes including high mountainous regions of the northern Temperate Zone.
- retainer
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noun,
a person or thing that retains.
- iterance
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noun,
iteration.
- Cesarean
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noun,
Also called Cesarean section, C-section. an operation by which a fetus is taken from the uterus by cutting through the walls of the abdomen and uterus.
- terrines
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noun,
a casserole dish made of pottery.
- Santeria
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noun,
(sometimes lowercase) a religion merging the worship of Yoruba deities with veneration of Roman Catholic saints: practiced in Cuba and spread to other parts of the Caribbean and to the U.S. by Cuban emigrés.
- restrain
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verb (used with object),
to hold back from action; keep in check or under control; repress:
- carinate
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adjective,
Zoology, Botany. formed with a carina; keellike.
- Carnatic
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noun,
a historically important region on the SE coast of India: now in Madras state.
- narrates
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verb (used with object),
to give an account or tell the story of (events, experiences, etc.).
- sericate
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adjective,
sericeous; silky.
- centiare
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noun,
a square meter. Abbreviation: ca.
- Increase
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noun,
growth or augmentation in numbers, size, strength, quality, etc.:
- acentric
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adjective,
not centered; having no center.
- seatrain
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noun,
a ship for the transportation of loaded railroad cars.
- creatine
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noun,
an amino acid, C 4 H 9 N 3 O 2 , that is a constituent of the muscles of vertebrates and is phosphorylated to store energy used for muscular contraction.
- acierate
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verb (used with object),
to convert (iron) into steel.
- Crescent
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noun,
a shape resembling a segment of a ring tapering to points at the ends.
- acescent
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adjective,
turning sour; slightly sour; acidulous.
- Estancia
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noun,
(in Spanish America) a landed estate or a cattle ranch.
- erratics
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noun,
an erratic or eccentric person.
- scienter
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noun,
a mental state in which one has knowledge that one’s action, statement, etc., is wrong, deceptive, or illegal: often used as a standard of guilt:
- accretes
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adjective,
Botany. grown together.
- recreant
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noun,
a coward.
- acarines
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noun,
any of numerous arachnids of the order Acarina, comprising the mites and ticks.
- serenata
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noun,
a form of secular cantata, often of a dramatic or imaginative character.
- Serratia
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noun,
a genus of rod-shaped, aerobic bacteria that are saprophytic on decaying plant or animal materials.
- Erastian
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noun,
an advocate of Erastianism.
- craniate
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noun,
a craniate animal.
- secretin
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noun,
a polypeptide hormone, produced in the small intestine, that activates the pancreas to secrete pancreatic juice.
- cisterna
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noun,
cistern (def 2).
- trainers
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noun,
a person or thing that trains.
- strainer
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noun,
a person or thing that strains.
- cetacean
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noun,
a cetacean mammal.
- cineaste
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noun,
any person, especially a director or producer, associated professionally with filmmaking.
- Artesian
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adjective,
noting, pertaining to, or characteristic of an artesian well.
- satanic
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adjective,
of Satan.
- Teniers
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noun,
David [dey-vid;; Flemish dah-vit;; French dah-veed] /ˈdeɪ vɪd;; Flemish ˈdɑ vɪt;; French dɑˈvid/ (Show IPA), ("the Elder") 1582–1649, Flemish painter and engraver.
- 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.
- sincere
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adjective,
free of deceit, hypocrisy, or falseness; earnest:
- Sinatra
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noun,
Frank (Francis Albert) 1915–98, U.S. singer and actor.
- Eastern
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adjective,
lying toward or situated in the east:
- Cairene
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noun,
a native or resident of Cairo, Egypt.
- saccate
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adjective,
having a sac or the form of a sac.
- 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.
- Eritrea
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noun,
a republic in NE Africa, on the Red Sea: Italian colony 1890–1941; province of Ethiopia 1962–93; independent since 1993. 47,076 sq. mi. (121,927 sq. km). Capital: Asmara.
- ecartes
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noun,
a card game for two players.
- eccrine
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adjective,
of or relating to certain sweat glands, distributed over the entire body, that secrete a type of sweat important for regulating body heat (distinguished from apocrine).
- nectars
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noun,
the saccharine secretion of a plant, which attracts the insects or birds that pollinate the flower.
- tenaces
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noun,
a sequence of two high cards of the same suit that lack an intervening card to be in consecutive order, as the ace and queen.
- cetanes
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noun,
a colorless, liquid hydrocarbon of the alkane series, C 16 H 34 , used as a solvent and in cetane number determinations.
- atresia
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noun,
the congenital absence, or the pathological closure, of an opening, passage, or cavity.
- 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.
- tarsier
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noun,
a small, arboreal, nocturnal primate of the genus Tarsius, of Indonesia and the Philippines, having a long thin tail, very large immobile eyes, and prominent pads on the fingers and toes: all populations are dwindling.
- enteric
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noun,
enterics, Bacteriology. enterobacteria.
- artisan
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noun,
a person skilled in an applied art; a craftsperson.
- entries
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noun,
an act of entering; entrance.
- entires
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noun,
Archaic. the whole; entirety.
- entices
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verb (used with object),
to lead on by exciting hope or desire; allure; inveigle:
- cistern
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noun,
a reservoir, tank, or container for storing or holding water or other liquid.
- ascetic
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noun,
a person who dedicates his or her life to a pursuit of contemplative ideals and practices extreme self-denial or self-mortification for religious reasons.
- serrate
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adjective,
Chiefly Biology. notched on the edge like a saw:
- tenrecs
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noun,
any of several insectivorous mammals of the family Tenrecidae, of Madagascar, having a long, pointed snout, certain species of which are spiny and tailless.
- cateran
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noun,
(formerly) a freebooter or marauder of the Scottish Highlands.
- seriate
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adjective,
arranged or occurring in one or more series.
- Setaria
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noun,
any grass of the genus Setaria, having a dense panicle, grown for forage.
- Nicetas
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noun,
Saint Ignatius (def 2).
- Astaire
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noun,
Fred, 1899–1987, U.S. dancer and actor.
- ricracs
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noun,
rickrack.
- earnest
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noun,
full seriousness, as of intention or purpose:
- cerates
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noun,
Pharmacology. an unctuous, often medicated, preparation for external application, consisting of lard or oil mixed with wax, rosin, or the like, especially one that has a firmer consistency than a typical ointment and does not melt when in contact with the skin.
- Caserta
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noun,
a city in S Italy, near Naples.
- caritas
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noun,
charity.
- stearic
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adjective,
of or relating to suet or fat.
- Cartier
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noun,
Sir George Étienne [zhawrzh ey-tyen] /ʒɔrʒ eɪˈtyɛn/ (Show IPA), 1814–73, Canadian political leader: prime minister 1857–62, defense minister 1867–73.
- centare
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noun,
centiare.
- science
-
noun,
a branch of knowledge or study dealing with a body of facts or truths systematically arranged and showing the operation of general laws:
- carters
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noun,
Bennett Lester ("Benny") 1907–2003, U.S. jazz saxophonist and composer.
- Sarcina
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noun,
any of several spherical, saprophytic bacteria of the genus Sarcina, having a cuboidal cell arrangement.
- craters
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noun,
the cup-shaped depression or cavity on the surface of the earth or other heavenly body marking the orifice of a volcano.
- carreta
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noun,
a simple two-wheeled oxcart.
- creance
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noun,
a light cord attached to the leg of a hawk to prevent escape during training.
- carnies
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noun,
a person employed by a carnival.
- carnets
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noun,
a customs document allowing an automobile to be driven at no cost across international borders.
- creates
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adjective,
Archaic. created.
- Steiner
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noun,
Jakob [yah-kawp] /ˈyɑ kɔp/ (Show IPA), 1796–1863, Swiss mathematician.
- crenate
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adjective,
having the margin notched or scalloped so as to form rounded teeth, as a leaf.
- etesian
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adjective,
(of certain Mediterranean winds) occurring annually.
- narrate
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verb (used with object),
to give an account or tell the story of (events, experiences, etc.).
- carcase
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noun,
the dead body of an animal.
- erratas
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noun,
plural of erratum.
- caterer
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noun,
one whose business is to provide food, supplies, and sometimes service at social gatherings.
- canters
-
noun,
an easy gallop.
- Insecta
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noun,
the class comprising the insects.
- centric
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adjective,
pertaining to or situated at the center; central.
- centri-
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- careens
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noun,
a careening.
- tanrecs
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noun,
tenrec.
- centres
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noun,
Geometry. the middle point, as the point within a circle or sphere equally distant from all points of the circumference or surface, or the point within a regular polygon equally distant from the vertices.
