Anagrams of resection
Word resection has
2 exact anagrams and 659 other words
that can be made by using the letters of resection.
- neoterics
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noun,
a new or modern writer, thinker, etc.
- secretion
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noun,
(in a cell or gland) the act or process of separating, elaborating, and releasing a substance that fulfills some function within the organism or undergoes excretion.
- erection
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noun,
the act of erecting.
- serotine
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noun,
a small Eurasian brown bat, Eptesicus serotinus.
- 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:
- seicento
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noun,
the 17th century, with reference to the Italian art or literature of that period.
- neoteric
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noun,
a new or modern writer, thinker, etc.
- esoteric
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adjective,
understood by or meant for only the select few who have special knowledge or interest; recondite:
- secretin
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noun,
a polypeptide hormone, produced in the small intestine, that activates the pancreas to secrete pancreatic juice.
- coesite
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noun,
a rare form of silicon dioxide, a denser polymorph of quartz, originally synthesized from quartz at high temperatures and pressures: later discovered in nature.
- entries
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noun,
an act of entering; entrance.
- entires
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noun,
Archaic. the whole; entirety.
- sterno-
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- entices
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verb (used with object),
to lead on by exciting hope or desire; allure; inveigle:
- entero-
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- cistern
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noun,
a reservoir, tank, or container for storing or holding water or other liquid.
- cistron
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noun,
a segment of DNA that encodes for the formation of a specific polypeptide chain; a structural gene.
- 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.
- notices
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noun,
an announcement or intimation of something impending; warning:
- citrons
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noun,
a pale-yellow fruit resembling the lemon but larger and with thicker rind, borne by a small tree or large bush, Citrus medica, allied to the lemon and lime.
- tenrecs
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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.
- encores
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noun,
a demand, as by applause, for a repetition of a song, act, etc., or for a performance of a number or piece additional to those on a program, or for a reappearance by the performers, as at the end of a concert, recital, etc.
- trienes
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noun,
any compound containing three double bonds.
- noetics
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noun,
the science of the intellect or of pure thought; reasoning.
- necrose
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verb (used with or without object),
to affect or be affected with necrosis.
- coterie
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noun,
a group of people who associate closely.
- crinose
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adjective,
hairy.
- stereo-
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- cronies
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noun,
a close friend or companion; chum.
- recites
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verb (used with object),
to repeat the words of, as from memory, especially in a formal manner:
- conster
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verb (used with or without object),
construe.
- constr.
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- norites
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noun,
a granular igneous rock consisting of a mix of light and dark minerals, the former being calcic plagioclase feldspars, and the latter orthorhombic pyroxenes.
- 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.
- screeno
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noun,
(sometimes initial capital letter) (formerly) bingo played in a movie theater.
- section
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noun,
a part that is cut off or separated.
- cornets
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noun,
Music. a valved wind instrument of the trumpet family.
- cretins
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noun,
a person suffering from cretinism.
- enteric
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noun,
enterics, Bacteriology. enterobacteria.
- Steiner
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noun,
Jakob [yah-kawp] /ˈyɑ kɔp/ (Show IPA), 1796–1863, Swiss mathematician.
- centri-
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- centro-
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- tierces
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noun,
an old measure of capacity equivalent to one third of a pipe, or 42 wine gallons.
- cenotes
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noun,
a deep natural well or sinkhole, especially in Central America, formed by the collapse of surface limestone that exposes ground water underneath, and sometimes used by the ancient Mayans for sacrificial offerings.
- 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.
- erotics
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noun,
an erotic poem.
- Oriente
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noun,
a region in Ecuador, E of the Andes: the border long disputed by Peru.
- estrone
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noun,
Biochemistry. an estrogenic hormone, C 18 H 22 O 2 , produced by the ovarian follicles and found during pregnancy in urine and placental tissue.
- orients
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noun,
the Orient,
the countries of Asia, especially East Asia.
(formerly) the countries to the E of the Mediterranean.
- orceins
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noun,
a red dye, the principal coloring matter of cudbear and orchil, obtained by oxidizing an ammoniacal solution of orcinol.
- Ericson
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noun,
Leif [leef;; Icelandic leyv] /lif;; Icelandic leɪv/ (Show IPA), flourished a.d. c1000, Norse mariner: according to Icelandic saga, discoverer of Vinland (son of Eric the Red).
- sincere
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adjective,
free of deceit, hypocrisy, or falseness; earnest:
- instr.
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- Nestor
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noun,
the oldest and wisest of the Greeks in the Trojan War and a king of Pylos.
- Estrin
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noun,
estrone.
- treens
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noun,
treenware.
- Scoter
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noun,
any of the large diving ducks of the genus Melanitta, inhabiting northern parts of the Northern Hemisphere.
- Ecorse
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noun,
a city in SE Michigan, near Detroit.
- inter.
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- Nereis
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noun,
clamworm.
- 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.
- erects
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adjective,
upright in position or posture:
- secern
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verb (used with object),
to discriminate or distinguish in thought.
- trices
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noun,
a very short time; an instant:
- triene
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noun,
any compound containing three double bonds.
