Anagrams of insectary
Word insectary has
814 anagrams
that can be made by using the letters of insectary.
- cisterna
-
noun,
cistern (def 2).
- canister
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noun,
a small box or jar, often one of a kitchen set, for holding tea, coffee, flour, and sugar.
- cyanites
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noun,
Mineralogy. kyanite.
- ancestry
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noun,
family or ancestral descent; lineage.
- recants
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verb (used with object),
to withdraw or disavow (a statement, opinion, etc.), especially formally; retract.
- Insecta
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noun,
the class comprising the insects.
- retains
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verb (used with object),
to keep possession of.
- retsina
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noun,
a strong, resinated white or red wine of Greece and Cyprus.
- tanrecs
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noun,
tenrec.
- stearin
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noun,
Chemistry. any of the three glyceryl esters of stearic acid, especially C 3 H 5 (C 18 H 35 O 2) 3 , a soft, white, odorless solid found in many natural fats.
- stearic
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adjective,
of or relating to suet or fat.
- carneys
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noun,
carny.
- canters
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noun,
an easy gallop.
- 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.
- carnets
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noun,
a customs document allowing an automobile to be driven at no cost across international borders.
- carnies
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noun,
a person employed by a carnival.
- Sectary
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noun,
a member of a particular sect, especially an adherent of a religious body regarded as heretical or schismatic.
- centri-
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- certain
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Idioms,
for certain, without a doubt; surely:
- cretins
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noun,
a person suffering from cretinism.
- cyanite
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noun,
Mineralogy. kyanite.
- cystine
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noun,
a crystalline amino acid, C 6 H 12 O 4 N 2 S 2 , occurring in most proteins, especially the keratins in hair, wool, and horn, and yielding cysteine on reduction.
- ratines
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noun,
a loosely woven fabric made with nubby or knotty yarns.
- cistern
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noun,
a reservoir, tank, or container for storing or holding water or other liquid.
- nectary
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noun,
Botany. an organ or part that secretes nectar.
- nectars
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noun,
the saccharine secretion of a plant, which attracts the insects or birds that pollinate the flower.
- Nicetas
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noun,
Saint Ignatius (def 2).
- acetins
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noun,
a colorless, thick, hygroscopic liquid, C 5 H 10 O 4 : used chiefly in the manufacture of explosives.
- caries
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noun,
decay, as of bone or of plant tissue.
- cysti-
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- tanrec
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noun,
tenrec.
- caters
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verb (used with object),
to provide food and service for:
- astern
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adverb,
in a position behind a specified vessel or aircraft:
- sentry
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noun,
a soldier stationed at a place to stand guard and prevent the passage of unauthorized persons, watch for fires, etc., especially a sentinel stationed at a pass, gate, opening in a defense work, or the like.
- Caster
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noun,
a person or thing that casts.
- yearns
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verb (used without object),
to have an earnest or strong desire; long:
- casern
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noun,
a lodging for soldiers in a garrison town; barracks.
- Strine
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noun,
Australian English.
- sanity
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noun,
the state of being sane; soundness of mind.
- Strain
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noun,
any force or pressure tending to alter shape, cause a fracture, etc.
- Stacey
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noun,
a male or female given name.
- set-in
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adjective,
made separately and placed within another unit.
- aseity
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noun,
existence originating from and having no source other than itself.
- casein
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noun,
Biochemistry. a protein precipitated from milk, as by rennet, and forming the basis of cheese and certain plastics.
- centas
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noun,
a former bronze coin of Lithuania, the 100th part of a litas.
- ascent
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noun,
an act of ascending; upward movement; a rising movement:
- 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.
- centi-
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- Yentai
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noun,
Wade-Giles. Yantai.
- yentas
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noun,
a person, especially a woman, who is a busybody or gossip.
- 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.
- arsine
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noun,
Also called arseniuretted hydrogen. a colorless, flammable, slightly water-soluble gas, AsH 3 , having a fetid, garliclike odor, used in chemical warfare.
- arsen-
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- encyst
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verb (used with or without object),
to enclose or become enclosed in a cyst.
- retain
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verb (used with object),
to keep possession of.
- santir
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noun,
a Persian musical instrument resembling a dulcimer.
- transe
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noun,
a passageway, as a hallway, alley, or the like.
- Styria
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noun,
a province in SE Austria: formerly a duchy. 6327 sq. mi. (16,385 sq. km). Capital: Graz.
- secant
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noun,
Geometry. an intersecting line, especially one intersecting a curve at two or more points.
- carets
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noun,
a mark (‸) made in written or printed matter to show the place where something is to be inserted.
- Carney
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noun,
carny.
- acetin
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noun,
a colorless, thick, hygroscopic liquid, C 5 H 10 O 4 : used chiefly in the manufacture of explosives.
- carnet
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noun,
a customs document allowing an automobile to be driven at no cost across international borders.
- careys
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noun,
male given name, form of Carew.
- nycti-
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- 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.
- enacts
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verb (used with object),
to make into an act or statute:
- Erinys
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noun,
any of the Furies.
- trices
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noun,
a very short time; an instant:
- Canter
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noun,
an easy gallop.
- Searcy
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noun,
a city in central Arkansas.
- caners
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noun,
a person who works with cane, especially one who produces canework for chairs.
- nectar
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noun,
the saccharine secretion of a plant, which attracts the insects or birds that pollinate the flower.
- scanty
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noun,
scanties, very brief underpants, especially for women.
- triacs
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noun,
a type of thyristor designed for electronic control of the current supplied to a circuit, used especially in dimmers for lighting systems.
- cartes
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noun,
(italics) French. menu; bill of fare.
Compare à la carte.
- Cairns
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noun,
a seaport in NE Australia.