- cretins
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noun,
a person suffering from cretinism.
- certain
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Idioms,
for certain, without a doubt; surely:
- Saracen
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noun,
History/Historical. a member of any of the nomadic tribes on the Syrian borders of the Roman Empire.
- carinas
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noun,
Zoology. a keellike part or ridge, especially a ridge of bone on the ventral side of the sternum of birds.
- cirrate
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adjective,
having cirri.
- erratic
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noun,
an erratic or eccentric person.
- caseate
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verb (used without object),
to undergo caseation.
- Artesia
-
noun,
a city in S California.
- tracers
-
noun,
a person or thing that traces.
- retains
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verb (used with object),
to keep possession of.
- terrain
-
noun,
a tract of land, especially as considered with reference to its natural features, military advantages, etc.
- terrane
-
noun,
any rock formation or series of formations or the area in which a particular formation or group of rocks is predominant.
- arenite
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noun,
psammite.
- arctics
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noun,
(often initial capital letter) the region lying north of the Arctic Circle or of the northernmost limit of tree growth; the polar area north of the timber line.
- terries
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noun,
the loop formed by the pile of a fabric when left uncut.
- terrine
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noun,
a casserole dish made of pottery.
- antiars
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noun,
the upas tree.
- Antares
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noun,
a red supergiant star of the first magnitude in the constellation Scorpius.
- tierces
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noun,
an old measure of capacity equivalent to one third of a pipe, or 42 wine gallons.
- arteri-
-
- ratines
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noun,
a loosely woven fabric made with nubby or knotty yarns.
- rentier
-
noun,
a person who has a fixed income, as from lands or bonds.
- arnicas
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noun,
any composite plant of the genus Arnica, having opposite leaves and yellow flower heads.
- trainee
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noun,
a person being trained, especially in a vocation; apprentice.
- Trainer
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noun,
a person or thing that trains.
- aerates
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verb (used with object),
to expose to the action or effect of air or to cause air to circulate through:
- acrasin
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noun,
a chemotactic substance, identical with cAMP, secreted by myxamebas of cellular slime molds and attracting other myxamebas to aggregate and form a pseudoplasmodium.
- recants
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verb (used with object),
to withdraw or disavow (a statement, opinion, etc.), especially formally; retract.
- acetins
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noun,
a colorless, thick, hygroscopic liquid, C 5 H 10 O 4 : used chiefly in the manufacture of explosives.
- acerate
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adjective,
acerose1 .
- recites
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verb (used with object),
to repeat the words of, as from memory, especially in a formal manner:
- accrete
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adjective,
Botany. grown together.
- accents
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noun,
prominence of a syllable in terms of differential loudness, or of pitch, or length, or of a combination of these.
- acarine
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noun,
any of numerous arachnids of the order Acarina, comprising the mites and ticks.
- trienes
-
noun,
any compound containing three double bonds.
- tsarina
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noun,
czarina.
- terrace
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noun,
a raised level with a vertical or sloping front or sides faced with masonry, turf, or the like, especially one of a series of levels rising one above another.
- tarries
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noun,
a stay; sojourn.
- retrain
-
verb (used with object),
to train again, especially for a different vocation or different tasks.
- retsina
-
noun,
a strong, resinated white or red wine of Greece and Cyprus.
- retrace
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verb (used with object),
to trace backward; go back over:
- retires
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noun,
a place of withdrawal; retreat:
- incase
-
verb (used with object),
encase.
- re-act
-
verb (used with object),
to act or perform again.
- scarce
-
Idioms,
make oneself scarce, Informal.
to depart, especially suddenly.
to stay away; avoid.
- Sterne
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noun,
Laurence, 1713–68, English clergyman and novelist.
- C-in-C
-
- niters
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noun,
potassium nitrate.
- steric
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adjective,
of or relating to the spatial relationships of atoms in a molecule.
- scenic
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noun,
a photograph, graphic representation, etc., depicting natural scenery.
- aerate
-
verb (used with object),
to expose to the action or effect of air or to cause air to circulate through:
- Aeneas
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noun,
a Trojan hero, the reputed ancestor of the Romans: protagonist of the Aeneid.
- trains
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noun,
Railroads. a self-propelled, connected group of rolling stock.
- trance
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noun,
a half-conscious state, seemingly between sleeping and waking, in which ability to function voluntarily may be suspended.
- transe
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noun,
a passageway, as a hallway, alley, or the like.
- trans.
-
- actins
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noun,
a globulin that is present in muscle plasma and that in connection with myosin plays an important role in muscle contraction.
- screen
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noun,
a movable or fixed device, usually consisting of a covered frame, that provides shelter, serves as a partition, etc.
- seance
-
noun,
a meeting in which a spiritualist attempts to communicate with the spirits of the dead.
- Crania
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noun,
the skull of a vertebrate.
- actin-
-
- seater
-
noun,
a person or thing that seats.
- treasr
-
- Crater
-
noun,
the cup-shaped depression or cavity on the surface of the earth or other heavenly body marking the orifice of a volcano.
- reatas
-
noun,
riata.
- crates
-
noun,
a slatted wooden box or framework for packing, shopping, or storing fruit, furniture, glassware, crockery, etc.
- recant
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verb (used with object),
to withdraw or disavow (a statement, opinion, etc.), especially formally; retract.
- crease
-
noun,
a ridge or groove produced in anything by folding, heat, pressure, etc.; fold; furrow.
- create
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adjective,
Archaic. created.
- Strain
-
noun,
any force or pressure tending to alter shape, cause a fracture, etc.
- ricrac
-
noun,
rickrack.
- cetane
-
noun,
a colorless, liquid hydrocarbon of the alkane series, C 16 H 34 , used as a solvent and in cetane number determinations.
- cerate
-
noun,
Pharmacology. an unctuous, often medicated, preparation for external application, consisting of lard or oil mixed with wax, rosin, or the like, especially one that has a firmer consistency than a typical ointment and does not melt when in contact with the skin.
- instar
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noun,
an insect in any one of its periods of postembryonic growth between molts.
- censer
-
noun,
a container, usually covered, in which incense is burned, especially during religious services; thurible.
- centas
-
noun,
a former bronze coin of Lithuania, the 100th part of a litas.
- Center
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noun,
Geometry. the middle point, as the point within a circle or sphere equally distant from all points of the circumference or surface, or the point within a regular polygon equally distant from the vertices.
- centi-
-
- tineas
-
noun,
any of several skin diseases caused by fungi; ringworm.
- ratans
-
noun,
rattan.
- centr-
-
- centra
-
noun,
a plural of centrum.
- Centre
-
noun,
Geometry. the middle point, as the point within a circle or sphere equally distant from all points of the circumference or surface, or the point within a regular polygon equally distant from the vertices.
- raters
-
noun,
a person who makes rates or ratings.
- insert
-
noun,
something inserted or to be inserted.
- ratine
-
noun,
a loosely woven fabric made with nubby or knotty yarns.
- tisane
-
noun,
(italics) French. aromatic or herb-flavored tea.
- incest
-
noun,
sexual intercourse between closely related persons.
- terces
-
noun,
tierce (def 3).
- Cercis
-
noun,
any shrub or small tree of the genus Cercis, as the redbud or Judas tree.
- 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.
- tracer
-
noun,
a person or thing that traces.
- cerias
-
noun,
a white-to-yellow, heavy powder, cerium dioxide, CeO 2 , usually derived from cerium nitrate by decomposition with heat: used chiefly in ceramics, glass polishing, and decolorizing.
- Teresa
-
noun,
Mother (Agnes Gonxha Bojaxhiu) 1910–97, Albanian nun: Nobel Peace Prize 1979 for work in the slums of Calcutta, India.
- cerise
-
adjective, noun,
moderate to deep red.
- Strine
-
noun,
Australian English.
- traces
-
noun,
a surviving mark, sign, or evidence of the former existence, influence, or action of some agent or event; vestige:
- arrest
-
noun,
the taking of a person into legal custody, as by officers of the law.
- certes
-
adverb,
certainly; in truth.
- rentes
-
noun,
revenue or income, or the instrument evidencing a right to such periodic receipts.
- Cesena
-
noun,
a city in E central Italy.
- renter
-
noun,
a person or organization that holds, or has the use of, property by payment of rent.
- treens
-
noun,
treenware.
- secant
-
noun,
Geometry. an intersecting line, especially one intersecting a curve at two or more points.
- taenia
-
noun,
Classical Antiquity. a headband or fillet.
- triers
-
noun,
a person or thing that tries or tests; tester.
