Anagrams of Naucratis
Word Naucratis has
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- curtains
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noun,
a hanging piece of fabric used to shut out the light from a window, adorn a room, increase privacy, etc.
- Asturian
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noun,
a native or inhabitant of Asturias.
- arcanist
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noun,
a person professing special secret knowledge concerning ceramics, especially concerning the making of porcelain.
- Scutari
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noun,
Lake, a lake between NW Albania and Montenegro. About 135 sq. mi. (350 sq. km).
- artisan
-
noun,
a person skilled in an applied art; a craftsperson.
- arnicas
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noun,
any composite plant of the genus Arnica, having opposite leaves and yellow flower heads.
- Sarcina
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noun,
any of several spherical, saprophytic bacteria of the genus Sarcina, having a cuboidal cell arrangement.
- antiars
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noun,
the upas tree.
- satanic
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adjective,
of Satan.
- tsarina
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noun,
czarina.
- curtain
-
noun,
a hanging piece of fabric used to shut out the light from a window, adorn a room, increase privacy, etc.
- acrasin
-
noun,
a chemotactic substance, identical with cAMP, secreted by myxamebas of cellular slime molds and attracting other myxamebas to aggregate and form a pseudoplasmodium.
- uranias
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noun,
uranium dioxide.
- saurian
-
noun,
a saurian animal, as a dinosaur or lizard.
- Aruntas
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noun,
Aranda.
- incrust
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verb (used with object),
to cover or line with a crust or hard coating.
- Sinatra
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noun,
Frank (Francis Albert) 1915–98, U.S. singer and actor.
- Austria
-
noun,
a republic in central Europe. 32,381 sq. mi. (83,865 sq. km). Capital: Vienna.
- 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.
- nutrias
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noun,
the coypu.
- caritas
-
noun,
charity.
- carinas
-
noun,
Zoology. a keellike part or ridge, especially a ridge of bone on the ventral side of the sternum of birds.
- anurias
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noun,
the absence or suppression of urine.
- arnica
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noun,
any composite plant of the genus Arnica, having opposite leaves and yellow flower heads.
- Arista
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noun,
Botany. a bristlelike appendage of the spikelets of grains or grasses; an awn.
- trains
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noun,
Railroads. a self-propelled, connected group of rolling stock.
- anuria
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noun,
the absence or suppression of urine.
- cut-in
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noun,
Movies. a still, as of a scene or an object, inserted in a film and interrupting the action or continuity:
- tarsia
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noun,
intarsia.
- cantus
-
noun,
cantus firmus.
- Rustin
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noun,
Bayard [bey-erd] /ˈbeɪ ərd/ (Show IPA), 1910–1987, U.S. civil rights leader.
- tiaras
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noun,
a jeweled, ornamental coronet worn by women.
- rustic
-
noun,
a country person.
- Curtin
-
noun,
John, 1885–1945, Australian statesman: prime minister 1941–45.
- Sarnia
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noun,
a port in SE Ontario, in S Canada, on the S shore of Lake Huron, on the St. Clair River, across from Port Huron, Michigan.
- rutins
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noun,
a bright yellow or greenish-yellow substance, C 27 H 30 O 16 , obtained chiefly from buckwheat, and used in the treatment of capillary fragility.
- Austin
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noun,
Alfred, 1835–1913, English poet: poet laureate 1896–1913.
- cantar
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noun,
a poem consisting of four-line stanzas, each line having eight syllables.
- carats
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noun,
a unit of weight in gemstones, 200 milligrams (about 3 grains of troy or avoirdupois weight). Abbreviation: c., ct.
- Cairns
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noun,
a seaport in NE Australia.
- Carian
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noun,
a native or inhabitant of Caria.
- Carina
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noun,
Zoology. a keellike part or ridge, especially a ridge of bone on the ventral side of the sternum of birds.
- casita
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noun,
a small crude dwelling forming part of a shantytown inhabited by Mexican laborers in the southwestern U.S.
