Anagrams of Resurrection
Word Resurrection has
1119 anagrams
that can be made by using the letters of Resurrection.
- Intercourse
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noun,
dealings or communication between individuals, groups, countries, etc.
- scrutineer
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noun,
an official examiner, especially of votes in an election.
- Corrientes
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noun,
a port in NE Argentina, on the Paraná River.
- neuristor
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noun,
a microelectronic fiberlike device used in information processing.
- rest-cure
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noun,
a treatment for nervous disorders, consisting of a complete rest, usually combined with systematic diet, massage, etc., especially at a spa or sanitorium.
- coinsurer
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noun,
a person or firm that contracts as an insurer jointly with another or others.
- scrutoire
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noun,
writing desk (def 1).
- routineer
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noun,
a person who follows or adheres to routine or a routine.
- neurotics
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noun,
a neurotic person.
- centuries
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noun,
a period of 100 years.
- recurrent
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adjective,
that recurs; occurring or appearing again, especially repeatedly or periodically.
- resection
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noun,
Surveying. a technique of ascertaining the location of a point by taking bearings from the point on two other points of known location.
- neoterics
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noun,
a new or modern writer, thinker, etc.
- turneries
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noun,
the process or art of forming or shaping objects on a lathe.
- cinereous
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adjective,
in the state of or reduced to ashes:
- secretion
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noun,
(in a cell or gland) the act or process of separating, elaborating, and releasing a substance that fulfills some function within the organism or undergoes excretion.
- reorients
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adjective,
Rare. rising anew.
- recursion
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noun,
the process of defining a function or calculating a number by the repeated application of an algorithm.
- rectories
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noun,
a rector's house; parsonage.
- resurrect
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verb (used with object),
to raise from the dead; bring to life again.
- retrusion
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noun,
the act of moving a tooth backward.
- ceintures
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noun,
cincture (defs 1, 2).
- countries
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noun,
a state or nation:
- tierceron
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noun,
(in a ribbed vault) a diagonal rib, other than an ogive, springing from a point of support.
- rentiers
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noun,
a person who has a fixed income, as from lands or bonds.
- reorient
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adjective,
Rare. rising anew.
- counters
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noun,
a table or display case on which goods can be shown, business transacted, etc.
- secretin
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noun,
a polypeptide hormone, produced in the small intestine, that activates the pancreas to secrete pancreatic juice.
- counties
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noun,
the largest administrative division of a U.S. state:
- orreries
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noun,
an apparatus for representing the positions, motions, and phases of the planets, satellites, etc., in the solar system.
- neoteric
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noun,
a new or modern writer, thinker, etc.
- courtier
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noun,
a person who is often in attendance at the court of a king or other royal personage.
- seicento
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noun,
the 17th century, with reference to the Italian art or literature of that period.
- Torrence
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noun,
(Frederic) Ridgely [rij-lee] /ˈrɪdʒ li/ (Show IPA), 1875–1950, U.S. poet, playwright, and editor.
- re-count
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noun,
a second or additional count, as of votes in an election.
- sinecure
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noun,
an office or position requiring little or no work, especially one yielding profitable returns.
- trounces
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verb (used with object),
to beat severely; thrash.
- erection
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noun,
the act of erecting.
- curriers
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noun,
a person who dresses and colors leather after it is tanned.
- recourse
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noun,
access or resort to a person or thing for help or protection:
- citreous
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adjective,
lemon-yellow; greenish-yellow.
- neurotic
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noun,
a neurotic person.
- terrines
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noun,
a casserole dish made of pottery.
- sorcerer
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noun,
a person who practices sorcery; black magician; wizard.
- reinsure
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verb (used with object),
to insure again.
- outcries
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noun,
a strong and usually public expression of protest, indignation, or the like.
- construe
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noun,
the act of construing.
- currents
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noun,
a flowing; flow, as of a river.
- tricorns
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noun,
Also, tricorne. a hat with the brim turned up on three sides.
- coinsure
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verb (used with or without object),
to insure jointly with another or others.
- serotine
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noun,
a small Eurasian brown bat, Eptesicus serotinus.
- counter-
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- eucrites
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noun,
a basic gabbro consisting mainly of bytownite and augite.
- roturier
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noun,
a person of low rank; plebeian.
- esoteric
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adjective,
understood by or meant for only the select few who have special knowledge or interest; recondite:
- retinues
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noun,
a body of retainers in attendance upon an important personage; suite.
- routines
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noun,
a customary or regular course of procedure.
- ceinture
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noun,
cincture (defs 1, 2).
- resource
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noun,
a source of supply, support, or aid, especially one that can be readily drawn upon when needed.
- ructions
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noun,
a disturbance, quarrel, or row.
- insecure
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adjective,
subject to fears, doubts, etc.; not self-confident or assured:
- introrse
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adjective,
turned or facing inward, as anthers that open toward the gynoecium.
- resorter
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noun,
a person who frequently goes to recreation resorts.
- retrorse
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adjective,
turned backward.
- Cerritos
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noun,
a city in SW California.
- esurient
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adjective,
hungry; greedy.
- reunites
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verb (used with or without object),
to unite again, as after separation.
- 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:
- returns
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noun,
the act or fact of returning as by going or coming back or bringing, sending, or giving back:
- curites
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noun,
a radioactive uranium mineral, Pb 2 U 5 O 17 ·4H 2 O, with adamantine luster, occurring as reddish-brown to deep-yellow needle-shaped crystals, formed by alteration of uraninite.
- suction
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noun,
the act, process, or condition of sucking.
- nitrous
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adjective,
pertaining to compounds obtained from niter, usually containing less oxygen than the corresponding nitric compounds.
- 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.
- terries
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noun,
the loop formed by the pile of a fabric when left uncut.
- 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.
- tenures
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noun,
the holding or possessing of anything:
- noetics
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noun,
the science of the intellect or of pure thought; reasoning.
- Terrier
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noun,
any of several breeds of usually small dogs, used originally to pursue game and drive it out of its hole or burrow.
- cruiser
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noun,
a person or thing that cruises.
- insurer
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noun,
a person or company that contracts to indemnify another in the event of loss or damage; underwriter.
- reunite
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verb (used with or without object),
to unite again, as after separation.
- Courier
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noun,
a messenger, usually traveling in haste, bearing urgent news, important reports or packages, diplomatic messages, etc.
- terrine
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noun,
a casserole dish made of pottery.
- norites
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noun,
a granular igneous rock consisting of a mix of light and dark minerals, the former being calcic plagioclase feldspars, and the latter orthorhombic pyroxenes.
- courser
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noun,
a person or thing that courses.
- crosier
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noun,
a ceremonial staff carried by a bishop or an abbot, hooked at one end like a shepherd's crook.
- cronies
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noun,
a close friend or companion; chum.
- recruit
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noun,
a newly enlisted or drafted member of the armed forces.
- Reuters
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noun,
a publicly owned international news and information company established in London, 1851.
- retires
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noun,
a place of withdrawal; retreat:
- crinose
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adjective,
hairy.
- tierces
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noun,
an old measure of capacity equivalent to one third of a pipe, or 42 wine gallons.
- roister
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verb (used without object),
to act in a swaggering, boisterous, or uproarious manner.
- couters
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noun,
a piece of plate armor for the elbow.
- ironers
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noun,
a person or thing that irons.
- cretins
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noun,
a person suffering from cretinism.
- recount
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noun,
a second or additional count, as of votes in an election.
- current
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noun,
a flowing; flow, as of a river.
- screeno
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noun,
(sometimes initial capital letter) (formerly) bingo played in a movie theater.
- retinue
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noun,
a body of retainers in attendance upon an important personage; suite.
- eucrite
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noun,
a basic gabbro consisting mainly of bytownite and augite.
- entries
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noun,
an act of entering; entrance.
- re-sort
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verb (used with object),
to sort or arrange (cards, papers, etc.) again.
- sincere
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adjective,
free of deceit, hypocrisy, or falseness; earnest:
- recites
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verb (used with object),
to repeat the words of, as from memory, especially in a formal manner:
- rentier
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noun,
a person who has a fixed income, as from lands or bonds.
- erector
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noun,
Also, erecter. a person or thing that erects.
- Ericson
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noun,
Leif [leef;; Icelandic leyv] /lif;; Icelandic leɪv/ (Show IPA), flourished a.d. c1000, Norse mariner: according to Icelandic saga, discoverer of Vinland (son of Eric the Red).
- entero-
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- estrone
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noun,
Biochemistry. an estrogenic hormone, C 18 H 22 O 2 , produced by the ovarian follicles and found during pregnancy in urine and placental tissue.
- scourer
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noun,
a person who scours or cleanses.
- erotics
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noun,
an erotic poem.
- section
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noun,
a part that is cut off or separated.
- necrose
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verb (used with or without object),
to affect or be affected with necrosis.
- scouter
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noun,
a person who scouts.
- entires
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noun,
Archaic. the whole; entirety.
- enteric
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noun,
enterics, Bacteriology. enterobacteria.
- Currier
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noun,
a person who dresses and colors leather after it is tanned.
- routers
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noun,
any of various tools or machines for routing, hollowing out, or furrowing.
- restore
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verb (used with object),
to bring back into existence, use, or the like; reestablish:
- stirrer
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noun,
a person or thing that stirs.
- sterno-
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- rouster
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noun,
roustabout (def 1).
- stereo-
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- Steiner
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noun,
Jakob [yah-kawp] /ˈyɑ kɔp/ (Show IPA), 1796–1863, Swiss mathematician.
- icterus
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noun,
jaundice (def 1).
- ruction
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noun,
a disturbance, quarrel, or row.
