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- martensite
-
noun,
a metastable microconstituent of any of various forms of carbon steel, produced by undercooling sufficiently below the normal transformation temperature, especially a hard, brittle product of the decomposition of austenite, produced in this way.
- terminates
-
verb (used with object),
to bring to an end; put an end to:
- remittance
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noun,
the sending of money, checks, etc., to a recipient at a distance.
- antimeres
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noun,
a segment or division of the body having a corresponding segment or division that is opposite to it relative to the longitudinal axis of the body.
- interacts
-
verb (used without object),
to act one upon another.
- nectaries
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noun,
Botany. an organ or part that secretes nectar.
- creatines
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noun,
an amino acid, C 4 H 9 N 3 O 2 , that is a constituent of the muscles of vertebrates and is phosphorylated to store energy used for muscular contraction.
- estaminet
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noun,
a bistro or small café.
- emittance
-
noun,
the total flux emitted per unit area.
- miscreate
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adjective,
miscreated.
- miscreant
-
noun,
a vicious or depraved person; villain.
- centiares
-
noun,
a square meter. Abbreviation: ca.
- Mertensia
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noun,
any of various plants belonging to the genus Mertensia, of the borage family, including the lungworts and the Virginia cowslip.
- intersect
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verb (used with object),
to cut or divide by passing through or across:
- Marinette
-
noun,
a city in NE Wisconsin.
- catteries
-
noun,
a place where cats are kept and bred.
- reinstate
-
verb (used with object),
to put back or establish again, as in a former position or state:
- iterances
-
noun,
iteration.
- martinets
-
noun,
a strict disciplinarian, especially a military one.
- terminate
-
verb (used with object),
to bring to an end; put an end to:
- tres-tine
-
noun,
royal antler.
- estimate
-
noun,
an approximate judgment or calculation, as of the value, amount, time, size, or weight of something.
- arenites
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noun,
psammite.
- entreats
-
verb (used with object),
to ask (a person) earnestly; beseech; implore; beg:
- straiten
-
verb (used with object),
to put into difficulties, especially financial ones:
- secretin
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noun,
a polypeptide hormone, produced in the small intestine, that activates the pancreas to secrete pancreatic juice.
- anisette
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noun,
a cordial or liqueur flavored with aniseed.
- etamines
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noun,
a lightweight cotton or worsted fabric constructed in plain weave and loosely woven.
- antimere
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noun,
a segment or division of the body having a corresponding segment or division that is opposite to it relative to the longitudinal axis of the body.
- sternite
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noun,
a sclerite of the sternum of an insect, especially a ventral sclerite of an abdominal segment.
- Ansermet
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noun,
Ernest [er-nest] /ɛrˈnɛst/ (Show IPA), 1883–1969, Swiss symphony orchestra conductor.
- Increase
-
noun,
growth or augmentation in numbers, size, strength, quality, etc.:
- increate
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adjective,
not created; uncreated.
- interact
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verb (used without object),
to act one upon another.
- interest
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noun,
the feeling of a person whose attention, concern, or curiosity is particularly engaged by something:
- intreats
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verb (used with or without object),
entreat.
- smectite
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noun,
montmorillonite.
- iterance
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noun,
iteration.
- iterates
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verb (used with object),
to utter again or repeatedly.
- emitters
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noun,
a person or thing that emits.
- cristate
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adjective,
having a crest; crested.
- emirates
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noun,
the office or rank of an emir.
- centimes
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noun,
a monetary unit of various nations and territories, as Lichtenstein, Martinique, Senegal, Switzerland, and Tahiti, the 100th part of a franc.
- canister
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noun,
a small box or jar, often one of a kitchen set, for holding tea, coffee, flour, and sugar.
- carmines
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noun,
a crimson or purplish-red color.
- Casement
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noun,
a window sash opening on hinges that are generally attached to the upright side of its frame.
- casimere
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noun,
cassimere.
- Teresina
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noun,
a port in NE Brazil, on the Parnahiba River.
- Teresian
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noun,
a member of the reformed order of barefooted Carmelites, founded in Spain in 1562.
- catmints
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noun,
catnip.
- teratism
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noun,
love or worship of the monstrous.
- centares
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noun,
centiare.
- tertians
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noun,
Pathology. a tertian fever.
- centiare
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noun,
a square meter. Abbreviation: ca.
- tetanies
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noun,
a state marked by severe, intermittent tonic contractions and muscular pain, due to abnormal calcium metabolism.
- arsenite
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noun,
a salt or ester of arsenous acid.
- centrist
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noun,
(especially in continental Europe) a member of a political party of the Center; moderate.
- ceramist
-
noun,
a person who makes ceramics.
- cerimans
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noun,
a climbing, tropical American plant, Monstera deliciosa, of the arum family, characterized by cordlike, aerial roots and large, perforated leaves.
- cineaste
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noun,
any person, especially a director or producer, associated professionally with filmmaking.
- cisterna
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noun,
cistern (def 2).
- citrates
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noun,
a salt or ester of citric acid.
- citterns
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noun,
an old musical instrument related to the guitar, having a flat, pear-shaped soundbox and wire strings.
- creatine
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noun,
an amino acid, C 4 H 9 N 3 O 2 , that is a constituent of the muscles of vertebrates and is phosphorylated to store energy used for muscular contraction.
- cremains
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plural noun,
the ashes of a cremated corpse.
- cremates
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verb (used with object),
to reduce (a dead body) to ashes by fire, especially as a funeral rite.
- teatimes
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noun,
the time at which tea is served or taken, usually in the late afternoon.
- teamster
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noun,
a person who drives a team or a truck for hauling, especially as an occupation.
- Mariette
-
noun,
Auguste Édouard [oh-gyst ey-dwar] /oʊˈgüst eɪˈdwar/ (Show IPA), 1821–81, French Egyptologist.
- termites
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noun,
any of numerous pale-colored, soft-bodied, chiefly tropical social insects, of the order Isoptera, that feed on wood, some being highly destructive to buildings, furniture, etc.
- 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.
- matinees
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noun,
an entertainment, especially a dramatic or musical performance, held in the daytime, usually in the afternoon.
- nitrates
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noun,
Chemistry. a salt or ester of nitric acid, or any compound containing the univalent group –ONO 2 or NO 3 .
- reticent
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adjective,
disposed to be silent or not to speak freely; reserved.
- resinate
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noun,
Chemistry. any of the salts of the acids found in rosin.
- transmit
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verb (used with object),
to send or forward, as to a recipient or destination; dispatch; convey.
- transect
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verb (used with object),
to cut across; dissect transversely.
- sericate
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adjective,
sericeous; silky.
- treatise
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noun,
a formal and systematic exposition in writing of the principles of a subject, generally longer and more detailed than an essay.
- raiments
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noun,
clothing; apparel; attire.
- sarcenet
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noun,
a fine, soft fabric, often of silk, made in plain or twill weave and used especially for linings.
- matrices
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noun,
something that constitutes the place or point from which something else originates, takes form, or develops:
- treaties
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noun,
a formal agreement between two or more states in reference to peace, alliance, commerce, or other international relations.
- ratteens
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noun,
ratiné.
- semantic
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adjective,
of, relating to, or arising from the different meanings of words or other symbols:
- scienter
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noun,
a mental state in which one has knowledge that one’s action, statement, etc., is wrong, deceptive, or illegal: often used as a standard of guilt:
- martinet
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noun,
a strict disciplinarian, especially a military one.
- mistreat
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verb (used with object),
to treat badly or abusively.
- satinet
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noun,
a satin-weave fabric made with cotton warp and wool filling, fulled and finished to resemble wool.
- cetanes
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noun,
a colorless, liquid hydrocarbon of the alkane series, C 16 H 34 , used as a solvent and in cetane number determinations.
- Nicetas
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noun,
Saint Ignatius (def 2).
- cerates
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noun,
Pharmacology. an unctuous, often medicated, preparation for external application, consisting of lard or oil mixed with wax, rosin, or the like, especially one that has a firmer consistency than a typical ointment and does not melt when in contact with the skin.
- ceriman
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noun,
a climbing, tropical American plant, Monstera deliciosa, of the arum family, characterized by cordlike, aerial roots and large, perforated leaves.
- Minster
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noun,
a church actually or originally connected with a monastic establishment.
- nematic
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adjective,
noting a mesomorphic state in which the arrangement of the molecules is linear.
- cermets
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noun,
a durable, heat-resistant alloy formed by compacting and sintering a metal and a ceramic substance, used under conditions of high temperature and stress.
- certain
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Idioms,
for certain, without a doubt; surely:
- cremate
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verb (used with object),
to reduce (a dead body) to ashes by fire, especially as a funeral rite.
- cinemas
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noun,
Chiefly British. motion picture.
- tenters
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noun,
a framework on which cloth in the process of manufacture is stretched so it may set or dry evenly.
- nectars
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noun,
the saccharine secretion of a plant, which attracts the insects or birds that pollinate the flower.
- cittern
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noun,
an old musical instrument related to the guitar, having a flat, pear-shaped soundbox and wire strings.
- tenrecs
-
noun,
any of several insectivorous mammals of the family Tenrecidae, of Madagascar, having a long, pointed snout, certain species of which are spiny and tailless.
- cistern
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noun,
a reservoir, tank, or container for storing or holding water or other liquid.
- scatter
-
noun,
the act of scattering.
- creates
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adjective,
Archaic. created.
- Teniers
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noun,
David [dey-vid;; Flemish dah-vit;; French dah-veed] /ˈdeɪ vɪd;; Flemish ˈdɑ vɪt;; French dɑˈvid/ (Show IPA), ("the Elder") 1582–1649, Flemish painter and engraver.
- citrate
-
noun,
a salt or ester of citric acid.
- tenaces
-
noun,
a sequence of two high cards of the same suit that lack an intervening card to be in consecutive order, as the ace and queen.
- natters
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noun,
a conversation; chat.
- marines
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noun,
a member of the U.S. Marine Corps.
- nitrate
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noun,
Chemistry. a salt or ester of nitric acid, or any compound containing the univalent group –ONO 2 or NO 3 .
- catmint
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noun,
catnip.
- careens
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noun,
a careening.
- remains
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noun,
Usually, remains. something that remains or is left.
- Carmine
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noun,
a crimson or purplish-red color.
- recites
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verb (used with object),
to repeat the words of, as from memory, especially in a formal manner:
- termite
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noun,
any of numerous pale-colored, soft-bodied, chiefly tropical social insects, of the order Isoptera, that feed on wood, some being highly destructive to buildings, furniture, etc.
- carnets
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noun,
a customs document allowing an automobile to be driven at no cost across international borders.
- carnies
-
noun,
a person employed by a carnival.
- recants
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verb (used with object),
to withdraw or disavow (a statement, opinion, etc.), especially formally; retract.
- ratteen
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noun,
ratiné.
- ratites
-
noun,
a bird having a ratite breastbone.
- ratines
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noun,
a loosely woven fabric made with nubby or knotty yarns.
- raiment
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noun,
clothing; apparel; attire.
- centri-
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- tercets
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noun,
Prosody. a group of three lines rhyming together or connected by rhyme with the adjacent group or groups of three lines.
- racemes
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noun,
a simple indeterminate inflorescence in which the flowers are borne on short pedicels lying along a common axis, as in the lily of the valley.
- catties
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noun,
(in China and southeast Asia) a weight equal to about 1½ pounds (680 grams) avoirdupois.
- cements
-
noun,
any of various calcined mixtures of clay and limestone, usually mixed with water and sand, gravel, etc., to form concrete, that are used as a building material.
- centare
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noun,
centiare.
- restate
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verb (used with object),
to state again or in a new way.
- retains
-
verb (used with object),
to keep possession of.
- retsina
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noun,
a strong, resinated white or red wine of Greece and Cyprus.
- centime
-
noun,
a monetary unit of various nations and territories, as Lichtenstein, Martinique, Senegal, Switzerland, and Tahiti, the 100th part of a franc.
- crenate
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adjective,
having the margin notched or scalloped so as to form rounded teeth, as a leaf.
- centres
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noun,
Geometry. the middle point, as the point within a circle or sphere equally distant from all points of the circumference or surface, or the point within a regular polygon equally distant from the vertices.