- Stacia
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noun,
a female given name.
- austr-
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- aurist
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noun,
a physician specializing in the treatment of ear diseases; otologist.
- Arunta
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noun,
Aranda.
- Citrus
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noun,
any small tree or spiny shrub of the genus Citrus, of the rue family, including the lemon, lime, orange, tangerine, grapefruit, citron, kumquat, and shaddock, widely cultivated for fruit or grown as an ornamental.
- Saturn
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noun,
an ancient Roman god of agriculture, the consort of Ops, believed to have ruled the earth during an age of happiness and virtue, identified with the Greek god Cronus.
- Strain
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noun,
any force or pressure tending to alter shape, cause a fracture, etc.
- Crania
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noun,
the skull of a vertebrate.
- Crista
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noun,
a crest or ridge.
- C-star
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noun,
carbon star.
- santir
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noun,
a Persian musical instrument resembling a dulcimer.
- sancta
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noun,
a sacred or holy place.
- ruanas
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noun,
a poncholike outer garment of heavy wool, worn especially in the mountains of Colombia.
- 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.
- antiar
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noun,
the upas tree.
- Urania
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noun,
uranium dioxide.
- intra-
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- Tunica
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noun,
a tunic.
- ratans
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noun,
rattan.
- Tuscan
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noun,
the standard literary form of the Italian language.
- 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.
- actin-
-
- Itasca
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noun,
Lake, a lake in N Minnesota: one of the sources of the Mississippi River.
- acinus
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noun,
Botany. one of the small drupelets or berries of an aggregate, baccate fruit, as the blackberry.
- instr.
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- Acarus
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noun,
a mite, especially of the genus Acarus.
- uranic
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adjective,
of or containing uranium, especially in the tetravalent state.
- 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.
- nutria
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noun,
the coypu.
- Nistru
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noun,
Romanian name of Dniester.
- NASCAR
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noun,
National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing.
- Uticas
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noun,
an ancient city on the N coast of Africa, NW of Carthage.
- riatas
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noun,
a lariat.
- Curtis
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noun,
Benjamin Robbins, 1809–74, U.S. jurist: associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court 1851–57; resigned in dissent over Dred Scott case.
- incurs
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verb (used with object),
to come into or acquire (some consequence, usually undesirable or injurious):
- Icarus
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noun,
Also, Ikaros. Classical Mythology. a youth who attempted to escape from Crete with wings of wax and feathers but flew so high that his wings melted from the heat of the sun, and he plunged to his death in the sea.
- Tucana
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noun,
the Toucan, a southern constellation between Octans and Phoenix.
- instar
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noun,
an insect in any one of its periods of postembryonic growth between molts.
- 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.
- rictus
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noun,
the gape of the mouth of a bird.
- trans.
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- runts
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noun,
an animal that is small or stunted as compared with others of its kind.
- raias
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noun,
rayah.
- cutis
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noun,
the true skin, consisting of the dermis and the epidermis.
- Rains
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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).
- curst
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noun,
the expression of a wish that misfortune, evil, doom, etc., befall a person, group, etc.
- scat-
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- scart
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verb (used with or without object),
to scratch, scrape, mark, or scar.
- cata-
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- caus.
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- ictus
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noun,
Prosody. rhythmical or metrical stress.
- scuta
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noun,
plural of scutum.
- carts
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noun,
a heavy two-wheeled vehicle, commonly without springs, drawn by mules, oxen, or the like, used for the conveyance of heavy goods.
- carns
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noun,
cairn.
- 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.
- nuci-
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- naira
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noun,
a paper money and monetary unit of Nigeria, equal to 100 kobo: replaced the pound in 1973.
- nitr-
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- Carin
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noun,
a female given name.
- narcs
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noun,
a government agent or detective charged with the enforcement of laws restricting the use of narcotics.
- Caria
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noun,
an ancient district in SW Asia Minor.
- Nasca
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adjective,
Nazca.
