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- stone-ground
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adjective,
(of wheat or other grain) ground between millstones, especially those made of burstone, so as to retain the whole of the grain and preserve nutritional content.
- touch-and-go
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noun,
a precarious or delicate state of affairs:
- oast-houses
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noun,
oast.
- octahedrons
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noun,
a solid figure having eight faces.
- androgenous
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adjective,
pertaining to the production of or tending to produce male offspring.
- truncheons
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noun,
the club carried by a police officer; billy.
- sandstones
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noun,
a common sedimentary rock consisting of sand, usually quartz, cemented together by various substances, as silica, calcium carbonate, iron oxide, or clay.
- headstrong
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adjective,
determined to have one's own way; willful; stubborn; obstinate:
- so-and-sos
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noun,
someone or something not definitely named:
- choraguses
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noun,
the leader of a dramatic chorus.
a person who undertook the expense of providing for such a chorus.
- treasonous
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adjective,
treasonable.
- oast-house
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noun,
oast.
- undercoats
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noun,
a coat or jacket worn under another.
- housecoats
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noun,
a woman's robe or dresslike garment in various lengths, for casual wear about the house.
- outcrosses
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noun,
a hybrid animal or plant so produced.
- ascogenous
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adjective,
of, relating to, or producing asci.
- Chardonnet
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noun,
Hilaire Bernigaud [ee-ler ber-nee-goh] /iˈlɛr bɛr niˈgoʊ/ (Show IPA), Comte de, 1839–1924, French chemist and inventor.
- stegosaurs
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noun,
a plant-eating dinosaur of the genus Stegosaurus, from the Jurassic and Cretaceous periods, having a heavy, bony armor and a row of bony plates along its back, and growing to a length of 20 to 40 feet (6–12 meters).
- studhorses
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noun,
a stallion kept for breeding.
- roadhouses
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noun,
an inn, dance hall, tavern, nightclub, etc., located on a highway, usually beyond city limits.
- octahedron
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noun,
a solid figure having eight faces.
- songstress
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noun,
a female singer, especially one who specializes in popular songs.
- anoestrous
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adjective,
anestrous.
- Schongauer
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noun,
Martin [mahr-tn;; German mahr-teen] /ˈmɑr tn;; German ˈmɑr tin/ (Show IPA), c1430–91, German engraver and painter.
- undershoot
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verb (used with object),
to shoot or launch a projectile that strikes under or short of (a target).
- contangoes
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noun,
(on the London stock exchange) a fee paid by a buyer of securities to the seller for the privilege of deferring payment.
- transcends
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verb (used with object),
to rise above or go beyond; overpass; exceed:
- courtesans
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noun,
a prostitute or paramour, especially one associating with noblemen or men of wealth.
- Nordhausen
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noun,
a city in central Germany: site of a former Nazi concentration camp.
- endosarcs
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noun,
the endoplasm of a protozoan (opposed to ectosarc).
- staunches
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verb (used with or without object), noun,
stanch1 .
- housecoat
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noun,
a woman's robe or dresslike garment in various lengths, for casual wear about the house.
- argentous
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adjective,
containing univalent silver, as argentous chloride, AgCl.
- sunshades
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noun,
something used as a protection from the rays of the sun, as an awning or a parasol.
- honorands
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noun,
the recipient of an honor, especially an honorary university degree.
- crosshead
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noun,
Printing. a title or heading filling a line or group of lines the full width of the column.
- coauthors
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noun,
one of two or more joint authors.
- consarned
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adjective,
confounded; damned.
- androgens
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noun,
any substance, as testosterone or androsterone, that promotes male characteristics.
- Androgeus
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noun,
a son of Minos and Pasiphaë who fell victim to Athenian King Aegeus: in revenge, Minos waged war on the Athenians and forced them to send a tribute of seven maidens and seven youths to the Minotaur every nine years.
- crossness
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noun,
the quality or state of being cross or angry; irritability; snappishness.
- enshrouds
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verb (used with object),
to shroud; conceal.
- coatdress
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noun,
a tailored dress of medium or heavy fabric, styled like a coat and worn in place of a suit or similar outfit.
- sturgeons
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noun,
any of various large fishes of the family Acipenseridae, inhabiting fresh and salt North Temperate waters, valued for their flesh and as a source of caviar and isinglass: A. brevirostrum, of the Atlantic coast, is endangered.
- Trossachs
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noun,
a valley in central Scotland, in Perth county, near Loch Katrine.
- anchorets
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noun,
anchorite.
- hanger-on
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noun,
a person who remains in a place or attaches himself or herself to a group, another person, etc., although not wanted, especially in the hope or expectation of personal gain.
- anchoress
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noun,
a woman who is an anchorite.
- chantress
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noun,
a woman who chants or sings.
- cornhouse
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noun,
a corncrib.
- uncharged
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adjective,
not charged, especially with electricity; electrically neutral:
- uncharges
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verb (used with object),
to acquit.
- gashouses
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noun,
gasworks.
- uncharted
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adjective,
not shown or located on a map; unexplored; unknown, as a place or region:
- roughcast
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noun,
Also called spatter dash. an exterior wall finish composed of mortar and fine pebbles mixed together and dashed against the wall.
Compare pebble dash.
- Snodgrass
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noun,
W(illiam) D(ewitt) [duh-wit] /dəˈwɪt/ (Show IPA), 1926–2009, U.S. poet.
- uncrossed
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adjective,
not crossed.
- uncrosses
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verb (used with object),
to change from a crossed position, as the legs.
- Sandhurst
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noun,
a village in S England, near Reading, W of London: military college.
- shantungs
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noun,
Shandong.
- cross-out
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noun,
a word, line, etc., that has been crossed out.
- earth-god
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noun,
a god of fertility and vegetation.
- truncheon
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noun,
the club carried by a police officer; billy.
- dragonets
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noun,
any fish of the genus Callionymus, the species of which are small and usually brightly colored.
- tornadoes
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noun,
a localized, violently destructive windstorm occurring over land, especially in the Middle West, and characterized by a long, funnel-shaped cloud extending toward the ground and made visible by condensation and debris.
Compare waterspout (def 3).
- crusadoes
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noun,
an early Portuguese coin of gold or silver, bearing the figure of a cross.
- ostracods
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noun,
seed shrimp.
- doghouses
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noun,
a small shelter for a dog.
- hornstone
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noun,
a variety of quartz resembling flint.
- sternsons
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noun,
a knee in a timber-framed vessel, reinforcing the angle between the keelson and the sternpost.
- chasseurs
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noun,
(in the French army) one of a body of cavalry or infantry troops equipped and trained for rapid movement.
- songsters
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noun,
a person who sings; a singer.
- studhorse
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noun,
a stallion kept for breeding.
- authoress
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noun,
a woman who is an author.
- goosander
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noun,
a common merganser, Mergus merganser, of Eurasia and North America.
- autocross
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noun,
gymkhana (def 2).
- anoestrus
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noun,
anestrus.
- undecagon
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noun,
a polygon having 11 angles and 11 sides.
- sunstones
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noun,
a reddish variety of oligoclase feldspar, used as a gem, having a red and bright-yellow play of color.
- construes
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noun,
the act of construing.
- stegodons
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noun,
any extinct elephantlike mammal of the genus Stegodon, from the late Pliocene and Pleistocene epochs, usually considered to be directly ancestral to the modern elephant.
- anestrous
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adjective,
not showing estrus.
- so-and-so
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noun,
someone or something not definitely named:
- turned-on
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adjective,
lively and chic; switched-on.
- stegosaur
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noun,
a plant-eating dinosaur of the genus Stegosaurus, from the Jurassic and Cretaceous periods, having a heavy, bony armor and a row of bony plates along its back, and growing to a length of 20 to 40 feet (6–12 meters).
- nectarous
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adjective,
of the nature of or resembling nectar.
- escargots
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noun,
an edible snail.
- Ceratodus
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noun,
a lungfish of either of two genera, Ceratodus or Neoceratodus, having hornlike ridges on the teeth.
- croustade
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noun,
a shell of bread or pastry, sometimes of noodles, rice, or mashed potatoes, baked or fried and filled with ragout or the like.
- recusants
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noun,
a person who is recusant.
- souchongs
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noun,
a variety of black tea grown in India and Sri Lanka.
- consensus
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noun,
majority of opinion:
- scrounges
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noun,
a habitual borrower; sponger.
- dangerous
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adjective,
full of danger or risk; causing danger; perilous; risky; hazardous; unsafe.
- sandstone
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noun,
a common sedimentary rock consisting of sand, usually quartz, cemented together by various substances, as silica, calcium carbonate, iron oxide, or clay.
- underacts
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verb (used with or without object),
to underplay.
- Ceanothus
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noun,
any North American shrub or small tree of the largely western genus Ceanothus, having clusters of small white or blue flowers.
- Connaught
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noun,
a province in the NW Republic of Ireland. 6610 sq. mi. (17,120 sq. km).
- corantoes
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noun,
courante.
- unreasons
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noun,
inability or unwillingness to think or act rationally, reasonably, or sensibly; irrationality.
- tournedos
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noun,
small slices of fillet of beef, round and thick, served with a variety of sauces and garnished.
- staghound
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noun,
a hound trained to hunt stags and other large animals.
- cut-grass
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noun,
any of several grasses having blades with rough edges, especially grasses of the genus Leersia.
- nocturnes
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noun,
a piece appropriate to the night or evening.
- daughters
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noun,
a female child or person in relation to her parents.
- unscathed
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adjective,
not scathed; unharmed; uninjured:
- gonotheca
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noun,
the part of the perisarc covering a gonangium.
- chordates
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noun,
a chordate animal.
- transduce
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verb (used with object),
to convert (energy) from one form into another.
- outrances
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noun,
the utmost extremity.
- case-shot
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noun,
a collection of small projectiles in a case, to be fired from a cannon.
- creodonts
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noun,
any of a diverse group of extinct predatory mammals, from the Paleocene to Pleistocene epochs, that constituted the suborder Creodonta, of the order Carnivora, developing along evolutionary lines somewhat parallel to those of the ancestors of modern carnivores and typically having a stocky, doglike body and a long, low skull.
- unthreads
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verb (used with object),
to draw out or take out the thread from:
- cohostess
-
- southrons
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noun,
Southern U.S. southerner (def 2).
- shogunate
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noun,
the office or rule of a shogun.
- outranges
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verb (used with object),
to have a longer or greater range than.
- thousands
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noun,
a cardinal number, 10 times 100.
- etruscans
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noun,
an inhabitant of ancient Etruria.
- southerns
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noun,
(often initial capital letter) southerner (def 2).
- resonants
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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).
- courtesan
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noun,
a prostitute or paramour, especially one associating with noblemen or men of wealth.
- ordnances
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noun,
cannon or artillery.
- transudes
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verb (used without object),
to pass or ooze through pores or interstices, as a fluid.
- Herodotus
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noun,
484?–425? b.c, Greek historian.
- estragons
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noun,
tarragon.
- cathouses
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noun,
a brothel; whorehouse.
- courantes
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noun,
a dance dating back to the 17th century and characterized by a running or gliding step.
- roadhouse
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noun,
an inn, dance hall, tavern, nightclub, etc., located on a highway, usually beyond city limits.
- undercoat
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noun,
a coat or jacket worn under another.
- rosaceous
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adjective,
belonging to the plant family Rosaceae.
Compare rose family.
- assurgent
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adjective,
curving upward, as leaves; ascendant.
- goatherds
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noun,
a person who tends goats.
- sonorants
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noun,
a voiced sound that is less sonorous than a vowel but more sonorous than a stop or fricative and that may occur as either a sonant or a consonant, as (l, r, m, n, y, w).
- undershot
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verb,
simple past tense and past participle of undershoot.
- Out-herod
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verb (used with object),
to outdo in extravagance, violence, or excess:
- contangos
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noun,
(on the London stock exchange) a fee paid by a buyer of securities to the seller for the privilege of deferring payment.
- congruent
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adjective,
agreeing; accordant; congruous.
- Doncaster
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noun,
a city in South Yorkshire, in N England.
- unharness
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verb (used with object),
to strip of harness; detach the harness from (a horse, mule, etc.).
- hog-score
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noun,
a line at each end of the rink, parallel to the foot score and usually 7 yards (6.4 meters) in advance of the tee.
- transcend
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verb (used with object),
to rise above or go beyond; overpass; exceed:
- schooners
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noun,
Nautical. any of various types of sailing vessel having a foremast and mainmast, with or without other masts, and having fore-and-aft sails on all lower masts.
See also ketch, topsail schooner, yawl1 (def 2).
- nut-grass
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noun,
either of two sedges, Cyperus rotundus or C. esculentus, that have small, nutlike tubers and are often troublesome weeds.
- cordonnet
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noun,
a thread, cord, or yarn used to outline a lace motif, form fringes, edge decorative braid, etc.
- undercast
-
noun,
Mining. a crossing of two passages, as airways, dug at the same level so that one descends to pass beneath the other without any opening into it.
Compare overcast (def 9).
- organons
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noun,
an instrument of thought or knowledge.
- astounds
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adjective,
Archaic. astonished; astounded.
- costards
-
noun,
a large English variety of apple.
- counters
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noun,
a table or display case on which goods can be shown, business transacted, etc.
- eductors
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noun,
ejector (def 3).
- Goossens
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noun,
Sir Eugene, 1893–1962, English composer and conductor.
- scrouges
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verb (used with or without object),
to squeeze; crowd.
- strasses
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noun,
a flint glass with a high lead content, used to imitate gemstones.
- hard-set
-
adjective,
firmly or rigidly set; fixed:
- roughens
-
verb (used with or without object),
to make or become rough or rougher.
- ossature
-
noun,
the structure or framework supporting a building or sculpture.
- Countess
-
noun,
the wife or widow of a count in the nobility of Continental Europe or of an earl in the British peerage.
- toughens
-
verb (used with or without object),
to make or become tough or tougher.
- shooters
-
noun,
a person who shoots with a gun, bow, etc.:
- re-count
-
noun,
a second or additional count, as of votes in an election.
- touracos
-
noun,
any of several large, brightly colored birds of the family Musophagidae, of Africa, having a helmetlike crest.
- assorted
-
adjective,
consisting of different or various kinds; miscellaneous:
- sunstone
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noun,
a reddish variety of oligoclase feldspar, used as a gem, having a red and bright-yellow play of color.
- courante
-
noun,
a dance dating back to the 17th century and characterized by a running or gliding step.
- scrooges
-
noun,
Ebenezer [eb-uh-nee-zer] /ˌɛb əˈni zər/ (Show IPA) a miserly curmudgeon in Dickens' Christmas Carol.
- goodness
-
noun,
the state or quality of being good.
- sunshade
-
noun,
something used as a protection from the rays of the sun, as an awning or a parasol.
- re-sound
-
verb (used with or without object),
to sound again.
- counter-
-
- courants
-
noun,
courante.
- assessor
-
noun,
a person who makes assessments, especially for purposes of taxation.
- Cournand
-
noun,
André Frédéric [ahn-drey frey-dey-reek] /ɑ̃ˈdreɪ freɪ deɪˈrik/ (Show IPA), 1895–1988, U.S. physiologist, born in France: Nobel Prize in Medicine 1956.
- scandent
-
adjective,
climbing, as a plant.
- Huastecs
-
noun,
a member of an Indian people of Mexico.
- courages
-
noun,
the quality of mind or spirit that enables a person to face difficulty, danger, pain, etc., without fear; bravery.
- educator
-
noun,
a person or thing that educates, especially a teacher, principal, or other person involved in planning or directing education.
- assureds
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noun,
Insurance.
the beneficiary under a policy.
the person whose life or property is covered by a policy.
- tracheo-
-
- hardness
-
noun,
the state or quality of being hard:
- groschen
-
noun,
a zinc or aluminum coin of Austria until the euro was adopted, the 100th part of a schilling.
- chausses
-
noun,
medieval armor of mail for the legs and feet.
- torsades
-
noun,
a twisted cord.
- outrages
-
noun,
an act of wanton cruelty or violence; any gross violation of law or decency.
- rootages
-
noun,
the act of taking root.
- outrance
-
noun,
the utmost extremity.
- sucroses
-
noun,
a crystalline disaccharide, C 12 H 22 O 11 , the sugar obtained from the sugarcane, the sugar beet, and sorghum, and forming the greater part of maple sugar; sugar.
- estragon
-
noun,
tarragon.
- Conneaut
-
noun,
a city in NE Ohio.
- endocast
-
noun,
endocranial cast.
- thunders
-
noun,
a loud, explosive, resounding noise produced by the explosive expansion of air heated by a lightning discharge.
- corantos
-
noun,
courante.
- outrange
-
verb (used with object),
to have a longer or greater range than.
- hoarsens
-
verb (used with or without object),
to make or become hoarse.
- cardoons
-
noun,
a composite plant, Cynara cardunculus, of the Mediterranean area, having a root and leafstalks eaten as a vegetable.
- cordages
-
noun,
fiber and wire ropes, lines, hawsers, etc., taken as a whole, especially with reference to the rigging and other equipment of a vessel.
- outraces
-
verb (used with object),
to race or run faster than:
- Congress
-
noun,
(initial capital letter)
the national legislative body of the U.S., consisting of the Senate, or upper house, and the House of Representatives, or lower house, as a continuous institution.
this body as it exists for a period of two years during which it has the same membership:
a session of this body:
- encrusts
-
verb (used with or without object),
incrust.
- sucrases
-
noun,
invertase.
- carneous
-
adjective,
fleshlike; flesh-colored.
- Theodora
-
noun,
a.d. 508–548, Byzantine empress: consort of Justinian I.
- suchness
-
noun,
a fundamental, intrinsic, or characteristic quality or condition:
- thousand
-
noun,
a cardinal number, 10 times 100.
- consorts
-
noun,
a husband or wife; spouse, especially of a reigning monarch.
Compare prince consort, queen consort.
- grandson
-
noun,
a son of one's son or daughter.
- construe
-
noun,
the act of construing.
- endurant
-
adjective,
capable of enduring hardship, misfortune, or the like.
- contango
-
noun,
(on the London stock exchange) a fee paid by a buyer of securities to the seller for the privilege of deferring payment.
- cathouse
-
noun,
a brothel; whorehouse.
- contends
-
verb (used with object),
to assert or maintain earnestly:
- sonances
-
noun,
the condition or quality of being sonant.
- carouses
-
noun,
carousal.
- contessa
-
noun,
countess.
- endosarc
-
noun,
the endoplasm of a protozoan (opposed to ectosarc).
- graduses
-
noun,
a work consisting wholly or in part of exercises of increasing difficulty.
- Socrates
-
noun,
469?–399 b.c, Athenian philosopher.
- outsoars
-
verb (used with object),
to soar beyond.
- scourges
-
noun,
a whip or lash, especially for the infliction of punishment or torture.
- connotes
-
verb (used with object),
to signify or suggest (certain meanings, ideas, etc.) in addition to the explicit or primary meaning:
- outreach
-
noun,
an act or instance of reaching out.
- congrats
-
noun, interjection,
congratulations.
- enchants
-
verb (used with object),
to subject to magical influence; bewitch:
- dragoons
-
noun,
(especially formerly) a European cavalryman of a heavily armed troop.
- dragnets
-
noun,
a net to be drawn along the bottom of a river, pond, etc., or along the ground, to catch fish, small game, etc.
- stunners
-
noun,
a person or thing that stuns.
- Dorothea
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Greek word meaning “gift of God.”.
- tonsures
-
noun,
the act of cutting the hair or shaving the head.
- Gossaert
-
noun,
Jan [yahn] /yɑn/ (Show IPA), Mabuse, Jan.
- Scranton
-
noun,
William Warren, 1917–2011, U.S. politician.
- Ouessant
-
noun,
French name of Ushant.
- descants
-
noun,
Music.
a melody or counterpoint accompanying a simple musical theme and usually written above it.
(in part music) the soprano.
a song or melody.
- socagers
-
noun,
a tenant holding land by socage; sokeman.
- corsages
-
noun,
a small bouquet worn at the waist, on the shoulder, on the wrist, etc., by a woman.
- dragonet
-
noun,
any fish of the genus Callionymus, the species of which are small and usually brightly colored.
- ostracon
-
noun,
(in ancient Greece) a potsherd, especially one used as a ballot on which the name of a person voted to be ostracized was inscribed.
- condones
-
verb (used with object),
to disregard or overlook (something illegal, objectionable, or the like):
- tornados
-
noun,
a localized, violently destructive windstorm occurring over land, especially in the Middle West, and characterized by a long, funnel-shaped cloud extending toward the ground and made visible by condensation and debris.
Compare waterspout (def 3).
- ostracod
-
noun,
seed shrimp.
- songster
-
noun,
a person who sings; a singer.
- rotundas
-
noun,
a round building, especially one with a dome.
- tonneaus
-
noun,
a rear part or compartment of an automobile body, containing seats for passengers.
- sundress
-
noun,
a dress with a bodice styled to expose the arms, shoulders, and back, for wear during hot weather.
- shortens
-
verb (used with object),
to make short or shorter.
- congests
-
verb (used with object),
to fill to excess; overcrowd or overburden; clog:
- canorous
-
adjective,
melodious; musical.
- canoness
-
noun,
a member of a Christian community of women living under a rule but not under a vow.
- corneous
-
adjective,
consisting of a horny substance; horny.
- centaurs
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. one of a race of monsters having the head, trunk, and arms of a man, and the body and legs of a horse.
- outdares
-
verb (used with object),
to surpass in daring.
- Honduras
-
noun,
a republic in NE Central America. 43,277 sq. mi. (112,087 sq. km). Capital: Tegucigalpa.
- outcross
-
noun,
a hybrid animal or plant so produced.
- shortage
-
noun,
a deficiency in quantity:
- sturgeon
-
noun,
any of various large fishes of the family Acipenseridae, inhabiting fresh and salt North Temperate waters, valued for their flesh and as a source of caviar and isinglass: A. brevirostrum, of the Atlantic coast, is endangered.
- scouters
-
noun,
a person who scouts.
- honorand
-
noun,
the recipient of an honor, especially an honorary university degree.
- cornuted
-
adjective,
having horns.
- enshroud
-
verb (used with object),
to shroud; conceal.
- cornutos
-
noun,
a cuckold.
- tonnages
-
noun,
the capacity of a merchant vessel, expressed either in units of weight, as deadweight tons, or of volume, as gross tons.
- coronate
-
adjective,
having or wearing a crown, coronet, or the like.
- oreganos
-
noun,
an aromatic herb, Origanum vulgare, of the mint family, having leaves used as seasoning in cooking.
- scrounge
-
noun,
a habitual borrower; sponger.
- grouches
-
noun,
a sulky, complaining, or morose person.
- thoraco-
-
- Sarcodes
-
noun,
protoplasm, especially the semifluid content of a protozoan.
- uncharge
-
verb (used with object),
to acquit.
- unchaste
-
adjective,
not chaste; not virtuous; not pure:
- starches
-
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.
- coasters
-
noun,
a person or thing that coasts.
- underact
-
verb (used with or without object),
to underplay.
- stannous
-
adjective,
containing tin, especially in the bivalent state.
- coarsens
-
verb (used with or without object),
to make or become coarse.
- neustons
-
noun,
the aggregate of minute aquatic organisms that float or swim in the surface film of a body of water.
- schusses
-
noun,
a straight downhill run at high speed.
- unearths
-
verb (used with object),
to dig or get out of the earth; dig up.
- snot-rag
-
noun,
a handkerchief.
- stanches
-
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.
- coagents
-
noun,
a joint agent.
- neutrons
-
noun,
an elementary particle having no charge, mass slightly greater than that of a proton, and spin of ½: a constituent of the nuclei of all atoms except those of hydrogen. Symbol: n.
- esconson
-
noun,
sconcheon.
- custards
-
noun,
a dessert made of eggs, sugar, and milk, either baked, boiled, or frozen.
- ancestor
-
noun,
a person from whom one is descended; forebear; progenitor.
- anchoret
-
noun,
anchorite.
- choragus
-
noun,
the leader of a dramatic chorus.
a person who undertook the expense of providing for such a chorus.
- Shantung
-
noun,
Shandong.
- tunnages
-
noun,
tonnage.
- dogshore
-
noun,
any of several shores for holding the hull of a small or moderate-sized vessel in place after keel blocks and other shores are removed and until the vessel is launched.
- earshots
-
noun,
the range or distance within which a sound, voice, etc., can be heard.
- grutches
-
noun, verb (used with or without object),
grudge.
- octagons
-
noun,
a polygon having eight angles and eight sides.
- anestrus
-
noun,
(of a female mammal) the interval of sexual inactivity between two periods of heat or rut.
- negatons
-
noun,
(not in technical use) electron (def 1).
- Stegodon
-
noun,
any extinct elephantlike mammal of the genus Stegodon, from the late Pliocene and Pleistocene epochs, usually considered to be directly ancestral to the modern elephant.
- cheroots
-
noun,
a cigar having open, untapered ends.
- sandhogs
-
noun,
a laborer who digs or works in sand.
- traduces
-
verb (used with object),
to speak maliciously and falsely of; slander; defame:
- Chausson
-
noun,
Ernest [er-nest] /ɛrˈnɛst/ (Show IPA), 1855–99, French composer.
- coauthor
-
noun,
one of two or more joint authors.
- Anderson
-
noun,
Carl David, 1905–91, U.S. physicist: discoverer of the positron; Nobel Prize 1936.
- dog-star
-
noun,
the bright star Sirius, in Canis Major.
- oceanog.
-
- unhorses
-
verb (used with object),
to cause to fall from a horse, as in battle; dislodge from the saddle:
- unreason
-
noun,
inability or unwillingness to think or act rationally, reasonably, or sensibly; irrationality.
- chastens
-
verb (used with object),
to inflict suffering upon for purposes of moral improvement; chastise.
- escargot
-
noun,
an edible snail.
- schooner
-
noun,
Nautical. any of various types of sailing vessel having a foremast and mainmast, with or without other masts, and having fore-and-aft sails on all lower masts.
See also ketch, topsail schooner, yawl1 (def 2).
- soutanes
-
noun,
a cassock.
- gunshots
-
noun,
the shooting of a gun:
- soutache
-
noun,
a narrow braid, commonly of mohair, silk, or rayon, used for trimming.
- gastness
-
noun,
terror or fright.
- nonesuch
-
noun,
a person or thing without equal; paragon.
- duotones
-
noun,
a picture in two tones or colors.
- chunters
-
verb (used without object),
to grumble or grouse mildly or tediously.
- choruses
-
noun,
Music.
a group of persons singing in unison.
(in an opera, oratorio, etc.) such a group singing choral parts in connection with soloists or individual singers.
a piece of music for singing in unison.
a part of a song that recurs at intervals, usually following each verse; refrain.
- nonusers
-
noun,
a person who does not use or partake of something, as drugs or alcoholic beverages.
- danseurs
-
noun,
a male ballet dancer.
- gashouse
-
noun,
gasworks.
- durances
-
noun,
incarceration or imprisonment (often used in the phrase durance vile).
- guerdons
-
noun,
a reward, recompense, or requital.
- chronons
-
noun,
a hypothetical unit of time, taken as a ratio between the diameter of the electron and the velocity of light, equivalent to approximately 10− 24 second.
- sounders
-
noun,
a person or thing that makes a sound or noise, or sounds something.
- Souchong
-
noun,
a variety of black tea grown in India and Sri Lanka.
- Southern
-
noun,
(often initial capital letter) southerner (def 2).
- nuraghes
-
noun,
any of the large, tower-shaped, prehistoric stone structures found in Sardinia and dating from the second millennium b.c. to the Roman conquest.
- chordate
-
noun,
a chordate animal.
- custodes
-
noun,
plural of custos.
- dunnages
-
noun,
baggage or personal effects.
- no-count
-
adjective, noun,
no-account.
- nocturne
-
noun,
a piece appropriate to the night or evening.
- nocturns
-
noun,
the office of matins, consisting of nine psalms and either three or nine lessons.
- staghorn
-
noun,
a piece of a stag's antler, especially when used to form objects, decorations, or the like.
- senhoras
-
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.
- daughter
-
noun,
a female child or person in relation to her parents.
- southers
-
noun,
a wind or storm from the south.
- 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).
- unthread
-
verb (used with object),
to draw out or take out the thread from:
- unthrone
-
verb (used with object),
to dethrone or remove as if by dethroning.
- choregus
-
noun,
choragus.
- untreads
-
verb (used with object),
to go back through in the same steps.
- acrogens
-
noun,
a flowerless plant growing and producing its reproductive structures at the apex only, as ferns and mosses.
- Southron
-
noun,
Southern U.S. southerner (def 2).
- acrodont
-
adjective,
having rootless teeth fastened to the alveolar ridge of the jaws.
- redcoats
-
noun,
(especially during the American Revolution) a British soldier.
- androgen
-
noun,
any substance, as testosterone or androsterone, that promotes male characteristics.
- gadroons
-
noun,
Architecture. an elaborately carved or indented convex molding.
- chanteur
-
noun,
a male singer, especially one who sings in nightclubs and cabarets.
- cognates
-
noun,
a person or thing cognate with another.
- nacreous
-
adjective,
of or relating to nacre.
- chanters
-
noun,
a person who chants; singer.
- saunters
-
noun,
a leisurely walk or ramble; stroll.
- onrushes
-
noun,
a strong forward rush, flow, etc.
- Sheraton
-
noun,
Thomas, 1751–1806, English cabinetmaker and furniture designer.
- one-shot
-
noun,
a magazine, brochure, or the like that is published only one time, with no subsequent issues intended, usually containing articles and photographs devoted to one topical subject.
- gnathous
-
- dogcarts
-
noun,
a light, two-wheeled, horse-drawn vehicle for ordinary driving, with two transverse seats back to back, and originally having a box under the rear seat for carrying a dog.
- decorous
-
adjective,
characterized by dignified propriety in conduct, manners, appearance, character, etc.
- argento-
-
- geronto-
-
- handsets
-
noun,
Also called French telephone. a telephone having a mouthpiece and earpiece mounted at opposite ends of a handle.
- trounces
-
verb (used with object),
to beat severely; thrash.
- ducatoon
-
noun,
a former silver coin of the Netherlands, used through the 17th and 18th centuries: equal to three gulden.
- archness
-
noun,
roguishness; sauciness.
- goatherd
-
noun,
a person who tends goats.
- chansons
-
noun,
any of several types of song with French lyrics, occurring from the Middle Ages to the present in a variety of musical styles.
- croutons
-
noun,
a small piece of fried or toasted bread, sometimes seasoned, used as a garnish for soups, salads, and other dishes.
- ordnance
-
noun,
cannon or artillery.
- Etruscan
-
noun,
an inhabitant of ancient Etruria.
- doorcase
-
noun,
the finish frame of a doorway.
- recusant
-
noun,
a person who is recusant.
- crannogs
-
noun,
(in ancient Ireland and Scotland) a lake dwelling, usually built on an artificial island.
- transude
-
verb (used without object),
to pass or ooze through pores or interstices, as a fluid.
- huntress
-
noun,
a woman who hunts.
- Cranston
-
noun,
a city in E Rhode Island, near Providence.
- Goncourt
-
noun,
Edmond Louis Antoine Huot de [ed-mawn lwee ahn-twan y-oh duh] /ɛdˈmɔ̃ lwi ɑ̃ˈtwan üˈoʊ də/ (Show IPA), 1822–96, and his brother Jules Alfred Huot de [zhyl al-fred] /ʒyl alˈfrɛd/ (Show IPA) 1830–70, French art critics, novelists, and historians: collaborators until the death of Jules.
- treasons
-
noun,
the offense of acting to overthrow one's government or to harm or kill its sovereign.
- hangouts
-
noun,
a place where a person frequently visits, especially for socializing or recreation.
- scunners
-
noun,
an irrational dislike; loathing:
- sonorant
-
noun,
a voiced sound that is less sonorous than a vowel but more sonorous than a stop or fricative and that may occur as either a sonant or a consonant, as (l, r, m, n, y, w).
- changers
-
noun,
a person or thing that changes something.
- arsenous
-
adjective,
containing arsenic in the trivalent state, as arsenous chloride, AsCl 3 .
- scutages
-
noun,
(in the feudal system) a payment exacted by a lord in lieu of military service due to him by the holder of a fee.
- creodont
-
noun,
any of a diverse group of extinct predatory mammals, from the Paleocene to Pleistocene epochs, that constituted the suborder Creodonta, of the order Carnivora, developing along evolutionary lines somewhat parallel to those of the ancestors of modern carnivores and typically having a stocky, doglike body and a long, low skull.
- consents
-
noun,
permission, approval, or agreement; compliance; acquiescence:
- oestrous
-
adjective,
estrous.
- snatches
-
noun,
the act or an instance of snatching.
- shea-nut
-
noun,
the seed of the shea tree and the source of shea butter.
- surcoats
-
noun,
a garment worn over medieval armor, often embroidered with heraldic arms.
- scooters
-
noun,
a child's vehicle that typically has two wheels with a low footboard between them, is steered by a handlebar, and is propelled by pushing one foot against the ground while resting the other on the footboard.
- crustose
-
adjective,
forming a crusty, tenaciously fixed mass that covers the surface on which it grows, as certain lichens.
- chasseur
-
noun,
(in the French army) one of a body of cavalry or infantry troops equipped and trained for rapid movement.
- doghouse
-
noun,
a small shelter for a dog.
- nautches
-
noun,
(in India) an exhibition of dancing by professional dancing girls.
- handguns
-
noun,
any firearm that can be held and fired with one hand; a revolver or a pistol.
- crusados
-
noun,
an early Portuguese coin of gold or silver, bearing the figure of a cross.
- odonates
-
noun,
any of numerous large predatory aquatic insects of the order Odonata, occurring worldwide and characterized by two pairs of membranous wings.
- odorants
-
noun,
an odorous substance or product.
- sternson
-
noun,
a knee in a timber-framed vessel, reinforcing the angle between the keelson and the sternpost.
- trudgens
-
noun,
a stroke in which a double overarm motion and a scissors kick are used.
- dog-rose
-
noun,
an Old World wild rose, Rosa canina, having pink or white flowers.
- hagueton
-
noun,
acton.
- handouts
-
noun,
a portion of food or the like given to a needy person, as a beggar.
- Crusades
-
noun,
(often initial capital letter) any of the military expeditions undertaken by the Christians of Europe in the 11th, 12th, and 13th centuries for the recovery of the Holy Land from the Muslims.
- decagons
-
noun,
a polygon having ten angles and ten sides.
- Rontgen
-
noun,
Julius [yoo-lee-uh s] /ˈyu li əs/ (Show IPA), 1855–1932, Dutch pianist, conductor, and composer; born in Germany.
- rochets
-
noun,
a vestment of linen or lawn, resembling a surplice, worn especially by bishops and abbots.
- codgers
-
noun,
an eccentric man, especially one who is old.
- suntans
-
noun,
a tan military uniform for summer wear.
- Susanne
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Susanna or Susannah.
- Donatus
-
noun,
early-4th-century bishop of Casae Nigrae in northern Africa: leader of a heretical Christian group.
Compare Donatist.
- retouch
-
noun,
an added touch to a picture, painting, paint job, etc., by way of improvement or alteration.
- sundaes
-
noun,
ice cream served with syrup poured over it, and often other toppings, as whipped cream, chopped nuts, or fruit.
- docents
-
noun,
privatdocent.
- guenons
-
noun,
any of several long-tailed African monkeys, especially of the genus Cercopithecus, having a grizzled coat.
- guerdon
-
noun,
a reward, recompense, or requital.
- condors
-
noun,
either of two large, New World vultures of the family Cathartidae, Gymnogyps californianus (California condor) or Vultur gryphus (Andean condor) the largest flying birds in the Western Hemisphere: the California condor is almost extinct; the Andean condor is greatly reduced in number and rare in many areas.
- sun-god
-
noun,
the sun considered or personified as a deity.
- doctors
-
noun,
a person licensed to practice medicine, as a physician, surgeon, dentist, or veterinarian.
- chunter
-
verb (used without object),
to grumble or grouse mildly or tediously.
- socages
-
noun,
a tenure of land held by the tenant in performance of specified services or by payment of rent, and not requiring military service.
- cohorts
-
noun,
a group or company:
- chunder
-
noun,
vomit.
- consent
-
noun,
permission, approval, or agreement; compliance; acquiescence:
- rodents
-
noun,
a rodent mammal.
- surgeon
-
noun,
a physician who specializes in surgery.
- dogcart
-
noun,
a light, two-wheeled, horse-drawn vehicle for ordinary driving, with two transverse seats back to back, and originally having a box under the rear seat for carrying a dog.
- roadeos
-
noun,
a competition, usually held annually, for professional truck drivers testing driving skill.
- sunders
-
verb (used with object),
to separate; part; divide; sever.
- sunsets
-
noun,
the setting or descent of the sun below the horizon in the evening.
- grasses
-
noun,
any plant of the family Gramineae, having jointed stems, sheathing leaves, and seedlike grains.
Compare grass family.
- conatus
-
noun,
an effort or striving.
- coarsen
-
verb (used with or without object),
to make or become coarse.
- escorts
-
noun,
a group of persons, or a single person, accompanying another or others for protection, guidance, or courtesy:
- grouses
-
noun,
any of numerous gallinaceous birds of the subfamily Tetraoninae.
Compare black grouse, capercaillie, ruffed grouse, spruce grouse.
- coaster
-
noun,
a person or thing that coasts.
- coagent
-
noun,
a joint agent.
- Socotra
-
noun,
an island in the Indian Ocean, S of Arabia: a part of the Republic of Yemen. 1382 sq. mi. (3579 sq. km).
- connate
-
adjective,
existing in a person or thing from birth or origin; inborn:
- Grounds
-
noun,
the solid surface of the earth; firm or dry land:
- cognate
-
noun,
a person or thing cognate with another.
- sundogs
-
noun,
parhelion.
- Rhoecus
-
noun,
flourished 6th century b.c, Greek sculptor and architect.
- dog-ear
-
noun,
(in a book) a corner of a page folded over like a dog's ear, as by careless use, or to mark a place.
