Anagrams of reformations
Word reformations has
1780 anagrams
that can be made by using the letters of reformations.
- Reformation
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noun,
the act of reforming; state of being reformed.
- astronomer
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noun,
an expert in astronomy; a scientific observer of the celestial bodies.
- first-name
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noun,
given name.
- Amersfoort
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noun,
a city in the central Netherlands.
- ironmaster
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noun,
the master of a foundry or ironworks; a manufacturer of iron.
- remotions
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noun,
the act of removing; removal.
- Trasimeno
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noun,
a lake in central Italy, in Umbria near Perugia: Romans defeated by Hannibal 217 b.c. About 50 sq. mi. (130 sq. km).
- sea-front
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noun,
an area, including buildings, along the edge of the sea; waterfront.
- on-stream
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adverb,
in or into regular operation, especially as part of a system, assembly line, or the like:
- transform
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verb (used with object),
to change in form, appearance, or structure; metamorphose.
- manifesto
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noun,
a public declaration of intentions, opinions, objectives, or motives, as one issued by a government, sovereign, or organization.
- serration
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noun,
serrated condition or form.
- reformist
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noun,
a person who advocates or practices reform; reformer.
- oratories
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noun,
skill or eloquence in public speaking:
- re-strain
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verb (used with or without object),
to strain again.
- resonator
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noun,
anything that resonates.
- firerooms
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noun,
a chamber in which the boilers of a steam vessel are fired.
- retorsion
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noun,
retaliation or reprisal by one state identical or similar to an act by an offending state, such as high tariffs or discriminating duties.
- rainstorm
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noun,
a storm with heavy rain.
- anterooms
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noun,
a room that admits to a larger room.
- formation
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noun,
the act or process of forming or the state of being formed:
- firestorm
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noun,
an atmospheric phenomenon, caused by a large fire, in which the rising column of air above the fire draws in strong winds often accompanied by rain.
- retiform
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adjective,
netlike; reticulate.
- monitors
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noun,
(especially formerly) a student appointed to assist in the conduct of a class or school, as to help take attendance or keep order.
- Monstera
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noun,
any of various tropical American climbing plants belonging to the genus Monstera, of the arum family, especially M. deliciosa, having split or perforated leaves and often grown as a houseplant.
- Monteria
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noun,
a city in N Colombia.
- monteros
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noun,
a Spanish hunter's cap, round in shape and having an earflap.
- retrains
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verb (used with object),
to train again, especially for a different vocation or different tasks.
- Montrose
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noun,
James Graham, Marquis of, 1612–50, Scottish supporter of Charles I.
- Rosemont
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noun,
a town in central California, near Sacramento.
- anterior
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adjective,
situated before or at the front of; fore (opposed to posterior).
- moraines
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noun,
a ridge, mound, or irregular mass of unstratified glacial drift, chiefly boulders, gravel, sand, and clay.
- moonrise
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noun,
the rising of the moon above the horizon.
- rimstone
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noun,
a calcareous deposit forming a dam at the edge or outlet of an overflowing pool of water, as in a cavern.
- arterio-
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- anteroom
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noun,
a room that admits to a larger room.
- Morrison
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noun,
Herbert Stanley, 1888–1965, English labor leader and statesman.
- armorist
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noun,
a person who is an expert at heraldry.
- armories
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noun,
a storage place for weapons and other war equipment.
- nitroso-
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- antrorse
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adjective,
bent or directed forward or upward.
- Romanite
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noun,
a fossil resin similar to amber, used for jewelry.
- Romanist
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noun,
Disparaging. a member of the Roman Catholic Church.
- Romanies
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noun,
Gypsy (def 2).
- romaines
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noun,
Also called romaine lettuce, cos, cos lettuce. a variety of lettuce, Lactuca sativa longifolia, having a cylindrical head of long, relatively loose leaves.
- armoires
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noun,
a large wardrobe or movable cupboard, with doors and shelves.
- foremost
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adjective, adverb,
first in place, order, rank, etc.:
- rotaries
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noun,
a rotary device or machine.
- farinose
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adjective,
yielding farina.
- foramens
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noun,
an opening, orifice, or short passage, as in a bone or in the integument of the ovule of a plant.
- foremast
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noun,
the mast nearest the bow in all vessels having two or more masts.
- formants
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noun,
Music. the range and number of partials present in a tone of a specific instrument, representing its timbre.
- formates
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noun,
a salt or ester of formic acid.
- fireroom
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noun,
a chamber in which the boilers of a steam vessel are fired.
- finestra
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noun,
an aperture, especially a ventilator in the wall of a tomb.
- Fostoria
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noun,
a city in N Ohio.
- Sorrento
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noun,
a seaport in SW Italy, on the Bay of Naples: resort; cathedral; ancient ruins.
- sororate
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noun,
subsequent or concurrent marriage with a wife's sister.
- fratries
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noun,
frater2 .
- fermions
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noun,
any particle that obeys the exclusion principle and Fermi-Dirac statistics; fermions have spins that are half an odd integer: 1/2, 3/2, 5/2, ….
- frontier
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noun,
the part of a country that borders another country; boundary; border.
- strainer
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noun,
a person or thing that strains.
- informer
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noun,
a person who informs against another, especially for money or other reward.
- introrse
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adjective,
turned or facing inward, as anthers that open toward the gynoecium.
- Rotifera
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noun,
the phylum or class comprising the rotifers.
- Masonite
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- rotifers
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noun,
any microscopic animal of the phylum (or class) Rotifera, found in fresh and salt waters, having one or more rings of cilia on the anterior end.
- rotiform
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adjective,
shaped like a wheel.
- minarets
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noun,
a lofty, often slender, tower or turret attached to a mosque, surrounded by or furnished with one or more balconies, from which the muezzin calls the people to prayer.
- restrain
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verb (used with object),
to hold back from action; keep in check or under control; repress:
- sea-room
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noun,
unobstructed space at sea in which a vessel can be easily maneuvered or navigated.
- ensiform
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adjective,
sword-shaped; xiphoid.
- Maronite
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noun,
a member of a body of Uniates living chiefly in Lebanon, who maintain a Syriac liturgy and a married clergy, and who are governed by the patriarch of Antioch.
- ionomers
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noun,
any of a class of plastics that because of its ionic bonding action is capable of conducting electric current.
- mariners
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noun,
a person who directs or assists in the navigation of a ship; sailor.
- senorita
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noun,
a Spanish term of address equivalent to miss, used alone or capitalized and prefixed to the name of a girl or unmarried woman. Abbreviation: Srta.
- manifest
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noun,
a list of the cargo carried by a ship, made for the use of various agents and officials at the ports of destination.
- tearooms
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noun,
a room or shop where tea and other refreshments are served to customers.
- setiform
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adjective,
bristle-shaped; setaceous.
- Fairmont
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noun,
a city in W West Virginia.
- mesotron
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noun,
(no longer in technical use) meson.
- Fomorian
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noun,
one of a race of pirates or sea demons who raided and pillaged Ireland but were finally defeated: sometimes associated with the hostile powers of nature.
- remotion
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noun,
the act of removing; removal.
- raftsmen
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noun,
a person who manages or is employed on a raft.
- aeriform
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adjective,
having the form or nature of air; gaseous.
- transfer
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noun,
a means or system of transferring.
- amniotes
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noun,
any vertebrate of the group Amniota, comprising the reptiles, birds, and mammals, characterized by having an amnion during the embryonic stage.
- reniform
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adjective,
kidney-shaped:
- notaries
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noun,
notary public.
- rearmost
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adjective,
farthest in the rear; last.
- refrains
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noun,
a phrase or verse recurring at intervals in a song or poem, especially at the end of each stanza; chorus.
- raiments
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noun,
clothing; apparel; attire.
- trainers
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noun,
a person or thing that trains.
- maestro
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noun,
an eminent composer, teacher, or conductor of music:
- rations
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noun,
a fixed allowance of provisions or food, especially for soldiers or sailors or for civilians during a shortage:
- marines
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noun,
a member of the U.S. Marine Corps.
- erosion
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noun,
the act or state of eroding; state of being eroded.
- Mariner
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noun,
a person who directs or assists in the navigation of a ship; sailor.
- trimers
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noun,
a molecule composed of three identical, simpler molecules.
- ironers
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noun,
a person or thing that irons.
- manroot
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noun,
man-of-the-earth.
- isotone
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noun,
one of two or more atoms having an equal number of neutrons but different atomic numbers.
- orarion
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noun,
a stole worn by deacons.
- ratines
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noun,
a loosely woven fabric made with nubby or knotty yarns.
- Mafioso
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noun,
a member of a Mafia or of a mafia.
- estamin
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noun,
a worsted fabric constructed in twill weave with a rough surface.
- Estonia
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noun,
a republic in N Europe, on the Baltic, S of the Gulf of Finland: an independent republic 1918–40; annexed by the Soviet Union 1940; regained independence 1991. 17,413 sq. mi. (45,100 sq. km). Capital: Tallinn.
- Serrano
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noun,
a small, green or reddish, extremely hot chili pepper, the fruit of a variety of Capsicum annuum used in cooking.
- manifer
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noun,
a gauntlet for protecting the left hand when holding the reins of a horse.
- tarries
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noun,
a stay; sojourn.
- tearoom
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noun,
a room or shop where tea and other refreshments are served to customers.
- tarsier
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noun,
a small, arboreal, nocturnal primate of the genus Tarsius, of Indonesia and the Philippines, having a long thin tail, very large immobile eyes, and prominent pads on the fingers and toes: all populations are dwindling.
- maftirs
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noun,
the concluding section of the portion of the Torah chanted or read in a Jewish service on the Sabbath and festivals.
- ratoons
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noun,
a sprout or shoot from the root of a plant, especially a sugarcane, after it has been cropped.
- erasion
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noun,
the act of erasing.
- maroons
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noun,
(often initial capital letter) any of a group of blacks, descended from fugitive slaves of the 17th and 18th centuries, living in the West Indies and Guiana, especially in mountainous areas.
- enamors
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verb (used with object),
to fill or inflame with love (usually used in the passive and followed by of or sometimes with):
- rotifer
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noun,
any microscopic animal of the phylum (or class) Rotifera, found in fresh and salt waters, having one or more rings of cilia on the anterior end.
- re-form
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verb (used with or without object),
to form again.
- Minster
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noun,
a church actually or originally connected with a monastic establishment.
- foments
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verb (used with object),
to instigate or foster (discord, rebellion, etc.); promote the growth or development of:
- minaret
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noun,
a lofty, often slender, tower or turret attached to a mosque, surrounded by or furnished with one or more balconies, from which the muezzin calls the people to prayer.
- eftsoon
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adverb,
soon afterward.
- terrain
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noun,
a tract of land, especially as considered with reference to its natural features, military advantages, etc.
- merinos
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noun,
(often initial capital letter) one of a breed of sheep, raised originally in Spain, valued for their fine wool.
- emotion
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noun,
an affective state of consciousness in which joy, sorrow, fear, hate, or the like, is experienced, as distinguished from cognitive and volitional states of consciousness.
- matrons
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noun,
a married woman, especially one who is mature and staid or dignified and has an established social position.
- enroots
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verb (used with object),
to fix by the root.
- marries
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verb (used with object),
to take in marriage:
- termors
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noun,
a person who has an estate for a term of years or for life.
- triform
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adjective,
formed of three parts; in three divisions.
- Ontario
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noun,
a province in S Canada, bordering on the Great Lakes. 412,582 sq. mi. (1,068,585 sq. km). Capital: Toronto.
- martins
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noun,
Peter, born 1946, U.S. choreographer and ballet master, born in Denmark.
- entomo-
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- Martens
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noun,
any of several slender, chiefly arboreal carnivores of the genus Martes, of northern forests, having a long, glossy coat and bushy tail.
- seminar
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noun,
a small group of students, as in a university, engaged in advanced study and original research under a member of the faculty and meeting regularly to exchange information and hold discussions.
- senator
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noun,
a member of a senate.
- marrons
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noun,
a large European chestnut, especially as used in cookery: candied or preserved in syrup.
- Smeaton
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noun,
John, 1724–92, English engineer.
- smarten
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Verb phrases,
smarten up,
to groom oneself:
to become aware of one's mistakes, shortcomings, etc., and make efforts to correct them:
- 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.
- oration
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noun,
a formal public speech, especially one delivered on a special occasion, as on an anniversary, at a funeral, or at academic exercises.
- stearo-
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- sterno-
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- formers
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noun,
a person or thing that forms or serves to form.
- formats
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noun,
the shape and size of a book as determined by the number of times the original sheet has been folded to form the leaves.
Compare duodecimo, folio (def 2), octavo, quarto.
- firearm
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noun,
a small arms weapon, as a rifle or pistol, from which a projectile is fired by gunpowder.
- fireman
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noun,
a person employed to extinguish or prevent fires; firefighter.
- osteoma
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noun,
a benign tumor composed of osseous tissue.
- formate
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noun,
a salt or ester of formic acid.
- firmans
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noun,
an edict or administrative order issued by or in the name of a Middle Eastern sovereign (formerly by an Ottoman Turkish sultan).
- formant
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noun,
Music. the range and number of partials present in a tone of a specific instrument, representing its timbre.
- forints
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noun,
an aluminum coin and the monetary unit of Hungary, equal to 100 fillér. Abbreviation: F., Ft.
- stearin
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noun,
Chemistry. any of the three glyceryl esters of stearic acid, especially C 3 H 5 (C 18 H 35 O 2) 3 , a soft, white, odorless solid found in many natural fats.
- Formosa
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noun,
Taiwan.
- raiment
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noun,
clothing; apparel; attire.
- Foreman
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noun,
a person in charge of a particular department, group of workers, etc., as in a factory or the like.
- forearm
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noun,
Anatomy. the part of the arm between the elbow and the wrist.
- foramen
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noun,
an opening, orifice, or short passage, as in a bone or in the integument of the ovule of a plant.
- footsie
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noun,
Sometimes, footsies. the act of flirting or sharing a surreptitious intimacy.
- footmen
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noun,
a liveried servant who attends the door or carriage, waits on table, etc.
- foetors
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noun,
fetor.
- footman
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noun,
a liveried servant who attends the door or carriage, waits on table, etc.
- stamin-
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- footers
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noun,
British Informal.
Rugby (def 3).
soccer.
- trisome
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noun,
a trisomic individual.
- Forrest
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noun,
Edwin, 1806–72, U.S. actor.
- ionomer
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noun,
any of a class of plastics that because of its ionic bonding action is capable of conducting electric current.
- imarets
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noun,
(in Turkey) a hospice for pilgrims, travelers, etc.
- fantoms
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noun,
an apparition or specter.
- rafters
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noun,
any of a series of timbers or the like, usually having a pronounced slope, for supporting the sheathing and covering of a roof.
- atonies
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noun,
Pathology. lack of tone or energy; muscular weakness, especially in a contractile organ.
- snifter
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noun,
Also called inhaler. a pear-shaped glass, narrowing at the top to intensify the aroma of brandy, liqueur, etc.
- Farmers
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noun,
a person who farms; person who operates a farm or cultivates land.
- insofar
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adverb,
to such an extent (usually followed by as):
- informs
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Verb phrases,
inform on, to furnish incriminating evidence about (someone) to an authority, prosecuting officer, etc.:
- orients
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noun,
the Orient,
the countries of Asia, especially East Asia.
(formerly) the countries to the E of the Mediterranean.
- infares
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noun,
a party or reception for a newly married couple.
- snorter
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noun,
a person or thing that snorts.
- somato-
-
- Forseti
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noun,
the god of justice, the son of Balder and Nanna.
- fronto-
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- frontis
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noun,
the front wall of a cancha or jai alai court.
Compare rebote (def 1).
- fronter
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noun,
a person who belongs to a group or organization, especially a political one, that is or is presumed to be a cover or disguise for another activity:
- fermion
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noun,
any particle that obeys the exclusion principle and Fermi-Dirac statistics; fermions have spins that are half an odd integer: 1/2, 3/2, 5/2, ….
- Fremont
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noun,
a city in W California, near San Francisco Bay.
- fraters
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noun,
a brother, as in a religious or fraternal order; comrade.
- festoon
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noun,
a string or chain of flowers, foliage, ribbon, etc., suspended in a curve between two points.
