Anagrams of miscreant
Word miscreant has
1022 anagrams
that can be made by using the letters of miscreant.
- canister
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noun,
a small box or jar, often one of a kitchen set, for holding tea, coffee, flour, and sugar.
- cerimans
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noun,
a climbing, tropical American plant, Monstera deliciosa, of the arum family, characterized by cordlike, aerial roots and large, perforated leaves.
- cremains
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plural noun,
the ashes of a cremated corpse.
- cisterna
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noun,
cistern (def 2).
- semantic
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adjective,
of, relating to, or arising from the different meanings of words or other symbols:
- matrices
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noun,
something that constitutes the place or point from which something else originates, takes form, or develops:
- minarets
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noun,
a lofty, often slender, tower or turret attached to a mosque, surrounded by or furnished with one or more balconies, from which the muezzin calls the people to prayer.
- ceramist
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noun,
a person who makes ceramics.
- carmines
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noun,
a crimson or purplish-red color.
- raiments
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noun,
clothing; apparel; attire.
- martins
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noun,
Peter, born 1946, U.S. choreographer and ballet master, born in Denmark.
- ceriman
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noun,
a climbing, tropical American plant, Monstera deliciosa, of the arum family, characterized by cordlike, aerial roots and large, perforated leaves.
- Mercast
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noun,
a broadcasting system used by U.S. agencies to deliver messages to government-operated ships.
- retsina
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noun,
a strong, resinated white or red wine of Greece and Cyprus.
- certain
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Idioms,
for certain, without a doubt; surely:
- remains
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noun,
Usually, remains. something that remains or is left.
- Nicetas
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noun,
Saint Ignatius (def 2).
- minaret
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noun,
a lofty, often slender, tower or turret attached to a mosque, surrounded by or furnished with one or more balconies, from which the muezzin calls the people to prayer.
- smarten
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Verb phrases,
smarten up,
to groom oneself:
to become aware of one's mistakes, shortcomings, etc., and make efforts to correct them:
- cinemas
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noun,
Chiefly British. motion picture.
- centri-
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- carnies
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noun,
a person employed by a carnival.
- stamin-
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- Mercian
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noun,
a native or inhabitant of Mercia.
- Minster
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noun,
a church actually or originally connected with a monastic establishment.
- carnets
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noun,
a customs document allowing an automobile to be driven at no cost across international borders.
- 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.
- Carmine
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noun,
a crimson or purplish-red color.
- recants
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verb (used with object),
to withdraw or disavow (a statement, opinion, etc.), especially formally; retract.
- canters
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noun,
an easy gallop.
- raiment
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noun,
clothing; apparel; attire.
- ratines
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noun,
a loosely woven fabric made with nubby or knotty yarns.
- stearic
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adjective,
of or relating to suet or fat.
- stearin
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noun,
Chemistry. any of the three glyceryl esters of stearic acid, especially C 3 H 5 (C 18 H 35 O 2) 3 , a soft, white, odorless solid found in many natural fats.
- 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.
- marines
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noun,
a member of the U.S. Marine Corps.
- Martens
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noun,
any of several slender, chiefly arboreal carnivores of the genus Martes, of northern forests, having a long, glossy coat and bushy tail.
- Insecta
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noun,
the class comprising the insects.
- retains
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verb (used with object),
to keep possession of.
- nematic
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adjective,
noting a mesomorphic state in which the arrangement of the molecules is linear.
- cistern
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noun,
a reservoir, tank, or container for storing or holding water or other liquid.
- sematic
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adjective,
serving as a sign or warning of danger, as the conspicuous colors or markings of certain poisonous animals.
- seminar
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noun,
a small group of students, as in a university, engaged in advanced study and original research under a member of the faculty and meeting regularly to exchange information and hold discussions.
- estamin
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noun,
a worsted fabric constructed in twill weave with a rough surface.
- acetins
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noun,
a colorless, thick, hygroscopic liquid, C 5 H 10 O 4 : used chiefly in the manufacture of explosives.
- imarets
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noun,
(in Turkey) a hospice for pilgrims, travelers, etc.
- Riesman
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noun,
David, 1909–2002, U.S. sociologist.
- cretins
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noun,
a person suffering from cretinism.
- tanrecs
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noun,
tenrec.
- nectars
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noun,
the saccharine secretion of a plant, which attracts the insects or birds that pollinate the flower.
- Carmen
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noun,
Ciudad del Carmen.
- recast
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noun,
a recasting.
- caries
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noun,
decay, as of bone or of plant tissue.
- carets
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noun,
a mark (‸) made in written or printed matter to show the place where something is to be inserted.
- macers
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noun,
macebearer.
- C-star
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noun,
carbon star.
- recant
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verb (used with object),
to withdraw or disavow (a statement, opinion, etc.), especially formally; retract.
- camise
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noun,
a lightweight, loose-fitting shirt or smock with long sleeves.
- Estrin
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noun,
estrone.
- insert
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noun,
something inserted or to be inserted.
- Canter
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noun,
an easy gallop.
- Mainer
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noun,
a native or inhabitant of the state of Maine.
- santir
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noun,
a Persian musical instrument resembling a dulcimer.
- re-act
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verb (used with object),
to act or perform again.
- caners
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noun,
a person who works with cane, especially one who produces canework for chairs.
- satire
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noun,
the use of irony, sarcasm, ridicule, or the like, in exposing, denouncing, or deriding vice, folly, etc.
- 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.
- samite
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noun,
a heavy silk fabric, sometimes interwoven with gold, worn in the Middle Ages.
- Strine
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noun,
Australian English.
- scream
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noun,
a loud, sharp, piercing cry:
- astern
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adverb,
in a position behind a specified vessel or aircraft:
- Marten
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noun,
any of several slender, chiefly arboreal carnivores of the genus Martes, of northern forests, having a long, glossy coat and bushy tail.
- Marist
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noun,
a member of a religious order founded in Lyons, France, in 1816 for missionary and educational work in the name of the Virgin Mary.
- enacts
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verb (used with object),
to make into an act or statute:
- marine
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noun,
a member of the U.S. Marine Corps.
- secant
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noun,
Geometry. an intersecting line, especially one intersecting a curve at two or more points.
- stream
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noun,
a body of water flowing in a channel or watercourse, as a river, rivulet, or brook. Synonyms: rill, run, streamlet, runnel.
- ratine
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noun,
a loosely woven fabric made with nubby or knotty yarns.
- Strain
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noun,
any force or pressure tending to alter shape, cause a fracture, etc.
- Marcie
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noun,
a female given name, form of Marcia.
- steric
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adjective,
of or relating to the spatial relationships of atoms in a molecule.
- mantis
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noun,
any of several predaceous insects of the order Mantidae, having a long prothorax and typically holding the forelegs in an upraised position as if in prayer.
- inseam
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noun,
an inside or inner seam of a garment, especially the seam of a trouser leg that runs from the crotch down to the bottom of the leg.
- mantic
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adjective,
of or relating to divination.
- Sirena
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noun,
a female given name.
- set-in
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adjective,
made separately and placed within another unit.
- instr.
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- inter.
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- crates
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noun,
a slatted wooden box or framework for packing, shopping, or storing fruit, furniture, glassware, crockery, etc.
- imaret
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noun,
(in Turkey) a hospice for pilgrims, travelers, etc.
- retain
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verb (used with object),
to keep possession of.
- cinema
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noun,
Chiefly British. motion picture.
- creams
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noun,
the fatty part of milk, which rises to the surface when the liquid is allowed to stand unless homogenized.
- retina
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noun,
the innermost coat of the posterior part of the eyeball that receives the image produced by the lens, is continuous with the optic nerve, and consists of several layers, one of which contains the rods and cones that are sensitive to light.