- runic
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adjective,
consisting of or set down in runes:
- carat
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noun,
a unit of weight in gemstones, 200 milligrams (about 3 grains of troy or avoirdupois weight). Abbreviation: c., ct.
- Caras
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noun,
a female given name: from an Italian word meaning “dear one.”.
- ruana
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noun,
a poncholike outer garment of heavy wool, worn especially in the mountains of Colombia.
- scant
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adverb,
Scot. and North England Dialect. scarcely; barely; hardly.
- ranis
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noun,
ranee.
- cutin
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noun,
a transparent, waxy substance constituting, together with cellulose, the cuticle of plants.
- riant
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adjective,
laughing; smiling; cheerful.
- rutin
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noun,
a bright yellow or greenish-yellow substance, C 27 H 30 O 16 , obtained chiefly from buckwheat, and used in the treatment of capillary fragility.
- curns
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noun,
a grain.
- intr.
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- inst.
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- riata
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noun,
a lariat.
- Curia
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noun,
one of the political subdivisions of each of the three tribes of ancient Rome.
- cunts
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noun,
the vulva or vagina.
- Cunas
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noun,
a member of a group of American Indian people inhabiting settlements on the Isthmus of Panama and islands in the Gulf of San Blas.
- Saint
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noun,
any of certain persons of exceptional holiness of life, formally recognized as such by the Christian Church, especially by canonization.
- Iran.
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- sanit
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- Santa
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noun,
Santa Claus.
- Saran
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noun,
a thermoplastic copolymer of vinylidene chloride and usually small amounts of vinyl chloride or acrylonitrile: used as a fiber, for packaging, and for making acid-resistant pipe.
- sauna
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noun,
a bath that uses dry heat to induce perspiration, and in which steam is produced by pouring water on heated stones.
- incus
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noun,
Anatomy. the middle one of a chain of three small bones in the middle ear of humans and other mammals.
Compare malleus, stapes.
- sarc-
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- ruins
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noun,
ruins, the remains of a building, city, etc., that has been destroyed or that is in disrepair or a state of decay:
- crust
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noun,
the brown, hard outer portion or surface of a loaf or slice of bread (distinguished from crumb).
- Isaac
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noun,
a son of Abraham and Sarah, and father of Jacob. Gen. 21:1–4.
- Satan
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noun,
the chief evil spirit; the great adversary of humanity; the devil.
- incur
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verb (used with object),
to come into or acquire (some consequence, usually undesirable or injurious):
- Crius
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noun,
a Titan, the son of Uranus and Gaea.
- crit.
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- 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.
- rants
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noun,
ranting, extravagant, or violent declamation.
- incr.
-
- ratan
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noun,
rattan.
- Cant.
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- tiara
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noun,
a jeweled, ornamental coronet worn by women.
- Tanis
-
noun,
an ancient city in Lower Egypt, in the Nile delta.
- Arica
-
noun,
a seaport in N Chile.
- Arius
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noun,
died a.d. 336, Christian priest at Alexandria: founder of Arianism.
- tarns
-
noun,
a small mountain lake or pool, especially one in a cirque.
- Tarai
-
noun,
Terai.
- Turin
-
noun,
a city in NW Italy, on the Po: capital of the Kingdom of Italy 1860–65.
- uncia
-
noun,
a bronze coin of ancient Rome, the 12th part of an as.
- Actis
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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.
- arian
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noun,
an adherent of Arianism.
- Taira
-
noun,
a member of a powerful family in Japan that ruled the country 1160–85.
- Asian
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noun,
a native or inhabitant of Asia, or a person of Asian descent.
- tains
-
noun,
a thin tin plate.
- sutra
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noun,
Hinduism. a collection of aphorisms relating to some aspect of the conduct of life.
- triac
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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.
- Surat
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noun,
a seaport in S Gujarat, in W India: first British settlement in India 1612.
- arias
-
noun,
an air or melody.
- TUNIS
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noun,
a city in and the capital of Tunisia, in the NE part.