- Orontes
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noun,
a river in W Asia, flowing N from Lebanon through NW Syria and then SW past Antioch, Turkey, to the Mediterranean. 250 miles (405 km) long.
- FORTRAN
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noun,
a high-level programming language used mainly for solving problems in science and engineering.
- forties
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noun,
a cardinal number, ten times four.
- Forster
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noun,
E(dward) M(organ) 1879–1970, English novelist.
- refrain
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noun,
a phrase or verse recurring at intervals in a song or poem, especially at the end of each stanza; chorus.
- Marston
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noun,
John, c1575–1634, English dramatist and satirical poet.
- armoire
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noun,
a large wardrobe or movable cupboard, with doors and shelves.
- oarsmen
-
noun,
a person who rows a boat, especially a racing boat; rower.
- ARTEMIS
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noun,
Also called Cynthia. an ancient Greek goddess, the daughter of Leto and the sister of Apollo, characterized as a virgin huntress and associated with the moon.
Compare Diana.
- arteri-
-
- Aretino
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noun,
Pietro [pye-traw] /ˈpyɛ trɔ/ (Show IPA), 1492–1556, Italian satirist and dramatist.
- roaster
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noun,
a contrivance for roasting something, as an oven, a pan for roasting meat, or a machine for roasting coffee beans.
- Morison
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noun,
Samuel Eliot, 1887–1976, U.S. historian.
- morions
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noun,
an open helmet of the 16th and early 17th centuries, worn by common soldiers and usually having a flat or turned-down brim and a crest from front to back.
- rooters
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noun,
a person, animal, or thing that roots, as with the snout.
- moraine
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noun,
a ridge, mound, or irregular mass of unstratified glacial drift, chiefly boulders, gravel, sand, and clay.
- Romaine
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noun,
Also called romaine lettuce, cos, cos lettuce. a variety of lettuce, Lactuca sativa longifolia, having a cylindrical head of long, relatively loose leaves.
- Rosario
-
noun,
a port in E Argentina, on the Paraná River.
- moonset
-
noun,
the setting of the moon below the horizon.
- amorino
-
noun,
a putto represented as an infant cupid.
- transom
-
noun,
a crosspiece separating a door or the like from a window or fanlight above it.
- Riesman
-
noun,
David, 1909–2002, U.S. sociologist.
- to-name
-
noun,
a nickname, especially one to distinguish a person from others of the same name.
- remains
-
noun,
Usually, remains. something that remains or is left.
- roister
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verb (used without object),
to act in a swaggering, boisterous, or uproarious manner.
- Romains
-
noun,
Jules [zhyl] /ʒül/ (Show IPA), (Louis Farigoule) 1885–1972, French novelist, poet, and dramatist.
- amorist
-
noun,
a person who is devoted to love and lovemaking.
- aristo-
-
- transf.
-
- roofers
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noun,
a person who makes or repairs roofs.
- remoras
-
noun,
any of several fishes of the family Echeneididae, having on the top of the head a sucking disk by which they can attach themselves to sharks, turtles, ships, and other moving objects.
- roomers
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noun,
a person who lives in a rented room; lodger.
- armrest
-
noun,
a projecting, often padded support for the forearm, as at the side of a chair or sofa or between seats in a theater, car, or airplane.
- romanos
-
- motions
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noun,
the action or process of moving or of changing place or position; movement.
- toreros
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noun,
a bullfighter, especially a matador.
- rooster
-
noun,
the male of domestic fowl and certain game birds; cock.
- Ariosto
-
noun,
Ludovico [loo-daw-vee-kaw] /ˌlu dɔˈvi kɔ/ (Show IPA), 1474–1533, Italian poet: author of Orlando Furioso.
- 2,4,5-t
-
noun,
a light-tan, water-insoluble solid, C 8 H 5 Cl 3 O 3 , used chiefly for killing weeds.
- amniote
-
noun,
any vertebrate of the group Amniota, comprising the reptiles, birds, and mammals, characterized by having an amnion during the embryonic stage.
- mortise
-
noun,
a notch, hole, groove, or slot made in a piece of wood or the like to receive a tenon of the same dimensions.
- Torenia
-
noun,
any of several plants belonging to the genus Torenia, of the figwort family, native to Africa and Asia, having two-lipped, usually blue or purple flowers.
- mortars
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noun,
a receptacle of hard material, having a bowl-shaped cavity in which substances are reduced to powder with a pestle.
- arseno-
-
- montero
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noun,
a Spanish hunter's cap, round in shape and having an earflap.
- nemato-
-
- retsina
-
noun,
a strong, resinated white or red wine of Greece and Cyprus.
- antero-
-
- moisten
-
verb (used with or without object),
to make or become moist.
- atomies
-
noun,
an atom; mote.
- torsion
-
noun,
the act of twisting.
- Trainer
-
noun,
a person or thing that trains.
- retains
-
verb (used with object),
to keep possession of.
- noisome
-
adjective,
offensive or disgusting, as an odor.
- monesia
-
noun,
a preparation extracted from the bark of a South American tree, Pradosia lactescens, and used chiefly as an astringent and as an expectorant.
- retrain
-
verb (used with object),
to train again, especially for a different vocation or different tasks.
- amosite
-
noun,
an asbestine variety of anthophyllite, rich in iron, formerly used as a heat-resistant material.
- Torreon
-
noun,
a city in N Mexico.
- Torrens
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noun,
Lake, a salt lake in Australia, in E South Australia. 130 miles (210 km) long; 2400 sq. mi. (6220 sq. km); 25 feet (8 meters) below sea level.
- re-sort
-
verb (used with object),
to sort or arrange (cards, papers, etc.) again.
- anomite
-
noun,
a variety of mica, similar to biotite but differing in optical orientation.
- Anteros
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. a brother of Eros, most often regarded as the avenger of unrequited love.
- Amorite
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noun,
a member of one of the principal tribes, or nations, of Canaan before its conquest by the Israelites. II Sam. 12:26–31.
- monitor
-
noun,
(especially formerly) a student appointed to assist in the conduct of a class or school, as to help take attendance or keep order.
- monster
-
noun,
a legendary animal combining features of animal and human form or having the forms of various animals in combination, as a centaur, griffin, or sphinx.
- treason
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noun,
the offense of acting to overthrow one's government or to harm or kill its sovereign.
- fronts
-
noun,
the foremost part or surface of anything.
- softie
-
noun,
softy.
- somat-
-
- Reston
-
noun,
James (Barrett) ("Scotty") 1909–1995, U.S. journalist, born in Scotland.
- somite
-
noun,
any of the longitudinal series of segments or parts into which the body of certain animals is divided; a metamere.
- somni-
-
- orison
-
noun,
a prayer.
- nitres
-
noun,
niter.
- Renoir
-
noun,
Jean [zhahn] /ʒɑ̃/ (Show IPA), 1894–1979, French film director and writer.
- iatro-
-
- retain
-
verb (used with object),
to keep possession of.
- niters
-
noun,
potassium nitrate.
- ormers
-
noun,
an abalone, Haliotis tuberculata, living in waters of the Channel Islands.
- soften
-
verb (used with object),
to make soft or softer.
- Nestor
-
noun,
the oldest and wisest of the Greeks in the Trojan War and a king of Pylos.
- imaret
-
noun,
(in Turkey) a hospice for pilgrims, travelers, etc.
- infers
-
verb (used with object),
to derive by reasoning; conclude or judge from premises or evidence:
- inmate
-
noun,
a person who is confined in a prison, hospital, etc.
- infra-
-
- stamen
-
noun,
the pollen-bearing organ of a flower, consisting of the filament and the anther.
- roofer
-
noun,
a person who makes or repairs roofs.
- inform
-
adjective,
without form; formless.
- infest
-
verb (used with object),
to live in or overrun to an unwanted degree or in a troublesome manner, especially as predatory animals or vermin do:
- footer
-
noun,
British Informal.
Rugby (def 3).
soccer.
- nitro-
-
- romeos
-
noun,
the romantic lover of Juliet in Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet.
- former
-
noun,
a person or thing that forms or serves to form.
- infare
-
noun,
a party or reception for a newly married couple.
- norias
-
noun,
a device consisting of a series of buckets on a wheel, used in Spain and the East for raising water.
- Romans
-
noun,
an Epistle of the New Testament, written by Paul to the Christian community in Rome. Abbreviation: Rom.
- Sonoma
-
noun,
a town in W California: center of wine-producing region.
- footie
-
noun,
footsie.
- forams
-
noun,
foraminifer.
- Sonora
-
noun,
a state in NW Mexico. 70,484 sq. mi. (182,555 sq. km). Capital: Hermosillo.
- fortis
-
noun,
a fortis consonant.
- fraise
-
noun,
Fortification. a defense consisting of pointed stakes projecting from the ramparts in a horizontal or an inclined position.
- Naoise
-
noun,
the husband of Deirdre and a nephew of Conchobar, by whom he was treacherously killed.
- sortie
-
noun,
a rapid movement of troops from a besieged place to attack the besiegers.
- Ransom
-
noun,
the redemption of a prisoner, slave, or kidnapped person, of captured goods, etc., for a price.
- Foster
-
noun,
Stephen (Collins) 1826–64, U.S. songwriter.
- nemat-
-
- Forman
-
noun,
Milos [mee-lawsh] /ˈmi lɔʃ/ (Show IPA), (Jan Tomas Forman) born 1932, U.S. film director, born in the former Czechoslovakia.
- retro-
-
- inmost
-
adjective,
situated farthest within:
- fortes
-
noun,
a person's strong suit, or most highly developed characteristic, talent, or skill; something that one excels in:
Synonyms: talent, skill, excellence, strength, strong point, specialty, proficiency; knack, bent.
- ramets
-
noun,
an individual of a clone.
- Fortas
-
noun,
Abe, 1910–1982, U.S. lawyer, government official, and jurist: associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court 1965–69.
- format
-
noun,
the shape and size of a book as determined by the number of times the original sheet has been folded to form the leaves.
Compare duodecimo, folio (def 2), octavo, quarto.
- rimose
-
adjective,
full of crevices, chinks, or cracks.
- frames
-
noun,
a border or case for enclosing a picture, mirror, etc.
- raster
-
noun,
Television. a pattern of scanning lines covering the area upon which the image is projected in the cathode-ray tube or liquid-crystal display of a television set or other screen.
- retina
-
noun,
the innermost coat of the posterior part of the eyeball that receives the image produced by the lens, is continuous with the optic nerve, and consists of several layers, one of which contains the rods and cones that are sensitive to light.
- osteo-
-
- resort
-
noun,
a place to which people frequently or generally go for relaxation or pleasure, especially one providing rest and recreation facilities for vacationers:
- Sooner
-
noun,
a person who settles on government land before it is legally opened to settlers in order to gain the choice of location.
- friers
-
noun,
fryer.
- Fresno
-
noun,
a city in central California.
- Norris
-
noun,
Charles Gilman, 1881–1945, U.S. novelist and editor.
- ramson
-
noun,
a garlic, Allium ursinum, having broad leaves.
- ornate
-
adjective,
elaborately or sumptuously adorned, often excessively or showily so:
- Fraser
-
noun,
James Earle, 1876–1953, U.S. sculptor.
- Forest
-
noun,
a large tract of land covered with trees and underbrush; woodland.
- formes
-
noun,
form (def 30).
- ramose
-
adjective,
having many branches.
- otiose
-
adjective,
being at leisure; idle; indolent.
- forint
-
noun,
an aluminum coin and the monetary unit of Hungary, equal to 100 fillér. Abbreviation: F., Ft.
- frater
-
noun,
a brother, as in a religious or fraternal order; comrade.
- moires
-
noun,
any moiré fabric.
- roomie
-
noun,
roommate.
- inseam
-
noun,
an inside or inner seam of a garment, especially the seam of a trouser leg that runs from the crotch down to the bottom of the leg.
- matri-
-
- satire
-
noun,
the use of irony, sarcasm, ridicule, or the like, in exposing, denouncing, or deriding vice, folly, etc.
- merits
-
noun,
claim to respect and praise; excellence; worth.
- Merino
-
noun,
(often initial capital letter) one of a breed of sheep, raised originally in Spain, valued for their fine wool.
- Mentor
-
noun,
a wise and trusted counselor or teacher.
- satori
-
noun,
sudden enlightenment.
- Monroe
-
noun,
Harriet, 1861?–1936, U.S. editor and poet.
- rearms
-
verb (used with object),
to arm again.
- remain
-
noun,
Usually, remains. something that remains or is left.
- matron
-
noun,
a married woman, especially one who is mature and staid or dignified and has an established social position.
- oaters
-
noun,
a movie, television show, etc., about the frontier days of the U.S. West; western; horse opera.
- monies
-
noun,
a plural of money.
- matins
-
noun,
(often initial capital letter) matins, Also, especially British, mattins. (usually used with a singular verb) Ecclesiastical.
the first of the seven canonical hours.
the service for it, properly beginning at midnight, but sometimes beginning at daybreak.
Also called Morning Prayer. the service of public prayer, said in the morning, in the Anglican Church.
- maters
-
noun,
British Informal. mother1 .
- masto-
-
- Master
-
noun,
a person with the ability or power to use, control, or dispose of something:
- remans
-
verb (used with object),
to man again; furnish with a fresh supply of personnel.
- moonie
-
noun,
a member or follower of the Unification Church.
- Marten
-
noun,
any of several slender, chiefly arboreal carnivores of the genus Martes, of northern forests, having a long, glossy coat and bushy tail.
- 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.
- Marron
-
noun,
a large European chestnut, especially as used in cookery: candied or preserved in syrup.
- Mersin
-
noun,
a seaport in S Turkey, on the NW coast of the Mediterranean Sea.
- Merton
-
noun,
Robert King, 1910–2003, U.S. sociologist.
- maroon
-
noun,
(often initial capital letter) any of a group of blacks, descended from fugitive slaves of the 17th and 18th centuries, living in the West Indies and Guiana, especially in mountainous areas.
- rotors
-
noun,
Electricity. a rotating member of a machine.
Compare stator (def 1).
- Moesia
-
noun,
an ancient country in S Europe, S of the Danube and N of ancient Thrace and Macedonia: later a Roman province.
- rostra
-
noun,
a plural of rostrum.
- Rosita
-
noun,
a female given name, Spanish form of Rose.
- Rosina
-
noun,
a female given name, Italian form of Rose.
- omenta
-
noun,
a fold of the peritoneum connecting the stomach and the abdominal viscera forming a protective and supportive covering.
- mitres
-
noun,
Bartolomé [bahr-taw-law-me] /ˌbɑr tɔ lɔˈmɛ/ (Show IPA), 1821–1906, Argentine soldier, statesman, and author: president of Argentina 1862–68.
- miters
-
noun,
the official headdress of a bishop in the Western Church, in its modern form a tall cap with a top deeply cleft crosswise, the outline of the front and back resembling that of a pointed arch.
- Reform
-
noun,
the improvement or amendment of what is wrong, corrupt, unsatisfactory, etc.:
- Mister
-
noun,
(initial capital letter) a conventional title of respect for a man, prefixed to the name and to certain official designations (usually written as the abbreviation Mr.).
- Miseno
-
noun,
a cape in SW Italy, on the N shore of the Bay of Naples: ruins of ancient Misenum, a Roman naval station and resort.
- reason
-
noun,
a basis or cause, as for some belief, action, fact, event, etc.:
- Monera
-
noun,
a taxonomic kingdom of prokaryotic organisms that typically reproduce by asexual budding or fission and have a nutritional mode of absorption, photosynthesis, or chemosynthesis, comprising the bacteria, blue-green algae, and various primitive pathogens.
- refits
-
noun,
an act of refitting.
- Moneta
-
noun,
Ernesto Teodoro [er-ne-staw te-aw-daw-raw] /ɛrˈnɛ stɔ ˌtɛ ɔˈdɔ rɔ/ (Show IPA), 1833–1918, Italian journalist: Nobel Peace Prize 1907.
- samite
-
noun,
a heavy silk fabric, sometimes interwoven with gold, worn in the Middle Ages.
- santir
-
noun,
a Persian musical instrument resembling a dulcimer.
- Sarton
-
noun,
May, 1912–95, U.S. poet, novelist, and playwright.
