Anagrams of kindergartens
Word kindergartens has
1 exact anagrams and 1919 other words
that can be made by using the letters of kindergartens.
- ring-streaked
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adjective,
having streaks or bands of color around the body.
- kindergarten
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noun,
a school or class for young children between the ages of four and six years.
- ringstraked
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adjective,
ring-streaked.
- dreikanters
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noun,
a pebble or boulder having three faces formed by the action of windblown sand.
- renderings
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noun,
an act or instance of interpretation, rendition, or depiction, as of a dramatic part or a musical composition:
- tangerines
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noun,
Also called mandarin, mandarin orange. any of several varieties of mandarin, cultivated widely, especially in the U.S.
- restrained
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adjective,
characterized by restraint:
- grenadiers
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noun,
(in the British army) a member of the first regiment of household infantry (Grenadier Guards)
- gradienter
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noun,
an instrument on a transit for measuring angles of inclination in terms of their tangents.
- denigrates
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verb (used with object),
to speak damagingly of; criticize in a derogatory manner; sully; defame:
- Grenadines
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noun,
a chain of about 600 islands in the E West Indies in the Windward Islands: a former British colony; now divided between Grenada and St. Vincent and the Grenadines.
- intergrade
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noun,
an intermediate grade, form, stage, etc.
- dreikanter
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noun,
a pebble or boulder having three faces formed by the action of windblown sand.
- argentines
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noun,
a silvery substance, especially one obtained from fish scales, used in making imitation pearls.
- streeking
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noun,
the act of stretching one's limbs, as on awakening or by exercise.
- ankerites
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noun,
a carbonate mineral related to dolomite but with iron replacing part of the magnesium.
- estranged
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adjective,
displaying or evincing a feeling of alienation; alienated.
- gardeners
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noun,
a person who is employed to cultivate or care for a garden, lawn, etc.
- Tangerine
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noun,
Also called mandarin, mandarin orange. any of several varieties of mandarin, cultivated widely, especially in the U.S.
- agentries
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noun,
the profession, business, or activities of an agent:
- Argentine
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noun,
a silvery substance, especially one obtained from fish scales, used in making imitation pearls.
- re-strain
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verb (used with or without object),
to strain again.
- dentaries
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noun,
one of a pair of membrane bones that in lower vertebrates form the distal part of the lower jaws and in mammals comprise the mandible.
- irredenta
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noun,
a region that is under the political jurisdiction of one nation but is related to another by reason of cultural, historical, and ethnic ties.
- denigrate
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verb (used with object),
to speak damagingly of; criticize in a derogatory manner; sully; defame:
- deringers
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noun,
derringer.
- detainers
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noun,
a writ for the further detention of a person already in custody.
- tragedies
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noun,
a lamentable, dreadful, or fatal event or affair; calamity; disaster:
- arresting
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noun,
the taking of a person into legal custody, as by officers of the law.
- grenadine
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noun,
a thin fabric of leno weave in silk, nylon, rayon, or wool.
- designate
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adjective,
named or selected for an office, position, etc., but not yet installed (often used in combination following the noun it modifies):
- tanneries
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noun,
a place where tanning is carried on.
- end-grain
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noun,
wood grain, as at the end of a board, resulting from a cut across the grain.
- integrand
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noun,
the expression to be integrated.
- dinergate
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noun,
a soldier ant.
- endearing
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adjective,
tending to make dear or beloved.
- ternaries
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noun,
a group of three.
- endangers
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verb (used with object),
to expose to danger; imperil:
- grandsire
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noun,
a grandfather.
- greensand
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noun,
a sandstone containing much glauconite, which gives it a greenish hue.
- grenadier
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noun,
(in the British army) a member of the first regiment of household infantry (Grenadier Guards)
- retainers
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noun,
a person or thing that retains.
- engrained
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adjective,
ingrained.
- stingaree
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noun,
a stingray.
- astringer
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noun,
a person who trains and flies short-winged hawks, as the goshawk.
- rendering
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noun,
an act or instance of interpretation, rendition, or depiction, as of a dramatic part or a musical composition:
- einkanter
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noun,
a pebble or boulder having a single facet formed by the action of windblown sand.
- Nanterre
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noun,
a city in and the capital of Hauts-de-Seine, in N France: W suburb of Paris.
- anserine
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adjective,
of or relating to the subfamily Anserinae, of the family Anatidae, comprising the true geese.
- grannies
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noun,
Informal. a grandmother.
- digester
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noun,
a person or thing that digests.
- Stringer
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noun,
a person or thing that strings.
- serrated
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adjective,
having a notched edge or sawlike teeth, especially for cutting; serrate:
- ankerite
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noun,
a carbonate mineral related to dolomite but with iron replacing part of the magnesium.
- stringed
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noun,
a slender cord or thick thread used for binding or tying; line.
- serranid
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noun,
any of numerous percoid fishes of the family Serranidae, living chiefly in warm seas, including the sea basses and groupers.
- Teresian
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noun,
a member of the reformed order of barefooted Carmelites, founded in Spain in 1562.
- inerrant
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adjective,
free from error; infallible.
- granites
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noun,
a coarse-grained igneous rock composed chiefly of orthoclase and albite feldspars and of quartz, usually with lesser amounts of one or more other minerals, as mica, hornblende, or augite.
- designer
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noun,
a person who devises or executes designs, especially one who creates forms, structures, and patterns, as for works of art or machines.
- terranes
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noun,
any rock formation or series of formations or the area in which a particular formation or group of rocks is predominant.
- drinkers
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noun,
a person who drinks.
- Sergeant
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noun,
a noncommissioned army officer of a rank above that of corporal.
- anergies
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noun,
Pathology. deficiency of energy.
- Teresina
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noun,
a port in NE Brazil, on the Parnahiba River.
- Gardener
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noun,
a person who is employed to cultivate or care for a garden, lawn, etc.
- rentiers
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noun,
a person who has a fixed income, as from lands or bonds.
- detainer
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noun,
a writ for the further detention of a person already in custody.
- greatens
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verb (used with object),
to make greater; enlarge; increase.
- Register
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noun,
a book in which records of acts, events, names, etc., are kept.
- regrates
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verb (used with object),
to buy up (grain, provisions, etc.) in order to sell again at a profit in or near the same market.
- arteries
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noun,
Anatomy. a blood vessel that conveys blood from the heart to any part of the body.
- detrains
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verb (used without object),
to alight from a railway train; arrive by train.
- astringe
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verb (used with object),
to compress; bind together; constrict.
- arsenite
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noun,
a salt or ester of arsenous acid.
- arsenide
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noun,
a compound containing two elements of which arsenic is the negative one, as silver arsenide, Ag 3 As.
- gentians
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noun,
any of several plants of the genera Gentiana, Gentianella, and Gentianopsis, having usually blue, or sometimes yellow, white, or red, flowers, as the fringed gentian of North America, or Gentiana lutea, of Europe.
Compare gentian family.
- grinders
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noun,
a person or thing that grinds.
- disagree
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verb (used without object),
to fail to agree; differ:
- Gardners
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noun,
Erle Stanley [url] /ɜrl/ (Show IPA), 1889–1970, U.S. writer of detective stories.
- Gardiner
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noun,
Samuel Rawson [raw-suh n] /ˈrɔ sən/ (Show IPA), 1829–1902, English historian.
- dragster
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noun,
an automobile designed and built specifically for drag racing, especially on a ¼-mi. (402-meter) or ⅛-mi. (201-meter) drag strip.
- gentries
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noun,
wellborn and well-bred people.
- reedings
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noun,
a set of moldings, as on a column, resembling small convex fluting.
- gantries
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noun,
a framework spanning a railroad track or tracks for displaying signals.
- arenites
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noun,
psammite.
- taker-in
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noun,
licker-in.
- ganister
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noun,
a highly refractory, siliceous rock used to line furnaces.
- Dniester
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noun,
a river in the SW Russian Federation in Europe, flowing SE from the Carpathian Mountains to the Black Sea. About 875 miles (1410 km) long.
- grantees
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noun,
the receiver of a grant.
- Ardennes
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noun,
Forest of, a wooded plateau region in W Europe, in NE France, SE Belgium, and Luxembourg: World War I battle 1914; World War II battle 1944–45.
- destrier
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noun,
a war-horse; charger.
- steering
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noun,
the discriminatory practice by a real estate agent of maneuvering a client from a minority group away from considering a home in a white neighborhood.
- dragnets
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noun,
a net to be drawn along the bottom of a river, pond, etc., or along the ground, to catch fish, small game, etc.
- terrines
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noun,
a casserole dish made of pottery.
- resigned
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adjective,
submissive or acquiescent.
- estrange
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verb (used with object),
to turn away in feeling or affection; make unfriendly or hostile; alienate the affections of:
- stinkard
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noun,
a despicable person; stinker.
- sea-king
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noun,
one of the piratical Scandinavian chiefs who ravaged the coasts of medieval Europe.
- reagents
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noun,
a substance that, because of the reactions it causes, is used in analysis and synthesis.
- darnings
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noun,
the act of a person or thing that darns.
- gradient
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noun,
the degree of inclination, or the rate of ascent or descent, in a highway, railroad, etc.
- readings
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noun,
the action or practice of a person who reads.
- aginners
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noun,
a person who opposes a plan, proposed legislation, or any drastic change:
- retrains
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verb (used with object),
to train again, especially for a different vocation or different tasks.
- internes
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noun, verb (used without object),
intern2 .
- strainer
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noun,
a person or thing that strains.
- entrains
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verb (used with object),
to put aboard a train.
- intrans.
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- 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.
- strained
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noun,
any force or pressure tending to alter shape, cause a fracture, etc.
- re-tread
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verb (used with or without object),
to tread again.
- rear-end
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noun,
the hindmost part of something.
- sagenite
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noun,
a variety of rutile occurring as needlelike crystals embedded in quartz.
- trendies
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noun,
a trendy person, place, object, or idea.
- trending
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noun,
the general course or prevailing tendency; drift:
- Adrienne
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noun,
a female given name: derived from Adrian.
- kernites
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noun,
a mineral, hydrated sodium borate, Na 2 B 4 O 7 ⋅4H 2 O, occurring in transparent colorless crystals: the principal source of boron compounds in the U.S.
- ringster
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noun,
a member of a ring, especially a political or price-fixing ring.
- 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.
- engrains
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verb (used with object), adjective,
ingrain (defs 1, 2).
- adenines
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noun,
Biochemistry. a purine base, C 5 H 5 N 5 , one of the fundamental components of nucleic acids, as DNA, in which it forms a base pair with thymine, and RNA, in which it pairs with uracil. Symbol: A.
- enargite
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noun,
a mineral, copper arsenic and sulfide, Cu 3 AsS 4 , occurring in the form of black orthorhombic crystals having perfect cleavage: an important source of copper.
- endanger
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verb (used with object),
to expose to danger; imperil:
- steading
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noun,
a farm, especially its buildings.
- deerskin
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noun,
the skin of a deer.
- Engadine
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noun,
the valley of the Inn River in E Switzerland: resorts. 60 miles (97 km) long.
- trade-in
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noun,
goods given in whole or, usually, part payment of a purchase:
- trainers
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noun,
a person or thing that trains.
- Andersen
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noun,
Hans Christian [hanz] /hænz/ (Show IPA), 1805–75, Danish author, especially of fairy tales.
- retainer
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noun,
a person or thing that retains.
- resinate
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noun,
Chemistry. any of the salts of the acids found in rosin.
- andesine
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noun,
a mineral, intermediate in the plagioclase feldspar group, having a play of colors and usually found as crystals in igneous rocks.
- andesite
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noun,
a dark-colored volcanic rock composed essentially of plagioclase feldspar and one or more mafic minerals, as hornblende or biotite.
- sneaking
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noun,
a sneaking, underhand, or contemptible person.
- restrain
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verb (used with object),
to hold back from action; keep in check or under control; repress:
- segreant
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adjective,
(of a griffin) rampant.
- deringer
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noun,
derringer.
- earnings
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noun,
money earned; wages; profits.
- grandees
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noun,
a man of high social position or eminence, especially a Spanish or Portuguese nobleman.
- inserted
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noun,
something inserted or to be inserted.
- stand-in
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noun,
a substitute for a motion-picture star during the preparation of lighting, cameras, etc., or in dangerous scenes.
- inkstand
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noun,
a small stand, usually on a desk, for holding ink, pens, etc.
- restrike
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noun,
a coin freshly minted from dies of an earlier issue.
- east-end
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noun,
a section of E London, England.
- deranges
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verb (used with object),
to throw into disorder; disarrange.
- Standing
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noun,
rank or status, especially with respect to social, economic, or personal position, reputation, etc.:
- Stranger
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noun,
a person with whom one has had no personal acquaintance:
- resident
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noun,
a person who resides in a place.
- ingrates
-
noun,
an ungrateful person.
- ratings
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noun,
classification according to grade or rank.
- diester
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noun,
an organic compound that contains two ester groups.
- starker
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noun,
Janos [yah-nawsh] /ˈyɑ nɔʃ/ (Show IPA), 1924–2013, U.S. cellist, born in Hungary.
- diaster
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noun,
the stage in mitosis at which the chromosomes, after their division and separation, are grouped near the poles of the spindle.
- regards
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noun,
reference; relation:
- 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.
- starred
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noun,
any of the heavenly bodies, except the moon, appearing as fixed luminous points in the sky at night.
- redskin
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noun,
a contemptuous term used to refer to a North American Indian.
- Genista
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noun,
any plant belonging to the genus Genista, of the legume family, having showy flowers and including many species of broom.
- regains
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noun,
(in a moisture-free fabric) the percentage of the weight that represents the amount of moisture the material is expected to absorb under normal conditions.
- dentins
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noun,
the hard, calcareous tissue, similar to but denser than bone, that forms the major portion of a tooth, surrounds the pulp cavity, and is situated beneath the enamel and cementum.
- deniers
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noun,
a person who denies.
- detrain
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verb (used without object),
to alight from a railway train; arrive by train.
- derange
-
verb (used with object),
to throw into disorder; disarrange.
- reagins
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noun,
Also called Wassermann antibody. an antibody formed in response to syphilis and reactive with cardiolipin in various blood tests for the disease.
- destain
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verb (used with object),
to remove stain (from a specimen) to enhance visibility and contrast of parts.
- reeding
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noun,
a set of moldings, as on a column, resembling small convex fluting.
- Geraint
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noun,
one of the knights of the Round Table, husband of Enid.
- reagent
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noun,
a substance that, because of the reactions it causes, is used in analysis and synthesis.
- gerents
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noun,
a ruler or manager.
- red-ink
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noun,
a financial deficit; business loss.
- Reading
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noun,
the action or practice of a person who reads.
- gentian
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noun,
any of several plants of the genera Gentiana, Gentianella, and Gentianopsis, having usually blue, or sometimes yellow, white, or red, flowers, as the fringed gentian of North America, or Gentiana lutea, of Europe.
Compare gentian family.
- Deniker
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noun,
Joseph [zhaw-zef] /ʒɔˈzɛf/ (Show IPA), 1852–1918, French anthropologist and naturalist.
- detains
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verb (used with object),
to keep from proceeding; keep waiting; delay.
- standee
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noun,
a person who stands, as a passenger in a train, a spectator at a theater, etc., either because all the seats are taken or because standing room is cheaper than a seat.
- destine
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verb (used with object),
to set apart for a particular use, purpose, etc.; design; intend.
- readies
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noun,
the state or condition of being ready.
- readers
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noun,
a person who reads.
- derries
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noun,
a meaningless refrain or chorus in old songs.
- Kastner
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noun,
Erich [ey-rikh] /ˈeɪ rɪx/ (Show IPA), 1899–1974, German writer.
- dragnet
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noun,
a net to be drawn along the bottom of a river, pond, etc., or along the ground, to catch fish, small game, etc.
- sneaker
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noun,
a high or low shoe, usually of fabric such as canvas, with a rubber or synthetic sole.
- Seagirt
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noun,
surrounded by the sea.
- Sargent
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noun,
Sir (Harold) Malcolm (Watts) 1895–1967, English conductor.
- retires
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noun,
a place of withdrawal; retreat:
- ergates
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noun,
a worker ant.
- retired
-
noun,
a place of withdrawal; retreat:
- Erigena
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noun,
Johannes Scotus [joh-han-eez skoh-tuh s,, -han-is] /dʒoʊˈhæn iz ˈskoʊ təs,, -ˈhæn ɪs/ (Show IPA), a.d. c810–c877, Irish philosopher and theologian.
- retards
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noun,
a slowing down, diminution, or hindrance, as in a machine.
- seating
-
noun,
an act or instance of furnishing with, assigning, or escorting to a seat.
- sardine
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noun,
the pilchard, Sardina pilchardus, often preserved in oil and used for food.
- eatings
-
noun,
the act of a person or thing that eats.
- retakes
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noun,
the act of photographing or filming again.
- Eritrea
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noun,
a republic in NE Africa, on the Red Sea: Italian colony 1890–1941; province of Ethiopia 1962–93; independent since 1993. 47,076 sq. mi. (121,927 sq. km). Capital: Asmara.
