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- Schrodinger
-
noun,
Erwin [er-vin] /ˈɛr vɪn/ (Show IPA), 1887–1961, German physicist: Nobel prize 1933.
- reconsider
-
verb (used with object),
to consider again, especially with a view to change of decision or action:
- recordings
-
noun,
the act or practice of a person or thing that records.
- orogenies
-
noun,
the process of mountain making or upheaval.
- endoergic
-
adjective,
endothermic (opposed to exoergic).
- erigerons
-
noun,
any composite plant of the genus Erigeron, having flower heads resembling those of the asters but with narrower and usually more numerous white or purple rays.
- seed-corn
-
noun,
ears or kernels of corn set apart as seed.
- genocides
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noun,
the deliberate and systematic extermination of a national, racial, political, or cultural group.
- deringers
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noun,
derringer.
- corrodies
-
noun,
Old English Law. corody.
- recording
-
noun,
the act or practice of a person or thing that records.
- schreiner
-
noun,
Olive ("Ralph Iron") c1862–1920, English author and feminist.
- gooseherd
-
noun,
a person who tends geese.
- gorgerins
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noun,
the neckline portion of a capital of a column, or a feature forming the junction between a shaft and its capital.
- doggeries
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noun,
doglike behavior or conduct, especially when surly.
- Schneider
-
verb (used with object),
to prevent (an opponent) from scoring a point in a game or match.
- isochrone
-
noun,
a line, as on a map, connecting all points having some property simultaneously, as in having the same delay in receiving a radio signal from a given source or requiring the same time to be reached by available transportation from a given center.
- heronries
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noun,
a place where a colony of herons breeds.
- congeries
-
noun,
a collection of items or parts in one mass; assemblage; aggregation; heap:
- one-horse
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adjective,
using or having only a single horse:
- hoggeries
-
noun,
piggery.
- hog-score
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noun,
a line at each end of the rink, parallel to the foot score and usually 7 yards (6.4 meters) in advance of the tee.
- groceries
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noun,
Also called grocery store. a grocer's store.
- dishonor
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noun,
lack or loss of honor; disgraceful or dishonest character or conduct.
- drenches
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noun,
the act of drenching.
- choroids
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noun,
choroid coat.
- dogshore
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noun,
any of several shores for holding the hull of a small or moderate-sized vessel in place after keel blocks and other shores are removed and until the vessel is launched.
- codeines
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noun,
a white, crystalline, slightly bitter alkaloid, C 18 H 21 NO 3 , obtained from opium, used in medicine chiefly as an analgesic or sedative and to inhibit coughing.
- dog-rose
-
noun,
an Old World wild rose, Rosa canina, having pink or white flowers.
- doggones
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adverb,
Also, doggoned. damned:
- coherers
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noun,
a person or thing that coheres.
- cornered
-
noun,
the place at which two converging lines or surfaces meet.
- cohesion
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noun,
the act or state of cohering, uniting, or sticking together.
- disgorge
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verb (used with object),
to eject or throw out from the throat, mouth, or stomach; vomit forth.
- Diogenes
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noun,
412?–323 b.c, Greek Cynic philosopher.
- deringer
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noun,
derringer.
- cosigner
-
noun,
a cosignatory.
- corrodes
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verb (used with object),
to eat or wear away gradually as if by gnawing, especially by chemical action.
- consider
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verb (used with object),
to think carefully about, especially in order to make a decision; contemplate; reflect on:
- coroners
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noun,
an officer, as of a county or municipality, whose chief function is to investigate by inquest, as before a jury, any death not clearly resulting from natural causes.
- cordings
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noun,
cord covered with yarns or fabric, used decoratively.
- corodies
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noun,
a right to receive maintenance in the form of housing, food, or clothing, especially the right enjoyed by the sovereign or a private benefactor to receive such maintenance from a religious house.
- designer
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noun,
a person who devises or executes designs, especially one who creates forms, structures, and patterns, as for works of art or machines.
- resigned
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adjective,
submissive or acquiescent.
- schooner
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noun,
Nautical. any of various types of sailing vessel having a foremast and mainmast, with or without other masts, and having fore-and-aft sails on all lower masts.
See also ketch, topsail schooner, yawl1 (def 2).
- redhorse
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noun,
any of several suckers of the genus Moxostoma, found in the fresh waters of North America, often having reddish fins.
- isochore
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noun,
Physics.. Also, isochor. Also called isometric, isometric line. for a given substance, a curve graphing temperature against pressure, when the volume of the substance is held constant.
- hordeins
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noun,
a simple protein of the prolamin class, found in barley grain.
- honorees
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noun,
a person who receives an honor, award, or special recognition.
- Honegger
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noun,
Arthur [ahr-ther;; French ar-too r] /ˈɑr θər;; French arˈtʊər/ (Show IPA), 1892–1955, Swiss composer, born in France.
- orchido-
-
- hedonics
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noun,
the branch of psychology that deals with pleasurable and unpleasurable states of consciousness.
- groschen
-
noun,
a zinc or aluminum coin of Austria until the euro was adopted, the 100th part of a schilling.
- grinders
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noun,
a person or thing that grinds.
- greenish
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adjective,
somewhat green; having a tinge of green.
- gorgerin
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noun,
the neckline portion of a capital of a column, or a feature forming the junction between a shaft and its capital.
- Goodrich
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noun,
Samuel Griswold [griz-wuh ld,, -wohld,, -wawld] /ˈgrɪz wəld,, -woʊld,, -wɔld/ (Show IPA), ("Peter Parley") 1793–1860, U.S. author and publisher.
- red-rose
-
noun,
the emblem of the royal house of Lancaster.
- engorges
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verb (used with or without object),
to swallow greedily; glut or gorge.
- reedings
-
noun,
a set of moldings, as on a column, resembling small convex fluting.
- regorges
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verb (used with object),
to disgorge; cast up again.
- Ghiordes
-
noun,
a Turkish rug characterized by an uneven pile produced by the Ghiordes knot.
- geodesic
-
noun,
geodesic line.
- Genseric
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noun,
a.d. c390–477, king of the Vandals, conqueror in northern Africa and Italy.
- genocide
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noun,
the deliberate and systematic extermination of a national, racial, political, or cultural group.
- generics
-
noun,
a generic term.
- chorines
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noun,
a chorus girl.
- errhines
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noun,
a medicine to be snuffed up the nostrils to promote sneezing and increased discharges.
- Erigeron
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noun,
any composite plant of the genus Erigeron, having flower heads resembling those of the asters but with narrower and usually more numerous white or purple rays.
- enriches
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verb (used with object),
to supply with riches, wealth, abundant or valuable possessions, etc.:
- chorions
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noun,
Embryology. the outermost of the extraembryonic membranes of land vertebrates, contributing to the formation of the placenta in the placental mammals.
- negroids
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noun,
Older Use: Usually Offensive. a member of such peoples.
- cherries
-
noun,
the fruit of any of various trees belonging to the genus Prunus, of the rose family, consisting of a pulpy, globular drupe enclosing a one-seeded smooth stone.
- cheerios
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noun,
a goodbye or farewell.
- chiggers
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noun,
Also called harvest mite, redbug. the six-legged larva of a mite of the family Trombiculidae, parasitic on humans and other vertebrates, sucking blood and causing severe itching and acting as a vector of scrub typhus and other infectious diseases.
- grinder
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noun,
a person or thing that grinds.
- Chinese
-
noun,
the standard language of China, based on the speech of Beijing; Mandarin.
- cheders
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noun,
heder.
- cordons
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noun,
a line of police, sentinels, military posts, warships, etc., enclosing or guarding an area.
- Ericson
-
noun,
Leif [leef;; Icelandic leyv] /lif;; Icelandic leɪv/ (Show IPA), flourished a.d. c1000, Norse mariner: according to Icelandic saga, discoverer of Vinland (son of Eric the Red).
- indoors
-
adverb,
in or into a house or building:
- ergodic
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adjective,
of or relating to the condition that, in an interval of sufficient duration, a system will return to states that are closely similar to previous ones: the assumption of such a condition underlies statistical methods used in modern dynamics and atomic theory.
- doggers
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noun,
a two-masted Dutch fishing vessel with a blunt bow, used in the North Sea.
- derries
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noun,
a meaningless refrain or chorus in old songs.
- indorse
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verb (used with object),
endorse.
- richens
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verb (used with or without object),
to make or become rich or richer.
- cheeros
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interjection, noun,
cheerio.
- drogher
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noun,
a freight barge of the West Indies, rigged as a cutter or schooner.
- gringos
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noun,
a term used in Latin America or Spain to refer to a foreigner, especially one of U.S. or British descent (sometimes used facetiously).
- corners
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noun,
the place at which two converging lines or surfaces meet.
- Cornish
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noun,
the Celtic language of Cornwall, extinct since c1800.
- derecho
-
noun,
a widespread and severe windstorm that moves rapidly along a fairly straight path and is associated with bands of rapidly moving thunderstorms.
- cording
-
noun,
cord covered with yarns or fabric, used decoratively.
- snigger
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verb (used with or without object), noun,
snicker.
- coroner
-
noun,
an officer, as of a county or municipality, whose chief function is to investigate by inquest, as before a jury, any death not clearly resulting from natural causes.
- congees
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noun,
congé.
- sidero-
-
- greiges
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noun,
Textiles. gray goods.
- condors
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noun,
either of two large, New World vultures of the family Cathartidae, Gymnogyps californianus (California condor) or Vultur gryphus (Andean condor) the largest flying birds in the Western Hemisphere: the California condor is almost extinct; the Andean condor is greatly reduced in number and rare in many areas.
- hernio-
-
- side-on
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adverb,
with the side or sides foremost, especially in a collision:
- inheres
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verb (used without object),
to exist permanently and inseparably in, as a quality, attribute, or element; belong intrinsically; be inherent:
- Cheiron
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noun,
Chiron.
- edgings
-
noun,
something that forms or is placed along an edge or border.
- greisen
-
noun,
a hydrothermally altered rock of granitic texture composed chiefly of quartz and mica, common in the tin mines of Europe.
- Shriner
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noun,
a member of a fraternal order (Ancient Arabic Order of Nobles of the Mystic Shrine) that is an auxiliary of the Masonic order and is dedicated to good fellowship, health programs, charitable works, etc.
- Congers
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noun,
a large marine eel, Conger conger, sometimes reaching a length of 10 feet (3 meters), used for food.
- errhine
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noun,
a medicine to be snuffed up the nostrils to promote sneezing and increased discharges.
- erosion
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noun,
the act or state of eroding; state of being eroded.
- conoids
-
noun,
a geometrical solid formed by the revolution of a conic section about one of its axes.