- Sartre
-
noun,
Jean-Paul [zhahn-pawl] /ʒɑ̃ˈpɔl/ (Show IPA), 1905–80, French philosopher, novelist, and dramatist: declined 1964 Nobel Prize in literature.
- metros
-
noun,
the underground electric railway of Paris, France, Montreal, Canada, Washington, D.C., and other cities.
- metro-
-
- me-too
-
adjective,
Slang. characterized by or involving me-tooism:
- morion
-
noun,
an open helmet of the 16th and early 17th centuries, worn by common soldiers and usually having a flat or turned-down brim and a crest from front to back.
- Marist
-
noun,
a member of a religious order founded in Lyons, France, in 1816 for missionary and educational work in the name of the Virgin Mary.
- insert
-
noun,
something inserted or to be inserted.
- motors
-
noun,
a comparatively small and powerful engine, especially an internal-combustion engine in an automobile, motorboat, or the like.
- isomer
-
noun,
Chemistry. a compound displaying isomerism with one or more other compounds.
- Simeon
-
noun,
a son of Jacob and Leah. Gen. 29:33.
- raters
-
noun,
a person who makes rates or ratings.
- sinter
-
noun,
siliceous or calcareous matter deposited by springs, as that formed around the vent of a geyser.
- orates
-
verb (used with or without object),
to deliver an oration; speak pompously; declaim.
- 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.
- motion
-
noun,
the action or process of moving or of changing place or position; movement.
- ironer
-
noun,
a person or thing that irons.
- Sirena
-
noun,
a female given name.
- roster
-
noun,
a list of persons or groups, as of military personnel or units with their turns or periods of duty.
- Sierra
-
noun,
a chain of hills or mountains, the peaks of which suggest the teeth of a saw.
- intros
-
noun,
an introduction.
- orator
-
noun,
a person who delivers an oration; a public speaker, especially one of great eloquence:
- intra-
-
- roomer
-
noun,
a person who lives in a rented room; lodger.
- Orient
-
noun,
the Orient,
the countries of Asia, especially East Asia.
(formerly) the countries to the E of the Mediterranean.
- inters
-
verb (used with object),
to place (a dead body) in a grave or tomb; bury.
- inter.
-
- instr.
-
- instar
-
noun,
an insect in any one of its periods of postembryonic growth between molts.
- sifter
-
noun,
a person or thing that sifts.
- set-in
-
adjective,
made separately and placed within another unit.
- Marion
-
noun,
Francis ("the Swamp Fox") 1732?–95, American Revolutionary general.
- remits
-
noun,
Law. a transfer of the record of an action from one tribunal to another, particularly from an appellate court to the court of original jurisdiction.
- Marino
-
noun,
Daniel Constantine ("Dan") born 1961, U.S. football player.
- rooter
-
noun,
a person, animal, or thing that roots, as with the snout.
- Moroni
-
noun,
a town in and the capital of the Comoros.
- ratoon
-
noun,
a sprout or shoot from the root of a plant, especially a sugarcane, after it has been cropped.
- morons
-
noun,
Informal. a person who is notably stupid or lacking in good judgment:
- marine
-
noun,
a member of the U.S. Marine Corps.
- Senior
-
noun,
a person who is older than another.
- Senora
-
noun,
a Spanish term of address equivalent to Mrs., used alone or capitalized and prefixed to the name of a married or older woman. Abbreviation: Sra.
- Maoris
-
noun,
a member of the native Polynesian population of New Zealand.
- mantis
-
noun,
any of several predaceous insects of the order Mantidae, having a long prothorax and typically holding the forelegs in an upraised position as if in prayer.
- ratine
-
noun,
a loosely woven fabric made with nubby or knotty yarns.
- ration
-
noun,
a fixed allowance of provisions or food, especially for soldiers or sailors or for civilians during a shortage:
- morose
-
adjective,
gloomily or sullenly ill-humored, as a person or mood.
- Morris
-
noun,
Esther Hobart McQuigg Slack [muh-kwig slak] /məˈkwɪg ˈslæk/ (Show IPA), 1814–1902, U.S. suffragist.
- remora
-
noun,
any of several fishes of the family Echeneididae, having on the top of the head a sucking disk by which they can attach themselves to sharks, turtles, ships, and other moving objects.
- Mainer
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of the state of Maine.
- mortar
-
noun,
a receptacle of hard material, having a bowl-shaped cavity in which substances are reduced to powder with a pestle.
- maftir
-
noun,
the concluding section of the portion of the Torah chanted or read in a Jewish service on the Sabbath and festivals.
- sermon
-
noun,
a discourse for the purpose of religious instruction or exhortation, especially one based on a text of Scripture and delivered by a member of the clergy as part of a religious service.
- Morton
-
noun,
Jelly Roll (Ferdinand Morton) 1885–1941, U.S. jazz pianist, composer, and band leader.
- MOSFET
-
noun,
Electronics. metal oxide semiconducter field-effect transistor.
- miners
-
noun,
Also called mineworker. a person who works in a mine, especially a commercial mine producing coal or metallic ores.
- Rafter
-
noun,
any of a series of timbers or the like, usually having a pronounced slope, for supporting the sheathing and covering of a roof.
- afrits
-
noun,
afreet.
- Fenrir
-
noun,
a wolflike monster, a son of Loki and Angerboda, chained by Gleipnir but destined to be released at Ragnarok to eat Odin and to be killed by Vidar.
- tenaim
-
noun,
the terms of a Jewish marriage, as the wedding date, amount of the bride's dowry, etc., or an agreement containing such terms, made by the parents of an engaged couple at the engagement party.
- stroma
-
noun,
Cell Biology. the supporting framework or matrix of a cell.
- ariose
-
adjective,
characterized by melody; songlike.
- errant
-
adjective,
deviating from the regular or proper course; erring; straying.
- Strine
-
noun,
Australian English.
- tenias
-
noun,
taenia.
- Tromso
-
noun,
a seaport in N Norway.
- feints
-
noun,
a movement made in order to deceive an adversary; an attack aimed at one place or point merely as a distraction from the real place or point of attack:
- eroto-
-
- strife
-
noun,
vigorous or bitter conflict, discord, or antagonism:
- triens
-
noun,
a copper coin of ancient Rome, issued during the Republic, a third part of an as.
- tineas
-
noun,
any of several skin diseases caused by fungi; ringworm.
- faints
-
noun,
the impure spirit produced in the first and last stages of the distillation of whiskey.
- femto-
-
- Strain
-
noun,
any force or pressure tending to alter shape, cause a fracture, etc.
- Torino
-
noun,
Turin.
- strafe
-
noun,
a strafing attack.
- tensor
-
noun,
Anatomy. a muscle that stretches or tightens some part of the body.
- aments
-
noun,
catkin.
- ferias
-
noun,
Ecclesiastical. a weekday on which no feast is celebrated.
- Amiens
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Somme, in N France: cathedral; battles 1914, 1918, 1944.
- foment
-
verb (used with object),
to instigate or foster (discord, rebellion, etc.); promote the growth or development of:
- Fermat
-
noun,
Pierre de [pyer duh] /pyɛr də/ (Show IPA), 1601–65, French mathematician.
- triers
-
noun,
a person or thing that tries or tests; tester.
- terais
-
noun,
a marshy lowland area in N India and S Nepal, between the Ganges and the foothills of the Himalayas.
- eonism
-
noun,
the adoption of feminine mannerisms, clothing, etc., by a male.
- torose
-
adjective,
Botany. cylindrical, with swellings or constrictions at intervals; knobbed.
- aorist
-
noun,
a verb tense, as in Classical Greek, expressing action or, in the indicative mood, past action, without further limitation or implication.
- fermis
-
noun,
a unit of length, 10− 15 m, used in measuring nuclear distances. Symbol: F.
- tronas
-
noun,
a monoclinic mineral, grayish or yellowish hydrous sodium carbonate and bicarbonate, Na 2 CO 3 ⋅NaHCO 3 ⋅2H 2 , occurring in dried or partly evaporated lake basins.
- arioso
-
noun,
an arioso composition or section.
- trines
-
noun,
a set or group of three; triad.
- amines
-
noun,
any of a class of compounds derived from ammonia by replacement of one or more hydrogen atoms with organic groups.
- arsen-
-
- triose
-
noun,
a monosaccharide that has three atoms of carbon.
- astern
-
adverb,
in a position behind a specified vessel or aircraft:
- treasr
-
- tremor
-
noun,
involuntary shaking of the body or limbs, as from disease, fear, weakness, or excitement; a fit of trembling.
- famine
-
noun,
extreme and general scarcity of food, as in a country or a large geographical area.
- Taoism
-
noun,
the philosophical system evolved by Lao-tzu and Chuang-tzu, advocating a life of complete simplicity and naturalness and of noninterference with the course of natural events, in order to attain a happy existence in harmony with the Tao.
- aeron.
-
- astro-
-
- Artois
-
noun,
a former province in N France: artesian wells.
- intro.
-
- astron
-
- tarso-
-
- arsino
-
adjective,
containing the arsino group.
- arsine
-
noun,
Also called arseniuretted hydrogen. a colorless, flammable, slightly water-soluble gas, AsH 3 , having a fetid, garliclike odor, used in chemical warfare.
- Terris
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Theresa.
- tisane
-
noun,
(italics) French. aromatic or herb-flavored tea.
- armors
-
noun,
any covering worn as a defense against weapons.
- airmen
-
noun,
an aviator.
- armets
-
noun,
a completely enclosed helmet having a visor and hinged cheek pieces fastened under the chin.
- armies
-
noun,
the military forces of a nation, exclusive of the navy and in some countries the air force.
- fasten
-
verb (used with object),
to attach firmly or securely in place; fix securely to something else.
- tainos
-
noun,
a member of an extinct Arawakan Indian tribe of the West Indies.
- Estrin
-
noun,
estrone.
- Tories
-
noun,
a member of the Conservative Party in Great Britain or Canada.
- fantom
-
noun,
an apparition or specter.
- atones
-
verb (used with object),
to make amends for; expiate:
- aroint
-
verb (imperative),
begone:
- toe-in
-
noun,
the slight forward convergence given to the front wheels of an automobile to improve steering qualities.
- Farmer
-
noun,
a person who farms; person who operates a farm or cultivates land.
- torero
-
noun,
a bullfighter, especially a matador.
- arrest
-
noun,
the taking of a person into legal custody, as by officers of the law.
- termor
-
noun,
a person who has an estate for a term of years or for life.
- stream
-
noun,
a body of water flowing in a channel or watercourse, as a river, rivulet, or brook. Synonyms: rill, run, streamlet, runnel.
- ferri-
-
- trimer
-
noun,
a molecule composed of three identical, simpler molecules.
- amnios
-
- finest
-
noun,
the police:
- enamor
-
verb (used with object),
to fill or inflame with love (usually used in the passive and followed by of or sometimes with):
- anomie
-
noun,
a state or condition of individuals or society characterized by a breakdown or absence of social norms and values, as in the case of uprooted people.
- aniso-
-
- Easton
-
noun,
a city in E Pennsylvania, on the Delaware River.
- steno-
-
- ferro-
-
- animes
-
noun,
a Japanese style of motion-picture animation, characterized by highly stylized, colorful art, futuristic settings, violence, and sexuality.
- afters
-
- antres
-
noun,
a cavern; cave.
- timers
-
noun,
a person or thing that times.
- 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.
- anemo-
-
- foeman
-
noun,
an enemy in war.
- trains
-
noun,
Railroads. a self-propelled, connected group of rolling stock.
- foetor
-
noun,
fetor.
- foison
-
noun,
abundance; plenty.
- terras
-
noun,
earth; land.
- trans.
-
- fiesta
-
noun,
any festival or festive celebration.
- Firman
-
noun,
an edict or administrative order issued by or in the name of a Middle Eastern sovereign (formerly by an Ottoman Turkish sultan).
- enroot
-
verb (used with object),
to fix by the root.
- fetors
-
noun,
a strong, offensive smell; stench.
- amino-
-
- stoner
-
noun,
Slang. a person who is habitually high on drugs, especially marijuana, or alcohol; a person who is usually stoned.
- Aomori
-
noun,
a seaport on N Honshu, in N Japan.
- Antrim
-
noun,
a county in NE Northern Ireland. 1098 sq. mi. (2844 sq. km). County seat: Belfast.
- transe
-
noun,
a passageway, as a hallway, alley, or the like.
- toners
-
noun,
a person or thing that tones.
- Mines
-
noun,
an excavation made in the earth for the purpose of extracting ores, coal, precious stones, etc.
- metr-
-
- Minto
-
noun,
Gilbert John Elliot-Murray-Kynynmond [el-ee-uh t-mur-ee-ki-nin-muh nd,, -muhr-ee-,, el-yuh t-] /ˈɛl i ətˈmɜr i kɪˈnɪn mənd,, -ˈmʌr i-,, ˈɛl yət-/ (Show IPA), 4th Earl of, 1845–1914, British colonial administrator: governor general of Canada 1898–1904; viceroy of India 1905–10.
- Saite
-
noun,
a native or citizen of Saïs.
- tomia
-
noun,
the cutting edge of a bird's bill.
- miso-
-
- metas
-
noun,
(in ancient Rome) a column or post, or a group of columns or posts, placed at each end of a racetrack to mark the turning places.
- tomes
-
noun,
a book, especially a very heavy, large, or learned book.
- Metis
-
noun,
any person of mixed ancestry.
- reams
-
noun,
a standard quantity of paper, consisting of 20 quires or 500 sheets (formerly 480 sheets), or 516 sheets (printer's ream or perfect ream)
- timer
-
noun,
a person or thing that times.
- meta-
-
- rearm
-
verb (used with object),
to arm again.
- Monet
-
noun,
Claude [klawd;; French klohd] /klɔd;; French kloʊd/ (Show IPA), 1840–1926, French painter.
- toman
-
noun,
a coin of Iran, equal to 10 rials.
- ation
-
- Miner
-
noun,
Also called mineworker. a person who works in a mine, especially a commercial mine producing coal or metallic ores.
- monas
-
noun,
monad.
- satem
-
adjective,
belonging to or consisting of those branches of the Indo-European family in which alveolar or palatal fricatives, as the sounds (s) or (sh), developed in ancient times from Proto-Indo-European palatal stops: the satem branches are Indo-Iranian, Armenian, Slavic, Baltic, and Albanian.
- 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.
- mono-
-
- monos
-
noun,
infectious mononucleosis.
- toise
-
noun,
an old French unit of length equivalent to 6.395 feet (1.949 meters).
- meso-
-
- moons
-
noun,
the earth's natural satellite, orbiting the earth at a mean distance of 238,857 miles (384,393 km) and having a diameter of 2160 miles (3476 km).
- toner
-
noun,
a person or thing that tones.
- Satie
-
noun,
Erik Alfred Leslie [e-reek al-fred les-lee] /ɛˈrik alˈfrɛd lɛsˈli/ (Show IPA), 1866–1925, French composer.
- airts
-
noun,
a direction.
- aster
-
noun,
any composite plant of the genus Aster, having rays varying from white or pink to blue around a yellow disk.
- roset
-
noun,
resin; rosin.
- earns
-
verb (used with object),
to gain or get in return for one's labor or service:
- astir
-
adjective,
moving or stirring, especially with much activity or excitement:
- mints
-
noun,
any aromatic herb of the genus Mentha, having opposite leaves and small, whorled flowers, as the spearmint and peppermint.
Compare mint family.
- trims
-
noun,
the condition, order, or fitness of a person or thing for action, work, use, etc.
- meson
-
noun,
Physics. any hadron, or strongly interacting particle, other than a baryon. Mesons are bosons, having spins of 0, 1, 2, …, and, unlike baryons, do not obey a conservation law.
- Aston
-
noun,
Francis William, 1877–1945, English physicist and chemist: Nobel Prize in Chemistry 1922.
- Monte
-
noun,
Also called monte bank. a gambling game played with a 40-card pack in which players bet that one of two layouts, each consisting of two cards drawn from either the top or bottom of the deck and turned face up, will be matched in suit by the next card turned up.
- Mont.
-
- Saint
-
noun,
any of certain persons of exceptional holiness of life, formally recognized as such by the Christian Church, especially by canonization.
- Astor
-
noun,
John Jacob, 1763–1848, U.S. capitalist and fur merchant.
- astr.
-
- Rosie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Rose.
- 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.
