Anagrams of Resistencia
Word Resistencia has
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- insectaries
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noun,
a laboratory for the study of live insects, their life histories, effects on plants, reaction to insecticides, etc.
- Resistance
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noun,
the act or power of resisting, opposing, or withstanding.
- ancestries
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noun,
family or ancestral descent; lineage.
- Neisseria
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noun,
any of several spherical bacteria of the genus Neisseria, certain species of which, as N. gonorrhoeae, are pathogenic for humans.
- Teiresias
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noun,
Tiresias.
- secretins
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noun,
a polypeptide hormone, produced in the small intestine, that activates the pancreas to secrete pancreatic juice.
- iterances
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noun,
iteration.
- increases
-
noun,
growth or augmentation in numbers, size, strength, quality, etc.:
- sectaries
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noun,
a member of a particular sect, especially an adherent of a religious body regarded as heretical or schismatic.
- 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.
- anti-icer
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noun,
a device used to prevent the forming of ice, as on an airplane propeller.
- cineastes
-
noun,
any person, especially a director or producer, associated professionally with filmmaking.
- centiares
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noun,
a square meter. Abbreviation: ca.
- sarcenets
-
noun,
a fine, soft fabric, often of silk, made in plain or twill weave and used especially for linings.
- arsenites
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noun,
a salt or ester of arsenous acid.
- canisters
-
noun,
a small box or jar, often one of a kitchen set, for holding tea, coffee, flour, and sugar.
- nectaries
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noun,
Botany. an organ or part that secretes nectar.
- scenarist
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noun,
a writer of motion-picture or television scenarios.
- resinates
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noun,
Chemistry. any of the salts of the acids found in rosin.
- Increase
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noun,
growth or augmentation in numbers, size, strength, quality, etc.:
- teniasis
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noun,
taeniasis.
- centiare
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noun,
a square meter. Abbreviation: ca.
- sinister
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adjective,
threatening or portending evil, harm, or trouble; ominous:
- arenites
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noun,
psammite.
- centares
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noun,
centiare.
- centesis
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noun,
a puncture or perforation.
- 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.
- eristics
-
noun,
a person who engages in disputation; controversialist.
- Castries
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noun,
a port in and the capital of the state of St. Lucia, on the NW coast.
- 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.
- arsenics
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- arsenite
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noun,
a salt or ester of arsenous acid.
- increate
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adjective,
not created; uncreated.
- Tiresias
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noun,
a blind prophet, usually said to have been blinded because he saw Athena bathing, and then to have been awarded the gift of prophecy as a consolation for his blindness.
- secretin
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noun,
a polypeptide hormone, produced in the small intestine, that activates the pancreas to secrete pancreatic juice.
- niteries
-
noun,
a nightclub.
- Asnieres
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noun,
a city in N central France, near Paris.
- niceties
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noun,
a delicate or fine point; punctilio:
- Teresina
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noun,
a port in NE Brazil, on the Parnahiba River.
- sericite
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noun,
a fine-grained variety of muscovite produced by the alteration of feldspar.
- sericins
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noun,
a gelatinous organic compound that holds the two strands of natural silk together.
- Teresian
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noun,
a member of the reformed order of barefooted Carmelites, founded in Spain in 1562.
- 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.
- iterance
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noun,
iteration.
- inertias
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noun,
inertness, especially with regard to effort, motion, action, and the like; inactivity; sluggishness.
- 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:
- sarsenet
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noun,
sarcenet.
- 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.
- Triassic
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noun,
Also, Trias [trahy-uh s] /ˈtraɪ əs/ (Show IPA). the Triassic Period or System.
- retsinas
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noun,
a strong, resinated white or red wine of Greece and Cyprus.
- 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.
- earnests
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noun,
full seriousness, as of intention or purpose:
- airiness
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noun,
openness to the air:
- cineaste
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noun,
any person, especially a director or producer, associated professionally with filmmaking.
- resinate
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noun,
Chemistry. any of the salts of the acids found in rosin.
- cisterna
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noun,
cistern (def 2).
- citrines
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noun,
a translucent, yellow variety of quartz, often sold as topaz; false topaz; topaz quartz.
- sanities
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noun,
the state of being sane; soundness of mind.
- scanties
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noun,
scanties, very brief underpants, especially for women.
- crinites
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noun,
a fossil crinoid.
- easiest
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noun,
a word formerly used in communications to represent the letter E.
- caseins
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noun,
Biochemistry. a protein precipitated from milk, as by rennet, and forming the basis of cheese and certain plastics.
- serines
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noun,
a crystalline amino acid, HOCH 2 CH(NH 2)COOH, found in many proteins and obtained by the hydrolysis of sericin, the protein constituting silk gum. Symbol: S. Abbreviation: Ser;
- caserns
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noun,
a lodging for soldiers in a garrison town; barracks.
- Eastern
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adjective,
lying toward or situated in the east:
- carnies
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noun,
a person employed by a carnival.
- carnets
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noun,
a customs document allowing an automobile to be driven at no cost across international borders.
- instars
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noun,
an insect in any one of its periods of postembryonic growth between molts.
- stearic
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adjective,
of or relating to suet or fat.
- 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.
- creases
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noun,
a ridge or groove produced in anything by folding, heat, pressure, etc.; fold; furrow.
- inserts
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noun,
something inserted or to be inserted.
- 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.
- entices
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verb (used with object),
to lead on by exciting hope or desire; allure; inveigle:
- creates
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adjective,
Archaic. created.
- 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.
- Cainite
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noun,
a member of a Gnostic sect that exalted Cain and regarded the God of the Old Testament as responsible for evil.
- Cairene
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noun,
a native or resident of Cairo, Egypt.
- crinite
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noun,
a fossil crinoid.
- cretins
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noun,
a person suffering from cretinism.
- sereins
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noun,
fine rain falling after sunset from a sky in which no clouds are visible.
- Steiner
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noun,
Jakob [yah-kawp] /ˈyɑ kɔp/ (Show IPA), 1796–1863, Swiss mathematician.
- earnest
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noun,
full seriousness, as of intention or purpose:
- irenics
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noun,
the branch of theology dealing with the promotion of peace and conciliation among Christian churches.
Compare polemics (def 2).
- seriate
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adjective,
arranged or occurring in one or more series.
- canters
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noun,
an easy gallop.
- 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.
- sericin
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noun,
a gelatinous organic compound that holds the two strands of natural silk together.
- crenate
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adjective,
having the margin notched or scalloped so as to form rounded teeth, as a leaf.
- careens
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noun,
a careening.
- Insecta
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noun,
the class comprising the insects.
- 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.
- Cassini
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noun,
Oleg [oh-leg] /ˈoʊ lɛg/ (Show IPA), (Oleg Cassini-Loiewski) 1913–2006, U.S. fashion designer and businessman, born in France.
- 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.
- encases
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verb (used with object),
to enclose in or as in a case:
- sirenic
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adjective,
of or characteristic of a siren; melodious, tempting, or alluring.
- estrins
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noun,
estrone.
- 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.
- centri-
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- 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.
- Sistine
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adjective,
of or relating to any pope named Sixtus.
- cerises
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adjective, noun,
moderate to deep red.
- etesian
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adjective,
(of certain Mediterranean winds) occurring annually.
- Staines
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noun,
a town in Surrey, SE England, on the Thames River near Heathrow airport.
- eristic
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noun,
a person who engages in disputation; controversialist.
- certain
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Idioms,
for certain, without a doubt; surely:
- entasis
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noun,
a slight convexity given to a column or tower, as to correct an optical illusion.
