Anagrams of scatterbrain
Word scatterbrain has
1476 anagrams
that can be made by using the letters of scatterbrain.
- transcribe
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verb (used with object),
to make a written copy, especially a typewritten copy, of (dictated material, notes taken during a lecture, or other spoken material).
- tetrabasic
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adjective,
(of an acid) having four atoms of hydrogen replaceable by basic atoms or groups.
- arbitrates
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verb (used with object),
to decide as arbitrator or arbiter; determine.
- tearstain
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noun,
a mark or wet streak left by tears.
- arbitrate
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verb (used with object),
to decide as arbitrator or arbiter; determine.
- sectarian
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noun,
a member of a sect.
- Cartesian
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noun,
a follower of Cartesian thought.
- aberrants
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noun,
an aberrant person, thing, group, etc.
- braincase
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noun,
cranium (def 2).
- cat-train
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noun,
a train of sleds and other vehicles mounted on runners, the whole procession drawn by a tractor with caterpillar treads.
- tarriance
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noun,
delay.
- interacts
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verb (used without object),
to act one upon another.
- re-strain
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verb (used with or without object),
to strain again.
- restraint
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noun,
a restraining action or influence:
- catbriers
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noun,
any prickly vine of the genus Smilax, especially S. rotundifolia, of eastern North America, growing in tangled masses.
- birrettas
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noun,
biretta.
- retirants
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noun,
retiree.
- abstainer
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noun,
a person who abstains from something regarded as improper or unhealthy, especially the drinking of alcoholic beverages.
- brattices
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noun,
a partition or lining, as of planks or cloth, forming an air passage in a mine.
- carabiner
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noun,
a D -shaped ring with a spring catch on one side, used for fastening ropes in mountaineering.
- arrestant
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noun,
a substance that interrupts the normal development of an insect.
- cabrettas
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noun,
a leather made from the skins of sheep that grow hair rather than wool, tougher than other sheepskins and used chiefly for gloves and shoes.
- bacterins
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noun,
a vaccine prepared from killed bacteria.
- ascertain
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verb (used with object),
to find out definitely; learn with certainty or assurance; determine:
- craniates
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noun,
a craniate animal.
- reactants
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noun,
a person or thing that reacts.
- brisance
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noun,
the shattering effect of a high explosive.
- cabretta
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noun,
a leather made from the skins of sheep that grow hair rather than wool, tougher than other sheepskins and used chiefly for gloves and shoes.
- nitrates
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noun,
Chemistry. a salt or ester of nitric acid, or any compound containing the univalent group –ONO 2 or NO 3 .
- bitterns
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noun,
any of several tawny brown herons that inhabit reedy marshes, as Botaurus lentiginosus (American bittern) of North America, and B. stellaris, of Europe.
- retirant
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noun,
retiree.
- restrict
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verb (used with object),
to confine or keep within limits, as of space, action, choice, intensity, or quantity.
- restrain
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verb (used with object),
to hold back from action; keep in check or under control; repress:
- cabarets
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noun,
a restaurant providing food, drink, music, a dance floor, and often a floor show.
- tibetans
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noun,
a member of the people native to or inhabiting Tibet.
- rarebits
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noun,
Welsh rabbit.
- ratsbane
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noun,
rat poison.
- test-ban
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noun,
an agreement by nations producing nuclear weapons to refrain from testing them in the atmosphere.
- reactant
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noun,
a person or thing that reacts.
- Brattain
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noun,
Walter Houser [hou-zer] /ˈhaʊ zər/ (Show IPA), 1902–1987, U.S. physicist: Nobel Prize 1956.
- tabetics
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noun,
a person affected with tabes.
- tertians
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noun,
Pathology. a tertian fever.
- cristate
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adjective,
having a crest; crested.
- birretta
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noun,
biretta.
- retracts
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verb (used with object),
to draw back or in:
- Serratia
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noun,
a genus of rod-shaped, aerobic bacteria that are saprophytic on decaying plant or animal materials.
- astatine
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noun,
a rare element of the halogen family. Symbol: At; atomic number: 85.
- tabarets
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noun,
a durable silk or acetate fabric having alternating stripes of satin and moiré, for drapery and upholstery.
- Tacitean
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adjective,
of, relating to, or characteristic of Publius Cornelius Tacitus.
- Atabrine
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- straiten
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verb (used with object),
to put into difficulties, especially financial ones:
- strainer
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noun,
a person or thing that strains.
- Artesian
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adjective,
noting, pertaining to, or characteristic of an artesian well.
- bacteri-
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- bacteria
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plural noun,
ubiquitous one-celled organisms, spherical, spiral, or rod-shaped and appearing singly or in chains, comprising the Schizomycota, a phylum of the kingdom Monera (in some classification systems the plant class Schizomycetes), various species of which are involved in fermentation, putrefaction, infectious diseases, or nitrogen fixation.
- bacterin
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noun,
a vaccine prepared from killed bacteria.
- banister
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noun,
a baluster.
- aristate
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adjective,
Botany. having aristae; awned.
- retrains
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verb (used with object),
to train again, especially for a different vocation or different tasks.
- ariettas
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noun,
a short aria.
- basanite
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noun,
a basaltic rock composed chiefly of plagioclase, olivine, and augite.
- seatrain
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noun,
a ship for the transportation of loaded railroad cars.
- Tartaric
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adjective,
pertaining to or derived from tartar.
- arcanist
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noun,
a person professing special secret knowledge concerning ceramics, especially concerning the making of porcelain.
- bearcats
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noun,
Informal. a person or thing that fights or acts with force or fierceness.
- Santeria
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noun,
(sometimes lowercase) a religion merging the worship of Yoruba deities with veneration of Roman Catholic saints: practiced in Cuba and spread to other parts of the Caribbean and to the U.S. by Cuban emigrés.
- sanitate
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verb (used with object),
to make sanitary; equip with sanitary appliances:
- Sabatier
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noun,
Paul [pawl] /pɔl/ (Show IPA), 1854–1941, French chemist: Nobel prize 1912.
- birettas
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noun,
a stiff square cap with three or four upright projecting pieces extending from the center of the top to the edge, worn by ecclesiastics.
- Canberra
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noun,
a city in and the capital of Australia, in the SE part, in the Australian Capital Territory.
- teacarts
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noun,
tea wagon.
- Canaries
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noun,
any of several Old World finches of the genus Serinus, especially S. canaria (common canary) native to the Canary Islands and often kept as a pet, in the wild being greenish with brown streaks above and yellow below and in domesticated varieties usually bright yellow or pale yellow.
- brattice
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noun,
a partition or lining, as of planks or cloth, forming an air passage in a mine.
- canister
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noun,
a small box or jar, often one of a kitchen set, for holding tea, coffee, flour, and sugar.
- transect
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verb (used with object),
to cut across; dissect transversely.
- citrates
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noun,
a salt or ester of citric acid.
- acarines
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noun,
any of numerous arachnids of the order Acarina, comprising the mites and ticks.
- cisterna
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noun,
cistern (def 2).
- abstrict
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verb (used without object),
to undergo abstriction.
- abstract
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noun,
a summary of a text, scientific article, document, speech, etc.; epitome.
- transact
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verb (used with object),
to carry on or conduct (business, negotiations, activities, etc.) to a conclusion or settlement. Synonyms: enact, conclude, settle, manage, negotiate.
- castrate
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noun,
a castrated person or animal.
- intreats
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verb (used with or without object),
entreat.
- catbrier
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noun,
any prickly vine of the genus Smilax, especially S. rotundifolia, of eastern North America, growing in tangled masses.
- citterns
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noun,
an old musical instrument related to the guitar, having a flat, pear-shaped soundbox and wire strings.
- abreacts
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verb (used with object),
to remove by abreaction.
- caterans
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noun,
(formerly) a freebooter or marauder of the Scottish Highlands.
- Caterina
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noun,
a female given name, form of Catherine.
- erratics
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noun,
an erratic or eccentric person.
- interact
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verb (used without object),
to act one upon another.
- Estancia
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noun,
(in Spanish America) a landed estate or a cattle ranch.
- centibar
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noun,
a centimeter-gram-second unit of pressure, equal to 1/100 (0.01) bar or 10,000 dynes per square centimeter.
- centrist
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noun,
(especially in continental Europe) a member of a political party of the Center; moderate.
- aberrant
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noun,
an aberrant person, thing, group, etc.
- trainers
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noun,
a person or thing that trains.
- castanet
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noun,
either of a pair of concave pieces of wood held in the palm of the hand and clicked together, usually to accompany dancing.
- carinate
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adjective,
Zoology, Botany. formed with a carina; keellike.
- critters
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noun,
a domesticated animal.
- carbines
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noun,
a light, gas-operated semiautomatic rifle.
- craniate
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noun,
a craniate animal.
- Triratna
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noun,
the three components of Buddhism, which are the Buddha, or teacher, the dharma, or teaching, and the Sangha, or priesthood.
- Erastian
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noun,
an advocate of Erastianism.
- carbarns
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noun,
a large building for the housing and maintenance of streetcars, railroad cars, or buses.
- narrates
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verb (used with object),
to give an account or tell the story of (events, experiences, etc.).
- Serbian
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noun,
a native or inhabitant of Serbia, especially one of the Slavic peoples inhabiting it.
- erratic
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noun,
an erratic or eccentric person.
- Barnett
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noun,
a male given name.
- tabaret
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noun,
a durable silk or acetate fabric having alternating stripes of satin and moiré, for drapery and upholstery.
- barrens
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noun,
Usually, barrens. level or slightly rolling land, usually with a sandy soil and few trees, and relatively infertile.
- barrets
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noun,
a small cap, akin to the biretta, worn in the Middle Ages by soldiers and ecclesiastics.
- cretins
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noun,
a person suffering from cretinism.
- Barrett
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noun,
Elizabeth, Browning, Elizabeth Barrett.
- striate
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adjective,
striated.
- barters
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noun,
the act or practice of bartering.
- critter
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noun,
a domesticated animal.
- certain
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Idioms,
for certain, without a doubt; surely:
- Insecta
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noun,
the class comprising the insects.
- astatic
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adjective,
unstable; unsteady.
- basiate
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verb (used with or without object),
to kiss.
- Astarte
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noun,
an ancient Semitic deity, goddess of fertility and reproduction worshiped by the Phoenicians and Canaanites.
- Astaire
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noun,
Fred, 1899–1987, U.S. dancer and actor.
- basinet
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noun,
a globular or pointed helmet of the 14th century, often provided with a visor or aventail: evolved from the cervellière.
Compare great basinet.
- scriber
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noun,
a tool for scribing wood or the like.
- astrict
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verb (used with object),
to bind fast; constrain.
- 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.
- barites
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noun,
a common mineral, barium sulfate, BaSO 4 , occurring in white, yellow, or colorless tabular crystals: the principal ore of barium.
- Aterian
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adjective,
of or indicating a Middle Paleolithic industry of northwestern Africa and the Sahara, characterized by the production of tanged points and bifacially worked leaf-shaped points of varying sizes.
- stearin
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noun,
Chemistry. any of the three glyceryl esters of stearic acid, especially C 3 H 5 (C 18 H 35 O 2) 3 , a soft, white, odorless solid found in many natural fats.
- stearic
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adjective,
of or relating to suet or fat.
- attires
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noun,
clothes or apparel, especially rich or splendid garments.
- Statice
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noun,
any of various plants belonging to the genus Limonium, of the leadwort family, having clusters of variously colored flowers that retain their color when dried.
- starter
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noun,
a person or thing that starts.
- cittern
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noun,
an old musical instrument related to the guitar, having a flat, pear-shaped soundbox and wire strings.
- attains
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verb (used with object),
to reach, achieve, or accomplish; gain; obtain:
- atresia
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noun,
the congenital absence, or the pathological closure, of an opening, passage, or cavity.
- citrate
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noun,
a salt or ester of citric acid.
- Bactria
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noun,
an ancient country in W Asia, between the Oxus River and the Hindu Kush Mountains. Capital: Bactra.
- Barinas
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noun,
a city in W Venezuela.
- cistern
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noun,
a reservoir, tank, or container for storing or holding water or other liquid.
- scatter
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noun,
the act of scattering.
- cirrate
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adjective,
having cirri.
- banters
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noun,
an exchange of light, playful, teasing remarks; good-natured raillery.
- Sinatra
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noun,
Frank (Francis Albert) 1915–98, U.S. singer and actor.
- strati-
-
- Barents
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noun,
Willem [wil-uh m] /ˈwɪl əm/ (Show IPA), died 1597, Dutch navigator and explorer.
- Setaria
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noun,
any grass of the genus Setaria, having a dense panicle, grown for forage.
- craters
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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.
- attrib.
-
- Bastian
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noun,
Adolf [ah-dawlf] /ˈɑ dɔlf/ (Show IPA), 1826–1905, German anthropologist.
- satanic
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adjective,
of Satan.
- Batista
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noun,
Fulgencio [fool-hen-syaw] /fulˈhɛn syɔ/ (Show IPA), (Fulgencio Batista y Zaldívar) 1901–73, Cuban military leader: dictator of Cuba 1934–40; president 1940–44, 1952–59.
