Anagrams of racketeerings
Word racketeerings has
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- racketeering
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noun,
the practice of conducting or engaging in a racket, as extortion or bootlegging.
- great-niece
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noun,
a daughter of one's nephew or niece; grandniece.
- energetics
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noun,
the branch of physics that deals with energy.
- secretaire
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noun,
any writing desk resembling a secretary.
- racketeers
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noun,
a person engaged in a racket.
- enregister
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verb (used with object),
to register; record.
- trackings
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noun,
track system.
- rack-rent
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noun,
Also, rack rent. rent equal to or nearly equal to the full annual value of a property.
- racketeer
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noun,
a person engaged in a racket.
- regencies
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noun,
the office, jurisdiction, or control of a regent or body of regents exercising the ruling power during the minority, absence, or disability of a sovereign.
- retainers
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noun,
a person or thing that retains.
- reentries
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noun,
an act of reentering.
- agentries
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noun,
the profession, business, or activities of an agent:
- gentrices
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noun,
gentility; high birth.
- re-create
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verb (used with object),
to create anew.
- increaser
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noun,
a person or thing that increases.
- recreants
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noun,
a coward.
- sea-green
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noun,
a clear, light, bluish green.
- ankerites
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noun,
a carbonate mineral related to dolomite but with iron replacing part of the magnesium.
- terracing
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noun,
something formed as a terrace.
- careerist
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noun,
a person who follows a career.
- retrainee
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noun,
a person who is being retrained.
- generates
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verb (used with object),
to bring into existence; cause to be; produce.
- traceries
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noun,
ornamental work consisting of ramified ribs, bars, or the like, as in the upper part of a Gothic window, in panels, screens, etc.
- Easterner
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noun,
a native or inhabitant of an eastern area, especially of the eastern U.S.
- centiares
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noun,
a square meter. Abbreviation: ca.
- ice-skate
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noun,
a shoe fitted with a metal blade for skating on ice.
- energetic
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adjective,
possessing or exhibiting energy, especially in abundance; vigorous:
- iterances
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noun,
iteration.
- streeking
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noun,
the act of stretching one's limbs, as on awakening or by exercise.
- errancies
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noun,
the state or an instance of erring.
- nectaries
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noun,
Botany. an organ or part that secretes nectar.
- arresting
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noun,
the taking of a person into legal custody, as by officers of the law.
- teenagers
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noun,
a person in his or her teens.
- stingaree
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noun,
a stingray.
- ternaries
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noun,
a group of three.
- astringer
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noun,
a person who trains and flies short-winged hawks, as the goshawk.
- creatines
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noun,
an amino acid, C 4 H 9 N 3 O 2 , that is a constituent of the muscles of vertebrates and is phosphorylated to store energy used for muscular contraction.
- re-strain
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verb (used with or without object),
to strain again.
- creatine
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noun,
an amino acid, C 4 H 9 N 3 O 2 , that is a constituent of the muscles of vertebrates and is phosphorylated to store energy used for muscular contraction.
- generics
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noun,
a generic term.
- retrains
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verb (used with object),
to train again, especially for a different vocation or different tasks.
- ankerite
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noun,
a carbonate mineral related to dolomite but with iron replacing part of the magnesium.
- greatens
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verb (used with object),
to make greater; enlarge; increase.
- increate
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adjective,
not created; uncreated.
- re-trace
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verb (used with object),
to trace again, as lines in writing or drawing.
- terraces
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noun,
a raised level with a vertical or sloping front or sides faced with masonry, turf, or the like, especially one of a series of levels rising one above another.
- generate
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verb (used with object),
to bring into existence; cause to be; produce.
- anergies
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noun,
Pathology. deficiency of energy.
- sarcenet
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noun,
a fine, soft fabric, often of silk, made in plain or twill weave and used especially for linings.
- retirees
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noun,
a person who has retired from an occupation or profession.
- ingrates
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noun,
an ungrateful person.
- eateries
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noun,
a restaurant or other commercial establishment serving food.
- tracings
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noun,
the act of a person or thing that traces.
- canister
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noun,
a small box or jar, often one of a kitchen set, for holding tea, coffee, flour, and sugar.
- sea-king
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noun,
one of the piratical Scandinavian chiefs who ravaged the coasts of medieval Europe.
- scienter
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noun,
a mental state in which one has knowledge that one’s action, statement, etc., is wrong, deceptive, or illegal: often used as a standard of guilt:
- arteries
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noun,
Anatomy. a blood vessel that conveys blood from the heart to any part of the body.
- arrestee
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noun,
a person who is under arrest.
- sagenite
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noun,
a variety of rutile occurring as needlelike crystals embedded in quartz.
- ringster
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noun,
a member of a ring, especially a political or price-fixing ring.
- cineaste
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noun,
any person, especially a director or producer, associated professionally with filmmaking.
- terrenes
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noun,
the earth.
- argentic
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adjective,
of or containing silver and having a valence greater than the corresponding argentous compound.
- Terrence
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noun,
a male given name.
- terranes
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noun,
any rock formation or series of formations or the area in which a particular formation or group of rocks is predominant.
- grantees
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noun,
the receiver of a grant.
- terrines
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noun,
a casserole dish made of pottery.
- tracking
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noun,
track system.
- genetics
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noun,
Biology. the science of heredity, dealing with resemblances and differences of related organisms resulting from the interaction of their genes and the environment.
- arenites
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noun,
psammite.
- Increase
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noun,
growth or augmentation in numbers, size, strength, quality, etc.:
- Sancerre
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noun,
a dry white wine from the Loire valley region of France.
- cresting
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noun,
Architecture. a decorative coping, balustrade, etc., usually designed to give an interesting skyline.
- arsenite
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noun,
a salt or ester of arsenous acid.
- astringe
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verb (used with object),
to compress; bind together; constrict.
- gentrice
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noun,
gentility; high birth.
- Genseric
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noun,
a.d. c390–477, king of the Vandals, conqueror in northern Africa and Italy.
- cisterna
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noun,
cistern (def 2).
- granites
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noun,
a coarse-grained igneous rock composed chiefly of orthoclase and albite feldspars and of quartz, usually with lesser amounts of one or more other minerals, as mica, hornblende, or augite.
- resinate
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noun,
Chemistry. any of the salts of the acids found in rosin.
- gentries
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noun,
wellborn and well-bred people.
- teenager
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noun,
a person in his or her teens.
- restrike
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noun,
a coin freshly minted from dies of an earlier issue.
- reenters
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verb (used with object),
to enter again:
- agencies
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noun,
an organization, company, or bureau that provides some service for another:
- retainer
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noun,
a person or thing that retains.
- energies
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noun,
the capacity for vigorous activity; available power:
- etageres
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noun,
a stand with a series of open shelves for small objects, bric-a-brac, etc.
- Register
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noun,
a book in which records of acts, events, names, etc., are kept.
- sericate
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adjective,
sericeous; silky.
- stricken
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noun,
an act or instance of striking.
- regrates
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verb (used with object),
to buy up (grain, provisions, etc.) in order to sell again at a profit in or near the same market.
- regreets
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noun,
regreets, Obsolete. greetings (def 3).
- estrange
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verb (used with object),
to turn away in feeling or affection; make unfriendly or hostile; alienate the affections of:
- secretin
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noun,
a polypeptide hormone, produced in the small intestine, that activates the pancreas to secrete pancreatic juice.
- Sergeant
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noun,
a noncommissioned army officer of a rank above that of corporal.
- Stringer
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noun,
a person or thing that strings.
- caterers
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noun,
one whose business is to provide food, supplies, and sometimes service at social gatherings.
- Carnegie
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noun,
Andrew, 1835–1919, U.S. steel manufacturer and philanthropist, born in Scotland.
- restrain
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verb (used with object),
to hold back from action; keep in check or under control; repress:
- Reinecke
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noun,
Carl Heinrich Carsten [kahrl hahyn-rikh kahr-stuh n] /ˈkɑrl ˈhaɪn rɪx ˈkɑr stən/ (Show IPA), 1824–1910, German pianist, conductor, composer, and teacher.
- iterance
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noun,
iteration.
- Teresian
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noun,
a member of the reformed order of barefooted Carmelites, founded in Spain in 1562.
- Teresina
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noun,
a port in NE Brazil, on the Parnahiba River.
- erratics
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noun,
an erratic or eccentric person.
- segreant
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adjective,
(of a griffin) rampant.
- rentiers
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noun,
a person who has a fixed income, as from lands or bonds.
- strainer
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noun,
a person or thing that strains.
- Stranger
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noun,
a person with whom one has had no personal acquaintance:
- resignee
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noun,
a person who has resigned or is about to resign.
- steering
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noun,
the discriminatory practice by a real estate agent of maneuvering a client from a minority group away from considering a home in a white neighborhood.
- grecians
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noun,
a Greek.
- Terceira
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noun,
an island in the Azores, in the N Atlantic. 153 sq. mi. (395 sq. km). Capital: Angra do Heroismo.
- agrestic
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adjective,
rural; rustic.
- centiare
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noun,
a square meter. Abbreviation: ca.
- kernites
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noun,
a mineral, hydrated sodium borate, Na 2 B 4 O 7 ⋅4H 2 O, occurring in transparent colorless crystals: the principal source of boron compounds in the U.S.
- centares
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noun,
centiare.
- trainers
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noun,
a person or thing that trains.
- reagents
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noun,
a substance that, because of the reactions it causes, is used in analysis and synthesis.
- taker-in
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noun,
licker-in.
- steerage
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noun,
a part or division of a ship, formerly the part containing the steering apparatus.
- ganister
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noun,
a highly refractory, siliceous rock used to line furnaces.
- sickener
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noun,
something that sickens or disgusts.
- Transkei
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noun,
a self-governing Bantu territory of South Africa on the Indian Ocean: granted independence in 1976 by South Africa, but not recognized by any other country as an independent state. 16,910 sq. mi. (43,798 sq. km). Capital: Umtata.
- gantries
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noun,
a framework spanning a railroad track or tracks for displaying signals.
- recreant
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noun,
a coward.
- recreate
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verb (used with object),
to refresh by means of relaxation and enjoyment, as restore physically or mentally.
- enargite
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noun,
a mineral, copper arsenic and sulfide, Cu 3 AsS 4 , occurring in the form of black orthorhombic crystals having perfect cleavage: an important source of copper.
- keratins
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noun,
a scleroprotein or albuminoid substance, found in the dead outer skin layer, and in horn, hair, feathers, hoofs, nails, claws, bills, etc.
- Teniers
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noun,
David [dey-vid;; Flemish dah-vit;; French dah-veed] /ˈdeɪ vɪd;; Flemish ˈdɑ vɪt;; French dɑˈvid/ (Show IPA), ("the Elder") 1582–1649, Flemish painter and engraver.
- strange
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adverb,
in a strange manner.
- casting
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noun,
the act or process of a person or thing that casts.
- integer
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noun,
Mathematics. one of the positive or negative numbers 1, 2, 3, etc., or zero.
Compare whole number.
- intakes
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noun,
the place or opening at which a fluid is taken into a channel, pipe, etc.
- teeners
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noun,
a teenager.
- caterer
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noun,
one whose business is to provide food, supplies, and sometimes service at social gatherings.
- Inkster
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noun,
a city in SE Michigan, near Detroit.
- centres
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noun,
Geometry. the middle point, as the point within a circle or sphere equally distant from all points of the circumference or surface, or the point within a regular polygon equally distant from the vertices.
- centri-
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- greisen
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noun,
a hydrothermally altered rock of granitic texture composed chiefly of quartz and mica, common in the tin mines of Europe.
- Sickert
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noun,
Walter Richard, 1860–1942, English painter.
- Insecta
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noun,
the class comprising the insects.
- greenie
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noun,
Slang. an amphetamine pill, especially one that is green in color.
- ingrate
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noun,
an ungrateful person.
- sinkage
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noun,
the act, process, amount, or degree of sinking.
- seringa
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noun,
any of several Brazilian trees of the genus Hevea, yielding rubber.
- cerates
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noun,
Pharmacology. an unctuous, often medicated, preparation for external application, consisting of lard or oil mixed with wax, rosin, or the like, especially one that has a firmer consistency than a typical ointment and does not melt when in contact with the skin.
- catkins
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noun,
a spike of unisexual, apetalous flowers having scaly, usually deciduous bracts, as of a willow or birch.
- tenaces
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noun,
a sequence of two high cards of the same suit that lack an intervening card to be in consecutive order, as the ace and queen.
- serrate
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adjective,
Chiefly Biology. notched on the edge like a saw:
- incages
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verb (used with object),
encage.
- ingates
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noun,
gate1 (def 15).
- seriate
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adjective,
arranged or occurring in one or more series.
- centare
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noun,
centiare.
- cistern
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noun,
a reservoir, tank, or container for storing or holding water or other liquid.
- sincere
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adjective,
free of deceit, hypocrisy, or falseness; earnest:
- ingesta
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plural noun,
substances ingested.
- tenrecs
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noun,
any of several insectivorous mammals of the family Tenrecidae, of Madagascar, having a long, pointed snout, certain species of which are spiny and tailless.
- cetanes
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noun,
a colorless, liquid hydrocarbon of the alkane series, C 16 H 34 , used as a solvent and in cetane number determinations.
- cirrate
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adjective,
having cirri.
- certain
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Idioms,
for certain, without a doubt; surely:
- Terence
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noun,
(Publius Terentius Afer) c190–159? b.c, Roman playwright.
- kerries
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noun,
one of an Irish breed of small, black dairy cattle.
- craters
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noun,
the cup-shaped depression or cavity on the surface of the earth or other heavenly body marking the orifice of a volcano.
- garners
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noun,
a granary or grain bin.
- steerer
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noun,
a person or thing that steers.
- stearin
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noun,
Chemistry. any of the three glyceryl esters of stearic acid, especially C 3 H 5 (C 18 H 35 O 2) 3 , a soft, white, odorless solid found in many natural fats.
- stearic
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adjective,
of or relating to suet or fat.
- gainers
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noun,
a person or thing that gains.
- gaiters
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noun,
a covering of cloth or leather for the ankle and instep and sometimes also the lower leg, worn over the shoe or boot.
Compare upper1 (def 7).
- take-in
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noun,
a deception, fraud, or imposition.
- garnets
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noun,
any of a group of hard, vitreous minerals, silicates of calcium, magnesium, iron, or manganese with aluminum or iron, varying in color: a deep-red transparent variety is used as a gem and as an abrasive.
- etesian
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adjective,
(of certain Mediterranean winds) occurring annually.
- garrets
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noun,
an attic, usually a small, wretched one.
- Garrick
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noun,
David, 1717–79, English actor and theatrical manager.
- starker
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noun,
Janos [yah-nawsh] /ˈyɑ nɔʃ/ (Show IPA), 1924–2013, U.S. cellist, born in Hungary.
- takings
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noun,
the act of a person or thing that takes.
- Tangier
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noun,
a seaport in N Morocco, on the W Strait of Gibraltar: capital of the former Tangier Zone.
- ecartes
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noun,
a card game for two players.
- gastric
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adjective,
pertaining to the stomach.
- encages
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verb (used with object),
to confine in or as in a cage; coop up.
- Steiner
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noun,
Jakob [yah-kawp] /ˈyɑ kɔp/ (Show IPA), 1796–1863, Swiss mathematician.
- eatings
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noun,
the act of a person or thing that eats.
- entries
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noun,
an act of entering; entrance.
- Erigena
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noun,
Johannes Scotus [joh-han-eez skoh-tuh s,, -han-is] /dʒoʊˈhæn iz ˈskoʊ təs,, -ˈhæn ɪs/ (Show IPA), a.d. c810–c877, Irish philosopher and theologian.
- ergates
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noun,
a worker ant.
- erratic
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noun,
an erratic or eccentric person.
- stinker
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noun,
a person or thing that stinks.
