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Word incendiaries has
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- canneries
-
noun,
a factory where foodstuffs, as meat, fish, or fruit are canned.
- insincere
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adjective,
not sincere; not honest in the expression of actual feeling; hypocritical.
- acridines
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noun,
a colorless, crystalline solid, C 13 H 9 N, usually obtained from the anthracine fraction of coal tar: used chiefly in the synthesis of dyes and drugs.
- narceines
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noun,
a narcotic alkaloid, C 23 H 27 NO 8 , occurring in opium and acting as a mild relaxant on smooth muscle.
- cinerins
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noun,
either of two oily, liquid compounds, C 20 H 28 O 3 or C 21 H 28 O 5 , used as insecticides.
- Adrienne
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noun,
a female given name: derived from Adrian.
- Andersen
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noun,
Hans Christian [hanz] /hænz/ (Show IPA), 1805–75, Danish author, especially of fairy tales.
- sanidine
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noun,
a glassy, often transparent variety of orthoclase in which sodium may replace as much as 50 percent of the potassium: forms phenocrysts in some igneous rocks.
- andesine
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noun,
a mineral, intermediate in the plagioclase feldspar group, having a play of colors and usually found as crystals in igneous rocks.
- ascender
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noun,
a person or thing that ascends or causes ascension.
- arsenide
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noun,
a compound containing two elements of which arsenic is the negative one, as silver arsenide, Ag 3 As.
- Increase
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noun,
growth or augmentation in numbers, size, strength, quality, etc.:
- deciares
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noun,
a unit of surface measure equal to one-tenth of an are, or 10 square meters: equivalent to 11.96 square yards.
- acridine
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noun,
a colorless, crystalline solid, C 13 H 9 N, usually obtained from the anthracine fraction of coal tar: used chiefly in the synthesis of dyes and drugs.
- indicans
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noun,
a glucoside, C 14 H 17 NO 6 , that occurs in plants yielding indigo and from which indigo is obtained.
- sirenian
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noun,
an aquatic, herbivorous mammal of the order Sirenia, including the manatee and dugong.
- narceine
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noun,
a narcotic alkaloid, C 23 H 27 NO 8 , occurring in opium and acting as a mild relaxant on smooth muscle.
- anserine
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adjective,
of or relating to the subfamily Anserinae, of the family Anatidae, comprising the true geese.
- crannies
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noun,
a small, narrow opening in a wall, rock, etc.; chink; crevice; fissure:
- crannied
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adjective,
having or full of crannies.
- decennia
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noun,
a period of ten years; a decade.
- Ardennes
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noun,
Forest of, a wooded plateau region in W Europe, in NE France, SE Belgium, and Luxembourg: World War I battle 1914; World War II battle 1944–45.
- adenines
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noun,
Biochemistry. a purine base, C 5 H 5 N 5 , one of the fundamental components of nucleic acids, as DNA, in which it forms a base pair with thymine, and RNA, in which it pairs with uracil. Symbol: A.
- encinas
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noun,
the live oak, Quercus virginiana.
- endrins
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noun,
a highly toxic, chlorinated hydrocarbon, C 12 H 8 OCl 6 , formerly used as an insecticide.
- enneads
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noun,
a group of nine persons or things.
- rescind
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verb (used with object),
to abrogate; annul; revoke; repeal.
- endears
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verb (used with object),
to make dear, esteemed, or beloved:
- ensnare
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verb (used with object),
to capture in, or involve as in, a snare:
- decares
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noun,
a unit of surface measure equal to 10 ares, or 1000 square meters: equivalent to 0.2471 acre.
- deicers
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noun,
a device or a chemical substance for preventing or removing ice.
- asinine
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adjective,
foolish, unintelligent, or silly; stupid:
- candies
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noun,
any of a variety of confections made with sugar, syrup, etc., often combined with chocolate, fruit, nuts, etc.
- dancers
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noun,
a person who dances.
- discern
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verb (used with object),
to perceive by the sight or some other sense or by the intellect; see, recognize, or apprehend:
- decanes
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noun,
a hydrocarbon, C 10 H 22 , of the methane series, occurring in several isomeric forms.
- radices
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noun,
a plural of radix.
- sardine
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noun,
the pilchard, Sardina pilchardus, often preserved in oil and used for food.
- Dinesen
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noun,
Isak [ee-sahk] /ˈi sɑk/ (Show IPA), (pen name of Baroness Karen Blixen) 1885–1962, Danish author.
- aniseed
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noun,
the aromatic seed of anise, the oil of which (anise oil, aniseed oil, oil of anise) is used in the manufacture of anethole, in medicine as a carminative and expectorant, and in cookery and liqueurs for its licoricelike flavor.
- dairies
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noun,
an establishment, as a room, building, or buildings, where milk and cream are kept and butter and cheese are made.
- candier
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- niacins
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noun,
nicotinic acid.
- dineric
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adjective,
of or relating to the face of separation of two immiscible liquid phases.
- randies
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noun,
Chiefly Scot. a rude or coarse beggar.
- Cairene
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noun,
a native or resident of Cairo, Egypt.
- Dinaric
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adjective,
of or relating to the Alpine region of the Balkan Peninsula, from Slovenia to N Albania and extending across W Coatia, and most of Bosnia and Herzegovna, and Montenegro.
- Nereids
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noun,
any elongate cylindrical worm of the polychaete family Nereididae, including clamworms.
- scrinia
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noun,
a cylindrical container used in ancient Rome to hold papyrus rolls.
- diaries
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noun,
a daily record, usually private, especially of the writer's own experiences, observations, feelings, attitudes, etc.
- sericin
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noun,
a gelatinous organic compound that holds the two strands of natural silk together.
- nancies
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noun,
a city in and the capital of Meurthe-et-Moselle, in NE France: battles 1477, 1914, 1944.
- insider
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noun,
a person who is a member of a group, organization, society, etc.
- inradii
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noun,
the radius of the circle inscribed in a triangle.
- innards
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noun,
the internal parts of the body; entrails or viscera.
- insnare
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verb (used with object),
ensnare.
- readies
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noun,
the state or condition of being ready.
- sirenic
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adjective,
of or characteristic of a siren; melodious, tempting, or alluring.
- indicia
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noun,
indicia (def 2).
- indices
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noun,
a plural of index.
- indican
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noun,
a glucoside, C 14 H 17 NO 6 , that occurs in plants yielding indigo and from which indigo is obtained.
- deniers
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noun,
a person who denies.
- decries
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verb (used with object),
to speak disparagingly of; denounce as faulty or worthless; express censure of:
- indenes
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noun,
a colorless, liquid hydrocarbon, C 9 H 8 , obtained from coal tar by fractional distillation: used in synthesizing resins.
- sincere
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adjective,
free of deceit, hypocrisy, or falseness; earnest:
- carnies
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noun,
a person employed by a carnival.
- careens
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noun,
a careening.
- Na-Dene
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noun,
a group of North American Indian languages, comprising the Athabaskan family, Eyak, Tlingit, and Haida, hypothetically considered to be descendants of a single protolanguage: the genetic relationship of either Tlingit or Haida to Athabaskan and Eyak is now disputed.
- incense
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noun,
an aromatic gum or other substance producing a sweet odor when burned, used in religious ceremonies, to enhance a mood, etc.
