Anagrams of rediscount
Word rediscount has
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that can be made by using the letters of rediscount.
- introduces
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verb (used with object),
to present (a person) to another so as to make acquainted.
- discounter
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noun,
a person who discounts.
- seduction
-
noun,
an act or instance of seducing, especially sexually.
- countries
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noun,
a state or nation:
- unstoried
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adjective,
without a history; not written as history or told as folklore:
- detrusion
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noun,
the act of detruding.
- decurions
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noun,
the head of a decury.
- introduce
-
verb (used with object),
to present (a person) to another so as to make acquainted.
- neurotics
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noun,
a neurotic person.
- centroids
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noun,
Mechanics. the point that may be considered as the center of a one- or two-dimensional figure, the sum of the displacements of all points in the figure from such a point being zero.
Compare center of mass.
- eductions
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noun,
the act of educing.
- courtside
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noun,
(in sports) the area adjoining the official playing area of a court, as in basketball, tennis, or volleyball.
- diner-out
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noun,
a person who dines out.
- reduction
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noun,
the act of reducing or the state of being reduced.
- counties
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noun,
the largest administrative division of a U.S. state:
- inductor
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noun,
Also called inductance. Electricity. a coil used to introduce inductance into an electric circuit.
- dourines
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noun,
an infectious disease of horses, affecting the genitals and hind legs, caused by a protozoan parasite, Trypanosoma equiperdum.
- intrudes
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verb (used with object),
to thrust or bring in without invitation, permission, or welcome.
- outrides
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noun,
Prosody. an unaccented syllable or syllables added to a metrical foot, especially in sprung rhythm.
- cordites
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noun,
a smokeless, slow-burning powder composed of 30 to 58 percent nitroglycerin, 37 to 65 percent cellulose nitrate, and 5 to 6 percent mineral jelly.
- conduits
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noun,
a pipe, tube, or the like, for conveying water or other fluid.
- discount
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noun,
the act or an instance of discounting.
- decurion
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noun,
the head of a decury.
- counters
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noun,
a table or display case on which goods can be shown, business transacted, etc.
- inducers
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noun,
Biochemistry. a substance that has the capability of activating genes within a cell.
- outsider
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noun,
a person not belonging to a particular group, set, party, etc.:
- sourdine
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noun,
mute (def 10).
- re-count
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noun,
a second or additional count, as of votes in an election.
- cornuted
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adjective,
having horns.
- coinsure
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verb (used with or without object),
to insure jointly with another or others.
- neurotic
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noun,
a neurotic person.
- outcries
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noun,
a strong and usually public expression of protest, indignation, or the like.
- consider
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verb (used with object),
to think carefully about, especially in order to make a decision; contemplate; reflect on:
- trounces
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verb (used with object),
to beat severely; thrash.
- re-sound
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verb (used with or without object),
to sound again.
- eduction
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noun,
the act of educing.
- doctrine
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noun,
a particular principle, position, or policy taught or advocated, as of a religion or government:
- citreous
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adjective,
lemon-yellow; greenish-yellow.
- eductors
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noun,
ejector (def 3).
- crudites
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noun,
an appetizer consisting of a variety of raw vegetables, usually cut into strips or bite-size pieces, and served with a dip.
- routines
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noun,
a customary or regular course of procedure.
- noctuids
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noun,
Also called owlet moth. any of numerous dull-colored moths of the family Noctuidae, the larvae of which include the armyworms and cutworms.
- construe
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noun,
the act of construing.
- D-notice
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noun,
a government notice sent to newspapers or other publications requesting them to withhold information for reasons of state security.
- centroid
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noun,
Mechanics. the point that may be considered as the center of a one- or two-dimensional figure, the sum of the displacements of all points in the figure from such a point being zero.
Compare center of mass.
- counter-
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- ructions
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noun,
a disturbance, quarrel, or row.
- docents
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noun,
privatdocent.
- directs
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adverb,
in a direct manner; directly; straight:
- tinders
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noun,
a highly flammable material or preparation formerly used for catching the spark from a flint and steel struck together for fire or light.
- discern
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verb (used with object),
to perceive by the sight or some other sense or by the intellect; see, recognize, or apprehend:
- diurons
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noun,
a white crystalline substance, C 9 H 10 Cl 2 N 2 O, used as a weed-killer.
- trounce
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verb (used with object),
to beat severely; thrash.
- tonsure
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noun,
the act of cutting the hair or shaving the head.
- dineros
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noun,
a former silver coin of Peru, the 10th part of a sol.
- detours
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noun,
a roundabout or circuitous way or course, especially one used temporarily when the main route is closed.
- deontic
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adjective,
of or relating to duty and moral obligation as ethical concepts.
- curites
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noun,
a radioactive uranium mineral, Pb 2 U 5 O 17 ·4H 2 O, with adamantine luster, occurring as reddish-brown to deep-yellow needle-shaped crystals, formed by alteration of uraninite.
- triodes
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noun,
a vacuum tube containing three elements, usually anode, cathode, and control grid.
- triunes
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noun,
(initial capital letter) the Trinity.
- ctenoid
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adjective,
comblike or pectinate; rough-edged.
- crusted
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noun,
the brown, hard outer portion or surface of a loaf or slice of bread (distinguished from crumb).
- cronies
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noun,
a close friend or companion; chum.
- crinose
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adjective,
hairy.
- cretins
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noun,
a person suffering from cretinism.
- credits
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noun,
commendation or honor given for some action, quality, etc.:
- couters
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noun,
a piece of plate armor for the elbow.
- turdine
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adjective,
belonging or pertaining to the family Turdidae, comprising the true thrushes.
- dourine
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noun,
an infectious disease of horses, affecting the genitals and hind legs, caused by a protozoan parasite, Trypanosoma equiperdum.
- Soutine
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noun,
Chaim [khahy-im,, khahy-im] /xaɪˈɪm,, ˈxaɪ ɪm/ (Show IPA), 1894–1943, Lithuanian painter in France.
- tedious
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adjective,
marked by monotony or tedium; long and tiresome:
- notices
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noun,
an announcement or intimation of something impending; warning:
- neutro-
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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.
- nitrous
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adjective,
pertaining to compounds obtained from niter, usually containing less oxygen than the corresponding nitric compounds.
- ruction
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noun,
a disturbance, quarrel, or row.
- noctuid
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noun,
Also called owlet moth. any of numerous dull-colored moths of the family Noctuidae, the larvae of which include the armyworms and cutworms.
- routine
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noun,
a customary or regular course of procedure.
- noetics
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noun,
the science of the intellect or of pure thought; reasoning.
- norites
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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.
- nourice
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noun,
a nurse.
- section
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noun,
a part that is cut off or separated.
- rodents
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noun,
a rodent mammal.
- resound
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verb (used with object),
to reecho (a sound).
- orceins
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noun,
a red dye, the principal coloring matter of cudbear and orchil, obtained by oxidizing an ammoniacal solution of orcinol.
- rescind
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verb (used with object),
to abrogate; annul; revoke; repeal.
- orients
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noun,
the Orient,
the countries of Asia, especially East Asia.
(formerly) the countries to the E of the Mediterranean.
- redouts
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noun,
a condition experienced by pilots and astronauts in which blood is forced to the head and results in a reddening of the field of vision during rapid deceleration or in maneuvers that produce a negative gravity force.
- outride
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noun,
Prosody. an unaccented syllable or syllables added to a metrical foot, especially in sprung rhythm.
- outside
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noun,
the outer side, surface, or part; exterior:
- recount
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noun,
a second or additional count, as of votes in an election.
- scouter
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noun,
a person who scouts.
- intrude
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verb (used with object),
to thrust or bring in without invitation, permission, or welcome.
- suction
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noun,
the act, process, or condition of sucking.
- sounder
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noun,
a person or thing that makes a sound or noise, or sounds something.
- storied
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noun,
a narrative, either true or fictitious, in prose or verse, designed to interest, amuse, or instruct the hearer or reader; tale.
- eductor
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noun,
ejector (def 3).
- steroid
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noun,
any of a large group of fat-soluble organic compounds, as the sterols, bile acids, and sex hormones, most of which have specific physiological action.
- sterno-
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- encrust
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verb (used with or without object),
incrust.
- enduros
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noun,
an endurance race for automobiles or sometimes motorcycles.
- cornets
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noun,
Music. a valved wind instrument of the trumpet family.
- 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).
- erotics
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noun,
an erotic poem.
- insured
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noun,
the person, group, or organization whose life or property is covered by an insurance policy.
- icterus
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noun,
jaundice (def 1).
- sidero-
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- side-on
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adverb,
with the side or sides foremost, especially in a collision:
- incrust
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verb (used with object),
to cover or line with a crust or hard coating.
- incudes
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noun,
a plural of incus.
- indorse
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verb (used with object),
endorse.
- inducer
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noun,
Biochemistry. a substance that has the capability of activating genes within a cell.
- induces
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verb (used with object),
to lead or move by persuasion or influence, as to some action or state of mind:
- inducts
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verb (used with object),
to install in an office, benefice, position, etc., especially with formal ceremonies:
- cornute
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adjective,
cornuted.
- dunites
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noun,
a coarse-grained igneous rock composed almost entirely of olivine.
- cestoid
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noun,
cestode.
- 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.
- conduit
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noun,
a pipe, tube, or the like, for conveying water or other fluid.
- cistron
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noun,
a segment of DNA that encodes for the formation of a specific polypeptide chain; a structural gene.
- cistern
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noun,
a reservoir, tank, or container for storing or holding water or other liquid.
- constr.
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- cordite
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noun,
a smokeless, slow-burning powder composed of 30 to 58 percent nitroglycerin, 37 to 65 percent cellulose nitrate, and 5 to 6 percent mineral jelly.
- contuse
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verb (used with object),
to injure (tissue), especially without breaking the skin; bruise.
- conster
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verb (used with or without object),
construe.
- centri-
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- centro-
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- untried
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adjective,
not tried; not attempted, proved, or tested.
- coedits
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verb (used with object),
to edit jointly with another.
- stoned
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noun,
the hard substance, formed of mineral matter, of which rocks consist.
- Citrus
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noun,
any small tree or spiny shrub of the genus Citrus, of the rue family, including the lemon, lime, orange, tangerine, grapefruit, citron, kumquat, and shaddock, widely cultivated for fruit or grown as an ornamental.
- editor
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noun,
a person having managerial and sometimes policy-making responsibility related to the writing, compilation, and revision of content for a publishing firm or for a newspaper, magazine, or other publication:
- Edison
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noun,
Thomas Alva [al-vuh] /ˈæl və/ (Show IPA), 1847–1931, U.S. inventor, especially of electrical devices.