- oroides
-
noun,
an alloy containing copper, tin, etc., used to imitate gold.
- Dreiser
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noun,
Theodore, 1871–1945, U.S. novelist.
- noodges
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noun,
a person who nudges; pest.
- cheiro-
-
- Erigone
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noun,
a daughter of Clytemnestra and Aegisthus who hanged herself when Orestes was acquitted of the murder of her parents.
- honored
-
noun,
honesty, fairness, or integrity in one's beliefs and actions:
- corrido
-
noun,
a Mexican ballad or folksong about struggle against oppression and injustice.
- honoree
-
noun,
a person who receives an honor, award, or special recognition.
- dehisce
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verb (used without object),
to burst open, as capsules of plants; gape.
- henries
-
noun,
the standard unit of inductance in the International System of Units (SI), formally defined to be the inductance of a closed circuit in which an electromotive force of one volt is produced when the electric current in the circuit varies uniformly at a rate of one ampere per second. Abbreviation: H.
- cronies
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noun,
a close friend or companion; chum.
- deicers
-
noun,
a device or a chemical substance for preventing or removing ice.
- ringers
-
noun,
a person or thing that encircles, rings, etc.
- crosier
-
noun,
a ceremonial staff carried by a bishop or an abbot, hooked at one end like a shepherd's crook.
- Hoosier
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Indiana (used as a nickname).
- dehorns
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verb (used with object),
to remove the horns of (cattle).
- ochroid
-
adjective,
yellow as ocher.
- crinose
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adjective,
hairy.
- hordein
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noun,
a simple protein of the prolamin class, found in barley grain.
- hedgers
-
noun,
a person who makes or repairs hedges.
- oreides
-
noun,
oroide.
- Rodgers
-
noun,
James Charles ("Jimmie") 1897–1933, U.S. country-and-western singer, guitarist, and composer.
- hedonic
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adjective,
of, characterizing, or pertaining to pleasure:
- Roerich
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noun,
Nicholas Konstantinovich [nik-uh-luh s kon-stuh n-tee-nuh-vich;; Russian kuh n-stuhn-tyee-nuh-vyich] /ˈnɪk ə ləs ˌkɒn stənˈti nə vɪtʃ;; Russian kən stʌnˈtyi nə vyɪtʃ/ (Show IPA), 1874–1947, Russian painter, archaeologist, and author; in the U.S. after 1920.
- decerns
-
verb (used with object),
Archaic. to discern.
- decries
-
verb (used with object),
to speak disparagingly of; denounce as faulty or worthless; express censure of:
- echino-
-
- cringes
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noun,
servile or fawning deference.
- drongos
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noun,
any passerine bird of the family Dicruridae, of Africa, Asia, and Australia, the several species usually having black plumage and long, forked tails.
- chigger
-
noun,
Also called harvest mite, redbug. the six-legged larva of a mite of the family Trombiculidae, parasitic on humans and other vertebrates, sucking blood and causing severe itching and acting as a vector of scrub typhus and other infectious diseases.
- Senghor
-
noun,
Léopold Sédar [French ley-aw-pawld sey-dahr] /French leɪ ɔˈpɔld seɪˈdɑr/ (Show IPA), 1906–2001, African poet, teacher, and statesman: president of the Republic of Senegal 1960–80.
- corrode
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verb (used with object),
to eat or wear away gradually as if by gnawing, especially by chemical action.
- orceins
-
noun,
a red dye, the principal coloring matter of cudbear and orchil, obtained by oxidizing an ammoniacal solution of orcinol.
- herdics
-
noun,
a low-hung carriage with two or four wheels, having the entrance at the back and the seats at the sides.
- shoring
-
noun,
a number or system of shores for steadying or supporting a wall, a ship in drydock, etc.
- cheerio
-
noun,
a goodbye or farewell.
- engorge
-
verb (used with or without object),
to swallow greedily; glut or gorge.
- engirds
-
verb (used with object),
to encircle; encompass:
- deniers
-
noun,
a person who denies.
- serried
-
adjective,
pressed together or compacted, as soldiers in rows:
- herders
-
noun,
a person in charge of a herd, especially of cattle or sheep.
- riggers
-
noun,
a person who rigs.
- shoo-in
-
noun,
a candidate, competitor, etc., regarded as certain to win.
- ignores
-
verb (used with object),
to refrain from noticing or recognizing:
- endorse
-
noun,
Heraldry. a narrow pale, about one quarter the usual width and usually repeated several times.
- Gronchi
-
noun,
Giovanni [jaw-vahn-nee] /dʒɔˈvɑn ni/ (Show IPA), 1887–1978, Italian statesman: president 1955–62.
- encores
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noun,
a demand, as by applause, for a repetition of a song, act, etc., or for a performance of a number or piece additional to those on a program, or for a reappearance by the performers, as at the end of a concert, recital, etc.
- encodes
-
verb (used with object),
to convert (a message, information, etc.) into code.
- inshore
-
adverb,
toward the shore:
- hoidens
-
noun,
a boisterous, bold, and carefree girl; a tomboy.
- re-sign
-
verb (used with or without object),
to sign again.
- diocese
-
noun,
an ecclesiastical district under the jurisdiction of a bishop.
- sincere
-
adjective,
free of deceit, hypocrisy, or falseness; earnest:
- codeine
-
noun,
a white, crystalline, slightly bitter alkaloid, C 18 H 21 NO 3 , obtained from opium, used in medicine chiefly as an analgesic or sedative and to inhibit coughing.
- Gironde
-
noun,
an estuary in SW France, formed by the junction of the Garonne and Dordogne rivers. 45 miles (72 km) long.
- Herries
-
verb (used with or without object),
harry.
- choroid
-
noun,
choroid coat.
- onshore
-
adverb,
onto or in the direction of the shore from a body of water:
- codgers
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noun,
an eccentric man, especially one who is old.
- sordino
-
noun,
mute (def 10).
- screeno
-
noun,
(sometimes initial capital letter) (formerly) bingo played in a movie theater.
- chorogi
-
noun,
Chinese artichoke.
- codings
-
noun,
the transforming of a variate into a more convenient variate.
- choriso
-
noun,
chorizo.
- gorgons
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. any of three sister monsters commonly represented as having snakes for hair, wings, brazen claws, and eyes that turned anyone looking into them to stone. Medusa, the only mortal Gorgon, was beheaded by Perseus.
- Records
-
noun,
an act of recording.
- Geordie
-
noun,
a native of Newcastle-upon-Tyne, England.
- Georges
-
noun,
a figure of St. George killing the dragon, especially one forming part of the insignia of the Order of the Garter.
- chorion
-
noun,
Embryology. the outermost of the extraembryonic membranes of land vertebrates, contributing to the formation of the placenta in the placental mammals.
- Chenier
-
noun,
a hummock in a marshy region, with stands of evergreen oaks.
- gingers
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noun,
a reedlike plant, Zingiber officinale, native to the East Indies but now cultivated in most tropical countries, having a pungent, spicy rhizome used in cookery and medicine.
Compare ginger family.
- Hindoos
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noun,
Hindu.
- chrono-
-
- goodish
-
adjective,
rather good; fairly good.
- regorge
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verb (used with object),
to disgorge; cast up again.
- Nereids
-
noun,
any elongate cylindrical worm of the polychaete family Nereididae, including clamworms.
- disegno
-
noun,
drawing or design: a term used during the 16th and 17th centuries to designate the formal discipline required for the representation of the ideal form of an object in the visual arts, especially as expressed in the linear structure of a work of art.
- cirrose
-
adjective,
having a cirrus or cirri.
- discern
-
verb (used with object),
to perceive by the sight or some other sense or by the intellect; see, recognize, or apprehend:
- hinders
-
noun,
Chiefly Northern and North Midland U.S. the buttocks.
- Scrooge
-
noun,
Ebenezer [eb-uh-nee-zer] /ˌɛb əˈni zər/ (Show IPA) a miserly curmudgeon in Dickens' Christmas Carol.
- doggone
-
adverb,
Also, doggoned. damned:
- Herring
-
noun,
an important food fish, Clupea harengus harengus, found in enormous shoals in the North Atlantic.
- georgic
-
noun,
a poem on an agricultural theme.
- reeding
-
noun,
a set of moldings, as on a column, resembling small convex fluting.
- Chronos
-
noun,
chronometer.
- signore
-
noun,
a conventional Italian title of respect for a man, usually used separately; signor.
- genoise
-
noun,
a light yellow cake made with eggs and butter and typically layered, filled, and frosted or made into petits fours for serving.
- reredos
-
noun,
a screen or a decorated part of the wall behind an altar in a church.
- renders
-
noun,
Building Trades. a first coat of plaster for a masonry surface.
- chordee
-
noun,
a downward bowing of the penis, of a congenital nature or caused by gonorrhea.
- coheres
-
verb (used without object),
to stick together; be united; hold fast, as parts of the same mass:
- heroics
-
noun,
Usually, heroics. heroic verse.
- niggers
-
noun,
Slang: Extremely Disparaging and Offensive.
a contemptuous term used to refer to a black person.
a contemptuous term used to refer to a member of any dark-skinned people.
- dineros
-
noun,
a former silver coin of Peru, the 10th part of a sol.
- rescind
-
verb (used with object),
to abrogate; annul; revoke; repeal.
- coherer
-
noun,
a person or thing that coheres.
- Negroes
-
noun,
Anthropology. (no longer in technical use) a member of the peoples traditionally classified as the Negro race, especially those who originate in sub-Saharan Africa.
- doggies
-
noun,
a little dog or a puppy.
- coignes
-
noun, verb (used with object),
quoin.
- chondr-
-
- Negroid
-
noun,
Older Use: Usually Offensive. a member of such peoples.
- Ionesco
-
noun,
Eugène [French œ-zhen;; English yoo-jeen,, yoo-jeen] /French œˈʒɛn;; English yuˈdʒin,, ˈyu dʒin/ (Show IPA), 1912–94, French playwright, born in Romania.
- ironers
-
noun,
a person or thing that irons.
- necrose
-
verb (used with or without object),
to affect or be affected with necrosis.
- Goering
-
noun,
Hermann Wilhelm [her-mahn vil-helm,, hur-muh n wil-helm;; German her-mahn vil-helm] /ˈhɛr mɑn ˈvɪl hɛlm,, ˈhɜr mən ˈwɪl hɛlm;; German ˈhɛr mɑn ˈvɪl hɛlm/ (Show IPA), Göring, Hermann Wilhelm.
- heroins
-
noun,
a white, crystalline, narcotic powder, C 21 H 23 NO 5 , derived from morphine, formerly used as an analgesic and sedative: manufacture and importation of heroin are now controlled by federal law in the U.S. because of the danger of addiction.