- Erskine
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noun,
John (Erskine of Carnock) 1695–1768, Scottish writer on law.
- stinger
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noun,
a person or thing that stings.
- entrees
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noun,
a dish served as the main course of a meal.
- striker
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noun,
a person or thing that strikes.
- entires
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noun,
Archaic. the whole; entirety.
- sticker
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noun,
a person or thing that sticks.
- entices
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verb (used with object),
to lead on by exciting hope or desire; allure; inveigle:
- eserine
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noun,
physostigmine.
- enteric
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noun,
enterics, Bacteriology. enterobacteria.
- enrages
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verb (used with object),
to make extremely angry; put into a rage; infuriate:
- etagere
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noun,
a stand with a series of open shelves for small objects, bric-a-brac, etc.
- gastrin
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noun,
a hormone that stimulates the secretion of gastric juice.
- gearset
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noun,
a combination of gears that mesh to provide a particular gear ratio.
- Grecian
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noun,
a Greek.
- cretins
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noun,
a person suffering from cretinism.
- skeeter
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noun,
mosquito.
- tearing
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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.
- granite
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noun,
a coarse-grained igneous rock composed chiefly of orthoclase and albite feldspars and of quartz, usually with lesser amounts of one or more other minerals, as mica, hornblende, or augite.
- grantee
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noun,
the receiver of a grant.
- cringes
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noun,
servile or fawning deference.
- graters
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noun,
a person or thing that grates.
- gratine
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verb (used with object),
to bake or broil (food) in au gratin style.
- skirret
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noun,
a plant, Sium sisarum, of the parsley family, cultivated in Europe for its edible tuberous root.
- gratins
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noun,
au gratin.
- crenate
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adjective,
having the margin notched or scalloped so as to form rounded teeth, as a leaf.
- greaser
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noun,
a person or thing that greases.
- greaten
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verb (used with object),
to make greater; enlarge; increase.
- teenage
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adjective,
of, relating to, or characteristic of a teenager.
- creates
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adjective,
Archaic. created.
- Greater
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noun,
a person who has achieved importance or distinction in a field:
- Teaneck
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noun,
a township in NE New Jersey.
- tarsier
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noun,
a small, arboreal, nocturnal primate of the genus Tarsius, of Indonesia and the Philippines, having a long thin tail, very large immobile eyes, and prominent pads on the fingers and toes: all populations are dwindling.
- snicker
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noun,
a snickering laugh.
- genesic
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adjective,
pertaining to genesis or reproduction; genetic.
- easting
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noun,
Navigation. the distance due east made good on any course tending eastward; easterly departure.
- Eastern
-
adjective,
lying toward or situated in the east:
- tankers
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noun,
a ship, airplane, or truck designed for bulk shipment of liquids or gases.
- generic
-
noun,
a generic term.
- tanrecs
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noun,
tenrec.
- earring
-
noun,
an ornament worn on or hanging from the lobe of the ear.
- earnest
-
noun,
full seriousness, as of intention or purpose:
- tarries
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noun,
a stay; sojourn.
- genetic
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adjective,
Biology. pertaining or according to genetics.
- earings
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noun,
a rope attached to a cringle and used for bending a corner of a sail to a yard, boom, or gaff or for reefing a sail.
- Genista
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noun,
any plant belonging to the genus Genista, of the legume family, having showy flowers and including many species of broom.
- Cartier
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noun,
Sir George Étienne [zhawrzh ey-tyen] /ʒɔrʒ eɪˈtyɛn/ (Show IPA), 1814–73, Canadian political leader: prime minister 1857–62, defense minister 1867–73.
- sneaker
-
noun,
a high or low shoe, usually of fabric such as canvas, with a rubber or synthetic sole.
- Geraint
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noun,
one of the knights of the Round Table, husband of Enid.
- gerents
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noun,
a ruler or manager.
- Kastner
-
noun,
Erich [ey-rikh] /ˈeɪ rɪx/ (Show IPA), 1899–1974, German writer.
- Eritrea
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noun,
a republic in NE Africa, on the Red Sea: Italian colony 1890–1941; province of Ethiopia 1962–93; independent since 1993. 47,076 sq. mi. (121,927 sq. km). Capital: Asmara.
- nickers
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noun,
a person or thing that nicks.
- arenite
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noun,
psammite.
- retenes
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noun,
a crystalline hydrocarbon, C 18 H 18 , obtained chiefly from the tar of resinous woods and certain fossil resins.
- reagent
-
noun,
a substance that, because of the reactions it causes, is used in analysis and synthesis.
- trainee
-
noun,
a person being trained, especially in a vocation; apprentice.
- Trainer
-
noun,
a person or thing that trains.
- kraters
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noun,
a mixing bowl characterized by a wide mouth and body with two handles projecting vertically from the juncture of the neck and body, used to mix wine and water.
- reagins
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noun,
Also called Wassermann antibody. an antibody formed in response to syphilis and reactive with cardiolipin in various blood tests for the disease.
- Krasner
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noun,
Lee, 1908–84, U.S. abstract expressionist painter (wife of Jackson Pollock).
- terrine
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noun,
a casserole dish made of pottery.
- terries
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noun,
the loop formed by the pile of a fabric when left uncut.
- recants
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verb (used with object),
to withdraw or disavow (a statement, opinion, etc.), especially formally; retract.
- Kirsten
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noun,
a female given name, Scandinavian form of Christine.
- Sargent
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noun,
Sir (Harold) Malcolm (Watts) 1895–1967, English conductor.
- recites
-
verb (used with object),
to repeat the words of, as from memory, especially in a formal manner:
- retakes
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noun,
the act of photographing or filming again.
- Seagirt
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noun,
surrounded by the sea.
- terrane
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noun,
any rock formation or series of formations or the area in which a particular formation or group of rocks is predominant.
- terrain
-
noun,
a tract of land, especially as considered with reference to its natural features, military advantages, etc.
- Cairene
-
noun,
a native or resident of Cairo, Egypt.
- retains
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verb (used with object),
to keep possession of.
- reenter
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verb (used with object),
to enter again:
- regains
-
noun,
(in a moisture-free fabric) the percentage of the weight that represents the amount of moisture the material is expected to absorb under normal conditions.
- triages
-
noun,
the process of sorting victims, as of a battle or disaster, to determine medical priority in order to increase the number of survivors.
- tickers
-
noun,
a telegraphic receiving instrument that automatically prints stock prices, market reports, etc., on a paper tape.
- retiree
-
noun,
a person who has retired from an occupation or profession.
- Regence
-
adjective,
noting or pertaining to the style of French furnishings and decoration of c1700–20, in which a transition occurs from the Baroque style of Louis XIV to the Rococo of Louis XV.
- retrace
-
verb (used with object),
to trace backward; go back over:
- arcking
-
noun,
Geometry. any unbroken part of the circumference of a circle or other curved line.
- racking
-
noun,
the stepping back of the ends of courses successively from bottom to top in an unfinished wall to facilitate resumption of work or bonding with an intersecting wall.
- rickets
-
noun,
a disease of childhood, characterized by softening of the bones as a result of inadequate intake of vitamin D and insufficient exposure to sunlight, also associated with impaired calcium and phosphorus metabolism.
- argents
-
noun,
Heraldry. the tincture or metal silver.
- ringers
-
noun,
a person or thing that encircles, rings, etc.
- rangers
-
noun,
forest ranger.
- retsina
-
noun,
a strong, resinated white or red wine of Greece and Cyprus.
- sacking
-
noun,
stout, coarse woven material of hemp, jute, or the like, chiefly for sacks.
- carters
-
noun,
Bennett Lester ("Benny") 1907–2003, U.S. jazz saxophonist and composer.
- retrain
-
verb (used with object),
to train again, especially for a different vocation or different tasks.
- Nicetas
-
noun,
Saint Ignatius (def 2).
- tragics
-
noun,
the tragic, the element or quality of tragedy in literature, art, drama, etc.:
- tracers
-
noun,
a person or thing that traces.
- retires
-
noun,
a place of withdrawal; retreat:
- negates
-
verb (used with object),
to deny the existence, evidence, or truth of:
- tracing
-
noun,
the act of a person or thing that traces.
- akinete
-
noun,
(in certain algae) a nonmotile, asexual spore formed within a cell, the wall of which is fused to that of the parent cell.
- nectars
-
noun,
the saccharine secretion of a plant, which attracts the insects or birds that pollinate the flower.
- arteri-
-
- necktie
-
noun,
a band of decorative fabric worn around the neck, under the collar, and tied in front to hang down the front of a shirt or to form a small bow.
- ratines
-
noun,
a loosely woven fabric made with nubby or knotty yarns.
- tierces
-
noun,
an old measure of capacity equivalent to one third of a pipe, or 42 wine gallons.
- ratings
-
noun,
classification according to grade or rank.
- terrace
-
noun,
a raised level with a vertical or sloping front or sides faced with masonry, turf, or the like, especially one of a series of levels rising one above another.
- Terrene
-
noun,
the earth.
- seating
-
noun,
an act or instance of furnishing with, assigning, or escorting to a seat.
- secrete
-
noun,
a steel skullcap of the 17th century, worn under a soft hat.
- kernite
-
noun,
a mineral, hydrated sodium borate, Na 2 B 4 O 7 ⋅4H 2 O, occurring in transparent colorless crystals: the principal source of boron compounds in the U.S.
- careens
-
noun,
a careening.
- 2,4,5-t
-
noun,
a light-tan, water-insoluble solid, C 8 H 5 Cl 3 O 3 , used chiefly for killing weeds.
- resting
-
noun,
the refreshing quiet or repose of sleep:
- Keresan
-
noun,
a family of languages spoken by Pueblo tribes of the Rio Grande valley and neighboring areas.
- keratin
-
noun,
a scleroprotein or albuminoid substance, found in the dead outer skin layer, and in horn, hair, feathers, hoofs, nails, claws, bills, etc.
- reneges
-
noun,
Cards. an act or instance of reneging.
- acetins
-
noun,
a colorless, thick, hygroscopic liquid, C 5 H 10 O 4 : used chiefly in the manufacture of explosives.
- Kenitra
-
noun,
a port in NW Morocco, NE of Rabat.
- Reigate
-
noun,
a city in Surrey in SE England, a London suburb.
- carking
-
noun,
care or worry.
- keister
-
noun,
the buttocks; rump.
- carnets
-
noun,
a customs document allowing an automobile to be driven at no cost across international borders.
- carnies
-
noun,
a person employed by a carnival.
- keester
-
noun,
keister.
- Trigere
-
noun,
Pauline, 1909–2002, U.S. fashion designer, born in France.
- rentier
-
noun,
a person who has a fixed income, as from lands or bonds.
- re-sign
-
verb (used with or without object),
to sign again.
- Katrine
-
noun,
Loch, a lake in central Scotland. 8 miles (13 km) long.
- trienes
-
noun,
any compound containing three double bonds.
- tinkers
-
noun,
a mender of pots, kettles, pans, etc., usually an itinerant.
- regreet
-
noun,
regreets, Obsolete. greetings (def 3).
- regrets
-
noun,
a sense of loss, disappointment, dissatisfaction, etc.
- regrate
-
verb (used with object),
to buy up (grain, provisions, etc.) in order to sell again at a profit in or near the same market.
- reginas
-
noun,
queen.
- canters
-
noun,
an easy gallop.
- cankers
-
noun,
a gangrenous or ulcerous sore, especially in the mouth.
- kerrias
-
noun,
a yellow-flowered shrub, Kerria japonica, of the rose family, native to eastern Asia and widely cultivated as an ornamental.
- ketenes
-
noun,
a colorless, poisonous gas, C 2 H 2 O, irritating to the lungs, prepared from acetone or acetic acid by pyrolysis: used chiefly in the manufacture of certain commercial chemicals, as acetic anhydride and aspirin.
- actings
-
noun,
the art, profession, or activity of those who perform in stage plays, motion pictures, etc.
- rentes
-
noun,
revenue or income, or the instrument evidencing a right to such periodic receipts.
- retain
-
verb (used with object),
to keep possession of.
- ranket
-
noun,
a double-reed wind instrument of the 16th and 17th centuries.
- eterne
-
adjective,
eternal.
- raster
-
noun,
Television. a pattern of scanning lines covering the area upon which the image is projected in the cathode-ray tube or liquid-crystal display of a television set or other screen.
- erring
-
adjective,
going astray; in error; wrong.
- genera
-
noun,
a plural of genus.
- errant
-
adjective,
deviating from the regular or proper course; erring; straying.
- raring
-
adjective,
very eager or anxious; enthusiastic:
- raters
-
noun,
a person who makes rates or ratings.
- reseat
-
verb (used with object),
to provide with a new seat or new seats.
- Regain
-
noun,
(in a moisture-free fabric) the percentage of the weight that represents the amount of moisture the material is expected to absorb under normal conditions.
- resect
-
verb (used with object),
to do a resection on.
- ranker
-
noun,
a person who ranks.
- ranges
-
noun,
the extent to which or the limits between which variation is possible:
- Ernest
-
noun,
a male given name: from an Old English word meaning “vigor, intent.”.
- Ranger
-
noun,
forest ranger.
- ranees
-
noun,
the wife of a rajah.
- Strain
-
noun,
any force or pressure tending to alter shape, cause a fracture, etc.
- rakers
-
noun,
a person or thing that rakes.
- resent
-
verb (used with object),
to feel or show displeasure or indignation at (a person, act, remark, etc.) from a sense of injury or insult.
- genets
-
noun,
any small, Old World carnivore of the genus Genetta, especially G. genetta, having spotted sides and a ringed tail.
- genies
-
noun,
Islamic Mythology. jinn.
- ricers
-
noun,
an implement for ricing potatoes, squash, etc., by pressing them through small holes.
- genit.
-
- resign
-
verb (used with object),
to give up (an office, position, etc.), often formally.
- Raetic
-
noun,
an extinct language of uncertain affinities that was spoken in Rhaetia and written with the Etruscan alphabet.
- Regina
-
noun,
queen.
- renter
-
noun,
a person or organization that holds, or has the use of, property by payment of rent.
- recast
-
noun,
a recasting.
- Estrin
-
noun,
estrone.
- Reiner
-
noun,
Fritz, 1888–1963, Hungarian conductor in the U.S.
- gainst
-
preposition,
against.
- gaiter
-
noun,
a covering of cloth or leather for the ankle and instep and sometimes also the lower leg, worn over the shoe or boot.
Compare upper1 (def 7).
- Sterne
-
noun,
Laurence, 1713–68, English clergyman and novelist.
- Gainer
-
noun,
a person or thing that gains.
- escent
-
- recant
-
verb (used with object),
to withdraw or disavow (a statement, opinion, etc.), especially formally; retract.
- retene
-
noun,
a crystalline hydrocarbon, C 18 H 18 , obtained chiefly from the tar of resinous woods and certain fossil resins.
- Recent
-
noun,
Also called Holocene. (initial capital letter) Geology. the Recent Epoch or Series.
- recite
-
verb (used with object),
to repeat the words of, as from memory, especially in a formal manner:
- Garner
-
noun,
a granary or grain bin.
- reagin
-
noun,
Also called Wassermann antibody. an antibody formed in response to syphilis and reactive with cardiolipin in various blood tests for the disease.
- Garnet
-
noun,
any of a group of hard, vitreous minerals, silicates of calcium, magnesium, iron, or manganese with aluminum or iron, varying in color: a deep-red transparent variety is used as a gem and as an abrasive.
- reigns
-
noun,
the period during which a sovereign occupies the throne.
- Garret
-
noun,
an attic, usually a small, wretched one.
- re-act
-
verb (used with object),
to act or perform again.
- ratine
-
noun,
a loosely woven fabric made with nubby or knotty yarns.
- recti-
-
- Gaines
-
noun,
Edmund Pendleton, 1777–1849, U.S. general.
