Anagrams of keratinous
Word keratinous has
1295 anagrams
that can be made by using the letters of keratinous.
- ketonuria
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noun,
the presence of ketone bodies in the urine.
- urokinase
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noun,
an enzyme, present in the blood and urine of mammals, that activates plasminogen and is used medicinally to dissolve blood clots.
- Touraine
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noun,
a former province in W France. Capital: Tours.
- keratins
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noun,
a scleroprotein or albuminoid substance, found in the dead outer skin layer, and in horn, hair, feathers, hoofs, nails, claws, bills, etc.
- ruinates
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adjective,
ruined.
- 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.
- notaries
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noun,
notary public.
- routines
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noun,
a customary or regular course of procedure.
- outranks
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verb (used with object),
to have a higher rank than:
- instroke
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noun,
a stroke traveling in an inward direction.
- uranites
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noun,
any of the uranium phosphates, as autunite or torbernite.
- taurines
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noun,
a neutral crystalline substance, C 2 H 7 NO 3 S, obtained from bile.
- rainouts
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noun,
a contest, performance, or the like, that has been rained out.
- Neustria
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noun,
the W part of the Frankish kingdom, corresponding roughly to N and NW France.
- taker-in
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noun,
licker-in.
- Transkei
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noun,
a self-governing Bantu territory of South Africa on the Indian Ocean: granted independence in 1976 by South Africa, but not recognized by any other country as an independent state. 16,910 sq. mi. (43,798 sq. km). Capital: Umtata.
- urinates
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verb (used without object),
to pass or discharge urine.
- Katrine
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noun,
Loch, a lake in central Scotland. 8 miles (13 km) long.
- Tourane
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noun,
former name of Danang.
- retains
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verb (used with object),
to keep possession of.
- Tournai
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noun,
a city in W Belgium, on the Scheldt River.
- retsina
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noun,
a strong, resinated white or red wine of Greece and Cyprus.
- kauries
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noun,
kauri.
- arseno-
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- kerato-
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- erasion
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noun,
the act of erasing.
- aristo-
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- Aretino
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noun,
Pietro [pye-traw] /ˈpyɛ trɔ/ (Show IPA), 1492–1556, Italian satirist and dramatist.
- routine
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noun,
a customary or regular course of procedure.
- Kenitra
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noun,
a port in NW Morocco, NE of Rabat.
- treason
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noun,
the offense of acting to overthrow one's government or to harm or kill its sovereign.
- kations
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noun,
cation.
- keratin
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noun,
a scleroprotein or albuminoid substance, found in the dead outer skin layer, and in horn, hair, feathers, hoofs, nails, claws, bills, etc.
- 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.
- sautoir
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noun,
a ribbon, chain, scarf, or the like, tied around the neck in such a manner that the ends cross over each other.
- Kastner
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noun,
Erich [ey-rikh] /ˈeɪ rɪx/ (Show IPA), 1899–1974, German writer.
- Soutine
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noun,
Chaim [khahy-im,, khahy-im] /xaɪˈɪm,, ˈxaɪ ɪm/ (Show IPA), 1894–1943, Lithuanian painter in France.
- take-in
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noun,
a deception, fraud, or imposition.
- Erikson
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noun,
Erik (Homburger) [hom-bur-ger] /ˈhɒm bɜr gər/ (Show IPA), 1902–94, U.S. psychoanalyst, born in Germany.
- Sukarno
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noun,
Achmed [ahk-med] /ˈɑk mɛd/ (Show IPA), 1901–1970, Indonesian statesman: president of the Republic of Indonesia 1945–67.
- tankers
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noun,
a ship, airplane, or truck designed for bulk shipment of liquids or gases.
- 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.
- stonker
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verb (used with object),
to hit hard; knock unconscious.
- stinker
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noun,
a person or thing that stinks.
- sterno-
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- taurine
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noun,
a neutral crystalline substance, C 2 H 7 NO 3 S, obtained from bile.
- stearo-
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- soutane
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noun,
a cassock.
- 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.
- Inkster
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noun,
a city in SE Michigan, near Detroit.
- Austro-
-
- intakes
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noun,
the place or opening at which a fluid is taken into a channel, pipe, etc.
- sinuate
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adjective,
bent in and out; winding; sinuous.
- tinkers
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noun,
a mender of pots, kettles, pans, etc., usually an itinerant.
- atonies
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noun,
Pathology. lack of tone or energy; muscular weakness, especially in a contractile organ.
- senator
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noun,
a member of a senate.
- triunes
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noun,
(initial capital letter) the Trinity.
- saunter
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noun,
a leisurely walk or ramble; stroll.
- tonsure
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noun,
the act of cutting the hair or shaving the head.
- kineto-
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- ruinate
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adjective,
ruined.
- rations
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noun,
a fixed allowance of provisions or food, especially for soldiers or sailors or for civilians during a shortage:
- Anteros
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noun,
Classical Mythology. a brother of Eros, most often regarded as the avenger of unrequited love.
- Ukraine
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noun,
a republic in SE Europe: rich agricultural and industrial region. 223,090 sq. mi. (603,700 sq. km). Capital: Kiev.
- troikas
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noun,
a Russian carriage, wagon, or sleigh drawn by a team of three horses abreast.
- 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.
- orients
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noun,
the Orient,
the countries of Asia, especially East Asia.
(formerly) the countries to the E of the Mediterranean.
- Kutenai
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noun,
a member of a North American Indian people of British Columbia, Montana, and Idaho.
- korunas
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noun,
an aluminum bronze coin and monetary unit of the Czech Republic, equal to 100 halers. Abbreviation: Kčs.
- uranite
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noun,
any of the uranium phosphates, as autunite or torbernite.
- koreans
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noun,
a native or inhabitant of South Korea or North Korea.
- outrank
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verb (used with object),
to have a higher rank than:
- 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.
- rainout
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noun,
a contest, performance, or the like, that has been rained out.
- urinate
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verb (used without object),
to pass or discharge urine.
- antero-
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- nitrous
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adjective,
pertaining to compounds obtained from niter, usually containing less oxygen than the corresponding nitric compounds.
- nutrias
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noun,
the coypu.
- neutro-
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- Anterus
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noun,
Saint, pope a.d. 235–236.
- Kirsten
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noun,
a female given name, Scandinavian form of Christine.
- ratines
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noun,
a loosely woven fabric made with nubby or knotty yarns.
- intro.
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- kurtas
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noun,
a long-sleeved, hip-length shirt worn by men in India.
- neuro-
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- insure
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verb (used with object),
to guarantee against loss or harm.
- intake
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noun,
the place or opening at which a fluid is taken into a channel, pipe, etc.
- Nature
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noun,
the material world, especially as surrounding humankind and existing independently of human activities.
- 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-
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- inures
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verb (used with object),
to accustom to hardship, difficulty, pain, etc.; toughen or harden; habituate (usually followed by to):
- intros
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noun,
an introduction.
- instar
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noun,
an insect in any one of its periods of postembryonic growth between molts.
- skater
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noun,
a person who skates.
- Sirena
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noun,
a female given name.
- Siouan
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noun,
an American Indian language family formerly widespread from Saskatchewan to the lower Mississippi, also found in the Virginia and Carolina piedmont, and including Catawba, Crow, Dakota, Hidatsa, Mandan, Osage, and Winnebago.
- nutria
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noun,
the coypu.
- Nautes
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noun,
(in the Aeneid) an aged Trojan and advisor to Aeneas.
- sinter
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noun,
siliceous or calcareous matter deposited by springs, as that formed around the vent of a geyser.
- sinker
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noun,
a person or thing that sinks.
- 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.
- instr.
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- strake
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noun,
Nautical. a continuous course of planks or plates on a ship forming a hull shell, deck, etc.
- insert
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noun,
something inserted or to be inserted.
- strike
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noun,
an act or instance of striking.
- Strain
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noun,
any force or pressure tending to alter shape, cause a fracture, etc.
- Estrin
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noun,
estrone.
- Nistru
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noun,
Romanian name of Dniester.
- 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.
- stoker
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noun,
a person or thing that stokes.
- stinko
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adjective,
drunk.
- niters
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noun,
potassium nitrate.
- nitres
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noun,
niter.
- nasute
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noun,
a soldier termite characterized by a beaklike snout through which a sticky secretion repellent to other insects is emitted.
- Naoise
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noun,
the husband of Deirdre and a nephew of Conchobar, by whom he was treacherously killed.
- streak
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noun,
a long, narrow mark, smear, band of color, or the like:
- nitro-
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- steno-
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- oaters
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noun,
a movie, television show, etc., about the frontier days of the U.S. West; western; horse opera.
- iatro-
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- norias
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noun,
a device consisting of a series of buckets on a wheel, used in Spain and the East for raising water.
- souter
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noun,
a person who makes or repairs shoes; cobbler; shoemaker.
- Strine
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noun,
Australian English.
- stroke
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noun,
the act or an instance of striking, as with the fist, a weapon, or a hammer; a blow.
- suitor
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noun,
a man who courts or woos a woman.
- sortie
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noun,
a rapid movement of troops from a besieged place to attack the besiegers.
- 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.
- kraits
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noun,
any of several large, usually banded, placid but highly venomous snakes constituting the genus Bungarus, of the cobra family, common in southeastern Asia and the Malay Archipelago.
- Seurat
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noun,
Georges [zhawrzh] /ʒɔrʒ/ (Show IPA), 1859–91, French (pointillist) painter.
- ranket
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noun,
a double-reed wind instrument of the 16th and 17th centuries.
- kauris
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noun,
Also, kauri pine. a tall, coniferous tree, Agathis australis, of New Zealand, yielding a valuable timber and a resin.
- ouster
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noun,
expulsion or removal from a place or position occupied:
- outran
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verb,
simple past tense of outrun.
- Kearns
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noun,
a town in N Utah, near Salt Lake City.
- Keaton
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noun,
Buster (Joseph Francis Keaton) 1895–1966, U.S. film comedian and director.
- routes
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noun,
a course, way, or road for passage or travel:
- rouens
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noun,
a city in and the capital of Seine-Maritime, in N France, on the Seine: famous cathedral; execution of Joan of Arc 1431.
- Rosita
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noun,
a female given name, Spanish form of Rose.
- Rosina
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noun,
a female given name, Italian form of Rose.
- kerat-
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- knouts
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noun,
a whip with a lash of leather thongs, formerly used in Russia for flogging criminals.
- ratine
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noun,
a loosely woven fabric made with nubby or knotty yarns.
- Ostiak
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noun,
Ostyak.
- kernos
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noun,
a Mycenaean ceramic piece, usually in the form of a ring, to which were attached a number of cups or vases.
- Roseau
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noun,
a seaport on and the capital of Dominica.
- Kistna
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noun,
former name of Krishna (def 2).
- ration
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noun,
a fixed allowance of provisions or food, especially for soldiers or sailors or for civilians during a shortage:
- retina
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noun,
the innermost coat of the posterior part of the eyeball that receives the image produced by the lens, is continuous with the optic nerve, and consists of several layers, one of which contains the rods and cones that are sensitive to light.