- Riesman
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noun,
David, 1909–2002, U.S. sociologist.
- earnest
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noun,
full seriousness, as of intention or purpose:
- cretins
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noun,
a person suffering from cretinism.
- seriema
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noun,
either of two birds of the family Cariamidae, Cariama cristata, of southern Brazil, or Chunga burmeisteri, of Argentina, having long legs, an erectile crest, a short, broad bill, and limited ability to fly.
- Mercast
-
noun,
a broadcasting system used by U.S. agencies to deliver messages to government-operated ships.
- menaces
-
noun,
something that threatens to cause evil, harm, injury, etc.; a threat:
- Meitner
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noun,
Lise [lee-zuh] /ˈli zə/ (Show IPA), 1878–1968, Austrian nuclear physicist.
- Steiner
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noun,
Jakob [yah-kawp] /ˈyɑ kɔp/ (Show IPA), 1796–1863, Swiss mathematician.
- canters
-
noun,
an easy gallop.
- stearic
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adjective,
of or relating to suet or fat.
- imarets
-
noun,
(in Turkey) a hospice for pilgrims, travelers, etc.
- steamer
-
noun,
something propelled or operated by steam, as a steamship.
- Statice
-
noun,
any of various plants belonging to the genus Limonium, of the leadwort family, having clusters of variously colored flowers that retain their color when dried.
- seriate
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adjective,
arranged or occurring in one or more series.
- Insecta
-
noun,
the class comprising the insects.
- instate
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verb (used with object),
to put or place in a certain state or position, as in an office; install.
- mattins
-
noun,
matin (def 1).
- etatism
-
noun,
state socialism.
- matters
-
noun,
the substance or substances of which any physical object consists or is composed:
- intreat
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verb (used with or without object),
entreat.
- stamin-
-
- smitten
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verb,
a past participle of smite.
- matinee
-
noun,
an entertainment, especially a dramatic or musical performance, held in the daytime, usually in the afternoon.
- martnet
-
noun,
an arrangement of lines formerly used for gathering up a leech of a sail.
- martins
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noun,
Peter, born 1946, U.S. choreographer and ballet master, born in Denmark.
- iterant
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adjective,
characterized by repetition; repeating.
- iterate
-
verb (used with object),
to utter again or repeatedly.
- smatter
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noun,
slight or superficial knowledge; smattering.
- 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:
- sincere
-
adjective,
free of deceit, hypocrisy, or falseness; earnest:
- etesian
-
adjective,
(of certain Mediterranean winds) occurring annually.
- Mercian
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Mercia.
- Minette
-
noun,
a syenitic lamprophyre composed chiefly of orthoclase and biotite.
- metrist
-
noun,
a person who is skilled in the use of poetic meters.
- teatime
-
noun,
the time at which tea is served or taken, usually in the late afternoon.
- minaret
-
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.
- Martens
-
noun,
any of several slender, chiefly arboreal carnivores of the genus Martes, of northern forests, having a long, glossy coat and bushy tail.
- Eastern
-
adjective,
lying toward or situated in the east:
- ecartes
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noun,
a card game for two players.
- tartine
-
noun,
a fancy French open-faced sandwich topped with spreadable ingredients.
- Emerita
-
noun,
a woman with such status.
- emetics
-
noun,
an emetic medicine or agent.
- emirate
-
noun,
the office or rank of an emir.
- sematic
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adjective,
serving as a sign or warning of danger, as the conspicuous colors or markings of certain poisonous animals.
- seminar
-
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.
- emitter
-
noun,
a person or thing that emits.
- tanrecs
-
noun,
tenrec.
- etamine
-
noun,
a lightweight cotton or worsted fabric constructed in plain weave and loosely woven.
- enteric
-
noun,
enterics, Bacteriology. enterobacteria.
- entices
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verb (used with object),
to lead on by exciting hope or desire; allure; inveigle:
- entires
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noun,
Archaic. the whole; entirety.
- entreat
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verb (used with object),
to ask (a person) earnestly; beseech; implore; beg:
- 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.
- entries
-
noun,
an act of entering; entrance.
- striate
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adjective,
striated.
- strati-
-
- metiers
-
noun,
a field of work; occupation, trade, or profession.
- metates
-
noun,
a flat stone that has a shallow depression in the upper surface for holding maize or other grains to be ground with a mano.
- mercies
-
noun,
compassionate or kindly forbearance shown toward an offender, an enemy, or other person in one's power; compassion, pity, or benevolence:
- estreat
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noun,
a true copy or extract of an original writing or record, as of a fine.
- 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.
- estamin
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noun,
a worsted fabric constructed in twill weave with a rough surface.
- arenite
-
noun,
psammite.
- attires
-
noun,
clothes or apparel, especially rich or splendid garments.
- Cairene
-
noun,
a native or resident of Cairo, Egypt.
- amerces
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verb (used with object),
to punish by imposing a fine not fixed by statute.
- tetanic
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adjective,
Pathology. pertaining to, of the nature of, or characterized by tetanus.
- acetins
-
noun,
a colorless, thick, hygroscopic liquid, C 5 H 10 O 4 : used chiefly in the manufacture of explosives.
- artiste
-
noun,
an artist, especially an actor, singer, dancer, or other public performer.
- 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.
- trainee
-
noun,
a person being trained, especially in a vocation; apprentice.
- Ternate
-
noun,
an island in E Indonesia, W of Halmahera: important source of spices. 53 sq. mi. (137 sq. km).
- Trieste
-
noun,
a seaport in NE Italy, on the Gulf of Trieste.
- tierces
-
noun,
an old measure of capacity equivalent to one third of a pipe, or 42 wine gallons.
- Tristan
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Tristram.
- trienes
-
noun,
any compound containing three double bonds.
- tertian
-
noun,
Pathology. a tertian fever.
- Transit
-
noun,
the act or fact of passing across or through; passage from one place to another.
- trisect
-
verb (used with object),
to divide into three parts, especially into three equal parts.
- astrict
-
verb (used with object),
to bind fast; constrain.
- tinters
-
noun,
a person who specializes in applying tints or dyes.
- Canter
-
noun,
an easy gallop.
- arsine
-
noun,
Also called arseniuretted hydrogen. a colorless, flammable, slightly water-soluble gas, AsH 3 , having a fetid, garliclike odor, used in chemical warfare.
- stamen
-
noun,
the pollen-bearing organ of a flower, consisting of the filament and the anther.
- Serena
-
noun,
a female given name.
- arsen-
-
- ecrase
-
adjective,
(of leather) crushed to produce a grained effect.
- mecate
-
noun,
Southwestern U.S. a rope made of horsehair or sometimes maguey.
- trices
-
noun,
a very short time; an instant:
- emetic
-
noun,
an emetic medicine or agent.
- stance
-
noun,
the position or bearing of the body while standing:
- tanrec
-
noun,
tenrec.
- encase
-
verb (used with object),
to enclose in or as in a case:
- enates
-
noun,
a person related on one's mother's side.
Compare agnate, cognate.
- enacts
-
verb (used with object),
to make into an act or statute:
- mitres
-
noun,
Bartolomé [bahr-taw-law-me] /ˌbɑr tɔ lɔˈmɛ/ (Show IPA), 1821–1906, Argentine soldier, statesman, and author: president of Argentina 1862–68.
- seamen
-
noun,
a person skilled in seamanship.
- tanist
-
noun,
the successor apparent to a Celtic chief, usually the oldest or worthiest of his kin, chosen by election among the tribe during the chief's lifetime.
- mitten
-
noun,
a hand covering enclosing the four fingers together and the thumb separately.
- serein
-
noun,
fine rain falling after sunset from a sky in which no clouds are visible.
- 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.
- screen
-
noun,
a movable or fixed device, usually consisting of a covered frame, that provides shelter, serves as a partition, etc.
- scream
-
noun,
a loud, sharp, piercing cry:
- 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.
- menace
-
noun,
something that threatens to cause evil, harm, injury, etc.; a threat:
- tinter
-
noun,
a person who specializes in applying tints or dyes.
- satire
-
noun,
the use of irony, sarcasm, ridicule, or the like, in exposing, denouncing, or deriding vice, folly, etc.
- ecarte
-
noun,
a card game for two players.
- nastic
-
adjective,
of or showing sufficiently greater cellular force or growth on one side of an axis to change the form or position of the axis.
- triens
-
noun,
a copper coin of ancient Rome, issued during the Republic, a third part of an as.
- nemat-
-
- titmen
-
noun,
the runt of an animal litter, especially the smallest pig.
- Crimea
-
noun,
the, a peninsula in SE Ukraine, between the Black Sea and the Sea of Azov.
- Crista
-
noun,
a crest or ridge.
- ascent
-
noun,
an act of ascending; upward movement; a rising movement:
- actin-
-
- nectar
-
noun,
the saccharine secretion of a plant, which attracts the insects or birds that pollinate the flower.
- samite
-
noun,
a heavy silk fabric, sometimes interwoven with gold, worn in the Middle Ages.
- actins
-
noun,
a globulin that is present in muscle plasma and that in connection with myosin plays an important role in muscle contraction.
- natter
-
noun,
a conversation; chat.
- C-star
-
noun,
carbon star.
- serine
-
noun,
a crystalline amino acid, HOCH 2 CH(NH 2)COOH, found in many proteins and obtained by the hydrolysis of sericin, the protein constituting silk gum. Symbol: S. Abbreviation: Ser;
- Santee
-
noun,
a city in SW California.
- santir
-
noun,
a Persian musical instrument resembling a dulcimer.
- taster
-
noun,
a person who tastes, especially one skilled in distinguishing the qualities of liquors, tea, etc., by the taste.
- Ismene
-
noun,
a daughter of Oedipus and Jocasta who did not join Antigone in her forbidden burial of their brother Polynices.
- 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.
- triene
-
noun,
any compound containing three double bonds.
- taters
-
noun,
potato.
- Easter
-
noun,
an annual Christian festival in commemoration of the resurrection of Jesus Christ, observed on the first Sunday after the first full moon after the vernal equinox, as calculated according to tables based in Western churches on the Gregorian calendar and in Orthodox churches on the Julian calendar.
- stacte
-
noun,
one of the sweet spices used in the holy incense of the ancient Hebrews. Ex. 30:34.
- easier
-
noun,
a word formerly used in communications to represent the letter E.
- teamer
-
noun,
a teamster.
- meanie
-
noun,
Informal. meany.
- sateen
-
noun,
a strong cotton fabric constructed in satin weave and having a lustrous face.
- artist
-
noun,
a person who produces works in any of the arts that are primarily subject to aesthetic criteria.
- nacres
-
noun,
mother-of-pearl.
- ameers
-
noun,
emir.
- teaser
-
noun,
a person or thing that teases.
- traces
-
noun,
a surviving mark, sign, or evidence of the former existence, influence, or action of some agent or event; vestige:
- intra-
-
- entice
-
verb (used with object),
to lead on by exciting hope or desire; allure; inveigle:
- seance
-
noun,
a meeting in which a spiritualist attempts to communicate with the spirits of the dead.
- Antrim
-
noun,
a county in NE Northern Ireland. 1098 sq. mi. (2844 sq. km). County seat: Belfast.
- tremie
-
noun,
a funnellike device lowered into water to deposit concrete.
- Mettie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Matilda or Martha.
- Semite
-
noun,
a member of any of various ancient and modern peoples originating in southwestern Asia, including the Akkadians, Canaanites, Phoenicians, Hebrews, and Arabs.
- stater
-
noun,
any of various gold or silver or electrum coin units or coins of the ancient Greek states or cities.
- Strain
-
noun,
any force or pressure tending to alter shape, cause a fracture, etc.
- antres
-
noun,
a cavern; cave.
- Strait
-
noun,
Often, straits. (used with a singular verb) a narrow passage of water connecting two large bodies of water.
- treens
-
noun,
treenware.
- Estrin
-
noun,
estrone.
- titers
-
noun,
the strength of a solution as determined by titration with a standard substance.
- airmen
-
noun,
an aviator.
- inmate
-
noun,
a person who is confined in a prison, hospital, etc.
