Anagrams of obstinacies
Word obstinacies has
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- cessation
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noun,
a temporary or complete stopping; discontinuance:
- Ossianic
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adjective,
of, relating to, or characteristic of Ossian, the poetry attributed to him, or the rhythmic prose published by James Macpherson in 1762–63, purporting to be a translation from the Scottish Gaelic.
- stibines
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noun,
a colorless, slightly water-soluble, poisonous gas, SbH 3 , usually produced by the reaction of dilute hydrochloric acid with an alloy of antimony and either zinc or magnesium.
- sections
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noun,
a part that is cut off or separated.
- botanies
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noun,
the science of plants; the branch of biology that deals with plant life.
- scanties
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noun,
scanties, very brief underpants, especially for women.
- contessa
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noun,
countess.
- aconites
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noun,
any plant belonging to the genus Aconitum, of the buttercup family, having irregular flowers usually in loose clusters, including species with poisonous and medicinal properties.
- iceboats
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noun,
a vehicle for rapid movement on ice, usually consisting of a T -shaped frame on three runners driven by a fore-and-aft sailing rig or, sometimes, by an engine operating a propeller.
- sanities
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noun,
the state of being sane; soundness of mind.
- teniasis
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noun,
taeniasis.
- Ossetian
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noun,
an Osset.
- basinets
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noun,
a globular or pointed helmet of the 14th century, often provided with a visor or aventail: evolved from the cervellière.
Compare great basinet.
- bassinet
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noun,
a basket with a hood over one end, for use as a baby's cradle.
- Iobates
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noun,
a Lycian king commissioned by his son-in-law, Proetus, to kill Bellerophon: after surviving ordeals designed to destroy him, Bellerophon was believed to be divinely protected, and Iobates gave him half his kingdom.
- Sistine
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adjective,
of or relating to any pope named Sixtus.
- incites
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verb (used with object),
to stir, encourage, or urge on; stimulate or prompt to action:
- tansies
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noun,
any of several composite plants of the genus Tanacetum, especially a strong-scented, weedy, Old World herb, T. vulgare, having flat-topped clusters of tubular yellow flowers.
- cosines
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noun,
Trigonometry.
(in a right triangle) the ratio of the side adjacent to a given angle to the hypotenuse.
the sine of the complement of a given angle or arc. Abbreviation: cos.
- Insecta
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noun,
the class comprising the insects.
- ascites
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noun,
accumulation of serous fluid in the peritoneal cavity; dropsy of the peritoneum.
- ascents
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noun,
an act of ascending; upward movement; a rising movement:
- bastion
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noun,
Fortification. a projecting portion of a rampart or fortification that forms an irregular pentagon attached at the base to the main work.
- bonitas
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noun,
a female given name.
- entasis
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noun,
a slight convexity given to a column or tower, as to correct an optical illusion.
- incises
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verb (used with object),
to cut into; cut marks, figures, etc., upon.
- Antibes
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noun,
a seaport in SE France, SW of Nice: preserved ruins of 4th-century b.c. Roman town.
- consist
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noun,
Railroads.
the rolling stock, exclusive of the locomotive, making up a train.
a record made of this rolling stock.
- Bassein
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noun,
a city in SW Burma, near the mouth of the Irrawaddy River.
- anoesis
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noun,
a state of mind consisting of pure sensation or emotion without cognitive content.
- isatins
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noun,
a yellowish-red or orange, crystalline, water-soluble solid, C 8 H 5 NO 2 , used chiefly in the synthesis of vat dyes.
- isation
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- notices
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noun,
an announcement or intimation of something impending; warning:
- Staines
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noun,
a town in Surrey, SE England, on the Thames River near Heathrow airport.
- sestina
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noun,
a poem of six six-line stanzas and a three-line envoy, originally without rhyme, in which each stanza repeats the end words of the lines of the first stanza, but in different order, the envoy using the six words again, three in the middle of the lines and three at the end.
- Costain
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noun,
Thomas Bertram, 1885–1965, U.S. novelist, historian, and editor, born in Canada.
- basions
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noun,
the midpoint of the anterior margin of the foramen magnum.
- stances
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noun,
the position or bearing of the body while standing:
- octanes
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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.
- Ossetia
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noun,
a region in Caucasia: divided between North Ossetia of the Russian Federation and the South Ossetian Autonomous Region of the Georgian Republic.
- sabines
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noun,
one of the Sabine people.
- Benicia
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noun,
a town in W California.
- Oscines
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noun,
an oscine bird.
- stibine
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noun,
a colorless, slightly water-soluble, poisonous gas, SbH 3 , usually produced by the reaction of dilute hydrochloric acid with an alloy of antimony and either zinc or magnesium.
- Ossetic
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noun,
the Indo-European, Iranian language of the Ossets.
- bainite
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noun,
an aggregate of iron carbide and ferrite, formed from austenite below the temperature at which pearlite forms and above that at which martensite forms.
- ebonist
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noun,
a worker in ebony.
- Sno-Cat
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- Estonia
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noun,
a republic in N Europe, on the Baltic, S of the Gulf of Finland: an independent republic 1918–40; annexed by the Soviet Union 1940; regained independence 1991. 17,413 sq. mi. (45,100 sq. km). Capital: Tallinn.
- incests
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noun,
sexual intercourse between closely related persons.
- atonies
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noun,
Pathology. lack of tone or energy; muscular weakness, especially in a contractile organ.
- atonics
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noun,
Grammar. an unaccented word, syllable, or sound.
- bionics
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noun,
the study of how humans and animals perform certain tasks and solve certain problems, and of the application of the findings to the design of electronic devices and mechanical parts.
- iceboat
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noun,
a vehicle for rapid movement on ice, usually consisting of a T -shaped frame on three runners driven by a fore-and-aft sailing rig or, sometimes, by an engine operating a propeller.
- basinet
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noun,
a globular or pointed helmet of the 14th century, often provided with a visor or aventail: evolved from the cervellière.
Compare great basinet.
- scabies
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noun,
a contagious skin disease occurring especially in sheep and cattle and also in humans, caused by the itch mite, Sarcoptes scabiei, which burrows under the skin.
Compare itch (def 10), mange.
- 2,4,5-t
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noun,
a light-tan, water-insoluble solid, C 8 H 5 Cl 3 O 3 , used chiefly for killing weeds.
- biotins
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noun,
a crystalline, water-soluble vitamin, C 10 H 16 O 3 N 2 S, of the vitamin B complex, that is present in all living cells and functions as a growth factor and as a catalyst in carboxylation reactions.
- incases
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verb (used with object),
encase.
- bisects
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noun,
Also called split. Philately. a portion of a stamp, usually half, used for payment of a proportionate amount of the face value of the whole stamp.
- obtains
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verb (used with object),
to come into possession of; get, acquire, or procure, as through an effort or by a request:
- bonacis
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noun,
any of several edible serranid fishes, as Mycteroperca bonaci.
- absents
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adjective,
not in a certain place at a given time; away, missing (opposed to present):
- Nicosia
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noun,
a city on and the capital of Cyprus, in the central part.
- caseins
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noun,
Biochemistry. a protein precipitated from milk, as by rennet, and forming the basis of cheese and certain plastics.
- aconite
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noun,
any plant belonging to the genus Aconitum, of the buttercup family, having irregular flowers usually in loose clusters, including species with poisonous and medicinal properties.
- abiosis
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noun,
the absence or lack of life; a nonviable state.
- Cassite
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noun,
Kassite.
- scotias
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noun,
a deep concave molding between two fillets, as in the Attic base.
- cession
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noun,
act of ceding, as by treaty.
- tisanes
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noun,
(italics) French. aromatic or herb-flavored tea.
- tocsins
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noun,
a signal, especially of alarm, sounded on a bell or bells.
- caisson
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noun,
a structure used in underwater work, consisting of an airtight chamber, open at the bottom and containing air under sufficient pressure to exclude the water.
- Cainite
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noun,
a member of a Gnostic sect that exalted Cain and regarded the God of the Old Testament as responsible for evil.
- niobate
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noun,
any salt of niobic acid; columbate.
- noetics
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noun,
the science of the intellect or of pure thought; reasoning.
- abiotic
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adjective,
of or characterized by the absence of life or living organisms.
- cabinet
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noun,
a piece of furniture with shelves, drawers, etc., for holding or displaying items:
- cations
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noun,
a positively charged ion that is attracted to the cathode in electrolysis.
- acetoin
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noun,
a yellowish, pleasant-smelling liquid, C 4 H 8 O 2 , obtained from various carbohydrates, as glucose, by fermentation: used chiefly in the manufacture of flavors and essences.
- abscise
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verb (used without object),
to separate by abscission, as a leaf from a stem.
- Cassino
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noun,
casino (def 3).
- Cassini
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noun,
Oleg [oh-leg] /ˈoʊ lɛg/ (Show IPA), (Oleg Cassini-Loiewski) 1913–2006, U.S. fashion designer and businessman, born in France.
- section
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noun,
a part that is cut off or separated.
- Nicetas
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noun,
Saint Ignatius (def 2).
- casinos
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noun,
a building or large room used for meetings, entertainment, dancing, etc., especially such a place equipped with gambling devices, gambling tables, etc.
