Anagrams of retentions
Word retentions has
537 anagrams
that can be made by using the letters of retentions.
- retention
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noun,
the act of retaining.
- tres-tine
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noun,
royal antler.
- tenorites
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noun,
a mineral, cupric oxide, CuO, occurring in veins of copper in black, minute scales.
- noisette
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noun,
a loin, fillet, or other lean section of meat:
- ternions
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noun,
a set or group of three; triad.
- teosinte
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noun,
a tall grass, Zea mexicana, of Mexico and Central America, closely related to corn, and sometimes cultivated as a fodder plant.
- tontines
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noun,
an annuity scheme in which subscribers share a common fund with the benefit of survivorship, the survivors' shares being increased as the subscribers die, until the whole goes to the last survivor.
- tenorite
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noun,
a mineral, cupric oxide, CuO, occurring in veins of copper in black, minute scales.
- tenorist
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noun,
a person who sings tenor.
- tinstone
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noun,
cassiterite.
- internet
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noun,
a vast computer network linking smaller computer networks worldwide (usually preceded by the). The Internet includes commercial, educational, governmental, and other networks, all of which use the same set of communications protocols.
- renitent
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adjective,
resisting pressure; resistant.
- internes
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noun, verb (used without object),
intern2 .
- tritones
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noun,
an interval consisting of three whole tones; an augmented fourth.
- sternite
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noun,
a sclerite of the sternum of an insect, especially a ventral sclerite of an abdominal segment.
- interest
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noun,
the feeling of a person whose attention, concern, or curiosity is particularly engaged by something:
- sentient
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noun,
a person or thing that is sentient.
- serotine
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noun,
a small Eurasian brown bat, Eptesicus serotinus.
- interns
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noun,
a person who is or has been interned; internee.
- intones
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verb (used with object),
to utter with a particular tone or voice modulation.
- interne
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noun, verb (used without object),
intern2 .
- intents
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noun,
something that is intended; purpose; design; intention:
- introns
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noun,
a noncoding segment in a length of DNA that interrupts a gene-coding sequence or nontranslated sequence, the corresponding segment being removed from the RNA copy before transcription.
- intense
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adjective,
existing or occurring in a high or extreme degree:
- tontine
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noun,
an annuity scheme in which subscribers share a common fund with the benefit of survivorship, the survivors' shares being increased as the subscribers die, until the whole goes to the last survivor.
- Tonnies
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noun,
Ferdinand [fer-dee-nahnt] /ˈfɛr diˌnɑnt/ (Show IPA), 1855–1936, German sociologist.
- tonners
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noun,
something having a specified weight in tons (used in combination):
- tinters
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noun,
a person who specializes in applying tints or dyes.
- tenters
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noun,
a framework on which cloth in the process of manufacture is stretched so it may set or dry evenly.
- Ninette
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noun,
a female given name.
- rennets
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noun,
the lining membrane of the fourth stomach of a calf or of the stomach of certain other young animals.
- Sennett
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noun,
Mack (Michael Sinnott) 1884–1960, U.S. motion-picture director and producer, born in Canada.
- Steiner
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noun,
Jakob [yah-kawp] /ˈyɑ kɔp/ (Show IPA), 1796–1863, Swiss mathematician.
- Stentor
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noun,
(in the Iliad) a Greek herald with a loud voice.
- 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.
- stereo-
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- sterno-
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- 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.
- tinners
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noun,
a tinsmith.
- tenners
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noun,
a 10-dollar bill.
- orients
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noun,
the Orient,
the countries of Asia, especially East Asia.
(formerly) the countries to the E of the Mediterranean.
- Oriente
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noun,
a region in Ecuador, E of the Andes: the border long disputed by Peru.
- tension
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noun,
the act of stretching or straining.
- 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.
- ternion
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noun,
a set or group of three; triad.
- 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.
- intens.
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- Rosette
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noun,
any arrangement, part, object, or formation more or less resembling a rose.
- entries
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noun,
an act of entering; entrance.
- entires
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noun,
Archaic. the whole; entirety.
- tritone
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noun,
an interval consisting of three whole tones; an augmented fourth.
- tritons
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noun,
a positively-charged particle consisting of a proton and two neutrons, equivalent to the nucleus of an atom of tritium.
- trienes
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noun,
any compound containing three double bonds.
