Anagrams of refractory
Word refractory has
399 anagrams
that can be made by using the letters of refractory.
- refractor
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noun,
a person or thing that refracts.
- refract
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verb (used with object),
to subject to refraction.
- tracery
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noun,
ornamental work consisting of ramified ribs, bars, or the like, as in the upper part of a Gothic window, in panels, screens, etc.
- torrefy
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verb (used with object),
to subject to fire or intense heat; parch, roast, or scorch.
- rectory
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noun,
a rector's house; parsonage.
- 2,4,5-t
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noun,
a light-tan, water-insoluble solid, C 8 H 5 Cl 3 O 3 , used chiefly for killing weeds.
- Creator
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noun,
a person or thing that creates.
- carroty
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adjective,
like a carrot, as in color, flavor, or shape.
- reactor
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noun,
a person or thing that reacts or undergoes reaction.
- crofter
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noun,
a person who rents and works a small farm, especially in Scotland or northern England.
- cerato-
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- factory
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noun,
a building or group of buildings with facilities for the manufacture of goods.
- Coryate
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noun,
Thomas, 1577–1617, English traveler and author.
- rarefy
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verb (used with object),
to make rare or rarer; make less dense:
- Crater
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noun,
the cup-shaped depression or cavity on the surface of the earth or other heavenly body marking the orifice of a volcano.
- artery
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noun,
Anatomy. a blood vessel that conveys blood from the heart to any part of the body.
- crayer
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noun,
a small sailing vessel formerly used in trade along the coasts of western Europe.
- Rotary
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noun,
a rotary device or machine.
- crafty
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adjective,
skillful in underhand or evil schemes; cunning; deceitful; sly.
- Rafter
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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.
- retro-
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- frater
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noun,
a brother, as in a religious or fraternal order; comrade.
- Rector
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noun,
a member of the clergy in charge of a parish in the Protestant Episcopal Church.
- caryo-
-
- orrery
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noun,
an apparatus for representing the positions, motions, and phases of the planets, satellites, etc., in the solar system.
- carrot
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noun,
a plant, Daucus carota, of the parsley family, having pinnately decompound leaves and umbels of small white or yellow flowers, in its wild form a widespread, familiar weed, and in cultivation valued for its edible root.
- Carter
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noun,
Bennett Lester ("Benny") 1907–2003, U.S. jazz saxophonist and composer.
- re-act
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verb (used with object),
to act or perform again.
- fratry
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noun,
frater2 .
- cerat-
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- terror
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noun,
intense, sharp, overmastering fear:
- forcer
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noun,
a person or thing that forces.
- trocar
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noun,
a sharp-pointed instrument enclosed in a cannula, used for withdrawing fluid from a cavity, as the abdominal cavity.
- ferro-
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- Torrey
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noun,
John, 1796–1873, U.S. botanist and chemist.
- Factor
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noun,
one of the elements contributing to a particular result or situation:
- tracer
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noun,
a person or thing that traces.
- aceto-
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- Corea
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noun,
Armando Anthony [ahr-mahn-doh] /ɑrˈmɑn doʊ/ (Show IPA), ("Chick") born 1941, U.S. jazz pianist and composer.
- ferry
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noun,
a commercial service with terminals and boats for transporting persons, automobiles, etc., across a river or other comparatively small body of water.
- oracy
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noun,
the ability to express oneself in and understand spoken language.
- orate
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verb (used with or without object),
to deliver an oration; speak pompously; declaim.
- cyto-
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- Farro
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noun,
emmer.
- Corey
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noun,
Elias James, born 1928, U.S. chemist and educator: Nobel Prize 1990.
- facer
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noun,
a person or thing that faces.
- racer
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noun,
a person, animal, or thing that races or takes part in a race, as a racehorse, bicycle, yacht, etc.
- farce
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noun,
a light, humorous play in which the plot depends upon a skillfully exploited situation rather than upon the development of character.
- facet
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noun,
one of the small, polished plane surfaces of a cut gem.
- farcy
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noun,
a form of glanders chiefly affecting the skin and superficial lymphatic vessels of horses and mules.
- cert.
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- Cerro
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noun,
a hill or peak.
- cero-
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- error
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noun,
a deviation from accuracy or correctness; a mistake, as in action or speech:
- fetor
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noun,
a strong, offensive smell; stench.
- forty
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noun,
a cardinal number, ten times four.
- fore-
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- Freya
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noun,
the goddess of love and fertility, sister of Frey, daughter of Njord; one of the Vanir.