- rattans
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noun,
Also called rattan palm. any of various climbing palms of the genus Calamus or allied genera.
- carters
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noun,
Bennett Lester ("Benny") 1907–2003, U.S. jazz saxophonist and composer.
- carreta
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noun,
a simple two-wheeled oxcart.
- Brescia
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noun,
a city in central Lombardy, in N Italy.
- recants
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verb (used with object),
to withdraw or disavow (a statement, opinion, etc.), especially formally; retract.
- carnies
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noun,
a person employed by a carnival.
- carnets
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noun,
a customs document allowing an automobile to be driven at no cost across international borders.
- caritas
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noun,
charity.
- carinas
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noun,
Zoology. a keellike part or ridge, especially a ridge of bone on the ventral side of the sternum of birds.
- Britten
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noun,
(Edward) Benjamin, 1913–76, English composer and pianist.
- ratters
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noun,
a person, animal, or thing that catches rats, as a terrier or a cat.
- narrate
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verb (used with object),
to give an account or tell the story of (events, experiences, etc.).
- ratites
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noun,
a bird having a ratite breastbone.
- 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.
- ratines
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noun,
a loosely woven fabric made with nubby or knotty yarns.
- caribes
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noun,
piranha.
- rarebit
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noun,
Welsh rabbit.
- cabaret
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noun,
a restaurant providing food, drink, music, a dance floor, and often a floor show.
- natters
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noun,
a conversation; chat.
- cabinet
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noun,
a piece of furniture with shelves, drawers, etc., for holding or displaying items:
- Cabrera
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noun,
Manuel Estrada [Spanish mahn-wel es-trah-th ah] /Spanish mɑnˈwɛl ɛsˈtrɑ ðɑ/ (Show IPA), Estrada Cabrera, Manuel.
- carbine
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noun,
a light, gas-operated semiautomatic rifle.
- carbarn
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noun,
a large building for the housing and maintenance of streetcars, railroad cars, or buses.
- nitrate
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noun,
Chemistry. a salt or ester of nitric acid, or any compound containing the univalent group –ONO 2 or NO 3 .
- nectars
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noun,
the saccharine secretion of a plant, which attracts the insects or birds that pollinate the flower.
- canters
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noun,
an easy gallop.
- brasier
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noun,
brazier1 .
- iterant
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adjective,
characterized by repetition; repeating.
- centri-
-
- Sabrina
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noun,
a female given name: from the Latin word for the river Severn.
- batiste
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noun,
a fine, often sheer fabric, constructed in either a plain or figured weave and made of any of various natural or synthetic fibers.
- battens
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noun,
a small board or strip of wood used for various building purposes, as to cover joints between boards, reinforce certain doors, or supply a foundation for lathing.
- batters
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noun,
Printing.
a damaged area on the face of type or plate.
the resulting defect in print.
- satinet
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noun,
a satin-weave fabric made with cotton warp and wool filling, fulled and finished to resemble wool.
- bearcat
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noun,
Informal. a person or thing that fights or acts with force or fierceness.
- satiate
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adjective,
satiated.
- Nicetas
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noun,
Saint Ignatius (def 2).
- instate
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verb (used with object),
to put or place in a certain state or position, as in an office; install.
- Sarcina
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noun,
any of several spherical, saprophytic bacteria of the genus Sarcina, having a cuboidal cell arrangement.
- Saracen
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noun,
History/Historical. a member of any of the nomadic tribes on the Syrian borders of the Roman Empire.
- catties
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noun,
(in China and southeast Asia) a weight equal to about 1½ pounds (680 grams) avoirdupois.
- Bettina
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noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- Caserta
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noun,
a city in S Italy, near Naples.
- ritters
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noun,
a knight.
- biretta
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noun,
a stiff square cap with three or four upright projecting pieces extending from the center of the top to the edge, worn by ecclesiastics.
- cateran
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noun,
(formerly) a freebooter or marauder of the Scottish Highlands.
- retsina
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noun,
a strong, resinated white or red wine of Greece and Cyprus.
- bistate
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adjective,
of, relating to, or involving two states, especially of the U.S.:
- intreat
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verb (used with or without object),
entreat.
- retrain
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verb (used with object),
to train again, especially for a different vocation or different tasks.
- retract
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verb (used with object),
to draw back or in:
- bittern
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noun,
any of several tawny brown herons that inhabit reedy marshes, as Botaurus lentiginosus (American bittern) of North America, and B. stellaris, of Europe.
- bitters
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noun,
a liquid, often an alcoholic liquor, in which bitter herbs or roots have steeped, used as a flavoring, especially in mixed drinks, or as a tonic.
- retains
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verb (used with object),
to keep possession of.
- bracers
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noun,
a person or thing that braces, binds, or makes firm.
- tabetic
-
noun,
a person affected with tabes.
- erratas
-
noun,
plural of erratum.
- tabinet
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noun,
a fabric resembling poplin, made of silk and wool and usually given a watered finish.
- tartine
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noun,
a fancy French open-faced sandwich topped with spreadable ingredients.
- terbias
-
noun,
an amorphous white powder, Tb 2 O 3 .
- Antares
-
noun,
a red supergiant star of the first magnitude in the constellation Scorpius.
- antiars
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noun,
the upas tree.
- Antibes
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noun,
a seaport in SE France, SW of Nice: preserved ruins of 4th-century b.c. Roman town.
- teacart
-
noun,
tea wagon.
- Arabist
-
noun,
a person who specializes in or studies the Arabic language or Arab culture.
- arbiter
-
noun,
a person empowered to decide matters at issue; judge; umpire.
- tartars
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noun,
Dentistry. calculus (def 3).
- tetanic
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adjective,
Pathology. pertaining to, of the nature of, or characterized by tetanus.
- tartare
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adjective,
(especially of fish) finely chopped and served raw (used postpositively):
- tartans
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noun,
a woolen or worsted cloth woven with stripes of different colors and widths crossing at right angles, worn chiefly by the Scottish Highlanders, each clan having its own distinctive plaid.
- tarsier
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noun,
a small, arboreal, nocturnal primate of the genus Tarsius, of Indonesia and the Philippines, having a long thin tail, very large immobile eyes, and prominent pads on the fingers and toes: all populations are dwindling.
- tarries
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noun,
a stay; sojourn.
- arietta
-
noun,
a short aria.
- arnicas
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noun,
any composite plant of the genus Arnica, having opposite leaves and yellow flower heads.
- tantras
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noun,
(italics) Hinduism. any of several books of esoteric doctrine regarding rituals, disciplines, meditation, etc., composed in the form of dialogues between Shiva and his Shakti; Agama.
- tertian
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noun,
Pathology. a tertian fever.
- Tibetan
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noun,
a member of the people native to or inhabiting Tibet.
- arteri-
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- abreact
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verb (used with object),
to remove by abreaction.
- tsarina
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noun,
czarina.
- Tristan
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Tristram.
- trisect
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verb (used with object),
to divide into three parts, especially into three equal parts.
- abacist
-
noun,
a person skilled in using an abacus.
- Trianta
-
noun,
Trianda.
- tranter
-
noun,
a peddler, hawker, or carrier using a horse and cart.
- abraser
-
noun,
a machine for testing the abrasion resistance of a material.
- abreast
-
adverb, adjective,
side by side; beside each other in a line:
- tinters
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noun,
a person who specializes in applying tints or dyes.
- Transit
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noun,
the act or fact of passing across or through; passage from one place to another.
- abstain
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verb (used without object),
to hold oneself back voluntarily, especially from something regarded as improper or unhealthy (usually followed by from):
- acarine
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noun,
any of numerous arachnids of the order Acarina, comprising the mites and ticks.
- Trainer
-
noun,
a person or thing that trains.
- acetins
-
noun,
a colorless, thick, hygroscopic liquid, C 5 H 10 O 4 : used chiefly in the manufacture of explosives.
- tracers
-
noun,
a person or thing that traces.
- acrasin
-
noun,
a chemotactic substance, identical with cAMP, secreted by myxamebas of cellular slime molds and attracting other myxamebas to aggregate and form a pseudoplasmodium.
- tanrecs
-
noun,
tenrec.
- terrain
-
noun,
a tract of land, especially as considered with reference to its natural features, military advantages, etc.
- Artesia
-
noun,
a city in S California.
- artiste
-
noun,
an artist, especially an actor, singer, dancer, or other public performer.
- artisan
-
noun,
a person skilled in an applied art; a craftsperson.
- ascribe
-
verb (used with object),
to credit or assign, as to a cause or source; attribute; impute:
- Caesar
-
noun,
Gaius [gey-uh s] /ˈgeɪ əs/ (Show IPA), (or Caius) [key-uh s] /ˈkeɪ əs/ (Show IPA), Julius, c100–44 b.c, Roman general, statesman, and historian.
- tineas
-
noun,
any of several skin diseases caused by fungi; ringworm.
- tincts
-
noun,
tint; tinge; coloring.
- tinct.
-
- cabers
-
noun,
a pole or beam, especially one thrown as a trial of strength.
- racers
-
noun,
a person, animal, or thing that races or takes part in a race, as a racehorse, bicycle, yacht, etc.
- rabats
-
noun,
a sleeveless, backless, vestlike garment extending to the waist, worn by a cleric beneath the clerical collar, especially in the Roman Catholic and Anglican churches.
- cabane
-
noun,
a mastlike structure on some early airplanes, used for supporting the wing.
- Racine
-
noun,
Jean Baptiste [zhahn ba-teest] /ʒɑ̃ baˈtist/ (Show IPA), 1639–99, French dramatist.
- racist
-
noun,
a person who believes in racism, the doctrine that one's own racial group is superior or that a particular racial group is inferior to the others.
- Raetic
-
noun,
an extinct language of uncertain affinities that was spoken in Rhaetia and written with the Etruscan alphabet.
- Aintab
-
noun,
former name of Gaziantep.
- raster
-
noun,
Television. a pattern of scanning lines covering the area upon which the image is projected in the cathode-ray tube or liquid-crystal display of a television set or other screen.
- ratans
-
noun,
rattan.
- raters
-
noun,
a person who makes rates or ratings.
- rabies
-
noun,
an infectious disease of dogs, cats, and other animals, transmitted to humans by the bite of an infected animal and usually fatal if prophylactic treatment is not administered: caused by an RNA virus of the rhabdovirus group; hydrophobia.
- Cairns
-
noun,
a seaport in NE Australia.
- nitres
-
noun,
niter.
- Canter
-
noun,
an easy gallop.
- actins
-
noun,
a globulin that is present in muscle plasma and that in connection with myosin plays an important role in muscle contraction.
- titers
-
noun,
the strength of a solution as determined by titration with a standard substance.
- carats
-
noun,
a unit of weight in gemstones, 200 milligrams (about 3 grains of troy or avoirdupois weight). Abbreviation: c., ct.
- nebris
-
noun,
a fawn skin worn in Greek mythology by Dionysus and his followers.
- nectar
-
noun,
the saccharine secretion of a plant, which attracts the insects or birds that pollinate the flower.
- titans
-
noun,
Classical Mythology.
any of the sons of Uranus and Gaea, including Coeus, Crius, Cronus, Hyperion, Iapetus, and Oceanus.
Also, Titaness. any of the sisters of these, including Mnemosyne, Phoebe, Rhea, Tethys, Themis, and Thia.
any of the offspring of the children of Uranus and Gaea.
- tisane
-
noun,
(italics) French. aromatic or herb-flavored tea.
- cantar
-
noun,
a poem consisting of four-line stanzas, each line having eight syllables.
- ratite
-
noun,
a bird having a ratite breastbone.
- Cantab
-
- Nesbit
-
noun,
E(dith) 1858–1924, English children's author, novelist, and poet.
- Nicaea
-
noun,
an ancient city in NW Asia Minor: Nicene Creed formulated here a.d.
- caners
-
noun,
a person who works with cane, especially one who produces canework for chairs.
- niters
-
noun,
potassium nitrate.
- strata
-
noun,
a plural of stratum.
- tinter
-
noun,
a person who specializes in applying tints or dyes.
- ratine
-
noun,
a loosely woven fabric made with nubby or knotty yarns.
- tiaras
-
noun,
a jeweled, ornamental coronet worn by women.
- titres
-
noun,
titer.
- terais
-
noun,
a marshy lowland area in N India and S Nepal, between the Ganges and the foothills of the Himalayas.
- brains
-
noun,
Anatomy, Zoology. the part of the central nervous system enclosed in the cranium of humans and other vertebrates, consisting of a soft, convoluted mass of gray and white matter and serving to control and coordinate the mental and physical actions.
- taints
-
noun,
a trace of something bad, offensive, or harmful.
- bracts
-
noun,
a specialized leaf or leaflike part, usually situated at the base of a flower or inflorescence.
- terbia
-
noun,
an amorphous white powder, Tb 2 O 3 .
- braces
-
noun,
something that holds parts together or in place, as a clasp or clamp.
- terat-
-
- bracer
-
noun,
a person or thing that braces, binds, or makes firm.
- retain
-
verb (used with object),
to keep possession of.