- condone
-
verb (used with object),
to disregard or overlook (something illegal, objectionable, or the like):
- eschars
-
noun,
a hard crust or scab, as from a burn.
- escudos
-
noun,
a coin and monetary unit of Cape Verde, equal to 100 centavos.
- congest
-
verb (used with object),
to fill to excess; overcrowd or overburden; clog:
- roaches
-
noun,
a cockroach.
- Cnossus
-
noun,
Knossos.
- cohunes
-
noun,
a pinnate-leaved palm, Orbignya cohune, native to Central America, bearing large nuts whose meat yields an oil resembling that of the coconut.
- Connors
-
noun,
James Scott (Jimmy) born 1952, U.S. tennis player.
- connote
-
verb (used with object),
to signify or suggest (certain meanings, ideas, etc.) in addition to the explicit or primary meaning:
- donates
-
verb (used with object),
to present as a gift, grant, or contribution; make a donation of, as to a fund or cause:
- surcoat
-
noun,
a garment worn over medieval armor, often embroidered with heraldic arms.
- socager
-
noun,
a tenant holding land by socage; sokeman.
- Congers
-
noun,
a large marine eel, Conger conger, sometimes reaching a length of 10 feet (3 meters), used for food.
- rondeau
-
noun,
Prosody. a short poem of fixed form, consisting of 13 or 10 lines on two rhymes and having the opening words or phrase used in two places as an unrhymed refrain.
- grosses
-
noun,
a group of 12 dozen, or 144, things. Abbreviation: gro.
- Strauss
-
noun,
David Friedrich [dah-veet free-drikh] /ˈdɑ vit ˈfri drɪx/ (Show IPA), 1808–74, German theologian, philosopher, and author.
- consort
-
noun,
a husband or wife; spouse, especially of a reigning monarch.
Compare prince consort, queen consort.
- stearo-
-
- sterno-
-
- Sagunto
-
noun,
a city in E Spain, N of Valencia: besieged by Hannibal 219–218 b.c.
- Sanctus
-
noun,
(italics). Also called Tersanctus. the hymn beginning “Holy, holy, holy, Lord God of hosts,” with which the Eucharistic preface culminates.
- dearths
-
noun,
an inadequate supply; scarcity; lack:
- Sanders
-
noun,
a person or thing that sands or sandpapers.
- sandhog
-
noun,
a laborer who digs or works in sand.
- Gentoos
-
noun,
a Hindu.
- crusted
-
noun,
the brown, hard outer portion or surface of a loaf or slice of bread (distinguished from crumb).
- saucers
-
noun,
a small, round, shallow dish to hold a cup.
- cuestas
-
noun,
a long, low ridge with a relatively steep face or escarpment on one side and a long, gentle slope on the other.
- staunch
-
adjective,
firm or steadfast in principle, adherence, loyalty, etc., as a person:
- cunners
-
noun,
a small wrasse, Tautogolabrus adspersus, common in North Atlantic coastal waters of the U.S.
- Stassen
-
noun,
Harold Edward, 1907–2001, U.S. politician and university president.
- stashes
-
noun,
something put away or hidden:
- Sandron
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Sandro.
- gadroon
-
noun,
Architecture. an elaborately carved or indented convex molding.
- soothes
-
verb (used with object),
to tranquilize or calm, as a person or the feelings; relieve, comfort, or refresh:
- curaghs
-
noun,
currach.
- stoners
-
noun,
Slang. a person who is habitually high on drugs, especially marijuana, or alcohol; a person who is usually stoned.
- crosses
-
noun,
a structure consisting essentially of an upright and a transverse piece, used to execute persons in ancient times.
- Crotone
-
noun,
a city in S Italy; ancient Greek colony.
- crotons
-
noun,
any of numerous chiefly tropical plants constituting the genus Croton, of the spurge family, several species of which, as C. tiglium, have important medicinal properties.
- Decatur
-
noun,
Stephen, 1779–1820, U.S. naval officer.
- russets
-
noun,
yellowish brown, light brown, or reddish brown.
- crouton
-
noun,
a small piece of fried or toasted bread, sometimes seasoned, used as a garnish for soups, salads, and other dishes.
- decants
-
verb (used with object),
to pour (wine or other liquid) gently so as not to disturb the sediment.
- saugers
-
noun,
a freshwater, North American pikeperch, Stizostedion canadense.
- crushes
-
noun,
the act of crushing; state of being crushed.
- sachets
-
noun,
a small bag, case, or pad containing perfuming powder or the like, placed among handkerchiefs, lingerie, etc., to impart a pleasant scent.
- Sachsen
-
noun,
German name of Saxony.
- stodges
-
noun,
food that is particularly filling.
- decagon
-
noun,
a polygon having ten angles and ten sides.
- crusade
-
noun,
(often initial capital letter) any of the military expeditions undertaken by the Christians of Europe in the 11th, 12th, and 13th centuries for the recovery of the Holy Land from the Muslims.
- crusado
-
noun,
an early Portuguese coin of gold or silver, bearing the figure of a cross.
- gerunds
-
noun,
(in certain languages, as Latin) a form regularly derived from a verb and functioning as a noun, having in Latin all case forms but the nominative, as Latin dicendī gen., dicendō, dat., abl., etc., “saying.”.
See also gerundive (def 1).
- ganders
-
noun,
the male of the goose.
Compare goose (def 2).
- curates
-
noun,
Chiefly British. a member of the clergy employed to assist a rector or vicar.
- sooners
-
noun,
a person who settles on government land before it is legally opened to settlers in order to gain the choice of location.
- gasters
-
- souther
-
noun,
a wind or storm from the south.
- souters
-
noun,
a person who makes or repairs shoes; cobbler; shoemaker.
- soucars
-
noun,
a Hindu banker.
- dahoons
-
noun,
an evergreen shrub, Ilex cassine, of the southern U.S., having flat, leathery, dark green leaves and red or yellow fruits in large clusters.
- soutane
-
noun,
a cassock.
- dancers
-
noun,
a person who dances.
- gassers
-
noun,
Slang. something that is extraordinarily pleasing or successful, especially a very funny joke.
- Garonne
-
noun,
a river in SW France, flowing NW from the Pyrenees to the Gironde River. 350 miles (565 km) long.
- garotes
-
noun,
a method of capital punishment of Spanish origin in which an iron collar is tightened around a condemned person's neck until death occurs by strangulation or by injury to the spinal column at the base of the brain.
- dashers
-
noun,
a person or thing that dashes.
- danseur
-
noun,
a male ballet dancer.
- Sassoon
-
noun,
Siegfried (Loraine) [seeg-freed law-reyn,, loh-] /ˈsig frid lɔˈreɪn,, loʊ-/ (Show IPA), 1886–1967, English poet and novelist.
- gaseous
-
adjective,
existing in the state of a gas; not solid or liquid.
- gascons
-
noun,
a native of Gascony, France, the inhabitants of which were reputedly very boastful.
- sounder
-
noun,
a person or thing that makes a sound or noise, or sounds something.
- gastro-
-
- sarsens
-
noun,
any of numerous large sandstone blocks or fragments found in south-central England, probably remnants of eroded Tertiary beds.
- Gennaro
-
noun,
San [san;; Italian sahn] /sæn;; Italian sɑn/ (Show IPA), Januarius.
- cushats
-
noun,
the ringdove, Colomba palumbus.
- gannets
-
noun,
any large, web-footed, seabird of the family Sulidae, having a sharply pointed bill, long wings, and a wedge-shaped tail, noted for its plunging dives for fish.
- sangers
-
noun,
Frederick, 1918–2013, English biochemist: Nobel Prize in chemistry 1958.
- sorghos
-
noun,
sorgo.
- sarcode
-
noun,
protoplasm, especially the semifluid content of a protozoan.
- sarcous
-
adjective,
consisting of or pertaining to flesh or skeletal muscle.
- gausses
-
noun,
the centimeter-gram-second unit of magnetic induction, equal to the magnetic induction of a magnetic field in which one abcoulomb of charge, moving with a component of velocity perpendicular to the field and equal to one centimeter per second, is acted on by a force of one dyne; 1 maxwell per square centimeter or 10− 4 weber per square meter. Symbol: G.
- Sargent
-
noun,
Sir (Harold) Malcolm (Watts) 1895–1967, English conductor.
- garcons
-
noun,
(usually in direct address) a waiter in a restaurant.
- garnets
-
noun,
any of a group of hard, vitreous minerals, silicates of calcium, magnesium, iron, or manganese with aluminum or iron, varying in color: a deep-red transparent variety is used as a gem and as an abrasive.
- custard
-
noun,
a dessert made of eggs, sugar, and milk, either baked, boiled, or frozen.
- gauchos
-
noun,
a native cowboy of the South American pampas, usually of mixed Spanish and Indian ancestry.
- stances
-
noun,
the position or bearing of the body while standing:
- gardens
-
noun,
a plot of ground, usually near a house, where flowers, shrubs, vegetables, fruits, or herbs are cultivated.
- stagers
-
noun,
a person of experience in some profession, way of life, etc.
- Gathers
-
noun,
a drawing together; contraction.
- sarongs
-
noun,
a loose-fitting skirtlike garment formed by wrapping a strip of cloth around the lower part of the body, worn by both men and women in the Malay Archipelago and certain islands of the Pacific Ocean.
- crossed
-
noun,
a structure consisting essentially of an upright and a transverse piece, used to execute persons in ancient times.
- gnashes
-
noun,
an act of gnashing.
- conster
-
verb (used with or without object),
construe.
- cornets
-
noun,
Music. a valved wind instrument of the trumpet family.
- gourdes
-
noun,
a paper money and monetary unit of Haiti, equal to 100 centimes. Abbreviation: G., Gde.
- cordons
-
noun,
a line of police, sentinels, military posts, warships, etc., enclosing or guarding an area.
- detours
-
noun,
a roundabout or circuitous way or course, especially one used temporarily when the main route is closed.
- sucrase
-
noun,
invertase.
- corneas
-
noun,
the transparent anterior part of the external coat of the eye covering the iris and the pupil and continuous with the sclera.
- Rosanne
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Sturges
-
noun,
Preston, 1898–1959, U.S. playwright and screenwriter.
- cordage
-
noun,
fiber and wire ropes, lines, hawsers, etc., taken as a whole, especially with reference to the rigging and other equipment of a vessel.
- cornute
-
adjective,
cornuted.
- cornuto
-
noun,
a cuckold.
- gouache
-
noun,
a technique of painting with opaque watercolors prepared with gum.
- coronas
-
noun,
a white or colored circle or set of concentric circles of light seen around a luminous body, especially around the sun or moon.
- coronet
-
noun,
a small crown.
- corsage
-
noun,
a small bouquet worn at the waist, on the shoulder, on the wrist, etc., by a woman.
- corsets
-
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.
- cordate
-
adjective,
heart-shaped:
- coranto
-
noun,
courante.
- Cortona
-
noun,
Pietro da [pye-traw dah] /ˈpyɛ trɔ dɑ/ (Show IPA), (Pietro Berrettini) 1596–1669, Italian painter and architect.
- contour
-
noun,
the outline of a figure or body; the edge or line that defines or bounds a shape or object.
- constr.
-
- Suharto
-
noun,
1921–2008, Indonesian army officer and political leader: president 1967–98.
- estrous
-
adjective,
pertaining to or involving the estrus.
- sonance
-
noun,
the condition or quality of being sonant.
- contend
-
verb (used with object),
to assert or maintain earnestly:
- Graeco-
-
- sugared
-
noun,
a sweet, crystalline substance, C 12 H 22 O 11 , obtained chiefly from the juice of the sugarcane and the sugar beet, and present in sorghum, maple sap, etc.: used extensively as an ingredient and flavoring of certain foods and as a fermenting agent in the manufacture of certain alcoholic beverages; sucrose.
Compare beet sugar, cane sugar.
- contra-
-
- sucrose
-
noun,
a crystalline disaccharide, C 12 H 22 O 11 , the sugar obtained from the sugarcane, the sugar beet, and sorghum, and forming the greater part of maple sugar; sugar.
- contras
-
noun,
(often initial capital letter) a member of a counterrevolutionary guerrilla group in Nicaragua.
- contuse
-
verb (used with object),
to injure (tissue), especially without breaking the skin; bruise.
- sonants
-
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).
- Deutsch
-
noun,
Babette, 1895–1982, U.S. poet, novelist, and critic.
- sudsers
-
noun,
a soap opera.
- scathes
-
noun,
hurt, harm, or injury.
- rootage
-
noun,
the act of taking root.
- Rostand
-
noun,
Edmond [ed-mawn] /ɛdˈmɔ̃/ (Show IPA), 1868–1918, French dramatist and poet.
- gossans
-
noun,
a rust-colored deposit of mineral matter at the outcrop of a vein or orebody containing iron-bearing materials.
- saunter
-
noun,
a leisurely walk or ramble; stroll.
- cratons
-
noun,
a relatively rigid and immobile region of continental portions of the earth's crust.
- dehorns
-
verb (used with object),
to remove the horns of (cattle).
- crannog
-
noun,
(in ancient Ireland and Scotland) a lake dwelling, usually built on an artificial island.
- crashes
-
noun,
a sudden loud noise, as of something being violently smashed or struck:
- Crassus
-
noun,
Marcus Licinius [li-sin-ee-uh s] /lɪˈsɪn i əs/ (Show IPA), c115–53 b.c, Roman general: member of the first triumvirate.
- degusts
-
verb (used with object),
to taste or savor carefully or appreciatively.
- stounds
-
noun,
Archaic. a short time; short while.
- godsons
-
noun,
a male godchild.
- strange
-
adverb,
in a strange manner.
- degauss
-
verb (used with object),
to demagnetize (a ship's hull, electrical equipment, etc.) by means of electric coils.
- godsent
-
adjective,
sent by God or as if by God:
- go-cart
-
noun,
a small carriage for young children to ride in; stroller.
- storage
-
noun,
the act of storing; state or fact of being stored:
- stooges
-
noun,
an entertainer who feeds lines to the main comedian and usually serves as the butt of his or her jokes.
- Croesus
-
noun,
died 546 b.c, king of Lydia 560–546: noted for his great wealth.
- Gnossus
-
noun,
Knossos.
- strands
-
noun,
the land bordering the sea, a lake, or a river; shore; beach.
- couters
-
noun,
a piece of plate armor for the elbow.
- stunner
-
noun,
a person or thing that stuns.
- costars
-
noun,
a performer, especially an actor or actress, who shares star billing with another.
- descant
-
noun,
Music.
a melody or counterpoint accompanying a simple musical theme and usually written above it.
(in part music) the soprano.
a song or melody.
- coshers
-
verb (used with object),
to treat with special fondness; pamper.
- ethrogs
-
noun,
etrog.
- rotunda
-
noun,
a round building, especially one with a dome.
- cossets
-
noun,
a lamb brought up without its dam; pet lamb.
- strouds
-
noun,
a coarse woolen cloth, blanket, or garment formerly used by the British in bartering with the North American Indians.
- costard
-
noun,
a large English variety of apple.
- costers
-
noun,
costermonger.
- dehorts
-
verb (used with object),
to try to dissuade.
- scanner
-
noun,
a person or thing that scans.
- cougars
-
noun,
Also called mountain lion, panther, puma. a large, tawny cat, Felis concolor, of North and South America: now greatly reduced in number and endangered in some areas.
- Goodhue
-
noun,
Bertram Grosvenor [grohv-ner,, groh-vuh-] /ˈgroʊv nər,, ˈgroʊ və-/ (Show IPA), 1869–1924, U.S. architect.
- roughen
-
verb (used with or without object),
to make or become rough or rougher.
- courage
-
noun,
the quality of mind or spirit that enables a person to face difficulty, danger, pain, etc., without fear; bravery.
- courant
-
noun,
courante.
- courses
-
noun,
a direction or route taken or to be taken.
- Tancred
-
noun,
1078?–1112, Norman leader in the first Crusade.
- 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:
- tandoor
-
noun,
a cylindrical clay oven, fired to a high heat by wood or charcoal, in which foods, especially meats, are cooked and bread is baked.
- hussars
-
noun,
(originally) one of a body of Hungarian light cavalry formed during the 15th century.
- onstage
-
adverb,
on or onto the stage (opposed to offstage): .
- ootheca
-
noun,
a case or capsule containing eggs, as that of certain gastropods and insects.
- oraches
-
noun,
any plant of the genus Atriplex, especially A. hortensis, of the amaranth family, cultivated for use like spinach.
- arouses
-
verb (used with object),
to stir to action or strong response; excite:
- treason
-
noun,
the offense of acting to overthrow one's government or to harm or kill its sovereign.
- arseno-
-
- Ecuador
-
noun,
a republic in NW South America. 109,483 sq. mi. (283,561 sq. km). Capital: Quito.
- scutage
-
noun,
(in the feudal system) a payment exacted by a lord in lieu of military service due to him by the holder of a fee.
- trasses
-
noun,
a light-colored type of volcanic tuff used in making water-resistant cement and mortar.
- arguses
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. a giant with 100 eyes, set to guard the heifer Io: his eyes were transferred after his death to the peacock's tail.
- drought
-
noun,
a period of dry weather, especially a long one that is injurious to crops.
- drosses
-
noun,
waste matter; refuse.
- ascends
-
verb (used with object),
to go or move upward upon or along; climb; mount:
- ascents
-
noun,
an act of ascending; upward movement; a rising movement:
- trashes
-
noun,
anything worthless, useless, or discarded; rubbish.
- trashed
-
noun,
anything worthless, useless, or discarded; rubbish.
- Hunters
-
noun,
a person who hunts game or other wild animals for food or in sport.
- scunner
-
noun,
an irrational dislike; loathing:
- hungers
-
noun,
a compelling need or desire for food.
- sea-dog
-
noun,
a sailor, especially an old or experienced one.
- seadogs
-
noun,
fogbow.
- oregano
-
noun,
an aromatic herb, Origanum vulgare, of the mint family, having leaves used as seasoning in cooking.
- trounce
-
verb (used with object),
to beat severely; thrash.
- Duchess
-
noun,
the wife or widow of a duke.
- odorant
-
noun,
an odorous substance or product.
- trudges
-
noun,
a laborious or tiring walk; tramp.
- trudgen
-
noun,
a stroke in which a double overarm motion and a scissors kick are used.
- secants
-
noun,
Geometry. an intersecting line, especially one intersecting a curve at two or more points.
- oestrus
-
noun,
estrus.
- archons
-
noun,
a higher magistrate in ancient Athens.
- nascent
-
adjective,
beginning to exist or develop:
- troughs
-
noun,
a long, narrow, open receptacle, usually boxlike in shape, used chiefly to hold water or food for animals.
- onshore
-
adverb,
onto or in the direction of the shore from a body of water:
- seasons
-
noun,
one of the four periods of the year (spring, summer, autumn, and winter), beginning astronomically at an equinox or solstice, but geographically at different dates in different climates.
- narcose
-
adjective,
characterized by stupor; stuporous.
- Ducasse
-
noun,
Jean Jules Amable Roger- [zhahn zhyl a-ma-bluh raw-zhey] /ʒɑ̃ ʒül aˈma blə rɔˈʒeɪ/ (Show IPA), Roger-Ducasse, Jean Jules Amable.
- echards
-
noun,
the water in soil that is not available for absorption by plants.
- onagers
-
noun,
a wild ass, Equus hemionus, of southwestern Asia.
- argents
-
noun,
Heraldry. the tincture or metal silver.
- Oneonta
-
noun,
a city in E central New York.
- trogons
-
noun,
any of several brilliantly colored birds of the family Trogonidae, especially of the genus Trogon, of tropical and subtropical regions of the New World.
- onerous
-
adjective,
burdensome, oppressive, or troublesome; causing hardship:
- drongos
-
noun,
any passerine bird of the family Dicruridae, of Africa, Asia, and Australia, the several species usually having black plumage and long, forked tails.
- traduce
-
verb (used with object),
to speak maliciously and falsely of; slander; defame:
- natrons
-
noun,
a mineral, hydrated sodium carbonate, Na 2 CO 3 ⋅10H 2 O.
- tornado
-
noun,
a localized, violently destructive windstorm occurring over land, especially in the Middle West, and characterized by a long, funnel-shaped cloud extending toward the ground and made visible by condensation and debris.
Compare waterspout (def 3).
- draught
-
noun,
draughts, (used with a singular verb) British. the game of checkers.
- hostess
-
noun,
a woman who receives and entertains guests in her own home or elsewhere.
- shooter
-
noun,
a person who shoots with a gun, bow, etc.:
- hostage
-
noun,
a person given or held as security for the fulfillment of certain conditions or terms, promises, etc., by another.
- chroous
-
- torsade
-
noun,
a twisted cord.
- augends
-
noun,
a number to which another is added in forming a sum.
Compare addend (def 2).
- Dragoon
-
noun,
(especially formerly) a European cavalryman of a heavily armed troop.
- aurochs
-
noun,
a large, black European wild ox, Bos primigenius: extinct since 1627.
- eductor
-
noun,
ejector (def 3).
- Horsens
-
noun,
a port city in central Denmark.
- Austro-
-
- 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.
- shorans
-
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.
- dragnet
-
noun,
a net to be drawn along the bottom of a river, pond, etc., or along the ground, to catch fish, small game, etc.
- tonuses
-
noun,
a normal state of continuous slight tension in muscle tissue that facilitates its response to stimulation.
- tonsure
-
noun,
the act of cutting the hair or shaving the head.
- hooters
-
noun,
a person or thing that hoots.
- tonners
-
noun,
something having a specified weight in tons (used in combination):
- hot-dog
-
noun,
a frankfurter.
- 2,4,5-t
-
noun,
a light-tan, water-insoluble solid, C 8 H 5 Cl 3 O 3 , used chiefly for killing weeds.
- drogues
-
noun,
a bucket or canvas bag used as a sea anchor.
- Orontes
-
noun,
a river in W Asia, flowing N from Lebanon through NW Syria and then SW past Antioch, Turkey, to the Mediterranean. 250 miles (405 km) long.
- organo-
-
- assents
-
noun,
agreement, as to a proposal; concurrence.
- organon
-
noun,
an instrument of thought or knowledge.
- asserts
-
Idioms,
assert oneself, to insist on one's rights, declare one's views forcefully, etc.:
- shoguns
-
noun,
the title applied to the chief military commanders from about the 8th century a.d. to the end of the 12th century, then applied to the hereditary officials who governed Japan, with the emperor as nominal ruler, until 1868, when the shogunate was terminated and the ruling power was returned to the emperor.
- orgeats
-
noun,
a syrup or drink made originally from barley but later from almonds, prepared with sugar and an extract of orange flowers.
- Huastec
-
noun,
a member of an Indian people of Mexico.
- assorts
-
verb (used with object),
to distribute, place, or arrange according to kind or class; classify; sort.
- Tourane
-
noun,
former name of Danang.
- assured
-
noun,
Insurance.
the beneficiary under a policy.
the person whose life or property is covered by a policy.
- toucans
-
noun,
any of several usually brightly colored, fruit-eating birds of the family Ramphastidae, of tropical America, having a very large bill.
- assures
-
verb (used with object),
to declare earnestly to; inform or tell positively; state with confidence to:
- touraco
-
noun,
any of several large, brightly colored birds of the family Musophagidae, of Africa, having a helmetlike crest.
- orotund
-
adjective,
(of the voice or speech) characterized by strength, fullness, richness, and clearness.
- Houston
-
noun,
Sam(uel) 1793–1863, U.S. soldier and political leader: president of the Republic of Texas 1836–38 and 1841–44.
- astound
-
adjective,
Archaic. astonished; astounded.
- toughen
-
verb (used with or without object),
to make or become tough or tougher.
- Scrooge
-
noun,
Ebenezer [eb-uh-nee-zer] /ˌɛb əˈni zər/ (Show IPA) a miserly curmudgeon in Dickens' Christmas Carol.
- asunder
-
adverb, adjective,
into separate parts; in or into pieces:
- touched
-
noun,
the act or state of touching; state or fact of being touched.
- trussed
-
noun,
Civil Engineering, Building Trades.
any of various structural frames based on the geometric rigidity of the triangle and composed of straight members subject only to longitudinal compression, tension, or both: functions as a beam or cantilever to support bridges, roofs, etc. Compare complete (def 8), incomplete (def 3), redundant (def 5c).
any of various structural frames constructed on principles other than the geometric rigidity of the triangle or deriving stability from other factors, as the rigidity of joints, the abutment of masonry, or the stiffness of beams.
- trusses
-
noun,
Civil Engineering, Building Trades.
any of various structural frames based on the geometric rigidity of the triangle and composed of straight members subject only to longitudinal compression, tension, or both: functions as a beam or cantilever to support bridges, roofs, etc. Compare complete (def 8), incomplete (def 3), redundant (def 5c).
any of various structural frames constructed on principles other than the geometric rigidity of the triangle or deriving stability from other factors, as the rigidity of joints, the abutment of masonry, or the stiffness of beams.
- Ouranos
-
noun,
Uranus (def 2).
- unroots
-
verb (used with object),
to uproot.
- acrogen
-
noun,
a flowerless plant growing and producing its reproductive structures at the apex only, as ferns and mosses.
- noughts
-
noun,
nothing.
- untread
-
verb (used with object),
to go back through in the same steps.
- unteach
-
verb (used with object),
to cause to be forgotten or disbelieved, as by contrary teaching.
- dustoor
-
noun,
dastur.
- unseats
-
verb (used with object),
to dislodge from a seat, especially to throw from a saddle, as a rider; unhorse.
- actress
-
noun,
a woman who acts in stage plays, motion pictures, television broadcasts, etc., especially professionally.
- nuances
-
noun,
a subtle difference or distinction in expression, meaning, response, etc.
- senhors
-
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.
- nougats
-
noun,
a chewy or brittle candy containing almonds or other nuts and sometimes fruit.
- unrests
-
noun,
lack of rest; a restless, troubled, or uneasy state; disquiet:
- adnouns
-
noun,
an adjective used as a noun, as meek in Blessed are the meek; absolute adjective.
- nocturn
-
noun,
the office of matins, consisting of nine psalms and either three or nine lessons.
- nunhood
-
noun,
the status, vocation, or responsibilities of a nun.
- adornos
-
noun,
relief ornament applied to a piece.
- nuraghe
-
noun,
any of the large, tower-shaped, prehistoric stone structures found in Sardinia and dating from the second millennium b.c. to the Roman conquest.
- dunnage
-
noun,
baggage or personal effects.
- unhorse
-
verb (used with object),
to cause to fall from a horse, as in battle; dislodge from the saddle:
- unhoods
-
verb (used with object),
to divest of a hood or covering.
- Dunstan
-
noun,
Saint, a.d. c925–988, English statesman: archbishop of Canterbury 961–978.
- dusters
-
noun,
a person or thing that removes or applies dust.
- unhands
-
verb (used with object),
to take the hand or hands from; release from a grasp; let go:
- nonhero
-
noun,
antihero.
- senoras
-
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.
- Durante
-
noun,
James Francis ("Jimmy") 1893–1980, U.S. comedian.
- noshers
-
noun,
Informal. a person who snacks, especially one who does so often or continuously.
- Durango
-
noun,
a state in N Mexico. 47,691 sq. mi. (123,520 sq. km).
- Durance
-
noun,
incarceration or imprisonment (often used in the phrase durance vile).
- noodges
-
noun,
a person who nudges; pest.
- usances
-
noun,
Commerce. a length of time, exclusive of days of grace and varying in different places, allowed by custom or usage for the payment of foreign bills of exchange.
- nonuser
-
noun,
a person who does not use or partake of something, as drugs or alcoholic beverages.
- nostocs
-
noun,
any freshwater, blue-green alga of the genus Nostoc, often occurring in jellylike colonies in moist places.
- notches
-
noun,
an angular or V -shaped cut, indentation, or slit in an object, surface, or edge.
- Sesotho
-
noun,
the Bantu language of Lesotho; Sotho.
- acerous
-
adjective,
acerose1 .
- acetous
-
adjective,
containing or producing acetic acid.
- nonegos
-
noun,
anything not considered to be the ego or conscious self; a thing external to the mind.
- duotone
-
noun,
a picture in two tones or colors.
- Acheron
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. a river in Hades over which Charon ferried the souls of the dead.
- 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.
- serosas
-
noun,
Embryology, Zoology.
the chorion.
a similar membrane in insects and other lower invertebrates.
- noncash
-
adjective,
of or constituting financial sources other than cash:
- nonages
-
noun,
the period of legal minority, or of an age below 21.
- unheard
-
adjective,
not heard; not perceived by the ear.
- neutron
-
noun,
an elementary particle having no charge, mass slightly greater than that of a proton, and spin of ½: a constituent of the nuclei of all atoms except those of hydrogen. Symbol: n.
- natured
-
adjective,
having a temperament of a particular kind (usually used in combination):
- tundras
-
noun,
one of the vast, nearly level, treeless plains of the arctic regions of Europe, Asia, and North America.
- octagon
-
noun,
a polygon having eight angles and eight sides.
- nectars
-
noun,
the saccharine secretion of a plant, which attracts the insects or birds that pollinate the flower.
- turacos
-
noun,
touraco.
- anguses
-
noun,
Formerly Forfar. a historic county in E Scotland.
- tunnage
-
noun,
tonnage.
- duennas
-
noun,
(in Spain and Portugal) an older woman serving as escort or chaperon of a young lady.
- 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.
- Another
-
pronoun,
one more; an additional one:
- anstoss
-
noun,
(in the philosophy of Fichte) any of the six successive steps by which the absolute ego attains self-knowledge.
- earshot
-
noun,
the range or distance within which a sound, voice, etc., can be heard.
- Odoacer
-
noun,
a.d. 434?–493, first barbarian ruler of Italy 476–493.
- antero-
-
- Anteros
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. a brother of Eros, most often regarded as the avenger of unrequited love.
- Anterus
-
noun,
Saint, pope a.d. 235–236.
- seconds
-
noun,
a second part.
- odonate
-
noun,
any of numerous large predatory aquatic insects of the order Odonata, occurring worldwide and characterized by two pairs of membranous wings.
- anthers
-
noun,
the pollen-bearing part of a stamen.
- naughts
-
noun,
nothing.
- secondo
-
noun,
the second or lower part in a duet, especially in a piano duet.
- negaton
-
noun,
(not in technical use) electron (def 1).
- dugento
-
noun,
duecento.
- aerugos
-
noun,
verdigris.
- uncross
-
verb (used with object),
to change from a crossed position, as the legs.
- neutro-
-
- unearth
-
verb (used with object),
to dig or get out of the earth; dig up.
- neuston
-
noun,
the aggregate of minute aquatic organisms that float or swim in the surface film of a body of water.
- undress
-
noun,
dress of a style designed to be worn on other than highly formal or ceremonial occasions; informal dress as opposed to full dress.
- 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.
- dungeon
-
noun,
a strong, dark prison or cell, usually underground, as in a medieval castle.
- undergo
-
verb (used with object),
to be subjected to; experience; pass through:
- Senghor
-
noun,
Léopold Sédar [French ley-aw-pawld sey-dahr] /French leɪ ɔˈpɔld seɪˈdɑr/ (Show IPA), 1906–2001, African poet, teacher, and statesman: president of the Republic of Senegal 1960–80.
- aground
-
adverb, adjective,
on or into the ground; in a stranded condition or state:
- nestors
-
noun,
the oldest and wisest of the Greeks in the Trojan War and a king of Pylos.
- androus
-
- senator
-
noun,
a member of a senate.
- 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.
- uncases
-
verb (used with object),
to remove from a case; remove the case from.
- uncages
-
verb (used with object),
to set free from or as if from a cage; free from confinement or restraint.
- uncaged
-
adjective,
not confined in a cage.
- Oceanus
-
noun,
a Titan who was the son of Uranus and Gaea, the consort of Tethys, and the father of the river gods and Oceanids.
- tussahs
-
noun,
a tan silk from India.
Compare Shantung (def 2a).
- Sedrahs
-
noun,
Sidrah.
- Nerthus
-
noun,
goddess of fertility, described by Tacitus in his Germania: later appeared in Scandinavian mythology as the god Njord.
- scouths
-
noun,
abundance; plenty.
- osseous
-
adjective,
composed of, containing, or resembling bone; bony.
- enroots
-
verb (used with object),
to fix by the root.
- haunted
-
noun,
Often, haunts. a place frequently visited:
- regnant
-
adjective,
reigning; ruling (usually used following the noun it modifies):
- ratoons
-
noun,
a sprout or shoot from the root of a plant, especially a sugarcane, after it has been cropped.
- hausens
-
noun,
beluga (def 1).
- censors
-
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.
- dosages
-
noun,
the administration of medicine in doses.
- cheroot
-
noun,
a cigar having open, untapered ends.
- redouts
-
noun,
a condition experienced by pilots and astronauts in which blood is forced to the head and results in a reddening of the field of vision during rapid deceleration or in maneuvers that produce a negative gravity force.
- thenars
-
noun,
the fleshy mass of the outer side of the palm of the hand.
- Sno-Cat
-
- centaur
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. one of a race of monsters having the head, trunk, and arms of a man, and the body and legs of a horse.
- hatreds
-
noun,
the feeling of one who hates; intense dislike or extreme aversion or hostility.
- hadrons
-
noun,
any elementary particle that is subject to the strong interaction. Hadrons are subdivided into baryons and mesons.
- centro-
-
- readout
-
noun,
Computers. the output of information from a computer in readable form.
Compare printout.
- hastens
-
verb (used with object),
to cause to hasten; accelerate:
- ratches
-
noun,
a ratchet.
- head-on
-
adverb,
with the front or head foremost, especially in a collision:
- chaunts
-
noun, verb (used with or without object),
chant.
- shrouds
-
noun,
a cloth or sheet in which a corpse is wrapped for burial.
- gushers
-
noun,
a flowing oil well, usually of large capacity.
- enduros
-
noun,
an endurance race for automobiles or sometimes motorcycles.
- dotages
-
noun,
a decline of mental faculties, especially as associated with old age; senility.
- chanter
-
noun,
a person who chants; singer.
- chondr-
-
- hectors
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. the eldest son of Priam and husband of Andromache: the greatest Trojan hero in the Trojan War, killed by Achilles.
- cathode
-
noun,
the electrode or terminal by which current leaves an electrolytic cell, voltaic cell, battery, etc.
- gustoes
-
noun,
hearty or keen enjoyment, as in eating or drinking, or in action or speech in general:
Synonyms: enthusiasm, delight, relish, zest, spirit, fervor.
- engross
-
verb (used with object),
to occupy completely, as the mind or attention; absorb:
- gussets
-
noun,
a small, triangular piece of material inserted into a shirt, shoe, etc., to improve the fit or for reinforcement.
Compare godet (def 1), gore3 (def 1).
- catouse
-
noun,
New England. a noisy disturbance; commotion.
- dossers
-
noun,
a basket for carrying objects on the back; pannier.
- schrods
-
noun,
scrod.
- Rangoon
-
noun,
former name of Yangon.
- scourge
-
noun,
a whip or lash, especially for the infliction of punishment or torture.
- scrouge
-
verb (used with or without object),
to squeeze; crowd.
- cerato-
-
- chooses
-
Idioms,
cannot choose but, cannot do otherwise than; is or are obliged to:
- tendons
-
noun,
Anatomy. a cord or band of dense, tough, inelastic, white, fibrous tissue, serving to connect a muscle with a bone or part; sinew.
- handgun
-
noun,
any firearm that can be held and fired with one hand; a revolver or a pistol.
- handout
-
noun,
a portion of food or the like given to a needy person, as a beggar.
- charges
-
noun,
expense or cost:
- snashes
-
noun,
insolence; impertinence.
- charged
-
noun,
expense or cost:
- handset
-
noun,
Also called French telephone. a telephone having a mouthpiece and earpiece mounted at opposite ends of a handle.
- chadors
-
noun,
the traditional garment of Muslim and Hindu women, consisting of a long, usually black or drab-colored cloth or veil that envelops the body from head to foot and covers all or part of the face.
- Erastus
-
noun,
Thomas [tom-uh s;; German toh-mahs] /ˈtɒm əs;; German ˈtoʊ mɑs/ (Show IPA), 1524–83, Swiss-German theologian.
- Chagres
-
noun,
a river in Panama, flowing through Gatun Lake into the Caribbean Sea.
- hangout
-
noun,
a place where a person frequently visits, especially for socializing or recreation.
- changer
-
noun,
a person or thing that changes something.
- techno-
-
- changes
-
noun,
the act or fact of changing; fact of being changed:
- 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.
- Chanute
-
noun,
a town in SE Kansas.
- recount
-
noun,
a second or additional count, as of votes in an election.
- hardens
-
noun,
Sir Arthur, 1865–1940, English biochemist: Nobel Prize 1929.
- reasons
-
noun,
a basis or cause, as for some belief, action, fact, event, etc.:
- recasts
-
noun,
a recasting.
- red-hot
-
noun,
a person who has great fervor or intensity, as for a goal or cause.
- red-hat
-
noun,
the broad-brimmed official hat of a Roman Catholic cardinal, symbolic of the office or rank of a cardinal.
- Cernuda
-
noun,
Luis [loo-ees] /luˈis/ (Show IPA), 1902–63, Spanish poet, in England after 1939.
- scoters
-
noun,
any of the large diving ducks of the genus Melanitta, inhabiting northern parts of the Northern Hemisphere.
- recants
-
verb (used with object),
to withdraw or disavow (a statement, opinion, etc.), especially formally; retract.
- chatons
-
noun,
Also called chaton foil. an imitation gem of paste that has its pavilion backed with metal foil or silver to reflect light.
- tensors
-
noun,
Anatomy. a muscle that stretches or tightens some part of the body.
- redacts
-
verb (used with object),
to put into suitable literary form; revise; edit.
- chasten
-
verb (used with object),
to inflict suffering upon for purposes of moral improvement; chastise.
- hagdons
-
noun,
any of various oceanic birds of the North Atlantic coasts of Europe and America, especially the greater shearwater.
- Harness
-
noun,
the combination of straps, bands, and other parts forming the working gear of a draft animal.
Compare yoke1 (def 1).
- redcoat
-
noun,
(especially during the American Revolution) a British soldier.
