Anagrams of insectaria
Word insectaria has
853 anagrams
that can be made by using the letters of insectaria.
- sectarian
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noun,
a member of a sect.
- ascertain
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verb (used with object),
to find out definitely; learn with certainty or assurance; determine:
- craniates
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noun,
a craniate animal.
- Cartesian
-
noun,
a follower of Cartesian thought.
- anti-icer
-
noun,
a device used to prevent the forming of ice, as on an airplane propeller.
- craniate
-
noun,
a craniate animal.
- Caterina
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noun,
a female given name, form of Catherine.
- actinias
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noun,
a sea anemone, especially of the genus Actinia.
- Estancia
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noun,
(in Spanish America) a landed estate or a cattle ranch.
- canister
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noun,
a small box or jar, often one of a kitchen set, for holding tea, coffee, flour, and sugar.
- Canaries
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noun,
any of several Old World finches of the genus Serinus, especially S. canaria (common canary) native to the Canary Islands and often kept as a pet, in the wild being greenish with brown streaks above and yellow below and in domesticated varieties usually bright yellow or pale yellow.
- arcanist
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noun,
a person professing special secret knowledge concerning ceramics, especially concerning the making of porcelain.
- intarsia
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noun,
an art or technique of decorating a surface with inlaid patterns, especially of wood mosaic, developed during the Renaissance.
- crinites
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noun,
a fossil crinoid.
- seatrain
-
noun,
a ship for the transportation of loaded railroad cars.
- Erastian
-
noun,
an advocate of Erastianism.
- acarines
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noun,
any of numerous arachnids of the order Acarina, comprising the mites and ticks.
- Artesian
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adjective,
noting, pertaining to, or characteristic of an artesian well.
- citrines
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noun,
a translucent, yellow variety of quartz, often sold as topaz; false topaz; topaz quartz.
- inertias
-
noun,
inertness, especially with regard to effort, motion, action, and the like; inactivity; sluggishness.
- cisterna
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noun,
cistern (def 2).
- caterans
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noun,
(formerly) a freebooter or marauder of the Scottish Highlands.
- Santeria
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noun,
(sometimes lowercase) a religion merging the worship of Yoruba deities with veneration of Roman Catholic saints: practiced in Cuba and spread to other parts of the Caribbean and to the U.S. by Cuban emigrés.
- carinate
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adjective,
Zoology, Botany. formed with a carina; keellike.
- canters
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noun,
an easy gallop.
- Antares
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noun,
a red supergiant star of the first magnitude in the constellation Scorpius.
- incites
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verb (used with object),
to stir, encourage, or urge on; stimulate or prompt to action:
- antiars
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noun,
the upas tree.
- eristic
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noun,
a person who engages in disputation; controversialist.
- caritas
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noun,
charity.
- satanic
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adjective,
of Satan.
- carnets
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noun,
a customs document allowing an automobile to be driven at no cost across international borders.
- Sarcina
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noun,
any of several spherical, saprophytic bacteria of the genus Sarcina, having a cuboidal cell arrangement.
- carinas
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noun,
Zoology. a keellike part or ridge, especially a ridge of bone on the ventral side of the sternum of birds.
- carnies
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noun,
a person employed by a carnival.
- Saracen
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noun,
History/Historical. a member of any of the nomadic tribes on the Syrian borders of the Roman Empire.
- Cainite
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noun,
a member of a Gnostic sect that exalted Cain and regarded the God of the Old Testament as responsible for evil.
- irenics
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noun,
the branch of theology dealing with the promotion of peace and conciliation among Christian churches.
Compare polemics (def 2).
- arnicas
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noun,
any composite plant of the genus Arnica, having opposite leaves and yellow flower heads.
- inertia
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noun,
inertness, especially with regard to effort, motion, action, and the like; inactivity; sluggishness.
- Asiatic
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noun,
an Asian person.
- artisan
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noun,
a person skilled in an applied art; a craftsperson.
- retains
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verb (used with object),
to keep possession of.
- Artesia
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noun,
a city in S California.
- retsina
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noun,
a strong, resinated white or red wine of Greece and Cyprus.
- tanrecs
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noun,
tenrec.
- Astaire
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noun,
Fred, 1899–1987, U.S. dancer and actor.
- iatrics
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- Insecta
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noun,
the class comprising the insects.
- 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.
- Aterian
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adjective,
of or indicating a Middle Paleolithic industry of northwestern Africa and the Sahara, characterized by the production of tanged points and bifacially worked leaf-shaped points of varying sizes.
- stearic
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adjective,
of or relating to suet or fat.
- Icarian
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noun,
an inhabitant of Icaria.
- atresia
-
noun,
the congenital absence, or the pathological closure, of an opening, passage, or cavity.
- 2,4,5-t
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noun,
a light-tan, water-insoluble solid, C 8 H 5 Cl 3 O 3 , used chiefly for killing weeds.
- ratines
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noun,
a loosely woven fabric made with nubby or knotty yarns.
- recants
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verb (used with object),
to withdraw or disavow (a statement, opinion, etc.), especially formally; retract.
- sirenic
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adjective,
of or characteristic of a siren; melodious, tempting, or alluring.
- Nicetas
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noun,
Saint Ignatius (def 2).
- neritic
-
adjective,
of or relating to the region of water lying directly above the sublittoral zone of the sea bottom.
- acrasin
-
noun,
a chemotactic substance, identical with cAMP, secreted by myxamebas of cellular slime molds and attracting other myxamebas to aggregate and form a pseudoplasmodium.
- certain
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Idioms,
for certain, without a doubt; surely:
- Actinia
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noun,
a sea anemone, especially of the genus Actinia.
- centri-
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- nectars
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noun,
the saccharine secretion of a plant, which attracts the insects or birds that pollinate the flower.
- crinite
-
noun,
a fossil crinoid.
- acetins
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noun,
a colorless, thick, hygroscopic liquid, C 5 H 10 O 4 : used chiefly in the manufacture of explosives.
- cretins
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noun,
a person suffering from cretinism.
- Sinatra
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noun,
Frank (Francis Albert) 1915–98, U.S. singer and actor.
- scrinia
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noun,
a cylindrical container used in ancient Rome to hold papyrus rolls.