- acetins
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noun,
a colorless, thick, hygroscopic liquid, C 5 H 10 O 4 : used chiefly in the manufacture of explosives.
- secants
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noun,
Geometry. an intersecting line, especially one intersecting a curve at two or more points.
- cassone
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noun,
a large Italian chest of the Middle Ages and Renaissance, usually highly ornamented.
- nasties
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noun,
Informal. a nasty person or thing.
- actino-
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- sobeit
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conjunction,
if it be so that; provided that.
- saints
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noun,
any of certain persons of exceptional holiness of life, formally recognized as such by the Christian Church, especially by canonization.
- Easton
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noun,
a city in E Pennsylvania, on the Delaware River.
- binate
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adjective,
produced or borne in pairs; double.
- bicone
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noun,
an object shaped like two cones with their bases together.
- sanies
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noun,
a thin, often greenish, serous fluid that is discharged from ulcers, wounds, etc.
- Bianco
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noun,
Mon·te [mawn-te] /ˈmɔn tɛ/ (Show IPA). Italian name of Mont Blanc.
- saices
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noun,
syce.
- scents
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noun,
a distinctive odor, especially when agreeable:
- castes
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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.
- coasts
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noun,
the land next to the sea; seashore:
- besots
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verb (used with object),
to intoxicate or stupefy with drink.
- scones
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noun,
a small, light, biscuitlike quick bread made of oatmeal, wheat flour, barley meal, or the like.
- ceibas
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noun,
the silk-cotton tree, Ceiba pentandra.
- centi-
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- eosins
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noun,
Also called bromeosin, tetrabromofluorescein. a red, crystalline, water-insoluble solid, C 20 H 8 Br 4 O 5 , derived from fluorescein by bromination: used chiefly as an acid dye for dyeing silk a rose red color and as a histological stain.
- beacon
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noun,
a guiding or warning signal, as a light or fire, especially one in an elevated position.
- beanos
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noun,
bingo.
- scions
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noun,
a descendant.
- beasts
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noun,
any nonhuman animal, especially a large, four-footed mammal.
- C-bias
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noun,
grid bias.
- Sabine
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noun,
one of the Sabine people.
- Beaton
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noun,
Sir Cecil (Walter Hardy) 1904–80, English photographer, writer, and theatrical designer.
- Besant
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noun,
bezant.
- cation
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noun,
a positively charged ion that is attracted to the cathode in electrolysis.
- centos
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noun,
a piece of writing, especially a poem, composed wholly of quotations from the works of other authors.
- enosis
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noun,
a movement for securing the political union of Greece and Cyprus.
- sonics
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noun,
the branch of science that deals with the practical applications of sound.
- sabins
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noun,
Physics. a unit of sound absorption, equal to one square foot (929 square centimeters) of a perfectly absorptive surface.
- Scotia
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noun,
a deep concave molding between two fillets, as in the Attic base.
- Benita
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noun,
a female given name.
- Benoit
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noun,
Pierre [pyer] /pyɛr/ (Show IPA), (or Peter) Léonard Léopold [ley-aw-nar ley-aw-pawld] /leɪ ɔˈnar leɪ ɔˈpɔld/ (Show IPA), 1834–1901, Belgian composer.
- sabots
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noun,
a shoe made of a single block of wood hollowed out, worn especially by farmers and workers in the Netherlands, France, Belgium, etc.
- enacts
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verb (used with object),
to make into an act or statute:
- cteno-
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- sansei
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noun,
a grandchild of Japanese immigrants to the U.S. or Canada.
- secant
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noun,
Geometry. an intersecting line, especially one intersecting a curve at two or more points.
- cosets
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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.
- bonaci
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noun,
any of several edible serranid fishes, as Mycteroperca bonaci.
- scato-
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- cabots
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noun,
John (Giovanni Caboto) c1450–98? Italian navigator in the service of England: discoverer of North American mainland 1497.
- contes
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plural,
Trademark. a brand of crayon made of graphite and clay, usually in black, red, or brown.
- bonsai
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noun,
a tree or shrub that has been dwarfed, as by pruning the roots and pinching, and is grown in a pot or other container and trained to produce a desired shape or effect.
- Bosnia
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noun,
a historic region in SE Europe: a former Turkish province; a part of Austria-Hungary (1879–1918) now part of Bosnia and Herzegovina.
- siesta
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noun,
a midday or afternoon rest or nap, especially as taken in Spain and Latin America.
- scants
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adverb,
Scot. and North England Dialect. scarcely; barely; hardly.
- conies
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noun,
the fur of a rabbit, especially when dyed to simulate Hudson seal.
- Season
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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.
- satins
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noun,
a fabric in a warp-effect or filling-effect satin weave, as acetate, rayon, nylon, or silk, often having a glossy face and a soft, slippery texture.
- cobias
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noun,
a large, fusiform fish, Rachycentron canadum, found off the eastern coast of temperate and tropical America, in the East Indies, and in Japan.
- setons
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noun,
a thread or the like inserted beneath the skin to provide drainage or to guide subsequent passage of a tube.
- set-in
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adjective,
made separately and placed within another unit.
- cities
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noun,
a large or important town.
- C-note
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noun,
See C (def 11).
- coatis
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noun,
any tropical American carnivore of the genus Nasua, related to the raccoon, having an elongated body, long, ringed tail, and a slender, flexible snout.
- seisin
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noun,
seizin.
- seniti
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noun,
a bronze or brass coin and monetary unit of Tonga, the 100th part of a pa'anga.
- cosies
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noun,
a padded covering for a teapot, chocolate pot, etc., to retain the heat.
- boites
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noun,
a nightclub; cabaret.
- bionic
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adjective,
utilizing electronic devices and mechanical parts to assist humans in performing difficult, dangerous, or intricate tasks, as by supplementing or duplicating parts of the body:
- Sasebo
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noun,
a seaport on NW Kyushu, in SW Japan.
- Santos
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noun,
a seaport in S Brazil: world's largest coffee-exporting port.
- Cassie
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noun,
huisache.
- biosis
-
- Coates
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noun,
Eric, 1886–1957, English violist and composer.
- biotas
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noun,
the animals, plants, fungi, etc., of a region or period.
- biotic
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adjective,
pertaining to life.
- biotin
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noun,
a crystalline, water-soluble vitamin, C 10 H 16 O 3 N 2 S, of the vitamin B complex, that is present in all living cells and functions as a growth factor and as a catalyst in carboxylation reactions.
- casino
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noun,
a building or large room used for meetings, entertainment, dancing, etc., especially such a place equipped with gambling devices, gambling tables, etc.
- bisect
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noun,
Also called split. Philately. a portion of a stamp, usually half, used for payment of a proportionate amount of the face value of the whole stamp.
- Saseno
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noun,
an island off the W coast of Albania, at the entrance to Valona Bay: belongs to Albania. 2 sq. mi. (5 sq. km).
- COSINE
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noun,
Trigonometry.
(in a right triangle) the ratio of the side adjacent to a given angle to the hypotenuse.
the sine of the complement of a given angle or arc. Abbreviation: cos.
- sit-in
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noun,
any organized protest in which a group of people peacefully occupy and refuse to leave a premises:
- casein
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noun,
Biochemistry. a protein precipitated from milk, as by rennet, and forming the basis of cheese and certain plastics.
- cestas
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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.
- boasts
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noun,
a thing boasted of; a cause for pride:
- cossie
-
noun,
a bathing suit; bathers.
- cosset
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noun,
a lamb brought up without its dam; pet lamb.
- Cantos
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noun,
one of the main or larger divisions of a long poem.
- scenas
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noun,
an extended operatic vocal solo, usually including an aria and a recitative.
- cansos
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noun,
Cape, a cape in SE Canada, the NE extremity of Nova Scotia.
- Bonita
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noun,
a female given name.
- stains
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noun,
a discoloration produced by foreign matter having penetrated into or chemically reacted with a material; a spot not easily removed.
- bastes
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noun,
liquid used to moisten and flavor food during cooking:
- ascent
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noun,
an act of ascending; upward movement; a rising movement:
- Tessin
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noun,
French and German name of Ticino.
- isotac
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noun,
a line drawn on a map connecting all points where ice starts to melt at approximately the same period in spring.
- tensas
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noun,
a river in NE Louisiana, flowing S to the Ouachita River. 250 miles (402 km) long.
- notice
-
noun,
an announcement or intimation of something impending; warning:
- tenias
-
noun,
taenia.
- anises
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noun,
a Mediterranean plant, Pimpinella anisum, of the parsley family, having loose umbrels of small yellowish-white flowers that yield aniseed.
- aniso-
-
- isatin
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noun,
a yellowish-red or orange, crystalline, water-soluble solid, C 8 H 5 NO 2 , used chiefly in the synthesis of vat dyes.
- ionics
-
noun,
Prosody. an Ionic foot, verse, or meter.
- Ossian
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noun,
a legendary hero and poet and son of Finn, who is supposed to have lived during the 3rd century a.d., represented in Gaelic poems and in imitations of them written by James Macpherson in the 18th century.
