Anagrams of ironmaster
Word ironmaster has
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- re-strain
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verb (used with or without object),
to strain again.
- Trasimeno
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noun,
a lake in central Italy, in Umbria near Perugia: Romans defeated by Hannibal 217 b.c. About 50 sq. mi. (130 sq. km).
- serration
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noun,
serrated condition or form.
- rainstorm
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noun,
a storm with heavy rain.
- on-stream
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adverb,
in or into regular operation, especially as part of a system, assembly line, or the like:
- Monstera
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noun,
any of various tropical American climbing plants belonging to the genus Monstera, of the arum family, especially M. deliciosa, having split or perforated leaves and often grown as a houseplant.
- senorita
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noun,
a Spanish term of address equivalent to miss, used alone or capitalized and prefixed to the name of a girl or unmarried woman. Abbreviation: Srta.
- restrain
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verb (used with object),
to hold back from action; keep in check or under control; repress:
- minarets
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noun,
a lofty, often slender, tower or turret attached to a mosque, surrounded by or furnished with one or more balconies, from which the muezzin calls the people to prayer.
- retrains
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verb (used with object),
to train again, especially for a different vocation or different tasks.
- arterio-
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- amniotes
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noun,
any vertebrate of the group Amniota, comprising the reptiles, birds, and mammals, characterized by having an amnion during the embryonic stage.
- rimstone
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noun,
a calcareous deposit forming a dam at the edge or outlet of an overflowing pool of water, as in a cavern.
- notaries
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noun,
notary public.
- trainers
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noun,
a person or thing that trains.
- Monteria
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noun,
a city in N Colombia.
- armorist
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noun,
a person who is an expert at heraldry.
- armories
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noun,
a storage place for weapons and other war equipment.
- armoires
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noun,
a large wardrobe or movable cupboard, with doors and shelves.
- moraines
-
noun,
a ridge, mound, or irregular mass of unstratified glacial drift, chiefly boulders, gravel, sand, and clay.
- romaines
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noun,
Also called romaine lettuce, cos, cos lettuce. a variety of lettuce, Lactuca sativa longifolia, having a cylindrical head of long, relatively loose leaves.
- Romanies
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noun,
Gypsy (def 2).
- Romanist
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noun,
Disparaging. a member of the Roman Catholic Church.
- Romanite
-
noun,
a fossil resin similar to amber, used for jewelry.
- antrorse
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adjective,
bent or directed forward or upward.
- rotaries
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noun,
a rotary device or machine.
- Masonite
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- anterior
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adjective,
situated before or at the front of; fore (opposed to posterior).
- mariners
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noun,
a person who directs or assists in the navigation of a ship; sailor.
- raiments
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noun,
clothing; apparel; attire.
- Maronite
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noun,
a member of a body of Uniates living chiefly in Lebanon, who maintain a Syriac liturgy and a married clergy, and who are governed by the patriarch of Antioch.
- strainer
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noun,
a person or thing that strains.
- introrse
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adjective,
turned or facing inward, as anthers that open toward the gynoecium.
- rearmost
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adjective,
farthest in the rear; last.
- Martens
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noun,
any of several slender, chiefly arboreal carnivores of the genus Martes, of northern forests, having a long, glossy coat and bushy tail.
- monster
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noun,
a legendary animal combining features of animal and human form or having the forms of various animals in combination, as a centaur, griffin, or sphinx.
- armrest
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noun,
a projecting, often padded support for the forearm, as at the side of a chair or sofa or between seats in a theater, car, or airplane.
- termors
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noun,
a person who has an estate for a term of years or for life.
- sterno-
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- ironers
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noun,
a person or thing that irons.
- enamors
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verb (used with object),
to fill or inflame with love (usually used in the passive and followed by of or sometimes with):
- armoire
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noun,
a large wardrobe or movable cupboard, with doors and shelves.
- moraine
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noun,
a ridge, mound, or irregular mass of unstratified glacial drift, chiefly boulders, gravel, sand, and clay.
- senator
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noun,
a member of a senate.
- erasion
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noun,
the act of erasing.
- imarets
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noun,
(in Turkey) a hospice for pilgrims, travelers, etc.
- tarries
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noun,
a stay; sojourn.
- seminar
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noun,
a small group of students, as in a university, engaged in advanced study and original research under a member of the faculty and meeting regularly to exchange information and hold discussions.
- aristo-
-
- Torenia
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noun,
any of several plants belonging to the genus Torenia, of the figwort family, native to Africa and Asia, having two-lipped, usually blue or purple flowers.
- mortars
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noun,
a receptacle of hard material, having a bowl-shaped cavity in which substances are reduced to powder with a pestle.
- mortise
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noun,
a notch, hole, groove, or slot made in a piece of wood or the like to receive a tenon of the same dimensions.
- Aretino
-
noun,
Pietro [pye-traw] /ˈpyɛ trɔ/ (Show IPA), 1492–1556, Italian satirist and dramatist.
- Estonia
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noun,
a republic in N Europe, on the Baltic, S of the Gulf of Finland: an independent republic 1918–40; annexed by the Soviet Union 1940; regained independence 1991. 17,413 sq. mi. (45,100 sq. km). Capital: Tallinn.
- estamin
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noun,
a worsted fabric constructed in twill weave with a rough surface.
- monesia
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noun,
a preparation extracted from the bark of a South American tree, Pradosia lactescens, and used chiefly as an astringent and as an expectorant.
- stearo-
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- moisten
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verb (used with or without object),
to make or become moist.
- nemato-
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- martins
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noun,
Peter, born 1946, U.S. choreographer and ballet master, born in Denmark.
- Marston
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noun,
John, c1575–1634, English dramatist and satirical poet.
- marrons
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noun,
a large European chestnut, especially as used in cookery: candied or preserved in syrup.
- atomies
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noun,
an atom; mote.
- matrons
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noun,
a married woman, especially one who is mature and staid or dignified and has an established social position.
- marries
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verb (used with object),
to take in marriage:
- snorter
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noun,
a person or thing that snorts.
- merinos
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noun,
(often initial capital letter) one of a breed of sheep, raised originally in Spain, valued for their fine wool.
- Smeaton
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noun,
John, 1724–92, English engineer.
- smarten
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Verb phrases,
smarten up,
to groom oneself:
to become aware of one's mistakes, shortcomings, etc., and make efforts to correct them:
- marines
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noun,
a member of the U.S. Marine Corps.
- atonies
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noun,
Pathology. lack of tone or energy; muscular weakness, especially in a contractile organ.
- Mariner
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noun,
a person who directs or assists in the navigation of a ship; sailor.
- Minster
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noun,
a church actually or originally connected with a monastic establishment.
- terrain
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noun,
a tract of land, especially as considered with reference to its natural features, military advantages, etc.
- arteri-
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- ARTEMIS
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noun,
Also called Cynthia. an ancient Greek goddess, the daughter of Leto and the sister of Apollo, characterized as a virgin huntress and associated with the moon.
Compare Diana.
- to-name
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noun,
a nickname, especially one to distinguish a person from others of the same name.
- maestro
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noun,
an eminent composer, teacher, or conductor of music:
- Serrano
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noun,
a small, green or reddish, extremely hot chili pepper, the fruit of a variety of Capsicum annuum used in cooking.
- arseno-
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- stamin-
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- 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.
- minaret
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noun,
a lofty, often slender, tower or turret attached to a mosque, surrounded by or furnished with one or more balconies, from which the muezzin calls the people to prayer.
- tarsier
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noun,
a small, arboreal, nocturnal primate of the genus Tarsius, of Indonesia and the Philippines, having a long thin tail, very large immobile eyes, and prominent pads on the fingers and toes: all populations are dwindling.
- Anteros
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noun,
Classical Mythology. a brother of Eros, most often regarded as the avenger of unrequited love.
- retrain
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verb (used with object),
to train again, especially for a different vocation or different tasks.
- Romaine
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noun,
Also called romaine lettuce, cos, cos lettuce. a variety of lettuce, Lactuca sativa longifolia, having a cylindrical head of long, relatively loose leaves.
- 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.
- retsina
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noun,
a strong, resinated white or red wine of Greece and Cyprus.
- roaster
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noun,
a contrivance for roasting something, as an oven, a pan for roasting meat, or a machine for roasting coffee beans.
- Trainer
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noun,
a person or thing that trains.
- amosite
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noun,
an asbestine variety of anthophyllite, rich in iron, formerly used as a heat-resistant material.
- norites
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noun,
a granular igneous rock consisting of a mix of light and dark minerals, the former being calcic plagioclase feldspars, and the latter orthorhombic pyroxenes.
- remains
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noun,
Usually, remains. something that remains or is left.
- treason
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noun,
the offense of acting to overthrow one's government or to harm or kill its sovereign.
- Amorite
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noun,
a member of one of the principal tribes, or nations, of Canaan before its conquest by the Israelites. II Sam. 12:26–31.
- amorist
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noun,
a person who is devoted to love and lovemaking.
- amniote
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noun,
any vertebrate of the group Amniota, comprising the reptiles, birds, and mammals, characterized by having an amnion during the embryonic stage.
- rations
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noun,
a fixed allowance of provisions or food, especially for soldiers or sailors or for civilians during a shortage:
- oarsmen
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noun,
a person who rows a boat, especially a racing boat; rower.
- raiment
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noun,
clothing; apparel; attire.
- trisome
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noun,
a trisomic individual.
- transom
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noun,
a crosspiece separating a door or the like from a window or fanlight above it.
- Romains
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noun,
Jules [zhyl] /ʒül/ (Show IPA), (Louis Farigoule) 1885–1972, French novelist, poet, and dramatist.
- roister
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verb (used without object),
to act in a swaggering, boisterous, or uproarious manner.
- Riesman
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noun,
David, 1909–2002, U.S. sociologist.
- antero-
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- trimers
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noun,
a molecule composed of three identical, simpler molecules.
- remoras
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noun,
any of several fishes of the family Echeneididae, having on the top of the head a sucking disk by which they can attach themselves to sharks, turtles, ships, and other moving objects.
- orients
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noun,
the Orient,
the countries of Asia, especially East Asia.
(formerly) the countries to the E of the Mediterranean.
- ratines
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noun,
a loosely woven fabric made with nubby or knotty yarns.
- Torrens
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noun,
Lake, a salt lake in Australia, in E South Australia. 130 miles (210 km) long; 2400 sq. mi. (6220 sq. km); 25 feet (8 meters) below sea level.
- anomite
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noun,
a variety of mica, similar to biotite but differing in optical orientation.
- re-sort
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verb (used with object),
to sort or arrange (cards, papers, etc.) again.
- retains
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verb (used with object),
to keep possession of.
- ormers
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noun,
an abalone, Haliotis tuberculata, living in waters of the Channel Islands.
- Marron
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noun,
a large European chestnut, especially as used in cookery: candied or preserved in syrup.
- isomer
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noun,
Chemistry. a compound displaying isomerism with one or more other compounds.
- rearms
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verb (used with object),
to arm again.
- reason
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noun,
a basis or cause, as for some belief, action, fact, event, etc.:
- ornate
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adjective,
elaborately or sumptuously adorned, often excessively or showily so:
- somite
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noun,
any of the longitudinal series of segments or parts into which the body of certain animals is divided; a metamere.
- somni-
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- remain
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noun,
Usually, remains. something that remains or is left.