- seconde
-
noun,
the second of the eight defensive positions.
- secondo
-
noun,
the second or lower part in a duet, especially in a piano duet.
- coheirs
-
noun,
a joint heir.
- chorine
-
noun,
a chorus girl.
- dingoes
-
noun,
a wolflike, wild dog, Canis familiaris dingo, of Australia, having a reddish- or yellowish-brown coat.
- heroine
-
noun,
a woman noted for courageous acts or nobility of character:
- generic
-
noun,
a generic term.
- doggish
-
adjective,
like a dog; canine:
- hoggers
-
noun,
a person or thing that hogs.
- genesic
-
adjective,
pertaining to genesis or reproduction; genetic.
- rondos
-
noun,
a work or movement, often the last movement of a sonata, having one principal subject that is stated at least three times in the same key and to which return is made after the introduction of each subordinate theme.
- Ecorse
-
noun,
a city in SE Michigan, near Detroit.
- Orense
-
noun,
a city in N Spain, NW of Madrid.
- Sooner
-
noun,
a person who settles on government land before it is legally opened to settlers in order to gain the choice of location.
- Roscoe
-
noun,
a revolver or pistol.
- hiero-
-
- oreide
-
noun,
oroide.
- echoes
-
noun,
a repetition of sound produced by the reflection of sound waves from a wall, mountain, or other obstructing surface.
- edgers
-
noun,
a person who puts an edge, especially a finishing edge, on a garment, surface, lens, etc.
- roncos
-
noun,
any grunt of the genus Haemulon, especially H. parrai, the sailor's-choice, of West Indian waters.
- Herrin
-
noun,
a town in S Illinois.
- Oregon
-
noun,
a state in the NW United States, on the Pacific coast. 96,981 sq. mi. (251,180 sq. km). Capital: Salem.
Abbreviation: Oreg., Ore., OR (for use with zip code).
- Doreen
-
noun,
a female given name.
- dorser
-
noun,
dosser1 .
- dorsi-
-
- dorso-
-
- heroes
-
noun,
a person noted for courageous acts or nobility of character:
- heroic
-
noun,
Usually, heroics. heroic verse.
- Hering
-
noun,
Ewald [ey-vahlt] /ˈeɪ vɑlt/ (Show IPA), 1834–1918, German physiologist and psychologist.
- schrod
-
noun,
scrod.
- Herero
-
noun,
a member of an indigenous people of Namibia, Botswana, and Angola.
- dreigh
-
adjective, verb (used with object),
dree.
- Heroin
-
noun,
a white, crystalline, narcotic powder, C 21 H 23 NO 5 , derived from morphine, formerly used as an analgesic and sedative: manufacture and importation of heroin are now controlled by federal law in the U.S. because of the danger of addiction.
- dories
-
noun,
a boat with a narrow, flat bottom, high bow, and flaring sides.
- drench
-
noun,
the act of drenching.
- cheers
-
noun,
a shout of encouragement, approval, congratulation, etc.:
- driech
-
adjective, verb (used with object),
dree.
- screed
-
noun,
a long discourse or essay, especially a diatribe.
- Herder
-
noun,
a person in charge of a herd, especially of cattle or sheep.
- cheero
-
interjection, noun,
cheerio.
- Orchis
-
noun,
any orchid.
- secern
-
verb (used with object),
to discriminate or distinguish in thought.
- herdic
-
noun,
a low-hung carriage with two or four wheels, having the entrance at the back and the seats at the sides.
- Hesiod
-
noun,
fl. 8th century b.c., Greek poet.
- doings
-
noun,
action; performance; execution:
- orders
-
noun,
an authoritative direction or instruction; command; mandate.
- donees
-
noun,
a person to whom a gift is made.
- driegh
-
adjective, verb (used with object),
dree.
- drongo
-
noun,
any passerine bird of the family Dicruridae, of Africa, Asia, and Australia, the several species usually having black plumage and long, forked tails.
- donors
-
noun,
a person who gives or donates.
- herein
-
adverb,
in or into this place.
- donsie
-
adjective,
Midland U.S. somewhat sick, weak, or lacking in vitality; not completely well.
- hereon
-
adverb,
hereupon.
- screen
-
noun,
a movable or fixed device, usually consisting of a covered frame, that provides shelter, serves as a partition, etc.
- edging
-
noun,
something that forms or is placed along an edge or border.
- encore
-
noun,
a demand, as by applause, for a repetition of a song, act, etc., or for a performance of a number or piece additional to those on a program, or for a reappearance by the performers, as at the end of a concert, recital, etc.
- Rogers
-
noun,
Bernard, 1893–1968, U.S. composer.
- render
-
noun,
Building Trades. a first coat of plaster for a masonry surface.
- soiree
-
noun,
an evening party or social gathering, especially one held for a particular purpose:
- Gorges
-
noun,
a narrow cleft with steep, rocky walls, especially one through which a stream runs.
- Gorgon
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. any of three sister monsters commonly represented as having snakes for hair, wings, brazen claws, and eyes that turned anyone looking into them to stone. Medusa, the only mortal Gorgon, was beheaded by Perseus.
- Goring
-
noun,
the triangular area along a leech of a square sail, created by the presence of a gore.
- Goshen
-
noun,
a pastoral region in Lower Egypt, occupied by the Israelites before the Exodus. Gen. 45:10.
- genies
-
noun,
Islamic Mythology. jinn.
- oscine
-
noun,
an oscine bird.
- Greco-
-
- gender
-
noun,
either the male or female division of a species, especially as differentiated by social and cultural roles and behavior:
Compare sex (def 1).
- Geiger
-
noun,
Hans [hahns] /hɑns/ (Show IPA), 1882–1947, German physicist.
- socio-
-
- Gehrig
-
noun,
Henry Louis ("Lou") 1903–41, U.S. baseball player.
- greeds
-
noun,
excessive or rapacious desire, especially for wealth or possessions.
- Renoir
-
noun,
Jean [zhahn] /ʒɑ̃/ (Show IPA), 1894–1979, French film director and writer.
- resend
-
verb (used with object),
to send again.
- greens
-
noun,
a color intermediate in the spectrum between yellow and blue, an effect of light with a wavelength between 500 and 570 nm; found in nature as the color of most grasses and leaves while growing, of some fruits while ripening, and of the sea.
- reside
-
noun,
a piece or section of siding:
- resign
-
verb (used with object),
to give up (an office, position, etc.), often formally.
- gregos
-
noun,
a short, hooded coat of thick, coarse fabric, originally worn in the eastern Mediterranean countries.
- rhenic
-
adjective,
of or containing rhenium.
- geodes
-
noun,
a hollow concretionary or nodular stone often lined with crystals.
- gorged
-
noun,
a narrow cleft with steep, rocky walls, especially one through which a stream runs.
- Rhines
-
noun,
Joseph Banks, 1895–1980, U.S. psychologist: pioneer in parapsychology.
- Ginger
-
noun,
a reedlike plant, Zingiber officinale, native to the East Indies but now cultivated in most tropical countries, having a pungent, spicy rhizome used in cookery and medicine.
Compare ginger family.
- redoes
-
noun,
the act or an instance of redoing.
- godson
-
noun,
a male godchild.
- sodio-
-
- goings
-
noun,
the act of leaving or departing; departure:
- reecho
-
noun,
a repeated echo.
- goners
-
noun,
a person or thing that is dead, lost, or past recovery.
- censer
-
noun,
a container, usually covered, in which incense is burned, especially during religious services; thurible.
- girder
-
noun,
a large beam, as of steel, reinforced concrete, or timber, for supporting masonry, joists, purlins, etc.
- record
-
noun,
an act of recording.
- goodie
-
noun,
Usually, goodies. something especially attractive or pleasing, especially cake, cookies, or candy.
- geoids
-
noun,
an imaginary surface that coincides with mean sea level in the ocean and its extension through the continents.
- region
-
noun,
an extensive, continuous part of a surface, space, or body:
- Gideon
-
noun,
Also called Jerubbaal. a judge of Israel and conqueror of the Midianites. Judges 6–8.
- recons
-
noun,
reconnaissance.
- cerise
-
adjective, noun,
moderate to deep red.
- soigne
-
adjective,
carefully or elegantly done, operated, or designed.
- Gordon
-
noun,
Charles George ("Chinese Gordon"; "Gordon Pasha") 1833–85, British general: administrator in China and Egypt.
- Gesner
-
noun,
Konrad von [kon-rad von;; German kawn-raht fuh n] /ˈkɒn ræd vɒn;; German ˈkɔn rɑt fən/ (Show IPA), 1516–65, Swiss naturalist.
- reigns
-
noun,
the period during which a sovereign occupies the throne.
- Reiner
-
noun,
Fritz, 1888–1963, Hungarian conductor in the U.S.
- George
-
noun,
a figure of St. George killing the dragon, especially one forming part of the insignia of the Order of the Garter.
- greige
-
noun,
Textiles. gray goods.
- rhino-
-
- hedron
-
- orihon
-
noun,
a manuscript scroll having columns running across the width, folded in accordion fashion along the separating margins.
- rigger
-
noun,
a person who rigs.
- groins
-
noun,
Anatomy. the fold or hollow on either side of the front of the body where the thigh joins the abdomen.
- Enders
-
noun,
John Franklin, 1897–1985, U.S. bacteriologist: Nobel Prize in Medicine 1954.
- Negros
-
noun,
an island of the central Philippines. 5043 sq. mi. (13,061 sq. km).
- encode
-
verb (used with object),
to convert (a message, information, etc.) into code.
- rigors
-
noun,
strictness, severity, or harshness, as in dealing with people.
- orison
-
noun,
a prayer.
- ringed
-
noun,
a typically circular band of metal or other durable material, especially one of gold or other precious metal, often set with gems, for wearing on the finger as an ornament, a token of betrothal or marriage, etc.
- ringer
-
noun,
a person or thing that encircles, rings, etc.
- eiders
-
noun,
eider duck.
- engird
-
verb (used with object),
to encircle; encompass:
- Origen
-
noun,
(Origenes Admantius) a.d. 185?–254? Alexandrian writer, Christian theologian, and teacher.
- orgies
-
noun,
wild or drunken festivity or revelry, especially involving sex with multiple participants.
- heders
-
noun,
(especially in Europe) a private Jewish elementary school for teaching children Hebrew, Bible, and the fundamentals of Judaism.
- eggers
-
noun,
tent caterpillar.
- hedger
-
noun,
a person who makes or repairs hedges.
- Hedges
-
noun,
a row of bushes or small trees planted close together, especially when forming a fence or boundary; hedgerow:
- rodeos
-
noun,
a public exhibition of cowboy skills, as bronco riding and calf roping.
- Rodger
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Roger.
