Anagrams of incinerators
Word incinerators has
1542 anagrams
that can be made by using the letters of incinerators.
- incinerator
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noun,
a furnace or apparatus for burning trash, garbage, etc., to ashes.
- cartonniers
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noun,
an ornamental box for papers, usually for placing on a desk.
- cartonnier
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noun,
an ornamental box for papers, usually for placing on a desk.
- criterions
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noun,
a standard of judgment or criticism; a rule or principle for evaluating or testing something.
- contraries
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noun,
something that is contrary or opposite:
- containers
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noun,
anything that contains or can contain something, as a carton, box, crate, or can.
- certosina
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noun,
a technique of inlaying light-colored material, as bone, ivory, metal, or pale wood, in elaborate designs on a dark ground.
- constrain
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verb (used with object),
to force, compel, or oblige:
- criterion
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noun,
a standard of judgment or criticism; a rule or principle for evaluating or testing something.
- transonic
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adjective,
close to the speed of propagation of sound; moving at 700–780 miles per hour (1127–1255 km/h) at sea level.
- Rocinante
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noun,
Rosinante.
- resnatron
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noun,
a tetrode with the grid connected to form a drift space for the electrons, formerly used to generate high power at very high frequency.
- Rosinante
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noun,
the old, worn horse of Don Quixote.
- cinerator
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noun,
an incinerator.
- Toscanini
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noun,
Arturo [ahr-too r-oh;; Italian ahr-too-raw] /ɑrˈtʊər oʊ;; Italian ɑrˈtu rɔ/ (Show IPA), 1867–1957, Italian orchestra conductor, in the U.S. after 1928.
- antinoise
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adjective,
designed to reduce or ban excessively loud sound, as of jet engines or traffic:
- anti-icer
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noun,
a device used to prevent the forming of ice, as on an airplane propeller.
- inactions
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noun,
absence of action; idleness.
- cast-iron
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noun,
an alloy of iron, carbon, and other elements, cast as a soft and strong, or as a hard and brittle, iron, depending on the mixture and methods of molding.
- incretion
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noun,
a substance, as a hormone, that is secreted internally.
- inerratic
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adjective,
not erratic or wandering; fixed:
- insertion
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noun,
the act of inserting:
- nicotines
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noun,
a colorless, oily, water-soluble, highly toxic, liquid alkaloid, C 10 H 14 N 2 , found in tobacco and valued as an insecticide.
- Nestorian
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noun,
one of a sect of followers of Nestorius who denied the hypostatic union and were represented as maintaining the existence of two distinct persons in Christ.
- carnitine
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noun,
a dipolar compound that occurs in muscle and liver and is involved in the transport of fatty acids across the inner mitochondrial membrane.
- canonries
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noun,
the office or benefice of a canon.
- serration
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noun,
serrated condition or form.
- container
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noun,
anything that contains or can contain something, as a carton, box, crate, or can.
- seriation
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noun,
the arrangement of a collection of artifacts into a chronological sequence.
- creations
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noun,
the act of producing or causing to exist; the act of creating; engendering.
- crenation
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noun,
a rounded projection or tooth, as on the margin of a leaf.
- re-strain
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verb (used with or without object),
to strain again.
- reaction
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noun,
a reverse movement or tendency; an action in a reverse direction or manner.
- antrorse
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adjective,
bent or directed forward or upward.
- inaction
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noun,
absence of action; idleness.
- nonaries
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noun,
a number in a nonary system.
- Socinian
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noun,
a follower of Faustus and Laelius Socinus who rejected a number of traditional Christian doctrines, as the Trinity, the divinity of Christ, and original sin, and who held that Christ was miraculously begotten and that salvation will be granted to those who adopt Christ's virtues.
- Torrance
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noun,
a city in SW California, SW of Los Angeles.
- aoristic
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adjective,
Grammar. pertaining to the aorist.
- soricine
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adjective,
of or resembling the shrews.
- notaries
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noun,
notary public.
- Cerritos
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noun,
a city in SW California.
- Estonian
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noun,
a member of a Finnish people inhabiting Estonia, Livonia, and other districts of Russia.
- incienso
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noun,
a shrubby, composite desert plant, Encelia farinosa, of the southwestern U.S., having silvery leaves and clusters of yellow flowers.
- erratics
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noun,
an erratic or eccentric person.
- sanction
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noun,
authoritative permission or approval, as for an action.
- anterior
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adjective,
situated before or at the front of; fore (opposed to posterior).
- rotaries
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noun,
a rotary device or machine.
- senorita
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noun,
a Spanish term of address equivalent to miss, used alone or capitalized and prefixed to the name of a girl or unmarried woman. Abbreviation: Srta.
- Creation
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noun,
the act of producing or causing to exist; the act of creating; engendering.
- recision
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noun,
an act of canceling or voiding; cancellation.
- Cranston
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noun,
a city in E Rhode Island, near Providence.
- crannies
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noun,
a small, narrow opening in a wall, rock, etc.; chink; crevice; fissure:
- entrains
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verb (used with object),
to put aboard a train.
- intrans.
-
- Iscariot
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noun,
the surname of Judas, the betrayer of Jesus. Mark 3:19; 14:10, 11.
- resonant
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noun,
Phonetics. a vowel or a voiced consonant or semivowel that is neither a stop nor an affricate, as, in English, (m, ng, n, l, r, y, w).
- canister
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noun,
a small box or jar, often one of a kitchen set, for holding tea, coffee, flour, and sugar.
- canonist
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noun,
a person who is a specialist in canon law.
- canotier
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noun,
a fabric constructed in a twill weave, used in the manufacture of yachting clothes.
- cantoris
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adjective,
of or relating to the gospel or liturgical north side of a church (opposed to decani).
- introrse
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adjective,
turned or facing inward, as anthers that open toward the gynoecium.
- Scranton
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noun,
William Warren, 1917–2011, U.S. politician.
- Interior
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noun,
the internal or inner part; inside.
- inerrant
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adjective,
free from error; infallible.
- carotins
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noun,
carotene.
- carrions
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noun,
dead and putrefying flesh.
- instance
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noun,
a case or occurrence of anything:
- nicotine
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noun,
a colorless, oily, water-soluble, highly toxic, liquid alkaloid, C 10 H 14 N 2 , found in tobacco and valued as an insecticide.
- arterio-
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- scenario
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noun,
an outline of the plot of a dramatic work, giving particulars as to the scenes, characters, situations, etc.
- sirenian
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noun,
an aquatic, herbivorous mammal of the order Sirenia, including the manatee and dugong.
- inertias
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noun,
inertness, especially with regard to effort, motion, action, and the like; inactivity; sluggishness.
- restrain
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verb (used with object),
to hold back from action; keep in check or under control; repress:
- 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.
- ternions
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noun,
a set or group of three; triad.
- aconites
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noun,
any plant belonging to the genus Aconitum, of the buttercup family, having irregular flowers usually in loose clusters, including species with poisonous and medicinal properties.
- cisterna
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noun,
cistern (def 2).
- tricorns
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noun,
Also, tricorne. a hat with the brim turned up on three sides.
- triennia
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noun,
a period of three years.
- criteria
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noun,
a standard of judgment or criticism; a rule or principle for evaluating or testing something.
- air-core
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adjective,
having a nonmagnetic core, as one of fiber or plastic, encircled by a coil (air-core coil) or containing one or more such coils:
- rarities
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noun,
something rare, unusual, or uncommon:
- coniines
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noun,
a volatile, highly poisonous alkaloid, C 8 H 17 N, constituting the active principle of the poison hemlock.
- strainer
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noun,
a person or thing that strains.
- citrines
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noun,
a translucent, yellow variety of quartz, often sold as topaz; false topaz; topaz quartz.
- crinites
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noun,
a fossil crinoid.
- ancestor
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noun,
a person from whom one is descended; forebear; progenitor.
- retrains
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verb (used with object),
to train again, especially for a different vocation or different tasks.
- ancients
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noun,
a person who lived in ancient times.
- enations
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noun,
a small outgrowth of plant tissue, usually on a leaf, caused by virus infection.
- trainers
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noun,
a person or thing that trains.
- contains
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verb (used with object),
to hold or include within its volume or area:
- actinons
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noun,
a chemically inert, gaseous, short-lived isotope of radon that is a member of the actinium series. Symbol: An; atomic number: 86; atomic weight: 219.
- ironers
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noun,
a person or thing that irons.
- intens.
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- carrion
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noun,
dead and putrefying flesh.
- cretins
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noun,
a person suffering from cretinism.
- isation
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- coniine
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noun,
a volatile, highly poisonous alkaloid, C 8 H 17 N, constituting the active principle of the poison hemlock.
- insnare
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verb (used with object),
ensnare.
- Serrano
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noun,
a small, green or reddish, extremely hot chili pepper, the fruit of a variety of Capsicum annuum used in cooking.
- cornets
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noun,
Music. a valved wind instrument of the trumpet family.
- connate
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adjective,
existing in a person or thing from birth or origin; inborn:
- sericin
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noun,
a gelatinous organic compound that holds the two strands of natural silk together.
- corners
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noun,
the place at which two converging lines or surfaces meet.
- Cainite
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noun,
a member of a Gnostic sect that exalted Cain and regarded the God of the Old Testament as responsible for evil.
- Insecta
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noun,
the class comprising the insects.
- carters
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noun,
Bennett Lester ("Benny") 1907–2003, U.S. jazz saxophonist and composer.
- 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.
- corneas
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noun,
the transparent anterior part of the external coat of the eye covering the iris and the pupil and continuous with the sclera.
- tinners
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noun,
a tinsmith.
- Costain
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noun,
Thomas Bertram, 1885–1965, U.S. novelist, historian, and editor, born in Canada.
- crinose
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adjective,
hairy.
- carotin
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noun,
carotene.
- introns
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noun,
a noncoding segment in a length of DNA that interrupts a gene-coding sequence or nontranslated sequence, the corresponding segment being removed from the RNA copy before transcription.
- constr.
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- corsair
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noun,
a fast ship used for piracy.
- canines
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noun,
a canid, or member of the dog family Canidae.
- canters
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noun,
an easy gallop.
- ironies
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noun,
the use of words to convey a meaning that is the opposite of its literal meaning:
- conster
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verb (used with or without object),
construe.
- consent
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noun,
permission, approval, or agreement; compliance; acquiescence:
- crinite
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noun,
a fossil crinoid.
- intones
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verb (used with object),
to utter with a particular tone or voice modulation.
- 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).
- Creator
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noun,
a person or thing that creates.
- intines
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noun,
the inner coat of a spore, especially a pollen grain.
- interns
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noun,
a person who is or has been interned; internee.
- carnets
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noun,
a customs document allowing an automobile to be driven at no cost across international borders.
- carnies
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noun,
a person employed by a carnival.
- 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.
- ironist
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noun,
a person who uses irony habitually, especially a writer.
- carnose
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adjective,
of or relating to flesh; fleshy.
- sirenic
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adjective,
of or characteristic of a siren; melodious, tempting, or alluring.
- cranio-
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- inertia
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noun,
inertness, especially with regard to effort, motion, action, and the like; inactivity; sluggishness.
- ternion
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noun,
a set or group of three; triad.
- contras
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noun,
(often initial capital letter) a member of a counterrevolutionary guerrilla group in Nicaragua.
- 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.
- cratons
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noun,
a relatively rigid and immobile region of continental portions of the earth's crust.
- sterno-
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- certain
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Idioms,
for certain, without a doubt; surely:
- erratic
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noun,
an erratic or eccentric person.
- erotics
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noun,
an erotic poem.
- tension
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noun,
the act of stretching or straining.
- cistron
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noun,
a segment of DNA that encodes for the formation of a specific polypeptide chain; a structural gene.
- erotica
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noun,
written works, usually fiction, dealing with sexual love.
- eristic
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noun,
a person who engages in disputation; controversialist.
- Estonia
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noun,
a republic in N Europe, on the Baltic, S of the Gulf of Finland: an independent republic 1918–40; annexed by the Soviet Union 1940; regained independence 1991. 17,413 sq. mi. (45,100 sq. km). Capital: Tallinn.
- stearic
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adjective,
of or relating to suet or fat.
- Ericson
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noun,
Leif [leef;; Icelandic leyv] /lif;; Icelandic leɪv/ (Show IPA), flourished a.d. c1000, Norse mariner: according to Icelandic saga, discoverer of Vinland (son of Eric the Red).
- cistern
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noun,
a reservoir, tank, or container for storing or holding water or other liquid.
- 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.
- encinas
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noun,
the live oak, Quercus virginiana.
- 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.
- erasion
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noun,
the act of erasing.
- stearo-
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- cirrose
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adjective,
having a cirrus or cirri.
- cirrate
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adjective,
having cirri.
- stannic
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adjective,
of or containing tin, especially in the tetravalent state.
- enation
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noun,
a small outgrowth of plant tissue, usually on a leaf, caused by virus infection.
- cronies
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noun,
a close friend or companion; chum.
- Sno-Cat
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- crosier
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noun,
a ceremonial staff carried by a bishop or an abbot, hooked at one end like a shepherd's crook.
- tarries
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noun,
a stay; sojourn.
- entrain
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verb (used with object),
to put aboard a train.