- stamen
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noun,
the pollen-bearing organ of a flower, consisting of the filament and the anther.
- marine
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noun,
a member of the U.S. Marine Corps.
- Marist
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noun,
a member of a religious order founded in Lyons, France, in 1816 for missionary and educational work in the name of the Virgin Mary.
- Marion
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noun,
Francis ("the Swamp Fox") 1732?–95, American Revolutionary general.
- Mainer
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noun,
a native or inhabitant of the state of Maine.
- Marino
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noun,
Daniel Constantine ("Dan") born 1961, U.S. football player.
- mantis
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noun,
any of several predaceous insects of the order Mantidae, having a long prothorax and typically holding the forelegs in an upraised position as if in prayer.
- Maoris
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noun,
a member of the native Polynesian population of New Zealand.
- remans
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verb (used with object),
to man again; furnish with a fresh supply of personnel.
- remora
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noun,
any of several fishes of the family Echeneididae, having on the top of the head a sucking disk by which they can attach themselves to sharks, turtles, ships, and other moving objects.
- remits
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noun,
Law. a transfer of the record of an action from one tribunal to another, particularly from an appellate court to the court of original jurisdiction.
- sortie
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noun,
a rapid movement of troops from a besieged place to attack the besiegers.
- ramets
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noun,
an individual of a clone.
- steno-
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- ramson
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noun,
a garlic, Allium ursinum, having broad leaves.
- raters
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noun,
a person who makes rates or ratings.
- ratine
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noun,
a loosely woven fabric made with nubby or knotty yarns.
- Estrin
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noun,
estrone.
- Ransom
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noun,
the redemption of a prisoner, slave, or kidnapped person, of captured goods, etc., for a price.
- Taoism
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noun,
the philosophical system evolved by Lao-tzu and Chuang-tzu, advocating a life of complete simplicity and naturalness and of noninterference with the course of natural events, in order to attain a happy existence in harmony with the Tao.
- iatro-
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- imaret
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noun,
(in Turkey) a hospice for pilgrims, travelers, etc.
- inmate
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noun,
a person who is confined in a prison, hospital, etc.
- inmost
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adjective,
situated farthest within:
- tainos
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noun,
a member of an extinct Arawakan Indian tribe of the West Indies.
- inseam
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noun,
an inside or inner seam of a garment, especially the seam of a trouser leg that runs from the crotch down to the bottom of the leg.
- insert
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noun,
something inserted or to be inserted.
- instar
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noun,
an insect in any one of its periods of postembryonic growth between molts.
- instr.
-
- irones
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noun,
a colorless liquid of isomeric, unsaturated ketones, C 14 H 22 O, obtained from orris root: used in perfumery for its odor of violets.
- 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.
- intra-
-
- intro.
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- ramose
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adjective,
having many branches.
- intros
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noun,
an introduction.
- stroma
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noun,
Cell Biology. the supporting framework or matrix of a cell.
- Strine
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noun,
Australian English.
- stream
-
noun,
a body of water flowing in a channel or watercourse, as a river, rivulet, or brook. Synonyms: rill, run, streamlet, runnel.
- ration
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noun,
a fixed allowance of provisions or food, especially for soldiers or sailors or for civilians during a shortage:
- Strain
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noun,
any force or pressure tending to alter shape, cause a fracture, etc.
- orates
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verb (used with or without object),
to deliver an oration; speak pompously; declaim.
- stoner
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noun,
Slang. a person who is habitually high on drugs, especially marijuana, or alcohol; a person who is usually stoned.
- ironer
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noun,
a person or thing that irons.
- Orient
-
noun,
the Orient,
the countries of Asia, especially East Asia.
(formerly) the countries to the E of the Mediterranean.
- omenta
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noun,
a fold of the peritoneum connecting the stomach and the abdominal viscera forming a protective and supportive covering.
- Renoir
-
noun,
Jean [zhahn] /ʒɑ̃/ (Show IPA), 1894–1979, French film director and writer.
- mortar
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noun,
a receptacle of hard material, having a bowl-shaped cavity in which substances are reduced to powder with a pestle.
- moires
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noun,
any moiré fabric.
- Monera
-
noun,
a taxonomic kingdom of prokaryotic organisms that typically reproduce by asexual budding or fission and have a nutritional mode of absorption, photosynthesis, or chemosynthesis, comprising the bacteria, blue-green algae, and various primitive pathogens.
- Norris
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noun,
Charles Gilman, 1881–1945, U.S. novelist and editor.
- Moneta
-
noun,
Ernesto Teodoro [er-ne-staw te-aw-daw-raw] /ɛrˈnɛ stɔ ˌtɛ ɔˈdɔ rɔ/ (Show IPA), 1833–1918, Italian journalist: Nobel Peace Prize 1907.
- monies
-
noun,
a plural of money.
- Senora
-
noun,
a Spanish term of address equivalent to Mrs., used alone or capitalized and prefixed to the name of a married or older woman. Abbreviation: Sra.
- tarso-
-
- norite
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noun,
a granular igneous rock consisting of a mix of light and dark minerals, the former being calcic plagioclase feldspars, and the latter orthorhombic pyroxenes.
- norias
-
noun,
a device consisting of a series of buckets on a wheel, used in Spain and the East for raising water.
- Senior
-
noun,
a person who is older than another.
- nitro-
-
- Morris
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noun,
Esther Hobart McQuigg Slack [muh-kwig slak] /məˈkwɪg ˈslæk/ (Show IPA), 1814–1902, U.S. suffragist.
- nitres
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noun,
niter.
- niters
-
noun,
potassium nitrate.
- sermon
-
noun,
a discourse for the purpose of religious instruction or exhortation, especially one based on a text of Scripture and delivered by a member of the clergy as part of a religious service.
- satori
-
noun,
sudden enlightenment.
- Romans
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noun,
an Epistle of the New Testament, written by Paul to the Christian community in Rome. Abbreviation: Rom.
- satire
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noun,
the use of irony, sarcasm, ridicule, or the like, in exposing, denouncing, or deriding vice, folly, etc.
- Sartre
-
noun,
Jean-Paul [zhahn-pawl] /ʒɑ̃ˈpɔl/ (Show IPA), 1905–80, French philosopher, novelist, and dramatist: declined 1964 Nobel Prize in literature.
- Sarton
-
noun,
May, 1912–95, U.S. poet, novelist, and playwright.
- santir
-
noun,
a Persian musical instrument resembling a dulcimer.
- samite
-
noun,
a heavy silk fabric, sometimes interwoven with gold, worn in the Middle Ages.
- Naoise
-
noun,
the husband of Deirdre and a nephew of Conchobar, by whom he was treacherously killed.
- Nestor
-
noun,
the oldest and wisest of the Greeks in the Trojan War and a king of Pylos.
- Rosina
-
noun,
a female given name, Italian form of Rose.
- rostra
-
noun,
a plural of rostrum.
- nemat-
-
- roster
-
noun,
a list of persons or groups, as of military personnel or units with their turns or periods of duty.
- Moesia
-
noun,
an ancient country in S Europe, S of the Danube and N of ancient Thrace and Macedonia: later a Roman province.
- rimose
-
adjective,
full of crevices, chinks, or cracks.
- somat-
-
- Mersin
-
noun,
a seaport in S Turkey, on the NW coast of the Mediterranean Sea.
- resort
-
noun,
a place to which people frequently or generally go for relaxation or pleasure, especially one providing rest and recreation facilities for vacationers:
- Master
-
noun,
a person with the ability or power to use, control, or dispose of something:
- masto-
-
- maters
-
noun,
British Informal. mother1 .
- matins
-
noun,
(often initial capital letter) matins, Also, especially British, mattins. (usually used with a singular verb) Ecclesiastical.
the first of the seven canonical hours.
the service for it, properly beginning at midnight, but sometimes beginning at daybreak.
Also called Morning Prayer. the service of public prayer, said in the morning, in the Anglican Church.
- matri-
-
- matron
-
noun,
a married woman, especially one who is mature and staid or dignified and has an established social position.
- Reston
-
noun,
James (Barrett) ("Scotty") 1909–1995, U.S. journalist, born in Scotland.
- Rosita
-
noun,
a female given name, Spanish form of Rose.
- Mentor
-
noun,
a wise and trusted counselor or teacher.
- Merino
-
noun,
(often initial capital letter) one of a breed of sheep, raised originally in Spain, valued for their fine wool.
- retain
-
verb (used with object),
to keep possession of.
- merits
-
noun,
claim to respect and praise; excellence; worth.
- Merton
-
noun,
Robert King, 1910–2003, U.S. sociologist.
- mitres
-
noun,
Bartolomé [bahr-taw-law-me] /ˌbɑr tɔ lɔˈmɛ/ (Show IPA), 1821–1906, Argentine soldier, statesman, and author: president of Argentina 1862–68.
- metro-
-
- metros
-
noun,
the underground electric railway of Paris, France, Montreal, Canada, Washington, D.C., and other cities.
- Sirena
-
noun,
a female given name.
- retina
-
noun,
the innermost coat of the posterior part of the eyeball that receives the image produced by the lens, is continuous with the optic nerve, and consists of several layers, one of which contains the rods and cones that are sensitive to light.
- sinter
-
noun,
siliceous or calcareous matter deposited by springs, as that formed around the vent of a geyser.
- miners
-
noun,
Also called mineworker. a person who works in a mine, especially a commercial mine producing coal or metallic ores.
- retro-
-
- Simeon
-
noun,
a son of Jacob and Leah. Gen. 29:33.
- Sierra
-
noun,
a chain of hills or mountains, the peaks of which suggest the teeth of a saw.
- Miseno
-
noun,
a cape in SW Italy, on the N shore of the Bay of Naples: ruins of ancient Misenum, a Roman naval station and resort.
- Mister
-
noun,
(initial capital letter) a conventional title of respect for a man, prefixed to the name and to certain official designations (usually written as the abbreviation Mr.).
- set-in
-
adjective,
made separately and placed within another unit.
- miters
-
noun,
the official headdress of a bishop in the Western Church, in its modern form a tall cap with a top deeply cleft crosswise, the outline of the front and back resembling that of a pointed arch.
- oaters
-
noun,
a movie, television show, etc., about the frontier days of the U.S. West; western; horse opera.
- raster
-
noun,
Television. a pattern of scanning lines covering the area upon which the image is projected in the cathode-ray tube or liquid-crystal display of a television set or other screen.
- Marten
-
noun,
any of several slender, chiefly arboreal carnivores of the genus Martes, of northern forests, having a long, glossy coat and bushy tail.
- transe
-
noun,
a passageway, as a hallway, alley, or the like.
- aments
-
noun,
catkin.
- termor
-
noun,
a person who has an estate for a term of years or for life.
- triers
-
noun,
a person or thing that tries or tests; tester.
- terais
-
noun,
a marshy lowland area in N India and S Nepal, between the Ganges and the foothills of the Himalayas.
- treasr
-
- arsen-
-
- enamor
-
verb (used with object),
to fill or inflame with love (usually used in the passive and followed by of or sometimes with):
- terras
-
noun,
earth; land.
- arsine
-
noun,
Also called arseniuretted hydrogen. a colorless, flammable, slightly water-soluble gas, AsH 3 , having a fetid, garliclike odor, used in chemical warfare.