- Kiruna
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noun,
a city in N Sweden: important iron-mining center.
- retain
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verb (used with object),
to keep possession of.
- Reston
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noun,
James (Barrett) ("Scotty") 1909–1995, U.S. journalist, born in Scotland.
- reskin
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verb (used with object),
to replace or repair the exterior surface or coating of:
- kinase
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noun,
a transferase that catalyzes the phosphorylation of a substrate by ATP.
- reason
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noun,
a basis or cause, as for some belief, action, fact, event, etc.:
- koines
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noun,
(usually initial capital letter) an amalgam of Greek dialects, chiefly Attic and Ionic, that replaced the Classical Greek dialects in the Hellenistic period and flourished under the Roman Empire.
- Korean
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noun,
a native or inhabitant of South Korea or North Korea.
- set-in
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adjective,
made separately and placed within another unit.
- santir
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noun,
a Persian musical instrument resembling a dulcimer.
- Serkin
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noun,
Rudolf [roo-dolf;; German roo-dawlf] /ˈru dɒlf;; German ˈruˌdɔlf/ (Show IPA), 1903–91, U.S. pianist, born in Bohemia.
- krauts
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noun,
Informal. sauerkraut.
- 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.
- Senior
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noun,
a person who is older than another.
- orates
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verb (used with or without object),
to deliver an oration; speak pompously; declaim.
- Saturn
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noun,
an ancient Roman god of agriculture, the consort of Ops, believed to have ruled the earth during an age of happiness and virtue, identified with the Greek god Cronus.
- satori
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noun,
sudden enlightenment.
- satire
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noun,
the use of irony, sarcasm, ridicule, or the like, in exposing, denouncing, or deriding vice, folly, etc.
- Kaiser
-
noun,
a German emperor.
- Sarton
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noun,
May, 1912–95, U.S. poet, novelist, and playwright.
- Sarouk
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noun,
a tightly woven Oriental rug with soft colors and, usually, a center design.
- Kantor
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noun,
MacKinlay [muh-kin-lee] /məˈkɪn li/ (Show IPA), 1904–77, U.S. novelist.
- koruna
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noun,
an aluminum bronze coin and monetary unit of the Czech Republic, equal to 100 halers. Abbreviation: Kčs.
- Kanuri
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noun,
a member of a people living in northeast Nigeria and in Niger.
- Orient
-
noun,
the Orient,
the countries of Asia, especially East Asia.
(formerly) the countries to the E of the Mediterranean.
- Karens
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noun,
a group of people of eastern and southern Burma (Myanmar).
- rutins
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noun,
a bright yellow or greenish-yellow substance, C 27 H 30 O 16 , obtained chiefly from buckwheat, and used in the treatment of capillary fragility.
- Ruston
-
noun,
a city in N Louisiana.
- Rustin
-
noun,
Bayard [bey-erd] /ˈbeɪ ərd/ (Show IPA), 1910–1987, U.S. civil rights leader.
- Ruskin
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noun,
John, 1819–1900, English author, art critic, and social reformer.
- Kosrae
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noun,
an island in the W Pacific: part of the Federated States of Micronesia. 42 sq. mi. (109 sq. km).
- Kastro
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noun,
Mytilene (def 2).
- kation
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noun,
cation.
- ornate
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adjective,
elaborately or sumptuously adorned, often excessively or showily so:
- sunket
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noun,
something, especially something to eat.
- Nestor
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noun,
the oldest and wisest of the Greeks in the Trojan War and a king of Pylos.
- astro-
-
- tuners
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noun,
a person or thing that tunes.
- aorist
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noun,
a verb tense, as in Classical Greek, expressing action or, in the indicative mood, past action, without further limitation or implication.
- toe-in
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noun,
the slight forward convergence given to the front wheels of an automobile to improve steering qualities.
- astern
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adverb,
in a position behind a specified vessel or aircraft:
- trikes
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noun,
tricycle.
- troika
-
noun,
a Russian carriage, wagon, or sleigh drawn by a team of three horses abreast.
- tenias
-
noun,
taenia.
- Eakins
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noun,
Thomas, 1844–1916, U.S. painter.
- Aitken
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noun,
Robert Grant, 1864–1951, U.S. astronomer.
- Uniate
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noun,
a member of an Eastern church that is in union with the Roman Catholic Church, acknowledges the Roman pope as supreme in matters of faith, but maintains its own liturgy, discipline, and rite.
- aniso-
-
- tisane
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noun,
(italics) French. aromatic or herb-flavored tea.
- triens
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noun,
a copper coin of ancient Rome, issued during the Republic, a third part of an as.
- antres
-
noun,
a cavern; cave.
- unites
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noun,
a former gold coin of England, equal to 20 shillings, issued under James I and Charles I.
- Tories
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noun,
a member of the Conservative Party in Great Britain or Canada.
- trines
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noun,
a set or group of three; triad.
- tusker
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noun,
an animal with tusks, as an elephant or a wild boar.
- tineas
-
noun,
any of several skin diseases caused by fungi; ringworm.
- Austin
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noun,
Alfred, 1835–1913, English poet: poet laureate 1896–1913.
- Tunker
-
noun,
Dunker.
- aurist
-
noun,
a physician specializing in the treatment of ear diseases; otologist.
- astron
-
- triose
-
noun,
a monosaccharide that has three atoms of carbon.
- terais
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noun,
a marshy lowland area in N India and S Nepal, between the Ganges and the foothills of the Himalayas.
- Austen
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noun,
Jane, 1775–1817, English novelist.
- Auster
-
noun,
the south wind personified.
- turion
-
noun,
a small shoot, as of asparagus or certain aquatic plants, from which a new plant can develop.
- turkis
-
noun,
the Turkic languages of central Asia, taken collectively.
- austr-
-
- aroint
-
verb (imperative),
begone:
- Triune
-
noun,
(initial capital letter) the Trinity.
- tenuis
-
noun,
an unaspirated, voiceless plosive.
- toners
-
noun,
a person or thing that tones.
- aketon
-
noun,
acton.
- tensor
-
noun,
Anatomy. a muscle that stretches or tightens some part of the body.
- auntie
-
noun,
Informal. aunt.
- 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.
- ariose
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adjective,
characterized by melody; songlike.
- urines
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noun,
the liquid-to-semisolid waste matter excreted by the kidneys, in humans being a yellowish, slightly acid, watery fluid.
- arsen-
-
- tranks
-
noun,
a tranquilizer.
- arkose
-
noun,
a granular sedimentary rock composed of quartz and feldspar or mica; a feldspathic sandstone.
- tanker
-
noun,
a ship, airplane, or truck designed for bulk shipment of liquids or gases.
- takins
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noun,
a mountain-dwelling bovid, Budorcas taxicolor, native to the eastern Himalayas, China, and northern Burma, that resembles a cross between a goat and a musk ox.
- arouse
-
verb (used with object),
to stir to action or strong response; excite:
- trains
-
noun,
Railroads. a self-propelled, connected group of rolling stock.
- traiks
-
verb (used without object),
to become ill or lose one's good health.
- unrest
-
noun,
lack of rest; a restless, troubled, or uneasy state; disquiet:
- urino-
-
- ursine
-
adjective,
of or relating to a bear or bears.
- Atreus
-
noun,
the father of Plisthenes, Agamemnon, Menelaus, and Anaxibia upon whose house Thyestes pronounced a curse.
- 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.
- utero-
-
- atones
-
verb (used with object),
to make amends for; expiate:
- tainos
-
noun,
a member of an extinct Arawakan Indian tribe of the West Indies.
- arsine
-
noun,
Also called arseniuretted hydrogen. a colorless, flammable, slightly water-soluble gas, AsH 3 , having a fetid, garliclike odor, used in chemical warfare.
- urates
-
noun,
a salt of uric acid.
- arsino
-
adjective,
containing the arsino group.
- trokes
-
noun,
truck2 (defs 4–7).
- tauro-
-
- Atkins
-
noun,
Chester ("Chet") 1924–2001, U.S. country-and-western singer and musician.
- unseat
-
verb (used with object),
to dislodge from a seat, especially to throw from a saddle, as a rider; unhorse.
- tarso-
-
- Tarski
-
noun,
Alfred, 1902–1983, U.S. mathematician and logician, born in Poland.
- Easton
-
noun,
a city in E Pennsylvania, on the Delaware River.
- aeron.
-
- tinker
-
noun,
a mender of pots, kettles, pans, etc., usually an itinerant.
- urano-
-
- Artois
-
noun,
a former province in N France: artesian wells.
- taroks
-
noun,
a card game dating probably from the Renaissance and still popular in central Europe, originally played with a special pack of 78 cards but now usually played with 32 cards of a regular pack together with 22 tarots.
- transe
-
noun,
a passageway, as a hallway, alley, or the like.
- trans.
-
- eikons
-
noun,
icon (defs 1, 2).
- 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.
- ratio
-
noun,
the relation between two similar magnitudes with respect to the number of times the first contains the second:
- trois
-
noun,
the number 3.
- troke
-
noun,
truck2 (defs 4–7).
- 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.
- ratos
-
noun,
rocket-assisted takeoff.
- Taino
-
noun,
a member of an extinct Arawakan Indian tribe of the West Indies.
- trike
-
noun,
tricycle.
- reist
-
verb (used without object),
reest2 .
- 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.
- Rouen
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Seine-Maritime, in N France, on the Seine: famous cathedral; execution of Joan of Arc 1431.
- rotes
-
noun,
routine; a fixed, habitual, or mechanical course of procedure:
- 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.
- trank
-
noun,
a tranquilizer.
- 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.
- treas
-
- Rosie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Rose.
- roset
-
noun,
resin; rosin.
- 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.
- roans
-
noun,
a horse or other animal with a roan coat.
- rinse
-
noun,
an act or instance of rinsing.
- reni-
-
- rinks
-
noun,
a smooth expanse of ice for ice-skating, often artificially prepared and inside a building or arena.
- Rieka
-
noun,
Rijeka.
- riant
-
adjective,
laughing; smiling; cheerful.
- tries
-
noun,
plural of try.
- rason
-
noun,
a long, loose, black gown with wide sleeves, worn by the clergy.
- trine
-
noun,
a set or group of three; triad.
- trios
-
noun,
a musical composition for three voices or instruments.
- resit
-
noun,
a test or examination that is retaken.
- 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.
- 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.
- rates
-
noun,
the amount of a charge or payment with reference to some basis of calculation:
- tunka
-
noun,
wax gourd.
- rants
-
noun,
ranting, extravagant, or violent declamation.
- noria
-
noun,
a device consisting of a series of buckets on a wheel, used in Spain and the East for raising water.
- Unit.
-
- oater
-
noun,
a movie, television show, etc., about the frontier days of the U.S. West; western; horse opera.
- oaten
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or made of oats.