- Easter
-
noun,
an annual Christian festival in commemoration of the resurrection of Jesus Christ, observed on the first Sunday after the first full moon after the vernal equinox, as calculated according to tables based in Western churches on the Gregorian calendar and in Orthodox churches on the Julian calendar.
- trices
-
noun,
a very short time; an instant:
- serein
-
noun,
fine rain falling after sunset from a sky in which no clouds are visible.
- ternes
-
noun,
terne metal.
- Sierra
-
noun,
a chain of hills or mountains, the peaks of which suggest the teeth of a saw.
- Serena
-
noun,
a female given name.
- triene
-
noun,
any compound containing three double bonds.
- ecarte
-
noun,
a card game for two players.
- triens
-
noun,
a copper coin of ancient Rome, issued during the Republic, a third part of an as.
- ecrase
-
adjective,
(of leather) crushed to produce a grained effect.
- set-in
-
adjective,
made separately and placed within another unit.
- ericas
-
noun,
any of numerous low-growing evergreen shrubs or small trees belonging to the genus Erica, of the heath family, including several species of heather.
- erects
-
adjective,
upright in position or posture:
- easier
-
noun,
a word formerly used in communications to represent the letter E.
- enacts
-
verb (used with object),
to make into an act or statute:
- enates
-
noun,
a person related on one's mother's side.
Compare agnate, cognate.
- encase
-
verb (used with object),
to enclose in or as in a case:
- trines
-
noun,
a set or group of three; triad.
- serine
-
noun,
a crystalline amino acid, HOCH 2 CH(NH 2)COOH, found in many proteins and obtained by the hydrolysis of sericin, the protein constituting silk gum. Symbol: S. Abbreviation: Ser;
- enter-
-
- recti-
-
- enters
-
Verb phrases,
enter into,
to participate in; engage in.
to investigate; consider:
to sympathize with; share in.
to form a constituent part or ingredient of:
to go into a particular state:
- Renata
-
noun,
a female given name.
- entice
-
verb (used with object),
to lead on by exciting hope or desire; allure; inveigle:
- entire
-
noun,
Archaic. the whole; entirety.
- nitres
-
noun,
niter.
- Reiner
-
noun,
Fritz, 1888–1963, Hungarian conductor in the U.S.
- accent
-
noun,
prominence of a syllable in terms of differential loudness, or of pitch, or length, or of a combination of these.
- Asante
-
noun,
Ashanti.
- secern
-
verb (used with object),
to discriminate or distinguish in thought.
- seiner
-
noun,
a person who fishes with a seine.
- recast
-
noun,
a recasting.
- arsen-
-
- secret
-
noun,
something that is or is kept secret, hidden, or concealed.
- Cretan
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Crete.
- acetin
-
noun,
a colorless, thick, hygroscopic liquid, C 5 H 10 O 4 : used chiefly in the manufacture of explosives.
- cretin
-
noun,
a person suffering from cretinism.
- acetic
-
adjective,
pertaining to, derived from, or producing vinegar or acetic acid.
- criers
-
noun,
a person who cries.
- Estrin
-
noun,
estrone.
- Crista
-
noun,
a crest or ridge.
- Recent
-
noun,
Also called Holocene. (initial capital letter) Geology. the Recent Epoch or Series.
- stance
-
noun,
the position or bearing of the body while standing:
- ascent
-
noun,
an act of ascending; upward movement; a rising movement:
- Stacia
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Ernest
-
noun,
a male given name: from an Old English word meaning “vigor, intent.”.
- stacc.
-
- C-star
-
noun,
carbon star.
- escent
-
- Senate
-
noun,
an assembly or council of citizens having the highest deliberative functions in a government, especially a legislative assembly of a state or nation.
- Seneca
-
noun,
a member of the largest tribe of the Iroquois Confederacy of North American Indians, formerly inhabiting western New York and being conspicuous in the wars south and west of Lake Erie.
- triacs
-
noun,
a type of thyristor designed for electronic control of the current supplied to a circuit, used especially in dimmers for lighting systems.
- recite
-
verb (used with object),
to repeat the words of, as from memory, especially in a formal manner:
- errata
-
noun,
plural of erratum.
- sirree
-
noun,
(used as an intensive with no or yes):
- errant
-
adjective,
deviating from the regular or proper course; erring; straying.
- Sirena
-
noun,
a female given name.
- arsine
-
noun,
Also called arseniuretted hydrogen. a colorless, flammable, slightly water-soluble gas, AsH 3 , having a fetid, garliclike odor, used in chemical warfare.
- sinter
-
noun,
siliceous or calcareous matter deposited by springs, as that formed around the vent of a geyser.
- instr.
-
- cerat-
-
- inter.
-
- terais
-
noun,
a marshy lowland area in N India and S Nepal, between the Ganges and the foothills of the Himalayas.
- Racine
-
noun,
Jean Baptiste [zhahn ba-teest] /ʒɑ̃ baˈtist/ (Show IPA), 1639–99, French dramatist.
- tarsia
-
noun,
intarsia.
- nacres
-
noun,
mother-of-pearl.
- carats
-
noun,
a unit of weight in gemstones, 200 milligrams (about 3 grains of troy or avoirdupois weight). Abbreviation: c., ct.
- racist
-
noun,
a person who believes in racism, the doctrine that one's own racial group is superior or that a particular racial group is inferior to the others.
- retain
-
verb (used with object),
to keep possession of.
- Carcas
-
noun,
one of the seven eunuchs who served in the court of King Ahasuerus. Esther 1:10.
- arcane
-
adjective,
known or understood by very few; mysterious; secret; obscure; esoteric:
- eraser
-
noun,
a device, as a piece of rubber or cloth, for erasing marks made with pen, pencil, chalk, etc.
- careen
-
noun,
a careening.
- career
-
noun,
an occupation or profession, especially one requiring special training, followed as one's lifework:
- Santee
-
noun,
a city in SW California.
- cantar
-
noun,
a poem consisting of four-line stanzas, each line having eight syllables.
- Terris
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Theresa.
- carets
-
noun,
a mark (‸) made in written or printed matter to show the place where something is to be inserted.
- santir
-
noun,
a Persian musical instrument resembling a dulcimer.
- Carian
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Caria.
- caries
-
noun,
decay, as of bone or of plant tissue.
- Carina
-
noun,
Zoology. a keellike part or ridge, especially a ridge of bone on the ventral side of the sternum of birds.
- Raetic
-
noun,
an extinct language of uncertain affinities that was spoken in Rhaetia and written with the Etruscan alphabet.
- antiar
-
noun,
the upas tree.
- Carnac
-
noun,
a commune in SW Morbihan, in NW France, SE of Lorient: megalithic monuments. 3681.
- carnet
-
noun,
a customs document allowing an automobile to be driven at no cost across international borders.
- arrant
-
adjective,
downright; thorough; unmitigated; notorious:
- Canter
-
noun,
an easy gallop.
- sancta
-
noun,
a sacred or holy place.
- tiaras
-
noun,
a jeweled, ornamental coronet worn by women.
- Nicaea
-
noun,
an ancient city in NW Asia Minor: Nicene Creed formulated here a.d.
- arnica
-
noun,
any composite plant of the genus Arnica, having opposite leaves and yellow flower heads.
- tenrec
-
noun,
any of several insectivorous mammals of the family Tenrecidae, of Madagascar, having a long, pointed snout, certain species of which are spiny and tailless.
- Arista
-
noun,
Botany. a bristlelike appendage of the spikelets of grains or grasses; an awn.
- tenias
-
noun,
taenia.
- retire
-
noun,
a place of withdrawal; retreat:
- Nereis
-
noun,
clamworm.
- 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.
- tenace
-
noun,
a sequence of two high cards of the same suit that lack an intervening card to be in consecutive order, as the ace and queen.
- ricers
-
noun,
an implement for ricing potatoes, squash, etc., by pressing them through small holes.
- Ariane
-
noun,
Rocketry. a French-built, three-stage, liquid-propellant rocket for launching satellites into orbit around the earth.
- nectar
-
noun,
the saccharine secretion of a plant, which attracts the insects or birds that pollinate the flower.
- aretes
-
noun,
the aggregate of qualities, as valor and virtue, making up good character.
- Arctic
-
noun,
(often initial capital letter) the region lying north of the Arctic Circle or of the northernmost limit of tree growth; the polar area north of the timber line.
- Caesar
-
noun,
Gaius [gey-uh s] /ˈgeɪ əs/ (Show IPA), (or Caius) [key-uh s] /ˈkeɪ əs/ (Show IPA), Julius, c100–44 b.c, Roman general, statesman, and historian.