- atmo-
-
- Minot
-
noun,
George Richards [rich-erdz] /ˈrɪtʃ ərdz/ (Show IPA), 1885–1950, U.S. physician: Nobel prize 1934.
- miter
-
noun,
the official headdress of a bishop in the Western Church, in its modern form a tall cap with a top deeply cleft crosswise, the outline of the front and back resembling that of a pointed arch.
- Mitra
-
noun,
the mitriform pileus of certain fungi.
- TIROS
-
noun,
one of a series of satellites for transmitting television pictures of the earth's cloud cover.
- sanit
-
- miens
-
noun,
air, bearing, or demeanor, as showing character, feeling, etc.:
- tinea
-
noun,
any of several skin diseases caused by fungi; ringworm.
- rotor
-
noun,
Electricity. a rotating member of a machine.
Compare stator (def 1).
- refit
-
noun,
an act of refitting.
- tires
-
noun,
British Dialect. fatigue.
- Mitre
-
noun,
Bartolomé [bahr-taw-law-me] /ˌbɑr tɔ lɔˈmɛ/ (Show IPA), 1821–1906, Argentine soldier, statesman, and author: president of Argentina 1862–68.
- mites
-
noun,
any of numerous small to microscopic arachnids of the subclass Acari, including species that are parasitic on animals and plants or that feed on decaying matter and stored foods.
- omni-
-
- miser
-
noun,
a person who lives in wretched circumstances in order to save and hoard money.
- rears
-
- Timon
-
noun,
c320–c230 b.c, Greek philosopher.
- Timor
-
noun,
an island in the S part of Indonesia: largest and easternmost of the Lesser Sunda Islands; E half formerly belonged to Portugal. 13,095 sq. mi. (33,913 sq. km).
- ratos
-
noun,
rocket-assisted takeoff.
- minas
-
noun,
an ancient unit of weight and value equal to the sixtieth part of a talent.
- Tiran
-
noun,
Strait of, a navigable waterway between the N Red Sea and the Gulf of Aqaba.
- tries
-
noun,
plural of try.
- rotos
-
noun,
rotogravure.
- Trier
-
noun,
a person or thing that tries or tests; tester.
- mires
-
noun,
a tract or area of wet, swampy ground; bog; marsh.
- omers
-
noun,
a Hebrew unit of dry measure, the tenth part of an ephah.
- moist
-
adjective,
moderately or slightly wet; damp.
- atone
-
verb (used with object),
to make amends for; expiate:
- tines
-
noun,
a sharp, projecting point or prong, as of a fork.
- Moira
-
noun,
Classical Mythology.
the personification of fate.
Moirai, the Fates.
- Eaton
-
noun,
Theophilus, 1590–1658, English colonist and colonial administrator in America.
- times
-
noun,
the system of those sequential relations that any event has to any other, as past, present, or future; indefinite and continuous duration regarded as that in which events succeed one another.
- Sarto
-
noun,
Andrea del [ahn-drey-uh del;; Italian ahn-dre-ah del] /ɑnˈdreɪ ə dɛl;; Italian ɑnˈdrɛ ɑ dɛl/ (Show IPA), Andrea del Sarto.
- Sarre
-
noun,
French name of Saar.
- onto-
-
- rotes
-
noun,
routine; a fixed, habitual, or mechanical course of procedure:
- Minos
-
noun,
a king of Crete: he ordered Daedalus to build the Labyrinth.
- T-man
-
noun,
a special investigator of the Department of the Treasury.
- Saone
-
noun,
a river flowing S from NE France to the Rhone. 270 miles (435 km) long.
- Santo
-
noun,
a carved figure of a saint, usually of wood, as from Puerto Rico, Mexico, or the southwestern U.S.
- Minor
-
noun,
a person under the legal age of full responsibility.
- onset
-
noun,
a beginning or start:
- moans
-
noun,
a prolonged, low, inarticulate sound uttered from or as if from physical or mental suffering.
- rotas
-
noun,
Chiefly British.
a round or rotation of duties; a period of work or duty taken in rotation with others.
an agenda or circuit of sporting events, as a round of golf tournaments, played in different localities throughout the year.
- omits
-
verb (used with object),
to leave out; fail to include or mention:
- moire
-
noun,
any moiré fabric.
- arris
-
noun,
a sharp ridge, as between adjoining channels of a Doric column.
- Moore
-
noun,
Archibald Lee ("Archie") 1913–1998, U.S. boxer.
- nemos
-
noun,
remote (def 10).
- nitre
-
noun,
niter.
- nitr-
-
- Niter
-
noun,
potassium nitrate.
- Niort
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Deux-Sèvres, in W France.
- Nimes
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Gard, in S France: Roman ruins.
- reni-
-
- rifts
-
noun,
an opening made by splitting, cleaving, etc.; fissure; cleft; chink.
- Rimas
-
noun,
a female given name.
- amirs
-
noun,
emir.
- rimes
-
noun,
Also called rime ice. an opaque coating of tiny, white, granular ice particles, caused by the rapid freezing of supercooled water droplets on impact with an object.
Compare frost (def 3), glaze (def 17).
- nerts
-
interjection,
nuts (def 1).
- A-one
-
adjective,
noting a vessel regarded by a shipping-classification society as being equipped to the highest standard and with equipment maintained in first-class condition.
- rinse
-
noun,
an act or instance of rinsing.
- antis
-
noun,
a person who is opposed to a particular practice, party, policy, action, etc.
- amine
-
noun,
any of a class of compounds derived from ammonia by replacement of one or more hydrogen atoms with organic groups.
- 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.
- amin-
-
- nears
-
- riser
-
noun,
a person who rises, especially from bed:
- remit
-
noun,
Law. a transfer of the record of an action from one tribunal to another, particularly from an appellate court to the court of original jurisdiction.
- Amer.
-
- nates
-
noun,
buttocks; rump.
- reman
-
verb (used with object),
to man again; furnish with a fresh supply of personnel.
- naso-
-
- roams
-
noun,
an act or instance of roaming; a ramble.
- nares
-
plural noun,
the nostrils or the nasal passages.
- oaten
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or made of oats.
- antre
-
noun,
a cavern; cave.
- anti-
-
- areo-
-
- restr
-
- resit
-
noun,
a test or examination that is retaken.
- trams
-
noun,
British. a streetcar.
- amort
-
adjective,
spiritless; lifeless.
- noso-
-
- 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.
- 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.
- Norse
-
noun,
(used with a plural verb) the Norwegians, especially the ancient Norwegians.
- Norma
-
noun,
the Rule, a small southern constellation between Lupus and Ara.
- train
-
noun,
Railroads. a self-propelled, connected group of rolling stock.
- torso
-
noun,
the trunk of the human body.
- Aneto
-
noun,
Pi·co de [pee-kaw th e] /ˈpi kɔ ðɛ/ (Show IPA). Spanish name of Pic de Néthou.
- noria
-
noun,
a device consisting of a series of buckets on a wheel, used in Spain and the East for raising water.
- torsi
-
noun,
a plural of torso.
- riant
-
adjective,
laughing; smiling; cheerful.
- anim.
-
- noose
-
noun,
a loop with a running knot, as in a snare, lasso, or hangman's halter, that tightens as the rope is pulled.
- nomo-
-
- nomes
-
noun,
one of the provinces of ancient Egypt.
- anime
-
noun,
a Japanese style of motion-picture animation, characterized by highly stylized, colorful art, futuristic settings, violence, and sexuality.
- nomas
-
noun,
a gangrenous ulceration of the mouth or genitalia, occurring mainly in debilitated children.
- anis-
-
- anise
-
noun,
a Mediterranean plant, Pimpinella anisum, of the parsley family, having loose umbrels of small yellowish-white flowers that yield aniseed.
- noise
-
noun,
sound, especially of a loud, harsh, or confused kind:
- 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.
- Noemi
-
noun,
Naomi (def 1).
- ante-
-
- antes
-
noun,
Poker. a fixed but arbitrary stake put into the pot by each player before the deal.
- Naomi
-
noun,
the mother-in-law of Ruth and the great-grandmother of David. Ruth 1.
- Names
-
noun,
a word or a combination of words by which a person, place, or thing, a body or class, or any object of thought is designated, called, or known.
- moors
-
noun,
a tract of open, peaty, wasteland, often overgrown with heath, common in high latitudes and altitudes where drainage is poor; heath.
- morns
-
noun,
morning.
- reifs
-
noun,
plunder; booty; loot.
- Roose
-
verb (used with or without object),
praise.
- Moser
-
noun,
Johann Jakob [yoh-hahn yah-kawp] /ˈyoʊ hɑn ˈyɑ kɔp/ (Show IPA), 1701–85, German jurist and publicist.
- Roost
-
noun,
a perch upon which birds or fowls rest at night.
- morts
-
noun,
Hunting. the note played on a hunting horn signifying that the animal hunted has been killed.
- Morse
-
noun,
an ornamented metal clasp or brooch for fastening a cope in front.
- arson
-
noun,
Law. the malicious burning of another's house or property, or in some statutes, the burning of one's own house or property, as to collect insurance.
- toran
-
noun,
(in Indian Buddhist and Hindu architecture) a gateway having two or three lintels between two posts.
- Moros
-
noun,
a child of Nyx, and the personification of fate.
- moror
-
noun,
maror.
- Artie
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Arthur.
- moron
-
noun,
Informal. a person who is notably stupid or lacking in good judgment:
- toons
-
noun,
an Asian tree, Cedrela toona, of the mahogany family, yielding an aromatic red wood used for furniture, carving, etc.
- motes
-
noun,
a small particle or speck, especially of dust.
- treas
-
- Asine
-
noun,
an ancient town in S Greece, on the Gulf of Argolis.
- mores
-
noun,
an additional quantity, amount, or number:
- Morea
-
noun,
Peloponnesus.
- tono-
-
- moras
-
noun,
the unit of time equivalent to the ordinary or normal short sound or syllable.
- tonia
-
- rooti
-
noun,
rooty2 .
- Aisne
-
noun,
a river in N France, flowing NW and W to the Oise. 175 miles (280 km) long.
- moots
-
noun,
an assembly of the people in early England exercising political, administrative, and judicial powers.
- Omani
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Oman.
- moose
-
noun,
a large, long-headed mammal, Alces alces, of the deer family, having circumpolar distribution in the Northern Hemisphere, the male of which has enormous palmate antlers.
- tones
-
noun,
any sound considered with reference to its quality, pitch, strength, source, etc.:
- arose
-
verb,
simple past tense of arise.
- motif
-
noun,
a recurring subject, theme, idea, etc., especially in a literary, artistic, or musical work.
- roans
-
noun,
a horse or other animal with a roan coat.
- Armen
-
- oater
-
noun,
a movie, television show, etc., about the frontier days of the U.S. West; western; horse opera.
- roars
-
noun,
a loud, deep cry or howl, as of an animal or a person:
- naifs
-
noun,
a naive or inexperienced person.
- roast
-
noun,
roasted meat or a piece of roasted meat, as a piece of beef or veal of a quantity and shape for slicing into more than one portion.
- toros
-
noun,
a bull.
- ament
-
noun,
catkin.
- Oates
-
noun,
Joyce Carol, born 1938, U.S. novelist and short-story writer.
- amens
-
noun,
an utterance of the interjection “amen.”.
- Aries
-
noun,
Astronomy. the Ram, a zodiacal constellation between Pisces and Taurus.
- Arion
-
noun,
flourished 7th century b.c, Greek poet: inventor of the dithyramb.
- Roman
-
noun,
a metrical narrative, especially in medieval French literature.
- arise
-
verb (used without object),
to get up from sitting, lying, or kneeling; rise:
- reist
-
verb (used without object),
reest2 .
- TORES
-
noun,
a torus.
- Romeo
-
noun,
the romantic lover of Juliet in Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet.
- armet
-
noun,
a completely enclosed helmet having a visor and hinged cheek pieces fastened under the chin.
- MSFor
-
- MSEnt
-
- 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.
- OFris
-
noun,
the Frisian language before c1500. Abbreviation: OFris.
- roofs
-
noun,
the external upper covering of a house or other building.
- Reims
-
noun,
a city in NE France: cathedral; unconditional surrender of Germany May 7, 1945.
- armor
-
noun,
any covering worn as a defense against weapons.
- MOTOS
-
- often
-
adverb,
many times; frequently:
- motor
-
noun,
a comparatively small and powerful engine, especially an internal-combustion engine in an automobile, motorboat, or the like.
- moton
-
noun,
besague.
- satin
-
noun,
a fabric in a warp-effect or filling-effect satin weave, as acetate, rayon, nylon, or silk, often having a glossy face and a soft, slippery texture.
- fomes
-
noun,
any agent, as clothing or bedding, that is capable of absorbing and transmitting the infecting organism of a disease.
- afros
-
noun,
a hair style originating with black persons, in which the hair is allowed to grow naturally and to acquire a bushy appearance.
- SOFIA
-
noun,
Also, Sofiya [Bulgarian saw-fee-yuh] /Bulgarian ˈsɔ fi yə/ (Show IPA). a city in and the capital of Bulgaria, in the W part.
- Fates
-
noun,
something that unavoidably befalls a person; fortune; lot:
- infer
-
verb (used with object),
to derive by reasoning; conclude or judge from premises or evidence:
- ranis
-
noun,
ranee.
- fatso
-
noun,
a fat person (used as a term of address).
- oste-
-
- inert
-
adjective,
having no inherent power of action, motion, or resistance (opposed to active):
- Soane
-
noun,
Sir John, 1753–1837, English architect.
- trois
-
noun,
the number 3.
- Ostia
-
noun,
a town in central Italy, SW of Rome: ruins from 4th century b.c.; site of ancient port of Rome.
- sofar
-
noun,
a system for determining a position at sea by exploding a charge under water and measuring the time the shock waves take to reach three widely separated shore stations at known distances from each other.
- Imena
-
noun,
a female given name: from an Arabic word meaning “faith.”.
- fears
-
noun,
a distressing emotion aroused by impending danger, evil, pain, etc., whether the threat is real or imagined; the feeling or condition of being afraid. Synonyms: foreboding, apprehension, consternation, dismay, dread, terror, fright, panic, horror, trepidation, qualm.
Antonyms: courage, security, calm, intrepidity.
- Sofer
-
noun,
scribe1 (def 3).
- IATSE
-
- snort
-
noun,
the act or sound of snorting.
- Feast
-
noun,
any rich or abundant meal:
- softa
-
noun,
a Turkish Muslim theological student.
- feint
-
noun,
a movement made in order to deceive an adversary; an attack aimed at one place or point merely as a distraction from the real place or point of attack:
- feist
-
noun,
Chiefly South Midland and Southern U.S. a small mongrel dog, especially one that is ill-tempered; cur; mutt.
- stria
-
noun,
a slight or narrow furrow, ridge, stripe, or streak, especially one of a number in parallel arrangement:
- SONAR
-
noun,
a method for detecting and locating objects submerged in water by echolocation.
- Trona
-
noun,
a monoclinic mineral, grayish or yellowish hydrous sodium carbonate and bicarbonate, Na 2 CO 3 ⋅NaHCO 3 ⋅2H 2 , occurring in dried or partly evaporated lake basins.
- Ramos
-
noun,
Fidel V. born 1928, Philippine political leader: president 1992–98.
- Sonia
-
noun,
a female given name, Russian form of Sophia.
- Frost
-
noun,
a degree or state of coldness sufficient to cause the freezing of water.
- frore
-
adjective,
frozen; frosty.
- front
-
noun,
the foremost part or surface of anything.
- frons
-
noun,
the upper anterior portion of the head of an insect, above or behind the clypeus.
- Ramon
-
noun,
any of several tropical American trees belonging to the genus Brosimum, of the mulberry family, the leaves of which are used as forage, especially B. alicastrum, which bears the breadnut.
- Taine
-
noun,
Hippolyte Adolphe [ee-paw-leet a-dawlf] /i pɔˈlit aˈdɔlf/ (Show IPA), 1828–93, French literary critic and historian.
- Taino
-
noun,
a member of an extinct Arawakan Indian tribe of the West Indies.
- ramie
-
noun,
an Asian shrub, Boehmeria nivea, of the nettle family, yielding a fiber used especially in making textiles.
- intr.
-
- sito-
-
- Smart
-
noun,
a sharp local pain, usually superficial, as from a wound, blow, or sting.
