Anagrams of neo-Christianity
Word neo-Christianity has
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- cystathionine
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noun,
an amino acid, C 7 H 14 O 4 N 2 S, that is an intermediate in the transfer of sulfur from methionine to cysteine.
- Christianity
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noun,
the Christian religion, including the Catholic, Protestant, and Eastern Orthodox churches.
- thirty-nine
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noun,
a cardinal number, 30 plus 9.
- insincerity
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noun,
the quality of being insincere; lack of sincerity; hypocrisy; deceitfulness.
- Corinthians
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noun,
either of two books of the New Testament, I Corinthians or II Corinthians, written by Paul. Abbreviation: I Cor., II Cor.
- interaction
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noun,
reciprocal action, effect, or influence.
- historicity
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noun,
historical authenticity.
- itinerancy
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noun,
the act of traveling from place to place.
- Antichrist
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noun,
a particular personage or power, variously identified or explained, who is conceived of as appearing in the world as the principal antagonist of Christ.
- initiatory
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adjective,
introductory; initial:
- iterations
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noun,
the act of repeating; a repetition.
- antiheroic
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adjective,
(of a protagonist) possessing the characteristics of an anti-hero.
- interionic
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adjective,
between ions.
- sticharion
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noun,
a white tunic of silk or linen, corresponding to the alb, worn by deacons, priests, and bishops.
- hesitation
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noun,
the act of hesitating; a delay due to uncertainty of mind or fear:
- strychnine
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noun,
Pharmacology. a colorless, crystalline poison, C 21 H 22 N 2 O 2 , obtained chiefly by extraction from the seeds of nux vomica, formerly used as a central nervous system stimulant.
- itinerants
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noun,
a person who alternates between working and wandering.
- antechoirs
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noun,
an enclosed space in front of the choir of a church.
- containers
-
noun,
anything that contains or can contain something, as a carton, box, crate, or can.
- constraint
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noun,
limitation or restriction.
- stentorian
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adjective,
very loud or powerful in sound:
- thirty-one
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noun,
a cardinal number, 30 plus 1.
- thorianite
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noun,
a rare mineral, mainly thoria, ThO 2 , but also containing uranium, cerium, and other rare-earth metals, occurring in small, black, cubic crystals: notable for its radioactivity and used as a minor source of thorium.
- inner-city
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noun,
an older part of a city, densely populated and usually deteriorating, inhabited mainly by poor, often minority, groups.
- isocyanine
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noun,
a member of the group of cyanine dyes.
- histrionic
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noun,
an actor.
- anchorites
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noun,
a person who has retired to a solitary place for a life of religious seclusion; hermit.
- stationery
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noun,
writing paper.
- tonicities
-
noun,
tonic quality or condition.
- atrocities
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noun,
the quality or state of being atrocious.
- inartistic
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adjective,
lacking in artistic sense or appreciation.
- Corinthian
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noun,
a native or inhabitant of Corinth.
- transition
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noun,
movement, passage, or change from one position, state, stage, subject, concept, etc., to another; change:
- tracheitis
-
noun,
inflammation of the trachea.
- recitation
-
noun,
an act of reciting.
- intestacy
-
noun,
the state or fact of being intestate at death.
- inthrones
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verb (used with object),
enthrone.
- anorthite
-
noun,
a white or gray feldspar mineral, CaAl 2 Si 2 O 8 , calcic plagioclase.
- tenonitis
-
noun,
tendinitis.
- intonates
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verb (used with object),
to utter with a particular tone or modulation of voice.
- trenchant
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adjective,
incisive or keen, as language or a person; caustic; cutting:
- Rocinante
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noun,
Rosinante.
- intricate
-
adjective,
having many interrelated parts or facets; entangled or involved:
- intrinsic
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adjective,
belonging to a thing by its very nature:
- canonries
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noun,
the office or benefice of a canon.
- transient
-
noun,
a person or thing that is transient, especially a temporary guest, boarder, laborer, or the like.
- athrocyte
-
noun,
a cell that ingests foreign particles and retains them in suspension in the cytoplasm.
- tithonias
-
noun,
any of several tall composite plants of the genus Tithonia, native to Mexico and Central America, having yellow or orange-red ray flowers.
- antechoir
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noun,
an enclosed space in front of the choir of a church.
- tractions
-
noun,
the adhesive friction of a body on some surface, as a wheel on a rail or a tire on a road.
- insertion
-
noun,
the act of inserting:
- initiates
-
noun,
a person who has been initiated.
- ancientry
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noun,
Archaic.
ancient character or style.
ancient times.
- stanchion
-
noun,
an upright bar, beam, post, or support, as in a window, stall, ship, etc.
- cotenants
-
noun,
a joint tenant.
- anchorite
-
noun,
a person who has retired to a solitary place for a life of religious seclusion; hermit.
- anchorets
-
noun,
anchorite.
- stathenry
-
noun,
the electrostatic unit of inductance, equivalent to 8.9876 × 10 11 henries and equal to the inductance of a circuit in which an electromotive force of one statvolt is produced by a current in the circuit which varies at the rate of one statampere per second.
- Cithaeron
-
noun,
a mountain range in SE Greece: sacred to Dionysus, in Greek mythology. to 4623 feet (1409 meters).
- irisation
-
noun,
the effect or quality of being iridescent; iridescence.
- insectary
-
noun,
a laboratory for the study of live insects, their life histories, effects on plants, reaction to insecticides, etc.
- sincerity
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noun,
freedom from deceit, hypocrisy, or duplicity; probity in intention or in communicating; earnestness.
- Rosinante
-
noun,
the old, worn horse of Don Quixote.
- trachytes
-
noun,
a fine-grained volcanic rock consisting essentially of alkali feldspar and one or more subordinate minerals, as hornblende or mica: the extrusive equivalent of syenite.
- instanter
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adverb,
immediately; at once.
- antinoise
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adjective,
designed to reduce or ban excessively loud sound, as of jet engines or traffic:
- atheistic
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adjective,
pertaining to or characteristic of atheists or atheism; containing, suggesting, or disseminating atheism:
- contrasty
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adjective,
(of a subject, photograph, or film stock) having or producing a preponderance of dark and light tones with few intermediate shades.
- inanities
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noun,
lack of sense, significance, or ideas; silliness.
- archettos
-
noun,
a tool, consisting of a bow strung with wire, for trimming excess material from a piece being modeled.
- inactions
-
noun,
absence of action; idleness.
- interacts
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verb (used without object),
to act one upon another.
- atonicity
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noun,
lack of tone; atony.
- retinitis
-
noun,
inflammation of the retina.
- intensity
-
noun,
the quality or condition of being intense.
- tyrannies
-
noun,
arbitrary or unrestrained exercise of power; despotic abuse of authority. Synonyms: despotism, absolutism, dictatorship.
- Toscanini
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noun,
Arturo [ahr-too r-oh;; Italian ahr-too-raw] /ɑrˈtʊər oʊ;; Italian ɑrˈtu rɔ/ (Show IPA), 1867–1957, Italian orchestra conductor, in the U.S. after 1928.
- teach-ins
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noun,
a prolonged period of lectures, speeches, etc., conducted without interruption by members of the faculty and invited guests at a college or university as a technique of social protest.
- anti-icer
-
noun,
a device used to prevent the forming of ice, as on an airplane propeller.
- transonic
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adjective,
close to the speed of propagation of sound; moving at 700–780 miles per hour (1127–1255 km/h) at sea level.
- astrocyte
-
noun,
a star-shaped neuroglial cell of ectodermal origin.
- stationer
-
noun,
a person who sells the materials used in writing, as paper, pens, pencils, and ink.
- Anticosti
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noun,
an island at the head of the Gulf of St. Lawrence in E Canada, in E Quebec province. 135 miles (217 km) long; 3043 sq. mi. (7880 sq. km).
- internat.
-
- crenation
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noun,
a rounded projection or tooth, as on the margin of a leaf.
- creations
-
noun,
the act of producing or causing to exist; the act of creating; engendering.
- synthetic
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noun,
something made by a synthetic, or chemical, process.
- container
-
noun,
anything that contains or can contain something, as a carton, box, crate, or can.
- internist
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noun,
a physician specializing in the diagnosis and nonsurgical treatment of diseases, especially of adults.
- ornithine
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noun,
an amino acid, H 2 N(CH 2) 3 CH(NH 2)COOH, obtained by the hydrolysis of arginine and occurring as an intermediate compound in the urea cycle of mammals.
- cornetist
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noun,
a musician who plays the cornet.
- incretion
-
noun,
a substance, as a hormone, that is secreted internally.
- constrain
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verb (used with object),
to force, compel, or oblige:
- carnitine
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noun,
a dipolar compound that occurs in muscle and liver and is involved in the transport of fatty acids across the inner mitochondrial membrane.
- charities
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noun,
generous actions or donations to aid the poor, ill, or helpless:
- carnotite
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noun,
a yellow, earthy, hydrous potassium uranium vanadate: an ore of uranium.
- striation
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noun,
striated condition or appearance.
- trinities
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noun,
Also called Blessed Trinity, Holy Trinity. the union of three persons (Father, Son, and Holy Ghost) in one Godhead, or the threefold personality of the one Divine Being.
- Christine
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noun,
a female given name: derived from Christian.
- certainty
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noun,
the state of being certain.
- seniority
-
noun,
the state of being senior; priority of birth; superior age.
- no-hitter
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noun,
a no-hit game.
- historian
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noun,
an expert in history; authority on history.
- ahistoric
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adjective,
without concern for history or historical development; indifferent to tradition.
- Christina
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noun,
1626–89, queen of Sweden 1632–54 (daughter of Gustavus Adolphus).
- stonechat
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noun,
any of several small Old World birds, especially of the genus Saxicola, as S. torquata.
- Christian
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noun,
a person who believes in Jesus Christ; adherent of Christianity.
- taconites
-
noun,
a low-grade iron ore, containing about 27 percent iron and 51 percent silica, found as a hard rock formation in the Lake Superior region.
- senhorita
-
noun,
a Portuguese term of address equivalent to miss, used alone or capitalized and prefixed to the name of a girl or unmarried woman. Abbreviation: Srta.
- nicotines
-
noun,
a colorless, oily, water-soluble, highly toxic, liquid alkaloid, C 10 H 14 N 2 , found in tobacco and valued as an insecticide.
- Nictheroy
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noun,
Niterói.
- iteration
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noun,
the act of repeating; a repetition.
- nitratine
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noun,
soda niter.
- ethnicity
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noun,
an ethnic group; a social group that shares a common and distinctive culture, religion, language, or the like:
- itinerant
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noun,
a person who alternates between working and wandering.
- hesitancy
-
noun,
hesitation; indecision or disinclination.
- Esthonian
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adjective, noun,
Estonian.
- stitchery
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noun,
needlework.
- striction
-
noun,
the act of constricting.
- strontian
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noun,
strontianite.
- cast-iron
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noun,
an alloy of iron, carbon, and other elements, cast as a soft and strong, or as a hard and brittle, iron, depending on the mixture and methods of molding.
- certosina
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noun,
a technique of inlaying light-colored material, as bone, ivory, metal, or pale wood, in elaborate designs on a dark ground.
- Nestorian
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noun,
one of a sect of followers of Nestorius who denied the hypostatic union and were represented as maintaining the existence of two distinct persons in Christ.
- tricotine
-
noun,
cavalry twill.
- theocrasy
-
noun,
a mixture of religious forms and deities by worshipers.
- theatrics
-
noun,
(used with a singular verb) the art of staging plays and other stage performances.
- theocrats
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noun,
a person who rules, governs as a representative of God or a deity, or is a member of the ruling group in a theocracy, as a divine king or a high priest.
- seriation
-
noun,
the arrangement of a collection of artifacts into a chronological sequence.
- Northeast
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noun,
a point on the compass midway between north and east. Abbreviation: NE.
- trichites
-
noun,
any of various minute, hairlike mineral bodies occurring in certain vitreous igneous rocks, especially obsidian.
- trination
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noun,
celebration of Mass three times on the same day by the same priest.
- Tocantins
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noun,
a river in E Brazil, flowing N to the Pará River. 1700 miles (2735 km) long.
- trichions
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noun,
the point of intersection of the normal hairline and the middle line of the forehead.
- chantries
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noun,
an endowment for the singing or saying of Mass for the souls of the founders or of persons named by them.
- Atherton
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noun,
Gertrude (Franklin) (Gertrude Franklin Horn) 1857–1948, U.S. novelist.
- athonite
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adjective,
of or relating to Mount Athos.
- Chartist
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noun,
a specialist in the stock market who studies and draws charts of trading actions.
- interact
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verb (used without object),
to act one upon another.
- sirenian
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noun,
an aquatic, herbivorous mammal of the order Sirenia, including the manatee and dugong.
- Strachey
-
noun,
(Giles) Lytton [jahylz lit-n] /dʒaɪlz ˈlɪt n/ (Show IPA), 1880–1932, English biographer and literary critic.
- tyrosine
-
noun,
a crystalline amino acid, HOC 6 H 4 CH 2 CH(NH 2)COOH, abundant in ripe cheese, that acts as a precursor of norepinephrine and dopamine. Symbol: Y. Abbreviation: Tyr;
- tonicity
-
noun,
tonic quality or condition.
- haricots
-
noun,
any plant of the genus Phaseolus, especially P. vulgaris, the kidney bean.
- insanity
-
noun,
the condition of being insane; a derangement of the mind. Synonyms: dementia, lunacy, madness, craziness, mania, aberration.
- contrite
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adjective,
caused by or showing sincere remorse.
- contrate
-
adjective,
(of a gear) having teeth at right angles to the plane of rotation.
- synechia
-
noun,
any adhesion of parts of the body, as of the iris to the cornea.
- Charites
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plural noun,
the ancient Greek name for the Graces.
- contrast
-
noun,
the act of contrasting; the state of being contrasted.
- tonetics
-
noun,
the phonetic study of tone in language.
- ratchets
-
noun,
a toothed bar with which a pawl engages.
- rachitis
-
noun,
rickets.
- syntonic
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adjective,
Electricity. adjusted to oscillations of the same or a particular frequency.
- chanties
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noun,
chantey.
- chanters
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noun,
a person who chants; singer.
- instance
-
noun,
a case or occurrence of anything:
- trachyte
-
noun,
a fine-grained volcanic rock consisting essentially of alkali feldspar and one or more subordinate minerals, as hornblende or mica: the extrusive equivalent of syenite.
- tracheo-
-
- chanteys
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noun,
a sailors' song, especially one sung in rhythm to work.
- chatters
-
noun,
purposeless or foolish talk.
- traction
-
noun,
the adhesive friction of a body on some surface, as a wheel on a rail or a tire on a road.
- Chastity
-
noun,
the state or quality of being chaste.
- nicotine
-
noun,
a colorless, oily, water-soluble, highly toxic, liquid alkaloid, C 10 H 14 N 2 , found in tobacco and valued as an insecticide.
- instinct
-
noun,
an inborn pattern of activity or tendency to action common to a given biological species.
- stonecat
-
noun,
a yellowish-brown, freshwater catfish, Noturus flavus, of the Mississippi River valley and Great Lakes, having poisonous pectoral spines.
- Niarchos
-
noun,
Stavros Spyros [stahv-raws spee-raws] /ˈstɑv rɔs ˈspi rɔs/ (Show IPA), 1909–1996, Greek businessman and shipowner.
- chayotes
-
noun,
a tropical American vine, Sechium edule, of the gourd family, having triangular leaves and small, white flowers.
- inshrine
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verb (used with object),
enshrine.
- stretchy
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adjective,
having a tendency to stretch, especially excessively or unduly.
- straiten
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verb (used with object),
to put into difficulties, especially financial ones:
- Atchison
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noun,
a city in NE Kansas, on the Missouri River.
- asthenic
-
noun,
a person of the asthenic type.
- chitters
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verb (used without object),
to twitter.
- chinones
-
noun,
quinone.
- nonaries
-
noun,
a number in a nonary system.
- soricine
-
adjective,
of or resembling the shrews.
- intrench
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verb (used with or without object),
entrench.
- canister
-
noun,
a small box or jar, often one of a kitchen set, for holding tea, coffee, flour, and sugar.
- introits
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noun,
Roman Catholic Church. a part of a psalm with antiphon recited by the celebrant of the Mass at the foot of the altar and, at High Mass, sung by the choir when the priest begins the Mass.
- tithonia
-
noun,
any of several tall composite plants of the genus Tithonia, native to Mexico and Central America, having yellow or orange-red ray flowers.
- canonist
-
noun,
a person who is a specialist in canon law.
- tao-tieh
-
noun,
the face of a mythical animal with a gaping mouth appearing as a motif in ancient Chinese art.
- Christo-
-
- canotier
-
noun,
a fabric constructed in a twill weave, used in the manufacture of yachting clothes.
- citterns
-
noun,
an old musical instrument related to the guitar, having a flat, pear-shaped soundbox and wire strings.
- citrines
-
noun,
a translucent, yellow variety of quartz, often sold as topaz; false topaz; topaz quartz.
- cyanines
-
noun,
any of several groups of dyes that make silver halide photographic plates sensitive to a wider color range.
- intrants
-
noun,
a person who enters (a college, association, etc.); entrant.
- citrates
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noun,
a salt or ester of citric acid.
- stannite
-
noun,
a mineral, iron-black to steel-gray in color, with a metallic luster, copper iron tin sulfide, Cu 2 FeSnS 4 : an ore of tin.
- cyanites
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noun,
Mineralogy. kyanite.
- Iscariot
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noun,
the surname of Judas, the betrayer of Jesus. Mark 3:19; 14:10, 11.
- cytosine
-
noun,
a pyrimidine base, C 4 H 5 N 3 O, that is one of the fundamental components of DNA and RNA, in which it forms a base pair with guanine. Symbol: C.
- tanistry
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noun,
the system among various Celtic tribes of choosing a tanist.
- Citation
-
noun,
Military. mention of a soldier or a unit in orders, usually for gallantry:
- cytaster
-
noun,
aster.
- cinerins
-
noun,
either of two oily, liquid compounds, C 20 H 28 O 3 or C 21 H 28 O 5 , used as insecticides.
- notaries
-
noun,
notary public.
- cisterna
-
noun,
cistern (def 2).
- intreats
-
verb (used with or without object),
entreat.
- intrans.
-
- strontia
-
noun,
Also called strontium oxide. a white or grayish-white, amorphous powder, SrO, resembling lime in its general character: used chiefly in the manufacture of strontium salts.
- chorines
-
noun,
a chorus girl.
- contents
-
noun,
Usually, contents.
something that is contained:
the subjects or topics covered in a book or document.
the chapters or other formal divisions of a book or document:
- tachyons
-
noun,
a hypothetical particle that travels faster than the speed of light.
- atrocity
-
noun,
the quality or state of being atrocious.
- nystatin
-
noun,
a light-yellow antibiotic powder, C 46 H 77 NO 19 , produced by the microorganism Streptomyces noursei and used as an antifungal for infections due to various susceptible fungi, especially those of the genus Candida that primarily infect the skin, mucous membranes, gastrointestinal tract, and vagina.
- chitosan
-
noun,
a derivative of chitin, used in waste-water treatment.
- centrist
-
noun,
(especially in continental Europe) a member of a political party of the Center; moderate.
- carotins
-
noun,
carotene.
- nitrates
-
noun,
Chemistry. a salt or ester of nitric acid, or any compound containing the univalent group –ONO 2 or NO 3 .
- contains
-
verb (used with object),
to hold or include within its volume or area:
- nitrites
-
noun,
Chemistry. a salt or ester of nitrous acid.
- oscitant
-
adjective,
yawning, as with drowsiness; gaping.
- Taconite
-
noun,
a low-grade iron ore, containing about 27 percent iron and 51 percent silica, found as a hard rock formation in the Lake Superior region.
- intranet
-
noun,
a computer network with restricted access, as within a company, that uses software and protocols developed for the Internet.
- attorney
-
noun,
a lawyer; attorney-at-law.
- ornithic
-
adjective,
of or relating to birds.
- tontines
-
noun,
an annuity scheme in which subscribers share a common fund with the benefit of survivorship, the survivors' shares being increased as the subscribers die, until the whole goes to the last survivor.
- tactions
-
noun,
touch; contact.
- Christen
-
verb (used with object),
to receive into the Christian church by baptism; baptize.
- Constant
-
noun,
something that does not or cannot change or vary.
- orchitis
-
noun,
inflammation of the testis.
- inthrone
-
verb (used with object),
enthrone.
- Christie
-
noun,
Agatha, 1891–1976, English novelist of detective fiction.
- coniines
-
noun,
a volatile, highly poisonous alkaloid, C 8 H 17 N, constituting the active principle of the poison hemlock.
- intonate
-
verb (used with object),
to utter with a particular tone or modulation of voice.
- Socinian
-
noun,
a follower of Faustus and Laelius Socinus who rejected a number of traditional Christian doctrines, as the Trinity, the divinity of Christ, and original sin, and who held that Christ was miraculously begotten and that salvation will be granted to those who adopt Christ's virtues.
- cantoris
-
adjective,
of or relating to the gospel or liturgical north side of a church (opposed to decani).
- instancy
-
noun,
quality of being instant; urgency; pressing nature.
- synchro-
-
- antihero
-
noun,
a protagonist who lacks the attributes that make a heroic figure, as nobility of mind and spirit, a life or attitude marked by action or purpose, and the like.
- etchants
-
noun,
a chemical used to etch designs into metal, glass, or other material.
- tinhorns
-
noun,
someone, especially a gambler, who pretends to be important but actually has little money, influence, or skill.
- Scythian
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Scythia.
- ethicist
-
noun,
a person who specializes in or writes on ethics or who is devoted to ethical principles.
- hesitant
-
adjective,
hesitating; undecided, doubtful, or disinclined.
- aconites
-
noun,
any plant belonging to the genus Aconitum, of the buttercup family, having irregular flowers usually in loose clusters, including species with poisonous and medicinal properties.
- tenacity
-
noun,
the quality of being tenacious, or of holding fast; persistence:
- tinstone
-
noun,
cassiterite.
- hysteric
-
noun,
Usually, hysterics. a fit of uncontrollable laughter or weeping; hysteria.
- anticity
-
adjective,
averse to cities and urban locations.
- antirent
-
adjective,
noting or pertaining to a political party (1839–47) in New York that opposed the payment of rents to patroons.
- thorites
-
noun,
a rare mineral, thorium silicate, ThSiO 4 , occurring in the form of yellow or black crystals.
- teach-in
-
noun,
a prolonged period of lectures, speeches, etc., conducted without interruption by members of the faculty and invited guests at a college or university as a technique of social protest.
- artistic
-
adjective,
conforming to the standards of art; satisfying aesthetic requirements:
- anchoret
-
noun,
anchorite.
- tertians
-
noun,
Pathology. a tertian fever.
- inaction
-
noun,
absence of action; idleness.
- achroite
-
noun,
the colorless or white variety of tourmaline, often used as a gem.
- hystero-
-
- ternions
-
noun,
a set or group of three; triad.
- cristate
-
adjective,
having a crest; crested.
- rhinitis
-
noun,
inflammation of the nose or its mucous membrane.
- ichnites
-
noun,
a fossil footprint.
- hysteria
-
noun,
an uncontrollable outburst of emotion or fear, often characterized by irrationality, laughter, weeping, etc.
- aortitis
-
noun,
inflammation of the aorta.
- Esthonia
-
noun,
Estonia.
- Tetracyn
-
- tritones
-
noun,
an interval consisting of three whole tones; an augmented fourth.
- Tritonis
-
noun,
(in ancient geography) a mythical lake near the Mediterranean coast of Libya.
- enations
-
noun,
a small outgrowth of plant tissue, usually on a leaf, caused by virus infection.
- actorish
-
adjective,
exaggeratedly theatrical; affected:
- Sheraton
-
noun,
Thomas, 1751–1806, English cabinetmaker and furniture designer.
- hyoscine
-
noun,
scopolamine.
- tentoria
-
noun,
Anatomy. an extension of one of the membranes covering the cerebrum which, with the transverse fissure, separates the cerebrum from the cerebellum.
- senorita
-
noun,
a Spanish term of address equivalent to miss, used alone or capitalized and prefixed to the name of a girl or unmarried woman. Abbreviation: Srta.
- Tientsin
-
noun,
Older Spelling. Tianjin.
- enchains
-
verb (used with object),
to bind in or as in chain or chains; fetter; restrain:
- scenario
-
noun,
an outline of the plot of a dramatic work, giving particulars as to the scenes, characters, situations, etc.
- thirties
-
noun,
a cardinal number, 10 times 3.
- shinnery
-
noun,
a dense growth of small trees, especially scrub oaks.
- tenorist
-
noun,
a person who sings tenor.
- actinons
-
noun,
a chemically inert, gaseous, short-lived isotope of radon that is a member of the actinium series. Symbol: An; atomic number: 86; atomic weight: 219.
- Estonian
-
noun,
a member of a Finnish people inhabiting Estonia, Livonia, and other districts of Russia.
- tristich
-
noun,
a strophe, stanza, or poem consisting of three lines.
- hieratic
-
noun,
ancient Egyptian hieratic writing.
- ancients
-
noun,
a person who lived in ancient times.
- tenantry
-
noun,
tenants collectively; the body of tenants on an estate.
- ricottas
-
noun,
a soft Italian cheese that resembles cottage cheese.
- enchants
-
verb (used with object),
to subject to magical influence; bewitch:
- aoristic
-
adjective,
Grammar. pertaining to the aorist.
- achiotes
-
noun,
annatto.
- inarches
-
verb (used with object),
to graft by uniting a growing branch to a stock without separating the branch from its parent stock.
- transect
-
verb (used with object),
to cut across; dissect transversely.
- entrains
-
verb (used with object),
to put aboard a train.
- rheostat
-
noun,
an adjustable resistor so constructed that its resistance may be changed without opening the circuit in which it is connected, thereby controlling the current in the circuit.
- Rothesay
-
noun,
a town in the Strathclyde region, on Bute island, in SW Scotland: resort; ruins of 11th-century castle.
- triennia
-
noun,
a period of three years.
- theriacs
-
noun,
molasses; treacle.
- Trichina
-
noun,
a nematode, Trichinella spiralis, the adults of which live in the intestine and produce larvae that encyst in the muscle tissue, especially in pigs, rats, and humans.
- inertias
-
noun,
inertness, especially with regard to effort, motion, action, and the like; inactivity; sluggishness.
- theorist
-
noun,
a person who theorizes.
- trichion
-
noun,
the point of intersection of the normal hairline and the middle line of the forehead.
- recision
-
noun,
an act of canceling or voiding; cancellation.
- incisory
-
adjective,
adapted for cutting, as the incisor teeth.
- inherits
-
verb (used with object),
to take or receive (property, a right, a title, etc.) by succession or will, as an heir:
- inhesion
-
noun,
the state or fact of inhering; inherence.
- theocrat
-
noun,
a person who rules, governs as a representative of God or a deity, or is a member of the ruling group in a theocracy, as a divine king or a high priest.
- initiate
-
noun,
a person who has been initiated.
- reaction
-
noun,
a reverse movement or tendency; an action in a reverse direction or manner.
- entrants
-
noun,
a competitor in a contest.
- tranchet
-
noun,
a stone implement with a horizontal, chisellike cutting edge, found at Mesolithic and Neolithic sites in macrolithic form, used as an adz, and in microlithic form, often mounted as the cutting head of an arrow.
- cotenant
-
noun,
a joint tenant.
- trichite
-
noun,
any of various minute, hairlike mineral bodies occurring in certain vitreous igneous rocks, especially obsidian.
- tri-city
-
noun,
any one of three such cities.
- Cranston
-
noun,
a city in E Rhode Island, near Providence.
- crannies
-
noun,
a small, narrow opening in a wall, rock, etc.; chink; crevice; fissure:
- enactory
-
adjective,
of or relating to an enactment that creates new rights and obligations.
- thinners
-
noun,
a volatile liquid, as turpentine, used to dilute paint, varnish, rubber cement, etc., to the desired or proper consistency.
- inchoate
-
adjective,
not yet completed or fully developed; rudimentary.