- 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.
- instar
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noun,
an insect in any one of its periods of postembryonic growth between molts.
- centr-
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- incase
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verb (used with object),
encase.
- incest
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noun,
sexual intercourse between closely related persons.
- cnemis
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noun,
the tibia or shin.
- sinter
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noun,
siliceous or calcareous matter deposited by springs, as that formed around the vent of a geyser.
- inmate
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noun,
a person who is confined in a prison, hospital, etc.
- intra-
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- inters
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verb (used with object),
to place (a dead body) in a grave or tomb; bury.
- centra
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noun,
a plural of centrum.
- centi-
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- Crista
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noun,
a crest or ridge.
- stamen
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noun,
the pollen-bearing organ of a flower, consisting of the filament and the anther.
- carnet
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noun,
a customs document allowing an automobile to be driven at no cost across international borders.
- Crimea
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noun,
the, a peninsula in SE Ukraine, between the Black Sea and the Sea of Azov.
- iceman
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noun,
a man whose business is gathering, storing, selling, or delivering ice.
- insect
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noun,
any animal of the class Insecta, comprising small, air-breathing arthropods having the body divided into three parts (head, thorax, and abdomen), and having three pairs of legs and usually two pairs of wings.
- recti-
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- cartes
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noun,
(italics) French. menu; bill of fare.
Compare à la carte.
- cretin
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noun,
a person suffering from cretinism.
- casein
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noun,
Biochemistry. a protein precipitated from milk, as by rennet, and forming the basis of cheese and certain plastics.
- centas
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noun,
a former bronze coin of Lithuania, the 100th part of a litas.
- casern
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noun,
a lodging for soldiers in a garrison town; barracks.
- remain
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noun,
Usually, remains. something that remains or is left.
- Caster
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noun,
a person or thing that casts.
- Cretan
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noun,
a native or inhabitant of Crete.
- remans
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verb (used with object),
to man again; furnish with a fresh supply of personnel.
- caters
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verb (used with object),
to provide food and service for:
- remits
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noun,
Law. a transfer of the record of an action from one tribunal to another, particularly from an appellate court to the court of original jurisdiction.
- stance
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noun,
the position or bearing of the body while standing:
- Cairns
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noun,
a seaport in NE Australia.
- tanrec
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noun,
tenrec.
- minces
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noun,
something cut up very small; mincemeat.
- amines
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noun,
any of a class of compounds derived from ammonia by replacement of one or more hydrogen atoms with organic groups.
- merits
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noun,
claim to respect and praise; excellence; worth.
- triens
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noun,
a copper coin of ancient Rome, issued during the Republic, a third part of an as.
- nectar
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noun,
the saccharine secretion of a plant, which attracts the insects or birds that pollinate the flower.
- acetin
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noun,
a colorless, thick, hygroscopic liquid, C 5 H 10 O 4 : used chiefly in the manufacture of explosives.
- trices
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noun,
a very short time; an instant:
- trains
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noun,
Railroads. a self-propelled, connected group of rolling stock.
- Antrim
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noun,
a county in NE Northern Ireland. 1098 sq. mi. (2844 sq. km). County seat: Belfast.
- acmite
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noun,
a rare pyroxene mineral, sodium-ferric iron silicate, NaFe(Si 2 O 6), found in feldspathoid rocks.
- antres
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noun,
a cavern; cave.
- Raetic
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noun,
an extinct language of uncertain affinities that was spoken in Rhaetia and written with the Etruscan alphabet.
- racist
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noun,
a person who believes in racism, the doctrine that one's own racial group is superior or that a particular racial group is inferior to the others.
- triacs
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noun,
a type of thyristor designed for electronic control of the current supplied to a circuit, used especially in dimmers for lighting systems.
- miters
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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.
- McNair
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noun,
Lesley James, 1883–1944, U.S. army officer.
- racism
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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.
- terais
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noun,
a marshy lowland area in N India and S Nepal, between the Ganges and the foothills of the Himalayas.
- Racine
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noun,
Jean Baptiste [zhahn ba-teest] /ʒɑ̃ baˈtist/ (Show IPA), 1639–99, French dramatist.
- tenaim
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noun,
the terms of a Jewish marriage, as the wedding date, amount of the bride's dowry, etc., or an agreement containing such terms, made by the parents of an engaged couple at the engagement party.
- trance
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noun,
a half-conscious state, seemingly between sleeping and waking, in which ability to function voluntarily may be suspended.
- Mister
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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.).
- transe
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noun,
a passageway, as a hallway, alley, or the like.
- animes
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noun,
a Japanese style of motion-picture animation, characterized by highly stylized, colorful art, futuristic settings, violence, and sexuality.
- Mercia
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noun,
an early English kingdom in central Britain.
- actin-
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- tenias
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noun,
taenia.
- actins
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noun,
a globulin that is present in muscle plasma and that in connection with myosin plays an important role in muscle contraction.
- Mersin
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noun,
a seaport in S Turkey, on the NW coast of the Mediterranean Sea.
- trans.
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- metric
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noun,
Often, metrics. a standard for measuring or evaluating something, especially one that uses figures or statistics:
- anemic
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adjective,
Pathology. suffering from anemia.
- ramets
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noun,
an individual of a clone.
- tisane
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noun,
(italics) French. aromatic or herb-flavored tea.
- timers
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noun,
a person or thing that times.
- miners
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noun,
Also called mineworker. a person who works in a mine, especially a commercial mine producing coal or metallic ores.
- Master
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noun,
a person with the ability or power to use, control, or dispose of something:
- Mastic
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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.
- airmen
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noun,
an aviator.
- aments
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noun,
catkin.
- nacres
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noun,
mother-of-pearl.
- ascent
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noun,
an act of ascending; upward movement; a rising movement:
- tineas
-
noun,
any of several skin diseases caused by fungi; ringworm.
- maters
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noun,
British Informal. mother1 .
- trines
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noun,
a set or group of three; triad.
- arsine
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noun,
Also called arseniuretted hydrogen. a colorless, flammable, slightly water-soluble gas, AsH 3 , having a fetid, garliclike odor, used in chemical warfare.
- armets
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noun,
a completely enclosed helmet having a visor and hinged cheek pieces fastened under the chin.
- niters
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noun,
potassium nitrate.
- arsen-
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- amices
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noun,
an oblong vestment, usually of white linen, worn about the neck and shoulders and partly under the alb.
- matri-
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- nitres
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noun,
niter.
- Amiens
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noun,
a city in and the capital of Somme, in N France: cathedral; battles 1914, 1918, 1944.
- 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:
- mitres
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noun,
Bartolomé [bahr-taw-law-me] /ˌbɑr tɔ lɔˈmɛ/ (Show IPA), 1821–1906, Argentine soldier, statesman, and author: president of Argentina 1862–68.
- armies
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noun,
the military forces of a nation, exclusive of the navy and in some countries the air force.
- nastic
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adjective,
of or showing sufficiently greater cellular force or growth on one side of an axis to change the form or position of the axis.
- nemat-
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- matins
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noun,
(often initial capital letter) matins, Also, especially British, mattins. (usually used with a singular verb) Ecclesiastical.
the first of the seven canonical hours.
the service for it, properly beginning at midnight, but sometimes beginning at daybreak.
Also called Morning Prayer. the service of public prayer, said in the morning, in the Anglican Church.
- incas
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noun,
a member of any of the dominant groups of South American Indian peoples who established an empire in Peru prior to the Spanish conquest.
- nerts
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interjection,
nuts (def 1).
- rices
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noun,
the starchy seeds or grain of an annual marsh grass, Oryza sativa, cultivated in warm climates and used for food.
