Anagrams of Renaissance
Word Renaissance has
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- cesareans
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noun,
Also called Cesarean section, C-section. an operation by which a fetus is taken from the uterus by cutting through the walls of the abdomen and uterus.
- naissance
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noun,
a birth, an origination, or a growth, as that of a person, an organization, an idea, or a movement.
- canneries
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noun,
a factory where foodstuffs, as meat, fish, or fruit are canned.
- narceines
-
noun,
a narcotic alkaloid, C 23 H 27 NO 8 , occurring in opium and acting as a mild relaxant on smooth muscle.
- increases
-
noun,
growth or augmentation in numbers, size, strength, quality, etc.:
- incenses
-
noun,
an aromatic gum or other substance producing a sweet odor when burned, used in religious ceremonies, to enhance a mood, etc.
- Increase
-
noun,
growth or augmentation in numbers, size, strength, quality, etc.:
- narceine
-
noun,
a narcotic alkaloid, C 23 H 27 NO 8 , occurring in opium and acting as a mild relaxant on smooth muscle.
- Cesarean
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noun,
Also called Cesarean section, C-section. an operation by which a fetus is taken from the uterus by cutting through the walls of the abdomen and uterus.
- anserine
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adjective,
of or relating to the subfamily Anserinae, of the family Anatidae, comprising the true geese.
- ensnares
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verb (used with object),
to capture in, or involve as in, a snare:
- encaenia
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noun,
(used with a plural verb) festive ceremonies commemorating the founding of a city or the consecration of a church.
- crannies
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noun,
a small, narrow opening in a wall, rock, etc.; chink; crevice; fissure:
- arsenics
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- insnares
-
verb (used with object),
ensnare.
- acrasins
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noun,
a chemotactic substance, identical with cAMP, secreted by myxamebas of cellular slime molds and attracting other myxamebas to aggregate and form a pseudoplasmodium.
- Canaries
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noun,
any of several Old World finches of the genus Serinus, especially S. canaria (common canary) native to the Canary Islands and often kept as a pet, in the wild being greenish with brown streaks above and yellow below and in domesticated varieties usually bright yellow or pale yellow.
- sarcinas
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noun,
any of several spherical, saprophytic bacteria of the genus Sarcina, having a cuboidal cell arrangement.
- saracens
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noun,
History/Historical. a member of any of the nomadic tribes on the Syrian borders of the Roman Empire.
- Saarinen
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noun,
Eero [air-oh] /ˈɛər oʊ/ (Show IPA), 1910–61, U.S. architect, born in Finland.
- Canarese
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noun,
one of a Dravidian people living mainly in the state of Karnataka, in southwest India.
- Asnieres
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noun,
a city in N central France, near Paris.
- acarines
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noun,
any of numerous arachnids of the order Acarina, comprising the mites and ticks.
- cassena
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noun,
dahoon.
- siennas
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noun,
a ferruginous earth used as a yellowish-brown pigment (raw sienna) or, after roasting in a furnace, as a reddish-brown pigment (burnt sienna)
- careens
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noun,
a careening.
- caesars
-
noun,
Gaius [gey-uh s] /ˈgeɪ əs/ (Show IPA), (or Caius) [key-uh s] /ˈkeɪ əs/ (Show IPA), Julius, c100–44 b.c, Roman general, statesman, and historian.
- seiners
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noun,
a person who fishes with a seine.
- incense
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noun,
an aromatic gum or other substance producing a sweet odor when burned, used in religious ceremonies, to enhance a mood, etc.
- incases
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verb (used with object),
encase.
- carinas
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noun,
Zoology. a keellike part or ridge, especially a ridge of bone on the ventral side of the sternum of birds.
- Cairene
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noun,
a native or resident of Cairo, Egypt.
- canines
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noun,
a canid, or member of the dog family Canidae.
- secerns
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verb (used with object),
to discriminate or distinguish in thought.
- ensnare
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verb (used with object),
to capture in, or involve as in, a snare:
- encases
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verb (used with object),
to enclose in or as in a case:
- encinas
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noun,
the live oak, Quercus virginiana.
- cassina
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noun,
dahoon.
- carnies
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noun,
a person employed by a carnival.
- sereins
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noun,
fine rain falling after sunset from a sky in which no clouds are visible.
- creases
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noun,
a ridge or groove produced in anything by folding, heat, pressure, etc.; fold; furrow.
- arnicas
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noun,
any composite plant of the genus Arnica, having opposite leaves and yellow flower heads.
- caseins
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noun,
Biochemistry. a protein precipitated from milk, as by rennet, and forming the basis of cheese and certain plastics.
- serines
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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;
- arsines
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noun,
Also called arseniuretted hydrogen. a colorless, flammable, slightly water-soluble gas, AsH 3 , having a fetid, garliclike odor, used in chemical warfare.
- caserns
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noun,
a lodging for soldiers in a garrison town; barracks.
- Ascaris
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noun,
any parasitic roundworm of the genus Ascaris, found in the human small intestine and causing colic and diarrhea.
- sincere
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adjective,
free of deceit, hypocrisy, or falseness; earnest:
- cerises
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adjective, noun,
moderate to deep red.
- censers
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noun,
a container, usually covered, in which incense is burned, especially during religious services; thurible.
- insnare
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verb (used with object),
ensnare.
- senecas
-
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.