- Edison
-
noun,
Thomas Alva [al-vuh] /ˈæl və/ (Show IPA), 1847–1931, U.S. inventor, especially of electrical devices.
- Edirne
-
noun,
a city in NW Turkey, in the European part.
- Enesco
-
noun,
Georges [zhawrzh] /ʒɔrʒ/ (Show IPA), 1881–1955, Romanian violinist, composer, and conductor: teacher of Yehudi Menuhin.
- Grodno
-
noun,
a city in W Byelorussia (Belarus), on the Niemen River: formerly in Poland.
- rhinos
-
noun,
a rhinoceros.
- cheder
-
noun,
heder.
- Rhodes
-
noun,
Cecil John, 1853–1902, English colonial capitalist and government administrator in southern Africa.
- rhodic
-
adjective,
of or containing rhodium, especially in the tetravalent state.
- erring
-
adjective,
going astray; in error; wrong.
- rhodo-
-
- Rhodos
-
noun,
Greek name of Rhodes.
- erodes
-
verb (used with object),
to eat into or away; destroy by slow consumption or disintegration:
Synonyms: corrode, waste, ravage, spoil.
Antonyms: strengthen, reinforce.
- grides
-
noun,
a griding or grating sound.
- griege
-
noun,
gray goods.
- oroide
-
noun,
an alloy containing copper, tin, etc., used to imitate gold.
- ricers
-
noun,
an implement for ricing potatoes, squash, etc., by pressing them through small holes.
- Enochs
-
noun,
the father of Methuselah. Gen. 5:22.
- grinch
-
noun,
a person or thing that spoils or dampens the pleasure of others.
- richen
-
verb (used with or without object),
to make or become rich or richer.
- grinds
-
noun,
the act of grinding.
- riches
-
noun,
(used with a plural verb) rich persons collectively (usually preceded by the):
- gringo
-
noun,
a term used in Latin America or Spain to refer to a foreigner, especially one of U.S. or British descent (sometimes used facetiously).
- orogen
-
noun,
an extensive belt of rocks deformed by orogeny, associated in places with plutonic and metamorphic rocks.
- Enrico
-
noun,
a male given name: Italian form of Henry.
- Grison
-
noun,
a weasellike carnivore, Galictis vittata, ranging from southern Mexico to Peru, having a grayish-white upper body, a distinctive white stripe across the forehead and ears, and a dark brown face, chest, and legs.
- enrich
-
verb (used with object),
to supply with riches, wealth, abundant or valuable possessions, etc.:
- riders
-
noun,
a person who rides a horse or other animal, a bicycle, etc.
- grocer
-
noun,
the owner or operator of a store that sells general food supplies and certain nonedible articles of household use, as soaps and paper products.
- seeing
-
noun,
the act of a person who sees.
- Dogger
-
noun,
a two-masted Dutch fishing vessel with a blunt bow, used in the North Sea.
- Shrine
-
noun,
a building or other shelter, often of a stately or sumptuous character, enclosing the remains or relics of a saint or other holy person and forming an object of religious veneration and pilgrimage.
- Corner
-
noun,
the place at which two converging lines or surfaces meet.
- corned
-
noun,
Also called Indian corn; especially technical and British, maize. a tall cereal plant, Zea mays, cultivated in many varieties, having a jointed, solid stem and bearing the grain, seeds, or kernels on large ears.
- coring
-
noun,
the act of removing a core or of cutting from a central part.
- corgis
-
noun,
Welsh corgi.
- indoor
-
adjective,
occurring, used, etc., in a house or building, rather than out of doors:
- corers
-
noun,
a person or thing that cores.
- Indore
-
noun,
a former state in central India: now part of Madhya Pradesh.
- cordon
-
noun,
a line of police, sentinels, military posts, warships, etc., enclosing or guarding an area.
- cordis
-
adjective,
(in prescriptions) of the heart.
- cooner
-
noun,
coon dog.
- incorr
-
- cooees
-
noun,
a prolonged, shrill, clear call or cry used as a signal by Australian Aborigines and adopted by the settlers in the country.
- Chino-
-
- INGRES
-
noun,
Jean Auguste Dominique [zhahn oh-gyst daw-mee-neek] /ʒɑ̃ oʊˈgüst dɔ miˈnik/ (Show IPA), 1780–1867, French painter.
- Conroe
-
noun,
a town in E Texas.
- conoid
-
noun,
a geometrical solid formed by the revolution of a conic section about one of its axes.
- conies
-
noun,
the fur of a rabbit, especially when dyed to simulate Hudson seal.
- congos
-
noun,
congou.
- noodge
-
noun,
a person who nudges; pest.
- conges
-
noun,
leave-taking; farewell.
- chines
-
noun,
a ravine formed in rock by the action of running water.
- incogs
-
adjective, adverb, noun,
incognita or incognito.
- Conger
-
noun,
a large marine eel, Conger conger, sometimes reaching a length of 10 feet (3 meters), used for food.
- criers
-
noun,
a person who cries.
- ochres
-
noun,
any of a class of natural earths, mixtures of hydrated oxide of iron with various earthy materials, ranging in color from pale yellow to orange and red, and used as pigments.
- ochone
-
interjection,
ohone.
- ichors
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. an ethereal fluid flowing in the veins of the gods.
- crores
-
noun,
(in India) the sum of ten million, especially of rupees; one hundred lacs.
- ochers
-
noun,
any of a class of natural earths, mixtures of hydrated oxide of iron with various earthy materials, ranging in color from pale yellow to orange and red, and used as pigments.
- croons
-
noun,
the act or sound of crooning.
- icono-
-
- crones
-
noun,
a withered, witchlike old woman.
- cringe
-
noun,
servile or fawning deference.
- nosher
-
noun,
Informal. a person who snacks, especially one who does so often or continuously.
- Corrie
-
noun,
a circular hollow in the side of a hill or mountain.
- Norris
-
noun,
Charles Gilman, 1881–1945, U.S. novelist and editor.
- ignore
-
verb (used with object),
to refrain from noticing or recognizing:
- credos
-
noun,
(often initial capital letter) the Apostles' Creed or the Nicene Creed.
- COSINE
-
noun,
Trigonometry.
(in a right triangle) the ratio of the side adjacent to a given angle to the hypotenuse.
the sine of the complement of a given angle or arc. Abbreviation: cos.
- cosign
-
verb (used with or without object),
to sign as a cosigner.
- cosher
-
verb (used with object),
to treat with special fondness; pamper.
- Nordic
-
noun,
a member of the Nordic people, especially a Scandinavian.
- incher
-
noun,
something that has or is associated with a height or length of an inch or a specified number of inches (often used in combination):
- hieron
-
noun,
(in ancient Greece) a temple or a sacred place.
- chigoe
-
noun,
a flea, Tunga penetrans, of tropical America and Africa, the impregnated female of which embeds itself in the skin, especially of the feet, of humans and animals and becomes greatly distended with eggs.
- chinos
-
noun,
a tough, twilled cotton cloth used for uniforms, sports clothes, etc.
- congee
-
noun,
congé.
- Shiner
-
noun,
a person or thing that shines.
- Neches
-
noun,
a river in E Texas, flowing S and SE to Sabine Lake. 416 miles (669 km) long.
- Chiron
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. a wise and beneficent centaur, teacher of Achilles, Asclepius, and others.
- cirro-
-
- Singer
-
noun,
a person who sings, especially a trained or professional vocalist.
- isogon
-
noun,
a polygon having all angles equal.
- niches
-
noun,
an ornamental recess in a wall or the like, usually semicircular in plan and arched, as for a statue or other decorative object.
- Nereis
-
noun,
clamworm.
- cinder
-
noun,
a partially or mostly burned piece of coal, wood, etc.
- Nereid
-
noun,
any elongate cylindrical worm of the polychaete family Nereididae, including clamworms.
- ciders
-
noun,
the juice pressed from apples (or formerly from some other fruit) used for drinking, either before fermentation (sweet cider) or after fermentation (hard cider) or for making applejack, vinegar, etc.
- necro-
-
- irreg.
-
- Chron.
-
- neighs
-
noun,
the cry of a horse; whinny.
- sirree
-
noun,
(used as an intensive with no or yes):
- Chosen
-
noun,
elect.
- chiros
-
noun,
the ladyfish, Elops saurus.
- chorio
-
- chirrs
-
noun,
the sound of chirring.
- chori-
-
- chores
-
noun,
a small or odd job; routine task.
- choose
-
Idioms,
cannot choose but, cannot do otherwise than; is or are obliged to:
- coders
-
noun,
a person or device that translates information into a code.
- codger
-
noun,
an eccentric man, especially one who is old.
- inhere
-
verb (used without object),
to exist permanently and inseparably in, as a quality, attribute, or element; belong intrinsically; be inherent:
- cohere
-
verb (used without object),
to stick together; be united; hold fast, as parts of the same mass:
- condos
-
noun,
condominium (defs 1, 2).
- condor
-
noun,
either of two large, New World vultures of the family Cathartidae, Gymnogyps californianus (California condor) or Vultur gryphus (Andean condor) the largest flying birds in the Western Hemisphere: the California condor is almost extinct; the Andean condor is greatly reduced in number and rare in many areas.
- inorg.
-
- coigns
-
noun, verb (used with object),
quoin.
- coigne
-
noun, verb (used with object),
quoin.
- nodose
-
adjective,
having nodes.
- Cohoes
-
noun,
a city in E New York, on the Hudson River.
- nigger
-
noun,
Slang: Extremely Disparaging and Offensive.
a contemptuous term used to refer to a black person.
a contemptuous term used to refer to a member of any dark-skinned people.
- chiro-
-
- Cohens
-
noun,
Morris Raphael, 1880–1947, U.S. philosopher and educator, born in Russia.
- coding
-
noun,
the transforming of a variate into a more convenient variate.
- coheir
-
noun,
a joint heir.
- signee
-
noun,
a person who signs a document, register, etc.; signer; signatory:
- cogons
-
noun,
a tall, coarse grass, Imperata cylindrica, of the tropics and subtropics, used widely for thatching.
- ironer
-
noun,
a person or thing that irons.
- cogged
-
noun,
(not in technical use) a gear tooth, formerly especially one of hardwood or metal, fitted into a slot in a gearwheel of less durable material.
- signer
-
noun,
a person who signs.
- coeno-
-
- Signor
-
noun,
a conventional Italian term of address or title of respect for a man, either used separately or prefixed to the name. Abbreviation: Sig., sig.
- codons
-
noun,
a triplet of adjacent nucleotides in the messenger RNA chain that codes for a specific amino acid in the synthesis of a protein molecule.