- teaser
-
noun,
a person or thing that teases.
- 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.
- NASCAR
-
noun,
National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing.
- Cairns
-
noun,
a seaport in NE Australia.
- Canace
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. a daughter of Aeolus who committed suicide at her father's command because of her incestuous relations with her brother Macareus.
- astern
-
adverb,
in a position behind a specified vessel or aircraft:
- racers
-
noun,
a person, animal, or thing that races or takes part in a race, as a racehorse, bicycle, yacht, etc.
- Cancer
-
noun,
Pathology.
a malignant and invasive growth or tumor, especially one originating in epithelium, tending to recur after excision and to metastasize to other sites.
any disease characterized by such growths.
- arecas
-
noun,
any tropical Asian palm of the genus Areca, as the betel palm.
- terras
-
noun,
earth; land.
- caners
-
noun,
a person who works with cane, especially one who produces canework for chairs.
- Carrie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Caroline.
- antres
-
noun,
a cavern; cave.
- tierce
-
noun,
an old measure of capacity equivalent to one third of a pipe, or 42 wine gallons.
- casern
-
noun,
a lodging for soldiers in a garrison town; barracks.
- Itasca
-
noun,
Lake, a lake in N Minnesota: one of the sources of the Mississippi River.
- riatas
-
noun,
a lariat.
- raster
-
noun,
Television. a pattern of scanning lines covering the area upon which the image is projected in the cathode-ray tube or liquid-crystal display of a television set or other screen.
- 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.
- reseat
-
verb (used with object),
to provide with a new seat or new seats.
- casein
-
noun,
Biochemistry. a protein precipitated from milk, as by rennet, and forming the basis of cheese and certain plastics.
- casita
-
noun,
a small crude dwelling forming part of a shantytown inhabited by Mexican laborers in the southwestern U.S.
- cartes
-
noun,
(italics) French. menu; bill of fare.
Compare à la carte.
- Sartre
-
noun,
Jean-Paul [zhahn-pawl] /ʒɑ̃ˈpɔl/ (Show IPA), 1905–80, French philosopher, novelist, and dramatist: declined 1964 Nobel Prize in literature.
- resect
-
verb (used with object),
to do a resection on.
- Caster
-
noun,
a person or thing that casts.
- resent
-
verb (used with object),
to feel or show displeasure or indignation at (a person, act, remark, etc.) from a sense of injury or insult.
- anicca
-
noun,
the cycle of birth, growth, decay, and death through which every living thing must pass.
- catena
-
noun,
a chain or connected series, especially of extracts from the writings of the fathers of the Christian church.
- tanrec
-
noun,
tenrec.
- caters
-
verb (used with object),
to provide food and service for:
- sateen
-
noun,
a strong cotton fabric constructed in satin weave and having a lustrous face.
- ranees
-
noun,
the wife of a rajah.
- ansate
-
adjective,
having a handle or handlelike part.
- intra-
-
- inters
-
verb (used with object),
to place (a dead body) in a grave or tomb; bury.
- satire
-
noun,
the use of irony, sarcasm, ridicule, or the like, in exposing, denouncing, or deriding vice, folly, etc.
- Carter
-
noun,
Bennett Lester ("Benny") 1907–2003, U.S. jazz saxophonist and composer.
- ricer
-
noun,
an implement for ricing potatoes, squash, etc., by pressing them through small holes.
- Saite
-
noun,
a native or citizen of Saïs.
- Iran.
-
- inset
-
noun,
something inserted; insert.
- ernes
-
noun,
sea eagle.
- reest
-
verb (used with object),
to cure, smoke, or dry (meat or fish).
- nitre
-
noun,
niter.
- Ernie
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Ernest.
- rices
-
noun,
the starchy seeds or grain of an annual marsh grass, Oryza sativa, cultivated in warm climates and used for food.
- inst.
-
- intr.
-
- 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.
- serai
-
noun,
(in Eastern countries) a caravansary.
- nerts
-
interjection,
nuts (def 1).
- rares
-
adjective,
coming or occurring far apart in time; unusual; uncommon:
- races
-
noun,
a contest of speed, as in running, riding, driving, or sailing.
- Nasca
-
adjective,
Nazca.
- recta
-
noun,
a plural of rectum.
- rates
-
noun,
the amount of a charge or payment with reference to some basis of calculation:
- reni-
-
- erect
-
adjective,
upright in position or posture:
- Satie
-
noun,
Erik Alfred Leslie [e-reek al-fred les-lee] /ɛˈrik alˈfrɛd lɛsˈli/ (Show IPA), 1866–1925, French composer.
- riser
-
noun,
a person who rises, especially from bed:
- rect.
-
- ERICA
-
noun,
any of numerous low-growing evergreen shrubs or small trees belonging to the genus Erica, of the heath family, including several species of heather.
- nears
-
- irate
-
adjective,
angry; enraged:
- Irene
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. one of the Horae, the personification of peace.
- nates
-
noun,
buttocks; rump.
- rinse
-
noun,
an act or instance of rinsing.
- ratan
-
noun,
rattan.
- riant
-
adjective,
laughing; smiling; cheerful.
- Seric
-
- saice
-
noun,
syce.
- rater
-
noun,
a person who makes rates or ratings.
- ERISA
-
noun,
Employee Retirement Income Security Act.
- Saint
-
noun,
any of certain persons of exceptional holiness of life, formally recognized as such by the Christian Church, especially by canonization.
- racer
-
noun,
a person, animal, or thing that races or takes part in a race, as a racehorse, bicycle, yacht, etc.
- 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.
- riata
-
noun,
a lariat.
- scart
-
verb (used with or without object),
to scratch, scrape, mark, or scar.
- nares
-
plural noun,
the nostrils or the nasal passages.
- rears
-
- iters
-
noun,
a canal or passage.
- 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.
- 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.
- niece
-
noun,
a daughter of a person's brother or sister.
- ranis
-
noun,
ranee.
- reata
-
noun,
riata.
- raias
-
noun,
rayah.
- restr
-
- 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).
- scree
-
noun,
a steep mass of detritus on the side of a mountain.
- raise
-
noun,
an increase in amount, as of wages:
- scant
-
adverb,
Scot. and North England Dialect. scarcely; barely; hardly.
- resit
-
noun,
a test or examination that is retaken.
- 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.
- IATSE
-
- Ranee
-
noun,
the wife of a rajah.
- scare
-
noun,
a sudden fright or alarm, especially with little or no reason.
- scent
-
noun,
a distinctive odor, especially when agreeable:
- sarc-
-
- scene
-
noun,
the place where some action or event occurs:
- scena
-
noun,
an extended operatic vocal solo, usually including an aria and a recitative.
- sceat
-
noun,
a silver Anglo-Saxon coin of the 7th and 8th centuries, sometimes including an amount of gold.
- etnas
-
noun,
Mount, an active volcano in E Sicily. 10,758 feet (3280 meters).
- react
-
verb (used with object),
to act or perform again.
- narcs
-
noun,
a government agent or detective charged with the enforcement of laws restricting the use of narcotics.
- nacre
-
noun,
mother-of-pearl.
- Recit
-
- serac
-
noun,
a large irregularity of glacial ice, as a pinnacle found in glacial crevasses and formed by melting or movement of the ice.
- senti
-
noun,
a monetary unit of Tanzania, the 100th part of a shilling; cent.
- scat-
-
- inert
-
adjective,
having no inherent power of action, motion, or resistance (opposed to active):
- Satan
-
noun,
the chief evil spirit; the great adversary of humanity; the devil.
- naira
-
noun,
a paper money and monetary unit of Nigeria, equal to 100 kobo: replaced the pound in 1973.
- Seine
-
noun,
a fishing net that hangs vertically in the water, having floats at the upper edge and sinkers at the lower.
- sanit
-
- Isaac
-
noun,
a son of Abraham and Sarah, and father of Jacob. Gen. 21:1–4.
- Ester
-
noun,
a compound produced by the reaction between an acid and an alcohol with the elimination of a molecule of water, as ethyl acetate, C 4 H 8 O 2 , or dimethyl sulfate, C 2 H 6 SO 4 .
- nitr-
-
- reset
-
noun,
an act or instance of setting again.
- sect.
-
- rants
-
noun,
ranting, extravagant, or violent declamation.
- Isere
-
noun,
a river in SE France, flowing from the Alps to the Rhone River. 150 miles (240 km) long.
- incr.
-
- Sarre
-
noun,
French name of Saar.
- recce
-
noun,
(especially in British military use) reconnaissance:
- Santa
-
noun,
Santa Claus.
- Niter
-
noun,
potassium nitrate.