- satire
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noun,
the use of irony, sarcasm, ridicule, or the like, in exposing, denouncing, or deriding vice, folly, etc.
- stance
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noun,
the position or bearing of the body while standing:
- satiny
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adjective,
satinlike; smooth; glossy.
- estray
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noun,
a person or animal that has strayed.
- Estrin
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noun,
estrone.
- steric
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adjective,
of or relating to the spatial relationships of atoms in a molecule.
- triens
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noun,
a copper coin of ancient Rome, issued during the Republic, a third part of an as.
- senary
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adjective,
of or relating to the number six.
- centra
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noun,
a plural of centrum.
- centr-
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- C-star
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noun,
carbon star.
- creasy
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adjective,
full of creases.
- inter.
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- inters
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verb (used with object),
to place (a dead body) in a grave or tomb; bury.
- tisane
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noun,
(italics) French. aromatic or herb-flavored tea.
- cretin
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noun,
a person suffering from cretinism.
- intra-
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- niters
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noun,
potassium nitrate.
- Cretan
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noun,
a native or inhabitant of Crete.
- Tyrian
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adjective,
of or relating to ancient Tyre or its people.
- recast
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noun,
a recasting.
- crates
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noun,
a slatted wooden box or framework for packing, shopping, or storing fruit, furniture, glassware, crockery, etc.
- Syrian
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noun,
a native or inhabitant of Syria.
- recant
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verb (used with object),
to withdraw or disavow (a statement, opinion, etc.), especially formally; retract.
- re-act
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verb (used with object),
to act or perform again.
- actin-
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- ratine
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noun,
a loosely woven fabric made with nubby or knotty yarns.
- tineas
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noun,
any of several skin diseases caused by fungi; ringworm.
- nicety
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noun,
a delicate or fine point; punctilio:
- actins
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noun,
a globulin that is present in muscle plasma and that in connection with myosin plays an important role in muscle contraction.
- Racine
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noun,
Jean Baptiste [zhahn ba-teest] /ʒɑ̃ baˈtist/ (Show IPA), 1639–99, French dramatist.
- sinter
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noun,
siliceous or calcareous matter deposited by springs, as that formed around the vent of a geyser.
- 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.
- Sirena
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noun,
a female given name.
- 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.
- traces
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noun,
a surviving mark, sign, or evidence of the former existence, influence, or action of some agent or event; vestige:
- trines
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noun,
a set or group of three; triad.
- cerat-
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- trans.
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- 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.
- incase
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verb (used with object),
encase.
- tenias
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noun,
taenia.
- incest
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noun,
sexual intercourse between closely related persons.
- antres
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noun,
a cavern; cave.
- Crista
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noun,
a crest or ridge.
- recti-
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- cryst.
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- 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.
- nitery
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noun,
a nightclub.
- insert
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noun,
something inserted or to be inserted.
- 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.
- instar
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noun,
an insect in any one of its periods of postembryonic growth between molts.
- nitres
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noun,
niter.
- nacres
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noun,
mother-of-pearl.
- instr.
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- Syriac
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noun,
a form of Aramaic used by various Eastern Churches.
- Raetic
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noun,
an extinct language of uncertain affinities that was spoken in Rhaetia and written with the Etruscan alphabet.
- Siret
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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.
- enact
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verb (used with object),
to make into an act or statute:
- eyras
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noun,
a jaguarundi.
- ency.
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- crest
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noun,
the highest part of a hill or mountain range; summit.
- Siren
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noun,
Classical Mythology. one of several sea nymphs, part woman and part bird, who lure mariners to destruction by their seductive singing.
- Seric
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- since
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adverb,
from then till now (often preceded by ever):
- crit.
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- crine
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noun,
hair; head of hair.
- seti-
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- cries
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noun,
the act or sound of crying; any loud utterance or exclamation; a shout, scream, or wail.
- serin
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noun,
a small finch, Serinus serinus, of Europe and northern Africa, closely related to the canary.
- serai
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noun,
(in Eastern countries) a caravansary.
- cites
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noun,
citation (defs 7, 8).
- serac
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noun,
a large irregularity of glacial ice, as a pinnacle found in glacial crevasses and formed by melting or movement of the ice.
- earns
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verb (used with object),
to gain or get in return for one's labor or service:
- senti
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noun,
a monetary unit of Tanzania, the 100th part of a shilling; cent.
- Siena
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noun,
a city in Tuscany, in central Italy, S of Florence: cathedral.
- crate
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noun,
a slatted wooden box or framework for packing, shopping, or storing fruit, furniture, glassware, crockery, etc.
- Crane
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noun,
any large wading bird of the family Gruidae, characterized by long legs, bill, and neck and an elevated hind toe.
- sect.
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- nares
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plural noun,
the nostrils or the nasal passages.
- etnas
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noun,
Mount, an active volcano in E Sicily. 10,758 feet (3280 meters).
- scent
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noun,
a distinctive odor, especially when agreeable:
- Recit
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- yetis
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noun,
Abominable Snowman.
- resin
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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.
- rents
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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.
- reni-
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- reist
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verb (used without object),
reest2 .
- reins
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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.
- incas
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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.
- incr.
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- inert
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adjective,
having no inherent power of action, motion, or resistance (opposed to active):
- recta
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noun,
a plural of rectum.
- inset
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noun,
something inserted; insert.
- inst.
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- rect.
-
- intr.
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- Iran.
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- nasty
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noun,
Informal. a nasty person or thing.
- irate
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adjective,
angry; enraged:
- nitr-
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- react
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verb (used with object),
to act or perform again.
- rates
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noun,
the amount of a charge or payment with reference to some basis of calculation:
- rants
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noun,
ranting, extravagant, or violent declamation.