- duties
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noun,
something that one is expected or required to do by moral or legal obligation.
- Stroud
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noun,
a coarse woolen cloth, blanket, or garment formerly used by the British in bartering with the North American Indians.
- stoner
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noun,
Slang. a person who is habitually high on drugs, especially marijuana, or alcohol; a person who is usually stoned.
- strode
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noun,
a striding manner or a striding gait.
- Cnidus
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noun,
an ancient city in SW Asia Minor, in Caria: the Athenians defeated the Spartans in a naval battle near here 394 b.c.
- stound
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noun,
Archaic. a short time; short while.
- stride
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noun,
a striding manner or a striding gait.
- Strine
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noun,
Australian English.
- turion
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noun,
a small shoot, as of asparagus or certain aquatic plants, from which a new plant can develop.
- steric
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adjective,
of or relating to the spatial relationships of atoms in a molecule.
- 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.
- source
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noun,
any thing or place from which something comes, arises, or is obtained; origin:
- escudo
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noun,
a coin and monetary unit of Cape Verde, equal to 100 centavos.
- escort
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noun,
a group of persons, or a single person, accompanying another or others for protection, guidance, or courtesy:
- eructs
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verb (used with or without object),
to belch forth, as gas from the stomach.
- sorted
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noun,
a particular kind, species, variety, class, or group, distinguished by a common character or nature:
- sortie
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noun,
a rapid movement of troops from a besieged place to attack the besiegers.
- erotic
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noun,
an erotic poem.
- souter
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noun,
a person who makes or repairs shoes; cobbler; shoemaker.
- educts
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noun,
something educed; eduction.
- unrest
-
noun,
lack of rest; a restless, troubled, or uneasy state; disquiet:
- Enrico
-
noun,
a male given name: Italian form of Henry.
- enduro
-
noun,
an endurance race for automobiles or sometimes motorcycles.
- corned
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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.
- Duster
-
noun,
a person or thing that removes or applies dust.
- unites
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noun,
a former gold coin of England, equal to 20 shillings, issued under James I and Charles I.
- United
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adjective,
made into or caused to act as a single entity:
- Dustin
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noun,
a male given name.
- suited
-
noun,
a set of clothing, armor, or the like, intended for wear together.
- studio
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noun,
the workroom or atelier of an artist, as a painter or sculptor.
- toe-in
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noun,
the slight forward convergence given to the front wheels of an automobile to improve steering qualities.
- coders
-
noun,
a person or device that translates information into a code.
- docent
-
noun,
privatdocent.
- Tocsin
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noun,
a signal, especially of alarm, sounded on a bell or bells.
- Dnestr
-
noun,
Russian name of Dniester.
- todies
-
noun,
any of several small West Indian birds of the family Todidae, related to the motmots and kingfishers, having brightly colored green and red plumage.
- Undset
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noun,
Sigrid [sig-rid;; Norwegian si-gri] /ˈsɪg rɪd;; Norwegian ˈsɪ grɪ/ (Show IPA), 1882–1949, Norwegian novelist: Nobel prize 1928.
- diuron
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noun,
a white crystalline substance, C 9 H 10 Cl 2 N 2 O, used as a weed-killer.
- distr.
-
- UNESCO
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noun,
an agency of the United Nations charged with instituting and administering programs for cooperative, coordinated action by member states in education, science, and the arts.
- diseur
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noun,
a male professional entertainer who performs monologues.
- undoes
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verb (used with object),
to reverse the doing of; cause to be as if never done:
- coedit
-
verb (used with object),
to edit jointly with another.
- disco-
-
- direct
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adverb,
in a direct manner; directly; straight:
- toners
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noun,
a person or thing that tones.
- diners
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noun,
a person who dines.
- Donets
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noun,
a river rising in the SW Russian Federation near Belgorod, flowing SE through Ukraine to the Don River. About 650 miles (1045 km) long.
- donsie
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adjective,
Midland U.S. somewhat sick, weak, or lacking in vitality; not completely well.
- durocs
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noun,
one of an American breed of hardy red hogs having drooping ears.
- droits
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noun,
a legal right or claim.
- sinter
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noun,
siliceous or calcareous matter deposited by springs, as that formed around the vent of a geyser.
- Dunois
-
noun,
Jean [zhahn] /ʒɑ̃/ (Show IPA), Comte de ("Bastard of Orleans") 1403?–68, French military leader: relieved by Joan of Arc and her troops when besieged at Orleans.
- dunite
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noun,
a coarse-grained igneous rock composed almost entirely of olivine.
- suitor
-
noun,
a man who courts or woos a woman.
- sunder
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verb (used with object),
to separate; part; divide; sever.
- ductor
-
noun,
the roller that conveys ink in a press from the ink reservoir to the distributor.
- C-note
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noun,
See C (def 11).
- tensor
-
noun,
Anatomy. a muscle that stretches or tightens some part of the body.
- donuts
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noun,
doughnut.
- driest
-
noun,
a prohibitionist.
- tenuis
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noun,
an unaspirated, voiceless plosive.
- douter
-
noun,
an implement for snuffing out candles, consisting either of a scissorlike device with two broad flat blades or of a cone at the end of a handle.
- douser
-
noun,
a person or thing that douses.
- dorsi-
-
- Dorset
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noun,
1st Earl of, Thomas Sackville.
- dories
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noun,
a boat with a narrow, flat bottom, high bow, and flaring sides.
- tinder
-
noun,
a highly flammable material or preparation formerly used for catching the spark from a flint and steel struck together for fire or light.
- Estrin
-
noun,
estrone.
- incuse
-
noun,
an incuse figure or impression.
- incest
-
noun,
sexual intercourse between closely related persons.
- 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.
- rodent
-
noun,
a rodent mammal.
- urines
-
noun,
the liquid-to-semisolid waste matter excreted by the kidneys, in humans being a yellowish, slightly acid, watery fluid.
- rotund
-
adjective,
round in shape; rounded:
- rouens
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Seine-Maritime, in N France, on the Seine: famous cathedral; execution of Joan of Arc 1431.
- notice
-
noun,
an announcement or intimation of something impending; warning:
- rounds
-
noun,
any round shape, as a circle, ring or sphere.
- Nordic
-
noun,
a member of the Nordic people, especially a Scandinavian.
- rictus
-
noun,
the gape of the mouth of a bird.
- 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.
- Noetic
-
adjective,
of or relating to the mind.
- routes
-
noun,
a course, way, or road for passage or travel:
- centi-
-
- centos
-
noun,
a piece of writing, especially a poem, composed wholly of quotations from the works of other authors.
- noctis
-
adjective,
(in prescriptions) of the night.
- nocti-
-
- rident
-
adjective,
laughing; smiling; cheerful.
- Reston
-
noun,
James (Barrett) ("Scotty") 1909–1995, U.S. journalist, born in Scotland.
- nitro-
-
- ounces
-
noun,
a unit of weight equal to 437.5 grains or 1/16 pound (28.35 grams) avoirdupois.
- recons
-
noun,
reconnaissance.
- recti-
-
- rectos
-
- rectus
-
noun,
any of several straight muscles, as of the abdomen, thigh, eye, etc.
- utero-
-
- ouster
-
noun,
expulsion or removal from a place or position occupied:
- redout
-
noun,
a condition experienced by pilots and astronauts in which blood is forced to the head and results in a reddening of the field of vision during rapid deceleration or in maneuvers that produce a negative gravity force.
- reduct
-
verb (used with object),
to reduce.
- onside
-
adjective, adverb,
not offside; being within the prescribed line or area at the beginning of or during play or a play.
- Ostend
-
noun,
a seaport in NW Belgium.
- Osetic
-
adjective, noun,
Ossetic.
- oscine
-
noun,
an oscine bird.
- ursine
-
adjective,
of or relating to a bear or bears.
- Orient
-
noun,
the Orient,
the countries of Asia, especially East Asia.
(formerly) the countries to the E of the Mediterranean.
- orcein
-
noun,
a red dye, the principal coloring matter of cudbear and orchil, obtained by oxidizing an ammoniacal solution of orcinol.
- urino-
-
- centr-
-
- nitres
-
noun,
niter.
- cinder
-
noun,
a partially or mostly burned piece of coal, wood, etc.
- induct
-
verb (used with object),
to install in an office, benefice, position, etc., especially with formal ceremonies:
- inters
-
verb (used with object),
to place (a dead body) in a grave or tomb; bury.
- inter.
-
- insure
-
verb (used with object),
to guarantee against loss or harm.
- instr.
-
- insert
-
noun,
something inserted or to be inserted.
- 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.
- indues
-
verb (used with object),
endue.
- untrod
-
adjective,
not trod; not traversed:
- intro.
-
- induce
-
verb (used with object),
to lead or move by persuasion or influence, as to some action or state of mind:
- induc.
-
- ciders
-
noun,
the juice pressed from apples (or formerly from some other fruit) used for drinking, either before fermentation (sweet cider) or after fermentation (hard cider) or for making applejack, vinegar, etc.
- Indore
-
noun,
a former state in central India: now part of Madhya Pradesh.
- set-in
-
adjective,
made separately and placed within another unit.
- dinero
-
noun,
a former silver coin of Peru, the 10th part of a sol.
- incurs
-
verb (used with object),
to come into or acquire (some consequence, usually undesirable or injurious):
- intoed
-
adjective,
having inwardly turned toes.
- intros
-
noun,
an introduction.
- niters
-
noun,
potassium nitrate.
- Ruston
-
noun,
a city in N Louisiana.
- Nistru
-
noun,
Romanian name of Dniester.
- uretic
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or occurring in the urine.
- neuro-
-
- Nestor
-
noun,
the oldest and wisest of the Greeks in the Trojan War and a king of Pylos.
- necro-
-
- rustic
-
noun,
a country person.
- Rustin
-
noun,
Bayard [bey-erd] /ˈbeɪ ərd/ (Show IPA), 1910–1987, U.S. civil rights leader.
- rutins
-
noun,
a bright yellow or greenish-yellow substance, C 27 H 30 O 16 , obtained chiefly from buckwheat, and used in the treatment of capillary fragility.
- inures
-
verb (used with object),
to accustom to hardship, difficulty, pain, etc.; toughen or harden; habituate (usually followed by to):
- Scoter
-
noun,
any of the large diving ducks of the genus Melanitta, inhabiting northern parts of the Northern Hemisphere.
- 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.
- second
-
noun,
a second part.
- cerous
-
adjective,
containing trivalent cerium.
- sector
-
noun,
Geometry. a plane figure bounded by two radii and the included arc of a circle.