- Antrim
-
noun,
a county in NE Northern Ireland. 1098 sq. mi. (2844 sq. km). County seat: Belfast.
- arsino
-
adjective,
containing the arsino group.
- airmen
-
noun,
an aviator.
- anomie
-
noun,
a state or condition of individuals or society characterized by a breakdown or absence of social norms and values, as in the case of uprooted people.
- Amiens
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Somme, in N France: cathedral; battles 1914, 1918, 1944.
- aniso-
-
- tensor
-
noun,
Anatomy. a muscle that stretches or tightens some part of the body.
- eonism
-
noun,
the adoption of feminine mannerisms, clothing, etc., by a male.
- astro-
-
- antres
-
noun,
a cavern; cave.
- arrest
-
noun,
the taking of a person into legal custody, as by officers of the law.
- Artois
-
noun,
a former province in N France: artesian wells.
- armets
-
noun,
a completely enclosed helmet having a visor and hinged cheek pieces fastened under the chin.
- aeron.
-
- ariose
-
adjective,
characterized by melody; songlike.
- Easton
-
noun,
a city in E Pennsylvania, on the Delaware River.
- Terris
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Theresa.
- triose
-
noun,
a monosaccharide that has three atoms of carbon.
- timers
-
noun,
a person or thing that times.
- toe-in
-
noun,
the slight forward convergence given to the front wheels of an automobile to improve steering qualities.
- armies
-
noun,
the military forces of a nation, exclusive of the navy and in some countries the air force.
- toners
-
noun,
a person or thing that tones.
- aorist
-
noun,
a verb tense, as in Classical Greek, expressing action or, in the indicative mood, past action, without further limitation or implication.
- armors
-
noun,
any covering worn as a defense against weapons.
- Tories
-
noun,
a member of the Conservative Party in Great Britain or Canada.
- triens
-
noun,
a copper coin of ancient Rome, issued during the Republic, a third part of an as.
- atones
-
verb (used with object),
to make amends for; expiate:
- aroint
-
verb (imperative),
begone:
- tremor
-
noun,
involuntary shaking of the body or limbs, as from disease, fear, weakness, or excitement; a fit of trembling.
- tineas
-
noun,
any of several skin diseases caused by fungi; ringworm.
- animes
-
noun,
a Japanese style of motion-picture animation, characterized by highly stylized, colorful art, futuristic settings, violence, and sexuality.
- astron
-
- tronas
-
noun,
a monoclinic mineral, grayish or yellowish hydrous sodium carbonate and bicarbonate, Na 2 CO 3 ⋅NaHCO 3 ⋅2H 2 , occurring in dried or partly evaporated lake basins.
- anemo-
-
- tenaim
-
noun,
the terms of a Jewish marriage, as the wedding date, amount of the bride's dowry, etc., or an agreement containing such terms, made by the parents of an engaged couple at the engagement party.
- amines
-
noun,
any of a class of compounds derived from ammonia by replacement of one or more hydrogen atoms with organic groups.
- trones
-
noun,
a large pair of scales, a spring balance, or other weighing device located in a town or marketplace to weigh goods and merchandise.
- astern
-
adverb,
in a position behind a specified vessel or aircraft:
- amino-
-
- errant
-
adjective,
deviating from the regular or proper course; erring; straying.
- tisane
-
noun,
(italics) French. aromatic or herb-flavored tea.
- trines
-
noun,
a set or group of three; triad.
- tenias
-
noun,
taenia.
- trans.
-
- trains
-
noun,
Railroads. a self-propelled, connected group of rolling stock.
- amnios
-
- trimer
-
noun,
a molecule composed of three identical, simpler molecules.
- senor
-
noun,
a Spanish term of address equivalent to sir or Mr., used alone or capitalized and prefixed to the name of a man. Abbreviation: Sr.
- Minot
-
noun,
George Richards [rich-erdz] /ˈrɪtʃ ərdz/ (Show IPA), 1885–1950, U.S. physician: Nobel prize 1934.
- Seton
-
noun,
a thread or the like inserted beneath the skin to provide drainage or to guide subsequent passage of a tube.
- Monte
-
noun,
Also called monte bank. a gambling game played with a 40-card pack in which players bet that one of two layouts, each consisting of two cards drawn from either the top or bottom of the deck and turned face up, will be matched in suit by the next card turned up.
- orris
-
noun,
an iris, Iris germanica florentina, having a fragrant rootstock.
- Orrin
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Minos
-
noun,
a king of Crete: he ordered Daedalus to build the Labyrinth.
- Mont.
-
- toran
-
noun,
(in Indian Buddhist and Hindu architecture) a gateway having two or three lintels between two posts.
- tonia
-
- trine
-
noun,
a set or group of three; triad.
- armor
-
noun,
any covering worn as a defense against weapons.
- Sino-
-
- Minor
-
noun,
a person under the legal age of full responsibility.
- Morse
-
noun,
an ornamented metal clasp or brooch for fastening a cope in front.
- morts
-
noun,
Hunting. the note played on a hunting horn signifying that the animal hunted has been killed.
- Arion
-
noun,
flourished 7th century b.c, Greek poet: inventor of the dithyramb.
- Miner
-
noun,
Also called mineworker. a person who works in a mine, especially a commercial mine producing coal or metallic ores.
- toman
-
noun,
a coin of Iran, equal to 10 rials.
- arise
-
verb (used without object),
to get up from sitting, lying, or kneeling; rise:
- semi-
-
- airts
-
noun,
a direction.
- moras
-
noun,
the unit of time equivalent to the ordinary or normal short sound or syllable.
- morns
-
noun,
morning.
- Armen
-
- Mines
-
noun,
an excavation made in the earth for the purpose of extracting ores, coal, precious stones, etc.
- mores
-
noun,
an additional quantity, amount, or number:
- Morea
-
noun,
Peloponnesus.
- armet
-
noun,
a completely enclosed helmet having a visor and hinged cheek pieces fastened under the chin.
- tones
-
noun,
any sound considered with reference to its quality, pitch, strength, source, etc.:
- monas
-
noun,
monad.
- Monet
-
noun,
Claude [klawd;; French klohd] /klɔd;; French kloʊd/ (Show IPA), 1840–1926, French painter.
- tomia
-
noun,
the cutting edge of a bird's bill.
- tomes
-
noun,
a book, especially a very heavy, large, or learned book.
- sero-
-
- Siena
-
noun,
a city in Tuscany, in central Italy, S of Florence: cathedral.
- seti-
-
- arson
-
noun,
Law. the malicious burning of another's house or property, or in some statutes, the burning of one's own house or property, as to collect insurance.
- Mitre
-
noun,
Bartolomé [bahr-taw-law-me] /ˌbɑr tɔ lɔˈmɛ/ (Show IPA), 1821–1906, Argentine soldier, statesman, and author: president of Argentina 1862–68.
- Mitra
-
noun,
the mitriform pileus of certain fungi.
- mires
-
noun,
a tract or area of wet, swampy ground; bog; marsh.
- mites
-
noun,
any of numerous small to microscopic arachnids of the subclass Acari, including species that are parasitic on animals and plants or that feed on decaying matter and stored foods.
- miser
-
noun,
a person who lives in wretched circumstances in order to save and hoard money.
- miso-
-
- ornis
-
noun,
an avifauna.
- Artie
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Arthur.
- ornes
-
noun,
a department in NW France. 2372 sq. mi. (6145 sq. km). Capital: Alençon.
- trims
-
noun,
the condition, order, or fitness of a person or thing for action, work, use, etc.
- moans
-
noun,
a prolonged, low, inarticulate sound uttered from or as if from physical or mental suffering.
- Minto
-
noun,
Gilbert John Elliot-Murray-Kynynmond [el-ee-uh t-mur-ee-ki-nin-muh nd,, -muhr-ee-,, el-yuh t-] /ˈɛl i ətˈmɜr i kɪˈnɪn mənd,, -ˈmʌr i-,, ˈɛl yət-/ (Show IPA), 4th Earl of, 1845–1914, British colonial administrator: governor general of Canada 1898–1904; viceroy of India 1905–10.
- arris
-
noun,
a sharp ridge, as between adjoining channels of a Doric column.
- arose
-
verb,
simple past tense of arise.
- mints
-
noun,
any aromatic herb of the genus Mentha, having opposite leaves and small, whorled flowers, as the spearmint and peppermint.
Compare mint family.
- miter
-
noun,
the official headdress of a bishop in the Western Church, in its modern form a tall cap with a top deeply cleft crosswise, the outline of the front and back resembling that of a pointed arch.
- Simon
-
noun,
the original name of the apostle Peter.
Compare Peter.
- Asine
-
noun,
an ancient town in S Greece, on the Gulf of Argolis.
- senti
-
noun,
a monetary unit of Tanzania, the 100th part of a shilling; cent.
- moist
-
adjective,
moderately or slightly wet; damp.
- serin
-
noun,
a small finch, Serinus serinus, of Europe and northern Africa, closely related to the canary.
- toner
-
noun,
a person or thing that tones.
- moire
-
noun,
any moiré fabric.
- Moira
-
noun,
Classical Mythology.
the personification of fate.
Moirai, the Fates.
- tries
-
noun,
plural of try.
- serai
-
noun,
(in Eastern countries) a caravansary.
- ormer
-
noun,
an abalone, Haliotis tuberculata, living in waters of the Channel Islands.
- simar
-
noun,
Also, cymar. a loose, lightweight jacket or robe for women, fashionable in the 17th and 18th centuries.
- orate
-
verb (used with or without object),
to deliver an oration; speak pompously; declaim.
- MSEnt
-
- Moser
-
noun,
Johann Jakob [yoh-hahn yah-kawp] /ˈyoʊ hɑn ˈyɑ kɔp/ (Show IPA), 1701–85, German jurist and publicist.
- anis-
-
- amine
-
noun,
any of a class of compounds derived from ammonia by replacement of one or more hydrogen atoms with organic groups.
- Aneto
-
noun,
Pi·co de [pee-kaw th e] /ˈpi kɔ ðɛ/ (Show IPA). Spanish name of Pic de Néthou.
- amin-
-
- torse
-
noun,
a wreath of twisted silks of two alternating tinctures, usually a metal and a color, depicted supporting a crest or coronet, often upon a helmet.
- Noemi
-
noun,
Naomi (def 1).
- anim.
-
- anime
-
noun,
a Japanese style of motion-picture animation, characterized by highly stylized, colorful art, futuristic settings, violence, and sexuality.
- Roman
-
noun,
a metrical narrative, especially in medieval French literature.
- anise
-
noun,
a Mediterranean plant, Pimpinella anisum, of the parsley family, having loose umbrels of small yellowish-white flowers that yield aniseed.
- nomas
-
noun,
a gangrenous ulceration of the mouth or genitalia, occurring mainly in debilitated children.
- nitre
-
noun,
niter.
- nitr-
-
- Niter
-
noun,
potassium nitrate.
- treas
-
- Omani
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Oman.
- Niort
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Deux-Sèvres, in W France.
- Amer.
-
- Nimes
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Gard, in S France: Roman ruins.
- ament
-
noun,
catkin.
- torsi
-
noun,
a plural of torso.
- nomes
-
noun,
one of the provinces of ancient Egypt.
- omers
-
noun,
a Hebrew unit of dry measure, the tenth part of an ephah.
- notes
-
noun,
a brief record of something written down to assist the memory or for future reference.