- entries
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noun,
an act of entering; entrance.
- enteric
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noun,
enterics, Bacteriology. enterobacteria.
- entires
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noun,
Archaic. the whole; entirety.
- sensate
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adjective,
perceiving or perceived through the senses.
- tanrecs
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noun,
tenrec.
- Cassite
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noun,
Kassite.
- incites
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verb (used with object),
to stir, encourage, or urge on; stimulate or prompt to action:
- inertia
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noun,
inertness, especially with regard to effort, motion, action, and the like; inactivity; sluggishness.
- 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.
- casters
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noun,
a person or thing that casts.
- citrins
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noun,
bioflavonoid.
- citrine
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noun,
a translucent, yellow variety of quartz, often sold as topaz; false topaz; topaz quartz.
- ecartes
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noun,
a card game for two players.
- stances
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noun,
the position or bearing of the body while standing:
- incises
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verb (used with object),
to cut into; cut marks, figures, etc., upon.
- cistern
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noun,
a reservoir, tank, or container for storing or holding water or other liquid.
- teasers
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noun,
a person or thing that teases.
- incests
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noun,
sexual intercourse between closely related persons.
- incases
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verb (used with object),
encase.
- iatrics
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- sincere
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adjective,
free of deceit, hypocrisy, or falseness; earnest:
- censers
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noun,
a container, usually covered, in which incense is burned, especially during religious services; thurible.
- sinters
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noun,
siliceous or calcareous matter deposited by springs, as that formed around the vent of a geyser.
- centare
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noun,
centiare.
- 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.
- isatins
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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.
- 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.
- recants
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verb (used with object),
to withdraw or disavow (a statement, opinion, etc.), especially formally; retract.
- tessera
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noun,
one of the small pieces used in mosaic work.
- ascents
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noun,
an act of ascending; upward movement; a rising movement:
- secerns
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verb (used with object),
to discriminate or distinguish in thought.
- secants
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noun,
Geometry. an intersecting line, especially one intersecting a curve at two or more points.
- 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.
- seaters
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noun,
a person or thing that seats.
- seances
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noun,
a meeting in which a spiritualist attempts to communicate with the spirits of the dead.
- 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.
- scrinia
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noun,
a cylindrical container used in ancient Rome to hold papyrus rolls.
- raisins
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noun,
a grape of any of various sweet varieties dried in the sun or by artificial means, often used in cookery.
- tierces
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noun,
an old measure of capacity equivalent to one third of a pipe, or 42 wine gallons.
- arenite
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noun,
psammite.
- 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.
- recasts
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noun,
a recasting.
- secrets
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noun,
something that is or is kept secret, hidden, or concealed.
- recites
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verb (used with object),
to repeat the words of, as from memory, especially in a formal manner:
- tisanes
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noun,
(italics) French. aromatic or herb-flavored tea.
- reseats
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verb (used with object),
to provide with a new seat or new seats.
- trainee
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noun,
a person being trained, especially in a vocation; apprentice.
- resects
-
verb (used with object),
to do a resection on.
- resents
-
verb (used with object),
to feel or show displeasure or indignation at (a person, act, remark, etc.) from a sense of injury or insult.
- retains
-
verb (used with object),
to keep possession of.
- retsina
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noun,
a strong, resinated white or red wine of Greece and Cyprus.
- actress
-
noun,
a woman who acts in stage plays, motion pictures, television broadcasts, etc., especially professionally.
- sateens
-
noun,
a strong cotton fabric constructed in satin weave and having a lustrous face.
- trienes
-
noun,
any compound containing three double bonds.
- acetins
-
noun,
a colorless, thick, hygroscopic liquid, C 5 H 10 O 4 : used chiefly in the manufacture of explosives.
- santirs
-
noun,
a Persian musical instrument resembling a dulcimer.
- ascites
-
noun,
accumulation of serous fluid in the peritoneal cavity; dropsy of the peritoneum.
- ratines
-
noun,
a loosely woven fabric made with nubby or knotty yarns.
- strains
-
noun,
any force or pressure tending to alter shape, cause a fracture, etc.
- senecas
-
noun,
a member of the largest tribe of the Iroquois Confederacy of North American Indians, formerly inhabiting western New York and being conspicuous in the wars south and west of Lake Erie.
- Nicetas
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noun,
Saint Ignatius (def 2).
- neritic
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adjective,
of or relating to the region of water lying directly above the sublittoral zone of the sea bottom.
- seiners
-
noun,
a person who fishes with a seine.
- nasties
-
noun,
Informal. a nasty person or thing.
- nectars
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noun,
the saccharine secretion of a plant, which attracts the insects or birds that pollinate the flower.
- 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.
- resets
-
noun,
an act or instance of setting again.
- 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.
- serein
-
noun,
fine rain falling after sunset from a sky in which no clouds are visible.
- enacts
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verb (used with object),
to make into an act or statute:
- enates
-
noun,
a person related on one's mother's side.
Compare agnate, cognate.
- 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.
- stanes
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noun, adjective, adverb, verb (used with object),
stone.
- 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.
- encase
-
verb (used with object),
to enclose in or as in a case:
- serais
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noun,
(in Eastern countries) a caravansary.
- stance
-
noun,
the position or bearing of the body while standing:
- stains
-
noun,
a discoloration produced by foreign matter having penetrated into or chemically reacted with a material; a spot not easily removed.
- resect
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verb (used with object),
to do a resection on.
- entire
-
noun,
Archaic. the whole; entirety.
- sneers
-
noun,
a look or expression of derision, scorn, or contempt.
- 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.
- erects
-
adjective,
upright in position or posture:
- erases
-
verb (used with object),
to rub or scrape out, as letters or characters written, engraved, etc.; efface.
- recti-
-
- reests
-
verb (used with object),
to cure, smoke, or dry (meat or fish).
- scarts
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verb (used with or without object),
to scratch, scrape, mark, or scar.
- ecesis
-
noun,
the establishment of an immigrant plant in a new environment.
- entice
-
verb (used with object),
to lead on by exciting hope or desire; allure; inveigle:
- Istria
-
noun,
a peninsula at the N end of the Adriatic, in SW Slovenia and W Croatia.
- 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:
- scares
-
noun,
a sudden fright or alarm, especially with little or no reason.
- rentes
-
noun,
revenue or income, or the instrument evidencing a right to such periodic receipts.
- reseat
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verb (used with object),
to provide with a new seat or new seats.
- seisin
-
noun,
seizin.
- ecrase
-
adjective,
(of leather) crushed to produce a grained effect.
- 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.
- scants
-
adverb,
Scot. and North England Dialect. scarcely; barely; hardly.
- sarees
-
noun,
sari.
- Strain
-
noun,
any force or pressure tending to alter shape, cause a fracture, etc.
- sansei
-
noun,
a grandchild of Japanese immigrants to the U.S. or Canada.
- saints
-
noun,
any of certain persons of exceptional holiness of life, formally recognized as such by the Christian Church, especially by canonization.
- C-star
-
noun,
carbon star.
- sterns
-
noun,
the after part of a vessel (often opposed to stem).
- Santee
-
noun,
a city in SW California.
- Sterne
-
noun,
Laurence, 1713–68, English clergyman and novelist.
- steric
-
adjective,
of or relating to the spatial relationships of atoms in a molecule.
- steres
-
- steins
-
noun,
a mug, usually earthenware, especially for beer.
- saices
-
noun,
syce.
- santir
-
noun,
a Persian musical instrument resembling a dulcimer.
- steers
-
noun,
Informal. a suggestion about a course of action; tip:
- seniti
-
noun,
a bronze or brass coin and monetary unit of Tonga, the 100th part of a pa'anga.