- inert
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adjective,
having no inherent power of action, motion, or resistance (opposed to active):
- misce
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verb,
(in prescriptions) mix.
- inset
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noun,
something inserted; insert.
- mints
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noun,
any aromatic herb of the genus Mentha, having opposite leaves and small, whorled flowers, as the spearmint and peppermint.
Compare mint family.
- misc.
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- incr.
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- Mines
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noun,
an excavation made in the earth for the purpose of extracting ores, coal, precious stones, etc.
- inst.
-
- Rimas
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noun,
a female given name.
- miser
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noun,
a person who lives in wretched circumstances in order to save and hoard money.
- mires
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noun,
a tract or area of wet, swampy ground; bog; marsh.
- IATSE
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- rimes
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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).
- Names
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noun,
a word or a combination of words by which a person, place, or thing, a body or class, or any object of thought is designated, called, or known.
- nares
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plural noun,
the nostrils or the nasal passages.
- ERICA
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noun,
any of numerous low-growing evergreen shrubs or small trees belonging to the genus Erica, of the heath family, including several species of heather.
- narcs
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noun,
a government agent or detective charged with the enforcement of laws restricting the use of narcotics.
- scant
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adverb,
Scot. and North England Dialect. scarcely; barely; hardly.
- entia
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noun,
plural of ens.
- scare
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noun,
a sudden fright or alarm, especially with little or no reason.
- enact
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verb (used with object),
to make into an act or statute:
- satin
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noun,
a fabric in a warp-effect or filling-effect satin weave, as acetate, rayon, nylon, or silk, often having a glossy face and a soft, slippery texture.
- scart
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verb (used with or without object),
to scratch, scrape, mark, or scar.
- scat-
-
- sceat
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noun,
a silver Anglo-Saxon coin of the 7th and 8th centuries, sometimes including an amount of gold.
- scena
-
noun,
an extended operatic vocal solo, usually including an aria and a recitative.
- nacre
-
noun,
mother-of-pearl.
- emits
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verb (used with object),
to send forth (liquid, light, heat, sound, particles, etc.); discharge.
- ERISA
-
noun,
Employee Retirement Income Security Act.
- Satie
-
noun,
Erik Alfred Leslie [e-reek al-fred les-lee] /ɛˈrik alˈfrɛd lɛsˈli/ (Show IPA), 1866–1925, French composer.
- Imena
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noun,
a female given name: from an Arabic word meaning “faith.”.
- Saite
-
noun,
a native or citizen of Saïs.
- nears
-
- nates
-
noun,
buttocks; rump.
- 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.
- rinse
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noun,
an act or instance of rinsing.
- saice
-
noun,
syce.
- Saint
-
noun,
any of certain persons of exceptional holiness of life, formally recognized as such by the Christian Church, especially by canonization.
- etnas
-
noun,
Mount, an active volcano in E Sicily. 10,758 feet (3280 meters).
- Ernst
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noun,
Max [maks;; German mahks] /mæks;; German mɑks/ (Show IPA), 1891–1976, German painter, in the U.S. 1941–49, in France 1949–76.
- 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.
- sanit
-
- Mitra
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noun,
the mitriform pileus of certain fungi.
- Mitre
-
noun,
Bartolomé [bahr-taw-law-me] /ˌbɑr tɔ lɔˈmɛ/ (Show IPA), 1821–1906, Argentine soldier, statesman, and author: president of Argentina 1862–68.
- sarc-
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- 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.
- Miner
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noun,
Also called mineworker. a person who works in a mine, especially a commercial mine producing coal or metallic ores.
- resit
-
noun,
a test or examination that is retaken.
- MINCE
-
noun,
something cut up very small; mincemeat.
- mairs
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adjective, noun, adverb,
more.
- manic
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adjective,
pertaining to or affected by mania.
- Manet
-
noun,
Édouard [ey-dwar] /eɪˈdwar/ (Show IPA), 1832–83, French painter.
- ramet
-
noun,
an individual of a clone.
- McRae
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noun,
Carmen, 1920–94, U.S. jazz singer and songwriter.
- react
-
verb (used with object),
to act or perform again.
- maist
-
adjective, noun, adverb,
most.
- raise
-
noun,
an increase in amount, as of wages:
- manit
-
noun,
man-minute.
- MEANS
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noun,
Usually, means. (used with a singular or plural verb) an agency, instrument, or method used to attain an end:
- meant
-
verb,
simple past tense and past participle of mean1 .
- mains
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noun,
the main or home farm of a manor, as where the ownerlives; manse.
- Rains
-
noun,
water that is condensed from the aqueous vapor in the atmosphere and falls to earth in drops more than 1/50 inch (0.5 mm) in diameter.
Compare drizzle (def 6).
- Mears
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noun,
mere3 .
- Maine
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noun,
a state in the NE United States, on the Atlantic coast. 33,215 sq. mi. (86,027 sq. km). Capital: Augusta.
Abbreviation: ME (for use with zip code), Me.
- reams
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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)
- emirs
-
noun,
a chieftain, prince, commander, or head of state in some Islamic countries.
- manse
-
noun,
the house and land occupied by a minister or parson.
- menat
-
noun,
an amulet worn by certain Egyptians in ancient times to secure divine protection and to ensure fertility.
- Marne
-
noun,
a river in NE France, flowing W to the Seine near Paris: battles 1914, 1918, 1944. 325 miles (525 km) long.
- masc.
-
- marts
-
noun,
market; trading center; trade center.
- mast-
-
- Marti
-
noun,
José [haw-se] /hɔˈsɛ/ (Show IPA), 1853–1895, Cuban patriot and writer.
- ramie
-
noun,
an Asian shrub, Boehmeria nivea, of the nettle family, yielding a fiber used especially in making textiles.
- ranis
-
noun,
ranee.
- marse
-
noun,
(used chiefly in representation of southern black speech) master.
- Maris
-
noun,
Roger (Eugene) 1934–85, U.S. baseball player.
- rates
-
noun,
the amount of a charge or payment with reference to some basis of calculation:
- mater
-
noun,
British Informal. mother1 .
- matin
-
noun,
(often initial capital letter) matins, Also, especially British, mattins. (usually used with a singular verb) Ecclesiastical.
the first of the seven canonical hours.
the service for it, properly beginning at midnight, but sometimes beginning at daybreak.
Also called Morning Prayer. the service of public prayer, said in the morning, in the Anglican Church.
- Marin
-
noun,
John, 1870–1953, U.S. painter and etcher.
- Marie
-
noun,
(Marie Alexandra Victoria of Saxe-Coburg) 1875–1938, queen of Romania 1914–27.
- rants
-
noun,
ranting, extravagant, or violent declamation.
- marcs
-
noun,
the grapes contained in the wine press and the residue, as skins and pips, remaining after the juice is expressed.
- matr-
-
- maces
-
noun,
a clublike armor-breaking weapon of war, often with a flanged or spiked metal head, used chiefly in the Middle Ages.
- macer
-
noun,
macebearer.
- minas
-
noun,
an ancient unit of weight and value equal to the sixtieth part of a talent.
- Niter
-
noun,
potassium nitrate.
- rents
-
noun,
a payment made periodically by a tenant to a landlord in return for the use of land, a building, an apartment, an office, or other property.
- resin
-
noun,
any of a class of nonvolatile, solid or semisolid organic substances, as copal or mastic, that consist of amorphous mixtures of carboxylic acids and are obtained directly from certain plants as exudations or prepared by polymerization of simple molecules: used in medicine and in the making of varnishes and plastics.
- metr-
-
- MASER
-
noun,
a device for amplifying electromagnetic waves by stimulated emission of radiation.
- nitre
-
noun,
niter.