- irones
-
noun,
a colorless liquid of isomeric, unsaturated ketones, C 14 H 22 O, obtained from orris root: used in perfumery for its odor of violets.
- Odense
-
noun,
a seaport on Fyn island, in S Denmark.
- inches
-
noun,
a unit of length, 1/12 (0.0833) foot, equivalent to 2.54 centimeters.
- Digger
-
noun,
a person or an animal that digs.
- denies
-
Idioms,
deny oneself, to refrain from satisfying one's desires or needs; practice self-denial.
- seiche
-
noun,
an occasional and sudden oscillation of the water of a lake, bay, estuary, etc., producing fluctuations in the water level and caused by wind, earthquakes, changes in barometric pressure, etc.
- Hodges
-
noun,
John Cornelius ("Johnny"; "Rabbit"; "Jeep") 1906–70, U.S. jazz saxophonist.
- chides
-
verb (used with object),
to express disapproval of; scold; reproach:
- sorgho
-
noun,
sorgo.
- Denise
-
noun,
a female given name: derived from Denis.
- honors
-
noun,
honesty, fairness, or integrity in one's beliefs and actions:
- denier
-
noun,
a person who denies.
- Derris
-
noun,
any East Indian plant belonging to the genus Derris, of the legume family, especially D. elliptica, the roots of which contain rotenone and are used as an insecticide.
- serine
-
noun,
a crystalline amino acid, HOCH 2 CH(NH 2)COOH, found in many proteins and obtained by the hydrolysis of sericin, the protein constituting silk gum. Symbol: S. Abbreviation: Ser;
- hoiden
-
noun,
a boisterous, bold, and carefree girl; a tomboy.
- hoodie
-
noun,
Also, hoody. Informal. a hooded sweatshirt, sweater, or jacket.
- deigns
-
verb (used with object),
to condescend to give or grant:
- orcein
-
noun,
a red dye, the principal coloring matter of cudbear and orchil, obtained by oxidizing an ammoniacal solution of orcinol.
- deices
-
verb (used with object),
to free of ice; prevent or remove ice formation on, as the wing of an airplane.
- honied
-
noun,
a sweet, viscid fluid produced by bees from the nectar collected from flowers, and stored in nests or hives as food.
- design
-
noun,
an outline, sketch, or plan, as of the form and structure of a work of art, an edifice, or a machine to be executed or constructed.
- hinges
-
noun,
a jointed device or flexible piece on which a door, gate, shutter, lid, or other attached part turns, swings, or moves.
- dinger
-
noun,
humdinger.
- Sender
-
noun,
a person or thing that sends.
- senhor
-
noun,
a Portuguese term of address equivalent to sir or Mr., used alone or capitalized and prefixed to the name of a man. Abbreviation: Sr.
- dinero
-
noun,
a former silver coin of Peru, the 10th part of a sol.
- dienes
-
noun,
any compound, as 1,3-butadiene, CH 2 =CH−CH=CH 2 , that contains two double bonds.
- diners
-
noun,
a person who dines.
- hogger
-
noun,
a person or thing that hogs.
- dinges
-
noun,
the condition of being dingy.
- desire
-
noun,
a longing or craving, as for something that brings satisfaction or enjoyment:
- hosing
-
noun,
an act or instance of being taken advantage of or cheated.
- Senior
-
noun,
a person who is older than another.
- dicho-
-
- Hoenir
-
noun,
a god, one of the Aesir, companion of Odin and Loki, hostage to the Vanir.
- serein
-
noun,
fine rain falling after sunset from a sky in which no clouds are visible.
- seiner
-
noun,
a person who fishes with a seine.
- deicer
-
noun,
a device or a chemical substance for preventing or removing ice.
- onside
-
adjective, adverb,
not offside; being within the prescribed line or area at the beginning of or during play or a play.
- horned
-
noun,
one of the bony, permanent, hollow paired growths, often curved and pointed, that project from the upper part of the head of certain ungulate mammals, as cattle, sheep, goats, or antelopes.
- orchid
-
noun,
any terrestrial or epiphytic plant of the family Orchidaceae, of temperate and tropical regions, having usually showy flowers.
Compare orchid family.
- second
-
noun,
a second part.
- censor
-
noun,
an official who examines books, plays, news reports, motion pictures, radio and television programs, letters, cablegrams, etc., for the purpose of suppressing parts deemed objectionable on moral, political, military, or other grounds.
- dehorn
-
verb (used with object),
to remove the horns of (cattle).
- Cherie
-
noun,
dear; sweetheart: used in referring to or addressing a woman or girl.
- hinder
-
noun,
Chiefly Northern and North Midland U.S. the buttocks.
- hosier
-
noun,
a person who makes or deals in hose or stockings or goods knitted or woven like hose.
- Hosein
-
noun,
Hussein (def 1).
- horrid
-
adjective,
such as to cause horror; shockingly dreadful; abominable.
- disco-
-
- Hornie
-
noun,
Satan.
- Hindoo
-
noun,
Hindu.
- decern
-
verb (used with object),
Archaic. to discern.
- decors
-
noun,
style or mode of decoration, as of a room, building, or the like:
- shicer
-
noun,
Slang. a swindler.
- Cenis
-
noun,
Mont, a mountain pass between SE France and Italy, in the Alps. 6834 feet (2083 meters) high.
- Heron
-
noun,
any of numerous long-legged, long-necked, usually long-billed birds of the family Ardeidae, including the true herons, egrets, night herons, and bitterns.
- Irons
-
noun,
Jeremy (John) born 1948, English actor.
- sonde
-
noun,
a rocket, balloon, or rockoon used as a probe for observing phenomena in the atmosphere.
- neigh
-
noun,
the cry of a horse; whinny.
- Gondi
-
noun,
a Dravidian language, the language of the Gonds.
- osier
-
noun,
any of various willows, as the red osier, having tough, flexible twigs or branches that are used for wickerwork.
- gorse
-
noun,
any spiny shrub of the genus Ulex, of the legume family, native to the Old World, especially U. europaeus, having rudimentary leaves and yellow flowers and growing in waste places and sandy soil.
- onco-
-
- hier-
-
- Hind.
-
- Going
-
noun,
the act of leaving or departing; departure:
- onces
-
noun,
a single occasion; one time only:
- Negro
-
noun,
Anthropology. (no longer in technical use) a member of the peoples traditionally classified as the Negro race, especially those who originate in sub-Saharan Africa.
- redes
-
noun,
counsel; advice.
- Orson
-
noun,
a male given name: from an Old French word meaning “bearlike.”.
- gogos
-
noun,
à gogo.
- greed
-
noun,
excessive or rapacious desire, especially for wealth or possessions.
- hoggs
-
noun,
hog (def 5).
- irone
-
noun,
a colorless liquid of isomeric, unsaturated ketones, C 14 H 22 O, obtained from orris root: used in perfumery for its odor of violets.
- Soong
-
noun,
Charles Jones, 1866–1918, Chinese merchant (father of Ai-ling, Ch'ing-ling, Mei-ling, and Tse-ven Soong).
- Niger
-
noun,
a republic in NW Africa: formerly part of French West Africa. 458,976 sq. mi. (1,188,748 sq. km). Capital: Niamey.
- goner
-
noun,
a person or thing that is dead, lost, or past recovery.
- Gooch
-
noun,
George Peabody, 1873–1968, English historian.
- goods
-
noun,
profit or advantage; worth; benefit:
- hinge
-
noun,
a jointed device or flexible piece on which a door, gate, shutter, lid, or other attached part turns, swings, or moves.
- Hines
-
noun,
Earl ("Fatha") 1905–83, U.S. jazz pianist.
- orch.
-
- niche
-
noun,
an ornamental recess in a wall or the like, usually semicircular in plan and arched, as for a statue or other decorative object.
- goons
-
noun,
Informal. a hired hoodlum or thug.
- RECON
-
noun,
reconnaissance.
- goose
-
noun,
any of numerous wild or domesticated, web-footed swimming birds of the family Anatidae, especially of the genera Anser and Branta, most of which are larger and have a longer neck and legs than the ducks.
- Necho
-
noun,
Prince of Sais and Prince of Memphis, flourished 633? b.c, chief of the Egyptian delta lords (father of Psamtik I).
- order
-
noun,
an authoritative direction or instruction; command; mandate.
- hinds
-
noun,
Zoology. the female of the deer, chiefly the red deer, especially in and after the third year.
- HIRES
-
noun,
the act of hiring.
- Goren
-
noun,
Charles Henry, 1901–91, U.S authority and writer on contract bridge.
- needs
-
noun,
a requirement, necessary duty, or obligation:
- 30-30
-
- gores
-
noun,
blood that is shed, especially when clotted.
- nides
-
noun,
a nest or brood, especially of pheasants.
- ordn.
-
- cense
-
verb (used with object),
to burn incense near or in front of; perfume with incense.
- nidge
-
verb (used with object),
to dress (a stone) with a pick or kevel.
- gono-
-
- Isere
-
noun,
a river in SE France, flowing from the Alps to the Rhone River. 150 miles (240 km) long.
- niece
-
noun,
a daughter of a person's brother or sister.
- hides
-
noun,
British. a place of concealment for hunting or observing wildlife; hunting blind.
- Heros
-
noun,
a person noted for courageous acts or nobility of character:
- gorge
-
noun,
a narrow cleft with steep, rocky walls, especially one through which a stream runs.
- nerds
-
noun,
a person considered to be socially awkward, boring, unstylish, etc.
- Hedin
-
noun,
Sven Anders [sven ahn-duh rs] /svɛn ˈɑn dərs/ (Show IPA), 1865–1952, Swedish geographer and explorer.
- no-go
-
adjective,
inoperative; canceled:
- Herod
-
noun,
("the Great") 73?–4 b.c, king of Judea 37–4.
- horde
-
noun,
a large group, multitude, number, etc.; a mass or crowd:
- Horne
-
noun,
Lena, 1917–2010, U.S. singer and actress.
- Heine
-
noun,
Heinrich [hahyn-rikh] /ˈhaɪn rɪx/ (Show IPA), 1797–1856, German lyric and satiric poet, journalist, and critic.
- Norge
-
noun,
Norwegian name of Norway.
- ogees
-
noun,
a double curve, resembling the letter S, formed by the union of a concave and a convex line.
- groin
-
noun,
Anatomy. the fold or hollow on either side of the front of the body where the thigh joins the abdomen.
- sorgo
-
noun,
any of several varieties of sorghum grown chiefly for the sweet juice yielded by the stems, used in making sugar and syrup and also for fodder.
- hence
-
adverb,
as an inference from this fact; for this reason; therefore:
- ideo-
-
- grogs
-
noun,
a mixture of rum and water, often flavored with lemon, sugar, and spices and sometimes served hot.