- cesuras
-
noun,
caesura.
- scooter
-
noun,
a child's vehicle that typically has two wheels with a low footboard between them, is steered by a handlebar, and is propelled by pushing one foot against the ground while resting the other on the footboard.
- chasers
-
noun,
a person or thing that chases or pursues.
- castors
-
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.
- Thoreau
-
noun,
Henry David, 1817–62, U.S. naturalist and author.
- tanrecs
-
noun,
tenrec.
- outgoes
-
noun,
the act or process of going out:
- Gunnera
-
noun,
any tropical plant of the genus Gennera, native to South America, having enormous leaves resembling rhubarb.
- toheroa
-
noun,
a large marine clam, Amphidesma ventricosum, of waters near New Zealand.
- hognuts
-
noun,
the nut of the brown hickory, Carya glabra.
- canters
-
noun,
an easy gallop.
- Canthus
-
noun,
the angle or corner on each side of the eye, formed by the junction of the upper and lower lids.
- encrust
-
verb (used with or without object),
incrust.
- outrace
-
verb (used with object),
to race or run faster than:
- enchant
-
verb (used with object),
to subject to magical influence; bewitch:
- scouter
-
noun,
a person who scouts.
- hocuses
-
verb (used with object),
to play a trick on; hoax; cheat.
- outrage
-
noun,
an act of wanton cruelty or violence; any gross violation of law or decency.
- cardoon
-
noun,
a composite plant, Cynara cardunculus, of the Mediterranean area, having a root and leafstalks eaten as a vegetable.
- tochers
-
noun,
a dowry; marriage settlement given to the groom by the bride or her family.
- gunshot
-
noun,
the shooting of a gun:
- ranchos
-
noun,
a ranch.
- outdoes
-
verb (used with object),
to surpass in execution or performance:
- outdare
-
verb (used with object),
to surpass in daring.
- thunder
-
noun,
a loud, explosive, resounding noise produced by the explosive expansion of air heated by a lightning discharge.
- tonnage
-
noun,
the capacity of a merchant vessel, expressed either in units of weight, as deadweight tons, or of volume, as gross tons.
- Chronos
-
noun,
chronometer.
- chronon
-
noun,
a hypothetical unit of time, taken as a ratio between the diameter of the electron and the velocity of light, equivalent to approximately 10− 24 second.
- tonneau
-
noun,
a rear part or compartment of an automobile body, containing seats for passengers.
- ousters
-
noun,
expulsion or removal from a place or position occupied:
- honours
-
noun,
honesty, fairness, or integrity in one's beliefs and actions:
- chrono-
-
- resound
-
verb (used with object),
to reecho (a sound).
- tongues
-
noun,
Anatomy. the usually movable organ in the floor of the mouth in humans and most vertebrates, functioning in eating, in tasting, and, in humans, in speaking.
- shorten
-
verb (used with object),
to make short or shorter.
- chouses
-
noun,
a swindle.
- dousers
-
noun,
a person or thing that douses.
- honored
-
noun,
honesty, fairness, or integrity in one's beliefs and actions:
- cahoots
-
Idioms,
go cahoots, to share equally; become partners:
Also, go in cahoot with, go in cahoots.
- candent
-
adjective,
glowing with heat; being at a white heat.
- candors
-
noun,
the state or quality of being frank, open, and sincere in speech or expression; candidness:
- outages
-
noun,
an interruption or failure in the supply of power, especially electricity.
- endarch
-
adjective,
(of a primary xylem or root) developing from the periphery; having the oldest cells closest to the core.
- hoarsen
-
verb (used with or without object),
to make or become hoarse.
- cargoes
-
noun,
the lading or freight of a ship, airplane, etc.
- Herndon
-
noun,
William Henry, 1818–91, U.S. law partner and biographer of Abraham Lincoln.
- threads
-
noun,
a fine cord of flax, cotton, or other fibrous material spun out to considerable length, especially when composed of two or more filaments twisted together.
- cartoon
-
noun,
a sketch or drawing, usually humorous, as in a newspaper or periodical, symbolizing, satirizing, or caricaturing some action, subject, or person of popular interest.
- 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.
- racoons
-
noun,
raccoon.
- caseous
-
adjective,
of or like cheese.
- caserns
-
noun,
a lodging for soldiers in a garrison town; barracks.
- gurshes
-
noun,
qirsh.
- outsang
-
verb,
simple past tense of outsing.
- scouses
-
noun,
a baked dish or stew made usually with meat and hardtack.
- cashoos
-
noun,
catechu.
- ragouts
-
noun,
French Cookery. a highly seasoned stew of meat or fish, with or without vegetables.
- cassone
-
noun,
a large Italian chest of the Middle Ages and Renaissance, usually highly ornamented.
- thorons
-
noun,
a radioactive isotope of radon, produced by the disintegration of thorium. Symbol: Tn; atomic weight: 220; atomic number: 86.
- ranches
-
noun,
an establishment maintained for raising livestock under range conditions.
- casters
-
noun,
a person or thing that casts.
- outsoar
-
verb (used with object),
to soar beyond.
- douanes
-
noun,
a custom house; customs.
- carouse
-
noun,
carousal.
- outrang
-
verb,
simple past tense of outring.
- Gunther
-
noun,
John, 1901–1970, U.S. journalist and author.
- shotgun
-
noun,
a smoothbore gun for firing small shots to kill birds and small quadrupeds, though often used with buckshot to kill larger animals.
- chorten
-
noun,
(in Tibet) a monument to a distinguished Buddhist, especially a lama.
- choreas
-
noun,
any of several diseases of the nervous system characterized by jerky, involuntary movements, chiefly of the face and extremities.
- thronos
-
noun,
an ancient Greek chair, usually highly ornamented, having a high seat and back and rectangular turned or carved legs ending in animal feet.
- carnets
-
noun,
a customs document allowing an automobile to be driven at no cost across international borders.
- carnose
-
adjective,
of or relating to flesh; fleshy.
- hangers
-
noun,
a shoulder-shaped frame with a hook at the top, usually of wire, wood, or plastic, for draping and hanging a garment when not in use.
- carnous
-
adjective,
carnose.
- Saturn
-
noun,
an ancient Roman god of agriculture, the consort of Ops, believed to have ruled the earth during an age of happiness and virtue, identified with the Greek god Cronus.
- 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:
- durocs
-
noun,
one of an American breed of hardy red hogs having drooping ears.
- eroto-
-
- Gareth
-
noun,
Arthurian Romance. nephew of King Arthur and a knight of the Round Table.
- 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.
- schuss
-
noun,
a straight downhill run at high speed.
- Sennar
-
noun,
a region in the E Sudan between the White and Blue Nile rivers, S of Khartoum: a former kingdom.
- Garden
-
noun,
a plot of ground, usually near a house, where flowers, shrubs, vegetables, fruits, or herbs are cultivated.
- sauced
-
noun,
any preparation, usually liquid or semiliquid, eaten as a gravy or as a relish accompanying food.
- sennas
-
noun,
any plant, shrub, or tree belonging to the genus Cassia, of the legume family, having pinnate leaves and large clusters of flowers.
- Garnet
-
noun,
any of a group of hard, vitreous minerals, silicates of calcium, magnesium, iron, or manganese with aluminum or iron, varying in color: a deep-red transparent variety is used as a gem and as an abrasive.
- Escaut
-
noun,
French name of Scheldt.
- Duster
-
noun,
a person or thing that removes or applies dust.
- schrod
-
noun,
scrod.
- scones
-
noun,
a small, light, biscuitlike quick bread made of oatmeal, wheat flour, barley meal, or the like.
- Garcon
-
noun,
(usually in direct address) a waiter in a restaurant.
- escudo
-
noun,
a coin and monetary unit of Cape Verde, equal to 100 centavos.
- garote
-
noun,
a method of capital punishment of Spanish origin in which an iron collar is tightened around a condemned person's neck until death occurs by strangulation or by injury to the spinal column at the base of the brain.
- eructs
-
verb (used with or without object),
to belch forth, as gas from the stomach.
- ethrog
-
noun,
etrog.
- saucer
-
noun,
a small, round, shallow dish to hold a cup.
- etrogs
-
noun,
Judaism. a citron for use with the lulav during the Sukkoth festival service.
- saughs
-
noun,
sallow2 .
- echard
-
noun,
the water in soil that is not available for absorption by plants.
- Season
-
noun,
one of the four periods of the year (spring, summer, autumn, and winter), beginning astronomically at an equinox or solstice, but geographically at different dates in different climates.
- scours
-
noun,
the act of scouring.
- search
-
noun,
the act of searching; careful examination or investigation:
an instance of this:
- Scouse
-
noun,
a baked dish or stew made usually with meat and hardtack.
- sautes
-
noun,
a dish of sautéed food.
- enduro
-
noun,
an endurance race for automobiles or sometimes motorcycles.
- seadog
-
noun,
fogbow.
- scutes
-
noun,
a dermal bony plate, as on an armadillo, or a large horny plate, as on a turtle.
- Eudora
-
noun,
a female given name.
- estrus
-
noun,
Also, estrum [es-truh m] /ˈɛs trəm/ (Show IPA), oestrus. the period of heat or rut; the period of maximum sexual receptivity of the female.
- scato-
-
- scathe
-
noun,
hurt, harm, or injury.
- secant
-
noun,
Geometry. an intersecting line, especially one intersecting a curve at two or more points.
- scarts
-
verb (used with or without object),
to scratch, scrape, mark, or scar.
- scrota
-
noun,
the pouch of skin that contains the testes.
- ethno-
-
- scrogs
-
noun,
any naturally short or stunted tree or bush, as a crab apple tree or blackthorn bush.
- ethnog
-
- educts
-
noun,
something educed; eduction.
- scants
-
adverb,
Scot. and North England Dialect. scarcely; barely; hardly.
- scrods
-
noun,
a young Atlantic codfish or haddock, especially one split for cooking.
- enacts
-
verb (used with object),
to make into an act or statute:
- scrags
-
noun,
a lean or scrawny person or animal.
- scouts
-
noun,
a soldier, warship, airplane, etc., employed in reconnoitering.
- scouth
-
noun,
abundance; plenty.
- ethnos
-
noun,
an ethnic group.
- Enochs
-
noun,
the father of Methuselah. Gen. 5:22.
- enough
-
adverb,
in a quantity or degree that answers a purpose or satisfies a need or desire; sufficiently.
- 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.
- scents
-
noun,
a distinctive odor, especially when agreeable:
- gannet
-
noun,
any large, web-footed, seabird of the family Sulidae, having a sharply pointed bill, long wings, and a wedge-shaped tail, noted for its plunging dives for fish.
- Segura
-
noun,
Francisco [frahn-sees-kaw] /frɑnˈsis kɔ/ (Show IPA), (Pancho Segura"Segoo") born 1921, Ecuadorian tennis player.
- ergots
-
noun,
Plant Pathology.
a disease of rye and other cereal grasses, caused by a fungus of the genus Claviceps, especially C. purpurea, which replaces the affected grain with a long, hard, blackish sclerotial body.
the sclerotial body itself.
- scoots
-
noun,
a swift, darting movement or course.
- garths
-
noun,
Also called cloister garth. an open courtyard enclosed by a cloister.
- scores
-
noun,
the record of points or strokes made by the competitors in a game or match.
- Gander
-
noun,
the male of the goose.
Compare goose (def 2).
- Sedrah
-
noun,
Sidrah.
- sauces
-
noun,
any preparation, usually liquid or semiliquid, eaten as a gravy or as a relish accompanying food.
- sedans
-
noun,
an enclosed automobile body having two or four doors and seating four or more persons on two full-width seats.
- secund
-
adjective,
arranged on one side only; unilateral.
- Esdras
-
noun,
either of the first two books of the Apocrypha, I Esdras or II Esdras.
- scorns
-
noun,
open or unqualified contempt; disdain:
- scends
-
noun,
the heaving motion of a vessel.
- sauger
-
noun,
a freshwater, North American pikeperch, Stizostedion canadense.
- sector
-
noun,
Geometry. a plane figure bounded by two radii and the included arc of a circle.
- Scoter
-
noun,
any of the large diving ducks of the genus Melanitta, inhabiting northern parts of the Northern Hemisphere.
- esrogs
-
noun,
etrog.
- 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.
- Easton
-
noun,
a city in E Pennsylvania, on the Delaware River.
- scoto-
-
- sauchs
-
noun,
saugh.
- scenas
-
noun,
an extended operatic vocal solo, usually including an aria and a recitative.
- Scotus
-
noun,
John Duns, Duns Scotus, John.
- scares
-
noun,
a sudden fright or alarm, especially with little or no reason.
- second
-
noun,
a second part.
- estocs
-
noun,
a thrusting sword of the 13th–17th centuries having a long, narrow blade of rectangular section.
- enroot
-
verb (used with object),
to fix by the root.
- sasses
-
noun,
stewed fruit; fruit sauce.
- Grunth
-
noun,
Granth.
- sashes
-
noun,
a long band or scarf worn over one shoulder or around the waist, as by military officers as a part of the uniform or by women and children for ornament.
- horses
-
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.
- outage
-
noun,
an interruption or failure in the supply of power, especially electricity.
- Honora
-
noun,
a female given name.
- honors
-
noun,
honesty, fairness, or integrity in one's beliefs and actions:
- Honour
-
noun,
honesty, fairness, or integrity in one's beliefs and actions:
- ouster
-
noun,
expulsion or removal from a place or position occupied:
- hooter
-
noun,
a person or thing that hoots.
- ounces
-
noun,
a unit of weight equal to 437.5 grains or 1/16 pound (28.35 grams) avoirdupois.
- oughts
-
noun,
duty or obligation.
- Horace
-
noun,
(Quintus Horatius Flaccus) 65–8 b.c, Roman poet and satirist.
- ouches
-
noun,
a clasp, buckle, or brooch, especially one worn for ornament.
- Horgan
-
noun,
Paul, 1903–95, U.S. novelist and historian.
- others
-
noun,
the other one:
- horned
-
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.
- 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.
- horsts
-
noun,
a portion of the earth's crust, bounded on at least two sides by faults, that has risen in relation to adjacent portions.
- hondas
-
noun,
an eye at one end of a lariat through which the other end is passed to form a lasso, noose, etc.
- ortho-
-
- Huerta
-
noun,
Victoriano [beek-taw-ryah-naw] /ˌbik tɔˈryɑ nɔ/ (Show IPA), 1854–1916, Mexican general: provisional president of Mexico 1913–14.
- orgeat
-
noun,
a syrup or drink made originally from barley but later from almonds, prepared with sugar and an extract of orange flowers.
- Hudson
-
noun,
Henry, died 1611? English navigator and explorer.
- ornate
-
adjective,
elaborately or sumptuously adorned, often excessively or showily so:
- orogen
-
noun,
an extensive belt of rocks deformed by orogeny, associated in places with plutonic and metamorphic rocks.
- houses
-
noun,
a building in which people live; residence for human beings.
- Houdon
-
noun,
Jean Antoine [zhahn ahn-twan] /ʒɑ̃ ɑ̃ˈtwan/ (Show IPA), 1741–1828, French sculptor.
- osteo-
-
- Houdan
-
noun,
one of a French breed of chickens having a V -shaped comb, five toes, and mottled or black plumage.
- Osages
-
noun,
a member of a North American Indian people formerly of western Missouri, now living in northern Oklahoma.
- hostas
-
noun,
any of various plants belonging to the genus Hosta, of the lily family, which includes the plantain lily.
- oscars
-
noun,
a word used in communications to represent the letter O.
- Horton
-
noun,
a river in the N Northwest Territories, Canada, flowing NW to Franklin Bay on the Beaufort Sea. 275 miles (443 km) long.
- Ostend
-
noun,
a seaport in NW Belgium.
- honest
-
adjective,
honorable in principles, intentions, and actions; upright and fair:
- honans
-
noun,
Wade-Giles. Henan.
- Oregon
-
noun,
a state in the NW United States, on the Pacific coast. 96,981 sq. mi. (251,180 sq. km). Capital: Salem.
Abbreviation: Oreg., Ore., OR (for use with zip code).
- hecto-
-
- reason
-
noun,
a basis or cause, as for some belief, action, fact, event, etc.:
- hasten
-
verb (used with object),
to cause to hasten; accelerate:
- hastes
-
noun,
swiftness of motion; speed; celerity:
- re-act
-
verb (used with object),
to act or perform again.
- haters
-
noun,
a person who has an intense dislike for another person or thing (often used in combination):
- hatred
-
noun,
the feeling of one who hates; intense dislike or extreme aversion or hostility.
- haunts
-
noun,
Often, haunts. a place frequently visited:
- hausen
-
noun,
beluga (def 1).
- ratoon
-
noun,
a sprout or shoot from the root of a plant, especially a sugarcane, after it has been cropped.
- rashes
-
noun,
an eruption or efflorescence on the skin.
- Hearst
-
noun,
William Randolph, 1863–1951, U.S. editor and publisher.
- 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.
- ranges
-
noun,
the extent to which or the limits between which variation is possible:
- ranged
-
noun,
the extent to which or the limits between which variation is possible:
- Hector
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. the eldest son of Priam and husband of Andromache: the greatest Trojan hero in the Trojan War, killed by Achilles.
- outgas
-
verb (used with object),
to remove (adsorbed or occluded gases), usually by heat or reduced pressure.
- racons
-
noun,
radar beacon.
- hognut
-
noun,
the nut of the brown hickory, Carya glabra.
- hogans
-
noun,
a Navajo Indian dwelling constructed of earth and branches and covered with mud or sod.
- Hodges
-
noun,
John Cornelius ("Johnny"; "Rabbit"; "Jeep") 1906–70, U.S. jazz saxophonist.
- hoarse
-
adjective,
having a vocal tone characterized by weakness of intensity and excessive breathiness; husky:
- outran
-
verb,
simple past tense of outrun.
- hoards
-
noun,
a supply or accumulation that is hidden or carefully guarded for preservation, future use, etc.:
- racoon
-
noun,
raccoon.
- hedron
-
- radons
-
noun,
a chemically inert, radioactive gaseous element produced by the decay of radium: emissions produced by outgassing of rock, brick, etc. are a health hazard. Symbol: Rn; atomic number: 86; atomic weight: 222.
- ragout
-
noun,
French Cookery. a highly seasoned stew of meat or fish, with or without vegetables.
- rancho
-
noun,
a ranch.
- Henson
-
noun,
Jim (James Maury Henson) 1936–90, U.S. puppeteer: creator of the Muppets.
- hennas
-
noun,
an Asian shrub or small tree, Lawsonia inermis, of the loosestrife family, having elliptic leaves and fragrant flowers.
- Hendon
-
noun,
a former borough, now part of Barnet, a city in Middlesex, in SE England, NW of London.
- orenda
-
noun,
a supernatural force believed by the Iroquois Indians to be present, in varying degrees, in all objects or persons, and to be the spiritual force by which human accomplishment is attained or accounted for.
- oreads
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. any of a group of nymphs who were the companions of Artemis.
- recast
-
noun,
a recasting.
- nuance
-
noun,
a subtle difference or distinction in expression, meaning, response, etc.
- ochone
-
interjection,
ohone.
- 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.
- 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.
- Neruda
-
noun,
Pablo [pah-vlaw;; English pah-bloh] /ˈpɑ vlɔ;; English ˈpɑ bloʊ/ (Show IPA), (Neftali Ricardo Reyes Basoalto) 1904–73, Chilean poet and diplomat: Nobel Prize in literature 1971.
- Nessus
-
noun,
a centaur who, on attempting to seduce Deianira, the wife of Hercules, was shot by Hercules with a poisoned arrow. Before Nessus died, he gave to Deianira the poisoned tunic that ultimately caused Hercules' death.
- Nestor
-
noun,
the oldest and wisest of the Greeks in the Trojan War and a king of Pylos.
- oaters
-
noun,
a movie, television show, etc., about the frontier days of the U.S. West; western; horse opera.
- Nethou
-
noun,
Pic de [French peek duh] /French pik də/ (Show IPA) a mountain in NE Spain: highest peak of the Pyrenees. 11,165 feet (3400 meters).
- neuro-
-
- neuron
-
noun,
Cell Biology. a specialized, impulse-conducting cell that is the functional unit of the nervous system, consisting of the cell body and its processes, the axon and dendrites.
- nurses
-
noun,
a person formally educated and trained in the care of the sick or infirm.
Compare nurse-midwife, nurse-practitioner, physician's assistant, practical nurse, registered nurse.
- nocent
-
adjective,
harmful; injurious.
- nudges
-
noun,
a slight or gentle push or jog, especially with the elbow.
- nodose
-
adjective,
having nodes.
- nought
-
noun,
nothing.
- 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.
- no-one
-
pronoun,
no person; not anyone; nobody:
- Nordau
-
noun,
Max Simon [mahks zee-mawn] /mɑks ˈzi mɔn/ (Show IPA), 1849–1923, Hungarian author, physician, and leader in the Zionist movement.
- 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.
- Norton
-
noun,
Charles Eliot, 1827–1908, U.S. scholar.
- nosher
-
noun,
Informal. a person who snacks, especially one who does so often or continuously.
- nooses
-
noun,
a loop with a running knot, as in a snare, lasso, or hangman's halter, that tightens as the rope is pulled.
- noshes
-
noun,
a snack.
- Nostoc
-
noun,
any freshwater, blue-green alga of the genus Nostoc, often occurring in jellylike colonies in moist places.
- nougat
-
noun,
a chewy or brittle candy containing almonds or other nuts and sometimes fruit.
- noodge
-
noun,
a person who nudges; pest.
- nonets
-
noun,
a group of nine performers or instruments.
- nonego
-
noun,
anything not considered to be the ego or conscious self; a thing external to the mind.
- nother
-
adjective,
Informal. a whole nother, an entirely different; a whole other.
- nonces
-
noun,
the present, or immediate, occasion or purpose (usually used in the phrase for the nonce).
- nonage
-
noun,
the period of legal minority, or of an age below 21.
- ochrea
-
noun,
ocrea.
- Negros
-
noun,
an island of the central Philippines. 5043 sq. mi. (13,061 sq. km).
- Hunger
-
noun,
a compelling need or desire for food.
- onuses
-
noun,
a difficult or disagreeable obligation, task, burden, etc.
- Nantes
-
noun,
a seaport in and the capital of Loire-Atlantique, in W France, at the mouth of the Loire River.
- nances
-
noun,
Offensive. an effeminate male.
- onrush
-
noun,
a strong forward rush, flow, etc.
- nacres
-
noun,
mother-of-pearl.
- nacred
-
adjective,
lined with or resembling nacre.
- nachos
-
noun,
a snack or appetizer consisting of a small piece of tortilla topped with cheese, hot peppers, etc., and broiled.
- Orange
-
noun,
a globose, reddish-yellow, bitter or sweet, edible citrus fruit.
- narco-
-
- orangs
-
noun,
orangutan.
- Huston
-
noun,
John, 1906–87, U.S. film director and writer.
- Hussar
-
noun,
(originally) one of a body of Hungarian light cavalry formed during the 15th century.
- orates
-
verb (used with or without object),
to deliver an oration; speak pompously; declaim.
- hursts
-
noun,
Fannie, 1889–1968, U.S. novelist and short-story writer.
- Hunter
-
noun,
a person who hunts game or other wild animals for food or in sport.
- onager
-
noun,
a wild ass, Equus hemionus, of southwestern Asia.
- narcos
-
noun,
narc.
- octads
-
noun,
a group or series of eight.
- nautch
-
noun,
(in India) an exhibition of dancing by professional dancing girls.
- nectar
-
noun,
the saccharine secretion of a plant, which attracts the insects or birds that pollinate the flower.
- necro-
-
- 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.
- Octans
-
noun,
the Octant, a southern constellation that contains the south celestial pole.
- Odessa
-
noun,
a seaport in S Ukraine, on the Black Sea.
- Nautes
-
noun,
(in the Aeneid) an aged Trojan and advisor to Aeneas.
- naught
-
noun,
nothing.
- ogress
-
noun,
a female monster in fairy tales and popular legend, usually represented as a hideous giant who feeds on human flesh.
- Nature
-
noun,
the material world, especially as surrounding humankind and existing independently of human activities.
- natron
-
noun,
a mineral, hydrated sodium carbonate, Na 2 CO 3 ⋅10H 2 O.
- odours
-
noun,
odor.
- nasute
-
noun,
a soldier termite characterized by a beaklike snout through which a sticky secretion repellent to other insects is emitted.
- Nasser
-
noun,
Gamal Abdel [guh-mahl ab-doo l,, juh-] /gəˈmɑl ˈæb dʊl,, dʒə-/ (Show IPA), 1918–70, Egyptian military and political leader: prime minister of Egypt 1954–56; president of Egypt 1956–58; president of the United Arab Republic 1958–70.
- Ogaden
-
noun,
an arid region in SE Ethiopia.
- recant
-
verb (used with object),
to withdraw or disavow (a statement, opinion, etc.), especially formally; retract.
- recons
-
noun,
reconnaissance.
- Gascon
-
noun,
a native of Gascony, France, the inhabitants of which were reputedly very boastful.
- Gondar
-
noun,
a city in NW Ethiopia, N of Lake Tana: a former capital.
- Russo-
-
- russet
-
noun,
yellowish brown, light brown, or reddish brown.
- Ghosts
-
noun,
a play (1881) by Henrik Ibsen.
- Russes
-
noun,
a Russian.
- rushes
-
noun,
the act of rushing; a rapid, impetuous, or violent onward movement.
- run-on
-
noun,
run-on matter.
- rugose
-
adjective,
having wrinkles; wrinkled; ridged.
- rugate
-
adjective,
wrinkle; rugose.
- rouths
-
noun,
abundance; plenty.
- godson
-
noun,
a male godchild.
- routes
-
noun,
a course, way, or road for passage or travel:
- rousts
-
verb (used with object),
to rout, as from a place:
- gonads
-
noun,
a sex gland in which gametes are produced; an ovary or testis.
- rouses
-
noun,
a rousing.
- rounds
-
noun,
any round shape, as a circle, ring or sphere.
- sachet
-
noun,
a small bag, case, or pad containing perfuming powder or the like, placed among handkerchiefs, lingerie, etc., to impart a pleasant scent.
- gorses
-
noun,
any spiny shrub of the genus Ulex, of the legume family, native to the Old World, especially U. europaeus, having rudimentary leaves and yellow flowers and growing in waste places and sandy soil.
- Gounod
-
noun,
Charles François [chahrlz fran-swah;; French sharl frahn-swa] /tʃɑrlz frænˈswɑ;; French ʃarl frɑ̃ˈswa/ (Show IPA), 1818–93, French composer.
- Roscoe
-
noun,
a revolver or pistol.
- Roseau
-
noun,
a seaport on and the capital of Dominica.
- rosets
-
noun,
resin; rosin.
- Goshen
-
noun,
a pastoral region in Lower Egypt, occupied by the Israelites before the Exodus. Gen. 45:10.
- Gorton
-
noun,
John Grey, 1911–2002, Australian political leader: prime minister 1968–71.
- rotund
-
adjective,
round in shape; rounded:
- goners
-
noun,
a person or thing that is dead, lost, or past recovery.
- Gordon
-
noun,
Charles George ("Chinese Gordon"; "Gordon Pasha") 1833–85, British general: administrator in China and Egypt.
- gooses
-
noun,
any of numerous wild or domesticated, web-footed swimming birds of the family Anatidae, especially of the genera Anser and Branta, most of which are larger and have a longer neck and legs than the ducks.
- rouens
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Seine-Maritime, in N France, on the Seine: famous cathedral; execution of Joan of Arc 1431.
- goonda
-
noun,
a rogue or hoodlum.
- rouges
-
noun,
any of various red cosmetics for coloring the cheeks or lips.
- roughs
-
noun,
something that is rough, especially rough ground.
- Ruston
-
noun,
a city in N Louisiana.
- sacred
-
adjective,
devoted or dedicated to a deity or to some religious purpose; consecrated.
- gourds
-
noun,
the hard-shelled fruit of any of various plants, especially those of Lagenaria siceraria (white-flowered gourd or bottle gourd) whose dried shell is used for bowls and other utensils, and Cucurbita pepo (yellow-flowered gourd) used ornamentally.
Compare gourd family.
- Sarthe
-
noun,
a department in NW France. 2411 sq. mi. (6245 sq. km). Capital: Le Mans.
- gauche
-
adverb,
on or to the left-hand side.
- sarods
-
noun,
a lute of northern India, played with a bow.
- gators
-
noun,
Southern U.S. Informal. alligator.
- sarong
-
noun,
a loose-fitting skirtlike garment formed by wrapping a strip of cloth around the lower part of the body, worn by both men and women in the Malay Archipelago and certain islands of the Pacific Ocean.
- gather
-
noun,
a drawing together; contraction.
- sarsen
-
noun,
any of numerous large sandstone blocks or fragments found in south-central England, probably remnants of eroded Tertiary beds.
- gastr-
-
- Sarnen
-
noun,
a town in and the capital of Obwalden, in central Switzerland, E of Bern.
- Gaston
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Sarton
-
noun,
May, 1912–95, U.S. poet, novelist, and playwright.
- Gasser
-
noun,
Slang. something that is extraordinarily pleasing or successful, especially a very funny joke.
- gassed
-
noun,
Physics. a substance possessing perfect molecular mobility and the property of indefinite expansion, as opposed to a solid or liquid.
- gashes
-
noun,
a long, deep wound or cut; slash.
- Saseno
-
noun,
an island off the W coast of Albania, at the entrance to Valona Bay: belongs to Albania. 2 sq. mi. (5 sq. km).
- Gaucho
-
noun,
a native cowboy of the South American pampas, usually of mixed Spanish and Indian ancestry.
- sargos
-
noun,
a silvery grunt, Anisotremus davidsonii, inhabiting waters off the coasts of California and Mexico, having blackish markings and yellowish fins.
- sacro-
-
- Sandor
-
noun,
a male given name.
- sadhes
-
noun,
the 18th letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
- gerund
-
noun,
(in certain languages, as Latin) a form regularly derived from a verb and functioning as a noun, having in Latin all case forms but the nominative, as Latin dicendī gen., dicendō, dat., abl., etc., “saying.”.
See also gerundive (def 1).
- gerous
-
- gerahs
-
noun,
an ancient Hebrew weight and coin, equal to 1/20 (0.05) of a shekel.
- Sander
-
noun,
a person or thing that sands or sandpapers.
- Gentoo
-
noun,
a Hindu.
- Sandro
-
noun,
a male given name.
- sarges
-
noun,
sergeant.
- genous
-
- genoas
-
noun,
a large jib for cruising and racing yachts, overlapping the mainsail.
- Sanger
-
noun,
Frederick, 1918–2013, English biochemist: Nobel Prize in chemistry 1958.
- Santos
-
noun,
a seaport in S Brazil: world's largest coffee-exporting port.
- sarco-
-
- Sardou
-
noun,
Victorien [veek-taw-ryen] /vik tɔˈryɛ̃/ (Show IPA), 1831–1908, French dramatist.
- gourde
-
noun,
a paper money and monetary unit of Haiti, equal to 100 centimes. Abbreviation: G., Gde.
- rosace
-
noun,
rosette (def 3).
- Harden
-
noun,
Sir Arthur, 1865–1940, English biochemist: Nobel Prize 1929.
- gushes
-
noun,
a sudden, copious outflow of a fluid.
- Rhodos
-
noun,
Greek name of Rhodes.
- guacos
-
noun,
a climbing composite plant, Mikania guaco, of tropical America.
- rhodo-
-
- Rhodes
-
noun,
Cecil John, 1853–1902, English colonial capitalist and government administrator in southern Africa.
- guanos
-
noun,
a natural manure composed chiefly of the excrement of sea birds, found especially on islands near the Peruvian coast.
- Guards
-
noun,
a person or group of persons that guards, protects, or keeps a protective or restraining watch.
- Rhesus
-
noun,
a macaque, Macaca mulatta, of India, used in experimental medicine.
- rhedas
-
noun,
(in ancient Rome) a four-wheeled traveling carriage.
- guenon
-
noun,
any of several long-tailed African monkeys, especially of the genus Cercopithecus, having a grizzled coat.
- Reston
-
noun,
James (Barrett) ("Scotty") 1909–1995, U.S. journalist, born in Scotland.
- Gunnar
-
noun,
Scandinavian Legend. the husband of Brynhild: corresponds to Gunther in the Nibelungenlied.
- Gunner
-
noun,
a person who operates a gun or cannon.
- Gunter
-
noun,
a jib-headed sail fastened to a vertical spar that is attached to a short mast, usually by two rings, in such a way that the spar can slide up the mast to spread the sail.
- Gusher
-
noun,
a flowing oil well, usually of large capacity.
- gusset
-
noun,
a small, triangular piece of material inserted into a shirt, shoe, etc., to improve the fit or for reinforcement.
Compare godet (def 1), gore3 (def 1).
- roadeo
-
noun,
a competition, usually held annually, for professional truck drivers testing driving skill.
- redact
-
verb (used with object),
to put into suitable literary form; revise; edit.
- Hanson
-
noun,
Duane, 1925–1996, U.S. artist and sculptor.
- hanses
-
noun,
Hansa.
- Hansen
-
noun,
Peter Andreas [pee-tuh r ahn-dree-ahs] /ˈpi tər ɑnˈdri ɑs/ (Show IPA), 1795–1874, Danish astronomer.
- rectos
-
- rectus
-
noun,
any of several straight muscles, as of the abdomen, thigh, eye, etc.
- hanger
-
noun,
a shoulder-shaped frame with a hook at the top, usually of wire, wood, or plastic, for draping and hanging a garment when not in use.
- redans
-
noun,
a V -shaped work, usually projecting from a fortified line.
- Renton
-
noun,
a city in W Washington, near Seattle.
- hagdon
-
noun,
any of various oceanic birds of the North Atlantic coasts of Europe and America, especially the greater shearwater.
- redout
-
noun,
a condition experienced by pilots and astronauts in which blood is forced to the head and results in a reddening of the field of vision during rapid deceleration or in maneuvers that produce a negative gravity force.
- hadron
-
noun,
any elementary particle that is subject to the strong interaction. Hadrons are subdivided into baryons and mesons.
- reduct
-
verb (used with object),
to reduce.
- gutser
-
noun,
a person who eats too much and greedily.
- Guston
-
noun,
Philip, 1912–80, U.S. abstract expressionist painter, born in Canada.
- Rhonda
-
noun,
a female given name.
- grutch
-
noun, verb (used with or without object),
grudge.
- rooted
-
noun,
a part of the body of a plant that develops, typically, from the radicle and grows downward into the soil, anchoring the plant and absorbing nutriment and moisture.
- grands
-
noun,
grand piano.
- grates
-
noun,
a frame of metal bars for holding fuel when burning, as in a fireplace, furnace, or stove.
- Grasse
-
noun,
François Joseph Paul [frahn-swa zhaw-zef pawl] /frɑ̃ˈswa ʒɔˈzɛf pɔl/ (Show IPA), Comte de (Marquis de Grasse-Tilly) 1722–1788, French admiral.
- rondos
-
noun,
a work or movement, often the last movement of a sonata, having one principal subject that is stated at least three times in the same key and to which return is made after the introduction of each subordinate theme.
- Grants
-
noun,
a town in W New Mexico.
- Granth
-
noun,
the sacred scripture of the Sikhs, original text compiled 1604.
- grano-
-
- Grande
-
noun,
Rio. Rio Grande.
- Greco-
-
- grand-
-
- gradus
-
noun,
a work consisting wholly or in part of exercises of increasing difficulty.
- rooses
-
verb (used with or without object),
praise.
- grades
-
noun,
a degree or step in a scale, as of rank, advancement, quality, value, or intensity:
- roosts
-
noun,
a perch upon which birds or fowls rest at night.
- Graces
-
noun,
elegance or beauty of form, manner, motion, or action:
Synonyms: attractiveness, charm, gracefulness, comeliness, ease, lissomeness, fluidity.
Antonyms: stiffness, ugliness, awkwardness, clumsiness; klutziness.
- Greats
-
- roncos
-
noun,
any grunt of the genus Haemulon, especially H. parrai, the sailor's-choice, of West Indian waters.
- grunts
-
noun,
a sound of grunting.
- grouch
-
noun,
a sulky, complaining, or morose person.
- sensor
-
noun,
a mechanical device sensitive to light, temperature, radiation level, or the like, that transmits a signal to a measuring or control instrument.
- roasts
-
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.
- grouts
-
noun,
a thin, coarse mortar poured into various narrow cavities, as masonry joints or rock fissures, to fill them and consolidate the adjoining objects into a solid mass.
- rochet
-
noun,
a vestment of linen or lawn, resembling a surplice, worn especially by bishops and abbots.
- grouse
-
noun,
any of numerous gallinaceous birds of the subfamily Tetraoninae.
Compare black grouse, capercaillie, ruffed grouse, spruce grouse.
- ground
-
noun,
the solid surface of the earth; firm or dry land:
- Groton
-
noun,
a city in SE Connecticut.
- Gretna
-
noun,
a city in SE Louisiana, near New Orleans.
- rodent
-
noun,
a rodent mammal.
- rodeos
-
noun,
a public exhibition of cowboy skills, as bronco riding and calf roping.
- Groote
-
noun,
Gerhard [Dutch khey-rahrt;; English gair-hahrt] /Dutch ˈxeɪ rɑrt;; English ˈgɛər hɑrt/ (Show IPA), (Gerardus Magnus) 1340–84, Dutch religious reformer, educator, and author: founder of the order of Brethren of the Common Life.
- Grodno
-
noun,
a city in W Byelorussia (Belarus), on the Niemen River: formerly in Poland.
- groats
-
noun,
hulled grain, as wheat or oats, broken into fragments.
- groans
-
noun,
a low, mournful sound uttered in pain or grief:
- senors
-
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.
- gossan
-
noun,
a rust-colored deposit of mineral matter at the outcrop of a vein or orebody containing iron-bearing materials.
- carets
-
noun,
a mark (‸) made in written or printed matter to show the place where something is to be inserted.
- tragus
-
noun,
a fleshy prominence at the front of the external opening of the ear.