- Trieste
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noun,
a seaport in NE Italy, on the Gulf of Trieste.
- Trenton
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noun,
a city in and the capital of New Jersey, in the W part, on the Delaware River: Washington defeated Hessian troops here 1776.
- enteron
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noun,
the alimentary canal; the digestive tract.
- entero-
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- nitres
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noun,
niter.
- nitons
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noun,
(formerly) radon. Symbol: Nt.
- niters
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noun,
potassium nitrate.
- Reston
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noun,
James (Barrett) ("Scotty") 1909–1995, U.S. journalist, born in Scotland.
- tinter
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noun,
a person who specializes in applying tints or dyes.
- tinner
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noun,
a tinsmith.
- Triton
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noun,
a positively-charged particle consisting of a proton and two neutrons, equivalent to the nucleus of an atom of tritium.
- stoner
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noun,
Slang. a person who is habitually high on drugs, especially marijuana, or alcohol; a person who is usually stoned.
- trines
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noun,
a set or group of three; triad.
- nitro-
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- Trento
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noun,
Italian name of Trent.
- Sterne
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noun,
Laurence, 1713–68, English clergyman and novelist.
- Nestor
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noun,
the oldest and wisest of the Greeks in the Trojan War and a king of Pylos.
- Street
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noun,
a public thoroughfare, usually paved, in a village, town, or city, including the sidewalk or sidewalks.
- Nernst
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noun,
Walther Herman [vahl-tuh r her-mahn] /ˈvɑl tər ˈhɛr mɑn/ (Show IPA), 1864–1941, German physicist and chemist: Nobel Prize in chemistry 1920.
- Nerine
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noun,
any of several bulbous plants belonging to the genus Nerine, of the amaryllis family, native to southern Africa, having funnel-shaped red, pink, or white flowers.
- Nereis
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noun,
clamworm.
- Ronnie
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noun,
a male or female given name, form of Ronald or Veronica.
- titers
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noun,
the strength of a solution as determined by titration with a standard substance.
- titres
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noun,
titer.
- toe-in
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noun,
the slight forward convergence given to the front wheels of an automobile to improve steering qualities.
- steno-
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- rotten
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adjective,
decomposing or decaying; putrid; tainted, foul, or bad-smelling.
- resent
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verb (used with object),
to feel or show displeasure or indignation at (a person, act, remark, etc.) from a sense of injury or insult.
- Strine
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noun,
Australian English.
- Renton
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noun,
a city in W Washington, near Seattle.
- Tenner
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noun,
a 10-dollar bill.
- tenons
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noun,
a projection formed on the end of a timber or the like for insertion into a mortise of the same dimensions.
- enters
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Verb phrases,
enter into,
to participate in; engage in.
to investigate; consider:
to sympathize with; share in.
to form a constituent part or ingredient of:
to go into a particular state:
- Orient
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noun,
the Orient,
the countries of Asia, especially East Asia.
(formerly) the countries to the E of the Mediterranean.
- Orense
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noun,
a city in N Spain, NW of Madrid.
- entire
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noun,
Archaic. the whole; entirety.
- tennis
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noun,
a game played on a rectangular court by two players or two pairs of players equipped with rackets, in which a ball is driven back and forth over a low net that divides the court in half.
- tenson
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noun,
a Provençal poem taking the form of a dialogue or debate between two rival troubadours.
- tensor
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noun,
Anatomy. a muscle that stretches or tightens some part of the body.
- tenter
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noun,
a framework on which cloth in the process of manufacture is stretched so it may set or dry evenly.
- tentie
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adjective,
tenty.
- triste
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adjective,
sad; sorrowful; melancholy.
- tenets
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noun,
any opinion, principle, doctrine, dogma, etc., especially one held as true by members of a profession, group, or movement.
- rentes
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noun,
revenue or income, or the instrument evidencing a right to such periodic receipts.
- ternes
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noun,
terne metal.
- triose
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noun,
a monosaccharide that has three atoms of carbon.
- renins
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noun,
a proteolytic enzyme secreted by the kidneys that is involved in the release of angiotensin.
- norite
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noun,
a granular igneous rock consisting of a mix of light and dark minerals, the former being calcic plagioclase feldspars, and the latter orthorhombic pyroxenes.
- Noreen
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noun,
a female given name, Irish diminutive of Nora.