- ornis
-
noun,
an avifauna.
- henge
-
noun,
a Neolithic monument of the British Isles, consisting of a circular area enclosed by a bank and ditch and often containing additional features including one or more circles of upright stone or wood pillars: probably used for ritual purposes or for marking astronomical events, as solstices and equinoxes.
- Henie
-
noun,
Sonja, 1912–69, U.S. figure-skater and film actress, born in Norway.
- incog
-
adjective, adverb, noun,
incognita or incognito.
- Henri
-
noun,
Robert, 1865–1929, U.S. painter.
- Norse
-
noun,
(used with a plural verb) the Norwegians, especially the ancient Norwegians.
- ornes
-
noun,
a department in NW France. 2372 sq. mi. (6145 sq. km). Capital: Alençon.
- hoods
-
noun,
a soft or flexible covering for the head and neck, either separate or attached to a cloak, coat, or the like.
- ichor
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. an ethereal fluid flowing in the veins of the gods.
- hsien
-
noun,
(in popular Chinese religion) one of a group of benevolent spirits promoting good in the world.
- hedge
-
noun,
a row of bushes or small trees planted close together, especially when forming a fence or boundary; hedgerow:
- ochre
-
noun,
any of a class of natural earths, mixtures of hydrated oxide of iron with various earthy materials, ranging in color from pale yellow to orange and red, and used as pigments.
- heder
-
noun,
(especially in Europe) a private Jewish elementary school for teaching children Hebrew, Bible, and the fundamentals of Judaism.
- Ogden
-
noun,
Charles Kay, 1889–1957, British psychologist and linguist, inventor of Basic English.
- orig.
-
- 2,4-d
-
noun,
a white to yellow, crystalline powder, C 8 H 6 O 3 Cl 2 , slightly soluble in water: used for killing weeds.
- noso-
-
- sonic
-
adjective,
of or relating to sound.
- horse
-
noun,
a large, solid-hoofed, herbivorous quadruped, Equus caballus, domesticated since prehistoric times, bred in a number of varieties, and used for carrying or pulling loads, for riding, and for racing.
- Orion
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. a giant hunter who pursued the Pleiades, was eventually slain by Artemis, and was then placed in the sky as a constellation.
- horns
-
noun,
one of the bony, permanent, hollow paired growths, often curved and pointed, that project from the upper part of the head of certain ungulate mammals, as cattle, sheep, goats, or antelopes.
- icons
-
- heeds
-
noun,
careful attention; notice; observation (usually with give or take).
- ocher
-
noun,
any of a class of natural earths, mixtures of hydrated oxide of iron with various earthy materials, ranging in color from pale yellow to orange and red, and used as pigments.
- incor
-
- grins
-
noun,
a broad smile.
- Green
-
noun,
a color intermediate in the spectrum between yellow and blue, an effect of light with a wavelength between 500 and 570 nm; found in nature as the color of most grasses and leaves while growing, of some fruits while ripening, and of the sea.
- grees
-
noun,
superiority, mastery, or victory.
- Hondo
-
noun,
Honshu.
- Hond.
-
- hoise
-
verb (used with object),
to hoist.
- noise
-
noun,
sound, especially of a loud, harsh, or confused kind:
- grego
-
noun,
a short, hooded coat of thick, coarse fabric, originally worn in the eastern Mediterranean countries.
- orris
-
noun,
an iris, Iris germanica florentina, having a fragrant rootstock.
- Greer
-
noun,
Germaine, born 1939, Australian feminist and writer.
- ohone
-
interjection,
alas!
- iodo-
-
- noggs
-
noun,
a shave for shaping dowels and handles.
- Herne
-
noun,
James A(hern) [uh-hurn] /əˈhɜrn/ (Show IPA), 1839–1901, U.S. actor and playwright.
- nighs
-
adverb,
near in space, time, or relation:
- herns
-
- Irene
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. one of the Horae, the personification of peace.
- cedis
-
noun,
a paper money and monetary unit of Ghana, equal to 100 pesewas.
- hones
-
noun,
a whetstone of fine, compact texture for sharpening razors and other cutting tools.
- Orrin
-
noun,
a male given name.
- incr.
-
- herds
-
noun,
a number of animals kept, feeding, or traveling together; drove; flock:
- ogres
-
noun,
a monster in fairy tales and popular legend, usually represented as a hideous giant who feeds on human flesh.
- Norco
-
noun,
a town in S California.
- Oreg.
-
- cedes
-
verb (used with object),
to yield or formally surrender to another:
- Indo-
-
- grind
-
noun,
the act of grinding.
- grigs
-
noun,
a cricket or grasshopper.
- grice
-
noun,
a pig, especially a young or suckling pig.
- Indre
-
noun,
a department in central France. 2667 sq. mi. (6910 sq. km). Capital: Châteauroux.
- Grieg
-
noun,
Edvard [ed-vahrd;; Norwegian ed-vahrt] /ˈɛd vɑrd;; Norwegian ˈɛd vɑrt/ (Show IPA), 1843–1907, Norwegian composer.
- noose
-
noun,
a loop with a running knot, as in a snare, lasso, or hangman's halter, that tightens as the rope is pulled.
- gride
-
noun,
a griding or grating sound.
- ordos
-
noun,
a desert plateau in the S Inner Mongolian Autonomous Region in N China. About 35,000 sq. mi. (90,650 sq. km).
- Honor
-
noun,
honesty, fairness, or integrity in one's beliefs and actions:
- hongs
-
noun,
(in China) a group of rooms or buildings forming a warehouse, factory, etc.
- go-go
-
adverb,
as much as you like; to your heart's content; galore:
- snide
-
adjective,
derogatory in a nasty, insinuating manner:
- disc.
-
- Segni
-
noun,
Antonio [ahn-taw-nyaw] /ɑnˈtɔ nyɔ/ (Show IPA), 1891–1972, Italian teacher, lawyer, and statesman: president 1962–64.
- snood
-
noun,
the distinctive headband formerly worn by young unmarried women in Scotland and northern England.
- dogie
-
noun,
a motherless calf in a cattle herd.
- doggo
-
Idioms,
lie doggo, British Slang. to keep out of sight; hide:
- doges
-
noun,
the chief magistrate in the former republics of Venice and Genoa.
- doers
-
noun,
a person or thing that does something, especially a person who gets things done with vigor and efficiency.
- Seder
-
noun,
a ceremonial dinner that commemorates the Exodus from Egypt and includes the reading of the Haggadah and the eating of symbolic foods, generally held on the first night of Passover by Reform Jews and Jews in Israel and on both the first and second nights by Orthodox and Conservative Jews outside of Israel.
- sedge
-
noun,
any rushlike or grasslike plant of the genus Carex, growing in wet places.
Compare sedge family.
- Sidon
-
noun,
a city of ancient Phoenicia: site of modern Saida.
- Chere
-
adjective,
dear; beloved: used in referring to or addressing a woman or girl.
- Conde
-
noun,
Louis II de Bourbon [lwee,, duh boor-bawn] /lwi,, də burˈbɔ̃/ (Show IPA), Prince de (Duc d'Enghien"the Great Condé") 1621–86, French general.
- Redon
-
noun,
Odilon [ohd-l-on;; French aw-dee-lawn] /ˈoʊd lˌɒn;; French ɔ diˈlɔ̃/ (Show IPA), 1840–1916, French painter and etcher.
- dirge
-
noun,
a funeral song or tune, or one expressing mourning in commemoration of the dead.
- siege
-
noun,
the act or process of surrounding and attacking a fortified place in such a way as to isolate it from help and supplies, for the purpose of lessening the resistance of the defenders and thereby making capture possible.
- segno
-
noun,
a sign.
- condo
-
noun,
condominium (defs 1, 2).
- Segre
-
noun,
Emilio [uh-mee-lee-oh,, uh-meel-yoh;; Italian e-mee-lyaw] /əˈmi liˌoʊ,, əˈmil yoʊ;; Italian ɛˈmi lyɔ/ (Show IPA), 1905–1989, U.S. physicist, born in Italy: Nobel prize 1959.
- Cong.
-
- conge
-
noun,
leave-taking; farewell.
- Dioon
-
noun,
any of several Mexican and Central American palmlike plants belonging to the genus Dioon, of the cycad family, having a crown of stiff, pinnate leaves.
- Dione
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. a Titan and a consort of Zeus.
- Congo
-
noun,
congou.
- Seine
-
noun,
a fishing net that hangs vertically in the water, having floats at the upper edge and sinkers at the lower.
- dings
-
noun,
a ringing sound.
- dingo
-
noun,
a wolflike, wild dog, Canis familiaris dingo, of Australia, having a reddish- or yellowish-brown coat.
- dinge
-
noun,
the condition of being dingy.
- coirs
-
noun,
the prepared fiber of the husk of the coconut fruit, used in making rope, matting, etc.
- coins
-
noun,
a piece of metal stamped and issued by the authority of a government for use as money.
- dines
-
noun,
Scot. dinner.
- coign
-
noun, verb (used with object),
quoin.
- Rosie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Rose.
- rosin
-
noun,
Chemistry. the yellowish to amber, translucent, hard, brittle, fragmented resin left after distilling the oil of turpentine from the crude oleoresin of the pine: used chiefly in making varnishes, varnish and paint driers, printing inks, and for rubbing on the bows of such string instruments as the violin.
- scend
-
noun,
the heaving motion of a vessel.
- cohos
-
noun,
coho salmon.
- drone
-
noun,
the male of the honeybee and other bees, stingless and making no honey.
- dries
-
noun,
a plural of dry.
- drier
-
noun,
a person or thing that dries.
- dregs
-
noun,
dregs, the sediment of liquids; lees; grounds.
- drees
-
adjective,
tedious; dreary.
- scion
-
noun,
a descendant.
- Scone
-
noun,
a small, light, biscuitlike quick bread made of oatmeal, wheat flour, barley meal, or the like.
- score
-
noun,
the record of points or strokes made by the competitors in a game or match.
- doing
-
noun,
action; performance; execution:
- dorse
-
noun,
the back of a book or folded document.
- dorrs
-
noun,
dor1 .
- scorn
-
noun,
open or unqualified contempt; disdain:
- Doris
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. the wife of Nereus and mother of the Nereids.
- Doric
-
noun,
a dialect of ancient Greek spoken on Rhodes and other islands of the Dodecanese, in Crete, in Syracuse, and in all of the Peloponnesus except Arcadia.
- scree
-
noun,
a steep mass of detritus on the side of a mountain.
- donor
-
noun,
a person who gives or donates.
- dongs
-
noun,
a deep sound like that of a large bell.
- scrod
-
noun,
a young Atlantic codfish or haddock, especially one split for cooking.
