Anagrams of rarefactions
Word rarefactions has
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- refractions
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noun,
Physics. the change of direction of a ray of light, sound, heat, or the like, in passing obliquely from one medium into another in which its wave velocity is different.
- rarefaction
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noun,
the act or process of rarefying.
- fornicates
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adjective,
arched or vaulted in form.
- fascinator
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noun,
a person or thing that fascinates.
- refraction
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noun,
Physics. the change of direction of a ray of light, sound, heat, or the like, in passing obliquely from one medium into another in which its wave velocity is different.
- contraries
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noun,
something that is contrary or opposite:
- sea-front
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noun,
an area, including buildings, along the edge of the sea; waterfront.
- fascinate
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verb (used with object),
to attract and hold attentively by a unique power, personal charm, unusual nature, or some other special quality; enthrall:
- craniates
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noun,
a craniate animal.
- caseation
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noun,
Pathology. transformation of tissue into a soft cheeselike mass, as in tuberculosis.
- creations
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noun,
the act of producing or causing to exist; the act of creating; engendering.
- factories
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noun,
a building or group of buildings with facilities for the manufacture of goods.
- tarriance
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noun,
delay.
- re-strain
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verb (used with or without object),
to strain again.
- sectarian
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noun,
a member of a sect.
- tornarias
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noun,
the ciliated, free-swimming larva of certain hemichordates.
- cast-iron
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noun,
an alloy of iron, carbon, and other elements, cast as a soft and strong, or as a hard and brittle, iron, depending on the mixture and methods of molding.
- serration
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noun,
serrated condition or form.
- cinerator
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noun,
an incinerator.
- certosina
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noun,
a technique of inlaying light-colored material, as bone, ivory, metal, or pale wood, in elaborate designs on a dark ground.
- Cartesian
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noun,
a follower of Cartesian thought.
- franseria
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noun,
any of several herbs or shrubs of the genus Franseria, native to western North America.
- one-a-cat
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noun,
one old cat.
- fornicate
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adjective,
arched or vaulted in form.
- ascertain
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verb (used with object),
to find out definitely; learn with certainty or assurance; determine:
- Estancia
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noun,
(in Spanish America) a landed estate or a cattle ranch.
- ancestor
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noun,
a person from whom one is descended; forebear; progenitor.
- frontier
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noun,
the part of a country that borders another country; boundary; border.
- carinate
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adjective,
Zoology, Botany. formed with a carina; keellike.
- Torrance
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noun,
a city in SW California, SW of Los Angeles.
- senorita
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noun,
a Spanish term of address equivalent to miss, used alone or capitalized and prefixed to the name of a girl or unmarried woman. Abbreviation: Srta.
- narrates
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verb (used with object),
to give an account or tell the story of (events, experiences, etc.).
- refrains
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noun,
a phrase or verse recurring at intervals in a song or poem, especially at the end of each stanza; chorus.
- Frascati
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noun,
a fruity white wine from Rome.
- refracts
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verb (used with object),
to subject to refraction.
- aircraft
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noun,
any machine supported for flight in the air by buoyancy or by the dynamic action of air on its surfaces, especially powered airplanes, gliders, and helicopters.
- air-core
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adjective,
having a nonmagnetic core, as one of fiber or plastic, encircled by a coil (air-core coil) or containing one or more such coils:
- carotins
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noun,
carotene.
- Artesian
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adjective,
noting, pertaining to, or characteristic of an artesian well.
- arterio-
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- carrions
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noun,
dead and putrefying flesh.
- trainers
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noun,
a person or thing that trains.
- Serratia
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noun,
a genus of rod-shaped, aerobic bacteria that are saprophytic on decaying plant or animal materials.
- fratries
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noun,
frater2 .
- erratics
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noun,
an erratic or eccentric person.
- africans
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noun,
a native or inhabitant of Africa.
- tornaria
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noun,
the ciliated, free-swimming larva of certain hemichordates.
- infarcts
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noun,
a localized area of tissue, as in the heart or kidney, that is dying or dead, having been deprived of its blood supply because of an obstruction by embolism or thrombosis.
- carfares
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noun,
the amount charged for a ride on a subway, streetcar, bus, etc.
- farinose
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adjective,
yielding farina.
- arcanist
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noun,
a person professing special secret knowledge concerning ceramics, especially concerning the making of porcelain.
- infracts
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verb (used with object),
to break, violate, or infringe (a law, commitment, etc.).
- Santeria
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noun,
(sometimes lowercase) a religion merging the worship of Yoruba deities with veneration of Roman Catholic saints: practiced in Cuba and spread to other parts of the Caribbean and to the U.S. by Cuban emigrés.
- antrorse
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adjective,
bent or directed forward or upward.
- forecast
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verb (used with object),
to predict (a future condition or occurrence); calculate in advance:
- scenario
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noun,
an outline of the plot of a dramatic work, giving particulars as to the scenes, characters, situations, etc.
- forensic
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noun,
forensics, (used with a singular or plural verb) the art or study of argumentation and formal debate.
- Canaries
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noun,
any of several Old World finches of the genus Serinus, especially S. canaria (common canary) native to the Canary Islands and often kept as a pet, in the wild being greenish with brown streaks above and yellow below and in domesticated varieties usually bright yellow or pale yellow.
- introrse
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adjective,
turned or facing inward, as anthers that open toward the gynoecium.
- fasciate
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adjective,
bound with a band, fillet, or bandage.
- canister
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noun,
a small box or jar, often one of a kitchen set, for holding tea, coffee, flour, and sugar.
- finestra
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noun,
an aperture, especially a ventilator in the wall of a tomb.
- rosarian
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noun,
a person who is fond of, develops, or cultivates roses.
- anterior
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adjective,
situated before or at the front of; fore (opposed to posterior).
- Rotarian
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noun,
a member of a Rotary Club.
- canotier
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noun,
a fabric constructed in a twill weave, used in the manufacture of yachting clothes.
- rotaries
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noun,
a rotary device or machine.
- retrains
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verb (used with object),
to train again, especially for a different vocation or different tasks.
- cantoris
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adjective,
of or relating to the gospel or liturgical north side of a church (opposed to decani).
- seatrain
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noun,
a ship for the transportation of loaded railroad cars.
- Rotifera
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noun,
the phylum or class comprising the rotifers.
- Fraction
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noun,
Mathematics.
a number usually expressed in the form a/b.
a ratio of algebraic quantities similarly expressed.
- rotifers
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noun,
any microscopic animal of the phylum (or class) Rotifera, found in fresh and salt waters, having one or more rings of cilia on the anterior end.
- restrain
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verb (used with object),
to hold back from action; keep in check or under control; repress:
- airfares
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noun,
the price charged for transportation by airplane.
- strainer
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noun,
a person or thing that strains.
- Aaronite
-
noun,
one of the priestly descendants of Aaron.
- Caterina
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noun,
a female given name, form of Catherine.
- reaction
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noun,
a reverse movement or tendency; an action in a reverse direction or manner.
- crofters
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noun,
a person who rents and works a small farm, especially in Scotland or northern England.
- Croatian
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noun,
a Croat.
- raincoat
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noun,
a waterproof or water-repellent coat worn as protection against rain.
- notaries
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noun,
notary public.
- acarines
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noun,
any of numerous arachnids of the order Acarina, comprising the mites and ticks.
- conifers
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noun,
any of numerous, chiefly evergreen trees or shrubs of the class Coniferinae (or group Coniferales), including the pine, fir, spruce, and other cone-bearing trees and shrubs, and also the yews and their allies that bear drupelike seeds.
- Creation
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noun,
the act of producing or causing to exist; the act of creating; engendering.
- tricorns
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noun,
Also, tricorne. a hat with the brim turned up on three sides.
- Cerritos
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noun,
a city in SW California.
- aconites
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noun,
any plant belonging to the genus Aconitum, of the buttercup family, having irregular flowers usually in loose clusters, including species with poisonous and medicinal properties.
- craniate
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noun,
a craniate animal.
- ocarinas
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noun,
a simple musical wind instrument shaped somewhat like an elongated egg with a mouthpiece and finger holes.
- aerators
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noun,
an apparatus for aerating water or other fluids.
- cisterna
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noun,
cistern (def 2).
- caterans
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noun,
(formerly) a freebooter or marauder of the Scottish Highlands.
- Erastian
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noun,
an advocate of Erastianism.
- transfer
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noun,
a means or system of transferring.
- fiances
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noun,
a man engaged to be married. Synonyms: future groom, future husband, future spouse, betrothed.
- Aterian
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adjective,
of or indicating a Middle Paleolithic industry of northwestern Africa and the Sahara, characterized by the production of tanged points and bifacially worked leaf-shaped points of varying sizes.
- cirrate
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adjective,
having cirri.
- satanic
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adjective,
of Satan.
- coarser
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adjective,
of or relating to a topology on a topological space whose open sets are included among the open sets of a second specified topology on the space.
- atonics
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noun,
Grammar. an unaccented word, syllable, or sound.
- atonies
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noun,
Pathology. lack of tone or energy; muscular weakness, especially in a contractile organ.
- Artesia
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noun,
a city in S California.
- coaster
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noun,
a person or thing that coasts.
- atresia
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noun,
the congenital absence, or the pathological closure, of an opening, passage, or cavity.
- corneas
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noun,
the transparent anterior part of the external coat of the eye covering the iris and the pupil and continuous with the sclera.
- cirrose
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adjective,
having a cirrus or cirri.
- fiacres
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noun,
a small horse-drawn carriage.
- 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.
- Scarron
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noun,
Paul [pawl] /pɔl/ (Show IPA), 1610–60, French novelist, dramatist, and poet.
- tarries
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noun,
a stay; sojourn.
- caftans
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noun,
a long garment having long sleeves and tied at the waist by a girdle, worn under a coat in the Middle East.
- corners
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noun,
the place at which two converging lines or surfaces meet.
- confers
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verb (used with object),
to bestow upon as a gift, favor, honor, etc.:
- cornets
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noun,
Music. a valved wind instrument of the trumpet family.
- arteri-
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- corsair
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noun,
a fast ship used for piracy.
- stearic
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adjective,
of or relating to suet or fat.
- fascine
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noun,
a long bundle of sticks bound together, used in building earthworks and batteries and in strengthening ramparts.
- Sarcina
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noun,
any of several spherical, saprophytic bacteria of the genus Sarcina, having a cuboidal cell arrangement.
- Saracen
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noun,
History/Historical. a member of any of the nomadic tribes on the Syrian borders of the Roman Empire.
- conster
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verb (used with or without object),
construe.
- Forrest
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noun,
Edwin, 1806–72, U.S. actor.
- constr.
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- francas
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noun,
a city in Sao Paulo state, SE Brazil.
- francia
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noun,
José Gaspar Rodríguez de [haw-se gahs-pahr raw-th ree-ges th e] /hɔˈsɛ gɑsˈpɑr rɔˈðri gɛs ðɛ/ (Show IPA), ("El Supremo") 1766–1840, Paraguayan political leader: dictator 1814–40.
- sterno-
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- citrons
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noun,
a pale-yellow fruit resembling the lemon but larger and with thicker rind, borne by a small tree or large bush, Citrus medica, allied to the lemon and lime.
- contra-
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- conifer
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noun,
any of numerous, chiefly evergreen trees or shrubs of the class Coniferinae (or group Coniferales), including the pine, fir, spruce, and other cone-bearing trees and shrubs, and also the yews and their allies that bear drupelike seeds.
- FORTRAN
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noun,
a high-level programming language used mainly for solving problems in science and engineering.
- forties
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noun,
a cardinal number, ten times four.
- Forster
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noun,
E(dward) M(organ) 1879–1970, English novelist.
- Forseti
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noun,
the god of justice, the son of Balder and Nanna.
- Francie
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noun,
a female given name, form of Frances.
- Fonseca
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noun,
Gulf of, a bay of the Pacific Ocean in W Central America, bordered by El Salvador on the W, Honduras on the NE, and Nicaragua on the S. About 700 sq. mi. (1800 sq. km).
- terrain
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noun,
a tract of land, especially as considered with reference to its natural features, military advantages, etc.
- stearo-
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- cistron
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noun,
a segment of DNA that encodes for the formation of a specific polypeptide chain; a structural gene.
- Francis
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noun,
a male given name: from an Old French word meaning “Frenchman.”.
- artisan
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noun,
a person skilled in an applied art; a craftsperson.
- forints
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noun,
an aluminum coin and the monetary unit of Hungary, equal to 100 fillér. Abbreviation: F., Ft.
- Astaire
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noun,
Fred, 1899–1987, U.S. dancer and actor.
- cistern
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noun,
a reservoir, tank, or container for storing or holding water or other liquid.
- Franco-
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- forcers
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noun,
a person or thing that forces.
- contras
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noun,
(often initial capital letter) a member of a counterrevolutionary guerrilla group in Nicaragua.
- Ericson
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noun,
Leif [leef;; Icelandic leyv] /lif;; Icelandic leɪv/ (Show IPA), flourished a.d. c1000, Norse mariner: according to Icelandic saga, discoverer of Vinland (son of Eric the Red).
- cranio-
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- cortina
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noun,
a weblike, often evanescent veil covering the gills or hanging from the cap edge of certain mushrooms, particularly those of genus Cortinarius, and sometimes persisting as a ring or remnant of fibrils around the mushroom stalk.
- carrion
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noun,
dead and putrefying flesh.
- carnets
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noun,
a customs document allowing an automobile to be driven at no cost across international borders.
- carnies
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noun,
a person employed by a carnival.
- carnose
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adjective,
of or relating to flesh; fleshy.
- cronies
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noun,
a close friend or companion; chum.
- crosier
-
noun,
a ceremonial staff carried by a bishop or an abbot, hooked at one end like a shepherd's crook.
- Estonia
-
noun,
a republic in N Europe, on the Baltic, S of the Gulf of Finland: an independent republic 1918–40; annexed by the Soviet Union 1940; regained independence 1991. 17,413 sq. mi. (45,100 sq. km). Capital: Tallinn.
- cations
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noun,
a positively charged ion that is attracted to the cathode in electrolysis.
- snorter
-
noun,
a person or thing that snorts.
- carotin
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noun,
carotene.
- Serrano
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noun,
a small, green or reddish, extremely hot chili pepper, the fruit of a variety of Capsicum annuum used in cooking.
- carreta
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noun,
a simple two-wheeled oxcart.
- cateran
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noun,
(formerly) a freebooter or marauder of the Scottish Highlands.
- caritas
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noun,
charity.
- Sno-Cat
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- snifter
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noun,
Also called inhaler. a pear-shaped glass, narrowing at the top to intensify the aroma of brandy, liqueur, etc.
- Sinatra
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noun,
Frank (Francis Albert) 1915–98, U.S. singer and actor.
- erasion
-
noun,
the act of erasing.
- Setaria
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noun,
any grass of the genus Setaria, having a dense panicle, grown for forage.
- erratic
-
noun,
an erratic or eccentric person.
- erratas
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noun,
plural of erratum.
- carters
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noun,
Bennett Lester ("Benny") 1907–2003, U.S. jazz saxophonist and composer.
- Caserta
-
noun,
a city in S Italy, near Naples.
- 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.
- erotics
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noun,
an erotic poem.
- tanrecs
-
noun,
tenrec.
- crofter
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noun,
a person who rents and works a small farm, especially in Scotland or northern England.
- Croatia
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noun,
a republic in SE Europe: includes the historical regions of Dalmatia, Istria, and Slavonia; formerly a part of Yugoslavia. 21,835 sq. mi. (56,555 sq. km) Capital: Zagreb.
- Costain
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noun,
Thomas Bertram, 1885–1965, U.S. novelist, historian, and editor, born in Canada.
- factors
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noun,
one of the elements contributing to a particular result or situation:
- farinas
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noun,
flour or meal made from cereal grains and cooked as cereal, used in puddings, soups, etc.
- erotica
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noun,
written works, usually fiction, dealing with sexual love.
- certain
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Idioms,
for certain, without a doubt; surely:
- farcies
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noun,
a form of glanders chiefly affecting the skin and superficial lymphatic vessels of horses and mules.
- 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.
- fancies
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noun,
imagination or fantasy, especially as exercised in a capricious manner.
