Anagrams of resignation
Word resignation has
1314 anagrams
that can be made by using the letters of resignation.
- isoantigen
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noun,
(formerly) an alloantigen.
- originates
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verb (used with object),
to give origin or rise to; initiate; invent:
- antinoise
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adjective,
designed to reduce or ban excessively loud sound, as of jet engines or traffic:
- nose-ring
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noun,
a ring inserted in the nose of an animal, to facilitate leading it.
- insertion
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noun,
the act of inserting:
- reasoning
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noun,
the act or process of a person who reasons.
- trainings
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noun,
the education, instruction, or discipline of a person or thing that is being trained:
- nigrosine
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noun,
any of the class of deep blue or black dyes obtained by the oxidation of aniline, used as coloring agents in inks and shoe polishes and for dyeing leather, wood, textiles, and furs.
- rigatonis
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noun,
a tubular pasta in short, ribbed pieces.
- signorina
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noun,
a conventional Italian term of address or title of respect for a girl or unmarried woman, either used separately or prefixed to the name.
- negations
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noun,
the act of denying:
- arginines
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noun,
an essential amino acid, C 6 H 14 N 4 O 2 : the free amino acid increases insulin secretion and is converted to urea in the liver by arginase. Symbol: R. Abbreviation: Arg;
- Nestorian
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noun,
one of a sect of followers of Nestorius who denied the hypostatic union and were represented as maintaining the existence of two distinct persons in Christ.
- seriation
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noun,
the arrangement of a collection of artifacts into a chronological sequence.
- ignitrons
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noun,
a cathode-arc vacuum tube with an auxiliary electrode projecting into a pool of mercury: it conducts current when the anode is positive.
- Gantrisin
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- Rosinante
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noun,
the old, worn horse of Don Quixote.
- nitrogens
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noun,
a colorless, odorless, gaseous element that constitutes about four-fifths of the volume of the atmosphere and is present in combined form in animal and vegetable tissues, especially in proteins: used chiefly in the manufacture of ammonia, nitric acid, cyanide, explosives, fertilizer, dyes, as a cooling agent, etc. Symbol: N; atomic weight: 14.0067; atomic number: 7; density: 1.2506 g/l at 0°C and 760 mm pressure.
- originate
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verb (used with object),
to give origin or rise to; initiate; invent:
- ternions
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noun,
a set or group of three; triad.
- triennia
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noun,
a period of three years.
- astringe
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verb (used with object),
to compress; bind together; constrict.
- Negritos
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noun,
a member of any of various small-statured, indigenous peoples of Africa, the Philippines, the Malay Peninsula, the Andaman Islands, and southern India.
- nitrogen
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noun,
a colorless, odorless, gaseous element that constitutes about four-fifths of the volume of the atmosphere and is present in combined form in animal and vegetable tissues, especially in proteins: used chiefly in the manufacture of ammonia, nitric acid, cyanide, explosives, fertilizer, dyes, as a cooling agent, etc. Symbol: N; atomic weight: 14.0067; atomic number: 7; density: 1.2506 g/l at 0°C and 760 mm pressure.
- entrains
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verb (used with object),
to put aboard a train.
- senorita
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noun,
a Spanish term of address equivalent to miss, used alone or capitalized and prefixed to the name of a girl or unmarried woman. Abbreviation: Srta.
- engrains
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verb (used with object), adjective,
ingrain (defs 1, 2).
- Antigone
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noun,
Classical Mythology. a daughter of Oedipus and Jocasta who defied her uncle, King Creon, by performing funeral rites over her brother, Polynices, and was condemned to be immured alive in a cave.
- earnings
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noun,
money earned; wages; profits.
- training
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noun,
the education, instruction, or discipline of a person or thing that is being trained:
- enations
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noun,
a small outgrowth of plant tissue, usually on a leaf, caused by virus infection.
- negronis
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noun,
a cocktail made from sweet vermouth, gin, and bitters.
- organist
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noun,
a person who plays the organ.
- ingrates
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noun,
an ungrateful person.
- inertias
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noun,
inertness, especially with regard to effort, motion, action, and the like; inactivity; sluggishness.
- ingrains
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noun,
yarn, wool, etc., dyed before manufacture.
- tragions
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noun,
a point in the depth of the notch just above the tragus of the ear.
- grannies
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noun,
Informal. a grandmother.
- granites
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noun,
a coarse-grained igneous rock composed chiefly of orthoclase and albite feldspars and of quartz, usually with lesser amounts of one or more other minerals, as mica, hornblende, or augite.
- gentians
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noun,
any of several plants of the genera Gentiana, Gentianella, and Gentianopsis, having usually blue, or sometimes yellow, white, or red, flowers, as the fringed gentian of North America, or Gentiana lutea, of Europe.
Compare gentian family.
- negatons
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noun,
(not in technical use) electron (def 1).
- Agrinion
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noun,
a city in W Greece.
- negation
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noun,
the act of denying:
- ironings
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noun,
the act or process of smoothing or pressing clothes, linens, etc., with a heated iron.
- gantries
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noun,
a framework spanning a railroad track or tracks for displaying signals.
- resonant
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noun,
Phonetics. a vowel or a voiced consonant or semivowel that is neither a stop nor an affricate, as, in English, (m, ng, n, l, r, y, w).
- sirenian
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noun,
an aquatic, herbivorous mammal of the order Sirenia, including the manatee and dugong.
- ganister
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noun,
a highly refractory, siliceous rock used to line furnaces.
- roasting
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noun,
a severely critical notice or review; pan.
- tonnages
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noun,
the capacity of a merchant vessel, expressed either in units of weight, as deadweight tons, or of volume, as gross tons.
- igniters
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noun,
a person or thing that ignites.
- snot-rag
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noun,
a handkerchief.
- nonaries
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noun,
a number in a nonary system.
- intrans.
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- rigatoni
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noun,
a tubular pasta in short, ribbed pieces.
- arginine
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noun,
an essential amino acid, C 6 H 14 N 4 O 2 : the free amino acid increases insulin secretion and is converted to urea in the liver by arginase. Symbol: R. Abbreviation: Arg;
- argento-
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- genitors
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noun,
a parent, especially a father.
- Estonian
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noun,
a member of a Finnish people inhabiting Estonia, Livonia, and other districts of Russia.
- estragon
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noun,
tarragon.
- ignorant
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adjective,
lacking in knowledge or training; unlearned:
- seignior
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noun,
a lord, especially a feudal lord; ruler.
- ignitron
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noun,
a cathode-arc vacuum tube with an auxiliary electrode projecting into a pool of mercury: it conducts current when the anode is positive.
- notaries
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noun,
notary public.
- aginners
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noun,
a person who opposes a plan, proposed legislation, or any drastic change:
- asinine
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adjective,
foolish, unintelligent, or silly; stupid:
- Negrito
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noun,
a member of any of various small-statured, indigenous peoples of Africa, the Philippines, the Malay Peninsula, the Andaman Islands, and southern India.
- tonners
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noun,
something having a specified weight in tons (used in combination):
- arseno-
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- Rosanne
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noun,
a female given name.
- gratins
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noun,
au gratin.
- gratine
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verb (used with object),
to bake or broil (food) in au gratin style.
- natrons
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noun,
a mineral, hydrated sodium carbonate, Na 2 CO 3 ⋅10H 2 O.
- atonies
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noun,
Pathology. lack of tone or energy; muscular weakness, especially in a contractile organ.
- stearo-
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- orients
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noun,
the Orient,
the countries of Asia, especially East Asia.
(formerly) the countries to the E of the Mediterranean.
- garnets
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noun,
any of a group of hard, vitreous minerals, silicates of calcium, magnesium, iron, or manganese with aluminum or iron, varying in color: a deep-red transparent variety is used as a gem and as an abrasive.
- orgeats
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noun,
a syrup or drink made originally from barley but later from almonds, prepared with sugar and an extract of orange flowers.
- origans
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noun,
an aromatic herb, especially oregano.
- Negroni
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noun,
a cocktail made from sweet vermouth, gin, and bitters.
- tonnage
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noun,
the capacity of a merchant vessel, expressed either in units of weight, as deadweight tons, or of volume, as gross tons.
- negaton
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noun,
(not in technical use) electron (def 1).
- stearin
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noun,
Chemistry. any of the three glyceryl esters of stearic acid, especially C 3 H 5 (C 18 H 35 O 2) 3 , a soft, white, odorless solid found in many natural fats.
- earings
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noun,
a rope attached to a cringle and used for bending a corner of a sail to a yard, boom, or gaff or for reefing a sail.
- retains
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verb (used with object),
to keep possession of.
- granite
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noun,
a coarse-grained igneous rock composed chiefly of orthoclase and albite feldspars and of quartz, usually with lesser amounts of one or more other minerals, as mica, hornblende, or augite.
- gainers
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noun,
a person or thing that gains.
- senator
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noun,
a member of a senate.
- tension
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noun,
the act of stretching or straining.
- 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.
- Etonian
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noun,
a person who is or has been a pupil at Eton College.
- Gennaro
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noun,
San [san;; Italian sahn] /sæn;; Italian sɑn/ (Show IPA), Januarius.
- genitor
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noun,
a parent, especially a father.
- genito-
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- Genista
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noun,
any plant belonging to the genus Genista, of the legume family, having showy flowers and including many species of broom.
- nonages
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noun,
the period of legal minority, or of an age below 21.
- gentian
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noun,
any of several plants of the genera Gentiana, Gentianella, and Gentianopsis, having usually blue, or sometimes yellow, white, or red, flowers, as the fringed gentian of North America, or Gentiana lutea, of Europe.
Compare gentian family.
- gastro-
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- Seagirt
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noun,
surrounded by the sea.
- gastrin
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noun,
a hormone that stimulates the secretion of gastric juice.
- gaiters
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noun,
a covering of cloth or leather for the ankle and instep and sometimes also the lower leg, worn over the shoe or boot.
Compare upper1 (def 7).
- 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.
- gannets
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noun,
any large, web-footed, seabird of the family Sulidae, having a sharply pointed bill, long wings, and a wedge-shaped tail, noted for its plunging dives for fish.
- tearing
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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.
- garotes
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noun,
a method of capital punishment of Spanish origin in which an iron collar is tightened around a condemned person's neck until death occurs by strangulation or by injury to the spinal column at the base of the brain.
- seating
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noun,
an act or instance of furnishing with, assigning, or escorting to a seat.
- Estonia
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noun,
a republic in N Europe, on the Baltic, S of the Gulf of Finland: an independent republic 1918–40; annexed by the Soviet Union 1940; regained independence 1991. 17,413 sq. mi. (45,100 sq. km). Capital: Tallinn.
- Geraint
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noun,
one of the knights of the Round Table, husband of Enid.
- seringa
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noun,
any of several Brazilian trees of the genus Hevea, yielding rubber.
- Tonnies
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noun,
Ferdinand [fer-dee-nahnt] /ˈfɛr diˌnɑnt/ (Show IPA), 1855–1936, German sociologist.
- easting
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noun,
Navigation. the distance due east made good on any course tending eastward; easterly departure.
- sterno-
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- tinners
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noun,
a tinsmith.
- eatings
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noun,
the act of a person or thing that eats.
- stinger
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noun,
a person or thing that stings.
- goiters
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noun,
an enlargement of the thyroid gland on the front and sides of the neck, usually symptomatic of abnormal thyroid secretion, especially hypothyroidism due to a lack of iodine in the diet.
- Nigeria
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noun,
a republic in W Africa: member of the Commonwealth of Nations; formerly a British colony and protectorate. 356,669 sq. mi. (923,773 sq. km). Capital: Abuja.
- onstage
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adverb,
on or onto the stage (opposed to offstage): .
- enation
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noun,
a small outgrowth of plant tissue, usually on a leaf, caused by virus infection.
- engrain
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verb (used with object), adjective,
ingrain (defs 1, 2).
- Sargent
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noun,
Sir (Harold) Malcolm (Watts) 1895–1967, English conductor.
- onagers
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noun,
a wild ass, Equus hemionus, of southwestern Asia.
- storage
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noun,
the act of storing; state or fact of being stored:
- strange
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adverb,
in a strange manner.
