Anagrams of indoctrinates
Word indoctrinates has
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- indoctrinate
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verb (used with object),
to instruct in a doctrine, principle, ideology, etc., especially to imbue with a specific partisan or biased belief or point of view.
- nonstriated
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adjective,
not striated; unstriped, as certain muscular tissue.
- destination
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noun,
the place to which a person or thing travels or is sent:
- interaction
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noun,
reciprocal action, effect, or influence.
- constrained
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adjective,
forced, compelled, or obliged:
- detractions
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noun,
the act of disparaging or belittling the reputation or worth of a person, work, etc.
- distraction
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noun,
the act of distracting.
- endaortitis
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noun,
an inflammation of the innermost lining of the aorta.
- iterations
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noun,
the act of repeating; a repetition.
- constraint
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noun,
limitation or restriction.
- dentitions
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noun,
the makeup of a set of teeth including their kind, number, and arrangement.
- itinerants
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noun,
a person who alternates between working and wandering.
- recitation
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noun,
an act of reciting.
- atrocities
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noun,
the quality or state of being atrocious.
- containers
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noun,
anything that contains or can contain something, as a carton, box, crate, or can.
- anecdotist
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noun,
a collector or teller of anecdotes.
- detraction
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noun,
the act of disparaging or belittling the reputation or worth of a person, work, etc.
- distention
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noun,
the act of distending or the state of being distended.
- stentorian
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adjective,
very loud or powerful in sound:
- inordinate
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adjective,
not within proper or reasonable limits; immoderate; excessive:
- transition
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noun,
movement, passage, or change from one position, state, stage, subject, concept, etc., to another; change:
- stationer
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noun,
a person who sells the materials used in writing, as paper, pens, pencils, and ink.
- indicator
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noun,
a person or thing that indicates.
- dianoetic
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adjective,
pertaining to dianoia.
- indicates
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verb (used with object),
to be a sign of; betoken; evidence; show:
- trination
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noun,
celebration of Mass three times on the same day by the same priest.
- detrition
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noun,
the act of wearing away by rubbing.
- indicants
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noun,
something that indicates; indicator.
- dacoities
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noun,
(in India and Burma) gang robbery; robbery by dacoits.
- tetracids
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noun,
a base or alcohol containing four hydroxyl groups.
- inactions
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noun,
absence of action; idleness.
- incretion
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noun,
a substance, as a hormone, that is secreted internally.
- noncredit
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adjective,
(of academic courses) carrying or conferring no official academic credit in a particular program or toward a particular degree or diploma.
- ideations
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noun,
the process of forming ideas or images.
- tricotine
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noun,
cavalry twill.
- canonries
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noun,
the office or benefice of a canon.
- dentition
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noun,
the makeup of a set of teeth including their kind, number, and arrangement.
- Rosinante
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noun,
the old, worn horse of Don Quixote.
- dentation
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noun,
the state or form of being dentate.
- rendition
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noun,
the act of rendering.
- incondite
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adjective,
ill-constructed; unpolished:
- crenation
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noun,
a rounded projection or tooth, as on the margin of a leaf.
- iteration
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noun,
the act of repeating; a repetition.
- distraint
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noun,
the act of distraining; a distress.
- tradition
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noun,
the handing down of statements, beliefs, legends, customs, information, etc., from generation to generation, especially by word of mouth or by practice:
- transcend
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verb (used with object),
to rise above or go beyond; overpass; exceed:
- 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.
- taconites
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noun,
a low-grade iron ore, containing about 27 percent iron and 51 percent silica, found as a hard rock formation in the Lake Superior region.
- Doncaster
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noun,
a city in South Yorkshire, in N England.
- transient
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noun,
a person or thing that is transient, especially a temporary guest, boarder, laborer, or the like.
- raticides
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noun,
a substance or preparation for killing rats.
- tractions
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noun,
the adhesive friction of a body on some surface, as a wheel on a rail or a tire on a road.
- 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.
- dittanies
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noun,
a Cretan plant, Origanum dictamnus, of the mint family, having spikes of purple flowers and formerly believed to have medicinal qualities.
- distraite
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adjective,
(of a woman) inattentive because of distracting worries, fears, etc.; absent-minded.
- strontian
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noun,
strontianite.
- antinoise
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adjective,
designed to reduce or ban excessively loud sound, as of jet engines or traffic:
- dicentras
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noun,
any of several plants belonging to the genus Dicentra, of the fumitory family, having long clusters of drooping flowers, as the Dutchman's-breeches or the bleeding heart.
- antinodes
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noun,
the region of maximum amplitude between two adjacent nodes in a standing wave.
- anti-icer
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noun,
a device used to prevent the forming of ice, as on an airplane propeller.
- Anticosti
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noun,
an island at the head of the Gulf of St. Lawrence in E Canada, in E Quebec province. 135 miles (217 km) long; 3043 sq. mi. (7880 sq. km).
- striction
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noun,
the act of constricting.
- 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.
- striation
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noun,
striated condition or appearance.
- disorient
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verb (used with object),
to cause to lose one's way:
- nitratine
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noun,
soda niter.
- direction
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noun,
the act or an instance of directing.
- tenonitis
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noun,
tendinitis.
- dictation
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noun,
the act or manner of dictating for reproduction in writing.
- itinerant
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noun,
a person who alternates between working and wandering.
- seriation
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noun,
the arrangement of a collection of artifacts into a chronological sequence.
- 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.
- 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.
- carnotite
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noun,
a yellow, earthy, hydrous potassium uranium vanadate: an ore of uranium.
- intonates
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verb (used with object),
to utter with a particular tone or modulation of voice.
- sciaenoid
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noun,
a sciaenoid fish.
- 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.
- 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.
- insertion
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noun,
the act of inserting:
- catenoids
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noun,
the surface generated by rotating a catenary about its axis of symmetry.
- consarned
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adjective,
confounded; damned.
- cornetist
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noun,
a musician who plays the cornet.
- instanter
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adverb,
immediately; at once.
- constrain
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verb (used with object),
to force, compel, or oblige:
- centroids
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noun,
Mechanics. the point that may be considered as the center of a one- or two-dimensional figure, the sum of the displacements of all points in the figure from such a point being zero.
Compare center of mass.
- Tocantins
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noun,
a river in E Brazil, flowing N to the Pará River. 1700 miles (2735 km) long.
- contained
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adjective,
showing restraint or calmness; controlled; poised:
- ordnances
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noun,
cannon or artillery.
- internist
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noun,
a physician specializing in the diagnosis and nonsurgical treatment of diseases, especially of adults.
- ordinates
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noun,
Mathematics. (in plane Cartesian coordinates) the y-coordinate of a point: its distance from the x-axis measured parallel to the y-axis.
- internat.
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- actinides
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noun,
any element of the actinide series.
- container
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noun,
anything that contains or can contain something, as a carton, box, crate, or can.
- ordinance
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noun,
an authoritative rule or law; a decree or command.
- interacts
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verb (used without object),
to act one upon another.
- acridines
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noun,
a colorless, crystalline solid, C 13 H 9 N, usually obtained from the anthracine fraction of coal tar: used chiefly in the synthesis of dyes and drugs.
- cotenants
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noun,
a joint tenant.
- interdict
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noun,
Civil Law. any prohibitory act or decree of a court or an administrative officer.
- iodinates
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verb (used with object),
to iodize.
- intricate
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adjective,
having many interrelated parts or facets; entangled or involved:
- Indonesia
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noun,
East Indies (def 1).
- road-test
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noun,
a check of an automobile's performance in actual operation on the road.
- creations
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noun,
the act of producing or causing to exist; the act of creating; engendering.
- Rocinante
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noun,
Rosinante.
- district
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noun,
a division of territory, as of a country, state, or county, marked off for administrative, electoral, or other purposes.
- Donatist
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noun,
a member of a Christian sect that developed in northern Africa in a.d. 311 and maintained that it alone constituted the whole and only true church and that baptisms and ordinations of the orthodox clergy were invalid.
- trade-in
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noun,
goods given in whole or, usually, part payment of a purchase:
- centrist
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noun,
(especially in continental Europe) a member of a political party of the Center; moderate.
- disinter
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verb (used with object),
to take out of the place of interment; exhume; unearth.
- scandent
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adjective,
climbing, as a plant.
- 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.
- nitrides
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noun,
a compound, containing two elements only, of which the more electronegative one is nitrogen.
- nidation
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noun,
implantation of an embryo in the lining of the uterus.
- cisterna
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noun,
cistern (def 2).
- diorites
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noun,
a granular igneous rock consisting essentially of plagioclase feldspar and hornblende.
- artistic
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adjective,
conforming to the standards of art; satisfying aesthetic requirements:
- sanction
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noun,
authoritative permission or approval, as for an action.
- nitrites
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noun,
Chemistry. a salt or ester of nitrous acid.
- diocesan
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noun,
one of the clergy or people of a diocese.
- centroid
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noun,
Mechanics. the point that may be considered as the center of a one- or two-dimensional figure, the sum of the displacements of all points in the figure from such a point being zero.
Compare center of mass.
- doctrine
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noun,
a particular principle, position, or policy taught or advocated, as of a religion or government:
- nitrates
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noun,
Chemistry. a salt or ester of nitric acid, or any compound containing the univalent group –ONO 2 or NO 3 .
- distract
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adjective,
Obsolete. distracted.
- raticide
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noun,
a substance or preparation for killing rats.
- asteroid
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noun,
Also called minor planet. Astronomy. any of the thousands of small bodies of from 480 miles (775 km) to less than one mile (1.6 km) in diameter that revolve about the sun in orbits lying mostly between those of Mars and Jupiter.
- scenario
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noun,
an outline of the plot of a dramatic work, giving particulars as to the scenes, characters, situations, etc.
- traction
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noun,
the adhesive friction of a body on some surface, as a wheel on a rail or a tire on a road.
- distrain
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verb (used with object),
to constrain by seizing and holding goods, etc., in pledge for rent, damages, etc., or in order to obtain satisfaction of a claim.
- citterns
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noun,
an old musical instrument related to the guitar, having a flat, pear-shaped soundbox and wire strings.
- tenorist
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noun,
a person who sings tenor.
- astonied
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adjective,
dazed; bewildered; filled with consternation.
- distinct
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adjective,
distinguished as not being the same; not identical; separate (sometimes followed by from):
- distrait
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adjective,
inattentive because of distracting worries, fears, etc.; absent-minded.
- citrines
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noun,
a translucent, yellow variety of quartz, often sold as topaz; false topaz; topaz quartz.
- citrates
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noun,
a salt or ester of citric acid.
- 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.
- consider
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verb (used with object),
to think carefully about, especially in order to make a decision; contemplate; reflect on:
- Constant
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noun,
something that does not or cannot change or vary.
- ceratoid
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adjective,
hornlike; horny.
- distance
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noun,
the extent or amount of space between two things, points, lines, etc.
- Citation
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noun,
Military. mention of a soldier or a unit in orders, usually for gallantry:
- coniines
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noun,
a volatile, highly poisonous alkaloid, C 8 H 17 N, constituting the active principle of the poison hemlock.
- contends
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verb (used with object),
to assert or maintain earnestly:
- die-cast
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adjective,
formed by die casting.
- dainties
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noun,
something delicious to the taste; a delicacy.
- canonist
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noun,
a person who is a specialist in canon law.
- sirenian
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noun,
an aquatic, herbivorous mammal of the order Sirenia, including the manatee and dugong.
- ternions
-
noun,
a set or group of three; triad.
- tertians
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noun,
Pathology. a tertian fever.
- crannied
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adjective,
having or full of crannies.
- crannies
-
noun,
a small, narrow opening in a wall, rock, etc.; chink; crevice; fissure:
- tetracid
-
noun,
a base or alcohol containing four hydroxyl groups.
- Cranston
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noun,
a city in E Rhode Island, near Providence.
- notaries
-
noun,
notary public.
- cantoris
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adjective,
of or relating to the gospel or liturgical north side of a church (opposed to decani).
- Creation
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noun,
the act of producing or causing to exist; the act of creating; engendering.
- carditis
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noun,
inflammation of the pericardium, myocardium, or endocardium, separately or in combination.
- cotenant
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noun,
a joint tenant.
- sardonic
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adjective,
characterized by bitter or scornful derision; mocking; cynical; sneering:
- Scranton
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noun,
William Warren, 1917–2011, U.S. politician.
- carotins
-
noun,
carotene.
- Tientsin
-
noun,
Older Spelling. Tianjin.
- carotids
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noun,
Also called carotid artery. either of the two large arteries, one on each side of the head, that carry blood to the head and that divide into an external branch supplying the neck, face, and other external parts, and an internal branch supplying the brain, eye, and other internal parts.
- crinites
-
noun,
a fossil crinoid.
- sedition
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noun,
incitement of discontent or rebellion against a government.
- sedation
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noun,
the calming of mental excitement or abatement of physiological function, especially by the administration of a drug.
- ctenidia
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noun,
any of various comblike or featherlike structures, as the row of stiff bristles on the legs of a psocid.
- oscitant
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adjective,
yawning, as with drowsiness; gaping.
- cristate
-
adjective,
having a crest; crested.
- 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.
- decision
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noun,
the act or process of deciding; determination, as of a question or doubt, by making a judgment:
- dictions
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noun,
style of speaking or writing as dependent upon choice of words:
- detrains
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verb (used without object),
to alight from a railway train; arrive by train.
- dictator
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noun,
a person exercising absolute power, especially a ruler who has absolute, unrestricted control in a government without hereditary succession.
- contains
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verb (used with object),
to hold or include within its volume or area:
- dictates
-
noun,
an authoritative order or command.
- crinoids
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noun,
any echinoderm of the class Crinoidea, having a cup-shaped body to which are attached branched, radiating arms, comprising the sea lilies, feather stars, and various fossil forms.
- contents
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noun,
Usually, contents.
something that is contained:
the subjects or topics covered in a book or document.
the chapters or other formal divisions of a book or document:
- Dicentra
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noun,
any of several plants belonging to the genus Dicentra, of the fumitory family, having long clusters of drooping flowers, as the Dutchman's-breeches or the bleeding heart.
- ordinate
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noun,
Mathematics. (in plane Cartesian coordinates) the y-coordinate of a point: its distance from the x-axis measured parallel to the y-axis.
- diatonic
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adjective,
noting those scales that contain five whole tones and two semitones, as the major, minor, and certain modal scales.
- ordnance
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noun,
cannon or artillery.
- tentoria
-
noun,
Anatomy. an extension of one of the membranes covering the cerebrum which, with the transverse fissure, separates the cerebrum from the cerebellum.
- tontines
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noun,
an annuity scheme in which subscribers share a common fund with the benefit of survivorship, the survivors' shares being increased as the subscribers die, until the whole goes to the last survivor.
- detracts
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verb (used with object),
to draw away or divert; distract:
- canister
-
noun,
a small box or jar, often one of a kitchen set, for holding tea, coffee, flour, and sugar.
- sanidine
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noun,
a glassy, often transparent variety of orthoclase in which sodium may replace as much as 50 percent of the potassium: forms phenocrysts in some igneous rocks.
- contrast
-
noun,
the act of contrasting; the state of being contrasted.
- contrate
-
adjective,
(of a gear) having teeth at right angles to the plane of rotation.
- contrite
-
adjective,
caused by or showing sincere remorse.
- derision
-
noun,
ridicule; mockery:
- deration
-
verb (used with object),
to discontinue the rationing of (something).
- nonaries
-
noun,
a number in a nonary system.
- cordites
-
noun,
a smokeless, slow-burning powder composed of 30 to 58 percent nitroglycerin, 37 to 65 percent cellulose nitrate, and 5 to 6 percent mineral jelly.
- tinstone
-
noun,
cassiterite.
- catenoid
-
noun,
the surface generated by rotating a catenary about its axis of symmetry.
- tonetics
-
noun,
the phonetic study of tone in language.
- teratoid
-
adjective,
resembling a monster.
- canotier
-
noun,
a fabric constructed in a twill weave, used in the manufacture of yachting clothes.
- D-notice
-
noun,
a government notice sent to newspapers or other publications requesting them to withhold information for reasons of state security.
- indicate
-
verb (used with object),
to be a sign of; betoken; evidence; show:
- striated
-
adjective,
marked with striae; furrowed; striped; streaked.
- ancestor
-
noun,
a person from whom one is descended; forebear; progenitor.
- interact
-
verb (used without object),
to act one upon another.
- acridine
-
noun,
a colorless, crystalline solid, C 13 H 9 N, usually obtained from the anthracine fraction of coal tar: used chiefly in the synthesis of dyes and drugs.
- ricottas
-
noun,
a soft Italian cheese that resembles cottage cheese.
- inaction
-
noun,
absence of action; idleness.
- aconites
-
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.
- Iscariot
-
noun,
the surname of Judas, the betrayer of Jesus. Mark 3:19; 14:10, 11.
- intonate
-
verb (used with object),
to utter with a particular tone or modulation of voice.
- tritones
-
noun,
an interval consisting of three whole tones; an augmented fourth.
- ancients
-
noun,
a person who lived in ancient times.
- Tritonis
-
noun,
(in ancient geography) a mythical lake near the Mediterranean coast of Libya.
- recision
-
noun,
an act of canceling or voiding; cancellation.
- antidote
-
noun,
a medicine or other remedy for counteracting the effects of poison, disease, etc.
- adenitis
-
noun,
lymphadenitis.
- antinode
-
noun,
the region of maximum amplitude between two adjacent nodes in a standing wave.
- antirent
-
adjective,
noting or pertaining to a political party (1839–47) in New York that opposed the payment of rents to patroons.
- intrados
-
noun,
the interior curve or surface of an arch or vault.
- strident
-
adjective,
making or having a harsh sound; grating; creaking:
- inertias
-
noun,
inertness, especially with regard to effort, motion, action, and the like; inactivity; sluggishness.
- actinide
-
noun,
any element of the actinide series.
- intranet
-
noun,
a computer network with restricted access, as within a company, that uses software and protocols developed for the Internet.
- stand-in
-
noun,
a substitute for a motion-picture star during the preparation of lighting, cameras, etc., or in dangerous scenes.
- Socinian
-
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.
- andirons
-
noun,
one of a pair of metal stands, usually of iron or brass, for holding logs in a fireplace.
- instance
-
noun,
a case or occurrence of anything:
- retinoid
-
noun,
Biochemistry. any of a group of substances related to vitamin A and functioning like vitamin A in the body.
- aneroids
-
noun,
aneroid barometer.
- redcoats
-
noun,
(especially during the American Revolution) a British soldier.
- ideation
-
noun,
the process of forming ideas or images.
- Anderson
-
noun,
Carl David, 1905–91, U.S. physicist: discoverer of the positron; Nobel Prize 1936.
- instinct
-
noun,
an inborn pattern of activity or tendency to action common to a given biological species.
- straiten
-
verb (used with object),
to put into difficulties, especially financial ones:
- stonecat
-
noun,
a yellowish-brown, freshwater catfish, Noturus flavus, of the Mississippi River valley and Great Lakes, having poisonous pectoral spines.
- actinons
-
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.
- Estonian
-
noun,
a member of a Finnish people inhabiting Estonia, Livonia, and other districts of Russia.
- idocrase
-
noun,
vesuvianite.
- soricine
-
adjective,
of or resembling the shrews.
- resinoid
-
noun,
a resinoid substance.
- actinoid
-
adjective,
raylike; radiate.
- strained
-
noun,
any force or pressure tending to alter shape, cause a fracture, etc.
- entrants
-
noun,
a competitor in a contest.
- intorted
-
adjective,
twisted inwardly about an axis or fixed point; curled; wound:
- entrains
-
verb (used with object),
to put aboard a train.
- Aristide
-
noun,
Jean-Bertrand, born 1953, Haitian priest and political leader: first democratically elected president, 1991, 1994–96, 2001–04.
- transect
-
verb (used with object),
to cut across; dissect transversely.
- Taconite
-
noun,
a low-grade iron ore, containing about 27 percent iron and 51 percent silica, found as a hard rock formation in the Lake Superior region.
- tridents
-
noun,
a three-pronged instrument or weapon.
- stannite
-
noun,
a mineral, iron-black to steel-gray in color, with a metallic luster, copper iron tin sulfide, Cu 2 FeSnS 4 : an ore of tin.
- Ironside
-
noun,
a strong person with great power of endurance or resistance.
- Rodentia
-
noun,
the order comprising the rodents.
- resonant
-
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).
- enations
-
noun,
a small outgrowth of plant tissue, usually on a leaf, caused by virus infection.
- introits
-
noun,
Roman Catholic Church. a part of a psalm with antiphon recited by the celebrant of the Mass at the foot of the altar and, at High Mass, sung by the choir when the priest begins the Mass.
- tactions
-
noun,
touch; contact.
- triennia
-
noun,
a period of three years.
- indicans
-
noun,
a glucoside, C 14 H 17 NO 6 , that occurs in plants yielding indigo and from which indigo is obtained.
- indicant
-
noun,
something that indicates; indicator.
- iodinate
-
verb (used with object),
to iodize.
- intreats
-
verb (used with or without object),
entreat.
- indirect
-
adjective,
not in a direct course or path; deviating from a straight line; roundabout:
- Endicott
-
noun,
John, Endecott, John.
