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- Negritos
-
noun,
a member of any of various small-statured, indigenous peoples of Africa, the Philippines, the Malay Peninsula, the Andaman Islands, and southern India.
- tyrosine
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noun,
a crystalline amino acid, HOC 6 H 4 CH 2 CH(NH 2)COOH, abundant in ripe cheese, that acts as a precursor of norepinephrine and dopamine. Symbol: Y. Abbreviation: Tyr;
- genitors
-
noun,
a parent, especially a father.
- ignores
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verb (used with object),
to refrain from noticing or recognizing:
- trigone
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noun,
Also, trigonum. Anatomy.
a triangular part or area.
the area on the floor of the urinary bladder between the opening of the urethra in front and the two ureters at the sides.
- resting
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noun,
the refreshing quiet or repose of sleep:
- signore
-
noun,
a conventional Italian title of respect for a man, usually used separately; signor.
- orients
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noun,
the Orient,
the countries of Asia, especially East Asia.
(formerly) the countries to the E of the Mediterranean.
- groynes
-
noun,
groin (def 4).
- goiters
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noun,
an enlargement of the thyroid gland on the front and sides of the neck, usually symptomatic of abnormal thyroid secretion, especially hypothyroidism due to a lack of iodine in the diet.
- re-sign
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verb (used with or without object),
to sign again.
- ergotin
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noun,
any of various extracts of ergot used in medicine.
- trigons
-
noun,
a triangle.
- syringe
-
noun,
a small device consisting of a glass, metal, or hard rubber tube, narrowed at its outlet, and fitted with either a piston or a rubber bulb for drawing in a quantity of fluid or for ejecting fluid in a stream, for cleaning wounds, injecting fluids into the body, etc.
- norites
-
noun,
a granular igneous rock consisting of a mix of light and dark minerals, the former being calcic plagioclase feldspars, and the latter orthorhombic pyroxenes.
- stinger
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noun,
a person or thing that stings.
- 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.
- signory
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noun,
seigniory.
- sorting
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noun,
the process by which sedimentary particles become separated according to some particular characteristic, as size or shape.
- genito-
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- genitor
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noun,
a parent, especially a father.
- sterno-
-
- stringy
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adjective,
resembling a string or strings; consisting of strings or stringlike pieces:
- Negrito
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noun,
a member of any of various small-statured, indigenous peoples of Africa, the Philippines, the Malay Peninsula, the Andaman Islands, and southern India.
- stingy
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adjective,
reluctant to give or spend; not generous; niggardly; penurious:
- Senior
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noun,
a person who is older than another.
- tinges
-
noun,
a slight degree of coloration.
- sentry
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noun,
a soldier stationed at a place to stand guard and prevent the passage of unauthorized persons, watch for fires, etc., especially a sentinel stationed at a pass, gate, opening in a defense work, or the like.
- gyrose
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adjective,
marked with wavy lines.
- gyrons
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noun,
a subordinary having the form of a triangle, usually equal to half a quarter of the escutcheon, with its apex at the fess point.
- Negros
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noun,
an island of the central Philippines. 5043 sq. mi. (13,061 sq. km).
- region
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noun,
an extensive, continuous part of a surface, space, or body:
- ignore
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verb (used with object),
to refrain from noticing or recognizing:
- stingo
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noun,
strong beer.
- Nestor
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noun,
the oldest and wisest of the Greeks in the Trojan War and a king of Pylos.
- set-in
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adjective,
made separately and placed within another unit.
- triens
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noun,
a copper coin of ancient Rome, issued during the Republic, a third part of an as.
- soigne
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adjective,
carefully or elegantly done, operated, or designed.
- stoney
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adjective,
stony.
- reigns
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noun,
the period during which a sovereign occupies the throne.
- Tories
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noun,
a member of the Conservative Party in Great Britain or Canada.
- goiter
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noun,
an enlargement of the thyroid gland on the front and sides of the neck, usually symptomatic of abnormal thyroid secretion, especially hypothyroidism due to a lack of iodine in the diet.
- stego-
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- toe-in
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noun,
the slight forward convergence given to the front wheels of an automobile to improve steering qualities.
- ingest
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verb (used with object),
to take, as food, into the body (opposed to egest).
- ingots
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noun,
a mass of metal cast in a convenient form for shaping, remelting, or refining.
- INGRES
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noun,
Jean Auguste Dominique [zhahn oh-gyst daw-mee-neek] /ʒɑ̃ oʊˈgüst dɔ miˈnik/ (Show IPA), 1780–1867, French painter.
- toners
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noun,
a person or thing that tones.
- inorg.
-
- insert
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noun,
something inserted or to be inserted.
- steno-
-
- instr.
-
- Reston
-
noun,
James (Barrett) ("Scotty") 1909–1995, U.S. journalist, born in Scotland.
- inter.
-
- inters
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verb (used with object),
to place (a dead body) in a grave or tomb; bury.
- sortie
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noun,
a rapid movement of troops from a besieged place to attack the besiegers.
- groins
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noun,
Anatomy. the fold or hollow on either side of the front of the body where the thigh joins the abdomen.
