Anagrams of matriarchies
Word matriarchies has
1322 anagrams
that can be made by using the letters of matriarchies.
- matriarchs
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noun,
the female head of a family or tribal line.
- triarchies
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noun,
government by three persons.
- Aristarch
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noun,
a severe critic.
- marcasite
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noun,
Also called white iron pyrites. a common mineral, iron disulfide, FeS 2 , chemically similar to pyrite but crystallizing in the orthorhombic system.
- armistice
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noun,
a temporary suspension of hostilities by agreement of the warring parties; truce:
- Reichsrat
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noun,
German History. the upper house of the parliament during the period of the Second Reich and the Weimar Republic.
- Artemisia
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noun,
any of several composite plants of the genus Artemisia, having aromatic foliage and small disk flowers, including the sagebrush, wormwood, and mugwort.
- mariachis
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noun,
a member of such a band.
- ameristic
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adjective,
not divided into parts; having no meristem.
- airstream
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noun,
any localized airflow.
- chimaeras
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noun,
any fish of the family Chimaeridae, the male of which has a spiny clasping organ over the mouth.
- matriarch
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noun,
the female head of a family or tribal line.
- charities
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noun,
generous actions or donations to aid the poor, ill, or helpless:
- theriacs
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noun,
molasses; treacle.
- citharas
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noun,
kithara.
- criteria
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noun,
a standard of judgment or criticism; a rule or principle for evaluating or testing something.
- airtimes
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noun,
the particular time that a program is broadcast or scheduled for broadcast:
- Serratia
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noun,
a genus of rod-shaped, aerobic bacteria that are saprophytic on decaying plant or animal materials.
- semiarch
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noun,
a half arch.
- erratics
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noun,
an erratic or eccentric person.
- scimitar
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noun,
a curved, single-edged sword of Asian, especially Eastern origin.
- hematics
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noun,
hematinic (def 1).
- Christie
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noun,
Agatha, 1891–1976, English novelist of detective fiction.
- Chartism
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noun,
the principles or movement of a party of political reformers, chiefly workingmen, in England from 1838 to 1848: so called from the document (People's Charter or National Charter) that contained a statement of their principles and demands.
- chimeras
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noun,
(often initial capital letter) a mythological, fire-breathing monster, commonly represented with a lion's head, a goat's body, and a serpent's tail.
- chimaera
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noun,
any fish of the family Chimaeridae, the male of which has a spiny clasping organ over the mouth.
- Chartres
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noun,
a city in and the capital of Eure-et-Loir, in N France, SW of Paris: cathedral.
- rhematic
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adjective,
pertaining to the formation of words.
- Charters
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noun,
a document, issued by a sovereign or state, outlining the conditions under which a corporation, colony, city, or other corporate body is organized, and defining its rights and privileges.
- Charites
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plural noun,
the ancient Greek name for the Graces.
- charisma
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noun,
Theology. a divinely conferred gift or power.
- ceramist
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noun,
a person who makes ceramics.
- catarrhs
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noun,
Pathology. inflammation of a mucous membrane, especially of the respiratory tract, accompanied by excessive secretions.
- amirates
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noun,
emirate.
- Amritsar
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noun,
a city in NW Punjab, in NW India: site of the holiest shrine of the Sikh religion.
- atrichia
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noun,
congenital absence or loss of hair.
- archaism
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noun,
something archaic, as a word or expression.
- armchair
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noun,
a chair with sidepieces or arms to support a person's forearms or elbows.
- hieratic
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noun,
ancient Egyptian hieratic writing.
- seriatim
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adverb, adjective,
in a series; one after another.
- marchesa
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noun,
an Italian noblewoman, equivalent in rank to a marquise.
- matrices
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noun,
something that constitutes the place or point from which something else originates, takes form, or develops:
- mariachi
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noun,
a member of such a band.
- tracheas
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noun,
Anatomy, Zoology. the tube in humans and other air-breathing vertebrates extending from the larynx to the bronchi, serving as the principal passage for conveying air to and from the lungs; the windpipe.
- maitrise
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noun,
mastery; skill.
- ischemia
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noun,
local deficiency of blood supply produced by vasoconstriction or local obstacles to the arterial flow.
- isarithm
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noun,
isopleth.
- Mitscher
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noun,
Marc Andrew, 1887–1947, U.S. naval officer and aviator.
- meristic
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adjective,
of, relating to, or divided into segments or somites.
- marchers
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noun,
a person who marches on foot:
- rachitis
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noun,
rickets.
- misteach
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verb (used with object),
to teach wrongly or badly.
- rarities
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noun,
something rare, unusual, or uncommon:
- Mercast
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noun,
a broadcasting system used by U.S. agencies to deliver messages to government-operated ships.
- Cathars
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noun,
(in medieval Europe) a member of any of several rigorously ascetic Christian sects maintaining a dualistic theology.
- carters
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noun,
Bennett Lester ("Benny") 1907–2003, U.S. jazz saxophonist and composer.
- catarrh
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noun,
Pathology. inflammation of a mucous membrane, especially of the respiratory tract, accompanied by excessive secretions.
- cashier
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noun,
an employee, as in a market or department store, who collects payments for customer purchases.
- Mathias
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noun,
Robert Bruce ("Bob") 1930–2006, U.S. track-and-field athlete.
- matches
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noun,
a slender piece of wood, cardboard, or other flammable material tipped with a chemical substance that produces fire when rubbed on a rough or chemically prepared surface.
- charter
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noun,
a document, issued by a sovereign or state, outlining the conditions under which a corporation, colony, city, or other corporate body is organized, and defining its rights and privileges.
- Caserta
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noun,
a city in S Italy, near Naples.
- stearic
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adjective,
of or relating to suet or fat.
- Cartier
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noun,
Sir George Étienne [zhawrzh ey-tyen] /ʒɔrʒ eɪˈtyɛn/ (Show IPA), 1814–73, Canadian political leader: prime minister 1857–62, defense minister 1867–73.
- marries
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verb (used with object),
to take in marriage:
- cahiers
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noun,
Bookbinding. a number of sheets of paper or leaves of a book placed together, as for binding.
- carreta
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noun,
a simple two-wheeled oxcart.
- tarries
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noun,
a stay; sojourn.
- mishear
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verb (used with object),
to hear incorrectly or imperfectly:
- armrest
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noun,
a projecting, often padded support for the forearm, as at the side of a chair or sofa or between seats in a theater, car, or airplane.
- ARTEMIS
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noun,
Also called Cynthia. an ancient Greek goddess, the daughter of Leto and the sister of Apollo, characterized as a virgin huntress and associated with the moon.
Compare Diana.
- Micheas
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noun,
Micah (defs 1, 2).
- mithers
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noun,
mother1 .
- arteri-
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- Artesia
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noun,
a city in S California.
- tarsier
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noun,
a small, arboreal, nocturnal primate of the genus Tarsius, of Indonesia and the Philippines, having a long thin tail, very large immobile eyes, and prominent pads on the fingers and toes: all populations are dwindling.
- tarmacs
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noun,
(lowercase) a road, airport runway, parking area, etc., paved with Tarmac, tarmacadam, or a layer of tar.
- caritas
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noun,
charity.
- Asiatic
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noun,
an Asian person.
- Astaire
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noun,
Fred, 1899–1987, U.S. dancer and actor.
- tamaris
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noun,
a rich, naturally fermented soybean sauce containing little or no wheat and thicker than soy sauce.
- atheism
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noun,
the doctrine or belief that there is no God.
- atresia
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noun,
the congenital absence, or the pathological closure, of an opening, passage, or cavity.
- Mithras
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noun,
the god of light and truth, later of the sun.
- tachism
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noun,
action painting (def 1).
- mesarch
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adjective,
Botany. (of a primary xylem or root) developing from both the periphery and the center; having the older cells surrounded by the younger cells.
- Maritsa
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noun,
a river in S Europe, flowing from S Bulgaria along the boundary between Greece and European Turkey and into the Aegean. 300 miles (485 km) long.
- Rhaetia
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noun,
an ancient Roman province in central Europe, comprising what is now E Switzerland and a part of the Tyrol: later extended to the Danube.
- chemist
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noun,
a specialist in chemistry.
- hamster
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noun,
any of several short-tailed, stout-bodied, burrowing rodents, as Cricetus cricetus, of Europe and Asia, having large cheek pouches.
- erratas
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noun,
plural of erratum.
- erratic
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noun,
an erratic or eccentric person.
- schmear
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noun,
a dab, as of cream cheese, spread on a roll, bagel, or the like.
- haemat-
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- Samhita
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noun,
Veda (def 2).
- Hamites
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noun,
a descendant of Ham. Gen. 10:1, 6–20.
- Hamitic
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noun,
(especially formerly) the non-Semitic branches of the Afroasiatic language family.
- harries
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noun,
a male given name, form of Harold or Henry.
- sematic
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adjective,
serving as a sign or warning of danger, as the conspicuous colors or markings of certain poisonous animals.
- Harriet
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noun,
a female given name, form of Harry.
- hematic
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noun,
hematinic (def 1).
- rematch
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noun,
a second match between teams, challengers, etc.; return match.
- hetaira
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noun,
hetaera.
- Richter
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noun,
Burton, born 1931, U.S. physicist: Nobel prize 1976.
- imarets
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noun,
(in Turkey) a hospice for pilgrims, travelers, etc.
- Richier
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noun,
Germaine [zher-men] /ʒɛrˈmɛn/ (Show IPA), 1904–59, French sculptor.
- eristic
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noun,
a person who engages in disputation; controversialist.
- 2,4,5-t
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noun,
a light-tan, water-insoluble solid, C 8 H 5 Cl 3 O 3 , used chiefly for killing weeds.
- chiasma
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noun,
Anatomy. a crossing or decussation, as that of the optic nerves at the base of the brain.
- cimaise
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noun,
cymaise.
- iatrics
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- Marches
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noun,
The, a region in central Italy, bordering the Adriatic. 3743 sq. mi. (9695 sq. km).
- chimars
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noun,
chimere.
- chimera
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noun,
(often initial capital letter) a mythological, fire-breathing monster, commonly represented with a lion's head, a goat's body, and a serpent's tail.
- Chi-tse
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noun,
Ki Tse.
- marcher
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noun,
a person who marches on foot:
- simitar
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noun,
scimitar.
- Marathi
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noun,
an Indic language of western and central India: the principal language of the state of Maharashtra.
- Semitic
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noun,
a subfamily of Afroasiatic languages that includes Akkadian, Arabic, Aramaic, Ethiopic, Hebrew, and Phoenician.
- cirrate
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adjective,
having cirri.
- cithara
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noun,
kithara.
- craters
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noun,
the cup-shaped depression or cavity on the surface of the earth or other heavenly body marking the orifice of a volcano.
- Mai-Tai
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noun,
a cocktail of rum, curaçao, lemon and pineapple juice, grenadine, and orgeat syrup, poured over crushed ice.
- Earhart
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noun,
Amelia (Mary) 1897–1937, U.S. aviator: vanished in flight over Pacific Ocean.
- Setaria
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noun,
any grass of the genus Setaria, having a dense panicle, grown for forage.
- ratches
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noun,
a ratchet.
- archit.
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- miscite
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verb (used with or without object),
to misquote.
- Sharrie
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noun,
a female given name, form of Sharon.
- Thraces
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noun,
an ancient region of varying extent in the E part of the Balkan Peninsula: later a Roman province; now in Bulgaria, Turkey, and Greece.
- trimers
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noun,
a molecule composed of three identical, simpler molecules.
- America
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noun,
United States.
- Amherst
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noun,
Jeffrey, Baron, 1717–97, British field marshal: governor general of British North America 1760–63.
