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- ancestries
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noun,
family or ancestral descent; lineage.
- scenarists
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noun,
a writer of motion-picture or television scenarios.
- Resistance
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noun,
the act or power of resisting, opposing, or withstanding.
- ancestress
-
noun,
a woman from whom a person is descended.
- increases
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noun,
growth or augmentation in numbers, size, strength, quality, etc.:
- scenarist
-
noun,
a writer of motion-picture or television scenarios.
- arsenites
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noun,
a salt or ester of arsenous acid.
- resinates
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noun,
Chemistry. any of the salts of the acids found in rosin.
- secretins
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noun,
a polypeptide hormone, produced in the small intestine, that activates the pancreas to secrete pancreatic juice.
- sectaries
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noun,
a member of a particular sect, especially an adherent of a religious body regarded as heretical or schismatic.
- nectaries
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noun,
Botany. an organ or part that secretes nectar.
- iterances
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noun,
iteration.
- creatines
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noun,
an amino acid, C 4 H 9 N 3 O 2 , that is a constituent of the muscles of vertebrates and is phosphorylated to store energy used for muscular contraction.
- canisters
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noun,
a small box or jar, often one of a kitchen set, for holding tea, coffee, flour, and sugar.
- actresses
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noun,
a woman who acts in stage plays, motion pictures, television broadcasts, etc., especially professionally.
- sarsenets
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noun,
sarcenet.
- centiares
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noun,
a square meter. Abbreviation: ca.
- cineastes
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noun,
any person, especially a director or producer, associated professionally with filmmaking.
- ecstasies
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noun,
rapturous delight.
- sarcenets
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noun,
a fine, soft fabric, often of silk, made in plain or twill weave and used especially for linings.
- centesis
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noun,
a puncture or perforation.
- Asnieres
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noun,
a city in N central France, near Paris.
- cressets
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noun,
a metal cup or basket often mounted on a pole or suspended from above, containing oil, pitch, a rope steeped in rosin, etc., burned as a light or beacon.
- cisterna
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noun,
cistern (def 2).
- scienter
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noun,
a mental state in which one has knowledge that one’s action, statement, etc., is wrong, deceptive, or illegal: often used as a standard of guilt:
- arenites
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noun,
psammite.
- arsenics
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- arsenite
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noun,
a salt or ester of arsenous acid.
- Castries
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noun,
a port in and the capital of the state of St. Lucia, on the NW coast.
- secretin
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noun,
a polypeptide hormone, produced in the small intestine, that activates the pancreas to secrete pancreatic juice.
- cineaste
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noun,
any person, especially a director or producer, associated professionally with filmmaking.
- earnests
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noun,
full seriousness, as of intention or purpose:
- stearins
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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.
- easiness
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noun,
the quality or condition of being easy.
- Teresina
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noun,
a port in NE Brazil, on the Parnahiba River.
- increate
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adjective,
not created; uncreated.
- Teresian
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noun,
a member of the reformed order of barefooted Carmelites, founded in Spain in 1562.
- centares
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noun,
centiare.
- sentries
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noun,
a soldier stationed at a place to stand guard and prevent the passage of unauthorized persons, watch for fires, etc., especially a sentinel stationed at a pass, gate, opening in a defense work, or the like.
- cassites
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noun,
Kassite.
- iterance
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noun,
iteration.
- cerastes
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noun,
any of several small vipers of the genus Cerastes, including the horned viper, that have a sideways looping motion like that of a sidewinder and inhabit deserts of northern Africa and southwestern Asia.
- sericate
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adjective,
sericeous; silky.
- canister
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noun,
a small box or jar, often one of a kitchen set, for holding tea, coffee, flour, and sugar.
- Increase
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noun,
growth or augmentation in numbers, size, strength, quality, etc.:
- centiare
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noun,
a square meter. Abbreviation: ca.
- sestinas
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noun,
a poem of six six-line stanzas and a three-line envoy, originally without rhyme, in which each stanza repeats the end words of the lines of the first stanza, but in different order, the envoy using the six words again, three in the middle of the lines and three at the end.
- caresses
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noun,
an act or gesture expressing affection, as an embrace or kiss, especially a light stroking or touching.
- sarcenet
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noun,
a fine, soft fabric, often of silk, made in plain or twill weave and used especially for linings.
- creatine
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noun,
an amino acid, C 4 H 9 N 3 O 2 , that is a constituent of the muscles of vertebrates and is phosphorylated to store energy used for muscular contraction.
- scanties
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noun,
scanties, very brief underpants, especially for women.
- sarsenet
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noun,
sarcenet.
- retsinas
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noun,
a strong, resinated white or red wine of Greece and Cyprus.
- resinate
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noun,
Chemistry. any of the salts of the acids found in rosin.
- reseats
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verb (used with object),
to provide with a new seat or new seats.
- siestas
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noun,
a midday or afternoon rest or nap, especially as taken in Spain and Latin America.
- sincere
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adjective,
free of deceit, hypocrisy, or falseness; earnest:
- sinters
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noun,
siliceous or calcareous matter deposited by springs, as that formed around the vent of a geyser.
- caseins
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noun,
Biochemistry. a protein precipitated from milk, as by rennet, and forming the basis of cheese and certain plastics.
- etesian
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adjective,
(of certain Mediterranean winds) occurring annually.
- estrins
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noun,
estrone.
- caserns
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noun,
a lodging for soldiers in a garrison town; barracks.
- carnies
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noun,
a person employed by a carnival.
- Cassite
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noun,
Kassite.
- teasers
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noun,
a person or thing that teases.
- casters
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noun,
a person or thing that casts.
- Sisters
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noun,
a female offspring having both parents in common with another offspring; female sibling.
- Staines
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noun,
a town in Surrey, SE England, on the Thames River near Heathrow airport.
- incases
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verb (used with object),
encase.
- incests
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noun,
sexual intercourse between closely related persons.
- carnets
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noun,
a customs document allowing an automobile to be driven at no cost across international borders.
- tresses
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noun,
Usually, tresses. long locks or curls of hair.
- Teniers
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noun,
David [dey-vid;; Flemish dah-vit;; French dah-veed] /ˈdeɪ vɪd;; Flemish ˈdɑ vɪt;; French dɑˈvid/ (Show IPA), ("the Elder") 1582–1649, Flemish painter and engraver.
- retsina
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noun,
a strong, resinated white or red wine of Greece and Cyprus.
- sereins
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noun,
fine rain falling after sunset from a sky in which no clouds are visible.
- Cairene
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noun,
a native or resident of Cairo, Egypt.
- tenaces
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noun,
a sequence of two high cards of the same suit that lack an intervening card to be in consecutive order, as the ace and queen.
- serines
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noun,
a crystalline amino acid, HOCH 2 CH(NH 2)COOH, found in many proteins and obtained by the hydrolysis of sericin, the protein constituting silk gum. Symbol: S. Abbreviation: Ser;
- sestina
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noun,
a poem of six six-line stanzas and a three-line envoy, originally without rhyme, in which each stanza repeats the end words of the lines of the first stanza, but in different order, the envoy using the six words again, three in the middle of the lines and three at the end.
- entires
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noun,
Archaic. the whole; entirety.
- canters
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noun,
an easy gallop.
- actress
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noun,
a woman who acts in stage plays, motion pictures, television broadcasts, etc., especially professionally.
- careens
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noun,
a careening.
- instars
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noun,
an insect in any one of its periods of postembryonic growth between molts.
- inserts
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noun,
something inserted or to be inserted.
- Insecta
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noun,
the class comprising the insects.
- sateens
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noun,
a strong cotton fabric constructed in satin weave and having a lustrous face.
- entries
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noun,
an act of entering; entrance.
- censers
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noun,
a container, usually covered, in which incense is burned, especially during religious services; thurible.
- entices
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verb (used with object),
to lead on by exciting hope or desire; allure; inveigle:
- cistern
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noun,
a reservoir, tank, or container for storing or holding water or other liquid.
- cetanes
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noun,
a colorless, liquid hydrocarbon of the alkane series, C 16 H 34 , used as a solvent and in cetane number determinations.
- tansies
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noun,
any of several composite plants of the genus Tanacetum, especially a strong-scented, weedy, Old World herb, T. vulgare, having flat-topped clusters of tubular yellow flowers.
- earnest
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noun,
full seriousness, as of intention or purpose:
- tanrecs
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noun,
tenrec.
- Steiner
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noun,
Jakob [yah-kawp] /ˈyɑ kɔp/ (Show IPA), 1796–1863, Swiss mathematician.
- sanseis
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noun,
a grandchild of Japanese immigrants to the U.S. or Canada.
- strains
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noun,
any force or pressure tending to alter shape, cause a fracture, etc.
- easiest
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noun,
a word formerly used in communications to represent the letter E.
- cretins
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noun,
a person suffering from cretinism.
- santirs
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noun,
a Persian musical instrument resembling a dulcimer.
- cresset
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noun,
a metal cup or basket often mounted on a pole or suspended from above, containing oil, pitch, a rope steeped in rosin, etc., burned as a light or beacon.