- oaken
-
adjective,
made of oak:
- unite
-
noun,
a former gold coin of England, equal to 20 shillings, issued under James I and Charles I.
- Nurse
-
noun,
a person formally educated and trained in the care of the sick or infirm.
Compare nurse-midwife, nurse-practitioner, physician's assistant, practical nurse, registered nurse.
- nukes
-
noun,
a nuclear or thermonuclear weapon.
- Notus
-
noun,
the ancient Greek personification of the south wind.
- notes
-
noun,
a brief record of something written down to assist the memory or for future reference.
- Norse
-
noun,
(used with a plural verb) the Norwegians, especially the ancient Norwegians.
- unset
-
adjective,
not set; not solidified or made firm, as concrete or asphalt.
- untie
-
verb (used with object),
to loose or unfasten (anything tied); let or set loose by undoing a knot.
- uran-
-
- noise
-
noun,
sound, especially of a loud, harsh, or confused kind:
- oinks
-
noun,
the squealing or grunting sound made by a pig.
- urase
-
noun,
urease.
- urate
-
noun,
a salt of uric acid.
- nitre
-
noun,
niter.
- nitr-
-
- ureas
-
noun,
Biochemistry. a compound, CO(NH 2) 2 , occurring in urine and other body fluids as a product of protein metabolism.
- Niter
-
noun,
potassium nitrate.
- Urena
-
noun,
any tropical plant or shrub belonging to the genus Urena, of the mallow family, having clusters of small, yellow flowers, especially U. lobata, which yields a useful bast fiber.
- Niort
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Deux-Sèvres, in W France.
- urine
-
noun,
the liquid-to-semisolid waste matter excreted by the kidneys, in humans being a yellowish, slightly acid, watery fluid.
- neut.
-
- Usnea
-
noun,
any pale-green or gray, mosslike lichen of the genus Usnea, common on rocks and trees.
- neur-
-
- neuks
-
noun,
nook.
- Oates
-
noun,
Joyce Carol, born 1938, U.S. novelist and short-story writer.
- okras
-
noun,
a shrub, Abelmoschus esculentus, of the mallow family, bearing beaked pods.
- ranks
-
noun,
a number of persons forming a separate class in a social hierarchy or in any graded body.
- ourie
-
adjective,
shabby; dingy.
- 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.
- ranis
-
noun,
ranee.
- rakis
-
noun,
a spirituous liquor distilled from grain, grapes, plums, etc., in southeastern Europe and the Near East.
- rakes
-
noun,
an agricultural implement with teeth or tines for gathering cut grass, hay, or the like or for smoothing the surface of the ground.
- raise
-
noun,
an increase in amount, as of wages:
- 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).
- trunk
-
noun,
the main stem of a tree, as distinct from the branches and roots.
- Tunas
-
noun,
any of several large food and game fishes of the family Scombridae, inhabiting temperate and tropical seas.
Compare albacore, bluefin tuna, yellowfin tuna.
- tuner
-
noun,
a person or thing that tunes.
- tunes
-
noun,
a succession of musical sounds forming an air or melody, with or without the harmony accompanying it.
- Outer
-
adjective,
situated on or toward the outside; external; exterior:
- outen
-
verb (used with object),
to turn off (a light) or extinguish (a fire).
- TUNIS
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Tunisia, in the NE part.
- Otaru
-
noun,
a city in W Hokkaido, in N Japan.
- onset
-
noun,
a beginning or start:
- Ostia
-
noun,
a town in central Italy, SW of Rome: ruins from 4th century b.c.; site of ancient port of Rome.
- oste-
-
- osier
-
noun,
any of various willows, as the red osier, having tough, flexible twigs or branches that are used for wickerwork.
- ornis
-
noun,
an avifauna.
- Turin
-
noun,
a city in NW Italy, on the Po: capital of the Kingdom of Italy 1860–65.
- ornes
-
noun,
a department in NW France. 2372 sq. mi. (6145 sq. km). Capital: Alençon.
- Turk.
-
- Turki
-
noun,
the Turkic languages of central Asia, taken collectively.
- turks
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Turkey.
- orate
-
verb (used with or without object),
to deliver an oration; speak pompously; declaim.
- ukase
-
noun,
(in czarist Russia) an edict or order of the czar having the force of law.
- orant
-
noun,
a representation of a female figure, with outstretched arms and palms up in a gesture of prayer, in ancient and early Christian art.
- orans
-
noun,
orant.
- train
-
noun,
Railroads. a self-propelled, connected group of rolling stock.
- runes
-
noun,
any of the characters of certain ancient alphabets, as of a script used for writing the Germanic languages, especially of Scandinavia and Britain, from c200 to c1200, or a script used for inscriptions in a Turkic language of the 6th to 8th centuries from the area near the Orkhon River in Mongolia.
- roues
-
noun,
a dissolute and licentious man; rake.
- nerts
-
interjection,
nuts (def 1).
- stake
-
noun,
a stick or post pointed at one end for driving into the ground as a boundary mark, part of a fence, support for a plant, etc.
- stair
-
noun,
one of a flight or series of steps for going from one level to another, as in a building.
- tears
-
- stain
-
noun,
a discoloration produced by foreign matter having penetrated into or chemically reacted with a material; a spot not easily removed.
- sruti
-
noun,
the Vedas and some of the Upanishads, regarded as divinely revealed.
- Srta.
-
- tenia
-
noun,
taenia.
- 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.
- Soter
-
noun,
Saint, pope a.d. 166?–175?.
- teno-
-
- Sonia
-
noun,
a female given name, Russian form of Sophia.
- SONAR
-
noun,
a method for detecting and locating objects submerged in water by echolocation.
- soken
-
noun,
a district held by socage.
- tenor
-
noun,
the course of thought or meaning that runs through something written or spoken; purport; drift.
- stank
-
noun,
a strong offensive smell; stench.
- snout
-
noun,
the part of an animal's head projecting forward and containing the nose and jaws; muzzle.
- snort
-
noun,
the act or sound of snorting.
- snore
-
noun,
the act, instance, or sound of snoring.
- snoek
-
noun,
a long, slender marine food fish, Thyrsites atun, of the family Gempylidae, of the southern oceans.
- tera-
-
- Terai
-
noun,
a marshy lowland area in N India and S Nepal, between the Ganges and the foothills of the Himalayas.
- Snark
-
noun,
a mysterious, imaginary animal.
- snare
-
noun,
a device, often consisting of a noose, for capturing small game.
- snake
-
noun,
any of numerous limbless, scaly, elongate reptiles of the suborder Serpentes, comprising venomous and nonvenomous species inhabiting tropical and temperate areas.
- terna
-
noun,
a list of three names submitted to the pope as recommended to fill a vacant bishopric or benefice.
- Terni
-
noun,
a city in central Italy.
- skite
-
noun,
a quick, oblique blow or stroke; a chopping blow.
- skirt
-
noun,
the part of a gown, dress, slip, or coat that extends downward from the waist.
- skint
-
adjective,
having no money; penniless.
- stane
-
noun, adjective, adverb, verb (used with object),
stone.
- stare
-
noun,
a staring gaze; a fixed look with the eyes wide open:
- skein
-
noun,
a length of yarn or thread wound on a reel or swift preparatory for use in manufacturing.
- Tarne
-
noun,
(in the Iliad) Sardis.
- sutra
-
noun,
Hinduism. a collection of aphorisms relating to some aspect of the conduct of life.
- Surat
-
noun,
a seaport in S Gujarat, in W India: first British settlement in India 1612.
- tains
-
noun,
a thin tin plate.
- taken
-
noun,
the act of taking.
- takes
-
- takin
-
noun,
a mountain-dwelling bovid, Budorcas taxicolor, native to the eastern Himalayas, China, and northern Burma, that resembles a cross between a goat and a musk ox.
- suite
-
noun,
a number of things forming a series or set.
- suint
-
noun,
the natural grease of the wool of sheep, consisting of a mixture of fatty matter and potassium salts, used as a source of potash and in the preparation of ointments.
- stunk
-
noun,
a strong offensive smell; stench.
- Stuka
-
noun,
a German two-seated dive bomber with a single in-line engine, used by the Luftwaffe in World War II.
- Tanis
-
noun,
an ancient city in Lower Egypt, in the Nile delta.
- stria
-
noun,
a slight or narrow furrow, ridge, stripe, or streak, especially one of a number in parallel arrangement:
- tanks
-
noun,
a large receptacle, container, or structure for holding a liquid or gas:
- tares
-
noun,
any of various vetches, especially Vicia sativa.
- stour
-
noun,
British Dialect.
tumult; confusion.
a storm.
- Stark
-
noun,
Harold Raynsford [reynz-ferd] /ˈreɪnz fərd/ (Show IPA), 1880–1972, U.S. admiral.
- stork
-
noun,
any of several wading birds of the family Ciconiidae, having long legs and a long neck and bill.
Compare adjutant stork, jabiru, marabou (def 1), white stork, wood ibis.
- store
-
noun,
an establishment where merchandise is sold, usually on a retail basis.
- tarns
-
noun,
a small mountain lake or pool, especially one in a cirque.
- tarok
-
noun,
a card game dating probably from the Renaissance and still popular in central Europe, originally played with a special pack of 78 cards but now usually played with 32 cards of a regular pack together with 22 tarots.
- Stone
-
noun,
the hard substance, formed of mineral matter, of which rocks consist.
- 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.
- stoke
-
noun,
a unit of kinematic viscosity, equal to the viscosity of a fluid in poises divided by the density of the fluid in grams per cubic centimeter.
- stirk
-
noun,
a young bull or cow, especially one in its second year.
- stink
-
noun,
a strong offensive smell; stench.
- Stern
-
noun,
the after part of a vessel (often opposed to stem).
- ster.
-
- Stein
-
noun,
a mug, usually earthenware, especially for beer.
- teaks
-
noun,
a large East Indian tree, Tectona grandis, of the verbena family, yielding a hard, durable, resinous, yellowish-brown wood used for shipbuilding, making furniture, etc.
- steak
-
noun,
a slice of meat or fish, especially beef, cooked by broiling, frying, etc.
- Skier
-
noun,
a person who skis.
- Skeat
-
noun,
Walter William, 1835–1912, English philologist and lexicographer.
- rouse
-
noun,
a rousing.
- TORES
-
noun,
a torus.
- 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.
- Saone
-
noun,
a river flowing S from NE France to the Rhone. 270 miles (435 km) long.
- Santo
-
noun,
a carved figure of a saint, usually of wood, as from Puerto Rico, Mexico, or the southwestern U.S.
- tones
-
noun,
any sound considered with reference to its quality, pitch, strength, source, etc.:
- tonia
-
- sanit
-
- Sakti
-
noun,
Shakti.
- saker
-
noun,
an Old World falcon, Falco cherrug, used in falconry.
- tonus
-
noun,
a normal state of continuous slight tension in muscle tissue that facilitates its response to stimulation.
- Saite
-
noun,
a native or citizen of Saïs.