- rotifer
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noun,
any microscopic animal of the phylum (or class) Rotifera, found in fresh and salt waters, having one or more rings of cilia on the anterior end.
- canters
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noun,
an easy gallop.
- fancier
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noun,
a person having a liking for or interest in something; enthusiast:
- fanatic
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noun,
a person with an extreme and uncritical enthusiasm or zeal, as in religion or politics.
- cratons
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noun,
a relatively rigid and immobile region of continental portions of the earth's crust.
- carafes
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noun,
a wide-mouthed glass or metal bottle with a lip or spout, for holding and serving beverages.
- carinas
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noun,
Zoology. a keellike part or ridge, especially a ridge of bone on the ventral side of the sternum of birds.
- faction
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noun,
a group or clique within a larger group, party, government, organization, or the like:
- Creator
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noun,
a person or thing that creates.
- cerato-
-
- Tarasco
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noun,
Tarascan.
- facient
-
- carfare
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noun,
the amount charged for a ride on a subway, streetcar, bus, etc.
- cretins
-
noun,
a person suffering from cretinism.
- crinose
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adjective,
hairy.
- section
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noun,
a part that is cut off or separated.
- centro-
-
- senator
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noun,
a member of a senate.
- centri-
-
- frantic
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adjective,
desperate or wild with excitement, passion, fear, pain, etc.; frenzied.
- coarsen
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verb (used with or without object),
to make or become coarse.
- arseno-
-
- narcose
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adjective,
characterized by stupor; stuporous.
- Nicetas
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noun,
Saint Ignatius (def 2).
- African
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Africa.
- refract
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verb (used with object),
to subject to refraction.
- Trainer
-
noun,
a person or thing that trains.
- nectars
-
noun,
the saccharine secretion of a plant, which attracts the insects or birds that pollinate the flower.
- tracers
-
noun,
a person or thing that traces.
- refrain
-
noun,
a phrase or verse recurring at intervals in a song or poem, especially at the end of each stanza; chorus.
- Toscana
-
noun,
Italian name of Tuscany.
- airfare
-
noun,
the price charged for transportation by airplane.
- narrate
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verb (used with object),
to give an account or tell the story of (events, experiences, etc.).
- Torrens
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noun,
Lake, a salt lake in Australia, in E South Australia. 130 miles (210 km) long; 2400 sq. mi. (6220 sq. km); 25 feet (8 meters) below sea level.
- recants
-
verb (used with object),
to withdraw or disavow (a statement, opinion, etc.), especially formally; retract.
- re-sort
-
verb (used with object),
to sort or arrange (cards, papers, etc.) again.
- retains
-
verb (used with object),
to keep possession of.
- retrain
-
verb (used with object),
to train again, especially for a different vocation or different tasks.
- Torenia
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noun,
any of several plants belonging to the genus Torenia, of the figwort family, native to Africa and Asia, having two-lipped, usually blue or purple flowers.
- retsina
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noun,
a strong, resinated white or red wine of Greece and Cyprus.
- Antares
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noun,
a red supergiant star of the first magnitude in the constellation Scorpius.
- ironers
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noun,
a person or thing that irons.
- antero-
-
- Anteros
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noun,
Classical Mythology. a brother of Eros, most often regarded as the avenger of unrequited love.
- antiars
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noun,
the upas tree.
- insofar
-
adverb,
to such an extent (usually followed by as):
- transf.
-
- treason
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noun,
the offense of acting to overthrow one's government or to harm or kill its sovereign.
- infract
-
verb (used with object),
to break, violate, or infringe (a law, commitment, etc.).
- ocarina
-
noun,
a simple musical wind instrument shaped somewhat like an elongated egg with a mouthpiece and finger holes.
- tsarina
-
noun,
czarina.
- orients
-
noun,
the Orient,
the countries of Asia, especially East Asia.
(formerly) the countries to the E of the Mediterranean.
- orceins
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noun,
a red dye, the principal coloring matter of cudbear and orchil, obtained by oxidizing an ammoniacal solution of orcinol.
- trocars
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noun,
a sharp-pointed instrument enclosed in a cannula, used for withdrawing fluid from a cavity, as the abdominal cavity.
- Aaronic
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adjective,
of or relating to Aaron.
- acarine
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noun,
any of numerous arachnids of the order Acarina, comprising the mites and ticks.
- rafters
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noun,
any of a series of timbers or the like, usually having a pronounced slope, for supporting the sheathing and covering of a roof.
- octanes
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noun,
any of 18 isomeric saturated hydrocarbons having the formula C 8 H 18 , some of which are obtained in the distillation and cracking of petroleum.
- acetins
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noun,
a colorless, thick, hygroscopic liquid, C 5 H 10 O 4 : used chiefly in the manufacture of explosives.
- acetoin
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noun,
a yellowish, pleasant-smelling liquid, C 4 H 8 O 2 , obtained from various carbohydrates, as glucose, by fermentation: used chiefly in the manufacture of flavors and essences.
- Oceania
-
noun,
the islands of the central and S Pacific, including Micronesia, Melanesia, Polynesia, and traditionally Australasia. About 3,450,000 sq. mi. (8,935,500 sq. km).
- aconite
-
noun,
any plant belonging to the genus Aconitum, of the buttercup family, having irregular flowers usually in loose clusters, including species with poisonous and medicinal properties.
- aerator
-
noun,
an apparatus for aerating water or other fluids.
- acrasin
-
noun,
a chemotactic substance, identical with cAMP, secreted by myxamebas of cellular slime molds and attracting other myxamebas to aggregate and form a pseudoplasmodium.
- rancors
-
noun,
bitter, rankling resentment or ill will; hatred; malice.
- tricorn
-
noun,
Also, tricorne. a hat with the brim turned up on three sides.
- Actaeon
-
noun,
a hunter who, for having seen Diana bathing, was changed by her into a stag and was torn to pieces by his own hounds.
- actino-
-
- ratines
-
noun,
a loosely woven fabric made with nubby or knotty yarns.
- notices
-
noun,
an announcement or intimation of something impending; warning:
- rations
-
noun,
a fixed allowance of provisions or food, especially for soldiers or sailors or for civilians during a shortage:
- norites
-
noun,
a granular igneous rock consisting of a mix of light and dark minerals, the former being calcic plagioclase feldspars, and the latter orthorhombic pyroxenes.
- reactor
-
noun,
a person or thing that reacts or undergoes reaction.
- noetics
-
noun,
the science of the intellect or of pure thought; reasoning.
- Insecta
-
noun,
the class comprising the insects.
- stearin
-
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.
- roaster
-
noun,
a contrivance for roasting something, as an oven, a pan for roasting meat, or a machine for roasting coffee beans.
- fraters
-
noun,
a brother, as in a religious or fraternal order; comrade.
- roister
-
verb (used without object),
to act in a swaggering, boisterous, or uproarious manner.
- infares
-
noun,
a party or reception for a newly married couple.
- fronter
-
noun,
a person who belongs to a group or organization, especially a political one, that is or is presumed to be a cover or disguise for another activity:
- Aretino
-
noun,
Pietro [pye-traw] /ˈpyɛ trɔ/ (Show IPA), 1492–1556, Italian satirist and dramatist.
- rosaria
-
noun,
a rose garden.
- frontis
-
noun,
the front wall of a cancha or jai alai court.
Compare rebote (def 1).
- Roscian
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or involving acting.
- infects
-
adjective,
Archaic. infected.
- arnicas
-
noun,
any composite plant of the genus Arnica, having opposite leaves and yellow flower heads.
- aristo-
-
- 2,4,5-t
-
noun,
a light-tan, water-insoluble solid, C 8 H 5 Cl 3 O 3 , used chiefly for killing weeds.
- infarct
-
noun,
a localized area of tissue, as in the heart or kidney, that is dying or dead, having been deprived of its blood supply because of an obstruction by embolism or thrombosis.
- fracas
-
noun,
a noisy, disorderly disturbance or fight; riotous brawl; uproar.
- crofts
-
noun,
a small farm, especially one worked by a tenant.
- norite
-
noun,
a granular igneous rock consisting of a mix of light and dark minerals, the former being calcic plagioclase feldspars, and the latter orthorhombic pyroxenes.
- fortis
-
noun,
a fortis consonant.
- raters
-
noun,
a person who makes rates or ratings.
- Norris
-
noun,
Charles Gilman, 1881–1945, U.S. novelist and editor.
- rostra
-
noun,
a plural of rostrum.
- cretin
-
noun,
a person suffering from cretinism.
- Cretan
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Crete.
- ration
-
noun,
a fixed allowance of provisions or food, especially for soldiers or sailors or for civilians during a shortage:
- notice
-
noun,
an announcement or intimation of something impending; warning:
- ratine
-
noun,
a loosely woven fabric made with nubby or knotty yarns.
- crones
-
noun,
a withered, witchlike old woman.
- Crista
-
noun,
a crest or ridge.
- Foster
-
noun,
Stephen (Collins) 1826–64, U.S. songwriter.
- criers
-
noun,
a person who cries.
- sancta
-
noun,
a sacred or holy place.
- fiesta
-
noun,
any festival or festive celebration.
- re-act
-
verb (used with object),
to act or perform again.
- norias
-
noun,
a device consisting of a series of buckets on a wheel, used in Spain and the East for raising water.
- Noetic
-
adjective,
of or relating to the mind.
- sifter
-
noun,
a person or thing that sifts.
- reatas
-
noun,
riata.
- Enrico
-
noun,
a male given name: Italian form of Henry.
- sinter
-
noun,
siliceous or calcareous matter deposited by springs, as that formed around the vent of a geyser.
- enacts
-
verb (used with object),
to make into an act or statute:
- Sirena
-
noun,
a female given name.
- nocti-
-
- noctis
-
adjective,
(in prescriptions) of the night.
- Easton
-
noun,
a city in E Pennsylvania, on the Delaware River.
- reason
-
noun,
a basis or cause, as for some belief, action, fact, event, etc.:
- Fortas
-
noun,
Abe, 1910–1982, U.S. lawyer, government official, and jurist: associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court 1965–69.
- crores
-
noun,
(in India) the sum of ten million, especially of rupees; one hundred lacs.
- fortes
-
noun,
a person's strong suit, or most highly developed characteristic, talent, or skill; something that one excels in:
Synonyms: talent, skill, excellence, strength, strong point, specialty, proficiency; knack, bent.
- soften
-
verb (used with object),
to make soft or softer.
- softie
-
noun,
softy.
- roster
-
noun,
a list of persons or groups, as of military personnel or units with their turns or periods of duty.
- sonata
-
noun,
a composition for one or two instruments, typically in three or four movements in contrasted forms and keys.
- cteno-
-
- C-star
-
noun,
carbon star.
- Sorata
-
noun,
Mount, a mountain in W Bolivia, in the Andes, near Lake Titicaca: two peaks, Ancohuma, 21,490 feet (6550 meters), and Illampu, 21,276 feet (6485 meters).
- sortie
-
noun,
a rapid movement of troops from a besieged place to attack the besiegers.
- craton
-
noun,
a relatively rigid and immobile region of continental portions of the earth's crust.
- fraise
-
noun,
Fortification. a defense consisting of pointed stakes projecting from the ramparts in a horizontal or an inclined position.
- Crater
-
noun,
the cup-shaped depression or cavity on the surface of the earth or other heavenly body marking the orifice of a volcano.
- ratans
-
noun,
rattan.
- safari
-
noun,
a journey or expedition, for hunting, exploration, or investigation, especially in eastern Africa.
- Rafter
-
noun,
any of a series of timbers or the like, usually having a pronounced slope, for supporting the sheathing and covering of a roof.
- corers
-
noun,
a person or thing that cores.
- Raetic
-
noun,
an extinct language of uncertain affinities that was spoken in Rhaetia and written with the Etruscan alphabet.
- fresco
-
noun,
Also called buon fresco, true fresco. the art or technique of painting on a moist, plaster surface with colors ground up in water or a limewater mixture.
Compare fresco secco.
- racons
-
noun,
radar beacon.
- 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.
- Racine
-
noun,
Jean Baptiste [zhahn ba-teest] /ʒɑ̃ baˈtist/ (Show IPA), 1639–99, French dramatist.
- racers
-
noun,
a person, animal, or thing that races or takes part in a race, as a racehorse, bicycle, yacht, etc.
- contr.
-
- contes
-
plural,
Trademark. a brand of crayon made of graphite and clay, usually in black, red, or brown.
- orates
-
verb (used with or without object),
to deliver an oration; speak pompously; declaim.
- Fresno
-
noun,
a city in central California.
- Osetic
-
adjective, noun,
Ossetic.
- orcein
-
noun,
a red dye, the principal coloring matter of cudbear and orchil, obtained by oxidizing an ammoniacal solution of orcinol.
- oscine
-
noun,
an oscine bird.
- Orient
-
noun,
the Orient,
the countries of Asia, especially East Asia.
(formerly) the countries to the E of the Mediterranean.
- conies
-
noun,
the fur of a rabbit, especially when dyed to simulate Hudson seal.
- francs
-
noun,
an aluminum or nickel coin and monetary unit of France, Belgium, and Luxembourg until the euro was adopted, equal to 100 centimes. Abbreviation: F., f., Fr, fr.
- confit
-
noun,
duck or goose cooked in its own fat and preserved.
- frater
-
noun,
a brother, as in a religious or fraternal order; comrade.
- confer
-
verb (used with object),
to bestow upon as a gift, favor, honor, etc.:
- ornate
-
adjective,
elaborately or sumptuously adorned, often excessively or showily so:
- corita
-
noun,
a boat resembling a large, woven basket, used by Indians of the southwestern U.S.
- cornea
-
noun,
the transparent anterior part of the external coat of the eye covering the iris and the pupil and continuous with the sclera.
- crates
-
noun,
a slatted wooden box or framework for packing, shopping, or storing fruit, furniture, glassware, crockery, etc.
- COSTAR
-
noun,
a performer, especially an actor or actress, who shares star billing with another.
- 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.
- fronts
-
noun,
the foremost part or surface of anything.
- Rosita
-
noun,
a female given name, Spanish form of Rose.
- franca
-
noun,
a city in Sao Paulo state, SE Brazil.
- oaters
-
noun,
a movie, television show, etc., about the frontier days of the U.S. West; western; horse opera.
- rancor
-
noun,
bitter, rankling resentment or ill will; hatred; malice.
- Crania
-
noun,
the skull of a vertebrate.
- crafts
-
noun,
an art, trade, or occupation requiring special skill, especially manual skill:
- Stacia
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Coster
-
noun,
costermonger.
- France
-
noun,
Anatole [a-na-tawl] /a naˈtɔl/ (Show IPA), (Jacques Anatole Thibault) 1844–1924, French novelist and essayist: Nobel Prize 1921.
- sacro-
-
- COSINE
-
noun,
Trigonometry.
(in a right triangle) the ratio of the side adjacent to a given angle to the hypotenuse.
the sine of the complement of a given angle or arc. Abbreviation: cos.
- Cortes
-
noun,
(in Spain or Portugal) the two houses constituting the national legislative body.
- stance
-
noun,
the position or bearing of the body while standing:
- corset
-
noun,
Sometimes, corsets. a close-fitting undergarment, stiffened with whalebone or similar material and often capable of being tightened by lacing, enclosing the trunk: worn, especially by women, to shape and support the body; stays.
- Frisco
-
noun,
San Francisco.
- Corrie
-
noun,
a circular hollow in the side of a hill or mountain.
- octane
-
noun,
any of 18 isomeric saturated hydrocarbons having the formula C 8 H 18 , some of which are obtained in the distillation and cracking of petroleum.
- friers
-
noun,
fryer.
- CORNET
-
noun,
Music. a valved wind instrument of the trumpet family.
- Octans
-
noun,
the Octant, a southern constellation that contains the south celestial pole.
- Corner
-
noun,
the place at which two converging lines or surfaces meet.
- recant
-
verb (used with object),
to withdraw or disavow (a statement, opinion, etc.), especially formally; retract.
- erotic
-
noun,
an erotic poem.
- Sierra
-
noun,
a chain of hills or mountains, the peaks of which suggest the teeth of a saw.
- farina
-
noun,
flour or meal made from cereal grains and cooked as cereal, used in puddings, soups, etc.
- inters
-
verb (used with object),
to place (a dead body) in a grave or tomb; bury.