- nacres
-
noun,
mother-of-pearl.
- ecarte
-
noun,
a card game for two players.
- ricins
-
noun,
a white, poisonous, protein powder from the bean of the castor-oil plant.
- retain
-
verb (used with object),
to keep possession of.
- recite
-
verb (used with object),
to repeat the words of, as from memory, especially in a formal manner:
- 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.
- stares
-
noun,
a staring gaze; a fixed look with the eyes wide open:
- 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.
- 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.
- satire
-
noun,
the use of irony, sarcasm, ridicule, or the like, in exposing, denouncing, or deriding vice, folly, etc.
- 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.
- easies
-
noun,
a word formerly used in communications to represent the letter E.
- easier
-
noun,
a word formerly used in communications to represent the letter E.
- 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.
- rinses
-
noun,
an act or instance of rinsing.
- sateen
-
noun,
a strong cotton fabric constructed in satin weave and having a lustrous face.
- sarsen
-
noun,
any of numerous large sandstone blocks or fragments found in south-central England, probably remnants of eroded Tertiary beds.
- nectar
-
noun,
the saccharine secretion of a plant, which attracts the insects or birds that pollinate the flower.
- Nicias
-
noun,
died 413 b.c, Athenian statesman and general.
- recess
-
noun,
temporary withdrawal or cessation from the usual work or activity.
- 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.
- Raetic
-
noun,
an extinct language of uncertain affinities that was spoken in Rhaetia and written with the Etruscan alphabet.
- incise
-
verb (used with object),
to cut into; cut marks, figures, etc., upon.
- seance
-
noun,
a meeting in which a spiritualist attempts to communicate with the spirits of the dead.
- incite
-
verb (used with object),
to stir, encourage, or urge on; stimulate or prompt to action:
- isatin
-
noun,
a yellowish-red or orange, crystalline, water-soluble solid, C 8 H 5 NO 2 , used chiefly in the synthesis of vat dyes.
- racist
-
noun,
a person who believes in racism, the doctrine that one's own racial group is superior or that a particular racial group is inferior to the others.
- Racine
-
noun,
Jean Baptiste [zhahn ba-teest] /ʒɑ̃ baˈtist/ (Show IPA), 1639–99, French dramatist.
- seater
-
noun,
a person or thing that seats.
- set-in
-
adjective,
made separately and placed within another unit.
- seiner
-
noun,
a person who fishes with a seine.
- secant
-
noun,
Geometry. an intersecting line, especially one intersecting a curve at two or more points.
- Nessie
-
noun,
Loch Ness monster.
- secern
-
verb (used with object),
to discriminate or distinguish in thought.
- 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.
- secret
-
noun,
something that is or is kept secret, hidden, or concealed.
- incest
-
noun,
sexual intercourse between closely related persons.
- instr.
-
- intra-
-
- inters
-
verb (used with object),
to place (a dead body) in a grave or tomb; bury.
- niseis
-
noun,
a person of Japanese descent, born and educated in the U.S. or Canada.
- irenic
-
adjective,
tending to promote peace or reconciliation; peaceful or conciliatory.
- inter.
-
- niters
-
noun,
potassium nitrate.
- nitres
-
noun,
niter.
- irises
-
noun,
Anatomy. the contractile, circular diaphragm forming the colored portion of the eye and containing a circular opening, the pupil, in its center.
- instar
-
noun,
an insect in any one of its periods of postembryonic growth between molts.
- insist
-
verb (used with object),
to assert or maintain firmly:
- insets
-
noun,
something inserted; insert.
- nitric
-
adjective,
containing nitrogen, usually in the pentavalent state.
- 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;
- Nereis
-
noun,
clamworm.
- raises
-
noun,
an increase in amount, as of wages:
- Recent
-
noun,
Also called Holocene. (initial capital letter) Geology. the Recent Epoch or Series.
- sirens
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. one of several sea nymphs, part woman and part bird, who lure mariners to destruction by their seductive singing.
- snares
-
noun,
a device, often consisting of a noose, for capturing small game.
- serins
-
noun,
a small finch, Serinus serinus, of Europe and northern Africa, closely related to the canary.
- sit-in
-
noun,
any organized protest in which a group of people peacefully occupy and refuse to leave a premises:
- sitars
-
noun,
a lute of India with a small, pear-shaped body and a long, broad, fretted neck.
- escent
-
- recast
-
noun,
a recasting.
- Sister
-
noun,
a female offspring having both parents in common with another offspring; female sibling.
- Serena
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Sisera
-
noun,
the commander of the Canaanite army of King Jabin: killed by Jael. Judges 4:17–22.
- 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 .
- Estrin
-
noun,
estrone.
- recant
-
verb (used with object),
to withdraw or disavow (a statement, opinion, etc.), especially formally; retract.
- scenas
-
noun,
an extended operatic vocal solo, usually including an aria and a recitative.
- re-act
-
verb (used with object),
to act or perform again.
- scents
-
noun,
a distinctive odor, especially when agreeable:
- incase
-
verb (used with object),
encase.
- scries
-
verb (used without object),
to use divination to discover hidden knowledge or future events, especially by means of a crystal ball.
- siesta
-
noun,
a midday or afternoon rest or nap, especially as taken in Spain and Latin America.
- raisin
-
noun,
a grape of any of various sweet varieties dried in the sun or by artificial means, often used in cookery.
- iatric
-
adjective,
of or relating to a physician or medicine; medical.
- Strine
-
noun,
Australian English.
- Neisse
-
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.
- sinter
-
noun,
siliceous or calcareous matter deposited by springs, as that formed around the vent of a geyser.
- ranees
-
noun,
the wife of a rajah.
- 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.
- screes
-
noun,
a steep mass of detritus on the side of a mountain.
- sirees
-
noun,
sirree.
- Sirena
-
noun,
a female given name.
- seines
-
noun,
a fishing net that hangs vertically in the water, having floats at the upper edge and sinkers at the lower.
- screen
-
noun,
a movable or fixed device, usually consisting of a covered frame, that provides shelter, serves as a partition, etc.
- ratine
-
noun,
a loosely woven fabric made with nubby or knotty yarns.
- Ernest
-
noun,
a male given name: from an Old English word meaning “vigor, intent.”.
- enter-
-
- sanies
-
noun,
a thin, often greenish, serous fluid that is discharged from ulcers, wounds, etc.
- centr-
-
- ceases
-
noun,
cessation:
- teaser
-
noun,
a person or thing that teases.
- arsen-
-
- tie-in
-
noun,
an arrangement or campaign whereby related products are promoted, marketed, or sold together:
- arises
-
verb (used without object),
to get up from sitting, lying, or kneeling; rise:
- tierce
-
noun,
an old measure of capacity equivalent to one third of a pipe, or 42 wine gallons.
- aretes
-
noun,
the aggregate of qualities, as valor and virtue, making up good character.
- antres
-
noun,
a cavern; cave.
- censer
-
noun,
a container, usually covered, in which incense is burned, especially during religious services; thurible.
- 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-
-
- centra
-
noun,
a plural of centrum.
- caters
-
verb (used with object),
to provide food and service for:
- Tassie
-
noun,
tass.
- tineas
-
noun,
any of several skin diseases caused by fungi; ringworm.
- anises
-
noun,
a Mediterranean plant, Pimpinella anisum, of the parsley family, having loose umbrels of small yellowish-white flowers that yield aniseed.
- cerat-
-
- 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.
- 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.
- tisane
-
noun,
(italics) French. aromatic or herb-flavored tea.