- tester
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noun,
a person or thing that tests.
- nonets
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noun,
a group of nine performers or instruments.
- Rennes
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noun,
a city in and the capital of Ille-et-Vilaine, in NW France: former capital of Brittany; scene of trial of Alfred Dreyfus, 1899.
- rennet
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noun,
the lining membrane of the fourth stomach of a calf or of the stomach of certain other young animals.
- teston
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noun,
a former silver coin of France, equal at various times to between 10 and 14½ sols, bearing on the obverse a bust of the reigning king.
- Rennie
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noun,
John, 1761–1821, Scottish engineer.
- toners
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noun,
a person or thing that tones.
- rottes
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noun,
rote2 .
- enter-
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- 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.
- intent
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noun,
something that is intended; purpose; design; intention:
- intros
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noun,
an introduction.
- tortes
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noun,
a rich cake, especially one containing little or no flour, usually made with eggs and ground nuts or bread crumbs.
- intron
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noun,
a noncoding segment in a length of DNA that interrupts a gene-coding sequence or nontranslated sequence, the corresponding segment being removed from the RNA copy before transcription.
- Sitter
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noun,
a person who sits.
- intro.
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- seiner
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noun,
a person who fishes with a seine.
- Tories
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noun,
a member of the Conservative Party in Great Britain or Canada.
- set-in
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adjective,
made separately and placed within another unit.
- intern
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noun,
a person who is or has been interned; internee.
- Ernest
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noun,
a male given name: from an Old English word meaning “vigor, intent.”.
- intone
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verb (used with object),
to utter with a particular tone or voice modulation.
- soiree
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noun,
an evening party or social gathering, especially one held for a particular purpose:
- inters
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verb (used with object),
to place (a dead body) in a grave or tomb; bury.
- Senior
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noun,
a person who is older than another.
- sennet
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noun,
any of several small barracudas, as Sphyraena borealis (northern sennet) ranging along the eastern coast of North and Central America.
- triene
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noun,
any compound containing three double bonds.
- inter.
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- triens
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noun,
a copper coin of ancient Rome, issued during the Republic, a third part of an as.
- sonnet
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noun,
Prosody. a poem, properly expressive of a single, complete thought, idea, or sentiment, of 14 lines, usually in iambic pentameter, with rhymes arranged according to one of certain definite schemes, being in the strict or Italian form divided into a major group of 8 lines (the octave) followed by a minor group of 6 lines (the sestet), and in a common English form into 3 quatrains followed by a couplet.
- setter
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noun,
a person or thing that sets.
- Esenin
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noun,
Sergey Aleksandrovich [Russian syir-gyey uh-lyi-ksahn-druh-vyich] /Russian syɪrˈgyeɪ ʌ lyɪˈksɑn drə vyɪtʃ/ (Show IPA), Yesenin, Sergey Aleksandrovich.
- irones
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noun,
a colorless liquid of isomeric, unsaturated ketones, C 14 H 22 O, obtained from orris root: used in perfumery for its odor of violets.
- treens
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noun,
treenware.
- insert
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noun,
something inserted or to be inserted.
- serein
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noun,
fine rain falling after sunset from a sky in which no clouds are visible.
- 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;
- sinter
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noun,
siliceous or calcareous matter deposited by springs, as that formed around the vent of a geyser.
- instr.
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- tonnes
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noun,
metric ton.
- Estrin
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noun,
estrone.
- sortie
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noun,
a rapid movement of troops from a besieged place to attack the besiegers.
- sinner
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noun,
a person who sins; transgressor.
- sitten
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verb,
past participle of sit1 .
- tonner
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noun,
something having a specified weight in tons (used in combination):
- set-to
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noun,
a usually brief, sharp fight or argument.
- sennit
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noun,
a flat, braided cordage, formed by plaiting strands of rope yarn or other fiber, used as small stuff aboard ships.
- sero-
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- renin
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noun,
a proteolytic enzyme secreted by the kidneys that is involved in the release of angiotensin.
- reist
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verb (used without object),
reest2 .
- reni-
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- 30-30
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- teens
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noun,
Archaic. suffering; grief.
- sneer
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noun,
a look or expression of derision, scorn, or contempt.
- Seton
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noun,
a thread or the like inserted beneath the skin to provide drainage or to guide subsequent passage of a tube.