- easting
-
noun,
Navigation. the distance due east made good on any course tending eastward; easterly departure.
- Eastern
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adjective,
lying toward or situated in the east:
- retains
-
verb (used with object),
to keep possession of.
- earring
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noun,
an ornament worn on or hanging from the lobe of the ear.
- retrain
-
verb (used with object),
to train again, especially for a different vocation or different tasks.
- entries
-
noun,
an act of entering; entrance.
- earings
-
noun,
a rope attached to a cringle and used for bending a corner of a sail to a yard, boom, or gaff or for reefing a sail.
- ringent
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adjective,
gaping.
- endings
-
noun,
a bringing or coming to an end; termination; close:
- endgate
-
noun,
tailboard.
- Riksdag
-
noun,
the parliament of Sweden, consisting of an upper house and a lower house.
- endears
-
verb (used with object),
to make dear, esteemed, or beloved:
- engirds
-
verb (used with object),
to encircle; encompass:
- engrain
-
verb (used with object), adjective,
ingrain (defs 1, 2).
- ringers
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noun,
a person or thing that encircles, rings, etc.
- entrain
-
verb (used with object),
to put aboard a train.
- enneads
-
noun,
a group of nine persons or things.
- retsina
-
noun,
a strong, resinated white or red wine of Greece and Cyprus.
- enrages
-
verb (used with object),
to make extremely angry; put into a rage; infuriate:
- sainted
-
noun,
any of certain persons of exceptional holiness of life, formally recognized as such by the Christian Church, especially by canonization.
- ensnare
-
verb (used with object),
to capture in, or involve as in, a snare:
- retread
-
noun,
a tire that has been retreaded.
- entires
-
noun,
Archaic. the whole; entirety.
- earnest
-
noun,
full seriousness, as of intention or purpose:
- errands
-
noun,
a short and quick trip to accomplish a specific purpose, as to buy something, deliver a package, or convey a message, often for someone else.
- reginas
-
noun,
queen.
- gastrin
-
noun,
a hormone that stimulates the secretion of gastric juice.
- Gardner
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noun,
Erle Stanley [url] /ɜrl/ (Show IPA), 1889–1970, U.S. writer of detective stories.
- disrate
-
verb (used with object),
to reduce to a lower rating or rank.
- garners
-
noun,
a granary or grain bin.
- garnets
-
noun,
any of a group of hard, vitreous minerals, silicates of calcium, magnesium, iron, or manganese with aluminum or iron, varying in color: a deep-red transparent variety is used as a gem and as an abrasive.
- garrets
-
noun,
an attic, usually a small, wretched one.
- renders
-
noun,
Building Trades. a first coat of plaster for a masonry surface.
- Reigate
-
noun,
a city in Surrey in SE England, a London suburb.
- sinkage
-
noun,
the act, process, amount, or degree of sinking.
- Skinner
-
noun,
a person or thing that skins.
- regrets
-
noun,
a sense of loss, disappointment, dissatisfaction, etc.
- Dinesen
-
noun,
Isak [ee-sahk] /ˈi sɑk/ (Show IPA), (pen name of Baroness Karen Blixen) 1885–1962, Danish author.
- skirret
-
noun,
a plant, Sium sisarum, of the parsley family, cultivated in Europe for its edible tuberous root.
- gearset
-
noun,
a combination of gears that mesh to provide a particular gear ratio.
- regrate
-
verb (used with object),
to buy up (grain, provisions, etc.) in order to sell again at a profit in or near the same market.
- regnant
-
adjective,
reigning; ruling (usually used following the noun it modifies):
- gardens
-
noun,
a plot of ground, usually near a house, where flowers, shrubs, vegetables, fruits, or herbs are cultivated.
- gannets
-
noun,
any large, web-footed, seabird of the family Sulidae, having a sharply pointed bill, long wings, and a wedge-shaped tail, noted for its plunging dives for fish.
- Erskine
-
noun,
John (Erskine of Carnock) 1695–1768, Scottish writer on law.
- seringa
-
noun,
any of several Brazilian trees of the genus Hevea, yielding rubber.
- resting
-
noun,
the refreshing quiet or repose of sleep:
- re-sign
-
verb (used with or without object),
to sign again.
- estrade
-
noun,
a slightly raised platform in a room or hall.
- drinker
-
noun,
a person who drinks.
- seriate
-
adjective,
arranged or occurring in one or more series.
- etesian
-
adjective,
(of certain Mediterranean winds) occurring annually.
- rereads
-
noun,
the act of reading something again.
- serrate
-
adjective,
Chiefly Biology. notched on the edge like a saw:
- ganders
-
noun,
the male of the goose.
Compare goose (def 2).
- serried
-
adjective,
pressed together or compacted, as soldiers in rows:
- Dreiser
-
noun,
Theodore, 1871–1945, U.S. novelist.
- rentier
-
noun,
a person who has a fixed income, as from lands or bonds.
- gainers
-
noun,
a person or thing that gains.
- rennets
-
noun,
the lining membrane of the fourth stomach of a calf or of the stomach of certain other young animals.
- gaiters
-
noun,
a covering of cloth or leather for the ankle and instep and sometimes also the lower leg, worn over the shoe or boot.
Compare upper1 (def 7).
- dragees
-
noun,
a sugarcoated nut or candy.
- ratines
-
noun,
a loosely woven fabric made with nubby or knotty yarns.
- endrins
-
noun,
a highly toxic, chlorinated hydrocarbon, C 12 H 8 OCl 6 , formerly used as an insecticide.
- terries
-
noun,
the loop formed by the pile of a fabric when left uncut.
- interne
-
noun, verb (used without object),
intern2 .
- tenders
-
noun,
the act of tendering; an offer of something for acceptance.
- grinder
-
noun,
a person or thing that grinds.
- intakes
-
noun,
the place or opening at which a fluid is taken into a channel, pipe, etc.
- integer
-
noun,
Mathematics. one of the positive or negative numbers 1, 2, 3, etc., or zero.
Compare whole number.
- intends
-
verb (used with object),
to have in mind as something to be done or brought about; plan:
- grenade
-
noun,
a small shell containing an explosive and thrown by hand or fired from a rifle or launching device.
- traders
-
noun,
a person who trades; a merchant or businessperson.
- greisen
-
noun,
a hydrothermally altered rock of granitic texture composed chiefly of quartz and mica, common in the tin mines of Europe.
- intens.
-
- intense
-
adjective,
existing or occurring in a high or extreme degree:
- tearing
-
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.
- arteri-
-
- trainee
-
noun,
a person being trained, especially in a vocation; apprentice.
- instead
-
Idioms,
instead of, in place of; in lieu of:
- tarsier
-
noun,
a small, arboreal, nocturnal primate of the genus Tarsius, of Indonesia and the Philippines, having a long thin tail, very large immobile eyes, and prominent pads on the fingers and toes: all populations are dwindling.
- tarries
-
noun,
a stay; sojourn.
- terrine
-
noun,
a casserole dish made of pottery.
- randies
-
noun,
Chiefly Scot. a rude or coarse beggar.
- Trainer
-
noun,
a person or thing that trains.
- Greater
-
noun,
a person who has achieved importance or distinction in a field:
- aginner
-
noun,
a person who opposes a plan, proposed legislation, or any drastic change:
- greaten
-
verb (used with object),
to make greater; enlarge; increase.
- interns
-
noun,
a person who is or has been interned; internee.
- greaser
-
noun,
a person or thing that greases.
- tankers
-
noun,
a ship, airplane, or truck designed for bulk shipment of liquids or gases.
- gratins
-
noun,
au gratin.
- tirades
-
noun,
a prolonged outburst of bitter, outspoken denunciation:
- raiders
-
noun,
a person or thing that raids.
- gratine
-
verb (used with object),
to bake or broil (food) in au gratin style.
- antings
-
noun,
the placing of ants among the feathers, done by certain birds apparently to kill parasites.
- ingates
-
noun,
gate1 (def 15).
- terrane
-
noun,
any rock formation or series of formations or the area in which a particular formation or group of rocks is predominant.
- terrain
-
noun,
a tract of land, especially as considered with reference to its natural features, military advantages, etc.
- indents
-
noun,
a toothlike notch or deep recess; indentation.
- aniseed
-
noun,
the aromatic seed of anise, the oil of which (anise oil, aniseed oil, oil of anise) is used in the manufacture of anethole, in medicine as a carminative and expectorant, and in cookery and liqueurs for its licoricelike flavor.
- ingesta
-
plural noun,
substances ingested.
- indenes
-
noun,
a colorless, liquid hydrocarbon, C 9 H 8 , obtained from coal tar by fractional distillation: used in synthesizing resins.
- ingrate
-
noun,
an ungrateful person.
- antigen
-
noun,
Immunology. any substance that can stimulate the production of antibodies and combine specifically with them.
- Na-Dene
-
noun,
a group of North American Indian languages, comprising the Athabaskan family, Eyak, Tlingit, and Haida, hypothetically considered to be descendants of a single protolanguage: the genetic relationship of either Tlingit or Haida to Athabaskan and Eyak is now disputed.
- Inkster
-
noun,
a city in SE Michigan, near Detroit.
- neatens
-
verb (used with object),
to make neat:
- akinete
-
noun,
(in certain algae) a nonmotile, asexual spore formed within a cell, the wall of which is fused to that of the parent cell.
- tinners
-
noun,
a tinsmith.
- tinders
-
noun,
a highly flammable material or preparation formerly used for catching the spark from a flint and steel struck together for fire or light.
- innards
-
noun,
the internal parts of the body; entrails or viscera.
- negates
-
verb (used with object),
to deny the existence, evidence, or truth of:
- ideates
-
noun,
ideatum.
- kraters
-
noun,
a mixing bowl characterized by a wide mouth and body with two handles projecting vertically from the juncture of the neck and body, used to mix wine and water.
- Krasner
-
noun,
Lee, 1908–84, U.S. abstract expressionist painter (wife of Jackson Pollock).
- Nereids
-
noun,
any elongate cylindrical worm of the polychaete family Nereididae, including clamworms.
- insnare
-
verb (used with object),
ensnare.
- arenite
-
noun,
psammite.
- tenners
-
noun,
a 10-dollar bill.
- tinkers
-
noun,
a mender of pots, kettles, pans, etc., usually an itinerant.
- argents
-
noun,
Heraldry. the tincture or metal silver.
- Teniers
-
noun,
David [dey-vid;; Flemish dah-vit;; French dah-veed] /ˈdeɪ vɪd;; Flemish ˈdɑ vɪt;; French dɑˈvid/ (Show IPA), ("the Elder") 1582–1649, Flemish painter and engraver.
- Kirsten
-
noun,
a female given name, Scandinavian form of Christine.
- Randers
-
noun,
a seaport in E Jutland, in Denmark.
- gradins
-
noun,
one of a series of steps or seats raised one above another.
- grandee
-
noun,
a man of high social position or eminence, especially a Spanish or Portuguese nobleman.
- stinker
-
noun,
a person or thing that stinks.
- Rankine
-
noun,
William John Macquorn [muh-kwawrn] /məˈkwɔrn/ (Show IPA), 1820–70, Scottish engineer and physicist.
- striker
-
noun,
a person or thing that strikes.
- astride
-
preposition,
with a leg on each side of; straddling:
- keratin
-
noun,
a scleroprotein or albuminoid substance, found in the dead outer skin layer, and in horn, hair, feathers, hoofs, nails, claws, bills, etc.
- kernite
-
noun,
a mineral, hydrated sodium borate, Na 2 B 4 O 7 ⋅4H 2 O, occurring in transparent colorless crystals: the principal source of boron compounds in the U.S.
- graders
-
noun,
a person or thing that grades.
- dearies
-
noun,
darling.
- darkens
-
Idioms,
darken someone's door, to come to visit; make an appearance:
- granite
-
noun,
a coarse-grained igneous rock composed chiefly of orthoclase and albite feldspars and of quartz, usually with lesser amounts of one or more other minerals, as mica, hornblende, or augite.
- triages
-
noun,
the process of sorting victims, as of a battle or disaster, to determine medical priority in order to increase the number of survivors.
- kerning
-
noun,
the setting of two letters closer together than is usual by removing space between them.
- stinger
-
noun,
a person or thing that stings.
- adenine
-
noun,
Biochemistry. a purine base, C 5 H 5 N 5 , one of the fundamental components of nucleic acids, as DNA, in which it forms a base pair with thymine, and RNA, in which it pairs with uracil. Symbol: A.
- Keresan
-
noun,
a family of languages spoken by Pueblo tribes of the Rio Grande valley and neighboring areas.
- trienes
-
noun,
any compound containing three double bonds.
- 2,4,5-t
-
noun,
a light-tan, water-insoluble solid, C 8 H 5 Cl 3 O 3 , used chiefly for killing weeds.
- keening
-
noun,
the act of a person who keens.
- grained
-
noun,
a small, hard seed, especially the seed of a food plant such as wheat, corn, rye, oats, rice, or millet.
- strange
-
adverb,
in a strange manner.
- rangers
-
noun,
forest ranger.
- darings
-
noun,
adventurous courage; boldness.
- take-in
-
noun,
a deception, fraud, or imposition.
- Steiner
-
noun,
Jakob [yah-kawp] /ˈyɑ kɔp/ (Show IPA), 1796–1863, Swiss mathematician.
- darters
-
noun,
a person or thing that darts or moves swiftly.
- darning
-
noun,
the act of a person or thing that darns.
- Kenitra
-
noun,
a port in NW Morocco, NE of Rabat.
- Katrine
-
noun,
Loch, a lake in central Scotland. 8 miles (13 km) long.
- darners
-
noun,
a person or thing that darns.
- Tangier
-
noun,
a seaport in N Morocco, on the W Strait of Gibraltar: capital of the former Tangier Zone.
- keister
-
noun,
the buttocks; rump.
- graters
-
noun,
a person or thing that grates.
- takings
-
noun,
the act of a person or thing that takes.
- ranking
-
noun,
an act or instance of indicating relative standing.
- kerries
-
noun,
one of an Irish breed of small, black dairy cattle.
- daikers
-
verb (used without object),
dacker.
- grantee
-
noun,
the receiver of a grant.
- kerrias
-
noun,
a yellow-flowered shrub, Kerria japonica, of the rose family, native to eastern Asia and widely cultivated as an ornamental.
- Trigere
-
noun,
Pauline, 1909–2002, U.S. fashion designer, born in France.
- Kaiser
-
noun,
a German emperor.
- innate
-
adjective,
existing in one from birth; inborn; native:
- errant
-
adjective,
deviating from the regular or proper course; erring; straying.
- erring
-
adjective,
going astray; in error; wrong.
- krater
-
noun,
a mixing bowl characterized by a wide mouth and body with two handles projecting vertically from the juncture of the neck and body, used to mix wine and water.
- Esenin
-
noun,
Sergey Aleksandrovich [Russian syir-gyey uh-lyi-ksahn-druh-vyich] /Russian syɪrˈgyeɪ ʌ lyɪˈksɑn drə vyɪtʃ/ (Show IPA), Yesenin, Sergey Aleksandrovich.
- innage
-
noun,
the quantity of goods remaining in a container when received after shipment.
Compare outage (def 4).
- Kearns
-
noun,
a town in N Utah, near Salt Lake City.
- resend
-
verb (used with object),
to send again.
- Estrin
-
noun,
estrone.
- Nadine
-
noun,
a female given name.
- engin.
-
- ingest
-
verb (used with object),
to take, as food, into the body (opposed to egest).
- engine
-
noun,
a machine for converting thermal energy into mechanical energy or power to produce force and motion.
- kedges
-
noun,
Also called kedge anchor. a small anchor used in kedging.
- reskin
-
verb (used with object),
to replace or repair the exterior surface or coating of:
- resent
-
verb (used with object),
to feel or show displeasure or indignation at (a person, act, remark, etc.) from a sense of injury or insult.
- reside
-
noun,
a piece or section of siding:
- engird
-
verb (used with object),
to encircle; encompass:
- resign
-
verb (used with object),
to give up (an office, position, etc.), often formally.
- INGRES
-
noun,
Jean Auguste Dominique [zhahn oh-gyst daw-mee-neek] /ʒɑ̃ oʊˈgüst dɔ miˈnik/ (Show IPA), 1780–1867, French painter.
- Karens
-
noun,
a group of people of eastern and southern Burma (Myanmar).
- errand
-
noun,
a short and quick trip to accomplish a specific purpose, as to buy something, deliver a package, or convey a message, often for someone else.
- irreg.
-
- riders
-
noun,
a person who rides a horse or other animal, a bicycle, etc.
- intra-
-
- Kerria
-
noun,
a yellow-flowered shrub, Kerria japonica, of the rose family, native to eastern Asia and widely cultivated as an ornamental.
- eraser
-
noun,
a device, as a piece of rubber or cloth, for erasing marks made with pen, pencil, chalk, etc.
- enrage
-
verb (used with object),
to make extremely angry; put into a rage; infuriate:
- kiangs
-
noun,
a wild ass, Equus kiang, of Tibet and Mongolia.
- inters
-
verb (used with object),
to place (a dead body) in a grave or tomb; bury.