- incites
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verb (used with object),
to stir, encourage, or urge on; stimulate or prompt to action:
- incisor
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noun,
any of the four anterior teeth in each jaw, used for cutting and gnawing.
- tanrecs
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noun,
tenrec.
- coaster
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noun,
a person or thing that coasts.
- cations
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noun,
a positively charged ion that is attracted to the cathode in electrolysis.
- coarser
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adjective,
of or relating to a topology on a topological space whose open sets are included among the open sets of a second specified topology on the space.
- coarsen
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verb (used with or without object),
to make or become coarse.
- snorter
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noun,
a person or thing that snorts.
- contain
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verb (used with object),
to hold or include within its volume or area:
- iatrics
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- citrons
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noun,
a pale-yellow fruit resembling the lemon but larger and with thicker rind, borne by a small tree or large bush, Citrus medica, allied to the lemon and lime.
- sonance
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noun,
the condition or quality of being sonant.
- centri-
-
- centro-
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- terrain
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noun,
a tract of land, especially as considered with reference to its natural features, military advantages, etc.
- citrins
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noun,
bioflavonoid.
- Etonian
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noun,
a person who is or has been a pupil at Eton College.
- contra-
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- citrine
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noun,
a translucent, yellow variety of quartz, often sold as topaz; false topaz; topaz quartz.
- cerato-
-
- cortina
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noun,
a weblike, often evanescent veil covering the gills or hanging from the cap edge of certain mushrooms, particularly those of genus Cortinarius, and sometimes persisting as a ring or remnant of fibrils around the mushroom stalk.
- actinon
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noun,
a chemically inert, gaseous, short-lived isotope of radon that is a member of the actinium series. Symbol: An; atomic number: 86; atomic weight: 219.
- ratines
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noun,
a loosely woven fabric made with nubby or knotty yarns.
- orceins
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noun,
a red dye, the principal coloring matter of cudbear and orchil, obtained by oxidizing an ammoniacal solution of orcinol.
- roister
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verb (used without object),
to act in a swaggering, boisterous, or uproarious manner.
- reactor
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noun,
a person or thing that reacts or undergoes reaction.
- norites
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noun,
a granular igneous rock consisting of a mix of light and dark minerals, the former being calcic plagioclase feldspars, and the latter orthorhombic pyroxenes.
- scrinia
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noun,
a cylindrical container used in ancient Rome to hold papyrus rolls.
- actino-
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- retains
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verb (used with object),
to keep possession of.
- Niteroi
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noun,
a seaport in and the capital of Rio de Janeiro state, in SE Brazil.
- retrain
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verb (used with object),
to train again, especially for a different vocation or different tasks.
- nectars
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noun,
the saccharine secretion of a plant, which attracts the insects or birds that pollinate the flower.
- orients
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noun,
the Orient,
the countries of Asia, especially East Asia.
(formerly) the countries to the E of the Mediterranean.
- Torrens
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noun,
Lake, a salt lake in Australia, in E South Australia. 130 miles (210 km) long; 2400 sq. mi. (6220 sq. km); 25 feet (8 meters) below sea level.
- rations
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noun,
a fixed allowance of provisions or food, especially for soldiers or sailors or for civilians during a shortage:
- ancient
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noun,
a person who lived in ancient times.
- arteri-
-
- tonners
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noun,
something having a specified weight in tons (used in combination):
- asinine
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adjective,
foolish, unintelligent, or silly; stupid:
- neritic
-
adjective,
of or relating to the region of water lying directly above the sublittoral zone of the sea bottom.
- Scarron
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noun,
Paul [pawl] /pɔl/ (Show IPA), 1610–60, French novelist, dramatist, and poet.
- Tonnies
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noun,
Ferdinand [fer-dee-nahnt] /ˈfɛr diˌnɑnt/ (Show IPA), 1855–1936, German sociologist.
- roaster
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noun,
a contrivance for roasting something, as an oven, a pan for roasting meat, or a machine for roasting coffee beans.
- retsina
-
noun,
a strong, resinated white or red wine of Greece and Cyprus.
- Aretino
-
noun,
Pietro [pye-traw] /ˈpyɛ trɔ/ (Show IPA), 1492–1556, Italian satirist and dramatist.
- noetics
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noun,
the science of the intellect or of pure thought; reasoning.
- rancors
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noun,
bitter, rankling resentment or ill will; hatred; malice.
- niacins
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noun,
nicotinic acid.
- Nicetas
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noun,
Saint Ignatius (def 2).
- tricorn
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noun,
Also, tricorne. a hat with the brim turned up on three sides.
- anoints
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verb (used with object),
to rub or sprinkle on; apply an unguent, ointment, or oily liquid to.
- natrons
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noun,
a mineral, hydrated sodium carbonate, Na 2 CO 3 ⋅10H 2 O.
- Trainer
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noun,
a person or thing that trains.
- arseno-
-
- recants
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verb (used with object),
to withdraw or disavow (a statement, opinion, etc.), especially formally; retract.
- scanner
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noun,
a person or thing that scans.
- octanes
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noun,
any of 18 isomeric saturated hydrocarbons having the formula C 8 H 18 , some of which are obtained in the distillation and cracking of petroleum.
- antero-
-
- senator
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noun,
a member of a senate.
- atonies
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noun,
Pathology. lack of tone or energy; muscular weakness, especially in a contractile organ.
- re-sort
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verb (used with object),
to sort or arrange (cards, papers, etc.) again.
- atonics
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noun,
Grammar. an unaccented word, syllable, or sound.
- nancies
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noun,
a city in and the capital of Meurthe-et-Moselle, in NE France: battles 1477, 1914, 1944.
- Anteros
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noun,
Classical Mythology. a brother of Eros, most often regarded as the avenger of unrequited love.
- tracers
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noun,
a person or thing that traces.
- Roscian
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adjective,
of, relating to, or involving acting.
- oneiric
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adjective,
of or relating to dreams.
- trocars
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noun,
a sharp-pointed instrument enclosed in a cannula, used for withdrawing fluid from a cavity, as the abdominal cavity.
- section
-
noun,
a part that is cut off or separated.
- Nicosia
-
noun,
a city on and the capital of Cyprus, in the central part.
- Antoine
-
noun,
André [ahn-drey] /ɑ̃ˈdreɪ/ (Show IPA), 1858–1943, French theatrical director, manager, and critic.
- Rosanne
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noun,
a female given name.
- Rainier
-
noun,
Mount, a volcanic peak in W Washington, in the Cascade Range. 14,408 feet (4392 meters).
- aconite
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noun,
any plant belonging to the genus Aconitum, of the buttercup family, having irregular flowers usually in loose clusters, including species with poisonous and medicinal properties.
- 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.
- Torenia
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noun,
any of several plants belonging to the genus Torenia, of the figwort family, native to Africa and Asia, having two-lipped, usually blue or purple flowers.
- acetoin
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noun,
a yellowish, pleasant-smelling liquid, C 4 H 8 O 2 , obtained from various carbohydrates, as glucose, by fermentation: used chiefly in the manufacture of flavors and essences.
- treason
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noun,
the offense of acting to overthrow one's government or to harm or kill its sovereign.
- notices
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noun,
an announcement or intimation of something impending; warning:
- aristo-
-
- nascent
-
adjective,
beginning to exist or develop:
- narcose
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adjective,
characterized by stupor; stuporous.
- acetins
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noun,
a colorless, thick, hygroscopic liquid, C 5 H 10 O 4 : used chiefly in the manufacture of explosives.
- Racine
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noun,
Jean Baptiste [zhahn ba-teest] /ʒɑ̃ baˈtist/ (Show IPA), 1639–99, French dramatist.
- stoner
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noun,
Slang. a person who is habitually high on drugs, especially marijuana, or alcohol; a person who is usually stoned.
- Strain
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noun,
any force or pressure tending to alter shape, cause a fracture, etc.
- racist
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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.
- enacts
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verb (used with object),
to make into an act or statute:
- racers
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noun,
a person, animal, or thing that races or takes part in a race, as a racehorse, bicycle, yacht, etc.
- Senior
-
noun,
a person who is older than another.
- Osetic
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adjective, noun,
Ossetic.
- Ronnie
-
noun,
a male or female given name, form of Ronald or Veronica.
- 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.
- Rosita
-
noun,
a female given name, Spanish form of Rose.
- Rosina
-
noun,
a female given name, Italian form of Rose.
- steno-
-
- eonian
-
adjective,
aeonian.
- rosace
-
noun,
rosette (def 3).
- orates
-
verb (used with or without object),
to deliver an oration; speak pompously; declaim.
- oscine
-
noun,
an oscine bird.
- orcein
-
noun,
a red dye, the principal coloring matter of cudbear and orchil, obtained by oxidizing an ammoniacal solution of orcinol.
- Enrico
-
noun,
a male given name: Italian form of Henry.
- Strine
-
noun,
Australian English.
- Orient
-
noun,
the Orient,
the countries of Asia, especially East Asia.
(formerly) the countries to the E of the Mediterranean.
- Encina
-
noun,
the live oak, Quercus virginiana.
- ornate
-
adjective,
elaborately or sumptuously adorned, often excessively or showily so:
- Easton
-
noun,
a city in E Pennsylvania, on the Delaware River.
- crones
-
noun,
a withered, witchlike old woman.
- racons
-
noun,
radar beacon.
- Rector
-
noun,
a member of the clergy in charge of a parish in the Protestant Episcopal Church.
- retain
-
verb (used with object),
to keep possession of.
- recant
-
verb (used with object),
to withdraw or disavow (a statement, opinion, etc.), especially formally; retract.
- recast
-
noun,
a recasting.
- recons
-
noun,
reconnaissance.
- craton
-
noun,
a relatively rigid and immobile region of continental portions of the earth's crust.
- crates
-
noun,
a slatted wooden box or framework for packing, shopping, or storing fruit, furniture, glassware, crockery, etc.
- recti-
-
- Crater
-
noun,
the cup-shaped depression or cavity on the surface of the earth or other heavenly body marking the orifice of a volcano.
- rectos
-
- Cretan
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Crete.
- Reston
-
noun,
James (Barrett) ("Scotty") 1909–1995, U.S. journalist, born in Scotland.
- Coster
-
noun,
costermonger.
- renins
-
noun,
a proteolytic enzyme secreted by the kidneys that is involved in the release of angiotensin.
- COSTAR
-
noun,
a performer, especially an actor or actress, who shares star billing with another.
- Renoir
-
noun,
Jean [zhahn] /ʒɑ̃/ (Show IPA), 1894–1979, French film director and writer.
- COSINE
-
noun,
Trigonometry.
(in a right triangle) the ratio of the side adjacent to a given angle to the hypotenuse.
the sine of the complement of a given angle or arc. Abbreviation: cos.
- resort
-
noun,
a place to which people frequently or generally go for relaxation or pleasure, especially one providing rest and recreation facilities for vacationers:
- Renton
-
noun,
a city in W Washington, near Seattle.
- tarso-
-
- reason
-
noun,
a basis or cause, as for some belief, action, fact, event, etc.:
- cretin
-
noun,
a person suffering from cretinism.
- Raetic
-
noun,
an extinct language of uncertain affinities that was spoken in Rhaetia and written with the Etruscan alphabet.
- Cronin
-
noun,
A(rchibald) J(oseph) 1896–1981, Scottish novelist and physician in the U.S.
- tainos
-
noun,
a member of an extinct Arawakan Indian tribe of the West Indies.
- ricins
-
noun,
a white, poisonous, protein powder from the bean of the castor-oil plant.
- Tanner
-
noun,
a person whose occupation it is to tan hides.
- tannic
-
adjective,
Chemistry. of, relating to, or derived from tan or tannin.
- cteno-
-
- tanrec
-
noun,
tenrec.
- C-star
-
noun,
carbon star.
- raisin
-
noun,
a grape of any of various sweet varieties dried in the sun or by artificial means, often used in cookery.
- crores
-
noun,
(in India) the sum of ten million, especially of rupees; one hundred lacs.
- rancor
-
noun,
bitter, rankling resentment or ill will; hatred; malice.
- re-act
-
verb (used with object),
to act or perform again.
- ricers
-
noun,
an implement for ricing potatoes, squash, etc., by pressing them through small holes.
- 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.
- Crista
-
noun,
a crest or ridge.
- raters
-
noun,
a person who makes rates or ratings.
- ratine
-
noun,
a loosely woven fabric made with nubby or knotty yarns.
- ration
-
noun,
a fixed allowance of provisions or food, especially for soldiers or sailors or for civilians during a shortage:
- criers
-
noun,
a person who cries.
- retro-
-
- 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.
- roster
-
noun,
a list of persons or groups, as of military personnel or units with their turns or periods of duty.
- Estrin
-
noun,
estrone.
- rostra
-
noun,
a plural of rostrum.
- intra-
-
- ionics
-
noun,
Prosody. an Ionic foot, verse, or meter.
- Ionian
-
noun,
a member of one of the four main divisions of the prehistoric Greeks who invaded the Greek mainland and, after the Dorian invasions, emigrated to the Aegean islands and the coast of Asia Minor.
Compare Achaean (def 5), Aeolian2 (def 2), Dorian1 (def 2).
- sinter
-
noun,
siliceous or calcareous matter deposited by springs, as that formed around the vent of a geyser.