- groyne
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noun,
groin (def 4).
- intro.
-
- intros
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noun,
an introduction.
- Grison
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noun,
a weasellike carnivore, Galictis vittata, ranging from southern Mexico to Peru, having a grayish-white upper body, a distinctive white stripe across the forehead and ears, and a dark brown face, chest, and legs.
- griots
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noun,
a member of a hereditary caste among the peoples of western Africa whose function is to keep an oral history of the tribe or village and to entertain with stories, poems, songs, dances, etc.
- Tyrone
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noun,
a former administrative county in W Northern Ireland: replaced by several new districts 1973.
- resign
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verb (used with object),
to give up (an office, position, etc.), often formally.
- Gentry
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noun,
wellborn and well-bred people.
- irones
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noun,
a colorless liquid of isomeric, unsaturated ketones, C 14 H 22 O, obtained from orris root: used in perfumery for its odor of violets.
- goners
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noun,
a person or thing that is dead, lost, or past recovery.
- nitery
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noun,
a nightclub.
- Strine
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noun,
Australian English.
- signer
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noun,
a person who signs.
- trines
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noun,
a set or group of three; triad.
- stoner
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noun,
Slang. a person who is habitually high on drugs, especially marijuana, or alcohol; a person who is usually stoned.
- trying
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noun,
an attempt or effort:
- Troyes
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noun,
a city in and the capital of Aube, in NE France, on the Seine: truce treaty in Hundred Year's War.
- ergots
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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.
- orgies
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noun,
wild or drunken festivity or revelry, especially involving sex with multiple participants.
- Storey
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noun,
story2 .
- Orient
-
noun,
the Orient,
the countries of Asia, especially East Asia.
(formerly) the countries to the E of the Mediterranean.
- trigos
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noun,
wheat; field of wheat.
- tensor
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noun,
Anatomy. a muscle that stretches or tightens some part of the body.
- Origen
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noun,
(Origenes Admantius) a.d. 185?–254? Alexandrian writer, Christian theologian, and teacher.
- sinter
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noun,
siliceous or calcareous matter deposited by springs, as that formed around the vent of a geyser.
- Singer
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noun,
a person who sings, especially a trained or professional vocalist.
- Erinys
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noun,
any of the Furies.
- signet
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noun,
a small seal, as on a finger ring.
- norite
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noun,
a granular igneous rock consisting of a mix of light and dark minerals, the former being calcic plagioclase feldspars, and the latter orthorhombic pyroxenes.
- Signor
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noun,
a conventional Italian term of address or title of respect for a man, either used separately or prefixed to the name. Abbreviation: Sig., sig.
- Estrin
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noun,
estrone.
- egoist
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noun,
a self-centered or selfish person (opposed to altruist).
- nitres
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noun,
niter.
- string
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noun,
a slender cord or thick thread used for binding or tying; line.
- oyster
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noun,
any of several edible, marine, bivalve mollusks of the family Ostreidae, having an irregularly shaped shell, occurring on the bottom or adhering to rocks or other objects in shallow water.
- niters
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noun,
potassium nitrate.
- genit.
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- trones
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noun,
a large pair of scales, a spring balance, or other weighing device located in a town or marketplace to weigh goods and merchandise.
- nitro-
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- triose
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noun,
a monosaccharide that has three atoms of carbon.
- etrogs
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noun,
Judaism. a citron for use with the lulav during the Sukkoth festival service.
- trigon
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noun,
a triangle.
- Strong
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Idioms,
come on strong, Slang. to behave in an aggressive, ardent, or flamboyant manner:
- inset
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noun,
something inserted; insert.
- ornes
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noun,
a department in NW France. 2372 sq. mi. (6145 sq. km). Capital: Alençon.
- resin
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noun,
any of a class of nonvolatile, solid or semisolid organic substances, as copal or mastic, that consist of amorphous mixtures of carboxylic acids and are obtained directly from certain plants as exudations or prepared by polymerization of simple molecules: used in medicine and in the making of varnishes and plastics.
- yonis
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noun,
(in Shaktism) the external female genitals regarded as the symbol of Shakti.
Compare lingam (def 2).
- resit
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noun,
a test or examination that is retaken.
- oyers
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noun,
oyer and terminer.
- sting
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noun,
an act or an instance of stinging.
- TIROS
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noun,
one of a series of satellites for transmitting television pictures of the earth's cloud cover.
- yogis
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noun,
a person who practices yoga.
- tyros
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noun,
a beginner in learning anything; novice.
- Norse
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noun,
(used with a plural verb) the Norwegians, especially the ancient Norwegians.
- Tyson
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noun,
Michael Gerald ("Mike"; "Iron Mike") born 1966, U.S. boxer.
- inert
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adjective,
having no inherent power of action, motion, or resistance (opposed to active):
- intr.
-
- Story
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noun,
a narrative, either true or fictitious, in prose or verse, designed to interest, amuse, or instruct the hearer or reader; tale.
- nosey
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adjective,
nosy.
- orig.