- certes
-
adverb,
certainly; in truth.
- Cesena
-
noun,
a city in E central Italy.
- traces
-
noun,
a surviving mark, sign, or evidence of the former existence, influence, or action of some agent or event; vestige:
- trains
-
noun,
Railroads. a self-propelled, connected group of rolling stock.
- 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.
- arsine
-
noun,
Also called arseniuretted hydrogen. a colorless, flammable, slightly water-soluble gas, AsH 3 , having a fetid, garliclike odor, used in chemical warfare.
- teases
-
noun,
a person who teases or annoys.
- trans.
-
- Teresa
-
noun,
Mother (Agnes Gonxha Bojaxhiu) 1910–97, Albanian nun: Nobel Peace Prize 1979 for work in the slums of Calcutta, India.
- 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.
- Cairns
-
noun,
a seaport in NE Australia.
- tenias
-
noun,
taenia.
- tensas
-
noun,
a river in NE Louisiana, flowing S to the Ouachita River. 250 miles (402 km) long.
- caners
-
noun,
a person who works with cane, especially one who produces canework for chairs.
- tenses
-
noun,
a category of verbal inflection that serves chiefly to specify the time of the action or state expressed by the verb.
- terais
-
noun,
a marshy lowland area in N India and S Nepal, between the Ganges and the foothills of the Himalayas.
- Canter
-
noun,
an easy gallop.
- 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.
- careen
-
noun,
a careening.
- terces
-
noun,
tierce (def 3).
- astern
-
adverb,
in a position behind a specified vessel or aircraft:
- caress
-
noun,
an act or gesture expressing affection, as an embrace or kiss, especially a light stroking or touching.
- carets
-
noun,
a mark (‸) made in written or printed matter to show the place where something is to be inserted.
- Tessin
-
noun,
French and German name of Ticino.
- caries
-
noun,
decay, as of bone or of plant tissue.
- assert
-
Idioms,
assert oneself, to insist on one's rights, declare one's views forcefully, etc.:
- assent
-
noun,
agreement, as to a proposal; concurrence.
- carnet
-
noun,
a customs document allowing an automobile to be driven at no cost across international borders.
- carses
-
noun,
bottom land.
- ternes
-
noun,
terne metal.
- cartes
-
noun,
(italics) French. menu; bill of fare.
Compare à la carte.
- casein
-
noun,
Biochemistry. a protein precipitated from milk, as by rennet, and forming the basis of cheese and certain plastics.
- casern
-
noun,
a lodging for soldiers in a garrison town; barracks.
- Cassie
-
noun,
huisache.
- ascent
-
noun,
an act of ascending; upward movement; a rising movement:
- Tessie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Theresa.
- 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.
- trance
-
noun,
a half-conscious state, seemingly between sleeping and waking, in which ability to function voluntarily may be suspended.
- 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.
- 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.
- Cretan
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Crete.
- crests
-
noun,
the highest part of a hill or mountain range; summit.
- treens
-
noun,
treenware.
- triacs
-
noun,
a type of thyristor designed for electronic control of the current supplied to a circuit, used especially in dimmers for lighting systems.
- triens
-
noun,
a copper coin of ancient Rome, issued during the Republic, a third part of an as.
- acetin
-
noun,
a colorless, thick, hygroscopic liquid, C 5 H 10 O 4 : used chiefly in the manufacture of explosives.
- triene
-
noun,
any compound containing three double bonds.
- actins
-
noun,
a globulin that is present in muscle plasma and that in connection with myosin plays an important role in muscle contraction.
- cretin
-
noun,
a person suffering from cretinism.
- 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.
- cities
-
noun,
a large or important town.
- trices
-
noun,
a very short time; an instant:
- citrin
-
noun,
bioflavonoid.
- crasis
-
noun,
composition; constitution; makeup.
- actin-
-
- trines
-
noun,
a set or group of three; triad.
- tanrec
-
noun,
tenrec.
- Crista
-
noun,
a crest or ridge.
- transe
-
noun,
a passageway, as a hallway, alley, or the like.
- crisis
-
noun,
a stage in a sequence of events at which the trend of all future events, especially for better or for worse, is determined; turning point.
- seise
-
verb (used with or without object),
Chiefly Law. seize.
- ASCII
-
noun,
a standard code, consisting of 128 7-bit combinations, for characters stored in a computer or to be transmitted between computers.
- 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.
- Terni
-
noun,
a city in central Italy.
- Niter
-
noun,
potassium nitrate.
- Asine
-
noun,
an ancient town in S Greece, on the Gulf of Argolis.
- 30-30
-
- sensa
-
noun,
plural of sensum.
- 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.
- nitr-
-
- nitre
-
noun,
niter.
- terse
-
adjective,
neatly or effectively concise; brief and pithy, as language.
- nares
-
plural noun,
the nostrils or the nasal passages.
- narcs
-
noun,
a government agent or detective charged with the enforcement of laws restricting the use of narcotics.
- 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.
- terne
-
noun,
terne metal.
- sanes
-
noun,
a private nationwide organization in the U.S., established in 1957, that opposes nuclear testing and advocates international peace.
- Artie
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Arthur.
- sasin
-
noun,
blackbuck.
- trice
-
noun,
a very short time; an instant:
- 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:
- arsis
-
noun,
Music. the upward stroke in conducting; upbeat.
Compare thesis (def 4).
- caine
-
noun,
(Sir Thomas Henry) Hall, 1853–1931, English novelist.
- 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.
- rises
-
noun,
an act or instance of rising.
- 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.
- Sans.
-
- Nisei
-
noun,
a person of Japanese descent, born and educated in the U.S. or Canada.
- terce
-
noun,
tierce (def 3).
- nates
-
noun,
buttocks; rump.
- astr.
-
- Saint
-
noun,
any of certain persons of exceptional holiness of life, formally recognized as such by the Christian Church, especially by canonization.
- astir
-
adjective,
moving or stirring, especially with much activity or excitement:
- nears
-
- sains
-
verb (used with object),
to make the sign of the cross on, as for protection against evil influences.
- tsars
-
noun,
czar.
- Terai
-
noun,
a marshy lowland area in N India and S Nepal, between the Ganges and the foothills of the Himalayas.
- saice
-
noun,
syce.
- aster
-
noun,
any composite plant of the genus Aster, having rays varying from white or pink to blue around a yellow disk.
- tera-
-
- trine
-
noun,
a set or group of three; triad.
- asst.
-
- assn.
-
- tries
-
noun,
plural of try.
- Saree
-
noun,
sari.
- nerts
-
interjection,
nuts (def 1).
- asset
-
noun,
a useful and desirable thing or quality:
- Seine
-
noun,
a fishing net that hangs vertically in the water, having floats at the upper edge and sinkers at the lower.
- sarc-
-
- Saite
-
noun,
a native or citizen of Saïs.
- 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.
- seers
-
noun,
a person who sees; observer.
- 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.
- tense
-
noun,
a category of verbal inflection that serves chiefly to specify the time of the action or state expressed by the verb.
- terna
-
noun,
a list of three names submitted to the pope as recommended to fill a vacant bishopric or benefice.
- acet-
-
- niece
-
noun,
a daughter of a person's brother or sister.
- sect.
-
- arses
-
noun,
ass2 (defs 1, 2).
- races
-
noun,
a contest of speed, as in running, riding, driving, or sailing.
- rinse
-
noun,
an act or instance of rinsing.
- scena
-
noun,
an extended operatic vocal solo, usually including an aria and a recitative.
- 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.
- aeri-
-
- scats
-
noun,
scat singing.
