Anagrams of retroactive
Word retroactive has
574 anagrams
that can be made by using the letters of retroactive.
- retractive
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adjective,
tending or serving to retract.
- overreact
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verb (used without object),
to react or respond more strongly than is necessary or appropriate.
- rectorate
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noun,
the office, dignity, or term of a rector.
- overtire
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verb (used with or without object),
to tire to the point of exhaustion; tire out.
- corvette
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noun,
a warship of the old sailing class, having a flush deck and usually one tier of guns.
- retroact
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verb (used without object),
to act in opposition; react.
- re-treat
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verb (used with or without object),
to treat again.
- re-trace
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verb (used with object),
to trace again, as lines in writing or drawing.
- overrate
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verb (used with object),
to rate or appraise too highly; overestimate:
- Terceira
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noun,
an island in the Azores, in the N Atlantic. 153 sq. mi. (395 sq. km). Capital: Angra do Heroismo.
- re-cover
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verb (used with object),
to cover again or anew.
- air-core
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adjective,
having a nonmagnetic core, as one of fiber or plastic, encircled by a coil (air-core coil) or containing one or more such coils:
- tractive
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adjective,
having or exerting traction; drawing.
- rotative
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adjective,
rotating or pertaining to rotation.
- reactive
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adjective,
tending to react.
- arterio-
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- creative
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adjective,
having the quality or power of creating.
- Carteret
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noun,
John, Earl of Granville, 1690–1763, British statesman and orator.
- cavetto
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noun,
a concave molding the outline of which is a quarter circle.
- terrace
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noun,
a raised level with a vertical or sloping front or sides faced with masonry, turf, or the like, especially one of a series of levels rising one above another.
- 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.
- varico-
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- cerato-
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- Ettarre
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noun,
the vain and heartless lady beloved by Sir Pelleas.
- overact
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verb (used with or without object),
to act in an exaggerated manner.
- overate
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verb,
simple past tense of overeat.
- overeat
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verb (used with object),
to eat more than is good for (oneself):
- retrace
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verb (used with object),
to trace backward; go back over:
- ricotta
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noun,
a soft Italian cheese that resembles cottage cheese.
- retract
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verb (used with object),
to draw back or in:
- Cartier
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noun,
Sir George Étienne [zhawrzh ey-tyen] /ʒɔrʒ eɪˈtyɛn/ (Show IPA), 1814–73, Canadian political leader: prime minister 1857–62, defense minister 1867–73.
- erratic
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noun,
an erratic or eccentric person.
- revoice
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verb (used with object),
to voice again or in return; echo.
- ocreate
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adjective,
having an ocrea or ocreae; sheathed.
- erotica
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noun,
written works, usually fiction, dealing with sexual love.
- retreat
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noun,
the forced or strategic withdrawal of an army or an armed force before an enemy, or the withdrawing of a naval force from action.
- Creator
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noun,
a person or thing that creates.
- Eritrea
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noun,
a republic in NE Africa, on the Red Sea: Italian colony 1890–1941; province of Ethiopia 1962–93; independent since 1993. 47,076 sq. mi. (121,927 sq. km). Capital: Asmara.
- caterer
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noun,
one whose business is to provide food, supplies, and sometimes service at social gatherings.
- erector
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noun,
Also, erecter. a person or thing that erects.
- critter
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noun,
a domesticated animal.
- evertor
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noun,
a muscle that turns a part toward the outside.
- coterie
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noun,
a group of people who associate closely.
- arteri-
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- citrate
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noun,
a salt or ester of citric acid.
- iterate
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verb (used with object),
to utter again or repeatedly.
- tractor
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noun,
a powerful motor-driven vehicle with large, heavy treads, used for pulling farm machinery, other vehicles, etc.
- reactor
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noun,
a person or thing that reacts or undergoes reaction.
- cirrate
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adjective,
having cirri.
- recover
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verb (used with object),
to get back or regain (something lost or taken away):
- traitor
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noun,
a person who betrays another, a cause, or any trust.
- ratite
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noun,
a bird having a ratite breastbone.
- covert
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noun,
a covering; cover.
- vario-
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- Cotter
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noun,
a pin, wedge, key, or the like, fitted or driven into an opening to secure something or hold parts together.
- re-act
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verb (used with object),
to act or perform again.
- Raetic
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noun,
an extinct language of uncertain affinities that was spoken in Rhaetia and written with the Etruscan alphabet.
- terat-
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- trover
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noun,
an action for the recovery of the value of personal property wrongfully converted by another to his or her own use.