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- ogres
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noun,
a monster in fairy tales and popular legend, usually represented as a hideous giant who feeds on human flesh.
- notes
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noun,
a brief record of something written down to assist the memory or for future reference.
- onset
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noun,
a beginning or start:
- ingot
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noun,
a mass of metal cast in a convenient form for shaping, remelting, or refining.
- stroy
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verb (used with object),
to destroy.
- tenor
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noun,
the course of thought or meaning that runs through something written or spoken; purport; drift.
- teno-
-
- Oreg.
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- inst.
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- stge.
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- ornis
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noun,
an avifauna.
- Norge
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noun,
Norwegian name of Norway.
- tiers
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noun,
one of a series of rows or ranks rising one behind or above another, as of seats in an amphitheater, boxes in a theater, guns in a man-of-war, or oars in an ancient galley.
- Regt.
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- REGIS
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noun,
a male given name.
- tying
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noun,
that with which anything is tied.
- oste-
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- Tigre
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noun,
a Semitic language spoken in northern Ethiopia.
- Negro
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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.
- tiger
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noun,
a large, carnivorous, tawny-colored and black-striped feline, Panthera tigris, of Asia, ranging in several subspecies from India and the Malay Peninsula to Siberia: the entire species is endangered, with some subspecies thought to be extinct.
- Regin
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noun,
a smith, the brother of Fafnir, who raises Sigurd and encourages him to kill Fafnir in the hope of gaining the gold he guards.
- stogy
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noun,
a long, slender, roughly made, inexpensive cigar.
- osier
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noun,
any of various willows, as the red osier, having tough, flexible twigs or branches that are used for wickerwork.
- Stone
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noun,
the hard substance, formed of mineral matter, of which rocks consist.
- nitre
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noun,
niter.
- terns
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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.
- nitr-
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- Niger
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noun,
a republic in NW Africa: formerly part of French West Africa. 458,976 sq. mi. (1,188,748 sq. km). Capital: Niamey.
- Niort
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noun,
a city in and the capital of Deux-Sèvres, in W France.
- Terni
-
noun,
a city in central Italy.
- Niter
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noun,
potassium nitrate.
- Tyner
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noun,
McCoy (Sulaimon Saud) born 1938, U.S. jazz pianist and composer.
- tines
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noun,
a sharp, projecting point or prong, as of a fork.
- yores
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noun,
Chiefly Literary. time past:
- Irons
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noun,
Jeremy (John) born 1948, English actor.
- tyres
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noun,
an ancient seaport of Phoenicia: one of the great cities of antiquity, famous for its navigators and traders; site of modern Sur.
- tires
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noun,
British Dialect. fatigue.
- rents
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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.
- reni-
-
- irone
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noun,
a colorless liquid of isomeric, unsaturated ketones, C 14 H 22 O, obtained from orris root: used in perfumery for its odor of violets.
- noisy
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adjective,
making much noise:
- irony
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noun,
the use of words to convey a meaning that is the opposite of its literal meaning:
- noise
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noun,
sound, especially of a loud, harsh, or confused kind:
- store
-
noun,
an establishment where merchandise is sold, usually on a retail basis.
- tynes
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noun,
tine.
- Noyes
-
noun,
Alfred, 1880–1958, English poet.
- reist
-
verb (used without object),
reest2 .
- reins
-
noun,
Often, reins. a leather strap, fastened to each end of the bit of a bridle, by which the rider or driver controls a horse or other animal by pulling so as to exert pressure on the bit.
- tings
-
noun,
a tinging sound.
- stony
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adjective,
full of or abounding in stones or rock:
- tinge
-
noun,
a slight degree of coloration.
- reign
-
noun,
the period during which a sovereign occupies the throne.
- iters
-
noun,
a canal or passage.
- nerts
-
interjection,
nuts (def 1).
- 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).
- rings
-
noun,
a typically circular band of metal or other durable material, especially one of gold or other precious metal, often set with gems, for wearing on the finger as an ornament, a token of betrothal or marriage, etc.
- serin
-
noun,
a small finch, Serinus serinus, of Europe and northern Africa, closely related to the canary.
- trig.
-
- Signy
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noun,
the daughter of Volsung and mother, by her brother, Sigmund, of Sinfjotli, with whose help she kills her husband (Siggeir) to avenge his murder of Volsung.
- genro
-
noun,
any of the unofficial elder statesmen of Japan who influenced the government c1875–1940.
- gents
-
noun,
Informal. gentleman (defs 1, 2).
- Sigyn
-
noun,
Scandinavian Mythology. wife of Loki, who held a cup over Loki after his imprisonment in order to spare him the pain of the drops of poison with which he was punished.
- tries
-
noun,
plural of try.
- Seton
-
noun,
a thread or the like inserted beneath the skin to provide drainage or to guide subsequent passage of a tube.
- treys
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noun,
a playing card or a die having three pips.
- seti-
-
- sero-
-
- gyno-
-
- gyres
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noun,
a ring or circle.
- etrog
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noun,
Judaism. a citron for use with the lulav during the Sukkoth festival service.