- brants
-
noun,
any of several species of small, dark-colored geese of the genus Branta, especially B. bernicla, breeding in high northern latitudes and migrating south in the autumn.
- retina
-
noun,
the innermost coat of the posterior part of the eyeball that receives the image produced by the lens, is continuous with the optic nerve, and consists of several layers, one of which contains the rods and cones that are sensitive to light.
- ansate
-
adjective,
having a handle or handlelike part.
- tenias
-
noun,
taenia.
- bitten
-
noun,
an act of biting.
- Strain
-
noun,
any force or pressure tending to alter shape, cause a fracture, etc.
- bitser
-
noun,
a mongrel dog.
- biters
-
noun,
a person or animal that bites, especially habitually or viciously:
- braise
-
verb (used with object),
to cook (meat, fish, or vegetables) by sautéeing in fat and then simmering slowly in very little liquid.
- Renata
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Rattan
-
noun,
Also called rattan palm. any of various climbing palms of the genus Calamus or allied genera.
- static
-
noun,
Electricity.
static or atmospheric electricity.
interference due to such electricity.
- tetras
-
noun,
any of several tropical, freshwater fishes of the family Characidae, often kept in aquariums.
- ratter
-
noun,
a person, animal, or thing that catches rats, as a terrier or a cat.
- tetra-
-
- britts
-
noun,
a turbot of northeastern Atlantic seas.
- Strait
-
noun,
Often, straits. (used with a singular verb) a narrow passage of water connecting two large bodies of water.
- re-act
-
verb (used with object),
to act or perform again.
- Terris
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Theresa.
- brines
-
noun,
water saturated or strongly impregnated with salt.
- breast
-
noun,
Anatomy, Zoology. (in bipeds) the outer, front part of the thorax, or the front part of the body from the neck to the abdomen; chest.
- briers
-
noun,
a prickly plant or shrub, especially the sweetbrier or a greenbrier.
- reatas
-
noun,
riata.
- recant
-
verb (used with object),
to withdraw or disavow (a statement, opinion, etc.), especially formally; retract.
- recast
-
noun,
a recasting.
- terras
-
noun,
earth; land.
- brents
-
noun,
brant.
- recti-
-
- actin-
-
- carets
-
noun,
a mark (‸) made in written or printed matter to show the place where something is to be inserted.
- natter
-
noun,
a conversation; chat.
- triacs
-
noun,
a type of thyristor designed for electronic control of the current supplied to a circuit, used especially in dimmers for lighting systems.
- incase
-
verb (used with object),
encase.
- incest
-
noun,
sexual intercourse between closely related persons.
- abatis
-
noun,
an obstacle or barricade of trees with bent or sharpened branches directed toward an enemy.
- cerias
-
noun,
a white-to-yellow, heavy powder, cerium dioxide, CeO 2 , usually derived from cerium nitrate by decomposition with heat: used chiefly in ceramics, glass polishing, and decolorizing.
- insect
-
noun,
any animal of the class Insecta, comprising small, air-breathing arthropods having the body divided into three parts (head, thorax, and abdomen), and having three pairs of legs and usually two pairs of wings.
- cerat-
-
- insert
-
noun,
something inserted or to be inserted.
- abates
-
verb (used with object),
to reduce in amount, degree, intensity, etc.; lessen; diminish:
- centra
-
noun,
a plural of centrum.
- centr-
-
- centi-
-
- centas
-
noun,
a former bronze coin of Lithuania, the 100th part of a litas.
- instar
-
noun,
an insect in any one of its periods of postembryonic growth between molts.
- treats
-
noun,
entertainment, food, drink, etc., given by way of compliment or as an expression of friendly regard.
- ceibas
-
noun,
the silk-cotton tree, Ceiba pentandra.
- Estrin
-
noun,
estrone.
- errata
-
noun,
plural of erratum.
- intact
-
adjective,
not altered, broken, or impaired; remaining uninjured, sound, or whole; untouched; unblemished:
- Crater
-
noun,
the cup-shaped depression or cavity on the surface of the earth or other heavenly body marking the orifice of a volcano.
- criers
-
noun,
a person who cries.
- tabers
-
noun,
tabor.
- cretin
-
noun,
a person suffering from cretinism.
- Cretan
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Crete.
- C-star
-
noun,
carbon star.
- crates
-
noun,
a slatted wooden box or framework for packing, shopping, or storing fruit, furniture, glassware, crockery, etc.
- triste
-
adjective,
sad; sorrowful; melancholy.
- enacts
-
verb (used with object),
to make into an act or statute:
- errant
-
adjective,
deviating from the regular or proper course; erring; straying.
- tabret
-
noun,
a small tabor.
- Crania
-
noun,
the skull of a vertebrate.
- trines
-
noun,
a set or group of three; triad.
- triers
-
noun,
a person or thing that tries or tests; tester.
- ericas
-
noun,
any of numerous low-growing evergreen shrubs or small trees belonging to the genus Erica, of the heath family, including several species of heather.
- triens
-
noun,
a copper coin of ancient Rome, issued during the Republic, a third part of an as.
- trices
-
noun,
a very short time; an instant:
- instr.
-
- inter.
-
- nastic
-
adjective,
of or showing sufficiently greater cellular force or growth on one side of an axis to change the form or position of the axis.
- ascent
-
noun,
an act of ascending; upward movement; a rising movement:
- taenia
-
noun,
Classical Antiquity. a headband or fillet.
- Carter
-
noun,
Bennett Lester ("Benny") 1907–2003, U.S. jazz saxophonist and composer.
- Carrie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Caroline.
- acetin
-
noun,
a colorless, thick, hygroscopic liquid, C 5 H 10 O 4 : used chiefly in the manufacture of explosives.
- nacres
-
noun,
mother-of-pearl.
- carnet
-
noun,
a customs document allowing an automobile to be driven at no cost across international borders.
- traces
-
noun,
a surviving mark, sign, or evidence of the former existence, influence, or action of some agent or event; vestige:
- Carina
-
noun,
Zoology. a keellike part or ridge, especially a ridge of bone on the ventral side of the sternum of birds.
- trains
-
noun,
Railroads. a self-propelled, connected group of rolling stock.
- caries
-
noun,
decay, as of bone or of plant tissue.
- tracer
-
noun,
a person or thing that traces.
- Caribs
-
noun,
a member of a group of Indian peoples formerly dominant through the Lesser Antilles, now found in small numbers in a few areas of the West Indies and in parts of Central America and northeastern South America.
- caribe
-
noun,
piranha.
- Carian
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Caria.
- NASCAR
-
noun,
National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing.
- bistre
-
noun,
a brown pigment extracted from the soot of wood, often used in pen and wash drawings.
- cartes
-
noun,
(italics) French. menu; bill of fare.
Compare à la carte.
- strict
-
adjective,
characterized by or acting in close conformity to requirements or principles:
- C-bias
-
noun,
grid bias.
- Strine
-
noun,
Australian English.
- abient
-
adjective,
tending to move away from a stimulus or situation.
- treasr
-
- inters
-
verb (used with object),
to place (a dead body) in a grave or tomb; bury.
- caters
-
verb (used with object),
to provide food and service for:
- astern
-
adverb,
in a position behind a specified vessel or aircraft:
- catena
-
noun,
a chain or connected series, especially of extracts from the writings of the fathers of the Christian church.
- intra-
-
- transe
-
noun,
a passageway, as a hallway, alley, or the like.
- Itasca
-
noun,
Lake, a lake in N Minnesota: one of the sources of the Mississippi River.
- absent
-
adjective,
not in a certain place at a given time; away, missing (opposed to present):
- Caster
-
noun,
a person or thing that casts.
- trans.
-
- casita
-
noun,
a small crude dwelling forming part of a shantytown inhabited by Mexican laborers in the southwestern U.S.
- trance
-
noun,
a half-conscious state, seemingly between sleeping and waking, in which ability to function voluntarily may be suspended.
- casern
-
noun,
a lodging for soldiers in a garrison town; barracks.
- casein
-
noun,
Biochemistry. a protein precipitated from milk, as by rennet, and forming the basis of cheese and certain plastics.
- antiar
-
noun,
the upas tree.
- batten
-
noun,
a small board or strip of wood used for various building purposes, as to cover joints between boards, reinforce certain doors, or supply a foundation for lathing.
- bister
-
noun,
bistre.
- Sitter
-
noun,
a person who sits.
- Arista
-
noun,
Botany. a bristlelike appendage of the spikelets of grains or grasses; an awn.
- batter
-
noun,
Printing.
a damaged area on the face of type or plate.
the resulting defect in print.
- sancta
-
noun,
a sacred or holy place.
- steric
-
adjective,
of or relating to the spatial relationships of atoms in a molecule.
- Sartre
-
noun,
Jean-Paul [zhahn-pawl] /ʒɑ̃ˈpɔl/ (Show IPA), 1905–80, French philosopher, novelist, and dramatist: declined 1964 Nobel Prize in literature.
- Crista
-
noun,
a crest or ridge.
- sitten
-
verb,
past participle of sit1 .
- Besant
-
noun,
bezant.
- bestir
-
verb (used with object),
to stir up; rouse to action (often used reflexively):
- sinter
-
noun,
siliceous or calcareous matter deposited by springs, as that formed around the vent of a geyser.
- attain
-
verb (used with object),
to reach, achieve, or accomplish; gain; obtain:
- Serbia
-
noun,
a republic in S Europe since 2006; includes the autonomous province of Vojvodina and claims sovereignty over the autonomous province of Kosovo, which has declared itself independent; formerly part of Yugoslavia, in the N part: a former kingdom in S Europe. 34,116 sq. mi. (88,360 sq. km). Capital: Belgrade.
- attars
-
noun,
Also, atar, athar, ottar, otto. a perfume or essential oil obtained from flowers or petals.
- Barren
-
noun,
Usually, barrens. level or slightly rolling land, usually with a sandy soil and few trees, and relatively infertile.
- bettas
-
noun,
fighting fish.
- Sabine
-
noun,
one of the Sabine people.
- taster
-
noun,
a person who tastes, especially one skilled in distinguishing the qualities of liquors, tea, etc., by the taste.
- Arabis
-
noun,
any plant of the genus Arabis, including the rock cresses.
- Barres
-
noun,
Maurice [moh-rees] /moʊˈris/ (Show IPA), 1862–1923, French novelist, writer on politics, and politician.
- Sirena
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Barnet
-
noun,
a borough of Greater London, England.
- Tartar
-
noun,
Dentistry. calculus (def 3).
- Tantra
-
noun,
(italics) Hinduism. any of several books of esoteric doctrine regarding rituals, disciplines, meditation, etc., composed in the form of dialogues between Shiva and his Shakti; Agama.
- artist
-
noun,
a person who produces works in any of the arts that are primarily subject to aesthetic criteria.
- arrant
-
adjective,
downright; thorough; unmitigated; notorious:
- arcane
-
adjective,
known or understood by very few; mysterious; secret; obscure; esoteric:
- Sarnia
-
noun,
a port in SE Ontario, in S Canada, on the S shore of Lake Huron, on the St. Clair River, across from Port Huron, Michigan.
- barit.
-
- set-in
-
adjective,
made separately and placed within another unit.
- barcas
-
noun,
an ancient Carthaginian family to which Hamilcar, Hasdrubal, and Hannibal belonged.
- satire
-
noun,
the use of irony, sarcasm, ridicule, or the like, in exposing, denouncing, or deriding vice, folly, etc.
- Sierra
-
noun,
a chain of hills or mountains, the peaks of which suggest the teeth of a saw.
- Benita
-
noun,
a female given name.
- tatars
-
noun,
a member of a modern Turkic people living in the Tatar Autonomous Republic and adjacent regions of eastern European Russia and in widely scattered communities in western Siberia and central Asia.
- arrest
-
noun,
the taking of a person into legal custody, as by officers of the law.
- banter
-
noun,
an exchange of light, playful, teasing remarks; good-natured raillery.
- barite
-
noun,
a common mineral, barium sulfate, BaSO 4 , occurring in white, yellow, or colorless tabular crystals: the principal ore of barium.
- arnica
-
noun,
any composite plant of the genus Arnica, having opposite leaves and yellow flower heads.
- scarab
-
noun,
any scarabaeid beetle, especially Scarabaeus sacer, regarded as sacred by the ancient Egyptians.
- Banias
-
noun,
banyan (def 2).
- Tarbes
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Hautes-Pyrénées, in SW France.
- santir
-
noun,
a Persian musical instrument resembling a dulcimer.
- Barnes
-
noun,
Albert Coombs [koomz] /kumz/ (Show IPA), 1873–1951, U.S. inventor and art collector.
- Sabina
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Latin word meaning “a Sabine woman.”.
- Stacia
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Barret
-
noun,
a small cap, akin to the biretta, worn in the Middle Ages by soldiers and ecclesiastics.
- tanist
-
noun,
the successor apparent to a Celtic chief, usually the oldest or worthiest of his kin, chosen by election among the tribe during the chief's lifetime.
- basnet
-
noun,
basinet.
- arsen-
-
- binate
-
adjective,
produced or borne in pairs; double.