- corita
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noun,
a boat resembling a large, woven basket, used by Indians of the southwestern U.S.
- Corrie
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noun,
a circular hollow in the side of a hill or mountain.
- corvee
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noun,
unpaid labor for one day, as on the repair of roads, exacted by a feudal lord.
- retro-
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- varier
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noun,
a person or thing that varies.
- ratter
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noun,
a person, animal, or thing that catches rats, as a terrier or a cat.
- Carver
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noun,
George Washington, 1864?–1943, U.S. botanist and chemist.
- create
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adjective,
Archaic. created.
- coatee
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noun,
a close-fitting short coat, especially one with tails or skirts.
- Cavite
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noun,
a seaport on W central Luzon, in the N Philippines, on Manila Bay: naval base.
- recite
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verb (used with object),
to repeat the words of, as from memory, especially in a formal manner:
- recti-
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- Rector
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noun,
a member of the clergy in charge of a parish in the Protestant Episcopal Church.
- Vatter
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noun,
a lake in S Sweden. 80 miles (130 km) long; 733 sq. mi. (1900 sq. km).
- cirro-
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- tercet
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noun,
Prosody. a group of three lines rhyming together or connected by rhyme with the adjacent group or groups of three lines.
- trivet
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noun,
a small metal plate with short legs, especially one put under a hot platter or dish to protect a table.
- cerate
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noun,
Pharmacology. an unctuous, often medicated, preparation for external application, consisting of lard or oil mixed with wax, rosin, or the like, especially one that has a firmer consistency than a typical ointment and does not melt when in contact with the skin.
- cavort
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verb (used without object),
to prance or caper about.
- cerat-
-
- Ecevit
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noun,
Bülent [by-lent] /büˈlɛnt/ (Show IPA), 1925–2006, Turkish journalist and political leader: prime minister 1974, 1978–80, 1998–2002.
- ecarte
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noun,
a card game for two players.
- retire
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noun,
a place of withdrawal; retreat:
- Crater
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noun,
the cup-shaped depression or cavity on the surface of the earth or other heavenly body marking the orifice of a volcano.
- retort
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noun,
a severe, incisive, or witty reply, especially one that counters a first speaker's statement, argument, etc.
- vector
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noun,
Mathematics.
a quantity possessing both magnitude and direction, represented by an arrow the direction of which indicates the direction of the quantity and the length of which is proportional to the magnitude. Compare scalar (def 4).
such a quantity with the additional requirement that such quantities obey the parallelogram law of addition.
such a quantity with the additional requirement that such quantities are to transform in a particular way under changes of the coordinate system.
any generalization of the above quantities.
- trocar
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noun,
a sharp-pointed instrument enclosed in a cannula, used for withdrawing fluid from a cavity, as the abdominal cavity.
- erotic
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noun,
an erotic poem.
- tierce
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noun,
an old measure of capacity equivalent to one third of a pipe, or 42 wine gallons.
- avoir.
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- Carter
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noun,
Bennett Lester ("Benny") 1907–2003, U.S. jazz saxophonist and composer.
- rotter
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noun,
a thoroughly bad, worthless, or objectionable person.
- tracer
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noun,
a person or thing that traces.
- Trevor
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noun,
William (William Trevor Cox) born 1928, Irish short-story writer and novelist.
- aceto-
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- attire
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noun,
clothes or apparel, especially rich or splendid garments.
- Rivera
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noun,
Diego [dye-gaw] /ˈdyɛ gɔ/ (Show IPA), 1886–1957, Mexican painter.
- Victor
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noun,
a person who has overcome or defeated an adversary; conqueror.
- tetra-
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- arrive
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noun,
a person who has swiftly gained wealth, status, success, or fame.
- avocet
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noun,
any of several long-legged, web-footed shorebirds constituting the genus Recurvirostra, having a long, slender, upward-curving bill.
- viator
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noun,
a wayfarer; traveler.
- terret
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noun,
one of the round loops or rings on the saddle of a harness, through which the driving reins pass.
- active
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noun,
Grammar.
the active voice.
a form or construction in the active voice.
- Vetter
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noun,
Vätter.
- Octave
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noun,
Music.
a tone on the eighth degree from a given tone.
the interval encompassed by such tones.
the harmonic combination of such tones.
a series of tones, or of keys of an instrument, extending through this interval.
- tricot
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noun,
a warp-knit fabric of various natural or synthetic fibers, as wool, silk, or nylon, having fine vertical ribs on the face and horizontal ribs on the back, used especially for making garments.