- astr.
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- antis
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noun,
a person who is opposed to a particular practice, party, policy, action, etc.
- Anita
-
noun,
a female given name: Spanish form of Anna.
- anis-
-
- antas
-
noun,
a privately supported organization, chartered by Congress in 1935, for the encouragement and advancement of professional and nonprofessional theater.
- Tsana
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noun,
Lake. Tana, Lake.
- anti-
-
- antic
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noun,
Usually, antics.
a playful trick or prank; caper.
a grotesque, fantastic, or ludicrous gesture, act, or posture.
- train
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noun,
Railroads. a self-propelled, connected group of rolling stock.
- arcus
-
noun,
a dense, horizontal, roll-shaped cloud sometimes occurring at the lower front portion of a cumulonimbus.
- anat.
-
- Tiran
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noun,
Strait of, a navigable waterway between the N Red Sea and the Gulf of Aqaba.
- airts
-
noun,
a direction.
- Tunas
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noun,
any of several large food and game fishes of the family Scombridae, inhabiting temperate and tropical seas.
Compare albacore, bluefin tuna, yellowfin tuna.
- tunic
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noun,
Chiefly British. a coat worn as part of a military or other uniform.
- cants
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noun,
insincere, especially conventional expressions of enthusiasm for high ideals, goodness, or piety.
- 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.
- astir
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adjective,
moving or stirring, especially with much activity or excitement:
- Unit.
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- uran-
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- Auric
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adjective,
of or containing gold in the trivalent state.
- naut.
-
- canst
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noun,
a sealed container for food, beverages, etc., as of aluminum, sheet iron coated with tin, or other metal:
- Caius
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noun,
Saint, died a.d. 296, pope 283–296.
- cairn
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noun,
a heap of stones set up as a landmark, monument, tombstone, etc.
- cains
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noun,
Scot. and Irish English. rent paid in kind, especially a percentage of a farm crop.
- 30-30
-
- sitar
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noun,
a lute of India with a small, pear-shaped body and a long, broad, fretted neck.
- Utica
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noun,
an ancient city on the N coast of Africa, NW of Carthage.
- Srta.
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- sruti
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noun,
the Vedas and some of the Upanishads, regarded as divinely revealed.
- Aust.
-
- stain
-
noun,
a discoloration produced by foreign matter having penetrated into or chemically reacted with a material; a spot not easily removed.
- stair
-
noun,
one of a flight or series of steps for going from one level to another, as in a building.
- Ansar
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noun,
the first inhabitants of Medina to accept Islam.
- suint
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noun,
the natural grease of the wool of sheep, consisting of a mixture of fatty matter and potassium salts, used as a source of potash and in the preparation of ointments.
- acari
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noun,
plural of acarus.
- stria
-
noun,
a slight or narrow furrow, ridge, stripe, or streak, especially one of a number in parallel arrangement:
- atria
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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.
- Asura
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noun,
(in Indian mythology) a god or demon.
- tuis
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noun,
a black New Zealand honey eater, Prosthemadera novaeseelandiae, having a patch of white feathers on each side of the throat, sometimes tamed as a pet.
- uni-
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- rant
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noun,
ranting, extravagant, or violent declamation.
- uria
-
- tsar
-
noun,
czar.
- tuna
-
noun,
any of several large food and game fishes of the family Scombridae, inhabiting temperate and tropical seas.
Compare albacore, bluefin tuna, yellowfin tuna.
- Rani
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noun,
ranee.
- NCAA
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- rain
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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).
- tRNA
-
- Utas
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noun,
any of several iguanid lizards of the genus Uta, of the western U.S. and northern Mexico.
- rasa
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noun,
(in Hindu aesthetics) flavor, sentiment, or emotion: regarded as one of the fundamental qualities of classical music, dance, and poetry.
- NIRA
-
- USAR
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- Raia
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noun,
rayah.
- USRC
-
- USNA
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- uric
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adjective,
of, pertaining to, contained in, or derived from urine.