- ranis
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noun,
ranee.
- raise
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noun,
an increase in amount, as of wages:
- Rains
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noun,
water that is condensed from the aqueous vapor in the atmosphere and falls to earth in drops more than 1/50 inch (0.5 mm) in diameter.
Compare drizzle (def 6).
- iters
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noun,
a canal or passage.
- rainy
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adjective,
characterized by rain:
- races
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noun,
a contest of speed, as in running, riding, driving, or sailing.
- nacre
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noun,
mother-of-pearl.
- nitre
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noun,
niter.
- narcs
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noun,
a government agent or detective charged with the enforcement of laws restricting the use of narcotics.
- resit
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noun,
a test or examination that is retaken.
- yenta
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noun,
a person, especially a woman, who is a busybody or gossip.
- entia
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noun,
plural of ens.
- satin
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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.
- entry
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noun,
an act of entering; entrance.
- scena
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noun,
an extended operatic vocal solo, usually including an aria and a recitative.
- sceat
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noun,
a silver Anglo-Saxon coin of the 7th and 8th centuries, sometimes including an amount of gold.
- scat-
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- ERICA
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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.
- scart
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verb (used with or without object),
to scratch, scrape, mark, or scar.
- scary
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adjective,
causing fright or alarm.
- ERISA
-
noun,
Employee Retirement Income Security Act.
- scare
-
noun,
a sudden fright or alarm, especially with little or no reason.
- nears
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- Ernst
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noun,
Max [maks;; German mahks] /mæks;; German mɑks/ (Show IPA), 1891–1976, German painter, in the U.S. 1941–49, in France 1949–76.
- nates
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noun,
buttocks; rump.
- scant
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adverb,
Scot. and North England Dialect. scarcely; barely; hardly.
- satyr
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noun,
Classical Mythology. one of a class of woodland deities, attendant on Bacchus, represented as part human, part horse, and sometimes part goat and noted for riotousness and lasciviousness.
- Satie
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noun,
Erik Alfred Leslie [e-reek al-fred les-lee] /ɛˈrik alˈfrɛd lɛsˈli/ (Show IPA), 1866–1925, French composer.
- Yeats
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noun,
William Butler, 1865–1939, Irish poet, dramatist, and essayist: Nobel prize 1923.
- sarc-
-
- sanit
-
- Saite
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noun,
a native or citizen of Saïs.
- Saint
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noun,
any of certain persons of exceptional holiness of life, formally recognized as such by the Christian Church, especially by canonization.
- saice
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noun,
syce.
- rinse
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noun,
an act or instance of rinsing.
- IATSE
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- rices
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noun,
the starchy seeds or grain of an annual marsh grass, Oryza sativa, cultivated in warm climates and used for food.
- ricey
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adjective,
pertaining to, resembling, or containing rice.
- yeans
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verb (used without object),
(of a sheep or goat) to bring forth young.
- riant
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adjective,
laughing; smiling; cheerful.
- yearn
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verb (used without object),
to have an earnest or strong desire; long:
- Niter
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noun,
potassium nitrate.
- yeast
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noun,
any of various small, single-celled fungi of the phylum Ascomycota that reproduce by fission or budding, the daughter cells often remaining attached, and that are capable of fermenting carbohydrates into alcohol and carbon dioxide.
- iatry
-
- nerts
-
interjection,
nuts (def 1).
- antis
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noun,
a person who is opposed to a particular practice, party, policy, action, etc.
- ster.
-
- astr.
-
- airts
-
noun,
a direction.
- tinea
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noun,
any of several skin diseases caused by fungi; ringworm.
- Ayres
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noun,
air1 (def 8d).
- Taine
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noun,
Hippolyte Adolphe [ee-paw-leet a-dawlf] /i pɔˈlit aˈdɔlf/ (Show IPA), 1828–93, French literary critic and historian.
- Tyner
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noun,
McCoy (Sulaimon Saud) born 1938, U.S. jazz pianist and composer.
- taces
-
noun,
tasset.
- tines
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noun,
a sharp, projecting point or prong, as of a fork.
- stria
-
noun,
a slight or narrow furrow, ridge, stripe, or streak, especially one of a number in parallel arrangement:
- stray
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noun,
a domestic animal found wandering at large or without an owner.
- tynes
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noun,
tine.
- Tiran
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noun,
Strait of, a navigable waterway between the N Red Sea and the Gulf of Aqaba.
- Stern
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noun,
the after part of a vessel (often opposed to stem).
- Cayes
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noun,
Les. Les Cayes.
- caine
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noun,
(Sir Thomas Henry) Hall, 1853–1931, English novelist.
- tains
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noun,
a thin tin plate.
- cains
-
noun,
Scot. and Irish English. rent paid in kind, especially a percentage of a farm crop.
- cairn
-
noun,
a heap of stones set up as a landmark, monument, tombstone, etc.
- Stein
-
noun,
a mug, usually earthenware, especially for beer.
- caner
-
noun,
a person who works with cane, especially one who produces canework for chairs.
- ayins
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noun,
the 16th letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
- canes
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noun,
a stick or short staff used to assist one in walking; walking stick.
- canst
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noun,
a sealed container for food, beverages, etc., as of aluminum, sheet iron coated with tin, or other metal:
- antic
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noun,
Usually, antics.
a playful trick or prank; caper.
a grotesque, fantastic, or ludicrous gesture, act, or posture.
- Canty
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adjective,
cheerful; lively.
- cants
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noun,
insincere, especially conventional expressions of enthusiasm for high ideals, goodness, or piety.
- tires
-
noun,
British Dialect. fatigue.