- Setaria
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noun,
any grass of the genus Setaria, having a dense panicle, grown for forage.
- acarine
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noun,
any of numerous arachnids of the order Acarina, comprising the mites and ticks.
- cistern
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noun,
a reservoir, tank, or container for storing or holding water or other liquid.
- cateran
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noun,
(formerly) a freebooter or marauder of the Scottish Highlands.
- sericin
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noun,
a gelatinous organic compound that holds the two strands of natural silk together.
- citrins
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noun,
bioflavonoid.
- tsarina
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noun,
czarina.
- citrine
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noun,
a translucent, yellow variety of quartz, often sold as topaz; false topaz; topaz quartz.
- Caserta
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noun,
a city in S Italy, near Naples.
- incase
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verb (used with object),
encase.
- taenia
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noun,
Classical Antiquity. a headband or fillet.
- cerias
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noun,
a white-to-yellow, heavy powder, cerium dioxide, CeO 2 , usually derived from cerium nitrate by decomposition with heat: used chiefly in ceramics, glass polishing, and decolorizing.
- ricins
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noun,
a white, poisonous, protein powder from the bean of the castor-oil plant.
- Icaria
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noun,
Also, Ikaria. a Greek island in the Aegean Sea: a part of the Southern Sporades group. 99 sq. mi. (256 sq. km).
- incise
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verb (used with object),
to cut into; cut marks, figures, etc., upon.
- Crista
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noun,
a crest or ridge.
- incest
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noun,
sexual intercourse between closely related persons.
- citrin
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noun,
bioflavonoid.
- set-in
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adjective,
made separately and placed within another unit.
- Crania
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noun,
the skull of a vertebrate.
- steric
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adjective,
of or relating to the spatial relationships of atoms in a molecule.
- riatas
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noun,
a lariat.
- astern
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adverb,
in a position behind a specified vessel or aircraft:
- cretin
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noun,
a person suffering from cretinism.
- Cretan
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noun,
a native or inhabitant of Crete.
- cities
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noun,
a large or important town.
- iatric
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adjective,
of or relating to a physician or medicine; medical.
- Strain
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noun,
any force or pressure tending to alter shape, cause a fracture, etc.
- crates
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noun,
a slatted wooden box or framework for packing, shopping, or storing fruit, furniture, glassware, crockery, etc.
- Strine
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noun,
Australian English.
- stance
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noun,
the position or bearing of the body while standing:
- Cairns
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noun,
a seaport in NE Australia.
- Caesar
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noun,
Gaius [gey-uh s] /ˈgeɪ əs/ (Show IPA), (or Caius) [key-uh s] /ˈkeɪ əs/ (Show IPA), Julius, c100–44 b.c, Roman general, statesman, and historian.
- sinter
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noun,
siliceous or calcareous matter deposited by springs, as that formed around the vent of a geyser.
- Sarnia
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noun,
a port in SE Ontario, in S Canada, on the S shore of Lake Huron, on the St. Clair River, across from Port Huron, Michigan.
- Carian
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noun,
a native or inhabitant of Caria.
- caters
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verb (used with object),
to provide food and service for:
- caries
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noun,
decay, as of bone or of plant tissue.
- Carina
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noun,
Zoology. a keellike part or ridge, especially a ridge of bone on the ventral side of the sternum of birds.
- catena
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noun,
a chain or connected series, especially of extracts from the writings of the fathers of the Christian church.
- Caster
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noun,
a person or thing that casts.
- ericas
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noun,
any of numerous low-growing evergreen shrubs or small trees belonging to the genus Erica, of the heath family, including several species of heather.
- casita
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noun,
a small crude dwelling forming part of a shantytown inhabited by Mexican laborers in the southwestern U.S.
- carnet
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noun,
a customs document allowing an automobile to be driven at no cost across international borders.
- casern
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noun,
a lodging for soldiers in a garrison town; barracks.
- enacts
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verb (used with object),
to make into an act or statute:
- casein
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noun,
Biochemistry. a protein precipitated from milk, as by rennet, and forming the basis of cheese and certain plastics.
- cartes
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noun,
(italics) French. menu; bill of fare.
Compare à la carte.
- Sirena
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noun,
a female given name.
- carets
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noun,
a mark (‸) made in written or printed matter to show the place where something is to be inserted.
- carats
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noun,
a unit of weight in gemstones, 200 milligrams (about 3 grains of troy or avoirdupois weight). Abbreviation: c., ct.
- Stacia
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noun,
a female given name.
- caners
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noun,
a person who works with cane, especially one who produces canework for chairs.
- seniti
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noun,
a bronze or brass coin and monetary unit of Tonga, the 100th part of a pa'anga.
- satire
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noun,
the use of irony, sarcasm, ridicule, or the like, in exposing, denouncing, or deriding vice, folly, etc.
- sancta
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noun,
a sacred or holy place.
- Estrin
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noun,
estrone.
- cerat-
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- C-star
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noun,
carbon star.
- centra
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noun,
a plural of centrum.
- sit-in
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noun,
any organized protest in which a group of people peacefully occupy and refuse to leave a premises:
- centr-
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- santir
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noun,
a Persian musical instrument resembling a dulcimer.
- centi-
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- cantar
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noun,
a poem consisting of four-line stanzas, each line having eight syllables.
- Canter
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noun,
an easy gallop.
- centas
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noun,
a former bronze coin of Lithuania, the 100th part of a litas.
- secant
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noun,
Geometry. an intersecting line, especially one intersecting a curve at two or more points.
- incite
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verb (used with object),
to stir, encourage, or urge on; stimulate or prompt to action:
- inter.
-
- trans.
-
- Isaian
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adjective,
of, relating to, or characteristic of Isaiah or of the book of the Bible bearing his name.
- nacres
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noun,
mother-of-pearl.
- Raetic
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noun,
an extinct language of uncertain affinities that was spoken in Rhaetia and written with the Etruscan alphabet.
- transe
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noun,
a passageway, as a hallway, alley, or the like.
- arcane
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adjective,
known or understood by very few; mysterious; secret; obscure; esoteric:
- ratine
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noun,
a loosely woven fabric made with nubby or knotty yarns.
- irenic
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adjective,
tending to promote peace or reconciliation; peaceful or conciliatory.