- intrants
-
noun,
a person who enters (a college, association, etc.); entrant.
- strontia
-
noun,
Also called strontium oxide. a white or grayish-white, amorphous powder, SrO, resembling lime in its general character: used chiefly in the manufacture of strontium salts.
- intrans.
-
- endosarc
-
noun,
the endoplasm of a protozoan (opposed to ectosarc).
- aoristic
-
adjective,
Grammar. pertaining to the aorist.
- incident
-
noun,
an individual occurrence or event.
- aortitis
-
noun,
inflammation of the aorta.
- incienso
-
noun,
a shrubby, composite desert plant, Encelia farinosa, of the southwestern U.S., having silvery leaves and clusters of yellow flowers.
- endocast
-
noun,
endocranial cast.
- reaction
-
noun,
a reverse movement or tendency; an action in a reverse direction or manner.
- indicts
-
verb (used with object),
(of a grand jury) to bring a formal accusation against, as a means of bringing to trial:
- costard
-
noun,
a large English variety of apple.
- indices
-
noun,
a plural of index.
- Insecta
-
noun,
the class comprising the insects.
- ctenoid
-
adjective,
comblike or pectinate; rough-edged.
- costate
-
adjective,
Anatomy. having ribs.
- inroads
-
noun,
a damaging or serious encroachment:
- ironist
-
noun,
a person who uses irony habitually, especially a writer.
- Scottie
-
noun,
Scottish terrier.
- crinoid
-
noun,
any echinoderm of the class Crinoidea, having a cup-shaped body to which are attached branched, radiating arms, comprising the sea lilies, feather stars, and various fossil forms.
- cotters
-
noun,
a pin, wedge, key, or the like, fitted or driven into an opening to secure something or hold parts together.
- inedita
-
plural noun,
unpublished literary works.
- cranio-
-
- crinite
-
noun,
a fossil crinoid.
- cratons
-
noun,
a relatively rigid and immobile region of continental portions of the earth's crust.
- tinders
-
noun,
a highly flammable material or preparation formerly used for catching the spark from a flint and steel struck together for fire or light.
- inertia
-
noun,
inertness, especially with regard to effort, motion, action, and the like; inactivity; sluggishness.
- section
-
noun,
a part that is cut off or separated.
- stannic
-
adjective,
of or containing tin, especially in the tetravalent state.
- indorse
-
verb (used with object),
endorse.
- innards
-
noun,
the internal parts of the body; entrails or viscera.
- cronies
-
noun,
a close friend or companion; chum.
- tineids
-
noun,
a moth of the family Tineidae, comprising the clothes moths.
- ironies
-
noun,
the use of words to convey a meaning that is the opposite of its literal meaning:
- scrinia
-
noun,
a cylindrical container used in ancient Rome to hold papyrus rolls.
- soredia
-
noun,
a group of algal cells surrounded by hyphal tissue, occurring on the surface of the thallus and functioning in vegetative reproduction.
- crinose
-
adjective,
hairy.
- indites
-
verb (used with object),
to compose or write, as a poem.
- cretins
-
noun,
a person suffering from cretinism.
- Costain
-
noun,
Thomas Bertram, 1885–1965, U.S. novelist, historian, and editor, born in Canada.
- sirenic
-
adjective,
of or characteristic of a siren; melodious, tempting, or alluring.
- tinners
-
noun,
a tinsmith.
- Titanic
-
noun,
a British luxury liner that sank after colliding with an iceberg in the North Atlantic on its maiden voyage in April, 1912, with a loss of 1517 lives.
- octants
-
noun,
the eighth part of a circle.
- connate
-
adjective,
existing in a person or thing from birth or origin; inborn:
- intrant
-
noun,
a person who enters (a college, association, etc.); entrant.
- coniine
-
noun,
a volatile, highly poisonous alkaloid, C 8 H 17 N, constituting the active principle of the poison hemlock.
- conidia
-
noun,
(in fungi) an asexual spore formed by abstriction at the top of a hyphal branch.
- tirades
-
noun,
a prolonged outburst of bitter, outspoken denunciation:
- intreat
-
verb (used with or without object),
entreat.
- coedits
-
verb (used with object),
to edit jointly with another.
- Introit
-
noun,
Roman Catholic Church. a part of a psalm with antiphon recited by the celebrant of the Mass at the foot of the altar and, at High Mass, sung by the choir when the priest begins the Mass.
- scatter
-
noun,
the act of scattering.
- coaster
-
noun,
a person or thing that coasts.
- conster
-
verb (used with or without object),
construe.
- coarsen
-
verb (used with or without object),
to make or become coarse.
- cittern
-
noun,
an old musical instrument related to the guitar, having a flat, pear-shaped soundbox and wire strings.
- citrons
-
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.
- citrins
-
noun,
bioflavonoid.
- citrine
-
noun,
a translucent, yellow variety of quartz, often sold as topaz; false topaz; topaz quartz.
- introns
-
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.
- citrate
-
noun,
a salt or ester of citric acid.
- 2,4,5-t
-
noun,
a light-tan, water-insoluble solid, C 8 H 5 Cl 3 O 3 , used chiefly for killing weeds.
- iodates
-
noun,
Chemistry. a salt of iodic acid, as sodium iodate, NaIO 3 .
- cistron
-
noun,
a segment of DNA that encodes for the formation of a specific polypeptide chain; a structural gene.
- iodines
-
noun,
a nonmetallic halogen element occurring at ordinary temperatures as a grayish-black crystalline solid that sublimes to a dense violet vapor when heated: used in medicine as an antiseptic. Symbol: I; atomic weight: 126.904; atomic number: 53; specific gravity: (solid) 4.93 at 20°C.
- consent
-
noun,
permission, approval, or agreement; compliance; acquiescence:
- constr.
-
- irenics
-
noun,
the branch of theology dealing with the promotion of peace and conciliation among Christian churches.
Compare polemics (def 2).
- instate
-
verb (used with object),
to put or place in a certain state or position, as in an office; install.
- insider
-
noun,
a person who is a member of a group, organization, society, etc.
- insnare
-
verb (used with object),
ensnare.
- cortina
-
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.
- Oceanid
-
noun,
any of the daughters of Oceanus and Tethys; a sea nymph.
- cornets
-
noun,
Music. a valved wind instrument of the trumpet family.
- corneas
-
noun,
the transparent anterior part of the external coat of the eye covering the iris and the pupil and continuous with the sclera.
- tinters
-
noun,
a person who specializes in applying tints or dyes.
- instant
-
noun,
an infinitesimal or very short space of time; a moment:
- cordite
-
noun,
a smokeless, slow-burning powder composed of 30 to 58 percent nitroglycerin, 37 to 65 percent cellulose nitrate, and 5 to 6 percent mineral jelly.
- cordate
-
adjective,
heart-shaped:
- instead
-
Idioms,
instead of, in place of; in lieu of:
- intones
-
verb (used with object),
to utter with a particular tone or voice modulation.
- contras
-
noun,
(often initial capital letter) a member of a counterrevolutionary guerrilla group in Nicaragua.
- contra-
-
- intends
-
verb (used with object),
to have in mind as something to be done or brought about; plan:
- intens.
-
- content
-
noun,
Usually, contents.
something that is contained:
the subjects or topics covered in a book or document.
the chapters or other formal divisions of a book or document:
- intents
-
noun,
something that is intended; purpose; design; intention:
- contend
-
verb (used with object),
to assert or maintain earnestly:
- octanes
-
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.
- interns
-
noun,
a person who is or has been interned; internee.
- intines
-
noun,
the inner coat of a spore, especially a pollen grain.
- contain
-
verb (used with object),
to hold or include within its volume or area:
- contest
-
noun,
a race, conflict, or other competition between rivals, as for a prize.
- incised
-
adjective,
cut into:
- senator
-
noun,
a member of a senate.
- striate
-
adjective,
striated.
- entrain
-
verb (used with object),
to put aboard a train.
- entrant
-
noun,
a competitor in a contest.
- distort
-
verb (used with object),
to twist awry or out of shape; make crooked or deformed:
- distent
-
adjective,
distended.
- distant
-
adjective,
far off or apart in space; not near at hand; remote or removed (often followed by from):
- distain
-
verb (used with object),
to discolor; stain; sully.
- disrate
-
verb (used with object),
to reduce to a lower rating or rank.
- erasion
-
noun,
the act of erasing.
- Ericson
-
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).
- discern
-
verb (used with object),
to perceive by the sight or some other sense or by the intellect; see, recognize, or apprehend:
- discant
-
noun,
Also, discantus [dis-kan-tuh s] /dɪsˈkæn təs/ (Show IPA). Music. a 13th-century polyphonic style with strict mensural meter in all the voice parts, in contrast to the metrically free organum of the period.
- tendons
-
noun,
Anatomy. a cord or band of dense, tough, inelastic, white, fibrous tissue, serving to connect a muscle with a bone or part; sinew.
- nitrate
-
noun,
Chemistry. a salt or ester of nitric acid, or any compound containing the univalent group –ONO 2 or NO 3 .
- dirties
-
Idioms,
do (someone) dirty, Slang. to treat unfairly or reprehensibly, as by cheating or slandering.
- directs
-
adverb,
in a direct manner; directly; straight:
- eristic
-
noun,
a person who engages in disputation; controversialist.
- nitride
-
noun,
a compound, containing two elements only, of which the more electronegative one is nitrogen.
- strato-
-
- erotica
-
noun,
written works, usually fiction, dealing with sexual love.
- erotics
-
noun,
an erotic poem.
- diorite
-
noun,
a granular igneous rock consisting essentially of plagioclase feldspar and hornblende.
- nitrite
-
noun,
Chemistry. a salt or ester of nitrous acid.
- strati-
-
- storied
-
noun,
a narrative, either true or fictitious, in prose or verse, designed to interest, amuse, or instruct the hearer or reader; tale.
- endrins
-
noun,
a highly toxic, chlorinated hydrocarbon, C 12 H 8 OCl 6 , formerly used as an insecticide.
- ditties
-
noun,
a poem intended to be sung.
- dineric
-
adjective,
of or relating to the face of separation of two immiscible liquid phases.
- side-on
-
adverb,
with the side or sides foremost, especially in a collision:
- Tancred
-
noun,
1078?–1112, Norman leader in the first Crusade.
- natrons
-
noun,
a mineral, hydrated sodium carbonate, Na 2 CO 3 ⋅10H 2 O.
- tanrecs
-
noun,
tenrec.
- natters
-
noun,
a conversation; chat.
- nectars
-
noun,
the saccharine secretion of a plant, which attracts the insects or birds that pollinate the flower.
- neritic
-
adjective,
of or relating to the region of water lying directly above the sublittoral zone of the sea bottom.
- drastic
-
adjective,
acting with force or violence; violent.
- tartine
-
noun,
a fancy French open-faced sandwich topped with spreadable ingredients.
- sidero-
-
- Tartini
-
noun,
Giuseppe [joo-zep-pe] /dʒuˈzɛp pɛ/ (Show IPA), 1692–1770, Italian violinist and composer.
- niacins
-
noun,
nicotinic acid.
- sidecar
-
noun,
a small car attached on one side to a motorcycle and supported on the other side by a wheel of its own, used for a passenger, parcels, etc.
- titians
-
noun,
(Tiziano Vecellio) c1477–1576, Italian painter.
- Nicetas
-
noun,
Saint Ignatius (def 2).
- edition
-
noun,
one of a series of printings of the same book, newspaper, etc., each issued at a different time and differing from another by alterations, additions, etc. (distinguished from impression).
- Nicosia
-
noun,
a city on and the capital of Cyprus, in the central part.
- narcose
-
adjective,
characterized by stupor; stuporous.
- taction
-
noun,
touch; contact.
- enation
-
noun,
a small outgrowth of plant tissue, usually on a leaf, caused by virus infection.
- donates
-
verb (used with object),
to present as a gift, grant, or contribution; make a donation of, as to a fund or cause:
- Nidaros
-
noun,
former name of Trondheim.
- encinas
-
noun,
the live oak, Quercus virginiana.
- nancies
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Meurthe-et-Moselle, in NE France: battles 1477, 1914, 1944.
- docents
-
noun,
privatdocent.
- Niteroi
-
noun,
a seaport in and the capital of Rio de Janeiro state, in SE Brazil.
- dineros
-
noun,
a former silver coin of Peru, the 10th part of a sol.
- sericin
-
noun,
a gelatinous organic compound that holds the two strands of natural silk together.
- notices
-
noun,
an announcement or intimation of something impending; warning:
- incisor
-
noun,
any of the four anterior teeth in each jaw, used for cutting and gnawing.
- identic
-
adjective,
identical.
- dentist
-
noun,
a person whose profession is dentistry.
- dentins
-
noun,
the hard, calcareous tissue, similar to but denser than bone, that forms the major portion of a tooth, surrounds the pulp cavity, and is situated beneath the enamel and cementum.
- Denison
-
noun,
a city in NE Texas.
- Isidora
-
noun,
a female given name.
- isation
-
- decants
-
verb (used with object),
to pour (wine or other liquid) gently so as not to disturb the sediment.
- Stanton
-
noun,
Edwin McMasters [muh k-mas-terz,, -mah-sterz] /məkˈmæs tərz,, -ˈmɑ stərz/ (Show IPA), 1814–69, U.S. statesman: Secretary of War 1862–67.
- Nordica
-
noun,
Lillian (Lillian Norton) 1859–1914, U.S. soprano.
- ternion
-
noun,
a set or group of three; triad.
- nascent
-
adjective,
beginning to exist or develop:
- tertian
-
noun,
Pathology. a tertian fever.
- Statice
-
noun,
any of various plants belonging to the genus Limonium, of the leadwort family, having clusters of variously colored flowers that retain their color when dried.
- incites
-
verb (used with object),
to stir, encourage, or urge on; stimulate or prompt to action:
- norites
-
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.
- tetanic
-
adjective,
Pathology. pertaining to, of the nature of, or characterized by tetanus.
- Isadore
-
noun,
a male given name: from the Greek word meaning “gift of Isis.”.
- notates
-
verb (used with object),
to note, mark, or set down in a system of notation:
- indents
-
noun,
a toothlike notch or deep recess; indentation.
- dancers
-
noun,
a person who dances.
- tetrads
-
noun,
a group of four.
- dairies
-
noun,
an establishment, as a room, building, or buildings, where milk and cream are kept and butter and cheese are made.
- indican
-
noun,
a glucoside, C 14 H 17 NO 6 , that occurs in plants yielding indigo and from which indigo is obtained.
- dacoits
-
noun,
(in India and Burma) a member of a class of criminals who engage in organized robbery and murder.
- deontic
-
adjective,
of or relating to duty and moral obligation as ethical concepts.
- descant
-
noun,
Music.
a melody or counterpoint accompanying a simple musical theme and usually written above it.
(in part music) the soprano.
a song or melody.
- Dinaric
-
adjective,
of or relating to the Alpine region of the Balkan Peninsula, from Slovenia to N Albania and extending across W Coatia, and most of Bosnia and Herzegovna, and Montenegro.
- diaries
-
noun,
a daily record, usually private, especially of the writer's own experiences, observations, feelings, attitudes, etc.
- Estonia
-
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.
- tension
-
noun,
the act of stretching or straining.
- diction
-
noun,
style of speaking or writing as dependent upon choice of words:
- Sno-Cat
-
- Etonian
-
noun,
a person who is or has been a pupil at Eton College.
- steroid
-
noun,
any of a large group of fat-soluble organic compounds, as the sterols, bile acids, and sex hormones, most of which have specific physiological action.
- dictate
-
noun,
an authoritative order or command.
- sterno-
-
- Stentor
-
noun,
(in the Iliad) a Greek herald with a loud voice.
- diaster
-
noun,
the stage in mitosis at which the chromosomes, after their division and separation, are grouped near the poles of the spindle.
- diarist
-
noun,
a person who keeps a diary.
- iterant
-
adjective,
characterized by repetition; repeating.
- destain
-
verb (used with object),
to remove stain (from a specimen) to enhance visibility and contrast of parts.
- noetics
-
noun,
the science of the intellect or of pure thought; reasoning.
- iatrics
-
- Detroit
-
noun,
a city in SE Michigan, on the Detroit River.
- steato-
-
- stearo-
-
- detrain
-
verb (used without object),
to alight from a railway train; arrive by train.
- stearin
-
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.
- stearic
-
adjective,
of or relating to suet or fat.
- sonance
-
noun,
the condition or quality of being sonant.
- detract
-
verb (used with object),
to draw away or divert; distract:
- detains
-
verb (used with object),
to keep from proceeding; keep waiting; delay.
- station
-
noun,
a place or position in which a person or thing is normally located.
- cistern
-
noun,
a reservoir, tank, or container for storing or holding water or other liquid.
- credits
-
noun,
commendation or honor given for some action, quality, etc.:
- sadiron
-
noun,
Northern, North Midland, and Western U.S. Older Use. a flatiron that is pointed at both ends and has a detachable handle.
- ordains
-
verb (used with object),
to invest with ministerial or sacerdotal functions; confer holy orders upon.
- acetoin
-
noun,
a yellowish, pleasant-smelling liquid, C 4 H 8 O 2 , obtained from various carbohydrates, as glucose, by fermentation: used chiefly in the manufacture of flavors and essences.
- cations
-
noun,
a positively charged ion that is attracted to the cathode in electrolysis.
- catties
-
noun,
(in China and southeast Asia) a weight equal to about 1½ pounds (680 grams) avoirdupois.
- Aretino
-
noun,
Pietro [pye-traw] /ˈpyɛ trɔ/ (Show IPA), 1492–1556, Italian satirist and dramatist.
- acetins
-
noun,
a colorless, thick, hygroscopic liquid, C 5 H 10 O 4 : used chiefly in the manufacture of explosives.
- astrict
-
verb (used with object),
to bind fast; constrain.
- Transit
-
noun,
the act or fact of passing across or through; passage from one place to another.
- canines
-
noun,
a canid, or member of the dog family Canidae.
- astroid
-
noun,
a hypocycloid with four cusps.
- randies
-
noun,
Chiefly Scot. a rude or coarse beggar.
- Rosanne
-
noun,
a female given name.
- retsina
-
noun,
a strong, resinated white or red wine of Greece and Cyprus.
- sainted
-
noun,
any of certain persons of exceptional holiness of life, formally recognized as such by the Christian Church, especially by canonization.
- orients
-
noun,
the Orient,
the countries of Asia, especially East Asia.
(formerly) the countries to the E of the Mediterranean.
- triacid
-
adjective,
capable of combining with three molecules of a monobasic acid:
- centri-
-
- centro-
-
- Antoine
-
noun,
André [ahn-drey] /ɑ̃ˈdreɪ/ (Show IPA), 1858–1943, French theatrical director, manager, and critic.
- orceins
-
noun,
a red dye, the principal coloring matter of cudbear and orchil, obtained by oxidizing an ammoniacal solution of orcinol.
- recants
-
verb (used with object),
to withdraw or disavow (a statement, opinion, etc.), especially formally; retract.
- retains
-
verb (used with object),
to keep possession of.
- cerato-
-
- Tristan
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Tristram.
- satinet
-
noun,
a satin-weave fabric made with cotton warp and wool filling, fulled and finished to resemble wool.
- atonics
-
noun,
Grammar. an unaccented word, syllable, or sound.
- Anteros
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. a brother of Eros, most often regarded as the avenger of unrequited love.
- tritons
-
noun,
a positively-charged particle consisting of a proton and two neutrons, equivalent to the nucleus of an atom of tritium.
- actinon
-
noun,
a chemically inert, gaseous, short-lived isotope of radon that is a member of the actinium series. Symbol: An; atomic number: 86; atomic weight: 219.
- Roscian
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or involving acting.
- rations
-
noun,
a fixed allowance of provisions or food, especially for soldiers or sailors or for civilians during a shortage:
- arseno-
-
- Rosetta
-
noun,
a town in N Egypt, at a mouth of the Nile.
- carnets
-
noun,
a customs document allowing an automobile to be driven at no cost across international borders.
- carnies
-
noun,
a person employed by a carnival.
- carnose
-
adjective,
of or relating to flesh; fleshy.
- carotid
-
noun,
Also called carotid artery. either of the two large arteries, one on each side of the head, that carry blood to the head and that divide into an external branch supplying the neck, face, and other external parts, and an internal branch supplying the brain, eye, and other internal parts.
- artiste
-
noun,
an artist, especially an actor, singer, dancer, or other public performer.
- ricotta
-
noun,
a soft Italian cheese that resembles cottage cheese.
- carotin
-
noun,
carotene.
- actino-
-
- tritone
-
noun,
an interval consisting of three whole tones; an augmented fourth.
- cardio-
-
- trident
-
noun,
a three-pronged instrument or weapon.
- aristo-
-
- sardine
-
noun,
the pilchard, Sardina pilchardus, often preserved in oil and used for food.
- tonners
-
noun,
something having a specified weight in tons (used in combination):
- rattons
-
noun,
a rat.
- rescind
-
verb (used with object),
to abrogate; annul; revoke; repeal.
- aconite
-
noun,
any plant belonging to the genus Aconitum, of the buttercup family, having irregular flowers usually in loose clusters, including species with poisonous and medicinal properties.
