Anagrams of ratiocinates
Word ratiocinates has
1681 anagrams
that can be made by using the letters of ratiocinates.
- ratiocinate
-
verb (used without object),
to reason; carry on a process of reasoning.
- recitation
-
noun,
an act of reciting.
- insectaria
-
noun,
a place in which a collection of living insects is kept, as in a zoo.
- atrocities
-
noun,
the quality or state of being atrocious.
- aerostatic
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adjective,
of or relating to aerostatics.
- iterations
-
noun,
the act of repeating; a repetition.
- cornetist
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noun,
a musician who plays the cornet.
- 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.
- taconites
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noun,
a low-grade iron ore, containing about 27 percent iron and 51 percent silica, found as a hard rock formation in the Lake Superior region.
- insatiate
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adjective,
insatiable:
- sectarian
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noun,
a member of a sect.
- carnotite
-
noun,
a yellow, earthy, hydrous potassium uranium vanadate: an ore of uranium.
- striction
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noun,
the act of constricting.
- creations
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noun,
the act of producing or causing to exist; the act of creating; engendering.
- cat-train
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noun,
a train of sleds and other vehicles mounted on runners, the whole procession drawn by a tractor with caterpillar treads.
- ascertain
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verb (used with object),
to find out definitely; learn with certainty or assurance; determine:
- one-a-cat
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noun,
one old cat.
- caseation
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noun,
Pathology. transformation of tissue into a soft cheeselike mass, as in tuberculosis.
- craniates
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noun,
a craniate animal.
- stationer
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noun,
a person who sells the materials used in writing, as paper, pens, pencils, and ink.
- tractions
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noun,
the adhesive friction of a body on some surface, as a wheel on a rail or a tire on a road.
- 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.
- Cartesian
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noun,
a follower of Cartesian thought.
- tricotine
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noun,
cavalry twill.
- Anticosti
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noun,
an island at the head of the Gulf of St. Lawrence in E Canada, in E Quebec province. 135 miles (217 km) long; 3043 sq. mi. (7880 sq. km).
- tearstain
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noun,
a mark or wet streak left by tears.
- interacts
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verb (used without object),
to act one upon another.
- striation
-
noun,
striated condition or appearance.
- reactants
-
noun,
a person or thing that reacts.
- intricate
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adjective,
having many interrelated parts or facets; entangled or involved:
- anti-icer
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noun,
a device used to prevent the forming of ice, as on an airplane propeller.
- iteration
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noun,
the act of repeating; a repetition.
- seriation
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noun,
the arrangement of a collection of artifacts into a chronological sequence.
- Tacitean
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adjective,
of, relating to, or characteristic of Publius Cornelius Tacitus.
- Santeria
-
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.
- ancestor
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noun,
a person from whom one is descended; forebear; progenitor.
- 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.
- Iscariot
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noun,
the surname of Judas, the betrayer of Jesus. Mark 3:19; 14:10, 11.
- arnattos
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noun,
annatto (def 2).
- Erastian
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noun,
an advocate of Erastianism.
- canotier
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noun,
a fabric constructed in a twill weave, used in the manufacture of yachting clothes.
- ricottas
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noun,
a soft Italian cheese that resembles cottage cheese.
- straiten
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verb (used with object),
to put into difficulties, especially financial ones:
- intreats
-
verb (used with or without object),
entreat.
- craniate
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noun,
a craniate animal.
- canister
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noun,
a small box or jar, often one of a kitchen set, for holding tea, coffee, flour, and sugar.
- castanet
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noun,
either of a pair of concave pieces of wood held in the palm of the hand and clicked together, usually to accompany dancing.
- arcanist
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noun,
a person professing special secret knowledge concerning ceramics, especially concerning the making of porcelain.
- titanias
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noun,
synthetic rutile, TiO 2 , used as a gem.
- interact
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verb (used without object),
to act one upon another.
- castrate
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noun,
a castrated person or animal.
- aortitis
-
noun,
inflammation of the aorta.
- Creation
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noun,
the act of producing or causing to exist; the act of creating; engendering.
- Croatian
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noun,
a Croat.
- ariettas
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noun,
a short aria.
- cristate
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adjective,
having a crest; crested.
- oscitant
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adjective,
yawning, as with drowsiness; gaping.
- tactions
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noun,
touch; contact.
- introits
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noun,
Roman Catholic Church. a part of a psalm with antiphon recited by the celebrant of the Mass at the foot of the altar and, at High Mass, sung by the choir when the priest begins the Mass.
- cantoris
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adjective,
of or relating to the gospel or liturgical north side of a church (opposed to decani).
- crinites
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noun,
a fossil crinoid.
- raincoat
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noun,
a waterproof or water-repellent coat worn as protection against rain.
- carinate
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adjective,
Zoology, Botany. formed with a carina; keellike.
- sanitate
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verb (used with object),
to make sanitary; equip with sanitary appliances:
- tonetics
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noun,
the phonetic study of tone in language.
- tertians
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noun,
Pathology. a tertian fever.
- inertias
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noun,
inertness, especially with regard to effort, motion, action, and the like; inactivity; sluggishness.
- strontia
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noun,
Also called strontium oxide. a white or grayish-white, amorphous powder, SrO, resembling lime in its general character: used chiefly in the manufacture of strontium salts.
- aristate
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adjective,
Botany. having aristae; awned.
- carotins
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noun,
carotene.
- stonecat
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noun,
a yellowish-brown, freshwater catfish, Noturus flavus, of the Mississippi River valley and Great Lakes, having poisonous pectoral spines.
- scenario
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noun,
an outline of the plot of a dramatic work, giving particulars as to the scenes, characters, situations, etc.
- Taconite
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noun,
a low-grade iron ore, containing about 27 percent iron and 51 percent silica, found as a hard rock formation in the Lake Superior region.
- aoristic
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adjective,
Grammar. pertaining to the aorist.
- recision
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noun,
an act of canceling or voiding; cancellation.
- intarsia
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noun,
an art or technique of decorating a surface with inlaid patterns, especially of wood mosaic, developed during the Renaissance.
- astatine
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noun,
a rare element of the halogen family. Symbol: At; atomic number: 85.
- soricine
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adjective,
of or resembling the shrews.
- contrite
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adjective,
caused by or showing sincere remorse.
- contrate
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adjective,
(of a gear) having teeth at right angles to the plane of rotation.
- contrast
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noun,
the act of contrasting; the state of being contrasted.
- tenorist
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noun,
a person who sings tenor.
- nitrites
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noun,
Chemistry. a salt or ester of nitrous acid.
- 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.
- Estancia
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noun,
(in Spanish America) a landed estate or a cattle ranch.
- 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.
- nitrates
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noun,
Chemistry. a salt or ester of nitric acid, or any compound containing the univalent group –ONO 2 or NO 3 .
- acarines
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noun,
any of numerous arachnids of the order Acarina, comprising the mites and ticks.
- actinias
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noun,
a sea anemone, especially of the genus Actinia.
- Aaronite
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noun,
one of the priestly descendants of Aaron.
- teacarts
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noun,
tea wagon.
- cisterna
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noun,
cistern (def 2).
- tritones
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noun,
an interval consisting of three whole tones; an augmented fourth.
- Tritonis
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noun,
(in ancient geography) a mythical lake near the Mediterranean coast of Libya.
- Citation
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noun,
Military. mention of a soldier or a unit in orders, usually for gallantry:
- reactant
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noun,
a person or thing that reacts.
- citrates
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noun,
a salt or ester of citric acid.
- citterns
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noun,
an old musical instrument related to the guitar, having a flat, pear-shaped soundbox and wire strings.
- reaction
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noun,
a reverse movement or tendency; an action in a reverse direction or manner.
- citrines
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noun,
a translucent, yellow variety of quartz, often sold as topaz; false topaz; topaz quartz.
- castrato
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noun,
a male singer, especially in the 18th century, castrated before puberty to prevent his soprano or contralto voice range from changing.
- artistic
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adjective,
conforming to the standards of art; satisfying aesthetic requirements:
- centrist
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noun,
(especially in continental Europe) a member of a political party of the Center; moderate.
- seatrain
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noun,
a ship for the transportation of loaded railroad cars.
- traction
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noun,
the adhesive friction of a body on some surface, as a wheel on a rail or a tire on a road.
- aerostat
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noun,
any lighter-than-air aircraft, as a balloon or dirigible.
- caterans
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noun,
(formerly) a freebooter or marauder of the Scottish Highlands.
- Caterina
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noun,
a female given name, form of Catherine.
- transact
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verb (used with object),
to carry on or conduct (business, negotiations, activities, etc.) to a conclusion or settlement. Synonyms: enact, conclude, settle, manage, negotiate.
- notaries
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noun,
notary public.
- transect
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verb (used with object),
to cut across; dissect transversely.
- tentoria
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noun,
Anatomy. an extension of one of the membranes covering the cerebrum which, with the transverse fissure, separates the cerebrum from the cerebellum.
- ocarinas
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noun,
a simple musical wind instrument shaped somewhat like an elongated egg with a mouthpiece and finger holes.
- Artesian
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adjective,
noting, pertaining to, or characteristic of an artesian well.
- 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.
- Tartini
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noun,
Giuseppe [joo-zep-pe] /dʒuˈzɛp pɛ/ (Show IPA), 1692–1770, Italian violinist and composer.
- 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.
- eristic
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noun,
a person who engages in disputation; controversialist.
- atresia
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noun,
the congenital absence, or the pathological closure, of an opening, passage, or cavity.
- tanrecs
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noun,
tenrec.
- Rosetta
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noun,
a town in N Egypt, at a mouth of the Nile.
- atonies
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noun,
Pathology. lack of tone or energy; muscular weakness, especially in a contractile organ.
- tartine
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noun,
a fancy French open-faced sandwich topped with spreadable ingredients.
- ricotta
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noun,
a soft Italian cheese that resembles cottage cheese.
- attains
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verb (used with object),
to reach, achieve, or accomplish; gain; obtain:
- attorns
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verb (used with object),
to turn over to another; transfer.
- 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).
- Astaire
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noun,
Fred, 1899–1987, U.S. dancer and actor.
- Taranto
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noun,
Ancient Tarentum. a fortified seaport in SE Italy, on the Gulf of Taranto: founded by the Greeks in the 8th century b.c.; naval base.
- astatic
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adjective,
unstable; unsteady.
- tantras
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noun,
(italics) Hinduism. any of several books of esoteric doctrine regarding rituals, disciplines, meditation, etc., composed in the form of dialogues between Shiva and his Shakti; Agama.
- Cainite
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noun,
a member of a Gnostic sect that exalted Cain and regarded the God of the Old Testament as responsible for evil.
- Tarasco
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noun,
Tarascan.
- rotates
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adjective,
wheel-shaped: applied especially to a gamopetalous short-tubed corolla with a spreading limb.
- attires
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noun,
clothes or apparel, especially rich or splendid garments.
- Roscian
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adjective,
of, relating to, or involving acting.
- atonics
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noun,
Grammar. an unaccented word, syllable, or sound.
- astrict
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verb (used with object),
to bind fast; constrain.
- Estonia
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noun,
a republic in N Europe, on the Baltic, S of the Gulf of Finland: an independent republic 1918–40; annexed by the Soviet Union 1940; regained independence 1991. 17,413 sq. mi. (45,100 sq. km). Capital: Tallinn.
- erotica
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noun,
written works, usually fiction, dealing with sexual love.
- erotics
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noun,
an erotic poem.
- erasion
-
noun,
the act of erasing.
- taction
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noun,
touch; contact.
- retains
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verb (used with object),
to keep possession of.
- retsina
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noun,
a strong, resinated white or red wine of Greece and Cyprus.
- tartans
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noun,
a woolen or worsted cloth woven with stripes of different colors and widths crossing at right angles, worn chiefly by the Scottish Highlanders, each clan having its own distinctive plaid.
- 2,4,5-t
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noun,
a light-tan, water-insoluble solid, C 8 H 5 Cl 3 O 3 , used chiefly for killing weeds.
- Saracen
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noun,
History/Historical. a member of any of the nomadic tribes on the Syrian borders of the Roman Empire.
- contra-
-
- cations
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noun,
a positively charged ion that is attracted to the cathode in electrolysis.
- catties
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noun,
(in China and southeast Asia) a weight equal to about 1½ pounds (680 grams) avoirdupois.
- Scottie
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noun,
Scottish terrier.
- scrinia
-
noun,
a cylindrical container used in ancient Rome to hold papyrus rolls.
- 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.
- cornets
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noun,
Music. a valved wind instrument of the trumpet family.
- 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.
- centri-
-
- centro-
-
- section
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noun,
a part that is cut off or separated.
- senator
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noun,
a member of a senate.
- cerato-
-
- certain
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Idioms,
for certain, without a doubt; surely:
- contras
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noun,
(often initial capital letter) a member of a counterrevolutionary guerrilla group in Nicaragua.
