Anagrams of riddances
Word riddances has
615 anagrams
that can be made by using the letters of riddances.
- riddance
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noun,
the act or fact of clearing away or out, as anything undesirable.
- radices
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noun,
a plural of radix.
- Candide
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noun,
a philosophical novel (1759) by Voltaire.
- candids
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noun,
an unposed photograph.
- candied
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noun,
any of a variety of confections made with sugar, syrup, etc., often combined with chocolate, fruit, nuts, etc.
- candier
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- candies
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noun,
any of a variety of confections made with sugar, syrup, etc., often combined with chocolate, fruit, nuts, etc.
- carnies
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noun,
a person employed by a carnival.
- sardine
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noun,
the pilchard, Sardina pilchardus, often preserved in oil and used for food.
- dancers
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noun,
a person who dances.
- sidecar
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noun,
a small car attached on one side to a motorcycle and supported on the other side by a wheel of its own, used for a passenger, parcels, etc.
- danders
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noun,
loose scales formed on the skin and shed from the coat or feathers of various animals, often causing allergic reactions in susceptible persons.
- dandies
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noun,
a man who is excessively concerned about his clothes and appearance; a fop.
- discard
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noun,
the act of discarding.
- discern
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verb (used with object),
to perceive by the sight or some other sense or by the intellect; see, recognize, or apprehend:
- dandier
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- rescind
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verb (used with object),
to abrogate; annul; revoke; repeal.
- randies
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noun,
Chiefly Scot. a rude or coarse beggar.
- ericas
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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.
- cerias
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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.
- Cedars
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noun,
any of several Old World, coniferous trees of the genus Cedrus, having wide, spreading branches.
Compare cedar of Lebanon.
- cedarn
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adjective,
resembling or made of cedar.
- casern
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noun,
a lodging for soldiers in a garrison town; barracks.
- casein
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noun,
Biochemistry. a protein precipitated from milk, as by rennet, and forming the basis of cheese and certain plastics.
- ranids
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noun,
frog1 (def 2).
- caries
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noun,
decay, as of bone or of plant tissue.
- Cardin
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noun,
Pierre, born 1922, French fashion designer.
- cardi-
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- canids
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noun,
any animal of the dog family Canidae, including the wolves, jackals, hyenas, coyotes, foxes, and domestic dogs.
- caners
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noun,
a person who works with cane, especially one who produces canework for chairs.
- nicads
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noun,
nickel-cadmium battery.
- rancid
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adjective,
having a rank, unpleasant, stale smell or taste, as through decomposition, especially of fats or oils:
- cinder
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noun,
a partially or mostly burned piece of coal, wood, etc.
- raised
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noun,
an increase in amount, as of wages:
- Racine
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noun,
Jean Baptiste [zhahn ba-teest] /ʒɑ̃ baˈtist/ (Show IPA), 1639–99, French dramatist.
- candid
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noun,
an unposed photograph.
- Cairns
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noun,
a seaport in NE Australia.
- cairds
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noun,
a traveling tinker, especially a gypsy.
- cadres
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noun,
Military. the key group of officers and enlisted personnel necessary to establish and train a new military unit.
- caddis
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noun,
a kind of woolen braid, ribbon, or tape.
- Caddie
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noun,
Golf. a person hired to carry a player's clubs, find the ball, etc.
- Sendai
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noun,
a city on NE Honshu, in central Japan.
- ascend
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verb (used with object),
to go or move upward upon or along; climb; mount:
- arsine
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noun,
Also called arseniuretted hydrogen. a colorless, flammable, slightly water-soluble gas, AsH 3 , having a fetid, garliclike odor, used in chemical warfare.
- ciders
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noun,
the juice pressed from apples (or formerly from some other fruit) used for drinking, either before fermentation (sweet cider) or after fermentation (hard cider) or for making applejack, vinegar, etc.
- Dairen
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noun,
former Japanese name of Dalian (def 2).
- nadirs
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noun,
Astronomy. the point on the celestial sphere directly beneath a given position or observer and diametrically opposite the zenith.
- decani
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adjective,
of or relating to the epistle or liturgical south side of a church (opposed to cantoris).
- sacred
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adjective,
devoted or dedicated to a deity or to some religious purpose; consecrated.
- dreads
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noun,
terror or apprehension as to something in the future; great fear.
- drains
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noun,
something, as a pipe or conduit, by which a liquid drains.
- sadden
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verb (used with or without object),
to make or become sad.
- incase
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verb (used with object),
encase.
- diners
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noun,
a person who dines.
- dinars
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noun,
any of various former coins of the Near East, especially gold coins issued by Islamic governments.
- Dinard
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noun,
a city in W France: seaside resort.
- Derain
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noun,
André [ahn-drey] /ɑ̃ˈdreɪ/ (Show IPA), 1880–1954, French painter.
- dendra
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noun,
a plural of dendron.
- dendr-
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- dedans
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noun,
a netted winning opening of rectangular shape at the service side of the court.