- theriac
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noun,
molasses; treacle.
- amirate
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noun,
emirate.
- trachea
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noun,
Anatomy, Zoology. the tube in humans and other air-breathing vertebrates extending from the larynx to the bronchi, serving as the principal passage for conveying air to and from the lungs; the windpipe.
- aitches
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noun,
the letter H, h.
- airtime
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noun,
the particular time that a program is broadcast or scheduled for broadcast:
- thermic
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adjective,
thermal (def 1).
- amritas
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noun,
the beverage of immortality.
- thirams
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noun,
a white, crystalline compound, C 6 H 12 N 2 S 4 , insoluble in water, slightly soluble in alcohol, soluble in benzene and acetone, used as a vulcanizer and accelerator for rubber and as a fungicide, bacteriostat, and seed disinfectant.
- Amharic
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noun,
the Semitic language that is the official language of Ethiopia.
- amtracs
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noun,
amphibian (def 4).
- archers
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noun,
a person who shoots with a bow and arrow; bowman.
- tracers
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noun,
a person or thing that traces.
- amities
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noun,
friendship; peaceful harmony.
- Achates
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noun,
(in the Aeneid) the faithful companion and friend of Aeneas.
- Archie
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noun,
a male given name, form of Archibald.
- Rather
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Idioms,
had / would rather, to prefer that or to:
Compare soon (def 8).
- chirrs
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noun,
the sound of chirring.
- chimar
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noun,
chimere.
- Amathi
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noun,
Amittai.
- Ithaca
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noun,
one of the Ionian Islands, off the W coast of Greece: legendary home of Ulysses. 37 sq. mi. (96 sq. km).
Greek Itháki.
- raters
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noun,
a person who makes rates or ratings.
- itches
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noun,
the sensation of itching.
- Itasca
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noun,
Lake, a lake in N Minnesota: one of the sources of the Mississippi River.
- sirrah
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noun,
a term of address used to inferiors or children to express impatience, contempt, etc.
- re-act
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verb (used with object),
to act or perform again.
- cherts
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noun,
a compact rock consisting essentially of microcrystalline quartz.
- Istria
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noun,
a peninsula at the N end of the Adriatic, in SW Slovenia and W Croatia.
- chrism
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noun,
a consecrated oil, usually mixed with balsam or balsam and spices, used by certainchurches in various rites, as in baptism, confirmation, and the like.
- Christ
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noun,
Jesus of Nazareth, held by Christians to be the fulfillment of prophecies in the Old Testament regarding the eventual coming of a Messiah.
- Sirach
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noun,
Son of, Jesus (def 2).
- rearms
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verb (used with object),
to arm again.
- Sierra
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noun,
a chain of hills or mountains, the peaks of which suggest the teeth of a saw.
- therm-
-
- Ishtar
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noun,
the Assyrian and Babylonian goddess of love and war, identified with the Phoenician Astarte, the Semitic Ashtoreth, and the Sumerian Inanna.
- reatas
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noun,
riata.
- recast
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noun,
a recasting.
- shmear
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noun, verb (used with object),
schmear.
- Ischia
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noun,
an Italian island in the Tyrrhenian Sea, W of Naples: earthquake 1883. 18 sq. mi. (47 sq. km).
- March.
-
- rasher
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noun,
a thin slice of bacon or ham for frying or broiling.
- traces
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noun,
a surviving mark, sign, or evidence of the former existence, influence, or action of some agent or event; vestige:
- charas
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noun,
hashish.
- MArchE
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noun,
The, a region in central Italy, bordering the Adriatic. 3743 sq. mi. (9695 sq. km).
- Stacia
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noun,
a female given name.
- marais
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noun,
a swamp or bayou.
- cerat-
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- cerias
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noun,
a white-to-yellow, heavy powder, cerium dioxide, CeO 2 , usually derived from cerium nitrate by decomposition with heat: used chiefly in ceramics, glass polishing, and decolorizing.
- acmite
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noun,
a rare pyroxene mineral, sodium-ferric iron silicate, NaFe(Si 2 O 6), found in feldspathoid rocks.
- Maisie
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noun,
a female given name, Scottish form of Margaret.
- ramate
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adjective,
having branches; branching out or off.
- Smriti
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noun,
writings containing traditions concerning law, rituals, teachings of the sages, the epics, and the Puranas.
- chaeta
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noun,
a bristle or seta, especially of a chaetopod.
- ramets
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noun,
an individual of a clone.
- chairs
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noun,
a seat, especially for one person, usually having four legs for support and a rest for the back and often having rests for the arms.
- chaise
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noun,
a light, open carriage, usually with a hood, especially a one-horse, two-wheeled carriage for two persons; shay.
- Charis
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noun,
one of the Graces, married to Hephaestus.
- theism
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noun,
the belief in one God as the creator and ruler of the universe, without rejection of revelation (distinguished from deism).
- thecia
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noun,
hymenium.
- macers
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noun,
macebearer.
- charms
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noun,
a power of pleasing or attracting, as through personality or beauty:
- charrs
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noun,
char2 .
- Charta
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noun,
a strip of paper that is impregnated with a medicinal substance, for external application.
- theirs
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noun,
any male person or animal; a man:
- harems
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noun,
the part of a Muslim palace or house reserved for the residence of women.
- smitch
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noun,
smidgen.
- MAArch
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- chaser
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noun,
a person or thing that chases or pursues.
- chaste
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adjective,
refraining from sexual intercourse that is regarded as contrary to morality or religion; virtuous.
- smirch
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noun,
a dirty mark or smear, as of soot, dust, dirt, etc.
- cheats
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noun,
a person who acts dishonestly, deceives, or defrauds:
- raster
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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.
- tracer
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noun,
a person or thing that traces.
- recti-
-
- Therma
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noun,
ancient name of Salonika.
- schema
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noun,
a diagram, plan, or scheme. Synonyms: outline, framework, model.
- satire
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noun,
the use of irony, sarcasm, ridicule, or the like, in exposing, denouncing, or deriding vice, folly, etc.
- ethics
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noun,
(used with a singular or plural verb) a system of moral principles:
- hemat-
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- archt.
-
- scathe
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noun,
hurt, harm, or injury.
- eschar
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noun,
a hard crust or scab, as from a burn.
- scherm
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noun,
(in South Africa) a hut, screen, or shelter constructed from branches and canvas, scraped animal hides, or the like.
- Hearst
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noun,
William Randolph, 1863–1951, U.S. editor and publisher.
- thrice
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adverb,
three times, as in succession; on three occasions or in three ways.
- Thrace
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noun,
an ancient region of varying extent in the E part of the Balkan Peninsula: later a Roman province; now in Bulgaria, Turkey, and Greece.
- errata
-
noun,
plural of erratum.
- Hermit
-
noun,
a person who has withdrawn to a solitary place for a life of religious seclusion.
- scream
-
noun,
a loud, sharp, piercing cry:
- ericas
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noun,
any of numerous low-growing evergreen shrubs or small trees belonging to the genus Erica, of the heath family, including several species of heather.
- hearts
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noun,
Anatomy. a hollow, pumplike organ of blood circulation, composed mainly of rhythmically contractile smooth muscle, located in the chest between the lungs and slightly to the left and consisting of four chambers: a right atrium that receives blood returning from the body via the superior and inferior vena cavae, a right ventricle that pumps the blood through the pulmonary artery to the lungs for oxygenation, a left atrium that receives the oxygenated blood via the pulmonary veins and passes it through the mitral valve, and a left ventricle that pumps the oxygenated blood, via the aorta, throughout the body.
- Sartre
-
noun,
Jean-Paul [zhahn-pawl] /ʒɑ̃ˈpɔl/ (Show IPA), 1905–80, French philosopher, novelist, and dramatist: declined 1964 Nobel Prize in literature.
- search
-
noun,
the act of searching; careful examination or investigation:
an instance of this:
- Hastie
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noun,
William Henry, 1904–76, U.S. jurist: first black judge of the U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals.
- Harare
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noun,
a city in and the capital of Zimbabwe, in the NE part.
- Harris
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noun,
Benjamin, c1660–c1720, English journalist who published the first newspaper in America 1690.
- tiaras
-
noun,
a jeweled, ornamental coronet worn by women.
- Hamite
-
noun,
a descendant of Ham. Gen. 10:1, 6–20.
- saithe
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noun,
pollock.
- hamate
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adjective,
hook-shaped.
- samite
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noun,
a heavy silk fabric, sometimes interwoven with gold, worn in the Middle Ages.
- Sarthe
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noun,
a department in NW France. 2411 sq. mi. (6245 sq. km). Capital: Le Mans.
- sachet
-
noun,
a small bag, case, or pad containing perfuming powder or the like, placed among handkerchiefs, lingerie, etc., to impart a pleasant scent.
- haemia
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- ahimsa
-
noun,
the principle of noninjury to living beings.
- haema-
-
- haters
-
noun,
a person who has an intense dislike for another person or thing (often used in combination):
- sachem
-
noun,
the chief of a tribe.
the chief of a confederation.
- Hestia
-
noun,
the ancient Greek goddess of the hearth.
- timers
-
noun,
a person or thing that times.
- cities
-
noun,
a large or important town.
- Crimea
-
noun,
the, a peninsula in SE Ukraine, between the Black Sea and the Sea of Azov.
- C-star
-
noun,
carbon star.
- ihrams
-
noun,
the dress worn by male Muslims on their pilgrimage to Mecca, consisting of two white cotton cloths, one worn round the waist, the other over the left shoulder.
- shicer
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noun,
Slang. a swindler.
- imaret
-
noun,
(in Turkey) a hospice for pilgrims, travelers, etc.
- Shiite
-
noun,
a member of one of the two great religious divisions of Islam that regards Ali, the son-in-law of Muhammad, as the legitimate successor of Muhammad, and disregards the three caliphs who succeeded him.
- Crista
-
noun,
a crest or ridge.
- Tishri
-
noun,
the first month of the Jewish calendar.
- Sharra
-
noun,
a member of a Mongol people inhabiting Outer Mongolia.
- criers
-
noun,
a person who cries.
- creams
-
noun,
the fatty part of milk, which rises to the surface when the liquid is allowed to stand unless homogenized.
- crates
-
noun,
a slatted wooden box or framework for packing, shopping, or storing fruit, furniture, glassware, crockery, etc.
- Crater
-
noun,
the cup-shaped depression or cavity on the surface of the earth or other heavenly body marking the orifice of a volcano.
- Cather
-
noun,
Willa (Sibert) [wil-uh see-bert] /ˈwɪl ə ˈsi bərt/ (Show IPA), 1876–1947, U.S. novelist.
- Isaiah
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noun,
Also called Isaiah of Jerusalem. a Major Prophet of the 8th century b.c.
- remits
-
noun,
Law. a transfer of the record of an action from one tribunal to another, particularly from an appellate court to the court of original jurisdiction.
- Sharia
-
noun,
law, seen as deriving from the Koran, hadith, ijmaʿ, and qiyas.
- Richie
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Richard.
- airish
-
adjective,
given to putting on airs.
- Richet
-
noun,
Charles Robert [sharl raw-ber] /ʃarl rɔˈbɛr/ (Show IPA), 1850–1935, French physician: Nobel prize 1913.
- thiram
-
noun,
a white, crystalline compound, C 6 H 12 N 2 S 4 , insoluble in water, slightly soluble in alcohol, soluble in benzene and acetone, used as a vulcanizer and accelerator for rubber and as a fungicide, bacteriostat, and seed disinfectant.
- riches
-
noun,
(used with a plural verb) rich persons collectively (usually preceded by the):
- ricers
-
noun,
an implement for ricing potatoes, squash, etc., by pressing them through small holes.