- contest
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noun,
a race, conflict, or other competition between rivals, as for a prize.
- cateran
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noun,
(formerly) a freebooter or marauder of the Scottish Highlands.
- Sno-Cat
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- constr.
-
- conster
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verb (used with or without object),
construe.
- sericin
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noun,
a gelatinous organic compound that holds the two strands of natural silk together.
- Setaria
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noun,
any grass of the genus Setaria, having a dense panicle, grown for forage.
- sirenic
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adjective,
of or characteristic of a siren; melodious, tempting, or alluring.
- coaster
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noun,
a person or thing that coasts.
- coarsen
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verb (used with or without object),
to make or become coarse.
- cistern
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noun,
a reservoir, tank, or container for storing or holding water or other liquid.
- cistron
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noun,
a segment of DNA that encodes for the formation of a specific polypeptide chain; a structural gene.
- Sinatra
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noun,
Frank (Francis Albert) 1915–98, U.S. singer and actor.
- citrate
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noun,
a salt or ester of citric acid.
- citrine
-
noun,
a translucent, yellow variety of quartz, often sold as topaz; false topaz; topaz quartz.
- citrins
-
noun,
bioflavonoid.
- Costain
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noun,
Thomas Bertram, 1885–1965, U.S. novelist, historian, and editor, born in Canada.
- costate
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adjective,
Anatomy. having ribs.
- striate
-
adjective,
striated.
- recants
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verb (used with object),
to withdraw or disavow (a statement, opinion, etc.), especially formally; retract.
- Sarcina
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noun,
any of several spherical, saprophytic bacteria of the genus Sarcina, having a cuboidal cell arrangement.
- strato-
-
- strati-
-
- canters
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noun,
an easy gallop.
- satanic
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adjective,
of Satan.
- satiate
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adjective,
satiated.
- satinet
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noun,
a satin-weave fabric made with cotton warp and wool filling, fulled and finished to resemble wool.
- cronies
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noun,
a close friend or companion; chum.
- Croatia
-
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.
- sterno-
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- crinose
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adjective,
hairy.
- 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.
- caritas
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noun,
charity.
- crinite
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noun,
a fossil crinoid.
- cretins
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noun,
a person suffering from cretinism.
- Statice
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noun,
any of various plants belonging to the genus Limonium, of the leadwort family, having clusters of variously colored flowers that retain their color when dried.
- 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.
- Stentor
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noun,
(in the Iliad) a Greek herald with a loud voice.
- carotin
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noun,
carotene.
- cratons
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noun,
a relatively rigid and immobile region of continental portions of the earth's crust.
- steato-
-
- stearo-
-
- stearin
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noun,
Chemistry. any of the three glyceryl esters of stearic acid, especially C 3 H 5 (C 18 H 35 O 2) 3 , a soft, white, odorless solid found in many natural fats.
- stearic
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adjective,
of or relating to suet or fat.
- cranio-
-
- Caserta
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noun,
a city in S Italy, near Naples.
- cotters
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noun,
a pin, wedge, key, or the like, fitted or driven into an opening to secure something or hold parts together.
- station
-
noun,
a place or position in which a person or thing is normally located.
- scatter
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noun,
the act of scattering.
- Astarte
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noun,
an ancient Semitic deity, goddess of fertility and reproduction worshiped by the Phoenicians and Canaanites.
- cittern
-
noun,
an old musical instrument related to the guitar, having a flat, pear-shaped soundbox and wire strings.
- ironies
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noun,
the use of words to convey a meaning that is the opposite of its literal meaning:
- ocarina
-
noun,
a simple musical wind instrument shaped somewhat like an elongated egg with a mouthpiece and finger holes.
- iterant
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adjective,
characterized by repetition; repeating.
- Toscana
-
noun,
Italian name of Tuscany.
- 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).
- 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.
- octants
-
noun,
the eighth part of a circle.
- anattos
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noun,
annatto.
- Torenia
-
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.
- isation
-
- oneiric
-
adjective,
of or relating to dreams.
- tonetic
-
noun,
the phonetic study of tone in language.
- ironist
-
noun,
a person who uses irony habitually, especially a writer.
- orceins
-
noun,
a red dye, the principal coloring matter of cudbear and orchil, obtained by oxidizing an ammoniacal solution of orcinol.
- notates
-
verb (used with object),
to note, mark, or set down in a system of notation:
- orients
-
noun,
the Orient,
the countries of Asia, especially East Asia.
(formerly) the countries to the E of the Mediterranean.
- irenics
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noun,
the branch of theology dealing with the promotion of peace and conciliation among Christian churches.
Compare polemics (def 2).
- titians
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noun,
(Tiziano Vecellio) c1477–1576, Italian painter.
- Antares
-
noun,
a red supergiant star of the first magnitude in the constellation Scorpius.
- antero-
-
- Anteros
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noun,
Classical Mythology. a brother of Eros, most often regarded as the avenger of unrequited love.
- Titanic
-
noun,
a British luxury liner that sank after colliding with an iceberg in the North Atlantic on its maiden voyage in April, 1912, with a loss of 1517 lives.
- antiars
-
noun,
the upas tree.
- Titania
-
noun,
synthetic rutile, TiO 2 , used as a gem.
- Introit
-
noun,
Roman Catholic Church. a part of a psalm with antiphon recited by the celebrant of the Mass at the foot of the altar and, at High Mass, sung by the choir when the priest begins the Mass.
- tinters
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noun,
a person who specializes in applying tints or dyes.
- intreat
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verb (used with or without object),
entreat.
- instate
-
verb (used with object),
to put or place in a certain state or position, as in an office; install.
- notices
-
noun,
an announcement or intimation of something impending; warning:
- Transit
-
noun,
the act or fact of passing across or through; passage from one place to another.
- Insecta
-
noun,
the class comprising the insects.
- natters
-
noun,
a conversation; chat.
- tsarina
-
noun,
czarina.
- Nicetas
-
noun,
Saint Ignatius (def 2).
- Nicosia
-
noun,
a city on and the capital of Cyprus, in the central part.
- neritic
-
adjective,
of or relating to the region of water lying directly above the sublittoral zone of the sea bottom.
- nectars
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noun,
the saccharine secretion of a plant, which attracts the insects or birds that pollinate the flower.
- tritons
-
noun,
a positively-charged particle consisting of a proton and two neutrons, equivalent to the nucleus of an atom of tritium.
- tritone
-
noun,
an interval consisting of three whole tones; an augmented fourth.
- Niteroi
-
noun,
a seaport in and the capital of Rio de Janeiro state, in SE Brazil.
- Aaronic
-
adjective,
of or relating to Aaron.
- nitrate
-
noun,
Chemistry. a salt or ester of nitric acid, or any compound containing the univalent group –ONO 2 or NO 3 .
- acarine
-
noun,
any of numerous arachnids of the order Acarina, comprising the mites and ticks.
- Tristan
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Tristram.
- trisect
-
verb (used with object),
to divide into three parts, especially into three equal parts.
- acetins
-
noun,
a colorless, thick, hygroscopic liquid, C 5 H 10 O 4 : used chiefly in the manufacture of explosives.
- 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.
- acetoin
-
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.
- nitrite
-
noun,
Chemistry. a salt or ester of nitrous acid.
- 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.
- natator
-
noun,
a swimmer.
- 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.
- tricots
-
noun,
a warp-knit fabric of various natural or synthetic fibers, as wool, silk, or nylon, having fine vertical ribs on the face and horizontal ribs on the back, used especially for making garments.
- Trianta
-
noun,
Trianda.
- 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.
- Actinia
-
noun,
a sea anemone, especially of the genus Actinia.
- actino-
-
- noetics
-
noun,
the science of the intellect or of pure thought; reasoning.
- narcose
-
adjective,
characterized by stupor; stuporous.
- treason
-
noun,
the offense of acting to overthrow one's government or to harm or kill its sovereign.
- Aretino
-
noun,
Pietro [pye-traw] /ˈpyɛ trɔ/ (Show IPA), 1492–1556, Italian satirist and dramatist.
- toaster
-
noun,
an instrument or appliance for toasting bread, muffins, etc.
- arseno-
-
- rattons
-
noun,
a rat.
- artiste
-
noun,
an artist, especially an actor, singer, dancer, or other public performer.
- inertia
-
noun,
inertness, especially with regard to effort, motion, action, and the like; inactivity; sluggishness.
- tertian
-
noun,
Pathology. a tertian fever.
- ratites
-
noun,
a bird having a ratite breastbone.
- incites
-
verb (used with object),
to stir, encourage, or urge on; stimulate or prompt to action:
- artisan
-
noun,
a person skilled in an applied art; a craftsperson.
- rattans
-
noun,
Also called rattan palm. any of various climbing palms of the genus Calamus or allied genera.
- Icarian
-
noun,
an inhabitant of Icaria.
- arnicas
-
noun,
any composite plant of the genus Arnica, having opposite leaves and yellow flower heads.
- incisor
-
noun,
any of the four anterior teeth in each jaw, used for cutting and gnawing.
- aristo-
-
- arietta
-
noun,
a short aria.
- tetanic
-
adjective,
Pathology. pertaining to, of the nature of, or characterized by tetanus.
- arnatto
-
noun,
annatto (def 2).
- Artesia
-
noun,
a city in S California.
- iatrics
-
- Asiatic
-
noun,
an Asian person.
- teacart
-
noun,
tea wagon.
- ratines
-
noun,
a loosely woven fabric made with nubby or knotty yarns.
- rations
-
noun,
a fixed allowance of provisions or food, especially for soldiers or sailors or for civilians during a shortage:
- sector
-
noun,
Geometry. a plane figure bounded by two radii and the included arc of a circle.
- erotic
-
noun,
an erotic poem.
- NASCAR
-
noun,
National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing.
- corita
-
noun,
a boat resembling a large, woven basket, used by Indians of the southwestern U.S.
- notate
-
verb (used with object),
to note, mark, or set down in a system of notation:
- nacres
-
noun,
mother-of-pearl.
- COSTAR
-
noun,
a performer, especially an actor or actress, who shares star billing with another.
- ration
-
noun,
a fixed allowance of provisions or food, especially for soldiers or sailors or for civilians during a shortage:
- noctis
-
adjective,
(in prescriptions) of the night.
- cornea
-
noun,
the transparent anterior part of the external coat of the eye covering the iris and the pupil and continuous with the sclera.
- CORNET
-
noun,
Music. a valved wind instrument of the trumpet family.
- Noetic
-
adjective,
of or relating to the mind.
- Scotia
-
noun,
a deep concave molding between two fillets, as in the Attic base.
- 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.
- ratite
-
noun,
a bird having a ratite breastbone.
- secant
-
noun,
Geometry. an intersecting line, especially one intersecting a curve at two or more points.
- narcos
-
noun,
narc.
- 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.
- 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.
- scrota
-
noun,
the pouch of skin that contains the testes.
- narco-
-
- norias
-
noun,
a device consisting of a series of buckets on a wheel, used in Spain and the East for raising water.
- 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.
- Naoise
-
noun,
the husband of Deirdre and a nephew of Conchobar, by whom he was treacherously killed.
- Scotti
-
noun,
Antonio [ahn-taw-nyaw] /ɑnˈtɔ nyɔ/ (Show IPA), 1866–1936, Italian baritone.
- Cortes
-
noun,
(in Spain or Portugal) the two houses constituting the national legislative body.
- 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.
- Rattan
-
noun,
Also called rattan palm. any of various climbing palms of the genus Calamus or allied genera.
- coarse
-
adjective,
composed of relatively large parts or particles:
- ratton
-
noun,
a rat.
- Coates
-
noun,
Eric, 1886–1957, English violist and composer.
- set-in
-
adjective,
made separately and placed within another unit.
- niters
-
noun,
potassium nitrate.
- iatro-
-
- iatric
-
adjective,
of or relating to a physician or medicine; medical.
- necro-
-
- recons
-
noun,
reconnaissance.
- nectar
-
noun,
the saccharine secretion of a plant, which attracts the insects or birds that pollinate the flower.
- set-to
-
noun,
a usually brief, sharp fight or argument.
- C-note
-
noun,
See C (def 11).
- re-act
-
verb (used with object),
to act or perform again.
- reason
-
noun,
a basis or cause, as for some belief, action, fact, event, etc.:
- Nicias
-
noun,
died 413 b.c, Athenian statesman and general.
- recast
-
noun,
a recasting.
- 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.
- recti-
-
- nocti-
-
- nitric
-
adjective,
containing nitrogen, usually in the pentavalent state.
- Senior
-
noun,
a person who is older than another.
- seniti
-
noun,
a bronze or brass coin and monetary unit of Tonga, the 100th part of a pa'anga.
- Coster
-
noun,
costermonger.