- intra-
-
- intro.
-
- infect
-
adjective,
Archaic. infected.
- intros
-
noun,
an introduction.
- fascia
-
noun,
a band or fillet, as for binding the hair.
- Scoter
-
noun,
any of the large diving ducks of the genus Melanitta, inhabiting northern parts of the Northern Hemisphere.
- Scotia
-
noun,
a deep concave molding between two fillets, as in the Attic base.
- ironer
-
noun,
a person or thing that irons.
- Sartre
-
noun,
Jean-Paul [zhahn-pawl] /ʒɑ̃ˈpɔl/ (Show IPA), 1905–80, French philosopher, novelist, and dramatist: declined 1964 Nobel Prize in literature.
- Sarton
-
noun,
May, 1912–95, U.S. poet, novelist, and playwright.
- scoria
-
noun,
Metallurgy. the refuse, dross, or slag left after melting or smelting metal; scum.
- irones
-
noun,
a colorless liquid of isomeric, unsaturated ketones, C 14 H 22 O, obtained from orris root: used in perfumery for its odor of violets.
- scrota
-
noun,
the pouch of skin that contains the testes.
- Sarnia
-
noun,
a port in SE Ontario, in S Canada, on the S shore of Lake Huron, on the St. Clair River, across from Port Huron, Michigan.
- ricers
-
noun,
an implement for ricing potatoes, squash, etc., by pressing them through small holes.
- riatas
-
noun,
a lariat.
- isotac
-
noun,
a line drawn on a map connecting all points where ice starts to melt at approximately the same period in spring.
- sarco-
-
- retro-
-
- infare
-
noun,
a party or reception for a newly married couple.
- Itasca
-
noun,
Lake, a lake in N Minnesota: one of the sources of the Mississippi River.
- fasten
-
verb (used with object),
to attach firmly or securely in place; fix securely to something else.
- fatsia
-
noun,
a shrub or small tree, Fatsia japonica, of the ginseng family, having large, glossy, palmately compound leaves and often grown as a houseplant.
- faenas
-
noun,
the final third of a bullfight in which the matador uses a muleta and the sword in making the final series of passes preparatory to the kill.
- fetors
-
noun,
a strong, offensive smell; stench.
- satire
-
noun,
the use of irony, sarcasm, ridicule, or the like, in exposing, denouncing, or deriding vice, folly, etc.
- infers
-
verb (used with object),
to derive by reasoning; conclude or judge from premises or evidence:
- infest
-
verb (used with object),
to live in or overrun to an unwanted degree or in a troublesome manner, especially as predatory animals or vermin do:
- satori
-
noun,
sudden enlightenment.
- infra-
-
- fiasco
-
noun,
a complete and ignominious failure.
- fincas
-
noun,
a ranch or large farm in a Spanish-speaking country, especially a plantation in tropical Spanish America.
- fiance
-
noun,
a man engaged to be married. Synonyms: future groom, future husband, future spouse, betrothed.
- 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.
- fiacre
-
noun,
a small horse-drawn carriage.
- ferro-
-
- inter.
-
- ferric
-
adjective,
of or containing iron, especially in the trivalent state.
- ferri-
-
- ferias
-
noun,
Ecclesiastical. a weekday on which no feast is celebrated.
- insert
-
noun,
something inserted or to be inserted.
- Fenrir
-
noun,
a wolflike monster, a son of Loki and Angerboda, chained by Gleipnir but destined to be released at Ragnarok to eat Odin and to be killed by Vidar.
- finest
-
noun,
the police:
- scato-
-
- instar
-
noun,
an insect in any one of its periods of postembryonic growth between molts.
- instr.
-
- feints
-
noun,
a movement made in order to deceive an adversary; an attack aimed at one place or point merely as a distraction from the real place or point of attack:
- faints
-
noun,
the impure spirit produced in the first and last stages of the distillation of whiskey.
- 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.
- 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.
- errata
-
noun,
plural of erratum.
- rosace
-
noun,
rosette (def 3).
- necro-
-
- nectar
-
noun,
the saccharine secretion of a plant, which attracts the insects or birds that pollinate the flower.
- escort
-
noun,
a group of persons, or a single person, accompanying another or others for protection, guidance, or courtesy:
- forint
-
noun,
an aluminum coin and the monetary unit of Hungary, equal to 100 fillér. Abbreviation: F., Ft.
- refits
-
noun,
an act of refitting.
- rectos
-
- Nestor
-
noun,
the oldest and wisest of the Greeks in the Trojan War and a king of Pylos.
- Rector
-
noun,
a member of the clergy in charge of a parish in the Protestant Episcopal Church.
- recti-
-
- Nicaea
-
noun,
an ancient city in NW Asia Minor: Nicene Creed formulated here a.d.
- 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.
- recons
-
noun,
reconnaissance.
- errant
-
adjective,
deviating from the regular or proper course; erring; straying.
- set-in
-
adjective,
made separately and placed within another unit.
- iatro-
-
- recast
-
noun,
a recasting.
- niters
-
noun,
potassium nitrate.
- nitres
-
noun,
niter.
- ficoes
-
noun,
fig1 (def 4).
- nitro-
-
- Rosina
-
noun,
a female given name, Italian form of Rose.
- Forest
-
noun,
a large tract of land covered with trees and underbrush; woodland.
- Fraser
-
noun,
James Earle, 1876–1953, U.S. sculptor.
- incorr
-
- facers
-
noun,
a person or thing that faces.
- Factor
-
noun,
one of the elements contributing to a particular result or situation:
- retain
-
verb (used with object),
to keep possession of.
- secant
-
noun,
Geometry. an intersecting line, especially one intersecting a curve at two or more points.
- Reston
-
noun,
James (Barrett) ("Scotty") 1909–1995, U.S. journalist, born in Scotland.
- facies
-
noun,
general appearance, as of an animal or vegetable group.
- santir
-
noun,
a Persian musical instrument resembling a dulcimer.
- facias
-
noun,
dashboard (def 1).
- facets
-
noun,
one of the small, polished plane surfaces of a cut gem.
- resort
-
noun,
a place to which people frequently or generally go for relaxation or pleasure, especially one providing rest and recreation facilities for vacationers:
- nacres
-
noun,
mother-of-pearl.
- Renoir
-
noun,
Jean [zhahn] /ʒɑ̃/ (Show IPA), 1894–1979, French film director and writer.
- incase
-
verb (used with object),
encase.
- Naoise
-
noun,
the husband of Deirdre and a nephew of Conchobar, by whom he was treacherously killed.
- sector
-
noun,
Geometry. a plane figure bounded by two radii and the included arc of a circle.
- Renata
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Senior
-
noun,
a person who is older than another.
- narco-
-
- narcos
-
noun,
narc.
- incest
-
noun,
sexual intercourse between closely related persons.
- Senora
-
noun,
a Spanish term of address equivalent to Mrs., used alone or capitalized and prefixed to the name of a married or older woman. Abbreviation: Sra.
- forcer
-
noun,
a person or thing that forces.
- Estrin
-
noun,
estrone.
- NASCAR
-
noun,
National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing.
- Canter
-
noun,
an easy gallop.
- terras
-
noun,
earth; land.
- caters
-
verb (used with object),
to provide food and service for:
- Arista
-
noun,
Botany. a bristlelike appendage of the spikelets of grains or grasses; an awn.
- transe
-
noun,
a passageway, as a hallway, alley, or the like.
- cation
-
noun,
a positively charged ion that is attracted to the cathode in electrolysis.
- ariose
-
adjective,
characterized by melody; songlike.
- trans.
-
- Ariane
-
noun,
Rocketry. a French-built, three-stage, liquid-propellant rocket for launching satellites into orbit around the earth.
- trance
-
noun,
a half-conscious state, seemingly between sleeping and waking, in which ability to function voluntarily may be suspended.
- Cairns
-
noun,
a seaport in NE Australia.
- tainos
-
noun,
a member of an extinct Arawakan Indian tribe of the West Indies.
- Africa
-
noun,
a continent S of Europe and between the Atlantic and Indian oceans. About 11,700,000 sq. mi. (30,303,000 sq. km).
- catena
-
noun,
a chain or connected series, especially of extracts from the writings of the fathers of the Christian church.
- afrits
-
noun,
afreet.
- tisane
-
noun,
(italics) French. aromatic or herb-flavored tea.
- Tocsin
-
noun,
a signal, especially of alarm, sounded on a bell or bells.
- trains
-
noun,
Railroads. a self-propelled, connected group of rolling stock.
- afters
-
- aeron.
-
- caries
-
noun,
decay, as of bone or of plant tissue.
- Catano
-
noun,
a city in NE Puerto Rico, SW of San Juan.
- centos
-
noun,
a piece of writing, especially a poem, composed wholly of quotations from the works of other authors.
- action
-
noun,
the process or state of acting or of being active:
- cerat-
-
- trices
-
noun,
a very short time; an instant:
- tarso-
-
- centra
-
noun,
a plural of centrum.
- centr-
-
- triacs
-
noun,
a type of thyristor designed for electronic control of the current supplied to a circuit, used especially in dimmers for lighting systems.
- centi-
-
- caftan
-
noun,
a long garment having long sleeves and tied at the waist by a girdle, worn under a coat in the Middle East.
- tarsia
-
noun,
intarsia.
- centas
-
noun,
a former bronze coin of Lithuania, the 100th part of a litas.
- censor
-
noun,
an official who examines books, plays, news reports, motion pictures, radio and television programs, letters, cablegrams, etc., for the purpose of suppressing parts deemed objectionable on moral, political, military, or other grounds.
- aroint
-
verb (imperative),
begone:
- arnica
-
noun,
any composite plant of the genus Arnica, having opposite leaves and yellow flower heads.
- treasr
-
- Caesar
-
noun,
Gaius [gey-uh s] /ˈgeɪ əs/ (Show IPA), (or Caius) [key-uh s] /ˈkeɪ əs/ (Show IPA), Julius, c100–44 b.c, Roman general, statesman, and historian.
- aftosa
-
noun,
foot-and-mouth disease.
- traces
-
noun,
a surviving mark, sign, or evidence of the former existence, influence, or action of some agent or event; vestige:
- actin-
-
- antres
-
noun,
a cavern; cave.
- aorist
-
noun,
a verb tense, as in Classical Greek, expressing action or, in the indicative mood, past action, without further limitation or implication.
- Tories
-
noun,
a member of the Conservative Party in Great Britain or Canada.
- Cantos
-
noun,
one of the main or larger divisions of a long poem.
- Carson
-
noun,
Christopher ("Kit") 1809–68, U.S. frontiersman and scout.
- carrot
-
noun,
a plant, Daucus carota, of the parsley family, having pinnately decompound leaves and umbels of small white or yellow flowers, in its wild form a widespread, familiar weed, and in cultivation valued for its edible root.
- Carrie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Caroline.
- aniso-
-
- carafe
-
noun,
a wide-mouthed glass or metal bottle with a lip or spout, for holding and serving beverages.
- cartes
-
noun,
(italics) French. menu; bill of fare.
Compare à la carte.
- Carnot
-
noun,
Lazare Nicolas Marguerite [la-zar nee-kaw-lah mar-guh-reet] /laˈzar ni kɔˈlɑ mar gəˈrit/ (Show IPA), 1753–1823, French general and statesman.
- carnet
-
noun,
a customs document allowing an automobile to be driven at no cost across international borders.
- ansate
-
adjective,
having a handle or handlelike part.
- carats
-
noun,
a unit of weight in gemstones, 200 milligrams (about 3 grains of troy or avoirdupois weight). Abbreviation: c., ct.
- antiar
-
noun,
the upas tree.
- carets
-
noun,
a mark (‸) made in written or printed matter to show the place where something is to be inserted.
- Carina
-
noun,
Zoology. a keellike part or ridge, especially a ridge of bone on the ventral side of the sternum of birds.
- Carter
-
noun,
Bennett Lester ("Benny") 1907–2003, U.S. jazz saxophonist and composer.
- carton
-
noun,
a cardboard or plastic box used typically for storage or shipping.
- tracer
-
noun,
a person or thing that traces.
- arcane
-
adjective,
known or understood by very few; mysterious; secret; obscure; esoteric:
- arecas
-
noun,
any tropical Asian palm of the genus Areca, as the betel palm.
- Castro
-
noun,
Cipriano [sip-ree-ah-noh;; Spanish see-pree-ah-naw] /ˌsɪp riˈɑ noʊ;; Spanish ˌsi priˈɑ nɔ/ (Show IPA), 1858?–1924, Venezuelan military and political leader: president 1901–08; exiled 1908.
- caners
-
noun,
a person who works with cane, especially one who produces canework for chairs.
- toe-in
-
noun,
the slight forward convergence given to the front wheels of an automobile to improve steering qualities.
- Castor
-
noun,
Also, castoreum. a brownish, unctuous substance with a strong, penetrating odor, secreted by certain glands in the groin of the beaver, used in medicine and perfumery.
- Caster
-
noun,
a person or thing that casts.
- Arcaro
-
noun,
Edward ("Eddie") 1916–97, U.S. jockey.
- casita
-
noun,
a small crude dwelling forming part of a shantytown inhabited by Mexican laborers in the southwestern U.S.
- Cantor
-
noun,
the religious official of a synagogue who conducts the liturgical portion of a service and sings or chants the prayers and parts of prayers designed to be performed as solos.
- casino
-
noun,
a building or large room used for meetings, entertainment, dancing, etc., especially such a place equipped with gambling devices, gambling tables, etc.
- casern
-
noun,
a lodging for soldiers in a garrison town; barracks.
- toners
-
noun,
a person or thing that tones.
- cantar
-
noun,
a poem consisting of four-line stanzas, each line having eight syllables.
- aortas
-
noun,
the main trunk of the arterial system, conveying blood from the left ventricle of the heart to all of the body except the lungs.
- casein
-
noun,
Biochemistry. a protein precipitated from milk, as by rennet, and forming the basis of cheese and certain plastics.
- tanrec
-
noun,
tenrec.
- actins
-
noun,
a globulin that is present in muscle plasma and that in connection with myosin plays an important role in muscle contraction.
- Carian
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Caria.
- 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.
- Artois
-
noun,
a former province in N France: artesian wells.
- arsine
-
noun,
Also called arseniuretted hydrogen. a colorless, flammable, slightly water-soluble gas, AsH 3 , having a fetid, garliclike odor, used in chemical warfare.
- arsino
-
adjective,
containing the arsino group.
- trones
-
noun,
a large pair of scales, a spring balance, or other weighing device located in a town or marketplace to weigh goods and merchandise.
- steric
-
adjective,
of or relating to the spatial relationships of atoms in a molecule.
- coarse
-
adjective,
composed of relatively large parts or particles:
- triose
-
noun,
a monosaccharide that has three atoms of carbon.
- asonia
-
noun,
tone deafness.
- tronas
-
noun,
a monoclinic mineral, grayish or yellowish hydrous sodium carbonate and bicarbonate, Na 2 CO 3 ⋅NaHCO 3 ⋅2H 2 , occurring in dried or partly evaporated lake basins.
- C-note
-
noun,
See C (def 11).
- aceto-
-
- strife
-
noun,
vigorous or bitter conflict, discord, or antagonism:
- Citron
-
noun,
a pale-yellow fruit resembling the lemon but larger and with thicker rind, borne by a small tree or large bush, Citrus medica, allied to the lemon and lime.
- Asante
-
noun,
Ashanti.
- atones
-
verb (used with object),
to make amends for; expiate:
- acetin
-
noun,
a colorless, thick, hygroscopic liquid, C 5 H 10 O 4 : used chiefly in the manufacture of explosives.
- astron
-
- Strain
-
noun,
any force or pressure tending to alter shape, cause a fracture, etc.
- tensor
-
noun,
Anatomy. a muscle that stretches or tightens some part of the body.
- strafe
-
noun,
a strafing attack.
- trines
-
noun,
a set or group of three; triad.
- ascent
-
noun,
an act of ascending; upward movement; a rising movement:
- Terris
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Theresa.
- terais
-
noun,
a marshy lowland area in N India and S Nepal, between the Ganges and the foothills of the Himalayas.
- stoner
-
noun,
Slang. a person who is habitually high on drugs, especially marijuana, or alcohol; a person who is usually stoned.