- tires
-
noun,
British Dialect. fatigue.
- reest
-
verb (used with object),
to cure, smoke, or dry (meat or fish).
- sceat
-
noun,
a silver Anglo-Saxon coin of the 7th and 8th centuries, sometimes including an amount of gold.
- ancre
-
adjective,
having the end of each limb divided and carved outward like the flukes of an anchor; moline:
- scat-
-
- recta
-
noun,
a plural of rectum.
- rect.
-
- Tiran
-
noun,
Strait of, a navigable waterway between the N Red Sea and the Gulf of Aqaba.
- Tinia
-
noun,
the chief god of the Etruscans, with powers similar to those of Zeus.
- Recit
-
- tress
-
noun,
Usually, tresses. long locks or curls of hair.
- anis-
-
- aerie
-
noun,
the nest of a bird of prey, as an eagle or a hawk.
- reist
-
verb (used without object),
reest2 .
- scant
-
adverb,
Scot. and North England Dialect. scarcely; barely; hardly.
- scare
-
noun,
a sudden fright or alarm, especially with little or no reason.
- 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.
- trass
-
noun,
a light-colored type of volcanic tuff used in making water-resistant cement and mortar.
- treas
-
- train
-
noun,
Railroads. a self-propelled, connected group of rolling stock.
- airts
-
noun,
a direction.
- Aesir
-
noun,
the principal race of gods, led by Odin and living at Asgard.
- 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.
- treen
-
noun,
treenware.
- Trace
-
noun,
a surviving mark, sign, or evidence of the former existence, influence, or action of some agent or event; vestige:
- rente
-
noun,
revenue or income, or the instrument evidencing a right to such periodic receipts.
- resit
-
noun,
a test or examination that is retaken.
- Aisne
-
noun,
a river in N France, flowing NW and W to the Oise. 175 miles (280 km) long.
- reni-
-
- rests
-
noun,
the refreshing quiet or repose of sleep:
- scart
-
verb (used with or without object),
to scratch, scrape, mark, or scar.
- anise
-
noun,
a Mediterranean plant, Pimpinella anisum, of the parsley family, having loose umbrels of small yellowish-white flowers that yield aniseed.
- tines
-
noun,
a sharp, projecting point or prong, as of a fork.
- Sears
-
noun,
Richard Warren, 1863–1914, U.S. mail-order retailer.
- 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.
- rases
-
verb (used with object),
raze.
- scree
-
noun,
a steep mass of detritus on the side of a mountain.
- rants
-
noun,
ranting, extravagant, or violent declamation.
- ranis
-
noun,
ranee.
- 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.
- Ranee
-
noun,
the wife of a rajah.
- Arete
-
noun,
the aggregate of qualities, as valor and virtue, making up good character.
- rates
-
noun,
the amount of a charge or payment with reference to some basis of calculation:
- Aries
-
noun,
Astronomy. the Ram, a zodiacal constellation between Pisces and Taurus.
- raise
-
noun,
an increase in amount, as of wages:
- Rains
-
noun,
water that is condensed from the aqueous vapor in the atmosphere and falls to earth in drops more than 1/50 inch (0.5 mm) in diameter.
Compare drizzle (def 6).
- arise
-
verb (used without object),
to get up from sitting, lying, or kneeling; rise:
- 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.
- reset
-
noun,
an act or instance of setting again.
- Satie
-
noun,
Erik Alfred Leslie [e-reek al-fred les-lee] /ɛˈrik alˈfrɛd lɛsˈli/ (Show IPA), 1866–1925, French composer.
- antre
-
noun,
a cavern; cave.
- Rieti
-
noun,
Vittorio [veet-taw-ryaw] /vitˈtɔ ryɔ/ (Show IPA), 1898–1994, U.S. composer, born in Italy.
- tinea
-
noun,
any of several skin diseases caused by fungi; ringworm.
- riant
-
adjective,
laughing; smiling; cheerful.
- triac
-
noun,
a type of thyristor designed for electronic control of the current supplied to a circuit, used especially in dimmers for lighting systems.
- ante-
-
- antes
-
noun,
Poker. a fixed but arbitrary stake put into the pot by each player before the deal.
- senti
-
noun,
a monetary unit of Tanzania, the 100th part of a shilling; cent.
- react
-
verb (used with object),
to act or perform again.
- scans
-
noun,
an act or instance of scanning; close examination.
- 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.
- rices
-
noun,
the starchy seeds or grain of an annual marsh grass, Oryza sativa, cultivated in warm climates and used for food.
- scene
-
noun,
the place where some action or event occurs:
- scent
-
noun,
a distinctive odor, especially when agreeable:
- ricin
-
noun,
a white, poisonous, protein powder from the bean of the castor-oil plant.
- anti-
-
- 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.
- nacre
-
noun,
mother-of-pearl.
- crit.
-
- cains
-
noun,
Scot. and Irish English. rent paid in kind, especially a percentage of a farm crop.
- sneer
-
noun,
a look or expression of derision, scorn, or contempt.
- Ceres
-
noun,
a pre-Roman goddess of agriculture under whose name the Romans adopted the worship of the Greek goddess Demeter.
- sites
-
noun,
the position or location of a town, building, etc., especially as to its environment:
- 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.
- snare
-
noun,
a device, often consisting of a noose, for capturing small game.
- 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.
- ernes
-
noun,
sea eagle.
- cert.
-
- ceras
-
noun,
(in prescriptions) wax.
- ERISA
-
noun,
Employee Retirement Income Security Act.
- snits
-
noun,
an agitated or irritated state.
- 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.
- tarns
-
noun,
a small mountain lake or pool, especially one in a cirque.
- erect
-
adjective,
upright in position or posture:
- 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.
- erase
-
verb (used with object),
to rub or scrape out, as letters or characters written, engraved, etc.; efface.
- Srta.
-
- sitar
-
noun,
a lute of India with a small, pear-shaped body and a long, broad, fretted neck.
- Essen
-
noun,
a city in W Germany: the chief city of the Ruhr River valley.
- Tarne
-
noun,
(in the Iliad) Sardis.
- 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.
- Sinas
-
noun,
a female given name.
- IATSE
-
- tears
-
- Cenis
-
noun,
Mont, a mountain pass between SE France and Italy, in the Alps. 6834 feet (2083 meters) high.
- iasis
-
noun,
Romanian name of Jassy.
- since
-
adverb,
from then till now (often preceded by ever):
- cense
-
verb (used with object),
to burn incense near or in front of; perfume with incense.
- cent.
-
- siris
-
noun,
lebbek (def 1).
- sents
-
noun,
a coin of Estonia until the euro was adopted, the 100th part of a kroon.
- etnas
-
noun,
Mount, an active volcano in E Sicily. 10,758 feet (3280 meters).
- Siren
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. one of several sea nymphs, part woman and part bird, who lure mariners to destruction by their seductive singing.
- sires
-
noun,
the male parent of a quadruped.
- 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: ¢.
- Estes
-
noun,
a male given name.
- 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.
- Cesti
-
noun,
Marcantonio [mahr-kahn-taw-nyaw] /ˌmɑr kɑnˈtɔ nyɔ/ (Show IPA), 1623–69, Italian composer.
- entia
-
noun,
plural of ens.
- Iceni
-
noun,
an ancient Celtic tribe of eastern England, whose queen, Boadicea, headed an insurrection against the Romans in a.d. 61.
- 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.
- crate
-
noun,
a slatted wooden box or framework for packing, shopping, or storing fruit, furniture, glassware, crockery, etc.