- fanes
-
noun,
a temple.
- smear
-
noun,
an oily, greasy, viscous, or wet substance, especially a dab of such a substance.
- Terri
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Theresa.
- fanos
-
noun,
a town in central Italy, on the Adriatic Sea: cathedral; Roman ruins.
- Fanti
-
noun,
a Kwa language spoken in Ghana that is mutually intelligible with Twi.
- smite
-
Idioms,
smite hip and thigh. hip1 (def 9).
- smote
-
verb,
a simple past tense of smite.
- snare
-
noun,
a device, often consisting of a noose, for capturing small game.
- Tanis
-
noun,
an ancient city in Lower Egypt, in the Nile delta.
- aeons
-
noun,
(in Gnosticism) one of a class of powers or beings conceived as emanating from the Supreme Being and performing various functions in the operations of the universe.
- osier
-
noun,
any of various willows, as the red osier, having tough, flexible twigs or branches that are used for wickerwork.
- fares
-
noun,
the price of conveyance or passage in a bus, train, airplane, or other vehicle.
- infos
-
noun,
information.
- Tamis
-
noun,
a worsted cloth mesh constructed in open weave and having a corded face, used as a sieve or strainer.
- Osman
-
noun,
1259–1326, Turkish emir 1299–1326: founder of the Ottoman dynasty.
- farms
-
noun,
a tract of land, usually with a house, barn, silo, etc., on which crops and often livestock are raised for livelihood.
- tames
-
adjective,
changed from the wild or savage state; domesticated:
- inst.
-
- faros
-
noun,
a gambling game in which players place bets on a special board or layout, betting on each series of two cards as they are drawn from a box containing the dealer's or banker's pack.
- inset
-
noun,
something inserted; insert.
- Farro
-
noun,
emmer.
- osmo-
-
- snoot
-
noun,
Slang. the nose.
- snore
-
noun,
the act, instance, or sound of snoring.
- Farsi
-
noun,
the modern Iranian language of Iran and western Afghanistan, written in the Arabic alphabet; modern Persian.
- tains
-
noun,
a thin tin plate.
- farts
-
noun,
a flatus expelled through the anus.
- feria
-
noun,
Ecclesiastical. a weekday on which no feast is celebrated.
- Frits
-
noun,
Ceramics.
a fused or partially fused material used as a basis for glazes or enamels.
the composition from which artificial soft porcelain is made.
- rants
-
noun,
ranting, extravagant, or violent declamation.
- Starr
-
noun,
Belle (Myra Belle Shirley) 1848–89, U.S. outlaw and folk hero.
- Stern
-
noun,
the after part of a vessel (often opposed to stem).
- forme
-
noun,
form (def 30).
- Fiona
-
noun,
a female given name.
- ster.
-
- fires
-
- firms
-
noun,
a partnership or association for carrying on a business.
- Rains
-
noun,
water that is condensed from the aqueous vapor in the atmosphere and falls to earth in drops more than 1/50 inch (0.5 mm) in diameter.
Compare drizzle (def 6).
- firns
-
noun,
névé.
- Stein
-
noun,
a mug, usually earthenware, especially for beer.
- first
-
noun,
the person or thing that is first in time, order, rank, etc.
- steam
-
noun,
water in the form of an invisible gas or vapor.
- fores
-
noun,
the forepart of anything; front.
- rooms
-
noun,
a portion of space within a building or other structure, separated by walls or partitions from other parts:
- stare
-
noun,
a staring gaze; a fixed look with the eyes wide open:
- fines
-
noun,
fines.
Mining. crushed ore sufficiently fine to pass through a given screen. Compare short (def 29e).
Agriculture. the fine bits of corn kernel knocked off during handling of the grain.
- fore-
-
- foams
-
noun,
a collection of minute bubbles formed on the surface of a liquid by agitation, fermentation, etc.:
- stane
-
noun, adjective, adverb, verb (used with object),
stone.
- foram
-
noun,
foraminifer.
- 30-30
-
- foots
-
noun,
(in vertebrates) the terminal part of the leg, below the ankle joint, on which the body stands and moves.
- rafts
-
noun,
a more or less rigid floating platform made of buoyant material or materials:
- foins
-
noun,
a thrust with a weapon.
- Foism
-
noun,
Chinese Buddhism.
- Foote
-
noun,
Andrew Hull, 1806–63, U.S. naval officer.
- Srta.
-
- stain
-
noun,
a discoloration produced by foreign matter having penetrated into or chemically reacted with a material; a spot not easily removed.
- stair
-
noun,
one of a flight or series of steps for going from one level to another, as in a building.
- Foist
-
verb (used with object),
to force upon or impose fraudulently or unjustifiably (usually followed by on or upon):
- finos
-
noun,
a pale, very dry sherry of Spain.
- forms
-
- frise
-
noun,
a rug or upholstery fabric having the pile in uncut loops or in a combination of cut and uncut loops.
- Festa
-
noun,
a feast, festival, or holiday.
- Fris.
-
- Fries
-
noun,
plural of fry1 .
- frier
-
noun,
fryer.
- friar
-
noun,
Roman Catholic Church. a member of a religious order, especially the mendicant orders of Franciscans, Dominicans, Carmelites, and Augustinians.
- Otomi
-
noun,
a member of an American Indian people of south-central Mexico.
- frets
-
noun,
an irritated state of mind; annoyance; vexation.
- Fermi
-
noun,
a unit of length, 10− 15 m, used in measuring nuclear distances. Symbol: F.
- Freon
-
- frats
-
noun,
fraternity (def 1).
- Storm
-
noun,
a disturbance of the normal condition of the atmosphere, manifesting itself by winds of unusual force or direction, often accompanied by rain, snow, hail, thunder, and lightning, or flying sand or dust.
- ramet
-
noun,
an individual of a clone.
- store
-
noun,
an establishment where merchandise is sold, usually on a retail basis.
- Frans
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Francis.
- Frame
-
noun,
a border or case for enclosing a picture, mirror, etc.
- Finer
-
noun,
fines.
Mining. crushed ore sufficiently fine to pass through a given screen. Compare short (def 29e).
Agriculture. the fine bits of corn kernel knocked off during handling of the grain.
- Stone
-
noun,
the hard substance, formed of mineral matter, of which rocks consist.
- fetas
-
noun,
a soft, white, brine-cured Greek cheese made from sheep's milk or goat's milk.
- raise
-
noun,
an increase in amount, as of wages:
- feti-
-
- Soter
-
noun,
Saint, pope a.d. 166?–175?.
- fetor
-
noun,
a strong, offensive smell; stench.
- 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.
- stome
-
- stoma
-
noun,
Also, stomate. Botany. any of various small apertures, especially one of the minute orifices or slits in the epidermis of leaves, stems, etc., through which gases are exchanged.
- fiats
-
noun,
an authoritative decree, sanction, or order:
Synonyms: authorization, directive, ruling, mandate, diktat, ukase.
- forte
-
noun,
a person's strong suit, or most highly developed characteristic, talent, or skill; something that one excels in:
Synonyms: talent, skill, excellence, strength, strong point, specialty, proficiency; knack, bent.
- fort.
-
- 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.
- stime
-
noun,
the smallest bit; a drop, taste, or glimpse.
- iotas
-
noun,
a very small quantity; jot; whit.
- notes
-
noun,
a brief record of something written down to assist the memory or for future reference.
- Iran.
-
- orate
-
verb (used with or without object),
to deliver an oration; speak pompously; declaim.
- Mason
-
noun,
a person whose trade is building with units of various natural or artificial mineral products, as stones, bricks, cinder blocks, or tiles, usually with the use of mortar or cement as a bonding agent.
- MASER
-
noun,
a device for amplifying electromagnetic waves by stimulated emission of radiation.
- semi-
-
- marts
-
noun,
market; trading center; trade center.
- ento-
-
- Marti
-
noun,
José [haw-se] /hɔˈsɛ/ (Show IPA), 1853–1895, Cuban patriot and writer.
- term.
-
- marse
-
noun,
(used chiefly in representation of southern black speech) master.
- Terai
-
noun,
a marshy lowland area in N India and S Nepal, between the Ganges and the foothills of the Himalayas.
- 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.
- tera-
-
- Erato
-
noun,
the Muse of love poetry.
- Maros
-
noun,
Hungarian name of Mures.
- maror
-
noun,
a portion of horseradish or other bitter herb that is eaten at the Seder meal on Passover.
- ERISA
-
noun,
Employee Retirement Income Security Act.
- mast-
-
- Marne
-
noun,
a river in NE France, flowing W to the Seine near Paris: battles 1914, 1918, 1944. 325 miles (525 km) long.
- afore
-
adverb, preposition, conjunction,
before.
- Maris
-
noun,
Roger (Eugene) 1934–85, U.S. baseball player.
- tenor
-
noun,
the course of thought or meaning that runs through something written or spoken; purport; drift.
- Mario
-
noun,
a male given name: from the Roman family name Marius.
- 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.
- teno-
-
- Marin
-
noun,
John, 1870–1953, U.S. painter and etcher.
- Marie
-
noun,
(Marie Alexandra Victoria of Saxe-Coburg) 1875–1938, queen of Romania 1914–27.
- erron
-
- tenia
-
noun,
taenia.
- Maori
-
noun,
a member of the native Polynesian population of New Zealand.
- afoot
-
adverb, adjective,
on foot; walking:
- manse
-
noun,
the house and land occupied by a minister or parson.
- entia
-
noun,
plural of ens.
- Ensor
-
noun,
James, 1860–1949, Belgian painter.
- manos
-
noun,
the upper or handheld stone used when grinding maize or other grains on a metate.
- noto-
-
- meros
-
noun,
(in the Doric order) a flat surface between two channels of a triglyph.
- mero-
-
- merit
-
noun,
claim to respect and praise; excellence; worth.
- Terra
-
noun,
earth; land.
- emirs
-
noun,
a chieftain, prince, commander, or head of state in some Islamic countries.
- ratio
-
noun,
the relation between two similar magnitudes with respect to the number of times the first contains the second:
- terr.
-
- menta
-
noun,
Entomology. the medial plate of the labium in insects.
- emits
-
verb (used with object),
to send forth (liquid, light, heat, sound, particles, etc.); discharge.
- Mensa
-
noun,
Also called altar slab, altar stone. the flat stone forming the top of the altar in a Roman Catholic church.
- meno-
-
- menat
-
noun,
an amulet worn by certain Egyptians in ancient times to secure divine protection and to ensure fertility.
- 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.
- Afro-
-
- rates
-
noun,
the amount of a charge or payment with reference to some basis of calculation:
- trine
-
noun,
a set or group of three; triad.
- Mears
-
noun,
mere3 .
- Terni
-
noun,
a city in central Italy.
- meant
-
verb,
simple past tense and past participle of mean1 .
- MEANS
-
noun,
Usually, means. (used with a singular or plural verb) an agency, instrument, or method used to attain an end:
- orans
-
noun,
orant.
- SEATO
-
noun,
an organization formed in Manila (1954), comprising Australia, Great Britain, France, New Zealand, Pakistan, the Philippines, Thailand, and the United States, for collective defense against aggression in southeastern Asia and the southwestern Pacific: abolished in 1977.
- terna
-
noun,
a list of three names submitted to the pope as recommended to fill a vacant bishopric or benefice.
- orant
-
noun,
a representation of a female figure, with outstretched arms and palms up in a gesture of prayer, in ancient and early Christian art.
- matr-
-
- enorm
-
adjective,
enormous; huge; vast.
- matin
-
noun,
(often initial capital letter) matins, Also, especially British, mattins. (usually used with a singular verb) Ecclesiastical.
the first of the seven canonical hours.
the service for it, properly beginning at midnight, but sometimes beginning at daybreak.
Also called Morning Prayer. the service of public prayer, said in the morning, in the Anglican Church.
- terms
-
noun,
a word or group of words designating something, especially in a particular field, as atom in physics, quietism in theology, adze in carpentry, or district leader in politics.
- mater
-
noun,
British Informal. mother1 .
- afrit
-
noun,
afreet.
- temin
-
noun,
Howard M(artin) 1934–94, U.S. virologist: Nobel Prize in medicine 1975.
- 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.
- manor
-
noun,
(in England) a landed estate or territorial unit, originally of the nature of a feudal lordship, consisting of a lord's demesne and of lands within which he has the right to exercise certain privileges, exact certain fees, etc.
- tares
-
noun,
any of various vetches, especially Vicia sativa.
- aero-
-
- afire
-
adjective,
on fire:
- tarns
-
noun,
a small mountain lake or pool, especially one in a cirque.
- Tarne
-
noun,
(in the Iliad) Sardis.
- Seton
-
noun,
a thread or the like inserted beneath the skin to provide drainage or to guide subsequent passage of a tube.
- iters
-
noun,
a canal or passage.
- aeri-
-
- ornes
-
noun,
a department in NW France. 2372 sq. mi. (6145 sq. km). Capital: Alençon.
- Siena
-
noun,
a city in Tuscany, in central Italy, S of Florence: cathedral.
- ornis
-
noun,
an avifauna.
- rason
-
noun,
a long, loose, black gown with wide sleeves, worn by the clergy.
- Tarim
-
noun,
a river in NW China, in Xinjiang Uygur region. About 1300 miles (2090 km) long.
- simar
-
noun,
Also, cymar. a loose, lightweight jacket or robe for women, fashionable in the 17th and 18th centuries.
- faint
-
noun,
a temporary loss of consciousness resulting from a decreased flow of blood to the brain; a swoon:
- Simon
-
noun,
the original name of the apostle Peter.
Compare Peter.
- taros
-
noun,
a stemless plant, Colocasia esculenta, of the arum family, cultivated in tropical regions, in the Pacific islands and elsewhere, for the edible tuber.
- rares
-
adjective,
coming or occurring far apart in time; unusual; uncommon:
- Sino-
-
- fairs
-
noun,
Archaic. something that is fair.
- Orrin
-
noun,
a male given name.
- orris
-
noun,
an iris, Iris germanica florentina, having a fragrant rootstock.
- Irons
-
noun,
Jeremy (John) born 1948, English actor.
- Orson
-
noun,
a male given name: from an Old French word meaning “bearlike.”.
- fames
-
noun,
widespread reputation, especially of a favorable character; renown; public eminence:
- 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.
- 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.
- Orton
-
noun,
Joe (John Kingsley Orton) 1933–67, English playwright.
- irate
-
adjective,
angry; enraged:
- sitar
-
noun,
a lute of India with a small, pear-shaped body and a long, broad, fretted neck.
- ormer
-
noun,
an abalone, Haliotis tuberculata, living in waters of the Channel Islands.
- seti-
-
- serai
-
noun,
(in Eastern countries) a caravansary.
- maist
-
adjective, noun, adverb,
most.
- mairs
-
adjective, noun, adverb,
more.
- Manet
-
noun,
Édouard [ey-dwar] /eɪˈdwar/ (Show IPA), 1832–83, French painter.
- mains
-
noun,
the main or home farm of a manor, as where the ownerlives; manse.
- teams
-
noun,
a number of persons forming one of the sides in a game or contest:
- Maine
-
noun,
a state in the NE United States, on the Atlantic coast. 33,215 sq. mi. (86,027 sq. km). Capital: Augusta.
Abbreviation: ME (for use with zip code), Me.
- senti
-
noun,
a monetary unit of Tanzania, the 100th part of a shilling; cent.
- Aesir
-
noun,
the principal race of gods, led by Odin and living at Asgard.
- Orion
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. a giant hunter who pursued the Pleiades, was eventually slain by Artemis, and was then placed in the sky as a constellation.
- etnas
-
noun,
Mount, an active volcano in E Sicily. 10,758 feet (3280 meters).
- rater
-
noun,
a person who makes rates or ratings.
- manit
-
noun,
man-minute.
- trios
-
noun,
a musical composition for three voices or instruments.
- serif
-
noun,
a smaller line used to finish off a main stroke of a letter, as at the top and bottom of M.
- tears
-
- sero-
-
- serin
-
noun,
a small finch, Serinus serinus, of Europe and northern Africa, closely related to the canary.
- tsar
-
noun,
czar.
- reif
-
noun,
plunder; booty; loot.
- rate
-
noun,
the amount of a charge or payment with reference to some basis of calculation:
- reft
-
verb,
a simple past tense and past participle of reave1 .