- cresses
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noun,
any of various plants of the mustard family, especially the watercress, having pungent-tasting leaves often used for salad and as a garnish.
- creases
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noun,
a ridge or groove produced in anything by folding, heat, pressure, etc.; fold; furrow.
- crenate
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adjective,
having the margin notched or scalloped so as to form rounded teeth, as a leaf.
- creates
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adjective,
Archaic. created.
- 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.
- stearic
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adjective,
of or relating to suet or fat.
- nasties
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noun,
Informal. a nasty person or thing.
- centres
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noun,
Geometry. the middle point, as the point within a circle or sphere equally distant from all points of the circumference or surface, or the point within a regular polygon equally distant from the vertices.
- enteric
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noun,
enterics, Bacteriology. enterobacteria.
- centare
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noun,
centiare.
- sarsens
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noun,
any of numerous large sandstone blocks or fragments found in south-central England, probably remnants of eroded Tertiary beds.
- entasis
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noun,
a slight convexity given to a column or tower, as to correct an optical illusion.
- trienes
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noun,
any compound containing three double bonds.
- acetins
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noun,
a colorless, thick, hygroscopic liquid, C 5 H 10 O 4 : used chiefly in the manufacture of explosives.
- encases
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verb (used with object),
to enclose in or as in a case:
- centri-
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- Eastern
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adjective,
lying toward or situated in the east:
- stances
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noun,
the position or bearing of the body while standing:
- cerates
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noun,
Pharmacology. an unctuous, often medicated, preparation for external application, consisting of lard or oil mixed with wax, rosin, or the like, especially one that has a firmer consistency than a typical ointment and does not melt when in contact with the skin.
- ecartes
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noun,
a card game for two players.
- cerises
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adjective, noun,
moderate to deep red.
- Stassen
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noun,
Harold Edward, 1907–2001, U.S. politician and university president.
- certain
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Idioms,
for certain, without a doubt; surely:
- easters
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noun,
an annual Christian festival in commemoration of the resurrection of Jesus Christ, observed on the first Sunday after the first full moon after the vernal equinox, as calculated according to tables based in Western churches on the Gregorian calendar and in Orthodox churches on the Julian calendar.
- tenrecs
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noun,
any of several insectivorous mammals of the family Tenrecidae, of Madagascar, having a long, pointed snout, certain species of which are spiny and tailless.
- seriate
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adjective,
arranged or occurring in one or more series.
- sensate
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adjective,
perceiving or perceived through the senses.
- tierces
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noun,
an old measure of capacity equivalent to one third of a pipe, or 42 wine gallons.
- assents
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noun,
agreement, as to a proposal; concurrence.
- recants
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verb (used with object),
to withdraw or disavow (a statement, opinion, etc.), especially formally; retract.
- 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.
- resects
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verb (used with object),
to do a resection on.
- resents
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verb (used with object),
to feel or show displeasure or indignation at (a person, act, remark, etc.) from a sense of injury or insult.
- trasses
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noun,
a light-colored type of volcanic tuff used in making water-resistant cement and mortar.
- resists
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noun,
a substance that prevents or inhibits some effect from taking place, as a coating on a surface of a metallic printing plate that prevents or inhibits corrosion of the metal by acid.
- ratines
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noun,
a loosely woven fabric made with nubby or knotty yarns.
- arenite
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noun,
psammite.
- secrets
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noun,
something that is or is kept secret, hidden, or concealed.
- ascites
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noun,
accumulation of serous fluid in the peritoneal cavity; dropsy of the peritoneum.
- asserts
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Idioms,
assert oneself, to insist on one's rights, declare one's views forcefully, etc.:
- secerns
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verb (used with object),
to discriminate or distinguish in thought.
- Screens
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noun,
a movable or fixed device, usually consisting of a covered frame, that provides shelter, serves as a partition, etc.
- ascesis
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noun,
askesis.
- ascents
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noun,
an act of ascending; upward movement; a rising movement:
- tessera
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noun,
one of the small pieces used in mosaic work.
- secants
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noun,
Geometry. an intersecting line, especially one intersecting a curve at two or more points.
- senecas
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noun,
a member of the largest tribe of the Iroquois Confederacy of North American Indians, formerly inhabiting western New York and being conspicuous in the wars south and west of Lake Erie.
- seances
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noun,
a meeting in which a spiritualist attempts to communicate with the spirits of the dead.
- seaters
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noun,
a person or thing that seats.
- arsines
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noun,
Also called arseniuretted hydrogen. a colorless, flammable, slightly water-soluble gas, AsH 3 , having a fetid, garliclike odor, used in chemical warfare.
- racists
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noun,
a person who believes in racism, the doctrine that one's own racial group is superior or that a particular racial group is inferior to the others.
- recasts
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noun,
a recasting.
- Nicetas
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noun,
Saint Ignatius (def 2).
- trainee
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noun,
a person being trained, especially in a vocation; apprentice.
- seiners
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noun,
a person who fishes with a seine.
- retains
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verb (used with object),
to keep possession of.
- nectars
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noun,
the saccharine secretion of a plant, which attracts the insects or birds that pollinate the flower.
- tisanes
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noun,
(italics) French. aromatic or herb-flavored tea.
- recites
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verb (used with object),
to repeat the words of, as from memory, especially in a formal manner:
- Raetic
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noun,
an extinct language of uncertain affinities that was spoken in Rhaetia and written with the Etruscan alphabet.
- scries
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verb (used without object),
to use divination to discover hidden knowledge or future events, especially by means of a crystal ball.
- cretin
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noun,
a person suffering from cretinism.
- ecesis
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noun,
the establishment of an immigrant plant in a new environment.
- Cretan
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noun,
a native or inhabitant of Crete.
- saints
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noun,
any of certain persons of exceptional holiness of life, formally recognized as such by the Christian Church, especially by canonization.
- enter-
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- screes
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noun,
a steep mass of detritus on the side of a mountain.
- sarsen
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noun,
any of numerous large sandstone blocks or fragments found in south-central England, probably remnants of eroded Tertiary beds.
- stanes
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noun, adjective, adverb, verb (used with object),
stone.
- crests
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noun,
the highest part of a hill or mountain range; summit.
- racist
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noun,
a person who believes in racism, the doctrine that one's own racial group is superior or that a particular racial group is inferior to the others.
- saices
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noun,
syce.
- recti-
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- stains
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noun,
a discoloration produced by foreign matter having penetrated into or chemically reacted with a material; a spot not easily removed.
- enacts
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verb (used with object),
to make into an act or statute:
- enates
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noun,
a person related on one's mother's side.
Compare agnate, cognate.
- ecarte
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noun,
a card game for two players.
- seance
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noun,
a meeting in which a spiritualist attempts to communicate with the spirits of the dead.
- stance
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noun,
the position or bearing of the body while standing:
- encase
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verb (used with object),
to enclose in or as in a case:
- raises
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noun,
an increase in amount, as of wages:
- scenas
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noun,
an extended operatic vocal solo, usually including an aria and a recitative.
- reests
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verb (used with object),
to cure, smoke, or dry (meat or fish).
- resect
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verb (used with object),
to do a resection on.
- rentes
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noun,
revenue or income, or the instrument evidencing a right to such periodic receipts.
- ranees
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noun,
the wife of a rajah.
- steins
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noun,
a mug, usually earthenware, especially for beer.
- Crista
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noun,
a crest or ridge.
- easier
-
noun,
a word formerly used in communications to represent the letter E.
- Santee
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noun,
a city in SW California.
- Recent
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noun,
Also called Holocene. (initial capital letter) Geology. the Recent Epoch or Series.
- steric
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adjective,
of or relating to the spatial relationships of atoms in a molecule.
- recast
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noun,
a recasting.
- steers
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noun,
Informal. a suggestion about a course of action; tip:
- Sterne
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noun,
Laurence, 1713–68, English clergyman and novelist.
- sansei
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noun,
a grandchild of Japanese immigrants to the U.S. or Canada.
- recant
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verb (used with object),
to withdraw or disavow (a statement, opinion, etc.), especially formally; retract.
- sterns
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noun,
the after part of a vessel (often opposed to stem).
- scents
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noun,
a distinctive odor, especially when agreeable:
- sanies
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noun,
a thin, often greenish, serous fluid that is discharged from ulcers, wounds, etc.
- re-act
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verb (used with object),
to act or perform again.
- easies
-
noun,
a word formerly used in communications to represent the letter E.
- steres
-
- C-star
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noun,
carbon star.
- recess
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noun,
temporary withdrawal or cessation from the usual work or activity.
- santir
-
noun,
a Persian musical instrument resembling a dulcimer.
- Strain
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noun,
any force or pressure tending to alter shape, cause a fracture, etc.
- sarees
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noun,
sari.
- Easter
-
noun,
an annual Christian festival in commemoration of the resurrection of Jesus Christ, observed on the first Sunday after the first full moon after the vernal equinox, as calculated according to tables based in Western churches on the Gregorian calendar and in Orthodox churches on the Julian calendar.
- ratine
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noun,
a loosely woven fabric made with nubby or knotty yarns.