- entrain
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verb (used with object),
to put aboard a train.
- erasion
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noun,
the act of erasing.
- Niteroi
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noun,
a seaport in and the capital of Rio de Janeiro state, in SE Brazil.
- ergotin
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noun,
any of various extracts of ergot used in medicine.
- Tangier
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noun,
a seaport in N Morocco, on the W Strait of Gibraltar: capital of the former Tangier Zone.
- ternion
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noun,
a set or group of three; triad.
- Rontgen
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noun,
Julius [yoo-lee-uh s] /ˈyu li əs/ (Show IPA), 1855–1932, Dutch pianist, conductor, and composer; born in Germany.
- Garonne
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noun,
a river in SW France, flowing NW from the Pyrenees to the Gironde River. 350 miles (565 km) long.
- antero-
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- interns
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noun,
a person who is or has been interned; internee.
- reagins
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noun,
Also called Wassermann antibody. an antibody formed in response to syphilis and reactive with cardiolipin in various blood tests for the disease.
- Antoine
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noun,
André [ahn-drey] /ɑ̃ˈdreɪ/ (Show IPA), 1858–1943, French theatrical director, manager, and critic.
- intones
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verb (used with object),
to utter with a particular tone or voice modulation.
- antings
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noun,
the placing of ants among the feathers, done by certain birds apparently to kill parasites.
- aginner
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noun,
a person who opposes a plan, proposed legislation, or any drastic change:
- Signora
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noun,
a conventional Italian term of address or title of respect for a married woman, either used separately or prefixed to the name.
- antigen
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noun,
Immunology. any substance that can stimulate the production of antibodies and combine specifically with them.
- signore
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noun,
a conventional Italian title of respect for a man, usually used separately; signor.
- intines
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noun,
the inner coat of a spore, especially a pollen grain.
- Anteros
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noun,
Classical Mythology. a brother of Eros, most often regarded as the avenger of unrequited love.
- reginas
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noun,
queen.
- inertia
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noun,
inertness, especially with regard to effort, motion, action, and the like; inactivity; sluggishness.
- rinsing
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noun,
an act or instance of rinsing.
- ingates
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noun,
gate1 (def 15).
- triages
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noun,
the process of sorting victims, as of a battle or disaster, to determine medical priority in order to increase the number of survivors.
- trigons
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noun,
a triangle.
- anoints
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verb (used with object),
to rub or sprinkle on; apply an unguent, ointment, or oily liquid to.
- ingesta
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plural noun,
substances ingested.
- trigone
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noun,
Also, trigonum. Anatomy.
a triangular part or area.
the area on the floor of the urinary bladder between the opening of the urethra in front and the two ureters at the sides.
- ringent
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adjective,
gaping.
- rations
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noun,
a fixed allowance of provisions or food, especially for soldiers or sailors or for civilians during a shortage:
- agonies
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noun,
extreme and generally prolonged pain; intense physical or mental suffering.
- ingrain
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noun,
yarn, wool, etc., dyed before manufacture.
- tragion
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noun,
a point in the depth of the notch just above the tragus of the ear.
- ratines
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noun,
a loosely woven fabric made with nubby or knotty yarns.
- ingrate
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noun,
an ungrateful person.
- agonist
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noun,
a person engaged in a contest, conflict, struggle, etc., especially the protagonist in a literary work.
- ratings
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noun,
classification according to grade or rank.
- regnant
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adjective,
reigning; ruling (usually used following the noun it modifies):
- aristo-
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- raising
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noun,
a rule of transformational grammar that shifts the subject or object of an embedded clause into the subject or object position of the main clause, as in the derivation of The suspect appears to be innocent from It appears that the suspect is innocent.
- Torenia
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noun,
any of several plants belonging to the genus Torenia, of the figwort family, native to Africa and Asia, having two-lipped, usually blue or purple flowers.
- ironies
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noun,
the use of words to convey a meaning that is the opposite of its literal meaning:
- insigne
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noun,
singular of insignia.
- sorting
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noun,
the process by which sedimentary particles become separated according to some particular characteristic, as size or shape.
- ironing
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noun,
the act or process of smoothing or pressing clothes, linens, etc., with a heated iron.
- resting
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noun,
the refreshing quiet or repose of sleep:
- ironist
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noun,
a person who uses irony habitually, especially a writer.
- retsina
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noun,
a strong, resinated white or red wine of Greece and Cyprus.
- treason
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noun,
the offense of acting to overthrow one's government or to harm or kill its sovereign.
- regains
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noun,
(in a moisture-free fabric) the percentage of the weight that represents the amount of moisture the material is expected to absorb under normal conditions.
- airings
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noun,
an exposure to the air, as for drying.
- re-sign
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verb (used with or without object),
to sign again.
- igniter
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noun,
a person or thing that ignites.
- isation
-
- argents
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noun,
Heraldry. the tincture or metal silver.
- insnare
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verb (used with object),
ensnare.
- soaring
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noun,
the sport of flying a sailplane.
- signior
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noun,
signor.
- Igraine
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noun,
the mother of King Arthur.
- ignores
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verb (used with object),
to refrain from noticing or recognizing:
- introns
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noun,
a noncoding segment in a length of DNA that interrupts a gene-coding sequence or nontranslated sequence, the corresponding segment being removed from the RNA copy before transcription.
- intens.
-
- Aretino
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noun,
Pietro [pye-traw] /ˈpyɛ trɔ/ (Show IPA), 1492–1556, Italian satirist and dramatist.
- ignites
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verb (used with object),
to set on fire; kindle.
- niters
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noun,
potassium nitrate.
- tangos
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noun,
a ballroom dance of Latin-American origin, danced by couples, and having many varied steps, figures, and poses.
- Tanner
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noun,
a person whose occupation it is to tan hides.
- seniti
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noun,
a bronze or brass coin and monetary unit of Tonga, the 100th part of a pa'anga.
- sinner
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noun,
a person who sins; transgressor.
- tainos
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noun,
a member of an extinct Arawakan Indian tribe of the West Indies.
- nitro-
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- instr.
-
- nitons
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noun,
(formerly) radon. Symbol: Nt.
- nitres
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noun,
niter.
- Tagore
-
noun,
Sir Rabindranath [ruh-been-druh-naht] /rəˈbin drəˌnɑt/ (Show IPA), 1861–1941, Indian poet: Nobel prize 1913.
- Istria
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noun,
a peninsula at the N end of the Adriatic, in SW Slovenia and W Croatia.
- instar
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noun,
an insect in any one of its periods of postembryonic growth between molts.
- Naoise
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noun,
the husband of Deirdre and a nephew of Conchobar, by whom he was treacherously killed.
- inter.
-
- intron
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noun,
a noncoding segment in a length of DNA that interrupts a gene-coding sequence or nontranslated sequence, the corresponding segment being removed from the RNA copy before transcription.
- garote
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noun,
a method of capital punishment of Spanish origin in which an iron collar is tightened around a condemned person's neck until death occurs by strangulation or by injury to the spinal column at the base of the brain.
- sit-in
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noun,
any organized protest in which a group of people peacefully occupy and refuse to leave a premises:
- tarso-
-
- Gaston
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noun,
a male given name.
- Sirena
-
noun,
a female given name.
- gastr-
-
- isatin
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noun,
a yellowish-red or orange, crystalline, water-soluble solid, C 8 H 5 NO 2 , used chiefly in the synthesis of vat dyes.
- Ionian
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noun,
a member of one of the four main divisions of the prehistoric Greeks who invaded the Greek mainland and, after the Dorian invasions, emigrated to the Aegean islands and the coast of Asia Minor.
Compare Achaean (def 5), Aeolian2 (def 2), Dorian1 (def 2).
- sinter
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noun,
siliceous or calcareous matter deposited by springs, as that formed around the vent of a geyser.
- intros
-
noun,
an introduction.
- gators
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noun,
Southern U.S. Informal. alligator.
- Senior
-
noun,
a person who is older than another.
- nonage
-
noun,
the period of legal minority, or of an age below 21.
- targes
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noun,
a small, round shield; a target or buckler.
- intro.
-
- genit.
-
- intra-
-
- intone
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verb (used with object),
to utter with a particular tone or voice modulation.
- intine
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noun,
the inner coat of a spore, especially a pollen grain.
- Sennar
-
noun,
a region in the E Sudan between the White and Blue Nile rivers, S of Khartoum: a former kingdom.
- inters
-
verb (used with object),
to place (a dead body) in a grave or tomb; bury.
- genoas
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noun,
a large jib for cruising and racing yachts, overlapping the mainsail.
- intern
-
noun,
a person who is or has been interned; internee.
- Sining
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noun,
Xining.
- inorg.
-
- Strong
-
Idioms,
come on strong, Slang. to behave in an aggressive, ardent, or flamboyant manner:
- groans
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noun,
a low, mournful sound uttered in pain or grief:
- grates
-
noun,
a frame of metal bars for holding fuel when burning, as in a fireplace, furnace, or stove.
- gratin
-
noun,
au gratin.
- inanes
-
noun,
something that is empty or void, especially the void of infinite space.
- gratis
-
adverb,
without charge or payment; free:
- Greats
-
- stego-
-
- Signor
-
noun,
a conventional Italian term of address or title of respect for a man, either used separately or prefixed to the name. Abbreviation: Sig., sig.
- sonnet
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noun,
Prosody. a poem, properly expressive of a single, complete thought, idea, or sentiment, of 14 lines, usually in iambic pentameter, with rhymes arranged according to one of certain definite schemes, being in the strict or Italian form divided into a major group of 8 lines (the octave) followed by a minor group of 6 lines (the sestet), and in a common English form into 3 quatrains followed by a couplet.
- Sontag
-
noun,
Susan, 1933–2004, U.S. critic, novelist, and essayist.
- Gretna
-
noun,
a city in SE Louisiana, near New Orleans.
- griots
-
noun,
a member of a hereditary caste among the peoples of western Africa whose function is to keep an oral history of the tribe or village and to entertain with stories, poems, songs, dances, etc.
- ignore
-
verb (used with object),
to refrain from noticing or recognizing:
- Grison
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noun,
a weasellike carnivore, Galictis vittata, ranging from southern Mexico to Peru, having a grayish-white upper body, a distinctive white stripe across the forehead and ears, and a dark brown face, chest, and legs.
- groats
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noun,
hulled grain, as wheat or oats, broken into fragments.
- Grants
-
noun,
a town in W New Mexico.
- ignite
-
verb (used with object),
to set on fire; kindle.
- signet
-
noun,
a small seal, as on a finger ring.
- groins
-
noun,
Anatomy. the fold or hollow on either side of the front of the body where the thigh joins the abdomen.
- signer
-
noun,
a person who signs.
- iatro-
-
- retina
-
noun,
the innermost coat of the posterior part of the eyeball that receives the image produced by the lens, is continuous with the optic nerve, and consists of several layers, one of which contains the rods and cones that are sensitive to light.
- natron
-
noun,
a mineral, hydrated sodium carbonate, Na 2 CO 3 ⋅10H 2 O.
- sortie
-
noun,
a rapid movement of troops from a besieged place to attack the besiegers.
- nation
-
noun,
a large body of people, associated with a particular territory, that is sufficiently conscious of its unity to seek or to possess a government peculiarly its own:
- 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)
- Nantes
-
noun,
a seaport in and the capital of Loire-Atlantique, in W France, at the mouth of the Loire River.
- stager
-
noun,
a person of experience in some profession, way of life, etc.
- nasion
-
noun,
the intersection of the internasal suture with the nasofrontal suture in the midsagittal plane.
- steno-
-
- Negros
-
noun,
an island of the central Philippines. 5043 sq. mi. (13,061 sq. km).
- string
-
noun,
a slender cord or thick thread used for binding or tying; line.
- Singer
-
noun,
a person who sings, especially a trained or professional vocalist.
- Girtin
-
noun,
Thomas, 1775–1802, English painter.
- Strine
-
noun,
Australian English.
- gisant
-
noun,
a sculptured representation of a dead person in a recumbent position, usually as part of a sepulchral monument.