- Soutine
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noun,
Chaim [khahy-im,, khahy-im] /xaɪˈɪm,, ˈxaɪ ɪm/ (Show IPA), 1894–1943, Lithuanian painter in France.
- routine
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noun,
a customary or regular course of procedure.
- neutro-
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- neuters
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noun,
Grammar.
the neuter gender.
a noun of that gender.
another element marking that gender.
an intransitive verb.
- snorter
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noun,
a person or thing that snorts.
- encores
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noun,
a demand, as by applause, for a repetition of a song, act, etc., or for a performance of a number or piece additional to those on a program, or for a reappearance by the performers, as at the end of a concert, recital, etc.
- encrust
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verb (used with or without object),
incrust.
- incrust
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verb (used with object),
to cover or line with a crust or hard coating.
- entices
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verb (used with object),
to lead on by exciting hope or desire; allure; inveigle:
- coterie
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noun,
a group of people who associate closely.
- tricorn
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noun,
Also, tricorne. a hat with the brim turned up on three sides.
- cornets
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noun,
Music. a valved wind instrument of the trumpet family.
- cenotes
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noun,
a deep natural well or sinkhole, especially in Central America, formed by the collapse of surface limestone that exposes ground water underneath, and sometimes used by the ancient Mayans for sacrificial offerings.
- corners
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noun,
the place at which two converging lines or surfaces meet.
- censure
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noun,
strong or vehement expression of disapproval:
- 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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- centro-
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- triunes
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noun,
(initial capital letter) the Trinity.
- contuse
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verb (used with object),
to injure (tissue), especially without breaking the skin; bruise.
- Oriente
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noun,
a region in Ecuador, E of the Andes: the border long disputed by Peru.
- Turners
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noun,
a person or thing that turns or is employed in turning.
- constr.
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- cornute
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adjective,
cornuted.
- conster
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verb (used with or without object),
construe.
- orients
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noun,
the Orient,
the countries of Asia, especially East Asia.
(formerly) the countries to the E of the Mediterranean.
- tureens
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noun,
a large, deep, covered dish for serving soup, stew, or other foods.
- trienes
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noun,
any compound containing three double bonds.
- 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.
- trouser
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noun,
a leg of a pair of trousers.
- coesite
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noun,
a rare form of silicon dioxide, a denser polymorph of quartz, originally synthesized from quartz at high temperatures and pressures: later discovered in nature.
- trounce
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verb (used with object),
to beat severely; thrash.
- cirrose
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adjective,
having a cirrus or cirri.
- citrons
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noun,
a pale-yellow fruit resembling the lemon but larger and with thicker rind, borne by a small tree or large bush, Citrus medica, allied to the lemon and lime.
- cistern
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noun,
a reservoir, tank, or container for storing or holding water or other liquid.
- cistron
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noun,
a segment of DNA that encodes for the formation of a specific polypeptide chain; a structural gene.
- nourice
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noun,
a nurse.
- cereous
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adjective,
waxlike.
- orceins
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noun,
a red dye, the principal coloring matter of cudbear and orchil, obtained by oxidizing an ammoniacal solution of orcinol.
- notices
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noun,
an announcement or intimation of something impending; warning:
- uterine
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adjective,
of or relating to the uterus or womb.
- Torrens
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noun,
Lake, a salt lake in Australia, in E South Australia. 130 miles (210 km) long; 2400 sq. mi. (6220 sq. km); 25 feet (8 meters) below sea level.
- tonsure
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noun,
the act of cutting the hair or shaving the head.
- ureters
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noun,
a muscular duct or tube conveying the urine from a kidney to the bladder or cloaca.
- certes
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adverb,
certainly; in truth.
- secern
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verb (used with object),
to discriminate or distinguish in thought.
- seiner
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noun,
a person who fishes with a seine.
- truces
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noun,
a suspension of hostilities for a specified period of time by mutual agreement of the warring parties; cease-fire; armistice.
- urino-
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- secure
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adjective,
free from or not exposed to danger or harm; safe.
- erotic
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noun,
an erotic poem.
- Tucson
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noun,
a city in S Arizona: health resort.
- sector
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noun,
Geometry. a plane figure bounded by two radii and the included arc of a circle.
- tuners
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noun,
a person or thing that tunes.
- secret
-
noun,
something that is or is kept secret, hidden, or concealed.
- cerous
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adjective,
containing trivalent cerium.
- rictus
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noun,
the gape of the mouth of a bird.
- turco-
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- tureen
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noun,
a large, deep, covered dish for serving soup, stew, or other foods.
- turion
-
noun,
a small shoot, as of asparagus or certain aquatic plants, from which a new plant can develop.
- eructs
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verb (used with or without object),
to belch forth, as gas from the stomach.
- ironer
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noun,
a person or thing that irons.
- escent
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- escort
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noun,
a group of persons, or a single person, accompanying another or others for protection, guidance, or courtesy:
- ceruse
-
noun,
a pigment composed of white lead.
- screen
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noun,
a movable or fixed device, usually consisting of a covered frame, that provides shelter, serves as a partition, etc.
- ricers
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noun,
an implement for ricing potatoes, squash, etc., by pressing them through small holes.
- insure
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verb (used with object),
to guarantee against loss or harm.
- Ernest
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noun,
a male given name: from an Old English word meaning “vigor, intent.”.
- set-in
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adjective,
made separately and placed within another unit.
- entice
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verb (used with object),
to lead on by exciting hope or desire; allure; inveigle:
- sirree
-
noun,
(used as an intensive with no or yes):
- entire
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noun,
Archaic. the whole; entirety.
- utero-
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- Osetic
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adjective, noun,
Ossetic.
- enures
-
verb (used with or without object),
inure.
- trones
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noun,
a large pair of scales, a spring balance, or other weighing device located in a town or marketplace to weigh goods and merchandise.
- retuse
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adjective,
having an obtuse or rounded apex with a shallow notch, as leaves.
- Nestor
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noun,
the oldest and wisest of the Greeks in the Trojan War and a king of Pylos.
- renter
-
noun,
a person or organization that holds, or has the use of, property by payment of rent.
- rentes
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noun,
revenue or income, or the instrument evidencing a right to such periodic receipts.
- urines
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noun,
the liquid-to-semisolid waste matter excreted by the kidneys, in humans being a yellowish, slightly acid, watery fluid.
- cirrus
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noun,
Meteorology.
a cloud of a class characterized by thin white filaments or narrow bands and a composition of ice crystals: of high altitude, about 20,000–40,000 feet (6000–12,000 meters).
a cirriform cloud.
- serine
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noun,
a crystalline amino acid, HOCH 2 CH(NH 2)COOH, found in many proteins and obtained by the hydrolysis of sericin, the protein constituting silk gum. Symbol: S. Abbreviation: Ser;
- cirro-
-
- usenet
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noun,
Computers. an extensive system of newsgroups: a branch of the Internet.
- Reuter
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noun,
Paul Julius, Baron de, 1816–99, English founder of an international news agency, born in Germany.
- erects
-
adjective,
upright in position or posture:
- ursine
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adjective,
of or relating to a bear or bears.
- oscine
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noun,
an oscine bird.
- serein
-
noun,
fine rain falling after sunset from a sky in which no clouds are visible.
- Nereus
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noun,
a sea god, the son of Pontus and Gaea and father of the Nereids.
- Nereis
-
noun,
clamworm.
- Senior
-
noun,
a person who is older than another.
- inures
-
verb (used with object),
to accustom to hardship, difficulty, pain, etc.; toughen or harden; habituate (usually followed by to):
- Turner
-
noun,
a person or thing that turns or is employed in turning.
- incurs
-
verb (used with object),
to come into or acquire (some consequence, usually undesirable or injurious):
- routes
-
noun,
a course, way, or road for passage or travel:
- centi-
-
- router
-
noun,
any of various tools or machines for routing, hollowing out, or furrowing.
- 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.
- incest
-
noun,
sexual intercourse between closely related persons.
- unites
-
noun,
a former gold coin of England, equal to 20 shillings, issued under James I and Charles I.
- incorr
-
- Reston
-
noun,
James (Barrett) ("Scotty") 1909–1995, U.S. journalist, born in Scotland.
- inters
-
verb (used with object),
to place (a dead body) in a grave or tomb; bury.
- censor
-
noun,
an official who examines books, plays, news reports, motion pictures, radio and television programs, letters, cablegrams, etc., for the purpose of suppressing parts deemed objectionable on moral, political, military, or other grounds.
- ureter
-
noun,
a muscular duct or tube conveying the urine from a kidney to the bladder or cloaca.
- centos
-
noun,
a piece of writing, especially a poem, composed wholly of quotations from the works of other authors.
- incuse
-
noun,
an incuse figure or impression.
- rouens
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Seine-Maritime, in N France, on the Seine: famous cathedral; execution of Joan of Arc 1431.
- censer
-
noun,
a container, usually covered, in which incense is burned, especially during religious services; thurible.
- unrest
-
noun,
lack of rest; a restless, troubled, or uneasy state; disquiet:
- inter.
-
- 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.
- cenote
-
noun,
a deep natural well or sinkhole, especially in Central America, formed by the collapse of surface limestone that exposes ground water underneath, and sometimes used by the ancient Mayans for sacrificial offerings.
- insert
-
noun,
something inserted or to be inserted.
- retire
-
noun,
a place of withdrawal; retreat:
- roster
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noun,
a list of persons or groups, as of military personnel or units with their turns or periods of duty.
- instr.
-
- Orense
-
noun,
a city in N Spain, NW of Madrid.
- centr-
-
- irones
-
noun,
a colorless liquid of isomeric, unsaturated ketones, C 14 H 22 O, obtained from orris root: used in perfumery for its odor of violets.