- screen
-
noun,
a movable or fixed device, usually consisting of a covered frame, that provides shelter, serves as a partition, etc.
- recite
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verb (used with object),
to repeat the words of, as from memory, especially in a formal manner:
- resent
-
verb (used with object),
to feel or show displeasure or indignation at (a person, act, remark, etc.) from a sense of injury or insult.
- stasis
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noun,
the state of equilibrium or inactivity caused by opposing equal forces.
- strass
-
noun,
a flint glass with a high lead content, used to imitate gemstones.
- stares
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noun,
a staring gaze; a fixed look with the eyes wide open:
- stress
-
noun,
importance attached to a thing:
Synonyms: significance, meaning, emphasis, consequence; weight, value, worth.
- erases
-
verb (used with object),
to rub or scrape out, as letters or characters written, engraved, etc.; efface.
- resets
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noun,
an act or instance of setting again.
- inter.
-
- Nereis
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noun,
clamworm.
- seines
-
noun,
a fishing net that hangs vertically in the water, having floats at the upper edge and sinkers at the lower.
- serins
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noun,
a small finch, Serinus serinus, of Europe and northern Africa, closely related to the canary.
- nesses
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noun,
a headland; promontory; cape.
- intra-
-
- inters
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verb (used with object),
to place (a dead body) in a grave or tomb; bury.
- Nessie
-
noun,
Loch Ness monster.
- series
-
noun,
a group or a number of related or similar things, events, etc., arranged or occurring in temporal, spatial, or other order or succession; sequence.
- instr.
-
- seiner
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noun,
a person who fishes with a seine.
- instar
-
noun,
an insect in any one of its periods of postembryonic growth between molts.
- insets
-
noun,
something inserted; insert.
- rinses
-
noun,
an act or instance of rinsing.
- insert
-
noun,
something inserted or to be inserted.
- serine
-
noun,
a crystalline amino acid, HOCH 2 CH(NH 2)COOH, found in many proteins and obtained by the hydrolysis of sericin, the protein constituting silk gum. Symbol: S. Abbreviation: Ser;
- scants
-
adverb,
Scot. and North England Dialect. scarcely; barely; hardly.
- insect
-
noun,
any animal of the class Insecta, comprising small, air-breathing arthropods having the body divided into three parts (head, thorax, and abdomen), and having three pairs of legs and usually two pairs of wings.
- Seneca
-
noun,
a member of the largest tribe of the Iroquois Confederacy of North American Indians, formerly inhabiting western New York and being conspicuous in the wars south and west of Lake Erie.
- nastic
-
adjective,
of or showing sufficiently greater cellular force or growth on one side of an axis to change the form or position of the axis.
- Nasser
-
noun,
Gamal Abdel [guh-mahl ab-doo l,, juh-] /gəˈmɑl ˈæb dʊl,, dʒə-/ (Show IPA), 1918–70, Egyptian military and political leader: prime minister of Egypt 1954–56; president of Egypt 1956–58; president of the United Arab Republic 1958–70.
- senses
-
noun,
any of the faculties, as sight, hearing, smell, taste, or touch, by which humans and animals perceive stimuli originating from outside or inside the body:
- scares
-
noun,
a sudden fright or alarm, especially with little or no reason.
- nacres
-
noun,
mother-of-pearl.
- seracs
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noun,
a large irregularity of glacial ice, as a pinnacle found in glacial crevasses and formed by melting or movement of the ice.
- retina
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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.
- Neisse
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noun,
a river in N Europe, flowing N from the NW Czech Republic along part of the boundary between Germany and Poland to the Oder River. 145 miles (233 km) long.
- Senate
-
noun,
an assembly or council of citizens having the highest deliberative functions in a government, especially a legislative assembly of a state or nation.
- seises
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verb (used with or without object),
Chiefly Law. seize.
- serais
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noun,
(in Eastern countries) a caravansary.
- serein
-
noun,
fine rain falling after sunset from a sky in which no clouds are visible.
- nectar
-
noun,
the saccharine secretion of a plant, which attracts the insects or birds that pollinate the flower.
- Serena
-
noun,
a female given name.
- retain
-
verb (used with object),
to keep possession of.
- reseat
-
verb (used with object),
to provide with a new seat or new seats.
- enters
-
Verb phrases,
enter into,
to participate in; engage in.
to investigate; consider:
to sympathize with; share in.
to form a constituent part or ingredient of:
to go into a particular state:
- sneers
-
noun,
a look or expression of derision, scorn, or contempt.
- Sister
-
noun,
a female offspring having both parents in common with another offspring; female sibling.
- sasins
-
noun,
blackbuck.
- sitars
-
noun,
a lute of India with a small, pear-shaped body and a long, broad, fretted neck.
- escent
-
- snares
-
noun,
a device, often consisting of a noose, for capturing small game.
- Ernest
-
noun,
a male given name: from an Old English word meaning “vigor, intent.”.
- ericas
-
noun,
any of numerous low-growing evergreen shrubs or small trees belonging to the genus Erica, of the heath family, including several species of heather.
- esters
-
noun,
a compound produced by the reaction between an acid and an alcohol with the elimination of a molecule of water, as ethyl acetate, C 4 H 8 O 2 , or dimethyl sulfate, C 2 H 6 SO 4 .
- erects
-
adjective,
upright in position or posture:
- secant
-
noun,
Geometry. an intersecting line, especially one intersecting a curve at two or more points.
- entire
-
noun,
Archaic. the whole; entirety.
- seater
-
noun,
a person or thing that seats.
- entice
-
verb (used with object),
to lead on by exciting hope or desire; allure; inveigle:
- Racine
-
noun,
Jean Baptiste [zhahn ba-teest] /ʒɑ̃ baˈtist/ (Show IPA), 1639–99, French dramatist.
- Sisera
-
noun,
the commander of the Canaanite army of King Jabin: killed by Jael. Judges 4:17–22.
- secern
-
verb (used with object),
to discriminate or distinguish in thought.
- satins
-
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.
- nitres
-
noun,
niter.
- scarts
-
verb (used with or without object),
to scratch, scrape, mark, or scar.
- incest
-
noun,
sexual intercourse between closely related persons.
- niters
-
noun,
potassium nitrate.
- incase
-
verb (used with object),
encase.
- set-in
-
adjective,
made separately and placed within another unit.
- siesta
-
noun,
a midday or afternoon rest or nap, especially as taken in Spain and Latin America.
- sinter
-
noun,
siliceous or calcareous matter deposited by springs, as that formed around the vent of a geyser.
- sateen
-
noun,
a strong cotton fabric constructed in satin weave and having a lustrous face.
- resist
-
noun,
a substance that prevents or inhibits some effect from taking place, as a coating on a surface of a metallic printing plate that prevents or inhibits corrosion of the metal by acid.
- sirees
-
noun,
sirree.
- secret
-
noun,
something that is or is kept secret, hidden, or concealed.
- Sirena
-
noun,
a female given name.
- sirens
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. one of several sea nymphs, part woman and part bird, who lure mariners to destruction by their seductive singing.
- Estrin
-
noun,
estrone.
- satire
-
noun,
the use of irony, sarcasm, ridicule, or the like, in exposing, denouncing, or deriding vice, folly, etc.
- ecrase
-
adjective,
(of leather) crushed to produce a grained effect.
- Strine
-
noun,
Australian English.
- Centre
-
noun,
Geometry. the middle point, as the point within a circle or sphere equally distant from all points of the circumference or surface, or the point within a regular polygon equally distant from the vertices.
- ternes
-
noun,
terne metal.
- censer
-
noun,
a container, usually covered, in which incense is burned, especially during religious services; thurible.
- tisane
-
noun,
(italics) French. aromatic or herb-flavored tea.
- censes
-
verb (used with object),
to burn incense near or in front of; perfume with incense.
- centas
-
noun,
a former bronze coin of Lithuania, the 100th part of a litas.
- Center
-
noun,
Geometry. the middle point, as the point within a circle or sphere equally distant from all points of the circumference or surface, or the point within a regular polygon equally distant from the vertices.
- centi-
-
- traces
-
noun,
a surviving mark, sign, or evidence of the former existence, influence, or action of some agent or event; vestige:
- centr-
-
- centra
-
noun,
a plural of centrum.
- caries
-
noun,
decay, as of bone or of plant tissue.
- Tassie
-
noun,
tass.
- carets
-
noun,
a mark (‸) made in written or printed matter to show the place where something is to be inserted.
- trains
-
noun,
Railroads. a self-propelled, connected group of rolling stock.
- trance
-
noun,
a half-conscious state, seemingly between sleeping and waking, in which ability to function voluntarily may be suspended.
- cerat-
-
- teases
-
noun,
a person who teases or annoys.
- transe
-
noun,
a passageway, as a hallway, alley, or the like.
- cerate
-
noun,
Pharmacology. an unctuous, often medicated, preparation for external application, consisting of lard or oil mixed with wax, rosin, or the like, especially one that has a firmer consistency than a typical ointment and does not melt when in contact with the skin.
- caress
-
noun,
an act or gesture expressing affection, as an embrace or kiss, especially a light stroking or touching.