- Barsac
-
noun,
a village and winegrowing district in Gironde, in SW France.
- ricers
-
noun,
an implement for ricing potatoes, squash, etc., by pressing them through small holes.
- arsine
-
noun,
Also called arseniuretted hydrogen. a colorless, flammable, slightly water-soluble gas, AsH 3 , having a fetid, garliclike odor, used in chemical warfare.
- Ribera
-
noun,
José de [hoh-zey duh;; Spanish haw-se th e] /hoʊˈzeɪ də;; Spanish hɔˈsɛ ðɛ/ (Show IPA), (Jusepe de Ribera"Lo Spagnoletto") 1588–1652, Spanish printmaker and painter active in Naples.
- Tartan
-
noun,
a woolen or worsted cloth woven with stripes of different colors and widths crossing at right angles, worn chiefly by the Scottish Highlanders, each clan having its own distinctive plaid.
- antres
-
noun,
a cavern; cave.
- Ritter
-
noun,
a knight.
- riatas
-
noun,
a lariat.
- attire
-
noun,
clothes or apparel, especially rich or splendid garments.
- secant
-
noun,
Geometry. an intersecting line, especially one intersecting a curve at two or more points.
- tarsia
-
noun,
intarsia.
- Ariane
-
noun,
Rocketry. a French-built, three-stage, liquid-propellant rocket for launching satellites into orbit around the earth.
- barter
-
noun,
the act or practice of bartering.
- stater
-
noun,
any of various gold or silver or electrum coin units or coins of the ancient Greek states or cities.
- bisect
-
noun,
Also called split. Philately. a portion of a stamp, usually half, used for payment of a proportionate amount of the face value of the whole stamp.
- Bactra
-
noun,
ancient name of Balkh.
- tanrec
-
noun,
tenrec.
- Attica
-
noun,
a region in SE Greece, surrounding Athens: under Athenian rule in ancient times.
- Asante
-
noun,
Ashanti.
- arecas
-
noun,
any tropical Asian palm of the genus Areca, as the betel palm.
- Bianca
-
noun,
a female given name: from an Italian word meaning “white.”.
- stacte
-
noun,
one of the sweet spices used in the holy incense of the ancient Hebrews. Ex. 30:34.
- bairns
-
noun,
a child; son or daughter.
- Sabean
-
noun,
an inhabitant of Saba.
- Bastia
-
noun,
a seaport on the NE coast of Corsica: the former capital of Corsica.
- Scribe
-
noun,
a person who serves as a professional copyist, especially one who made copies of manuscripts before the invention of printing.
- Arabic
-
noun,
a Semitic language that developed out of the language of the Arabians of the time of Muhammad, now spoken in countries of the Middle East and North Africa. Abbreviation: Ar.
- arbtrn
-
- baster
-
noun,
a person or thing that bastes.
- Barrie
-
noun,
Sir James M(atthew) 1860–1937, Scottish novelist, short-story writer, and playwright.
- stance
-
noun,
the position or bearing of the body while standing:
- taters
-
noun,
potato.
- serac
-
noun,
a large irregularity of glacial ice, as a pinnacle found in glacial crevasses and formed by melting or movement of the ice.
- tacit
-
adjective,
understood without being openly expressed; implied:
- intr.
-
- Seric
-
- tarns
-
noun,
a small mountain lake or pool, especially one in a cirque.
- Iran.
-
- iters
-
noun,
a canal or passage.
- Stent
-
noun,
Medicine/Medical. a small, expandable tube used for inserting in a blocked vessel or other part.
- irate
-
adjective,
angry; enraged:
- nacre
-
noun,
mother-of-pearl.
- Isaac
-
noun,
a son of Abraham and Sarah, and father of Jacob. Gen. 21:1–4.
- Nabis
-
- tares
-
noun,
any of various vetches, especially Vicia sativa.
- Tarne
-
noun,
(in the Iliad) Sardis.
- trait
-
noun,
a distinguishing characteristic or quality, especially of one's personal nature:
- nabes
-
noun,
a neighborhood movie theater.
- serai
-
noun,
(in Eastern countries) a caravansary.
- tacts
-
noun,
a keen sense of what to say or do to avoid giving offense; skill in dealing with difficult or delicate situations.
- trets
-
noun,
(formerly) an allowance for waste, after deduction for tare.
- Taber
-
noun,
tabor.
- entia
-
noun,
plural of ens.
- trice
-
noun,
a very short time; an instant:
- taces
-
noun,
tasset.
- stain
-
noun,
a discoloration produced by foreign matter having penetrated into or chemically reacted with a material; a spot not easily removed.
- stair
-
noun,
one of a flight or series of steps for going from one level to another, as in a building.
- Ernst
-
noun,
Max [maks;; German mahks] /mæks;; German mɑks/ (Show IPA), 1891–1976, German painter, in the U.S. 1941–49, in France 1949–76.
- ERISA
-
noun,
Employee Retirement Income Security Act.
- Trier
-
noun,
a person or thing that tries or tests; tester.
- stane
-
noun, adjective, adverb, verb (used with object),
stone.
- tries
-
noun,
plural of try.
- trine
-
noun,
a set or group of three; triad.
- ERICA
-
noun,
any of numerous low-growing evergreen shrubs or small trees belonging to the genus Erica, of the heath family, including several species of heather.
- tabis
-
noun,
a covering for the foot, similar to a sock, having a separate pouchlike stall for the large toe, worn especially in Japan, often with zoris.
- tacet
-
verb (imperative),
be silent (directing an instrument or voice not to play or sing).
- enact
-
verb (used with object),
to make into an act or statute:
- stare
-
noun,
a staring gaze; a fixed look with the eyes wide open:
- Starr
-
noun,
Belle (Myra Belle Shirley) 1848–89, U.S. outlaw and folk hero.
- earns
-
verb (used with object),
to gain or get in return for one's labor or service:
- start
-
noun,
a beginning of an action, journey, etc.
- Tanis
-
noun,
an ancient city in Lower Egypt, in the Nile delta.
- stat.
-
- trite
-
adjective,
lacking in freshness or effectiveness because of constant use or excessive repetition; hackneyed; stale:
- Tsana
-
noun,
Lake. Tana, Lake.
- State
-
noun,
the condition of a person or thing, as with respect to circumstances or attributes:
- crit.
-
- tribe
-
noun,
any aggregate of people united by ties of descent from a common ancestor, community of customs and traditions, adherence to the same leaders, etc.
- estab
-
- serin
-
noun,
a small finch, Serinus serinus, of Europe and northern Africa, closely related to the canary.
- triac
-
noun,
a type of thyristor designed for electronic control of the current supplied to a circuit, used especially in dimmers for lighting systems.
- Tarai
-
noun,
Terai.
- treas
-
- Stein
-
noun,
a mug, usually earthenware, especially for beer.
- seti-
-
- TREAT
-
noun,
entertainment, food, drink, etc., given by way of compliment or as an expression of friendly regard.
- Siena
-
noun,
a city in Tuscany, in central Italy, S of Florence: cathedral.
- inst.
-
- since
-
adverb,
from then till now (often preceded by ever):
- Trent
-
noun,
Italian Trento. Ancient Tridentum. a city in N Italy, on the Adige River.
- Tanta
-
noun,
a city in N Egypt, in the Nile delta.
- stria
-
noun,
a slight or narrow furrow, ridge, stripe, or streak, especially one of a number in parallel arrangement:
- inset
-
noun,
something inserted; insert.
- Srta.
-
- Siren
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. one of several sea nymphs, part woman and part bird, who lure mariners to destruction by their seductive singing.
- Siret
-
noun,
a river in SE Europe, flowing SE from the Carpathian Mountains in Ukraine, through E Romania to the Danube. 270 miles (435 km) long.
- sitar
-
noun,
a lute of India with a small, pear-shaped body and a long, broad, fretted neck.
- inert
-
adjective,
having no inherent power of action, motion, or resistance (opposed to active):
- incr.
-
- snare
-
noun,
a device, often consisting of a noose, for capturing small game.
- incas
-
noun,
a member of any of the dominant groups of South American Indian peoples who established an empire in Peru prior to the Spanish conquest.
- Ibsen
-
noun,
Henrik [hen-rik] /ˈhɛn rɪk/ (Show IPA), 1828–1906, Norwegian dramatist and poet.
- Ibert
-
noun,
Jacques François Antoine [zhahk frahn-swa ahn-twan] /ʒɑk frɑ̃ˈswa ɑ̃ˈtwan/ (Show IPA), 1890–1962, French composer.
- IATSE
-
- etnas
-
noun,
Mount, an active volcano in E Sicily. 10,758 feet (3280 meters).
- naira
-
noun,
a paper money and monetary unit of Nigeria, equal to 100 kobo: replaced the pound in 1973.
- titre
-
noun,
titer.
- train
-
noun,
Railroads. a self-propelled, connected group of rolling stock.
- SABRE
-
noun,
a heavy, one-edged sword, usually slightly curved, used especially by cavalry.
- reins
-
noun,
Often, reins. a leather strap, fastened to each end of the bit of a bridle, by which the rider or driver controls a horse or other animal by pulling so as to exert pressure on the bit.
- Saber
-
noun,
a heavy, one-edged sword, usually slightly curved, used especially by cavalry.
- recta
-
noun,
a plural of rectum.
- Sabin
-
noun,
Physics. a unit of sound absorption, equal to one square foot (929 square centimeters) of a perfectly absorptive surface.
- rect.
-
- Recit
-
- Terri
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Theresa.
- rebar
-
noun,
a steel bar or rod used to reinforce concrete.
- reata
-
noun,
riata.
- Sabir
-
noun,
lingua franca (def 2).
- Sabra
-
noun,
(sometimes initial capital letter) a person born in Israel.
- taint
-
noun,
a trace of something bad, offensive, or harmful.
- reni-
-
- testa
-
noun,
the outer, usually hard, integument or coat of a seed.
- react
-
verb (used with object),
to act or perform again.
- saice
-
noun,
syce.
- Saint
-
noun,
any of certain persons of exceptional holiness of life, formally recognized as such by the Christian Church, especially by canonization.
- Saite
-
noun,
a native or citizen of Saïs.
- tiara
-
noun,
a jeweled, ornamental coronet worn by women.
- sanit
-
- Tiber
-
noun,
a river in central Italy, flowing through Rome into the Mediterranean. 244 miles (395 km) long.
- tater
-
noun,
potato.
- rates
-
noun,
the amount of a charge or payment with reference to some basis of calculation:
- Santa
-
noun,
Santa Claus.
- reist
-
verb (used without object),
reest2 .
- tabes
-
noun,
a gradually progressive emaciation.
- ratan
-
noun,
rattan.
- T-bar
-
noun,
a rolled metal bar or beam with a cross section resembling a T .
- teats
-
noun,
the protuberance on the breast or udder in female mammals, except the monotremes, through which the milk ducts discharge; nipple or mammilla.
- tecta
-
noun,
a rooflike structure.
- stint
-
noun,
a period of time spent doing something:
- tenia
-
noun,
taenia.
- riant
-
adjective,
laughing; smiling; cheerful.
- tears
-
- Stern
-
noun,
the after part of a vessel (often opposed to stem).
- riata
-
noun,
a lariat.
- tents
-
noun,
a portable shelter of skins, canvas, plastic, or the like, supported by one or more poles or a frame and often secured by ropes fastened to pegs in the ground.
- tera-
-
- Terai
-
noun,
a marshy lowland area in N India and S Nepal, between the Ganges and the foothills of the Himalayas.
- ribat
-
noun,
a building housing a community of Sufis.
- Terra
-
noun,
earth; land.
- ricer
-
noun,
an implement for ricing potatoes, squash, etc., by pressing them through small holes.
- rices
-
noun,
the starchy seeds or grain of an annual marsh grass, Oryza sativa, cultivated in warm climates and used for food.
- rinse
-
noun,
an act or instance of rinsing.
- terna
-
noun,
a list of three names submitted to the pope as recommended to fill a vacant bishopric or benefice.
- Terni
-
noun,
a city in central Italy.
- riser
-
noun,
a person who rises, especially from bed:
- restr
-
- resit
-
noun,
a test or examination that is retaken.
- resin
-
noun,
any of a class of nonvolatile, solid or semisolid organic substances, as copal or mastic, that consist of amorphous mixtures of carboxylic acids and are obtained directly from certain plants as exudations or prepared by polymerization of simple molecules: used in medicine and in the making of varnishes and plastics.
- terns
-
noun,
any of numerous aquatic birds of the subfamily Sterninae of the family Laridae, related to the gulls but usually having a more slender body and bill, smaller feet, a long, deeply forked tail, and a more graceful flight, especially those of the genus Sterna, as S. hirundo (common tern) of Eurasia and America, having white, black, and gray plumage.
- rents
-
noun,
a payment made periodically by a tenant to a landlord in return for the use of land, a building, an apartment, an office, or other property.
- terr.
-
- rater
-
noun,
a person who makes rates or ratings.
- rares
-
adjective,
coming or occurring far apart in time; unusual; uncommon:
- senti
-
noun,
a monetary unit of Tanzania, the 100th part of a shilling; cent.