- nitro-
-
- retain
-
verb (used with object),
to keep possession of.
- escort
-
noun,
a group of persons, or a single person, accompanying another or others for protection, guidance, or courtesy:
- Reston
-
noun,
James (Barrett) ("Scotty") 1909–1995, U.S. journalist, born in Scotland.
- contr.
-
- rectos
-
- nitres
-
noun,
niter.
- contes
-
plural,
Trademark. a brand of crayon made of graphite and clay, usually in black, red, or brown.
- Icaria
-
noun,
Also, Ikaria. a Greek island in the Aegean Sea: a part of the Southern Sporades group. 99 sq. mi. (256 sq. km).
- natter
-
noun,
a conversation; chat.
- Estrin
-
noun,
estrone.
- Renata
-
noun,
a female given name.
- conies
-
noun,
the fur of a rabbit, especially when dyed to simulate Hudson seal.
- notice
-
noun,
an announcement or intimation of something impending; warning:
- rottes
-
noun,
rote2 .
- Scoter
-
noun,
any of the large diving ducks of the genus Melanitta, inhabiting northern parts of the Northern Hemisphere.
- C-star
-
noun,
carbon star.
- Sarton
-
noun,
May, 1912–95, U.S. poet, novelist, and playwright.
- Racine
-
noun,
Jean Baptiste [zhahn ba-teest] /ʒɑ̃ baˈtist/ (Show IPA), 1639–99, French dramatist.
- ottars
-
noun,
attar (def 1).
- enacts
-
verb (used with object),
to make into an act or statute:
- Rosita
-
noun,
a female given name, Spanish form of Rose.
- cteno-
-
- ionics
-
noun,
Prosody. an Ionic foot, verse, or meter.
- 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.
- satire
-
noun,
the use of irony, sarcasm, ridicule, or the like, in exposing, denouncing, or deriding vice, folly, etc.
- satori
-
noun,
sudden enlightenment.
- Rosina
-
noun,
a female given name, Italian form of Rose.
- otitis
-
noun,
inflammation of the ear.
- crones
-
noun,
a withered, witchlike old woman.
- Enrico
-
noun,
a male given name: Italian form of Henry.
- raisin
-
noun,
a grape of any of various sweet varieties dried in the sun or by artificial means, often used in cookery.
- intros
-
noun,
an introduction.
- sarco-
-
- Osetic
-
adjective, noun,
Ossetic.
- instr.
-
- insert
-
noun,
something inserted or to be inserted.
- Raetic
-
noun,
an extinct language of uncertain affinities that was spoken in Rhaetia and written with the Etruscan alphabet.
- sacro-
-
- sancta
-
noun,
a sacred or holy place.
- Easton
-
noun,
a city in E Pennsylvania, on the Delaware River.
- instar
-
noun,
an insect in any one of its periods of postembryonic growth between molts.
- 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.
- racons
-
noun,
radar beacon.
- rotate
-
adjective,
wheel-shaped: applied especially to a gamopetalous short-tubed corolla with a spreading limb.
- intact
-
adjective,
not altered, broken, or impaired; remaining uninjured, sound, or whole; untouched; unblemished:
- santir
-
noun,
a Persian musical instrument resembling a dulcimer.
- inter.
-
- inters
-
verb (used with object),
to place (a dead body) in a grave or tomb; bury.
- 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.
- intra-
-
- intro.
-
- scato-
-
- Crista
-
noun,
a crest or ridge.
- scoria
-
noun,
Metallurgy. the refuse, dross, or slag left after melting or smelting metal; scum.
- 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.
- incest
-
noun,
sexual intercourse between closely related persons.
- crates
-
noun,
a slatted wooden box or framework for packing, shopping, or storing fruit, furniture, glassware, crockery, etc.
- octant
-
noun,
the eighth part of a circle.
- Octans
-
noun,
the Octant, a southern constellation that contains the south celestial pole.
- Istria
-
noun,
a peninsula at the N end of the Adriatic, in SW Slovenia and W Croatia.
- incase
-
verb (used with object),
encase.
- Crania
-
noun,
the skull of a vertebrate.
- Itasca
-
noun,
Lake, a lake in N Minnesota: one of the sources of the Mississippi River.
- octets
-
noun,
a company of eight singers or musicians.
- ratans
-
noun,
rattan.
- ratine
-
noun,
a loosely woven fabric made with nubby or knotty yarns.
- Cotter
-
noun,
a pin, wedge, key, or the like, fitted or driven into an opening to secure something or hold parts together.
- rotten
-
adjective,
decomposing or decaying; putrid; tainted, foul, or bad-smelling.
- cottas
-
noun,
a surplice.
- oaters
-
noun,
a movie, television show, etc., about the frontier days of the U.S. West; western; horse opera.
- 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.
- ricins
-
noun,
a white, poisonous, protein powder from the bean of the castor-oil plant.
- oscine
-
noun,
an oscine bird.
- cretin
-
noun,
a person suffering from cretinism.
- ornate
-
adjective,
elaborately or sumptuously adorned, often excessively or showily so:
- irenic
-
adjective,
tending to promote peace or reconciliation; peaceful or conciliatory.
- rosace
-
noun,
rosette (def 3).
- Orient
-
noun,
the Orient,
the countries of Asia, especially East Asia.
(formerly) the countries to the E of the Mediterranean.
- reatas
-
noun,
riata.
- orcein
-
noun,
a red dye, the principal coloring matter of cudbear and orchil, obtained by oxidizing an ammoniacal solution of orcinol.
- 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.
- ironic
-
adjective,
using words to convey a meaning that is the opposite of its literal meaning; containing or exemplifying irony:
- incise
-
verb (used with object),
to cut into; cut marks, figures, etc., upon.
- incite
-
verb (used with object),
to stir, encourage, or urge on; stimulate or prompt to action:
- orates
-
verb (used with or without object),
to deliver an oration; speak pompously; declaim.
- Cretan
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Crete.
- Isaian
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or characteristic of Isaiah or of the book of the Bible bearing his name.
- 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.
- isatin
-
noun,
a yellowish-red or orange, crystalline, water-soluble solid, C 8 H 5 NO 2 , used chiefly in the synthesis of vat dyes.
- craton
-
noun,
a relatively rigid and immobile region of continental portions of the earth's crust.
- recant
-
verb (used with object),
to withdraw or disavow (a statement, opinion, etc.), especially formally; retract.
- Nicaea
-
noun,
an ancient city in NW Asia Minor: Nicene Creed formulated here a.d.
- 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.
- ascent
-
noun,
an act of ascending; upward movement; a rising movement:
- tarsia
-
noun,
intarsia.
- tarso-
-
- citrin
-
noun,
bioflavonoid.
- Tartan
-
noun,
a woolen or worsted cloth woven with stripes of different colors and widths crossing at right angles, worn chiefly by the Scottish Highlanders, each clan having its own distinctive plaid.
- astern
-
adverb,
in a position behind a specified vessel or aircraft:
- asonia
-
noun,
tone deafness.
- taster
-
noun,
a person who tastes, especially one skilled in distinguishing the qualities of liquors, tea, etc., by the taste.
- tatars
-
noun,
a member of a modern Turkic people living in the Tatar Autonomous Republic and adjacent regions of eastern European Russia and in widely scattered communities in western Siberia and central Asia.
- taters
-
noun,
potato.
- tenias
-
noun,
taenia.
- Asante
-
noun,
Ashanti.
- astro-
-
- Artois
-
noun,
a former province in N France: artesian wells.
- artist
-
noun,
a person who produces works in any of the arts that are primarily subject to aesthetic criteria.
- tensor
-
noun,
Anatomy. a muscle that stretches or tightens some part of the body.
- arsino
-
adjective,
containing the arsino group.
- arsine
-
noun,
Also called arseniuretted hydrogen. a colorless, flammable, slightly water-soluble gas, AsH 3 , having a fetid, garliclike odor, used in chemical warfare.
- arsen-
-
- terais
-
noun,
a marshy lowland area in N India and S Nepal, between the Ganges and the foothills of the Himalayas.
- terat-
-
- aroint
-
verb (imperative),
begone:
- arnica
-
noun,
any composite plant of the genus Arnica, having opposite leaves and yellow flower heads.
- Arista
-
noun,
Botany. a bristlelike appendage of the spikelets of grains or grasses; an awn.
- tarots
-
noun,
any of a set of 22 playing cards bearing allegorical representations, used for fortunetelling and as trump cards in tarok.
- astron
-
- teston
-
noun,
a former silver coin of France, equal at various times to between 10 and 14½ sols, bearing on the obverse a bust of the reigning king.
- 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.
- Strait
-
noun,
Often, straits. (used with a singular verb) a narrow passage of water connecting two large bodies of water.
- Cantos
-
noun,
one of the main or larger divisions of a long poem.
- 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.
- strata
-
noun,
a plural of stratum.
- Canter
-
noun,
an easy gallop.
- cantar
-
noun,
a poem consisting of four-line stanzas, each line having eight syllables.
- caners
-
noun,
a person who works with cane, especially one who produces canework for chairs.
- strict
-
adjective,
characterized by or acting in close conformity to requirements or principles:
- Strine
-
noun,
Australian English.
- Cairns
-
noun,
a seaport in NE Australia.
- taenia
-
noun,
Classical Antiquity. a headband or fillet.
- Tantra
-
noun,
(italics) Hinduism. any of several books of esoteric doctrine regarding rituals, disciplines, meditation, etc., composed in the form of dialogues between Shiva and his Shakti; Agama.
- tainos
-
noun,
a member of an extinct Arawakan Indian tribe of the West Indies.
- attorn
-
verb (used with object),
to turn over to another; transfer.
- taints
-
noun,
a trace of something bad, offensive, or harmful.
- attire
-
noun,
clothes or apparel, especially rich or splendid garments.
- Attica
-
noun,
a region in SE Greece, surrounding Athens: under Athenian rule in ancient times.
- attars
-
noun,
Also, atar, athar, ottar, otto. a perfume or essential oil obtained from flowers or petals.
- attain
-
verb (used with object),
to reach, achieve, or accomplish; gain; obtain:
- tanist
-
noun,
the successor apparent to a Celtic chief, usually the oldest or worthiest of his kin, chosen by election among the tribe during the chief's lifetime.
- tanrec
-
noun,
tenrec.
- atonic
-
noun,
Grammar. an unaccented word, syllable, or sound.
- atones
-
verb (used with object),
to make amends for; expiate:
- ariose
-
adjective,
characterized by melody; songlike.
- Ariane
-
noun,
Rocketry. a French-built, three-stage, liquid-propellant rocket for launching satellites into orbit around the earth.
- stoner
-
noun,
Slang. a person who is habitually high on drugs, especially marijuana, or alcohol; a person who is usually stoned.
- actins
-
noun,
a globulin that is present in muscle plasma and that in connection with myosin plays an important role in muscle contraction.
- traces
-
noun,
a surviving mark, sign, or evidence of the former existence, influence, or action of some agent or event; vestige:
- trains
-
noun,
Railroads. a self-propelled, connected group of rolling stock.
- aeron.
-
- trance
-
noun,
a half-conscious state, seemingly between sleeping and waking, in which ability to function voluntarily may be suspended.
- trans.
-
- transe
-
noun,
a passageway, as a hallway, alley, or the like.
- treats
-
noun,
entertainment, food, drink, etc., given by way of compliment or as an expression of friendly regard.
- Trento
-
noun,
Italian name of Trent.
- triacs
-
noun,
a type of thyristor designed for electronic control of the current supplied to a circuit, used especially in dimmers for lighting systems.
- action
-
noun,
the process or state of acting or of being active:
- actin-
-
- Tories
-
noun,
a member of the Conservative Party in Great Britain or Canada.
- trices
-
noun,
a very short time; an instant:
- tricot
-
noun,
a warp-knit fabric of various natural or synthetic fibers, as wool, silk, or nylon, having fine vertical ribs on the face and horizontal ribs on the back, used especially for making garments.
- triens
-
noun,
a copper coin of ancient Rome, issued during the Republic, a third part of an as.
- trines
-
noun,
a set or group of three; triad.
- aceto-
-
- acetin
-
noun,
a colorless, thick, hygroscopic liquid, C 5 H 10 O 4 : used chiefly in the manufacture of explosives.
- triose
-
noun,
a monosaccharide that has three atoms of carbon.
- triste
-
adjective,
sad; sorrowful; melancholy.
- Triton
-
noun,
a positively-charged particle consisting of a proton and two neutrons, equivalent to the nucleus of an atom of tritium.
- 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.
- 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.
- tortes
-
noun,
a rich cake, especially one containing little or no flour, usually made with eggs and ground nuts or bread crumbs.
- anatto
-
noun,
annatto.
- tetra-
-
- 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.
- tetras
-
noun,
any of several tropical, freshwater fishes of the family Characidae, often kept in aquariums.
