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stone-ground
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
noun, a precarious or delicate state of affairs:
oast-houses
noun, oast.
octahedrons
noun, a solid figure having eight faces.
androgenous
adjective, pertaining to the production of or tending to produce male offspring.
truncheons
noun, the club carried by a police officer; billy.
sandstones
noun, a common sedimentary rock consisting of sand, usually quartz, cemented together by various substances, as silica, calcium carbonate, iron oxide, or clay.
headstrong
adjective, determined to have one's own way; willful; stubborn; obstinate:
so-and-sos
noun, someone or something not definitely named:
choraguses
noun, the leader of a dramatic chorus. a person who undertook the expense of providing for such a chorus.
treasonous
adjective, treasonable.
oast-house
noun, oast.
undercoats
noun, a coat or jacket worn under another.
housecoats
noun, a woman's robe or dresslike garment in various lengths, for casual wear about the house.
outcrosses
noun, a hybrid animal or plant so produced.
ascogenous
adjective, of, relating to, or producing asci.
Chardonnet
noun, Hilaire Bernigaud [ee-ler ber-nee-goh] /iˈlɛr bɛr niˈgoʊ/ (Show IPA), Comte de, 1839–1924, French chemist and inventor.
stegosaurs
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
noun, a stallion kept for breeding.
roadhouses
noun, an inn, dance hall, tavern, nightclub, etc., located on a highway, usually beyond city limits.
octahedron
noun, a solid figure having eight faces.
songstress
noun, a female singer, especially one who specializes in popular songs.
anoestrous
adjective, anestrous.
Schongauer
noun, Martin [mahr-tn;; German mahr-teen] /ˈmɑr tn;; German ˈmɑr tin/ (Show IPA), c1430–91, German engraver and painter.
undershoot
verb (used with object), to shoot or launch a projectile that strikes under or short of (a target).
contangoes
noun, (on the London stock exchange) a fee paid by a buyer of securities to the seller for the privilege of deferring payment.
transcends
verb (used with object), to rise above or go beyond; overpass; exceed:
courtesans
noun, a prostitute or paramour, especially one associating with noblemen or men of wealth.
Nordhausen
noun, a city in central Germany: site of a former Nazi concentration camp.
endosarcs
noun, the endoplasm of a protozoan (opposed to ectosarc).
staunches
verb (used with or without object), noun, stanch1 .
housecoat
noun, a woman's robe or dresslike garment in various lengths, for casual wear about the house.
argentous
adjective, containing univalent silver, as argentous chloride, AgCl.
sunshades
noun, something used as a protection from the rays of the sun, as an awning or a parasol.
honorands
noun, the recipient of an honor, especially an honorary university degree.
crosshead
noun, Printing. a title or heading filling a line or group of lines the full width of the column.
coauthors
noun, one of two or more joint authors.
consarned
adjective, confounded; damned.
androgens
noun, any substance, as testosterone or androsterone, that promotes male characteristics.
Androgeus
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
noun, the quality or state of being cross or angry; irritability; snappishness.
enshrouds
verb (used with object), to shroud; conceal.
coatdress
noun, a tailored dress of medium or heavy fabric, styled like a coat and worn in place of a suit or similar outfit.
sturgeons
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
noun, a valley in central Scotland, in Perth county, near Loch Katrine.
anchorets
noun, anchorite.
hanger-on
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
noun, a woman who is an anchorite.
chantress
noun, a woman who chants or sings.
cornhouse
noun, a corncrib.
uncharged
adjective, not charged, especially with electricity; electrically neutral:
uncharges
verb (used with object), to acquit.
gashouses
noun, gasworks.
uncharted
adjective, not shown or located on a map; unexplored; unknown, as a place or region:
roughcast
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
noun, W(illiam) D(ewitt) [duh-wit] /dəˈwɪt/ (Show IPA), 1926–2009, U.S. poet.
uncrossed
adjective, not crossed.
uncrosses
verb (used with object), to change from a crossed position, as the legs.
Sandhurst
noun, a village in S England, near Reading, W of London: military college.
shantungs
noun, Shandong.
cross-out
noun, a word, line, etc., that has been crossed out.
earth-god
noun, a god of fertility and vegetation.
truncheon
noun, the club carried by a police officer; billy.
dragonets
noun, any fish of the genus Callionymus, the species of which are small and usually brightly colored.
tornadoes
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
noun, an early Portuguese coin of gold or silver, bearing the figure of a cross.
ostracods
noun, seed shrimp.
doghouses
noun, a small shelter for a dog.
hornstone
noun, a variety of quartz resembling flint.
sternsons
noun, a knee in a timber-framed vessel, reinforcing the angle between the keelson and the sternpost.
chasseurs
noun, (in the French army) one of a body of cavalry or infantry troops equipped and trained for rapid movement.
songsters
noun, a person who sings; a singer.
studhorse
noun, a stallion kept for breeding.
authoress
noun, a woman who is an author.
goosander
noun, a common merganser, Mergus merganser, of Eurasia and North America.
autocross
noun, gymkhana (def 2).
anoestrus
noun, anestrus.
undecagon
noun, a polygon having 11 angles and 11 sides.
sunstones
noun, a reddish variety of oligoclase feldspar, used as a gem, having a red and bright-yellow play of color.
construes
noun, the act of construing.
stegodons
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
adjective, not showing estrus.
so-and-so
noun, someone or something not definitely named:
turned-on
adjective, lively and chic; switched-on.
stegosaur
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
adjective, of the nature of or resembling nectar.
escargots
noun, an edible snail.