- Rimas
-
noun,
a female given name.
- rinse
-
noun,
an act or instance of rinsing.
- oaten
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or made of oats.
- riots
-
noun,
a noisy, violent public disorder caused by a group or crowd of persons, as by a crowd protesting against another group, a government policy, etc., in the streets.
- oater
-
noun,
a movie, television show, etc., about the frontier days of the U.S. West; western; horse opera.
- riser
-
noun,
a person who rises, especially from bed:
- amirs
-
noun,
emir.
- Oates
-
noun,
Joyce Carol, born 1938, U.S. novelist and short-story writer.
- trams
-
noun,
British. a streetcar.
- roast
-
noun,
roasted meat or a piece of roasted meat, as a piece of beef or veal of a quantity and shape for slicing into more than one portion.
- roams
-
noun,
an act or instance of roaming; a ramble.
- riant
-
adjective,
laughing; smiling; cheerful.
- Norse
-
noun,
(used with a plural verb) the Norwegians, especially the ancient Norwegians.
- amort
-
adjective,
spiritless; lifeless.
- Norma
-
noun,
the Rule, a small southern constellation between Lupus and Ara.
- roans
-
noun,
a horse or other animal with a roan coat.
- train
-
noun,
Railroads. a self-propelled, connected group of rolling stock.
- noria
-
noun,
a device consisting of a series of buckets on a wheel, used in Spain and the East for raising water.
- roars
-
noun,
a loud, deep cry or howl, as of an animal or a person:
- amens
-
noun,
an utterance of the interjection “amen.”.
- roset
-
noun,
resin; rosin.
- SEATO
-
noun,
an organization formed in Manila (1954), comprising Australia, Great Britain, France, New Zealand, Pakistan, the Philippines, Thailand, and the United States, for collective defense against aggression in southeastern Asia and the southwestern Pacific: abolished in 1977.
- Aisne
-
noun,
a river in N France, flowing NW and W to the Oise. 175 miles (280 km) long.
- sanit
-
- Santo
-
noun,
a carved figure of a saint, usually of wood, as from Puerto Rico, Mexico, or the southwestern U.S.
- Saone
-
noun,
a river flowing S from NE France to the Rhone. 270 miles (435 km) long.
- 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.
- Sarre
-
noun,
French name of Saar.
- Sarto
-
noun,
Andrea del [ahn-drey-uh del;; Italian ahn-dre-ah del] /ɑnˈdreɪ ə dɛl;; Italian ɑnˈdrɛ ɑ dɛl/ (Show IPA), Andrea del Sarto.
- onset
-
noun,
a beginning or start:
- areo-
-
- satem
-
adjective,
belonging to or consisting of those branches of the Indo-European family in which alveolar or palatal fricatives, as the sounds (s) or (sh), developed in ancient times from Proto-Indo-European palatal stops: the satem branches are Indo-Iranian, Armenian, Slavic, Baltic, and Albanian.
- resit
-
noun,
a test or examination that is retaken.
- Trier
-
noun,
a person or thing that tries or tests; tester.
- Satie
-
noun,
Erik Alfred Leslie [e-reek al-fred les-lee] /ɛˈrik alˈfrɛd lɛsˈli/ (Show IPA), 1866–1925, French composer.
- 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.
- TORES
-
noun,
a torus.
- Aries
-
noun,
Astronomy. the Ram, a zodiacal constellation between Pisces and Taurus.
- orans
-
noun,
orant.
- motes
-
noun,
a small particle or speck, especially of dust.
- orant
-
noun,
a representation of a female figure, with outstretched arms and palms up in a gesture of prayer, in ancient and early Christian art.
- reni-
-
- 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.
- Saite
-
noun,
a native or citizen of Saïs.
- Rosie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Rose.
- omits
-
verb (used with object),
to leave out; fail to include or mention:
- nerts
-
interjection,
nuts (def 1).
- rosin
-
noun,
Chemistry. the yellowish to amber, translucent, hard, brittle, fragmented resin left after distilling the oil of turpentine from the crude oleoresin of the pine: used chiefly in making varnishes, varnish and paint driers, printing inks, and for rubbing on the bows of such string instruments as the violin.
- ante-
-
- antes
-
noun,
Poker. a fixed but arbitrary stake put into the pot by each player before the deal.
- nemos
-
noun,
remote (def 10).
- anti-
-
- antis
-
noun,
a person who is opposed to a particular practice, party, policy, action, etc.
- antre
-
noun,
a cavern; cave.
- nears
-
- rotas
-
noun,
Chiefly British.
a round or rotation of duties; a period of work or duty taken in rotation with others.
an agenda or circuit of sporting events, as a round of golf tournaments, played in different localities throughout the year.
- Saint
-
noun,
any of certain persons of exceptional holiness of life, formally recognized as such by the Christian Church, especially by canonization.
- omni-
-
- nates
-
noun,
buttocks; rump.
- rotes
-
noun,
routine; a fixed, habitual, or mechanical course of procedure:
- restr
-
- naso-
-
- nares
-
plural noun,
the nostrils or the nasal passages.
- Naomi
-
noun,
the mother-in-law of Ruth and the great-grandmother of David. Ruth 1.
- A-one
-
adjective,
noting a vessel regarded by a shipping-classification society as being equipped to the highest standard and with equipment maintained in first-class condition.
- Names
-
noun,
a word or a combination of words by which a person, place, or thing, a body or class, or any object of thought is designated, called, or known.
- toise
-
noun,
an old French unit of length equivalent to 6.395 feet (1.949 meters).
- noise
-
noun,
sound, especially of a loud, harsh, or confused kind:
- minas
-
noun,
an ancient unit of weight and value equal to the sixtieth part of a talent.
- stoma
-
noun,
Also, stomate. Botany. any of various small apertures, especially one of the minute orifices or slits in the epidermis of leaves, stems, etc., through which gases are exchanged.
- terms
-
noun,
a word or group of words designating something, especially in a particular field, as atom in physics, quietism in theology, adze in carpentry, or district leader in politics.
- Stein
-
noun,
a mug, usually earthenware, especially for beer.
- ramet
-
noun,
an individual of a clone.
- emirs
-
noun,
a chieftain, prince, commander, or head of state in some Islamic countries.
- emits
-
verb (used with object),
to send forth (liquid, light, heat, sound, particles, etc.); discharge.
- ster.
-
- Stern
-
noun,
the after part of a vessel (often opposed to stem).
- stime
-
noun,
the smallest bit; a drop, taste, or glimpse.
- trois
-
noun,
the number 3.
- Irons
-
noun,
Jeremy (John) born 1948, English actor.
- steam
-
noun,
water in the form of an invisible gas or vapor.
- term.
-
- Terai
-
noun,
a marshy lowland area in N India and S Nepal, between the Ganges and the foothills of the Himalayas.
- irone
-
noun,
a colorless liquid of isomeric, unsaturated ketones, C 14 H 22 O, obtained from orris root: used in perfumery for its odor of violets.
- stome
-
- Stone
-
noun,
the hard substance, formed of mineral matter, of which rocks consist.
- store
-
noun,
an establishment where merchandise is sold, usually on a retail basis.
- irate
-
adjective,
angry; enraged:
- Storm
-
noun,
a disturbance of the normal condition of the atmosphere, manifesting itself by winds of unusual force or direction, often accompanied by rain, snow, hail, thunder, and lightning, or flying sand or dust.
- Iran.
-
- raise
-
noun,
an increase in amount, as of wages:
- Starr
-
noun,
Belle (Myra Belle Shirley) 1848–89, U.S. outlaw and folk hero.
- iotas
-
noun,
a very small quantity; jot; whit.
- sotie
-
noun,
a satirical and topical comedy employing actors dressed in traditional fool's costume, popular in France during the late Middle Ages, and often used as a curtain raiser to mystery and morality plays.
- maist
-
adjective, noun, adverb,
most.
- remit
-
noun,
Law. a transfer of the record of an action from one tribunal to another, particularly from an appellate court to the court of original jurisdiction.
- aero-
-
- mains
-
noun,
the main or home farm of a manor, as where the ownerlives; manse.
- terr.
-
- Maine
-
noun,
a state in the NE United States, on the Atlantic coast. 33,215 sq. mi. (86,027 sq. km). Capital: Augusta.
Abbreviation: ME (for use with zip code), Me.
- Eaton
-
noun,
Theophilus, 1590–1658, English colonist and colonial administrator in America.
- 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.
- Soter
-
noun,
Saint, pope a.d. 166?–175?.
- aeri-
-
- stare
-
noun,
a staring gaze; a fixed look with the eyes wide open:
- Srta.
-
- stain
-
noun,
a discoloration produced by foreign matter having penetrated into or chemically reacted with a material; a spot not easily removed.
- stair
-
noun,
one of a flight or series of steps for going from one level to another, as in a building.
- Terni
-
noun,
a city in central Italy.
- terna
-
noun,
a list of three names submitted to the pope as recommended to fill a vacant bishopric or benefice.
- 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).
- stane
-
noun, adjective, adverb, verb (used with object),
stone.
- aeons
-
noun,
(in Gnosticism) one of a class of powers or beings conceived as emanating from the Supreme Being and performing various functions in the operations of the universe.
- iters
-
noun,
a canal or passage.
- ramie
-
noun,
an Asian shrub, Boehmeria nivea, of the nettle family, yielding a fiber used especially in making textiles.
- enorm
-
adjective,
enormous; huge; vast.
- Manet
-
noun,
Édouard [ey-dwar] /eɪˈdwar/ (Show IPA), 1832–83, French painter.
- rares
-
adjective,
coming or occurring far apart in time; unusual; uncommon:
- 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.
- ranis
-
noun,
ranee.
- IATSE
-
- temin
-
noun,
Howard M(artin) 1934–94, U.S. virologist: Nobel Prize in medicine 1975.
- Tanis
-
noun,
an ancient city in Lower Egypt, in the Nile delta.
- rants
-
noun,
ranting, extravagant, or violent declamation.
- rates
-
noun,
the amount of a charge or payment with reference to some basis of calculation:
- tares
-
noun,
any of various vetches, especially Vicia sativa.
- Tarim
-
noun,
a river in NW China, in Xinjiang Uygur region. About 1300 miles (2090 km) long.
- Tarne
-
noun,
(in the Iliad) Sardis.
- trone
-
noun,
a large pair of scales, a spring balance, or other weighing device located in a town or marketplace to weigh goods and merchandise.
- tarns
-
noun,
a small mountain lake or pool, especially one in a cirque.
- etnas
-
noun,
Mount, an active volcano in E Sicily. 10,758 feet (3280 meters).
- 30-30
-
- taros
-
noun,
a stemless plant, Colocasia esculenta, of the arum family, cultivated in tropical regions, in the Pacific islands and elsewhere, for the edible tuber.
- erron
-
- rater
-
noun,
a person who makes rates or ratings.
- tears
-
- teams
-
noun,
a number of persons forming one of the sides in a game or contest:
- rason
-
noun,
a long, loose, black gown with wide sleeves, worn by the clergy.
- Imena
-
noun,
a female given name: from an Arabic word meaning “faith.”.
- Tamis
-
noun,
a worsted cloth mesh constructed in open weave and having a corded face, used as a sieve or strainer.
- tera-
-
- tenor
-
noun,
the course of thought or meaning that runs through something written or spoken; purport; drift.