- fryer
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noun,
a person or thing that fries.
- frore
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adjective,
frozen; frosty.
- crore
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noun,
(in India) the sum of ten million, especially of rupees; one hundred lacs.
- forte
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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.
- Croft
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noun,
a small farm, especially one worked by a tenant.
- Croat
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noun,
a native or inhabitant of Croatia; Croatian.
- fort.
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- ecto-
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- crate
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noun,
a slatted wooden box or framework for packing, shopping, or storing fruit, furniture, glassware, crockery, etc.
- corer
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noun,
a person or thing that cores.
- force
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noun,
physical power or strength possessed by a living being:
- foray
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noun,
a quick raid, usually for the purpose of taking plunder:
- foyer
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noun,
the lobby of a theater, hotel, or apartment house.
- craft
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noun,
an art, trade, or occupation requiring special skill, especially manual skill:
- oater
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noun,
a movie, television show, etc., about the frontier days of the U.S. West; western; horse opera.
- ocrea
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noun,
a sheathing part, as a pair of stipules united about a stem.
- corr.
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- Erato
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noun,
the Muse of love poetry.
- octa-
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- cryo-
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- faery
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noun,
faerie.
- Terra
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noun,
earth; land.
- caret
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noun,
a mark (‸) made in written or printed matter to show the place where something is to be inserted.
- aero-
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- areo-
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- Actor
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noun,
a person who acts in stage plays, motion pictures, television broadcasts, etc.
- atory
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- Terry
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noun,
the loop formed by the pile of a fabric when left uncut.
- Royce
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noun,
Josiah, 1855–1916, U.S. philosopher and educator.
- acro-
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- Trace
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noun,
a surviving mark, sign, or evidence of the former existence, influence, or action of some agent or event; vestige:
- tarry
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noun,
a stay; sojourn.
- teary
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adjective,
of or like tears.
- afore
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adverb, preposition, conjunction,
before.
- rater
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noun,
a person who makes rates or ratings.
- Afro-
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- Carey
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noun,
male given name, form of Carew.
- recta
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noun,
a plural of rectum.
- react
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verb (used with object),
to act or perform again.
- acet-
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- tera-
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- 30-30
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- Carry
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noun,
range, as of a gun.
- Tracy
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noun,
Spencer, 1900–67, U.S. film actor.
- rect.
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- terr.
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- Carte
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noun,
(italics) French. menu; bill of fare.
Compare à la carte.
- cater
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verb (used with object),
to provide food and service for:
- toea
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noun,
a bronze coin and monetary unit of Papua New Guinea, the 100th part of a kina.
- fray
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noun,
a fight, battle, or skirmish. Synonyms: altercation, combat, war, clash, encounter, set-to.
- frae
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preposition, adverb,
from.
- Tyrr
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noun,
Tyr.
- fora
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noun,
a plural of forum.
- Tyre
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noun,
an ancient seaport of Phoenicia: one of the great cities of antiquity, famous for its navigators and traders; site of modern Sur.
- Tyro
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noun,
a beginner in learning anything; novice.
- toey
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adjective,
touchy or restive; apprehensive; fractious.
- rate
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noun,
the amount of a charge or payment with reference to some basis of calculation:
- for.
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- fate
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noun,
something that unavoidably befalls a person; fortune; lot:
- Trey
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noun,
a playing card or a die having three pips.
- tref
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adjective,
Judaism. unfit to be eaten or used, according to religious laws; not kosher.
- Tray
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noun,
a flat, shallow container or receptacle made of wood, metal, etc., usually with slightly raised edges, used for carrying, holding, or displaying articles of food, glass, china, etc.
- fare
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noun,
the price of conveyance or passage in a bus, train, airplane, or other vehicle.
- Faro
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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.
- fart
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noun,
a flatus expelled through the anus.
- Fear
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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.
- torc
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noun,
torque (def 4).
- feat
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noun,
a noteworthy or extraordinary act or achievement, usually displaying boldness, skill, etc.:
- fec.
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- FERA
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- Torr
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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.
- fyce
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noun,
feist.
- Tory
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noun,
a member of the Conservative Party in Great Britain or Canada.
- Tore
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noun,
a torus.
- feta
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noun,
a soft, white, brine-cured Greek cheese made from sheep's milk or goat's milk.
- ter.
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- frat
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noun,
fraternity (def 1).
- oyer
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noun,
oyer and terminer.
- Oct.
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- roar
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noun,
a loud, deep cry or howl, as of an animal or a person:
- ryot
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noun,
a peasant.