- seances
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noun,
a meeting in which a spiritualist attempts to communicate with the spirits of the dead.
- acarine
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noun,
any of numerous arachnids of the order Acarina, comprising the mites and ticks.
- Nicaean
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adjective,
Nicene.
- scanner
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noun,
a person or thing that scans.
- acrasin
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noun,
a chemotactic substance, identical with cAMP, secreted by myxamebas of cellular slime molds and attracting other myxamebas to aggregate and form a pseudoplasmodium.
- Screens
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noun,
a movable or fixed device, usually consisting of a covered frame, that provides shelter, serves as a partition, etc.
- Saracen
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noun,
History/Historical. a member of any of the nomadic tribes on the Syrian borders of the Roman Empire.
- Sarcina
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noun,
any of several spherical, saprophytic bacteria of the genus Sarcina, having a cuboidal cell arrangement.
- nancies
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noun,
a city in and the capital of Meurthe-et-Moselle, in NE France: battles 1477, 1914, 1944.
- ceases
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noun,
cessation:
- ranees
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noun,
the wife of a rajah.
- raises
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noun,
an increase in amount, as of wages:
- Cassia
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noun,
Also called cassia bark, Chinese cinnamon. a variety of cinnamon derived from the cassia-bark tree.
- Cassie
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noun,
huisache.
- sarees
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noun,
sari.
- cerias
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noun,
a white-to-yellow, heavy powder, cerium dioxide, CeO 2 , usually derived from cerium nitrate by decomposition with heat: used chiefly in ceramics, glass polishing, and decolorizing.
- censer
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noun,
a container, usually covered, in which incense is burned, especially during religious services; thurible.
- Racine
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noun,
Jean Baptiste [zhahn ba-teest] /ʒɑ̃ baˈtist/ (Show IPA), 1639–99, French dramatist.
- censes
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verb (used with object),
to burn incense near or in front of; perfume with incense.
- cerise
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adjective, noun,
moderate to deep red.
- Sarnen
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noun,
a town in and the capital of Obwalden, in central Switzerland, E of Bern.
- Sarnia
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noun,
a port in SE Ontario, in S Canada, on the S shore of Lake Huron, on the St. Clair River, across from Port Huron, Michigan.
- sarsen
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noun,
any of numerous large sandstone blocks or fragments found in south-central England, probably remnants of eroded Tertiary beds.
- Cesena
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noun,
a city in E central Italy.
- casern
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noun,
a lodging for soldiers in a garrison town; barracks.
- carses
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noun,
bottom land.
- casein
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noun,
Biochemistry. a protein precipitated from milk, as by rennet, and forming the basis of cheese and certain plastics.
- careen
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noun,
a careening.
- sanies
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noun,
a thin, often greenish, serous fluid that is discharged from ulcers, wounds, etc.
- canine
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noun,
a canid, or member of the dog family Canidae.
- sansei
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noun,
a grandchild of Japanese immigrants to the U.S. or Canada.
- Cannae
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noun,
an ancient town in SE Italy: Hannibal defeated the Romans here 216 b.c.
- cannas
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noun,
any of various tropical plants of the genus Canna, cultivated for their large, usually brightly colored leaves and showy flowers.
- rinses
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noun,
an act or instance of rinsing.
- canner
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noun,
a person who cans meat, fruit, etc., for preservation.
- Cannes
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noun,
a city in SE France, on the Mediterranean Sea: resort; annual film festival.
- Rennie
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noun,
John, 1761–1821, Scottish engineer.
- scares
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noun,
a sudden fright or alarm, especially with little or no reason.
- Rennes
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noun,
a city in and the capital of Ille-et-Vilaine, in NW France: former capital of Brittany; scene of trial of Alfred Dreyfus, 1899.
- caress
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noun,
an act or gesture expressing affection, as an embrace or kiss, especially a light stroking or touching.
- Carian
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noun,
a native or inhabitant of Caria.
- caries
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noun,
decay, as of bone or of plant tissue.
- renins
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noun,
a proteolytic enzyme secreted by the kidneys that is involved in the release of angiotensin.
- Carina
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noun,
Zoology. a keellike part or ridge, especially a ridge of bone on the ventral side of the sternum of birds.
- recess
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noun,
temporary withdrawal or cessation from the usual work or activity.
- sarans
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noun,
a thermoplastic copolymer of vinylidene chloride and usually small amounts of vinyl chloride or acrylonitrile: used as a fiber, for packaging, and for making acid-resistant pipe.
- serins
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noun,
a small finch, Serinus serinus, of Europe and northern Africa, closely related to the canary.
- Nicene
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adjective,
of or relating to Nicaea.
- Nissan
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noun,
Nisan.
- seiner
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noun,
a person who fishes with a seine.
- Nasser
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noun,
Gamal Abdel [guh-mahl ab-doo l,, juh-] /gəˈmɑl ˈæb dʊl,, dʒə-/ (Show IPA), 1918–70, Egyptian military and political leader: prime minister of Egypt 1954–56; president of Egypt 1956–58; president of the United Arab Republic 1958–70.
- erases
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verb (used with object),
to rub or scrape out, as letters or characters written, engraved, etc.; efface.
- caners
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noun,
a person who works with cane, especially one who produces canework for chairs.
- ericas
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noun,
any of numerous low-growing evergreen shrubs or small trees belonging to the genus Erica, of the heath family, including several species of heather.
