Anagrams of reaction
Word reaction has
2 exact anagrams and 532 other words
that can be made by using the letters of reaction.
- Creation
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noun,
the act of producing or causing to exist; the act of creating; engendering.
- canotier
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noun,
a fabric constructed in a twill weave, used in the manufacture of yachting clothes.
- certain
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Idioms,
for certain, without a doubt; surely:
- acetoin
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noun,
a yellowish, pleasant-smelling liquid, C 4 H 8 O 2 , obtained from various carbohydrates, as glucose, by fermentation: used chiefly in the manufacture of flavors and essences.
- 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.
- Aretino
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noun,
Pietro [pye-traw] /ˈpyɛ trɔ/ (Show IPA), 1492–1556, Italian satirist and dramatist.
- contra-
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- actino-
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- cranio-
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- carotin
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noun,
carotene.
- erotica
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noun,
written works, usually fiction, dealing with sexual love.
- aconite
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noun,
any plant belonging to the genus Aconitum, of the buttercup family, having irregular flowers usually in loose clusters, including species with poisonous and medicinal properties.
- Torenia
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noun,
any of several plants belonging to the genus Torenia, of the figwort family, native to Africa and Asia, having two-lipped, usually blue or purple flowers.
- cerato-
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- antero-
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- centro-
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- centri-
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- 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.
- Orient
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noun,
the Orient,
the countries of Asia, especially East Asia.
(formerly) the countries to the E of the Mediterranean.
- ration
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noun,
a fixed allowance of provisions or food, especially for soldiers or sailors or for civilians during a shortage:
- tanrec
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noun,
tenrec.
- cretin
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noun,
a person suffering from cretinism.
- cteno-
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- craton
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noun,
a relatively rigid and immobile region of continental portions of the earth's crust.
- ornate
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adjective,
elaborately or sumptuously adorned, often excessively or showily so:
- aroint
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verb (imperative),
begone:
- Raetic
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noun,
an extinct language of uncertain affinities that was spoken in Rhaetia and written with the Etruscan alphabet.
- atonic
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noun,
Grammar. an unaccented word, syllable, or sound.
- CORNET
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noun,
Music. a valved wind instrument of the trumpet family.
- Cretan
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noun,
a native or inhabitant of Crete.
- ratine
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noun,
a loosely woven fabric made with nubby or knotty yarns.
- Cantor
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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.
- cornea
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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.
- cation
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noun,
a positively charged ion that is attracted to the cathode in electrolysis.
- cerat-
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- centra
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noun,
a plural of centrum.
- centr-
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- retina
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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.
- centi-
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- retain
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verb (used with object),
to keep possession of.
- Citron
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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.
- C-note
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noun,
See C (def 11).
- corita
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noun,
a boat resembling a large, woven basket, used by Indians of the southwestern U.S.
- recti-
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- carton
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noun,
a cardboard or plastic box used typically for storage or shipping.
- Carnot
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noun,
Lazare Nicolas Marguerite [la-zar nee-kaw-lah mar-guh-reet] /laˈzar ni kɔˈlɑ mar gəˈrit/ (Show IPA), 1753–1823, French general and statesman.
- carnet
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noun,
a customs document allowing an automobile to be driven at no cost across international borders.
- contr.
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- recant
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verb (used with object),
to withdraw or disavow (a statement, opinion, etc.), especially formally; retract.
- re-act
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verb (used with object),
to act or perform again.
- Canter
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noun,
an easy gallop.
- orcein
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noun,
a red dye, the principal coloring matter of cudbear and orchil, obtained by oxidizing an ammoniacal solution of orcinol.
- Racine
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noun,
Jean Baptiste [zhahn ba-teest] /ʒɑ̃ baˈtist/ (Show IPA), 1639–99, French dramatist.
- octane
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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.
- actin-
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- notice
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noun,
an announcement or intimation of something impending; warning:
- norite
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noun,
a granular igneous rock consisting of a mix of light and dark minerals, the former being calcic plagioclase feldspars, and the latter orthorhombic pyroxenes.