- 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.
- necro-
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- Scoter
-
noun,
any of the large diving ducks of the genus Melanitta, inhabiting northern parts of the Northern Hemisphere.
- Estrin
-
noun,
estrone.
- retro-
-
- cerise
-
adjective, noun,
moderate to deep red.
- reruns
-
noun,
the act of rerunning.
- rescue
-
noun,
the act of rescuing.
- resect
-
verb (used with object),
to do a resection on.
- Cereus
-
noun,
any of various plants of the genus Cereus, of the cactus family, having large, usually white, funnel-shaped flowers.
- intros
-
noun,
an introduction.
- orcein
-
noun,
a red dye, the principal coloring matter of cudbear and orchil, obtained by oxidizing an ammoniacal solution of orcinol.
- 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.
- rutins
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noun,
a bright yellow or greenish-yellow substance, C 27 H 30 O 16 , obtained chiefly from buckwheat, and used in the treatment of capillary fragility.
- Ruston
-
noun,
a city in N Louisiana.
- intro.
-
- Orient
-
noun,
the Orient,
the countries of Asia, especially East Asia.
(formerly) the countries to the E of the Mediterranean.
- Eunice
-
noun,
a city in S central Louisiana.
- Rustin
-
noun,
Bayard [bey-erd] /ˈbeɪ ərd/ (Show IPA), 1910–1987, U.S. civil rights leader.
- rustic
-
noun,
a country person.
- resort
-
noun,
a place to which people frequently or generally go for relaxation or pleasure, especially one providing rest and recreation facilities for vacationers:
- UNESCO
-
noun,
an agency of the United Nations charged with instituting and administering programs for cooperative, coordinated action by member states in education, science, and the arts.
- Oeneus
-
noun,
a king of Calydon believed to have been the first man to cultivate grapes.
- uretic
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or occurring in the urine.
- 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:
- enter-
-
- nurser
-
noun,
a person, animal, or thing that nurses.
- Tereus
-
noun,
a Thracian prince, the husband of Procne, who raped his sister-in-law Philomela and was changed into a hoopoe as a punishment.
- Terris
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Theresa.
- Corner
-
noun,
the place at which two converging lines or surfaces meet.
- cruets
-
noun,
a glass bottle, especially one for holding vinegar, oil, etc., for the table.
- cruise
-
noun,
the act of cruising.
- ouster
-
noun,
expulsion or removal from a place or position occupied:
- corers
-
noun,
a person or thing that cores.
- cruors
-
noun,
coagulated blood, or the portion of the blood that forms the clot.
- Noetic
-
adjective,
of or relating to the mind.
- Crusoe
-
noun,
Robinson, Robinson Crusoe.
- recti-
-
- ternes
-
noun,
terne metal.
- noctis
-
adjective,
(in prescriptions) of the night.
- terces
-
noun,
tierce (def 3).
- Crouse
-
noun,
Russel, 1893–1966, U.S. dramatist.
- cteno-
-
- nocti-
-
- treens
-
noun,
treenware.
- tenure
-
noun,
the holding or possessing of anything:
- tenuis
-
noun,
an unaspirated, voiceless plosive.
- tensor
-
noun,
Anatomy. a muscle that stretches or tightens some part of the body.
- cueist
-
noun,
a billiard player.
- Rector
-
noun,
a member of the clergy in charge of a parish in the Protestant Episcopal Church.
- ounces
-
noun,
a unit of weight equal to 437.5 grains or 1/16 pound (28.35 grams) avoirdupois.
- 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.
- conure
-
noun,
any of several long-tailed New World parrots, especially of the genus Aratinga, certain species of which are kept as pets.
- rectus
-
noun,
any of several straight muscles, as of the abdomen, thigh, eye, etc.
- suitor
-
noun,
a man who courts or woos a woman.
- croute
-
noun,
crust.
- CORNET
-
noun,
Music. a valved wind instrument of the trumpet family.
- contr.
-
- Tories
-
noun,
a member of the Conservative Party in Great Britain or Canada.
- toners
-
noun,
a person or thing that tones.
- recite
-
verb (used with object),
to repeat the words of, as from memory, especially in a formal manner:
- Coster
-
noun,
costermonger.
- counts
-
noun,
the act of counting; enumeration; reckoning; calculation:
- COSINE
-
noun,
Trigonometry.
(in a right triangle) the ratio of the side adjacent to a given angle to the hypotenuse.
the sine of the complement of a given angle or arc. Abbreviation: cos.
- course
-
noun,
a direction or route taken or to be taken.
- Recent
-
noun,
Also called Holocene. (initial capital letter) Geology. the Recent Epoch or Series.
- recons
-
noun,
reconnaissance.
- notice
-
noun,
an announcement or intimation of something impending; warning:
- courts
-
noun,
Law.
a place where justice is administered.
a judicial tribunal duly constituted for the hearing and determination of cases.
a session of a judicial assembly.
- Cousin
-
noun,
Also called first cousin, full cousin. the son or daughter of an uncle or aunt.
See also second cousin, removed (def 2).
- couter
-
noun,
a piece of plate armor for the elbow.
- Norris
-
noun,
Charles Gilman, 1881–1945, U.S. novelist and editor.
- crores
-
noun,
(in India) the sum of ten million, especially of rupees; one hundred lacs.
- toe-in
-
noun,
the slight forward convergence given to the front wheels of an automobile to improve steering qualities.
- Tocsin
-
noun,
a signal, especially of alarm, sounded on a bell or bells.
- Cortes
-
noun,
(in Spain or Portugal) the two houses constituting the national legislative body.
- norite
-
noun,
a granular igneous rock consisting of a mix of light and dark minerals, the former being calcic plagioclase feldspars, and the latter orthorhombic pyroxenes.
- cretin
-
noun,
a person suffering from cretinism.
- corset
-
noun,
Sometimes, corsets. a close-fitting undergarment, stiffened with whalebone or similar material and often capable of being tightened by lacing, enclosing the trunk: worn, especially by women, to shape and support the body; stays.
- Creuse
-
noun,
a department in central France. 2165 sq. mi. (5605 sq. km). Capital: Guéret.
- criers
-
noun,
a person who cries.
- Corrie
-
noun,
a circular hollow in the side of a hill or mountain.
- tierce
-
noun,
an old measure of capacity equivalent to one third of a pipe, or 42 wine gallons.
- crones
-
noun,
a withered, witchlike old woman.
- Cronus
-
noun,
a Titan, son of Uranus and Gaea, who was dethroned by his son Zeus.
- terror
-
noun,
intense, sharp, overmastering fear:
- curets
-
noun,
a scoop-shaped surgical instrument for removing tissue from body cavities, as the uterus.
- rectos
-
- curios
-
noun,
any unusual article, object of art, etc., valued as a curiosity.
- C-note
-
noun,
See C (def 11).
- triers
-
noun,
a person or thing that tries or tests; tester.
- Nistru
-
noun,
Romanian name of Dniester.
- Reiner
-
noun,
Fritz, 1888–1963, Hungarian conductor in the U.S.
- Ecorse
-
noun,
a city in SE Michigan, near Detroit.
- souter
-
noun,
a person who makes or repairs shoes; cobbler; shoemaker.
- source
-
noun,
any thing or place from which something comes, arises, or is obtained; origin:
- Nueces
-
noun,
a river in S Texas, flowing SE to Corpus Christi Bay, on the Gulf of Mexico. 338 miles (545 km) long.
- sortie
-
noun,
a rapid movement of troops from a besieged place to attack the besiegers.
- trines
-
noun,
a set or group of three; triad.
- soiree
-
noun,
an evening party or social gathering, especially one held for a particular purpose:
- neuter
-
noun,
Grammar.
the neuter gender.
a noun of that gender.
another element marking that gender.
an intransitive verb.
- cut-in
-
noun,
Movies. a still, as of a scene or an object, inserted in a film and interrupting the action or continuity:
- triose
-
noun,
a monosaccharide that has three atoms of carbon.
- encore
-
noun,
a demand, as by applause, for a repetition of a song, act, etc., or for a performance of a number or piece additional to those on a program, or for a reappearance by the performers, as at the end of a concert, recital, etc.
- Citrus
-
noun,
any small tree or spiny shrub of the genus Citrus, of the rue family, including the lemon, lime, orange, tangerine, grapefruit, citron, kumquat, and shaddock, widely cultivated for fruit or grown as an ornamental.
- Citron
-
noun,
a pale-yellow fruit resembling the lemon but larger and with thicker rind, borne by a small tree or large bush, Citrus medica, allied to the lemon and lime.
- Enesco
-
noun,
Georges [zhawrzh] /ʒɔrʒ/ (Show IPA), 1881–1955, Romanian violinist, composer, and conductor: teacher of Yehudi Menuhin.
- neuro-
-
- Enrico
-
noun,
a male given name: Italian form of Henry.
- Triune
-
noun,
(initial capital letter) the Trinity.
- Renoir
-
noun,
Jean [zhahn] /ʒɑ̃/ (Show IPA), 1894–1979, French film director and writer.
- sinter
-
noun,
siliceous or calcareous matter deposited by springs, as that formed around the vent of a geyser.
- ensure
-
verb (used with object),
to secure or guarantee:
- recuse
-
verb (used with object),
to reject or challenge (a judge or juror) as disqualified to act, especially because of interest or bias.
- steno-
-
- steric
-
adjective,
of or relating to the spatial relationships of atoms in a molecule.
- Curtis
-
noun,
Benjamin Robbins, 1809–74, U.S. jurist: associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court 1851–57; resigned in dissent over Dred Scott case.