- traces
-
noun,
a surviving mark, sign, or evidence of the former existence, influence, or action of some agent or event; vestige:
- Conroe
-
noun,
a town in E Texas.
- sundae
-
noun,
ice cream served with syrup poured over it, and often other toppings, as whipped cream, chopped nuts, or fruit.
- contd.
-
- contes
-
plural,
Trademark. a brand of crayon made of graphite and clay, usually in black, red, or brown.
- trades
-
noun,
the act or process of buying, selling, or exchanging commodities, at either wholesale or retail, within a country or between countries:
- sugars
-
noun,
a sweet, crystalline substance, C 12 H 22 O 11 , obtained chiefly from the juice of the sugarcane and the sugar beet, and present in sorghum, maple sap, etc.: used extensively as an ingredient and flavoring of certain foods and as a fermenting agent in the manufacture of certain alcoholic beverages; sucrose.
Compare beet sugar, cane sugar.
- contos
-
noun,
a money of account of Portugal and Cape Verde, equal to 1000 escudos.
- contr.
-
- conure
-
noun,
any of several long-tailed New World parrots, especially of the genus Aratinga, certain species of which are kept as pets.
- Ashton
-
noun,
Sir Frederick (William) 1906–1988, English dancer and choreographer, born in Ecuador.
- ashore
-
adverb,
to the shore; onto the shore:
- cooner
-
noun,
coon dog.
- sudser
-
noun,
a soap opera.
- Cooter
-
noun,
Chiefly Southern U.S. any of several large aquatic turtles of the southern U.S. and northern Mexico.
- sunder
-
verb (used with object),
to separate; part; divide; sever.
- trans.
-
- cosets
-
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.
- ascots
-
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.
- Coruna
-
noun,
La Coruña.
- Cortes
-
noun,
(in Spain or Portugal) the two houses constituting the national legislative body.
- transe
-
noun,
a passageway, as a hallway, alley, or the like.
- 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.
- corses
-
noun,
corpse.
- trance
-
noun,
a half-conscious state, seemingly between sleeping and waking, in which ability to function voluntarily may be suspended.
- corona
-
noun,
a white or colored circle or set of concentric circles of light seen around a luminous body, especially around the sun or moon.
- CORNET
-
noun,
Music. a valved wind instrument of the trumpet family.
- corned
-
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.
- cornea
-
noun,
the transparent anterior part of the external coat of the eye covering the iris and the pupil and continuous with the sclera.
- cordon
-
noun,
a line of police, sentinels, military posts, warships, etc., enclosing or guarding an area.
- sucres
-
noun,
Antonio José de [ahn-taw-nyaw haw-se th e] /ɑnˈtɔ nyɔ hɔˈsɛ ðɛ/ (Show IPA), 1793–1830, Venezuelan general and South American liberator: 1st president of Bolivia 1826–28.
- Conrad
-
noun,
Charles, Jr ("Pete") 1930–1999, U.S. astronaut.
- Connor
-
noun,
Ralph (Charles William Gordon) 1860–1937, Canadian novelist and clergyman.
- cosher
-
verb (used with object),
to treat with special fondness; pamper.
- cogons
-
noun,
a tall, coarse grass, Imperata cylindrica, of the tropics and subtropics, used widely for thatching.
- assort
-
verb (used with object),
to distribute, place, or arrange according to kind or class; classify; sort.
- cohort
-
noun,
a group or company:
- Cohoes
-
noun,
a city in E New York, on the Hudson River.
- suntan
-
noun,
a browning or a brown color of the skin resulting from exposure to sunlight or a sunlamp; tan.
- Cohens
-
noun,
Morris Raphael, 1880–1947, U.S. philosopher and educator, born in Russia.
- surahs
-
noun,
a soft, twilled silk or rayon fabric.
- cogent
-
adjective,
convincing or believable by virtue of forcible, clear, or incisive presentation; telling.
- Conant
-
noun,
James Bryant, 1893–1978, U.S. chemist and educator: president of Harvard University 1933–53.
- assure
-
verb (used with object),
to declare earnestly to; inform or tell positively; state with confidence to:
- coeno-
-
- astern
-
adverb,
in a position behind a specified vessel or aircraft:
- codons
-
noun,
a triplet of adjacent nucleotides in the messenger RNA chain that codes for a specific amino acid in the synthesis of a protein molecule.
- toughs
-
noun,
a ruffian; rowdy.
- astro-
-
- cohune
-
noun,
a pinnate-leaved palm, Orbignya cohune, native to Central America, bearing large nuts whose meat yields an oil resembling that of the coconut.
- sunset
-
noun,
the setting or descent of the sun below the horizon in the evening.
- assent
-
noun,
agreement, as to a proposal; concurrence.
- assert
-
Idioms,
assert oneself, to insist on one's rights, declare one's views forcefully, etc.:
- sundog
-
noun,
parhelion.
- congou
-
noun,
a black tea from China.
- congos
-
noun,
congou.
- conges
-
noun,
leave-taking; farewell.
- Conger
-
noun,
a large marine eel, Conger conger, sometimes reaching a length of 10 feet (3 meters), used for food.
- congas
-
noun,
a Cuban ballroom dance that consists of three steps forward followed by a kick, characteristically performed by a group following a leader in a single line.
- touses
-
noun,
a commotion; rumpus.
- assoc.
-
- sunnas
-
noun,
the traditional portion of Muslim law, based on the words and acts of Muhammad, and preserved in the traditional literature.
- condos
-
noun,
condominium (defs 1, 2).
- assess
-
verb (used with object),
to estimate officially the value of (property, income, etc.) as a basis for taxation.
- condor
-
noun,
either of two large, New World vultures of the family Cathartidae, Gymnogyps californianus (California condor) or Vultur gryphus (Andean condor) the largest flying birds in the Western Hemisphere: the California condor is almost extinct; the Andean condor is greatly reduced in number and rare in many areas.
- Asshur
-
noun,
Assur.
- Condon
-
noun,
Edward Uhler [yoo-ler] /ˈyu lər/ (Show IPA), 1902–74, U.S. physicist.
- ascent
-
noun,
an act of ascending; upward movement; a rising movement:
- coshes
-
noun,
a blackjack; bludgeon.
- codger
-
noun,
an eccentric man, especially one who is old.
- Croton
-
noun,
any of numerous chiefly tropical plants constituting the genus Croton, of the spurge family, several species of which, as C. tiglium, have important medicinal properties.
- crudes
-
noun,
crude oil.
- stoned
-
noun,
the hard substance, formed of mineral matter, of which rocks consist.
- stoner
-
noun,
Slang. a person who is habitually high on drugs, especially marijuana, or alcohol; a person who is usually stoned.
- Stones
-
noun,
the hard substance, formed of mineral matter, of which rocks consist.
- croute
-
noun,
crust.
- Crouse
-
noun,
Russel, 1893–1966, U.S. dramatist.
- Crosse
-
noun,
a long-handled racket used in the game of lacrosse.
- cruets
-
noun,
a glass bottle, especially one for holding vinegar, oil, etc., for the table.
- cargos
-
noun,
the lading or freight of a ship, airplane, etc.
- cross-
-
- croons
-
noun,
the act or sound of crooning.
- Cronus
-
noun,
a Titan, son of Uranus and Gaea, who was dethroned by his son Zeus.
- crones
-
noun,
a withered, witchlike old woman.
- 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.
- argues
-
verb (used with object),
to state the reasons for or against:
- stodge
-
noun,
food that is particularly filling.
- stooge
-
noun,
an entertainer who feeds lines to the main comedian and usually serves as the butt of his or her jokes.
- steno-
-
- 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.
- steads
-
noun,
the place of a person or thing as occupied by a successor or substitute:
- Argent
-
noun,
Heraldry. the tincture or metal silver.
- stego-
-
- stench
-
noun,
an offensive smell or odor; stink.
- cteno-
-
- stenos
-
noun,
a stenographer.
- argots
-
noun,
a specialized idiomatic vocabulary peculiar to a particular class or group of people, especially that of an underworld group, devised for private communication and identification:
- C-star
-
noun,
carbon star.
- sterns
-
noun,
the after part of a vessel (often opposed to stem).
- argons
-
noun,
a colorless, odorless, chemically inactive, monatomic, gaseous element that, because of its inertness, is used for filling fluorescent and incandescent lamps and vacuum tubes. Symbol: Ar; atomic number: 18; atomic weight: 39.948.
- Crusoe
-
noun,
Robinson, Robinson Crusoe.
- trogon
-
noun,
any of several brilliantly colored birds of the family Trogonidae, especially of the genus Trogon, of tropical and subtropical regions of the New World.
- 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.
- around
-
Idioms,
been around, having had much worldly experience:
- Creusa
-
noun,
the bride to be of Jason, slain by Medea.
- strung
-
noun,
a slender cord or thick thread used for binding or tying; line.
- ascend
-
verb (used with object),
to go or move upward upon or along; climb; mount:
- counts
-
noun,
the act of counting; enumeration; reckoning; calculation:
- coughs
-
noun,
the act or sound of coughing.
- Straus
-
noun,
Isidor, 1845–1912, U.S. retail merchant and politician, born in Bavaria: congressman 1894–95 (brother of Nathan and Oscar Solomon Straus).
- cougar
-
noun,
Also called mountain lion, panther, puma. a large, tawny cat, Felis concolor, of North and South America: now greatly reduced in number and endangered in some areas.
- Strega
-
- stress
-
noun,
importance attached to a thing:
Synonyms: significance, meaning, emphasis, consequence; weight, value, worth.
- strode
-
noun,
a striding manner or a striding gait.
- strass
-
noun,
a flint glass with a high lead content, used to imitate gemstones.
- Strong
-
Idioms,
come on strong, Slang. to behave in an aggressive, ardent, or flamboyant manner:
- costo-
-
- Coster
-
noun,
costermonger.
- COSTAR
-
noun,
a performer, especially an actor or actress, who shares star billing with another.
- Stroud
-
noun,
a coarse woolen cloth, blanket, or garment formerly used by the British in bartering with the North American Indians.
- cosset
-
noun,
a lamb brought up without its dam; pet lamb.
- course
-
noun,
a direction or route taken or to be taken.
- courts
-
noun,
Law.
a place where justice is administered.
a judicial tribunal duly constituted for the hearing and determination of cases.
a session of a judicial assembly.
- arouse
-
verb (used with object),
to stir to action or strong response; excite:
- craton
-
noun,
a relatively rigid and immobile region of continental portions of the earth's crust.
- Cretan
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Crete.
- crests
-
noun,
the highest part of a hill or mountain range; summit.
- arsen-
-
- stores
-
noun,
an establishment where merchandise is sold, usually on a retail basis.
- credos
-
noun,
(often initial capital letter) the Apostles' Creed or the Nicene Creed.
- stound
-
noun,
Archaic. a short time; short while.
- treads
-
noun,
the action of treading, stepping, or walking.
- couter
-
noun,
a piece of plate armor for the elbow.
- crates
-
noun,
a slatted wooden box or framework for packing, shopping, or storing fruit, furniture, glassware, crockery, etc.
- arsons
-
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.
- stours
-
noun,
British Dialect.
tumult; confusion.
a storm.
- stoush
-
noun,
a fight or brawl.
- Strand
-
noun,
the land bordering the sea, a lake, or a river; shore; beach.
- couths
-
noun,
good manners; refinement:
- astron
-
- coders
-
noun,
a person or device that translates information into a code.
- cunner
-
noun,
a small wrasse, Tautogolabrus adspersus, common in North Atlantic coastal waters of the U.S.
- 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.
- centos
-
noun,
a piece of writing, especially a poem, composed wholly of quotations from the works of other authors.
- canned
-
noun,
a sealed container for food, beverages, etc., as of aluminum, sheet iron coated with tin, or other metal:
- canner
-
noun,
a person who cans meat, fruit, etc., for preservation.
- centas
-
noun,
a former bronze coin of Lithuania, the 100th part of a litas.
- thegns
-
noun,
thane.
- census
-
noun,
an official enumeration of the population, with details as to age, sex, occupation, etc.
- Cannes
-
noun,
a city in SE France, on the Mediterranean Sea: resort; annual film festival.
- centra
-
noun,
a plural of centrum.
- thenar
-
noun,
the fleshy mass of the outer side of the palm of the hand.
- Cedars
-
noun,
any of several Old World, coniferous trees of the genus Cedrus, having wide, spreading branches.
Compare cedar of Lebanon.
- cannot
-
verb,
a form of ·can not.
- cedarn
-
adjective,
resembling or made of cedar.
- toners
-
noun,
a person or thing that tones.
- cansos
-
noun,
Cape, a cape in SE Canada, the NE extremity of Nova Scotia.
- centr-
-
- caners
-
noun,
a person who works with cane, especially one who produces canework for chairs.
- Canter
-
noun,
an easy gallop.
- cagers
-
noun,
Informal. a basketball player.
- tenson
-
noun,
a Provençal poem taking the form of a dialogue or debate between two rival troubadours.
- cesura
-
noun,
caesura.
- cestus
-
noun,
a girdle or belt, especially as worn by women of ancient Greece.
- cestas
-
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.
- cadres
-
noun,
Military. the key group of officers and enlisted personnel necessary to establish and train a new military unit.
- tensor
-
noun,
Anatomy. a muscle that stretches or tightens some part of the body.
- cerous
-
adjective,
containing trivalent cerium.
- Tongan
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Tonga.
- Tongue
-
noun,
Anatomy. the usually movable organ in the floor of the mouth in humans and most vertebrates, functioning in eating, in tasting, and, in humans, in speaking.
- cahoot
-
Idioms,
go cahoots, to share equally; become partners:
Also, go in cahoot with, go in cahoots.
- cerat-
-
- Candor
-
noun,
the state or quality of being frank, open, and sincere in speech or expression; candidness:
- 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.
- Tongas
-
noun,
a light, two-wheeled, horse-drawn vehicle used in India.
- causes
-
noun,
a person or thing that acts, happens, or exists in such a way that some specific thing happens as a result; the producer of an effect:
- togues
-
noun,
lake trout.
- Cetura
-
noun,
Keturah.
- Thurs.
-
- 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.
- Caruso
-
noun,
Enrico [en-ree-koh;; Italian en-ree-kaw] /ɛnˈri koʊ;; Italian ɛnˈri kɔ/ (Show IPA), 1873–1921, Italian operatic tenor.
- thread
-
noun,
a fine cord of flax, cotton, or other fibrous material spun out to considerable length, especially when composed of two or more filaments twisted together.
- carton
-
noun,
a cardboard or plastic box used typically for storage or shipping.
- tocher
-
noun,
a dowry; marriage settlement given to the groom by the bride or her family.
- cartes
-
noun,
(italics) French. menu; bill of fare.
Compare à la carte.
- Carson
-
noun,
Christopher ("Kit") 1809–68, U.S. frontiersman and scout.
- casern
-
noun,
a lodging for soldiers in a garrison town; barracks.
- carses
-
noun,
bottom land.
- caress
-
noun,
an act or gesture expressing affection, as an embrace or kiss, especially a light stroking or touching.
- 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.
- throng
-
noun,
a multitude of people crowded or assembled together; crowd.
- 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.
- carnet
-
noun,
a customs document allowing an automobile to be driven at no cost across international borders.
- to-dos
-
noun,
bustle; fuss:
- cashes
-
noun,
money in the form of coins or banknotes, especially that issued by a government.
- Canton
-
noun,
a small territorial district, especially one of the states of the Swiss confederation.
- Cantos
-
noun,
one of the main or larger divisions of a long poem.
- caught
-
noun,
the act of catching.
- Thess.
-
- Cather
-
noun,
Willa (Sibert) [wil-uh see-bert] /ˈwɪl ə ˈsi bərt/ (Show IPA), 1876–1947, U.S. novelist.
- thongs
-
noun,
a strip of material, especially of leather or hide, used to fasten or secure something.
- caters
-
verb (used with object),
to provide food and service for:
- 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.
- 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.
- cashoo
-
noun,
catechu.
- 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.
- castes
-
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.
- Caster
-
noun,
a person or thing that casts.
- thoron
-
noun,
a radioactive isotope of radon, produced by the disintegration of thorium. Symbol: Tn; atomic weight: 220; atomic number: 86.
- cantus
-
noun,
cantus firmus.
- Canute
-
noun,
a.d. 994?–1035, Danish king of England 1017–35; of Denmark 1018–35; and of Norway 1028–35.
- tensas
-
noun,
a river in NE Louisiana, flowing S to the Ouachita River. 250 miles (402 km) long.
- tenons
-
noun,
a projection formed on the end of a timber or the like for insertion into a mortise of the same dimensions.
- surges
-
noun,
a strong, wavelike, forward movement, rush, or sweep:
- Chosen
-
noun,
elect.
- Atreus
-
noun,
the father of Plisthenes, Agamemnon, Menelaus, and Anaxibia upon whose house Thyestes pronounced a curse.
- torsos
-
noun,
the trunk of the human body.
- Chron.
-
- tangos
-
noun,
a ballroom dance of Latin-American origin, danced by couples, and having many varied steps, figures, and poses.
- chouse
-
noun,
a swindle.
- choses
-
noun,
a thing; an article of personal property.
- Tanner
-
noun,
a person whose occupation it is to tan hides.
- churns
-
noun,
a container or machine in which cream or milk is agitated to make butter.
- chorus
-
noun,
Music.
a group of persons singing in unison.
(in an opera, oratorio, etc.) such a group singing choral parts in connection with soloists or individual singers.
a piece of music for singing in unison.
a part of a song that recurs at intervals, usually following each verse; refrain.
- chores
-
noun,
a small or odd job; routine task.
- chorea
-
noun,
any of several diseases of the nervous system characterized by jerky, involuntary movements, chiefly of the face and extremities.
- tanrec
-
noun,
tenrec.
- torses
-
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.
- choose
-
Idioms,
cannot choose but, cannot do otherwise than; is or are obliged to:
- Tagore
-
noun,
Sir Rabindranath [ruh-been-druh-naht] /rəˈbin drəˌnɑt/ (Show IPA), 1861–1941, Indian poet: Nobel prize 1913.
- atones
-
verb (used with object),
to make amends for; expiate:
- augend
-
noun,
a number to which another is added in forming a sum.
Compare addend (def 2).
- sutras
-
noun,
Hinduism. a collection of aphorisms relating to some aspect of the conduct of life.
- susans
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Susanna or Susannah.
- susses
-
verb (used with object),
Chiefly British Slang. to investigate or figure out (usually followed by out).
- Coates
-
noun,
Eric, 1886–1957, English violist and composer.
- coated
-
noun,
an outer garment with sleeves, covering at least the upper part of the body:
- touche
-
interjection,
Fencing. (an expression used to indicate a hit or touch.)
- coasts
-
noun,
the land next to the sea; seashore:
- coarse
-
adjective,
composed of relatively large parts or particles:
- toshes
-
noun,
nonsense; bosh.
- duress
-
noun,
compulsion by threat or force; coercion; constraint.
- toucan
-
noun,
any of several usually brightly colored, fruit-eating birds of the family Ramphastidae, of tropical America, having a very large bill.
- C-note
-
noun,
See C (def 11).
- Athens
-
noun,
Greek Athenai. a city in and the capital of Greece, in the SE part.
- tosses
-
noun,
an act or instance of tossing.
- tacho-
-
- choora
-
noun,
an Indian dagger having a sharply pointed, single-edged blade.
- Choate
-
noun,
Joseph Hodges, 1832–1917, U.S. lawyer and diplomat.
- cadges
-
noun,
a frame on which hawks are carried to the field.
- 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.
- chaser
-
noun,
a person or thing that chases or pursues.
- tauro-
-
- charts
-
noun,
a sheet exhibiting information in tabular form.
- Charon
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. the ferryman who conveyed the souls of the dead across the Styx.
- charge
-
noun,
expense or cost:
- chards
-
noun,
a variety of beet, Beta vulgaris cicla, having leaves and leafstalks that are used as a vegetable.
- change
-
noun,
the act or fact of changing; fact of being changed:
- chases
-
noun,
the act of chasing; pursuit:
- tendon
-
noun,
Anatomy. a cord or band of dense, tough, inelastic, white, fibrous tissue, serving to connect a muscle with a bone or part; sinew.
- chador
-
noun,
the traditional garment of Muslim and Hindu women, consisting of a long, usually black or drab-colored cloth or veil that envelops the body from head to foot and covers all or part of the face.
- tonnes
-
noun,
metric ton.
- cadent
-
adjective,
having cadence.
- tonner
-
noun,
something having a specified weight in tons (used in combination):
- cadets
-
noun,
a student in a national service academy or private military school or on a training ship.
- torahs
-
noun,
the Pentateuch, being the first of the three Jewish divisions of the Old Testament.
Compare Tanach.
- Chasse
-
noun,
a gliding step in which one foot is kept in advance of the other.
- torose
-
adjective,
Botany. cylindrical, with swellings or constrictions at intervals; knobbed.
- austr-
-
- aughts
-
noun,
anything whatever; any part:
- chests
-
noun,
Anatomy. the trunk of the body from the neck to the abdomen; thorax.
- Austen
-
noun,
Jane, 1775–1817, English novelist.
- targes
-
noun,
a small, round shield; a target or buckler.
- Auster
-
noun,
the south wind personified.
- cherts
-
noun,
a compact rock consisting essentially of microcrystalline quartz.
- cheats
-
noun,
a person who acts dishonestly, deceives, or defrauds:
- chaste
-
adjective,
refraining from sexual intercourse that is regarded as contrary to morality or religion; virtuous.
- tarso-
-
- author
-
noun,
a person who writes a novel, poem, essay, etc.; the composer of a literary work, as distinguished from a compiler, translator, editor, or copyist.
- chaunt
-
noun, verb (used with or without object),
chant.
- Tarsus
-
noun,
Anatomy, Zoology. the bones of the proximal segment of the foot; the bones between the tibia and the metatarsus, contributing to the construction of the ankle joint.
- chaton
-
noun,
Also called chaton foil. an imitation gem of paste that has its pavilion backed with metal foil or silver to reflect light.
- tasses
-
noun,
a cup or small goblet, especially an ornamental one.
- cuesta
-
noun,
a long, low ridge with a relatively steep face or escarpment on one side and a long, gentle slope on the other.
- trends
-
noun,
the general course or prevailing tendency; drift:
- donate
-
verb (used with object),
to present as a gift, grant, or contribution; make a donation of, as to a fund or cause:
- shends
-
verb (used with object),
to put to shame.
- andro-
-
- docent
-
noun,
privatdocent.
- Andres
-
noun,
John, 1751–80, British major hanged as a spy by the Americans in the Revolutionary War: plotted the betrayal of West Point with Benedict Arnold.
- Doctor
-
noun,
a person licensed to practice medicine, as a physician, surgeon, dentist, or veterinarian.
- socage
-
noun,
a tenure of land held by the tenant in performance of specified services or by payment of rent, and not requiring military service.
- Duarte
-
noun,
a city in SW California.
- urates
-
noun,
a salt of uric acid.
- tussah
-
noun,
a tan silk from India.
Compare Shantung (def 2a).
- Soares
-
noun,
Mário [mah-ryoo] /ˈmɑ ryʊ/ (Show IPA), born 1924, Portuguese statesman: prime minister 1976–78, 1983–85; president 1986–96.
- uncage
-
verb (used with object),
to set free from or as if from a cage; free from confinement or restraint.
- uncase
-
verb (used with object),
to remove from a case; remove the case from.
- 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.
- snorts
-
noun,
the act or sound of snorting.
- doater
-
noun,
doter.
- ahorse
-
adjective, adverb,
on horseback:
- snores
-
noun,
the act, instance, or sound of snoring.
- curagh
-
noun,
currach.
- snoots
-
noun,
Slang. the nose.
- sherds
-
noun,
shard.
- snoose
-
noun,
finely powdered tobacco; snuff.
- Donets
-
noun,
a river rising in the SW Russian Federation near Belgorod, flowing SE through Ukraine to the Don River. About 650 miles (1045 km) long.
- snoods
-
noun,
the distinctive headband formerly worn by young unmarried women in Scotland and northern England.
- urases
-
noun,
urease.
- dongas
-
noun,
(in an ice shelf) a small ravine with steep sides.
- agron.
-
- donnas
-
noun,
(initial capital letter) Madam; Lady: an Italian title of respect prefixed to the given name of a woman.
- Andron
-
noun,
(in an ancient Greek house) an apartment for men, especially one for banqueting.
- Andros
-
noun,
Sir Edmund, 1637–1714, British governor in the American colonies, 1686–89, 1692–98.
- urano-
-
- tusche
-
noun,
a greaselike liquid used in lithography as a medium receptive to lithographic ink, and in etching and silkscreen as a resist.
- Sontag
-
noun,
Susan, 1933–2004, U.S. critic, novelist, and essayist.
- degust
-
verb (used with object),
to taste or savor carefully or appreciatively.
- aneuch
-
adjective, noun, adverb, interjection,
enough.
- dehorn
-
verb (used with object),
to remove the horns of (cattle).
- Sharon
-
noun,
Ariel, 1928–2014, Israeli military and political leader; prime minister 2001–06.
- dehort
-
verb (used with object),
to try to dissuade.
- Sonora
-
noun,
a state in NW Mexico. 70,484 sq. mi. (182,555 sq. km). Capital: Hermosillo.
- unrent
-
adjective,
not rent; not torn, disturbed, pained, or the like:
- 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.
- Denton
-
noun,
a city in N Texas.
- Tuscan
-
noun,
the standard literary form of the Italian language.
- anenst
-
preposition,
anent (def 2).
- Sondra
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Dnestr
-
noun,
Russian name of Dniester.
- Dessau
-
noun,
a city in NE central Germany, SW of Berlin: formerly the capital of Anhalt.
- sondes
-
noun,
a rocket, balloon, or rockoon used as a probe for observing phenomena in the atmosphere.
- detach
-
verb (used with object),
to unfasten and separate; disengage; disunite.
- detour
-
noun,
a roundabout or circuitous way or course, especially one used temporarily when the main route is closed.
- aceto-
-
- sonars
-
noun,
a method for detecting and locating objects submerged in water by echolocation.
- tushes
-
noun,
an exclamation of “tush!”.
- deuto-
-
- ducats
-
noun,
any of various gold coins formerly issued in various parts of Europe, especially that first issued in Venice in 1284.
Compare sequin (def 2).
- deuton
-
noun,
deuteron.
- Andrus
-
noun,
Andron.
- 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).
- under-
-
- shoats
-
noun,
Also, shote. a young, weaned pig.
- Sooner
-
noun,
a person who settles on government land before it is legally opened to settlers in order to gain the choice of location.
- douche
-
noun,
a jet or current of water, sometimes with a dissolved medicating or cleansing agent, applied to a body part, organ, or cavity for medicinal or hygienic purposes.
- dosses
-
noun,
a place to sleep, especially in a cheap lodging house.
- dotage
-
noun,
a decline of mental faculties, especially as associated with old age; senility.
- shroud
-
noun,
a cloth or sheet in which a corpse is wrapped for burial.
- adeno-
-
- shoots
-
noun,
the act of shooting with a bow, firearm, etc.
- 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.
- Dragon
-
noun,
a mythical monster generally represented as a huge, winged reptile with crested head and enormous claws and teeth, and often spouting fire.
- shouts
-
noun,
a loud call or cry:
- Dothan
-
noun,
a city in SE Alabama.
- adreno
-
- adnoun
-
noun,
an adjective used as a noun, as meek in Blessed are the meek; absolute adjective.
- douane
-
noun,
a custom house; customs.
- adren-
-
- dosser
-
noun,
a basket for carrying objects on the back; pannier.
- shotes
-
noun,
shoat (def 1).
- adorns
-
verb (used with object),
to decorate or add beauty to, as by ornaments:
- doughs
-
noun,
flour or meal combined with water, milk, etc., in a mass for baking into bread, cake, etc.; paste of bread.
- dought
-
verb,
a simple past tense of dow1 .
- shorts
-
noun,
something that is short.
- douras
-
noun,
durra.
- unrest
-
noun,
lack of rest; a restless, troubled, or uneasy state; disquiet:
- douser
-
noun,
a person or thing that douses.
- douses
-
noun,
British Dialect. a stroke or blow.
- Dracut
-
noun,
a city in NE Massachusetts.
- douter
-
noun,
an implement for snuffing out candles, consisting either of a scissorlike device with two broad flat blades or of a cone at the end of a handle.
- adorno
-
noun,
relief ornament applied to a piece.
- unroot
-
verb (used with object),
to uproot.
- shrugs
-
noun,
the movement of raising and contracting the shoulders.
- donors
-
noun,
a person who gives or donates.
- shogun
-
noun,
the title applied to the chief military commanders from about the 8th century a.d. to the end of the 12th century, then applied to the hereditary officials who governed Japan, with the emperor as nominal ruler, until 1868, when the shogunate was terminated and the ruling power was returned to the emperor.
- undoes
-
verb (used with object),
to reverse the doing of; cause to be as if never done:
- snaths
-
noun,
the shaft or handle of a scythe.
- shoers
-
noun,
a person who shoes horses or other animals.
- undone
-
verb,
past participle of undo.
- donuts
-
noun,
doughnut.
- untrod
-
adjective,
not trod; not traversed:
- across
-
adverb,
from one side to another.
- Undset
-
noun,
Sigrid [sig-rid;; Norwegian si-gri] /ˈsɪg rɪd;; Norwegian ˈsɪ grɪ/ (Show IPA), 1882–1949, Norwegian novelist: Nobel prize 1928.
- unseat
-
verb (used with object),
to dislodge from a seat, especially to throw from a saddle, as a rider; unhorse.
- snares
-
noun,
a device, often consisting of a noose, for capturing small game.
- drongo
-
noun,
any passerine bird of the family Dicruridae, of Africa, Asia, and Australia, the several species usually having black plumage and long, forked tails.
- aethon
-
noun,
triethyl orthoformate.
- UNESCO
-
noun,
an agency of the United Nations charged with instituting and administering programs for cooperative, coordinated action by member states in education, science, and the arts.
- acutes
-
noun,
the acute accent.
- drogue
-
noun,
a bucket or canvas bag used as a sea anchor.
- aerugo
-
noun,
verdigris.
- Dorcas
-
noun,
a Christian woman at Joppa who made clothing for the poor. Acts 9:36–41.
- aeron.
-
- unhand
-
verb (used with object),
to take the hand or hands from; release from a grasp; let go:
- Dorset
-
noun,
1st Earl of, Thomas Sackville.
- dorso-
-
- shunts
-
noun,
the act of shunting; shift.
- drench
-
noun,
the act of drenching.
- dosage
-
noun,
the administration of medicine in doses.
- unhood
-
verb (used with object),
to divest of a hood or covering.
- unread
-
adjective,
not read, as a letter or newspaper.
- turco-
-
- Tursha
-
noun,
an ancient people of the Mediterranean region, variously identified with the Lydians, Etruscans, or Trojans.
- adores
-
verb (used with object),
to regard with the utmost esteem, love, and respect; honor.
- shades
-
noun,
the comparative darkness caused by the interception or screening of rays of light from an object, place, or area.
- cusses
-
noun,
curse word; oath.
- Custer
-
noun,
George Armstrong [ahrm-strawng,, -strong] /ˈɑrm strɔŋ,, -strɒŋ/ (Show IPA), 1839–76, U.S. general and Indian fighter.
- setons
-
noun,
a thread or the like inserted beneath the skin to provide drainage or to guide subsequent passage of a tube.
- custos
-
noun,
(italics) Latin. a custodian.
- Seurat
-
noun,
Georges [zhawrzh] /ʒɔrʒ/ (Show IPA), 1859–91, French (pointillist) painter.
- stance
-
noun,
the position or bearing of the body while standing:
- stages
-
noun,
a single step or degree in a process; a particular phase, period, position, etc., in a process, development, or series.
- stager
-
noun,
a person of experience in some profession, way of life, etc.
- staged
-
noun,
a single step or degree in a process; a particular phase, period, position, etc., in a process, development, or series.
- usneas
-
noun,
any pale-green or gray, mosslike lichen of the genus Usnea, common on rocks and trees.
- stades
-
noun,
a period of time represented by a glacial deposit.
- anuses
-
noun,
the opening at the lower end of the alimentary canal, through which the solid refuse of digestion is excreted.
- Antung
-
noun,
former name of Dandong.
- trudge
-
noun,
a laborious or tiring walk; tramp.
- souths
-
- Duncan
-
noun,
Isadora, 1878–1927, U.S. dancer: pioneer in modern dance.
- Dacron
-
- antres
-
noun,
a cavern; cave.
- dagoes
-
noun,
a contemptuous term used to refer to a person of Italian or sometimes Spanish origin or descent.
- souter
-
noun,
a person who makes or repairs shoes; cobbler; shoemaker.
- dahoon
-
noun,
an evergreen shrub, Ilex cassine, of the southern U.S., having flat, leathery, dark green leaves and red or yellow fruits in large clusters.
- decors
-
noun,
style or mode of decoration, as of a room, building, or the like:
- ushers
-
noun,
a person who escorts people to seats in a theater, church, etc.
- dances
-
noun,
a successive group of rhythmical steps or bodily motions, or both, usually executed to music.
- souses
-
noun,
an act of sousing.
- soused
-
noun,
an act of sousing.
- cussed
-
noun,
curse word; oath.
- 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.
- danger
-
noun,
liability or exposure to harm or injury; risk; peril.
- utero-
-
- curate
-
noun,
Chiefly British. a member of the clergy employed to assist a rector or vicar.
- 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.
- stares
-
noun,
a staring gaze; a fixed look with the eyes wide open:
- Arendt
-
noun,
Hannah, 1906–75, U.S. author, political scientist, and teacher, born in Germany.
- 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.
- ardent
-
adjective,
having, expressive of, or characterized by intense feeling; passionate; fervent:
- Utgard
-
noun,
a home of the Jotuns, outside Midgard and Asgard: probably synonymous with Jotunheim.
- curets
-
noun,
a scoop-shaped surgical instrument for removing tissue from body cavities, as the uterus.
- trough
-
noun,
a long, narrow, open receptacle, usually boxlike in shape, used chiefly to hold water or food for animals.
- seracs
-
noun,
a large irregularity of glacial ice, as a pinnacle found in glacial crevasses and formed by melting or movement of the ice.
- Serang
-
noun,
Ceram.
- Durant
-
noun,
Ariel, 1898–1981, U.S. author and historian (wife of Will).
- serosa
-
noun,
Embryology, Zoology.
the chorion.
a similar membrane in insects and other lower invertebrates.
- cushat
-
noun,
the ringdove, Colomba palumbus.
- archt.
-
- archon
-
noun,
a higher magistrate in ancient Athens.
- 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.
- stanes
-
noun, adjective, adverb, verb (used with object),
stone.
- serous
-
adjective,
resembling serum; of a watery nature.
- arched
-
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.
- cursed
-
noun,
the expression of a wish that misfortune, evil, doom, etc., befall a person, group, etc.
- Sesshu
-
noun,
1420?–1506, Japanese Zen Buddhist monk and painter.
- curses
-
noun,
the expression of a wish that misfortune, evil, doom, etc., befall a person, group, etc.
- stands
-
noun,
the act of standing; an assuming of or a remaining in an upright position.
- Sestos
-
noun,
an ancient Thracian town on the Hellespont opposite Abydos: Xerxes crossed the Hellespont here when he began his invasion of Greece.
- Ussher
-
noun,
James, 1581–1656, Irish prelate and scholar.
- truces
-
noun,
a suspension of hostilities for a specified period of time by mutual agreement of the warring parties; cease-fire; armistice.
- Dunant
-
noun,
Jean Henri [French zhahn ahn-ree] /French ʒɑ̃ ɑ̃ˈri/ (Show IPA), 1828–1910, Swiss banker and philanthropist: founder of the Red Cross; Nobel Peace Prize 1901.
- dancer
-
noun,
a person who dances.
- dearth
-
noun,
an inadequate supply; scarcity; lack:
- Tuareg
-
noun,
a Berber or Hamitic-speaking member of the Muslim nomads of the Sahara.
- dashes
-
noun,
a small quantity of anything thrown into or mixed with something else:
- tungos
-
noun,
rat-kangaroo.
- sorgos
-
noun,
any of several varieties of sorghum grown chiefly for the sweet juice yielded by the stems, used in making sugar and syrup and also for fodder.
- ductor
-
noun,
the roller that conveys ink in a press from the ink reservoir to the distributor.
- tundra
-
noun,
one of the vast, nearly level, treeless plains of the arctic regions of Europe, Asia, and North America.
- usance
-
noun,
Commerce. a length of time, exclusive of days of grace and varying in different places, allowed by custom or usage for the payment of foreign bills of exchange.
- dastur
-
noun,
a Parsee chief priest.
- soucar
-
noun,
a Hindu banker.
- daunts
-
verb (used with object),
to overcome with fear; intimidate:
- dasher
-
noun,
a person or thing that dashes.
- shares
-
noun,
the full or proper portion or part allotted or belonging to or contributed or owed by an individual or group.
- Tucson
-
noun,
a city in S Arizona: health resort.
- usages
-
noun,
a customary way of doing something; a custom or practice:
- urgent
-
adjective,
compelling or requiring immediate action or attention; imperative; pressing:
- aceous
-
- Deacon
-
noun,
(in hierarchical churches) a member of the clerical order next below that of a priest.
- tuners
-
noun,
a person or thing that tunes.
- Antons
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Anthony.
- sorted
-
noun,
a particular kind, species, variety, class, or group, distinguished by a common character or nature:
- anther
-
noun,
the pollen-bearing part of a stamen.
- sorgho
-
noun,
sorgo.
- source
-
noun,
any thing or place from which something comes, arises, or is obtained; origin:
- Angers
-
noun,
a city in and capital of Maine-et-Loire, in W France.
- turaco
-
noun,
touraco.
- decant
-
verb (used with object),
to pour (wine or other liquid) gently so as not to disturb the sediment.
- hounds
-
noun,
one of any of several breeds of dogs trained to pursue game either by sight or by scent, especially one with a long face and large drooping ears.
- duenna
-
noun,
(in Spain and Portugal) an older woman serving as escort or chaperon of a young lady.