- rente
-
noun,
revenue or income, or the instrument evidencing a right to such periodic receipts.
- Saree
-
noun,
sari.
- 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.
- CIRCA
-
preposition, adverb,
about: (used especially in) approximate dates:
Abbreviation: ca, ca., c., c, cir., circ.
- erase
-
verb (used with object),
to rub or scrape out, as letters or characters written, engraved, etc.; efface.
- Asian
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Asia, or a person of Asian descent.
- teens
-
noun,
Archaic. suffering; grief.
- tenia
-
noun,
taenia.
- 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.
- tense
-
noun,
a category of verbal inflection that serves chiefly to specify the time of the action or state expressed by the verb.
- astr.
-
- astir
-
adjective,
moving or stirring, especially with much activity or excitement:
- tera-
-
- aster
-
noun,
any composite plant of the genus Aster, having rays varying from white or pink to blue around a yellow disk.
- Terai
-
noun,
a marshy lowland area in N India and S Nepal, between the Ganges and the foothills of the Himalayas.
- terce
-
noun,
tierce (def 3).
- Asine
-
noun,
an ancient town in S Greece, on the Gulf of Argolis.
- ASEAN
-
- ca-ca
-
noun,
excrement; feces.
- terna
-
noun,
a list of three names submitted to the pope as recommended to fill a vacant bishopric or benefice.
- terne
-
noun,
terne metal.
- Artie
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Arthur.
- Terni
-
noun,
a city in central Italy.
- 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.
- terr.
-
- arris
-
noun,
a sharp ridge, as between adjoining channels of a Doric column.
- Arras
-
noun,
a rich tapestry.
- Arran
-
noun,
an island in SW Scotland, in the Firth of Clyde. 166 sq. mi. (430 sq. km).
- Terra
-
noun,
earth; land.
- arise
-
verb (used without object),
to get up from sitting, lying, or kneeling; rise:
- Teena
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Albertina, Bettina, or Christina.
- cacti
-
noun,
any of numerous succulent plants of the family Cactaceae, of warm, arid regions of the New World, having fleshy, leafless, usually spiny stems, and typically having solitary, showy flowers.
- Arica
-
noun,
a seaport in N Chile.
- carat
-
noun,
a unit of weight in gemstones, 200 milligrams (about 3 grains of troy or avoirdupois weight). Abbreviation: c., ct.
- Tarne
-
noun,
(in the Iliad) Sardis.
- carse
-
noun,
bottom land.
- tarns
-
noun,
a small mountain lake or pool, especially one in a cirque.
- carns
-
noun,
cairn.
- carne
-
noun,
Marcel [mahr-sel;; French mar-sel] /mɑrˈsɛl;; French marˈsɛl/ (Show IPA), 1909–1996, French film director.
- Carin
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Carie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Caroline.
- Caria
-
noun,
an ancient district in SW Asia Minor.
- caret
-
noun,
a mark (‸) made in written or printed matter to show the place where something is to be inserted.
- cares
-
noun,
a state of mind in which one is troubled; worry, anxiety, or concern:
- Caren
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Caras
-
noun,
a female given name: from an Italian word meaning “dear one.”.
- tease
-
noun,
a person who teases or annoys.
- entia
-
noun,
plural of ens.
- cants
-
noun,
insincere, especially conventional expressions of enthusiasm for high ideals, goodness, or piety.
- Cant.
-
- canst
-
noun,
a sealed container for food, beverages, etc., as of aluminum, sheet iron coated with tin, or other metal:
- canes
-
noun,
a stick or short staff used to assist one in walking; walking stick.
- caner
-
noun,
a person who works with cane, especially one who produces canework for chairs.
- Canea
-
noun,
a seaport on and the capital of Crete, on the W part.
- canc.
-
- tears
-
- cairn
-
noun,
a heap of stones set up as a landmark, monument, tombstone, etc.
- cains
-
noun,
Scot. and Irish English. rent paid in kind, especially a percentage of a farm crop.
- caine
-
noun,
(Sir Thomas Henry) Hall, 1853–1931, English novelist.
- Aries
-
noun,
Astronomy. the Ram, a zodiacal constellation between Pisces and Taurus.
- arias
-
noun,
an air or melody.
- carts
-
noun,
a heavy two-wheeled vehicle, commonly without springs, drawn by mules, oxen, or the like, used for the conveyance of heavy goods.
- 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.
- Trace
-
noun,
a surviving mark, sign, or evidence of the former existence, influence, or action of some agent or event; vestige:
- Aetna
-
noun,
Mount. Etna, Mount.
- train
-
noun,
Railroads. a self-propelled, connected group of rolling stock.
- Aesir
-
noun,
the principal race of gods, led by Odin and living at Asgard.
- aerie
-
noun,
the nest of a bird of prey, as an eagle or a hawk.
- Aeria
-
noun,
an area in the northern hemisphere of Mars.
- aeri-
-
- aecia
-
noun,
the fruiting body of rust fungi, which bears chainlike or stalked spores.
- 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.
- treas
-
- treen
-
noun,
treenware.
- triac
-
noun,
a type of thyristor designed for electronic control of the current supplied to a circuit, used especially in dimmers for lighting systems.
- airts
-
noun,
a direction.
- acet-
-
- aceae
-
- trice
-
noun,
a very short time; an instant:
- acct.
-
- ACCRA
-
noun,
the wood of a sapele.
- acari
-
noun,
plural of acarus.
- Trier
-
noun,
a person or thing that tries or tests; tester.
- tries
-
noun,
plural of try.
- trine
-
noun,
a set or group of three; triad.
- Tsana
-
noun,
Lake. Tana, Lake.
- 30-30
-
- tires
-
noun,
British Dialect. fatigue.
- Tiran
-
noun,
Strait of, a navigable waterway between the N Red Sea and the Gulf of Aqaba.
- arian
-
noun,
an adherent of Arianism.
- ante-
-
- Arete
-
noun,
the aggregate of qualities, as valor and virtue, making up good character.
- ARENA
-
noun,
the oval space in the center of a Roman amphitheater for gladiatorial combats or other performances.
- Areca
-
noun,
any tropical Asian palm of the genus Areca, as the betel palm.
- arces
-
noun,
a daughter of Thaumas and the sister of Iris and the Harpies. Zeus took away her wings when she aided the Titans in their war against him.
- Terri
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Theresa.
- Arcas
-
noun,
a son of Zeus and Callisto, the ancestor of the Arcadians who was set among the stars with his mother as the Little Bear and the Great Bear respectively.
- antre
-
noun,
a cavern; cave.
- antis
-
noun,
a person who is opposed to a particular practice, party, policy, action, etc.
- antic
-
noun,
Usually, antics.
a playful trick or prank; caper.
a grotesque, fantastic, or ludicrous gesture, act, or posture.
- anti-
-
- antes
-
noun,
Poker. a fixed but arbitrary stake put into the pot by each player before the deal.
- antas
-
noun,
a privately supported organization, chartered by Congress in 1935, for the encouragement and advancement of professional and nonprofessional theater.
- Aisne
-
noun,
a river in N France, flowing NW and W to the Oise. 175 miles (280 km) long.
- terse
-
adjective,
neatly or effectively concise; brief and pithy, as language.
- tiara
-
noun,
a jeweled, ornamental coronet worn by women.
- Ansar
-
noun,
the first inhabitants of Medina to accept Islam.
- Anita
-
noun,
a female given name: Spanish form of Anna.
- anise
-
noun,
a Mediterranean plant, Pimpinella anisum, of the parsley family, having loose umbrels of small yellowish-white flowers that yield aniseed.
- anis-
-
- anear
-
adverb, preposition,
near.
- 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.
- ancre
-
adjective,
having the end of each limb divided and carved outward like the flukes of an anchor; moline:
- anat.
-
- tinea
-
noun,
any of several skin diseases caused by fungi; ringworm.
- tines
-
noun,
a sharp, projecting point or prong, as of a fork.
- Carte
-
noun,
(italics) French. menu; bill of fare.
Compare à la carte.
- 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.
- Stein
-
noun,
a mug, usually earthenware, especially for beer.
- cetes
-
noun,
a number of badgers together.
- Circe
-
noun,
Also, Kirke. Also called Aeaea. Classical Mythology. the enchantress represented by Homer as turning the companions of Odysseus into swine by means of a magic drink.
- reist
-
verb (used without object),
reest2 .
- Stern
-
noun,
the after part of a vessel (often opposed to stem).
- cines
-
noun,
a film; motion picture.
- cine-
-
- snare
-
noun,
a device, often consisting of a noose, for capturing small game.