- nitr-
-
- irate
-
adjective,
angry; enraged:
- Metis
-
noun,
any person of mixed ancestry.
- 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.
- micra
-
noun,
a plural of micron.
- Nimes
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Gard, in S France: Roman ruins.
- Iran.
-
- miens
-
noun,
air, bearing, or demeanor, as showing character, feeling, etc.:
- riant
-
adjective,
laughing; smiling; cheerful.
- intr.
-
- reni-
-
- 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.
- Mensa
-
noun,
Also called altar slab, altar stone. the flat stone forming the top of the altar in a Roman Catholic church.
- reins
-
noun,
Often, reins. a leather strap, fastened to each end of the bit of a bridle, by which the rider or driver controls a horse or other animal by pulling so as to exert pressure on the bit.
- Recit
-
- menta
-
noun,
Entomology. the medial plate of the labium in insects.
- Merca
-
noun,
a city in S Somalia.
- rect.
-
- Merci
-
interjection,
thank you.
- recta
-
noun,
a plural of rectum.
- Reims
-
noun,
a city in NE France: cathedral; unconditional surrender of Germany May 7, 1945.
- merit
-
noun,
claim to respect and praise; excellence; worth.
- metic
-
noun,
an alien resident of an ancient Greek city who paid a tax for the right to live there.
- reist
-
verb (used without object),
reest2 .
- races
-
noun,
a contest of speed, as in running, riding, driving, or sailing.
- iters
-
noun,
a canal or passage.
- mesic
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or adapted to an environment having a balanced supply of moisture.
- meta-
-
- reman
-
verb (used with object),
to man again; furnish with a fresh supply of personnel.
- 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.
- scent
-
noun,
a distinctive odor, especially when agreeable:
- serac
-
noun,
a large irregularity of glacial ice, as a pinnacle found in glacial crevasses and formed by melting or movement of the ice.
- MSEnt
-
- tares
-
noun,
any of various vetches, especially Vicia sativa.
- taces
-
noun,
tasset.
- Taine
-
noun,
Hippolyte Adolphe [ee-paw-leet a-dawlf] /i pɔˈlit aˈdɔlf/ (Show IPA), 1828–93, French literary critic and historian.
- astr.
-
- tains
-
noun,
a thin tin plate.
- 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.
- tames
-
adjective,
changed from the wild or savage state; domesticated:
- Tamis
-
noun,
a worsted cloth mesh constructed in open weave and having a corded face, used as a sieve or strainer.
- Tanis
-
noun,
an ancient city in Lower Egypt, in the Nile delta.
- Asine
-
noun,
an ancient town in S Greece, on the Gulf of Argolis.
- Tarim
-
noun,
a river in NW China, in Xinjiang Uygur region. About 1300 miles (2090 km) long.
- stime
-
noun,
the smallest bit; a drop, taste, or glimpse.
- Artie
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Arthur.
- Tarne
-
noun,
(in the Iliad) Sardis.
- tarns
-
noun,
a small mountain lake or pool, especially one in a cirque.
- armet
-
noun,
a completely enclosed helmet having a visor and hinged cheek pieces fastened under the chin.
- Armen
-
- arise
-
verb (used without object),
to get up from sitting, lying, or kneeling; rise:
- teams
-
noun,
a number of persons forming one of the sides in a game or contest:
- Aries
-
noun,
Astronomy. the Ram, a zodiacal constellation between Pisces and Taurus.
- tears
-
- 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.
- stria
-
noun,
a slight or narrow furrow, ridge, stripe, or streak, especially one of a number in parallel arrangement:
- Stern
-
noun,
the after part of a vessel (often opposed to stem).
- antre
-
noun,
a cavern; cave.
- cants
-
noun,
insincere, especially conventional expressions of enthusiasm for high ideals, goodness, or piety.
- carse
-
noun,
bottom land.
- carns
-
noun,
cairn.
- carne
-
noun,
Marcel [mahr-sel;; French mar-sel] /mɑrˈsɛl;; French marˈsɛl/ (Show IPA), 1909–1996, French film director.
- Carme
-
noun,
a small natural satellite of the planet Jupiter.
- Carin
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Carie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Caroline.
- 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:
- Caren
-
noun,
a female given name.
- stane
-
noun, adjective, adverb, verb (used with object),
stone.
- Cant.
-
- ster.
-
- canst
-
noun,
a sealed container for food, beverages, etc., as of aluminum, sheet iron coated with tin, or other metal:
- canes
-
noun,
a stick or short staff used to assist one in walking; walking stick.
- caner
-
noun,
a person who works with cane, especially one who produces canework for chairs.
- stare
-
noun,
a staring gaze; a fixed look with the eyes wide open:
- steam
-
noun,
water in the form of an invisible gas or vapor.
- 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.
- Stein
-
noun,
a mug, usually earthenware, especially for beer.
- cairn
-
noun,
a heap of stones set up as a landmark, monument, tombstone, etc.
- cains
-
noun,
Scot. and Irish English. rent paid in kind, especially a percentage of a farm crop.
- temin
-
noun,
Howard M(artin) 1934–94, U.S. virologist: Nobel Prize in medicine 1975.
- antis
-
noun,
a person who is opposed to a particular practice, party, policy, action, etc.
- carts
-
noun,
a heavy two-wheeled vehicle, commonly without springs, drawn by mules, oxen, or the like, used for the conveyance of heavy goods.
- trams
-
noun,
British. a streetcar.
- airts
-
noun,
a direction.
- tinea
-
noun,
any of several skin diseases caused by fungi; ringworm.
- tines
-
noun,
a sharp, projecting point or prong, as of a fork.
- Tiran
-
noun,
Strait of, a navigable waterway between the N Red Sea and the Gulf of Aqaba.
- tires
-
noun,
British Dialect. fatigue.
- T-man
-
noun,
a special investigator of the Department of the Treasury.
- Trace
-
noun,
a surviving mark, sign, or evidence of the former existence, influence, or action of some agent or event; vestige:
- Aesir
-
noun,
the principal race of gods, led by Odin and living at Asgard.
- train
-
noun,
Railroads. a self-propelled, connected group of rolling stock.
- aeri-
-
- 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.
- 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.
- treas
-
- triac
-
noun,
a type of thyristor designed for electronic control of the current supplied to a circuit, used especially in dimmers for lighting systems.
- acnes
-
noun,
an inflammatory disease of the sebaceous glands, characterized by comedones and pimples, especially on the face, back, and chest, and, in severe cases, by cysts and nodules resulting in scarring.
- acmes
-
noun,
the highest point; summit; peak:
- trice
-
noun,
a very short time; an instant:
- acet-
-
- tries
-
noun,
plural of try.
- trims
-
noun,
the condition, order, or fitness of a person or thing for action, work, use, etc.
- trine
-
noun,
a set or group of three; triad.
- 30-30
-
- Aisne
-
noun,
a river in N France, flowing NW and W to the Oise. 175 miles (280 km) long.
- timer
-
noun,
a person or thing that times.
- antic
-
noun,
Usually, antics.
a playful trick or prank; caper.
a grotesque, fantastic, or ludicrous gesture, act, or posture.
- Terai
-
noun,
a marshy lowland area in N India and S Nepal, between the Ganges and the foothills of the Himalayas.
- anti-
-
- antes
-
noun,
Poker. a fixed but arbitrary stake put into the pot by each player before the deal.
- ante-
-
- tenia
-
noun,
taenia.
- anise
-
noun,
a Mediterranean plant, Pimpinella anisum, of the parsley family, having loose umbrels of small yellowish-white flowers that yield aniseed.
- anis-
-
- anime
-
noun,
a Japanese style of motion-picture animation, characterized by highly stylized, colorful art, futuristic settings, violence, and sexuality.