- Danton
-
noun,
Georges Jacques [zhawrzh zhahk] /ʒɔrʒ ʒɑk/ (Show IPA), 1759–94, French Revolutionary leader.
- Tsonga
-
noun,
a Bantu language spoken in Mozambique, Zambia, and South Africa.
- angsts
-
noun,
a feeling of dread, anxiety, or anguish.
- soughs
-
noun,
a sighing, rustling, or murmuring sound.
- soothe
-
verb (used with object),
to tranquilize or calm, as a person or the feelings; relieve, comfort, or refresh:
- sounds
-
noun,
the sensation produced by stimulation of the organs of hearing by vibrations transmitted through the air or other medium.
- antho-
-
- deaths
-
noun,
the act of dying; the end of life; the total and permanent cessation of all the vital functions of an organism.
Compare brain death.
- sought
-
verb,
simple past tense and past participle of seek.
- Ushant
-
noun,
an island off the NW coast of France: naval battles 1778, 1794. 4½ miles (7 km) long.
- sooths
-
noun,
truth, reality, or fact.
- shards
-
noun,
a fragment, especially of broken earthenware.
- urges
-
noun,
an act of urging; impelling action, influence, or force; impulse.
- tones
-
noun,
any sound considered with reference to its quality, pitch, strength, source, etc.:
- Ushas
-
noun,
Dawn, a Vedic deity, daughter of Sky and sister of Night.
- noted
-
noun,
a brief record of something written down to assist the memory or for future reference.
- outdo
-
verb (used with object),
to surpass in execution or performance:
- utend
-
- tondo
-
noun,
a round painting or relief.
- Outer
-
adjective,
situated on or toward the outside; external; exterior:
- Uther
-
noun,
king of Britain and father of Arthur.
- toner
-
noun,
a person or thing that tones.
- tono-
-
- nugae
-
plural noun,
trifles.
- notes
-
noun,
a brief record of something written down to assist the memory or for future reference.
- to-do
-
noun,
bustle; fuss:
- unset
-
adjective,
not set; not solidified or made firm, as concrete or asphalt.
- Tonga
-
noun,
a light, two-wheeled, horse-drawn vehicle used in India.
- Notus
-
noun,
the ancient Greek personification of the south wind.
- Usher
-
noun,
a person who escorts people to seats in a theater, church, etc.
- urate
-
noun,
a salt of uric acid.
- urase
-
noun,
urease.
- togue
-
noun,
lake trout.
- noto-
-
- noso-
-
- uran-
-
- tongs
-
noun,
any of various implements consisting of two arms hinged, pivoted, or otherwise fastened together, for seizing, holding, or lifting something (usually used with pair of).
- Usnea
-
noun,
any pale-green or gray, mosslike lichen of the genus Usnea, common on rocks and trees.
- ureas
-
noun,
Biochemistry. a compound, CO(NH 2) 2 , occurring in urine and other body fluids as a product of protein metabolism.
- ousts
-
verb (used with object),
to expel or remove from a place or position occupied:
- togas
-
noun,
(in ancient Rome) the loose outer garment worn by citizens in public.
- nucha
-
noun,
nape.
- USSCt
-
- Uredo
-
noun,
a skin irritation; hives; urticaria.
- usage
-
noun,
a customary way of doing something; a custom or practice:
- nudes
-
noun,
a sculpture, painting, etc., of a nude human figure.
- outgo
-
noun,
the act or process of going out:
- Urena
-
noun,
any tropical plant or shrub belonging to the genus Urena, of the mallow family, having clusters of small, yellow flowers, especially U. lobata, which yields a useful bast fiber.
- notch
-
noun,
an angular or V -shaped cut, indentation, or slit in an object, surface, or edge.
- nudge
-
noun,
a slight or gentle push or jog, especially with the elbow.
- tonne
-
noun,
metric ton.
- noses
-
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.
- outen
-
verb (used with object),
to turn off (a light) or extinguish (a fire).
- 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.
- ounce
-
noun,
a unit of weight equal to 437.5 grains or 1/16 pound (28.35 grams) avoirdupois.
- Odets
-
noun,
Clifford, 1906–63, U.S. dramatist.
- tsars
-
noun,
czar.
- orate
-
verb (used with or without object),
to deliver an oration; speak pompously; declaim.
- trass
-
noun,
a light-colored type of volcanic tuff used in making water-resistant cement and mortar.
- Orcas
-
noun,
the killer whale, Orcinus orca.
- orch.
-
- Tudor
-
noun,
Antony, 1909–87, English choreographer and dancer.
- Tunas
-
noun,
any of several large food and game fishes of the family Scombridae, inhabiting temperate and tropical seas.
Compare albacore, bluefin tuna, yellowfin tuna.
- Orcus
-
noun,
the ancient Roman god of the underworld, identified with the Greek Pluto, or Hades.
- ordn.
-
- trash
-
noun,
anything worthless, useless, or discarded; rubbish.
- tread
-
noun,
the action of treading, stepping, or walking.
- octo-
-
- tuner
-
noun,
a person or thing that tunes.
- tunes
-
noun,
a succession of musical sounds forming an air or melody, with or without the harmony accompanying it.
- ordos
-
noun,
a desert plateau in the S Inner Mongolian Autonomous Region in N China. About 35,000 sq. mi. (90,650 sq. km).
- octan
-
noun,
an octan fever.
- tungo
-
noun,
rat-kangaroo.
- oread
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. any of a group of nymphs who were the companions of Artemis.
- Oreg.
-
- turds
-
noun,
a piece of excrement.
- 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.
- orans
-
noun,
orant.
- octad
-
noun,
a group or series of eight.
- troch
-
- ohone
-
interjection,
alas!
- onces
-
noun,
a single occasion; one time only:
- onco-
-
- 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.
- Onega
-
noun,
Lake, a lake in the NW Russian Federation in Europe: second largest lake in Europe. 3764 sq. mi. (9750 sq. km).
- ogres
-
noun,
a monster in fairy tales and popular legend, usually represented as a hideous giant who feeds on human flesh.
- trogs
-
noun,
Chiefly British Slang. a hooligan; lout.
- Ogden
-
noun,
Charles Kay, 1889–1957, British psychologist and linguist, inventor of Basic English.
- onset
-
noun,
a beginning or start:
- truce
-
noun,
a suspension of hostilities for a specified period of time by mutual agreement of the warring parties; cease-fire; armistice.
- treas
-
- Troad
-
noun,
The, a region in NW Asia Minor surrounding ancient Troy.
- tress
-
noun,
Usually, tresses. long locks or curls of hair.
- oecus
-
noun,
(in an ancient Roman house) an apartment, especially a dining room, decorated with columns.
- trend
-
noun,
the general course or prevailing tendency; drift:
- onto-
-
- odour
-
noun,
odor.
- orach
-
noun,
any plant of the genus Atriplex, especially A. hortensis, of the amaranth family, cultivated for use like spinach.
- trugs
-
noun,
a shallow basket for carrying flowers, vegetables, etc., made from strips of wood.
- truss
-
noun,
Civil Engineering, Building Trades.
any of various structural frames based on the geometric rigidity of the triangle and composed of straight members subject only to longitudinal compression, tension, or both: functions as a beam or cantilever to support bridges, roofs, etc. Compare complete (def 8), incomplete (def 3), redundant (def 5c).
any of various structural frames constructed on principles other than the geometric rigidity of the triangle or deriving stability from other factors, as the rigidity of joints, the abutment of masonry, or the stiffness of beams.
- Orang
-
noun,
orangutan.
- trade
-
noun,
the act or process of buying, selling, or exchanging commodities, at either wholesale or retail, within a country or between countries:
- Trace
-
noun,
a surviving mark, sign, or evidence of the former existence, influence, or action of some agent or event; vestige:
- tonus
-
noun,
a normal state of continuous slight tension in muscle tissue that facilitates its response to stimulation.
- TORES
-
noun,
a torus.
- torso
-
noun,
the trunk of the human body.
- Osset
-
noun,
a member of an Aryan people of Ossetia whose religion combines features of Islam and Christianity.
- oasts
-
noun,
a kiln for drying hops or malt.
- oste-
-
- UNHCR
-
- 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.
- oases
-
noun,
a small fertile or green area in a desert region, usually having a spring or well.
- oared
-
noun,
a long shaft with a broad blade at one end, used as a lever for rowing or otherwise propelling or steering a boat.
- toros
-
noun,
a bull.
- torcs
-
noun,
torque (def 4).
- OSCAR
-
noun,
a word used in communications to represent the letter O.
- Nurse
-
noun,
a person formally educated and trained in the care of the sick or infirm.
Compare nurse-midwife, nurse-practitioner, physician's assistant, practical nurse, registered nurse.
- Otaru
-
noun,
a city in W Hokkaido, in N Japan.
- nurds
-
noun,
nerd.
- 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.
- Other
-
noun,
the other one:
- toran
-
noun,
(in Indian Buddhist and Hindu architecture) a gateway having two or three lintels between two posts.
- Torah
-
noun,
the Pentateuch, being the first of the three Jewish divisions of the Old Testament.
Compare Tanach.
- ought
-
noun,
duty or obligation.
- toons
-
noun,
an Asian tree, Cedrela toona, of the mahogany family, yielding an aromatic red wood used for furniture, carving, etc.
- Torun
-
noun,
a city in N Poland, on the Vistula.
- torus
-
noun,
Architecture. a large convex molding, more or less semicircular in profile, commonly forming the lowest molding of the base of a column, directly above the plinth, sometimes occurring as one of a pair separated by a scotia and fillets. and column.
- octa-
-
- ocean
-
noun,
the vast body of salt water that covers almost three fourths of the earth's surface.
- ocrea
-
noun,
a sheathing part, as a pair of stipules united about a stem.
- touse
-
noun,
a commotion; rumpus.
- 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.
- Tours
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Indre-et-Loire, in W France, on the Loire River: Charles Martel defeated the Saracens near here a.d. 732.
- Ochoa
-
noun,
Severo [suh-vair-oh;; Spanish se-ve-raw] /səˈvɛər oʊ;; Spanish sɛˈvɛ rɔ/ (Show IPA), 1905–93, U.S. biochemist, born in Spain: Nobel Prize in medicine 1959.
- ornes
-
noun,
a department in NW France. 2372 sq. mi. (6145 sq. km). Capital: Alençon.
- Toure
-
noun,
Sékou [sey-koo] /ˈseɪ ku/ (Show IPA), 1922–84, Guinean political leader: prime minister 1958-72; president 1958–84.
- 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.
- Orson
-
noun,
a male given name: from an Old French word meaning “bearlike.”.
- uncos
-
noun,
something extraordinary or unusual; a novelty.
- oaten
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or made of oats.
- tough
-
noun,
a ruffian; rowdy.
- 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.:
- Orth.
-
- Orton
-
noun,
Joe (John Kingsley Orton) 1933–67, English playwright.
- Oates
-
noun,
Joyce Carol, born 1938, U.S. novelist and short-story writer.
- ORuss
-
- oater
-
noun,
a movie, television show, etc., about the frontier days of the U.S. West; western; horse opera.
- Osage
-
noun,
a member of a North American Indian people formerly of western Missouri, now living in northern Oklahoma.
- Tosca
-
noun,
an opera (1900) by Giacomo Puccini.
- Oscan
-
noun,
one of an ancient people of south-central Italy.
- sents
-
noun,
a coin of Estonia until the euro was adopted, the 100th part of a kroon.
- taces
-
noun,
tasset.
- thuds
-
noun,
a dull sound, as of a heavy blow or fall.
- Soong
-
noun,
Charles Jones, 1866–1918, Chinese merchant (father of Ai-ling, Ch'ing-ling, Mei-ling, and Tse-ven Soong).
- scant
-
adverb,
Scot. and North England Dialect. scarcely; barely; hardly.
- scans
-
noun,
an act or instance of scanning; close examination.
- Scand
-
- scags
-
noun,
heroin.
- scads
-
noun,
any carangid fish of the genus Decapterus, inhabiting tropical and subtropical shore waters.
- saute
-
noun,
a dish of sautéed food.
- saugh
-
noun,
sallow2 .
- scare
-
noun,
a sudden fright or alarm, especially with little or no reason.
- sooth
-
noun,
truth, reality, or fact.
- sauch
-
noun,
saugh.
- soots
-
noun,
a black, carbonaceous substance produced during incomplete combustion of coal, wood, oil, etc., rising in fine particles and adhering to the sides of the chimney or pipe conveying the smoke: also conveyed in the atmosphere to other locations.
- soras
-
noun,
a small, short-billed rail, Porzana carolina, of marshy areas of North America.
- sords
-
noun,
a flight or flock of mallards.
- sores
-
noun,
a sore spot or place on the body.
- sorgo
-
noun,
any of several varieties of sorghum grown chiefly for the sweet juice yielded by the stems, used in making sugar and syrup and also for fodder.
- sones
-
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.
- sonde
-
noun,
a rocket, balloon, or rockoon used as a probe for observing phenomena in the atmosphere.
- sorts
-
noun,
a particular kind, species, variety, class, or group, distinguished by a common character or nature:
- scent
-
noun,
a distinctive odor, especially when agreeable:
- snort
-
noun,
the act or sound of snorting.
- snots
-
noun,
Vulgar. mucus from the nose.
- snout
-
noun,
the part of an animal's head projecting forward and containing the nose and jaws; muzzle.
- Norse
-
noun,
(used with a plural verb) the Norwegians, especially the ancient Norwegians.
- Soane
-
noun,
Sir John, 1753–1837, English architect.
- soars
-
noun,
an act or instance of soaring.
- scend
-
noun,
the heaving motion of a vessel.
- scart
-
verb (used with or without object),
to scratch, scrape, mark, or scar.
- scena
-
noun,
an extended operatic vocal solo, usually including an aria and a recitative.
- sceat
-
noun,
a silver Anglo-Saxon coin of the 7th and 8th centuries, sometimes including an amount of gold.
- Soche
-
noun,
Wade-Giles. Shache.
- sodas
-
noun,
sodium hydroxide.
- scats
-
noun,
scat singing.
- SONAR
-
noun,
a method for detecting and locating objects submerged in water by echolocation.
- scat-
-
- sauce
-
noun,
any preparation, usually liquid or semiliquid, eaten as a gravy or as a relish accompanying food.
- sorus
-
noun,
Botany. one of the clusters of sporangia on the back of the fronds of ferns.
- snoot
-
noun,
Slang. the nose.
- Stans
-
noun,
a town in and the capital of Nidwalden, in central Switzerland.
- sarc-
-
- Saone
-
noun,
a river flowing S from NE France to the Rhone. 270 miles (435 km) long.
- stang
-
noun,
an act or an instance of stinging.
- Santo
-
noun,
a carved figure of a saint, usually of wood, as from Puerto Rico, Mexico, or the southwestern U.S.
- Sans.
-
- Sango
-
noun,
a Niger-Congo language of the Adamawa-Eastern branch, used as a lingua franca in the Central African Republic.
- sanes
-
noun,
a private nationwide organization in the U.S., established in 1957, that opposes nuclear testing and advocates international peace.
- sards
-
noun,
a reddish-brown chalcedony, used as a gem.
- stare
-
noun,
a staring gaze; a fixed look with the eyes wide open:
- Sands
-
noun,
the more or less fine debris of rocks, consisting of small, loose grains, often of quartz.
- stash
-
noun,
something put away or hidden:
- Stead
-
noun,
the place of a person or thing as occupied by a successor or substitute:
- stech
-
verb (used with object),
to fill or gorge (one's stomach) with food.
- Sande
-
noun,
Earl, 1898–1968, U.S. jockey and racehorse trainer.
- ster.
-
- stane
-
noun, adjective, adverb, verb (used with object),
stone.
- stand
-
noun,
the act of standing; an assuming of or a remaining in an upright position.
- sates
-
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.
- Sousa
-
noun,
John Philip, 1854–1932, U.S. band conductor and composer.
- so-so
-
adverb,
in an indifferent or passable manner; indifferently; tolerably.
- Soter
-
noun,
Saint, pope a.d. 166?–175?.
- Sotho
-
noun,
a group of closely related Bantu languages spoken in Lesotho and South Africa.
- sough
-
noun,
a sighing, rustling, or murmuring sound.
- SOUND
-
noun,
the sensation produced by stimulation of the organs of hearing by vibrations transmitted through the air or other medium.
- sours
-
noun,
something that is sour.
- souse
-
noun,
an act of sousing.
- Sarge
-
noun,
sergeant.
- 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.
- Srta.
-
- Saros
-
noun,
the period of 223 synodic months, equaling 6585.32 days or 18 years, 11.32 days (or 10.32 days if 5 leap years occur in the interval), after which eclipses repeat but are shifted 120° west.
- stade
-
noun,
a period of time represented by a glacial deposit.
- STAGE
-
noun,
a single step or degree in a process; a particular phase, period, position, etc., in a process, development, or series.
- sarod
-
noun,
a lute of northern India, played with a bow.
- sargo
-
noun,
a silvery grunt, Anisotremus davidsonii, inhabiting waters off the coasts of California and Mexico, having blackish markings and yellowish fins.
- snore
-
noun,
the act, instance, or sound of snoring.
- snood
-
noun,
the distinctive headband formerly worn by young unmarried women in Scotland and northern England.
- Stern
-
noun,
the after part of a vessel (often opposed to stem).
- sheas
-
noun,
shea tree.
- sect.
-
- secos
-
noun,
sekos.
- Shaun
-
noun,
a male given name, form of John.
- 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.
- seats
-
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.
- 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.
- Sheds
-
- shard
-
noun,
a fragment, especially of broken earthenware.
- shend
-
verb (used with object),
to put to shame.
- Sears
-
noun,
Richard Warren, 1863–1914, U.S. mail-order retailer.
- sherd
-
noun,
shard.
- shoad
-
noun,
float (def 43).
- scuts
-
noun,
a short tail, especially that of a hare, rabbit, or deer.
- shoat
-
noun,
Also, shote. a young, weaned pig.
- scute
-
noun,
a dermal bony plate, as on an armadillo, or a large horny plate, as on a turtle.
- share
-
noun,
the full or proper portion or part allotted or belonging to or contributed or owed by an individual or group.
- Shang
-
noun,
a Chinese dynasty whose dates are usually given as 1766–1122 b.c. and sometimes as 1523–1027 b.c.
- scuta
-
noun,
plural of scutum.
- Seuss
-
noun,
Dr, Geisel, Theodor Seuss.
- sensa
-
noun,
plural of sensum.
- serac
-
noun,
a large irregularity of glacial ice, as a pinnacle found in glacial crevasses and formed by melting or movement of the ice.
- 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.
- sero-
-
- Senna
-
noun,
any plant, shrub, or tree belonging to the genus Cassia, of the legume family, having pinnate leaves and large clusters of flowers.
- Seton
-
noun,
a thread or the like inserted beneath the skin to provide drainage or to guide subsequent passage of a tube.
- shade
-
noun,
the comparative darkness caused by the interception or screening of rays of light from an object, place, or area.
- Shane
-
noun,
a male given name.
- sends
-
noun,
the heaving motion of a vessel.
- segos
-
noun,
sego lily.
- segno
-
noun,
a sign.
- segar
-
noun,
cigar.
- shads
-
noun,
a deep-bodied herring, Alosa sapidissima, of Europe and North America, that migrates up streams to spawn, used for food.
- shags
-
noun,
rough, matted hair, wool, or the like.
- Sedan
-
noun,
an enclosed automobile body having two or four doors and seating four or more persons on two full-width seats.
- shoer
-
noun,
a person who shoes horses or other animals.
- shoes
-
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.
- snogs
-
verb (used without object),
to kiss and cuddle.
- snags
-
noun,
a tree or part of a tree held fast in the bottom of a river, lake, etc., and forming an impediment or danger to navigation.
- shuns
-
- shunt
-
noun,
the act of shunting; shift.
- SCOTS
-
noun,
Also called Scottish. the English language as spoken in Scotland.
Compare Scots Gaelic.
- Shute
-
noun,
Nevil (Nevil Shute Norway) 1899–1960, British novelist and aeronautical engineer.
- shuts
-
noun,
the act or time of shutting or closing.
- Scot.
-
- scorn
-
noun,
open or unqualified contempt; disdain:
- shtg.
-
- snare
-
noun,
a device, often consisting of a noose, for capturing small game.
- score
-
noun,
the record of points or strokes made by the competitors in a game or match.
- snash
-
noun,
insolence; impertinence.
- snath
-
noun,
the shaft or handle of a scythe.
- scoot
-
noun,
a swift, darting movement or course.
- snead
-
noun,
Samuel Jackson ("Slamming Sammy") 1912–2002, U.S. golfer.
- Scone
-
noun,
a small, light, biscuitlike quick bread made of oatmeal, wheat flour, barley meal, or the like.
- scour
-
noun,
the act of scouring.
- shrug
-
noun,
the movement of raising and contracting the shoulders.
- shogs
-
noun,
a shake; jolt.
- shoot
-
noun,
the act of shooting with a bow, firearm, etc.
- scuds
-
noun,
the act of scudding.
- scudo
-
noun,
any of various gold or silver coins, of various Italian states, issued from the late 16th through the early 19th centuries.
- Shona
-
noun,
Also called Mashona. a member of a group of peoples constituting more than two thirds of the population of Zimbabwe.
- shone
-
noun,
radiance or brightness caused by emitted or reflected light.
- shoon
-
noun,
plural of shoe.
- shoos
-
interjection,
(used to scare or drive away a cat, dog, chickens, birds, etc.)
- scrog
-
noun,
any naturally short or stunted tree or bush, as a crab apple tree or blackthorn bush.
- scrod
-
noun,
a young Atlantic codfish or haddock, especially one split for cooking.
- shred
-
noun,
a piece cut or torn off, especially in a narrow strip.
- Shore
-
noun,
the land along the edge of a sea, lake, broad river, etc.
- scrag
-
noun,
a lean or scrawny person or animal.
- 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.
- Short
-
noun,
something that is short.
- shote
-
noun,
shoat (def 1).
- Scout
-
noun,
a soldier, warship, airplane, etc., employed in reconnoitering.
- shout
-
noun,
a loud call or cry:
- sagos
-
noun,
a starchy foodstuff derived from the soft interior of the trunk of various palms and cycads, used in making puddings.
- sages
-
noun,
a profoundly wise person; a person famed for wisdom.
- outre
-
adjective,
passing the bounds of what is usual or considered proper; unconventional; bizarre.
- Tchad
-
noun,
Chad.
- tarns
-
noun,
a small mountain lake or pool, especially one in a cirque.
- 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.
- redos
-
noun,
the act or an instance of redoing.
- Redon
-
noun,
Odilon [ohd-l-on;; French aw-dee-lawn] /ˈoʊd lˌɒn;; French ɔ diˈlɔ̃/ (Show IPA), 1840–1916, French painter and etcher.
- Redan
-
noun,
a V -shaped work, usually projecting from a fortified line.
- Tasso
-
noun,
Torquato [tawr-kwah-taw] /tɔrˈkwɑ tɔ/ (Show IPA), 1544–95, Italian poet.
- Teach
-
noun,
Informal. teacher.
- Regan
-
noun,
(in Shakespeare's King Lear) the younger of Lear's two faithless daughters.
Compare Cordelia (def 1), Goneril.
- tears
-
- tech.
-
- Tench
-
noun,
a freshwater food fish, Tinca tinca, of Europe and Asia that can survive short periods out of water.
- tends
-
Verb phrases,
tend on/upon, Archaic. to attend or wait upon; minister to; serve:
- Tenn.
-
- recta
-
noun,
a plural of rectum.
- teno-
-
- Tarne
-
noun,
(in the Iliad) Sardis.
- Regt.
-
- rect.
-
- tangs
-
- 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.
- retd.
-
- retch
-
noun,
the act or an instance of retching.
- rests
-
noun,
the refreshing quiet or repose of sleep:
- 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.
- tango
-
noun,
a ballroom dance of Latin-American origin, danced by couples, and having many varied steps, figures, and poses.
- Resht
-
noun,
Rasht.
- Renan
-
noun,
Ernest [ur-nist;; French er-nest] /ˈɜr nɪst;; French ɛrˈnɛst/ (Show IPA), 1823–92, French philologist, historian, and critic.
- 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.
- Tarde
-
noun,
Gabriel [ga-bree-el] /ga briˈɛl/ (Show IPA), 1843–1904, French sociologist.
- tardo
-
adjective,
slow (used as a musical direction).
- tares
-
noun,
any of various vetches, especially Vicia sativa.
- renga
-
noun,
linked verse.
- targe
-
noun,
a small, round shield; a target or buckler.
- rends
-
verb (used with object),
to separate into parts with force or violence:
- tenon
-
noun,
a projection formed on the end of a timber or the like for insertion into a mortise of the same dimensions.
- tenor
-
noun,
the course of thought or meaning that runs through something written or spoken; purport; drift.
- Taegu
-
noun,
a city in SE South Korea: commercial center.
- Thorn
-
noun,
a sharp excrescence on a plant, especially a sharp-pointed aborted branch; spine; prickle.
- rases
-
verb (used with object),
raze.
- rants
-
noun,
ranting, extravagant, or violent declamation.
- Theos
-
- Thera
-
noun,
a Greek island in the S Aegean, in the Cyclades group. 30 sq. mi. (78 sq. km).
- thong
-
noun,
a strip of material, especially of leather or hide, used to fasten or secure something.
- Range
-
noun,
the extent to which or the limits between which variation is possible:
- rands
-
noun,
(in shoemaking) a strip of leather set in a shoe at the heel before the lifts are attached.
- Rasht
-
noun,
a city in NW Iran, about 10 miles (16 km) S of the Caspian Sea.
- ranch
-
noun,
an establishment maintained for raising livestock under range conditions.
- those
-
Idioms,
at that,
in spite of something; nevertheless:
in addition; besides:
- rages
-
noun,
angry fury; violent anger (sometimes used in combination):
- radon
-
noun,
a chemically inert, radioactive gaseous element produced by the decay of radium: emissions produced by outgassing of rock, brick, etc. are a health hazard. Symbol: Rn; atomic number: 86; atomic weight: 222.
- racon
-
noun,
radar beacon.
- races
-
noun,
a contest of speed, as in running, riding, driving, or sailing.
- throe
-
noun,
a violent spasm or pang; paroxysm.
- theor
-
- rason
-
noun,
a long, loose, black gown with wide sleeves, worn by the clergy.
- RECON
-
noun,
reconnaissance.
- theca
-
noun,
a case or receptacle.
- tera-
-
- Terah
-
noun,
the father of Abraham. Gen. 11:25–32.
- terna
-
noun,
a list of three names submitted to the pope as recommended to fill a vacant bishopric or benefice.
- 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.
- 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.
- Thare
-
noun,
Terah.
- reads
-
noun,
an act or instance of reading:
- react
-
verb (used with object),
to act or perform again.
- theo-
-
- thegn
-
noun,
thane.
- reach
-
noun,
an act or instance of reaching:
- ratos
-
noun,
rocket-assisted takeoff.
- rathe
-
adjective,
Archaic. growing, blooming, or ripening early in the year or season.
- rates
-
noun,
the amount of a charge or payment with reference to some basis of calculation:
- thens
-
noun,
that time:
- ratch
-
noun,
a ratchet.
- Tagus
-
noun,
a river in SW Europe, flowing W through central Spain and Portugal to the Atlantic at Lisbon. 566 miles (910 km) long.
- rheas
-
noun,
the ramie plant or fiber.
- Sadoc
-
noun,
Zadok.
- rouge
-
noun,
any of various red cosmetics for coloring the cheeks or lips.
- route
-
noun,
a course, way, or road for passage or travel:
- roust
-
verb (used with object),
to rout, as from a place:
- stour
-
noun,
British Dialect.
tumult; confusion.
a storm.
- rouse
-
noun,
a rousing.
- round
-
noun,
any round shape, as a circle, ring or sphere.
- rough
-
noun,
something that is rough, especially rough ground.
- roues
-
noun,
a dissolute and licentious man; rake.
- Stoss
-
noun,
Veit [fahyt] /faɪt/ (Show IPA), c1440–1533, German sculptor and painter.
- Rouen
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Seine-Maritime, in N France, on the Seine: famous cathedral; execution of Joan of Arc 1431.
- rotos
-
noun,
rotogravure.
- rotes
-
noun,
routine; a fixed, habitual, or mechanical course of procedure:
- 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.
- stung
-
noun,
an act or an instance of stinging.
- snugs
-
noun,
British. a small, secluded room in a tavern, as for private parties.
- Rosse
-
noun,
William Parsons, Third Earl of, William Parsons.
- Routh
-
noun,
abundance; plenty.
- routs
-
noun,
a defeat attended with disorderly flight; dispersal of a defeated force in complete disorder:
- stuns
-
noun,
the act of stunning.
- ruths
-
noun,
pity or compassion.
- stge.
-
- sadhu
-
noun,
an ascetic holy man, especially a monk.
- stoas
-
noun,
Greek Architecture. a portico, usually a detached portico of considerable length, that is used as a promenade or meeting place.
- sadhe
-
noun,
the 18th letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
- Stone
-
noun,
the hard substance, formed of mineral matter, of which rocks consist.
- Sachs
-
noun,
Hans [hahns] /hɑns/ (Show IPA), 1494–1576, German Meistersinger: author of stories, songs, poems and dramatic works.
- rusts
-
noun,
Also called iron rust. the red or orange coating that forms on the surface of iron when exposed to air and moisture, consisting chiefly of ferric hydroxide and ferric oxide formed by oxidation.
- store
-
noun,
an establishment where merchandise is sold, usually on a retail basis.
- Russ.
-
abbreviation,
Russia.
- runts
-
noun,
an animal that is small or stunted as compared with others of its kind.
- stood
-
noun,
the act of standing; an assuming of or a remaining in an upright position.
- runes
-
noun,
any of the characters of certain ancient alphabets, as of a script used for writing the Germanic languages, especially of Scandinavia and Britain, from c200 to c1200, or a script used for inscriptions in a Turkic language of the 6th to 8th centuries from the area near the Orkhon River in Mongolia.
- runed
-
adjective,
having runes inscribed:
- Rugen
-
noun,
an island in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, Germany, off the NE coast, in the Baltic Sea. 358 sq. mi. (926 sq. km).
- ruche
-
noun,
a strip of pleated lace, net, muslin, or other material for trimming or finishing a dress, as at the collar or sleeves.
- roset
-
noun,
resin; rosin.
- Sucre
-
noun,
Antonio José de [ahn-taw-nyaw haw-se th e] /ɑnˈtɔ nyɔ hɔˈsɛ ðɛ/ (Show IPA), 1793–1830, Venezuelan general and South American liberator: 1st president of Bolivia 1826–28.
- rheda
-
noun,
(in ancient Rome) a four-wheeled traveling carriage.
- Roach
-
noun,
a cockroach.
- surds
-
noun,
Phonetics. a voiceless consonant (opposed to sonant).
- surg.
-
- 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.
- roans
-
noun,
a horse or other animal with a roan coat.
- surge
-
noun,
a strong, wavelike, forward movement, rush, or sweep:
- Susan
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Susanna or Susannah.
- sutra
-
noun,
Hinduism. a collection of aphorisms relating to some aspect of the conduct of life.
- suras
-
noun,
any of the 114 chapters of the Koran.
- rhoea
-
- tache
-
noun,
a buckle; clasp.
- Rhoda
-
noun,
a female given name.
- rhod-
-
- rhet.
-
- tachs
-
noun,
tachometer.
- tacos
-
noun,
Mexican Cookery. an often crisply fried tortilla folded over and filled, as with seasoned chopped meat, lettuce, tomatoes, and cheese.
- Surat
-
noun,
a seaport in S Gujarat, in W India: first British settlement in India 1612.
- surah
-
noun,
a soft, twilled silk or rayon fabric.
- Sudan
-
noun,
a region in N Africa, S of the Sahara and Libyan deserts, extending from the Atlantic to the Red Sea.
- Ronne
-
noun,
a seaport on W Bornholm island, Denmark, in the S Baltic Sea: stone quarries.
- Sudra
-
noun,
Shudra.
- suets
-
noun,
the hard fatty tissue about the loins and kidneys of beef, sheep, etc., used in cooking or processed to yield tallow.
- Roost
-
noun,
a perch upon which birds or fowls rest at night.
- Sugar
-
noun,
a sweet, crystalline substance, C 12 H 22 O 11 , obtained chiefly from the juice of the sugarcane and the sugar beet, and present in sorghum, maple sap, etc.: used extensively as an ingredient and flavoring of certain foods and as a fermenting agent in the manufacture of certain alcoholic beverages; sucrose.
Compare beet sugar, cane sugar.
- Roose
-
verb (used with or without object),
praise.
- sughs
-
noun, verb (used with object),
sough2 .
- roods
-
noun,
a crucifix, especially a large one at the entrance to the choir or chancel of a medieval church, often supported on a rood beam or rood screen.
- rondo
-
noun,
a work or movement, often the last movement of a sonata, having one principal subject that is stated at least three times in the same key and to which return is made after the introduction of each subordinate theme.
- rodeo
-
noun,
a public exhibition of cowboy skills, as bronco riding and calf roping.
- Sunna
-
noun,
the traditional portion of Muslim law, based on the words and acts of Muhammad, and preserved in the traditional literature.
- ronde
-
noun,
a typeface imitative of upright, somewhat angular, handwriting.
- Ronco
-
noun,
any grunt of the genus Haemulon, especially H. parrai, the sailor's-choice, of West Indian waters.
- 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.
- rogue
-
noun,
a dishonest, knavish person; scoundrel.
- sunns
-
noun,
a tall East Indian shrub, Crotalaria juncea, of the legume family, having slender branches and yellow flowers, and an inner bark that yields a hemplike fiber used for making ropes, sacking, etc.
- Roget
-
noun,
Peter Mark, 1779–1869, English physician and author of a thesaurus.
- 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.
- Dante
-
noun,
(Dante Alighieri) 1265–1321, Italian poet: author of the Divine Comedy.
- Norns
-
noun,
an extinct Norse dialect, spoken until early modern times in the Shetland and Orkney Islands and in parts of northern Scotland.
- hadst
-
noun,
Usually, haves. an individual or group that has wealth, social position, or other material benefits (contrasted with have-not).
- Hague
-
noun,
The, a city in the W Netherlands, near the North Sea: site of the government, royal residence, and of the International Court of Justice.
- Hagen
-
noun,
Walter, 1892–1969, U.S. golfer.
- haets
-
noun,
a little bit; a whit.
- dauts
-
verb (used with object),
to caress.
- Cetus
-
noun,
the Whale, a constellation lying above the equator, containing the variable star Mira.
- Ceuta
-
noun,
a seaport and enclave of Spain in N Morocco, on the Strait of Gibraltar.
- Hades
-
noun,
Classical Mythology.
the underworld inhabited by departed souls.
the god ruling the underworld; Pluto.
- estoc
-
noun,
a thrusting sword of the 13th–17th centuries having a long, narrow blade of rectangular section.
- daunt
-
verb (used with object),
to overcome with fear; intimidate:
- chads
-
noun,
a small paper disk or square formed when a hole is punched in a punch card or paper tape.
- datos
-
noun,
(in the Philippines) a native chief.
- 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.
- Ethan
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “strength.”.
- 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:
- 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.
- Esth.
-
- char-
-
- esrog
-
noun,
etrog.
- Death
-
noun,
the act of dying; the end of life; the total and permanent cessation of all the vital functions of an organism.
Compare brain death.
- dears
-
noun,
a person who is good, kind, or generous:
- haste
-
noun,
swiftness of motion; speed; celerity:
- ceras
-
noun,
(in prescriptions) wax.
- Harts
-
noun,
a male deer, commonly of the red deer, Cervus elaphus, especially after its fifth year.
- Harte
-
noun,
(Francis) Bret [bret] /brɛt/ (Show IPA), 1839–1902, U.S. author, especially of short stories.
- hards
-
noun,
Nautical. a firm or paved beach or slope convenient for hauling vessels out of the water.
- Hands
-
noun,
the terminal, prehensile part of the upper limb in humans and other primates, consisting of the wrist, metacarpal area, fingers, and thumb.
- cero-
-
- ceros
-
noun,
a large Atlantic and Gulf Coast mackerel game fish, Scomberomorus regalis.
- Hants
-
noun,
Hampshire (def 1).
- Hanse
-
noun,
Hansa.
- cert.
-
- Hanno
-
noun,
Carthaginian statesman, fl. 3rd century b.c.
- hangs
-
- chaos
-
noun,
a state of utter confusion or disorder; a total lack of organization or order.
- dates
-
noun,
a particular month, day, and year at which some event happened or will happen:
- hates
-
noun,
intense dislike; extreme aversion or hostility.
- guar.
-
- Gudea
-
noun,
flourished c2250 b.c, Sumerian ruler.
- chess
-
noun,
a game played on a chessboard by two people who maneuver sixteen pieces each according to rules governing movement of the six kinds of pieces (pawn, rook, knight, bishop, queen, king), the object being to bring the opponent's king into checkmate.
- Guat.
-
- guars
-
noun,
a plant, Cyamopsis tetragonolobus, of the legume family, grown as a forage crop and for its seeds, which produce a gum (guar gum) used as a thickening agent and stabilizer in foods and pharmaceuticals and as sizing for paper and cloth.
- guard
-
noun,
a person or group of persons that guards, protects, or keeps a protective or restraining watch.
- chest
-
noun,
Anatomy. the trunk of the body from the neck to the abdomen; thorax.
- guans
-
noun,
a large game bird of the curassow family, common in dense woodlands of Central and South America, somewhat resembling a turkey.
- chert
-
noun,
a compact rock consisting essentially of microcrystalline quartz.
- guano
-
noun,
a natural manure composed chiefly of the excrement of sea birds, found especially on islands near the Peruvian coast.
- guaco
-
noun,
a climbing composite plant, Mikania guaco, of tropical America.
- Euro-
-
- dangs
-
verb (used with object), adjective, noun,
damn (used euphemistically).
- euros
-
noun,
wallaroo.