- triens
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noun,
a copper coin of ancient Rome, issued during the Republic, a third part of an as.
- insert
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noun,
something inserted or to be inserted.
- insect
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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.
- crones
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noun,
a withered, witchlike old woman.
- niters
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noun,
potassium nitrate.
- soiree
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noun,
an evening party or social gathering, especially one held for a particular purpose:
- cretin
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noun,
a person suffering from cretinism.
- toe-in
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noun,
the slight forward convergence given to the front wheels of an automobile to improve steering qualities.
- nitres
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noun,
niter.
- Tocsin
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noun,
a signal, especially of alarm, sounded on a bell or bells.
- cteno-
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- Tories
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noun,
a member of the Conservative Party in Great Britain or Canada.
- inters
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verb (used with object),
to place (a dead body) in a grave or tomb; bury.
- secret
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noun,
something that is or is kept secret, hidden, or concealed.
- ternes
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noun,
terne metal.
- terces
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noun,
tierce (def 3).
- rentes
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noun,
revenue or income, or the instrument evidencing a right to such periodic receipts.
- resect
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verb (used with object),
to do a resection on.
- irones
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noun,
a colorless liquid of isomeric, unsaturated ketones, C 14 H 22 O, obtained from orris root: used in perfumery for its odor of violets.
- Ernest
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noun,
a male given name: from an Old English word meaning “vigor, intent.”.
- entire
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noun,
Archaic. the whole; entirety.
- resent
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verb (used with object),
to feel or show displeasure or indignation at (a person, act, remark, etc.) from a sense of injury or insult.
- entice
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verb (used with object),
to lead on by exciting hope or desire; allure; inveigle:
- enters
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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:
- erotic
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noun,
an erotic poem.
- enter-
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- intro.
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- tensor
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noun,
Anatomy. a muscle that stretches or tightens some part of the body.
- tierce
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noun,
an old measure of capacity equivalent to one third of a pipe, or 42 wine gallons.
- Enrico
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noun,
a male given name: Italian form of Henry.
- Enesco
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noun,
Georges [zhawrzh] /ʒɔrʒ/ (Show IPA), 1881–1955, Romanian violinist, composer, and conductor: teacher of Yehudi Menuhin.
- toners
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noun,
a person or thing that tones.
- encore
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noun,
a demand, as by applause, for a repetition of a song, act, etc., or for a performance of a number or piece additional to those on a program, or for a reappearance by the performers, as at the end of a concert, recital, etc.
- escent
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- tenrec
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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.
- escort
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noun,
a group of persons, or a single person, accompanying another or others for protection, guidance, or courtesy:
- necro-
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- Reston
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noun,
James (Barrett) ("Scotty") 1909–1995, U.S. journalist, born in Scotland.
- intros
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noun,
an introduction.
- nitro-
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- oscine
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noun,
an oscine bird.
- incest
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noun,
sexual intercourse between closely related persons.
- 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;
- seiner
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noun,
a person who fishes with a seine.
- trines
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noun,
a set or group of three; triad.
- C-note
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noun,
See C (def 11).
- notice
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noun,
an announcement or intimation of something impending; warning:
- Citron
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noun,
a pale-yellow fruit resembling the lemon but larger and with thicker rind, borne by a small tree or large bush, Citrus medica, allied to the lemon and lime.
- Senior
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noun,
a person who is older than another.
- Strine
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noun,
Australian English.
- sortie
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noun,
a rapid movement of troops from a besieged place to attack the besiegers.
- stoner
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noun,
Slang. a person who is habitually high on drugs, especially marijuana, or alcohol; a person who is usually stoned.
- serein
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noun,
fine rain falling after sunset from a sky in which no clouds are visible.
- steric
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adjective,
of or relating to the spatial relationships of atoms in a molecule.
- certes
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adverb,
certainly; in truth.
- cerise
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adjective, noun,
moderate to deep red.
- steno-
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- triose
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noun,
a monosaccharide that has three atoms of carbon.
- sinter
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noun,
siliceous or calcareous matter deposited by springs, as that formed around the vent of a geyser.
- orcein
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noun,
a red dye, the principal coloring matter of cudbear and orchil, obtained by oxidizing an ammoniacal solution of orcinol.
- Centre
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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.
- centr-
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- centos
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noun,
a piece of writing, especially a poem, composed wholly of quotations from the works of other authors.
- centi-
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- Center
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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.
- censor
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noun,
an official who examines books, plays, news reports, motion pictures, radio and television programs, letters, cablegrams, etc., for the purpose of suppressing parts deemed objectionable on moral, political, military, or other grounds.
- censer
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noun,
a container, usually covered, in which incense is burned, especially during religious services; thurible.
- cenote
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noun,
a deep natural well or sinkhole, especially in Central America, formed by the collapse of surface limestone that exposes ground water underneath, and sometimes used by the ancient Mayans for sacrificial offerings.
- Orense
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noun,
a city in N Spain, NW of Madrid.
- Orient
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noun,
the Orient,
the countries of Asia, especially East Asia.