- anim.
-
- ancre
-
adjective,
having the end of each limb divided and carved outward like the flukes of an anchor; moline:
- tera-
-
- term.
-
- 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.
- 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.
- amirs
-
noun,
emir.
- terna
-
noun,
a list of three names submitted to the pope as recommended to fill a vacant bishopric or benefice.
- amine
-
noun,
any of a class of compounds derived from ammonia by replacement of one or more hydrogen atoms with organic groups.
- amin-
-
- Terni
-
noun,
a city in central Italy.
- AMICE
-
noun,
an oblong vestment, usually of white linen, worn about the neck and shoulders and partly under the alb.
- terns
-
noun,
any of numerous aquatic birds of the subfamily Sterninae of the family Laridae, related to the gulls but usually having a more slender body and bill, smaller feet, a long, deeply forked tail, and a more graceful flight, especially those of the genus Sterna, as S. hirundo (common tern) of Eurasia and America, having white, black, and gray plumage.
- Amer.
-
- ament
-
noun,
catkin.
- amens
-
noun,
an utterance of the interjection “amen.”.
- Carte
-
noun,
(italics) French. menu; bill of fare.
Compare à la carte.
- caine
-
noun,
(Sir Thomas Henry) Hall, 1853–1931, English novelist.
- crit.
-
- serai
-
noun,
(in Eastern countries) a caravansary.
- smite
-
Idioms,
smite hip and thigh. hip1 (def 9).
- smear
-
noun,
an oily, greasy, viscous, or wet substance, especially a dab of such a substance.
- cetin
-
noun,
a white, crystalline, water-insoluble fat, C 32 H 64 O 2 , obtained from spermaceti by extraction with ether: used chiefly as an emulsive agent in the manufacture of pharmaceuticals and cosmetics and as a base in the manufacture of candles and soaps.
- earns
-
verb (used with object),
to gain or get in return for one's labor or service:
- Smart
-
noun,
a sharp local pain, usually superficial, as from a wound, blow, or sting.
- cine-
-
- cines
-
noun,
a film; motion picture.
- sitar
-
noun,
a lute of India with a small, pear-shaped body and a long, broad, fretted neck.
- Siena
-
noun,
a city in Tuscany, in central Italy, S of Florence: cathedral.
- cires
-
noun,
a brilliant, highly glazed surface produced on fabrics by subjecting them to a wax, heat, and calendering treatment.
- senti
-
noun,
a monetary unit of Tanzania, the 100th part of a shilling; cent.
- 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.
- Siren
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. one of several sea nymphs, part woman and part bird, who lure mariners to destruction by their seductive singing.
- cites
-
noun,
citation (defs 7, 8).
- Cesti
-
noun,
Marcantonio [mahr-kahn-taw-nyaw] /ˌmɑr kɑnˈtɔ nyɔ/ (Show IPA), 1623–69, Italian composer.
- since
-
adverb,
from then till now (often preceded by ever):
- Seric
-
- crams
-
noun,
Informal. the act of cramming for an examination.
- Crane
-
noun,
any large wading bird of the family Gruidae, characterized by long legs, bill, and neck and an elevated hind toe.
- simar
-
noun,
Also, cymar. a loose, lightweight jacket or robe for women, fashionable in the 17th and 18th centuries.
- crate
-
noun,
a slatted wooden box or framework for packing, shopping, or storing fruit, furniture, glassware, crockery, etc.
- cream
-
noun,
the fatty part of milk, which rises to the surface when the liquid is allowed to stand unless homogenized.
- serin
-
noun,
a small finch, Serinus serinus, of Europe and northern Africa, closely related to the canary.
- crest
-
noun,
the highest part of a hill or mountain range; summit.
- cries
-
noun,
the act or sound of crying; any loud utterance or exclamation; a shout, scream, or wail.
- crim.
-
- seti-
-
- 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.
- crine
-
noun,
hair; head of hair.
- sect.
-
- semi-
-
- cent.
-
- scrim
-
noun,
a cotton or linen fabric of open weave used for bunting, curtains, etc.
- cents
-
noun,
a bronze coin of the U.S., the 100th part of a U.S. dollar: made of steel during part of 1943. Symbol: ¢.
- SCRAM
-
noun,
the rapid shutdown of a nuclear reactor in an emergency.
- stain
-
noun,
a discoloration produced by foreign matter having penetrated into or chemically reacted with a material; a spot not easily removed.
- Cenis
-
noun,
Mont, a mountain pass between SE France and Italy, in the Alps. 6834 feet (2083 meters) high.
- Ceram
-
noun,
an island of the Moluccas in Indonesia, W of New Guinea. 7191 sq. mi. (18,625 sq. km).
- Srta.
-
- ceras
-
noun,
(in prescriptions) wax.
- 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.
- cater
-
verb (used with object),
to provide food and service for:
- 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.
- stair
-
noun,
one of a flight or series of steps for going from one level to another, as in a building.
- snare
-
noun,
a device, often consisting of a noose, for capturing small game.
- Cates
-
noun,
a choice food;delicacy; dainty.
- cert.
-
- 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.
- tsar
-
noun,
czar.
- NICE
-
noun,
a port in and the capital of Alpes-Maritimes, in SE France, on the Mediterranean: resort.
- Sert
-
noun,
José María [haw-se mah-ree-ah] /hɔˈsɛ mɑˈri ɑ/ (Show IPA), 1876–1945, Spanish painter.
- Nier
-
noun,
Alfred Otto Carl, 1911–1994, U.S. physicist.
- 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.
- 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.
- sec.
-
- MSIE
-
- Seta
-
noun,
a stiff hair; bristle or bristlelike part.
- NIMS
-
noun,
a game in which two players alternate in drawing counters, pennies, or the like, from a set of 12 arranged in three rows of 3, 4, and 5 counters, respectively, the object being to draw the last counter, or, sometimes, to avoid drawing it.
- Sat.
-
- 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.
- NIRA
-
- tics
-
noun,
Pathology.
a sudden, spasmodic, painless, involuntary muscular contraction, as of the face.
tic douloureux.
- SIAM
-
noun,
former name of Thailand (def 1).
- sane
-
noun,
a private nationwide organization in the U.S., established in 1957, that opposes nuclear testing and advocates international peace.
- Sian
-
noun,
Older Spelling. Xian.
- Sami
-
noun,
Lapp.
- same
-
Idioms,
all the same,
notwithstanding; nevertheless:
of no difference; immaterial:
- sice
-
noun,
syce.
- Sam.
-
- Nair
-
noun,
a group of Hindu castes in the Kerala region of India.
- narc
-
noun,
a government agent or detective charged with the enforcement of laws restricting the use of narcotics.
- 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.
- sent
-
noun,
a coin of Estonia until the euro was adopted, the 100th part of a kroon.
- scar
-
noun,
a mark left by a healed wound, sore, or burn.
- tri-
-
- NATS
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Nathan or Nathaniel.
- NCTE
-
- Sem.
-
- sear
-
noun,
a mark or scar made by searing.
- SCAN
-
noun,
an act or instance of scanning; close examination.
- neat
-
noun,
an animal of the genus Bos; a bovine, as a cow or ox.
- Sean
-
noun,
a male given name, form of John.
- tram
-
noun,
British. a streetcar.
- trim
-
noun,
the condition, order, or fitness of a person or thing for action, work, use, etc.
- Nast
-
noun,
Thomas, 1840–1902, U.S. illustrator and cartoonist.
- scam
-
noun,
a confidence game or other fraudulent scheme, especially for making a quick profit; swindle.
- name
-
noun,
a word or a combination of words by which a person, place, or thing, a body or class, or any object of thought is designated, called, or known.