- cerias
-
noun,
a white-to-yellow, heavy powder, cerium dioxide, CeO 2 , usually derived from cerium nitrate by decomposition with heat: used chiefly in ceramics, glass polishing, and decolorizing.
- cerise
-
adjective, noun,
moderate to deep red.
- tasses
-
noun,
a cup or small goblet, especially an ornamental one.
- carnet
-
noun,
a customs document allowing an automobile to be driven at no cost across international borders.
- careen
-
noun,
a careening.
- arises
-
verb (used without object),
to get up from sitting, lying, or kneeling; rise:
- Cassie
-
noun,
huisache.
- CASSIS
-
noun,
crème de cassis.
- casern
-
noun,
a lodging for soldiers in a garrison town; barracks.
- aretes
-
noun,
the aggregate of qualities, as valor and virtue, making up good character.
- casein
-
noun,
Biochemistry. a protein precipitated from milk, as by rennet, and forming the basis of cheese and certain plastics.
- antres
-
noun,
a cavern; cave.
- Caster
-
noun,
a person or thing that casts.
- castes
-
noun,
Sociology.
an endogamous and hereditary social group limited to persons of the same rank, occupation, economic position, etc., and having mores distinguishing it from other such groups.
any rigid system of social distinctions.
- teaser
-
noun,
a person or thing that teases.
- tierce
-
noun,
an old measure of capacity equivalent to one third of a pipe, or 42 wine gallons.
- tineas
-
noun,
any of several skin diseases caused by fungi; ringworm.
- ceases
-
noun,
cessation:
- caters
-
verb (used with object),
to provide food and service for:
- Tessin
-
noun,
French and German name of Ticino.
- arsen-
-
- tensas
-
noun,
a river in NE Louisiana, flowing S to the Ouachita River. 250 miles (402 km) long.
- cartes
-
noun,
(italics) French. menu; bill of fare.
Compare à la carte.
- anises
-
noun,
a Mediterranean plant, Pimpinella anisum, of the parsley family, having loose umbrels of small yellowish-white flowers that yield aniseed.
- arsine
-
noun,
Also called arseniuretted hydrogen. a colorless, flammable, slightly water-soluble gas, AsH 3 , having a fetid, garliclike odor, used in chemical warfare.
- Tessie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Theresa.
- ascent
-
noun,
an act of ascending; upward movement; a rising movement:
- carses
-
noun,
bottom land.
- assent
-
noun,
agreement, as to a proposal; concurrence.
- trans.
-
- certes
-
adverb,
certainly; in truth.
- trices
-
noun,
a very short time; an instant:
- tenace
-
noun,
a sequence of two high cards of the same suit that lack an intervening card to be in consecutive order, as the ace and queen.
- triacs
-
noun,
a type of thyristor designed for electronic control of the current supplied to a circuit, used especially in dimmers for lighting systems.
- astern
-
adverb,
in a position behind a specified vessel or aircraft:
- tanrec
-
noun,
tenrec.
- crasis
-
noun,
composition; constitution; makeup.
- caners
-
noun,
a person who works with cane, especially one who produces canework for chairs.
- terces
-
noun,
tierce (def 3).
- actin-
-
- actins
-
noun,
a globulin that is present in muscle plasma and that in connection with myosin plays an important role in muscle contraction.
- tenrec
-
noun,
any of several insectivorous mammals of the family Tenrecidae, of Madagascar, having a long, pointed snout, certain species of which are spiny and tailless.
- terais
-
noun,
a marshy lowland area in N India and S Nepal, between the Ganges and the foothills of the Himalayas.
- trines
-
noun,
a set or group of three; triad.
- Teresa
-
noun,
Mother (Agnes Gonxha Bojaxhiu) 1910–97, Albanian nun: Nobel Peace Prize 1979 for work in the slums of Calcutta, India.
- tenses
-
noun,
a category of verbal inflection that serves chiefly to specify the time of the action or state expressed by the verb.
- triene
-
noun,
any compound containing three double bonds.
- Cairns
-
noun,
a seaport in NE Australia.
- cetane
-
noun,
a colorless, liquid hydrocarbon of the alkane series, C 16 H 34 , used as a solvent and in cetane number determinations.
- create
-
adjective,
Archaic. created.
- Cesena
-
noun,
a city in E central Italy.
- assert
-
Idioms,
assert oneself, to insist on one's rights, declare one's views forcefully, etc.:
- cesses
-
noun,
British. a tax, assessment, or lien.
- treens
-
noun,
treenware.
- triens
-
noun,
a copper coin of ancient Rome, issued during the Republic, a third part of an as.
- cestas
-
noun,
a narrow, curved basket fitted on one end to a wooden handle with a glovelike compartment at the base, for catching and throwing the ball.
- crease
-
noun,
a ridge or groove produced in anything by folding, heat, pressure, etc.; fold; furrow.
- crates
-
noun,
a slatted wooden box or framework for packing, shopping, or storing fruit, furniture, glassware, crockery, etc.
- Canter
-
noun,
an easy gallop.
- acetin
-
noun,
a colorless, thick, hygroscopic liquid, C 5 H 10 O 4 : used chiefly in the manufacture of explosives.
- assist
-
noun,
Sports.
Baseball. a play that helps to put out a batter or base runner.
Basketball, Ice Hockey. a play that helps a teammate in gaining a goal.
the official credit scored for such plays.
- tenias
-
noun,
taenia.
- Terai
-
noun,
a marshy lowland area in N India and S Nepal, between the Ganges and the foothills of the Himalayas.
- tera-
-
- nates
-
noun,
buttocks; rump.
- sensa
-
noun,
plural of sensum.
- Ranee
-
noun,
the wife of a rajah.
- Sears
-
noun,
Richard Warren, 1863–1914, U.S. mail-order retailer.
- Rains
-
noun,
water that is condensed from the aqueous vapor in the atmosphere and falls to earth in drops more than 1/50 inch (0.5 mm) in diameter.
Compare drizzle (def 6).
- raise
-
noun,
an increase in amount, as of wages:
- arise
-
verb (used without object),
to get up from sitting, lying, or kneeling; rise:
- races
-
noun,
a contest of speed, as in running, riding, driving, or sailing.
- sense
-
noun,
any of the faculties, as sight, hearing, smell, taste, or touch, by which humans and animals perceive stimuli originating from outside or inside the body:
- ranis
-
noun,
ranee.
- nares
-
plural noun,
the nostrils or the nasal passages.
- rants
-
noun,
ranting, extravagant, or violent declamation.
- Aries
-
noun,
Astronomy. the Ram, a zodiacal constellation between Pisces and Taurus.
- narcs
-
noun,
a government agent or detective charged with the enforcement of laws restricting the use of narcotics.
- tense
-
noun,
a category of verbal inflection that serves chiefly to specify the time of the action or state expressed by the verb.
- arses
-
noun,
ass2 (defs 1, 2).
- nears
-
- astr.
-
- asst.
-
- nests
-
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.
- Seine
-
noun,
a fishing net that hangs vertically in the water, having floats at the upper edge and sinkers at the lower.
- seers
-
noun,
a person who sees; observer.
- niece
-
noun,
a daughter of a person's brother or sister.
- asses
-
noun,
plural of ass1 .
- terna
-
noun,
a list of three names submitted to the pope as recommended to fill a vacant bishopric or benefice.
- asset
-
noun,
a useful and desirable thing or quality:
- nerts
-
interjection,
nuts (def 1).
- assn.
-
- Niter
-
noun,
potassium nitrate.
- terne
-
noun,
terne metal.
- seise
-
verb (used with or without object),
Chiefly Law. seize.
- nitr-
-
- arsis
-
noun,
Music. the upward stroke in conducting; upbeat.
Compare thesis (def 4).
- aster
-
noun,
any composite plant of the genus Aster, having rays varying from white or pink to blue around a yellow disk.
- nitre
-
noun,
niter.
- sect.
-
- Asine
-
noun,
an ancient town in S Greece, on the Gulf of Argolis.
- terce
-
noun,
tierce (def 3).
- Terni
-
noun,
a city in central Italy.
- Asser
-
noun,
Tobias [toh-bahy-uh s;; Dutch taw-bee-ahs] /toʊˈbaɪ əs;; Dutch tɔˈbi ɑs/ (Show IPA), 1838–1913, Dutch jurist and statesman: Nobel Peace Prize 1911.
- 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.
- terse
-
adjective,
neatly or effectively concise; brief and pithy, as language.
- Artie
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Arthur.
- astir
-
adjective,
moving or stirring, especially with much activity or excitement:
- seats
-
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.
- rases
-
verb (used with object),
raze.
- rect.
-
- Arete
-
noun,
the aggregate of qualities, as valor and virtue, making up good character.
- rices
-
noun,
the starchy seeds or grain of an annual marsh grass, Oryza sativa, cultivated in warm climates and used for food.
- 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.
- rises
-
noun,
an act or instance of rising.
- satis
-
noun,
a Hindu practice whereby a widow immolates herself on the funeral pyre of her husband: now abolished by law.
- Actis
-
noun,
a son of Rhoda and Helius who, when banished from his home for fratricide, fled to Egypt, where he taught astrology. The Colossus of Rhodes was built in his honor.