- Scranton
-
noun,
William Warren, 1917–2011, U.S. politician.
- resonant
-
noun,
Phonetics. a vowel or a voiced consonant or semivowel that is neither a stop nor an affricate, as, in English, (m, ng, n, l, r, y, w).
- sanctity
-
noun,
holiness, saintliness, or godliness.
- archetto
-
noun,
a tool, consisting of a bow strung with wire, for trimming excess material from a piece being modeled.
- crinites
-
noun,
a fossil crinoid.
- archines
-
noun,
arshin.
- incienso
-
noun,
a shrubby, composite desert plant, Encelia farinosa, of the southwestern U.S., having silvery leaves and clusters of yellow flowers.
- Creation
-
noun,
the act of producing or causing to exist; the act of creating; engendering.
- historic
-
adjective,
well-known or important in history:
- sanction
-
noun,
authoritative permission or approval, as for an action.
- incision
-
noun,
a cut, gash, or notch.
- cryostat
-
noun,
an apparatus, usually automatic, maintaining a very low constant temperature.
- ancestry
-
noun,
family or ancestral descent; lineage.
- ancestor
-
noun,
a person from whom one is descended; forebear; progenitor.
- cyanite
-
noun,
Mineralogy. kyanite.
- chorten
-
noun,
(in Tibet) a monument to a distinguished Buddhist, especially a lama.
- eristic
-
noun,
a person who engages in disputation; controversialist.
- chorine
-
noun,
a chorus girl.
- histone
-
noun,
any of a group of five small basic proteins, occurring in the nucleus of eukaryotic cells, that organize DNA strands into nucleosomes by forming molecular complexes around which the DNA winds.
- iterant
-
adjective,
characterized by repetition; repeating.
- isohyet
-
noun,
a line drawn on a map connecting points having equal rainfall at a certain time or for a stated period.
- history
-
noun,
the branch of knowledge dealing with past events.
- Christy
-
noun,
Christie.
- erotics
-
noun,
an erotic poem.
- Ericson
-
noun,
Leif [leef;; Icelandic leyv] /lif;; Icelandic leɪv/ (Show IPA), flourished a.d. c1000, Norse mariner: according to Icelandic saga, discoverer of Vinland (son of Eric the Red).
- erasion
-
noun,
the act of erasing.
- cyanine
-
noun,
any of several groups of dyes that make silver halide photographic plates sensitive to a wider color range.
- taction
-
noun,
touch; contact.
- isotach
-
noun,
a line on a weather map or chart connecting points where winds of equal speeds have been recorded.
- tahinis
-
noun,
a paste made of ground sesame seeds.
- thorias
-
noun,
a white, heavy, water-insoluble powder, ThO 2 , used chiefly in incandescent mantles, as the Welsbach gas mantle.
- chryso-
-
- tochers
-
noun,
a dowry; marriage settlement given to the groom by the bride or her family.
- erotica
-
noun,
written works, usually fiction, dealing with sexual love.
- nancies
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Meurthe-et-Moselle, in NE France: battles 1477, 1914, 1944.
- hyster-
-
- chatter
-
noun,
purposeless or foolish talk.
- natrons
-
noun,
a mineral, hydrated sodium carbonate, Na 2 CO 3 ⋅10H 2 O.
- Cheiron
-
noun,
Chiron.
- cheiro-
-
- strati-
-
- thinner
-
noun,
a volatile liquid, as turpentine, used to dilute paint, varnish, rubber cement, etc., to the desired or proper consistency.
- natters
-
noun,
a conversation; chat.
- hernio-
-
- hernias
-
noun,
the protrusion of an organ or tissue through an opening in its surrounding walls, especially in the abdominal region.
- heriots
-
noun,
a feudal service or tribute, originally of borrowed military equipment and later of a chattel, due to the lord on the death of a tenant.
- Etonian
-
noun,
a person who is or has been a pupil at Eton College.
- Stretch
-
noun,
an act or instance of stretching.
- chatons
-
noun,
Also called chaton foil. an imitation gem of paste that has its pavilion backed with metal foil or silver to reflect light.
- therian
-
noun,
a therian animal.
- theriac
-
noun,
molasses; treacle.
- hectors
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. the eldest son of Priam and husband of Andromache: the greatest Trojan hero in the Trojan War, killed by Achilles.
- tonetic
-
noun,
the phonetic study of tone in language.
- chasten
-
verb (used with object),
to inflict suffering upon for purposes of moral improvement; chastise.
- hatters
-
noun,
a maker or seller of hats.
- thenars
-
noun,
the fleshy mass of the outer side of the palm of the hand.
- Harnett
-
noun,
William Michael, 1848–92, U.S. painter.
- nectary
-
noun,
Botany. an organ or part that secretes nectar.
- strato-
-
- striate
-
adjective,
striated.
- thirsty
-
adjective,
feeling or having thirst; craving liquid.
- tachyon
-
noun,
a hypothetical particle that travels faster than the speed of light.
- choreas
-
noun,
any of several diseases of the nervous system characterized by jerky, involuntary movements, chiefly of the face and extremities.
- hircine
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or resembling a goat.
- hinnies
-
noun,
the offspring of a male horse and a female donkey.
Compare mule1 (defs 1, 2).
- chitter
-
verb (used without object),
to twitter.
- Chi-tse
-
noun,
Ki Tse.
- Estonia
-
noun,
a republic in N Europe, on the Baltic, S of the Gulf of Finland: an independent republic 1918–40; annexed by the Soviet Union 1940; regained independence 1991. 17,413 sq. mi. (45,100 sq. km). Capital: Tallinn.
- chitons
-
noun,
Also called sea cradle. a mollusk of the class Amphineura, having a mantle covered with calcareous plates, found adhering to rocks.
- yttrias
-
noun,
a white, water-insoluble powder, Y 2 O 3 , used chiefly in incandescent gas and acetylene mantles.
- chitins
-
noun,
a nitrogen-containing polysaccharide, related chemically to cellulose, that forms a semitransparent horny substance and is a principal constituent of the exoskeleton, or outer covering, of insects, crustaceans, and arachnids.
- 2,4,5-t
-
noun,
a light-tan, water-insoluble solid, C 8 H 5 Cl 3 O 3 , used chiefly for killing weeds.
- nascent
-
adjective,
beginning to exist or develop:
- thionic
-
adjective,
of or relating to sulfur.
- section
-
noun,
a part that is cut off or separated.
- chinone
-
noun,
quinone.
- etchant
-
noun,
a chemical used to etch designs into metal, glass, or other material.
- narcose
-
adjective,
characterized by stupor; stuporous.
- ethions
-
noun,
a highly toxic organophosphate, C 9 H 22 O 4 P 2 S 3, used as a pesticide.
- ethnics
-
noun,
a member of an ethnic group.
- heroins
-
noun,
a white, crystalline, narcotic powder, C 21 H 23 NO 5 , derived from morphine, formerly used as an analgesic and sedative: manufacture and importation of heroin are now controlled by federal law in the U.S. because of the danger of addiction.
- heroics
-
noun,
Usually, heroics. heroic verse.
- Chianti
-
noun,
a dry, red, Italian table wine, originally put up in straw-covered bottles.
- thorite
-
noun,
a rare mineral, thorium silicate, ThSiO 4 , occurring in the form of yellow or black crystals.
- tannery
-
noun,
a place where tanning is carried on.
- isation
-
- techno-
-
- Titanic
-
noun,
a British luxury liner that sank after colliding with an iceberg in the North Atlantic on its maiden voyage in April, 1912, with a loss of 1517 lives.
- inanity
-
noun,
lack of sense, significance, or ideas; silliness.
- contras
-
noun,
(often initial capital letter) a member of a counterrevolutionary guerrilla group in Nicaragua.
- contra-
-
- cronies
-
noun,
a close friend or companion; chum.
- tartine
-
noun,
a fancy French open-faced sandwich topped with spreadable ingredients.
- contest
-
noun,
a race, conflict, or other competition between rivals, as for a prize.
- Tartini
-
noun,
Giuseppe [joo-zep-pe] /dʒuˈzɛp pɛ/ (Show IPA), 1692–1770, Italian violinist and composer.
- content
-
noun,
Usually, contents.
something that is contained:
the subjects or topics covered in a book or document.
the chapters or other formal divisions of a book or document:
- tinters
-
noun,
a person who specializes in applying tints or dyes.
- contain
-
verb (used with object),
to hold or include within its volume or area:
- intents
-
noun,
something that is intended; purpose; design; intention:
- tinners
-
noun,
a tinsmith.
- tinnery
-
noun,
tinworks.
- tenancy
-
noun,
a holding, as of lands, by any kind of title; occupancy of land, a house, or the like, under a lease or on payment of rent; tenure.
- tinhorn
-
noun,
someone, especially a gambler, who pretends to be important but actually has little money, influence, or skill.
- constr.
-
- conster
-
verb (used with or without object),
construe.
- ichnite
-
noun,
a fossil footprint.
- interns
-
noun,
a person who is or has been interned; internee.
- consent
-
noun,
permission, approval, or agreement; compliance; acquiescence:
- yatters
-
noun,
chatter; idle talk.
- crinose
-
adjective,
hairy.
- crinite
-
noun,
a fossil crinoid.
- earshot
-
noun,
the range or distance within which a sound, voice, etc., can be heard.
- instant
-
noun,
an infinitesimal or very short space of time; a moment:
- costate
-
adjective,
Anatomy. having ribs.
- tarnish
-
noun,
a tarnished coating.
- Costain
-
noun,
Thomas Bertram, 1885–1965, U.S. novelist, historian, and editor, born in Canada.
- Insecta
-
noun,
the class comprising the insects.
- inshore
-
adverb,
toward the shore:
- cortina
-
noun,
a weblike, often evanescent veil covering the gills or hanging from the cap edge of certain mushrooms, particularly those of genus Cortinarius, and sometimes persisting as a ring or remnant of fibrils around the mushroom stalk.
- inherit
-
verb (used with object),
to take or receive (property, a right, a title, etc.) by succession or will, as an heir:
- cotters
-
noun,
a pin, wedge, key, or the like, fitted or driven into an opening to secure something or hold parts together.
- insnare
-
verb (used with object),
ensnare.
- inertia
-
noun,
inertness, especially with regard to effort, motion, action, and the like; inactivity; sluggishness.
- crayons
-
noun,
a pointed stick or pencil of colored clay, chalk, wax, etc., used for drawing or coloring.
- cretins
-
noun,
a person suffering from cretinism.
- Cornish
-
noun,
the Celtic language of Cornwall, extinct since c1800.
- cranio-
-
- cornets
-
noun,
Music. a valved wind instrument of the trumpet family.
- incites
-
verb (used with object),
to stir, encourage, or urge on; stimulate or prompt to action:
- incisor
-
noun,
any of the four anterior teeth in each jaw, used for cutting and gnawing.
- instate
-
verb (used with object),
to put or place in a certain state or position, as in an office; install.
- corneas
-
noun,
the transparent anterior part of the external coat of the eye covering the iris and the pupil and continuous with the sclera.
- cratons
-
noun,
a relatively rigid and immobile region of continental portions of the earth's crust.
- Corinth
-
noun,
an ancient city in Greece, on the Isthmus of Corinth: one of the wealthiest and most powerful of the ancient Greek cities.
- Coryate
-
noun,
Thomas, 1577–1617, English traveler and author.
- intens.
-
- connate
-
adjective,
existing in a person or thing from birth or origin; inborn:
- iatrics
-
- cinerin
-
noun,
either of two oily, liquid compounds, C 20 H 28 O 3 or C 21 H 28 O 5 , used as insecticides.
- tetanic
-
adjective,
Pathology. pertaining to, of the nature of, or characterized by tetanus.
- citrine
-
noun,
a translucent, yellow variety of quartz, often sold as topaz; false topaz; topaz quartz.
- encinas
-
noun,
the live oak, Quercus virginiana.
- Thraces
-
noun,
an ancient region of varying extent in the E part of the Balkan Peninsula: later a Roman province; now in Bulgaria, Turkey, and Greece.
- citrate
-
noun,
a salt or ester of citric acid.
- tertian
-
noun,
Pathology. a tertian fever.
- titians
-
noun,
(Tiziano Vecellio) c1477–1576, Italian painter.
- Cythera
-
noun,
a Greek island in the Mediterranean, S of Peloponnesus: site of former ancient temple of Aphrodite. 108 sq. mi. (280 sq. km).
- irenics
-
noun,
the branch of theology dealing with the promotion of peace and conciliation among Christian churches.
Compare polemics (def 2).
- honesty
-
noun,
the quality or fact of being honest; uprightness and fairness.
- testacy
-
noun,
the state of being testate.
- cistron
-
noun,
a segment of DNA that encodes for the formation of a specific polypeptide chain; a structural gene.
- citrins
-
noun,
bioflavonoid.
- iris-in
-
noun,
the gradual appearance of an image or scene through an expanding circle.
- cystine
-
noun,
a crystalline amino acid, C 6 H 12 O 4 N 2 S 2 , occurring in most proteins, especially the keratins in hair, wool, and horn, and yielding cysteine on reduction.
- entrain
-
verb (used with object),
to put aboard a train.
- cistern
-
noun,
a reservoir, tank, or container for storing or holding water or other liquid.
- ironies
-
noun,
the use of words to convey a meaning that is the opposite of its literal meaning:
- entrant
-
noun,
a competitor in a contest.
- ironist
-
noun,
a person who uses irony habitually, especially a writer.
- toaster
-
noun,
an instrument or appliance for toasting bread, muffins, etc.
- Cynthia
-
noun,
Artemis: so called from her birth on Mt. Cynthus, on Delos.
- hoarsen
-
verb (used with or without object),
to make or become hoarse.
- enchant
-
verb (used with object),
to subject to magical influence; bewitch:
- tannish
-
adjective,
somewhat tan:
- coniine
-
noun,
a volatile, highly poisonous alkaloid, C 8 H 17 N, constituting the active principle of the poison hemlock.
- throats
-
noun,
the passage from the mouth to the stomach or to the lungs, including the pharynx, esophagus, larynx, and trachea.
- intines
-
noun,
the inner coat of a spore, especially a pollen grain.
- intones
-
verb (used with object),
to utter with a particular tone or voice modulation.
- tension
-
noun,
the act of stretching or straining.
- tensity
-
noun,
the state of being tense; tenseness.
- echino-
-
- intrant
-
noun,
a person who enters (a college, association, etc.); entrant.
- intreat
-
verb (used with or without object),
entreat.
- tithers
-
noun,
a person who gives or pays tithes, as to a church.
- hot-air
-
noun,
empty, exaggerated, or pretentious talk or writing:
- hosiery
-
noun,
stockings or socks of any kind.
- throaty
-
adjective,
produced or modified in the throat, as certain sounds; guttural, husky, or hoarse.
- citrons
-
noun,
a pale-yellow fruit resembling the lemon but larger and with thicker rind, borne by a small tree or large bush, Citrus medica, allied to the lemon and lime.
- coheirs
-
noun,
a joint heir.
- Introit
-
noun,
Roman Catholic Church. a part of a psalm with antiphon recited by the celebrant of the Mass at the foot of the altar and, at High Mass, sung by the choir when the priest begins the Mass.
- ternion
-
noun,
a set or group of three; triad.
- introns
-
noun,
a noncoding segment in a length of DNA that interrupts a gene-coding sequence or nontranslated sequence, the corresponding segment being removed from the RNA copy before transcription.
- threats
-
noun,
a declaration of an intention or determination to inflict punishment, injury, etc., in retaliation for, or conditionally upon, some action or course; menace:
- coaster
-
noun,
a person or thing that coasts.
- enation
-
noun,
a small outgrowth of plant tissue, usually on a leaf, caused by virus infection.
- coarsen
-
verb (used with or without object),
to make or become coarse.
- enchain
-
verb (used with object),
to bind in or as in chain or chains; fetter; restrain:
- tanrecs
-
noun,
tenrec.
- cittern
-
noun,
an old musical instrument related to the guitar, having a flat, pear-shaped soundbox and wire strings.
- Sectary
-
noun,
a member of a particular sect, especially an adherent of a religious body regarded as heretical or schismatic.
- haricot
-
noun,
any plant of the genus Phaseolus, especially P. vulgaris, the kidney bean.
- nectars
-
noun,
the saccharine secretion of a plant, which attracts the insects or birds that pollinate the flower.
- anchory
-
adjective,
ancré.
- shantey
-
noun,
chantey.
- oneiric
-
adjective,
of or relating to dreams.
- sonance
-
noun,
the condition or quality of being sonant.
- onychia
-
noun,
inflammation of the matrix of the nail.
- Onitsha
-
noun,
a city in SW Nigeria, on the Niger River.
- society
-
noun,
an organized group of persons associated together for religious, benevolent, cultural, scientific, political, patriotic, or other purposes.
- oraches
-
noun,
any plant of the genus Atriplex, especially A. hortensis, of the amaranth family, cultivated for use like spinach.
- Cainite
-
noun,
a member of a Gnostic sect that exalted Cain and regarded the God of the Old Testament as responsible for evil.
- rotates
-
adjective,
wheel-shaped: applied especially to a gamopetalous short-tubed corolla with a spreading limb.
- orceins
-
noun,
a red dye, the principal coloring matter of cudbear and orchil, obtained by oxidizing an ammoniacal solution of orcinol.
- cahiers
-
noun,
Bookbinding. a number of sheets of paper or leaves of a book placed together, as for binding.
- aitches
-
noun,
the letter H, h.
- Toryish
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or resembling a Tory.
- Sno-Cat
-
- anchors
-
noun,
any of various devices dropped by a chain, cable, or rope to the bottom of a body of water for preventing or restricting the motion of a vessel or other floating object, typically having broad, hooklike arms that bury themselves in the bottom to provide a firm hold.
- orients
-
noun,
the Orient,
the countries of Asia, especially East Asia.
(formerly) the countries to the E of the Mediterranean.
- snitchy
-
adjective,
cross; ill-tempered.
- ornith-
-
- attorns
-
verb (used with object),
to turn over to another; transfer.
- attires
-
noun,
clothes or apparel, especially rich or splendid garments.
- snatchy
-
adjective,
consisting of, occurring in, or characterized by snatches; spasmodic; irregular.
- ostiary
-
noun,
Also called doorkeeper, porter. Roman Catholic Church.
a member of the lowest-ranking of the four minor orders.
the order itself. Compare acolyte (def 2), exorcist (def 2), lector (def 2).
- ostrich
-
noun,
a large, two-toed, swift-footed flightless bird, Struthio camelus, indigenous to Africa and Arabia, domesticated for its plumage: the largest of living birds.
- canines
-
noun,
a canid, or member of the dog family Canidae.
- octants
-
noun,
the eighth part of a circle.
- atonies
-
noun,
Pathology. lack of tone or energy; muscular weakness, especially in a contractile organ.
- notices
-
noun,
an announcement or intimation of something impending; warning:
- tritone
-
noun,
an interval consisting of three whole tones; an augmented fourth.
- carnies
-
noun,
a person employed by a carnival.
- station
-
noun,
a place or position in which a person or thing is normally located.
- carnets
-
noun,
a customs document allowing an automobile to be driven at no cost across international borders.
- Statice
-
noun,
any of various plants belonging to the genus Limonium, of the leadwort family, having clusters of variously colored flowers that retain their color when dried.
- carneys
-
noun,
carny.
- satinet
-
noun,
a satin-weave fabric made with cotton warp and wool filling, fulled and finished to resemble wool.
- notates
-
verb (used with object),
to note, mark, or set down in a system of notation:
- notches
-
noun,
an angular or V -shaped cut, indentation, or slit in an object, surface, or edge.
- satiety
-
noun,
the state of being satiated; surfeit.
- Tristan
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Tristram.
- starchy
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or of the nature of starch.
- cannery
-
noun,
a factory where foodstuffs, as meat, fish, or fruit are canned.
- trisect
-
verb (used with object),
to divide into three parts, especially into three equal parts.
- Stanton
-
noun,
Edwin McMasters [muh k-mas-terz,, -mah-sterz] /məkˈmæs tərz,, -ˈmɑ stərz/ (Show IPA), 1814–69, U.S. statesman: Secretary of War 1862–67.
- Torenia
-
noun,
any of several plants belonging to the genus Torenia, of the figwort family, native to Africa and Asia, having two-lipped, usually blue or purple flowers.
- stannic
-
adjective,
of or containing tin, especially in the tetravalent state.
- Trinity
-
noun,
Also called Blessed Trinity, Holy Trinity. the union of three persons (Father, Son, and Holy Ghost) in one Godhead, or the threefold personality of the one Divine Being.
- canters
-
noun,
an easy gallop.
- sericin
-
noun,
a gelatinous organic compound that holds the two strands of natural silk together.
- tricots
-
noun,
a warp-knit fabric of various natural or synthetic fibers, as wool, silk, or nylon, having fine vertical ribs on the face and horizontal ribs on the back, used especially for making garments.
- shortie
-
noun,
a person of less than average stature (sometimes used as a disparaging and offensive term of address).
- canonry
-
noun,
the office or benefice of a canon.
- octanes
-
noun,
any of 18 isomeric saturated hydrocarbons having the formula C 8 H 18 , some of which are obtained in the distillation and cracking of petroleum.
- ancient
-
noun,
a person who lived in ancient times.
- atonics
-
noun,
Grammar. an unaccented word, syllable, or sound.
- scanner
-
noun,
a person or thing that scans.
- archons
-
noun,
a higher magistrate in ancient Athens.
- Another
-
pronoun,
one more; an additional one:
- arseno-
-
- Transit
-
noun,
the act or fact of passing across or through; passage from one place to another.
- aristo-
-
- Reynosa
-
noun,
a city in N Tamaulipas, in E Mexico, on the Rio Grande.
- syconia
-
noun,
a multiple fruit developed from a hollow fleshy receptacle containing numerous flowers, as in the fig.
- ricotta
-
noun,
a soft Italian cheese that resembles cottage cheese.
- antero-
-
- Aretino
-
noun,
Pietro [pye-traw] /ˈpyɛ trɔ/ (Show IPA), 1492–1556, Italian satirist and dramatist.
- Anteros
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. a brother of Eros, most often regarded as the avenger of unrequited love.
- treason
-
noun,
the offense of acting to overthrow one's government or to harm or kill its sovereign.
- retains
-
verb (used with object),
to keep possession of.
- artiste
-
noun,
an artist, especially an actor, singer, dancer, or other public performer.
- archit.
-
- archine
-
noun,
arshin.
- anthers
-
noun,
the pollen-bearing part of a stamen.
- Anthony
-
noun,
Antony, Mark.
- richens
-
verb (used with or without object),
to make or become rich or richer.
- retsina
-
noun,
a strong, resinated white or red wine of Greece and Cyprus.
- Rhetian
-
noun,
Raetic.
- Antioch
-
noun,
Arabic Antakiya. Turkish Antakya. a city in S Turkey: capital of the ancient kingdom of Syria 300–64 b.c.
- Antoine
-
noun,
André [ahn-drey] /ɑ̃ˈdreɪ/ (Show IPA), 1858–1943, French theatrical director, manager, and critic.
- shotten
-
adjective,
(of fish, especially herring) having recently ejected the spawn.
- shorten
-
verb (used with object),
to make short or shorter.
- recants
-
verb (used with object),
to withdraw or disavow (a statement, opinion, etc.), especially formally; retract.
- rattons
-
noun,
a rat.
- Rosetta
-
noun,
a town in N Egypt, at a mouth of the Nile.
- trachy-
-
- Roscian
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or involving acting.
- Rosanne
-
noun,
a female given name.
- sirenic
-
adjective,
of or characteristic of a siren; melodious, tempting, or alluring.
- athirst
-
adjective,
having a keen desire; eager (often followed by for):
- atheist
-
noun,
a person who denies or disbelieves the existence of a supreme being or beings.
- Trenton
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of New Jersey, in the W part, on the Delaware River: Washington defeated Hessian troops here 1776.
- shatter
-
noun,
Usually, shatters. fragments made by shattering.
- Sheitan
-
noun,
Ash-Shaytān.
- astrict
-
verb (used with object),
to bind fast; constrain.
- rochets
-
noun,
a vestment of linen or lawn, resembling a surplice, worn especially by bishops and abbots.
- ranches
-
noun,
an establishment maintained for raising livestock under range conditions.
- asinine
-
adjective,
foolish, unintelligent, or silly; stupid:
- tranche
-
noun,
Finance.
one part or division of a larger unit, as of an asset pool or investment:
a group of securities that share a certain characteristic and form part of a larger offering:
- ranchos
-
noun,
a ranch.
- roaches
-
noun,
a cockroach.
- Sinitic
-
noun,
a branch of Sino-Tibetan consisting of the various local languages and dialects whose speakers share literary Chinese as their standard language.
- ratches
-
noun,
a ratchet.
- ratchet
-
noun,
a toothed bar with which a pawl engages.
- ratines
-
noun,
a loosely woven fabric made with nubby or knotty yarns.
- rations
-
noun,
a fixed allowance of provisions or food, especially for soldiers or sailors or for civilians during a shortage:
- Charity
-
noun,
generous actions or donations to aid the poor, ill, or helpless:
- ratites
-
noun,
a bird having a ratite breastbone.
- rattish
-
adjective,
of, pertaining to, characteristic of, or resembling a rat.
- anoints
-
verb (used with object),
to rub or sprinkle on; apply an unguent, ointment, or oily liquid to.
- carnose
-
adjective,
of or relating to flesh; fleshy.
- tricho-
-
- senator
-
noun,
a member of a senate.
- Stentor
-
noun,
(in the Iliad) a Greek herald with a loud voice.
- chanter
-
noun,
a person who chants; singer.
- carotin
-
noun,
carotene.
- chaines
-
noun,
a series of short, usually rapid, turns performed in a straight line across the stage.
- tonners
-
noun,
something having a specified weight in tons (used in combination):
- chantey
-
noun,
a sailors' song, especially one sung in rhythm to work.
- chanson
-
noun,
any of several types of song with French lyrics, occurring from the Middle Ages to the present in a variety of musical styles.
- centro-
-
- niacins
-
noun,
nicotinic acid.
- Acheson
-
noun,
Dean (Gooderham) [goo d-er-ham,, -uh m] /ˈgʊd ərˌhæm,, -əm/ (Show IPA), 1893–1971, U.S. statesman: secretary of state 1949–53.
- centri-
-
- Niteroi
-
noun,
a seaport in and the capital of Rio de Janeiro state, in SE Brazil.
- achiote
-
noun,
annatto.
- noetics
-
noun,
the science of the intellect or of pure thought; reasoning.
- Nicetas
-
noun,
Saint Ignatius (def 2).
- actino-
-
- Scythia
-
noun,
the ancient name of a region in SE Europe and Asia, between the Black and Aral seas.
- Nicosia
-
noun,
a city on and the capital of Cyprus, in the central part.
- chayote
-
noun,
a tropical American vine, Sechium edule, of the gourd family, having triangular leaves and small, white flowers.
- aconite
-
noun,
any plant belonging to the genus Aconitum, of the buttercup family, having irregular flowers usually in loose clusters, including species with poisonous and medicinal properties.
- nitrate
-
noun,
Chemistry. a salt or ester of nitric acid, or any compound containing the univalent group –ONO 2 or NO 3 .
- Scottie
-
noun,
Scottish terrier.
- cations
-
noun,
a positively charged ion that is attracted to the cathode in electrolysis.
- tontine
-
noun,
an annuity scheme in which subscribers share a common fund with the benefit of survivorship, the survivors' shares being increased as the subscribers die, until the whole goes to the last survivor.
- nitrite
-
noun,
Chemistry. a salt or ester of nitrous acid.
- Tonnies
-
noun,
Ferdinand [fer-dee-nahnt] /ˈfɛr diˌnɑnt/ (Show IPA), 1855–1936, German sociologist.
- cattery
-
noun,
a place where cats are kept and bred.
- sterno-
-
- catties
-
noun,
(in China and southeast Asia) a weight equal to about 1½ pounds (680 grams) avoirdupois.
- noncash
-
adjective,
of or constituting financial sources other than cash:
- tritons
-
noun,
a positively-charged particle consisting of a proton and two neutrons, equivalent to the nucleus of an atom of tritium.