- scrota
-
noun,
the pouch of skin that contains the testes.
- intros
-
noun,
an introduction.
- necro-
-
- intron
-
noun,
a noncoding segment in a length of DNA that interrupts a gene-coding sequence or nontranslated sequence, the corresponding segment being removed from the RNA copy before transcription.
- intro.
-
- nectar
-
noun,
the saccharine secretion of a plant, which attracts the insects or birds that pollinate the flower.
- intone
-
verb (used with object),
to utter with a particular tone or voice modulation.
- Sierra
-
noun,
a chain of hills or mountains, the peaks of which suggest the teeth of a saw.
- Scotia
-
noun,
a deep concave molding between two fillets, as in the Attic base.
- intine
-
noun,
the inner coat of a spore, especially a pollen grain.
- inters
-
verb (used with object),
to place (a dead body) in a grave or tomb; bury.
- Scoter
-
noun,
any of the large diving ducks of the genus Melanitta, inhabiting northern parts of the Northern Hemisphere.
- intern
-
noun,
a person who is or has been interned; internee.
- Nernst
-
noun,
Walther Herman [vahl-tuh r her-mahn] /ˈvɑl tər ˈhɛr mɑn/ (Show IPA), 1864–1941, German physicist and chemist: Nobel Prize in chemistry 1920.
- inter.
-
- scoria
-
noun,
Metallurgy. the refuse, dross, or slag left after melting or smelting metal; scum.
- Nestor
-
noun,
the oldest and wisest of the Greeks in the Trojan War and a king of Pylos.
- niacin
-
noun,
nicotinic acid.
- sinner
-
noun,
a person who sins; transgressor.
- sienna
-
noun,
a ferruginous earth used as a yellowish-brown pigment (raw sienna) or, after roasting in a furnace, as a reddish-brown pigment (burnt sienna)
- instar
-
noun,
an insect in any one of its periods of postembryonic growth between molts.
- Naoise
-
noun,
the husband of Deirdre and a nephew of Conchobar, by whom he was treacherously killed.
- nacres
-
noun,
mother-of-pearl.
- Sennar
-
noun,
a region in the E Sudan between the White and Blue Nile rivers, S of Khartoum: a former kingdom.
- sennit
-
noun,
a flat, braided cordage, formed by plaiting strands of rope yarn or other fiber, used as small stuff aboard ships.
- Senora
-
noun,
a Spanish term of address equivalent to Mrs., used alone or capitalized and prefixed to the name of a married or older woman. Abbreviation: Sra.
- nances
-
noun,
Offensive. an effeminate male.
- Istria
-
noun,
a peninsula at the N end of the Adriatic, in SW Slovenia and W Croatia.
- isotac
-
noun,
a line drawn on a map connecting all points where ice starts to melt at approximately the same period in spring.
- sector
-
noun,
Geometry. a plane figure bounded by two radii and the included arc of a circle.
- Nantes
-
noun,
a seaport in and the capital of Loire-Atlantique, in W France, at the mouth of the Loire River.
- isatin
-
noun,
a yellowish-red or orange, crystalline, water-soluble solid, C 8 H 5 NO 2 , used chiefly in the synthesis of vat dyes.
- irenic
-
adjective,
tending to promote peace or reconciliation; peaceful or conciliatory.
- set-in
-
adjective,
made separately and placed within another unit.
- narco-
-
- narcos
-
noun,
narc.
- Cortes
-
noun,
(in Spain or Portugal) the two houses constituting the national legislative body.
- irones
-
noun,
a colorless liquid of isomeric, unsaturated ketones, C 14 H 22 O, obtained from orris root: used in perfumery for its odor of violets.
- secant
-
noun,
Geometry. an intersecting line, especially one intersecting a curve at two or more points.
- ironer
-
noun,
a person or thing that irons.
- nasion
-
noun,
the intersection of the internasal suture with the nasofrontal suture in the midsagittal plane.
- 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.
- natron
-
noun,
a mineral, hydrated sodium carbonate, Na 2 CO 3 ⋅10H 2 O.
- instr.
-
- Nicias
-
noun,
died 413 b.c, Athenian statesman and general.
- erotic
-
noun,
an erotic poem.
- Sarnen
-
noun,
a town in and the capital of Obwalden, in central Switzerland, E of Bern.
- iatric
-
adjective,
of or relating to a physician or medicine; medical.
- norias
-
noun,
a device consisting of a series of buckets on a wheel, used in Spain and the East for raising water.
- sonant
-
noun,
a speech sound that by itself makes a syllable or subordinates to itself the other sounds in the syllable; a syllabic sound (opposed to consonant).
- norite
-
noun,
a granular igneous rock consisting of a mix of light and dark minerals, the former being calcic plagioclase feldspars, and the latter orthorhombic pyroxenes.
- sonnet
-
noun,
Prosody. a poem, properly expressive of a single, complete thought, idea, or sentiment, of 14 lines, usually in iambic pentameter, with rhymes arranged according to one of certain definite schemes, being in the strict or Italian form divided into a major group of 8 lines (the octave) followed by a minor group of 6 lines (the sestet), and in a common English form into 3 quatrains followed by a couplet.
- Norris
-
noun,
Charles Gilman, 1881–1945, U.S. novelist and editor.
- Sartre
-
noun,
Jean-Paul [zhahn-pawl] /ʒɑ̃ˈpɔl/ (Show IPA), 1905–80, French philosopher, novelist, and dramatist: declined 1964 Nobel Prize in literature.
- Sarton
-
noun,
May, 1912–95, U.S. poet, novelist, and playwright.
- sortie
-
noun,
a rapid movement of troops from a besieged place to attack the besiegers.
- seniti
-
noun,
a bronze or brass coin and monetary unit of Tonga, the 100th part of a pa'anga.
- iatro-
-
- notice
-
noun,
an announcement or intimation of something impending; warning:
- escort
-
noun,
a group of persons, or a single person, accompanying another or others for protection, guidance, or courtesy:
- stance
-
noun,
the position or bearing of the body while standing:
- sarco-
-
- santir
-
noun,
a Persian musical instrument resembling a dulcimer.
- sacro-
-
- oaters
-
noun,
a movie, television show, etc., about the frontier days of the U.S. West; western; horse opera.
- errant
-
adjective,
deviating from the regular or proper course; erring; straying.
- octane
-
noun,
any of 18 isomeric saturated hydrocarbons having the formula C 8 H 18 , some of which are obtained in the distillation and cracking of petroleum.
- Octans
-
noun,
the Octant, a southern constellation that contains the south celestial pole.
- nonets
-
noun,
a group of nine performers or instruments.
- nonces
-
noun,
the present, or immediate, occasion or purpose (usually used in the phrase for the nonce).
- insert
-
noun,
something inserted or to be inserted.
- incorr
-
- scato-
-
- 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.
- insane
-
adjective,
not sane; not of sound mind; mentally deranged.
- Sirena
-
noun,
a female given name.
- niters
-
noun,
potassium nitrate.
- innate
-
adjective,
existing in one from birth; inborn; native:
- nitons
-
noun,
(formerly) radon. Symbol: Nt.
- nitres
-
noun,
niter.
- nitric
-
adjective,
containing nitrogen, usually in the pentavalent state.
- nitro-
-
- nocent
-
adjective,
harmful; injurious.
- satire
-
noun,
the use of irony, sarcasm, ridicule, or the like, in exposing, denouncing, or deriding vice, folly, etc.
- nocti-
-
- incite
-
verb (used with object),
to stir, encourage, or urge on; stimulate or prompt to action:
- noctis
-
adjective,
(in prescriptions) of the night.
- incise
-
verb (used with object),
to cut into; cut marks, figures, etc., upon.
- satori
-
noun,
sudden enlightenment.
- incest
-
noun,
sexual intercourse between closely related persons.
- incase
-
verb (used with object),
encase.
- Noetic
-
adjective,
of or relating to the mind.
- sit-in
-
noun,
any organized protest in which a group of people peacefully occupy and refuse to leave a premises:
- inanes
-
noun,
something that is empty or void, especially the void of infinite space.
- ironic
-
adjective,
using words to convey a meaning that is the opposite of its literal meaning; containing or exemplifying irony:
- steric
-
adjective,
of or relating to the spatial relationships of atoms in a molecule.
- toe-in
-
noun,
the slight forward convergence given to the front wheels of an automobile to improve steering qualities.
- trains
-
noun,
Railroads. a self-propelled, connected group of rolling stock.
- arsino
-
adjective,
containing the arsino group.
- Cantos
-
noun,
one of the main or larger divisions of a long poem.
- trans.
-
- terais
-
noun,
a marshy lowland area in N India and S Nepal, between the Ganges and the foothills of the Himalayas.
- arsine
-
noun,
Also called arseniuretted hydrogen. a colorless, flammable, slightly water-soluble gas, AsH 3 , having a fetid, garliclike odor, used in chemical warfare.
- trance
-
noun,
a half-conscious state, seemingly between sleeping and waking, in which ability to function voluntarily may be suspended.
- tineas
-
noun,
any of several skin diseases caused by fungi; ringworm.
- Canton
-
noun,
a small territorial district, especially one of the states of the Swiss confederation.
- arsen-
-
- anenst
-
preposition,
anent (def 2).
- carets
-
noun,
a mark (‸) made in written or printed matter to show the place where something is to be inserted.
- caries
-
noun,
decay, as of bone or of plant tissue.
- arrest
-
noun,
the taking of a person into legal custody, as by officers of the law.
- carnet
-
noun,
a customs document allowing an automobile to be driven at no cost across international borders.
- Cantor
-
noun,
the religious official of a synagogue who conducts the liturgical portion of a service and sings or chants the prayers and parts of prayers designed to be performed as solos.
- transe
-
noun,
a passageway, as a hallway, alley, or the like.
- aniso-
-
- treasr
-
- trices
-
noun,
a very short time; an instant:
- coarse
-
adjective,
composed of relatively large parts or particles:
- tenons
-
noun,
a projection formed on the end of a timber or the like for insertion into a mortise of the same dimensions.
- C-note
-
noun,
See C (def 11).
- triacs
-
noun,
a type of thyristor designed for electronic control of the current supplied to a circuit, used especially in dimmers for lighting systems.
- ascent
-
noun,
an act of ascending; upward movement; a rising movement:
- Artois
-
noun,
a former province in N France: artesian wells.
- cirro-
-
- Citron
-
noun,
a pale-yellow fruit resembling the lemon but larger and with thicker rind, borne by a small tree or large bush, Citrus medica, allied to the lemon and lime.
- aorist
-
noun,
a verb tense, as in Classical Greek, expressing action or, in the indicative mood, past action, without further limitation or implication.
- cities
-
noun,
a large or important town.
- tenson
-
noun,
a Provençal poem taking the form of a dialogue or debate between two rival troubadours.
- tensor
-
noun,
Anatomy. a muscle that stretches or tightens some part of the body.
- Canter
-
noun,
an easy gallop.
- Carnot
-
noun,
Lazare Nicolas Marguerite [la-zar nee-kaw-lah mar-guh-reet] /laˈzar ni kɔˈlɑ mar gəˈrit/ (Show IPA), 1753–1823, French general and statesman.
- traces
-
noun,
a surviving mark, sign, or evidence of the former existence, influence, or action of some agent or event; vestige:
- cannot
-
verb,
a form of ·can not.
- Castro
-
noun,
Cipriano [sip-ree-ah-noh;; Spanish see-pree-ah-naw] /ˌsɪp riˈɑ noʊ;; Spanish ˌsi priˈɑ nɔ/ (Show IPA), 1858?–1924, Venezuelan military and political leader: president 1901–08; exiled 1908.
- casino
-
noun,
a building or large room used for meetings, entertainment, dancing, etc., especially such a place equipped with gambling devices, gambling tables, etc.
- centi-
-
- centas
-
noun,
a former bronze coin of Lithuania, the 100th part of a litas.
- tie-in
-
noun,
an arrangement or campaign whereby related products are promoted, marketed, or sold together:
- Caster
-
noun,
a person or thing that casts.
- Castor
-
noun,
Also, castoreum. a brownish, unctuous substance with a strong, penetrating odor, secreted by certain glands in the groin of the beaver, used in medicine and perfumery.
- censor
-
noun,
an official who examines books, plays, news reports, motion pictures, radio and television programs, letters, cablegrams, etc., for the purpose of suppressing parts deemed objectionable on moral, political, military, or other grounds.
- centos
-
noun,
a piece of writing, especially a poem, composed wholly of quotations from the works of other authors.
- Antons
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Anthony.
- Ticino
-
noun,
a canton in S Switzerland. 1086 sq. mi. (2813 sq. km). Capital: Bellinzona.
- terras
-
noun,
earth; land.
- antres
-
noun,
a cavern; cave.
- caters
-
verb (used with object),
to provide food and service for:
- Terris
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Theresa.
- casern
-
noun,
a lodging for soldiers in a garrison town; barracks.
- centr-
-
- Carrie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Caroline.
- 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.
- carrot
-
noun,
a plant, Daucus carota, of the parsley family, having pinnately decompound leaves and umbels of small white or yellow flowers, in its wild form a widespread, familiar weed, and in cultivation valued for its edible root.
- aroint
-
verb (imperative),
begone:
- Tories
-
noun,
a member of the Conservative Party in Great Britain or Canada.