- insist
-
verb (used with object),
to assert or maintain firmly:
- Ticino
-
noun,
a canton in S Switzerland. 1086 sq. mi. (2813 sq. km). Capital: Bellinzona.
- insets
-
noun,
something inserted; insert.
- 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.
- insect
-
noun,
any animal of the class Insecta, comprising small, air-breathing arthropods having the body divided into three parts (head, thorax, and abdomen), and having three pairs of legs and usually two pairs of wings.
- incite
-
verb (used with object),
to stir, encourage, or urge on; stimulate or prompt to action:
- tainos
-
noun,
a member of an extinct Arawakan Indian tribe of the West Indies.
- assent
-
noun,
agreement, as to a proposal; concurrence.
- incise
-
verb (used with object),
to cut into; cut marks, figures, etc., upon.
- assoc.
-
- incest
-
noun,
sexual intercourse between closely related persons.
- incase
-
verb (used with object),
encase.
- obtain
-
verb (used with object),
to come into possession of; get, acquire, or procure, as through an effort or by a request:
- tibias
-
noun,
Anatomy. the inner of the two bones of the leg, that extend from the knee to the ankle and articulate with the femur and the talus; shinbone.
- tie-in
-
noun,
an arrangement or campaign whereby related products are promoted, marketed, or sold together:
- atonic
-
noun,
Grammar. an unaccented word, syllable, or sound.
- niobic
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adjective,
of or relating to niobium; columbic.
- Nesbit
-
noun,
E(dith) 1858–1924, English children's author, novelist, and poet.
- Nicias
-
noun,
died 413 b.c, Athenian statesman and general.
- nastic
-
adjective,
of or showing sufficiently greater cellular force or growth on one side of an axis to change the form or position of the axis.
- toe-in
-
noun,
the slight forward convergence given to the front wheels of an automobile to improve steering qualities.
- abient
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adjective,
tending to move away from a stimulus or situation.
- Tocsin
-
noun,
a signal, especially of alarm, sounded on a bell or bells.
- Naoise
-
noun,
the husband of Deirdre and a nephew of Conchobar, by whom he was treacherously killed.
- Tobies
-
noun,
Also, Toby, Toby jug. a mug in the form of a stout old man wearing a three-cornered hat.
- Tobias
-
noun,
the son of Tobit.
- absent
-
adjective,
not in a certain place at a given time; away, missing (opposed to present):
- acetin
-
noun,
a colorless, thick, hygroscopic liquid, C 5 H 10 O 4 : used chiefly in the manufacture of explosives.
- noises
-
noun,
sound, especially of a loud, harsh, or confused kind:
- aceto-
-
- niseis
-
noun,
a person of Japanese descent, born and educated in the U.S. or Canada.
- tisane
-
noun,
(italics) French. aromatic or herb-flavored tea.
- actin-
-
- actins
-
noun,
a globulin that is present in muscle plasma and that in connection with myosin plays an important role in muscle contraction.
- action
-
noun,
the process or state of acting or of being active:
- nocti-
-
- noctis
-
adjective,
(in prescriptions) of the night.
- noesis
-
noun,
(in Greek philosophy) the exercise of reason.
- Noetic
-
adjective,
of or relating to the mind.
- tineas
-
noun,
any of several skin diseases caused by fungi; ringworm.
- atones
-
verb (used with object),
to make amends for; expiate:
- Tassie
-
noun,
tass.
- centas
-
noun,
a former bronze coin of Lithuania, the 100th part of a litas.
- 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.
- stanes
-
noun, adjective, adverb, verb (used with object),
stone.
- stenos
-
noun,
a stenographer.
- estocs
-
noun,
a thrusting sword of the 13th–17th centuries having a long, narrow blade of rectangular section.
- Osetic
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adjective, noun,
Ossetic.
- steins
-
noun,
a mug, usually earthenware, especially for beer.
- basion
-
noun,
the midpoint of the anterior margin of the foramen magnum.
- basnet
-
noun,
basinet.
- bancos
-
noun,
a declaration made by a bettor in certain gambling games, as baccarat and chemin de fer, indicating a bet matching the full amount in the bank, to the exclusion of all previous lower bets: often used as an interjection.
- Octans
-
noun,
the Octant, a southern constellation that contains the south celestial pole.
- bacons
-
noun,
the back and sides of the hog, salted and dried or smoked, usually sliced thin and fried for food.
- stance
-
noun,
the position or bearing of the body while standing:
- oscine
-
noun,
an oscine bird.
- ossein
-
noun,
the collagen of bone, remaining after the mineral matter has been removed by treatment with dilute acid.
- Basset
-
noun,
one of a breed of hounds having short legs, long body and ears, and usually a black, tan, and white coat.
- stoics
-
noun,
a member or adherent of the Stoic school of philosophy.
- essoin
-
noun,
(in England) an excuse for nonappearance in a court of law at the prescribed time.
- steno-
-
- Stones
-
noun,
the hard substance, formed of mineral matter, of which rocks consist.
- Ciano
-
noun,
Count Galeazzo [gah-le-aht-tsaw] /ˌgɑ lɛˈɑt tsɔ/ (Show IPA), (Ciano di Cortellazzo) 1903–44, Italian Fascist statesman: minister of foreign affairs 1936–43.
- scats
-
noun,
scat singing.
- etnas
-
noun,
Mount, an active volcano in E Sicily. 10,758 feet (3280 meters).
- scabs
-
noun,
the incrustation that forms over a sore or wound during healing.
- sabot
-
noun,
a shoe made of a single block of wood hollowed out, worn especially by farmers and workers in the Netherlands, France, Belgium, etc.
- 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.
- enact
-
verb (used with object),
to make into an act or statute:
- cine-
-
- ition
-
- cites
-
noun,
citation (defs 7, 8).
- cines
-
noun,
a film; motion picture.
- scat-
-
- cions
-
noun,
scion (def 2).
- scans
-
noun,
an act or instance of scanning; close examination.
- scant
-
adverb,
Scot. and North England Dialect. scarcely; barely; hardly.
- sceat
-
noun,
a silver Anglo-Saxon coin of the 7th and 8th centuries, sometimes including an amount of gold.
- cists
-
noun,
a box or chest, especially for sacred utensils.
- istic
-
- noise
-
noun,
sound, especially of a loud, harsh, or confused kind:
- Cesti
-
noun,
Marcantonio [mahr-kahn-taw-nyaw] /ˌmɑr kɑnˈtɔ nyɔ/ (Show IPA), 1623–69, Italian composer.
- scena
-
noun,
an extended operatic vocal solo, usually including an aria and a recitative.
- eosin
-
noun,
Also called bromeosin, tetrabromofluorescein. a red, crystalline, water-insoluble solid, C 20 H 8 Br 4 O 5 , derived from fluorescein by bromination: used chiefly as an acid dye for dyeing silk a rose red color and as a histological stain.
- 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.
- nates
-
noun,
buttocks; rump.
- CENTO
-
noun,
a piece of writing, especially a poem, composed wholly of quotations from the works of other authors.
- cent.
-
- ossia
-
conjunction,
(indicating an alternative, usually easier, version of a passage in a musical score) or; or else.
- naso-
-
- oste-
-
- Niobe
-
noun,
the daughter of Tantalus and wife of Amphion of Thebes. She provoked Apollo and Artemis to vengeance by taunting their mother, Leto, with the number and beauty of her own children; Niobe's children were slain and Zeus turned her into stone, in which state she continued to weep over her loss.
- 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: ¢.
- Ostia
-
noun,
a town in central Italy, SW of Rome: ruins from 4th century b.c.; site of ancient port of Rome.
- Sabin
-
noun,
Physics. a unit of sound absorption, equal to one square foot (929 square centimeters) of a perfectly absorptive surface.
- cetin
-
noun,
a white, crystalline, water-insoluble fat, C 32 H 64 O 2 , obtained from spermaceti by extraction with ether: used chiefly as an emulsive agent in the manufacture of pharmaceuticals and cosmetics and as a base in the manufacture of candles and soaps.
- ento-
-
- estab
-
- Nisei
-
noun,
a person of Japanese descent, born and educated in the U.S. or Canada.
- Nabis
-
- entia
-
noun,
plural of ens.
- nabes
-
noun,
a neighborhood movie theater.
- estoc
-
noun,
a thrusting sword of the 13th–17th centuries having a long, narrow blade of rectangular section.
- noct-
-
- 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.
- scent
-
noun,
a distinctive odor, especially when agreeable:
- Osset
-
noun,
a member of an Aryan people of Ossetia whose religion combines features of Islam and Christianity.
- Issei
-
noun,
a Japanese person who immigrated to the U.S. or Canada after 1907 and was not eligible until 1952 for citizenship.
- Santo
-
noun,
a carved figure of a saint, usually of wood, as from Puerto Rico, Mexico, or the southwestern U.S.
- coast
-
noun,
the land next to the sea; seashore:
- costs
-
noun,
the price paid to acquire, produce, accomplish, or maintain anything:
- onces
-
noun,
a single occasion; one time only:
- inst.
-
- iasis
-
noun,
Romanian name of Jassy.
- Eaton
-
noun,
Theophilus, 1590–1658, English colonist and colonial administrator in America.