- nitchie
-
noun,
a contemptuous term used to refer to a North-American Indian.
- actinon
-
noun,
a chemically inert, gaseous, short-lived isotope of radon that is a member of the actinium series. Symbol: An; atomic number: 86; atomic weight: 219.
- Chariot
-
noun,
a light, two-wheeled vehicle for one person, usually drawn by two horses and driven from a standing position, used in ancient Egypt, Greece, Rome, etc., in warfare, racing, hunting, etc.
- neritic
-
adjective,
of or relating to the region of water lying directly above the sublittoral zone of the sea bottom.
- acetoin
-
noun,
a yellowish, pleasant-smelling liquid, C 4 H 8 O 2 , obtained from various carbohydrates, as glucose, by fermentation: used chiefly in the manufacture of flavors and essences.
- certain
-
Idioms,
for certain, without a doubt; surely:
- T-shirt
-
noun,
a lightweight, usually knitted, pullover shirt, close-fitting and with a round neckline and short sleeves, worn as an undershirt or outer garment.
- stearic
-
adjective,
of or relating to suet or fat.
- norites
-
noun,
a granular igneous rock consisting of a mix of light and dark minerals, the former being calcic plagioclase feldspars, and the latter orthorhombic pyroxenes.
- torches
-
noun,
a light to be carried in the hand, consisting of some combustible substance, as resinous wood, or of twisted flax or the like soaked with tallow or other flammable substance, ignited at the upper end.
- acetins
-
noun,
a colorless, thick, hygroscopic liquid, C 5 H 10 O 4 : used chiefly in the manufacture of explosives.
- sthenic
-
adjective,
sturdy; heavily and strongly built.
- sthenia
-
noun,
strength; excessive vital force.
- scatter
-
noun,
the act of scattering.
- scrinia
-
noun,
a cylindrical container used in ancient Rome to hold papyrus rolls.
- stearin
-
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.
- senhora
-
noun,
a Portuguese term of address equivalent to Mrs., used alone or capitalized and prefixed to the name of a married or older woman. Abbreviation: Sra.
- cashier
-
noun,
an employee, as in a market or department store, who collects payments for customer purchases.
- chantry
-
noun,
an endowment for the singing or saying of Mass for the souls of the founders or of persons named by them.
- stetho-
-
- steato-
-
- stearo-
-
- cattish
-
adjective,
catlike; feline.
- cerato-
-
- Acheron
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. a river in Hades over which Charon ferried the souls of the dead.
- senhor
-
noun,
a Portuguese term of address equivalent to sir or Mr., used alone or capitalized and prefixed to the name of a man. Abbreviation: Sr.
- hecto-
-
- tenson
-
noun,
a Provençal poem taking the form of a dialogue or debate between two rival troubadours.
- terais
-
noun,
a marshy lowland area in N India and S Nepal, between the Ganges and the foothills of the Himalayas.
- Searcy
-
noun,
a city in central Arkansas.
- rochet
-
noun,
a vestment of linen or lawn, resembling a surplice, worn especially by bishops and abbots.
- Shinar
-
noun,
a land mentioned in the Bible, often identified with Sumer.
- Shiner
-
noun,
a person or thing that shines.
- Hector
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. the eldest son of Priam and husband of Andromache: the greatest Trojan hero in the Trojan War, killed by Achilles.
- search
-
noun,
the act of searching; careful examination or investigation:
an instance of this:
- tenths
-
noun,
one of ten equal parts, especially of one (1/10).
- hennas
-
noun,
an Asian shrub or small tree, Lawsonia inermis, of the loosestrife family, having elliptic leaves and fragrant flowers.
- Senior
-
noun,
a person who is older than another.
- henrys
-
noun,
the standard unit of inductance in the International System of Units (SI), formally defined to be the inductance of a closed circuit in which an electromotive force of one volt is produced when the electric current in the circuit varies uniformly at a rate of one ampere per second. Abbreviation: H.
- Shiite
-
noun,
a member of one of the two great religious divisions of Islam that regards Ali, the son-in-law of Muhammad, as the legitimate successor of Muhammad, and disregards the three caliphs who succeeded him.
- yachts
-
noun,
a vessel used for private cruising, racing, or other noncommercial purposes.
- tensor
-
noun,
Anatomy. a muscle that stretches or tightens some part of the body.
- scanty
-
noun,
scanties, very brief underpants, especially for women.
- hearts
-
noun,
Anatomy. a hollow, pumplike organ of blood circulation, composed mainly of rhythmically contractile smooth muscle, located in the chest between the lungs and slightly to the left and consisting of four chambers: a right atrium that receives blood returning from the body via the superior and inferior vena cavae, a right ventricle that pumps the blood through the pulmonary artery to the lungs for oxygenation, a left atrium that receives the oxygenated blood via the pulmonary veins and passes it through the mitral valve, and a left ventricle that pumps the oxygenated blood, via the aorta, throughout the body.
- hasten
-
verb (used with object),
to cause to hasten; accelerate:
- haters
-
noun,
a person who has an intense dislike for another person or thing (often used in combination):
- Richie
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Richard.
- Richet
-
noun,
Charles Robert [sharl raw-ber] /ʃarl rɔˈbɛr/ (Show IPA), 1850–1935, French physician: Nobel prize 1913.
- theirn
-
pronoun,
theirs.
- riches
-
noun,
(used with a plural verb) rich persons collectively (usually preceded by the):
- theirs
-
noun,
any male person or animal; a man:
- Hastie
-
noun,
William Henry, 1904–76, U.S. jurist: first black judge of the U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals.
- yearns
-
verb (used without object),
to have an earnest or strong desire; long:
- tenant
-
noun,
a person or group that rents and occupies land, a house, an office, or the like, from another for a period of time; lessee.
- Yentai
-
noun,
Wade-Giles. Yantai.
- richen
-
verb (used with or without object),
to make or become rich or richer.
- yentas
-
noun,
a person, especially a woman, who is a busybody or gossip.
- thenar
-
noun,
the fleshy mass of the outer side of the palm of the hand.
- shoran
-
noun,
a system for aircraft navigation in which two signals sent from an aircraft are received and answered by two fixed transponders, the round-trip times of the signals enabling the navigator to determine the aircraft's position.
- taters
-
noun,
potato.
- sector
-
noun,
Geometry. a plane figure bounded by two radii and the included arc of a circle.
- taster
-
noun,
a person who tastes, especially one skilled in distinguishing the qualities of liquors, tea, etc., by the taste.
- Seyhan
-
noun,
Adana.
- ichors
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. an ethereal fluid flowing in the veins of the gods.
- tenons
-
noun,
a projection formed on the end of a timber or the like for insertion into a mortise of the same dimensions.
- yatter
-
noun,
chatter; idle talk.
- hearty
-
noun,
a brave or good fellow, especially with reference to a shipmate.
- shinny
-
noun,
a simple variety of hockey, played with a ball, block of wood, or the like, and clubs curved at one end.
- tennis
-
noun,
a game played on a rectangular court by two players or two pairs of players equipped with rackets, in which a ball is driven back and forth over a low net that divides the court in half.
- iatric
-
adjective,
of or relating to a physician or medicine; medical.
- Hearst
-
noun,
William Randolph, 1863–1951, U.S. editor and publisher.
- heriot
-
noun,
a feudal service or tribute, originally of borrowed military equipment and later of a chattel, due to the lord on the death of a tenant.
- iatro-
-
- Shinto
-
noun,
Also, Shintoism. the native religion of Japan, primarily a system of nature and ancestor worship.
- ricins
-
noun,
a white, poisonous, protein powder from the bean of the castor-oil plant.
- thecia
-
noun,
hymenium.
- shirty
-
adjective,
bad-tempered; irritable; cranky.
- Hattic
-
adjective,
of or relating to the Hatti.
- tenias
-
noun,
taenia.
- shitty
-
adjective,
inferior or contemptible.
- senary
-
adjective,
of or relating to the number six.
- secant
-
noun,
Geometry. an intersecting line, especially one intersecting a curve at two or more points.
- hatter
-
noun,
a maker or seller of hats.
- Henson
-
noun,
Jim (James Maury Henson) 1936–90, U.S. puppeteer: creator of the Muppets.
- Hornie
-
noun,
Satan.
- terat-
-
- set-in
-
adjective,
made separately and placed within another unit.
- santir
-
noun,
a Persian musical instrument resembling a dulcimer.
- sanity
-
noun,
the state of being sane; soundness of mind.
- saithe
-
noun,
pollock.
- sacro-
-
- scatty
-
adjective,
scatterbrained.
- sachet
-
noun,
a small bag, case, or pad containing perfuming powder or the like, placed among handkerchiefs, lingerie, etc., to impart a pleasant scent.
- Tethys
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. a Titan, a daughter of Uranus and Gaea, the wife of Oceanus and mother of the Oceanids and river gods.
- hiero-
-
- Thayer
-
noun,
Sylvanus, 1785–1872, U.S. army officer and educator.
- Sennar
-
noun,
a region in the E Sudan between the White and Blue Nile rivers, S of Khartoum: a former kingdom.
- hoarse
-
adjective,
having a vocal tone characterized by weakness of intensity and excessive breathiness; husky:
- set-to
-
noun,
a usually brief, sharp fight or argument.
- tetchy
-
adjective,
irritable; touchy.
- scythe
-
noun,
an agricultural implement consisting of a long, curving blade fastened at an angle to a handle, for cutting grass, grain, etc., by hand.
- Hoenir
-
noun,
a god, one of the Aesir, companion of Odin and Loki, hostage to the Vanir.
- sarco-
-
- histo-
-
- rotten
-
adjective,
decomposing or decaying; putrid; tainted, foul, or bad-smelling.
- scathe
-
noun,
hurt, harm, or injury.
- Hinton
-
noun,
Christopher, Baron Hinton of Bankside, 1901–1983, British nuclear engineer.
- tetra-
-
- Senora
-
noun,
a Spanish term of address equivalent to Mrs., used alone or capitalized and prefixed to the name of a married or older woman. Abbreviation: Sra.
- satori
-
noun,
sudden enlightenment.
- tetras
-
noun,
any of several tropical, freshwater fishes of the family Characidae, often kept in aquariums.
- sennit
-
noun,
a flat, braided cordage, formed by plaiting strands of rope yarn or other fiber, used as small stuff aboard ships.
- satire
-
noun,
the use of irony, sarcasm, ridicule, or the like, in exposing, denouncing, or deriding vice, folly, etc.
- Sarnen
-
noun,
a town in and the capital of Obwalden, in central Switzerland, E of Bern.
- satiny
-
adjective,
satinlike; smooth; glossy.
- scato-
-
- hyeto-
-
- sentry
-
noun,
a soldier stationed at a place to stand guard and prevent the passage of unauthorized persons, watch for fires, etc., especially a sentinel stationed at a pass, gate, opening in a defense work, or the like.
- Sarton
-
noun,
May, 1912–95, U.S. poet, novelist, and playwright.
- Sarthe
-
noun,
a department in NW France. 2411 sq. mi. (6245 sq. km). Capital: Le Mans.
- hieron
-
noun,
(in ancient Greece) a temple or a sacred place.
- rottes
-
noun,
rote2 .
- shanny
-
noun,
a scaleless blenny, Blennius pholis, living in waters along the coast of Europe, having an olive-green body marked with dark spots.
- hottie
-
noun,
a sexually attractive person.
- rosace
-
noun,
rosette (def 3).
- hornet
-
noun,
any large, stinging paper wasp of the family Vespidae, as Vespa crabro (giant hornet) introduced into the U.S. from Europe, or Vespula maculata (bald-faced hornet or white-faced hornet) of North America.
- Rosita
-
noun,
a female given name, Spanish form of Rose.
- heroic
-
noun,
Usually, heroics. heroic verse.
- Rosina
-
noun,
a female given name, Italian form of Rose.
- Sharon
-
noun,
Ariel, 1928–2014, Israeli military and political leader; prime minister 2001–06.
- Horsey
-
adjective,
horsy.
- Hosein
-
noun,
Hussein (def 1).
- Horney
-
noun,
Karen, 1885–1952, U.S. psychiatrist and author, born in Germany.
- hosier
-
noun,
a person who makes or deals in hose or stockings or goods knitted or woven like hose.
- Ronnie
-
noun,
a male or female given name, form of Ronald or Veronica.
- hernia
-
noun,
the protrusion of an organ or tissue through an opening in its surrounding walls, especially in the abdominal region.
- shicer
-
noun,
Slang. a swindler.
- scrota
-
noun,
the pouch of skin that contains the testes.
- Hotien
-
noun,
Wade-Giles. Hotan.
- hotter
-
noun,
the hots, Slang. intense sexual desire or attraction.
- seniti
-
noun,
a bronze or brass coin and monetary unit of Tonga, the 100th part of a pa'anga.
- shanty
-
noun,
a crudely built hut, cabin, or house.
- Hestia
-
noun,
the ancient Greek goddess of the hearth.
- honans
-
noun,
Wade-Giles. Henan.
- thanes
-
noun,
Early English History. a member of any of several aristocratic classes of men ranking between earls and ordinary freemen, and granted lands by the king or by lords for military service.
- tetany
-
noun,
a state marked by severe, intermittent tonic contractions and muscular pain, due to abnormal calcium metabolism.
- teston
-
noun,
a former silver coin of France, equal at various times to between 10 and 14½ sols, bearing on the obverse a bust of the reigning king.
- scoria
-
noun,
Metallurgy. the refuse, dross, or slag left after melting or smelting metal; scum.
- Scoter
-
noun,
any of the large diving ducks of the genus Melanitta, inhabiting northern parts of the Northern Hemisphere.
- Scotia
-
noun,
a deep concave molding between two fillets, as in the Attic base.
- shanti
-
noun,
peace.
- Thanet
-
noun,
Octave [ok-tiv,, -teyv] /ˈɒk tɪv,, -teɪv/ (Show IPA) pen name of Alice French.
- Heroin
-
noun,
a white, crystalline, narcotic powder, C 21 H 23 NO 5 , derived from morphine, formerly used as an analgesic and sedative: manufacture and importation of heroin are now controlled by federal law in the U.S. because of the danger of addiction.
- honeys
-
noun,
a sweet, viscid fluid produced by bees from the nectar collected from flowers, and stored in nests or hives as food.
- honest
-
adjective,
honorable in principles, intentions, and actions; upright and fair:
- rotate
-
adjective,
wheel-shaped: applied especially to a gamopetalous short-tubed corolla with a spreading limb.
- Scotti
-
noun,
Antonio [ahn-taw-nyaw] /ɑnˈtɔ nyɔ/ (Show IPA), 1866–1936, Italian baritone.
- Horace
-
noun,
(Quintus Horatius Flaccus) 65–8 b.c, Roman poet and satirist.
- Scotty
-
noun,
(often lowercase) Informal. a Scot; Scotsman or Scotswoman.
- Horite
-
noun,
an ancient people of Edom living in the region of the Dead Sea, possibly identical with the Hurrians.
- shorty
-
noun,
a person of less than average stature (sometimes used as a disparaging and offensive term of address).
- ratite
-
noun,
a bird having a ratite breastbone.
- rhotic
-
noun,
a rhotic sound.
- nonets
-
noun,
a group of nine performers or instruments.
- stator
-
noun,
Electricity, Machinery. a portion of a machine that remains fixed with respect to rotating parts, especially the collection of stationary parts in the magnetic circuits of a machine.
Compare rotor (def 1).
- isatin
-
noun,
a yellowish-red or orange, crystalline, water-soluble solid, C 8 H 5 NO 2 , used chiefly in the synthesis of vat dyes.
- norths
-
noun,
a cardinal point of the compass, lying in the plane of the meridian and to the left of a person facing the rising sun. Abbreviation: N.
- norite
-
noun,
a granular igneous rock consisting of a mix of light and dark minerals, the former being calcic plagioclase feldspars, and the latter orthorhombic pyroxenes.
- Ischia
-
noun,
an Italian island in the Tyrrhenian Sea, W of Naples: earthquake 1883. 18 sq. mi. (47 sq. km).
- Ishtar
-
noun,
the Assyrian and Babylonian goddess of love and war, identified with the Phoenician Astarte, the Semitic Ashtoreth, and the Sumerian Inanna.
- Tahiti
-
noun,
the principal island of the Society Islands, in the S Pacific. 402 sq. mi. (1041 sq. km). Capital: Papeete.
- norias
-
noun,
a device consisting of a series of buckets on a wheel, used in Spain and the East for raising water.
- nonces
-
noun,
the present, or immediate, occasion or purpose (usually used in the phrase for the nonce).
- Irtysh
-
noun,
a river in central Asia, flowing NW from the Altai Mountains in China through NE Kazakhstan and the Russian Federation to the Ob River. About 1840 miles (2960 km) long.
- isotac
-
noun,
a line drawn on a map connecting all points where ice starts to melt at approximately the same period in spring.
- nonary
-
noun,
a number in a nonary system.
- stench
-
noun,
an offensive smell or odor; stink.
- no-hit
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or noting a game in which a pitcher allows no base hits to the opposing team:
- steno-
-
- Noetic
-
adjective,
of or relating to the mind.
- noctis
-
adjective,
(in prescriptions) of the night.
- nocti-
-
- nocent
-
adjective,
harmful; injurious.
- tainos
-
noun,
a member of an extinct Arawakan Indian tribe of the West Indies.
- nosher
-
noun,
Informal. a person who snacks, especially one who does so often or continuously.
- Istria
-
noun,
a peninsula at the N end of the Adriatic, in SW Slovenia and W Croatia.
- notice
-
noun,
an announcement or intimation of something impending; warning:
- Stacey
-
noun,
a male or female given name.
- stacte
-
noun,
one of the sweet spices used in the holy incense of the ancient Hebrews. Ex. 30:34.
- oaters
-
noun,
a movie, television show, etc., about the frontier days of the U.S. West; western; horse opera.
- stance
-
noun,
the position or bearing of the body while standing:
- stanch
-
noun,
Also called flash-lock, navigation weir. a lock that, after being partially emptied, is opened suddenly to send a boat over a shallow place with a rush of water.
- tannic
-
adjective,
Chemistry. of, relating to, or derived from tan or tannin.
- starch
-
noun,
a white, tasteless, solid carbohydrate, (C 6 H 10 O 5) n , occurring in the form of minute granules in the seeds, tubers, and other parts of plants, and forming an important constituent of rice, corn, wheat, beans, potatoes, and many other vegetable foods.
- Tanner
-
noun,
a person whose occupation it is to tan hides.
- stater
-
noun,
any of various gold or silver or electrum coin units or coins of the ancient Greek states or cities.
- nother
-
adjective,
Informal. a whole nother, an entirely different; a whole other.
- ironic
-
adjective,
using words to convey a meaning that is the opposite of its literal meaning; containing or exemplifying irony:
- tanist
-
noun,
the successor apparent to a Celtic chief, usually the oldest or worthiest of his kin, chosen by election among the tribe during the chief's lifetime.
- irenic
-
adjective,
tending to promote peace or reconciliation; peaceful or conciliatory.
- static
-
noun,
Electricity.
static or atmospheric electricity.
interference due to such electricity.
- notate
-
verb (used with object),
to note, mark, or set down in a system of notation:
- notary
-
noun,
notary public.
- iritis
-
noun,
inflammation of the iris of the eye.
- Taisho
-
noun,
the designation of the period of the reign of Emperor Yoshihito, 1912–26.
- taints
-
noun,
a trace of something bad, offensive, or harmful.
- irones
-
noun,
a colorless liquid of isomeric, unsaturated ketones, C 14 H 22 O, obtained from orris root: used in perfumery for its odor of violets.
- tahini
-
noun,
a paste made of ground sesame seeds.
- steric
-
adjective,
of or relating to the spatial relationships of atoms in a molecule.
- ochers
-
noun,
any of a class of natural earths, mixtures of hydrated oxide of iron with various earthy materials, ranging in color from pale yellow to orange and red, and used as pigments.
- niacin
-
noun,
nicotinic acid.
- niches
-
noun,
an ornamental recess in a wall or the like, usually semicircular in plan and arched, as for a statue or other decorative object.
- nasion
-
noun,
the intersection of the internasal suture with the nasofrontal suture in the midsagittal plane.
- nicety
-
noun,
a delicate or fine point; punctilio:
- nastic
-
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.
- nation
-
noun,
a large body of people, associated with a particular territory, that is sufficiently conscious of its unity to seek or to possess a government peculiarly its own:
- natron
-
noun,
a mineral, hydrated sodium carbonate, Na 2 CO 3 ⋅10H 2 O.
- stythe
-
noun,
chokedamp.
- stithy
-
noun,
an anvil.
- natter
-
noun,
a conversation; chat.
- nycti-
-
- strath
-
noun,
a wide valley.
- stoney
-
adjective,
stony.
- Nestor
-
noun,
the oldest and wisest of the Greeks in the Trojan War and a king of Pylos.
- stoner
-
noun,
Slang. a person who is habitually high on drugs, especially marijuana, or alcohol; a person who is usually stoned.
- Nernst
-
noun,
Walther Herman [vahl-tuh r her-mahn] /ˈvɑl tər ˈhɛr mɑn/ (Show IPA), 1864–1941, German physicist and chemist: Nobel Prize in chemistry 1920.
- Strait
-
noun,
Often, straits. (used with a singular verb) a narrow passage of water connecting two large bodies of water.
- Strain
-
noun,
any force or pressure tending to alter shape, cause a fracture, etc.
- necro-
-
- nectar
-
noun,
the saccharine secretion of a plant, which attracts the insects or birds that pollinate the flower.
- Nicias
-
noun,
died 413 b.c, Athenian statesman and general.
- narcos
-
noun,
narc.
- itches
-
noun,
the sensation of itching.
- nachos
-
noun,
a snack or appetizer consisting of a small piece of tortilla topped with cheese, hot peppers, etc., and broiled.
- nitro-
-
- nitric
-
adjective,
containing nitrogen, usually in the pentavalent state.
- nitres
-
noun,
niter.
- nitons
-
noun,
(formerly) radon. Symbol: Nt.
- tacho-
-
- niters
-
noun,
potassium nitrate.
- yttria
-
noun,
a white, water-insoluble powder, Y 2 O 3 , used chiefly in incandescent gas and acetylene mantles.
- nitery
-
noun,
a nightclub.
- tachy-
-
- ninths
-
noun,
a ninth part, especially of one (1/9).
- narco-
-
- Strine
-
noun,
Australian English.
- nances
-
noun,
Offensive. an effeminate male.
- ninety
-
noun,
a cardinal number, ten times nine.
- Styria
-
noun,
a province in SE Austria: formerly a duchy. 6327 sq. mi. (16,385 sq. km). Capital: Graz.
- stitch
-
noun,
one complete movement of a threaded needle through a fabric or material such as to leave behind it a single loop or portion of thread, as in sewing, embroidery, or the surgical closing of wounds.
- Nantes
-
noun,
a seaport in and the capital of Loire-Atlantique, in W France, at the mouth of the Loire River.
- Naoise
-
noun,
the husband of Deirdre and a nephew of Conchobar, by whom he was treacherously killed.
- strict
-
adjective,
characterized by or acting in close conformity to requirements or principles:
- nycto-
-
- tanrec
-
noun,
tenrec.
- ionics
-
noun,
Prosody. an Ionic foot, verse, or meter.
- rhyton
-
noun,
an ancient Greek drinking horn, made of pottery or metal, having a base in the form of the head of a woman or animal.
- ratton
-
noun,
a rat.
- rectos
-
- recti-
-
- recons
-
noun,
reconnaissance.
- recast
-
noun,
a recasting.
- recant
-
verb (used with object),
to withdraw or disavow (a statement, opinion, etc.), especially formally; retract.
- reason
-
noun,
a basis or cause, as for some belief, action, fact, event, etc.:
- re-act
-
verb (used with object),
to act or perform again.
- innate
-
adjective,
existing in one from birth; inborn; native:
- insane
-
adjective,
not sane; not of sound mind; mentally deranged.
- sienna
-
noun,
a ferruginous earth used as a yellowish-brown pigment (raw sienna) or, after roasting in a furnace, as a reddish-brown pigment (burnt sienna)
- insect
-
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.
- insert
-
noun,
something inserted or to be inserted.
- ration
-
noun,
a fixed allowance of provisions or food, especially for soldiers or sailors or for civilians during a shortage:
- ratine
-
noun,
a loosely woven fabric made with nubby or knotty yarns.
- sinner
-
noun,
a person who sins; transgressor.
- sinter
-
noun,
siliceous or calcareous matter deposited by springs, as that formed around the vent of a geyser.
- rancho
-
noun,
a ranch.
- Ranchi
-
noun,
a city in and capital of Jharkhand state, in E India.
- instar
-
noun,
an insect in any one of its periods of postembryonic growth between molts.
- tarots
-
noun,
any of a set of 22 playing cards bearing allegorical representations, used for fortunetelling and as trump cards in tarok.
- renins
-
noun,
a proteolytic enzyme secreted by the kidneys that is involved in the release of angiotensin.
- rayons
-
noun,
a regenerated, semisynthetic textile filament made from cellulose, cotton linters, or wood chips by treating these with caustic soda and carbon disulfide and passing the resultant solution, viscose, through spinnerets.
- incase
-
verb (used with object),
encase.
- inanes
-
noun,
something that is empty or void, especially the void of infinite space.
- rhinos
-
noun,
a rhinoceros.
- inarch
-
verb (used with object),
to graft by uniting a growing branch to a stock without separating the branch from its parent stock.
- rhino-
-
- Rhines
-
noun,
Joseph Banks, 1895–1980, U.S. psychologist: pioneer in parapsychology.
- rhenic
-
adjective,
of or containing rhenium.
- tarso-
-
- Rheita
-
noun,
a crater in the fourth quadrant of the face of the moon: about 42 miles (68 km) in diameter.
- Shrine
-
noun,
a building or other shelter, often of a stately or sumptuous character, enclosing the remains or relics of a saint or other holy person and forming an object of religious veneration and pilgrimage.
- incest
-
noun,
sexual intercourse between closely related persons.
- Renton
-
noun,
a city in W Washington, near Seattle.
- retina
-
noun,
the innermost coat of the posterior part of the eyeball that receives the image produced by the lens, is continuous with the optic nerve, and consists of several layers, one of which contains the rods and cones that are sensitive to light.
- incher
-
noun,
something that has or is associated with a height or length of an inch or a specified number of inches (often used in combination):
- inches
-
noun,
a unit of length, 1/12 (0.0833) foot, equivalent to 2.54 centimeters.
- Inchon
-
noun,
a seaport in W South Korea.
- retain
-
verb (used with object),
to keep possession of.
- incise
-
verb (used with object),
to cut into; cut marks, figures, etc., upon.
- Reston
-
noun,
James (Barrett) ("Scotty") 1909–1995, U.S. journalist, born in Scotland.
- Sicyon
-
noun,
an ancient city in S Greece, near Corinth.
- incite
-
verb (used with object),
to stir, encourage, or urge on; stimulate or prompt to action:
- raisin
-
noun,
a grape of any of various sweet varieties dried in the sun or by artificial means, often used in cookery.
- Sirach
-
noun,
Son of, Jesus (def 2).
- ochrea
-
noun,
ocrea.
- sonnet
-
noun,
Prosody. a poem, properly expressive of a single, complete thought, idea, or sentiment, of 14 lines, usually in iambic pentameter, with rhymes arranged according to one of certain definite schemes, being in the strict or Italian form divided into a major group of 8 lines (the octave) followed by a minor group of 6 lines (the sestet), and in a common English form into 3 quatrains followed by a couplet.
- Orchis
-
noun,
any orchid.
- orcein
-
noun,
a red dye, the principal coloring matter of cudbear and orchil, obtained by oxidizing an ammoniacal solution of orcinol.
- snotty
-
adjective,
Vulgar. of or relating to snot.
- intine
-
noun,
the inner coat of a spore, especially a pollen grain.
- orates
-
verb (used with or without object),
to deliver an oration; speak pompously; declaim.
- intone
-
verb (used with object),
to utter with a particular tone or voice modulation.