- eases
-
noun,
freedom from labor, pain, or physical annoyance; tranquil rest; comfort:
- taces
-
noun,
tasset.
- Steen
-
noun,
Jan [yahn] /yɑn/ (Show IPA), 1626–79, Dutch painter.
- earns
-
verb (used with object),
to gain or get in return for one's labor or service:
- Crees
-
noun,
a member of a North American Indian people of Ontario, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, and Montana.
- steer
-
noun,
Informal. a suggestion about a course of action; tip:
- Stein
-
noun,
a mug, usually earthenware, especially for beer.
- Crane
-
noun,
any large wading bird of the family Gruidae, characterized by long legs, bill, and neck and an elevated hind toe.
- crest
-
noun,
the highest part of a hill or mountain range; summit.
- ster.
-
- Crete
-
noun,
Formerly Candia. a Greek island in the Mediterranean, SE of mainland Greece. 3235 sq. mi. (8380 sq. km). Capital: Canea.
- Stern
-
noun,
the after part of a vessel (often opposed to stem).
- cries
-
noun,
the act or sound of crying; any loud utterance or exclamation; a shout, scream, or wail.
- sties
-
noun,
a pen or enclosure for swine; pigpen.
- stirs
-
noun,
the act of stirring or moving.
- crine
-
noun,
hair; head of hair.
- crass
-
adjective,
without refinement, delicacy, or sensitivity; gross; obtuse; stupid:
- easts
-
noun,
a cardinal point of the compass, 90° to the right of north. Abbreviation: E.
- tares
-
noun,
any of various vetches, especially Vicia sativa.
- enate
-
noun,
a person related on one's mother's side.
Compare agnate, cognate.
- cetes
-
noun,
a number of badgers together.
- sanit
-
- 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.
- stain
-
noun,
a discoloration produced by foreign matter having penetrated into or chemically reacted with a material; a spot not easily removed.
- cine-
-
- cines
-
noun,
a film; motion picture.
- stair
-
noun,
one of a flight or series of steps for going from one level to another, as in a building.
- cires
-
noun,
a brilliant, highly glazed surface produced on fabrics by subjecting them to a wax, heat, and calendering treatment.
- enact
-
verb (used with object),
to make into an act or statute:
- eaten
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- Tanis
-
noun,
an ancient city in Lower Egypt, in the Nile delta.
- cists
-
noun,
a box or chest, especially for sacred utensils.
- stane
-
noun, adjective, adverb, verb (used with object),
stone.
- Stans
-
noun,
a town in and the capital of Nidwalden, in central Switzerland.
- tains
-
noun,
a thin tin plate.
- cites
-
noun,
citation (defs 7, 8).
- 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.
- 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.
- siree
-
noun,
sirree.
- ician
-
- carne
-
noun,
Marcel [mahr-sel;; French mar-sel] /mɑrˈsɛl;; French marˈsɛl/ (Show IPA), 1909–1996, French film director.
- Irina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Carie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Caroline.
- Irene
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. one of the Horae, the personification of peace.
- Carin
-
noun,
a female given name.
- irate
-
adjective,
angry; enraged:
- Iran.
-
- intr.
-
- serin
-
noun,
a small finch, Serinus serinus, of Europe and northern Africa, closely related to the canary.
- carns
-
noun,
cairn.
- carse
-
noun,
bottom land.
- Carte
-
noun,
(italics) French. menu; bill of fare.
Compare à la carte.
- inst.
-
- carts
-
noun,
a heavy two-wheeled vehicle, commonly without springs, drawn by mules, oxen, or the like, used for the conveyance of heavy goods.
- inset
-
noun,
something inserted; insert.
- cases
-
noun,
an instance of the occurrence, existence, etc., of something:
- caret
-
noun,
a mark (‸) made in written or printed matter to show the place where something is to be inserted.
- cares
-
noun,
a state of mind in which one is troubled; worry, anxiety, or concern:
- seti-
-
- istic
-
- serac
-
noun,
a large irregularity of glacial ice, as a pinnacle found in glacial crevasses and formed by melting or movement of the ice.
- iters
-
noun,
a canal or passage.
- cairn
-
noun,
a heap of stones set up as a landmark, monument, tombstone, etc.
- stria
-
noun,
a slight or narrow furrow, ridge, stripe, or streak, especially one of a number in parallel arrangement:
- tenia
-
noun,
taenia.
- caner
-
noun,
a person who works with cane, especially one who produces canework for chairs.
- canes
-
noun,
a stick or short staff used to assist one in walking; walking stick.
- canst
-
noun,
a sealed container for food, beverages, etc., as of aluminum, sheet iron coated with tin, or other metal:
- Caren
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Seres
-
noun,
the series of stages in an ecological succession.
- Issei
-
noun,
a Japanese person who immigrated to the U.S. or Canada after 1907 and was not eligible until 1952 for citizenship.
- Cant.
-
- Seric
-
- Isiac
-
adjective,
of or relating to Isis or the worship of Isis.
- Isere
-
noun,
a river in SE France, flowing from the Alps to the Rhone River. 150 miles (240 km) long.
- cants
-
noun,
insincere, especially conventional expressions of enthusiasm for high ideals, goodness, or piety.
- teens
-
noun,
Archaic. suffering; grief.
- serai
-
noun,
(in Eastern countries) a caravansary.
- tease
-
noun,
a person who teases or annoys.
- Siena
-
noun,
a city in Tuscany, in central Italy, S of Florence: cathedral.
- cease
-
noun,
cessation:
- Cates
-
noun,
a choice food;delicacy; dainty.
- cater
-
verb (used with object),
to provide food and service for:
- Inari
-
noun,
Lake, a lake in NE Finland. About 500 sq. mi. (1295 sq. km).
- incr.
-
- 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.
- Sices
-
noun,
syce.
- 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.
- inert
-
adjective,
having no inherent power of action, motion, or resistance (opposed to active):
- Teena
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Albertina, Bettina, or Christina.
- init.
-
- Seri
-
noun,
a member of an American Indian people of western Sonora state, Mexico, on the Gulf of California.
- Sat.
-
- 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.
- tain
-
noun,
a thin tin plate.
- str.
-
- scr.
-
- SASE
-
- 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.
- sati
-
noun,
a Hindu practice whereby a widow immolates herself on the funeral pyre of her husband: now abolished by law.
- Ste.
-
- seis
-
noun,
sei whale.
- tics
-
noun,
Pathology.
a sudden, spasmodic, painless, involuntary muscular contraction, as of the face.
tic douloureux.
- Sian
-
noun,
Older Spelling. Xian.
- sice
-
noun,
syce.
- 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.
- 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).
- Stir
-
noun,
the act of stirring or moving.
- tRNA
-
- SCSI
-
noun,
a standard for computer interface ports featuring faster data transmission and greater flexibility than normal ports.
- TINA
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Sere
-
noun,
the series of stages in an ecological succession.
- Sean
-
noun,
a male given name, form of John.
- tsar
-
noun,
czar.
- Tine
-
noun,
a sharp, projecting point or prong, as of a fork.
- Tace
-
noun,
tasset.
- 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.
- Star
-
noun,
any of the heavenly bodies, except the moon, appearing as fixed luminous points in the sky at night.
- ter.
-
- 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.
- 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.
- sits
-
verb,
(in prescriptions) may it be.
- sire
-
noun,
the male parent of a quadruped.
- ten.
-
- 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.
- sirs
-
noun,
a respectful or formal term of address used to a man:
- teen
-
noun,
Archaic. suffering; grief.
- SITA
-
noun,
(in the Ramayana) the wife of Ramachandra, abducted by Ravana and later rescued.