- sennit
-
noun,
a flat, braided cordage, formed by plaiting strands of rope yarn or other fiber, used as small stuff aboard ships.
- Strega
-
- insert
-
noun,
something inserted or to be inserted.
- Strain
-
noun,
any force or pressure tending to alter shape, cause a fracture, etc.
- insane
-
adjective,
not sane; not of sound mind; mentally deranged.
- stoner
-
noun,
Slang. a person who is habitually high on drugs, especially marijuana, or alcohol; a person who is usually stoned.
- Senora
-
noun,
a Spanish term of address equivalent to Mrs., used alone or capitalized and prefixed to the name of a married or older woman. Abbreviation: Sra.
- soigne
-
adjective,
carefully or elegantly done, operated, or designed.
- sonant
-
noun,
a speech sound that by itself makes a syllable or subordinates to itself the other sounds in the syllable; a syllabic sound (opposed to consonant).
- stingo
-
noun,
strong beer.
- innate
-
adjective,
existing in one from birth; inborn; native:
- grano-
-
- innage
-
noun,
the quantity of goods remaining in a container when received after shipment.
Compare outage (def 4).
- Singan
-
noun,
Older Spelling. Xian.
- goiter
-
noun,
an enlargement of the thyroid gland on the front and sides of the neck, usually symptomatic of abnormal thyroid secretion, especially hypothyroidism due to a lack of iodine in the diet.
- INGRES
-
noun,
Jean Auguste Dominique [zhahn oh-gyst daw-mee-neek] /ʒɑ̃ oʊˈgüst dɔ miˈnik/ (Show IPA), 1780–1867, French painter.
- goners
-
noun,
a person or thing that is dead, lost, or past recovery.
- Serang
-
noun,
Ceram.
- Nestor
-
noun,
the oldest and wisest of the Greeks in the Trojan War and a king of Pylos.
- ingots
-
noun,
a mass of metal cast in a convenient form for shaping, remelting, or refining.
- Nernst
-
noun,
Walther Herman [vahl-tuh r her-mahn] /ˈvɑl tər ˈhɛr mɑn/ (Show IPA), 1864–1941, German physicist and chemist: Nobel Prize in chemistry 1920.
- grains
-
noun,
an iron instrument with barbed prongs, for spearing or harpooning fish.
- grani-
-
- ingest
-
verb (used with object),
to take, as food, into the body (opposed to egest).
- ingate
-
noun,
gate1 (def 15).
- set-in
-
adjective,
made separately and placed within another unit.
- satori
-
noun,
sudden enlightenment.
- nonets
-
noun,
a group of nine performers or instruments.
- arsen-
-
- astern
-
adverb,
in a position behind a specified vessel or aircraft:
- Garnet
-
noun,
any of a group of hard, vitreous minerals, silicates of calcium, magnesium, iron, or manganese with aluminum or iron, varying in color: a deep-red transparent variety is used as a gem and as an abrasive.
- Tongan
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Tonga.
- Tongas
-
noun,
a light, two-wheeled, horse-drawn vehicle used in India.
- Artois
-
noun,
a former province in N France: artesian wells.
- arsino
-
adjective,
containing the arsino group.
- arsine
-
noun,
Also called arseniuretted hydrogen. a colorless, flammable, slightly water-soluble gas, AsH 3 , having a fetid, garliclike odor, used in chemical warfare.
- tonner
-
noun,
something having a specified weight in tons (used in combination):
- ornate
-
adjective,
elaborately or sumptuously adorned, often excessively or showily so:
- tonnes
-
noun,
metric ton.
- aroint
-
verb (imperative),
begone:
- Ronnie
-
noun,
a male or female given name, form of Ronald or Veronica.
- ariose
-
adjective,
characterized by melody; songlike.
- argots
-
noun,
a specialized idiomatic vocabulary peculiar to a particular class or group of people, especially that of an underworld group, devised for private communication and identification:
- argons
-
noun,
a colorless, odorless, chemically inactive, monatomic, gaseous element that, because of its inertness, is used for filling fluorescent and incandescent lamps and vacuum tubes. Symbol: Ar; atomic number: 18; atomic weight: 39.948.
- Argent
-
noun,
Heraldry. the tincture or metal silver.
- Rosina
-
noun,
a female given name, Italian form of Rose.
- astro-
-
- aorist
-
noun,
a verb tense, as in Classical Greek, expressing action or, in the indicative mood, past action, without further limitation or implication.
- tisane
-
noun,
(italics) French. aromatic or herb-flavored tea.
- orangs
-
noun,
orangutan.
- eating
-
noun,
the act of a person or thing that eats.
- Easton
-
noun,
a city in E Pennsylvania, on the Delaware River.
- tirage
-
noun,
the withdrawing of wine from a barrel, as for testing or tasting.
- orates
-
verb (used with or without object),
to deliver an oration; speak pompously; declaim.
- earing
-
noun,
a rope attached to a cringle and used for bending a corner of a sail to a yard, boom, or gaff or for reefing a sail.
- Rosita
-
noun,
a female given name, Spanish form of Rose.
- toe-in
-
noun,
the slight forward convergence given to the front wheels of an automobile to improve steering qualities.
- astron
-
- orgeat
-
noun,
a syrup or drink made originally from barley but later from almonds, prepared with sugar and an extract of orange flowers.
- orgies
-
noun,
wild or drunken festivity or revelry, especially involving sex with multiple participants.
- Orient
-
noun,
the Orient,
the countries of Asia, especially East Asia.
(formerly) the countries to the E of the Mediterranean.
- atones
-
verb (used with object),
to make amends for; expiate:
- origan
-
noun,
an aromatic herb, especially oregano.
- toners
-
noun,
a person or thing that tones.
- Origen
-
noun,
(Origenes Admantius) a.d. 185?–254? Alexandrian writer, Christian theologian, and teacher.
- origin
-
noun,
something from which anything arises or is derived; source; fountainhead:
- Tories
-
noun,
a member of the Conservative Party in Great Britain or Canada.
- raisin
-
noun,
a grape of any of various sweet varieties dried in the sun or by artificial means, often used in cookery.
- Orange
-
noun,
a globose, reddish-yellow, bitter or sweet, edible citrus fruit.
- triose
-
noun,
a monosaccharide that has three atoms of carbon.
- Regina
-
noun,
queen.
- region
-
noun,
an extensive, continuous part of a surface, space, or body:
- agron.
-
- trigon
-
noun,
a triangle.
- trigos
-
noun,
wheat; field of wheat.
- reigns
-
noun,
the period during which a sovereign occupies the throne.
- trines
-
noun,
a set or group of three; triad.
- renins
-
noun,
a proteolytic enzyme secreted by the kidneys that is involved in the release of angiotensin.
- airing
-
noun,
an exposure to the air, as for drying.
- aeron.
-
- Renton
-
noun,
a city in W Washington, near Seattle.
- resign
-
verb (used with object),
to give up (an office, position, etc.), often formally.
- tronas
-
noun,
a monoclinic mineral, grayish or yellowish hydrous sodium carbonate and bicarbonate, Na 2 CO 3 ⋅NaHCO 3 ⋅2H 2 , occurring in dried or partly evaporated lake basins.
- trones
-
noun,
a large pair of scales, a spring balance, or other weighing device located in a town or marketplace to weigh goods and merchandise.
- Reston
-
noun,
James (Barrett) ("Scotty") 1909–1995, U.S. journalist, born in Scotland.
- Tsonga
-
noun,
a Bantu language spoken in Mozambique, Zambia, and South Africa.
- retain
-
verb (used with object),
to keep possession of.
- triens
-
noun,
a copper coin of ancient Rome, issued during the Republic, a third part of an as.
- triage
-
noun,
the process of sorting victims, as of a battle or disaster, to determine medical priority in order to increase the number of survivors.
- antres
-
noun,
a cavern; cave.
- rating
-
noun,
classification according to grade or rank.
- Antons
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Anthony.
- rising
-
noun,
the act of a person or thing that rises.
- anting
-
noun,
the placing of ants among the feathers, done by certain birds apparently to kill parasites.
- ranges
-
noun,
the extent to which or the limits between which variation is possible:
- anoint
-
verb (used with object),
to rub or sprinkle on; apply an unguent, ointment, or oily liquid to.
- ratine
-
noun,
a loosely woven fabric made with nubby or knotty yarns.
- aniso-
-
- ration
-
noun,
a fixed allowance of provisions or food, especially for soldiers or sailors or for civilians during a shortage:
- Regain
-
noun,
(in a moisture-free fabric) the percentage of the weight that represents the amount of moisture the material is expected to absorb under normal conditions.
- angio-
-
- reagin
-
noun,
Also called Wassermann antibody. an antibody formed in response to syphilis and reactive with cardiolipin in various blood tests for the disease.
- Angers
-
noun,
a city in and capital of Maine-et-Loire, in W France.
- reason
-
noun,
a basis or cause, as for some belief, action, fact, event, etc.:
- anenst
-
preposition,
anent (def 2).
- trains
-
noun,
Railroads. a self-propelled, connected group of rolling stock.
- trans.
-
- transe
-
noun,
a passageway, as a hallway, alley, or the like.
- tinner
-
noun,
a tinsmith.
- irones
-
noun,
a colorless liquid of isomeric, unsaturated ketones, C 14 H 22 O, obtained from orris root: used in perfumery for its odor of violets.
- Sarton
-
noun,
May, 1912–95, U.S. poet, novelist, and playwright.
- santir
-
noun,
a Persian musical instrument resembling a dulcimer.
- Tigris
-
noun,
a river in SW Asia, flowing SE from SE Turkey through Iraq, joining the Euphrates to form the Shatt-al-Arab. 1150 miles (1850 km) long.
- eonian
-
adjective,
aeonian.
- Sanger
-
noun,
Frederick, 1918–2013, English biochemist: Nobel Prize in chemistry 1958.
- oaters
-
noun,
a movie, television show, etc., about the frontier days of the U.S. West; western; horse opera.
- Gainer
-
noun,
a person or thing that gains.
- tenias
-
noun,
taenia.
- ergots
-
noun,
Plant Pathology.
a disease of rye and other cereal grasses, caused by a fungus of the genus Claviceps, especially C. purpurea, which replaces the affected grain with a long, hard, blackish sclerotial body.
the sclerotial body itself.
- tennis
-
noun,
a game played on a rectangular court by two players or two pairs of players equipped with rackets, in which a ball is driven back and forth over a low net that divides the court in half.
- nosing
-
noun,
a projecting edge, as the part of the tread of a step extending beyond the riser or a projecting part of a buttress.
- etrogs
-
noun,
Judaism. a citron for use with the lulav during the Sukkoth festival service.
- gainst
-
preposition,
against.
- satire
-
noun,
the use of irony, sarcasm, ridicule, or the like, in exposing, denouncing, or deriding vice, folly, etc.
- tenons
-
noun,
a projection formed on the end of a timber or the like for insertion into a mortise of the same dimensions.
- tie-in
-
noun,
an arrangement or campaign whereby related products are promoted, marketed, or sold together:
- tenson
-
noun,
a Provençal poem taking the form of a dialogue or debate between two rival troubadours.
- tensor
-
noun,
Anatomy. a muscle that stretches or tightens some part of the body.
- Estrin
-
noun,
estrone.
- Sarnen
-
noun,
a town in and the capital of Obwalden, in central Switzerland, E of Bern.
- terais
-
noun,
a marshy lowland area in N India and S Nepal, between the Ganges and the foothills of the Himalayas.
- sarong
-
noun,
a loose-fitting skirtlike garment formed by wrapping a strip of cloth around the lower part of the body, worn by both men and women in the Malay Archipelago and certain islands of the Pacific Ocean.
- Ensign
-
noun,
a flag or banner, as a military or naval standard used to indicate nationality.
- Gaines
-
noun,
Edmund Pendleton, 1777–1849, U.S. general.
- engin.
-
- egoist
-
noun,
a self-centered or selfish person (opposed to altruist).
- norias
-
noun,
a device consisting of a series of buckets on a wheel, used in Spain and the East for raising water.
- tinges
-
noun,
a slight degree of coloration.