- chord
-
noun,
a feeling or emotion:
- duets
-
noun,
a musical composition for two voices or instruments.
- Dares
-
noun,
an act of daring or defiance; challenge.
- Chard
-
noun,
a variety of beet, Beta vulgaris cicla, having leaves and leafstalks that are used as a vegetable.
- darts
-
- gusto
-
noun,
hearty or keen enjoyment, as in eating or drinking, or in action or speech in general:
Synonyms: enthusiasm, delight, relish, zest, spirit, fervor.
- chars
-
noun,
a charred material or surface.
- etnas
-
noun,
Mount, an active volcano in E Sicily. 10,758 feet (3280 meters).
- chart
-
noun,
a sheet exhibiting information in tabular form.
- Chase
-
noun,
the act of chasing; pursuit:
- gursh
-
noun,
qirsh.
- gunda
-
noun,
goonda.
- gudes
-
noun,
God.
- Gunas
-
noun,
(in Sankhya and Vedantic philosophy) one of the three qualities of prakriti, or nature, which are passion (rajas) dullness or inertia (tamas) and goodness or purity (sattva)
- etrog
-
noun,
Judaism. a citron for use with the lulav during the Sukkoth festival service.
- chats
-
noun,
informal conversation:
- cheat
-
noun,
a person who acts dishonestly, deceives, or defrauds:
- darns
-
noun,
a darned place, as in a garment:
- Guest
-
noun,
a person who spends some time at another person's home in some social activity, as a visit, dinner, or party.
- guess
-
noun,
an opinion that one reaches or to which one commits oneself on the basis of probability alone or in the absence of any evidence whatever.
- hater
-
noun,
a person who has an intense dislike for another person or thing (often used in combination):
- haunt
-
noun,
Often, haunts. a place frequently visited:
- chose
-
noun,
a thing; an article of personal property.
- 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.
- Caren
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Enoch
-
noun,
the father of Methuselah. Gen. 5:22.
- dents
-
noun,
a hollow or depression in a surface, as from a blow.
- dent.
-
- Genoa
-
noun,
a large jib for cruising and racing yachts, overlapping the mainsail.
- Heros
-
noun,
a person noted for courageous acts or nobility of character:
- Herod
-
noun,
("the Great") 73?–4 b.c, king of Judea 37–4.
- Card.
-
- Ensor
-
noun,
James, 1860–1949, Belgian painter.
- caret
-
noun,
a mark (‸) made in written or printed matter to show the place where something is to be inserted.
- herns
-
- cargo
-
noun,
the lading or freight of a ship, airplane, etc.
- ento-
-
- denar
-
noun,
the basic monetary unit of the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia.
- cards
-
noun,
a usually rectangular piece of stiff paper, thin pasteboard, or plastic for various uses, as to write information on or printed as a means of identifying the holder:
- engr.
-
- Herat
-
noun,
a city in NW Afghanistan.
- hoard
-
noun,
a supply or accumulation that is hidden or carefully guarded for preservation, future use, etc.:
- canes
-
noun,
a stick or short staff used to assist one in walking; walking stick.
- 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.
- 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.
- hocus
-
verb (used with object),
to play a trick on; hoax; cheat.
- hoars
-
noun,
hoarfrost; rime.
- 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.
- Canso
-
noun,
Cape, a cape in SE Canada, the NE extremity of Nova Scotia.
- endo-
-
- enact
-
verb (used with object),
to make into an act or statute:
- canst
-
noun,
a sealed container for food, beverages, etc., as of aluminum, sheet iron coated with tin, or other metal:
- Cant.
-
- canto
-
noun,
one of the main or larger divisions of a long poem.
- cants
-
noun,
insincere, especially conventional expressions of enthusiasm for high ideals, goodness, or piety.
- desc.
-
- hests
-
noun,
behest.
- herds
-
noun,
a number of animals kept, feeding, or traveling together; drove; flock:
- Degas
-
noun,
Hilaire Germain Edgar [ee-ler zher-man ed-gar] /iˈlɛr ʒɛrˈmɛ̃ ɛdˈgar/ (Show IPA), 1834–1917, French impressionist painter.
- 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: ¢.
- haust
-
- heads
-
noun,
the upper part of the body in humans, joined to the trunk by the neck, containing the brain, eyes, ears, nose, and mouth.
- cater
-
verb (used with object),
to provide food and service for:
- Cates
-
noun,
a choice food;delicacy; dainty.
- Cath.
-
- caus.
-
- haute
-
adverb,
aloud; loudly.
- cause
-
noun,
a person or thing that acts, happens, or exists in such a way that some specific thing happens as a result; the producer of an effect:
- 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.
- decan
-
noun,
any of three divisions of 10° within a sign of the zodiac.
- Cedar
-
noun,
any of several Old World, coniferous trees of the genus Cedrus, having wide, spreading branches.
Compare cedar of Lebanon.
- eruct
-
verb (used with or without object),
to belch forth, as gas from the stomach.
- deca-
-
- cent.
-
- CENTO
-
noun,
a piece of writing, especially a poem, composed wholly of quotations from the works of other authors.
- decor
-
noun,
style or mode of decoration, as of a room, building, or the like:
- 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.
- carne
-
noun,
Marcel [mahr-sel;; French mar-sel] /mɑrˈsɛl;; French marˈsɛl/ (Show IPA), 1909–1996, French film director.
- Erato
-
noun,
the Muse of love poetry.
- carns
-
noun,
cairn.
- carse
-
noun,
bottom land.
- hents
-
verb (used with object),
to seize.
- Carte
-
noun,
(italics) French. menu; bill of fare.
Compare à la carte.
- henna
-
noun,
an Asian shrub or small tree, Lawsonia inermis, of the loosestrife family, having elliptic leaves and fragrant flowers.
- carts
-
noun,
a heavy two-wheeled vehicle, commonly without springs, drawn by mules, oxen, or the like, used for the conveyance of heavy goods.
- hect-
-
- 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.
- heats
-
noun,
the state of a body perceived as having or generating a relatively high degree of warmth.
- cases
-
noun,
an instance of the occurrence, existence, etc., of something:
- ergo-
-
- 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.
- ergot
-
noun,
Plant Pathology.
a disease of rye and other cereal grasses, caused by a fungus of the genus Claviceps, especially C. purpurea, which replaces the affected grain with a long, hard, blackish sclerotial body.
the sclerotial body itself.
- hears
-
verb (used with object),
to perceive by the ear:
- decos
-
noun,
art deco.
- chore
-
noun,
a small or odd job; routine task.
- danes
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Denmark.
- Hogue
-
noun,
La [la] /la/ (Show IPA), La Hogue.
- gnash
-
noun,
an act of gnashing.
- coots
-
noun,
any aquatic bird of the genus Fulica, as F. americana, of North America, and F. atra, of the Old World, characterized by lobate toes and short wings and tail.
- cures
-
noun,
a means of healing or restoring to health; remedy.
- curds
-
noun,
Often, curds. a substance consisting mainly of casein and the like, obtained from milk by coagulation, and used as food or made into cheese.
- cords
-
noun,
(used with a plural verb) clothing, especially trousers, of corded fabric; corduroys.
- Corea
-
noun,
Armando Anthony [ahr-mahn-doh] /ɑrˈmɑn doʊ/ (Show IPA), ("Chick") born 1941, U.S. jazz pianist and composer.
- cores
-
- 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.
- gaurs
-
noun,
a massive wild ox, Bibos gaurus, of southeastern Asia and the Malay Archipelago, growing to a height of 6 feet (1.8 meters) at the shoulder: now reduced in numbers.
- gnars
-
verb (used without object),
to snarl; growl.
- cornu
-
noun,
a horn, especially a bony part that resembles a horn.
- Corot
-
noun,
Jean Baptiste Camille [zhahn ba-teest ka-mee-yuh] /ʒɑ̃ baˈtist kaˈmi yə/ (Show IPA), 1796–1875, French painter.
- ghost
-
noun,
the soul of a dead person, a disembodied spirit imagined, usually as a vague, shadowy or evanescent form, as wandering among or haunting living persons.
- Ghent
-
noun,
a port in NW Belgium, at the confluence of the Scheldt and Lys rivers: treaty 1814.
- Ghats
-
noun,
Eastern Ghats.
- Gauss
-
noun,
the centimeter-gram-second unit of magnetic induction, equal to the magnetic induction of a magnetic field in which one abcoulomb of charge, moving with a component of velocity perpendicular to the field and equal to one centimeter per second, is acted on by a force of one dyne; 1 maxwell per square centimeter or 10− 4 weber per square meter. Symbol: G.
- goads
-
noun,
a stick with a pointed or electrically charged end, for driving cattle, oxen, etc.; prod.
- cunts
-
noun,
the vulva or vagina.
- Const
-
- godet
-
noun,
a triangular piece of fabric, often rounded at the top, inserted in a garment to give fullness.
Compare gore3 (def 1), gusset (def 1).
- Congo
-
noun,
congou.
- Conn.
-
- conns
-
noun,
responsibility for the steering of a ship.
- Conon
-
noun,
died a.d. 687, pope 686–687.
- Cons.
-
- cont.
-
- Gaunt
-
noun,
John of, John of Gaunt.
- Conte
-
noun,
count2 .
- Gatun
-
noun,
a town in the N Canal Zone of Panama.
- contg
-
- conto
-
noun,
a money of account of Portugal and Cape Verde, equal to 1000 escudos.
- CONUS
-
noun,
the most anterior part of the simple tubular heart of lower vertebrates and embryos of higher vertebrates, leading into the artery that leaves the heart; in mammals it forms a part of the upper wall of the right ventricle, in which the pulmonary artery originates.
- curet
-
noun,
a scoop-shaped surgical instrument for removing tissue from body cavities, as the uterus.
- gauds
-
noun,
a showy ornament or trinket.
- Corse
-
noun,
corpse.
- ghast
-
adjective,
ghastly.
- goers
-
noun,
a person or thing that goes:
- crude
-
noun,
crude oil.
- cress
-
noun,
any of various plants of the mustard family, especially the watercress, having pungent-tasting leaves often used for salad and as a garnish.
- crest
-
noun,
the highest part of a hill or mountain range; summit.
- Croat
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Croatia; Croatian.
- gerah
-
noun,
an ancient Hebrew weight and coin, equal to 1/20 (0.05) of a shekel.
- crone
-
noun,
a withered, witchlike old woman.
- croon
-
noun,
the act or sound of crooning.
- geod.
-
- Creon
-
noun,
a king of Thebes, the brother of Jocasta and the uncle of Eteocles, Polynices, and Antigone.
- cruds
-
noun,
Slang.
a deposit or coating of refuse or of an impure or alien substance; muck.
a filthy, repulsive, or contemptible person.
something that is worthless, objectionable, or contemptible.
prevarication, exaggeration, or flattery.
a nonspecific, imaginary, or vaguely defined disease or disorder of the body:
any unpleasant external ailment, disorder, or the like, as a skin rash.
venereal disease, especially syphilis.
Vulgar. dried semen.
- genus
-
noun,
Biology. the usual major subdivision of a family or subfamily in the classification of organisms, usually consisting of more than one species.
- cruet
-
noun,
a glass bottle, especially one for holding vinegar, oil, etc., for the table.
- gents
-
noun,
Informal. gentleman (defs 1, 2).
- crush
-
noun,
the act of crushing; state of being crushed.
- cruse
-
noun,
an earthen pot, bottle, etc., for liquids.
- crust
-
noun,
the brown, hard outer portion or surface of a loaf or slice of bread (distinguished from crumb).
- Credo
-
noun,
(often initial capital letter) the Apostles' Creed or the Nicene Creed.
- Cunas
-
noun,
a member of a group of American Indian people inhabiting settlements on the Isthmus of Panama and islands in the Gulf of San Blas.
- Count
-
noun,
the act of counting; enumeration; reckoning; calculation:
- 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.
- Costa
-
noun,
a rib or riblike part.
- costs
-
noun,
the price paid to acquire, produce, accomplish, or maintain anything:
- cotes
-
noun,
a shelter, coop, or small shed for sheep, pigs, pigeons, etc.
- cough
-
noun,
the act or sound of coughing.
- getas
-
noun,
a traditional Japanese wooden clog that is worn outdoors, with a thong that passes between the first two toes and with two transverse supports on the bottom of the sole.
- Court
-
noun,
Law.
a place where justice is administered.
a judicial tribunal duly constituted for the hearing and determination of cases.
a session of a judicial assembly.
- crate
-
noun,
a slatted wooden box or framework for packing, shopping, or storing fruit, furniture, glassware, crockery, etc.
- couth
-
noun,
good manners; refinement:
- gests
-
noun,
a story or tale.
- gears
-
noun,
Machinery.
a part, as a disk, wheel, or section of a shaft, having cut teeth of such form, size, and spacing that they mesh with teeth in another part to transmit or receive force and motion.
an assembly of such parts.
one of several possible arrangements of such parts in a mechanism, as an automobile transmission, for affording different relations of torque and speed between the driving and the driven machinery, or for permitting the driven machinery to run in either direction:
a mechanism or group of parts performing one function or serving one purpose in a complex machine:
- Crane
-
noun,
any large wading bird of the family Gruidae, characterized by long legs, bill, and neck and an elevated hind toe.
- crash
-
noun,
a sudden loud noise, as of something being violently smashed or struck:
- gesso
-
noun,
gypsum or plaster of Paris prepared with glue for use as a surface for painting.
- crass
-
adjective,
without refinement, delicacy, or sensitivity; gross; obtuse; stupid:
- conge
-
noun,
leave-taking; farewell.
- conga
-
noun,
a Cuban ballroom dance that consists of three steps forward followed by a kick, characteristically performed by a group following a leader in a single line.
- dance
-
noun,
a successive group of rhythmical steps or bodily motions, or both, usually executed to music.
- Grant
-
noun,
something granted, as a privilege or right, a sum of money, or a tract of land:
- groan
-
noun,
a low, mournful sound uttered in pain or grief:
- Coats
-
noun,
an outer garment with sleeves, covering at least the upper part of the body:
- Greta
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Margaret.
- grate
-
noun,
a frame of metal bars for holding fuel when burning, as in a fireplace, furnace, or stove.
- GRASS
-
noun,
any plant of the family Gramineae, having jointed stems, sheathing leaves, and seedlike grains.
Compare grass family.
- codas
-
noun,
Music. a more or less independent passage, at the end of a composition, introduced to bring it to a satisfactory close.
- grans
-
noun,
grandmother.
- Groot
-
noun,
Huig [Dutch hoikh] /Dutch hɔɪx/ (Show IPA), de [duh] /də/ (Show IPA), or van [vahn] /vɑn/ (Show IPA), Hugo Grotius.
- cutes
-
noun,
the cutes, Informal. self-consciously cute mannerisms or appeal; affected coyness:
- grads
-
noun,
a graduate.
- grade
-
noun,
a degree or step in a scale, as of rank, advancement, quality, value, or intensity:
- coder
-
noun,
a person or device that translates information into a code.
- codes
-
noun,
a system for communication by telegraph, heliograph, etc., in which long and short sounds, light flashes, etc., are used to symbolize the content of a message:
- Grace
-
noun,
elegance or beauty of form, manner, motion, or action:
Synonyms: attractiveness, charm, gracefulness, comeliness, ease, lissomeness, fluidity.
Antonyms: stiffness, ugliness, awkwardness, clumsiness; klutziness.
- groat
-
noun,
a silver coin of England, equal to four pennies, issued from 1279 to 1662.
- coast
-
noun,
the land next to the sea; seashore:
- codon
-
noun,
a triplet of adjacent nucleotides in the messenger RNA chain that codes for a specific amino acid in the synthesis of a protein molecule.
- chuse
-
verb (used with or without object),
Archaic. choose.
- chugs
-
noun,
a short, dull, explosive sound:
- Chung
-
noun,
(in Confucianism) conscientiousness in one's dealings with others.
- grunt
-
noun,
a sound of grunting.
- Grues
-
verb (used without object),
to shudder.
- dagos
-
noun,
a contemptuous term used to refer to a person of Italian or sometimes Spanish origin or descent.
- churn
-
noun,
a container or machine in which cream or milk is agitated to make butter.
- grout
-
noun,
a thin, coarse mortar poured into various narrow cavities, as masonry joints or rock fissures, to fill them and consolidate the adjoining objects into a solid mass.
- Gaons
-
noun,
a title of honor for the directors of the Jewish academies at Sura and Pumbedita in Babylonia, used from the end of the 6th century a.d. to about the beginning of the 11th century.
- grots
-
noun,
a grotto.
- Dagon
-
noun,
a Phoenician and Philistine god of agriculture and the earth: the national god of the Philistines.
- Chute
-
noun,
an inclined channel, as a trough, tube, or shaft, for conveying water, grain, coal, etc., to a lower level.
- Grote
-
noun,
George, 1794–1871, English historian.
- Dache
-
noun,
Lilly, 1914?–1989, U.S. hat designer, born in France.
- Gross
-
noun,
a group of 12 dozen, or 144, things. Abbreviation: gro.
- daces
-
noun,
a small, freshwater cyprinoid fish, Leuciscus leuciscus, of Europe, having a stout, fusiform body.
- gouts
-
noun,
an acute, recurrent disease characterized by painful inflammation of the joints, chiefly those in the feet and hands, and especially in the great toe, and by an excess of uric acid in the blood.
- Garth
-
noun,
Also called cloister garth. an open courtyard enclosed by a cloister.
- gator
-
noun,
Southern U.S. Informal. alligator.
- Conde
-
noun,
Louis II de Bourbon [lwee,, duh boor-bawn] /lwi,, də burˈbɔ̃/ (Show IPA), Prince de (Duc d'Enghien"the Great Condé") 1621–86, French general.
- GATED
-
noun,
a movable barrier, usually on hinges, closing an opening in a fence, wall, or other enclosure.
- goons
-
noun,
Informal. a hired hoodlum or thug.
- Conan
-
noun,
a male given name.
- goods
-
noun,
profit or advantage; worth; benefit:
- gater
-
noun,
gator.
- Gooch
-
noun,
George Peabody, 1873–1968, English historian.
- gono-
-
- cohos
-
noun,
coho salmon.
- gonne
-
noun,
Maud ("Irish Joan of Arc") 1865–1953, Irish political activist and actress, born in England.
- gonna
-
- goner
-
noun,
a person or thing that is dead, lost, or past recovery.
- condo
-
noun,
condominium (defs 1, 2).
- Gates
-
noun,
Horatio, 1728–1806, American Revolutionary general, born in England.
- Cong.
-
- gonad
-
noun,
a sex gland in which gametes are produced; an ovary or testis.
- goose
-
noun,
any of numerous wild or domesticated, web-footed swimming birds of the family Anatidae, especially of the genera Anser and Branta, most of which are larger and have a longer neck and legs than the ducks.
- curns
-
noun,
a grain.
- gourd
-
noun,
the hard-shelled fruit of any of various plants, especially those of Lagenaria siceraria (white-flowered gourd or bottle gourd) whose dried shell is used for bowls and other utensils, and Cucurbita pepo (yellow-flowered gourd) used ornamentally.
Compare gourd family.
- coeds
-
noun,
Older Use. a female student in a coeducational institution, especially in a college or university.
- Gouda
-
noun,
a city in the W Netherlands, NE of Rotterdam.
- gotra
-
noun,
a Hindu clan tracing its paternal lineage from a common ancestor, usually a saint or sage.
- goths
-
noun,
one of a Teutonic people who in the 3rd to 5th centuries invaded and settled in parts of the Roman Empire.
- Gotha
-
noun,
a city in S Thuringia, in central Germany.
- Goth.
-
- Gosse
-
noun,
Sir Edmund William, 1849–1928, English poet, biographer, and critic.
- cogon
-
noun,
a tall, coarse grass, Imperata cylindrica, of the tropics and subtropics, used widely for thatching.
- Goren
-
noun,
Charles Henry, 1901–91, U.S authority and writer on contract bridge.
- curst
-
noun,
the expression of a wish that misfortune, evil, doom, etc., befall a person, group, etc.
- Cohan
-
noun,
George M(ichael) 1878–1942, U.S. actor, playwright, and producer.
- gorse
-
noun,
any spiny shrub of the genus Ulex, of the legume family, native to the Old World, especially U. europaeus, having rudimentary leaves and yellow flowers and growing in waste places and sandy soil.
- curse
-
noun,
the expression of a wish that misfortune, evil, doom, etc., befall a person, group, etc.
- gasts
-
verb (used with object),
to terrify or frighten.
- gores
-
noun,
blood that is shed, especially when clotted.
- Cohen
-
noun,
Morris Raphael, 1880–1947, U.S. philosopher and educator, born in Russia.
- Hogan
-
noun,
a Navajo Indian dwelling constructed of earth and branches and covered with mud or sod.
- cares
-
noun,
a state of mind in which one is troubled; worry, anxiety, or concern:
- caner
-
noun,
a person who works with cane, especially one who produces canework for chairs.
- dough
-
noun,
flour or meal combined with water, milk, etc., in a mass for baking into bread, cake, etc.; paste of bread.
- doura
-
noun,
durra.
- Necho
-
noun,
Prince of Sais and Prince of Memphis, flourished 633? b.c, chief of the Egyptian delta lords (father of Psamtik I).
- andr-
-
- neath
-
preposition,
beneath.
- Andre
-
noun,
John, 1751–80, British major hanged as a spy by the Americans in the Revolutionary War: plotted the betrayal of West Point with Benedict Arnold.
- nears
-
- anent
-
preposition,
in regard to; about; concerning.
- Negus
-
noun,
a title of Ethiopian royalty.
- Aneto
-
noun,
Pi·co de [pee-kaw th e] /ˈpi kɔ ðɛ/ (Show IPA). Spanish name of Pic de Néthou.
- douce
-
adjective,
sedate; modest; quiet.
- anger
-
noun,
a strong feeling of displeasure and belligerence aroused by a wrong; wrath; ire.
- angor
-
noun,
extreme distress or mental anguish, usually of physical origin.
- naut.
-
- angst
-
noun,
a feeling of dread, anxiety, or anguish.
- Negro
-
noun,
Anthropology. (no longer in technical use) a member of the peoples traditionally classified as the Negro race, especially those who originate in sub-Saharan Africa.
- Douro
-
noun,
a river in SW Europe, flowing W from N Spain through N Portugal to the Atlantic. About 475 miles (765 km) long.
- natch
-
adverb,
of course; naturally.
- nerds
-
noun,
a person considered to be socially awkward, boring, unstylish, etc.
- agone
-
adverb, adjective,
ago.
- Drago
-
noun,
Luis María [loo-is muh-ree-uh;; Spanish loo-ees mah-ree-ah] /ˈlu ɪs məˈri ə;; Spanish luˈis mɑˈri ɑ/ (Show IPA), 1859–1921, Argentine jurist and statesman.
- agro-
-
- dusts
-
noun,
earth or other matter in fine, dry particles.
- Dutch
-
noun,
the people of the Netherlands and their immediate descendants elsewhere, collectively.
- nerts
-
interjection,
nuts (def 1).
- agues
-
noun,
Pathology. a malarial fever characterized by regularly returning paroxysms, marked by successive cold, hot, and sweating fits.
- Andes
-
plural noun,
a mountain range in W South America, extending about 4500 miles (7250 km) from N Colombia and Venezuela S to Cape Horn. Highest peak, Aconcagua, 22,834 feet (6960 meters).
- 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.
- Draco
-
noun,
the Dragon, a northern circumpolar constellation between Ursa Major and Cepheus.
- Ancon
-
noun,
the elbow.
- ancre
-
adjective,
having the end of each limb divided and carved outward like the flukes of an anchor; moline:
- andor
-
conjunction,
(used to imply that either or both of the things mentioned may be affected or involved):
- Nehru
-
noun,
Jawaharlal [juh-wah-her-lahl] /dʒəˈwɑ hər lɑl/ (Show IPA), 1889–1964, Hindu political leader in India: first prime minister of the republic of India 1947–64 (father of Indira Gandhi).
- douse
-
noun,
British Dialect. a stroke or blow.
- nates
-
noun,
buttocks; rump.
- Angus
-
noun,
Formerly Forfar. a historic county in E Scotland.
- Agnes
-
noun,
Saint, a.d. 292?–304? Roman Catholic child martyr.
- Archd
-
- easts
-
noun,
a cardinal point of the compass, 90° to the right of north. Abbreviation: E.
- 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.
- Nance
-
noun,
Offensive. an effeminate male.
- dorse
-
noun,
the back of a book or folded document.
- arces
-
noun,
a daughter of Thaumas and the sister of Iris and the Harpies. Zeus took away her wings when she aided the Titans in their war against him.
- Arch.
-
- arche
-
- antre
-
noun,
a cavern; cave.
- Nader
-
noun,
Ralph, born 1934, U.S. lawyer, author, political reformer, and consumer advocate.
- arcus
-
noun,
a dense, horizontal, roll-shaped cloud sometimes occurring at the lower front portion of a cumulonimbus.
- nacre
-
noun,
mother-of-pearl.
- Arden
-
noun,
Forest of, a forest district in central England, in N Warwickshire: scene of Shakespeare's As You Like It.
- nacho
-
noun,
a snack or appetizer consisting of a small piece of tortilla topped with cheese, hot peppers, etc., and broiled.
- areo-
-
- nano-
-
- Anton
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Anthony.
- dotes
-
noun,
decay of wood.
- nares
-
plural noun,
the nostrils or the nasal passages.
- annot
-
- anode
-
noun,
the electrode or terminal by which current enters an electrolytic cell, voltaic cell, battery, etc.
- anon.
-
- naso-
-
- Anson
-
noun,
a male given name.
- earns
-
verb (used with object),
to gain or get in return for one's labor or service:
- doses
-
noun,
a quantity of medicine prescribed to be taken at one time.
- anth-
-
- nards
-
noun,
an aromatic Himalayan plant, believed to be the spikenard, Nardostachys jatamansi, the source of an ointment used by the ancients.
- 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.
- ante-
-
- dorts
-
noun,
Dordrecht.
- Honan
-
noun,
Wade-Giles. Henan.
- antes
-
noun,
Poker. a fixed but arbitrary stake put into the pot by each player before the deal.
- narcs
-
noun,
a government agent or detective charged with the enforcement of laws restricting the use of narcotics.
- drags
-
noun,
Nautical.
a designed increase of draft toward the stern of a vessel.
resistance to the movement of a hull through the water.
any of a number of weights dragged cumulatively by a vessel sliding down ways to check its speed.
any object dragged in the water, as a sea anchor.
any device for dragging the bottom of a body of water to recover or detect objects.
- Durst
-
noun,
an act of daring or defiance; challenge.
- DORAN
-
noun,
an electronic device for determining range and assisting navigation, employing the principle of the Doppler effect.
- acet-
-
- nona-
-
- dungs
-
noun,
excrement, especially of animals; manure.
- Dunne
-
noun,
Finley Peter [fin-lee] /ˈfɪn li/ (Show IPA), 1867–1936, U.S. humorist.
- dunno
-
- Druse
-
noun,
an incrustation of small crystals on the surface of a rock or mineral.
- drung
-
noun,
drang.
- dunts
-
noun,
a hard blow or hit, especially one that makes a dull sound; thump.
- Duane
-
noun,
a male given name.
- dross
-
noun,
waste matter; refuse.
- no-go
-
adjective,
inoperative; canceled:
- achoo
-
interjection,
ahchoo.
- drone
-
noun,
the male of the honeybee and other bees, stingless and making no honey.
- drest
-
noun,
an outer garment for women and girls, consisting of bodice and skirt in one piece.
- dress
-
noun,
an outer garment for women and girls, consisting of bodice and skirt in one piece.
- nonas
-
noun,
sleeping sickness (def 2).
- nonce
-
noun,
the present, or immediate, occasion or purpose (usually used in the phrase for the nonce).
- 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.
- ducts
-
noun,
any tube, canal, pipe, or conduit by which a fluid, air, or other substance is conducted or conveyed.
- Norge
-
noun,
Norwegian name of Norway.
- 2,4-d
-
noun,
a white to yellow, crystalline powder, C 8 H 6 O 3 Cl 2 , slightly soluble in water: used for killing weeds.
- Norco
-
noun,
a town in S California.
- 30-30
-
- NORAD
-
noun,
a joint U.S.-Canadian air force command responsible for detecting aircraft and space vehicles deemed a threat to the continental airspace.
- Duero
-
noun,
Spanish name of Douro.
- noose
-
noun,
a loop with a running knot, as in a snare, lasso, or hangman's halter, that tightens as the rope is pulled.
- ducat
-
noun,
any of various gold coins formerly issued in various parts of Europe, especially that first issued in Venice in 1284.
Compare sequin (def 2).
- noons
-
noun,
midday.
- non-U
-
adjective,
not characteristic of or appropriate to the upper class, especially of Great Britain:
- dunce
-
noun,
a dull-witted, stupid, or ignorant person; dolt.
- no-no
-
noun,
anything that is forbidden or not advisable, as because of being improper or unsafe:
- duces
-
noun,
a leader or dictator.
- nonet
-
noun,
a group of nine performers or instruments.
- 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.).
- nodus
-
noun,
a difficult or intricate point, situation, plot, etc.
- acorn
-
noun,
the typically ovoid fruit or nut of an oak, enclosed at the base by a cupule.
- agers
-
noun,
(often initial capital letter) a person living in a certain historical age:
- neut.
-
- 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.
- Durga
-
noun,
the sometimes malignant goddess of war: an aspect of Devi.
- aero-
-
- drats
-
interjection,
(used to express mild disgust, disappointment, or the like):
- durns
-
adjective, adverb, verb (used with object), noun,
darn2 .
- drang
-
noun,
a narrow lane or alleyway.
- agent
-
noun,
a person or business authorized to act on another's behalf:
- adust
-
adjective,
dried or darkened as by heat.
- Neuss
-
noun,
a city W Germany, near Düsseldorf.
- neur-
-
- Neth.
-
- Duroc
-
noun,
one of an American breed of hardy red hogs having drooping ears.
- duros
-
noun,
a peso of Spain or Spanish America.
- nests
-
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.
- Aedon
-
noun,
a daughter of Pandareus who mistakenly killed her son. Zeus took pity on her and turned her into a nightingale.
- adunc
-
adjective,
curved inward; hooked.
- dregs
-
noun,
dregs, the sediment of liquids; lees; grounds.
- actg.
-
- Duran
-
noun,
Roberto [ruh-bair-toh;; Spanish raw-ber-taw] /rəˈbɛər toʊ;; Spanish rɔˈbɛr tɔ/ (Show IPA), born 1951, Panamanian boxer.
- noct-
-
- acred
-
adjective,
owning many acres of land; landed.
- acro-
-
- acron
-
noun,
the unsegmented, preoral portion of the body of an arthropod.
- duras
-
noun,
dura mater.
- Acton
-
noun,
a quilted garment worn under mail in the 13th and 14th centuries; gambeson.
- adret
-
noun,
a side of a mountain receiving direct sunlight.
- Actor
-
noun,
a person who acts in stage plays, motion pictures, television broadcasts, etc.
- actos
-
- dures
-
verb (used with or without object),
endure.
- acute
-
noun,
the acute accent.
- aden-
-
- Adore
-
verb (used with object),
to regard with the utmost esteem, love, and respect; honor.
- adorn
-
verb (used with object),
to decorate or add beauty to, as by ornaments:
- Eaton
-
noun,
Theophilus, 1590–1658, English colonist and colonial administrator in America.
- genro
-
noun,
any of the unofficial elder statesmen of Japan who influenced the government c1875–1940.
- 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.
- asset
-
noun,
a useful and desirable thing or quality:
- donas
-
noun,
(initial capital letter) Madam; Lady: a Portuguese title prefixed to a woman's given name.
- educ.
-
- aster
-
noun,
any composite plant of the genus Aster, having rays varying from white or pink to blue around a yellow disk.
- Assur
-
noun,
the god of war and supreme national god of Assyria.
- auth.
-
- asst.
-
- Donau
-
noun,
German name of Danube.
- horde
-
noun,
a large group, multitude, number, etc.; a mass or crowd:
- educt
-
noun,
something educed; eduction.
- assn.
-
- auto.
-
- asses
-
noun,
plural of ass1 .
- Astor
-
noun,
John Jacob, 1763–1848, U.S. capitalist and fur merchant.
- horas
-
noun,
a traditional Romanian and Israeli round dance.
- Asser
-
noun,
Tobias [toh-bahy-uh s;; Dutch taw-bee-ahs] /toʊˈbaɪ əs;; Dutch tɔˈbi ɑs/ (Show IPA), 1838–1913, Dutch jurist and statesman: Nobel Peace Prize 1911.
- 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).
- Ashur
-
noun,
Assur.
- Hunan
-
noun,
Pinyin, Wade-Giles. a province in S China. 81,274 sq. mi. (210,500 sq. km). Capital: Changsha.
- Ashes
-
noun,
the powdery residue of matter that remains after burning.
- Horsa
-
noun,
died a.d. 455, Jutish chief (brother of Hengist).
- egads
-
interjection,
(used as an expletive or mild oath):
- Hung.
-
- Asher
-
noun,
a son of Jacob and Zilpah. Gen. 30:12–13.
- ashen
-
adjective,
ash-colored; gray.
- donec
-
conjunction,
(in prescriptions) until.
- Aston
-
noun,
Francis William, 1877–1945, English physicist and chemist: Nobel Prize in Chemistry 1922.
- Aust.
-
- Hunts
-
noun,
Huntingdonshire.
- Auden
-
noun,
W(ystan) H(ugh) [wis-tuh n] /ˈwɪs tən/ (Show IPA), 1907–73, English poet in the U.S.
- 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.
- Horus
-
noun,
a solar deity, regarded as either the son or the brother of Isis and Osiris, and usually represented as a falcon or as a man with the head of a falcon.
- aught
-
noun,
anything whatever; any part:
- auger
-
noun,
Carpentry.
a bit, as for a brace.
a boring tool, similar to but larger than a gimlet, consisting of a bit rotated by a transverse handle.
- Hosea
-
noun,
a Minor Prophet of the 8th century b.c.
- doeth
-
noun,
Informal. a burst of frenzied activity; action; commotion.
- Ednas
-
noun,
Adnah.
- doges
-
noun,
the chief magistrate in the former republics of Venice and Genoa.
- 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.
- doest
-
noun,
Informal. a burst of frenzied activity; action; commotion.
- EDGAR
-
noun,
an award given annually in various categories of mystery writing.
- astr.
-
- Hosta
-
noun,
any of various plants belonging to the genus Hosta, of the lily family, which includes the plantain lily.
- hosts
-
noun,
a person who receives or entertains guests at home or elsewhere:
- Horne
-
noun,
Lena, 1917–2010, U.S. singer and actress.
- atone
-
verb (used with object),
to make amends for; expiate:
- doers
-
noun,
a person or thing that does something, especially a person who gets things done with vigor and efficiency.
- Hound
-
noun,
one of any of several breeds of dogs trained to pursue game either by sight or by scent, especially one with a long face and large drooping ears.
- Ecua.
-
- Hours
-
noun,
a period of time equal to one twenty-fourth of a mean solar or civil day and equivalent to 60 minutes:
- House
-
noun,
a building in which people live; residence for human beings.
- Donar
-
noun,
the god of thunder, corresponding to Thor.
- ecto-
-
- ectad
-
adverb,
outward.
- Cades
-
noun,
a juniper, Juniperus oxycedrus, of the Mediterranean area, whose wood on destructive distillation yields an oily liquid (oil of cade) used in treating skin diseases.
- 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.
- arose
-
verb,
simple past tense of arise.
- 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.
- argot
-
noun,
a specialized idiomatic vocabulary peculiar to a particular class or group of people, especially that of an underworld group, devised for private communication and identification:
- dongs
-
noun,
a deep sound like that of a large bell.
- cadre
-
noun,
Military. the key group of officers and enlisted personnel necessary to establish and train a new military unit.
- hurts
-
noun,
a blow that inflicts a wound; bodily injury or the cause of such injury.
- doats
-
verb (used without object),
dote.
- econ.
-
- argue
-
verb (used with object),
to state the reasons for or against:
- hoods
-
noun,
a soft or flexible covering for the head and neck, either separate or attached to a cloak, coat, or the like.
- arses
-
noun,
ass2 (defs 1, 2).
- ascon
-
noun,
a type of sponge having an oval shape and a thin body wall with pores leading directly into the spongocoel.
- Donna
-
noun,
(initial capital letter) Madam; Lady: an Italian title of respect prefixed to the given name of a woman.
- hoots
-
noun,
the cry of an owl.
- Argus
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. a giant with 100 eyes, set to guard the heifer Io: his eyes were transferred after his death to the peacock's tail.
- Donne
-
noun,
John, 1573–1631, English poet and clergyman.
- cager
-
noun,
Informal. a basketball player.
- Arndt
-
noun,
Ernst Moritz [ernst moh-rits] /ɛrnst ˈmoʊ rɪts/ (Show IPA), 1769–1860, German poet and historian.
- cages
-
noun,
a boxlike enclosure having wires, bars, or the like, for confining and displaying birds or animals.
- donor
-
noun,
a person who gives or donates.
- Honor
-
noun,
honesty, fairness, or integrity in one's beliefs and actions:
- hongs
-
noun,
(in China) a group of rooms or buildings forming a warehouse, factory, etc.
- asco-
-
- hones
-
noun,
a whetstone of fine, compact texture for sharpening razors and other cutting tools.
- Donus
-
noun,
died a.d. 678, pope 676–678.
- Hond.
-
- donga
-
noun,
(in an ice shelf) a small ravine with steep sides.
- hurds
-
plural noun,
hards.
- Ascus
-
noun,
the sac in ascomycetes in which the sexual spores are formed.
- Huron
-
noun,
a member of an Indian tribe, the northwestern member of the Iroquoian family, living west of Lake Huron.
- argon
-
noun,
a colorless, odorless, chemically inactive, monatomic, gaseous element that, because of its inertness, is used for filling fluorescent and incandescent lamps and vacuum tubes. Symbol: Ar; atomic number: 18; atomic weight: 39.948.
- 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.
- Argos
-
noun,
an ancient city in SE Greece, on the Gulf of Argolis: a powerful rival of Sparta, Athens, and Corinth.