- intra-
-
- sonant
-
noun,
a speech sound that by itself makes a syllable or subordinates to itself the other sounds in the syllable; a syllabic sound (opposed to consonant).
- oyster
-
noun,
any of several edible, marine, bivalve mollusks of the family Ostreidae, having an irregularly shaped shell, occurring on the bottom or adhering to rocks or other objects in shallow water.
- octets
-
noun,
a company of eight singers or musicians.
- Orient
-
noun,
the Orient,
the countries of Asia, especially East Asia.
(formerly) the countries to the E of the Mediterranean.
- intro.
-
- octant
-
noun,
the eighth part of a circle.
- Octans
-
noun,
the Octant, a southern constellation that contains the south celestial pole.
- intron
-
noun,
a noncoding segment in a length of DNA that interrupts a gene-coding sequence or nontranslated sequence, the corresponding segment being removed from the RNA copy before transcription.
- intros
-
noun,
an introduction.
- octane
-
noun,
any of 18 isomeric saturated hydrocarbons having the formula C 8 H 18 , some of which are obtained in the distillation and cracking of petroleum.
- sortie
-
noun,
a rapid movement of troops from a besieged place to attack the besiegers.
- ochres
-
noun,
any of a class of natural earths, mixtures of hydrated oxide of iron with various earthy materials, ranging in color from pale yellow to orange and red, and used as pigments.
- Ionian
-
noun,
a member of one of the four main divisions of the prehistoric Greeks who invaded the Greek mainland and, after the Dorian invasions, emigrated to the Aegean islands and the coast of Asia Minor.
Compare Achaean (def 5), Aeolian2 (def 2), Dorian1 (def 2).
- inters
-
verb (used with object),
to place (a dead body) in a grave or tomb; bury.
- ornate
-
adjective,
elaborately or sumptuously adorned, often excessively or showily so:
- instr.
-
- Syriac
-
noun,
a form of Aramaic used by various Eastern Churches.
- intact
-
adjective,
not altered, broken, or impaired; remaining uninjured, sound, or whole; untouched; unblemished:
- Raetic
-
noun,
an extinct language of uncertain affinities that was spoken in Rhaetia and written with the Etruscan alphabet.
- racons
-
noun,
radar beacon.
- racist
-
noun,
a person who believes in racism, the doctrine that one's own racial group is superior or that a particular racial group is inferior to the others.
- Racine
-
noun,
Jean Baptiste [zhahn ba-teest] /ʒɑ̃ baˈtist/ (Show IPA), 1639–99, French dramatist.
- Sirena
-
noun,
a female given name.
- intent
-
noun,
something that is intended; purpose; design; intention:
- rachis
-
noun,
Botany.
the axis of an inflorescence when somewhat elongated, as in a raceme.
(in a pinnately compound leaf or frond) the prolongation of the petiole along which the leaflets are disposed.
any of various axial structures.
- inter.
-
- Syrian
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Syria.
- snitch
-
noun,
Also called snitcher. an informer.
- ottars
-
noun,
attar (def 1).
- otitis
-
noun,
inflammation of the ear.
- sit-in
-
noun,
any organized protest in which a group of people peacefully occupy and refuse to leave a premises:
- others
-
noun,
the other one:
- sitten
-
verb,
past participle of sit1 .
- intern
-
noun,
a person who is or has been interned; internee.
- Sitter
-
noun,
a person who sits.
- Osetic
-
adjective, noun,
Ossetic.
- oscine
-
noun,
an oscine bird.
- Storey
-
noun,
story2 .
- hyenas
-
noun,
a doglike carnivore of the family Hyaenidae, of Africa, southwestern Asia, and south central Asia, having a coarse coat, a sloping back, and large teeth and feeding chiefly on carrion, often in packs.
- Tyrian
-
adjective,
of or relating to ancient Tyre or its people.
- antho-
-
- chesty
-
adjective,
having a well-developed chest or bosom.
- attorn
-
verb (used with object),
to turn over to another; transfer.
- tortes
-
noun,
a rich cake, especially one containing little or no flour, usually made with eggs and ground nuts or bread crumbs.
- tinct.
-
- tincts
-
noun,
tint; tinge; coloring.
- Easton
-
noun,
a city in E Pennsylvania, on the Delaware River.
- corita
-
noun,
a boat resembling a large, woven basket, used by Indians of the southwestern U.S.
- Chiayi
-
noun,
Chiai.
- Tishri
-
noun,
the first month of the Jewish calendar.
- cannot
-
verb,
a form of ·can not.
- cornea
-
noun,
the transparent anterior part of the external coat of the eye covering the iris and the pupil and continuous with the sclera.
- anther
-
noun,
the pollen-bearing part of a stamen.
- earths
-
noun,
(often initial capital letter) the planet third in order from the sun, having an equatorial diameter of 7926 miles (12,755 km) and a polar diameter of 7900 miles (12,714 km), a mean distance from the sun of 92.9 million miles (149.6 million km), and a period of revolution of 365.26 days, and having one satellite.
- earthy
-
adjective,
of the nature of or consisting of earth or soil.
- Cannes
-
noun,
a city in SE France, on the Mediterranean Sea: resort; annual film festival.
- cherts
-
noun,
a compact rock consisting essentially of microcrystalline quartz.
- chines
-
noun,
a ravine formed in rock by the action of running water.
- chinos
-
noun,
a tough, twilled cotton cloth used for uniforms, sports clothes, etc.
- cyano-
-
- tinner
-
noun,
a tinsmith.
- Antons
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Anthony.
- Antony
-
noun,
Mark (Marcus Antonius) 83?–30 b.c, Roman general: friend of Caesar; member of the second triumvirate and rival of Octavian.
- Chino-
-
- canine
-
noun,
a canid, or member of the dog family Canidae.
- tineas
-
noun,
any of several skin diseases caused by fungi; ringworm.
- Canyon
-
noun,
a deep valley with steep sides, often with a stream flowing through it.
- chinas
-
noun,
a translucent ceramic material, biscuit-fired at a high temperature, its glaze fired at a low temperature.
- Chinan
-
noun,
Jinan.
- CORNET
-
noun,
Music. a valved wind instrument of the trumpet family.
- nacres
-
noun,
mother-of-pearl.
- canner
-
noun,
a person who cans meat, fruit, etc., for preservation.
- titans
-
noun,
Classical Mythology.
any of the sons of Uranus and Gaea, including Coeus, Crius, Cronus, Hyperion, Iapetus, and Oceanus.
Also, Titaness. any of the sisters of these, including Mnemosyne, Phoebe, Rhea, Tethys, Themis, and Thia.
any of the offspring of the children of Uranus and Gaea.
- tie-in
-
noun,
an arrangement or campaign whereby related products are promoted, marketed, or sold together:
- trains
-
noun,
Railroads. a self-propelled, connected group of rolling stock.
- enacts
-
verb (used with object),
to make into an act or statute:
- aniso-
-
- thrice
-
adverb,
three times, as in succession; on three occasions or in three ways.
- toasty
-
adjective,
comfortably or cozily warm.
- Connie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Constance.
- charts
-
noun,
a sheet exhibiting information in tabular form.
- Ashton
-
noun,
Sir Frederick (William) 1906–1988, English dancer and choreographer, born in Ecuador.
- conies
-
noun,
the fur of a rabbit, especially when dyed to simulate Hudson seal.
- Trento
-
noun,
Italian name of Trent.
- anyone
-
pronoun,
any person at all; anybody:
- Charon
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. the ferryman who conveyed the souls of the dead across the Styx.
- trans.
-
- attire
-
noun,
clothes or apparel, especially rich or splendid garments.
- Encina
-
noun,
the live oak, Quercus virginiana.
- Canton
-
noun,
a small territorial district, especially one of the states of the Swiss confederation.
- throat
-
noun,
the passage from the mouth to the stomach or to the lungs, including the pharynx, esophagus, larynx, and trachea.
- chaser
-
noun,
a person or thing that chases or pursues.
- contr.
-
- annoys
-
noun,
Archaic. an annoyance.
- toners
-
noun,
a person or thing that tones.
- trench
-
noun,
Fortification. a long, narrow excavation in the ground, the earth from which is thrown up in front to serve as a shelter from enemy fire or attack.
- contin
-
- anoint
-
verb (used with object),
to rub or sprinkle on; apply an unguent, ointment, or oily liquid to.
- cheats
-
noun,
a person who acts dishonestly, deceives, or defrauds:
- contes
-
plural,
Trademark. a brand of crayon made of graphite and clay, usually in black, red, or brown.
- chatty
-
adjective,
characterized by friendly and informal talk or writing, often about minor or personal matters:
- Annecy
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Haute-Savoie, in SE France.
- Ticino
-
noun,
a canton in S Switzerland. 1086 sq. mi. (2813 sq. km). Capital: Bellinzona.
- Canter
-
noun,
an easy gallop.
- chaton
-
noun,
Also called chaton foil. an imitation gem of paste that has its pavilion backed with metal foil or silver to reflect light.
- chaste
-
adjective,
refraining from sexual intercourse that is regarded as contrary to morality or religion; virtuous.
- throne
-
noun,
the chair or seat occupied by a sovereign, bishop, or other exalted personage on ceremonial occasions, usually raised on a dais and covered with a canopy.
- ashore
-
adverb,
to the shore; onto the shore:
- aseity
-
noun,
existence originating from and having no source other than itself.
- antres
-
noun,
a cavern; cave.
- encyst
-
verb (used with or without object),
to enclose or become enclosed in a cyst.
- chorea
-
noun,
any of several diseases of the nervous system characterized by jerky, involuntary movements, chiefly of the face and extremities.
- Cretan
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Crete.
- cretin
-
noun,
a person suffering from cretinism.
- Artois
-
noun,
a former province in N France: artesian wells.
- Coster
-
noun,
costermonger.
- chori-
-
- chores
-
noun,
a small or odd job; routine task.
- chrys-
-
- aroint
-
verb (imperative),
begone:
- cryst.
-
- ariose
-
adjective,
characterized by melody; songlike.
- Crista
-
noun,
a crest or ridge.
- ascent
-
noun,
an act of ascending; upward movement; a rising movement:
- COSTAR
-
noun,
a performer, especially an actor or actress, who shares star billing with another.
- trance
-
noun,
a half-conscious state, seemingly between sleeping and waking, in which ability to function voluntarily may be suspended.
- Chosen
-
noun,
elect.
- artist
-
noun,
a person who produces works in any of the arts that are primarily subject to aesthetic criteria.
- caters
-
verb (used with object),
to provide food and service for:
- arshin
-
noun,
a Russian unit of length equal to 28 inches (71 cm).
- cahier
-
noun,
Bookbinding. a number of sheets of paper or leaves of a book placed together, as for binding.
- cottas
-
noun,
a surplice.
- Cotter
-
noun,
a pin, wedge, key, or the like, fitted or driven into an opening to secure something or hold parts together.
- arsino
-
adjective,
containing the arsino group.
- arsine
-
noun,
Also called arseniuretted hydrogen. a colorless, flammable, slightly water-soluble gas, AsH 3 , having a fetid, garliclike odor, used in chemical warfare.
- crayon
-
noun,
a pointed stick or pencil of colored clay, chalk, wax, etc., used for drawing or coloring.
- arsen-
-
- creasy
-
adjective,
full of creases.
- cranny
-
noun,
a small, narrow opening in a wall, rock, etc.; chink; crevice; fissure:
- chotts
-
noun,
a shallow brackish or saline marsh or lake in N Africa, usually dry during the summer.
- transe
-
noun,
a passageway, as a hallway, alley, or the like.
- Tories
-
noun,
a member of the Conservative Party in Great Britain or Canada.
- crates
-
noun,
a slatted wooden box or framework for packing, shopping, or storing fruit, furniture, glassware, crockery, etc.
- craton
-
noun,
a relatively rigid and immobile region of continental portions of the earth's crust.
- crones
-
noun,
a withered, witchlike old woman.
- Tyrone
-
noun,
a former administrative county in W Northern Ireland: replaced by several new districts 1973.
- corset
-
noun,
Sometimes, corsets. a close-fitting undergarment, stiffened with whalebone or similar material and often capable of being tightened by lacing, enclosing the trunk: worn, especially by women, to shape and support the body; stays.
- chiros
-
noun,
the ladyfish, Elops saurus.
- Arches
-
noun,
Architecture.
a curved masonry construction for spanning an opening, consisting of a number of wedgelike stones, bricks, or the like, set with the narrower side toward the opening in such a way that forces on the arch are transmitted as vertical or oblique stresses on either side of the opening.
an upwardly curved construction, as of steel or timber functioning in the manner of a masonry arch.
a doorway, gateway, etc., having a curved head; an archway.
the curved head of an opening, as a doorway.
- tocher
-
noun,
a dowry; marriage settlement given to the groom by the bride or her family.
- C-star
-
noun,
carbon star.
- tinter
-
noun,
a person who specializes in applying tints or dyes.
- tisane
-
noun,
(italics) French. aromatic or herb-flavored tea.
- Cortes
-
noun,
(in Spain or Portugal) the two houses constituting the national legislative body.
- Chiron
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. a wise and beneficent centaur, teacher of Achilles, Asclepius, and others.
- archi-
-
- chiro-
-
- cteno-
-
- treaty
-
noun,
a formal agreement between two or more states in reference to peace, alliance, commerce, or other international relations.
- aorist
-
noun,
a verb tense, as in Classical Greek, expressing action or, in the indicative mood, past action, without further limitation or implication.
- treats
-
noun,
entertainment, food, drink, etc., given by way of compliment or as an expression of friendly regard.
- caners
-
noun,
a person who works with cane, especially one who produces canework for chairs.
- Tocsin
-
noun,
a signal, especially of alarm, sounded on a bell or bells.
- Archie
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Archibald.
- Cosyra
-
noun,
ancient name of Pantelleria.
- trashy
-
adjective,
of the nature of trash; inferior in quality; rubbishy; useless or worthless.
- Cronin
-
noun,
A(rchibald) J(oseph) 1896–1981, Scottish novelist and physician in the U.S.
- Cronyn
-
noun,
Hume, 1911–2003, Canadian actor in the U.S.
- COSINE
-
noun,
Trigonometry.
(in a right triangle) the ratio of the side adjacent to a given angle to the hypotenuse.
the sine of the complement of a given angle or arc. Abbreviation: cos.
- Choate
-
noun,
Joseph Hodges, 1832–1917, U.S. lawyer and diplomat.
- Christ
-
noun,
Jesus of Nazareth, held by Christians to be the fulfillment of prophecies in the Old Testament regarding the eventual coming of a Messiah.
- tyrant
-
noun,
a sovereign or other ruler who uses power oppressively or unjustly.
- chiton
-
noun,
Also called sea cradle. a mollusk of the class Amphineura, having a mantle covered with calcareous plates, found adhering to rocks.
- Cairns
-
noun,
a seaport in NE Australia.
- chitin
-
noun,
a nitrogen-containing polysaccharide, related chemically to cellulose, that forms a semitransparent horny substance and is a principal constituent of the exoskeleton, or outer covering, of insects, crustaceans, and arachnids.
- cosher
-
verb (used with object),
to treat with special fondness; pamper.
- toe-in
-
noun,
the slight forward convergence given to the front wheels of an automobile to improve steering qualities.
- Chron.
-
- archt.
-
- archon
-
noun,
a higher magistrate in ancient Athens.
- Cantor
-
noun,
the religious official of a synagogue who conducts the liturgical portion of a service and sings or chants the prayers and parts of prayers designed to be performed as solos.
- threat
-
noun,
a declaration of an intention or determination to inflict punishment, injury, etc., in retaliation for, or conditionally upon, some action or course; menace:
- anenst
-
preposition,
anent (def 2).
- coarse
-
adjective,
composed of relatively large parts or particles:
- Triton
-
noun,
a positively-charged particle consisting of a proton and two neutrons, equivalent to the nucleus of an atom of tritium.
- astron
-
- Thiers
-
noun,
Louis Adolphe [lwee a-dawlf] /lwi aˈdɔlf/ (Show IPA), 1797–1877, French statesman: president 1871–73.
- Thetis
-
noun,
a Nereid, the wife of Peleus and the mother of Achilles.
- thetic
-
adjective,
positive; dogmatic.
- cerias
-
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.
- casein
-
noun,
Biochemistry. a protein precipitated from milk, as by rennet, and forming the basis of cheese and certain plastics.
- cartes
-
noun,
(italics) French. menu; bill of fare.
Compare à la carte.
- cerat-
-
- casern
-
noun,
a lodging for soldiers in a garrison town; barracks.
- thetas
-
noun,
the eighth letter of the Greek alphabet (Θ, θ).
- traces
-
noun,
a surviving mark, sign, or evidence of the former existence, influence, or action of some agent or event; vestige:
- tonner
-
noun,
something having a specified weight in tons (used in combination):
- C-note
-
noun,
See C (def 11).
- carton
-
noun,
a cardboard or plastic box used typically for storage or shipping.
- astro-
-
- actins
-
noun,
a globulin that is present in muscle plasma and that in connection with myosin plays an important role in muscle contraction.
- torchy
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or characteristic of a torch song or a torch singer.
- triose
-
noun,
a monosaccharide that has three atoms of carbon.
- Coates
-
noun,
Eric, 1886–1957, English violist and composer.
- aethon
-
noun,
triethyl orthoformate.
- Charis
-
noun,
one of the Graces, married to Hephaestus.
- Carson
-
noun,
Christopher ("Kit") 1809–68, U.S. frontiersman and scout.
- triste
-
adjective,
sad; sorrowful; melancholy.
- cysti-
-
- ethnos
-
noun,
an ethnic group.
- aeron.
-
- ethics
-
noun,
(used with a singular or plural verb) a system of moral principles:
- ethion
-
noun,
a highly toxic organophosphate, C 9 H 22 O 4 P 2 S 3, used as a pesticide.
- ethnic
-
noun,
a member of an ethnic group.
- cysto-
-
- ethno-
-
- action
-
noun,
the process or state of acting or of being active:
- actin-
-
- Thyone
-
noun,
Semele, as named by her son Dionysus when he took her from the underworld to Olympus.
- Hanson
-
noun,
Duane, 1925–1996, U.S. artist and sculptor.
- cation
-
noun,
a positively charged ion that is attracted to the cathode in electrolysis.
- tronas
-
noun,
a monoclinic mineral, grayish or yellowish hydrous sodium carbonate and bicarbonate, Na 2 CO 3 ⋅NaHCO 3 ⋅2H 2 , occurring in dried or partly evaporated lake basins.
- aceto-
-
- acetin
-
noun,
a colorless, thick, hygroscopic liquid, C 5 H 10 O 4 : used chiefly in the manufacture of explosives.
- Castor
-
noun,
Also, castoreum. a brownish, unctuous substance with a strong, penetrating odor, secreted by certain glands in the groin of the beaver, used in medicine and perfumery.
- Hansen
-
noun,
Peter Andreas [pee-tuh r ahn-dree-ahs] /ˈpi tər ɑnˈdri ɑs/ (Show IPA), 1795–1874, Danish astronomer.
- Cathie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Catherine.
- cytost
-
noun,
any cellular substance liberated because of injury to the cell or cells.
- trones
-
noun,
a large pair of scales, a spring balance, or other weighing device located in a town or marketplace to weigh goods and merchandise.
- troths
-
noun,
faithfulness, fidelity, or loyalty:
- Castro
-
noun,
Cipriano [sip-ree-ah-noh;; Spanish see-pree-ah-naw] /ˌsɪp riˈɑ noʊ;; Spanish ˌsi priˈɑ nɔ/ (Show IPA), 1858?–1924, Venezuelan military and political leader: president 1901–08; exiled 1908.
- Cather
-
noun,
Willa (Sibert) [wil-uh see-bert] /ˈwɪl ə ˈsi bərt/ (Show IPA), 1876–1947, U.S. novelist.
- torahs
-
noun,
the Pentateuch, being the first of the three Jewish divisions of the Old Testament.
Compare Tanach.
- cities
-
noun,
a large or important town.
- Athens
-
noun,
Greek Athenai. a city in and the capital of Greece, in the SE part.
- citrin
-
noun,
bioflavonoid.
- centra
-
noun,
a plural of centrum.
- centas
-
noun,
a former bronze coin of Lithuania, the 100th part of a litas.
- centr-
-
- casino
-
noun,
a building or large room used for meetings, entertainment, dancing, etc., especially such a place equipped with gambling devices, gambling tables, etc.
- centos
-
noun,
a piece of writing, especially a poem, composed wholly of quotations from the works of other authors.
- atones
-
verb (used with object),
to make amends for; expiate:
- theory
-
noun,
a coherent group of tested general propositions, commonly regarded as correct, that can be used as principles of explanation and prediction for a class of phenomena:
Synonyms: principle, law, doctrine.
- centi-
-
- Haynes
-
noun,
Elwood [el-woo d] /ˈɛlˌwʊd/ (Show IPA), 1857–1925, U.S. inventor.
- Troyes
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Aube, in NE France, on the Seine: truce treaty in Hundred Year's War.
- troche
-
noun,
a small tablet or lozenge, usually a circular one, made of medicinal substance worked into a paste with sugar and mucilage or the like, and dried.
- Titian
-
noun,
(Tiziano Vecellio) c1477–1576, Italian painter.
- Citron
-
noun,
a pale-yellow fruit resembling the lemon but larger and with thicker rind, borne by a small tree or large bush, Citrus medica, allied to the lemon and lime.
- censor
-
noun,
an official who examines books, plays, news reports, motion pictures, radio and television programs, letters, cablegrams, etc., for the purpose of suppressing parts deemed objectionable on moral, political, military, or other grounds.
- Caster
-
noun,
a person or thing that casts.
- tonnes
-
noun,
metric ton.
- Catton
-
noun,
(Charles) Bruce, 1899–1978, U.S. journalist and historian.
- atonic
-
noun,
Grammar. an unaccented word, syllable, or sound.
- haoris
-
noun,
a loose, knee-length, Japanese garment resembling a coat.
- coatis
-
noun,
any tropical American carnivore of the genus Nasua, related to the raccoon, having an elongated body, long, ringed tail, and a slender, flexible snout.
- trich-
-
- Erinys
-
noun,
any of the Furies.
- thoria
-
noun,
a white, heavy, water-insoluble powder, ThO 2 , used chiefly in incandescent mantles, as the Welsbach gas mantle.
- ericas
-
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.
- Carnot
-
noun,
Lazare Nicolas Marguerite [la-zar nee-kaw-lah mar-guh-reet] /laˈzar ni kɔˈlɑ mar gəˈrit/ (Show IPA), 1753–1823, French general and statesman.
- caries
-
noun,
decay, as of bone or of plant tissue.
- chaise
-
noun,
a light, open carriage, usually with a hood, especially a one-horse, two-wheeled carriage for two persons; shay.
- Chaney
-
noun,
Lon [lon] /lɒn/ (Show IPA), 1883–1930, U.S. film actor.
- airish
-
adjective,
given to putting on airs.
- carets
-
noun,
a mark (‸) made in written or printed matter to show the place where something is to be inserted.
- tither
-
noun,
a person who gives or pays tithes, as to a church.
- astern
-
adverb,
in a position behind a specified vessel or aircraft:
- eonian
-
adjective,
aeonian.
- Thorny
-
adjective,
abounding in or characterized by thorns; spiny; prickly.
- entity
-
noun,
something that has a real existence; thing:
- triens
-
noun,
a copper coin of ancient Rome, issued during the Republic, a third part of an as.
- trices
-
noun,
a very short time; an instant:
- chanty
-
noun,
chantey.
- triacs
-
noun,
a type of thyristor designed for electronic control of the current supplied to a circuit, used especially in dimmers for lighting systems.
- anchor
-
noun,
any of various devices dropped by a chain, cable, or rope to the bottom of a body of water for preventing or restricting the motion of a vessel or other floating object, typically having broad, hooklike arms that bury themselves in the bottom to provide a firm hold.
- chants
-
noun,
a short, simple melody, especially one characterized by single notes to which an indefinite number of syllables are intoned, used in singing psalms, canticles, etc., in church services.
- Conant
-
noun,
James Bryant, 1893–1978, U.S. chemist and educator: president of Harvard University 1933–53.
- careys
-
noun,
male given name, form of Carew.
- Enrico
-
noun,
a male given name: Italian form of Henry.
- titers
-
noun,
the strength of a solution as determined by titration with a standard substance.
- enrich
-
verb (used with object),
to supply with riches, wealth, abundant or valuable possessions, etc.:
- Thrace
-
noun,
an ancient region of varying extent in the E part of the Balkan Peninsula: later a Roman province; now in Bulgaria, Turkey, and Greece.
- Enochs
-
noun,
the father of Methuselah. Gen. 5:22.
- coneys
-
noun,
a serranid fish, Epinephelus fulvus, of tropical American waters.
- Cantos
-
noun,
one of the main or larger divisions of a long poem.
- tricot
-
noun,
a warp-knit fabric of various natural or synthetic fibers, as wool, silk, or nylon, having fine vertical ribs on the face and horizontal ribs on the back, used especially for making garments.
- tithes
-
noun,
Sometimes, tithes. the tenth part of agricultural produce or personal income set apart as an offering to God or for works of mercy, or the same amount regarded as an obligation or tax for the support of the church, priesthood, or the like.
- chairs
-
noun,
a seat, especially for one person, usually having four legs for support and a rest for the back and often having rests for the arms.
- chaine
-
noun,
a series of short, usually rapid, turns performed in a straight line across the stage.
- Estrin
-
noun,
estrone.
- estray
-
noun,
a person or animal that has strayed.
- carnet
-
noun,
a customs document allowing an automobile to be driven at no cost across international borders.
- ahorse
-
adjective, adverb,
on horseback:
- Carney
-
noun,
carny.
- trines
-
noun,
a set or group of three; triad.
- coheir
-
noun,
a joint heir.
- caryo-
-
- thyro-
-
- titres
-
noun,
titer.
- thyrse
-
noun,
a compact branching inflorescence, as of the lilac, in which the main axis is indeterminate and the lateral axes are determinate.
- eschar
-
noun,
a hard crust or scab, as from a burn.
- escort
-
noun,
a group of persons, or a single person, accompanying another or others for protection, guidance, or courtesy:
- thirty
-
noun,
a cardinal number, 10 times 3.
- tythes
-
noun,
Sometimes, tithes. the tenth part of agricultural produce or personal income set apart as an offering to God or for works of mercy, or the same amount regarded as an obligation or tax for the support of the church, priesthood, or the like.
- thirst
-
noun,
a sensation of dryness in the mouth and throat caused by need of liquid.
- Cohens
-
noun,
Morris Raphael, 1880–1947, U.S. philosopher and educator, born in Russia.
- chains
-
noun,
a series of objects connected one after the other, usually in the form of a series of metal rings passing through one another, used either for various purposes requiring a flexible tie with high tensile strength, as for hauling, supporting, or confining, or in various ornamental and decorative forms.
- erotic
-
noun,
an erotic poem.
- ornes
-
noun,
a department in NW France. 2372 sq. mi. (6145 sq. km). Capital: Alençon.
- snore
-
noun,
the act, instance, or sound of snoring.
- snort
-
noun,
the act or sound of snorting.
- sito-
-
- Torte
-
noun,
a rich cake, especially one containing little or no flour, usually made with eggs and ground nuts or bread crumbs.
- Othin
-
noun,
Odin.
- atory
-
- Otter
-
noun,
any of several aquatic, furbearing, weasellike mammals of the genus Lutra and related genera, having webbed feet and a long, slightly flattened tail.
- Attic
-
noun,
the part of a building, especially of a house, directly under a roof; garret.
- snath
-
noun,
the shaft or handle of a scythe.
- snare
-
noun,
a device, often consisting of a noose, for capturing small game.
- Orth.
-
- atty.
-
- ornis
-
noun,
an avifauna.
- torse
-
noun,
a wreath of twisted silks of two alternating tinctures, usually a metal and a color, depicted supporting a crest or coronet, often upon a helmet.
- torts
-
noun,
a wrongful act, not including a breach of contract or trust, that results in injury to another's person, property, reputation, or the like, and for which the injured party is entitled to compensation.
- OSCAR
-
noun,
a word used in communications to represent the letter O.