- curite
-
noun,
a radioactive uranium mineral, Pb 2 U 5 O 17 ·4H 2 O, with adamantine luster, occurring as reddish-brown to deep-yellow needle-shaped crystals, formed by alteration of uraninite.
- contes
-
plural,
Trademark. a brand of crayon made of graphite and clay, usually in black, red, or brown.
- trices
-
noun,
a very short time; an instant:
- nitro-
-
- Strine
-
noun,
Australian English.
- Currie
-
noun,
East Indian Cookery. a pungent dish of vegetables, onions, meat or fish, etc., flavored with various spices or curry powder, and often eaten with rice.
- triene
-
noun,
any compound containing three double bonds.
- nitres
-
noun,
niter.
- conies
-
noun,
the fur of a rabbit, especially when dyed to simulate Hudson seal.
- stoner
-
noun,
Slang. a person who is habitually high on drugs, especially marijuana, or alcohol; a person who is usually stoned.
- cursor
-
noun,
Digital Technology. a movable, sometimes blinking, symbol that indicates the position on a display screen where the next character entered from the keyboard will appear, or where user action is needed.
- recurs
-
verb (used without object),
to occur again, as an event, experience, etc.
- niters
-
noun,
potassium nitrate.
- Curtin
-
noun,
John, 1885–1945, Australian statesman: prime minister 1941–45.
- return
-
noun,
the act or fact of returning as by going or coming back or bringing, sending, or giving back:
- Custer
-
noun,
George Armstrong [ahrm-strawng,, -strong] /ˈɑrm strɔŋ,, -strɒŋ/ (Show IPA), 1839–76, U.S. general and Indian fighter.
- triens
-
noun,
a copper coin of ancient Rome, issued during the Republic, a third part of an as.
- Sterne
-
noun,
Laurence, 1713–68, English clergyman and novelist.
- coitus
-
noun,
sexual intercourse, especially between a man and a woman.
- oste-
-
- outen
-
verb (used with object),
to turn off (a light) or extinguish (a fire).
- ornes
-
noun,
a department in NW France. 2372 sq. mi. (6145 sq. km). Capital: Alençon.
- rerun
-
noun,
the act of rerunning.
- ornis
-
noun,
an avifauna.
- Recit
-
- reset
-
noun,
an act or instance of setting again.
- rente
-
noun,
revenue or income, or the instrument evidencing a right to such periodic receipts.
- RECON
-
noun,
reconnaissance.
- 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.
- Orrin
-
noun,
a male given name.
- ounce
-
noun,
a unit of weight equal to 437.5 grains or 1/16 pound (28.35 grams) avoirdupois.
- reni-
-
- rect.
-
- 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.
- restr
-
- resit
-
noun,
a test or examination that is retaken.
- osier
-
noun,
any of various willows, as the red osier, having tough, flexible twigs or branches that are used for wickerwork.
- recur
-
verb (used without object),
to occur again, as an event, experience, etc.
- reist
-
verb (used without object),
reest2 .
- reest
-
verb (used with object),
to cure, smoke, or dry (meat or fish).
- ourie
-
adjective,
shabby; dingy.
- outre
-
adjective,
passing the bounds of what is usual or considered proper; unconventional; bizarre.
- Outer
-
adjective,
situated on or toward the outside; external; exterior:
- Orcus
-
noun,
the ancient Roman god of the underworld, identified with the Greek Pluto, or Hades.
- 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.
- sito-
-
- ricer
-
noun,
an implement for ricing potatoes, squash, etc., by pressing them through small holes.
- terse
-
adjective,
neatly or effectively concise; brief and pithy, as language.
- TORES
-
noun,
a torus.
- torcs
-
noun,
torque (def 4).
- tonus
-
noun,
a normal state of continuous slight tension in muscle tissue that facilitates its response to stimulation.
- tonic
-
noun,
a medicine that invigorates or strengthens:
- tones
-
noun,
any sound considered with reference to its quality, pitch, strength, source, etc.:
- toner
-
noun,
a person or thing that tones.
- toise
-
noun,
an old French unit of length equivalent to 6.395 feet (1.949 meters).
- TIROS
-
noun,
one of a series of satellites for transmitting television pictures of the earth's cloud cover.
- tires
-
noun,
British Dialect. fatigue.
- tious
-
- tines
-
noun,
a sharp, projecting point or prong, as of a fork.
- 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.
- Terri
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Theresa.
- torse
-
noun,
a wreath of twisted silks of two alternating tinctures, usually a metal and a color, depicted supporting a crest or coronet, often upon a helmet.
- terr.
-
- 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.
- Terni
-
noun,
a city in central Italy.
- terne
-
noun,
terne metal.
- terce
-
noun,
tierce (def 3).
- tense
-
noun,
a category of verbal inflection that serves chiefly to specify the time of the action or state expressed by the verb.
- tenor
-
noun,
the course of thought or meaning that runs through something written or spoken; purport; drift.
- teno-
-
- teens
-
noun,
Archaic. suffering; grief.
- suite
-
noun,
a number of things forming a series or set.
- suint
-
noun,
the natural grease of the wool of sheep, consisting of a mixture of fatty matter and potassium salts, used as a source of potash and in the preparation of ointments.
- Sucre
-
noun,
Antonio José de [ahn-taw-nyaw haw-se th e] /ɑnˈtɔ nyɔ hɔˈsɛ ðɛ/ (Show IPA), 1793–1830, Venezuelan general and South American liberator: 1st president of Bolivia 1826–28.
- toric
-
adjective,
noting or pertaining to a lens with a surface forming a portion of a torus, used for eyeglasses and contact lenses that correct astigmatism.
- torsi
-
noun,
a plural of torso.
- store
-
noun,
an establishment where merchandise is sold, usually on a retail basis.
- Truro
-
noun,
a town in central Nova Scotia, in SE Canada.
- urine
-
noun,
the liquid-to-semisolid waste matter excreted by the kidneys, in humans being a yellowish, slightly acid, watery fluid.
- untie
-
verb (used with object),
to loose or unfasten (anything tied); let or set loose by undoing a knot.
- unset
-
adjective,
not set; not solidified or made firm, as concrete or asphalt.
- unite
-
noun,
a former gold coin of England, equal to 20 shillings, issued under James I and Charles I.
- Unit.
-
- uncos
-
noun,
something extraordinary or unusual; a novelty.
- UNCIO
-
- Turin
-
noun,
a city in NW Italy, on the Po: capital of the Kingdom of Italy 1860–65.
- TUNIS
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Tunisia, in the NE part.
- tunic
-
noun,
Chiefly British. a coat worn as part of a military or other uniform.
- tunes
-
noun,
a succession of musical sounds forming an air or melody, with or without the harmony accompanying it.
- tuner
-
noun,
a person or thing that tunes.
- truce
-
noun,
a suspension of hostilities for a specified period of time by mutual agreement of the warring parties; cease-fire; armistice.
- Torun
-
noun,
a city in N Poland, on the Vistula.
- trone
-
noun,
a large pair of scales, a spring balance, or other weighing device located in a town or marketplace to weigh goods and merchandise.
- trois
-
noun,
the number 3.
- trios
-
noun,
a musical composition for three voices or instruments.
- trine
-
noun,
a set or group of three; triad.
- tries
-
noun,
plural of try.
- Trier
-
noun,
a person or thing that tries or tests; tester.
- trice
-
noun,
a very short time; an instant:
- treen
-
noun,
treenware.
- touse
-
noun,
a commotion; rumpus.
- Tours
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Indre-et-Loire, in W France, on the Loire River: Charles Martel defeated the Saracens near here a.d. 732.
- Toure
-
noun,
Sékou [sey-koo] /ˈseɪ ku/ (Show IPA), 1922–84, Guinean political leader: prime minister 1958-72; president 1958–84.
- torus
-
noun,
Architecture. a large convex molding, more or less semicircular in profile, commonly forming the lowest molding of the base of a column, directly above the plinth, sometimes occurring as one of a pair separated by a scotia and fillets. and column.
- stour
-
noun,
British Dialect.
tumult; confusion.
a storm.
- Stone
-
noun,
the hard substance, formed of mineral matter, of which rocks consist.
- rices
-
noun,
the starchy seeds or grain of an annual marsh grass, Oryza sativa, cultivated in warm climates and used for food.
- ruins
-
noun,
ruins, the remains of a building, city, etc., that has been destroyed or that is in disrepair or a state of decay:
- scour
-
noun,
the act of scouring.
- Scot.
-
- scorn
-
noun,
open or unqualified contempt; disdain:
- score
-
noun,
the record of points or strokes made by the competitors in a game or match.
- Scone
-
noun,
a small, light, biscuitlike quick bread made of oatmeal, wheat flour, barley meal, or the like.
- scion
-
noun,
a descendant.
- scent
-
noun,
a distinctive odor, especially when agreeable:
- scene
-
noun,
the place where some action or event occurs:
- rutin
-
noun,
a bright yellow or greenish-yellow substance, C 27 H 30 O 16 , obtained chiefly from buckwheat, and used in the treatment of capillary fragility.
- runts
-
noun,
an animal that is small or stunted as compared with others of its kind.
- runic
-
adjective,
consisting of or set down in runes:
- runes
-
noun,
any of the characters of certain ancient alphabets, as of a script used for writing the Germanic languages, especially of Scandinavia and Britain, from c200 to c1200, or a script used for inscriptions in a Turkic language of the 6th to 8th centuries from the area near the Orkhon River in Mongolia.
- routs
-
noun,
a defeat attended with disorderly flight; dispersal of a defeated force in complete disorder:
- scree
-
noun,
a steep mass of detritus on the side of a mountain.