- senti
-
noun,
a monetary unit of Tanzania, the 100th part of a shilling; cent.
- girns
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noun, verb (used with object),
grin2 .
- gyro-
-
- rinse
-
noun,
an act or instance of rinsing.
- giros
-
noun,
autogiro.
- gyros
-
noun,
gyrocompass.
- 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.
- girts
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noun,
Carpentry.
a timber or plate connecting the corner posts of an exterior wooden frame, as a braced frame, at a floor above the ground floor.
a heavy beam, as for supporting the ends of rafters.
- sengi
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noun,
a monetary unit of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, equal to 1/10,000 (.0001) of a zaire.
- torsi
-
noun,
a plural of torso.
- goers
-
noun,
a person or thing that goes:
- trigo
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noun,
wheat; field of wheat.
- trigs
-
noun,
trigonometry.
- 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.
- Ensor
-
noun,
James, 1860–1949, Belgian painter.
- 30-30
-
- snore
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noun,
the act, instance, or sound of snoring.
- 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.
- sito-
-
- troys
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noun,
Latin Ilium. Greek Ilion. an ancient ruined city in NW Asia Minor: the seventh of nine settlements on the site is commonly identified as the Troy of the Iliad.
- snort
-
noun,
the act or sound of snorting.
- trois
-
noun,
the number 3.
- Siret
-
noun,
a river in SE Europe, flowing SE from the Carpathian Mountains in Ukraine, through E Romania to the Danube. 270 miles (435 km) long.
- trogs
-
noun,
Chiefly British Slang. a hooligan; lout.
- Siren
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. one of several sea nymphs, part woman and part bird, who lure mariners to destruction by their seductive singing.
- engr.
-
- ento-
-
- trine
-
noun,
a set or group of three; triad.
- entry
-
noun,
an act of entering; entrance.
- Sino-
-
- 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.
- ergo-
-
- ergot
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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.
- Synge
-
noun,
John Millington [mil-ing-tuh n] /ˈmɪl ɪŋ tən/ (Show IPA), 1871–1909, Irish dramatist.
- singe
-
noun,
a superficial burn.
- sing.
-
- 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.
- trios
-
noun,
a musical composition for three voices or instruments.
- esrog
-
noun,
etrog.
- segno
-
noun,
a sign.
- gyron
-
noun,
a subordinary having the form of a triangle, usually equal to half a quarter of the escutcheon, with its apex at the fess point.
- Segni
-
noun,
Antonio [ahn-taw-nyaw] /ɑnˈtɔ nyɔ/ (Show IPA), 1891–1972, Italian teacher, lawyer, and statesman: president 1962–64.
- TORES
-
noun,
a torus.
- greys
-
noun,
any achromatic color; any color with zero chroma, intermediate between white and black.
- rosin
-
noun,
Chemistry. the yellowish to amber, translucent, hard, brittle, fragmented resin left after distilling the oil of turpentine from the crude oleoresin of the pine: used chiefly in making varnishes, varnish and paint driers, printing inks, and for rubbing on the bows of such string instruments as the violin.
- grins
-
noun,
a broad smile.
- griot
-
noun,
a member of a hereditary caste among the peoples of western Africa whose function is to keep an oral history of the tribe or village and to entertain with stories, poems, songs, dances, etc.
- grist
-
noun,
grain to be ground.
- roset
-
noun,
resin; rosin.
- groin
-
noun,
Anatomy. the fold or hollow on either side of the front of the body where the thigh joins the abdomen.
- Grote
-
noun,
George, 1794–1871, English historian.
- grots
-
noun,
a grotto.
- Stein
-
noun,
a mug, usually earthenware, especially for beer.
- 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.
- Roget
-
noun,
Peter Mark, 1779–1869, English physician and author of a thesaurus.
- ster.
-
- Stern
-
noun,
the after part of a vessel (often opposed to stem).
- tones
-
noun,
any sound considered with reference to its quality, pitch, strength, source, etc.:
- toner
-
noun,
a person or thing that tones.
- toise
-
noun,
an old French unit of length equivalent to 6.395 feet (1.949 meters).
- ryots
-
noun,
a peasant.
- riots
-
noun,
a noisy, violent public disorder caused by a group or crowd of persons, as by a crowd protesting against another group, a government policy, etc., in the streets.
- yetis
-
noun,
Abominable Snowman.
- rotes
-
noun,
routine; a fixed, habitual, or mechanical course of procedure:
- Rosie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Rose.
- gonys
-
noun,
the ridge along the tip of the lower mandible of a bird's bill at the junction of the two joined halves, especially prominent in gulls.
- Goren
-
noun,
Charles Henry, 1901–91, U.S authority and writer on contract bridge.
- gores
-
noun,
blood that is shed, especially when clotted.
- Soter
-
noun,
Saint, pope a.d. 166?–175?.
- 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.
- Gorey
-
noun,
Edward (St. John) 1925–2000, U.S. writer and illustrator.
- goner
-
noun,
a person or thing that is dead, lost, or past recovery.