- norite
-
noun,
a granular igneous rock consisting of a mix of light and dark minerals, the former being calcic plagioclase feldspars, and the latter orthorhombic pyroxenes.
- Saigon
-
noun,
former name of Ho Chi Minh City: capital of former South Vietnam 1954–76.
- gannet
-
noun,
any large, web-footed, seabird of the family Sulidae, having a sharply pointed bill, long wings, and a wedge-shaped tail, noted for its plunging dives for fish.
- gaiter
-
noun,
a covering of cloth or leather for the ankle and instep and sometimes also the lower leg, worn over the shoe or boot.
Compare upper1 (def 7).
- tineas
-
noun,
any of several skin diseases caused by fungi; ringworm.
- onager
-
noun,
a wild ass, Equus hemionus, of southwestern Asia.
- ganoin
-
noun,
a hard, shiny, enamellike substance secreted by the corium, composing the outer layer of the scales of certain fishes.
- singe
-
noun,
a superficial burn.
- ratos
-
noun,
rocket-assisted takeoff.
- ratio
-
noun,
the relation between two similar magnitudes with respect to the number of times the first contains the second:
- 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.
- Irons
-
noun,
Jeremy (John) born 1948, English actor.
- nonet
-
noun,
a group of nine performers or instruments.
- sing.
-
- iters
-
noun,
a canal or passage.
- satin
-
noun,
a fabric in a warp-effect or filling-effect satin weave, as acetate, rayon, nylon, or silk, often having a glossy face and a soft, slippery texture.
- Rieti
-
noun,
Vittorio [veet-taw-ryaw] /vitˈtɔ ryɔ/ (Show IPA), 1898–1994, U.S. composer, born in Italy.
- Satie
-
noun,
Erik Alfred Leslie [e-reek al-fred les-lee] /ɛˈrik alˈfrɛd lɛsˈli/ (Show IPA), 1866–1925, French composer.
- resit
-
noun,
a test or examination that is retaken.
- ition
-
- rings
-
noun,
a typically circular band of metal or other durable material, especially one of gold or other precious metal, often set with gems, for wearing on the finger as an ornament, a token of betrothal or marriage, etc.
- Sinan
-
noun,
1489?–1587, Turkish architect, especially of mosques.
- rason
-
noun,
a long, loose, black gown with wide sleeves, worn by the clergy.
- rinse
-
noun,
an act or instance of rinsing.
- Sinai
-
noun,
Also called Sinai Peninsula. a peninsula in NE Egypt, at the N end of the Red Sea between the Gulfs of Suez and Aqaba. 230 miles (370 km) long.
- noria
-
noun,
a device consisting of a series of buckets on a wheel, used in Spain and the East for raising water.
- Norge
-
noun,
Norwegian name of Norway.
- rants
-
noun,
ranting, extravagant, or violent declamation.
- ranis
-
noun,
ranee.
- rates
-
noun,
the amount of a charge or payment with reference to some basis of calculation:
- Nogai
-
noun,
a member of a people living in the Caucasus region.
- resin
-
noun,
any of a class of nonvolatile, solid or semisolid organic substances, as copal or mastic, that consist of amorphous mixtures of carboxylic acids and are obtained directly from certain plants as exudations or prepared by polymerization of simple molecules: used in medicine and in the making of varnishes and plastics.
- rents
-
noun,
a payment made periodically by a tenant to a landlord in return for the use of land, a building, an apartment, an office, or other property.
- renin
-
noun,
a proteolytic enzyme secreted by the kidneys that is involved in the release of angiotensin.
- nones
-
noun,
the fifth of the seven canonical hours, or the service for it, originally fixed for the ninth hour of the day (or 3 p.m.).
- reni-
-
- renga
-
noun,
linked verse.
- Renan
-
noun,
Ernest [ur-nist;; French er-nest] /ˈɜr nɪst;; French ɛrˈnɛst/ (Show IPA), 1823–92, French philologist, historian, and critic.
- Sinon
-
noun,
a Greek, posing as a deserter, who persuaded the Trojans to take the Trojan Horse into their city.
- SEATO
-
noun,
an organization formed in Manila (1954), comprising Australia, Great Britain, France, New Zealand, Pakistan, the Philippines, Thailand, and the United States, for collective defense against aggression in southeastern Asia and the southwestern Pacific: abolished in 1977.
- reist
-
verb (used without object),
reest2 .
- Sino-
-
- 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.
- nonas
-
noun,
sleeping sickness (def 2).
- reign
-
noun,
the period during which a sovereign occupies the throne.
- Norns
-
noun,
an extinct Norse dialect, spoken until early modern times in the Shetland and Orkney Islands and in parts of northern Scotland.
- Siren
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. one of several sea nymphs, part woman and part bird, who lure mariners to destruction by their seductive singing.
- Regt.
-
- riots
-
noun,
a noisy, violent public disorder caused by a group or crowd of persons, as by a crowd protesting against another group, a government policy, etc., in the streets.
- riant
-
adjective,
laughing; smiling; cheerful.
- REGIS
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Norse
-
noun,
(used with a plural verb) the Norwegians, especially the ancient Norwegians.
- nona-
-
- segar
-
noun,
cigar.
- noise
-
noun,
sound, especially of a loud, harsh, or confused kind:
- Regin
-
noun,
a smith, the brother of Fafnir, who raises Sigurd and encourages him to kill Fafnir in the hope of gaining the gold he guards.
- Regan
-
noun,
(in Shakespeare's King Lear) the younger of Lear's two faithless daughters.
Compare Cordelia (def 1), Goneril.
- Segni
-
noun,
Antonio [ahn-taw-nyaw] /ɑnˈtɔ nyɔ/ (Show IPA), 1891–1972, Italian teacher, lawyer, and statesman: president 1962–64.
- segno
-
noun,
a sign.
- irone
-
noun,
a colorless liquid of isomeric, unsaturated ketones, C 14 H 22 O, obtained from orris root: used in perfumery for its odor of violets.
- Niger
-
noun,
a republic in NW Africa: formerly part of French West Africa. 458,976 sq. mi. (1,188,748 sq. km). Capital: Niamey.
- Sarge
-
noun,
sergeant.
- notes
-
noun,
a brief record of something written down to assist the memory or for future reference.
- Sango
-
noun,
a Niger-Congo language of the Adamawa-Eastern branch, used as a lingua franca in the Central African Republic.
- orig.
-
- Saint
-
noun,
any of certain persons of exceptional holiness of life, formally recognized as such by the Christian Church, especially by canonization.
- Saite
-
noun,
a native or citizen of Saïs.
- ogres
-
noun,
a monster in fairy tales and popular legend, usually represented as a hideous giant who feeds on human flesh.
- Negro
-
noun,
Anthropology. (no longer in technical use) a member of the peoples traditionally classified as the Negro race, especially those who originate in sub-Saharan Africa.
- Nisan
-
noun,
the seventh month of the Jewish calendar.
- ornes
-
noun,
a department in NW France. 2372 sq. mi. (6145 sq. km). Capital: Alençon.
- Ninos
-
noun,
boy; child.
- Nisei
-
noun,
a person of Japanese descent, born and educated in the U.S. or Canada.
- sanit
-
- Oates
-
noun,
Joyce Carol, born 1938, U.S. novelist and short-story writer.
- 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.
- Rosie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Rose.
- Osage
-
noun,
a member of a North American Indian people formerly of western Missouri, now living in northern Oklahoma.
- Niort
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Deux-Sèvres, in W France.
- 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.
- roset
-
noun,
resin; rosin.
- orans
-
noun,
orant.
- Orang
-
noun,
orangutan.
- serai
-
noun,
(in Eastern countries) a caravansary.
- rotas
-
noun,
Chiefly British.
a round or rotation of duties; a period of work or duty taken in rotation with others.
an agenda or circuit of sporting events, as a round of golf tournaments, played in different localities throughout the year.
- rotes
-
noun,
routine; a fixed, habitual, or mechanical course of procedure:
- nerts
-
interjection,
nuts (def 1).
- serin
-
noun,
a small finch, Serinus serinus, of Europe and northern Africa, closely related to the canary.
- neons
-
noun,
Chemistry. a chemically inert gaseous element occurring in small amounts in the earth's atmosphere, used chiefly in a type of electrical lamp. Symbol: Ne; atomic weight: 20.183; atomic number: 10; density: 0.9002 g/l at 0°C and 760 mm pressure.
- Oreg.
-
- orant
-
noun,
a representation of a female figure, with outstretched arms and palms up in a gesture of prayer, in ancient and early Christian art.
- sero-
-
- orate
-
verb (used with or without object),
to deliver an oration; speak pompously; declaim.
- onset
-
noun,
a beginning or start:
- Onega
-
noun,
Lake, a lake in the NW Russian Federation in Europe: second largest lake in Europe. 3764 sq. mi. (9750 sq. km).
- nines
-
noun,
a cardinal number, eight plus one.
- seti-
-
- nears
-
- Range
-
noun,
the extent to which or the limits between which variation is possible:
- Saone
-
noun,
a river flowing S from NE France to the Rhone. 270 miles (435 km) long.
- Roget
-
noun,
Peter Mark, 1779–1869, English physician and author of a thesaurus.
- nitre
-
noun,
niter.
- Nairn
-
noun,
a historic county in N Scotland.
- roast
-
noun,
roasted meat or a piece of roasted meat, as a piece of beef or veal of a quantity and shape for slicing into more than one portion.
- Santo
-
noun,
a carved figure of a saint, usually of wood, as from Puerto Rico, Mexico, or the southwestern U.S.
- roans
-
noun,
a horse or other animal with a roan coat.
- rages
-
noun,
angry fury; violent anger (sometimes used in combination):
- Ronan
-
noun,
a king who killed his son, Mael Fothartaigh, after his wife had falsely accused the boy of attempting to seduce her, and who was himself killed by the children of Mael Fothartaigh.
- ragis
-
noun,
a cereal grass, Eleusine coracana, cultivated in the Old World for its grain.
- 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).
- senti
-
noun,
a monetary unit of Tanzania, the 100th part of a shilling; cent.
- sargo
-
noun,
a silvery grunt, Anisotremus davidsonii, inhabiting waters off the coasts of California and Mexico, having blackish markings and yellowish fins.
- raise
-
noun,
an increase in amount, as of wages:
- Sarto
-
noun,
Andrea del [ahn-drey-uh del;; Italian ahn-dre-ah del] /ɑnˈdreɪ ə dɛl;; Italian ɑnˈdrɛ ɑ dɛl/ (Show IPA), Andrea del Sarto.
- nano-
-
- ronin
-
noun,
a samurai who no longer serves a daimyo, or feudal lord.
- osier
-
noun,
any of various willows, as the red osier, having tough, flexible twigs or branches that are used for wickerwork.
- Siena
-
noun,
a city in Tuscany, in central Italy, S of Florence: cathedral.
- Senna
-
noun,
any plant, shrub, or tree belonging to the genus Cassia, of the legume family, having pinnate leaves and large clusters of flowers.
- oste-
-
- Seton
-
noun,
a thread or the like inserted beneath the skin to provide drainage or to guide subsequent passage of a tube.
- Ostia
-
noun,
a town in central Italy, SW of Rome: ruins from 4th century b.c.; site of ancient port of Rome.
- Niter
-
noun,
potassium nitrate.
- oater
-
noun,
a movie, television show, etc., about the frontier days of the U.S. West; western; horse opera.
- oaten
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or made of oats.
- Ronne
-
noun,
a seaport on W Bornholm island, Denmark, in the S Baltic Sea: stone quarries.
- nates
-
noun,
buttocks; rump.
- niton
-
noun,
(formerly) radon. Symbol: Nt.
- naso-
-
- nares
-
plural noun,
the nostrils or the nasal passages.
- signa
-
verb,
(used imperatively, in prescriptions) mark; write; label.
- nitr-
-
- ornis
-
noun,
an avifauna.
- sengi
-
noun,
a monetary unit of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, equal to 1/10,000 (.0001) of a zaire.
- Grote
-
noun,
George, 1794–1871, English historian.
- torsi
-
noun,
a plural of torso.
- Tenn.
-
- anion
-
noun,
a negatively charged ion, as one attracted to the anode in electrolysis.