- deciare
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noun,
a unit of surface measure equal to one-tenth of an are, or 10 square meters: equivalent to 11.96 square yards.
- scanner
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noun,
a person or thing that scans.
- adenine
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noun,
Biochemistry. a purine base, C 5 H 5 N 5 , one of the fundamental components of nucleic acids, as DNA, in which it forms a base pair with thymine, and RNA, in which it pairs with uracil. Symbol: A.
- decerns
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verb (used with object),
Archaic. to discern.
- canines
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noun,
a canid, or member of the dog family Canidae.
- irenics
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noun,
the branch of theology dealing with the promotion of peace and conciliation among Christian churches.
Compare polemics (def 2).
- incised
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adjective,
cut into:
- dearies
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noun,
darling.
- sidecar
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noun,
a small car attached on one side to a motorcycle and supported on the other side by a wheel of its own, used for a passenger, parcels, etc.
- iris-in
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noun,
the gradual appearance of an image or scene through an expanding circle.
- cinerin
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noun,
either of two oily, liquid compounds, C 20 H 28 O 3 or C 21 H 28 O 5 , used as insecticides.
- decern
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verb (used with object),
Archaic. to discern.
- redans
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noun,
a V -shaped work, usually projecting from a fortified line.
- decani
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adjective,
of or relating to the epistle or liturgical south side of a church (opposed to cantoris).
- decare
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noun,
a unit of surface measure equal to 10 ares, or 1000 square meters: equivalent to 0.2471 acre.
- inside
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noun,
the inner or internal part; interior:
- decane
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noun,
a hydrocarbon, C 10 H 22 , of the methane series, occurring in several isomeric forms.
- cinder
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noun,
a partially or mostly burned piece of coal, wood, etc.
- casern
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noun,
a lodging for soldiers in a garrison town; barracks.
- cedarn
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adjective,
resembling or made of cedar.
- Cedars
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noun,
any of several Old World, coniferous trees of the genus Cedrus, having wide, spreading branches.
Compare cedar of Lebanon.
- sacred
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adjective,
devoted or dedicated to a deity or to some religious purpose; consecrated.
- censer
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noun,
a container, usually covered, in which incense is burned, especially during religious services; thurible.
- cerias
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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.
- cerise
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adjective, noun,
moderate to deep red.
- Cesena
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noun,
a city in E central Italy.
- Ciardi
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noun,
John, 1916–86, U.S. poet.
- ciders
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noun,
the juice pressed from apples (or formerly from some other fruit) used for drinking, either before fermentation (sweet cider) or after fermentation (hard cider) or for making applejack, vinegar, etc.
- ricins
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noun,
a white, poisonous, protein powder from the bean of the castor-oil plant.
- Darien
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noun,
Gulf of, an arm of the Caribbean between NE Panama and NW Colombia.
- crease
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noun,
a ridge or groove produced in anything by folding, heat, pressure, etc.; fold; furrow.
- reside
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noun,
a piece or section of siding:
- Reseda
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noun,
a grayish green.
- Rennie
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noun,
John, 1761–1821, Scottish engineer.
- Rennes
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noun,
a city in and the capital of Ille-et-Vilaine, in NW France: former capital of Brittany; scene of trial of Alfred Dreyfus, 1899.
- renins
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noun,
a proteolytic enzyme secreted by the kidneys that is involved in the release of angiotensin.
- Dairen
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noun,
former Japanese name of Dalian (def 2).
- dancer
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noun,
a person who dances.
- insane
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adjective,
not sane; not of sound mind; mentally deranged.
- darics
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noun,
a gold coin and monetary unit of ancient Persia.
- resend
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verb (used with object),
to send again.
- raised
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noun,
an increase in amount, as of wages:
- deicer
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noun,
a device or a chemical substance for preventing or removing ice.
- isidia
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noun,
a coralloid outgrowth from the thallus in certain lichens.
- endear
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verb (used with object),
to make dear, esteemed, or beloved:
- Enders
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noun,
John Franklin, 1897–1985, U.S. bacteriologist: Nobel Prize in Medicine 1954.
- endrin
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noun,
a highly toxic, chlorinated hydrocarbon, C 12 H 8 OCl 6 , formerly used as an insecticide.
- ennead
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noun,
a group of nine persons or things.
- ericas
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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.
- nances
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noun,
Offensive. an effeminate male.
- Esenin
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noun,
Sergey Aleksandrovich [Russian syir-gyey uh-lyi-ksahn-druh-vyich] /Russian syɪrˈgyeɪ ʌ lyɪˈksɑn drə vyɪtʃ/ (Show IPA), Yesenin, Sergey Aleksandrovich.
- nadirs
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noun,
Astronomy. the point on the celestial sphere directly beneath a given position or observer and diametrically opposite the zenith.
- Nadine
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noun,
a female given name.
- nacres
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noun,
mother-of-pearl.
- nacred
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adjective,
lined with or resembling nacre.
- iridic
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adjective,
of or containing iridium, especially in the tetravalent state.
- encase
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verb (used with object),
to enclose in or as in a case:
- irides
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noun,
a plural of iris.
- irenic
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adjective,
tending to promote peace or reconciliation; peaceful or conciliatory.
- inanes
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noun,
something that is empty or void, especially the void of infinite space.
- incase
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verb (used with object),
encase.
- incise
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verb (used with object),
to cut into; cut marks, figures, etc., upon.
- irades
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noun,
a decree of a Muslim ruler.
- indene
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noun,
a colorless, liquid hydrocarbon, C 9 H 8 , obtained from coal tar by fractional distillation: used in synthesizing resins.
- Indian
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noun,
Also called American Indian, Amerind, Amerindian, Native American. a member of the aboriginal people of America or of any of the aboriginal North or South American stocks, usually excluding the Eskimos.
- indic.
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- Indies
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noun,
the. (used with a plural verb) West Indies (def 1).
- Indris
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noun,
a short-tailed lemur, Indri indri, of Madagascar, about 2 feet (60 cm) in length: an endangered species.
- Encina
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noun,
the live oak, Quercus virginiana.
- Nereid
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noun,
any elongate cylindrical worm of the polychaete family Nereididae, including clamworms.
- deices
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verb (used with object),
to free of ice; prevent or remove ice formation on, as the wing of an airplane.
- dinner
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noun,
the main meal of the day, eaten in the evening or at midday.
- denier
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noun,
a person who denies.
- denies
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Idioms,
deny oneself, to refrain from satisfying one's desires or needs; practice self-denial.
- Denise
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noun,
a female given name: derived from Denis.
- Dennis
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noun,
John, 1657–1734, English dramatist and critic.
- Derain
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noun,
André [ahn-drey] /ɑ̃ˈdreɪ/ (Show IPA), 1880–1954, French painter.
- desire
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noun,
a longing or craving, as for something that brings satisfaction or enjoyment:
- ranids
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noun,
frog1 (def 2).
- ranees
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noun,
the wife of a rajah.
- dienes
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noun,
any compound, as 1,3-butadiene, CH 2 =CH−CH=CH 2 , that contains two double bonds.
- dinars
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noun,
any of various former coins of the Near East, especially gold coins issued by Islamic governments.
- diners
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noun,
a person who dines.