(formerly) the countries to the E of the Mediterranean.
- Osetic
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adjective, noun,
Ossetic.
- set-in
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adjective,
made separately and placed within another unit.
- trones
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noun,
a large pair of scales, a spring balance, or other weighing device located in a town or marketplace to weigh goods and merchandise.
- Recent
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noun,
Also called Holocene. (initial capital letter) Geology. the Recent Epoch or Series.
- Sterne
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noun,
Laurence, 1713–68, English clergyman and novelist.
- conies
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noun,
the fur of a rabbit, especially when dyed to simulate Hudson seal.
- norite
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noun,
a granular igneous rock consisting of a mix of light and dark minerals, the former being calcic plagioclase feldspars, and the latter orthorhombic pyroxenes.
- recite
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verb (used with object),
to repeat the words of, as from memory, especially in a formal manner:
- Noetic
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adjective,
of or relating to the mind.
- corset
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noun,
Sometimes, corsets. a close-fitting undergarment, stiffened with whalebone or similar material and often capable of being tightened by lacing, enclosing the trunk: worn, especially by women, to shape and support the body; stays.
- sector
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noun,
Geometry. a plane figure bounded by two radii and the included arc of a circle.
- Cortes
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noun,
(in Spain or Portugal) the two houses constituting the national legislative body.
- recti-
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- noctis
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adjective,
(in prescriptions) of the night.
- COSINE
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noun,
Trigonometry.
(in a right triangle) the ratio of the side adjacent to a given angle to the hypotenuse.
the sine of the complement of a given angle or arc. Abbreviation: cos.
- nocti-
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- recons
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noun,
reconnaissance.
- Coster
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noun,
costermonger.
- CORNET
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noun,
Music. a valved wind instrument of the trumpet family.
- rectos
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- contr.
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- contes
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plural,
Trademark. a brand of crayon made of graphite and clay, usually in black, red, or brown.
- rinse
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noun,
an act or instance of rinsing.
- rect.
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- incor
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- reset
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noun,
an act or instance of setting again.
- Irene
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noun,
Classical Mythology. one of the Horae, the personification of peace.
- incr.
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- tines
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noun,
a sharp, projecting point or prong, as of a fork.
- resin
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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.
- resit
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noun,
a test or examination that is retaken.
- Niort
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noun,
a city in and the capital of Deux-Sèvres, in W France.
- inert
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adjective,
having no inherent power of action, motion, or resistance (opposed to active):
- Stein
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noun,
a mug, usually earthenware, especially for beer.
- rices
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noun,
the starchy seeds or grain of an annual marsh grass, Oryza sativa, cultivated in warm climates and used for food.
- inst.
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- tiers
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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.
- noct-
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- ornis
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noun,
an avifauna.
- osier
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noun,
any of various willows, as the red osier, having tough, flexible twigs or branches that are used for wickerwork.
- Niter
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noun,
potassium nitrate.
- intr.
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- inset
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noun,
something inserted; insert.
- irone
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noun,
a colorless liquid of isomeric, unsaturated ketones, C 14 H 22 O, obtained from orris root: used in perfumery for its odor of violets.
- nitr-
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- nitre
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noun,
niter.
- ornes
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noun,
a department in NW France. 2372 sq. mi. (6145 sq. km). Capital: Alençon.
- Irons
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noun,
Jeremy (John) born 1948, English actor.
- ontic
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adjective,
possessing the character of real rather than phenomenal existence; noumenal.
- tense
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noun,
a category of verbal inflection that serves chiefly to specify the time of the action or state expressed by the verb.
- Stoic
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noun,
a member or adherent of the Stoic school of philosophy.
- Stone
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noun,
the hard substance, formed of mineral matter, of which rocks consist.
- store
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noun,
an establishment where merchandise is sold, usually on a retail basis.
- reins
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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.
- rente
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noun,
revenue or income, or the instrument evidencing a right to such periodic receipts.
- RECON
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noun,
reconnaissance.
- teno-
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- sotie
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noun,
a satirical and topical comedy employing actors dressed in traditional fool's costume, popular in France during the late Middle Ages, and often used as a curtain raiser to mystery and morality plays.
- nerts
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interjection,
nuts (def 1).
- reist
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verb (used without object),
reest2 .
- notes
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noun,
a brief record of something written down to assist the memory or for future reference.
- Norse
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noun,
(used with a plural verb) the Norwegians, especially the ancient Norwegians.
- Recit
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- tenor
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noun,
the course of thought or meaning that runs through something written or spoken; purport; drift.
- reni-
-
- Soter
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noun,
Saint, pope a.d. 166?–175?.
- teens
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noun,
Archaic. suffering; grief.
- oste-
-
- noise
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noun,
sound, especially of a loud, harsh, or confused kind:
- onset
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noun,
a beginning or start:
- terse
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adjective,
neatly or effectively concise; brief and pithy, as language.
- terns
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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.
- ster.
-
- Isere
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noun,
a river in SE France, flowing from the Alps to the Rhone River. 150 miles (240 km) long.