- regret
-
noun,
a sense of loss, disappointment, dissatisfaction, etc.
- rating
-
noun,
classification according to grade or rank.
- stance
-
noun,
the position or bearing of the body while standing:
- reskin
-
verb (used with object),
to replace or repair the exterior surface or coating of:
- retake
-
noun,
the act of photographing or filming again.
- retire
-
noun,
a place of withdrawal; retreat:
- retina
-
noun,
the innermost coat of the posterior part of the eyeball that receives the image produced by the lens, is continuous with the optic nerve, and consists of several layers, one of which contains the rods and cones that are sensitive to light.
- renege
-
noun,
Cards. an act or instance of reneging.
- gastr-
-
- regent
-
noun,
a person who exercises the ruling power in a kingdom during the minority, absence, or disability of the sovereign.
- steric
-
adjective,
of or relating to the spatial relationships of atoms in a molecule.
- gasket
-
noun,
a rubber, metal, or rope ring, for packing a piston or placing around a joint to make it watertight.
- Garter
-
noun,
Also called, British, sock suspender, suspender. an article of clothing for holding up a stocking or sock, usually an elastic band around the leg or an elastic strap hanging from a girdle or other undergarment.
- Gaskin
-
noun,
the part of the hind leg of a horse, or other hoofed mammal, between the stifle and the hock.
- Senate
-
noun,
an assembly or council of citizens having the highest deliberative functions in a government, especially a legislative assembly of a state or nation.
- gerent
-
noun,
a ruler or manager.
- seance
-
noun,
a meeting in which a spiritualist attempts to communicate with the spirits of the dead.
- secant
-
noun,
Geometry. an intersecting line, especially one intersecting a curve at two or more points.
- sicker
-
noun,
(used with a plural verb) sick persons collectively (usually preceded by the).
- instr.
-
- instar
-
noun,
an insect in any one of its periods of postembryonic growth between molts.
- insert
-
noun,
something inserted or to be inserted.
- ketene
-
noun,
a colorless, poisonous gas, C 2 H 2 O, irritating to the lungs, prepared from acetone or acetic acid by pyrolysis: used chiefly in the manufacture of certain commercial chemicals, as acetic anhydride and aspirin.
- 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.
- INGRES
-
noun,
Jean Auguste Dominique [zhahn oh-gyst daw-mee-neek] /ʒɑ̃ oʊˈgüst dɔ miˈnik/ (Show IPA), 1780–1867, French painter.
- seater
-
noun,
a person or thing that seats.
- kiangs
-
noun,
a wild ass, Equus kiang, of Tibet and Mongolia.
- ingest
-
verb (used with object),
to take, as food, into the body (opposed to egest).
- intake
-
noun,
the place or opening at which a fluid is taken into a channel, pipe, etc.
- Sierra
-
noun,
a chain of hills or mountains, the peaks of which suggest the teeth of a saw.
- kinase
-
noun,
a transferase that catalyzes the phosphorylation of a substrate by ATP.
- ingate
-
noun,
gate1 (def 15).
- screen
-
noun,
a movable or fixed device, usually consisting of a covered frame, that provides shelter, serves as a partition, etc.
- incest
-
noun,
sexual intercourse between closely related persons.
- incase
-
verb (used with object),
encase.
- screak
-
noun,
a screech.
- incage
-
verb (used with object),
encage.
- Signac
-
noun,
Paul [pawl] /pɔl/ (Show IPA), 1863–1935, French painter.
- signee
-
noun,
a person who signs a document, register, etc.; signer; signatory:
- signer
-
noun,
a person who signs.
- stager
-
noun,
a person of experience in some profession, way of life, etc.
- Kerria
-
noun,
a yellow-flowered shrub, Kerria japonica, of the rose family, native to eastern Asia and widely cultivated as an ornamental.
- Kistna
-
noun,
former name of Krishna (def 2).
- Serene
-
noun,
serenity; tranquillity.
- seiner
-
noun,
a person who fishes with a seine.
- Seneca
-
noun,
a member of the largest tribe of the Iroquois Confederacy of North American Indians, formerly inhabiting western New York and being conspicuous in the wars south and west of Lake Erie.
- senega
-
noun,
the dried root of a milkwort, Polygala senega, of the eastern U.S., used as an expectorant and diuretic.
- Karens
-
noun,
a group of people of eastern and southern Burma (Myanmar).
- Kaiser
-
noun,
a German emperor.
- Kearns
-
noun,
a town in N Utah, near Salt Lake City.
- serein
-
noun,
fine rain falling after sunset from a sky in which no clouds are visible.
- seeker
-
noun,
a person or thing that seeks.
- Serena
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Keenes
-
noun,
a city in SW New Hampshire.
- seeing
-
noun,
the act of a person who sees.
- secern
-
verb (used with object),
to discriminate or distinguish in thought.
- Seeger
-
noun,
Alan, 1888–1916, U.S. poet.
- secret
-
noun,
something that is or is kept secret, hidden, or concealed.
- serine
-
noun,
a crystalline amino acid, HOCH 2 CH(NH 2)COOH, found in many proteins and obtained by the hydrolysis of sericin, the protein constituting silk gum. Symbol: S. Abbreviation: Ser;
- kerat-
-
- Serkin
-
noun,
Rudolf [roo-dolf;; German roo-dawlf] /ˈru dɒlf;; German ˈruˌdɔlf/ (Show IPA), 1903–91, U.S. pianist, born in Bohemia.
- irreg.
-
- set-in
-
adjective,
made separately and placed within another unit.
- sicken
-
verb (used with or without object),
to make or become sick.
- intra-
-
- inters
-
verb (used with object),
to place (a dead body) in a grave or tomb; bury.
- inter.
-
- signet
-
noun,
a small seal, as on a finger ring.
- Sikang
-
noun,
Older Spelling. Xikang.
- racket
-
noun,
a loud noise or clamor, especially of a disturbing or confusing kind; din; uproar:
- nitres
-
noun,
niter.
- gratis
-
adverb,
without charge or payment; free:
- negate
-
verb (used with object),
to deny the existence, evidence, or truth of:
- Nereis
-
noun,
clamworm.
- gratin
-
noun,
au gratin.
- grates
-
noun,
a frame of metal bars for holding fuel when burning, as in a fireplace, furnace, or stove.
- nicker
-
noun,
a person or thing that nicks.
- grater
-
noun,
a person or thing that grates.
- Grants
-
noun,
a town in W New Mexico.
- sacker
-
noun,
bagger (def 1).
- niters
-
noun,
potassium nitrate.
- grani-
-
- Sanger
-
noun,
Frederick, 1918–2013, English biochemist: Nobel Prize in chemistry 1958.
- skater
-
noun,
a person who skates.
- grains
-
noun,
an iron instrument with barbed prongs, for spearing or harpooning fish.
- Graces
-
noun,
elegance or beauty of form, manner, motion, or action:
Synonyms: attractiveness, charm, gracefulness, comeliness, ease, lissomeness, fluidity.
Antonyms: stiffness, ugliness, awkwardness, clumsiness; klutziness.
- ringer
-
noun,
a person or thing that encircles, rings, etc.
- gisant
-
noun,
a sculptured representation of a dead person in a recumbent position, usually as part of a sepulchral monument.
- racers
-
noun,
a person, animal, or thing that races or takes part in a race, as a racehorse, bicycle, yacht, etc.
- Gierek
-
noun,
Edward [ed-werd;; Polish ed-vahrt] /ˈɛd wərd;; Polish ˈɛd vɑrt/ (Show IPA), 1913–2001, Polish political leader: first secretary of the Polish Communist Party 1970–80.
- gestic
-
adjective,
pertaining to bodily motions, especially in dancing.
- Racine
-
noun,
Jean Baptiste [zhahn ba-teest] /ʒɑ̃ baˈtist/ (Show IPA), 1639–99, French dramatist.
- Gesner
-
noun,
Konrad von [kon-rad von;; German kawn-raht fuh n] /ˈkɒn ræd vɒn;; German ˈkɔn rɑt fən/ (Show IPA), 1516–65, Swiss naturalist.
- racist
-
noun,
a person who believes in racism, the doctrine that one's own racial group is superior or that a particular racial group is inferior to the others.
- grease
-
noun,
the melted or rendered fat of animals, especially when in a soft state.
- nectar
-
noun,
the saccharine secretion of a plant, which attracts the insects or birds that pollinate the flower.
- ickers
-
noun,
the fruit-bearing spike of any cereal plant, especially an ear of corn.
- nacres
-
noun,
mother-of-pearl.
- kraits
-
noun,
any of several large, usually banded, placid but highly venomous snakes constituting the genus Bungarus, of the cobra family, common in southeastern Asia and the Malay Archipelago.
- Singer
-
noun,
a person who sings, especially a trained or professional vocalist.
- krater
-
noun,
a mixing bowl characterized by a wide mouth and body with two handles projecting vertically from the juncture of the neck and body, used to mix wine and water.
- sinker
-
noun,
a person or thing that sinks.
- sinter
-
noun,
siliceous or calcareous matter deposited by springs, as that formed around the vent of a geyser.
- Sirena
-
noun,
a female given name.
- satire
-
noun,
the use of irony, sarcasm, ridicule, or the like, in exposing, denouncing, or deriding vice, folly, etc.
- sirree
-
noun,
(used as an intensive with no or yes):
- sateen
-
noun,
a strong cotton fabric constructed in satin weave and having a lustrous face.
- Gretna
-
noun,
a city in SE Louisiana, near New Orleans.
- greets
-
verb (used with object),
to address with some form of salutation; welcome.
- Necker
-
noun,
Jacques [zhahk] /ʒɑk/ (Show IPA), 1732–1804, French statesman, born in Switzerland.
- greens
-
noun,
a color intermediate in the spectrum between yellow and blue, an effect of light with a wavelength between 500 and 570 nm; found in nature as the color of most grasses and leaves while growing, of some fruits while ripening, and of the sea.
- Sartre
-
noun,
Jean-Paul [zhahn-pawl] /ʒɑ̃ˈpɔl/ (Show IPA), 1905–80, French philosopher, novelist, and dramatist: declined 1964 Nobel Prize in literature.
- Greene
-
noun,
Graham, 1904–91, English novelist and journalist.
- Greece
-
noun,
Ancient Greek Hellas. Modern Greek Ellas. a republic in S Europe at the S end of the Balkan Peninsula. 50,147 sq. mi. (129,880 sq. km). Capital: Athens.
- Skagen
-
noun,
Skaw, The.
- 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.
- Natick
-
noun,
a town in E Massachusetts, W of Boston.
- Greats
-
- santir
-
noun,
a Persian musical instrument resembling a dulcimer.
- Santee
-
noun,
a city in SW California.
- Neckar
-
noun,
a river in SW Germany, flowing N and NE from the Black Forest, then W to the Rhine River. 246 miles (395 km) long.
- Serang
-
noun,
Ceram.
- cerise
-
adjective, noun,
moderate to deep red.
- strake
-
noun,
Nautical. a continuous course of planks or plates on a ship forming a hull shell, deck, etc.
- tinges
-
noun,
a slight degree of coloration.
- tinker
-
noun,
a mender of pots, kettles, pans, etc., usually an itinerant.
- Crista
-
noun,
a crest or ridge.
- Carrie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Caroline.
- aretes
-
noun,
the aggregate of qualities, as valor and virtue, making up good character.
- Argent
-
noun,
Heraldry. the tincture or metal silver.
- criers
-
noun,
a person who cries.
- cretin
-
noun,
a person suffering from cretinism.
- Ariege
-
noun,
a department in S France. 1893 sq. mi. (4905 sq. km). Capital: Foix.
- Cretan
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Crete.
- creese
-
noun,
a short sword or heavy dagger with a wavy blade, used by the Malays.
- teaser
-
noun,
a person or thing that teases.
- create
-
adjective,
Archaic. created.
- crease
-
noun,
a ridge or groove produced in anything by folding, heat, pressure, etc.; fold; furrow.
- creaks
-
noun,
a creaking sound.
- crates
-
noun,
a slatted wooden box or framework for packing, shopping, or storing fruit, furniture, glassware, crockery, etc.
- Crater
-
noun,
the cup-shaped depression or cavity on the surface of the earth or other heavenly body marking the orifice of a volcano.
- Cranks
-
noun,
Machinery. any of several types of arms or levers for imparting rotary or oscillatory motion to a rotating shaft, one end of the crank being fixed to the shaft and the other end receiving reciprocating motion from a hand, connecting rod, etc.
- crakes
-
noun,
any of several short-billed rails, especially the corn crake.
- tineas
-
noun,
any of several skin diseases caused by fungi; ringworm.
- arrest
-
noun,
the taking of a person into legal custody, as by officers of the law.
- tirage
-
noun,
the withdrawing of wine from a barrel, as for testing or tasting.
- antres
-
noun,
a cavern; cave.
- arsen-
-
- Aitken
-
noun,
Robert Grant, 1864–1951, U.S. astronomer.
- tranks
-
noun,
a tranquilizer.
- tanker
-
noun,
a ship, airplane, or truck designed for bulk shipment of liquids or gases.
- Easter
-
noun,
an annual Christian festival in commemoration of the resurrection of Jesus Christ, observed on the first Sunday after the first full moon after the vernal equinox, as calculated according to tables based in Western churches on the Gregorian calendar and in Orthodox churches on the Julian calendar.
- easier
-
noun,
a word formerly used in communications to represent the letter E.
- trance
-
noun,
a half-conscious state, seemingly between sleeping and waking, in which ability to function voluntarily may be suspended.
- tanrec
-
noun,
tenrec.
- trains
-
noun,
Railroads. a self-propelled, connected group of rolling stock.
- earing
-
noun,
a rope attached to a cringle and used for bending a corner of a sail to a yard, boom, or gaff or for reefing a sail.
- traiks
-
verb (used without object),
to become ill or lose one's good health.
- Eakins
-
noun,
Thomas, 1844–1916, U.S. painter.
- C-star
-
noun,
carbon star.
- eagres
-
noun,
a tidal bore or flood.
- tragic
-
noun,
the tragic, the element or quality of tragedy in literature, art, drama, etc.:
- eagers
-
noun,
eagre.
- akenes
-
noun,
achene.
- targes
-
noun,
a small, round shield; a target or buckler.
- traces
-
noun,
a surviving mark, sign, or evidence of the former existence, influence, or action of some agent or event; vestige:
- tracer
-
noun,
a person or thing that traces.
- Angers
-
noun,
a city in and capital of Maine-et-Loire, in W France.
- Tarski
-
noun,
Alfred, 1902–1983, U.S. mathematician and logician, born in Poland.
- tisane
-
noun,
(italics) French. aromatic or herb-flavored tea.
- teener
-
noun,
a teenager.
- arsine
-
noun,
Also called arseniuretted hydrogen. a colorless, flammable, slightly water-soluble gas, AsH 3 , having a fetid, garliclike odor, used in chemical warfare.
- transe
-
noun,
a passageway, as a hallway, alley, or the like.
- Canter
-
noun,
an easy gallop.
- Cairns
-
noun,
a seaport in NE Australia.
- terces
-
noun,
tierce (def 3).
- catkin
-
noun,
a spike of unisexual, apetalous flowers having scaly, usually deciduous bracts, as of a willow or birch.
- caners
-
noun,
a person who works with cane, especially one who produces canework for chairs.
- caters
-
verb (used with object),
to provide food and service for:
- canker
-
noun,
a gangrenous or ulcerous sore, especially in the mouth.
- Teresa
-
noun,
Mother (Agnes Gonxha Bojaxhiu) 1910–97, Albanian nun: Nobel Peace Prize 1979 for work in the slums of Calcutta, India.
- Caster
-
noun,
a person or thing that casts.
- casket
-
noun,
a coffin.
- casing
-
noun,
a case or covering; housing.
- cagers
-
noun,
Informal. a basketball player.