- Goyen
-
noun,
(Charles) William, 1915–83, U.S. novelist and playwright.
- Syr.
-
- 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.
- riot
-
noun,
a noisy, violent public disorder caused by a group or crowd of persons, as by a crowd protesting against another group, a government policy, etc., in the streets.
- snye
-
noun,
a backwater.
- Ring
-
noun,
a typically circular band of metal or other durable material, especially one of gold or other precious metal, often set with gems, for wearing on the finger as an ornament, a token of betrothal or marriage, etc.
- Orne
-
noun,
a department in NW France. 2372 sq. mi. (6145 sq. km). Capital: Alençon.
- Soni
-
- sore
-
noun,
a sore spot or place on the body.
- rite
-
noun,
a formal or ceremonial act or procedure prescribed or customary in religious or other solemn use:
- Sion
-
noun,
a town in and the capital of Valais, in SW Switzerland.
- snot
-
noun,
Vulgar. mucus from the nose.
- stg.
-
- sire
-
noun,
the male parent of a quadruped.
- site
-
noun,
the position or location of a town, building, etc., especially as to its environment:
- Rise
-
noun,
an act or instance of rising.
- sori
-
noun,
plural of sorus.
- reit
-
noun,
real-estate investment trust.
- orgy
-
noun,
wild or drunken festivity or revelry, especially involving sex with multiple participants.
- org.
-
- sego
-
noun,
sego lily.
- Reis
-
plural noun,
a former money of account of Portugal and Brazil.
- ryot
-
noun,
a peasant.
- Ont.
-
- ryes
-
noun,
a widely cultivated cereal grass, Secale cereale, having one-nerved glumes and two- or three-flowered spikelets.
- rit.
-
- ROTS
-
noun,
the process of rotting.
- sort
-
noun,
a particular kind, species, variety, class, or group, distinguished by a common character or nature:
- sign
-
noun,
a token; indication.
- Sert
-
noun,
José María [haw-se mah-ree-ah] /hɔˈsɛ mɑˈri ɑ/ (Show IPA), 1876–1945, Spanish painter.
- Stir
-
noun,
the act of stirring or moving.
- Styr
-
noun,
a river in NW Ukraine, flowing N to the Pripet River. 300 miles (480 km) long.
- Roti
-
noun,
roast.
- Reg.
-
- Otis
-
noun,
Elisha Graves, 1811–61, U.S. inventor.
- rote
-
noun,
routine; a fixed, habitual, or mechanical course of procedure:
- 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.
- Seri
-
noun,
a member of an American Indian people of western Sonora state, Mexico, on the Gulf of California.
- Sig.
-
- Ste.
-
- Song
-
noun,
a short metrical composition intended or adapted for singing, especially one in rhymed stanzas; a lyric; a ballad.
- regs
-
noun,
Usually, regs. Informal. regulations.
- rest
-
noun,
the refreshing quiet or repose of sleep:
- Rein
-
noun,
Often, reins. a leather strap, fastened to each end of the bit of a bridle, by which the rider or driver controls a horse or other animal by pulling so as to exert pressure on the bit.
- 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.
- Rosy
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Rose.
- sent
-
noun,
a coin of Estonia until the euro was adopted, the 100th part of a kroon.
- Reno
-
noun,
Informal. a renovation, as of a building or room.
- syn-
-
- 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.
- orts
-
noun,
Usually, orts. a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
- ROSE
-
noun,
any of the wild or cultivated, usually prickly-stemmed, pinnate-leaved, showy-flowered shrubs of the genus Rosa.
Compare rose family.
- syne
-
adverb, preposition, conjunction,
since.
- 1080
-
- iter
-
noun,
a canal or passage.
- str.
-
- gite
-
noun,
a furnished vacation home in France that is available for rental, especially in a rural setting.
- Gone
-
noun,
the act of going:
- gon-
-
- goys
-
noun,
a term used by a Jew to refer to someone who is not Jewish.
- tors
-
noun,
a rocky pinnacle; a peak of a bare or rocky mountain or hill.
- GOES
-
noun,
plural of go1 .
- Goer
-
noun,
a person or thing that goes:
- gist
-
noun,
the main or essential part of a matter:
- 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.
- Trey
-
noun,
a playing card or a die having three pips.
- girt
-
noun,
Carpentry.
a timber or plate connecting the corner posts of an exterior wooden frame, as a braced frame, at a floor above the ground floor.
a heavy beam, as for supporting the ends of rafters.
- giro
-
noun,
autogiro.
- girn
-
noun, verb (used with object),
grin2 .
- gyri
-
noun,
plural of gyrus.
- gyre
-
noun,
a ring or circle.
- gony
-
- Gore
-
noun,
blood that is shed, especially when clotted.
- Gyor
-
noun,
a city in NW Hungary.
- gro.
-
- Toni
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Antoinette or Antonia.
- Tony
-
noun,
one of a group of awards made annually by the American Theatre Wing, a professional school for the performing arts, for achievements in theatrical production and performance.
- 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.
- Tore
-
noun,
a torus.
- grot
-
noun,
a grotto.