- Carson
-
noun,
Christopher ("Kit") 1809–68, U.S. frontiersman and scout.
- tracer
-
noun,
a person or thing that traces.
- anoint
-
verb (used with object),
to rub or sprinkle on; apply an unguent, ointment, or oily liquid to.
- cerat-
-
- centra
-
noun,
a plural of centrum.
- Carter
-
noun,
Bennett Lester ("Benny") 1907–2003, U.S. jazz saxophonist and composer.
- cartes
-
noun,
(italics) French. menu; bill of fare.
Compare à la carte.
- carton
-
noun,
a cardboard or plastic box used typically for storage or shipping.
- nation
-
noun,
a large body of people, associated with a particular territory, that is sufficiently conscious of its unity to seek or to possess a government peculiarly its own:
- ariose
-
adjective,
characterized by melody; songlike.
- casein
-
noun,
Biochemistry. a protein precipitated from milk, as by rennet, and forming the basis of cheese and certain plastics.
- aeron.
-
- citrin
-
noun,
bioflavonoid.
- Cannes
-
noun,
a city in SE France, on the Mediterranean Sea: resort; annual film festival.
- Connie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Constance.
- trocar
-
noun,
a sharp-pointed instrument enclosed in a cannula, used for withdrawing fluid from a cavity, as the abdominal cavity.
- astro-
-
- contes
-
plural,
Trademark. a brand of crayon made of graphite and clay, usually in black, red, or brown.
- triose
-
noun,
a monosaccharide that has three atoms of carbon.
- canner
-
noun,
a person who cans meat, fruit, etc., for preservation.
- trines
-
noun,
a set or group of three; triad.
- actin-
-
- contr.
-
- conies
-
noun,
the fur of a rabbit, especially when dyed to simulate Hudson seal.
- tenias
-
noun,
taenia.
- Conant
-
noun,
James Bryant, 1893–1978, U.S. chemist and educator: president of Harvard University 1933–53.
- actins
-
noun,
a globulin that is present in muscle plasma and that in connection with myosin plays an important role in muscle contraction.
- action
-
noun,
the process or state of acting or of being active:
- astern
-
adverb,
in a position behind a specified vessel or aircraft:
- contin
-
- astron
-
- tennis
-
noun,
a game played on a rectangular court by two players or two pairs of players equipped with rackets, in which a ball is driven back and forth over a low net that divides the court in half.
- atones
-
verb (used with object),
to make amends for; expiate:
- corset
-
noun,
Sometimes, corsets. a close-fitting undergarment, stiffened with whalebone or similar material and often capable of being tightened by lacing, enclosing the trunk: worn, especially by women, to shape and support the body; stays.
- Tocsin
-
noun,
a signal, especially of alarm, sounded on a bell or bells.
- Corrie
-
noun,
a circular hollow in the side of a hill or mountain.
- tisane
-
noun,
(italics) French. aromatic or herb-flavored tea.
- atonic
-
noun,
Grammar. an unaccented word, syllable, or sound.
- trones
-
noun,
a large pair of scales, a spring balance, or other weighing device located in a town or marketplace to weigh goods and merchandise.
- tronas
-
noun,
a monoclinic mineral, grayish or yellowish hydrous sodium carbonate and bicarbonate, Na 2 CO 3 ⋅NaHCO 3 ⋅2H 2 , occurring in dried or partly evaporated lake basins.
- aceto-
-
- CORNET
-
noun,
Music. a valved wind instrument of the trumpet family.
- Corner
-
noun,
the place at which two converging lines or surfaces meet.
- cornea
-
noun,
the transparent anterior part of the external coat of the eye covering the iris and the pupil and continuous with the sclera.
- corita
-
noun,
a boat resembling a large, woven basket, used by Indians of the southwestern U.S.
- toners
-
noun,
a person or thing that tones.
- corers
-
noun,
a person or thing that cores.
- acetin
-
noun,
a colorless, thick, hygroscopic liquid, C 5 H 10 O 4 : used chiefly in the manufacture of explosives.
- Cairns
-
noun,
a seaport in NE Australia.
- cation
-
noun,
a positively charged ion that is attracted to the cathode in electrolysis.
- tonner
-
noun,
something having a specified weight in tons (used in combination):
- caners
-
noun,
a person who works with cane, especially one who produces canework for chairs.
- canine
-
noun,
a canid, or member of the dog family Canidae.
- coatis
-
noun,
any tropical American carnivore of the genus Nasua, related to the raccoon, having an elongated body, long, ringed tail, and a slender, flexible snout.
- tinner
-
noun,
a tinsmith.
- triers
-
noun,
a person or thing that tries or tests; tester.
- triens
-
noun,
a copper coin of ancient Rome, issued during the Republic, a third part of an as.
- Coates
-
noun,
Eric, 1886–1957, English violist and composer.
- tonnes
-
noun,
metric ton.
- Nisan
-
noun,
the seventh month of the Jewish calendar.
- asco-
-
- sect.
-
- toner
-
noun,
a person or thing that tones.
- nones
-
noun,
the fifth of the seven canonical hours, or the service for it, originally fixed for the ninth hour of the day (or 3 p.m.).
- Aries
-
noun,
Astronomy. the Ram, a zodiacal constellation between Pisces and Taurus.
- 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.
- nonet
-
noun,
a group of nine performers or instruments.
- nonce
-
noun,
the present, or immediate, occasion or purpose (usually used in the phrase for the nonce).
- nonas
-
noun,
sleeping sickness (def 2).
- Arion
-
noun,
flourished 7th century b.c, Greek poet: inventor of the dithyramb.
- nona-
-
- narcs
-
noun,
a government agent or detective charged with the enforcement of laws restricting the use of narcotics.
- nares
-
plural noun,
the nostrils or the nasal passages.
- ASCII
-
noun,
a standard code, consisting of 128 7-bit combinations, for characters stored in a computer or to be transmitted between computers.
- ation
-
- scion
-
noun,
a descendant.
- toise
-
noun,
an old French unit of length equivalent to 6.395 feet (1.949 meters).
- Norns
-
noun,
an extinct Norse dialect, spoken until early modern times in the Shetland and Orkney Islands and in parts of northern Scotland.
- toran
-
noun,
(in Indian Buddhist and Hindu architecture) a gateway having two or three lintels between two posts.
- Norse
-
noun,
(used with a plural verb) the Norwegians, especially the ancient Norwegians.
- torse
-
noun,
a wreath of twisted silks of two alternating tinctures, usually a metal and a color, depicted supporting a crest or coronet, often upon a helmet.
- score
-
noun,
the record of points or strokes made by the competitors in a game or match.
- Ascot
-
noun,
a necktie or scarf with broad ends, tied and arranged so that the ends are laid flat, one across the other, sometimes with a pin to secure them.
- nerts
-
interjection,
nuts (def 1).
- ascon
-
noun,
a type of sponge having an oval shape and a thin body wall with pores leading directly into the spongocoel.
- atone
-
verb (used with object),
to make amends for; expiate:
- scorn
-
noun,
open or unqualified contempt; disdain:
- Scone
-
noun,
a small, light, biscuitlike quick bread made of oatmeal, wheat flour, barley meal, or the like.
- 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.
- areo-
-
- noria
-
noun,
a device consisting of a series of buckets on a wheel, used in Spain and the East for raising water.
- Satie
-
noun,
Erik Alfred Leslie [e-reek al-fred les-lee] /ɛˈrik alˈfrɛd lɛsˈli/ (Show IPA), 1866–1925, French composer.
- nano-
-
- scent
-
noun,
a distinctive odor, especially when agreeable:
- arise
-
verb (used without object),
to get up from sitting, lying, or kneeling; rise:
- tones
-
noun,
any sound considered with reference to its quality, pitch, strength, source, etc.:
- arson
-
noun,
Law. the malicious burning of another's house or property, or in some statutes, the burning of one's own house or property, as to collect insurance.
- nitre
-
noun,
niter.
- nitr-
-
- TORES
-
noun,
a torus.
- niton
-
noun,
(formerly) radon. Symbol: Nt.
- nines
-
noun,
a cardinal number, eight plus one.
- tonia
-
- tonne
-
noun,
metric ton.
- Ninos
-
noun,
boy; child.
- astir
-
adjective,
moving or stirring, especially with much activity or excitement:
- Niter
-
noun,
potassium nitrate.
- tonic
-
noun,
a medicine that invigorates or strengthens:
- nears
-
- Niort
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Deux-Sèvres, in W France.
- aster
-
noun,
any composite plant of the genus Aster, having rays varying from white or pink to blue around a yellow disk.
- scart
-
verb (used with or without object),
to scratch, scrape, mark, or scar.
- Nisei
-
noun,
a person of Japanese descent, born and educated in the U.S. or Canada.
- arris
-
noun,
a sharp ridge, as between adjoining channels of a Doric column.
- Aston
-
noun,
Francis William, 1877–1945, English physicist and chemist: Nobel Prize in Chemistry 1922.
- noise
-
noun,
sound, especially of a loud, harsh, or confused kind:
- sceat
-
noun,
a silver Anglo-Saxon coin of the 7th and 8th centuries, sometimes including an amount of gold.
- scat-
-
- torcs
-
noun,
torque (def 4).
- Asine
-
noun,
an ancient town in S Greece, on the Gulf of Argolis.
- torii
-
noun,
(in Japan) a form of decorative gateway or portal, consisting of two upright wooden posts connected at the top by two horizontal crosspieces, commonly found at the entrance to Shinto temples.
- Artie
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Arthur.
- naso-
-
- scena
-
noun,
an extended operatic vocal solo, usually including an aria and a recitative.
- SEATO
-
noun,
an organization formed in Manila (1954), comprising Australia, Great Britain, France, New Zealand, Pakistan, the Philippines, Thailand, and the United States, for collective defense against aggression in southeastern Asia and the southwestern Pacific: abolished in 1977.
- neons
-
noun,
Chemistry. a chemically inert gaseous element occurring in small amounts in the earth's atmosphere, used chiefly in a type of electrical lamp. Symbol: Ne; atomic weight: 20.183; atomic number: 10; density: 0.9002 g/l at 0°C and 760 mm pressure.
- nates
-
noun,
buttocks; rump.
- Scot.
-
- noct-
-
- toric
-
adjective,
noting or pertaining to a lens with a surface forming a portion of a torus, used for eyeglasses and contact lenses that correct astigmatism.
- arose
-
verb,
simple past tense of arise.
- astr.
-
- Astor
-
noun,
John Jacob, 1763–1848, U.S. capitalist and fur merchant.
- scant
-
adverb,
Scot. and North England Dialect. scarcely; barely; hardly.
- scare
-
noun,
a sudden fright or alarm, especially with little or no reason.
- tears
-
- torsi
-
noun,
a plural of torso.
- raise
-
noun,
an increase in amount, as of wages:
- Trier
-
noun,
a person or thing that tries or tests; tester.
- rater
-
noun,
a person who makes rates or ratings.
- aeons
-
noun,
(in Gnosticism) one of a class of powers or beings conceived as emanating from the Supreme Being and performing various functions in the operations of the universe.
- rason
-
noun,
a long, loose, black gown with wide sleeves, worn by the clergy.
- riant
-
adjective,
laughing; smiling; cheerful.
- aeri-
-
- rares
-
adjective,
coming or occurring far apart in time; unusual; uncommon:
- rants
-
noun,
ranting, extravagant, or violent declamation.
- ricer
-
noun,
an implement for ricing potatoes, squash, etc., by pressing them through small holes.
- ranis
-
noun,
ranee.
- aero-
-
- Aesir
-
noun,
the principal race of gods, led by Odin and living at Asgard.
- rices
-
noun,
the starchy seeds or grain of an annual marsh grass, Oryza sativa, cultivated in warm climates and used for food.
- ricin
-
noun,
a white, poisonous, protein powder from the bean of the castor-oil plant.
- tries
-
noun,
plural of try.
- 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).
- trice
-
noun,
a very short time; an instant:
- triac
-
noun,
a type of thyristor designed for electronic control of the current supplied to a circuit, used especially in dimmers for lighting systems.
- Rieti
-
noun,
Vittorio [veet-taw-ryaw] /vitˈtɔ ryɔ/ (Show IPA), 1898–1994, U.S. composer, born in Italy.
- racon
-
noun,
radar beacon.
- airts
-
noun,
a direction.
- races
-
noun,
a contest of speed, as in running, riding, driving, or sailing.
- treas
-
- racer
-
noun,
a person, animal, or thing that races or takes part in a race, as a racehorse, bicycle, yacht, etc.
- rinse
-
noun,
an act or instance of rinsing.
- riots
-
noun,
a noisy, violent public disorder caused by a group or crowd of persons, as by a crowd protesting against another group, a government policy, etc., in the streets.
- riser
-
noun,
a person who rises, especially from bed:
- Ostia
-
noun,
a town in central Italy, SW of Rome: ruins from 4th century b.c.; site of ancient port of Rome.
- rates
-
noun,
the amount of a charge or payment with reference to some basis of calculation:
- ratio
-
noun,
the relation between two similar magnitudes with respect to the number of times the first contains the second:
- osier
-
noun,
any of various willows, as the red osier, having tough, flexible twigs or branches that are used for wickerwork.