- estate
-
noun,
a piece of landed property, especially one of large extent with an elaborate house on it:
- titans
-
noun,
Classical Mythology.
any of the sons of Uranus and Gaea, including Coeus, Crius, Cronus, Hyperion, Iapetus, and Oceanus.
Also, Titaness. any of the sisters of these, including Mnemosyne, Phoebe, Rhea, Tethys, Themis, and Thia.
any of the offspring of the children of Uranus and Gaea.
- metric
-
noun,
Often, metrics. a standard for measuring or evaluating something, especially one that uses figures or statistics:
- merits
-
noun,
claim to respect and praise; excellence; worth.
- stream
-
noun,
a body of water flowing in a channel or watercourse, as a river, rivulet, or brook. Synonyms: rill, run, streamlet, runnel.
- metate
-
noun,
a flat stone that has a shallow depression in the upper surface for holding maize or other grains to be ground with a mano.
- imaret
-
noun,
(in Turkey) a hospice for pilgrims, travelers, etc.
- Seneca
-
noun,
a member of the largest tribe of the Iroquois Confederacy of North American Indians, formerly inhabiting western New York and being conspicuous in the wars south and west of Lake Erie.
- treats
-
noun,
entertainment, food, drink, etc., given by way of compliment or as an expression of friendly regard.
- icemen
-
noun,
a man whose business is gathering, storing, selling, or delivering ice.
- iceman
-
noun,
a man whose business is gathering, storing, selling, or delivering ice.
- Mersin
-
noun,
a seaport in S Turkey, on the NW coast of the Mediterranean Sea.
- Senate
-
noun,
an assembly or council of citizens having the highest deliberative functions in a government, especially a legislative assembly of a state or nation.
- Sterne
-
noun,
Laurence, 1713–68, English clergyman and novelist.
- static
-
noun,
Electricity.
static or atmospheric electricity.
interference due to such electricity.
- meters
-
noun,
the fundamental unit of length in the metric system, equivalent to 39.37 U.S. inches, originally intended to be, and being very nearly, equal to one ten-millionth of the distance from the equator to the pole measured on a meridian: defined from 1889 to 1960 as the distance between two lines on a platinum-iridium bar (the “International Prototype Meter”) preserved at the International Bureau of Weights and Measures near Paris; from 1960 to 1983 defined as 1,650,763.73 wavelengths of the orange-red radiation of krypton 86 under specified conditions; and now defined as 1/299,792,458 of the distance light travels in a vacuum in one second. Abbreviation: m.
- incase
-
verb (used with object),
encase.
- metier
-
noun,
a field of work; occupation, trade, or profession.
- steric
-
adjective,
of or relating to the spatial relationships of atoms in a molecule.
- incest
-
noun,
sexual intercourse between closely related persons.
- seiner
-
noun,
a person who fishes with a seine.
- Street
-
noun,
a public thoroughfare, usually paved, in a village, town, or city, including the sidewalk or sidewalks.
- enter-
-
- tisane
-
noun,
(italics) French. aromatic or herb-flavored tea.
- erects
-
adjective,
upright in position or posture:
- taints
-
noun,
a trace of something bad, offensive, or harmful.
- titres
-
noun,
titer.
- Mentes
-
noun,
(in the Odyssey) a captain of the Taphians. Athena assumed his form when she urged Telemachus to search for Odysseus.
- aretes
-
noun,
the aggregate of qualities, as valor and virtue, making up good character.
- inters
-
verb (used with object),
to place (a dead body) in a grave or tomb; bury.
- seater
-
noun,
a person or thing that seats.
- secant
-
noun,
Geometry. an intersecting line, especially one intersecting a curve at two or more points.
- entire
-
noun,
Archaic. the whole; entirety.
- anemic
-
adjective,
Pathology. suffering from anemia.
- McNair
-
noun,
Lesley James, 1883–1944, U.S. army officer.
- 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.).
- enters
-
Verb phrases,
enter into,
to participate in; engage in.
to investigate; consider:
to sympathize with; share in.
to form a constituent part or ingredient of:
to go into a particular state:
- triacs
-
noun,
a type of thyristor designed for electronic control of the current supplied to a circuit, used especially in dimmers for lighting systems.
- inter.
-
- ericas
-
noun,
any of numerous low-growing evergreen shrubs or small trees belonging to the genus Erica, of the heath family, including several species of heather.
- 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.
- Mercia
-
noun,
an early English kingdom in central Britain.
- escent
-
- insect
-
noun,
any animal of the class Insecta, comprising small, air-breathing arthropods having the body divided into three parts (head, thorax, and abdomen), and having three pairs of legs and usually two pairs of wings.
- strict
-
adjective,
characterized by or acting in close conformity to requirements or principles:
- Strine
-
noun,
Australian English.
- animes
-
noun,
a Japanese style of motion-picture animation, characterized by highly stylized, colorful art, futuristic settings, violence, and sexuality.
- insert
-
noun,
something inserted or to be inserted.
- minces
-
noun,
something cut up very small; mincemeat.
- secern
-
verb (used with object),
to discriminate or distinguish in thought.
- Ernest
-
noun,
a male given name: from an Old English word meaning “vigor, intent.”.
- instar
-
noun,
an insect in any one of its periods of postembryonic growth between molts.
- miners
-
noun,
Also called mineworker. a person who works in a mine, especially a commercial mine producing coal or metallic ores.
- Ermine
-
noun,
an Old World weasel, Mustela erminea, having in its winter color phase a white coat with black at the tip of the tail.
Compare stoat.
- instr.
-
- intact
-
adjective,
not altered, broken, or impaired; remaining uninjured, sound, or whole; untouched; unblemished:
- secret
-
noun,
something that is or is kept secret, hidden, or concealed.
- cretin
-
noun,
a person suffering from cretinism.
- trains
-
noun,
Railroads. a self-propelled, connected group of rolling stock.
- Cretan
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Crete.
- ranees
-
noun,
the wife of a rajah.
- tester
-
noun,
a person or thing that tests.
- centi-
-
- Center
-
noun,
Geometry. the middle point, as the point within a circle or sphere equally distant from all points of the circumference or surface, or the point within a regular polygon equally distant from the vertices.
- centas
-
noun,
a former bronze coin of Lithuania, the 100th part of a litas.
- rentes
-
noun,
revenue or income, or the instrument evidencing a right to such periodic receipts.
- censer
-
noun,
a container, usually covered, in which incense is burned, especially during religious services; thurible.
- terat-
-
- centra
-
noun,
a plural of centrum.
- amerce
-
verb (used with object),
to punish by imposing a fine not fixed by statute.
- cement
-
noun,
any of various calcined mixtures of clay and limestone, usually mixed with water and sand, gravel, etc., to form concrete, that are used as a building material.
- mantic
-
adjective,
of or relating to divination.
- terces
-
noun,
tierce (def 3).
- Remsen
-
noun,
Ira, 1846–1927, U.S. chemist and educator.
- tercet
-
noun,
Prosody. a group of three lines rhyming together or connected by rhyme with the adjacent group or groups of three lines.
- centr-
-
- Centre
-
noun,
Geometry. the middle point, as the point within a circle or sphere equally distant from all points of the circumference or surface, or the point within a regular polygon equally distant from the vertices.
- ratine
-
noun,
a loosely woven fabric made with nubby or knotty yarns.
- cerate
-
noun,
Pharmacology. an unctuous, often medicated, preparation for external application, consisting of lard or oil mixed with wax, rosin, or the like, especially one that has a firmer consistency than a typical ointment and does not melt when in contact with the skin.
- tetras
-
noun,
any of several tropical, freshwater fishes of the family Characidae, often kept in aquariums.
- Ateste
-
noun,
ancient name of Este.
- cerias
-
noun,
a white-to-yellow, heavy powder, cerium dioxide, CeO 2 , usually derived from cerium nitrate by decomposition with heat: used chiefly in ceramics, glass polishing, and decolorizing.
- trines
-
noun,
a set or group of three; triad.
- Nereis
-
noun,
clamworm.
- tetra-
-
- cerat-
-
- attire
-
noun,
clothes or apparel, especially rich or splendid garments.
- reseat
-
verb (used with object),
to provide with a new seat or new seats.
- set-in
-
adjective,
made separately and placed within another unit.
- Mastic
-
noun,
Also called mastic tree, lentisk. a small Mediterranean tree, Pistacia lentiscus, of the cashew family, that is the source of an aromatic resin used in making varnish and adhesives.
- terais
-
noun,
a marshy lowland area in N India and S Nepal, between the Ganges and the foothills of the Himalayas.
- Master
-
noun,
a person with the ability or power to use, control, or dispose of something:
- ramets
-
noun,
an individual of a clone.
- 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.
- Cairns
-
noun,
a seaport in NE Australia.
- CERMET
-
noun,
a durable, heat-resistant alloy formed by compacting and sintering a metal and a ceramic substance, used under conditions of high temperature and stress.
- Amiens
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Somme, in N France: cathedral; battles 1914, 1918, 1944.
- Recent
-
noun,
Also called Holocene. (initial capital letter) Geology. the Recent Epoch or Series.
- caners
-
noun,
a person who works with cane, especially one who produces canework for chairs.
- Carmen
-
noun,
Ciudad del Carmen.
- recite
-
verb (used with object),
to repeat the words of, as from memory, especially in a formal manner:
- Marten
-
noun,
any of several slender, chiefly arboreal carnivores of the genus Martes, of northern forests, having a long, glossy coat and bushy tail.
- caries
-
noun,
decay, as of bone or of plant tissue.
- carets
-
noun,
a mark (‸) made in written or printed matter to show the place where something is to be inserted.
- carnet
-
noun,
a customs document allowing an automobile to be driven at no cost across international borders.
- setter
-
noun,
a person or thing that sets.
- recti-
-
- remain
-
noun,
Usually, remains. something that remains or is left.
- marine
-
noun,
a member of the U.S. Marine Corps.
- careen
-
noun,
a careening.
- amices
-
noun,
an oblong vestment, usually of white linen, worn about the neck and shoulders and partly under the alb.
- recast
-
noun,
a recasting.
- recant
-
verb (used with object),
to withdraw or disavow (a statement, opinion, etc.), especially formally; retract.
- ratite
-
noun,
a bird having a ratite breastbone.
- 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.
- caters
-
verb (used with object),
to provide food and service for:
- Teresa
-
noun,
Mother (Agnes Gonxha Bojaxhiu) 1910–97, Albanian nun: Nobel Peace Prize 1979 for work in the slums of Calcutta, India.
- ternes
-
noun,
terne metal.
- Caster
-
noun,
a person or thing that casts.
- triste
-
adjective,
sad; sorrowful; melancholy.
- trans.
-
- casern
-
noun,
a lodging for soldiers in a garrison town; barracks.
- remans
-
verb (used with object),
to man again; furnish with a fresh supply of personnel.
- trance
-
noun,
a half-conscious state, seemingly between sleeping and waking, in which ability to function voluntarily may be suspended.
- casein
-
noun,
Biochemistry. a protein precipitated from milk, as by rennet, and forming the basis of cheese and certain plastics.
- remise
-
verb (used with object),
to give up a claim to; surrender by deed.
- camise
-
noun,
a lightweight, loose-fitting shirt or smock with long sleeves.
- Marcie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Marcia.
- cartes
-
noun,
(italics) French. menu; bill of fare.
Compare à la carte.
- re-act
-
verb (used with object),
to act or perform again.
- cerise
-
adjective, noun,
moderate to deep red.
- resect
-
verb (used with object),
to do a resection on.
- resent
-
verb (used with object),
to feel or show displeasure or indignation at (a person, act, remark, etc.) from a sense of injury or insult.
- niters
-
noun,
potassium nitrate.
- 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.
- retems
-
noun,
a shrub, Retama raetam, of Syria and Arabia, having white flowers: said to be the juniper of the Old Testament.
- tenrec
-
noun,
any of several insectivorous mammals of the family Tenrecidae, of Madagascar, having a long, pointed snout, certain species of which are spiny and tailless.
- macers
-
noun,
macebearer.
- 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.
- acmite
-
noun,
a rare pyroxene mineral, sodium-ferric iron silicate, NaFe(Si 2 O 6), found in feldspathoid rocks.