- iatro-
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- verite
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noun,
truth; truthfulness.
- career
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noun,
an occupation or profession, especially one requiring special training, followed as one's lifework:
- rotate
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adjective,
wheel-shaped: applied especially to a gamopetalous short-tubed corolla with a spreading limb.
- revert
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noun,
a person or thing that reverts.
- Carrie
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noun,
a female given name, form of Caroline.
- carrot
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noun,
a plant, Daucus carota, of the parsley family, having pinnately decompound leaves and umbels of small white or yellow flowers, in its wild form a widespread, familiar weed, and in cultivation valued for its edible root.
- Evetta
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noun,
a female given name: from an African word meaning “a hunt.”.
- Ritter
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noun,
a knight.
- irate
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adjective,
angry; enraged:
- tera-
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- ratio
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noun,
the relation between two similar magnitudes with respect to the number of times the first contains the second:
- rater
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noun,
a person who makes rates or ratings.
- Terri
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noun,
a female given name, form of Theresa.
- Terai
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noun,
a marshy lowland area in N India and S Nepal, between the Ganges and the foothills of the Himalayas.
- toti-
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- Oveta
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noun,
a female given name.
- vari-
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- Tevet
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noun,
the fourth month of the Jewish calendar.
- 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.
- orate
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verb (used with or without object),
to deliver an oration; speak pompously; declaim.
- Varro
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noun,
Marcus Terentius [tuh-ren-shee-uh s,, -shuh s] /təˈrɛn ʃi əs,, -ʃəs/ (Show IPA), c116–27? b.c, Roman scholar and author.
- vatic
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adjective,
of, relating to, or characteristic of a prophet.
- toric
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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.
- octet
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noun,
a company of eight singers or musicians.
- crore
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noun,
(in India) the sum of ten million, especially of rupees; one hundred lacs.
- octa-
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- ocrea
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noun,
a sheathing part, as a pair of stipules united about a stem.
- titre
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noun,
titer.
- Trace
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noun,
a surviving mark, sign, or evidence of the former existence, influence, or action of some agent or event; vestige:
- Evora
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noun,
a city in central Portugal: Roman ruins; cathedral.
- racer
-
noun,
a person, animal, or thing that races or takes part in a race, as a racehorse, bicycle, yacht, etc.
- ovate
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adjective,
egg-shaped.
- ERICA
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noun,
any of numerous low-growing evergreen shrubs or small trees belonging to the genus Erica, of the heath family, including several species of heather.
- overt
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adjective,
open to view or knowledge; not concealed or secret:
- Trier
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noun,
a person or thing that tries or tests; tester.
- erect
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adjective,
upright in position or posture:
- trice
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noun,
a very short time; an instant:
- triac
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noun,
a type of thyristor designed for electronic control of the current supplied to a circuit, used especially in dimmers for lighting systems.
- Erato
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noun,
the Muse of love poetry.
- over-
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- trite
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adjective,
lacking in freshness or effectiveness because of constant use or excessive repetition; hackneyed; stale:
- Terra
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noun,
earth; land.
- terr.
-
- Evatt
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noun,
Herbert Vere [veer] /vɪər/ (Show IPA), 1894–1966, Australian lawyer and statesman: president of the General Assembly of the United Nations 1948–49.
- Tract
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noun,
an expanse or area of land, water, etc.; region; stretch.
- Evert
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noun,
Chris(tine Marie) born 1954, U.S. tennis player.
- ecto-
-
- terce
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noun,
tierce (def 3).
- evict
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verb (used with object),
to expel (a person, especially a tenant) from land, a building, etc., by legal process, as for nonpayment of rent. Synonyms: eject, remove, dispossess, dislodge.
- Evita
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noun,
a female given name, Spanish form of Eva.
- evite
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verb (used with object),
to avoid; shun.
- TREAT
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noun,
entertainment, food, drink, etc., given by way of compliment or as an expression of friendly regard.
- trave
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noun,
a crossbeam.
- 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.
- trove
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noun,
a collection of objects.
- trait
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noun,
a distinguishing characteristic or quality, especially of one's personal nature:
- ottar
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noun,
attar (def 1).
- Croat
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noun,
a native or inhabitant of Croatia; Croatian.
- react
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verb (used with object),
to act or perform again.
- crit.
-
- avert
-
verb (used with object),
to turn away or aside:
- Artie
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noun,
a male given name, form of Arthur.
- rivet
-
noun,
a metal pin for passing through holes in two or more plates or pieces to hold them together, usually made with a head at one end, the other end being hammered into a head after insertion.