- secund
-
adjective,
arranged on one side only; unilateral.
- Senior
-
noun,
a person who is older than another.
- undies
-
plural noun,
women's or children's underwear.
- steno-
-
- crudes
-
noun,
crude oil.
- Custer
-
noun,
George Armstrong [ahrm-strawng,, -strong] /ˈɑrm strɔŋ,, -strɒŋ/ (Show IPA), 1839–76, U.S. general and Indian fighter.
- curets
-
noun,
a scoop-shaped surgical instrument for removing tissue from body cavities, as the uterus.
- credos
-
noun,
(often initial capital letter) the Apostles' Creed or the Nicene Creed.
- conies
-
noun,
the fur of a rabbit, especially when dyed to simulate Hudson seal.
- Triune
-
noun,
(initial capital letter) the Trinity.
- coitus
-
noun,
sexual intercourse, especially between a man and a woman.
- detour
-
noun,
a roundabout or circuitous way or course, especially one used temporarily when the main route is closed.
- croute
-
noun,
crust.
- 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.
- Decius
-
noun,
(Gaius Messius Quintus Trajanus Decius) a.d. c201–251, emperor of Rome 249–251.
- triose
-
noun,
a monosaccharide that has three atoms of carbon.
- contr.
-
- credit
-
noun,
commendation or honor given for some action, quality, etc.:
- Coster
-
noun,
costermonger.
- cordis
-
adjective,
(in prescriptions) of the heart.
- turco-
-
- Crusoe
-
noun,
Robinson, Robinson Crusoe.
- couter
-
noun,
a piece of plate armor for the elbow.
- Curtis
-
noun,
Benjamin Robbins, 1809–74, U.S. jurist: associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court 1851–57; resigned in dissent over Dred Scott case.
- Cronus
-
noun,
a Titan, son of Uranus and Gaea, who was dethroned by his son Zeus.
- Cousin
-
noun,
Also called first cousin, full cousin. the son or daughter of an uncle or aunt.
See also second cousin, removed (def 2).
- conure
-
noun,
any of several long-tailed New World parrots, especially of the genus Aratinga, certain species of which are kept as pets.
- cruise
-
noun,
the act of cruising.
- cruets
-
noun,
a glass bottle, especially one for holding vinegar, oil, etc., for the table.
- courts
-
noun,
Law.
a place where justice is administered.
a judicial tribunal duly constituted for the hearing and determination of cases.
a session of a judicial assembly.
- under-
-
- Curtin
-
noun,
John, 1885–1945, Australian statesman: prime minister 1941–45.
- denti-
-
- course
-
noun,
a direction or route taken or to be taken.
- Tucson
-
noun,
a city in S Arizona: health resort.
- truces
-
noun,
a suspension of hostilities for a specified period of time by mutual agreement of the warring parties; cease-fire; armistice.
- deuto-
-
- CORNET
-
noun,
Music. a valved wind instrument of the trumpet family.
- cursed
-
noun,
the expression of a wish that misfortune, evil, doom, etc., befall a person, group, etc.
- tuners
-
noun,
a person or thing that tunes.
- trices
-
noun,
a very short time; an instant:
- triode
-
noun,
a vacuum tube containing three elements, usually anode, cathode, and control grid.
- curite
-
noun,
a radioactive uranium mineral, Pb 2 U 5 O 17 ·4H 2 O, with adamantine luster, occurring as reddish-brown to deep-yellow needle-shaped crystals, formed by alteration of uraninite.
- triens
-
noun,
a copper coin of ancient Rome, issued during the Republic, a third part of an as.
- Crouse
-
noun,
Russel, 1893–1966, U.S. dramatist.
- trines
-
noun,
a set or group of three; triad.
- cut-in
-
noun,
Movies. a still, as of a scene or an object, inserted in a film and interrupting the action or continuity:
- trends
-
noun,
the general course or prevailing tendency; drift:
- crones
-
noun,
a withered, witchlike old woman.
- curios
-
noun,
any unusual article, object of art, etc., valued as a curiosity.
- contd.
-
- 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.
- cueist
-
noun,
a billiard player.
- dicots
-
noun,
a dicotyledon.
- contes
-
plural,
Trademark. a brand of crayon made of graphite and clay, usually in black, red, or brown.
- 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.
- counts
-
noun,
the act of counting; enumeration; reckoning; calculation:
- cretin
-
noun,
a person suffering from cretinism.
- cteno-
-
- Cortes
-
noun,
(in Spain or Portugal) the two houses constituting the national legislative body.
- Tories
-
noun,
a member of the Conservative Party in Great Britain or Canada.
- deuton
-
noun,
deuteron.
- decors
-
noun,
style or mode of decoration, as of a room, building, or the like:
- ceros
-
noun,
a large Atlantic and Gulf Coast mackerel game fish, Scomberomorus regalis.
- Irons
-
noun,
Jeremy (John) born 1948, English actor.
- scrod
-
noun,
a young Atlantic codfish or haddock, especially one split for cooking.
- scudo
-
noun,
any of various gold or silver coins, of various Italian states, issued from the late 16th through the early 19th centuries.
- scorn
-
noun,
open or unqualified contempt; disdain:
- Scout
-
noun,
a soldier, warship, airplane, etc., employed in reconnoitering.
- rutin
-
noun,
a bright yellow or greenish-yellow substance, C 27 H 30 O 16 , obtained chiefly from buckwheat, and used in the treatment of capillary fragility.
- nerts
-
interjection,
nuts (def 1).
- nerds
-
noun,
a person considered to be socially awkward, boring, unstylish, etc.
- runts
-
noun,
an animal that is small or stunted as compared with others of its kind.
- crit.
-
- Crius
-
noun,
a Titan, the son of Uranus and Gaea.
- crone
-
noun,
a withered, witchlike old woman.
- scend
-
noun,
the heaving motion of a vessel.
- scour
-
noun,
the act of scouring.
- scent
-
noun,
a distinctive odor, especially when agreeable:
- scion
-
noun,
a descendant.
- Scone
-
noun,
a small, light, biscuitlike quick bread made of oatmeal, wheat flour, barley meal, or the like.
- score
-
noun,
the record of points or strokes made by the competitors in a game or match.
- iters
-
noun,
a canal or passage.
- Scot.
-
- 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.
- TORES
-
noun,
a torus.
- scute
-
noun,
a dermal bony plate, as on an armadillo, or a large horny plate, as on a turtle.
- 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.
- Cetus
-
noun,
the Whale, a constellation lying above the equator, containing the variable star Mira.
- Tudor
-
noun,
Antony, 1909–87, English choreographer and dancer.
- cider
-
noun,
the juice pressed from apples (or formerly from some other fruit) used for drinking, either before fermentation (sweet cider) or after fermentation (hard cider) or for making applejack, vinegar, etc.
- Indre
-
noun,
a department in central France. 2667 sq. mi. (6910 sq. km). Capital: Châteauroux.
- truce
-
noun,
a suspension of hostilities for a specified period of time by mutual agreement of the warring parties; cease-fire; armistice.
- diets
-
noun,
food and drink considered in terms of its qualities, composition, and its effects on health:
- Const
-
- Cons.
-
- incus
-
noun,
Anatomy. the middle one of a chain of three small bones in the middle ear of humans and other mammals.
Compare malleus, stapes.
- incur
-
verb (used with object),
to come into or acquire (some consequence, usually undesirable or injurious):
- incr.
-
- indue
-
verb (used with object),
endue.
- incor
-
- trois
-
noun,
the number 3.
- Seton
-
noun,
a thread or the like inserted beneath the skin to provide drainage or to guide subsequent passage of a tube.
- cine-
-
- cines
-
noun,
a film; motion picture.
- Sidon
-
noun,
a city of ancient Phoenicia: site of modern Saida.
- since
-
adverb,
from then till now (often preceded by ever):
- ideo-
-
- ictus
-
noun,
Prosody. rhythmical or metrical stress.
- icons
-
- Uredo
-
noun,
a skin irritation; hives; urticaria.
- Indus
-
noun,
a river in S Asia, flowing from W Tibet through Kashmir and Pakistan to the Arabian Sea. 1900 miles (3060 km) long.
- sect.
-
- cruds
-
noun,
Slang.
a deposit or coating of refuse or of an impure or alien substance; muck.
a filthy, repulsive, or contemptible person.
something that is worthless, objectionable, or contemptible.
prevarication, exaggeration, or flattery.
a nonspecific, imaginary, or vaguely defined disease or disorder of the body:
any unpleasant external ailment, disorder, or the like, as a skin rash.
venereal disease, especially syphilis.
Vulgar. dried semen.
- tunes
-
noun,
a succession of musical sounds forming an air or melody, with or without the harmony accompanying it.
- tuner
-
noun,
a person or thing that tunes.
- 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.
- senti
-
noun,
a monetary unit of Tanzania, the 100th part of a shilling; cent.
- crude
-
noun,
crude oil.
- inure
-
verb (used with object),
to accustom to hardship, difficulty, pain, etc.; toughen or harden; habituate (usually followed by to):
- cert.
-
- Cesti
-
noun,
Marcantonio [mahr-kahn-taw-nyaw] /ˌmɑr kɑnˈtɔ nyɔ/ (Show IPA), 1623–69, Italian composer.
- runes
-
noun,
any of the characters of certain ancient alphabets, as of a script used for writing the Germanic languages, especially of Scandinavia and Britain, from c200 to c1200, or a script used for inscriptions in a Turkic language of the 6th to 8th centuries from the area near the Orkhon River in Mongolia.
- cont.
-
- intr.
-
- seti-
-
- cruet
-
noun,
a glass bottle, especially one for holding vinegar, oil, etc., for the table.
- Seric
-
- serin
-
noun,
a small finch, Serinus serinus, of Europe and northern Africa, closely related to the canary.
- 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.
- cruse
-
noun,
an earthen pot, bottle, etc., for liquids.
- inst.
-
- inset
-
noun,
something inserted; insert.
- crust
-
noun,
the brown, hard outer portion or surface of a loaf or slice of bread (distinguished from crumb).
- sero-
-
- inert
-
adjective,
having no inherent power of action, motion, or resistance (opposed to active):
- runic
-
adjective,
consisting of or set down in runes:
- Niter
-
noun,
potassium nitrate.
- Conte
-
noun,
count2 .
- onset
-
noun,
a beginning or start:
- ornis
-
noun,
an avifauna.
- ornes
-
noun,
a department in NW France. 2372 sq. mi. (6145 sq. km). Capital: Alençon.
- 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.
- 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.
- Ursid
-
noun,
any plantigrade carnivore of the family Ursidae, comprising the spectacled bear, the black, brown, and sun bears, and various extinct species that also gave rise to the giant panda of the family Ailuropodidae.