- Noetic
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adjective,
of or relating to the mind.
- aeron.
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- iatro-
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- nitro-
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- action
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noun,
the process or state of acting or of being active:
- trance
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noun,
a half-conscious state, seemingly between sleeping and waking, in which ability to function voluntarily may be suspended.
- toe-in
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noun,
the slight forward convergence given to the front wheels of an automobile to improve steering qualities.
- inter.
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- aceto-
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- acetin
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noun,
a colorless, thick, hygroscopic liquid, C 5 H 10 O 4 : used chiefly in the manufacture of explosives.
- intra-
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- intro.
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- nectar
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noun,
the saccharine secretion of a plant, which attracts the insects or birds that pollinate the flower.
- necro-
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- narco-
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- erotic
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noun,
an erotic poem.
- nocti-
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- Enrico
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noun,
a male given name: Italian form of Henry.
- ocrea
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noun,
a sheathing part, as a pair of stipules united about a stem.
- reni-
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- Niort
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noun,
a city in and the capital of Deux-Sèvres, in W France.
- incor
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- incr.
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- rect.
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- recta
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noun,
a plural of rectum.
- inert
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adjective,
having no inherent power of action, motion, or resistance (opposed to active):
- ento-
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- coati
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noun,
any tropical American carnivore of the genus Nasua, related to the raccoon, having an elongated body, long, ringed tail, and a slender, flexible snout.
- entia
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noun,
plural of ens.
- intr.
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- orate
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verb (used with or without object),
to deliver an oration; speak pompously; declaim.
- cont.
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- cine-
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- Eaton
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noun,
Theophilus, 1590–1658, English colonist and colonial administrator in America.
- orant
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noun,
a representation of a female figure, with outstretched arms and palms up in a gesture of prayer, in ancient and early Christian art.
- ontic
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adjective,
possessing the character of real rather than phenomenal existence; noumenal.
- econ.
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- ecto-
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- Iran.
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- riant
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adjective,
laughing; smiling; cheerful.
- Ciano
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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.
- irate
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adjective,
angry; enraged:
- nacre
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noun,
mother-of-pearl.
- cetin
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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.
- RECON
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noun,
reconnaissance.
- Conte
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noun,
count2 .
- ocean
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noun,
the vast body of salt water that covers almost three fourths of the earth's surface.
- Corti
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noun,
Alfonso [al-fon-soh;; Italian ahl-fawn-saw] /ælˈfɒn soʊ;; Italian ɑlˈfɔn sɔ/ (Show IPA), 1822–76, Italian anatomist.
- crine
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noun,
hair; head of hair.
- Creon
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noun,
a king of Thebes, the brother of Jocasta and the uncle of Eteocles, Polynices, and Antigone.
- crit.
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- oater
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noun,
a movie, television show, etc., about the frontier days of the U.S. West; western; horse opera.
- crate
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noun,
a slatted wooden box or framework for packing, shopping, or storing fruit, furniture, glassware, crockery, etc.
- oaten
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adjective,
of, relating to, or made of oats.
- Croat
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noun,
a native or inhabitant of Croatia; Croatian.
- crone
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noun,
a withered, witchlike old woman.
- Crane
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noun,
any large wading bird of the family Gruidae, characterized by long legs, bill, and neck and an elevated hind toe.
- ratio
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noun,
the relation between two similar magnitudes with respect to the number of times the first contains the second:
- noria
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noun,
a device consisting of a series of buckets on a wheel, used in Spain and the East for raising water.
- ERICA
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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.
- Erato
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noun,
the Muse of love poetry.
- octan
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noun,
an octan fever.
- racon
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noun,
radar beacon.
- react
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verb (used with object),
to act or perform again.
- enact
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verb (used with object),
to make into an act or statute:
- noct-
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- coria
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noun,
plural of corium.
- cert.
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- nitre
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noun,
niter.