- stare
-
noun,
a staring gaze; a fixed look with the eyes wide open:
- Carey
-
noun,
male given name, form of Carew.
- Caren
-
noun,
a female given name.
- astir
-
adjective,
moving or stirring, especially with much activity or excitement:
- cyst-
-
- caret
-
noun,
a mark (‸) made in written or printed matter to show the place where something is to be inserted.
- Terai
-
noun,
a marshy lowland area in N India and S Nepal, between the Ganges and the foothills of the Himalayas.
- antre
-
noun,
a cavern; cave.
- antsy
-
adjective,
unable to sit or stand still; fidgety:
- tenia
-
noun,
taenia.
- 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.
- anti-
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- antes
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noun,
Poker. a fixed but arbitrary stake put into the pot by each player before the deal.
- ante-
-
- tera-
-
- anise
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noun,
a Mediterranean plant, Pimpinella anisum, of the parsley family, having loose umbrels of small yellowish-white flowers that yield aniseed.
- anis-
-
- Aries
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noun,
Astronomy. the Ram, a zodiacal constellation between Pisces and Taurus.
- tears
-
- arise
-
verb (used without object),
to get up from sitting, lying, or kneeling; rise:
- teary
-
adjective,
of or like tears.
- tarns
-
noun,
a small mountain lake or pool, especially one in a cirque.
- aster
-
noun,
any composite plant of the genus Aster, having rays varying from white or pink to blue around a yellow disk.
- Tarne
-
noun,
(in the Iliad) Sardis.
- terna
-
noun,
a list of three names submitted to the pope as recommended to fill a vacant bishopric or benefice.
- Artie
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Arthur.
- artsy
-
adjective,
arty.
- ancre
-
adjective,
having the end of each limb divided and carved outward like the flukes of an anchor; moline:
- tares
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noun,
any of various vetches, especially Vicia sativa.
- Terni
-
noun,
a city in central Italy.
- Tansy
-
noun,
any of several composite plants of the genus Tanacetum, especially a strong-scented, weedy, Old World herb, T. vulgare, having flat-topped clusters of tubular yellow flowers.
- 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.
- Asine
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noun,
an ancient town in S Greece, on the Gulf of Argolis.
- Tanis
-
noun,
an ancient city in Lower Egypt, in the Nile delta.
- Taney
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noun,
Roger Brooke, 1777–1864, U.S. jurist: chief justice of the U.S. 1836–64.
- 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.
- Aisne
-
noun,
a river in N France, flowing NW and W to the Oise. 175 miles (280 km) long.
- cares
-
noun,
a state of mind in which one is troubled; worry, anxiety, or concern:
- Cant.
-
- Carie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Caroline.
- 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.
- Cates
-
noun,
a choice food;delicacy; dainty.
- Stacy
-
noun,
a male or female given name.
- Carin
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Cenis
-
noun,
Mont, a mountain pass between SE France and Italy, in the Alps. 6834 feet (2083 meters) high.
- cent.
-
- 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.
- triac
-
noun,
a type of thyristor designed for electronic control of the current supplied to a circuit, used especially in dimmers for lighting systems.
- acity
-
- 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: ¢.
- Srta.
-
- 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.
- cert.
-
- Cesti
-
noun,
Marcantonio [mahr-kahn-taw-nyaw] /ˌmɑr kɑnˈtɔ nyɔ/ (Show IPA), 1623–69, Italian composer.
- treas
-
- trice
-
noun,
a very short time; an instant:
- 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.
- snare
-
noun,
a device, often consisting of a noose, for capturing small game.
- acet-
-
- tries
-
noun,
plural of try.
- cyan-
-
- cyans
-
noun,
cyan blue.
- trine
-
noun,
a set or group of three; triad.
- sitar
-
noun,
a lute of India with a small, pear-shaped body and a long, broad, fretted neck.
- cine-
-
- cines
-
noun,
a film; motion picture.
- 30-30
-
- cires
-
noun,
a brilliant, highly glazed surface produced on fabrics by subjecting them to a wax, heat, and calendering treatment.
- Syria
-
noun,
Official name Syrian Arab Republic. a republic in SW Asia at the E end of the Mediterranean. 71,227 sq. mi. (184,478 sq. km). Capital: Damascus.
- cater
-
verb (used with object),
to provide food and service for:
- treys
-
noun,
a playing card or a die having three pips.
- carts
-
noun,
a heavy two-wheeled vehicle, commonly without springs, drawn by mules, oxen, or the like, used for the conveyance of heavy goods.
- stane
-
noun, adjective, adverb, verb (used with object),
stone.
- Tracy
-
noun,
Spencer, 1900–67, U.S. film actor.
- carse
-
noun,
bottom land.
- Aesir
-
noun,
the principal race of gods, led by Odin and living at Asgard.
- Trace
-
noun,
a surviving mark, sign, or evidence of the former existence, influence, or action of some agent or event; vestige:
- Casey
-
noun,
a male given name: from an Irish word meaning “brave.”.
- carns
-
noun,
cairn.
- Carte
-
noun,
(italics) French. menu; bill of fare.
Compare à la carte.
- Carny
-
noun,
a person employed by a carnival.
- train
-
noun,
Railroads. a self-propelled, connected group of rolling stock.
- aeri-
-
- stair
-
noun,
one of a flight or series of steps for going from one level to another, as in a building.
- 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.
- 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.
- carne
-
noun,
Marcel [mahr-sel;; French mar-sel] /mɑrˈsɛl;; French marˈsɛl/ (Show IPA), 1909–1996, French film director.
- tyres
-
noun,
an ancient seaport of Phoenicia: one of the great cities of antiquity, famous for its navigators and traders; site of modern Sur.
- Caryn
-
noun,
a female given name.