- rancid
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adjective,
having a rank, unpleasant, stale smell or taste, as through decomposition, especially of fats or oils:
- Nereis
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noun,
clamworm.
- raisin
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noun,
a grape of any of various sweet varieties dried in the sun or by artificial means, often used in cookery.
- drains
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noun,
something, as a pipe or conduit, by which a liquid drains.
- Racine
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noun,
Jean Baptiste [zhahn ba-teest] /ʒɑ̃ baˈtist/ (Show IPA), 1639–99, French dramatist.
- easier
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noun,
a word formerly used in communications to represent the letter E.
- ecrase
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adjective,
(of leather) crushed to produce a grained effect.
- Nicias
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noun,
died 413 b.c, Athenian statesman and general.
- Nicene
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adjective,
of or relating to Nicaea.
- nicads
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noun,
nickel-cadmium battery.
- Edirne
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noun,
a city in NW Turkey, in the European part.
- niacin
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noun,
nicotinic acid.
- Nerine
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noun,
any of several bulbous plants belonging to the genus Nerine, of the amaryllis family, native to southern Africa, having funnel-shaped red, pink, or white flowers.
- eiders
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noun,
eider duck.
- casein
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noun,
Biochemistry. a protein precipitated from milk, as by rennet, and forming the basis of cheese and certain plastics.
- dances
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noun,
a successive group of rhythmical steps or bodily motions, or both, usually executed to music.
- seiner
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noun,
a person who fishes with a seine.
- caners
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noun,
a person who works with cane, especially one who produces canework for chairs.
- Cannes
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noun,
a city in SE France, on the Mediterranean Sea: resort; annual film festival.
- cairds
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noun,
a traveling tinker, especially a gypsy.
- careen
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noun,
a careening.
- Aeneid
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noun,
a Latin epic poem by Vergil, recounting the adventures of Aeneas after the fall of Troy.
- Cairns
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noun,
a seaport in NE Australia.
- Andres
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noun,
John, 1751–80, British major hanged as a spy by the Americans in the Revolutionary War: plotted the betrayal of West Point with Benedict Arnold.
- cadres
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noun,
Military. the key group of officers and enlisted personnel necessary to establish and train a new military unit.
- Sander
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noun,
a person or thing that sands or sandpapers.
- Sender
-
noun,
a person or thing that sends.
- Sendai
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noun,
a city on NE Honshu, in central Japan.
- serine
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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;
- Cardin
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noun,
Pierre, born 1922, French fashion designer.
- Andric
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noun,
Ivo [ee-vaw] /ˈi vɔ/ (Show IPA), 1892–1975, Yugoslavian poet, novelist, and short-story writer: Nobel Prize 1961.
- cardi-
-
- sienna
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noun,
a ferruginous earth used as a yellowish-brown pigment (raw sienna) or, after roasting in a furnace, as a reddish-brown pigment (burnt sienna)
- adren-
-
- canner
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noun,
a person who cans meat, fruit, etc., for preservation.
- Sandie
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noun,
a male given name, form of Sandro.
- Sarnen
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noun,
a town in and the capital of Obwalden, in central Switzerland, E of Bern.
- canine
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noun,
a canid, or member of the dog family Canidae.
- Sennar
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noun,
a region in the E Sudan between the White and Blue Nile rivers, S of Khartoum: a former kingdom.
- serein
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noun,
fine rain falling after sunset from a sky in which no clouds are visible.
- 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.
- arsen-
-
- seance
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noun,
a meeting in which a spiritualist attempts to communicate with the spirits of the dead.
- caries
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noun,
decay, as of bone or of plant tissue.
- arsine
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noun,
Also called arseniuretted hydrogen. a colorless, flammable, slightly water-soluble gas, AsH 3 , having a fetid, garliclike odor, used in chemical warfare.
- Serena
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noun,
a female given name.
- secern
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verb (used with object),
to discriminate or distinguish in thought.
- screed
-
noun,
a long discourse or essay, especially a diatribe.
- Sirena
-
noun,
a female given name.
- canned
-
noun,
a sealed container for food, beverages, etc., as of aluminum, sheet iron coated with tin, or other metal:
- canids
-
noun,
any animal of the dog family Canidae, including the wolves, jackals, hyenas, coyotes, foxes, and domestic dogs.
- ascend
-
verb (used with object),
to go or move upward upon or along; climb; mount:
- sinner
-
noun,
a person who sins; transgressor.
- 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.
- anis-
-
- anise
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noun,
a Mediterranean plant, Pimpinella anisum, of the parsley family, having loose umbrels of small yellowish-white flowers that yield aniseed.
- carne
-
noun,
Marcel [mahr-sel;; French mar-sel] /mɑrˈsɛl;; French marˈsɛl/ (Show IPA), 1909–1996, French film director.
- nicad
-
noun,
nickel-cadmium battery.
- Edina
-
noun,
a city in SE Minnesota, near Minneapolis.
- Ednas
-
noun,
Adnah.
- Andre
-
noun,
John, 1751–80, British major hanged as a spy by the Americans in the Revolutionary War: plotted the betrayal of West Point with Benedict Arnold.
- andr-
-
- Andie
-
noun,
a male or female given name.
- Andes
-
plural noun,
a mountain range in W South America, extending about 4500 miles (7250 km) from N Colombia and Venezuela S to Cape Horn. Highest peak, Aconcagua, 22,834 feet (6960 meters).
- nerds
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noun,
a person considered to be socially awkward, boring, unstylish, etc.
- ancre
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adjective,
having the end of each limb divided and carved outward like the flukes of an anchor; moline:
- Senna
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noun,
any plant, shrub, or tree belonging to the genus Cassia, of the legume family, having pinnate leaves and large clusters of flowers.
- needs
-
noun,
a requirement, necessary duty, or obligation:
- eider
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noun,
eider duck.
- Nisei
-
noun,
a person of Japanese descent, born and educated in the U.S. or Canada.
- nides
-
noun,
a nest or brood, especially of pheasants.
- raise
-
noun,
an increase in amount, as of wages:
- rands
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noun,
(in shoemaking) a strip of leather set in a shoe at the heel before the lifts are attached.
- dinar
-
noun,
any of various former coins of the Near East, especially gold coins issued by Islamic governments.
- Aries
-
noun,
Astronomy. the Ram, a zodiacal constellation between Pisces and Taurus.
- diner
-
noun,
a person who dines.
- dines
-
noun,
Scot. dinner.
- Arden
-
noun,
Forest of, a forest district in central England, in N Warwickshire: scene of Shakespeare's As You Like It.
- Sedan
-
noun,
an enclosed automobile body having two or four doors and seating four or more persons on two full-width seats.
- Sande
-
noun,
Earl, 1898–1968, U.S. jockey and racehorse trainer.
- 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.
- Dirac
-
noun,
Paul Adrien Maurice, 1902–84, British physicist, in the U.S. after 1971: Nobel Prize 1933.
- Dirae
-
plural noun,
the Furies. See fury (def 3).
- Seder
-
noun,
a ceremonial dinner that commemorates the Exodus from Egypt and includes the reading of the Haggadah and the eating of symbolic foods, generally held on the first night of Passover by Reform Jews and Jews in Israel and on both the first and second nights by Orthodox and Conservative Jews outside of Israel.
- disc.
-
- Rains
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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).