- Ramon
-
noun,
any of several tropical American trees belonging to the genus Brosimum, of the mulberry family, the leaves of which are used as forage, especially B. alicastrum, which bears the breadnut.
- stria
-
noun,
a slight or narrow furrow, ridge, stripe, or streak, especially one of a number in parallel arrangement:
- Ensor
-
noun,
James, 1860–1949, Belgian painter.
- entia
-
noun,
plural of ens.
- Ramos
-
noun,
Fidel V. born 1928, Philippine political leader: president 1992–98.
- ento-
-
- Trona
-
noun,
a monoclinic mineral, grayish or yellowish hydrous sodium carbonate and bicarbonate, Na 2 CO 3 ⋅NaHCO 3 ⋅2H 2 , occurring in dried or partly evaporated lake basins.
- intr.
-
- Taine
-
noun,
Hippolyte Adolphe [ee-paw-leet a-dawlf] /i pɔˈlit aˈdɔlf/ (Show IPA), 1828–93, French literary critic and historian.
- eosin
-
noun,
Also called bromeosin, tetrabromofluorescein. a red, crystalline, water-insoluble solid, C 20 H 8 Br 4 O 5 , derived from fluorescein by bromination: used chiefly as an acid dye for dyeing silk a rose red color and as a histological stain.
- tames
-
adjective,
changed from the wild or savage state; domesticated:
- Taino
-
noun,
a member of an extinct Arawakan Indian tribe of the West Indies.
- teno-
-
- Erato
-
noun,
the Muse of love poetry.
- inst.
-
- inset
-
noun,
something inserted; insert.
- tenia
-
noun,
taenia.
- ERISA
-
noun,
Employee Retirement Income Security Act.
- tains
-
noun,
a thin tin plate.
- inert
-
adjective,
having no inherent power of action, motion, or resistance (opposed to active):
- ratio
-
noun,
the relation between two similar magnitudes with respect to the number of times the first contains the second:
- ratos
-
noun,
rocket-assisted takeoff.
- mairs
-
adjective, noun, adverb,
more.
- reams
-
noun,
a standard quantity of paper, consisting of 20 quires or 500 sheets (formerly 480 sheets), or 516 sheets (printer's ream or perfect ream)
- snore
-
noun,
the act, instance, or sound of snoring.
- astr.
-
- smite
-
Idioms,
smite hip and thigh. hip1 (def 9).
- menta
-
noun,
Entomology. the medial plate of the labium in insects.
- smote
-
verb,
a simple past tense of smite.
- Mensa
-
noun,
Also called altar slab, altar stone. the flat stone forming the top of the altar in a Roman Catholic church.
- meno-
-
- menat
-
noun,
an amulet worn by certain Egyptians in ancient times to secure divine protection and to ensure fertility.
- snare
-
noun,
a device, often consisting of a noose, for capturing small game.
- oste-
-
- snort
-
noun,
the act or sound of snorting.
- merit
-
noun,
claim to respect and praise; excellence; worth.
- Mears
-
noun,
mere3 .
- meant
-
verb,
simple past tense and past participle of mean1 .
- MEANS
-
noun,
Usually, means. (used with a singular or plural verb) an agency, instrument, or method used to attain an end:
- Ostia
-
noun,
a town in central Italy, SW of Rome: ruins from 4th century b.c.; site of ancient port of Rome.
- Soane
-
noun,
Sir John, 1753–1837, English architect.
- tires
-
noun,
British Dialect. fatigue.
- trios
-
noun,
a musical composition for three voices or instruments.
- Tiran
-
noun,
Strait of, a navigable waterway between the N Red Sea and the Gulf of Aqaba.
- matr-
-
- ation
-
- Astor
-
noun,
John Jacob, 1763–1848, U.S. capitalist and fur merchant.
- Aston
-
noun,
Francis William, 1877–1945, English physicist and chemist: Nobel Prize in Chemistry 1922.
- reist
-
verb (used without object),
reest2 .
- metr-
-
- reman
-
verb (used with object),
to man again; furnish with a fresh supply of personnel.
- miens
-
noun,
air, bearing, or demeanor, as showing character, feeling, etc.:
- Siren
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. one of several sea nymphs, part woman and part bird, who lure mariners to destruction by their seductive singing.
- rimes
-
noun,
Also called rime ice. an opaque coating of tiny, white, granular ice particles, caused by the rapid freezing of supercooled water droplets on impact with an object.
Compare frost (def 3), glaze (def 17).
- 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.
- sitar
-
noun,
a lute of India with a small, pear-shaped body and a long, broad, fretted neck.
- osier
-
noun,
any of various willows, as the red osier, having tough, flexible twigs or branches that are used for wickerwork.
- sito-
-
- aster
-
noun,
any composite plant of the genus Aster, having rays varying from white or pink to blue around a yellow disk.
- Metis
-
noun,
any person of mixed ancestry.
- mero-
-
- metas
-
noun,
(in ancient Rome) a column or post, or a group of columns or posts, placed at each end of a racetrack to mark the turning places.
- meta-
-
- Smart
-
noun,
a sharp local pain, usually superficial, as from a wound, blow, or sting.
- meson
-
noun,
Physics. any hadron, or strongly interacting particle, other than a baryon. Mesons are bosons, having spins of 0, 1, 2, …, and, unlike baryons, do not obey a conservation law.
- meso-
-
- smear
-
noun,
an oily, greasy, viscous, or wet substance, especially a dab of such a substance.
- TIROS
-
noun,
one of a series of satellites for transmitting television pictures of the earth's cloud cover.
- astir
-
adjective,
moving or stirring, especially with much activity or excitement:
- Osman
-
noun,
1259–1326, Turkish emir 1299–1326: founder of the Ottoman dynasty.
- meros
-
noun,
(in the Doric order) a flat surface between two channels of a triglyph.
- mater
-
noun,
British Informal. mother1 .
- matin
-
noun,
(often initial capital letter) matins, Also, especially British, mattins. (usually used with a singular verb) Ecclesiastical.
the first of the seven canonical hours.
the service for it, properly beginning at midnight, but sometimes beginning at daybreak.
Also called Morning Prayer. the service of public prayer, said in the morning, in the Anglican Church.
- T-man
-
noun,
a special investigator of the Department of the Treasury.
- rearm
-
verb (used with object),
to arm again.
- manos
-
noun,
the upper or handheld stone used when grinding maize or other grains on a metate.
- times
-
noun,
the system of those sequential relations that any event has to any other, as past, present, or future; indefinite and continuous duration regarded as that in which events succeed one another.
- Maros
-
noun,
Hungarian name of Mures.
- maror
-
noun,
a portion of horseradish or other bitter herb that is eaten at the Seder meal on Passover.
- Marne
-
noun,
a river in NE France, flowing W to the Seine near Paris: battles 1914, 1918, 1944. 325 miles (525 km) long.
- manse
-
noun,
the house and land occupied by a minister or parson.
- timer
-
noun,
a person or thing that times.
- Maris
-
noun,
Roger (Eugene) 1934–85, U.S. baseball player.
- Marie
-
noun,
(Marie Alexandra Victoria of Saxe-Coburg) 1875–1938, queen of Romania 1914–27.
- rears
-
- Mario
-
noun,
a male given name: from the Roman family name Marius.
- 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.
- Maori
-
noun,
a member of the native Polynesian population of New Zealand.
- Terri
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Theresa.
- earns
-
verb (used with object),
to gain or get in return for one's labor or service:
- Terra
-
noun,
earth; land.
- Marin
-
noun,
John, 1870–1953, U.S. painter and etcher.
- Timon
-
noun,
c320–c230 b.c, Greek philosopher.
- Timor
-
noun,
an island in the S part of Indonesia: largest and easternmost of the Lesser Sunda Islands; E half formerly belonged to Portugal. 13,095 sq. mi. (33,913 sq. km).
- Aesir
-
noun,
the principal race of gods, led by Odin and living at Asgard.
- marse
-
noun,
(used chiefly in representation of southern black speech) master.
- atmo-
-
- manit
-
noun,
man-minute.
- tines
-
noun,
a sharp, projecting point or prong, as of a fork.
- mast-
-
- Mason
-
noun,
a person whose trade is building with units of various natural or artificial mineral products, as stones, bricks, cinder blocks, or tiles, usually with the use of mortar or cement as a bonding agent.
- MASER
-
noun,
a device for amplifying electromagnetic waves by stimulated emission of radiation.
- atone
-
verb (used with object),
to make amends for; expiate:
- Sonia
-
noun,
a female given name, Russian form of Sophia.
- manor
-
noun,
(in England) a landed estate or territorial unit, originally of the nature of a feudal lordship, consisting of a lord's demesne and of lands within which he has the right to exercise certain privileges, exact certain fees, etc.
- marts
-
noun,
market; trading center; trade center.
- Marti
-
noun,
José [haw-se] /hɔˈsɛ/ (Show IPA), 1853–1895, Cuban patriot and writer.
- tinea
-
noun,
any of several skin diseases caused by fungi; ringworm.
- 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.
- Reims
-
noun,
a city in NE France: cathedral; unconditional surrender of Germany May 7, 1945.
- SONAR
-
noun,
a method for detecting and locating objects submerged in water by echolocation.
- Reno
-
noun,
Informal. a renovation, as of a building or room.
- Trio
-
noun,
a musical composition for three voices or instruments.
- 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.
- Rima
-
noun,
a female given name.
- rems
-
noun,
the quantity of ionizing radiation whose biological effect is equal to that produced by one roentgen of x-rays.
- RIAS
-
noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- RATO
-
noun,
rocket-assisted takeoff.
- tsar
-
noun,
czar.
- tri-
-
- 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.
- Reis
-
plural noun,
a former money of account of Portugal and Brazil.
- tRNA
-
- trim
-
noun,
the condition, order, or fitness of a person or thing for action, work, use, etc.
- Rein
-
noun,
Often, reins. a leather strap, fastened to each end of the bit of a bridle, by which the rider or driver controls a horse or other animal by pulling so as to exert pressure on the bit.
- Rena
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Marina.
- tron
-
- reit
-
noun,
real-estate investment trust.
- ream
-
noun,
a standard quantity of paper, consisting of 20 quires or 500 sheets (formerly 480 sheets), or 516 sheets (printer's ream or perfect ream)
- rest
-
noun,
the refreshing quiet or repose of sleep:
- Tasm
-
- rime
-
noun,
Also called rime ice. an opaque coating of tiny, white, granular ice particles, caused by the rapid freezing of supercooled water droplets on impact with an object.
Compare frost (def 3), glaze (def 17).
- Soma
-
noun,
the body of an organism as contrasted with its germ cells.
- sore
-
noun,
a sore spot or place on the body.
- sora
-
noun,
a small, short-billed rail, Porzana carolina, of marshy areas of North America.
- Soni
-
- sone
-
noun,
a unit for measuring the loudness of sound, equal to the loudness of a sound that, in the judgment of a group of listeners, is equal to that of a 1000-cycle-per-second reference sound having an intensity of 40 decibels.
- 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.
- Time
-
noun,
the system of those sequential relations that any event has to any other, as past, present, or future; indefinite and continuous duration regarded as that in which events succeed one another.
- TINA
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Tine
-
noun,
a sharp, projecting point or prong, as of a fork.