- rinse
-
noun,
an act or instance of rinsing.
- scans
-
noun,
an act or instance of scanning; close examination.
- scant
-
adverb,
Scot. and North England Dialect. scarcely; barely; hardly.
- tress
-
noun,
Usually, tresses. long locks or curls of hair.
- sates
-
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.
- riant
-
adjective,
laughing; smiling; cheerful.
- aeri-
-
- scare
-
noun,
a sudden fright or alarm, especially with little or no reason.
- aerie
-
noun,
the nest of a bird of prey, as an eagle or a hawk.
- treen
-
noun,
treenware.
- Aesir
-
noun,
the principal race of gods, led by Odin and living at Asgard.
- scart
-
verb (used with or without object),
to scratch, scrape, mark, or scar.
- Satie
-
noun,
Erik Alfred Leslie [e-reek al-fred les-lee] /ɛˈrik alˈfrɛd lɛsˈli/ (Show IPA), 1866–1925, French composer.
- triac
-
noun,
a type of thyristor designed for electronic control of the current supplied to a circuit, used especially in dimmers for lighting systems.
- treas
-
- sanes
-
noun,
a private nationwide organization in the U.S., established in 1957, that opposes nuclear testing and advocates international peace.
- sarc-
-
- Saree
-
noun,
sari.
- 30-30
-
- tsars
-
noun,
czar.
- Sans.
-
- sanit
-
- trine
-
noun,
a set or group of three; triad.
- tries
-
noun,
plural of try.
- trice
-
noun,
a very short time; an instant:
- Saite
-
noun,
a native or citizen of Saïs.
- saris
-
noun,
a garment worn by Hindu women, consisting of a long piece of cotton or silk wrapped around the body with one end draped over the head or over one shoulder.
- Saint
-
noun,
any of certain persons of exceptional holiness of life, formally recognized as such by the Christian Church, especially by canonization.
- sains
-
verb (used with object),
to make the sign of the cross on, as for protection against evil influences.
- acet-
-
- saice
-
noun,
syce.
- acnes
-
noun,
an inflammatory disease of the sebaceous glands, characterized by comedones and pimples, especially on the face, back, and chest, and, in severe cases, by cysts and nodules resulting in scarring.
- sasin
-
noun,
blackbuck.
- rests
-
noun,
the refreshing quiet or repose of sleep:
- resit
-
noun,
a test or examination that is retaken.
- 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.
- antes
-
noun,
Poker. a fixed but arbitrary stake put into the pot by each player before the deal.
- scene
-
noun,
the place where some action or event occurs:
- recta
-
noun,
a plural of rectum.
- scent
-
noun,
a distinctive odor, especially when agreeable:
- tines
-
noun,
a sharp, projecting point or prong, as of a fork.
- Recit
-
- tinea
-
noun,
any of several skin diseases caused by fungi; ringworm.
- ante-
-
- anti-
-
- reest
-
verb (used with object),
to cure, smoke, or dry (meat or fish).
- antic
-
noun,
Usually, antics.
a playful trick or prank; caper.
a grotesque, fantastic, or ludicrous gesture, act, or posture.
- antis
-
noun,
a person who is opposed to a particular practice, party, policy, action, etc.
- antre
-
noun,
a cavern; cave.
- react
-
verb (used with object),
to act or perform again.
- scree
-
noun,
a steep mass of detritus on the side of a mountain.
- arces
-
noun,
a daughter of Thaumas and the sister of Iris and the Harpies. Zeus took away her wings when she aided the Titans in their war against him.
- rates
-
noun,
the amount of a charge or payment with reference to some basis of calculation:
- anise
-
noun,
a Mediterranean plant, Pimpinella anisum, of the parsley family, having loose umbrels of small yellowish-white flowers that yield aniseed.
- anis-
-
- trass
-
noun,
a light-colored type of volcanic tuff used in making water-resistant cement and mortar.
- scat-
-
- 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.
- airts
-
noun,
a direction.
- reset
-
noun,
an act or instance of setting again.
- train
-
noun,
Railroads. a self-propelled, connected group of rolling stock.
- Aisne
-
noun,
a river in N France, flowing NW and W to the Oise. 175 miles (280 km) long.
- Trace
-
noun,
a surviving mark, sign, or evidence of the former existence, influence, or action of some agent or event; vestige:
- ancre
-
adjective,
having the end of each limb divided and carved outward like the flukes of an anchor; moline:
- 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.
- Tiran
-
noun,
Strait of, a navigable waterway between the N Red Sea and the Gulf of Aqaba.
- tires
-
noun,
British Dialect. fatigue.
- rente
-
noun,
revenue or income, or the instrument evidencing a right to such periodic receipts.
- scats
-
noun,
scat singing.
- reni-
-
- sceat
-
noun,
a silver Anglo-Saxon coin of the 7th and 8th centuries, sometimes including an amount of gold.
- scena
-
noun,
an extended operatic vocal solo, usually including an aria and a recitative.
- reist
-
verb (used without object),
reest2 .
- 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.
- sents
-
noun,
a coin of Estonia until the euro was adopted, the 100th part of a kroon.
- iters
-
noun,
a canal or passage.
- nacre
-
noun,
mother-of-pearl.
- entia
-
noun,
plural of ens.
- Srta.
-
- erect
-
adjective,
upright in position or posture:
- stain
-
noun,
a discoloration produced by foreign matter having penetrated into or chemically reacted with a material; a spot not easily removed.
- tears
-
- erase
-
verb (used with object),
to rub or scrape out, as letters or characters written, engraved, etc.; efface.
- Cenis
-
noun,
Mont, a mountain pass between SE France and Italy, in the Alps. 6834 feet (2083 meters) high.
- cense
-
verb (used with object),
to burn incense near or in front of; perfume with incense.
- cent.
-
- cease
-
noun,
cessation:
- stair
-
noun,
one of a flight or series of steps for going from one level to another, as in a building.
- cents
-
noun,
a bronze coin of the U.S., the 100th part of a U.S. dollar: made of steel during part of 1943. Symbol: ¢.
- enate
-
noun,
a person related on one's mother's side.
Compare agnate, cognate.
- enact
-
verb (used with object),
to make into an act or statute:
- ceras
-
noun,
(in prescriptions) wax.
- stane
-
noun, adjective, adverb, verb (used with object),
stone.
- Stans
-
noun,
a town in and the capital of Nidwalden, in central Switzerland.
- ERICA
-
noun,
any of numerous low-growing evergreen shrubs or small trees belonging to the genus Erica, of the heath family, including several species of heather.
- snits
-
noun,
an agitated or irritated state.
- tarns
-
noun,
a small mountain lake or pool, especially one in a cirque.
- sitar
-
noun,
a lute of India with a small, pear-shaped body and a long, broad, fretted neck.
- sires
-
noun,
the male parent of a quadruped.
- Estes
-
noun,
a male given name.
- caste
-
noun,
Sociology.
an endogamous and hereditary social group limited to persons of the same rank, occupation, economic position, etc., and having mores distinguishing it from other such groups.
any rigid system of social distinctions.
- Ester
-
noun,
a compound produced by the reaction between an acid and an alcohol with the elimination of a molecule of water, as ethyl acetate, C 4 H 8 O 2 , or dimethyl sulfate, C 2 H 6 SO 4 .
- 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.
- esses
-
noun,
the letter S, s.
- Essen
-
noun,
a city in W Germany: the chief city of the Ruhr River valley.
- tease
-
noun,
a person who teases or annoys.
- ERISA
-
noun,
Employee Retirement Income Security Act.
- cater
-
verb (used with object),
to provide food and service for:
- sites
-
noun,
the position or location of a town, building, etc., especially as to its environment:
- snare
-
noun,
a device, often consisting of a noose, for capturing small game.
- sneer
-
noun,
a look or expression of derision, scorn, or contempt.
- Ernst
-
noun,
Max [maks;; German mahks] /mæks;; German mɑks/ (Show IPA), 1891–1976, German painter, in the U.S. 1941–49, in France 1949–76.
- Ernie
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Ernest.
- Cates
-
noun,
a choice food;delicacy; dainty.
- ernes
-
noun,
sea eagle.
- stare
-
noun,
a staring gaze; a fixed look with the eyes wide open:
- Ceres
-
noun,
a pre-Roman goddess of agriculture under whose name the Romans adopted the worship of the Greek goddess Demeter.
- Siren
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. one of several sea nymphs, part woman and part bird, who lure mariners to destruction by their seductive singing.
- crine
-
noun,
hair; head of hair.
- stirs
-
noun,
the act of stirring or moving.
- tains
-
noun,
a thin tin plate.
- cists
-
noun,
a box or chest, especially for sacred utensils.
- Taine
-
noun,
Hippolyte Adolphe [ee-paw-leet a-dawlf] /i pɔˈlit aˈdɔlf/ (Show IPA), 1828–93, French literary critic and historian.
- cites
-
noun,
citation (defs 7, 8).
- crit.
-
- taces
-
noun,
tasset.