- refs
-
noun, verb (used with or without object),
referee.
- ref.
-
- RATO
-
noun,
rocket-assisted takeoff.
- tron
-
- RARE
-
adjective,
coming or occurring far apart in time; unusual; uncommon:
- 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.
- Trio
-
noun,
a musical composition for three voices or instruments.
- Rani
-
noun,
ranee.
- tRNA
-
- ream
-
noun,
a standard quantity of paper, consisting of 20 quires or 500 sheets (formerly 480 sheets), or 516 sheets (printer's ream or perfect ream)
- Rais
-
noun,
Gilles de, Retz, Gilles de Laval, Baron de.
- Reis
-
plural noun,
a former money of account of Portugal and Brazil.
- Rena
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Marina.
- rems
-
noun,
the quantity of ionizing radiation whose biological effect is equal to that produced by one roentgen of x-rays.
- tri-
-
- 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.
- rain
-
noun,
water that is condensed from the aqueous vapor in the atmosphere and falls to earth in drops more than 1/50 inch (0.5 mm) in diameter.
Compare drizzle (def 6).
- trim
-
noun,
the condition, order, or fitness of a person or thing for action, work, use, etc.
- reit
-
noun,
real-estate investment trust.
- tref
-
adjective,
Judaism. unfit to be eaten or used, according to religious laws; not kosher.
- Reno
-
noun,
Informal. a renovation, as of a building or room.
- rase
-
verb (used with object),
raze.
- rami
-
noun,
plural of ramus.
- rant
-
noun,
ranting, extravagant, or violent declamation.
- safe
-
noun,
a steel or iron box or repository for money, jewels, papers, etc.
- tram
-
noun,
British. a streetcar.
- team
-
noun,
a number of persons forming one of the sides in a game or contest:
- sire
-
noun,
the male parent of a quadruped.
- Sion
-
noun,
a town in and the capital of Valais, in SW Switzerland.
- 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.
- Sina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Sima
-
noun,
an assemblage of rocks, rich in silica and magnesium, that constitutes the lower layer of the earth's crust and is found beneath the ocean floors and the sial of continents.
- sift
-
verb (used with object),
to separate and retain the coarse parts of (flour, ashes, etc.) with a sieve.
- Tarn
-
noun,
a small mountain lake or pool, especially one in a cirque.
- Sian
-
noun,
Older Spelling. Xian.
- SIAM
-
noun,
former name of Thailand (def 1).
- Seta
-
noun,
a stiff hair; bristle or bristlelike part.
- Sert
-
noun,
José María [haw-se mah-ree-ah] /hɔˈsɛ mɑˈri ɑ/ (Show IPA), 1876–1945, Spanish painter.
- Taro
-
noun,
a stemless plant, Colocasia esculenta, of the arum family, cultivated in tropical regions, in the Pacific islands and elsewhere, for the edible tuber.
- Tasm
-
- Seri
-
noun,
a member of an American Indian people of western Sonora state, Mexico, on the Gulf of California.
- Taos
-
noun,
a Tanoan language spoken in two villages in New Mexico.
- serf
-
noun,
a person in a condition of servitude, required to render services to a lord, commonly attached to the lord's land and transferred with it from one owner to another.
- Sera
-
noun,
a plural of serum.
- teas
-
noun,
the dried and prepared leaves of a shrub, Camellia sinensis, from which a somewhat bitter, aromatic beverage is prepared by infusion in hot water.
- sent
-
noun,
a coin of Estonia until the euro was adopted, the 100th part of a kroon.
- ten.
-
- Tena
-
noun,
Koyukon.
- tens
-
noun,
a self-operated portable device used to treat chronic pain by sending electrical impulses through electrodes placed over the painful area.
- ter.
-
- Sem.
-
- Seif
-
noun,
a long narrow sand dune parallel to the prevailing wind direction.
- 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.
- seat
-
noun,
something designed to support a person in a sitting position, as a chair, bench, or pew; a place on or in which one sits.
- sear
-
noun,
a mark or scar made by searing.
- Sean
-
noun,
a male given name, form of John.
- Tare
-
noun,
any of various vetches, especially Vicia sativa.
- SITA
-
noun,
(in the Ramayana) the wife of Ramachandra, abducted by Ravana and later rescued.
- Sato
-
noun,
Eisaku [ey-sah-koo;; Japanese ey-sah-koo] /eɪˈsɑ ku;; Japanese ˈeɪ sɑˌku/ (Show IPA), 1901–75, Japanese political leader: prime minister 1964–72; Nobel Peace Prize 1974.
- str.
-
- Stan
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Stanley.
- SRAM
-
- Sra.
-
- Star
-
noun,
any of the heavenly bodies, except the moon, appearing as fixed luminous points in the sky at night.
- Ste.
-
- stem
-
noun,
the ascending axis of a plant, whether above or below ground, which ordinarily grows in an opposite direction to the root or descending axis.
- Stir
-
noun,
the act of stirring or moving.
- stoa
-
noun,
Greek Architecture. a portico, usually a detached portico of considerable length, that is used as a promenade or meeting place.
- sort
-
noun,
a particular kind, species, variety, class, or group, distinguished by a common character or nature:
- sori
-
noun,
plural of sorus.
- sore
-
noun,
a sore spot or place on the body.
- sora
-
noun,
a small, short-billed rail, Porzana carolina, of marshy areas of North America.
- Soot
-
noun,
a black, carbonaceous substance produced during incomplete combustion of coal, wood, oil, etc., rising in fine particles and adhering to the sides of the chimney or pipe conveying the smoke: also conveyed in the atmosphere to other locations.
- soon
-
Idioms,
sooner or later, eventually:
- Soni
-
- site
-
noun,
the position or location of a town, building, etc., especially as to its environment:
- 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.
- some
-
adverb,
(used with numerals and with words expressing degree, extent, etc.) approximately; about:
- Soma
-
noun,
the body of an organism as contrasted with its germ cells.
- soft
-
noun,
something that is soft or yielding; the soft part.
- sofa
-
noun,
a long, upholstered couch with a back and two arms or raised ends.
- SOAR
-
noun,
an act or instance of soaring.
- snot
-
noun,
Vulgar. mucus from the nose.
- Taif
-
noun,
a city in W Saudi Arabia.
- tain
-
noun,
a thin tin plate.
- Tame
-
adjective,
changed from the wild or savage state; domesticated:
- snit
-
noun,
an agitated or irritated state.
- Tams
-
noun,
tam-o'-shanter.
- Tane
-
noun,
a Polynesian god of fertility.
- tans
-
noun,
the brown color imparted to the skin by exposure to the sun or open air.
- seam
-
noun,
the line formed by sewing together pieces of cloth, leather, or the like.
- 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.
- rest
-
noun,
the refreshing quiet or repose of sleep:
- RNAS
-
- room
-
noun,
a portion of space within a building or other structure, separated by walls or partitions from other parts:
- roof
-
noun,
the external upper covering of a house or other building.
- 'roo
-
noun,
kangaroo.
- RONA
-
- roms
-
noun,
a Gypsy man or boy.
- Rome
-
noun,
Harold (Jacob) 1908–1993, U.S. lyricist and composer.
- 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.
- Roma
-
noun,
Rome.
- Rom.
-
- toro
-
noun,
a bull.
- roar
-
noun,
a loud, deep cry or howl, as of an animal or a person:
- roan
-
noun,
a horse or other animal with a roan coat.
- roam
-
noun,
an act or instance of roaming; a ramble.
- rite
-
noun,
a formal or ceremonial act or procedure prescribed or customary in religious or other solemn use:
- mote
-
noun,
a small particle or speck, especially of dust.
- RITA
-
noun,
the Vedic concept of cosmic and social order.
- rit.
-
- Rise
-
noun,
an act or instance of rising.
- riot
-
noun,
a noisy, violent public disorder caused by a group or crowd of persons, as by a crowd protesting against another group, a government policy, etc., in the streets.
- Rina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Torr
-
noun,
a unit of pressure, being the pressure necessary to support a column of mercury one millimeter high at 0°C and standard gravity, equal to 1333.2 microbars.
- rime
-
noun,
Also called rime ice. an opaque coating of tiny, white, granular ice particles, caused by the rapid freezing of supercooled water droplets on impact with an object.
Compare frost (def 3), glaze (def 17).
- Rima
-
noun,
a female given name.
- rift
-
noun,
an opening made by splitting, cleaving, etc.; fissure; cleft; chink.
- rifs
-
noun,
Er [er] /ɛr/ (Show IPA) a mountainous coastal region in N Morocco.
- rife
-
adjective,
of common or frequent occurrence; prevalent; in widespread existence, activity, or use:
- RIAS
-
noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- 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.
- tors
-
noun,
a rocky pinnacle; a peak of a bare or rocky mountain or hill.
- Tori
-
noun,
plural of torus.
- Tore
-
noun,
a torus.
- sati
-
noun,
a Hindu practice whereby a widow immolates herself on the funeral pyre of her husband: now abolished by law.
- tion
-
- Time
-
noun,
the system of those sequential relations that any event has to any other, as past, present, or future; indefinite and continuous duration regarded as that in which events succeed one another.
- sate
-
noun,
a Southeast Asian, especially Indonesian and Malaysian, dish of marinated, bite-size pieces of meat, skewered, barbecued, and usually served with a peanut-flavored dipping sauce.
- Sat.
-
- Sari
-
noun,
a garment worn by Hindu women, consisting of a long piece of cotton or silk wrapped around the body with one end draped over the head or over one shoulder.
- sane
-
noun,
a private nationwide organization in the U.S., established in 1957, that opposes nuclear testing and advocates international peace.
- TINA
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Sami
-
noun,
Lapp.
- same
-
Idioms,
all the same,
notwithstanding; nevertheless:
of no difference; immaterial:
- Sam.
-
- Tine
-
noun,
a sharp, projecting point or prong, as of a fork.
- sain
-
verb (used with object),
to make the sign of the cross on, as for protection against evil influences.
- Safi
-
noun,
a seaport in W central Morocco, on the Atlantic Ocean coast.
- ROTS
-
noun,
the process of rotting.
- roto
-
noun,
rotogravure.
- tire
-
noun,
British Dialect. fatigue.
- Root
-
noun,
a part of the body of a plant that develops, typically, from the radicle and grows downward into the soil, anchoring the plant and absorbing nutriment and moisture.
- Tiro
-
noun,
tyro.
- Roti
-
noun,
roast.
- rote
-
noun,
routine; a fixed, habitual, or mechanical course of procedure:
- Rota
-
noun,
Chiefly British.
a round or rotation of duties; a period of work or duty taken in rotation with others.
an agenda or circuit of sporting events, as a round of golf tournaments, played in different localities throughout the year.
- toea
-
noun,
a bronze coin and monetary unit of Papua New Guinea, the 100th part of a kina.
- tome
-
noun,
a book, especially a very heavy, large, or learned book.
- TOMS
-
noun,
the male of various animals, as the turkey.
- tone
-
noun,
any sound considered with reference to its quality, pitch, strength, source, etc.:
- ROSE
-
noun,
any of the wild or cultivated, usually prickly-stemmed, pinnate-leaved, showy-flowered shrubs of the genus Rosa.
Compare rose family.
- Rosa
-
noun,
Salvator [sahl-vah-tawr] /ˈsɑl vɑˌtɔr/ (Show IPA), 1615–73, Italian painter and poet.
- rort
-
noun,
a rowdy, usually drunken party.
- Toni
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Antoinette or Antonia.
- toom
-
adjective,
empty; vacant.
- toon
-
noun,
an Asian tree, Cedrela toona, of the mahogany family, yielding an aromatic red wood used for furniture, carving, etc.
- tars
-
noun,
any of various dark-colored viscid products obtained by the destructive distillation of certain organic substances, as coal or wood.
- 1080
-
- raft
-
noun,
a more or less rigid floating platform made of buoyant material or materials:
- mins
-
noun,
a group of Chinese languages spoken in southeastern China, including Foochow and Fukienese.
- mias
-
plural,
missing in action.
- eso-
-
- mien
-
noun,
air, bearing, or demeanor, as showing character, feeling, etc.:
- min.
-
- Mina
-
noun,
an ancient unit of weight and value equal to the sixtieth part of a talent.
- MiNE
-
noun,
an excavation made in the earth for the purpose of extracting ores, coal, precious stones, etc.
- Mino
-
noun,
Minho.
- mint
-
noun,
any aromatic herb of the genus Mentha, having opposite leaves and small, whorled flowers, as the spearmint and peppermint.
Compare mint family.
- est.
-
- Mira
-
noun,
Astronomy. the first long-period pulsating variable star to be discovered, with a period averaging 331 days. It is a red giant and a component of a binary star in the constellation Cetus.
- mire
-
noun,
a tract or area of wet, swampy ground; bog; marsh.
- Miro
-
noun,
Gabriel [gah-vree-el] /ˌgɑ vriˈɛl/ (Show IPA), 1879–1930, Spanish novelist, short-story writer, and essayist.
- erst
-
adverb,
before the present time; formerly.
- errs
-
verb (used without object),
to go astray in thought or belief; be mistaken; be incorrect.
- Eros
-
noun,
the ancient Greek god of love, identified by the Romans with Cupid.
- Erna
-
noun,
a female given name: from an Old English word meaning “eagle.”.
- Miao
-
noun,
Also, Meo. a member of a diverse group of seminomadic farming people of the mountains of southeastern China and adjacent areas of Laos, North Vietnam, and Thailand.
- ETAS
-
noun,
the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
- Eris
-
noun,
the ancient Greek goddess of discord and the sister of Ares: identified with the Roman goddess Discordia.
- meat
-
noun,
the flesh of animals as used for food.
- fame
-
noun,
widespread reputation, especially of a favorable character; renown; public eminence:
- MatE
-
noun,
a partner in marriage; spouse.
- Fair
-
noun,
Archaic. something that is fair.
- fain
-
adverb,
gladly; willingly:
- mean
-
noun,
Usually, means. (used with a singular or plural verb) an agency, instrument, or method used to attain an end:
- mear
-
noun,
mere3 .
- meas
-
- Meir
-
noun,
Golda [gohl-duh] /ˈgoʊl də/ (Show IPA), (Goldie Mabovitch; Goldie Myerson) 1898–1978, Israeli political leader, born in Russia: prime minister 1969–74.
- Etna
-
noun,
Mount, an active volcano in E Sicily. 10,758 feet (3280 meters).
- men-
-
- ment
-
- fam.
-
- MERS
-
noun,
Middle East(ern) Respiratory Syndrome: an often fatal respiratory illness caused by a coronavirus similar to the SARS virus and characterized by fever, coughing, and shortness of breath.
- mes-
-
- mesa
-
noun,
a land formation, less extensive than a plateau, having steep walls and a relatively flat top and common in arid and semiarid parts of the southwestern U.S. and Mexico.
- met.
-
- Eton
-
noun,
a town in Berkshire, in S England, on the Thames River, W of London: the site of Eton College.
- Erma
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Erin
-
noun,
Literary. Ireland.
- MARS
-
noun,
the ancient Roman god of war and agriculture, identified with the Greek god Ares.
- most
-
noun,
the greatest quantity, amount, or degree; the utmost:
- moot
-
noun,
an assembly of the people in early England exercising political, administrative, and judicial powers.
- fora
-
noun,
a plural of forum.
- Mora
-
noun,
the unit of time equivalent to the ordinary or normal short sound or syllable.
- more
-
noun,
an additional quantity, amount, or number:
- morn
-
noun,
morning.
- Moro
-
noun,
a member of any of the various tribes of Muslim Malays in the southern Philippines.
- Mort
-
noun,
Hunting. the note played on a hunting horn signifying that the animal hunted has been killed.
- mots
-
noun,
a pithy or witty remark; bon mot.
- Moor
-
noun,
a tract of open, peaty, wasteland, often overgrown with heath, common in high latitudes and altitudes where drainage is poor; heath.
- efts
-
noun,
a newt, especially the eastern newt, Notophthalmus viridescens (red eft) in its immature terrestrial stage.
- mRNA
-
- Mrs.
-
plural,
a title of respect prefixed to the surname or full name of a married woman:
- EFTA
-
- MSAE
-
- MSIE
-
- eats
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- moos
-
noun,
a mooing sound.