- ordn.
-
- 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.
- Orcus
-
noun,
the ancient Roman god of the underworld, identified with the Greek Pluto, or Hades.
- resit
-
noun,
a test or examination that is retaken.
- ontic
-
adjective,
possessing the character of real rather than phenomenal existence; noumenal.
- retd.
-
- reni-
-
- onces
-
noun,
a single occasion; one time only:
- rices
-
noun,
the starchy seeds or grain of an annual marsh grass, Oryza sativa, cultivated in warm climates and used for food.
- cotes
-
noun,
a shelter, coop, or small shed for sheep, pigs, pigeons, etc.
- TUNIS
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Tunisia, in the NE part.
- rides
-
noun,
a journey or excursion on a horse, camel, etc., or on or in a vehicle.
- oecus
-
noun,
(in an ancient Roman house) an apartment, especially a dining room, decorated with columns.
- rinse
-
noun,
an act or instance of rinsing.
- 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.
- Odets
-
noun,
Clifford, 1906–63, U.S. dramatist.
- Count
-
noun,
the act of counting; enumeration; reckoning; calculation:
- turds
-
noun,
a piece of excrement.
- Corti
-
noun,
Alfonso [al-fon-soh;; Italian ahl-fawn-saw] /ælˈfɒn soʊ;; Italian ɑlˈfɔn sɔ/ (Show IPA), 1822–76, Italian anatomist.
- ronde
-
noun,
a typeface imitative of upright, somewhat angular, handwriting.
- outen
-
verb (used with object),
to turn off (a light) or extinguish (a fire).
- 2,4-d
-
noun,
a white to yellow, crystalline powder, C 8 H 6 O 3 Cl 2 , slightly soluble in water: used for killing weeds.
- rect.
-
- Udine
-
noun,
a city in NE Italy.
- 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.
- cornu
-
noun,
a horn, especially a bony part that resembles a horn.
- 30-30
-
- cores
-
- utend
-
- outre
-
adjective,
passing the bounds of what is usual or considered proper; unconventional; bizarre.
- Outer
-
adjective,
situated on or toward the outside; external; exterior:
- Redon
-
noun,
Odilon [ohd-l-on;; French aw-dee-lawn] /ˈoʊd lˌɒn;; French ɔ diˈlɔ̃/ (Show IPA), 1840–1916, French painter and etcher.
- osier
-
noun,
any of various willows, as the red osier, having tough, flexible twigs or branches that are used for wickerwork.
- cords
-
noun,
(used with a plural verb) clothing, especially trousers, of corded fabric; corduroys.
- redos
-
noun,
the act or an instance of redoing.
- Corse
-
noun,
corpse.
- ourie
-
adjective,
shabby; dingy.
- ounce
-
noun,
a unit of weight equal to 437.5 grains or 1/16 pound (28.35 grams) avoirdupois.
- Turin
-
noun,
a city in NW Italy, on the Po: capital of the Kingdom of Italy 1860–65.
- 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.
- reist
-
verb (used without object),
reest2 .
- oste-
-
- rends
-
verb (used with object),
to separate into parts with force or violence:
- Rodin
-
noun,
(François) Auguste (René) [frahn-swa oh-gyst ruh-ney] /frɑ̃ˈswa oʊˈgüst rəˈneɪ/ (Show IPA), 1840–1917, French sculptor.
- roset
-
noun,
resin; rosin.
- runed
-
adjective,
having runes inscribed:
- 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: ¢.
- nodus
-
noun,
a difficult or intricate point, situation, plot, etc.
- routs
-
noun,
a defeat attended with disorderly flight; dispersal of a defeated force in complete disorder:
- CENTO
-
noun,
a piece of writing, especially a poem, composed wholly of quotations from the works of other authors.
- Credo
-
noun,
(often initial capital letter) the Apostles' Creed or the Nicene Creed.
- noct-
-
- Creon
-
noun,
a king of Thebes, the brother of Jocasta and the uncle of Eteocles, Polynices, and Antigone.
- tunic
-
noun,
Chiefly British. a coat worn as part of a military or other uniform.
- crest
-
noun,
the highest part of a hill or mountain range; summit.
- nitre
-
noun,
niter.
- nitr-
-
- cried
-
noun,
the act or sound of crying; any loud utterance or exclamation; a shout, scream, or wail.
- route
-
noun,
a course, way, or road for passage or travel:
- Niort
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Deux-Sèvres, in W France.
- nidus
-
noun,
a nest, especially one in which insects, spiders, etc., deposit their eggs.
- nides
-
noun,
a nest or brood, especially of pheasants.
- ruins
-
noun,
ruins, the remains of a building, city, etc., that has been destroyed or that is in disrepair or a state of decay:
- Rundi
-
noun,
a member of a people constituting virtually the entire population of Burundi.
- neut.
-
- cries
-
noun,
the act or sound of crying; any loud utterance or exclamation; a shout, scream, or wail.
- cero-
-
- crine
-
noun,
hair; head of hair.
- neur-
-
- cent.
-
- noise
-
noun,
sound, especially of a loud, harsh, or confused kind:
- Rosie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Rose.
- Notus
-
noun,
the ancient Greek personification of the south wind.
- 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.
- Nurse
-
noun,
a person formally educated and trained in the care of the sick or infirm.
Compare nurse-midwife, nurse-practitioner, physician's assistant, practical nurse, registered nurse.
- nurds
-
noun,
nerd.
- nudie
-
noun,
a film, performance, or magazine featuring nude performers or photographs.
- nudi-
-
- nudes
-
noun,
a sculpture, painting, etc., of a nude human figure.
- nuci-
-
- rotes
-
noun,
routine; a fixed, habitual, or mechanical course of procedure:
- Rouen
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Seine-Maritime, in N France, on the Seine: famous cathedral; execution of Joan of Arc 1431.
- cedis
-
noun,
a paper money and monetary unit of Ghana, equal to 100 pesewas.
- UNCIO
-
- roust
-
verb (used with object),
to rout, as from a place:
- urine
-
noun,
the liquid-to-semisolid waste matter excreted by the kidneys, in humans being a yellowish, slightly acid, watery fluid.
- CONUS
-
noun,
the most anterior part of the simple tubular heart of lower vertebrates and embryos of higher vertebrates, leading into the artery that leaves the heart; in mammals it forms a part of the upper wall of the right ventricle, in which the pulmonary artery originates.
- notes
-
noun,
a brief record of something written down to assist the memory or for future reference.
- noted
-
noun,
a brief record of something written down to assist the memory or for future reference.
- roues
-
noun,
a dissolute and licentious man; rake.
- round
-
noun,
any round shape, as a circle, ring or sphere.
- Norse
-
noun,
(used with a plural verb) the Norwegians, especially the ancient Norwegians.
- Cenis
-
noun,
Mont, a mountain pass between SE France and Italy, in the Alps. 6834 feet (2083 meters) high.
- rouse
-
noun,
a rousing.
- Court
-
noun,
Law.
a place where justice is administered.
a judicial tribunal duly constituted for the hearing and determination of cases.
a session of a judicial assembly.
- Sino-
-
- Indo-
-
- RECON
-
noun,
reconnaissance.
- suite
-
noun,
a number of things forming a series or set.
- unite
-
noun,
a former gold coin of England, equal to 20 shillings, issued under James I and Charles I.
- dures
-
verb (used with or without object),
endure.
- codes
-
noun,
a system for communication by telegraph, heliograph, etc., in which long and short sounds, light flashes, etc., are used to symbolize the content of a message:
- suint
-
noun,
the natural grease of the wool of sheep, consisting of a mixture of fatty matter and potassium salts, used as a source of potash and in the preparation of ointments.
- desc.
-
- TIROS
-
noun,
one of a series of satellites for transmitting television pictures of the earth's cloud cover.
- torsi
-
noun,
a plural of torso.
- dunts
-
noun,
a hard blow or hit, especially one that makes a dull sound; thump.
- Torun
-
noun,
a city in N Poland, on the Vistula.
- Sucre
-
noun,
Antonio José de [ahn-taw-nyaw haw-se th e] /ɑnˈtɔ nyɔ hɔˈsɛ ðɛ/ (Show IPA), 1793–1830, Venezuelan general and South American liberator: 1st president of Bolivia 1826–28.
- Recit
-
- trend
-
noun,
the general course or prevailing tendency; drift:
- touse
-
noun,
a commotion; rumpus.
- dunce
-
noun,
a dull-witted, stupid, or ignorant person; dolt.
- deci-
-
- duits
-
noun,
doit (def 1).
- duets
-
noun,
a musical composition for two voices or instruments.
- coder
-
noun,
a person or device that translates information into a code.
- durns
-
adjective, adverb, verb (used with object), noun,
darn2 .
- Duroc
-
noun,
one of an American breed of hardy red hogs having drooping ears.
- Duero
-
noun,
Spanish name of Douro.
- Deut.
-
- trine
-
noun,
a set or group of three; triad.
- store
-
noun,
an establishment where merchandise is sold, usually on a retail basis.
- ecto-
-
- tries
-
noun,
plural of try.
- cutes
-
noun,
the cutes, Informal. self-consciously cute mannerisms or appeal; affected coyness:
- dist.
-
- econ.
-
- stour
-
noun,
British Dialect.
tumult; confusion.
a storm.
- cutie
-
noun,
Informal. a charmingly attractive or cute person, especially a girl or a young woman (often used as a form of address):
- trice
-
noun,
a very short time; an instant:
- cutin
-
noun,
a transparent, waxy substance constituting, together with cellulose, the cuticle of plants.
- cutis
-
noun,
the true skin, consisting of the dermis and the epidermis.
- dites
-
noun,
a bit (usually used in negative constructions):
- tried
-
noun,
an attempt or effort:
- coirs
-
noun,
the prepared fiber of the husk of the coconut fruit, used in making rope, matting, etc.
- 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.
- Durst
-
noun,
an act of daring or defiance; challenge.
- duros
-
noun,
a peso of Spain or Spanish America.
- tires
-
noun,
British Dialect. fatigue.
- tired
-
noun,
British Dialect. fatigue.
- edit.
-
- dents
-
noun,
a hollow or depression in a surface, as from a blow.
- dotes
-
noun,
decay of wood.
- 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.
- doits
-
noun,
Also, duit. an old small copper coin of the Netherlands and Dutch colonies, first issued in the 17th century.
- tines
-
noun,
a sharp, projecting point or prong, as of a fork.
- tides
-
noun,
the periodic rise and fall of the waters of the ocean and its inlets, produced by the attraction of the moon and sun, and occurring about every 12 hours.