- Seneca
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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.
- Esenin
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noun,
Sergey Aleksandrovich [Russian syir-gyey uh-lyi-ksahn-druh-vyich] /Russian syɪrˈgyeɪ ʌ lyɪˈksɑn drə vyɪtʃ/ (Show IPA), Yesenin, Sergey Aleksandrovich.
- seines
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noun,
a fishing net that hangs vertically in the water, having floats at the upper edge and sinkers at the lower.
- NASCAR
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noun,
National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing.
- inanes
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noun,
something that is empty or void, especially the void of infinite space.
- Sennar
-
noun,
a region in the E Sudan between the White and Blue Nile rivers, S of Khartoum: a former kingdom.
- incase
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verb (used with object),
encase.
- nances
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noun,
Offensive. an effeminate male.
- screes
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noun,
a steep mass of detritus on the side of a mountain.
- nacres
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noun,
mother-of-pearl.
- scries
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verb (used without object),
to use divination to discover hidden knowledge or future events, especially by means of a crystal ball.
- seance
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noun,
a meeting in which a spiritualist attempts to communicate with the spirits of the dead.
- secern
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verb (used with object),
to discriminate or distinguish in thought.
- Inness
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noun,
George, 1825–94, and his son George, 1854–1926, U.S. painters.
- insane
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adjective,
not sane; not of sound mind; mentally deranged.
- screen
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noun,
a movable or fixed device, usually consisting of a covered frame, that provides shelter, serves as a partition, etc.
- Neisse
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noun,
a river in N Europe, flowing N from the NW Czech Republic along part of the boundary between Germany and Poland to the Oder River. 145 miles (233 km) long.
- serine
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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;
- Nessie
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noun,
Loch Ness monster.
- Isaacs
-
noun,
Sir Isaac Alfred, 1855–1948, Australian jurist: governor general of Australia 1931–36.
- Crania
-
noun,
the skull of a vertebrate.
- crasis
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noun,
composition; constitution; makeup.
- Nicaea
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noun,
an ancient city in NW Asia Minor: Nicene Creed formulated here a.d.
- crease
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noun,
a ridge or groove produced in anything by folding, heat, pressure, etc.; fold; furrow.
- scenas
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noun,
an extended operatic vocal solo, usually including an aria and a recitative.
- series
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noun,
a group or a number of related or similar things, events, etc., arranged or occurring in temporal, spatial, or other order or succession; sequence.
- Serena
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noun,
a female given name.
- serais
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noun,
(in Eastern countries) a caravansary.
- Encina
-
noun,
the live oak, Quercus virginiana.
- seracs
-
noun,
a large irregularity of glacial ice, as a pinnacle found in glacial crevasses and formed by melting or movement of the ice.
- easier
-
noun,
a word formerly used in communications to represent the letter E.
- easies
-
noun,
a word formerly used in communications to represent the letter E.
- ecesis
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noun,
the establishment of an immigrant plant in a new environment.
- ecrase
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adjective,
(of leather) crushed to produce a grained effect.
- sennas
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noun,
any plant, shrub, or tree belonging to the genus Cassia, of the legume family, having pinnate leaves and large clusters of flowers.
- Nerine
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noun,
any of several bulbous plants belonging to the genus Nerine, of the amaryllis family, native to southern Africa, having funnel-shaped red, pink, or white flowers.
- encase
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verb (used with object),
to enclose in or as in a case:
- Nereis
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noun,
clamworm.
- saices
-
noun,
syce.
- serein
-
noun,
fine rain falling after sunset from a sky in which no clouds are visible.
- Ariane
-
noun,
Rocketry. a French-built, three-stage, liquid-propellant rocket for launching satellites into orbit around the earth.
- Caesar
-
noun,
Gaius [gey-uh s] /ˈgeɪ əs/ (Show IPA), (or Caius) [key-uh s] /ˈkeɪ əs/ (Show IPA), Julius, c100–44 b.c, Roman general, statesman, and historian.
- Sirena
-
noun,
a female given name.
- asians
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Asia, or a person of Asian descent.
- Sisera
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noun,
the commander of the Canaanite army of King Jabin: killed by Jael. Judges 4:17–22.
- sirees
-
noun,
sirree.
- Aeneas
-
noun,
a Trojan hero, the reputed ancestor of the Romans: protagonist of the Aeneid.
- anises
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noun,
a Mediterranean plant, Pimpinella anisum, of the parsley family, having loose umbrels of small yellowish-white flowers that yield aniseed.
- snares
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noun,
a device, often consisting of a noose, for capturing small game.
- arsine
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noun,
Also called arseniuretted hydrogen. a colorless, flammable, slightly water-soluble gas, AsH 3 , having a fetid, garliclike odor, used in chemical warfare.
- sneers
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noun,
a look or expression of derision, scorn, or contempt.
- sirens
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. one of several sea nymphs, part woman and part bird, who lure mariners to destruction by their seductive singing.
- arnica
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noun,
any composite plant of the genus Arnica, having opposite leaves and yellow flower heads.
- sienna
-
noun,
a ferruginous earth used as a yellowish-brown pigment (raw sienna) or, after roasting in a furnace, as a reddish-brown pigment (burnt sienna)
- arcane
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adjective,
known or understood by very few; mysterious; secret; obscure; esoteric:
- arsen-
-
- arecas
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noun,
any tropical Asian palm of the genus Areca, as the betel palm.