- teno-
-
- tenon
-
noun,
a projection formed on the end of a timber or the like for insertion into a mortise of the same dimensions.
- etrog
-
noun,
Judaism. a citron for use with the lulav during the Sukkoth festival service.
- tenor
-
noun,
the course of thought or meaning that runs through something written or spoken; purport; drift.
- anis-
-
- etnas
-
noun,
Mount, an active volcano in E Sicily. 10,758 feet (3280 meters).
- anise
-
noun,
a Mediterranean plant, Pimpinella anisum, of the parsley family, having loose umbrels of small yellowish-white flowers that yield aniseed.
- Annie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Ann, Anna, or Anne.
- annot
-
- esrog
-
noun,
etrog.
- gains
-
- tera-
-
- Terai
-
noun,
a marshy lowland area in N India and S Nepal, between the Ganges and the foothills of the Himalayas.
- anon.
-
- sitar
-
noun,
a lute of India with a small, pear-shaped body and a long, broad, fretted neck.
- terna
-
noun,
a list of three names submitted to the pope as recommended to fill a vacant bishopric or benefice.
- Terni
-
noun,
a city in central Italy.
- 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.
- ERISA
-
noun,
Employee Retirement Income Security Act.
- terns
-
noun,
any of numerous aquatic birds of the subfamily Sterninae of the family Laridae, related to the gulls but usually having a more slender body and bill, smaller feet, a long, deeply forked tail, and a more graceful flight, especially those of the genus Sterna, as S. hirundo (common tern) of Eurasia and America, having white, black, and gray plumage.
- torse
-
noun,
a wreath of twisted silks of two alternating tinctures, usually a metal and a color, depicted supporting a crest or coronet, often upon a helmet.
- ergot
-
noun,
Plant Pathology.
a disease of rye and other cereal grasses, caused by a fungus of the genus Claviceps, especially C. purpurea, which replaces the affected grain with a long, hard, blackish sclerotial body.
the sclerotial body itself.
- tenia
-
noun,
taenia.
- train
-
noun,
Railroads. a self-propelled, connected group of rolling stock.
- Erato
-
noun,
the Muse of love poetry.
- gator
-
noun,
Southern U.S. Informal. alligator.
- Aisne
-
noun,
a river in N France, flowing NW and W to the Oise. 175 miles (280 km) long.
- tares
-
noun,
any of various vetches, especially Vicia sativa.
- genro
-
noun,
any of the unofficial elder statesmen of Japan who influenced the government c1875–1940.
- Arion
-
noun,
flourished 7th century b.c, Greek poet: inventor of the dithyramb.
- genin
-
noun,
aglycon.
- genii
-
noun,
a plural of genius.
- targe
-
noun,
a small, round shield; a target or buckler.
- gears
-
noun,
Machinery.
a part, as a disk, wheel, or section of a shaft, having cut teeth of such form, size, and spacing that they mesh with teeth in another part to transmit or receive force and motion.
an assembly of such parts.
one of several possible arrangements of such parts in a mechanism, as an automobile transmission, for affording different relations of torque and speed between the driving and the driven machinery, or for permitting the driven machinery to run in either direction:
a mechanism or group of parts performing one function or serving one purpose in a complex machine:
- anent
-
preposition,
in regard to; about; concerning.
- Tarne
-
noun,
(in the Iliad) Sardis.
- tarns
-
noun,
a small mountain lake or pool, especially one in a cirque.
- Gates
-
noun,
Horatio, 1728–1806, American Revolutionary general, born in England.
- gaits
-
noun,
a manner of walking, stepping, or running.
- gater
-
noun,
gator.
- Aneto
-
noun,
Pi·co de [pee-kaw th e] /ˈpi kɔ ðɛ/ (Show IPA). Spanish name of Pic de Néthou.
- taros
-
noun,
a stemless plant, Colocasia esculenta, of the arum family, cultivated in tropical regions, in the Pacific islands and elsewhere, for the edible tuber.
- anger
-
noun,
a strong feeling of displeasure and belligerence aroused by a wrong; wrath; ire.
- garni
-
adjective,
garnished.
- tears
-
- angi-
-
- Gaons
-
noun,
a title of honor for the directors of the Jewish academies at Sura and Pumbedita in Babylonia, used from the end of the 6th century a.d. to about the beginning of the 11th century.
- Angie
-
noun,
a male or female given name, form of Angel.
- angor
-
noun,
extreme distress or mental anguish, usually of physical origin.
- angst
-
noun,
a feeling of dread, anxiety, or anguish.
- ergo-
-
- tiers
-
noun,
one of a series of rows or ranks rising one behind or above another, as of seats in an amphitheater, boxes in a theater, guns in a man-of-war, or oars in an ancient galley.
- treas
-
- aster
-
noun,
any composite plant of the genus Aster, having rays varying from white or pink to blue around a yellow disk.
- toise
-
noun,
an old French unit of length equivalent to 6.395 feet (1.949 meters).
- atone
-
verb (used with object),
to make amends for; expiate:
- toner
-
noun,
a person or thing that tones.
- ation
-
- tones
-
noun,
any sound considered with reference to its quality, pitch, strength, source, etc.:
- TORES
-
noun,
a torus.
- astr.
-
- Astor
-
noun,
John Jacob, 1763–1848, U.S. capitalist and fur merchant.
- Aston
-
noun,
Francis William, 1877–1945, English physicist and chemist: Nobel Prize in Chemistry 1922.
- astir
-
adjective,
moving or stirring, especially with much activity or excitement:
- Tonga
-
noun,
a light, two-wheeled, horse-drawn vehicle used in India.
- tongs
-
noun,
any of various implements consisting of two arms hinged, pivoted, or otherwise fastened together, for seizing, holding, or lifting something (usually used with pair of).
- TIROS
-
noun,
one of a series of satellites for transmitting television pictures of the earth's cloud cover.
- tonia
-
- Asine
-
noun,
an ancient town in S Greece, on the Gulf of Argolis.
- argon
-
noun,
a colorless, odorless, chemically inactive, monatomic, gaseous element that, because of its inertness, is used for filling fluorescent and incandescent lamps and vacuum tubes. Symbol: Ar; atomic number: 18; atomic weight: 39.948.
- Argos
-
noun,
an ancient city in SE Greece, on the Gulf of Argolis: a powerful rival of Sparta, Athens, and Corinth.
- Artie
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Arthur.
- tonne
-
noun,
metric ton.
- arson
-
noun,
Law. the malicious burning of another's house or property, or in some statutes, the burning of one's own house or property, as to collect insurance.
- argot
-
noun,
a specialized idiomatic vocabulary peculiar to a particular class or group of people, especially that of an underworld group, devised for private communication and identification:
- arose
-
verb,
simple past tense of arise.
- toran
-
noun,
(in Indian Buddhist and Hindu architecture) a gateway having two or three lintels between two posts.
- arise
-
verb (used without object),
to get up from sitting, lying, or kneeling; rise:
- togas
-
noun,
(in ancient Rome) the loose outer garment worn by citizens in public.
- areo-
-
- 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.
- antis
-
noun,
a person who is opposed to a particular practice, party, policy, action, etc.
- tiger
-
noun,
a large, carnivorous, tawny-colored and black-striped feline, Panthera tigris, of Asia, ranging in several subspecies from India and the Malay Peninsula to Siberia: the entire species is endangered, with some subspecies thought to be extinct.
- Tigre
-
noun,
a Semitic language spoken in northern Ethiopia.
- ento-
-
- Anson
-
noun,
a male given name.
- entia
-
noun,
plural of ens.
- Ensor
-
noun,
James, 1860–1949, Belgian painter.
- ante-
-
- Ennis
-
noun,
a town in N Texas.
- antes
-
noun,
Poker. a fixed but arbitrary stake put into the pot by each player before the deal.
- tinea
-
noun,
any of several skin diseases caused by fungi; ringworm.
- anti-
-
- engr.
-
- tires
-
noun,
British Dialect. fatigue.
- tines
-
noun,
a sharp, projecting point or prong, as of a fork.
- Anton
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Anthony.
- antre
-
noun,
a cavern; cave.
- tinge
-
noun,
a slight degree of coloration.
- tings
-
noun,
a tinging sound.
- Tinia
-
noun,
the chief god of the Etruscans, with powers similar to those of Zeus.
- Eaton
-
noun,
Theophilus, 1590–1658, English colonist and colonial administrator in America.
- A-one
-
adjective,
noting a vessel regarded by a shipping-classification society as being equipped to the highest standard and with equipment maintained in first-class condition.
- Tiran
-
noun,
Strait of, a navigable waterway between the N Red Sea and the Gulf of Aqaba.
- torii
-
noun,
(in Japan) a form of decorative gateway or portal, consisting of two upright wooden posts connected at the top by two horizontal crosspieces, commonly found at the entrance to Shinto temples.
- earns
-
verb (used with object),
to gain or get in return for one's labor or service:
- gents
-
noun,
Informal. gentleman (defs 1, 2).
- Genoa
-
noun,
a large jib for cruising and racing yachts, overlapping the mainsail.
- airts
-
noun,
a direction.
- Srta.
-
- aero-
-
- inert
-
adjective,
having no inherent power of action, motion, or resistance (opposed to active):
- Sonia
-
noun,
a female given name, Russian form of Sophia.
- Inari
-
noun,
Lake, a lake in NE Finland. About 500 sq. mi. (1295 sq. km).
- inane
-
noun,
something that is empty or void, especially the void of infinite space.
- Aesir
-
noun,
the principal race of gods, led by Odin and living at Asgard.
- IATSE
-
- Soter
-
noun,
Saint, pope a.d. 166?–175?.
- sotie
-
noun,
a satirical and topical comedy employing actors dressed in traditional fool's costume, popular in France during the late Middle Ages, and often used as a curtain raiser to mystery and morality plays.
- agent
-
noun,
a person or business authorized to act on another's behalf:
- trios
-
noun,
a musical composition for three voices or instruments.
- trogs
-
noun,
Chiefly British Slang. a hooligan; lout.
- agers
-
noun,
(often initial capital letter) a person living in a certain historical age:
- STAGE
-
noun,
a single step or degree in a process; a particular phase, period, position, etc., in a process, development, or series.
- stain
-
noun,
a discoloration produced by foreign matter having penetrated into or chemically reacted with a material; a spot not easily removed.
- stair
-
noun,
one of a flight or series of steps for going from one level to another, as in a building.
- Tanis
-
noun,
an ancient city in Lower Egypt, in the Nile delta.
- stane
-
noun, adjective, adverb, verb (used with object),
stone.
- grots
-
noun,
a grotto.
- stang
-
noun,
an act or an instance of stinging.
- trine
-
noun,
a set or group of three; triad.
- agios
-
noun,
a premium on money in exchange.
- groin
-
noun,
Anatomy. the fold or hollow on either side of the front of the body where the thigh joins the abdomen.
- aeri-
-
- aeons
-
noun,
(in Gnosticism) one of a class of powers or beings conceived as emanating from the Supreme Being and performing various functions in the operations of the universe.
- groan
-
noun,
a low, mournful sound uttered in pain or grief:
- snort
-
noun,
the act or sound of snorting.
- 30-30
-
- Irina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- irate
-
adjective,
angry; enraged:
- sito-
-
- Iran.
-
- iotas
-
noun,
a very small quantity; jot; whit.
- snare
-
noun,
a device, often consisting of a noose, for capturing small game.
- 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.
- Trona
-
noun,
a monoclinic mineral, grayish or yellowish hydrous sodium carbonate and bicarbonate, Na 2 CO 3 ⋅NaHCO 3 ⋅2H 2 , occurring in dried or partly evaporated lake basins.
- snore
-
noun,
the act, instance, or sound of snoring.
- Ionia
-
noun,
an ancient region on the W coast of Asia Minor and on adjacent islands in the Aegean: colonized by the ancient Greeks.
- ingot
-
noun,
a mass of metal cast in a convenient form for shaping, remelting, or refining.
- Aegir
-
noun,
a sea god, husband of Ran, and host at feast of the gods spoiled by Loki.
- intr.
-
- Soane
-
noun,
Sir John, 1753–1837, English architect.