- careen
-
noun,
a careening.
- career
-
noun,
an occupation or profession, especially one requiring special training, followed as one's lifework:
- carets
-
noun,
a mark (‸) made in written or printed matter to show the place where something is to be inserted.
- casern
-
noun,
a lodging for soldiers in a garrison town; barracks.
- casein
-
noun,
Biochemistry. a protein precipitated from milk, as by rennet, and forming the basis of cheese and certain plastics.
- caries
-
noun,
decay, as of bone or of plant tissue.
- cartes
-
noun,
(italics) French. menu; bill of fare.
Compare à la carte.
- Carter
-
noun,
Bennett Lester ("Benny") 1907–2003, U.S. jazz saxophonist and composer.
- carnet
-
noun,
a customs document allowing an automobile to be driven at no cost across international borders.
- ternes
-
noun,
terne metal.
- terais
-
noun,
a marshy lowland area in N India and S Nepal, between the Ganges and the foothills of the Himalayas.
- censer
-
noun,
a container, usually covered, in which incense is burned, especially during religious services; thurible.
- ascent
-
noun,
an act of ascending; upward movement; a rising movement:
- certes
-
adverb,
certainly; in truth.
- tierce
-
noun,
an old measure of capacity equivalent to one third of a pipe, or 42 wine gallons.
- astern
-
adverb,
in a position behind a specified vessel or aircraft:
- tenace
-
noun,
a sequence of two high cards of the same suit that lack an intervening card to be in consecutive order, as the ace and queen.
- ticker
-
noun,
a telegraphic receiving instrument that automatically prints stock prices, market reports, etc., on a paper tape.
- tenias
-
noun,
taenia.
- tenrec
-
noun,
any of several insectivorous mammals of the family Tenrecidae, of Madagascar, having a long, pointed snout, certain species of which are spiny and tailless.
- cetane
-
noun,
a colorless, liquid hydrocarbon of the alkane series, C 16 H 34 , used as a solvent and in cetane number determinations.
- Terris
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Theresa.
- Cesena
-
noun,
a city in E central Italy.
- egrets
-
noun,
any of several usually white herons that grow long, graceful plumes during the breeding season, as Egretta garzetta (little egret) of the Old World.
- terras
-
noun,
earth; land.
- cerias
-
noun,
a white-to-yellow, heavy powder, cerium dioxide, CeO 2 , usually derived from cerium nitrate by decomposition with heat: used chiefly in ceramics, glass polishing, and decolorizing.
- cerate
-
noun,
Pharmacology. an unctuous, often medicated, preparation for external application, consisting of lard or oil mixed with wax, rosin, or the like, especially one that has a firmer consistency than a typical ointment and does not melt when in contact with the skin.
- cerat-
-
- Atkins
-
noun,
Chester ("Chet") 1924–2001, U.S. country-and-western singer and musician.
- Centre
-
noun,
Geometry. the middle point, as the point within a circle or sphere equally distant from all points of the circumference or surface, or the point within a regular polygon equally distant from the vertices.
- centra
-
noun,
a plural of centrum.
- centr-
-
- centi-
-
- Center
-
noun,
Geometry. the middle point, as the point within a circle or sphere equally distant from all points of the circumference or surface, or the point within a regular polygon equally distant from the vertices.
- centas
-
noun,
a former bronze coin of Lithuania, the 100th part of a litas.
- trans.
-
- cringe
-
noun,
servile or fawning deference.
- agric.
-
- actins
-
noun,
a globulin that is present in muscle plasma and that in connection with myosin plays an important role in muscle contraction.
- encase
-
verb (used with object),
to enclose in or as in a case:
- encage
-
verb (used with object),
to confine in or as in a cage; coop up.
- enates
-
noun,
a person related on one's mother's side.
Compare agnate, cognate.
- triers
-
noun,
a person or thing that tries or tests; tester.
- enacts
-
verb (used with object),
to make into an act or statute:
- actin-
-
- acting
-
noun,
the art, profession, or activity of those who perform in stage plays, motion pictures, etc.
- triene
-
noun,
any compound containing three double bonds.
- Strine
-
noun,
Australian English.
- tricks
-
noun,
a crafty or underhanded device, maneuver, stratagem, or the like, intended to deceive or cheat; artifice; ruse; wile.
- Aeetes
-
noun,
a king of Colchis, father of Medea and custodian of the Golden Fleece.
- trices
-
noun,
a very short time; an instant:
- Egesta
-
noun,
matter egested from the body, as excrement or other waste.
- taking
-
noun,
the act of a person or thing that takes.
- takins
-
noun,
a mountain-dwelling bovid, Budorcas taxicolor, native to the eastern Himalayas, China, and northern Burma, that resembles a cross between a goat and a musk ox.
- triage
-
noun,
the process of sorting victims, as of a battle or disaster, to determine medical priority in order to increase the number of survivors.
- string
-
noun,
a slender cord or thick thread used for binding or tying; line.
- strike
-
noun,
an act or instance of striking.
- Eckert
-
noun,
John Presper [pres-per] /ˈprɛs pər/ (Show IPA), 1919–95, U.S. engineer and computer pioneer.
- Strega
-
- streak
-
noun,
a long, narrow mark, smear, band of color, or the like:
- ericas
-
noun,
any of numerous low-growing evergreen shrubs or small trees belonging to the genus Erica, of the heath family, including several species of heather.
- trines
-
noun,
a set or group of three; triad.
- trikes
-
noun,
tricycle.
- streek
-
verb (used with object),
to stretch (one's limbs), as on awakening or by exercise.
- ergate
-
noun,
a worker ant.
- erects
-
adjective,
upright in position or posture:
- eraser
-
noun,
a device, as a piece of rubber or cloth, for erasing marks made with pen, pencil, chalk, etc.
- enrage
-
verb (used with object),
to make extremely angry; put into a rage; infuriate:
- acetin
-
noun,
a colorless, thick, hygroscopic liquid, C 5 H 10 O 4 : used chiefly in the manufacture of explosives.
- entree
-
noun,
a dish served as the main course of a meal.
- entire
-
noun,
Archaic. the whole; entirety.
- entice
-
verb (used with object),
to lead on by exciting hope or desire; allure; inveigle:
- enters
-
Verb phrases,
enter into,
to participate in; engage in.
to investigate; consider:
to sympathize with; share in.
to form a constituent part or ingredient of:
to go into a particular state:
- ackees
-
noun,
akee.
- enter-
-
- strick
-
noun,
a group of any of the major bast fibers, as flax or jute, prepared for conversion into sliver form.
- ecrase
-
adjective,
(of leather) crushed to produce a grained effect.
- triens
-
noun,
a copper coin of ancient Rome, issued during the Republic, a third part of an as.
- ecarte
-
noun,
a card game for two players.
- eating
-
noun,
the act of a person or thing that eats.
- agrees
-
verb (used with object),
to concede; grant (usually followed by a noun clause):
- treens
-
noun,
treenware.
- treasr
-
- triacs
-
noun,
a type of thyristor designed for electronic control of the current supplied to a circuit, used especially in dimmers for lighting systems.
- agist
-
verb (used with object),
to feed or pasture (livestock) for a fee.
- react
-
verb (used with object),
to act or perform again.
- caine
-
noun,
(Sir Thomas Henry) Hall, 1853–1931, English novelist.
- scent
-
noun,
a distinctive odor, especially when agreeable:
- kites
-
noun,
a light frame covered with some thin material, to be flown in the wind at the end of a long string.
- reist
-
verb (used without object),
reest2 .
- Terri
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Theresa.
- Kings
-
noun,
either of two books of the Bible, I Kings or II Kings, which contain the history of the kings of Israel and Judah. Abbreviation: Ki.
- scrag
-
noun,
a lean or scrawny person or animal.
- rect.
-
- Aisne
-
noun,
a river in N France, flowing NW and W to the Oise. 175 miles (280 km) long.
- Renee
-
noun,
a female given name, French form of Renata.
- scree
-
noun,
a steep mass of detritus on the side of a mountain.
- cages
-
noun,
a boxlike enclosure having wires, bars, or the like, for confining and displaying birds or animals.
- ackee
-
noun,
akee.
- treen
-
noun,
treenware.
- kisan
-
noun,
(in India) a peasant.
- trig.
-
- renga
-
noun,
linked verse.
- reni-
-
- cager
-
noun,
Informal. a basketball player.
- kirns
-
noun,
a churn.
- recta
-
noun,
a plural of rectum.
- rants
-
noun,
ranting, extravagant, or violent declamation.
- knars
-
noun,
a knot on a tree or in wood.
- scare
-
noun,
a sudden fright or alarm, especially with little or no reason.
- 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.
- akene
-
noun,
achene.
- akees
-
noun,
a tropical tree, Blighia sapida, of the soapberry family, cultivated for the edible aril of its seeds.
- astir
-
adjective,
moving or stirring, especially with much activity or excitement:
- scant
-
adverb,
Scot. and North England Dialect. scarcely; barely; hardly.
- Krieg
-
noun,
war1 .
- astr.
-
- agers
-
noun,
(often initial capital letter) a person living in a certain historical age:
- terse
-
adjective,
neatly or effectively concise; brief and pithy, as language.
- krans
-
noun,
a former silver coin of Iran.
- tries
-
noun,
plural of try.
- kines
-
noun,
a plural of cow1 .
- krait
-
noun,
any of several large, usually banded, placid but highly venomous snakes constituting the genus Bungarus, of the cobra family, common in southeastern Asia and the Malay Archipelago.
- scart
-
verb (used with or without object),
to scratch, scrape, mark, or scar.
- scat-
-
- traik
-
verb (used without object),
to become ill or lose one's good health.
- 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.
- sceat
-
noun,
a silver Anglo-Saxon coin of the 7th and 8th centuries, sometimes including an amount of gold.
- knits
-
noun,
fabric produced by knitting.
- restr
-
- scena
-
noun,
an extended operatic vocal solo, usually including an aria and a recitative.
- Knies
-
noun,
Karl Gustav Adolf [kahrl goo s-tahf ah-dawlf] /kɑrl ˈgʊs tɑf ˈɑ dɔlf/ (Show IPA), 1821–98, German statistician and historical economist.
- knees
-
noun,
Anatomy. the joint of the leg that allows for movement between the femur and tibia and is protected by the patella; the central area of the leg between the thigh and the lower leg.
- scene
-
noun,
the place where some action or event occurs:
- kinas
-
noun,
a cupronickel coin and monetary unit of Papua New Guinea, equal to 100 toea.
- cains
-
noun,
Scot. and Irish English. rent paid in kind, especially a percentage of a farm crop.
- carks
-
noun,
care or worry.
- cares
-
noun,
a state of mind in which one is troubled; worry, anxiety, or concern:
- caret
-
noun,
a mark (‸) made in written or printed matter to show the place where something is to be inserted.
- resit
-
noun,
a test or examination that is retaken.
- trank
-
noun,
a tranquilizer.
- Carie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Caroline.
- trine
-
noun,
a set or group of three; triad.
- kente
-
noun,
a colorful fabric of Ghanaian origin: often worn as a symbol of African-American pride.
- rears
-
- Carin
-
noun,
a female given name.
- terns
-
noun,
any of numerous aquatic birds of the subfamily Sterninae of the family Laridae, related to the gulls but usually having a more slender body and bill, smaller feet, a long, deeply forked tail, and a more graceful flight, especially those of the genus Sterna, as S. hirundo (common tern) of Eurasia and America, having white, black, and gray plumage.
- reset
-
noun,
an act or instance of setting again.
- rents
-
noun,
a payment made periodically by a tenant to a landlord in return for the use of land, a building, an apartment, an office, or other property.
- Keita
-
noun,
Modibo [maw-dee-baw] /mɔˈdi bɔ/ (Show IPA), 1915–77, African statesman: president of Mali 1960–68.
- Aiken
-
noun,
Conrad (Potter) 1889–1973, U.S. poet.
- Terni
-
noun,
a city in central Italy.
- keirs
-
noun,
kier.
- sect.
-
- carne
-
noun,
Marcel [mahr-sel;; French mar-sel] /mɑrˈsɛl;; French marˈsɛl/ (Show IPA), 1909–1996, French film director.
- keets
-
noun,
a young guinea fowl.
- carns
-
noun,
cairn.
- keens
-
noun,
a wailing lament for the dead.
- 30-30
-
- Caren
-
noun,
a female given name.
- terr.
-
- cairn
-
noun,
a heap of stones set up as a landmark, monument, tombstone, etc.
- canes
-
noun,
a stick or short staff used to assist one in walking; walking stick.
- reeks
-
noun,
a strong, unpleasant smell.
- train
-
noun,
Railroads. a self-propelled, connected group of rolling stock.
- triga
-
noun,
a two-wheeled chariot drawn by a team of three horses.
- airts
-
noun,
a direction.
- kiers
-
noun,
a large vat in which fibers, yarns, or fabrics are boiled, bleached, or dyed.
- cakes
-
noun,
a sweet, baked, breadlike food, made with or without shortening, and usually containing flour, sugar, baking powder or soda, eggs, and liquid flavoring.
- kiang
-
noun,
a wild ass, Equus kiang, of Tibet and Mongolia.
- rente
-
noun,
revenue or income, or the instrument evidencing a right to such periodic receipts.
- caner
-
noun,
a person who works with cane, especially one who produces canework for chairs.
- Agnes
-
noun,
Saint, a.d. 292?–304? Roman Catholic child martyr.
- acet-
-
- agree
-
verb (used with object),
to concede; grant (usually followed by a noun clause):
- canst
-
noun,
a sealed container for food, beverages, etc., as of aluminum, sheet iron coated with tin, or other metal:
- trigs
-
noun,
trigonometry.
- treas
-
- Kesia
-
noun,
a female given name: from an African word meaning “favorite.”.
- Kerst
-
noun,
Donald William, 1911–1994, U.S. physicist.
- trike
-
noun,
tricycle.
- Cant.
-
- recks
-
verb (used with object),
Archaic. to have regard for; mind; heed.
- cants
-
noun,
insincere, especially conventional expressions of enthusiasm for high ideals, goodness, or piety.
- Terra
-
noun,
earth; land.
- Kerns
-
noun,
a part of the face of a type projecting beyond the body or shank, as in certain italic letters.
- Satie
-
noun,
Erik Alfred Leslie [e-reek al-fred les-lee] /ɛˈrik alˈfrɛd lɛsˈli/ (Show IPA), 1866–1925, French composer.
- nacre
-
noun,
mother-of-pearl.
- 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.
- aeri-
-
- racks
-
noun,
a framework of bars, wires, or pegs on which articles are arranged or deposited:
- Angie
-
noun,
a male or female given name, form of Angel.
- Tiran
-
noun,
Strait of, a navigable waterway between the N Red Sea and the Gulf of Aqaba.
- angi-
-
- Aesir
-
noun,
the principal race of gods, led by Odin and living at Asgard.
- arces
-
noun,
a daughter of Thaumas and the sister of Iris and the Harpies. Zeus took away her wings when she aided the Titans in their war against him.
- Regan
-
noun,
(in Shakespeare's King Lear) the younger of Lear's two faithless daughters.
Compare Cordelia (def 1), Goneril.
- Arete
-
noun,
the aggregate of qualities, as valor and virtue, making up good character.
- trice
-
noun,
a very short time; an instant:
- aerie
-
noun,
the nest of a bird of prey, as an eagle or a hawk.
- tings
-
noun,
a tinging sound.
- Rieka
-
noun,
Rijeka.
- races
-
noun,
a contest of speed, as in running, riding, driving, or sailing.
- Reger
-
noun,
Max [mahks] /mɑks/ (Show IPA), 1873–1916, German composer and pianist.
- racer
-
noun,
a person, animal, or thing that races or takes part in a race, as a racehorse, bicycle, yacht, etc.
- Regin
-
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.