- recta
-
noun,
a plural of rectum.
- 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.
- 30-30
-
- 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.
- trone
-
noun,
a large pair of scales, a spring balance, or other weighing device located in a town or marketplace to weigh goods and merchandise.
- Trona
-
noun,
a monoclinic mineral, grayish or yellowish hydrous sodium carbonate and bicarbonate, Na 2 CO 3 ⋅NaHCO 3 ⋅2H 2 , occurring in dried or partly evaporated lake basins.
- renin
-
noun,
a proteolytic enzyme secreted by the kidneys that is involved in the release of angiotensin.
- reni-
-
- Renan
-
noun,
Ernest [ur-nist;; French er-nest] /ˈɜr nɪst;; French ɛrˈnɛst/ (Show IPA), 1823–92, French philologist, historian, and critic.
- reist
-
verb (used without object),
reest2 .
- restr
-
- 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.
- trois
-
noun,
the number 3.
- acet-
-
- rect.
-
- trine
-
noun,
a set or group of three; triad.
- RECON
-
noun,
reconnaissance.
- Recit
-
- 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.
- acorn
-
noun,
the typically ovoid fruit or nut of an oak, enclosed at the base by a cupule.
- trios
-
noun,
a musical composition for three voices or instruments.
- acro-
-
- acron
-
noun,
the unsegmented, preoral portion of the body of an arthropod.
- rears
-
- react
-
verb (used with object),
to act or perform again.
- 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.
- Acton
-
noun,
a quilted garment worn under mail in the 13th and 14th centuries; gambeson.
- ratos
-
noun,
rocket-assisted takeoff.
- Actor
-
noun,
a person who acts in stage plays, motion pictures, television broadcasts, etc.
- actos
-
- oste-
-
- Aisne
-
noun,
a river in N France, flowing NW and W to the Oise. 175 miles (280 km) long.
- Sarto
-
noun,
Andrea del [ahn-drey-uh del;; Italian ahn-dre-ah del] /ɑnˈdreɪ ə dɛl;; Italian ɑnˈdrɛ ɑ dɛl/ (Show IPA), Andrea del Sarto.
- anti-
-
- Anson
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Tosca
-
noun,
an opera (1900) by Giacomo Puccini.
- octan
-
noun,
an octan fever.
- octa-
-
- ante-
-
- ocrea
-
noun,
a sheathing part, as a pair of stipules united about a stem.
- rotas
-
noun,
Chiefly British.
a round or rotation of duties; a period of work or duty taken in rotation with others.
an agenda or circuit of sporting events, as a round of golf tournaments, played in different localities throughout the year.
- ocean
-
noun,
the vast body of salt water that covers almost three fourths of the earth's surface.
- Nance
-
noun,
Offensive. an effeminate male.
- Oates
-
noun,
Joyce Carol, born 1938, U.S. novelist and short-story writer.
- antes
-
noun,
Poker. a fixed but arbitrary stake put into the pot by each player before the deal.
- oater
-
noun,
a movie, television show, etc., about the frontier days of the U.S. West; western; horse opera.
- oaten
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or made of oats.
- saice
-
noun,
syce.
- anon.
-
- Saint
-
noun,
any of certain persons of exceptional holiness of life, formally recognized as such by the Christian Church, especially by canonization.
- Saite
-
noun,
a native or citizen of Saïs.
- antic
-
noun,
Usually, antics.
a playful trick or prank; caper.
a grotesque, fantastic, or ludicrous gesture, act, or posture.
- sanit
-
- antis
-
noun,
a person who is opposed to a particular practice, party, policy, action, etc.
- Santo
-
noun,
a carved figure of a saint, usually of wood, as from Puerto Rico, Mexico, or the southwestern U.S.
- Saone
-
noun,
a river flowing S from NE France to the Rhone. 270 miles (435 km) long.
- sarc-
-
- Anton
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Anthony.
- antre
-
noun,
a cavern; cave.
- notes
-
noun,
a brief record of something written down to assist the memory or for future reference.
- A-one
-
adjective,
noting a vessel regarded by a shipping-classification society as being equipped to the highest standard and with equipment maintained in first-class condition.
- Sarre
-
noun,
French name of Saar.
- Trace
-
noun,
a surviving mark, sign, or evidence of the former existence, influence, or action of some agent or event; vestige:
- annot
-
- roans
-
noun,
a horse or other animal with a roan coat.
- Ronan
-
noun,
a king who killed his son, Mael Fothartaigh, after his wife had falsely accused the boy of attempting to seduce her, and who was himself killed by the children of Mael Fothartaigh.
- OSCAR
-
noun,
a word used in communications to represent the letter O.
- Oscan
-
noun,
one of an ancient people of south-central Italy.
- roars
-
noun,
a loud, deep cry or howl, as of an animal or a person:
- roast
-
noun,
roasted meat or a piece of roasted meat, as a piece of beef or veal of a quantity and shape for slicing into more than one portion.
- orris
-
noun,
an iris, Iris germanica florentina, having a fragrant rootstock.
- Orrin
-
noun,
a male given name.
- ornis
-
noun,
an avifauna.
- ornes
-
noun,
a department in NW France. 2372 sq. mi. (6145 sq. km). Capital: Alençon.
- Ancon
-
noun,
the elbow.
- ancre
-
adjective,
having the end of each limb divided and carved outward like the flukes of an anchor; moline:
- anent
-
preposition,
in regard to; about; concerning.
- Aneto
-
noun,
Pi·co de [pee-kaw th e] /ˈpi kɔ ðɛ/ (Show IPA). Spanish name of Pic de Néthou.
- Orcas
-
noun,
the killer whale, Orcinus orca.
- train
-
noun,
Railroads. a self-propelled, connected group of rolling stock.
- Annie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Ann, Anna, or Anne.
- orate
-
verb (used with or without object),
to deliver an oration; speak pompously; declaim.
- ronin
-
noun,
a samurai who no longer serves a daimyo, or feudal lord.
- orant
-
noun,
a representation of a female figure, with outstretched arms and palms up in a gesture of prayer, in ancient and early Christian art.
- orans
-
noun,
orant.
- Ronne
-
noun,
a seaport on W Bornholm island, Denmark, in the S Baltic Sea: stone quarries.
- anion
-
noun,
a negatively charged ion, as one attracted to the anode in electrolysis.
- ontic
-
adjective,
possessing the character of real rather than phenomenal existence; noumenal.
- onset
-
noun,
a beginning or start:
- anis-
-
- anise
-
noun,
a Mediterranean plant, Pimpinella anisum, of the parsley family, having loose umbrels of small yellowish-white flowers that yield aniseed.
- onces
-
noun,
a single occasion; one time only:
- roset
-
noun,
resin; rosin.
- Rosie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Rose.
- rosin
-
noun,
Chemistry. the yellowish to amber, translucent, hard, brittle, fragmented resin left after distilling the oil of turpentine from the crude oleoresin of the pine: used chiefly in making varnishes, varnish and paint driers, printing inks, and for rubbing on the bows of such string instruments as the violin.
- rotes
-
noun,
routine; a fixed, habitual, or mechanical course of procedure:
- resit
-
noun,
a test or examination that is retaken.
- Stoic
-
noun,
a member or adherent of the Stoic school of philosophy.
- Terra
-
noun,
earth; land.
- CENTO
-
noun,
a piece of writing, especially a poem, composed wholly of quotations from the works of other authors.
- Tarne
-
noun,
(in the Iliad) Sardis.
- Soane
-
noun,
Sir John, 1753–1837, English architect.
- tares
-
noun,
any of various vetches, especially Vicia sativa.
- SONAR
-
noun,
a method for detecting and locating objects submerged in water by echolocation.
- teno-
-
- Sonia
-
noun,
a female given name, Russian form of Sophia.
- sonic
-
adjective,
of or relating to sound.
- Coats
-
noun,
an outer garment with sleeves, covering at least the upper part of the body:
- 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: ¢.
- coati
-
noun,
any tropical American carnivore of the genus Nasua, related to the raccoon, having an elongated body, long, ringed tail, and a slender, flexible snout.
- coins
-
noun,
a piece of metal stamped and issued by the authority of a government for use as money.
- tenon
-
noun,
a projection formed on the end of a timber or the like for insertion into a mortise of the same dimensions.
- Tanis
-
noun,
an ancient city in Lower Egypt, in the Nile delta.
- etnas
-
noun,
Mount, an active volcano in E Sicily. 10,758 feet (3280 meters).
- Nairn
-
noun,
a historic county in N Scotland.
- ceras
-
noun,
(in prescriptions) wax.
- Soter
-
noun,
Saint, pope a.d. 166?–175?.
- 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.
- terr.
-
- estoc
-
noun,
a thrusting sword of the 13th–17th centuries having a long, narrow blade of rectangular section.
- sotie
-
noun,
a satirical and topical comedy employing actors dressed in traditional fool's costume, popular in France during the late Middle Ages, and often used as a curtain raiser to mystery and morality plays.
- IATSE
-
- crore
-
noun,
(in India) the sum of ten million, especially of rupees; one hundred lacs.
- cero-
-
- Terri
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Theresa.
- 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.
- incr.
-
- incor
-
- crit.
-
- Croat
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Croatia; Croatian.
- cater
-
verb (used with object),
to provide food and service for:
- Cates
-
noun,
a choice food;delicacy; dainty.
- 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.
- Conan
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Inari
-
noun,
Lake, a lake in NE Finland. About 500 sq. mi. (1295 sq. km).
- inane
-
noun,
something that is empty or void, especially the void of infinite space.
- cent.
-
- sito-
-
- Cenis
-
noun,
Mont, a mountain pass between SE France and Italy, in the Alps. 6834 feet (2083 meters) high.
- snare
-
noun,
a device, often consisting of a noose, for capturing small game.
- Tenn.
-
- coirs
-
noun,
the prepared fiber of the husk of the coconut fruit, used in making rope, matting, etc.
- icons
-
- ician
-
- snore
-
noun,
the act, instance, or sound of snoring.
- Iceni
-
noun,
an ancient Celtic tribe of eastern England, whose queen, Boadicea, headed an insurrection against the Romans in a.d. 61.
- snort
-
noun,
the act or sound of snorting.
- Srta.
-
- stain
-
noun,
a discoloration produced by foreign matter having penetrated into or chemically reacted with a material; a spot not easily removed.
- conns
-
noun,
responsibility for the steering of a ship.
- Ensor
-
noun,
James, 1860–1949, Belgian painter.
- cions
-
noun,
scion (def 2).
- eosin
-
noun,
Also called bromeosin, tetrabromofluorescein. a red, crystalline, water-insoluble solid, C 20 H 8 Br 4 O 5 , derived from fluorescein by bromination: used chiefly as an acid dye for dyeing silk a rose red color and as a histological stain.
- Stein
-
noun,
a mug, usually earthenware, especially for beer.
- Terai
-
noun,
a marshy lowland area in N India and S Nepal, between the Ganges and the foothills of the Himalayas.
- tera-
-
- ster.
-
- cires
-
noun,
a brilliant, highly glazed surface produced on fabrics by subjecting them to a wax, heat, and calendering treatment.
- Cirri
-
noun,
a plural of cirrus.
- ento-
-
- entia
-
noun,
plural of ens.
- stria
-
noun,
a slight or narrow furrow, ridge, stripe, or streak, especially one of a number in parallel arrangement:
- Erato
-
noun,
the Muse of love poetry.
- Stern
-
noun,
the after part of a vessel (often opposed to stem).
- Eaton
-
noun,
Theophilus, 1590–1658, English colonist and colonial administrator in America.
- tenor
-
noun,
the course of thought or meaning that runs through something written or spoken; purport; drift.
- store
-
noun,
an establishment where merchandise is sold, usually on a retail basis.
- Ennis
-
noun,
a town in N Texas.
- cites
-
noun,
citation (defs 7, 8).
- econ.
-
- enact
-
verb (used with object),
to make into an act or statute:
- Stone
-
noun,
the hard substance, formed of mineral matter, of which rocks consist.
- ecto-
-
- earns
-
verb (used with object),
to gain or get in return for one's labor or service:
- cines
-
noun,
a film; motion picture.
- tains
-
noun,
a thin tin plate.
- Taine
-
noun,
Hippolyte Adolphe [ee-paw-leet a-dawlf] /i pɔˈlit aˈdɔlf/ (Show IPA), 1828–93, French literary critic and historian.
- stair
-
noun,
one of a flight or series of steps for going from one level to another, as in a building.
- ceros
-
noun,
a large Atlantic and Gulf Coast mackerel game fish, Scomberomorus regalis.
- stane
-
noun, adjective, adverb, verb (used with object),
stone.
- Cerro
-
noun,
a hill or peak.
- coast
-
noun,
the land next to the sea; seashore:
- erron
-
- Taino
-
noun,
a member of an extinct Arawakan Indian tribe of the West Indies.
- cert.
-
- 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.
- Cesti
-
noun,
Marcantonio [mahr-kahn-taw-nyaw] /ˌmɑr kɑnˈtɔ nyɔ/ (Show IPA), 1623–69, Italian composer.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- Terni
-
noun,
a city in central Italy.
- stare
-
noun,
a staring gaze; a fixed look with the eyes wide open:
- 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.