- reest
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verb (used with object),
to cure, smoke, or dry (meat or fish).
- Terni
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noun,
a city in central Italy.
- terce
-
noun,
tierce (def 3).
- Stern
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noun,
the after part of a vessel (often opposed to stem).
- terne
-
noun,
terne metal.
- rents
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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.
- onces
-
noun,
a single occasion; one time only:
- Steen
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noun,
Jan [yahn] /yɑn/ (Show IPA), 1626–79, Dutch painter.
- iters
-
noun,
a canal or passage.
- niece
-
noun,
a daughter of a person's brother or sister.
- sonic
-
adjective,
of or relating to sound.
- since
-
adverb,
from then till now (often preceded by ever):
- riots
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noun,
a noisy, violent public disorder caused by a group or crowd of persons, as by a crowd protesting against another group, a government policy, etc., in the streets.
- cotes
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noun,
a shelter, coop, or small shed for sheep, pigs, pigeons, etc.
- Cons.
-
- Const
-
- cont.
-
- Conte
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noun,
count2 .
- cores
-
- corns
-
noun,
Also called Indian corn; especially technical and British, maize. a tall cereal plant, Zea mays, cultivated in many varieties, having a jointed, solid stem and bearing the grain, seeds, or kernels on large ears.
- Corse
-
noun,
corpse.
- Corti
-
noun,
Alfonso [al-fon-soh;; Italian ahl-fawn-saw] /ælˈfɒn soʊ;; Italian ɑlˈfɔn sɔ/ (Show IPA), 1822–76, Italian anatomist.
- trine
-
noun,
a set or group of three; triad.
- coset
-
noun,
a subset of a group, formed by the consistent operation of a given element of the group on the left or right of all the elements of a subgroup of the group.
- sect.
-
- tries
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noun,
plural of try.
- Crees
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noun,
a member of a North American Indian people of Ontario, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, and Montana.
- Seine
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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.
- Creon
-
noun,
a king of Thebes, the brother of Jocasta and the uncle of Eteocles, Polynices, and Antigone.
- crest
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noun,
the highest part of a hill or mountain range; summit.
- Crete
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noun,
Formerly Candia. a Greek island in the Mediterranean, SE of mainland Greece. 3235 sq. mi. (8380 sq. km). Capital: Canea.
- cries
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noun,
the act or sound of crying; any loud utterance or exclamation; a shout, scream, or wail.
- crine
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noun,
hair; head of hair.
- crit.
-
- crone
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noun,
a withered, witchlike old woman.
- trice
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noun,
a very short time; an instant:
- treen
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noun,
treenware.
- scree
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noun,
a steep mass of detritus on the side of a mountain.
- torsi
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noun,
a plural of torso.
- torse
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noun,
a wreath of twisted silks of two alternating tinctures, usually a metal and a color, depicted supporting a crest or coronet, often upon a helmet.
- econ.
-
- coirs
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noun,
the prepared fiber of the husk of the coconut fruit, used in making rope, matting, etc.
- coins
-
noun,
a piece of metal stamped and issued by the authority of a government for use as money.
- ecto-
-
- cero-
-
- 30-30
-
- Seton
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noun,
a thread or the like inserted beneath the skin to provide drainage or to guide subsequent passage of a tube.
- trone
-
noun,
a large pair of scales, a spring balance, or other weighing device located in a town or marketplace to weigh goods and merchandise.
- trois
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noun,
the number 3.
- seti-
-
- sero-
-
- Cenis
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noun,
Mont, a mountain pass between SE France and Italy, in the Alps. 6834 feet (2083 meters) high.
- cense
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verb (used with object),
to burn incense near or in front of; perfume with incense.
- cent.
-
- CENTO
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noun,
a piece of writing, especially a poem, composed wholly of quotations from the works of other authors.
- 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: ¢.
- Ceres
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noun,
a pre-Roman goddess of agriculture under whose name the Romans adopted the worship of the Greek goddess Demeter.
- serin
-
noun,
a small finch, Serinus serinus, of Europe and northern Africa, closely related to the canary.
- ceros
-
noun,
a large Atlantic and Gulf Coast mackerel game fish, Scomberomorus regalis.
- Sino-
-
- cert.
-
- Cesti
-
noun,
Marcantonio [mahr-kahn-taw-nyaw] /ˌmɑr kɑnˈtɔ nyɔ/ (Show IPA), 1623–69, Italian composer.
- Seric
-
- cetes
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noun,
a number of badgers together.
- 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.
- trios
-
noun,
a musical composition for three voices or instruments.
- cine-
-
- cines
-
noun,
a film; motion picture.
- cions
-
noun,
scion (def 2).
- senti
-
noun,
a monetary unit of Tanzania, the 100th part of a shilling; cent.
- cires
-
noun,
a brilliant, highly glazed surface produced on fabrics by subjecting them to a wax, heat, and calendering treatment.
- senor
-
noun,
a Spanish term of address equivalent to sir or Mr., used alone or capitalized and prefixed to the name of a man. Abbreviation: Sr.
- cites
-
noun,
citation (defs 7, 8).