- tarsia
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noun,
intarsia.
- antres
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noun,
a cavern; cave.
- NASCAR
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noun,
National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing.
- tineas
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noun,
any of several skin diseases caused by fungi; ringworm.
- nastic
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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.
- Renata
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noun,
a female given name.
- antiar
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noun,
the upas tree.
- trance
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noun,
a half-conscious state, seemingly between sleeping and waking, in which ability to function voluntarily may be suspended.
- trains
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noun,
Railroads. a self-propelled, connected group of rolling stock.
- racist
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noun,
a person who believes in racism, the doctrine that one's own racial group is superior or that a particular racial group is inferior to the others.
- nectar
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noun,
the saccharine secretion of a plant, which attracts the insects or birds that pollinate the flower.
- raisin
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noun,
a grape of any of various sweet varieties dried in the sun or by artificial means, often used in cookery.
- Itasca
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noun,
Lake, a lake in N Minnesota: one of the sources of the Mississippi River.
- reatas
-
noun,
riata.
- tenias
-
noun,
taenia.
- Istria
-
noun,
a peninsula at the N end of the Adriatic, in SW Slovenia and W Croatia.
- terais
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noun,
a marshy lowland area in N India and S Nepal, between the Ganges and the foothills of the Himalayas.
- ansate
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adjective,
having a handle or handlelike part.
- 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.
- tisane
-
noun,
(italics) French. aromatic or herb-flavored tea.
- recti-
-
- re-act
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verb (used with object),
to act or perform again.
- actins
-
noun,
a globulin that is present in muscle plasma and that in connection with myosin plays an important role in muscle contraction.
- actin-
-
- traces
-
noun,
a surviving mark, sign, or evidence of the former existence, influence, or action of some agent or event; vestige:
- recast
-
noun,
a recasting.
- acetin
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noun,
a colorless, thick, hygroscopic liquid, C 5 H 10 O 4 : used chiefly in the manufacture of explosives.
- Racine
-
noun,
Jean Baptiste [zhahn ba-teest] /ʒɑ̃ baˈtist/ (Show IPA), 1639–99, French dramatist.
- tanrec
-
noun,
tenrec.
- insert
-
noun,
something inserted or to be inserted.
- nitric
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adjective,
containing nitrogen, usually in the pentavalent state.
- Arista
-
noun,
Botany. a bristlelike appendage of the spikelets of grains or grasses; an awn.
- nitres
-
noun,
niter.
- arnica
-
noun,
any composite plant of the genus Arnica, having opposite leaves and yellow flower heads.
- ratans
-
noun,
rattan.
- arsen-
-
- Nicias
-
noun,
died 413 b.c, Athenian statesman and general.
- arsine
-
noun,
Also called arseniuretted hydrogen. a colorless, flammable, slightly water-soluble gas, AsH 3 , having a fetid, garliclike odor, used in chemical warfare.
- insect
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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.
- retina
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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.
- Asante
-
noun,
Ashanti.
- niters
-
noun,
potassium nitrate.
- ascent
-
noun,
an act of ascending; upward movement; a rising movement:
- trines
-
noun,
a set or group of three; triad.
- tie-in
-
noun,
an arrangement or campaign whereby related products are promoted, marketed, or sold together:
- recant
-
verb (used with object),
to withdraw or disavow (a statement, opinion, etc.), especially formally; retract.
- retain
-
verb (used with object),
to keep possession of.
- Nicaea
-
noun,
an ancient city in NW Asia Minor: Nicene Creed formulated here a.d.
- tiaras
-
noun,
a jeweled, ornamental coronet worn by women.
- intra-
-
- triacs
-
noun,
a type of thyristor designed for electronic control of the current supplied to a circuit, used especially in dimmers for lighting systems.
- arecas
-
noun,
any tropical Asian palm of the genus Areca, as the betel palm.
- inters
-
verb (used with object),
to place (a dead body) in a grave or tomb; bury.
- Ariane
-
noun,
Rocketry. a French-built, three-stage, liquid-propellant rocket for launching satellites into orbit around the earth.
- instr.
-
- instar
-
noun,
an insect in any one of its periods of postembryonic growth between molts.
- trices
-
noun,
a very short time; an instant:
- triens
-
noun,
a copper coin of ancient Rome, issued during the Republic, a third part of an as.
- scena
-
noun,
an extended operatic vocal solo, usually including an aria and a recitative.
- Nasca
-
adjective,
Nazca.
- rants
-
noun,
ranting, extravagant, or violent declamation.
- earns
-
verb (used with object),
to gain or get in return for one's labor or service:
- scent
-
noun,
a distinctive odor, especially when agreeable:
- sceat
-
noun,
a silver Anglo-Saxon coin of the 7th and 8th centuries, sometimes including an amount of gold.
- scat-
-
- incr.
-
- nates
-
noun,
buttocks; rump.
- nerts
-
interjection,
nuts (def 1).
- Niter
-
noun,
potassium nitrate.
- Nisei
-
noun,
a person of Japanese descent, born and educated in the U.S. or Canada.
- crate
-
noun,
a slatted wooden box or framework for packing, shopping, or storing fruit, furniture, glassware, crockery, etc.
- serai
-
noun,
(in Eastern countries) a caravansary.
- crest
-
noun,
the highest part of a hill or mountain range; summit.
- races
-
noun,
a contest of speed, as in running, riding, driving, or sailing.
- 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.
-
- ranis
-
noun,
ranee.
- narcs
-
noun,
a government agent or detective charged with the enforcement of laws restricting the use of narcotics.
- serac
-
noun,
a large irregularity of glacial ice, as a pinnacle found in glacial crevasses and formed by melting or movement of the ice.
- senti
-
noun,
a monetary unit of Tanzania, the 100th part of a shilling; cent.
- sect.
-
- raias
-
noun,
rayah.
- 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).
- nears
-
- raise
-
noun,
an increase in amount, as of wages:
- nares
-
plural noun,
the nostrils or the nasal passages.
- Satan
-
noun,
the chief evil spirit; the great adversary of humanity; the devil.
- scart
-
verb (used with or without object),
to scratch, scrape, mark, or scar.
- Iran.
-
- sanit
-
- 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.
- Saite
-
noun,
a native or citizen of Saïs.