- trocar
-
noun,
a sharp-pointed instrument enclosed in a cannula, used for withdrawing fluid from a cavity, as the abdominal cavity.
- tiaras
-
noun,
a jeweled, ornamental coronet worn by women.
- arsen-
-
- Strine
-
noun,
Australian English.
- Coates
-
noun,
Eric, 1886–1957, English violist and composer.
- coatis
-
noun,
any tropical American carnivore of the genus Nasua, related to the raccoon, having an elongated body, long, ringed tail, and a slender, flexible snout.
- tafias
-
noun,
a type of rum made in Haiti from lower grades of molasses, refuse sugar, or the like.
- astern
-
adverb,
in a position behind a specified vessel or aircraft:
- triens
-
noun,
a copper coin of ancient Rome, issued during the Republic, a third part of an as.
- steno-
-
- arrant
-
adjective,
downright; thorough; unmitigated; notorious:
- triers
-
noun,
a person or thing that tries or tests; tester.
- certif
-
- tenias
-
noun,
taenia.
- arrest
-
noun,
the taking of a person into legal custody, as by officers of the law.
- cirro-
-
- taenia
-
noun,
Classical Antiquity. a headband or fillet.
- tineas
-
noun,
any of several skin diseases caused by fungi; ringworm.
- atonic
-
noun,
Grammar. an unaccented word, syllable, or sound.
- astro-
-
- iotas
-
noun,
a very small quantity; jot; whit.
- forte
-
noun,
a person's strong suit, or most highly developed characteristic, talent, or skill; something that one excels in:
Synonyms: talent, skill, excellence, strength, strong point, specialty, proficiency; knack, bent.
- roans
-
noun,
a horse or other animal with a roan coat.
- tones
-
noun,
any sound considered with reference to its quality, pitch, strength, source, etc.:
- rifts
-
noun,
an opening made by splitting, cleaving, etc.; fissure; cleft; chink.
- infos
-
noun,
information.
- antre
-
noun,
a cavern; cave.
- tiara
-
noun,
a jeweled, ornamental coronet worn by women.
- rinse
-
noun,
an act or instance of rinsing.
- toner
-
noun,
a person or thing that tones.
- ASEAN
-
- Iran.
-
- infer
-
verb (used with object),
to derive by reasoning; conclude or judge from premises or evidence:
- Arcas
-
noun,
a son of Zeus and Callisto, the ancestor of the Arcadians who was set among the stars with his mother as the Little Bear and the Great Bear respectively.
- 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.
- sanit
-
- Terri
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Theresa.
- terr.
-
- tonia
-
- A-one
-
adjective,
noting a vessel regarded by a shipping-classification society as being equipped to the highest standard and with equipment maintained in first-class condition.
- antis
-
noun,
a person who is opposed to a particular practice, party, policy, action, etc.
- inst.
-
- Terra
-
noun,
earth; land.
- inset
-
noun,
something inserted; insert.
- aster
-
noun,
any composite plant of the genus Aster, having rays varying from white or pink to blue around a yellow disk.
- Stein
-
noun,
a mug, usually earthenware, especially for beer.
- Asine
-
noun,
an ancient town in S Greece, on the Gulf of Argolis.
- intr.
-
- fort.
-
- antic
-
noun,
Usually, antics.
a playful trick or prank; caper.
a grotesque, fantastic, or ludicrous gesture, act, or posture.
- 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.
- aorta
-
noun,
the main trunk of the arterial system, conveying blood from the left ventricle of the heart to all of the body except the lungs.
- fores
-
noun,
the forepart of anything; front.
- riser
-
noun,
a person who rises, especially from bed:
- tonic
-
noun,
a medicine that invigorates or strengthens:
- riots
-
noun,
a noisy, violent public disorder caused by a group or crowd of persons, as by a crowd protesting against another group, a government policy, etc., in the streets.
- Asian
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Asia, or a person of Asian descent.
- anti-
-
- asco-
-
- toise
-
noun,
an old French unit of length equivalent to 6.395 feet (1.949 meters).
- arris
-
noun,
a sharp ridge, as between adjoining channels of a Doric column.
- Frans
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Francis.
- rotas
-
noun,
Chiefly British.
a round or rotation of duties; a period of work or duty taken in rotation with others.
an agenda or circuit of sporting events, as a round of golf tournaments, played in different localities throughout the year.
- rotes
-
noun,
routine; a fixed, habitual, or mechanical course of procedure:
- Orrin
-
noun,
a male given name.
- arson
-
noun,
Law. the malicious burning of another's house or property, or in some statutes, the burning of one's own house or property, as to collect insurance.
- tires
-
noun,
British Dialect. fatigue.
- Frost
-
noun,
a degree or state of coldness sufficient to cause the freezing of water.
- saice
-
noun,
syce.
- tines
-
noun,
a sharp, projecting point or prong, as of a fork.
- Tiran
-
noun,
Strait of, a navigable waterway between the N Red Sea and the Gulf of Aqaba.
- front
-
noun,
the foremost part or surface of anything.
- frats
-
noun,
fraternity (def 1).
- tinea
-
noun,
any of several skin diseases caused by fungi; ringworm.
- frons
-
noun,
the upper anterior portion of the head of an insect, above or behind the clypeus.
- Freon
-
- Arras
-
noun,
a rich tapestry.
- Frits
-
noun,
Ceramics.
a fused or partially fused material used as a basis for glazes or enamels.
the composition from which artificial soft porcelain is made.
- frise
-
noun,
a rug or upholstery fabric having the pile in uncut loops or in a combination of cut and uncut loops.
- arose
-
verb,
simple past tense of arise.
- Fris.
-
- Fries
-
noun,
plural of fry1 .
- frier
-
noun,
fryer.
- friar
-
noun,
Roman Catholic Church. a member of a religious order, especially the mendicant orders of Franciscans, Dominicans, Carmelites, and Augustinians.
- Arran
-
noun,
an island in SW Scotland, in the Firth of Clyde. 166 sq. mi. (430 sq. km).
- Safar
-
noun,
the second month of the Muslim calendar.
- arise
-
verb (used without object),
to get up from sitting, lying, or kneeling; rise:
- Arion
-
noun,
flourished 7th century b.c, Greek poet: inventor of the dithyramb.
- roars
-
noun,
a loud, deep cry or howl, as of an animal or a person:
- ARENA
-
noun,
the oval space in the center of a Roman amphitheater for gladiatorial combats or other performances.
- inert
-
adjective,
having no inherent power of action, motion, or resistance (opposed to active):
- roast
-
noun,
roasted meat or a piece of roasted meat, as a piece of beef or veal of a quantity and shape for slicing into more than one portion.
- Ascot
-
noun,
a necktie or scarf with broad ends, tied and arranged so that the ends are laid flat, one across the other, sometimes with a pin to secure them.
- Saite
-
noun,
a native or citizen of Saïs.
- incr.
-
- incor
-
- Areca
-
noun,
any tropical Asian palm of the genus Areca, as the betel palm.
- 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.
- ascon
-
noun,
a type of sponge having an oval shape and a thin body wall with pores leading directly into the spongocoel.
- frets
-
noun,
an irritated state of mind; annoyance; vexation.
- Saint
-
noun,
any of certain persons of exceptional holiness of life, formally recognized as such by the Christian Church, especially by canonization.
- areo-
-
- Artie
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Arthur.
- franc
-
noun,
an aluminum or nickel coin and monetary unit of France, Belgium, and Luxembourg until the euro was adopted, equal to 100 centimes. Abbreviation: F., f., Fr, fr.
- 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.
- icons
-
- TIROS
-
noun,
one of a series of satellites for transmitting television pictures of the earth's cloud cover.
- arian
-
noun,
an adherent of Arianism.
- roset
-
noun,
resin; rosin.
- IATSE
-
- Rosie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Rose.
- rosin
-
noun,
Chemistry. the yellowish to amber, translucent, hard, brittle, fragmented resin left after distilling the oil of turpentine from the crude oleoresin of the pine: used chiefly in making varnishes, varnish and paint driers, printing inks, and for rubbing on the bows of such string instruments as the violin.
- arias
-
noun,
an air or melody.
- Arica
-
noun,
a seaport in N Chile.
- Aries
-
noun,
Astronomy. the Ram, a zodiacal constellation between Pisces and Taurus.
- frore
-
adjective,
frozen; frosty.
- NAAFI
-
noun,
Navy, Army, and Air Force Institutes: an organization that provides social facilities, stores, etc., to British military personnel.
- irate
-
adjective,
angry; enraged:
- ranis
-
noun,
ranee.
- ratan
-
noun,
rattan.
- acron
-
noun,
the unsegmented, preoral portion of the body of an arthropod.
- rason
-
noun,
a long, loose, black gown with wide sleeves, worn by the clergy.
- rares
-
adjective,
coming or occurring far apart in time; unusual; uncommon:
- acro-
-
- rants
-
noun,
ranting, extravagant, or violent declamation.
- Trier
-
noun,
a person or thing that tries or tests; tester.
- rates
-
noun,
the amount of a charge or payment with reference to some basis of calculation:
- oaten
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or made of oats.
- oater
-
noun,
a movie, television show, etc., about the frontier days of the U.S. West; western; horse opera.
- Oates
-
noun,
Joyce Carol, born 1938, U.S. novelist and short-story writer.
- acorn
-
noun,
the typically ovoid fruit or nut of an oak, enclosed at the base by a cupule.
- raise
-
noun,
an increase in amount, as of wages:
- 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.
- rater
-
noun,
a person who makes rates or ratings.
- 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.
- ocean
-
noun,
the vast body of salt water that covers almost three fourths of the earth's surface.
- aecia
-
noun,
the fruiting body of rust fungi, which bears chainlike or stalked spores.
- rears
-
- aeri-
-
- aeons
-
noun,
(in Gnosticism) one of a class of powers or beings conceived as emanating from the Supreme Being and performing various functions in the operations of the universe.
- noise
-
noun,
sound, especially of a loud, harsh, or confused kind:
- react
-
verb (used with object),
to act or perform again.
- noria
-
noun,
a device consisting of a series of buckets on a wheel, used in Spain and the East for raising water.
- triac
-
noun,
a type of thyristor designed for electronic control of the current supplied to a circuit, used especially in dimmers for lighting systems.
- Acton
-
noun,
a quilted garment worn under mail in the 13th and 14th centuries; gambeson.
- trice
-
noun,
a very short time; an instant:
- Norse
-
noun,
(used with a plural verb) the Norwegians, especially the ancient Norwegians.
- ratos
-
noun,
rocket-assisted takeoff.
- actos
-
- Actor
-
noun,
a person who acts in stage plays, motion pictures, television broadcasts, etc.
- ratio
-
noun,
the relation between two similar magnitudes with respect to the number of times the first contains the second:
- notes
-
noun,
a brief record of something written down to assist the memory or for future reference.
- tries
-
noun,
plural of try.
- trine
-
noun,
a set or group of three; triad.
- aero-
-
- Orcas
-
noun,
the killer whale, Orcinus orca.
- orans
-
noun,
orant.
- orant
-
noun,
a representation of a female figure, with outstretched arms and palms up in a gesture of prayer, in ancient and early Christian art.
- oste-
-
- orate
-
verb (used with or without object),
to deliver an oration; speak pompously; declaim.
- osier
-
noun,
any of various willows, as the red osier, having tough, flexible twigs or branches that are used for wickerwork.
- Trona
-
noun,
a monoclinic mineral, grayish or yellowish hydrous sodium carbonate and bicarbonate, Na 2 CO 3 ⋅NaHCO 3 ⋅2H 2 , occurring in dried or partly evaporated lake basins.
- trone
-
noun,
a large pair of scales, a spring balance, or other weighing device located in a town or marketplace to weigh goods and merchandise.
- ontic
-
adjective,
possessing the character of real rather than phenomenal existence; noumenal.
- OSCAR
-
noun,
a word used in communications to represent the letter O.
- Tsana
-
noun,
Lake. Tana, Lake.
- 30-30
-
- Oscan
-
noun,
one of an ancient people of south-central Italy.
- ornes
-
noun,
a department in NW France. 2372 sq. mi. (6145 sq. km). Capital: Alençon.
- ornis
-
noun,
an avifauna.
- Ostia
-
noun,
a town in central Italy, SW of Rome: ruins from 4th century b.c.; site of ancient port of Rome.
- onset
-
noun,
a beginning or start:
- 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).
- OFris
-
noun,
the Frisian language before c1500. Abbreviation: OFris.
- ocrea
-
noun,
a sheathing part, as a pair of stipules united about a stem.
- octa-
-
- octan
-
noun,
an octan fever.
- acet-
-
- raias
-
noun,
rayah.
- rafts
-
noun,
a more or less rigid floating platform made of buoyant material or materials:
- often
-
adverb,
many times; frequently:
- racer
-
noun,
a person, animal, or thing that races or takes part in a race, as a racehorse, bicycle, yacht, etc.
- acari
-
noun,
plural of acarus.
- trios
-
noun,
a musical composition for three voices or instruments.
- Aaron
-
noun,
the older brother of Moses, usually regarded as the first high priest of the Hebrews. Ex. 28; 40:13–16.
- racon
-
noun,
radar beacon.
- races
-
noun,
a contest of speed, as in running, riding, driving, or sailing.
- onces
-
noun,
a single occasion; one time only:
- trois
-
noun,
the number 3.
- Aeria
-
noun,
an area in the northern hemisphere of Mars.
- noct-
-
- rices
-
noun,
the starchy seeds or grain of an annual marsh grass, Oryza sativa, cultivated in warm climates and used for food.
- nacre
-
noun,
mother-of-pearl.
- anis-
-
- toric
-
adjective,
noting or pertaining to a lens with a surface forming a portion of a torus, used for eyeglasses and contact lenses that correct astigmatism.
- resit
-
noun,
a test or examination that is retaken.
- 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.
- fore-
-
- 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.
- Aneto
-
noun,
Pi·co de [pee-kaw th e] /ˈpi kɔ ðɛ/ (Show IPA). Spanish name of Pic de Néthou.
- anise
-
noun,
a Mediterranean plant, Pimpinella anisum, of the parsley family, having loose umbrels of small yellowish-white flowers that yield aniseed.
- naifs
-
noun,
a naive or inexperienced person.
- naira
-
noun,
a paper money and monetary unit of Nigeria, equal to 100 kobo: replaced the pound in 1973.
- anear
-
adverb, preposition,
near.
- reni-
-
- ancre
-
adjective,
having the end of each limb divided and carved outward like the flukes of an anchor; moline:
- anat.
-
- restr
-
- iters
-
noun,
a canal or passage.
- nares
-
plural noun,
the nostrils or the nasal passages.
- ricer
-
noun,
an implement for ricing potatoes, squash, etc., by pressing them through small holes.
- irone
-
noun,
a colorless liquid of isomeric, unsaturated ketones, C 14 H 22 O, obtained from orris root: used in perfumery for its odor of violets.
- antes
-
noun,
Poker. a fixed but arbitrary stake put into the pot by each player before the deal.
- ante-
-
- antas
-
noun,
a privately supported organization, chartered by Congress in 1935, for the encouragement and advancement of professional and nonprofessional theater.
- Irons
-
noun,
Jeremy (John) born 1948, English actor.
- toran
-
noun,
(in Indian Buddhist and Hindu architecture) a gateway having two or three lintels between two posts.
- Isaac
-
noun,
a son of Abraham and Sarah, and father of Jacob. Gen. 21:1–4.
- Anita
-
noun,
a female given name: Spanish form of Anna.
- riata
-
noun,
a lariat.
- riant
-
adjective,
laughing; smiling; cheerful.
- torcs
-
noun,
torque (def 4).
- Ansar
-
noun,
the first inhabitants of Medina to accept Islam.
- anoia
-
noun,
extreme mental deficiency.
- anoas
-
noun,
a small forest buffalo, Bubalus (Anoa) depressicornis, of the island of Celebes, having a brown coat and straight, sharp-tipped horns: an endangered species.
- TORES
-
noun,
a torus.
- narcs
-
noun,
a government agent or detective charged with the enforcement of laws restricting the use of narcotics.
- Aisne
-
noun,
a river in N France, flowing NW and W to the Oise. 175 miles (280 km) long.
- reata
-
noun,
riata.