- niece
-
noun,
a daughter of a person's brother or sister.
- Drain
-
noun,
something, as a pipe or conduit, by which a liquid drains.
- raids
-
noun,
a sudden assault or attack, as upon something to be seized or suppressed:
- drees
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adjective,
tedious; dreary.
- dries
-
noun,
a plural of dry.
- Drina
-
noun,
a river in S Europe, flowing N along the part of the border between Serbia and Bosnia and Herzegovina to the Sava River at Belgrade, Serbia. 285 miles (459 km) long.
- radii
-
noun,
a plural of radius.
- Annie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Ann, Anna, or Anne.
- Seine
-
noun,
a fishing net that hangs vertically in the water, having floats at the upper edge and sinkers at the lower.
- races
-
noun,
a contest of speed, as in running, riding, driving, or sailing.
- Ender
-
noun,
Kornelia [kawr-neyl-yuh,, -ney-lee-uh] /kɔrˈneɪl yə,, -ˈneɪ li ə/ (Show IPA), born 1958, German swimmer.
- Nisan
-
noun,
the seventh month of the Jewish calendar.
- nines
-
noun,
a cardinal number, eight plus one.
- eared
-
noun,
the part of a cereal plant, as corn, wheat, etc., that contains the flowers and hence the fruit, grains, or kernels.
- earns
-
verb (used with object),
to gain or get in return for one's labor or service:
- Aisne
-
noun,
a river in N France, flowing NW and W to the Oise. 175 miles (280 km) long.
- Seric
-
- serac
-
noun,
a large irregularity of glacial ice, as a pinnacle found in glacial crevasses and formed by melting or movement of the ice.
- India
-
noun,
Hindi Bharat [buh-ruht] /ˈbʌ rʌt/ (Show IPA). a republic in S Asia: a union comprising 25 states and 7 union territories; formerly a British colony; gained independence Aug. 15, 1947; became a republic within the Commonwealth of Nations Jan. 26, 1950. 1,246,880 sq. mi. (3,229,419 sq. km). Capital: New Delhi.
- Irene
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. one of the Horae, the personification of peace.
- inane
-
noun,
something that is empty or void, especially the void of infinite space.
- aden-
-
- Inari
-
noun,
Lake, a lake in NE Finland. About 500 sq. mi. (1295 sq. km).
- Iran.
-
- 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.
- Sinai
-
noun,
Also called Sinai Peninsula. a peninsula in NE Egypt, at the N end of the Red Sea between the Gulfs of Suez and Aqaba. 230 miles (370 km) long.
- acrid
-
adjective,
sharp or biting to the taste or smell; bitterly pungent; irritating to the eyes, nose, etc.:
- acred
-
adjective,
owning many acres of land; landed.
- incr.
-
- Sinan
-
noun,
1489?–1587, Turkish architect, especially of mosques.
- since
-
adverb,
from then till now (often preceded by ever):
- 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.
- acids
-
noun,
Chemistry. a compound usually having a sour taste and capable of neutralizing alkalis and reddening blue litmus paper, containing hydrogen that can be replaced by a metal or an electropositive group to form a salt, or containing an atom that can accept a pair of electrons from a base. Acids are proton donors that yield hydronium ions in water solution, or electron-pair acceptors that combine with electron-pair donors or bases.
- Siena
-
noun,
a city in Tuscany, in central Italy, S of Florence: cathedral.
- siree
-
noun,
sirree.
- Siren
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. one of several sea nymphs, part woman and part bird, who lure mariners to destruction by their seductive singing.
- indie
-
noun,
an independently or privately owned business, especially a film or music company that is not affiliated with a larger and more commercial company:
- Indra
-
noun,
Hinduism. the chief of the Vedic gods, the god of rain and thunder.
- Indre
-
noun,
a department in central France. 2667 sq. mi. (6910 sq. km). Capital: Châteauroux.
- indri
-
noun,
a short-tailed lemur, Indri indri, of Madagascar, about 2 feet (60 cm) in length: an endangered species.
- snare
-
noun,
a device, often consisting of a noose, for capturing small game.
- irade
-
noun,
a decree of a Muslim ruler.
- snead
-
noun,
Samuel Jackson ("Slamming Sammy") 1912–2002, U.S. golfer.
- sneer
-
noun,
a look or expression of derision, scorn, or contempt.
- Inner
-
adjective,
situated within or farther within; interior:
- snide
-
adjective,
derogatory in a nasty, insinuating manner:
- 30-30
-
- irid-
-
- Sidra
-
noun,
Gulf of, an inlet of the Mediterranean, on the N coast of Libya.
- serai
-
noun,
(in Eastern countries) a caravansary.
- serin
-
noun,
a small finch, Serinus serinus, of Europe and northern Africa, closely related to the canary.
- nears
-
- Ennis
-
noun,
a town in N Texas.
- erase
-
verb (used with object),
to rub or scrape out, as letters or characters written, engraved, etc.; efface.
- nares
-
plural noun,
the nostrils or the nasal passages.
- nards
-
noun,
an aromatic Himalayan plant, believed to be the spikenard, Nardostachys jatamansi, the source of an ointment used by the ancients.
- 2,4-d
-
noun,
a white to yellow, crystalline powder, C 8 H 6 O 3 Cl 2 , slightly soluble in water: used for killing weeds.
- narcs
-
noun,
a government agent or detective charged with the enforcement of laws restricting the use of narcotics.
- arise
-
verb (used without object),
to get up from sitting, lying, or kneeling; rise:
- ERISA
-
noun,
Employee Retirement Income Security Act.
- Aides
-
noun,
nurse's aide.
- ernes
-
noun,
sea eagle.
- Ernie
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Ernest.
- Nandi
-
noun,
a member of an agricultural people of southwestern Kenya.
- Nance
-
noun,
Offensive. an effeminate male.
- irids
-
noun,
any plant belonging to the Iridaceae, the iris family.
- Nairn
-
noun,
a historic county in N Scotland.
- Aesir
-
noun,
the principal race of gods, led by Odin and living at Asgard.
- nadir
-
noun,
Astronomy. the point on the celestial sphere directly beneath a given position or observer and diametrically opposite the zenith.
- Nader
-
noun,
Ralph, born 1934, U.S. lawyer, author, political reformer, and consumer advocate.
- aerie
-
noun,
the nest of a bird of prey, as an eagle or a hawk.
- aeri-
-
- nacre
-
noun,
mother-of-pearl.
- isnad
-
noun,
the chain of testimony by which a hadith is transmitted.
- Isiac
-
adjective,
of or relating to Isis or the worship of Isis.
- Isere
-
noun,
a river in SE France, flowing from the Alps to the Rhone River. 150 miles (240 km) long.
- Iceni
-
noun,
an ancient Celtic tribe of eastern England, whose queen, Boadicea, headed an insurrection against the Romans in a.d. 61.
- ician
-
- Aedes
-
noun,
yellow-fever mosquito.
- Irina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Ranee
-
noun,
the wife of a rajah.
- 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.
- diene
-
noun,
any compound, as 1,3-butadiene, CH 2 =CH−CH=CH 2 , that contains two double bonds.
- redia
-
noun,
a cylindrical larval stage of some trematodes, produced by a sporocyst and giving rise to daughter rediae or to cercariae.