- 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.
- stria
-
noun,
a slight or narrow furrow, ridge, stripe, or streak, especially one of a number in parallel arrangement:
- sneer
-
noun,
a look or expression of derision, scorn, or contempt.
- Cesti
-
noun,
Marcantonio [mahr-kahn-taw-nyaw] /ˌmɑr kɑnˈtɔ nyɔ/ (Show IPA), 1623–69, Italian composer.
- 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.
- cert.
-
- sitar
-
noun,
a lute of India with a small, pear-shaped body and a long, broad, fretted neck.
- ceric
-
adjective,
containing cerium, especially in the tetravalent state.
- ceria
-
noun,
a white-to-yellow, heavy powder, cerium dioxide, CeO 2 , usually derived from cerium nitrate by decomposition with heat: used chiefly in ceramics, glass polishing, and decolorizing.
- Ceres
-
noun,
a pre-Roman goddess of agriculture under whose name the Romans adopted the worship of the Greek goddess Demeter.
- Siren
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. one of several sea nymphs, part woman and part bird, who lure mariners to destruction by their seductive singing.
- circs
-
noun,
circular (def 9).
- ster.
-
- earns
-
verb (used with object),
to gain or get in return for one's labor or service:
- stare
-
noun,
a staring gaze; a fixed look with the eyes wide open:
- crine
-
noun,
hair; head of hair.
- cries
-
noun,
the act or sound of crying; any loud utterance or exclamation; a shout, scream, or wail.
- crier
-
noun,
a person who cries.
- Crete
-
noun,
Formerly Candia. a Greek island in the Mediterranean, SE of mainland Greece. 3235 sq. mi. (8380 sq. km). Capital: Canea.
- crest
-
noun,
the highest part of a hill or mountain range; summit.
- stane
-
noun, adjective, adverb, verb (used with object),
stone.
- Crees
-
noun,
a member of a North American Indian people of Ontario, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, and Montana.
- stair
-
noun,
one of a flight or series of steps for going from one level to another, as in a building.
- cires
-
noun,
a brilliant, highly glazed surface produced on fabrics by subjecting them to a wax, heat, and calendering treatment.
- crate
-
noun,
a slatted wooden box or framework for packing, shopping, or storing fruit, furniture, glassware, crockery, etc.
- Starr
-
noun,
Belle (Myra Belle Shirley) 1848–89, U.S. outlaw and folk hero.
- stain
-
noun,
a discoloration produced by foreign matter having penetrated into or chemically reacted with a material; a spot not easily removed.
- Srta.
-
- Crane
-
noun,
any large wading bird of the family Gruidae, characterized by long legs, bill, and neck and an elevated hind toe.
- cites
-
noun,
citation (defs 7, 8).
- Steen
-
noun,
Jan [yahn] /yɑn/ (Show IPA), 1626–79, Dutch painter.
- steer
-
noun,
Informal. a suggestion about a course of action; tip:
- siree
-
noun,
sirree.
- 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.
- crit.
-
- Tanis
-
noun,
an ancient city in Lower Egypt, in the Nile delta.
- Taine
-
noun,
Hippolyte Adolphe [ee-paw-leet a-dawlf] /i pɔˈlit aˈdɔlf/ (Show IPA), 1828–93, French literary critic and historian.
- tains
-
noun,
a thin tin plate.
- seti-
-
- cease
-
noun,
cessation:
- Ceara
-
noun,
Fortaleza.
- enact
-
verb (used with object),
to make into an act or statute:
- Cates
-
noun,
a choice food;delicacy; dainty.
- Cenis
-
noun,
Mont, a mountain pass between SE France and Italy, in the Alps. 6834 feet (2083 meters) high.
- cater
-
verb (used with object),
to provide food and service for:
- cata-
-
- enate
-
noun,
a person related on one's mother's side.
Compare agnate, cognate.
- 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.
- Tarai
-
noun,
Terai.
- serin
-
noun,
a small finch, Serinus serinus, of Europe and northern Africa, closely related to the canary.
- tares
-
noun,
any of various vetches, especially Vicia sativa.
- Cenci
-
noun,
Beatrice [be-ah-tree-che] /ˌbɛ ɑˈtri tʃɛ/ (Show IPA), 1577–1599, Italian parricide whose life is the subject of various novels and poems.
- Taira
-
noun,
a member of a powerful family in Japan that ruled the country 1160–85.
- Siena
-
noun,
a city in Tuscany, in central Italy, S of Florence: cathedral.
- cent.
-
- cense
-
verb (used with object),
to burn incense near or in front of; perfume with incense.
- ceras
-
noun,
(in prescriptions) wax.
- eaten
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- 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: ¢.
- taces
-
noun,
tasset.
- since
-
adverb,
from then till now (often preceded by ever):
- tsar
-
noun,
czar.
- reit
-
noun,
real-estate investment trust.
- Sere
-
noun,
the series of stages in an ecological succession.
- Seen
-
verb,
past participle of see1 .
- Rena
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Marina.
- seer
-
noun,
a person who sees; observer.
- 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.
- tri-
-
- Stan
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Stanley.
- SITA
-
noun,
(in the Ramayana) the wife of Ramachandra, abducted by Ravana and later rescued.
- tRNA
-
- sire
-
noun,
the male parent of a quadruped.
- Sina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- SNCC
-
noun,
a U.S. civil-rights organization formed by students and active especially during the 1960s, whose aim was to achieve political and economic equality for blacks through local and regional action groups.
- Tine
-
noun,
a sharp, projecting point or prong, as of a fork.
- TINA
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Sert
-
noun,
José María [haw-se mah-ree-ah] /hɔˈsɛ mɑˈri ɑ/ (Show IPA), 1876–1945, Spanish painter.
- Sra.
-
- sene
-
noun,
a bronze coin and monetary unit of Western Samoa, the 100th part of a tala.
- Seta
-
noun,
a stiff hair; bristle or bristlelike part.
- snit
-
noun,
an agitated or irritated state.
- sent
-
noun,
a coin of Estonia until the euro was adopted, the 100th part of a kroon.
- Tree
-
noun,
a plant having a permanently woody main stem or trunk, ordinarily growing to a considerable height, and usually developing branches at some distance from the ground.
- sice
-
noun,
syce.
- Sera
-
noun,
a plural of serum.
- Seri
-
noun,
a member of an American Indian people of western Sonora state, Mexico, on the Gulf of California.
- site
-
noun,
the position or location of a town, building, etc., especially as to its environment:
- Sian
-
noun,
Older Spelling. Xian.
- tire
-
noun,
British Dialect. fatigue.
- 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.
- Tarn
-
noun,
a small mountain lake or pool, especially one in a cirque.
- 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.
- 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.
- scar
-
noun,
a mark left by a healed wound, sore, or burn.
- Tace
-
noun,
tasset.
- teen
-
noun,
Archaic. suffering; grief.
- rit.
-
- RITA
-
noun,
the Vedic concept of cosmic and social order.
- rite
-
noun,
a formal or ceremonial act or procedure prescribed or customary in religious or other solemn use:
- RNAS
-
- 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.
- sain
-
verb (used with object),
to make the sign of the cross on, as for protection against evil influences.
- tain
-
noun,
a thin tin plate.
- Tees
-
noun,
a river in N England, flowing E along the boundary between Durham and Yorkshire to the North Sea. 70 miles (113 km) long.
- SCAN
-
noun,
an act or instance of scanning; close examination.
- Tana
-
noun,
thana.
- tars
-
noun,
any of various dark-colored viscid products obtained by the destructive distillation of certain organic substances, as coal or wood.
- Tane
-
noun,
a Polynesian god of fertility.
- sati
-
noun,
a Hindu practice whereby a widow immolates herself on the funeral pyre of her husband: now abolished by law.
- 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.
- Sat.
-
- Tara
-
noun,
a village in the NE Republic of Ireland, NW of Dublin: home of the ancient Irish kings (Hill of Tara)
- Tare
-
noun,
any of various vetches, especially Vicia sativa.
- Rise
-
noun,
an act or instance of rising.
- ten.
-
- tics
-
noun,
Pathology.
a sudden, spasmodic, painless, involuntary muscular contraction, as of the face.
tic douloureux.
- 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.
- rest
-
noun,
the refreshing quiet or repose of sleep:
- Star
-
noun,
any of the heavenly bodies, except the moon, appearing as fixed luminous points in the sky at night.
- sec.
-
- 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.
- sear
-
noun,
a mark or scar made by searing.
- Sean
-
noun,
a male given name, form of John.
- Ste.