- Saint
-
noun,
any of certain persons of exceptional holiness of life, formally recognized as such by the Christian Church, especially by canonization.
- 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.
- etnas
-
noun,
Mount, an active volcano in E Sicily. 10,758 feet (3280 meters).
- saice
-
noun,
syce.
- irate
-
adjective,
angry; enraged:
- resit
-
noun,
a test or examination that is retaken.
- rinse
-
noun,
an act or instance of rinsing.
- Rieti
-
noun,
Vittorio [veet-taw-ryaw] /vitˈtɔ ryɔ/ (Show IPA), 1898–1994, U.S. composer, born in Italy.
- intr.
-
- Irina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- IATSE
-
- inst.
-
- ricin
-
noun,
a white, poisonous, protein powder from the bean of the castor-oil plant.
- Iceni
-
noun,
an ancient Celtic tribe of eastern England, whose queen, Boadicea, headed an insurrection against the Romans in a.d. 61.
- inset
-
noun,
something inserted; insert.
- rices
-
noun,
the starchy seeds or grain of an annual marsh grass, Oryza sativa, cultivated in warm climates and used for food.
- ician
-
- riata
-
noun,
a lariat.
- Inari
-
noun,
Lake, a lake in NE Finland. About 500 sq. mi. (1295 sq. km).
- riant
-
adjective,
laughing; smiling; cheerful.
- init.
-
- Santa
-
noun,
Santa Claus.
- reni-
-
- scare
-
noun,
a sudden fright or alarm, especially with little or no reason.
- iters
-
noun,
a canal or passage.
- ratan
-
noun,
rattan.
- naira
-
noun,
a paper money and monetary unit of Nigeria, equal to 100 kobo: replaced the pound in 1973.
- scant
-
adverb,
Scot. and North England Dialect. scarcely; barely; hardly.
- rates
-
noun,
the amount of a charge or payment with reference to some basis of calculation:
- nacre
-
noun,
mother-of-pearl.
- 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.
- Satie
-
noun,
Erik Alfred Leslie [e-reek al-fred les-lee] /ɛˈrik alˈfrɛd lɛsˈli/ (Show IPA), 1866–1925, French composer.
- enact
-
verb (used with object),
to make into an act or statute:
- react
-
verb (used with object),
to act or perform again.
- reata
-
noun,
riata.
- inert
-
adjective,
having no inherent power of action, motion, or resistance (opposed to active):
- Recit
-
- Isaac
-
noun,
a son of Abraham and Sarah, and father of Jacob. Gen. 21:1–4.
- entia
-
noun,
plural of ens.
- rect.
-
- recta
-
noun,
a plural of rectum.
- 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.
- istic
-
- ERISA
-
noun,
Employee Retirement Income Security Act.
- 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.
- sarc-
-
- 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.
- Isiac
-
adjective,
of or relating to Isis or the worship of Isis.
- Saran
-
noun,
a thermoplastic copolymer of vinylidene chloride and usually small amounts of vinyl chloride or acrylonitrile: used as a fiber, for packaging, and for making acid-resistant pipe.
- reist
-
verb (used without object),
reest2 .
- 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.
- 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: ¢.
- Crane
-
noun,
any large wading bird of the family Gruidae, characterized by long legs, bill, and neck and an elevated hind toe.
- tares
-
noun,
any of various vetches, especially Vicia sativa.
- Aries
-
noun,
Astronomy. the Ram, a zodiacal constellation between Pisces and Taurus.
- Arica
-
noun,
a seaport in N Chile.
- arias
-
noun,
an air or melody.
- arian
-
noun,
an adherent of Arianism.
- Tarai
-
noun,
Terai.
- ARENA
-
noun,
the oval space in the center of a Roman amphitheater for gladiatorial combats or other performances.
- Areca
-
noun,
any tropical Asian palm of the genus Areca, as the betel palm.
- arces
-
noun,
a daughter of Thaumas and the sister of Iris and the Harpies. Zeus took away her wings when she aided the Titans in their war against him.
- Tanis
-
noun,
an ancient city in Lower Egypt, in the Nile delta.
- Tarne
-
noun,
(in the Iliad) Sardis.
- Arcas
-
noun,
a son of Zeus and Callisto, the ancestor of the Arcadians who was set among the stars with his mother as the Little Bear and the Great Bear respectively.
- tarns
-
noun,
a small mountain lake or pool, especially one in a cirque.
- tears
-
- antre
-
noun,
a cavern; cave.
- antis
-
noun,
a person who is opposed to a particular practice, party, policy, action, etc.
- antic
-
noun,
Usually, antics.
a playful trick or prank; caper.
a grotesque, fantastic, or ludicrous gesture, act, or posture.
- anti-
-
- arise
-
verb (used without object),
to get up from sitting, lying, or kneeling; rise:
- Artie
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Arthur.
- ante-
-
- aster
-
noun,
any composite plant of the genus Aster, having rays varying from white or pink to blue around a yellow disk.
- stane
-
noun, adjective, adverb, verb (used with object),
stone.
- stare
-
noun,
a staring gaze; a fixed look with the eyes wide open:
- atria
-
noun,
Architecture.
Also called cavaedium. the main or central room of an ancient Roman house, open to the sky at the center and usually having a pool for the collection of rain water.
a courtyard, flanked or surrounded by porticoes, in front of an early or medieval Christian church.
a skylit central court in a contemporary building or house.
- Stein
-
noun,
a mug, usually earthenware, especially for beer.
- ster.
-
- Stern
-
noun,
the after part of a vessel (often opposed to stem).
- astr.
-
- astir
-
adjective,
moving or stirring, especially with much activity or excitement:
- stria
-
noun,
a slight or narrow furrow, ridge, stripe, or streak, especially one of a number in parallel arrangement:
- Taira
-
noun,
a member of a powerful family in Japan that ruled the country 1160–85.
- Asine
-
noun,
an ancient town in S Greece, on the Gulf of Argolis.
- Asian
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Asia, or a person of Asian descent.
- Seric
-
- taces
-
noun,
tasset.
- ASEAN
-
- Taine
-
noun,
Hippolyte Adolphe [ee-paw-leet a-dawlf] /i pɔˈlit aˈdɔlf/ (Show IPA), 1828–93, French literary critic and historian.