- astern
-
adverb,
in a position behind a specified vessel or aircraft:
- matri-
-
- Sirena
-
noun,
a female given name.
- timers
-
noun,
a person or thing that times.
- nitres
-
noun,
niter.
- cnemis
-
noun,
the tibia or shin.
- tenets
-
noun,
any opinion, principle, doctrine, dogma, etc., especially one held as true by members of a profession, group, or movement.
- 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.
- crates
-
noun,
a slatted wooden box or framework for packing, shopping, or storing fruit, furniture, glassware, crockery, etc.
- retain
-
verb (used with object),
to keep possession of.
- matter
-
noun,
the substance or substances of which any physical object consists or is composed:
- creams
-
noun,
the fatty part of milk, which rises to the surface when the liquid is allowed to stand unless homogenized.
- crease
-
noun,
a ridge or groove produced in anything by folding, heat, pressure, etc.; fold; furrow.
- create
-
adjective,
Archaic. created.
- sitten
-
verb,
past participle of sit1 .
- tinct.
-
- tincts
-
noun,
tint; tinge; coloring.
- tenace
-
noun,
a sequence of two high cards of the same suit that lack an intervening card to be in consecutive order, as the ace and queen.
- Sitter
-
noun,
a person who sits.
- mattes
-
noun,
a dull or dead surface, often slightly roughened, as on metals, paint, paper, or glass.
- amines
-
noun,
any of a class of compounds derived from ammonia by replacement of one or more hydrogen atoms with organic groups.
- transe
-
noun,
a passageway, as a hallway, alley, or the like.
- cremes
-
noun,
cream.
- tineas
-
noun,
any of several skin diseases caused by fungi; ringworm.
- aments
-
noun,
catkin.
- tenias
-
noun,
taenia.
- titman
-
noun,
the runt of an animal litter, especially the smallest pig.
- tentie
-
adjective,
tenty.
- Cesena
-
noun,
a city in E central Italy.
- acetin
-
noun,
a colorless, thick, hygroscopic liquid, C 5 H 10 O 4 : used chiefly in the manufacture of explosives.
- cetane
-
noun,
a colorless, liquid hydrocarbon of the alkane series, C 16 H 34 , used as a solvent and in cetane number determinations.
- certes
-
adverb,
certainly; in truth.
- tierce
-
noun,
an old measure of capacity equivalent to one third of a pipe, or 42 wine gallons.
- racist
-
noun,
a person who believes in racism, the doctrine that one's own racial group is superior or that a particular racial group is inferior to the others.
- maters
-
noun,
British Informal. mother1 .
- racism
-
noun,
a belief or doctrine that inherent differences among the various human racial groups determine cultural or individual achievement, usually involving the idea that one's own race is superior and has the right to dominate others or that a particular racial group is inferior to the others.
- Mainer
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of the state of Maine.
- tenter
-
noun,
a framework on which cloth in the process of manufacture is stretched so it may set or dry evenly.
- sinter
-
noun,
siliceous or calcareous matter deposited by springs, as that formed around the vent of a geyser.
- Raetic
-
noun,
an extinct language of uncertain affinities that was spoken in Rhaetia and written with the Etruscan alphabet.
- cinema
-
noun,
Chiefly British. motion picture.
- Racine
-
noun,
Jean Baptiste [zhahn ba-teest] /ʒɑ̃ baˈtist/ (Show IPA), 1639–99, French dramatist.
- raceme
-
noun,
a simple indeterminate inflorescence in which the flowers are borne on short pedicels lying along a common axis, as in the lily of the valley.
- Aisne
-
noun,
a river in N France, flowing NW and W to the Oise. 175 miles (280 km) long.
- menta
-
noun,
Entomology. the medial plate of the labium in insects.
- seti-
-
- trams
-
noun,
British. a streetcar.
- serai
-
noun,
(in Eastern countries) a caravansary.
- AMICE
-
noun,
an oblong vestment, usually of white linen, worn about the neck and shoulders and partly under the alb.
- menat
-
noun,
an amulet worn by certain Egyptians in ancient times to secure divine protection and to ensure fertility.
- merit
-
noun,
claim to respect and praise; excellence; worth.
- senti
-
noun,
a monetary unit of Tanzania, the 100th part of a shilling; cent.
- amens
-
noun,
an utterance of the interjection “amen.”.
- mense
-
noun,
propriety; discretion.
- Menes
-
noun,
flourished c3200 b.c, traditionally the unifier and 1st king of Egypt: founder of the 1st dynasty.
- Mensa
-
noun,
Also called altar slab, altar stone. the flat stone forming the top of the altar in a Roman Catholic church.
- McRae
-
noun,
Carmen, 1920–94, U.S. jazz singer and songwriter.
- marse
-
noun,
(used chiefly in representation of southern black speech) master.
- matts
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Matthew.
- Marti
-
noun,
José [haw-se] /hɔˈsɛ/ (Show IPA), 1853–1895, Cuban patriot and writer.
- masc.
-
- meres
-
noun,
Chiefly British Dialect. a lake or pond.
- meets
-
noun,
an assembly, as of persons and hounds for a hunt or swimmers or runners for a race or series of races:
- Merca
-
noun,
a city in S Somalia.
- marts
-
noun,
market; trading center; trade center.
- TREAT
-
noun,
entertainment, food, drink, etc., given by way of compliment or as an expression of friendly regard.
- MASER
-
noun,
a device for amplifying electromagnetic waves by stimulated emission of radiation.
- serac
-
noun,
a large irregularity of glacial ice, as a pinnacle found in glacial crevasses and formed by melting or movement of the ice.
- Merci
-
interjection,
thank you.
- mast-
-
- mater
-
noun,
British Informal. mother1 .
- matr-
-
- 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.
- Seric
-
- serin
-
noun,
a small finch, Serinus serinus, of Europe and northern Africa, closely related to the canary.
- Meier
-
noun,
Richard, born 1934, U.S. architect.
- ameer
-
noun,
emir.
- Mears
-
noun,
mere3 .
- airts
-
noun,
a direction.
- meant
-
verb,
simple past tense and past participle of mean1 .
- ament
-
noun,
catkin.
- MEANS
-
noun,
Usually, means. (used with a singular or plural verb) an agency, instrument, or method used to attain an end:
- Amer.
-
- matte
-
noun,
a dull or dead surface, often slightly roughened, as on metals, paint, paper, or glass.
- treas
-
- Matt.
-
- trice
-
noun,
a very short time; an instant:
- mesic
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or adapted to an environment having a balanced supply of moisture.
- 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).
- trine
-
noun,
a set or group of three; triad.
- trims
-
noun,
the condition, order, or fitness of a person or thing for action, work, use, etc.
- retem
-
noun,
a shrub, Retama raetam, of Syria and Arabia, having white flowers: said to be the juniper of the Old Testament.
- acmes
-
noun,
the highest point; summit; peak:
- riant
-
adjective,
laughing; smiling; cheerful.
- rices
-
noun,
the starchy seeds or grain of an annual marsh grass, Oryza sativa, cultivated in warm climates and used for food.
- Rimas
-
noun,
a female given name.
- nitre
-
noun,
niter.
- acnes
-
noun,
an inflammatory disease of the sebaceous glands, characterized by comedones and pimples, especially on the face, back, and chest, and, in severe cases, by cysts and nodules resulting in scarring.
- nitr-
-
- Niter
-
noun,
potassium nitrate.
- Nimes
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Gard, in S France: Roman ruins.
- 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.
- rinse
-
noun,
an act or instance of rinsing.
- niece
-
noun,
a daughter of a person's brother or sister.
- tries
-
noun,
plural of try.
- saice
-
noun,
syce.
- nerts
-
interjection,
nuts (def 1).
- Nemea
-
noun,
a valley in SE Greece, in ancient Argolis.
- Saint
-
noun,
any of certain persons of exceptional holiness of life, formally recognized as such by the Christian Church, especially by canonization.
- Saite
-
noun,
a native or citizen of Saïs.
- nears
-
- sanit
-
- nates
-
noun,
buttocks; rump.
- resit
-
noun,
a test or examination that is retaken.
- races
-
noun,
a contest of speed, as in running, riding, driving, or sailing.
- nares
-
plural noun,
the nostrils or the nasal passages.
- trite
-
adjective,
lacking in freshness or effectiveness because of constant use or excessive repetition; hackneyed; stale:
- reist
-
verb (used without object),
reest2 .
- Reims
-
noun,
a city in NE France: cathedral; unconditional surrender of Germany May 7, 1945.
- reest
-
verb (used with object),
to cure, smoke, or dry (meat or fish).
- recta
-
noun,
a plural of rectum.
- rect.
-
- 30-30
-
- Recit
-
- reman
-
verb (used with object),
to man again; furnish with a fresh supply of personnel.
- 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)
- react
-
verb (used with object),
to act or perform again.
- 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.
- rates
-
noun,
the amount of a charge or payment with reference to some basis of calculation:
- reset
-
noun,
an act or instance of setting again.
- reni-
-
- rants
-
noun,
ranting, extravagant, or violent declamation.
- ranis
-
noun,
ranee.
- rente
-
noun,
revenue or income, or the instrument evidencing a right to such periodic receipts.
- Ranee
-
noun,
the wife of a rajah.
- ramie
-
noun,
an Asian shrub, Boehmeria nivea, of the nettle family, yielding a fiber used especially in making textiles.
- 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.
- ramet
-
noun,
an individual of a clone.
- Ramee
-
noun,
Louise de la ("Ouida") 1839–1908, English novelist.
- raise
-
noun,
an increase in amount, as of wages:
- Rains
-
noun,
water that is condensed from the aqueous vapor in the atmosphere and falls to earth in drops more than 1/50 inch (0.5 mm) in diameter.
Compare drizzle (def 6).
- acet-
-
- sarc-
-
- narcs
-
noun,
a government agent or detective charged with the enforcement of laws restricting the use of narcotics.
- mesne
-
adjective,
intermediate or intervening.
- miens
-
noun,
air, bearing, or demeanor, as showing character, feeling, etc.:
- mires
-
noun,
a tract or area of wet, swampy ground; bog; marsh.
- mints
-
noun,
any aromatic herb of the genus Mentha, having opposite leaves and small, whorled flowers, as the spearmint and peppermint.
Compare mint family.
- sect.
-
- triac
-
noun,
a type of thyristor designed for electronic control of the current supplied to a circuit, used especially in dimmers for lighting systems.
- Mines
-
noun,
an excavation made in the earth for the purpose of extracting ores, coal, precious stones, etc.
- Miner
-
noun,
Also called mineworker. a person who works in a mine, especially a commercial mine producing coal or metallic ores.
- MINCE
-
noun,
something cut up very small; mincemeat.
- minas
-
noun,
an ancient unit of weight and value equal to the sixtieth part of a talent.
- Aesir
-
noun,
the principal race of gods, led by Odin and living at Asgard.
- trets
-
noun,
(formerly) an allowance for waste, after deduction for tare.
- Seine
-
noun,
a fishing net that hangs vertically in the water, having floats at the upper edge and sinkers at the lower.
- micra
-
noun,
a plural of micron.
- misce
-
verb,
(in prescriptions) mix.
- micas
-
noun,
any member of a group of minerals, hydrous silicates of aluminum with other bases, chiefly potassium, magnesium, iron, and lithium, that separate readily into thin, tough, often transparent, and usually elastic laminae; isinglass.
- Trent
-
noun,
Italian Trento. Ancient Tridentum. a city in N Italy, on the Adige River.
- semen
-
noun,
the viscid, whitish fluid produced in the male reproductive organs, containing spermatozoa.
- semi-
-
- Aimee
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Metis
-
noun,
any person of mixed ancestry.
- treen
-
noun,
treenware.
- metic
-
noun,
an alien resident of an ancient Greek city who paid a tax for the right to live there.
- metes
-
noun,
a limiting mark.