- atony
-
noun,
Pathology. lack of tone or energy; muscular weakness, especially in a contractile organ.
- ottar
-
noun,
attar (def 1).
- Other
-
noun,
the other one:
- osier
-
noun,
any of various willows, as the red osier, having tough, flexible twigs or branches that are used for wickerwork.
- atto-
-
- oste-
-
- torsi
-
noun,
a plural of torso.
- Oriya
-
noun,
an Indic language spoken in Odisha, in eastern India.
- Tosca
-
noun,
an opera (1900) by Giacomo Puccini.
- Ostia
-
noun,
a town in central Italy, SW of Rome: ruins from 4th century b.c.; site of ancient port of Rome.
- Oscan
-
noun,
one of an ancient people of south-central Italy.
- atone
-
verb (used with object),
to make amends for; expiate:
- thens
-
noun,
that time:
- canoe
-
noun,
any of various slender, open boats, tapering to a point at both ends, propelled by paddles or sometimes sails and traditionally formed of light framework covered with bark, skins, or canvas, or formed from a dug-out or burned-out log or logs, and now usually made of aluminum, fiberglass, etc.
- torii
-
noun,
(in Japan) a form of decorative gateway or portal, consisting of two upright wooden posts connected at the top by two horizontal crosspieces, commonly found at the entrance to Shinto temples.
- State
-
noun,
the condition of a person or thing, as with respect to circumstances or attributes:
- carne
-
noun,
Marcel [mahr-sel;; French mar-sel] /mɑrˈsɛl;; French marˈsɛl/ (Show IPA), 1909–1996, French film director.
- torcs
-
noun,
torque (def 4).
- notch
-
noun,
an angular or V -shaped cut, indentation, or slit in an object, surface, or edge.
- Caryn
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Carin
-
noun,
a female given name.
- notes
-
noun,
a brief record of something written down to assist the memory or for future reference.
- 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:
- stat.
-
- carns
-
noun,
cairn.
- start
-
noun,
a beginning of an action, journey, etc.
- stare
-
noun,
a staring gaze; a fixed look with the eyes wide open:
- Caren
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Carey
-
noun,
male given name, form of Carew.
- cants
-
noun,
insincere, especially conventional expressions of enthusiasm for high ideals, goodness, or piety.
- stane
-
noun, adjective, adverb, verb (used with object),
stone.
- stair
-
noun,
one of a flight or series of steps for going from one level to another, as in a building.
- stain
-
noun,
a discoloration produced by foreign matter having penetrated into or chemically reacted with a material; a spot not easily removed.
- oaten
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or made of oats.
- Carny
-
noun,
a person employed by a carnival.
- carse
-
noun,
bottom land.
- canto
-
noun,
one of the main or larger divisions of a long poem.
- nonce
-
noun,
the present, or immediate, occasion or purpose (usually used in the phrase for the nonce).
- Torah
-
noun,
the Pentateuch, being the first of the three Jewish divisions of the Old Testament.
Compare Tanach.
- Noyes
-
noun,
Alfred, 1880–1958, English poet.
- noise
-
noun,
sound, especially of a loud, harsh, or confused kind:
- noisy
-
adjective,
making much noise:
- Stein
-
noun,
a mug, usually earthenware, especially for beer.
- nona-
-
- 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.
- nonas
-
noun,
sleeping sickness (def 2).
- toran
-
noun,
(in Indian Buddhist and Hindu architecture) a gateway having two or three lintels between two posts.
- stech
-
verb (used with object),
to fill or gorge (one's stomach) with food.
- nosey
-
adjective,
nosy.
- nones
-
noun,
the fifth of the seven canonical hours, or the service for it, originally fixed for the ninth hour of the day (or 3 p.m.).
- nonet
-
noun,
a group of nine performers or instruments.
- Casey
-
noun,
a male given name: from an Irish word meaning “brave.”.
- noria
-
noun,
a device consisting of a series of buckets on a wheel, used in Spain and the East for raising water.
- torch
-
noun,
a light to be carried in the hand, consisting of some combustible substance, as resinous wood, or of twisted flax or the like soaked with tallow or other flammable substance, ignited at the upper end.
- carts
-
noun,
a heavy two-wheeled vehicle, commonly without springs, drawn by mules, oxen, or the like, used for the conveyance of heavy goods.
- Norns
-
noun,
an extinct Norse dialect, spoken until early modern times in the Shetland and Orkney Islands and in parts of northern Scotland.
- Norse
-
noun,
(used with a plural verb) the Norwegians, especially the ancient Norwegians.
- North
-
noun,
a cardinal point of the compass, lying in the plane of the meridian and to the left of a person facing the rising sun. Abbreviation: N.
- Carte
-
noun,
(italics) French. menu; bill of fare.
Compare à la carte.
- oater
-
noun,
a movie, television show, etc., about the frontier days of the U.S. West; western; horse opera.
- Oates
-
noun,
Joyce Carol, born 1938, U.S. novelist and short-story writer.
- orch.
-
- orach
-
noun,
any plant of the genus Atriplex, especially A. hortensis, of the amaranth family, cultivated for use like spinach.
- onces
-
noun,
a single occasion; one time only:
- caner
-
noun,
a person who works with cane, especially one who produces canework for chairs.
- TORES
-
noun,
a torus.
- Cairo
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Egypt, in the N part on the E bank of the Nile.
- cairn
-
noun,
a heap of stones set up as a landmark, monument, tombstone, etc.
- onset
-
noun,
a beginning or start:
- Sochi
-
noun,
a seaport in the SW Russian Federation in Europe, on the Black Sea: resort.
- ontic
-
adjective,
possessing the character of real rather than phenomenal existence; noumenal.
- Soche
-
noun,
Wade-Giles. Shache.
- cains
-
noun,
Scot. and Irish English. rent paid in kind, especially a percentage of a farm crop.
- Sonia
-
noun,
a female given name, Russian form of Sophia.
- oracy
-
noun,
the ability to express oneself in and understand spoken language.
- orans
-
noun,
orant.
- orant
-
noun,
a representation of a female figure, with outstretched arms and palms up in a gesture of prayer, in ancient and early Christian art.
- Soane
-
noun,
Sir John, 1753–1837, English architect.
- orate
-
verb (used with or without object),
to deliver an oration; speak pompously; declaim.
- caine
-
noun,
(Sir Thomas Henry) Hall, 1853–1931, English novelist.
- toric
-
adjective,
noting or pertaining to a lens with a surface forming a portion of a torus, used for eyeglasses and contact lenses that correct astigmatism.
- Orcas
-
noun,
the killer whale, Orcinus orca.
- Cayes
-
noun,
Les. Les Cayes.
- SONAR
-
noun,
a method for detecting and locating objects submerged in water by echolocation.
- Sonya
-
noun,
a female given name, Russian form of Sophia.
- oaths
-
noun,
a solemn appeal to a deity, or to some revered person or thing, to witness one's determination to speak the truth, to keep a promise, etc.:
- sotie
-
noun,
a satirical and topical comedy employing actors dressed in traditional fool's costume, popular in France during the late Middle Ages, and often used as a curtain raiser to mystery and morality plays.
- Canty
-
adjective,
cheerful; lively.
- Stacy
-
noun,
a male or female given name.
- ocean
-
noun,
the vast body of salt water that covers almost three fourths of the earth's surface.
- Srta.
-
- ocher
-
noun,
any of a class of natural earths, mixtures of hydrated oxide of iron with various earthy materials, ranging in color from pale yellow to orange and red, and used as pigments.
- Cant.
-
- ochre
-
noun,
any of a class of natural earths, mixtures of hydrated oxide of iron with various earthy materials, ranging in color from pale yellow to orange and red, and used as pigments.
- canst
-
noun,
a sealed container for food, beverages, etc., as of aluminum, sheet iron coated with tin, or other metal:
- Canso
-
noun,
Cape, a cape in SE Canada, the NE extremity of Nova Scotia.
- ocrea
-
noun,
a sheathing part, as a pair of stipules united about a stem.
- sonic
-
adjective,
of or relating to sound.
- Soter
-
noun,
Saint, pope a.d. 166?–175?.
- Canon
-
noun,
an ecclesiastical rule or law enacted by a council or other competent authority and, in the Roman Catholic Church, approved by the pope.
- octa-
-
- octan
-
noun,
an octan fever.
- ation
-
- canny
-
adverb,
in a canny manner.
- octet
-
noun,
a company of eight singers or musicians.
- oyers
-
noun,
oyer and terminer.
- Sonny
-
noun,
little son (often used as a familiar term of address to a boy).
- canes
-
noun,
a stick or short staff used to assist one in walking; walking stick.
- sitar
-
noun,
a lute of India with a small, pear-shaped body and a long, broad, fretted neck.
- ratty
-
adjective,
full of rats.
- Syria
-
noun,
Official name Syrian Arab Republic. a republic in SW Asia at the E end of the Mediterranean. 71,227 sq. mi. (184,478 sq. km). Capital: Damascus.
- Aisne
-
noun,
a river in N France, flowing NW and W to the Oise. 175 miles (280 km) long.
- rosin
-
noun,
Chemistry. the yellowish to amber, translucent, hard, brittle, fragmented resin left after distilling the oil of turpentine from the crude oleoresin of the pine: used chiefly in making varnishes, varnish and paint driers, printing inks, and for rubbing on the bows of such string instruments as the violin.
- ancre
-
adjective,
having the end of each limb divided and carved outward like the flukes of an anchor; moline:
- Ancon
-
noun,
the elbow.
- share
-
noun,
the full or proper portion or part allotted or belonging to or contributed or owed by an individual or group.
- triac
-
noun,
a type of thyristor designed for electronic control of the current supplied to a circuit, used especially in dimmers for lighting systems.
- rotas
-
noun,
Chiefly British.
a round or rotation of duties; a period of work or duty taken in rotation with others.
an agenda or circuit of sporting events, as a round of golf tournaments, played in different localities throughout the year.
- trice
-
noun,
a very short time; an instant:
- rotes
-
noun,
routine; a fixed, habitual, or mechanical course of procedure:
- aitch
-
noun,
the letter H, h.
- Shane
-
noun,
a male given name.
- rotte
-
noun,
rote2 .
- airts
-
noun,
a direction.
- Shari
-
noun,
Also, Chari. a river in N central Africa, flowing NW from the Central African Republic into Lake Chad. 1400 miles (2254 km) long.
- Seton
-
noun,
a thread or the like inserted beneath the skin to provide drainage or to guide subsequent passage of a tube.
- Ayres
-
noun,
air1 (def 8d).
- seti-
-
- sero-
-
- serin
-
noun,
a small finch, Serinus serinus, of Europe and northern Africa, closely related to the canary.
- tries
-
noun,
plural of try.
- Seric
-
- saice
-
noun,
syce.
- ayins
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
- Saint
-
noun,
any of certain persons of exceptional holiness of life, formally recognized as such by the Christian Church, especially by canonization.
- Saite
-
noun,
a native or citizen of Saïs.
- Rosie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Rose.
- roshi
-
noun,
the religious leader of a group of Zen Buddhists.
- trine
-
noun,
a set or group of three; triad.
- shier
-
noun,
a horse having a tendency to shy.
- shirt
-
noun,
a long- or short-sleeved garment for the upper part of the body, usually lightweight and having a collar and a front opening.
- Shire
-
noun,
one of the counties of Great Britain.
- rishi
-
noun,
an inspired sage or poet.
- anon.
-
- shiny
-
adjective,
bright or glossy in appearance.
- annot
-
- Roach
-
noun,
a cockroach.
- annoy
-
noun,
Archaic. an annoyance.
- roans
-
noun,
a horse or other animal with a roan coat.
- roast
-
noun,
roasted meat or a piece of roasted meat, as a piece of beef or veal of a quantity and shape for slicing into more than one portion.
- Annie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Ann, Anna, or Anne.
- Trent
-
noun,
Italian Trento. Ancient Tridentum. a city in N Italy, on the Adige River.
- roset
-
noun,
resin; rosin.
- anise
-
noun,
a Mediterranean plant, Pimpinella anisum, of the parsley family, having loose umbrels of small yellowish-white flowers that yield aniseed.
- anis-
-
- Shear
-
noun,
Usually, shears. (sometimes used with a singular verb)
scissors of large size (usually used with pair of).
any of various other cutting implements or machines having two blades that resemble or suggest those of scissors.
- Royce
-
noun,
Josiah, 1855–1916, U.S. philosopher and educator.
- Ronan
-
noun,
a king who killed his son, Mael Fothartaigh, after his wife had falsely accused the boy of attempting to seduce her, and who was himself killed by the children of Mael Fothartaigh.
- ronin
-
noun,
a samurai who no longer serves a daimyo, or feudal lord.
- Ronne
-
noun,
a seaport on W Bornholm island, Denmark, in the S Baltic Sea: stone quarries.
- anion
-
noun,
a negatively charged ion, as one attracted to the anode in electrolysis.
- Aneto
-
noun,
Pi·co de [pee-kaw th e] /ˈpi kɔ ðɛ/ (Show IPA). Spanish name of Pic de Néthou.
- trets
-
noun,
(formerly) an allowance for waste, after deduction for tare.
- anent
-
preposition,
in regard to; about; concerning.
- saith
-
verb,
third person singular present of say1 .
- serai
-
noun,
(in Eastern countries) a caravansary.
- riots
-
noun,
a noisy, violent public disorder caused by a group or crowd of persons, as by a crowd protesting against another group, a government policy, etc., in the streets.
- 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.
- scent
-
noun,
a distinctive odor, especially when agreeable:
- troch
-
- Senna
-
noun,
any plant, shrub, or tree belonging to the genus Cassia, of the legume family, having pinnate leaves and large clusters of flowers.
- scion
-
noun,
a descendant.
- acron
-
noun,
the unsegmented, preoral portion of the body of an arthropod.
- acro-
-
- Scone
-
noun,
a small, light, biscuitlike quick bread made of oatmeal, wheat flour, barley meal, or the like.
- score
-
noun,
the record of points or strokes made by the competitors in a game or match.
- scorn
-
noun,
open or unqualified contempt; disdain:
- Scot.
-
- acorn
-
noun,
the typically ovoid fruit or nut of an oak, enclosed at the base by a cupule.
- Scott
-
noun,
Barbara Ann, 1928–2012, Canadian figure skater.
- sceat
-
noun,
a silver Anglo-Saxon coin of the 7th and 8th centuries, sometimes including an amount of gold.
- acity
-
- trois
-
noun,
the number 3.
- troys
-
noun,
Latin Ilium. Greek Ilion. an ancient ruined city in NW Asia Minor: the seventh of nine settlements on the site is commonly identified as the Troy of the Iliad.
- Trona
-
noun,
a monoclinic mineral, grayish or yellowish hydrous sodium carbonate and bicarbonate, Na 2 CO 3 ⋅NaHCO 3 ⋅2H 2 , occurring in dried or partly evaporated lake basins.
- acet-
-
- trone
-
noun,
a large pair of scales, a spring balance, or other weighing device located in a town or marketplace to weigh goods and merchandise.
- Troth
-
noun,
faithfulness, fidelity, or loyalty:
- SEATO
-
noun,
an organization formed in Manila (1954), comprising Australia, Great Britain, France, New Zealand, Pakistan, the Philippines, Thailand, and the United States, for collective defense against aggression in southeastern Asia and the southwestern Pacific: abolished in 1977.
- trots
-
noun,
the gait of a horse, dog, or other quadruped, when trotting.
- 30-30
-
- sect.
-
- scena
-
noun,
an extended operatic vocal solo, usually including an aria and a recitative.
- scatt
-
noun,
scat5 .
- sanit
-
- aero-
-
- trios
-
noun,
a musical composition for three voices or instruments.
- Santo
-
noun,
a carved figure of a saint, usually of wood, as from Puerto Rico, Mexico, or the southwestern U.S.
- Saone
-
noun,
a river flowing S from NE France to the Rhone. 270 miles (435 km) long.
- serac
-
noun,
a large irregularity of glacial ice, as a pinnacle found in glacial crevasses and formed by melting or movement of the ice.
- sarc-
-
- tryst
-
noun,
an appointment to meet at a certain time and place, especially one made somewhat secretly by lovers.
- Sarto
-
noun,
Andrea del [ahn-drey-uh del;; Italian ahn-dre-ah del] /ɑnˈdreɪ ə dɛl;; Italian ɑnˈdrɛ ɑ dɛl/ (Show IPA), Andrea del Sarto.
- Aesir
-
noun,
the principal race of gods, led by Odin and living at Asgard.
- senti
-
noun,
a monetary unit of Tanzania, the 100th part of a shilling; cent.
- Satie
-
noun,
Erik Alfred Leslie [e-reek al-fred les-lee] /ɛˈrik alˈfrɛd lɛsˈli/ (Show IPA), 1866–1925, French composer.
- satin
-
noun,
a fabric in a warp-effect or filling-effect satin weave, as acetate, rayon, nylon, or silk, often having a glossy face and a soft, slippery texture.
- 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.
- satyr
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. one of a class of woodland deities, attendant on Bacchus, represented as part human, part horse, and sometimes part goat and noted for riotousness and lasciviousness.
- trite
-
adjective,
lacking in freshness or effectiveness because of constant use or excessive repetition; hackneyed; stale:
- aeons
-
noun,
(in Gnosticism) one of a class of powers or beings conceived as emanating from the Supreme Being and performing various functions in the operations of the universe.
- senor
-
noun,
a Spanish term of address equivalent to sir or Mr., used alone or capitalized and prefixed to the name of a man. Abbreviation: Sr.
- actos
-
- scant
-
adverb,
Scot. and North England Dialect. scarcely; barely; hardly.
- Actor
-
noun,
a person who acts in stage plays, motion pictures, television broadcasts, etc.
- Acton
-
noun,
a quilted garment worn under mail in the 13th and 14th centuries; gambeson.
- scare
-
noun,
a sudden fright or alarm, especially with little or no reason.
- scary
-
adjective,
causing fright or alarm.
- scart
-
verb (used with or without object),
to scratch, scrape, mark, or scar.
- scat-
-
- ryots
-
noun,
a peasant.
- treys
-
noun,
a playing card or a die having three pips.
- 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.
- ratos
-
noun,
rocket-assisted takeoff.
- ratch
-
noun,
a ratchet.
- ashen
-
adjective,
ash-colored; gray.
- train
-
noun,
Railroads. a self-propelled, connected group of rolling stock.
- rates
-
noun,
the amount of a charge or payment with reference to some basis of calculation:
- rathe
-
adjective,
Archaic. growing, blooming, or ripening early in the year or season.
- ratio
-
noun,
the relation between two similar magnitudes with respect to the number of times the first contains the second:
- Ascot
-
noun,
a necktie or scarf with broad ends, tied and arranged so that the ends are laid flat, one across the other, sometimes with a pin to secure them.
- ascon
-
noun,
a type of sponge having an oval shape and a thin body wall with pores leading directly into the spongocoel.
- asco-
-
- ASCII
-
noun,
a standard code, consisting of 128 7-bit combinations, for characters stored in a computer or to be transmitted between computers.
- trait
-
noun,
a distinguishing characteristic or quality, especially of one's personal nature:
- artsy
-
adjective,
arty.
- rason
-
noun,
a long, loose, black gown with wide sleeves, worn by the clergy.
- reach
-
noun,
an act or instance of reaching:
- react
-
verb (used with object),
to act or perform again.
- Artie
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Arthur.
- arson
-
noun,
Law. the malicious burning of another's house or property, or in some statutes, the burning of one's own house or property, as to collect insurance.
- since
-
adverb,
from then till now (often preceded by ever):
- Recit
-
- RECON
-
noun,
reconnaissance.
- arose
-
verb,
simple past tense of arise.
- rect.
-
- recta
-
noun,
a plural of rectum.
- arith
-
- Asher
-
noun,
a son of Jacob and Zilpah. Gen. 30:12–13.
- Rasht
-
noun,
a city in NW Iran, about 10 miles (16 km) S of the Caspian Sea.
- Reich
-
noun,
(with reference to Germany) empire; realm; nation.
- Astor
-
noun,
John Jacob, 1763–1848, U.S. capitalist and fur merchant.
- Athos
-
noun,
Mount, the easternmost of three prongs of the peninsula of Chalcidice, in NE Greece: site of an autonomous theocracy constituted of 20 monasteries. 131 sq. mi. (340 sq. km); about 35 miles (56 km) long.
- races
-
noun,
a contest of speed, as in running, riding, driving, or sailing.
- totes
-
noun,
the act or course of toting.
- toti-
-
- Trace
-
noun,
a surviving mark, sign, or evidence of the former existence, influence, or action of some agent or event; vestige:
- racon
-
noun,
radar beacon.
- Siren
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. one of several sea nymphs, part woman and part bird, who lure mariners to destruction by their seductive singing.
- astr.
-
- rainy
-
adjective,
characterized by rain:
- 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).
- rayon
-
noun,
a regenerated, semisynthetic textile filament made from cellulose, cotton linters, or wood chips by treating these with caustic soda and carbon disulfide and passing the resultant solution, viscose, through spinnerets.
- Aston
-
noun,
Francis William, 1877–1945, English physicist and chemist: Nobel Prize in Chemistry 1922.
- Rashi
-
noun,
(Solomon ben Isaac) 1040–1105, French Hebrew scholar.
- raise
-
noun,
an increase in amount, as of wages:
- astir
-
adjective,
moving or stirring, especially with much activity or excitement:
- ranch
-
noun,
an establishment maintained for raising livestock under range conditions.
- aster
-
noun,
any composite plant of the genus Aster, having rays varying from white or pink to blue around a yellow disk.
- Tracy
-
noun,
Spencer, 1900–67, U.S. film actor.
- Asine
-
noun,
an ancient town in S Greece, on the Gulf of Argolis.
- Tract
-
noun,
an expanse or area of land, water, etc.; region; stretch.
- synth
-
noun,
Informal. synthesizer (def 2).
- ranis
-
noun,
ranee.
- rants
-
noun,
ranting, extravagant, or violent declamation.
- Sinon
-
noun,
a Greek, posing as a deserter, who persuaded the Trojans to take the Trojan Horse into their city.
- Sino-
-
- Sinan
-
noun,
1489?–1587, Turkish architect, especially of mosques.
- Sinai
-
noun,
Also called Sinai Peninsula. a peninsula in NE Egypt, at the N end of the Red Sea between the Gulfs of Suez and Aqaba. 230 miles (370 km) long.
- rinse
-
noun,
an act or instance of rinsing.
- antis
-
noun,
a person who is opposed to a particular practice, party, policy, action, etc.
- shott
-
noun,
chott.
- rhoea
-
- shote
-
noun,
shoat (def 1).
- antre
-
noun,
a cavern; cave.
- Anton
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Anthony.
- riant
-
adjective,
laughing; smiling; cheerful.
- Short
-
noun,
something that is short.
- shorn
-
noun,
Usually, shears. (sometimes used with a singular verb)
scissors of large size (usually used with pair of).
any of various other cutting implements or machines having two blades that resemble or suggest those of scissors.
- Shore
-
noun,
the land along the edge of a sea, lake, broad river, etc.
- ricey
-
adjective,
pertaining to, resembling, or containing rice.
- rices
-
noun,
the starchy seeds or grain of an annual marsh grass, Oryza sativa, cultivated in warm climates and used for food.
- antic
-
noun,
Usually, antics.
a playful trick or prank; caper.
a grotesque, fantastic, or ludicrous gesture, act, or posture.
- A-one
-
adjective,
noting a vessel regarded by a shipping-classification society as being equipped to the highest standard and with equipment maintained in first-class condition.
- anti-
-
- anth-
-
- ricin
-
noun,
a white, poisonous, protein powder from the bean of the castor-oil plant.
- antes
-
noun,
Poker. a fixed but arbitrary stake put into the pot by each player before the deal.
- shone
-
noun,
radiance or brightness caused by emitted or reflected light.
- ante-
-
- Shona
-
noun,
Also called Mashona. a member of a group of peoples constituting more than two thirds of the population of Zimbabwe.
- shoer
-
noun,
a person who shoes horses or other animals.
- Rieti
-
noun,
Vittorio [veet-taw-ryaw] /vitˈtɔ ryɔ/ (Show IPA), 1898–1994, U.S. composer, born in Italy.
- shoat
-
noun,
Also, shote. a young, weaned pig.
- Anson
-
noun,
a male given name.
- antsy
-
adjective,
unable to sit or stand still; fidgety:
- rhine
-
noun,
Joseph Banks, 1895–1980, U.S. psychologist: pioneer in parapsychology.
- arise
-
verb (used without object),
to get up from sitting, lying, or kneeling; rise:
- Resht
-
noun,
Rasht.
- 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.
- reist
-
verb (used without object),
reest2 .
- Renan
-
noun,
Ernest [ur-nist;; French er-nest] /ˈɜr nɪst;; French ɛrˈnɛst/ (Show IPA), 1823–92, French philologist, historian, and critic.
- reni-
-
- renin
-
noun,
a proteolytic enzyme secreted by the kidneys that is involved in the release of angiotensin.
- Arion
-
noun,
flourished 7th century b.c, Greek poet: inventor of the dithyramb.
- Siena
-
noun,
a city in Tuscany, in central Italy, S of Florence: cathedral.
- Aries
-
noun,
Astronomy. the Ram, a zodiacal constellation between Pisces and Taurus.
- trash
-
noun,
anything worthless, useless, or discarded; rubbish.
- 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.
- Sycon
-
noun,
a type of sponge having a thick body wall that is folded to form many short canals leading to the spongocoel.
- 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.
- rhin-
-
- resit
-
noun,
a test or examination that is retaken.
- areo-
-
- treas
-
- retch
-
noun,
the act or an instance of retching.
- archy
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Archibald.
- rheas
-
noun,
the ramie plant or fiber.
- Rhein
-
noun,
the Rhine.
- arche
-
- Arch.
-
- 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.
- rhet.
-
- TREAT
-
noun,
entertainment, food, drink, etc., given by way of compliment or as an expression of friendly regard.
- cater
-
verb (used with object),
to provide food and service for:
- Nihon
-
noun,
a Japanese name of Japan.
- Stent
-
noun,
Medicine/Medical. a small, expandable tube used for inserting in a blocked vessel or other part.
- tech.
-
- tynes
-
noun,
tine.
- ichor
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. an ethereal fluid flowing in the veins of the gods.
- Tinia
-
noun,
the chief god of the Etruscans, with powers similar to those of Zeus.
- ician
-
- icons
-
- tinny
-
adjective,
of or like tin.
- tecta
-
noun,
a rooflike structure.
- yeans
-
verb (used without object),
(of a sheep or goat) to bring forth young.
- techy
-
noun,
techie.
- yearn
-
verb (used without object),
to have an earnest or strong desire; long:
- yeast
-
noun,
any of various small, single-celled fungi of the phylum Ascomycota that reproduce by fission or budding, the daughter cells often remaining attached, and that are capable of fermenting carbohydrates into alcohol and carbon dioxide.
- Tyner
-
noun,
McCoy (Sulaimon Saud) born 1938, U.S. jazz pianist and composer.
- Yeats
-
noun,
William Butler, 1865–1939, Irish poet, dramatist, and essayist: Nobel prize 1923.
- teats
-
noun,
the protuberance on the breast or udder in female mammals, except the monotremes, through which the milk ducts discharge; nipple or mammilla.
- Yenan
-
noun,
Wade-Giles. Yanan.
- yenta
-
noun,
a person, especially a woman, who is a busybody or gossip.
- tears
-
- teary
-
adjective,
of or like tears.
- tints
-
noun,
a color or a variety of a color; hue.
- Teach
-
noun,
Informal. teacher.
- yetis
-
noun,
Abominable Snowman.
- Yetta
-
noun,
a female given name.
- yetts
-
noun,
gate.
- tines
-
noun,
a sharp, projecting point or prong, as of a fork.
- Tench
-
noun,
a freshwater food fish, Tinca tinca, of Europe and Asia that can survive short periods out of water.
- tater
-
noun,
potato.
- yacht
-
noun,
a vessel used for private cruising, racing, or other noncommercial purposes.
- Tycho
-
noun,
a prominent crater in the third quadrant of the face of the moon, about 56 miles (90 km) in diameter.