- Uris
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noun,
a canton in central Switzerland. 415 sq. mi. (1075 sq. km). Capital: Altdorf.
- Rais
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noun,
Gilles de, Retz, Gilles de Laval, Baron de.
- USIA
-
- tuns
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noun,
a large cask for holding liquids, especially wine, ale, or beer.
- nits
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noun,
the egg of a parasitic insect, especially of a louse, often attached to a hair or a fiber of clothing.
- RIAS
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noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- NTIA
-
- Tura
-
noun,
Cosimo [kaw-zee-maw] /ˈkɔ zi mɔ/ (Show IPA), c1430–98? Italian painter.
- USCA
-
- USTC
-
- Sian
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noun,
Older Spelling. Xian.
- Rina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- SCAN
-
noun,
an act or instance of scanning; close examination.
- Sura
-
noun,
any of the 114 chapters of the Koran.
- sur-
-
- sati
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noun,
a Hindu practice whereby a widow immolates herself on the funeral pyre of her husband: now abolished by law.
- suit
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noun,
a set of clothing, armor, or the like, intended for wear together.
- stun
-
noun,
the act of stunning.
- str.
-
- Stir
-
noun,
the act of stirring or moving.
- saur
-
- Star
-
noun,
any of the heavenly bodies, except the moon, appearing as fixed luminous points in the sky at night.
- Stan
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Stanley.
- 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.
- scar
-
noun,
a mark left by a healed wound, sore, or burn.
- sci.
-
- scr.
-
- scut
-
noun,
a short tail, especially that of a hare, rabbit, or deer.
- Sra.
-
- snit
-
noun,
an agitated or irritated state.
- situ
-
noun,
in situ.
- SITA
-
noun,
(in the Ramayana) the wife of Ramachandra, abducted by Ravana and later rescued.
- Sina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Sat.
-
- Surt
-
noun,
the guardian and ruler of Muspelheim, destined to defeat Frey at Ragnarok and destroy the world with fire.
- 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.
- TINA
-
noun,
a female given name.
- rit.
-
- RITA
-
noun,
the Vedic concept of cosmic and social order.
- tri-
-
- RNAS
-
- ruin
-
noun,
ruins, the remains of a building, city, etc., that has been destroyed or that is in disrepair or a state of decay:
- runs
-
noun,
an act or instance, or a period of running:
- runt
-
noun,
an animal that is small or stunted as compared with others of its kind.
- Rus.
-
- Rust
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noun,
Also called iron rust. the red or orange coating that forms on the surface of iron when exposed to air and moisture, consisting chiefly of ferric hydroxide and ferric oxide formed by oxidation.
- tics
-
noun,
Pathology.
a sudden, spasmodic, painless, involuntary muscular contraction, as of the face.
tic douloureux.
- tain
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noun,
a thin tin plate.
- taur
-
- tars
-
noun,
any of various dark-colored viscid products obtained by the destructive distillation of certain organic substances, as coal or wood.
- Tarn
-
noun,
a small mountain lake or pool, especially one in a cirque.
- 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.
- Tara
-
noun,
a village in the NE Republic of Ireland, NW of Dublin: home of the ancient Irish kings (Hill of Tara)
- sain
-
verb (used with object),
to make the sign of the cross on, as for protection against evil influences.
- tans
-
noun,
the brown color imparted to the skin by exposure to the sun or open air.
- Tana
-
noun,
thana.
- SARA
-
noun,
a member of a people of the Central African Republic.
- 1080
-
- Nasi
-
noun,
the head or president of the Sanhedrin.
- NATS
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Nathan or Nathaniel.
- 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.
- crus
-
noun,
the part of the leg or hind limb between the femur or thigh and the ankle or tarsus; shank.
- crut
-
noun,
crud (def 1).
- art.
-
- ARIS
-
- Aria
-
noun,
an air or melody.
- ctr.
-
- cts.
-
- arca
-
noun,
a chest for valuables, used in medieval Spain and Italy.