- inset
-
noun,
something inserted; insert.
- IATSE
-
- Saite
-
noun,
a native or citizen of Saïs.
- init.
-
- obits
-
noun,
Informal. an obituary.
- 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.
- Costa
-
noun,
a rib or riblike part.
- easts
-
noun,
a cardinal point of the compass, 90° to the right of north. Abbreviation: E.
- cotes
-
noun,
a shelter, coop, or small shed for sheep, pigs, pigeons, etc.
- 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.
- sasin
-
noun,
blackbuck.
- sanes
-
noun,
a private nationwide organization in the U.S., established in 1957, that opposes nuclear testing and advocates international peace.
- Ibsen
-
noun,
Henrik [hen-rik] /ˈhɛn rɪk/ (Show IPA), 1828–1906, Norwegian dramatist and poet.
- sanit
-
- incas
-
noun,
a member of any of the dominant groups of South American Indian peoples who established an empire in Peru prior to the Spanish conquest.
- icons
-
- ician
-
- ocean
-
noun,
the vast body of salt water that covers almost three fourths of the earth's surface.
- Iceni
-
noun,
an ancient Celtic tribe of eastern England, whose queen, Boadicea, headed an insurrection against the Romans in a.d. 61.
- Saone
-
noun,
a river flowing S from NE France to the Rhone. 270 miles (435 km) long.
- Sans.
-
- octan
-
noun,
an octan fever.
- obiit
-
- Satie
-
noun,
Erik Alfred Leslie [e-reek al-fred les-lee] /ɛˈrik alˈfrɛd lɛsˈli/ (Show IPA), 1866–1925, French composer.
- ecto-
-
- satis
-
noun,
a Hindu practice whereby a widow immolates herself on the funeral pyre of her husband: now abolished by law.
- octa-
-
- Oscan
-
noun,
one of an ancient people of south-central Italy.
- Isiac
-
adjective,
of or relating to Isis or the worship of Isis.
- econ.
-
- coati
-
noun,
any tropical American carnivore of the genus Nasua, related to the raccoon, having an elongated body, long, ringed tail, and a slender, flexible snout.
- saice
-
noun,
syce.
- isbas
-
noun,
izba.
- Coats
-
noun,
an outer garment with sleeves, covering at least the upper part of the body:
- ontic
-
adjective,
possessing the character of real rather than phenomenal existence; noumenal.
- cobia
-
noun,
a large, fusiform fish, Rachycentron canadum, found off the eastern coast of temperate and tropical America, in the East Indies, and in Japan.
- onset
-
noun,
a beginning or start:
- coins
-
noun,
a piece of metal stamped and issued by the authority of a government for use as money.
- oases
-
noun,
a small fertile or green area in a desert region, usually having a spring or well.
- satin
-
noun,
a fabric in a warp-effect or filling-effect satin weave, as acetate, rayon, nylon, or silk, often having a glossy face and a soft, slippery texture.
- iotas
-
noun,
a very small quantity; jot; whit.
- Cons.
-
- oasis
-
noun,
a small fertile or green area in a desert region, usually having a spring or well.
- oasts
-
noun,
a kiln for drying hops or malt.
- Const
-
- oaten
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or made of oats.
- sains
-
verb (used with object),
to make the sign of the cross on, as for protection against evil influences.
- cont.
-
- Conte
-
noun,
count2 .
- Ionic
-
noun,
Prosody. an Ionic foot, verse, or meter.
- Ionia
-
noun,
an ancient region on the W coast of Asia Minor and on adjacent islands in the Aegean: colonized by the ancient Greeks.
- Oates
-
noun,
Joyce Carol, born 1938, U.S. novelist and short-story writer.
- Saint
-
noun,
any of certain persons of exceptional holiness of life, formally recognized as such by the Christian Church, especially by canonization.
- notes
-
noun,
a brief record of something written down to assist the memory or for future reference.
- 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.
- Cenis
-
noun,
Mont, a mountain pass between SE France and Italy, in the Alps. 6834 feet (2083 meters) high.
- sties
-
noun,
a pen or enclosure for swine; pigpen.
- BASIC
-
noun,
Military.
basic training.
a soldier or airman receiving basic training.
- bases
-
noun,
plural of basis.
- stane
-
noun, adjective, adverb, verb (used with object),
stone.
- Stans
-
noun,
a town in and the capital of Nidwalden, in central Switzerland.
- Stein
-
noun,
a mug, usually earthenware, especially for beer.
- banes
-
noun,
a person or thing that ruins or spoils:
- BANCS
-
noun,
the seat on which judges sit in court.
- Banco
-
noun,
a declaration made by a bettor in certain gambling games, as baccarat and chemin de fer, indicating a bet matching the full amount in the bank, to the exclusion of all previous lower bets: often used as an interjection.
- baits
-
noun,
food, or some substitute, used as a lure in fishing, trapping, etc.
- bact.
-
- basin
-
noun,
a circular container with a greater width than depth, becoming smaller toward the bottom, used chiefly to hold water or other liquid, especially for washing.
- Bacon
-
noun,
the back and sides of the hog, salted and dried or smoked, usually sliced thin and fried for food.
- stoas
-
noun,
Greek Architecture. a portico, usually a detached portico of considerable length, that is used as a promenade or meeting place.
- stobs
-
noun,
a post, stump, or stake.
- Stoic
-
noun,
a member or adherent of the Stoic school of philosophy.
- Stone
-
noun,
the hard substance, formed of mineral matter, of which rocks consist.
- tabes
-
noun,
a gradually progressive emaciation.
- atone
-
verb (used with object),
to make amends for; expiate:
- ation
-
- tabis
-
noun,
a covering for the foot, similar to a sock, having a separate pouchlike stall for the large toe, worn especially in Japan, often with zoris.
- Basie
-
noun,
William ("Count") 1904–84, U.S. jazz pianist, bandleader, and composer.
- scion
-
noun,
a descendant.
- tacos
-
noun,
Mexican Cookery. an often crisply fried tortilla folded over and filled, as with seasoned chopped meat, lettuce, tomatoes, and cheese.
- beats
-
noun,
a stroke or blow.
- betas
-
noun,
the second letter of the Greek alphabet (β, B).
- bests
-
noun,
something or someone that is best:
- 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.
- besot
-
verb (used with object),
to intoxicate or stupefy with drink.
- bents
-
noun,
direction taken, as by one's interests; inclination:
- Sonia
-
noun,
a female given name, Russian form of Sophia.
- Benis
-
noun,
a river flowing NE from W Bolivia to the Madeira River. About 600 miles (965 km) long.
- sonic
-
adjective,
of or relating to sound.
- sotie
-
noun,
a satirical and topical comedy employing actors dressed in traditional fool's costume, popular in France during the late Middle Ages, and often used as a curtain raiser to mystery and morality plays.
- beast
-
noun,
any nonhuman animal, especially a large, four-footed mammal.
- bason
-
noun,
a basin.
- beans
-
noun,
the edible nutritious seed of various plants of the legume family, especially of the genus Phaseolus.
- beano
-
noun,
bingo.
- stabs
-
noun,
the act of stabbing.
- stain
-
noun,
a discoloration produced by foreign matter having penetrated into or chemically reacted with a material; a spot not easily removed.
- Baton
-
noun,
Music. a wand used by a conductor.
- Bates
-
noun,
Katherine Lee, 1859–1929, U.S. educator and author.
- basts
-
noun,
Botany. phloem.
- baste
-
noun,
liquid used to moisten and flavor food during cooking:
- Basso
-
noun,
a person who sings bass; a bass.
- taces
-
noun,
tasset.
- Aston
-
noun,
Francis William, 1877–1945, English physicist and chemist: Nobel Prize in Chemistry 1922.
- snots
-
noun,
Vulgar. mucus from the nose.
- 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.
- Aisne
-
noun,
a river in N France, flowing NW and W to the Oise. 175 miles (280 km) long.
- tibia
-
noun,
Anatomy. the inner of the two bones of the leg, that extend from the knee to the ankle and articulate with the femur and the talus; shinbone.
- 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.
- tinea
-
noun,
any of several skin diseases caused by fungi; ringworm.
- tines
-
noun,
a sharp, projecting point or prong, as of a fork.
- Tinia
-
noun,
the chief god of the Etruscans, with powers similar to those of Zeus.
- actos
-
- Acton
-
noun,
a quilted garment worn under mail in the 13th and 14th centuries; gambeson.
- Actis
-
noun,
a son of Rhoda and Helius who, when banished from his home for fratricide, fled to Egypt, where he taught astrology. The Colossus of Rhodes was built in his honor.
- acet-
-
- Aneto
-
noun,
Pi·co de [pee-kaw th e] /ˈpi kɔ ðɛ/ (Show IPA). Spanish name of Pic de Néthou.
- to-be
-
adjective,
future; soon to be the thing specified (usually used in combination):
- Tobin
-
noun,
James, 1918–2002, U.S. economist: Nobel prize 1981.
- abets
-
verb (used with object),
to encourage, support, or countenance by aid or approval, usually in wrongdoing:
- toise
-
noun,
an old French unit of length equivalent to 6.395 feet (1.949 meters).