- ASCII
-
noun,
a standard code, consisting of 128 7-bit combinations, for characters stored in a computer or to be transmitted between computers.
- tains
-
noun,
a thin tin plate.
- antes
-
noun,
Poker. a fixed but arbitrary stake put into the pot by each player before the deal.
- antas
-
noun,
a privately supported organization, chartered by Congress in 1935, for the encouragement and advancement of professional and nonprofessional theater.
- stain
-
noun,
a discoloration produced by foreign matter having penetrated into or chemically reacted with a material; a spot not easily removed.
- 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.
- aeri-
-
- Tiran
-
noun,
Strait of, a navigable waterway between the N Red Sea and the Gulf of Aqaba.
- aecia
-
noun,
the fruiting body of rust fungi, which bears chainlike or stalked spores.
- tires
-
noun,
British Dialect. fatigue.
- Trace
-
noun,
a surviving mark, sign, or evidence of the former existence, influence, or action of some agent or event; vestige:
- 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.
- train
-
noun,
Railroads. a self-propelled, connected group of rolling stock.
- treas
-
- Tinia
-
noun,
the chief god of the Etruscans, with powers similar to those of Zeus.
- acet-
-
- triac
-
noun,
a type of thyristor designed for electronic control of the current supplied to a circuit, used especially in dimmers for lighting systems.
- acari
-
noun,
plural of acarus.
- trice
-
noun,
a very short time; an instant:
- tries
-
noun,
plural of try.
- trine
-
noun,
a set or group of three; triad.
- Tsana
-
noun,
Lake. Tana, Lake.
- 30-30
-
- Aeria
-
noun,
an area in the northern hemisphere of Mars.
- tines
-
noun,
a sharp, projecting point or prong, as of a fork.
- Ansar
-
noun,
the first inhabitants of Medina to accept Islam.
- anat.
-
- tenia
-
noun,
taenia.
- Anita
-
noun,
a female given name: Spanish form of Anna.
- anise
-
noun,
a Mediterranean plant, Pimpinella anisum, of the parsley family, having loose umbrels of small yellowish-white flowers that yield aniseed.
- anis-
-
- anear
-
adverb, preposition,
near.
- tera-
-
- ancre
-
adjective,
having the end of each limb divided and carved outward like the flukes of an anchor; moline:
- Terai
-
noun,
a marshy lowland area in N India and S Nepal, between the Ganges and the foothills of the Himalayas.
- terna
-
noun,
a list of three names submitted to the pope as recommended to fill a vacant bishopric or benefice.
- Aesir
-
noun,
the principal race of gods, led by Odin and living at Asgard.
- Terni
-
noun,
a city in central Italy.
- Aisne
-
noun,
a river in N France, flowing NW and W to the Oise. 175 miles (280 km) long.
- terns
-
noun,
any of numerous aquatic birds of the subfamily Sterninae of the family Laridae, related to the gulls but usually having a more slender body and bill, smaller feet, a long, deeply forked tail, and a more graceful flight, especially those of the genus Sterna, as S. hirundo (common tern) of Eurasia and America, having white, black, and gray plumage.
- tiara
-
noun,
a jeweled, ornamental coronet worn by women.
- airts
-
noun,
a direction.
- 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.
- tinea
-
noun,
any of several skin diseases caused by fungi; ringworm.
- Aetna
-
noun,
Mount. Etna, Mount.
- stair
-
noun,
one of a flight or series of steps for going from one level to another, as in a building.
- nitr-
-
- Cates
-
noun,
a choice food;delicacy; dainty.
- carne
-
noun,
Marcel [mahr-sel;; French mar-sel] /mɑrˈsɛl;; French marˈsɛl/ (Show IPA), 1909–1996, French film director.
- 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.
- Caras
-
noun,
a female given name: from an Italian word meaning “dear one.”.
- cert.
-
- carat
-
noun,
a unit of weight in gemstones, 200 milligrams (about 3 grains of troy or avoirdupois weight). Abbreviation: c., ct.
- since
-
adverb,
from then till now (often preceded by ever):
- 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.
- Caria
-
noun,
an ancient district in SW Asia Minor.
- Carie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Caroline.
- 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.
- Carin
-
noun,
a female given name.
- ceras
-
noun,
(in prescriptions) wax.
- carns
-
noun,
cairn.
- Cant.
-
- carse
-
noun,
bottom land.
- 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.
- nitre
-
noun,
niter.
- 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.
- Carte
-
noun,
(italics) French. menu; bill of fare.
Compare à la carte.
- carts
-
noun,
a heavy two-wheeled vehicle, commonly without springs, drawn by mules, oxen, or the like, used for the conveyance of heavy goods.
- cent.
-
- Siren
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. one of several sea nymphs, part woman and part bird, who lure mariners to destruction by their seductive singing.
- Cenis
-
noun,
Mont, a mountain pass between SE France and Italy, in the Alps. 6834 feet (2083 meters) high.
- 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.
- cata-
-
- Ceara
-
noun,
Fortaleza.
- cater
-
verb (used with object),
to provide food and service for:
- cants
-
noun,
insincere, especially conventional expressions of enthusiasm for high ideals, goodness, or piety.
- sitar
-
noun,
a lute of India with a small, pear-shaped body and a long, broad, fretted neck.
- 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.
- cines
-
noun,
a film; motion picture.
- serin
-
noun,
a small finch, Serinus serinus, of Europe and northern Africa, closely related to the canary.
- seti-
-
- cine-
-
- Cesti
-
noun,
Marcantonio [mahr-kahn-taw-nyaw] /ˌmɑr kɑnˈtɔ nyɔ/ (Show IPA), 1623–69, Italian composer.
- Srta.
-
- 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.
- cires
-
noun,
a brilliant, highly glazed surface produced on fabrics by subjecting them to a wax, heat, and calendering treatment.
- cairn
-
noun,
a heap of stones set up as a landmark, monument, tombstone, etc.
- snare
-
noun,
a device, often consisting of a noose, for capturing small game.
- Canea
-
noun,
a seaport on and the capital of Crete, on the W part.
- 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.
- Siena
-
noun,
a city in Tuscany, in central Italy, S of Florence: cathedral.