- stain
-
noun,
a discoloration produced by foreign matter having penetrated into or chemically reacted with a material; a spot not easily removed.
- 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.
- Nier
-
noun,
Alfred Otto Carl, 1911–1994, U.S. physicist.
- 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).
- ter.
-
- RACE
-
noun,
a contest of speed, as in running, riding, driving, or sailing.
- tens
-
noun,
a self-operated portable device used to treat chronic pain by sending electrical impulses through electrodes placed over the painful area.
- tRNA
-
- tsar
-
noun,
czar.
- racy
-
adjective,
slightly improper or indelicate; suggestive; risqué.
- NTIA
-
- rase
-
verb (used with object),
raze.
- nits
-
noun,
the egg of a parasitic insect, especially of a louse, often attached to a hair or a fiber of clothing.
- Tiny
-
adjective,
very small; minute; wee.
- rate
-
noun,
the amount of a charge or payment with reference to some basis of calculation:
- Trey
-
noun,
a playing card or a die having three pips.
- rant
-
noun,
ranting, extravagant, or violent declamation.
- Tyne
-
noun,
tine.
- Tine
-
noun,
a sharp, projecting point or prong, as of a fork.
- tri-
-
- Rani
-
noun,
ranee.
- TINA
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Rais
-
noun,
Gilles de, Retz, Gilles de Laval, Baron de.
- Tray
-
noun,
a flat, shallow container or receptacle made of wood, metal, etc., usually with slightly raised edges, used for carrying, holding, or displaying articles of food, glass, china, etc.
- 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.
- tics
-
noun,
Pathology.
a sudden, spasmodic, painless, involuntary muscular contraction, as of the face.
tic douloureux.
- tire
-
noun,
British Dialect. fatigue.
- Tyre
-
noun,
an ancient seaport of Phoenicia: one of the great cities of antiquity, famous for its navigators and traders; site of modern Sur.
- NYSE
-
- Nysa
-
noun,
the mountain where Zeus sent the infant Dionysus to protect him from the vindictive wrath of Hera.
- recs
-
noun,
recreation.
- NIRA
-
- nyet
-
adverb, noun,
no1 .
- NICE
-
noun,
a port in and the capital of Alpes-Maritimes, in SE France, on the Mediterranean: resort.
- Rina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- 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.
- 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.
- stay
-
noun,
the act of stopping or being stopped.
- Sera
-
noun,
a plural of serum.
- sent
-
noun,
a coin of Estonia until the euro was adopted, the 100th part of a kroon.
- Stan
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Stanley.
- secy
-
- sec.
-
- sear
-
noun,
a mark or scar made by searing.
- Sert
-
noun,
José María [haw-se mah-ree-ah] /hɔˈsɛ mɑˈri ɑ/ (Show IPA), 1876–1945, Spanish painter.
- Sean
-
noun,
a male given name, form of John.
- scry
-
verb (used without object),
to use divination to discover hidden knowledge or future events, especially by means of a crystal ball.
- scr.
-
- sci.
-
- Star
-
noun,
any of the heavenly bodies, except the moon, appearing as fixed luminous points in the sky at night.
- Ste.
-
- Seri
-
noun,
a member of an American Indian people of western Sonora state, Mexico, on the Gulf of California.
- Seta
-
noun,
a stiff hair; bristle or bristlelike part.
- SCAN
-
noun,
an act or instance of scanning; close examination.
- snye
-
noun,
a backwater.
- SITA
-
noun,
(in the Ramayana) the wife of Ramachandra, abducted by Ravana and later rescued.
- sire
-
noun,
the male parent of a quadruped.
- Syr.
-
- syne
-
adverb, preposition, conjunction,
since.
- site
-
noun,
the position or location of a town, building, etc., especially as to its environment:
- 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.
- snit
-
noun,
an agitated or irritated state.
- Sian
-
noun,
Older Spelling. Xian.
- Sra.
-
- sync
-
noun,
synchronization:
- Sina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- syn-
-
- syce
-
noun,
(in India) a groom; stable attendant.
- sice
-
noun,
syce.
- scar
-
noun,
a mark left by a healed wound, sore, or burn.
- Stir
-
noun,
the act of stirring or moving.
- Tena
-
noun,
Koyukon.
- tars
-
noun,
any of various dark-colored viscid products obtained by the destructive distillation of certain organic substances, as coal or wood.
- RIAS
-
noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- tans
-
noun,
the brown color imparted to the skin by exposure to the sun or open air.
- Ryan
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Tare
-
noun,
any of various vetches, especially Vicia sativa.
- 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.
- Tarn
-
noun,
a small mountain lake or pool, especially one in a cirque.
- rest
-
noun,
the refreshing quiet or repose of sleep:
- Rice
-
noun,
the starchy seeds or grain of an annual marsh grass, Oryza sativa, cultivated in warm climates and used for food.
- 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.
- 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.
- Rena
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Marina.
- reit
-
noun,
real-estate investment trust.
- ten.
-
- Reis
-
plural noun,
a former money of account of Portugal and Brazil.
- ryas
-
noun,
a handwoven Scandinavian rug with a thick pile and usually a strong, colorful design.
- Tane
-
noun,
a Polynesian god of fertility.
- sati
-
noun,
a Hindu practice whereby a widow immolates herself on the funeral pyre of her husband: now abolished by law.
- sane
-
noun,
a private nationwide organization in the U.S., established in 1957, that opposes nuclear testing and advocates international peace.
- sate
-
noun,
a Southeast Asian, especially Indonesian and Malaysian, dish of marinated, bite-size pieces of meat, skewered, barbecued, and usually served with a peanut-flavored dipping sauce.
- Sat.
-
- 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.