- riatas
-
noun,
a lariat.
- Thiers
-
noun,
Louis Adolphe [lwee a-dawlf] /lwi aˈdɔlf/ (Show IPA), 1797–1877, French statesman: president 1871–73.
- Rheita
-
noun,
a crater in the fourth quadrant of the face of the moon: about 42 miles (68 km) in diameter.
- Icaria
-
noun,
Also, Ikaria. a Greek island in the Aegean Sea: a part of the Southern Sporades group. 99 sq. mi. (256 sq. km).
- therms
-
noun,
any of several units of heat, as one equivalent to 1000 large calories or 100,000 British thermal units.
- earths
-
noun,
(often initial capital letter) the planet third in order from the sun, having an equatorial diameter of 7926 miles (12,755 km) and a polar diameter of 7900 miles (12,714 km), a mean distance from the sun of 92.9 million miles (149.6 million km), and a period of revolution of 365.26 days, and having one satellite.
- Eartha
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Rheims
-
noun,
Reims.
- iatric
-
adjective,
of or relating to a physician or medicine; medical.
- shamir
-
noun,
Yitzhak [yits-hahk] /yɪtsˈhɑk/ (Show IPA), 1915–2012, Israeli political leader: prime minister 1986–92.
- Cathie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Catherine.
- charts
-
noun,
a sheet exhibiting information in tabular form.
- amices
-
noun,
an oblong vestment, usually of white linen, worn about the neck and shoulders and partly under the alb.
- Master
-
noun,
a person with the ability or power to use, control, or dispose of something:
- mither
-
noun,
mother1 .
- racers
-
noun,
a person, animal, or thing that races or takes part in a race, as a racehorse, bicycle, yacht, etc.
- triacs
-
noun,
a type of thyristor designed for electronic control of the current supplied to a circuit, used especially in dimmers for lighting systems.
- Caesar
-
noun,
Gaius [gey-uh s] /ˈgeɪ əs/ (Show IPA), (or Caius) [key-uh s] /ˈkeɪ əs/ (Show IPA), Julius, c100–44 b.c, Roman general, statesman, and historian.
- arrest
-
noun,
the taking of a person into legal custody, as by officers of the law.
- cahier
-
noun,
Bookbinding. a number of sheets of paper or leaves of a book placed together, as for binding.
- miters
-
noun,
the official headdress of a bishop in the Western Church, in its modern form a tall cap with a top deeply cleft crosswise, the outline of the front and back resembling that of a pointed arch.
- Mastic
-
noun,
Also called mastic tree, lentisk. a small Mediterranean tree, Pistacia lentiscus, of the cashew family, that is the source of an aromatic resin used in making varnish and adhesives.
- stream
-
noun,
a body of water flowing in a channel or watercourse, as a river, rivulet, or brook. Synonyms: rill, run, streamlet, runnel.
- camera
-
noun,
a device for capturing a photographic image or recording a video, using film or digital memory.
- Mithra
-
noun,
the god of light and truth, later of the sun.
- mashie
-
noun,
a club with an iron head, the face having more slope than a mashie iron but less slope than a mashie niblick.
- masher
-
noun,
a person or thing that mashes.
- camise
-
noun,
a lightweight, loose-fitting shirt or smock with long sleeves.
- rachis
-
noun,
Botany.
the axis of an inflorescence when somewhat elongated, as in a raceme.
(in a pinnately compound leaf or frond) the prolongation of the petiole along which the leaflets are disposed.
any of various axial structures.
- Archer
-
noun,
a person who shoots with a bow and arrow; bowman.
- armies
-
noun,
the military forces of a nation, exclusive of the navy and in some countries the air force.
- steric
-
adjective,
of or relating to the spatial relationships of atoms in a molecule.
- armets
-
noun,
a completely enclosed helmet having a visor and hinged cheek pieces fastened under the chin.
- carats
-
noun,
a unit of weight in gemstones, 200 milligrams (about 3 grains of troy or avoirdupois weight). Abbreviation: c., ct.
- racism
-
noun,
a belief or doctrine that inherent differences among the various human racial groups determine cultural or individual achievement, usually involving the idea that one's own race is superior and has the right to dominate others or that a particular racial group is inferior to the others.
- maters
-
noun,
British Informal. mother1 .
- Mather
-
noun,
Cotton, 1663–1728, American clergyman and author.
- carets
-
noun,
a mark (‸) made in written or printed matter to show the place where something is to be inserted.
- MSArch
-
- ashram
-
noun,
a secluded building, often the residence of a guru, used for religious retreat or instruction in Hinduism.
- merits
-
noun,
claim to respect and praise; excellence; worth.
- tarsia
-
noun,
intarsia.
- trimer
-
noun,
a molecule composed of three identical, simpler molecules.
- Tarmac
-
noun,
(lowercase) a road, airport runway, parking area, etc., paved with Tarmac, tarmacadam, or a layer of tar.
- asemia
-
noun,
inability to comprehend or use communicative symbols, as words or gestures.
- Mercia
-
noun,
an early English kingdom in central Britain.
- mitres
-
noun,
Bartolomé [bahr-taw-law-me] /ˌbɑr tɔ lɔˈmɛ/ (Show IPA), 1821–1906, Argentine soldier, statesman, and author: president of Argentina 1862–68.
- triers
-
noun,
a person or thing that tries or tests; tester.
- asthma
-
noun,
Pathology. a paroxysmal, often allergic disorder of respiration, characterized by bronchospasm, wheezing, and difficulty in expiration, often accompanied by coughing and a feeling of constriction in the chest.
- Thames
-
noun,
a river in S England, flowing E through London to the North Sea. 209 miles (336 km) long.
- Ascham
-
noun,
Roger, 1515–68, English scholar and writer: tutor of Queen Elizabeth I.
- Cathar
-
noun,
(in medieval Europe) a member of any of several rigorously ascetic Christian sects maintaining a dualistic theology.
- trich-
-
- Thamar
-
noun,
Tamar.
- arthr-
-
- tamari
-
noun,
a rich, naturally fermented soybean sauce containing little or no wheat and thicker than soy sauce.
- trices
-
noun,
a very short time; an instant:
- matri-
-
- amtrac
-
noun,
amphibian (def 4).
- metric
-
noun,
Often, metrics. a standard for measuring or evaluating something, especially one that uses figures or statistics:
- Arches
-
noun,
Architecture.
a curved masonry construction for spanning an opening, consisting of a number of wedgelike stones, bricks, or the like, set with the narrower side toward the opening in such a way that forces on the arch are transmitted as vertical or oblique stresses on either side of the opening.
an upwardly curved construction, as of steel or timber functioning in the manner of a masonry arch.
a doorway, gateway, etc., having a curved head; an archway.
the curved head of an opening, as a doorway.
- Terris
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Theresa.
- Caster
-
noun,
a person or thing that casts.
- archi-
-
- Mister
-
noun,
(initial capital letter) a conventional title of respect for a man, prefixed to the name and to certain official designations (usually written as the abbreviation Mr.).
- marish
-
noun,
a marsh.
- arecas
-
noun,
any tropical Asian palm of the genus Areca, as the betel palm.
- Marist
-
noun,
a member of a religious order founded in Lyons, France, in 1816 for missionary and educational work in the name of the Virgin Mary.
- cartes
-
noun,
(italics) French. menu; bill of fare.
Compare à la carte.
- Arista
-
noun,
Botany. a bristlelike appendage of the spikelets of grains or grasses; an awn.
- Carter
-
noun,
Bennett Lester ("Benny") 1907–2003, U.S. jazz saxophonist and composer.
- Marcie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Marcia.
- treasr
-
- Martha
-
noun,
the sister of Mary and Lazarus. Luke 10:38–42; John 11:1–44.
- arhats
-
noun,
a Buddhist who has attained Nirvana through rigorous discipline and ascetic practices.
Compare Bodhisattva.
- Raetic
-
noun,
an extinct language of uncertain affinities that was spoken in Rhaetia and written with the Etruscan alphabet.
- Marcia
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Latin word meaning “warlike.”.
- casita
-
noun,
a small crude dwelling forming part of a shantytown inhabited by Mexican laborers in the southwestern U.S.
- mishit
-
noun,
a bad or faulty hit, as in tennis or cricket.
- terais
-
noun,
a marshy lowland area in N India and S Nepal, between the Ganges and the foothills of the Himalayas.
- caries
-
noun,
decay, as of bone or of plant tissue.
- mirths
-
noun,
gaiety or jollity, especially when accompanied by laughter:
- caters
-
verb (used with object),
to provide food and service for:
- Amrita
-
noun,
the beverage of immortality.
- Carrie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Caroline.
- terras
-
noun,
earth; land.
- racist
-
noun,
a person who believes in racism, the doctrine that one's own racial group is superior or that a particular racial group is inferior to the others.
- starch
-
noun,
a white, tasteless, solid carbohydrate, (C 6 H 10 O 5) n , occurring in the form of minute granules in the seeds, tubers, and other parts of plants, and forming an important constituent of rice, corn, wheat, beans, potatoes, and many other vegetable foods.
- Marsha
-
noun,
a female given name.
- saith
-
verb,
third person singular present of say1 .
- metic
-
noun,
an alien resident of an ancient Greek city who paid a tax for the right to live there.
- aemia
-
- meths
-
noun,
methamphetamine; Methedrine.
- Metis
-
noun,
any person of mixed ancestry.
- aeri-
-
- 30-30
-
- Hiram
-
noun,
a king of Tyre in the 10th century b.c. I Kings 5.
- meth-
-
- metas
-
noun,
(in ancient Rome) a column or post, or a group of columns or posts, placed at each end of a racetrack to mark the turning places.
- hier-
-
- heart
-
noun,
Anatomy. a hollow, pumplike organ of blood circulation, composed mainly of rhythmically contractile smooth muscle, located in the chest between the lungs and slightly to the left and consisting of four chambers: a right atrium that receives blood returning from the body via the superior and inferior vena cavae, a right ventricle that pumps the blood through the pulmonary artery to the lungs for oxygenation, a left atrium that receives the oxygenated blood via the pulmonary veins and passes it through the mitral valve, and a left ventricle that pumps the oxygenated blood, via the aorta, throughout the body.
- HIRES
-
noun,
the act of hiring.
- rhet.
-
- Harms
-
noun,
physical injury or mental damage; hurt:
- 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.
- Aesir
-
noun,
the principal race of gods, led by Odin and living at Asgard.
- misce
-
verb,
(in prescriptions) mix.
- Harte
-
noun,
(Francis) Bret [bret] /brɛt/ (Show IPA), 1839–1902, U.S. author, especially of short stories.
- aecia
-
noun,
the fruiting body of rust fungi, which bears chainlike or stalked spores.
- mesic
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or adapted to an environment having a balanced supply of moisture.
- Harts
-
noun,
a male deer, commonly of the red deer, Cervus elaphus, especially after its fifth year.
- misc.
-
- riata
-
noun,
a lariat.
- Mitre
-
noun,
Bartolomé [bahr-taw-law-me] /ˌbɑr tɔ lɔˈmɛ/ (Show IPA), 1821–1906, Argentine soldier, statesman, and author: president of Argentina 1862–68.
- Rieti
-
noun,
Vittorio [veet-taw-ryaw] /vitˈtɔ ryɔ/ (Show IPA), 1898–1994, U.S. composer, born in Italy.
- meta-
-
- rices
-
noun,
the starchy seeds or grain of an annual marsh grass, Oryza sativa, cultivated in warm climates and used for food.
- hist.
-
- ricer
-
noun,
an implement for ricing potatoes, squash, etc., by pressing them through small holes.
- Mirth
-
noun,
gaiety or jollity, especially when accompanied by laughter:
- Aeria
-
noun,
an area in the northern hemisphere of Mars.