- dorts
-
noun,
Dordrecht.
- donec
-
conjunction,
(in prescriptions) until.
- deist
-
noun,
a person who believes in deism.
- dorse
-
noun,
the back of a book or folded document.
- douce
-
adjective,
sedate; modest; quiet.
- Doris
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. the wife of Nereus and mother of the Nereids.
- torus
-
noun,
Architecture. a large convex molding, more or less semicircular in profile, commonly forming the lowest molding of the base of a column, directly above the plinth, sometimes occurring as one of a pair separated by a scotia and fillets. and column.
- Doric
-
noun,
a dialect of ancient Greek spoken on Rhodes and other islands of the Dodecanese, in Crete, in Syracuse, and in all of the Peloponnesus except Arcadia.
- 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.
- Denis
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Donus
-
noun,
died a.d. 678, pope 676–678.
- dent.
-
- donut
-
noun,
doughnut.
- Terni
-
noun,
a city in central Italy.
- tious
-
- ducts
-
noun,
any tube, canal, pipe, or conduit by which a fluid, air, or other substance is conducted or conveyed.
- decor
-
noun,
style or mode of decoration, as of a room, building, or the like:
- Tours
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Indre-et-Loire, in W France, on the Loire River: Charles Martel defeated the Saracens near here a.d. 732.
- doers
-
noun,
a person or thing that does something, especially a person who gets things done with vigor and efficiency.
- duces
-
noun,
a leader or dictator.
- tends
-
Verb phrases,
tend on/upon, Archaic. to attend or wait upon; minister to; serve:
- teno-
-
- tenor
-
noun,
the course of thought or meaning that runs through something written or spoken; purport; drift.
- Druse
-
noun,
an incrustation of small crystals on the surface of a rock or mineral.
- drone
-
noun,
the male of the honeybee and other bees, stingless and making no honey.
- droit
-
noun,
a legal right or claim.
- Unit.
-
- decos
-
noun,
art deco.
- dries
-
noun,
a plural of dry.
- drest
-
noun,
an outer garment for women and girls, consisting of bodice and skirt in one piece.
- Conde
-
noun,
Louis II de Bourbon [lwee,, duh boor-bawn] /lwi,, də burˈbɔ̃/ (Show IPA), Prince de (Duc d'Enghien"the Great Condé") 1621–86, French general.
- doest
-
noun,
Informal. a burst of frenzied activity; action; commotion.
- uncos
-
noun,
something extraordinary or unusual; a novelty.
- Toure
-
noun,
Sékou [sey-koo] /ˈseɪ ku/ (Show IPA), 1922–84, Guinean political leader: prime minister 1958-72; president 1958–84.
- douse
-
noun,
British Dialect. a stroke or blow.
- edict
-
noun,
a decree issued by a sovereign or other authority. Synonyms: dictum, pronouncement.
- toise
-
noun,
an old French unit of length equivalent to 6.395 feet (1.949 meters).
- edits
-
noun,
an instance of or the work of editing:
- Soter
-
noun,
Saint, pope a.d. 166?–175?.
- dints
-
noun,
force; power:
- tonic
-
noun,
a medicine that invigorates or strengthens:
- Dione
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. a Titan and a consort of Zeus.
- cunts
-
noun,
the vulva or vagina.
- tones
-
noun,
any sound considered with reference to its quality, pitch, strength, source, etc.:
- eruct
-
verb (used with or without object),
to belch forth, as gas from the stomach.
- trios
-
noun,
a musical composition for three voices or instruments.
- cions
-
noun,
scion (def 2).
- estoc
-
noun,
a thrusting sword of the 13th–17th centuries having a long, narrow blade of rectangular section.
- Stone
-
noun,
the hard substance, formed of mineral matter, of which rocks consist.
- 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.
- 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.
- SOUND
-
noun,
the sensation produced by stimulation of the organs of hearing by vibrations transmitted through the air or other medium.
- untie
-
verb (used with object),
to loose or unfasten (anything tied); let or set loose by undoing a knot.
- dicot
-
noun,
a dicotyledon.
- Eridu
-
noun,
an ancient Sumerian and Babylonian city near the Euphrates in S Iraq: center for the worship of Ea; partially excavated.
- sonic
-
adjective,
of or relating to sound.
- tonus
-
noun,
a normal state of continuous slight tension in muscle tissue that facilitates its response to stimulation.
- coeds
-
noun,
Older Use. a female student in a coeducational institution, especially in a college or university.
- Euro-
-
- torcs
-
noun,
torque (def 4).
- Siren
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. one of several sea nymphs, part woman and part bird, who lure mariners to destruction by their seductive singing.
- Siret
-
noun,
a river in SE Europe, flowing SE from the Carpathian Mountains in Ukraine, through E Romania to the Danube. 270 miles (435 km) long.
- sito-
-
- diner
-
noun,
a person who dines.
- euros
-
noun,
wallaroo.
- 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.
- snide
-
adjective,
derogatory in a nasty, insinuating manner:
- sonde
-
noun,
a rocket, balloon, or rockoon used as a probe for observing phenomena in the atmosphere.
- coins
-
noun,
a piece of metal stamped and issued by the authority of a government for use as money.
- etuis
-
noun,
a small, often decorative case, especially one for needles, toilet articles, or the like.
- dict.
-
- dines
-
noun,
Scot. dinner.
- snore
-
noun,
the act, instance, or sound of snoring.
- snort
-
noun,
the act or sound of snorting.
- snout
-
noun,
the part of an animal's head projecting forward and containing the nose and jaws; muzzle.
- sodic
-
adjective,
pertaining to or containing sodium:
- cires
-
noun,
a brilliant, highly glazed surface produced on fabrics by subjecting them to a wax, heat, and calendering treatment.
- curds
-
noun,
Often, curds. a substance consisting mainly of casein and the like, obtained from milk by coagulation, and used as food or made into cheese.
- 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.
- Stein
-
noun,
a mug, usually earthenware, especially for beer.
- curns
-
noun,
a grain.
- eidos
-
noun,
the formal content of a culture, encompassing its system of ideas, criteria for interpreting experience, etc.
- disc.
-
- curse
-
noun,
the expression of a wish that misfortune, evil, doom, etc., befall a person, group, etc.
- Stern
-
noun,
the after part of a vessel (often opposed to stem).
- ster.
-
- cites
-
noun,
citation (defs 7, 8).
- curst
-
noun,
the expression of a wish that misfortune, evil, doom, etc., befall a person, group, etc.
- endo-
-
- educt
-
noun,
something educed; eduction.
- educ.
-
- Curie
-
noun,
a unit of activity of radioactive substances equivalent to 3.70 × 10 10 disintegrations per second: it is approximately the amount of activity produced by 1 gram of radium-226. Abbreviation: Ci.
- curio
-
noun,
any unusual article, object of art, etc., valued as a curiosity.
- dirts
-
noun,
any foul or filthy substance, as mud, grime, dust, or excrement.
- Stoic
-
noun,
a member or adherent of the Stoic school of philosophy.
- sruti
-
noun,
the Vedas and some of the Upanishads, regarded as divinely revealed.
- unset
-
adjective,
not set; not solidified or made firm, as concrete or asphalt.
- dices
-
Idioms,
no dice, Informal. of no use or help; ineffective.
- Ensor
-
noun,
James, 1860–1949, Belgian painter.
- ento-
-
- cures
-
noun,
a means of healing or restoring to health; remedy.
- curet
-
noun,
a scoop-shaped surgical instrument for removing tissue from body cavities, as the uterus.
- toner
-
noun,
a person or thing that tones.
- Tore
-
noun,
a torus.
- tion
-
- ride
-
noun,
a journey or excursion on a horse, camel, etc., or on or in a vehicle.
- Tine
-
noun,
a sharp, projecting point or prong, as of a fork.
- rids
-
verb,
a simple past tense and past participle of ride.
- reit
-
noun,
real-estate investment trust.
- rit.
-
- 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.
- Rind
-
noun,
a thick and firm outer coat or covering, as of certain fruits, cheeses, and meats:
- 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.
- Utes
-
noun,
Informal. a utility vehicle.
- 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.
- Tori
-
noun,
plural of torus.
- Reis
-
plural noun,
a former money of account of Portugal and Brazil.
- rend
-
verb (used with object),
to separate into parts with force or violence:
- recs
-
noun,
recreation.
- tors
-
noun,
a rocky pinnacle; a peak of a bare or rocky mountain or hill.
- Rice
-
noun,
the starchy seeds or grain of an annual marsh grass, Oryza sativa, cultivated in warm climates and used for food.
- redo
-
noun,
the act or an instance of redoing.
- Toni
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Antoinette or Antonia.
- reds
-
noun,
any of various colors resembling the color of blood; the primary color at one extreme end of the visible spectrum, an effect of light with a wavelength between 610 and 780 nanometers.
- uro-
-
- turd
-
noun,
a piece of excrement.
- Uris
-
noun,
a canton in central Switzerland. 415 sq. mi. (1075 sq. km). Capital: Altdorf.
- rest
-
noun,
the refreshing quiet or repose of sleep:
- user
-
noun,
a person or thing that uses.
- used
-
noun,
the act of employing, using, or putting into service:
- tuns
-
noun,
a large cask for holding liquids, especially wine, ale, or beer.
- tire
-
noun,
British Dialect. fatigue.
- Reid
-
noun,
Sir George Huston, 1845–1918, Australian statesman, born in Scotland: prime minister 1904–05.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- tone
-
noun,
any sound considered with reference to its quality, pitch, strength, source, etc.:
- Reus
-
noun,
a city in Catalonia, NE Spain, on the Mediterranean Sea.
- USRC
-
- undo
-
verb (used with object),
to reverse the doing of; cause to be as if never done:
- TODS
-
- toed
-
noun,
one of the terminal digits of the human foot.
- Tiro
-
noun,
tyro.
- USTC
-
- torc
-
noun,
torque (def 4).
- 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.
- Reno
-
noun,
Informal. a renovation, as of a building or room.
- Rise
-
noun,
an act or instance of rising.
- Sion
-
noun,
a town in and the capital of Valais, in SW Switzerland.
- rite
-
noun,
a formal or ceremonial act or procedure prescribed or customary in religious or other solemn use:
- tune
-
noun,
a succession of musical sounds forming an air or melody, with or without the harmony accompanying it.
- tuis
-
noun,
a black New Zealand honey eater, Prosthemadera novaeseelandiae, having a patch of white feathers on each side of the throat, sometimes tamed as a pet.
- Sour
-
noun,
something that is sour.
- unco
-
noun,
something extraordinary or unusual; a novelty.