- arises
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verb (used without object),
to get up from sitting, lying, or kneeling; rise:
- Cairns
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noun,
a seaport in NE Australia.
- sinner
-
noun,
a person who sins; transgressor.
- ARENA
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noun,
the oval space in the center of a Roman amphitheater for gladiatorial combats or other performances.
- anise
-
noun,
a Mediterranean plant, Pimpinella anisum, of the parsley family, having loose umbrels of small yellowish-white flowers that yield aniseed.
- anis-
-
- Inner
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adjective,
situated within or farther within; interior:
- sensa
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noun,
plural of sensum.
- sense
-
noun,
any of the faculties, as sight, hearing, smell, taste, or touch, by which humans and animals perceive stimuli originating from outside or inside the body:
- anear
-
adverb, preposition,
near.
- Siren
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. one of several sea nymphs, part woman and part bird, who lure mariners to destruction by their seductive singing.
- Iran.
-
- arian
-
noun,
an adherent of Arianism.
- Irene
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. one of the Horae, the personification of peace.
- Sears
-
noun,
Richard Warren, 1863–1914, U.S. mail-order retailer.
- ancre
-
adjective,
having the end of each limb divided and carved outward like the flukes of an anchor; moline:
- Isaac
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noun,
a son of Abraham and Sarah, and father of Jacob. Gen. 21:1–4.
- serac
-
noun,
a large irregularity of glacial ice, as a pinnacle found in glacial crevasses and formed by melting or movement of the ice.
- Isere
-
noun,
a river in SE France, flowing from the Alps to the Rhone River. 150 miles (240 km) long.
- nacre
-
noun,
mother-of-pearl.
- incr.
-
- erase
-
verb (used with object),
to rub or scrape out, as letters or characters written, engraved, etc.; efface.
- annas
-
noun,
a former cupronickel coin of Pakistan, the 16th part of a rupee: last issued in 1960.
- Ennis
-
noun,
a town in N Texas.
- Senna
-
noun,
any plant, shrub, or tree belonging to the genus Cassia, of the legume family, having pinnate leaves and large clusters of flowers.
- 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.
- ERISA
-
noun,
Employee Retirement Income Security Act.
- ernes
-
noun,
sea eagle.
- Ernie
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Ernest.
- seise
-
verb (used with or without object),
Chiefly Law. seize.
- Arcas
-
noun,
a son of Zeus and Callisto, the ancestor of the Arcadians who was set among the stars with his mother as the Little Bear and the Great Bear respectively.
- Essen
-
noun,
a city in W Germany: the chief city of the Ruhr River valley.
- Ansar
-
noun,
the first inhabitants of Medina to accept Islam.
- Annie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Ann, Anna, or Anne.
- Seine
-
noun,
a fishing net that hangs vertically in the water, having floats at the upper edge and sinkers at the lower.
- seers
-
noun,
a person who sees; observer.
- 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.
- caner
-
noun,
a person who works with cane, especially one who produces canework for chairs.
- inane
-
noun,
something that is empty or void, especially the void of infinite space.
- Areca
-
noun,
any tropical Asian palm of the genus Areca, as the betel palm.
- siree
-
noun,
sirree.
- 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.
- Aisne
-
noun,
a river in N France, flowing NW and W to the Oise. 175 miles (280 km) long.
- Canea
-
noun,
a seaport on and the capital of Crete, on the W part.
- naira
-
noun,
a paper money and monetary unit of Nigeria, equal to 100 kobo: replaced the pound in 1973.
- Saran
-
noun,
a thermoplastic copolymer of vinylidene chloride and usually small amounts of vinyl chloride or acrylonitrile: used as a fiber, for packaging, and for making acid-resistant pipe.
- aceae
-
- raias
-
noun,
rayah.
- 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).
- raise
-
noun,
an increase in amount, as of wages:
- Saree
-
noun,
sari.
- Ranee
-
noun,
the wife of a rajah.
- ranis
-
noun,
ranee.
- acari
-
noun,
plural of acarus.
- rases
-
verb (used with object),
raze.
- sarc-
-
- 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.
- saris
-
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.
- Renan
-
noun,
Ernest [ur-nist;; French er-nest] /ˈɜr nɪst;; French ɛrˈnɛst/ (Show IPA), 1823–92, French philologist, historian, and critic.
- reni-
-
- renin
-
noun,
a proteolytic enzyme secreted by the kidneys that is involved in the release of angiotensin.
- 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.
- rices
-
noun,
the starchy seeds or grain of an annual marsh grass, Oryza sativa, cultivated in warm climates and used for food.
- rinse
-
noun,
an act or instance of rinsing.
- rises
-
noun,
an act or instance of rising.
- Sans.
-
- sanes
-
noun,
a private nationwide organization in the U.S., established in 1957, that opposes nuclear testing and advocates international peace.
- sains
-
verb (used with object),
to make the sign of the cross on, as for protection against evil influences.
- races
-
noun,
a contest of speed, as in running, riding, driving, or sailing.
- 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.
- Nairn
-
noun,
a historic county in N Scotland.
- Aeria
-
noun,
an area in the northern hemisphere of Mars.
- nanas
-
noun,
Chiefly Northeastern U.S. grandmother; grandma.
- arias
-
noun,
an air or melody.