- ratines
-
noun,
a loosely woven fabric made with nubby or knotty yarns.
- sarcoid
-
noun,
a growth resembling a sarcoma.
- tricots
-
noun,
a warp-knit fabric of various natural or synthetic fibers, as wool, silk, or nylon, having fine vertical ribs on the face and horizontal ribs on the back, used especially for making garments.
- sarcode
-
noun,
protoplasm, especially the semifluid content of a protozoan.
- triodes
-
noun,
a vacuum tube containing three elements, usually anode, cathode, and control grid.
- asinine
-
adjective,
foolish, unintelligent, or silly; stupid:
- canters
-
noun,
an easy gallop.
- tonetic
-
noun,
the phonetic study of tone in language.
- antero-
-
- astride
-
preposition,
with a leg on each side of; straddling:
- certain
-
Idioms,
for certain, without a doubt; surely:
- attorns
-
verb (used with object),
to turn over to another; transfer.
- attires
-
noun,
clothes or apparel, especially rich or splendid garments.
- Sandron
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Sandro.
- Cainite
-
noun,
a member of a Gnostic sect that exalted Cain and regarded the God of the Old Testament as responsible for evil.
- tontine
-
noun,
an annuity scheme in which subscribers share a common fund with the benefit of survivorship, the survivors' shares being increased as the subscribers die, until the whole goes to the last survivor.
- redacts
-
verb (used with object),
to put into suitable literary form; revise; edit.
- candors
-
noun,
the state or quality of being frank, open, and sincere in speech or expression; candidness:
- toadies
-
noun,
an obsequious flatterer; sycophant.
- Rostand
-
noun,
Edmond [ed-mawn] /ɛdˈmɔ̃/ (Show IPA), 1868–1918, French dramatist and poet.
- redcoat
-
noun,
(especially during the American Revolution) a British soldier.
- aneroid
-
noun,
aneroid barometer.
- toaster
-
noun,
an instrument or appliance for toasting bread, muffins, etc.
- rotates
-
adjective,
wheel-shaped: applied especially to a gamopetalous short-tubed corolla with a spreading limb.
- Trenton
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of New Jersey, in the W part, on the Delaware River: Washington defeated Hessian troops here 1776.
- radices
-
noun,
a plural of radix.
- andiron
-
noun,
one of a pair of metal stands, usually of iron or brass, for holding logs in a fireplace.
- torsade
-
noun,
a twisted cord.
- cinerin
-
noun,
either of two oily, liquid compounds, C 20 H 28 O 3 or C 21 H 28 O 5 , used as insecticides.
- Torenia
-
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.
- scanner
-
noun,
a person or thing that scans.
- oneiric
-
adjective,
of or relating to dreams.
- oneidas
-
noun,
a member of an Iroquois people formerly inhabiting the region east of Oneida Lake.
- attends
-
verb (used with object),
to be present at:
- ratites
-
noun,
a bird having a ratite breastbone.
- trisect
-
verb (used with object),
to divide into three parts, especially into three equal parts.
- treason
-
noun,
the offense of acting to overthrow one's government or to harm or kill its sovereign.
- Candiot
-
noun,
a Cretan.
- atonies
-
noun,
Pathology. lack of tone or energy; muscular weakness, especially in a contractile organ.
- rodents
-
noun,
a rodent mammal.
- anoints
-
verb (used with object),
to rub or sprinkle on; apply an unguent, ointment, or oily liquid to.
- ancient
-
noun,
a person who lived in ancient times.
- cestoid
-
noun,
cestode.
- candier
-
- candies
-
noun,
any of a variety of confections made with sugar, syrup, etc., often combined with chocolate, fruit, nuts, etc.
- candent
-
adjective,
glowing with heat; being at a white heat.
- Tonnies
-
noun,
Ferdinand [fer-dee-nahnt] /ˈfɛr diˌnɑnt/ (Show IPA), 1855–1936, German sociologist.
- direct
-
adverb,
in a direct manner; directly; straight:
- ration
-
noun,
a fixed allowance of provisions or food, especially for soldiers or sailors or for civilians during a shortage:
- atones
-
verb (used with object),
to make amends for; expiate:
- nitric
-
adjective,
containing nitrogen, usually in the pentavalent state.
- donate
-
verb (used with object),
to present as a gift, grant, or contribution; make a donation of, as to a fund or cause:
- dinars
-
noun,
any of various former coins of the Near East, especially gold coins issued by Islamic governments.
- Adonis
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. a youth slain by a wild boar but permitted by Zeus to pass four months every year in the lower world with Persephone, four with Aphrodite, and four wherever he chose.
- tenons
-
noun,
a projection formed on the end of a timber or the like for insertion into a mortise of the same dimensions.
- Dorcas
-
noun,
a Christian woman at Joppa who made clothing for the poor. Acts 9:36–41.
- dories
-
noun,
a boat with a narrow, flat bottom, high bow, and flaring sides.
- ascent
-
noun,
an act of ascending; upward movement; a rising movement:
- taters
-
noun,
potato.
- attorn
-
verb (used with object),
to turn over to another; transfer.
- set-to
-
noun,
a usually brief, sharp fight or argument.
- indict
-
verb (used with object),
(of a grand jury) to bring a formal accusation against, as a means of bringing to trial:
- trines
-
noun,
a set or group of three; triad.
- set-in
-
adjective,
made separately and placed within another unit.
- Indies
-
noun,
the. (used with a plural verb) West Indies (def 1).
- ratite
-
noun,
a bird having a ratite breastbone.
- nitres
-
noun,
niter.
- ascend
-
verb (used with object),
to go or move upward upon or along; climb; mount:
- Raetic
-
noun,
an extinct language of uncertain affinities that was spoken in Rhaetia and written with the Etruscan alphabet.
- nicads
-
noun,
nickel-cadmium battery.
- aeron.
-
- Dorian
-
noun,
a member of a people who entered Greece about the 12th century b.c., conquered the Peloponnesus, and destroyed the Mycenaean culture: one of the four main divisions of the prehistoric Greeks.
Compare Achaean (def 5), Aeolian (def 2), Ionian (def 3).
- artist
-
noun,
a person who produces works in any of the arts that are primarily subject to aesthetic criteria.
- Sander
-
noun,
a person or thing that sands or sandpapers.
- taster
-
noun,
a person who tastes, especially one skilled in distinguishing the qualities of liquors, tea, etc., by the taste.
- donsie
-
adjective,
Midland U.S. somewhat sick, weak, or lacking in vitality; not completely well.
- noctis
-
adjective,
(in prescriptions) of the night.
- Nicias
-
noun,
died 413 b.c, Athenian statesman and general.
- Dorati
-
noun,
Antal [ahn-tahl;; Hungarian on-tol] /ˈɑn tɑl;; Hungarian ˈɒn tɒl/ (Show IPA), 1906–1988, Hungarian conductor, in the U.S.
- nocti-
-
- triose
-
noun,
a monosaccharide that has three atoms of carbon.
- donnas
-
noun,
(initial capital letter) Madam; Lady: an Italian title of respect prefixed to the given name of a woman.
- ratine
-
noun,
a loosely woven fabric made with nubby or knotty yarns.
- Donets
-
noun,
a river rising in the SW Russian Federation near Belgorod, flowing SE through Ukraine to the Don River. About 650 miles (1045 km) long.
- atonic
-
noun,
Grammar. an unaccented word, syllable, or sound.
- trades
-
noun,
the act or process of buying, selling, or exchanging commodities, at either wholesale or retail, within a country or between countries:
- nocent
-
adjective,
harmful; injurious.
- Artois
-
noun,
a former province in N France: artesian wells.
- indite
-
verb (used with object),
to compose or write, as a poem.
- triode
-
noun,
a vacuum tube containing three elements, usually anode, cathode, and control grid.
- retain
-
verb (used with object),
to keep possession of.
- tendon
-
noun,
Anatomy. a cord or band of dense, tough, inelastic, white, fibrous tissue, serving to connect a muscle with a bone or part; sinew.
- adorns
-
verb (used with object),
to decorate or add beauty to, as by ornaments:
- ironic
-
adjective,
using words to convey a meaning that is the opposite of its literal meaning; containing or exemplifying irony:
- astern
-
adverb,
in a position behind a specified vessel or aircraft:
- 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.
- Indris
-
noun,
a short-tailed lemur, Indri indri, of Madagascar, about 2 feet (60 cm) in length: an endangered species.
- 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.
- ranids
-
noun,
frog1 (def 2).
- tortes
-
noun,
a rich cake, especially one containing little or no flour, usually made with eggs and ground nuts or bread crumbs.
- distr.
-
- Indore
-
noun,
a former state in central India: now part of Madhya Pradesh.
- adores
-
verb (used with object),
to regard with the utmost esteem, love, and respect; honor.
- disco-
-
- attire
-
noun,
clothes or apparel, especially rich or splendid garments.
- Astrid
-
noun,
a female given name: from Scandinavian, meaning “divine strength.”.
- niacin
-
noun,
nicotinic acid.
- astro-
-
- attend
-
verb (used with object),
to be present at:
- astron
-
- diotic
-
adjective,
pertaining to or affecting both ears; binaural.
- adren-
-
- tenant
-
noun,
a person or group that rents and occupies land, a house, an office, or the like, from another for a period of time; lessee.
- rancid
-
adjective,
having a rank, unpleasant, stale smell or taste, as through decomposition, especially of fats or oils:
- Dnestr
-
noun,
Russian name of Dniester.
- Adonic
-
noun,
Prosody. an Adonic verse or line.
- docent
-
noun,
privatdocent.
- dinero
-
noun,
a former silver coin of Peru, the 10th part of a sol.
- 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.
- doater
-
noun,
doter.
- niters
-
noun,
potassium nitrate.
- teiids
-
noun,
any of a large group of chiefly tropical New World lizards of the family Teiidae, as the racerunner, caiman lizard, or whiptail, characterized by large rectangular scales on the belly and a long tail.
- adroit
-
adjective,
expert or nimble in the use of the hands or body.
- diners
-
noun,
a person who dines.
- irido-
-
- Oneida
-
noun,
a member of an Iroquois people formerly inhabiting the region east of Oneida Lake.
- raised
-
noun,
an increase in amount, as of wages:
- raisin
-
noun,
a grape of any of various sweet varieties dried in the sun or by artificial means, often used in cookery.
- Reston
-
noun,
James (Barrett) ("Scotty") 1909–1995, U.S. journalist, born in Scotland.
- adreno
-
- dittos
-
noun,
the aforesaid; the above; the same (used in accounts, lists, etc., to avoid repetition). Symbol: ″. Abbreviation: do.
Compare ditto mark.
- innate
-
adjective,
existing in one from birth; inborn; native:
- nitro-
-
- nitons
-
noun,
(formerly) radon. Symbol: Nt.
- tenias
-
noun,
taenia.
- traces
-
noun,
a surviving mark, sign, or evidence of the former existence, influence, or action of some agent or event; vestige:
- dinner
-
noun,
the main meal of the day, eaten in the evening or at midday.
- indent
-
noun,
a toothlike notch or deep recess; indentation.
- Dorset
-
noun,
1st Earl of, Thomas Sackville.
- eonian
-
adjective,
aeonian.
- Rosita
-
noun,
a female given name, Spanish form of Rose.
- erotic
-
noun,
an erotic poem.
- stated
-
noun,
the condition of a person or thing, as with respect to circumstances or attributes:
- Sondra
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Nadine
-
noun,
a female given name.
- recons
-
noun,
reconnaissance.
- Isidor
-
noun,
a male given name.
- 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.
- nadirs
-
noun,
Astronomy. the point on the celestial sphere directly beneath a given position or observer and diametrically opposite the zenith.
- Rosina
-
noun,
a female given name, Italian form of Rose.
- strict
-
adjective,
characterized by or acting in close conformity to requirements or principles:
- Sitter
-
noun,
a person who sits.
- recast
-
noun,
a recasting.
- stride
-
noun,
a striding manner or a striding gait.
- recant
-
verb (used with object),
to withdraw or disavow (a statement, opinion, etc.), especially formally; retract.
- Strand
-
noun,
the land bordering the sea, a lake, or a river; shore; beach.
- Antons
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Anthony.
- sitten
-
verb,
past participle of sit1 .
- inanes
-
noun,
something that is empty or void, especially the void of infinite space.
- Strine
-
noun,
Australian English.
- Enrico
-
noun,
a male given name: Italian form of Henry.
- strode
-
noun,
a striding manner or a striding gait.
- triacs
-
noun,
a type of thyristor designed for electronic control of the current supplied to a circuit, used especially in dimmers for lighting systems.
- antres
-
noun,
a cavern; cave.
- reason
-
noun,
a basis or cause, as for some belief, action, fact, event, etc.:
- treads
-
noun,
the action of treading, stepping, or walking.
- endrin
-
noun,
a highly toxic, chlorinated hydrocarbon, C 12 H 8 OCl 6 , formerly used as an insecticide.
- aorist
-
noun,
a verb tense, as in Classical Greek, expressing action or, in the indicative mood, past action, without further limitation or implication.
- 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.
- nances
-
noun,
Offensive. an effeminate male.
- anoint
-
verb (used with object),
to rub or sprinkle on; apply an unguent, ointment, or oily liquid to.
- anodic
-
adjective,
pertaining to an anode or the phenomena in its vicinity.
- ardent
-
adjective,
having, expressive of, or characterized by intense feeling; passionate; fervent:
- aniso-
-
- stator
-
noun,
Electricity, Machinery. a portion of a machine that remains fixed with respect to rotating parts, especially the collection of stationary parts in the magnetic circuits of a machine.
Compare rotor (def 1).
- rotate
-
adjective,
wheel-shaped: applied especially to a gamopetalous short-tubed corolla with a spreading limb.
- Andres
-
noun,
John, 1751–80, British major hanged as a spy by the Americans in the Revolutionary War: plotted the betrayal of West Point with Benedict Arnold.
- Andric
-
noun,
Ivo [ee-vaw] /ˈi vɔ/ (Show IPA), 1892–1975, Yugoslavian poet, novelist, and short-story writer: Nobel Prize 1961.
- andro-
-
- Andron
-
noun,
(in an ancient Greek house) an apartment for men, especially one for banqueting.
- Andros
-
noun,
Sir Edmund, 1637–1714, British governor in the American colonies, 1686–89, 1692–98.
- iatro-
-
- iatric
-
adjective,
of or relating to a physician or medicine; medical.
- steno-
-
- anenst
-
preposition,
anent (def 2).
- steric
-
adjective,
of or relating to the spatial relationships of atoms in a molecule.
- Trento
-
noun,
Italian name of Trent.
- redans
-
noun,
a V -shaped work, usually projecting from a fortified line.
- static
-
noun,
Electricity.
static or atmospheric electricity.
interference due to such electricity.
- Strait
-
noun,
Often, straits. (used with a singular verb) a narrow passage of water connecting two large bodies of water.
- isotac
-
noun,
a line drawn on a map connecting all points where ice starts to melt at approximately the same period in spring.
- trends
-
noun,
the general course or prevailing tendency; drift:
- stoned
-
noun,
the hard substance, formed of mineral matter, of which rocks consist.
- stoner
-
noun,
Slang. a person who is habitually high on drugs, especially marijuana, or alcohol; a person who is usually stoned.
- Estrin
-
noun,
estrone.
- redact
-
verb (used with object),
to put into suitable literary form; revise; edit.
- rectos
-
- stater
-
noun,
any of various gold or silver or electrum coin units or coins of the ancient Greek states or cities.
- treats
-
noun,
entertainment, food, drink, etc., given by way of compliment or as an expression of friendly regard.
- nacred
-
adjective,
lined with or resembling nacre.
- nacres
-
noun,
mother-of-pearl.
- Strain
-
noun,
any force or pressure tending to alter shape, cause a fracture, etc.
- escort
-
noun,
a group of persons, or a single person, accompanying another or others for protection, guidance, or courtesy:
- recti-
-
- re-act
-
verb (used with object),
to act or perform again.
- Arendt
-
noun,
Hannah, 1906–75, U.S. author, political scientist, and teacher, born in Germany.
- dorsi-
-
- driest
-
noun,
a prohibitionist.
- Tanner
-
noun,
a person whose occupation it is to tan hides.
- tannic
-
adjective,
Chemistry. of, relating to, or derived from tan or tannin.
- tanrec
-
noun,
tenrec.
- aroint
-
verb (imperative),
begone:
- sinter
-
noun,
siliceous or calcareous matter deposited by springs, as that formed around the vent of a geyser.
- renins
-
noun,
a proteolytic enzyme secreted by the kidneys that is involved in the release of angiotensin.
- sinner
-
noun,
a person who sins; transgressor.
- sindon
-
noun,
cloth of fine linen or silk, used especially for shrouds.
- necro-
-
- nectar
-
noun,
the saccharine secretion of a plant, which attracts the insects or birds that pollinate the flower.
- ratton
-
noun,
a rat.
- droits
-
noun,
a legal right or claim.
- Tories
-
noun,
a member of the Conservative Party in Great Britain or Canada.
- 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.
- Indian
-
noun,
Also called American Indian, Amerind, Amerindian, Native American. a member of the aboriginal people of America or of any of the aboriginal North or South American stocks, usually excluding the Eskimos.
- natter
-
noun,
a conversation; chat.
- trains
-
noun,
Railroads. a self-propelled, connected group of rolling stock.
- 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.
- 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)
- indic.
-
- Renton
-
noun,
a city in W Washington, near Seattle.
- drains
-
noun,
something, as a pipe or conduit, by which a liquid drains.
- triens
-
noun,
a copper coin of ancient Rome, issued during the Republic, a third part of an as.
- tarots
-
noun,
any of a set of 22 playing cards bearing allegorical representations, used for fortunetelling and as trump cards in tarok.
- Dottie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Dorothea and Dorothy.
- Nestor
-
noun,
the oldest and wisest of the Greeks in the Trojan War and a king of Pylos.
- arsen-
-
- tarso-
-
- arsine
-
noun,
Also called arseniuretted hydrogen. a colorless, flammable, slightly water-soluble gas, AsH 3 , having a fetid, garliclike odor, used in chemical warfare.
- arsino
-
adjective,
containing the arsino group.
- tanist
-
noun,
the successor apparent to a Celtic chief, usually the oldest or worthiest of his kin, chosen by election among the tribe during the chief's lifetime.
- aroids
-
noun,
any plant of the arum family.
- Encina
-
noun,
the live oak, Quercus virginiana.
- rottes
-
noun,
rote2 .
- enacts
-
verb (used with object),
to make into an act or statute:
- sit-in
-
noun,
any organized protest in which a group of people peacefully occupy and refuse to leave a premises:
- incase
-
verb (used with object),
encase.
- nanoid
-
adjective,
dwarfish.
- Nantes
-
noun,
a seaport in and the capital of Loire-Atlantique, in W France, at the mouth of the Loire River.
- Naoise
-
noun,
the husband of Deirdre and a nephew of Conchobar, by whom he was treacherously killed.
- transe
-
noun,
a passageway, as a hallway, alley, or the like.
- incest
-
noun,
sexual intercourse between closely related persons.
- triads
-
noun,
a group of three, especially of three closely related persons or things.
- narco-
-
- narcos
-
noun,
narc.
- rotten
-
adjective,
decomposing or decaying; putrid; tainted, foul, or bad-smelling.
- ariose
-
adjective,
characterized by melody; songlike.
- editor
-
noun,
a person having managerial and sometimes policy-making responsibility related to the writing, compilation, and revision of content for a publishing firm or for a newspaper, magazine, or other publication:
- Edison
-
noun,
Thomas Alva [al-vuh] /ˈæl və/ (Show IPA), 1847–1931, U.S. inventor, especially of electrical devices.
- natron
-
noun,
a mineral, hydrated sodium carbonate, Na 2 CO 3 ⋅10H 2 O.
- Sirena
-
noun,
a female given name.
- sacro-
-
- taints
-
noun,
a trace of something bad, offensive, or harmful.
- Easton
-
noun,
a city in E Pennsylvania, on the Delaware River.
- 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:
- tricot
-
noun,
a warp-knit fabric of various natural or synthetic fibers, as wool, silk, or nylon, having fine vertical ribs on the face and horizontal ribs on the back, used especially for making garments.
- tainos
-
noun,
a member of an extinct Arawakan Indian tribe of the West Indies.
- 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.
- incise
-
verb (used with object),
to cut into; cut marks, figures, etc., upon.
- trance
-
noun,
a half-conscious state, seemingly between sleeping and waking, in which ability to function voluntarily may be suspended.
- incite
-
verb (used with object),
to stir, encourage, or urge on; stimulate or prompt to action:
- nasion
-
noun,
the intersection of the internasal suture with the nasofrontal suture in the midsagittal plane.
- trans.
-
- trices
-
noun,
a very short time; an instant:
- sacred
-
adjective,
devoted or dedicated to a deity or to some religious purpose; consecrated.
- Sandie
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Sandro.
- tensor
-
noun,
Anatomy. a muscle that stretches or tightens some part of the body.