- tiaras
-
noun,
a jeweled, ornamental coronet worn by women.
- arecas
-
noun,
any tropical Asian palm of the genus Areca, as the betel palm.
- Ticino
-
noun,
a canton in S Switzerland. 1086 sq. mi. (2813 sq. km). Capital: Bellinzona.
- tie-in
-
noun,
an arrangement or campaign whereby related products are promoted, marketed, or sold together:
- tinct.
-
- tincts
-
noun,
tint; tinge; coloring.
- tineas
-
noun,
any of several skin diseases caused by fungi; ringworm.
- arcane
-
adjective,
known or understood by very few; mysterious; secret; obscure; esoteric:
- tinter
-
noun,
a person who specializes in applying tints or dyes.
- aorist
-
noun,
a verb tense, as in Classical Greek, expressing action or, in the indicative mood, past action, without further limitation or implication.
- toners
-
noun,
a person or thing that tones.
- antres
-
noun,
a cavern; cave.
- tisane
-
noun,
(italics) French. aromatic or herb-flavored tea.
- antiar
-
noun,
the upas tree.
- titans
-
noun,
Classical Mythology.
any of the sons of Uranus and Gaea, including Coeus, Crius, Cronus, Hyperion, Iapetus, and Oceanus.
Also, Titaness. any of the sisters of these, including Mnemosyne, Phoebe, Rhea, Tethys, Themis, and Thia.
any of the offspring of the children of Uranus and Gaea.
- titers
-
noun,
the strength of a solution as determined by titration with a standard substance.
- Titian
-
noun,
(Tiziano Vecellio) c1477–1576, Italian painter.
- ansate
-
adjective,
having a handle or handlelike part.
- titres
-
noun,
titer.
- Tocsin
-
noun,
a signal, especially of alarm, sounded on a bell or bells.
- toe-in
-
noun,
the slight forward convergence given to the front wheels of an automobile to improve steering qualities.
- aniso-
-
- Strain
-
noun,
any force or pressure tending to alter shape, cause a fracture, etc.
- sitten
-
verb,
past participle of sit1 .
- carats
-
noun,
a unit of weight in gemstones, 200 milligrams (about 3 grains of troy or avoirdupois weight). Abbreviation: c., ct.
- Caster
-
noun,
a person or thing that casts.
- caters
-
verb (used with object),
to provide food and service for:
- stater
-
noun,
any of various gold or silver or electrum coin units or coins of the ancient Greek states or cities.
- catena
-
noun,
a chain or connected series, especially of extracts from the writings of the fathers of the Christian church.
- static
-
noun,
Electricity.
static or atmospheric electricity.
interference due to such electricity.
- Catano
-
noun,
a city in NE Puerto Rico, SW of San Juan.
- 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.
- 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.
- stator
-
noun,
Electricity, Machinery. a portion of a machine that remains fixed with respect to rotating parts, especially the collection of stationary parts in the magnetic circuits of a machine.
Compare rotor (def 1).
- Catton
-
noun,
(Charles) Bruce, 1899–1978, U.S. journalist and historian.
- casita
-
noun,
a small crude dwelling forming part of a shantytown inhabited by Mexican laborers in the southwestern U.S.
- 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.
- casein
-
noun,
Biochemistry. a protein precipitated from milk, as by rennet, and forming the basis of cheese and certain plastics.
- carton
-
noun,
a cardboard or plastic box used typically for storage or shipping.
- cartes
-
noun,
(italics) French. menu; bill of fare.
Compare à la carte.
- steno-
-
- Carson
-
noun,
Christopher ("Kit") 1809–68, U.S. frontiersman and scout.
- cation
-
noun,
a positively charged ion that is attracted to the cathode in electrolysis.
- 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.
- carnet
-
noun,
a customs document allowing an automobile to be driven at no cost across international borders.
- 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).
- cities
-
noun,
a large or important town.
- sinter
-
noun,
siliceous or calcareous matter deposited by springs, as that formed around the vent of a geyser.
- Sirena
-
noun,
a female given name.
- sit-in
-
noun,
any organized protest in which a group of people peacefully occupy and refuse to leave a premises:
- 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.
- Nestor
-
noun,
the oldest and wisest of the Greeks in the Trojan War and a king of Pylos.
- Sitter
-
noun,
a person who sits.
- sonata
-
noun,
a composition for one or two instruments, typically in three or four movements in contrasted forms and keys.
- 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.
- centas
-
noun,
a former bronze coin of Lithuania, the 100th part of a litas.
- sortie
-
noun,
a rapid movement of troops from a besieged place to attack the besiegers.
- cerat-
-
- Stacia
-
noun,
a female given name.
- centra
-
noun,
a plural of centrum.
- centr-
-
- centos
-
noun,
a piece of writing, especially a poem, composed wholly of quotations from the works of other authors.
- stacte
-
noun,
one of the sweet spices used in the holy incense of the ancient Hebrews. Ex. 30:34.
- centi-
-
- 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.
- stance
-
noun,
the position or bearing of the body while standing:
- steric
-
adjective,
of or relating to the spatial relationships of atoms in a molecule.
- caries
-
noun,
decay, as of bone or of plant tissue.
- 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.
- Carian
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Caria.
- onces
-
noun,
a single occasion; one time only:
- orant
-
noun,
a representation of a female figure, with outstretched arms and palms up in a gesture of prayer, in ancient and early Christian art.
- orans
-
noun,
orant.
- ontic
-
adjective,
possessing the character of real rather than phenomenal existence; noumenal.
- onset
-
noun,
a beginning or start:
- tones
-
noun,
any sound considered with reference to its quality, pitch, strength, source, etc.:
- tonia
-
- tonic
-
noun,
a medicine that invigorates or strengthens:
- toran
-
noun,
(in Indian Buddhist and Hindu architecture) a gateway having two or three lintels between two posts.
- torcs
-
noun,
torque (def 4).
- snore
-
noun,
the act, instance, or sound of snoring.
- 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.
- TORES
-
noun,
a torus.
- octet
-
noun,
a company of eight singers or musicians.
- snort
-
noun,
the act or sound of snorting.
- 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.
- torii
-
noun,
(in Japan) a form of decorative gateway or portal, consisting of two upright wooden posts connected at the top by two horizontal crosspieces, commonly found at the entrance to Shinto temples.
- 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.
- torsi
-
noun,
a plural of torso.
- Torte
-
noun,
a rich cake, especially one containing little or no flour, usually made with eggs and ground nuts or bread crumbs.
- snare
-
noun,
a device, often consisting of a noose, for capturing small game.
- torts
-
noun,
a wrongful act, not including a breach of contract or trust, that results in injury to another's person, property, reputation, or the like, and for which the injured party is entitled to compensation.
- octan
-
noun,
an octan fever.
- octa-
-
- ocrea
-
noun,
a sheathing part, as a pair of stipules united about a stem.
- orate
-
verb (used with or without object),
to deliver an oration; speak pompously; declaim.
- Soane
-
noun,
Sir John, 1753–1837, English architect.
- toner
-
noun,
a person or thing that tones.
- OSCAR
-
noun,
a word used in communications to represent the letter O.
- races
-
noun,
a contest of speed, as in running, riding, driving, or sailing.
- Otter
-
noun,
any of several aquatic, furbearing, weasellike mammals of the genus Lutra and related genera, having webbed feet and a long, slightly flattened tail.
- Soter
-
noun,
Saint, pope a.d. 166?–175?.
- ottar
-
noun,
attar (def 1).
- stria
-
noun,
a slight or narrow furrow, ridge, stripe, or streak, especially one of a number in parallel arrangement:
- Stoat
-
noun,
the ermine, Mustela erminea, especially when in brown summer pelage.
- Ostia
-
noun,
a town in central Italy, SW of Rome: ruins from 4th century b.c.; site of ancient port of Rome.
- oste-
-
- osier
-
noun,
any of various willows, as the red osier, having tough, flexible twigs or branches that are used for wickerwork.
- titer
-
noun,
the strength of a solution as determined by titration with a standard substance.
- scat-
-
- 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.
- Oscan
-
noun,
one of an ancient people of south-central Italy.
- totes
-
noun,
the act or course of toting.
- ornis
-
noun,
an avifauna.
- ornes
-
noun,
a department in NW France. 2372 sq. mi. (6145 sq. km). Capital: Alençon.
- titis
-
noun,
any of various small reddish or grayish monkeys of the genus Callicebus, of South America.
- sonic
-
adjective,
of or relating to sound.
- Titos
-
noun,
Marshal (Josip Broz) 1891–1980, president of Yugoslavia 1953–80.
- titre
-
noun,
titer.
- Sonia
-
noun,
a female given name, Russian form of Sophia.
- toast
-
noun,
sliced bread that has been browned by dry heat.
- Stoic
-
noun,
a member or adherent of the Stoic school of philosophy.
- Orcas
-
noun,
the killer whale, Orcinus orca.
- SONAR
-
noun,
a method for detecting and locating objects submerged in water by echolocation.
- toise
-
noun,
an old French unit of length equivalent to 6.395 feet (1.949 meters).
- Tosca
-
noun,
an opera (1900) by Giacomo Puccini.
- Trace
-
noun,
a surviving mark, sign, or evidence of the former existence, influence, or action of some agent or event; vestige:
- toti-
-
- since
-
adverb,
from then till now (often preceded by ever):
- Nitti
-
noun,
Francesco Saverio [frahn-ches-kaw sah-ve-ryaw] /frɑnˈtʃɛs kɔ sɑˈvɛ ryɔ/ (Show IPA), 1868–1953, Italian lawyer, statesman, and economist.
- 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.
- seti-
-
- Satie
-
noun,
Erik Alfred Leslie [e-reek al-fred les-lee] /ɛˈrik alˈfrɛd lɛsˈli/ (Show IPA), 1866–1925, French composer.
- tries
-
noun,
plural of try.
- trine
-
noun,
a set or group of three; triad.
- Siren
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. one of several sea nymphs, part woman and part bird, who lure mariners to destruction by their seductive singing.
- trios
-
noun,
a musical composition for three voices or instruments.
- 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.
- Seton
-
noun,
a thread or the like inserted beneath the skin to provide drainage or to guide subsequent passage of a tube.
- nitre
-
noun,
niter.
- Sino-
-
- nitr-
-
- trice
-
noun,
a very short time; an instant:
- trite
-
adjective,
lacking in freshness or effectiveness because of constant use or excessive repetition; hackneyed; stale:
- Sinai
-
noun,
Also called Sinai Peninsula. a peninsula in NE Egypt, at the N end of the Red Sea between the Gulfs of Suez and Aqaba. 230 miles (370 km) long.
- Niter
-
noun,
potassium nitrate.
- trois
-
noun,
the number 3.
- 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.
- scant
-
adverb,
Scot. and North England Dialect. scarcely; barely; hardly.
- Nisei
-
noun,
a person of Japanese descent, born and educated in the U.S. or Canada.
- Niort
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Deux-Sèvres, in W France.
- 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.
- Siena
-
noun,
a city in Tuscany, in central Italy, S of Florence: cathedral.
- trots
-
noun,
the gait of a horse, dog, or other quadruped, when trotting.
- Tsana
-
noun,
Lake. Tana, Lake.
- noct-
-
- sitar
-
noun,
a lute of India with a small, pear-shaped body and a long, broad, fretted neck.
- TIROS
-
noun,
one of a series of satellites for transmitting television pictures of the earth's cloud cover.
- sito-
-
- ocean
-
noun,
the vast body of salt water that covers almost three fourths of the earth's surface.
- Satan
-
noun,
the chief evil spirit; the great adversary of humanity; the devil.
- Tract
-
noun,
an expanse or area of land, water, etc.; region; stretch.
- Oates
-
noun,
Joyce Carol, born 1938, U.S. novelist and short-story writer.
- train
-
noun,
Railroads. a self-propelled, connected group of rolling stock.
- oater
-
noun,
a movie, television show, etc., about the frontier days of the U.S. West; western; horse opera.
- oaten
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or made of oats.
- Stone
-
noun,
the hard substance, formed of mineral matter, of which rocks consist.
- trait
-
noun,
a distinguishing characteristic or quality, especially of one's personal nature:
- notes
-
noun,
a brief record of something written down to assist the memory or for future reference.
- senti
-
noun,
a monetary unit of Tanzania, the 100th part of a shilling; cent.
- serac
-
noun,
a large irregularity of glacial ice, as a pinnacle found in glacial crevasses and formed by melting or movement of the ice.
- serai
-
noun,
(in Eastern countries) a caravansary.
- sero-
-
- Norse
-
noun,
(used with a plural verb) the Norwegians, especially the ancient Norwegians.
- treas
-
- TREAT
-
noun,
entertainment, food, drink, etc., given by way of compliment or as an expression of friendly regard.
- scart
-
verb (used with or without object),
to scratch, scrape, mark, or scar.