- River
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noun,
a natural stream of water of fairly large size flowing in a definite course or channel or series of diverging and converging channels.
- ative
-
- Attic
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noun,
the part of a building, especially of a house, directly under a roof; garret.
- atto-
-
- crier
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noun,
a person who cries.
- vice-
-
- Arete
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noun,
the aggregate of qualities, as valor and virtue, making up good character.
- vicar
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noun,
Church of England.
a person acting as priest of a parish in place of the rector, or as representative of a religious community to which tithes belong.
the priest of a parish the tithes of which are impropriated and who receives only the smaller tithes or a salary.
- ricer
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noun,
an implement for ricing potatoes, squash, etc., by pressing them through small holes.
- veter
-
- Cairo
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noun,
a city in and the capital of Egypt, in the N part on the E bank of the Nile.
- revet
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verb (used with object),
to face, as an embankment, with masonry or other material.
- caret
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noun,
a mark (‸) made in written or printed matter to show the place where something is to be inserted.
- Carie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Caroline.
- tater
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noun,
potato.
- areo-
-
- carve
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verb (used with object),
to cut (a solid material) so as to form something:
- voice
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noun,
the sound or sounds uttered through the mouth of living creatures, especially of human beings in speaking, shouting, singing, etc.
- 30-30
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- tacit
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adjective,
understood without being openly expressed; implied:
- tacet
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verb (imperative),
be silent (directing an instrument or voice not to play or sing).
- voter
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noun,
a person who votes.
- Rover
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noun,
a person who roves; wanderer.
- acet-
-
- acro-
-
- Actor
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noun,
a person who acts in stage plays, motion pictures, television broadcasts, etc.
- vireo
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noun,
any of several small, insectivorous American birds of the family Vireonidae, having the plumage usually olive-green or gray above and white or yellow below.
- vocat
-
- rotte
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noun,
rote2 .
- aeri-
-
- aerie
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noun,
the nest of a bird of prey, as an eagle or a hawk.
- aero-
-
- vitta
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noun,
Botany. a tube or receptacle for oil, occurring in the fruits of most plants of the parsley family.
- tarot
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noun,
any of a set of 22 playing cards bearing allegorical representations, used for fortunetelling and as trump cards in tarok.
- Carte
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noun,
(italics) French. menu; bill of fare.
Compare à la carte.
- oater
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noun,
a movie, television show, etc., about the frontier days of the U.S. West; western; horse opera.
- cater
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verb (used with object),
to provide food and service for:
- rect.
-
- Corti
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noun,
Alfonso [al-fon-soh;; Italian ahl-fawn-saw] /ælˈfɒn soʊ;; Italian ɑlˈfɔn sɔ/ (Show IPA), 1822–76, Italian anatomist.
- tecta
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noun,
a rooflike structure.
- cotta
-
noun,
a surplice.
- corr.
-
- caver
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noun,
a person who studies or explores caves.
- cover
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noun,
something that covers, as the lid of a container or the binding of a book.
- coria
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noun,
plural of corium.
- titer
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noun,
the strength of a solution as determined by titration with a standard substance.
- corer
-
noun,
a person or thing that cores.
- Corea
-
noun,
Armando Anthony [ahr-mahn-doh] /ɑrˈmɑn doʊ/ (Show IPA), ("Chick") born 1941, U.S. jazz pianist and composer.
- coati
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noun,
any tropical American carnivore of the genus Nasua, related to the raccoon, having an elongated body, long, ringed tail, and a slender, flexible snout.
- Reave
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verb (used with object),
to take away by or as by force; plunder; rob.
- civet
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noun,
a yellowish, unctuous substance with a strong musklike odor, obtained from a pouch in the genital region of civets and used in perfumery.
- Recit
-
- covet
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verb (used with object),
to desire wrongfully, inordinately, or without due regard for the rights of others:
- cero-
-
- crate
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noun,
a slatted wooden box or framework for packing, shopping, or storing fruit, furniture, glassware, crockery, etc.
- recta
-
noun,
a plural of rectum.
- Crete
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noun,
Formerly Candia. a Greek island in the Mediterranean, SE of mainland Greece. 3235 sq. mi. (8380 sq. km). Capital: Canea.
- crave
-
verb (used with object),
to long for; want greatly; desire eagerly:
- reive
-
verb (used with or without object),
to rob; plunder.
- cert.
-
- ceria
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noun,
a white-to-yellow, heavy powder, cerium dioxide, CeO 2 , usually derived from cerium nitrate by decomposition with heat: used chiefly in ceramics, glass polishing, and decolorizing.