- ecto-
-
- econ.
-
- Terai
-
noun,
a marshy lowland area in N India and S Nepal, between the Ganges and the foothills of the Himalayas.
- hsien
-
noun,
(in popular Chinese religion) one of a group of benevolent spirits promoting good in the world.
- Terah
-
noun,
the father of Abraham. Gen. 11:25–32.
- tera-
-
- tents
-
noun,
a portable shelter of skins, canvas, plastic, or the like, supported by one or more poles or a frame and often secured by ropes fastened to pegs in the ground.
- tenty
-
adjective,
watchful; attentive.
- tenth
-
noun,
one of ten equal parts, especially of one (1/10).
- 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.
- Eaton
-
noun,
Theophilus, 1590–1658, English colonist and colonial administrator in America.
- Iceni
-
noun,
an ancient Celtic tribe of eastern England, whose queen, Boadicea, headed an insurrection against the Romans in a.d. 61.
- tenor
-
noun,
the course of thought or meaning that runs through something written or spoken; purport; drift.
- tenon
-
noun,
a projection formed on the end of a timber or the like for insertion into a mortise of the same dimensions.
- teno-
-
- Yasht
-
noun,
a hymn to a deity.
- iatry
-
- tinea
-
noun,
any of several skin diseases caused by fungi; ringworm.
- IATSE
-
- Earth
-
noun,
(often initial capital letter) the planet third in order from the sun, having an equatorial diameter of 7926 miles (12,755 km) and a polar diameter of 7900 miles (12,714 km), a mean distance from the sun of 92.9 million miles (149.6 million km), and a period of revolution of 365.26 days, and having one satellite.
- Tenn.
-
- earns
-
verb (used with object),
to gain or get in return for one's labor or service:
- tenia
-
noun,
taenia.
- Tiran
-
noun,
Strait of, a navigable waterway between the N Red Sea and the Gulf of Aqaba.
- tasty
-
adjective,
good-tasting; savory:
- terna
-
noun,
a list of three names submitted to the pope as recommended to fill a vacant bishopric or benefice.
- Corse
-
noun,
corpse.
- Inner
-
adjective,
situated within or farther within; interior:
- tarns
-
noun,
a small mountain lake or pool, especially one in a cirque.
- Tarne
-
noun,
(in the Iliad) Sardis.
- Costa
-
noun,
a rib or riblike part.
- TIROS
-
noun,
one of a series of satellites for transmitting television pictures of the earth's cloud cover.
- tyros
-
noun,
a beginner in learning anything; novice.
- inset
-
noun,
something inserted; insert.
- coset
-
noun,
a subset of a group, formed by the consistent operation of a given element of the group on the left or right of all the elements of a subgroup of the group.
- Corti
-
noun,
Alfonso [al-fon-soh;; Italian ahl-fawn-saw] /ælˈfɒn soʊ;; Italian ɑlˈfɔn sɔ/ (Show IPA), 1822–76, Italian anatomist.
- inst.
-
- shine
-
noun,
radiance or brightness caused by emitted or reflected light.
- corns
-
noun,
Also called Indian corn; especially technical and British, maize. a tall cereal plant, Zea mays, cultivated in many varieties, having a jointed, solid stem and bearing the grain, seeds, or kernels on large ears.
- cotes
-
noun,
a shelter, coop, or small shed for sheep, pigs, pigeons, etc.
- Corny
-
adjective,
of or abounding in corn.
- coria
-
noun,
plural of corium.
- Tyson
-
noun,
Michael Gerald ("Mike"; "Iron Mike") born 1966, U.S. boxer.
- cores
-
- Corey
-
noun,
Elias James, born 1928, U.S. chemist and educator: Nobel Prize 1990.
- Corea
-
noun,
Armando Anthony [ahr-mahn-doh] /ɑrˈmɑn doʊ/ (Show IPA), ("Chick") born 1941, U.S. jazz pianist and composer.
- Conte
-
noun,
count2 .
- cont.
-
- Const
-
- Cons.
-
- conns
-
noun,
responsibility for the steering of a ship.
- taros
-
noun,
a stemless plant, Colocasia esculenta, of the arum family, cultivated in tropical regions, in the Pacific islands and elsewhere, for the edible tuber.
- init.
-
- taste
-
noun,
the act of tasting food or drink.
- cries
-
noun,
the act or sound of crying; any loud utterance or exclamation; a shout, scream, or wail.
- tarts
-
noun,
a small pie filled with cooked fruit or other sweetened preparation, usually having no top crust.
- crony
-
noun,
a close friend or companion; chum.
- tarty
-
adjective,
tart; somewhat sour.
- inane
-
noun,
something that is empty or void, especially the void of infinite space.
- crone
-
noun,
a withered, witchlike old woman.
- Croat
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Croatia; Croatian.
- crit.
-
- Inari
-
noun,
Lake, a lake in NE Finland. About 500 sq. mi. (1295 sq. km).
- cryo-
-
- incas
-
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.
- crine
-
noun,
hair; head of hair.
- crest
-
noun,
the highest part of a hill or mountain range; summit.
- inion
-
noun,
a point at the external occipital protuberance of the skull.
- Creon
-
noun,
a king of Thebes, the brother of Jocasta and the uncle of Eteocles, Polynices, and Antigone.
- crate
-
noun,
a slatted wooden box or framework for packing, shopping, or storing fruit, furniture, glassware, crockery, etc.
- tires
-
noun,
British Dialect. fatigue.
- crash
-
noun,
a sudden loud noise, as of something being violently smashed or struck:
- incor
-
- incr.
-
- Crane
-
noun,
any large wading bird of the family Gruidae, characterized by long legs, bill, and neck and an elevated hind toe.
- inert
-
adjective,
having no inherent power of action, motion, or resistance (opposed to active):
- tyres
-
noun,
an ancient seaport of Phoenicia: one of the great cities of antiquity, famous for its navigators and traders; site of modern Sur.
- Cates
-
noun,
a choice food;delicacy; dainty.
- cotta
-
noun,
a surplice.
- Tyche
-
noun,
the ancient Greek goddess of fortune.
- Hosta
-
noun,
any of various plants belonging to the genus Hosta, of the lily family, which includes the plantain lily.
- titer
-
noun,
the strength of a solution as determined by titration with a standard substance.
- Herat
-
noun,
a city in NW Afghanistan.
- theat
-
- Heian
-
adjective,
of or relating to the period in Japan, a.d. 794–1185, characterized by the modification and naturalization of ideas and institutions that were earlier introduced from China.
- heist
-
noun,
a robbery or holdup:
- henna
-
noun,
an Asian shrub or small tree, Lawsonia inermis, of the loosestrife family, having elliptic leaves and fragrant flowers.
- Thera
-
noun,
a Greek island in the S Aegean, in the Cyclades group. 30 sq. mi. (78 sq. km).
- Henri
-
noun,
Robert, 1865–1929, U.S. painter.
- Henry
-
noun,
the standard unit of inductance in the International System of Units (SI), formally defined to be the inductance of a closed circuit in which an electromotive force of one volt is produced when the electric current in the circuit varies uniformly at a rate of one ampere per second. Abbreviation: H.
- Theta
-
noun,
the eighth letter of the Greek alphabet (Θ, θ).
- Henty
-
noun,
George Alfred, 1832–1902, English journalist and novelist.
- hents
-
verb (used with object),
to seize.
- Thare
-
noun,
Terah.
- etnas
-
noun,
Mount, an active volcano in E Sicily. 10,758 feet (3280 meters).
- haets
-
noun,
a little bit; a whit.
- herns
-
- Thant
-
noun,
U, U Thant.
- thine
-
pronoun,
the possessive case of thou1. used as a predicate adjective, after a noun or without a noun.
- ethos
-
noun,
Sociology. the fundamental character or spirit of a culture; the underlying sentiment that informs the beliefs, customs, or practices of a group or society; dominant assumptions of a people or period:
- Heron
-
noun,
any of numerous long-legged, long-necked, usually long-billed birds of the family Ardeidae, including the true herons, egrets, night herons, and bitterns.
- Heros
-
noun,
a person noted for courageous acts or nobility of character:
- ethic
-
noun,
the body of moral principles or values governing or distinctive of a particular culture or group:
- Ethan
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “strength.”.
- thins
-
adverb,
in a thin manner.
- Thane
-
noun,
Early English History. a member of any of several aristocratic classes of men ranking between earls and ordinary freemen, and granted lands by the king or by lords for military service.
- Hetty
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Hester or Esther.
- Theos
-
- hect-
-
- thio-
-
- Hanno
-
noun,
Carthaginian statesman, fl. 3rd century b.c.
- Harte
-
noun,
(Francis) Bret [bret] /brɛt/ (Show IPA), 1839–1902, U.S. author, especially of short stories.
- Harts
-
noun,
a male deer, commonly of the red deer, Cervus elaphus, especially after its fifth year.
- haori
-
noun,
a loose, knee-length, Japanese garment resembling a coat.
- haste
-
noun,
swiftness of motion; speed; celerity:
- theo-
-
- Hasty
-
adjective,
moving or acting with haste; speedy; quick; hurried.
- Hants
-
noun,
Hampshire (def 1).
- hater
-
noun,
a person who has an intense dislike for another person or thing (often used in combination):
- Hanse
-
noun,
Hansa.
- hates
-
noun,
intense dislike; extreme aversion or hostility.
- Hanoi
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Vietnam, in the N part, on the Songka River.
- Hatti
-
noun,
an ancient people who lived in central Anatolia before its conquest by the Hittites.
- heats
-
noun,
the state of a body perceived as having or generating a relatively high degree of warmth.
- Hatty
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Harriet.
- Hayti
-
noun,
former name of Haiti (def 1).
- their
-
noun,
any male person or animal; a man:
- Haiti
-
noun,
Formerly Hayti. a republic in the West Indies occupying the W part of the island of Hispaniola. 10,714 sq. mi. (27,750 sq. km). Capital: Port-au-Prince.
- theca
-
noun,
a case or receptacle.
- Hearn
-
noun,
Lafcadio [laf-kad-ee-oh] /læfˈkæd iˌoʊ/ (Show IPA), ("Koizumi Yakumo") 1850–1904, U.S. journalist, novelist, and essayist, born in Greece; Japanese citizen after 1894.
- hears
-
verb (used with object),
to perceive by the ear:
- hairy
-
adjective,
covered with hair; having much hair.
- heart
-
noun,
Anatomy. a hollow, pumplike organ of blood circulation, composed mainly of rhythmically contractile smooth muscle, located in the chest between the lungs and slightly to the left and consisting of four chambers: a right atrium that receives blood returning from the body via the superior and inferior vena cavae, a right ventricle that pumps the blood through the pulmonary artery to the lungs for oxygenation, a left atrium that receives the oxygenated blood via the pulmonary veins and passes it through the mitral valve, and a left ventricle that pumps the oxygenated blood, via the aorta, throughout the body.
- theor
-
- Hayes
-
noun,
Carlton J(oseph) H(untley) 1882–1964, U.S. historian, educator, and diplomat.
- Thais
-
noun,
flourished late 4th century b.c, Athenian courtesan: mistress of Alexander the Great and Ptolemy I.
- hyena
-
noun,
a doglike carnivore of the family Hyaenidae, of Africa, southwestern Asia, and south central Asia, having a coarse coat, a sloping back, and large teeth and feeding chiefly on carrion, often in packs.
- Terni
-
noun,
a city in central Italy.
- ency.
-
- Honan
-
noun,
Wade-Giles. Henan.
- those
-
Idioms,
at that,
in spite of something; nevertheless:
in addition; besides:
- testa
-
noun,
the outer, usually hard, integument or coat of a seed.
- Honey
-
noun,
a sweet, viscid fluid produced by bees from the nectar collected from flowers, and stored in nests or hives as food.
- hones
-
noun,
a whetstone of fine, compact texture for sharpening razors and other cutting tools.
- Enoch
-
noun,
the father of Methuselah. Gen. 5:22.
- Ennis
-
noun,
a town in N Texas.
- Horae
-
plural noun,
goddesses of the seasons, of cyclical death and rebirth, and sometimes of social order, usually given as three in number, with the names Dike (Justice), Eunomia (Order), and Irene (Peace).
- horas
-
noun,
a traditional Romanian and Israeli round dance.
- 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.
- Horne
-
noun,
Lena, 1917–2010, U.S. singer and actress.
- horny
-
adjective,
consisting of a horn or a hornlike substance; corneous.
- testy
-
adjective,
irritably impatient; touchy.
- horns
-
noun,
one of the bony, permanent, hollow paired growths, often curved and pointed, that project from the upper part of the head of certain ungulate mammals, as cattle, sheep, goats, or antelopes.
- Horsa
-
noun,
died a.d. 455, Jutish chief (brother of Hengist).
- horse
-
noun,
a large, solid-hoofed, herbivorous quadruped, Equus caballus, domesticated since prehistoric times, bred in a number of varieties, and used for carrying or pulling loads, for riding, and for racing.
- horsy
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or characteristic of a horse.
- Horst
-
noun,
a portion of the earth's crust, bounded on at least two sides by faults, that has risen in relation to adjacent portions.
- hort.
-
- Horta
-
noun,
Baron Victor, 1861?–1947, Belgian architect.
- enact
-
verb (used with object),
to make into an act or statute:
- Hosea
-
noun,
a Minor Prophet of the 8th century b.c.
- eyras
-
noun,
a jaguarundi.
- throe
-
noun,
a violent spasm or pang; paroxysm.
- Ensor
-
noun,
James, 1860–1949, Belgian painter.
- hoise
-
verb (used with object),
to hoist.
- hier-
-
- ERISA
-
noun,
Employee Retirement Income Security Act.
- estoc
-
noun,
a thrusting sword of the 13th–17th centuries having a long, narrow blade of rectangular section.
- hiney
-
noun,
heinie2 .
- Hines
-
noun,
Earl ("Fatha") 1905–83, U.S. jazz pianist.
- hinny
-
noun,
the offspring of a male horse and a female donkey.
Compare mule1 (defs 1, 2).
- Esth.
-
- Thira
-
noun,
Thera.
- hints
-
noun,
an indirect, covert, or helpful suggestion; clue:
- HIRES
-
noun,
the act of hiring.
- hyson
-
noun,
a Chinese green tea dried and prepared from twisted leaves, especially of the early crop (young hyson)
- hist.
-
- Ernst
-
noun,
Max [maks;; German mahks] /mæks;; German mɑks/ (Show IPA), 1891–1976, German painter, in the U.S. 1941–49, in France 1949–76.
- ERICA
-
noun,
any of numerous low-growing evergreen shrubs or small trees belonging to the genus Erica, of the heath family, including several species of heather.
- entia
-
noun,
plural of ens.
- Erato
-
noun,
the Muse of love poetry.
- Teton
-
noun,
the westernmost branch of the Dakota Indians.
- teths
-
noun,
the ninth letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
- eosin
-
noun,
Also called bromeosin, tetrabromofluorescein. a red, crystalline, water-insoluble solid, C 20 H 8 Br 4 O 5 , derived from fluorescein by bromination: used chiefly as an acid dye for dyeing silk a rose red color and as a histological stain.
- Hoare
-
noun,
Sir Samuel John Gurney [gur-nee] /ˈgɜr ni/ (Show IPA), 1st Viscount Templewood [tem-puh l-woo d] /ˈtɛm pəlˌwʊd/ (Show IPA), 1880–1959, British statesman.
- hoary
-
adjective,
gray or white with age:
- hoars
-
noun,
hoarfrost; rime.
- Thorn
-
noun,
a sharp excrescence on a plant, especially a sharp-pointed aborted branch; spine; prickle.
- entry
-
noun,
an act of entering; entrance.
- ento-
-
- hoyas
-
noun,
any shrubby climbing plant of the genus Hoya, of the milkweed family, especially the wax plant, H. carnosa, a pot plant with waxy white flowers.
- Conn.
-
- tarot
-
noun,
any of a set of 22 playing cards bearing allegorical representations, used for fortunetelling and as trump cards in tarok.
- tares
-
noun,
any of various vetches, especially Vicia sativa.
- nates
-
noun,
buttocks; rump.
- narcs
-
noun,
a government agent or detective charged with the enforcement of laws restricting the use of narcotics.
- nares
-
plural noun,
the nostrils or the nasal passages.
- Chian
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Chios.
- toise
-
noun,
an old French unit of length equivalent to 6.395 feet (1.949 meters).
- stria
-
noun,
a slight or narrow furrow, ridge, stripe, or streak, especially one of a number in parallel arrangement:
- naso-
-
- toner
-
noun,
a person or thing that tones.
- nasty
-
noun,
Informal. a nasty person or thing.
- chest
-
noun,
Anatomy. the trunk of the body from the neck to the abdomen; thorax.
- natch
-
adverb,
of course; naturally.
- chert
-
noun,
a compact rock consisting essentially of microcrystalline quartz.
- chias
-
noun,
a plant, Salvia columbariae, of the mint family, native to the southwestern U.S. and Mexico, having mostly basal, oblong leaves and small blue flowers: the seeds are used as food and as the source of a beverage.
- tones
-
noun,
any sound considered with reference to its quality, pitch, strength, source, etc.:
- cheat
-
noun,
a person who acts dishonestly, deceives, or defrauds:
- Natty
-
adjective,
neatly or trimly smart in dress or appearance; spruce:
- chats
-
noun,
informal conversation:
- nears
-
- neath
-
preposition,
beneath.
- stray
-
noun,
a domestic animal found wandering at large or without an owner.
- Necho
-
noun,
Prince of Sais and Prince of Memphis, flourished 633? b.c, chief of the Egyptian delta lords (father of Psamtik I).
- Chase
-
noun,
the act of chasing; pursuit:
- chart
-
noun,
a sheet exhibiting information in tabular form.
- chars
-
noun,
a charred material or surface.
- chiao
-
noun,
jiao.
- China
-
noun,
a translucent ceramic material, biscuit-fired at a high temperature, its glaze fired at a low temperature.
- neons
-
noun,
Chemistry. a chemically inert gaseous element occurring in small amounts in the earth's atmosphere, used chiefly in a type of electrical lamp. Symbol: Ne; atomic weight: 20.183; atomic number: 10; density: 0.9002 g/l at 0°C and 760 mm pressure.
- chits
-
noun,
a signed note for money owed for food, drink, etc.
- chott
-
noun,
a shallow brackish or saline marsh or lake in N Africa, usually dry during the summer.
- itchy
-
adjective,
having or causing an itching sensation.
- chose
-
noun,
a thing; an article of personal property.
- iters
-
noun,
a canal or passage.
- ither
-
adjective, pronoun, adverb,
other.
- tacit
-
adjective,
understood without being openly expressed; implied:
- chore
-
noun,
a small or odd job; routine task.
- choir
-
noun,
a company of singers, especially an organized group employed in church service.
- ition
-
- tachs
-
noun,
tachometer.
- Chita
-
noun,
a city in the SE Russian Federation in Asia.
- chine
-
noun,
a ravine formed in rock by the action of running water.
- tache
-
noun,
a buckle; clasp.
- tacet
-
verb (imperative),
be silent (directing an instrument or voice not to play or sing).
- taces
-
noun,
tasset.
- nacho
-
noun,
a snack or appetizer consisting of a small piece of tortilla topped with cheese, hot peppers, etc., and broiled.
- Coney
-
noun,
a serranid fish, Epinephelus fulvus, of tropical American waters.
- Nairn
-
noun,
a historic county in N Scotland.
- stroy
-
verb (used with object),
to destroy.
- Chios
-
noun,
a Greek island in the Aegean, near the W coast of Turkey. 322 sq. mi. (834 sq. km).
- Nance
-
noun,
Offensive. an effeminate male.
- Nancy
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Meurthe-et-Moselle, in NE France: battles 1477, 1914, 1944.
- nano-
-
- Story
-
noun,
a narrative, either true or fictitious, in prose or verse, designed to interest, amuse, or instruct the hearer or reader; tale.
- chary
-
adjective,
cautious or careful; wary:
- Chris
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Christopher.
- nitr-
-
- tonne
-
noun,
metric ton.
- Niort
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Deux-Sèvres, in W France.
- Stich
-
noun,
a verse or line of poetry.
- Nisan
-
noun,
the seventh month of the Jewish calendar.
- 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.
- Nisei
-
noun,
a person of Japanese descent, born and educated in the U.S. or Canada.
- ceras
-
noun,
(in prescriptions) wax.
- Niter
-
noun,
potassium nitrate.
- 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: ¢.
- niton
-
noun,
(formerly) radon. Symbol: Nt.
- CENTO
-
noun,
a piece of writing, especially a poem, composed wholly of quotations from the works of other authors.
- Ninos
-
noun,
boy; child.
- nitre
-
noun,
niter.
- cent.
-
- Cenis
-
noun,
Mont, a mountain pass between SE France and Italy, in the Alps. 6834 feet (2083 meters) high.
- Catty
-
noun,
(in China and southeast Asia) a weight equal to about 1½ pounds (680 grams) avoirdupois.
- Nitti
-
noun,
Francesco Saverio [frahn-ches-kaw sah-ve-ryaw] /frɑnˈtʃɛs kɔ sɑˈvɛ ryɔ/ (Show IPA), 1868–1953, Italian lawyer, statesman, and economist.
- nitty
-
adjective,
full of nits.
- Stern
-
noun,
the after part of a vessel (often opposed to stem).
- ster.
-
- Cathy
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Catherine.
- noct-
-
- Cath.
-
- ninth
-
noun,
a ninth part, especially of one (1/9).
- cero-
-
- Chari
-
noun,
Shari.
- chays
-
noun,
chaise; shay.
- store
-
noun,
an establishment where merchandise is sold, usually on a retail basis.
- nerts
-
interjection,
nuts (def 1).
- stony
-
adjective,
full of or abounding in stones or rock:
- char-
-
- chaos
-
noun,
a state of utter confusion or disorder; a total lack of organization or order.
- Neth.
-
- chant
-
noun,
a short, simple melody, especially one characterized by single notes to which an indefinite number of syllables are intoned, used in singing psalms, canticles, etc., in church services.
- Chany
-
noun,
Lake, a salt lake in SW Siberia, in the W Russian Federation in Asia. About 1300 sq. mi. (3365 sq. km).
- Stone
-
noun,
the hard substance, formed of mineral matter, of which rocks consist.
- Stoic
-
noun,
a member or adherent of the Stoic school of philosophy.
- Stoat
-
noun,
the ermine, Mustela erminea, especially when in brown summer pelage.
- chais
-
noun,
a shed or other aboveground building where a winemaker stores wine in casks.
- ceros
-
noun,
a large Atlantic and Gulf Coast mackerel game fish, Scomberomorus regalis.
- chair
-
noun,
a seat, especially for one person, usually having four legs for support and a rest for the back and often having rests for the arms.
- niche
-
noun,
an ornamental recess in a wall or the like, usually semicircular in plan and arched, as for a statue or other decorative object.
- Chain
-
noun,
a series of objects connected one after the other, usually in the form of a series of metal rings passing through one another, used either for various purposes requiring a flexible tie with high tensile strength, as for hauling, supporting, or confining, or in various ornamental and decorative forms.
- tonia
-
- tonic
-
noun,
a medicine that invigorates or strengthens:
- 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.
- Cesti
-
noun,
Marcantonio [mahr-kahn-taw-nyaw] /ˌmɑr kɑnˈtɔ nyɔ/ (Show IPA), 1623–69, Italian composer.
- cesta
-
noun,
a narrow, curved basket fitted on one end to a wooden handle with a glovelike compartment at the base, for catching and throwing the ball.
- cert.
-
- stint
-
noun,
a period of time spent doing something:
- nines
-
noun,
a cardinal number, eight plus one.
- tacos
-
noun,
Mexican Cookery. an often crisply fried tortilla folded over and filled, as with seasoned chopped meat, lettuce, tomatoes, and cheese.
- nacre
-
noun,
mother-of-pearl.
- istic
-
- irone
-
noun,
a colorless liquid of isomeric, unsaturated ketones, C 14 H 22 O, obtained from orris root: used in perfumery for its odor of violets.
- irate
-
adjective,
angry; enraged:
- Taney
-
noun,
Roger Brooke, 1777–1864, U.S. jurist: chief justice of the U.S. 1836–64.
- titis
-
noun,
any of various small reddish or grayish monkeys of the genus Callicebus, of South America.
- Irina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Titos
-
noun,
Marshal (Josip Broz) 1891–1980, president of Yugoslavia 1953–80.
- Irish
-
noun,
the inhabitants of Ireland and their descendants elsewhere.
- cyst-
-
- titre
-
noun,
titer.
- irony
-
noun,
the use of words to convey a meaning that is the opposite of its literal meaning:
- Iran.
-
- cires
-
noun,
a brilliant, highly glazed surface produced on fabrics by subjecting them to a wax, heat, and calendering treatment.
- toast
-
noun,
sliced bread that has been browned by dry heat.
- Irons
-
noun,
Jeremy (John) born 1948, English actor.
- taint
-
noun,
a trace of something bad, offensive, or harmful.
- tains
-
noun,
a thin tin plate.
- cions
-
noun,
scion (def 2).
- Taino
-
noun,
a member of an extinct Arawakan Indian tribe of the West Indies.
- Taine
-
noun,
Hippolyte Adolphe [ee-paw-leet a-dawlf] /i pɔˈlit aˈdɔlf/ (Show IPA), 1828–93, French literary critic and historian.
- Tanis
-
noun,
an ancient city in Lower Egypt, in the Nile delta.
- cites
-
noun,
citation (defs 7, 8).
- cine-
-
- Coats
-
noun,
an outer garment with sleeves, covering at least the upper part of the body:
- intr.
-
- Conan
-
noun,
a male given name.
- tithe
-
noun,
Sometimes, tithes. the tenth part of agricultural produce or personal income set apart as an offering to God or for works of mercy, or the same amount regarded as an obligation or tax for the support of the church, priesthood, or the like.
- tythe
-
noun,
Sometimes, tithes. the tenth part of agricultural produce or personal income set apart as an offering to God or for works of mercy, or the same amount regarded as an obligation or tax for the support of the church, priesthood, or the like.
- coirs
-
noun,
the prepared fiber of the husk of the coconut fruit, used in making rope, matting, etc.
- coins
-
noun,
a piece of metal stamped and issued by the authority of a government for use as money.
- Cohen
-
noun,
Morris Raphael, 1880–1947, U.S. philosopher and educator, born in Russia.
- Cohan
-
noun,
George M(ichael) 1878–1942, U.S. actor, playwright, and producer.
- coati
-
noun,
any tropical American carnivore of the genus Nasua, related to the raccoon, having an elongated body, long, ringed tail, and a slender, flexible snout.
- iotas
-
noun,
a very small quantity; jot; whit.
- coast
-
noun,
the land next to the sea; seashore:
- tanto
-
adverb,
(of a musical direction) too much; so much.
- Tansy
-
noun,
any of several composite plants of the genus Tanacetum, especially a strong-scented, weedy, Old World herb, T. vulgare, having flat-topped clusters of tubular yellow flowers.
- Ionia
-
noun,
an ancient region on the W coast of Asia Minor and on adjacent islands in the Aegean: colonized by the ancient Greeks.
- Ionic
-
noun,
Prosody. an Ionic foot, verse, or meter.
- yonis
-
noun,
(in Shaktism) the external female genitals regarded as the symbol of Shakti.
Compare lingam (def 2).
- Yonne
-
noun,
a department in central France. 2881 sq. mi. (7460 sq. km). Capital: Auxerre.
- yores
-
noun,
Chiefly Literary. time past:
- cyto-
-
- cines
-
noun,
a film; motion picture.
- Chin.
-
- tahrs
-
noun,
any of several Old World wild goats of the genus Hemitragus, as H. jemlahicus (Himalayan tahr) introduced into New Zealand, having a long mane and short, stout, recurving horns: most are endangered or threatened in their native regions.
- cyans
-
noun,
cyan blue.
- Ciano
-
noun,
Count Galeazzo [gah-le-aht-tsaw] /ˌgɑ lɛˈɑt tsɔ/ (Show IPA), (Ciano di Cortellazzo) 1903–44, Italian Fascist statesman: minister of foreign affairs 1936–43.