- radons
-
noun,
a chemically inert, radioactive gaseous element produced by the decay of radium: emissions produced by outgassing of rock, brick, etc. are a health hazard. Symbol: Rn; atomic number: 86; atomic weight: 222.
- cornea
-
noun,
the transparent anterior part of the external coat of the eye covering the iris and the pupil and continuous with the sclera.
- Scotia
-
noun,
a deep concave molding between two fillets, as in the Attic base.
- tinner
-
noun,
a tinsmith.
- 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.
- intone
-
verb (used with object),
to utter with a particular tone or voice modulation.
- Orinda
-
noun,
a town in W California.
- caters
-
verb (used with object),
to provide food and service for:
- Cortes
-
noun,
(in Spain or Portugal) the two houses constituting the national legislative body.
- Scoter
-
noun,
any of the large diving ducks of the genus Melanitta, inhabiting northern parts of the Northern Hemisphere.
- 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.
- cation
-
noun,
a positively charged ion that is attracted to the cathode in electrolysis.
- CORNET
-
noun,
Music. a valved wind instrument of the trumpet family.
- corned
-
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.
- Orient
-
noun,
the Orient,
the countries of Asia, especially East Asia.
(formerly) the countries to the E of the Mediterranean.
- tinter
-
noun,
a person who specializes in applying tints or dyes.
- COSTAR
-
noun,
a performer, especially an actor or actress, who shares star billing with another.
- 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.
- intra-
-
- aceto-
-
- octads
-
noun,
a group or series of eight.
- Catton
-
noun,
(Charles) Bruce, 1899–1978, U.S. journalist and historian.
- cordis
-
adjective,
(in prescriptions) of the heart.
- orenda
-
noun,
a supernatural force believed by the Iroquois Indians to be present, in varying degrees, in all objects or persons, and to be the spiritual force by which human accomplishment is attained or accounted for.
- 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.
- tirade
-
noun,
a prolonged outburst of bitter, outspoken denunciation:
- oreads
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. any of a group of nymphs who were the companions of Artemis.
- acetin
-
noun,
a colorless, thick, hygroscopic liquid, C 5 H 10 O 4 : used chiefly in the manufacture of explosives.
- toe-in
-
noun,
the slight forward convergence given to the front wheels of an automobile to improve steering qualities.
- cedarn
-
adjective,
resembling or made of cedar.
- 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.
- 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.
- contr.
-
- carton
-
noun,
a cardboard or plastic box used typically for storage or shipping.
- oscine
-
noun,
an oscine bird.
- Ronnie
-
noun,
a male or female given name, form of Ronald or Veronica.
- scrota
-
noun,
the pouch of skin that contains the testes.
- cretin
-
noun,
a person suffering from cretinism.
- Cretan
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Crete.
- intern
-
noun,
a person who is or has been interned; internee.
- Triton
-
noun,
a positively-charged particle consisting of a proton and two neutrons, equivalent to the nucleus of an atom of tritium.
- Carson
-
noun,
Christopher ("Kit") 1809–68, U.S. frontiersman and scout.
- credos
-
noun,
(often initial capital letter) the Apostles' Creed or the Nicene Creed.
- irides
-
noun,
a plural of iris.
- credit
-
noun,
commendation or honor given for some action, quality, etc.:
- inters
-
verb (used with object),
to place (a dead body) in a grave or tomb; bury.
- cartes
-
noun,
(italics) French. menu; bill of fare.
Compare à la carte.
- craton
-
noun,
a relatively rigid and immobile region of continental portions of the earth's crust.
- Caster
-
noun,
a person or thing that casts.
- crates
-
noun,
a slatted wooden box or framework for packing, shopping, or storing fruit, furniture, glassware, crockery, etc.
- intine
-
noun,
the inner coat of a spore, especially a pollen grain.
- oaters
-
noun,
a movie, television show, etc., about the frontier days of the U.S. West; western; horse opera.
- Sarton
-
noun,
May, 1912–95, U.S. poet, novelist, and playwright.
- casein
-
noun,
Biochemistry. a protein precipitated from milk, as by rennet, and forming the basis of cheese and certain plastics.
- intoed
-
adjective,
having inwardly turned toes.
- casern
-
noun,
a lodging for soldiers in a garrison town; barracks.
- Cotter
-
noun,
a pin, wedge, key, or the like, fitted or driven into an opening to secure something or hold parts together.
- cottas
-
noun,
a surplice.
- casino
-
noun,
a building or large room used for meetings, entertainment, dancing, etc., especially such a place equipped with gambling devices, gambling tables, etc.
- Scotti
-
noun,
Antonio [ahn-taw-nyaw] /ɑnˈtɔ nyɔ/ (Show IPA), 1866–1936, Italian baritone.
- ornate
-
adjective,
elaborately or sumptuously adorned, often excessively or showily so:
- tinned
-
noun,
Chemistry. a low-melting, malleable, ductile metallic element nearly approaching silver in color and luster: used in plating and in making alloys, tinfoil, and soft solders. Symbol: Sn; atomic weight: 118.69; atomic number: 50; specific gravity: 7.31 at 20°C.
- Coster
-
noun,
costermonger.
- Cedars
-
noun,
any of several Old World, coniferous trees of the genus Cedrus, having wide, spreading branches.
Compare cedar of Lebanon.
- contin
-
- Crista
-
noun,
a crest or ridge.
- stacte
-
noun,
one of the sweet spices used in the holy incense of the ancient Hebrews. Ex. 30:34.
- coders
-
noun,
a person or device that translates information into a code.
- sorted
-
noun,
a particular kind, species, variety, class, or group, distinguished by a common character or nature:
- tisane
-
noun,
(italics) French. aromatic or herb-flavored tea.
- iodine
-
noun,
a nonmetallic halogen element occurring at ordinary temperatures as a grayish-black crystalline solid that sublimes to a dense violet vapor when heated: used in medicine as an antiseptic. Symbol: I; atomic weight: 126.904; atomic number: 53; specific gravity: (solid) 4.93 at 20°C.
- 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.
- scato-
-
- Coates
-
noun,
Eric, 1886–1957, English violist and composer.
- coated
-
noun,
an outer garment with sleeves, covering at least the upper part of the body:
- roadie
-
noun,
a member of a crew for a traveling group of musicians or other entertainers, whose work usually includes the setting up of equipment.
- Ciardi
-
noun,
John, 1916–86, U.S. poet.
- coarse
-
adjective,
composed of relatively large parts or particles:
- titans
-
noun,
Classical Mythology.
any of the sons of Uranus and Gaea, including Coeus, Crius, Cronus, Hyperion, Iapetus, and Oceanus.
Also, Titaness. any of the sisters of these, including Mnemosyne, Phoebe, Rhea, Tethys, Themis, and Thia.
any of the offspring of the children of Uranus and Gaea.
- C-note
-
noun,
See C (def 11).
- titers
-
noun,
the strength of a solution as determined by titration with a standard substance.
- iodate
-
noun,
Chemistry. a salt of iodic acid, as sodium iodate, NaIO 3 .
- satori
-
noun,
sudden enlightenment.
- sortie
-
noun,
a rapid movement of troops from a besieged place to attack the besiegers.
- onside
-
adjective, adverb,
not offside; being within the prescribed line or area at the beginning of or during play or a play.
- 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.
- ciders
-
noun,
the juice pressed from apples (or formerly from some other fruit) used for drinking, either before fermentation (sweet cider) or after fermentation (hard cider) or for making applejack, vinegar, etc.
- titres
-
noun,
titer.
- cinder
-
noun,
a partially or mostly burned piece of coal, wood, etc.
- citrin
-
noun,
bioflavonoid.
- 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).
- cities
-
noun,
a large or important town.
- citied
-
adjective,
occupied by a city or cities.
- Ondine
-
noun,
undine.
- ionics
-
noun,
Prosody. an Ionic foot, verse, or meter.
- Titian
-
noun,
(Tiziano Vecellio) c1477–1576, Italian painter.
- rodent
-
noun,
a rodent mammal.
- coedit
-
verb (used with object),
to edit jointly with another.
- rident
-
adjective,
laughing; smiling; cheerful.
- todies
-
noun,
any of several small West Indian birds of the family Todidae, related to the motmots and kingfishers, having brightly colored green and red plumage.
- contes
-
plural,
Trademark. a brand of crayon made of graphite and clay, usually in black, red, or brown.
- 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.
- centas
-
noun,
a former bronze coin of Lithuania, the 100th part of a litas.
- centi-
-
- centos
-
noun,
a piece of writing, especially a poem, composed wholly of quotations from the works of other authors.
- contd.
-
- centr-
-
- centra
-
noun,
a plural of centrum.
- ordain
-
verb (used with object),
to invest with ministerial or sacerdotal functions; confer holy orders upon.
- Octans
-
noun,
the Octant, a southern constellation that contains the south celestial pole.
- orcein
-
noun,
a red dye, the principal coloring matter of cudbear and orchil, obtained by oxidizing an ammoniacal solution of orcinol.
- cerat-
-
- octant
-
noun,
the eighth part of a circle.
- 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.
- Conrad
-
noun,
Charles, Jr ("Pete") 1930–1999, U.S. astronaut.
- 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.
- Connie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Constance.
- orates
-
verb (used with or without object),
to deliver an oration; speak pompously; declaim.
- octets
-
noun,
a company of eight singers or musicians.
- intro.
-
- conies
-
noun,
the fur of a rabbit, especially when dyed to simulate Hudson seal.
- satire
-
noun,
the use of irony, sarcasm, ridicule, or the like, in exposing, denouncing, or deriding vice, folly, etc.
- scoria
-
noun,
Metallurgy. the refuse, dross, or slag left after melting or smelting metal; scum.
- Conant
-
noun,
James Bryant, 1893–1978, U.S. chemist and educator: president of Harvard University 1933–53.
- 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.
- 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.
- Odetta
-
noun,
(Odetta Holmes) 1930–2008, U.S. folk singer.
- Tocsin
-
noun,
a signal, especially of alarm, sounded on a bell or bells.
- intros
-
noun,
an introduction.
- irades
-
noun,
a decree of a Muslim ruler.
- 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.
- sotted
-
adjective,
drunken; besotted.
- secant
-
noun,
Geometry. an intersecting line, especially one intersecting a curve at two or more points.
- cannot
-
verb,
a form of ·can not.
- irenic
-
adjective,
tending to promote peace or reconciliation; peaceful or conciliatory.
- Dennis
-
noun,
John, 1657–1734, English dramatist and critic.
- canids
-
noun,
any animal of the dog family Canidae, including the wolves, jackals, hyenas, coyotes, foxes, and domestic dogs.
- nonces
-
noun,
the present, or immediate, occasion or purpose (usually used in the phrase for the nonce).
- canine
-
noun,
a canid, or member of the dog family Canidae.
- terais
-
noun,
a marshy lowland area in N India and S Nepal, between the Ganges and the foothills of the Himalayas.
- terat-
-
- decors
-
noun,
style or mode of decoration, as of a room, building, or the like:
- nonets
-
noun,
a group of nine performers or instruments.
- canned
-
noun,
a sealed container for food, beverages, etc., as of aluminum, sheet iron coated with tin, or other metal:
- canner
-
noun,
a person who cans meat, fruit, etc., for preservation.
- Cannes
-
noun,
a city in SE France, on the Mediterranean Sea: resort; annual film festival.
- decant
-
verb (used with object),
to pour (wine or other liquid) gently so as not to disturb the sediment.
- decani
-
adjective,
of or relating to the epistle or liturgical south side of a church (opposed to cantoris).
- instar
-
noun,
an insect in any one of its periods of postembryonic growth between molts.
- denti-
-
- 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.
- Nordic
-
noun,
a member of the Nordic people, especially a Scandinavian.
- rosace
-
noun,
rosette (def 3).
- action
-
noun,
the process or state of acting or of being active:
- ottars
-
noun,
attar (def 1).
- actins
-
noun,
a globulin that is present in muscle plasma and that in connection with myosin plays an important role in muscle contraction.
- instr.
-
- sarco-
-
- norias
-
noun,
a device consisting of a series of buckets on a wheel, used in Spain and the East for raising water.
- otitis
-
noun,
inflammation of the ear.
- 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.
- Canter
-
noun,
an easy gallop.
- sennit
-
noun,
a flat, braided cordage, formed by plaiting strands of rope yarn or other fiber, used as small stuff aboard ships.
- teston
-
noun,
a former silver coin of France, equal at various times to between 10 and 14½ sols, bearing on the obverse a bust of the reigning king.
- triste
-
adjective,
sad; sorrowful; melancholy.
- dentin
-
noun,
the hard, calcareous tissue, similar to but denser than bone, that forms the major portion of a tooth, surrounds the pulp cavity, and is situated beneath the enamel and cementum.
- Sennar
-
noun,
a region in the E Sudan between the White and Blue Nile rivers, S of Khartoum: a former kingdom.
- cadres
-
noun,
Military. the key group of officers and enlisted personnel necessary to establish and train a new military unit.
- radios
-
noun,
wireless telegraphy or telephony:
- radio-
-
- stance
-
noun,
the position or bearing of the body while standing:
- cadent
-
adjective,
having cadence.
- dicots
-
noun,
a dicotyledon.
- inroad
-
noun,
a damaging or serious encroachment:
- Noetic
-
adjective,
of or relating to the mind.
- adient
-
adjective,
tending to move toward a stimulus.
- tenson
-
noun,
a Provençal poem taking the form of a dialogue or debate between two rival troubadours.
- dicast
-
noun,
(in ancient Athens) a citizen eligible to sit as a judge.
- cadets
-
noun,
a student in a national service academy or private military school or on a training ship.
- Sandor
-
noun,
a male given name.
- 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).
- racons
-
noun,
radar beacon.
- racist
-
noun,
a person who believes in racism, the doctrine that one's own racial group is superior or that a particular racial group is inferior to the others.
- caners
-
noun,
a person who works with cane, especially one who produces canework for chairs.
- insert
-
noun,
something inserted or to be inserted.
- inside
-
noun,
the inner or internal part; interior:
- tonnes
-
noun,
metric ton.
- Denton
-
noun,
a city in N Texas.
- Candor
-
noun,
the state or quality of being frank, open, and sincere in speech or expression; candidness:
- Derain
-
noun,
André [ahn-drey] /ɑ̃ˈdreɪ/ (Show IPA), 1880–1954, French painter.
- adeno-
-
- detain
-
verb (used with object),
to keep from proceeding; keep waiting; delay.
- Racine
-
noun,
Jean Baptiste [zhahn ba-teest] /ʒɑ̃ baˈtist/ (Show IPA), 1639–99, French dramatist.
- santir
-
noun,
a Persian musical instrument resembling a dulcimer.
- Cairns
-
noun,
a seaport in NE Australia.
- 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.
- cairds
-
noun,
a traveling tinker, especially a gypsy.
- Sandro
-
noun,
a male given name.
- insane
-
adjective,
not sane; not of sound mind; mentally deranged.
- intact
-
adjective,
not altered, broken, or impaired; remaining uninjured, sound, or whole; untouched; unblemished:
- Deacon
-
noun,
(in hierarchical churches) a member of the clerical order next below that of a priest.
- Istria
-
noun,
a peninsula at the N end of the Adriatic, in SW Slovenia and W Croatia.
- cteno-
-
- tetras
-
noun,
any of several tropical, freshwater fishes of the family Characidae, often kept in aquariums.
- Dacron
-
- Cardin
-
noun,
Pierre, born 1922, French fashion designer.
- dacoit
-
noun,
(in India and Burma) a member of a class of criminals who engage in organized robbery and murder.
- actin-
-
- Ticino
-
noun,
a canton in S Switzerland. 1086 sq. mi. (2813 sq. km). Capital: Bellinzona.
- tonner
-
noun,
something having a specified weight in tons (used in combination):
- intent
-
noun,
something that is intended; purpose; design; intention:
- tidies
-
noun,
any of various articles for keeping things tidy, as a box having small drawers and compartments.
- tie-in
-
noun,
an arrangement or campaign whereby related products are promoted, marketed, or sold together:
- Ostend
-
noun,
a seaport in NW Belgium.
- carets
-
noun,
a mark (‸) made in written or printed matter to show the place where something is to be inserted.
- inter.
-
- caries
-
noun,
decay, as of bone or of plant tissue.
- Dairen
-
noun,
former Japanese name of Dalian (def 2).
- tinct.
-
- tincts
-
noun,
tint; tinge; coloring.
- C-star
-
noun,
carbon star.
- tinder
-
noun,
a highly flammable material or preparation formerly used for catching the spark from a flint and steel struck together for fire or light.
- Osetic
-
adjective, noun,
Ossetic.
- sector
-
noun,
Geometry. a plane figure bounded by two radii and the included arc of a circle.
- Sarnen
-
noun,
a town in and the capital of Obwalden, in central Switzerland, E of Bern.
- tineas
-
noun,
any of several skin diseases caused by fungi; ringworm.
- tineid
-
noun,
a moth of the family Tineidae, comprising the clothes moths.
- Cronin
-
noun,
A(rchibald) J(oseph) 1896–1981, Scottish novelist and physician in the U.S.
- carnet
-
noun,
a customs document allowing an automobile to be driven at no cost across international borders.
- crones
-
noun,
a withered, witchlike old woman.
- ricins
-
noun,
a white, poisonous, protein powder from the bean of the castor-oil plant.
- second
-
noun,
a second part.
- cardi-
-
- notice
-
noun,
an announcement or intimation of something impending; warning:
- tetrad
-
noun,
a group of four.
- tetra-
-
- 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.
- notate
-
verb (used with object),
to note, mark, or set down in a system of notation:
- danios
-
noun,
any of several cyprinid fishes of the genera Danio and Brachydanio, of India and Sri Lanka, often kept in aquariums.
- Cantos
-
noun,
one of the main or larger divisions of a long poem.
- Danite
-
noun,
a member of the tribe of Dan.
- dances
-
noun,
a successive group of rhythmical steps or bodily motions, or both, usually executed to music.
- Danton
-
noun,
Georges Jacques [zhawrzh zhahk] /ʒɔrʒ ʒɑk/ (Show IPA), 1759–94, French Revolutionary leader.
- Canton
-
noun,
a small territorial district, especially one of the states of the Swiss confederation.
- Senior
-
noun,
a person who is older than another.
- seniti
-
noun,
a bronze or brass coin and monetary unit of Tonga, the 100th part of a pa'anga.
- dancer
-
noun,
a person who dances.
- Darien
-
noun,
Gulf of, an arm of the Caribbean between NE Panama and NW Colombia.
- darics
-
noun,
a gold coin and monetary unit of ancient Persia.
- intend
-
verb (used with object),
to have in mind as something to be done or brought about; plan:
- Sendai
-
noun,
a city on NE Honshu, in central Japan.
- 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.
- SONAR
-
noun,
a method for detecting and locating objects submerged in water by echolocation.
- reist
-
verb (used without object),
reest2 .
- Soter
-
noun,
Saint, pope a.d. 166?–175?.
- Irons
-
noun,
Jeremy (John) born 1948, English actor.
- iotas
-
noun,
a very small quantity; jot; whit.
- irid-
-
- Iran.
-
- 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.
- Ronne
-
noun,
a seaport on W Bornholm island, Denmark, in the S Baltic Sea: stone quarries.
- 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.
- irids
-
noun,
any plant belonging to the Iridaceae, the iris family.
- 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.
- Rosie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Rose.
- retd.
-
- sonde
-
noun,
a rocket, balloon, or rockoon used as a probe for observing phenomena in the atmosphere.
- roans
-
noun,
a horse or other animal with a roan coat.
- rides
-
noun,
a journey or excursion on a horse, camel, etc., or on or in a vehicle.
- Renan
-
noun,
Ernest [ur-nist;; French er-nest] /ˈɜr nɪst;; French ɛrˈnɛst/ (Show IPA), 1823–92, French philologist, historian, and critic.
- Rodin
-
noun,
(François) Auguste (René) [frahn-swa oh-gyst ruh-ney] /frɑ̃ˈswa oʊˈgüst rəˈneɪ/ (Show IPA), 1840–1917, French sculptor.
- riant
-
adjective,
laughing; smiling; cheerful.
- Rieti
-
noun,
Vittorio [veet-taw-ryaw] /vitˈtɔ ryɔ/ (Show IPA), 1898–1994, U.S. composer, born in Italy.
- 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.
- ronde
-
noun,
a typeface imitative of upright, somewhat angular, handwriting.
- 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.
- rinse
-
noun,
an act or instance of rinsing.
- ronin
-
noun,
a samurai who no longer serves a daimyo, or feudal lord.
- Sonia
-
noun,
a female given name, Russian form of Sophia.
- renin
-
noun,
a proteolytic enzyme secreted by the kidneys that is involved in the release of angiotensin.
- resit
-
noun,
a test or examination that is retaken.
- sonic
-
adjective,
of or relating to sound.
- reni-
-
- rices
-
noun,
the starchy seeds or grain of an annual marsh grass, Oryza sativa, cultivated in warm climates and used for food.
- irate
-
adjective,
angry; enraged:
- Irina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- 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.
- 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.
- Isiac
-
adjective,
of or relating to Isis or the worship of Isis.
- isnad
-
noun,
the chain of testimony by which a hadith is transmitted.