- Scot.
-
- 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.
- scorn
-
noun,
open or unqualified contempt; disdain:
- snore
-
noun,
the act, instance, or sound of snoring.
- erect
-
adjective,
upright in position or posture:
- sito-
-
- sneer
-
noun,
a look or expression of derision, scorn, or contempt.
- ernes
-
noun,
sea eagle.
- Ernie
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Ernest.
- steer
-
noun,
Informal. a suggestion about a course of action; tip:
- erose
-
adjective,
uneven, as if gnawed away.
- tones
-
noun,
any sound considered with reference to its quality, pitch, strength, source, etc.:
- toner
-
noun,
a person or thing that tones.
- rosin
-
noun,
Chemistry. the yellowish to amber, translucent, hard, brittle, fragmented resin left after distilling the oil of turpentine from the crude oleoresin of the pine: used chiefly in making varnishes, varnish and paint driers, printing inks, and for rubbing on the bows of such string instruments as the violin.
- eosin
-
noun,
Also called bromeosin, tetrabromofluorescein. a red, crystalline, water-insoluble solid, C 20 H 8 Br 4 O 5 , derived from fluorescein by bromination: used chiefly as an acid dye for dyeing silk a rose red color and as a histological stain.
- Rosie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Rose.
- roset
-
noun,
resin; rosin.
- 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 .
- estoc
-
noun,
a thrusting sword of the 13th–17th centuries having a long, narrow blade of rectangular section.
- snort
-
noun,
the act or sound of snorting.
- toise
-
noun,
an old French unit of length equivalent to 6.395 feet (1.949 meters).
- TIROS
-
noun,
one of a series of satellites for transmitting television pictures of the earth's cloud cover.
- tires
-
noun,
British Dialect. fatigue.
- icons
-
- tonic
-
noun,
a medicine that invigorates or strengthens:
- rotes
-
noun,
routine; a fixed, habitual, or mechanical course of procedure:
- 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.
- toric
-
adjective,
noting or pertaining to a lens with a surface forming a portion of a torus, used for eyeglasses and contact lenses that correct astigmatism.
- TORES
-
noun,
a torus.
- scene
-
noun,
the place where some action or event occurs:
- Ensor
-
noun,
James, 1860–1949, Belgian painter.
- Scone
-
noun,
a small, light, biscuitlike quick bread made of oatmeal, wheat flour, barley meal, or the like.
- ento-
-
- scion
-
noun,
a descendant.
- Siren
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. one of several sea nymphs, part woman and part bird, who lure mariners to destruction by their seductive singing.
- torcs
-
noun,
torque (def 4).
- score
-
noun,
the record of points or strokes made by the competitors in a game or match.
- scent
-
noun,
a distinctive odor, especially when agreeable:
- siree
-
noun,
sirree.
- riot
-
noun,
a noisy, violent public disorder caused by a group or crowd of persons, as by a crowd protesting against another group, a government policy, etc., in the streets.
- Seri
-
noun,
a member of an American Indian people of western Sonora state, Mexico, on the Gulf of California.
- 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.
- 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.
- ROSE
-
noun,
any of the wild or cultivated, usually prickly-stemmed, pinnate-leaved, showy-flowered shrubs of the genus Rosa.
Compare rose family.
- Rice
-
noun,
the starchy seeds or grain of an annual marsh grass, Oryza sativa, cultivated in warm climates and used for food.
- sci.
-
- rite
-
noun,
a formal or ceremonial act or procedure prescribed or customary in religious or other solemn use:
- snot
-
noun,
Vulgar. mucus from the nose.
- rocs
-
noun,
a bird of enormous size and strength.
- Reis
-
plural noun,
a former money of account of Portugal and Brazil.
- Ste.
-
- Rico
-
noun,
Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act: a U.S. law, enacted in 1970, allowing victims of organized crime to sue those responsible for punitive damages.
- scr.
-
- Sert
-
noun,
José María [haw-se mah-ree-ah] /hɔˈsɛ mɑˈri ɑ/ (Show IPA), 1876–1945, Spanish painter.
- rit.
-
- Rise
-
noun,
an act or instance of rising.
- 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.
- Osee
-
noun,
Hosea.
- rete
-
noun,
a pierced plate on an astrolabe, having projections whose points correspond to the fixed stars.
- Sere
-
noun,
the series of stages in an ecological succession.
- sone
-
noun,
a unit for measuring the loudness of sound, equal to the loudness of a sound that, in the judgment of a group of listeners, is equal to that of a 1000-cycle-per-second reference sound having an intensity of 40 decibels.
- reit
-
noun,
real-estate investment trust.
- Soni
-
- site
-
noun,
the position or location of a town, building, etc., especially as to its environment:
- recs
-
noun,
recreation.
- Sion
-
noun,
a town in and the capital of Valais, in SW Switzerland.
- Seen
-
verb,
past participle of see1 .
- seer
-
noun,
a person who sees; observer.
- snit
-
noun,
an agitated or irritated state.
- ROTS
-
noun,
the process of rotting.