- cries
-
noun,
the act or sound of crying; any loud utterance or exclamation; a shout, scream, or wail.
- senti
-
noun,
a monetary unit of Tanzania, the 100th part of a shilling; cent.
- Crane
-
noun,
any large wading bird of the family Gruidae, characterized by long legs, bill, and neck and an elevated hind toe.
- Crete
-
noun,
Formerly Candia. a Greek island in the Mediterranean, SE of mainland Greece. 3235 sq. mi. (8380 sq. km). Capital: Canea.
- crass
-
adjective,
without refinement, delicacy, or sensitivity; gross; obtuse; stupid:
- crest
-
noun,
the highest part of a hill or mountain range; summit.
- crate
-
noun,
a slatted wooden box or framework for packing, shopping, or storing fruit, furniture, glassware, crockery, etc.
- cress
-
noun,
any of various plants of the mustard family, especially the watercress, having pungent-tasting leaves often used for salad and as a garnish.
- stria
-
noun,
a slight or narrow furrow, ridge, stripe, or streak, especially one of a number in parallel arrangement:
- sties
-
noun,
a pen or enclosure for swine; pigpen.
- Stern
-
noun,
the after part of a vessel (often opposed to stem).
- ceria
-
noun,
a white-to-yellow, heavy powder, cerium dioxide, CeO 2 , usually derived from cerium nitrate by decomposition with heat: used chiefly in ceramics, glass polishing, and decolorizing.
- eases
-
noun,
freedom from labor, pain, or physical annoyance; tranquil rest; comfort:
- Tarne
-
noun,
(in the Iliad) Sardis.
- cert.
-
- eaten
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- easts
-
noun,
a cardinal point of the compass, 90° to the right of north. Abbreviation: E.
- cesta
-
noun,
a narrow, curved basket fitted on one end to a wooden handle with a glovelike compartment at the base, for catching and throwing the ball.
- Cesti
-
noun,
Marcantonio [mahr-kahn-taw-nyaw] /ˌmɑr kɑnˈtɔ nyɔ/ (Show IPA), 1623–69, Italian composer.
- tares
-
noun,
any of various vetches, especially Vicia sativa.
- Steen
-
noun,
Jan [yahn] /yɑn/ (Show IPA), 1626–79, Dutch painter.
- Tanis
-
noun,
an ancient city in Lower Egypt, in the Nile delta.
- earns
-
verb (used with object),
to gain or get in return for one's labor or service:
- cetes
-
noun,
a number of badgers together.
- cetin
-
noun,
a white, crystalline, water-insoluble fat, C 32 H 64 O 2 , obtained from spermaceti by extraction with ether: used chiefly as an emulsive agent in the manufacture of pharmaceuticals and cosmetics and as a base in the manufacture of candles and soaps.
- steer
-
noun,
Informal. a suggestion about a course of action; tip:
- Stein
-
noun,
a mug, usually earthenware, especially for beer.
- cine-
-
- cines
-
noun,
a film; motion picture.
- ster.
-
- cases
-
noun,
an instance of the occurrence, existence, etc., of something:
- cires
-
noun,
a brilliant, highly glazed surface produced on fabrics by subjecting them to a wax, heat, and calendering treatment.
- etnas
-
noun,
Mount, an active volcano in E Sicily. 10,758 feet (3280 meters).
- Carin
-
noun,
a female given name.
- caner
-
noun,
a person who works with cane, especially one who produces canework for chairs.
- serin
-
noun,
a small finch, Serinus serinus, of Europe and northern Africa, closely related to the canary.
- teens
-
noun,
Archaic. suffering; grief.
- incas
-
noun,
a member of any of the dominant groups of South American Indian peoples who established an empire in Peru prior to the Spanish conquest.
- carse
-
noun,
bottom land.
- carns
-
noun,
cairn.
- incr.
-
- carne
-
noun,
Marcel [mahr-sel;; French mar-sel] /mɑrˈsɛl;; French marˈsɛl/ (Show IPA), 1909–1996, French film director.
- canes
-
noun,
a stick or short staff used to assist one in walking; walking stick.
- Irene
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. one of the Horae, the personification of peace.
- canst
-
noun,
a sealed container for food, beverages, etc., as of aluminum, sheet iron coated with tin, or other metal:
- seti-
-
- Seric
-
- inert
-
adjective,
having no inherent power of action, motion, or resistance (opposed to active):
- irate
-
adjective,
angry; enraged:
- Carie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Caroline.
- caret
-
noun,
a mark (‸) made in written or printed matter to show the place where something is to be inserted.
- siree
-
noun,
sirree.
- inset
-
noun,
something inserted; insert.
- inst.
-
- Iran.
-
- Cant.
-
- cares
-
noun,
a state of mind in which one is troubled; worry, anxiety, or concern:
- intr.
-
- Caren
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Isere
-
noun,
a river in SE France, flowing from the Alps to the Rhone River. 150 miles (240 km) long.
- Sices
-
noun,
syce.
- Siena
-
noun,
a city in Tuscany, in central Italy, S of Florence: cathedral.
- Sinas
-
noun,
a female given name.
- serac
-
noun,
a large irregularity of glacial ice, as a pinnacle found in glacial crevasses and formed by melting or movement of the ice.
- serai
-
noun,
(in Eastern countries) a caravansary.
- Teena
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Albertina, Bettina, or Christina.
- Crees
-
noun,
a member of a North American Indian people of Ontario, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, and Montana.
- sines
-
noun,
Trigonometry.
(in a right triangle) the ratio of the side opposite a given acute angle to the hypotenuse.
(of an angle) a trigonometric function equal to the ratio of the ordinate of the end point of the arc to the radius vector of this end point, the origin being at the center of the circle on which the arc lies and the initial point of the arc being on the x-axis. Abbreviation: sin.
- tenia
-
noun,
taenia.
- carts
-
noun,
a heavy two-wheeled vehicle, commonly without springs, drawn by mules, oxen, or the like, used for the conveyance of heavy goods.
- caine
-
noun,
(Sir Thomas Henry) Hall, 1853–1931, English novelist.
- since
-
adverb,
from then till now (often preceded by ever):
- cains
-
noun,
Scot. and Irish English. rent paid in kind, especially a percentage of a farm crop.
- cairn
-
noun,
a heap of stones set up as a landmark, monument, tombstone, etc.
- cants
-
noun,
insincere, especially conventional expressions of enthusiasm for high ideals, goodness, or piety.
- Seres
-
noun,
the series of stages in an ecological succession.
- IATSE
-
- Carte
-
noun,
(italics) French. menu; bill of fare.
Compare à la carte.
- seis
-
noun,
sei whale.
- sent
-
noun,
a coin of Estonia until the euro was adopted, the 100th part of a kroon.
- sene
-
noun,
a bronze coin and monetary unit of Western Samoa, the 100th part of a tala.
- tens
-
noun,
a self-operated portable device used to treat chronic pain by sending electrical impulses through electrodes placed over the painful area.
- Stir
-
noun,
the act of stirring or moving.
- SCAN
-
noun,
an act or instance of scanning; close examination.
- tsar
-
noun,
czar.
- Sert
-
noun,
José María [haw-se mah-ree-ah] /hɔˈsɛ mɑˈri ɑ/ (Show IPA), 1876–1945, Spanish painter.
- tans
-
noun,
the brown color imparted to the skin by exposure to the sun or open air.
- tRNA
-
- Tace
-
noun,
tasset.
- ter.
-
- 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.
- SASE
-
- Tare
-
noun,
any of various vetches, especially Vicia sativa.
- sers
-
noun,
a unit of weight in India, varying in value but usually 1/40 of a maund: the government ser is divided into 80 tolas of 180 English grains and equals nearly 2 pounds 1 ounce avoirdupois (950 grams).
- Tane
-
noun,
a Polynesian god of fertility.
- Sere
-
noun,
the series of stages in an ecological succession.
- Seri
-
noun,
a member of an American Indian people of western Sonora state, Mexico, on the Gulf of California.
- str.
-
- Sass
-
noun,
stewed fruit; fruit sauce.
- 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.
- tain
-
noun,
a thin tin plate.
- Sat.
-
- sati
-
noun,
a Hindu practice whereby a widow immolates herself on the funeral pyre of her husband: now abolished by law.
- seer
-
noun,
a person who sees; observer.
- Tena
-
noun,
Koyukon.
- SITA
-
noun,
(in the Ramayana) the wife of Ramachandra, abducted by Ravana and later rescued.
- snit
-
noun,
an agitated or irritated state.
- 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.
- Sina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- SEAS
-
noun,
the salt waters that cover the greater part of the earth's surface.
- tics
-
noun,
Pathology.
a sudden, spasmodic, painless, involuntary muscular contraction, as of the face.
tic douloureux.
- sits
-
verb,
(in prescriptions) may it be.
- sear
-
noun,
a mark or scar made by searing.
- Sera
-
noun,
a plural of serum.
- 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.
- 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.
- Sra.
-
- sirs
-
noun,
a respectful or formal term of address used to a man:
- sci.
-
- Tine
-
noun,
a sharp, projecting point or prong, as of a fork.
- scr.