- Honda
-
noun,
an eye at one end of a lariat through which the other end is passed to form a lasso, noose, etc.
- cadge
-
noun,
a frame on which hawks are carried to the field.
- Hondo
-
noun,
Honshu.
- donut
-
noun,
doughnut.
- Cadet
-
noun,
a student in a national service academy or private military school or on a training ship.
- Hurst
-
noun,
Fannie, 1889–1968, U.S. novelist and short-story writer.
- Deut.
-
- dues
-
noun,
something that is due, owed, or naturally belongs to someone.
- does
-
noun,
a plural of doe.
- degu
-
noun,
a rat-sized New World burrowing rodent, Octodon degus, having long, smooth fur and a black-tipped, tufted tail.
- SOAR
-
noun,
an act or instance of soaring.
- shoo
-
interjection,
(used to scare or drive away a cat, dog, chickens, birds, etc.)
- stg.
-
- Star
-
noun,
any of the heavenly bodies, except the moon, appearing as fixed luminous points in the sky at night.
- SOHO
-
noun,
a district in London, England, including Soho Square: a predominantly foreign section since 1685; noted for its restaurants.
- cure
-
noun,
a means of healing or restoring to health; remedy.
- Den.
-
- Deus
-
noun,
God. Abbreviation: D.
- duct
-
noun,
any tube, canal, pipe, or conduit by which a fluid, air, or other substance is conducted or conveyed.
- cts.
-
- doer
-
noun,
a person or thing that does something, especially a person who gets things done with vigor and efficiency.
- Drug
-
noun,
Pharmacology. a chemical substance used in the treatment, cure, prevention, or diagnosis of disease or used to otherwise enhance physical or mental well-being.
- Song
-
noun,
a short metrical composition intended or adapted for singing, especially one in rhymed stanzas; a lyric; a ballad.
- Cuda
-
noun,
a barracuda.
- 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.
- shod
-
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.
- cues
-
noun,
anything said or done, on or off stage, that is followed by a specific line or action:
- Ste.
-
- Shoa
-
noun,
the Holocaust.
- Cuna
-
noun,
a member of a group of American Indian people inhabiting settlements on the Isthmus of Panama and islands in the Gulf of San Blas.
- dern
-
adjective, adverb, verb (used with object),
darn2 .
- der.
-
- cunt
-
noun,
the vulva or vagina.
- 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.
- DOCS
-
noun,
doctor.
- shog
-
noun,
a shake; jolt.
- doc.
-
plural,
document.
- ctr.
-
- doat
-
verb (used without object),
dote.
- crut
-
noun,
crud (def 1).
- Duce
-
noun,
a leader or dictator.
- soda
-
noun,
sodium hydroxide.
- Shea
-
noun,
shea tree.
- cur.
-
- curd
-
noun,
Often, curds. a substance consisting mainly of casein and the like, obtained from milk by coagulation, and used as food or made into cheese.
- ducs
-
noun,
duke.
- cuds
-
noun,
the portion of food that a ruminant returns from the first stomach to the mouth to chew a second time.
- Dora
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Greek word meaning “gift.”.
- dreg
-
noun,
dregs, the sediment of liquids; lees; grounds.
- sort
-
noun,
a particular kind, species, variety, class, or group, distinguished by a common character or nature:
- snog
-
verb (used without object),
to kiss and cuddle.
- Dan.
-
abbreviation,
Bible. Daniel (def 1).
- dahs
-
noun,
an echoic word, the referent of which is a tone interval approximately three times the length of the dot, used to designate the dash of Morse code, International Morse code, etc.
- dags
-
noun,
one of a series of decorative scallops or foliations along the edge of a garment, cloth, etc.
- dose
-
noun,
a quantity of medicine prescribed to be taken at one time.
- daut
-
verb (used with object),
to caress.
- Doss
-
noun,
a place to sleep, especially in a cheap lodging house.
- dato
-
noun,
(in the Philippines) a native chief.
- DChE
-
- Dago
-
noun,
a contemptuous term used to refer to a person of Italian or sometimes Spanish origin or descent.
- dost
-
noun,
Informal. a burst of frenzied activity; action; commotion.
- DOTE
-
noun,
decay of wood.
- shr.
-
- Sra.
-
- Dane
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Denmark.
- snod
-
adjective,
smooth; sleek.
- Dong
-
noun,
a deep sound like that of a large bell.
- date
-
noun,
a particular month, day, and year at which some event happened or will happen:
- Doon
-
noun,
a river in SW Scotland, flowing NW from Ayr County to the Firth of Clyde. About 30 miles (48 km) long.
- Dash
-
noun,
a small quantity of anything thrown into or mixed with something else:
- dat.
-
- Darn
-
noun,
a darned place, as in a garment:
- darg
-
noun,
Scot. and North England. a day's work.
- snag
-
noun,
a tree or part of a tree held fast in the bottom of a river, lake, etc., and forming an impediment or danger to navigation.
- DORE
-
noun,
the walleye or pike perch of North America.
- Dort
-
noun,
Dordrecht.
- dons
-
noun,
(initial capital letter) Mr.; Sir: a Spanish title prefixed to a man's given name.
- sots
-
noun,
a drunkard.
- Dare
-
noun,
an act of daring or defiance; challenge.
- shut
-
noun,
the act or time of shutting or closing.
- Sour
-
noun,
something that is sour.
- Danu
-
noun,
the mother of the Tuatha De Danann: identified with the Welsh Don.
- doth
-
noun,
Informal. a burst of frenzied activity; action; commotion.
- Dace
-
noun,
a small, freshwater cyprinoid fish, Leuciscus leuciscus, of Europe, having a stout, fusiform body.
- deg.
-
- DOHC
-
- curs
-
noun,
a mongrel dog, especially a worthless or unfriendly one.
- door
-
noun,
a movable, usually solid, barrier for opening and closing an entranceway, cupboard, cabinet, or the like, commonly turning on hinges or sliding in grooves.
- Soot
-
noun,
a black, carbonaceous substance produced during incomplete combustion of coal, wood, oil, etc., rising in fine particles and adhering to the sides of the chimney or pipe conveying the smoke: also conveyed in the atmosphere to other locations.
- Dona
-
noun,
(initial capital letter) Madam; Lady: a Portuguese title prefixed to a woman's given name.
- deco
-
noun,
art deco.
- snot
-
noun,
Vulgar. mucus from the nose.
- Doha
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of the state of Qatar, on the Persian Gulf.
- Dec.
-
- drat
-
interjection,
(used to express mild disgust, disappointment, or the like):
- soon
-
Idioms,
sooner or later, eventually:
- curn
-
noun,
a grain.
- snug
-
noun,
British. a small, secluded room in a tavern, as for private parties.
- Doge
-
noun,
the chief magistrate in the former republics of Venice and Genoa.
- drch
-
- drag
-
noun,
Nautical.
a designed increase of draft toward the stern of a vessel.
resistance to the movement of a hull through the water.
any of a number of weights dragged cumulatively by a vessel sliding down ways to check its speed.
any object dragged in the water, as a sea anchor.
any device for dragging the bottom of a body of water to recover or detect objects.
- Curt
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Curtis.
- SScD
-
- Stan
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Stanley.
- Stag
-
noun,
an adult male deer.
- DEng
-
- Doug
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Douglas.
- sore
-
noun,
a sore spot or place on the body.
- shot
-
noun,
a discharge of a firearm, bow, etc.
- Dean
-
noun,
Education.
the head of a faculty, school, or administrative division in a university or college:
an official in an American college or secondary school having charge of student personnel services, such as counseling or discipline:
the official in charge of undergraduate students at an English university.
- done
-
noun,
Informal. a burst of frenzied activity; action; commotion.
- Cush
-
noun,
money, especially when reserved for some special use.
- dour
-
adjective,
sullen; gloomy:
- sord
-
noun,
a flight or flock of mallards.
- DEAR
-
noun,
a person who is good, kind, or generous:
- cute
-
noun,
the cutes, Informal. self-consciously cute mannerisms or appeal; affected coyness:
- sora
-
noun,
a small, short-billed rail, Porzana carolina, of marshy areas of North America.
- cuss
-
noun,
curse word; oath.
- Dang
-
verb (used with object), adjective, noun,
damn (used euphemistically).
- Tarn
-
noun,
a small mountain lake or pool, especially one in a cirque.
- stoa
-
noun,
Greek Architecture. a portico, usually a detached portico of considerable length, that is used as a promenade or meeting place.
- trod
-
noun,
the action of treading, stepping, or walking.
- ASSR
-
- asse
-
noun,
Cape fox.
- Ashe
-
noun,
Arthur (Robert, Jr) 1943–93, U.S. tennis player.
- asgd
-
- Aser
-
noun,
Asher (def 1).
- 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.
- asc-
-
- art.
-
- arse
-
noun,
ass2 (defs 1, 2).
- Aron
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Arno
-
noun,
Peter (Curtis Arnoux Peters) 1904–68, U.S. cartoonist and author.
- Arne
-
noun,
Thomas Augustine, 1710–78, English composer of operas and songs.
- tRNA
-
- trog
-
noun,
Chiefly British Slang. a hooligan; lout.
- Asur
-
noun,
Assur.
- Argo
-
noun,
Astronomy. a very large southern constellation, now divided into Vela, Carina, Puppis, and Pyxis, four separate constellations lying largely south of Canis Major.
- tron
-
- argh
-
interjection,
(used as an exclamation of frustration, annoyance, etc.)
- Arg.
-
- Ares
-
noun,
the ancient Greek god of war, a son of Zeus and Hera, identified by the Romans with Mars.
- ARCO
-
adverb,
(of the performance of a passage for stringed instruments) with the bow.
- 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.
- trug
-
noun,
a shallow basket for carrying flowers, vegetables, etc., made from strips of wood.
- anus
-
noun,
the opening at the lower end of the alimentary canal, through which the solid refuse of digestion is excreted.
- ANTU
-
- tsar
-
noun,
czar.
- tude
-
noun,
an arrogant attitude.
- Tues
-
- Tour
-
noun,
a traveling around from place to place.
- Aten
-
noun,
Aton.
- tuna
-
noun,
any of several large food and game fishes of the family Scombridae, inhabiting temperate and tropical seas.
Compare albacore, bluefin tuna, yellowfin tuna.
- 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.
- tone
-
noun,
any sound considered with reference to its quality, pitch, strength, source, etc.:
- tong
-
noun,
tongs.
- cane
-
noun,
a stick or short staff used to assist one in walking; walking stick.
- Can.
-
- tonn
-
- Cage
-
noun,
a boxlike enclosure having wires, bars, or the like, for confining and displaying birds or animals.
- cads
-
noun,
an ill-bred man, especially one who behaves in a dishonorable or irresponsible way toward women.
- cade
-
noun,
a juniper, Juniperus oxycedrus, of the Mediterranean area, whose wood on destructive distillation yields an oily liquid (oil of cade) used in treating skin diseases.
- toon
-
noun,
an Asian tree, Cedrela toona, of the mahogany family, yielding an aromatic red wood used for furniture, carving, etc.
- torc
-
noun,
torque (def 4).
- aut-
-
- Tore
-
noun,
a torus.
- Aus.
-
- aur-
-
- ates
-
- aunt
-
noun,
the sister of one's father or mother.
- aune
-
noun,
an old French unit of measure for fabrics, equivalent to about 47 inches (119 cm).
- toro
-
noun,
a bull.
- tors
-
noun,
a rocky pinnacle; a peak of a bare or rocky mountain or hill.
- Auge
-
noun,
a daughter of King Aleus who became a priestess of Athena. After being raped by Hercules she bore a son, Telephus.
- Aug.
-
- Auer
-
noun,
Leopold [lee-uh-pohld;; Hungarian ley-aw-pawlt] /ˈli əˌpoʊld;; Hungarian ˈleɪ ɔˌpɔlt/ (Show IPA), 1845–1930, Hungarian violinist and teacher.
- Aude
-
noun,
a department in S France. 2449 sq. mi. (6345 sq. km). Capital: Carcassonne.
- aud.
-
- ator
-
- tosh
-
noun,
nonsense; bosh.
- 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.
- toss
-
noun,
an act or instance of tossing.
- tugs
-
noun,
an act or instance of tugging; pull; haul.
- ant.
-
- Togo
-
noun,
Heihachiro [hey-hah-chee-raw] /ˈheɪ hɑˈtʃi rɔ/ (Show IPA), Marquis, 1847–1934, Japanese admiral.
- USCG
-
- 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.
- acr-
-
- 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.
- urds
-
noun,
a plant, Vigna mungo, of the legume family, widely cultivated in tropical Asia for its edible seeds and for forage.
- urea
-
noun,
Biochemistry. a compound, CO(NH 2) 2 , occurring in urine and other body fluids as a product of protein metabolism.
- ache
-
noun,
a continuous, dull pain (in contrast to a sharp, sudden, or sporadic pain).
- uret
-
- Urga
-
noun,
former name of Ulan Bator.
- urge
-
noun,
an act of urging; impelling action, influence, or force; impulse.
- uro-
-
- ARCS
-
noun,
Geometry. any unbroken part of the circumference of a circle or other curved line.
- USAR
-
- USCA
-
- USDA
-
- ACTH
-
- used
-
noun,
the act of employing, using, or putting into service:
- user
-
noun,
a person or thing that uses.
- USES
-
noun,
the act of employing, using, or putting into service:
- USGA
-
- USHA
-
noun,
Dawn, a Vedic deity, daughter of Sky and sister of Night.
- USNA
-
- USRC
-
- USSR
-
noun,
a former federal union of 15 constituent republics, in E Europe and W and N Asia, comprising the larger part of the former Russian Empire: dissolved in December 1991. 8,650,069 sq. mi. (22,402,200 sq. km). Capital: Moscow.
Abbreviation: U.S.S.R., USSR.
- USSS
-
- USTC
-
- Utah
-
noun,
a state in the W United States. 84,916 sq. mi. (219,930 sq. km). Capital: Salt Lake City.
Abbreviation: UT (for use with zip code), Ut.
- Utas
-
noun,
any of several iguanid lizards of the genus Uta, of the western U.S. and northern Mexico.
- Utes
-
noun,
Informal. a utility vehicle.
- unto
-
preposition,
to (in its various uses, except as the accompaniment of the infinitive).
- ACTS
-
noun,
anything done, being done, or to be done; deed; performance:
- tune
-
noun,
a succession of musical sounds forming an air or melody, with or without the harmony accompanying it.
- ance
-
- ano-
-
- Anne
-
noun,
1665–1714, queen of England 1702–14 (daughter of James II of England).
- ann.
-
- tuns
-
noun,
a large cask for holding liquids, especially wine, ale, or beer.
- Tura
-
noun,
Cosimo [kaw-zee-maw] /ˈkɔ zi mɔ/ (Show IPA), c1430–98? Italian painter.
- turd
-
noun,
a piece of excrement.
- anes
-
adverb,
once.
- Tush
-
noun,
an exclamation of “tush!”.
- ands
-
- udos
-
noun,
a plant, Aralia cordata, of the ginseng family, cultivated, especially in Japan and China, for its edible shoots.
- ughs
-
noun,
the sound of a cough, grunt, or the like.
- Uhde
-
noun,
Fritz Karl Hermann von [frits kahrl her-mahn fuh n] /frɪts kɑrl ˈhɛr mɑn fən/ (Show IPA), 1848–1911, German painter.
- Ande
-
plural noun,
a mountain range in W South America, extending about 4500 miles (7250 km) from N Colombia and Venezuela S to Cape Horn. Highest peak, Aconcagua, 22,834 feet (6960 meters).
- unco
-
noun,
something extraordinary or unusual; a novelty.
- Acus
-
noun,
Surgery. a needle, especially one used in a surgical operation.
- ague
-
noun,
Pathology. a malarial fever characterized by regularly returning paroxysms, marked by successive cold, hot, and sweating fits.
- agst
-
- agr.
-
- Agon
-
noun,
(in ancient Greece) a contest in which prizes were awarded in any of a number of events, as athletics, drama, music, poetry, and painting.
- ages
-
noun,
the length of time during which a being or thing has existed; length of life or existence to the time spoken of or referred to:
- ager
-
noun,
(often initial capital letter) a person living in a certain historical age:
- undo
-
verb (used with object),
to reverse the doing of; cause to be as if never done:
- aged
-
noun,
(used with a plural verb) old people collectively (usually preceded by the):
- aet.
-
- aesc
-
noun,
ash2 (def 3).
- ungt
-
- aer-
-
- 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.
- togs
-
noun,
a coat.
- toga
-
noun,
(in ancient Rome) the loose outer garment worn by citizens in public.
- crus
-
noun,
the part of the leg or hind limb between the femur or thigh and the ankle or tarsus; shank.
- coda
-
noun,
Music. a more or less independent passage, at the end of a composition, introduced to bring it to a satisfactory close.
- Cohn
-
noun,
Edwin Joseph, 1892–1953, U.S. chemist and researcher on blood proteins.
- sur-
-
- Sura
-
noun,
any of the 114 chapters of the Koran.
- cogs
-
noun,
(not in technical use) a gear tooth, formerly especially one of hardwood or metal, fitted into a slot in a gearwheel of less durable material.
- cog.
-
- coed
-
noun,
Older Use. a female student in a coeducational institution, especially in a college or university.
- surd
-
noun,
Phonetics. a voiceless consonant (opposed to sonant).
- cods
-
noun,
any of several soft-rayed food fishes of the family Gadidae, especially Gadus morhua, of cool, North Atlantic waters.
- sure
-
Idioms,
for sure, as a certainty; surely:
- codo
-
noun,
a city in NE Brazil.
- Surt
-
noun,
the guardian and ruler of Muspelheim, destined to defeat Frey at Ragnarok and destroy the world with fire.
- Susa
-
noun,
a ruined city in W Iran: the capital of ancient Elam; palaces of Darius and Artaxerxes I; stele containing the Code of Hammurabi discovered here.
- code
-
noun,
a system for communication by telegraph, heliograph, etc., in which long and short sounds, light flashes, etc., are used to symbolize the content of a message:
- suss
-
verb (used with object),
Chiefly British Slang. to investigate or figure out (usually followed by out).
- Con.
-
- coat
-
noun,
an outer garment with sleeves, covering at least the upper part of the body:
- Tace
-
noun,
tasset.
- Cnut
-
noun,
Canute.
- tach
-
noun,
tachometer.
- taco
-
noun,
Mexican Cookery. an often crisply fried tortilla folded over and filled, as with seasoned chopped meat, lettuce, tomatoes, and cheese.
- tads
-
noun,
a small child, especially a boy.
- Chur
-
noun,
a town in and the capital of Grisons, in E Switzerland.
- 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.
- chug
-
noun,
a short, dull, explosive sound:
- Tane
-
noun,
a Polynesian god of fertility.
- chs.
-
- Chr.
-
- Chou
-
noun,
a cabbage-shaped decoration, as a rosette or knot on a woman's dress, hat, etc.
- coho
-
noun,
coho salmon.
- Cond
-
- tans
-
noun,
the brown color imparted to the skin by exposure to the sun or open air.
- Cort
-
- crud
-
noun,
Slang.
a deposit or coating of refuse or of an impure or alien substance; muck.
a filthy, repulsive, or contemptible person.
something that is worthless, objectionable, or contemptible.
prevarication, exaggeration, or flattery.
a nonspecific, imaginary, or vaguely defined disease or disorder of the body:
any unpleasant external ailment, disorder, or the like, as a skin rash.
venereal disease, especially syphilis.
Vulgar. dried semen.
- Cres
-
- crat
-
- str.
-
- Crag
-
noun,
a steep, rugged rock; rough, broken, projecting part of a rock.
- Coue
-
noun,
Émile [ey-meel] /eɪˈmil/ (Show IPA), 1857–1926, French psychotherapist.
- Cote
-
noun,
a shelter, coop, or small shed for sheep, pigs, pigeons, etc.
- Cost
-
noun,
the price paid to acquire, produce, accomplish, or maintain anything:
- coss
-
noun,
kos.
- stud
-
noun,
a boss, knob, nailhead, or other protuberance projecting from a surface or part, especially as an ornament.
- cosh
-
noun,
a blackjack; bludgeon.
- stun
-
noun,
the act of stunning.
- cose
-
verb (used without object),
coze.
- such
-
Idioms,
as such. as1 (def 28).
- 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.
- 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.
- Cord
-
noun,
a string or thin rope made of several strands braided, twisted, or woven together.
- Cora
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. Kore.
- Cor.
-
- coot
-
noun,
any aquatic bird of the genus Fulica, as F. americana, of North America, and F. atra, of the Old World, characterized by lobate toes and short wings and tail.
- suds
-
noun,
soapy water.
- Coos
-
noun,
a language of a group of American Indians indigenous to the coast of Oregon.
- coon
-
noun,
raccoon.
- sues
-
noun,
Eugène [œ-zhen] /œˈʒɛn/ (Show IPA), (Marie Joseph Sue) 1804–57, French novelist.
- suet
-
noun,
the hard fatty tissue about the loins and kidneys of beef, sheep, etc., used in cooking or processed to yield tallow.
- sugh
-
noun, verb (used with object),
sough2 .
- Sung
-
noun,
a dynasty in China, a.d. 960–1279, characterized by a high level of achievement in painting, ceramics, and philosophy: overthrown by the Mongols.
- sunn
-
noun,
a tall East Indian shrub, Crotalaria juncea, of the legume family, having slender branches and yellow flowers, and an inner bark that yields a hemplike fiber used for making ropes, sacking, etc.
- tanh
-
- Taos
-
noun,
a Tanoan language spoken in two villages in New Mexico.
- toed
-
noun,
one of the terminal digits of the human foot.
- Cash
-
noun,
money in the form of coins or banknotes, especially that issued by a government.
- Thar
-
noun,
tahr.
- the-
-
- Thea
-
noun,
a female given name.
- then
-
noun,
that time:
- cen.
-
- Cdr.
-
- 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.
- 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.
- Cate
-
noun,
a choice food;delicacy; dainty.
- cat.
-
- cast
-
noun,
act of casting or throwing.
- Cass
-
noun,
Lewis, 1782–1866, U.S. statesman.
- thou
-
noun,
one thousand dollars, pounds, etc.
- CASE
-
noun,
an instance of the occurrence, existence, etc., of something:
- than
-
conjunction,
(used, as after comparative adjectives and adverbs, to introduce the second member of an unequal comparison):
- CART
-
noun,
a heavy two-wheeled vehicle, commonly without springs, drawn by mules, oxen, or the like, used for the conveyance of heavy goods.
- thru
-
preposition, adverb, adjective,
an informal, simplified spelling of through.
- thud
-
noun,
a dull sound, as of a heavy blow or fall.
- Carn
-
noun,
cairn.
- thug
-
noun,
a cruel or vicious ruffian, robber, or murderer.
- Thun
-
noun,
a city in central Switzerland, on the Aar River, near the Lake of Thun.
- Thur
-
- thus
-
adverb,
in the way just indicated; in this way:
- toad
-
noun,
any of various tailless amphibians that are close relatives of the frogs in the order Anura and that typically have dry, warty skin and are terrestrial or semiterrestrial in habit.
Compare frog1 (def 1).
- toch
-
noun,
Ernst [ernst] /ɛrnst/ (Show IPA), 1887–1964, Austrian composer.
- CARE
-
noun,
a state of mind in which one is troubled; worry, anxiety, or concern:
- TODS
-
- toea
-
noun,
a bronze coin and monetary unit of Papua New Guinea, the 100th part of a kina.
- cera
-
noun,
(in prescriptions) wax.
- thae
-
pronoun, adjective,
those.
- Chon
-
noun,
Also, jun. a monetary unit of North Korea, the hundredth part of a won.
- 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.
- chg.
-
- Tare
-
noun,
any of various vetches, especially Vicia sativa.
- Chet
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Chester.
- Cher
-
noun,
a river in central France, flowing NW to the Loire River. 220 miles (355 km) long.
- 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.
- Chen
-
noun,
a dynasty that ruled in China a.d. 557–89.
- tars
-
noun,
any of various dark-colored viscid products obtained by the destructive distillation of certain organic substances, as coal or wood.
- TASS
-
noun,
a cup or small goblet, especially an ornamental one.
- chat
-
noun,
informal conversation:
- taur
-
- Chas
-
noun,
tea.
- tchr
-
- TDRS
-
- teds
-
noun,
British Slang. Teddy boy.
- Tess
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Theresa.
- tegs
-
noun,
Animal Husbandry.
a two-year-old sheep that has not been shorn.
the wool shorn from such a sheep.
- ten.
-
- Tena
-
noun,
Koyukon.
- tend
-
Verb phrases,
tend on/upon, Archaic. to attend or wait upon; minister to; serve:
- Chad
-
noun,
a small paper disk or square formed when a hole is punched in a punch card or paper tape.
- Ceto
-
- tens
-
noun,
a self-operated portable device used to treat chronic pain by sending electrical impulses through electrodes placed over the painful area.
- Ceta
-
noun,
Comprehensive Employment and Training Act.
- cet-
-
- cess
-
noun,
British. a tax, assessment, or lien.
- ter.
-
- 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.
- CERN
-
- Norn
-
noun,
an extinct Norse dialect, spoken until early modern times in the Shetland and Orkney Islands and in parts of northern Scotland.
- duet
-
noun,
a musical composition for two voices or instruments.
- gust
-
noun,
a sudden, strong blast of wind.
- oohs
-
noun,
the exclamation “ooh.”.
- Good
-
noun,
profit or advantage; worth; benefit:
- ROUS
-
noun,
(Francis) Peyton, 1879–1970, U.S. pathologist: Nobel Prize in medicine 1966.
- Gone
-
noun,
the act of going:
- Gond
-
noun,
a member of an aboriginal people of Dravidian stock, in central India and the Deccan.
- gon-
-
- rout
-
noun,
a defeat attended with disorderly flight; dispersal of a defeated force in complete disorder:
- GOES
-
noun,
plural of go1 .
- Goer
-
noun,
a person or thing that goes:
- Oost
-
noun,
Jacob van [yah-kawp vahn] /ˈyɑ kɔp vɑn/ (Show IPA), 1600?–71, and his son, Jacob van, 1639?–1713, Flemish painters.
- o-os
-
noun,
any of several species of Hawaiian honey eaters of the genus Moho, especially the extinct M. nobilis, of the island of Hawaii, that had black plumage and two tufts of yellow plumes used to make ceremonial robes for the Hawaiian kings.
- Oona
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Goat
-
noun,
any of numerous agile, hollow-horned ruminants of the genus Capra, of the family Bovidae, closely related to the sheep, found native in rocky and mountainous regions of the Old World, and widely distributed in domesticated varieties.
- goos
-
noun,
a thick or sticky substance:
- Rude
-
noun,
François [frahn-swa] /frɑ̃ˈswa/ (Show IPA), 1784–1855, French sculptor.
- onus
-
noun,
a difficult or disagreeable obligation, task, burden, etc.
- rues
-
noun,
sorrow; repentance; regret.
- Ont.
-
- ruga
-
noun,
Usually, rugae. Biology, Anatomy. a wrinkle, fold, or ridge.
- goas
-
noun,
a gazelle, Procapra picticaudata, of the Tibetan plateau.
- goad
-
noun,
a stick with a pointed or electrically charged end, for driving cattle, oxen, etc.; prod.
- rune
-
noun,
any of the characters of certain ancient alphabets, as of a script used for writing the Germanic languages, especially of Scandinavia and Britain, from c200 to c1200, or a script used for inscriptions in a Turkic language of the 6th to 8th centuries from the area near the Orkhon River in Mongolia.
- rung
-
noun,
one of the crosspieces, usually rounded, forming the steps of a ladder.
- gnat
-
noun,
any of certain small flies, especially the biting gnats or punkies of the family Ceratopogonidae, the midges of the family Chironomidae, and the black flies of the family Simuliidae.
- runs
-
noun,
an act or instance, or a period of running:
- runt
-
noun,
an animal that is small or stunted as compared with others of its kind.
- goon
-
noun,
Informal. a hired hoodlum or thug.
- roue
-
noun,
a dissolute and licentious man; rake.
- Ruse
-
noun,
a trick, stratagem, or artifice.
- Root
-
noun,
a part of the body of a plant that develops, typically, from the radicle and grows downward into the soil, anchoring the plant and absorbing nutriment and moisture.
- hurt
-
noun,
a blow that inflicts a wound; bodily injury or the cause of such injury.
- Orca
-
noun,
the killer whale, Orcinus orca.
- oras
-
noun,
plural of os2 .
- RONA
-
- gro.
-
- gres
-
- Huss
-
noun,
John, 1369?–1415, Czech religious reformer and martyr.
- gras
-
- 'roo
-
noun,
kangaroo.
- rood
-
noun,
a crucifix, especially a large one at the entrance to the choir or chancel of a medieval church, often supported on a rood beam or rood screen.
- Gran
-
noun,
grandmother.
- grad
-
noun,
a graduate.
- Rosa
-
noun,
Salvator [sahl-vah-tawr] /ˈsɑl vɑˌtɔr/ (Show IPA), 1615–73, Italian painter and poet.
- Gore
-
noun,
blood that is shed, especially when clotted.
- gout
-
noun,
an acute, recurrent disease characterized by painful inflammation of the joints, chiefly those in the feet and hands, and especially in the great toe, and by an excess of uric acid in the blood.
- ROSE
-
noun,
any of the wild or cultivated, usually prickly-stemmed, pinnate-leaved, showy-flowered shrubs of the genus Rosa.
Compare rose family.
- Ross
-
noun,
the rough exterior of bark.
- Oran
-
noun,
a seaport in NW Algeria.
- orad
-
adverb,
toward the mouth or the oral region.
- 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.
- gosh
-
interjection,
(used as an exclamation or mild oath):
- 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.
- rote
-
noun,
routine; a fixed, habitual, or mechanical course of procedure:
- Roth
-
noun,
Phillip, born 1933, U.S. novelist and short-story writer.
- roto
-
noun,
rotogravure.
- ROTS
-
noun,
the process of rotting.
- Rus.
-
- NADH
-
- Gros
-
noun,
Antoine Jean [ahn-twan zhahn] /ɑ̃ˈtwan ʒɑ̃/ (Show IPA), Baron, 1771–1835, French painter.
- gds.
-
- Gena
-
noun,
the cheek or side region of the head.
- Gen.
-
- sane
-
noun,
a private nationwide organization in the U.S., established in 1957, that opposes nuclear testing and advocates international peace.
- geds
-
noun,
any fish of the pike family.
- Sang
-
noun,
the act or performance of singing.
- nard
-
noun,
an aromatic Himalayan plant, believed to be the spikenard, Nardostachys jatamansi, the source of an ointment used by the ancients.
- ogre
-
noun,
a monster in fairy tales and popular legend, usually represented as a hideous giant who feeds on human flesh.
- NASD
-
- Nash
-
noun,
John, 1752–1835, English architect and city planner.
- gear
-
noun,
Machinery.
a part, as a disk, wheel, or section of a shaft, having cut teeth of such form, size, and spacing that they mesh with teeth in another part to transmit or receive force and motion.
an assembly of such parts.
one of several possible arrangements of such parts in a mechanism, as an automobile transmission, for affording different relations of torque and speed between the driving and the driven machinery, or for permitting the driven machinery to run in either direction:
a mechanism or group of parts performing one function or serving one purpose in a complex machine:
- Gean
-
noun,
heart cherry.
- Nast
-
noun,
Thomas, 1840–1902, U.S. illustrator and cartoonist.
- Gent
-
noun,
Informal. gentleman (defs 1, 2).
- OECD
-
- Odus
-
- 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.
- odor
-
noun,
the property of a substance that activates the sense of smell:
- NATS
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Nathan or Nathaniel.
- Sard
-
noun,
a reddish-brown chalcedony, used as a gem.
- NCTE
-
- NDAC
-
- gaur
-
noun,
a massive wild ox, Bibos gaurus, of southeastern Asia and the Malay Archipelago, growing to a height of 6 feet (1.8 meters) at the shoulder: now reduced in numbers.
- Gaud
-
noun,
a showy ornament or trinket.
- gats
-
noun,
a pistol or revolver.
- gate
-
noun,
a movable barrier, usually on hinges, closing an opening in a fence, wall, or other enclosure.
- gens
-
noun,
a group of families in ancient Rome claiming descent from a common ancestor and united by a common name and common ancestral religious rites.
- genu
-
noun,
the knee.
- Rush
-
noun,
the act of rushing; a rapid, impetuous, or violent onward movement.
- Saco
-
noun,
a city in SW Maine.
- gnar
-
verb (used without object),
to snarl; growl.
- Rust
-
noun,
Also called iron rust. the red or orange coating that forms on the surface of iron when exposed to air and moisture, consisting chiefly of ferric hydroxide and ferric oxide formed by oxidation.
- ghat
-
noun,
a wide set of steps descending to a river, especially a river used for bathing.
- Ruth
-
noun,
pity or compassion.
- Nah.
-
- nane
-
pronoun, adverb, adjective,
none1 .
- once
-
noun,
a single occasion; one time only:
- std.
-
- Onas
-
noun,
a member of a people of Tierra del Fuego.
- Naos
-
noun,
a temple.
- gets
-
noun,
an offspring or the total of the offspring, especially of a male animal:
- geta
-
noun,
a traditional Japanese wooden clog that is worn outdoors, with a thong that passes between the first two toes and with two transverse supports on the bottom of the sole.
- Sacs
-
noun,
a baglike structure in an animal, plant, or fungus, as one containing fluid.
- geo-
-
- Sade
-
noun,
Donatien Alphonse François [daw-na-syan al-fawns frahn-swa] /dɔ naˈsyɛ̃ alˈfɔ̃s frɑ̃ˈswa/ (Show IPA), Comte de (Marquis de Sade) 1740–1814, French soldier and novelist, notorious for his paraphilia.
- gest
-
noun,
a story or tale.
- narc
-
noun,
a government agent or detective charged with the enforcement of laws restricting the use of narcotics.
- Gert
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Gertrude.
- Sage
-
noun,
a profoundly wise person; a person famed for wisdom.
- Gers
-
noun,
a department in SW France. 2429 sq. mi. (6290 sq. km). Capital: Auch.
- sago
-
noun,
a starchy foodstuff derived from the soft interior of the trunk of various palms and cycads, used in making puddings.
- Gerd
-
noun,
the daughter of a giant and the consort of Frey, who wooed her through his servant Skirnir.
- sags
-
noun,
an act or instance of sagging.
- outs
-
noun,
a means of escape or excuse, as from a place, punishment, retribution, responsibility, etc.:
- Sand
-
noun,
the more or less fine debris of rocks, consisting of small, loose grains, often of quartz.
- Ger.
-
- orcs
-
noun,
any of several cetaceans, as a grampus.
- grot
-
noun,
a grotto.
- SASE
-
- Oudh
-
noun,
a former part of the United Provinces of Agra and Oudh in N India: now part of Uttar Pradesh.
- rash
-
noun,
an eruption or efflorescence on the skin.
- hear
-
verb (used with object),
to perceive by the ear:
- HEAO
-
- hor.
-
- head
-
noun,
the upper part of the body in humans, joined to the trunk by the neck, containing the brain, eyes, ears, nose, and mouth.
- rate
-
noun,
the amount of a charge or payment with reference to some basis of calculation:
- hora
-
noun,
a traditional Romanian and Israeli round dance.
- RATO
-
noun,
rocket-assisted takeoff.
- rcd.
-
- ouds
-
noun,
a musical instrument of the Middle East and northern Africa belonging to the lute family.
- RdAc
-
- Read
-
noun,
an act or instance of reading:
- rant
-
noun,
ranting, extravagant, or violent declamation.
- ouch
-
noun,
a clasp, buckle, or brooch, especially one worn for ornament.
- hate
-
noun,
intense dislike; extreme aversion or hostility.
- hast
-
noun,
Usually, haves. an individual or group that has wealth, social position, or other material benefits (contrasted with have-not).
- OTOH
-
- Otoe
-
noun,
Oto.
- oto-
-
- 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.
- Hart
-
noun,
a male deer, commonly of the red deer, Cervus elaphus, especially after its fifth year.
- 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.
- hard
-
noun,
Nautical. a firm or paved beach or slope convenient for hauling vessels out of the water.
- Hos.
-
- recs
-
noun,
recreation.
- rase
-
verb (used with object),
raze.
- heat
-
noun,
the state of a body perceived as having or generating a relatively high degree of warmth.
- Hose
-
noun,
a flexible tube for conveying a liquid, as water, to a desired point:
- HERO
-
noun,
a person noted for courageous acts or nobility of character:
- hest
-
noun,
behest.
- hgt.
-
- Hoad
-
noun,
Lew(is Alan) 1934–94, Australian tennis player.
- hoar
-
noun,
hoarfrost; rime.
- hods
-
noun,
a portable trough for carrying mortar, bricks, etc., fixed crosswise on top of a pole and carried on the shoulder.
- hone
-
noun,
a whetstone of fine, compact texture for sharpening razors and other cutting tools.
- RACE
-
noun,
a contest of speed, as in running, riding, driving, or sailing.
- Hong
-
noun,
(in China) a group of rooms or buildings forming a warehouse, factory, etc.
- out-
-
- Hess
-
noun,
Dame Myra, 1890–1965, English pianist.
- hers
-
noun,
Slang. a female:
- rad.
-
- rads
-
noun,
a standard unit of absorbed dose of radiation equal to 0.01 gray2 .
- hoot
-
noun,
the cry of an owl.
- Hons
-
noun,
honey (def 6).
- hood
-
noun,
a soft or flexible covering for the head and neck, either separate or attached to a cloak, coat, or the like.
- rage
-
noun,
angry fury; violent anger (sometimes used in combination):
- herd
-
noun,
a number of animals kept, feeding, or traveling together; drove; flock:
- oust
-
verb (used with object),
to expel or remove from a place or position occupied:
- Ouse
-
noun,
Also called Great Ouse. a river in E England, flowing NE to the Wash. 160 miles (260 km) long.
- HERA
-
noun,
the ancient Greek queen of heaven, a daughter of Cronus and Rhea and the wife and sister of Zeus.