- donee
-
noun,
a person to whom a gift is made.
- donec
-
conjunction,
(in prescriptions) until.
- scrog
-
noun,
any naturally short or stunted tree or bush, as a crab apple tree or blackthorn bush.
- Cons.
-
- diner
-
noun,
a person who dines.
- Roose
-
verb (used with or without object),
praise.
- shirr
-
noun,
Also, shirring. a shirred arrangement, as of cloth.
- corns
-
noun,
Also called Indian corn; especially technical and British, maize. a tall cereal plant, Zea mays, cultivated in many varieties, having a jointed, solid stem and bearing the grain, seeds, or kernels on large ears.
- shied
-
noun,
a sudden start aside, as in fear.
- shier
-
noun,
a horse having a tendency to shy.
- chine
-
noun,
a ravine formed in rock by the action of running water.
- shine
-
noun,
radiance or brightness caused by emitted or reflected light.
- Chin.
-
- corr.
-
- Shire
-
noun,
one of the counties of Great Britain.
- Corse
-
noun,
corpse.
- Shore
-
noun,
the land along the edge of a sea, lake, broad river, etc.
- shoon
-
noun,
plural of shoe.
- Credo
-
noun,
(often initial capital letter) the Apostles' Creed or the Nicene Creed.
- sherd
-
noun,
shard.
- creed
-
noun,
any system, doctrine, or formula of religious belief, as of a denomination.
- shoer
-
noun,
a person who shoes horses or other animals.
- Crees
-
noun,
a member of a North American Indian people of Ontario, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, and Montana.
- shogi
-
noun,
the Japanese version of chess.
- shone
-
noun,
radiance or brightness caused by emitted or reflected light.
- crore
-
noun,
(in India) the sum of ten million, especially of rupees; one hundred lacs.
- croon
-
noun,
the act or sound of crooning.
- crone
-
noun,
a withered, witchlike old woman.
- crine
-
noun,
hair; head of hair.
- cries
-
noun,
the act or sound of crying; any loud utterance or exclamation; a shout, scream, or wail.
- crier
-
noun,
a person who cries.
- cried
-
noun,
the act or sound of crying; any loud utterance or exclamation; a shout, scream, or wail.
- deci-
-
- decor
-
noun,
style or mode of decoration, as of a room, building, or the like:
- cooee
-
noun,
a prolonged, shrill, clear call or cry used as a signal by Australian Aborigines and adopted by the settlers in the country.
- serin
-
noun,
a small finch, Serinus serinus, of Europe and northern Africa, closely related to the canary.
- sengi
-
noun,
a monetary unit of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, equal to 1/10,000 (.0001) of a zaire.
- diene
-
noun,
any compound, as 1,3-butadiene, CH 2 =CH−CH=CH 2 , that contains two double bonds.
- dich-
-
- dices
-
Idioms,
no dice, Informal. of no use or help; ineffective.
- senor
-
noun,
a Spanish term of address equivalent to sir or Mr., used alone or capitalized and prefixed to the name of a man. Abbreviation: Sr.
- shred
-
noun,
a piece cut or torn off, especially in a narrow strip.
- cords
-
noun,
(used with a plural verb) clothing, especially trousers, of corded fabric; corduroys.
- Serge
-
noun,
a twilled worsted or woolen fabric used especially for clothing.
- desc.
-
- corer
-
noun,
a person or thing that cores.
- chide
-
verb (used with object),
to express disapproval of; scold; reproach:
- Seric
-
- dense
-
adjective,
having the component parts closely compacted together; crowded or compact:
- decos
-
noun,
art deco.
- Denis
-
noun,
a male given name.
- cores
-
- denes
-
noun,
a bare, sandy tract or low sand hill near the sea.
- sero-
-
- deign
-
verb (used with object),
to condescend to give or grant:
- deice
-
verb (used with object),
to free of ice; prevent or remove ice formation on, as the wing of an airplane.
- corgi
-
noun,
Welsh corgi.
- shorn
-
noun,
Usually, shears. (sometimes used with a singular verb)
scissors of large size (usually used with pair of).
any of various other cutting implements or machines having two blades that resemble or suggest those of scissors.
- Sheen
-
noun,
luster; brightness; radiance.
- deers
-
noun,
any of several ruminants of the family Cervidae, most of the males of which have solid, deciduous antlers.
- sheer
-
noun,
a thin, diaphanous material, as chiffon or voile.
- shend
-
verb (used with object),
to put to shame.
- roshi
-
noun,
the religious leader of a group of Zen Buddhists.
- scene
-
noun,
the place where some action or event occurs:
- roods
-
noun,
a crucifix, especially a large one at the entrance to the choir or chancel of a medieval church, often supported on a rood beam or rood screen.
- reni-
-
- 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.
- cero-
-
- genro
-
noun,
any of the unofficial elder statesmen of Japan who influenced the government c1875–1940.
- genre
-
noun,
a class or category of artistic endeavor having a particular form, content, technique, or the like:
- ceros
-
noun,
a large Atlantic and Gulf Coast mackerel game fish, Scomberomorus regalis.
- Cerro
-
noun,
a hill or peak.
- cine-
-
- Genie
-
noun,
Islamic Mythology. jinn.
- genic
-
adjective,
of, pertaining to, resembling, or arising from a gene or genes.
- Sochi
-
noun,
a seaport in the SW Russian Federation in Europe, on the Black Sea: resort.
- rends
-
verb (used with object),
to separate into parts with force or violence:
- Soche
-
noun,
Wade-Giles. Shache.
- geode
-
noun,
a hollow concretionary or nodular stone often lined with crystals.
- 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.
- cines
-
noun,
a film; motion picture.
- Rhein
-
noun,
the Rhine.
- esrog
-
noun,
etrog.
- rhin-
-
- rhine
-
noun,
Joseph Banks, 1895–1980, U.S. psychologist: pioneer in parapsychology.
- rhod-
-
- erron
-
- econ.
-
- erose
-
adjective,
uneven, as if gnawed away.
- erode
-
verb (used with object),
to eat into or away; destroy by slow consumption or disintegration:
Synonyms: corrode, waste, ravage, spoil.
Antonyms: strengthen, reinforce.
- Ernie
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Ernest.
- geod.
-
- geog.
-
- Singh
-
- chose
-
noun,
a thing; an article of personal property.
- goers
-
noun,
a person or thing that goes:
- redos
-
noun,
the act or an instance of redoing.
- sneer
-
noun,
a look or expression of derision, scorn, or contempt.
- chord
-
noun,
a feeling or emotion:
- chore
-
noun,
a small or odd job; routine task.
- chirr
-
noun,
the sound of chirring.
- girsh
-
noun,
qirsh.
- giros
-
noun,
autogiro.
- girns
-
noun, verb (used with object),
grin2 .
- sodic
-
adjective,
pertaining to or containing sodium:
- girds
-
noun,
a gibe.
- Giono
-
noun,
Jean [zhahn] /ʒɑ̃/ (Show IPA), 1895–1970, French novelist.
- geoid
-
noun,
an imaginary surface that coincides with mean sea level in the ocean and its extension through the continents.
- Chris
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Christopher.
- Reger
-
noun,
Max [mahks] /mɑks/ (Show IPA), 1873–1916, German composer and pianist.
- Regin
-
noun,
a smith, the brother of Fafnir, who raises Sigurd and encourages him to kill Fafnir in the hope of gaining the gold he guards.
- REGIS
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Ceres
-
noun,
a pre-Roman goddess of agriculture under whose name the Romans adopted the worship of the Greek goddess Demeter.
- ghees
-
noun,
a kind of liquid butter, used especially in the cooking of India, made from the milk of cows or buffaloes and clarified by boiling.
- Siren
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. one of several sea nymphs, part woman and part bird, who lure mariners to destruction by their seductive singing.
- siree
-
noun,
sirree.
- Reich
-
noun,
(with reference to Germany) empire; realm; nation.
- cider
-
noun,
the juice pressed from apples (or formerly from some other fruit) used for drinking, either before fermentation (sweet cider) or after fermentation (hard cider) or for making applejack, vinegar, etc.
- reign
-
noun,
the period during which a sovereign occupies the throne.
- Sino-
-
- ernes
-
noun,
sea eagle.
- snore
-
noun,
the act, instance, or sound of snoring.
- ricer
-
noun,
an implement for ricing potatoes, squash, etc., by pressing them through small holes.
- egger
-
noun,
tent caterpillar.
- rigor
-
noun,
strictness, severity, or harshness, as in dealing with people.
- codes
-
noun,
a system for communication by telegraph, heliograph, etc., in which long and short sounds, light flashes, etc., are used to symbolize the content of a message:
- eidos
-
noun,
the formal content of a culture, encompassing its system of ideas, criteria for interpreting experience, etc.
- eider
-
noun,
eider duck.
- rings
-
noun,
a typically circular band of metal or other durable material, especially one of gold or other precious metal, often set with gems, for wearing on the finger as an ornament, a token of betrothal or marriage, etc.
- rinse
-
noun,
an act or instance of rinsing.
- since
-
adverb,
from then till now (often preceded by ever):
- codon
-
noun,
a triplet of adjacent nucleotides in the messenger RNA chain that codes for a specific amino acid in the synthesis of a protein molecule.
- riser
-
noun,
a person who rises, especially from bed:
- coeds
-
noun,
Older Use. a female student in a coeducational institution, especially in a college or university.
- cogon
-
noun,
a tall, coarse grass, Imperata cylindrica, of the tropics and subtropics, used widely for thatching.
- endo-
-
- egers
-
noun,
German name of Ohře.
- rodeo
-
noun,
a public exhibition of cowboy skills, as bronco riding and calf roping.
- Cohen
-
noun,
Morris Raphael, 1880–1947, U.S. philosopher and educator, born in Russia.
- Rodin
-
noun,
(François) Auguste (René) [frahn-swa oh-gyst ruh-ney] /frɑ̃ˈswa oʊˈgüst rəˈneɪ/ (Show IPA), 1840–1917, French sculptor.
- Roger
-
noun,
a male given name: from Germanic words meaning “fame” and “spear.”.
- Chios
-
noun,
a Greek island in the Aegean, near the W coast of Turkey. 322 sq. mi. (834 sq. km).
- Ronco
-
noun,
any grunt of the genus Haemulon, especially H. parrai, the sailor's-choice, of West Indian waters.
- edges
-
noun,
a line or border at which a surface terminates:
- edger
-
noun,
a person who puts an edge, especially a finishing edge, on a garment, surface, lens, etc.
- ronde
-
noun,
a typeface imitative of upright, somewhat angular, handwriting.
- rondo
-
noun,
a work or movement, often the last movement of a sonata, having one principal subject that is stated at least three times in the same key and to which return is made after the introduction of each subordinate theme.