- afire
-
adjective,
on fire:
- rect.
-
- Afric
-
adjective,
African.
- afore
-
adverb, preposition, conjunction,
before.
- RECON
-
noun,
reconnaissance.
- Niort
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Deux-Sèvres, in W France.
- Recit
-
- Niter
-
noun,
potassium nitrate.
- afrit
-
noun,
afreet.
- nitr-
-
- nitre
-
noun,
niter.
- afars
-
noun,
a member of a nomadic Muslim people living in Eritrea, Djibouti, and northern Ethiopia.
- Aetna
-
noun,
Mount. Etna, Mount.
- Aesir
-
noun,
the principal race of gods, led by Odin and living at Asgard.
- treas
-
- recta
-
noun,
a plural of rectum.
- Afro-
-
- torse
-
noun,
a wreath of twisted silks of two alternating tinctures, usually a metal and a color, depicted supporting a crest or coronet, often upon a helmet.
- nates
-
noun,
buttocks; rump.
- Nasca
-
adjective,
Nazca.
- airts
-
noun,
a direction.
- reist
-
verb (used without object),
reest2 .
- naso-
-
- torsi
-
noun,
a plural of torso.
- 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.
- reifs
-
noun,
plunder; booty; loot.
- nerts
-
interjection,
nuts (def 1).
- Tosca
-
noun,
an opera (1900) by Giacomo Puccini.
- nears
-
- Trace
-
noun,
a surviving mark, sign, or evidence of the former existence, influence, or action of some agent or event; vestige:
- train
-
noun,
Railroads. a self-propelled, connected group of rolling stock.
- AFTRA
-
- afros
-
noun,
a hair style originating with black persons, in which the hair is allowed to grow naturally and to acquire a bushy appearance.
- refit
-
noun,
an act of refitting.
- Terni
-
noun,
a city in central Italy.
- coifs
-
noun,
a hood-shaped cap, usually of white cloth and with extended sides, worn beneath a veil, as by nuns.
- astir
-
adjective,
moving or stirring, especially with much activity or excitement:
- Cesti
-
noun,
Marcantonio [mahr-kahn-taw-nyaw] /ˌmɑr kɑnˈtɔ nyɔ/ (Show IPA), 1623–69, Italian composer.
- cotes
-
noun,
a shelter, coop, or small shed for sheep, pigs, pigeons, etc.
- craft
-
noun,
an art, trade, or occupation requiring special skill, especially manual skill:
- 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.
- Carin
-
noun,
a female given name.
- senor
-
noun,
a Spanish term of address equivalent to sir or Mr., used alone or capitalized and prefixed to the name of a man. Abbreviation: Sr.
- Tarai
-
noun,
Terai.
- carne
-
noun,
Marcel [mahr-sel;; French mar-sel] /mɑrˈsɛl;; French marˈsɛl/ (Show IPA), 1909–1996, French film director.
- Crane
-
noun,
any large wading bird of the family Gruidae, characterized by long legs, bill, and neck and an elevated hind toe.
- senti
-
noun,
a monetary unit of Tanzania, the 100th part of a shilling; cent.
- tafia
-
noun,
a type of rum made in Haiti from lower grades of molasses, refuse sugar, or the like.
- serac
-
noun,
a large irregularity of glacial ice, as a pinnacle found in glacial crevasses and formed by melting or movement of the ice.
- etnas
-
noun,
Mount, an active volcano in E Sicily. 10,758 feet (3280 meters).
- serai
-
noun,
(in Eastern countries) a caravansary.
- Carie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Caroline.
- 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.
- Seric
-
- serif
-
noun,
a smaller line used to finish off a main stroke of a letter, as at the top and bottom of M.
- estoc
-
noun,
a thrusting sword of the 13th–17th centuries having a long, narrow blade of rectangular section.
- carns
-
noun,
cairn.
- serin
-
noun,
a small finch, Serinus serinus, of Europe and northern Africa, closely related to the canary.
- sero-
-
- Aston
-
noun,
Francis William, 1877–1945, English physicist and chemist: Nobel Prize in Chemistry 1922.
- carse
-
noun,
bottom land.
- crate
-
noun,
a slatted wooden box or framework for packing, shopping, or storing fruit, furniture, glassware, crockery, etc.
- cert.
-
- Cerro
-
noun,
a hill or peak.
- seti-
-
- Srta.
-
- tacos
-
noun,
Mexican Cookery. an often crisply fried tortilla folded over and filled, as with seasoned chopped meat, lettuce, tomatoes, and cheese.
- ceros
-
noun,
a large Atlantic and Gulf Coast mackerel game fish, Scomberomorus regalis.
- stair
-
noun,
one of a flight or series of steps for going from one level to another, as in a building.
- cine-
-
- fanes
-
noun,
a temple.
- Corse
-
noun,
corpse.
- Ciano
-
noun,
Count Galeazzo [gah-le-aht-tsaw] /ˌgɑ lɛˈɑt tsɔ/ (Show IPA), (Ciano di Cortellazzo) 1903–44, Italian Fascist statesman: minister of foreign affairs 1936–43.
- stria
-
noun,
a slight or narrow furrow, ridge, stripe, or streak, especially one of a number in parallel arrangement:
- canto
-
noun,
one of the main or larger divisions of a long poem.
- Corti
-
noun,
Alfonso [al-fon-soh;; Italian ahl-fawn-saw] /ælˈfɒn soʊ;; Italian ɑlˈfɔn sɔ/ (Show IPA), 1822–76, Italian anatomist.
- sonic
-
adjective,
of or relating to sound.
- fairs
-
noun,
Archaic. something that is fair.
- cants
-
noun,
insincere, especially conventional expressions of enthusiasm for high ideals, goodness, or piety.
- faint
-
noun,
a temporary loss of consciousness resulting from a decreased flow of blood to the brain; a swoon:
- tares
-
noun,
any of various vetches, especially Vicia sativa.
- faena
-
noun,
the final third of a bullfight in which the matador uses a muleta and the sword in making the final series of passes preparatory to the kill.
- coset
-
noun,
a subset of a group, formed by the consistent operation of a given element of the group on the left or right of all the elements of a subgroup of the group.
- facer
-
noun,
a person or thing that faces.
- Caras
-
noun,
a female given name: from an Italian word meaning “dear one.”.
- carat
-
noun,
a unit of weight in gemstones, 200 milligrams (about 3 grains of troy or avoirdupois weight). Abbreviation: c., ct.
- sect.
-
- Caren
-
noun,
a female given name.
- cares
-
noun,
a state of mind in which one is troubled; worry, anxiety, or concern:
- stain
-
noun,
a discoloration produced by foreign matter having penetrated into or chemically reacted with a material; a spot not easily removed.
- Costa
-
noun,
a rib or riblike part.
- caret
-
noun,
a mark (‸) made in written or printed matter to show the place where something is to be inserted.
- facia
-
noun,
dashboard (def 1).
- taces
-
noun,
tasset.
- facet
-
noun,
one of the small, polished plane surfaces of a cut gem.
- faces
-
noun,
the front part of the head, from the forehead to the chin.
- Caria
-
noun,
an ancient district in SW Asia Minor.
- erron
-
- Carte
-
noun,
(italics) French. menu; bill of fare.
Compare à la carte.
- corr.
-
- cater
-
verb (used with object),
to provide food and service for:
- cent.
-
- Siren
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. one of several sea nymphs, part woman and part bird, who lure mariners to destruction by their seductive singing.
- 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.
- crore
-
noun,
(in India) the sum of ten million, especially of rupees; one hundred lacs.
- sitar
-
noun,
a lute of India with a small, pear-shaped body and a long, broad, fretted neck.
- ecto-
-
- econ.
-
- sito-
-
- snare
-
noun,
a device, often consisting of a noose, for capturing small game.
- Cenis
-
noun,
Mont, a mountain pass between SE France and Italy, in the Alps. 6834 feet (2083 meters) high.
- orris
-
noun,
an iris, Iris germanica florentina, having a fragrant rootstock.
- Eaton
-
noun,
Theophilus, 1590–1658, English colonist and colonial administrator in America.
- snore
-
noun,
the act, instance, or sound of snoring.
- snort
-
noun,
the act or sound of snorting.
- enact
-
verb (used with object),
to make into an act or statute:
- Soter
-
noun,
Saint, pope a.d. 166?–175?.
- Taino
-
noun,
a member of an extinct Arawakan Indian tribe of the West Indies.
- earns
-
verb (used with object),
to gain or get in return for one's labor or service:
- Soane
-
noun,
Sir John, 1753–1837, English architect.
- sofar
-
noun,
a system for determining a position at sea by exploding a charge under water and measuring the time the shock waves take to reach three widely separated shore stations at known distances from each other.
- Sofer
-
noun,
scribe1 (def 3).
- SOFIA
-
noun,
Also, Sofiya [Bulgarian saw-fee-yuh] /Bulgarian ˈsɔ fi yə/ (Show IPA). a city in and the capital of Bulgaria, in the W part.
- softa
-
noun,
a Turkish Muslim theological student.
- Cates
-
noun,
a choice food;delicacy; dainty.
- SONAR
-
noun,
a method for detecting and locating objects submerged in water by echolocation.
- Taira
-
noun,
a member of a powerful family in Japan that ruled the country 1160–85.
- Ceara
-
noun,
Fortaleza.
- tains
-
noun,
a thin tin plate.
- crone
-
noun,
a withered, witchlike old woman.
- cata-
-
- carts
-
noun,
a heavy two-wheeled vehicle, commonly without springs, drawn by mules, oxen, or the like, used for the conveyance of heavy goods.
- Tanis
-
noun,
an ancient city in Lower Egypt, in the Nile delta.
- Seton
-
noun,
a thread or the like inserted beneath the skin to provide drainage or to guide subsequent passage of a tube.
- 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.
- cero-
-
- 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.
- Creon
-
noun,
a king of Thebes, the brother of Jocasta and the uncle of Eteocles, Polynices, and Antigone.
- sotie
-
noun,
a satirical and topical comedy employing actors dressed in traditional fool's costume, popular in France during the late Middle Ages, and often used as a curtain raiser to mystery and morality plays.
- ERISA
-
noun,
Employee Retirement Income Security Act.
- crest
-
noun,
the highest part of a hill or mountain range; summit.
- Siena
-
noun,
a city in Tuscany, in central Italy, S of Florence: cathedral.
- 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.
- ceras
-
noun,
(in prescriptions) wax.
- Erato
-
noun,
the Muse of love poetry.
- crier
-
noun,
a person who cries.
- 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.
- CENTO
-
noun,
a piece of writing, especially a poem, composed wholly of quotations from the works of other authors.
- eosin
-
noun,
Also called bromeosin, tetrabromofluorescein. a red, crystalline, water-insoluble solid, C 20 H 8 Br 4 O 5 , derived from fluorescein by bromination: used chiefly as an acid dye for dyeing silk a rose red color and as a histological stain.
- cries
-
noun,
the act or sound of crying; any loud utterance or exclamation; a shout, scream, or wail.
- crine
-
noun,
hair; head of hair.
- since
-
adverb,
from then till now (often preceded by ever):
- ento-
-
- entia
-
noun,
plural of ens.
- Taine
-
noun,
Hippolyte Adolphe [ee-paw-leet a-dawlf] /i pɔˈlit aˈdɔlf/ (Show IPA), 1828–93, French literary critic and historian.
- Ensor
-
noun,
James, 1860–1949, Belgian painter.
- Sino-
-
- 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: ¢.
- crit.
-
- Croat
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Croatia; Croatian.
- Croft
-
noun,
a small farm, especially one worked by a tenant.
- fanos
-
noun,
a town in central Italy, on the Adriatic Sea: cathedral; Roman ruins.
- SEATO
-
noun,
an organization formed in Manila (1954), comprising Australia, Great Britain, France, New Zealand, Pakistan, the Philippines, Thailand, and the United States, for collective defense against aggression in southeastern Asia and the southwestern Pacific: abolished in 1977.
- Fanti
-
noun,
a Kwa language spoken in Ghana that is mutually intelligible with Twi.
- teno-
-
- Const
-
- finca
-
noun,
a ranch or large farm in a Spanish-speaking country, especially a plantation in tropical Spanish America.
- Stern
-
noun,
the after part of a vessel (often opposed to stem).
- atone
-
verb (used with object),
to make amends for; expiate:
- cont.
-
- Satie
-
noun,
Erik Alfred Leslie [e-reek al-fred les-lee] /ɛˈrik alˈfrɛd lɛsˈli/ (Show IPA), 1866–1925, French composer.
- 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.
- Conte
-
noun,
count2 .
- fiats
-
noun,
an authoritative decree, sanction, or order:
Synonyms: authorization, directive, ruling, mandate, diktat, ukase.
- tenor
-
noun,
the course of thought or meaning that runs through something written or spoken; purport; drift.
- atria
-
noun,
Architecture.
Also called cavaedium. the main or central room of an ancient Roman house, open to the sky at the center and usually having a pool for the collection of rain water.
a courtyard, flanked or surrounded by porticoes, in front of an early or medieval Christian church.
a skylit central court in a contemporary building or house.
- cites
-
noun,
citation (defs 7, 8).
- tenia
-
noun,
taenia.
- Finer
-
noun,
fines.
Mining. crushed ore sufficiently fine to pass through a given screen. Compare short (def 29e).
Agriculture. the fine bits of corn kernel knocked off during handling of the grain.
- Stoic
-
noun,
a member or adherent of the Stoic school of philosophy.
- fetor
-
noun,
a strong, offensive smell; stench.
- feti-
-
- fetas
-
noun,
a soft, white, brine-cured Greek cheese made from sheep's milk or goat's milk.
- scant
-
adverb,
Scot. and North England Dialect. scarcely; barely; hardly.
- Festa
-
noun,
a feast, festival, or holiday.
- scare
-
noun,
a sudden fright or alarm, especially with little or no reason.
- Starr
-
noun,
Belle (Myra Belle Shirley) 1848–89, U.S. outlaw and folk hero.
- Cant.
-
- tears
-
- Corea
-
noun,
Armando Anthony [ahr-mahn-doh] /ɑrˈmɑn doʊ/ (Show IPA), ("Chick") born 1941, U.S. jazz pianist and composer.
- scarf
-
noun,
a long, broad strip of wool, silk, lace, or other material worn about the neck, shoulders, or head, for ornament or protection against cold, drafts, etc.; muffler.
- feria
-
noun,
Ecclesiastical. a weekday on which no feast is celebrated.
- ation
-
- Cons.
-
- scat-
-
- first
-
noun,
the person or thing that is first in time, order, rank, etc.
- force
-
noun,
physical power or strength possessed by a living being:
- Santa
-
noun,
Santa Claus.
- Astor
-
noun,
John Jacob, 1763–1848, U.S. capitalist and fur merchant.
- astr.
-
- Santo
-
noun,
a carved figure of a saint, usually of wood, as from Puerto Rico, Mexico, or the southwestern U.S.
- Saone
-
noun,
a river flowing S from NE France to the Rhone. 270 miles (435 km) long.
- Foist
-
verb (used with object),
to force upon or impose fraudulently or unjustifiably (usually followed by on or upon):
- foins
-
noun,
a thrust with a weapon.
- Saran
-
noun,
a thermoplastic copolymer of vinylidene chloride and usually small amounts of vinyl chloride or acrylonitrile: used as a fiber, for packaging, and for making acid-resistant pipe.
- sarc-
-
- terna
-
noun,
a list of three names submitted to the pope as recommended to fill a vacant bishopric or benefice.
- coins
-
noun,
a piece of metal stamped and issued by the authority of a government for use as money.
- Sarre
-
noun,
French name of Saar.
- Sarto
-
noun,
Andrea del [ahn-drey-uh del;; Italian ahn-dre-ah del] /ɑnˈdreɪ ə dɛl;; Italian ɑnˈdrɛ ɑ dɛl/ (Show IPA), Andrea del Sarto.
- fines
-
noun,
fines.
Mining. crushed ore sufficiently fine to pass through a given screen. Compare short (def 29e).
Agriculture. the fine bits of corn kernel knocked off during handling of the grain.
- firns
-
noun,
névé.
- coirs
-
noun,
the prepared fiber of the husk of the coconut fruit, used in making rope, matting, etc.