- kinase
-
noun,
a transferase that catalyzes the phosphorylation of a substrate by ATP.
- irades
-
noun,
a decree of a Muslim ruler.
- intern
-
noun,
a person who is or has been interned; internee.
- kneads
-
verb (used with object),
to work (dough, clay, etc.) into a uniform mixture by pressing, folding, and stretching.
- entire
-
noun,
Archaic. the whole; entirety.
- Kistna
-
noun,
former name of Krishna (def 2).
- enters
-
Verb phrases,
enter into,
to participate in; engage in.
to investigate; consider:
to sympathize with; share in.
to form a constituent part or ingredient of:
to go into a particular state:
- enter-
-
- Ensign
-
noun,
a flag or banner, as a military or naval standard used to indicate nationality.
- ergate
-
noun,
a worker ant.
- inter.
-
- insane
-
adjective,
not sane; not of sound mind; mentally deranged.
- kerat-
-
- insert
-
noun,
something inserted or to be inserted.
- Kenner
-
noun,
a city in SE Louisiana, near New Orleans.
- retain
-
verb (used with object),
to keep possession of.
- Ernest
-
noun,
a male given name: from an Old English word meaning “vigor, intent.”.
- kraits
-
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.
- instar
-
noun,
an insect in any one of its periods of postembryonic growth between molts.
- instr.
-
- retire
-
noun,
a place of withdrawal; retreat:
- retake
-
noun,
the act of photographing or filming again.
- intake
-
noun,
the place or opening at which a fluid is taken into a channel, pipe, etc.
- intend
-
verb (used with object),
to have in mind as something to be done or brought about; plan:
- retard
-
noun,
a slowing down, diminution, or hindrance, as in a machine.
- rident
-
adjective,
laughing; smiling; cheerful.
- ennead
-
noun,
a group of nine persons or things.
- retina
-
noun,
the innermost coat of the posterior part of the eyeball that receives the image produced by the lens, is continuous with the optic nerve, and consists of several layers, one of which contains the rods and cones that are sensitive to light.
- raters
-
noun,
a person who makes rates or ratings.
- negate
-
verb (used with object),
to deny the existence, evidence, or truth of:
- Reseda
-
noun,
a grayish green.
- gratis
-
adverb,
without charge or payment; free:
- Ranger
-
noun,
forest ranger.
- Grants
-
noun,
a town in W New Mexico.
- ranged
-
noun,
the extent to which or the limits between which variation is possible:
- grater
-
noun,
a person or thing that grates.
- grates
-
noun,
a frame of metal bars for holding fuel when burning, as in a fireplace, furnace, or stove.
- gratin
-
noun,
au gratin.
- Regain
-
noun,
(in a moisture-free fabric) the percentage of the weight that represents the amount of moisture the material is expected to absorb under normal conditions.
- genit.
-
- genies
-
noun,
Islamic Mythology. jinn.
- regard
-
noun,
reference; relation:
- Gerard
-
noun,
Also, Gé·rard·. a male given name, form of Gerald.
- genets
-
noun,
any small, Old World carnivore of the genus Genetta, especially G. genetta, having spotted sides and a ringed tail.
- ranees
-
noun,
the wife of a rajah.
- genera
-
noun,
a plural of genus.
- grease
-
noun,
the melted or rendered fat of animals, especially when in a soft state.
- regent
-
noun,
a person who exercises the ruling power in a kingdom during the minority, absence, or disability of the sovereign.
- gender
-
noun,
either the male or female division of a species, especially as differentiated by social and cultural roles and behavior:
Compare sex (def 1).
- Regina
-
noun,
queen.
- Greats
-
- greeds
-
noun,
excessive or rapacious desire, especially for wealth or possessions.
- greens
-
noun,
a color intermediate in the spectrum between yellow and blue, an effect of light with a wavelength between 500 and 570 nm; found in nature as the color of most grasses and leaves while growing, of some fruits while ripening, and of the sea.
- grani-
-
- grands
-
noun,
grand piano.
- rakers
-
noun,
a person or thing that rakes.
- ranker
-
noun,
a person who ranks.
- gisant
-
noun,
a sculptured representation of a dead person in a recumbent position, usually as part of a sepulchral monument.
- girder
-
noun,
a large beam, as of steel, reinforced concrete, or timber, for supporting masonry, joists, purlins, etc.
- raster
-
noun,
Television. a pattern of scanning lines covering the area upon which the image is projected in the cathode-ray tube or liquid-crystal display of a television set or other screen.
- raring
-
adjective,
very eager or anxious; enthusiastic:
- Girard
-
noun,
Stephen, 1750–1831, U.S. merchant, banker, and philanthropist, born in France.
- ginned
-
noun,
cotton gin.
- Reader
-
noun,
a person who reads.
- Rankin
-
noun,
Jeannette, 1880–1973, U.S. women's-rights leader and pacifist: first woman elected to Congress; served 1917–19, 1941–43.
- ranket
-
noun,
a double-reed wind instrument of the 16th and 17th centuries.
- Gierek
-
noun,
Edward [ed-werd;; Polish ed-vahrt] /ˈɛd wərd;; Polish ˈɛd vɑrt/ (Show IPA), 1913–2001, Polish political leader: first secretary of the Polish Communist Party 1970–80.
- grader
-
noun,
a person or thing that grades.
- gerent
-
noun,
a ruler or manager.
- grades
-
noun,
a degree or step in a scale, as of rank, advancement, quality, value, or intensity:
- reagin
-
noun,
Also called Wassermann antibody. an antibody formed in response to syphilis and reactive with cardiolipin in various blood tests for the disease.
- gradin
-
noun,
one of a series of steps or seats raised one above another.
- Gesner
-
noun,
Konrad von [kon-rad von;; German kawn-raht fuh n] /ˈkɒn ræd vɒn;; German ˈkɔn rɑt fən/ (Show IPA), 1516–65, Swiss naturalist.
- redans
-
noun,
a V -shaped work, usually projecting from a fortified line.
- ranids
-
noun,
frog1 (def 2).
- grains
-
noun,
an iron instrument with barbed prongs, for spearing or harpooning fish.
- ranges
-
noun,
the extent to which or the limits between which variation is possible:
- grand-
-
- Grande
-
noun,
Rio. Rio Grande.
- regret
-
noun,
a sense of loss, disappointment, dissatisfaction, etc.
- greets
-
verb (used with object),
to address with some form of salutation; welcome.
- ingate
-
noun,
gate1 (def 15).
- Rennie
-
noun,
John, 1761–1821, Scottish engineer.
- Rennes
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Ille-et-Vilaine, in NW France: former capital of Brittany; scene of trial of Alfred Dreyfus, 1899.
- Nereid
-
noun,
any elongate cylindrical worm of the polychaete family Nereididae, including clamworms.
- ideate
-
noun,
ideatum.
- ratine
-
noun,
a loosely woven fabric made with nubby or knotty yarns.
- gaiter
-
noun,
a covering of cloth or leather for the ankle and instep and sometimes also the lower leg, worn over the shoe or boot.
Compare upper1 (def 7).
- gaited
-
noun,
a manner of walking, stepping, or running.
- rennet
-
noun,
the lining membrane of the fourth stomach of a calf or of the stomach of certain other young animals.
- gainst
-
preposition,
against.
- Gaines
-
noun,
Edmund Pendleton, 1777–1849, U.S. general.
- Gainer
-
noun,
a person or thing that gains.
- Gadite
-
noun,
a member of the tribe of Gad.
- Gander
-
noun,
the male of the goose.
Compare goose (def 2).
- renter
-
noun,
a person or organization that holds, or has the use of, property by payment of rent.
- rentes
-
noun,
revenue or income, or the instrument evidencing a right to such periodic receipts.
- neaten
-
verb (used with object),
to make neat:
- Nantes
-
noun,
a seaport in and the capital of Loire-Atlantique, in W France, at the mouth of the Loire River.
- inanes
-
noun,
something that is empty or void, especially the void of infinite space.
- indene
-
noun,
a colorless, liquid hydrocarbon, C 9 H 8 , obtained from coal tar by fractional distillation: used in synthesizing resins.
- indent
-
noun,
a toothlike notch or deep recess; indentation.
- reread
-
noun,
the act of reading something again.
- reseat
-
verb (used with object),
to provide with a new seat or new seats.
- nadirs
-
noun,
Astronomy. the point on the celestial sphere directly beneath a given position or observer and diametrically opposite the zenith.
- renins
-
noun,
a proteolytic enzyme secreted by the kidneys that is involved in the release of angiotensin.
- Nereis
-
noun,
clamworm.
- Gdansk
-
noun,
a seaport in N Poland, on the Gulf of Danzig.
- grides
-
noun,
a griding or grating sound.
- reigns
-
noun,
the period during which a sovereign occupies the throne.
- Reiner
-
noun,
Fritz, 1888–1963, Hungarian conductor in the U.S.
- Renard
-
noun,
Reynard.
- render
-
noun,
Building Trades. a first coat of plaster for a masonry surface.
- gastr-
-
- Gaskin
-
noun,
the part of the hind leg of a horse, or other hoofed mammal, between the stifle and the hock.
- gasket
-
noun,
a rubber, metal, or rope ring, for packing a piston or placing around a joint to make it watertight.
- Gretna
-
noun,
a city in SE Louisiana, near New Orleans.
- Garter
-
noun,
Also called, British, sock suspender, suspender. an article of clothing for holding up a stocking or sock, usually an elastic band around the leg or an elastic strap hanging from a girdle or other undergarment.
- raised
-
noun,
an increase in amount, as of wages:
- Garret
-
noun,
an attic, usually a small, wretched one.
- Nerine
-
noun,
any of several bulbous plants belonging to the genus Nerine, of the amaryllis family, native to southern Africa, having funnel-shaped red, pink, or white flowers.
- Garnet
-
noun,
any of a group of hard, vitreous minerals, silicates of calcium, magnesium, iron, or manganese with aluminum or iron, varying in color: a deep-red transparent variety is used as a gem and as an abrasive.
- Garner
-
noun,
a granary or grain bin.
- grinds
-
noun,
the act of grinding.
- raider
-
noun,
a person or thing that raids.
- nitres
-
noun,
niter.
- niters
-
noun,
potassium nitrate.
- nested
-
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.
- Garden
-
noun,
a plot of ground, usually near a house, where flowers, shrubs, vegetables, fruits, or herbs are cultivated.
- Nernst
-
noun,
Walther Herman [vahl-tuh r her-mahn] /ˈvɑl tər ˈhɛr mɑn/ (Show IPA), 1864–1941, German physicist and chemist: Nobel Prize in chemistry 1920.
- gannet
-
noun,
any large, web-footed, seabird of the family Sulidae, having a sharply pointed bill, long wings, and a wedge-shaped tail, noted for its plunging dives for fish.
- rating
-
noun,
classification according to grade or rank.
- Sanger
-
noun,
Frederick, 1918–2013, English biochemist: Nobel Prize in chemistry 1958.
- dinger
-
noun,
humdinger.
- danger
-
noun,
liability or exposure to harm or injury; risk; peril.
- Tenner
-
noun,
a 10-dollar bill.
- tranks
-
noun,
a tranquilizer.
- Arendt
-
noun,
Hannah, 1906–75, U.S. author, political scientist, and teacher, born in Germany.
- Skagen
-
noun,
Skaw, The.
- trains
-
noun,
Railroads. a self-propelled, connected group of rolling stock.
- skater
-
noun,
a person who skates.
- string
-
noun,
a slender cord or thick thread used for binding or tying; line.
- traiks
-
verb (used without object),
to become ill or lose one's good health.
- agreed
-
adjective,
arranged or set by common consent:
- trans.
-
- dinner
-
noun,
the main meal of the day, eaten in the evening or at midday.
- agrees
-
verb (used with object),
to concede; grant (usually followed by a noun clause):
- Dinkas
-
noun,
a member of a tall, pastoral people of Sudan.
- trades
-
noun,
the act or process of buying, selling, or exchanging commodities, at either wholesale or retail, within a country or between countries:
- trader
-
noun,
a person who trades; a merchant or businessperson.
- Strine
-
noun,
Australian English.
- tisane
-
noun,
(italics) French. aromatic or herb-flavored tea.
- Danite
-
noun,
a member of the tribe of Dan.
- strike
-
noun,
an act or instance of striking.
- sirree
-
noun,
(used as an intensive with no or yes):
- Sirena
-
noun,
a female given name.
- stride
-
noun,
a striding manner or a striding gait.
- Dnestr
-
noun,
Russian name of Dniester.
- signet
-
noun,
a small seal, as on a finger ring.
- drains
-
noun,
something, as a pipe or conduit, by which a liquid drains.
- Sikang
-
noun,
Older Spelling. Xikang.
- takins
-
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.
- dragee
-
noun,
a sugarcoated nut or candy.
- taking
-
noun,
the act of a person or thing that takes.
- antres
-
noun,
a cavern; cave.
- Dennis
-
noun,
John, 1657–1734, English dramatist and critic.
- aretes
-
noun,
the aggregate of qualities, as valor and virtue, making up good character.
- Singan
-
noun,
Older Spelling. Xian.
- transe
-
noun,
a passageway, as a hallway, alley, or the like.
- treads
-
noun,
the action of treading, stepping, or walking.
- Singer
-
noun,
a person who sings, especially a trained or professional vocalist.
- daiker
-
verb (used without object),
dacker.
- sinker
-
noun,
a person or thing that sinks.
- sinner
-
noun,
a person who sins; transgressor.
- sinter
-
noun,
siliceous or calcareous matter deposited by springs, as that formed around the vent of a geyser.
- sirdar
-
noun,
(in India, Pakistan, and Afghanistan) a military chief or leader.
- distr.
-
- Dairen
-
noun,
former Japanese name of Dalian (def 2).
- dinges
-
noun,
the condition of being dingy.
- tennis
-
noun,
a game played on a rectangular court by two players or two pairs of players equipped with rackets, in which a ball is driven back and forth over a low net that divides the court in half.
- signer
-
noun,
a person who signs.
- design
-
noun,
an outline, sketch, or plan, as of the form and structure of a work of art, an edifice, or a machine to be executed or constructed.
- darner
-
noun,
a person or thing that darns.
- deters
-
verb (used with object),
to discourage or restrain from acting or proceeding:
- strake
-
noun,
Nautical. a continuous course of planks or plates on a ship forming a hull shell, deck, etc.
- detain
-
verb (used with object),
to keep from proceeding; keep waiting; delay.
- tiered
-
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.
- Darren
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Andres
-
noun,
John, 1751–80, British major hanged as a spy by the Americans in the Revolutionary War: plotted the betrayal of West Point with Benedict Arnold.
- desire
-
noun,
a longing or craving, as for something that brings satisfaction or enjoyment:
- desert
-
noun,
a region so arid because of little rainfall that it supports only sparse and widely spaced vegetation or no vegetation at all:
Synonyms: waste, wasteland, barren wilderness.
- stager
-
noun,
a person of experience in some profession, way of life, etc.
- Derris
-
noun,
any East Indian plant belonging to the genus Derris, of the legume family, especially D. elliptica, the roots of which contain rotenone and are used as an insecticide.
- darter
-
noun,
a person or thing that darts or moves swiftly.
- Derain
-
noun,
André [ahn-drey] /ɑ̃ˈdreɪ/ (Show IPA), 1880–1954, French painter.
- Terris
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Theresa.
- anenst
-
preposition,
anent (def 2).
- Strain
-
noun,
any force or pressure tending to alter shape, cause a fracture, etc.
- dentin
-
noun,
the hard, calcareous tissue, similar to but denser than bone, that forms the major portion of a tooth, surrounds the pulp cavity, and is situated beneath the enamel and cementum.
- Angers
-
noun,
a city in and capital of Maine-et-Loire, in W France.
- terras
-
noun,
earth; land.
- Strand
-
noun,
the land bordering the sea, a lake, or a river; shore; beach.
- staged
-
noun,
a single step or degree in a process; a particular phase, period, position, etc., in a process, development, or series.
- Strega
-
- streak
-
noun,
a long, narrow mark, smear, band of color, or the like:
- tirage
-
noun,
the withdrawing of wine from a barrel, as for testing or tasting.
- tirade
-
noun,
a prolonged outburst of bitter, outspoken denunciation:
- diners
-
noun,
a person who dines.
- tinner
-
noun,
a tinsmith.
- dinars
-
noun,
any of various former coins of the Near East, especially gold coins issued by Islamic governments.
- tinned
-
noun,
Chemistry. a low-melting, malleable, ductile metallic element nearly approaching silver in color and luster: used in plating and in making alloys, tinfoil, and soft solders. Symbol: Sn; atomic weight: 118.69; atomic number: 50; specific gravity: 7.31 at 20°C.
- tinker
-
noun,
a mender of pots, kettles, pans, etc., usually an itinerant.
- streek
-
verb (used with object),
to stretch (one's limbs), as on awakening or by exercise.
- Aitken
-
noun,
Robert Grant, 1864–1951, U.S. astronomer.
- tinges
-
noun,
a slight degree of coloration.
- darkie
-
noun,
darky.
- Darien
-
noun,
Gulf of, an arm of the Caribbean between NE Panama and NW Colombia.