- cines
-
noun,
a film; motion picture.
- daric
-
noun,
a gold coin and monetary unit of ancient Persia.
- cine-
-
- Saree
-
noun,
sari.
- 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.
- rides
-
noun,
a journey or excursion on a horse, camel, etc., or on or in a vehicle.
- darns
-
noun,
a darned place, as in a garment:
- Card.
-
- cider
-
noun,
the juice pressed from apples (or formerly from some other fruit) used for drinking, either before fermentation (sweet cider) or after fermentation (hard cider) or for making applejack, vinegar, etc.
- redes
-
noun,
counsel; advice.
- Renan
-
noun,
Ernest [ur-nist;; French er-nest] /ˈɜr nɪst;; French ɛrˈnɛst/ (Show IPA), 1823–92, French philologist, historian, and critic.
- dears
-
noun,
a person who is good, kind, or generous:
- cards
-
noun,
a usually rectangular piece of stiff paper, thin pasteboard, or plastic for various uses, as to write information on or printed as a means of identifying the holder:
- 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.
- deca-
-
- decan
-
noun,
any of three divisions of 10° within a sign of the zodiac.
- cadre
-
noun,
Military. the key group of officers and enlisted personnel necessary to establish and train a new military unit.
- cadis
-
noun,
qadi.
- Crees
-
noun,
a member of a North American Indian people of Ontario, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, and Montana.
- Ceres
-
noun,
a pre-Roman goddess of agriculture under whose name the Romans adopted the worship of the Greek goddess Demeter.
- Cades
-
noun,
a juniper, Juniperus oxycedrus, of the Mediterranean area, whose wood on destructive distillation yields an oily liquid (oil of cade) used in treating skin diseases.
- Dares
-
noun,
an act of daring or defiance; challenge.
- danes
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Denmark.
- rinse
-
noun,
an act or instance of rinsing.
- renin
-
noun,
a proteolytic enzyme secreted by the kidneys that is involved in the release of angiotensin.
- cried
-
noun,
the act or sound of crying; any loud utterance or exclamation; a shout, scream, or wail.
- cries
-
noun,
the act or sound of crying; any loud utterance or exclamation; a shout, scream, or wail.
- crine
-
noun,
hair; head of hair.
- 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.
- 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.
- canid
-
noun,
any animal of the dog family Canidae, including the wolves, jackals, hyenas, coyotes, foxes, and domestic dogs.
- cairn
-
noun,
a heap of stones set up as a landmark, monument, tombstone, etc.
- Crane
-
noun,
any large wading bird of the family Gruidae, characterized by long legs, bill, and neck and an elevated hind toe.
- daces
-
noun,
a small, freshwater cyprinoid fish, Leuciscus leuciscus, of Europe, having a stout, fusiform body.
- Caird
-
noun,
a traveling tinker, especially a gypsy.
- cires
-
noun,
a brilliant, highly glazed surface produced on fabrics by subjecting them to a wax, heat, and calendering treatment.
- cains
-
noun,
Scot. and Irish English. rent paid in kind, especially a percentage of a farm crop.
- rices
-
noun,
the starchy seeds or grain of an annual marsh grass, Oryza sativa, cultivated in warm climates and used for food.
- reni-
-
- rends
-
verb (used with object),
to separate into parts with force or violence:
- dance
-
noun,
a successive group of rhythmical steps or bodily motions, or both, usually executed to music.
- caine
-
noun,
(Sir Thomas Henry) Hall, 1853–1931, English novelist.
- ricin
-
noun,
a white, poisonous, protein powder from the bean of the castor-oil plant.
- sarc-
-
- cnida
-
noun,
a nematocyst.
- caids
-
noun,
(in North Africa) a Muslim tribal chief, judge, or senior official.
- ceras
-
noun,
(in prescriptions) wax.
- creed
-
noun,
any system, doctrine, or formula of religious belief, as of a denomination.
- cense
-
verb (used with object),
to burn incense near or in front of; perfume with incense.
- Scand
-
- reads
-
noun,
an act or instance of reading:
- deice
-
verb (used with object),
to free of ice; prevent or remove ice formation on, as the wing of an airplane.
- scree
-
noun,
a steep mass of detritus on the side of a mountain.
- Asine
-
noun,
an ancient town in S Greece, on the Gulf of Argolis.
- aside
-
noun,
a part of an actor's lines supposedly not heard by others on the stage and intended only for the audience.
- cedes
-
verb (used with object),
to yield or formally surrender to another:
- scene
-
noun,
the place where some action or event occurs:
- Denis
-
noun,
a male given name.
- cares
-
noun,
a state of mind in which one is troubled; worry, anxiety, or concern:
- saice
-
noun,
syce.
- ASCII
-
noun,
a standard code, consisting of 128 7-bit combinations, for characters stored in a computer or to be transmitted between computers.
- Carie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Caroline.
- ASDIC
-
noun,
sonar.
- denar
-
noun,
the basic monetary unit of the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia.
- Cedar
-
noun,
any of several Old World, coniferous trees of the genus Cedrus, having wide, spreading branches.
Compare cedar of Lebanon.
- Reade
-
noun,
Charles, 1814–84, English novelist.
- Sadie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Sara or Sarah.
- denes
-
noun,
a bare, sandy tract or low sand hill near the sea.
- dense
-
adjective,
having the component parts closely compacted together; crowded or compact:
- Carin
-
noun,
a female given name.
- cease
-
noun,
cessation:
- desc.
-
- Cenis
-
noun,
Mont, a mountain pass between SE France and Italy, in the Alps. 6834 feet (2083 meters) high.
- dices
-
Idioms,
no dice, Informal. of no use or help; ineffective.
- deci-
-
- ranid
-
noun,
frog1 (def 2).
- ranis
-
noun,
ranee.
- scare
-
noun,
a sudden fright or alarm, especially with little or no reason.
- scena
-
noun,
an extended operatic vocal solo, usually including an aria and a recitative.
- scend
-
noun,
the heaving motion of a vessel.
- Caren
-
noun,
a female given name.
- cedis
-
noun,
a paper money and monetary unit of Ghana, equal to 100 pesewas.
- Redan
-
noun,
a V -shaped work, usually projecting from a fortified line.
- carns
-
noun,
cairn.
- deers
-
noun,
any of several ruminants of the family Cervidae, most of the males of which have solid, deciduous antlers.
- carse
-
noun,
bottom land.
- Isin
-
noun,
an ancient Sumerian city in S Iraq: archaeological site.
- Sand
-
noun,
the more or less fine debris of rocks, consisting of small, loose grains, often of quartz.
- said
-
noun,
sayyid.
- Sra.
-
- side
-
noun,
one of the surfaces forming the outside of or bounding a thing, or one of the lines bounding a geometric figure.
- Rice
-
noun,
the starchy seeds or grain of an annual marsh grass, Oryza sativa, cultivated in warm climates and used for food.
- sain
-
verb (used with object),
to make the sign of the cross on, as for protection against evil influences.
- ride
-
noun,
a journey or excursion on a horse, camel, etc., or on or in a vehicle.
- 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.
-
- 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.
- Sina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Rind
-
noun,
a thick and firm outer coat or covering, as of certain fruits, cheeses, and meats:
- Rise
-
noun,
an act or instance of rising.