- reft
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verb,
a simple past tense and past participle of reave1 .
- ref.
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- ofay
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noun,
a contemptuous term used to refer to a white person.
- Orca
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noun,
the killer whale, Orcinus orca.
- Rory
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noun,
a male given name.
- orra
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adjective,
not regular or scheduled; odd:
- RCAF
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- RACE
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noun,
a contest of speed, as in running, riding, driving, or sailing.
- racy
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adjective,
slightly improper or indelicate; suggestive; risqué.
- raft
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noun,
a more or less rigid floating platform made of buoyant material or materials:
- RATO
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noun,
rocket-assisted takeoff.
- RARE
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adjective,
coming or occurring far apart in time; unusual; uncommon:
- Roca
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noun,
Cape, a cape in W Portugal, near Lisbon: the western extremity of continental Europe.
- oary
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adjective,
oarlike.
- Frey
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noun,
the god of peace, prosperity, and marriage: one of the Vanir, originally brought to Asgard as a hostage.
- Tare
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noun,
any of various vetches, especially Vicia sativa.
- fret
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noun,
an irritated state of mind; annoyance; vexation.
- Frye
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noun,
(Herman) Northrop, 1912–91, Canadian literary critic and educator.
- froe
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noun,
frow.
- frt.
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- Yafo
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noun,
Jaffa.
- Taro
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noun,
a stemless plant, Colocasia esculenta, of the arum family, cultivated in tropical regions, in the Pacific islands and elsewhere, for the edible tuber.
- taco
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noun,
Mexican Cookery. an often crisply fried tortilla folded over and filled, as with seasoned chopped meat, lettuce, tomatoes, and cheese.
- yore
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noun,
Chiefly Literary. time past:
- Tace
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noun,
tasset.
- rote
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noun,
routine; a fixed, habitual, or mechanical course of procedure:
- yare
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adjective,
quick; agile; lively.
- ROTC
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noun,
a body of students at some colleges and universities who are given training toward becoming officers in the armed forces. Abbreviation: ROTC, R.O.T.C.
- year
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noun,
a period of 365 or 366 days, in the Gregorian calendar, divided into 12 calendar months, now reckoned as beginning Jan. 1 and ending Dec. 31 (calendar year or civil year)
Compare common year, leap year.
- Rota
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noun,
Chiefly British.
a round or rotation of duties; a period of work or duty taken in rotation with others.
an agenda or circuit of sporting events, as a round of golf tournaments, played in different localities throughout the year.
- rort
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noun,
a rowdy, usually drunken party.
- 1080
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- Troy
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noun,
Latin Ilium. Greek Ilion. an ancient ruined city in NW Asia Minor: the seventh of nine settlements on the site is commonly identified as the Troy of the Iliad.
- Ceto
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- Cora
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noun,
Classical Mythology. Kore.
- EFTA
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- coat
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noun,
an outer garment with sleeves, covering at least the upper part of the body:
- Carr
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noun,
John Dickson, 1906–77, U.S. mystery writer.
- ect-
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- Coty
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noun,
René Jules Gustave [ruh-ney zhyl gys-tav] /rəˈneɪ ʒül güsˈtav/ (Show IPA), 1882–1962, president of France 1954–59.
- CARE
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noun,
a state of mind in which one is troubled; worry, anxiety, or concern:
- Ayer
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noun,
Sir A(lfred) J(ules) 1910–1989, English philosopher, teacher, and author.
- Cor.
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- ayre
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noun,
air1 (def 8d).
- CAFE
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noun,
a restaurant, often with an enclosed or outdoor section extending onto the sidewalk.
- Arce
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noun,
a daughter of Thaumas and the sister of Iris and the Harpies. Zeus took away her wings when she aided the Titans in their war against him.
- ARCO
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adverb,
(of the performance of a passage for stringed instruments) with the bow.
- eyot
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noun,
ait.
- corf
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noun,
Mining.
a small wagon for carrying coal, ore, etc.
a wicker basket formerly used for this purpose.
- Cory
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noun,
a male or female given name.
- Cort
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- ctr.
-
- arr.
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- Cote
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noun,
a shelter, coop, or small shed for sheep, pigs, pigeons, etc.
- art.
-
- Arty
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noun,
a male given name, form of Arthur.
- crat
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- ator
-
- atry
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adjective,
lying to under a trysail in heavy weather; trying.
- cray
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adjective,
crazy.
- CART
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noun,
a heavy two-wheeled vehicle, commonly without springs, drawn by mules, oxen, or the like, used for the conveyance of heavy goods.