- Digest
-
noun,
a collection or compendium, usually of literary, historical, legal, or scientific matter, especially when classified or condensed.
- daring
-
noun,
adventurous courage; boldness.
- tineas
-
noun,
any of several skin diseases caused by fungi; ringworm.
- dienes
-
noun,
any compound, as 1,3-butadiene, CH 2 =CH−CH=CH 2 , that contains two double bonds.
- ardent
-
adjective,
having, expressive of, or characterized by intense feeling; passionate; fervent:
- akenes
-
noun,
achene.
- tinder
-
noun,
a highly flammable material or preparation formerly used for catching the spark from a flint and steel struck together for fire or light.
- Darken
-
Idioms,
darken someone's door, to come to visit; make an appearance:
- drakes
-
noun,
a male duck.
Compare duck1 (def 2).
- signee
-
noun,
a person who signs a document, register, etc.; signer; signatory:
- dentes
-
noun,
plural of dens.
- triers
-
noun,
a person or thing that tries or tests; tester.
- tenias
-
noun,
taenia.
- Ariege
-
noun,
a department in S France. 1893 sq. mi. (4905 sq. km). Capital: Foix.
- Santee
-
noun,
a city in SW California.
- santir
-
noun,
a Persian musical instrument resembling a dulcimer.
- ternes
-
noun,
terne metal.
- Tarski
-
noun,
Alfred, 1902–1983, U.S. mathematician and logician, born in Poland.
- Edirne
-
noun,
a city in NW Turkey, in the European part.
- Sarnen
-
noun,
a town in and the capital of Obwalden, in central Switzerland, E of Bern.
- edgers
-
noun,
a person who puts an edge, especially a finishing edge, on a garment, surface, lens, etc.
- Sander
-
noun,
a person or thing that sands or sandpapers.
- Sartre
-
noun,
Jean-Paul [zhahn-pawl] /ʒɑ̃ˈpɔl/ (Show IPA), 1905–80, French philosopher, novelist, and dramatist: declined 1964 Nobel Prize in literature.
- sateen
-
noun,
a strong cotton fabric constructed in satin weave and having a lustrous face.
- terais
-
noun,
a marshy lowland area in N India and S Nepal, between the Ganges and the foothills of the Himalayas.
- triens
-
noun,
a copper coin of ancient Rome, issued during the Republic, a third part of an as.
- satire
-
noun,
the use of irony, sarcasm, ridicule, or the like, in exposing, denouncing, or deriding vice, folly, etc.
- seater
-
noun,
a person or thing that seats.
- eating
-
noun,
the act of a person or thing that eats.
- adient
-
adjective,
tending to move toward a stimulus.
- sedate
-
adjective,
calm, quiet, or composed; undisturbed by passion or excitement:
- Sandie
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Sandro.
- arsine
-
noun,
Also called arseniuretted hydrogen. a colorless, flammable, slightly water-soluble gas, AsH 3 , having a fetid, garliclike odor, used in chemical warfare.
- triene
-
noun,
any compound containing three double bonds.
- Sterne
-
noun,
Laurence, 1713–68, English clergyman and novelist.
- Teresa
-
noun,
Mother (Agnes Gonxha Bojaxhiu) 1910–97, Albanian nun: Nobel Peace Prize 1979 for work in the slums of Calcutta, India.
- endrin
-
noun,
a highly toxic, chlorinated hydrocarbon, C 12 H 8 OCl 6 , formerly used as an insecticide.
- ending
-
noun,
a bringing or coming to an end; termination; close:
- Enders
-
noun,
John Franklin, 1897–1985, U.S. bacteriologist: Nobel Prize in Medicine 1954.
- endear
-
verb (used with object),
to make dear, esteemed, or beloved:
- ringed
-
noun,
a typically circular band of metal or other durable material, especially one of gold or other precious metal, often set with gems, for wearing on the finger as an ornament, a token of betrothal or marriage, etc.
- enates
-
noun,
a person related on one's mother's side.
Compare agnate, cognate.
- ringer
-
noun,
a person or thing that encircles, rings, etc.
- trines
-
noun,
a set or group of three; triad.
- tender
-
noun,
the act of tendering; an offer of something for acceptance.
- arsen-
-
- arrest
-
noun,
the taking of a person into legal custody, as by officers of the law.
- teaser
-
noun,
a person or thing that teases.
- eiders
-
noun,
eider duck.
- trikes
-
noun,
tricycle.
- egrets
-
noun,
any of several usually white herons that grow long, graceful plumes during the breeding season, as Egretta garzetta (little egret) of the Old World.
- arride
-
verb (used with object),
to be agreeable or pleasing to.
- Egesta
-
noun,
matter egested from the body, as excrement or other waste.
- anting
-
noun,
the placing of ants among the feathers, done by certain birds apparently to kill parasites.
- deigns
-
verb (used with object),
to condescend to give or grant:
- Easter
-
noun,
an annual Christian festival in commemoration of the resurrection of Jesus Christ, observed on the first Sunday after the first full moon after the vernal equinox, as calculated according to tables based in Western churches on the Gregorian calendar and in Orthodox churches on the Julian calendar.
- easier
-
noun,
a word formerly used in communications to represent the letter E.
- treasr
-
- driest
-
noun,
a prohibitionist.
- Tanner
-
noun,
a person whose occupation it is to tan hides.
- denies
-
Idioms,
deny oneself, to refrain from satisfying one's desires or needs; practice self-denial.
- Serang
-
noun,
Ceram.
- serein
-
noun,
fine rain falling after sunset from a sky in which no clouds are visible.
- Serena
-
noun,
a female given name.
- astern
-
adverb,
in a position behind a specified vessel or aircraft:
- drinks
-
noun,
any liquid that is swallowed to quench thirst, for nourishment, etc.; beverage.
- treens
-
noun,
treenware.
- serine
-
noun,
a crystalline amino acid, HOCH 2 CH(NH 2)COOH, found in many proteins and obtained by the hydrolysis of sericin, the protein constituting silk gum. Symbol: S. Abbreviation: Ser;
- Serkin
-
noun,
Rudolf [roo-dolf;; German roo-dawlf] /ˈru dɒlf;; German ˈruˌdɔlf/ (Show IPA), 1903–91, U.S. pianist, born in Bohemia.
- targes
-
noun,
a small, round shield; a target or buckler.
- tanker
-
noun,
a ship, airplane, or truck designed for bulk shipment of liquids or gases.
- tanked
-
noun,
a large receptacle, container, or structure for holding a liquid or gas:
- set-in
-
adjective,
made separately and placed within another unit.
- Deakin
-
noun,
Alfred, 1856–1919, Australian statesman: prime minister 1903–04; 1905–08; 1909–10.
- Astrid
-
noun,
a female given name: from Scandinavian, meaning “divine strength.”.
- Denise
-
noun,
a female given name: derived from Denis.
- Atkins
-
noun,
Chester ("Chet") 1924–2001, U.S. country-and-western singer and musician.
- sienna
-
noun,
a ferruginous earth used as a yellowish-brown pigment (raw sienna) or, after roasting in a furnace, as a reddish-brown pigment (burnt sienna)
- Sierra
-
noun,
a chain of hills or mountains, the peaks of which suggest the teeth of a saw.
- Aeneid
-
noun,
a Latin epic poem by Vergil, recounting the adventures of Aeneas after the fall of Troy.
- sennit
-
noun,
a flat, braided cordage, formed by plaiting strands of rope yarn or other fiber, used as small stuff aboard ships.
- sennet
-
noun,
any of several small barracudas, as Sphyraena borealis (northern sennet) ranging along the eastern coast of North and Central America.
- eagres
-
noun,
a tidal bore or flood.
- seeing
-
noun,
the act of a person who sees.
- adren-
-
- triage
-
noun,
the process of sorting victims, as of a battle or disaster, to determine medical priority in order to increase the number of survivors.
- Argent
-
noun,
Heraldry. the tincture or metal silver.
- earing
-
noun,
a rope attached to a cringle and used for bending a corner of a sail to a yard, boom, or gaff or for reefing a sail.
- triads
-
noun,
a group of three, especially of three closely related persons or things.
- seiner
-
noun,
a person who fishes with a seine.
- Eakins
-
noun,
Thomas, 1844–1916, U.S. painter.
- Anking
-
noun,
Older Spelling. Anqing.
- Senate
-
noun,
an assembly or council of citizens having the highest deliberative functions in a government, especially a legislative assembly of a state or nation.
- eagers
-
noun,
eagre.
- Sendai
-
noun,
a city on NE Honshu, in central Japan.
- trends
-
noun,
the general course or prevailing tendency; drift:
- Sender
-
noun,
a person or thing that sends.
- senega
-
noun,
the dried root of a milkwort, Polygala senega, of the eastern U.S., used as an expectorant and diuretic.
- denier
-
noun,
a person who denies.
- Sennar
-
noun,
a region in the E Sudan between the White and Blue Nile rivers, S of Khartoum: a former kingdom.
- denti-
-
- tera-
-
- needs
-
noun,
a requirement, necessary duty, or obligation:
- Terai
-
noun,
a marshy lowland area in N India and S Nepal, between the Ganges and the foothills of the Himalayas.
- nerds
-
noun,
a person considered to be socially awkward, boring, unstylish, etc.
- nides
-
noun,
a nest or brood, especially of pheasants.
- tense
-
noun,
a category of verbal inflection that serves chiefly to specify the time of the action or state expressed by the verb.
- nitre
-
noun,
niter.
- 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).
- raids
-
noun,
a sudden assault or attack, as upon something to be seized or suppressed:
- tends
-
Verb phrases,
tend on/upon, Archaic. to attend or wait upon; minister to; serve:
- tenia
-
noun,
taenia.
- ragis
-
noun,
a cereal grass, Eleusine coracana, cultivated in the Old World for its grain.
- rages
-
noun,
angry fury; violent anger (sometimes used in combination):
- radek
-
noun,
Karl [kahrl] /kɑrl/ (Show IPA), 1885–1939? Russian writer and politician.
- nitr-
-
- nerts
-
interjection,
nuts (def 1).
- Tenn.
-
- Niter
-
noun,
potassium nitrate.
- Nisan
-
noun,
the seventh month of the Jewish calendar.
- nines
-
noun,
a cardinal number, eight plus one.
- Niger
-
noun,
a republic in NW Africa: formerly part of French West Africa. 458,976 sq. mi. (1,188,748 sq. km). Capital: Niamey.
- nidge
-
verb (used with object),
to dress (a stone) with a pick or kevel.
- nates
-
noun,
buttocks; rump.
- nears
-
- ridge
-
noun,
a long, narrow elevation of land; a chain of hills or mountains.
- narks
-
noun,
British Slang. a stool pigeon or informer.
- kinds
-
noun,
a class or group of individual objects, people, animals, etc., of the same nature or character, or classified together because they have traits in common; category:
- Kerst
-
noun,
Donald William, 1911–1994, U.S. physicist.
- Kesia
-
noun,
a female given name: from an African word meaning “favorite.”.
- kiang
-
noun,
a wild ass, Equus kiang, of Tibet and Mongolia.
- kiers
-
noun,
a large vat in which fibers, yarns, or fabrics are boiled, bleached, or dyed.
- kinas
-
noun,
a cupronickel coin and monetary unit of Papua New Guinea, equal to 100 toea.
- trend
-
noun,
the general course or prevailing tendency; drift:
- kines
-
noun,
a plural of cow1 .
- Kerns
-
noun,
a part of the face of a type projecting beyond the body or shank, as in certain italic letters.
- treen
-
noun,
treenware.
- treed
-
noun,
a plant having a permanently woody main stem or trunk, ordinarily growing to a considerable height, and usually developing branches at some distance from the ground.
- Kings
-
noun,
either of two books of the Bible, I Kings or II Kings, which contain the history of the kings of Israel and Judah. Abbreviation: Ki.
- kirns
-
noun,
a churn.
- kisan
-
noun,
(in India) a peasant.
- treas
-
- kites
-
noun,
a light frame covered with some thin material, to be flown in the wind at the end of a long string.
- Triad
-
noun,
a group of three, especially of three closely related persons or things.
- tried
-
noun,
an attempt or effort:
- knead
-
verb (used with object),
to work (dough, clay, etc.) into a uniform mixture by pressing, folding, and stretching.
- trigs
-
noun,
trigonometry.
- tsadi
-
noun,
sadhe.
- Keats
-
noun,
John, 1795–1821, English poet.
- Kedar
-
noun,
the second son of Ishmael. Gen. 25:13.
- kedge
-
noun,
Also called kedge anchor. a small anchor used in kedging.
- trine
-
noun,
a set or group of three; triad.
- trike
-
noun,
tricycle.
- keens
-
noun,
a wailing lament for the dead.
- Trier
-
noun,
a person or thing that tries or tests; tester.
- keets
-
noun,
a young guinea fowl.
- keirs
-
noun,
kier.
- triga
-
noun,
a two-wheeled chariot drawn by a team of three horses.
- Keita
-
noun,
Modibo [maw-dee-baw] /mɔˈdi bɔ/ (Show IPA), 1915–77, African statesman: president of Mali 1960–68.
- trig.
-
- tries
-
noun,
plural of try.
- kente
-
noun,
a colorful fabric of Ghanaian origin: often worn as a symbol of African-American pride.
- knars
-
noun,
a knot on a tree or in wood.
- tread
-
noun,
the action of treading, stepping, or walking.
- nares
-
plural noun,
the nostrils or the nasal passages.
- Nairn
-
noun,
a historic county in N Scotland.
- Nader
-
noun,
Ralph, born 1934, U.S. lawyer, author, political reformer, and consumer advocate.
- tides
-
noun,
the periodic rise and fall of the waters of the ocean and its inlets, produced by the attraction of the moon and sun, and occurring about every 12 hours.
- terse
-
adjective,
neatly or effectively concise; brief and pithy, as language.
- Terri
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Theresa.
- nadir
-
noun,
Astronomy. the point on the celestial sphere directly beneath a given position or observer and diametrically opposite the zenith.
- Terra
-
noun,
earth; land.
- naked
-
adjective,
being without clothing or covering; nude:
- tiger
-
noun,
a large, carnivorous, tawny-colored and black-striped feline, Panthera tigris, of Asia, ranging in several subspecies from India and the Malay Peninsula to Siberia: the entire species is endangered, with some subspecies thought to be extinct.
- Nandi
-
noun,
a member of an agricultural people of southwestern Kenya.
- terr.
-
- 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.
- Terni
-
noun,
a city in central Italy.
- terne
-
noun,
terne metal.
- terna
-
noun,
a list of three names submitted to the pope as recommended to fill a vacant bishopric or benefice.
- nards
-
noun,
an aromatic Himalayan plant, believed to be the spikenard, Nardostachys jatamansi, the source of an ointment used by the ancients.
- 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.
- Tigre
-
noun,
a Semitic language spoken in northern Ethiopia.
- knees
-
noun,
Anatomy. the joint of the leg that allows for movement between the femur and tibia and is protected by the patella; the central area of the leg between the thigh and the lower leg.
- tired
-
noun,
British Dialect. fatigue.
- 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.
- knits
-
noun,
fabric produced by knitting.
- trank
-
noun,
a tranquilizer.
- train
-
noun,
Railroads. a self-propelled, connected group of rolling stock.
- traik
-
verb (used without object),
to become ill or lose one's good health.
- trade
-
noun,
the act or process of buying, selling, or exchanging commodities, at either wholesale or retail, within a country or between countries:
- tires
-
noun,
British Dialect. fatigue.
- Tiran
-
noun,
Strait of, a navigable waterway between the N Red Sea and the Gulf of Aqaba.
- Krieg
-
noun,
war1 .
- raise
-
noun,
an increase in amount, as of wages:
- 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.
- krans
-
noun,
a former silver coin of Iran.
- tings
-
noun,
a tinging sound.
- tinge
-
noun,
a slight degree of coloration.
- tines
-
noun,
a sharp, projecting point or prong, as of a fork.
- tinea
-
noun,
any of several skin diseases caused by fungi; ringworm.
- Teide
-
noun,
Pi·co de [pee-kaw th e] /ˈpi kɔ ðɛ/ (Show IPA) a volcanic peak in the Canary Islands, on Tenerife. 12,190 feet (3716 meters).
- stirk
-
noun,
a young bull or cow, especially one in its second year.
- Tegea
-
noun,
an ancient city in SE Arcadia, Greece.
- Sinan
-
noun,
1489?–1587, Turkish architect, especially of mosques.
- renga
-
noun,
linked verse.
- Siren
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. one of several sea nymphs, part woman and part bird, who lure mariners to destruction by their seductive singing.
- siree
-
noun,
sirree.
- reni-
-
- singe
-
noun,
a superficial burn.
- sing.
-
- renin
-
noun,
a proteolytic enzyme secreted by the kidneys that is involved in the release of angiotensin.
- sitar
-
noun,
a lute of India with a small, pear-shaped body and a long, broad, fretted neck.
- sikra
-
noun,
sikhara.
- siker
-
adverb,
certainly; without doubt.
- signa
-
verb,
(used imperatively, in prescriptions) mark; write; label.