- Coats
-
noun,
an outer garment with sleeves, covering at least the upper part of the body:
- Terai
-
noun,
a marshy lowland area in N India and S Nepal, between the Ganges and the foothills of the Himalayas.
- fires
-
- tera-
-
- Fiona
-
noun,
a female given name.
- conf.
-
- coati
-
noun,
any tropical American carnivore of the genus Nasua, related to the raccoon, having an elongated body, long, ringed tail, and a slender, flexible snout.
- finos
-
noun,
a pale, very dry sherry of Spain.
- Satan
-
noun,
the chief evil spirit; the great adversary of humanity; the devil.
- ster.
-
- coast
-
noun,
the land next to the sea; seashore:
- scart
-
verb (used with or without object),
to scratch, scrape, mark, or scar.
- Sonia
-
noun,
a female given name, Russian form of Sophia.
- feist
-
noun,
Chiefly South Midland and Southern U.S. a small mongrel dog, especially one that is ill-tempered; cur; mutt.
- cions
-
noun,
scion (def 2).
- cains
-
noun,
Scot. and Irish English. rent paid in kind, especially a percentage of a farm crop.
- Scone
-
noun,
a small, light, biscuitlike quick bread made of oatmeal, wheat flour, barley meal, or the like.
- Fates
-
noun,
something that unavoidably befalls a person; fortune; lot:
- score
-
noun,
the record of points or strokes made by the competitors in a game or match.
- cairn
-
noun,
a heap of stones set up as a landmark, monument, tombstone, etc.
- coria
-
noun,
plural of corium.
- Cairo
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Egypt, in the N part on the E bank of the Nile.
- stane
-
noun, adjective, adverb, verb (used with object),
stone.
- tarns
-
noun,
a small mountain lake or pool, especially one in a cirque.
- Tarne
-
noun,
(in the Iliad) Sardis.
- cires
-
noun,
a brilliant, highly glazed surface produced on fabrics by subjecting them to a wax, heat, and calendering treatment.
- store
-
noun,
an establishment where merchandise is sold, usually on a retail basis.
- Canea
-
noun,
a seaport on and the capital of Crete, on the W part.
- farts
-
noun,
a flatus expelled through the anus.
- scion
-
noun,
a descendant.
- Scot.
-
- Farsi
-
noun,
the modern Iranian language of Iran and western Afghanistan, written in the Arabic alphabet; modern Persian.
- caner
-
noun,
a person who works with cane, especially one who produces canework for chairs.
- Farro
-
noun,
emmer.
- faros
-
noun,
a gambling game in which players place bets on a special board or layout, betting on each series of two cards as they are drawn from a box containing the dealer's or banker's pack.
- canes
-
noun,
a stick or short staff used to assist one in walking; walking stick.
- cines
-
noun,
a film; motion picture.
- canoe
-
noun,
any of various slender, open boats, tapering to a point at both ends, propelled by paddles or sometimes sails and traditionally formed of light framework covered with bark, skins, or canvas, or formed from a dug-out or burned-out log or logs, and now usually made of aluminum, fiberglass, etc.
- fares
-
noun,
the price of conveyance or passage in a bus, train, airplane, or other vehicle.
- corns
-
noun,
Also called Indian corn; especially technical and British, maize. a tall cereal plant, Zea mays, cultivated in many varieties, having a jointed, solid stem and bearing the grain, seeds, or kernels on large ears.
- Canso
-
noun,
Cape, a cape in SE Canada, the NE extremity of Nova Scotia.
- farci
-
adjective,
filled with with seasoned bread crumbs or other savory matter; stuffed.
- farce
-
noun,
a light, humorous play in which the plot depends upon a skillfully exploited situation rather than upon the development of character.
- canst
-
noun,
a sealed container for food, beverages, etc., as of aluminum, sheet iron coated with tin, or other metal:
- fatso
-
noun,
a fat person (used as a term of address).
- scorn
-
noun,
open or unqualified contempt; disdain:
- Stone
-
noun,
the hard substance, formed of mineral matter, of which rocks consist.
- fears
-
noun,
a distressing emotion aroused by impending danger, evil, pain, etc., whether the threat is real or imagined; the feeling or condition of being afraid. Synonyms: foreboding, apprehension, consternation, dismay, dread, terror, fright, panic, horror, trepidation, qualm.
Antonyms: courage, security, calm, intrepidity.
- corer
-
noun,
a person or thing that cores.
- sceat
-
noun,
a silver Anglo-Saxon coin of the 7th and 8th centuries, sometimes including an amount of gold.
- cores
-
- Feast
-
noun,
any rich or abundant meal:
- scena
-
noun,
an extended operatic vocal solo, usually including an aria and a recitative.
- fecit
-
verb,
he made (it); she made (it): formerly used on works of art after the name of the artist. Abbreviation: fe., fec.
- feint
-
noun,
a movement made in order to deceive an adversary; an attack aimed at one place or point merely as a distraction from the real place or point of attack:
- scent
-
noun,
a distinctive odor, especially when agreeable:
- stare
-
noun,
a staring gaze; a fixed look with the eyes wide open:
- taros
-
noun,
a stemless plant, Colocasia esculenta, of the arum family, cultivated in tropical regions, in the Pacific islands and elsewhere, for the edible tuber.
- caine
-
noun,
(Sir Thomas Henry) Hall, 1853–1931, English novelist.
- Sra.
-
- 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).
- Trio
-
noun,
a musical composition for three voices or instruments.
- osar
-
noun,
plural of os3 .
- RARE
-
adjective,
coming or occurring far apart in time; unusual; uncommon:
- sori
-
noun,
plural of sorus.
- sort
-
noun,
a particular kind, species, variety, class, or group, distinguished by a common character or nature:
- Raia
-
noun,
rayah.
- RACE
-
noun,
a contest of speed, as in running, riding, driving, or sailing.
- orts
-
noun,
Usually, orts. a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
- RAAF
-
- sora
-
noun,
a small, short-billed rail, Porzana carolina, of marshy areas of North America.
- sore
-
noun,
a sore spot or place on the body.
- rasa
-
noun,
(in Hindu aesthetics) flavor, sentiment, or emotion: regarded as one of the fundamental qualities of classical music, dance, and poetry.
- RCAF
-
- Stan
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Stanley.
- tRNA
-
- rate
-
noun,
the amount of a charge or payment with reference to some basis of calculation:
- Tace
-
noun,
tasset.
- tron
-
- Star
-
noun,
any of the heavenly bodies, except the moon, appearing as fixed luminous points in the sky at night.
- RATO
-
noun,
rocket-assisted takeoff.
- Taif
-
noun,
a city in W Saudi Arabia.
- rase
-
verb (used with object),
raze.
- taco
-
noun,
Mexican Cookery. an often crisply fried tortilla folded over and filled, as with seasoned chopped meat, lettuce, tomatoes, and cheese.
- Stir
-
noun,
the act of stirring or moving.
- stoa
-
noun,
Greek Architecture. a portico, usually a detached portico of considerable length, that is used as a promenade or meeting place.
- Rais
-
noun,
Gilles de, Retz, Gilles de Laval, Baron de.
- tref
-
adjective,
Judaism. unfit to be eaten or used, according to religious laws; not kosher.
- Rani
-
noun,
ranee.
- rant
-
noun,
ranting, extravagant, or violent declamation.
- tsar
-
noun,
czar.
- raft
-
noun,
a more or less rigid floating platform made of buoyant material or materials:
- Ste.
-
- tri-
-
- str.
-
- otic
-
adjective,
of or relating to the ear; auricular.
- tain
-
noun,
a thin tin plate.
- Otis
-
noun,
Elisha Graves, 1811–61, U.S. inventor.
- Tara
-
noun,
a village in the NE Republic of Ireland, NW of Dublin: home of the ancient Irish kings (Hill of Tara)
- Soni
-
- Roca
-
noun,
Cape, a cape in W Portugal, near Lisbon: the western extremity of continental Europe.
- rote
-
noun,
routine; a fixed, habitual, or mechanical course of procedure:
- ROTC
-
noun,
a body of students at some colleges and universities who are given training toward becoming officers in the armed forces. Abbreviation: ROTC, R.O.T.C.
- Tiro
-
noun,
tyro.
- Rota
-
noun,
Chiefly British.
a round or rotation of duties; a period of work or duty taken in rotation with others.
an agenda or circuit of sporting events, as a round of golf tournaments, played in different localities throughout the year.
- sci.
-
- ROSE
-
noun,
any of the wild or cultivated, usually prickly-stemmed, pinnate-leaved, showy-flowered shrubs of the genus Rosa.
Compare rose family.
- Taro
-
noun,
a stemless plant, Colocasia esculenta, of the arum family, cultivated in tropical regions, in the Pacific islands and elsewhere, for the edible tuber.
- Rosa
-
noun,
Salvator [sahl-vah-tawr] /ˈsɑl vɑˌtɔr/ (Show IPA), 1615–73, Italian painter and poet.
- rort
-
noun,
a rowdy, usually drunken party.
- RONA
-
- rocs
-
noun,
a bird of enormous size and strength.
- toea
-
noun,
a bronze coin and monetary unit of Papua New Guinea, the 100th part of a kina.
- tire
-
noun,
British Dialect. fatigue.
- Tarn
-
noun,
a small mountain lake or pool, especially one in a cirque.
- scr.
-
- tone
-
noun,
any sound considered with reference to its quality, pitch, strength, source, etc.:
- roar
-
noun,
a loud, deep cry or howl, as of an animal or a person:
- Sean
-
noun,
a male given name, form of John.
- Toni
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Antoinette or Antonia.
- sear
-
noun,
a mark or scar made by searing.
- roan
-
noun,
a horse or other animal with a roan coat.
- seat
-
noun,
something designed to support a person in a sitting position, as a chair, bench, or pew; a place on or in which one sits.
- sec.
-
- RNAS
-
- Roti
-
noun,
roast.
- tars
-
noun,
any of various dark-colored viscid products obtained by the destructive distillation of certain organic substances, as coal or wood.
- rite
-
noun,
a formal or ceremonial act or procedure prescribed or customary in religious or other solemn use:
- tens
-
noun,
a self-operated portable device used to treat chronic pain by sending electrical impulses through electrodes placed over the painful area.
- SARA
-
noun,
a member of a people of the Central African Republic.
- 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.
- 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.
- tics
-
noun,
Pathology.
a sudden, spasmodic, painless, involuntary muscular contraction, as of the face.
tic douloureux.
- sane
-
noun,
a private nationwide organization in the U.S., established in 1957, that opposes nuclear testing and advocates international peace.
- Sat.
-
- 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.
- sain
-
verb (used with object),
to make the sign of the cross on, as for protection against evil influences.
- ter.
-
- TINA
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Tine
-
noun,
a sharp, projecting point or prong, as of a fork.
- 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.
- ROTS
-
noun,
the process of rotting.
- sati
-
noun,
a Hindu practice whereby a widow immolates herself on the funeral pyre of her husband: now abolished by law.
- Sato
-
noun,
Eisaku [ey-sah-koo;; Japanese ey-sah-koo] /eɪˈsɑ ku;; Japanese ˈeɪ sɑˌku/ (Show IPA), 1901–75, Japanese political leader: prime minister 1964–72; Nobel Peace Prize 1974.
- Safi
-
noun,
a seaport in W central Morocco, on the Atlantic Ocean coast.
- safe
-
noun,
a steel or iron box or repository for money, jewels, papers, etc.
- Tena
-
noun,
Koyukon.
- SCAN
-
noun,
an act or instance of scanning; close examination.
- ten.
-
- tion
-
- scar
-
noun,
a mark left by a healed wound, sore, or burn.
- 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.
- Saco
-
noun,
a city in SW Maine.
- Saar
-
noun,
Also called Saar Basin. a coal-producing region in W Germany, in the Saar River valley: governed by the League of Nations 1919–35; returned to Germany 1935 as a result of a plebiscite; under French economic control following World War II until 1956.
- Tare
-
noun,
any of various vetches, especially Vicia sativa.
- RITA
-
noun,
the Vedic concept of cosmic and social order.
- sone
-
noun,
a unit for measuring the loudness of sound, equal to the loudness of a sound that, in the judgment of a group of listeners, is equal to that of a 1000-cycle-per-second reference sound having an intensity of 40 decibels.
- reft
-
verb,
a simple past tense and past participle of reave1 .
- Rena
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Marina.
- Torr
-
noun,
a unit of pressure, being the pressure necessary to support a column of mercury one millimeter high at 0°C and standard gravity, equal to 1333.2 microbars.
- tors
-
noun,
a rocky pinnacle; a peak of a bare or rocky mountain or hill.
- sift
-
verb (used with object),
to separate and retain the coarse parts of (flour, ashes, etc.) with a sieve.
- reit
-
noun,
real-estate investment trust.
- Sina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Reis
-
plural noun,
a former money of account of Portugal and Brazil.
- 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.
- 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.
- Tane
-
noun,
a Polynesian god of fertility.
- reif
-
noun,
plunder; booty; loot.
- refs
-
noun, verb (used with or without object),
referee.
- Reno
-
noun,
Informal. a renovation, as of a building or room.
- Sion
-
noun,
a town in and the capital of Valais, in SW Switzerland.
- sire
-
noun,
the male parent of a quadruped.
- SITA
-
noun,
(in the Ramayana) the wife of Ramachandra, abducted by Ravana and later rescued.
- site
-
noun,
the position or location of a town, building, etc., especially as to its environment:
- ref.
-
- Tana
-
noun,
thana.
- recs
-
noun,
recreation.
- snot
-
noun,
Vulgar. mucus from the nose.
- SOAR
-
noun,
an act or instance of soaring.
- sofa
-
noun,
a long, upholstered couch with a back and two arms or raised ends.
- soft
-
noun,
something that is soft or yielding; the soft part.
- sice
-
noun,
syce.
- Sian
-
noun,
Older Spelling. Xian.
- rit.
-
- Rice
-
noun,
the starchy seeds or grain of an annual marsh grass, Oryza sativa, cultivated in warm climates and used for food.
- Rise
-
noun,
an act or instance of rising.
- 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.
- riot
-
noun,
a noisy, violent public disorder caused by a group or crowd of persons, as by a crowd protesting against another group, a government policy, etc., in the streets.
- Rina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- rift
-
noun,
an opening made by splitting, cleaving, etc.; fissure; cleft; chink.
- rifs
-
noun,
Er [er] /ɛr/ (Show IPA) a mountainous coastal region in N Morocco.
- rife
-
adjective,
of common or frequent occurrence; prevalent; in widespread existence, activity, or use:
- Rico
-
noun,
Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act: a U.S. law, enacted in 1970, allowing victims of organized crime to sue those responsible for punitive damages.
- Seif
-
noun,
a long narrow sand dune parallel to the prevailing wind direction.
- sent
-
noun,
a coin of Estonia until the euro was adopted, the 100th part of a kroon.
- Sera
-
noun,
a plural of serum.
- torc
-
noun,
torque (def 4).
- torn
-
noun,
a drop of the saline, watery fluid continually secreted by the lacrimal glands between the surface of the eye and the eyelid, serving to moisten and lubricate these parts and keep them clear of foreign particles. Synonyms: teardrop.
- RIAS
-
noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- serf
-
noun,
a person in a condition of servitude, required to render services to a lord, commonly attached to the lord's land and transferred with it from one owner to another.
- Seri
-
noun,
a member of an American Indian people of western Sonora state, Mexico, on the Gulf of California.
- 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.
- Tore
-
noun,
a torus.
- Tori
-
noun,
plural of torus.
- Sert
-
noun,
José María [haw-se mah-ree-ah] /hɔˈsɛ mɑˈri ɑ/ (Show IPA), 1876–1945, Spanish painter.
- Seta
-
noun,
a stiff hair; bristle or bristlelike part.
- rest
-
noun,
the refreshing quiet or repose of sleep:
- Taos
-
noun,
a Tanoan language spoken in two villages in New Mexico.
- tans
-
noun,
the brown color imparted to the skin by exposure to the sun or open air.
- 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.
- snit
-
noun,
an agitated or irritated state.
- IAEA
-
- feat
-
noun,
a noteworthy or extraordinary act or achievement, usually displaying boldness, skill, etc.:
- Inc.