- anger
-
noun,
a strong feeling of displeasure and belligerence aroused by a wrong; wrath; ire.
- AEGIS
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. the shield or breastplate of Zeus or Athena, bearing at its center the head of the Gorgon.
- Aries
-
noun,
Astronomy. the Ram, a zodiacal constellation between Pisces and Taurus.
- 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.
- REGIS
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Aegir
-
noun,
a sea god, husband of Ran, and host at feast of the gods spoiled by Loki.
- rinks
-
noun,
a smooth expanse of ice for ice-skating, often artificially prepared and inside a building or arena.
- antre
-
noun,
a cavern; cave.
- ricks
-
noun,
Also, hayrick. Chiefly Midland U.S. a large, usually rectangular stack or pile of hay, straw, corn, or the like, in a field, especially when thatched or covered by a tarpaulin; an outdoor or makeshift mow.
- reest
-
verb (used with object),
to cure, smoke, or dry (meat or fish).
- Ranee
-
noun,
the wife of a rajah.
- ranks
-
noun,
a number of persons forming a separate class in a social hierarchy or in any graded body.
- anis-
-
- anise
-
noun,
a Mediterranean plant, Pimpinella anisum, of the parsley family, having loose umbrels of small yellowish-white flowers that yield aniseed.
- ranis
-
noun,
ranee.
- angst
-
noun,
a feeling of dread, anxiety, or anguish.
- tires
-
noun,
British Dialect. fatigue.
- ante-
-
- Range
-
noun,
the extent to which or the limits between which variation is possible:
- riant
-
adjective,
laughing; smiling; cheerful.
- antes
-
noun,
Poker. a fixed but arbitrary stake put into the pot by each player before the deal.
- rakis
-
noun,
a spirituous liquor distilled from grain, grapes, plums, etc., in southeastern Europe and the Near East.
- rages
-
noun,
angry fury; violent anger (sometimes used in combination):
- rakes
-
noun,
an agricultural implement with teeth or tines for gathering cut grass, hay, or the like or for smoothing the surface of the ground.
- anti-
-
- raker
-
noun,
a person or thing that rakes.
- ricer
-
noun,
an implement for ricing potatoes, squash, etc., by pressing them through small holes.
- raise
-
noun,
an increase in amount, as of wages:
- antic
-
noun,
Usually, antics.
a playful trick or prank; caper.
a grotesque, fantastic, or ludicrous gesture, act, or posture.
- Rains
-
noun,
water that is condensed from the aqueous vapor in the atmosphere and falls to earth in drops more than 1/50 inch (0.5 mm) in diameter.
Compare drizzle (def 6).
- rares
-
adjective,
coming or occurring far apart in time; unusual; uncommon:
- rices
-
noun,
the starchy seeds or grain of an annual marsh grass, Oryza sativa, cultivated in warm climates and used for food.
- ragis
-
noun,
a cereal grass, Eleusine coracana, cultivated in the Old World for its grain.
- antis
-
noun,
a person who is opposed to a particular practice, party, policy, action, etc.
- rinse
-
noun,
an act or instance of rinsing.
- trick
-
noun,
a crafty or underhanded device, maneuver, stratagem, or the like, intended to deceive or cheat; artifice; ruse; wile.
- Trace
-
noun,
a surviving mark, sign, or evidence of the former existence, influence, or action of some agent or event; vestige:
- Asine
-
noun,
an ancient town in S Greece, on the Gulf of Argolis.
- reign
-
noun,
the period during which a sovereign occupies the throne.
- Artie
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Arthur.
- Tigre
-
noun,
a Semitic language spoken in northern Ethiopia.
- Recit
-
- necks
-
noun,
the part of the body of an animal or human being that connects the head and the trunk.
- tiger
-
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.
- tiers
-
noun,
one of a series of rows or ranks rising one behind or above another, as of seats in an amphitheater, boxes in a theater, guns in a man-of-war, or oars in an ancient galley.
- sanit
-
- Trier
-
noun,
a person or thing that tries or tests; tester.
- nears
-
- sarc-
-
- tinea
-
noun,
any of several skin diseases caused by fungi; ringworm.
- Saree
-
noun,
sari.
- Tieck
-
noun,
Ludwig [loot-vikh,, lood-] /ˈlut vɪx,, ˈlud-/ (Show IPA), 1773–1853, German writer.
- nates
-
noun,
buttocks; rump.
- Sarge
-
noun,
sergeant.
- ticks
-
noun,
a slight, sharp, recurring click, tap, or beat, as of a clock.
- narks
-
noun,
British Slang. a stool pigeon or informer.
- nares
-
plural noun,
the nostrils or the nasal passages.
- narcs
-
noun,
a government agent or detective charged with the enforcement of laws restricting the use of narcotics.
- Sarre
-
noun,
French name of Saar.
- aster
-
noun,
any composite plant of the genus Aster, having rays varying from white or pink to blue around a yellow disk.
- agent
-
noun,
a person or business authorized to act on another's behalf:
- rates
-
noun,
the amount of a charge or payment with reference to some basis of calculation:
- nerts
-
interjection,
nuts (def 1).
- ancre
-
adjective,
having the end of each limb divided and carved outward like the flukes of an anchor; moline:
- tines
-
noun,
a sharp, projecting point or prong, as of a fork.
- riser
-
noun,
a person who rises, especially from bed:
- 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.
- arise
-
verb (used without object),
to get up from sitting, lying, or kneeling; rise:
- nitre
-
noun,
niter.
- nitr-
-
- triac
-
noun,
a type of thyristor designed for electronic control of the current supplied to a circuit, used especially in dimmers for lighting systems.
- tinge
-
noun,
a slight degree of coloration.
- Niter
-
noun,
potassium nitrate.
- Arkie
-
noun,
a term used to refer to a migrant worker originally from Arkansas.
- Niger
-
noun,
a republic in NW Africa: formerly part of French West Africa. 458,976 sq. mi. (1,188,748 sq. km). Capital: Niamey.
- rater
-
noun,
a person who makes rates or ratings.
- actg.
-
- niece
-
noun,
a daughter of a person's brother or sister.
- Nicks
-
noun,
a small notch, groove, chip, or the like, cut into or existing in something.
- Akins
-
noun,
Zoë [zoh-ee] /ˈzoʊ i/ (Show IPA), 1886–1958, U.S. playwright.
- Regt.
-
- saice
-
noun,
syce.
- arrgt
-
- Saint
-
noun,
any of certain persons of exceptional holiness of life, formally recognized as such by the Christian Church, especially by canonization.
- Saite
-
noun,
a native or citizen of Saïs.
- saker
-
noun,
an Old World falcon, Falco cherrug, used in falconry.
- Sakti
-
noun,
Shakti.
- arris
-
noun,
a sharp ridge, as between adjoining channels of a Doric column.
- Keene
-
noun,
a city in SW New Hampshire.
- resin
-
noun,
any of a class of nonvolatile, solid or semisolid organic substances, as copal or mastic, that consist of amorphous mixtures of carboxylic acids and are obtained directly from certain plants as exudations or prepared by polymerization of simple molecules: used in medicine and in the making of varnishes and plastics.
- Keats
-
noun,
John, 1795–1821, English poet.
- snack
-
noun,
a small portion of food or drink or a light meal, especially one eaten between regular meals.
- Skene
-
noun,
(in the ancient Greek theater) a structure facing the audience and forming the background before which performances were given.
- teaks
-
noun,
a large East Indian tree, Tectona grandis, of the verbena family, yielding a hard, durable, resinous, yellowish-brown wood used for shipbuilding, making furniture, etc.
- skete
-
noun,
a settlement of monks or ascetics.
- girts
-
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.
- Skier
-
noun,
a person who skis.
- girns
-
noun, verb (used with object),
grin2 .
- ginks
-
noun,
a person; fellow.
- skint
-
adjective,
having no money; penniless.
- skirr
-
noun,
a grating or whirring sound.
- skirt
-
noun,
the part of a gown, dress, slip, or coat that extends downward from the waist.
- giant
-
noun,
(in folklore) a being with human form but superhuman size, strength, etc.
- getas
-
noun,
a traditional Japanese wooden clog that is worn outdoors, with a thong that passes between the first two toes and with two transverse supports on the bottom of the sole.
- skite
-
noun,
a quick, oblique blow or stroke; a chopping blow.
- geste
-
noun,
gest.
- skeet
-
noun,
a form of trapshooting in which two traps are used and targets are hurled singly or in pairs at varying elevations and speeds so as to simulate the angles of flight taken by game birds.
- snake
-
noun,
any of numerous limbless, scaly, elongate reptiles of the suborder Serpentes, comprising venomous and nonvenomous species inhabiting tropical and temperate areas.
- snare
-
noun,
a device, often consisting of a noose, for capturing small game.
- Snark
-
noun,
a mysterious, imaginary animal.
- tarns
-
noun,
a small mountain lake or pool, especially one in a cirque.
- Tarne
-
noun,
(in the Iliad) Sardis.
- Gerar
-
noun,
an ancient city in Palestine, near the Mediterranean: now an archaeological site in Israel.
- sneck
-
noun,
a door latch or its lever.
- gents
-
noun,
Informal. gentleman (defs 1, 2).
- targe
-
noun,
a small, round shield; a target or buckler.
- eager
-
noun,
eagre.
- sneer
-
noun,
a look or expression of derision, scorn, or contempt.
- eagre
-
noun,
a tidal bore or flood.
- snick
-
noun,
a small cut; nick.
- genre
-
noun,
a class or category of artistic endeavor having a particular form, content, technique, or the like:
- skein
-
noun,
a length of yarn or thread wound on a reel or swift preparatory for use in manufacturing.
- gnars
-
verb (used without object),
to snarl; growl.
- Genie
-
noun,
Islamic Mythology. jinn.
- Teena
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Albertina, Bettina, or Christina.
- grice
-
noun,
a pig, especially a young or suckling pig.
- Craig
-
noun,
Edward Gordon, 1872–1966, English stage designer, producer, and author.
- Greta
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Margaret.
- crake
-
noun,
any of several short-billed rails, especially the corn crake.
- greet
-
verb (used with object),
to address with some form of salutation; welcome.
- grees
-
noun,
superiority, mastery, or victory.
- Greer
-
noun,
Germaine, born 1939, Australian feminist and writer.
- Crane
-
noun,
any large wading bird of the family Gruidae, characterized by long legs, bill, and neck and an elevated hind toe.
- crank
-
noun,
Machinery. any of several types of arms or levers for imparting rotary or oscillatory motion to a rotating shaft, one end of the crank being fixed to the shaft and the other end receiving reciprocating motion from a hand, connecting rod, etc.
- Green
-
noun,
a color intermediate in the spectrum between yellow and blue, an effect of light with a wavelength between 500 and 570 nm; found in nature as the color of most grasses and leaves while growing, of some fruits while ripening, and of the sea.
- Greek
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Greece.
- crate
-
noun,
a slatted wooden box or framework for packing, shopping, or storing fruit, furniture, glassware, crockery, etc.
- creak
-
noun,
a creaking sound.
- Crees
-
noun,
a member of a North American Indian people of Ontario, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, and Montana.
- crest
-
noun,
the highest part of a hill or mountain range; summit.
- Skeat
-
noun,
Walter William, 1835–1912, English philologist and lexicographer.
- Crete
-
noun,
Formerly Candia. a Greek island in the Mediterranean, SE of mainland Greece. 3235 sq. mi. (8380 sq. km). Capital: Canea.
- crier
-
noun,
a person who cries.
- cries
-
noun,
the act or sound of crying; any loud utterance or exclamation; a shout, scream, or wail.
- grate
-
noun,
a frame of metal bars for holding fuel when burning, as in a fireplace, furnace, or stove.
- skate
-
noun,
ice skate (def 1).
- crine
-
noun,
hair; head of hair.
- Grant
-
noun,
something granted, as a privilege or right, a sum of money, or a tract of land:
- grans
-
noun,
grandmother.
- crit.
-
- tease
-
noun,
a person who teases or annoys.
- grain
-
noun,
a small, hard seed, especially the seed of a food plant such as wheat, corn, rye, oats, rice, or millet.
- tears
-
- Grace
-
noun,
elegance or beauty of form, manner, motion, or action:
Synonyms: attractiveness, charm, gracefulness, comeliness, ease, lissomeness, fluidity.
Antonyms: stiffness, ugliness, awkwardness, clumsiness; klutziness.
- skean
-
noun,
a knife or dagger formerly used in Ireland and in the Scottish Highlands.
- tares
-
noun,
any of various vetches, especially Vicia sativa.
- genic
-
adjective,
of, pertaining to, resembling, or arising from a gene or genes.
- grins
-
noun,
a broad smile.
- Stern
-
noun,
the after part of a vessel (often opposed to stem).
- tacks
-
noun,
a short, sharp-pointed nail, usually with a flat, broad head.
- gains
-
- taces
-
noun,
tasset.
- enact
-
verb (used with object),
to make into an act or statute:
- steek
-
verb (used with object),
to shut, close, fasten or lock (a window, door, or the like).
- Steen
-
noun,
Jan [yahn] /yɑn/ (Show IPA), 1626–79, Dutch painter.
- steer
-
noun,
Informal. a suggestion about a course of action; tip:
- enate
-
noun,
a person related on one's mother's side.
Compare agnate, cognate.
- etnas
-
noun,
Mount, an active volcano in E Sicily. 10,758 feet (3280 meters).
- Stein
-
noun,
a mug, usually earthenware, especially for beer.
- engr.
-
- ster.
-
- Ester
-
noun,
a compound produced by the reaction between an acid and an alcohol with the elimination of a molecule of water, as ethyl acetate, C 4 H 8 O 2 , or dimethyl sulfate, C 2 H 6 SO 4 .
- esker
-
noun,
a serpentine ridge of gravelly and sandy drift, believed to have been formed by streams under or in glacial ice.
- Taine
-
noun,
Hippolyte Adolphe [ee-paw-leet a-dawlf] /i pɔˈlit aˈdɔlf/ (Show IPA), 1828–93, French literary critic and historian.
- stge.
-
- entia
-
noun,
plural of ens.
- stick
-
noun,
a branch or shoot of a tree or shrub that has been cut or broken off.
- sting
-
noun,
an act or an instance of stinging.
- stria
-
noun,
a slight or narrow furrow, ridge, stripe, or streak, especially one of a number in parallel arrangement:
- erase
-
verb (used with object),
to rub or scrape out, as letters or characters written, engraved, etc.; efface.
- stink
-
noun,
a strong offensive smell; stench.
- erect
-
adjective,
upright in position or posture:
- stirk
-
noun,
a young bull or cow, especially one in its second year.
- 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.
- Ernie
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Ernest.
- ERICA
-
noun,
any of numerous low-growing evergreen shrubs or small trees belonging to the genus Erica, of the heath family, including several species of heather.
- ernes
-
noun,
sea eagle.
- Erika
-
noun,
a female given name.
- steak
-
noun,
a slice of meat or fish, especially beef, cooked by broiling, frying, etc.
- gaits
-
noun,
a manner of walking, stepping, or running.
- Genet
-
noun,
any small, Old World carnivore of the genus Genetta, especially G. genetta, having spotted sides and a ringed tail.
- stang
-
noun,
an act or an instance of stinging.
- earns
-
verb (used with object),
to gain or get in return for one's labor or service:
- tanks
-
noun,
a large receptacle, container, or structure for holding a liquid or gas:
- eaten
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- geese
-
noun,
a plural of goose.
- Srta.
-
- geeks
-
noun,
a digital-technology expert or enthusiast (a term of pride as self-reference, but often used disparagingly by others).