- sires
-
noun,
the male parent of a quadruped.
- narcs
-
noun,
a government agent or detective charged with the enforcement of laws restricting the use of narcotics.
- nares
-
plural noun,
the nostrils or the nasal passages.
- Nasca
-
adjective,
Nazca.
- Aesir
-
noun,
the principal race of gods, led by Odin and living at Asgard.
- scree
-
noun,
a steep mass of detritus on the side of a mountain.
- nears
-
- aerie
-
noun,
the nest of a bird of prey, as an eagle or a hawk.
- aeri-
-
- sasin
-
noun,
blackbuck.
- scene
-
noun,
the place where some action or event occurs:
- scena
-
noun,
an extended operatic vocal solo, usually including an aria and a recitative.
- aecia
-
noun,
the fruiting body of rust fungi, which bears chainlike or stalked spores.
- snare
-
noun,
a device, often consisting of a noose, for capturing small game.
- niece
-
noun,
a daughter of a person's brother or sister.
- nines
-
noun,
a cardinal number, eight plus one.
- Nisan
-
noun,
the seventh month of the Jewish calendar.
- sneer
-
noun,
a look or expression of derision, scorn, or contempt.
- scare
-
noun,
a sudden fright or alarm, especially with little or no reason.
- scans
-
noun,
an act or instance of scanning; close examination.
- Nance
-
noun,
Offensive. an effeminate male.
- 30-30
-
- eases
-
noun,
freedom from labor, pain, or physical annoyance; tranquil rest; comfort:
- Ceres
-
noun,
a pre-Roman goddess of agriculture under whose name the Romans adopted the worship of the Greek goddess Demeter.
- ceras
-
noun,
(in prescriptions) wax.
- caine
-
noun,
(Sir Thomas Henry) Hall, 1853–1931, English novelist.
- cress
-
noun,
any of various plants of the mustard family, especially the watercress, having pungent-tasting leaves often used for salad and as a garnish.
- cires
-
noun,
a brilliant, highly glazed surface produced on fabrics by subjecting them to a wax, heat, and calendering treatment.
- Asser
-
noun,
Tobias [toh-bahy-uh s;; Dutch taw-bee-ahs] /toʊˈbaɪ əs;; Dutch tɔˈbi ɑs/ (Show IPA), 1838–1913, Dutch jurist and statesman: Nobel Peace Prize 1911.
- Sinas
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Crees
-
noun,
a member of a North American Indian people of Ontario, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, and Montana.
- assn.
-
- cases
-
noun,
an instance of the occurrence, existence, etc., of something:
- Sinan
-
noun,
1489?–1587, Turkish architect, especially of mosques.
- arses
-
noun,
ass2 (defs 1, 2).
- Caras
-
noun,
a female given name: from an Italian word meaning “dear one.”.
- Carie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Caroline.
- assai
-
noun,
any of several slender Brazilian palms of the genus Euterpe, especially E. edulis, a species bearing a purple fruit from which a beverage is made by infusion.
- casas
-
noun,
Bartolomé de las [bahr-taw-law-me th e lahs] /ˌbɑr tɔ lɔˈmɛ ðɛ lɑs/ (Show IPA), Las Casas, Bartolomé de.
- Sices
-
noun,
syce.
- 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.
- crass
-
adjective,
without refinement, delicacy, or sensitivity; gross; obtuse; stupid:
- Crane
-
noun,
any large wading bird of the family Gruidae, characterized by long legs, bill, and neck and an elevated hind toe.
- sines
-
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.
- Caren
-
noun,
a female given name.
- cares
-
noun,
a state of mind in which one is troubled; worry, anxiety, or concern:
- Carin
-
noun,
a female given name.
- ASEAN
-
- Caria
-
noun,
an ancient district in SW Asia Minor.
- cains
-
noun,
Scot. and Irish English. rent paid in kind, especially a percentage of a farm crop.
- carse
-
noun,
bottom land.
- cries
-
noun,
the act or sound of crying; any loud utterance or exclamation; a shout, scream, or wail.
- since
-
adverb,
from then till now (often preceded by ever):
- Arica
-
noun,
a seaport in N Chile.
- arsis
-
noun,
Music. the upward stroke in conducting; upbeat.
Compare thesis (def 4).
- cease
-
noun,
cessation:
- earns
-
verb (used with object),
to gain or get in return for one's labor or service:
- cine-
-
- Ceara
-
noun,
Fortaleza.
- Cenis
-
noun,
Mont, a mountain pass between SE France and Italy, in the Alps. 6834 feet (2083 meters) high.
- serai
-
noun,
(in Eastern countries) a caravansary.
- canes
-
noun,
a stick or short staff used to assist one in walking; walking stick.
- cense
-
verb (used with object),
to burn incense near or in front of; perfume with incense.
- Aries
-
noun,
Astronomy. the Ram, a zodiacal constellation between Pisces and Taurus.
- cines
-
noun,
a film; motion picture.
- saice
-
noun,
syce.
- carne
-
noun,
Marcel [mahr-sel;; French mar-sel] /mɑrˈsɛl;; French marˈsɛl/ (Show IPA), 1909–1996, French film director.
- Asine
-
noun,
an ancient town in S Greece, on the Gulf of Argolis.
- crine
-
noun,
hair; head of hair.