- reins
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noun,
Often, reins. a leather strap, fastened to each end of the bit of a bridle, by which the rider or driver controls a horse or other animal by pulling so as to exert pressure on the bit.
- reest
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verb (used with object),
to cure, smoke, or dry (meat or fish).
- seti-
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- tenet
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noun,
any opinion, principle, doctrine, dogma, etc., especially one held as true by members of a profession, group, or movement.
- Tenn.
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- Otter
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noun,
any of several aquatic, furbearing, weasellike mammals of the genus Lutra and related genera, having webbed feet and a long, slightly flattened tail.
- sito-
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- Sino-
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- teno-
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- Sinon
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noun,
a Greek, posing as a deserter, who persuaded the Trojans to take the Trojan Horse into their city.
- tenon
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noun,
a projection formed on the end of a timber or the like for insertion into a mortise of the same dimensions.
- Siret
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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.
- oste-
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- Ennis
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noun,
a town in N Texas.
- rents
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noun,
a payment made periodically by a tenant to a landlord in return for the use of land, a building, an apartment, an office, or other property.
- serin
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noun,
a small finch, Serinus serinus, of Europe and northern Africa, closely related to the canary.
- trone
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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.
- Ronne
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noun,
a seaport on W Bornholm island, Denmark, in the S Baltic Sea: stone quarries.
- osier
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noun,
any of various willows, as the red osier, having tough, flexible twigs or branches that are used for wickerwork.
- roset
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noun,
resin; rosin.
- Rosie
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noun,
a female given name, form of Rose.
- rosin
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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.
- ster.
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- rotes
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noun,
routine; a fixed, habitual, or mechanical course of procedure:
- Stern
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noun,
the after part of a vessel (often opposed to stem).
- Soter
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noun,
Saint, pope a.d. 166?–175?.
- Stent
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noun,
Medicine/Medical. a small, expandable tube used for inserting in a blocked vessel or other part.
- sotie
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noun,
a satirical and topical comedy employing actors dressed in traditional fool's costume, popular in France during the late Middle Ages, and often used as a curtain raiser to mystery and morality plays.
- Steen
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noun,
Jan [yahn] /yɑn/ (Show IPA), 1626–79, Dutch painter.
- rotte
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noun,
rote2 .
- steer
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noun,
Informal. a suggestion about a course of action; tip:
- ronin
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noun,
a samurai who no longer serves a daimyo, or feudal lord.
- Seine
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noun,
a fishing net that hangs vertically in the water, having floats at the upper edge and sinkers at the lower.
- snore
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noun,
the act, instance, or sound of snoring.
- senor
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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.
- trite
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adjective,
lacking in freshness or effectiveness because of constant use or excessive repetition; hackneyed; stale:
- snort
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noun,
the act or sound of snorting.
- trots
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noun,
the gait of a horse, dog, or other quadruped, when trotting.
- rente
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noun,
revenue or income, or the instrument evidencing a right to such periodic receipts.
- senti
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noun,
a monetary unit of Tanzania, the 100th part of a shilling; cent.
- Stein
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noun,
a mug, usually earthenware, especially for beer.
- reset
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noun,
an act or instance of setting again.
- stint
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noun,
a period of time spent doing something:
- resin
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noun,
any of a class of nonvolatile, solid or semisolid organic substances, as copal or mastic, that consist of amorphous mixtures of carboxylic acids and are obtained directly from certain plants as exudations or prepared by polymerization of simple molecules: used in medicine and in the making of varnishes and plastics.
- resit
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noun,
a test or examination that is retaken.
- store
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noun,
an establishment where merchandise is sold, usually on a retail basis.
- Stone
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noun,
the hard substance, formed of mineral matter, of which rocks consist.
- rinse
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noun,
an act or instance of rinsing.
- riots
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noun,
a noisy, violent public disorder caused by a group or crowd of persons, as by a crowd protesting against another group, a government policy, etc., in the streets.
- trois
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noun,
the number 3.
- tents
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noun,
a portable shelter of skins, canvas, plastic, or the like, supported by one or more poles or a frame and often secured by ropes fastened to pegs in the ground.
- tenor
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noun,
the course of thought or meaning that runs through something written or spoken; purport; drift.
- iters
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noun,
a canal or passage.