- tones
-
noun,
any sound considered with reference to its quality, pitch, strength, source, etc.:
- tonia
-
- tonic
-
noun,
a medicine that invigorates or strengthens:
- Tosca
-
noun,
an opera (1900) by Giacomo Puccini.
- 30-30
-
- teno-
-
- tenia
-
noun,
taenia.
- Taine
-
noun,
Hippolyte Adolphe [ee-paw-leet a-dawlf] /i pɔˈlit aˈdɔlf/ (Show IPA), 1828–93, French literary critic and historian.
- asco-
-
- asst.
-
- assn.
-
- asset
-
noun,
a useful and desirable thing or quality:
- Taino
-
noun,
a member of an extinct Arawakan Indian tribe of the West Indies.
- tains
-
noun,
a thin tin plate.
- Tanis
-
noun,
an ancient city in Lower Egypt, in the Nile delta.
- Asine
-
noun,
an ancient town in S Greece, on the Gulf of Argolis.
- Ascot
-
noun,
a necktie or scarf with broad ends, tied and arranged so that the ends are laid flat, one across the other, sometimes with a pin to secure them.
- ascon
-
noun,
a type of sponge having an oval shape and a thin body wall with pores leading directly into the spongocoel.
- ASCII
-
noun,
a standard code, consisting of 128 7-bit combinations, for characters stored in a computer or to be transmitted between computers.
- anis-
-
- Asben
-
noun,
Aïr.
- 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.
- antis
-
noun,
a person who is opposed to a particular practice, party, policy, action, etc.
- antic
-
noun,
Usually, antics.
a playful trick or prank; caper.
a grotesque, fantastic, or ludicrous gesture, act, or posture.
- anti-
-
- antes
-
noun,
Poker. a fixed but arbitrary stake put into the pot by each player before the deal.
- ante-
-
- Tasso
-
noun,
Torquato [tawr-kwah-taw] /tɔrˈkwɑ tɔ/ (Show IPA), 1544–95, Italian poet.
- anise
-
noun,
a Mediterranean plant, Pimpinella anisum, of the parsley family, having loose umbrels of small yellowish-white flowers that yield aniseed.
- Soane
-
noun,
Sir John, 1753–1837, English architect.
- basis
-
noun,
the bottom or base of anything; the part on which something stands or rests.
- secos
-
noun,
sekos.
- canst
-
noun,
a sealed container for food, beverages, etc., as of aluminum, sheet iron coated with tin, or other metal:
- canes
-
noun,
a stick or short staff used to assist one in walking; walking stick.
- Sinas
-
noun,
a female given name.
- 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.
- Canso
-
noun,
Cape, a cape in SE Canada, the NE extremity of Nova Scotia.
- since
-
adverb,
from then till now (often preceded by ever):
- bones
-
noun,
Anatomy, Zoology.
one of the structures composing the skeleton of a vertebrate.
the hard connective tissue forming the substance of the skeleton of most vertebrates, composed of a collagen-rich organic matrix impregnated with calcium, phosphate, and other minerals.
- sines
-
noun,
Trigonometry.
(in a right triangle) the ratio of the side opposite a given acute angle to the hypotenuse.
(of an angle) a trigonometric function equal to the ratio of the ordinate of the end point of the arc to the radius vector of this end point, the origin being at the center of the circle on which the arc lies and the initial point of the arc being on the x-axis. Abbreviation: sin.
- Siena
-
noun,
a city in Tuscany, in central Italy, S of Florence: cathedral.
- Sino-
-
- boite
-
noun,
a nightclub; cabaret.
- Cant.
-
- canto
-
noun,
one of the main or larger divisions of a long poem.
- Boise
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Idaho, in the SW part: built on the site of an army post on the Oregon Trail.
- boats
-
noun,
a vessel for transport by water, constructed to provide buoyancy by excluding water and shaped to give stability and permit propulsion.
- Sinai
-
noun,
Also called Sinai Peninsula. a peninsula in NE Egypt, at the N end of the Red Sea between the Gulfs of Suez and Aqaba. 230 miles (370 km) long.
- botas
-
noun,
Also called bota bag. a wine bag of Spain made of untanned goatskin and usually holding 1–2 liters (1.1–2.2 quarts).
- cants
-
noun,
insincere, especially conventional expressions of enthusiasm for high ideals, goodness, or piety.
- sents
-
noun,
a coin of Estonia until the euro was adopted, the 100th part of a kroon.
- sebi-
-
- 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.
- sect.
-
- sensa
-
noun,
plural of sensum.
- Cabet
-
noun,
Étienne [ey-tyen] /eɪˈtyɛn/ (Show IPA), 1788–1856, French socialist who established a utopian community in the U.S. (in Illinois) called Icaria: became U.S. citizen 1854.
- senti
-
noun,
a monetary unit of Tanzania, the 100th part of a shilling; cent.
- seti-
-
- Sices
-
noun,
syce.
- Seton
-
noun,
a thread or the like inserted beneath the skin to provide drainage or to guide subsequent passage of a tube.
- cabin
-
noun,
a small house or cottage, usually of simple design and construction:
- Cabot
-
noun,
John (Giovanni Caboto) c1450–98? Italian navigator in the service of England: discoverer of North American mainland 1497.
- caine
-
noun,
(Sir Thomas Henry) Hall, 1853–1931, English novelist.
- cains
-
noun,
Scot. and Irish English. rent paid in kind, especially a percentage of a farm crop.
- Botes
-
noun,
compensation, such as for injury to person or honor.
- boast
-
noun,
a thing boasted of; a cause for pride:
- bonce
-
noun,
head; skull.
- sites
-
noun,
the position or location of a town, building, etc., especially as to its environment:
- SCOTS
-
noun,
Also called Scottish. the English language as spoken in Scotland.
Compare Scots Gaelic.
- bices
-
noun,
either of two colors, bice blue or bice green.
- snobs
-
noun,
a person who imitates, cultivates, or slavishly admires social superiors and is condescending or overbearing to others.
- Ceiba
-
noun,
the silk-cotton tree, Ceiba pentandra.
- snits
-
noun,
an agitated or irritated state.
- bines
-
noun,
a twining plant stem, as of the hop.
- Scone
-
noun,
a small, light, biscuitlike quick bread made of oatmeal, wheat flour, barley meal, or the like.
- Binet
-
noun,
Alfred [al-frid;; French al-fred] /ˈæl frɪd;; French alˈfrɛd/ (Show IPA), 1857–1911, French psychologist: co-deviser of the Binet-Simon scale.
- Cates
-
noun,
a choice food;delicacy; dainty.
- bints
-
noun,
a contemptuous term used to refer to a woman or girl.
- Scot.
-
- biont
-
- Biota
-
noun,
the animals, plants, fungi, etc., of a region or period.
- 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.
- snibs
-
noun,
a bolt, catch, lock, or fastening on a door or window.
- cases
-
noun,
an instance of the occurrence, existence, etc., of something:
- bison
-
noun,
Also called American bison, American buffalo. a North American, oxlike ruminant, Bison bison, having a large head and high, humped shoulders: formerly common in North America, its small remaining population in isolated western areas of the U.S. and Canada is now protected.
- bites
-
noun,
an act of biting.
- sito-
-
- bisso
-
noun,
bis2 .
- noes
-
noun,
an utterance of the word “no.”.
- 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.
- Tobe
-
noun,
the principal outer garment in some parts of north and central Africa, consisting of a length of cloth that is sewn into a long loose skirt or is draped around the body and fastened over one shoulder.
- NICE
-
noun,
a port in and the capital of Alpes-Maritimes, in SE France, on the Mediterranean: resort.
- Tena
-
noun,
Koyukon.
- nibs
-
noun,
his/her nibs, Informal: Often Facetious. a person in authority, especially one who is demanding and tyrannical:
- NTIA
-
- NTSB
-
- toss
-
noun,
an act or instance of tossing.
- 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.
- ten.
-
- nots
-
noun,
a Boolean operator that returns a positive result if its operand is negative and a negative result if its operand is positive.
- ness
-
noun,
a headland; promontory; cape.
- nits
-
noun,
the egg of a parasitic insect, especially of a louse, often attached to a hair or a fiber of clothing.
- oast
-
noun,
a kiln for drying hops or malt.
- neo-
-
- Sean
-
noun,
a male given name, form of John.
- nisi
-
adjective,
not yet final or absolute (used, especially in law, to indicate that a judgment or decree will become final on a particular date unless set aside or invalidated by certain specified contingencies):
- SEbS
-
- sec.
-
- nobs
-
noun,
Slang. the head.
- tens
-
noun,
a self-operated portable device used to treat chronic pain by sending electrical impulses through electrodes placed over the painful area.
- Nebo
-
noun,
Mt. See under Pisgah.
- TINA
-
noun,
a female given name.
- SCAN
-
noun,
an act or instance of scanning; close examination.
- tone
-
noun,
any sound considered with reference to its quality, pitch, strength, source, etc.:
- sci.
-
- ScBE
-
- Tine
-
noun,
a sharp, projecting point or prong, as of a fork.
- nos-
-
- Toni
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Antoinette or Antonia.
- 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.