- Saint
-
noun,
any of certain persons of exceptional holiness of life, formally recognized as such by the Christian Church, especially by canonization.
- toran
-
noun,
(in Indian Buddhist and Hindu architecture) a gateway having two or three lintels between two posts.
- rutin
-
noun,
a bright yellow or greenish-yellow substance, C 27 H 30 O 16 , obtained chiefly from buckwheat, and used in the treatment of capillary fragility.
- 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.
- Saruk
-
noun,
Sarouk.
- torsi
-
noun,
a plural of torso.
- torsk
-
noun,
a cod.
- runts
-
noun,
an animal that is small or stunted as compared with others of its kind.
- Taine
-
noun,
Hippolyte Adolphe [ee-paw-leet a-dawlf] /i pɔˈlit aˈdɔlf/ (Show IPA), 1828–93, French literary critic and historian.
- Torun
-
noun,
a city in N Poland, on the Vistula.
- torus
-
noun,
Architecture. a large convex molding, more or less semicircular in profile, commonly forming the lowest molding of the base of a column, directly above the plinth, sometimes occurring as one of a pair separated by a scotia and fillets. and column.
- ruins
-
noun,
ruins, the remains of a building, city, etc., that has been destroyed or that is in disrepair or a state of decay:
- Toure
-
noun,
Sékou [sey-koo] /ˈseɪ ku/ (Show IPA), 1922–84, Guinean political leader: prime minister 1958-72; president 1958–84.
- routs
-
noun,
a defeat attended with disorderly flight; dispersal of a defeated force in complete disorder:
- Tours
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Indre-et-Loire, in W France, on the Loire River: Charles Martel defeated the Saracens near here a.d. 732.
- touse
-
noun,
a commotion; rumpus.
- traik
-
verb (used without object),
to become ill or lose one's good health.
- route
-
noun,
a course, way, or road for passage or travel:
- roust
-
verb (used with object),
to rout, as from a place:
- toner
-
noun,
a person or thing that tones.
- tokes
-
noun,
a tip or gratuity given by a gambler to a dealer or other employee at a casino.
- skean
-
noun,
a knife or dagger formerly used in Ireland and in the Scottish Highlands.
- Seton
-
noun,
a thread or the like inserted beneath the skin to provide drainage or to guide subsequent passage of a tube.
- 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.
- skate
-
noun,
ice skate (def 1).
- sito-
-
- Sitka
-
noun,
a town in SE Alaska, on an island in the Alexander Archipelago: the capital of former Russian America.
- sitar
-
noun,
a lute of India with a small, pear-shaped body and a long, broad, fretted neck.
- 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.
- 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.
- Siren
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. one of several sea nymphs, part woman and part bird, who lure mariners to destruction by their seductive singing.
- tinea
-
noun,
any of several skin diseases caused by fungi; ringworm.
- tines
-
noun,
a sharp, projecting point or prong, as of a fork.
- Sino-
-
- sikra
-
noun,
sikhara.
- siker
-
adverb,
certainly; without doubt.
- Siena
-
noun,
a city in Tuscany, in central Italy, S of Florence: cathedral.
- tious
-
- Satie
-
noun,
Erik Alfred Leslie [e-reek al-fred les-lee] /ɛˈrik alˈfrɛd lɛsˈli/ (Show IPA), 1866–1925, French composer.
- seti-
-
- sero-
-
- Tiran
-
noun,
Strait of, a navigable waterway between the N Red Sea and the Gulf of Aqaba.
- serin
-
noun,
a small finch, Serinus serinus, of Europe and northern Africa, closely related to the canary.
- serai
-
noun,
(in Eastern countries) a caravansary.
- senti
-
noun,
a monetary unit of Tanzania, the 100th part of a shilling; cent.
- tires
-
noun,
British Dialect. fatigue.
- senor
-
noun,
a Spanish term of address equivalent to sir or Mr., used alone or capitalized and prefixed to the name of a man. Abbreviation: Sr.
- TIROS
-
noun,
one of a series of satellites for transmitting television pictures of the earth's cloud cover.
- 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.
- saute
-
noun,
a dish of sautéed food.
- toise
-
noun,
an old French unit of length equivalent to 6.395 feet (1.949 meters).
- token
-
noun,
something serving to represent or indicate some fact, event, feeling, etc.; sign:
- 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.
- Soane
-
noun,
Sir John, 1753–1837, English architect.
- outre
-
adjective,
passing the bounds of what is usual or considered proper; unconventional; bizarre.
- knurs
-
noun,
a knotty or hard protuberance or growth, as on a tree.
- inst.
-
- Aston
-
noun,
Francis William, 1877–1945, English physicist and chemist: Nobel Prize in Chemistry 1922.
- Astor
-
noun,
John Jacob, 1763–1848, U.S. capitalist and fur merchant.
- intr.
-
- astr.
-
- krans
-
noun,
a former silver coin of Iran.
- krait
-
noun,
any of several large, usually banded, placid but highly venomous snakes constituting the genus Bungarus, of the cobra family, common in southeastern Asia and the Malay Archipelago.
- inset
-
noun,
something inserted; insert.
- inure
-
verb (used with object),
to accustom to hardship, difficulty, pain, etc.; toughen or harden; habituate (usually followed by to):
- Kosti
-
noun,
a city in E central Sudan, on the White Nile.
- ation
-
- Korea
-
noun,
a former country in E Asia, on a peninsula SE of Manchuria and between the Sea of Japan and the Yellow Sea: a kingdom prior to 1910; under Japanese rule 1910–45; now divided at 38° N into North Korea and South Korea.
Compare Korean War.
- atone
-
verb (used with object),
to make amends for; expiate:
- Kerns
-
noun,
a part of the face of a type projecting beyond the body or shank, as in certain italic letters.
- keros
-
noun,
a wooden container, as a beaker, made by the Incas.
- Koran
-
noun,
the sacred text of Islam, divided into 114 chapters, or suras: revered as the word of God, dictated to Muhammad by the archangel Gabriel, and accepted as the foundation of Islamic law, religion, culture, and politics.
- astir
-
adjective,
moving or stirring, especially with much activity or excitement:
- kenos
-
noun,
a game of chance, adapted from lotto for gambling purposes.
- inert
-
adjective,
having no inherent power of action, motion, or resistance (opposed to active):
- arose
-
verb,
simple past tense of arise.
- krone
-
noun,
a cupronickel coin and monetary unit of Denmark, equal to 100 öre. Abbreviation: Kr., kr.
- krona
-
noun,
a silver and cupronickel coin and monetary unit of Sweden, equal to 100 öre. Abbreviation: Kr., kr.
- arise
-
verb (used without object),
to get up from sitting, lying, or kneeling; rise:
- Arius
-
noun,
died a.d. 336, Christian priest at Alexandria: founder of Arianism.
- Arkie
-
noun,
a term used to refer to a migrant worker originally from Arkansas.
- Kraut
-
noun,
Informal. sauerkraut.
- iotas
-
noun,
a very small quantity; jot; whit.
- aster
-
noun,
any composite plant of the genus Aster, having rays varying from white or pink to blue around a yellow disk.
- 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.
- Keats
-
noun,
John, 1795–1821, English poet.
- Artie
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Arthur.
- Asine
-
noun,
an ancient town in S Greece, on the Gulf of Argolis.
- keirs
-
noun,
kier.
- Keita
-
noun,
Modibo [maw-dee-baw] /mɔˈdi bɔ/ (Show IPA), 1915–77, African statesman: president of Mali 1960–68.
- Kraus
-
noun,
Karl, 1874–1936, Austrian writer and editor.
- Konia
-
noun,
Konya.
- Koner
-
noun,
Pauline, 1905–2000, U.S. dancer and choreographer.
- Iran.
-
- Erato
-
noun,
the Muse of love poetry.
- Knies
-
noun,
Karl Gustav Adolf [kahrl goo s-tahf ah-dawlf] /kɑrl ˈgʊs tɑf ˈɑ dɔlf/ (Show IPA), 1821–98, German statistician and historical economist.
- knars
-
noun,
a knot on a tree or in wood.
- Ensor
-
noun,
James, 1860–1949, Belgian painter.
- entia
-
noun,
plural of ens.
- ento-
-
- 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.
- kites
-
noun,
a light frame covered with some thin material, to be flown in the wind at the end of a long string.
- etnas
-
noun,
Mount, an active volcano in E Sicily. 10,758 feet (3280 meters).
- kinas
-
noun,
a cupronickel coin and monetary unit of Papua New Guinea, equal to 100 toea.
- kisan
-
noun,
(in India) a peasant.
- kines
-
noun,
a plural of cow1 .
- kirns
-
noun,
a churn.
- Erika
-
noun,
a female given name.
- 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.
- ERISA
-
noun,
Employee Retirement Income Security Act.
- kiers
-
noun,
a large vat in which fibers, yarns, or fabrics are boiled, bleached, or dyed.
- knits
-
noun,
fabric produced by knitting.
- Kerst
-
noun,
Donald William, 1911–1994, U.S. physicist.
- earns
-
verb (used with object),
to gain or get in return for one's labor or service:
- Kesia
-
noun,
a female given name: from an African word meaning “favorite.”.
- Aust.
-
- auto.
-
- Koine
-
noun,
(usually initial capital letter) an amalgam of Greek dialects, chiefly Attic and Ionic, that replaced the Classical Greek dialects in the Hellenistic period and flourished under the Roman Empire.
- koans
-
noun,
a nonsensical or paradoxical question to a student for which an answer is demanded, the stress of meditation on the question often being illuminating.
- ikons
-
noun,
icon (defs 1, 2).
- IATSE
-
- etuis
-
noun,
a small, often decorative case, especially one for needles, toilet articles, or the like.
- Eaton
-
noun,
Theophilus, 1590–1658, English colonist and colonial administrator in America.
- keto-
-
- eikon
-
noun,
icon (defs 1, 2).
- kanes
-
noun,
cain.
- euros
-
noun,
wallaroo.
- Euro-
-
- knout
-
noun,
a whip with a lash of leather thongs, formerly used in Russia for flogging criminals.
- Arion
-
noun,
flourished 7th century b.c, Greek poet: inventor of the dithyramb.
- kinos
-
noun,
(in Europe) a motion-picture theater; cinema.
- ankus
-
noun,
an elephant goad of India with a spike and a hook at one end.
- anise
-
noun,
a Mediterranean plant, Pimpinella anisum, of the parsley family, having loose umbrels of small yellowish-white flowers that yield aniseed.
- naut.
-
- Aiken
-
noun,
Conrad (Potter) 1889–1973, U.S. poet.
- Katie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Katherine or Catherine.
- 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.
- narks
-
noun,
British Slang. a stool pigeon or informer.
- nates
-
noun,
buttocks; rump.
- Irons
-
noun,
Jeremy (John) born 1948, English actor.
- kaons
-
noun,
a meson with strangeness +1 and either positive or zero electric charge, or its antiparticle, with strangeness −1 and either negative or zero electric charge. Symbol: K.