- AEGIS
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. the shield or breastplate of Zeus or Athena, bearing at its center the head of the Gorgon.
- inst.
-
- inset
-
noun,
something inserted; insert.
- SONAR
-
noun,
a method for detecting and locating objects submerged in water by echolocation.
- Inner
-
adjective,
situated within or farther within; interior:
- trois
-
noun,
the number 3.
- init.
-
- inion
-
noun,
a point at the external occipital protuberance of the skull.
- groat
-
noun,
a silver coin of England, equal to four pennies, issued from 1279 to 1662.
- Aries
-
noun,
Astronomy. the Ram, a zodiacal constellation between Pisces and Taurus.
- agist
-
verb (used with object),
to feed or pasture (livestock) for a fee.
- sting
-
noun,
an act or an instance of stinging.
- agone
-
adverb, adjective,
ago.
- stge.
-
- gonne
-
noun,
Maud ("Irish Joan of Arc") 1865–1953, Irish political activist and actress, born in England.
- gonna
-
- Taino
-
noun,
a member of an extinct Arawakan Indian tribe of the West Indies.
- goner
-
noun,
a person or thing that is dead, lost, or past recovery.
- agro-
-
- stare
-
noun,
a staring gaze; a fixed look with the eyes wide open:
- Taine
-
noun,
Hippolyte Adolphe [ee-paw-leet a-dawlf] /i pɔˈlit aˈdɔlf/ (Show IPA), 1828–93, French literary critic and historian.
- Goias
-
noun,
a state in central Brazil. 247,826 sq. mi. (641,870 sq. km). Capital: Goiânia.
- Agnes
-
noun,
Saint, a.d. 292?–304? Roman Catholic child martyr.
- tries
-
noun,
plural of try.
- girns
-
noun, verb (used with object),
grin2 .
- trigo
-
noun,
wheat; field of wheat.
- giros
-
noun,
autogiro.
- goers
-
noun,
a person or thing that goes:
- triga
-
noun,
a two-wheeled chariot drawn by a team of three horses.
- Stone
-
noun,
the hard substance, formed of mineral matter, of which rocks consist.
- store
-
noun,
an establishment where merchandise is sold, usually on a retail basis.
- gnars
-
verb (used without object),
to snarl; growl.
- trig.
-
- girts
-
noun,
Carpentry.
a timber or plate connecting the corner posts of an exterior wooden frame, as a braced frame, at a floor above the ground floor.
a heavy beam, as for supporting the ends of rafters.
- giant
-
noun,
(in folklore) a being with human form but superhuman size, strength, etc.
- tains
-
noun,
a thin tin plate.
- Goren
-
noun,
Charles Henry, 1901–91, U.S authority and writer on contract bridge.
- tangs
-
- grist
-
noun,
grain to be ground.
- griot
-
noun,
a member of a hereditary caste among the peoples of western Africa whose function is to keep an oral history of the tribe or village and to entertain with stories, poems, songs, dances, etc.
- grins
-
noun,
a broad smile.
- Greta
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Margaret.
- Stein
-
noun,
a mug, usually earthenware, especially for beer.
- grate
-
noun,
a frame of metal bars for holding fuel when burning, as in a fireplace, furnace, or stove.
- Grant
-
noun,
something granted, as a privilege or right, a sum of money, or a tract of land:
- tango
-
noun,
a ballroom dance of Latin-American origin, danced by couples, and having many varied steps, figures, and poses.
- grans
-
noun,
grandmother.
- stria
-
noun,
a slight or narrow furrow, ridge, stripe, or streak, especially one of a number in parallel arrangement:
- trigs
-
noun,
trigonometry.
- getas
-
noun,
a traditional Japanese wooden clog that is worn outdoors, with a thong that passes between the first two toes and with two transverse supports on the bottom of the sole.
- ster.
-
- grain
-
noun,
a small, hard seed, especially the seed of a food plant such as wheat, corn, rye, oats, rice, or millet.
- Stern
-
noun,
the after part of a vessel (often opposed to stem).
- gotra
-
noun,
a Hindu clan tracing its paternal lineage from a common ancestor, usually a saint or sage.
- gorse
-
noun,
any spiny shrub of the genus Ulex, of the legume family, native to the Old World, especially U. europaeus, having rudimentary leaves and yellow flowers and growing in waste places and sandy soil.
- gores
-
noun,
blood that is shed, especially when clotted.
- roan
-
noun,
a horse or other animal with a roan coat.
- Riis
-
noun,
Jacob August, 1849–1914, U.S. journalist and social reformer, born in Denmark.
- tron
-
- 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.
- tsar
-
noun,
czar.
- tri-
-
- rit.
-
- RNAS
-
- tRNA
-
- Rigi
-
noun,
a mountain in central Switzerland, near the Lake of Lucerne. 5906 feet (1800 meters).
- tors
-
noun,
a rocky pinnacle; a peak of a bare or rocky mountain or hill.
- Riga
-
noun,
a seaport in and the capital of Latvia, on the Gulf of Riga.
- 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.
- 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.
- Rise
-
noun,
an act or instance of rising.
- trog
-
noun,
Chiefly British Slang. a hooligan; lout.
- Tori
-
noun,
plural of torus.
- RIAS
-
noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- RIIA
-
- Ring
-
noun,
a typically circular band of metal or other durable material, especially one of gold or other precious metal, often set with gems, for wearing on the finger as an ornament, a token of betrothal or marriage, etc.
- RITA
-
noun,
the Vedic concept of cosmic and social order.
- rite
-
noun,
a formal or ceremonial act or procedure prescribed or customary in religious or other solemn use:
- Rina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Trio
-
noun,
a musical composition for three voices or instruments.
- SITA
-
noun,
(in the Ramayana) the wife of Ramachandra, abducted by Ravana and later rescued.
- RONA
-
- Sera
-
noun,
a plural of serum.
- Sian
-
noun,
Older Spelling. Xian.
- Star
-
noun,
any of the heavenly bodies, except the moon, appearing as fixed luminous points in the sky at night.
- Seta
-
noun,
a stiff hair; bristle or bristlelike part.
- Ste.
-
- Sert
-
noun,
José María [haw-se mah-ree-ah] /hɔˈsɛ mɑˈri ɑ/ (Show IPA), 1876–1945, Spanish painter.
- Seri
-
noun,
a member of an American Indian people of western Sonora state, Mexico, on the Gulf of California.
- stg.
-
- sent
-
noun,
a coin of Estonia until the euro was adopted, the 100th part of a kroon.
- Sig.
-
- Stir
-
noun,
the act of stirring or moving.
- stoa
-
noun,
Greek Architecture. a portico, usually a detached portico of considerable length, that is used as a promenade or meeting place.
- str.
-
- tain
-
noun,
a thin tin plate.
- Tane
-
noun,
a Polynesian god of fertility.
- tans
-
noun,
the brown color imparted to the skin by exposure to the sun or open air.
- Taos
-
noun,
a Tanoan language spoken in two villages in New Mexico.
- Tare
-
noun,
any of various vetches, especially Vicia sativa.
- Stan
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Stanley.
- Stag
-
noun,
an adult male deer.
- Tarn
-
noun,
a small mountain lake or pool, especially one in a cirque.
- 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.
- site
-
noun,
the position or location of a town, building, etc., especially as to its environment:
- snag
-
noun,
a tree or part of a tree held fast in the bottom of a river, lake, etc., and forming an impediment or danger to navigation.
- snit
-
noun,
an agitated or irritated state.
- snog
-
verb (used without object),
to kiss and cuddle.
- sire
-
noun,
the male parent of a quadruped.
- Sion
-
noun,
a town in and the capital of Valais, in SW Switzerland.
- snot
-
noun,
Vulgar. mucus from the nose.
- SOAR
-
noun,
an act or instance of soaring.
- 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.
- sign
-
noun,
a token; indication.
- Song
-
noun,
a short metrical composition intended or adapted for singing, especially one in rhymed stanzas; a lyric; a ballad.
- Soni
-
- Sina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- sora
-
noun,
a small, short-billed rail, Porzana carolina, of marshy areas of North America.
- sore
-
noun,
a sore spot or place on the body.
- sori
-
noun,
plural of sorus.
- sort
-
noun,
a particular kind, species, variety, class, or group, distinguished by a common character or nature:
- Sra.
-
- sego
-
noun,
sego lily.
- Taro
-
noun,
a stemless plant, Colocasia esculenta, of the arum family, cultivated in tropical regions, in the Pacific islands and elsewhere, for the edible tuber.
- Tore
-
noun,
a torus.
- Tiro
-
noun,
tyro.
- ROTS
-
noun,
the process of rotting.
- Roti
-
noun,
roast.
- Ting
-
noun,
a tinging sound.
- rote
-
noun,
routine; a fixed, habitual, or mechanical course of procedure:
- tion
-
- Rota
-
noun,
Chiefly British.
a round or rotation of duties; a period of work or duty taken in rotation with others.
an agenda or circuit of sporting events, as a round of golf tournaments, played in different localities throughout the year.
- tire
-
noun,
British Dialect. fatigue.
- toea
-
noun,
a bronze coin and monetary unit of Papua New Guinea, the 100th part of a kina.
- sago
-
noun,
a starchy foodstuff derived from the soft interior of the trunk of various palms and cycads, used in making puddings.
- toga
-
noun,
(in ancient Rome) the loose outer garment worn by citizens in public.
- togs
-
noun,
a coat.
- tone
-
noun,
any sound considered with reference to its quality, pitch, strength, source, etc.:
- tong
-
noun,
tongs.
- Toni
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Antoinette or Antonia.
- ROSE
-
noun,
any of the wild or cultivated, usually prickly-stemmed, pinnate-leaved, showy-flowered shrubs of the genus Rosa.
Compare rose family.
- tonn
-
- Rosa
-
noun,
Salvator [sahl-vah-tawr] /ˈsɑl vɑˌtɔr/ (Show IPA), 1615–73, Italian painter and poet.
- Sage
-
noun,
a profoundly wise person; a person famed for wisdom.
- Tine
-
noun,
a sharp, projecting point or prong, as of a fork.
- tars
-
noun,
any of various dark-colored viscid products obtained by the destructive distillation of certain organic substances, as coal or wood.
- tens
-
noun,
a self-operated portable device used to treat chronic pain by sending electrical impulses through electrodes placed over the painful area.
- seat
-
noun,
something designed to support a person in a sitting position, as a chair, bench, or pew; a place on or in which one sits.
- sear
-
noun,
a mark or scar made by searing.
- Sean
-
noun,
a male given name, form of John.
- teas
-
noun,
the dried and prepared leaves of a shrub, Camellia sinensis, from which a somewhat bitter, aromatic beverage is prepared by infusion in hot water.
- tegs
-
noun,
Animal Husbandry.
a two-year-old sheep that has not been shorn.
the wool shorn from such a sheep.
- ten.
-
- Tena
-
noun,
Koyukon.
- Sato
-
noun,
Eisaku [ey-sah-koo;; Japanese ey-sah-koo] /eɪˈsɑ ku;; Japanese ˈeɪ sɑˌku/ (Show IPA), 1901–75, Japanese political leader: prime minister 1964–72; Nobel Peace Prize 1974.
- ter.
-
- TINA
-
noun,
a female given name.
- sati
-
noun,
a Hindu practice whereby a widow immolates herself on the funeral pyre of her husband: now abolished by law.
- sate
-
noun,
a Southeast Asian, especially Indonesian and Malaysian, dish of marinated, bite-size pieces of meat, skewered, barbecued, and usually served with a peanut-flavored dipping sauce.
- Sat.
-
- 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.
- 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.
- Sang
-
noun,
the act or performance of singing.
- sane
-
noun,
a private nationwide organization in the U.S., established in 1957, that opposes nuclear testing and advocates international peace.
- sain
-
verb (used with object),
to make the sign of the cross on, as for protection against evil influences.
- 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.
- gens
-
noun,
a group of families in ancient Rome claiming descent from a common ancestor and united by a common name and common ancestral religious rites.
- gest
-
noun,
a story or tale.
- Erin
-
noun,
Literary. Ireland.