- timer
-
noun,
a person or thing that times.
- hemic
-
adjective,
hematic.
- rheas
-
noun,
the ramie plant or fiber.
- rrhea
-
- hemi-
-
- micas
-
noun,
any member of a group of minerals, hydrous silicates of aluminum with other bases, chiefly potassium, magnesium, iron, and lithium, that separate readily into thin, tough, often transparent, and usually elastic laminae; isinglass.
- hears
-
verb (used with object),
to perceive by the ear:
- Mich.
-
- hates
-
noun,
intense dislike; extreme aversion or hostility.
- hema-
-
- rishi
-
noun,
an inspired sage or poet.
- heist
-
noun,
a robbery or holdup:
- Misti
-
noun,
El Misti.
- hect-
-
- heats
-
noun,
the state of a body perceived as having or generating a relatively high degree of warmth.
- Micah
-
noun,
a Minor Prophet of the 8th century b.c.
- miter
-
noun,
the official headdress of a bishop in the Western Church, in its modern form a tall cap with a top deeply cleft crosswise, the outline of the front and back resembling that of a pointed arch.
- metr-
-
- trims
-
noun,
the condition, order, or fitness of a person or thing for action, work, use, etc.
- Saite
-
noun,
a native or citizen of Saïs.
- haste
-
noun,
swiftness of motion; speed; celerity:
- Rimas
-
noun,
a female given name.
- herms
-
noun,
a monument consisting of a four-sided shaft tapering inward from top to bottom and bearing a head or bust; those of Hermes usually had an erect penis, which passersby stroked for luck.
- Mitra
-
noun,
the mitriform pileus of certain fungi.
- saice
-
noun,
syce.
- Herma
-
noun,
herm.
- Miche
-
verb (used without object),
to lurk out of sight.
- mires
-
noun,
a tract or area of wet, swampy ground; bog; marsh.
- hater
-
noun,
a person who has an intense dislike for another person or thing (often used in combination):
- mites
-
noun,
any of numerous small to microscopic arachnids of the subclass Acari, including species that are parasitic on animals and plants or that feed on decaying matter and stored foods.
- rimes
-
noun,
Also called rime ice. an opaque coating of tiny, white, granular ice particles, caused by the rapid freezing of supercooled water droplets on impact with an object.
Compare frost (def 3), glaze (def 17).
- Herat
-
noun,
a city in NW Afghanistan.
- riser
-
noun,
a person who rises, especially from bed:
- micra
-
noun,
a plural of micron.
- hemia
-
- Mears
-
noun,
mere3 .
- merit
-
noun,
claim to respect and praise; excellence; worth.
- marts
-
noun,
market; trading center; trade center.
- macer
-
noun,
macebearer.
- rares
-
adjective,
coming or occurring far apart in time; unusual; uncommon:
- marse
-
noun,
(used chiefly in representation of southern black speech) master.
- Marsh
-
noun,
a tract of low wet land, often treeless and periodically inundated, generally characterized by a growth of grasses, sedges, cattails, and rushes.
- maars
-
noun,
a circular volcanic landform resulting from explosive ash eruptions.
- Marta
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Marti
-
noun,
José [haw-se] /hɔˈsɛ/ (Show IPA), 1853–1895, Cuban patriot and writer.
- Rashi
-
noun,
(Solomon ben Isaac) 1040–1105, French Hebrew scholar.
- Rasht
-
noun,
a city in NW Iran, about 10 miles (16 km) S of the Caspian Sea.
- triac
-
noun,
a type of thyristor designed for electronic control of the current supplied to a circuit, used especially in dimmers for lighting systems.
- maces
-
noun,
a clublike armor-breaking weapon of war, often with a flanged or spiked metal head, used chiefly in the Middle Ages.
- ratch
-
noun,
a ratchet.
- Masai
-
noun,
a member of an African people inhabiting the highlands of Kenya and Tanzania and having a largely pastoral economy and a society based on the patrilineal clan.
- rater
-
noun,
a person who makes rates or ratings.
- masc.
-
- MASER
-
noun,
a device for amplifying electromagnetic waves by stimulated emission of radiation.
- rates
-
noun,
the amount of a charge or payment with reference to some basis of calculation:
- ither
-
adjective, pronoun, adverb,
other.
- iters
-
noun,
a canal or passage.
- rathe
-
adjective,
Archaic. growing, blooming, or ripening early in the year or season.
- acari
-
noun,
plural of acarus.
- Maris
-
noun,
Roger (Eugene) 1934–85, U.S. baseball player.
- react
-
verb (used with object),
to act or perform again.
- maist
-
adjective, noun, adverb,
most.
- trams
-
noun,
British. a streetcar.
- trama
-
noun,
a specialized hyphal tissue constituting the internal structure of mushroom gills, pore tubes, or spines.
- trash
-
noun,
anything worthless, useless, or discarded; rubbish.
- Marat
-
noun,
Jean Paul [zhahn-pawl] /ʒɑ̃ pɔl/ (Show IPA), 1743–93, French politician and journalist: leader in the French Revolution; assassinated by Charlotte Corday d'Armont.
- maras
-
noun,
a city in S Turkey, NE of Adana.
- acet-
-
- raise
-
noun,
an increase in amount, as of wages:
- acmes
-
noun,
the highest point; summit; peak:
- marcs
-
noun,
the grapes contained in the wine press and the residue, as skins and pips, remaining after the juice is expressed.
- mairs
-
adjective, noun, adverb,
more.
- mach.
-
- raias
-
noun,
rayah.
- Maria
-
noun,
calaba.
- ramet
-
noun,
an individual of a clone.
- treas
-
- Maera
-
noun,
Hecuba, after being changed into a dog for blinding Polymestor.
- ramie
-
noun,
an Asian shrub, Boehmeria nivea, of the nettle family, yielding a fiber used especially in making textiles.
- machs
-
noun,
a number indicating the ratio of the speed of an object to the speed of sound in the medium through which the object is moving. Abbreviation: M.
- mache
-
noun,
corn salad.
- Marie
-
noun,
(Marie Alexandra Victoria of Saxe-Coburg) 1875–1938, queen of Romania 1914–27.
- reach
-
noun,
an act or instance of reaching:
- mast-
-
- times
-
noun,
the system of those sequential relations that any event has to any other, as past, present, or future; indefinite and continuous duration regarded as that in which events succeed one another.
- remit
-
noun,
Law. a transfer of the record of an action from one tribunal to another, particularly from an appellate court to the court of original jurisdiction.
- reist
-
verb (used without object),
reest2 .
- McRae
-
noun,
Carmen, 1920–94, U.S. jazz singer and songwriter.
- irate
-
adjective,
angry; enraged:
- imit.
-
- Meath
-
noun,
a county in Leinster, in the E Republic of Ireland. 902 sq. mi. (2335 sq. km). County seat: Trim.
- MSChE
-
- tires
-
noun,
British Dialect. fatigue.
- mech.
-
- Mehta
-
noun,
Zubin [zoo-bin] /ˈzu bɪn/ (Show IPA), born 1936, Indian orchestra conductor, in the U.S. since 1961.
- Merca
-
noun,
a city in S Somalia.
- Irish
-
noun,
the inhabitants of Ireland and their descendants elsewhere.
- ihram
-
noun,
the dress worn by male Muslims on their pilgrimage to Mecca, consisting of two white cotton cloths, one worn round the waist, the other over the left shoulder.
- merch
-
noun,
merchandise, especially as marketed to a particular fan base:
- Resht
-
noun,
Rasht.
- Merci
-
interjection,
thank you.
- resit
-
noun,
a test or examination that is retaken.
- restr
-
- tries
-
noun,
plural of try.
- IATSE
-
- retch
-
noun,
the act or an instance of retching.
- Reims
-
noun,
a city in NE France: cathedral; unconditional surrender of Germany May 7, 1945.
- racer
-
noun,
a person, animal, or thing that races or takes part in a race, as a racehorse, bicycle, yacht, etc.
- reams
-
noun,
a standard quantity of paper, consisting of 20 quires or 500 sheets (formerly 480 sheets), or 516 sheets (printer's ream or perfect ream)
- math.
-
- rearm
-
verb (used with object),
to arm again.
- istic
-
- races
-
noun,
a contest of speed, as in running, riding, driving, or sailing.
- match
-
noun,
a slender piece of wood, cardboard, or other flammable material tipped with a chemical substance that produces fire when rubbed on a rough or chemically prepared surface.
- Isth.
-
- mater
-
noun,
British Informal. mother1 .
- rears
-
- reata
-
noun,
riata.
- Isiac
-
adjective,
of or relating to Isis or the worship of Isis.
- trice
-
noun,
a very short time; an instant:
- Actis
-
noun,
a son of Rhoda and Helius who, when banished from his home for fratricide, fled to Egypt, where he taught astrology. The Colossus of Rhodes was built in his honor.
- maths
-
noun,
mathematics.
- matr-
-
- Trace
-
noun,
a surviving mark, sign, or evidence of the former existence, influence, or action of some agent or event; vestige:
- Recit
-
- Isaac
-
noun,
a son of Abraham and Sarah, and father of Jacob. Gen. 21:1–4.
- rect.
-
- recta
-
noun,
a plural of rectum.
- Reich
-
noun,
(with reference to Germany) empire; realm; nation.
- Trier
-
noun,
a person or thing that tries or tests; tester.
- Harim
-
noun,
harem.
- scart
-
verb (used with or without object),
to scratch, scrape, mark, or scar.
- harem
-
noun,
the part of a Muslim palace or house reserved for the residence of women.
- Cates
-
noun,
a choice food;delicacy; dainty.
- Smith
-
noun,
a worker in metal.
- Srta.
-
- Cesti
-
noun,
Marcantonio [mahr-kahn-taw-nyaw] /ˌmɑr kɑnˈtɔ nyɔ/ (Show IPA), 1623–69, Italian composer.
- cesta
-
noun,
a narrow, curved basket fitted on one end to a wooden handle with a glovelike compartment at the base, for catching and throwing the ball.
- cert.
-
- ceria
-
noun,
a white-to-yellow, heavy powder, cerium dioxide, CeO 2 , usually derived from cerium nitrate by decomposition with heat: used chiefly in ceramics, glass polishing, and decolorizing.
- ceras
-
noun,
(in prescriptions) wax.
- AMICE
-
noun,
an oblong vestment, usually of white linen, worn about the neck and shoulders and partly under the alb.
- Ceram
-
noun,
an island of the Moluccas in Indonesia, W of New Guinea. 7191 sq. mi. (18,625 sq. km).
- Ceara
-
noun,
Fortaleza.
- stair
-
noun,
one of a flight or series of steps for going from one level to another, as in a building.
- Cath.
-
- cater
-
verb (used with object),
to provide food and service for:
- chais
-
noun,
a shed or other aboveground building where a winemaker stores wine in casks.
- theca
-
noun,
a case or receptacle.
- cata-
-
- caste
-
noun,
Sociology.
an endogamous and hereditary social group limited to persons of the same rank, occupation, economic position, etc., and having mores distinguishing it from other such groups.
any rigid system of social distinctions.
- stare
-
noun,
a staring gaze; a fixed look with the eyes wide open:
- Starr
-
noun,
Belle (Myra Belle Shirley) 1848–89, U.S. outlaw and folk hero.
- amirs
-
noun,
emir.
- steam
-
noun,
water in the form of an invisible gas or vapor.
- carts
-
noun,
a heavy two-wheeled vehicle, commonly without springs, drawn by mules, oxen, or the like, used for the conveyance of heavy goods.
- Amish
-
noun,
the Amish people.
- Carte
-
noun,
(italics) French. menu; bill of fare.