- stack
-
noun,
a more or less orderly pile or heap:
- gears
-
noun,
Machinery.
a part, as a disk, wheel, or section of a shaft, having cut teeth of such form, size, and spacing that they mesh with teeth in another part to transmit or receive force and motion.
an assembly of such parts.
one of several possible arrangements of such parts in a mechanism, as an automobile transmission, for affording different relations of torque and speed between the driving and the driven machinery, or for permitting the driven machinery to run in either direction:
a mechanism or group of parts performing one function or serving one purpose in a complex machine:
- STAGE
-
noun,
a single step or degree in a process; a particular phase, period, position, etc., in a process, development, or series.
- stain
-
noun,
a discoloration produced by foreign matter having penetrated into or chemically reacted with a material; a spot not easily removed.
- stair
-
noun,
one of a flight or series of steps for going from one level to another, as in a building.
- stake
-
noun,
a stick or post pointed at one end for driving into the ground as a boundary mark, part of a fence, support for a plant, etc.
- Tanis
-
noun,
an ancient city in Lower Egypt, in the Nile delta.
- stane
-
noun, adjective, adverb, verb (used with object),
stone.
- Gates
-
noun,
Horatio, 1728–1806, American Revolutionary general, born in England.
- tains
-
noun,
a thin tin plate.
- gater
-
noun,
gator.
- stank
-
noun,
a strong offensive smell; stench.
- tangs
-
- stare
-
noun,
a staring gaze; a fixed look with the eyes wide open:
- Stark
-
noun,
Harold Raynsford [reynz-ferd] /ˈreɪnz fərd/ (Show IPA), 1880–1972, U.S. admiral.
- takin
-
noun,
a mountain-dwelling bovid, Budorcas taxicolor, native to the eastern Himalayas, China, and northern Burma, that resembles a cross between a goat and a musk ox.
- eerie
-
adjective,
uncanny, so as to inspire superstitious fear; weird:
- takes
-
- garni
-
adjective,
garnished.
- egers
-
noun,
German name of Ohře.
- egest
-
verb (used with object),
to discharge, as from the body; void (opposed to ingest).
- EGRET
-
noun,
any of several usually white herons that grow long, graceful plumes during the breeding season, as Egretta garzetta (little egret) of the Old World.
- Starr
-
noun,
Belle (Myra Belle Shirley) 1848–89, U.S. outlaw and folk hero.
- taken
-
noun,
the act of taking.
- Sitka
-
noun,
a town in SE Alaska, on an island in the Alexander Archipelago: the capital of former Russian America.
- Creek
-
noun,
U.S., Canada, and Australia. a stream smaller than a river.
- 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.
- cine-
-
- 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.
- signa
-
verb,
(used imperatively, in prescriptions) mark; write; label.
- terce
-
noun,
tierce (def 3).
- cease
-
noun,
cessation:
- tenia
-
noun,
taenia.
- cigar
-
noun,
a more or less cylindrical roll of tobacco cured for smoking, of any of various lengths, thicknesses, degrees of straightness, etc., usually wrapped in a tobacco leaf.
- Isere
-
noun,
a river in SE France, flowing from the Alps to the Rhone River. 150 miles (240 km) long.
- serin
-
noun,
a small finch, Serinus serinus, of Europe and northern Africa, closely related to the canary.
- Seric
-
- cetes
-
noun,
a number of badgers together.
- Cates
-
noun,
a choice food;delicacy; dainty.
- Serge
-
noun,
a twilled worsted or woolen fabric used especially for clothing.
- cines
-
noun,
a film; motion picture.
- siker
-
adverb,
certainly; without doubt.
- cent.
-
- cater
-
verb (used with object),
to provide food and service for:
- iters
-
noun,
a canal or passage.
- 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.
- Ickes
-
noun,
Harold (Le Claire) [luh klair] /lə klɛər/ (Show IPA), 1874–1952, U.S. lawyer and statesman.
- 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.
- incr.
-
- icker
-
noun,
the fruit-bearing spike of any cereal plant, especially an ear of corn.
- Ceres
-
noun,
a pre-Roman goddess of agriculture under whose name the Romans adopted the worship of the Greek goddess Demeter.
- 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: ¢.
- Terai
-
noun,
a marshy lowland area in N India and S Nepal, between the Ganges and the foothills of the Himalayas.
- Iran.
-
- ceras
-
noun,
(in prescriptions) wax.
- inst.
-
- inset
-
noun,
something inserted; insert.
- irate
-
adjective,
angry; enraged:
- tera-
-
- ceria
-
noun,
a white-to-yellow, heavy powder, cerium dioxide, CeO 2 , usually derived from cerium nitrate by decomposition with heat: used chiefly in ceramics, glass polishing, and decolorizing.
- Cenis
-
noun,
Mont, a mountain pass between SE France and Italy, in the Alps. 6834 feet (2083 meters) high.
- siege
-
noun,
the act or process of surrounding and attacking a fortified place in such a way as to isolate it from help and supplies, for the purpose of lessening the resistance of the defenders and thereby making capture possible.
- Siena
-
noun,
a city in Tuscany, in central Italy, S of Florence: cathedral.
- cert.
-
- Cesti
-
noun,
Marcantonio [mahr-kahn-taw-nyaw] /ˌmɑr kɑnˈtɔ nyɔ/ (Show IPA), 1623–69, Italian composer.
- inert
-
adjective,
having no inherent power of action, motion, or resistance (opposed to active):
- Irene
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. one of the Horae, the personification of peace.
- cense
-
verb (used with object),
to burn incense near or in front of; perfume with incense.
- tense
-
noun,
a category of verbal inflection that serves chiefly to specify the time of the action or state expressed by the verb.
- seti-
-
- serai
-
noun,
(in Eastern countries) a caravansary.
- sikra
-
noun,
sikhara.
- serac
-
noun,
a large irregularity of glacial ice, as a pinnacle found in glacial crevasses and formed by melting or movement of the ice.
- siree
-
noun,
sirree.
- karts
-
noun,
a small, light, low-slung, four-wheeled vehicle, usually powered by a gasoline engine, capable of speeds up to 60 miles per hour (96 km/h), and used for racing or recreation.
- ERISA
-
noun,
Employee Retirement Income Security Act.
- since
-
adverb,
from then till now (often preceded by ever):
- carts
-
noun,
a heavy two-wheeled vehicle, commonly without springs, drawn by mules, oxen, or the like, used for the conveyance of heavy goods.
- Katie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Katherine or Catherine.
- teens
-
noun,
Archaic. suffering; grief.
- Carte
-
noun,
(italics) French. menu; bill of fare.
Compare à la carte.
- Seine
-
noun,
a fishing net that hangs vertically in the water, having floats at the upper edge and sinkers at the lower.
- terne
-
noun,
terne metal.
- Tegea
-
noun,
an ancient city in SE Arcadia, Greece.
- Segre
-
noun,
Emilio [uh-mee-lee-oh,, uh-meel-yoh;; Italian e-mee-lyaw] /əˈmi liˌoʊ,, əˈmil yoʊ;; Italian ɛˈmi lyɔ/ (Show IPA), 1905–1989, U.S. physicist, born in Italy: Nobel prize 1959.
- Siren
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. one of several sea nymphs, part woman and part bird, who lure mariners to destruction by their seductive singing.
- Segni
-
noun,
Antonio [ahn-taw-nyaw] /ɑnˈtɔ nyɔ/ (Show IPA), 1891–1972, Italian teacher, lawyer, and statesman: president 1962–64.
- segar
-
noun,
cigar.
- cites
-
noun,
citation (defs 7, 8).
- carse
-
noun,
bottom land.
- 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.
- sitar
-
noun,
a lute of India with a small, pear-shaped body and a long, broad, fretted neck.
- grist
-
noun,
grain to be ground.
- terna
-
noun,
a list of three names submitted to the pope as recommended to fill a vacant bishopric or benefice.
- intr.
-
- Karst
-
noun,
an area of limestone terrane characterized by sinks, ravines, and underground streams.
- kains
-
noun,
cain.
- senti
-
noun,
a monetary unit of Tanzania, the 100th part of a shilling; cent.
- kanes
-
noun,
cain.
- karri
-
noun,
an Australian gum tree, Eucalyptus diversicolor.
- sing.
-
- IATSE
-
- Kans.
-
- singe
-
noun,
a superficial burn.
- Karen
-
noun,
a group of people of eastern and southern Burma (Myanmar).
- cires
-
noun,
a brilliant, highly glazed surface produced on fabrics by subjecting them to a wax, heat, and calendering treatment.
- sengi
-
noun,
a monetary unit of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, equal to 1/10,000 (.0001) of a zaire.
- tRNA
-
- sick
-
noun,
(used with a plural verb) sick persons collectively (usually preceded by the).
- Tree
-
noun,
a plant having a permanently woody main stem or trunk, ordinarily growing to a considerable height, and usually developing branches at some distance from the ground.
- tack
-
noun,
a short, sharp-pointed nail, usually with a flat, broad head.
- str.
-
- sice
-
noun,
syce.
- tank
-
noun,
a large receptacle, container, or structure for holding a liquid or gas:
- Sera
-
noun,
a plural of serum.
- Sere
-
noun,
the series of stages in an ecological succession.
- seek
-
Idioms,
be sought after, to be desired or in demand:
- rete
-
noun,
a pierced plate on an astrolabe, having projections whose points correspond to the fixed stars.
- tsar
-
noun,
czar.
- seer
-
noun,
a person who sees; observer.
- Tace
-
noun,
tasset.
- 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.
- Stir
-
noun,
the act of stirring or moving.
- tain
-
noun,
a thin tin plate.
- Seri
-
noun,
a member of an American Indian people of western Sonora state, Mexico, on the Gulf of California.
- 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.
- rest
-
noun,
the refreshing quiet or repose of sleep:
- sear
-
noun,
a mark or scar made by searing.
- stg.
-
- Sean
-
noun,
a male given name, form of John.
- Tane
-
noun,
a Polynesian god of fertility.
- Sert
-
noun,
José María [haw-se mah-ree-ah] /hɔˈsɛ mɑˈri ɑ/ (Show IPA), 1876–1945, Spanish painter.
- sent
-
noun,
a coin of Estonia until the euro was adopted, the 100th part of a kroon.
- Stan
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Stanley.
- Star
-
noun,
any of the heavenly bodies, except the moon, appearing as fixed luminous points in the sky at night.
- trek
-
noun,
a journey or trip, especially one involving difficulty or hardship.
- Sekt
-
noun,
sparkling wine; champagne.
- sec.
-
- Seta
-
noun,
a stiff hair; bristle or bristlelike part.
- Ste.
-
- Sian
-
noun,
Older Spelling. Xian.
- tri-
-
- sake
-
noun,
cause, account, interest, or benefit:
- Stag
-
noun,
an adult male deer.
- 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.
- RISC
-
noun,
reduced instruction set computer: a computer whose central processing unit recognizes a relatively small number of instructions, which it can execute very rapidly.
- Seen
-
verb,
past participle of see1 .
- rink
-
noun,
a smooth expanse of ice for ice-skating, often artificially prepared and inside a building or arena.
- Sink
-
noun,
a basin or receptacle, as in a kitchen or laundry, usually connected with a water supply and drainage system, for washing dishes, clothing, etc.
- Skat
-
noun,
a card game for three players, using a pack of 32 playing cards, sevens through aces, the object being to fulfill any of various contracts, with scoring computed on strategy and on tricks won.
- tegs
-
noun,
Animal Husbandry.
a two-year-old sheep that has not been shorn.
the wool shorn from such a sheep.
- sank
-
noun,
a basin or receptacle, as in a kitchen or laundry, usually connected with a water supply and drainage system, for washing dishes, clothing, etc.
- Tees
-
noun,
a river in N England, flowing E along the boundary between Durham and Yorkshire to the North Sea. 70 miles (113 km) long.
- SINE
-
noun,
Trigonometry.
(in a right triangle) the ratio of the side opposite a given acute angle to the hypotenuse.
(of an angle) a trigonometric function equal to the ratio of the ordinate of the end point of the arc to the radius vector of this end point, the origin being at the center of the circle on which the arc lies and the initial point of the arc being on the x-axis. Abbreviation: sin.
- Rina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- tier
-
noun,
one of a series of rows or ranks rising one behind or above another, as of seats in an amphitheater, boxes in a theater, guns in a man-of-war, or oars in an ancient galley.
- ten.
-
- teen
-
noun,
Archaic. suffering; grief.
- 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.
- Tena
-
noun,
Koyukon.
- Rise
-
noun,
an act or instance of rising.
- risk
-
noun,
exposure to the chance of injury or loss; a hazard or dangerous chance:
- tics
-
noun,
Pathology.
a sudden, spasmodic, painless, involuntary muscular contraction, as of the face.
tic douloureux.
- Tine
-
noun,
a sharp, projecting point or prong, as of a fork.
- sain
-
verb (used with object),
to make the sign of the cross on, as for protection against evil influences.
- Saki
-
noun,
any of several monkeys of the genus Pithecia, of tropical South America, having a golden-brown to black, thick, shaggy coat and a long, bushy, nonprehensile tail.
- SITA
-
noun,
(in the Ramayana) the wife of Ramachandra, abducted by Ravana and later rescued.
- skag
-
noun,
scag.
- sane
-
noun,
a private nationwide organization in the U.S., established in 1957, that opposes nuclear testing and advocates international peace.
- Sage
-
noun,
a profoundly wise person; a person famed for wisdom.
- Ting
-
noun,
a tinging sound.
- rit.
-
- SACK
-
noun,
a large bag of strong, coarsely woven material, as for grain, potatoes, or coal.
- RNAS
-
- Sang
-
noun,
the act or performance of singing.
- TINA
-
noun,
a female given name.
- sire
-
noun,
the male parent of a quadruped.
- rite
-
noun,
a formal or ceremonial act or procedure prescribed or customary in religious or other solemn use:
- RITA
-
noun,
the Vedic concept of cosmic and social order.
- Riga
-
noun,
a seaport in and the capital of Latvia, on the Gulf of Riga.
- Sari
-
noun,
a garment worn by Hindu women, consisting of a long piece of cotton or silk wrapped around the body with one end draped over the head or over one shoulder.
- scr.
-
- Tarn
-
noun,
a small mountain lake or pool, especially one in a cirque.
- snag
-
noun,
a tree or part of a tree held fast in the bottom of a river, lake, etc., and forming an impediment or danger to navigation.
- tars
-
noun,
any of various dark-colored viscid products obtained by the destructive distillation of certain organic substances, as coal or wood.
- tick
-
noun,
a slight, sharp, recurring click, tap, or beat, as of a clock.
- tens
-
noun,
a self-operated portable device used to treat chronic pain by sending electrical impulses through electrodes placed over the painful area.
- scar
-
noun,
a mark left by a healed wound, sore, or burn.
- sign
-
noun,
a token; indication.
- Sig.
-
- scag
-
noun,
heroin.
- site
-
noun,
the position or location of a town, building, etc., especially as to its environment:
- ter.
-
- Tare
-
noun,
any of various vetches, especially Vicia sativa.
- tans
-
noun,
the brown color imparted to the skin by exposure to the sun or open air.
- sci.
-
- snit
-
noun,
an agitated or irritated state.
- Sra.
-
- SCAN
-
noun,
an act or instance of scanning; close examination.
- skit
-
noun,
a short literary piece of a humorous or satirical character.
- Sina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- 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.
- Sark
-
noun,
any long, shirtlike garment worn next to the skin, as a chemise, nightshirt, or the like.
- skee
-
noun,
ski.
- Rick
-
noun,
Also, hayrick. Chiefly Midland U.S. a large, usually rectangular stack or pile of hay, straw, corn, or the like, in a field, especially when thatched or covered by a tarpaulin; an outdoor or makeshift mow.
- skeg
-
noun,
a projection supporting a rudder at its lower end, located abaft a sternpost or rudderpost.
- sike
-
noun,
a small stream.
- Sat.
-
- Sika
-
noun,
a small, reddish deer, Cervus nippon, native to eastern Asia: most populations are endangered.
- 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.