- Styr
-
noun,
a river in NW Ukraine, flowing N to the Pripet River. 300 miles (480 km) long.
- str.
-
- Tace
-
noun,
tasset.
- tain
-
noun,
a thin tin plate.
- ryes
-
noun,
a widely cultivated cereal grass, Secale cereale, having one-nerved glumes and two- or three-flowered spikelets.
- sain
-
verb (used with object),
to make the sign of the cross on, as for protection against evil influences.
- RNAS
-
- rite
-
noun,
a formal or ceremonial act or procedure prescribed or customary in religious or other solemn use:
- RITA
-
noun,
the Vedic concept of cosmic and social order.
- rit.
-
- Rise
-
noun,
an act or instance of rising.
- RISC
-
noun,
reduced instruction set computer: a computer whose central processing unit recognizes a relatively small number of instructions, which it can execute very rapidly.
- 1080
-
- Yser
-
noun,
a river flowing from N France through NW Belgium into the North Sea: battles 1914–18. 55 miles (89 km) long.
- 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.
- cis-
-
- ctr.
-
- Cres
-
- crat
-
- cray
-
adjective,
crazy.
- City
-
noun,
a large or important town.
- cyte
-
- cite
-
noun,
citation (defs 7, 8).
- cit.
-
- cist
-
noun,
a box or chest, especially for sacred utensils.
- cire
-
noun,
a brilliant, highly glazed surface produced on fabrics by subjecting them to a wax, heat, and calendering treatment.
- EARN
-
verb (used with object),
to gain or get in return for one's labor or service:
- cir.
-
- Ceta
-
noun,
Comprehensive Employment and Training Act.
- cet-
-
- CERN
-
- cera
-
noun,
(in prescriptions) wax.
- cen.
-
- Cate
-
noun,
a choice food;delicacy; dainty.
- cat.
-
- cast
-
noun,
act of casting or throwing.
- cts.
-
- easy
-
noun,
a word formerly used in communications to represent the letter E.
- CART
-
noun,
a heavy two-wheeled vehicle, commonly without springs, drawn by mules, oxen, or the like, used for the conveyance of heavy goods.
- est.
-
- yean
-
verb (used without object),
(of a sheep or goat) to bring forth young.
- ices
-
noun,
the solid form of water, produced by freezing; frozen water.
- Ice.
-
- yarn
-
noun,
thread made of natural or synthetic fibers and used for knitting and weaving.
- yare
-
adjective,
quick; agile; lively.
- Etna
-
noun,
Mount, an active volcano in E Sicily. 10,758 feet (3280 meters).
- etic
-
adjective,
pertaining to or being the raw data of a language or other area of behavior, without considering the data as significant units functioning within a system.
- etc.
-
- ETAS
-
noun,
the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
- erst
-
adverb,
before the present time; formerly.
- East
-
noun,
a cardinal point of the compass, 90° to the right of north. Abbreviation: E.
- Erna
-
noun,
a female given name: from an Old English word meaning “eagle.”.
- Eris
-
noun,
the ancient Greek goddess of discord and the sister of Ares: identified with the Roman goddess Discordia.
- Erin
-
noun,
Literary. Ireland.
- Eric
-
noun,
Eric the Red.
- Ens.
-
- enc.
-
- eyra
-
noun,
a jaguarundi.
- eyas
-
noun,
a nestling, usually a hawk.
- ect-
-
- eats
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- CASE
-
noun,
an instance of the occurrence, existence, etc., of something:
- Carn
-
noun,
cairn.
- yeas
-
noun,
an affirmation; an affirmative reply or vote.
- Ayer
-
noun,
Sir A(lfred) J(ules) 1910–1989, English philosopher, teacher, and author.
- aits
-
noun,
a small island, especially in a river.
- airt
-
noun,
a direction.
- airs
-
noun,
a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- Airy
-
adjective,
open to a free current of fresh air; breezy:
- ayre
-
noun,
air1 (def 8d).
- Aire
-
- ains
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- ayin
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
- ayes
-
noun,
an affirmative vote or voter, especially in British Parliament, corresponding to yea in U.S. Congress.
- aet.
-
- ancy
-
- aesc
-
noun,
ash2 (def 3).
- aery
-
noun,
aerie.
- aer-
-
- ACTS
-
noun,
anything done, being done, or to be done; deed; performance:
- Acre
-
noun,
a common measure of area: in the U.S. and U.K., 1 acre equals 4,840 square yards (4,047 square meters) or 0.405 hectare; 640 acres equals one square mile.
- acr-
-
- acne
-
noun,
an inflammatory disease of the sebaceous glands, characterized by comedones and pimples, especially on the face, back, and chest, and, in severe cases, by cysts and nodules resulting in scarring.
- Acis
-
noun,
the lover of Galatea, killed by Polyphemus out of jealousy.
- ARCS
-
noun,
Geometry. any unbroken part of the circumference of a circle or other curved line.
- ance
-
- anes
-
adverb,
once.
- CARE
-
noun,
a state of mind in which one is troubled; worry, anxiety, or concern:
- Asir
-
noun,
a district in SW Saudi Arabia.
- cane
-
noun,
a stick or short staff used to assist one in walking; walking stick.
- Can.
-
- cays
-
noun,
a small low island; key.
- Cain
-
noun,
Scot. and Irish English. rent paid in kind, especially a percentage of a farm crop.
- atry
-
adjective,
lying to under a trysail in heavy weather; trying.
- atic
-
- ates
-
- Aten
-
noun,
Aton.
- Asti
-
noun,
a city in the Piedmont region of Italy, S of Turin: center of wine-producing region.
- Aser
-
noun,
Asher (def 1).
- ANSI
-
- asci
-
noun,
plural of ascus.