- ricin
-
noun,
a white, poisonous, protein powder from the bean of the castor-oil plant.
- roset
-
noun,
resin; rosin.
- 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.
- rends
-
verb (used with object),
to separate into parts with force or violence:
- scant
-
adverb,
Scot. and North England Dialect. scarcely; barely; hardly.
- istic
-
- oste-
-
- noria
-
noun,
a device consisting of a series of buckets on a wheel, used in Spain and the East for raising water.
- Norns
-
noun,
an extinct Norse dialect, spoken until early modern times in the Shetland and Orkney Islands and in parts of northern Scotland.
- Norse
-
noun,
(used with a plural verb) the Norwegians, especially the ancient Norwegians.
- Senna
-
noun,
any plant, shrub, or tree belonging to the genus Cassia, of the legume family, having pinnate leaves and large clusters of flowers.
- noted
-
noun,
a brief record of something written down to assist the memory or for future reference.
- notes
-
noun,
a brief record of something written down to assist the memory or for future reference.
- Ostia
-
noun,
a town in central Italy, SW of Rome: ruins from 4th century b.c.; site of ancient port of Rome.
- Sedan
-
noun,
an enclosed automobile body having two or four doors and seating four or more persons on two full-width seats.
- 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.
- osier
-
noun,
any of various willows, as the red osier, having tough, flexible twigs or branches that are used for wickerwork.
- sect.
-
- 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.
- scrod
-
noun,
a young Atlantic codfish or haddock, especially one split for cooking.
- oared
-
noun,
a long shaft with a broad blade at one end, used as a lever for rowing or otherwise propelling or steering a boat.
- OSCAR
-
noun,
a word used in communications to represent the letter O.
- Oscan
-
noun,
one of an ancient people of south-central Italy.
- ottar
-
noun,
attar (def 1).
- Otter
-
noun,
any of several aquatic, furbearing, weasellike mammals of the genus Lutra and related genera, having webbed feet and a long, slightly flattened tail.
- sarod
-
noun,
a lute of northern India, played with a bow.
- noise
-
noun,
sound, especially of a loud, harsh, or confused kind:
- Seric
-
- serai
-
noun,
(in Eastern countries) a caravansary.
- radii
-
noun,
a plural of radius.
- racon
-
noun,
radar beacon.
- races
-
noun,
a contest of speed, as in running, riding, driving, or sailing.
- sanit
-
- serac
-
noun,
a large irregularity of glacial ice, as a pinnacle found in glacial crevasses and formed by melting or movement of the ice.
- nona-
-
- NORAD
-
noun,
a joint U.S.-Canadian air force command responsible for detecting aircraft and space vehicles deemed a threat to the continental airspace.
- nonas
-
noun,
sleeping sickness (def 2).
- 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-
-
- nonce
-
noun,
the present, or immediate, occasion or purpose (usually used in the phrase for the nonce).
- senti
-
noun,
a monetary unit of Tanzania, the 100th part of a shilling; cent.
- 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.).
- nonet
-
noun,
a group of nine performers or instruments.
- oaten
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or made of oats.
- oater
-
noun,
a movie, television show, etc., about the frontier days of the U.S. West; western; horse opera.
- noct-
-
- oidia
-
noun,
one of the conidia that are borne in chains by certain fungi.
- scion
-
noun,
a descendant.
- scent
-
noun,
a distinctive odor, especially when agreeable:
- scend
-
noun,
the heaving motion of a vessel.
- 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.
- scena
-
noun,
an extended operatic vocal solo, usually including an aria and a recitative.
- sceat
-
noun,
a silver Anglo-Saxon coin of the 7th and 8th centuries, sometimes including an amount of gold.
- oidea
-
- orans
-
noun,
orant.
- Scone
-
noun,
a small, light, biscuitlike quick bread made of oatmeal, wheat flour, barley meal, or the like.
- scatt
-
noun,
scat5 .
- scat-
-
- scart
-
verb (used with or without object),
to scratch, scrape, mark, or scar.
- scare
-
noun,
a sudden fright or alarm, especially with little or no reason.
- ontic
-
adjective,
possessing the character of real rather than phenomenal existence; noumenal.
- onset
-
noun,
a beginning or start:
- onces
-
noun,
a single occasion; one time only:
- Scand
-
- Odets
-
noun,
Clifford, 1906–63, U.S. dramatist.
- score
-
noun,
the record of points or strokes made by the competitors in a game or match.
- 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.
- scorn
-
noun,
open or unqualified contempt; disdain:
- ornis
-
noun,
an avifauna.
- Oates
-
noun,
Joyce Carol, born 1938, U.S. novelist and short-story writer.
- ornes
-
noun,
a department in NW France. 2372 sq. mi. (6145 sq. km). Capital: Alençon.
- Scott
-
noun,
Barbara Ann, 1928–2012, Canadian figure skater.
- ocean
-
noun,
the vast body of salt water that covers almost three fourths of the earth's surface.
- ocrea
-
noun,
a sheathing part, as a pair of stipules united about a stem.
- Scot.
-
- octa-
-
- orate
-
verb (used with or without object),
to deliver an oration; speak pompously; declaim.
- octad
-
noun,
a group or series of eight.
- octan
-
noun,
an octan fever.
- oread
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. any of a group of nymphs who were the companions of Artemis.
- ordn.
-
- Satie
-
noun,
Erik Alfred Leslie [e-reek al-fred les-lee] /ɛˈrik alˈfrɛd lɛsˈli/ (Show IPA), 1866–1925, French composer.
- Orcas
-
noun,
the killer whale, Orcinus orca.
- 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.
- octet
-
noun,
a company of eight singers or musicians.
- radon
-
noun,
a chemically inert, radioactive gaseous element produced by the decay of radium: emissions produced by outgassing of rock, brick, etc. are a health hazard. Symbol: Rn; atomic number: 86; atomic weight: 222.
- Sande
-
noun,
Earl, 1898–1968, U.S. jockey and racehorse trainer.
- redos
-
noun,
the act or an instance of redoing.
- sitar
-
noun,
a lute of India with a small, pear-shaped body and a long, broad, fretted neck.
- sito-
-
- Nance
-
noun,
Offensive. an effeminate male.
- reads
-
noun,
an act or instance of reading:
- Nandi
-
noun,
a member of an agricultural people of southwestern Kenya.
- react
-
verb (used with object),
to act or perform again.
- nano-
-
- rotte
-
noun,
rote2 .
- narcs
-
noun,
a government agent or detective charged with the enforcement of laws restricting the use of narcotics.
- rotes
-
noun,
routine; a fixed, habitual, or mechanical course of procedure:
- nards
-
noun,
an aromatic Himalayan plant, believed to be the spikenard, Nardostachys jatamansi, the source of an ointment used by the ancients.
- nares
-
plural noun,
the nostrils or the nasal passages.
- DORAN
-
noun,
an electronic device for determining range and assisting navigation, employing the principle of the Doppler effect.
- naso-
-
- nates
-
noun,
buttocks; rump.
- Siren
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. one of several sea nymphs, part woman and part bird, who lure mariners to destruction by their seductive singing.
- Sinon
-
noun,
a Greek, posing as a deserter, who persuaded the Trojans to take the Trojan Horse into their city.
- Sino-
-
- Nairn
-
noun,
a historic county in N Scotland.
- Recit
-
- since
-
adverb,
from then till now (often preceded by ever):
- snort
-
noun,
the act or sound of snorting.
- sodic
-
adjective,
pertaining to or containing sodium:
- Redon
-
noun,
Odilon [ohd-l-on;; French aw-dee-lawn] /ˈoʊd lˌɒn;; French ɔ diˈlɔ̃/ (Show IPA), 1840–1916, French painter and etcher.
- Soane
-
noun,
Sir John, 1753–1837, English architect.
- redia
-
noun,
a cylindrical larval stage of some trematodes, produced by a sporocyst and giving rise to daughter rediae or to cercariae.
- iters
-
noun,
a canal or passage.
- Redan
-
noun,
a V -shaped work, usually projecting from a fortified line.
- ition
-
- snore
-
noun,
the act, instance, or sound of snoring.
- nadir
-
noun,
Astronomy. the point on the celestial sphere directly beneath a given position or observer and diametrically opposite the zenith.
- snide
-
adjective,
derogatory in a nasty, insinuating manner:
- snead
-
noun,
Samuel Jackson ("Slamming Sammy") 1912–2002, U.S. golfer.
- nacre
-
noun,
mother-of-pearl.
- recta
-
noun,
a plural of rectum.
- rect.
-
- snare
-
noun,
a device, often consisting of a noose, for capturing small game.
- Nader
-
noun,
Ralph, born 1934, U.S. lawyer, author, political reformer, and consumer advocate.
- RECON
-
noun,
reconnaissance.
- nears
-
- Sinan
-
noun,
1489?–1587, Turkish architect, especially of mosques.
- serin
-
noun,
a small finch, Serinus serinus, of Europe and northern Africa, closely related to the canary.
- ranid
-
noun,
frog1 (def 2).
- niton
-
noun,
(formerly) radon. Symbol: Nt.
- nitr-
-
- rason
-
noun,
a long, loose, black gown with wide sleeves, worn by the clergy.
- Sadoc
-
noun,
Zadok.
- saice
-
noun,
syce.
- rants
-
noun,
ranting, extravagant, or violent declamation.
- ranis
-
noun,
ranee.
- rands
-
noun,
(in shoemaking) a strip of leather set in a shoe at the heel before the lifts are attached.
- Sadie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Sara or Sarah.
- Saint
-
noun,
any of certain persons of exceptional holiness of life, formally recognized as such by the Christian Church, especially by canonization.
- raise
-
noun,
an increase in amount, as of wages:
- nitre
-
noun,
niter.
- Saite
-
noun,
a native or citizen of Saïs.
- 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).
- Nitti
-
noun,
Francesco Saverio [frahn-ches-kaw sah-ve-ryaw] /frɑnˈtʃɛs kɔ sɑˈvɛ ryɔ/ (Show IPA), 1868–1953, Italian lawyer, statesman, and economist.
- sero-
-
- raids
-
noun,
a sudden assault or attack, as upon something to be seized or suppressed:
- nitid
-
adjective,
bright; lustrous.
- Niter
-
noun,
potassium nitrate.
- 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.
- nicad
-
noun,
nickel-cadmium battery.
- 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.
- nerds
-
noun,
a person considered to be socially awkward, boring, unstylish, etc.
- nerts
-
interjection,
nuts (def 1).
- ratos
-
noun,
rocket-assisted takeoff.
- Siena
-
noun,
a city in Tuscany, in central Italy, S of Florence: cathedral.
- Sidra
-
noun,
Gulf of, an inlet of the Mediterranean, on the N coast of Libya.
- Sidon
-
noun,
a city of ancient Phoenicia: site of modern Saida.
- ratio
-
noun,
the relation between two similar magnitudes with respect to the number of times the first contains the second:
- rates
-
noun,
the amount of a charge or payment with reference to some basis of calculation:
- nides
-
noun,
a nest or brood, especially of pheasants.
- nines
-
noun,
a cardinal number, eight plus one.
- Seton
-
noun,
a thread or the like inserted beneath the skin to provide drainage or to guide subsequent passage of a tube.
- Ninos
-
noun,
boy; child.
- Niort
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Deux-Sèvres, in W France.
- Nisan
-
noun,
the seventh month of the Jewish calendar.
- Nisei
-
noun,
a person of Japanese descent, born and educated in the U.S. or Canada.
- seti-
-
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- cent.
-
- carts
-
noun,
a heavy two-wheeled vehicle, commonly without springs, drawn by mules, oxen, or the like, used for the conveyance of heavy goods.
- tonic
-
noun,
a medicine that invigorates or strengthens:
- tonia
-
- 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.
- cater
-
verb (used with object),
to provide food and service for:
- Cates
-
noun,
a choice food;delicacy; dainty.
- tones
-
noun,
any sound considered with reference to its quality, pitch, strength, source, etc.:
- toner
-
noun,
a person or thing that tones.
- toise
-
noun,
an old French unit of length equivalent to 6.395 feet (1.949 meters).
- Cedar
-
noun,
any of several Old World, coniferous trees of the genus Cedrus, having wide, spreading branches.
Compare cedar of Lebanon.
- cedis
-
noun,
a paper money and monetary unit of Ghana, equal to 100 pesewas.
- Cenis
-
noun,
Mont, a mountain pass between SE France and Italy, in the Alps. 6834 feet (2083 meters) high.
- CENTO
-
noun,
a piece of writing, especially a poem, composed wholly of quotations from the works of other authors.
- carse
-
noun,
bottom land.
- 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: ¢.
- ceras
-
noun,
(in prescriptions) wax.
- 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.
- cero-
-
- ceros
-
noun,
a large Atlantic and Gulf Coast mackerel game fish, Scomberomorus regalis.
- 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.
- 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.
- toast
-
noun,
sliced bread that has been browned by dry heat.
- cider
-
noun,
the juice pressed from apples (or formerly from some other fruit) used for drinking, either before fermentation (sweet cider) or after fermentation (hard cider) or for making applejack, vinegar, etc.
- cine-
-
- Carte
-
noun,
(italics) French. menu; bill of fare.
Compare à la carte.
- carns
-
noun,
cairn.
- titre
-
noun,
titer.
- 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.
- cadre
-
noun,
Military. the key group of officers and enlisted personnel necessary to establish and train a new military unit.
- toran
-
noun,
(in Indian Buddhist and Hindu architecture) a gateway having two or three lintels between two posts.
- caids
-
noun,
(in North Africa) a Muslim tribal chief, judge, or senior official.
- caine
-
noun,
(Sir Thomas Henry) Hall, 1853–1931, English novelist.
- cains
-
noun,
Scot. and Irish English. rent paid in kind, especially a percentage of a farm crop.
- Caird
-
noun,
a traveling tinker, especially a gypsy.
- cairn
-
noun,
a heap of stones set up as a landmark, monument, tombstone, etc.
- Cairo
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Egypt, in the N part on the E bank of the Nile.
- caner
-
noun,
a person who works with cane, especially one who produces canework for chairs.
- canes
-
noun,
a stick or short staff used to assist one in walking; walking stick.
- canid
-
noun,
any animal of the dog family Canidae, including the wolves, jackals, hyenas, coyotes, foxes, and domestic dogs.
- 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.
- Canso
-
noun,
Cape, a cape in SE Canada, the NE extremity of Nova Scotia.
- carne
-
noun,
Marcel [mahr-sel;; French mar-sel] /mɑrˈsɛl;; French marˈsɛl/ (Show IPA), 1909–1996, French film director.
- canst
-
noun,
a sealed container for food, beverages, etc., as of aluminum, sheet iron coated with tin, or other metal:
- Cant.
-
- canto
-
noun,
one of the main or larger divisions of a long poem.
- cants
-
noun,
insincere, especially conventional expressions of enthusiasm for high ideals, goodness, or piety.
- Card.
-
- cards
-
noun,
a usually rectangular piece of stiff paper, thin pasteboard, or plastic for various uses, as to write information on or printed as a means of identifying the holder:
- Caren
-
noun,
a female given name.
- 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.
- Carie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Caroline.
- Carin
-
noun,
a female given name.
- tonne
-
noun,
metric ton.
- cines
-
noun,
a film; motion picture.
- cions
-
noun,
scion (def 2).
- torcs
-
noun,
torque (def 4).
- Credo
-
noun,
(often initial capital letter) the Apostles' Creed or the Nicene Creed.
- coria
-
noun,
plural of corium.
- 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.
- Ionic
-
noun,
Prosody. an Ionic foot, verse, or meter.
- Corti
-
noun,
Alfonso [al-fon-soh;; Italian ahl-fawn-saw] /ælˈfɒn soʊ;; Italian ɑlˈfɔn sɔ/ (Show IPA), 1822–76, Italian anatomist.
- 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.
- Costa
-
noun,
a rib or riblike part.
- Tinia
-
noun,
the chief god of the Etruscans, with powers similar to those of Zeus.
- cotes
-
noun,
a shelter, coop, or small shed for sheep, pigs, pigeons, etc.
- cotta
-
noun,
a surplice.
- Crane
-
noun,
any large wading bird of the family Gruidae, characterized by long legs, bill, and neck and an elevated hind toe.
- tines
-
noun,
a sharp, projecting point or prong, as of a fork.
- crate
-
noun,
a slatted wooden box or framework for packing, shopping, or storing fruit, furniture, glassware, crockery, etc.
- irade
-
noun,
a decree of a Muslim ruler.
- Corea
-
noun,
Armando Anthony [ahr-mahn-doh] /ɑrˈmɑn doʊ/ (Show IPA), ("Chick") born 1941, U.S. jazz pianist and composer.
- Creon
-
noun,
a king of Thebes, the brother of Jocasta and the uncle of Eteocles, Polynices, and Antigone.
- crest
-
noun,
the highest part of a hill or mountain range; summit.
- cried
-
noun,
the act or sound of crying; any loud utterance or exclamation; a shout, scream, or wail.
- cries
-
noun,
the act or sound of crying; any loud utterance or exclamation; a shout, scream, or wail.
- crine
-
noun,
hair; head of hair.
- crit.
-
- Croat
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Croatia; Croatian.
- crone
-
noun,
a withered, witchlike old woman.
- tinea
-
noun,
any of several skin diseases caused by fungi; ringworm.
- 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.
- tides
-
noun,
the periodic rise and fall of the waters of the ocean and its inlets, produced by the attraction of the moon and sun, and occurring about every 12 hours.
- daces
-
noun,
a small, freshwater cyprinoid fish, Leuciscus leuciscus, of Europe, having a stout, fusiform body.
- cores
-
- cords
-
noun,
(used with a plural verb) clothing, especially trousers, of corded fabric; corduroys.
- Titos
-
noun,
Marshal (Josip Broz) 1891–1980, president of Yugoslavia 1953–80.
- coeds
-
noun,
Older Use. a female student in a coeducational institution, especially in a college or university.
- cires
-
noun,
a brilliant, highly glazed surface produced on fabrics by subjecting them to a wax, heat, and calendering treatment.
- titis
-
noun,
any of various small reddish or grayish monkeys of the genus Callicebus, of South America.
- cites
-
noun,
citation (defs 7, 8).
- cnida
-
noun,
a nematocyst.
- titer
-
noun,
the strength of a solution as determined by titration with a standard substance.
- coast
-
noun,
the land next to the sea; seashore:
- 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.
- Coats
-
noun,
an outer garment with sleeves, covering at least the upper part of the body:
- codas
-
noun,
Music. a more or less independent passage, at the end of a composition, introduced to bring it to a satisfactory close.
- coder
-
noun,
a person or device that translates information into a code.
- codes
-
noun,
a system for communication by telegraph, heliograph, etc., in which long and short sounds, light flashes, etc., are used to symbolize the content of a message:
- TIROS
-
noun,
one of a series of satellites for transmitting television pictures of the earth's cloud cover.
- tires
-
noun,
British Dialect. fatigue.
- tints
-
noun,
a color or a variety of a color; hue.
- coins
-
noun,
a piece of metal stamped and issued by the authority of a government for use as money.
- tired
-
noun,
British Dialect. fatigue.
- coirs
-
noun,
the prepared fiber of the husk of the coconut fruit, used in making rope, matting, etc.
- Conan
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Tiran
-
noun,
Strait of, a navigable waterway between the N Red Sea and the Gulf of Aqaba.
- Conde
-
noun,
Louis II de Bourbon [lwee,, duh boor-bawn] /lwi,, də burˈbɔ̃/ (Show IPA), Prince de (Duc d'Enghien"the Great Condé") 1621–86, French general.
- Conn.
-
- conns
-
noun,
responsibility for the steering of a ship.
- Cons.
-
- Const
-
- cont.
-
- Conte
-
noun,
count2 .
- cadis
-
noun,
qadi.
- Cadet
-
noun,
a student in a national service academy or private military school or on a training ship.
- danes
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Denmark.
- triac
-
noun,
a type of thyristor designed for electronic control of the current supplied to a circuit, used especially in dimmers for lighting systems.
- trine
-
noun,
a set or group of three; triad.
- aeri-
-
- aero-
-
- tries
-
noun,
plural of try.
- Aesir
-
noun,
the principal race of gods, led by Odin and living at Asgard.
- tried
-
noun,
an attempt or effort:
- Aides
-
noun,
nurse's aide.
- Aidos
-
noun,
the ancient Greek personification of modesty, respect, and shame.
- trice
-
noun,
a very short time; an instant:
- airts
-
noun,
a direction.
- Triad
-
noun,
a group of three, especially of three closely related persons or things.
- Aisne
-
noun,
a river in N France, flowing NW and W to the Oise. 175 miles (280 km) long.
- Ancon
-
noun,
the elbow.
- Aedon
-
noun,
a daughter of Pandareus who mistakenly killed her son. Zeus took pity on her and turned her into a nightingale.
- ancre
-
adjective,
having the end of each limb divided and carved outward like the flukes of an anchor; moline:
- andor
-
conjunction,
(used to imply that either or both of the things mentioned may be affected or involved):
- trets
-
noun,
(formerly) an allowance for waste, after deduction for tare.
- Andes
-
plural noun,
a mountain range in W South America, extending about 4500 miles (7250 km) from N Colombia and Venezuela S to Cape Horn. Highest peak, Aconcagua, 22,834 feet (6960 meters).