- Tahoe
-
noun,
Lake, a lake in E California and W Nevada, in the Sierra Nevada Mountains: resort. About 200 sq. mi. (520 sq. km); 6225 feet (1897 meters) above sea level.
- cyan-
-
- Isth.
-
- tacts
-
noun,
a keen sense of what to say or do to avoid giving offense; skill in dealing with difficult or delicate situations.
- Isiac
-
adjective,
of or relating to Isis or the worship of Isis.
- Tyro
-
noun,
a beginner in learning anything; novice.
- tonn
-
- titi
-
noun,
any of various small reddish or grayish monkeys of the genus Callicebus, of South America.
- that
-
Idioms,
at that,
in spite of something; nevertheless:
in addition; besides:
- Styr
-
noun,
a river in NW Ukraine, flowing N to the Pripet River. 300 miles (480 km) long.
- 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.
- syne
-
adverb, preposition, conjunction,
since.
- Trey
-
noun,
a playing card or a die having three pips.
- Stir
-
noun,
the act of stirring or moving.
- Ste.
-
- the-
-
- Taro
-
noun,
a stemless plant, Colocasia esculenta, of the arum family, cultivated in tropical regions, in the Pacific islands and elsewhere, for the edible tuber.
- Thea
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Thar
-
noun,
tahr.
- sone
-
noun,
a unit for measuring the loudness of sound, equal to the loudness of a sound that, in the judgment of a group of listeners, is equal to that of a 1000-cycle-per-second reference sound having an intensity of 40 decibels.
- Tiro
-
noun,
tyro.
- tort
-
noun,
a wrongful act, not including a breach of contract or trust, that results in injury to another's person, property, reputation, or the like, and for which the injured party is entitled to compensation.
- Sera
-
noun,
a plural of serum.
- tanh
-
- site
-
noun,
the position or location of a town, building, etc., especially as to its environment:
- Shoa
-
noun,
the Holocaust.
- than
-
conjunction,
(used, as after comparative adjectives and adverbs, to introduce the second member of an unequal comparison):
- SITA
-
noun,
(in the Ramayana) the wife of Ramachandra, abducted by Ravana and later rescued.
- sent
-
noun,
a coin of Estonia until the euro was adopted, the 100th part of a kroon.
- Thin
-
adverb,
in a thin manner.
- stoa
-
noun,
Greek Architecture. a portico, usually a detached portico of considerable length, that is used as a promenade or meeting place.
- tote
-
noun,
the act or course of toting.
- shoe
-
noun,
an external covering for the human foot, usually of leather and consisting of a more or less stiff or heavy sole and a lighter upper part ending a short distance above, at, or below the ankle.
- tens
-
noun,
a self-operated portable device used to treat chronic pain by sending electrical impulses through electrodes placed over the painful area.
- Tine
-
noun,
a sharp, projecting point or prong, as of a fork.
- trit
-
- Toni
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Antoinette or Antonia.
- Tony
-
noun,
one of a group of awards made annually by the American Theatre Wing, a professional school for the performing arts, for achievements in theatrical production and performance.
- tots
-
noun,
a small child.
- tRNA
-
- tron
-
- shot
-
noun,
a discharge of a firearm, bow, etc.
- toea
-
noun,
a bronze coin and monetary unit of Papua New Guinea, the 100th part of a kina.
- Tshi
-
noun,
Twi.
- tsar
-
noun,
czar.
- tact
-
noun,
a keen sense of what to say or do to avoid giving offense; skill in dealing with difficult or delicate situations.
- then
-
noun,
that time:
- Trot
-
noun,
the gait of a horse, dog, or other quadruped, when trotting.
- snot
-
noun,
Vulgar. mucus from the nose.
- torn
-
noun,
a drop of the saline, watery fluid continually secreted by the lacrimal glands between the surface of the eye and the eyelid, serving to moisten and lubricate these parts and keep them clear of foreign particles. Synonyms: teardrop.
- Tena
-
noun,
Koyukon.
- taco
-
noun,
Mexican Cookery. an often crisply fried tortilla folded over and filled, as with seasoned chopped meat, lettuce, tomatoes, and cheese.
- Tit.
-
- ten.
-
- Tray
-
noun,
a flat, shallow container or receptacle made of wood, metal, etc., usually with slightly raised edges, used for carrying, holding, or displaying articles of food, glass, china, etc.
- Tare
-
noun,
any of various vetches, especially Vicia sativa.
- toey
-
adjective,
touchy or restive; apprehensive; fractious.
- Troy
-
noun,
Latin Ilium. Greek Ilion. an ancient ruined city in NW Asia Minor: the seventh of nine settlements on the site is commonly identified as the Troy of the Iliad.
- Tyne
-
noun,
tine.
- tans
-
noun,
the brown color imparted to the skin by exposure to the sun or open air.
- SOAR
-
noun,
an act or instance of soaring.
- tint
-
noun,
a color or a variety of a color; hue.
- sire
-
noun,
the male parent of a quadruped.
- Taos
-
noun,
a Tanoan language spoken in two villages in New Mexico.
- Syr.
-
- sinh
-
noun,
hyperbolic sine.
- Sion
-
noun,
a town in and the capital of Valais, in SW Switzerland.
- torc
-
noun,
torque (def 4).
- stet
-
verb (used with object),
to mark (a manuscript, printer's proof, etc.) with the word “stet” or with dots as a direction to let cancelled material remain.
- they
-
noun,
any male person or animal; a man:
- tors
-
noun,
a rocky pinnacle; a peak of a bare or rocky mountain or hill.
- Tarn
-
noun,
a small mountain lake or pool, especially one in a cirque.
- Thai
-
noun,
Also called Thailander [tahy-lan-der, -luh n-] /ˈtaɪˌlæn dər, -lən-/ (Show IPA). a native or descendant of a native of Thailand.
- thir
-
pronoun,
these.
- tost
-
noun,
an act or instance of tossing.
- Test
-
noun,
the means by which the presence, quality, or genuineness of anything is determined; a means of trial.
- sice
-
noun,
syce.
- toys
-
noun,
an object, often a small representation of something familiar, as an animal or person, for children or others to play with; plaything.
- syce
-
noun,
(in India) a groom; stable attendant.
- 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.
- Cort
-
- tone
-
noun,
any sound considered with reference to its quality, pitch, strength, source, etc.:
- tri-
-
- tain
-
noun,
a thin tin plate.
- Tate
-
noun,
Sir Henry, 1819–99, English merchant and philanthropist: founder of an art gallery (Tate Gallery) in London, England.
- Tori
-
noun,
plural of torus.
- Sra.
-
- Tory
-
noun,
a member of the Conservative Party in Great Britain or Canada.
- ter.
-
- tire
-
noun,
British Dialect. fatigue.
- tats
-
verb (used with or without object),
to do, or make by, tatting.
- tret
-
noun,
(formerly) an allowance for waste, after deduction for tare.
- teat
-
noun,
the protuberance on the breast or udder in female mammals, except the monotremes, through which the milk ducts discharge; nipple or mammilla.
- snit
-
noun,
an agitated or irritated state.
- Soni
-
- Tace
-
noun,
tasset.
- thi-
-
- Shin
-
noun,
the front part of the leg from the knee to the ankle.
- shr.
-
- toch
-
noun,
Ernst [ernst] /ɛrnst/ (Show IPA), 1887–1964, Austrian composer.
- Sian
-
noun,
Older Spelling. Xian.
- tchr
-
- sora
-
noun,
a small, short-billed rail, Porzana carolina, of marshy areas of North America.
- sore
-
noun,
a sore spot or place on the body.
- Shea
-
noun,
shea tree.
- sori
-
noun,
plural of sorus.
- tion
-
- sort
-
noun,
a particular kind, species, variety, class, or group, distinguished by a common character or nature:
- snye
-
noun,
a backwater.
- tits
-
noun,
a titmouse.
- tics
-
noun,
Pathology.
a sudden, spasmodic, painless, involuntary muscular contraction, as of the face.
tic douloureux.
- 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.
- tets
-
noun,
the Vietnamese New Year celebration, occurring during the first seven days of the first month of the lunar calendar.
- Stan
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Stanley.
- Tane
-
noun,
a Polynesian god of fertility.
- shit
-
noun,
excrement; feces.
- tars
-
noun,
any of various dark-colored viscid products obtained by the destructive distillation of certain organic substances, as coal or wood.
- Tito
-
noun,
Marshal (Josip Broz) 1891–1980, president of Yugoslavia 1953–80.
- Tyre
-
noun,
an ancient seaport of Phoenicia: one of the great cities of antiquity, famous for its navigators and traders; site of modern Sur.
- Seri
-
noun,
a member of an American Indian people of western Sonora state, Mexico, on the Gulf of California.
- stot
-
noun,
a springing gait of certain bovids, as gazelles and antelopes, used especially when running in alarm from a predator.
- Tore
-
noun,
a torus.
- Trio
-
noun,
a musical composition for three voices or instruments.
- TINA
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Star
-
noun,
any of the heavenly bodies, except the moon, appearing as fixed luminous points in the sky at night.
- sith
-
adverb, conjunction, preposition,
since.
- thae
-
pronoun, adjective,
those.
- sync
-
noun,
synchronization:
- this
-
Idioms,
with this, following this; hereupon:
- THOR
-
noun,
Scandinavian Mythology. the god of thunder, rain, and farming, represented as riding a chariot drawn by goats and wielding the hammer Mjolnir: the defender of the Aesir, destined to kill and be killed by the Midgard Serpent.
- tach
-
noun,
tachometer.
- teth
-
noun,
the ninth letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
- tosh
-
noun,
nonsense; bosh.
- Shan
-
noun,
a group of Mongoloid tribes in the hills of Burma.
- tent
-
noun,
a portable shelter of skins, canvas, plastic, or the like, supported by one or more poles or a frame and often secured by ropes fastened to pegs in the ground.
- syn-
-
- stay
-
noun,
the act of stopping or being stopped.
- Shay
-
noun,
a chaise.
- sett
-
noun,
Also called pitcher. a small, rectangular paving stone.
- str.
-
- tart
-
noun,
a small pie filled with cooked fruit or other sweetened preparation, usually having no top crust.
- Sina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- 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.
- Seth
-
noun,
the third son of Adam. Gen. 4:25.
- Tiny
-
adjective,
very small; minute; wee.
- Sert
-
noun,
José María [haw-se mah-ree-ah] /hɔˈsɛ mɑˈri ɑ/ (Show IPA), 1876–1945, Spanish painter.
- tahr
-
noun,
any of several Old World wild goats of the genus Hemitragus, as H. jemlahicus (Himalayan tahr) introduced into New Zealand, having a long mane and short, stout, recurving horns: most are endangered or threatened in their native regions.
- Seta
-
noun,
a stiff hair; bristle or bristlelike part.
- 1080
-
- secy
-
- HERO
-
noun,
a person noted for courageous acts or nobility of character:
- Hays
-
noun,
Will (Harrison) 1879–1954, U.S. lawyer, politician, and official of the motion-picture industry.
- Hans
-
noun,
a male given name, Germanic form of John.
- Hare
-
noun,
any rodentlike mammal of the genus Lepus, of the family Leporidae, having long ears, a divided upper lip, and long hind limbs adapted for leaping.
- Hart
-
noun,
a male deer, commonly of the red deer, Cervus elaphus, especially after its fifth year.
- hast
-
noun,
Usually, haves. an individual or group that has wealth, social position, or other material benefits (contrasted with have-not).
- hate
-
noun,
intense dislike; extreme aversion or hostility.
- HEAO
-
- hear
-
verb (used with object),
to perceive by the ear:
- heat
-
noun,
the state of a body perceived as having or generating a relatively high degree of warmth.
- heir
-
noun,
a person who inherits or has a right of inheritance in the property of another following the latter's death.
- hent
-
verb (used with object),
to seize.
- her.
-
- HERA
-
noun,
the ancient Greek queen of heaven, a daughter of Cronus and Rhea and the wife and sister of Zeus.
- hers
-
noun,
Slang. a female:
- haet
-
noun,
a little bit; a whit.
- hest
-
noun,
behest.
- hets
-
noun,
a heterosexual person.
- hins
-
noun,
an ancient Hebrew unit of liquid measure equal to about one and one half gallons (5.7 liters).
- hint
-
noun,
an indirect, covert, or helpful suggestion; clue:
- hire
-
noun,
the act of hiring.
- hyte
-
adjective,
insane; mad.
- hoar
-
noun,
hoarfrost; rime.
- Hoya
-
noun,
any shrubby climbing plant of the genus Hoya, of the milkweed family, especially the wax plant, H. carnosa, a pot plant with waxy white flowers.
- hoys
-
noun,
a heavy barge used in harbors.
- Hoyt
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Germanic word meaning “glee.”.
- hone
-
noun,
a whetstone of fine, compact texture for sharpening razors and other cutting tools.
- Hons
-
noun,
honey (def 6).
- hor.
-
- hora
-
noun,
a traditional Romanian and Israeli round dance.
- hair
-
noun,
any of the numerous fine, usually cylindrical, keratinous filaments growing from the skin of humans and animals; a pilus.
- haes
-
verb (used with object), auxiliary verb,
have.
- Hos.
-
- Eric
-
noun,
Eric the Red.
- eats
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- Echo
-
noun,
a repetition of sound produced by the reflection of sound waves from a wall, mountain, or other obstructing surface.
- echt
-
adjective,
real; authentic; genuine.
- eco-
-
- ect-
-
- eyas
-
noun,
a nestling, usually a hawk.
- eyot
-
noun,
ait.
- eyra
-
noun,
a jaguarundi.
- enc.
-
- Enyo
-
noun,
an ancient Greek war goddess.
- Enos
-
noun,
the son of Seth. Gen. 5:6.
- Ens.
-
- eons
-
noun,
an indefinitely long period of time; age.
- Erin
-
noun,
Literary. Ireland.
- Etta
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Henrietta.
- Eris
-
noun,
the ancient Greek goddess of discord and the sister of Ares: identified with the Roman goddess Discordia.
- Erna
-
noun,
a female given name: from an Old English word meaning “eagle.”.
- Eros
-
noun,
the ancient Greek god of love, identified by the Romans with Cupid.
- erst
-
adverb,
before the present time; formerly.
- eso-
-
- est.
-
- ETAS
-
noun,
the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
- etc.
-
- etch
-
noun,
Printing. an acid used for etching.
- Eth.
-
- eths
-
noun,
a letter in the form of a crossed d, written đ or ð, used in Old English writing to represent both voiced and unvoiced th and in modern Icelandic and in phonetic alphabets to represent voiced th.
- 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.
- Etna
-
noun,
Mount, an active volcano in E Sicily. 10,758 feet (3280 meters).
- Eton
-
noun,
a town in Berkshire, in S England, on the Thames River, W of London: the site of Eton College.
- Horn
-
noun,
one of the bony, permanent, hollow paired growths, often curved and pointed, that project from the upper part of the head of certain ungulate mammals, as cattle, sheep, goats, or antelopes.
- Hose
-
noun,
a flexible tube for conveying a liquid, as water, to a desired point:
- East
-
noun,
a cardinal point of the compass, 90° to the right of north. Abbreviation: E.
- itis
-
- IRAS
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- Ire.
-
- Iris
-
noun,
Anatomy. the contractile, circular diaphragm forming the colored portion of the eye and containing a circular opening, the pupil, in its center.
- iron
-
noun,
Chemistry. a ductile, malleable, silver-white metallic element, scarcely known in a pure condition, but much used in its crude or impure carbon-containing forms for making tools, implements, machinery, etc. Symbol: Fe; atomic weight: 55.847; atomic number: 26; specific gravity: 7.86 at 20°C.
Compare cast iron, pig iron, steel, wrought iron.
- yrs.
-
- Isai
-
noun,
Jesse.
- Isar
-
noun,
a river in central Europe, flowing NE from W Austria through S Germany to the Danube River. 215 miles (345 km) long.
- Yser
-
noun,
a river flowing from N France through NW Belgium into the North Sea: battles 1914–18. 55 miles (89 km) long.
- Isin
-
noun,
an ancient Sumerian city in S Iraq: archaeological site.
- iso-
-
- Itch
-
noun,
the sensation of itching.
- 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.
- iter
-
noun,
a canal or passage.
- Nah.
-
- yore
-
noun,
Chiefly Literary. time past:
- Nair
-
noun,
a group of Hindu castes in the Kerala region of India.
- nays
-
noun,
a denial or refusal.
- nane
-
pronoun, adverb, adjective,
none1 .
- Naos
-
noun,
a temple.
- narc
-
noun,
a government agent or detective charged with the enforcement of laws restricting the use of narcotics.
- Nary
-
adjective,
not any; no; never a:
- Nash
-
noun,
John, 1752–1835, English architect and city planner.
- Nasi
-
noun,
the head or president of the Sanhedrin.
- Nast
-
noun,
Thomas, 1840–1902, U.S. illustrator and cartoonist.
- NATO
-
noun,
an organization formed in Washington, D.C. (1949), comprising the 12 nations of the Atlantic Pact together with Greece, Turkey, and the Federal Republic of Germany, for the purpose of collective defense against aggression.
- NATS
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Nathan or Nathaniel.
- NCTE
-
- neat
-
noun,
an animal of the genus Bos; a bovine, as a cow or ox.
- Neh.
-
- IOTA
-
noun,
a very small quantity; jot; whit.
- ions
-
noun,
an electrically charged atom or group of atoms formed by the loss or gain of one or more electrons, as a cation (positive ion) which is created by electron loss and is attracted to the cathode in electrolysis, or as an anion (negative ion) which is created by an electron gain and is attracted to the anode. The valence of an ion is equal to the number of electrons lost or gained and is indicated by a plus sign for cations and a minus sign for anions, thus: Na + , Cl−, Ca ++ , S = .
- Host
-
noun,
a person who receives or entertains guests at home or elsewhere:
- yens
-
noun,
an aluminum coin and monetary unit of Japan, equal to 100 sen or 1000 rin. Symbol: ¥; Abbreviation: Y.
- hots
-
noun,
the hots, Slang. intense sexual desire or attraction.
- Hsia
-
noun,
a legendary dynasty in China, the traditional dates of which are 2205–1766 b.c.
- yare
-
adjective,
quick; agile; lively.
- yarn
-
noun,
thread made of natural or synthetic fibers and used for knitting and weaving.
- Iasi
-
noun,
Romanian name of Jassy.
- ICAO
-
- Ice.
-
- ices
-
noun,
the solid form of water, produced by freezing; frozen water.
- ICSH
-
- yeah
-
adverb,
yes.
- yean
-
verb (used without object),
(of a sheep or goat) to bring forth young.
- year
-
noun,
a period of 365 or 366 days, in the Gregorian calendar, divided into 12 calendar months, now reckoned as beginning Jan. 1 and ending Dec. 31 (calendar year or civil year)
Compare common year, leap year.
- yeas
-
noun,
an affirmation; an affirmative reply or vote.
- yech
-
interjection,
yuck1 .
- yeti
-
noun,
Abominable Snowman.
- yoni
-
noun,
(in Shaktism) the external female genitals regarded as the symbol of Shakti.
Compare lingam (def 2).
- yett
-
noun,
gate.
- Iyar
-
noun,
the eighth month of the Jewish calendar.
- yins
-
noun,
See under yin and yang.
- inae
-
- Inc.
-
- 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.
- inch
-
noun,
a unit of length, 1/12 (0.0833) foot, equivalent to 2.54 centimeters.
- inns
-
noun,
a commercial establishment that provides lodging, food, etc., for the public, especially travelers; small hotel.
- INRI
-
- inro
-
noun,
a small lacquer box with compartments for medicines, cosmetics, etc., worn on the waist sash of the traditional Japanese costume.
- ins.
-
- int.
-
- into
-
adjective,
Mathematics. pertaining to a function or map from one set to another set, the range of which is a proper subset of the second set, as the function f, from the set of all integers into the set of all perfect squares where f (x) = x 2 for every integer.
- Iona
-
noun,
an island in the Hebrides, off the W coast of Scotland: center of early Celtic Christianity.
- eath
-
adjective, adverb,
easy.
- easy
-
noun,
a word formerly used in communications to represent the letter E.
- neon
-
noun,
Chemistry. a chemically inert gaseous element occurring in small amounts in the earth's atmosphere, used chiefly in a type of electrical lamp. Symbol: Ne; atomic weight: 20.183; atomic number: 10; density: 0.9002 g/l at 0°C and 760 mm pressure.
- asci
-
noun,
plural of ascus.
- ant.
-
- 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.
- ARCO
-
adverb,
(of the performance of a passage for stringed instruments) with the bow.
- Ares
-
noun,
the ancient Greek god of war, a son of Zeus and Hera, identified by the Romans with Mars.
- ARIS
-
- Arne
-
noun,
Thomas Augustine, 1710–78, English composer of operas and songs.
- Arno
-
noun,
Peter (Curtis Arnoux Peters) 1904–68, U.S. cartoonist and author.
- Aron
-
noun,
a male given name.
- arse
-
noun,
ass2 (defs 1, 2).
- art.
-
- Arty
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Arthur.
- asc-
-
- Asch
-
noun,
Sholom [shaw-luh m] /ˈʃɔ ləm/ (Show IPA), or Sholem [shaw-luh m,, -lem] /ˈʃɔ ləm,, -lɛm/ (Show IPA), 1880–1957, U.S. author, born in Poland.
- Aser
-
noun,
Asher (def 1).
- ano-
-
- Ashe
-
noun,
Arthur (Robert, Jr) 1943–93, U.S. tennis player.
- ashy
-
adjective,
ash-colored; pale; wan:
- Asir
-
noun,
a district in SW Saudi Arabia.
- Asti
-
noun,
a city in the Piedmont region of Italy, S of Turin: center of wine-producing region.
- att.
-
- Aten
-
noun,
Aton.
- ates
-
- atic
-
- Aton
-
noun,
a solar deity declared by Amenhotep IV to be the only god, represented as a solar disk with rays ending in human hands.
- ator
-
- atry
-
adjective,
lying to under a trysail in heavy weather; trying.
- attn
-
- Cain
-
noun,
Scot. and Irish English. rent paid in kind, especially a percentage of a farm crop.
- cays
-
noun,
a small low island; key.
- ANSI
-
- Anne
-
noun,
1665–1714, queen of England 1702–14 (daughter of James II of England).
- cane
-
noun,
a stick or short staff used to assist one in walking; walking stick.
- Ahir
-
noun,
a member of the caste of cowherds and milkmen in India.
- ARCS
-
noun,
Geometry. any unbroken part of the circumference of a circle or other curved line.
- ache
-
noun,
a continuous, dull pain (in contrast to a sharp, sudden, or sporadic pain).
- achy
-
adjective,
having or causing an aching sensation:
- Acis
-
noun,
the lover of Galatea, killed by Polyphemus out of jealousy.
- 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-
-
- 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.
- ACTH
-
- ACTS
-
noun,
anything done, being done, or to be done; deed; performance:
- aeon
-
noun,
(in Gnosticism) one of a class of powers or beings conceived as emanating from the Supreme Being and performing various functions in the operations of the universe.
- aer-
-
- aery
-
noun,
aerie.
- aesc
-
noun,
ash2 (def 3).
- aet.
-
- ahoy
-
interjection,
(used as a call to hail another ship, attract attention, etc.)
- ann.
-
- Ayer
-
noun,
Sir A(lfred) J(ules) 1910–1989, English philosopher, teacher, and author.
- ayes
-
noun,
an affirmative vote or voter, especially in British Parliament, corresponding to yea in U.S. Congress.
- ayin
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
- ains
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- Aire
-
- ayre
-
noun,
air1 (def 8d).
- Airy
-
adjective,
open to a free current of fresh air; breezy:
- 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.
- AISI
-
- aits
-
noun,
a small island, especially in a river.
- ance
-
- ancy
-
- anes
-
adverb,
once.
- Can.
-
- CARE
-
noun,
a state of mind in which one is troubled; worry, anxiety, or concern:
- 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.
- Cori
-
noun,
Carl Ferdinand, 1896–1984, and his wife, Gerty Theresa, 1896–1957, U.S. biochemists, born in Austria-Hungary: Nobel Prize in Medicine 1947.
- cite
-
noun,
citation (defs 7, 8).
- cyte
-
- City
-
noun,
a large or important town.
- coat
-
noun,
an outer garment with sleeves, covering at least the upper part of the body:
- Cohn
-
noun,
Edwin Joseph, 1892–1953, U.S. chemist and researcher on blood proteins.
- coin
-
noun,
a piece of metal stamped and issued by the authority of a government for use as money.
- coir
-
noun,
the prepared fiber of the husk of the coconut fruit, used in making rope, matting, etc.
- coys
-
adjective,
artfully or affectedly shy or reserved; slyly hesitant; coquettish.
- Con.
-
- cone
-
noun,
Geometry.
a solid whose surface is generated by a line passing through a fixed point and a fixed plane curve not containing the point, consisting of two equal sections joined at a vertex.
a plane surface resembling the cross section of a solid cone.
- Cony
-
noun,
the fur of a rabbit, especially when dyed to simulate Hudson seal.
- Cor.
-
- Cora
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. Kore.
- Cory
-
noun,
a male or female given name.
- cist
-
noun,
a box or chest, especially for sacred utensils.
- CORN
-
noun,
Also called Indian corn; especially technical and British, maize. a tall cereal plant, Zea mays, cultivated in many varieties, having a jointed, solid stem and bearing the grain, seeds, or kernels on large ears.
- cose
-
verb (used without object),
coze.
- cosh
-
noun,
a blackjack; bludgeon.
- cosy
-
noun,
a padded covering for a teapot, chocolate pot, etc., to retain the heat.
- Cost
-
noun,
the price paid to acquire, produce, accomplish, or maintain anything:
- Cote
-
noun,
a shelter, coop, or small shed for sheep, pigs, pigeons, etc.
- Coty
-
noun,
René Jules Gustave [ruh-ney zhyl gys-tav] /rəˈneɪ ʒül güsˈtav/ (Show IPA), 1882–1962, president of France 1954–59.
- cray
-
adjective,
crazy.
- crat
-
- Cres
-
- ctr.
-
- cts.
-
- each
-
adverb,
to, from, or for each; apiece:
- EARN
-
verb (used with object),
to gain or get in return for one's labor or service:
- cit.
-
- cis-
-
- Carn
-
noun,
cairn.
- chai
-
noun,
a shed or other aboveground building where a winemaker stores wine in casks.
- 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:
- Cash
-
noun,
money in the form of coins or banknotes, especially that issued by a government.
- cast
-
noun,
act of casting or throwing.
- cat.
-
- Cate
-
noun,
a choice food;delicacy; dainty.
- Cato
-
noun,
Marcus Porcius [pawr-shee-uh s,, -shuh s] /ˈpɔr ʃi əs,, -ʃəs/ (Show IPA), ("the Elder"or"the Censor") 234–149 b.c, Roman statesman, soldier, and writer.
- Catt
-
noun,
Carrie Chapman Lane, 1859–1947, U.S. leader in women's suffrage movements.
- cen.
-
- cera
-
noun,
(in prescriptions) wax.
- CERN
-
- cet-
-
- Ceta
-
noun,
Comprehensive Employment and Training Act.
- Ceto
-
- chay
-
noun,
chaise; shay.
- cire
-
noun,
a brilliant, highly glazed surface produced on fabrics by subjecting them to a wax, heat, and calendering treatment.
- Chas
-
noun,
tea.
- chat
-
noun,
informal conversation:
- Chen
-
noun,
a dynasty that ruled in China a.d. 557–89.
- Cher
-
noun,
a river in central France, flowing NW to the Loire River. 220 miles (355 km) long.
- Chet
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Chester.
- chia
-
noun,
a plant, Salvia columbariae, of the mint family, native to the southwestern U.S. and Mexico, having mostly basal, oblong leaves and small blue flowers: the seeds are used as food and as the source of a beverage.
- chis
-
noun,
the twenty-second letter of the Greek alphabet (X, χ).
- chit
-
noun,
a signed note for money owed for food, drink, etc.
- Chon
-
noun,
Also, jun. a monetary unit of North Korea, the hundredth part of a won.