- sceat
-
noun,
a silver Anglo-Saxon coin of the 7th and 8th centuries, sometimes including an amount of gold.
- Tiran
-
noun,
Strait of, a navigable waterway between the N Red Sea and the Gulf of Aqaba.
- tires
-
noun,
British Dialect. fatigue.
- tarts
-
noun,
a small pie filled with cooked fruit or other sweetened preparation, usually having no top crust.
- scart
-
verb (used with or without object),
to scratch, scrape, mark, or scar.
- scat-
-
- nerts
-
interjection,
nuts (def 1).
- ster.
-
- titer
-
noun,
the strength of a solution as determined by titration with a standard substance.
- scatt
-
noun,
scat5 .
- Nebr.
-
- nears
-
- scena
-
noun,
an extended operatic vocal solo, usually including an aria and a recitative.
- Niter
-
noun,
potassium nitrate.
- Natta
-
noun,
Giulio [joo-lyaw] /ˈdʒu lyɔ/ (Show IPA), 1903–79, Italian chemist and engineer: Nobel Prize in chemistry 1963.
- nates
-
noun,
buttocks; rump.
- scent
-
noun,
a distinctive odor, especially when agreeable:
- Nasca
-
adjective,
Nazca.
- Trace
-
noun,
a surviving mark, sign, or evidence of the former existence, influence, or action of some agent or event; vestige:
- sebi-
-
- Taine
-
noun,
Hippolyte Adolphe [ee-paw-leet a-dawlf] /i pɔˈlit aˈdɔlf/ (Show IPA), 1828–93, French literary critic and historian.
- sect.
-
- Tract
-
noun,
an expanse or area of land, water, etc.; region; stretch.
- nares
-
plural noun,
the nostrils or the nasal passages.
- narcs
-
noun,
a government agent or detective charged with the enforcement of laws restricting the use of narcotics.
- scare
-
noun,
a sudden fright or alarm, especially with little or no reason.
- nitr-
-
- Tatar
-
noun,
a member of a modern Turkic people living in the Tatar Autonomous Republic and adjacent regions of eastern European Russia and in widely scattered communities in western Siberia and central Asia.
- tiers
-
noun,
one of a series of rows or ranks rising one behind or above another, as of seats in an amphitheater, boxes in a theater, guns in a man-of-war, or oars in an ancient galley.
- Tibet
-
noun,
Also, Thibet. Also called Sitsang, Xizang. Official name Tibet Autonomous Region. an administrative division of China, N of the Himalayas: prior to 1950 a theocracy under the Dalai Lama; the highest country in the world, average elevation about 16,000 feet (4877 meters). 471,660 sq. mi. (1,221,599 sq. km). Capital: Lhasa.
- rants
-
noun,
ranting, extravagant, or violent declamation.
- ranis
-
noun,
ranee.
- raise
-
noun,
an increase in amount, as of wages:
- Rains
-
noun,
water that is condensed from the aqueous vapor in the atmosphere and falls to earth in drops more than 1/50 inch (0.5 mm) in diameter.
Compare drizzle (def 6).
- raias
-
noun,
rayah.
- Saran
-
noun,
a thermoplastic copolymer of vinylidene chloride and usually small amounts of vinyl chloride or acrylonitrile: used as a fiber, for packaging, and for making acid-resistant pipe.
- sarc-
-
- races
-
noun,
a contest of speed, as in running, riding, driving, or sailing.
- Taira
-
noun,
a member of a powerful family in Japan that ruled the country 1160–85.
- tains
-
noun,
a thin tin plate.
- Sarre
-
noun,
French name of Saar.
- tints
-
noun,
a color or a variety of a color; hue.
- racer
-
noun,
a person, animal, or thing that races or takes part in a race, as a racehorse, bicycle, yacht, etc.
- Rabin
-
noun,
Yitzhak [yits-khahk] /yɪtsˈxɑk/ (Show IPA), 1922–95, Israeli military and political leader: prime minister 1974–77 and 1992–95: Nobel Peace Prize 1994.
- Satan
-
noun,
the chief evil spirit; the great adversary of humanity; the devil.
- ta-ta
-
interjection,
goodbye.
- tinea
-
noun,
any of several skin diseases caused by fungi; ringworm.
- Satie
-
noun,
Erik Alfred Leslie [e-reek al-fred les-lee] /ɛˈrik alˈfrɛd lɛsˈli/ (Show IPA), 1866–1925, French composer.
- taste
-
noun,
the act of tasting food or drink.
- Rabat
-
noun,
a sleeveless, backless, vestlike garment extending to the waist, worn by a cleric beneath the clerical collar, especially in the Roman Catholic and Anglican churches.
- satin
-
noun,
a fabric in a warp-effect or filling-effect satin weave, as acetate, rayon, nylon, or silk, often having a glossy face and a soft, slippery texture.
- nitre
-
noun,
niter.
- tines
-
noun,
a sharp, projecting point or prong, as of a fork.
- scant
-
adverb,
Scot. and North England Dialect. scarcely; barely; hardly.
- rears
-
- Berns
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Switzerland, in the W part: capital of Bern canton.
- crine
-
noun,
hair; head of hair.
- Brit.
-
- anis-
-
- anise
-
noun,
a Mediterranean plant, Pimpinella anisum, of the parsley family, having loose umbrels of small yellowish-white flowers that yield aniseed.
- Anita
-
noun,
a female given name: Spanish form of Anna.
- Ansar
-
noun,
the first inhabitants of Medina to accept Islam.
- antas
-
noun,
a privately supported organization, chartered by Congress in 1935, for the encouragement and advancement of professional and nonprofessional theater.
- ante-
-
- BSRet
-
- antes
-
noun,
Poker. a fixed but arbitrary stake put into the pot by each player before the deal.
- anti-
-
- antic
-
noun,
Usually, antics.
a playful trick or prank; caper.
a grotesque, fantastic, or ludicrous gesture, act, or posture.
- antis
-
noun,
a person who is opposed to a particular practice, party, policy, action, etc.
- antre
-
noun,
a cavern; cave.
- Britt
-
noun,
a turbot of northeastern Atlantic seas.
- brits
-
noun,
the group of small marine animals forming the food of whalebone whales.
- brise
-
noun,
a ballet movement in which the dancer jumps off one foot, beats the legs together, and lands on both feet.
- Cabet
-
noun,
Étienne [ey-tyen] /eɪˈtyɛn/ (Show IPA), 1788–1856, French socialist who established a utopian community in the U.S. (in Illinois) called Icaria: became U.S. citizen 1854.
- Brant
-
noun,
any of several species of small, dark-colored geese of the genus Branta, especially B. bernicla, breeding in high northern latitudes and migrating south in the autumn.
- bitts
-
noun,
Also called bollard. a strong post of wood or iron projecting, usually in pairs, above the deck of a ship, used for securing cables, lines for towing, etc.
- Arab.
-
- Brace
-
noun,
something that holds parts together or in place, as a clasp or clamp.
- bract
-
noun,
a specialized leaf or leaflike part, usually situated at the base of a flower or inflorescence.
- brain
-
noun,
Anatomy, Zoology. the part of the central nervous system enclosed in the cranium of humans and other vertebrates, consisting of a soft, convoluted mass of gray and white matter and serving to control and coordinate the mental and physical actions.
- Brans
-
noun,
the partly ground husk of wheat or other grain, separated from flour meal by sifting.
- Brent
-
noun,
brant.
- Brine
-
noun,
water saturated or strongly impregnated with salt.
- Brest
-
noun,
a seaport in the W extremity of France: German submarine base in World War II; surrendered to Allies September 1944.
- Brett
-
noun,
a male or female given name.
- Brian
-
noun,
a male given name.
- briar
-
noun,
brier1 .
- Brice
-
noun,
Fanny (Fannie Borach) 1891–1951, U.S. singer and comedian.
- Brier
-
noun,
a prickly plant or shrub, especially the sweetbrier or a greenbrier.
- caber
-
noun,
a pole or beam, especially one thrown as a trial of strength.
- cabin
-
noun,
a small house or cottage, usually of simple design and construction:
- biter
-
noun,
a person or animal that bites, especially habitually or viciously:
- carne
-
noun,
Marcel [mahr-sel;; French mar-sel] /mɑrˈsɛl;; French marˈsɛl/ (Show IPA), 1909–1996, French film director.
- cares
-
noun,
a state of mind in which one is troubled; worry, anxiety, or concern:
- caret
-
noun,
a mark (‸) made in written or printed matter to show the place where something is to be inserted.
- Caria
-
noun,
an ancient district in SW Asia Minor.
- Carib
-
noun,
a member of a group of Indian peoples formerly dominant through the Lesser Antilles, now found in small numbers in a few areas of the West Indies and in parts of Central America and northeastern South America.
- Carie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Caroline.
- Carin
-
noun,
a female given name.
- carns
-
noun,
cairn.
- carbs
-
noun,
a carburetor.
- carse
-
noun,
bottom land.
- Carte
-
noun,
(italics) French. menu; bill of fare.
Compare à la carte.
- Aetna
-
noun,
Mount. Etna, Mount.
- Aesir
-
noun,
the principal race of gods, led by Odin and living at Asgard.
- carts
-
noun,
a heavy two-wheeled vehicle, commonly without springs, drawn by mules, oxen, or the like, used for the conveyance of heavy goods.
- Aeria
-
noun,
an area in the northern hemisphere of Mars.
- Caren
-
noun,
a female given name.
- carb-
-
- caine
-
noun,
(Sir Thomas Henry) Hall, 1853–1931, English novelist.
- caner
-
noun,
a person who works with cane, especially one who produces canework for chairs.
- anear
-
adverb, preposition,
near.
- ancre
-
adjective,
having the end of each limb divided and carved outward like the flukes of an anchor; moline:
- anat.
-
- cains
-
noun,
Scot. and Irish English. rent paid in kind, especially a percentage of a farm crop.
- cairn
-
noun,
a heap of stones set up as a landmark, monument, tombstone, etc.
- Canea
-
noun,
a seaport on and the capital of Crete, on the W part.
- canes
-
noun,
a stick or short staff used to assist one in walking; walking stick.
- carat
-
noun,
a unit of weight in gemstones, 200 milligrams (about 3 grains of troy or avoirdupois weight). Abbreviation: c., ct.
- canst
-
noun,
a sealed container for food, beverages, etc., as of aluminum, sheet iron coated with tin, or other metal:
- Aisne
-
noun,
a river in N France, flowing NW and W to the Oise. 175 miles (280 km) long.
- airts
-
noun,
a direction.
- Cant.
-
- cants
-
noun,
insincere, especially conventional expressions of enthusiasm for high ideals, goodness, or piety.
- Caras
-
noun,
a female given name: from an Italian word meaning “dear one.”.
- bites
-
noun,
an act of biting.
- Arber
-
noun,
Werner, born 1929, Swiss microbiologist: shared Nobel Prize 1978.
- aecia
-
noun,
the fruiting body of rust fungi, which bears chainlike or stalked spores.
- Artie
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Arthur.
- Barea
-
noun,
Arturo [ahr-too r-oh;; Spanish ahr-too-raw] /ɑrˈtʊər oʊ;; Spanish ɑrˈtu rɔ/ (Show IPA), 1897–1957, Spanish author, critic, lecturer, and broadcaster: in England after 1939.
- bares
-
verb,
simple past tense of bear1 .
- baric
-
adjective,
of or containing barium.
- baris
-
noun,
a seaport in SE Italy, on the Adriatic.
- Barre
-
noun,
a handrail placed at hip height, used by a dancer to maintain balance during practice.
- Bart.
-
- BASIC
-
noun,
Military.
basic training.
a soldier or airman receiving basic training.
- bania
-
noun,
banyan (def 2).
- Basie
-
noun,
William ("Count") 1904–84, U.S. jazz pianist, bandleader, and composer.
- basin
-
noun,
a circular container with a greater width than depth, becoming smaller toward the bottom, used chiefly to hold water or other liquid, especially for washing.
- Basra
-
noun,
a port in SE Iraq, N of the Persian Gulf.
- basta
-
interjection,
enough; stop.
- baste
-
noun,
liquid used to moisten and flavor food during cooking:
- arris
-
noun,
a sharp ridge, as between adjoining channels of a Doric column.
- Barca
-
noun,
an ancient Carthaginian family to which Hamilcar, Hasdrubal, and Hannibal belonged.
- banes
-
noun,
a person or thing that ruins or spoils:
- Bates
-
noun,
Katherine Lee, 1859–1929, U.S. educator and author.
- Asian
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Asia, or a person of Asian descent.
- astir
-
adjective,
moving or stirring, especially with much activity or excitement:
- aster
-
noun,
any composite plant of the genus Aster, having rays varying from white or pink to blue around a yellow disk.
- atria
-
noun,
Architecture.
Also called cavaedium. the main or central room of an ancient Roman house, open to the sky at the center and usually having a pool for the collection of rain water.
a courtyard, flanked or surrounded by porticoes, in front of an early or medieval Christian church.
a skylit central court in a contemporary building or house.
- attar
-
noun,
Also, atar, athar, ottar, otto. a perfume or essential oil obtained from flowers or petals.