- uret
-
- Ste.
-
- Seri
-
noun,
a member of an American Indian people of western Sonora state, Mexico, on the Gulf of California.
- sent
-
noun,
a coin of Estonia until the euro was adopted, the 100th part of a kroon.
- send
-
noun,
the heaving motion of a vessel.
- Tues
-
- Trio
-
noun,
a musical composition for three voices or instruments.
- sec.
-
- scut
-
noun,
a short tail, especially that of a hare, rabbit, or deer.
- SCUD
-
noun,
the act of scudding.
- Stir
-
noun,
the act of stirring or moving.
- scr.
-
- sci.
-
- std.
-
- Sert
-
noun,
José María [haw-se mah-ree-ah] /hɔˈsɛ mɑˈri ɑ/ (Show IPA), 1876–1945, Spanish painter.
- sort
-
noun,
a particular kind, species, variety, class, or group, distinguished by a common character or nature:
- stud
-
noun,
a boss, knob, nailhead, or other protuberance projecting from a surface or part, especially as an ornament.
- tron
-
- sire
-
noun,
the male parent of a quadruped.
- unto
-
preposition,
to (in its various uses, except as the accompaniment of the infinitive).
- Sind
-
noun,
a former province of Pakistan, in the lower Indus valley; now part of West Pakistan. 48,136 sq. mi. (125,154 sq. km). Capital: Karachi.
- site
-
noun,
the position or location of a town, building, etc., especially as to its environment:
- situ
-
noun,
in situ.
- side
-
noun,
one of the surfaces forming the outside of or bounding a thing, or one of the lines bounding a geometric figure.
- sice
-
noun,
syce.
- snit
-
noun,
an agitated or irritated state.
- snod
-
adjective,
smooth; sleek.
- sori
-
noun,
plural of sorus.
- snot
-
noun,
Vulgar. mucus from the nose.
- 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.
- Soni
-
- trod
-
noun,
the action of treading, stepping, or walking.
- sord
-
noun,
a flight or flock of mallards.
- tude
-
noun,
an arrogant attitude.
- urds
-
noun,
a plant, Vigna mungo, of the legume family, widely cultivated in tropical Asia for its edible seeds and for forage.
- sore
-
noun,
a sore spot or place on the body.
- str.
-
- Rust
-
noun,
Also called iron rust. the red or orange coating that forms on the surface of iron when exposed to air and moisture, consisting chiefly of ferric hydroxide and ferric oxide formed by oxidation.
- rocs
-
noun,
a bird of enormous size and strength.
- ROTS
-
noun,
the process of rotting.
- rout
-
noun,
a defeat attended with disorderly flight; dispersal of a defeated force in complete disorder:
- ter.
-
- ROUS
-
noun,
(Francis) Peyton, 1879–1970, U.S. pathologist: Nobel Prize in medicine 1966.
- uni-
-
- 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.
- tics
-
noun,
Pathology.
a sudden, spasmodic, painless, involuntary muscular contraction, as of the face.
tic douloureux.
- roue
-
noun,
a dissolute and licentious man; rake.
- udos
-
noun,
a plant, Aralia cordata, of the ginseng family, cultivated, especially in Japan and China, for its edible shoots.
- Roti
-
noun,
roast.
- tend
-
Verb phrases,
tend on/upon, Archaic. to attend or wait upon; minister to; serve:
- tide
-
noun,
the periodic rise and fall of the waters of the ocean and its inlets, produced by the attraction of the moon and sun, and occurring about every 12 hours.
- rote
-
noun,
routine; a fixed, habitual, or mechanical course of procedure:
- 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.
- 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.
- Tour
-
noun,
a traveling around from place to place.
- ROSE
-
noun,
any of the wild or cultivated, usually prickly-stemmed, pinnate-leaved, showy-flowered shrubs of the genus Rosa.
Compare rose family.
- Rodi
-
noun,
Italian name of Rhodes.
- rode
-
noun,
a rope by which a boat is anchored.
- tens
-
noun,
a self-operated portable device used to treat chronic pain by sending electrical impulses through electrodes placed over the painful area.
- ten.
-
- Ruse
-
noun,
a trick, stratagem, or artifice.
- suit
-
noun,
a set of clothing, armor, or the like, intended for wear together.
- Rus.
-
- trid
-
- stun
-
noun,
the act of stunning.
- runt
-
noun,
an animal that is small or stunted as compared with others of its kind.
- runs
-
noun,
an act or instance, or a period of running:
- suet
-
noun,
the hard fatty tissue about the loins and kidneys of beef, sheep, etc., used in cooking or processed to yield tallow.
- uric
-
adjective,
of, pertaining to, contained in, or derived from urine.
- rune
-
noun,
any of the characters of certain ancient alphabets, as of a script used for writing the Germanic languages, especially of Scandinavia and Britain, from c200 to c1200, or a script used for inscriptions in a Turkic language of the 6th to 8th centuries from the area near the Orkhon River in Mongolia.
- tri-
-
- teds
-
noun,
British Slang. Teddy boy.
- ruin
-
noun,
ruins, the remains of a building, city, etc., that has been destroyed or that is in disrepair or a state of decay:
- sur-
-
- surd
-
noun,
Phonetics. a voiceless consonant (opposed to sonant).
- sure
-
Idioms,
for sure, as a certainty; surely:
- rues
-
noun,
sorrow; repentance; regret.
- Rude
-
noun,
François [frahn-swa] /frɑ̃ˈswa/ (Show IPA), 1784–1855, French sculptor.
- Surt
-
noun,
the guardian and ruler of Muspelheim, destined to defeat Frey at Ragnarok and destroy the world with fire.
- 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.
- TDRS
-
- doc.
-
plural,
document.
- Enos
-
noun,
the son of Seth. Gen. 5:6.
- Dice
-
noun,
Machinery.
any of various devices for cutting or forming material in a press or a stamping or forging machine.
a hollow device of steel, often composed of several pieces to be fitted into a stock, for cutting the threads of bolts or the like.
one of the separate pieces of such a device.
a steel block or plate with small conical holes through which wire, plastic rods, etc., are drawn.
- der.
-
- 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 = .
- dern
-
adjective, adverb, verb (used with object),
darn2 .
- iod-
-
- Deus
-
noun,
God. Abbreviation: D.
- 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.
- int.
-
- ins.
-
- inro
-
noun,
a small lacquer box with compartments for medicines, cosmetics, etc., worn on the waist sash of the traditional Japanese costume.
- IndE
-
- Inc.
-
- Dies
-
noun,
Martin, 1901–72, U.S. politician.
- Den.
-
- Diet
-
noun,
food and drink considered in terms of its qualities, composition, and its effects on health:
- Din.
-
- Idun
-
noun,
a goddess, keeper of the apples of youth and wife of Bragi; abducted by the giant Thjazi, from whom she was rescued.
- Dine
-
noun,
Scot. dinner.
- Dino
-
- ides
-
noun,
(in the ancient Roman calendar) the fifteenth day of March, May, July, or October, and the thirteenth day of the other months.
- dins
-
noun,
a loud, confused noise; a continued loud or tumultuous sound; noisy clamor.
- ices
-
noun,
the solid form of water, produced by freezing; frozen water.
- iced
-
noun,
the solid form of water, produced by freezing; frozen water.
- Ice.
-
- dint
-
noun,
force; power:
- dioc
-
- Deni
-
noun,
a monetary unit of the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, the 100th part of a denar.
- deco
-
noun,
art deco.
- Ind.
-
- duet
-
noun,
a musical composition for two voices or instruments.
- 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.
- crus
-
noun,
the part of the leg or hind limb between the femur or thigh and the ankle or tarsus; shank.
- 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.
- Neri
-
noun,
Saint Philip (Filippo Neri) 1515–95, Italian priest: founder of Congregation of the Oratory.
- nerd
-
noun,
a person considered to be socially awkward, boring, unstylish, etc.
- neo-
-
- crut
-
noun,
crud (def 1).
- NCTE
-
- ctr.
-
- cts.
-
- cuds
-
noun,
the portion of food that a ruminant returns from the first stomach to the mouth to chew a second time.
- iter
-
noun,
a canal or passage.
- Dec.
-
- cunt
-
noun,
the vulva or vagina.
- cur.
-
- curd
-
noun,
Often, curds. a substance consisting mainly of casein and the like, obtained from milk by coagulation, and used as food or made into cheese.
- cure
-
noun,
a means of healing or restoring to health; remedy.
- curn
-
noun,
a grain.
- iso-
-
- curs
-
noun,
a mongrel dog, especially a worthless or unfriendly one.
- Curt
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Curtis.
- 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.
- cute
-
noun,
the cutes, Informal. self-consciously cute mannerisms or appeal; affected coyness:
- Ire.
-
- ious
-
- Dior
-
noun,
Christian [kris-chuh n;; French krees-tyahn] /ˈkrɪs tʃən;; French krisˈtyɑ̃/ (Show IPA), 1905–57, French fashion designer.
- dir.
-
- NICE
-
noun,
a port in and the capital of Alpes-Maritimes, in SE France, on the Mediterranean: resort.
- Duce
-
noun,
a leader or dictator.
- dost
-
noun,
Informal. a burst of frenzied activity; action; commotion.
- Enid
-
noun,
a city in N Oklahoma.
- ends
-
noun,
the last part or extremity, lengthwise, of anything that is longer than it is wide or broad:
- end-
-
- enc.
-
- DOTE
-
noun,
decay of wood.
- dour
-
adjective,
sullen; gloomy:
- Drin
-
noun,
a river in S Europe, flowing generally NW from SW Macedonia through N Albania into the Adriatic. 180 miles (290 km) long.
- ect-
-
- Ecru
-
noun,
an ecru color.
- eco-
-
- ducs
-
noun,
duke.
- Ens.
-
- duct
-
noun,
any tube, canal, pipe, or conduit by which a fluid, air, or other substance is conducted or conveyed.
- Dust
-
noun,
earth or other matter in fine, dry particles.
- Duse
-
noun,
Eleonora [el-ee-uh-nawr-uh;; Italian e-le-aw-naw-rah] /ˌɛl i əˈnɔr ə;; Italian ˌɛ lɛ ɔˈnɔ rɑ/ (Show IPA), 1859–1924, Italian actress.
- duro
-
noun,
a peso of Spain or Spanish America.
- durn
-
adjective, adverb, verb (used with object), noun,
darn2 .
- dure
-
adjective,
hard; severe.
- duos
-
noun,
Music. duet.
- duo-
-
- dunt
-
noun,
a hard blow or hit, especially one that makes a dull sound; thump.