Compare à la carte.
- stech
-
verb (used with object),
to fill or gorge (one's stomach) with food.
- carse
-
noun,
bottom land.
- chair
-
noun,
a seat, especially for one person, usually having four legs for support and a rest for the back and often having rests for the arms.
- smite
-
Idioms,
smite hip and thigh. hip1 (def 9).
- Carme
-
noun,
a small natural satellite of the planet Jupiter.
- chest
-
noun,
Anatomy. the trunk of the body from the neck to the abdomen; thorax.
- 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.
- Thera
-
noun,
a Greek island in the S Aegean, in the Cyclades group. 30 sq. mi. (78 sq. km).
- chits
-
noun,
a signed note for money owed for food, drink, etc.
- Chita
-
noun,
a city in the SE Russian Federation in Asia.
- chirr
-
noun,
the sound of chirring.
- amahs
-
noun,
a baby's nurse, especially a wet nurse.
- Thema
-
noun,
theme (def 7).
- chime
-
noun,
an apparatus for striking a bell so as to produce a musical sound, as one at the front door of a house by which visitors announce their presence.
- amate
-
verb (used with object),
to dismay; daunt.
- Amati
-
noun,
Nicolò [nee-kaw-law] /ˌni kɔˈlɔ/ (Show IPA), 1596–1684, Italian violinmaker, one of a famous family of 16th- and 17th-century violinmakers: teacher of Antonio Stradivari.
- chias
-
noun,
a plant, Salvia columbariae, of the mint family, native to the southwestern U.S. and Mexico, having mostly basal, oblong leaves and small blue flowers: the seeds are used as food and as the source of a beverage.
- sitar
-
noun,
a lute of India with a small, pear-shaped body and a long, broad, fretted neck.
- chert
-
noun,
a compact rock consisting essentially of microcrystalline quartz.
- chams
-
noun,
khan1 .
- Smart
-
noun,
a sharp local pain, usually superficial, as from a wound, blow, or sting.
- chem.
-
- cheat
-
noun,
a person who acts dishonestly, deceives, or defrauds:
- smear
-
noun,
an oily, greasy, viscous, or wet substance, especially a dab of such a substance.
- Chase
-
noun,
the act of chasing; pursuit:
- Amer.
-
- chart
-
noun,
a sheet exhibiting information in tabular form.
- chars
-
noun,
a charred material or surface.
- charr
-
noun,
char2 .
- charm
-
noun,
a power of pleasing or attracting, as through personality or beauty:
- their
-
noun,
any male person or animal; a man:
- Chari
-
noun,
Shari.
- char-
-
- Thare
-
noun,
Terah.
- Carie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Caroline.
- simar
-
noun,
Also, cymar. a loose, lightweight jacket or robe for women, fashionable in the 17th and 18th centuries.
- arrah
-
interjection,
(used as an expression of surprise or excitement.)
- Teach
-
noun,
Informal. teacher.
- teams
-
noun,
a number of persons forming one of the sides in a game or contest:
- tears
-
- Artie
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Arthur.
- Terri
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Theresa.
- arces
-
noun,
a daughter of Thaumas and the sister of Iris and the Harpies. Zeus took away her wings when she aided the Titans in their war against him.
- Arch.
-
- arche
-
- tech.
-
- tera-
-
- arris
-
noun,
a sharp ridge, as between adjoining channels of a Doric column.
- Arras
-
noun,
a rich tapestry.
- Terah
-
noun,
the father of Abraham. Gen. 11:25–32.
- Arcas
-
noun,
a son of Zeus and Callisto, the ancestor of the Arcadians who was set among the stars with his mother as the Little Bear and the Great Bear respectively.
- Terai
-
noun,
a marshy lowland area in N India and S Nepal, between the Ganges and the foothills of the Himalayas.
- armet
-
noun,
a completely enclosed helmet having a visor and hinged cheek pieces fastened under the chin.
- arith
-
- arise
-
verb (used without object),
to get up from sitting, lying, or kneeling; rise:
- term.
-
- Aries
-
noun,
Astronomy. the Ram, a zodiacal constellation between Pisces and Taurus.
- Arica
-
noun,
a seaport in N Chile.
- arias
-
noun,
an air or melody.
- terms
-
noun,
a word or group of words designating something, especially in a particular field, as atom in physics, quietism in theology, adze in carpentry, or district leader in politics.
- Arhat
-
noun,
a Buddhist who has attained Nirvana through rigorous discipline and ascetic practices.
Compare Bodhisattva.
- terr.
-
- Areca
-
noun,
any tropical Asian palm of the genus Areca, as the betel palm.
- Terra
-
noun,
earth; land.
- ASCII
-
noun,
a standard code, consisting of 128 7-bit combinations, for characters stored in a computer or to be transmitted between computers.
- Asher
-
noun,
a son of Jacob and Zilpah. Gen. 30:12–13.
- Caria
-
noun,
an ancient district in SW Asia Minor.
- tachs
-
noun,
tachometer.
- caret
-
noun,
a mark (‸) made in written or printed matter to show the place where something is to be inserted.
- cares
-
noun,
a state of mind in which one is troubled; worry, anxiety, or concern:
- ster.
-
- carat
-
noun,
a unit of weight in gemstones, 200 milligrams (about 3 grains of troy or avoirdupois weight). Abbreviation: c., ct.
- Caras
-
noun,
a female given name: from an Italian word meaning “dear one.”.
- Stich
-
noun,
a verse or line of poetry.
- stime
-
noun,
the smallest bit; a drop, taste, or glimpse.
- camis
-
noun,
camisole (def 1).
- cames
-
noun,
a slender, grooved bar of lead for holding together the pieces of glass in windows of latticework or stained glass.
- stria
-
noun,
a slight or narrow furrow, ridge, stripe, or streak, especially one of a number in parallel arrangement:
- taces
-
noun,
tasset.
- tache
-
noun,
a buckle; clasp.
- tahrs
-
noun,
any of several Old World wild goats of the genus Hemitragus, as H. jemlahicus (Himalayan tahr) introduced into New Zealand, having a long mane and short, stout, recurving horns: most are endangered or threatened in their native regions.
- Tarim
-
noun,
a river in NW China, in Xinjiang Uygur region. About 1300 miles (2090 km) long.
- atria
-
noun,
Architecture.
Also called cavaedium. the main or central room of an ancient Roman house, open to the sky at the center and usually having a pool for the collection of rain water.
a courtyard, flanked or surrounded by porticoes, in front of an early or medieval Christian church.
a skylit central court in a contemporary building or house.
- Taira
-
noun,
a member of a powerful family in Japan that ruled the country 1160–85.
- athar
-
noun,
attar (def 1).
- Tamar
-
noun,
the daughter of David and half-sister of Absalom. II Sam. 13.
- Tamas
-
noun,
See under guna.
- tames
-
adjective,
changed from the wild or savage state; domesticated:
- astr.
-
- Tamis
-
noun,
a worsted cloth mesh constructed in open weave and having a corded face, used as a sieve or strainer.
- astir
-
adjective,
moving or stirring, especially with much activity or excitement:
- aster
-
noun,
any composite plant of the genus Aster, having rays varying from white or pink to blue around a yellow disk.
- Thais
-
noun,
flourished late 4th century b.c, Athenian courtesan: mistress of Alexander the Great and Ptolemy I.
- Tarai
-
noun,
Terai.
- tares
-
noun,
any of various vetches, especially Vicia sativa.
- Chris
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Christopher.
- chasm
-
noun,
a yawning fissure or deep cleft in the earth's surface; gorge.
- aitch
-
noun,
the letter H, h.
- semih
-
- ERISA
-
noun,
Employee Retirement Income Security Act.
- scrim
-
noun,
a cotton or linen fabric of open weave used for bunting, curtains, etc.
- ERICA
-
noun,
any of numerous low-growing evergreen shrubs or small trees belonging to the genus Erica, of the heath family, including several species of heather.
- emits
-
verb (used with object),
to send forth (liquid, light, heat, sound, particles, etc.); discharge.
- emirs
-
noun,
a chieftain, prince, commander, or head of state in some Islamic countries.
- sect.
-
- semi-
-
- Thira
-
noun,
Thera.
- serac
-
noun,
a large irregularity of glacial ice, as a pinnacle found in glacial crevasses and formed by melting or movement of the ice.
- Ahira
-
noun,
a Naphtalite who assisted Moses with the census in the wilderness. Num. 1:15; 2:29.
- serai
-
noun,
(in Eastern countries) a caravansary.
- Seric
-
- Earth
-
noun,
(often initial capital letter) the planet third in order from the sun, having an equatorial diameter of 7926 miles (12,755 km) and a polar diameter of 7900 miles (12,714 km), a mean distance from the sun of 92.9 million miles (149.6 million km), and a period of revolution of 365.26 days, and having one satellite.
- seti-
-
- Shama
-
noun,
a slender long-tailed thrush, Copsychus malabaricus, of southern Asia and introduced into Hawaii, having black plumage with a white rump and tail sides and a chestnut belly.
- shame
-
noun,
the painful feeling arising from the consciousness of something dishonorable, improper, ridiculous, etc., done by oneself or another:
- Shara
-
noun,
Sharra.
- share
-
noun,
the full or proper portion or part allotted or belonging to or contributed or owed by an individual or group.
- SCRAM
-
noun,
the rapid shutdown of a nuclear reactor in an emergency.
- sceat
-
noun,
a silver Anglo-Saxon coin of the 7th and 8th centuries, sometimes including an amount of gold.
- miser
-
noun,
a person who lives in wretched circumstances in order to save and hoard money.
- Sarah
-
noun,
the wife of Abraham and mother of Isaac. Gen. 17:15–22.
- Samar
-
noun,
an island in the E central Philippines. 5309 sq. mi. (13,750 sq. km).
- Harar
-
noun,
a city in E Ethiopia.
- haram
-
noun,
harem.
- hames
-
noun,
either of two curved pieces lying upon the collar in the harness of an animal, to which the traces are fastened.
- Hamer
-
noun,
Fannie Lou, 1917–77, U.S. civil rights activist.
- tiara
-
noun,
a jeweled, ornamental coronet worn by women.
- Haiti
-
noun,
Formerly Hayti. a republic in the West Indies occupying the W part of the island of Hispaniola. 10,714 sq. mi. (27,750 sq. km). Capital: Port-au-Prince.
- haets
-
noun,
a little bit; a whit.
- haem-
-
- Esth.
-
- sarc-
-
- haars
-
noun,
a thick, wet fog along the seacoast.
- Sarre
-
noun,
French name of Saar.
- satem
-
adjective,
belonging to or consisting of those branches of the Indo-European family in which alveolar or palatal fricatives, as the sounds (s) or (sh), developed in ancient times from Proto-Indo-European palatal stops: the satem branches are Indo-Iranian, Armenian, Slavic, Baltic, and Albanian.
- Satie
-
noun,
Erik Alfred Leslie [e-reek al-fred les-lee] /ɛˈrik alˈfrɛd lɛsˈli/ (Show IPA), 1866–1925, French composer.
- ethic
-
noun,
the body of moral principles or values governing or distinctive of a particular culture or group:
- scare
-
noun,
a sudden fright or alarm, especially with little or no reason.
- scat-
-
- Shari
-
noun,
Also, Chari. a river in N central Africa, flowing NW from the Central African Republic into Lake Chad. 1400 miles (2254 km) long.
- chats
-
noun,
informal conversation:
- crash
-
noun,
a sudden loud noise, as of something being violently smashed or struck:
- crit.
-
- shirt
-
noun,
a long- or short-sleeved garment for the upper part of the body, usually lightweight and having a collar and a front opening.
- crim.