Compare grille (def 5), winning gallery.
- Sander
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noun,
a person or thing that sands or sandpapers.
- ridden
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noun,
a journey or excursion on a horse, camel, etc., or on or in a vehicle.
- Sandie
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Sandro.
- Darien
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noun,
Gulf of, an arm of the Caribbean between NE Panama and NW Colombia.
- darics
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noun,
a gold coin and monetary unit of ancient Persia.
- irades
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noun,
a decree of a Muslim ruler.
- ardeid
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adjective,
belonging or pertaining to the family Ardeidae, comprising the herons and bitterns.
- Dandie
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- redans
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noun,
a V -shaped work, usually projecting from a fortified line.
- dander
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- dances
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noun,
a successive group of rhythmical steps or bodily motions, or both, usually executed to music.
- nacred
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adjective,
lined with or resembling nacre.
- nacres
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noun,
mother-of-pearl.
- dancer
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noun,
a person who dances.
- arsen-
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- darned
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noun,
a darned place, as in a garment:
- adren-
-
- Andric
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noun,
Ivo [ee-vaw] /ˈi vɔ/ (Show IPA), 1892–1975, Yugoslavian poet, novelist, and short-story writer: Nobel Prize 1961.
- Andres
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noun,
John, 1751–80, British major hanged as a spy by the Americans in the Revolutionary War: plotted the betrayal of West Point with Benedict Arnold.
- Sirena
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noun,
a female given name.
- adders
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noun,
the common European viper, Vipera berus.
- sided
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noun,
one of the surfaces forming the outside of or bounding a thing, or one of the lines bounding a geometric figure.
- daces
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noun,
a small, freshwater cyprinoid fish, Leuciscus leuciscus, of Europe, having a stout, fusiform body.
- incas
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noun,
a member of any of the dominant groups of South American Indian peoples who established an empire in Peru prior to the Spanish conquest.
- dance
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noun,
a successive group of rhythmical steps or bodily motions, or both, usually executed to music.
- Aides
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noun,
nurse's aide.
- redia
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noun,
a cylindrical larval stage of some trematodes, produced by a sporocyst and giving rise to daughter rediae or to cercariae.
- Aesir
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noun,
the principal race of gods, led by Odin and living at Asgard.
- danes
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noun,
a native or inhabitant of Denmark.
- aeri-
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- Sidra
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noun,
Gulf of, an inlet of the Mediterranean, on the N coast of Libya.
- sarc-
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- Dares
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noun,
an act of daring or defiance; challenge.
- 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.
- daric
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noun,
a gold coin and monetary unit of ancient Persia.
- Siena
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noun,
a city in Tuscany, in central Italy, S of Florence: cathedral.
- darns
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noun,
a darned place, as in a garment:
- incr.
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- serai
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noun,
(in Eastern countries) a caravansary.
- Indra
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noun,
Hinduism. the chief of the Vedic gods, the god of rain and thunder.
- cires
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noun,
a brilliant, highly glazed surface produced on fabrics by subjecting them to a wax, heat, and calendering treatment.
- 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.
- reads
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noun,
an act or instance of reading:
- isnad
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noun,
the chain of testimony by which a hadith is transmitted.
- cider
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noun,
the juice pressed from apples (or formerly from some other fruit) used for drinking, either before fermentation (sweet cider) or after fermentation (hard cider) or for making applejack, vinegar, etc.
- Redan
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noun,
a V -shaped work, usually projecting from a fortified line.
- cine-
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- cines
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noun,
a film; motion picture.
- Iran.
-
- cnida
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noun,
a nematocyst.
- Sande
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noun,
Earl, 1898–1968, U.S. jockey and racehorse trainer.
- scend
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noun,
the heaving motion of a vessel.
- Crane
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noun,
any large wading bird of the family Gruidae, characterized by long legs, bill, and neck and an elevated hind toe.
- irade
-
noun,
a decree of a Muslim ruler.
- cried
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noun,
the act or sound of crying; any loud utterance or exclamation; a shout, scream, or wail.
- cries
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noun,
the act or sound of crying; any loud utterance or exclamation; a shout, scream, or wail.
- crine
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noun,
hair; head of hair.
- scare
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noun,
a sudden fright or alarm, especially with little or no reason.
- Scand
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- redds
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noun,
the spawning area or nest of trout or salmon.
- Indre
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noun,
a department in central France. 2667 sq. mi. (6910 sq. km). Capital: Châteauroux.
- reni-
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- rends
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verb (used with object),
to separate into parts with force or violence:
- Ednas
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noun,
Adnah.
- dines
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noun,
Scot. dinner.
- Dirac
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noun,
Paul Adrien Maurice, 1902–84, British physicist, in the U.S. after 1971: Nobel Prize 1933.
- Dirae
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plural noun,
the Furies. See fury (def 3).
- rides
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noun,
a journey or excursion on a horse, camel, etc., or on or in a vehicle.
- disc.