- Duns
-
noun,
a person, especially a creditor, who duns another.
- dune
-
noun,
a sand hill or sand ridge formed by the wind, usually in desert regions or near lakes and oceans.
- dues
-
noun,
something that is due, owed, or naturally belongs to someone.
- dose
-
noun,
a quantity of medicine prescribed to be taken at one time.
- Dort
-
noun,
Dordrecht.
- DIRE
-
adjective,
causing or involving great fear or suffering; dreadful; terrible:
- est.
-
- DIRT
-
noun,
any foul or filthy substance, as mud, grime, dust, or excrement.
- dis-
-
- Eur.
-
- dite
-
noun,
a bit (usually used in negative constructions):
- etui
-
noun,
a small, often decorative case, especially one for needles, toilet articles, or the like.
- dits
-
noun,
an echoic word, the referent of which is a click or brief tone interval, used to designate the dot of Morse code, International Morse code, etc.
- Eton
-
noun,
a town in Berkshire, in S England, on the Thames River, W of London: the site of Eton College.
- 1080
-
- 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.
- DOCS
-
noun,
doctor.
- etc.
-
- doer
-
noun,
a person or thing that does something, especially a person who gets things done with vigor and efficiency.
- does
-
noun,
a plural of doe.
- DORE
-
noun,
the walleye or pike perch of North America.
- eso-
-
- Esd.
-
- doit
-
noun,
Also, duit. an old small copper coin of the Netherlands and Dutch colonies, first issued in the 17th century.
- erst
-
adverb,
before the present time; formerly.
- done
-
noun,
Informal. a burst of frenzied activity; action; commotion.
- Eros
-
noun,
the ancient Greek god of love, identified by the Romans with Cupid.
- dons
-
noun,
(initial capital letter) Mr.; Sir: a Spanish title prefixed to a man's given name.
- Eris
-
noun,
the ancient Greek goddess of discord and the sister of Ares: identified with the Roman goddess Discordia.
- Erin
-
noun,
Literary. Ireland.
- Eric
-
noun,
Eric the Red.
- eous
-
- eons
-
noun,
an indefinitely long period of time; age.
- crud
-
noun,
Slang.
a deposit or coating of refuse or of an impure or alien substance; muck.
a filthy, repulsive, or contemptible person.
something that is worthless, objectionable, or contemptible.
prevarication, exaggeration, or flattery.
a nonspecific, imaginary, or vaguely defined disease or disorder of the body:
any unpleasant external ailment, disorder, or the like, as a skin rash.
venereal disease, especially syphilis.
Vulgar. dried semen.
- cues
-
noun,
anything said or done, on or off stage, that is followed by a specific line or action:
- Duit
-
noun,
doit (def 1).
- cite
-
noun,
citation (defs 7, 8).
- OECD
-
- cire
-
noun,
a brilliant, highly glazed surface produced on fabrics by subjecting them to a wax, heat, and calendering treatment.
- Odus
-
- cis-
-
- Odin
-
noun,
the ruler of the Aesir and god of war, poetry, knowledge, and wisdom; Wotan: the chief god.
- nide
-
noun,
a nest or brood, especially of pheasants.
- Oder
-
noun,
a river in central Europe, flowing from the NE Czech Republic, N through SW Poland and along the border between Germany and Poland into the Baltic. 562 miles (905 km) long.
- cist
-
noun,
a box or chest, especially for sacred utensils.
- Oct.
-
- cit.
-
- Cnut
-
noun,
Canute.
- cion
-
noun,
scion (def 2).
- code
-
noun,
a system for communication by telegraph, heliograph, etc., in which long and short sounds, light flashes, etc., are used to symbolize the content of a message:
- cods
-
noun,
any of several soft-rayed food fishes of the family Gadidae, especially Gadus morhua, of cool, North Atlantic waters.
- coed
-
noun,
Older Use. a female student in a coeducational institution, especially in a college or university.
- coin
-
noun,
a piece of metal stamped and issued by the authority of a government for use as money.
- coir
-
noun,
the prepared fiber of the husk of the coconut fruit, used in making rope, matting, etc.
- Con.
-
- Cond
-
- cone
-
noun,
Geometry.
a solid whose surface is generated by a line passing through a fixed point and a fixed plane curve not containing the point, consisting of two equal sections joined at a vertex.
a plane surface resembling the cross section of a solid cone.
- Cor.
-
- nurd
-
noun,
nerd.
- nude
-
noun,
a sculpture, painting, etc., of a nude human figure.
- cir.
-
- cide
-
- 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.
- OSRD
-
- rcd.
-
- outs
-
noun,
a means of escape or excuse, as from a place, punishment, retribution, responsibility, etc.:
- out-
-
- oust
-
verb (used with object),
to expel or remove from a place or position occupied:
- Ouse
-
noun,
Also called Great Ouse. a river in E England, flowing NE to the Wash. 160 miles (260 km) long.
- ours
-
noun,
(used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
- ouds
-
noun,
a musical instrument of the Middle East and northern Africa belonging to the lute family.
- Cdr.
-
- Otis
-
noun,
Elisha Graves, 1811–61, U.S. inventor.
- otic
-
adjective,
of or relating to the ear; auricular.
- orts
-
noun,
Usually, orts. a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
- 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.
- cedi
-
noun,
a paper money and monetary unit of Ghana, equal to 100 pesewas.
- Orne
-
noun,
a department in NW France. 2372 sq. mi. (6145 sq. km). Capital: Alençon.
- cen.
-
- ord.
-
- orcs
-
noun,
any of several cetaceans, as a grampus.
- onus
-
noun,
a difficult or disagreeable obligation, task, burden, etc.
- Ont.
-
- CERN
-
- cet-
-
- Ceto
-
- once
-
noun,
a single occasion; one time only:
- Cord
-
noun,
a string or thin rope made of several strands braided, twisted, or woven together.
- odic
-
adjective,
of an ode.
- not-
-
- Cost
-
noun,
the price paid to acquire, produce, accomplish, or maintain anything:
- Nier
-
noun,
Alfred Otto Carl, 1911–1994, U.S. physicist.
- cose
-
verb (used without object),
coze.
- 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.
- nori
-
noun,
a seaweed having a mildly sweet, salty taste, usually dried, used in Japanese cookery mainly as a wrap for sushi.
- Nord
-
noun,
a department in N France. 2229 sq. mi. (5770 sq. km). Capital: Lille.
- Nor.
-
- noir
-
adjective,
black; noting the black numbers in roulette.
- noes
-
noun,
an utterance of the word “no.”.
- note
-
noun,
a brief record of something written down to assist the memory or for future reference.
- Coue
-
noun,
Émile [ey-meel] /eɪˈmil/ (Show IPA), 1857–1926, French psychotherapist.
- nos-
-
- Cres
-
- nots
-
noun,
a Boolean operator that returns a positive result if its operand is negative and a negative result if its operand is positive.
- 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.
- node
-
noun,
a knot, protuberance, or knob.
- Cort
-
- nous
-
noun,
Greek Philosophy. mind or intellect.
- Cote
-
noun,
a shelter, coop, or small shed for sheep, pigs, pigeons, etc.
- Niue
-
noun,
an island in the S Pacific between Tonga and Cook Islands: possession of New Zealand. 5128; about 100 sq. mi. (260 sq. km).
- nits
-
noun,
the egg of a parasitic insect, especially of a louse, often attached to a hair or a fiber of clothing.
- Dou
-
noun,
Gerard [gey-rahrt] /ˈgeɪ rɑrt/ (Show IPA), 1613–75, Dutch painter: pupil of Rembrandt.
- cs.
-
- TES
-
noun,
ti1 .
- UDC
-
- TIC
-
noun,
Pathology.
a sudden, spasmodic, painless, involuntary muscular contraction, as of the face.
tic douloureux.
- DRE
-
- DOT
-
noun,
a small, roundish mark made with or as if with a pen.
- TID
-
- ct.
-
- urs
-
noun,
an ancient Sumerian city on the Euphrates, in S Iraq: extensive excavations, especially of royal tombs.
- tui
-
noun,
a black New Zealand honey eater, Prosthemadera novaeseelandiae, having a patch of white feathers on each side of the throat, sometimes tamed as a pet.
- tue
-
- urn
-
noun,
a large or decorative vase, especially one with an ornamental foot or pedestal.
- CDT
-
- CSO
-
- CED
-
- 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.
- Dor
-
noun,
Also, dorbeetle [dawr-beet-l] /ˈdɔrˌbit l/ (Show IPA). a common European dung beetle, Geotrupes stercorarius.
- Dr.
-
- DST
-
- USC
-
- TEC
-
noun,
detective.
- uti
-
- TCS
-
- UTE
-
noun,
Informal. a utility vehicle.
- UTC
-
- tun
-
noun,
a large cask for holding liquids, especially wine, ale, or beer.
- 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.
-
- due
-
noun,
something that is due, owed, or naturally belongs to someone.
- USR
-
- USO
-
- CRS
-
- USN
-
- Ted
-
noun,
British Slang. Teddy boy.
- COD
-
noun,
any of several soft-rayed food fishes of the family Gadidae, especially Gadus morhua, of cool, North Atlantic waters.
- cr.
-
- USE
-
noun,
the act of employing, using, or putting into service:
- Duc
-
noun,
duke.
- Du.
-
- CST
-
- DSR
-
- CRT
-
- CSR
-
- Doi
-
- Tu.
-
- Die
-
noun,
Machinery.
any of various devices for cutting or forming material in a press or a stamping or forging machine.
a hollow device of steel, often composed of several pieces to be fitted into a stock, for cutting the threads of bolts or the like.
one of the separate pieces of such a device.
a steel block or plate with small conical holes through which wire, plastic rods, etc., are drawn.
- uns
-
- UNO
-
- Cut
-
noun,
the act of cutting; a stroke or a blow, as with a knife, whip, etc.
- CNO
-
- Tor
-
noun,
a rocky pinnacle; a peak of a bare or rocky mountain or hill.
- CNS
-
- Une
-
- do.
-
- DSC
-
- DSO
-
- dit
-
noun,
an echoic word, the referent of which is a click or brief tone interval, used to designate the dot of Morse code, International Morse code, etc.
- d-c
-
noun,
a surgical method for the removal of diseased tissue or an early embryo from the lining of the uterus by means of scraping.
- di.
-
- DCS
-
- de-
-
- unc
-
- UIT
-
- DET
-
- tr.
-
- UCR
-
- udo
-
noun,
a plant, Aralia cordata, of the ginseng family, cultivated, especially in Japan and China, for its edible shoots.
- 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.