- nitr-
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- Corea
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noun,
Armando Anthony [ahr-mahn-doh] /ɑrˈmɑn doʊ/ (Show IPA), ("Chick") born 1941, U.S. jazz pianist and composer.
- Niter
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noun,
potassium nitrate.
- Recit
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- octa-
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- trone
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noun,
a large pair of scales, a spring balance, or other weighing device located in a town or marketplace to weigh goods and merchandise.
- irone
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noun,
a colorless liquid of isomeric, unsaturated ketones, C 14 H 22 O, obtained from orris root: used in perfumery for its odor of violets.
- cero-
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- tenia
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noun,
taenia.
- tera-
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- toric
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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.
- Actor
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noun,
a person who acts in stage plays, motion pictures, television broadcasts, etc.
- tenor
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noun,
the course of thought or meaning that runs through something written or spoken; purport; drift.
- teno-
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- ation
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- atone
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verb (used with object),
to make amends for; expiate:
- Artie
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noun,
a male given name, form of Arthur.
- Acton
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noun,
a quilted garment worn under mail in the 13th and 14th centuries; gambeson.
- Trace
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noun,
a surviving mark, sign, or evidence of the former existence, influence, or action of some agent or event; vestige:
- ancre
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adjective,
having the end of each limb divided and carved outward like the flukes of an anchor; moline:
- acron
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noun,
the unsegmented, preoral portion of the body of an arthropod.
- acro-
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- Taino
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noun,
a member of an extinct Arawakan Indian tribe of the West Indies.
- caine
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noun,
(Sir Thomas Henry) Hall, 1853–1931, English novelist.
- aeri-
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- Terai
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noun,
a marshy lowland area in N India and S Nepal, between the Ganges and the foothills of the Himalayas.
- Cairo
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noun,
a city in and the capital of Egypt, in the N part on the E bank of the Nile.
- antre
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noun,
a cavern; cave.
- Aneto
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noun,
Pi·co de [pee-kaw th e] /ˈpi kɔ ðɛ/ (Show IPA). Spanish name of Pic de Néthou.
- toner
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noun,
a person or thing that tones.
- tonia
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- Tiran
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noun,
Strait of, a navigable waterway between the N Red Sea and the Gulf of Aqaba.
- ante-
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- anti-
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- antic
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noun,
Usually, antics.
a playful trick or prank; caper.
a grotesque, fantastic, or ludicrous gesture, act, or posture.
- A-one
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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.
- aero-
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- tonic
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noun,
a medicine that invigorates or strengthens:
- tinea
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noun,
any of several skin diseases caused by fungi; ringworm.
- toran
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noun,
(in Indian Buddhist and Hindu architecture) a gateway having two or three lintels between two posts.
- areo-
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- Arion
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noun,
flourished 7th century b.c, Greek poet: inventor of the dithyramb.
- Terni
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noun,
a city in central Italy.
- terna
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noun,
a list of three names submitted to the pope as recommended to fill a vacant bishopric or benefice.
- cairn
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noun,
a heap of stones set up as a landmark, monument, tombstone, etc.
- Tarne
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noun,
(in the Iliad) Sardis.
- cent.
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- trice
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noun,
a very short time; an instant:
- Taine
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noun,
Hippolyte Adolphe [ee-paw-leet a-dawlf] /i pɔˈlit aˈdɔlf/ (Show IPA), 1828–93, French literary critic and historian.
- CENTO
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noun,
a piece of writing, especially a poem, composed wholly of quotations from the works of other authors.
- cater
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verb (used with object),
to provide food and service for:
- triac
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noun,
a type of thyristor designed for electronic control of the current supplied to a circuit, used especially in dimmers for lighting systems.
- acet-
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- trine
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noun,
a set or group of three; triad.
- Carte
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noun,
(italics) French. menu; bill of fare.
Compare à la carte.
- Trona
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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.
- carne
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noun,
Marcel [mahr-sel;; French mar-sel] /mɑrˈsɛl;; French marˈsɛl/ (Show IPA), 1909–1996, French film director.