- Starr
-
noun,
Belle (Myra Belle Shirley) 1848–89, U.S. outlaw and folk hero.
- Ciano
-
noun,
Count Galeazzo [gah-le-aht-tsaw] /ˌgɑ lɛˈɑt tsɔ/ (Show IPA), (Ciano di Cortellazzo) 1903–44, Italian Fascist statesman: minister of foreign affairs 1936–43.
- ERISA
-
noun,
Employee Retirement Income Security Act.
- tacos
-
noun,
Mexican Cookery. an often crisply fried tortilla folded over and filled, as with seasoned chopped meat, lettuce, tomatoes, and cheese.
- terna
-
noun,
a list of three names submitted to the pope as recommended to fill a vacant bishopric or benefice.
- taces
-
noun,
tasset.
- cine-
-
- Conn.
-
- crone
-
noun,
a withered, witchlike old woman.
- sitar
-
noun,
a lute of India with a small, pear-shaped body and a long, broad, fretted neck.
- canes
-
noun,
a stick or short staff used to assist one in walking; walking stick.
- sero-
-
- Isiac
-
adjective,
of or relating to Isis or the worship of Isis.
- Cairo
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Egypt, in the N part on the E bank of the Nile.
- Tinia
-
noun,
the chief god of the Etruscans, with powers similar to those of Zeus.
- caner
-
noun,
a person who works with cane, especially one who produces canework for chairs.
- coria
-
noun,
plural of corium.
- seti-
-
- Seton
-
noun,
a thread or the like inserted beneath the skin to provide drainage or to guide subsequent passage of a tube.
- Irons
-
noun,
Jeremy (John) born 1948, English actor.
- canoe
-
noun,
any of various slender, open boats, tapering to a point at both ends, propelled by paddles or sometimes sails and traditionally formed of light framework covered with bark, skins, or canvas, or formed from a dug-out or burned-out log or logs, and now usually made of aluminum, fiberglass, etc.
- cairn
-
noun,
a heap of stones set up as a landmark, monument, tombstone, etc.
- irone
-
noun,
a colorless liquid of isomeric, unsaturated ketones, C 14 H 22 O, obtained from orris root: used in perfumery for its odor of violets.
- crate
-
noun,
a slatted wooden box or framework for packing, shopping, or storing fruit, furniture, glassware, crockery, etc.
- Siena
-
noun,
a city in Tuscany, in central Italy, S of Florence: cathedral.
- Irina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Canon
-
noun,
an ecclesiastical rule or law enacted by a council or other competent authority and, in the Roman Catholic Church, approved by the pope.
- Canso
-
noun,
Cape, a cape in SE Canada, the NE extremity of Nova Scotia.
- cores
-
- corer
-
noun,
a person or thing that cores.
- Cant.
-
- irate
-
adjective,
angry; enraged:
- serin
-
noun,
a small finch, Serinus serinus, of Europe and northern Africa, closely related to the canary.
- cains
-
noun,
Scot. and Irish English. rent paid in kind, especially a percentage of a farm crop.
- Iran.
-
- ition
-
- TIROS
-
noun,
one of a series of satellites for transmitting television pictures of the earth's cloud cover.
- nacre
-
noun,
mother-of-pearl.
- Senna
-
noun,
any plant, shrub, or tree belonging to the genus Cassia, of the legume family, having pinnate leaves and large clusters of flowers.
- Corti
-
noun,
Alfonso [al-fon-soh;; Italian ahl-fawn-saw] /ælˈfɒn soʊ;; Italian ɑlˈfɔn sɔ/ (Show IPA), 1822–76, Italian anatomist.
- tires
-
noun,
British Dialect. fatigue.
- senor
-
noun,
a Spanish term of address equivalent to sir or Mr., used alone or capitalized and prefixed to the name of a man. Abbreviation: Sr.
- Corse
-
noun,
corpse.
- coset
-
noun,
a subset of a group, formed by the consistent operation of a given element of the group on the left or right of all the elements of a subgroup of the group.
- Tiran
-
noun,
Strait of, a navigable waterway between the N Red Sea and the Gulf of Aqaba.
- corr.
-
- iters
-
noun,
a canal or passage.
- Crane
-
noun,
any large wading bird of the family Gruidae, characterized by long legs, bill, and neck and an elevated hind toe.
- senti
-
noun,
a monetary unit of Tanzania, the 100th part of a shilling; cent.
- serac
-
noun,
a large irregularity of glacial ice, as a pinnacle found in glacial crevasses and formed by melting or movement of the ice.
- Costa
-
noun,
a rib or riblike part.
- serai
-
noun,
(in Eastern countries) a caravansary.
- corns
-
noun,
Also called Indian corn; especially technical and British, maize. a tall cereal plant, Zea mays, cultivated in many varieties, having a jointed, solid stem and bearing the grain, seeds, or kernels on large ears.
- taros
-
noun,
a stemless plant, Colocasia esculenta, of the arum family, cultivated in tropical regions, in the Pacific islands and elsewhere, for the edible tuber.
- caine
-
noun,
(Sir Thomas Henry) Hall, 1853–1931, English novelist.
- cotes
-
noun,
a shelter, coop, or small shed for sheep, pigs, pigeons, etc.
- istic
-
- Seric
-
- Corea
-
noun,
Armando Anthony [ahr-mahn-doh] /ɑrˈmɑn doʊ/ (Show IPA), ("Chick") born 1941, U.S. jazz pianist and composer.
- canst
-
noun,
a sealed container for food, beverages, etc., as of aluminum, sheet iron coated with tin, or other metal:
- 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.
- crier
-
noun,
a person who cries.
- tarns
-
noun,
a small mountain lake or pool, especially one in a cirque.
- tinea
-
noun,
any of several skin diseases caused by fungi; ringworm.
- crest
-
noun,
the highest part of a hill or mountain range; summit.
- carne
-
noun,
Marcel [mahr-sel;; French mar-sel] /mɑrˈsɛl;; French marˈsɛl/ (Show IPA), 1909–1996, French film director.
- carns
-
noun,
cairn.
- Conte
-
noun,
count2 .
- Siren
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. one of several sea nymphs, part woman and part bird, who lure mariners to destruction by their seductive singing.
- carse
-
noun,
bottom land.
- inst.
-
- cont.
-
- inset
-
noun,
something inserted; insert.
- Const
-
- intr.
-
- cries
-
noun,
the act or sound of crying; any loud utterance or exclamation; a shout, scream, or wail.
- Carte
-
noun,
(italics) French. menu; bill of fare.
Compare à la carte.
- carts
-
noun,
a heavy two-wheeled vehicle, commonly without springs, drawn by mules, oxen, or the like, used for the conveyance of heavy goods.
- 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.
- 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.
- Inner
-
adjective,
situated within or farther within; interior:
- crine
-
noun,
hair; head of hair.
- Cons.
-
- init.
-
- inion
-
noun,
a point at the external occipital protuberance of the skull.
- inert
-
adjective,
having no inherent power of action, motion, or resistance (opposed to active):
- Carie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Caroline.
- Carin
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Ionic
-
noun,
Prosody. an Ionic foot, verse, or meter.
- Creon
-
noun,
a king of Thebes, the brother of Jocasta and the uncle of Eteocles, Polynices, and Antigone.
- tines
-
noun,
a sharp, projecting point or prong, as of a fork.
- Sino-
-
- Ionia
-
noun,
an ancient region on the W coast of Asia Minor and on adjacent islands in the Aegean: colonized by the ancient Greeks.
- Caren
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Sinon
-
noun,
a Greek, posing as a deserter, who persuaded the Trojans to take the Trojan Horse into their city.
- tenia
-
noun,
taenia.
- since
-
adverb,
from then till now (often preceded by ever):
- Sinan
-
noun,
1489?–1587, Turkish architect, especially of mosques.
- iotas
-
noun,
a very small quantity; jot; whit.
- canto
-
noun,
one of the main or larger divisions of a long poem.
- cares
-
noun,
a state of mind in which one is troubled; worry, anxiety, or concern:
- caret
-
noun,
a mark (‸) made in written or printed matter to show the place where something is to be inserted.
- cants
-
noun,
insincere, especially conventional expressions of enthusiasm for high ideals, goodness, or piety.
- Trio
-
noun,
a musical composition for three voices or instruments.
- str.
-
- tron
-
- Rico
-
noun,
Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act: a U.S. law, enacted in 1970, allowing victims of organized crime to sue those responsible for punitive damages.
- stoa
-
noun,
Greek Architecture. a portico, usually a detached portico of considerable length, that is used as a promenade or meeting place.
- tens
-
noun,
a self-operated portable device used to treat chronic pain by sending electrical impulses through electrodes placed over the painful area.
- tri-
-
- Tena
-
noun,
Koyukon.
- Tane
-
noun,
a Polynesian god of fertility.
- 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.
- Rice
-
noun,
the starchy seeds or grain of an annual marsh grass, Oryza sativa, cultivated in warm climates and used for food.
- 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.
- rest
-
noun,
the refreshing quiet or repose of sleep:
- tRNA
-
- taco
-
noun,
Mexican Cookery. an often crisply fried tortilla folded over and filled, as with seasoned chopped meat, lettuce, tomatoes, and cheese.
- RIAS
-
noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- Tarn
-
noun,
a small mountain lake or pool, especially one in a cirque.
- Taro
-
noun,
a stemless plant, Colocasia esculenta, of the arum family, cultivated in tropical regions, in the Pacific islands and elsewhere, for the edible tuber.
- Tare
-
noun,
any of various vetches, especially Vicia sativa.
- tsar
-
noun,
czar.
- Taos
-
noun,
a Tanoan language spoken in two villages in New Mexico.
- tans
-
noun,
the brown color imparted to the skin by exposure to the sun or open air.
- ten.
-
- Tace
-
noun,
tasset.
- tain
-
noun,
a thin tin plate.
- tars
-
noun,
any of various dark-colored viscid products obtained by the destructive distillation of certain organic substances, as coal or wood.
- toea
-
noun,
a bronze coin and monetary unit of Papua New Guinea, the 100th part of a kina.
- sori
-
noun,
plural of sorus.
- Stir
-
noun,
the act of stirring or moving.
- TINA
-
noun,
a female given name.
- 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.
- Sion
-
noun,
a town in and the capital of Valais, in SW Switzerland.
- sire
-
noun,
the male parent of a quadruped.
- Tori
-
noun,
plural of torus.
- scar
-
noun,
a mark left by a healed wound, sore, or burn.
- Tine
-
noun,
a sharp, projecting point or prong, as of a fork.
- SCAN
-
noun,
an act or instance of scanning; close examination.
- torn
-
noun,
a drop of the saline, watery fluid continually secreted by the lacrimal glands between the surface of the eye and the eyelid, serving to moisten and lubricate these parts and keep them clear of foreign particles. Synonyms: teardrop.
- Sina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Sato
-
noun,
Eisaku [ey-sah-koo;; Japanese ey-sah-koo] /eɪˈsɑ ku;; Japanese ˈeɪ sɑˌku/ (Show IPA), 1901–75, Japanese political leader: prime minister 1964–72; Nobel Peace Prize 1974.
- 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.
- SITA
-
noun,
(in the Ramayana) the wife of Ramachandra, abducted by Ravana and later rescued.
- Torr
-
noun,
a unit of pressure, being the pressure necessary to support a column of mercury one millimeter high at 0°C and standard gravity, equal to 1333.2 microbars.
- sati
-
noun,
a Hindu practice whereby a widow immolates herself on the funeral pyre of her husband: now abolished by law.
- 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.
- tors
-
noun,
a rocky pinnacle; a peak of a bare or rocky mountain or hill.
- Sat.
-
- Tore
-
noun,
a torus.
- torc
-
noun,
torque (def 4).
- site
-
noun,
the position or location of a town, building, etc., especially as to its environment:
- tion
-
- tire
-
noun,
British Dialect. fatigue.
- tone
-
noun,
any sound considered with reference to its quality, pitch, strength, source, etc.:
- sent
-
noun,
a coin of Estonia until the euro was adopted, the 100th part of a kroon.
- Toni
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Antoinette or Antonia.
- Sera
-
noun,
a plural of serum.
- sec.
-
- Seri
-
noun,
a member of an American Indian people of western Sonora state, Mexico, on the Gulf of California.
- 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.
- sci.
-
- sear
-
noun,
a mark or scar made by searing.
- Sean
-
noun,
a male given name, form of John.
- scr.
-
- tonn
-
- Sert
-
noun,
José María [haw-se mah-ree-ah] /hɔˈsɛ mɑˈri ɑ/ (Show IPA), 1876–1945, Spanish painter.
- Seta
-
noun,
a stiff hair; bristle or bristlelike part.
- Sian
-
noun,
Older Spelling. Xian.
- sice
-
noun,
syce.
- tics
-
noun,
Pathology.
a sudden, spasmodic, painless, involuntary muscular contraction, as of the face.
tic douloureux.
- snit
-
noun,
an agitated or irritated state.
- RIIA
-
- roan
-
noun,
a horse or other animal with a roan coat.
- RONA
-
- Ste.
-
- rocs
-
noun,
a bird of enormous size and strength.
- 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.
- Roca
-
noun,
Cape, a cape in W Portugal, near Lisbon: the western extremity of continental Europe.