-
- TINA
-
noun,
a female given name.
- teen
-
noun,
Archaic. suffering; grief.
- Sean
-
noun,
a male given name, form of John.
- sire
-
noun,
the male parent of a quadruped.
- SCSI
-
noun,
a standard for computer interface ports featuring faster data transmission and greater flexibility than normal ports.
- 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.
- sris
-
noun,
a Hindu title of address prefixed to the name of a deity, holy person, etc.
- tri-
-
- Seta
-
noun,
a stiff hair; bristle or bristlelike part.
- ten.
-
- scar
-
noun,
a mark left by a healed wound, sore, or burn.
- Tarn
-
noun,
a small mountain lake or pool, especially one in a cirque.
- sees
-
noun,
the seat, center of authority, office, or jurisdiction of a bishop.
- Ste.
-
- Tree
-
noun,
a plant having a permanently woody main stem or trunk, ordinarily growing to a considerable height, and usually developing branches at some distance from the ground.
- 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.
- Seen
-
verb,
past participle of see1 .
- Star
-
noun,
any of the heavenly bodies, except the moon, appearing as fixed luminous points in the sky at night.
- tars
-
noun,
any of various dark-colored viscid products obtained by the destructive distillation of certain organic substances, as coal or wood.
- tire
-
noun,
British Dialect. fatigue.
- Tees
-
noun,
a river in N England, flowing E along the boundary between Durham and Yorkshire to the North Sea. 70 miles (113 km) long.
- Secs
-
noun,
second2 (def 2).
- Stan
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Stanley.
- Tess
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Theresa.
- TASS
-
noun,
a cup or small goblet, especially an ornamental one.
- Sian
-
noun,
Older Spelling. Xian.
- sec.
-
- sice
-
noun,
syce.
- sics
-
adverb,
so; thus: usually written parenthetically to denote that a word, phrase, passage, etc., that may appear strange or incorrect has been written intentionally or has been quoted verbatim: (sic).
- site
-
noun,
the position or location of a town, building, etc., especially as to its environment:
- 1080
-
- ctr.
-
- ISSN
-
- iter
-
noun,
a canal or passage.
- 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.
- cts.
-
- asse
-
noun,
Cape fox.
- ASSR
-
- Cete
-
noun,
a number of badgers together.
- Asti
-
noun,
a city in the Piedmont region of Italy, S of Turin: center of wine-producing region.
- sane
-
noun,
a private nationwide organization in the U.S., established in 1957, that opposes nuclear testing and advocates international peace.
- Asir
-
noun,
a district in SW Saudi Arabia.
- Isar
-
noun,
a river in central Europe, flowing NE from W Austria through S Germany to the Danube River. 215 miles (345 km) long.
- Aten
-
noun,
Aton.
- ates
-
- atic
-
- Ire.
-
- Eric
-
noun,
Eric the Red.
- IRAS
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- asis
-
- cir.
-
- Erie
-
noun,
Lake, a lake between the NE central United States and SE central Canada: the southernmost lake of the Great Lakes; Commodore Perry's defeat of the British in 1813. 239 miles (385 km) long; 9940 sq. mi. (25,745 sq. km).
- asc-
-
- 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.
- ness
-
noun,
a headland; promontory; cape.
- cist
-
noun,
a box or chest, especially for sacred utensils.
- Neri
-
noun,
Saint Philip (Filippo Neri) 1515–95, Italian priest: founder of Congregation of the Oratory.
- arse
-
noun,
ass2 (defs 1, 2).
- art.
-
- neat
-
noun,
an animal of the genus Bos; a bovine, as a cow or ox.
- asci
-
noun,
plural of ascus.
- Aser
-
noun,
Asher (def 1).
- NCTE
-
- NATS
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Nathan or Nathaniel.
- cis-
-
- Nast
-
noun,
Thomas, 1840–1902, U.S. illustrator and cartoonist.
- Nasi
-
noun,
the head or president of the Sanhedrin.
- narc
-
noun,
a government agent or detective charged with the enforcement of laws restricting the use of narcotics.
- cire
-
noun,
a brilliant, highly glazed surface produced on fabrics by subjecting them to a wax, heat, and calendering treatment.
- Nair
-
noun,
a group of Hindu castes in the Kerala region of India.
- Ceta
-
noun,
Comprehensive Employment and Training Act.
- int.
-
- Arne
-
noun,
Thomas Augustine, 1710–78, English composer of operas and songs.
- Este
-
noun,
a city in NE Italy: medieval fortress; ancient Roman ruins.
- cat.
-
- Cate
-
noun,
a choice food;delicacy; dainty.
- Etna
-
noun,
Mount, an active volcano in E Sicily. 10,758 feet (3280 meters).
- etic
-
adjective,
pertaining to or being the raw data of a language or other area of behavior, without considering the data as significant units functioning within a system.
- etc.
-
- ETAS
-
noun,
the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
- Erse
-
noun,
Gaelic, especially Scottish Gaelic.
- est.
-
- Cass
-
noun,
Lewis, 1782–1866, U.S. statesman.
- erst
-
adverb,
before the present time; formerly.
- esse
-
noun,
being; existence.
- CerE
-
noun,
a fleshy, membranous covering of the base of the upper mandible of a bird, especially a bird of prey or a parrot, through which the nostrils open.
- cera
-
noun,
(in prescriptions) wax.
- cene
-
- esne
-
noun,
(in Anglo-Saxon England) a member of the lowest class; laborer.
- ESIS
-
- cast
-
noun,
act of casting or throwing.
- CERN
-
- ins.
-
- Can.
-
- cet-
-
- Inca
-
noun,
a member of any of the dominant groups of South American Indian peoples who established an empire in Peru prior to the Spanish conquest.
- Erin
-
noun,
Literary. Ireland.
- Inc.
-
- cess
-
noun,
British. a tax, assessment, or lien.
- inae
-
- Cain
-
noun,
Scot. and Irish English. rent paid in kind, especially a percentage of a farm crop.
- cane
-
noun,
a stick or short staff used to assist one in walking; walking stick.
- Erne
-
noun,
sea eagle.
- ices
-
noun,
the solid form of water, produced by freezing; frozen water.
- Ice.
-
- Eris
-
noun,
the ancient Greek goddess of discord and the sister of Ares: identified with the Roman goddess Discordia.
- CARE
-
noun,
a state of mind in which one is troubled; worry, anxiety, or concern:
- Carn
-
noun,
cairn.
- CART
-
noun,
a heavy two-wheeled vehicle, commonly without springs, drawn by mules, oxen, or the like, used for the conveyance of heavy goods.
- Erna
-
noun,
a female given name: from an Old English word meaning “eagle.”.
- CASE
-
noun,
an instance of the occurrence, existence, etc., of something:
- cen.
-
- cit.
-
- ARIS
-
- 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.
- RIAS
-
noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- East
-
noun,
a cardinal point of the compass, 90° to the right of north. Abbreviation: E.
- 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.
- rete
-
noun,
a pierced plate on an astrolabe, having projections whose points correspond to the fixed stars.
- rest
-
noun,
the refreshing quiet or repose of sleep:
- aer-
-
- Rena
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Marina.
- ACTS
-
noun,
anything done, being done, or to be done; deed; performance:
- 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.
- Rees
-
noun,
reeve3 .
- eats
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- recs
-
noun,
recreation.
- NICE
-
noun,
a port in and the capital of Alpes-Maritimes, in SE France, on the Mediterranean: resort.
- Rice
-
noun,
the starchy seeds or grain of an annual marsh grass, Oryza sativa, cultivated in warm climates and used for food.
- Rina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- ains
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- acne
-
noun,
an inflammatory disease of the sebaceous glands, characterized by comedones and pimples, especially on the face, back, and chest, and, in severe cases, by cysts and nodules resulting in scarring.
- Sais
-
noun,
an ancient city in N Egypt, on the Nile delta: an ancient capital of Lower Egypt.
- sain
-
verb (used with object),
to make the sign of the cross on, as for protection against evil influences.
- Sacs
-
noun,
a baglike structure in an animal, plant, or fungus, as one containing fluid.
- EARN
-
verb (used with object),
to gain or get in return for one's labor or service:
- ARCS
-
noun,
Geometry. any unbroken part of the circumference of a circle or other curved line.
- 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.
- Acis
-
noun,
the lover of Galatea, killed by Polyphemus out of jealousy.
- acr-
-
- RISC
-
noun,
reduced instruction set computer: a computer whose central processing unit recognizes a relatively small number of instructions, which it can execute very rapidly.
- Acre
-
noun,
a common measure of area: in the U.S. and U.K., 1 acre equals 4,840 square yards (4,047 square meters) or 0.405 hectare; 640 acres equals one square mile.
- RNAS
-
- rite
-
noun,
a formal or ceremonial act or procedure prescribed or customary in religious or other solemn use:
- RITA
-
noun,
the Vedic concept of cosmic and social order.
- rit.
-
- Rise
-
noun,
an act or instance of rising.
- ease
-
noun,
freedom from labor, pain, or physical annoyance; tranquil rest; comfort:
- aet.
-
- aesc
-
noun,
ash2 (def 3).