- eco-
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- eyra
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noun,
a jaguarundi.
- Ceta
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noun,
Comprehensive Employment and Training Act.
- cet-
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- afr-
-
- acr-
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- Acre
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noun,
a common measure of area: in the U.S. and U.K., 1 acre equals 4,840 square yards (4,047 square meters) or 0.405 hectare; 640 acres equals one square mile.
- fac.
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- face
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noun,
the front part of the head, from the forehead to the chin.
- cera
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noun,
(in prescriptions) wax.
- fact
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noun,
something that actually exists; reality; truth:
- etc.
-
- aery
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noun,
aerie.
- cyte
-
- aet.
-
- Cerf
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noun,
Bennett (Alfred) 1898–1971, U.S. book publisher, editor, and writer.
- cat.
-
- Cate
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noun,
a choice food;delicacy; dainty.
- aer-
-
- Cato
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noun,
Marcus Porcius [pawr-shee-uh s,, -shuh s] /ˈpɔr ʃi əs,, -ʃəs/ (Show IPA), ("the Elder"or"the Censor") 234–149 b.c, Roman statesman, soldier, and writer.
- Rye
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noun,
a widely cultivated cereal grass, Secale cereale, having one-nerved glumes and two- or three-flowered spikelets.
- cf.
-
- RFE
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- ROA
-
- Ray
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noun,
a narrow beam of light.
- RFC
-
- RFA
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- rya
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noun,
a handwoven Scandinavian rug with a thick pile and usually a strong, colorful design.
- CEO
-
- Co.
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- ret
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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.
- Rey
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noun,
a city in N Iran, near Teheran.
- rat
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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.
- cr.
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- CEF
-
- CEA
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- ct.
-
- RCA
-
- RCT
-
- cay
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noun,
a small low island; key.
- CAR
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noun,
an automobile.
- REA
-
- REC
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noun,
recreation.
- ROC
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noun,
a bird of enormous size and strength.
- FAO
-
- CAF
-
- ae.
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- Tyr
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noun,
the god of strife.
- AFT
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adverb,
at, close to, or toward the stern or tail:
- AFC
-
- toe
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noun,
one of the terminal digits of the human foot.
- TOY
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noun,
an object, often a small representation of something familiar, as an animal or person, for children or others to play with; plaything.
- Tor
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noun,
a rocky pinnacle; a peak of a bare or rocky mountain or hill.
- AEF
-
- AEC
-
- ACT
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noun,
anything done, being done, or to be done; deed; performance:
- aye
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noun,
an affirmative vote or voter, especially in British Parliament, corresponding to yea in U.S. Congress.
- tr.
-
- tra
-
- acy
-
- ACE
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noun,
a playing card or die marked with or having the value indicated by a single spot:
- Ar.
-
- Af.
-
- ac-
-
- trf
-
- Tro
-
- tfr
-
- Ayr
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noun,
a seaport in SW Scotland.
- ROE
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noun,
the mass of eggs, or spawn, within the ovarian membrane of the female fish.
- ary
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adjective,
any; anyone.
- Roy
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noun,
Rammohun [rah-moh-hon] /rɑˈmoʊ hɒn/ (Show IPA), 1774–1833, Indian religious leader: founder of Brahmo Samaj.
- ca.
-
- ROT
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noun,
the process of rotting.
- ATC
-
- at.
-
- RAF
-
- rte
-
- RTF
-
- TAE
-
preposition,
to.
- aor
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- Tay
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noun,
a river flowing through central Scotland into the Firth of Tay. 118 miles (190 km) long.
- TAO
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noun,
(in philosophical Taoism) that in virtue of which all things happen or exist.
- TAR
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noun,
any of various dark-colored viscid products obtained by the destructive distillation of certain organic substances, as coal or wood.
- ARF
-
interjection,
(used to imitate the bark of a dog).
- ARE
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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.
- TCA
-
- tea
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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.
- TEC
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noun,
detective.
- ARC
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noun,
Geometry. any unbroken part of the circumference of a circle or other curved line.
- rt.
-
- CFR
-
- Rae
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noun,
John, 1813–93, Scottish surgeon and Arctic explorer.
- eo-
-
- Fra
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noun,
a title of address for a friar or brother.
- ECA
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- ec-
-
- eat
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noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- ear
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noun,
the organ of hearing and equilibrium in vertebrates, in humans consisting of an external ear that gathers sound vibrations, a middle ear in which the vibrations resonate against the tympanic membrane, and a fluid-filled internal ear that maintains balance and that conducts the tympanic vibrations to the auditory nerve, which transmits them as impulses to the brain.