- some
-
adverb,
(used with numerals and with words expressing degree, extent, etc.) approximately; about:
- rate
-
noun,
the amount of a charge or payment with reference to some basis of calculation:
- SOAR
-
noun,
an act or instance of soaring.
- sort
-
noun,
a particular kind, species, variety, class, or group, distinguished by a common character or nature:
- tion
-
- tire
-
noun,
British Dialect. fatigue.
- snot
-
noun,
Vulgar. mucus from the nose.
- snit
-
noun,
an agitated or irritated state.
- Tiro
-
noun,
tyro.
- site
-
noun,
the position or location of a town, building, etc., especially as to its environment:
- SITA
-
noun,
(in the Ramayana) the wife of Ramachandra, abducted by Ravana and later rescued.
- sire
-
noun,
the male parent of a quadruped.
- Sion
-
noun,
a town in and the capital of Valais, in SW Switzerland.
- toea
-
noun,
a bronze coin and monetary unit of Papua New Guinea, the 100th part of a kina.
- 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.
- sori
-
noun,
plural of sorus.
- Sra.
-
- Sina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Tame
-
adjective,
changed from the wild or savage state; domesticated:
- tars
-
noun,
any of various dark-colored viscid products obtained by the destructive distillation of certain organic substances, as coal or wood.
- 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.
- Taro
-
noun,
a stemless plant, Colocasia esculenta, of the arum family, cultivated in tropical regions, in the Pacific islands and elsewhere, for the edible tuber.
- Tarn
-
noun,
a small mountain lake or pool, especially one in a cirque.
- Tare
-
noun,
any of various vetches, especially Vicia sativa.
- Taos
-
noun,
a Tanoan language spoken in two villages in New Mexico.
- tans
-
noun,
the brown color imparted to the skin by exposure to the sun or open air.
- Tane
-
noun,
a Polynesian god of fertility.
- ten.
-
- Tams
-
noun,
tam-o'-shanter.
- Tena
-
noun,
Koyukon.
- SRAM
-
- tens
-
noun,
a self-operated portable device used to treat chronic pain by sending electrical impulses through electrodes placed over the painful area.
- tain
-
noun,
a thin tin plate.
- ter.
-
- str.
-
- stoa
-
noun,
Greek Architecture. a portico, usually a detached portico of considerable length, that is used as a promenade or meeting place.
- Stir
-
noun,
the act of stirring or moving.
- stem
-
noun,
the ascending axis of a plant, whether above or below ground, which ordinarily grows in an opposite direction to the root or descending axis.
- 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.
- Ste.
-
- Star
-
noun,
any of the heavenly bodies, except the moon, appearing as fixed luminous points in the sky at night.
- Stan
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Stanley.
- tome
-
noun,
a book, especially a very heavy, large, or learned book.
- Sima
-
noun,
an assemblage of rocks, rich in silica and magnesium, that constitutes the lower layer of the earth's crust and is found beneath the ocean floors and the sial of continents.
- Rina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- tors
-
noun,
a rocky pinnacle; a peak of a bare or rocky mountain or hill.
- rote
-
noun,
routine; a fixed, habitual, or mechanical course of procedure:
- Rota
-
noun,
Chiefly British.
a round or rotation of duties; a period of work or duty taken in rotation with others.
an agenda or circuit of sporting events, as a round of golf tournaments, played in different localities throughout the year.
- torn
-
noun,
a drop of the saline, watery fluid continually secreted by the lacrimal glands between the surface of the eye and the eyelid, serving to moisten and lubricate these parts and keep them clear of foreign particles. Synonyms: teardrop.
- ROSE
-
noun,
any of the wild or cultivated, usually prickly-stemmed, pinnate-leaved, showy-flowered shrubs of the genus Rosa.
Compare rose family.
- Rosa
-
noun,
Salvator [sahl-vah-tawr] /ˈsɑl vɑˌtɔr/ (Show IPA), 1615–73, Italian painter and poet.
- rort
-
noun,
a rowdy, usually drunken party.
- RONA
-
- roms
-
noun,
a Gypsy man or boy.
- Rome
-
noun,
Harold (Jacob) 1908–1993, U.S. lyricist and composer.
- Torr
-
noun,
a unit of pressure, being the pressure necessary to support a column of mercury one millimeter high at 0°C and standard gravity, equal to 1333.2 microbars.
- Roma
-
noun,
Rome.
- ROTS
-
noun,
the process of rotting.
- Rom.
-
- roar
-
noun,
a loud, deep cry or howl, as of an animal or a person:
- tram
-
noun,
British. a streetcar.
- roan
-
noun,
a horse or other animal with a roan coat.
- roam
-
noun,
an act or instance of roaming; a ramble.
- 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.
- riot
-
noun,
a noisy, violent public disorder caused by a group or crowd of persons, as by a crowd protesting against another group, a government policy, etc., in the streets.
- Roti
-
noun,
roast.
- sain
-
verb (used with object),
to make the sign of the cross on, as for protection against evil influences.
- Sian
-
noun,
Older Spelling. Xian.
- Sem.
-
- TOMS
-
noun,
the male of various animals, as the turkey.
- SIAM
-
noun,
former name of Thailand (def 1).
- Seta
-
noun,
a stiff hair; bristle or bristlelike part.
- Sert
-
noun,
José María [haw-se mah-ree-ah] /hɔˈsɛ mɑˈri ɑ/ (Show IPA), 1876–1945, Spanish painter.
- Seri
-
noun,
a member of an American Indian people of western Sonora state, Mexico, on the Gulf of California.
- tone
-
noun,
any sound considered with reference to its quality, pitch, strength, source, etc.:
- team
-
noun,
a number of persons forming one of the sides in a game or contest:
- sent
-
noun,
a coin of Estonia until the euro was adopted, the 100th part of a kroon.
- Toni
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Antoinette or Antonia.
- Tore
-
noun,
a torus.
- 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.
- Sam.
-
- sear
-
noun,
a mark or scar made by searing.
- Sean
-
noun,
a male given name, form of John.
- seam
-
noun,
the line formed by sewing together pieces of cloth, leather, or the like.
- sati
-
noun,
a Hindu practice whereby a widow immolates herself on the funeral pyre of her husband: now abolished by law.
- sate
-
noun,
a Southeast Asian, especially Indonesian and Malaysian, dish of marinated, bite-size pieces of meat, skewered, barbecued, and usually served with a peanut-flavored dipping sauce.
- Sat.
-
- Tori
-
noun,
plural of torus.
- 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.
- sane
-
noun,
a private nationwide organization in the U.S., established in 1957, that opposes nuclear testing and advocates international peace.
- Sami
-
noun,
Lapp.
- same
-
Idioms,
all the same,
notwithstanding; nevertheless:
of no difference; immaterial:
- Sera
-
noun,
a plural of serum.
- Sato
-
noun,
Eisaku [ey-sah-koo;; Japanese ey-sah-koo] /eɪˈsɑ ku;; Japanese ˈeɪ sɑˌku/ (Show IPA), 1901–75, Japanese political leader: prime minister 1964–72; Nobel Peace Prize 1974.
- mear
-
noun,
mere3 .
- moan
-
noun,
a prolonged, low, inarticulate sound uttered from or as if from physical or mental suffering.
- Mort
-
noun,
Hunting. the note played on a hunting horn signifying that the animal hunted has been killed.
- morn
-
noun,
morning.
- Ens.
-
- more
-
noun,
an additional quantity, amount, or number:
- Mora
-
noun,
the unit of time equivalent to the ordinary or normal short sound or syllable.
- Mons
-
noun,
an area of the body that is higher than neighboring areas.
- Mona
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Mon.
-
- moit
-
noun,
a foreign particle found in wool, as a burr, twig, or seed.
- eons
-
noun,
an indefinitely long period of time; age.
- moat
-
noun,
a deep, wide trench, usually filled with water, surrounding the rampart of a fortified place, as a town or a castle.
- moas
-
noun,
any of several flightless birds of the family Dinornithidae, of New Zealand, related to the kiwis but resembling the ostrich: extinct since about the end of the 18th century.
- Erin
-
noun,
Literary. Ireland.
- most
-
noun,
the greatest quantity, amount, or degree; the utmost:
- Eris
-
noun,
the ancient Greek goddess of discord and the sister of Ares: identified with the Roman goddess Discordia.
- Erma
-
noun,
a female given name.
- MNAS
-
- Erna
-
noun,
a female given name: from an Old English word meaning “eagle.”.
- Eros
-
noun,
the ancient Greek god of love, identified by the Romans with Cupid.
- mite
-
noun,
any of numerous small to microscopic arachnids of the subclass Acari, including species that are parasitic on animals and plants or that feed on decaying matter and stored foods.
- Mita
-
noun,
a colonial system in Peru by which the Spanish government required Indians to perform periodic forced labor, especially in the mines.
- errs
-
verb (used without object),
to go astray in thought or belief; be mistaken; be incorrect.
- mist
-
noun,
a cloudlike aggregation of minute globules of water suspended in the atmosphere at or near the earth's surface, reducing visibility to a lesser degree than fog.
- mise
-
noun,
a settlement or agreement.
- mis-
-
- Miro
-
noun,
Gabriel [gah-vree-el] /ˌgɑ vriˈɛl/ (Show IPA), 1879–1930, Spanish novelist, short-story writer, and essayist.
- Enos
-
noun,
the son of Seth. Gen. 5:6.
- mote
-
noun,
a small particle or speck, especially of dust.
- Mira
-
noun,
Astronomy. the first long-period pulsating variable star to be discovered, with a period averaging 331 days. It is a red giant and a component of a binary star in the constellation Cetus.
- name
-
noun,
a word or a combination of words by which a person, place, or thing, a body or class, or any object of thought is designated, called, or known.
- NATO
-
noun,
an organization formed in Washington, D.C. (1949), comprising the 12 nations of the Atlantic Pact together with Greece, Turkey, and the Federal Republic of Germany, for the purpose of collective defense against aggression.
- Nast
-
noun,
Thomas, 1840–1902, U.S. illustrator and cartoonist.
- Nasi
-
noun,
the head or president of the Sanhedrin.
- Asti
-
noun,
a city in the Piedmont region of Italy, S of Turin: center of wine-producing region.
- ASTM
-
- atm.
-
- Aten
-
noun,
Aton.
- ates
-
- atom
-
noun,
Physics.
the smallest component of an element having the chemical properties of the element, consisting of a nucleus containing combinations of neutrons and protons and one or more electrons bound to the nucleus by electrical attraction; the number of protons determines the identity of the element.
an atom with one of the electrons replaced by some other particle:
- Aton
-
noun,
a solar deity declared by Amenhotep IV to be the only god, represented as a solar disk with rays ending in human hands.
- ator
-
- Naos
-
noun,
a temple.
- Nair
-
noun,
a group of Hindu castes in the Kerala region of India.
- mots
-
noun,
a pithy or witty remark; bon mot.
- IRAS
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- EARN
-
verb (used with object),
to gain or get in return for one's labor or service:
- ears
-
noun,
the organ of hearing and equilibrium in vertebrates, in humans consisting of an external ear that gathers sound vibrations, a middle ear in which the vibrations resonate against the tympanic membrane, and a fluid-filled internal ear that maintains balance and that conducts the tympanic vibrations to the auditory nerve, which transmits them as impulses to the brain.
- MSIE
-
- East
-
noun,
a cardinal point of the compass, 90° to the right of north. Abbreviation: E.