- Trent
-
noun,
Italian Trento. Ancient Tridentum. a city in N Italy, on the Adige River.
- noria
-
noun,
a device consisting of a series of buckets on a wheel, used in Spain and the East for raising water.
- Seric
-
- trets
-
noun,
(formerly) an allowance for waste, after deduction for tare.
- triac
-
noun,
a type of thyristor designed for electronic control of the current supplied to a circuit, used especially in dimmers for lighting systems.
- noise
-
noun,
sound, especially of a loud, harsh, or confused kind:
- scare
-
noun,
a sudden fright or alarm, especially with little or no reason.
- serin
-
noun,
a small finch, Serinus serinus, of Europe and northern Africa, closely related to the canary.
- 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.
- Srta.
-
- tires
-
noun,
British Dialect. fatigue.
- Stern
-
noun,
the after part of a vessel (often opposed to stem).
- Taino
-
noun,
a member of an extinct Arawakan Indian tribe of the West Indies.
- 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.
- Taine
-
noun,
Hippolyte Adolphe [ee-paw-leet a-dawlf] /i pɔˈlit aˈdɔlf/ (Show IPA), 1828–93, French literary critic and historian.
- tarot
-
noun,
any of a set of 22 playing cards bearing allegorical representations, used for fortunetelling and as trump cards in tarok.
- reni-
-
- 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.
- reist
-
verb (used without object),
reest2 .
- reins
-
noun,
Often, reins. a leather strap, fastened to each end of the bit of a bridle, by which the rider or driver controls a horse or other animal by pulling so as to exert pressure on the bit.
- scion
-
noun,
a descendant.
- Scone
-
noun,
a small, light, biscuitlike quick bread made of oatmeal, wheat flour, barley meal, or the like.
- recta
-
noun,
a plural of rectum.
- tacts
-
noun,
a keen sense of what to say or do to avoid giving offense; skill in dealing with difficult or delicate situations.
- resit
-
noun,
a test or examination that is retaken.
- RECON
-
noun,
reconnaissance.
- rotes
-
noun,
routine; a fixed, habitual, or mechanical course of procedure:
- Recit
-
- rotte
-
noun,
rote2 .
- tarts
-
noun,
a small pie filled with cooked fruit or other sweetened preparation, usually having no top crust.
- taste
-
noun,
the act of tasting food or drink.
- score
-
noun,
the record of points or strokes made by the competitors in a game or match.
- ta-ta
-
interjection,
goodbye.
- reata
-
noun,
riata.
- Tatar
-
noun,
a member of a modern Turkic people living in the Tatar Autonomous Republic and adjacent regions of eastern European Russia and in widely scattered communities in western Siberia and central Asia.
- tater
-
noun,
potato.
- tacos
-
noun,
Mexican Cookery. an often crisply fried tortilla folded over and filled, as with seasoned chopped meat, lettuce, tomatoes, and cheese.
- 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.
- 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.
- teats
-
noun,
the protuberance on the breast or udder in female mammals, except the monotremes, through which the milk ducts discharge; nipple or mammilla.
- Stent
-
noun,
Medicine/Medical. a small, expandable tube used for inserting in a blocked vessel or other part.
- taint
-
noun,
a trace of something bad, offensive, or harmful.
- ster.
-
- roast
-
noun,
roasted meat or a piece of roasted meat, as a piece of beef or veal of a quantity and shape for slicing into more than one portion.
- roans
-
noun,
a horse or other animal with a roan coat.
- 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.
- sceat
-
noun,
a silver Anglo-Saxon coin of the 7th and 8th centuries, sometimes including an amount of gold.
- Rosie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Rose.
- rinse
-
noun,
an act or instance of rinsing.
- Rieti
-
noun,
Vittorio [veet-taw-ryaw] /vitˈtɔ ryɔ/ (Show IPA), 1898–1994, U.S. composer, born in Italy.
- Taira
-
noun,
a member of a powerful family in Japan that ruled the country 1160–85.
- 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.
- Tanis
-
noun,
an ancient city in Lower Egypt, in the Nile delta.
- scena
-
noun,
an extended operatic vocal solo, usually including an aria and a recitative.
- tarns
-
noun,
a small mountain lake or pool, especially one in a cirque.
- ricin
-
noun,
a white, poisonous, protein powder from the bean of the castor-oil plant.
- tains
-
noun,
a thin tin plate.
- rices
-
noun,
the starchy seeds or grain of an annual marsh grass, Oryza sativa, cultivated in warm climates and used for food.
- scent
-
noun,
a distinctive odor, especially when agreeable:
- riata
-
noun,
a lariat.
- Tanta
-
noun,
a city in N Egypt, in the Nile delta.
- tanto
-
adverb,
(of a musical direction) too much; so much.
- riant
-
adjective,
laughing; smiling; cheerful.
- Stein
-
noun,
a mug, usually earthenware, especially for beer.
- Tarai
-
noun,
Terai.
- tares
-
noun,
any of various vetches, especially Vicia sativa.
- Tarne
-
noun,
(in the Iliad) Sardis.
- tears
-
- tecta
-
noun,
a rooflike structure.
- Tiran
-
noun,
Strait of, a navigable waterway between the N Red Sea and the Gulf of Aqaba.
- scatt
-
noun,
scat5 .
- raise
-
noun,
an increase in amount, as of wages:
- 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).
- testa
-
noun,
the outer, usually hard, integument or coat of a seed.
- stane
-
noun, adjective, adverb, verb (used with object),
stone.
- store
-
noun,
an establishment where merchandise is sold, usually on a retail basis.
- Teton
-
noun,
the westernmost branch of the Dakota Indians.
- stair
-
noun,
one of a flight or series of steps for going from one level to another, as in a building.
- 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.
- raias
-
noun,
rayah.
- tiara
-
noun,
a jeweled, ornamental coronet worn by women.
- Santa
-
noun,
Santa Claus.
- stain
-
noun,
a discoloration produced by foreign matter having penetrated into or chemically reacted with a material; a spot not easily removed.
- stint
-
noun,
a period of time spent doing something:
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- tinea
-
noun,
any of several skin diseases caused by fungi; ringworm.
- 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.
- racon
-
noun,
radar beacon.
- tines
-
noun,
a sharp, projecting point or prong, as of a fork.
- Tinia
-
noun,
the chief god of the Etruscans, with powers similar to those of Zeus.
- sect.
-
- sarc-
-
- tints
-
noun,
a color or a variety of a color; hue.
- roset
-
noun,
resin; rosin.
- stare
-
noun,
a staring gaze; a fixed look with the eyes wide open:
- taces
-
noun,
tasset.
- tenia
-
noun,
taenia.
- ratio
-
noun,
the relation between two similar magnitudes with respect to the number of times the first contains the second:
- react
-
verb (used with object),
to act or perform again.
- tacit
-
adjective,
understood without being openly expressed; implied:
- saice
-
noun,
syce.
- teno-
-
- tenor
-
noun,
the course of thought or meaning that runs through something written or spoken; purport; drift.
- scorn
-
noun,
open or unqualified contempt; disdain:
- Scot.
-
- ratos
-
noun,
rocket-assisted takeoff.
- Saint
-
noun,
any of certain persons of exceptional holiness of life, formally recognized as such by the Christian Church, especially by canonization.
- Saite
-
noun,
a native or citizen of Saïs.
- tents
-
noun,
a portable shelter of skins, canvas, plastic, or the like, supported by one or more poles or a frame and often secured by ropes fastened to pegs in the ground.
- sanit
-
- State
-
noun,
the condition of a person or thing, as with respect to circumstances or attributes:
- ranis
-
noun,
ranee.
- tera-
-
- rates
-
noun,
the amount of a charge or payment with reference to some basis of calculation:
- Terai
-
noun,
a marshy lowland area in N India and S Nepal, between the Ganges and the foothills of the Himalayas.
- tacet
-
verb (imperative),
be silent (directing an instrument or voice not to play or sing).
- Scott
-
noun,
Barbara Ann, 1928–2012, Canadian figure skater.
- stat.
-
- terna
-
noun,
a list of three names submitted to the pope as recommended to fill a vacant bishopric or benefice.
- start
-
noun,
a beginning of an action, journey, etc.
- Terni
-
noun,
a city in central Italy.
- ratan
-
noun,
rattan.
- rason
-
noun,
a long, loose, black gown with wide sleeves, worn by the clergy.
- rants
-
noun,
ranting, extravagant, or violent declamation.
- rect.
-
- cine-
-
- Conte
-
noun,
count2 .
- 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.
- arian
-
noun,
an adherent of Arianism.
- areo-
-
- ARENA
-
noun,
the oval space in the center of a Roman amphitheater for gladiatorial combats or other performances.
- Areca
-
noun,
any tropical Asian palm of the genus Areca, as the betel palm.
- earns
-
verb (used with object),
to gain or get in return for one's labor or service:
- Eaton
-
noun,
Theophilus, 1590–1658, English colonist and colonial administrator in America.
- 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.
- Arica
-
noun,
a seaport in N Chile.
- 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.
- econ.
-
- ecto-
-
- 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.
- enact
-
verb (used with object),
to make into an act or statute:
- antre
-
noun,
a cavern; cave.
- Astor
-
noun,
John Jacob, 1763–1848, U.S. capitalist and fur merchant.
- arias
-
noun,
an air or melody.
- Aries
-
noun,
Astronomy. the Ram, a zodiacal constellation between Pisces and Taurus.
- entia
-
noun,
plural of ens.
- crate
-
noun,
a slatted wooden box or framework for packing, shopping, or storing fruit, furniture, glassware, crockery, etc.
- Corse
-
noun,
corpse.
- Corti
-
noun,
Alfonso [al-fon-soh;; Italian ahl-fawn-saw] /ælˈfɒn soʊ;; Italian ɑlˈfɔn sɔ/ (Show IPA), 1822–76, Italian anatomist.
- coset
-
noun,
a subset of a group, formed by the consistent operation of a given element of the group on the left or right of all the elements of a subgroup of the group.
- Costa
-
noun,
a rib or riblike part.
- cotes
-
noun,
a shelter, coop, or small shed for sheep, pigs, pigeons, etc.
- cotta
-
noun,
a surplice.
- Crane
-
noun,
any large wading bird of the family Gruidae, characterized by long legs, bill, and neck and an elevated hind toe.
- Creon
-
noun,
a king of Thebes, the brother of Jocasta and the uncle of Eteocles, Polynices, and Antigone.
- Arion
-
noun,
flourished 7th century b.c, Greek poet: inventor of the dithyramb.
- crest
-
noun,
the highest part of a hill or mountain range; summit.
- cries
-
noun,
the act or sound of crying; any loud utterance or exclamation; a shout, scream, or wail.
- crine
-
noun,
hair; head of hair.
- crit.
-
- Croat
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Croatia; Croatian.
- crone
-
noun,
a withered, witchlike old woman.
- arise
-
verb (used without object),
to get up from sitting, lying, or kneeling; rise:
- Ensor
-
noun,
James, 1860–1949, Belgian painter.
- ento-
-
- coria
-
noun,
plural of corium.
- incor
-
- anear
-
adverb, preposition,
near.
- ancre
-
adjective,
having the end of each limb divided and carved outward like the flukes of an anchor; moline:
- Iceni
-
noun,
an ancient Celtic tribe of eastern England, whose queen, Boadicea, headed an insurrection against the Romans in a.d. 61.
- ician
-
- icons
-
- Inari
-
noun,
Lake, a lake in NE Finland. About 500 sq. mi. (1295 sq. km).
- 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.
- incr.
-
- Aneto
-
noun,
Pi·co de [pee-kaw th e] /ˈpi kɔ ðɛ/ (Show IPA). Spanish name of Pic de Néthou.
- anat.
-
- inert
-
adjective,
having no inherent power of action, motion, or resistance (opposed to active):
- init.
-
- inset
-
noun,
something inserted; insert.
- inst.
-
- intr.
-
- Aisne
-
noun,
a river in N France, flowing NW and W to the Oise. 175 miles (280 km) long.
- IATSE
-
- anis-
-
- antis
-
noun,
a person who is opposed to a particular practice, party, policy, action, etc.
- 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.
- antic
-
noun,
Usually, antics.
a playful trick or prank; caper.
a grotesque, fantastic, or ludicrous gesture, act, or posture.
- anti-
-
- antes
-
noun,
Poker. a fixed but arbitrary stake put into the pot by each player before the deal.
- 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.
- ante-
-
- antas
-
noun,
a privately supported organization, chartered by Congress in 1935, for the encouragement and advancement of professional and nonprofessional theater.
- Erato
-
noun,
the Muse of love poetry.
- ERISA
-
noun,
Employee Retirement Income Security Act.
- anise
-
noun,
a Mediterranean plant, Pimpinella anisum, of the parsley family, having loose umbrels of small yellowish-white flowers that yield aniseed.