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- acrid
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adjective,
sharp or biting to the taste or smell; bitterly pungent; irritating to the eyes, nose, etc.:
- acred
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adjective,
owning many acres of land; landed.
- Sadie
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noun,
a female given name, form of Sara or Sarah.
- Drain
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noun,
something, as a pipe or conduit, by which a liquid drains.
- diner
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noun,
a person who dines.
- Edina
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noun,
a city in SE Minnesota, near Minneapolis.
- Eddas
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noun,
a female given name.
- dread
-
noun,
terror or apprehension as to something in the future; great fear.
- acnes
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noun,
an inflammatory disease of the sebaceous glands, characterized by comedones and pimples, especially on the face, back, and chest, and, in severe cases, by cysts and nodules resulting in scarring.
- dried
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noun,
a prohibitionist.
- dries
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noun,
a plural of dry.
- Drina
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noun,
a river in S Europe, flowing N along the part of the border between Serbia and Bosnia and Herzegovina to the Sava River at Belgrade, Serbia. 285 miles (459 km) long.
- rinse
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noun,
an act or instance of rinsing.
- 2,4-d
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noun,
a white to yellow, crystalline powder, C 8 H 6 O 3 Cl 2 , slightly soluble in water: used for killing weeds.
- since
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adverb,
from then till now (often preceded by ever):
- adder
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noun,
the common European viper, Vipera berus.
- nacre
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noun,
mother-of-pearl.
- rices
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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.
- deads
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noun,
the period of greatest darkness, coldness, etc.:
- dears
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noun,
a person who is good, kind, or generous:
- 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.
- deca-
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- decan
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noun,
any of three divisions of 10° within a sign of the zodiac.
- aden-
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- decd.
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- deci-
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- denar
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noun,
the basic monetary unit of the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia.
- dinar
-
noun,
any of various former coins of the Near East, especially gold coins issued by Islamic governments.
- ERISA
-
noun,
Employee Retirement Income Security Act.
- Denis
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noun,
a male given name.
- Addie
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noun,
a female given name, form of Adeline.
- desc.
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- 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.
- acids
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noun,
Chemistry. a compound usually having a sour taste and capable of neutralizing alkalis and reddening blue litmus paper, containing hydrogen that can be replaced by a metal or an electropositive group to form a salt, or containing an atom that can accept a pair of electrons from a base. Acids are proton donors that yield hydronium ions in water solution, or electron-pair acceptors that combine with electron-pair donors or bases.
- Arden
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noun,
Forest of, a forest district in central England, in N Warwickshire: scene of Shakespeare's As You Like It.
- dices
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Idioms,
no dice, Informal. of no use or help; ineffective.
- saice
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noun,
syce.
- ceras
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noun,
(in prescriptions) wax.
- scena
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noun,
an extended operatic vocal solo, usually including an aria and a recitative.
- Cenis
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noun,
Mont, a mountain pass between SE France and Italy, in the Alps. 6834 feet (2083 meters) high.
- cairn
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noun,
a heap of stones set up as a landmark, monument, tombstone, etc.
- cadre
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noun,
Military. the key group of officers and enlisted personnel necessary to establish and train a new military unit.
- anis-
-
- ranid
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noun,
frog1 (def 2).
- snare
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noun,
a device, often consisting of a noose, for capturing small game.
- caids
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noun,
(in North Africa) a Muslim tribal chief, judge, or senior official.
- caine
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noun,
(Sir Thomas Henry) Hall, 1853–1931, English novelist.
- cains
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noun,
Scot. and Irish English. rent paid in kind, especially a percentage of a farm crop.
- serin
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noun,
a small finch, Serinus serinus, of Europe and northern Africa, closely related to the canary.
- nerds
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noun,
a person considered to be socially awkward, boring, unstylish, etc.
- nicad
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noun,
nickel-cadmium battery.
- Nedda
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noun,
a female given name.
- ranis
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noun,
ranee.
- Andre
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noun,
John, 1751–80, British major hanged as a spy by the Americans in the Revolutionary War: plotted the betrayal of West Point with Benedict Arnold.
- andr-
-
- nears
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- caner
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noun,
a person who works with cane, especially one who produces canework for chairs.
- Andie
-
noun,
a male or female given name.
- canes
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noun,
a stick or short staff used to assist one in walking; walking stick.
- cadis
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noun,
qadi.
- Cades
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noun,
a juniper, Juniperus oxycedrus, of the Mediterranean area, whose wood on destructive distillation yields an oily liquid (oil of cade) used in treating skin diseases.
- Andes
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plural noun,
a mountain range in W South America, extending about 4500 miles (7250 km) from N Colombia and Venezuela S to Cape Horn. Highest peak, Aconcagua, 22,834 feet (6960 meters).
- ASDIC
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noun,
sonar.
- serac
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noun,
a large irregularity of glacial ice, as a pinnacle found in glacial crevasses and formed by melting or movement of the ice.