- sire
-
noun,
the male parent of a quadruped.
- Roti
-
noun,
roast.
- 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.
- rote
-
noun,
routine; a fixed, habitual, or mechanical course of procedure:
- otic
-
adjective,
of or relating to the ear; auricular.
- sore
-
noun,
a sore spot or place on the body.
- sene
-
noun,
a bronze coin and monetary unit of Western Samoa, the 100th part of a tala.
- sori
-
noun,
plural of sorus.
- sort
-
noun,
a particular kind, species, variety, class, or group, distinguished by a common character or nature:
- rest
-
noun,
the refreshing quiet or repose of sleep:
- sent
-
noun,
a coin of Estonia until the euro was adopted, the 100th part of a kroon.
- ROTC
-
noun,
a body of students at some colleges and universities who are given training toward becoming officers in the armed forces. Abbreviation: ROTC, R.O.T.C.
- Reno
-
noun,
Informal. a renovation, as of a building or room.
- 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.
- Rees
-
noun,
reeve3 .
- Otis
-
noun,
Elisha Graves, 1811–61, U.S. inventor.
- sec.
-
- 1080
-
- orts
-
noun,
Usually, orts. a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
- torc
-
noun,
torque (def 4).
- 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.
- tors
-
noun,
a rocky pinnacle; a peak of a bare or rocky mountain or hill.
- eco-
-
- ect-
-
- torn
-
noun,
a drop of the saline, watery fluid continually secreted by the lacrimal glands between the surface of the eye and the eyelid, serving to moisten and lubricate these parts and keep them clear of foreign particles. Synonyms: teardrop.
- EEOC
-
- Eire
-
noun,
the Irish name of Ireland.
- Tori
-
noun,
plural of torus.
- enc.
-
- ence
-
- Tore
-
noun,
a torus.
- Enos
-
noun,
the son of Seth. Gen. 5:6.
- Ens.
-
- eons
-
noun,
an indefinitely long period of time; age.
- ctr.
-
- 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.
- Erne
-
noun,
sea eagle.
- Eros
-
noun,
the ancient Greek god of love, identified by the Romans with Cupid.
- Toni
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Antoinette or Antonia.
- Erse
-
noun,
Gaelic, especially Scottish Gaelic.
- erst
-
adverb,
before the present time; formerly.
- esne
-
noun,
(in Anglo-Saxon England) a member of the lowest class; laborer.
- eso-
-
- tone
-
noun,
any sound considered with reference to its quality, pitch, strength, source, etc.:
- est.
-
- Orne
-
noun,
a department in NW France. 2372 sq. mi. (6145 sq. km). Capital: Alençon.
- cts.
-
- tri-
-
- 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.
- cist
-
noun,
a box or chest, especially for sacred utensils.
- tron
-
- cees
-
noun,
the letter C.
- cen.
-
- cene
-
- 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-
-
- Cete
-
noun,
a number of badgers together.
- Ceto
-
- cion
-
noun,
scion (def 2).
- cir.
-
- cire
-
noun,
a brilliant, highly glazed surface produced on fabrics by subjecting them to a wax, heat, and calendering treatment.
- cis-
-
- cit.
-
- Cres
-
- cite
-
noun,
citation (defs 7, 8).
- Trio
-
noun,
a musical composition for three voices or instruments.
- coin
-
noun,
a piece of metal stamped and issued by the authority of a government for use as money.
- coir
-
noun,
the prepared fiber of the husk of the coconut fruit, used in making rope, matting, etc.
- Con.
-
- cone
-
noun,
Geometry.
a solid whose surface is generated by a line passing through a fixed point and a fixed plane curve not containing the point, consisting of two equal sections joined at a vertex.
a plane surface resembling the cross section of a solid cone.
- Cor.
-
- Cori
-
noun,
Carl Ferdinand, 1896–1984, and his wife, Gerty Theresa, 1896–1957, U.S. biochemists, born in Austria-Hungary: Nobel Prize in Medicine 1947.
- CORN
-
noun,
Also called Indian corn; especially technical and British, maize. a tall cereal plant, Zea mays, cultivated in many varieties, having a jointed, solid stem and bearing the grain, seeds, or kernels on large ears.
- Cort
-
- cose
-
verb (used without object),
coze.
- Cost
-
noun,
the price paid to acquire, produce, accomplish, or maintain anything:
- Cote
-
noun,
a shelter, coop, or small shed for sheep, pigs, pigeons, etc.
- Cree
-
noun,
a member of a North American Indian people of Ontario, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, and Montana.
- etc.
-
- Este
-
noun,
a city in NE Italy: medieval fortress; ancient Roman ruins.
- iron
-
noun,
Chemistry. a ductile, malleable, silver-white metallic element, scarcely known in a pure condition, but much used in its crude or impure carbon-containing forms for making tools, implements, machinery, etc. Symbol: Fe; atomic weight: 55.847; atomic number: 26; specific gravity: 7.86 at 20°C.
Compare cast iron, pig iron, steel, wrought iron.
- 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.