- ea.
-
- FRC
-
- ETA
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noun,
the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
- Fry
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noun,
a dish of something fried.
- FOT
-
- fro
-
Idioms,
to and fro, alternating from one place to another; back and forth:
- ctf
-
- cte
-
- CTA
-
- CFA
-
- ft.
-
- FTC
-
- CRT
-
- Fr.
-
abbreviation,
Father.
- ECF
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- yar
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adjective,
yare (defs 1, 2).
- fer
-
preposition, conjunction,
for.
- Fay
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noun,
a fairy.
- fo.
-
- FAT
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noun,
any of several white or yellowish greasy substances, forming the chief part of adipose tissue of animals and also occurring in plants, that when pure are colorless, odorless, and tasteless and are either solid or liquid esters of glycerol with fatty acids; fats are insoluble in water or cold alcohol but soluble in ether, chloroform, or benzene: used in the manufacture of soap, paints, and other protective coatings and in cooking.
- FCA
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- fcy
-
- ETR
-
- ETO
-
- Fey
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adjective,
British Dialect. doomed; fated to die.
- ety
-
- ef-
-
- FET
-
- ERT
-
- err
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verb (used without object),
to go astray in thought or belief; be mistaken; be incorrect.
- ery
-
- FOE
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noun,
a person who feels enmity, hatred, or malice toward another; enemy:
- ERA
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noun,
a period of time marked by distinctive character, events, etc.:
- EOF
-
- eft
-
noun,
a newt, especially the eastern newt, Notophthalmus viridescens (red eft) in its immature terrestrial stage.
- Yao
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noun,
Wade-Giles, Pinyin. a legendary emperor of China who, with his successor (Shun) was a paragon of good government.
- Foy
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noun,
Chiefly Scot. a farewell gift, feast, or drink.
- yea
-
noun,
an affirmation; an affirmative reply or vote.
- Ore
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noun,
a metal-bearing mineral or rock, or a native metal, that can be mined at a profit.
- COT
-
noun,
a light portable bed, especially one of canvas on a folding frame.
- Oca
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noun,
a wood sorrel, Oxalis tuberosa, of the Andes, cultivated in South America for its edible tubers.
- OCR
-
- of-
-
- oft
-
adverb,
often.
- Ora
-
noun,
plural of os2 .
- Coy
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adjective,
artfully or affectedly shy or reserved; slyly hesitant; coquettish.
- orc
-
noun,
any of several cetaceans, as a grampus.
- ory
-
- 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.
- Orr
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noun,
Sir John Boyd, Boyd Orr, Sir John.
- CYO
-
- ORT
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noun,
Usually, orts. a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
- ot-
-
- OTA
-
- ote
-
- FAR
-
Idioms,
a far cry (from). cry (def 27).
- Re.
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- CFO
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- OAT
-
noun,
a cereal grass, Avena sativa, cultivated for its edible seed.
- OFr
-
- oaf
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noun,
a clumsy, stupid person; lout.
- Oc.
-
- Yeo
-
- yer
-
- yet
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Idioms,
as yet. as1 (def 31).
- OTC
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- yo
-
interjection,
(used as an exclamation to get someone's attention, express excitement, greet someone, etc.)
- Y.
-
- YT
-
- YA
-
noun,
the 28th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- R.
-
- 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.
- RC
-
- FE
-
- RA
-
noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- cy
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noun,
a male given name, form of Cyrus.
- AO
-
- FC
-
- FA
-
noun,
the syllable used for the fourth tone of a diatonic scale.
- 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.
- et
-
verb,
a simple past tense of eat.
- CE
-
- yr
-
- OE
-
noun,
oy2 .
- TC
-
- RF
-
- OA
-
- er
-
interjection,
(used to express or represent a pause, hesitation, uncertainty, etc.).
- ry
-
- E.
-
noun,
Edward (St. John) 1925–2000, U.S. writer and illustrator.
- ye
-
pronoun,
Archaic, except in some elevated or ecclesiastical prose Literary, or British Dialect.
(used nominatively as the plural of thou especially in rhetorical, didactic, or poetic contexts, in addressing a group of persons or things):
(used nominatively for the second person singular, especially in polite address):
(used objectively in the second person singular or plural):
- oy
-
noun,
a grandchild.
- TE
-
noun,
ti1 .
- ty
-
- ey
-
- RO
-
- O.
-
- TA
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- T1
-
- fy
-
- t.
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