- route
-
noun,
a course, way, or road for passage or travel:
- roust
-
verb (used with object),
to rout, as from a place:
- rouse
-
noun,
a rousing.
- roues
-
noun,
a dissolute and licentious man; rake.
- Rouen
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Seine-Maritime, in N France, on the Seine: famous cathedral; execution of Joan of Arc 1431.
- rotes
-
noun,
routine; a fixed, habitual, or mechanical course of procedure:
- rosin
-
noun,
Chemistry. the yellowish to amber, translucent, hard, brittle, fragmented resin left after distilling the oil of turpentine from the crude oleoresin of the pine: used chiefly in making varnishes, varnish and paint driers, printing inks, and for rubbing on the bows of such string instruments as the violin.
- Rosie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Rose.
- roset
-
noun,
resin; rosin.
- riser
-
noun,
a person who rises, especially from bed:
- riots
-
noun,
a noisy, violent public disorder caused by a group or crowd of persons, as by a crowd protesting against another group, a government policy, etc., in the streets.
- rinse
-
noun,
an act or instance of rinsing.
- Scout
-
noun,
a soldier, warship, airplane, etc., employed in reconnoitering.
- scute
-
noun,
a dermal bony plate, as on an armadillo, or a large horny plate, as on a turtle.
- Stoic
-
noun,
a member or adherent of the Stoic school of philosophy.
- sneer
-
noun,
a look or expression of derision, scorn, or contempt.
- Stern
-
noun,
the after part of a vessel (often opposed to stem).
- ster.
-
- Stein
-
noun,
a mug, usually earthenware, especially for beer.
- steer
-
noun,
Informal. a suggestion about a course of action; tip:
- Steen
-
noun,
Jan [yahn] /yɑn/ (Show IPA), 1626–79, Dutch painter.
- sruti
-
noun,
the Vedas and some of the Upanishads, regarded as divinely revealed.
- sotie
-
noun,
a satirical and topical comedy employing actors dressed in traditional fool's costume, popular in France during the late Middle Ages, and often used as a curtain raiser to mystery and morality plays.
- Soter
-
noun,
Saint, pope a.d. 166?–175?.
- sonic
-
adjective,
of or relating to sound.
- snout
-
noun,
the part of an animal's head projecting forward and containing the nose and jaws; muzzle.
- snort
-
noun,
the act or sound of snorting.
- snore
-
noun,
the act, instance, or sound of snoring.
- onset
-
noun,
a beginning or start:
- sect.
-
- 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.
- Siren
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. one of several sea nymphs, part woman and part bird, who lure mariners to destruction by their seductive singing.
- siree
-
noun,
sirree.
- Sino-
-
- since
-
adverb,
from then till now (often preceded by ever):
- Seton
-
noun,
a thread or the like inserted beneath the skin to provide drainage or to guide subsequent passage of a tube.
- seti-
-
- sero-
-
- serin
-
noun,
a small finch, Serinus serinus, of Europe and northern Africa, closely related to the canary.
- Seric
-
- senti
-
noun,
a monetary unit of Tanzania, the 100th part of a shilling; cent.
- senor
-
noun,
a Spanish term of address equivalent to sir or Mr., used alone or capitalized and prefixed to the name of a man. Abbreviation: Sr.
- Seine
-
noun,
a fishing net that hangs vertically in the water, having floats at the upper edge and sinkers at the lower.
- ontic
-
adjective,
possessing the character of real rather than phenomenal existence; noumenal.
- orris
-
noun,
an iris, Iris germanica florentina, having a fragrant rootstock.
- onces
-
noun,
a single occasion; one time only:
- Euro-
-
- incor
-
- cites
-
noun,
citation (defs 7, 8).
- ictus
-
noun,
Prosody. rhythmical or metrical stress.
- icons
-
- coirs
-
noun,
the prepared fiber of the husk of the coconut fruit, used in making rope, matting, etc.
- Cons.
-
- Const
-
- cont.
-
- euros
-
noun,
wallaroo.
- Conte
-
noun,
count2 .
- incur
-
verb (used with object),
to come into or acquire (some consequence, usually undesirable or injurious):
- CONUS
-
noun,
the most anterior part of the simple tubular heart of lower vertebrates and embryos of higher vertebrates, leading into the artery that leaves the heart; in mammals it forms a part of the upper wall of the right ventricle, in which the pulmonary artery originates.
- etuis
-
noun,
a small, often decorative case, especially one for needles, toilet articles, or the like.
- corer
-
noun,
a person or thing that cores.
- cores
-
- estoc
-
noun,
a thrusting sword of the 13th–17th centuries having a long, narrow blade of rectangular section.
- 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 .
- corns
-
noun,
Also called Indian corn; especially technical and British, maize. a tall cereal plant, Zea mays, cultivated in many varieties, having a jointed, solid stem and bearing the grain, seeds, or kernels on large ears.
- cornu
-
noun,
a horn, especially a bony part that resembles a horn.
- corr.
-
- incr.
-
- incus
-
noun,
Anatomy. the middle one of a chain of three small bones in the middle ear of humans and other mammals.
Compare malleus, stapes.
- Corse
-
noun,
corpse.
- Isere
-
noun,
a river in SE France, flowing from the Alps to the Rhone River. 150 miles (240 km) long.
- cero-
-
- ceros
-
noun,
a large Atlantic and Gulf Coast mackerel game fish, Scomberomorus regalis.
- Cerro
-
noun,
a hill or peak.
- cert.
-
- Cesti
-
noun,
Marcantonio [mahr-kahn-taw-nyaw] /ˌmɑr kɑnˈtɔ nyɔ/ (Show IPA), 1623–69, Italian composer.
- cetes
-
noun,
a number of badgers together.
- iters
-
noun,
a canal or passage.
- 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.
- Cetus
-
noun,
the Whale, a constellation lying above the equator, containing the variable star Mira.
- Irons
-
noun,
Jeremy (John) born 1948, English actor.
- inert
-
adjective,
having no inherent power of action, motion, or resistance (opposed to active):
- irone
-
noun,
a colorless liquid of isomeric, unsaturated ketones, C 14 H 22 O, obtained from orris root: used in perfumery for its odor of violets.
- Irene
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. one of the Horae, the personification of peace.
- cine-
-
- cines
-
noun,
a film; motion picture.
- cions
-
noun,
scion (def 2).
- inure
-
verb (used with object),
to accustom to hardship, difficulty, pain, etc.; toughen or harden; habituate (usually followed by to):
- cires
-
noun,
a brilliant, highly glazed surface produced on fabrics by subjecting them to a wax, heat, and calendering treatment.
- intr.
-
- inst.
-
- inset
-
noun,
something inserted; insert.
- eruct
-
verb (used with or without object),
to belch forth, as gas from the stomach.
- error
-
noun,
a deviation from accuracy or correctness; a mistake, as in action or speech:
- neur-
-
- curio
-
noun,
any unusual article, object of art, etc., valued as a curiosity.
- cutin
-
noun,
a transparent, waxy substance constituting, together with cellulose, the cuticle of plants.
- cutie
-
noun,
Informal. a charmingly attractive or cute person, especially a girl or a young woman (often used as a form of address):
- cutes
-
noun,
the cutes, Informal. self-consciously cute mannerisms or appeal; affected coyness:
- crit.
-
- Crius
-
noun,
a Titan, the son of Uranus and Gaea.
- curst
-
noun,
the expression of a wish that misfortune, evil, doom, etc., befall a person, group, etc.
- curse
-
noun,
the expression of a wish that misfortune, evil, doom, etc., befall a person, group, etc.
- currs
-
verb (used without object),
to make a low, purring sound, as a cat.
- curns
-
noun,
a grain.
- Curie
-
noun,
a unit of activity of radioactive substances equivalent to 3.70 × 10 10 disintegrations per second: it is approximately the amount of activity produced by 1 gram of radium-226. Abbreviation: Ci.
- crine
-
noun,
hair; head of hair.
- curet
-
noun,
a scoop-shaped surgical instrument for removing tissue from body cavities, as the uterus.
- crone
-
noun,
a withered, witchlike old woman.
- crore
-
noun,
(in India) the sum of ten million, especially of rupees; one hundred lacs.
- cruet
-
noun,
a glass bottle, especially one for holding vinegar, oil, etc., for the table.
- cruor
-
noun,
coagulated blood, or the portion of the blood that forms the clot.
- cures
-
noun,
a means of healing or restoring to health; remedy.
- cunts
-
noun,
the vulva or vagina.
- cruse
-
noun,
an earthen pot, bottle, etc., for liquids.
- crust
-
noun,
the brown, hard outer portion or surface of a loaf or slice of bread (distinguished from crumb).
- cutis
-
noun,
the true skin, consisting of the dermis and the epidermis.
- cries
-
noun,
the act or sound of crying; any loud utterance or exclamation; a shout, scream, or wail.
- erron
-
- ento-
-
- Corti
-
noun,
Alfonso [al-fon-soh;; Italian ahl-fawn-saw] /ælˈfɒn soʊ;; Italian ɑlˈfɔn sɔ/ (Show IPA), 1822–76, Italian anatomist.
- erose
-
adjective,
uneven, as if gnawed away.
- 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.
- erect
-
adjective,
upright in position or posture:
- eosin
-
noun,
Also called bromeosin, tetrabromofluorescein. a red, crystalline, water-insoluble solid, C 20 H 8 Br 4 O 5 , derived from fluorescein by bromination: used chiefly as an acid dye for dyeing silk a rose red color and as a histological stain.
- coset
-
noun,
a subset of a group, formed by the consistent operation of a given element of the group on the left or right of all the elements of a subgroup of the group.
- enure
-
verb (used with or without object),
inure.