- meter
-
noun,
the fundamental unit of length in the metric system, equivalent to 39.37 U.S. inches, originally intended to be, and being very nearly, equal to one ten-millionth of the distance from the equator to the pole measured on a meridian: defined from 1889 to 1960 as the distance between two lines on a platinum-iridium bar (the “International Prototype Meter”) preserved at the International Bureau of Weights and Measures near Paris; from 1960 to 1983 defined as 1,650,763.73 wavelengths of the orange-red radiation of krypton 86 under specified conditions; and now defined as 1/299,792,458 of the distance light travels in a vacuum in one second. Abbreviation: m.
- 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.
- meta-
-
- misc.
-
- aerie
-
noun,
the nest of a bird of prey, as an eagle or a hawk.
- Actis
-
noun,
a son of Rhoda and Helius who, when banished from his home for fratricide, fled to Egypt, where he taught astrology. The Colossus of Rhodes was built in his honor.
- scatt
-
noun,
scat5 .
- 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.
- Saree
-
noun,
sari.
- nacre
-
noun,
mother-of-pearl.
- 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.
- Satie
-
noun,
Erik Alfred Leslie [e-reek al-fred les-lee] /ɛˈrik alˈfrɛd lɛsˈli/ (Show IPA), 1866–1925, French composer.
- 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.
- scant
-
adverb,
Scot. and North England Dialect. scarcely; barely; hardly.
- scare
-
noun,
a sudden fright or alarm, especially with little or no reason.
- MSEnt
-
- scart
-
verb (used with or without object),
to scratch, scrape, mark, or scar.
- scat-
-
- sceat
-
noun,
a silver Anglo-Saxon coin of the 7th and 8th centuries, sometimes including an amount of gold.
- aeri-
-
- scena
-
noun,
an extended operatic vocal solo, usually including an aria and a recitative.
- scene
-
noun,
the place where some action or event occurs:
- scent
-
noun,
a distinctive odor, especially when agreeable:
- SCRAM
-
noun,
the rapid shutdown of a nuclear reactor in an emergency.
- scree
-
noun,
a steep mass of detritus on the side of a mountain.
- scrim
-
noun,
a cotton or linen fabric of open weave used for bunting, curtains, etc.
- mitts
-
noun,
Baseball.
a rounded glove with one internal section for the four fingers and another for the thumb and having the side next to the palm of the hand protected by a thick padding, used by catchers.
a somewhat similar glove but with less padding and having sections for the thumb and one or two fingers, used by first basemen. Compare baseball glove.
- Mitre
-
noun,
Bartolomé [bahr-taw-law-me] /ˌbɑr tɔ lɔˈmɛ/ (Show IPA), 1821–1906, Argentine soldier, statesman, and author: president of Argentina 1862–68.
- Mitra
-
noun,
the mitriform pileus of certain fungi.
- 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.
- 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.
- miser
-
noun,
a person who lives in wretched circumstances in order to save and hoard money.
- Marne
-
noun,
a river in NE France, flowing W to the Seine near Paris: battles 1914, 1918, 1944. 325 miles (525 km) long.
- Tract
-
noun,
an expanse or area of land, water, etc.; region; stretch.
- Maris
-
noun,
Roger (Eugene) 1934–85, U.S. baseball player.
- crine
-
noun,
hair; head of hair.
- Artie
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Arthur.
- tears
-
- tease
-
noun,
a person who teases or annoys.
- teats
-
noun,
the protuberance on the breast or udder in female mammals, except the monotremes, through which the milk ducts discharge; nipple or mammilla.
- tecta
-
noun,
a rooflike structure.
- teems
-
verb (used with object),
Obsolete. to produce (offspring).
- Teena
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Albertina, Bettina, or Christina.
- teens
-
noun,
Archaic. suffering; grief.
- temin
-
noun,
Howard M(artin) 1934–94, U.S. virologist: Nobel Prize in medicine 1975.
- metr-
-
- Temne
-
noun,
a member of a people living mainly in Sierra Leone.
- crit.
-
- crime
-
noun,
an action or an instance of negligence that is deemed injurious to the public welfare or morals or to the interests of the state and that is legally prohibited.
- teams
-
noun,
a number of persons forming one of the sides in a game or contest:
- crim.
-
- cries
-
noun,
the act or sound of crying; any loud utterance or exclamation; a shout, scream, or wail.
- tines
-
noun,
a sharp, projecting point or prong, as of a fork.
- Crete
-
noun,
Formerly Candia. a Greek island in the Mediterranean, SE of mainland Greece. 3235 sq. mi. (8380 sq. km). Capital: Canea.
- crest
-
noun,
the highest part of a hill or mountain range; summit.
- creme
-
noun,
cream.
- tinea
-
noun,
any of several skin diseases caused by fungi; ringworm.
- Asine
-
noun,
an ancient town in S Greece, on the Gulf of Argolis.
- Crees
-
noun,
a member of a North American Indian people of Ontario, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, and Montana.
- cream
-
noun,
the fatty part of milk, which rises to the surface when the liquid is allowed to stand unless homogenized.
- crate
-
noun,
a slatted wooden box or framework for packing, shopping, or storing fruit, furniture, glassware, crockery, etc.
- 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.
- Crane
-
noun,
any large wading bird of the family Gruidae, characterized by long legs, bill, and neck and an elevated hind toe.
- earns
-
verb (used with object),
to gain or get in return for one's labor or service:
- eaten
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- tenet
-
noun,
any opinion, principle, doctrine, dogma, etc., especially one held as true by members of a profession, group, or movement.
- Tamis
-
noun,
a worsted cloth mesh constructed in open weave and having a corded face, used as a sieve or strainer.
- Taine
-
noun,
Hippolyte Adolphe [ee-paw-leet a-dawlf] /i pɔˈlit aˈdɔlf/ (Show IPA), 1828–93, French literary critic and historian.
- tains
-
noun,
a thin tin plate.
- ERICA
-
noun,
any of numerous low-growing evergreen shrubs or small trees belonging to the genus Erica, of the heath family, including several species of heather.
- taint
-
noun,
a trace of something bad, offensive, or harmful.
- erect
-
adjective,
upright in position or posture:
- erase
-
verb (used with object),
to rub or scrape out, as letters or characters written, engraved, etc.; efface.
- Aries
-
noun,
Astronomy. the Ram, a zodiacal constellation between Pisces and Taurus.
- arise
-
verb (used without object),
to get up from sitting, lying, or kneeling; rise:
- tires
-
noun,
British Dialect. fatigue.
- entia
-
noun,
plural of ens.
- Armen
-
- tames
-
adjective,
changed from the wild or savage state; domesticated:
- enema
-
noun,
the injection of a fluid into the rectum to cause a bowel movement.
- enate
-
noun,
a person related on one's mother's side.
Compare agnate, cognate.
- tater
-
noun,
potato.
- enact
-
verb (used with object),
to make into an act or statute:
- Tanis
-
noun,
an ancient city in Lower Egypt, in the Nile delta.
- armet
-
noun,
a completely enclosed helmet having a visor and hinged cheek pieces fastened under the chin.
- emits
-
verb (used with object),
to send forth (liquid, light, heat, sound, particles, etc.); discharge.
- emirs
-
noun,
a chieftain, prince, commander, or head of state in some Islamic countries.
- Tiran
-
noun,
Strait of, a navigable waterway between the N Red Sea and the Gulf of Aqaba.
- tints
-
noun,
a color or a variety of a color; hue.
- tares
-
noun,
any of various vetches, especially Vicia sativa.
- Tarim
-
noun,
a river in NW China, in Xinjiang Uygur region. About 1300 miles (2090 km) long.
- Tarne
-
noun,
(in the Iliad) Sardis.
- tarns
-
noun,
a small mountain lake or pool, especially one in a cirque.
- tarts
-
noun,
a small pie filled with cooked fruit or other sweetened preparation, usually having no top crust.
- taste
-
noun,
the act of tasting food or drink.
- crams
-
noun,
Informal. the act of cramming for an examination.
- tenia
-
noun,
taenia.
- tacts
-
noun,
a keen sense of what to say or do to avoid giving offense; skill in dealing with difficult or delicate situations.
- carse
-
noun,
bottom land.
- cains
-
noun,
Scot. and Irish English. rent paid in kind, especially a percentage of a farm crop.
- cairn
-
noun,
a heap of stones set up as a landmark, monument, tombstone, etc.
- Terni
-
noun,
a city in central Italy.
- Cates
-
noun,
a choice food;delicacy; dainty.
- cater
-
verb (used with object),
to provide food and service for:
- caste
-
noun,
Sociology.
an endogamous and hereditary social group limited to persons of the same rank, occupation, economic position, etc., and having mores distinguishing it from other such groups.
any rigid system of social distinctions.
- cames
-
noun,
a slender, grooved bar of lead for holding together the pieces of glass in windows of latticework or stained glass.
- terne
-
noun,
terne metal.
- camis
-
noun,
camisole (def 1).
- term.
-
- carts
-
noun,
a heavy two-wheeled vehicle, commonly without springs, drawn by mules, oxen, or the like, used for the conveyance of heavy goods.
- Carte
-
noun,
(italics) French. menu; bill of fare.
Compare à la carte.
- carns
-
noun,
cairn.
- terce
-
noun,
tierce (def 3).
- terna
-
noun,
a list of three names submitted to the pope as recommended to fill a vacant bishopric or benefice.
- carne
-
noun,
Marcel [mahr-sel;; French mar-sel] /mɑrˈsɛl;; French marˈsɛl/ (Show IPA), 1909–1996, French film director.
- caner
-
noun,
a person who works with cane, especially one who produces canework for chairs.
- canes
-
noun,
a stick or short staff used to assist one in walking; walking stick.
- Carme
-
noun,
a small natural satellite of the planet Jupiter.
- Carin
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Carie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Caroline.
- caret
-
noun,
a mark (‸) made in written or printed matter to show the place where something is to be inserted.
- cares
-
noun,
a state of mind in which one is troubled; worry, anxiety, or concern:
- Caren
-
noun,
a female given name.
- canst
-
noun,
a sealed container for food, beverages, etc., as of aluminum, sheet iron coated with tin, or other metal:
- Cant.
-
- 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.
- cease
-
noun,
cessation:
- caine
-
noun,
(Sir Thomas Henry) Hall, 1853–1931, English novelist.
- timer
-
noun,
a person or thing that times.
- cesta
-
noun,
a narrow, curved basket fitted on one end to a wooden handle with a glovelike compartment at the base, for catching and throwing the ball.
- aster
-
noun,
any composite plant of the genus Aster, having rays varying from white or pink to blue around a yellow disk.
- cites
-
noun,
citation (defs 7, 8).
- astir
-
adjective,
moving or stirring, especially with much activity or excitement:
- 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.
- astr.
-
- cires
-
noun,
a brilliant, highly glazed surface produced on fabrics by subjecting them to a wax, heat, and calendering treatment.
- tense
-
noun,
a category of verbal inflection that serves chiefly to specify the time of the action or state expressed by the verb.
- cines
-
noun,
a film; motion picture.
- cine-
-
- cetin
-
noun,
a white, crystalline, water-insoluble fat, C 32 H 64 O 2 , obtained from spermaceti by extraction with ether: used chiefly as an emulsive agent in the manufacture of pharmaceuticals and cosmetics and as a base in the manufacture of candles and soaps.
- cetes
-
noun,
a number of badgers together.
- tents
-
noun,
a portable shelter of skins, canvas, plastic, or the like, supported by one or more poles or a frame and often secured by ropes fastened to pegs in the ground.
- Cesti
-
noun,
Marcantonio [mahr-kahn-taw-nyaw] /ˌmɑr kɑnˈtɔ nyɔ/ (Show IPA), 1623–69, Italian composer.
- cert.
-
- 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.
- tera-
-
- ceria
-
noun,
a white-to-yellow, heavy powder, cerium dioxide, CeO 2 , usually derived from cerium nitrate by decomposition with heat: used chiefly in ceramics, glass polishing, and decolorizing.
- Ceres
-
noun,
a pre-Roman goddess of agriculture under whose name the Romans adopted the worship of the Greek goddess Demeter.
- Terai
-
noun,
a marshy lowland area in N India and S Nepal, between the Ganges and the foothills of the Himalayas.
- ceras
-
noun,
(in prescriptions) wax.
- Ceram
-
noun,
an island of the Moluccas in Indonesia, W of New Guinea. 7191 sq. mi. (18,625 sq. km).