- tens
-
noun,
a self-operated portable device used to treat chronic pain by sending electrical impulses through electrodes placed over the painful area.
- NCTE
-
- neo-
-
- Stir
-
noun,
the act of stirring or moving.
- Neri
-
noun,
Saint Philip (Filippo Neri) 1515–95, Italian priest: founder of Congregation of the Oratory.
- Nero
-
noun,
(Lucius Domitius Ahenobarbus) (“Nero Claudius Caesar Drusus Germanicus”) a.d. 37–68, emperor of Rome 54–68, known for his cruelty and depravity.
- Eton
-
noun,
a town in Berkshire, in S England, on the Thames River, W of London: the site of Eton College.
- 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.
- ten.
-
- NICE
-
noun,
a port in and the capital of Alpes-Maritimes, in SE France, on the Mediterranean: resort.
- Nier
-
noun,
Alfred Otto Carl, 1911–1994, U.S. physicist.
- nits
-
noun,
the egg of a parasitic insect, especially of a louse, often attached to a hair or a fiber of clothing.
- iter
-
noun,
a canal or passage.
- teen
-
noun,
Archaic. suffering; grief.
- noes
-
noun,
an utterance of the word “no.”.
- noir
-
adjective,
black; noting the black numbers in roulette.
- Nor.
-
- nori
-
noun,
a seaweed having a mildly sweet, salty taste, usually dried, used in Japanese cookery mainly as a wrap for sushi.
- nos-
-
- nose
-
noun,
the part of the face or facial region in humans and certain animals that contains the nostrils and the organs of smell and functions as the usual passageway for air in respiration: in humans it is a prominence in the center of the face formed of bone and cartilage, serving also to modify or modulate the voice.
- not-
-
- note
-
noun,
a brief record of something written down to assist the memory or for future reference.
- nots
-
noun,
a Boolean operator that returns a positive result if its operand is negative and a negative result if its operand is positive.
- str.
-
- Oct.
-
- ter.
-
- 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.
- into
-
adjective,
Mathematics. pertaining to a function or map from one set to another set, the range of which is a proper subset of the second set, as the function f, from the set of all integers into the set of all perfect squares where f (x) = x 2 for every integer.
- Tiro
-
noun,
tyro.
- Ice.
-
- ices
-
noun,
the solid form of water, produced by freezing; frozen water.
- tire
-
noun,
British Dialect. fatigue.
- tion
-
- Inc.
-
- orcs
-
noun,
any of several cetaceans, as a grampus.
- inro
-
noun,
a small lacquer box with compartments for medicines, cosmetics, etc., worn on the waist sash of the traditional Japanese costume.
- iso-
-
- int.
-
- ins.
-
- Tine
-
noun,
a sharp, projecting point or prong, as of a fork.
- 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.
- sice
-
noun,
syce.
- Oise
-
noun,
a river in W Europe, flowing SW from S Belgium through N France to the Seine, near Paris. 186 miles (300 km) long.
- tics
-
noun,
Pathology.
a sudden, spasmodic, painless, involuntary muscular contraction, as of the face.
tic douloureux.
- Ire.
-
- ions
-
noun,
an electrically charged atom or group of atoms formed by the loss or gain of one or more electrons, as a cation (positive ion) which is created by electron loss and is attracted to the cathode in electrolysis, or as an anion (negative ion) which is created by an electron gain and is attracted to the anode. The valence of an ion is equal to the number of electrons lost or gained and is indicated by a plus sign for cations and a minus sign for anions, thus: Na + , Cl−, Ca ++ , S = .
- once
-
noun,
a single occasion; one time only:
- Ont.
-
- OEEC
-
- Tro
-
- St.
-
- STI
-
- TSE
-
- SRI
-
noun,
a Hindu title of address prefixed to the name of a deity, holy person, etc.
- Sr.
-
- TSI
-
- SOC
-
noun,
sociology or a class or course in sociology.
- sot
-
noun,
a drunkard.
- TCS
-
- TEC
-
noun,
detective.
- tee
-
noun,
the letter T or t.
- tr.
-
- TES
-
noun,
ti1 .
- TIC
-
noun,
Pathology.
a sudden, spasmodic, painless, involuntary muscular contraction, as of the face.
tic douloureux.
- Tor
-
noun,
a rocky pinnacle; a peak of a bare or rocky mountain or hill.
- SIT
-
verb,
(in prescriptions) may it be.
- 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.
- Son
-
noun,
a male child or person in relation to his parents.
- toe
-
noun,
one of the terminal digits of the human foot.
- ton
-
noun,
a unit of weight, equivalent to 2000 pounds (0.907 metric ton) avoirdupois (short ton) in the U.S. and 2240 pounds (1.016 metric tons) avoirdupois (long ton) in Great Britain.
- SIR
-
noun,
a respectful or formal term of address used to a man:
- nr.
-
- Sin
-
noun,
transgression of divine law:
- IOT
-
- ese
-
- ESR
-
- ETO
-
- ETR
-
- ETS
-
- ics
-
- io-
-
- ier
-
- in.