- Aries
-
noun,
Astronomy. the Ram, a zodiacal constellation between Pisces and Taurus.
- races
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noun,
a contest of speed, as in running, riding, driving, or sailing.
- arise
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verb (used without object),
to get up from sitting, lying, or kneeling; rise:
- raids
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noun,
a sudden assault or attack, as upon something to be seized or suppressed:
- arces
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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.
- Rains
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noun,
water that is condensed from the aqueous vapor in the atmosphere and falls to earth in drops more than 1/50 inch (0.5 mm) in diameter.
Compare drizzle (def 6).
- raise
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noun,
an increase in amount, as of wages:
- 30-30
-
- snead
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noun,
Samuel Jackson ("Slamming Sammy") 1912–2002, U.S. golfer.
- snide
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adjective,
derogatory in a nasty, insinuating manner:
- aside
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noun,
a part of an actor's lines supposedly not heard by others on the stage and intended only for the audience.
- Asine
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noun,
an ancient town in S Greece, on the Gulf of Argolis.
- rands
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noun,
(in shoemaking) a strip of leather set in a shoe at the heel before the lifts are attached.
- nides
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noun,
a nest or brood, especially of pheasants.
- Sedan
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noun,
an enclosed automobile body having two or four doors and seating four or more persons on two full-width seats.
- Seric
-
- anise
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noun,
a Mediterranean plant, Pimpinella anisum, of the parsley family, having loose umbrels of small yellowish-white flowers that yield aniseed.
- canid
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noun,
any animal of the dog family Canidae, including the wolves, jackals, hyenas, coyotes, foxes, and domestic dogs.
- Caird
-
noun,
a traveling tinker, especially a gypsy.
- earns
-
verb (used with object),
to gain or get in return for one's labor or service:
- nares
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plural noun,
the nostrils or the nasal passages.
- Cedar
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noun,
any of several Old World, coniferous trees of the genus Cedrus, having wide, spreading branches.
Compare cedar of Lebanon.
- Carie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Caroline.
- cares
-
noun,
a state of mind in which one is troubled; worry, anxiety, or concern:
- Caren
-
noun,
a female given name.
- nadir
-
noun,
Astronomy. the point on the celestial sphere directly beneath a given position or observer and diametrically opposite the zenith.
- narcs
-
noun,
a government agent or detective charged with the enforcement of laws restricting the use of narcotics.
- Nader
-
noun,
Ralph, born 1934, U.S. lawyer, author, political reformer, and consumer advocate.
- carne
-
noun,
Marcel [mahr-sel;; French mar-sel] /mɑrˈsɛl;; French marˈsɛl/ (Show IPA), 1909–1996, French film director.
- cards
-
noun,
a usually rectangular piece of stiff paper, thin pasteboard, or plastic for various uses, as to write information on or printed as a means of identifying the holder:
- Siren
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. one of several sea nymphs, part woman and part bird, who lure mariners to destruction by their seductive singing.
- ancre
-
adjective,
having the end of each limb divided and carved outward like the flukes of an anchor; moline:
- carse
-
noun,
bottom land.
- Card.
-
- cedis
-
noun,
a paper money and monetary unit of Ghana, equal to 100 pesewas.
- nards
-
noun,
an aromatic Himalayan plant, believed to be the spikenard, Nardostachys jatamansi, the source of an ointment used by the ancients.
- carns
-
noun,
cairn.
- Carin
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Aisne
-
noun,
a river in N France, flowing NW and W to the Oise. 175 miles (280 km) long.
- end-
-
- ends
-
noun,
the last part or extremity, lengthwise, of anything that is longer than it is wide or broad:
- IRAS
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- enc.
-
- RAND
-
noun,
(in shoemaking) a strip of leather set in a shoe at the heel before the lifts are attached.
- Enid
-
noun,
a city in N Oklahoma.
- NIRA
-
- Acis
-
noun,
the lover of Galatea, killed by Polyphemus out of jealousy.
- Ens.
-
- Nair
-
noun,
a group of Hindu castes in the Kerala region of India.
- Nier
-
noun,
Alfred Otto Carl, 1911–1994, U.S. physicist.
- narc
-
noun,
a government agent or detective charged with the enforcement of laws restricting the use of narcotics.
- Rais
-
noun,
Gilles de, Retz, Gilles de Laval, Baron de.
- ride
-
noun,
a journey or excursion on a horse, camel, etc., or on or in a vehicle.
- RdAc
-
- ears
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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.
- Rise
-
noun,
an act or instance of rising.
- RISC
-
noun,
reduced instruction set computer: a computer whose central processing unit recognizes a relatively small number of instructions, which it can execute very rapidly.
- rad.
-
- Rind
-
noun,
a thick and firm outer coat or covering, as of certain fruits, cheeses, and meats:
- Rina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Sra.
-
- Edda
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Read
-
noun,
an act or instance of reading:
- Ire.
-
- RACE
-
noun,
a contest of speed, as in running, riding, driving, or sailing.