- Sera
-
noun,
a plural of serum.
- msec
-
- tire
-
noun,
British Dialect. fatigue.
- Neri
-
noun,
Saint Philip (Filippo Neri) 1515–95, Italian priest: founder of Congregation of the Oratory.
- Nasi
-
noun,
the head or president of the Sanhedrin.
- seam
-
noun,
the line formed by sewing together pieces of cloth, leather, or the like.
- Seri
-
noun,
a member of an American Indian people of western Sonora state, Mexico, on the Gulf of California.
- sati
-
noun,
a Hindu practice whereby a widow immolates herself on the funeral pyre of her husband: now abolished by law.
- Tine
-
noun,
a sharp, projecting point or prong, as of a fork.
- 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.
- nest
-
noun,
a pocketlike, usually more or less circular structure of twigs, grass, mud, etc., formed by a bird, often high in a tree, as a place in which to lay and incubate its eggs and rear its young; any protected place used by a bird for these purposes.
- tRNA
-
- TINA
-
noun,
a female given name.
- reit
-
noun,
real-estate investment trust.
- Rina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- tern
-
noun,
any of numerous aquatic birds of the subfamily Sterninae of the family Laridae, related to the gulls but usually having a more slender body and bill, smaller feet, a long, deeply forked tail, and a more graceful flight, especially those of the genus Sterna, as S. hirundo (common tern) of Eurasia and America, having white, black, and gray plumage.
- scr.
-
- Tams
-
noun,
tam-o'-shanter.
- SITA
-
noun,
(in the Ramayana) the wife of Ramachandra, abducted by Ravana and later rescued.
- Tame
-
adjective,
changed from the wild or savage state; domesticated:
- rant
-
noun,
ranting, extravagant, or violent declamation.
- site
-
noun,
the position or location of a town, building, etc., especially as to its environment:
- tain
-
noun,
a thin tin plate.
- RIAS
-
noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- Tace
-
noun,
tasset.
- str.
-
- Stir
-
noun,
the act of stirring or moving.
- rase
-
verb (used with object),
raze.
- rate
-
noun,
the amount of a charge or payment with reference to some basis of calculation:
- 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.
- 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.
- Tane
-
noun,
a Polynesian god of fertility.
- Ste.
-
- snit
-
noun,
an agitated or irritated state.
- rest
-
noun,
the refreshing quiet or repose of sleep:
- 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)
- Star
-
noun,
any of the heavenly bodies, except the moon, appearing as fixed luminous points in the sky at night.
- rent
-
noun,
a payment made periodically by a tenant to a landlord in return for the use of land, a building, an apartment, an office, or other property.
- Sra.
-
- Rena
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Marina.
- rems
-
noun,
the quantity of ionizing radiation whose biological effect is equal to that produced by one roentgen of x-rays.
- SRAM
-
- recs
-
noun,
recreation.
- Stan
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Stanley.
- Rein
-
noun,
Often, reins. a leather strap, fastened to each end of the bit of a bridle, by which the rider or driver controls a horse or other animal by pulling so as to exert pressure on the bit.
- Rani
-
noun,
ranee.
- Rice
-
noun,
the starchy seeds or grain of an annual marsh grass, Oryza sativa, cultivated in warm climates and used for food.
- nits
-
noun,
the egg of a parasitic insect, especially of a louse, often attached to a hair or a fiber of clothing.
- 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.
- sain
-
verb (used with object),
to make the sign of the cross on, as for protection against evil influences.
- NTIA
-
- RACE
-
noun,
a contest of speed, as in running, riding, driving, or sailing.
- RNAS
-
- ter.
-
- tens
-
noun,
a self-operated portable device used to treat chronic pain by sending electrical impulses through electrodes placed over the painful area.
- rite
-
noun,
a formal or ceremonial act or procedure prescribed or customary in religious or other solemn use:
- RITA
-
noun,
the Vedic concept of cosmic and social order.
- rit.
-
- Rise
-
noun,
an act or instance of rising.
- Tena
-
noun,
Koyukon.
- 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.
- Reis
-
plural noun,
a former money of account of Portugal and Brazil.
- ten.
-
- tans
-
noun,
the brown color imparted to the skin by exposure to the sun or open air.
- rain
-
noun,
water that is condensed from the aqueous vapor in the atmosphere and falls to earth in drops more than 1/50 inch (0.5 mm) in diameter.
Compare drizzle (def 6).
- 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.
- 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).
- Rais
-
noun,
Gilles de, Retz, Gilles de Laval, Baron de.
- Rima
-
noun,
a female given name.
- team
-
noun,
a number of persons forming one of the sides in a game or contest:
- Sina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Tasm
-
- tars
-
noun,
any of various dark-colored viscid products obtained by the destructive distillation of certain organic substances, as coal or wood.
- SINE
-
noun,
Trigonometry.
(in a right triangle) the ratio of the side opposite a given acute angle to the hypotenuse.
(of an angle) a trigonometric function equal to the ratio of the ordinate of the end point of the arc to the radius vector of this end point, the origin being at the center of the circle on which the arc lies and the initial point of the arc being on the x-axis. Abbreviation: sin.
- Tarn
-
noun,
a small mountain lake or pool, especially one in a cirque.
- sire
-
noun,
the male parent of a quadruped.
- rami
-
noun,
plural of ramus.
- Tare
-
noun,
any of various vetches, especially Vicia sativa.
- sci.
-
- 1080
-
- Ens.
-
- Irma
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Erma.
- iter
-
noun,
a canal or passage.
- item
-
noun,
a separate article or particular:
- 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.
- Asir
-
noun,
a district in SW Saudi Arabia.
- ASME
-
- Asti
-
noun,
a city in the Piedmont region of Italy, S of Turin: center of wine-producing region.
- Isar
-
noun,
a river in central Europe, flowing NE from W Austria through S Germany to the Danube River. 215 miles (345 km) long.
- ASTM
-
- atm.
-
- Ire.
-
- asci
-
noun,
plural of ascus.
- IRAS
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- int.
-
- ins.
-
- Aten
-
noun,
Aton.
- Inca
-
noun,
a member of any of the dominant groups of South American Indian peoples who established an empire in Peru prior to the Spanish conquest.
- ates
-
- Inc.
-
- inae
-
- atic
-
- ices
-
noun,
the solid form of water, produced by freezing; frozen water.
- Aser
-
noun,
Asher (def 1).
- asc-
-
- Cain
-
noun,
Scot. and Irish English. rent paid in kind, especially a percentage of a farm crop.
- Man.
-
- 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.
- Ares
-
noun,
the ancient Greek god of war, a son of Zeus and Hera, identified by the Romans with Mars.
- MARC
-
noun,
the grapes contained in the wine press and the residue, as skins and pips, remaining after the juice is expressed.
- Mar.
-
- Mani
-
noun,
Manes.
- mane
-
noun,
the long hair growing on the back of or around the neck and neighboring parts of some animals, as the horse or lion.
- ARIS
-
- Arm.
-
- Mair
-
adjective, noun, adverb,
more.
- art.
-
- Main
-
noun,
a principal pipe or duct in a system used to distribute water, gas, etc.
- maes
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Mary.
- arms
-
noun,
the upper limb of the human body, especially the part extending from the shoulder to the wrist.
- 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-
-
- 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.
- ctr.
-
- arse
-
noun,
ass2 (defs 1, 2).
- Ice.
-
- Came
-
noun,
a slender, grooved bar of lead for holding together the pieces of glass in windows of latticework or stained glass.
- Mart
-
noun,
market; trading center; trade center.
- emia
-
- Eric
-
noun,
Eric the Red.
- MSCE
-
- enc.
-
- cir.