- RNAS
-
- Sind
-
noun,
a former province of Pakistan, in the lower Indus valley; now part of West Pakistan. 48,136 sq. mi. (125,154 sq. km). Capital: Karachi.
- Rina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Riis
-
noun,
Jacob August, 1849–1914, U.S. journalist and social reformer, born in Denmark.
- Isai
-
noun,
Jesse.
- RIIA
-
- rids
-
verb,
a simple past tense and past participle of ride.
- 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.
- Sade
-
noun,
Donatien Alphonse François [daw-na-syan al-fawns frahn-swa] /dɔ naˈsyɛ̃ alˈfɔ̃s frɑ̃ˈswa/ (Show IPA), Comte de (Marquis de Sade) 1740–1814, French soldier and novelist, notorious for his paraphilia.
- sire
-
noun,
the male parent of a quadruped.
- Sadi
-
noun,
sadhe.
- Iris
-
noun,
Anatomy. the contractile, circular diaphragm forming the colored portion of the eye and containing a circular opening, the pupil, in its center.
- Rida
-
- IRAS
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- rend
-
verb (used with object),
to separate into parts with force or violence:
- sice
-
noun,
syce.
- RAID
-
noun,
a sudden assault or attack, as upon something to be seized or suppressed:
- SCAD
-
noun,
any carangid fish of the genus Decapterus, inhabiting tropical and subtropical shore waters.
- SCAN
-
noun,
an act or instance of scanning; close examination.
- Nier
-
noun,
Alfred Otto Carl, 1911–1994, U.S. physicist.
- Nina
-
noun,
girl; child.
- Nine
-
noun,
a cardinal number, eight plus one.
- scar
-
noun,
a mark left by a healed wound, sore, or burn.
- NIRA
-
- nisi
-
adjective,
not yet final or absolute (used, especially in law, to indicate that a judgment or decree will become final on a particular date unless set aside or invalidated by certain specified contingencies):
- RACE
-
noun,
a contest of speed, as in running, riding, driving, or sailing.
- rad.
-
- recs
-
noun,
recreation.
- rads
-
noun,
a standard unit of absorbed dose of radiation equal to 0.01 gray2 .
- seer
-
noun,
a person who sees; observer.
- Nida
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Nydia.
- sci.
-
- 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).
- Rais
-
noun,
Gilles de, Retz, Gilles de Laval, Baron de.
- Seen
-
verb,
past participle of see1 .
- Seed
-
noun,
the fertilized, matured ovule of a flowering plant, containing an embryo or rudimentary plant.
- Read
-
noun,
an act or instance of reading:
- scr.
-
- RdAc
-
- rcd.
-
- sec.
-
- rase
-
verb (used with object),
raze.
- sear
-
noun,
a mark or scar made by searing.
- Rani
-
noun,
ranee.
- nide
-
noun,
a nest or brood, especially of pheasants.
- 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.
- RIAS
-
noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- Rena
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Marina.
- Sian
-
noun,
Older Spelling. Xian.
- Nair
-
noun,
a group of Hindu castes in the Kerala region of India.
- nane
-
pronoun, adverb, adjective,
none1 .
- sane
-
noun,
a private nationwide organization in the U.S., established in 1957, that opposes nuclear testing and advocates international peace.
- narc
-
noun,
a government agent or detective charged with the enforcement of laws restricting the use of narcotics.
- nard
-
noun,
an aromatic Himalayan plant, believed to be the spikenard, Nardostachys jatamansi, the source of an ointment used by the ancients.
- Seri
-
noun,
a member of an American Indian people of western Sonora state, Mexico, on the Gulf of California.
- NASD
-
- Nasi
-
noun,
the head or president of the Sanhedrin.
- Sean
-
noun,
a male given name, form of John.
- Sere
-
noun,
the series of stages in an ecological succession.
- NDAC
-
- need
-
noun,
a requirement, necessary duty, or obligation:
- Sera
-
noun,
a plural of serum.
- send
-
noun,
the heaving motion of a vessel.
- Reis
-
plural noun,
a former money of account of Portugal and Brazil.
- Sard
-
noun,
a reddish-brown chalcedony, used as a gem.
- nene
-
noun,
a barred, gray-brown wild goose, Nesochen sandvicensis, native to Hawaii, where it is the state bird.
- nerd
-
noun,
a person considered to be socially awkward, boring, unstylish, etc.
- 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.
- Reid
-
noun,
Sir George Huston, 1845–1918, Australian statesman, born in Scotland: prime minister 1904–05.
- Rees
-
noun,
reeve3 .
- Reed
-
noun,
the straight stalk of any of various tall grasses, especially of the genera Phragmites and Arundo, growing in marshy places.
- reds
-
noun,
any of various colors resembling the color of blood; the primary color at one extreme end of the visible spectrum, an effect of light with a wavelength between 610 and 780 nanometers.
- Neri
-
noun,
Saint Philip (Filippo Neri) 1515–95, Italian priest: founder of Congregation of the Oratory.
- rede
-
noun,
counsel; advice.
- sene
-
noun,
a bronze coin and monetary unit of Western Samoa, the 100th part of a tala.
- NICE
-
noun,
a port in and the capital of Alpes-Maritimes, in SE France, on the Mediterranean: resort.
- RAND
-
noun,
(in shoemaking) a strip of leather set in a shoe at the heel before the lifts are attached.
- 1080
-
- ins.
-
- Cres
-
- Dean
-
noun,
Education.
the head of a faculty, school, or administrative division in a university or college:
an official in an American college or secondary school having charge of student personnel services, such as counseling or discipline:
the official in charge of undergraduate students at an English university.
- Darn
-
noun,
a darned place, as in a garment:
- Dari
-
noun,
a form of Persian, spoken in Afghanistan.
- Dare
-
noun,
an act of daring or defiance; challenge.
- Dane
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Denmark.
- Dan.
-
abbreviation,
Bible. Daniel (def 1).
- DAIS
-
noun,
a raised platform, as at the front of a room, for a lectern, throne, seats of honor, etc.
- Dace
-
noun,
a small, freshwater cyprinoid fish, Leuciscus leuciscus, of Europe, having a stout, fusiform body.
- Cree
-
noun,
a member of a North American Indian people of Ontario, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, and Montana.
- Dec.
-
- cis-
-
- cire
-
noun,
a brilliant, highly glazed surface produced on fabrics by subjecting them to a wax, heat, and calendering treatment.
- cir.
-
- cide
-
- CERN
-
- 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.
- cera
-
noun,
(in prescriptions) wax.
- cene
-
- cen.
-
- INRI
-
- Deer
-
noun,
any of several ruminants of the family Cervidae, most of the males of which have solid, deciduous antlers.
- cedi
-
noun,
a paper money and monetary unit of Ghana, equal to 100 pesewas.
- Din.
-
- EARN
-
verb (used with object),
to gain or get in return for one's labor or service:
- Eads
-
noun,
James Buchanan, 1820–87, U.S. engineer and inventor.
- Drin
-
noun,
a river in S Europe, flowing generally NW from SW Macedonia through N Albania into the Adriatic. 180 miles (290 km) long.
- dree
-
adjective,
tedious; dreary.
- dis-
-
- DIRE
-
adjective,
causing or involving great fear or suffering; dreadful; terrible:
- dir.