- Cerro
-
noun,
a hill or peak.
- Tit.
-
- orra
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adjective,
not regular or scheduled; odd:
- Orca
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noun,
the killer whale, Orcinus orca.
- 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.
- Ravi
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noun,
a river in NW India and NE Pakistan, flowing from the Himlayas SW to the Chenab River: a headwater of the Indus River and one of the “five rivers” of the Punjab. 475 miles (764 km) long.
- OEEC
-
- rove
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noun,
an act or instance of roving.
- Oita
-
noun,
a seaport on NE Kyushu, in S Japan.
- Tiro
-
noun,
tyro.
- Oct.
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- tire
-
noun,
British Dialect. fatigue.
- Tace
-
noun,
tasset.
- Tare
-
noun,
any of various vetches, especially Vicia sativa.
- rave
-
noun,
an act of raving.
- RCVR
-
- RATO
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noun,
rocket-assisted takeoff.
- Taro
-
noun,
a stemless plant, Colocasia esculenta, of the arum family, cultivated in tropical regions, in the Pacific islands and elsewhere, for the edible tuber.
- ter.
-
- RARE
-
adjective,
coming or occurring far apart in time; unusual; uncommon:
- Roti
-
noun,
roast.
- rite
-
noun,
a formal or ceremonial act or procedure prescribed or customary in religious or other solemn use:
- Rev.
-
- ovi-
-
- rete
-
noun,
a pierced plate on an astrolabe, having projections whose points correspond to the fixed stars.
- Rice
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noun,
the starchy seeds or grain of an annual marsh grass, Oryza sativa, cultivated in warm climates and used for food.
- Rico
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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.
- reit
-
noun,
real-estate investment trust.
- teat
-
noun,
the protuberance on the breast or udder in female mammals, except the monotremes, through which the milk ducts discharge; nipple or mammilla.
- riot
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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.
- RITA
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noun,
the Vedic concept of cosmic and social order.
- RACE
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noun,
a contest of speed, as in running, riding, driving, or sailing.
- riv.
-
- tete
-
noun,
a city in W Mozambique, on the Zambezi River.
- rive
-
verb (used with object),
to tear or rend apart:
- roar
-
noun,
a loud, deep cry or howl, as of an animal or a person:
- Tate
-
noun,
Sir Henry, 1819–99, English merchant and philanthropist: founder of an art gallery (Tate Gallery) in London, England.
- Roca
-
noun,
Cape, a cape in W Portugal, near Lisbon: the western extremity of continental Europe.
- tart
-
noun,
a small pie filled with cooked fruit or other sweetened preparation, usually having no top crust.
- rort
-
noun,
a rowdy, usually drunken party.
- Rota
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noun,
Chiefly British.
a round or rotation of duties; a period of work or duty taken in rotation with others.
an agenda or circuit of sporting events, as a round of golf tournaments, played in different localities throughout the year.
- 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.
- otic
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adjective,
of or relating to the ear; auricular.
- rate
-
noun,
the amount of a charge or payment with reference to some basis of calculation:
- rote
-
noun,
routine; a fixed, habitual, or mechanical course of procedure:
- rit.
-
- 1080
-
- Tito
-
noun,
Marshal (Josip Broz) 1891–1980, president of Yugoslavia 1953–80.
- cet-
-
- cat.
-
- Cate
-
noun,
a choice food;delicacy; dainty.
- Cato
-
noun,
Marcus Porcius [pawr-shee-uh s,, -shuh s] /ˈpɔr ʃi əs,, -ʃəs/ (Show IPA), ("the Elder"or"the Censor") 234–149 b.c, Roman statesman, soldier, and writer.
- Catt
-
noun,
Carrie Chapman Lane, 1859–1947, U.S. leader in women's suffrage movements.
- CATV
-
- Cav.
-
- Cave
-
noun,
a hollow in the earth, especially one opening more or less horizontally into a hill, mountain, etc.
- Vera
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Russian word meaning “faith.”.
- veer
-
noun,
a change of direction, position, course, etc.:
- cera
-
noun,
(in prescriptions) wax.
- CerE
-
noun,
a fleshy, membranous covering of the base of the upper mandible of a bird, especially a bird of prey or a parrot, through which the nostrils open.
- Ceta
-
noun,
Comprehensive Employment and Training Act.
- Carr
-
noun,
John Dickson, 1906–77, U.S. mystery writer.
- Cete
-
noun,
a number of badgers together.