- Andie
-
noun,
a male or female given name.
- andr-
-
- Andre
-
noun,
John, 1751–80, British major hanged as a spy by the Americans in the Revolutionary War: plotted the betrayal of West Point with Benedict Arnold.
- 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.
- Trent
-
noun,
Italian Trento. Ancient Tridentum. a city in N Italy, on the Adige River.
- anion
-
noun,
a negatively charged ion, as one attracted to the anode in electrolysis.
- anis-
-
- 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.
- adret
-
noun,
a side of a mountain receiving direct sunlight.
- trend
-
noun,
the general course or prevailing tendency; drift:
- acred
-
adjective,
owning many acres of land; landed.
- 2,4-d
-
noun,
a white to yellow, crystalline powder, C 8 H 6 O 3 Cl 2 , slightly soluble in water: used for killing weeds.
- 30-30
-
- tsadi
-
noun,
sadhe.
- trots
-
noun,
the gait of a horse, dog, or other quadruped, when trotting.
- 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.
- trois
-
noun,
the number 3.
- Troad
-
noun,
The, a region in NW Asia Minor surrounding ancient Troy.
- acet-
-
- acids
-
noun,
Chemistry. a compound usually having a sour taste and capable of neutralizing alkalis and reddening blue litmus paper, containing hydrogen that can be replaced by a metal or an electropositive group to form a salt, or containing an atom that can accept a pair of electrons from a base. Acids are proton donors that yield hydronium ions in water solution, or electron-pair acceptors that combine with electron-pair donors or bases.
- 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.
- acrid
-
adjective,
sharp or biting to the taste or smell; bitterly pungent; irritating to the eyes, nose, etc.:
- adorn
-
verb (used with object),
to decorate or add beauty to, as by ornaments:
- acro-
-
- acron
-
noun,
the unsegmented, preoral portion of the body of an arthropod.
- trite
-
adjective,
lacking in freshness or effectiveness because of constant use or excessive repetition; hackneyed; stale:
- 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.
- Actor
-
noun,
a person who acts in stage plays, motion pictures, television broadcasts, etc.
- actos
-
- aden-
-
- adios
-
interjection,
goodbye; farewell.
- adits
-
noun,
an entrance or a passage.
- trios
-
noun,
a musical composition for three voices or instruments.
- Adore
-
verb (used with object),
to regard with the utmost esteem, love, and respect; honor.
- anise
-
noun,
a Mediterranean plant, Pimpinella anisum, of the parsley family, having loose umbrels of small yellowish-white flowers that yield aniseed.
- Annie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Ann, Anna, or Anne.
- Cades
-
noun,
a juniper, Juniperus oxycedrus, of the Mediterranean area, whose wood on destructive distillation yields an oily liquid (oil of cade) used in treating skin diseases.
- Astor
-
noun,
John Jacob, 1763–1848, U.S. capitalist and fur merchant.
- 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.
- ASDIC
-
noun,
sonar.
- trade
-
noun,
the act or process of buying, selling, or exchanging commodities, at either wholesale or retail, within a country or between countries:
- aside
-
noun,
a part of an actor's lines supposedly not heard by others on the stage and intended only for the audience.
- Asine
-
noun,
an ancient town in S Greece, on the Gulf of Argolis.
- Tract
-
noun,
an expanse or area of land, water, etc.; region; stretch.
- Trace
-
noun,
a surviving mark, sign, or evidence of the former existence, influence, or action of some agent or event; vestige:
- toti-
-
- aster
-
noun,
any composite plant of the genus Aster, having rays varying from white or pink to blue around a yellow disk.
- totes
-
noun,
the act or course of toting.
- astir
-
adjective,
moving or stirring, especially with much activity or excitement:
- Aston
-
noun,
Francis William, 1877–1945, English physicist and chemist: Nobel Prize in Chemistry 1922.
- astr.
-
- asco-
-
- Tosca
-
noun,
an opera (1900) by Giacomo Puccini.
- torts
-
noun,
a wrongful act, not including a breach of contract or trust, that results in injury to another's person, property, reputation, or the like, and for which the injured party is entitled to compensation.
- ation
-
- Torte
-
noun,
a rich cake, especially one containing little or no flour, usually made with eggs and ground nuts or bread crumbs.
- atone
-
verb (used with object),
to make amends for; expiate:
- torsi
-
noun,
a plural of torso.
- Attic
-
noun,
the part of a building, especially of a house, directly under a roof; garret.
- 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.
- atto-
-
- 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.
- 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.
- TORES
-
noun,
a torus.
- ascon
-
noun,
a type of sponge having an oval shape and a thin body wall with pores leading directly into the spongocoel.
- ASCII
-
noun,
a standard code, consisting of 128 7-bit combinations, for characters stored in a computer or to be transmitted between computers.
- annot
-
- 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.
- anode
-
noun,
the electrode or terminal by which current enters an electrolytic cell, voltaic cell, battery, etc.
- anon.
-
- TREAT
-
noun,
entertainment, food, drink, etc., given by way of compliment or as an expression of friendly regard.
- Anson
-
noun,
a male given name.
- treas
-
- ante-
-
- antes
-
noun,
Poker. a fixed but arbitrary stake put into the pot by each player before the deal.
- anti-
-
- antic
-
noun,
Usually, antics.
a playful trick or prank; caper.
a grotesque, fantastic, or ludicrous gesture, act, or posture.
- antis
-
noun,
a person who is opposed to a particular practice, party, policy, action, etc.
- Anton
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Anthony.
- antre
-
noun,
a cavern; cave.
- tread
-
noun,
the action of treading, stepping, or walking.
- Artie
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Arthur.
- 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.
- Arden
-
noun,
Forest of, a forest district in central England, in N Warwickshire: scene of Shakespeare's As You Like It.
- areo-
-
- Aries
-
noun,
Astronomy. the Ram, a zodiacal constellation between Pisces and Taurus.
- Arion
-
noun,
flourished 7th century b.c, Greek poet: inventor of the dithyramb.
- arise
-
verb (used without object),
to get up from sitting, lying, or kneeling; rise:
- Arndt
-
noun,
Ernst Moritz [ernst moh-rits] /ɛrnst ˈmoʊ rɪts/ (Show IPA), 1769–1860, German poet and historian.
- aroid
-
noun,
any plant of the arum family.
- trait
-
noun,
a distinguishing characteristic or quality, especially of one's personal nature:
- arose
-
verb,
simple past tense of arise.
- train
-
noun,
Railroads. a self-propelled, connected group of rolling stock.
- 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.
- dance
-
noun,
a successive group of rhythmical steps or bodily motions, or both, usually executed to music.
- Corse
-
noun,
corpse.
- danio
-
noun,
any of several cyprinid fishes of the genera Danio and Brachydanio, of India and Sri Lanka, often kept in aquariums.
- edits
-
noun,
an instance of or the work of editing:
- Eaton
-
noun,
Theophilus, 1590–1658, English colonist and colonial administrator in America.
- tains
-
noun,
a thin tin plate.
- Taino
-
noun,
a member of an extinct Arawakan Indian tribe of the West Indies.
- Taine
-
noun,
Hippolyte Adolphe [ee-paw-leet a-dawlf] /i pɔˈlit aˈdɔlf/ (Show IPA), 1828–93, French literary critic and historian.
- econ.
-
- ectad
-
adverb,
outward.
- ecto-
-
- tacts
-
noun,
a keen sense of what to say or do to avoid giving offense; skill in dealing with difficult or delicate situations.
- edict
-
noun,
a decree issued by a sovereign or other authority. Synonyms: dictum, pronouncement.
- Edina
-
noun,
a city in SE Minnesota, near Minneapolis.
- edit.
-
- Ednas
-
noun,
Adnah.
- earns
-
verb (used with object),
to gain or get in return for one's labor or service:
- tacos
-
noun,
Mexican Cookery. an often crisply fried tortilla folded over and filled, as with seasoned chopped meat, lettuce, tomatoes, and cheese.
- eidos
-
noun,
the formal content of a culture, encompassing its system of ideas, criteria for interpreting experience, etc.
- tacit
-
adjective,
understood without being openly expressed; implied:
- tacet
-
verb (imperative),
be silent (directing an instrument or voice not to play or sing).
- enact
-
verb (used with object),
to make into an act or statute:
- taces
-
noun,
tasset.
- endo-
-
- Ennis
-
noun,
a town in N Texas.
- Ensor
-
noun,
James, 1860–1949, Belgian painter.
- entia
-
noun,
plural of ens.
- ento-
-
- taint
-
noun,
a trace of something bad, offensive, or harmful.
- Tanis
-
noun,
an ancient city in Lower Egypt, in the Nile delta.
- Erato
-
noun,
the Muse of love poetry.
- Drain
-
noun,
something, as a pipe or conduit, by which a liquid drains.
- donec
-
conjunction,
(in prescriptions) until.
- Donna
-
noun,
(initial capital letter) Madam; Lady: an Italian title of respect prefixed to the given name of a woman.
- Donne
-
noun,
John, 1573–1631, English poet and clergyman.
- taste
-
noun,
the act of tasting food or drink.
- tarts
-
noun,
a small pie filled with cooked fruit or other sweetened preparation, usually having no top crust.
- Doric
-
noun,
a dialect of ancient Greek spoken on Rhodes and other islands of the Dodecanese, in Crete, in Syracuse, and in all of the Peloponnesus except Arcadia.
- Doris
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. the wife of Nereus and mother of the Nereids.
- dorse
-
noun,
the back of a book or folded document.
- dorts
-
noun,
Dordrecht.
- dotes
-
noun,
decay of wood.
- Draco
-
noun,
the Dragon, a northern circumpolar constellation between Ursa Major and Cepheus.
- tarot
-
noun,
any of a set of 22 playing cards bearing allegorical representations, used for fortunetelling and as trump cards in tarok.
- tanto
-
adverb,
(of a musical direction) too much; so much.
- drats
-
interjection,
(used to express mild disgust, disappointment, or the like):
- 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.
- drest
-
noun,
an outer garment for women and girls, consisting of bodice and skirt in one piece.
- dries
-
noun,
a plural of dry.
- Drina
-
noun,
a river in S Europe, flowing N along the part of the border between Serbia and Bosnia and Herzegovina to the Sava River at Belgrade, Serbia. 285 miles (459 km) long.
- droit
-
noun,
a legal right or claim.
- drone
-
noun,
the male of the honeybee and other bees, stingless and making no honey.
- tarns
-
noun,
a small mountain lake or pool, especially one in a cirque.
- Tarne
-
noun,
(in the Iliad) Sardis.
- tares
-
noun,
any of various vetches, especially Vicia sativa.
- Dante
-
noun,
(Dante Alighieri) 1265–1321, Italian poet: author of the Divine Comedy.
- Tarde
-
noun,
Gabriel [ga-bree-el] /ga briˈɛl/ (Show IPA), 1843–1904, French sociologist.
- 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.
- 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.
- donas
-
noun,
(initial capital letter) Madam; Lady: a Portuguese title prefixed to a woman's given name.
- init.
-
- incor
-
- incr.
-
- India
-
noun,
Hindi Bharat [buh-ruht] /ˈbʌ rʌt/ (Show IPA). a republic in S Asia: a union comprising 25 states and 7 union territories; formerly a British colony; gained independence Aug. 15, 1947; became a republic within the Commonwealth of Nations Jan. 26, 1950. 1,246,880 sq. mi. (3,229,419 sq. km). Capital: New Delhi.
- indie
-
noun,
an independently or privately owned business, especially a film or music company that is not affiliated with a larger and more commercial company:
- Indio
-
noun,
a town in S California.
- Indo-
-
- Indra
-
noun,
Hinduism. the chief of the Vedic gods, the god of rain and thunder.
- Indre
-
noun,
a department in central France. 2667 sq. mi. (6910 sq. km). Capital: Châteauroux.
- indri
-
noun,
a short-tailed lemur, Indri indri, of Madagascar, about 2 feet (60 cm) in length: an endangered species.
- inert
-
adjective,
having no inherent power of action, motion, or resistance (opposed to active):
- inion
-
noun,
a point at the external occipital protuberance of the skull.
- stane
-
noun, adjective, adverb, verb (used with object),
stone.
- Inari
-
noun,
Lake, a lake in NE Finland. About 500 sq. mi. (1295 sq. km).
- Inner
-
adjective,
situated within or farther within; interior:
- stand
-
noun,
the act of standing; an assuming of or a remaining in an upright position.
- inset
-
noun,
something inserted; insert.
- inst.
-
- stair
-
noun,
one of a flight or series of steps for going from one level to another, as in a building.
- stain
-
noun,
a discoloration produced by foreign matter having penetrated into or chemically reacted with a material; a spot not easily removed.
- intr.
-
- staid
-
noun,
the act of stopping or being stopped.
- stade
-
noun,
a period of time represented by a glacial deposit.
- iodic
-
adjective,
containing iodine, especially in the pentavalent state.
- Srta.
-
- Ionia
-
noun,
an ancient region on the W coast of Asia Minor and on adjacent islands in the Aegean: colonized by the ancient Greeks.
- 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.
- inane
-
noun,
something that is empty or void, especially the void of infinite space.
- ERISA
-
noun,
Employee Retirement Income Security Act.
- Stent
-
noun,
Medicine/Medical. a small, expandable tube used for inserting in a blocked vessel or other part.
- stria
-
noun,
a slight or narrow furrow, ridge, stripe, or streak, especially one of a number in parallel arrangement:
- 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.
- estoc
-
noun,
a thrusting sword of the 13th–17th centuries having a long, narrow blade of rectangular section.
- store
-
noun,
an establishment where merchandise is sold, usually on a retail basis.
- Stone
-
noun,
the hard substance, formed of mineral matter, of which rocks consist.
- etnas
-
noun,
Mount, an active volcano in E Sicily. 10,758 feet (3280 meters).
- Stoic
-
noun,
a member or adherent of the Stoic school of philosophy.
- Stoat
-
noun,
the ermine, Mustela erminea, especially when in brown summer pelage.
- stint
-
noun,
a period of time spent doing something:
- Stern
-
noun,
the after part of a vessel (often opposed to stem).
- ster.
-
- Stein
-
noun,
a mug, usually earthenware, especially for beer.
- stare
-
noun,
a staring gaze; a fixed look with the eyes wide open:
- IATSE
-
- Iceni
-
noun,
an ancient Celtic tribe of eastern England, whose queen, Boadicea, headed an insurrection against the Romans in a.d. 61.
- Stead
-
noun,
the place of a person or thing as occupied by a successor or substitute:
- ician
-
- icons
-
- ideo-
-
- idio-
-
- idion
-
- idiot
-
noun,
Informal. an utterly foolish or senseless person:
- State
-
noun,
the condition of a person or thing, as with respect to circumstances or attributes:
- stat.
-
- start
-
noun,
a beginning of an action, journey, etc.
- tater
-
noun,
potato.
- tardo
-
adjective,
slow (used as a musical direction).
- Donar
-
noun,
the god of thunder, corresponding to Thor.
- terna
-
noun,
a list of three names submitted to the pope as recommended to fill a vacant bishopric or benefice.
- tends
-
Verb phrases,
tend on/upon, Archaic. to attend or wait upon; minister to; serve:
- teno-
-
- teiid
-
noun,
any of a large group of chiefly tropical New World lizards of the family Teiidae, as the racerunner, caiman lizard, or whiptail, characterized by large rectangular scales on the belly and a long tail.
- dents
-
noun,
a hollow or depression in a surface, as from a blow.
- dints
-
noun,
force; power:
- dent.
-
- Dione
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. a Titan and a consort of Zeus.
- dates
-
noun,
a particular month, day, and year at which some event happened or will happen:
- datos
-
noun,
(in the Philippines) a native chief.
- 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.
- Tenn.
-
- Denis
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Dirac
-
noun,
Paul Adrien Maurice, 1902–84, British physicist, in the U.S. after 1971: Nobel Prize 1933.
- Terni
-
noun,
a city in central Italy.
- Terai
-
noun,
a marshy lowland area in N India and S Nepal, between the Ganges and the foothills of the Himalayas.
- testa
-
noun,
the outer, usually hard, integument or coat of a seed.
- decan
-
noun,
any of three divisions of 10° within a sign of the zodiac.
- deist
-
noun,
a person who believes in deism.
- decos
-
noun,
art deco.
- disc.
-
- decor
-
noun,
style or mode of decoration, as of a room, building, or the like:
- deci-
-
- denar
-
noun,
the basic monetary unit of the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia.
- dist.
-
- dears
-
noun,
a person who is good, kind, or generous:
- dites
-
noun,
a bit (usually used in negative constructions):
- Ditto
-
noun,
the aforesaid; the above; the same (used in accounts, lists, etc., to avoid repetition). Symbol: ″. Abbreviation: do.
Compare ditto mark.
- deca-
-
- tenia
-
noun,
taenia.
- dices
-
Idioms,
no dice, Informal. of no use or help; ineffective.
- Dirae
-
plural noun,
the Furies. See fury (def 3).
- tera-
-
- doats
-
verb (used without object),
dote.
- darts
-
- doest
-
noun,
Informal. a burst of frenzied activity; action; commotion.
- Dares
-
noun,
an act of daring or defiance; challenge.
- dicot
-
noun,
a dicotyledon.
- dict.
-
- dicta
-
noun,
a plural of dictum.
- tents
-
noun,
a portable shelter of skins, canvas, plastic, or the like, supported by one or more poles or a frame and often secured by ropes fastened to pegs in the ground.
- doits
-
noun,
Also, duit. an old small copper coin of the Netherlands and Dutch colonies, first issued in the 17th century.
- Teton
-
noun,
the westernmost branch of the Dakota Indians.
- diets
-
noun,
food and drink considered in terms of its qualities, composition, and its effects on health:
- tenor
-
noun,
the course of thought or meaning that runs through something written or spoken; purport; drift.
- dinar
-
noun,
any of various former coins of the Near East, especially gold coins issued by Islamic governments.
- darns
-
noun,
a darned place, as in a garment:
- tears
-
- desc.
-
- diner
-
noun,
a person who dines.
- tenon
-
noun,
a projection formed on the end of a timber or the like for insertion into a mortise of the same dimensions.
- tecta
-
noun,
a rooflike structure.
- teats
-
noun,
the protuberance on the breast or udder in female mammals, except the monotremes, through which the milk ducts discharge; nipple or mammilla.
- Dario
-
noun,
Rubén [roo-ven] /ruˈvɛn/ (Show IPA), (Félix Rubén García Sarmiento) 1867–1916, Nicaraguan poet and diplomat.
- dines
-
noun,
Scot. dinner.
- dirts
-
noun,
any foul or filthy substance, as mud, grime, dust, or excrement.
- doers
-
noun,
a person or thing that does something, especially a person who gets things done with vigor and efficiency.
- daric
-
noun,
a gold coin and monetary unit of ancient Persia.
- tint
-
noun,
a color or a variety of a color; hue.
- tion
-
- tent
-
noun,
a portable shelter of skins, canvas, plastic, or the like, supported by one or more poles or a frame and often secured by ropes fastened to pegs in the ground.
- snot
-
noun,
Vulgar. mucus from the nose.
- Sera
-
noun,
a plural of serum.
- tret
-
noun,
(formerly) an allowance for waste, after deduction for tare.
- stoa
-
noun,
Greek Architecture. a portico, usually a detached portico of considerable length, that is used as a promenade or meeting place.
- SOAR
-
noun,
an act or instance of soaring.
- Stir
-
noun,
the act of stirring or moving.
- Ste.
-
- 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.
- soda
-
noun,
sodium hydroxide.
- stet
-
verb (used with object),
to mark (a manuscript, printer's proof, etc.) with the word “stet” or with dots as a direction to let cancelled material remain.
- ter.
-
- 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.
- Star
-
noun,
any of the heavenly bodies, except the moon, appearing as fixed luminous points in the sky at night.
- tri-
-
- send
-
noun,
the heaving motion of a vessel.
- tRNA
-
- 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.
- trod
-
noun,
the action of treading, stepping, or walking.
- RONA
-
- sort
-
noun,
a particular kind, species, variety, class, or group, distinguished by a common character or nature:
- Rodi
-
noun,
Italian name of Rhodes.
- tron
-
- Trot
-
noun,
the gait of a horse, dog, or other quadruped, when trotting.
- TINA
-
noun,
a female given name.
- tide
-
noun,
the periodic rise and fall of the waters of the ocean and its inlets, produced by the attraction of the moon and sun, and occurring about every 12 hours.
- rode
-
noun,
a rope by which a boat is anchored.
- rocs
-
noun,
a bird of enormous size and strength.
- tics
-
noun,
Pathology.
a sudden, spasmodic, painless, involuntary muscular contraction, as of the face.
tic douloureux.
- Roca
-
noun,
Cape, a cape in W Portugal, near Lisbon: the western extremity of continental Europe.
- tets
-
noun,
the Vietnamese New Year celebration, occurring during the first seven days of the first month of the lunar calendar.
- tsar
-
noun,
czar.
- roan
-
noun,
a horse or other animal with a roan coat.
- sori
-
noun,
plural of sorus.