- acorn
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noun,
the typically ovoid fruit or nut of an oak, enclosed at the base by a cupule.
- Carin
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noun,
a female given name.
- Carie
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noun,
a female given name, form of Caroline.
- caret
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noun,
a mark (‸) made in written or printed matter to show the place where something is to be inserted.
- Caren
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noun,
a female given name.
- ceria
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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.
- 30-30
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- canto
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noun,
one of the main or larger divisions of a long poem.
- Cant.
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- canoe
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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.
- caner
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noun,
a person who works with cane, especially one who produces canework for chairs.
- train
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noun,
Railroads. a self-propelled, connected group of rolling stock.
- tRNA
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- NTIA
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- note
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noun,
a brief record of something written down to assist the memory or for future reference.
- nota
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noun,
a dorsal plate or sclerite of the thorax of an insect.
- NICE
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noun,
a port in and the capital of Alpes-Maritimes, in SE France, on the Mediterranean: resort.
- Nair
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noun,
a group of Hindu castes in the Kerala region of India.
- tron
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- narc
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noun,
a government agent or detective charged with the enforcement of laws restricting the use of narcotics.
- not-
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- Toni
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noun,
a female given name, form of Antoinette or Antonia.
- iter
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noun,
a canal or passage.
- NATO
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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.
- noir
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adjective,
black; noting the black numbers in roulette.
- NCTE
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- Tori
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noun,
plural of torus.
- Nier
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noun,
Alfred Otto Carl, 1911–1994, U.S. physicist.
- Nero
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noun,
(Lucius Domitius Ahenobarbus) (“Nero Claudius Caesar Drusus Germanicus”) a.d. 37–68, emperor of Rome 54–68, known for his cruelty and depravity.
- NIRA
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- Neri
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noun,
Saint Philip (Filippo Neri) 1515–95, Italian priest: founder of Congregation of the Oratory.
- torn
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noun,
a drop of the saline, watery fluid continually secreted by the lacrimal glands between the surface of the eye and the eyelid, serving to moisten and lubricate these parts and keep them clear of foreign particles. Synonyms: teardrop.
- neo-
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- tri-
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- torc
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noun,
torque (def 4).
- Tore
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noun,
a torus.
- Nor.
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- neat
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noun,
an animal of the genus Bos; a bovine, as a cow or ox.
- Nora
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noun,
a female given name, form of Honora.
- Trio
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noun,
a musical composition for three voices or instruments.
- nori
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noun,
a seaweed having a mildly sweet, salty taste, usually dried, used in Japanese cookery mainly as a wrap for sushi.
- tone
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noun,
any sound considered with reference to its quality, pitch, strength, source, etc.:
- tier
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noun,
one of a series of rows or ranks rising one behind or above another, as of seats in an amphitheater, boxes in a theater, guns in a man-of-war, or oars in an ancient galley.
- toea
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noun,
a bronze coin and monetary unit of Papua New Guinea, the 100th part of a kina.
- RONA
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- RATO
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noun,
rocket-assisted takeoff.
- tain
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noun,
a thin tin plate.
- taco
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noun,
Mexican Cookery. an often crisply fried tortilla folded over and filled, as with seasoned chopped meat, lettuce, tomatoes, and cheese.
- Tace
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noun,
tasset.
- Roti
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noun,
roast.
- rote
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noun,
routine; a fixed, habitual, or mechanical course of procedure:
- ROTC
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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.
- Rota
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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.
- Rein
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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.
- reit
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noun,
real-estate investment trust.
- Rena
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noun,
a female given name, form of Marina.
- Tare
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noun,
any of various vetches, especially Vicia sativa.
- Roca
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noun,
Cape, a cape in W Portugal, near Lisbon: the western extremity of continental Europe.
- Reno
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noun,
Informal. a renovation, as of a building or room.