- Siena
-
noun,
a city in Tuscany, in central Italy, S of Florence: cathedral.
- rente
-
noun,
revenue or income, or the instrument evidencing a right to such periodic receipts.
- siege
-
noun,
the act or process of surrounding and attacking a fortified place in such a way as to isolate it from help and supplies, for the purpose of lessening the resistance of the defenders and thereby making capture possible.
- Sidra
-
noun,
Gulf of, an inlet of the Mediterranean, on the N coast of Libya.
- 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.
- rends
-
verb (used with object),
to separate into parts with force or violence:
- 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.
- reist
-
verb (used without object),
reest2 .
- skirr
-
noun,
a grating or whirring sound.
- skint
-
adjective,
having no money; penniless.
- Regt.
-
- reign
-
noun,
the period during which a sovereign occupies the throne.
- Skier
-
noun,
a person who skis.
- skied
-
noun,
one of a pair of long, slender runners made of wood, plastic, or metal used in gliding over snow.
- 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.
- Renan
-
noun,
Ernest [ur-nist;; French er-nest] /ˈɜr nɪst;; French ɛrˈnɛst/ (Show IPA), 1823–92, French philologist, historian, and critic.
- Sitka
-
noun,
a town in SE Alaska, on an island in the Alexander Archipelago: the capital of former Russian America.
- skete
-
noun,
a settlement of monks or ascetics.
- Skene
-
noun,
(in the ancient Greek theater) a structure facing the audience and forming the background before which performances were given.
- skein
-
noun,
a length of yarn or thread wound on a reel or swift preparatory for use in manufacturing.
- skeet
-
noun,
a form of trapshooting in which two traps are used and targets are hurled singly or in pairs at varying elevations and speeds so as to simulate the angles of flight taken by game birds.
- Skeat
-
noun,
Walter William, 1835–1912, English philologist and lexicographer.
- skean
-
noun,
a knife or dagger formerly used in Ireland and in the Scottish Highlands.
- skate
-
noun,
ice skate (def 1).
- seti-
-
- serin
-
noun,
a small finch, Serinus serinus, of Europe and northern Africa, closely related to the canary.
- skite
-
noun,
a quick, oblique blow or stroke; a chopping blow.
- Saint
-
noun,
any of certain persons of exceptional holiness of life, formally recognized as such by the Christian Church, especially by canonization.
- Saree
-
noun,
sari.
- sanit
-
- Katie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Katherine or Catherine.
- Sande
-
noun,
Earl, 1898–1968, U.S. jockey and racehorse trainer.
- Sakti
-
noun,
Shakti.
- saker
-
noun,
an Old World falcon, Falco cherrug, used in falconry.
- Sadie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Sara or Sarah.
- Sarre
-
noun,
French name of Saar.
- riser
-
noun,
a person who rises, especially from bed:
- rinse
-
noun,
an act or instance of rinsing.
- riant
-
adjective,
laughing; smiling; cheerful.
- rinks
-
noun,
a smooth expanse of ice for ice-skating, often artificially prepared and inside a building or arena.
- Rider
-
noun,
a person who rides a horse or other animal, a bicycle, etc.
- rings
-
noun,
a typically circular band of metal or other durable material, especially one of gold or other precious metal, often set with gems, for wearing on the finger as an ornament, a token of betrothal or marriage, etc.
- Rieka
-
noun,
Rijeka.
- Sarge
-
noun,
sergeant.
- Satie
-
noun,
Erik Alfred Leslie [e-reek al-fred les-lee] /ɛˈrik alˈfrɛd lɛsˈli/ (Show IPA), 1866–1925, French composer.
- Serge
-
noun,
a twilled worsted or woolen fabric used especially for clothing.
- restr
-
- serai
-
noun,
(in Eastern countries) a caravansary.
- senti
-
noun,
a monetary unit of Tanzania, the 100th part of a shilling; cent.
- reset
-
noun,
an act or instance of setting again.
- Senna
-
noun,
any plant, shrub, or tree belonging to the genus Cassia, of the legume family, having pinnate leaves and large clusters of flowers.
- sengi
-
noun,
a monetary unit of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, equal to 1/10,000 (.0001) of a zaire.
- 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.
- resit
-
noun,
a test or examination that is retaken.
- Seine
-
noun,
a fishing net that hangs vertically in the water, having floats at the upper edge and sinkers at the lower.
- 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.
- Segre
-
noun,
Emilio [uh-mee-lee-oh,, uh-meel-yoh;; Italian e-mee-lyaw] /əˈmi liˌoʊ,, əˈmil yoʊ;; Italian ɛˈmi lyɔ/ (Show IPA), 1905–1989, U.S. physicist, born in Italy: Nobel prize 1959.
- Segni
-
noun,
Antonio [ahn-taw-nyaw] /ɑnˈtɔ nyɔ/ (Show IPA), 1891–1972, Italian teacher, lawyer, and statesman: president 1962–64.
- segar
-
noun,
cigar.
- sedge
-
noun,
any rushlike or grasslike plant of the genus Carex, growing in wet places.
Compare sedge family.
- Seder
-
noun,
a ceremonial dinner that commemorates the Exodus from Egypt and includes the reading of the Haggadah and the eating of symbolic foods, generally held on the first night of Passover by Reform Jews and Jews in Israel and on both the first and second nights by Orthodox and Conservative Jews outside of Israel.
- Sedan
-
noun,
an enclosed automobile body having two or four doors and seating four or more persons on two full-width seats.
- retd.
-
- skirt
-
noun,
the part of a gown, dress, slip, or coat that extends downward from the waist.
- snake
-
noun,
any of numerous limbless, scaly, elongate reptiles of the suborder Serpentes, comprising venomous and nonvenomous species inhabiting tropical and temperate areas.
- teens
-
noun,
Archaic. suffering; grief.
- ranis
-
noun,
ranee.
- takes
-
- taken
-
noun,
the act of taking.
- tains
-
noun,
a thin tin plate.
- Taine
-
noun,
Hippolyte Adolphe [ee-paw-leet a-dawlf] /i pɔˈlit aˈdɔlf/ (Show IPA), 1828–93, French literary critic and historian.
- stria
-
noun,
a slight or narrow furrow, ridge, stripe, or streak, especially one of a number in parallel arrangement:
- ranid
-
noun,
frog1 (def 2).
- rides
-
noun,
a journey or excursion on a horse, camel, etc., or on or in a vehicle.
- Range
-
noun,
the extent to which or the limits between which variation is possible:
- stink
-
noun,
a strong offensive smell; stench.
- sting
-
noun,
an act or an instance of stinging.
- stge.
-
- ranks
-
noun,
a number of persons forming a separate class in a social hierarchy or in any graded body.
- rants
-
noun,
ranting, extravagant, or violent declamation.
- rares
-
adjective,
coming or occurring far apart in time; unusual; uncommon:
- Stern
-
noun,
the after part of a vessel (often opposed to stem).
- 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.
- tangs
-
- rater
-
noun,
a person who makes rates or ratings.
- 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.
- raked
-
noun,
an agricultural implement with teeth or tines for gathering cut grass, hay, or the like or for smoothing the surface of the ground.
- raker
-
noun,
a person or thing that rakes.
- Teena
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Albertina, Bettina, or Christina.
- tease
-
noun,
a person who teases or annoys.
- tears
-
- 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.
- rakis
-
noun,
a spirituous liquor distilled from grain, grapes, plums, etc., in southeastern Europe and the Near East.
- tarns
-
noun,
a small mountain lake or pool, especially one in a cirque.
- Tanis
-
noun,
an ancient city in Lower Egypt, in the Nile delta.
- Tarne
-
noun,
(in the Iliad) Sardis.
- rands
-
noun,
(in shoemaking) a strip of leather set in a shoe at the heel before the lifts are attached.
- Ranee
-
noun,
the wife of a rajah.
- targe
-
noun,
a small, round shield; a target or buckler.
- tares
-
noun,
any of various vetches, especially Vicia sativa.
- Tarde
-
noun,
Gabriel [ga-bree-el] /ga briˈɛl/ (Show IPA), 1843–1904, French sociologist.
- tanks
-
noun,
a large receptacle, container, or structure for holding a liquid or gas:
- ster.
-
- Stein
-
noun,
a mug, usually earthenware, especially for beer.
- REGIS
-
noun,
a male given name.
- stade
-
noun,
a period of time represented by a glacial deposit.
- stair
-
noun,
one of a flight or series of steps for going from one level to another, as in a building.
- reeks
-
noun,
a strong, unpleasant smell.
- stain
-
noun,
a discoloration produced by foreign matter having penetrated into or chemically reacted with a material; a spot not easily removed.
- reest
-
verb (used with object),
to cure, smoke, or dry (meat or fish).
- staid
-
noun,
the act of stopping or being stopped.
- STAGE
-
noun,
a single step or degree in a process; a particular phase, period, position, etc., in a process, development, or series.
- Regan
-
noun,
(in Shakespeare's King Lear) the younger of Lear's two faithless daughters.
Compare Cordelia (def 1), Goneril.
- Srta.
-
- stand
-
noun,
the act of standing; an assuming of or a remaining in an upright position.
- snide
-
adjective,
derogatory in a nasty, insinuating manner:
- sneer
-
noun,
a look or expression of derision, scorn, or contempt.
- snead
-
noun,
Samuel Jackson ("Slamming Sammy") 1912–2002, U.S. golfer.
- Reger
-
noun,
Max [mahks] /mɑks/ (Show IPA), 1873–1916, German composer and pianist.
- Regin
-
noun,
a smith, the brother of Fafnir, who raises Sigurd and encourages him to kill Fafnir in the hope of gaining the gold he guards.
- Snark
-
noun,
a mysterious, imaginary animal.
- snare
-
noun,
a device, often consisting of a noose, for capturing small game.
- 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.
- redia
-
noun,
a cylindrical larval stage of some trematodes, produced by a sporocyst and giving rise to daughter rediae or to cercariae.
- rates
-
noun,
the amount of a charge or payment with reference to some basis of calculation:
- Starr
-
noun,
Belle (Myra Belle Shirley) 1848–89, U.S. outlaw and folk hero.
- steer
-
noun,
Informal. a suggestion about a course of action; tip:
- Steen
-
noun,
Jan [yahn] /yɑn/ (Show IPA), 1626–79, Dutch painter.
- steek
-
verb (used with object),
to shut, close, fasten or lock (a window, door, or the like).
- steed
-
noun,
a horse, especially a high-spirited one.
- steak
-
noun,
a slice of meat or fish, especially beef, cooked by broiling, frying, etc.
- Stead
-
noun,
the place of a person or thing as occupied by a successor or substitute:
- Reade
-
noun,
Charles, 1814–84, English novelist.
- Stark
-
noun,
Harold Raynsford [reynz-ferd] /ˈreɪnz fərd/ (Show IPA), 1880–1972, U.S. admiral.
- redes
-
noun,
counsel; advice.
- stare
-
noun,
a staring gaze; a fixed look with the eyes wide open:
- reads
-
noun,
an act or instance of reading:
- stank
-
noun,
a strong offensive smell; stench.
- stang
-
noun,
an act or an instance of stinging.
- rears
-
- Redan
-
noun,
a V -shaped work, usually projecting from a fortified line.
- stane
-
noun, adjective, adverb, verb (used with object),
stone.
- Karen
-
noun,
a group of people of eastern and southern Burma (Myanmar).
- Saite
-
noun,
a native or citizen of Saïs.
- dent.
-
- dregs
-
noun,
dregs, the sediment of liquids; lees; grounds.
- Dares
-
noun,
an act of daring or defiance; challenge.
- dries
-
noun,
a plural of dry.
- drier
-
noun,
a person or thing that dries.
- drest
-
noun,
an outer garment for women and girls, consisting of bodice and skirt in one piece.
- darks
-
noun,
the absence of light; darkness:
- dreks
-
noun,
dreck.
- darns
-
noun,
a darned place, as in a garment:
- darts
-
- GATED
-
noun,
a movable barrier, usually on hinges, closing an opening in a fence, wall, or other enclosure.
- dates
-
noun,
a particular month, day, and year at which some event happened or will happen:
- gater
-
noun,
gator.
- dears
-
noun,
a person who is good, kind, or generous:
- danke
-
interjection,
thank you.
- Gates
-
noun,
Horatio, 1728–1806, American Revolutionary general, born in England.
- deers
-
noun,
any of several ruminants of the family Cervidae, most of the males of which have solid, deciduous antlers.
- deets
-
plural noun,
details:
- Degas
-
noun,
Hilaire Germain Edgar [ee-ler zher-man ed-gar] /iˈlɛr ʒɛrˈmɛ̃ ɛdˈgar/ (Show IPA), 1834–1917, French impressionist painter.
- deign
-
verb (used with object),
to condescend to give or grant:
- deist
-
noun,
a person who believes in deism.
- deka-
-
- drees
-
adjective,
tedious; dreary.
- dekes
-
noun,
a fake or feint intended to deceive a defensive player, often drawing that player out of position.
- drear
-
adjective,
dreary.
- denar
-
noun,
the basic monetary unit of the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia.
- drats
-
interjection,
(used to express mild disgust, disappointment, or the like):
- Dante
-
noun,
(Dante Alighieri) 1265–1321, Italian poet: author of the Divine Comedy.
- garni
-
adjective,
garnished.
- denes
-
noun,
a bare, sandy tract or low sand hill near the sea.
- earns
-
verb (used with object),
to gain or get in return for one's labor or service:
- Indra
-
noun,
Hinduism. the chief of the Vedic gods, the god of rain and thunder.
- Arndt
-
noun,
Ernst Moritz [ernst moh-rits] /ɛrnst ˈmoʊ rɪts/ (Show IPA), 1769–1860, German poet and historian.
- inane
-
noun,
something that is empty or void, especially the void of infinite space.
- arrgt
-
- arris
-
noun,
a sharp ridge, as between adjoining channels of a Doric column.
- eaten
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- esker
-
noun,
a serpentine ridge of gravelly and sandy drift, believed to have been formed by streams under or in glacial ice.
- Ikeda
-
noun,
Hayato [hah-yah-taw] /hɑˈyɑ tɔ/ (Show IPA), 1899–1965, Japanese statesman: prime minister 1960–64.
- Artie
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Arthur.
- Ester
-
noun,
a compound produced by the reaction between an acid and an alcohol with the elimination of a molecule of water, as ethyl acetate, C 4 H 8 O 2 , or dimethyl sulfate, C 2 H 6 SO 4 .
- aside
-
noun,
a part of an actor's lines supposedly not heard by others on the stage and intended only for the audience.
- Asine
-
noun,
an ancient town in S Greece, on the Gulf of Argolis.
- etnas
-
noun,
Mount, an active volcano in E Sicily. 10,758 feet (3280 meters).
- dangs
-
verb (used with object), adjective, noun,
damn (used euphemistically).
- aster
-
noun,
any composite plant of the genus Aster, having rays varying from white or pink to blue around a yellow disk.
- eared
-
noun,
the part of a cereal plant, as corn, wheat, etc., that contains the flowers and hence the fruit, grains, or kernels.
- astir
-
adjective,
moving or stirring, especially with much activity or excitement:
- astr.
-
- eagre
-
noun,
a tidal bore or flood.
- eager
-
noun,
eagre.
- IATSE
-
- gains
-
- gaits
-
noun,
a manner of walking, stepping, or running.
- drink
-
noun,
any liquid that is swallowed to quench thirst, for nourishment, etc.; beverage.
- danes
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Denmark.
- Drina
-
noun,
a river in S Europe, flowing N along the part of the border between Serbia and Bosnia and Herzegovina to the Sava River at Belgrade, Serbia. 285 miles (459 km) long.
- grist
-
noun,
grain to be ground.
- Denis
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Indre
-
noun,
a department in central France. 2667 sq. mi. (6910 sq. km). Capital: Châteauroux.
- dings
-
noun,
a ringing sound.
- Genet
-
noun,
any small, Old World carnivore of the genus Genetta, especially G. genetta, having spotted sides and a ringed tail.
- Genie
-
noun,
Islamic Mythology. jinn.
- genin
-
noun,
aglycon.
- genre
-
noun,
a class or category of artistic endeavor having a particular form, content, technique, or the like:
- dinar
-
noun,
any of various former coins of the Near East, especially gold coins issued by Islamic governments.
- diner
-
noun,
a person who dines.
- dines
-
noun,
Scot. dinner.
- dites
-
noun,
a bit (usually used in negative constructions):
- dinge
-
noun,
the condition of being dingy.
- girts
-
noun,
Carpentry.
a timber or plate connecting the corner posts of an exterior wooden frame, as a braced frame, at a floor above the ground floor.
a heavy beam, as for supporting the ends of rafters.
- gents
-
noun,
Informal. gentleman (defs 1, 2).
- girns
-
noun, verb (used with object),
grin2 .
- girds
-
noun,
a gibe.
- gnars
-
verb (used without object),
to snarl; growl.
- Dinka
-
noun,
a member of a tall, pastoral people of Sudan.
- dinks
-
noun,
dinghy.
- dist.
-
- ginks
-
noun,
a person; fellow.
- Gerar
-
noun,
an ancient city in Palestine, near the Mediterranean: now an archaeological site in Israel.