- cents
-
noun,
a bronze coin of the U.S., the 100th part of a U.S. dollar: made of steel during part of 1943. Symbol: ¢.
- Attic
-
noun,
the part of a building, especially of a house, directly under a roof; garret.
- testa
-
noun,
the outer, usually hard, integument or coat of a seed.
- terse
-
adjective,
neatly or effectively concise; brief and pithy, as language.
- cent.
-
- cense
-
verb (used with object),
to burn incense near or in front of; perfume with incense.
- Cenis
-
noun,
Mont, a mountain pass between SE France and Italy, in the Alps. 6834 feet (2083 meters) high.
- ERISA
-
noun,
Employee Retirement Income Security Act.
- 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.
- stane
-
noun, adjective, adverb, verb (used with object),
stone.
- Stein
-
noun,
a mug, usually earthenware, especially for beer.
- iters
-
noun,
a canal or passage.
- steer
-
noun,
Informal. a suggestion about a course of action; tip:
- smear
-
noun,
an oily, greasy, viscous, or wet substance, especially a dab of such a substance.
- amine
-
noun,
any of a class of compounds derived from ammonia by replacement of one or more hydrogen atoms with organic groups.
- Smart
-
noun,
a sharp local pain, usually superficial, as from a wound, blow, or sting.
- anime
-
noun,
a Japanese style of motion-picture animation, characterized by highly stylized, colorful art, futuristic settings, violence, and sexuality.
- stat.
-
- IATSE
-
- anti-
-
- antes
-
noun,
Poker. a fixed but arbitrary stake put into the pot by each player before the deal.
- sitar
-
noun,
a lute of India with a small, pear-shaped body and a long, broad, fretted neck.
- 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.
- Stent
-
noun,
Medicine/Medical. a small, expandable tube used for inserting in a blocked vessel or other part.
- stair
-
noun,
one of a flight or series of steps for going from one level to another, as in a building.
- Siren
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. one of several sea nymphs, part woman and part bird, who lure mariners to destruction by their seductive singing.
- macer
-
noun,
macebearer.
- maces
-
noun,
a clublike armor-breaking weapon of war, often with a flanged or spiked metal head, used chiefly in the Middle Ages.
- ster.
-
- inset
-
noun,
something inserted; insert.
- Steen
-
noun,
Jan [yahn] /yɑn/ (Show IPA), 1626–79, Dutch painter.
- stain
-
noun,
a discoloration produced by foreign matter having penetrated into or chemically reacted with a material; a spot not easily removed.
- anim.
-
- sneer
-
noun,
a look or expression of derision, scorn, or contempt.
- State
-
noun,
the condition of a person or thing, as with respect to circumstances or attributes:
- inert
-
adjective,
having no inherent power of action, motion, or resistance (opposed to active):
- Srta.
-
- anis-
-
- anise
-
noun,
a Mediterranean plant, Pimpinella anisum, of the parsley family, having loose umbrels of small yellowish-white flowers that yield aniseed.
- incr.
-
- incas
-
noun,
a member of any of the dominant groups of South American Indian peoples who established an empire in Peru prior to the Spanish conquest.
- titre
-
noun,
titer.
- snare
-
noun,
a device, often consisting of a noose, for capturing small game.
- trait
-
noun,
a distinguishing characteristic or quality, especially of one's personal nature:
- smite
-
Idioms,
smite hip and thigh. hip1 (def 9).
- cants
-
noun,
insincere, especially conventional expressions of enthusiasm for high ideals, goodness, or piety.
- train
-
noun,
Railroads. a self-propelled, connected group of rolling stock.
- Isere
-
noun,
a river in SE France, flowing from the Alps to the Rhone River. 150 miles (240 km) long.
- steam
-
noun,
water in the form of an invisible gas or vapor.
- amirs
-
noun,
emir.
- Imena
-
noun,
a female given name: from an Arabic word meaning “faith.”.
- ante-
-
- inst.
-
- Stern
-
noun,
the after part of a vessel (often opposed to stem).
- siree
-
noun,
sirree.
- Trace
-
noun,
a surviving mark, sign, or evidence of the former existence, influence, or action of some agent or event; vestige:
- irate
-
adjective,
angry; enraged:
- arces
-
noun,
a daughter of Thaumas and the sister of Iris and the Harpies. Zeus took away her wings when she aided the Titans in their war against him.
- manit
-
noun,
man-minute.
- manse
-
noun,
the house and land occupied by a minister or parson.
- stare
-
noun,
a staring gaze; a fixed look with the eyes wide open:
- stria
-
noun,
a slight or narrow furrow, ridge, stripe, or streak, especially one of a number in parallel arrangement:
- Siena
-
noun,
a city in Tuscany, in central Italy, S of Florence: cathedral.
- Arete
-
noun,
the aggregate of qualities, as valor and virtue, making up good character.
- marcs
-
noun,
the grapes contained in the wine press and the residue, as skins and pips, remaining after the juice is expressed.
- taces
-
noun,
tasset.
- Iran.
-
- tacet
-
verb (imperative),
be silent (directing an instrument or voice not to play or sing).
- 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.
- Ernie
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Ernest.
- Marie
-
noun,
(Marie Alexandra Victoria of Saxe-Coburg) 1875–1938, queen of Romania 1914–27.
- ernes
-
noun,
sea eagle.
- Marin
-
noun,
John, 1870–1953, U.S. painter and etcher.
- tacit
-
adjective,
understood without being openly expressed; implied:
- Irene
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. one of the Horae, the personification of peace.
- antic
-
noun,
Usually, antics.
a playful trick or prank; caper.
a grotesque, fantastic, or ludicrous gesture, act, or posture.
- manic
-
adjective,
pertaining to or affected by mania.
- start
-
noun,
a beginning of an action, journey, etc.
- antis
-
noun,
a person who is opposed to a particular practice, party, policy, action, etc.
- mains
-
noun,
the main or home farm of a manor, as where the ownerlives; manse.
- stint
-
noun,
a period of time spent doing something:
- etnas
-
noun,
Mount, an active volcano in E Sicily. 10,758 feet (3280 meters).
- stime
-
noun,
the smallest bit; a drop, taste, or glimpse.
- 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.
- intr.
-
- maist
-
adjective, noun, adverb,
most.
- since
-
adverb,
from then till now (often preceded by ever):
- amin-
-
- T-man
-
noun,
a special investigator of the Department of the Treasury.
- Manet
-
noun,
Édouard [ey-dwar] /eɪˈdwar/ (Show IPA), 1832–83, French painter.
- simar
-
noun,
Also, cymar. a loose, lightweight jacket or robe for women, fashionable in the 17th and 18th centuries.
- antre
-
noun,
a cavern; cave.
- ancre
-
adjective,
having the end of each limb divided and carved outward like the flukes of an anchor; moline:
- titer
-
noun,
the strength of a solution as determined by titration with a standard substance.
- Ester
-
noun,
a compound produced by the reaction between an acid and an alcohol with the elimination of a molecule of water, as ethyl acetate, C 4 H 8 O 2 , or dimethyl sulfate, C 2 H 6 SO 4 .
- mairs
-
adjective, noun, adverb,
more.
- ter.
-
- Seri
-
noun,
a member of an American Indian people of western Sonora state, Mexico, on the Gulf of California.
- Stan
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Stanley.
- 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:
- tent
-
noun,
a portable shelter of skins, canvas, plastic, or the like, supported by one or more poles or a frame and often secured by ropes fastened to pegs in the ground.
- rete
-
noun,
a pierced plate on an astrolabe, having projections whose points correspond to the fixed stars.
- tens
-
noun,
a self-operated portable device used to treat chronic pain by sending electrical impulses through electrodes placed over the painful area.
- SRAM
-
- tri-
-
- Sra.
-
- 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.
- tram
-
noun,
British. a streetcar.
- reit
-
noun,
real-estate investment trust.
- Sian
-
noun,
Older Spelling. Xian.
- sice
-
noun,
syce.
- 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.
- tsar
-
noun,
czar.
- sett
-
noun,
Also called pitcher. a small, rectangular paving stone.
- tRNA
-
- 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.
- Sina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- trit
-
- sire
-
noun,
the male parent of a quadruped.
- tics
-
noun,
Pathology.
a sudden, spasmodic, painless, involuntary muscular contraction, as of the face.
tic douloureux.
- rems
-
noun,
the quantity of ionizing radiation whose biological effect is equal to that produced by one roentgen of x-rays.
- Rena
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Marina.
- SITA
-
noun,
(in the Ramayana) the wife of Ramachandra, abducted by Ravana and later rescued.
- Sere
-
noun,
the series of stages in an ecological succession.
- site
-
noun,
the position or location of a town, building, etc., especially as to its environment:
- Test
-
noun,
the means by which the presence, quality, or genuineness of anything is determined; a means of trial.
- 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.
- tete
-
noun,
a city in W Mozambique, on the Zambezi River.
- tets
-
noun,
the Vietnamese New Year celebration, occurring during the first seven days of the first month of the lunar calendar.
- snit
-
noun,
an agitated or irritated state.
- 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.
- Rise
-
noun,
an act or instance of rising.
- 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.
- tars
-
noun,
any of various dark-colored viscid products obtained by the destructive distillation of certain organic substances, as coal or wood.
- Stir
-
noun,
the act of stirring or moving.
- scr.
-
- SIAM
-
noun,
former name of Thailand (def 1).
- sci.
-
- Tarn
-
noun,
a small mountain lake or pool, especially one in a cirque.
- stet
-
verb (used with object),
to mark (a manuscript, printer's proof, etc.) with the word “stet” or with dots as a direction to let cancelled material remain.
- tart
-
noun,
a small pie filled with cooked fruit or other sweetened preparation, usually having no top crust.
- str.
-
- Tasm
-
- scar
-
noun,
a mark left by a healed wound, sore, or burn.
- Tate
-
noun,
Sir Henry, 1819–99, English merchant and philanthropist: founder of an art gallery (Tate Gallery) in London, England.
- SCAN
-
noun,
an act or instance of scanning; close examination.
- scam
-
noun,
a confidence game or other fraudulent scheme, especially for making a quick profit; swindle.
- 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.
- tats
-
verb (used with or without object),
to do, or make by, tatting.
- 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.
- sati
-
noun,
a Hindu practice whereby a widow immolates herself on the funeral pyre of her husband: now abolished by law.
- 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.
- tact
-
noun,
a keen sense of what to say or do to avoid giving offense; skill in dealing with difficult or delicate situations.
- tain
-
noun,
a thin tin plate.
- Seen
-
verb,
past participle of see1 .
- sec.
-
- Tame
-
adjective,
changed from the wild or savage state; domesticated:
- Tace
-
noun,
tasset.
- seer
-
noun,
a person who sees; observer.
- Tit.
-
- tire
-
noun,
British Dialect. fatigue.
- sear
-
noun,
a mark or scar made by searing.
- Sem.
-
- Sean
-
noun,
a male given name, form of John.
- tret
-
noun,
(formerly) an allowance for waste, after deduction for tare.
- Tams
-
noun,
tam-o'-shanter.
- Tane
-
noun,
a Polynesian god of fertility.
- seme
-
adjective,
covered with many small, identical figures.
- team
-
noun,
a number of persons forming one of the sides in a game or contest:
- Tree
-
noun,
a plant having a permanently woody main stem or trunk, ordinarily growing to a considerable height, and usually developing branches at some distance from the ground.
- 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.
- Rina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- rite
-
noun,
a formal or ceremonial act or procedure prescribed or customary in religious or other solemn use:
- RITA
-
noun,
the Vedic concept of cosmic and social order.
- rit.
-
- Seem
-
verb (used without object),
to appear to be, feel, do, etc.:
- Tine
-
noun,
a sharp, projecting point or prong, as of a fork.
- RISC
-
noun,
reduced instruction set computer: a computer whose central processing unit recognizes a relatively small number of instructions, which it can execute very rapidly.
- TINA
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Tena
-
noun,
Koyukon.
- 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).
- tits
-
noun,
a titmouse.
- Rima
-
noun,
a female given name.
- trim
-
noun,
the condition, order, or fitness of a person or thing for action, work, use, etc.