- ensue
-
verb (used without object),
to follow in order; come afterward, especially in immediate succession:
- crier
-
noun,
a person who cries.
- Ensor
-
noun,
James, 1860–1949, Belgian painter.
- cotes
-
noun,
a shelter, coop, or small shed for sheep, pigs, pigeons, etc.
- Count
-
noun,
the act of counting; enumeration; reckoning; calculation:
- Court
-
noun,
Law.
a place where justice is administered.
a judicial tribunal duly constituted for the hearing and determination of cases.
a session of a judicial assembly.
- Crees
-
noun,
a member of a North American Indian people of Ontario, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, and Montana.
- Creon
-
noun,
a king of Thebes, the brother of Jocasta and the uncle of Eteocles, Polynices, and Antigone.
- ecto-
-
- econ.
-
- crest
-
noun,
the highest part of a hill or mountain range; summit.
- Crete
-
noun,
Formerly Candia. a Greek island in the Mediterranean, SE of mainland Greece. 3235 sq. mi. (8380 sq. km). Capital: Canea.
- nerts
-
interjection,
nuts (def 1).
- coins
-
noun,
a piece of metal stamped and issued by the authority of a government for use as money.
- Nurse
-
noun,
a person formally educated and trained in the care of the sick or infirm.
Compare nurse-midwife, nurse-practitioner, physician's assistant, practical nurse, registered nurse.
- Cenis
-
noun,
Mont, a mountain pass between SE France and Italy, in the Alps. 6834 feet (2083 meters) high.
- noct-
-
- noise
-
noun,
sound, especially of a loud, harsh, or confused kind:
- Norse
-
noun,
(used with a plural verb) the Norwegians, especially the ancient Norwegians.
- oecus
-
noun,
(in an ancient Roman house) an apartment, especially a dining room, decorated with columns.
- nitre
-
noun,
niter.
- nitr-
-
- nuci-
-
- Niter
-
noun,
potassium nitrate.
- 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: ¢.
- CENTO
-
noun,
a piece of writing, especially a poem, composed wholly of quotations from the works of other authors.
- cent.
-
- cense
-
verb (used with object),
to burn incense near or in front of; perfume with incense.
- Niort
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Deux-Sèvres, in W France.
- notes
-
noun,
a brief record of something written down to assist the memory or for future reference.
- niece
-
noun,
a daughter of a person's brother or sister.
- Notus
-
noun,
the ancient Greek personification of the south wind.
- neut.
-
- 30-30
-
- Ceres
-
noun,
a pre-Roman goddess of agriculture under whose name the Romans adopted the worship of the Greek goddess Demeter.
- situ
-
noun,
in situ.
- Otis
-
noun,
Elisha Graves, 1811–61, U.S. inventor.
- snit
-
noun,
an agitated or irritated state.
- Sert
-
noun,
José María [haw-se mah-ree-ah] /hɔˈsɛ mɑˈri ɑ/ (Show IPA), 1876–1945, Spanish painter.
- uric
-
adjective,
of, pertaining to, contained in, or derived from urine.
- eons
-
noun,
an indefinitely long period of time; age.
- Tore
-
noun,
a torus.
- Cost
-
noun,
the price paid to acquire, produce, accomplish, or maintain anything:
- sice
-
noun,
syce.
- torc
-
noun,
torque (def 4).
- 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.
- nous
-
noun,
Greek Philosophy. mind or intellect.
- ence
-
- Toni
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Antoinette or Antonia.
- otic
-
adjective,
of or relating to the ear; auricular.
- Sion
-
noun,
a town in and the capital of Valais, in SW Switzerland.
- Tori
-
noun,
plural of torus.
- Cote
-
noun,
a shelter, coop, or small shed for sheep, pigs, pigeons, etc.
- sire
-
noun,
the male parent of a quadruped.
- Coue
-
noun,
Émile [ey-meel] /eɪˈmil/ (Show IPA), 1857–1926, French psychotherapist.
- Ens.
-
- Enos
-
noun,
the son of Seth. Gen. 5:6.
- 1080
-
- esne
-
noun,
(in Anglo-Saxon England) a member of the lowest class; laborer.
- site
-
noun,
the position or location of a town, building, etc., especially as to its environment:
- eous
-
- Seri
-
noun,
a member of an American Indian people of western Sonora state, Mexico, on the Gulf of California.
- Eric
-
noun,
Eric the Red.
- sene
-
noun,
a bronze coin and monetary unit of Western Samoa, the 100th part of a tala.
- errs
-
verb (used without object),
to go astray in thought or belief; be mistaken; be incorrect.
- Ouse
-
noun,
Also called Great Ouse. a river in E England, flowing NE to the Wash. 160 miles (260 km) long.
- ours
-
noun,
(used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
- Torr
-
noun,
a unit of pressure, being the pressure necessary to support a column of mercury one millimeter high at 0°C and standard gravity, equal to 1333.2 microbars.
- Seen
-
verb,
past participle of see1 .
- Cort
-
- Erse
-
noun,
Gaelic, especially Scottish Gaelic.
- seer
-
noun,
a person who sees; observer.
- torn
-
noun,
a drop of the saline, watery fluid continually secreted by the lacrimal glands between the surface of the eye and the eyelid, serving to moisten and lubricate these parts and keep them clear of foreign particles. Synonyms: teardrop.
- Eros
-
noun,
the ancient Greek god of love, identified by the Romans with Cupid.
- uret
-
- cen.
-
- cees
-
noun,
the letter C.
- 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).
- Erne
-
noun,
sea eagle.
- erst
-
adverb,
before the present time; formerly.
- sent
-
noun,
a coin of Estonia until the euro was adopted, the 100th part of a kroon.
- sec.
-
- tors
-
noun,
a rocky pinnacle; a peak of a bare or rocky mountain or hill.
- Eris
-
noun,
the ancient Greek goddess of discord and the sister of Ares: identified with the Roman goddess Discordia.
- cose
-
verb (used without object),
coze.
- 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.
- Sere
-
noun,
the series of stages in an ecological succession.
- scut
-
noun,
a short tail, especially that of a hare, rabbit, or deer.
- Erin
-
noun,
Literary. Ireland.
- oust
-
verb (used with object),
to expel or remove from a place or position occupied:
- Reno
-
noun,
Informal. a renovation, as of a building or room.
- Cree
-
noun,
a member of a North American Indian people of Ontario, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, and Montana.
- enc.
-
- Ont.
-
- stun
-
noun,
the act of stunning.
- tics
-
noun,
Pathology.
a sudden, spasmodic, painless, involuntary muscular contraction, as of the face.
tic douloureux.
- USRC
-
- curn
-
noun,
a grain.
- suet
-
noun,
the hard fatty tissue about the loins and kidneys of beef, sheep, etc., used in cooking or processed to yield tallow.
- orcs
-
noun,
any of several cetaceans, as a grampus.
- suit
-
noun,
a set of clothing, armor, or the like, intended for wear together.
- USTC
-
- Oise
-
noun,
a river in W Europe, flowing SW from S Belgium through N France to the Seine, near Paris. 186 miles (300 km) long.
- sur-
-
- sure
-
Idioms,
for sure, as a certainty; surely:
- Surt
-
noun,
the guardian and ruler of Muspelheim, destined to defeat Frey at Ragnarok and destroy the world with fire.
- onus
-
noun,
a difficult or disagreeable obligation, task, burden, etc.
- crus
-
noun,
the part of the leg or hind limb between the femur or thigh and the ankle or tarsus; shank.
- Curr
-
verb (used without object),
to make a low, purring sound, as a cat.
- teen
-
noun,
Archaic. suffering; grief.
- once
-
noun,
a single occasion; one time only:
- 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.
- ten.
-
- cure
-
noun,
a means of healing or restoring to health; remedy.
- cur.
-
- cunt
-
noun,
the vulva or vagina.
- Utes
-
noun,
Informal. a utility vehicle.
- tens
-
noun,
a self-operated portable device used to treat chronic pain by sending electrical impulses through electrodes placed over the painful area.
- cues
-
noun,
anything said or done, on or off stage, that is followed by a specific line or action:
- crut
-
noun,
crud (def 1).
- cts.
-
- ctr.
-
- ter.
-
- 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.
- str.
-
- snot
-
noun,
Vulgar. mucus from the nose.
- ect-
-
- Eire
-
noun,
the Irish name of Ireland.
- tone
-
noun,
any sound considered with reference to its quality, pitch, strength, source, etc.:
- scr.
-
- Uris
-
noun,
a canton in central Switzerland. 415 sq. mi. (1075 sq. km). Capital: Altdorf.
- sone
-
noun,
a unit for measuring the loudness of sound, equal to the loudness of a sound that, in the judgment of a group of listeners, is equal to that of a 1000-cycle-per-second reference sound having an intensity of 40 decibels.
- Soni
-
- EEOC
-
- sore
-
noun,
a sore spot or place on the body.
- sori
-
noun,
plural of sorus.
- sort
-
noun,
a particular kind, species, variety, class, or group, distinguished by a common character or nature:
- Osee
-
noun,
Hosea.
- Cres
-
- Tiro
-
noun,
tyro.
- Sour
-
noun,
something that is sour.
- Ecru
-
noun,
an ecru color.
- curs
-
noun,
a mongrel dog, especially a worthless or unfriendly one.
- uro-
-
- orts
-
noun,
Usually, orts. a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
- tire
-
noun,
British Dialect. fatigue.
- eco-
-
- Ste.
-
- tion
-
- Tine
-
noun,
a sharp, projecting point or prong, as of a fork.
- user
-
noun,
a person or thing that uses.