- cites
-
noun,
citation (defs 7, 8).
- canst
-
noun,
a sealed container for food, beverages, etc., as of aluminum, sheet iron coated with tin, or other metal:
- 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.
- rate
-
noun,
the amount of a charge or payment with reference to some basis of calculation:
- nits
-
noun,
the egg of a parasitic insect, especially of a louse, often attached to a hair or a fiber of clothing.
- tics
-
noun,
Pathology.
a sudden, spasmodic, painless, involuntary muscular contraction, as of the face.
tic douloureux.
- sear
-
noun,
a mark or scar made by searing.
- sec.
-
- seat
-
noun,
something designed to support a person in a sitting position, as a chair, bench, or pew; a place on or in which one sits.
- Sert
-
noun,
José María [haw-se mah-ree-ah] /hɔˈsɛ mɑˈri ɑ/ (Show IPA), 1876–1945, Spanish painter.
- tRNA
-
- Seri
-
noun,
a member of an American Indian people of western Sonora state, Mexico, on the Gulf of California.
- Sean
-
noun,
a male given name, form of John.
- tsar
-
noun,
czar.
- 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.
- scr.
-
- NTIA
-
- 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).
- TINA
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Sina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- tire
-
noun,
British Dialect. fatigue.
- Rais
-
noun,
Gilles de, Retz, Gilles de Laval, Baron de.
- Sera
-
noun,
a plural of serum.
- sice
-
noun,
syce.
- Rani
-
noun,
ranee.
- Sian
-
noun,
Older Spelling. Xian.
- Raia
-
noun,
rayah.
- Seta
-
noun,
a stiff hair; bristle or bristlelike part.
- sent
-
noun,
a coin of Estonia until the euro was adopted, the 100th part of a kroon.
- rant
-
noun,
ranting, extravagant, or violent declamation.
- tri-
-
- rasa
-
noun,
(in Hindu aesthetics) flavor, sentiment, or emotion: regarded as one of the fundamental qualities of classical music, dance, and poetry.
- rase
-
verb (used with object),
raze.
- RACE
-
noun,
a contest of speed, as in running, riding, driving, or sailing.
- Tine
-
noun,
a sharp, projecting point or prong, as of a fork.
- Rise
-
noun,
an act or instance of rising.
- Reis
-
plural noun,
a former money of account of Portugal and Brazil.
- sci.
-
- Rice
-
noun,
the starchy seeds or grain of an annual marsh grass, Oryza sativa, cultivated in warm climates and used for food.
- Tana
-
noun,
thana.
- SARA
-
noun,
a member of a people of the Central African Republic.
- 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.
- tain
-
noun,
a thin tin plate.
- snit
-
noun,
an agitated or irritated state.
- sane
-
noun,
a private nationwide organization in the U.S., established in 1957, that opposes nuclear testing and advocates international peace.
- str.
-
- Sra.
-
- RIAS
-
noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- Stir
-
noun,
the act of stirring or moving.
- sain
-
verb (used with object),
to make the sign of the cross on, as for protection against evil influences.
- site
-
noun,
the position or location of a town, building, etc., especially as to its environment:
- Ste.
-
- Saar
-
noun,
Also called Saar Basin. a coal-producing region in W Germany, in the Saar River valley: governed by the League of Nations 1919–35; returned to Germany 1935 as a result of a plebiscite; under French economic control following World War II until 1956.
- RNAS
-
- Star
-
noun,
any of the heavenly bodies, except the moon, appearing as fixed luminous points in the sky at night.
- rite
-
noun,
a formal or ceremonial act or procedure prescribed or customary in religious or other solemn use:
- Stan
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Stanley.
- RITA
-
noun,
the Vedic concept of cosmic and social order.
- RIIA
-
- Riis
-
noun,
Jacob August, 1849–1914, U.S. journalist and social reformer, born in Denmark.
- Rina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- rit.
-
- Tane
-
noun,
a Polynesian god of fertility.
- tans
-
noun,
the brown color imparted to the skin by exposure to the sun or open air.
- ter.
-
- SCAN
-
noun,
an act or instance of scanning; close examination.
- tens
-
noun,
a self-operated portable device used to treat chronic pain by sending electrical impulses through electrodes placed over the painful area.
- recs
-
noun,
recreation.
- 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.
- sire
-
noun,
the male parent of a quadruped.
- scar
-
noun,
a mark left by a healed wound, sore, or burn.
- Tena
-
noun,
Koyukon.
- 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.
- ten.
-
- 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.
- 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.
- reit
-
noun,
real-estate investment trust.
- Tara
-
noun,
a village in the NE Republic of Ireland, NW of Dublin: home of the ancient Irish kings (Hill of Tara)
- Rena
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Marina.
- sati
-
noun,
a Hindu practice whereby a widow immolates herself on the funeral pyre of her husband: now abolished by law.
- 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.
- 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.
- tars
-
noun,
any of various dark-colored viscid products obtained by the destructive distillation of certain organic substances, as coal or wood.
- SITA
-
noun,
(in the Ramayana) the wife of Ramachandra, abducted by Ravana and later rescued.
- Tarn
-
noun,
a small mountain lake or pool, especially one in a cirque.
- rest
-
noun,
the refreshing quiet or repose of sleep:
- Sat.
-
- Tare
-
noun,
any of various vetches, especially Vicia sativa.
- 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.
- Tace
-
noun,
tasset.
- 1080
-
- cast
-
noun,
act of casting or throwing.
- ant.
-
- 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.
- arca
-
noun,
a chest for valuables, used in medieval Spain and Italy.
- cts.
-
- Aras
-
noun,
Also, Araks. Ancient Araxes. a river in SW Asia, flowing from E Turkey along part of the boundary between NW Iran and Armenia and Azerbaijan into the Kura River. About 660 miles (1065 km) long.
- CASE
-
noun,
an instance of the occurrence, existence, etc., of something:
- ctr.
-
- IAEA
-
- iana
-
- ANTA
-
noun,
a privately supported organization, chartered by Congress in 1935, for the encouragement and advancement of professional and nonprofessional theater.
- Iasi
-
noun,
Romanian name of Jassy.
- IATA
-
- Ice.
-
- ices
-
noun,
the solid form of water, produced by freezing; frozen water.