- Cuna
-
noun,
a member of a group of American Indian people inhabiting settlements on the Isthmus of Panama and islands in the Gulf of San Blas.
- cunt
-
noun,
the vulva or vagina.
- cur.
-
- curn
-
noun,
a grain.
- crat
-
- curs
-
noun,
a mongrel dog, especially a worthless or unfriendly one.
- Curt
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Curtis.
- anus
-
noun,
the opening at the lower end of the alimentary canal, through which the solid refuse of digestion is excreted.
- ANTU
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- ANTA
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noun,
a privately supported organization, chartered by Congress in 1935, for the encouragement and advancement of professional and nonprofessional theater.
- ant.
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- ANSI
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- iana
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- ansa
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noun,
Archaeology. a looped handle, especially of a vase.
- IATA
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- Anas
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- Asat
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noun,
(in Vedic mythology) the realm of nonexistence, populated by demons.
Compare sat2 (def 1).
- Cnut
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noun,
Canute.
- Inc.
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- Asir
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noun,
a district in SW Saudi Arabia.
- aur-
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- AURA
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noun,
a distinctive and pervasive quality or character; air; atmosphere:
- Aus.
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- aut-
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- atic
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- atar
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noun,
attar (def 1).
- Asur
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noun,
Assur.
- Asti
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noun,
a city in the Piedmont region of Italy, S of Turin: center of wine-producing region.
- Cain
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noun,
Scot. and Irish English. rent paid in kind, especially a percentage of a farm crop.
- Can.
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- Cana
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noun,
an ancient town in N Israel, in Galilee: scene of Jesus' first miracle. John 2:1, 11.
- Asia
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noun,
a continent bounded by Europe and the Arctic, Pacific, and Indian oceans. About 16,000,000 sq. mi. (41,440,000 sq. km).
- asc-
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- Cara
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noun,
a female given name: from an Italian word meaning “dear one.”.
- Carn
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noun,
cairn.
- CART
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noun,
a heavy two-wheeled vehicle, commonly without springs, drawn by mules, oxen, or the like, used for the conveyance of heavy goods.
- Casa
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noun,
a house.
- cast
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noun,
act of casting or throwing.
- cat.
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- cir.
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- cis-
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- asci
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noun,
plural of ascus.
- cist
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noun,
a box or chest, especially for sacred utensils.
- cit.
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- aits
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noun,
a small island, especially in a river.
- aunt
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noun,
the sister of one's father or mother.
- Inca
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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.
- IRAS
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noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- Ainu
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noun,
a member of an aboriginal population of northernmost Japan, having lighter skin and hairier bodies than other Japanese.
- Nara
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noun,
a city on S Honshu, in central Japan: chief Buddhist center of ancient Japan; first capital of Japan a.d. 710–84.
- ACTS
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noun,
anything done, being done, or to be done; deed; performance:
- Acta
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plural noun,
official records, as of acts, deeds, proceedings, transactions, or the like.
- Acis
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noun,
the lover of Galatea, killed by Polyphemus out of jealousy.
- airs
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noun,
a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- airt
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noun,
a direction.
- Acus
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noun,
Surgery. a needle, especially one used in a surgical operation.
- ARCS
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noun,
Geometry. any unbroken part of the circumference of a circle or other curved line.
- Nair
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noun,
a group of Hindu castes in the Kerala region of India.
- int.
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- NACA
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- narc
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noun,
a government agent or detective charged with the enforcement of laws restricting the use of narcotics.
- ins.
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- NASA
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noun,
National Aeronautics and Space Administration.
- Isar
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noun,
a river in central Europe, flowing NE from W Austria through S Germany to the Danube River. 215 miles (345 km) long.
- acr-
-
- Nast
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noun,
Thomas, 1840–1902, U.S. illustrator and cartoonist.
- ains
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noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- USN
-
- Tan
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noun,
the brown color imparted to the skin by exposure to the sun or open air.