- Orne
-
noun,
a department in NW France. 2372 sq. mi. (6145 sq. km). Capital: Alençon.
- cute
-
noun,
the cutes, Informal. self-consciously cute mannerisms or appeal; affected coyness:
- Oct.
-
- Stir
-
noun,
the act of stirring or moving.
- Curt
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Curtis.
- OEEC
-
- eso-
-
- out-
-
- nots
-
noun,
a Boolean operator that returns a positive result if its operand is negative and a negative result if its operand is positive.
- rocs
-
noun,
a bird of enormous size and strength.
- Rico
-
noun,
Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act: a U.S. law, enacted in 1970, allowing victims of organized crime to sue those responsible for punitive damages.
- ions
-
noun,
an electrically charged atom or group of atoms formed by the loss or gain of one or more electrons, as a cation (positive ion) which is created by electron loss and is attracted to the cathode in electrolysis, or as an anion (negative ion) which is created by an electron gain and is attracted to the anode. The valence of an ion is equal to the number of electrons lost or gained and is indicated by a plus sign for cations and a minus sign for anions, thus: Na + , Cl−, Ca ++ , S = .
- cion
-
noun,
scion (def 2).
- Niue
-
noun,
an island in the S Pacific between Tonga and Cook Islands: possession of New Zealand. 5128; about 100 sq. mi. (260 sq. km).
- riot
-
noun,
a noisy, violent public disorder caused by a group or crowd of persons, as by a crowd protesting against another group, a government policy, etc., in the streets.
- cir.
-
- 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.
- Rise
-
noun,
an act or instance of rising.
- rit.
-
- rite
-
noun,
a formal or ceremonial act or procedure prescribed or customary in religious or other solemn use:
- cire
-
noun,
a brilliant, highly glazed surface produced on fabrics by subjecting them to a wax, heat, and calendering treatment.
- cis-
-
- est.
-
- Rice
-
noun,
the starchy seeds or grain of an annual marsh grass, Oryza sativa, cultivated in warm climates and used for food.
- tron
-
- rort
-
noun,
a rowdy, usually drunken party.
- ROSE
-
noun,
any of the wild or cultivated, usually prickly-stemmed, pinnate-leaved, showy-flowered shrubs of the genus Rosa.
Compare rose family.
- into
-
adjective,
Mathematics. pertaining to a function or map from one set to another set, the range of which is a proper subset of the second set, as the function f, from the set of all integers into the set of all perfect squares where f (x) = x 2 for every integer.
- int.
-
- uni-
-
- noes
-
noun,
an utterance of the word “no.”.
- cit.
-
- ROTC
-
noun,
a body of students at some colleges and universities who are given training toward becoming officers in the armed forces. Abbreviation: ROTC, R.O.T.C.
- rote
-
noun,
routine; a fixed, habitual, or mechanical course of procedure:
- ins.
-
- Roti
-
noun,
roast.
- ROTS
-
noun,
the process of rotting.
- nits
-
noun,
the egg of a parasitic insect, especially of a louse, often attached to a hair or a fiber of clothing.
- ious
-
- roue
-
noun,
a dissolute and licentious man; rake.
- 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.
- 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.
- Nero
-
noun,
(Lucius Domitius Ahenobarbus) (“Nero Claudius Caesar Drusus Germanicus”) a.d. 37–68, emperor of Rome 54–68, known for his cruelty and depravity.
- Neri
-
noun,
Saint Philip (Filippo Neri) 1515–95, Italian priest: founder of Congregation of the Oratory.
- neo-
-
- CERN
-
- reit
-
noun,
real-estate investment trust.
- NCTE
-
- Reis
-
plural noun,
a former money of account of Portugal and Brazil.
- NICE
-
noun,
a port in and the capital of Alpes-Maritimes, in SE France, on the Mediterranean: resort.
- cet-
-
- Cete
-
noun,
a number of badgers together.
- tuns
-
noun,
a large cask for holding liquids, especially wine, ale, or beer.
- Nier
-
noun,
Alfred Otto Carl, 1911–1994, U.S. physicist.
- iter
-
noun,
a canal or passage.
- Reus
-
noun,
a city in Catalonia, NE Spain, on the Mediterranean Sea.
- rest
-
noun,
the refreshing quiet or repose of sleep:
- Ceto
-
- Rees
-
noun,
reeve3 .
- tune
-
noun,
a succession of musical sounds forming an air or melody, with or without the harmony accompanying it.
- iso-
-
- rete
-
noun,
a pierced plate on an astrolabe, having projections whose points correspond to the fixed stars.
- unco
-
noun,
something extraordinary or unusual; a novelty.
- tuis
-
noun,
a black New Zealand honey eater, Prosthemadera novaeseelandiae, having a patch of white feathers on each side of the throat, sometimes tamed as a pet.
- Tues
-
- 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.
- iron
-
noun,
Chemistry. a ductile, malleable, silver-white metallic element, scarcely known in a pure condition, but much used in its crude or impure carbon-containing forms for making tools, implements, machinery, etc. Symbol: Fe; atomic weight: 55.847; atomic number: 26; specific gravity: 7.86 at 20°C.
Compare cast iron, pig iron, steel, wrought iron.
- 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.
- Ire.
-
- inro
-
noun,
a small lacquer box with compartments for medicines, cosmetics, etc., worn on the waist sash of the traditional Japanese costume.
- cist
-
noun,
a box or chest, especially for sacred utensils.
- recs
-
noun,
recreation.
- etui
-
noun,
a small, often decorative case, especially one for needles, toilet articles, or the like.
- Con.
-
- cone
-
noun,
Geometry.
a solid whose surface is generated by a line passing through a fixed point and a fixed plane curve not containing the point, consisting of two equal sections joined at a vertex.
a plane surface resembling the cross section of a solid cone.
- rues
-
noun,
sorrow; repentance; regret.
- ruin
-
noun,
ruins, the remains of a building, city, etc., that has been destroyed or that is in disrepair or a state of decay:
- note
-
noun,
a brief record of something written down to assist the memory or for future reference.
- runs
-
noun,
an act or instance, or a period of running:
- runt
-
noun,
an animal that is small or stunted as compared with others of its kind.
- Rus.
-
- Ruse
-
noun,
a trick, stratagem, or artifice.
- Rust
-
noun,
Also called iron rust. the red or orange coating that forms on the surface of iron when exposed to air and moisture, consisting chiefly of ferric hydroxide and ferric oxide formed by oxidation.
- Eure
-
noun,
a department in NW France. 2331 sq. mi. (6035 sq. km). Capital: Evreux.
- Eur.
-
- tri-
-
- coir
-
noun,
the prepared fiber of the husk of the coconut fruit, used in making rope, matting, etc.
- Cor.
-
- 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.
- cene
-
- sci.
-
- Eton
-
noun,
a town in Berkshire, in S England, on the Thames River, W of London: the site of Eton College.
- Cori
-
noun,
Carl Ferdinand, 1896–1984, and his wife, Gerty Theresa, 1896–1957, U.S. biochemists, born in Austria-Hungary: Nobel Prize in Medicine 1947.
- 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.
-
- CORN
-
noun,
Also called Indian corn; especially technical and British, maize. a tall cereal plant, Zea mays, cultivated in many varieties, having a jointed, solid stem and bearing the grain, seeds, or kernels on large ears.
- Tour
-
noun,
a traveling around from place to place.
- unto
-
preposition,
to (in its various uses, except as the accompaniment of the infinitive).
- outs
-
noun,
a means of escape or excuse, as from a place, punishment, retribution, responsibility, etc.:
- Este
-
noun,
a city in NE Italy: medieval fortress; ancient Roman ruins.
- not-
-
- rune
-
noun,
any of the characters of certain ancient alphabets, as of a script used for writing the Germanic languages, especially of Scandinavia and Britain, from c200 to c1200, or a script used for inscriptions in a Turkic language of the 6th to 8th centuries from the area near the Orkhon River in Mongolia.
- Inc.
-
- ROUS
-
noun,
(Francis) Peyton, 1879–1970, U.S. pathologist: Nobel Prize in medicine 1966.
- cite
-
noun,
citation (defs 7, 8).
- Trio
-
noun,
a musical composition for three voices or instruments.
- rout
-
noun,
a defeat attended with disorderly flight; dispersal of a defeated force in complete disorder:
- nori
-
noun,
a seaweed having a mildly sweet, salty taste, usually dried, used in Japanese cookery mainly as a wrap for sushi.
- Nor.
-
- nos-
-
- Ice.
-
- noir
-
adjective,
black; noting the black numbers in roulette.
- ices
-
noun,
the solid form of water, produced by freezing; frozen water.
- 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.
- Cnut
-
noun,
Canute.
- nose
-
noun,
the part of the face or facial region in humans and certain animals that contains the nostrils and the organs of smell and functions as the usual passageway for air in respiration: in humans it is a prominence in the center of the face formed of bone and cartilage, serving also to modify or modulate the voice.
- coin
-
noun,
a piece of metal stamped and issued by the authority of a government for use as money.
- COT
-
noun,
a light portable bed, especially one of canvas on a folding frame.
- ure
-
- Tor
-
noun,
a rocky pinnacle; a peak of a bare or rocky mountain or hill.
- CRS
-
- CRT
-
- cru
-
noun,
(in France) a vineyard producing wine of high quality, sometimes classified by the government as either a Great Growth (Grand Cru) or a First Growth (Premier Cru)
- UTE
-
noun,
Informal. a utility vehicle.
- cee
-
noun,
the letter C.
- tr.
-
- ton
-
noun,
a unit of weight, equivalent to 2000 pounds (0.907 metric ton) avoirdupois (short ton) in the U.S. and 2240 pounds (1.016 metric tons) avoirdupois (long ton) in Great Britain.