- iters
-
noun,
a canal or passage.
- 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.
- nares
-
plural noun,
the nostrils or the nasal passages.
- Karst
-
noun,
an area of limestone terrane characterized by sinks, ravines, and underground streams.
- anis-
-
- Aneto
-
noun,
Pi·co de [pee-kaw th e] /ˈpi kɔ ðɛ/ (Show IPA). Spanish name of Pic de Néthou.
- Aesir
-
noun,
the principal race of gods, led by Odin and living at Asgard.
- naso-
-
- Karen
-
noun,
a group of people of eastern and southern Burma (Myanmar).
- karts
-
noun,
a small, light, low-slung, four-wheeled vehicle, usually powered by a gasoline engine, capable of speeds up to 60 miles per hour (96 km/h), and used for racing or recreation.
- aero-
-
- kurta
-
noun,
a long-sleeved, hip-length shirt worn by men in India.
- aeri-
-
- Akins
-
noun,
Zoë [zoh-ee] /ˈzoʊ i/ (Show IPA), 1886–1958, U.S. playwright.
- Aries
-
noun,
Astronomy. the Ram, a zodiacal constellation between Pisces and Taurus.
- ante-
-
- kauri
-
noun,
Also, kauri pine. a tall, coniferous tree, Agathis australis, of New Zealand, yielding a valuable timber and a resin.
- areo-
-
- irate
-
adjective,
angry; enraged:
- 30-30
-
- 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.
- karos
-
noun,
a shrub or small tree, Pittosporum crassifolium, of New Zealand, having shiny leaves with a white, felty underside, red flowers, and densely hairy fruit.
- nears
-
- antes
-
noun,
Poker. a fixed but arbitrary stake put into the pot by each player before the deal.
- airts
-
noun,
a direction.
- Kans.
-
- Kansu
-
noun,
Wade-Giles. Gansu.
- antre
-
noun,
a cavern; cave.
- antis
-
noun,
a person who is opposed to a particular practice, party, policy, action, etc.
- anti-
-
- kains
-
noun,
cain.
- Aisne
-
noun,
a river in N France, flowing NW and W to the Oise. 175 miles (280 km) long.
- Akron
-
noun,
a city in NE Ohio.
- sear
-
noun,
a mark or scar made by searing.
- Stan
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Stanley.
- 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.
- ikat
-
noun,
a method of printing woven fabric by tie-dyeing the warp yarns (warp ikat) the weft yarns (weft ikat) or both (double ikat) before weaving.
- 1080
-
- Sra.
-
- Ste.
-
- Star
-
noun,
any of the heavenly bodies, except the moon, appearing as fixed luminous points in the sky at night.
- ikon
-
noun,
icon (defs 1, 2).
- IRAS
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- Eur.
-
- Kain
-
noun,
cain.
- Sat.
-
- Eros
-
noun,
the ancient Greek god of love, identified by the Romans with Cupid.
- erst
-
adverb,
before the present time; formerly.
- 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.
- Esau
-
noun,
a son of Isaac and Rebekah, twin brother of Jacob, to whom he sold his birthright. Gen. 25:21–25.
- sati
-
noun,
a Hindu practice whereby a widow immolates herself on the funeral pyre of her husband: now abolished by law.
- str.
-
- eso-
-
- est.
-
- etui
-
noun,
a small, often decorative case, especially one for needles, toilet articles, or the like.
- ETAS
-
noun,
the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
- Etna
-
noun,
Mount, an active volcano in E Sicily. 10,758 feet (3280 meters).
- 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.
- Sauk
-
noun,
a member of a North American Indian people formerly of Wisconsin and Iowa, now living mostly in Oklahoma.
- saur
-
- Sean
-
noun,
a male given name, form of John.
- 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.
- Eton
-
noun,
a town in Berkshire, in S England, on the Thames River, W of London: the site of Eton College.
- Sekt
-
noun,
sparkling wine; champagne.
- Soni
-
- Sour
-
noun,
something that is sour.
- IOTA
-
noun,
a very small quantity; jot; whit.
- Sika
-
noun,
a small, reddish deer, Cervus nippon, native to eastern Asia: most populations are endangered.
- sike
-
noun,
a small stream.
- skua
-
noun,
Also called bonxie. any of several large brown gull-like predatory birds of the genus Catharacta, related to jaegers, especially C. skua (great skua) of colder waters of both northern and southern seas.
- 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.
- skit
-
noun,
a short literary piece of a humorous or satirical character.
- Iona
-
noun,
an island in the Hebrides, off the W coast of Scotland: center of early Celtic Christianity.
- Sina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- stun
-
noun,
the act of stunning.
- 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.
- 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 = .
- Sink
-
noun,
a basin or receptacle, as in a kitchen or laundry, usually connected with a water supply and drainage system, for washing dishes, clothing, etc.
- 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.
- Skat
-
noun,
a card game for three players, using a pack of 32 playing cards, sevens through aces, the object being to fulfill any of various contracts, with scoring computed on strategy and on tricks won.
- irks
-
verb (used with object),
to irritate, annoy, or exasperate:
- situ
-
noun,
in situ.
- ious
-
- site
-
noun,
the position or location of a town, building, etc., especially as to its environment:
- Ire.
-
- neo-
-
- Sion
-
noun,
a town in and the capital of Valais, in SW Switzerland.
- Irak
-
noun,
Iraq.
- sire
-
noun,
the male parent of a quadruped.
- Sian
-
noun,
Older Spelling. Xian.
- int.
-
- souk
-
noun,
suk.
- Seri
-
noun,
a member of an American Indian people of western Sonora state, Mexico, on the Gulf of California.
- inae
-
- iter
-
noun,
a canal or passage.
- sort
-
noun,
a particular kind, species, variety, class, or group, distinguished by a common character or nature:
- sori
-
noun,
plural of sorus.
- 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.
- sore
-
noun,
a sore spot or place on the body.
- sent
-
noun,
a coin of Estonia until the euro was adopted, the 100th part of a kroon.
- sora
-
noun,
a small, short-billed rail, Porzana carolina, of marshy areas of North America.
- 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.
- Sera
-
noun,
a plural of serum.
- soke
-
noun,
the privilege of holding court, usually connected with the feudal rights of lordship.
- snit
-
noun,
an agitated or irritated state.
- SOAR
-
noun,
an act or instance of soaring.
- iso-
-
- inks
-
noun,
a fluid or viscous substance used for writing or printing.
- Sert
-
noun,
José María [haw-se mah-ree-ah] /hɔˈsɛ mɑˈri ɑ/ (Show IPA), 1876–1945, Spanish painter.
- soak
-
noun,
the act or state of soaking or the state of being soaked.
- inro
-
noun,
a small lacquer box with compartments for medicines, cosmetics, etc., worn on the waist sash of the traditional Japanese costume.
- snot
-
noun,
Vulgar. mucus from the nose.
- ins.
-
- Seta
-
noun,
a stiff hair; bristle or bristlelike part.
- Isar
-
noun,
a river in central Europe, flowing NE from W Austria through S Germany to the Danube River. 215 miles (345 km) long.
- skin
-
noun,
the external covering or integument of an animal body, especially when soft and flexible.
- neat
-
noun,
an animal of the genus Bos; a bovine, as a cow or ox.
- Erna
-
noun,
a female given name: from an Old English word meaning “eagle.”.
- tri-
-
- tuis
-
noun,
a black New Zealand honey eater, Prosthemadera novaeseelandiae, having a patch of white feathers on each side of the throat, sometimes tamed as a pet.
- Tues
-
- tsar
-
noun,
czar.
- ANSI
-
- ant.
-
- tron
-
- ANTU
-
- tRNA
-
- anus
-
noun,
the opening at the lower end of the alimentary canal, through which the solid refuse of digestion is excreted.
- A-OK
-
adjective, adverb,
Informal. OK; perfect:
- Aoki
-
noun,
Shuzo [shoo-zaw] /ˈʃu zɔ/ (Show IPA), 1844–1914, first Japanese ambassador to U.S., 1905–09.
- Trio
-
noun,
a musical composition for three voices or instruments.
- Ares
-
noun,
the ancient Greek god of war, a son of Zeus and Hera, identified by the Romans with Mars.
- trek
-
noun,
a journey or trip, especially one involving difficulty or hardship.
- ano-
-
- ARIS
-
- Ark.
-
- arks
-
noun,
(sometimes initial capital letter). Also called Noah's Ark. the large boat built by Noah in which he saved himself, his family, and a pair of every kind of creature during the Flood. Gen. 6–9.
- Arne
-
noun,
Thomas Augustine, 1710–78, English composer of operas and songs.
- Arno
-
noun,
Peter (Curtis Arnoux Peters) 1904–68, U.S. cartoonist and author.
- Aron
-
noun,
a male given name.
- arse
-
noun,
ass2 (defs 1, 2).
- art.
-
- Tour
-
noun,
a traveling around from place to place.
- Aser
-
noun,
Asher (def 1).
- Asir
-
noun,
a district in SW Saudi Arabia.
- tors
-
noun,
a rocky pinnacle; a peak of a bare or rocky mountain or hill.
- 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.
- tuna
-
noun,
any of several large food and game fishes of the family Scombridae, inhabiting temperate and tropical seas.
Compare albacore, bluefin tuna, yellowfin tuna.
- tune
-
noun,
a succession of musical sounds forming an air or melody, with or without the harmony accompanying it.
- Tore
-
noun,
a torus.
- aet.
-
- Utes
-
noun,
Informal. a utility vehicle.
- Utas
-
noun,
any of several iguanid lizards of the genus Uta, of the western U.S. and northern Mexico.
- USNA
-
- USIA
-
- user
-
noun,
a person or thing that uses.
- USAR
-
- uro-
-
- Uris
-
noun,
a canton in central Switzerland. 415 sq. mi. (1075 sq. km). Capital: Altdorf.
- 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.
- uria
-
- uret
-
- aer-
-
- urea
-
noun,
Biochemistry. a compound, CO(NH 2) 2 , occurring in urine and other body fluids as a product of protein metabolism.
- unto
-
preposition,
to (in its various uses, except as the accompaniment of the infinitive).
- anes
-
adverb,
once.
- ains
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- Ainu
-
noun,
a member of an aboriginal population of northernmost Japan, having lighter skin and hairier bodies than other Japanese.
- Aire
-
- airs
-
noun,
a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- airt
-
noun,
a direction.
- uni-
-
- Ukr.
-
- ukes
-
noun,
ukulele.
- aits
-
noun,
a small island, especially in a river.
- tusk
-
noun,
(in certain animals) a tooth developed to great length, usually one of a pair, as in the elephant, walrus, and wild boar, but singly in the narwhal.
- Akin
-
adjective,
of kin; related by blood (usually used predicatively):
- Tura
-
noun,
Cosimo [kaw-zee-maw] /ˈkɔ zi mɔ/ (Show IPA), c1430–98? Italian painter.
- tuns
-
noun,
a large cask for holding liquids, especially wine, ale, or beer.