- Secs
-
noun,
second2 (def 2).
- sris
-
noun,
a Hindu title of address prefixed to the name of a deity, holy person, etc.
- Sra.
-
- Sina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- TASS
-
noun,
a cup or small goblet, especially an ornamental one.
- tire
-
noun,
British Dialect. fatigue.
- snit
-
noun,
an agitated or irritated state.
- 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.
- tars
-
noun,
any of various dark-colored viscid products obtained by the destructive distillation of certain organic substances, as coal or wood.
- site
-
noun,
the position or location of a town, building, etc., especially as to its environment:
- Seta
-
noun,
a stiff hair; bristle or bristlelike part.
- Tarn
-
noun,
a small mountain lake or pool, especially one in a cirque.
- Seen
-
verb,
past participle of see1 .
- sci.
-
- tri-
-
- Tane
-
noun,
a Polynesian god of fertility.
- sear
-
noun,
a mark or scar made by searing.
- Tess
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Theresa.
- SCAN
-
noun,
an act or instance of scanning; close examination.
- SEAS
-
noun,
the salt waters that cover the greater part of the earth's surface.
- Stan
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Stanley.
- 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.
- Tena
-
noun,
Koyukon.
- seer
-
noun,
a person who sees; observer.
- tans
-
noun,
the brown color imparted to the skin by exposure to the sun or open air.
- sees
-
noun,
the seat, center of authority, office, or jurisdiction of a bishop.
- Tare
-
noun,
any of various vetches, especially Vicia sativa.
- scar
-
noun,
a mark left by a healed wound, sore, or burn.
- 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).
- 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.
- sec.
-
- Sert
-
noun,
José María [haw-se mah-ree-ah] /hɔˈsɛ mɑˈri ɑ/ (Show IPA), 1876–1945, Spanish painter.
- 1080
-
- sane
-
noun,
a private nationwide organization in the U.S., established in 1957, that opposes nuclear testing and advocates international peace.
- Cain
-
noun,
Scot. and Irish English. rent paid in kind, especially a percentage of a farm crop.
- Ire.
-
- atic
-
- IRAS
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- int.
-
- ins.
-
- INRI
-
- Inca
-
noun,
a member of any of the dominant groups of South American Indian peoples who established an empire in Peru prior to the Spanish conquest.
- Inc.
-
- inae
-
- Can.
-
- ates
-
- cane
-
noun,
a stick or short staff used to assist one in walking; walking stick.
- ices
-
noun,
the solid form of water, produced by freezing; frozen water.
- Ice.
-
- Iasi
-
noun,
Romanian name of Jassy.
- 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.
- CASE
-
noun,
an instance of the occurrence, existence, etc., of something:
- Cass
-
noun,
Lewis, 1782–1866, U.S. statesman.
- Iris
-
noun,
Anatomy. the contractile, circular diaphragm forming the colored portion of the eye and containing a circular opening, the pupil, in its center.
- Aten
-
noun,
Aton.
- cat.
-
- itis
-
- NCTE
-
- NATS
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Nathan or Nathaniel.
- 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.
- Nair
-
noun,
a group of Hindu castes in the Kerala region of India.
- Aser
-
noun,
Asher (def 1).
- Asir
-
noun,
a district in SW Saudi Arabia.
- asis
-
- iter
-
noun,
a canal or passage.
- Isai
-
noun,
Jesse.
- 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
-
- ISSN
-
- Asti
-
noun,
a city in the Piedmont region of Italy, S of Turin: center of wine-producing region.
- ISIS
-
noun,
a goddess of fertility, the sister and wife of Osiris and mother of Horus, and usually represented as a woman with a cow's horns with the solar disk between them: later worshiped in the Greek and Roman empires.
- Isin
-
noun,
an ancient Sumerian city in S Iraq: archaeological site.
- Isar
-
noun,
a river in central Europe, flowing NE from W Austria through S Germany to the Danube River. 215 miles (345 km) long.
- cast
-
noun,
act of casting or throwing.
- Etna
-
noun,
Mount, an active volcano in E Sicily. 10,758 feet (3280 meters).
- asc-
-
- enc.
-
- Cete
-
noun,
a number of badgers together.
- cir.
-
- cire
-
noun,
a brilliant, highly glazed surface produced on fabrics by subjecting them to a wax, heat, and calendering treatment.
- cis-
-
- cist
-
noun,
a box or chest, especially for sacred utensils.
- cit.
-
- cite
-
noun,
citation (defs 7, 8).
- Ens.
-
- ence
-
- crat
-
- cet-
-
- Eire
-
noun,
the Irish name of Ireland.
- Cree
-
noun,
a member of a North American Indian people of Ontario, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, and Montana.
- ect-
-
- Cres
-
- eats
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- East
-
noun,
a cardinal point of the compass, 90° to the right of north. Abbreviation: E.
- ease
-
noun,
freedom from labor, pain, or physical annoyance; tranquil rest; comfort:
- 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.
- EARN
-
verb (used with object),
to gain or get in return for one's labor or service:
- Ceta
-
noun,
Comprehensive Employment and Training Act.
- cess
-
noun,
British. a tax, assessment, or lien.
- 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.
- ESIS
-
- etc.
-
- ETAS
-
noun,
the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
- Cate
-
noun,
a choice food;delicacy; dainty.
- Este
-
noun,
a city in NE Italy: medieval fortress; ancient Roman ruins.
- est.
-
- esse
-
noun,
being; existence.
- cees
-
noun,
the letter C.
- esne
-
noun,
(in Anglo-Saxon England) a member of the lowest class; laborer.
- cen.
-
- cene
-
- Eric
-
noun,
Eric the Red.
- erst
-
adverb,
before the present time; formerly.
- Erse
-
noun,
Gaelic, especially Scottish Gaelic.
- cera
-
noun,
(in prescriptions) wax.
- CerE
-
noun,
a fleshy, membranous covering of the base of the upper mandible of a bird, especially a bird of prey or a parrot, through which the nostrils open.
- Erne
-
noun,
sea eagle.
- Erna
-
noun,
a female given name: from an Old English word meaning “eagle.”.
- Eris
-
noun,
the ancient Greek goddess of discord and the sister of Ares: identified with the Roman goddess Discordia.
- Erin
-
noun,
Literary. Ireland.
- 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).
- CERN
-
- asci
-
noun,
plural of ascus.
- ctr.
-
- art.
-
- airs
-
noun,
a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- ains
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- rate
-
noun,
the amount of a charge or payment with reference to some basis of calculation:
- rite
-
noun,
a formal or ceremonial act or procedure prescribed or customary in religious or other solemn use:
- rase
-
verb (used with object),
raze.
- Aire
-
- rant
-
noun,
ranting, extravagant, or violent declamation.
- Rani
-
noun,
ranee.
- RNAS
-
- neat
-
noun,
an animal of the genus Bos; a bovine, as a cow or ox.
- Rais
-
noun,
Gilles de, Retz, Gilles de Laval, Baron de.
- airt
-
noun,
a direction.
- 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).
- 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.
- AISI
-
- acr-
-
- 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.
- Rice
-
noun,
the starchy seeds or grain of an annual marsh grass, Oryza sativa, cultivated in warm climates and used for food.
- RITA
-
noun,
the Vedic concept of cosmic and social order.
- aet.
-
- Acis
-
noun,
the lover of Galatea, killed by Polyphemus out of jealousy.
- aer-
-
- RIAS
-
noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- RIIA
-
- 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.
- Riis
-
noun,
Jacob August, 1849–1914, U.S. journalist and social reformer, born in Denmark.