- Moon
-
noun,
the earth's natural satellite, orbiting the earth at a mean distance of 238,857 miles (384,393 km) and having a diameter of 2160 miles (3476 km).
- eons
-
noun,
an indefinitely long period of time; age.
- MNAS
-
- mis-
-
- mise
-
noun,
a settlement or agreement.
- mist
-
noun,
a cloudlike aggregation of minute globules of water suspended in the atmosphere at or near the earth's surface, reducing visibility to a lesser degree than fog.
- Mita
-
noun,
a colonial system in Peru by which the Spanish government required Indians to perform periodic forced labor, especially in the mines.
- mite
-
noun,
any of numerous small to microscopic arachnids of the subclass Acari, including species that are parasitic on animals and plants or that feed on decaying matter and stored foods.
- Ens.
-
- Enos
-
noun,
the son of Seth. Gen. 5:6.
- moan
-
noun,
a prolonged, low, inarticulate sound uttered from or as if from physical or mental suffering.
- emia
-
- moas
-
noun,
any of several flightless birds of the family Dinornithidae, of New Zealand, related to the kiwis but resembling the ostrich: extinct since about the end of the 18th century.
- moat
-
noun,
a deep, wide trench, usually filled with water, surrounding the rampart of a fortified place, as a town or a castle.
- emit
-
verb (used with object),
to send forth (liquid, light, heat, sound, particles, etc.); discharge.
- emir
-
noun,
a chieftain, prince, commander, or head of state in some Islamic countries.
- moit
-
noun,
a foreign particle found in wool, as a burr, twig, or seed.
- Mon.
-
- Mona
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Mons
-
noun,
an area of the body that is higher than neighboring areas.
- Mart
-
noun,
market; trading center; trade center.
- Mari
-
noun,
a member of a Uralic people living in scattered communities north of Cheboksary and Kazan in European Russia, mainly in the Mari Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic.
- ears
-
noun,
the organ of hearing and equilibrium in vertebrates, in humans consisting of an external ear that gathers sound vibrations, a middle ear in which the vibrations resonate against the tympanic membrane, and a fluid-filled internal ear that maintains balance and that conducts the tympanic vibrations to the auditory nerve, which transmits them as impulses to the brain.
- info
-
noun,
information.
- firs
-
noun,
any coniferous tree belonging to the genus Abies, of the pine family, characterized by its pyramidal style of growth, flat needles, and erect cones.
- firn
-
noun,
névé.
- firm
-
noun,
a partnership or association for carrying on a business.
- Fino
-
noun,
a pale, very dry sherry of Spain.
- inae
-
- FINE
-
noun,
fines.
Mining. crushed ore sufficiently fine to pass through a given screen. Compare short (def 29e).
Agriculture. the fine bits of corn kernel knocked off during handling of the grain.
- Inf.
-
- inro
-
noun,
a small lacquer box with compartments for medicines, cosmetics, etc., worn on the waist sash of the traditional Japanese costume.
- FITS
-
noun,
the manner in which a thing fits:
- ins.
-
- int.
-
- 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.
- Fin.
-
- Iona
-
noun,
an island in the Hebrides, off the W coast of Scotland: center of early Celtic Christianity.
- 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 = .
- fiat
-
noun,
an authoritative decree, sanction, or order:
Synonyms: authorization, directive, ruling, mandate, diktat, ukase.
- fist
-
noun,
the hand closed tightly, with the fingers doubled into the palm.
- FNMA
-
- IOTA
-
noun,
a very small quantity; jot; whit.
- frit
-
noun,
Ceramics.
a fused or partially fused material used as a basis for glazes or enamels.
the composition from which artificial soft porcelain is made.
- Foot
-
noun,
(in vertebrates) the terminal part of the leg, below the ankle joint, on which the body stands and moves.
- frae
-
preposition, adverb,
from.
- Fran
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Francis.
- frat
-
noun,
fraternity (def 1).
- Frei
-
noun,
Eduardo [e-dwahr-th aw] /ɛˈdwɑr ðɔ/ (Show IPA), 1911–82, Chilean statesman: president 1964–70.
- fret
-
noun,
an irritated state of mind; annoyance; vexation.
- Fri.
-
- font
-
noun,
a receptacle, usually of stone, as in a baptistery or church, containing the water used in baptism.
- IOOF
-
- froe
-
noun,
frow.
- from
-
preposition,
(used to specify a starting point in spatial movement):
- Frs.
-
- frt.
-
- Fons
-
noun,
a member of a people living mainly in Benin.
- foin
-
noun,
a thrust with a weapon.
- FOIA
-
- foam
-
noun,
a collection of minute bubbles formed on the surface of a liquid by agitation, fermentation, etc.:
- feta
-
noun,
a soft, white, brine-cured Greek cheese made from sheep's milk or goat's milk.
- fest
-
noun,
an assembly of people engaged in a common activity (often used in combination):
- Mare
-
noun,
a fully mature female horse or other equine animal.
- maes
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Mary.
- Fars
-
noun,
a province in SW Iran. 51,466 sq. mi. (133,297 sq. km).
- Faro
-
noun,
a gambling game in which players place bets on a special board or layout, betting on each series of two cards as they are drawn from a box containing the dealer's or banker's pack.
- farm
-
noun,
a tract of land, usually with a house, barn, silo, etc., on which crops and often livestock are raised for livelihood.
- fare
-
noun,
the price of conveyance or passage in a bus, train, airplane, or other vehicle.
- M-14
-
noun,
a fully automatic, gas-operated, .30 caliber rifle developed from the M-1: replaced the M-1 as the standard U.S. Army combat rifle.
- M-16
-
noun,
a lightweight, fully automatic rifle shooting a small-caliber bullet at an extremely high velocity: a U.S. Army combat weapon for mobile units and jungle fighting.
- Fano
-
noun,
a town in central Italy, on the Adriatic Sea: cathedral; Roman ruins.
- Main
-
noun,
a principal pipe or duct in a system used to distribute water, gas, etc.
- FAST
-
noun,
a fastening for a door, window, or the like.
- Mair
-
adjective, noun, adverb,
more.
- Man.
-
- mane
-
noun,
the long hair growing on the back of or around the neck and neighboring parts of some animals, as the horse or lion.
- Mani
-
noun,
Manes.
- Mano
-
noun,
the upper or handheld stone used when grinding maize or other grains on a metate.
- fane
-
noun,
a temple.
- Mar.
-
- fart
-
noun,
a flatus expelled through the anus.
- iter
-
noun,
a canal or passage.
- IRAS
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- fems
-
noun,
a woman.
- Ire.
-
- Fern
-
noun,
any seedless, nonflowering vascular plant of the class Filicinae, of tropical to temperate regions, characterized by true roots produced from a rhizome, triangular fronds that uncoil upward and have a branching vein system, and reproduction by spores contained in sporangia that appear as brown dots on the underside of the fronds.
- Irma
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Erma.
- FERA
-
- iron
-
noun,
Chemistry. a ductile, malleable, silver-white metallic element, scarcely known in a pure condition, but much used in its crude or impure carbon-containing forms for making tools, implements, machinery, etc. Symbol: Fe; atomic weight: 55.847; atomic number: 26; specific gravity: 7.86 at 20°C.
Compare cast iron, pig iron, steel, wrought iron.
- Irra
-
noun,
the Akkadian god of pestilence.
- Fens
-
noun,
Also called Fenland. a marshy lowland region in E England, S of the Wash: partly drained and channeled since the 17th century.
- Isar
-
noun,
a river in central Europe, flowing NE from W Austria through S Germany to the Danube River. 215 miles (345 km) long.
- item
-
noun,
a separate article or particular:
- FEMA
-
noun,
Federal Emergency Management Agency: a federal agency that coordinates the response to disasters in the U.S.
- fem.
-
- feat
-
noun,
a noteworthy or extraordinary act or achievement, usually displaying boldness, skill, etc.:
- iso-
-
- Fear
-
noun,
a distressing emotion aroused by impending danger, evil, pain, etc., whether the threat is real or imagined; the feeling or condition of being afraid. Synonyms: foreboding, apprehension, consternation, dismay, dread, terror, fright, panic, horror, trepidation, qualm.
Antonyms: courage, security, calm, intrepidity.
- fats
-
noun,
(used with a plural verb) cattle fattened and ready for market.
- fate
-
noun,
something that unavoidably befalls a person; fortune; lot:
- Itea
-
noun,
any tree or shrub belonging to the genus Itea, of the saxifrage family, having simple, alternate leaves and clusters of small, greenish-white flowers, as the Virginia willow, I. virginica.
- East
-
noun,
a cardinal point of the compass, 90° to the right of north. Abbreviation: E.
- for.
-
- EARN
-
verb (used with object),
to gain or get in return for one's labor or service:
- oast
-
noun,
a kiln for drying hops or malt.
- ARIS
-
- NTIA
-
- ant.
-
- ANSI
-
- oafs
-
noun,
a clumsy, stupid person; lout.
- ano-
-
- anes
-
adverb,
once.
- arms
-
noun,
the upper limb of the human body, especially the part extending from the shoulder to the wrist.
- OATS
-
noun,
a cereal grass, Avena sativa, cultivated for its edible seed.
- amt.
-
- Amri
-
noun,
Omri.
- Amos
-
noun,
a Minor Prophet of the 8th century b.c.
- Amor
-
noun,
Cupid.
- 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.
- Amon
-
noun,
Amen.
- Arm.
-
- Arne
-
noun,
Thomas Augustine, 1710–78, English composer of operas and songs.
- Amis
-
noun,
Kingsley, 1922–95, English novelist.
- Nor.
-
- noes
-
noun,
an utterance of the word “no.”.
- noir
-
adjective,
black; noting the black numbers in roulette.
- nom.
-
- Noma
-
noun,
a gangrenous ulceration of the mouth or genitalia, occurring mainly in debilitated children.
- Nome
-
noun,
one of the provinces of ancient Egypt.
- Arno
-
noun,
Peter (Curtis Arnoux Peters) 1904–68, U.S. cartoonist and author.
- Nora
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Honora.
- nots
-
noun,
a Boolean operator that returns a positive result if its operand is negative and a negative result if its operand is positive.
- nori
-
noun,
a seaweed having a mildly sweet, salty taste, usually dried, used in Japanese cookery mainly as a wrap for sushi.
- Norm
-
noun,
a standard, model, or pattern.
- nos-
-
- nose
-
noun,
the part of the face or facial region in humans and certain animals that contains the nostrils and the organs of smell and functions as the usual passageway for air in respiration: in humans it is a prominence in the center of the face formed of bone and cartilage, serving also to modify or modulate the voice.
- not-
-
- nota
-
noun,
a dorsal plate or sclerite of the thorax of an insect.
- note
-
noun,
a brief record of something written down to assist the memory or for future reference.
- Oita
-
noun,
a seaport on NE Kyushu, in S Japan.
- Amir
-
noun,
emir.
- arr.
-
- orts
-
noun,
Usually, orts. a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
- Orem
-
noun,
a city in N Utah.
- Orne
-
noun,
a department in NW France. 2372 sq. mi. (6145 sq. km). Capital: Alençon.
- oro-
-
- AIMS
-
noun,
the act of aiming or directing anything at or toward a particular point or target.
- AIME
-
- orra
-
adjective,
not regular or scheduled; odd:
- osar
-
noun,
plural of os3 .
- oras
-
noun,
plural of os2 .
- afr-
-
- aet.
-
- Otis
-
noun,
Elisha Graves, 1811–61, U.S. inventor.
- oto-
-
- Otoe
-
noun,
Oto.
- aer-
-
- aeon
-
noun,
(in Gnosticism) one of a class of powers or beings conceived as emanating from the Supreme Being and performing various functions in the operations of the universe.
- ains
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- Oran
-
noun,
a seaport in NW Algeria.
- Oman
-
noun,
Sultanate of. Formerly Muscat and Oman. an independent sultanate in SE Arabia. About 82,800 sq. mi. (212,380 sq. km). Capital: Muscat.
- Ames
-
noun,
a city in central Iowa.
- Omar
-
noun,
a male given name.
- omen
-
noun,
anything perceived or happening that is believed to portend a good or evil event or circumstance in the future; portent.
- Omer
-
noun,
a Hebrew unit of dry measure, the tenth part of an ephah.
- omit
-
verb (used with object),
to leave out; fail to include or mention:
- Omri
-
noun,
a king of Israel and the father of Ahab. I Kings 16:16–28.
- Amie
-
noun,
a female friend.
- Onas
-
noun,
a member of a people of Tierra del Fuego.
- Amen
-
noun,
an utterance of the interjection “amen.”.
- Aire
-
- aits
-
noun,
a small island, especially in a river.
- Ont.
-
- airt
-
noun,
a direction.
- airs
-
noun,
a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- Oona
-
noun,
a female given name.
- o-os
-
noun,
any of several species of Hawaiian honey eaters of the genus Moho, especially the extinct M. nobilis, of the island of Hawaii, that had black plumage and two tufts of yellow plumes used to make ceremonial robes for the Hawaiian kings.
- Oost
-
noun,
Jacob van [yah-kawp vahn] /ˈyɑ kɔp vɑn/ (Show IPA), 1600?–71, and his son, Jacob van, 1639?–1713, Flemish painters.
- Aron
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Ares
-
noun,
the ancient Greek god of war, a son of Zeus and Hera, identified by the Romans with Mars.
- NATS
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Nathan or Nathaniel.
- Nair
-
noun,
a group of Hindu castes in the Kerala region of India.
- 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.
- 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.
- naif
-
noun,
a naive or inexperienced person.
- neo-
-
- Nemo
-
noun,
remote (def 10).
- NEFS
-
noun,
a silver or gold table furnishing in the form of a ship, either for holding various utensils or for ornament.
- ASTM
-
- neat
-
noun,
an animal of the genus Bos; a bovine, as a cow or ox.
- atm.
-
- ASME
-
- NATO
-
noun,
an organization formed in Washington, D.C. (1949), comprising the 12 nations of the Atlantic Pact together with Greece, Turkey, and the Federal Republic of Germany, for the purpose of collective defense against aggression.
- Aten
-
noun,
Aton.
- ates
-
- name
-
noun,
a word or a combination of words by which a person, place, or thing, a body or class, or any object of thought is designated, called, or known.
- atom
-
noun,
Physics.
the smallest component of an element having the chemical properties of the element, consisting of a nucleus containing combinations of neutrons and protons and one or more electrons bound to the nucleus by electrical attraction; the number of protons determines the identity of the element.
an atom with one of the electrons replaced by some other particle:
- Aton
-
noun,
a solar deity declared by Amenhotep IV to be the only god, represented as a solar disk with rays ending in human hands.
- Naos
-
noun,
a temple.
- ator
-
- Nasi
-
noun,
the head or president of the Sanhedrin.
- Nier
-
noun,
Alfred Otto Carl, 1911–1994, U.S. physicist.
- Asti
-
noun,
a city in the Piedmont region of Italy, S of Turin: center of wine-producing region.
- Nast
-
noun,
Thomas, 1840–1902, U.S. illustrator and cartoonist.
- NIMS
-
noun,
a game in which two players alternate in drawing counters, pennies, or the like, from a set of 12 arranged in three rows of 3, 4, and 5 counters, respectively, the object being to draw the last counter, or, sometimes, to avoid drawing it.
- arse
-
noun,
ass2 (defs 1, 2).
- art.
-
- Asir
-
noun,
a district in SW Saudi Arabia.
- NIRA
-
- Aser
-
noun,
Asher (def 1).
- nits
-
noun,
the egg of a parasitic insect, especially of a louse, often attached to a hair or a fiber of clothing.
- AIR
-
noun,
a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- STM
-
- Sta
-
- Tro
-
- fie
-
interjection,
(used to express mild disgust, disapprobation, annoyance, etc.)
- eir
-
- ae.
-
- Ar.
-
- EIS
-
- an.
-
- TES
-
noun,
ti1 .
- Fia
-
- toe
-
noun,
one of the terminal digits of the human foot.
- Af.
-
- Am.
-
- FET
-
- TSE
-
- St.
-
- trf
-
- TSI
-
- SRI
-
noun,
a Hindu title of address prefixed to the name of a deity, holy person, etc.