- irone
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noun,
a colorless liquid of isomeric, unsaturated ketones, C 14 H 22 O, obtained from orris root: used in perfumery for its odor of violets.
- Irons
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noun,
Jeremy (John) born 1948, English actor.
- tones
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noun,
any sound considered with reference to its quality, pitch, strength, source, etc.:
- toner
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noun,
a person or thing that tones.
- Isere
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noun,
a river in SE France, flowing from the Alps to the Rhone River. 150 miles (240 km) long.
- toise
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noun,
an old French unit of length equivalent to 6.395 feet (1.949 meters).
- titre
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noun,
titer.
- Titos
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noun,
Marshal (Josip Broz) 1891–1980, president of Yugoslavia 1953–80.
- tonne
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noun,
metric ton.
- titer
-
noun,
the strength of a solution as determined by titration with a standard substance.
- Ensor
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noun,
James, 1860–1949, Belgian painter.
- TIROS
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noun,
one of a series of satellites for transmitting television pictures of the earth's cloud cover.
- tires
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noun,
British Dialect. fatigue.
- neons
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noun,
Chemistry. a chemically inert gaseous element occurring in small amounts in the earth's atmosphere, used chiefly in a type of electrical lamp. Symbol: Ne; atomic weight: 20.183; atomic number: 10; density: 0.9002 g/l at 0°C and 760 mm pressure.
- nerts
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interjection,
nuts (def 1).
- tints
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noun,
a color or a variety of a color; hue.
- trine
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noun,
a set or group of three; triad.
- Irene
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noun,
Classical Mythology. one of the Horae, the personification of peace.
- tries
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noun,
plural of try.
- nines
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noun,
a cardinal number, eight plus one.
- inert
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adjective,
having no inherent power of action, motion, or resistance (opposed to active):
- treen
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noun,
treenware.
- Ester
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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 .
- toti-
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- totes
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noun,
the act or course of toting.
- torts
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noun,
a wrongful act, not including a breach of contract or trust, that results in injury to another's person, property, reputation, or the like, and for which the injured party is entitled to compensation.
- Torte
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noun,
a rich cake, especially one containing little or no flour, usually made with eggs and ground nuts or bread crumbs.
- torsi
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noun,
a plural of torso.
- torse
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noun,
a wreath of twisted silks of two alternating tinctures, usually a metal and a color, depicted supporting a crest or coronet, often upon a helmet.
- Inner
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adjective,
situated within or farther within; interior:
- ernes
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noun,
sea eagle.
- inset
-
noun,
something inserted; insert.
- inst.
-
- TORES
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noun,
a torus.
- trets
-
noun,
(formerly) an allowance for waste, after deduction for tare.
- erose
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adjective,
uneven, as if gnawed away.
- Ernst
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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
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noun,
a male given name, form of Ernest.
- intr.
-
- eosin
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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.
- Siren
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noun,
Classical Mythology. one of several sea nymphs, part woman and part bird, who lure mariners to destruction by their seductive singing.
- Ninos
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noun,
boy; child.
- onset
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noun,
a beginning or start:
- Norse
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noun,
(used with a plural verb) the Norwegians, especially the ancient Norwegians.
- Norns
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noun,
an extinct Norse dialect, spoken until early modern times in the Shetland and Orkney Islands and in parts of northern Scotland.
- terse
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adjective,
neatly or effectively concise; brief and pithy, as language.
- notes
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noun,
a brief record of something written down to assist the memory or for future reference.
- terne
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noun,
terne metal.
- trios
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noun,
a musical composition for three voices or instruments.
- nonet
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noun,
a group of nine performers or instruments.
- nones
-
noun,
the fifth of the seven canonical hours, or the service for it, originally fixed for the ninth hour of the day (or 3 p.m.).
- siree
-
noun,
sirree.
- noise
-
noun,
sound, especially of a loud, harsh, or confused kind:
- Terni
-
noun,
a city in central Italy.
- Teton
-
noun,
the westernmost branch of the Dakota Indians.
- Trent
-
noun,
Italian Trento. Ancient Tridentum. a city in N Italy, on the Adige River.
- 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.
- ento-
-
- 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.
- Niort
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Deux-Sèvres, in W France.
- nitre
-
noun,
niter.
- nitr-
-
- tense
-
noun,
a category of verbal inflection that serves chiefly to specify the time of the action or state expressed by the verb.