- rest
-
noun,
the refreshing quiet or repose of sleep:
- Rina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- 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.
- 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.
- aesc
-
noun,
ash2 (def 3).
- 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.
- Rise
-
noun,
an act or instance of rising.
- rit.
-
- 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 .
- recs
-
noun,
recreation.
- RACE
-
noun,
a contest of speed, as in running, riding, driving, or sailing.
- ACTS
-
noun,
anything done, being done, or to be done; deed; performance:
- NICE
-
noun,
a port in and the capital of Alpes-Maritimes, in SE France, on the Mediterranean: resort.
- sain
-
verb (used with object),
to make the sign of the cross on, as for protection against evil influences.
- Ares
-
noun,
the ancient Greek god of war, a son of Zeus and Hera, identified by the Romans with Mars.
- Sais
-
noun,
an ancient city in N Egypt, on the Nile delta: an ancient capital of Lower Egypt.
- Nier
-
noun,
Alfred Otto Carl, 1911–1994, U.S. physicist.
- NIRA
-
- 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):
- ARCS
-
noun,
Geometry. any unbroken part of the circumference of a circle or other curved line.
- ARIS
-
- Arne
-
noun,
Thomas Augustine, 1710–78, English composer of operas and songs.
- Sacs
-
noun,
a baglike structure in an animal, plant, or fungus, as one containing fluid.
- nits
-
noun,
the egg of a parasitic insect, especially of a louse, often attached to a hair or a fiber of clothing.
- 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.
- 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.
- ant.
-
- ANSI
-
- NTIA
-
- ness
-
noun,
a headland; promontory; cape.
- anes
-
adverb,
once.
- arse
-
noun,
ass2 (defs 1, 2).
- ance
-
- Neri
-
noun,
Saint Philip (Filippo Neri) 1515–95, Italian priest: founder of Congregation of the Oratory.
- aits
-
noun,
a small island, especially in a river.
- CST
-
- CTA
-
- CSR
-
- ACT
-
noun,
anything done, being done, or to be done; deed; performance:
- cte
-
- ctn
-
plural,
carton.
- STI
-
- ACE
-
noun,
a playing card or die marked with or having the value indicated by a single spot:
- 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.
- CSA
-
- CIA
-
- TAR
-
noun,
any of various dark-colored viscid products obtained by the destructive distillation of certain organic substances, as coal or wood.
- CIE
-
- CRT
-
- TSI
-
- ACS
-
- CRS
-
- TSE
-
- ac-
-
- an.
-
- TAE
-
preposition,
to.
- Tan
-
noun,
the brown color imparted to the skin by exposure to the sun or open air.
- Ar.
-
- Tai
-
noun,
any of several sparoid fishes of the Pacific Ocean, as Pagrus major (red tai) a food fish of Japan.
- CNS
-
- AIC
-
- ae.
-
- ast
-
- ATS
-
noun,
a money of account of Laos, the 100th part of a kip.
- ane
-
adjective, noun, pronoun,
one.
- ANI
-
noun,
any of several black, tropical American cuckoos of the genus Crotophaga, having a compressed, bladelike bill.
- ans
-
noun,
the Sumerian god of heaven: the counterpart of the Akkadian Anu.
- ATC
-
- at.
-
- ARC
-
noun,
Geometry. any unbroken part of the circumference of a circle or other curved line.
- 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.
- ASR
-
- ANC
-
- 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.
- ASN
-
- ASI
-
- TES
-
noun,
ti1 .
- ARS
-
- ase
-
- TIC
-
noun,
Pathology.
a sudden, spasmodic, painless, involuntary muscular contraction, as of the face.
tic douloureux.
- TIA
-
- ca.
-
- ait
-
noun,
a small island, especially in a river.
- AEC
-
- tee
-
noun,
the letter T or t.
- TCA
-
- TCS
-
- tea
-
noun,
the dried and prepared leaves of a shrub, Camellia sinensis, from which a somewhat bitter, aromatic beverage is prepared by infusion in hot water.
- cee
-
noun,
the letter C.
- CEA
-
- AES
-
noun,
any of various early forms of bronze or copper money used in ancient Rome.
Compare as2 (def 1).
- Ain
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- TEC
-
noun,
detective.
- AIR
-
noun,
a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- cr.
-
- CAS
-
verb (used with or without object),
to call, as to call an animal toward one; urge forward by calling.
- CAR
-
noun,
an automobile.
- 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.
- CAI
-
- tra
-
- tr.
-
- ct.
-
- cs.
-
- ASS
-
noun,
a long-eared, slow, patient, sure-footed domesticated mammal, Equus asinus, related to the horse, used chiefly as a beast of burden.
- Sr.
-
- 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:
- NIA
-
- 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:
- SEI
-
noun,
sei whale.
- 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.
- RCS
-
- ne-
-
- Nat
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Nathan or Nathaniel.
- 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.
-
- SES
-
noun,
the syllable used for the seventh tone of a scale and sometimes for the tone B.
- Ria
-
noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- SAE
-
- SAR
-
- SAC
-
noun,
a baglike structure in an animal, plant, or fungus, as one containing fluid.
- RTS
-
- rte
-
- rt.
-
- RSS
-
- RSE
-
- RSA
-
- Rs.
-
- RNA
-
- rin
-
noun,
a money of account of Japan, the thousandth part of a yen or the tenth part of a sen.
- sc.
-
- 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.
- RAN
-
noun,
a sea goddess who drags down ships and drowns sailors: the wife of Aegir.
- SCS
-
- se-
-
- sea
-
noun,
the salt waters that cover the greater part of the earth's surface.
- Rai
-
noun,
a style of Algerian popular music played on electric guitar, synthesizer, and percussion instruments.
- Ir.
-
- ISR
-
- ine
-
- eir
-
- Esc
-
- eat
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- ESA
-
- ERT
-
- ec-
-
- ERS
-
noun,
ervil.
- San
-
noun,
a member of a nomadic aboriginal people of southern Africa.
- ECA
-
- SRI
-
noun,
a Hindu title of address prefixed to the name of a deity, holy person, etc.
- ERE
-
preposition, conjunction,
before.
- EEC
-
- EIS
-
- en-
-
- SRS
-
- ERA
-
noun,
a period of time marked by distinctive character, events, etc.:
- ss.
-
- SSA
-
- SSC
-
- SSE
-
- SSI
-
- SSN
-
- SSR
-
- SST
-
- St.
-
- Sta
-
- ese
-
- SIT
-
verb,
(in prescriptions) may it be.
- ESR
-
- 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.”.
- ics
-
- ene
-
- ean
-
- sis
-
noun,
sister.
- EAS
-
noun,
the Akkadian god of wisdom, the son of Apsu and father of Marduk: the counterpart of Enki.
- 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.
-
- SIR
-
noun,
a respectful or formal term of address used to a man:
- ETR
-
- ETS
-
- EI
-
- 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.
- SA
-
- t.
-
- T1
-
- TA
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- 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.
-
- er
-
interjection,
(used to express or represent a pause, hesitation, uncertainty, etc.).
- RA
-
noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- TN
-
- i.
-
- SI
-
noun,
the syllable used for the seventh tone of a scale and sometimes for the tone B.
- 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
-
- TI
-
noun,
the syllable for the seventh tone of a diatonic scale.
- RN
-
- et
-
verb,
a simple past tense of eat.
- TE
-
noun,
ti1 .
- TC
-
- SN
-
- R.
-
- CE
-
- RC
-
- RI
-
- E.
-
noun,
Edward (St. John) 1925–2000, U.S. writer and illustrator.