- rent
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noun,
a payment made periodically by a tenant to a landlord in return for the use of land, a building, an apartment, an office, or other property.
- roan
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noun,
a horse or other animal with a roan coat.
- rite
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noun,
a formal or ceremonial act or procedure prescribed or customary in religious or other solemn use:
- RITA
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noun,
the Vedic concept of cosmic and social order.
- Rice
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noun,
the starchy seeds or grain of an annual marsh grass, Oryza sativa, cultivated in warm climates and used for food.
- Itea
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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.
- Rina
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noun,
a female given name.
- riot
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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.
- Tane
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noun,
a Polynesian god of fertility.
- Tarn
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noun,
a small mountain lake or pool, especially one in a cirque.
- Oct.
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- Orca
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noun,
the killer whale, Orcinus orca.
- Tiro
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noun,
tyro.
- tire
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noun,
British Dialect. fatigue.
- Oita
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noun,
a seaport on NE Kyushu, in S Japan.
- once
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noun,
a single occasion; one time only:
- tion
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- Ont.
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- Tine
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noun,
a sharp, projecting point or prong, as of a fork.
- Oran
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noun,
a seaport in NW Algeria.
- TINA
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noun,
a female given name.
- rit.
-
- Orne
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noun,
a department in NW France. 2372 sq. mi. (6145 sq. km). Capital: Alençon.
- Taro
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noun,
a stemless plant, Colocasia esculenta, of the arum family, cultivated in tropical regions, in the Pacific islands and elsewhere, for the edible tuber.
- otic
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adjective,
of or relating to the ear; auricular.
- RACE
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noun,
a contest of speed, as in running, riding, driving, or sailing.
- tern
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noun,
any of numerous aquatic birds of the subfamily Sterninae of the family Laridae, related to the gulls but usually having a more slender body and bill, smaller feet, a long, deeply forked tail, and a more graceful flight, especially those of the genus Sterna, as S. hirundo (common tern) of Eurasia and America, having white, black, and gray plumage.
- rain
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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).
- Rani
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noun,
ranee.
- rant
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noun,
ranting, extravagant, or violent declamation.
- rate
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noun,
the amount of a charge or payment with reference to some basis of calculation:
- ter.
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- Tena
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noun,
Koyukon.
- ten.
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- Rico
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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.
- 1080
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- coir
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noun,
the prepared fiber of the husk of the coconut fruit, used in making rope, matting, etc.
- etic
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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.
- cera
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noun,
(in prescriptions) wax.
- CERN
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- art.
-
- etc.
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- Aron
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noun,
a male given name.
- Arno
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noun,
Peter (Curtis Arnoux Peters) 1904–68, U.S. cartoonist and author.
- Arne
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noun,
Thomas Augustine, 1710–78, English composer of operas and songs.
- Etna
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noun,
Mount, an active volcano in E Sicily. 10,758 feet (3280 meters).
- atic
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- cet-
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- Eton
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noun,
a town in Berkshire, in S England, on the Thames River, W of London: the site of Eton College.
- Ceta
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noun,
Comprehensive Employment and Training Act.
- ctr.
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- ARCO
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adverb,
(of the performance of a passage for stringed instruments) with the bow.
- Arce
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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.
- EARN
-
verb (used with object),
to gain or get in return for one's labor or service:
- ant.
-
- Aten
-
noun,
Aton.
- 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.
- ICAO
-
- Can.
-
- CARE
-
noun,
a state of mind in which one is troubled; worry, anxiety, or concern:
- Carn
-
noun,
cairn.
- CART
-
noun,
a heavy two-wheeled vehicle, commonly without springs, drawn by mules, oxen, or the like, used for the conveyance of heavy goods.
- cat.
-
- eco-
-
- ect-
-
- cane
-
noun,
a stick or short staff used to assist one in walking; walking stick.
- Cain
-
noun,
Scot. and Irish English. rent paid in kind, especially a percentage of a farm crop.
- ator
-
- Cate
-
noun,
a choice food;delicacy; dainty.