- roar
-
noun,
a loud, deep cry or howl, as of an animal or a person:
- ter.
-
- RNAS
-
- rort
-
noun,
a rowdy, usually drunken party.
- rite
-
noun,
a formal or ceremonial act or procedure prescribed or customary in religious or other solemn use:
- RITA
-
noun,
the Vedic concept of cosmic and social order.
- rit.
-
- Rise
-
noun,
an act or instance of rising.
- 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.
- riot
-
noun,
a noisy, violent public disorder caused by a group or crowd of persons, as by a crowd protesting against another group, a government policy, etc., in the streets.
- Rina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Riis
-
noun,
Jacob August, 1849–1914, U.S. journalist and social reformer, born in Denmark.
- Star
-
noun,
any of the heavenly bodies, except the moon, appearing as fixed luminous points in the sky at night.
- Rosa
-
noun,
Salvator [sahl-vah-tawr] /ˈsɑl vɑˌtɔr/ (Show IPA), 1615–73, Italian painter and poet.
- 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.
- sone
-
noun,
a unit for measuring the loudness of sound, equal to the loudness of a sound that, in the judgment of a group of listeners, is equal to that of a 1000-cycle-per-second reference sound having an intensity of 40 decibels.
- sane
-
noun,
a private nationwide organization in the U.S., established in 1957, that opposes nuclear testing and advocates international peace.
- snot
-
noun,
Vulgar. mucus from the nose.
- sain
-
verb (used with object),
to make the sign of the cross on, as for protection against evil influences.
- SOAR
-
noun,
an act or instance of soaring.
- Saco
-
noun,
a city in SW Maine.
- ROTS
-
noun,
the process of rotting.
- Roti
-
noun,
roast.
- Soni
-
- Stan
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Stanley.
- rote
-
noun,
routine; a fixed, habitual, or mechanical course of procedure:
- ROTC
-
noun,
a body of students at some colleges and universities who are given training toward becoming officers in the armed forces. Abbreviation: ROTC, R.O.T.C.
- sora
-
noun,
a small, short-billed rail, Porzana carolina, of marshy areas of North America.
- sore
-
noun,
a sore spot or place on the body.
- Rota
-
noun,
Chiefly British.
a round or rotation of duties; a period of work or duty taken in rotation with others.
an agenda or circuit of sporting events, as a round of golf tournaments, played in different localities throughout the year.
- sort
-
noun,
a particular kind, species, variety, class, or group, distinguished by a common character or nature:
- Sra.
-
- ROSE
-
noun,
any of the wild or cultivated, usually prickly-stemmed, pinnate-leaved, showy-flowered shrubs of the genus Rosa.
Compare rose family.
- Tiro
-
noun,
tyro.
- 1080
-
- EARN
-
verb (used with object),
to gain or get in return for one's labor or service:
- cera
-
noun,
(in prescriptions) wax.
- 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.
- Nair
-
noun,
a group of Hindu castes in the Kerala region of India.
- CASE
-
noun,
an instance of the occurrence, existence, etc., of something:
- cast
-
noun,
act of casting or throwing.
- cat.
-
- Cate
-
noun,
a choice food;delicacy; dainty.
- itis
-
- 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.
- Cato
-
noun,
Marcus Porcius [pawr-shee-uh s,, -shuh s] /ˈpɔr ʃi əs,, -ʃəs/ (Show IPA), ("the Elder"or"the Censor") 234–149 b.c, Roman statesman, soldier, and writer.
- cen.
-
- iso-
-
- nane
-
pronoun, adverb, adjective,
none1 .
- Isin
-
noun,
an ancient Sumerian city in S Iraq: archaeological site.
- CERN
-
- Isar
-
noun,
a river in central Europe, flowing NE from W Austria through S Germany to the Danube River. 215 miles (345 km) long.
- Isai
-
noun,
Jesse.
- cet-
-
- Ceta
-
noun,
Comprehensive Employment and Training Act.
- Ceto
-
- Irra
-
noun,
the Akkadian god of pestilence.
- iron
-
noun,
Chemistry. a ductile, malleable, silver-white metallic element, scarcely known in a pure condition, but much used in its crude or impure carbon-containing forms for making tools, implements, machinery, etc. Symbol: Fe; atomic weight: 55.847; atomic number: 26; specific gravity: 7.86 at 20°C.
Compare cast iron, pig iron, steel, wrought iron.
- ciao
-
interjection,
(used as a word of greeting or parting): hello; goodbye; so long; see you later.
- Iris
-
noun,
Anatomy. the contractile, circular diaphragm forming the colored portion of the eye and containing a circular opening, the pupil, in its center.
- Ire.
-
- cion
-
noun,
scion (def 2).
- Carn
-
noun,
cairn.
- Naos
-
noun,
a temple.
- IRAS
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- 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.
- noir
-
adjective,
black; noting the black numbers in roulette.
- noes
-
noun,
an utterance of the word “no.”.
- Aton
-
noun,
a solar deity declared by Amenhotep IV to be the only god, represented as a solar disk with rays ending in human hands.
- ator
-
- nits
-
noun,
the egg of a parasitic insect, especially of a louse, often attached to a hair or a fiber of clothing.
- 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):
- NIRA
-
- Nino
-
noun,
boy; child.
- Nine
-
noun,
a cardinal number, eight plus one.
- Nina
-
noun,
girl; child.
- Nier
-
noun,
Alfred Otto Carl, 1911–1994, U.S. physicist.
- NICE
-
noun,
a port in and the capital of Alpes-Maritimes, in SE France, on the Mediterranean: resort.
- 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.
- narc
-
noun,
a government agent or detective charged with the enforcement of laws restricting the use of narcotics.
- Neri
-
noun,
Saint Philip (Filippo Neri) 1515–95, Italian priest: founder of Congregation of the Oratory.
- neon
-
noun,
Chemistry. a chemically inert gaseous element occurring in small amounts in the earth's atmosphere, used chiefly in a type of electrical lamp. Symbol: Ne; atomic weight: 20.183; atomic number: 10; density: 0.9002 g/l at 0°C and 760 mm pressure.
- neo-
-
- neat
-
noun,
an animal of the genus Bos; a bovine, as a cow or ox.
- Cain
-
noun,
Scot. and Irish English. rent paid in kind, especially a percentage of a farm crop.
- Can.
-
- cane
-
noun,
a stick or short staff used to assist one in walking; walking stick.
- NCTE
-
- NATS
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Nathan or Nathaniel.
- NATO
-
noun,
an organization formed in Washington, D.C. (1949), comprising the 12 nations of the Atlantic Pact together with Greece, Turkey, and the Federal Republic of Germany, for the purpose of collective defense against aggression.
- CARE
-
noun,
a state of mind in which one is troubled; worry, anxiety, or concern:
- Nast
-
noun,
Thomas, 1840–1902, U.S. illustrator and cartoonist.
- Nasi
-
noun,
the head or president of the Sanhedrin.
- cir.
-
- cire
-
noun,
a brilliant, highly glazed surface produced on fabrics by subjecting them to a wax, heat, and calendering treatment.
- none
-
noun,
nones1 .
- Eros
-
noun,
the ancient Greek god of love, identified by the Romans with Cupid.
- Eton
-
noun,
a town in Berkshire, in S England, on the Thames River, W of London: the site of Eton College.
- Cote
-
noun,
a shelter, coop, or small shed for sheep, pigs, pigeons, etc.
- 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).
- crat
-
- Cres
-
- est.
-
- eso-
-
- erst
-
adverb,
before the present time; formerly.
- errs
-
verb (used without object),
to go astray in thought or belief; be mistaken; be incorrect.
- Erna
-
noun,
a female given name: from an Old English word meaning “eagle.”.
- cose
-
verb (used without object),
coze.
- Eris
-
noun,
the ancient Greek goddess of discord and the sister of Ares: identified with the Roman goddess Discordia.
- Erin
-
noun,
Literary. Ireland.
- Eric
-
noun,
Eric the Red.
- ctr.
-
- eons
-
noun,
an indefinitely long period of time; age.
- cts.
-
- Ens.
-
- Enos
-
noun,
the son of Seth. Gen. 5:6.
- enc.
-
- ect-
-
- eco-
-
- eats
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- East
-
noun,
a cardinal point of the compass, 90° to the right of north. Abbreviation: E.
- Cost
-
noun,
the price paid to acquire, produce, accomplish, or maintain anything:
- 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.
- IOTA
-
noun,
a very small quantity; jot; whit.
- coin
-
noun,
a piece of metal stamped and issued by the authority of a government for use as money.
- cis-
-
- cist
-
noun,
a box or chest, especially for sacred utensils.
- cit.
-
- ions
-
noun,
an electrically charged atom or group of atoms formed by the loss or gain of one or more electrons, as a cation (positive ion) which is created by electron loss and is attracted to the cathode in electrolysis, or as an anion (negative ion) which is created by an electron gain and is attracted to the anode. The valence of an ion is equal to the number of electrons lost or gained and is indicated by a plus sign for cations and a minus sign for anions, thus: Na + , Cl−, Ca ++ , S = .
- Iona
-
noun,
an island in the Hebrides, off the W coast of Scotland: center of early Celtic Christianity.
- cite
-
noun,
citation (defs 7, 8).
- into
-
adjective,
Mathematics. pertaining to a function or map from one set to another set, the range of which is a proper subset of the second set, as the function f, from the set of all integers into the set of all perfect squares where f (x) = x 2 for every integer.
- int.
-
- ins.
-
- inro
-
noun,
a small lacquer box with compartments for medicines, cosmetics, etc., worn on the waist sash of the traditional Japanese costume.
- INRI
-
- inns
-
noun,
a commercial establishment that provides lodging, food, etc., for the public, especially travelers; small hotel.
- coat
-
noun,
an outer garment with sleeves, covering at least the upper part of the body:
- 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.
- Cort
-
- Inc.
-
- inae
-
- coir
-
noun,
the prepared fiber of the husk of the coconut fruit, used in making rope, matting, etc.
- Con.
-
- cone
-
noun,
Geometry.
a solid whose surface is generated by a line passing through a fixed point and a fixed plane curve not containing the point, consisting of two equal sections joined at a vertex.
a plane surface resembling the cross section of a solid cone.
- Cor.
-
- ices
-
noun,
the solid form of water, produced by freezing; frozen water.
- Ice.
-
- ICAO
-
- Cora
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. Kore.
- Iasi
-
noun,
Romanian name of Jassy.
- Cori
-
noun,
Carl Ferdinand, 1896–1984, and his wife, Gerty Theresa, 1896–1957, U.S. biochemists, born in Austria-Hungary: Nobel Prize in Medicine 1947.
- CORN
-
noun,
Also called Indian corn; especially technical and British, maize. a tall cereal plant, Zea mays, cultivated in many varieties, having a jointed, solid stem and bearing the grain, seeds, or kernels on large ears.
- non-
-
- Nero
-
noun,
(Lucius Domitius Ahenobarbus) (“Nero Claudius Caesar Drusus Germanicus”) a.d. 37–68, emperor of Rome 54–68, known for his cruelty and depravity.
- Nor.
-
- oras
-
noun,
plural of os2 .
- airs
-
noun,
a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- airt
-
noun,
a direction.
- osar
-
noun,
plural of os3 .
- orts
-
noun,
Usually, orts. a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
- orra
-
adjective,
not regular or scheduled; odd:
- AISI
-
- Orne
-
noun,
a department in NW France. 2372 sq. mi. (6145 sq. km). Capital: Alençon.
- aits
-
noun,
a small island, especially in a river.
- ance
-
- Nora
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Honora.
- Orca
-
noun,
the killer whale, Orcinus orca.
- Oran
-
noun,
a seaport in NW Algeria.
- ains
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- anes
-
adverb,
once.
- Ont.
-
- ann.
-
- Anne
-
noun,
1665–1714, queen of England 1702–14 (daughter of James II of England).
- ano-
-
- once
-
noun,
a single occasion; one time only:
- Onas
-
noun,
a member of a people of Tierra del Fuego.
- Oita
-
noun,
a seaport on NE Kyushu, in S Japan.
- Oise
-
noun,
a river in W Europe, flowing SW from S Belgium through N France to the Seine, near Paris. 186 miles (300 km) long.
- ANSI
-
- ant.
-
- Aire
-
- aet.
-
- 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.
- RARE
-
adjective,
coming or occurring far apart in time; unusual; uncommon:
- Reno
-
noun,
Informal. a renovation, as of a building or room.
- Rena
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Marina.
- reit
-
noun,
real-estate investment trust.
- Reis
-
plural noun,
a former money of account of Portugal and Brazil.
- 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.
- recs
-
noun,
recreation.
- ARCS
-
noun,
Geometry. any unbroken part of the circumference of a circle or other curved line.
- RATO
-
noun,
rocket-assisted takeoff.
- rate
-
noun,
the amount of a charge or payment with reference to some basis of calculation:
- Acis
-
noun,
the lover of Galatea, killed by Polyphemus out of jealousy.
- rase
-
verb (used with object),
raze.
- rant
-
noun,
ranting, extravagant, or violent declamation.
- otic
-
adjective,
of or relating to the ear; auricular.
- Rani
-
noun,
ranee.
- 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.
- Rais
-
noun,
Gilles de, Retz, Gilles de Laval, Baron de.