-
- crams
-
noun,
Informal. the act of cramming for an examination.
- cream
-
noun,
the fatty part of milk, which rises to the surface when the liquid is allowed to stand unless homogenized.
- cries
-
noun,
the act or sound of crying; any loud utterance or exclamation; a shout, scream, or wail.
- shirr
-
noun,
Also, shirring. a shirred arrangement, as of cloth.
- Shire
-
noun,
one of the counties of Great Britain.
- airts
-
noun,
a direction.
- cites
-
noun,
citation (defs 7, 8).
- crime
-
noun,
an action or an instance of negligence that is deemed injurious to the public welfare or morals or to the interests of the state and that is legally prohibited.
- Cirri
-
noun,
a plural of cirrus.
- shier
-
noun,
a horse having a tendency to shy.
- Shema
-
noun,
a liturgical prayer, prominent in Jewish history and tradition, that is recited daily at the morning and evening services and expresses the Jewish people's ardent faith in and love of God.
- crest
-
noun,
the highest part of a hill or mountain range; summit.
- crate
-
noun,
a slatted wooden box or framework for packing, shopping, or storing fruit, furniture, glassware, crockery, etc.
- crier
-
noun,
a person who cries.
- Shear
-
noun,
Usually, shears. (sometimes used with a singular verb)
scissors of large size (usually used with pair of).
any of various other cutting implements or machines having two blades that resemble or suggest those of scissors.
- cires
-
noun,
a brilliant, highly glazed surface produced on fabrics by subjecting them to a wax, heat, and calendering treatment.
- Aisha
-
noun,
a.d. 613?–678, favorite wife of Muhammad (daughter of Abu-Bekr).
- trim
-
noun,
the condition, order, or fitness of a person or thing for action, work, use, etc.
- rit.
-
- Mrs.
-
plural,
a title of respect prefixed to the surname or full name of a married woman:
- Tasm
-
- MSAE
-
- tars
-
noun,
any of various dark-colored viscid products obtained by the destructive distillation of certain organic substances, as coal or wood.
- scam
-
noun,
a confidence game or other fraudulent scheme, especially for making a quick profit; swindle.
- Shea
-
noun,
shea tree.
- thae
-
pronoun, adjective,
those.
- Thai
-
noun,
Also called Thailander [tahy-lan-der, -luh n-] /ˈtaɪˌlæn dər, -lən-/ (Show IPA). a native or descendant of a native of Thailand.
- them
-
noun,
any male person or animal; a man:
- scar
-
noun,
a mark left by a healed wound, sore, or burn.
- Tare
-
noun,
any of various vetches, especially Vicia sativa.
- Tara
-
noun,
a village in the NE Republic of Ireland, NW of Dublin: home of the ancient Irish kings (Hill of Tara)
- MSCE
-
- Time
-
noun,
the system of those sequential relations that any event has to any other, as past, present, or future; indefinite and continuous duration regarded as that in which events succeed one another.
- Tams
-
noun,
tam-o'-shanter.
- site
-
noun,
the position or location of a town, building, etc., especially as to its environment:
- msec
-
- MSHA
-
- sith
-
adverb, conjunction, preposition,
since.
- tchr
-
- Sat.
-
- sati
-
noun,
a Hindu practice whereby a widow immolates herself on the funeral pyre of her husband: now abolished by law.
- ream
-
noun,
a standard quantity of paper, consisting of 20 quires or 500 sheets (formerly 480 sheets), or 516 sheets (printer's ream or perfect ream)
- sice
-
noun,
syce.
- sire
-
noun,
the male parent of a quadruped.
- 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.
- Sam.
-
- tics
-
noun,
Pathology.
a sudden, spasmodic, painless, involuntary muscular contraction, as of the face.
tic douloureux.
- mist
-
noun,
a cloudlike aggregation of minute globules of water suspended in the atmosphere at or near the earth's surface, reducing visibility to a lesser degree than fog.
- Tshi
-
noun,
Twi.
- SIAM
-
noun,
former name of Thailand (def 1).
- same
-
Idioms,
all the same,
notwithstanding; nevertheless:
of no difference; immaterial:
- tsar
-
noun,
czar.
- shr.
-
- Sami
-
noun,
Lapp.
- shit
-
noun,
excrement; feces.
- team
-
noun,
a number of persons forming one of the sides in a game or contest:
- SARA
-
noun,
a member of a people of the Central African Republic.
- Mita
-
noun,
a colonial system in Peru by which the Spanish government required Indians to perform periodic forced labor, especially in the mines.
- mite
-
noun,
any of numerous small to microscopic arachnids of the subclass Acari, including species that are parasitic on animals and plants or that feed on decaying matter and stored foods.
- SITA
-
noun,
(in the Ramayana) the wife of Ramachandra, abducted by Ravana and later rescued.
- 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.
- ter.
-
- Saar
-
noun,
Also called Saar Basin. a coal-producing region in W Germany, in the Saar River valley: governed by the League of Nations 1919–35; returned to Germany 1935 as a result of a plebiscite; under French economic control following World War II until 1956.
- rite
-
noun,
a formal or ceremonial act or procedure prescribed or customary in religious or other solemn use:
- MSIE
-
- 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.
- 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.
- recs
-
noun,
recreation.
- RITA
-
noun,
the Vedic concept of cosmic and social order.
- MSHE
-
- scr.
-
- sch.
-
- Seth
-
noun,
the third son of Adam. Gen. 4:25.
- Sera
-
noun,
a plural of serum.
- the-
-
- Rice
-
noun,
the starchy seeds or grain of an annual marsh grass, Oryza sativa, cultivated in warm climates and used for food.
- Ste.
-
- rasa
-
noun,
(in Hindu aesthetics) flavor, sentiment, or emotion: regarded as one of the fundamental qualities of classical music, dance, and poetry.
- Seri
-
noun,
a member of an American Indian people of western Sonora state, Mexico, on the Gulf of California.
- RIAS
-
noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- Raia
-
noun,
rayah.
- reit
-
noun,
real-estate investment trust.
- Sert
-
noun,
José María [haw-se mah-ree-ah] /hɔˈsɛ mɑˈri ɑ/ (Show IPA), 1876–1945, Spanish painter.
- Thea
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Seta
-
noun,
a stiff hair; bristle or bristlelike part.
- Star
-
noun,
any of the heavenly bodies, except the moon, appearing as fixed luminous points in the sky at night.
- Rhea
-
noun,
the ramie plant or fiber.
- thir
-
pronoun,
these.
- RARE
-
adjective,
coming or occurring far apart in time; unusual; uncommon:
- 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.
- Rais
-
noun,
Gilles de, Retz, Gilles de Laval, Baron de.
- tram
-
noun,
British. a streetcar.
- Sham
-
noun,
something that is not what it purports to be; a spurious imitation; fraud or hoax.
- tire
-
noun,
British Dialect. fatigue.
- Rama
-
noun,
(in the Ramayana) any of the three avatars of Vishnu: Balarama, Parashurama, or Ramachandra.
- rest
-
noun,
the refreshing quiet or repose of sleep:
- Shem
-
noun,
the eldest of the three sons of Noah. Gen. 10:21.
- SRAM
-
- Sra.
-
- resh
-
noun,
the 20th letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
- rems
-
noun,
the quantity of ionizing radiation whose biological effect is equal to that produced by one roentgen of x-rays.
- tri-
-
- Rich
-
noun,
(used with a plural verb) rich persons collectively (usually preceded by the):
- RACE
-
noun,
a contest of speed, as in running, riding, driving, or sailing.
- shim
-
noun,
a thin slip or wedge of metal, wood, etc., for driving into crevices, as between machine parts to compensate for wear, or beneath bedplates, large stones, etc., to level them.
- sci.
-
- Tame
-
adjective,
changed from the wild or savage state; domesticated:
- RISC
-
noun,
reduced instruction set computer: a computer whose central processing unit recognizes a relatively small number of instructions, which it can execute very rapidly.
- rami
-
noun,
plural of ramus.
- this
-
Idioms,
with this, following this; hereupon:
- rate
-
noun,
the amount of a charge or payment with reference to some basis of calculation:
- tahr
-
noun,
any of several Old World wild goats of the genus Hemitragus, as H. jemlahicus (Himalayan tahr) introduced into New Zealand, having a long mane and short, stout, recurving horns: most are endangered or threatened in their native regions.
- rime
-
noun,
Also called rime ice. an opaque coating of tiny, white, granular ice particles, caused by the rapid freezing of supercooled water droplets on impact with an object.
Compare frost (def 3), glaze (def 17).
- Thar
-
noun,
tahr.
- tach
-
noun,
tachometer.
- Rima
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Tace
-
noun,
tasset.
- thi-
-
- str.
-
- rase
-
verb (used with object),
raze.
- Riis
-
noun,
Jacob August, 1849–1914, U.S. journalist and social reformer, born in Denmark.
- Stir
-
noun,
the act of stirring or moving.
- seam
-
noun,
the line formed by sewing together pieces of cloth, leather, or the like.
- RIIA
-
- sear
-
noun,
a mark or scar made by searing.
- 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.
- sec.
-
- Sima
-
noun,
an assemblage of rocks, rich in silica and magnesium, that constitutes the lower layer of the earth's crust and is found beneath the ocean floors and the sial of continents.
- Reis
-
plural noun,
a former money of account of Portugal and Brazil.
- SAMA
-
noun,
the Sufi practice of gathering to listen to religious poetry that is sung, often accompanied by ecstatic dance or other ritual.
- Sem.
-
- rash
-
noun,
an eruption or efflorescence on the skin.
- stem
-
noun,
the ascending axis of a plant, whether above or below ground, which ordinarily grows in an opposite direction to the root or descending axis.
- sech
-
- Rise
-
noun,
an act or instance of rising.
- mise
-
noun,
a settlement or agreement.
- Hasa
-
noun,
a region in E Saudi Arabia, on the Persian Gulf.
- asc-
-
- Asch
-
noun,
Sholom [shaw-luh m] /ˈʃɔ ləm/ (Show IPA), or Sholem [shaw-luh m,, -lem] /ˈʃɔ ləm,, -lɛm/ (Show IPA), 1880–1957, U.S. author, born in Poland.
- asci
-
noun,
plural of ascus.
- asea
-
adjective, adverb,
to or toward the sea; seaward.
- Aser
-
noun,
Asher (def 1).
- Asha
-
noun,
the cosmic principle of order, justice, righteousness, and truth.
- Ashe
-
noun,
Arthur (Robert, Jr) 1943–93, U.S. tennis player.
- Asia
-
noun,
a continent bounded by Europe and the Arctic, Pacific, and Indian oceans. About 16,000,000 sq. mi. (41,440,000 sq. km).
- Asir
-
noun,
a district in SW Saudi Arabia.
- hate
-
noun,
intense dislike; extreme aversion or hostility.
- ASME
-
- hast
-
noun,
Usually, haves. an individual or group that has wealth, social position, or other material benefits (contrasted with have-not).
- Hart
-
noun,
a male deer, commonly of the red deer, Cervus elaphus, especially after its fifth year.
- heat
-
noun,
the state of a body perceived as having or generating a relatively high degree of warmth.
- HARM
-
noun,
physical injury or mental damage; hurt:
- Hare
-
noun,
any rodentlike mammal of the genus Lepus, of the family Leporidae, having long ears, a divided upper lip, and long hind limbs adapted for leaping.
- hame
-
noun,
either of two curved pieces lying upon the collar in the harness of an animal, to which the traces are fastened.
- Hama
-
noun,
a city in W Syria, on the Orontes River.
- hair
-
noun,
any of the numerous fine, usually cylindrical, keratinous filaments growing from the skin of humans and animals; a pilus.