- her.
-
- hent
-
verb (used with object),
to seize.
- RAND
-
noun,
(in shoemaking) a strip of leather set in a shoe at the heel before the lifts are attached.
- rang
-
noun,
a boomerang.
- ours
-
noun,
(used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
- Hans
-
noun,
a male given name, Germanic form of John.
- Hand
-
noun,
the terminal, prehensile part of the upper limb in humans and other primates, consisting of the wrist, metacarpal area, fingers, and thumb.
- ord.
-
- Hugo
-
noun,
Victor (Marie, Viscount) [vik-ter muh-ree;; French veek-tawr ma-ree] /ˈvɪk tər məˈri;; French vikˈtɔr maˈri/ (Show IPA), 1802–85, French poet, novelist, and dramatist.
- Reus
-
noun,
a city in Catalonia, NE Spain, on the Mediterranean Sea.
- HUAC
-
noun,
House Un-American Activities Committee.
- Rhea
-
noun,
the ramie plant or fiber.
- Gude
-
noun,
God.
- guan
-
noun,
a large game bird of the curassow family, common in dense woodlands of Central and South America, somewhat resembling a turkey.
- hued
-
adjective,
having the hue or color as specified (usually used in combination):
- gtd.
-
- rhos
-
noun,
the 17th letter of the Greek alphabet (P, ρ).
- HUGE
-
adjective,
extraordinarily large in bulk, quantity, or extent:
- org.
-
- RNAS
-
- hugs
-
noun,
a tight clasp with the arms; embrace.
- Orne
-
noun,
a department in NW France. 2372 sq. mi. (6145 sq. km). Capital: Alençon.
- road
-
noun,
a long, narrow stretch with a smoothed or paved surface, made for traveling by motor vehicle, carriage, etc., between two or more points; street or highway.
- hund
-
- Grus
-
noun,
the Crane, a southern constellation between Indus and Piscis Austrinus.
- roan
-
noun,
a horse or other animal with a roan coat.
- grue
-
verb (used without object),
to shudder.
- huns
-
noun,
a member of a nomadic and warlike Asian people who devastated or controlled large parts of eastern and central Europe and who exercised their greatest power under Attila in the 5th century a.d.
- Roca
-
noun,
Cape, a cape in W Portugal, near Lisbon: the western extremity of continental Europe.
- Hunt
-
noun,
an act or practice of hunting game or other wild animals.
- rocs
-
noun,
a bird of enormous size and strength.
- ordo
-
noun,
Roman Catholic Church. a booklet containing short and abbreviated directions for the contents of the office and Mass of each day in the year.
- rode
-
noun,
a rope by which a boat is anchored.
- Hurd
-
plural noun,
hards.
- 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.
- guna
-
noun,
(in Sankhya and Vedantic philosophy) one of the three qualities of prakriti, or nature, which are passion (rajas) dullness or inertia (tamas) and goodness or purity (sattva)
- OSSA
-
noun,
plural of os1 .
- regs
-
noun,
Usually, regs. Informal. regulations.
- hags
-
noun,
an ugly old woman, especially a vicious or malicious one.
- Hag.
-
- haet
-
noun,
a little bit; a whit.
- redo
-
noun,
the act or an instance of redoing.
- haes
-
verb (used with object), auxiliary verb,
have.
- OSRD
-
- OSHA
-
noun,
the division of the Department of Labor that sets and enforces occupational health and safety rules.
- reds
-
noun,
any of various colors resembling the color of blood; the primary color at one extreme end of the visible spectrum, an effect of light with a wavelength between 610 and 780 nanometers.
- hade
-
noun,
Geology. the angle between a fault plane and the vertical, measured perpendicular to the strike of the fault; complement of the dip.
- Reg.
-
- regd
-
- Host
-
noun,
a person who receives or entertains guests at home or elsewhere:
- osar
-
noun,
plural of os3 .
- rest
-
noun,
the refreshing quiet or repose of sleep:
- hots
-
noun,
the hots, Slang. intense sexual desire or attraction.
- Rena
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Marina.
- guts
-
noun,
the alimentary canal, especially between the pylorus and the anus, or some portion of it.
Compare foregut, midgut, hindgut.
- orts
-
noun,
Usually, orts. a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
- rend
-
verb (used with object),
to separate into parts with force or violence:
- hour
-
noun,
a period of time equal to one twenty-fourth of a mean solar or civil day and equivalent to 60 minutes:
- Reno
-
noun,
Informal. a renovation, as of a building or room.
- 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.
- dugs
-
noun,
the mamma or the nipple of a female mammal.
- gush
-
noun,
a sudden, copious outflow of a fluid.
- resh
-
noun,
the 20th letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
- oro-
-
- gast
-
verb (used with object),
to terrify or frighten.
- Gera
-
noun,
a city in E central Germany.
- gash
-
noun,
a long, deep wound or cut; slash.
- nude
-
noun,
a sculpture, painting, etc., of a nude human figure.
- 1080
-
- Edna
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “rejuvenation, rebirth.”.
- nurd
-
noun,
nerd.
- 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.
- SCUD
-
noun,
the act of scudding.
- edhs
-
noun,
eth.
- nunc
-
adverb,
now.
- scut
-
noun,
a short tail, especially that of a hare, rabbit, or deer.
- node
-
noun,
a knot, protuberance, or knob.
- noes
-
noun,
an utterance of the word “no.”.
- egad
-
interjection,
(used as an expletive or mild oath):
- ect-
-
- Ecru
-
noun,
an ecru color.
- Sean
-
noun,
a male given name, form of John.
- sear
-
noun,
a mark or scar made by searing.
- eco-
-
- echt
-
adjective,
real; authentic; genuine.
- SEAS
-
noun,
the salt waters that cover the greater part of the earth's surface.
- Echo
-
noun,
a repetition of sound produced by the reflection of sound waves from a wall, mountain, or other obstructing surface.
- seat
-
noun,
something designed to support a person in a sitting position, as a chair, bench, or pew; a place on or in which one sits.
- sec.
-
- EDTA
-
- sash
-
noun,
a long band or scarf worn over one shoulder or around the waist, as by military officers as a part of the uniform or by women and children for ornament.
- sech
-
- Erna
-
noun,
a female given name: from an Old English word meaning “eagle.”.
- 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.:
- est.
-
- eso-
-
- sch.
-
- Esd.
-
- oast
-
noun,
a kiln for drying hops or malt.
- Esau
-
noun,
a son of Isaac and Rebekah, twin brother of Jacob, to whom he sold his birthright. Gen. 25:21–25.
- erst
-
adverb,
before the present time; formerly.
- Eros
-
noun,
the ancient Greek god of love, identified by the Romans with Cupid.
- ergs
-
- scr.
-
- eous
-
- eons
-
noun,
an indefinitely long period of time; age.
- Oahu
-
noun,
an island in central Hawaii: third largest and most important island of the state; location of Honolulu. 589 sq. mi. (1525 sq. km).
- Ens.
-
- Enos
-
noun,
the son of Seth. Gen. 5:6.
- engs
-
noun,
the symbol, ŋ, that, in the International Phonetic Alphabet and in the pronunciation alphabets of some dictionaries, represents the voiced velar nasal consonant indicated in English spelling by (ng), as in the pronunciations of cling [kling] /klɪŋ/ (Show IPA) and clink [klingk] /klɪŋk/ (Show IPA).
- Eng.
-
- ends
-
noun,
the last part or extremity, lengthwise, of anything that is longer than it is wide or broad:
- end-
-
- enc.
-
- eats
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- eath
-
adjective, adverb,
easy.
- ETAS
-
noun,
the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
- noon
-
noun,
midday.
- Sert
-
noun,
José María [haw-se mah-ree-ah] /hɔˈsɛ mɑˈri ɑ/ (Show IPA), 1876–1945, Spanish painter.
- dunt
-
noun,
a hard blow or hit, especially one that makes a dull sound; thump.
- Duns
-
noun,
a person, especially a creditor, who duns another.
- Seta
-
noun,
a stiff hair; bristle or bristlelike part.
- Seth
-
noun,
the third son of Adam. Gen. 4:25.
- dung
-
noun,
excrement, especially of animals; manure.
- nota
-
noun,
a dorsal plate or sclerite of the thorax of an insect.
- sgd.
-
- not-
-
- Nor.
-
- duo-
-
- Nora
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Honora.
- nosh
-
noun,
a snack.
- shad
-
noun,
a deep-bodied herring, Alosa sapidissima, of Europe and North America, that migrates up streams to spawn, used for food.
- dune
-
noun,
a sand hill or sand ridge formed by the wind, usually in desert regions or near lakes and oceans.
- 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.
- Duna
-
noun,
Hungarian name of the Danube.
- shag
-
noun,
rough, matted hair, wool, or the like.
- nos-
-
- Nord
-
noun,
a department in N France. 2229 sq. mi. (5770 sq. km). Capital: Lille.
- Shan
-
noun,
a group of Mongoloid tribes in the hills of Burma.
- sers
-
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).
- duos
-
noun,
Music. duet.
- East
-
noun,
a cardinal point of the compass, 90° to the right of north. Abbreviation: E.
- send
-
noun,
the heaving motion of a vessel.
- Secs
-
noun,
second2 (def 2).
- ears
-
noun,
the organ of hearing and equilibrium in vertebrates, in humans consisting of an external ear that gathers sound vibrations, a middle ear in which the vibrations resonate against the tympanic membrane, and a fluid-filled internal ear that maintains balance and that conducts the tympanic vibrations to the auditory nerve, which transmits them as impulses to the brain.
- EARN
-
verb (used with object),
to gain or get in return for one's labor or service:
- nous
-
noun,
Greek Philosophy. mind or intellect.
- Eads
-
noun,
James Buchanan, 1820–87, U.S. engineer and inventor.
- noun
-
noun,
any member of a class of words that can function as the main or only elements of subjects of verbs (A dog just barked), or of objects of verbs or prepositions (to send money from home), and that in English can take plural forms and possessive endings (Three of his buddies want to borrow John's laptop). Nouns are often described as referring to persons, places, things, states, or qualities, and the word noun is itself often used as an attributive modifier, as in noun compound; noun group.
See also noun adjunct, noun clause, noun phrase.
Synonyms: substantive, name.
- sego
-
noun,
sego lily.
- nogs
-
noun,
any beverage made with beaten eggs, usually with alcoholic liquor; eggnog.
- each
-
adverb,
to, from, or for each; apiece:
- non-
-
- nots
-
noun,
a Boolean operator that returns a positive result if its operand is negative and a negative result if its operand is positive.
- dura
-
noun,
dura mater.
- none
-
noun,
nones1 .
- note
-
noun,
a brief record of something written down to assist the memory or for future reference.
- Dust
-
noun,
earth or other matter in fine, dry particles.
- Duse
-
noun,
Eleonora [el-ee-uh-nawr-uh;; Italian e-le-aw-naw-rah] /ˌɛl i əˈnɔr ə;; Italian ˌɛ lɛ ɔˈnɔ rɑ/ (Show IPA), 1859–1924, Italian actress.
- duro
-
noun,
a peso of Spain or Spanish America.
- durn
-
adjective, adverb, verb (used with object), noun,
darn2 .
- sent
-
noun,
a coin of Estonia until the euro was adopted, the 100th part of a kroon.
- nong
-
noun,
a foolish, incompetent person.
- Sera
-
noun,
a plural of serum.
- dure
-
adjective,
hard; severe.
- OATS
-
noun,
a cereal grass, Avena sativa, cultivated for its edible seed.
- egos
-
noun,
the “I” or self of any person; a person as thinking, feeling, and willing, and distinguishing itself from the selves of others and from objects of its thought.
- etc.
-
- neo-
-
- Eton
-
noun,
a town in Berkshire, in S England, on the Thames River, W of London: the site of Eton College.
- 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.
- SCAN
-
noun,
an act or instance of scanning; close examination.
- ness
-
noun,
a headland; promontory; cape.
- scag
-
noun,
heroin.
- SCAD
-
noun,
any carangid fish of the genus Decapterus, inhabiting tropical and subtropical shore waters.
- Eur.
-
- saur
-
- 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.
- nerd
-
noun,
a person considered to be socially awkward, boring, unstylish, etc.
- Saud
-
noun,
(Saud ibn Abdul-Aziz), 1901?–69, king of Saudi Arabia 1953–64 (son of ibn-Saud and brother of Faisal).
- 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.
- gads
-
noun,
the act of gadding.
- Gand
-
noun,
French name of Ghent.
- Etna
-
noun,
Mount, an active volcano in E Sicily. 10,758 feet (3280 meters).
- Ochs
-
noun,
Adolph Simon, 1858–1935, U.S. newspaper publisher.
- Gaon
-
noun,
a title of honor for the directors of the Jewish academies at Sura and Pumbedita in Babylonia, used from the end of the 6th century a.d. to about the beginning of the 11th century.
- Oct.
-
- Gard
-
noun,
a department in S France. 2271 sq. mi. (5882 sq. km). Capital: Nîmes.
- Neh.
-
- 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.
- neat
-
noun,
an animal of the genus Bos; a bovine, as a cow or ox.
- Gare
-
noun,
low-grade wool fibers from the legs of sheep.
- 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.
- Sat.
-
- gars
-
noun,
Also called garfish, garpike. any predaceous freshwater fish of the genus Lepisosteus, of North America, covered with hard, diamond-shaped scales and having long jaws with needlelike teeth.
- Sass
-
noun,
stewed fruit; fruit sauce.
- Oder
-
noun,
a river in central Europe, flowing from the NE Czech Republic, N through SW Poland and along the border between Germany and Poland into the Baltic. 562 miles (905 km) long.
- ocas
-
noun,
a wood sorrel, Oxalis tuberosa, of the Andes, cultivated in South America for its edible tubers.
- hets
-
noun,
a heterosexual person.
- scar
-
noun,
a mark left by a healed wound, sore, or burn.
- 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.
- etch
-
noun,
Printing. an acid used for etching.
- an.
-
- ote
-
- oon
-
- NGC
-
- NEG
-
noun,
a photographic negative.
- ugh
-
noun,
the sound of a cough, grunt, or the like.
- ooh
-
noun,
the exclamation “ooh.”.
- OTS
-
- Ar.
-
- NED
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Edward.
- oud
-
noun,
a musical instrument of the Middle East and northern Africa belonging to the lute family.
- ag-
-
- Noh
-
noun,
Nō.
- ca.
-
- Tor
-
noun,
a rocky pinnacle; a peak of a bare or rocky mountain or hill.
- tue
-
- ch.
-
- udo
-
noun,
a plant, Aralia cordata, of the ginseng family, cultivated, especially in Japan and China, for its edible shoots.
- too
-
Idioms,
only too. only (def 10).
- Co.
-
- OTA
-
- ot-
-
- cr.
-
- urs
-
noun,
an ancient Sumerian city on the Euphrates, in S Iraq: extensive excavations, especially of royal tombs.
- ard
-
- ose
-
- urn
-
noun,
a large or decorative vase, especially one with an ornamental foot or pedestal.
- Tu.
-
- OCR
-
- NRC
-
- OSO
-
- ONA
-
noun,
a member of a people of Tierra del Fuego.
- OSS
-
- AUC
-
- USE
-
noun,
the act of employing, using, or putting into service:
- NRA
-
- oho
-
interjection,
(used as an exclamation to express surprise, taunting, exultation, etc.)
- nr.
-
- USC
-
- OHG
-
- OCS
-
- AGC
-
- age
-
noun,
the length of time during which a being or thing has existed; length of life or existence to the time spoken of or referred to:
- unc
-
- Una
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Latin word meaning “one.”.
- COD
-
noun,
any of several soft-rayed food fishes of the family Gadidae, especially Gadus morhua, of cool, North Atlantic waters.
- cs.
-
- tug
-
noun,
an act or instance of tugging; pull; haul.
- ode
-
noun,
a lyric poem typically of elaborate or irregular metrical form and expressive of exalted or enthusiastic emotion.
- Nat
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Nathan or Nathaniel.
- NEA
-
- ne-
-
- Uta
-
noun,
any of several iguanid lizards of the genus Uta, of the western U.S. and northern Mexico.
- 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:
- ane
-
adjective, noun, pronoun,
one.
- UTC
-
- UTE
-
noun,
Informal. a utility vehicle.
- ODA
-
noun,
a room within a harem.
- oo-
-
- ODS
-
noun,
a hypothetical force formerly held to pervade all nature and to manifest itself in magnetism, mesmerism, chemical action, etc.
- Hon
-
noun,
honey (def 6).
- hog
-
noun,
a hoofed mammal of the family Suidae, order Artiodactyla, comprising boars and swine.
- 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.
- NUT
-
noun,
a dry fruit consisting of an edible kernel or meat enclosed in a woody or leathery shell.
- hod
-
noun,
a portable trough for carrying mortar, bricks, etc., fixed crosswise on top of a pole and carried on the shoulder.
- Agh
-
- OAU
-
- 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.
- NDE
-
- ANG
-
- ac-
-
- ODT
-
- ATS
-
noun,
a money of account of Laos, the 100th part of a kip.
- USS
-
- ct.
-
- UDC
-
- CAD
-
noun,
an ill-bred man, especially one who behaves in a dishonorable or irresponsible way toward women.
- USN
-
- tun
-
noun,
a large cask for holding liquids, especially wine, ale, or beer.
- OGO
-
- UCR
-
- UAE
-
- ans
-
noun,
the Sumerian god of heaven: the counterpart of the Akkadian Anu.
- ADC
-
- USR
-
- our
-
noun,
(used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
- OES
-
noun,
the fifteenth letter of the English alphabet, a vowel.
- OEO
-
- ad-
-
- USA
-
- UAR
-
- NEC
-
- o-o
-
noun,
any of several species of Hawaiian honey eaters of the genus Moho, especially the extinct M. nobilis, of the island of Hawaii, that had black plumage and two tufts of yellow plumes used to make ceremonial robes for the Hawaiian kings.
- OAT
-
noun,
a cereal grass, Avena sativa, cultivated for its edible seed.
- USO
-
- ACE
-
noun,
a playing card or die marked with or having the value indicated by a single spot:
- hot
-
noun,
the hots, Slang. intense sexual desire or attraction.
- OOT
-
- aor
-
- orc
-
noun,
any of several cetaceans, as a grampus.
- ARC
-
noun,
Geometry. any unbroken part of the circumference of a circle or other curved line.
- ade
-
noun,
George, 1866–1944, U.S. humorist.
- uns
-
- Oc.
-
- Nan
-
noun,
naan.
- NHG
-
- ase
-
- AOU
-
- NUS
-
noun,
the 13th letter of the Greek alphabet (Ν, ν).
- ARU
-
- Ash
-
noun,
the powdery residue of matter that remains after burning.
- NHS
-
- NNE
-
- ACT
-
noun,
anything done, being done, or to be done; deed; performance:
- Ore
-
noun,
a metal-bearing mineral or rock, or a native metal, that can be mined at a profit.
- one
-
noun,
the first and lowest whole number, being a cardinal number; unity.
- ACS
-
- AGS
-
adjective, noun,
agriculture:
- ANU
-
noun,
a twining herb, Tropaeolum tuberosum, of the nasturtium family, found in the Andes, having edible tubers and large flowers with yellow petals and red spurs.
- Hus
-
noun,
Jan [jan;; Czech yahn] /dʒæn;; Czech yɑn/ (Show IPA), Huss, John.
- OED
-
- ASN
-
- NAG
-
noun,
Also, nagger. a person who nags, especially habitually.
- NHA
-
- 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.
- NCO
-
- OAO
-
- OAS
-
- OCD
-
- nae
-
adverb,
no1 ; not.
- ung
-
- ONR
-
- ARS
-
- ado
-
noun,
busy activity; bustle; fuss.
- AES
-
noun,
any of various early forms of bronze or copper money used in ancient Rome.
Compare as2 (def 1).
- TRH
-
- AEC
-
- HUT
-
noun,
a small or humble dwelling of simple construction, especially one made of natural materials, as of logs or grass.
- ae.
-
- OTC
-
- UNO
-
- ADS
-
noun,
advertisement.
- OSD
-
- OSA
-
- Hun
-
noun,
a member of a nomadic and warlike Asian people who devastated or controlled large parts of eastern and central Europe and who exercised their greatest power under Attila in the 5th century a.d.
- Aso
-
noun,
Mount, a volcanic mountain in Japan, in central Kyushu, noted for its vast caldera. 5223 feet (1593 meters).
- Ora
-
noun,
plural of os2 .
- hrs
-
- AHE
-
- ht.
-
- ASU
-
- ahu
-
noun,
a stone heap or platform used by the Polynesians as a marker or memorial.
- 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.
- at.
-
- ATC
-
- NGO
-
noun,
1901–1963, South Vietnamese statesman: president of the Republic of South Vietnam 1956–63.
- ANC
-
- 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.
- Oca
-
noun,
a wood sorrel, Oxalis tuberosa, of the Andes, cultivated in South America for its edible tubers.
- HRE
-
- ORT
-
noun,
Usually, orts. a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
- TSS
-
- Nth
-
Idioms,
the nth degree / power,
a high degree or power.
the utmost degree or extent:
- Une
-
- NSU
-
- NSC
-
- NSA
-
- Tro
-
- ago
-
adverb,
in past time; in the past:
- TSH
-
- Hts
-
- ASR
-
- hug
-
noun,
a tight clasp with the arms; embrace.
- NES
-
- ASS
-
noun,
a long-eared, slow, patient, sure-footed domesticated mammal, Equus asinus, related to the horse, used chiefly as a beast of burden.
- Agt
-
- ur-
-
- tra
-
- tr.
-
- NOC
-
- Nun
-
noun,
a woman member of a religious order, especially one bound by vows of poverty, chastity, and obedience.
- ons
-
- Nod
-
noun,
a short, quick downward bending forward of the head, as in assent, greeting, or command or because of drowsiness.
- ACH
-
interjection,
alas; oh.
- och
-
interjection,
(used as an expression of surprise, disapproval, regret, etc.)
- Hue
-
noun,
a gradation or variety of a color; tint:
- Noe
-
noun,
Noah (def 1).
- HUD
-
noun,
Department of Housing and Urban Development.
- Urd
-
noun,
a plant, Vigna mungo, of the legume family, widely cultivated in tropical Asia for its edible seeds and for forage.
- NAD
-
- ast
-
- ure
-
- TSE
-
- nog
-
noun,
any beverage made with beaten eggs, usually with alcoholic liquor; eggnog.
- HST
-
- dug
-
noun,
the mamma or the nipple of a female mammal.
- het
-
noun,
a heterosexual person.
- GAO
-
noun,
a city in E Mali.
- GAR
-
noun,
Also called garfish, garpike. any predaceous freshwater fish of the genus Lepisosteus, of North America, covered with hard, diamond-shaped scales and having long jaws with needlelike teeth.
- dah
-
noun,
an echoic word, the referent of which is a tone interval approximately three times the length of the dot, used to designate the dash of Morse code, International Morse code, etc.
- Gad
-
noun,
the act of gadding.
- GAN
-
noun,
cotton gin.
- Dag
-
noun,
one of a series of decorative scallops or foliations along the edge of a garment, cloth, etc.
- DAE
-
- Sr.
-
- DAR
-
- Sau
-
noun,
German name of Sava.
- SRS
-
- ss.
-
- SSA
-
- SSC
-
- SSD
-
- SSE
-
- Ga.
-
- sc.
-
- SSR
-
- ESU
-
- ess
-
noun,
the letter S, s.
- DEA
-
- de-
-
- DCS
-
- ScD
-
- d-c
-
noun,
a surgical method for the removal of diseased tissue or an early embryo from the lining of the uterus by means of scraping.
- SOS
-
noun,
any call for help:
- eu-
-
- dau
-
noun,
dhow.
- sot
-
noun,
a drunkard.
- Sou
-
noun,
(formerly) either of two bronze coins of France, equal to 5 centimes and 10 centimes.
- ETO
-
- DAS
-
noun,
hyrax.
- ETR
-
- ETS
-
- SSN
-
- SSS
-
- Esc
-
- CSR
-
- Ged
-
noun,
any fish of the pike family.
- ctn
-
plural,
carton.
- ctg
-
- cte
-
- CTA
-
- CST
-
- CSO
-
- cud
-
noun,
the portion of food that a ruminant returns from the first stomach to the mouth to chew a second time.
- CSA
-
- cru
-
noun,
(in France) a vineyard producing wine of high quality, sometimes classified by the government as either a Great Growth (Grand Cru) or a First Growth (Premier Cru)
- CRT
-
- CRS
-
- San
-
noun,
a member of a nomadic aboriginal people of southern Africa.
- SAG
-
noun,
an act or instance of sagging.
- SAE
-
- CAR
-
noun,
an automobile.
- cue
-
noun,
anything said or done, on or off stage, that is followed by a specific line or action:
- SST
-
- GAS
-
noun,
Physics. a substance possessing perfect molecular mobility and the property of indefinite expansion, as opposed to a solid or liquid.
- St.
-
- Sta
-
- DSO
-
- DSC
-
- DOA
-
- do.
-
- Cut
-
noun,
the act of cutting; a stroke or a blow, as with a knife, whip, etc.
- Gat
-
noun,
a pistol or revolver.
- GDR
-
- GCA
-
- GCD
-
- GCE
-
- GCR
-
- GCT
-
- SAR
-
- Gde
-
- ESR
-
- ESA
-
- Sad
-
noun,
the 14th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- ead
-
- eo-
-
- ETA
-
noun,
the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
- ETD
-
- SEN
-
noun,
a money of account of Japan, the 100th part of a yen, now used only in certain quotations, as on foreign exchange.
- ea.
-
- Dou
-
noun,
Gerard [gey-rahrt] /ˈgeɪ rɑrt/ (Show IPA), 1613–75, Dutch painter: pupil of Rembrandt.
- ean
-
- Eg.
-
- DOT
-
noun,
a small, roundish mark made with or as if with a pen.
- 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.
- sht
-
- SED
-
- Shu
-
noun,
the Confucian principle of refraining from actions toward others that would be disagreeable if done to oneself.
- EAS
-
noun,
the Akkadian god of wisdom, the son of Apsu and father of Marduk: the counterpart of Enki.
- eat
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- Dr.
-
- 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).
- ec-
-
- Du.
-
- due
-
noun,
something that is due, owed, or naturally belongs to someone.
- Dun
-
noun,
a person, especially a creditor, who duns another.
- she
-
noun,
a female person or animal.
- SHA
-
- Duc
-
noun,
duke.
- Sgt
-
- DTh
-
- DRE
-
- DST
-
- sho
-
- DSS
-
- DSR
-
- DSA
-
- SES
-
noun,
the syllable used for the seventh tone of a scale and sometimes for the tone B.
- DRG
-
- Dor
-
noun,
Also, dorbeetle [dawr-beet-l] /ˈdɔrˌbit l/ (Show IPA). a common European dung beetle, Geotrupes stercorarius.
- ECA
-
- ERT
-
- dh-
-
- EGO
-
noun,
the “I” or self of any person; a person as thinking, feeling, and willing, and distinguishing itself from the selves of others and from objects of its thought.
- sod
-
noun,
a section cut or torn from the surface of grassland, containing the matted roots of grass.
- DNR
-
- Son
-
noun,
a male child or person in relation to his parents.
- DNA
-
- dha
-
- Ehr
-
- EDT
-
- en-
-
- DET
-
- eon
-
noun,
an indefinitely long period of time; age.
- 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.:
- Soo
-
noun,
the, Canadian. Sault Ste. Marie.
- ERS
-
noun,
ervil.
- DOE
-
noun,
the female of the deer, antelope, goat, rabbit, and certain other animals.
- EDS
-
noun,
education:
- ECG
-
- Don
-
noun,
(initial capital letter) Mr.; Sir: a Spanish title prefixed to a man's given name.
- sea
-
noun,
the salt waters that cover the greater part of the earth's surface.
- se-
-
- SDS
-
- SDR
-
- SDA
-
- ECU
-
noun,
the shield carried by a mounted man-at-arms in the Middle Ages.
- ed.
-
- EDA
-
noun,
a female given name.
- SOC
-
noun,
sociology or a class or course in sociology.
- EDC
-
- doh
-
interjection,
(used to express dismay when one has said or done something stupid or when something has gone wrong.)
Compare duh.
- SNU
-
- edh
-
noun,
eth.
- dog
-
noun,
a domesticated canid, Canis familiaris, bred in many varieties.
- SCS
-
- EDO
-
noun,
a member of an indigenous people of western Africa, in the Benin region of southern Nigeria.
- Ges
-
- uts
-
noun,
the syllable once generally used for the first tone or keynote of a scale and sometimes for the tone C: now commonly superseded by do.
- get
-
noun,
an offspring or the total of the offspring, especially of a male animal:
- Teh
-
noun,
Te.
- TCS
-
- tea
-
noun,
the dried and prepared leaves of a shrub, Camellia sinensis, from which a somewhat bitter, aromatic beverage is prepared by infusion in hot water.
- Gut
-
noun,
the alimentary canal, especially between the pylorus and the anus, or some portion of it.
Compare foregut, midgut, hindgut.
- TEC
-
noun,
detective.
- Ted
-
noun,
British Slang. Teddy boy.
- teg
-
noun,
Animal Husbandry.
a two-year-old sheep that has not been shorn.
the wool shorn from such a sheep.
- hr.
-
- res
-
noun,
an object or thing; matter.
- Had
-
noun,
Usually, haves. an individual or group that has wealth, social position, or other material benefits (contrasted with have-not).
- CHA
-
noun,
tea.
- ChE
-
noun,
Ernesto [er-nes-taw] /ɛrˈnɛs tɔ/ (Show IPA), ("Che") 1928–67, Cuban revolutionist and political leader, born in Argentina.
- CGS
-
- hae
-
verb (used with object), auxiliary verb,
have.
- 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.
- TCA
-
- TAU
-
noun,
the 19th letter of the Greek alphabet (T, τ).
- HAO
-
noun,
an aluminum coin and monetary unit of Vietnam, the tenth part of a dong.
- RNA
-
- Chu
-
noun,
a river in SE Kazakhstan, flowing NE from the Tian Shan, near the Kyrgyz border, into the desert. 700 miles (1126 km) long.
- GSR
-
- gt.
-
- GTC
-
- ROA
-
- rnd
-
- TAO
-
noun,
(in philosophical Taoism) that in virtue of which all things happen or exist.
- GUS
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Augustus or Gustave.
- TAR
-
noun,
any of various dark-colored viscid products obtained by the destructive distillation of certain organic substances, as coal or wood.
- GTO
-
- GTS
-
- rho
-
noun,
the 17th letter of the Greek alphabet (P, ρ).
- rhe
-
noun,
a centimeter-gram-second unit of fluidity, equal to the reciprocal of poise.
- 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.
- Gur
-
noun,
a branch of the Niger-Congo subfamily of languages, including Mossi and other languages spoken in Burkina Faso, Ghana, Togo, Ivory Coast, and Mali.
- red
-
noun,
any of various colors resembling the color of blood; the primary color at one extreme end of the visible spectrum, an effect of light with a wavelength between 610 and 780 nanometers.
- TES
-
noun,
ti1 .
- Tan
-
noun,
the brown color imparted to the skin by exposure to the sun or open air.
- rah
-
interjection,
(used as an exclamation of encouragement to a player or team.)
- hd.
-
- rat
-
noun,
any of several long-tailed rodents of the family Muridae, of the genus Rattus and related genera, distinguished from the mouse by being larger.
- RAS
-
noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- Hen
-
noun,
the female of the domestic fowl.
- CAS
-
verb (used with or without object),
to call, as to call an animal toward one; urge forward by calling.
- RAN
-
noun,
a sea goddess who drags down ships and drowns sailors: the wife of Aegir.
- rag
-
noun,
a worthless piece of cloth, especially one that is torn or worn.
- RCA
-
- Rae
-
noun,
John, 1813–93, Scottish surgeon and Arctic explorer.
- Tng
-
- Re.
-
- RCS
-
- toe
-
noun,
one of the terminal digits of the human foot.
- Rd.
-
- tog
-
noun,
a coat.
- HCR
-
- CDT
-
- TGN
-
- CEO
-
- th-
-
- ThD
-
- tha
-
noun,
the fourth letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- has
-
noun,
Usually, haves. an individual or group that has wealth, social position, or other material benefits (contrasted with have-not).
- REC
-
noun,
recreation.
- HAT
-
noun,
a shaped covering for the head, usually with a crown and brim, especially for wear outdoors.
- THC
-
- CEA
-
- REA
-
- RDS
-
- RDC
-
- RDA
-
- RCT
-
- RCN
-
- CED
-
- GSC
-
- Gun
-
noun,
a weapon consisting of a metal tube, with mechanical attachments, from which projectiles are shot by the force of an explosive; a piece of ordnance.
- GSA
-
- RSA
-
- Rue
-
noun,
sorrow; repentance; regret.
- GHA
-
- rut
-
noun,
a furrow or track in the ground, especially one made by the passage of a vehicle or vehicles.
- got
-
noun,
an offspring or the total of the offspring, especially of a male animal:
- ROT
-
noun,
the process of rotting.
- Gor
-
interjection,
(used as a mild oath.)
- COS
-
noun,
romaine.
- goo
-
noun,
a thick or sticky substance:
- God
-
noun,
the one Supreme Being, the creator and ruler of the universe.
- Rs.
-
- GNU
-
noun,
either of two stocky, oxlike antelopes of the genus Connochaetes, the silver-gray, white-bearded C. taurinus of the eastern African plain and the black, white-tailed C. gnou of central South Africa: recently near extinction, the South African gnu is now protected.
- Goa
-
noun,
a gazelle, Procapra picticaudata, of the Tibetan plateau.
- sd.
-
- run
-
noun,
an act or instance, or a period of running:
- ROC
-
noun,
a bird of enormous size and strength.
- RSE
-
- RSS
-
- rt.
-
- Sue
-
noun,
Eugène [œ-zhen] /œˈʒɛn/ (Show IPA), (Marie Joseph Sue) 1804–57, French novelist.
- rug
-
noun,
a thick fabric for covering part of a floor, often woven of wool and often having an oblong shape with a border design.
Compare carpet.
- COO
-
noun,
a cooing sound.
- SUN
-
noun,
(often initial capital letter) the star that is the central body of the solar system, around which the planets revolve and from which they receive light and heat: its mean distance from the earth is about 93 million miles (150 million km), its diameter about 864,000 miles (1.4 million km), and its mass about 330,000 times that of the earth; its period of surface rotation is about 26 days at its equator but longer at higher latitudes.
- rte
-
- RTS
-
- SUG
-
- Gr.
-
- Stu
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Stewart or Stuart.
- Sus
-
- CNN
-
- ROE
-
noun,
the mass of eggs, or spawn, within the ovarian membrane of the female fish.
- CNS
-
- CNO
-
- ROG
-
- COT
-
noun,
a light portable bed, especially one of canvas on a folding frame.
- gre
-
- SRO
-
- So.
-
- SAC
-
noun,
a baglike structure in an animal, plant, or fungus, as one containing fluid.
- Rod
-
noun,
a stick, wand, staff, or the like, of wood, metal, or other material.
- Tad
-
noun,
a small child, especially a boy.
- TAE
-
preposition,
to.
- TAG
-
noun,
a piece or strip of strong paper, plastic, metal, leather, etc., for attaching by one end to something as a mark or label:
- 2D
-
noun,
a two-dimensional form or appearance:
- HG
-
- 3D
-
noun,
a three-dimensional form or appearance:
- AU
-
plural,
to the; at the; with the.
- HO
-
noun,
a sexually promiscuous woman.
- sh
-
interjection,
(used to urge silence.)
- R.
-
- HE
-
noun,
any male person or animal; a man:
- SU
-
- E.
-
noun,
Edward (St. John) 1925–2000, U.S. writer and illustrator.
- RH
-
- TN
-
- OH
-
noun,
the exclamation “oh.”.
- SG
-
- 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.
- SA
-
- AH
-
interjection,
(used as an exclamation of pain, surprise, pity, complaint, dislike, joy, etc., according to the manner of utterance.)
- RN
-
- S.
-
- er
-
interjection,
(used to express or represent a pause, hesitation, uncertainty, etc.).
- DT
-
noun,
a withdrawal syndrome occurring in persons who have developed physiological dependence on alcohol, characterized by tremor, visual hallucinations, and autonomic instability. Abbreviation: d.t.
- RC
-
- UT
-
noun,
the syllable once generally used for the first tone or keynote of a scale and sometimes for the tone C: now commonly superseded by do.
- RA
-
noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- GN
-
- AO
-
- D.
-
- GD
-
- TD
-
- TE
-
noun,
ti1 .
- DG
-
- UH
-
interjection,
(used to indicate hesitation, doubt, or a pause).
- OA
-
- TC
-
- t.
-
- TG
-
- GH
-
- NH
-
- OG
-
- rg
-
- T1
-
- TA
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- GU
-
- GO
-
noun,
the act of going:
- RO
-
- et
-
verb,
a simple past tense of eat.
- G.
-
- DN
-
- N.
-
- CE
-
- U.
-
- SN
-
- RU
-
- OU
-
noun,
a rare Hawaiian honeycreeper, Psittirostra psittacea, having an olive-green body, a parrotlike bill, and in the male a bright yellow head.
- NU
-
noun,
the 13th letter of the Greek alphabet (Ν, ν).
- GC
-
- DA
-
noun,
a male hairstyle, especially of the 1950s, in which the hair is slicked back on both sides to overlap at the back of the head.
- DC
-
noun,
a surgical method for the removal of diseased tissue or an early embryo from the lining of the uterus by means of scraping.
- NG
-
- ND
-
- NA
-
adverb,
no1 .
- UC
-
- No
-
noun,
an utterance of the word “no.”.
- Ud
-
- h.
-
- O.
-
- NC
-
- OD
-
noun,
a hypothetical force formerly held to pervade all nature and to manifest itself in magnetism, mesmerism, chemical action, etc.
- eh
-
interjection,
(an interrogative utterance, usually expressing surprise or doubt or seeking confirmation).
- OE
-
noun,
oy2 .
- CU
-