- RAID
-
noun,
a sudden assault or attack, as upon something to be seized or suppressed:
- Isar
-
noun,
a river in central Europe, flowing NE from W Austria through S Germany to the Danube River. 215 miles (345 km) long.
- Edna
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “rejuvenation, rebirth.”.
- rain
-
noun,
water that is condensed from the aqueous vapor in the atmosphere and falls to earth in drops more than 1/50 inch (0.5 mm) in diameter.
Compare drizzle (def 6).
- rids
-
verb,
a simple past tense and past participle of ride.
- nide
-
noun,
a nest or brood, especially of pheasants.
- recs
-
noun,
recreation.
- 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.
- rase
-
verb (used with object),
raze.
- Nida
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Nydia.
- NDAC
-
- IndE
-
- Ice.
-
- iced
-
noun,
the solid form of water, produced by freezing; frozen water.
- ices
-
noun,
the solid form of water, produced by freezing; frozen water.
- nerd
-
noun,
a person considered to be socially awkward, boring, unstylish, etc.
- Reis
-
plural noun,
a former money of account of Portugal and Brazil.
- idae
-
- Idas
-
noun,
Mount, a mountain in W Turkey, in NW Asia Minor, SE of ancient Troy. 5810 feet (1771 meters).
Turkish Kazdaği [kahz-dah-gee; Turkish kahz-dah-uh] /ˌkɑz dɑˈgi; Turkish ˌkɑz dɑˈʌ/ (Show IPA).
- ARCS
-
noun,
Geometry. any unbroken part of the circumference of a circle or other curved line.
- rend
-
verb (used with object),
to separate into parts with force or violence:
- IDEA
-
noun,
any conception existing in the mind as a result of mental understanding, awareness, or activity.
- ides
-
noun,
(in the ancient Roman calendar) the fifteenth day of March, May, July, or October, and the thirteenth day of the other months.
- Inca
-
noun,
a member of any of the dominant groups of South American Indian peoples who established an empire in Peru prior to the Spanish conquest.
- Inc.
-
- 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.
- inae
-
- Reid
-
noun,
Sir George Huston, 1845–1918, Australian statesman, born in Scotland: prime minister 1904–05.
- rcd.
-
- Rena
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Marina.
- sire
-
noun,
the male parent of a quadruped.
- NICE
-
noun,
a port in and the capital of Alpes-Maritimes, in SE France, on the Mediterranean: resort.
- Esd.
-
- Eric
-
noun,
Eric the Red.
- nard
-
noun,
an aromatic Himalayan plant, believed to be the spikenard, Nardostachys jatamansi, the source of an ointment used by the ancients.
- acid
-
noun,
Chemistry. a compound usually having a sour taste and capable of neutralizing alkalis and reddening blue litmus paper, containing hydrogen that can be replaced by a metal or an electropositive group to form a salt, or containing an atom that can accept a pair of electrons from a base. Acids are proton donors that yield hydronium ions in water solution, or electron-pair acceptors that combine with electron-pair donors or bases.
- reds
-
noun,
any of various colors resembling the color of blood; the primary color at one extreme end of the visible spectrum, an effect of light with a wavelength between 610 and 780 nanometers.
- Eris
-
noun,
the ancient Greek goddess of discord and the sister of Ares: identified with the Roman goddess Discordia.
- Erna
-
noun,
a female given name: from an Old English word meaning “eagle.”.
- Rida
-
- NASD
-
- Rice
-
noun,
the starchy seeds or grain of an annual marsh grass, Oryza sativa, cultivated in warm climates and used for food.
- Ind.
-
- RIAS
-
noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- EARN
-
verb (used with object),
to gain or get in return for one's labor or service:
- Rani
-
noun,
ranee.
- Redd
-
noun,
the spawning area or nest of trout or salmon.
- ins.
-
- Neri
-
noun,
Saint Philip (Filippo Neri) 1515–95, Italian priest: founder of Congregation of the Oratory.
- Nasi
-
noun,
the head or president of the Sanhedrin.
- Sind
-
noun,
a former province of Pakistan, in the lower Indus valley; now part of West Pakistan. 48,136 sq. mi. (125,154 sq. km). Capital: Karachi.
- Erin
-
noun,
Literary. Ireland.
- Dice
-
noun,
Machinery.
any of various devices for cutting or forming material in a press or a stamping or forging machine.
a hollow device of steel, often composed of several pieces to be fitted into a stock, for cutting the threads of bolts or the like.
one of the separate pieces of such a device.
a steel block or plate with small conical holes through which wire, plastic rods, etc., are drawn.
- RNAS
-
- ains
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- Carn
-
noun,
cairn.
- CASE
-
noun,
an instance of the occurrence, existence, etc., of something:
- sice
-
noun,
syce.
- Cdr.
-
- airs
-
noun,
a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- Aire
-
- cedi
-
noun,
a paper money and monetary unit of Ghana, equal to 100 pesewas.
- cen.
-
- cera
-
noun,
(in prescriptions) wax.