- urs
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noun,
an ancient Sumerian city on the Euphrates, in S Iraq: extensive excavations, especially of royal tombs.
- USC
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- AUC
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- USR
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- ASI
-
- urn
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noun,
a large or decorative vase, especially one with an ornamental foot or pedestal.
- Aar
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- AAS
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noun,
basaltic lava having a rough surface.
- Uri
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noun,
a canton in central Switzerland. 415 sq. mi. (1075 sq. km). Capital: Altdorf.
- Ar.
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- ast
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- ASN
-
- Sui
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noun,
a dynasty ruling in China a.d. 589–618.
- ac-
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- uti
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- ATS
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noun,
a money of account of Laos, the 100th part of a kip.
- ATC
-
- Stu
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noun,
a male given name, form of Stewart or Stuart.
- UTC
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- ATA
-
- Tai
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noun,
any of several sparoid fishes of the Pacific Ocean, as Pagrus major (red tai) a food fish of Japan.
- at.
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- SUN
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noun,
(often initial capital letter) the star that is the central body of the solar system, around which the planets revolve and from which they receive light and heat: its mean distance from the earth is about 93 million miles (150 million km), its diameter about 864,000 miles (1.4 million km), and its mass about 330,000 times that of the earth; its period of surface rotation is about 26 days at its equator but longer at higher latitudes.
- ASU
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- Uta
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noun,
any of several iguanid lizards of the genus Uta, of the western U.S. and northern Mexico.
- ASR
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- AIA
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- an.
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- AAU
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- ARU
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- TAR
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noun,
any of various dark-colored viscid products obtained by the destructive distillation of certain organic substances, as coal or wood.
- AIS
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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.
- Ain
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noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- ARA
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noun,
the Altar, a southern constellation between Triangulum Australe and Scorpius.
- Tiu
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noun,
an English god of the sky and of war, the equivalent of Tyr in Scandinavian mythology.
- tr.
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- AUA
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- ANU
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noun,
a twining herb, Tropaeolum tuberosum, of the nasturtium family, found in the Andes, having edible tubers and large flowers with yellow petals and red spurs.
- AIR
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noun,
a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- tun
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noun,
a large cask for holding liquids, especially wine, ale, or beer.
- tin
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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.
- ans
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noun,
the Sumerian god of heaven: the counterpart of the Akkadian Anu.
- ANI
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noun,
any of several black, tropical American cuckoos of the genus Crotophaga, having a compressed, bladelike bill.
- ANC
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- TSI
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- 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.
- Tu.
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- ait
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noun,
a small island, especially in a river.
- AIC
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- TIC
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noun,
Pathology.
a sudden, spasmodic, painless, involuntary muscular contraction, as of the face.
tic douloureux.
- ACS
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- unc
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- ur-
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- ASA
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noun,
a king of Judah, 913?–873? b.c. I Kings 15:8–24.
- tui
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noun,
a black New Zealand honey eater, Prosthemadera novaeseelandiae, having a patch of white feathers on each side of the throat, sometimes tamed as a pet.
- uns
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- ACT
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noun,
anything done, being done, or to be done; deed; performance:
- ARS
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- TAU
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noun,
the 19th letter of the Greek alphabet (T, τ).
- TCA
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- UAR
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- Una
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noun,
a female given name: from a Latin word meaning “one.”.
- UIT
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- TCS
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- TIA
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- UCR
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- USA
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- ARC
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noun,
Geometry. any unbroken part of the circumference of a circle or other curved line.
- tra
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- ct.
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- STI
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- RNA
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- RCA
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- RCN
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- RCT
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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.
- IRC
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- Ir.
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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.
- ina
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noun,
a female given name.
- in.
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- ICA
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noun,
Portuguese name of Putumayo.
- Is.
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noun,
(used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
- Rs.
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- RSA
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- rt.
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- Sta
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- IAS
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- ian
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noun,
a male given name, Scottish form of John.