- MSAE
-
- eats
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- Mrs.
-
plural,
a title of respect prefixed to the surname or full name of a married woman:
- mRNA
-
- emia
-
- emir
-
noun,
a chieftain, prince, commander, or head of state in some Islamic countries.
- emit
-
verb (used with object),
to send forth (liquid, light, heat, sound, particles, etc.); discharge.
- mire
-
noun,
a tract or area of wet, swampy ground; bog; marsh.
- erst
-
adverb,
before the present time; formerly.
- neat
-
noun,
an animal of the genus Bos; a bovine, as a cow or ox.
- iter
-
noun,
a canal or passage.
- Mano
-
noun,
the upper or handheld stone used when grinding maize or other grains on a metate.
- Mani
-
noun,
Manes.
- mane
-
noun,
the long hair growing on the back of or around the neck and neighboring parts of some animals, as the horse or lion.
- Man.
-
- Mair
-
adjective, noun, adverb,
more.
- Main
-
noun,
a principal pipe or duct in a system used to distribute water, gas, etc.
- maes
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Mary.
- M-16
-
noun,
a lightweight, fully automatic rifle shooting a small-caliber bullet at an extremely high velocity: a U.S. Army combat weapon for mobile units and jungle fighting.
- M-14
-
noun,
a fully automatic, gas-operated, .30 caliber rifle developed from the M-1: replaced the M-1 as the standard U.S. Army combat rifle.
- inae
-
- inro
-
noun,
a small lacquer box with compartments for medicines, cosmetics, etc., worn on the waist sash of the traditional Japanese costume.
- ins.
-
- item
-
noun,
a separate article or particular:
- Mare
-
noun,
a fully mature female horse or other equine animal.
- 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.
- int.
-
- into
-
adjective,
Mathematics. pertaining to a function or map from one set to another set, the range of which is a proper subset of the second set, as the function f, from the set of all integers into the set of all perfect squares where f (x) = x 2 for every integer.
- iso-
-
- Iona
-
noun,
an island in the Hebrides, off the W coast of Scotland: center of early Celtic Christianity.
- 1080
-
- Isar
-
noun,
a river in central Europe, flowing NE from W Austria through S Germany to the Danube River. 215 miles (345 km) long.
- ions
-
noun,
an electrically charged atom or group of atoms formed by the loss or gain of one or more electrons, as a cation (positive ion) which is created by electron loss and is attracted to the cathode in electrolysis, or as an anion (negative ion) which is created by an electron gain and is attracted to the anode. The valence of an ion is equal to the number of electrons lost or gained and is indicated by a plus sign for cations and a minus sign for anions, thus: Na + , Cl−, Ca ++ , S = .
- IOTA
-
noun,
a very small quantity; jot; whit.
- Irra
-
noun,
the Akkadian god of pestilence.
- iron
-
noun,
Chemistry. a ductile, malleable, silver-white metallic element, scarcely known in a pure condition, but much used in its crude or impure carbon-containing forms for making tools, implements, machinery, etc. Symbol: Fe; atomic weight: 55.847; atomic number: 26; specific gravity: 7.86 at 20°C.
Compare cast iron, pig iron, steel, wrought iron.
- Irma
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Erma.
- Mar.
-
- Mari
-
noun,
a member of a Uralic people living in scattered communities north of Cheboksary and Kazan in European Russia, mainly in the Mari Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic.
- mint
-
noun,
any aromatic herb of the genus Mentha, having opposite leaves and small, whorled flowers, as the spearmint and peppermint.
Compare mint family.
- mesa
-
noun,
a land formation, less extensive than a plateau, having steep walls and a relatively flat top and common in arid and semiarid parts of the southwestern U.S. and Mexico.
- mins
-
noun,
a group of Chinese languages spoken in southeastern China, including Foochow and Fukienese.
- Mino
-
noun,
Minho.
- MiNE
-
noun,
an excavation made in the earth for the purpose of extracting ores, coal, precious stones, etc.
- Mina
-
noun,
an ancient unit of weight and value equal to the sixtieth part of a talent.
- min.
-
- mien
-
noun,
air, bearing, or demeanor, as showing character, feeling, etc.:
- mias
-
plural,
missing in action.
- Miao
-
noun,
Also, Meo. a member of a diverse group of seminomadic farming people of the mountains of southeastern China and adjacent areas of Laos, North Vietnam, and Thailand.
- eso-
-
- est.
-
- ETAS
-
noun,
the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
- met.
-
- mes-
-
- MARS
-
noun,
the ancient Roman god of war and agriculture, identified with the Greek god Ares.
- MERS
-
noun,
Middle East(ern) Respiratory Syndrome: an often fatal respiratory illness caused by a coronavirus similar to the SARS virus and characterized by fever, coughing, and shortness of breath.
- Etna
-
noun,
Mount, an active volcano in E Sicily. 10,758 feet (3280 meters).
- ment
-
- men-
-
- Meir
-
noun,
Golda [gohl-duh] /ˈgoʊl də/ (Show IPA), (Goldie Mabovitch; Goldie Myerson) 1898–1978, Israeli political leader, born in Russia: prime minister 1969–74.
- meat
-
noun,
the flesh of animals as used for food.
- meas
-
- rase
-
verb (used with object),
raze.
- mean
-
noun,
Usually, means. (used with a singular or plural verb) an agency, instrument, or method used to attain an end:
- Eton
-
noun,
a town in Berkshire, in S England, on the Thames River, W of London: the site of Eton College.
- MatE
-
noun,
a partner in marriage; spouse.
- Mart
-
noun,
market; trading center; trade center.
- NATS
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Nathan or Nathaniel.
- Ire.
-
- Nemo
-
noun,
remote (def 10).
- Oise
-
noun,
a river in W Europe, flowing SW from S Belgium through N France to the Seine, near Paris. 186 miles (300 km) long.
- Amis
-
noun,
Kingsley, 1922–95, English novelist.
- Omri
-
noun,
a king of Israel and the father of Ahab. I Kings 16:16–28.
- omit
-
verb (used with object),
to leave out; fail to include or mention:
- Omer
-
noun,
a Hebrew unit of dry measure, the tenth part of an ephah.
- Amon
-
noun,
Amen.
- omen
-
noun,
anything perceived or happening that is believed to portend a good or evil event or circumstance in the future; portent.
- Omar
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Oman
-
noun,
Sultanate of. Formerly Muscat and Oman. an independent sultanate in SE Arabia. About 82,800 sq. mi. (212,380 sq. km). Capital: Muscat.
- Amor
-
noun,
Cupid.
- Amos
-
noun,
a Minor Prophet of the 8th century b.c.
- Oita
-
noun,
a seaport on NE Kyushu, in S Japan.
- Amri
-
noun,
Omri.
- OATS
-
noun,
a cereal grass, Avena sativa, cultivated for its edible seed.
- Onas
-
noun,
a member of a people of Tierra del Fuego.
- anes
-
adverb,
once.
- oast
-
noun,
a kiln for drying hops or malt.
- ano-
-
- ANSI
-
- ant.
-
- NTIA
-
- Ares
-
noun,
the ancient Greek god of war, a son of Zeus and Hera, identified by the Romans with Mars.
- ARIS
-
- Arm.
-
- nots
-
noun,
a Boolean operator that returns a positive result if its operand is negative and a negative result if its operand is positive.
- note
-
noun,
a brief record of something written down to assist the memory or for future reference.
- arms
-
noun,
the upper limb of the human body, especially the part extending from the shoulder to the wrist.
- Amir
-
noun,
emir.
- Amie
-
noun,
a female friend.
- Arne
-
noun,
Thomas Augustine, 1710–78, English composer of operas and songs.
- ains
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- RARE
-
adjective,
coming or occurring far apart in time; unusual; uncommon:
- rant
-
noun,
ranting, extravagant, or violent declamation.
- Rani
-
noun,
ranee.
- rami
-
noun,
plural of ramus.
- Rais
-
noun,
Gilles de, Retz, Gilles de Laval, Baron de.
- rain
-
noun,
water that is condensed from the aqueous vapor in the atmosphere and falls to earth in drops more than 1/50 inch (0.5 mm) in diameter.
Compare drizzle (def 6).
- aeon
-
noun,
(in Gnosticism) one of a class of powers or beings conceived as emanating from the Supreme Being and performing various functions in the operations of the universe.
- aer-
-
- aet.
-
- AIME
-
- AIMS
-
noun,
the act of aiming or directing anything at or toward a particular point or target.
- Otis
-
noun,
Elisha Graves, 1811–61, U.S. inventor.
- Aire
-
- Ames
-
noun,
a city in central Iowa.
- airs
-
noun,
a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- osar
-
noun,
plural of os3 .
- orts
-
noun,
Usually, orts. a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
- airt
-
noun,
a direction.
- orra
-
adjective,
not regular or scheduled; odd:
- Orne
-
noun,
a department in NW France. 2372 sq. mi. (6145 sq. km). Capital: Alençon.
- Orem
-
noun,
a city in N Utah.
- oras
-
noun,
plural of os2 .
- Oran
-
noun,
a seaport in NW Algeria.
- aits
-
noun,
a small island, especially in a river.
- Ont.
-
- Amen
-
noun,
an utterance of the interjection “amen.”.
- nota
-
noun,
a dorsal plate or sclerite of the thorax of an insect.
- amt.
-
- Arno
-
noun,
Peter (Curtis Arnoux Peters) 1904–68, U.S. cartoonist and author.
- arse
-
noun,
ass2 (defs 1, 2).
- Nome
-
noun,
one of the provinces of ancient Egypt.
- ASME
-
- arr.
-
- nom.
-
- noir
-
adjective,
black; noting the black numbers in roulette.
- noes
-
noun,
an utterance of the word “no.”.
- art.
-
- Nor.
-
- 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.
- Aron
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Nier
-
noun,
Alfred Otto Carl, 1911–1994, U.S. physicist.
- Aser
-
noun,
Asher (def 1).
- nits
-
noun,
the egg of a parasitic insect, especially of a louse, often attached to a hair or a fiber of clothing.
- Asir
-
noun,
a district in SW Saudi Arabia.
- NIMS
-
noun,
a game in which two players alternate in drawing counters, pennies, or the like, from a set of 12 arranged in three rows of 3, 4, and 5 counters, respectively, the object being to draw the last counter, or, sometimes, to avoid drawing it.
- Nero
-
noun,
(Lucius Domitius Ahenobarbus) (“Nero Claudius Caesar Drusus Germanicus”) a.d. 37–68, emperor of Rome 54–68, known for his cruelty and depravity.
- Noma
-
noun,
a gangrenous ulceration of the mouth or genitalia, occurring mainly in debilitated children.
- NIRA
-
- nori
-
noun,
a seaweed having a mildly sweet, salty taste, usually dried, used in Japanese cookery mainly as a wrap for sushi.
- not-
-
- nose
-
noun,
the part of the face or facial region in humans and certain animals that contains the nostrils and the organs of smell and functions as the usual passageway for air in respiration: in humans it is a prominence in the center of the face formed of bone and cartilage, serving also to modify or modulate the voice.
- nos-
-
- Nora
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Honora.
- Norm
-
noun,
a standard, model, or pattern.
- neo-
-
- Neri
-
noun,
Saint Philip (Filippo Neri) 1515–95, Italian priest: founder of Congregation of the Oratory.