- Tori
-
noun,
plural of torus.
- tonk
-
noun,
a form of rummy for two or more players with deuces wild.
- suet
-
noun,
the hard fatty tissue about the loins and kidneys of beef, sheep, etc., used in cooking or processed to yield tallow.
- Tane
-
noun,
a Polynesian god of fertility.
- task
-
noun,
a definite piece of work assigned to, falling to, or expected of a person; duty.
- East
-
noun,
a cardinal point of the compass, 90° to the right of north. Abbreviation: E.
- tars
-
noun,
any of various dark-colored viscid products obtained by the destructive distillation of certain organic substances, as coal or wood.
- eats
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- 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.
- Eisk
-
noun,
Yeisk.
- Enki
-
noun,
a Sumerian water god and god of wisdom: the counterpart of the Akkadian Ea.
- tank
-
noun,
a large receptacle, container, or structure for holding a liquid or gas:
- Enos
-
noun,
the son of Seth. Gen. 5:6.
- Taku
-
noun,
Wade-Giles. Dagu.
- 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.
- Ens.
-
- eons
-
noun,
an indefinitely long period of time; age.
- eous
-
- tain
-
noun,
a thin tin plate.
- Surt
-
noun,
the guardian and ruler of Muspelheim, destined to defeat Frey at Ragnarok and destroy the world with fire.
- sure
-
Idioms,
for sure, as a certainty; surely:
- Erik
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Sura
-
noun,
any of the 114 chapters of the Koran.
- sur-
-
- sunk
-
noun,
a basin or receptacle, as in a kitchen or laundry, usually connected with a water supply and drainage system, for washing dishes, clothing, etc.
- Erin
-
noun,
Literary. Ireland.
- Eris
-
noun,
the ancient Greek goddess of discord and the sister of Ares: identified with the Roman goddess Discordia.
- suit
-
noun,
a set of clothing, armor, or the like, intended for wear together.
- taur
-
- EARN
-
verb (used with object),
to gain or get in return for one's labor or service:
- Asti
-
noun,
a city in the Piedmont region of Italy, S of Turin: center of wine-producing region.
- auks
-
noun,
any of several usually black-and-white diving birds of the family Alcidae, of northern seas, having webbed feet and small wings.
- Toni
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Antoinette or Antonia.
- tone
-
noun,
any sound considered with reference to its quality, pitch, strength, source, etc.:
- toke
-
noun,
a tip or gratuity given by a gambler to a dealer or other employee at a casino.
- Asur
-
noun,
Assur.
- toea
-
noun,
a bronze coin and monetary unit of Papua New Guinea, the 100th part of a kina.
- Aten
-
noun,
Aton.
- ates
-
- Tiro
-
noun,
tyro.
- tire
-
noun,
British Dialect. fatigue.
- 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.
- tion
-
- ator
-
- Auer
-
noun,
Leopold [lee-uh-pohld;; Hungarian ley-aw-pawlt] /ˈli əˌpoʊld;; Hungarian ˈleɪ ɔˌpɔlt/ (Show IPA), 1845–1930, Hungarian violinist and teacher.
- Tine
-
noun,
a sharp, projecting point or prong, as of a fork.
- Teak
-
noun,
a large East Indian tree, Tectona grandis, of the verbena family, yielding a hard, durable, resinous, yellowish-brown wood used for shipbuilding, making furniture, etc.
- TINA
-
noun,
a female given name.
- aune
-
noun,
an old French unit of measure for fabrics, equivalent to about 47 inches (119 cm).
- 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.
- aunt
-
noun,
the sister of one's father or mother.
- aur-
-
- Aus.
-
- 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.
- aut-
-
- ter.
-
- tens
-
noun,
a self-operated portable device used to treat chronic pain by sending electrical impulses through electrodes placed over the painful area.
- Tena
-
noun,
Koyukon.
- ten.
-
- teas
-
noun,
the dried and prepared leaves of a shrub, Camellia sinensis, from which a somewhat bitter, aromatic beverage is prepared by infusion in hot water.
- Kane
-
noun,
cain.
- SITA
-
noun,
(in the Ramayana) the wife of Ramachandra, abducted by Ravana and later rescued.
- Kano
-
noun,
a city in N Nigeria.
- oast
-
noun,
a kiln for drying hops or malt.
- RIAS
-
noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- Kuna
-
noun,
the basic monetary unit of Croatia, equal to 100 lipa.
- Reus
-
noun,
a city in Catalonia, NE Spain, on the Mediterranean Sea.
- KIAS
-
- 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.
- Kier
-
noun,
a large vat in which fibers, yarns, or fabrics are boiled, bleached, or dyed.
- kina
-
noun,
a cupronickel coin and monetary unit of Papua New Guinea, equal to 100 toea.
- rest
-
noun,
the refreshing quiet or repose of sleep:
- kine
-
noun,
a plural of cow1 .
- Oaks
-
noun,
any tree or shrub belonging to the genus Quercus, of the beech family, bearing the acorn as fruit.
- kino
-
noun,
(in Europe) a motion-picture theater; cinema.
- NTIA
-
- 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.
- Kris
-
noun,
creese.
- Reno
-
noun,
Informal. a renovation, as of a building or room.
- Rena
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Marina.
- reit
-
noun,
real-estate investment trust.
- Krio
-
noun,
an English-based creole of Sierra Leone, a first language of the residents of Freetown and its environs, and a lingua franca elsewhere in the country.
- OATS
-
noun,
a cereal grass, Avena sativa, cultivated for its edible seed.
- kins
-
noun,
a person's relatives collectively; kinfolk.
- Reis
-
plural noun,
a former money of account of Portugal and Brazil.
- Rein
-
noun,
Often, reins. a leather strap, fastened to each end of the bit of a bridle, by which the rider or driver controls a horse or other animal by pulling so as to exert pressure on the bit.
- nuke
-
noun,
a nuclear or thermonuclear weapon.
- Rina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Reik
-
noun,
Theodor [thee-uh-dawr,, -dohr;; German tey-aw-dawr] /ˈθi əˌdɔr,, -ˌdoʊr;; German ˈteɪ ɔˌdɔr/ (Show IPA), 1888–1969, U.S. psychologist and author, born in Austria.
- Kure
-
noun,
a seaport on SW Honshu, in SW Japan.
- Kurt
-
noun,
a male given name.
- roke
-
noun,
a seam or scratch filled with scale or slag on the surface of an ingot or bar.
- nos-
-
- nose
-
noun,
the part of the face or facial region in humans and certain animals that contains the nostrils and the organs of smell and functions as the usual passageway for air in respiration: in humans it is a prominence in the center of the face formed of bone and cartilage, serving also to modify or modulate the voice.
- not-
-
- roan
-
noun,
a horse or other animal with a roan coat.
- nota
-
noun,
a dorsal plate or sclerite of the thorax of an insect.
- kurn
-
noun,
kirn2 .
- RNAS
-
- note
-
noun,
a brief record of something written down to assist the memory or for future reference.
- nots
-
noun,
a Boolean operator that returns a positive result if its operand is negative and a negative result if its operand is positive.
- rink
-
noun,
a smooth expanse of ice for ice-skating, often artificially prepared and inside a building or arena.
- Kura
-
noun,
a river flowing from NE Turkey, through the Georgian Republic and Azerbaijan SE to the Caspian Sea. 950 miles (1530 km) long.
- 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.
-
- nous
-
noun,
Greek Philosophy. mind or intellect.
- risk
-
noun,
exposure to the chance of injury or loss; a hazard or dangerous chance:
- Rise
-
noun,
an act or instance of rising.
- ket-
-
- Kore
-
noun,
Greek Antiquity. a sculptured representation of a young woman, especially one produced prior to the 5th century b.c.
- keta
-
noun,
chum salmon.
- oiks
-
noun,
oaf; lout.
- oink
-
noun,
the squealing or grunting sound made by a pig.
- Rosa
-
noun,
Salvator [sahl-vah-tawr] /ˈsɑl vɑˌtɔr/ (Show IPA), 1615–73, Italian painter and poet.
- kran
-
noun,
a former silver coin of Iran.
- Onas
-
noun,
a member of a people of Tierra del Fuego.
- kras
-
noun,
Isthmus of, the narrowest part of the Malay Peninsula, between the Bay of Bengal and the Gulf of Siam. 35 miles (56 km) wide.
- outs
-
noun,
a means of escape or excuse, as from a place, punishment, retribution, responsibility, etc.:
- Knut
-
noun,
Canute.
- Ont.
-
- onus
-
noun,
a difficult or disagreeable obligation, task, burden, etc.
- koan
-
noun,
a nonsensical or paradoxical question to a student for which an answer is demanded, the stress of meditation on the question often being illuminating.
- Oran
-
noun,
a seaport in NW Algeria.
- koas
-
noun,
a Hawaiian acacia, Acacia koa, of the legume family, characterized by spreading branches and gray bark.
- out-
-
- oras
-
noun,
plural of os2 .
- knur
-
noun,
a knotty or hard protuberance or growth, as on a tree.
- oust
-
verb (used with object),
to expel or remove from a place or position occupied:
- Ouse
-
noun,
Also called Great Ouse. a river in E England, flowing NE to the Wash. 160 miles (260 km) long.
- ours
-
noun,
(used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
- Kona
-
noun,
a southwesterly winter wind in Hawaii, often strong and bringing rain.
- Otis
-
noun,
Elisha Graves, 1811–61, U.S. inventor.
- Orne
-
noun,
a department in NW France. 2372 sq. mi. (6145 sq. km). Capital: Alençon.
- kors
-
noun,
homer2 .
- Orsk
-
noun,
a city in the S Russian Federation in Europe, on the Ural River.
- orts
-
noun,
Usually, orts. a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
- osar
-
noun,
plural of os3 .
- 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).
- Knt.
-
- kirn
-
noun,
a churn.
- knar
-
noun,
a knot on a tree or in wood.
- RATO
-
noun,
rocket-assisted takeoff.
- kirs
-
noun,
an apéritif of white wine or sometimes champagne (Kir Royale) flavored with cassis.
- kist
-
noun,
a coffer; a money chest.
- 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.
- kite
-
noun,
a light frame covered with some thin material, to be flown in the wind at the end of a long string.
- rate
-
noun,
the amount of a charge or payment with reference to some basis of calculation:
- Oita
-
noun,
a seaport on NE Kyushu, in S Japan.
- okas
-
noun,
Also called old oka. a former measure of weight in Turkey and neighboring countries, equal to about 2.75 pounds (1.25 kilograms).
Also called new oka. a modern measure of weight in Turkey and neighboring countries, standarized as equal to the kilogram.
- Rask
-
noun,
Rasmus Christian [ras-muh s kris-chuh n;; Danish rahs-moo s krees-tyahn] /ˈræs məs ˈkrɪs tʃən;; Danish ˈrɑs mʊs ˈkris tyɑn/ (Show IPA), 1787–1832, Danish philologist.