- Cui
-
noun,
César [French sey-zar] /French seɪˈzar/ (Show IPA), Antonovich [Russian uhn-taw-nuh-vyich] /Russian ʌnˈtɔ nə vyɪtʃ/ (Show IPA), 1835–1918, Russian composer.
- CEO
-
- CID
-
noun,
The ("El Cid Campeador"; Rodrigo Díaz de Bivar) c1040–99, Spanish soldier: hero of the wars against the Moors.
- 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.
- TSI
-
- Uri
-
noun,
a canton in central Switzerland. 415 sq. mi. (1075 sq. km). Capital: Altdorf.
- Don
-
noun,
(initial capital letter) Mr.; Sir: a Spanish title prefixed to a man's given name.
- TSE
-
- cte
-
- DEI
-
adverb,
by the grace of God.
- ctn
-
plural,
carton.
- COT
-
noun,
a light portable bed, especially one of canvas on a folding frame.
- ure
-
- DOE
-
noun,
the female of the deer, antelope, goat, rabbit, and certain other animals.
- Tro
-
- cud
-
noun,
the portion of food that a ruminant returns from the first stomach to the mouth to chew a second time.
- Urd
-
noun,
a plant, Vigna mungo, of the legume family, widely cultivated in tropical Asia for its edible seeds and for forage.
- ur-
-
- Tiu
-
noun,
an English god of the sky and of war, the equivalent of Tyr in Scandinavian mythology.
- DNR
-
- DIU
-
noun,
part of the union territory of Daman and Diu (Goa, Daman, and Diu in 1961–87) in W India: a former Portuguese colony, comprising a small island and seaport at the extremity of Kathiawar peninsula.
- cue
-
noun,
anything said or done, on or off stage, that is followed by a specific line or action:
- toe
-
noun,
one of the terminal digits of the human foot.
- CIE
-
- COS
-
noun,
romaine.
- cru
-
noun,
(in France) a vineyard producing wine of high quality, sometimes classified by the government as either a Great Growth (Grand Cru) or a First Growth (Premier Cru)
- RDC
-
- DUI
-
- RSE
-
- 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:
- NIC
-
noun,
a newly industrialized/industrializing country:
- run
-
noun,
an act or instance, or a period of running:
- Rue
-
noun,
sorrow; repentance; regret.
- NOC
-
- RTS
-
- rte
-
- rt.
-
- Rs.
-
- NED
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Edward.
- Nod
-
noun,
a short, quick downward bending forward of the head, as in assent, greeting, or command or because of drowsiness.
- Noe
-
noun,
Noah (def 1).
- nr.
-
- NRC
-
- NSC
-
- NSU
-
- ROT
-
noun,
the process of rotting.
- NUS
-
noun,
the 13th letter of the Greek alphabet (Ν, ν).
- NES
-
- NEC
-
- ROI
-
- IUS
-
- Is.
-
noun,
(used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
- ise
-
- ISR
-
- ist
-
- ITC
-
- ite
-
- ITO
-
noun,
Prince Hirobumi [hee-raw-boo-mee] /ˈhi rɔˈbu mi/ (Show IPA), 1841–1909, Japanese statesman.
- IUD
-
- Dun
-
noun,
a person, especially a creditor, who duns another.
- ne-
-
- NCO
-
- ScD
-
- sc.
-
- SRO
-
- So.
-
- sd.
-
- NUT
-
noun,
a dry fruit consisting of an edible kernel or meat enclosed in a woody or leathery shell.
- rut
-
noun,
a furrow or track in the ground, especially one made by the passage of a vehicle or vehicles.
- NDE
-
- Oc.
-
- ROE
-
noun,
the mass of eggs, or spawn, within the ovarian membrane of the female fish.
- IRO
-
- oud
-
noun,
a musical instrument of the Middle East and northern Africa belonging to the lute family.
- orc
-
noun,
any of several cetaceans, as a grampus.
- Ore
-
noun,
a metal-bearing mineral or rock, or a native metal, that can be mined at a profit.
- res
-
noun,
an object or thing; matter.
- ORT
-
noun,
Usually, orts. a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
- ose
-
- ot-
-
- ote
-
- OTS
-
- oui
-
adverb, noun,
yes.
- 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.
- our
-
noun,
(used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
- red
-
noun,
any of various colors resembling the color of blood; the primary color at one extreme end of the visible spectrum, an effect of light with a wavelength between 610 and 780 nanometers.
- Rd.
-
- RCS
-
- Re.
-
- RCN
-
- RCT
-
- REC
-
noun,
recreation.
- ons
-
- ONR
-
- OED
-
- ode
-
noun,
a lyric poem typically of elaborate or irregular metrical form and expressive of exalted or enthusiastic emotion.
- OSD
-
- OTC
-
- OCD
-
- OCR
-
- Rod
-
noun,
a stick, wand, staff, or the like, of wood, metal, or other material.
- OCS
-
- ROC
-
noun,
a bird of enormous size and strength.
- rnd
-
- ODS
-
noun,
a hypothetical force formerly held to pervade all nature and to manifest itself in magnetism, mesmerism, chemical action, etc.
- ONI
-
- ODT
-
- rin
-
noun,
a money of account of Japan, the thousandth part of a yen or the tenth part of a sen.
- OES
-
noun,
the fifteenth letter of the English alphabet, a vowel.
- oic
-
- oid
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- RID
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noun,
a journey or excursion on a horse, camel, etc., or on or in a vehicle.
- OIr
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- OIt
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- one
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noun,
the first and lowest whole number, being a cardinal number; unity.
- IRS
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- uts
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noun,
the syllable once generally used for the first tone or keynote of a scale and sometimes for the tone C: now commonly superseded by do.
- SOC
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noun,
sociology or a class or course in sociology.
- SNU
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- Esc
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- ESR
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- ESU
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- Son
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noun,
a male child or person in relation to his parents.
- sod
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noun,
a section cut or torn from the surface of grassland, containing the matted roots of grass.
- eo-
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- Stu
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noun,
a male given name, form of Stewart or Stuart.
- Sue
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noun,
Eugène [œ-zhen] /œˈʒɛn/ (Show IPA), (Marie Joseph Sue) 1804–57, French novelist.
- sot
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noun,
a drunkard.
- ETO
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- ETR
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- ETS
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- Sui
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noun,
a dynasty ruling in China a.d. 589–618.
- eu-
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- ECU
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noun,
the shield carried by a mounted man-at-arms in the Middle Ages.
- SUN
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noun,
(often initial capital letter) the star that is the central body of the solar system, around which the planets revolve and from which they receive light and heat: its mean distance from the earth is about 93 million miles (150 million km), its diameter about 864,000 miles (1.4 million km), and its mass about 330,000 times that of the earth; its period of surface rotation is about 26 days at its equator but longer at higher latitudes.
- ERT
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- ERS
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noun,
ervil.
- SIT
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verb,
(in prescriptions) may it be.
- EIS
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- EDC
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- EDO
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noun,
a member of an indigenous people of western Africa, in the Benin region of southern Nigeria.
- EDS
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noun,
education:
- EDT
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- STI
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- ec-
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- eir
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- en-
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- Sou
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noun,
(formerly) either of two bronze coins of France, equal to 5 centimes and 10 centimes.
- RDS
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- St.
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- SRI
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noun,
a Hindu title of address prefixed to the name of a deity, holy person, etc.
- Sr.
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- eon
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noun,
an indefinitely long period of time; age.
- EOS
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noun,
the ancient Greek goddess of the dawn, identified by the Romans with Aurora.
- ETD
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- ics
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- ed.
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- id.
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- IOU
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- Ios
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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.
- SER
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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).
- IOC
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- ine
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- SEN
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noun,
a money of account of Japan, the 100th part of a yen, now used only in certain quotations, as on foreign exchange.
- SEI
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noun,
sei whale.
- nit
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noun,
the egg of a parasitic insect, especially of a louse, often attached to a hair or a fiber of clothing.
- SIC
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adverb,
so; thus: usually written parenthetically to denote that a word, phrase, passage, etc., that may appear strange or incorrect has been written intentionally or has been quoted verbatim: (sic).
- SED
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- in.
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- IOT
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- SID
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noun,
a male or female given name, form of Sidney or Sydney.
- ier
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- ior
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- Ir.
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- IDS
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noun,
the part of the psyche, residing in the unconscious, that is the source of instinctive impulses that seek satisfaction in accordance with the pleasure principle and are modified by the ego and the superego before they are given overt expression.
- Ido
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noun,
a revised and simplified form of Esperanto, introduced in 1907.
- Sin
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noun,
transgression of divine law:
- IRC
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- ide
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- io-
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- se-
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- SIR
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noun,
a respectful or formal term of address used to a man:
- SDR
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- ITU
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- SDI
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- ion
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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 = .
- t.
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- 2D
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noun,
a two-dimensional form or appearance:
- T1
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- 3D
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noun,
a three-dimensional form or appearance:
- CE
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- TD
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- RI
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- DT
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noun,
a withdrawal syndrome occurring in persons who have developed physiological dependence on alcohol, characterized by tremor, visual hallucinations, and autonomic instability. Abbreviation: d.t.
- UT
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noun,
the syllable once generally used for the first tone or keynote of a scale and sometimes for the tone C: now commonly superseded by do.
- er
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interjection,
(used to express or represent a pause, hesitation, uncertainty, etc.).
- EI
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- OU
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noun,
a rare Hawaiian honeycreeper, Psittirostra psittacea, having an olive-green body, a parrotlike bill, and in the male a bright yellow head.
- E.
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noun,
Edward (St. John) 1925–2000, U.S. writer and illustrator.
- SU
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- TE
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noun,
ti1 .
- R.
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- RN
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- TC
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- RC
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- D.
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- TI
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noun,
the syllable for the seventh tone of a diatonic scale.
- SN
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- IT
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noun,
(in children's games) the player called upon to perform some task, as, in tag, the one who must catch the other players.
- NC
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- CU
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- ND
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- S.
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- NI
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- SI
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noun,
the syllable used for the seventh tone of a scale and sometimes for the tone B.
- No
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noun,
an utterance of the word “no.”.
- RU
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- ic
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- i.
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- U.
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- RO
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- UC
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- Ud
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- DN
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- NU
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noun,
the 13th letter of the Greek alphabet (Ν, ν).
- UI
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- TN
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- O.
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- DC
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noun,
a surgical method for the removal of diseased tissue or an early embryo from the lining of the uterus by means of scraping.
- OD
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noun,
a hypothetical force formerly held to pervade all nature and to manifest itself in magnetism, mesmerism, chemical action, etc.
- OE
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noun,
oy2 .
- et
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verb,
a simple past tense of eat.
- N.
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