- dirts
-
noun,
any foul or filthy substance, as mud, grime, dust, or excrement.
- dints
-
noun,
force; power:
- giant
-
noun,
(in folklore) a being with human form but superhuman size, strength, etc.
- Dirae
-
plural noun,
the Furies. See fury (def 3).
- getas
-
noun,
a traditional Japanese wooden clog that is worn outdoors, with a thong that passes between the first two toes and with two transverse supports on the bottom of the sole.
- dirks
-
noun,
a dagger, especially of the Scottish Highlands.
- geste
-
noun,
gest.
- diets
-
noun,
food and drink considered in terms of its qualities, composition, and its effects on health:
- diene
-
noun,
any compound, as 1,3-butadiene, CH 2 =CH−CH=CH 2 , that contains two double bonds.
- grins
-
noun,
a broad smile.
- Drake
-
noun,
a male duck.
Compare duck1 (def 2).
- grind
-
noun,
the act of grinding.
- dense
-
adjective,
having the component parts closely compacted together; crowded or compact:
- gride
-
noun,
a griding or grating sound.
- dents
-
noun,
a hollow or depression in a surface, as from a blow.
- gears
-
noun,
Machinery.
a part, as a disk, wheel, or section of a shaft, having cut teeth of such form, size, and spacing that they mesh with teeth in another part to transmit or receive force and motion.
an assembly of such parts.
one of several possible arrangements of such parts in a mechanism, as an automobile transmission, for affording different relations of torque and speed between the driving and the driven machinery, or for permitting the driven machinery to run in either direction:
a mechanism or group of parts performing one function or serving one purpose in a complex machine:
- Greta
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Margaret.
- drank
-
noun,
any liquid that is swallowed to quench thirst, for nourishment, etc.; beverage.
- greet
-
verb (used with object),
to address with some form of salutation; welcome.
- grees
-
noun,
superiority, mastery, or victory.
- Derek
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Greer
-
noun,
Germaine, born 1939, Australian feminist and writer.
- drang
-
noun,
a narrow lane or alleyway.
- Green
-
noun,
a color intermediate in the spectrum between yellow and blue, an effect of light with a wavelength between 500 and 570 nm; found in nature as the color of most grasses and leaves while growing, of some fruits while ripening, and of the sea.
- drags
-
noun,
Nautical.
a designed increase of draft toward the stern of a vessel.
resistance to the movement of a hull through the water.
any of a number of weights dragged cumulatively by a vessel sliding down ways to check its speed.
any object dragged in the water, as a sea anchor.
any device for dragging the bottom of a body of water to recover or detect objects.
- Greek
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Greece.
- greed
-
noun,
excessive or rapacious desire, especially for wealth or possessions.
- deter
-
verb (used with object),
to discourage or restrain from acting or proceeding:
- Drain
-
noun,
something, as a pipe or conduit, by which a liquid drains.
- grate
-
noun,
a frame of metal bars for holding fuel when burning, as in a fireplace, furnace, or stove.
- diag.
-
- Grant
-
noun,
something granted, as a privilege or right, a sum of money, or a tract of land:
- grans
-
noun,
grandmother.
- geeks
-
noun,
a digital-technology expert or enthusiast (a term of pride as self-reference, but often used disparagingly by others).
- grain
-
noun,
a small, hard seed, especially the seed of a food plant such as wheat, corn, rye, oats, rice, or millet.
- grads
-
noun,
a graduate.
- grade
-
noun,
a degree or step in a scale, as of rank, advancement, quality, value, or intensity:
- EDGAR
-
noun,
an award given annually in various categories of mystery writing.
- dirge
-
noun,
a funeral song or tune, or one expressing mourning in commemoration of the dead.
- entia
-
noun,
plural of ens.
- edits
-
noun,
an instance of or the work of editing:
- Andes
-
plural noun,
a mountain range in W South America, extending about 4500 miles (7250 km) from N Colombia and Venezuela S to Cape Horn. Highest peak, Aconcagua, 22,834 feet (6960 meters).
- Andie
-
noun,
a male or female given name.
- Aesir
-
noun,
the principal race of gods, led by Odin and living at Asgard.
- andr-
-
- kains
-
noun,
cain.
- aerie
-
noun,
the nest of a bird of prey, as an eagle or a hawk.
- Irene
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. one of the Horae, the personification of peace.
- Andre
-
noun,
John, 1751–80, British major hanged as a spy by the Americans in the Revolutionary War: plotted the betrayal of West Point with Benedict Arnold.
- aeri-
-
- anent
-
preposition,
in regard to; about; concerning.
- Ednas
-
noun,
Adnah.
- irate
-
adjective,
angry; enraged:
- edit.
-
- anger
-
noun,
a strong feeling of displeasure and belligerence aroused by a wrong; wrath; ire.
- angi-
-
- Iran.
-
- Angie
-
noun,
a male or female given name, form of Angel.
- angst
-
noun,
a feeling of dread, anxiety, or anguish.
- Agnes
-
noun,
Saint, a.d. 292?–304? Roman Catholic child martyr.
- anis-
-
- anise
-
noun,
a Mediterranean plant, Pimpinella anisum, of the parsley family, having loose umbrels of small yellowish-white flowers that yield aniseed.
- erase
-
verb (used with object),
to rub or scrape out, as letters or characters written, engraved, etc.; efface.
- Akins
-
noun,
Zoë [zoh-ee] /ˈzoʊ i/ (Show IPA), 1886–1958, U.S. playwright.
- Edina
-
noun,
a city in SE Minnesota, near Minneapolis.
- egads
-
interjection,
(used as an expletive or mild oath):
- egest
-
verb (used with object),
to discharge, as from the body; void (opposed to ingest).
- egers
-
noun,
German name of Ohře.
- agree
-
verb (used with object),
to concede; grant (usually followed by a noun clause):
- engr.
-
- iters
-
noun,
a canal or passage.
- Aides
-
noun,
nurse's aide.
- agist
-
verb (used with object),
to feed or pasture (livestock) for a fee.
- Aiken
-
noun,
Conrad (Potter) 1889–1973, U.S. poet.
- isnad
-
noun,
the chain of testimony by which a hadith is transmitted.
- Egadi
-
noun,
a group of islands in the Mediterranean Sea off the coast of W Sicily. 15 sq. mi. (39 sq. km).
- kadis
-
noun,
qadi.
- agers
-
noun,
(often initial capital letter) a person living in a certain historical age:
- Isere
-
noun,
a river in SE France, flowing from the Alps to the Rhone River. 150 miles (240 km) long.
- agent
-
noun,
a person or business authorized to act on another's behalf:
- airts
-
noun,
a direction.
- Aisne
-
noun,
a river in N France, flowing NW and W to the Oise. 175 miles (280 km) long.
- Ender
-
noun,
Kornelia [kawr-neyl-yuh,, -ney-lee-uh] /kɔrˈneɪl yə,, -ˈneɪ li ə/ (Show IPA), born 1958, German swimmer.
- EGRET
-
noun,
any of several usually white herons that grow long, graceful plumes during the breeding season, as Egretta garzetta (little egret) of the Old World.
- Ennis
-
noun,
a town in N Texas.
- akees
-
noun,
a tropical tree, Blighia sapida, of the soapberry family, cultivated for the edible aril of its seeds.
- akene
-
noun,
achene.
- intr.
-
- irade
-
noun,
a decree of a Muslim ruler.
- Erika
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Annie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Ann, Anna, or Anne.
- antis
-
noun,
a person who is opposed to a particular practice, party, policy, action, etc.
- 30-30
-
- antre
-
noun,
a cavern; cave.
- karri
-
noun,
an Australian gum tree, Eucalyptus diversicolor.
- Arden
-
noun,
Forest of, a forest district in central England, in N Warwickshire: scene of Shakespeare's As You Like It.
- edges
-
noun,
a line or border at which a surface terminates:
- Karst
-
noun,
an area of limestone terrane characterized by sinks, ravines, and underground streams.
- Inner
-
adjective,
situated within or farther within; interior:
- 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.
- edger
-
noun,
a person who puts an edge, especially a finishing edge, on a garment, surface, lens, etc.
- Arete
-
noun,
the aggregate of qualities, as valor and virtue, making up good character.
- arise
-
verb (used without object),
to get up from sitting, lying, or kneeling; rise:
- aden-
-
- Adige
-
noun,
a river in N Italy, flowing SE to the Adriatic Sea. 220 miles (354 km) long.
- Aries
-
noun,
Astronomy. the Ram, a zodiacal constellation between Pisces and Taurus.
- Ernie
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Ernest.
- anti-
-
- antes
-
noun,
Poker. a fixed but arbitrary stake put into the pot by each player before the deal.
- Kans.
-
- kanes
-
noun,
cain.
- eider
-
noun,
eider duck.
- AEGIS
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. the shield or breastplate of Zeus or Athena, bearing at its center the head of the Gorgon.
- Arkie
-
noun,
a term used to refer to a migrant worker originally from Arkansas.
- inst.
-
- Aegir
-
noun,
a sea god, husband of Ran, and host at feast of the gods spoiled by Loki.
- Aedes
-
noun,
yellow-fever mosquito.
- inset
-
noun,
something inserted; insert.
- enate
-
noun,
a person related on one's mother's side.
Compare agnate, cognate.
- adret
-
noun,
a side of a mountain receiving direct sunlight.
- ERISA
-
noun,
Employee Retirement Income Security Act.
- 2,4-d
-
noun,
a white to yellow, crystalline powder, C 8 H 6 O 3 Cl 2 , slightly soluble in water: used for killing weeds.
- adits
-
noun,
an entrance or a passage.
- inert
-
adjective,
having no inherent power of action, motion, or resistance (opposed to active):
- 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.
- ante-
-
- ernes
-
noun,
sea eagle.
- SITA
-
noun,
(in the Ramayana) the wife of Ramachandra, abducted by Ravana and later rescued.
- said
-
noun,
sayyid.
- egis
-
noun,
aegis.
- DIRT
-
noun,
any foul or filthy substance, as mud, grime, dust, or excrement.
- risk
-
noun,
exposure to the chance of injury or loss; a hazard or dangerous chance:
- sike
-
noun,
a small stream.
- rite
-
noun,
a formal or ceremonial act or procedure prescribed or customary in religious or other solemn use:
- Sage
-
noun,
a profoundly wise person; a person famed for wisdom.
- sire
-
noun,
the male parent of a quadruped.
- RNAS
-
- dits
-
noun,
an echoic word, the referent of which is a click or brief tone interval, used to designate the dot of Morse code, International Morse code, etc.
- 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.
- std.
-
- 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.
- dite
-
noun,
a bit (usually used in negative constructions):
- Sade
-
noun,
Donatien Alphonse François [daw-na-syan al-fawns frahn-swa] /dɔ naˈsyɛ̃ alˈfɔ̃s frɑ̃ˈswa/ (Show IPA), Comte de (Marquis de Sade) 1740–1814, French soldier and novelist, notorious for his paraphilia.
- rit.
-
- Sind
-
noun,
a former province of Pakistan, in the lower Indus valley; now part of West Pakistan. 48,136 sq. mi. (125,154 sq. km). Capital: Karachi.
- Sadi
-
noun,
sadhe.
- Sina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- RITA
-
noun,
the Vedic concept of cosmic and social order.
- drag
-
noun,
Nautical.
a designed increase of draft toward the stern of a vessel.
resistance to the movement of a hull through the water.
any of a number of weights dragged cumulatively by a vessel sliding down ways to check its speed.
any object dragged in the water, as a sea anchor.
any device for dragging the bottom of a body of water to recover or detect objects.
- disk
-
noun,
any thin, flat, circular plate or object.
- dis-
-
- sain
-
verb (used with object),
to make the sign of the cross on, as for protection against evil influences.
- sati
-
noun,
a Hindu practice whereby a widow immolates herself on the funeral pyre of her husband: now abolished by law.
- Sika
-
noun,
a small, reddish deer, Cervus nippon, native to eastern Asia: most populations are endangered.
- Seen
-
verb,
past participle of see1 .
- Sark
-
noun,
any long, shirtlike garment worn next to the skin, as a chemise, nightshirt, or the like.
- sent
-
noun,
a coin of Estonia until the euro was adopted, the 100th part of a kroon.
- sene
-
noun,
a bronze coin and monetary unit of Western Samoa, the 100th part of a tala.
- Eads
-
noun,
James Buchanan, 1820–87, U.S. engineer and inventor.
- send
-
noun,
the heaving motion of a vessel.
- Sekt
-
noun,
sparkling wine; champagne.
- EARN
-
verb (used with object),
to gain or get in return for one's labor or service:
- Edie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Edith.
- 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.
- site
-
noun,
the position or location of a town, building, etc., especially as to its environment:
- seek
-
Idioms,
be sought after, to be desired or in demand:
- Sere
-
noun,
the series of stages in an ecological succession.
- Seed
-
noun,
the fertilized, matured ovule of a flowering plant, containing an embryo or rudimentary plant.
- ease
-
noun,
freedom from labor, pain, or physical annoyance; tranquil rest; comfort:
- East
-
noun,
a cardinal point of the compass, 90° to the right of north. Abbreviation: E.
- Sat.
-
- eats
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- 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.
- sear
-
noun,
a mark or scar made by searing.
- Sean
-
noun,
a male given name, form of John.
- Eden
-
noun,
the place where Adam and Eve lived before the Fall. Gen. 2:8–24.
- EDES
-
noun,
a city in SW Nigeria.
- 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.
- Sera
-
noun,
a plural of serum.
- Seri
-
noun,
a member of an American Indian people of western Sonora state, Mexico, on the Gulf of California.
- 1080
-
- dree
-
adjective,
tedious; dreary.
- sake
-
noun,
cause, account, interest, or benefit:
- Eger
-
noun,
German name of Ohře.
- 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.
- egad
-
interjection,
(used as an expletive or mild oath):
- drat
-
interjection,
(used to express mild disgust, disappointment, or the like):
- sign
-
noun,
a token; indication.
- sane
-
noun,
a private nationwide organization in the U.S., established in 1957, that opposes nuclear testing and advocates international peace.
- Sig.
-
- Sang
-
noun,
the act or performance of singing.
- EDTA
-
- 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.
- 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.
- Edge
-
noun,
a line or border at which a surface terminates:
- side
-
noun,
one of the surfaces forming the outside of or bounding a thing, or one of the lines bounding a geometric figure.
- Sian
-
noun,
Older Spelling. Xian.
- sgd.
-
- dreg
-
noun,
dregs, the sediment of liquids; lees; grounds.
- Sard
-
noun,
a reddish-brown chalcedony, used as a gem.
- Edna
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “rejuvenation, rebirth.”.
- Seta
-
noun,
a stiff hair; bristle or bristlelike part.
- Sert
-
noun,
José María [haw-se mah-ree-ah] /hɔˈsɛ mɑˈri ɑ/ (Show IPA), 1876–1945, Spanish painter.
- drek
-
noun,
dreck.
- Drin
-
noun,
a river in S Europe, flowing generally NW from SW Macedonia through N Albania into the Adriatic. 180 miles (290 km) long.
- seer
-
noun,
a person who sees; observer.
- Kate
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Katherine or Catherine.
- Dirk
-
noun,
a dagger, especially of the Scottish Highlands.
- tens
-
noun,
a self-operated portable device used to treat chronic pain by sending electrical impulses through electrodes placed over the painful area.
- tend
-
Verb phrases,
tend on/upon, Archaic. to attend or wait upon; minister to; serve:
- Ark.
-
- ARIS
-
- arid
-
adjective,
being without moisture; extremely dry; parched:
- Arg.
-
- Ares
-
noun,
the ancient Greek god of war, a son of Zeus and Hera, identified by the Romans with Mars.
- ter.
-
- ten.
-
- 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.
- ant.
-
- ANSI
-
- Anne
-
noun,
1665–1714, queen of England 1702–14 (daughter of James II of England).
- ann.
-
- anes
-
adverb,
once.
- Tena
-
noun,
Koyukon.
- 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.
- tide
-
noun,
the periodic rise and fall of the waters of the ocean and its inlets, produced by the attraction of the moon and sun, and occurring about every 12 hours.
- art.
-
- asgd
-
- Aser
-
noun,
Asher (def 1).
- tars
-
noun,
any of various dark-colored viscid products obtained by the destructive distillation of certain organic substances, as coal or wood.
- task
-
noun,
a definite piece of work assigned to, falling to, or expected of a person; duty.
- TDRS
-
- 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.
- arse
-
noun,
ass2 (defs 1, 2).
- tegs
-
noun,
Animal Husbandry.
a two-year-old sheep that has not been shorn.
the wool shorn from such a sheep.
- 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.
- teds
-
noun,
British Slang. Teddy boy.
- teen
-
noun,
Archaic. suffering; grief.
- arr.
-
- Arne
-
noun,
Thomas Augustine, 1710–78, English composer of operas and songs.
- Tees
-
noun,
a river in N England, flowing E along the boundary between Durham and Yorkshire to the North Sea. 70 miles (113 km) long.
- ands
-
- 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.
- Asir
-
noun,
a district in SW Saudi Arabia.