- CERN
-
- scr.
-
- cide
-
- sci.
-
- CARE
-
noun,
a state of mind in which one is troubled; worry, anxiety, or concern:
- AInd
-
- cir.
-
- cire
-
noun,
a brilliant, highly glazed surface produced on fabrics by subjecting them to a wax, heat, and calendering treatment.
- cis-
-
- scar
-
noun,
a mark left by a healed wound, sore, or burn.
- SCAN
-
noun,
an act or instance of scanning; close examination.
- SCAD
-
noun,
any carangid fish of the genus Decapterus, inhabiting tropical and subtropical shore waters.
- Sari
-
noun,
a garment worn by Hindu women, consisting of a long piece of cotton or silk wrapped around the body with one end draped over the head or over one shoulder.
- Dace
-
noun,
a small, freshwater cyprinoid fish, Leuciscus leuciscus, of Europe, having a stout, fusiform body.
- side
-
noun,
one of the surfaces forming the outside of or bounding a thing, or one of the lines bounding a geometric figure.
- Sard
-
noun,
a reddish-brown chalcedony, used as a gem.
- AIDS
-
noun,
a disease of the immune system characterized by increased susceptibility to opportunistic infections, as pneumocystis carinii pneumonia and candidiasis, to certain cancers, as Kaposi's sarcoma, and to neurological disorders: caused by a retrovirus and transmitted chiefly through blood or blood products that enter the body's bloodstream, especially by sexual contact or contaminated hypodermic needles.
- ance
-
- Ande
-
plural noun,
a mountain range in W South America, extending about 4500 miles (7250 km) from N Colombia and Venezuela S to Cape Horn. Highest peak, Aconcagua, 22,834 feet (6960 meters).
- Dan.
-
abbreviation,
Bible. Daniel (def 1).
- Asir
-
noun,
a district in SW Saudi Arabia.
- Ares
-
noun,
the ancient Greek god of war, a son of Zeus and Hera, identified by the Romans with Mars.
- arid
-
adjective,
being without moisture; extremely dry; parched:
- ARIS
-
- Arne
-
noun,
Thomas Augustine, 1710–78, English composer of operas and songs.
- Sera
-
noun,
a plural of serum.
- arse
-
noun,
ass2 (defs 1, 2).
- 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.
- asc-
-
- Seri
-
noun,
a member of an American Indian people of western Sonora state, Mexico, on the Gulf of California.
- asci
-
noun,
plural of ascus.
- Aser
-
noun,
Asher (def 1).
- ANSI
-
- send
-
noun,
the heaving motion of a vessel.
- cane
-
noun,
a stick or short staff used to assist one in walking; walking stick.
- sec.
-
- sear
-
noun,
a mark or scar made by searing.
- cade
-
noun,
a juniper, Juniperus oxycedrus, of the Mediterranean area, whose wood on destructive distillation yields an oily liquid (oil of cade) used in treating skin diseases.
- cadi
-
noun,
qadi.
- cads
-
noun,
an ill-bred man, especially one who behaves in a dishonorable or irresponsible way toward women.
- Sean
-
noun,
a male given name, form of John.
- caid
-
noun,
(in North Africa) a Muslim tribal chief, judge, or senior official.
- Cain
-
noun,
Scot. and Irish English. rent paid in kind, especially a percentage of a farm crop.
- anes
-
adverb,
once.
- Can.
-
- Sian
-
noun,
Older Spelling. Xian.
- ands
-
- DAIS
-
noun,
a raised platform, as at the front of a room, for a lectern, throne, seats of honor, etc.
- Cres
-
- aide
-
noun,
nurse's aide.
- Dies
-
noun,
Martin, 1901–72, U.S. politician.
- sain
-
verb (used with object),
to make the sign of the cross on, as for protection against evil influences.
- Den.
-
- adds
-
noun,
Journalism. copy added to a completed story.
- aesc
-
noun,
ash2 (def 3).
- addn
-
- Deni
-
noun,
a monetary unit of the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, the 100th part of a denar.
- der.
-
- dern
-
adjective, adverb, verb (used with object),
darn2 .
- said
-
noun,
sayyid.
- dia-
-
- DIAD
-
noun, adjective,
dyad.
- DIAS
-
noun,
Bartholomeu [bahr-too-loo-me-oo] /ˌbɑr tʊ lʊˈmɛ ʊ/ (Show IPA), c1450–1500, Portuguese navigator: discoverer of the Cape of Good Hope.
- Din.
-
- Dec.
-
- Dine
-
noun,
Scot. dinner.
- dins
-
noun,
a loud, confused noise; a continued loud or tumultuous sound; noisy clamor.
- dir.
-
- DIRE
-
adjective,
causing or involving great fear or suffering; dreadful; terrible:
- dis-
-
- Sadi
-
noun,
sadhe.