- ornis
-
noun,
an avifauna.
- niton
-
noun,
(formerly) radon. Symbol: Nt.
- ornes
-
noun,
a department in NW France. 2372 sq. mi. (6145 sq. km). Capital: Alençon.
- tines
-
noun,
a sharp, projecting point or prong, as of a fork.
- Niter
-
noun,
potassium nitrate.
- tots
-
noun,
a small child.
- tri-
-
- snot
-
noun,
Vulgar. mucus from the nose.
- ten.
-
- 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.
- tret
-
noun,
(formerly) an allowance for waste, after deduction for tare.
- tost
-
noun,
an act or instance of tossing.
- 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.
- snit
-
noun,
an agitated or irritated state.
- Tori
-
noun,
plural of torus.
- tens
-
noun,
a self-operated portable device used to treat chronic pain by sending electrical impulses through electrodes placed over the painful area.
- trit
-
- site
-
noun,
the position or location of a town, building, etc., especially as to its environment:
- tors
-
noun,
a rocky pinnacle; a peak of a bare or rocky mountain or hill.
- ter.
-
- tote
-
noun,
the act or course of toting.
- tort
-
noun,
a wrongful act, not including a breach of contract or trust, that results in injury to another's person, property, reputation, or the like, and for which the injured party is entitled to compensation.
- tent
-
noun,
a portable shelter of skins, canvas, plastic, or the like, supported by one or more poles or a frame and often secured by ropes fastened to pegs in the ground.
- 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.
- sore
-
noun,
a sore spot or place on the body.
- Trot
-
noun,
the gait of a horse, dog, or other quadruped, when trotting.
- tets
-
noun,
the Vietnamese New Year celebration, occurring during the first seven days of the first month of the lunar calendar.
- stot
-
noun,
a springing gait of certain bovids, as gazelles and antelopes, used especially when running in alarm from a predator.
- Stir
-
noun,
the act of stirring or moving.
- tint
-
noun,
a color or a variety of a color; hue.
- stet
-
verb (used with object),
to mark (a manuscript, printer's proof, etc.) with the word “stet” or with dots as a direction to let cancelled material remain.
- str.
-
- tion
-
- tire
-
noun,
British Dialect. fatigue.
- Tiro
-
noun,
tyro.
- Tit.
-
- Tine
-
noun,
a sharp, projecting point or prong, as of a fork.
- Tito
-
noun,
Marshal (Josip Broz) 1891–1980, president of Yugoslavia 1953–80.
- 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.
- tits
-
noun,
a titmouse.
- 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.
- tone
-
noun,
any sound considered with reference to its quality, pitch, strength, source, etc.:
- teen
-
noun,
Archaic. suffering; grief.
- tete
-
noun,
a city in W Mozambique, on the Zambezi River.
- Toni
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Antoinette or Antonia.
- Ste.
-
- tonn
-
- Test
-
noun,
the means by which the presence, quality, or genuineness of anything is determined; a means of trial.
- sort
-
noun,
a particular kind, species, variety, class, or group, distinguished by a common character or nature:
- sori
-
noun,
plural of sorus.
- Trio
-
noun,
a musical composition for three voices or instruments.
- Soni
-
- 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.
- Tore
-
noun,
a torus.
- tron
-
- 1080
-
- sire
-
noun,
the male parent of a quadruped.
- Reno
-
noun,
Informal. a renovation, as of a building or room.
- Ire.
-
- 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.
- Eton
-
noun,
a town in Berkshire, in S England, on the Thames River, W of London: the site of Eton College.
- iter
-
noun,
a canal or passage.
- Rees
-
noun,
reeve3 .
- 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.
- Reis
-
plural noun,
a former money of account of Portugal and Brazil.
- reit
-
noun,
real-estate investment trust.
- Este
-
noun,
a city in NE Italy: medieval fortress; ancient Roman ruins.
- Otis
-
noun,
Elisha Graves, 1811–61, U.S. inventor.
- est.
-
- 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.
- eso-
-
- rest
-
noun,
the refreshing quiet or repose of sleep:
- esne
-
noun,
(in Anglo-Saxon England) a member of the lowest class; laborer.
- rete
-
noun,
a pierced plate on an astrolabe, having projections whose points correspond to the fixed stars.
- 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.