- ANSI
-
- Ares
-
noun,
the ancient Greek god of war, a son of Zeus and Hera, identified by the Romans with Mars.
- ansa
-
noun,
Archaeology. a looped handle, especially of a vase.
- 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.
- 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):
- INRI
-
- ins.
-
- int.
-
- anes
-
adverb,
once.
- Cain
-
noun,
Scot. and Irish English. rent paid in kind, especially a percentage of a farm crop.
- IRAS
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- East
-
noun,
a cardinal point of the compass, 90° to the right of north. Abbreviation: E.
- 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.
- area
-
noun,
any particular extent of space or surface; part:
- Aria
-
noun,
an air or melody.
- aits
-
noun,
a small island, especially in a river.
- Aten
-
noun,
Aton.
- Asti
-
noun,
a city in the Piedmont region of Italy, S of Turin: center of wine-producing region.
- 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.
- ect-
-
- EARN
-
verb (used with object),
to gain or get in return for one's labor or service:
- atar
-
noun,
attar (def 1).
- Asir
-
noun,
a district in SW Saudi Arabia.
- enc.
-
- Ens.
-
- Asia
-
noun,
a continent bounded by Europe and the Arctic, Pacific, and Indian oceans. About 16,000,000 sq. mi. (41,440,000 sq. km).
- 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.”.
- erst
-
adverb,
before the present time; formerly.
- Aser
-
noun,
Asher (def 1).
- ARIS
-
- ates
-
- asea
-
adjective, adverb,
to or toward the sea; seaward.
- atic
-
- est.
-
- asci
-
noun,
plural of ascus.
- ETAS
-
noun,
the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
- asc-
-
- 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).
- Asat
-
noun,
(in Vedic mythology) the realm of nonexistence, populated by demons.
Compare sat2 (def 1).
- art.
-
- arse
-
noun,
ass2 (defs 1, 2).
- Arne
-
noun,
Thomas Augustine, 1710–78, English composer of operas and songs.
- Anas
-
- ance
-
- Can.
-
- acr-
-
- Isai
-
noun,
Jesse.
- cir.
-
- NATS
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Nathan or Nathaniel.
- NCAA
-
- Cara
-
noun,
a female given name: from an Italian word meaning “dear one.”.
- NCTE
-
- CARE
-
noun,
a state of mind in which one is troubled; worry, anxiety, or concern:
- ACTS
-
noun,
anything done, being done, or to be done; deed; performance:
- neat
-
noun,
an animal of the genus Bos; a bovine, as a cow or ox.
- Acta
-
plural noun,
official records, as of acts, deeds, proceedings, transactions, or the like.
- Neri
-
noun,
Saint Philip (Filippo Neri) 1515–95, Italian priest: founder of Congregation of the Oratory.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- Nasi
-
noun,
the head or president of the Sanhedrin.
- cera
-
noun,
(in prescriptions) wax.
- NIRA
-
- Casa
-
noun,
a house.
- cat.
-
- Cate
-
noun,
a choice food;delicacy; dainty.
- cen.
-
- Nier
-
noun,
Alfred Otto Carl, 1911–1994, U.S. physicist.
- ARCS
-
noun,
Geometry. any unbroken part of the circumference of a circle or other curved line.
- Acis
-
noun,
the lover of Galatea, killed by Polyphemus out of jealousy.
- CERN
-
- CART
-
noun,
a heavy two-wheeled vehicle, commonly without springs, drawn by mules, oxen, or the like, used for the conveyance of heavy goods.
- cet-
-
- Ceta
-
noun,
Comprehensive Employment and Training Act.
- acea
-
- NICE
-
noun,
a port in and the capital of Alpes-Maritimes, in SE France, on the Mediterranean: resort.
- cire
-
noun,
a brilliant, highly glazed surface produced on fabrics by subjecting them to a wax, heat, and calendering treatment.
- Nast
-
noun,
Thomas, 1840–1902, U.S. illustrator and cartoonist.
- NASA
-
noun,
National Aeronautics and Space Administration.
- 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.
- cis-
-
- ains
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- crat
-
- Aire
-
- itis
-
- iter
-
noun,
a canal or passage.
- airs
-
noun,
a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- Aiea
-
noun,
a town on S Oahu, in Hawaii.
- Cres
-
- airt
-
noun,
a direction.
- cane
-
noun,
a stick or short staff used to assist one in walking; walking stick.
- Cana
-
noun,
an ancient town in N Israel, in Galilee: scene of Jesus' first miracle. John 2:1, 11.
- Isin
-
noun,
an ancient Sumerian city in S Iraq: archaeological site.
- AISI
-
- Isar
-
noun,
a river in central Europe, flowing NE from W Austria through S Germany to the Danube River. 215 miles (345 km) long.
- cite
-
noun,
citation (defs 7, 8).
- eats
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- cit.
-
- aer-
-
- aet.
-
- aesc
-
noun,
ash2 (def 3).
- cist
-
noun,
a box or chest, especially for sacred utensils.
- narc
-
noun,
a government agent or detective charged with the enforcement of laws restricting the use of narcotics.
- Nara
-
noun,
a city on S Honshu, in central Japan: chief Buddhist center of ancient Japan; first capital of Japan a.d. 710–84.
- NACA
-
- Nair
-
noun,
a group of Hindu castes in the Kerala region of India.
- ATA
-
- ct.
-
- SRI
-
noun,
a Hindu title of address prefixed to the name of a deity, holy person, etc.
- CAS
-
verb (used with or without object),
to call, as to call an animal toward one; urge forward by calling.
- Sr.
-
- cr.
-
- cs.
-
- CAA
-
- SIT
-
verb,
(in prescriptions) may it be.
- CAI
-
- ATC
-
- ca.
-
- St.
-
- ATS
-
noun,
a money of account of Laos, the 100th part of a kip.
- Sta
-
- CAR
-
noun,
an automobile.
- nit
-
noun,
the egg of a parasitic insect, especially of a louse, often attached to a hair or a fiber of clothing.
- at.
-
- ACT
-
noun,
anything done, being done, or to be done; deed; performance:
- AIR
-
noun,
a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- 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.