- rase
-
verb (used with object),
raze.
- rant
-
noun,
ranting, extravagant, or violent declamation.
- Rais
-
noun,
Gilles de, Retz, Gilles de Laval, Baron de.
- Rank
-
noun,
a number of persons forming a separate class in a social hierarchy or in any graded body.
- knit
-
noun,
fabric produced by knitting.
- Oken
-
noun,
Lorenz (Lorenz Ockenfuss) 1779–1851, German naturalist and philosopher.
- Rani
-
noun,
ranee.
- okes
-
noun,
oka1 .
- raku
-
noun,
a thick-walled, rough, dark lead-glazed Japanese earthenware used in the tea ceremony.
- raki
-
noun,
a spirituous liquor distilled from grain, grapes, plums, etc., in southeastern Europe and the Near East.
- Okie
-
noun,
a term used to refer to a migrant farm worker from Oklahoma or nearby states, especially one who moved westward during the Great Depression.
- knot
-
noun,
an interlacing, twining, looping, etc., of a cord, rope, or the like, drawn tight into a knob or lump, for fastening, binding, or connecting two cords together or a cord to something else.
- rake
-
noun,
an agricultural implement with teeth or tines for gathering cut grass, hay, or the like or for smoothing the surface of the ground.
- okra
-
noun,
a shrub, Abelmoschus esculentus, of the mallow family, bearing beaked pods.
- RONA
-
- 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.
- ROSE
-
noun,
any of the wild or cultivated, usually prickly-stemmed, pinnate-leaved, showy-flowered shrubs of the genus Rosa.
Compare rose family.
- rune
-
noun,
any of the characters of certain ancient alphabets, as of a script used for writing the Germanic languages, especially of Scandinavia and Britain, from c200 to c1200, or a script used for inscriptions in a Turkic language of the 6th to 8th centuries from the area near the Orkhon River in Mongolia.
- NIRA
-
- Rusk
-
noun,
a slice of sweet raised bread dried and baked again in the oven; zwieback.
- Ruse
-
noun,
a trick, stratagem, or artifice.
- Rus.
-
- Kate
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Katherine or Catherine.
- runt
-
noun,
an animal that is small or stunted as compared with others of its kind.
- kero
-
noun,
a wooden container, as a beaker, made by the Incas.
- kats
-
- Nike
-
noun,
the ancient Greek goddess of victory.
- Nasi
-
noun,
the head or president of the Sanhedrin.
- nark
-
noun,
British Slang. a stool pigeon or informer.
- ruin
-
noun,
ruins, the remains of a building, city, etc., that has been destroyed or that is in disrepair or a state of decay:
- rues
-
noun,
sorrow; repentance; regret.
- Naos
-
noun,
a temple.
- Nair
-
noun,
a group of Hindu castes in the Kerala region of India.
- nits
-
noun,
the egg of a parasitic insect, especially of a louse, often attached to a hair or a fiber of clothing.
- Niue
-
noun,
an island in the S Pacific between Tonga and Cook Islands: possession of New Zealand. 5128; about 100 sq. mi. (260 sq. km).
- Nast
-
noun,
Thomas, 1840–1902, U.S. illustrator and cartoonist.
- Rust
-
noun,
Also called iron rust. the red or orange coating that forms on the surface of iron when exposed to air and moisture, consisting chiefly of ferric hydroxide and ferric oxide formed by oxidation.
- Kean
-
noun,
Edmund, 1787–1833, English actor, especially known for performance of Shakespearean roles.
- 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.
- Sark
-
noun,
any long, shirtlike garment worn next to the skin, as a chemise, nightshirt, or the like.
- 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.
- Kant
-
noun,
Immanuel [ih-man-yoo-uh l;; German ih-mah-noo-el] /ɪˈmæn yu əl;; German ɪˈmɑ nuˌɛl/ (Show IPA), 1724–1804, German philosopher.
- sank
-
noun,
a basin or receptacle, as in a kitchen or laundry, usually connected with a water supply and drainage system, for washing dishes, clothing, etc.
- Neri
-
noun,
Saint Philip (Filippo Neri) 1515–95, Italian priest: founder of Congregation of the Oratory.
- kaon
-
noun,
a meson with strangeness +1 and either positive or zero electric charge, or its antiparticle, with strangeness −1 and either negative or zero electric charge. Symbol: K.
- 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.
- sane
-
noun,
a private nationwide organization in the U.S., established in 1957, that opposes nuclear testing and advocates international peace.
- Saki
-
noun,
any of several monkeys of the genus Pithecia, of tropical South America, having a golden-brown to black, thick, shaggy coat and a long, bushy, nonprehensile tail.
- kart
-
noun,
a small, light, low-slung, four-wheeled vehicle, usually powered by a gasoline engine, capable of speeds up to 60 miles per hour (96 km/h), and used for racing or recreation.
- sake
-
noun,
cause, account, interest, or benefit:
- karo
-
noun,
a shrub or small tree, Pittosporum crassifolium, of New Zealand, having shiny leaves with a white, felty underside, red flowers, and densely hairy fruit.
- sain
-
verb (used with object),
to make the sign of the cross on, as for protection against evil influences.
- neuk
-
noun,
nook.
- NATS
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Nathan or Nathaniel.
- NATO
-
noun,
an organization formed in Washington, D.C. (1949), comprising the 12 nations of the Atlantic Pact together with Greece, Turkey, and the Federal Republic of Germany, for the purpose of collective defense against aggression.
- Kars
-
noun,
a city in NE Turkey.
- Nier
-
noun,
Alfred Otto Carl, 1911–1994, U.S. physicist.
- noes
-
noun,
an utterance of the word “no.”.
- runs
-
noun,
an act or instance, or a period of running:
- keas
-
noun,
a large, greenish New Zealand parrot, Nestor notabilis.
- Nora
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Honora.
- Roti
-
noun,
roast.
- kens
-
noun,
knowledge, understanding, or cognizance; mental perception:
- rote
-
noun,
routine; a fixed, habitual, or mechanical course of procedure:
- Nor.
-
- Kent
-
noun,
James, 1763–1847, U.S. jurist.
- rout
-
noun,
a defeat attended with disorderly flight; dispersal of a defeated force in complete disorder:
- ROUS
-
noun,
(Francis) Peyton, 1879–1970, U.S. pathologist: Nobel Prize in medicine 1966.
- noir
-
adjective,
black; noting the black numbers in roulette.
- 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.
- ROTS
-
noun,
the process of rotting.
- keat
-
noun,
keet.
- Kern
-
noun,
a part of the face of a type projecting beyond the body or shank, as in certain italic letters.
- roue
-
noun,
a dissolute and licentious man; rake.
- keno
-
noun,
a game of chance, adapted from lotto for gambling purposes.
- Keos
-
noun,
a Greek island in the Aegean, off the SE coast of the Greek mainland. 56 sq. mi. (145 sq. km).
- nori
-
noun,
a seaweed having a mildly sweet, salty taste, usually dried, used in Japanese cookery mainly as a wrap for sushi.
- Keir
-
noun,
kier.
- UAE
-
- ae.
-
- one
-
noun,
the first and lowest whole number, being a cardinal number; unity.
- ast
-
- Tor
-
noun,
a rocky pinnacle; a peak of a bare or rocky mountain or hill.
- ASR
-
- Ar.
-
- 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:
- USA
-
- Aso
-
noun,
Mount, a volcanic mountain in Japan, in central Kyushu, noted for its vast caldera. 5223 feet (1593 meters).
- urn
-
noun,
a large or decorative vase, especially one with an ornamental foot or pedestal.
- UAR
-
- ASN
-
- USE
-
noun,
the act of employing, using, or putting into service:
- ONA
-
noun,
a member of a people of Tierra del Fuego.
- ONR
-
- ASK
-
noun,
the first man, made by the gods from an ash tree.
- urs
-
noun,
an ancient Sumerian city on the Euphrates, in S Iraq: extensive excavations, especially of royal tombs.
- an.
-
- ne-
-
- ONI
-
- Usk
-
noun,
a river flowing S and SE from SE Wales through SW England into the Severn estuary. 60 miles (97 km) long.
- ons
-
- toe
-
noun,
one of the terminal digits of the human foot.
- ATS
-
noun,
a money of account of Laos, the 100th part of a kip.
- ake
-
verb (used without object),
ache.
- ane
-
adjective, noun, pronoun,
one.
- ORT
-
noun,
Usually, orts. a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
- uti
-
- Kos
-
noun,
a unit of land distance of various lengths from 1 to 3 miles (1.6 to 4.8 km).
- kr.
-
- Ore
-
noun,
a metal-bearing mineral or rock, or a native metal, that can be mined at a profit.
- Tiu
-
noun,
an English god of the sky and of war, the equivalent of Tyr in Scandinavian mythology.
- UTE
-
noun,
Informal. a utility vehicle.
- TKO
-
- NES
-
- NEA
-
- Kra
-
noun,
Isthmus of, the narrowest part of the Malay Peninsula, between the Bay of Bengal and the Gulf of Siam. 35 miles (56 km) wide.
- at.
-
- ANI
-
noun,
any of several black, tropical American cuckoos of the genus Crotophaga, having a compressed, bladelike bill.
- Uta
-
noun,
any of several iguanid lizards of the genus Uta, of the western U.S. and northern Mexico.
- USR
-
- ASU
-
- USO
-
- 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.
- USN
-
- Ora
-
noun,
plural of os2 .
- tun
-
noun,
a large cask for holding liquids, especially wine, ale, or beer.
- Nat
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Nathan or Nathaniel.
- ASI
-
- Uri
-
noun,
a canton in central Switzerland. 415 sq. mi. (1075 sq. km). Capital: Altdorf.
- 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.
- ur-
-
- ans
-
noun,
the Sumerian god of heaven: the counterpart of the Akkadian Anu.
- NSA
-
- OAT
-
noun,
a cereal grass, Avena sativa, cultivated for its edible seed.
- nae
-
adverb,
no1 ; not.
- AIR
-
noun,
a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- OAS
-
- 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.
- uns
-
- UNO
-
- krs
-
- NSU
-
- AOU
-
- NRA
-
- aor
-
- OAK
-
noun,
any tree or shrub belonging to the genus Quercus, of the beech family, bearing the acorn as fruit.
- Noe
-
noun,
Noah (def 1).
- 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.
- OSA
-
- ksi
-
- Tro
-
- ANU
-
noun,
a twining herb, Tropaeolum tuberosum, of the nasturtium family, found in the Andes, having edible tubers and large flowers with yellow petals and red spurs.
- Kun
-
noun,
Béla [bey-lo] /ˈbeɪ lɒ/ (Show IPA), 1885–1937, Hungarian Communist leader.
- NUS
-
noun,
the 13th letter of the Greek alphabet (Ν, ν).
- Une
-
- Kur
-
noun,
(in Sumerian mythology) the world of the dead.
- NUT
-
noun,
a dry fruit consisting of an edible kernel or meat enclosed in a woody or leathery shell.