- nos-
-
- ette
-
- noes
-
noun,
an utterance of the word “no.”.
- Rise
-
noun,
an act or instance of rising.
- 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.
- not-
-
- note
-
noun,
a brief record of something written down to assist the memory or for future reference.
- nots
-
noun,
a Boolean operator that returns a positive result if its operand is negative and a negative result if its operand is positive.
- Norn
-
noun,
an extinct Norse dialect, spoken until early modern times in the Shetland and Orkney Islands and in parts of northern Scotland.
- 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 = .
- nori
-
noun,
a seaweed having a mildly sweet, salty taste, usually dried, used in Japanese cookery mainly as a wrap for sushi.
- Nor.
-
- 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.
- int.
-
- noir
-
adjective,
black; noting the black numbers in roulette.
- ins.
-
- inro
-
noun,
a small lacquer box with compartments for medicines, cosmetics, etc., worn on the waist sash of the traditional Japanese costume.
- inns
-
noun,
a commercial establishment that provides lodging, food, etc., for the public, especially travelers; small hotel.
- Ont.
-
- none
-
noun,
nones1 .
- Orne
-
noun,
a department in NW France. 2372 sq. mi. (6145 sq. km). Capital: Alençon.
- orts
-
noun,
Usually, orts. a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
- non-
-
- Osee
-
noun,
Hosea.
- 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.
- nits
-
noun,
the egg of a parasitic insect, especially of a louse, often attached to a hair or a fiber of clothing.
- 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.
- neo-
-
- rit.
-
- 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.
- Seen
-
verb,
past participle of see1 .
- seer
-
noun,
a person who sees; observer.
- Eire
-
noun,
the Irish name of Ireland.
- neon
-
noun,
Chemistry. a chemically inert gaseous element occurring in small amounts in the earth's atmosphere, used chiefly in a type of electrical lamp. Symbol: Ne; atomic weight: 20.183; atomic number: 10; density: 0.9002 g/l at 0°C and 760 mm pressure.
- sene
-
noun,
a bronze coin and monetary unit of Western Samoa, the 100th part of a tala.
- 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.
- sent
-
noun,
a coin of Estonia until the euro was adopted, the 100th part of a kroon.
- nene
-
noun,
a barred, gray-brown wild goose, Nesochen sandvicensis, native to Hawaii, where it is the state bird.
- Sere
-
noun,
the series of stages in an ecological succession.
- Seri
-
noun,
a member of an American Indian people of western Sonora state, Mexico, on the Gulf of California.
- Sert
-
noun,
José María [haw-se mah-ree-ah] /hɔˈsɛ mɑˈri ɑ/ (Show IPA), 1876–1945, Spanish painter.
- sett
-
noun,
Also called pitcher. a small, rectangular paving stone.
- 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.
- Sion
-
noun,
a town in and the capital of Valais, in SW Switzerland.
- Ens.
-
- Enos
-
noun,
the son of Seth. Gen. 5:6.
- Erse
-
noun,
Gaelic, especially Scottish Gaelic.
- erst
-
adverb,
before the present time; formerly.
- Nino
-
noun,
boy; child.
- ROSE
-
noun,
any of the wild or cultivated, usually prickly-stemmed, pinnate-leaved, showy-flowered shrubs of the genus Rosa.
Compare rose family.
- Eros
-
noun,
the ancient Greek god of love, identified by the Romans with Cupid.
- rote
-
noun,
routine; a fixed, habitual, or mechanical course of procedure:
- iso-
-
- Roti
-
noun,
roast.
- ROTS
-
noun,
the process of rotting.
- Erne
-
noun,
sea 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).
- Nine
-
noun,
a cardinal number, eight plus one.
- rite
-
noun,
a formal or ceremonial act or procedure prescribed or customary in religious or other solemn use:
- Nier
-
noun,
Alfred Otto Carl, 1911–1994, U.S. physicist.
- eons
-
noun,
an indefinitely long period of time; age.
- IOT
-
- TNT
-
- toe
-
noun,
one of the terminal digits of the human foot.
- IRO
-
- Is.
-
noun,
(used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
- ist
-
- ISR
-
- IRS
-
- Ir.
-
- 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.
- ise
-
- ETO
-
- 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.
- ERE
-
preposition, conjunction,
before.
- 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.