- Ar.
-
- Ain
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- toe
-
noun,
one of the terminal digits of the human foot.
- TAO
-
noun,
(in philosophical Taoism) that in virtue of which all things happen or exist.
- Ia.
-
- Tom
-
noun,
the male of various animals, as the turkey.
- io-
-
- at.
-
- TAE
-
preposition,
to.
- ASM
-
- ian
-
noun,
a male given name, Scottish form of John.
- AIR
-
noun,
a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- Aso
-
noun,
Mount, a volcanic mountain in Japan, in central Kyushu, noted for its vast caldera. 5223 feet (1593 meters).
- Am.
-
- Ir.
-
- TSI
-
- TAR
-
noun,
any of various dark-colored viscid products obtained by the destructive distillation of certain organic substances, as coal or wood.
- AIM
-
noun,
the act of aiming or directing anything at or toward a particular point or target.
- IAS
-
- ae.
-
- an.
-
- Tro
-
- TSE
-
- ior
-
- ASR
-
- IRA
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- Ios
-
noun,
a small hawk, Buteo solitarius, having two plumage phases and occurring only on the island of Hawaii, where it is a rare species and the only living indigenous bird of prey.
- AES
-
noun,
any of various early forms of bronze or copper money used in ancient Rome.
Compare as2 (def 1).
- TAM
-
noun,
tam-o'-shanter.
- ier
-
- ion
-
noun,
an electrically charged atom or group of atoms formed by the loss or gain of one or more electrons, as a cation (positive ion) which is created by electron loss and is attracted to the cathode in electrolysis, or as an anion (negative ion) which is created by an electron gain and is attracted to the anode. The valence of an ion is equal to the number of electrons lost or gained and is indicated by a plus sign for cations and a minus sign for anions, thus: Na + , Cl−, Ca ++ , S = .
- ine
-
- ast
-
- IOT
-
- ina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Tai
-
noun,
any of several sparoid fishes of the Pacific Ocean, as Pagrus major (red tai) a food fish of Japan.
- in.
-
- Tan
-
noun,
the brown color imparted to the skin by exposure to the sun or open air.
- TMO
-
- ase
-
- ASI
-
- ANI
-
noun,
any of several black, tropical American cuckoos of the genus Crotophaga, having a compressed, bladelike bill.
- ERS
-
noun,
ervil.
- AMS
-
- ASN
-
- ane
-
adjective, noun, pronoun,
one.
- tra
-
- tr.
-
- eir
-
- EIS
-
- err
-
verb (used without object),
to go astray in thought or belief; be mistaken; be incorrect.
- ans
-
noun,
the Sumerian god of heaven: the counterpart of the Akkadian Anu.
- eat
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- EMR
-
- aor
-
- 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.
- EMS
-
noun,
the letter M, m.
- ERA
-
noun,
a period of time marked by distinctive character, events, etc.:
- EOS
-
noun,
the ancient Greek goddess of the dawn, identified by the Romans with Aurora.
- EMT
-
- en-
-
- Tor
-
noun,
a rocky pinnacle; a peak of a bare or rocky mountain or hill.
- eon
-
noun,
an indefinitely long period of time; age.
- ARS
-
- ERT
-
- ATS
-
noun,
a money of account of Laos, the 100th part of a kip.
- ETA
-
noun,
the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
- 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.
- ETS
-
- ETR
-
- 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.
- eo-
-
- EOM
-
- AME
-
- ETO
-
- ton
-
noun,
a unit of weight, equivalent to 2000 pounds (0.907 metric ton) avoirdupois (short ton) in the U.S. and 2240 pounds (1.016 metric tons) avoirdupois (long ton) in Great Britain.
- EAS
-
noun,
the Akkadian god of wisdom, the son of Apsu and father of Marduk: the counterpart of Enki.
- AMI
-
noun,
a friend, especially a male friend.
- Tim
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Timothy.
- EAM
-
- ean
-
- TIA
-
- TES
-
noun,
ti1 .
- ESR
-
- 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.
- ESA
-
- 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.
- ea.
-
- 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.
- IRO
-
- ROI
-
- NIA
-
- NIM
-
noun,
a game in which two players alternate in drawing counters, pennies, or the like, from a set of 12 arranged in three rows of 3, 4, and 5 counters, respectively, the object being to draw the last counter, or, sometimes, to avoid drawing it.
- nit
-
noun,
the egg of a parasitic insect, especially of a louse, often attached to a hair or a fiber of clothing.
- NMI
-
- NMR
-
- Noe
-
noun,
Noah (def 1).
- ROE
-
noun,
the mass of eggs, or spawn, within the ovarian membrane of the female fish.
- NES
-
- ROA
-
- RNR
-
- RNA
-
- rm.
-
plural,
ream.
- nr.
-
- NRA
-
- NSA
-
- 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:
- ROT
-
noun,
the process of rotting.
- rin
-
noun,
a money of account of Japan, the thousandth part of a yen or the tenth part of a sen.
- So.
-
- MTS
-
- San
-
noun,
a member of a nomadic aboriginal people of southern Africa.
- nae
-
adverb,
no1 ; not.
- NAM
-
noun,
Vietnam.
- IRS
-
- SAE
-
- SRO
-
- RTS
-
- NEA
-
- rte
-
- rt.
-
- RSE
-
- RSA
-
- Rs.
-
- Nat
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Nathan or Nathaniel.
- ne-
-
- OSA
-
- oar
-
noun,
a long shaft with a broad blade at one end, used as a lever for rowing or otherwise propelling or steering a boat.
- mtn
-
- RAM
-
noun,
a male sheep.
- ORT
-
noun,
Usually, orts. a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
- ose
-
- ot-
-
- REM
-
noun,
the quantity of ionizing radiation whose biological effect is equal to that produced by one roentgen of x-rays.
- OTA
-
- ote
-
- OTS
-
- Re.
-
- Ore
-
noun,
a metal-bearing mineral or rock, or a native metal, that can be mined at a profit.
- RMA
-
- RMS
-
plural,
ream.
- Rae
-
noun,
John, 1813–93, Scottish surgeon and Arctic explorer.
- REA
-
- Rai
-
noun,
a style of Algerian popular music played on electric guitar, synthesizer, and percussion instruments.
- RAN
-
noun,
a sea goddess who drags down ships and drowns sailors: the wife of Aegir.
- RAS
-
noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- Orr
-
noun,
Sir John Boyd, Boyd Orr, Sir John.
- Ora
-
noun,
plural of os2 .
- OAS
-
- Om.
-
- OAT
-
noun,
a cereal grass, Avena sativa, cultivated for its edible seed.
- RIM
-
noun,
the outer edge, border, margin, or brink of something, especially of a circular object.
- OEM
-
- OES
-
noun,
the fifteenth letter of the English alphabet, a vowel.
- OIr
-
- Ria
-
noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- OIt
-
- oma
-
plural,
a noun suffix used to form names of tumors, of the kind specified by the base:
- ons
-
- 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.
- OMS
-
noun,
a mantric word thought to be a complete expression of Brahman and interpreted as having three sounds representing Brahma or creation, Vishnu or preservation, and Siva or destruction, or as consisting of the same three sounds, representing waking, dreams, and deep sleep, along with the following silence, which is fulfillment.
- ONA
-
noun,
a member of a people of Tierra del Fuego.
- one
-
noun,
the first and lowest whole number, being a cardinal number; unity.
- ONI
-
- ONR
-
- res
-
noun,
an object or thing; matter.
- MTO
-
- 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.
- Me.
-
- sot
-
noun,
a drunkard.
- M-1
-
noun,
a semiautomatic, gas-operated, .30 caliber, clip-fed rifle, with a weight of 8.56 pounds (3.88 kg): the standard U.S. Army rifle in World War II and in the Korean War.
- MNS
-
- MNE
-
- SRI
-
noun,
a Hindu title of address prefixed to the name of a deity, holy person, etc.
- MNA
-
- Sr.
-
- ISR
-
- MIT
-
- MAE
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Mary.
- MIR
-
noun,
a village commune of peasant farmers in prerevolutionary Russia.
- Sin
-
noun,
transgression of divine law:
- SIR
-
noun,
a respectful or formal term of address used to a man:
- MIE
-
- SIT
-
verb,
(in prescriptions) may it be.
- Moe
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Morris or Moses.
- MTI
-
- ist
-
- MI6
-
noun,
the government's secret intelligence service.
- MI5
-
noun,
the government's security and counterespionage service that works in liaison with Scotland Yard's Special Branch.
- Mao
-
- mi.
-
- ITA
-
- SMA
-
- Meo
-
noun,
Miao (def 1).
- ite
-
- MEA
-
noun,
an acknowledgment of one's responsibility for a fault or error.
- Mat
-
noun,
a piece of fabric made of plaited or woven rushes, straw, hemp, or similar fiber, or of some other pliant material, as rubber, used as a protective covering on a floor or other surface, to wipe the shoes on, etc.
- mas
-
noun,
mother1 .
- MOA
-
noun,
any of several flightless birds of the family Dinornithidae, of New Zealand, related to the kiwis but resembling the ostrich: extinct since about the end of the 18th century.
- MOI
-
- Son
-
noun,
a male child or person in relation to his parents.
- STI
-
- SAR
-
- STM
-
- Mt.
-
- Is.
-
noun,
(used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
- MIA
-
plural,
missing in action.
- ISA
-
- MST
-
- Mo.
-
- MSN
-
- MSI
-
- MSE
-
- MSA
-
- MRI
-
- ism
-
noun,
a distinctive doctrine, theory, system, or practice:
- 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).
- MS.
-
plural,
manuscript.
- MRE
-
- ise
-
- MRA
-
- se-
-
- sea
-
noun,
the salt waters that cover the greater part of the earth's surface.
- Sta
-
- Mr.
-
plural,
mister: a title of respect prefixed to a man's name or position:
- MOT
-
noun,
a pithy or witty remark; bon mot.
- St.
-
- SEI
-
noun,
sei whale.
- MOS
-
noun,
moment (def 1).
- SEN
-
noun,
a money of account of Japan, the 100th part of a yen, now used only in certain quotations, as on foreign exchange.
- MOR
-
- ITO
-
noun,
Prince Hirobumi [hee-raw-boo-mee] /ˈhi rɔˈbu mi/ (Show IPA), 1841–1909, Japanese statesman.
- TI
-
noun,
the syllable for the seventh tone of a diatonic scale.
- 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.
- R.
-
- RA
-
noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- TA
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- M.
-
- T1
-
- t.
-
- RN
-
- AO
-
- 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.
- 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.
- RI
-
- O.
-
- MA
-
noun,
mother1 .
- TN
-
- N.
-
- NA
-
adverb,
no1 .
- er
-
interjection,
(used to express or represent a pause, hesitation, uncertainty, etc.).
- NI
-
- EI
-
- SM
-
- SA
-
- S.
-
- TM
-
- NM
-
- i.
-
- No
-
noun,
an utterance of the word “no.”.
- MN
-
- SI
-
noun,
the syllable used for the seventh tone of a scale and sometimes for the tone B.
- RO
-
- TE
-
noun,
ti1 .
- OE
-
noun,
oy2 .
- OA
-
- et
-
verb,
a simple past tense of eat.
- SN
-
- E.
-
noun,
Edward (St. John) 1925–2000, U.S. writer and illustrator.