- 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.
- enc.
-
- cen.
-
- Eric
-
noun,
Eric the Red.
- Erin
-
noun,
Literary. Ireland.
- Erna
-
noun,
a female given name: from an Old English word meaning “eagle.”.
- coin
-
noun,
a piece of metal stamped and issued by the authority of a government for use as money.
- ano-
-
- Ceto
-
- ciao
-
interjection,
(used as a word of greeting or parting): hello; goodbye; so long; see you later.
- 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.
- cire
-
noun,
a brilliant, highly glazed surface produced on fabrics by subjecting them to a wax, heat, and calendering treatment.
- Iona
-
noun,
an island in the Hebrides, off the W coast of Scotland: center of early Celtic Christianity.
- aet.
-
- aer-
-
- Cora
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. Kore.
- coat
-
noun,
an outer garment with sleeves, covering at least the upper part of the body:
- IOTA
-
noun,
a very small quantity; jot; whit.
- cir.
-
- 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.
- cit.
-
- cite
-
noun,
citation (defs 7, 8).
- acr-
-
- Acre
-
noun,
a common measure of area: in the U.S. and U.K., 1 acre equals 4,840 square yards (4,047 square meters) or 0.405 hectare; 640 acres equals one square mile.
- Ire.
-
- 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.
- Cort
-
- 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.
- 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.
- Cor.
-
- Ice.
-
- Con.
-
- 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.
- ance
-
- cion
-
noun,
scion (def 2).
- 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.
- inae
-
- int.
-
- 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.
- crat
-
- airt
-
noun,
a direction.
- Aire
-
- Cote
-
noun,
a shelter, coop, or small shed for sheep, pigs, pigeons, etc.
- inro
-
noun,
a small lacquer box with compartments for medicines, cosmetics, etc., worn on the waist sash of the traditional Japanese costume.
- ROT
-
noun,
the process of rotting.
- CEO
-
- ROI
-
- ROE
-
noun,
the mass of eggs, or spawn, within the ovarian membrane of the female fish.
- CEA
-
- ROC
-
noun,
a bird of enormous size and strength.
- CNO
-
- ROA
-
- RNA
-
- Ria
-
noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- rin
-
noun,
a money of account of Japan, the thousandth part of a yen or the tenth part of a sen.
- 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.
- CIE
-
- CIA
-
- rt.
-
- ITA
-
- rte
-
- AEC
-
- ane
-
adjective, noun, pronoun,
one.
- 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.
- ANC
-
- ait
-
noun,
a small island, especially in a river.
- AIR
-
noun,
a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- Tor
-
noun,
a rocky pinnacle; a peak of a bare or rocky mountain or hill.
- Ain
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- AIC
-
- ae.
-
- ANI
-
noun,
any of several black, tropical American cuckoos of the genus Crotophaga, having a compressed, bladelike bill.
- tr.
-
- tra
-
- ACT
-
noun,
anything done, being done, or to be done; deed; performance:
- ACE
-
noun,
a playing card or die marked with or having the value indicated by a single spot:
- Ar.
-
- an.
-
- Tro
-
- ac-
-
- toe
-
noun,
one of the terminal digits of the human foot.
- aor
-
- CAR
-
noun,
an automobile.
- Co.
-
- TAE
-
preposition,
to.
- Tai
-
noun,
any of several sparoid fishes of the Pacific Ocean, as Pagrus major (red tai) a food fish of Japan.
- Tan
-
noun,
the brown color imparted to the skin by exposure to the sun or open air.
- CAI
-
- ct.
-
- TAO
-
noun,
(in philosophical Taoism) that in virtue of which all things happen or exist.
- TAR
-
noun,
any of various dark-colored viscid products obtained by the destructive distillation of certain organic substances, as coal or wood.
- cr.
-
- 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.
- ARC
-
noun,
Geometry. any unbroken part of the circumference of a circle or other curved line.
- TCA
-
- TEC
-
noun,
detective.
- ca.