- Rice
-
noun,
the starchy seeds or grain of an annual marsh grass, Oryza sativa, cultivated in warm climates and used for food.
- RIAS
-
noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- skin
-
noun,
the external covering or integument of an animal body, especially when soft and flexible.
- sati
-
noun,
a Hindu practice whereby a widow immolates herself on the funeral pyre of her husband: now abolished by law.
- Teak
-
noun,
a large East Indian tree, Tectona grandis, of the verbena family, yielding a hard, durable, resinous, yellowish-brown wood used for shipbuilding, making furniture, etc.
- tire
-
noun,
British Dialect. fatigue.
- task
-
noun,
a definite piece of work assigned to, falling to, or expected of a person; duty.
- sene
-
noun,
a bronze coin and monetary unit of Western Samoa, the 100th part of a tala.
- Kern
-
noun,
a part of the face of a type projecting beyond the body or shank, as in certain italic letters.
- Gen.
-
- inae
-
- cen.
-
- cees
-
noun,
the letter C.
- ign.
-
- ikat
-
noun,
a method of printing woven fabric by tie-dyeing the warp yarns (warp ikat) the weft yarns (weft ikat) or both (double ikat) before weaving.
- Cate
-
noun,
a choice food;delicacy; dainty.
- cat.
-
- Inc.
-
- cene
-
- 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.
- cast
-
noun,
act of casting or throwing.
- cask
-
noun,
a container made and shaped like a barrel, especially one larger and stronger, for holding liquids.
- Inge
-
noun,
William (Motter) [mot-er] /ˈmɒt ər/ (Show IPA), 1913–73, U.S. playwright.
- CASE
-
noun,
an instance of the occurrence, existence, etc., of something:
- inks
-
noun,
a fluid or viscous substance used for writing or printing.
- ins.
-
- IEEE
-
- ices
-
noun,
the solid form of water, produced by freezing; frozen water.
- Irak
-
noun,
Iraq.
- cire
-
noun,
a brilliant, highly glazed surface produced on fabrics by subjecting them to a wax, heat, and calendering treatment.
- cit.
-
- grin
-
noun,
a broad smile.
- Gris
-
noun,
Juan [hwahn] /ʰwɑn/ (Show IPA), (José Vittoriano Gonzáles) 1887–1927, Spanish painter in France.
- Grit
-
noun,
abrasive particles or granules, as of sand or other small, coarse impurities found in the air, food, water, etc.
- cist
-
noun,
a box or chest, especially for sacred utensils.
- cis-
-
- cir.
-
- Ice.
-
- CIGS
-
noun,
a cigarette.
- Cete
-
noun,
a number of badgers together.
- Ceta
-
noun,
Comprehensive Employment and Training Act.
- cet-
-
- CERN
-
- CerE
-
noun,
a fleshy, membranous covering of the base of the upper mandible of a bird, especially a bird of prey or a parrot, through which the nostrils open.
- cera
-
noun,
(in prescriptions) wax.
- int.
-
- IRAS
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- gree
-
noun,
superiority, mastery, or victory.
- kats
-
- Kane
-
noun,
cain.
- kang
-
noun,
(especially in northern Chinese houses) a masonry or earthen platform at one end of a room, heated in winter by fires underneath and spread with mats for sleeping.
- Kant
-
noun,
Immanuel [ih-man-yoo-uh l;; German ih-mah-noo-el] /ɪˈmæn yu əl;; German ɪˈmɑ nuˌɛl/ (Show IPA), 1724–1804, German philosopher.
- Kars
-
noun,
a city in NE Turkey.
- kart
-
noun,
a small, light, low-slung, four-wheeled vehicle, usually powered by a gasoline engine, capable of speeds up to 60 miles per hour (96 km/h), and used for racing or recreation.
- Kate
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Katherine or Catherine.
- kc/s
-
- Aten
-
noun,
Aton.
- Asti
-
noun,
a city in the Piedmont region of Italy, S of Turin: center of wine-producing region.
- KCSI
-
- Kean
-
noun,
Edmund, 1787–1833, English actor, especially known for performance of Shakespearean roles.
- keas
-
noun,
a large, greenish New Zealand parrot, Nestor notabilis.
- keat
-
noun,
keet.
- Keen
-
noun,
a wailing lament for the dead.
- keet
-
noun,
a young guinea fowl.
- Kain
-
noun,
cain.
- ates
-
- CART
-
noun,
a heavy two-wheeled vehicle, commonly without springs, drawn by mules, oxen, or the like, used for the conveyance of heavy goods.
- Irra
-
noun,
the Akkadian god of pestilence.
- Carr
-
noun,
John Dickson, 1906–77, U.S. mystery writer.
- Ire.
-
- Carn
-
noun,
cairn.
- cark
-
noun,
care or worry.
- CARE
-
noun,
a state of mind in which one is troubled; worry, anxiety, or concern:
- irks
-
verb (used with object),
to irritate, annoy, or exasperate:
- cane
-
noun,
a stick or short staff used to assist one in walking; walking stick.
- atic
-
- Can.
-
- Isar
-
noun,
a river in central Europe, flowing NE from W Austria through S Germany to the Danube River. 215 miles (345 km) long.
- cake
-
noun,
a sweet, baked, breadlike food, made with or without shortening, and usually containing flour, sugar, baking powder or soda, eggs, and liquid flavoring.
- Cain
-
noun,
Scot. and Irish English. rent paid in kind, especially a percentage of a farm crop.
- Cage
-
noun,
a boxlike enclosure having wires, bars, or the like, for confining and displaying birds or animals.
- Itea
-
noun,
any tree or shrub belonging to the genus Itea, of the saxifrage family, having simple, alternate leaves and clusters of small, greenish-white flowers, as the Virginia willow, I. virginica.
- iter
-
noun,
a canal or passage.
- gres
-
- cite
-
noun,
citation (defs 7, 8).
- Keir
-
noun,
kier.
- est.
-
- errs
-
verb (used without object),
to go astray in thought or belief; be mistaken; be incorrect.
- ect-
-
- Erse
-
noun,
Gaelic, especially Scottish Gaelic.
- erst
-
adverb,
before the present time; formerly.
- eats
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- esne
-
noun,
(in Anglo-Saxon England) a member of the lowest class; laborer.
- Este
-
noun,
a city in NE Italy: medieval fortress; ancient Roman ruins.
- Erna
-
noun,
a female given name: from an Old English word meaning “eagle.”.
- East
-
noun,
a cardinal point of the compass, 90° to the right of north. Abbreviation: E.
- ETAS
-
noun,
the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
- etc.
-
- etic
-
adjective,
pertaining to or being the raw data of a language or other area of behavior, without considering the data as significant units functioning within a system.
- Etna
-
noun,
Mount, an active volcano in E Sicily. 10,758 feet (3280 meters).
- ease
-
noun,
freedom from labor, pain, or physical annoyance; tranquil rest; comfort:
- ears
-
noun,
the organ of hearing and equilibrium in vertebrates, in humans consisting of an external ear that gathers sound vibrations, a middle ear in which the vibrations resonate against the tympanic membrane, and a fluid-filled internal ear that maintains balance and that conducts the tympanic vibrations to the auditory nerve, which transmits them as impulses to the brain.
- Erne
-
noun,
sea eagle.
- Eris
-
noun,
the ancient Greek goddess of discord and the sister of Ares: identified with the Roman goddess Discordia.
- gait
-
noun,
a manner of walking, stepping, or running.
- 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).
- Eisk
-
noun,
Yeisk.
- Eire
-
noun,
the Irish name of Ireland.
- enc.
-
- ence
-
- 1080
-
- Eng.
-
- Enki
-
noun,
a Sumerian water god and god of wisdom: the counterpart of the Akkadian Ea.
- Erin
-
noun,
Literary. Ireland.
- Ens.
-
- egis
-
noun,
aegis.
- Eger
-
noun,
German name of Ohře.
- ergs
-
- Eric
-
noun,
Eric the Red.
- Erie
-
noun,
Lake, a lake between the NE central United States and SE central Canada: the southernmost lake of the Great Lakes; Commodore Perry's defeat of the British in 1813. 239 miles (385 km) long; 9940 sq. mi. (25,745 sq. km).
- Erik
-
noun,
a male given name.
- EARN
-
verb (used with object),
to gain or get in return for one's labor or service:
- Gare
-
noun,
low-grade wool fibers from the legs of sheep.
- gras
-
- Cres
-
- geta
-
noun,
a traditional Japanese wooden clog that is worn outdoors, with a thong that passes between the first two toes and with two transverse supports on the bottom of the sole.
- gets
-
noun,
an offspring or the total of the offspring, especially of a male animal:
- Gina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- gink
-
noun,
a person; fellow.
- girn
-
noun, verb (used with object),
grin2 .
- 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.
- gist
-
noun,
the main or essential part of a matter:
- Gert
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Gertrude.
- Cree
-
noun,
a member of a North American Indian people of Ontario, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, and Montana.
- gite
-
noun,
a furnished vacation home in France that is available for rental, especially in a rural setting.
- crat
-
- Crag
-
noun,
a steep, rugged rock; rough, broken, projecting part of a rock.
- gnar
-
verb (used without object),
to snarl; growl.
- gnat
-
noun,
any of certain small flies, especially the biting gnats or punkies of the family Ceratopogonidae, the midges of the family Chironomidae, and the black flies of the family Simuliidae.
- Gran
-
noun,
grandmother.
- gest
-
noun,
a story or tale.
- Gers
-
noun,
a department in SW France. 2429 sq. mi. (6290 sq. km). Capital: Auch.
- gars
-
noun,
Also called garfish, garpike. any predaceous freshwater fish of the genus Lepisosteus, of North America, covered with hard, diamond-shaped scales and having long jaws with needlelike teeth.
- gear
-
noun,
Machinery.
a part, as a disk, wheel, or section of a shaft, having cut teeth of such form, size, and spacing that they mesh with teeth in another part to transmit or receive force and motion.
an assembly of such parts.
one of several possible arrangements of such parts in a mechanism, as an automobile transmission, for affording different relations of torque and speed between the driving and the driven machinery, or for permitting the driven machinery to run in either direction:
a mechanism or group of parts performing one function or serving one purpose in a complex machine:
- gast
-
verb (used with object),
to terrify or frighten.
- gate
-
noun,
a movable barrier, usually on hinges, closing an opening in a fence, wall, or other enclosure.
- gats
-
noun,
a pistol or revolver.
- cts.
-
- ctr.
-
- Gean
-
noun,
heart cherry.
- geek
-
noun,
a digital-technology expert or enthusiast (a term of pride as self-reference, but often used disparagingly by others).
- Gera
-
noun,
a city in E central Germany.
- gees
-
noun,
a sum of one thousand dollars:
- 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.
- Gena
-
noun,
the cheek or side region of the head.
- gene
-
noun,
the basic physical unit of heredity; a linear sequence of nucleotides along a segment of DNA that provides the coded instructions for synthesis of RNA, which, when translated into protein, leads to the expression of hereditary character.
- 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.
- Gent
-
noun,
Informal. gentleman (defs 1, 2).
- Ger.
-
- kegs
-
noun,
a small cask or barrel, usually holding from 5 to 10 gallons (19 to 38 liters).
- ekes
-
Verb phrases,
eke out,
to make (a living) or support (existence) laboriously:
to supplement; add to; stretch:
- Aire
-
- Neri
-
noun,
Saint Philip (Filippo Neri) 1515–95, Italian priest: founder of Congregation of the Oratory.
- aits
-
noun,
a small island, especially in a river.
- Rank
-
noun,
a number of persons forming a separate class in a social hierarchy or in any graded body.
- rant
-
noun,
ranting, extravagant, or violent declamation.
- Nier
-
noun,
Alfred Otto Carl, 1911–1994, U.S. physicist.
- Nick
-
noun,
a small notch, groove, chip, or the like, cut into or existing in something.
- NICE
-
noun,
a port in and the capital of Alpes-Maritimes, in SE France, on the Mediterranean: resort.
- akee
-
noun,
a tropical tree, Blighia sapida, of the soapberry family, cultivated for the edible aril of its seeds.
- Akin
-
adjective,
of kin; related by blood (usually used predicatively):
- RARE
-
adjective,
coming or occurring far apart in time; unusual; uncommon:
- ance
-
- 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.
- anes
-
adverb,
once.
- rase
-
verb (used with object),
raze.
- Acis
-
noun,
the lover of Galatea, killed by Polyphemus out of jealousy.
- Rask
-
noun,
Rasmus Christian [ras-muh s kris-chuh n;; Danish rahs-moo s krees-tyahn] /ˈræs məs ˈkrɪs tʃən;; Danish ˈrɑs mʊs ˈkris tyɑn/ (Show IPA), 1787–1832, Danish philologist.
- neck
-
noun,
the part of the body of an animal or human being that connects the head and the trunk.
- ARCS
-
noun,
Geometry. any unbroken part of the circumference of a circle or other curved line.
- neat
-
noun,
an animal of the genus Bos; a bovine, as a cow or ox.
- rate
-
noun,
the amount of a charge or payment with reference to some basis of calculation:
- rack
-
noun,
a framework of bars, wires, or pegs on which articles are arranged or deposited:
- NCTE
-
- NATS
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Nathan or Nathaniel.
- ANSI
-
- Nast
-
noun,
Thomas, 1840–1902, U.S. illustrator and cartoonist.
- Nasi
-
noun,
the head or president of the Sanhedrin.
- nark
-
noun,
British Slang. a stool pigeon or informer.
- Rani
-
noun,
ranee.
- Nike
-
noun,
the ancient Greek goddess of victory.
- Nair
-
noun,
a group of Hindu castes in the Kerala region of India.
- agin
-
preposition,
against; opposed to.
- ACTS
-
noun,
anything done, being done, or to be done; deed; performance:
- aer-
-
- Acre
-
noun,
a common measure of area: in the U.S. and U.K., 1 acre equals 4,840 square yards (4,047 square meters) or 0.405 hectare; 640 acres equals one square mile.
- aesc
-
noun,
ash2 (def 3).
- aet.
-
- NTIA
-
- rage
-
noun,
angry fury; violent anger (sometimes used in combination):
- Agee
-
noun,
James, 1909–55, U.S. author, scenarist, and film critic.
- ager
-
noun,
(often initial capital letter) a person living in a certain historical age:
- ages
-
noun,
the length of time during which a being or thing has existed; length of life or existence to the time spoken of or referred to:
- ragi
-
noun,
a cereal grass, Eleusine coracana, cultivated in the Old World for its grain.
- acr-
-
- nits
-
noun,
the egg of a parasitic insect, especially of a louse, often attached to a hair or a fiber of clothing.
- NIRA
-
- rain
-
noun,
water that is condensed from the aqueous vapor in the atmosphere and falls to earth in drops more than 1/50 inch (0.5 mm) in diameter.
Compare drizzle (def 6).
- agit
-
- Agni
-
noun,
Hindu Mythology. the god of fire, one of the three chief divinities of the Vedas.
- agr.
-
- Rais
-
noun,
Gilles de, Retz, Gilles de Laval, Baron de.
- agst
-
- rake
-
noun,
an agricultural implement with teeth or tines for gathering cut grass, hay, or the like or for smoothing the surface of the ground.
- raki
-
noun,
a spirituous liquor distilled from grain, grapes, plums, etc., in southeastern Europe and the Near East.
- ains
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- 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.
- rang
-
noun,
a boomerang.
- airs
-
noun,
a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- airt
-
noun,
a direction.
- narc
-
noun,
a government agent or detective charged with the enforcement of laws restricting the use of narcotics.
- RACE
-
noun,
a contest of speed, as in running, riding, driving, or sailing.
- ant.
-
- kine
-
noun,
a plural of cow1 .
- reek
-
noun,
a strong, unpleasant smell.
- Rees
-
noun,
reeve3 .
- art.