- run
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noun,
an act or instance, or a period of running:
- Ia.
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- ITU
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- IRS
-
- 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.
- ics
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- NAA
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- NIA
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- NIC
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noun,
a newly industrialized/industrializing country:
- nit
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noun,
the egg of a parasitic insect, especially of a louse, often attached to a hair or a fiber of clothing.
- nr.
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- NRA
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- NRC
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- NSA
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- NSC
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- NSU
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- NUS
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noun,
the 13th letter of the Greek alphabet (Ν, ν).
- ISA
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- NUT
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noun,
a dry fruit consisting of an edible kernel or meat enclosed in a woody or leathery shell.
- RCS
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- Rai
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noun,
a style of Algerian popular music played on electric guitar, synthesizer, and percussion instruments.
- IUS
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- ITC
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- ITA
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- RAN
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noun,
a sea goddess who drags down ships and drowns sailors: the wife of Aegir.
- ist
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- ISR
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- RAS
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noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- IRA
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noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- RTS
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- uts
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noun,
the syllable once generally used for the first tone or keynote of a scale and sometimes for the tone C: now commonly superseded by do.
- Sr.
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- CRT
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- Sau
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noun,
German name of Sava.
- CNS
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- sc.
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- CIA
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- CAS
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verb (used with or without object),
to call, as to call an animal toward one; urge forward by calling.
- cs.
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- CAR
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noun,
an automobile.
- CSA
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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).
- SNU
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- Nat
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noun,
a male given name, form of Nathan or Nathaniel.
- Sin
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noun,
transgression of divine law:
- CAA
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- CAI
-
- SIR
-
noun,
a respectful or formal term of address used to a man:
- cru
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noun,
(in France) a vineyard producing wine of high quality, sometimes classified by the government as either a Great Growth (Grand Cru) or a First Growth (Premier Cru)
- CRS
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- CSR
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- San
-
noun,
a member of a nomadic aboriginal people of southern Africa.
- Cut
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noun,
the act of cutting; a stroke or a blow, as with a knife, whip, etc.
- rut
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noun,
a furrow or track in the ground, especially one made by the passage of a vehicle or vehicles.
- St.
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- ca.
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- SAA
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- CST
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- cr.
-
- SAC
-
noun,
a baglike structure in an animal, plant, or fungus, as one containing fluid.
- Cui
-
noun,
César [French sey-zar] /French seɪˈzar/ (Show IPA), Antonovich [Russian uhn-taw-nuh-vyich] /Russian ʌnˈtɔ nə vyɪtʃ/ (Show IPA), 1835–1918, Russian composer.
- ctn
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plural,
carton.
- CTA
-
- SIT
-
verb,
(in prescriptions) may it be.
- SAR
-
- SRI
-
noun,
a Hindu title of address prefixed to the name of a deity, holy person, etc.
- UT
-
noun,
the syllable once generally used for the first tone or keynote of a scale and sometimes for the tone C: now commonly superseded by do.
- NU
-
noun,
the 13th letter of the Greek alphabet (Ν, ν).
- SU
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- SN
-
- RA
-
noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- AI
-
noun,
a three-toed sloth, Bradypus tridactylus, inhabiting forests of southern Venezuela, the Guianas, and northern Brazil, having a diet apparently restricted to the leaves of the trumpet-tree, and sounding a high-pitched cry when disturbed.
- A.
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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.
- NI
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- AA
-
noun,
basaltic lava having a rough surface.
- R.
-
- AU
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plural,
to the; at the; with the.
- TN
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- RC
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- SI
-
noun,
the syllable used for the seventh tone of a scale and sometimes for the tone B.
- i.
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- S.
-
- SA
-
- RU
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- TI
-
noun,
the syllable for the seventh tone of a diatonic scale.
- CU
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- TC
-
- U.
-
- UC
-
- RI
-
- UI
-
- ic
-
- TA
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- T1
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- t.
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- N.
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- NA
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adverb,
no1 .
- NC
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- RN
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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.