- Rice
-
noun,
the starchy seeds or grain of an annual marsh grass, Oryza sativa, cultivated in warm climates and used for food.
- RIAS
-
noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- Star
-
noun,
any of the heavenly bodies, except the moon, appearing as fixed luminous points in the sky at night.
- RNAS
-
- sain
-
verb (used with object),
to make the sign of the cross on, as for protection against evil influences.
- 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.
- teen
-
noun,
Archaic. suffering; grief.
- 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.
- teas
-
noun,
the dried and prepared leaves of a shrub, Camellia sinensis, from which a somewhat bitter, aromatic beverage is prepared by infusion in hot water.
- teat
-
noun,
the protuberance on the breast or udder in female mammals, except the monotremes, through which the milk ducts discharge; nipple or mammilla.
- tint
-
noun,
a color or a variety of a color; hue.
- teem
-
verb (used with object),
Obsolete. to produce (offspring).
- sene
-
noun,
a bronze coin and monetary unit of Western Samoa, the 100th part of a tala.
- Tees
-
noun,
a river in N England, flowing E along the boundary between Durham and Yorkshire to the North Sea. 70 miles (113 km) long.
- Sera
-
noun,
a plural of serum.
- sane
-
noun,
a private nationwide organization in the U.S., established in 1957, that opposes nuclear testing and advocates international peace.
- sent
-
noun,
a coin of Estonia until the euro was adopted, the 100th part of a kroon.
- Sami
-
noun,
Lapp.
- Ste.
-
- same
-
Idioms,
all the same,
notwithstanding; nevertheless:
of no difference; immaterial:
- Sam.
-
- ten.
-
- Tare
-
noun,
any of various vetches, especially Vicia sativa.
- 1080
-
- Reis
-
plural noun,
a former money of account of Portugal and Brazil.
- cane
-
noun,
a stick or short staff used to assist one in walking; walking stick.
- MARS
-
noun,
the ancient Roman god of war and agriculture, identified with the Greek god Ares.
- 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.
- cams
-
noun,
Machinery. a disk or cylinder having an irregular form such that its motion, usually rotary, gives to a part or parts in contact with it a specific rocking or reciprocating motion.
- Mare
-
noun,
a fully mature female horse or other equine animal.
- MARC
-
noun,
the grapes contained in the wine press and the residue, as skins and pips, remaining after the juice is expressed.
- Mar.
-
- Mani
-
noun,
Manes.
- Can.
-
- 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.
- Man.
-
- Mair
-
adjective, noun, adverb,
more.
- Main
-
noun,
a principal pipe or duct in a system used to distribute water, gas, etc.
- maes
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Mary.
- macs
-
noun,
fellow; bud (a familiar term of address to a man or boy whose name is not known to the speaker).
- Mart
-
noun,
market; trading center; trade center.
- Mace
-
noun,
a clublike armor-breaking weapon of war, often with a flanged or spiked metal head, used chiefly in the Middle Ages.
- Mac-
-
- 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.
- CARE
-
noun,
a state of mind in which one is troubled; worry, anxiety, or concern:
- 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.
- Carn
-
noun,
cairn.
- CART
-
noun,
a heavy two-wheeled vehicle, commonly without springs, drawn by mules, oxen, or the like, used for the conveyance of heavy goods.
- CASE
-
noun,
an instance of the occurrence, existence, etc., of something:
- cast
-
noun,
act of casting or throwing.
- cat.
-
- Cate
-
noun,
a choice food;delicacy; dainty.
- Catt
-
noun,
Carrie Chapman Lane, 1859–1947, U.S. leader in women's suffrage movements.
- iter
-
noun,
a canal or passage.
- item
-
noun,
a separate article or particular:
- Cami
-
noun,
camisole (def 1).
- Came
-
noun,
a slender, grooved bar of lead for holding together the pieces of glass in windows of latticework or stained glass.
- cees
-
noun,
the letter C.
- met.
-
- Aten
-
noun,
Aton.
- mint
-
noun,
any aromatic herb of the genus Mentha, having opposite leaves and small, whorled flowers, as the spearmint and peppermint.
Compare mint family.
- ates
-
- mins
-
noun,
a group of Chinese languages spoken in southeastern China, including Foochow and Fukienese.
- MiNE
-
noun,
an excavation made in the earth for the purpose of extracting ores, coal, precious stones, etc.
- Mina
-
noun,
an ancient unit of weight and value equal to the sixtieth part of a talent.
- atic
-
- min.
-
- mien
-
noun,
air, bearing, or demeanor, as showing character, feeling, etc.:
- MICE
-
noun,
plural of mouse.
- mica
-
noun,
any member of a group of minerals, hydrous silicates of aluminum with other bases, chiefly potassium, magnesium, iron, and lithium, that separate readily into thin, tough, often transparent, and usually elastic laminae; isinglass.
- Mic.
-
- mias
-
plural,
missing in action.
- attn
-
- 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.
- MatE
-
noun,
a partner in marriage; spouse.
- mes-
-
- 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.
- mere
-
noun,
Chiefly British Dialect. a lake or pond.
- Merc
-
noun,
a mercenary soldier.
- ment
-
- men-
-
- 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.
- meet
-
noun,
an assembly, as of persons and hounds for a hunt or swimmers or runners for a race or series of races:
- Meer
-
noun,
Jan van der [yahn vahn der] /yɑn vɑn dɛr/ (Show IPA), Vermeer, Jan.
- meat
-
noun,
the flesh of animals as used for food.
- meas
-
- mear
-
noun,
mere3 .
- mean
-
noun,
Usually, means. (used with a singular or plural verb) an agency, instrument, or method used to attain an end:
- Cain
-
noun,
Scot. and Irish English. rent paid in kind, especially a percentage of a farm crop.
- 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.
- cen.
-
- mire
-
noun,
a tract or area of wet, swampy ground; bog; marsh.
- Erin
-
noun,
Literary. Ireland.
- ctr.
-
- Este
-
noun,
a city in NE Italy: medieval fortress; ancient Roman ruins.
- est.
-
- cts.
-
- esne
-
noun,
(in Anglo-Saxon England) a member of the lowest class; laborer.
- erst
-
adverb,
before the present time; formerly.
- Erse
-
noun,
Gaelic, especially Scottish Gaelic.
- EARN
-
verb (used with object),
to gain or get in return for one's labor or service:
- Erne
-
noun,
sea eagle.
- Erna
-
noun,
a female given name: from an Old English word meaning “eagle.”.
- Erma
-
noun,
a female given name.
- 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.
- Eris
-
noun,
the ancient Greek goddess of discord and the sister of Ares: identified with the Roman goddess Discordia.
- Erie
-
noun,
Lake, a lake between the NE central United States and SE central Canada: the southernmost lake of the Great Lakes; Commodore Perry's defeat of the British in 1813. 239 miles (385 km) long; 9940 sq. mi. (25,745 sq. km).
- etc.
-
- Eric
-
noun,
Eric the Red.
- ease
-
noun,
freedom from labor, pain, or physical annoyance; tranquil rest; comfort:
- Ens.
-
- ence
-
- East
-
noun,
a cardinal point of the compass, 90° to the right of north. Abbreviation: E.
- enc.
-
- eats
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- 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.
- emic
-
adjective,
pertaining to or being a significant unit that functions in contrast with other units in a language or other system of behavior.
- emia
-
- EMet
-
- emes
-
noun,
friend.
- ect-
-
- ETAS
-
noun,
the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
- etic
-
adjective,
pertaining to or being the raw data of a language or other area of behavior, without considering the data as significant units functioning within a system.
- cene
-
- cit.
-
- cera
-
noun,
(in prescriptions) wax.
- CerE
-
noun,
a fleshy, membranous covering of the base of the upper mandible of a bird, especially a bird of prey or a parrot, through which the nostrils open.
- CERN
-
- cet-
-
- Ceta
-
noun,
Comprehensive Employment and Training Act.
- Cete
-
noun,
a number of badgers together.
- Isar
-
noun,
a river in central Europe, flowing NE from W Austria through S Germany to the Danube River. 215 miles (345 km) long.
- cir.
-
- cire
-
noun,
a brilliant, highly glazed surface produced on fabrics by subjecting them to a wax, heat, and calendering treatment.
- cis-
-
- Irma
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Erma.
- Ire.
-
- cist
-
noun,
a box or chest, especially for sacred utensils.
- IRAS
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- int.
-
- Etna
-
noun,
Mount, an active volcano in E Sicily. 10,758 feet (3280 meters).
- ins.
-
- cite
-
noun,
citation (defs 7, 8).
- Inca
-
noun,
a member of any of the dominant groups of South American Indian peoples who established an empire in Peru prior to the Spanish conquest.
- Inc.
-
- inae
-
- ices
-
noun,
the solid form of water, produced by freezing; frozen water.
- Ice.
-
- CRAM
-
noun,
Informal. the act of cramming for an examination.
- crat
-
- Cree
-
noun,
a member of a North American Indian people of Ontario, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, and Montana.
- Cres
-
- 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.
- ette
-
- Etta
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Henrietta.
- 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.
- mete
-
noun,
a limiting mark.
- mis-
-
- Amir
-
noun,
emir.
- nits
-
noun,
the egg of a parasitic insect, especially of a louse, often attached to a hair or a fiber of clothing.
- NIRA
-
- aits
-
noun,
a small island, especially in a river.
- 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.
- Nier
-
noun,
Alfred Otto Carl, 1911–1994, U.S. physicist.
- NICE
-
noun,
a port in and the capital of Alpes-Maritimes, in SE France, on the Mediterranean: resort.
- Amen
-
noun,
an utterance of the interjection “amen.”.
- Ames
-
noun,
a city in central Iowa.
- mise
-
noun,
a settlement or agreement.
- Amie
-
noun,
a female friend.
- 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.
- Amis
-
noun,
Kingsley, 1922–95, English novelist.
- airs
-
noun,
a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- Amri
-
noun,
Omri.
- amt.
-
- ance
-
- anes
-
adverb,
once.
- Neri
-
noun,
Saint Philip (Filippo Neri) 1515–95, Italian priest: founder of Congregation of the Oratory.
- neem
-
- neat
-
noun,
an animal of the genus Bos; a bovine, as a cow or ox.
- ANSI
-
- ant.
-
- NCTE
-
- NATS
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Nathan or Nathaniel.
- airt
-
noun,
a direction.
- Aire
-
- Nast
-
noun,
Thomas, 1840–1902, U.S. illustrator and cartoonist.
- Rais
-
noun,
Gilles de, Retz, Gilles de Laval, Baron de.
- Rees
-
noun,
reeve3 .
- recs
-
noun,
recreation.
- 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)
- rate
-
noun,
the amount of a charge or payment with reference to some basis of calculation:
- ARCS
-
noun,
Geometry. any unbroken part of the circumference of a circle or other curved line.
- rase
-
verb (used with object),
raze.
- rant
-
noun,
ranting, extravagant, or violent declamation.
- Rani
-
noun,
ranee.
- Acis
-
noun,
the lover of Galatea, killed by Polyphemus out of jealousy.
- rami
-
noun,
plural of ramus.
- acme
-
noun,
the highest point; summit; peak:
- 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).
- ains
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- acne
-
noun,
an inflammatory disease of the sebaceous glands, characterized by comedones and pimples, especially on the face, back, and chest, and, in severe cases, by cysts and nodules resulting in scarring.
- acr-
-
- RACE
-
noun,
a contest of speed, as in running, riding, driving, or sailing.
- Acre
-
noun,
a common measure of area: in the U.S. and U.K., 1 acre equals 4,840 square yards (4,047 square meters) or 0.405 hectare; 640 acres equals one square mile.
- ACTS
-
noun,
anything done, being done, or to be done; deed; performance:
- aer-
-
- aesc
-
noun,
ash2 (def 3).
- aet.
-
- NTIA
-
- AIME
-
- AIMS
-
noun,
the act of aiming or directing anything at or toward a particular point or target.
- Arce
-
noun,
a daughter of Thaumas and the sister of Iris and the Harpies. Zeus took away her wings when she aided the Titans in their war against him.
- amic
-
adjective,
of or relating to an amide or amine.