- Chr.
-
- chs.
-
- ciao
-
interjection,
(used as a word of greeting or parting): hello; goodbye; so long; see you later.
- cion
-
noun,
scion (def 2).
- cir.
-
- neo-
-
- ichs
-
noun,
a disease of tropical fishes, characterized by small, white nodules on the fins, skin, and eyes, caused by a ciliate protozoan, Ichthyophthirius multifiliis.
- Neri
-
noun,
Saint Philip (Filippo Neri) 1515–95, Italian priest: founder of Congregation of the Oratory.
- ROTC
-
noun,
a body of students at some colleges and universities who are given training toward becoming officers in the armed forces. Abbreviation: ROTC, R.O.T.C.
- ROTS
-
noun,
the process of rotting.
- Roti
-
noun,
roast.
- nots
-
noun,
a Boolean operator that returns a positive result if its operand is negative and a negative result if its operand is positive.
- Reis
-
plural noun,
a former money of account of Portugal and Brazil.
- Roth
-
noun,
Phillip, born 1933, U.S. novelist and short-story writer.
- rote
-
noun,
routine; a fixed, habitual, or mechanical course of procedure:
- Rota
-
noun,
Chiefly British.
a round or rotation of duties; a period of work or duty taken in rotation with others.
an agenda or circuit of sporting events, as a round of golf tournaments, played in different localities throughout the year.
- 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.
- Rosy
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Rose.
- reit
-
noun,
real-estate investment trust.
- ROSE
-
noun,
any of the wild or cultivated, usually prickly-stemmed, pinnate-leaved, showy-flowered shrubs of the genus Rosa.
Compare rose family.
- Rosa
-
noun,
Salvator [sahl-vah-tawr] /ˈsɑl vɑˌtɔr/ (Show IPA), 1615–73, Italian painter and poet.
- RONA
-
- Rena
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Marina.
- Reno
-
noun,
Informal. a renovation, as of a building or room.
- Ont.
-
- note
-
noun,
a brief record of something written down to assist the memory or for future reference.
- NTIA
-
- nori
-
noun,
a seaweed having a mildly sweet, salty taste, usually dried, used in Japanese cookery mainly as a wrap for sushi.
- Oran
-
noun,
a seaport in NW Algeria.
- rate
-
noun,
the amount of a charge or payment with reference to some basis of calculation:
- RATO
-
noun,
rocket-assisted takeoff.
- none
-
noun,
nones1 .
- Nor.
-
- Nora
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Honora.
- Norn
-
noun,
an extinct Norse dialect, spoken until early modern times in the Shetland and Orkney Islands and in parts of northern Scotland.
- nota
-
noun,
a dorsal plate or sclerite of the thorax of an insect.
- nos-
-
- ryas
-
noun,
a handwoven Scandinavian rug with a thick pile and usually a strong, colorful design.
- nose
-
noun,
the part of the face or facial region in humans and certain animals that contains the nostrils and the organs of smell and functions as the usual passageway for air in respiration: in humans it is a prominence in the center of the face formed of bone and cartilage, serving also to modify or modulate the voice.
- nosh
-
noun,
a snack.
- nosy
-
adjective,
unduly curious about the affairs of others; prying; meddlesome.
- not-
-
- recs
-
noun,
recreation.
- 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.
- once
-
noun,
a single occasion; one time only:
- non-
-
- Oct.
-
- Rina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- oast
-
noun,
a kiln for drying hops or malt.
- rhos
-
noun,
the 17th letter of the Greek alphabet (P, ρ).
- oath
-
noun,
a solemn appeal to a deity, or to some revered person or thing, to witness one's determination to speak the truth, to keep a promise, etc.:
- OATS
-
noun,
a cereal grass, Avena sativa, cultivated for its edible seed.
- ocas
-
noun,
a wood sorrel, Oxalis tuberosa, of the Andes, cultivated in South America for its edible tubers.
- Riis
-
noun,
Jacob August, 1849–1914, U.S. journalist and social reformer, born in Denmark.
- ryot
-
noun,
a peasant.
- RIIA
-
- Ryan
-
noun,
a male given name.
- ryes
-
noun,
a widely cultivated cereal grass, Secale cereale, having one-nerved glumes and two- or three-flowered spikelets.
- RIAS
-
noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- Ochs
-
noun,
Adolph Simon, 1858–1935, U.S. newspaper publisher.
- Rico
-
noun,
Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act: a U.S. law, enacted in 1970, allowing victims of organized crime to sue those responsible for punitive damages.
- Rich
-
noun,
(used with a plural verb) rich persons collectively (usually preceded by the):
- riot
-
noun,
a noisy, violent public disorder caused by a group or crowd of persons, as by a crowd protesting against another group, a government policy, etc., in the streets.
- 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.
- Onas
-
noun,
a member of a people of Tierra del Fuego.
- 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.
- resh
-
noun,
the 20th letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
- rest
-
noun,
the refreshing quiet or repose of sleep:
- Oita
-
noun,
a seaport on NE Kyushu, in S Japan.
- rocs
-
noun,
a bird of enormous size and strength.
- Roca
-
noun,
Cape, a cape in W Portugal, near Lisbon: the western extremity of continental Europe.
- Oise
-
noun,
a river in W Europe, flowing SW from S Belgium through N France to the Seine, near Paris. 186 miles (300 km) long.
- roan
-
noun,
a horse or other animal with a roan coat.
- oyer
-
noun,
oyer and terminer.
- oary
-
adjective,
oarlike.
- Rhea
-
noun,
the ramie plant or fiber.
- Rhys
-
noun,
Jean (Ellen Gwendolen Rees Williams) 1890–1979, English novelist, born in Dominica.
- RNAS
-
- 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.
- oras
-
noun,
plural of os2 .
- Rice
-
noun,
the starchy seeds or grain of an annual marsh grass, Oryza sativa, cultivated in warm climates and used for food.
- noir
-
adjective,
black; noting the black numbers in roulette.
- sec.
-
- osar
-
noun,
plural of os3 .
- sech
-
- OSHA
-
noun,
the division of the Department of Labor that sets and enforces occupational health and safety rules.
- NYSE
-
- Sat.
-
- Nysa
-
noun,
the mountain where Zeus sent the infant Dionysus to protect him from the vindictive wrath of Hera.
- scr.
-
- 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.
- sati
-
noun,
a Hindu practice whereby a widow immolates herself on the funeral pyre of her husband: now abolished by law.
- sci.
-
- Sato
-
noun,
Eisaku [ey-sah-koo;; Japanese ey-sah-koo] /eɪˈsɑ ku;; Japanese ˈeɪ sɑˌku/ (Show IPA), 1901–75, Japanese political leader: prime minister 1964–72; Nobel Peace Prize 1974.
- nyet
-
adverb, noun,
no1 .
- sch.
-
- NICE
-
noun,
a port in and the capital of Alpes-Maritimes, in SE France, on the Mediterranean: resort.
- 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.
- Nier
-
noun,
Alfred Otto Carl, 1911–1994, U.S. physicist.
- sear
-
noun,
a mark or scar made by searing.
- Sean
-
noun,
a male given name, form of John.
- NIRA
-
- Nino
-
noun,
boy; child.
- SCAN
-
noun,
an act or instance of scanning; close examination.
- Orca
-
noun,
the killer whale, Orcinus orca.
- Nine
-
noun,
a cardinal number, eight plus one.
- nisi
-
adjective,
not yet final or absolute (used, especially in law, to indicate that a judgment or decree will become final on a particular date unless set aside or invalidated by certain specified contingencies):
- 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).
- orts
-
noun,
Usually, orts. a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
- Noah
-
noun,
the patriarch who built a ship (Noah's Ark) in which he, his family, and animals of every species survived the Flood. Gen. 5–9.
- Otis
-
noun,
Elisha Graves, 1811–61, U.S. inventor.
- RACE
-
noun,
a contest of speed, as in running, riding, driving, or sailing.
- orcs
-
noun,
any of several cetaceans, as a grampus.
- noes
-
noun,
an utterance of the word “no.”.
- rash
-
noun,
an eruption or efflorescence on the skin.
- rase
-
verb (used with object),
raze.
- 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.
- Saco
-
noun,
a city in SW Maine.
- Orne
-
noun,
a department in NW France. 2372 sq. mi. (6145 sq. km). Capital: Alençon.
- racy
-
adjective,
slightly improper or indelicate; suggestive; risqué.
- rant
-
noun,
ranting, extravagant, or violent declamation.
- Rani
-
noun,
ranee.
- Nero
-
noun,
(Lucius Domitius Ahenobarbus) (“Nero Claudius Caesar Drusus Germanicus”) a.d. 37–68, emperor of Rome 54–68, known for his cruelty and depravity.
- Nina
-
noun,
girl; child.
- sain
-
verb (used with object),
to make the sign of the cross on, as for protection against evil influences.
- sane
-
noun,
a private nationwide organization in the U.S., established in 1957, that opposes nuclear testing and advocates international peace.
- Rais
-
noun,
Gilles de, Retz, Gilles de Laval, Baron de.
- scry
-
verb (used without object),
to use divination to discover hidden knowledge or future events, especially by means of a crystal ball.
- otic
-
adjective,
of or relating to the ear; auricular.
- nits
-
noun,
the egg of a parasitic insect, especially of a louse, often attached to a hair or a fiber of clothing.
- 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.
- SIR
-
noun,
a respectful or formal term of address used to a man:
- Ray
-
noun,
a narrow beam of light.
- ton
-
noun,
a unit of weight, equivalent to 2000 pounds (0.907 metric ton) avoirdupois (short ton) in the U.S. and 2240 pounds (1.016 metric tons) avoirdupois (long ton) in Great Britain.
- rho
-
noun,
the 17th letter of the Greek alphabet (P, ρ).
- Ria
-
noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- CHI
-
noun,
the twenty-second letter of the Greek alphabet (X, χ).
- eo-
-
- ETA
-
noun,
the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
- ea.
-
- Rai
-
noun,
a style of Algerian popular music played on electric guitar, synthesizer, and percussion instruments.
- ctn
-
plural,
carton.
- ean
-
- ear
-
noun,
the organ of hearing and equilibrium in vertebrates, in humans consisting of an external ear that gathers sound vibrations, a middle ear in which the vibrations resonate against the tympanic membrane, and a fluid-filled internal ear that maintains balance and that conducts the tympanic vibrations to the auditory nerve, which transmits them as impulses to the brain.
- rya
-
noun,
a handwoven Scandinavian rug with a thick pile and usually a strong, colorful design.
- rah
-
interjection,
(used as an exclamation of encouragement to a player or team.)
- Rae
-
noun,
John, 1813–93, Scottish surgeon and Arctic explorer.
- EAS
-
noun,
the Akkadian god of wisdom, the son of Apsu and father of Marduk: the counterpart of Enki.
- eat
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- TOY
-
noun,
an object, often a small representation of something familiar, as an animal or person, for children or others to play with; plaything.
- res
-
noun,
an object or thing; matter.
- rhe
-
noun,
a centimeter-gram-second unit of fluidity, equal to the reciprocal of poise.
- CSO
-
- 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.
- COS
-
noun,
romaine.
- RAS
-
noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- COT
-
noun,
a light portable bed, especially one of canvas on a folding frame.
- RCN
-
- RCT
-
- RAN
-
noun,
a sea goddess who drags down ships and drowns sailors: the wife of Aegir.
- REA
-
- REC
-
noun,
recreation.
- Rey
-
noun,
a city in N Iran, near Teheran.
- CRS
-
- CRT
-
- Coy
-
adjective,
artfully or affectedly shy or reserved; slyly hesitant; coquettish.
- CSA
-
- Sin
-
noun,
transgression of divine law:
- sht
-
- TNT
-
- toe
-
noun,
one of the terminal digits of the human foot.
- CIA
-
- CIE
-
- CYO
-
- cte
-
- 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).
- 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.
- CNS
-
- CTA
-
- CST
-
- CSR
-
- CNN
-
- Tyr
-
noun,
the god of strife.
- CNO
-
- RCA
-
- ATS
-
noun,
a money of account of Laos, the 100th part of a kip.
- CHA
-
noun,
tea.
- ays
-
- AYH
-
- Ain
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- Ayn
-
noun,
ʿain.
- SER
-
noun,
a unit of weight in India, varying in value but usually 1/40 of a maund: the government ser is divided into 80 tolas of 180 English grains and equals nearly 2 pounds 1 ounce avoirdupois (950 grams).
- AIR
-
noun,
a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- Ayr
-
noun,
a seaport in SW Scotland.
- SAR
-
- San
-
noun,
a member of a nomadic aboriginal people of southern Africa.
- 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.
- SAE
-
- AIC
-
- ait
-
noun,
a small island, especially in a river.
- ANC
-
- SAC
-
noun,
a baglike structure in an animal, plant, or fungus, as one containing fluid.
- SRO
-
- ane
-
adjective, noun, pronoun,
one.
- TRH
-
- So.
-
- ANI
-
noun,
any of several black, tropical American cuckoos of the genus Crotophaga, having a compressed, bladelike bill.
- Any
-
Idioms,
any which way, in any manner whatever; indifferently or carelessly:
- RTS
-
- aye
-
noun,
an affirmative vote or voter, especially in British Parliament, corresponding to yea in U.S. Congress.
- sc.
-
- rte
-
- ACH
-
interjection,
alas; oh.
- TTY
-
- 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.
- TSI
-
- ac-
-
- TSH
-
- TSE
-
- an.
-
- Ar.
-
- ACE
-
noun,
a playing card or die marked with or having the value indicated by a single spot:
- SEN
-
noun,
a money of account of Japan, the 100th part of a yen, now used only in certain quotations, as on foreign exchange.
- ahi
-
noun,
yellowfin tuna, widely used in sashimi.
- acy
-
- sea
-
noun,
the salt waters that cover the greater part of the earth's surface.
- ACS
-
- Tro
-
- ACT
-
noun,
anything done, being done, or to be done; deed; performance:
- se-
-
- ae.
-
- AEC
-
- AES
-
noun,
any of various early forms of bronze or copper money used in ancient Rome.
Compare as2 (def 1).
- AHE
-
- ans
-
noun,
the Sumerian god of heaven: the counterpart of the Akkadian Anu.
- rt.
-
- ChE
-
noun,
Ernesto [er-nes-taw] /ɛrˈnɛs tɔ/ (Show IPA), ("Che") 1928–67, Cuban revolutionist and political leader, born in Argentina.
- ct.
-
- ROC
-
noun,
a bird of enormous size and strength.
- ec-
-
- ROA
-
- ca.
-
- ch.
-
- CIO
-
noun,
a federation of affiliated industrial labor unions, founded 1935 within the American Federation of Labor but independent of it 1938–55. Abbreviation: C.I.O., CIO.
- Co.
-
- cr.
-
- cs.
-
- CAI
-
- shy
-
noun,
a sudden start aside, as in fear.
- cay
-
noun,
a small low island; key.
- RNA
-
- CAR
-
noun,
an automobile.
- CAS
-
verb (used with or without object),
to call, as to call an animal toward one; urge forward by calling.
- sho
-
- Tor
-
noun,
a rocky pinnacle; a peak of a bare or rocky mountain or hill.
- rin
-
noun,
a money of account of Japan, the thousandth part of a yen or the tenth part of a sen.
- CEA
-
- CEO
-
- Rye
-
noun,
a widely cultivated cereal grass, Secale cereale, having one-nerved glumes and two- or three-flowered spikelets.
- tot
-
noun,
a small child.
- ROE
-
noun,
the mass of eggs, or spawn, within the ovarian membrane of the female fish.
- aor
-
- Ash
-
noun,
the powdery residue of matter that remains after burning.
- ARC
-
noun,
Geometry. any unbroken part of the circumference of a circle or other curved line.
- RSE
-
- RSA
-
- 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.
- ary
-
adjective,
any; anyone.
- SHA
-
- Rs.
-
- ARS
-
- ROT
-
noun,
the process of rotting.
- ase
-
- she
-
noun,
a female person or animal.
- ATC
-
- ASI
-
- ASN
-
- Aso
-
noun,
Mount, a volcanic mountain in Japan, in central Kyushu, noted for its vast caldera. 5223 feet (1593 meters).
- ASR
-
- ast
-
- Roy
-
noun,
Rammohun [rah-moh-hon] /rɑˈmoʊ hɒn/ (Show IPA), 1774–1833, Indian religious leader: founder of Brahmo Samaj.
- at.
-
- ROI
-
- tra
-
- tr.
-
- 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.
- en-
-
- ECA
-
- nr.
-
- NRC
-
- Yen
-
noun,
an aluminum coin and monetary unit of Japan, equal to 100 sen or 1000 rin. Symbol: ¥; Abbreviation: Y.
- NRA
-
- Yeo
-
- ier
-
- yer
-
- yes
-
noun,
an affirmative reply.
- yet
-
Idioms,
as yet. as1 (def 31).
- 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.
- TCS
-
- TCA
-
- NSA
-
- YHA
-
- IHS
-
- TAT
-
verb (used with or without object),
to do, or make by, tatting.
- Yin
-
noun,
See under yin and yang.
- yis
-
noun,
(in Chinese ethical philosophy) faithful performance of one's specified duties to society.
- in.
-
- ina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- ine
-
- INH
-
- INN
-
noun,
a commercial establishment that provides lodging, food, etc., for the public, especially travelers; small hotel.
- TEC
-
noun,
detective.
- NSC
-
- IOC
-
- yar
-
adjective,
yare (defs 1, 2).
- hrs
-
- HST
-
- ht.
-
- Hts
-
- ics
-
- IRA
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- io-
-
- Ia.
-
- yah
-
interjection,
an exclamation of impatience or derision.
- Yao
-
noun,
Wade-Giles, Pinyin. a legendary emperor of China who, with his successor (Shun) was a paragon of good government.
- oar
-
noun,
a long shaft with a broad blade at one end, used as a lever for rowing or otherwise propelling or steering a boat.
- Nth
-
Idioms,
the nth degree / power,
a high degree or power.
the utmost degree or extent:
- IAS
-
- yas
-
noun,
the 28th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- OTC
-
- ICA
-
noun,
Portuguese name of Putumayo.
- OSA
-
- Oc.
-
- ich
-
noun,
a disease of tropical fishes, characterized by small, white nodules on the fins, skin, and eyes, caused by a ciliate protozoan, Ichthyophthirius multifiliis.
- SEI
-
noun,
sei whale.
- icy
-
adjective,
made of, full of, or covered with ice:
- yea
-
noun,
an affirmation; an affirmative reply or vote.
- Teh
-
noun,
Te.
- TAR
-
noun,
any of various dark-colored viscid products obtained by the destructive distillation of certain organic substances, as coal or wood.
- ion
-
noun,
an electrically charged atom or group of atoms formed by the loss or gain of one or more electrons, as a cation (positive ion) which is created by electron loss and is attracted to the cathode in electrolysis, or as an anion (negative ion) which is created by an electron gain and is attracted to the anode. The valence of an ion is equal to the number of electrons lost or gained and is indicated by a plus sign for cations and a minus sign for anions, thus: Na + , Cl−, Ca ++ , S = .
- OAS
-
- NIC
-
noun,
a newly industrialized/industrializing country:
- ite
-
- ity
-
- ITO
-
noun,
Prince Hirobumi [hee-raw-boo-mee] /ˈhi rɔˈbu mi/ (Show IPA), 1841–1909, Japanese statesman.
- NCO
-
- NYC
-
- nae
-
adverb,
no1 ; not.
- Nay
-
noun,
a denial or refusal.
- NIH
-
- Nan
-
noun,
naan.
- Nye
-
noun,
Edgar Wilson ("Bill Nye") 1850–96, U.S. humorist.
- NYA
-
- ITC
-
- NIA
-
- NHS
-
- Nat
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Nathan or Nathaniel.
- NHI
-
- NHA
-
- ne-
-
- NEA
-
- 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:
- NEC
-
- Ney
-
noun,
Michel [mee-shel] /miˈʃɛl/ (Show IPA), Duke of Elchingen [el-khing-uh n] /ˈɛl xɪŋ ən/ (Show IPA), 1769–1815, French revolutionary and Napoleonic military leader: marshal of France 1805–15.
- NES
-
- sty
-
noun,
a pen or enclosure for swine; pigpen.
- ITA
-
- TAO
-
noun,
(in philosophical Taoism) that in virtue of which all things happen or exist.
- IRO
-
- yon
-
pronoun,
that or those yonder.
- Noh
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noun,
Nō.
- ior
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- Ios
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noun,
a small hawk, Buteo solitarius, having two plumage phases and occurring only on the island of Hawaii, where it is a rare species and the only living indigenous bird of prey.
- IOT
-
- Noe
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noun,
Noah (def 1).
- Ir.
-
- NOC
-
- IRC
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- Tan
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noun,
the brown color imparted to the skin by exposure to the sun or open air.
- NNE
-
- ist
-
- IRS
-
- Is.
-
noun,
(used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
- ISA
-
- nit
-
noun,
the egg of a parasitic insect, especially of a louse, often attached to a hair or a fiber of clothing.
- Tay
-
noun,
a river flowing through central Scotland into the Firth of Tay. 118 miles (190 km) long.
- 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.
- ise
-
- ish
-
- STI
-
- ISR
-
- TAE
-
preposition,
to.
- HRE
-
- ian
-
noun,
a male given name, Scottish form of John.
- hot
-
noun,
the hots, Slang. intense sexual desire or attraction.
- OAT
-
noun,
a cereal grass, Avena sativa, cultivated for its edible seed.
- ety
-
- ETO
-
- thy
-
pronoun,
the possessive case of thou (used as an attributive adjective before a noun beginning with a consonant sound):
- SOC
-
noun,
sociology or a class or course in sociology.
- ETR
-
- ETS
-
- Ora
-
noun,
plural of os2 .
- hr.
-
- hae
-
verb (used with object), auxiliary verb,
have.
- ons
-
- Hay
-
noun,
grass, clover, alfalfa, etc., cut and dried for use as forage.
- Ore
-
noun,
a metal-bearing mineral or rock, or a native metal, that can be mined at a profit.
- ONR
-
- soy
-
noun,
soy sauce.
- Han
-
noun,
a dynasty in China, 206 b.c.–a.d. 220, with an interregnum, a.d. 9–25: characterized by consolidation of the centralized imperial state and territorial expansion.
Compare Earlier Han, Later Han.
- Son
-
noun,
a male child or person in relation to his parents.
- HAO
-
noun,
an aluminum coin and monetary unit of Vietnam, the tenth part of a dong.
- ONI
-
- one
-
noun,
the first and lowest whole number, being a cardinal number; unity.
- has
-
noun,
Usually, haves. an individual or group that has wealth, social position, or other material benefits (contrasted with have-not).
- HAT
-
noun,
a shaped covering for the head, usually with a crown and brim, especially for wear outdoors.
- HCR
-
- orc
-
noun,
any of several cetaceans, as a grampus.
- ory
-
- OIt
-
- eon
-
noun,
an indefinitely long period of time; age.
- Re.
-
- RCS
-
- SIT
-
verb,
(in prescriptions) may it be.
- Ehr
-
- TIC
-
noun,
Pathology.
a sudden, spasmodic, painless, involuntary muscular contraction, as of the face.
tic douloureux.
- TIA
-
- eir
-
- EIS
-
- OTS
-
- ote
-
- OTA
-
- ESR
-
- EOS
-
noun,
the ancient Greek goddess of the dawn, identified by the Romans with Aurora.
- ERA
-
noun,
a period of time marked by distinctive character, events, etc.:
- ery
-
- ot-
-
- ose
-
- ERS
-
noun,
ervil.
- ERT
-
- ESA
-
- Esc
-
- ORT
-
noun,
Usually, orts. a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
- ONA
-
noun,
a member of a people of Tierra del Fuego.
- TTS
-
- hin
-
noun,
an ancient Hebrew unit of liquid measure equal to about one and one half gallons (5.7 liters).
- Hoy
-
noun,
a heavy barge used in harbors.
- OCS
-
- sot
-
noun,
a drunkard.
- th-
-
- OCR
-
- tha
-
noun,
the fourth letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- Sr.
-
- hie
-
verb (used with object),
to hasten (oneself):
- Hoe
-
noun,
a long-handled implement having a thin, flat blade usually set transversely, used to break up the surface of the ground, destroy weeds, etc.
- Hon
-
noun,
honey (def 6).
- HIC
-
interjection,
(an onomatopoeic word used to imitate or represent a hiccup.)
- St.
-
- hit
-
noun,
an impact or collision, as of one thing against another.
- het
-
noun,
a heterosexual person.
- OES
-
noun,
the fifteenth letter of the English alphabet, a vowel.
- tet
-
noun,
the Vietnamese New Year celebration, occurring during the first seven days of the first month of the lunar calendar.
- THC
-
- Hey
-
interjection,
(used as an exclamation to call attention or to express pleasure, surprise, bewilderment, etc.)
- Oca
-
noun,
a wood sorrel, Oxalis tuberosa, of the Andes, cultivated in South America for its edible tubers.
- och
-
interjection,
(used as an expression of surprise, disapproval, regret, etc.)
- Hen
-
noun,
the female of the domestic fowl.
- SRI
-
noun,
a Hindu title of address prefixed to the name of a deity, holy person, etc.
- Oys
-
noun,
a grandchild.
- TES
-
noun,
ti1 .
- OIr
-
- Sta
-
- oic
-
- HIS
-
noun,
any male person or animal; a man:
- TA
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- NI
-
- T1
-
- R.
-
- NY
-
- t.
-
- EI
-
- Y.
-
- E.
-
noun,
Edward (St. John) 1925–2000, U.S. writer and illustrator.
- TE
-
noun,
ti1 .
- er
-
interjection,
(used to express or represent a pause, hesitation, uncertainty, etc.).
- 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.
- TT
-
- RI
-
- RN
-
- A.
-
noun,
Agnolo (di Cosimo di Mariano) [ah-nyaw-law dee kaw-zee-maw dee mah-ryah-naw] /ˈɑ nyɔ lɔ di ˈkɔ zi mɔ di mɑˈryɑ nɔ/ (Show IPA), 1502–72, Italian painter.
- eh
-
interjection,
(an interrogative utterance, usually expressing surprise or doubt or seeking confirmation).
- AH
-
interjection,
(used as an exclamation of pain, surprise, pity, complaint, dislike, joy, etc., according to the manner of utterance.)
- NH
-
- RA
-
noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- AO
-
- i.
-
- ty
-
- NC
-
- TI
-
noun,
the syllable for the seventh tone of a diatonic scale.
- ey
-
- RC
-
- ic
-
- RH
-
- NA
-
adverb,
no1 .
- h.
-
- TC
-
- HE
-
noun,
any male person or animal; a man:
- Yi
-
noun,
(in Chinese ethical philosophy) faithful performance of one's specified duties to society.
- sh
-
interjection,
(used to urge silence.)
- sy
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Seymour, Simon, or Silas.
- cy
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Cyrus.
- SI
-
noun,
the syllable used for the seventh tone of a scale and sometimes for the tone B.
- oy
-
noun,
a grandchild.
- yo
-
interjection,
(used as an exclamation to get someone's attention, express excitement, greet someone, etc.)
- OH
-
noun,
the exclamation “oh.”.
- SA
-
- Hy
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Hiram.
- ye
-
pronoun,
Archaic, except in some elevated or ecclesiastical prose Literary, or British Dialect.
(used nominatively as the plural of thou especially in rhetorical, didactic, or poetic contexts, in addressing a group of persons or things):
(used nominatively for the second person singular, especially in polite address):
(used objectively in the second person singular or plural):
- HI
-
adjective,
an informal, simplified spelling of high:
- O.
-
- N.
-
- yr
-
- ry
-
- OE
-
noun,
oy2 .
- No
-
noun,
an utterance of the word “no.”.
- et
-
verb,
a simple past tense of eat.
- OA
-
- CE
-
- HO
-
noun,
a sexually promiscuous woman.
- TN
-
- SN
-
- YA
-
noun,
the 28th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- IT
-
noun,
(in children's games) the player called upon to perform some task, as, in tag, the one who must catch the other players.
- YT
-
- RO
-
- S.
-