- Attic
-
noun,
the part of a building, especially of a house, directly under a roof; garret.
- Asine
-
noun,
an ancient town in S Greece, on the Gulf of Argolis.
- ASEAN
-
- Asben
-
noun,
Aïr.
- bact.
-
- Baiae
-
noun,
an ancient resort city in SW Italy, near Naples: villas of Caesar, Nero, and Pompey.
- bairn
-
noun,
a child; son or daughter.
- baits
-
noun,
food, or some substitute, used as a lure in fishing, trapping, etc.
- Banat
-
noun,
a fertile low-lying region extending through parts of Hungary, Romania, and Serbia.
- BANCS
-
noun,
the seat on which judges sit in court.
- Arras
-
noun,
a rich tapestry.
- Batna
-
noun,
a city in NE Algeria.
- birse
-
noun,
a short hair of the beard or body; a bristle.
- arces
-
noun,
a daughter of Thaumas and the sister of Iris and the Harpies. Zeus took away her wings when she aided the Titans in their war against him.
- Betti
-
noun,
Ugo [oo-gaw] /ˈu gɔ/ (Show IPA), 1892–1953, Italian poet and dramatist.
- cries
-
noun,
the act or sound of crying; any loud utterance or exclamation; a shout, scream, or wail.
- bices
-
noun,
either of two colors, bice blue or bice green.
- arian
-
noun,
an adherent of Arianism.
- ARENA
-
noun,
the oval space in the center of a Roman amphitheater for gladiatorial combats or other performances.
- Areca
-
noun,
any tropical Asian palm of the genus Areca, as the betel palm.
- Arcas
-
noun,
a son of Zeus and Callisto, the ancestor of the Arcadians who was set among the stars with his mother as the Little Bear and the Great Bear respectively.
- betas
-
noun,
the second letter of the Greek alphabet (β, B).
- biers
-
noun,
a frame or stand on which a corpse or the coffin containing it is laid before burial.
- bines
-
noun,
a twining plant stem, as of the hop.
- Binet
-
noun,
Alfred [al-frid;; French al-fred] /ˈæl frɪd;; French alˈfrɛd/ (Show IPA), 1857–1911, French psychologist: co-deviser of the Binet-Simon scale.
- bints
-
noun,
a contemptuous term used to refer to a woman or girl.
- birne
-
noun,
boule1 (def 1).
- birrs
-
noun,
force; energy; vigor.
- Betta
-
noun,
fighting fish.
- arias
-
noun,
an air or melody.
- batts
-
noun,
a sheet of matted cotton, wool, or synthetic fibers.
- Beira
-
noun,
a seaport in central Mozambique.
- Arran
-
noun,
an island in SW Scotland, in the Firth of Clyde. 166 sq. mi. (430 sq. km).
- beans
-
noun,
the edible nutritious seed of various plants of the legume family, especially of the genus Phaseolus.
- bears
-
noun,
any of the plantigrade, carnivorous or omnivorous mammals of the family Ursidae, having massive bodies, coarse heavy fur, relatively short limbs, and almost rudimentary tails.
- beast
-
noun,
any nonhuman animal, especially a large, four-footed mammal.
- beats
-
noun,
a stroke or blow.
- arise
-
verb (used without object),
to get up from sitting, lying, or kneeling; rise:
- Benis
-
noun,
a river flowing NE from W Bolivia to the Madeira River. About 600 miles (965 km) long.
- Arica
-
noun,
a seaport in N Chile.
- bents
-
noun,
direction taken, as by one's interests; inclination:
- Berar
-
noun,
a former division of the Central Provinces and Berar, in central India: now part of Maharashtra state.
- berat
-
noun,
a city in S central Albania.
- Beria
-
noun,
Lavrenti Pavlovich [luh v-ren-tee pav-loh-vich;; Russian luh-vryen-tyee puh-vlaw-vyich] /ləvˈrɛn ti pævˈloʊ vɪtʃ;; Russian lʌˈvryɛn tyi pʌˈvlɔ vyɪtʃ/ (Show IPA), 1899–1953, Soviet secret-police chief: executed for treason.
- Aries
-
noun,
Astronomy. the Ram, a zodiacal constellation between Pisces and Taurus.
- Berra
-
noun,
Lawrence Peter ("Yogi") born 1925, U.S. baseball player and manager.
- aeri-
-
- astr.
-
- abris
-
noun,
a shelter, especially a dugout.
- Cesti
-
noun,
Marcantonio [mahr-kahn-taw-nyaw] /ˌmɑr kɑnˈtɔ nyɔ/ (Show IPA), 1623–69, Italian composer.
- cata-
-
- cater
-
verb (used with object),
to provide food and service for:
- Cates
-
noun,
a choice food;delicacy; dainty.
- Ceara
-
noun,
Fortaleza.
- Ceiba
-
noun,
the silk-cotton tree, Ceiba pentandra.
- Cenis
-
noun,
Mont, a mountain pass between SE France and Italy, in the Alps. 6834 feet (2083 meters) high.
- cent.
-
- cents
-
noun,
a bronze coin of the U.S., the 100th part of a U.S. dollar: made of steel during part of 1943. Symbol: ¢.
- ceras
-
noun,
(in prescriptions) wax.
- ceria
-
noun,
a white-to-yellow, heavy powder, cerium dioxide, CeO 2 , usually derived from cerium nitrate by decomposition with heat: used chiefly in ceramics, glass polishing, and decolorizing.
- abase
-
verb (used with object),
to reduce or lower, as in rank, office, reputation, or estimation; humble; degrade.
- cert.
-
- cesta
-
noun,
a narrow, curved basket fitted on one end to a wooden handle with a glovelike compartment at the base, for catching and throwing the ball.
- crate
-
noun,
a slatted wooden box or framework for packing, shopping, or storing fruit, furniture, glassware, crockery, etc.
- caste
-
noun,
Sociology.
an endogamous and hereditary social group limited to persons of the same rank, occupation, economic position, etc., and having mores distinguishing it from other such groups.
any rigid system of social distinctions.
- Crane
-
noun,
any large wading bird of the family Gruidae, characterized by long legs, bill, and neck and an elevated hind toe.
- abets
-
verb (used with object),
to encourage, support, or countenance by aid or approval, usually in wrongdoing:
- cites
-
noun,
citation (defs 7, 8).
- cetin
-
noun,
a white, crystalline, water-insoluble fat, C 32 H 64 O 2 , obtained from spermaceti by extraction with ether: used chiefly as an emulsive agent in the manufacture of pharmaceuticals and cosmetics and as a base in the manufacture of candles and soaps.
- cires
-
noun,
a brilliant, highly glazed surface produced on fabrics by subjecting them to a wax, heat, and calendering treatment.
- acnes
-
noun,
an inflammatory disease of the sebaceous glands, characterized by comedones and pimples, especially on the face, back, and chest, and, in severe cases, by cysts and nodules resulting in scarring.
- acet-
-
- acerb
-
adjective,
acerbic.
- Abner
-
noun,
the commander of the Israelite army and a cousin of Saul. I Sam. 14:50; 26:5.
- acari
-
noun,
plural of acarus.
- abrin
-
noun,
a highly poisonous protein found in the seeds of the rosary pea: inhibits protein synthesis, causing symptoms such as internal bleeding, intestinal upset, and irritation of mucous membranes.
- abstr
-
- cines
-
noun,
a film; motion picture.
- cine-
-
- Actis
-
noun,
a son of Rhoda and Helius who, when banished from his home for fratricide, fled to Egypt, where he taught astrology. The Colossus of Rhodes was built in his honor.
- Abate
-
verb (used with object),
to reduce in amount, degree, intensity, etc.; lessen; diminish:
- 30-30
-
- crier
-
noun,
a person who cries.
- crest
-
noun,
the highest part of a hill or mountain range; summit.
- bait
-
noun,
food, or some substitute, used as a lure in fishing, trapping, etc.
- sain
-
verb (used with object),
to make the sign of the cross on, as for protection against evil influences.
- attn
-
- Erin
-
noun,
Literary. Ireland.
- sane
-
noun,
a private nationwide organization in the U.S., established in 1957, that opposes nuclear testing and advocates international peace.
- Bern
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Switzerland, in the W part: capital of Bern canton.
- Eris
-
noun,
the ancient Greek goddess of discord and the sister of Ares: identified with the Roman goddess Discordia.
- cite
-
noun,
citation (defs 7, 8).
- BERT
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Albert, Bertram, Herbert, Hubert, etc.
- Erna
-
noun,
a female given name: from an Old English word meaning “eagle.”.
- BEST
-
noun,
something or someone that is best:
- Eric
-
noun,
Eric the Red.
- cit.
-
- stet
-
verb (used with object),
to mark (a manuscript, printer's proof, etc.) with the word “stet” or with dots as a direction to let cancelled material remain.
- bet.
-
- Beta
-
noun,
the second letter of the Greek alphabet (β, B).
- Abie
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Abraham.
- cist
-
noun,
a box or chest, especially for sacred utensils.
- Asir
-
noun,
a district in SW Saudi Arabia.
- ARIS
-
- Bent
-
noun,
direction taken, as by one's interests; inclination:
- Sat.
-
- Bear
-
noun,
any of the plantigrade, carnivorous or omnivorous mammals of the family Ursidae, having massive bodies, coarse heavy fur, relatively short limbs, and almost rudimentary tails.
- crat
-
- enc.
-
- sati
-
noun,
a Hindu practice whereby a widow immolates herself on the funeral pyre of her husband: now abolished by law.
- sate
-
noun,
a Southeast Asian, especially Indonesian and Malaysian, dish of marinated, bite-size pieces of meat, skewered, barbecued, and usually served with a peanut-flavored dipping sauce.
- SATB
-
- beat
-
noun,
a stroke or blow.
- Ens.
-
- 1080
-
- Stir
-
noun,
the act of stirring or moving.
- tabi
-
noun,
a covering for the foot, similar to a sock, having a separate pouchlike stall for the large toe, worn especially in Japan, often with zoris.
- abet
-
verb (used with object),
to encourage, support, or countenance by aid or approval, usually in wrongdoing:
- 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.
- Tarn
-
noun,
a small mountain lake or pool, especially one in a cirque.
- Beni
-
noun,
a river flowing NE from W Bolivia to the Madeira River. About 600 miles (965 km) long.
- Crab
-
noun,
any decapod crustacean of the suborder Brachyura, having the eyes on short stalks and a short, broad, more or less flattened body, the abdomen being small and folded under the thorax.
- bens
-
noun,
the inner or back room of a two-room cottage, especially when used as a combined parlor and bedroom.
- SARA
-
noun,
a member of a people of the Central African Republic.
- cis-
-
- Bias
-
noun,
a particular tendency, trend, inclination, feeling, or opinion, especially one that is preconceived or unreasoned:
- tars
-
noun,
any of various dark-colored viscid products obtained by the destructive distillation of certain organic substances, as coal or wood.
- crib
-
noun,
a child's bed with enclosed sides.
- rit.
-
- abr.
-
- 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.
- bin-
-
- Rina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- bine
-
noun,
a twining plant stem, as of the hop.
- abri
-
noun,
a shelter, especially a dugout.
- rite
-
noun,
a formal or ceremonial act or procedure prescribed or customary in religious or other solemn use:
- atar
-
noun,
attar (def 1).
- Asti
-
noun,
a city in the Piedmont region of Italy, S of Turin: center of wine-producing region.
- Rice
-
noun,
the starchy seeds or grain of an annual marsh grass, Oryza sativa, cultivated in warm climates and used for food.
- bint
-
noun,
a contemptuous term used to refer to a woman or girl.
- est.
-
- att.
-
- birr
-
noun,
force; energy; vigor.
- arbs
-
noun,
an arbitrager.
- RITA
-
noun,
the Vedic concept of cosmic and social order.
- bier
-
noun,
a frame or stand on which a corpse or the coffin containing it is laid before burial.
- Tare
-
noun,
any of various vetches, especially Vicia sativa.
- tart
-
noun,
a small pie filled with cooked fruit or other sweetened preparation, usually having no top crust.
- str.
-
- Bice
-
noun,
either of two colors, bice blue or bice green.
- cire
-
noun,
a brilliant, highly glazed surface produced on fabrics by subjecting them to a wax, heat, and calendering treatment.
- Saba
-
noun,
an island in the Netherlands Antilles, in the N Leeward Islands. 5 sq. mi. (13 sq. km).
- Sab.
-
- Saar
-
noun,
Also called Saar Basin. a coal-producing region in W Germany, in the Saar River valley: governed by the League of Nations 1919–35; returned to Germany 1935 as a result of a plebiscite; under French economic control following World War II until 1956.
- cir.
-
- Aria
-
noun,
an air or melody.
- atic
-
- arca
-
noun,
a chest for valuables, used in medieval Spain and Italy.
- Ares
-
noun,
the ancient Greek god of war, a son of Zeus and Hera, identified by the Romans with Mars.
- ates
-
- errs
-
verb (used without object),
to go astray in thought or belief; be mistaken; be incorrect.