- Asti
-
noun,
a city in the Piedmont region of Italy, S of Turin: center of wine-producing region.
- haet
-
noun,
a little bit; a whit.
- haes
-
verb (used with object), auxiliary verb,
have.
- ASTM
-
- Haas
-
noun,
Mary Rosamond, 1910–96, U.S. linguist.
- haar
-
noun,
a thick, wet fog along the seacoast.
- atm.
-
- atar
-
noun,
attar (def 1).
- hear
-
verb (used with object),
to perceive by the ear:
- heir
-
noun,
a person who inherits or has a right of inheritance in the property of another following the latter's death.
- etic
-
adjective,
pertaining to or being the raw data of a language or other area of behavior, without considering the data as significant units functioning within a system.
- arms
-
noun,
the upper limb of the human body, especially the part extending from the shoulder to the wrist.
- Aram
-
noun,
Biblical name of ancient Syria.
- Aras
-
noun,
Also, Araks. Ancient Araxes. a river in SW Asia, flowing from E Turkey along part of the boundary between NW Iran and Armenia and Azerbaijan into the Kura River. About 660 miles (1065 km) long.
- IATA
-
- Iasi
-
noun,
Romanian name of Jassy.
- IAEA
-
- arca
-
noun,
a chest for valuables, used in medieval Spain and Italy.
- Arce
-
noun,
a daughter of Thaumas and the sister of Iris and the Harpies. Zeus took away her wings when she aided the Titans in their war against him.
- area
-
noun,
any particular extent of space or surface; part:
- Ares
-
noun,
the ancient Greek god of war, a son of Zeus and Hera, identified by the Romans with Mars.
- Aria
-
noun,
an air or melody.
- ARIS
-
- Hsia
-
noun,
a legendary dynasty in China, the traditional dates of which are 2205–1766 b.c.
- Arm.
-
- HMAS
-
- hem-
-
- chit
-
noun,
a signed note for money owed for food, drink, etc.
- hire
-
noun,
the act of hiring.
- Hims
-
noun,
Informal. a male:
- arse
-
noun,
ass2 (defs 1, 2).
- art.
-
- hets
-
noun,
a heterosexual person.
- hest
-
noun,
behest.
- hers
-
noun,
Slang. a female:
- Herr
-
noun,
the conventional German title of respect and term of address for a man, corresponding to Mr. or in direct address to sir.
- Herm
-
noun,
a monument consisting of a four-sided shaft tapering inward from top to bottom and bearing a head or bust; those of Hermes usually had an erect penis, which passersby stroked for luck.
- HERA
-
noun,
the ancient Greek queen of heaven, a daughter of Cronus and Rhea and the wife and sister of Zeus.
- Asat
-
noun,
(in Vedic mythology) the realm of nonexistence, populated by demons.
Compare sat2 (def 1).
- her.
-
- ates
-
- atic
-
- ices
-
noun,
the solid form of water, produced by freezing; frozen water.
- crat
-
- cat.
-
- Cate
-
noun,
a choice food;delicacy; dainty.
- each
-
adverb,
to, from, or for each; apiece:
- cera
-
noun,
(in prescriptions) wax.
- cet-
-
- cts.
-
- ctr.
-
- Ceta
-
noun,
Comprehensive Employment and Training Act.
- chai
-
noun,
a shed or other aboveground building where a winemaker stores wine in casks.
- Cham
-
noun,
khan1 .
- Chas
-
noun,
tea.
- chat
-
noun,
informal conversation:
- Cres
-
- CRAM
-
noun,
Informal. the act of cramming for an examination.
- Cash
-
noun,
money in the form of coins or banknotes, especially that issued by a government.
- 1080
-
- cite
-
noun,
citation (defs 7, 8).
- cit.
-
- cist
-
noun,
a box or chest, especially for sacred utensils.
- Cher
-
noun,
a river in central France, flowing NW to the Loire River. 220 miles (355 km) long.
- cis-
-
- Chet
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Chester.
- cire
-
noun,
a brilliant, highly glazed surface produced on fabrics by subjecting them to a wax, heat, and calendering treatment.
- cir.
-
- chia
-
noun,
a plant, Salvia columbariae, of the mint family, native to the southwestern U.S. and Mexico, having mostly basal, oblong leaves and small blue flowers: the seeds are used as food and as the source of a beverage.
- chis
-
noun,
the twenty-second letter of the Greek alphabet (X, χ).
- chs.
-
- Chr.
-
- cast
-
noun,
act of casting or throwing.
- 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.
- eths
-
noun,
a letter in the form of a crossed d, written đ or ð, used in Old English writing to represent both voiced and unvoiced th and in modern Icelandic and in phonetic alphabets to represent voiced th.
- emir
-
noun,
a chieftain, prince, commander, or head of state in some Islamic countries.
- Eth.
-
- etch
-
noun,
Printing. an acid used for etching.
- etc.
-
- ETAS
-
noun,
the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
- est.
-
- erst
-
adverb,
before the present time; formerly.
- errs
-
verb (used without object),
to go astray in thought or belief; be mistaken; be incorrect.
- Erma
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Eris
-
noun,
the ancient Greek goddess of discord and the sister of Ares: identified with the Roman goddess Discordia.
- Eric
-
noun,
Eric the Red.
- Came
-
noun,
a slender, grooved bar of lead for holding together the pieces of glass in windows of latticework or stained glass.
- Cami
-
noun,
camisole (def 1).
- emit
-
verb (used with object),
to send forth (liquid, light, heat, sound, particles, etc.); discharge.
- cams
-
noun,
Machinery. a disk or cylinder having an irregular form such that its motion, usually rotary, gives to a part or parts in contact with it a specific rocking or reciprocating motion.
- CASE
-
noun,
an instance of the occurrence, existence, etc., of something:
- emic
-
adjective,
pertaining to or being a significant unit that functions in contrast with other units in a language or other system of behavior.
- emia
-
- mis-
-
- Cara
-
noun,
a female given name: from an Italian word meaning “dear one.”.
- CARE
-
noun,
a state of mind in which one is troubled; worry, anxiety, or concern:
- ect-
-
- Carr
-
noun,
John Dickson, 1906–77, U.S. mystery writer.
- echt
-
adjective,
real; authentic; genuine.
- CART
-
noun,
a heavy two-wheeled vehicle, commonly without springs, drawn by mules, oxen, or the like, used for the conveyance of heavy goods.
- eats
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- eath
-
adjective, adverb,
easy.
- Casa
-
noun,
a house.
- East
-
noun,
a cardinal point of the compass, 90° to the right of north. Abbreviation: E.
- Ice.
-
- arr.
-
- ichs
-
noun,
a disease of tropical fishes, characterized by small, white nodules on the fins, skin, and eyes, caused by a ciliate protozoan, Ichthyophthirius multifiliis.
- Mar.
-
- aesc
-
noun,
ash2 (def 3).
- MatE
-
noun,
a partner in marriage; spouse.
- MASH
-
noun,
a soft, pulpy mass.
- masa
-
noun,
flour or dough made of dried, ground corn, used especially for tortillas.
- aet.
-
- Mart
-
noun,
market; trading center; trade center.
- MARS
-
noun,
the ancient Roman god of war and agriculture, identified with the Greek god Ares.
- Mari
-
noun,
a member of a Uralic people living in scattered communities north of Cheboksary and Kazan in European Russia, mainly in the Mari Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic.
- Mare
-
noun,
a fully mature female horse or other equine animal.
- MARC
-
noun,
the grapes contained in the wine press and the residue, as skins and pips, remaining after the juice is expressed.
- Mara
-
noun,
Hindu Mythology. the god of death, sometimes seen as one aspect of a god whose other aspect is Kama, or erotic desire.
- Mair
-
adjective, noun, adverb,
more.
- ACTS
-
noun,
anything done, being done, or to be done; deed; performance:
- Maia
-
noun,
the eldest of the Pleiades and the mother of Hermes by Zeus.
- maes
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Mary.
- ahem
-
interjection,
(an utterance similar to the sound of clearing one's throat, used to attract attention, express doubt or a mild warning, etc.)
- macs
-
noun,
fellow; bud (a familiar term of address to a man or boy whose name is not known to the speaker).
- Mace
-
noun,
a clublike armor-breaking weapon of war, often with a flanged or spiked metal head, used chiefly in the Middle Ages.
- Mac-
-
- Maat
-
noun,
the goddess personifying law and righteousness.
- Maas
-
noun,
Dutch name of the Meuse.
- maar
-
noun,
a circular volcanic landform resulting from explosive ash eruptions.
- M-16
-
noun,
a lightweight, fully automatic rifle shooting a small-caliber bullet at an extremely high velocity: a U.S. Army combat weapon for mobile units and jungle fighting.
- M-14
-
noun,
a fully automatic, gas-operated, .30 caliber rifle developed from the M-1: replaced the M-1 as the standard U.S. Army combat rifle.
- aer-
-
- ACTH
-
- AHSA
-
- mes-
-
- mire
-
noun,
a tract or area of wet, swampy ground; bog; marsh.
- Mira
-
noun,
Astronomy. the first long-period pulsating variable star to be discovered, with a period averaging 331 days. It is a red giant and a component of a binary star in the constellation Cetus.
- MICE
-
noun,
plural of mouse.
- mica
-
noun,
any member of a group of minerals, hydrous silicates of aluminum with other bases, chiefly potassium, magnesium, iron, and lithium, that separate readily into thin, tough, often transparent, and usually elastic laminae; isinglass.
- Mic.
-
- mias
-
plural,
missing in action.
- ARCS
-
noun,
Geometry. any unbroken part of the circumference of a circle or other curved line.
- met.
-
- mesh
-
noun,
any knit, woven, or knotted fabric of open texture.
- mesa
-
noun,
a land formation, less extensive than a plateau, having steep walls and a relatively flat top and common in arid and semiarid parts of the southwestern U.S. and Mexico.
- aahs
-
noun,
the exclamation “aah.”.
- MERS
-
noun,
Middle East(ern) Respiratory Syndrome: an often fatal respiratory illness caused by a coronavirus similar to the SARS virus and characterized by fever, coughing, and shortness of breath.
- Acta
-
plural noun,
official records, as of acts, deeds, proceedings, transactions, or the like.
- Merc
-
noun,
a mercenary soldier.
- Meir
-
noun,
Golda [gohl-duh] /ˈgoʊl də/ (Show IPA), (Goldie Mabovitch; Goldie Myerson) 1898–1978, Israeli political leader, born in Russia: prime minister 1969–74.
- meat
-
noun,
the flesh of animals as used for food.
- acea
-
- meas
-
- mear
-
noun,
mere3 .
- ache
-
noun,
a continuous, dull pain (in contrast to a sharp, sudden, or sporadic pain).
- Acis
-
noun,
the lover of Galatea, killed by Polyphemus out of jealousy.
- acme
-
noun,
the highest point; summit; peak:
- acr-
-
- Acre
-
noun,
a common measure of area: in the U.S. and U.K., 1 acre equals 4,840 square yards (4,047 square meters) or 0.405 hectare; 640 acres equals one square mile.
- Ahir
-
noun,
a member of the caste of cowherds and milkmen in India.
- chm.
-
- Ames
-
noun,
a city in central Iowa.
- Ire.
-
- 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.
- airt
-
noun,
a direction.
- Itch
-
noun,
the sensation of itching.
- AISI
-
- Amir
-
noun,
emir.
- aits
-
noun,
a small island, especially in a river.
- amah
-
noun,
a baby's nurse, especially a wet nurse.
- Iris
-
noun,
Anatomy. the contractile, circular diaphragm forming the colored portion of the eye and containing a circular opening, the pupil, in its center.
- Aire
-
- Irma
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Erma.