-
- kist
-
noun,
a coffer; a money chest.
- Reg.
-
- regr
-
- kirn
-
noun,
a churn.
- asc-
-
- regs
-
noun,
Usually, regs. Informal. regulations.
- Reik
-
noun,
Theodor [thee-uh-dawr,, -dohr;; German tey-aw-dawr] /ˈθi əˌdɔr,, -ˌdoʊr;; German ˈteɪ ɔˌdɔr/ (Show IPA), 1888–1969, U.S. psychologist and author, born in Austria.
- asci
-
noun,
plural of ascus.
- kins
-
noun,
a person's relatives collectively; kinfolk.
- King
-
noun,
a male sovereign or monarch; a man who holds by life tenure, and usually by hereditary right, the chief authority over a country and people.
- kina
-
noun,
a cupronickel coin and monetary unit of Papua New Guinea, equal to 100 toea.
- recs
-
noun,
recreation.
- 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.
- Reis
-
plural noun,
a former money of account of Portugal and Brazil.
- Kier
-
noun,
a large vat in which fibers, yarns, or fabrics are boiled, bleached, or dyed.
- reit
-
noun,
real-estate investment trust.
- KIAS
-
- Aser
-
noun,
Asher (def 1).
- Rena
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Marina.
- keta
-
noun,
chum salmon.
- ket-
-
- Kerr
-
noun,
Clark, 1911–2003, U.S. educator: president of the University of California 1958–67.
- Asir
-
noun,
a district in SW Saudi Arabia.
- Kent
-
noun,
James, 1763–1847, U.S. jurist.
- kens
-
noun,
knowledge, understanding, or cognizance; mental perception:
- kite
-
noun,
a light frame covered with some thin material, to be flown in the wind at the end of a long string.
- kirs
-
noun,
an apéritif of white wine or sometimes champagne (Kir Royale) flavored with cassis.
- ARIS
-
- Knt.
-
- Ark.
-
- arks
-
noun,
(sometimes initial capital letter). Also called Noah's Ark. the large boat built by Noah in which he saved himself, his family, and a pair of every kind of creature during the Flood. Gen. 6–9.
- arse
-
noun,
ass2 (defs 1, 2).
- Arne
-
noun,
Thomas Augustine, 1710–78, English composer of operas and songs.
- Kris
-
noun,
creese.
- kras
-
noun,
Isthmus of, the narrowest part of the Malay Peninsula, between the Bay of Bengal and the Gulf of Siam. 35 miles (56 km) wide.
- Arg.
-
- kran
-
noun,
a former silver coin of Iran.
- arr.
-
- reck
-
verb (used with object),
Archaic. to have regard for; mind; heed.
- Ares
-
noun,
the ancient Greek god of war, a son of Zeus and Hera, identified by the Romans with Mars.
- knit
-
noun,
fabric produced by knitting.
- knee
-
noun,
Anatomy. the joint of the leg that allows for movement between the femur and tibia and is protected by the patella; the central area of the leg between the thigh and the lower leg.
- knar
-
noun,
a knot on a tree or in wood.
- Arce
-
noun,
a daughter of Thaumas and the sister of Iris and the Harpies. Zeus took away her wings when she aided the Titans in their war against him.
- ac-
-
- ETA
-
noun,
the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
- TAG
-
noun,
a piece or strip of strong paper, plastic, metal, leather, etc., for attaching by one end to something as a mark or label:
- Eg.
-
- ACT
-
noun,
anything done, being done, or to be done; deed; performance:
- ag-
-
- ctn
-
plural,
carton.
- TCA
-
- ACS
-
- an.
-
- ea.
-
- TCS
-
- Tai
-
noun,
any of several sparoid fishes of the Pacific Ocean, as Pagrus major (red tai) a food fish of Japan.
- eat
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- ear
-
noun,
the organ of hearing and equilibrium in vertebrates, in humans consisting of an external ear that gathers sound vibrations, a middle ear in which the vibrations resonate against the tympanic membrane, and a fluid-filled internal ear that maintains balance and that conducts the tympanic vibrations to the auditory nerve, which transmits them as impulses to the brain.
- Ar.
-
- ACK
-
- TSI
-
- ACE
-
noun,
a playing card or die marked with or having the value indicated by a single spot:
- ec-
-
- ECA
-
- ECG
-
- EEG
-
- Eck
-
noun,
Johann [yoh-hahn] /ˈyoʊ hɑn/ (Show IPA), (Johann Mayer) 1486–1543, German Roman Catholic theologian: opponent of Martin Luther.
- tsk
-
noun,
an exclamation of “tsk.”.
- EIS
-
- Tan
-
noun,
the brown color imparted to the skin by exposure to the sun or open air.
- EAS
-
noun,
the Akkadian god of wisdom, the son of Apsu and father of Marduk: the counterpart of Enki.
- TSE
-
- TAR
-
noun,
any of various dark-colored viscid products obtained by the destructive distillation of certain organic substances, as coal or wood.
- eir
-
- ean
-
- EEE
-
- EEC
-
- ASK
-
noun,
the first man, made by the gods from an ash tree.
- tea
-
noun,
the dried and prepared leaves of a shrub, Camellia sinensis, from which a somewhat bitter, aromatic beverage is prepared by infusion in hot water.
- ct.
-
- ANG
-
- ANI
-
noun,
any of several black, tropical American cuckoos of the genus Crotophaga, having a compressed, bladelike bill.
- tra
-
- tr.
-
- Tng
-
- cee
-
noun,
the letter C.
- ans
-
noun,
the Sumerian god of heaven: the counterpart of the Akkadian Anu.
- CEA
-
- ARC
-
noun,
Geometry. any unbroken part of the circumference of a circle or other curved line.
- ARE
-
noun,
a measure of surface area; 1 are is equal to1/100 (0.01) of a hectare (100 square meters or 119.6 square yards). Abbreviation: a.
- CAS
-
verb (used with or without object),
to call, as to call an animal toward one; urge forward by calling.
- ARS
-
- CAR
-
noun,
an automobile.
- CAI
-
- cs.
-
- CGI
-
- cr.
-
- ca.
-
- TAE
-
preposition,
to.
- 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.
- ATC
-
- TES
-
noun,
ti1 .
- TGN
-
- ase
-
- TIA
-
- TIC
-
noun,
Pathology.
a sudden, spasmodic, painless, involuntary muscular contraction, as of the face.
tic douloureux.
- at.
-
- ASI
-
- ast
-
- ASR
-
- ane
-
adjective, noun, pronoun,
one.
- CGS
-
- ae.
-
- AGS
-
adjective, noun,
agriculture:
- ctg
-
- cte
-
- AEC
-
- CTA
-
- CST
-
- AES
-
noun,
any of various early forms of bronze or copper money used in ancient Rome.
Compare as2 (def 1).
- AGC
-
- age
-
noun,
the length of time during which a being or thing has existed; length of life or existence to the time spoken of or referred to:
- CSR
-
- csk
-
- CSA
-
- CRT
-
- TEC
-
noun,
detective.
- tee
-
noun,
the letter T or t.
- CRS
-
- CIA
-
- Agt
-
- AIC
-
- Ain
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- AIR
-
noun,
a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- ASN
-
- CNS
-
- AIS
-
noun,
a three-toed sloth, Bradypus tridactylus, inhabiting forests of southern Venezuela, the Guianas, and northern Brazil, having a diet apparently restricted to the leaves of the trumpet-tree, and sounding a high-pitched cry when disturbed.
- ait
-
noun,
a small island, especially in a river.
- teg
-
noun,
Animal Husbandry.
a two-year-old sheep that has not been shorn.
the wool shorn from such a sheep.
- AKC
-
- ake
-
verb (used without object),
ache.
- ANC
-
- cig
-
noun,
a cigarette.
- CIE
-
- ATS
-
noun,
a money of account of Laos, the 100th part of a kip.
- res
-
noun,
an object or thing; matter.
- eke
-
adverb,
also.
- Kra
-
noun,
Isthmus of, the narrowest part of the Malay Peninsula, between the Bay of Bengal and the Gulf of Siam. 35 miles (56 km) wide.
- KIA
-
- kin
-
noun,
a person's relatives collectively; kinfolk.
- sea
-
noun,
the salt waters that cover the greater part of the earth's surface.
- se-
-
- kir
-
noun,
an apéritif of white wine or sometimes champagne (Kir Royale) flavored with cassis.
- Kit
-
noun,
a set or collection of tools, supplies, instructional matter, etc., for a specific purpose:
- kn.
-
- kr.
-
- krs
-
- Ken
-
noun,
knowledge, understanding, or cognizance; mental perception:
- ksi
-
- sc.
-
- nae
-
adverb,
no1 ; not.
- NAG
-
noun,
Also, nagger. a person who nags, especially habitually.
- Nat
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Nathan or Nathaniel.
- ne-
-
- SAR
-
- NEA
-
- NEC
-
- Ker
-
- See
-
noun,
the seat, center of authority, office, or jurisdiction of a bishop.
- NEG
-
noun,
a photographic negative.
- EKG
-
- IRS
-
- Is.
-
noun,
(used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
- ISA
-
- ise
-
- ISR
-
- ist
-
- ITA
-
- ITC
-
- kg.
-
- Keg
-
noun,
a small cask or barrel, usually holding from 5 to 10 gallons (19 to 38 liters).
- Kt.
-
- ka-
-
- Kan
-
- 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).
- Kas
-
noun,
(in the Netherlands and in Dutch colonies) a large cabinet of the 17th and 18th centuries, having two doors and often a number of drawers at the bottom, and usually having an elaborately painted or carved decoration with a heavy cornice.
- 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.
- kCi
-
- Kea
-
noun,
a large, greenish New Zealand parrot, Nestor notabilis.
- Nee
-
adjective,
born (placed after the name of a married woman to introduce her maiden name):
- NES
-
- Sgt
-
- RAN
-
noun,
a sea goddess who drags down ships and drowns sailors: the wife of Aegir.
- NSC
-
- RCS
-
- Re.
-
- rin
-
noun,
a money of account of Japan, the thousandth part of a yen or the tenth part of a sen.
- Rae
-
noun,
John, 1813–93, Scottish surgeon and Arctic explorer.
- rig
-
noun,
the arrangement of the masts, spars, sails, etc., on a boat or ship.
- rag
-
noun,
a worthless piece of cloth, especially one that is torn or worn.
- Rai
-
noun,
a style of Algerian popular music played on electric guitar, synthesizer, and percussion instruments.
- Ria
-
noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- NRC
-
- RAS
-
noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- rat
-
noun,
any of several long-tailed rodents of the family Muridae, of the genus Rattus and related genera, distinguished from the mouse by being larger.
- RCA
-
- RCN
-
- RCT
-
- REA
-
- REC
-
noun,
recreation.
- Ree
-
noun,
reeve3 .
- 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.
- NSA
-
- NRA
-
- San
-
noun,
a member of a nomadic aboriginal people of southern Africa.
- nik
-
- 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:
- NGC
-
- NGk
-
- NIA
-
- NIC
-
noun,
a newly industrialized/industrializing country:
- NIG
-
verb (used with object),
nidge.
- SAG
-
noun,
an act or instance of sagging.
- SAE
-
- SAC
-
noun,
a baglike structure in an animal, plant, or fungus, as one containing fluid.
- nr.
-
- RTS
-
- rte
-
- rt.
-
- RSE
-
- RSA
-
- Rs.
-
- RNR
-
- nit
-
noun,
the egg of a parasitic insect, especially of a louse, often attached to a hair or a fiber of clothing.
- RNA
-
- irk
-
verb (used with object),
to irritate, annoy, or exasperate:
- ite
-
- 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).
- Gee
-
noun,
a sum of one thousand dollars:
- GAS
-
noun,
Physics. a substance possessing perfect molecular mobility and the property of indefinite expansion, as opposed to a solid or liquid.
- Gat
-
noun,
a pistol or revolver.
- GCA
-
- GCE
-
- GCI
-
- GCR
-
- GCT
-
- Sta
-
- gi.
-
- St.
-
- SRI
-
noun,
a Hindu title of address prefixed to the name of a deity, holy person, etc.
- Sr.
-
- get
-
noun,
an offspring or the total of the offspring, especially of a male animal:
- Skt
-
- gie
-
noun,
gi.
- GIN
-
noun,
an alcoholic liquor obtained by distilling grain mash with juniper berries.
- ski
-
noun,
one of a pair of long, slender runners made of wood, plastic, or metal used in gliding over snow.
- GAN
-
noun,
cotton gin.
- GAR
-
noun,
Also called garfish, garpike. any predaceous freshwater fish of the genus Lepisosteus, of North America, covered with hard, diamond-shaped scales and having long jaws with needlelike teeth.
- git
-
noun,
British Slang. a foolish or contemptible person.
- ERS
-
noun,
ervil.
- en-
-
- ene
-
- ERA
-
noun,
a period of time marked by distinctive character, events, etc.:
- ERE
-
preposition, conjunction,
before.
- erk
-
noun,
an aircraftsman of the lowest rank in the Royal Air Force.
- stk
-
- err
-
verb (used without object),
to go astray in thought or belief; be mistaken; be incorrect.
- ERT
-
- Ga.
-
- ESA
-
- Esc
-
- ese
-
- STI
-
- Esk
-
- ESR
-
- ETR
-
- ETS
-
- 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.
- Ges
-
- 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.
- ier
-
- GTC
-
- ICA
-
noun,
Portuguese name of Putumayo.
- GTS
-
- in.
-
- Ike
-
noun,
Eisenhower, Dwight David.
- SIR
-
noun,
a respectful or formal term of address used to a man:
- Sin
-
noun,
transgression of divine law:
- GSR
-
- ics
-
- ick
-
interjection,
(used as an expression of distaste or repugnance.)
- IRA
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- Ia.
-
- ian
-
noun,
a male given name, Scottish form of John.
- IAS
-
- gt.
-
- ina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- GSC
-
- GSA
-
- gre
-
- IRC
-
- ska
-
noun,
a modern style of vocalized Jamaican popular music, which emerged in the 1950s as a blend of African-Jamaican folk music, calypso, and American rhythm and blues, notable for its shuffling, scratchlike tempo and jazzlike horn riffs on the offbeat.
- Gr.
-
- Ir.
-
- ink
-
noun,
a fluid or viscous substance used for writing or printing.
- ing
-
- SIT
-
verb,
(in prescriptions) may it be.
- ine
-
- RA
-
noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- TA
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- T1
-
- 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.
- TG
-
- R.
-
- RN
-
- RC
-
- K.
-
- CE
-
- RI
-
- rg
-
- t.
-
- IG
-
- 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.
- 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.
- et
-
verb,
a simple past tense of eat.
- GN
-
- K2
-
noun,
Also called Godwin Austen [god-win aw-stin] /ˈgɒd wɪn ˈɔ stɪn/ (Show IPA), Dapsang [duh p-suhng] /dəpˈsʌŋ/ (Show IPA). a mountain in N Kashmir, in the Karakoram range: second highest peak in the world. 28,250 feet (8611 meters).
- TE
-
noun,
ti1 .
- ck
-
- N.
-
- NA
-
adverb,
no1 .
- NC
-
- NG
-
- NI
-
- sk
-
- tk
-
- TN
-
- SN
-
- SI
-
noun,
the syllable used for the seventh tone of a scale and sometimes for the tone B.
- KI
-
noun,
the Sumerian goddess personifying earth: the counterpart of the Akkadian Aruru.
- i.
-
- G.
-
- TC
-
- AK
-
- ic
-
- KC
-
- E.
-
noun,
Edward (St. John) 1925–2000, U.S. writer and illustrator.
- ee
-
- SG
-
- SA
-
- S.
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- GC
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- EI
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- Gk
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- TI
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noun,
the syllable for the seventh tone of a diatonic scale.
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interjection,
(used to express or represent a pause, hesitation, uncertainty, etc.).