-
- rete
-
noun,
a pierced plate on an astrolabe, having projections whose points correspond to the fixed stars.
- scr.
-
- sci.
-
- Tena
-
noun,
Koyukon.
- 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.
- RIAS
-
noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- 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.
- Stir
-
noun,
the act of stirring or moving.
- str.
-
- Rice
-
noun,
the starchy seeds or grain of an annual marsh grass, Oryza sativa, cultivated in warm climates and used for food.
- ter.
-
- Rina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- tens
-
noun,
a self-operated portable device used to treat chronic pain by sending electrical impulses through electrodes placed over the painful area.
- RISC
-
noun,
reduced instruction set computer: a computer whose central processing unit recognizes a relatively small number of instructions, which it can execute very rapidly.
- sane
-
noun,
a private nationwide organization in the U.S., established in 1957, that opposes nuclear testing and advocates international peace.
- 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.
- Reis
-
plural noun,
a former money of account of Portugal and Brazil.
- atic
-
- atar
-
noun,
attar (def 1).
- 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).
- Este
-
noun,
a city in NE Italy: medieval fortress; ancient Roman ruins.
- Aten
-
noun,
Aton.
- est.
-
- ates
-
- esne
-
noun,
(in Anglo-Saxon England) a member of the lowest class; laborer.
- Asir
-
noun,
a district in SW Saudi Arabia.
- erst
-
adverb,
before the present time; formerly.
- Erse
-
noun,
Gaelic, especially Scottish Gaelic.
- errs
-
verb (used without object),
to go astray in thought or belief; be mistaken; be incorrect.
- cac-
-
- Erne
-
noun,
sea eagle.
- Erna
-
noun,
a female given name: from an Old English word meaning “eagle.”.
- Eris
-
noun,
the ancient Greek goddess of discord and the sister of Ares: identified with the Roman goddess Discordia.
- Erin
-
noun,
Literary. Ireland.
- Erie
-
noun,
Lake, a lake between the NE central United States and SE central Canada: the southernmost lake of the Great Lakes; Commodore Perry's defeat of the British in 1813. 239 miles (385 km) long; 9940 sq. mi. (25,745 sq. km).
- Asti
-
noun,
a city in the Piedmont region of Italy, S of Turin: center of wine-producing region.
- 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).
- Ens.
-
- ins.
-
- ARIS
-
- Arne
-
noun,
Thomas Augustine, 1710–78, English composer of operas and songs.
- arr.
-
- Irra
-
noun,
the Akkadian god of pestilence.
- Ire.
-
- arse
-
noun,
ass2 (defs 1, 2).
- IRAS
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- art.
-
- int.
-
- 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.
- IAEA
-
- Inc.
-
- inae
-
- asc-
-
- asci
-
noun,
plural of ascus.
- ices
-
noun,
the solid form of water, produced by freezing; frozen water.
- Ice.
-
- asea
-
adjective, adverb,
to or toward the sea; seaward.
- IATA
-
- Aser
-
noun,
Asher (def 1).
- iana
-
- Eric
-
noun,
Eric the Red.
- ence
-
- Aria
-
noun,
an air or melody.
- crat
-
- cees
-
noun,
the letter C.
- cen.
-
- cene
-
- cera
-
noun,
(in prescriptions) wax.
- CerE
-
noun,
a fleshy, membranous covering of the base of the upper mandible of a bird, especially a bird of prey or a parrot, through which the nostrils open.
- CERN
-
- Cres
-
- Cree
-
noun,
a member of a North American Indian people of Ontario, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, and Montana.
- cet-
-
- Ceta
-
noun,
Comprehensive Employment and Training Act.
- cts.
-
- Cete
-
noun,
a number of badgers together.
- cite
-
noun,
citation (defs 7, 8).
- cit.
-
- cist
-
noun,
a box or chest, especially for sacred utensils.
- CISC
-
noun,
complex instruction set computer: a computer whose central processing unit recognizes a relatively large number of instructions.
- cis-
-
- cire
-
noun,
a brilliant, highly glazed surface produced on fabrics by subjecting them to a wax, heat, and calendering treatment.
- circ
-
noun,
circular (def 9).
- cir.
-
- ctr.
-
- Cate
-
noun,
a choice food;delicacy; dainty.
- enc.
-
- East
-
noun,
a cardinal point of the compass, 90° to the right of north. Abbreviation: E.
- Cain
-
noun,
Scot. and Irish English. rent paid in kind, especially a percentage of a farm crop.
- Can.
-
- Eire
-
noun,
the Irish name of Ireland.
- Cana
-
noun,
an ancient town in N Israel, in Galilee: scene of Jesus' first miracle. John 2:1, 11.
- ect-
-
- cane
-
noun,
a stick or short staff used to assist one in walking; walking stick.
- eats
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- Cara
-
noun,
a female given name: from an Italian word meaning “dear one.”.
- CARE
-
noun,
a state of mind in which one is troubled; worry, anxiety, or concern:
- ease
-
noun,
freedom from labor, pain, or physical annoyance; tranquil rest; comfort:
- cat.
-
- Carn
-
noun,
cairn.
- 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.
- EARN
-
verb (used with object),
to gain or get in return for one's labor or service:
- Carr
-
noun,
John Dickson, 1906–77, U.S. mystery writer.
- CART
-
noun,
a heavy two-wheeled vehicle, commonly without springs, drawn by mules, oxen, or the like, used for the conveyance of heavy goods.
- Casa
-
noun,
a house.
- CASE
-
noun,
an instance of the occurrence, existence, etc., of something:
- 1080
-
- 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.
- cast
-
noun,
act of casting or throwing.
- Isar
-
noun,
a river in central Europe, flowing NE from W Austria through S Germany to the Danube River. 215 miles (345 km) long.
- Asat
-
noun,
(in Vedic mythology) the realm of nonexistence, populated by demons.
Compare sat2 (def 1).
- Ares
-
noun,
the ancient Greek god of war, a son of Zeus and Hera, identified by the Romans with Mars.
- RACE
-
noun,
a contest of speed, as in running, riding, driving, or sailing.
- ance
-
- Rais
-
noun,
Gilles de, Retz, Gilles de Laval, Baron de.
- ACTS
-
noun,
anything done, being done, or to be done; deed; performance:
- Anas
-
- aits
-
noun,
a small island, especially in a river.
- airt
-
noun,
a direction.
- airs
-
noun,
a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- Raia
-
noun,
rayah.
- Aire
-
- NCTE
-
- acc.
-
- neat
-
noun,
an animal of the genus Bos; a bovine, as a cow or ox.
- ains
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- Neri
-
noun,
Saint Philip (Filippo Neri) 1515–95, Italian priest: founder of Congregation of the Oratory.
- Aiea
-
noun,
a town on S Oahu, in Hawaii.
- Rani
-
noun,
ranee.
- Nier
-
noun,
Alfred Otto Carl, 1911–1994, U.S. physicist.
- NTIA
-
- aer-
-
- nits
-
noun,
the egg of a parasitic insect, especially of a louse, often attached to a hair or a fiber of clothing.
- Acre
-
noun,
a common measure of area: in the U.S. and U.K., 1 acre equals 4,840 square yards (4,047 square meters) or 0.405 hectare; 640 acres equals one square mile.
- acr-
-
- NIRA
-
- NICE
-
noun,
a port in and the capital of Alpes-Maritimes, in SE France, on the Mediterranean: resort.
- area
-
noun,
any particular extent of space or surface; part:
- aesc
-
noun,
ash2 (def 3).
- aet.
-
- acne
-
noun,
an inflammatory disease of the sebaceous glands, characterized by comedones and pimples, especially on the face, back, and chest, and, in severe cases, by cysts and nodules resulting in scarring.
- Acis
-
noun,
the lover of Galatea, killed by Polyphemus out of jealousy.
- 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.
- acea
-
- anes
-
adverb,
once.
- 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).
- NCAA
-
- ant.
-
- rate
-
noun,
the amount of a charge or payment with reference to some basis of calculation:
- rant
-
noun,
ranting, extravagant, or violent declamation.
- narc
-
noun,
a government agent or detective charged with the enforcement of laws restricting the use of narcotics.
- Nara
-
noun,
a city on S Honshu, in central Japan: chief Buddhist center of ancient Japan; first capital of Japan a.d. 710–84.
- Nair
-
noun,
a group of Hindu castes in the Kerala region of India.
- ANSI
-
- NACA
-
- ANTA
-
noun,
a privately supported organization, chartered by Congress in 1935, for the encouragement and advancement of professional and nonprofessional theater.
- NASA
-
noun,
National Aeronautics and Space Administration.