-
- coat
-
noun,
an outer garment with sleeves, covering at least the upper part of the body:
- coif
-
noun,
a hood-shaped cap, usually of white cloth and with extended sides, worn beneath a veil, as by nuns.
- coin
-
noun,
a piece of metal stamped and issued by the authority of a government for use as money.
- coir
-
noun,
the prepared fiber of the husk of the coconut fruit, used in making rope, matting, etc.
- ator
-
- inae
-
- Aton
-
noun,
a solar deity declared by Amenhotep IV to be the only god, represented as a solar disk with rays ending in human hands.
- orra
-
adjective,
not regular or scheduled; odd:
- 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.
- atic
-
- Inf.
-
- info
-
noun,
information.
- inro
-
noun,
a small lacquer box with compartments for medicines, cosmetics, etc., worn on the waist sash of the traditional Japanese costume.
- ins.
-
- 1080
-
- ices
-
noun,
the solid form of water, produced by freezing; frozen water.
- Aten
-
noun,
Aton.
- fain
-
adverb,
gladly; willingly:
- Cana
-
noun,
an ancient town in N Israel, in Galilee: scene of Jesus' first miracle. John 2:1, 11.
- Can.
-
- Cain
-
noun,
Scot. and Irish English. rent paid in kind, especially a percentage of a farm crop.
- fana
-
noun,
the ecstatic union of the Sufi with the Divine.
- CAFE
-
noun,
a restaurant, often with an enclosed or outdoor section extending onto the sidewalk.
- Fair
-
noun,
Archaic. something that is fair.
- fact
-
noun,
something that actually exists; reality; truth:
- Ice.
-
- FACS
-
- iana
-
- face
-
noun,
the front part of the head, from the forehead to the chin.
- IATA
-
- fac.
-
- ICAO
-
- ates
-
- Con.
-
- CanF
-
- asea
-
adjective, adverb,
to or toward the sea; seaward.
- iron
-
noun,
Chemistry. a ductile, malleable, silver-white metallic element, scarcely known in a pure condition, but much used in its crude or impure carbon-containing forms for making tools, implements, machinery, etc. Symbol: Fe; atomic weight: 55.847; atomic number: 26; specific gravity: 7.86 at 20°C.
Compare cast iron, pig iron, steel, wrought iron.
- Irra
-
noun,
the Akkadian god of pestilence.
- etc.
-
- ETAS
-
noun,
the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
- Aser
-
noun,
Asher (def 1).
- Isar
-
noun,
a river in central Europe, flowing NE from W Austria through S Germany to the Danube River. 215 miles (345 km) long.
- iso-
-
- Etna
-
noun,
Mount, an active volcano in E Sicily. 10,758 feet (3280 meters).
- CORN
-
noun,
Also called Indian corn; especially technical and British, maize. a tall cereal plant, Zea mays, cultivated in many varieties, having a jointed, solid stem and bearing the grain, seeds, or kernels on large ears.
- est.
-
- asci
-
noun,
plural of ascus.
- asc-
-
- Cort
-
- Asat
-
noun,
(in Vedic mythology) the realm of nonexistence, populated by demons.
Compare sat2 (def 1).
- 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.
- Ire.
-
- int.
-
- ions
-
noun,
an electrically charged atom or group of atoms formed by the loss or gain of one or more electrons, as a cation (positive ion) which is created by electron loss and is attracted to the cathode in electrolysis, or as an anion (negative ion) which is created by an electron gain and is attracted to the anode. The valence of an ion is equal to the number of electrons lost or gained and is indicated by a plus sign for cations and a minus sign for anions, thus: Na + , Cl−, Ca ++ , S = .
- atar
-
noun,
attar (def 1).
- into
-
adjective,
Mathematics. pertaining to a function or map from one set to another set, the range of which is a proper subset of the second set, as the function f, from the set of all integers into the set of all perfect squares where f (x) = x 2 for every integer.
- cone
-
noun,
Geometry.
a solid whose surface is generated by a line passing through a fixed point and a fixed plane curve not containing the point, consisting of two equal sections joined at a vertex.
a plane surface resembling the cross section of a solid cone.
- Cor.
-
- Asti
-
noun,
a city in the Piedmont region of Italy, S of Turin: center of wine-producing region.
- Iona
-
noun,
an island in the Hebrides, off the W coast of Scotland: center of early Celtic Christianity.
- Cora
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. Kore.
- Asia
-
noun,
a continent bounded by Europe and the Arctic, Pacific, and Indian oceans. About 16,000,000 sq. mi. (41,440,000 sq. km).
- corf
-
noun,
Mining.
a small wagon for carrying coal, ore, etc.
a wicker basket formerly used for this purpose.
- Eton
-
noun,
a town in Berkshire, in S England, on the Thames River, W of London: the site of Eton College.
- IOTA
-
noun,
a very small quantity; jot; whit.
- Cori
-
noun,
Carl Ferdinand, 1896–1984, and his wife, Gerty Theresa, 1896–1957, U.S. biochemists, born in Austria-Hungary: Nobel Prize in Medicine 1947.
- Asir
-
noun,
a district in SW Saudi Arabia.
- IRAS
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- cane
-
noun,
a stick or short staff used to assist one in walking; walking stick.
- fane
-
noun,
a temple.
- art.
-
- fisc
-
noun,
a royal or state treasury; exchequer.
- FINE
-
noun,
fines.
Mining. crushed ore sufficiently fine to pass through a given screen. Compare short (def 29e).
Agriculture. the fine bits of corn kernel knocked off during handling of the grain.
- Fino
-
noun,
a pale, very dry sherry of Spain.
- FAST
-
noun,
a fastening for a door, window, or the like.
- Ceto
-
- firn
-
noun,
névé.
- firs
-
noun,
any coniferous tree belonging to the genus Abies, of the pine family, characterized by its pyramidal style of growth, flat needles, and erect cones.
- fist
-
noun,
the hand closed tightly, with the fingers doubled into the palm.
- cis-
-
- fart
-
noun,
a flatus expelled through the anus.
- FITS
-
noun,
the manner in which a thing fits:
- Ceta
-
noun,
Comprehensive Employment and Training Act.
- foci
-
noun,
a plural of focus.
- cet-
-
- FOIA
-
- Fin.
-
- fict
-
- CERN
-
- fest
-
noun,
an assembly of people engaged in a common activity (often used in combination):
- fec.
-
- cion
-
noun,
scion (def 2).
- Fens
-
noun,
Also called Fenland. a marshy lowland region in E England, S of the Wash: partly drained and channeled since the 17th century.
- ciao
-
interjection,
(used as a word of greeting or parting): hello; goodbye; so long; see you later.
- FERA
-
- Fern
-
noun,
any seedless, nonflowering vascular plant of the class Filicinae, of tropical to temperate regions, characterized by true roots produced from a rhizome, triangular fronds that uncoil upward and have a branching vein system, and reproduction by spores contained in sporangia that appear as brown dots on the underside of the fronds.
- cir.
-
- fico
-
noun,
fig1 (def 4).
- feta
-
noun,
a soft, white, brine-cured Greek cheese made from sheep's milk or goat's milk.
- cire
-
noun,
a brilliant, highly glazed surface produced on fabrics by subjecting them to a wax, heat, and calendering treatment.
- fats
-
noun,
(used with a plural verb) cattle fattened and ready for market.
- fiat
-
noun,
an authoritative decree, sanction, or order:
Synonyms: authorization, directive, ruling, mandate, diktat, ukase.
- fate
-
noun,
something that unavoidably befalls a person; fortune; lot:
- FICA
-
- foin
-
noun,
a thrust with a weapon.
- Fars
-
noun,
a province in SW Iran. 51,466 sq. mi. (133,297 sq. km).
- frt.
-
- CART
-
noun,
a heavy two-wheeled vehicle, commonly without springs, drawn by mules, oxen, or the like, used for the conveyance of heavy goods.
- Cate
-
noun,
a choice food;delicacy; dainty.
- cat.
-
- cast
-
noun,
act of casting or throwing.
- CASE
-
noun,
an instance of the occurrence, existence, etc., of something:
- Casa
-
noun,
a house.
- cite
-
noun,
citation (defs 7, 8).
- Fano
-
noun,
a town in central Italy, on the Adriatic Sea: cathedral; Roman ruins.
- frit
-
noun,
Ceramics.
a fused or partially fused material used as a basis for glazes or enamels.
the composition from which artificial soft porcelain is made.
- Carr
-
noun,
John Dickson, 1906–77, U.S. mystery writer.
- Carn
-
noun,
cairn.
- CARE
-
noun,
a state of mind in which one is troubled; worry, anxiety, or concern:
- Cara
-
noun,
a female given name: from an Italian word meaning “dear one.”.
- froe
-
noun,
frow.
- Frs.
-
- cit.
-
- Fri.
-
- Fons
-
noun,
a member of a people living mainly in Benin.
- cen.
-
- font
-
noun,
a receptacle, usually of stone, as in a baptistery or church, containing the water used in baptism.
- for.
-
- fora
-
noun,
a plural of forum.
- Cerf
-
noun,
Bennett (Alfred) 1898–1971, U.S. book publisher, editor, and writer.
- cera
-
noun,
(in prescriptions) wax.
- Faro
-
noun,
a gambling game in which players place bets on a special board or layout, betting on each series of two cards as they are drawn from a box containing the dealer's or banker's pack.
- fare
-
noun,
the price of conveyance or passage in a bus, train, airplane, or other vehicle.
- Cato
-
noun,
Marcus Porcius [pawr-shee-uh s,, -shuh s] /ˈpɔr ʃi əs,, -ʃəs/ (Show IPA), ("the Elder"or"the Censor") 234–149 b.c, Roman statesman, soldier, and writer.
- frae
-
preposition, adverb,
from.
- Fran
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Francis.
- frat
-
noun,
fraternity (def 1).
- cist
-
noun,
a box or chest, especially for sacred utensils.
- FRCS
-
- Frei
-
noun,
Eduardo [e-dwahr-th aw] /ɛˈdwɑr ðɔ/ (Show IPA), 1911–82, Chilean statesman: president 1964–70.
- fret
-
noun,
an irritated state of mind; annoyance; vexation.
- Fear
-
noun,
a distressing emotion aroused by impending danger, evil, pain, etc., whether the threat is real or imagined; the feeling or condition of being afraid. Synonyms: foreboding, apprehension, consternation, dismay, dread, terror, fright, panic, horror, trepidation, qualm.
Antonyms: courage, security, calm, intrepidity.
- eso-
-
- arse
-
noun,
ass2 (defs 1, 2).
- eons
-
noun,
an indefinitely long period of time; age.
- aet.
-
- ocas
-
noun,
a wood sorrel, Oxalis tuberosa, of the Andes, cultivated in South America for its edible tubers.
- Afar
-
noun,
a member of a nomadic Muslim people living in Eritrea, Djibouti, and northern Ethiopia.
- enc.
-
- OATS
-
noun,
a cereal grass, Avena sativa, cultivated for its edible seed.
- afr-
-
- oast
-
noun,
a kiln for drying hops or malt.
- Enos
-
noun,
the son of Seth. Gen. 5:6.
- AFSC
-
- oafs
-
noun,
a clumsy, stupid person; lout.
- Ens.
-
- Aiea
-
noun,
a town on S Oahu, in Hawaii.
- ains
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- Cres
-
- aesc
-
noun,
ash2 (def 3).
- Aire
-
- airs
-
noun,
a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- NTIA
-
- airt
-
noun,
a direction.
- Eric
-
noun,
Eric the Red.
- aits
-
noun,
a small island, especially in a river.
- Anas
-
- nots
-
noun,
a Boolean operator that returns a positive result if its operand is negative and a negative result if its operand is positive.
- nota
-
noun,
a dorsal plate or sclerite of the thorax of an insect.
- not-
-
- nose
-
noun,
the part of the face or facial region in humans and certain animals that contains the nostrils and the organs of smell and functions as the usual passageway for air in respiration: in humans it is a prominence in the center of the face formed of bone and cartilage, serving also to modify or modulate the voice.
- nos-
-
- Erin
-
noun,
Literary. Ireland.
- Oct.
-
- aer-
-
- Eris
-
noun,
the ancient Greek goddess of discord and the sister of Ares: identified with the Roman goddess Discordia.
- eco-
-
- Orne
-
noun,
a department in NW France. 2372 sq. mi. (6145 sq. km). Capital: Alençon.
- EARN
-
verb (used with object),
to gain or get in return for one's labor or service:
- orcs
-
noun,
any of several cetaceans, as a grampus.
- 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.
- Orca
-
noun,
the killer whale, Orcinus orca.
- oras
-
noun,
plural of os2 .
- Oran
-
noun,
a seaport in NW Algeria.
- East
-
noun,
a cardinal point of the compass, 90° to the right of north. Abbreviation: E.
- eats
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- ARCS
-
noun,
Geometry. any unbroken part of the circumference of a circle or other curved line.
- Ont.
-
- cts.
-
- ctr.
-
- ect-
-
- aeon
-
noun,
(in Gnosticism) one of a class of powers or beings conceived as emanating from the Supreme Being and performing various functions in the operations of the universe.
- acea
-
- Acis
-
noun,
the lover of Galatea, killed by Polyphemus out of jealousy.
- acne
-
noun,
an inflammatory disease of the sebaceous glands, characterized by comedones and pimples, especially on the face, back, and chest, and, in severe cases, by cysts and nodules resulting in scarring.
- acr-
-
- 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.
- once
-
noun,
a single occasion; one time only:
- Onas
-
noun,
a member of a people of Tierra del Fuego.
- Acta
-
plural noun,
official records, as of acts, deeds, proceedings, transactions, or the like.
- Oita
-
noun,
a seaport on NE Kyushu, in S Japan.
- ACTS
-
noun,
anything done, being done, or to be done; deed; performance:
- Oise
-
noun,
a river in W Europe, flowing SW from S Belgium through N France to the Seine, near Paris. 186 miles (300 km) long.
- EFTA
-
- efts
-
noun,
a newt, especially the eastern newt, Notophthalmus viridescens (red eft) in its immature terrestrial stage.
- ance
-
- note
-
noun,
a brief record of something written down to assist the memory or for future reference.
- anes
-
adverb,
once.
- NATS
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Nathan or Nathaniel.
- neo-
-
- NEFS
-
noun,
a silver or gold table furnishing in the form of a ship, either for holding various utensils or for ornament.
- Eros
-
noun,
the ancient Greek god of love, identified by the Romans with Cupid.
- cose
-
verb (used without object),
coze.
- neat
-
noun,
an animal of the genus Bos; a bovine, as a cow or ox.
- Aras
-
noun,
Also, Araks. Ancient Araxes. a river in SW Asia, flowing from E Turkey along part of the boundary between NW Iran and Armenia and Azerbaijan into the Kura River. About 660 miles (1065 km) long.
- errs
-
verb (used without object),
to go astray in thought or belief; be mistaken; be incorrect.
- nori
-
noun,
a seaweed having a mildly sweet, salty taste, usually dried, used in Japanese cookery mainly as a wrap for sushi.
- NCTE
-
- NCAA
-
- Ares
-
noun,
the ancient Greek god of war, a son of Zeus and Hera, identified by the Romans with Mars.
- Cost
-
noun,
the price paid to acquire, produce, accomplish, or maintain anything:
- NATO
-
noun,
an organization formed in Washington, D.C. (1949), comprising the 12 nations of the Atlantic Pact together with Greece, Turkey, and the Federal Republic of Germany, for the purpose of collective defense against aggression.
- ARCO
-
adverb,
(of the performance of a passage for stringed instruments) with the bow.
- arca
-
noun,
a chest for valuables, used in medieval Spain and Italy.
- area
-
noun,
any particular extent of space or surface; part:
- Nast
-
noun,
Thomas, 1840–1902, U.S. illustrator and cartoonist.
- Nasi
-
noun,
the head or president of the Sanhedrin.
- NASA
-
noun,
National Aeronautics and Space Administration.
- narc
-
noun,
a government agent or detective charged with the enforcement of laws restricting the use of narcotics.
- Nara
-
noun,
a city on S Honshu, in central Japan: chief Buddhist center of ancient Japan; first capital of Japan a.d. 710–84.
- erst
-
adverb,
before the present time; formerly.
- Naos
-
noun,
a temple.