-
- dins
-
noun,
a loud, confused noise; a continued loud or tumultuous sound; noisy clamor.
- Dine
-
noun,
Scot. dinner.
- Dies
-
noun,
Martin, 1901–72, U.S. politician.
- dees
-
noun,
a metal loop attached to tack, for fastening gear:
- Dice
-
noun,
Machinery.
any of various devices for cutting or forming material in a press or a stamping or forging machine.
a hollow device of steel, often composed of several pieces to be fitted into a stock, for cutting the threads of bolts or the like.
one of the separate pieces of such a device.
a steel block or plate with small conical holes through which wire, plastic rods, etc., are drawn.
- DIAS
-
noun,
Bartholomeu [bahr-too-loo-me-oo] /ˌbɑr tʊ lʊˈmɛ ʊ/ (Show IPA), c1450–1500, Portuguese navigator: discoverer of the Cape of Good Hope.
- dia-
-
- dern
-
adjective, adverb, verb (used with object),
darn2 .
- dere
-
adjective,
dear2 .
- der.
-
- Deni
-
noun,
a monetary unit of the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, the 100th part of a denar.
- Dene
-
noun,
a bare, sandy tract or low sand hill near the sea.
- Den.
-
- cees
-
noun,
the letter C.
- cede
-
verb (used with object),
to yield or formally surrender to another:
- ease
-
noun,
freedom from labor, pain, or physical annoyance; tranquil rest; comfort:
- AIDS
-
noun,
a disease of the immune system characterized by increased susceptibility to opportunistic infections, as pneumocystis carinii pneumonia and candidiasis, to certain cancers, as Kaposi's sarcoma, and to neurological disorders: caused by a retrovirus and transmitted chiefly through blood or blood products that enter the body's bloodstream, especially by sexual contact or contaminated hypodermic needles.
- ands
-
- Ande
-
plural noun,
a mountain range in W South America, extending about 4500 miles (7250 km) from N Colombia and Venezuela S to Cape Horn. Highest peak, Aconcagua, 22,834 feet (6960 meters).
- ance
-
- AISI
-
- airs
-
noun,
a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- Aire
-
- ains
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- AInd
-
- aide
-
noun,
nurse's aide.
- ann.
-
- aesc
-
noun,
ash2 (def 3).
- aer-
-
- Adie
-
noun,
a female given name.
- 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-
-
- 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.
- acid
-
noun,
Chemistry. a compound usually having a sour taste and capable of neutralizing alkalis and reddening blue litmus paper, containing hydrogen that can be replaced by a metal or an electropositive group to form a salt, or containing an atom that can accept a pair of electrons from a base. Acids are proton donors that yield hydronium ions in water solution, or electron-pair acceptors that combine with electron-pair donors or bases.
- ARCS
-
noun,
Geometry. any unbroken part of the circumference of a circle or other curved line.
- anes
-
adverb,
once.
- Anne
-
noun,
1665–1714, queen of England 1702–14 (daughter of James II of England).
- Cdr.
-
- cade
-
noun,
a juniper, Juniperus oxycedrus, of the Mediterranean area, whose wood on destructive distillation yields an oily liquid (oil of cade) used in treating skin diseases.
- CASE
-
noun,
an instance of the occurrence, existence, etc., of something:
- Carn
-
noun,
cairn.
- CARE
-
noun,
a state of mind in which one is troubled; worry, anxiety, or concern:
- cane
-
noun,
a stick or short staff used to assist one in walking; walking stick.
- Can.
-
- Cain
-
noun,
Scot. and Irish English. rent paid in kind, especially a percentage of a farm crop.
- caid
-
noun,
(in North Africa) a Muslim tribal chief, judge, or senior official.
- cads
-
noun,
an ill-bred man, especially one who behaves in a dishonorable or irresponsible way toward women.
- cadi
-
noun,
qadi.
- Asir
-
noun,
a district in SW Saudi Arabia.
- ANSI
-
- Aser
-
noun,
Asher (def 1).
- asci
-
noun,
plural of ascus.
- asc-
-
- arse
-
noun,
ass2 (defs 1, 2).
- Arne
-
noun,
Thomas Augustine, 1710–78, English composer of operas and songs.
- ARIS
-
- arid
-
adjective,
being without moisture; extremely dry; parched:
- Ares
-
noun,
the ancient Greek god of war, a son of Zeus and Hera, identified by the Romans with Mars.
- 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.
- 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.
- DEAR
-
noun,
a person who is good, kind, or generous:
- Ice.
-
- Ens.
-
- Ind.
-
- enc.
-
- Eris
-
noun,
the ancient Greek goddess of discord and the sister of Ares: identified with the Roman goddess Discordia.
- Erin
-
noun,
Literary. Ireland.
- inae
-
- Enid
-
noun,
a city in N Oklahoma.
- Eden
-
noun,
the place where Adam and Eve lived before the Fall. Gen. 2:8–24.
- EDES
-
noun,
a city in SW Nigeria.
- Erne
-
noun,
sea eagle.
- Iasi
-
noun,
Romanian name of Jassy.
- Eire
-
noun,
the Irish name of Ireland.
- ides
-
noun,
(in the ancient Roman calendar) the fifteenth day of March, May, July, or October, and the thirteenth day of the other months.
- IDEA
-
noun,
any conception existing in the mind as a result of mental understanding, awareness, or activity.
- Edie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Edith.
- Eric
-
noun,
Eric the Red.
- Edna
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “rejuvenation, rebirth.”.
- 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).
- Idas
-
noun,
Mount, a mountain in W Turkey, in NW Asia Minor, SE of ancient Troy. 5810 feet (1771 meters).
Turkish Kazdaği [kahz-dah-gee; Turkish kahz-dah-uh] /ˌkɑz dɑˈgi; Turkish ˌkɑz dɑˈʌ/ (Show IPA).
- Erna
-
noun,
a female given name: from an Old English word meaning “eagle.”.
- Inc.
-
- end-
-
- esne
-
noun,
(in Anglo-Saxon England) a member of the lowest class; laborer.
- iced
-
noun,
the solid form of water, produced by freezing; frozen water.
- Esd.
-
- inns
-
noun,
a commercial establishment that provides lodging, food, etc., for the public, especially travelers; small hotel.
- ends
-
noun,
the last part or extremity, lengthwise, of anything that is longer than it is wide or broad:
- idae
-
- Erse
-
noun,
Gaelic, especially Scottish Gaelic.
- ices
-
noun,
the solid form of water, produced by freezing; frozen water.
- IndE
-
- 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.
- ence
-
- ASN
-
- sea
-
noun,
the salt waters that cover the greater part of the earth's surface.
- se-
-
- IAS
-
- SDR
-
- ISR
-
- SDI
-
- ARS
-
- ASI
-
- ian
-
noun,
a male given name, Scottish form of John.
- SDA
-
- ase
-
- ECA
-
- ScD
-
- ics
-
- cee
-
noun,
the letter C.
- Sad
-
noun,
the 14th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- nae
-
adverb,
no1 ; not.
- ESR
-
- CED
-
- SAE
-
- CEA
-
- San
-
noun,
a member of a nomadic aboriginal people of southern Africa.
- CAS
-
verb (used with or without object),
to call, as to call an animal toward one; urge forward by calling.
- id.