- serin
-
noun,
a small finch, Serinus serinus, of Europe and northern Africa, closely related to the canary.
- Seric
-
- cairn
-
noun,
a heap of stones set up as a landmark, monument, tombstone, etc.
- carns
-
noun,
cairn.
- Canna
-
noun,
any of various tropical plants of the genus Canna, cultivated for their large, usually brightly colored leaves and showy flowers.
- Seres
-
noun,
the series of stages in an ecological succession.
- arise
-
verb (used without object),
to get up from sitting, lying, or kneeling; rise:
- Asian
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Asia, or a person of Asian descent.
- Siena
-
noun,
a city in Tuscany, in central Italy, S of Florence: cathedral.
- 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.
- Casa
-
noun,
a house.
- NIRA
-
- scar
-
noun,
a mark left by a healed wound, sore, or burn.
- Nine
-
noun,
a cardinal number, eight plus one.
- ness
-
noun,
a headland; promontory; cape.
- Nina
-
noun,
girl; child.
- nene
-
noun,
a barred, gray-brown wild goose, Nesochen sandvicensis, native to Hawaii, where it is the state bird.
- Nasi
-
noun,
the head or president of the Sanhedrin.
- NCAA
-
- aesc
-
noun,
ash2 (def 3).
- Sian
-
noun,
Older Spelling. Xian.
- scr.
-
- sci.
-
- Asir
-
noun,
a district in SW Saudi Arabia.
- asis
-
- Nier
-
noun,
Alfred Otto Carl, 1911–1994, U.S. physicist.
- Neri
-
noun,
Saint Philip (Filippo Neri) 1515–95, Italian priest: founder of Congregation of the Oratory.
- Cass
-
noun,
Lewis, 1782–1866, U.S. statesman.
- aer-
-
- Sina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- NICE
-
noun,
a port in and the capital of Alpes-Maritimes, in SE France, on the Mediterranean: resort.
- asse
-
noun,
Cape fox.
- CASE
-
noun,
an instance of the occurrence, existence, etc., of something:
- SCAN
-
noun,
an act or instance of scanning; close examination.
- 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).
- SASE
-
- 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.
- Rena
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Marina.
- sice
-
noun,
syce.
- Cain
-
noun,
Scot. and Irish English. rent paid in kind, especially a percentage of a farm crop.
- ARCS
-
noun,
Geometry. any unbroken part of the circumference of a circle or other curved line.
- SARA
-
noun,
a member of a people of the Central African Republic.
- RIAS
-
noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- Rice
-
noun,
the starchy seeds or grain of an annual marsh grass, Oryza sativa, cultivated in warm climates and used for food.
- Rina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Rise
-
noun,
an act or instance of rising.
- Cara
-
noun,
a female given name: from an Italian word meaning “dear one.”.
- Can.
-
- RNAS
-
- Cana
-
noun,
an ancient town in N Israel, in Galilee: scene of Jesus' first miracle. John 2:1, 11.
- sane
-
noun,
a private nationwide organization in the U.S., established in 1957, that opposes nuclear testing and advocates international peace.
- Sais
-
noun,
an ancient city in N Egypt, on the Nile delta: an ancient capital of Lower Egypt.
- cane
-
noun,
a stick or short staff used to assist one in walking; walking stick.
- Saar
-
noun,
Also called Saar Basin. a coal-producing region in W Germany, in the Saar River valley: governed by the League of Nations 1919–35; returned to Germany 1935 as a result of a plebiscite; under French economic control following World War II until 1956.
- sain
-
verb (used with object),
to make the sign of the cross on, as for protection against evil influences.
- Sacs
-
noun,
a baglike structure in an animal, plant, or fungus, as one containing fluid.
- Reis
-
plural noun,
a former money of account of Portugal and Brazil.
- 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.
- acr-
-
- Rais
-
noun,
Gilles de, Retz, Gilles de Laval, Baron de.
- 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.
- Carn
-
noun,
cairn.
- RACE
-
noun,
a contest of speed, as in running, riding, driving, or sailing.
- ASSR
-
- Acis
-
noun,
the lover of Galatea, killed by Polyphemus out of jealousy.
- 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.
- Raia
-
noun,
rayah.
- cees
-
noun,
the letter C.
- acea
-
- Rees
-
noun,
reeve3 .
- sics
-
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).
- Rani
-
noun,
ranee.
- rasa
-
noun,
(in Hindu aesthetics) flavor, sentiment, or emotion: regarded as one of the fundamental qualities of classical music, dance, and poetry.
- rase
-
verb (used with object),
raze.
- Sra.
-
- CARE
-
noun,
a state of mind in which one is troubled; worry, anxiety, or concern:
- AAEE
-
- recs
-
noun,
recreation.
- sris
-
noun,
a Hindu title of address prefixed to the name of a deity, holy person, etc.
- NASA
-
noun,
National Aeronautics and Space Administration.
- cene
-
- cen.
-
- sees
-
noun,
the seat, center of authority, office, or jurisdiction of a bishop.
- Cree
-
noun,
a member of a North American Indian people of Ontario, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, and Montana.
- sire
-
noun,
the male parent of a quadruped.
- ESIS
-
- esne
-
noun,
(in Anglo-Saxon England) a member of the lowest class; laborer.
- seis
-
noun,
sei whale.
- ANSI
-
- esse
-
noun,
being; existence.