- asc-
-
- Arty
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Arthur.
- art.
-
- arse
-
noun,
ass2 (defs 1, 2).
- Arne
-
noun,
Thomas Augustine, 1710–78, English composer of operas and songs.
- ARIS
-
- Ares
-
noun,
the ancient Greek god of war, a son of Zeus and Hera, identified by the Romans with Mars.
- Arce
-
noun,
a daughter of Thaumas and the sister of Iris and the Harpies. Zeus took away her wings when she aided the Titans in their war against him.
- ant.
-
- year
-
noun,
a period of 365 or 366 days, in the Gregorian calendar, divided into 12 calendar months, now reckoned as beginning Jan. 1 and ending Dec. 31 (calendar year or civil year)
Compare common year, leap year.
- 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.
- Inc.
-
- iter
-
noun,
a canal or passage.
- Nast
-
noun,
Thomas, 1840–1902, U.S. illustrator and cartoonist.
- narc
-
noun,
a government agent or detective charged with the enforcement of laws restricting the use of narcotics.
- yeti
-
noun,
Abominable Snowman.
- IRAS
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- Iyar
-
noun,
the eighth month of the Jewish calendar.
- NATS
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Nathan or Nathaniel.
- NCTE
-
- nays
-
noun,
a denial or refusal.
- Nair
-
noun,
a group of Hindu castes in the Kerala region of India.
- neat
-
noun,
an animal of the genus Bos; a bovine, as a cow or ox.
- Ire.
-
- Nary
-
adjective,
not any; no; never a:
- yrs.
-
- yins
-
noun,
See under yin and yang.
- 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.
- inae
-
- 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.
- yens
-
noun,
an aluminum coin and monetary unit of Japan, equal to 100 sen or 1000 rin. Symbol: ¥; Abbreviation: Y.
- ins.
-
- Isar
-
noun,
a river in central Europe, flowing NE from W Austria through S Germany to the Danube River. 215 miles (345 km) long.
- Neri
-
noun,
Saint Philip (Filippo Neri) 1515–95, Italian priest: founder of Congregation of the Oratory.
- Nasi
-
noun,
the head or president of the Sanhedrin.
- int.
-
- Tan
-
noun,
the brown color imparted to the skin by exposure to the sun or open air.
- ase
-
- TCS
-
- nae
-
adverb,
no1 ; not.
- TAR
-
noun,
any of various dark-colored viscid products obtained by the destructive distillation of certain organic substances, as coal or wood.
- ATC
-
- at.
-
- TCA
-
- NYC
-
- ARS
-
- ASI
-
- RCS
-
- Re.
-
- ASR
-
- ASN
-
- ast
-
- Rae
-
noun,
John, 1813–93, Scottish surgeon and Arctic explorer.
- Tay
-
noun,
a river flowing through central Scotland into the Firth of Tay. 118 miles (190 km) long.
- ity
-
- RAS
-
noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- St.
-
- rya
-
noun,
a handwoven Scandinavian rug with a thick pile and usually a strong, colorful design.
- ist
-
- CEA
-
- ITA
-
- ITC
-
- RAN
-
noun,
a sea goddess who drags down ships and drowns sailors: the wife of Aegir.
- CAS
-
verb (used with or without object),
to call, as to call an animal toward one; urge forward by calling.
- ite
-
- CAR
-
noun,
an automobile.
- Ray
-
noun,
a narrow beam of light.
- Tai
-
noun,
any of several sparoid fishes of the Pacific Ocean, as Pagrus major (red tai) a food fish of Japan.
- Rai
-
noun,
a style of Algerian popular music played on electric guitar, synthesizer, and percussion instruments.
- cay
-
noun,
a small low island; key.
- CAI
-
- STI
-
- sty
-
noun,
a pen or enclosure for swine; pigpen.
- ct.
-
- cs.
-
- cr.
-
- ca.
-
- ATS
-
noun,
a money of account of Laos, the 100th part of a kip.
- ary
-
adjective,
any; anyone.
- TAE
-
preposition,
to.
- 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.
- Ria
-
noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- TEC
-
noun,
detective.
- ACT
-
noun,
anything done, being done, or to be done; deed; performance:
- aye
-
noun,
an affirmative vote or voter, especially in British Parliament, corresponding to yea in U.S. Congress.
- tr.
-
- tra
-
- AIC
-
- NEA
-
- AES
-
noun,
any of various early forms of bronze or copper money used in ancient Rome.
Compare as2 (def 1).
- Nye
-
noun,
Edgar Wilson ("Bill Nye") 1850–96, U.S. humorist.
- NEC
-
- AEC
-
- ae.
-
- Ney
-
noun,
Michel [mee-shel] /miˈʃɛl/ (Show IPA), Duke of Elchingen [el-khing-uh n] /ˈɛl xɪŋ ən/ (Show IPA), 1769–1815, French revolutionary and Napoleonic military leader: marshal of France 1805–15.
- ACS
-
- Ain
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- NES
-
- NIC
-
noun,
a newly industrialized/industrializing country:
- NYA
-
- acy
-
- ACE
-
noun,
a playing card or die marked with or having the value indicated by a single spot:
- NIA
-
- Ar.
-
- an.
-
- ac-
-
- TSE
-
- TSI
-
- ne-
-
- Ayn
-
noun,
ʿain.
- Nay
-
noun,
a denial or refusal.
- nr.
-
- 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.
- NSC
-
- ARC
-
noun,
Geometry. any unbroken part of the circumference of a circle or other curved line.
- NSA
-
- NRC
-
- ISR
-
- ans
-
noun,
the Sumerian god of heaven: the counterpart of the Akkadian Anu.