- Gros
-
noun,
Antoine Jean [ahn-twan zhahn] /ɑ̃ˈtwan ʒɑ̃/ (Show IPA), Baron, 1771–1835, French painter.
- Grit
-
noun,
abrasive particles or granules, as of sand or other small, coarse impurities found in the air, food, water, etc.
- gory
-
adjective,
covered or stained with gore; bloody.
- Gris
-
noun,
Juan [hwahn] /ʰwɑn/ (Show IPA), (José Vittoriano Gonzáles) 1887–1927, Spanish painter in France.
- grin
-
noun,
a broad smile.
- gres
-
- Grey
-
noun,
Charles, 2nd Earl, 1764–1845, British statesman: prime minister 1830–34.
- Tori
-
noun,
plural of torus.
- Tory
-
noun,
a member of the Conservative Party in Great Britain or Canada.
- gyr-
-
- Gino
-
noun,
a male given name.
- yens
-
noun,
an aluminum coin and monetary unit of Japan, equal to 100 sen or 1000 rin. Symbol: ¥; Abbreviation: Y.
- Enyo
-
noun,
an ancient Greek war goddess.
- Erin
-
noun,
Literary. Ireland.
- ergs
-
- eons
-
noun,
an indefinitely long period of time; age.
- trog
-
noun,
Chiefly British Slang. a hooligan; lout.
- 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).
- Eros
-
noun,
the ancient Greek god of love, identified by the Romans with Cupid.
- Eng.
-
- Troy
-
noun,
Latin Ilium. Greek Ilion. an ancient ruined city in NW Asia Minor: the seventh of nine settlements on the site is commonly identified as the Troy of the Iliad.
- eyot
-
noun,
ait.
- 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.
- egis
-
noun,
aegis.
- tron
-
- Eris
-
noun,
the ancient Greek goddess of discord and the sister of Ares: identified with the Roman goddess Discordia.
- erst
-
adverb,
before the present time; formerly.
- gyne
-
- Ger.
-
- gyn-
-
- tri-
-
- gets
-
noun,
an offspring or the total of the offspring, especially of a male animal:
- gest
-
noun,
a story or tale.
- Gert
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Gertrude.
- Gers
-
noun,
a department in SW France. 2429 sq. mi. (6290 sq. km). Capital: Auch.
- geo-
-
- Trio
-
noun,
a musical composition for three voices or instruments.
- Gent
-
noun,
Informal. gentleman (defs 1, 2).
- 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.
- Gen.
-
- Eton
-
noun,
a town in Berkshire, in S England, on the Thames River, W of London: the site of Eton College.
- est.
-
- eso-
-
- tong
-
noun,
tongs.
- snit
-
noun,
an agitated or irritated state.
- tone
-
noun,
any sound considered with reference to its quality, pitch, strength, source, etc.:
- 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.
- nits
-
noun,
the egg of a parasitic insect, especially of a louse, often attached to a hair or a fiber of clothing.
- NYSE
-
- nyet
-
adverb, noun,
no1 .
- Nier
-
noun,
Alfred Otto Carl, 1911–1994, U.S. physicist.
- tier
-
noun,
one of a series of rows or ranks rising one behind or above another, as of seats in an amphitheater, boxes in a theater, guns in a man-of-war, or oars in an ancient galley.
- 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.
- Neri
-
noun,
Saint Philip (Filippo Neri) 1515–95, Italian priest: founder of Congregation of the Oratory.
- ter.
-
- neo-
-
- Tine
-
noun,
a sharp, projecting point or prong, as of a fork.
- Tyne
-
noun,
tine.
- snog
-
verb (used without object),
to kiss and cuddle.
- iso-
-
- Yser
-
noun,
a river flowing from N France through NW Belgium into the North Sea: battles 1914–18. 55 miles (89 km) long.
- 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.
- noes
-
noun,
an utterance of the word “no.”.
- tion
-
- note
-
noun,
a brief record of something written down to assist the memory or for future reference.
- oyer
-
noun,
oyer and terminer.
- ogre
-
noun,
a monster in fairy tales and popular legend, usually represented as a hideous giant who feeds on human flesh.
- tegs
-
noun,
Animal Husbandry.
a two-year-old sheep that has not been shorn.
the wool shorn from such a sheep.
- ten.
-
- tens
-
noun,
a self-operated portable device used to treat chronic pain by sending electrical impulses through electrodes placed over the painful area.
- nots
-
noun,
a Boolean operator that returns a positive result if its operand is negative and a negative result if its operand is positive.
- not-
-
- nogs
-
noun,
any beverage made with beaten eggs, usually with alcoholic liquor; eggnog.
- nosy
-
adjective,
unduly curious about the affairs of others; prying; meddlesome.
- 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.
- nos-
-
- nori
-
noun,
a seaweed having a mildly sweet, salty taste, usually dried, used in Japanese cookery mainly as a wrap for sushi.
- Nor.
-
- noir
-
adjective,
black; noting the black numbers in roulette.
- Tiny
-
adjective,
very small; minute; wee.