-
- ine
-
- IOC
-
- ion
-
noun,
an electrically charged atom or group of atoms formed by the loss or gain of one or more electrons, as a cation (positive ion) which is created by electron loss and is attracted to the cathode in electrolysis, or as an anion (negative ion) which is created by an electron gain and is attracted to the anode. The valence of an ion is equal to the number of electrons lost or gained and is indicated by a plus sign for cations and a minus sign for anions, thus: Na + , Cl−, Ca ++ , S = .
- ior
-
- Ios
-
noun,
a small hawk, Buteo solitarius, having two plumage phases and occurring only on the island of Hawaii, where it is a rare species and the only living indigenous bird of prey.
- Ir.
-
- ERT
-
- IRC
-
- IRO
-
- IRS
-
- Is.
-
noun,
(used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
- ise
-
- ISR
-
- ist
-
- ITC
-
- ite
-
- ITO
-
noun,
Prince Hirobumi [hee-raw-boo-mee] /ˈhi rɔˈbu mi/ (Show IPA), 1841–1909, Japanese statesman.
- 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).
- ne-
-
- NEC
-
- Nee
-
adjective,
born (placed after the name of a married woman to introduce her maiden name):
- Esc
-
- ERS
-
noun,
ervil.
- 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:
- CSO
-
- CIO
-
noun,
a federation of affiliated industrial labor unions, founded 1935 within the American Federation of Labor but independent of it 1938–55. Abbreviation: C.I.O., CIO.
- Co.
-
- cr.
-
- cs.
-
- ct.
-
- cee
-
noun,
the letter C.
- CEO
-
- CIE
-
- CNO
-
- CNS
-
- COS
-
noun,
romaine.
- COT
-
noun,
a light portable bed, especially one of canvas on a folding frame.
- CRS
-
- CRT
-
- CSR
-
- ERE
-
preposition, conjunction,
before.
- CST
-
- cte
-
- ctn
-
plural,
carton.
- eo-
-
- ec-
-
- EEC
-
- EEO
-
- eir
-
- EIS
-
- en-
-
- ene
-
- EOE
-
- eon
-
noun,
an indefinitely long period of time; age.
- EOS
-
noun,
the ancient Greek goddess of the dawn, identified by the Romans with Aurora.
- NES
-
- NCO
-
- NIC
-
noun,
a newly industrialized/industrializing country:
- ROE
-
noun,
the mass of eggs, or spawn, within the ovarian membrane of the female fish.
- ot-
-
- ote
-
- nit
-
noun,
the egg of a parasitic insect, especially of a louse, often attached to a hair or a fiber of clothing.
- RCS
-
- Re.
-
- RCN
-
- RCT
-
- REC
-
noun,
recreation.
- Ree
-
noun,
reeve3 .
- res
-
noun,
an object or thing; matter.
- 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.
- rin
-
noun,
a money of account of Japan, the thousandth part of a yen or the tenth part of a sen.
- ROC
-
noun,
a bird of enormous size and strength.
- ROI
-
- ORT
-
noun,
Usually, orts. a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
- ROT
-
noun,
the process of rotting.
- Rs.
-
- RSE
-
- rt.
-
- rte
-
- RTS
-
- So.
-
- SRO
-
- sc.
-
- se-
-
- See
-
noun,
the seat, center of authority, office, or jurisdiction of a bishop.
- SEI
-
noun,
sei whale.
- SEN
-
noun,
a money of account of Japan, the 100th part of a yen, now used only in certain quotations, as on foreign exchange.
- 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).
- ose
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- OTS
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- TSR
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noun,
a computer program with any of several ancillary functions, usually held resident in RAM for instant activation while one is using another program.
- Noe
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noun,
Noah (def 1).
- Oc.
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- NSC
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- NRC
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- OTC
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- OCR
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- OCS
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- OES
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noun,
the fifteenth letter of the English alphabet, a vowel.
- oic
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- OIt
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- OIr
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- one
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noun,
the first and lowest whole number, being a cardinal number; unity.
- ONR
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- Ore
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noun,
a metal-bearing mineral or rock, or a native metal, that can be mined at a profit.
- ons
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- orc
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noun,
any of several cetaceans, as a grampus.
- NOC
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- ONI
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- No
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noun,
an utterance of the word “no.”.
- SN
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- SI
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noun,
the syllable used for the seventh tone of a scale and sometimes for the tone B.
- NI
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- NC
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- N.
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- TE
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noun,
ti1 .
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- TC
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- CE
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- IT
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noun,
(in children's games) the player called upon to perform some task, as, in tag, the one who must catch the other players.
- TN
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- T1
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- RO
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- ic
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- et
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verb,
a simple past tense of eat.
- R.
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- RC
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- RI
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- RN
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- er
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interjection,
(used to express or represent a pause, hesitation, uncertainty, etc.).
- t.
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- TI
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noun,
the syllable for the seventh tone of a diatonic scale.
- i.
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- ee
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- E.
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noun,
Edward (St. John) 1925–2000, U.S. writer and illustrator.
- OE
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noun,
oy2 .
- O.
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- EI
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