- Any
-
Idioms,
any which way, in any manner whatever; indifferently or carelessly:
- ANI
-
noun,
any of several black, tropical American cuckoos of the genus Crotophaga, having a compressed, bladelike bill.
- NRA
-
- ane
-
adjective, noun, pronoun,
one.
- TES
-
noun,
ti1 .
- nit
-
noun,
the egg of a parasitic insect, especially of a louse, often attached to a hair or a fiber of clothing.
- TIA
-
- TIC
-
noun,
Pathology.
a sudden, spasmodic, painless, involuntary muscular contraction, as of the face.
tic douloureux.
- ANC
-
- ait
-
noun,
a small island, especially in a river.
- 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.
- ays
-
- 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.
- Nat
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Nathan or Nathaniel.
- Ayr
-
noun,
a seaport in SW Scotland.
- AIR
-
noun,
a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- Tyr
-
noun,
the god of strife.
- SRI
-
noun,
a Hindu title of address prefixed to the name of a deity, holy person, etc.
- Sta
-
- Sr.
-
- yis
-
noun,
(in Chinese ethical philosophy) faithful performance of one's specified duties to society.
- ETR
-
- yet
-
Idioms,
as yet. as1 (def 31).
- ety
-
- res
-
noun,
an object or thing; matter.
- ESR
-
- Esc
-
- sc.
-
- ESA
-
- ERT
-
- Yin
-
noun,
See under yin and yang.
- ERS
-
noun,
ervil.
- in.
-
- ETS
-
- ina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- ery
-
- ERA
-
noun,
a period of time marked by distinctive character, events, etc.:
- en-
-
- EIS
-
- se-
-
- sea
-
noun,
the salt waters that cover the greater part of the earth's surface.
- eir
-
- 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.
- ine
-
- ECA
-
- SAR
-
- San
-
noun,
a member of a nomadic aboriginal people of southern Africa.
- eat
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- 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.
- Yen
-
noun,
an aluminum coin and monetary unit of Japan, equal to 100 sen or 1000 rin. Symbol: ¥; Abbreviation: Y.
- yea
-
noun,
an affirmation; an affirmative reply or vote.
- icy
-
adjective,
made of, full of, or covered with ice:
- ier
-
- Rye
-
noun,
a widely cultivated cereal grass, Secale cereale, having one-nerved glumes and two- or three-flowered spikelets.
- yer
-
- rin
-
noun,
a money of account of Japan, the thousandth part of a yen or the tenth part of a sen.
- ICA
-
noun,
Portuguese name of Putumayo.
- yas
-
noun,
the 28th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- IAS
-
- yes
-
noun,
an affirmative reply.
- yar
-
adjective,
yare (defs 1, 2).
- ics
-
- ian
-
noun,
a male given name, Scottish form of John.
- RNA
-
- Rs.
-
- RSA
-
- RSE
-
- rt.
-
- rte
-
- RTS
-
- SAC
-
noun,
a baglike structure in an animal, plant, or fungus, as one containing fluid.
- SAE
-
- Ia.
-
- IRA
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- ec-
-
- Rey
-
noun,
a city in N Iran, near Teheran.
- SEI
-
noun,
sei whale.
- SIR
-
noun,
a respectful or formal term of address used to a man:
- cte
-
- CTA
-
- CST
-
- Sin
-
noun,
transgression of divine law:
- CSR
-
- CSA
-
- CRT
-
- CRS
-
- REC
-
noun,
recreation.
- IRS
-
- CNS
-
- ctn
-
plural,
carton.
- REA
-
- RCT
-
- RCN
-
- RCA
-
- Is.
-
noun,
(used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
- ISA
-
- SIT
-
verb,
(in prescriptions) may it be.
- CIE
-
- CIA
-
- ise
-
- 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).
- 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.
- ea.
-
- Ir.
-
- ETA
-
noun,
the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
- 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).
- 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:
- EAS
-
noun,
the Akkadian god of wisdom, the son of Apsu and father of Marduk: the counterpart of Enki.
- IRC
-
- 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.
- SEN
-
noun,
a money of account of Japan, the 100th part of a yen, now used only in certain quotations, as on foreign exchange.
- cy
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Cyrus.
- ry
-
- yr
-
- N.
-
- YA
-
noun,
the 28th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- RC
-
- 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.
- RN
-
- TE
-
noun,
ti1 .
- ey
-
- RI
-
- 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.
- R.
-
- ye
-
pronoun,
Archaic, except in some elevated or ecclesiastical prose Literary, or British Dialect.
(used nominatively as the plural of thou especially in rhetorical, didactic, or poetic contexts, in addressing a group of persons or things):
(used nominatively for the second person singular, especially in polite address):
(used objectively in the second person singular or plural):
- SN
-
- IT
-
noun,
(in children's games) the player called upon to perform some task, as, in tag, the one who must catch the other players.
- RA
-
noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- SI
-
noun,
the syllable used for the seventh tone of a scale and sometimes for the tone B.
- sy
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Seymour, Simon, or Silas.
- TI
-
noun,
the syllable for the seventh tone of a diatonic scale.
- NI
-
- NC
-
- et
-
verb,
a simple past tense of eat.
- TA
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- Yi
-
noun,
(in Chinese ethical philosophy) faithful performance of one's specified duties to society.
- T1
-
- t.
-
- ty
-
- NA
-
adverb,
no1 .
- i.
-
- S.
-
- TC
-
- ic
-
- CE
-
- E.
-
noun,
Edward (St. John) 1925–2000, U.S. writer and illustrator.
- YT
-
- EI
-
- NY
-
- er
-
interjection,
(used to express or represent a pause, hesitation, uncertainty, etc.).
- SA
-
- TN
-
- Y.
-