- Ain
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- AIC
-
- AES
-
noun,
any of various early forms of bronze or copper money used in ancient Rome.
Compare as2 (def 1).
- AEC
-
- AEA
-
- ae.
-
- tr.
-
- tra
-
- ACS
-
- 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.
- ACE
-
noun,
a playing card or die marked with or having the value indicated by a single spot:
- AAS
-
noun,
basaltic lava having a rough surface.
- Aar
-
- AAE
-
- Ar.
-
- an.
-
- AIA
-
- ac-
-
- TSE
-
- TSI
-
- TIC
-
noun,
Pathology.
a sudden, spasmodic, painless, involuntary muscular contraction, as of the face.
tic douloureux.
- TIA
-
- STI
-
- TAR
-
noun,
any of various dark-colored viscid products obtained by the destructive distillation of certain organic substances, as coal or wood.
- ast
-
- ASR
-
- ASN
-
- ASI
-
- TAE
-
preposition,
to.
- Tai
-
noun,
any of several sparoid fishes of the Pacific Ocean, as Pagrus major (red tai) a food fish of Japan.
- ase
-
- Tan
-
noun,
the brown color imparted to the skin by exposure to the sun or open air.
- ASA
-
noun,
a king of Judah, 913?–873? b.c. I Kings 15:8–24.
- ARS
-
- 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.
- TES
-
noun,
ti1 .
- ARC
-
noun,
Geometry. any unbroken part of the circumference of a circle or other curved line.
- TCS
-
- tea
-
noun,
the dried and prepared leaves of a shrub, Camellia sinensis, from which a somewhat bitter, aromatic beverage is prepared by infusion in hot water.
- ARA
-
noun,
the Altar, a southern constellation between Triangulum Australe and Scorpius.
- TEC
-
noun,
detective.
- 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.
- ane
-
adjective, noun, pronoun,
one.
- ANC
-
- ait
-
noun,
a small island, especially in a river.
- TCA
-
- SEN
-
noun,
a money of account of Japan, the 100th part of a yen, now used only in certain quotations, as on foreign exchange.
- SIR
-
noun,
a respectful or formal term of address used to a man:
- Ria
-
noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- ist
-
- ISR
-
- ise
-
- ISA
-
- Is.
-
noun,
(used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
- IRS
-
- res
-
noun,
an object or thing; matter.
- IRC
-
- Ir.
-
- 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.
- ine
-
- ina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- ITC
-
- in.
-
- ier
-
- ICA
-
noun,
Portuguese name of Putumayo.
- IAS
-
- rin
-
noun,
a money of account of Japan, the thousandth part of a yen or the tenth part of a sen.
- ian
-
noun,
a male given name, Scottish form of John.
- Ia.
-
- CEA
-
- ics
-
- RNA
-
- Rs.
-
- RSA
-
- ITA
-
- ite
-
- rt.
-
- NES
-
- nr.
-
- NRA
-
- NRC
-
- NSA
-
- NSC
-
- RCS
-
- Re.
-
- NIC
-
noun,
a newly industrialized/industrializing country:
- NIA
-
- 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:
- 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.
- NEC
-
- REC
-
noun,
recreation.
- NEA
-
- ne-
-
- RAN
-
noun,
a sea goddess who drags down ships and drowns sailors: the wife of Aegir.
- Nat
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Nathan or Nathaniel.
- RAS
-
noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- rat
-
noun,
any of several long-tailed rodents of the family Muridae, of the genus Rattus and related genera, distinguished from the mouse by being larger.
- nae
-
adverb,
no1 ; not.
- NAA
-
- RCA
-
- RCN
-
- RCT
-
- REA
-
- RSE
-
- IRA
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- rte
-
- cte
-
- eat
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- EAS
-
noun,
the Akkadian god of wisdom, the son of Apsu and father of Marduk: the counterpart of Enki.
- ear
-
noun,
the organ of hearing and equilibrium in vertebrates, in humans consisting of an external ear that gathers sound vibrations, a middle ear in which the vibrations resonate against the tympanic membrane, and a fluid-filled internal ear that maintains balance and that conducts the tympanic vibrations to the auditory nerve, which transmits them as impulses to the brain.
- ean
-
- RTS
-
- EAA
-
- ea.
-
- ETA
-
noun,
the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
- se-
-
- sea
-
noun,
the salt waters that cover the greater part of the earth's surface.
- ctn
-
plural,
carton.
- CTA
-
- sc.
-
- SEI
-
noun,
sei whale.
- CST
-
- CSR
-
- CSA
-
- 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).
- CRT
-
- CRS
-
- CNS
-
- CIE
-
- CIA
-
- SIC
-
adverb,
so; thus: usually written parenthetically to denote that a word, phrase, passage, etc., that may appear strange or incorrect has been written intentionally or has been quoted verbatim: (sic).
- Sin
-
noun,
transgression of divine law:
- ec-
-
- 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.
- ECA
-
- ERS
-
noun,
ervil.
- SAC
-
noun,
a baglike structure in an animal, plant, or fungus, as one containing fluid.
- SAE
-
- ETR
-
- San
-
noun,
a member of a nomadic aboriginal people of southern Africa.
- ESR
-
- Esc
-
- ESA
-
- ETS
-
- ERT
-
- SAR
-
- ERA
-
noun,
a period of time marked by distinctive character, events, etc.:
- SAA
-
- eir
-
- EIS
-
- en-
-
- S.
-
- RI
-
- SN
-
- SA
-
- ic
-
- 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.
- RC
-
- AA
-
noun,
basaltic lava having a rough surface.
- RA
-
noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- R.
-
- i.
-
- 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.
- SI
-
noun,
the syllable used for the seventh tone of a scale and sometimes for the tone B.
- RN
-
- et
-
verb,
a simple past tense of eat.
- TC
-
- TE
-
noun,
ti1 .
- TI
-
noun,
the syllable for the seventh tone of a diatonic scale.
- TN
-
- E.
-
noun,
Edward (St. John) 1925–2000, U.S. writer and illustrator.
- EI
-
- er
-
interjection,
(used to express or represent a pause, hesitation, uncertainty, etc.).
- CE
-
- NI
-
- NC
-
- TA
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- N.
-
- T1
-
- t.
-
- 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.
- NA
-
adverb,
no1 .