- Nair
-
noun,
a group of Hindu castes in the Kerala region of India.
- naif
-
noun,
a naive or inexperienced person.
- 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.
- NACA
-
- Neri
-
noun,
Saint Philip (Filippo Neri) 1515–95, Italian priest: founder of Congregation of the Oratory.
- Nero
-
noun,
(Lucius Domitius Ahenobarbus) (“Nero Claudius Caesar Drusus Germanicus”) a.d. 37–68, emperor of Rome 54–68, known for his cruelty and depravity.
- Aria
-
noun,
an air or melody.
- 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.
- Nora
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Honora.
- Nor.
-
- noir
-
adjective,
black; noting the black numbers in roulette.
- noes
-
noun,
an utterance of the word “no.”.
- crat
-
- Erna
-
noun,
a female given name: from an Old English word meaning “eagle.”.
- arr.
-
- NOAA
-
- ano-
-
- anoa
-
noun,
a small forest buffalo, Bubalus (Anoa) depressicornis, of the island of Celebes, having a brown coat and straight, sharp-tipped horns: an endangered species.
- Aron
-
noun,
a male given name.
- 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.
- nits
-
noun,
the egg of a parasitic insect, especially of a louse, often attached to a hair or a fiber of clothing.
- iter
-
noun,
a canal or passage.
- NIRA
-
- Cote
-
noun,
a shelter, coop, or small shed for sheep, pigs, pigeons, etc.
- ANTA
-
noun,
a privately supported organization, chartered by Congress in 1935, for the encouragement and advancement of professional and nonprofessional theater.
- ARIS
-
- ant.
-
- Arne
-
noun,
Thomas Augustine, 1710–78, English composer of operas and songs.
- ANSI
-
- ansa
-
noun,
Archaeology. a looped handle, especially of a vase.
- Arno
-
noun,
Peter (Curtis Arnoux Peters) 1904–68, U.S. cartoonist and author.
- NICE
-
noun,
a port in and the capital of Alpes-Maritimes, in SE France, on the Mediterranean: resort.
- Nier
-
noun,
Alfred Otto Carl, 1911–1994, U.S. physicist.
- eo-
-
- ctn
-
plural,
carton.
- Son
-
noun,
a male child or person in relation to his parents.
- ETA
-
noun,
the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
- ctf
-
- CSF
-
- COT
-
noun,
a light portable bed, especially one of canvas on a folding frame.
- sot
-
noun,
a drunkard.
- CNO
-
- COS
-
noun,
romaine.
- CNS
-
- Sr.
-
- SRI
-
noun,
a Hindu title of address prefixed to the name of a deity, holy person, etc.
- STI
-
- CRS
-
- CRT
-
- cte
-
- St.
-
- Sta
-
- CSA
-
- CSO
-
- CSR
-
- CST
-
- CTA
-
- ORT
-
noun,
Usually, orts. a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
- ca.
-
- CIF
-
- ane
-
adjective, noun, pronoun,
one.
- AFT
-
adverb,
at, close to, or toward the stern or tail:
- 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.
- tra
-
- tr.
-
- 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.
- ANC
-
- ANF
-
- AFC
-
- ANI
-
noun,
any of several black, tropical American cuckoos of the genus Crotophaga, having a compressed, bladelike bill.
- ans
-
noun,
the Sumerian god of heaven: the counterpart of the Akkadian Anu.
- Tor
-
noun,
a rocky pinnacle; a peak of a bare or rocky mountain or hill.
- AOA
-
- aor
-
- ARA
-
noun,
the Altar, a southern constellation between Triangulum Australe and Scorpius.
- ARC
-
noun,
Geometry. any unbroken part of the circumference of a circle or other curved line.
- ton
-
noun,
a unit of weight, equivalent to 2000 pounds (0.907 metric ton) avoirdupois (short ton) in the U.S. and 2240 pounds (1.016 metric tons) avoirdupois (long ton) in Great Britain.
- 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.
- AFS
-
- AFA
-
- ARF
-
interjection,
(used to imitate the bark of a dog).
- AAF
-
- TSI
-
- TSE
-
- ac-
-
- Af.
-
- AIA
-
- an.
-
- Ar.
-
- AAE
-
- Tro
-
- Aar
-
- AES
-
noun,
any of various early forms of bronze or copper money used in ancient Rome.
Compare as2 (def 1).
- AAS
-
noun,
basaltic lava having a rough surface.
- ACE
-
noun,
a playing card or die marked with or having the value indicated by a single spot:
- ACS
-
- ACT
-
noun,
anything done, being done, or to be done; deed; performance:
- ae.
-
- AEA
-
- AEC
-
- AEF
-
- trf
-
- toe
-
noun,
one of the terminal digits of the human foot.
- ARS
-
- CIE
-
- CEA
-
- cs.
-
- ct.
-
- CAA
-
- CAI
-
- CAR
-
noun,
an automobile.
- TAR
-
noun,
any of various dark-colored viscid products obtained by the destructive distillation of certain organic substances, as coal or wood.
- TAO
-
noun,
(in philosophical Taoism) that in virtue of which all things happen or exist.
- CAS
-
verb (used with or without object),
to call, as to call an animal toward one; urge forward by calling.
- Tan
-
noun,
the brown color imparted to the skin by exposure to the sun or open air.
- CEF
-
- TCA
-
- CEO
-
- Tai
-
noun,
any of several sparoid fishes of the Pacific Ocean, as Pagrus major (red tai) a food fish of Japan.
- TAE
-
preposition,
to.
- CFA
-
- CFI
-
- CFO
-
- CFR
-
- cfs
-
- CIA
-
- cr.
-
- TCS
-
- ASA
-
noun,
a king of Judah, 913?–873? b.c. I Kings 15:8–24.
- ASR
-
- 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.
- ase
-
- TIC
-
noun,
Pathology.
a sudden, spasmodic, painless, involuntary muscular contraction, as of the face.
tic douloureux.
- TIA
-
- tfr
-
- TES
-
noun,
ti1 .
- ASI
-
- ASN
-
- Aso
-
noun,
Mount, a volcanic mountain in Japan, in central Kyushu, noted for its vast caldera. 5223 feet (1593 meters).
- ast
-
- 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.
- at.
-
- ATA
-
- ATC
-
- ATS
-
noun,
a money of account of Laos, the 100th part of a kip.
- EAA
-
- CAF
-
- cf.
-
- TEC
-
noun,
detective.
- CIO
-
noun,
a federation of affiliated industrial labor unions, founded 1935 within the American Federation of Labor but independent of it 1938–55. Abbreviation: C.I.O., CIO.
- Co.
-
- ea.
-
- FAA
-
- ean
-
- NSF
-
- RFE
-
- RFC
-
- RFA
-
- ISR
-
- ist
-
- ITA
-
- ITC
-
- ite
-
- 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.
- ITO
-
noun,
Prince Hirobumi [hee-raw-boo-mee] /ˈhi rɔˈbu mi/ (Show IPA), 1841–1909, Japanese statesman.
- NCO
-
- NAA
-
- Ria
-
noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- res
-
noun,
an object or thing; matter.
- nae
-
adverb,
no1 ; not.
- Nat
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Nathan or Nathaniel.
- ne-
-
- NEA
-
- NEC
-
- nef
-
noun,
a silver or gold table furnishing in the form of a ship, either for holding various utensils or for ornament.
- NES
-
- 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:
- NFC
-
- NFS
-
- RFI
-
- ise
-
- NIC
-
noun,
a newly industrialized/industrializing country:
- IOC
-
- IFC
-
- Ife
-
noun,
a town in SW Nigeria.
- in.
-
- ina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- ROI
-
- ROE
-
noun,
the mass of eggs, or spawn, within the ovarian membrane of the female fish.
- ROC
-
noun,
a bird of enormous size and strength.
- ine
-
- SOF
-
- RNR
-
- RNA
-
- IOF
-
- ISA
-
- ion
-
noun,
an electrically charged atom or group of atoms formed by the loss or gain of one or more electrons, as a cation (positive ion) which is created by electron loss and is attracted to the cathode in electrolysis, or as an anion (negative ion) which is created by an electron gain and is attracted to the anode. The valence of an ion is equal to the number of electrons lost or gained and is indicated by a plus sign for cations and a minus sign for anions, thus: Na + , Cl−, Ca ++ , S = .
- ior
-
- Ios
-
noun,
a small hawk, Buteo solitarius, having two plumage phases and occurring only on the island of Hawaii, where it is a rare species and the only living indigenous bird of prey.
- IOT
-
- rin
-
noun,
a money of account of Japan, the thousandth part of a yen or the tenth part of a sen.
- Ir.
-
- IRC
-
- RIF
-
noun,
Er [er] /ɛr/ (Show IPA) a mountainous coastal region in N Morocco.
- IRO
-
- IRS
-
- Is.
-
noun,
(used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
- NIA
-
- nit
-
noun,
the egg of a parasitic insect, especially of a louse, often attached to a hair or a fiber of clothing.
- ICA
-
noun,
Portuguese name of Putumayo.
- Re.
-
- OFr
-
- oft
-
adverb,
often.
- oic
-
- OIr
-
- RAF
-
- Rae
-
noun,
John, 1813–93, Scottish surgeon and Arctic explorer.
- OIt
-
- ONA
-
noun,
a member of a people of Tierra del Fuego.
- one
-
noun,
the first and lowest whole number, being a cardinal number; unity.
- ONF
-
- ONI
-
- RCS
-
- of-
-
- ONR
-
- ons
-
- OTS
-
- Ora
-
noun,
plural of os2 .
- ote
-
- OTA
-
- ot-
-
- orc
-
noun,
any of several cetaceans, as a grampus.
- ose
-
- Ore
-
noun,
a metal-bearing mineral or rock, or a native metal, that can be mined at a profit.
- Orr
-
noun,
Sir John Boyd, Boyd Orr, Sir John.
- Rai
-
noun,
a style of Algerian popular music played on electric guitar, synthesizer, and percussion instruments.
- OES
-
noun,
the fifteenth letter of the English alphabet, a vowel.
- REC
-
noun,
recreation.
- 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.
- NOC
-
- Noe
-
noun,
Noah (def 1).
- REA
-
- RCT
-
- RCN
-
- RCA
-
- nr.
-
- NRA
-
- NRC
-
- NSA
-
- NSC
-
- Oc.
-
- OCS
-
- OSA
-
- OSF
-
- RAS
-
noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- OTC
-
- oaf
-
noun,
a clumsy, stupid person; lout.
- oar
-
noun,
a long shaft with a broad blade at one end, used as a lever for rowing or otherwise propelling or steering a boat.
- OAS
-
- OAT
-
noun,
a cereal grass, Avena sativa, cultivated for its edible seed.
- RAN
-
noun,
a sea goddess who drags down ships and drowns sailors: the wife of Aegir.
- Oca
-
noun,
a wood sorrel, Oxalis tuberosa, of the Andes, cultivated in South America for its edible tubers.
- OCR
-
- ier
-
- ROA
-
- 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.
- sea
-
noun,
the salt waters that cover the greater part of the earth's surface.
- ETO
-
- 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).
- ETR
-
- ETS
-
- FAS
-
noun,
the syllable used for the fourth tone of a diatonic scale.
- fo.
-
- 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.
- Fan
-
noun,
any device for producing a current of air by the movement of a broad surface or a number of such surfaces.
- FAO
-
- se-
-
- Esc
-
- FAR
-
Idioms,
a far cry (from). cry (def 27).
- FAT
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noun,
any of several white or yellowish greasy substances, forming the chief part of adipose tissue of animals and also occurring in plants, that when pure are colorless, odorless, and tasteless and are either solid or liquid esters of glycerol with fatty acids; fats are insoluble in water or cold alcohol but soluble in ether, chloroform, or benzene: used in the manufacture of soap, paints, and other protective coatings and in cooking.
- FCA
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- IAS
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- SCF
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- Fen
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noun,
low land covered wholly or partially with water; boggy land; a marsh.
- fer
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preposition, conjunction,
for.
- FET
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- Fia
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- sc.
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- fic
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- ESR
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- ESA
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- FIO
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- eir
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- SOC
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noun,
sociology or a class or course in sociology.
- ear
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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.
- EAS
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noun,
the Akkadian god of wisdom, the son of Apsu and father of Marduk: the counterpart of Enki.
- eat
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noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- ec-
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- ECA
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- ECF
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- ef-
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- eft
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noun,
a newt, especially the eastern newt, Notophthalmus viridescens (red eft) in its immature terrestrial stage.
- SIT
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verb,
(in prescriptions) may it be.
- EIS
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- ERT
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- SIR
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noun,
a respectful or formal term of address used to a man:
- en-
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- EOF
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- eon
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noun,
an indefinitely long period of time; age.
- Sin
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noun,
transgression of divine law:
- EOS
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noun,
the ancient Greek goddess of the dawn, identified by the Romans with Aurora.
- ERA
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noun,
a period of time marked by distinctive character, events, etc.:
- SIC
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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).
- Sfc
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- err
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verb (used without object),
to go astray in thought or belief; be mistaken; be incorrect.
- ERS
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noun,
ervil.
- fie
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interjection,
(used to express mild disgust, disapprobation, annoyance, etc.)
- FCS
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- FIR
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noun,
any coniferous tree belonging to the genus Abies, of the pine family, characterized by its pyramidal style of growth, flat needles, and erect cones.
- ics
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- FTC
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- SAC
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noun,
a baglike structure in an animal, plant, or fungus, as one containing fluid.
- IRA
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noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- IFS
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noun,
a supposition; uncertain possibility:
- fro
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Idioms,
to and fro, alternating from one place to another; back and forth:
- SAA
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- SRO
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- So.
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- FIT
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noun,
the manner in which a thing fits:
- FRC
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- RTS
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- RTF
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- rte
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- rt.
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- RSE
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- RSA
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- Rs.
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- FSA
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- FSR
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- SAE
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- ROT
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noun,
the process of rotting.
- Fra
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noun,
a title of address for a friar or brother.
- FOS
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- ian
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noun,
a male given name, Scottish form of John.
- Ia.
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- FOE
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noun,
a person who feels enmity, hatred, or malice toward another; enemy:
- SAR
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- FON
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noun,
a member of a people living mainly in Benin.
- ft.
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- Fr.
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abbreviation,
Father.
- FOT
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- San
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noun,
a member of a nomadic aboriginal people of southern Africa.
- io-
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- RO
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- IF
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noun,
a supposition; uncertain possibility:
- R.
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- A.
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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.
- er
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interjection,
(used to express or represent a pause, hesitation, uncertainty, etc.).
- TC
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- i.
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- AI
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noun,
a three-toed sloth, Bradypus tridactylus, inhabiting forests of southern Venezuela, the Guianas, and northern Brazil, having a diet apparently restricted to the leaves of the trumpet-tree, and sounding a high-pitched cry when disturbed.
- CE
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- EI
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- E.
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noun,
Edward (St. John) 1925–2000, U.S. writer and illustrator.
- ic
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- AO
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- RA
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noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- RI
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- RC
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- AA
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noun,
basaltic lava having a rough surface.
- SN
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- RN
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- S.
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- SI
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noun,
the syllable used for the seventh tone of a scale and sometimes for the tone B.
- No
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noun,
an utterance of the word “no.”.
- NI
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- NF
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- TA
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noun,
the 16th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- T1
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- t.
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- fn
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- TN
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- NC
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- NA
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adverb,
no1 .
- N.
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- FE
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- IT
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noun,
(in children's games) the player called upon to perform some task, as, in tag, the one who must catch the other players.
- SF
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- RF
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- FA
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noun,
the syllable used for the fourth tone of a diatonic scale.
- FI
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noun,
the solmization syllable used for the semitone between the fourth and fifth degrees of a scale.
- O.
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- FC
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- OE
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noun,
oy2 .
- f.
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noun,
(Paul) Felix (Edler von Münzberg) [poul fey-liks eyd-luh r fuh n mynts-berk] /paʊl ˈfeɪ lɪks ˈeɪd lər fən ˈmüntsˌbɛrk/ (Show IPA), 1863–1942, Austrian composer, conductor, and writer.
- OA
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- et
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verb,
a simple past tense of eat.
- TI
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noun,
the syllable for the seventh tone of a diatonic scale.
- SA
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- TE
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noun,
ti1 .