- 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.
- Ansar
-
noun,
the first inhabitants of Medina to accept Islam.
- anoia
-
noun,
extreme mental deficiency.
- estoc
-
noun,
a thrusting sword of the 13th–17th centuries having a long, narrow blade of rectangular section.
- 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.
- etnas
-
noun,
Mount, an active volcano in E Sicily. 10,758 feet (3280 meters).
- Anita
-
noun,
a female given name: Spanish form of Anna.
- 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.
- cores
-
- Ionia
-
noun,
an ancient region on the W coast of Asia Minor and on adjacent islands in the Aegean: colonized by the ancient Greeks.
- Caren
-
noun,
a female given name.
- canst
-
noun,
a sealed container for food, beverages, etc., as of aluminum, sheet iron coated with tin, or other metal:
- Cant.
-
- canto
-
noun,
one of the main or larger divisions of a long poem.
- cants
-
noun,
insincere, especially conventional expressions of enthusiasm for high ideals, goodness, or piety.
- 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.
- cares
-
noun,
a state of mind in which one is troubled; worry, anxiety, or concern:
- 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.
- caret
-
noun,
a mark (‸) made in written or printed matter to show the place where something is to be inserted.
- Caria
-
noun,
an ancient district in SW Asia Minor.
- ASEAN
-
- Carie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Caroline.
- Carin
-
noun,
a female given name.
- carne
-
noun,
Marcel [mahr-sel;; French mar-sel] /mɑrˈsɛl;; French marˈsɛl/ (Show IPA), 1909–1996, French film director.
- carns
-
noun,
cairn.
- Canso
-
noun,
Cape, a cape in SE Canada, the NE extremity of Nova Scotia.
- canes
-
noun,
a stick or short staff used to assist one in walking; walking stick.
- Carte
-
noun,
(italics) French. menu; bill of fare.
Compare à la carte.
- Attic
-
noun,
the part of a building, especially of a house, directly under a roof; garret.
- Aston
-
noun,
Francis William, 1877–1945, English physicist and chemist: Nobel Prize in Chemistry 1922.
- astir
-
adjective,
moving or stirring, especially with much activity or excitement:
- ation
-
- atone
-
verb (used with object),
to make amends for; expiate:
- 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.
- aster
-
noun,
any composite plant of the genus Aster, having rays varying from white or pink to blue around a yellow disk.
- attar
-
noun,
Also, atar, athar, ottar, otto. a perfume or essential oil obtained from flowers or petals.
- atto-
-
- caner
-
noun,
a person who works with cane, especially one who produces canework for chairs.
- Asine
-
noun,
an ancient town in S Greece, on the Gulf of Argolis.
- Asian
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Asia, or a person of Asian descent.
- caine
-
noun,
(Sir Thomas Henry) Hall, 1853–1931, English novelist.
- cains
-
noun,
Scot. and Irish English. rent paid in kind, especially a percentage of a farm crop.
- cairn
-
noun,
a heap of stones set up as a landmark, monument, tombstone, etc.
- Cairo
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Egypt, in the N part on the E bank of the Nile.
- Canea
-
noun,
a seaport on and the capital of Crete, on the W part.
- carse
-
noun,
bottom land.
- carts
-
noun,
a heavy two-wheeled vehicle, commonly without springs, drawn by mules, oxen, or the like, used for the conveyance of heavy goods.
- arose
-
verb,
simple past tense of arise.
- coast
-
noun,
the land next to the sea; seashore:
- 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.
- cines
-
noun,
a film; motion picture.
- cions
-
noun,
scion (def 2).
- cires
-
noun,
a brilliant, highly glazed surface produced on fabrics by subjecting them to a wax, heat, and calendering treatment.
- cites
-
noun,
citation (defs 7, 8).
- Artie
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Arthur.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- Coats
-
noun,
an outer garment with sleeves, covering at least the upper part of the body:
- coins
-
noun,
a piece of metal stamped and issued by the authority of a government for use as money.
- coirs
-
noun,
the prepared fiber of the husk of the coconut fruit, used in making rope, matting, etc.
- Cons.
-
- Const
-
- cont.
-
- Corea
-
noun,
Armando Anthony [ahr-mahn-doh] /ɑrˈmɑn doʊ/ (Show IPA), ("Chick") born 1941, U.S. jazz pianist and composer.
- ASCII
-
noun,
a standard code, consisting of 128 7-bit combinations, for characters stored in a computer or to be transmitted between computers.
- Cesti
-
noun,
Marcantonio [mahr-kahn-taw-nyaw] /ˌmɑr kɑnˈtɔ nyɔ/ (Show IPA), 1623–69, Italian composer.
- 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.
- 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: ¢.
- cata-
-
- cater
-
verb (used with object),
to provide food and service for:
- Cates
-
noun,
a choice food;delicacy; dainty.
- Ceara
-
noun,
Fortaleza.
- Cenis
-
noun,
Mont, a mountain pass between SE France and Italy, in the Alps. 6834 feet (2083 meters) high.
- cent.
-
- CENTO
-
noun,
a piece of writing, especially a poem, composed wholly of quotations from the works of other authors.
- 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.
- 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.
- ascon
-
noun,
a type of sponge having an oval shape and a thin body wall with pores leading directly into the spongocoel.
- ceras
-
noun,
(in prescriptions) wax.
- asco-
-
- 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.
- cero-
-
- ceros
-
noun,
a large Atlantic and Gulf Coast mackerel game fish, Scomberomorus regalis.
- cert.
-
- airts
-
noun,
a direction.
- astr.
-
- Ionic
-
noun,
Prosody. an Ionic foot, verse, or meter.
- Irina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Irons
-
noun,
Jeremy (John) born 1948, English actor.
- Actor
-
noun,
a person who acts in stage plays, motion pictures, television broadcasts, etc.
- 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.
- nacre
-
noun,
mother-of-pearl.
- Aetna
-
noun,
Mount. Etna, Mount.
- naira
-
noun,
a paper money and monetary unit of Nigeria, equal to 100 kobo: replaced the pound in 1973.
- narcs
-
noun,
a government agent or detective charged with the enforcement of laws restricting the use of narcotics.
- Aaron
-
noun,
the older brother of Moses, usually regarded as the first high priest of the Hebrews. Ex. 28; 40:13–16.
- nares
-
plural noun,
the nostrils or the nasal passages.
- Nasca
-
adjective,
Nazca.
- naso-
-
- irate
-
adjective,
angry; enraged:
- nates
-
noun,
buttocks; rump.
- Natta
-
noun,
Giulio [joo-lyaw] /ˈdʒu lyɔ/ (Show IPA), 1903–79, Italian chemist and engineer: Nobel Prize in chemistry 1963.
- Iran.
-
- Aesir
-
noun,
the principal race of gods, led by Odin and living at Asgard.
- aero-
-
- nears
-
- aecia
-
noun,
the fruiting body of rust fungi, which bears chainlike or stalked spores.
- Acton
-
noun,
a quilted garment worn under mail in the 13th and 14th centuries; gambeson.
- Actis
-
noun,
a son of Rhoda and Helius who, when banished from his home for fratricide, fled to Egypt, where he taught astrology. The Colossus of Rhodes was built in his honor.
- actos
-
- iters
-
noun,
a canal or passage.
- ition
-
- acron
-
noun,
the unsegmented, preoral portion of the body of an arthropod.
- acro-
-
- acorn
-
noun,
the typically ovoid fruit or nut of an oak, enclosed at the base by a cupule.
- Isaac
-
noun,
a son of Abraham and Sarah, and father of Jacob. Gen. 21:1–4.
- 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.
- Isiac
-
adjective,
of or relating to Isis or the worship of Isis.
- acet-
-
- 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.
- acari
-
noun,
plural of acarus.
- aeri-
-
- Aeria
-
noun,
an area in the northern hemisphere of Mars.
- iotas
-
noun,
a very small quantity; jot; whit.
- istic
-
- nerts
-
interjection,
nuts (def 1).
- 30-30
-
- neat
-
noun,
an animal of the genus Bos; a bovine, as a cow or ox.
- Taos
-
noun,
a Tanoan language spoken in two villages in New Mexico.
- sice
-
noun,
syce.
- tent
-
noun,
a portable shelter of skins, canvas, plastic, or the like, supported by one or more poles or a frame and often secured by ropes fastened to pegs in the ground.
- Sian
-
noun,
Older Spelling. Xian.
- Asti
-
noun,
a city in the Piedmont region of Italy, S of Turin: center of wine-producing region.
- art.
-
- sett
-
noun,
Also called pitcher. a small, rectangular paving stone.
- acea
-
- coat
-
noun,
an outer garment with sleeves, covering at least the upper part of the body:
- Acis
-
noun,
the lover of Galatea, killed by Polyphemus out of jealousy.
- tart
-
noun,
a small pie filled with cooked fruit or other sweetened preparation, usually having no top crust.
- Seta
-
noun,
a stiff hair; bristle or bristlelike part.
- Sert
-
noun,
José María [haw-se mah-ree-ah] /hɔˈsɛ mɑˈri ɑ/ (Show IPA), 1876–1945, Spanish painter.
- coin
-
noun,
a piece of metal stamped and issued by the authority of a government for use as money.
- Trio
-
noun,
a musical composition for three voices or instruments.
- coir
-
noun,
the prepared fiber of the husk of the coconut fruit, used in making rope, matting, etc.
- 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.
- Con.
-
- Seri
-
noun,
a member of an American Indian people of western Sonora state, Mexico, on the Gulf of California.
- atic
-
- Sina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- tens
-
noun,
a self-operated portable device used to treat chronic pain by sending electrical impulses through electrodes placed over the painful area.
- trit
-
- asc-
-
- site
-
noun,
the position or location of a town, building, etc., especially as to its environment:
- cion
-
noun,
scion (def 2).
- SITA
-
noun,
(in the Ramayana) the wife of Ramachandra, abducted by Ravana and later rescued.
- ator
-
- Asat
-
noun,
(in Vedic mythology) the realm of nonexistence, populated by demons.
Compare sat2 (def 1).
- cir.
-
- cire
-
noun,
a brilliant, highly glazed surface produced on fabrics by subjecting them to a wax, heat, and calendering treatment.
- sire
-
noun,
the male parent of a quadruped.
- NTIA
-
- tans
-
noun,
the brown color imparted to the skin by exposure to the sun or open air.
- Sion
-
noun,
a town in and the capital of Valais, in SW Switzerland.
- cis-
-
- cist
-
noun,
a box or chest, especially for sacred utensils.
- 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.
- 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.
- NICE
-
noun,
a port in and the capital of Alpes-Maritimes, in SE France, on the Mediterranean: resort.
- cit.
-
- cite
-
noun,
citation (defs 7, 8).
- 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.
- Tara
-
noun,
a village in the NE Republic of Ireland, NW of Dublin: home of the ancient Irish kings (Hill of Tara)
- Sera
-
noun,
a plural of serum.
- Tarn
-
noun,
a small mountain lake or pool, especially one in a cirque.
- Arno
-
noun,
Peter (Curtis Arnoux Peters) 1904–68, U.S. cartoonist and author.
- scr.
-
- cose
-
verb (used without object),
coze.
- atar
-
noun,
attar (def 1).
- Cost
-
noun,
the price paid to acquire, produce, accomplish, or maintain anything:
- ocas
-
noun,
a wood sorrel, Oxalis tuberosa, of the Andes, cultivated in South America for its edible tubers.
- Arne
-
noun,
Thomas Augustine, 1710–78, English composer of operas and songs.
- Cote
-
noun,
a shelter, coop, or small shed for sheep, pigs, pigeons, etc.
- iter
-
noun,
a canal or passage.
- 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.
- crat
-
- 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.
- sci.
-
- Acta
-
plural noun,
official records, as of acts, deeds, proceedings, transactions, or the like.
- Aire
-
- att.
-
- Oct.
-
- 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.
- tars
-
noun,
any of various dark-colored viscid products obtained by the destructive distillation of certain organic substances, as coal or wood.
- itis
-
- Aron
-
noun,
a male given name.
- ter.
-
- acr-
-
- oast
-
noun,
a kiln for drying hops or malt.
- sent
-
noun,
a coin of Estonia until the euro was adopted, the 100th part of a kroon.
- ates
-
- 1080
-
- Aten
-
noun,
Aton.
- arse
-
noun,
ass2 (defs 1, 2).
- Cor.
-
- Cora
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. Kore.
- 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.
- Sean
-
noun,
a male given name, form of John.
- 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.
- 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.
- Tare
-
noun,
any of various vetches, especially Vicia sativa.
- 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.
- OATS
-
noun,
a cereal grass, Avena sativa, cultivated for its edible seed.
- sec.
-
- Cort
-
- 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.
- sear
-
noun,
a mark or scar made by searing.