- Arne
-
noun,
Thomas Augustine, 1710–78, English composer of operas and songs.
- ansa
-
noun,
Archaeology. a looped handle, especially of a vase.
- IAEA
-
- Erse
-
noun,
Gaelic, especially Scottish Gaelic.
- arse
-
noun,
ass2 (defs 1, 2).
- iana
-
- seer
-
noun,
a person who sees; observer.
- Seen
-
verb,
past participle of see1 .
- Ice.
-
- Aiea
-
noun,
a town on S Oahu, in Hawaii.
- Secs
-
noun,
second2 (def 2).
- inae
-
- cis-
-
- sene
-
noun,
a bronze coin and monetary unit of Western Samoa, the 100th part of a tala.
- Aras
-
noun,
Also, Araks. Ancient Araxes. a river in SW Asia, flowing from E Turkey along part of the boundary between NW Iran and Armenia and Azerbaijan into the Kura River. About 660 miles (1065 km) long.
- 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.
- area
-
noun,
any particular extent of space or surface; part:
- 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.
- Sera
-
noun,
a plural of serum.
- Aria
-
noun,
an air or melody.
- EARN
-
verb (used with object),
to gain or get in return for one's labor or service:
- Eire
-
noun,
the Irish name of Ireland.
- Ares
-
noun,
the ancient Greek god of war, a son of Zeus and Hera, identified by the Romans with Mars.
- enc.
-
- Sere
-
noun,
the series of stages in an ecological succession.
- ence
-
- ARIS
-
- Cres
-
- Ens.
-
- 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.
- Seri
-
noun,
a member of an American Indian people of western Sonora state, Mexico, on the Gulf of California.
- arca
-
noun,
a chest for valuables, used in medieval Spain and Italy.
- Eric
-
noun,
Eric the Red.
- 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).
- Erin
-
noun,
Literary. Ireland.
- Eris
-
noun,
the ancient Greek goddess of discord and the sister of Ares: identified with the Roman goddess Discordia.
- Erna
-
noun,
a female given name: from an Old English word meaning “eagle.”.
- Erne
-
noun,
sea eagle.
- Inc.
-
- ices
-
noun,
the solid form of water, produced by freezing; frozen water.
- cire
-
noun,
a brilliant, highly glazed surface produced on fabrics by subjecting them to a wax, heat, and calendering treatment.
- cera
-
noun,
(in prescriptions) wax.
- Aser
-
noun,
Asher (def 1).
- ance
-
- Isar
-
noun,
a river in central Europe, flowing NE from W Austria through S Germany to the Danube River. 215 miles (345 km) long.
- 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.
- Sean
-
noun,
a male given name, form of John.
- Anne
-
noun,
1665–1714, queen of England 1702–14 (daughter of James II of England).
- SCSI
-
noun,
a standard for computer interface ports featuring faster data transmission and greater flexibility than normal ports.
- Anas
-
- NACA
-
- Nair
-
noun,
a group of Hindu castes in the Kerala region of India.
- asea
-
adjective, adverb,
to or toward the sea; seaward.
- Asia
-
noun,
a continent bounded by Europe and the Arctic, Pacific, and Indian oceans. About 16,000,000 sq. mi. (41,440,000 sq. km).
- airs
-
noun,
a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- Aire
-
- Nana
-
noun,
Chiefly Northeastern U.S. grandmother; grandma.
- ease
-
noun,
freedom from labor, pain, or physical annoyance; tranquil rest; comfort:
- ains
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- nane
-
pronoun, adverb, adjective,
none1 .
- Nara
-
noun,
a city on S Honshu, in central Japan: chief Buddhist center of ancient Japan; first capital of Japan a.d. 710–84.
- narc
-
noun,
a government agent or detective charged with the enforcement of laws restricting the use of narcotics.
- sirs
-
noun,
a respectful or formal term of address used to a man:
- sear
-
noun,
a mark or scar made by searing.
- ISSN
-
- Ire.
-
- asc-
-
- cir.
-
- Anna
-
noun,
a former cupronickel coin of Pakistan, the 16th part of a rupee: last issued in 1960.
- ann.
-
- sers
-
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).
- cess
-
noun,
British. a tax, assessment, or lien.
- 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.
- inns
-
noun,
a commercial establishment that provides lodging, food, etc., for the public, especially travelers; small hotel.
- ins.
-
- anes
-
adverb,
once.
- 1080
-
- asci
-
noun,
plural of ascus.
- CERN
-
- SEAS
-
noun,
the salt waters that cover the greater part of the earth's surface.
- IRAS
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- sec.
-
- SRS
-
- SSI
-
- SSA
-
- SES
-
noun,
the syllable used for the seventh tone of a scale and sometimes for the tone B.
- SSN
-
- sis
-
noun,
sister.
- 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).
- SEN
-
noun,
a money of account of Japan, the 100th part of a yen, now used only in certain quotations, as on foreign exchange.
- San
-
noun,
a member of a nomadic aboriginal people of southern Africa.
- Sin
-
noun,
transgression of divine law:
- SCS
-
- SIR
-
noun,
a respectful or formal term of address used to a man:
- Sr.
-
- See
-
noun,
the seat, center of authority, office, or jurisdiction of a bishop.
- SSE
-
- ss.
-
- sc.
-
- 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).
- SSC
-
- SEI
-
noun,
sei whale.