- Itea
-
noun,
any tree or shrub belonging to the genus Itea, of the saxifrage family, having simple, alternate leaves and clusters of small, greenish-white flowers, as the Virginia willow, I. virginica.
- Eng.
-
- engs
-
noun,
the symbol, ŋ, that, in the International Phonetic Alphabet and in the pronunciation alphabets of some dictionaries, represents the voiced velar nasal consonant indicated in English spelling by (ng), as in the pronunciations of cling [kling] /klɪŋ/ (Show IPA) and clink [klingk] /klɪŋk/ (Show IPA).
- Enos
-
noun,
the son of Seth. Gen. 5:6.
- Ens.
-
- iso-
-
- Isin
-
noun,
an ancient Sumerian city in S Iraq: archaeological site.
- eons
-
noun,
an indefinitely long period of time; age.
- Isar
-
noun,
a river in central Europe, flowing NE from W Austria through S Germany to the Danube River. 215 miles (345 km) long.
- Isai
-
noun,
Jesse.
- ergs
-
- 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.
- itis
-
- Iris
-
noun,
Anatomy. the contractile, circular diaphragm forming the colored portion of the eye and containing a circular opening, the pupil, in its center.
- Ire.
-
- IRAS
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- IOTA
-
noun,
a very small quantity; jot; whit.
- 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.”.
- Eros
-
noun,
the ancient Greek god of love, identified by the Romans with Cupid.
- 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 = .
- Iona
-
noun,
an island in the Hebrides, off the W coast of Scotland: center of early Celtic Christianity.
- 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.
- int.
-
- ins.
-
- iter
-
noun,
a canal or passage.
- egos
-
noun,
the “I” or self of any person; a person as thinking, feeling, and willing, and distinguishing itself from the selves of others and from objects of its thought.
- erst
-
adverb,
before the present time; formerly.
- neon
-
noun,
Chemistry. a chemically inert gaseous element occurring in small amounts in the earth's atmosphere, used chiefly in a type of electrical lamp. Symbol: Ne; atomic weight: 20.183; atomic number: 10; density: 0.9002 g/l at 0°C and 760 mm pressure.
- Aton
-
noun,
a solar deity declared by Amenhotep IV to be the only god, represented as a solar disk with rays ending in human hands.
- ator
-
- nits
-
noun,
the egg of a parasitic insect, especially of a louse, often attached to a hair or a fiber of clothing.
- nisi
-
adjective,
not yet final or absolute (used, especially in law, to indicate that a judgment or decree will become final on a particular date unless set aside or invalidated by certain specified contingencies):
- NIRA
-
- Nino
-
noun,
boy; child.
- Nine
-
noun,
a cardinal number, eight plus one.
- Nina
-
noun,
girl; child.
- Nier
-
noun,
Alfred Otto Carl, 1911–1994, U.S. physicist.
- 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.
- geta
-
noun,
a traditional Japanese wooden clog that is worn outdoors, with a thong that passes between the first two toes and with two transverse supports on the bottom of the sole.
- Neri
-
noun,
Saint Philip (Filippo Neri) 1515–95, Italian priest: founder of Congregation of the Oratory.
- neo-
-
- egis
-
noun,
aegis.
- neat
-
noun,
an animal of the genus Bos; a bovine, as a cow or ox.
- EARN
-
verb (used with object),
to gain or get in return for one's labor or service:
- 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.
- NATS
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Nathan or Nathaniel.
- NATO
-
noun,
an organization formed in Washington, D.C. (1949), comprising the 12 nations of the Atlantic Pact together with Greece, Turkey, and the Federal Republic of Germany, for the purpose of collective defense against aggression.
- Nast
-
noun,
Thomas, 1840–1902, U.S. illustrator and cartoonist.
- Nasi
-
noun,
the head or president of the Sanhedrin.
- Naos
-
noun,
a temple.
- nane
-
pronoun, adverb, adjective,
none1 .
- East
-
noun,
a cardinal point of the compass, 90° to the right of north. Abbreviation: E.
- Nair
-
noun,
a group of Hindu castes in the Kerala region of India.
- eats
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- inro
-
noun,
a small lacquer box with compartments for medicines, cosmetics, etc., worn on the waist sash of the traditional Japanese costume.
- INRI
-
- Aten
-
noun,
Aton.
- gist
-
noun,
the main or essential part of a matter:
- Gean
-
noun,
heart cherry.
- GOES
-
noun,
plural of go1 .
- Goer
-
noun,
a person or thing that goes:
- Goat
-
noun,
any of numerous agile, hollow-horned ruminants of the genus Capra, of the family Bovidae, closely related to the sheep, found native in rocky and mountainous regions of the Old World, and widely distributed in domesticated varieties.
- goas
-
noun,
a gazelle, Procapra picticaudata, of the Tibetan plateau.
- gear
-
noun,
Machinery.
a part, as a disk, wheel, or section of a shaft, having cut teeth of such form, size, and spacing that they mesh with teeth in another part to transmit or receive force and motion.
an assembly of such parts.
one of several possible arrangements of such parts in a mechanism, as an automobile transmission, for affording different relations of torque and speed between the driving and the driven machinery, or for permitting the driven machinery to run in either direction:
a mechanism or group of parts performing one function or serving one purpose in a complex machine:
- gnat
-
noun,
any of certain small flies, especially the biting gnats or punkies of the family Ceratopogonidae, the midges of the family Chironomidae, and the black flies of the family Simuliidae.
- gnar
-
verb (used without object),
to snarl; growl.
- Gen.
-
- gite
-
noun,
a furnished vacation home in France that is available for rental, especially in a rural setting.
- Gena
-
noun,
the cheek or side region of the head.
- 1080
-
- Gone
-
noun,
the act of going:
- girt
-
noun,
Carpentry.
a timber or plate connecting the corner posts of an exterior wooden frame, as a braced frame, at a floor above the ground floor.
a heavy beam, as for supporting the ends of rafters.
- giro
-
noun,
autogiro.
- Gent
-
noun,
Informal. gentleman (defs 1, 2).
- geo-
-
- Ger.
-
- Gera
-
noun,
a city in E central Germany.
- girn
-
noun, verb (used with object),
grin2 .
- Gers
-
noun,
a department in SW France. 2429 sq. mi. (6290 sq. km). Capital: Auch.
- Gino
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Gina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Gert
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Gertrude.
- gets
-
noun,
an offspring or the total of the offspring, especially of a male animal:
- gon-
-
- gats
-
noun,
a pistol or revolver.
- inns
-
noun,
a commercial establishment that provides lodging, food, etc., for the public, especially travelers; small hotel.
- Gaon
-
noun,
a title of honor for the directors of the Jewish academies at Sura and Pumbedita in Babylonia, used from the end of the 6th century a.d. to about the beginning of the 11th century.
- Inge
-
noun,
William (Motter) [mot-er] /ˈmɒt ər/ (Show IPA), 1913–73, U.S. playwright.
- eso-
-
- inae
-
- est.
-
- ign.
-
- ETAS
-
noun,
the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
- Etna
-
noun,
Mount, an active volcano in E Sicily. 10,758 feet (3280 meters).
- Iasi
-
noun,
Romanian name of Jassy.
- Eton
-
noun,
a town in Berkshire, in S England, on the Thames River, W of London: the site of Eton College.
- Iago
-
noun,
the villain in Shakespeare's Othello.
- gait
-
noun,
a manner of walking, stepping, or running.
- rest
-
noun,
the refreshing quiet or repose of sleep:
- Gare
-
noun,
low-grade wool fibers from the legs of sheep.
- gate
-
noun,
a movable barrier, usually on hinges, closing an opening in a fence, wall, or other enclosure.
- gars
-
noun,
Also called garfish, garpike. any predaceous freshwater fish of the genus Lepisosteus, of North America, covered with hard, diamond-shaped scales and having long jaws with needlelike teeth.
- grot
-
noun,
a grotto.
- Gros
-
noun,
Antoine Jean [ahn-twan zhahn] /ɑ̃ˈtwan ʒɑ̃/ (Show IPA), Baron, 1771–1835, French painter.
- gro.
-
- Grit
-
noun,
abrasive particles or granules, as of sand or other small, coarse impurities found in the air, food, water, etc.
- Gris
-
noun,
Juan [hwahn] /ʰwɑn/ (Show IPA), (José Vittoriano Gonzáles) 1887–1927, Spanish painter in France.
- grin
-
noun,
a broad smile.
- gres
-
- gras
-
- Gran
-
noun,
grandmother.
- gast
-
verb (used with object),
to terrify or frighten.
- Gore
-
noun,
blood that is shed, especially when clotted.
- ates
-
- 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.
- noes
-
noun,
an utterance of the word “no.”.
- oras
-
noun,
plural of os2 .
- agr.
-
- agst
-
- Otis
-
noun,
Elisha Graves, 1811–61, U.S. inventor.
- ains
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- Aire
-
- osar
-
noun,
plural of os3 .
- orts
-
noun,
Usually, orts. a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
- airs
-
noun,
a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- Orne
-
noun,
a department in NW France. 2372 sq. mi. (6145 sq. km). Capital: Alençon.
- org.
-
- airt
-
noun,
a direction.
- Oran
-
noun,
a seaport in NW Algeria.
- Agni
-
noun,
Hindu Mythology. the god of fire, one of the three chief divinities of the Vedas.
- AISI
-
- Ont.
-
- aits
-
noun,
a small island, especially in a river.
- ann.
-
- Anne
-
noun,
1665–1714, queen of England 1702–14 (daughter of James II of England).
- ano-
-
- ANSI
-
- ant.
-
- Ares
-
noun,
the ancient Greek god of war, a son of Zeus and Hera, identified by the Romans with Mars.
- Onas
-
noun,
a member of a people of Tierra del Fuego.
- Arg.
-
- Agon
-
noun,
(in ancient Greece) a contest in which prizes were awarded in any of a number of events, as athletics, drama, music, poetry, and painting.
- agit
-
- Argo
-
noun,
Astronomy. a very large southern constellation, now divided into Vela, Carina, Puppis, and Pyxis, four separate constellations lying largely south of Canis Major.
- rase
-
verb (used with object),
raze.
- 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.
- Reno
-
noun,
Informal. a renovation, as of a building or room.
- Rena
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Marina.
- reit
-
noun,
real-estate investment trust.
- 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.
- regs
-
noun,
Usually, regs. Informal. regulations.
- Reg.
-
- RATO
-
noun,
rocket-assisted takeoff.
- rate
-
noun,
the amount of a charge or payment with reference to some basis of calculation:
- aeon
-
noun,
(in Gnosticism) one of a class of powers or beings conceived as emanating from the Supreme Being and performing various functions in the operations of the universe.
- aer-
-
- agio
-
noun,
a premium on money in exchange.
- rant
-
noun,
ranting, extravagant, or violent declamation.
- Rani
-
noun,
ranee.
- rang
-
noun,
a boomerang.
- Rais
-
noun,
Gilles de, Retz, Gilles de Laval, Baron de.
- 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).
- aet.
-
- ragi
-
noun,
a cereal grass, Eleusine coracana, cultivated in the Old World for its grain.
- ager
-
noun,
(often initial capital letter) a person living in a certain historical age:
- rage
-
noun,
angry fury; violent anger (sometimes used in combination):
- ages
-
noun,
the length of time during which a being or thing has existed; length of life or existence to the time spoken of or referred to:
- agin
-
preposition,
against; opposed to.
- Oita
-
noun,
a seaport on NE Kyushu, in S Japan.
- anes
-
adverb,
once.
- Aser
-
noun,
Asher (def 1).
- art.
-
- arse
-
noun,
ass2 (defs 1, 2).
- nos-
-
- Asir
-
noun,
a district in SW Saudi Arabia.
- 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.
- Aron
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Asti
-
noun,
a city in the Piedmont region of Italy, S of Turin: center of wine-producing region.
- oast
-
noun,
a kiln for drying hops or malt.
- Norn
-
noun,
an extinct Norse dialect, spoken until early modern times in the Shetland and Orkney Islands and in parts of northern Scotland.
- nori
-
noun,
a seaweed having a mildly sweet, salty taste, usually dried, used in Japanese cookery mainly as a wrap for sushi.