- area
-
noun,
any particular extent of space or surface; part:
- erst
-
adverb,
before the present time; formerly.
- 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.
- RNAS
-
- Aten
-
noun,
Aton.
- Bean
-
noun,
the edible nutritious seed of various plants of the legume family, especially of the genus Phaseolus.
- arr.
-
- Arne
-
noun,
Thomas Augustine, 1710–78, English composer of operas and songs.
- Bare
-
noun,
any of the plantigrade, carnivorous or omnivorous mammals of the family Ursidae, having massive bodies, coarse heavy fur, relatively short limbs, and almost rudimentary tails.
- bar.
-
- Sina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Asat
-
noun,
(in Vedic mythology) the realm of nonexistence, populated by demons.
Compare sat2 (def 1).
- Bara
-
noun,
Theda [thee-duh] /ˈθi də/ (Show IPA), (Theodosia Goodman) 1890–1955, U.S. actress.
- sice
-
noun,
syce.
- Sian
-
noun,
Older Spelling. Xian.
- Tana
-
noun,
thana.
- sett
-
noun,
Also called pitcher. a small, rectangular paving stone.
- Star
-
noun,
any of the heavenly bodies, except the moon, appearing as fixed luminous points in the sky at night.
- 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.
- ARCS
-
noun,
Geometry. any unbroken part of the circumference of a circle or other curved line.
- Seta
-
noun,
a stiff hair; bristle or bristlelike part.
- Sert
-
noun,
José María [haw-se mah-ree-ah] /hɔˈsɛ mɑˈri ɑ/ (Show IPA), 1876–1945, Spanish painter.
- Bari
-
noun,
a seaport in SE Italy, on the Adriatic.
- tRNA
-
- EARN
-
verb (used with object),
to gain or get in return for one's labor or service:
- Seri
-
noun,
a member of an American Indian people of western Sonora state, Mexico, on the Gulf of California.
- Barn
-
noun,
a building for storing hay, grain, etc., and often for housing livestock.
- bant
-
verb (used without object),
to lose weight by practicing Bantingism.
- sire
-
noun,
the male parent of a quadruped.
- baas
-
noun,
the bleating cry of a sheep.
- snib
-
noun,
a bolt, catch, lock, or fastening on a door or window.
- Bais
-
noun,
a yellow mist occurring in eastern China and Japan during the spring and fall, caused by dust from the interior of China.
- tact
-
noun,
a keen sense of what to say or do to avoid giving offense; skill in dealing with difficult or delicate situations.
- trit
-
- ctr.
-
- asci
-
noun,
plural of ascus.
- Sra.
-
- Stan
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Stanley.
- snit
-
noun,
an agitated or irritated state.
- tain
-
noun,
a thin tin plate.
- bani
-
noun,
plural of ban4 .
- asea
-
adjective, adverb,
to or toward the sea; seaward.
- asc-
-
- Baer
-
noun,
Karl Ernst von [kahrl urnst von,, fuh n] /kɑrl ɜrnst vɒn,, fən/ (Show IPA), 1792–1876, Estonian zoologist and pioneer embryologist.
- cts.
-
- banc
-
noun,
the seat on which judges sit in court.
- site
-
noun,
the position or location of a town, building, etc., especially as to its environment:
- SITA
-
noun,
(in the Ramayana) the wife of Ramachandra, abducted by Ravana and later rescued.
- bane
-
noun,
a person or thing that ruins or spoils:
- Barr
-
- Serb
-
noun, adjective,
Serbian.
- stab
-
noun,
the act of stabbing.
- tri-
-
- sci.
-
- TRIB
-
- rets
-
verb (used with object),
to soak in water or expose to moisture, as flax or hemp, to facilitate the removal of the fiber from the woody tissue by partial rotting.
- ScBE
-
- ABCs
-
noun,
ABC's (defs 1, 3).
- Asia
-
noun,
a continent bounded by Europe and the Arctic, Pacific, and Indian oceans. About 16,000,000 sq. mi. (41,440,000 sq. km).
- Bate
-
noun,
a state of violent anger or fear.
- ect-
-
- tsar
-
noun,
czar.
- Bast
-
noun,
Botany. phloem.
- batt
-
noun,
a sheet of matted cotton, wool, or synthetic fibers.
- Ste.
-
- tret
-
noun,
(formerly) an allowance for waste, after deduction for tare.
- scar
-
noun,
a mark left by a healed wound, sore, or burn.
- SCAN
-
noun,
an act or instance of scanning; close examination.
- scab
-
noun,
the incrustation that forms over a sore or wound during healing.
- Tara
-
noun,
a village in the NE Republic of Ireland, NW of Dublin: home of the ancient Irish kings (Hill of Tara)
- SBIC
-
- scr.
-
- tabs
-
noun,
a small flap, strap, loop, or similar appendage, as on a garment, used for pulling, hanging, or decoration.
- Cres
-
- arse
-
noun,
ass2 (defs 1, 2).
- ears
-
noun,
the organ of hearing and equilibrium in vertebrates, in humans consisting of an external ear that gathers sound vibrations, a middle ear in which the vibrations resonate against the tympanic membrane, and a fluid-filled internal ear that maintains balance and that conducts the tympanic vibrations to the auditory nerve, which transmits them as impulses to the brain.
- Aser
-
noun,
Asher (def 1).
- Sera
-
noun,
a plural of serum.
- Tane
-
noun,
a Polynesian god of fertility.
- sent
-
noun,
a coin of Estonia until the euro was adopted, the 100th part of a kroon.
- art.
-
- BRCS
-
- Tace
-
noun,
tasset.
- BASc
-
- tans
-
noun,
the brown color imparted to the skin by exposure to the sun or open air.
- Base
-
noun,
the bottom support of anything; that on which a thing stands or rests:
- East
-
noun,
a cardinal point of the compass, 90° to the right of north. Abbreviation: E.
- sec.
-
- Abas
-
noun,
a coarse, felted fabric woven of camel's or goat's hair.
- eats
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- seat
-
noun,
something designed to support a person in a sitting position, as a chair, bench, or pew; a place on or in which one sits.
- sear
-
noun,
a mark or scar made by searing.
- Sean
-
noun,
a male given name, form of John.
- ISBN
-
- RIAS
-
noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- abs-
-
- nibs
-
noun,
his/her nibs, Informal: Often Facetious. a person in authority, especially one who is demanding and tyrannical:
- Can.
-
- Cana
-
noun,
an ancient town in N Israel, in Galilee: scene of Jesus' first miracle. John 2:1, 11.
- cane
-
noun,
a stick or short staff used to assist one in walking; walking stick.
- cera
-
noun,
(in prescriptions) wax.
- NIRA
-
- Nier
-
noun,
Alfred Otto Carl, 1911–1994, U.S. physicist.
- NICE
-
noun,
a port in and the capital of Alpes-Maritimes, in SE France, on the Mediterranean: resort.
- cen.
-
- airt
-
noun,
a direction.
- aits
-
noun,
a small island, especially in a river.
- nest
-
noun,
a pocketlike, usually more or less circular structure of twigs, grass, mud, etc., formed by a bird, often high in a tree, as a place in which to lay and incubate its eggs and rear its young; any protected place used by a bird for these purposes.
- int.
-
- tets
-
noun,
the Vietnamese New Year celebration, occurring during the first seven days of the first month of the lunar calendar.
- Neri
-
noun,
Saint Philip (Filippo Neri) 1515–95, Italian priest: founder of Congregation of the Oratory.
- Cara
-
noun,
a female given name: from an Italian word meaning “dear one.”.
- airs
-
noun,
a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- NEBS
-
noun,
a bill or beak, as of a bird.
- Acta
-
plural noun,
official records, as of acts, deeds, proceedings, transactions, or the like.
- nits
-
noun,
the egg of a parasitic insect, especially of a louse, often attached to a hair or a fiber of clothing.
- NRAB
-
- neat
-
noun,
an animal of the genus Bos; a bovine, as a cow or ox.
- tits
-
noun,
a titmouse.
- tern
-
noun,
any of numerous aquatic birds of the subfamily Sterninae of the family Laridae, related to the gulls but usually having a more slender body and bill, smaller feet, a long, deeply forked tail, and a more graceful flight, especially those of the genus Sterna, as S. hirundo (common tern) of Eurasia and America, having white, black, and gray plumage.
- 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.
- cet-
-
- RACE
-
noun,
a contest of speed, as in running, riding, driving, or sailing.
- Rabi
-
noun,
Isidor Isaac, 1898–1988, U.S. physicist: Nobel prize 1944.
- Cain
-
noun,
Scot. and Irish English. rent paid in kind, especially a percentage of a farm crop.
- anes
-
adverb,
once.
- Raab
-
noun,
broccoli rabe.
- RIBA
-
- Test
-
noun,
the means by which the presence, quality, or genuineness of anything is determined; a means of trial.
- CERN
-
- ance
-
- bite
-
noun,
an act of biting.
- anba
-
noun,
father: a title of a clergyman or saint in the Coptic Church.
- ins.
-
- NTSB
-
- NTIA
-
- Anas
-
- Aire
-
- Catt
-
noun,
Carrie Chapman Lane, 1859–1947, U.S. leader in women's suffrage movements.
- inae
-
- aesc
-
noun,
ash2 (def 3).
- nabs
-
verb (used with object),
to arrest or capture.
- CART
-
noun,
a heavy two-wheeled vehicle, commonly without springs, drawn by mules, oxen, or the like, used for the conveyance of heavy goods.
- Irra
-
noun,
the Akkadian god of pestilence.
- nabe
-
noun,
a neighborhood movie theater.
- TINA
-
noun,
a female given name.
- aet.
-
- Tine
-
noun,
a sharp, projecting point or prong, as of a fork.
- Tit.
-
- iter
-
noun,
a canal or passage.
- Ire.
-
- 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.
- tint
-
noun,
a color or a variety of a color; hue.
- CASE
-
noun,
an instance of the occurrence, existence, etc., of something:
- Casa
-
noun,
a house.
- Isar
-
noun,
a river in central Europe, flowing NE from W Austria through S Germany to the Danube River. 215 miles (345 km) long.
- aer-
-
- isba
-
noun,
izba.
- tire
-
noun,
British Dialect. fatigue.
- NACA
-
- Carr
-
noun,
John Dickson, 1906–77, U.S. mystery writer.
- ains
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- Nast
-
noun,
Thomas, 1840–1902, U.S. illustrator and cartoonist.
- NCTE
-
- NCAA
-
- Aiea
-
noun,
a town on S Oahu, in Hawaii.
- tics
-
noun,
Pathology.
a sudden, spasmodic, painless, involuntary muscular contraction, as of the face.
tic douloureux.
- CARE
-
noun,
a state of mind in which one is troubled; worry, anxiety, or concern:
- NATS
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Nathan or Nathaniel.
- Cate
-
noun,
a choice food;delicacy; dainty.
- 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.
- Nasi
-
noun,
the head or president of the Sanhedrin.
- Nair
-
noun,
a group of Hindu castes in the Kerala region of India.
- cat.
-
- NASA
-
noun,
National Aeronautics and Space Administration.
- IRAS
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- Carn
-
noun,
cairn.
- cast
-
noun,
act of casting or throwing.
- narc
-
noun,
a government agent or detective charged with the enforcement of laws restricting the use of narcotics.
- Nara
-
noun,
a city on S Honshu, in central Japan: chief Buddhist center of ancient Japan; first capital of Japan a.d. 710–84.
- ACTS
-
noun,
anything done, being done, or to be done; deed; performance:
- Inc.
-
- BSNA
-
- ansa
-
noun,
Archaeology. a looped handle, especially of a vase.
- brae
-
noun,
a slope; declivity; hillside.
- 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.
- Etta
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Henrietta.
- Iban
-
noun,
Also called Sea Dayak. a member of any of several Dayak tribes of Sarawak.
- rest
-
noun,
the refreshing quiet or repose of sleep:
- Bran
-
noun,
the partly ground husk of wheat or other grain, separated from flour meal by sifting.
- Etna
-
noun,
Mount, an active volcano in E Sicily. 10,758 feet (3280 meters).
- bris
-
noun,
Brith.
- Ceta
-
noun,
Comprehensive Employment and Training Act.
- teas
-
noun,
the dried and prepared leaves of a shrub, Camellia sinensis, from which a somewhat bitter, aromatic beverage is prepared by infusion in hot water.
- teat
-
noun,
the protuberance on the breast or udder in female mammals, except the monotremes, through which the milk ducts discharge; nipple or mammilla.
- 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.
- BSAE
-
- BSCE
-
- IATA
-
- tats
-
verb (used with or without object),
to do, or make by, tatting.
- BSEc
-
- IAEA
-
- brei
-
noun,
a suspension of finely divided tissue in an isotonic medium, used chiefly as a culture for certain viruses.
- Reis
-
plural noun,
a former money of account of Portugal and Brazil.
- Bres
-
noun,
a Fomorian king of Ireland, whose unpopular rule led to the expulsion of the Fomorians by the Tuatha De Danann.
- Brea
-
noun,
a town in S California.
- recs
-
noun,
recreation.
- Acis
-
noun,
the lover of Galatea, killed by Polyphemus out of jealousy.