- Sade
-
noun,
Donatien Alphonse François [daw-na-syan al-fawns frahn-swa] /dɔ naˈsyɛ̃ alˈfɔ̃s frɑ̃ˈswa/ (Show IPA), Comte de (Marquis de Sade) 1740–1814, French soldier and novelist, notorious for his paraphilia.
- 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.
- acr-
-
- Drin
-
noun,
a river in S Europe, flowing generally NW from SW Macedonia through N Albania into the Adriatic. 180 miles (290 km) long.
- acne
-
noun,
an inflammatory disease of the sebaceous glands, characterized by comedones and pimples, especially on the face, back, and chest, and, in severe cases, by cysts and nodules resulting in scarring.
- Eads
-
noun,
James Buchanan, 1820–87, U.S. engineer and inventor.
- Sina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- 1080
-
- DASD
-
noun,
an external storage device, as a magnetic disk storage unit, in which the access mechanism and storage medium can be positioned directly at the addresses sought to read or write specific data items.
- Dean
-
noun,
Education.
the head of a faculty, school, or administrative division in a university or college:
an official in an American college or secondary school having charge of student personnel services, such as counseling or discipline:
the official in charge of undergraduate students at an English university.
- sane
-
noun,
a private nationwide organization in the U.S., established in 1957, that opposes nuclear testing and advocates international peace.
- Adie
-
noun,
a female given name.
- DDSc
-
- Dari
-
noun,
a form of Persian, spoken in Afghanistan.
- Sand
-
noun,
the more or less fine debris of rocks, consisting of small, loose grains, often of quartz.
- Dare
-
noun,
an act of daring or defiance; challenge.
- dead
-
noun,
the period of greatest darkness, coldness, etc.:
- rads
-
noun,
a standard unit of absorbed dose of radiation equal to 0.01 gray2 .
- Dard
-
noun,
Also, Dardic. a group of Indic languages spoken in Kashmir, northern Pakistan, and eastern Afghanistan, and including Kashmiri.
- Darn
-
noun,
a darned place, as in a garment:
- Dane
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Denmark.
- DEAR
-
noun,
a person who is good, kind, or generous:
- aer-
-
- rin
-
noun,
a money of account of Japan, the thousandth part of a yen or the tenth part of a sen.
- sc.
-
- SED
-
- 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.
- Rs.
-
- Sin
-
noun,
transgression of divine law:
- RSA
-
- RNA
-
- Rai
-
noun,
a style of Algerian popular music played on electric guitar, synthesizer, and percussion instruments.
- RSE
-
- Sad
-
noun,
the 14th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- Sr.
-
- sd.
-
- SAC
-
noun,
a baglike structure in an animal, plant, or fungus, as one containing fluid.
- 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).
- RAN
-
noun,
a sea goddess who drags down ships and drowns sailors: the wife of Aegir.
- SID
-
noun,
a male or female given name, form of Sidney or Sydney.
- SAR
-
- SDA
-
- Ria
-
noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- San
-
noun,
a member of a nomadic aboriginal people of southern Africa.
- RDA
-
- RDS
-
- REA
-
- SDI
-
- RCN
-
- SDR
-
- RID
-
noun,
a journey or excursion on a horse, camel, etc., or on or in a vehicle.
- SIC
-
adverb,
so; thus: usually written parenthetically to denote that a word, phrase, passage, etc., that may appear strange or incorrect has been written intentionally or has been quoted verbatim: (sic).
- ScD
-
- REC
-
noun,
recreation.
- res
-
noun,
an object or thing; matter.
- red
-
noun,
any of various colors resembling the color of blood; the primary color at one extreme end of the visible spectrum, an effect of light with a wavelength between 610 and 780 nanometers.
- RCA
-
- sea
-
noun,
the salt waters that cover the greater part of the earth's surface.
- RAS
-
noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- SIR
-
noun,
a respectful or formal term of address used to a man:
- SAE
-
- RDC
-
- rnd
-
- se-
-
- ea.
-
- Rae
-
noun,
John, 1813–93, Scottish surgeon and Arctic explorer.
- DAE
-
- CAS
-
verb (used with or without object),
to call, as to call an animal toward one; urge forward by calling.
- CEA
-
- CED
-
- CIA
-
- CID
-
noun,
The ("El Cid Campeador"; Rodrigo Díaz de Bivar) c1040–99, Spanish soldier: hero of the wars against the Moors.
- CIE
-
- CNS
-
- CRS
-
- CSA
-
- CSR
-
- dd.
-
- DDS
-
- DSC
-
- DAD
-
noun,
father.
- DAR
-
- CAI
-
- di.
-
- DSA
-
- Dr.
-
- DNR
-
- DNA
-
- Die
-
noun,
Machinery.
any of various devices for cutting or forming material in a press or a stamping or forging machine.
a hollow device of steel, often composed of several pieces to be fitted into a stock, for cutting the threads of bolts or the like.
one of the separate pieces of such a device.
a steel block or plate with small conical holes through which wire, plastic rods, etc., are drawn.
- DID
-
noun,
Informal. a burst of frenzied activity; action; commotion.