- tics
-
noun,
Pathology.
a sudden, spasmodic, painless, involuntary muscular contraction, as of the face.
tic douloureux.
- 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.
- not-
-
- Tob.
-
- SEAS
-
noun,
the salt waters that cover the greater part of the earth's surface.
- SCSI
-
noun,
a standard for computer interface ports featuring faster data transmission and greater flexibility than normal ports.
- nota
-
noun,
a dorsal plate or sclerite of the thorax of an insect.
- note
-
noun,
a brief record of something written down to assist the memory or for future reference.
- Tess
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Theresa.
- toea
-
noun,
a bronze coin and monetary unit of Papua New Guinea, the 100th part of a kina.
- tion
-
- Sais
-
noun,
an ancient city in N Egypt, on the Nile delta: an ancient capital of Lower Egypt.
- scab
-
noun,
the incrustation that forms over a sore or wound during healing.
- OATS
-
noun,
a cereal grass, Avena sativa, cultivated for its edible seed.
- SASE
-
- SINE
-
noun,
Trigonometry.
(in a right triangle) the ratio of the side opposite a given acute angle to the hypotenuse.
(of an angle) a trigonometric function equal to the ratio of the ordinate of the end point of the arc to the radius vector of this end point, the origin being at the center of the circle on which the arc lies and the initial point of the arc being on the x-axis. Abbreviation: sin.
- osis
-
- OSSA
-
noun,
plural of os1 .
- Ste.
-
- sati
-
noun,
a Hindu practice whereby a widow immolates herself on the funeral pyre of her husband: now abolished by law.
- Sion
-
noun,
a town in and the capital of Valais, in SW Switzerland.
- SITA
-
noun,
(in the Ramayana) the wife of Ramachandra, abducted by Ravana and later rescued.
- site
-
noun,
the position or location of a town, building, etc., especially as to its environment:
- 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.
- SATB
-
- Stan
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Stanley.
- Sat.
-
- otic
-
adjective,
of or relating to the ear; auricular.
- Otis
-
noun,
Elisha Graves, 1811–61, U.S. inventor.
- once
-
noun,
a single occasion; one time only:
- Sab.
-
- stab
-
noun,
the act of stabbing.
- sits
-
verb,
(in prescriptions) may it be.
- sots
-
noun,
a drunkard.
- snib
-
noun,
a bolt, catch, lock, or fastening on a door or window.
- snit
-
noun,
an agitated or irritated state.
- Soni
-
- Saco
-
noun,
a city in SW Maine.
- sane
-
noun,
a private nationwide organization in the U.S., established in 1957, that opposes nuclear testing and advocates international peace.
- Sacs
-
noun,
a baglike structure in an animal, plant, or fungus, as one containing fluid.
- 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.
- snob
-
noun,
a person who imitates, cultivates, or slavishly admires social superiors and is condescending or overbearing to others.
- sain
-
verb (used with object),
to make the sign of the cross on, as for protection against evil influences.
- sobs
-
noun,
the act of sobbing; a convulsive catching of the breath in weeping.
- Ont.
-
- stoa
-
noun,
Greek Architecture. a portico, usually a detached portico of considerable length, that is used as a promenade or meeting place.
- Obie
-
noun,
one of a group of awards given annually, beginning in 1956, by New York City's The Village Voice newspaper for achievement in the off-Broadway theater.
- 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.
- Secs
-
noun,
second2 (def 2).
- TASS
-
noun,
a cup or small goblet, especially an ornamental one.
- obis
-
noun,
a long, broad sash tied about the waist over a Japanese kimono.
- Taos
-
noun,
a Tanoan language spoken in two villages in New Mexico.
- seis
-
noun,
sei whale.
- sent
-
noun,
a coin of Estonia until the euro was adopted, the 100th part of a kroon.
- tans
-
noun,
the brown color imparted to the skin by exposure to the sun or open air.
- obit
-
noun,
Informal. an obituary.
- Tane
-
noun,
a Polynesian god of fertility.
- Seta
-
noun,
a stiff hair; bristle or bristlelike part.
- snot
-
noun,
Vulgar. mucus from the nose.
- Sian
-
noun,
Older Spelling. Xian.
- SBIC
-
- tain
-
noun,
a thin tin plate.
- obs.
-
- Onas
-
noun,
a member of a people of Tierra del Fuego.
- sibs
-
noun,
a kinsman; relative.
- taco
-
noun,
Mexican Cookery. an often crisply fried tortilla folded over and filled, as with seasoned chopped meat, lettuce, tomatoes, and cheese.
- sice
-
noun,
syce.
- ocas
-
noun,
a wood sorrel, Oxalis tuberosa, of the Andes, cultivated in South America for its edible tubers.
- Tace
-
noun,
tasset.
- tabs
-
noun,
a small flap, strap, loop, or similar appendage, as on a garment, used for pulling, hanging, or decoration.
- tabi
-
noun,
a covering for the foot, similar to a sock, having a separate pouchlike stall for the large toe, worn especially in Japan, often with zoris.
- Oct.
-
- sics
-
adverb,
so; thus: usually written parenthetically to denote that a word, phrase, passage, etc., that may appear strange or incorrect has been written intentionally or has been quoted verbatim: (sic).
- tab.
-
- Sina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- stob
-
noun,
a post, stump, or stake.
- Oise
-
noun,
a river in W Europe, flowing SW from S Belgium through N France to the Seine, near Paris. 186 miles (300 km) long.
- Oita
-
noun,
a seaport on NE Kyushu, in S Japan.
- NEBS
-
noun,
a bill or beak, as of a bird.
- inae
-
- cane
-
noun,
a stick or short staff used to assist one in walking; walking stick.
- coss
-
noun,
kos.
- Bast
-
noun,
Botany. phloem.
- ebon
-
adjective,
ebony (def 6).
- Bate
-
noun,
a state of violent anger or fear.
- eats
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- East
-
noun,
a cardinal point of the compass, 90° to the right of north. Abbreviation: E.
- Bean
-
noun,
the edible nutritious seed of various plants of the legume family, especially of the genus Phaseolus.
- cts.
-
- beat
-
noun,
a stroke or blow.
- 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:
- cose
-
verb (used without object),
coze.
- Base
-
noun,
the bottom support of anything; that on which a thing stands or rests:
- 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.
- Con.
-
- coin
-
noun,
a piece of metal stamped and issued by the authority of a government for use as money.
- Beni
-
noun,
a river flowing NE from W Bolivia to the Madeira River. About 600 miles (965 km) long.
- bens
-
noun,
the inner or back room of a two-room cottage, especially when used as a combined parlor and bedroom.
- cobs
-
noun,
a corncob.
- Bent
-
noun,
direction taken, as by one's interests; inclination:
- Bess
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- coat
-
noun,
an outer garment with sleeves, covering at least the upper part of the body:
- BEST
-
noun,
something or someone that is best:
- Bass
-
noun,
the bass part.
- BASc
-
- cit.
-
- bota
-
noun,
Also called bota bag. a wine bag of Spain made of untanned goatskin and usually holding 1–2 liters (1.1–2.2 quarts).
- atic
-
- Eton
-
noun,
a town in Berkshire, in S England, on the Thames River, W of London: the site of Eton College.
- 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.
- Etna
-
noun,
Mount, an active volcano in E Sicily. 10,758 feet (3280 meters).
- etic
-
adjective,
pertaining to or being the raw data of a language or other area of behavior, without considering the data as significant units functioning within a system.
- etc.
-
- ETAS
-
noun,
the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
- est.
-
- eso-
-
- ESIS
-
- Bais
-
noun,
a yellow mist occurring in eastern China and Japan during the spring and fall, caused by dust from the interior of China.
- eco-
-
- bait
-
noun,
food, or some substitute, used as a lure in fishing, trapping, etc.
- banc
-
noun,
the seat on which judges sit in court.
- bane
-
noun,
a person or thing that ruins or spoils:
- bani
-
noun,
plural of ban4 .
- eons
-
noun,
an indefinitely long period of time; age.
- bant
-
verb (used without object),
to lose weight by practicing Bantingism.
- Ens.
-
- Enos
-
noun,
the son of Seth. Gen. 5:6.
- enc.
-
- ect-
-
- cite
-
noun,
citation (defs 7, 8).
- cist
-
noun,
a box or chest, especially for sacred utensils.
- Aten
-
noun,
Aton.
- bons
-
noun,
Cape, a cape on the NE coast of Tunisia: surrender of the German African forces, May 12, 1943.
- bite
-
noun,
an act of biting.
- Boas
-
noun,
Franz [frahnts] /frɑnts/ (Show IPA), 1858–1942, U.S. anthropologist, born in Germany.
- boat
-
noun,
a vessel for transport by water, constructed to provide buoyancy by excluding water and shaped to give stability and permit propulsion.
- BSSE
-
- Bona
-
noun,
Bône, the former name of Annaba.
- BSSA
-
- BSOT
-
- Bone
-
noun,
Anatomy, Zoology.
one of the structures composing the skeleton of a vertebrate.
the hard connective tissue forming the substance of the skeleton of most vertebrates, composed of a collagen-rich organic matrix impregnated with calcium, phosphate, and other minerals.