-
- ATC
-
- at.
-
- TIA
-
- TIC
-
noun,
Pathology.
a sudden, spasmodic, painless, involuntary muscular contraction, as of the face.
tic douloureux.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- RCN
-
- REC
-
noun,
recreation.
- NRC
-
- Noe
-
noun,
Noah (def 1).
- ian
-
noun,
a male given name, Scottish form of John.
- Ia.
-
- io-
-
- IRA
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- ETR
-
- ETO
-
- nr.
-
- NRA
-
- Oc.
-
- NOC
-
- OTC
-
- 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.
- OAT
-
noun,
a cereal grass, Avena sativa, cultivated for its edible seed.
- ERT
-
- REA
-
- OCR
-
- ERA
-
noun,
a period of time marked by distinctive character, events, etc.:
- eon
-
noun,
an indefinitely long period of time; age.
- oic
-
- ICA
-
noun,
Portuguese name of Putumayo.
- ier
-
- OIt
-
- ne-
-
- ite
-
- ITO
-
noun,
Prince Hirobumi [hee-raw-boo-mee] /ˈhi rɔˈbu mi/ (Show IPA), 1841–1909, Japanese statesman.
- NCO
-
- IRO
-
- nae
-
adverb,
no1 ; not.
- IRC
-
- Ir.
-
- Nat
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Nathan or Nathaniel.
- IOT
-
- NEA
-
- in.
-
- NEC
-
- 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 = .
- IOC
-
- 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:
- NIA
-
- NIC
-
noun,
a newly industrialized/industrializing country:
- ine
-
- nit
-
noun,
the egg of a parasitic insect, especially of a louse, often attached to a hair or a fiber of clothing.
- ina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- OIr
-
- Oca
-
noun,
a wood sorrel, Oxalis tuberosa, of the Andes, cultivated in South America for its edible tubers.
- en-
-
- Rai
-
noun,
a style of Algerian popular music played on electric guitar, synthesizer, and percussion instruments.
- ETA
-
noun,
the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
- ORT
-
noun,
Usually, orts. a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
- ot-
-
- OTA
-
- ote
-
- ONA
-
noun,
a member of a people of Tierra del Fuego.
- Re.
-
- eo-
-
- Rae
-
noun,
John, 1813–93, Scottish surgeon and Arctic explorer.
- ctn
-
plural,
carton.
- ean
-
- RAN
-
noun,
a sea goddess who drags down ships and drowns sailors: the wife of Aegir.
- cte
-
- CTA
-
- 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.
- CRT
-
- COT
-
noun,
a light portable bed, especially one of canvas on a folding frame.
- RCA
-
- ITC
-
- RCT
-
- ea.
-
- ior
-
- Ore
-
noun,
a metal-bearing mineral or rock, or a native metal, that can be mined at a profit.
- one
-
noun,
the first and lowest whole number, being a cardinal number; unity.
- ECA
-
- Ora
-
noun,
plural of os2 .
- ONR
-
- ONI
-
- ec-
-
- eat
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- orc
-
noun,
any of several cetaceans, as a grampus.
- 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.
- eir
-
- 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.
- N.
-
- AO
-
- 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.
- NC
-
- NI
-
- CE
-
- TC
-
- TE
-
noun,
ti1 .
- 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.
- et
-
verb,
a simple past tense of eat.
- NA
-
adverb,
no1 .
- E.
-
noun,
Edward (St. John) 1925–2000, U.S. writer and illustrator.
- i.
-
- No
-
noun,
an utterance of the word “no.”.
- ic
-
- TI
-
noun,
the syllable for the seventh tone of a diatonic scale.
- t.
-
- O.
-
- T1
-
- OE
-
noun,
oy2 .
- TN
-
- R.
-
- EI
-
- RA
-
noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- RC
-
- RO
-
- TA
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- RI
-
- RN
-
- OA
-
- er
-
interjection,
(used to express or represent a pause, hesitation, uncertainty, etc.).