- 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.
- BRAT
-
noun,
a child, especially an annoying, spoiled, or impolite child (usually used in contempt or irritation).
- reit
-
noun,
real-estate investment trust.
- rebs
-
noun,
a Confederate soldier.
- Rena
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Marina.
- Brie
-
noun,
a region in NE France, between the Seine and the Marne.
- BRCA
-
noun,
either of two genes (BRCA1 or BRCA2) that, if inherited in a mutated form, may predispose some carriers to develop breast or ovarian cancer.
- rent
-
noun,
a payment made periodically by a tenant to a landlord in return for the use of land, a building, an apartment, an office, or other property.
- iana
-
- Ice.
-
- BSAA
-
- BSIE
-
- ant.
-
- ANTA
-
noun,
a privately supported organization, chartered by Congress in 1935, for the encouragement and advancement of professional and nonprofessional theater.
- RARE
-
adjective,
coming or occurring far apart in time; unusual; uncommon:
- tens
-
noun,
a self-operated portable device used to treat chronic pain by sending electrical impulses through electrodes placed over the painful area.
- 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.
- rant
-
noun,
ranting, extravagant, or violent declamation.
- tent
-
noun,
a portable shelter of skins, canvas, plastic, or the like, supported by one or more poles or a frame and often secured by ropes fastened to pegs in the ground.
- Rani
-
noun,
ranee.
- ter.
-
- rasa
-
noun,
(in Hindu aesthetics) flavor, sentiment, or emotion: regarded as one of the fundamental qualities of classical music, dance, and poetry.
- bitt
-
noun,
Also called bollard. a strong post of wood or iron projecting, usually in pairs, above the deck of a ship, used for securing cables, lines for towing, etc.
- Rais
-
noun,
Gilles de, Retz, Gilles de Laval, Baron de.
- ANSI
-
- etc.
-
- 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).
- ETAS
-
noun,
the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
- Raia
-
noun,
rayah.
- ten.
-
- Tena
-
noun,
Koyukon.
- rase
-
verb (used with object),
raze.
- BSRT
-
- BSIR
-
- BSIT
-
- rate
-
noun,
the amount of a charge or payment with reference to some basis of calculation:
- tab.
-
- ices
-
noun,
the solid form of water, produced by freezing; frozen water.
- Aras
-
noun,
Also, Araks. Ancient Araxes. a river in SW Asia, flowing from E Turkey along part of the boundary between NW Iran and Armenia and Azerbaijan into the Kura River. About 660 miles (1065 km) long.
- Tate
-
noun,
Sir Henry, 1819–99, English merchant and philanthropist: founder of an art gallery (Tate Gallery) in London, England.
- acea
-
- ast
-
- TSI
-
- AEA
-
- TAT
-
verb (used with or without object),
to do, or make by, tatting.
- ACE
-
noun,
a playing card or die marked with or having the value indicated by a single spot:
- TSR
-
noun,
a computer program with any of several ancillary functions, usually held resident in RAM for instant activation while one is using another program.
- AES
-
noun,
any of various early forms of bronze or copper money used in ancient Rome.
Compare as2 (def 1).
- ARC
-
noun,
Geometry. any unbroken part of the circumference of a circle or other curved line.
- ASN
-
- ab-
-
- ASI
-
- AEC
-
- ASR
-
- TSE
-
- TBA
-
- tin
-
noun,
Chemistry. a low-melting, malleable, ductile metallic element nearly approaching silver in color and luster: used in plating and in making alloys, tinfoil, and soft solders. Symbol: Sn; atomic weight: 118.69; atomic number: 50; specific gravity: 7.31 at 20°C.
- arb
-
noun,
an arbitrager.
- ae.
-
- abt
-
- AIC
-
- AIR
-
noun,
a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- 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.
- TES
-
noun,
ti1 .
- AAE
-
- tra
-
- Aar
-
- 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.
- tet
-
noun,
the Vietnamese New Year celebration, occurring during the first seven days of the first month of the lunar calendar.
- AAS
-
noun,
basaltic lava having a rough surface.
- TEC
-
noun,
detective.
- ait
-
noun,
a small island, especially in a river.
- tr.
-
- 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.
- ARS
-
- TNT
-
- ane
-
adjective, noun, pronoun,
one.
- ABC
-
noun,
ABC's (defs 1, 3).
- ANI
-
noun,
any of several black, tropical American cuckoos of the genus Crotophaga, having a compressed, bladelike bill.
- Abe
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Abraham.
- TAR
-
noun,
any of various dark-colored viscid products obtained by the destructive distillation of certain organic substances, as coal or wood.
- TNB
-
- ACS
-
- TIA
-
- ase
-
- AIA
-
- TAE
-
preposition,
to.
- abn
-
- Tai
-
noun,
any of several sparoid fishes of the Pacific Ocean, as Pagrus major (red tai) a food fish of Japan.
- ARA
-
noun,
the Altar, a southern constellation between Triangulum Australe and Scorpius.
- TIC
-
noun,
Pathology.
a sudden, spasmodic, painless, involuntary muscular contraction, as of the face.
tic douloureux.
- ABA
-
noun,
a coarse, felted fabric woven of camel's or goat's hair.
- Ain
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- ac-
-
- Tbi
-
- TCS
-
- asb
-
- an.
-
- ans
-
noun,
the Sumerian god of heaven: the counterpart of the Akkadian Anu.
- ACT
-
noun,
anything done, being done, or to be done; deed; performance:
- Ar.
-
- ASA
-
noun,
a king of Judah, 913?–873? b.c. I Kings 15:8–24.
- Tan
-
noun,
the brown color imparted to the skin by exposure to the sun or open air.
- TCA
-
- ANC
-
- bi-
-
- TTS
-
- NEB
-
noun,
a bill or beak, as of a bird.
- NIC
-
noun,
a newly industrialized/industrializing country:
- nib
-
noun,
the point of a pen, or either of its divisions.
- NIA
-
- NET
-
noun,
a bag or other contrivance of strong thread or cord worked into an open, meshed fabric, for catching fish, birds, or other animals:
- NES
-
- ean
-
- CAR
-
noun,
an automobile.
- NEC
-
- NEA
-
- nr.
-
- ne-
-
- NBS
-
- NbE
-
- NBC
-
- NBA
-
- Nat
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Nathan or Nathaniel.
- nae
-
adverb,
no1 ; not.
- NAB
-
verb (used with object),
to arrest or capture.
- NAA
-
- nit
-
noun,
the egg of a parasitic insect, especially of a louse, often attached to a hair or a fiber of clothing.
- NRA
-
- EAS
-
noun,
the Akkadian god of wisdom, the son of Apsu and father of Marduk: the counterpart of Enki.
- CAA
-
- en-
-
- ca.
-
- RAN
-
noun,
a sea goddess who drags down ships and drowns sailors: the wife of Aegir.
- CBE
-
- cr.
-
- Rai
-
noun,
a style of Algerian popular music played on electric guitar, synthesizer, and percussion instruments.
- cs.
-
- Rae
-
noun,
John, 1813–93, Scottish surgeon and Arctic explorer.
- ct.
-
- CAB
-
noun,
a taxicab.
- NRC
-
- CAI
-
- Rab
-
noun,
a wooden beater for mixing plaster or mortar.
- ETA
-
noun,
the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
- Re.
-
- RCS
-
- ea.
-
- EAA
-
- NSC
-
- NSA
-
- 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.
- BST
-
- ETR
-
- IAS
-
- ian
-
noun,
a male given name, Scottish form of John.
- Ia.
-
- IRA
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- ics
-
- ECA
-
- eir
-
- ETS
-
- CIB
-
- ib.
-
- EIS
-
- CIE
-
- ESR
-
- Esc
-
- ESA
-
- ERT
-
- ERS
-
noun,
ervil.
- err
-
verb (used without object),
to go astray in thought or belief; be mistaken; be incorrect.
- CNS
-
- CIA
-
- IBN
-
- EbN
-
- Is.
-
noun,
(used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
- CAS
-
verb (used with or without object),
to call, as to call an animal toward one; urge forward by calling.
- ite
-
- ITC
-
- ITA
-
- EBS
-
- ist
-
- ISR
-
- ise
-
- ISA
-
- IRS
-
- ICA
-
noun,
Portuguese name of Putumayo.
- IRC
-
- Ir.
-
- CBS
-
- CEA
-
- ine
-
- ec-
-
- ina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- in.
-
- ier
-
- Bt.
-
- BTE
-
- RAS
-
noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- SEI
-
noun,
sei whale.
- CST
-
- SIT
-
verb,
(in prescriptions) may it be.
- SIR
-
noun,
a respectful or formal term of address used to a man:
- Sin
-
noun,
transgression of divine law:
- 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).
- Sib
-
noun,
a kinsman; relative.
- 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).
- BAS
-
noun,
an aspect of the soul, represented as a human-headed bird.
- SEN
-
noun,
a money of account of Japan, the 100th part of a yen, now used only in certain quotations, as on foreign exchange.
- sea
-
noun,
the salt waters that cover the greater part of the earth's surface.
- Sr.
-
- se-
-
- Bat
-
noun,
Sports.
the wooden club used in certain games, as baseball and cricket, to strike the ball.
a racket, especially one used in badminton or table tennis.
a whip used by a jockey.
the act of using a club or racket in a game.
the right or turn to use a club or racket.
- SCB
-
- BCS
-
- BEA
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Beatrice.
- sc.
-
- SBE
-
- SBA
-
- sb.
-
- Ban
-
noun,
the act of prohibiting by law; interdiction.
- SRB
-
- Ben
-
noun,
the inner or back room of a two-room cottage, especially when used as a combined parlor and bedroom.
- BAA
-
noun,
the bleating cry of a sheep.
- CRS
-
- at.
-
- ATA
-
- ATB
-
- ATC
-
- STI
-
- ATS
-
noun,
a money of account of Laos, the 100th part of a kip.
- CRT
-
- CSA
-
- STB
-
- SRI
-
noun,
a Hindu title of address prefixed to the name of a deity, holy person, etc.
- CSR
-
- BCE
-
- be-
-
- BSC
-
- Br.
-
- Bac
-
- Bai
-
noun,
a yellow mist occurring in eastern China and Japan during the spring and fall, caused by dust from the interior of China.
- Sta
-
- St.
-
- 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.
- bec
-
- SAR
-
- RCT
-
- San
-
noun,
a member of a nomadic aboriginal people of southern Africa.
- 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.
- res
-
noun,
an object or thing; matter.
- BRE
-
- REC
-
noun,
recreation.
- Reb
-
noun,
a Confederate soldier.
- ctn
-
plural,
carton.
- REA
-
- RCN
-
- Bn.
-
- RCA
-
- RBI
-
- RBC
-
- brr
-
interjection,
(used to express sensations of cold).
- BRT
-
- BSA
-
- BSE
-
- BSN
-
- BNS
-
- Bra
-
noun,
brassiere.
- BIT
-
noun,
Machinery.
a removable drilling or boring tool for use in a brace, drill press, or the like.
a removable boring head used on certain kinds of drills, as a rock drill.
a device for drilling oil wells or the like, consisting of a horizontally rotating blade or an assembly of rotating toothed wheels.
- rt.
-
- SAE
-
- SAC
-
noun,
a baglike structure in an animal, plant, or fungus, as one containing fluid.
- Bia
-
noun,
the ancient Greek personification of force: daughter of Pallas and Styx and sister of Cratus, Nike, and Zelos.
- SAA
-
- CTA
-
- cte
-
- RTS
-
- rte
-
- Ria
-
noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- ERA
-
noun,
a period of time marked by distinctive character, events, etc.:
- RSE
-
- RSA
-
- Rs.
-
- RNR
-
- RNA
-
- BIE
-
- rin
-
noun,
a money of account of Japan, the thousandth part of a yen or the tenth part of a sen.
- rib
-
noun,
one of a series of curved bones that are articulated with the vertebrae and occur in pairs, 12 in humans, on each side of the vertebrate body, certain pairs being connected with the sternum and forming the thoracic wall.
- er
-
interjection,
(used to express or represent a pause, hesitation, uncertainty, etc.).
- 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.
- 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.
- AA
-
noun,
basaltic lava having a rough surface.
- Eb
-
- EI
-
- TT
-
- E.
-
noun,
Edward (St. John) 1925–2000, U.S. writer and illustrator.
- TB
-
- et
-
verb,
a simple past tense of eat.
- CE
-
- TA
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- t.
-
- B-
-
- BA
-
noun,
an aspect of the soul, represented as a human-headed bird.
- BC
-
- SN
-
- SI
-
noun,
the syllable used for the seventh tone of a scale and sometimes for the tone B.
- SA
-
- S.
-
- TC
-
- TE
-
noun,
ti1 .
- CB
-
- T1
-
- i.
-
- RI
-
- RC
-
- RA
-
noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- R.
-
- TI
-
noun,
the syllable for the seventh tone of a diatonic scale.
- NI
-
- NC
-
- NB
-
- NA
-
adverb,
no1 .
- N.
-
- 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.
- TN
-
- ic
-
- RN
-