- 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.
- 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.
- recs
-
noun,
recreation.
- arca
-
noun,
a chest for valuables, used in medieval Spain and Italy.
- Arce
-
noun,
a daughter of Thaumas and the sister of Iris and the Harpies. Zeus took away her wings when she aided the Titans in their war against him.
- Rees
-
noun,
reeve3 .
- ARCS
-
noun,
Geometry. any unbroken part of the circumference of a circle or other curved line.
- Acta
-
plural noun,
official records, as of acts, deeds, proceedings, transactions, or the like.
- Nasi
-
noun,
the head or president of the Sanhedrin.
- rase
-
verb (used with object),
raze.
- RARE
-
adjective,
coming or occurring far apart in time; unusual; uncommon:
- Nast
-
noun,
Thomas, 1840–1902, U.S. illustrator and cartoonist.
- ansa
-
noun,
Archaeology. a looped handle, especially of a vase.
- AAEE
-
- rasa
-
noun,
(in Hindu aesthetics) flavor, sentiment, or emotion: regarded as one of the fundamental qualities of classical music, dance, and poetry.
- NATS
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Nathan or Nathaniel.
- TAE
-
preposition,
to.
- ACT
-
noun,
anything done, being done, or to be done; deed; performance:
- Aar
-
- ACS
-
- TSI
-
- CAS
-
verb (used with or without object),
to call, as to call an animal toward one; urge forward by calling.
- Tai
-
noun,
any of several sparoid fishes of the Pacific Ocean, as Pagrus major (red tai) a food fish of Japan.
- TSE
-
- AIA
-
- ac-
-
- CCR
-
- an.
-
- AAE
-
- cee
-
noun,
the letter C.
- CEC
-
- Ar.
-
- TAR
-
noun,
any of various dark-colored viscid products obtained by the destructive distillation of certain organic substances, as coal or wood.
- Tan
-
noun,
the brown color imparted to the skin by exposure to the sun or open air.
- CEA
-
- CCS
-
verb (used with object),
to send a duplicate of a document, email, or the like to:
- CCA
-
- AAS
-
noun,
basaltic lava having a rough surface.
- ACE
-
noun,
a playing card or die marked with or having the value indicated by a single spot:
- tee
-
noun,
the letter T or t.
- ae.
-
- ASI
-
- 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.
- ane
-
adjective, noun, pronoun,
one.
- ATA
-
- at.
-
- ast
-
- ASR
-
- ASN
-
- ANI
-
noun,
any of several black, tropical American cuckoos of the genus Crotophaga, having a compressed, bladelike bill.
- ans
-
noun,
the Sumerian god of heaven: the counterpart of the Akkadian Anu.
- ase
-
- ATC
-
- TIC
-
noun,
Pathology.
a sudden, spasmodic, painless, involuntary muscular contraction, as of the face.
tic douloureux.
- CIC
-
- TIA
-
- TES
-
noun,
ti1 .
- ASA
-
noun,
a king of Judah, 913?–873? b.c. I Kings 15:8–24.
- ARA
-
noun,
the Altar, a southern constellation between Triangulum Australe and Scorpius.
- ARS
-
- ARC
-
noun,
Geometry. any unbroken part of the circumference of a circle or other curved line.
- 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.
- ANC
-
- ait
-
noun,
a small island, especially in a river.
- AEA
-
- Ain
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- AEC
-
- CAR
-
noun,
an automobile.
- TCA
-
- AES
-
noun,
any of various early forms of bronze or copper money used in ancient Rome.
Compare as2 (def 1).
- TCS
-
- 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.
- AIC
-
- CAI
-
- TEC
-
noun,
detective.
- AIR
-
noun,
a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- 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.
- tra
-
- tr.
-
- CAA
-
- ct.
-
- cs.
-
- cr.
-
- cc.
-
- ca.
-
- ATS
-
noun,
a money of account of Laos, the 100th part of a kip.
- CIA
-
- 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.
- STI
-
- ITC
-
- RSA
-
- RSE
-
- rt.
-
- rte
-
- RTS
-
- SAA
-
- SAC
-
noun,
a baglike structure in an animal, plant, or fungus, as one containing fluid.
- SAE
-
- Nat
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Nathan or Nathaniel.
- San
-
noun,
a member of a nomadic aboriginal people of southern Africa.
- nae
-
adverb,
no1 ; not.
- NAA
-
- SAR
-
- ite
-
- ITA
-
- RNR
-
- sc.
-
- ICA
-
noun,
Portuguese name of Putumayo.
- ICC
-
- ier
-
- in.
-
- ina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- CIE
-
- IRC
-
- ist
-
- IRS
-
- ine
-
- Is.
-
noun,
(used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
- ISA
-
- ise
-
- ISR
-
- Rs.
-
- NCC
-
- ian
-
noun,
a male given name, Scottish form of John.
- RCS
-
- Ree
-
noun,
reeve3 .
- REC
-
noun,
recreation.
- REA
-
- RCT
-
- RCN
-
- RCA
-
- 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.
- res
-
noun,
an object or thing; matter.
- RAS
-
noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- RAN
-
noun,
a sea goddess who drags down ships and drowns sailors: the wife of Aegir.
- Rai
-
noun,
a style of Algerian popular music played on electric guitar, synthesizer, and percussion instruments.
- 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.
- Rae
-
noun,
John, 1813–93, Scottish surgeon and Arctic explorer.
- Re.
-
- NSC
-
- RNA
-
- 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:
- ne-
-
- NEA
-
- NEC
-
- Nee
-
adjective,
born (placed after the name of a married woman to introduce her maiden name):
- NES
-
- rin
-
noun,
a money of account of Japan, the thousandth part of a yen or the tenth part of a sen.
- NIA
-
- NSA
-
- NIC
-
noun,
a newly industrialized/industrializing country:
- nit
-
noun,
the egg of a parasitic insect, especially of a louse, often attached to a hair or a fiber of clothing.
- nr.
-
- Ria
-
noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- NRA
-
- NRC
-
- IAS
-
- Ir.
-
- se-
-
- cte
-
- ECA
-
- ec-
-
- sea
-
noun,
the salt waters that cover the greater part of the earth's surface.
- eat
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- EAS
-
noun,
the Akkadian god of wisdom, the son of Apsu and father of Marduk: the counterpart of Enki.
- SIR
-
noun,
a respectful or formal term of address used to a man:
- 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.
- ean
-
- EAA
-
- ea.
-
- ETA
-
noun,
the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
- SIT
-
verb,
(in prescriptions) may it be.
- ctn
-
plural,
carton.
- Sr.
-
- EEC
-
- CTC
-
- SRI
-
noun,
a Hindu title of address prefixed to the name of a deity, holy person, etc.
- CTA
-
- St.
-
- Sta
-
- CST
-
- CSR
-
- CSC
-
- CSA
-
- CRT
-
- CRS
-
- CRC
-
- CNS
-
- CNC
-
- 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).
- Sin
-
noun,
transgression of divine law:
- eir
-
- err
-
verb (used without object),
to go astray in thought or belief; be mistaken; be incorrect.
- SEN
-
noun,
a money of account of Japan, the 100th part of a yen, now used only in certain quotations, as on foreign exchange.
- Esc
-
- EIS
-
- ESA
-
- ESR
-
- See
-
noun,
the seat, center of authority, office, or jurisdiction of a bishop.
- ETR
-
- ETS
-
- ERT
-
- 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).
- ERS
-
noun,
ervil.
- ese
-
- SEI
-
noun,
sei whale.
- ics
-
- Ia.
-
- ERE
-
preposition, conjunction,
before.
- ERA
-
noun,
a period of time marked by distinctive character, events, etc.:
- ene
-
- IRA
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- en-
-
- TA
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- RI
-
- RN
-
- 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.
- 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.
- T1
-
- et
-
verb,
a simple past tense of eat.
- ic
-
- t.
-
- i.
-
- AA
-
noun,
basaltic lava having a rough surface.
- CE
-
- RC
-
- TN
-
- SA
-
- S.
-
- TE
-
noun,
ti1 .
- SI
-
noun,
the syllable used for the seventh tone of a scale and sometimes for the tone B.
- TC
-
- NI
-
- TI
-
noun,
the syllable for the seventh tone of a diatonic scale.
- NC
-
- RA
-
noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- NA
-
adverb,
no1 .
- N.
-
- EI
-
- ee
-
- E.
-
noun,
Edward (St. John) 1925–2000, U.S. writer and illustrator.
- SN
-
- 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.
- R.
-
- er
-
interjection,
(used to express or represent a pause, hesitation, uncertainty, etc.).