-
- cire
-
noun,
a brilliant, highly glazed surface produced on fabrics by subjecting them to a wax, heat, and calendering treatment.
- emit
-
verb (used with object),
to send forth (liquid, light, heat, sound, particles, etc.); discharge.
- emir
-
noun,
a chieftain, prince, commander, or head of state in some Islamic countries.
- cis-
-
- emic
-
adjective,
pertaining to or being a significant unit that functions in contrast with other units in a language or other system of behavior.
- cist
-
noun,
a box or chest, especially for sacred utensils.
- Eris
-
noun,
the ancient Greek goddess of discord and the sister of Ares: identified with the Roman goddess Discordia.
- cit.
-
- cite
-
noun,
citation (defs 7, 8).
- ect-
-
- eats
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- CRAM
-
noun,
Informal. the act of cramming for an examination.
- East
-
noun,
a cardinal point of the compass, 90° to the right of north. Abbreviation: E.
- crat
-
- 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.
- EARN
-
verb (used with object),
to gain or get in return for one's labor or service:
- Cres
-
- Erin
-
noun,
Literary. Ireland.
- Erma
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Cami
-
noun,
camisole (def 1).
- Cate
-
noun,
a choice food;delicacy; dainty.
- 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.
- Can.
-
- cane
-
noun,
a stick or short staff used to assist one in walking; walking stick.
- CARE
-
noun,
a state of mind in which one is troubled; worry, anxiety, or concern:
- Carn
-
noun,
cairn.
- CART
-
noun,
a heavy two-wheeled vehicle, commonly without springs, drawn by mules, oxen, or the like, used for the conveyance of heavy goods.
- CASE
-
noun,
an instance of the occurrence, existence, etc., of something:
- cast
-
noun,
act of casting or throwing.
- cat.
-
- Etna
-
noun,
Mount, an active volcano in E Sicily. 10,758 feet (3280 meters).
- Erna
-
noun,
a female given name: from an Old English word meaning “eagle.”.
- etic
-
adjective,
pertaining to or being the raw data of a language or other area of behavior, without considering the data as significant units functioning within a system.
- etc.
-
- ETAS
-
noun,
the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
- cen.
-
- est.
-
- cera
-
noun,
(in prescriptions) wax.
- CERN
-
- cet-
-
- Ceta
-
noun,
Comprehensive Employment and Training Act.
- erst
-
adverb,
before the present time; formerly.
- MARS
-
noun,
the ancient Roman god of war and agriculture, identified with the Greek god Ares.
- Arne
-
noun,
Thomas Augustine, 1710–78, English composer of operas and songs.
- cts.
-
- min.
-
- AIMS
-
noun,
the act of aiming or directing anything at or toward a particular point or target.
- mint
-
noun,
any aromatic herb of the genus Mentha, having opposite leaves and small, whorled flowers, as the spearmint and peppermint.
Compare mint family.
- mins
-
noun,
a group of Chinese languages spoken in southeastern China, including Foochow and Fukienese.
- MiNE
-
noun,
an excavation made in the earth for the purpose of extracting ores, coal, precious stones, etc.
- ains
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- Aire
-
- Mina
-
noun,
an ancient unit of weight and value equal to the sixtieth part of a talent.
- 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.
- mire
-
noun,
a tract or area of wet, swampy ground; bog; marsh.
- airs
-
noun,
a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- airt
-
noun,
a direction.
- 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.
- aits
-
noun,
a small island, especially in a river.
- met.
-
- 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.
- mis-
-
- Ames
-
noun,
a city in central Iowa.
- 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.
- MSAE
-
- ARCS
-
noun,
Geometry. any unbroken part of the circumference of a circle or other curved line.
- Acis
-
noun,
the lover of Galatea, killed by Polyphemus out of jealousy.
- acme
-
noun,
the highest point; summit; peak:
- acne
-
noun,
an inflammatory disease of the sebaceous glands, characterized by comedones and pimples, especially on the face, back, and chest, and, in severe cases, by cysts and nodules resulting in scarring.
- acr-
-
- Mrs.
-
plural,
a title of respect prefixed to the surname or full name of a married woman:
- mRNA
-
- ACTS
-
noun,
anything done, being done, or to be done; deed; performance:
- AIME
-
- aer-
-
- MNAS
-
- aesc
-
noun,
ash2 (def 3).
- aet.
-
- mite
-
noun,
any of numerous small to microscopic arachnids of the subclass Acari, including species that are parasitic on animals and plants or that feed on decaying matter and stored foods.
- Mita
-
noun,
a colonial system in Peru by which the Spanish government required Indians to perform periodic forced labor, especially in the mines.
- mist
-
noun,
a cloudlike aggregation of minute globules of water suspended in the atmosphere at or near the earth's surface, reducing visibility to a lesser degree than fog.
- mise
-
noun,
a settlement or agreement.
- Amen
-
noun,
an utterance of the interjection “amen.”.
- mien
-
noun,
air, bearing, or demeanor, as showing character, feeling, etc.:
- ANSI
-
- Amir
-
noun,
emir.
- mear
-
noun,
mere3 .
- mean
-
noun,
Usually, means. (used with a singular or plural verb) an agency, instrument, or method used to attain an end:
- Amis
-
noun,
Kingsley, 1922–95, English novelist.
- 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.
- ant.
-
- Amri
-
noun,
Omri.
- Amie
-
noun,
a female friend.
- MatE
-
noun,
a partner in marriage; spouse.
- amic
-
adjective,
of or relating to an amide or amine.
- meat
-
noun,
the flesh of animals as used for food.
- 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.
- amt.
-
- meas
-
- ance
-
- ment
-
- mes-
-
- anes
-
adverb,
once.
- 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.
- men-
-
- Merc
-
noun,
a mercenary soldier.
- CIA
-
- TCS
-
- 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.
- AES
-
noun,
any of various early forms of bronze or copper money used in ancient Rome.
Compare as2 (def 1).
- ACS
-
- SIT
-
verb,
(in prescriptions) may it be.
- SMA
-
- ACT
-
noun,
anything done, being done, or to be done; deed; performance:
- CIE
-
- CIM
-
- ANI
-
noun,
any of several black, tropical American cuckoos of the genus Crotophaga, having a compressed, bladelike bill.
- AEC
-
- ae.
-
- ASN
-
- ans
-
noun,
the Sumerian god of heaven: the counterpart of the Akkadian Anu.
- TSI
-
- ctn
-
plural,
carton.
- cte
-
- CTA
-
- CST
-
- CSR
-
- CSA
-
- SIC
-
adverb,
so; thus: usually written parenthetically to denote that a word, phrase, passage, etc., that may appear strange or incorrect has been written intentionally or has been quoted verbatim: (sic).
- CRT
-
- CRS
-
- ARC
-
noun,
Geometry. any unbroken part of the circumference of a circle or other curved line.
- TSE
-
- 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.
- Am.
-
- Sin
-
noun,
transgression of divine law:
- ac-
-
- an.
-
- Ar.
-
- CNS
-
- CNM
-
- CMA
-
- SIR
-
noun,
a respectful or formal term of address used to a man:
- ACE
-
noun,
a playing card or die marked with or having the value indicated by a single spot:
- AIC
-
- CEA
-
- ane
-
adjective, noun, pronoun,
one.
- ASM
-
- ATS
-
noun,
a money of account of Laos, the 100th part of a kip.
- TES
-
noun,
ti1 .
- 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.
- ASI
-
- tin
-
noun,
Chemistry. a low-melting, malleable, ductile metallic element nearly approaching silver in color and luster: used in plating and in making alloys, tinfoil, and soft solders. Symbol: Sn; atomic weight: 118.69; atomic number: 50; specific gravity: 7.31 at 20°C.