- BSNA
-
- 1080
-
- BSIT
-
- Bion
-
noun,
flourished c100 b.c, Greek pastoral poet.
- BSIE
-
- BSES
-
- BSEc
-
- Bosc
-
noun,
a large, greenish-yellow variety of pear.
- BSCE
-
- Bose
-
noun,
Sir Jagadis Chandre [juh-guh-dees chuhn-druh] /dʒə gəˈdis ˈtʃʌn drə/ (Show IPA), 1858–1937, Indian physicist and plant physiologist.
- BSAE
-
- BOSS
-
noun,
a person who employs or superintends workers; manager.
- bot.
-
- bots
-
noun,
a disease affecting various mammals, especially horses, caused by the attachment of the parasitic larvae of botflies to the stomach of the host.
- BIOS
-
noun,
computer firmware that directs many basic functions of the operating system, as booting and keyboard control.
- bio-
-
- cis-
-
- 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.
- cion
-
noun,
scion (def 2).
- bet.
-
- Beta
-
noun,
the second letter of the Greek alphabet (β, B).
- ciao
-
interjection,
(used as a word of greeting or parting): hello; goodbye; so long; see you later.
- Ceto
-
- Ceta
-
noun,
Comprehensive Employment and Training Act.
- cet-
-
- cess
-
noun,
British. a tax, assessment, or lien.
- cen.
-
- Bias
-
noun,
a particular tendency, trend, inclination, feeling, or opinion, especially one that is preconceived or unreasoned:
- Cate
-
noun,
a choice food;delicacy; dainty.
- bint
-
noun,
a contemptuous term used to refer to a woman or girl.
- cat.
-
- cast
-
noun,
act of casting or throwing.
- Cass
-
noun,
Lewis, 1782–1866, U.S. statesman.
- Bice
-
noun,
either of two colors, bice blue or bice green.
- CASE
-
noun,
an instance of the occurrence, existence, etc., of something:
- bin-
-
- bine
-
noun,
a twining plant stem, as of the hop.
- neat
-
noun,
an animal of the genus Bos; a bovine, as a cow or ox.
- Can.
-
- Cain
-
noun,
Scot. and Irish English. rent paid in kind, especially a percentage of a farm crop.
- ates
-
- bote
-
noun,
compensation, such as for injury to person or honor.
- Asti
-
noun,
a city in the Piedmont region of Italy, S of Turin: center of wine-producing region.
- Isai
-
noun,
Jesse.
- ISSN
-
- iso-
-
- ISIS
-
noun,
a goddess of fertility, the sister and wife of Osiris and mother of Horus, and usually represented as a woman with a cow's horns with the solar disk between them: later worshiped in the Greek and Roman empires.
- Isin
-
noun,
an ancient Sumerian city in S Iraq: archaeological site.
- ISBN
-
- isba
-
noun,
izba.
- ains
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- AISI
-
- aesc
-
noun,
ash2 (def 3).
- aits
-
noun,
a small island, especially in a river.
- anes
-
adverb,
once.
- IOTA
-
noun,
a very small quantity; jot; whit.
- ano-
-
- ions
-
noun,
an electrically charged atom or group of atoms formed by the loss or gain of one or more electrons, as a cation (positive ion) which is created by electron loss and is attracted to the cathode in electrolysis, or as an anion (negative ion) which is created by an electron gain and is attracted to the anode. The valence of an ion is equal to the number of electrons lost or gained and is indicated by a plus sign for cations and a minus sign for anions, thus: Na + , Cl−, Ca ++ , S = .
- Iona
-
noun,
an island in the Hebrides, off the W coast of Scotland: center of early Celtic Christianity.
- ANSI
-
- into
-
adjective,
Mathematics. pertaining to a function or map from one set to another set, the range of which is a proper subset of the second set, as the function f, from the set of all integers into the set of all perfect squares where f (x) = x 2 for every integer.
- aet.
-
- Itea
-
noun,
any tree or shrub belonging to the genus Itea, of the saxifrage family, having simple, alternate leaves and clusters of small, greenish-white flowers, as the Virginia willow, I. virginica.
- ins.
-
- Nasi
-
noun,
the head or president of the Sanhedrin.
- NCTE
-
- ABCs
-
noun,
ABC's (defs 1, 3).
- abet
-
verb (used with object),
to encourage, support, or countenance by aid or approval, usually in wrongdoing:
- Abie
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Abraham.
- NATS
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Nathan or Nathaniel.
- 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.
- Nast
-
noun,
Thomas, 1840–1902, U.S. illustrator and cartoonist.
- Naos
-
noun,
a temple.
- itis
-
- nabs
-
verb (used with object),
to arrest or capture.
- nabe
-
noun,
a neighborhood movie theater.
- abos
-
noun,
a contemptuous term used to refer to an Australian Aborigine.
- abs-
-
- Acis
-
noun,
the lover of Galatea, killed by Polyphemus out of jealousy.
- acne
-
noun,
an inflammatory disease of the sebaceous glands, characterized by comedones and pimples, especially on the face, back, and chest, and, in severe cases, by cysts and nodules resulting in scarring.
- ACTS
-
noun,
anything done, being done, or to be done; deed; performance:
- aeon
-
noun,
(in Gnosticism) one of a class of powers or beings conceived as emanating from the Supreme Being and performing various functions in the operations of the universe.
- int.
-
- ance
-
- Ice.
-
- Inc.
-
- ibis
-
noun,
any of several large wading birds of the family Threskiornithidae, of warm temperate and tropical regions, related to the herons and storks, and characterized by a long, thin, downward-curved bill.
Compare sacred ibis.
- ICAO
-
- Iasi
-
noun,
Romanian name of Jassy.
- asc-
-
- asis
-
- asse
-
noun,
Cape fox.
- asci
-
noun,
plural of ascus.
- Ibos
-
noun,
a member of an indigenous black people of southeastern Nigeria, renowned as traders and for their art.
- ices
-
noun,
the solid form of water, produced by freezing; frozen water.
- Inca
-
noun,
a member of any of the dominant groups of South American Indian peoples who established an empire in Peru prior to the Spanish conquest.
- Iban
-
noun,
Also called Sea Dayak. a member of any of several Dayak tribes of Sarawak.
- ant.
-
- ACE
-
noun,
a playing card or die marked with or having the value indicated by a single spot:
- ASN
-
- TNB
-
- abt
-
- Tbi
-
- BCE
-
- Tan
-
noun,
the brown color imparted to the skin by exposure to the sun or open air.
- ACS
-
- ACT
-
noun,
anything done, being done, or to be done; deed; performance:
- BIE
-
- ae.
-
- AEC
-
- be-
-
- ASI
-
- ase
-
- BIT
-
noun,
Machinery.
a removable drilling or boring tool for use in a brace, drill press, or the like.
a removable boring head used on certain kinds of drills, as a rock drill.
a device for drilling oil wells or the like, consisting of a horizontally rotating blade or an assembly of rotating toothed wheels.
- boa
-
noun,
any of several nonvenomous, chiefly tropical constrictors of the family Boidae, having vestigial hind limbs at the base of the tail.
- Bn.
-
- ATB
-
- TSI
-
- TSE
-
- ab-
-
- Sin
-
noun,
transgression of divine law:
- ac-
-
- TAE
-
preposition,
to.
- an.
-
- ABC
-
noun,
ABC's (defs 1, 3).
- 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.
- at.
-
- Abe
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Abraham.
- toe
-
noun,
one of the terminal digits of the human foot.
- BNS
-
- ATC
-
- ast
-
- abn
-
- ASS
-
noun,
a long-eared, slow, patient, sure-footed domesticated mammal, Equus asinus, related to the horse, used chiefly as a beast of burden.
- Aso
-
noun,
Mount, a volcanic mountain in Japan, in central Kyushu, noted for its vast caldera. 5223 feet (1593 meters).
- Bon
-
noun,
Cape, a cape on the NE coast of Tunisia: surrender of the German African forces, May 12, 1943.
- Abo
-
noun,
a contemptuous term used to refer to an Australian Aborigine.
- sis
-
noun,
sister.
- ATS
-
noun,
a money of account of Laos, the 100th part of a kip.
- SIT
-
verb,
(in prescriptions) may it be.
- BSS
-
- AES
-
noun,
any of various early forms of bronze or copper money used in ancient Rome.
Compare as2 (def 1).
- TAO
-
noun,
(in philosophical Taoism) that in virtue of which all things happen or exist.
- Bia
-
noun,
the ancient Greek personification of force: daughter of Pallas and Styx and sister of Cratus, Nike, and Zelos.
- St.
-
- TEC
-
noun,
detective.
- ss.
-
- SSA
-
- SSB
-
- SSC
-
- SSE
-
- SSI
-
- SSN
-
- SST
-
- Sta
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- ans
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noun,
the Sumerian god of heaven: the counterpart of the Akkadian Anu.
- STB
-
- BAO
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noun,
an African board game usually played by moving pebbles along two rows of holes.
- BEA
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noun,
a female given name, form of Beatrice.
- BCS
-
- tea
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noun,
the dried and prepared leaves of a shrub, Camellia sinensis, from which a somewhat bitter, aromatic beverage is prepared by infusion in hot water.