- rate
-
noun,
the amount of a charge or payment with reference to some basis of calculation:
- ant.
-
- crat
-
- enc.
-
- anes
-
adverb,
once.
- ence
-
- NTIA
-
- ANSI
-
- Ens.
-
- Eire
-
noun,
the Irish name of Ireland.
- Arce
-
noun,
a daughter of Thaumas and the sister of Iris and the Harpies. Zeus took away her wings when she aided the Titans in their war against him.
- nits
-
noun,
the egg of a parasitic insect, especially of a louse, often attached to a hair or a fiber of clothing.
- cite
-
noun,
citation (defs 7, 8).
- Ares
-
noun,
the ancient Greek god of war, a son of Zeus and Hera, identified by the Romans with Mars.
- NIRA
-
- Nier
-
noun,
Alfred Otto Carl, 1911–1994, U.S. physicist.
- RACE
-
noun,
a contest of speed, as in running, riding, driving, or sailing.
- ance
-
- aits
-
noun,
a small island, especially in a river.
- Rani
-
noun,
ranee.
- ect-
-
- rase
-
verb (used with object),
raze.
- Aire
-
- airs
-
noun,
a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- 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).
- airt
-
noun,
a direction.
- Cres
-
- rant
-
noun,
ranting, extravagant, or violent declamation.
- cees
-
noun,
the letter C.
- Cree
-
noun,
a member of a North American Indian people of Ontario, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, and Montana.
- Rais
-
noun,
Gilles de, Retz, Gilles de Laval, Baron de.
- CTA
-
- STI
-
- CRT
-
- CIE
-
- ctn
-
plural,
carton.
- TAR
-
noun,
any of various dark-colored viscid products obtained by the destructive distillation of certain organic substances, as coal or wood.
- cte
-
- TAE
-
preposition,
to.
- CST
-
- CSR
-
- CNS
-
- Tan
-
noun,
the brown color imparted to the skin by exposure to the sun or open air.
- Tai
-
noun,
any of several sparoid fishes of the Pacific Ocean, as Pagrus major (red tai) a food fish of Japan.
- CRS
-
- CIA
-
- CSA
-
- SAR
-
- TCA
-
- AIC
-
- ans
-
noun,
the Sumerian god of heaven: the counterpart of the Akkadian Anu.
- ANI
-
noun,
any of several black, tropical American cuckoos of the genus Crotophaga, having a compressed, bladelike bill.
- ane
-
adjective, noun, pronoun,
one.
- ANC
-
- tr.
-
- tra
-
- ait
-
noun,
a small island, especially in a river.
- 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.
- AIR
-
noun,
a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- Ain
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- AES
-
noun,
any of various early forms of bronze or copper money used in ancient Rome.
Compare as2 (def 1).
- 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.
- AEC
-
- ae.
-
- ACT
-
noun,
anything done, being done, or to be done; deed; performance:
- ACS
-
- ACE
-
noun,
a playing card or die marked with or having the value indicated by a single spot:
- Ar.
-
- an.
-
- ac-
-
- TSE
-
- TSI
-
- 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.
- ARC
-
noun,
Geometry. any unbroken part of the circumference of a circle or other curved line.
- ARE
-
noun,
a measure of surface area; 1 are is equal to1/100 (0.01) of a hectare (100 square meters or 119.6 square yards). Abbreviation: a.
- TCS
-
- cr.
-
- 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.
- cee
-
noun,
the letter C.
- CEA
-
- TEC
-
noun,
detective.
- tee
-
noun,
the letter T or t.
- CAS
-
verb (used with or without object),
to call, as to call an animal toward one; urge forward by calling.
- CAR
-
noun,
an automobile.
- CAI
-
- ct.
-
- cs.
-
- ca.
-
- ARS
-
- ATS
-
noun,
a money of account of Laos, the 100th part of a kip.
- ATC
-
- at.
-
- ast
-
- ASR
-
- ASN
-
- ASI
-
- ase
-
- TES
-
noun,
ti1 .
- TIA
-
- TIC
-
noun,
Pathology.
a sudden, spasmodic, painless, involuntary muscular contraction, as of the face.
tic douloureux.
- ASS
-
noun,
a long-eared, slow, patient, sure-footed domesticated mammal, Equus asinus, related to the horse, used chiefly as a beast of burden.
- SSA
-
- TSS
-
- NEA
-
- NSA
-
- NRC
-
- NRA
-
- nr.
-
- nit
-
noun,
the egg of a parasitic insect, especially of a louse, often attached to a hair or a fiber of clothing.
- See
-
noun,
the seat, center of authority, office, or jurisdiction of a bishop.
- NIC
-
noun,
a newly industrialized/industrializing country:
- SEI
-
noun,
sei whale.
- NIA
-
- NES
-
- Nee
-
adjective,
born (placed after the name of a married woman to introduce her maiden name):
- NEC
-
- SEN
-
noun,
a money of account of Japan, the 100th part of a yen, now used only in certain quotations, as on foreign exchange.
- ne-
-
- RCS
-
- Nat
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Nathan or Nathaniel.
- 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:
- nae
-
adverb,
no1 ; not.
- 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).
- ite
-
- ITC
-
- ITA
-
- ist
-
- ise
-
- ISA
-
- Is.
-
noun,
(used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
- IRS
-
- IRC
-
- NSC
-
- Re.
-
- Ir.
-
- Ria
-
noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- San
-
noun,
a member of a nomadic aboriginal people of southern Africa.
- SAE
-
- SAC
-
noun,
a baglike structure in an animal, plant, or fungus, as one containing fluid.
- RTS
-
- rte
-
- rt.
-
- RSS
-
- RSE
-
- RSA
-
- Rs.
-
- RNA
-
- sc.
-
- rin
-
noun,
a money of account of Japan, the thousandth part of a yen or the tenth part of a sen.
- 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.
- Rae
-
noun,
John, 1813–93, Scottish surgeon and Arctic explorer.
- res
-
noun,
an object or thing; matter.
- Ree
-
noun,
reeve3 .
- REC
-
noun,
recreation.
- REA
-
- RCT
-
- RCN
-
- RCA
-
- 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.
- RAS
-
noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- SCS
-
- se-
-
- sea
-
noun,
the salt waters that cover the greater part of the earth's surface.
- RAN
-
noun,
a sea goddess who drags down ships and drowns sailors: the wife of Aegir.
- Rai
-
noun,
a style of Algerian popular music played on electric guitar, synthesizer, and percussion instruments.
- SES
-
noun,
the syllable used for the seventh tone of a scale and sometimes for the tone B.
- ISR
-
- ine
-
- SRS
-
- ec-
-
- ese
-
- Esc
-
- ESA
-
- ERT
-
- ECA
-
- ERS
-
noun,
ervil.
- Sr.
-
- EEC
-
- eir
-
- SRI
-
noun,
a Hindu title of address prefixed to the name of a deity, holy person, etc.
- EIS
-
- en-
-
- ss.
-
- SSC
-
- SSE
-
- SSI
-
- SSN
-
- SSR
-
- SSS
-
- SST
-
- St.
-
- Sta
-
- ERE
-
preposition, conjunction,
before.
- ERA
-
noun,
a period of time marked by distinctive character, events, etc.:
- SIT
-
verb,
(in prescriptions) may it be.
- ESR
-
- eat
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- ess
-
noun,
the letter S, s.
- SIC
-
adverb,
so; thus: usually written parenthetically to denote that a word, phrase, passage, etc., that may appear strange or incorrect has been written intentionally or has been quoted verbatim: (sic).
- ina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- in.
-
- ier
-
- Sin
-
noun,
transgression of divine law:
- ICA
-
noun,
Portuguese name of Putumayo.
- IAS
-
- ETA
-
noun,
the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
- ian
-
noun,
a male given name, Scottish form of John.
- Ia.
-
- IRA
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- ene
-
- ETS
-
- EAS
-
noun,
the Akkadian god of wisdom, the son of Apsu and father of Marduk: the counterpart of Enki.
- sis
-
noun,
sister.
- 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.
- ics
-
- ea.
-
- ean
-
- ETR
-
- SIR
-
noun,
a respectful or formal term of address used to a man:
- SA
-
- EI
-
- er
-
interjection,
(used to express or represent a pause, hesitation, uncertainty, etc.).
- 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.
- S.
-
- 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.
- TA
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- t.
-
- T1
-
- RA
-
noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- RN
-
- i.
-
- CE
-
- ee
-
- IT
-
noun,
(in children's games) the player called upon to perform some task, as, in tag, the one who must catch the other players.
- N.
-
- NA
-
adverb,
no1 .
- NC
-
- NI
-
- ic
-
- et
-
verb,
a simple past tense of eat.
- TN
-
- TI
-
noun,
the syllable for the seventh tone of a diatonic scale.
- TE
-
noun,
ti1 .
- TC
-
- SN
-
- R.
-
- SI
-
noun,
the syllable used for the seventh tone of a scale and sometimes for the tone B.
- RC
-
- RI
-
- E.
-
noun,
Edward (St. John) 1925–2000, U.S. writer and illustrator.