- Ceto
-
- ciao
-
interjection,
(used as a word of greeting or parting): hello; goodbye; so long; see you later.
- cir.
-
- cire
-
noun,
a brilliant, highly glazed surface produced on fabrics by subjecting them to a wax, heat, and calendering treatment.
- cit.
-
- civ.
-
- coat
-
noun,
an outer garment with sleeves, covering at least the upper part of the body:
- coir
-
noun,
the prepared fiber of the husk of the coconut fruit, used in making rope, matting, etc.
- Cor.
-
- Cora
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. Kore.
- 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.
- CART
-
noun,
a heavy two-wheeled vehicle, commonly without springs, drawn by mules, oxen, or the like, used for the conveyance of heavy goods.
- CARE
-
noun,
a state of mind in which one is troubled; worry, anxiety, or concern:
- Cote
-
noun,
a shelter, coop, or small shed for sheep, pigs, pigeons, etc.
- ARCO
-
adverb,
(of the performance of a passage for stringed instruments) with the bow.
- Vote
-
noun,
a formal expression of opinion or choice, either positive or negative, made by an individual or body of individuals.
- acr-
-
- Acre
-
noun,
a common measure of area: in the U.S. and U.K., 1 acre equals 4,840 square yards (4,047 square meters) or 0.405 hectare; 640 acres equals one square mile.
- voc.
-
- aer-
-
- aet.
-
- Aire
-
- airt
-
noun,
a direction.
- Vito
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Vite
-
adverb,
briskly; lively.
- VITA
-
noun,
curriculum vitae (def 1).
- Arce
-
noun,
a daughter of Thaumas and the sister of Iris and the Harpies. Zeus took away her wings when she aided the Titans in their war against him.
- arr.
-
- vert
-
noun,
English Forest Law.
vegetation bearing green leaves in a forest and capable of serving as a cover for deer.
the right to cut such vegetation.
- art.
-
- Arvo
-
noun,
afternoon.
- Viet
-
noun,
South Vietnam, North Vietnam, or both.
- att.
-
- atic
-
- ator
-
- Vict
-
- Vico
-
noun,
Giovanni Battista [jaw-vahn-nee baht-tees-tah] /dʒɔˈvɑn ni bɑtˈtis tɑ/ (Show IPA), 1668–1744, Italian philosopher and jurist.
- Ave.
-
- Vic.
-
- veto
-
noun,
the power or right vested in one branch of a government to cancel or postpone the decisions, enactments, etc., of another branch, especially the right of a president, governor, or other chief executive to reject bills passed by the legislature.
- vet.
-
- Cort
-
- cite
-
noun,
citation (defs 7, 8).
- cove
-
noun,
a small indentation or recess in the shoreline of a sea, lake, or river.
- IOTA
-
noun,
a very small quantity; jot; whit.
- etc.
-
- 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.
- tri-
-
- Etta
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Henrietta.
- ette
-
- tret
-
noun,
(formerly) an allowance for waste, after deduction for tare.
- 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.
- ever
-
Idioms,
ever and again, now and then; from time to time.
Also, Literary, ever and anon.
- crat
-
- ICAO
-
- Ice.
-
- Ire.
-
- tact
-
noun,
a keen sense of what to say or do to avoid giving offense; skill in dealing with difficult or delicate situations.
- tote
-
noun,
the act or course of toting.
- Irra
-
noun,
the Akkadian god of pestilence.
- 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.
- 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.
- Itea
-
noun,
any tree or shrub belonging to the genus Itea, of the saxifrage family, having simple, alternate leaves and clusters of small, greenish-white flowers, as the Virginia willow, I. virginica.
- iter
-
noun,
a canal or passage.
- Tori
-
noun,
plural of torus.
- Tore
-
noun,
a torus.
- Ivar
-
noun,
a male or female given name.
- Ivor
-
noun,
a male given name.
- torc
-
noun,
torque (def 4).
- toea
-
noun,
a bronze coin and monetary unit of Papua New Guinea, the 100th part of a kina.
- Trio
-
noun,
a musical composition for three voices or instruments.
- trav
-
- 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).
- eco-
-
- Cree
-
noun,
a member of a North American Indian people of Ontario, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, and Montana.
- Vat.
-
- ctr.
-
- var.
-
- vair
-
noun,
a fur much used for lining and trimming garments in the 13th and 14th centuries, generally assumed to have been that of a variety of squirrel with a gray back and white belly.
Compare miniver (def 1).
- Eric
-
noun,
Eric the Red.
- Tver
-
noun,
a city in the W Russian Federation in Europe, NW of Moscow, on the Volga.