- trek
-
noun,
a journey or trip, especially one involving difficulty or hardship.
- ages
-
noun,
the length of time during which a being or thing has existed; length of life or existence to the time spoken of or referred to:
- ager
-
noun,
(often initial capital letter) a person living in a certain historical age:
- Agee
-
noun,
James, 1909–55, U.S. author, scenarist, and film critic.
- aged
-
noun,
(used with a plural verb) old people collectively (usually preceded by the):
- aet.
-
- Tree
-
noun,
a plant having a permanently woody main stem or trunk, ordinarily growing to a considerable height, and usually developing branches at some distance from the ground.
- aer-
-
- agit
-
- tri-
-
- trid
-
- adit
-
noun,
an entrance or a passage.
- Adie
-
noun,
a female given name.
- tRNA
-
- tsar
-
noun,
czar.
- agin
-
preposition,
against; opposed to.
- Agni
-
noun,
Hindu Mythology. the god of fire, one of the three chief divinities of the Vedas.
- Ande
-
plural noun,
a mountain range in W South America, extending about 4500 miles (7250 km) from N Colombia and Venezuela S to Cape Horn. Highest peak, Aconcagua, 22,834 feet (6960 meters).
- airt
-
noun,
a direction.
- TINA
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Akin
-
adjective,
of kin; related by blood (usually used predicatively):
- Tine
-
noun,
a sharp, projecting point or prong, as of a fork.
- akee
-
noun,
a tropical tree, Blighia sapida, of the soapberry family, cultivated for the edible aril of its seeds.
- Ting
-
noun,
a tinging sound.
- aits
-
noun,
a small island, especially in a river.
- airs
-
noun,
a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- agr.
-
- Aire
-
- ains
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- tire
-
noun,
British Dialect. fatigue.
- AInd
-
- AIDS
-
noun,
a disease of the immune system characterized by increased susceptibility to opportunistic infections, as pneumocystis carinii pneumonia and candidiasis, to certain cancers, as Kaposi's sarcoma, and to neurological disorders: caused by a retrovirus and transmitted chiefly through blood or blood products that enter the body's bloodstream, especially by sexual contact or contaminated hypodermic needles.
- aide
-
noun,
nurse's aide.
- agst
-
- Tarn
-
noun,
a small mountain lake or pool, especially one in a cirque.
- Tare
-
noun,
any of various vetches, especially Vicia sativa.
- skag
-
noun,
scag.
- dia-
-
- Diet
-
noun,
food and drink considered in terms of its qualities, composition, and its effects on health:
- Dies
-
noun,
Martin, 1901–72, U.S. politician.
- snit
-
noun,
an agitated or irritated state.
- Sra.
-
- DIAS
-
noun,
Bartholomeu [bahr-too-loo-me-oo] /ˌbɑr tʊ lʊˈmɛ ʊ/ (Show IPA), c1450–1500, Portuguese navigator: discoverer of the Cape of Good Hope.
- Stag
-
noun,
an adult male deer.
- desk
-
noun,
an article of furniture having a broad, usually level, writing surface, as well as drawers or compartments for papers, writing materials, etc.
- digs
-
noun,
thrust; poke:
- Stan
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Stanley.
- dern
-
adjective, adverb, verb (used with object),
darn2 .
- dere
-
adjective,
dear2 .
- der.
-
- Eire
-
noun,
the Irish name of Ireland.
- Star
-
noun,
any of the heavenly bodies, except the moon, appearing as fixed luminous points in the sky at night.
- dig.
-
- Dike
-
noun,
an embankment for controlling or holding back the waters of the sea or a river:
- Dene
-
noun,
a bare, sandy tract or low sand hill near the sea.
- skeg
-
noun,
a projection supporting a rudder at its lower end, located abaft a sternpost or rudderpost.
- 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.
- DIRE
-
adjective,
causing or involving great fear or suffering; dreadful; terrible:
- dir.
-
- sked
-
noun,
an airline that maintains a regular schedule of flights.
- skee
-
noun,
ski.
- dint
-
noun,
force; power:
- dins
-
noun,
a loud, confused noise; a continued loud or tumultuous sound; noisy clamor.
- Din.
-
- skid
-
noun,
a plank, bar, log, or the like, especially one of a pair, on which something heavy may be slid or rolled along.
- dink
-
noun,
dinghy.
- skin
-
noun,
the external covering or integument of an animal body, especially when soft and flexible.
- ding
-
noun,
a ringing sound.
- Dine
-
noun,
Scot. dinner.
- skit
-
noun,
a short literary piece of a humorous or satirical character.
- snag
-
noun,
a tree or part of a tree held fast in the bottom of a river, lake, etc., and forming an impediment or danger to navigation.
- Deni
-
noun,
a monetary unit of the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, the 100th part of a denar.
- Ste.
-
- tans
-
noun,
the brown color imparted to the skin by exposure to the sun or open air.
- DAIS
-
noun,
a raised platform, as at the front of a room, for a lectern, throne, seats of honor, etc.
- Dane
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Denmark.
- tads
-
noun,
a small child, especially a boy.
- tain
-
noun,
a thin tin plate.
- Dan.
-
abbreviation,
Bible. Daniel (def 1).
- daks
-
noun,
transportation by relays of people or horses, especially in the East Indies.
- Dak.
-
- dags
-
noun,
one of a series of decorative scallops or foliations along the edge of a garment, cloth, etc.
- dank
-
noun,
Slang. high-quality marijuana:
- DEng
-
- Tane
-
noun,
a Polynesian god of fertility.
- ates
-
- Aten
-
noun,
Aton.
- tank
-
noun,
a large receptacle, container, or structure for holding a liquid or gas:
- Asti
-
noun,
a city in the Piedmont region of Italy, S of Turin: center of wine-producing region.
- Dang
-
verb (used with object), adjective, noun,
damn (used euphemistically).
- Dare
-
noun,
an act of daring or defiance; challenge.
- Den.
-
- DEAR
-
noun,
a person who is good, kind, or generous:
- deke
-
noun,
a fake or feint intended to deceive a defensive player, often drawing that player out of position.
- deg.
-
- deet
-
plural noun,
details:
- dees
-
noun,
a metal loop attached to tack, for fastening gear:
- Deer
-
noun,
any of several ruminants of the family Cervidae, most of the males of which have solid, deciduous antlers.
- stg.
-
- Dean
-
noun,
Education.
the head of a faculty, school, or administrative division in a university or college:
an official in an American college or secondary school having charge of student personnel services, such as counseling or discipline:
the official in charge of undergraduate students at an English university.
- darg
-
noun,
Scot. and North England. a day's work.
- Stir
-
noun,
the act of stirring or moving.
- date
-
noun,
a particular month, day, and year at which some event happened or will happen:
- str.
-
- dat.
-
- Darn
-
noun,
a darned place, as in a garment:
- dark
-
noun,
the absence of light; darkness:
- Dari
-
noun,
a form of Persian, spoken in Afghanistan.
- Rise
-
noun,
an act or instance of rising.
- Sand
-
noun,
the more or less fine debris of rocks, consisting of small, loose grains, often of quartz.
- rink
-
noun,
a smooth expanse of ice for ice-skating, often artificially prepared and inside a building or arena.
- gest
-
noun,
a story or tale.
- Ger.
-
- Gera
-
noun,
a city in E central Germany.
- Reed
-
noun,
the straight stalk of any of various tall grasses, especially of the genera Phragmites and Arundo, growing in marshy places.
- kran
-
noun,
a former silver coin of Iran.
- reds
-
noun,
any of various colors resembling the color of blood; the primary color at one extreme end of the visible spectrum, an effect of light with a wavelength between 610 and 780 nanometers.
- Gerd
-
noun,
the daughter of a giant and the consort of Frey, who wooed her through his servant Skirnir.
- 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.
- Gers
-
noun,
a department in SW France. 2429 sq. mi. (6290 sq. km). Capital: Auch.
- Gert
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Gertrude.
- rede
-
noun,
counsel; advice.
- ins.
-
- inns
-
noun,
a commercial establishment that provides lodging, food, etc., for the public, especially travelers; small hotel.
- Kris
-
noun,
creese.
- reek
-
noun,
a strong, unpleasant smell.
- geta
-
noun,
a traditional Japanese wooden clog that is worn outdoors, with a thong that passes between the first two toes and with two transverse supports on the bottom of the sole.
- gets
-
noun,
an offspring or the total of the offspring, especially of a male animal:
- Gide
-
noun,
André (Paul Guillaume) [ahn-drey pawl gee-yohm] /ɑ̃ˈdreɪ pɔl giˈyoʊm/ (Show IPA), 1869–1951, French novelist, essayist, poet, and critic: Nobel Prize 1947.
- gids
-
- Gina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- gink
-
noun,
a person; fellow.
- Read
-
noun,
an act or instance of reading:
- inks
-
noun,
a fluid or viscous substance used for writing or printing.
- gird
-
noun,
a gibe.
- girn
-
noun, verb (used with object),
grin2 .
- girt
-
noun,
Carpentry.
a timber or plate connecting the corner posts of an exterior wooden frame, as a braced frame, at a floor above the ground floor.
a heavy beam, as for supporting the ends of rafters.
- Inge
-
noun,
William (Motter) [mot-er] /ˈmɒt ər/ (Show IPA), 1913–73, U.S. playwright.
- rate
-
noun,
the amount of a charge or payment with reference to some basis of calculation:
- int.
-
- Rees
-
noun,
reeve3 .
- 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.
- gear
-
noun,
Machinery.
a part, as a disk, wheel, or section of a shaft, having cut teeth of such form, size, and spacing that they mesh with teeth in another part to transmit or receive force and motion.
an assembly of such parts.
one of several possible arrangements of such parts in a mechanism, as an automobile transmission, for affording different relations of torque and speed between the driving and the driven machinery, or for permitting the driven machinery to run in either direction:
a mechanism or group of parts performing one function or serving one purpose in a complex machine:
- gate
-
noun,
a movable barrier, usually on hinges, closing an opening in a fence, wall, or other enclosure.
- Rena
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Marina.
- reit
-
noun,
real-estate investment trust.
- Reis
-
plural noun,
a former money of account of Portugal and Brazil.
- gats
-
noun,
a pistol or revolver.
- 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.
- 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.
- kite
-
noun,
a light frame covered with some thin material, to be flown in the wind at the end of a long string.
- Reid
-
noun,
Sir George Huston, 1845–1918, Australian statesman, born in Scotland: prime minister 1904–05.
- knar
-
noun,
a knot on a tree or in wood.
- gds.
-
- regs
-
noun,
Usually, regs. Informal. regulations.
- Gean
-
noun,
heart cherry.
- IRAS
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- Gent
-
noun,
Informal. gentleman (defs 1, 2).
- regr
-
- geds
-
noun,
any fish of the pike family.
- Irak
-
noun,
Iraq.
- gees
-
noun,
a sum of one thousand dollars:
- Gen.
-
- Gena
-
noun,
the cheek or side region of the head.
- knee
-
noun,
Anatomy. the joint of the leg that allows for movement between the femur and tibia and is protected by the patella; the central area of the leg between the thigh and the lower leg.
- gene
-
noun,
the basic physical unit of heredity; a linear sequence of nucleotides along a segment of DNA that provides the coded instructions for synthesis of RNA, which, when translated into protein, leads to the expression of hereditary character.
- regd
-
- gens
-
noun,
a group of families in ancient Rome claiming descent from a common ancestor and united by a common name and common ancestral religious rites.
- knit
-
noun,
fabric produced by knitting.
- Knt.
-
- Reg.
-
- gist
-
noun,
the main or essential part of a matter:
- rase
-
verb (used with object),
raze.
- gast
-
verb (used with object),
to terrify or frighten.
- NIRA
-
- rage
-
noun,
angry fury; violent anger (sometimes used in combination):
- rads
-
noun,
a standard unit of absorbed dose of radiation equal to 0.01 gray2 .
- NATS
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Nathan or Nathaniel.
- rad.
-
- NDak
-
- NTIA
-
- neat
-
noun,
an animal of the genus Bos; a bovine, as a cow or ox.
- 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.
- ign.
-
- nits
-
noun,
the egg of a parasitic insect, especially of a louse, often attached to a hair or a fiber of clothing.
- need
-
noun,
a requirement, necessary duty, or obligation:
- gtd.
-
- nene
-
noun,
a barred, gray-brown wild goose, Nesochen sandvicensis, native to Hawaii, where it is the state bird.
- Ind.
-
- ragi
-
noun,
a cereal grass, Eleusine coracana, cultivated in the Old World for its grain.
- Nine
-
noun,
a cardinal number, eight plus one.
- Nina
-
noun,
girl; child.
- Nike
-
noun,
the ancient Greek goddess of victory.
- nerd
-
noun,
a person considered to be socially awkward, boring, unstylish, etc.
- ides
-
noun,
(in the ancient Roman calendar) the fifteenth day of March, May, July, or October, and the thirteenth day of the other months.
- IDEA
-
noun,
any conception existing in the mind as a result of mental understanding, awareness, or activity.
- Nier
-
noun,
Alfred Otto Carl, 1911–1994, U.S. physicist.
- nide
-
noun,
a nest or brood, especially of pheasants.
- Nida
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Nydia.
- Idas
-
noun,
Mount, a mountain in W Turkey, in NW Asia Minor, SE of ancient Troy. 5810 feet (1771 meters).
Turkish Kazdaği [kahz-dah-gee; Turkish kahz-dah-uh] /ˌkɑz dɑˈgi; Turkish ˌkɑz dɑˈʌ/ (Show IPA).
- Neri
-
noun,
Saint Philip (Filippo Neri) 1515–95, Italian priest: founder of Congregation of the Oratory.
- idae
-
- 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.
- Grit
-
noun,
abrasive particles or granules, as of sand or other small, coarse impurities found in the air, food, water, etc.
- Nast
-
noun,
Thomas, 1840–1902, U.S. illustrator and cartoonist.
- Nair
-
noun,
a group of Hindu castes in the Kerala region of India.
- Gran
-
noun,
grandmother.
- gite
-
noun,
a furnished vacation home in France that is available for rental, especially in a rural setting.
- RARE
-
adjective,
coming or occurring far apart in time; unusual; uncommon:
- rant
-
noun,
ranting, extravagant, or violent declamation.
- nane
-
pronoun, adverb, adjective,
none1 .
- gnar
-
verb (used without object),
to snarl; growl.
- gnat
-
noun,
any of certain small flies, especially the biting gnats or punkies of the family Ceratopogonidae, the midges of the family Chironomidae, and the black flies of the family Simuliidae.
- IndE
-
- grad
-
noun,
a graduate.
- Rank
-
noun,
a number of persons forming a separate class in a social hierarchy or in any graded body.
- nard
-
noun,
an aromatic Himalayan plant, believed to be the spikenard, Nardostachys jatamansi, the source of an ointment used by the ancients.
- inae
-
- nark
-
noun,
British Slang. a stool pigeon or informer.
- Rani
-
noun,
ranee.
- gras
-
- RAID
-
noun,
a sudden assault or attack, as upon something to be seized or suppressed:
- rang
-
noun,
a boomerang.
- NASD
-
- gree
-
noun,
superiority, mastery, or victory.
- RAND
-
noun,
(in shoemaking) a strip of leather set in a shoe at the heel before the lifts are attached.
- Nasi
-
noun,
the head or president of the Sanhedrin.
- raki
-
noun,
a spirituous liquor distilled from grain, grapes, plums, etc., in southeastern Europe and the Near East.
- gres
-
- 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.
- grid
-
noun,
a grating of crossed bars; gridiron.
- Rais
-
noun,
Gilles de, Retz, Gilles de Laval, Baron de.
- grin
-
noun,
a broad smile.
- 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).
- Gris
-
noun,
Juan [hwahn] /ʰwɑn/ (Show IPA), (José Vittoriano Gonzáles) 1887–1927, Spanish painter in France.
- rend
-
verb (used with object),
to separate into parts with force or violence:
- geek
-
noun,
a digital-technology expert or enthusiast (a term of pride as self-reference, but often used disparagingly by others).
- gars
-
noun,
Also called garfish, garpike. any predaceous freshwater fish of the genus Lepisosteus, of North America, covered with hard, diamond-shaped scales and having long jaws with needlelike teeth.
- iter
-
noun,
a canal or passage.
- 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.
- Rina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- kadi
-
noun,
qadi.
- errs
-
verb (used without object),
to go astray in thought or belief; be mistaken; be incorrect.
- Erse
-
noun,
Gaelic, especially Scottish Gaelic.
- erst
-
adverb,
before the present time; formerly.
- rest
-
noun,
the refreshing quiet or repose of sleep:
- Kern
-
noun,
a part of the face of a type projecting beyond the body or shank, as in certain italic letters.
- Rind
-
noun,
a thick and firm outer coat or covering, as of certain fruits, cheeses, and meats:
- Kerr
-
noun,
Clark, 1911–2003, U.S. educator: president of the University of California 1958–67.
- Erna
-
noun,
a female given name: from an Old English word meaning “eagle.”.
- 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.
- Keen
-
noun,
a wailing lament for the dead.