- AEF
-
- ean
-
- tfr
-
- eft
-
noun,
a newt, especially the eastern newt, Notophthalmus viridescens (red eft) in its immature terrestrial stage.
- eat
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- EAM
-
- FON
-
noun,
a member of a people living mainly in Benin.
- AES
-
noun,
any of various early forms of bronze or copper money used in ancient Rome.
Compare as2 (def 1).
- ea.
-
- FOE
-
noun,
a person who feels enmity, hatred, or malice toward another; enemy:
- AFM
-
- ef-
-
- AFS
-
- fm.
-
- AFT
-
adverb,
at, close to, or toward the stern or tail:
- FIT
-
noun,
the manner in which a thing fits:
- Tim
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Timothy.
- EAS
-
noun,
the Akkadian god of wisdom, the son of Apsu and father of Marduk: the counterpart of Enki.
- AIM
-
noun,
the act of aiming or directing anything at or toward a particular point or target.
- AIS
-
noun,
a three-toed sloth, Bradypus tridactylus, inhabiting forests of southern Venezuela, the Guianas, and northern Brazil, having a diet apparently restricted to the leaves of the trumpet-tree, and sounding a high-pitched cry when disturbed.
- ETA
-
noun,
the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
- FIR
-
noun,
any coniferous tree belonging to the genus Abies, of the pine family, characterized by its pyramidal style of growth, flat needles, and erect cones.
- FIO
-
- 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.
- EOM
-
- STI
-
- eo-
-
- ATS
-
noun,
a money of account of Laos, the 100th part of a kip.
- TMO
-
- Ain
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- TIA
-
- ARS
-
- ait
-
noun,
a small island, especially in a river.
- FAS
-
noun,
the syllable used for the fourth tone of a diatonic scale.
- ARE
-
noun,
a measure of surface area; 1 are is equal to1/100 (0.01) of a hectare (100 square meters or 119.6 square yards). Abbreviation: a.
- TAR
-
noun,
any of various dark-colored viscid products obtained by the destructive distillation of certain organic substances, as coal or wood.
- ear
-
noun,
the organ of hearing and equilibrium in vertebrates, in humans consisting of an external ear that gathers sound vibrations, a middle ear in which the vibrations resonate against the tympanic membrane, and a fluid-filled internal ear that maintains balance and that conducts the tympanic vibrations to the auditory nerve, which transmits them as impulses to the brain.
- ARF
-
interjection,
(used to imitate the bark of a dog).
- ASR
-
- Aso
-
noun,
Mount, a volcanic mountain in Japan, in central Kyushu, noted for its vast caldera. 5223 feet (1593 meters).
- eon
-
noun,
an indefinitely long period of time; age.
- ASN
-
- EOS
-
noun,
the ancient Greek goddess of the dawn, identified by the Romans with Aurora.
- ERA
-
noun,
a period of time marked by distinctive character, events, etc.:
- fo.
-
- ASM
-
- aor
-
- err
-
verb (used without object),
to go astray in thought or belief; be mistaken; be incorrect.
- ERS
-
noun,
ervil.
- ETS
-
- ETR
-
- ETO
-
- tea
-
noun,
the dried and prepared leaves of a shrub, Camellia sinensis, from which a somewhat bitter, aromatic beverage is prepared by infusion in hot water.
- too
-
Idioms,
only too. only (def 10).
- ASI
-
- ESR
-
- ERT
-
- ase
-
- Tor
-
noun,
a rocky pinnacle; a peak of a bare or rocky mountain or hill.
- Fan
-
noun,
any device for producing a current of air by the movement of a broad surface or a number of such surfaces.
- ast
-
- AME
-
- EMT
-
- fer
-
preposition, conjunction,
for.
- Fen
-
noun,
low land covered wholly or partially with water; boggy land; a marsh.
- AMI
-
noun,
a friend, especially a male friend.
- Tom
-
noun,
the male of various animals, as the turkey.
- ESA
-
- TAE
-
preposition,
to.
- Tai
-
noun,
any of several sparoid fishes of the Pacific Ocean, as Pagrus major (red tai) a food fish of Japan.
- at.
-
- EMR
-
- FAT
-
noun,
any of several white or yellowish greasy substances, forming the chief part of adipose tissue of animals and also occurring in plants, that when pure are colorless, odorless, and tasteless and are either solid or liquid esters of glycerol with fatty acids; fats are insoluble in water or cold alcohol but soluble in ether, chloroform, or benzene: used in the manufacture of soap, paints, and other protective coatings and in cooking.
- TAM
-
noun,
tam-o'-shanter.
- EMS
-
noun,
the letter M, m.
- AMS
-
- EOF
-
- Tan
-
noun,
the brown color imparted to the skin by exposure to the sun or open air.
- FAR
-
Idioms,
a far cry (from). cry (def 27).
- FAO
-
- en-
-
- ane
-
adjective, noun, pronoun,
one.
- tra
-
- tr.
-
- 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.
- ANF
-
- TAO
-
noun,
(in philosophical Taoism) that in virtue of which all things happen or exist.
- ANI
-
noun,
any of several black, tropical American cuckoos of the genus Crotophaga, having a compressed, bladelike bill.
- ans
-
noun,
the Sumerian god of heaven: the counterpart of the Akkadian Anu.
- EMF
-
- ism
-
noun,
a distinctive doctrine, theory, system, or practice:
- Sr.
-
- NFS
-
- RNR
-
- Nat
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Nathan or Nathaniel.
- RNA
-
- rm.
-
plural,
ream.
- ne-
-
- NEA
-
- nef
-
noun,
a silver or gold table furnishing in the form of a ship, either for holding various utensils or for ornament.
- rin
-
noun,
a money of account of Japan, the thousandth part of a yen or the tenth part of a sen.
- NES
-
- NET
-
noun,
a bag or other contrivance of strong thread or cord worked into an open, meshed fabric, for catching fish, birds, or other animals:
- RIM
-
noun,
the outer edge, border, margin, or brink of something, especially of a circular object.
- NAM
-
noun,
Vietnam.
- NIA
-
- NIM
-
noun,
a game in which two players alternate in drawing counters, pennies, or the like, from a set of 12 arranged in three rows of 3, 4, and 5 counters, respectively, the object being to draw the last counter, or, sometimes, to avoid drawing it.
- RIF
-
noun,
Er [er] /ɛr/ (Show IPA) a mountainous coastal region in N Morocco.
- nit
-
noun,
the egg of a parasitic insect, especially of a louse, often attached to a hair or a fiber of clothing.
- Ria
-
noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- RFI
-
- RFE
-
- RFA
-
- NMI
-
- NMR
-
- Noe
-
noun,
Noah (def 1).
- ROA
-
- nae
-
adverb,
no1 ; not.
- res
-
noun,
an object or thing; matter.
- MSE
-
- Moe
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Morris or Moses.
- MOI
-
- moo
-
noun,
a mooing sound.
- MOR
-
- MOS
-
noun,
moment (def 1).
- MOT
-
noun,
a pithy or witty remark; bon mot.
- Mr.
-
plural,
mister: a title of respect prefixed to a man's name or position:
- MRA
-
- FOS
-
- MRI
-
- MSA
-
- MSF
-
- ROE
-
noun,
the mass of eggs, or spawn, within the ovarian membrane of the female fish.
- MSI
-
- MSN
-
- MST
-
- Mt.
-
- MTF
-
- MTI
-
- mtn
-
- MTO
-
- MTS
-
- NSF
-
- ROI
-
- 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.
- nr.
-
- MOA
-
noun,
any of several flightless birds of the family Dinornithidae, of New Zealand, related to the kiwis but resembling the ostrich: extinct since about the end of the 18th century.
- ose
-
- oo-
-
- o-o
-
noun,
any of several species of Hawaiian honey eaters of the genus Moho, especially the extinct M. nobilis, of the island of Hawaii, that had black plumage and two tufts of yellow plumes used to make ceremonial robes for the Hawaiian kings.
- oon
-
- OOT
-
- Ora
-
noun,
plural of os2 .
- Ore
-
noun,
a metal-bearing mineral or rock, or a native metal, that can be mined at a profit.
- rat
-
noun,
any of several long-tailed rodents of the family Muridae, of the genus Rattus and related genera, distinguished from the mouse by being larger.
- Orr
-
noun,
Sir John Boyd, Boyd Orr, Sir John.
- RAS
-
noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- ORT
-
noun,
Usually, orts. a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
- OSO
-
- ons
-
- ot-
-
- RAN
-
noun,
a sea goddess who drags down ships and drowns sailors: the wife of Aegir.
- OTA
-
- ote
-
- OTS
-
- RAM
-
noun,
a male sheep.
- Re.
-
- RMA
-
- RMS
-
plural,
ream.
- Rae
-
noun,
John, 1813–93, Scottish surgeon and Arctic explorer.
- Rai
-
noun,
a style of Algerian popular music played on electric guitar, synthesizer, and percussion instruments.
- REA
-
- ONR
-
- NRA
-
- OEO
-
- NSA
-
- OFM
-
- OSA
-
- OSF
-
- oaf
-
noun,
a clumsy, stupid person; lout.
- OAO
-
- oar
-
noun,
a long shaft with a broad blade at one end, used as a lever for rowing or otherwise propelling or steering a boat.
- OAS
-
- OAT
-
noun,
a cereal grass, Avena sativa, cultivated for its edible seed.
- REM
-
noun,
the quantity of ionizing radiation whose biological effect is equal to that produced by one roentgen of x-rays.
- OEM
-
- OES
-
noun,
the fifteenth letter of the English alphabet, a vowel.
- ONI
-
- of-
-
- OFr
-
- oft
-
adverb,
often.
- OIr
-
- OIt
-
- Om.
-
- oma
-
plural,
a noun suffix used to form names of tumors, of the kind specified by the base:
- OMS
-
noun,
a mantric word thought to be a complete expression of Brahman and interpreted as having three sounds representing Brahma or creation, Vishnu or preservation, and Siva or destruction, or as consisting of the same three sounds, representing waking, dreams, and deep sleep, along with the following silence, which is fulfillment.
- ONA
-
noun,
a member of a people of Tierra del Fuego.
- one
-
noun,
the first and lowest whole number, being a cardinal number; unity.
- ONF
-
- ROT
-
noun,
the process of rotting.
- MRE
-
- MNS
-
- Sin
-
noun,
transgression of divine law:
- IOT
-
- SMA
-
- Ir.
-
- SIT
-
verb,
(in prescriptions) may it be.
- IRO
-
- SIR
-
noun,
a respectful or formal term of address used to a man:
- IRS
-
- Is.
-
noun,
(used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
- ISA
-
- ise
-
- RAF
-
- ior
-
- ISR
-
- ist
-
- ITA
-
- ite
-
- sfm
-
- MNE
-
- Me.
-
- MIA
-
plural,
missing in action.
- Mo.
-
- MS.
-
plural,
manuscript.
- M-1
-
noun,
a semiautomatic, gas-operated, .30 caliber, clip-fed rifle, with a weight of 8.56 pounds (3.88 kg): the standard U.S. Army rifle in World War II and in the Korean War.
- Ios
-
noun,
a small hawk, Buteo solitarius, having two plumage phases and occurring only on the island of Hawaii, where it is a rare species and the only living indigenous bird of prey.
- ion
-
noun,
an electrically charged atom or group of atoms formed by the loss or gain of one or more electrons, as a cation (positive ion) which is created by electron loss and is attracted to the cathode in electrolysis, or as an anion (negative ion) which is created by an electron gain and is attracted to the anode. The valence of an ion is equal to the number of electrons lost or gained and is indicated by a plus sign for cations and a minus sign for anions, thus: Na + , Cl−, Ca ++ , S = .
- SER
-
noun,
a unit of weight in India, varying in value but usually 1/40 of a maund: the government ser is divided into 80 tolas of 180 English grains and equals nearly 2 pounds 1 ounce avoirdupois (950 grams).
- IFS
-
noun,
a supposition; uncertain possibility:
- FOT
-
- sot
-
noun,
a drunkard.
- Fr.
-
abbreviation,
Father.
- Fra
-
noun,
a title of address for a friar or brother.
- fro
-
Idioms,
to and fro, alternating from one place to another; back and forth:
- Soo
-
noun,
the, Canadian. Sault Ste. Marie.
- FSA
-
- FSR
-
- Son
-
noun,
a male child or person in relation to his parents.
- ft.
-
- IRA
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- IOF
-
- io-
-
- Ia.
-
- ian
-
noun,
a male given name, Scottish form of John.
- IAS
-
- ier
-
- Ife
-
noun,
a town in SW Nigeria.
- IMF
-
- in.
-
- SOF
-
- ina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- ine
-
- MAE
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Mary.
- ITO
-
noun,
Prince Hirobumi [hee-raw-boo-mee] /ˈhi rɔˈbu mi/ (Show IPA), 1841–1909, Japanese statesman.
- Mao
-
- SAE
-
- MFS
-
- MFT
-
- mi.
-
- SEN
-
noun,
a money of account of Japan, the 100th part of a yen, now used only in certain quotations, as on foreign exchange.
- MI5
-
noun,
the government's security and counterespionage service that works in liaison with Scotland Yard's Special Branch.
- MI6
-
noun,
the government's secret intelligence service.
- SAR
-
- MIE
-
- San
-
noun,
a member of a nomadic aboriginal people of southern Africa.
- MIR
-
noun,
a village commune of peasant farmers in prerevolutionary Russia.
- SRO
-
- MFA
-
- So.
-
- RTS
-
- RTF
-
- rte
-
- rt.
-
- RSE
-
- RSA
-
- Rs.
-
- MIT
-
- MNA
-
- MFR
-
- TSR
-
noun,
a computer program with any of several ancillary functions, usually held resident in RAM for instant activation while one is using another program.
- sea
-
noun,
the salt waters that cover the greater part of the earth's surface.
- mas
-
noun,
mother1 .
- se-
-
- Mat
-
noun,
a piece of fabric made of plaited or woven rushes, straw, hemp, or similar fiber, or of some other pliant material, as rubber, used as a protective covering on a floor or other surface, to wipe the shoes on, etc.
- Meo
-
noun,
Miao (def 1).
- SEI
-
noun,
sei whale.
- MEA
-
noun,
an acknowledgment of one's responsibility for a fault or error.
- T1
-
- SA
-
- fn
-
- S.
-
- MA
-
noun,
mother1 .
- i.
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- TI
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noun,
the syllable for the seventh tone of a diatonic scale.
- NM
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- RA
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noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- RF
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- R.
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- M.
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- FA
-
noun,
the syllable used for the fourth tone of a diatonic scale.
- AO
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- RI
-
- AI
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noun,
a three-toed sloth, Bradypus tridactylus, inhabiting forests of southern Venezuela, the Guianas, and northern Brazil, having a diet apparently restricted to the leaves of the trumpet-tree, and sounding a high-pitched cry when disturbed.
- RN
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- A.
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noun,
Agnolo (di Cosimo di Mariano) [ah-nyaw-law dee kaw-zee-maw dee mah-ryah-naw] /ˈɑ nyɔ lɔ di ˈkɔ zi mɔ di mɑˈryɑ nɔ/ (Show IPA), 1502–72, Italian painter.
- MN
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- SM
-
- FI
-
noun,
the solmization syllable used for the semitone between the fourth and fifth degrees of a scale.
- No
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noun,
an utterance of the word “no.”.
- FE
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- RO
-
- TA
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- OA
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- TN
-
- MF
-
- TE
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noun,
ti1 .
- TM
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- E.
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noun,
Edward (St. John) 1925–2000, U.S. writer and illustrator.
- EI
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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.
- er
-
interjection,
(used to express or represent a pause, hesitation, uncertainty, etc.).
- t.
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- OE
-
noun,
oy2 .
- NF
-
- NA
-
adverb,
no1 .
- N.
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- SN
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- O.
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- et
-
verb,
a simple past tense of eat.
- f.
-
noun,
(Paul) Felix (Edler von Münzberg) [poul fey-liks eyd-luh r fuh n mynts-berk] /paʊl ˈfeɪ lɪks ˈeɪd lər fən ˈmüntsˌbɛrk/ (Show IPA), 1863–1942, Austrian composer, conductor, and writer.
- SI
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noun,
the syllable used for the seventh tone of a scale and sometimes for the tone B.
- SF
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- IF
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noun,
a supposition; uncertain possibility:
- NI
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