Formerly (1934–90) Kalinin.
- eave
-
noun,
Usually, eaves. the overhanging lower edge of a roof.
- taco
-
noun,
Mexican Cookery. an often crisply fried tortilla folded over and filled, as with seasoned chopped meat, lettuce, tomatoes, and cheese.
- ect-
-
- Eire
-
noun,
the Irish name of Ireland.
- trit
-
- EEOC
-
- Trot
-
noun,
the gait of a horse, dog, or other quadruped, when trotting.
- vo.
-
- Ver
-
- VOA
-
- VCR
-
- Tor
-
noun,
a rocky pinnacle; a peak of a bare or rocky mountain or hill.
- tee
-
noun,
the letter T or t.
- TCA
-
- VOR
-
- Vt.
-
- TAR
-
noun,
any of various dark-colored viscid products obtained by the destructive distillation of certain organic substances, as coal or wood.
- TAO
-
noun,
(in philosophical Taoism) that in virtue of which all things happen or exist.
- Tai
-
noun,
any of several sparoid fishes of the Pacific Ocean, as Pagrus major (red tai) a food fish of Japan.
- TAE
-
preposition,
to.
- VTC
-
- Vte
-
- VTO
-
- toe
-
noun,
one of the terminal digits of the human foot.
- VAC
-
noun,
vacuum cleaner.
- Tro
-
- Va.
-
- Via
-
noun,
Architecture. a space between two mutules.
- Vee
-
noun,
anything shaped like or suggesting a V .
- TVA
-
- tra
-
- tet
-
noun,
the Vietnamese New Year celebration, occurring during the first seven days of the first month of the lunar calendar.
- tr.
-
- vie
-
verb (used with object),
Archaic. to put forward in competition or rivalry.
- V-1
-
noun,
a robot bomb developed by the Germans in World War II and launched from bases on the ground, chiefly against England.
- tea
-
noun,
the dried and prepared leaves of a shrub, Camellia sinensis, from which a somewhat bitter, aromatic beverage is prepared by infusion in hot water.
- TIA
-
- VIR
-
noun,
husband (used chiefly in the legal phrase et vir).
- Tav
-
noun,
the 23rd letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
- TIC
-
noun,
Pathology.
a sudden, spasmodic, painless, involuntary muscular contraction, as of the face.
tic douloureux.
- tot
-
noun,
a small child.
- V-2
-
noun,
a liquid-fueled rocket used as a ballistic missile by the Germans, mainly against London, late in World War II.
- TAT
-
verb (used with or without object),
to do, or make by, tatting.
- TEC
-
noun,
detective.
- Tiv
-
noun,
a member of an African people living N and S of the lower Benue River in E Nigeria.
- OIr
-
- VTR
-
noun,
a device for recording television programs on magnetic tape for delayed transmission or for storage.
- ec-
-
- CIA
-
- CIE
-
- COT
-
noun,
a light portable bed, especially one of canvas on a folding frame.
- CRT
-
- CTA
-
- cte
-
- CVA
-
- CVT
-
- eo-
-
- ETA
-
noun,
the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
- ea.
-
- ear
-
noun,
the organ of hearing and equilibrium in vertebrates, in humans consisting of an external ear that gathers sound vibrations, a middle ear in which the vibrations resonate against the tympanic membrane, and a fluid-filled internal ear that maintains balance and that conducts the tympanic vibrations to the auditory nerve, which transmits them as impulses to the brain.
- eat
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- ECA
-
- cee
-
noun,
the letter C.
- EEC
-
- EEO
-
- eir
-
- EOE
-
- ERA
-
noun,
a period of time marked by distinctive character, events, etc.:
- ERE
-
preposition, conjunction,
before.
- err
-
verb (used without object),
to go astray in thought or belief; be mistaken; be incorrect.
- ERT
-
- ERV
-
- ETO
-
- ETV
-
- EVA
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Eve.
- Eve
-
noun,
(sometimes initial capital letter) the evening or the day before a holiday, church festival, or any date or event:
- IRA
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- CEO
-
- CEA
-
- Ia.
-
- ARE
-
noun,
a measure of surface area; 1 are is equal to1/100 (0.01) of a hectare (100 square meters or 119.6 square yards). Abbreviation: a.
- ac-
-
- Ar.
-
- av.
-
- ACE
-
noun,
a playing card or die marked with or having the value indicated by a single spot:
- ACT
-
noun,
anything done, being done, or to be done; deed; performance:
- ACV
-
- ae.