- TCS
-
- Bat
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noun,
Sports.
the wooden club used in certain games, as baseball and cricket, to strike the ball.
a racket, especially one used in badminton or table tennis.
a whip used by a jockey.
the act of using a club or racket in a game.
the right or turn to use a club or racket.
- TCA
-
- TBO
-
- BAS
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noun,
an aspect of the soul, represented as a human-headed bird.
- bec
-
- sot
-
noun,
a drunkard.
- tin
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noun,
Chemistry. a low-melting, malleable, ductile metallic element nearly approaching silver in color and luster: used in plating and in making alloys, tinfoil, and soft solders. Symbol: Sn; atomic weight: 118.69; atomic number: 50; specific gravity: 7.31 at 20°C.
- Son
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noun,
a male child or person in relation to his parents.
- bi-
-
- BSC
-
- AIC
-
- Bai
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noun,
a yellow mist occurring in eastern China and Japan during the spring and fall, caused by dust from the interior of China.
- SOB
-
noun,
the act of sobbing; a convulsive catching of the breath in weeping.
- Ain
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noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- SOC
-
noun,
sociology or a class or course in sociology.
- STI
-
- Ban
-
noun,
the act of prohibiting by law; interdiction.
- TIC
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noun,
Pathology.
a sudden, spasmodic, painless, involuntary muscular contraction, as of the face.
tic douloureux.
- AIS
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noun,
a three-toed sloth, Bradypus tridactylus, inhabiting forests of southern Venezuela, the Guianas, and northern Brazil, having a diet apparently restricted to the leaves of the trumpet-tree, and sounding a high-pitched cry when disturbed.
- TBA
-
- TIA
-
- ait
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noun,
a small island, especially in a river.
- TES
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noun,
ti1 .
- ANC
-
- Ben
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noun,
the inner or back room of a two-room cottage, especially when used as a combined parlor and bedroom.
- Tai
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noun,
any of several sparoid fishes of the Pacific Ocean, as Pagrus major (red tai) a food fish of Japan.
- ane
-
adjective, noun, pronoun,
one.
- asb
-
- SOS
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noun,
any call for help:
- ANI
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noun,
any of several black, tropical American cuckoos of the genus Crotophaga, having a compressed, bladelike bill.
- Bac
-
- NEB
-
noun,
a bill or beak, as of a bird.
- SIC
-
adverb,
so; thus: usually written parenthetically to denote that a word, phrase, passage, etc., that may appear strange or incorrect has been written intentionally or has been quoted verbatim: (sic).
- Oca
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noun,
a wood sorrel, Oxalis tuberosa, of the Andes, cultivated in South America for its edible tubers.
- OES
-
noun,
the fifteenth letter of the English alphabet, a vowel.
- IBN
-
- Ibo
-
noun,
a member of an indigenous black people of southeastern Nigeria, renowned as traders and for their art.
- ICA
-
noun,
Portuguese name of Putumayo.
- OCS
-
- in.
-
- ina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- OIt
-
- ine
-
- IOC
-
- obi
-
noun,
a long, broad sash tied about the waist over a Japanese kimono.
- OBE
-
- Oba
-
noun,
a hereditary tribal ruler among various peoples in the Benin region of western Africa.
- ion
-
noun,
an electrically charged atom or group of atoms formed by the loss or gain of one or more electrons, as a cation (positive ion) which is created by electron loss and is attracted to the cathode in electrolysis, or as an anion (negative ion) which is created by an electron gain and is attracted to the anode. The valence of an ion is equal to the number of electrons lost or gained and is indicated by a plus sign for cations and a minus sign for anions, thus: Na + , Cl−, Ca ++ , S = .
- OAT
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noun,
a cereal grass, Avena sativa, cultivated for its edible seed.
- oic
-
- ONA
-
noun,
a member of a people of Tierra del Fuego.
- IOT
-
- ose
-
- Esc
-
- ess
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noun,
the letter S, s.
- BSA
-
- ETO
-
- OSS
-
- ETS
-
- ics
-
- ib.
-
- io-
-
- Ia.
-
- ian
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noun,
a male given name, Scottish form of John.
- ons
-
- ONI
-
- one
-
noun,
the first and lowest whole number, being a cardinal number; unity.
- IAS
-
- Ios
-
noun,
a small hawk, Buteo solitarius, having two plumage phases and occurring only on the island of Hawaii, where it is a rare species and the only living indigenous bird of prey.
- Is.
-
noun,
(used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
- OTA
-
- NIA
-
- NAB
-
verb (used with object),
to arrest or capture.
- nae
-
adverb,
no1 ; not.
- Nat
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Nathan or Nathaniel.
- NIC
-
noun,
a newly industrialized/industrializing country:
- NBA
-
- nib
-
noun,
the point of a pen, or either of its divisions.
- 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:
- nob
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noun,
Slang. the head.
- NBC
-
- NbE
-
- NBS
-
- NES
-
- ne-
-
- NEC
-
- NEA
-
- nit
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noun,
the egg of a parasitic insect, especially of a louse, often attached to a hair or a fiber of clothing.
- NCO
-
- OAS
-
- NSC
-
- OTC
-
- OSB
-
- OSA
-
- Oc.
-
- ob.
-
- ISA
-
- NSA
-
- NOC
-
- ise
-
- ist
-
- ITA
-
- ITC
-
- ite
-
- ITO
-
noun,
Prince Hirobumi [hee-raw-boo-mee] /ˈhi rɔˈbu mi/ (Show IPA), 1841–1909, Japanese statesman.
- Noe
-
noun,
Noah (def 1).
- ot-
-
- TSS
-
- OTB
-
- CIE
-
- SCS
-
- CBS
-
- CEA
-
- CEO
-
- CIA
-
- SCB
-
- CIB
-
- CNO
-
- sea
-
noun,
the salt waters that cover the greater part of the earth's surface.
- CNS
-
- ote
-
- sc.
-
- SBE
-
- SBA
-
- sb.
-
- COS
-
noun,
romaine.
- se-
-
- CAS
-
verb (used with or without object),
to call, as to call an animal toward one; urge forward by calling.
- CSA
-
- SEI
-
noun,
sei whale.
- Sib
-
noun,
a kinsman; relative.
- BSE
-
- SES
-
noun,
the syllable used for the seventh tone of a scale and sometimes for the tone B.
- BSN
-
- BSO
-
- SEN
-
noun,
a money of account of Japan, the 100th part of a yen, now used only in certain quotations, as on foreign exchange.
- BST
-
- Bt.
-
- CAI
-
- BTE
-
- ca.
-
- CBE
-
- CIO
-
noun,
a federation of affiliated industrial labor unions, founded 1935 within the American Federation of Labor but independent of it 1938–55. Abbreviation: C.I.O., CIO.
- Co.
-
- cs.
-
- ct.
-
- CAB
-
noun,
a taxicab.
- COT
-
noun,
a light portable bed, especially one of canvas on a folding frame.
- COB
-
noun,
a corncob.
- CSO
-
- EAS
-
noun,
the Akkadian god of wisdom, the son of Apsu and father of Marduk: the counterpart of Enki.
- EIS
-
- SAC
-
noun,
a baglike structure in an animal, plant, or fungus, as one containing fluid.
- SAE
-
- ECA
-
- ec-
-
- EBS
-
- EbN
-
- OTS
-
- eat
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- en-
-
- San
-
noun,
a member of a nomadic aboriginal people of southern Africa.
- ean
-
- So.
-
- CST
-
- CTA
-
- ESA
-
- cte
-
- ctn
-
plural,
carton.
- eon
-
noun,
an indefinitely long period of time; age.
- EOS
-
noun,
the ancient Greek goddess of the dawn, identified by the Romans with Aurora.
- eo-
-
- ETA
-
noun,
the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
- ea.
-
- TA
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- CB
-
- T1
-
- S.
-
- TB
-
- AO
-
- t.
-
- BA
-
noun,
an aspect of the soul, represented as a human-headed bird.
- BC
-
- et
-
verb,
a simple past tense of eat.
- SA
-
- AI
-
noun,
a three-toed sloth, Bradypus tridactylus, inhabiting forests of southern Venezuela, the Guianas, and northern Brazil, having a diet apparently restricted to the leaves of the trumpet-tree, and sounding a high-pitched cry when disturbed.
- BO
-
- 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.
- SI
-
noun,
the syllable used for the seventh tone of a scale and sometimes for the tone B.
- CE
-
- N.
-
- NI
-
- O.
-
- TE
-
noun,
ti1 .
- E.
-
noun,
Edward (St. John) 1925–2000, U.S. writer and illustrator.
- EI
-
- OA
-
- OE
-
noun,
oy2 .
- Eb
-
- TI
-
noun,
the syllable for the seventh tone of a diatonic scale.
- IT
-
noun,
(in children's games) the player called upon to perform some task, as, in tag, the one who must catch the other players.
- No
-
noun,
an utterance of the word “no.”.
- ic
-
- i.
-
- TC
-
- NA
-
adverb,
no1 .
- NB
-
- NC
-
- SN
-
- TN
-
- B-
-