- rain
-
noun,
water that is condensed from the aqueous vapor in the atmosphere and falls to earth in drops more than 1/50 inch (0.5 mm) in diameter.
Compare drizzle (def 6).
- acr-
-
- 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.
- RACE
-
noun,
a contest of speed, as in running, riding, driving, or sailing.
- ACTS
-
noun,
anything done, being done, or to be done; deed; performance:
- aeon
-
noun,
(in Gnosticism) one of a class of powers or beings conceived as emanating from the Supreme Being and performing various functions in the operations of the universe.
- aer-
-
- aesc
-
noun,
ash2 (def 3).
- Otis
-
noun,
Elisha Graves, 1811–61, U.S. inventor.
- Oct.
-
- orcs
-
noun,
any of several cetaceans, as a grampus.
- nota
-
noun,
a dorsal plate or sclerite of the thorax of an insect.
- asci
-
noun,
plural of ascus.
- art.
-
- arse
-
noun,
ass2 (defs 1, 2).
- not-
-
- Asti
-
noun,
a city in the Piedmont region of Italy, S of Turin: center of wine-producing region.
- arr.
-
- Aron
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Arno
-
noun,
Peter (Curtis Arnoux Peters) 1904–68, U.S. cartoonist and author.
- Arne
-
noun,
Thomas Augustine, 1710–78, English composer of operas and songs.
- Asir
-
noun,
a district in SW Saudi Arabia.
- NTIA
-
- nots
-
noun,
a Boolean operator that returns a positive result if its operand is negative and a negative result if its operand is positive.
- ARIS
-
- Ares
-
noun,
the ancient Greek god of war, a son of Zeus and Hera, identified by the Romans with Mars.
- ocas
-
noun,
a wood sorrel, Oxalis tuberosa, of the Andes, cultivated in South America for its edible tubers.
- ARCO
-
adverb,
(of the performance of a passage for stringed instruments) with the bow.
- note
-
noun,
a brief record of something written down to assist the memory or for future reference.
- nori
-
noun,
a seaweed having a mildly sweet, salty taste, usually dried, used in Japanese cookery mainly as a wrap for sushi.
- Aser
-
noun,
Asher (def 1).
- Norn
-
noun,
an extinct Norse dialect, spoken until early modern times in the Shetland and Orkney Islands and in parts of northern Scotland.
- Aten
-
noun,
Aton.
- OATS
-
noun,
a cereal grass, Avena sativa, cultivated for its edible seed.
- oast
-
noun,
a kiln for drying hops or malt.
- ates
-
- nos-
-
- nose
-
noun,
the part of the face or facial region in humans and certain animals that contains the nostrils and the organs of smell and functions as the usual passageway for air in respiration: in humans it is a prominence in the center of the face formed of bone and cartilage, serving also to modify or modulate the voice.
- atic
-
- asc-
-
- TAO
-
noun,
(in philosophical Taoism) that in virtue of which all things happen or exist.
- CST
-
- CSR
-
- TES
-
noun,
ti1 .
- TAR
-
noun,
any of various dark-colored viscid products obtained by the destructive distillation of certain organic substances, as coal or wood.
- CSO
-
- Tro
-
- CSA
-
- CRS
-
- ton
-
noun,
a unit of weight, equivalent to 2000 pounds (0.907 metric ton) avoirdupois (short ton) in the U.S. and 2240 pounds (1.016 metric tons) avoirdupois (long ton) in Great Britain.
- Co.
-
- cr.
-
- CRT
-
- ctn
-
plural,
carton.
- CTA
-
- ATS
-
noun,
a money of account of Laos, the 100th part of a kip.
- 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
-
- TAE
-
preposition,
to.
- Tai
-
noun,
any of several sparoid fishes of the Pacific Ocean, as Pagrus major (red tai) a food fish of Japan.
- ea.
-
- ETA
-
noun,
the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
- eo-
-
- Tan
-
noun,
the brown color imparted to the skin by exposure to the sun or open air.
- toe
-
noun,
one of the terminal digits of the human foot.
- cte
-
- TSI
-
- TSE
-
- ac-
-
- an.
-
- ATC
-
- Ar.
-
- ca.
-
- CIO
-
noun,
a federation of affiliated industrial labor unions, founded 1935 within the American Federation of Labor but independent of it 1938–55. Abbreviation: C.I.O., CIO.
- ACE
-
noun,
a playing card or die marked with or having the value indicated by a single spot:
- cs.
-
- AEC
-
- COT
-
noun,
a light portable bed, especially one of canvas on a folding frame.
- CIA
-
- CNO
-
- CNN
-
- ANC
-
- ARS
-
- ane
-
adjective, noun, pronoun,
one.
- ANI
-
noun,
any of several black, tropical American cuckoos of the genus Crotophaga, having a compressed, bladelike bill.
- 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.
- CAS
-
verb (used with or without object),
to call, as to call an animal toward one; urge forward by calling.
- CIE
-
- ans
-
noun,
the Sumerian god of heaven: the counterpart of the Akkadian Anu.
- ase
-
- 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.
- tra
-
- TIC
-
noun,
Pathology.
a sudden, spasmodic, painless, involuntary muscular contraction, as of the face.
tic douloureux.
- tr.
-
- aor
-
- TIA
-
- CEO
-
- ARC
-
noun,
Geometry. any unbroken part of the circumference of a circle or other curved line.
- CEA
-
- ait
-
noun,
a small island, especially in a river.
- Tor
-
noun,
a rocky pinnacle; a peak of a bare or rocky mountain or hill.
- ACS
-
- AES
-
noun,
any of various early forms of bronze or copper money used in ancient Rome.
Compare as2 (def 1).
- ACT
-
noun,
anything done, being done, or to be done; deed; performance:
- COS
-
noun,
romaine.
- TCA
-
- 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.
- ct.
-
- ae.
-
- TEC
-
noun,
detective.
- at.
-
- ast
-
- 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.
- CAI
-
- ASR
-
- AIC
-
- Ain
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- Aso
-
noun,
Mount, a volcanic mountain in Japan, in central Kyushu, noted for its vast caldera. 5223 feet (1593 meters).
- AIR
-
noun,
a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- ASN
-
- CAR
-
noun,
an automobile.
- ASI
-
- CNS
-
- res
-
noun,
an object or thing; matter.
- Ia.
-
- 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.
- So.
-
- OSA
-
- OTC
-
- SAE
-
- oar
-
noun,
a long shaft with a broad blade at one end, used as a lever for rowing or otherwise propelling or steering a boat.
- OAS
-
- SAC
-
noun,
a baglike structure in an animal, plant, or fungus, as one containing fluid.
- SRO
-
- RTS
-
- Oc.
-
- rte
-
- rt.
-
- RSE
-
- RSA
-
- Rs.
-
- OAT
-
noun,
a cereal grass, Avena sativa, cultivated for its edible seed.
- Oca
-
noun,
a wood sorrel, Oxalis tuberosa, of the Andes, cultivated in South America for its edible tubers.
- OCR
-
- San
-
noun,
a member of a nomadic aboriginal people of southern Africa.
- NSC
-
- ROT
-
noun,
the process of rotting.
- NIC
-
noun,
a newly industrialized/industrializing country:
- sea
-
noun,
the salt waters that cover the greater part of the earth's surface.
- se-
-
- ne-
-
- NEA
-
- NEC
-
- NES
-
- NIA
-
- nit
-
noun,
the egg of a parasitic insect, especially of a louse, often attached to a hair or a fiber of clothing.
- NSA
-
- NNE
-
- NOC
-
- Noe
-
noun,
Noah (def 1).
- sc.
-
- nr.
-
- NRA
-
- SAR
-
- NRC
-
- OCS
-
- OES
-
noun,
the fifteenth letter of the English alphabet, a vowel.
- SEI
-
noun,
sei whale.
- RAN
-
noun,
a sea goddess who drags down ships and drowns sailors: the wife of Aegir.
- ote
-
- OTS
-
- RCS
-
- Re.
-
- rin
-
noun,
a money of account of Japan, the thousandth part of a yen or the tenth part of a sen.
- 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.
- RAS
-
noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- OTA
-
- Ria
-
noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- 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.
- RCA
-
- RCN
-
- RCT
-
- REA
-
- REC
-
noun,
recreation.
- 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.
- RNA
-
- RNR
-
- oic
-
- Ora
-
noun,
plural of os2 .
- OIr
-
- OIt
-
- ONA
-
noun,
a member of a people of Tierra del Fuego.
- one
-
noun,
the first and lowest whole number, being a cardinal number; unity.
- ONI
-
- ONR
-
- ons
-
- orc
-
noun,
any of several cetaceans, as a grampus.
- ROA
-
- ROI
-
- ROE
-
noun,
the mass of eggs, or spawn, within the ovarian membrane of the female fish.
- Ore
-
noun,
a metal-bearing mineral or rock, or a native metal, that can be mined at a profit.
- Orr
-
noun,
Sir John Boyd, Boyd Orr, Sir John.
- ROC
-
noun,
a bird of enormous size and strength.
- ORT
-
noun,
Usually, orts. a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
- ose
-
- ot-
-
- Nat
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Nathan or Nathaniel.
- 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:
- SEN
-
noun,
a money of account of Japan, the 100th part of a yen, now used only in certain quotations, as on foreign exchange.
- Son
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noun,
a male child or person in relation to his parents.
- sot
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noun,
a drunkard.
- ETO
-
- ETR
-
- ETS
-
- ics
-
- IRA
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noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- io-
-
- ian
-
noun,
a male given name, Scottish form of John.
- ESR
-
- SOC
-
noun,
sociology or a class or course in sociology.
- Nan
-
noun,
naan.
- ICA
-
noun,
Portuguese name of Putumayo.
- ier
-
- in.
-
- ina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- ine
-
- Sr.
-
- SRI
-
noun,
a Hindu title of address prefixed to the name of a deity, holy person, etc.
- SIT
-
verb,
(in prescriptions) may it be.
- STI
-
- EAS
-
noun,
the Akkadian god of wisdom, the son of Apsu and father of Marduk: the counterpart of Enki.
- eat
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noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- ec-
-
- ECA
-
- eir
-
- EIS
-
- en-
-
- eon
-
noun,
an indefinitely long period of time; age.
- St.
-
- EOS
-
noun,
the ancient Greek goddess of the dawn, identified by the Romans with Aurora.
- ERA
-
noun,
a period of time marked by distinctive character, events, etc.:
- err
-
verb (used without object),
to go astray in thought or belief; be mistaken; be incorrect.
- ERS
-
noun,
ervil.
- ERT
-
- ESA
-
- Esc
-
- Sta
-
- INN
-
noun,
a commercial establishment that provides lodging, food, etc., for the public, especially travelers; small hotel.
- IAS
-
- SIR
-
noun,
a respectful or formal term of address used to a man:
- ite
-
- ISA
-
- ist
-
- Is.
-
noun,
(used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
- IRS
-
- IOC
-
- ITA
-
- ITC
-
- ITO
-
noun,
Prince Hirobumi [hee-raw-boo-mee] /ˈhi rɔˈbu mi/ (Show IPA), 1841–1909, Japanese statesman.
- 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).
- NCO
-
- IRO
-
- ISR
-
- IRC
-
- Sin
-
noun,
transgression of divine law:
- Ir.
-
- IOT
-
- Ios
-
noun,
a small hawk, Buteo solitarius, having two plumage phases and occurring only on the island of Hawaii, where it is a rare species and the only living indigenous bird of prey.
- ior
-
- ion
-
noun,
an electrically charged atom or group of atoms formed by the loss or gain of one or more electrons, as a cation (positive ion) which is created by electron loss and is attracted to the cathode in electrolysis, or as an anion (negative ion) which is created by an electron gain and is attracted to the anode. The valence of an ion is equal to the number of electrons lost or gained and is indicated by a plus sign for cations and a minus sign for anions, thus: Na + , Cl−, Ca ++ , S = .
- nae
-
adverb,
no1 ; not.
- SER
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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).
- ise
-
- E.
-
noun,
Edward (St. John) 1925–2000, U.S. writer and illustrator.
- EI
-
- RN
-
- AO
-
- T1
-
- er
-
interjection,
(used to express or represent a pause, hesitation, uncertainty, etc.).
- N.
-
- TI
-
noun,
the syllable for the seventh tone of a diatonic scale.
- NA
-
adverb,
no1 .
- NC
-
- AI
-
noun,
a three-toed sloth, Bradypus tridactylus, inhabiting forests of southern Venezuela, the Guianas, and northern Brazil, having a diet apparently restricted to the leaves of the trumpet-tree, and sounding a high-pitched cry when disturbed.
- NI
-
- 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.
- t.
-
- RI
-
- RO
-
- CE
-
- ic
-
- S.
-
- SA
-
- SN
-
- OA
-
- TE
-
noun,
ti1 .
- OE
-
noun,
oy2 .
- TC
-
- i.
-
- RC
-
- SI
-
noun,
the syllable used for the seventh tone of a scale and sometimes for the tone B.
- O.
-
- et
-
verb,
a simple past tense of eat.
- 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.
- No
-
noun,
an utterance of the word “no.”.
- TN
-
- R.
-
- RA
-
noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- TA
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Arabic alphabet.