- ciao
-
interjection,
(used as a word of greeting or parting): hello; goodbye; so long; see you later.
- 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.
- asci
-
noun,
plural of ascus.
- NASA
-
noun,
National Aeronautics and Space Administration.
- Tate
-
noun,
Sir Henry, 1819–99, English merchant and philanthropist: founder of an art gallery (Tate Gallery) in London, England.
- Stir
-
noun,
the act of stirring or moving.
- 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).
- Nasi
-
noun,
the head or president of the Sanhedrin.
- stet
-
verb (used with object),
to mark (a manuscript, printer's proof, etc.) with the word “stet” or with dots as a direction to let cancelled material remain.
- nisi
-
adjective,
not yet final or absolute (used, especially in law, to indicate that a judgment or decree will become final on a particular date unless set aside or invalidated by certain specified contingencies):
- Carn
-
noun,
cairn.
- noes
-
noun,
an utterance of the word “no.”.
- neo-
-
- NOAA
-
- CART
-
noun,
a heavy two-wheeled vehicle, commonly without springs, drawn by mules, oxen, or the like, used for the conveyance of heavy goods.
- noir
-
adjective,
black; noting the black numbers in roulette.
- tain
-
noun,
a thin tin plate.
- asea
-
adjective, adverb,
to or toward the sea; seaward.
- Casa
-
noun,
a house.
- Asir
-
noun,
a district in SW Saudi Arabia.
- CASE
-
noun,
an instance of the occurrence, existence, etc., of something:
- Ste.
-
- cast
-
noun,
act of casting or throwing.
- stoa
-
noun,
Greek Architecture. a portico, usually a detached portico of considerable length, that is used as a promenade or meeting place.
- CARE
-
noun,
a state of mind in which one is troubled; worry, anxiety, or concern:
- cat.
-
- NCTE
-
- Can.
-
- taco
-
noun,
Mexican Cookery. an often crisply fried tortilla folded over and filled, as with seasoned chopped meat, lettuce, tomatoes, and cheese.
- Tace
-
noun,
tasset.
- tats
-
verb (used with or without object),
to do, or make by, tatting.
- Cana
-
noun,
an ancient town in N Israel, in Galilee: scene of Jesus' first miracle. John 2:1, 11.
- cane
-
noun,
a stick or short staff used to assist one in walking; walking stick.
- tsar
-
noun,
czar.
- Cain
-
noun,
Scot. and Irish English. rent paid in kind, especially a percentage of a farm crop.
- NCAA
-
- Nast
-
noun,
Thomas, 1840–1902, U.S. illustrator and cartoonist.
- Aser
-
noun,
Asher (def 1).
- NATS
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Nathan or Nathaniel.
- NATO
-
noun,
an organization formed in Washington, D.C. (1949), comprising the 12 nations of the Atlantic Pact together with Greece, Turkey, and the Federal Republic of Germany, for the purpose of collective defense against aggression.
- tact
-
noun,
a keen sense of what to say or do to avoid giving offense; skill in dealing with difficult or delicate situations.
- Trot
-
noun,
the gait of a horse, dog, or other quadruped, when trotting.
- Cara
-
noun,
a female given name: from an Italian word meaning “dear one.”.
- str.
-
- stot
-
noun,
a springing gait of certain bovids, as gazelles and antelopes, used especially when running in alarm from a predator.
- nits
-
noun,
the egg of a parasitic insect, especially of a louse, often attached to a hair or a fiber of clothing.
- Nor.
-
- Nora
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Honora.
- Nier
-
noun,
Alfred Otto Carl, 1911–1994, U.S. physicist.
- 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.
- CERN
-
- Tane
-
noun,
a Polynesian god of fertility.
- sore
-
noun,
a sore spot or place on the body.
- NACA
-
- sora
-
noun,
a small, short-billed rail, Porzana carolina, of marshy areas of North America.
- note
-
noun,
a brief record of something written down to assist the memory or for future reference.
- ARCS
-
noun,
Geometry. any unbroken part of the circumference of a circle or other curved line.
- Soni
-
- tRNA
-
- sort
-
noun,
a particular kind, species, variety, class, or group, distinguished by a common character or nature:
- ten.
-
- Tena
-
noun,
Koyukon.
- SOAR
-
noun,
an act or instance of soaring.
- cet-
-
- snot
-
noun,
Vulgar. mucus from the nose.
- Ceta
-
noun,
Comprehensive Employment and Training Act.
- nots
-
noun,
a Boolean operator that returns a positive result if its operand is negative and a negative result if its operand is positive.
- Ceto
-
- snit
-
noun,
an agitated or irritated state.
- Tana
-
noun,
thana.
- Neri
-
noun,
Saint Philip (Filippo Neri) 1515–95, Italian priest: founder of Congregation of the Oratory.
- Cate
-
noun,
a choice food;delicacy; dainty.
- NIRA
-
- nori
-
noun,
a seaweed having a mildly sweet, salty taste, usually dried, used in Japanese cookery mainly as a wrap for sushi.
- narc
-
noun,
a government agent or detective charged with the enforcement of laws restricting the use of narcotics.
- 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.
- Catt
-
noun,
Carrie Chapman Lane, 1859–1947, U.S. leader in women's suffrage movements.
- Star
-
noun,
any of the heavenly bodies, except the moon, appearing as fixed luminous points in the sky at night.
- Nara
-
noun,
a city on S Honshu, in central Japan: chief Buddhist center of ancient Japan; first capital of Japan a.d. 710–84.
- cen.
-
- Stan
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Stanley.
- Naos
-
noun,
a temple.
- Nair
-
noun,
a group of Hindu castes in the Kerala region of India.
- tron
-
- nos-
-
- 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.
- attn
-
- 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.
- teat
-
noun,
the protuberance on the breast or udder in female mammals, except the monotremes, through which the milk ducts discharge; nipple or mammilla.
- not-
-
- Sra.
-
- cera
-
noun,
(in prescriptions) wax.
- nota
-
noun,
a dorsal plate or sclerite of the thorax of an insect.
- sori
-
noun,
plural of sorus.
- Cres
-
- tri-
-
- Etna
-
noun,
Mount, an active volcano in E Sicily. 10,758 feet (3280 meters).
- Reno
-
noun,
Informal. a renovation, as of a building or room.
- Iris
-
noun,
Anatomy. the contractile, circular diaphragm forming the colored portion of the eye and containing a circular opening, the pupil, in its center.
- ETAS
-
noun,
the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
- Rena
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Marina.
- reit
-
noun,
real-estate investment trust.
- etc.
-
- Reis
-
plural noun,
a former money of account of Portugal and Brazil.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- orcs
-
noun,
any of several cetaceans, as a grampus.
- Eton
-
noun,
a town in Berkshire, in S England, on the Thames River, W of London: the site of Eton College.
- recs
-
noun,
recreation.
- toea
-
noun,
a bronze coin and monetary unit of Papua New Guinea, the 100th part of a kina.
- Etta
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Henrietta.
- ano-
-
- Ire.
-
- tone
-
noun,
any sound considered with reference to its quality, pitch, strength, source, etc.:
- Orne
-
noun,
a department in NW France. 2372 sq. mi. (6145 sq. km). Capital: Alençon.
- Aiea
-
noun,
a town on S Oahu, in Hawaii.
- IAEA
-
- 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.
- est.
-
- anes
-
adverb,
once.
- Rice
-
noun,
the starchy seeds or grain of an annual marsh grass, Oryza sativa, cultivated in warm climates and used for food.
- ant.
-
- Riis
-
noun,
Jacob August, 1849–1914, U.S. journalist and social reformer, born in Denmark.
- RIIA
-
- Eric
-
noun,
Eric the Red.
- Orca
-
noun,
the killer whale, Orcinus orca.
- Erin
-
noun,
Literary. Ireland.
- 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.
- Eris
-
noun,
the ancient Greek goddess of discord and the sister of Ares: identified with the Roman goddess Discordia.
- Erna
-
noun,
a female given name: from an Old English word meaning “eagle.”.
- 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.
- rest
-
noun,
the refreshing quiet or repose of sleep:
- Eros
-
noun,
the ancient Greek god of love, identified by the Romans with Cupid.
- RIAS
-
noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- tret
-
noun,
(formerly) an allowance for waste, after deduction for tare.
- ANSI
-
- Tito
-
noun,
Marshal (Josip Broz) 1891–1980, president of Yugoslavia 1953–80.
- erst
-
adverb,
before the present time; formerly.
- 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.
- ansa
-
noun,
Archaeology. a looped handle, especially of a vase.
- tits
-
noun,
a titmouse.
- eso-
-
- iana
-
- Iasi
-
noun,
Romanian name of Jassy.
- aet.
-
- 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.
- INRI
-
- Rais
-
noun,
Gilles de, Retz, Gilles de Laval, Baron de.
- inro
-
noun,
a small lacquer box with compartments for medicines, cosmetics, etc., worn on the waist sash of the traditional Japanese costume.
- ins.
-
- 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).
- Raia
-
noun,
rayah.
- aits
-
noun,
a small island, especially in a river.
- tost
-
noun,
an act or instance of tossing.
- int.
-
- otic
-
adjective,
of or relating to the ear; auricular.
- Anas
-
- 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.
- tors
-
noun,
a rocky pinnacle; a peak of a bare or rocky mountain or hill.
- RACE
-
noun,
a contest of speed, as in running, riding, driving, or sailing.
- Otis
-
noun,
Elisha Graves, 1811–61, U.S. inventor.
- AISI
-
- tort
-
noun,
a wrongful act, not including a breach of contract or trust, that results in injury to another's person, property, reputation, or the like, and for which the injured party is entitled to compensation.
- 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 = .
- airt
-
noun,
a direction.
- airs
-
noun,
a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- Iona
-
noun,
an island in the Hebrides, off the W coast of Scotland: center of early Celtic Christianity.
- tote
-
noun,
the act or course of toting.
- Rani
-
noun,
ranee.
- IATA
-
- ance
-
- Toni
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Antoinette or Antonia.
- orts
-
noun,
Usually, orts. a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
- osar
-
noun,
plural of os3 .
- ICAO
-
- Ice.
-
- IRAS
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- ices
-
noun,
the solid form of water, produced by freezing; frozen water.
- RATO
-
noun,
rocket-assisted takeoff.
- torc
-
noun,
torque (def 4).
- Tore
-
noun,
a torus.
- rant
-
noun,
ranting, extravagant, or violent declamation.
- inae
-
- Inc.
-
- 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.
- rate
-
noun,
the amount of a charge or payment with reference to some basis of calculation:
- IOTA
-
noun,
a very small quantity; jot; whit.
- tots
-
noun,
a small child.
- rase
-
verb (used with object),
raze.
- rasa
-
noun,
(in Hindu aesthetics) flavor, sentiment, or emotion: regarded as one of the fundamental qualities of classical music, dance, and poetry.
- ains
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- Tori
-
noun,
plural of torus.
- Rina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- enc.
-
- 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.
- ctr.
-
- Sat.
-
- Tine
-
noun,
a sharp, projecting point or prong, as of a fork.
- 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.
- 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.
- cts.
-
- once
-
noun,
a single occasion; one time only:
- arca
-
noun,
a chest for valuables, used in medieval Spain and Italy.
- tint
-
noun,
a color or a variety of a color; hue.
- eco-
-
- 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.
- 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.
- sati
-
noun,
a Hindu practice whereby a widow immolates herself on the funeral pyre of her husband: now abolished by law.
- tion
-
- ACTS
-
noun,
anything done, being done, or to be done; deed; performance:
- aeon
-
noun,
(in Gnosticism) one of a class of powers or beings conceived as emanating from the Supreme Being and performing various functions in the operations of the universe.
- ect-
-
- Saco
-
noun,
a city in SW Maine.
- ANTA
-
noun,
a privately supported organization, chartered by Congress in 1935, for the encouragement and advancement of professional and nonprofessional theater.
- Roti
-
noun,
roast.
- East
-
noun,
a cardinal point of the compass, 90° to the right of north. Abbreviation: E.
- tics
-
noun,
Pathology.
a sudden, spasmodic, painless, involuntary muscular contraction, as of the face.
tic douloureux.
- area
-
noun,
any particular extent of space or surface; part:
- 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.
- EARN
-
verb (used with object),
to gain or get in return for one's labor or service:
- Oita
-
noun,
a seaport on NE Kyushu, in S Japan.
- 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.
- 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.
- sane
-
noun,
a private nationwide organization in the U.S., established in 1957, that opposes nuclear testing and advocates international peace.
- Aria
-
noun,
an air or melody.
- 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.
- tets
-
noun,
the Vietnamese New Year celebration, occurring during the first seven days of the first month of the lunar calendar.
- eats
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- TINA
-
noun,
a female given name.
- sain
-
verb (used with object),
to make the sign of the cross on, as for protection against evil influences.