- Irra
-
noun,
the Akkadian god of pestilence.
- Amie
-
noun,
a female friend.
- amas
-
noun,
a Japanese diver, usually a woman, who tends underwater oyster beds used in the cultivation of pearls.
- amic
-
adjective,
of or relating to an amide or amine.
- Isai
-
noun,
Jesse.
- Isar
-
noun,
a river in central Europe, flowing NE from W Austria through S Germany to the Danube River. 215 miles (345 km) long.
- airs
-
noun,
a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- IRAS
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- item
-
noun,
a separate article or particular:
- ICSH
-
- Amri
-
noun,
Omri.
- Amis
-
noun,
Kingsley, 1922–95, English novelist.
- AIME
-
- Aiea
-
noun,
a town on S Oahu, in Hawaii.
- AIMS
-
noun,
the act of aiming or directing anything at or toward a particular point or target.
- iter
-
noun,
a canal or passage.
- itis
-
- amt.
-
- ACH
-
interjection,
alas; oh.
- SIT
-
verb,
(in prescriptions) may it be.
- THC
-
- TSI
-
- TSH
-
- CAS
-
verb (used with or without object),
to call, as to call an animal toward one; urge forward by calling.
- CHI
-
noun,
the twenty-second letter of the Greek alphabet (X, χ).
- ACE
-
noun,
a playing card or die marked with or having the value indicated by a single spot:
- TRH
-
- AMS
-
- 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.
- TSE
-
- CEA
-
- AMI
-
noun,
a friend, especially a male friend.
- AAS
-
noun,
basaltic lava having a rough surface.
- SRI
-
noun,
a Hindu title of address prefixed to the name of a deity, holy person, etc.
- Sta
-
- th-
-
- AIA
-
- AMA
-
noun,
a Japanese diver, usually a woman, who tends underwater oyster beds used in the cultivation of pearls.
- Am.
-
- Ar.
-
- ARC
-
noun,
Geometry. any unbroken part of the circumference of a circle or other curved line.
- AAE
-
- tha
-
noun,
the fourth letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- ARS
-
- aah
-
noun,
the exclamation “aah.”.
- St.
-
- CHA
-
noun,
tea.
- Sr.
-
- ChE
-
noun,
Ernesto [er-nes-taw] /ɛrˈnɛs tɔ/ (Show IPA), ("Che") 1928–67, Cuban revolutionist and political leader, born in Argentina.
- TES
-
noun,
ti1 .
- AAM
-
- Aar
-
- ac-
-
- SMA
-
- AIC
-
- tr.
-
- ACS
-
- 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.
- AHA
-
interjection,
(used as an exclamation of triumphant discovery, mockery, contempt, irony, surprise, etc., according to the manner of utterance.)
- 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.
- ARA
-
noun,
the Altar, a southern constellation between Triangulum Australe and Scorpius.
- TIC
-
noun,
Pathology.
a sudden, spasmodic, painless, involuntary muscular contraction, as of the face.
tic douloureux.
- TAM
-
noun,
tam-o'-shanter.
- ATC
-
- ATA
-
- at.
-
- AIR
-
noun,
a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- TAR
-
noun,
any of various dark-colored viscid products obtained by the destructive distillation of certain organic substances, as coal or wood.
- TCS
-
- ASA
-
noun,
a king of Judah, 913?–873? b.c. I Kings 15:8–24.
- ahi
-
noun,
yellowfin tuna, widely used in sashimi.
- ase
-
- ast
-
- TCA
-
- TIA
-
- ASR
-
- AIM
-
noun,
the act of aiming or directing anything at or toward a particular point or target.
- ASM
-
- Ash
-
noun,
the powdery residue of matter that remains after burning.
- ThM
-
- ait
-
noun,
a small island, especially in a river.
- Tai
-
noun,
any of several sparoid fishes of the Pacific Ocean, as Pagrus major (red tai) a food fish of Japan.
- ACT
-
noun,
anything done, being done, or to be done; deed; performance:
- CAM
-
noun,
Machinery. a disk or cylinder having an irregular form such that its motion, usually rotary, gives to a part or parts in contact with it a specific rocking or reciprocating motion.
- AME
-
- STI
-
- CAR
-
noun,
an automobile.
- AMC
-
- tra
-
- ASI
-
- ae.
-
- AEA
-
- STM
-
- AEC
-
- Teh
-
noun,
Te.
- TEC
-
noun,
detective.
- CAI
-
- CAA
-
- AES
-
noun,
any of various early forms of bronze or copper money used in ancient Rome.
Compare as2 (def 1).
- ct.
-
- cs.
-
- cr.
-
- Tim
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Timothy.
- ch.
-
- TAE
-
preposition,
to.
- ca.
-
- ATS
-
noun,
a money of account of Laos, the 100th part of a kip.
- AHE
-
- Ehr
-
- SIR
-
noun,
a respectful or formal term of address used to a man:
- ism
-
noun,
a distinctive doctrine, theory, system, or practice:
- REM
-
noun,
the quantity of ionizing radiation whose biological effect is equal to that produced by one roentgen of x-rays.
- IRC
-
- IRS
-
- Is.
-
noun,
(used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
- ISA
-
- ise
-
- REC
-
noun,
recreation.
- ish
-
- ISR
-
- IHS
-
- ist
-
- ITA
-
- ITC
-
- ite
-
- REA
-
- RCT
-
- RCA
-
- Mc-
-
- Ir.
-
- ier
-
- MIA
-
plural,
missing in action.
- Hts
-
- hie
-
verb (used with object),
to hasten (oneself):
- HIM
-
noun,
Informal. a male:
- HIS
-
noun,
any male person or animal; a man:
- hit
-
noun,
an impact or collision, as of one thing against another.
- HRE
-
- CIA
-
- HST
-
- ht.
-
- Ria
-
noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- res
-
noun,
an object or thing; matter.
- ics
-
- IRA
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- Ia.
-
- rhe
-
noun,
a centimeter-gram-second unit of fluidity, equal to the reciprocal of poise.
- IAS
-
- 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.
- ICA
-
noun,
Portuguese name of Putumayo.
- ich
-
noun,
a disease of tropical fishes, characterized by small, white nodules on the fins, skin, and eyes, caused by a ciliate protozoan, Ichthyophthirius multifiliis.
- Me.
-
- MS.
-
plural,
manuscript.
- het
-
noun,
a heterosexual person.
- Mr.
-
plural,
mister: a title of respect prefixed to a man's name or position:
- MSI
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- MSH
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- MSE
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- MEC
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noun,
a pimp; mack.
- MSA
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- MRI
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- MRE
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- MRA
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- MHA
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- MST
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- MHE
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- MHR
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- mi.
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- MI5
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noun,
the government's security and counterespionage service that works in liaison with Scotland Yard's Special Branch.
- MI6
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noun,
the government's secret intelligence service.
- MIT
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- MIE
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- MIR
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noun,
a village commune of peasant farmers in prerevolutionary Russia.
- MEA
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noun,
an acknowledgment of one's responsibility for a fault or error.
- Mt.
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- rat
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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.
- mas
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noun,
mother1 .
- MSC
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- M-1
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noun,
a semiautomatic, gas-operated, .30 caliber, clip-fed rifle, with a weight of 8.56 pounds (3.88 kg): the standard U.S. Army rifle in World War II and in the Korean War.
- MAA
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- RAS
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noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- MAE
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noun,
a female given name, form of Mary.
- Rai
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noun,
a style of Algerian popular music played on electric guitar, synthesizer, and percussion instruments.
- rah
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interjection,
(used as an exclamation of encouragement to a player or team.)
- Rae
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noun,
John, 1813–93, Scottish surgeon and Arctic explorer.
- Mat
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noun,
a piece of fabric made of plaited or woven rushes, straw, hemp, or similar fiber, or of some other pliant material, as rubber, used as a protective covering on a floor or other surface, to wipe the shoes on, etc.
- MTh
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- MCI
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- MCR
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- RMS
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plural,
ream.
- RMA
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- Re.
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- RCS
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- RAM
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noun,
a male sheep.
- MTS
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- MTI
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- HIC
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interjection,
(an onomatopoeic word used to imitate or represent a hiccup.)
- hrs
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- RIM
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noun,
the outer edge, border, margin, or brink of something, especially of a circular object.
- err
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verb (used without object),
to go astray in thought or belief; be mistaken; be incorrect.
- sea
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noun,
the salt waters that cover the greater part of the earth's surface.
- TSR
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noun,
a computer program with any of several ancillary functions, usually held resident in RAM for instant activation while one is using another program.
- cte
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- se-
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- CTA
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- CST
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- SCM
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- EMT
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- ERS
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noun,
ervil.
- CSR
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- ERT
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- ESA
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- Esc
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- SHA
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- ERA
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noun,
a period of time marked by distinctive character, events, etc.:
- EMS
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noun,
the letter M, m.
- CRT
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- ec-
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- ear
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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.
- EAA
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- ea.
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- EAS
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noun,
the Akkadian god of wisdom, the son of Apsu and father of Marduk: the counterpart of Enki.
- ETA
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noun,
the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
- eat
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noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- ECA
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- EMR
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- ECM
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- SER
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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).
- she
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noun,
a female person or animal.
- eir
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- EIS
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- SEI
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noun,
sei whale.
- CSA
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- ESR
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- sc.
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- HCR
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- rm.
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plural,
ream.
- RMC
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- CIE
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- Rs.
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- RSA
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- RSE
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- rt.
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- CIM
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- rte
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- SIC
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adverb,
so; thus: usually written parenthetically to denote that a word, phrase, passage, etc., that may appear strange or incorrect has been written intentionally or has been quoted verbatim: (sic).
- RTS
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- sht
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- ETR
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- SAA
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- EAM
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- SAC
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noun,
a baglike structure in an animal, plant, or fungus, as one containing fluid.
- hae
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verb (used with object), auxiliary verb,
have.
- ETS
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- CRS
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- CMA
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- HMS
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- HCM
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- HSM
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- hr.
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- SAR
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- HAM
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noun,
a cut of meat from the heavy-muscled part of a hog's rear quarter, between hip and hock, usually cured.
- has
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noun,
Usually, haves. an individual or group that has wealth, social position, or other material benefits (contrasted with have-not).
- HAT
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noun,
a shaped covering for the head, usually with a crown and brim, especially for wear outdoors.
- SAE
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- SI
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noun,
the syllable used for the seventh tone of a scale and sometimes for the tone B.
- E.
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noun,
Edward (St. John) 1925–2000, U.S. writer and illustrator.
- EI
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- MH
-
- er
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interjection,
(used to express or represent a pause, hesitation, uncertainty, etc.).
- A.
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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.
- AA
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noun,
basaltic lava having a rough surface.
- AH
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interjection,
(used as an exclamation of pain, surprise, pity, complaint, dislike, joy, etc., according to the manner of utterance.)
- AI
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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.
- TI
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noun,
the syllable for the seventh tone of a diatonic scale.
- sh
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interjection,
(used to urge silence.)
- IT
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noun,
(in children's games) the player called upon to perform some task, as, in tag, the one who must catch the other players.
- HE
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noun,
any male person or animal; a man:
- TE
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noun,
ti1 .
- TC
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- i.
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- ic
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- S.
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- SA
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- SM
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- HI
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adjective,
an informal, simplified spelling of high:
- h.
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- et
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verb,
a simple past tense of eat.
- CE
-
- R.
-
- CM
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- MA
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noun,
mother1 .
- TA
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noun,
the 16th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- T1
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- t.
-
- eh
-
interjection,
(an interrogative utterance, usually expressing surprise or doubt or seeking confirmation).
- RI
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- RH
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- TM
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- RC
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- RA
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noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- M.
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