- Nasi
-
noun,
the head or president of the Sanhedrin.
- Mrs.
-
plural,
a title of respect prefixed to the surname or full name of a married woman:
- Aser
-
noun,
Asher (def 1).
- MSIE
-
- Asir
-
noun,
a district in SW Saudi Arabia.
- MSEE
-
- msec
-
- MSCE
-
- MSAE
-
- ASME
-
- mRNA
-
- asc-
-
- Asti
-
noun,
a city in the Piedmont region of Italy, S of Turin: center of wine-producing region.
- ASTM
-
- MNAS
-
- att.
-
- atm.
-
- mitt
-
noun,
Baseball.
a rounded glove with one internal section for the four fingers and another for the thumb and having the side next to the palm of the hand protected by a thick padding, used by catchers.
a somewhat similar glove but with less padding and having sections for the thumb and one or two fingers, used by first basemen. Compare baseball glove.
- 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.
- Mita
-
noun,
a colonial system in Peru by which the Spanish government required Indians to perform periodic forced labor, especially in the mines.
- 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.
- asci
-
noun,
plural of ascus.
- Eire
-
noun,
the Irish name of Ireland.
- Arne
-
noun,
Thomas Augustine, 1710–78, English composer of operas and songs.
- arms
-
noun,
the upper limb of the human body, especially the part extending from the shoulder to the wrist.
- art.
-
- narc
-
noun,
a government agent or detective charged with the enforcement of laws restricting the use of narcotics.
- ARIS
-
- arse
-
noun,
ass2 (defs 1, 2).
- Ares
-
noun,
the ancient Greek god of war, a son of Zeus and Hera, identified by the Romans with Mars.
- Arm.
-
- 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.
- Nair
-
noun,
a group of Hindu castes in the Kerala region of India.
- ARC
-
noun,
Geometry. any unbroken part of the circumference of a circle or other curved line.
- EAS
-
noun,
the Akkadian god of wisdom, the son of Apsu and father of Marduk: the counterpart of Enki.
- at.
-
- ATS
-
noun,
a money of account of Laos, the 100th part of a kip.
- Tim
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Timothy.
- ANC
-
- ast
-
- ean
-
- EAM
-
- ea.
-
- ETA
-
noun,
the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
- TEC
-
noun,
detective.
- tee
-
noun,
the letter T or t.
- ca.
-
- ACS
-
- ACT
-
noun,
anything done, being done, or to be done; deed; performance:
- tet
-
noun,
the Vietnamese New Year celebration, occurring during the first seven days of the first month of the lunar calendar.
- 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.
- ACE
-
noun,
a playing card or die marked with or having the value indicated by a single spot:
- ATC
-
- TAT
-
verb (used with or without object),
to do, or make by, tatting.
- TIA
-
- ECM
-
- TSR
-
noun,
a computer program with any of several ancillary functions, usually held resident in RAM for instant activation while one is using another program.
- TSI
-
- TSE
-
- TIC
-
noun,
Pathology.
a sudden, spasmodic, painless, involuntary muscular contraction, as of the face.
tic douloureux.
- ECA
-
- Am.
-
- ec-
-
- AEC
-
- ac-
-
- eat
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- an.
-
- Ar.
-
- TCA
-
- TCS
-
- 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.
- CAR
-
noun,
an automobile.
- ae.
-
- ctn
-
plural,
carton.
- cr.
-
- CIM
-
- ait
-
noun,
a small island, especially in a river.
- ASM
-
- ane
-
adjective, noun, pronoun,
one.
- AMC
-
- cs.
-
- TNT
-
- AME
-
- tr.
-
- ASI
-
- CIE
-
- 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.
- CIA
-
- AMI
-
noun,
a friend, especially a male friend.
- CEA
-
- ct.
-
- CAI
-
- ase
-
- tra
-
- CAM
-
noun,
Machinery. a disk or cylinder having an irregular form such that its motion, usually rotary, gives to a part or parts in contact with it a specific rocking or reciprocating motion.
- AMS
-
- ARS
-
- CAS
-
verb (used with or without object),
to call, as to call an animal toward one; urge forward by calling.
- cee
-
noun,
the letter C.
- CRT
-
- AES
-
noun,
any of various early forms of bronze or copper money used in ancient Rome.
Compare as2 (def 1).
- EEC
-
- cte
-
- CTA
-
- CST
-
- ASR
-
- AIC
-
- CSR
-
- ASN
-
- CRS
-
- ANI
-
noun,
any of several black, tropical American cuckoos of the genus Crotophaga, having a compressed, bladelike bill.
- ARE
-
noun,
a measure of surface area; 1 are is equal to1/100 (0.01) of a hectare (100 square meters or 119.6 square yards). Abbreviation: a.
- tin
-
noun,
Chemistry. a low-melting, malleable, ductile metallic element nearly approaching silver in color and luster: used in plating and in making alloys, tinfoil, and soft solders. Symbol: Sn; atomic weight: 118.69; atomic number: 50; specific gravity: 7.31 at 20°C.
- ans
-
noun,
the Sumerian god of heaven: the counterpart of the Akkadian Anu.
- Ain
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- TES
-
noun,
ti1 .
- AIR
-
noun,
a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- CNS
-
- CNM
-
- CMA
-
- AIM
-
noun,
the act of aiming or directing anything at or toward a particular point or target.
- TTS
-
- eir
-
- SAR
-
- Mt.
-
- sc.
-
- MTI
-
- mtn
-
- MTS
-
- nae
-
adverb,
no1 ; not.
- NAM
-
noun,
Vietnam.
- Nat
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Nathan or Nathaniel.
- MSN
-
- San
-
noun,
a member of a nomadic aboriginal people of southern Africa.
- ne-
-
- NEA
-
- NEC
-
- Nee
-
adjective,
born (placed after the name of a married woman to introduce her maiden name):
- NES
-
- SAE
-
- SAC
-
noun,
a baglike structure in an animal, plant, or fungus, as one containing fluid.
- MST
-
- MSI
-
- rte
-
- se-
-
- MI6
-
noun,
the government's secret intelligence service.
- MIE
-
- SEI
-
noun,
sei whale.
- See
-
noun,
the seat, center of authority, office, or jurisdiction of a bishop.
- CSA
-
- EIS
-
- MIT
-
- sea
-
noun,
the salt waters that cover the greater part of the earth's surface.
- MNA
-
- MSE
-
- MNE
-
- MNS
-
- Mr.
-
plural,
mister: a title of respect prefixed to a man's name or position:
- MRA
-
- SCM
-
- MRE
-
- MRI
-
- MSA
-
- RTS
-
- rt.
-
- mi.
-
- RAN
-
noun,
a sea goddess who drags down ships and drowns sailors: the wife of Aegir.
- Re.
-
- 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.
- 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.
- res
-
noun,
an object or thing; matter.
- RAS
-
noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- RAM
-
noun,
a male sheep.
- 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.
- RCA
-
- RCN
-
- RCT
-
- REA
-
- REC
-
noun,
recreation.
- Ree
-
noun,
reeve3 .
- REM
-
noun,
the quantity of ionizing radiation whose biological effect is equal to that produced by one roentgen of x-rays.
- RCS
-
- NSC
-
- RSE
-
- 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.
- RSA
-
- Rs.
-
- RNA
-
- RMC
-
- rm.
-
plural,
ream.
- NET
-
noun,
a bag or other contrivance of strong thread or cord worked into an open, meshed fabric, for catching fish, birds, or other animals:
- NIA
-
- NIC
-
noun,
a newly industrialized/industrializing country:
- rin
-
noun,
a money of account of Japan, the thousandth part of a yen or the tenth part of a sen.
- NSA
-
- nit
-
noun,
the egg of a parasitic insect, especially of a louse, often attached to a hair or a fiber of clothing.
- RIM
-
noun,
the outer edge, border, margin, or brink of something, especially of a circular object.
- NMI
-
- NMR
-
- nr.
-
- NRA
-
- NRC
-
- Ria
-
noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- MI5
-
noun,
the government's security and counterespionage service that works in liaison with Scotland Yard's Special Branch.
- MIR
-
noun,
a village commune of peasant farmers in prerevolutionary Russia.
- SEN
-
noun,
a money of account of Japan, the 100th part of a yen, now used only in certain quotations, as on foreign exchange.
- IRC
-
- ina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- ERE
-
preposition, conjunction,
before.
- TAM
-
noun,
tam-o'-shanter.
- ine
-
- Ir.
-
- ERA
-
noun,
a period of time marked by distinctive character, events, etc.:
- IRS
-
- ier
-
- Is.
-
noun,
(used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
- ISA
-
- ise
-
- ism
-
noun,
a distinctive doctrine, theory, system, or practice:
- Sta
-
- ISR
-
- in.
-
- ICA
-
noun,
Portuguese name of Putumayo.
- ene
-
- STM
-
- ESA
-
- Esc
-
- ERS
-
noun,
ervil.
- ese
-
- ESR
-
- TAE
-
preposition,
to.
- ETR
-
- IAS
-
- STI
-
- ETS
-
- Tai
-
noun,
any of several sparoid fishes of the Pacific Ocean, as Pagrus major (red tai) a food fish of Japan.
- ics
-
- IRA
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- Ia.
-
- ian
-
noun,
a male given name, Scottish form of John.
- SRI
-
noun,
a Hindu title of address prefixed to the name of a deity, holy person, etc.
- St.
-
- ERT
-
- TAR
-
noun,
any of various dark-colored viscid products obtained by the destructive distillation of certain organic substances, as coal or wood.
- SIT
-
verb,
(in prescriptions) may it be.
- MAE
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Mary.
- SIR
-
noun,
a respectful or formal term of address used to a man:
- Sin
-
noun,
transgression of divine law:
- EMR
-
- SIC
-
adverb,
so; thus: usually written parenthetically to denote that a word, phrase, passage, etc., that may appear strange or incorrect has been written intentionally or has been quoted verbatim: (sic).
- eme
-
noun,
friend.
- MSC
-
- mas
-
noun,
mother1 .
- 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.
- MCI
-
- MCR
-
- MEA
-
noun,
an acknowledgment of one's responsibility for a fault or error.
- MEC
-
noun,
a pimp; mack.
- 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).
- Tan
-
noun,
the brown color imparted to the skin by exposure to the sun or open air.
- 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.
- MS.
-
plural,
manuscript.
- EMT
-
- en-
-
- ist
-
- Sr.
-
- MIA
-
plural,
missing in action.
- ITC
-
- ite
-
- ITA
-
- EMS
-
noun,
the letter M, m.
- Mc-
-
- Me.
-
- SMA
-
- A.
-
noun,
Agnolo (di Cosimo di Mariano) [ah-nyaw-law dee kaw-zee-maw dee mah-ryah-naw] /ˈɑ nyɔ lɔ di ˈkɔ zi mɔ di mɑˈryɑ nɔ/ (Show IPA), 1502–72, Italian painter.
- TE
-
noun,
ti1 .
- RI
-
- AI
-
noun,
a three-toed sloth, Bradypus tridactylus, inhabiting forests of southern Venezuela, the Guianas, and northern Brazil, having a diet apparently restricted to the leaves of the trumpet-tree, and sounding a high-pitched cry when disturbed.
- t.
-
- RN
-
- TA
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- T1
-
- RC
-
- TT
-
- TC
-
- S.
-
- RA
-
noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- NI
-
- CE
-
- TI
-
noun,
the syllable for the seventh tone of a diatonic scale.
- SI
-
noun,
the syllable used for the seventh tone of a scale and sometimes for the tone B.
- MN
-
- MA
-
noun,
mother1 .
- M.
-
- SN
-
- IT
-
noun,
(in children's games) the player called upon to perform some task, as, in tag, the one who must catch the other players.
- N.
-
- NA
-
adverb,
no1 .
- NC
-
- TM
-
- R.
-
- TN
-
- SM
-
- SA
-
- CM
-
- i.
-
- et
-
verb,
a simple past tense of eat.
- NM
-
- E.
-
noun,
Edward (St. John) 1925–2000, U.S. writer and illustrator.
- ee
-
- EI
-
- er
-
interjection,
(used to express or represent a pause, hesitation, uncertainty, etc.).
- ic
-