- TSI
-
- TSE
-
- eo-
-
- EEO
-
- Tro
-
- eir
-
- EIS
-
- en-
-
- ene
-
- EOE
-
- eon
-
noun,
an indefinitely long period of time; age.
- EOS
-
noun,
the ancient Greek goddess of the dawn, identified by the Romans with Aurora.
- ERS
-
noun,
ervil.
- ior
-
- ERT
-
- ese
-
- ESR
-
- tr.
-
- ETR
-
- tot
-
noun,
a small child.
- ETS
-
- io-
-
- ier
-
- in.
-
- ine
-
- INN
-
noun,
a commercial establishment that provides lodging, food, etc., for the public, especially travelers; small hotel.
- Tor
-
noun,
a rocky pinnacle; a peak of a bare or rocky mountain or hill.
- 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 = .
- ite
-
- TTS
-
- ITO
-
noun,
Prince Hirobumi [hee-raw-boo-mee] /ˈhi rɔˈbu mi/ (Show IPA), 1841–1909, Japanese statesman.
- RTS
-
- Ree
-
noun,
reeve3 .
- res
-
noun,
an object or thing; matter.
- ret
-
verb (used with object),
to soak in water or expose to moisture, as flax or hemp, to facilitate the removal of the fiber from the woody tissue by partial rotting.
- rin
-
noun,
a money of account of Japan, the thousandth part of a yen or the tenth part of a sen.
- STI
-
- ROE
-
noun,
the mass of eggs, or spawn, within the ovarian membrane of the female fish.
- ROI
-
- ROT
-
noun,
the process of rotting.
- Rs.
-
- RSE
-
- rt.
-
- rte
-
- St.
-
- OTS
-
- SRI
-
noun,
a Hindu title of address prefixed to the name of a deity, holy person, etc.
- Sr.
-
- So.
-
- sot
-
noun,
a drunkard.
- SRO
-
- se-
-
- See
-
noun,
the seat, center of authority, office, or jurisdiction of a bishop.
- SEI
-
noun,
sei whale.
- SEN
-
noun,
a money of account of Japan, the 100th part of a yen, now used only in certain quotations, as on foreign exchange.
- Son
-
noun,
a male child or person in relation to his parents.
- 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).
- Sin
-
noun,
transgression of divine law:
- SIT
-
verb,
(in prescriptions) may it be.
- Re.
-
- tee
-
noun,
the letter T or t.
- ote
-
- one
-
noun,
the first and lowest whole number, being a cardinal number; unity.
- ne-
-
- Nee
-
adjective,
born (placed after the name of a married woman to introduce her maiden name):
- NES
-
- NET
-
noun,
a bag or other contrivance of strong thread or cord worked into an open, meshed fabric, for catching fish, birds, or other animals:
- nit
-
noun,
the egg of a parasitic insect, especially of a louse, often attached to a hair or a fiber of clothing.
- NNE
-
- 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.
- Noe
-
noun,
Noah (def 1).
- SIR
-
noun,
a respectful or formal term of address used to a man:
- tet
-
noun,
the Vietnamese New Year celebration, occurring during the first seven days of the first month of the lunar calendar.
- TES
-
noun,
ti1 .
- OES
-
noun,
the fifteenth letter of the English alphabet, a vowel.
- OIr
-
- OIt
-
- nr.
-
- ot-
-
- ONR
-
- ons
-
- Ore
-
noun,
a metal-bearing mineral or rock, or a native metal, that can be mined at a profit.
- ONI
-
- ORT
-
noun,
Usually, orts. a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
- ose
-
- SN
-
- NI
-
- er
-
interjection,
(used to express or represent a pause, hesitation, uncertainty, etc.).
- RO
-
- EI
-
- ee
-
- SI
-
noun,
the syllable used for the seventh tone of a scale and sometimes for the tone B.
- N.
-
- TN
-
- TT
-
- E.
-
noun,
Edward (St. John) 1925–2000, U.S. writer and illustrator.
- RN
-
- R.
-
- RI
-
- et
-
verb,
a simple past tense of eat.
- No
-
noun,
an utterance of the word “no.”.
- S.
-
- 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.
- TE
-
noun,
ti1 .
- T1
-
- t.
-
- i.
-
- O.
-
- OE
-
noun,
oy2 .
- TI
-
noun,
the syllable for the seventh tone of a diatonic scale.