- ARCO
-
adverb,
(of the performance of a passage for stringed instruments) with the bow.
- Onas
-
noun,
a member of a people of Tierra del Fuego.
- Ares
-
noun,
the ancient Greek god of war, a son of Zeus and Hera, identified by the Romans with Mars.
- ROTS
-
noun,
the process of rotting.
- tire
-
noun,
British Dialect. fatigue.
- Isar
-
noun,
a river in central Europe, flowing NE from W Austria through S Germany to the Danube River. 215 miles (345 km) long.
- roan
-
noun,
a horse or other animal with a roan coat.
- Rosa
-
noun,
Salvator [sahl-vah-tawr] /ˈsɑl vɑˌtɔr/ (Show IPA), 1615–73, Italian painter and poet.
- rote
-
noun,
routine; a fixed, habitual, or mechanical course of procedure:
- Oran
-
noun,
a seaport in NW Algeria.
- rocs
-
noun,
a bird of enormous size and strength.
- Roca
-
noun,
Cape, a cape in W Portugal, near Lisbon: the western extremity of continental Europe.
- aesc
-
noun,
ash2 (def 3).
- oras
-
noun,
plural of os2 .
- SCAN
-
noun,
an act or instance of scanning; close examination.
- scar
-
noun,
a mark left by a healed wound, sore, or burn.
- Tit.
-
- RNAS
-
- titi
-
noun,
any of various small reddish or grayish monkeys of the genus Callicebus, of South America.
- rite
-
noun,
a formal or ceremonial act or procedure prescribed or customary in religious or other solemn use:
- RITA
-
noun,
the Vedic concept of cosmic and social order.
- rit.
-
- 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.
- ARIS
-
- eons
-
noun,
an indefinitely long period of time; age.
- RONA
-
- ROSE
-
noun,
any of the wild or cultivated, usually prickly-stemmed, pinnate-leaved, showy-flowered shrubs of the genus Rosa.
Compare rose family.
- Ens.
-
- 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.
- Isin
-
noun,
an ancient Sumerian city in S Iraq: archaeological site.
- aer-
-
- 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.
- Enos
-
noun,
the son of Seth. Gen. 5:6.
- SARA
-
noun,
a member of a people of the Central African Republic.
- 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.
- iso-
-
- Isai
-
noun,
Jesse.
- Test
-
noun,
the means by which the presence, quality, or genuineness of anything is determined; a means of trial.
- Ont.
-
- TIC
-
noun,
Pathology.
a sudden, spasmodic, painless, involuntary muscular contraction, as of the face.
tic douloureux.
- TAT
-
verb (used with or without object),
to do, or make by, tatting.
- tot
-
noun,
a small child.
- tet
-
noun,
the Vietnamese New Year celebration, occurring during the first seven days of the first month of the lunar calendar.
- AIR
-
noun,
a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- TES
-
noun,
ti1 .
- ASN
-
- 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.
- ae.
-
- Aso
-
noun,
Mount, a volcanic mountain in Japan, in central Kyushu, noted for its vast caldera. 5223 feet (1593 meters).
- TSI
-
- ASR
-
- AEA
-
- 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.
- ast
-
- ACT
-
noun,
anything done, being done, or to be done; deed; performance:
- TIA
-
- ane
-
adjective, noun, pronoun,
one.
- ACS
-
- AIC
-
- ARA
-
noun,
the Altar, a southern constellation between Triangulum Australe and Scorpius.
- aor
-
- toe
-
noun,
one of the terminal digits of the human foot.
- ACE
-
noun,
a playing card or die marked with or having the value indicated by a single spot:
- AOA
-
- ase
-
- TNT
-
- Ar.
-
- ASA
-
noun,
a king of Judah, 913?–873? b.c. I Kings 15:8–24.
- ans
-
noun,
the Sumerian god of heaven: the counterpart of the Akkadian Anu.
- AAS
-
noun,
basaltic lava having a rough surface.
- AES
-
noun,
any of various early forms of bronze or copper money used in ancient Rome.
Compare as2 (def 1).
- Aar
-
- AAE
-
- Tro
-
- 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.
- ARC
-
noun,
Geometry. any unbroken part of the circumference of a circle or other curved line.
- AEC
-
- 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.
- ASI
-
- ANC
-
- TSE
-
- tr.
-
- ARS
-
- TCA
-
- TCS
-
- tra
-
- ANI
-
noun,
any of several black, tropical American cuckoos of the genus Crotophaga, having a compressed, bladelike bill.
- ac-
-
- 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.
- Tor
-
noun,
a rocky pinnacle; a peak of a bare or rocky mountain or hill.
- 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.
- Ain
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- AIA
-
- an.
-
- TEC
-
noun,
detective.
- 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:
- at.
-
- 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 = .
- in.
-
- ina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- rat
-
noun,
any of several long-tailed rodents of the family Muridae, of the genus Rattus and related genera, distinguished from the mouse by being larger.
- RAS
-
noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- ine
-
- RAN
-
noun,
a sea goddess who drags down ships and drowns sailors: the wife of Aegir.
- Rai
-
noun,
a style of Algerian popular music played on electric guitar, synthesizer, and percussion instruments.
- Rae
-
noun,
John, 1813–93, Scottish surgeon and Arctic explorer.
- IOC
-
- Re.
-
- ICA
-
noun,
Portuguese name of Putumayo.
- RCS
-
- OTS
-
- ote
-
- OTA
-
- ot-
-
- 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
-
- ose
-
- Ir.
-
- ier
-
- RCA
-
- IRC
-
- ETO
-
- rin
-
noun,
a money of account of Japan, the thousandth part of a yen or the tenth part of a sen.
- ERS
-
noun,
ervil.
- Ria
-
noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- ERT
-
- ESA
-
- Esc
-
- 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.
- ATA
-
- res
-
noun,
an object or thing; matter.
- ETR
-
- RCN
-
- ETS
-
- ics
-
- IRA
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- io-
-
- REC
-
noun,
recreation.
- Ia.
-
- ian
-
noun,
a male given name, Scottish form of John.
- IAS
-
- REA
-
- RCT
-
- ORT
-
noun,
Usually, orts. a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
- Ore
-
noun,
a metal-bearing mineral or rock, or a native metal, that can be mined at a profit.
- RNA
-
- NCO
-
- 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.
- OTC
-
- OSA
-
- Oc.
-
- NSC
-
- NSA
-
- NRC
-
- NRA
-
- nr.
-
- NAA
-
- OAT
-
noun,
a cereal grass, Avena sativa, cultivated for its edible seed.
- nae
-
adverb,
no1 ; not.
- Noe
-
noun,
Noah (def 1).
- NOC
-
- Nat
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Nathan or Nathaniel.
- ne-
-
- NEA
-
- NEC
-
- nit
-
noun,
the egg of a parasitic insect, especially of a louse, often attached to a hair or a fiber of clothing.
- NES
-
- NIC
-
noun,
a newly industrialized/industrializing country:
- OAS
-
- ITO
-
noun,
Prince Hirobumi [hee-raw-boo-mee] /ˈhi rɔˈbu mi/ (Show IPA), 1841–1909, Japanese statesman.
- IRO
-
- ONA
-
noun,
a member of a people of Tierra del Fuego.
- orc
-
noun,
any of several cetaceans, as a grampus.
- IRS
-
- Is.
-
noun,
(used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
- ISA
-
- Ora
-
noun,
plural of os2 .
- ons
-
- ONR
-
- ONI
-
- ise
-
- one
-
noun,
the first and lowest whole number, being a cardinal number; unity.
- OIt
-
- Oca
-
noun,
a wood sorrel, Oxalis tuberosa, of the Andes, cultivated in South America for its edible tubers.
- OIr
-
- oic
-
- OES
-
noun,
the fifteenth letter of the English alphabet, a vowel.
- ISR
-
- ist
-
- ITA
-
- ITC
-
- ite
-
- OCS
-
- OCR
-
- ERA
-
noun,
a period of time marked by distinctive character, events, etc.:
- ESR
-
- ROA
-
- 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).
- SOC
-
noun,
sociology or a class or course in sociology.
- CIA
-
- CIE
-
- SIT
-
verb,
(in prescriptions) may it be.
- SIR
-
noun,
a respectful or formal term of address used to a man:
- Sin
-
noun,
transgression of divine law:
- CNO
-
- SIC
-
adverb,
so; thus: usually written parenthetically to denote that a word, phrase, passage, etc., that may appear strange or incorrect has been written intentionally or has been quoted verbatim: (sic).
- CNS
-
- NIA
-
- sot
-
noun,
a drunkard.
- SEN
-
noun,
a money of account of Japan, the 100th part of a yen, now used only in certain quotations, as on foreign exchange.
- SEI
-
noun,
sei whale.
- se-
-
- COS
-
noun,
romaine.
- COT
-
noun,
a light portable bed, especially one of canvas on a folding frame.
- CRS
-
- CRT
-
- CSA
-
- sc.
-
- CSO
-
- Son
-
noun,
a male child or person in relation to his parents.
- Sr.
-
- CST
-
- TAE
-
preposition,
to.
- ATC
-
- 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.
- ATS
-
noun,
a money of account of Laos, the 100th part of a kip.
- Tan
-
noun,
the brown color imparted to the skin by exposure to the sun or open air.
- ca.
-
- 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.
-
- Tai
-
noun,
any of several sparoid fishes of the Pacific Ocean, as Pagrus major (red tai) a food fish of Japan.
- cr.
-
- cs.
-
- SRI
-
noun,
a Hindu title of address prefixed to the name of a deity, holy person, etc.
- ct.
-
- CAA
-
- CAI
-
- CAR
-
noun,
an automobile.
- STI
-
- CAS
-
verb (used with or without object),
to call, as to call an animal toward one; urge forward by calling.
- CEA
-
- Sta
-
- St.
-
- CEO
-
- CSR
-
- sea
-
noun,
the salt waters that cover the greater part of the earth's surface.
- CTA
-
- RSE
-
- SAE
-
- SAC
-
noun,
a baglike structure in an animal, plant, or fungus, as one containing fluid.
- SAA
-
- SRO
-
- So.
-
- RTS
-
- cte
-
- rte
-
- rt.
-
- RSA
-
- ec-
-
- Rs.
-
- eir
-
- EIS
-
- en-
-
- ROT
-
noun,
the process of rotting.
- eon
-
noun,
an indefinitely long period of time; age.
- 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.
- EOS
-
noun,
the ancient Greek goddess of the dawn, identified by the Romans with Aurora.
- ECA
-
- TTS
-
- ea.
-
- ean
-
- eo-
-
- EAA
-
- ctn
-
plural,
carton.
- San
-
noun,
a member of a nomadic aboriginal people of southern Africa.
- ETA
-
noun,
the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
- SAR
-
- ear
-
noun,
the organ of hearing and equilibrium in vertebrates, in humans consisting of an external ear that gathers sound vibrations, a middle ear in which the vibrations resonate against the tympanic membrane, and a fluid-filled internal ear that maintains balance and that conducts the tympanic vibrations to the auditory nerve, which transmits them as impulses to the brain.
- EAS
-
noun,
the Akkadian god of wisdom, the son of Apsu and father of Marduk: the counterpart of Enki.
- eat
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- No
-
noun,
an utterance of the word “no.”.
- TN
-
- NI
-
- EI
-
- RN
-
- SN
-
- A.
-
noun,
Agnolo (di Cosimo di Mariano) [ah-nyaw-law dee kaw-zee-maw dee mah-ryah-naw] /ˈɑ nyɔ lɔ di ˈkɔ zi mɔ di mɑˈryɑ nɔ/ (Show IPA), 1502–72, Italian painter.
- AI
-
noun,
a three-toed sloth, Bradypus tridactylus, inhabiting forests of southern Venezuela, the Guianas, and northern Brazil, having a diet apparently restricted to the leaves of the trumpet-tree, and sounding a high-pitched cry when disturbed.
- CE
-
- RI
-
- AO
-
- E.
-
noun,
Edward (St. John) 1925–2000, U.S. writer and illustrator.
- RC
-
- RA
-
noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- R.
-
- TT
-
- RO
-
- TA
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- AA
-
noun,
basaltic lava having a rough surface.
- i.
-
- IT
-
noun,
(in children's games) the player called upon to perform some task, as, in tag, the one who must catch the other players.
- SA
-
- S.
-
- SI
-
noun,
the syllable used for the seventh tone of a scale and sometimes for the tone B.
- ic
-
- NA
-
adverb,
no1 .
- NC
-
- TE
-
noun,
ti1 .
- TI
-
noun,
the syllable for the seventh tone of a diatonic scale.
- OA
-
- t.
-
- T1
-
- OE
-
noun,
oy2 .
- TC
-
- O.
-
- er
-
interjection,
(used to express or represent a pause, hesitation, uncertainty, etc.).
- et
-
verb,
a simple past tense of eat.
- N.
-