-
- ASR
-
- CAR
-
noun,
an automobile.
- NAD
-
- SAR
-
- IRA
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- Ia.
-
- CAI
-
- sc.
-
- cs.
-
- cr.
-
- ca.
-
- CAD
-
noun,
an ill-bred man, especially one who behaves in a dishonorable or irresponsible way toward women.
- ARC
-
noun,
Geometry. any unbroken part of the circumference of a circle or other curved line.
- ICA
-
noun,
Portuguese name of Putumayo.
- ine
-
- AES
-
noun,
any of various early forms of bronze or copper money used in ancient Rome.
Compare as2 (def 1).
- SID
-
noun,
a male or female given name, form of Sidney or Sydney.
- IRC
-
- AEC
-
- ae.
-
- ADS
-
noun,
advertisement.
- Sin
-
noun,
transgression of divine law:
- ade
-
noun,
George, 1866–1944, U.S. humorist.
- ACS
-
- Ir.
-
- AIC
-
- INN
-
noun,
a commercial establishment that provides lodging, food, etc., for the public, especially travelers; small hotel.
- ACE
-
noun,
a playing card or die marked with or having the value indicated by a single spot:
- SIR
-
noun,
a respectful or formal term of address used to a man:
- Ar.
-
- an.
-
- AID
-
noun,
help or support; assistance.
- ADC
-
- ad-
-
- ac-
-
- Sr.
-
- 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).
- ina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- ise
-
- ANI
-
noun,
any of several black, tropical American cuckoos of the genus Crotophaga, having a compressed, bladelike bill.
- 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.
- SED
-
- ard
-
- See
-
noun,
the seat, center of authority, office, or jurisdiction of a bishop.
- sd.
-
- ans
-
noun,
the Sumerian god of heaven: the counterpart of the Akkadian Anu.
- SEI
-
noun,
sei whale.
- ISA
-
- Is.
-
noun,
(used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
- SEN
-
noun,
a money of account of Japan, the 100th part of a yen, now used only in certain quotations, as on foreign exchange.
- IRS
-
- in.
-
- ane
-
adjective, noun, pronoun,
one.
- IDA
-
noun,
Mount, a mountain in W Turkey, in NW Asia Minor, SE of ancient Troy. 5810 feet (1771 meters).
Turkish Kazdaği [kahz-dah-gee; Turkish kahz-dah-uh] /ˌkɑz dɑˈgi; Turkish ˌkɑz dɑˈʌ/ (Show IPA).
- ANC
-
- 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).
- ide
-
- 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.
- AIR
-
noun,
a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- IDS
-
noun,
the part of the psyche, residing in the unconscious, that is the source of instinctive impulses that seek satisfaction in accordance with the pleasure principle and are modified by the ego and the superego before they are given overt expression.
- ier
-
- Ain
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- SAC
-
noun,
a baglike structure in an animal, plant, or fungus, as one containing fluid.
- Rs.
-
- SRI
-
noun,
a Hindu title of address prefixed to the name of a deity, holy person, etc.
- di.
-
- NIC
-
noun,
a newly industrialized/industrializing country:
- RAN
-
noun,
a sea goddess who drags down ships and drowns sailors: the wife of Aegir.
- NIA
-
- NES
-
- EDS
-
noun,
education:
- EEC
-
- Die
-
noun,
Machinery.
any of various devices for cutting or forming material in a press or a stamping or forging machine.
a hollow device of steel, often composed of several pieces to be fitted into a stock, for cutting the threads of bolts or the like.
one of the separate pieces of such a device.
a steel block or plate with small conical holes through which wire, plastic rods, etc., are drawn.
- eir
-
- EIS
-
- RAS
-
noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- DNR
-
- en-
-
- RCA
-
- RCN
-
- RDA
-
- RDS
-
- REA
-
- Nee
-
adjective,
born (placed after the name of a married woman to introduce her maiden name):
- DEI
-
adverb,
by the grace of God.
- REC
-
noun,
recreation.
- NED
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Edward.
- DNA
-
- Dr.
-
- NEC
-
- nr.
-
- ed.
-
- EAS
-
noun,
the Akkadian god of wisdom, the son of Apsu and father of Marduk: the counterpart of Enki.
- EDA
-
noun,
a female given name.
- EDC
-
- 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
-
- Ede
-
noun,
a city in SW Nigeria.
- ead
-
- ea.
-
- NNE
-
- NRA
-
- DRE
-
- NRC
-
- NSA
-
- NSC
-
- Rd.
-
- RCS
-
- Re.
-
- DSR
-
- DSA
-
- Rae
-
noun,
John, 1813–93, Scottish surgeon and Arctic explorer.
- Rai
-
noun,
a style of Algerian popular music played on electric guitar, synthesizer, and percussion instruments.
- red
-
noun,
any of various colors resembling the color of blood; the primary color at one extreme end of the visible spectrum, an effect of light with a wavelength between 610 and 780 nanometers.
- RDC
-
- Dee
-
noun,
a metal loop attached to tack, for fastening gear:
- CNS
-
- rnd
-
- CSR
-
- RNA
-
- ese
-
- CSA
-
- CRS
-
- Ria
-
noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- ene
-
- res
-
noun,
an object or thing; matter.
- Nan
-
noun,
naan.
- Esc
-
- ESA
-
- rin
-
noun,
a money of account of Japan, the thousandth part of a yen or the tenth part of a sen.
- CNN
-
- RID
-
noun,
a journey or excursion on a horse, camel, etc., or on or in a vehicle.
- CIA
-
- CID
-
noun,
The ("El Cid Campeador"; Rodrigo Díaz de Bivar) c1040–99, Spanish soldier: hero of the wars against the Moors.
- ERS
-
noun,
ervil.
- ec-
-
- RSA
-
- NDE
-
- NEA
-
- ne-
-
- DEA
-
- Ree
-
noun,
reeve3 .
- de-
-
- DCS
-
- d-c
-
noun,
a surgical method for the removal of diseased tissue or an early embryo from the lining of the uterus by means of scraping.
- DAS
-
noun,
hyrax.
- DAR
-
- RSE
-
- ERA
-
noun,
a period of time marked by distinctive character, events, etc.:
- ERE
-
preposition, conjunction,
before.
- DAE
-
- DSC
-
- CIE
-
- 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.
- 2D
-
noun,
a two-dimensional form or appearance:
- 3D
-
noun,
a three-dimensional form or appearance:
- i.
-
- ic
-
- 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
-
- SI
-
noun,
the syllable used for the seventh tone of a scale and sometimes for the tone B.
- R.
-
- NC
-
- SA
-
- N.
-
- NA
-
adverb,
no1 .
- DC
-
noun,
a surgical method for the removal of diseased tissue or an early embryo from the lining of the uterus by means of scraping.
- CE
-
- DA
-
noun,
a male hairstyle, especially of the 1950s, in which the hair is slicked back on both sides to overlap at the back of the head.
- D.
-
- DN
-
- ND
-
- RA
-
noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- NI
-
- E.
-
noun,
Edward (St. John) 1925–2000, U.S. writer and illustrator.
- ee
-
- EI
-
- er
-
interjection,
(used to express or represent a pause, hesitation, uncertainty, etc.).
- RN
-
- RI
-
- RC
-
- S.
-