- DEI
-
adverb,
by the grace of God.
- DAS
-
noun,
hyrax.
- DEd
-
- DEA
-
- de-
-
- DDR
-
- DCS
-
- d-c
-
noun,
a surgical method for the removal of diseased tissue or an early embryo from the lining of the uterus by means of scraping.
- CAR
-
noun,
an automobile.
- CAD
-
noun,
an ill-bred man, especially one who behaves in a dishonorable or irresponsible way toward women.
- ead
-
- Ain
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- ac-
-
- ad-
-
- ADC
-
- AID
-
noun,
help or support; assistance.
- an.
-
- Ar.
-
- ACE
-
noun,
a playing card or die marked with or having the value indicated by a single spot:
- ACS
-
- ade
-
noun,
George, 1866–1944, U.S. humorist.
- ADS
-
noun,
advertisement.
- ae.
-
- AEC
-
- AES
-
noun,
any of various early forms of bronze or copper money used in ancient Rome.
Compare as2 (def 1).
- AIC
-
- AIR
-
noun,
a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- cs.
-
- ARS
-
- cr.
-
- ca.
-
- ASR
-
- ASN
-
- ASI
-
- ase
-
- 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.
- AIS
-
noun,
a three-toed sloth, Bradypus tridactylus, inhabiting forests of southern Venezuela, the Guianas, and northern Brazil, having a diet apparently restricted to the leaves of the trumpet-tree, and sounding a high-pitched cry when disturbed.
- ard
-
- ARC
-
noun,
Geometry. any unbroken part of the circumference of a circle or other curved line.
- ans
-
noun,
the Sumerian god of heaven: the counterpart of the Akkadian Anu.
- ANI
-
noun,
any of several black, tropical American cuckoos of the genus Crotophaga, having a compressed, bladelike bill.
- ane
-
adjective, noun, pronoun,
one.
- ANC
-
- DSR
-
- DRE
-
- ean
-
- nae
-
adverb,
no1 ; not.
- IDA
-
noun,
Mount, a mountain in W Turkey, in NW Asia Minor, SE of ancient Troy. 5810 feet (1771 meters).
Turkish Kazdaği [kahz-dah-gee; Turkish kahz-dah-uh] /ˌkɑz dɑˈgi; Turkish ˌkɑz dɑˈʌ/ (Show IPA).
- ide
-
- IDS
-
noun,
the part of the psyche, residing in the unconscious, that is the source of instinctive impulses that seek satisfaction in accordance with the pleasure principle and are modified by the ego and the superego before they are given overt expression.
- ier
-
- in.
-
- ina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Ir.
-
- IRC
-
- IRS
-
- Is.
-
noun,
(used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
- ISA
-
- ise
-
- ISR
-
- NAD
-
- NDE
-
- IAS
-
- NRA
-
- Re.
-
- RCS
-
- Rd.
-
- NSC
-
- NSA
-
- NRC
-
- nr.
-
- ne-
-
- NIC
-
noun,
a newly industrialized/industrializing country:
- NIA
-
- NES
-
- NED
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Edward.
- NEC
-
- NEA
-
- ICA
-
noun,
Portuguese name of Putumayo.
- ine
-
- ian
-
noun,
a male given name, Scottish form of John.
- ERA
-
noun,
a period of time marked by distinctive character, events, etc.:
- 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.
- EAS
-
noun,
the Akkadian god of wisdom, the son of Apsu and father of Marduk: the counterpart of Enki.
- ec-
-
- ECA
-
- ed.
-
- EDA
-
noun,
a female given name.
- EDC
-
- EDD
-
- EDS
-
noun,
education:
- Ia.
-
- eir
-
- EIS
-
- en-
-
- SRI
-
noun,
a Hindu title of address prefixed to the name of a deity, holy person, etc.
- ERS
-
noun,
ervil.
- IRA
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- id.
-
- ESA
-
- Esc
-
- ESR
-
- ics
-
- 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.
- R.
-
- RA
-
noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- RC
-
- SN
-
- S.
-
- E.
-
noun,
Edward (St. John) 1925–2000, U.S. writer and illustrator.
- EI
-
- RI
-
- 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.
- 3D
-
noun,
a three-dimensional form or appearance:
- 2D
-
noun,
a two-dimensional form or appearance:
- SA
-
- DC
-
noun,
a surgical method for the removal of diseased tissue or an early embryo from the lining of the uterus by means of scraping.
- D.
-
- DA
-
noun,
a male hairstyle, especially of the 1950s, in which the hair is slicked back on both sides to overlap at the back of the head.
- RN
-
- N.
-
- DN
-
- er
-
interjection,
(used to express or represent a pause, hesitation, uncertainty, etc.).
- ic
-
- i.
-
- CE
-
- NI
-
- ND
-
- NC
-
- NA
-
adverb,
no1 .
- SI
-
noun,
the syllable used for the seventh tone of a scale and sometimes for the tone B.