- Nora
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Honora.
- not-
-
- nota
-
noun,
a dorsal plate or sclerite of the thorax of an insect.
- Nor.
-
- note
-
noun,
a brief record of something written down to assist the memory or for future reference.
- nong
-
noun,
a foolish, incompetent person.
- NTIA
-
- noir
-
adjective,
black; noting the black numbers in roulette.
- 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.
- Arne
-
noun,
Thomas Augustine, 1710–78, English composer of operas and songs.
- ogre
-
noun,
a monster in fairy tales and popular legend, usually represented as a hideous giant who feeds on human flesh.
- nogs
-
noun,
any beverage made with beaten eggs, usually with alcoholic liquor; eggnog.
- nots
-
noun,
a Boolean operator that returns a positive result if its operand is negative and a negative result if its operand is positive.
- OATS
-
noun,
a cereal grass, Avena sativa, cultivated for its edible seed.
- ARIS
-
- Arno
-
noun,
Peter (Curtis Arnoux Peters) 1904–68, U.S. cartoonist and author.
- non-
-
- none
-
noun,
nones1 .
- GAS
-
noun,
Physics. a substance possessing perfect molecular mobility and the property of indefinite expansion, as opposed to a solid or liquid.
- ean
-
- Gat
-
noun,
a pistol or revolver.
- ago
-
adverb,
in past time; in the past:
- age
-
noun,
the length of time during which a being or thing has existed; length of life or existence to the time spoken of or referred to:
- ETA
-
noun,
the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
- 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.
- ea.
-
- 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.
- Eg.
-
- Tro
-
- TAR
-
noun,
any of various dark-colored viscid products obtained by the destructive distillation of certain organic substances, as coal or wood.
- TSI
-
- Ges
-
- TSE
-
- ag-
-
- an.
-
- TAO
-
noun,
(in philosophical Taoism) that in virtue of which all things happen or exist.
- 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.
- ATS
-
noun,
a money of account of Laos, the 100th part of a kip.
- Tng
-
- Ar.
-
- ae.
-
- AGS
-
adjective, noun,
agriculture:
- ast
-
- tog
-
noun,
a coat.
- eo-
-
- AES
-
noun,
any of various early forms of bronze or copper money used in ancient Rome.
Compare as2 (def 1).
- toe
-
noun,
one of the terminal digits of the human foot.
- ASR
-
- GAN
-
noun,
cotton gin.
- tea
-
noun,
the dried and prepared leaves of a shrub, Camellia sinensis, from which a somewhat bitter, aromatic beverage is prepared by infusion in hot water.
- TES
-
noun,
ti1 .
- at.
-
- ERS
-
noun,
ervil.
- ANG
-
- ANI
-
noun,
any of several black, tropical American cuckoos of the genus Crotophaga, having a compressed, bladelike bill.
- eir
-
- EIS
-
- tra
-
- tr.
-
- TGN
-
- ait
-
noun,
a small island, especially in a river.
- en-
-
- ans
-
noun,
the Sumerian god of heaven: the counterpart of the Akkadian Anu.
- TIA
-
- aor
-
- 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.
- ERA
-
noun,
a period of time marked by distinctive character, events, etc.:
- EOS
-
noun,
the ancient Greek goddess of the dawn, identified by the Romans with Aurora.
- Tor
-
noun,
a rocky pinnacle; a peak of a bare or rocky mountain or hill.
- eon
-
noun,
an indefinitely long period of time; age.
- ane
-
adjective, noun, pronoun,
one.
- EGO
-
noun,
the “I” or self of any person; a person as thinking, feeling, and willing, and distinguishing itself from the selves of others and from objects of its thought.
- Aso
-
noun,
Mount, a volcanic mountain in Japan, in central Kyushu, noted for its vast caldera. 5223 feet (1593 meters).
- AIR
-
noun,
a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- Agt
-
- ASN
-
- teg
-
noun,
Animal Husbandry.
a two-year-old sheep that has not been shorn.
the wool shorn from such a sheep.
- GAO
-
noun,
a city in E Mali.
- Ain
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- gi.
-
- GAR
-
noun,
Also called garfish, garpike. any predaceous freshwater fish of the genus Lepisosteus, of North America, covered with hard, diamond-shaped scales and having long jaws with needlelike teeth.
- Ga.
-
- ETS
-
- ETR
-
- ARS
-
- EAS
-
noun,
the Akkadian god of wisdom, the son of Apsu and father of Marduk: the counterpart of Enki.
- ETO
-
- ASI
-
- ase
-
- ESR
-
- 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.
- ESA
-
- eat
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- ERT
-
- 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.
- Sta
-
- get
-
noun,
an offspring or the total of the offspring, especially of a male animal:
- OAT
-
noun,
a cereal grass, Avena sativa, cultivated for its edible seed.
- NRA
-
- NSA
-
- OSA
-
- oar
-
noun,
a long shaft with a broad blade at one end, used as a lever for rowing or otherwise propelling or steering a boat.
- SAR
-
- OAS
-
- OES
-
noun,
the fifteenth letter of the English alphabet, a vowel.
- se-
-
- OIr
-
- San
-
noun,
a member of a nomadic aboriginal people of southern Africa.
- OIt
-
- ONA
-
noun,
a member of a people of Tierra del Fuego.
- one
-
noun,
the first and lowest whole number, being a cardinal number; unity.
- ONI
-
- nr.
-
- sea
-
noun,
the salt waters that cover the greater part of the earth's surface.
- SAE
-
- Tan
-
noun,
the brown color imparted to the skin by exposure to the sun or open air.
- Sgt
-
- ne-
-
- NEA
-
- NEG
-
noun,
a photographic negative.
- NES
-
- NET
-
noun,
a bag or other contrivance of strong thread or cord worked into an open, meshed fabric, for catching fish, birds, or other animals:
- NIA
-
- SEI
-
noun,
sei whale.
- 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).
- NIG
-
verb (used with object),
nidge.
- nit
-
noun,
the egg of a parasitic insect, especially of a louse, often attached to a hair or a fiber of clothing.
- NNE
-
- nog
-
noun,
any beverage made with beaten eggs, usually with alcoholic liquor; eggnog.
- SEN
-
noun,
a money of account of Japan, the 100th part of a yen, now used only in certain quotations, as on foreign exchange.
- Noe
-
noun,
Noah (def 1).
- SAG
-
noun,
an act or instance of sagging.
- SRO
-
- Nan
-
noun,
naan.
- Rai
-
noun,
a style of Algerian popular music played on electric guitar, synthesizer, and percussion instruments.
- ROG
-
- ROE
-
noun,
the mass of eggs, or spawn, within the ovarian membrane of the female fish.
- Rae
-
noun,
John, 1813–93, Scottish surgeon and Arctic explorer.
- rag
-
noun,
a worthless piece of cloth, especially one that is torn or worn.
- ROA
-
- RNA
-
- RAN
-
noun,
a sea goddess who drags down ships and drowns sailors: the wife of Aegir.
- Re.
-
- RAS
-
noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- rat
-
noun,
any of several long-tailed rodents of the family Muridae, of the genus Rattus and related genera, distinguished from the mouse by being larger.
- REA
-
- rin
-
noun,
a money of account of Japan, the thousandth part of a yen or the tenth part of a sen.
- rig
-
noun,
the arrangement of the masts, spars, sails, etc., on a boat or ship.
- 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.
- ROI
-
- OTS
-
- So.
-
- ONR
-
- RTS
-
- rte
-
- rt.
-
- RSE
-
- RSA
-
- Rs.
-
- ons
-
- ote
-
- Ora
-
noun,
plural of os2 .
- ROT
-
noun,
the process of rotting.
- Ore
-
noun,
a metal-bearing mineral or rock, or a native metal, that can be mined at a profit.
- ORT
-
noun,
Usually, orts. a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
- ose
-
- ot-
-
- OTA
-
- Nat
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Nathan or Nathaniel.
- NGO
-
noun,
1901–1963, South Vietnamese statesman: president of the Republic of South Vietnam 1956–63.
- NAG
-
noun,
Also, nagger. a person who nags, especially habitually.
- nae
-
adverb,
no1 ; not.
- IRA
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- St.
-
- io-
-
- SRI
-
noun,
a Hindu title of address prefixed to the name of a deity, holy person, etc.
- Ia.
-
- Sr.
-
- sot
-
noun,
a drunkard.
- GTO
-
- IAS
-
- ier
-
- in.
-
- ina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- ine
-
- ing
-
- GTS
-
- gt.
-
- Son
-
noun,
a male child or person in relation to his parents.
- git
-
noun,
British Slang. a foolish or contemptible person.
- gie
-
noun,
gi.
- GIN
-
noun,
an alcoholic liquor obtained by distilling grain mash with juniper berries.
- Tai
-
noun,
any of several sparoid fishes of the Pacific Ocean, as Pagrus major (red tai) a food fish of Japan.
- TAG
-
noun,
a piece or strip of strong paper, plastic, metal, leather, etc., for attaching by one end to something as a mark or label:
- TAE
-
preposition,
to.
- GIs
-
noun,
a lightweight, two-piece, usually white garment worn by barefooted martial-arts participants, consisting of loose-fitting pants and a wraparound jacket with cloth belt.
- Goa
-
noun,
a gazelle, Procapra picticaudata, of the Tibetan plateau.
- GSR
-
- goi
-
noun,
goy.
- STI
-
- Gor
-
interjection,
(used as a mild oath.)
- got
-
noun,
an offspring or the total of the offspring, especially of a male animal:
- Gr.
-
- gre
-
- GSA
-
- INN
-
noun,
a commercial establishment that provides lodging, food, etc., for the public, especially travelers; small hotel.
- ian
-
noun,
a male given name, Scottish form of John.
- 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 = .
- IRO
-
- Sin
-
noun,
transgression of divine law:
- ITO
-
noun,
Prince Hirobumi [hee-raw-boo-mee] /ˈhi rɔˈbu mi/ (Show IPA), 1841–1909, Japanese statesman.
- ite
-
- ITA
-
- ist
-
- ior
-
- ISR
-
- ise
-
- SIR
-
noun,
a respectful or formal term of address used to a man:
- ISA
-
- Is.
-
noun,
(used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
- IRS
-
- SIT
-
verb,
(in prescriptions) may it be.
- TSR
-
noun,
a computer program with any of several ancillary functions, usually held resident in RAM for instant activation while one is using another program.
- 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.
-
- IOT
-
- G.
-
- T1
-
- OA
-
- GN
-
- TN
-
- RO
-
- N.
-
- t.
-
- TG
-
- NA
-
adverb,
no1 .
- TA
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- AO
-
- NG
-
- AI
-
noun,
a three-toed sloth, Bradypus tridactylus, inhabiting forests of southern Venezuela, the Guianas, and northern Brazil, having a diet apparently restricted to the leaves of the trumpet-tree, and sounding a high-pitched cry when disturbed.
- NI
-
- SI
-
noun,
the syllable used for the seventh tone of a scale and sometimes for the tone B.
- rg
-
- A.
-
noun,
Agnolo (di Cosimo di Mariano) [ah-nyaw-law dee kaw-zee-maw dee mah-ryah-naw] /ˈɑ nyɔ lɔ di ˈkɔ zi mɔ di mɑˈryɑ nɔ/ (Show IPA), 1502–72, Italian painter.
- RN
-
- er
-
interjection,
(used to express or represent a pause, hesitation, uncertainty, etc.).
- TI
-
noun,
the syllable for the seventh tone of a diatonic scale.
- O.
-
- S.
-
- SA
-
- GO
-
noun,
the act of going:
- SG
-
- SN
-
- i.
-
- No
-
noun,
an utterance of the word “no.”.
- OE
-
noun,
oy2 .
- RI
-
- E.
-
noun,
Edward (St. John) 1925–2000, U.S. writer and illustrator.
- IG
-
- et
-
verb,
a simple past tense of eat.
- EI
-
- R.
-
- RA
-
noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- IT
-
noun,
(in children's games) the player called upon to perform some task, as, in tag, the one who must catch the other players.
- OG
-
- TE
-
noun,
ti1 .