- Ting
-
noun,
a tinging sound.
- yrs.
-
- Inge
-
noun,
William (Motter) [mot-er] /ˈmɒt ər/ (Show IPA), 1913–73, U.S. playwright.
- inro
-
noun,
a small lacquer box with compartments for medicines, cosmetics, etc., worn on the waist sash of the traditional Japanese costume.
- ins.
-
- yins
-
noun,
See under yin and yang.
- toey
-
adjective,
touchy or restive; apprehensive; fractious.
- ign.
-
- int.
-
- into
-
adjective,
Mathematics. pertaining to a function or map from one set to another set, the range of which is a proper subset of the second set, as the function f, from the set of all integers into the set of all perfect squares where f (x) = x 2 for every integer.
- togs
-
noun,
a coat.
- Yogi
-
noun,
a person who practices yoga.
- yeti
-
noun,
Abominable Snowman.
- yoni
-
noun,
(in Shaktism) the external female genitals regarded as the symbol of Shakti.
Compare lingam (def 2).
- 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 = .
- Tyro
-
noun,
a beginner in learning anything; novice.
- yore
-
noun,
Chiefly Literary. time past:
- Tiro
-
noun,
tyro.
- toys
-
noun,
an object, often a small representation of something familiar, as an animal or person, for children or others to play with; plaything.
- Tyre
-
noun,
an ancient seaport of Phoenicia: one of the great cities of antiquity, famous for its navigators and traders; site of modern Sur.
- Ire.
-
- tire
-
noun,
British Dialect. fatigue.
- iron
-
noun,
Chemistry. a ductile, malleable, silver-white metallic element, scarcely known in a pure condition, but much used in its crude or impure carbon-containing forms for making tools, implements, machinery, etc. Symbol: Fe; atomic weight: 55.847; atomic number: 26; specific gravity: 7.86 at 20°C.
Compare cast iron, pig iron, steel, wrought iron.
- TOY
-
noun,
an object, often a small representation of something familiar, as an animal or person, for children or others to play with; plaything.
- teg
-
noun,
Animal Husbandry.
a two-year-old sheep that has not been shorn.
the wool shorn from such a sheep.
- tog
-
noun,
a coat.
- TSE
-
- TSI
-
- toe
-
noun,
one of the terminal digits of the human foot.
- Tng
-
- soy
-
noun,
soy sauce.
- Tro
-
- STI
-
- sty
-
noun,
a pen or enclosure for swine; pigpen.
- St.
-
- SRI
-
noun,
a Hindu title of address prefixed to the name of a deity, holy person, etc.
- Tyr
-
noun,
the god of strife.
- Sr.
-
- sot
-
noun,
a drunkard.
- TES
-
noun,
ti1 .
- TGN
-
- Son
-
noun,
a male child or person in relation to his parents.
- tin
-
noun,
Chemistry. a low-melting, malleable, ductile metallic element nearly approaching silver in color and luster: used in plating and in making alloys, tinfoil, and soft solders. Symbol: Sn; atomic weight: 118.69; atomic number: 50; specific gravity: 7.31 at 20°C.
- tr.
-
- 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.
- Tor
-
noun,
a rocky pinnacle; a peak of a bare or rocky mountain or hill.
- ons
-
- 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.
- ior
-
- Yen
-
noun,
an aluminum coin and monetary unit of Japan, equal to 100 sen or 1000 rin. Symbol: ¥; Abbreviation: Y.
- Yeo
-
- ier
-
- yer
-
- yes
-
noun,
an affirmative reply.
- yet
-
Idioms,
as yet. as1 (def 31).
- IGY
-
- Yin
-
noun,
See under yin and yang.
- yis
-
noun,
(in Chinese ethical philosophy) faithful performance of one's specified duties to society.
- in.
-
- ine
-
- ing
-
- 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 = .
- yon
-
pronoun,
that or those yonder.
- 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.
- GTS
-
- IOT
-
- Ir.
-
- IRO
-
- IRS
-
- Is.
-
noun,
(used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
- ise
-
- ISR
-
- ist
-
- ite
-
- SIT
-
verb,
(in prescriptions) may it be.
- ITO
-
noun,
Prince Hirobumi [hee-raw-boo-mee] /ˈhi rɔˈbu mi/ (Show IPA), 1841–1909, Japanese statesman.
- ne-
-
- NEG
-
noun,
a photographic negative.
- Ney
-
noun,
Michel [mee-shel] /miˈʃɛl/ (Show IPA), Duke of Elchingen [el-khing-uh n] /ˈɛl xɪŋ ən/ (Show IPA), 1769–1815, French revolutionary and Napoleonic military leader: marshal of France 1805–15.
- io-
-
- GTO
-
- 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:
- ETR
-
- Eg.
-
- eo-
-
- 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.
- eir
-
- EIS
-
- en-
-
- eon
-
noun,
an indefinitely long period of time; age.
- EOS
-
noun,
the ancient Greek goddess of the dawn, identified by the Romans with Aurora.
- ery
-
- ERS
-
noun,
ervil.