- Ain
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- NIA
-
- tra
-
- Una
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Latin word meaning “one.”.
- oke
-
noun,
oka1 .
- UIT
-
- ase
-
- nik
-
- ait
-
noun,
a small island, especially in a river.
- ARU
-
- Oka
-
noun,
Also called old oka. a former measure of weight in Turkey and neighboring countries, equal to about 2.75 pounds (1.25 kilograms).
Also called new oka. a modern measure of weight in Turkey and neighboring countries, standarized as equal to the kilogram.
- ure
-
- OIt
-
- ARS
-
- tr.
-
- tui
-
noun,
a black New Zealand honey eater, Prosthemadera novaeseelandiae, having a patch of white feathers on each side of the throat, sometimes tamed as a pet.
- TSE
-
- nr.
-
- tue
-
- Tu.
-
- OIr
-
- 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.
- Uke
-
noun,
ukulele.
- AES
-
noun,
any of various early forms of bronze or copper money used in ancient Rome.
Compare as2 (def 1).
- tsk
-
noun,
an exclamation of “tsk.”.
- nit
-
noun,
the egg of a parasitic insect, especially of a louse, often attached to a hair or a fiber of clothing.
- oik
-
noun,
oaf; lout.
- TSI
-
- OES
-
noun,
the fifteenth letter of the English alphabet, a vowel.
- OAU
-
- ose
-
- uts
-
noun,
the syllable once generally used for the first tone or keynote of a scale and sometimes for the tone C: now commonly superseded by do.
- Auk
-
noun,
any of several usually black-and-white diving birds of the family Alcidae, of northern seas, having webbed feet and small wings.
- ROT
-
noun,
the process of rotting.
- ine
-
- ROI
-
- ROK
-
noun,
a soldier in the army of the Republic of Korea.
- Son
-
noun,
a male child or person in relation to his parents.
- ink
-
noun,
a fluid or viscous substance used for writing or printing.
- SNU
-
- Ker
-
- SKU
-
- ROA
-
- Skt
-
- 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 = .
- Ken
-
noun,
knowledge, understanding, or cognizance; mental perception:
- ski
-
noun,
one of a pair of long, slender runners made of wood, plastic, or metal used in gliding over snow.
- ior
-
- Ios
-
noun,
a small hawk, Buteo solitarius, having two plumage phases and occurring only on the island of Hawaii, where it is a rare species and the only living indigenous bird of prey.
- IOT
-
- ROE
-
noun,
the mass of eggs, or spawn, within the ovarian membrane of the female fish.
- sot
-
noun,
a drunkard.
- IOU
-
- kor
-
noun,
homer2 .
- eu-
-
- rin
-
noun,
a money of account of Japan, the thousandth part of a yen or the tenth part of a sen.
- IRA
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- ITU
-
- io-
-
- Ia.
-
- ian
-
noun,
a male given name, Scottish form of John.
- Sta
-
- ina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- St.
-
- ier
-
- SRI
-
noun,
a Hindu title of address prefixed to the name of a deity, holy person, etc.
- Sr.
-
- Ike
-
noun,
Eisenhower, Dwight David.
- RNA
-
- Sou
-
noun,
(formerly) either of two bronze coins of France, equal to 5 centimes and 10 centimes.
- in.
-
- ska
-
noun,
a modern style of vocalized Jamaican popular music, which emerged in the 1950s as a blend of African-Jamaican folk music, calypso, and American rhythm and blues, notable for its shuffling, scratchlike tempo and jazzlike horn riffs on the offbeat.
- Rs.
-
- Ria
-
noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- SEI
-
noun,
sei whale.
- 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).
- ITA
-
- ite
-
- So.
-
- SRO
-
- SAE
-
- SEN
-
noun,
a money of account of Japan, the 100th part of a yen, now used only in certain quotations, as on foreign exchange.
- ITO
-
noun,
Prince Hirobumi [hee-raw-boo-mee] /ˈhi rɔˈbu mi/ (Show IPA), 1841–1909, Japanese statesman.
- ISR
-
- sea
-
noun,
the salt waters that cover the greater part of the earth's surface.
- se-
-
- IUS
-
- San
-
noun,
a member of a nomadic aboriginal people of southern Africa.
- Sau
-
noun,
German name of Sava.
- Kt.
-
- ka-
-
- SAR
-
- ist
-
- rut
-
noun,
a furrow or track in the ground, especially one made by the passage of a vehicle or vehicles.
- RSA
-
- Rue
-
noun,
sorrow; repentance; regret.
- Ir.
-
- RSE
-
- SIT
-
verb,
(in prescriptions) may it be.
- rt.
-
- rte
-
- RTS
-
- SIR
-
noun,
a respectful or formal term of address used to a man:
- irk
-
verb (used with object),
to irritate, annoy, or exasperate:
- ise
-
- Kea
-
noun,
a large, greenish New Zealand parrot, Nestor notabilis.
- IRO
-
- run
-
noun,
an act or instance, or a period of running:
- Sin
-
noun,
transgression of divine law:
- IRS
-
- Is.
-
noun,
(used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
- ISA
-
- Kas
-
noun,
(in the Netherlands and in Dutch colonies) a large cabinet of the 17th and 18th centuries, having two doors and often a number of drawers at the bottom, and usually having an elaborately painted or carved decoration with a heavy cornice.
- KIA
-
- IAS
-
- STI
-
- TAO
-
noun,
(in philosophical Taoism) that in virtue of which all things happen or exist.
- eat
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- Kan
-
- Rae
-
noun,
John, 1813–93, Scottish surgeon and Arctic explorer.
- Rai
-
noun,
a style of Algerian popular music played on electric guitar, synthesizer, and percussion instruments.
- eir
-
- EIS
-
- TAR
-
noun,
any of various dark-colored viscid products obtained by the destructive distillation of certain organic substances, as coal or wood.
- ETS
-
- EAS
-
noun,
the Akkadian god of wisdom, the son of Apsu and father of Marduk: the counterpart of Enki.
- RAN
-
noun,
a sea goddess who drags down ships and drowns sailors: the wife of Aegir.
- Tan
-
noun,
the brown color imparted to the skin by exposure to the sun or open air.
- RAS
-
noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- eon
-
noun,
an indefinitely long period of time; age.
- EOS
-
noun,
the ancient Greek goddess of the dawn, identified by the Romans with Aurora.
- kn.
-
- ERA
-
noun,
a period of time marked by distinctive character, events, etc.:
- Re.
-
- TAU
-
noun,
the 19th letter of the Greek alphabet (T, τ).
- Tai
-
noun,
any of several sparoid fishes of the Pacific Ocean, as Pagrus major (red tai) a food fish of Japan.
- oui
-
adverb, noun,
yes.
- ot-
-
- 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.
- OTA
-
- ote
-
- TIA
-
- TES
-
noun,
ti1 .
- OTS
-
- our
-
noun,
(used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
- Koa
-
noun,
a Hawaiian acacia, Acacia koa, of the legume family, characterized by spreading branches and gray bark.
- eo-
-
- ETA
-
noun,
the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
- ea.
-
- koi
-
noun,
any of various colorful cultivated forms of the common carp, Cyprinus carpio, apparently originating in Japan and other parts of eastern temperate Asia.
- ean
-
- ear
-
noun,
the organ of hearing and equilibrium in vertebrates, in humans consisting of an external ear that gathers sound vibrations, a middle ear in which the vibrations resonate against the tympanic membrane, and a fluid-filled internal ear that maintains balance and that conducts the tympanic vibrations to the auditory nerve, which transmits them as impulses to the brain.
- 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.
- 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.
- en-
-
- res
-
noun,
an object or thing; matter.
- ESA
-
- stk
-
- ERT
-
- Sue
-
noun,
Eugène [œ-zhen] /œˈʒɛn/ (Show IPA), (Marie Joseph Sue) 1804–57, French novelist.
- Sui
-
noun,
a dynasty ruling in China a.d. 589–618.
- erk
-
noun,
an aircraftsman of the lowest rank in the Royal Air Force.
- kir
-
noun,
an apéritif of white wine or sometimes champagne (Kir Royale) flavored with cassis.
- Suk
-
noun,
(especially in the Arab countries) the market, especially the traditional bazaar.
- SUN
-
noun,
(often initial capital letter) the star that is the central body of the solar system, around which the planets revolve and from which they receive light and heat: its mean distance from the earth is about 93 million miles (150 million km), its diameter about 864,000 miles (1.4 million km), and its mass about 330,000 times that of the earth; its period of surface rotation is about 26 days at its equator but longer at higher latitudes.
- REA
-
- ERS
-
noun,
ervil.
- Kit
-
noun,
a set or collection of tools, supplies, instructional matter, etc., for a specific purpose:
- Esk
-
- ESR
-
- ESU
-
- kin
-
noun,
a person's relatives collectively; kinfolk.
- 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.
- ETO
-
- TAE
-
preposition,
to.
- ETR
-
- Stu
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Stewart or Stuart.
- TN
-
- EI
-
- E.
-
noun,
Edward (St. John) 1925–2000, U.S. writer and illustrator.
- 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.
- SA
-
- tk
-
- OE
-
noun,
oy2 .
- OA
-
- OU
-
noun,
a rare Hawaiian honeycreeper, Psittirostra psittacea, having an olive-green body, a parrotlike bill, and in the male a bright yellow head.
- AU
-
plural,
to the; at the; with the.
- i.
-
- TI
-
noun,
the syllable for the seventh tone of a diatonic scale.
- 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.
- K.
-
- O.
-
- UT
-
noun,
the syllable once generally used for the first tone or keynote of a scale and sometimes for the tone C: now commonly superseded by do.
- KO
-
noun,
a knockout in boxing.
- NU
-
noun,
the 13th letter of the Greek alphabet (Ν, ν).
- KI
-
noun,
the Sumerian goddess personifying earth: the counterpart of the Akkadian Aruru.
- K2
-
noun,
Also called Godwin Austen [god-win aw-stin] /ˈgɒd wɪn ˈɔ stɪn/ (Show IPA), Dapsang [duh p-suhng] /dəpˈsʌŋ/ (Show IPA). a mountain in N Kashmir, in the Karakoram range: second highest peak in the world. 28,250 feet (8611 meters).
- 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.
- U.
-
- AO
-
- sk
-
- UK
-
- OK
-
noun,
an approval, agreement, or endorsement:
- UI
-
- TA
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- AK
-
- T1
-
- NI
-
- NA
-
adverb,
no1 .
- N.
-
- t.
-
- No
-
noun,
an utterance of the word “no.”.
- er
-
interjection,
(used to express or represent a pause, hesitation, uncertainty, etc.).
- RO
-
- RU
-
- SU
-
- RI
-
- RA
-
noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- R.
-
- SI
-
noun,
the syllable used for the seventh tone of a scale and sometimes for the tone B.
- TE
-
noun,
ti1 .
- SN
-
- et
-
verb,
a simple past tense of eat.
- S.
-
- RN
-