Ceratodus
noun, a lungfish of either of two genera, Ceratodus or Neoceratodus, having hornlike ridges on the teeth.
croustade
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
noun, a person who is recusant.
souchongs
noun, a variety of black tea grown in India and Sri Lanka.
consensus
noun, majority of opinion:
scrounges
noun, a habitual borrower; sponger.
dangerous
adjective, full of danger or risk; causing danger; perilous; risky; hazardous; unsafe.
sandstone
noun, a common sedimentary rock consisting of sand, usually quartz, cemented together by various substances, as silica, calcium carbonate, iron oxide, or clay.
underacts
verb (used with or without object), to underplay.
Ceanothus
noun, any North American shrub or small tree of the largely western genus Ceanothus, having clusters of small white or blue flowers.
Connaught
noun, a province in the NW Republic of Ireland. 6610 sq. mi. (17,120 sq. km).
corantoes
noun, courante.
unreasons
noun, inability or unwillingness to think or act rationally, reasonably, or sensibly; irrationality.
tournedos
noun, small slices of fillet of beef, round and thick, served with a variety of sauces and garnished.
staghound
noun, a hound trained to hunt stags and other large animals.
cut-grass
noun, any of several grasses having blades with rough edges, especially grasses of the genus Leersia.
nocturnes
noun, a piece appropriate to the night or evening.
daughters
noun, a female child or person in relation to her parents.
unscathed
adjective, not scathed; unharmed; uninjured:
gonotheca
noun, the part of the perisarc covering a gonangium.
chordates
noun, a chordate animal.
transduce
verb (used with object), to convert (energy) from one form into another.
outrances
noun, the utmost extremity.
case-shot
noun, a collection of small projectiles in a case, to be fired from a cannon.
creodonts
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
verb (used with object), to draw out or take out the thread from:
cohostess
southrons
noun, Southern U.S. southerner (def 2).
shogunate
noun, the office or rule of a shogun.
outranges
verb (used with object), to have a longer or greater range than.
thousands
noun, a cardinal number, 10 times 100.
etruscans
noun, an inhabitant of ancient Etruria.
southerns
noun, (often initial capital letter) southerner (def 2).
resonants
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
noun, a prostitute or paramour, especially one associating with noblemen or men of wealth.
ordnances
noun, cannon or artillery.
transudes
verb (used without object), to pass or ooze through pores or interstices, as a fluid.
Herodotus
noun, 484?–425? b.c, Greek historian.
estragons
noun, tarragon.
cathouses
noun, a brothel; whorehouse.
courantes
noun, a dance dating back to the 17th century and characterized by a running or gliding step.
roadhouse
noun, an inn, dance hall, tavern, nightclub, etc., located on a highway, usually beyond city limits.
undercoat
noun, a coat or jacket worn under another.
rosaceous
adjective, belonging to the plant family Rosaceae. Compare rose family.
assurgent
adjective, curving upward, as leaves; ascendant.
goatherds
noun, a person who tends goats.
sonorants
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
verb, simple past tense and past participle of undershoot.
Out-herod
verb (used with object), to outdo in extravagance, violence, or excess:
contangos
noun, (on the London stock exchange) a fee paid by a buyer of securities to the seller for the privilege of deferring payment.
congruent
adjective, agreeing; accordant; congruous.
Doncaster
noun, a city in South Yorkshire, in N England.
unharness
verb (used with object), to strip of harness; detach the harness from (a horse, mule, etc.).
hog-score
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
verb (used with object), to rise above or go beyond; overpass; exceed:
schooners
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
noun, either of two sedges, Cyperus rotundus or C. esculentus, that have small, nutlike tubers and are often troublesome weeds.
cordonnet
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
noun, an instrument of thought or knowledge.
astounds
adjective, Archaic. astonished; astounded.
costards
noun, a large English variety of apple.
counters
noun, a table or display case on which goods can be shown, business transacted, etc.
eductors
noun, ejector (def 3).
Goossens
noun, Sir Eugene, 1893–1962, English composer and conductor.
scrouges
verb (used with or without object), to squeeze; crowd.
strasses
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
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
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.
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noun, a hypothetical force formerly held to pervade all nature and to manifest itself in magnetism, mesmerism, chemical action, etc.
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interjection, (an interrogative utterance, usually expressing surprise or doubt or seeking confirmation).
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noun, oy2 .
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