- Tine
-
noun,
a sharp, projecting point or prong, as of a fork.
- sent
-
noun,
a coin of Estonia until the euro was adopted, the 100th part of a kroon.
- ROSE
-
noun,
any of the wild or cultivated, usually prickly-stemmed, pinnate-leaved, showy-flowered shrubs of the genus Rosa.
Compare rose family.
- trid
-
- 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.
- 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.
- Soni
-
- scr.
-
- Trio
-
noun,
a musical composition for three voices or instruments.
- sora
-
noun,
a small, short-billed rail, Porzana carolina, of marshy areas of North America.
- Sean
-
noun,
a male given name, form of John.
- Stan
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Stanley.
- sear
-
noun,
a mark or scar made by searing.
- 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.
- Test
-
noun,
the means by which the presence, quality, or genuineness of anything is determined; a means of trial.
- sord
-
noun,
a flight or flock of mallards.
- sore
-
noun,
a sore spot or place on the body.
- sec.
-
- Rosa
-
noun,
Salvator [sahl-vah-tawr] /ˈsɑl vɑˌtɔr/ (Show IPA), 1615–73, Italian painter and poet.
- trit
-
- rote
-
noun,
routine; a fixed, habitual, or mechanical course of procedure:
- ROTS
-
noun,
the process of rotting.
- snod
-
adjective,
smooth; sleek.
- Tarn
-
noun,
a small mountain lake or pool, especially one in a cirque.
- Sina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- teat
-
noun,
the protuberance on the breast or udder in female mammals, except the monotremes, through which the milk ducts discharge; nipple or mammilla.
- 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.
- Seta
-
noun,
a stiff hair; bristle or bristlelike part.
- Sind
-
noun,
a former province of Pakistan, in the lower Indus valley; now part of West Pakistan. 48,136 sq. mi. (125,154 sq. km). Capital: Karachi.
- teds
-
noun,
British Slang. Teddy boy.
- sane
-
noun,
a private nationwide organization in the U.S., established in 1957, that opposes nuclear testing and advocates international peace.
- 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.
- TODS
-
- torc
-
noun,
torque (def 4).
- Tare
-
noun,
any of various vetches, especially Vicia sativa.
- 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.
- toad
-
noun,
any of various tailless amphibians that are close relatives of the frogs in the order Anura and that typically have dry, warty skin and are terrestrial or semiterrestrial in habit.
Compare frog1 (def 1).
- Taos
-
noun,
a Tanoan language spoken in two villages in New Mexico.
- SCAD
-
noun,
any carangid fish of the genus Decapterus, inhabiting tropical and subtropical shore waters.
- Tore
-
noun,
a torus.
- Sion
-
noun,
a town in and the capital of Valais, in SW Switzerland.
- 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.
- Todt
-
noun,
Fritz [frits] /frɪts/ (Show IPA), 1891–1942, German military engineer.
- tans
-
noun,
the brown color imparted to the skin by exposure to the sun or open air.
- Sian
-
noun,
Older Spelling. Xian.
- sice
-
noun,
syce.
- Sat.
-
- Toni
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Antoinette or Antonia.
- tone
-
noun,
any sound considered with reference to its quality, pitch, strength, source, etc.:
- tats
-
verb (used with or without object),
to do, or make by, tatting.
- 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.
- Tate
-
noun,
Sir Henry, 1819–99, English merchant and philanthropist: founder of an art gallery (Tate Gallery) in London, England.
- tonn
-
- road
-
noun,
a long, narrow stretch with a smoothed or paved surface, made for traveling by motor vehicle, carriage, etc., between two or more points; street or highway.
- sati
-
noun,
a Hindu practice whereby a widow immolates herself on the funeral pyre of her husband: now abolished by law.
- toed
-
noun,
one of the terminal digits of the human foot.
- toea
-
noun,
a bronze coin and monetary unit of Papua New Guinea, the 100th part of a kina.
- sett
-
noun,
Also called pitcher. a small, rectangular paving stone.
- 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.
- TDRS
-
- tart
-
noun,
a small pie filled with cooked fruit or other sweetened preparation, usually having no top crust.
- tars
-
noun,
any of various dark-colored viscid products obtained by the destructive distillation of certain organic substances, as coal or wood.
- Sard
-
noun,
a reddish-brown chalcedony, used as a gem.
- Tori
-
noun,
plural of torus.
- tits
-
noun,
a titmouse.
- snit
-
noun,
an agitated or irritated state.
- Saco
-
noun,
a city in SW Maine.
- taco
-
noun,
Mexican Cookery. an often crisply fried tortilla folded over and filled, as with seasoned chopped meat, lettuce, tomatoes, and cheese.
- Tit.
-
- Sadi
-
noun,
sadhe.
- Sert
-
noun,
José María [haw-se mah-ree-ah] /hɔˈsɛ mɑˈri ɑ/ (Show IPA), 1876–1945, Spanish painter.
- Tace
-
noun,
tasset.
- Sade
-
noun,
Donatien Alphonse François [daw-na-syan al-fawns frahn-swa] /dɔ naˈsyɛ̃ alˈfɔ̃s frɑ̃ˈswa/ (Show IPA), Comte de (Marquis de Sade) 1740–1814, French soldier and novelist, notorious for his paraphilia.
- Tiro
-
noun,
tyro.
- std.
-
- tact
-
noun,
a keen sense of what to say or do to avoid giving offense; skill in dealing with difficult or delicate situations.
- sci.
-
- side
-
noun,
one of the surfaces forming the outside of or bounding a thing, or one of the lines bounding a geometric figure.
- Roti
-
noun,
roast.
- tire
-
noun,
British Dialect. fatigue.
- tens
-
noun,
a self-operated portable device used to treat chronic pain by sending electrical impulses through electrodes placed over the painful area.
- str.
-
- stot
-
noun,
a springing gait of certain bovids, as gazelles and antelopes, used especially when running in alarm from a predator.
- Seri
-
noun,
a member of an American Indian people of western Sonora state, Mexico, on the Gulf of California.
- site
-
noun,
the position or location of a town, building, etc., especially as to its environment:
- scar
-
noun,
a mark left by a healed wound, sore, or burn.
- 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.
- tend
-
Verb phrases,
tend on/upon, Archaic. to attend or wait upon; minister to; serve:
- tors
-
noun,
a rocky pinnacle; a peak of a bare or rocky mountain or hill.
- sire
-
noun,
the male parent of a quadruped.
- Sand
-
noun,
the more or less fine debris of rocks, consisting of small, loose grains, often of quartz.
- SCAN
-
noun,
an act or instance of scanning; close examination.
- Tane
-
noun,
a Polynesian god of fertility.
- ten.
-
- tort
-
noun,
a wrongful act, not including a breach of contract or trust, that results in injury to another's person, property, reputation, or the like, and for which the injured party is entitled to compensation.
- Tena
-
noun,
Koyukon.
- tost
-
noun,
an act or instance of tossing.
- SITA
-
noun,
(in the Ramayana) the wife of Ramachandra, abducted by Ravana and later rescued.
- tote
-
noun,
the act or course of toting.
- tain
-
noun,
a thin tin plate.
- sain
-
verb (used with object),
to make the sign of the cross on, as for protection against evil influences.
- Tito
-
noun,
Marshal (Josip Broz) 1891–1980, president of Yugoslavia 1953–80.
- tads
-
noun,
a small child, especially a boy.
- said
-
noun,
sayyid.
- titi
-
noun,
any of various small reddish or grayish monkeys of the genus Callicebus, of South America.
- tots
-
noun,
a small child.
- Sra.
-
- 1080
-
- Eros
-
noun,
the ancient Greek god of love, identified by the Romans with Cupid.
- cist
-
noun,
a box or chest, especially for sacred utensils.
- coda
-
noun,
Music. a more or less independent passage, at the end of a composition, introduced to bring it to a satisfactory close.
- coat
-
noun,
an outer garment with sleeves, covering at least the upper part of the body:
- IOTA
-
noun,
a very small quantity; jot; whit.
- IRAS
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- cite
-
noun,
citation (defs 7, 8).
- Ire.
-
- Iris
-
noun,
Anatomy. the contractile, circular diaphragm forming the colored portion of the eye and containing a circular opening, the pupil, in its center.
- cit.
-
- 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.
- cis-
-
- 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 = .
- cire
-
noun,
a brilliant, highly glazed surface produced on fabrics by subjecting them to a wax, heat, and calendering treatment.
- Isai
-
noun,
Jesse.
- Isar
-
noun,
a river in central Europe, flowing NE from W Austria through S Germany to the Danube River. 215 miles (345 km) long.
- cir.
-
- Isin
-
noun,
an ancient Sumerian city in S Iraq: archaeological site.
- iso-
-
- cion
-
noun,
scion (def 2).
- cide
-
- ciao
-
interjection,
(used as a word of greeting or parting): hello; goodbye; so long; see you later.
- Ceto
-
- code
-
noun,
a system for communication by telegraph, heliograph, etc., in which long and short sounds, light flashes, etc., are used to symbolize the content of a message:
- cods
-
noun,
any of several soft-rayed food fishes of the family Gadidae, especially Gadus morhua, of cool, North Atlantic waters.
- 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.
- Cond
-
- 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.
- Cord
-
noun,
a string or thin rope made of several strands braided, twisted, or woven together.
- Cora
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. Kore.
- Cor.
-
- inae
-
- Inc.
-
- 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.
- IndE
-
- 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.
- inns
-
noun,
a commercial establishment that provides lodging, food, etc., for the public, especially travelers; small hotel.
- Iona
-
noun,
an island in the Hebrides, off the W coast of Scotland: center of early Celtic Christianity.
- INRI
-
- inro
-
noun,
a small lacquer box with compartments for medicines, cosmetics, etc., worn on the waist sash of the traditional Japanese costume.
- ins.
-
- int.
-
- 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.
- Con.
-
- iod-
-
- coir
-
noun,
the prepared fiber of the husk of the coconut fruit, used in making rope, matting, etc.
- coin
-
noun,
a piece of metal stamped and issued by the authority of a government for use as money.
- coed
-
noun,
Older Use. a female student in a coeducational institution, especially in a college or university.
- Ceta
-
noun,
Comprehensive Employment and Training Act.
- iter
-
noun,
a canal or passage.
- ides
-
noun,
(in the ancient Roman calendar) the fifteenth day of March, May, July, or October, and the thirteenth day of the other months.
- CARE
-
noun,
a state of mind in which one is troubled; worry, anxiety, or concern:
- doat
-
verb (used without object),
dote.
- neo-
-
- 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.
- nerd
-
noun,
a person considered to be socially awkward, boring, unstylish, etc.
- Neri
-
noun,
Saint Philip (Filippo Neri) 1515–95, Italian priest: founder of Congregation of the Oratory.
- CART
-
noun,
a heavy two-wheeled vehicle, commonly without springs, drawn by mules, oxen, or the like, used for the conveyance of heavy goods.
- 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.
- Carn
-
noun,
cairn.
- 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.
- cane
-
noun,
a stick or short staff used to assist one in walking; walking stick.
- neat
-
noun,
an animal of the genus Bos; a bovine, as a cow or ox.
- NICE
-
noun,
a port in and the capital of Alpes-Maritimes, in SE France, on the Mediterranean: resort.
- Nida
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Nydia.
- Can.
-
- nide
-
noun,
a nest or brood, especially of pheasants.
- Cain
-
noun,
Scot. and Irish English. rent paid in kind, especially a percentage of a farm crop.
- Nier
-
noun,
Alfred Otto Carl, 1911–1994, U.S. physicist.
- caid
-
noun,
(in North Africa) a Muslim tribal chief, judge, or senior official.
- Nina
-
noun,
girl; child.
- Nine
-
noun,
a cardinal number, eight plus one.
- Nino
-
noun,
boy; child.
- CASE
-
noun,
an instance of the occurrence, existence, etc., of something:
- cast
-
noun,
act of casting or throwing.
- itis
-
- nard
-
noun,
an aromatic Himalayan plant, believed to be the spikenard, Nardostachys jatamansi, the source of an ointment used by the ancients.
- cet-
-
- CERN
-
- cera
-
noun,
(in prescriptions) wax.
- cen.
-
- cedi
-
noun,
a paper money and monetary unit of Ghana, equal to 100 pesewas.
- Nair
-
noun,
a group of Hindu castes in the Kerala region of India.
- nane
-
pronoun, adverb, adjective,
none1 .
- Naos
-
noun,
a temple.
- narc
-
noun,
a government agent or detective charged with the enforcement of laws restricting the use of narcotics.
- Cdr.
-
- cat.
-
- NASD
-
- Nasi
-
noun,
the head or president of the Sanhedrin.
- Nast
-
noun,
Thomas, 1840–1902, U.S. illustrator and cartoonist.
- Catt
-
noun,
Carrie Chapman Lane, 1859–1947, U.S. leader in women's suffrage movements.
- 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.
- NATS
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Nathan or Nathaniel.
- 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.
- NCTE
-
- NDAC
-
- Cate
-
noun,
a choice food;delicacy; dainty.
- 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.
- IDEA
-
noun,
any conception existing in the mind as a result of mental understanding, awareness, or activity.
- 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):
- der.
-
- drat
-
interjection,
(used to express mild disgust, disappointment, or the like):
- Din.
-
- Drin
-
noun,
a river in S Europe, flowing generally NW from SW Macedonia through N Albania into the Adriatic. 180 miles (290 km) long.
- Diet
-
noun,
food and drink considered in terms of its qualities, composition, and its effects on health:
- Dies
-
noun,
Martin, 1901–72, U.S. politician.
- Dice
-
noun,
Machinery.
any of various devices for cutting or forming material in a press or a stamping or forging machine.
a hollow device of steel, often composed of several pieces to be fitted into a stock, for cutting the threads of bolts or the like.
one of the separate pieces of such a device.
a steel block or plate with small conical holes through which wire, plastic rods, etc., are drawn.
- DIAS
-
noun,
Bartholomeu [bahr-too-loo-me-oo] /ˌbɑr tʊ lʊˈmɛ ʊ/ (Show IPA), c1450–1500, Portuguese navigator: discoverer of the Cape of Good Hope.
- dia-
-
- dern
-
adjective, adverb, verb (used with object),
darn2 .
- Deni
-
noun,
a monetary unit of the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, the 100th part of a denar.
- DOTE
-
noun,
decay of wood.
- Den.
-
- deco
-
noun,
art deco.
- Eads
-
noun,
James Buchanan, 1820–87, U.S. engineer and inventor.
- Dec.
-
- DEAR
-
noun,
a person who is good, kind, or generous:
- EARN
-
verb (used with object),
to gain or get in return for one's labor or service:
- 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.
- Dean
-
noun,
Education.
the head of a faculty, school, or administrative division in a university or college:
an official in an American college or secondary school having charge of student personnel services, such as counseling or discipline:
the official in charge of undergraduate students at an English university.
- East
-
noun,
a cardinal point of the compass, 90° to the right of north. Abbreviation: E.
- eats
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- Dine
-
noun,
Scot. dinner.
- Dino
-
- ect-
-
- dir.
-
- DOCS
-
noun,
doctor.
- dits
-
noun,
an echoic word, the referent of which is a click or brief tone interval, used to designate the dot of Morse code, International Morse code, etc.
- dite
-
noun,
a bit (usually used in negative constructions):
- doer
-
noun,
a person or thing that does something, especially a person who gets things done with vigor and efficiency.
- does
-
noun,
a plural of doe.
- dis-
-
- DIRT
-
noun,
any foul or filthy substance, as mud, grime, dust, or excrement.
- doit
-
noun,
Also, duit. an old small copper coin of the Netherlands and Dutch colonies, first issued in the 17th century.
- DIRE
-
adjective,
causing or involving great fear or suffering; dreadful; terrible:
- Dior
-
noun,
Christian [kris-chuh n;; French krees-tyahn] /ˈkrɪs tʃən;; French krisˈtyɑ̃/ (Show IPA), 1905–57, French fashion designer.
- dost
-
noun,
Informal. a burst of frenzied activity; action; commotion.
- dioc
-
- Dona
-
noun,
(initial capital letter) Madam; Lady: a Portuguese title prefixed to a woman's given name.
- done
-
noun,
Informal. a burst of frenzied activity; action; commotion.
- dons
-
noun,
(initial capital letter) Mr.; Sir: a Spanish title prefixed to a man's given name.
- dint
-
noun,
force; power:
- dins
-
noun,
a loud, confused noise; a continued loud or tumultuous sound; noisy clamor.
- Dora
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Greek word meaning “gift.”.
- DORE
-
noun,
the walleye or pike perch of North America.
- Dort
-
noun,
Dordrecht.
- dose
-
noun,
a quantity of medicine prescribed to be taken at one time.
- eco-
-
- dato
-
noun,
(in the Philippines) a native chief.
- Cort
-
- Cres
-
- eso-
-
- est.
-
- ETAS
-
noun,
the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
- etc.
-
- 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.
- Etna
-
noun,
Mount, an active volcano in E Sicily. 10,758 feet (3280 meters).
- Eton
-
noun,
a town in Berkshire, in S England, on the Thames River, W of London: the site of Eton College.
- Etta
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Henrietta.
- Ind.
-
- crat
-
- ctr.
-
- Cote
-
noun,
a shelter, coop, or small shed for sheep, pigs, pigeons, etc.
- Cost
-
noun,
the price paid to acquire, produce, accomplish, or maintain anything:
- Iasi
-
noun,
Romanian name of Jassy.
- cose
-
verb (used without object),
coze.
- ICAO
-
- Ice.
-
- iced
-
noun,
the solid form of water, produced by freezing; frozen water.
- ices
-
noun,
the solid form of water, produced by freezing; frozen water.
- idae
-
- Idas
-
noun,
Mount, a mountain in W Turkey, in NW Asia Minor, SE of ancient Troy. 5810 feet (1771 meters).
Turkish Kazdaği [kahz-dah-gee; Turkish kahz-dah-uh] /ˌkɑz dɑˈgi; Turkish ˌkɑz dɑˈʌ/ (Show IPA).
- Esd.
-
- cts.
-
- date
-
noun,
a particular month, day, and year at which some event happened or will happen:
- end-
-
- dat.
-
- Edna
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “rejuvenation, rebirth.”.
- Darn
-
noun,
a darned place, as in a garment:
- Dari
-
noun,
a form of Persian, spoken in Afghanistan.
- Dare
-
noun,
an act of daring or defiance; challenge.
- EDTA
-
- Dane
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Denmark.
- Dan.
-
abbreviation,
Bible. Daniel (def 1).
- enc.
-
- DAIS
-
noun,
a raised platform, as at the front of a room, for a lectern, throne, seats of honor, etc.
- erst
-
adverb,
before the present time; formerly.
- Dace
-
noun,
a small, freshwater cyprinoid fish, Leuciscus leuciscus, of Europe, having a stout, fusiform body.
- ends
-
noun,
the last part or extremity, lengthwise, of anything that is longer than it is wide or broad:
- Enid
-
noun,
a city in N Oklahoma.
- Enos
-
noun,
the son of Seth. Gen. 5:6.
- Ens.
-
- eons
-
noun,
an indefinitely long period of time; age.
- Eric
-
noun,
Eric the Red.
- Erin
-
noun,
Literary. Ireland.
- Eris
-
noun,
the ancient Greek goddess of discord and the sister of Ares: identified with the Roman goddess Discordia.
- Erna
-
noun,
a female given name: from an Old English word meaning “eagle.”.
- NIRA
-
- doc.
-
plural,
document.
- Oita
-
noun,
a seaport on NE Kyushu, in S Japan.
- Orca
-
noun,
the killer whale, Orcinus orca.
- reit
-
noun,
real-estate investment trust.
- ant.
-
- orad
-
adverb,
toward the mouth or the oral region.
- Oran
-
noun,
a seaport in NW Algeria.
- oras
-
noun,
plural of os2 .
- ANSI
-
- orcs
-
noun,
any of several cetaceans, as a grampus.
- Rena
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Marina.
- ord.
-
- Reis
-
plural noun,
a former money of account of Portugal and Brazil.
- Orne
-
noun,
a department in NW France. 2372 sq. mi. (6145 sq. km). Capital: Alençon.
- ano-
-
- orts
-
noun,
Usually, orts. a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
- osar
-
noun,
plural of os3 .
- Ont.
-
- 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.
- OSRD
-
- 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.
- 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.
- ARIS
-
- arid
-
adjective,
being without moisture; extremely dry; parched:
- 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.
- Reno
-
noun,
Informal. a renovation, as of a building or room.
- ARCO
-
adverb,
(of the performance of a passage for stringed instruments) with the bow.
- rend
-
verb (used with object),
to separate into parts with force or violence:
- Ares
-
noun,
the ancient Greek god of war, a son of Zeus and Hera, identified by the Romans with Mars.
- RATO
-
noun,
rocket-assisted takeoff.
- rate
-
noun,
the amount of a charge or payment with reference to some basis of calculation:
- Onas
-
noun,
a member of a people of Tierra del Fuego.