- ait
-
noun,
a small island, especially in a river.
- TIA
-
- ATC
-
- TAE
-
preposition,
to.
- Tai
-
noun,
any of several sparoid fishes of the Pacific Ocean, as Pagrus major (red tai) a food fish of Japan.
- STM
-
- AMC
-
- AME
-
- Tim
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Timothy.
- at.
-
- TIC
-
noun,
Pathology.
a sudden, spasmodic, painless, involuntary muscular contraction, as of the face.
tic douloureux.
- TAM
-
noun,
tam-o'-shanter.
- Tan
-
noun,
the brown color imparted to the skin by exposure to the sun or open air.
- AMI
-
noun,
a friend, especially a male friend.
- ast
-
- ca.
-
- TAR
-
noun,
any of various dark-colored viscid products obtained by the destructive distillation of certain organic substances, as coal or wood.
- tra
-
- CAS
-
verb (used with or without object),
to call, as to call an animal toward one; urge forward by calling.
- Sr.
-
- tr.
-
- AIM
-
noun,
the act of aiming or directing anything at or toward a particular point or target.
- ASR
-
- TCA
-
- SRI
-
noun,
a Hindu title of address prefixed to the name of a deity, holy person, etc.
- St.
-
- Sta
-
- ANC
-
- Ain
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- cr.
-
- ARS
-
- CAR
-
noun,
an automobile.
- AMS
-
- AIR
-
noun,
a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- 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.
- ase
-
- CAI
-
- ct.
-
- cs.
-
- STI
-
- TEC
-
noun,
detective.
- MSE
-
- TSR
-
noun,
a computer program with any of several ancillary functions, usually held resident in RAM for instant activation while one is using another program.
- MRA
-
- MSC
-
- M-1
-
noun,
a semiautomatic, gas-operated, .30 caliber, clip-fed rifle, with a weight of 8.56 pounds (3.88 kg): the standard U.S. Army rifle in World War II and in the Korean War.
- MAE
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Mary.
- MRE
-
- REC
-
noun,
recreation.
- REA
-
- RCT
-
- MIA
-
plural,
missing in action.
- RCN
-
- RCA
-
- rat
-
noun,
any of several long-tailed rodents of the family Muridae, of the genus Rattus and related genera, distinguished from the mouse by being larger.
- RAS
-
noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- mas
-
noun,
mother1 .
- RAN
-
noun,
a sea goddess who drags down ships and drowns sailors: the wife of Aegir.
- MS.
-
plural,
manuscript.
- Me.
-
- MCI
-
- ISR
-
- 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.
- Is.
-
noun,
(used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
- ISA
-
- res
-
noun,
an object or thing; matter.
- ise
-
- ism
-
noun,
a distinctive doctrine, theory, system, or practice:
- ist
-
- Mc-
-
- nae
-
adverb,
no1 ; not.
- ITA
-
- ITC
-
- ite
-
- REM
-
noun,
the quantity of ionizing radiation whose biological effect is equal to that produced by one roentgen of x-rays.
- MRI
-
- NAM
-
noun,
Vietnam.
- Mat
-
noun,
a piece of fabric made of plaited or woven rushes, straw, hemp, or similar fiber, or of some other pliant material, as rubber, used as a protective covering on a floor or other surface, to wipe the shoes on, etc.
- MCR
-
- NEA
-
- MIE
-
- NMI
-
- MIT
-
- mi.
-
- MI5
-
noun,
the government's security and counterespionage service that works in liaison with Scotland Yard's Special Branch.
- MI6
-
noun,
the government's secret intelligence service.
- nit
-
noun,
the egg of a parasitic insect, especially of a louse, often attached to a hair or a fiber of clothing.
- NIM
-
noun,
a game in which two players alternate in drawing counters, pennies, or the like, from a set of 12 arranged in three rows of 3, 4, and 5 counters, respectively, the object being to draw the last counter, or, sometimes, to avoid drawing it.
- nr.
-
- NIC
-
noun,
a newly industrialized/industrializing country:
- NIA
-
- NET
-
noun,
a bag or other contrivance of strong thread or cord worked into an open, meshed fabric, for catching fish, birds, or other animals:
- NES
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- MIR
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noun,
a village commune of peasant farmers in prerevolutionary Russia.
- NEC
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- NMR
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- NRA
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- MEA
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noun,
an acknowledgment of one's responsibility for a fault or error.
- MNS
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- MEC
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noun,
a pimp; mack.
- Rai
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noun,
a style of Algerian popular music played on electric guitar, synthesizer, and percussion instruments.
- Rae
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noun,
John, 1813–93, Scottish surgeon and Arctic explorer.
- Mr.
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plural,
mister: a title of respect prefixed to a man's name or position:
- RMS
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plural,
ream.
- RMA
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- Re.
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- NRC
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- RCS
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- MNE
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- RAM
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noun,
a male sheep.
- MNA
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- Nat
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noun,
a male given name, form of Nathan or Nathaniel.
- NSC
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- NSA
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- IRS
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- IRC
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- Ria
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noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- ERA
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noun,
a period of time marked by distinctive character, events, etc.:
- EIS
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- SCM
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- EMR
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- EMS
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noun,
the letter M, m.
- EMT
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- en-
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- sc.
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- se-
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- ERS
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noun,
ervil.
- ERT
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- ESA
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- Esc
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- ESR
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- SAR
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- eir
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- sea
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noun,
the salt waters that cover the greater part of the earth's surface.
- Ir.
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- SEN
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noun,
a money of account of Japan, the 100th part of a yen, now used only in certain quotations, as on foreign exchange.
- MSI
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- ETA
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noun,
the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
- MSA
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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).
- ea.
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- EAM
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- ean
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- ECM
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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.
- EAS
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noun,
the Akkadian god of wisdom, the son of Apsu and father of Marduk: the counterpart of Enki.
- SEI
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noun,
sei whale.
- eat
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noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- ec-
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- ECA
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- MSN
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- San
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noun,
a member of a nomadic aboriginal people of southern Africa.
- ETR
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- IRA
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noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- ine
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- RIM
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noun,
the outer edge, border, margin, or brink of something, especially of a circular object.
- ina
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noun,
a female given name.
- in.
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- rin
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noun,
a money of account of Japan, the thousandth part of a yen or the tenth part of a sen.
- ier
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- MTS
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- ICA
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noun,
Portuguese name of Putumayo.
- IAS
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- ian
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noun,
a male given name, Scottish form of John.
- Ia.
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- rm.
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plural,
ream.
- RMC
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- ETS
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- RNA
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- Rs.
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- MTI
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- MST
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- ics
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- SAE
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- RSA
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- Mt.
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- SAC
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noun,
a baglike structure in an animal, plant, or fungus, as one containing fluid.
- mtn
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- RTS
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- rte
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- rt.
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- RSE
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- ne-
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- N.
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- 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.
- 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.
- NA
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adverb,
no1 .
- NC
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- NI
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- MN
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- E.
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noun,
Edward (St. John) 1925–2000, U.S. writer and illustrator.
- TN
-
- T1
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- er
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interjection,
(used to express or represent a pause, hesitation, uncertainty, etc.).
- SI
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noun,
the syllable used for the seventh tone of a scale and sometimes for the tone B.
- SN
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- et
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verb,
a simple past tense of eat.
- i.
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- ic
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- SM
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- SA
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- S.
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- CM
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- CE
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- t.
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- TA
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noun,
the 16th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- TM
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- 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.
- EI
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- MA
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noun,
mother1 .
- TC
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- TE
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noun,
ti1 .
- RN
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- RI
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- RC
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- RA
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noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- R.
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- TI
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noun,
the syllable for the seventh tone of a diatonic scale.
- NM
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- M.
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