- sea
-
noun,
the salt waters that cover the greater part of the earth's surface.
- SRI
-
noun,
a Hindu title of address prefixed to the name of a deity, holy person, etc.
- se-
-
- SAR
-
- ina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- SAE
-
- EAA
-
- CAA
-
- CAI
-
- CAR
-
noun,
an automobile.
- CAS
-
verb (used with or without object),
to call, as to call an animal toward one; urge forward by calling.
- CEA
-
- cee
-
noun,
the letter C.
- CIA
-
- CIE
-
- CNN
-
- CNS
-
- CRS
-
- CSA
-
- CSR
-
- ea.
-
- ean
-
- cr.
-
- 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.
- EAS
-
noun,
the Akkadian god of wisdom, the son of Apsu and father of Marduk: the counterpart of Enki.
- ec-
-
- ECA
-
- EEC
-
- eir
-
- EIS
-
- en-
-
- ene
-
- ERA
-
noun,
a period of time marked by distinctive character, events, etc.:
- ERE
-
preposition, conjunction,
before.
- SAC
-
noun,
a baglike structure in an animal, plant, or fungus, as one containing fluid.
- ESA
-
- Esc
-
- cs.
-
- ca.
-
- ESR
-
- Ain
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- ac-
-
- AIA
-
- an.
-
- Ar.
-
- AAE
-
- Aar
-
- AAS
-
noun,
basaltic lava having a rough surface.
- ACE
-
noun,
a playing card or die marked with or having the value indicated by a single spot:
- ACS
-
- ae.
-
- AEA
-
- AEC
-
- AES
-
noun,
any of various early forms of bronze or copper money used in ancient Rome.
Compare as2 (def 1).
- AIC
-
- AIR
-
noun,
a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- ASS
-
noun,
a long-eared, slow, patient, sure-footed domesticated mammal, Equus asinus, related to the horse, used chiefly as a beast of burden.
- 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.
- ANC
-
- ane
-
adjective, noun, pronoun,
one.
- ANI
-
noun,
any of several black, tropical American cuckoos of the genus Crotophaga, having a compressed, bladelike bill.
- ans
-
noun,
the Sumerian god of heaven: the counterpart of the Akkadian Anu.
- ARA
-
noun,
the Altar, a southern constellation between Triangulum Australe and Scorpius.
- ARC
-
noun,
Geometry. any unbroken part of the circumference of a circle or other curved line.
- 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.
- ARS
-
- ASA
-
noun,
a king of Judah, 913?–873? b.c. I Kings 15:8–24.
- ase
-
- ASI
-
- ASN
-
- ASR
-
- ese
-
- ERS
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noun,
ervil.
- ess
-
noun,
the letter S, s.
- RAN
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noun,
a sea goddess who drags down ships and drowns sailors: the wife of Aegir.
- Nee
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adjective,
born (placed after the name of a married woman to introduce her maiden name):
- NES
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- NIA
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- NIC
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noun,
a newly industrialized/industrializing country:
- nr.
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- NRA
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- NRC
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- NSA
-
- NSC
-
- RCS
-
- Re.
-
- Rae
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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.
- RAS
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noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- NEA
-
- RCA
-
- RCN
-
- REA
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- REC
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noun,
recreation.
- Ree
-
noun,
reeve3 .
- res
-
noun,
an object or thing; matter.
- Ria
-
noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- rin
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noun,
a money of account of Japan, the thousandth part of a yen or the tenth part of a sen.
- RNA
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- Rs.
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- RSA
-
- RSE
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- RSS
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- SAA
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- NEC
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- NNE
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- SSR
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- ine
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- ne-
-
- Is.
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noun,
(used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
- IRS
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- IRC
-
- Ir.
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- INN
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noun,
a commercial establishment that provides lodging, food, etc., for the public, especially travelers; small hotel.
- in.
-
- ISR
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- ier
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- ICA
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noun,
Portuguese name of Putumayo.
- IAS
-
- ian
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noun,
a male given name, Scottish form of John.
- Ia.
-
- IRA
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noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- ics
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- ise
-
- ISA
-
- Nan
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noun,
naan.
- nae
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adverb,
no1 ; not.
- NAA
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- RN
-
- i.
-
- A.
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noun,
Agnolo (di Cosimo di Mariano) [ah-nyaw-law dee kaw-zee-maw dee mah-ryah-naw] /ˈɑ nyɔ lɔ di ˈkɔ zi mɔ di mɑˈryɑ nɔ/ (Show IPA), 1502–72, Italian painter.
- ic
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- AI
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noun,
a three-toed sloth, Bradypus tridactylus, inhabiting forests of southern Venezuela, the Guianas, and northern Brazil, having a diet apparently restricted to the leaves of the trumpet-tree, and sounding a high-pitched cry when disturbed.
- SA
-
- S.
-
- AA
-
noun,
basaltic lava having a rough surface.
- NI
-
- CE
-
- RI
-
- NC
-
- NA
-
adverb,
no1 .
- N.
-
- SN
-
- E.
-
noun,
Edward (St. John) 1925–2000, U.S. writer and illustrator.
- ee
-
- R.
-
- RA
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noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- RC
-
- EI
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- er
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interjection,
(used to express or represent a pause, hesitation, uncertainty, etc.).
- SI
-
noun,
the syllable used for the seventh tone of a scale and sometimes for the tone B.