- ERT
-
- ESR
-
- ety
-
- ETO
-
- ETS
-
- gt.
-
- goi
-
noun,
goy.
- GSR
-
- gre
-
- Gr.
-
- got
-
noun,
an offspring or the total of the offspring, especially of a male animal:
- Gor
-
interjection,
(used as a mild oath.)
- goy
-
noun,
a term used by a Jew to refer to someone who is not Jewish.
- git
-
noun,
British Slang. a foolish or contemptible person.
- gi.
-
- GIs
-
noun,
a lightweight, two-piece, usually white garment worn by barefooted martial-arts participants, consisting of loose-fitting pants and a wraparound jacket with cloth belt.
- GIN
-
noun,
an alcoholic liquor obtained by distilling grain mash with juniper berries.
- gie
-
noun,
gi.
- get
-
noun,
an offspring or the total of the offspring, especially of a male animal:
- Ges
-
- gey
-
adverb,
Scot. considerably; very.
- NES
-
- ity
-
- ROG
-
- rt.
-
- ONI
-
- ONR
-
- Ore
-
noun,
a metal-bearing mineral or rock, or a native metal, that can be mined at a profit.
- ory
-
- RTS
-
- ORT
-
noun,
Usually, orts. a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
- ose
-
- ot-
-
- ote
-
- OTS
-
- rte
-
- Re.
-
- OIt
-
- RSE
-
- Rs.
-
- ROT
-
noun,
the process of rotting.
- Rey
-
noun,
a city in N Iran, near Teheran.
- res
-
noun,
an object or thing; matter.
- 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.
- Roy
-
noun,
Rammohun [rah-moh-hon] /rɑˈmoʊ hɒn/ (Show IPA), 1774–1833, Indian religious leader: founder of Brahmo Samaj.
- ROI
-
- Rye
-
noun,
a widely cultivated cereal grass, Secale cereale, having one-nerved glumes and two- or three-flowered spikelets.
- rig
-
noun,
the arrangement of the masts, spars, sails, etc., on a boat or ship.
- rin
-
noun,
a money of account of Japan, the thousandth part of a yen or the tenth part of a sen.
- ROE
-
noun,
the mass of eggs, or spawn, within the ovarian membrane of the female fish.
- one
-
noun,
the first and lowest whole number, being a cardinal number; unity.
- nr.
-
- Sin
-
noun,
transgression of divine law:
- nog
-
noun,
any beverage made with beaten eggs, usually with alcoholic liquor; eggnog.
- SIR
-
noun,
a respectful or formal term of address used to a man:
- Oys
-
noun,
a grandchild.
- nit
-
noun,
the egg of a parasitic insect, especially of a louse, often attached to a hair or a fiber of clothing.
- NIG
-
verb (used with object),
nidge.
- Sgt
-
- OES
-
noun,
the fifteenth letter of the English alphabet, a vowel.
- 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).
- SEN
-
noun,
a money of account of Japan, the 100th part of a yen, now used only in certain quotations, as on foreign exchange.
- SEI
-
noun,
sei whale.
- se-
-
- Nye
-
noun,
Edgar Wilson ("Bill Nye") 1850–96, U.S. humorist.
- SRO
-
- So.
-
- OIr
-
- NGO
-
noun,
1901–1963, South Vietnamese statesman: president of the Republic of South Vietnam 1956–63.
- Noe
-
noun,
Noah (def 1).
- E.
-
noun,
Edward (St. John) 1925–2000, U.S. writer and illustrator.
- EI
-
- SG
-
- er
-
interjection,
(used to express or represent a pause, hesitation, uncertainty, etc.).
- GO
-
noun,
the act of going:
- G.
-
- sy
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Seymour, Simon, or Silas.
- ey
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- SI
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noun,
the syllable used for the seventh tone of a scale and sometimes for the tone B.
- S.
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- et
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verb,
a simple past tense of eat.
- ty
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- YT
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- RO
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- TG
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- NY
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- NI
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- NG
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- N.
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- No
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noun,
an utterance of the word “no.”.
- IT
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noun,
(in children's games) the player called upon to perform some task, as, in tag, the one who must catch the other players.
- O.
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- OE
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noun,
oy2 .
- OG
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- oy
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noun,
a grandchild.
- yr
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- TE
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noun,
ti1 .
- T1
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- t.
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- GN
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- yo
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interjection,
(used as an exclamation to get someone's attention, express excitement, greet someone, etc.)
- TN
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- Yi
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noun,
(in Chinese ethical philosophy) faithful performance of one's specified duties to society.
- IG
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- R.
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- ye
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pronoun,
Archaic, except in some elevated or ecclesiastical prose Literary, or British Dialect.
(used nominatively as the plural of thou especially in rhetorical, didactic, or poetic contexts, in addressing a group of persons or things):
(used nominatively for the second person singular, especially in polite address):
(used objectively in the second person singular or plural):
- TI
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noun,
the syllable for the seventh tone of a diatonic scale.
- Y.
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- i.
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- RI
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- RN
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- rg
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- ry
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- SN
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