- ct.
-
- CIE
-
- ur-
-
- UCR
-
- cs.
-
- uti
-
- UIT
-
- Tro
-
- unc
-
- CSO
-
- UTC
-
- TES
-
noun,
ti1 .
- uns
-
- 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.
- urs
-
noun,
an ancient Sumerian city on the Euphrates, in S Iraq: extensive excavations, especially of royal tombs.
- Une
-
- Co.
-
- Uri
-
noun,
a canton in central Switzerland. 415 sq. mi. (1075 sq. km). Capital: Altdorf.
- 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.
- USC
-
- USE
-
noun,
the act of employing, using, or putting into service:
- CIO
-
noun,
a federation of affiliated industrial labor unions, founded 1935 within the American Federation of Labor but independent of it 1938–55. Abbreviation: C.I.O., CIO.
- TSE
-
- USN
-
- TSI
-
- urn
-
noun,
a large or decorative vase, especially one with an ornamental foot or pedestal.
- cr.
-
- UNO
-
- Tu.
-
- Tiu
-
noun,
an English god of the sky and of war, the equivalent of Tyr in Scandinavian mythology.
- USO
-
- tue
-
- USR
-
- CNS
-
- CEO
-
- COS
-
noun,
romaine.
- CNO
-
- tui
-
noun,
a black New Zealand honey eater, Prosthemadera novaeseelandiae, having a patch of white feathers on each side of the throat, sometimes tamed as a pet.
- toe
-
noun,
one of the terminal digits of the human foot.
- TIC
-
noun,
Pathology.
a sudden, spasmodic, painless, involuntary muscular contraction, as of the face.
tic douloureux.
- tun
-
noun,
a large cask for holding liquids, especially wine, ale, or beer.
- CSR
-
- eon
-
noun,
an indefinitely long period of time; age.
- CST
-
- ist
-
- IRC
-
- IRO
-
- IRS
-
- Is.
-
noun,
(used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
- ise
-
- 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.
- ISR
-
- ITC
-
- IOU
-
- ite
-
- ITO
-
noun,
Prince Hirobumi [hee-raw-boo-mee] /ˈhi rɔˈbu mi/ (Show IPA), 1841–1909, Japanese statesman.
- IUS
-
- NCO
-
- NUT
-
noun,
a dry fruit consisting of an edible kernel or meat enclosed in a woody or leathery shell.
- res
-
noun,
an object or thing; matter.
- ne-
-
- Ir.
-
- IOT
-
- Nee
-
adjective,
born (placed after the name of a married woman to introduce her maiden name):
- ROT
-
noun,
the process of rotting.
- rt.
-
- RSE
-
- Rs.
-
- io-
-
- ier
-
- in.
-
- cte
-
- ROI
-
- Ios
-
noun,
a small hawk, Buteo solitarius, having two plumage phases and occurring only on the island of Hawaii, where it is a rare species and the only living indigenous bird of prey.
- ROE
-
noun,
the mass of eggs, or spawn, within the ovarian membrane of the female fish.
- ROC
-
noun,
a bird of enormous size and strength.
- RNR
-
- IOC
-
- ion
-
noun,
an electrically charged atom or group of atoms formed by the loss or gain of one or more electrons, as a cation (positive ion) which is created by electron loss and is attracted to the cathode in electrolysis, or as an anion (negative ion) which is created by an electron gain and is attracted to the anode. The valence of an ion is equal to the number of electrons lost or gained and is indicated by a plus sign for cations and a minus sign for anions, thus: Na + , Cl−, Ca ++ , S = .
- rin
-
noun,
a money of account of Japan, the thousandth part of a yen or the tenth part of a sen.
- ior
-
- NEC
-
- NES
-
- RTS
-
- OES
-
noun,
the fifteenth letter of the English alphabet, a vowel.
- ose
-
- ORT
-
noun,
Usually, orts. a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
- Oc.
-
- OTC
-
- Orr
-
noun,
Sir John Boyd, Boyd Orr, Sir John.
- OCR
-
- OCS
-
- Ore
-
noun,
a metal-bearing mineral or rock, or a native metal, that can be mined at a profit.
- ot-
-
- oic
-
- OIr
-
- orc
-
noun,
any of several cetaceans, as a grampus.
- OIt
-
- ons
-
- ONR
-
- ONI
-
- NUS
-
noun,
the 13th letter of the Greek alphabet (Ν, ν).
- ote
-
- 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:
- RCN
-
- NIC
-
noun,
a newly industrialized/industrializing country:
- Ree
-
noun,
reeve3 .
- nit
-
noun,
the egg of a parasitic insect, especially of a louse, often attached to a hair or a fiber of clothing.
- NOC
-
- Noe
-
noun,
Noah (def 1).
- REC
-
noun,
recreation.
- RCT
-
- Re.
-
- OTS
-
- RCS
-
- nr.
-
- NRC
-
- NSC
-
- our
-
noun,
(used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
- NSU
-
- oui
-
adverb, noun,
yes.
- rte
-
- ine
-
- ITU
-
- Sr.
-
- EOE
-
- SIR
-
noun,
a respectful or formal term of address used to a man:
- SIT
-
verb,
(in prescriptions) may it be.
- ene
-
- en-
-
- EIS
-
- SOC
-
noun,
sociology or a class or course in sociology.
- eir
-
- Son
-
noun,
a male child or person in relation to his parents.
- EEO
-
- EEC
-
- sot
-
noun,
a drunkard.
- ECU
-
noun,
the shield carried by a mounted man-at-arms in the Middle Ages.
- Sou
-
noun,
(formerly) either of two bronze coins of France, equal to 5 centimes and 10 centimes.
- SRI
-
noun,
a Hindu title of address prefixed to the name of a deity, holy person, etc.
- Sin
-
noun,
transgression of divine law:
- SUN
-
noun,
(often initial capital letter) the star that is the central body of the solar system, around which the planets revolve and from which they receive light and heat: its mean distance from the earth is about 93 million miles (150 million km), its diameter about 864,000 miles (1.4 million km), and its mass about 330,000 times that of the earth; its period of surface rotation is about 26 days at its equator but longer at higher latitudes.
- ctn
-
plural,
carton.
- cue
-
noun,
anything said or done, on or off stage, that is followed by a specific line or action:
- Cui
-
noun,
César [French sey-zar] /French seɪˈzar/ (Show IPA), Antonovich [Russian uhn-taw-nuh-vyich] /Russian ʌnˈtɔ nə vyɪtʃ/ (Show IPA), 1835–1918, Russian composer.
- tee
-
noun,
the letter T or t.
- TEC
-
noun,
detective.
- TCS
-
- Sui
-
noun,
a dynasty ruling in China a.d. 589–618.
- St.
-
- Sue
-
noun,
Eugène [œ-zhen] /œˈʒɛn/ (Show IPA), (Marie Joseph Sue) 1804–57, French novelist.
- Stu
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Stewart or Stuart.
- Cut
-
noun,
the act of cutting; a stroke or a blow, as with a knife, whip, etc.
- STI
-
- eo-
-
- ec-
-
- one
-
noun,
the first and lowest whole number, being a cardinal number; unity.
- SNU
-
- 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).
- sc.
-
- Esc
-
- ese
-
- ESR
-
- ESU
-
- ETR
-
- ETS
-
- SRO
-
- se-
-
- So.
-
- rut
-
noun,
a furrow or track in the ground, especially one made by the passage of a vehicle or vehicles.
- eu-
-
- run
-
noun,
an act or instance, or a period of running:
- Rue
-
noun,
sorrow; repentance; regret.
- ics
-
- ERT
-
- ETO
-
- ERS
-
noun,
ervil.
- SEI
-
noun,
sei whale.
- EOS
-
noun,
the ancient Greek goddess of the dawn, identified by the Romans with Aurora.
- ERE
-
preposition, conjunction,
before.
- 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).
- err
-
verb (used without object),
to go astray in thought or belief; be mistaken; be incorrect.
- SEN
-
noun,
a money of account of Japan, the 100th part of a yen, now used only in certain quotations, as on foreign exchange.
- uts
-
noun,
the syllable once generally used for the first tone or keynote of a scale and sometimes for the tone C: now commonly superseded by do.
- See
-
noun,
the seat, center of authority, office, or jurisdiction of a bishop.
- OE
-
noun,
oy2 .
- S.
-
- NI
-
- t.
-
- T1
-
- TC
-
- No
-
noun,
an utterance of the word “no.”.
- i.
-
- TE
-
noun,
ti1 .
- UT
-
noun,
the syllable once generally used for the first tone or keynote of a scale and sometimes for the tone C: now commonly superseded by do.
- NC
-
- ic
-
- CE
-
- N.
-
- CU
-
- SI
-
noun,
the syllable used for the seventh tone of a scale and sometimes for the tone B.
- TI
-
noun,
the syllable for the seventh tone of a diatonic scale.
- UI
-
- RN
-
- er
-
interjection,
(used to express or represent a pause, hesitation, uncertainty, etc.).
- RI
-
- UC
-
- et
-
verb,
a simple past tense of eat.
- RC
-
- R.
-
- 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.
- RO
-
- U.
-
- SU
-
- EI
-
- NU
-
noun,
the 13th letter of the Greek alphabet (Ν, ν).
- ee
-
- OU
-
noun,
a rare Hawaiian honeycreeper, Psittirostra psittacea, having an olive-green body, a parrotlike bill, and in the male a bright yellow head.
- E.
-
noun,
Edward (St. John) 1925–2000, U.S. writer and illustrator.
- RU
-
- SN
-
- TN
-
- O.
-