- Ring
-
noun,
a typically circular band of metal or other durable material, especially one of gold or other precious metal, often set with gems, for wearing on the finger as an ornament, a token of betrothal or marriage, etc.
- Kars
-
noun,
a city in NE Turkey.
- Esd.
-
- 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.
- Rida
-
- keta
-
noun,
chum salmon.
- esne
-
noun,
(in Anglo-Saxon England) a member of the lowest class; laborer.
- keat
-
noun,
keet.
- Erne
-
noun,
sea eagle.
- Eris
-
noun,
the ancient Greek goddess of discord and the sister of Ares: identified with the Roman goddess Discordia.
- Este
-
noun,
a city in NE Italy: medieval fortress; ancient Roman ruins.
- 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.
- kegs
-
noun,
a small cask or barrel, usually holding from 5 to 10 gallons (19 to 38 liters).
- Keir
-
noun,
kier.
- RIAS
-
noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- Enki
-
noun,
a Sumerian water god and god of wisdom: the counterpart of the Akkadian Ea.
- Kane
-
noun,
cain.
- Enid
-
noun,
a city in N Oklahoma.
- engs
-
noun,
the symbol, ŋ, that, in the International Phonetic Alphabet and in the pronunciation alphabets of some dictionaries, represents the voiced velar nasal consonant indicated in English spelling by (ng), as in the pronunciations of cling [kling] /klɪŋ/ (Show IPA) and clink [klingk] /klɪŋk/ (Show IPA).
- Eng.
-
- kang
-
noun,
(especially in northern Chinese houses) a masonry or earthen platform at one end of a room, heated in winter by fires underneath and spread with mats for sleeping.
- rids
-
verb,
a simple past tense and past participle of ride.
- ends
-
noun,
the last part or extremity, lengthwise, of anything that is longer than it is wide or broad:
- Erin
-
noun,
Literary. Ireland.
- Ens.
-
- Kain
-
noun,
cain.
- keet
-
noun,
a young guinea fowl.
- kens
-
noun,
knowledge, understanding, or cognizance; mental perception:
- Kent
-
noun,
James, 1763–1847, U.S. jurist.
- Riga
-
noun,
a seaport in and the capital of Latvia, on the Gulf of Riga.
- ergs
-
- Erie
-
noun,
Lake, a lake between the NE central United States and SE central Canada: the southernmost lake of the Great Lakes; Commodore Perry's defeat of the British in 1813. 239 miles (385 km) long; 9940 sq. mi. (25,745 sq. km).
- Erik
-
noun,
a male given name.
- rete
-
noun,
a pierced plate on an astrolabe, having projections whose points correspond to the fixed stars.
- est.
-
- ket-
-
- ride
-
noun,
a journey or excursion on a horse, camel, etc., or on or in a vehicle.
- Eisk
-
noun,
Yeisk.
- kats
-
- King
-
noun,
a male sovereign or monarch; a man who holds by life tenure, and usually by hereditary right, the chief authority over a country and people.
- 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.
- Irra
-
noun,
the Akkadian god of pestilence.
- Kind
-
noun,
a class or group of individual objects, people, animals, etc., of the same nature or character, or classified together because they have traits in common; category:
- gads
-
noun,
the act of gadding.
- kins
-
noun,
a person's relatives collectively; kinfolk.
- end-
-
- Isar
-
noun,
a river in central Europe, flowing NE from W Austria through S Germany to the Danube River. 215 miles (345 km) long.
- Kean
-
noun,
Edmund, 1787–1833, English actor, especially known for performance of Shakespearean roles.
- gait
-
noun,
a manner of walking, stepping, or running.
- ekes
-
Verb phrases,
eke out,
to make (a living) or support (existence) laboriously:
to supplement; add to; stretch:
- kine
-
noun,
a plural of cow1 .
- kirn
-
noun,
a churn.
- kina
-
noun,
a cupronickel coin and monetary unit of Papua New Guinea, equal to 100 toea.
- Kier
-
noun,
a large vat in which fibers, yarns, or fabrics are boiled, bleached, or dyed.
- Gard
-
noun,
a department in S France. 2271 sq. mi. (5882 sq. km). Capital: Nîmes.
- irks
-
verb (used with object),
to irritate, annoy, or exasperate:
- kirs
-
noun,
an apéritif of white wine or sometimes champagne (Kir Royale) flavored with cassis.
- ETAS
-
noun,
the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
- Gare
-
noun,
low-grade wool fibers from the legs of sheep.
- Etna
-
noun,
Mount, an active volcano in E Sicily. 10,758 feet (3280 meters).
- kist
-
noun,
a coffer; a money chest.
- keas
-
noun,
a large, greenish New Zealand parrot, Nestor notabilis.
- Ire.
-
- Gand
-
noun,
French name of Ghent.
- KIAS
-
- Nat
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Nathan or Nathaniel.
- tsk
-
noun,
an exclamation of “tsk.”.
- NES
-
- TSE
-
- Dag
-
noun,
one of a series of decorative scallops or foliations along the edge of a garment, cloth, etc.
- ARS
-
- IDA
-
noun,
Mount, a mountain in W Turkey, in NW Asia Minor, SE of ancient Troy. 5810 feet (1771 meters).
Turkish Kazdaği [kahz-dah-gee; Turkish kahz-dah-uh] /ˌkɑz dɑˈgi; Turkish ˌkɑz dɑˈʌ/ (Show IPA).
- Tan
-
noun,
the brown color imparted to the skin by exposure to the sun or open air.
- TSI
-
- DAE
-
- ae.
-
- ast
-
- ADS
-
noun,
advertisement.
- Ar.
-
- ASN
-
- ier
-
- NEG
-
noun,
a photographic negative.
- TAR
-
noun,
any of various dark-colored viscid products obtained by the destructive distillation of certain organic substances, as coal or wood.
- IDS
-
noun,
the part of the psyche, residing in the unconscious, that is the source of instinctive impulses that seek satisfaction in accordance with the pleasure principle and are modified by the ego and the superego before they are given overt expression.
- ASK
-
noun,
the first man, made by the gods from an ash tree.
- ade
-
noun,
George, 1866–1944, U.S. humorist.
- ked
-
noun,
sheeptick.
- Nee
-
adjective,
born (placed after the name of a married woman to introduce her maiden name):
- NED
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Edward.
- ASI
-
- an.
-
- ATS
-
noun,
a money of account of Laos, the 100th part of a kip.
- AID
-
noun,
help or support; assistance.
- ag-
-
- ad-
-
- Ike
-
noun,
Eisenhower, Dwight David.
- ase
-
- NEA
-
- at.
-
- ne-
-
- NDE
-
- ASR
-
- Kea
-
noun,
a large, greenish New Zealand parrot, Nestor notabilis.
- ide
-
- 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.
- Ker
-
- Keg
-
noun,
a small cask or barrel, usually holding from 5 to 10 gallons (19 to 38 liters).
- ake
-
verb (used without object),
ache.
- KIA
-
- ISR
-
- ans
-
noun,
the Sumerian god of heaven: the counterpart of the Akkadian Anu.
- AIR
-
noun,
a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- Kid
-
noun,
Informal. a child or young person.
- 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.
- kr.
-
- kin
-
noun,
a person's relatives collectively; kinfolk.
- Ir.
-
- 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.
- ise
-
- ANI
-
noun,
any of several black, tropical American cuckoos of the genus Crotophaga, having a compressed, bladelike bill.
- ait
-
noun,
a small island, especially in a river.
- 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:
- Tng
-
- ISA
-
- Is.
-
noun,
(used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
- IRS
-
- 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.
- ANG
-
- kn.
-
- kir
-
noun,
an apéritif of white wine or sometimes champagne (Kir Royale) flavored with cassis.
- ane
-
adjective, noun, pronoun,
one.
- Kit
-
noun,
a set or collection of tools, supplies, instructional matter, etc., for a specific purpose:
- TES
-
noun,
ti1 .
- irk
-
verb (used with object),
to irritate, annoy, or exasperate:
- TGN
-
- TIA
-
- Ain
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- tr.
-
- Kan
-
- ka-
-
- Ted
-
noun,
British Slang. Teddy boy.
- in.
-
- tee
-
noun,
the letter T or t.
- Ken
-
noun,
knowledge, understanding, or cognizance; mental perception:
- AES
-
noun,
any of various early forms of bronze or copper money used in ancient Rome.
Compare as2 (def 1).
- ina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- age
-
noun,
the length of time during which a being or thing has existed; length of life or existence to the time spoken of or referred to:
- teg
-
noun,
Animal Husbandry.
a two-year-old sheep that has not been shorn.
the wool shorn from such a sheep.
- Nan
-
noun,
naan.
- TID
-
- ine
-
- NAG
-
noun,
Also, nagger. a person who nags, especially habitually.
- nae
-
adverb,
no1 ; not.
- ing
-
- tra
-
- Kt.
-
- ink
-
noun,
a fluid or viscous substance used for writing or printing.
- kg.
-
- NAD
-
- 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.
- ksi
-
- ard
-
- ite
-
- ITA
-
- AGS
-
adjective, noun,
agriculture:
- Agt
-
- krs
-
- ist
-
- INN
-
noun,
a commercial establishment that provides lodging, food, etc., for the public, especially travelers; small hotel.
- IAS
-
- Rae
-
noun,
John, 1813–93, Scottish surgeon and Arctic explorer.
- Tai
-
noun,
any of several sparoid fishes of the Pacific Ocean, as Pagrus major (red tai) a food fish of Japan.
- SEI
-
noun,
sei whale.
- ead
-
- Gad
-
noun,
the act of gadding.
- gi.
-
- GAR
-
noun,
Also called garfish, garpike. any predaceous freshwater fish of the genus Lepisosteus, of North America, covered with hard, diamond-shaped scales and having long jaws with needlelike teeth.
- Ga.
-
- SEN
-
noun,
a money of account of Japan, the 100th part of a yen, now used only in certain quotations, as on foreign exchange.
- 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.
- ETS
-
- ETD
-
- ETR
-
- res
-
noun,
an object or thing; matter.
- EAS
-
noun,
the Akkadian god of wisdom, the son of Apsu and father of Marduk: the counterpart of Enki.
- See
-
noun,
the seat, center of authority, office, or jurisdiction of a bishop.
- ESR
-
- eat
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- Esk
-
- SED
-
- ea.
-
- ETA
-
noun,
the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
- ed.
-
- TAG
-
noun,
a piece or strip of strong paper, plastic, metal, leather, etc., for attaching by one end to something as a mark or label:
- Dr.
-
- Sin
-
noun,
transgression of divine law:
- Gee
-
noun,
a sum of one thousand dollars:
- Ged
-
noun,
any fish of the pike family.
- DRE
-
- GDR
-
- Gde
-
- SID
-
noun,
a male or female given name, form of Sidney or Sydney.
- Sgt
-
- Eg.
-
- Gat
-
noun,
a pistol or revolver.
- DRG
-
- GAS
-
noun,
Physics. a substance possessing perfect molecular mobility and the property of indefinite expansion, as opposed to a solid or liquid.
- DSA
-
- DSR
-
- DST
-
- GAN
-
noun,
cotton gin.
- 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).
- ese
-
- ESA
-
- DNA
-
- RSE
-
- SAG
-
noun,
an act or instance of sagging.
- SAE
-
- rin
-
noun,
a money of account of Japan, the thousandth part of a yen or the tenth part of a sen.
- Sad
-
noun,
the 14th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- sd.
-
- RTS
-
- rte
-
- rt.
-
- RSA
-
- ene
-
- Rs.
-
- RNR
-
- rnd
-
- RNA
-
- en-
-
- EKG
-
- eke
-
adverb,
also.
- EIS
-
- rig
-
noun,
the arrangement of the masts, spars, sails, etc., on a boat or ship.
- RID
-
noun,
a journey or excursion on a horse, camel, etc., or on or in a vehicle.
- ERT
-
- err
-
verb (used without object),
to go astray in thought or belief; be mistaken; be incorrect.
- EDA
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Ede
-
noun,
a city in SW Nigeria.
- sea
-
noun,
the salt waters that cover the greater part of the earth's surface.
- se-
-
- SDR
-
- SDI
-
- SDA
-
- ERS
-
noun,
ervil.
- 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.
- San
-
noun,
a member of a nomadic aboriginal people of southern Africa.
- erk
-
noun,
an aircraftsman of the lowest rank in the Royal Air Force.
- ERE
-
preposition, conjunction,
before.
- SAR
-
- ERA
-
noun,
a period of time marked by distinctive character, events, etc.:
- EDS
-
noun,
education:
- EDT
-
- Ria
-
noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- EEG
-
- 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.
- DNR
-
- 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.
- eir
-
- DAR
-
- dkg
-
- rag
-
noun,
a worthless piece of cloth, especially one that is torn or worn.
- Rai
-
noun,
a style of Algerian popular music played on electric guitar, synthesizer, and percussion instruments.
- RAN
-
noun,
a sea goddess who drags down ships and drowns sailors: the wife of Aegir.
- DET
-
- gre
-
- NIG
-
verb (used with object),
nidge.
- IRA
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- di.
-
- Sta
-
- St.
-
- Die
-
noun,
Machinery.
any of various devices for cutting or forming material in a press or a stamping or forging machine.
a hollow device of steel, often composed of several pieces to be fitted into a stock, for cutting the threads of bolts or the like.
one of the separate pieces of such a device.
a steel block or plate with small conical holes through which wire, plastic rods, etc., are drawn.
- SRI
-
noun,
a Hindu title of address prefixed to the name of a deity, holy person, etc.
- Sr.
-
- Gr.
-
- GSA
-
- nik
-
- ian
-
noun,
a male given name, Scottish form of John.
- NRA
-
- gt.
-
- DEA
-
- NNE
-
- nr.
-
- STI
-
- Dee
-
noun,
a metal loop attached to tack, for fastening gear:
- stk
-
- DEI
-
adverb,
by the grace of God.
- NSA
-
- Rd.
-
- GTS
-
- DAS
-
noun,
hyrax.
- Re.
-
- nit
-
noun,
the egg of a parasitic insect, especially of a louse, often attached to a hair or a fiber of clothing.
- id.
-
- GSR
-
- Ia.
-
- NIA
-
- 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.
- Tad
-
noun,
a small child, especially a boy.
- GIN
-
noun,
an alcoholic liquor obtained by distilling grain mash with juniper berries.
- gie
-
noun,
gi.
- get
-
noun,
an offspring or the total of the offspring, especially of a male animal:
- red
-
noun,
any of various colors resembling the color of blood; the primary color at one extreme end of the visible spectrum, an effect of light with a wavelength between 610 and 780 nanometers.
- NGk
-
- TAE
-
preposition,
to.
- git
-
noun,
British Slang. a foolish or contemptible person.
- Ges
-
- SIT
-
verb,
(in prescriptions) may it be.
- Ree
-
noun,
reeve3 .
- dit
-
noun,
an echoic word, the referent of which is a click or brief tone interval, used to designate the dot of Morse code, International Morse code, etc.
- SIR
-
noun,
a respectful or formal term of address used to a man:
- dk.
-
- REA
-
- de-
-
- Skt
-
- RAS
-
noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- rat
-
noun,
any of several long-tailed rodents of the family Muridae, of the genus Rattus and related genera, distinguished from the mouse by being larger.
- RDS
-
- ski
-
noun,
one of a pair of long, slender runners made of wood, plastic, or metal used in gliding over snow.
- GIs
-
noun,
a lightweight, two-piece, usually white garment worn by barefooted martial-arts participants, consisting of loose-fitting pants and a wraparound jacket with cloth belt.
- RDA
-
- 3D
-
noun,
a three-dimensional form or appearance:
- SA
-
- t.
-
- D.
-
- S.
-
- SG
-
- 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.
- TD
-
- i.
-
- DA
-
noun,
a male hairstyle, especially of the 1950s, in which the hair is slicked back on both sides to overlap at the back of the head.
- TA
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- KD
-
- TG
-
- T1
-
- 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.
- 2D
-
noun,
a two-dimensional form or appearance:
- DN
-
- rg
-
- AK
-
- sk
-
- GD
-
- TI
-
noun,
the syllable for the seventh tone of a diatonic scale.
- N.
-
- NA
-
adverb,
no1 .
- ND
-
- NG
-
- DT
-
noun,
a withdrawal syndrome occurring in persons who have developed physiological dependence on alcohol, characterized by tremor, visual hallucinations, and autonomic instability. Abbreviation: d.t.
- NI
-
- E.
-
noun,
Edward (St. John) 1925–2000, U.S. writer and illustrator.
- ee
-
- EI
-
- er
-
interjection,
(used to express or represent a pause, hesitation, uncertainty, etc.).
- SN
-
- Gk
-
- IG
-
- RN
-
- 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).
- R.
-
- K.
-
- RA
-
noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- RI
-
- TE
-
noun,
ti1 .
- 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.
- GN
-
- TN
-
- tk
-
- KI
-
noun,
the Sumerian goddess personifying earth: the counterpart of the Akkadian Aruru.
- DG
-
- et
-
verb,
a simple past tense of eat.
- G.
-
- SI
-
noun,
the syllable used for the seventh tone of a scale and sometimes for the tone B.