- once
-
noun,
a single occasion; one time only:
- AIDS
-
noun,
a disease of the immune system characterized by increased susceptibility to opportunistic infections, as pneumocystis carinii pneumonia and candidiasis, to certain cancers, as Kaposi's sarcoma, and to neurological disorders: caused by a retrovirus and transmitted chiefly through blood or blood products that enter the body's bloodstream, especially by sexual contact or contaminated hypodermic needles.
- Anne
-
noun,
1665–1714, queen of England 1702–14 (daughter of James II of England).
- ann.
-
- rant
-
noun,
ranting, extravagant, or violent declamation.
- RAID
-
noun,
a sudden assault or attack, as upon something to be seized or suppressed:
- Acis
-
noun,
the lover of Galatea, killed by Polyphemus out of jealousy.
- Read
-
noun,
an act or instance of reading:
- airs
-
noun,
a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- 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.
- Aire
-
- RdAc
-
- 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).
- acid
-
noun,
Chemistry. a compound usually having a sour taste and capable of neutralizing alkalis and reddening blue litmus paper, containing hydrogen that can be replaced by a metal or an electropositive group to form a salt, or containing an atom that can accept a pair of electrons from a base. Acids are proton donors that yield hydronium ions in water solution, or electron-pair acceptors that combine with electron-pair donors or bases.
- AInd
-
- Rais
-
noun,
Gilles de, Retz, Gilles de Laval, Baron de.
- acr-
-
- ains
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- 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.
- RAND
-
noun,
(in shoemaking) a strip of leather set in a shoe at the heel before the lifts are attached.
- recs
-
noun,
recreation.
- rads
-
noun,
a standard unit of absorbed dose of radiation equal to 0.01 gray2 .
- rase
-
verb (used with object),
raze.
- ance
-
- anes
-
adverb,
once.
- otic
-
adjective,
of or relating to the ear; auricular.
- Otis
-
noun,
Elisha Graves, 1811–61, U.S. inventor.
- ands
-
- 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.
- Ande
-
plural noun,
a mountain range in W South America, extending about 4500 miles (7250 km) from N Colombia and Venezuela S to Cape Horn. Highest peak, Aconcagua, 22,834 feet (6960 meters).
- Reid
-
noun,
Sir George Huston, 1845–1918, Australian statesman, born in Scotland: prime minister 1904–05.
- rad.
-
- aits
-
noun,
a small island, especially in a river.
- nits
-
noun,
the egg of a parasitic insect, especially of a louse, often attached to a hair or a fiber of clothing.
- AISI
-
- reds
-
noun,
any of various colors resembling the color of blood; the primary color at one extreme end of the visible spectrum, an effect of light with a wavelength between 610 and 780 nanometers.
- redo
-
noun,
the act or an instance of redoing.
- airt
-
noun,
a direction.
- RACE
-
noun,
a contest of speed, as in running, riding, driving, or sailing.
- OECD
-
- Rani
-
noun,
ranee.
- arse
-
noun,
ass2 (defs 1, 2).
- RITA
-
noun,
the Vedic concept of cosmic and social order.
- nota
-
noun,
a dorsal plate or sclerite of the thorax of an insect.
- note
-
noun,
a brief record of something written down to assist the memory or for future reference.
- nots
-
noun,
a Boolean operator that returns a positive result if its operand is negative and a negative result if its operand is positive.
- rite
-
noun,
a formal or ceremonial act or procedure prescribed or customary in religious or other solemn use:
- adit
-
noun,
an entrance or a passage.
- Adie
-
noun,
a female given name.
- rit.
-
- 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.
- Rise
-
noun,
an act or instance of rising.
- attn
-
- aesc
-
noun,
ash2 (def 3).
- NTIA
-
- ator
-
- 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.
- not-
-
- nos-
-
- ates
-
- noes
-
noun,
an utterance of the word “no.”.
- 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.
- cads
-
noun,
an ill-bred man, especially one who behaves in a dishonorable or irresponsible way toward women.
- cadi
-
noun,
qadi.
- cade
-
noun,
a juniper, Juniperus oxycedrus, of the Mediterranean area, whose wood on destructive distillation yields an oily liquid (oil of cade) used in treating skin diseases.
- node
-
noun,
a knot, protuberance, or knob.
- aer-
-
- noir
-
adjective,
black; noting the black numbers in roulette.
- Norn
-
noun,
an extinct Norse dialect, spoken until early modern times in the Shetland and Orkney Islands and in parts of northern Scotland.
- non-
-
- RNAS
-
- none
-
noun,
nones1 .
- Nor.
-
- Nora
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Honora.
- Nord
-
noun,
a department in N France. 2229 sq. mi. (5770 sq. km). Capital: Lille.
- nori
-
noun,
a seaweed having a mildly sweet, salty taste, usually dried, used in Japanese cookery mainly as a wrap for sushi.
- Odin
-
noun,
the ruler of the Aesir and god of war, poetry, knowledge, and wisdom; Wotan: the chief god.
- atic
-
- Aten
-
noun,
Aton.
- ARCS
-
noun,
Geometry. any unbroken part of the circumference of a circle or other curved line.
- OATS
-
noun,
a cereal grass, Avena sativa, cultivated for its edible seed.
- RIAS
-
noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- ocas
-
noun,
a wood sorrel, Oxalis tuberosa, of the Andes, cultivated in South America for its edible tubers.
- aide
-
noun,
nurse's aide.
- Aser
-
noun,
Asher (def 1).
- 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.
- rest
-
noun,
the refreshing quiet or repose of sleep:
- oast
-
noun,
a kiln for drying hops or malt.
- asci
-
noun,
plural of ascus.
- Oct.
-
- asc-
-
- art.
-
- Oder
-
noun,
a river in central Europe, flowing from the NE Czech Republic, N through SW Poland and along the border between Germany and Poland into the Baltic. 562 miles (905 km) long.
- odic
-
adjective,
of an ode.
- 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.
- Asir
-
noun,
a district in SW Saudi Arabia.
- Rice
-
noun,
the starchy seeds or grain of an annual marsh grass, Oryza sativa, cultivated in warm climates and used for food.
- 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.
- att.
-
- 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.
- Rind
-
noun,
a thick and firm outer coat or covering, as of certain fruits, cheeses, and meats:
- Asti
-
noun,
a city in the Piedmont region of Italy, S of Turin: center of wine-producing region.
- Rina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- aet.
-
- Riis
-
noun,
Jacob August, 1849–1914, U.S. journalist and social reformer, born in Denmark.
- rcd.
-
- RIIA
-
- rids
-
verb,
a simple past tense and past participle of ride.
- ride
-
noun,
a journey or excursion on a horse, camel, etc., or on or in a vehicle.
- Rida
-
- ACTS
-
noun,
anything done, being done, or to be done; deed; performance:
- ade
-
noun,
George, 1866–1944, U.S. humorist.
- TES
-
noun,
ti1 .
- ado
-
noun,
busy activity; bustle; fuss.
- tet
-
noun,
the Vietnamese New Year celebration, occurring during the first seven days of the first month of the lunar calendar.
- ACS
-
- ACT
-
noun,
anything done, being done, or to be done; deed; performance:
- DAS
-
noun,
hyrax.
- Tor
-
noun,
a rocky pinnacle; a peak of a bare or rocky mountain or hill.
- d-c
-
noun,
a surgical method for the removal of diseased tissue or an early embryo from the lining of the uterus by means of scraping.
- an.
-
- DNA
-
- 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.
- TSI
-
- TSE
-
- dit
-
noun,
an echoic word, the referent of which is a click or brief tone interval, used to designate the dot of Morse code, International Morse code, etc.
- ac-
-
- ad-
-
- ADC
-
- AID
-
noun,
help or support; assistance.
- Ar.
-
- DCS
-
- Tro
-
- Die
-
noun,
Machinery.
any of various devices for cutting or forming material in a press or a stamping or forging machine.
a hollow device of steel, often composed of several pieces to be fitted into a stock, for cutting the threads of bolts or the like.
one of the separate pieces of such a device.
a steel block or plate with small conical holes through which wire, plastic rods, etc., are drawn.
- ADS
-
noun,
advertisement.
- di.
-
- DET
-
- ACE
-
noun,
a playing card or die marked with or having the value indicated by a single spot:
- DEI
-
adverb,
by the grace of God.
- DEA
-
- de-
-
- DAR
-
- ait
-
noun,
a small island, especially in a river.
- ae.
-
- Aso
-
noun,
Mount, a volcanic mountain in Japan, in central Kyushu, noted for its vast caldera. 5223 feet (1593 meters).
- CED
-
- ASR
-
- tr.
-
- toe
-
noun,
one of the terminal digits of the human foot.
- CEO
-
- tra
-
- ASN
-
- 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.
- ASI
-
- CIA
-
- CID
-
noun,
The ("El Cid Campeador"; Rodrigo Díaz de Bivar) c1040–99, Spanish soldier: hero of the wars against the Moors.
- TNT
-
- ase
-
- CIE
-
- CEA
-
- ast
-
- CNN
-
- COD
-
noun,
any of several soft-rayed food fishes of the family Gadidae, especially Gadus morhua, of cool, North Atlantic waters.
- CAI
-
- CAD
-
noun,
an ill-bred man, especially one who behaves in a dishonorable or irresponsible way toward women.
- ct.
-
- CAR
-
noun,
an automobile.
- cs.
-
- cr.
-
- Co.
-
- CDT
-
- 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.
- ca.
-
- ATS
-
noun,
a money of account of Laos, the 100th part of a kip.
- ATC
-
- tot
-
noun,
a small child.
- at.
-
- ARS
-
- CNO
-
- AEC
-
- TID
-
- AIR
-
noun,
a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- ctn
-
plural,
carton.
- 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.
- do.
-
- Ain
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- DOA
-
- DSC
-
- CTA
-
- DSO
-
- TIC
-
noun,
Pathology.
a sudden, spasmodic, painless, involuntary muscular contraction, as of the face.
tic douloureux.
- AIC
-
- TIA
-
- AES
-
noun,
any of various early forms of bronze or copper money used in ancient Rome.
Compare as2 (def 1).
- DAE
-
- cte
-
- CST
-
- CNS
-
- ane
-
adjective, noun, pronoun,
one.
- 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.
- ard
-
- ARC
-
noun,
Geometry. any unbroken part of the circumference of a circle or other curved line.
- aor
-
- ans
-
noun,
the Sumerian god of heaven: the counterpart of the Akkadian Anu.
- ANI
-
noun,
any of several black, tropical American cuckoos of the genus Crotophaga, having a compressed, bladelike bill.
- COS
-
noun,
romaine.
- CSR
-
- ANC
-
- 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.
- COT
-
noun,
a light portable bed, especially one of canvas on a folding frame.
- CRS
-
- CRT
-
- CSA
-
- CSO
-
- CAS
-
verb (used with or without object),
to call, as to call an animal toward one; urge forward by calling.
- ROA
-
- DNR
-
- OAS
-
- NSC
-
- Oc.
-
- OED
-
- OSA
-
- OSD
-
- OTC
-
- sea
-
noun,
the salt waters that cover the greater part of the earth's surface.
- se-
-
- SDR
-
- SDI
-
- SDA
-
- 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.
- OAT
-
noun,
a cereal grass, Avena sativa, cultivated for its edible seed.
- NSA
-
- Oca
-
noun,
a wood sorrel, Oxalis tuberosa, of the Andes, cultivated in South America for its edible tubers.
- OCD
-
- OCR
-
- OCS
-
- ODA
-
noun,
a room within a harem.
- ode
-
noun,
a lyric poem typically of elaborate or irregular metrical form and expressive of exalted or enthusiastic emotion.
- ODS
-
noun,
a hypothetical force formerly held to pervade all nature and to manifest itself in magnetism, mesmerism, chemical action, etc.
- ODT
-
- OES
-
noun,
the fifteenth letter of the English alphabet, a vowel.
- oic
-
- oid
-
- ScD
-
- SED
-
- NRC
-
- OIt
-
- 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:
- nae
-
adverb,
no1 ; not.
- Nan
-
noun,
naan.
- SIT
-
verb,
(in prescriptions) may it be.
- Nat
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Nathan or Nathaniel.
- SIR
-
noun,
a respectful or formal term of address used to a man:
- Ted
-
noun,
British Slang. Teddy boy.
- ne-
-
- NEA
-
- NEC
-
- NED
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Edward.
- Sin
-
noun,
transgression of divine law:
- NES
-
- NIA
-
- NRA
-
- NIC
-
noun,
a newly industrialized/industrializing country:
- SID
-
noun,
a male or female given name, form of Sidney or Sydney.
- 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).
- nit
-
noun,
the egg of a parasitic insect, especially of a louse, often attached to a hair or a fiber of clothing.
- NNE
-
- NOC
-
- Nod
-
noun,
a short, quick downward bending forward of the head, as in assent, greeting, or command or because of drowsiness.
- Noe
-
noun,
Noah (def 1).
- SER
-
noun,
a unit of weight in India, varying in value but usually 1/40 of a maund: the government ser is divided into 80 tolas of 180 English grains and equals nearly 2 pounds 1 ounce avoirdupois (950 grams).
- nr.
-
- SEN
-
noun,
a money of account of Japan, the 100th part of a yen, now used only in certain quotations, as on foreign exchange.
- SEI
-
noun,
sei whale.
- OIr
-
- ONA
-
noun,
a member of a people of Tierra del Fuego.
- NCO
-
- REC
-
noun,
recreation.
- SRO
-
- So.
-
- sd.
-
- RTS
-
- rte
-
- rt.
-
- RSE
-
- RSA
-
- Rs.
-
- RDC
-
- RDS
-
- REA
-
- red
-
noun,
any of various colors resembling the color of blood; the primary color at one extreme end of the visible spectrum, an effect of light with a wavelength between 610 and 780 nanometers.
- SAC
-
noun,
a baglike structure in an animal, plant, or fungus, as one containing fluid.
- ROT
-
noun,
the process of rotting.
- res
-
noun,
an object or thing; matter.
- ret
-
verb (used with object),
to soak in water or expose to moisture, as flax or hemp, to facilitate the removal of the fiber from the woody tissue by partial rotting.
- Ria
-
noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- RID
-
noun,
a journey or excursion on a horse, camel, etc., or on or in a vehicle.
- ROI
-
- ROE
-
noun,
the mass of eggs, or spawn, within the ovarian membrane of the female fish.
- rin
-
noun,
a money of account of Japan, the thousandth part of a yen or the tenth part of a sen.
- Rod
-
noun,
a stick, wand, staff, or the like, of wood, metal, or other material.
- ROC
-
noun,
a bird of enormous size and strength.
- RNA
-
- rnd
-
- RDA
-
- RCT
-
- one
-
noun,
the first and lowest whole number, being a cardinal number; unity.
- OTS
-
- ONI
-
- ONR
-
- ons
-
- Ora
-
noun,
plural of os2 .
- sc.
-
- orc
-
noun,
any of several cetaceans, as a grampus.
- Ore
-
noun,
a metal-bearing mineral or rock, or a native metal, that can be mined at a profit.
- ORT
-
noun,
Usually, orts. a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
- ose
-
- ot-
-
- OTA
-
- ote
-
- Rd.
-
- RCN
-
- SAR
-
- RCS
-
- Re.
-
- 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.
- San
-
noun,
a member of a nomadic aboriginal people of southern Africa.
- RAN
-
noun,
a sea goddess who drags down ships and drowns sailors: the wife of Aegir.
- RAS
-
noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- SAE
-
- 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
-
- Sad
-
noun,
the 14th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- NAD
-
- NDE
-
- TTS
-
- EIS
-
- ECA
-
- Tai
-
noun,
any of several sparoid fishes of the Pacific Ocean, as Pagrus major (red tai) a food fish of Japan.
- TAE
-
preposition,
to.
- ed.
-
- Tad
-
noun,
a small child, especially a boy.
- EDA
-
noun,
a female given name.
- EDC
-
- EDO
-
noun,
a member of an indigenous people of western Africa, in the Benin region of southern Nigeria.
- EDS
-
noun,
education:
- EDT
-
- eir
-
- en-
-
- eat
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- eon
-
noun,
an indefinitely long period of time; age.
- 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.:
- ERT
-
- ESA
-
- Esc
-
- ESR
-
- ETO
-
- ETR
-
- ETS
-
- STI
-
- ec-
-
- Tan
-
noun,
the brown color imparted to the skin by exposure to the sun or open air.
- id.
-
- DRE
-
- TEC
-
noun,
detective.
- DOE
-
noun,
the female of the deer, antelope, goat, rabbit, and certain other animals.
- Doi
-
- 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.
- TCS
-
- TCA
-
- Don
-
noun,
(initial capital letter) Mr.; Sir: a Spanish title prefixed to a man's given name.
- TAT
-
verb (used with or without object),
to do, or make by, tatting.
- Dor
-
noun,
Also, dorbeetle [dawr-beet-l] /ˈdɔrˌbit l/ (Show IPA). a common European dung beetle, Geotrupes stercorarius.
- DOT
-
noun,
a small, roundish mark made with or as if with a pen.
- Dr.
-
- DSA
-
- EAS
-
noun,
the Akkadian god of wisdom, the son of Apsu and father of Marduk: the counterpart of Enki.
- DSR
-
- DST
-
- eo-
-
- TAR
-
noun,
any of various dark-colored viscid products obtained by the destructive distillation of certain organic substances, as coal or wood.
- TAO
-
noun,
(in philosophical Taoism) that in virtue of which all things happen or exist.
- ETA
-
noun,
the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
- ETD
-
- ea.
-
- ead
-
- ean
-
- 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.
- ics
-
- ERS
-
noun,
ervil.
- IRA
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- IRO
-
- IOC
-
- 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 = .
- Sta
-
- St.
-
- SRI
-
noun,
a Hindu title of address prefixed to the name of a deity, holy person, etc.
- Sr.
-
- Ios
-
noun,
a small hawk, Buteo solitarius, having two plumage phases and occurring only on the island of Hawaii, where it is a rare species and the only living indigenous bird of prey.
- IOT
-
- sot
-
noun,
a drunkard.
- Ir.
-
- IRC
-
- IRS
-
- ine
-
- Is.
-
noun,
(used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
- ISA
-
- ise
-
- ISR
-
- ist
-
- Son
-
noun,
a male child or person in relation to his parents.
- ITA
-
- ITC
-
- sod
-
noun,
a section cut or torn from the surface of grassland, containing the matted roots of grass.
- ite
-
- SOC
-
noun,
sociology or a class or course in sociology.
- ITO
-
noun,
Prince Hirobumi [hee-raw-boo-mee] /ˈhi rɔˈbu mi/ (Show IPA), 1841–1909, Japanese statesman.
- INN
-
noun,
a commercial establishment that provides lodging, food, etc., for the public, especially travelers; small hotel.
- ior
-
- ina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- io-
-
- in.
-
- IDA
-
noun,
Mount, a mountain in W Turkey, in NW Asia Minor, SE of ancient Troy. 5810 feet (1771 meters).
Turkish Kazdaği [kahz-dah-gee; Turkish kahz-dah-uh] /ˌkɑz dɑˈgi; Turkish ˌkɑz dɑˈʌ/ (Show IPA).
- ICA
-
noun,
Portuguese name of Putumayo.
- Ido
-
noun,
a revised and simplified form of Esperanto, introduced in 1907.
- IAS
-
- ian
-
noun,
a male given name, Scottish form of John.
- Ia.
-
- IDS
-
noun,
the part of the psyche, residing in the unconscious, that is the source of instinctive impulses that seek satisfaction in accordance with the pleasure principle and are modified by the ego and the superego before they are given overt expression.
- ide
-
- ier
-
- 2D
-
noun,
a two-dimensional form or appearance:
- TT
-
- DN
-
- N.
-
- 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.
- TN
-
- et
-
verb,
a simple past tense of eat.
- ND
-
- ic
-
- TE
-
noun,
ti1 .
- 3D
-
noun,
a three-dimensional form or appearance:
- 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.
- AO
-
- NI
-
- TC
-
- DT
-
noun,
a withdrawal syndrome occurring in persons who have developed physiological dependence on alcohol, characterized by tremor, visual hallucinations, and autonomic instability. Abbreviation: d.t.
- SN
-
- 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.
- i.
-
- D.
-
- E.
-
noun,
Edward (St. John) 1925–2000, U.S. writer and illustrator.
- t.
-
- CE
-
- O.
-
- R.
-
- RA
-
noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- RC
-
- TA
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- RI
-
- RN
-
- T1
-
- TD
-
- TI
-
noun,
the syllable for the seventh tone of a diatonic scale.
- OA
-
- EI
-
- OD
-
noun,
a hypothetical force formerly held to pervade all nature and to manifest itself in magnetism, mesmerism, chemical action, etc.
- No
-
noun,
an utterance of the word “no.”.
- OE
-
noun,
oy2 .
- SI
-
noun,
the syllable used for the seventh tone of a scale and sometimes for the tone B.
- RO
-
- NC
-
- DC
-
noun,
a surgical method for the removal of diseased tissue or an early embryo from the lining of the uterus by means of scraping.
- DA
-
noun,
a male hairstyle, especially of the 1950s, in which the hair is slicked back on both sides to overlap at the back of the head.
- er
-
interjection,
(used to express or represent a pause, hesitation, uncertainty, etc.).
- SA
-
- S.
-
- NA
-
adverb,
no1 .