-
- AEC
-
- AIC
-
- AIR
-
noun,
a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- ait
-
noun,
a small island, especially in a river.
- aor
-
- ARC
-
noun,
Geometry. any unbroken part of the circumference of a circle or other curved line.
- ARV
-
noun,
a variant of the AIDS virus. Abbreviation: ARV.
- CAR
-
noun,
an automobile.
- at.
-
- ATC
-
- ATV
-
- a-v
-
- AVC
-
- Avi
-
- Avo
-
noun,
a money of account of Macao, the 100th part of a pataca.
- ca.
-
- 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.
- Co.
-
- cr.
-
- ct.
-
- CVO
-
- CAI
-
- io-
-
- ETR
-
- ICA
-
noun,
Portuguese name of Putumayo.
- Rai
-
noun,
a style of Algerian popular music played on electric guitar, synthesizer, and percussion instruments.
- OIt
-
- ier
-
- orc
-
noun,
any of several cetaceans, as a grampus.
- Ore
-
noun,
a metal-bearing mineral or rock, or a native metal, that can be mined at a profit.
- Orr
-
noun,
Sir John Boyd, Boyd Orr, Sir John.
- ORT
-
noun,
Usually, orts. a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
- Orv
-
- ot-
-
- OTA
-
- ote
-
- ov-
-
- Ova
-
noun,
plural of ovum.
- Re.
-
- Rae
-
noun,
John, 1813–93, Scottish surgeon and Arctic explorer.
- rat
-
noun,
any of several long-tailed rodents of the family Muridae, of the genus Rattus and related genera, distinguished from the mouse by being larger.
- OCR
-
- RCA
-
- RCT
-
- REA
-
- REC
-
noun,
recreation.
- Ree
-
noun,
reeve3 .
- 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.
- Ria
-
noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- ROA
-
- ROC
-
noun,
a bird of enormous size and strength.
- ROE
-
noun,
the mass of eggs, or spawn, within the ovarian membrane of the female fish.
- ROI
-
- ROT
-
noun,
the process of rotting.
- rt.
-
- rte
-
- oic
-
- Ora
-
noun,
plural of os2 .
- Oca
-
noun,
a wood sorrel, Oxalis tuberosa, of the Andes, cultivated in South America for its edible tubers.
- IOT
-
- ite
-
- ITO
-
noun,
Prince Hirobumi [hee-raw-boo-mee] /ˈhi rɔˈbu mi/ (Show IPA), 1841–1909, Japanese statesman.
- ITV
-
- Iva
-
noun,
any composite plant of the genus Iva, characterized by usually opposite leaves and inconspicuous greenish-yellow flowers.
- IRO
-
- IRC
-
- Oc.
-
- OTC
-
- ITA
-
- Ir.
-
- oar
-
noun,
a long shaft with a broad blade at one end, used as a lever for rowing or otherwise propelling or steering a boat.
- ior
-
- IOC
-
- ITC
-
- OAT
-
noun,
a cereal grass, Avena sativa, cultivated for its edible seed.
- RO
-
- TC
-
- IV
-
noun,
an intravenous device for delivering electrolyte solutions, medicines, and nutrients.
- AO
-
- i.
-
- T1
-
- ic
-
- RV
-
- et
-
verb,
a simple past tense of eat.
- 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.
- AI
-
noun,
a three-toed sloth, Bradypus tridactylus, inhabiting forests of southern Venezuela, the Guianas, and northern Brazil, having a diet apparently restricted to the leaves of the trumpet-tree, and sounding a high-pitched cry when disturbed.
- t.
-
- A.
-
noun,
Agnolo (di Cosimo di Mariano) [ah-nyaw-law dee kaw-zee-maw dee mah-ryah-naw] /ˈɑ nyɔ lɔ di ˈkɔ zi mɔ di mɑˈryɑ nɔ/ (Show IPA), 1502–72, Italian painter.
- TE
-
noun,
ti1 .
- RI
-
- er
-
interjection,
(used to express or represent a pause, hesitation, uncertainty, etc.).
- V.
-
- EV
-
- EI
-
- ee
-
- E.
-
noun,
Edward (St. John) 1925–2000, U.S. writer and illustrator.
- VR
-
- VI
-
- CV
-
- VC
-
- TI
-
noun,
the syllable for the seventh tone of a diatonic scale.
- CE
-
- OA
-
- TV
-
noun,
television.
- TT
-
- OE
-
noun,
oy2 .
- O.
-
- R.
-
- RA
-
noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- RC
-
- TA
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Arabic alphabet.