- Ender
-
noun,
Kornelia [kawr-neyl-yuh,, -ney-lee-uh] /kɔrˈneɪl yə,, -ˈneɪ li ə/ (Show IPA), born 1958, German swimmer.
- coder
-
noun,
a person or device that translates information into a code.
- Creon
-
noun,
a king of Thebes, the brother of Jocasta and the uncle of Eteocles, Polynices, and Antigone.
- sing.
-
- cions
-
noun,
scion (def 2).
- rices
-
noun,
the starchy seeds or grain of an annual marsh grass, Oryza sativa, cultivated in warm climates and used for food.
- choir
-
noun,
a company of singers, especially an organized group employed in church service.
- ergo-
-
- Erech
-
noun,
Biblical name of Uruk.
- eosin
-
noun,
Also called bromeosin, tetrabromofluorescein. a red, crystalline, water-insoluble solid, C 20 H 8 Br 4 O 5 , derived from fluorescein by bromination: used chiefly as an acid dye for dyeing silk a rose red color and as a histological stain.
- singe
-
noun,
a superficial burn.
- Ensor
-
noun,
James, 1860–1949, Belgian painter.
- Rider
-
noun,
a person who rides a horse or other animal, a bicycle, etc.
- engr.
-
- cires
-
noun,
a brilliant, highly glazed surface produced on fabrics by subjecting them to a wax, heat, and calendering treatment.
- Enoch
-
noun,
the father of Methuselah. Gen. 5:22.
- cheer
-
noun,
a shout of encouragement, approval, congratulation, etc.:
- ridge
-
noun,
a long, narrow elevation of land; a chain of hills or mountains.
- rides
-
noun,
a journey or excursion on a horse, camel, etc., or on or in a vehicle.
- nogg
-
noun,
a shave for shaping dowels and handles.
- nori
-
noun,
a seaweed having a mildly sweet, salty taste, usually dried, used in Japanese cookery mainly as a wrap for sushi.
- nigh
-
adverb,
near in space, time, or relation:
- sigh
-
noun,
the act or sound of sighing.
- sign
-
noun,
a token; indication.
- nogs
-
noun,
any beverage made with beaten eggs, usually with alcoholic liquor; eggnog.
- Neri
-
noun,
Saint Philip (Filippo Neri) 1515–95, Italian priest: founder of Congregation of the Oratory.
- shoo
-
interjection,
(used to scare or drive away a cat, dog, chickens, birds, etc.)
- Sig.
-
- Sind
-
noun,
a former province of Pakistan, in the lower Indus valley; now part of West Pakistan. 48,136 sq. mi. (125,154 sq. km). Capital: Karachi.
- sinh
-
noun,
hyperbolic sine.
- Nier
-
noun,
Alfred Otto Carl, 1911–1994, U.S. physicist.
- side
-
noun,
one of the surfaces forming the outside of or bounding a thing, or one of the lines bounding a geometric figure.
- sori
-
noun,
plural of sorus.
- shr.
-
- node
-
noun,
a knot, protuberance, or knob.
- Sion
-
noun,
a town in and the capital of Valais, in SW Switzerland.
- neo-
-
- Nord
-
noun,
a department in N France. 2229 sq. mi. (5770 sq. km). Capital: Lille.
- nide
-
noun,
a nest or brood, especially of pheasants.
- noir
-
adjective,
black; noting the black numbers in roulette.
- nerd
-
noun,
a person considered to be socially awkward, boring, unstylish, etc.
- Nor.
-
- Nero
-
noun,
(Lucius Domitius Ahenobarbus) (“Nero Claudius Caesar Drusus Germanicus”) a.d. 37–68, emperor of Rome 54–68, known for his cruelty and depravity.
- NICE
-
noun,
a port in and the capital of Alpes-Maritimes, in SE France, on the Mediterranean: resort.
- sice
-
noun,
syce.
- sire
-
noun,
the male parent of a quadruped.
- noes
-
noun,
an utterance of the word “no.”.
- 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.
- redo
-
noun,
the act or an instance of redoing.
- nos-
-
- Orne
-
noun,
a department in NW France. 2372 sq. mi. (6145 sq. km). Capital: Alençon.
- sone
-
noun,
a unit for measuring the loudness of sound, equal to the loudness of a sound that, in the judgment of a group of listeners, is equal to that of a 1000-cycle-per-second reference sound having an intensity of 40 decibels.
- Rico
-
noun,
Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act: a U.S. law, enacted in 1970, allowing victims of organized crime to sue those responsible for punitive damages.
- ride
-
noun,
a journey or excursion on a horse, camel, etc., or on or in a vehicle.
- oro-
-
- Song
-
noun,
a short metrical composition intended or adapted for singing, especially one in rhymed stanzas; a lyric; a ballad.
- rids
-
verb,
a simple past tense and past participle of ride.
- Soni
-
- Rind
-
noun,
a thick and firm outer coat or covering, as of certain fruits, cheeses, and meats:
- rhos
-
noun,
the 17th letter of the Greek alphabet (P, ρ).
- Ring
-
noun,
a typically circular band of metal or other durable material, especially one of gold or other precious metal, often set with gems, for wearing on the finger as an ornament, a token of betrothal or marriage, etc.
- RISC
-
noun,
reduced instruction set computer: a computer whose central processing unit recognizes a relatively small number of instructions, which it can execute very rapidly.
- Rise
-
noun,
an act or instance of rising.
- rocs
-
noun,
a bird of enormous size and strength.
- rode
-
noun,
a rope by which a boat is anchored.
- Rodi
-
noun,
Italian name of Rhodes.
- org.
-
- 'roo
-
noun,
kangaroo.
- Rice
-
noun,
the starchy seeds or grain of an annual marsh grass, Oryza sativa, cultivated in warm climates and used for food.
- Rhee
-
noun,
Syngman [sing-muh n] /ˈsɪŋ mən/ (Show IPA), 1875–1965, president of South Korea 1948–60.
- ROSE
-
noun,
any of the wild or cultivated, usually prickly-stemmed, pinnate-leaved, showy-flowered shrubs of the genus Rosa.
Compare rose family.
- regr
-
- reds
-
noun,
any of various colors resembling the color of blood; the primary color at one extreme end of the visible spectrum, an effect of light with a wavelength between 610 and 780 nanometers.
- rede
-
noun,
counsel; advice.
- recs
-
noun,
recreation.
- Reed
-
noun,
the straight stalk of any of various tall grasses, especially of the genera Phragmites and Arundo, growing in marshy places.
- Rees
-
noun,
reeve3 .
- Reg.
-
- regd
-
- SOHO
-
noun,
a district in London, England, including Soho Square: a predominantly foreign section since 1685; noted for its restaurants.
- regs
-
noun,
Usually, regs. Informal. regulations.
- resh
-
noun,
the 20th letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
- rcd.
-
- Reid
-
noun,
Sir George Huston, 1845–1918, Australian statesman, born in Scotland: prime minister 1904–05.
- OSRD
-
- Rein
-
noun,
Often, reins. a leather strap, fastened to each end of the bit of a bridle, by which the rider or driver controls a horse or other animal by pulling so as to exert pressure on the bit.
- Reis
-
plural noun,
a former money of account of Portugal and Brazil.
- Osee
-
noun,
Hosea.
- rend
-
verb (used with object),
to separate into parts with force or violence:
- Reno
-
noun,
Informal. a renovation, as of a building or room.
- rood
-
noun,
a crucifix, especially a large one at the entrance to the choir or chancel of a medieval church, often supported on a rood beam or rood screen.
- sch.
-
- nose
-
noun,
the part of the face or facial region in humans and certain animals that contains the nostrils and the organs of smell and functions as the usual passageway for air in respiration: in humans it is a prominence in the center of the face formed of bone and cartilage, serving also to modify or modulate the voice.
- OECD
-
- Seri
-
noun,
a member of an American Indian people of western Sonora state, Mexico, on the Gulf of California.
- Ohio
-
noun,
a state in the NE central United States: a part of the Midwest. 41,222 sq. mi. (106,765 sq. km). Capital: Columbus.
Abbreviation: OH (for use with zip code), O.
- ogre
-
noun,
a monster in fairy tales and popular legend, usually represented as a hideous giant who feeds on human flesh.
- sgd.
-
- shee
-
noun,
sídh.
- ogee
-
noun,
a double curve, resembling the letter S, formed by the union of a concave and a convex line.
- Shin
-
noun,
the front part of the leg from the knee to the ankle.
- OEEC
-
- odor
-
noun,
the property of a substance that activates the sense of smell:
- sore
-
noun,
a sore spot or place on the body.
- Odin
-
noun,
the ruler of the Aesir and god of war, poetry, knowledge, and wisdom; Wotan: the chief god.
- odic
-
adjective,
of an ode.
- Oder
-
noun,
a river in central Europe, flowing from the NE Czech Republic, N through SW Poland and along the border between Germany and Poland into the Baltic. 562 miles (905 km) long.
- Ochs
-
noun,
Adolph Simon, 1858–1935, U.S. newspaper publisher.
- shod
-
noun,
an external covering for the human foot, usually of leather and consisting of a more or less stiff or heavy sole and a lighter upper part ending a short distance above, at, or below the ankle.
- shoe
-
noun,
an external covering for the human foot, usually of leather and consisting of a more or less stiff or heavy sole and a lighter upper part ending a short distance above, at, or below the ankle.
- shog
-
noun,
a shake; jolt.
- nosh
-
noun,
a snack.
- Sere
-
noun,
the series of stages in an ecological succession.
- Oise
-
noun,
a river in W Europe, flowing SW from S Belgium through N France to the Seine, near Paris. 186 miles (300 km) long.
- sci.
-
- Seed
-
noun,
the fertilized, matured ovule of a flowering plant, containing an embryo or rudimentary plant.
- ordo
-
noun,
Roman Catholic Church. a booklet containing short and abbreviated directions for the contents of the office and Mass of each day in the year.
- scr.
-
- soon
-
Idioms,
sooner or later, eventually:
- sec.
-
- ord.
-
- orcs
-
noun,
any of several cetaceans, as a grampus.
- sech
-
- snog
-
verb (used without object),
to kiss and cuddle.
- Seen
-
verb,
past participle of see1 .
- once
-
noun,
a single occasion; one time only:
- seer
-
noun,
a person who sees; observer.
- sego
-
noun,
sego lily.
- o-os
-
noun,
any of several species of Hawaiian honey eaters of the genus Moho, especially the extinct M. nobilis, of the island of Hawaii, that had black plumage and two tufts of yellow plumes used to make ceremonial robes for the Hawaiian kings.
- oohs
-
noun,
the exclamation “ooh.”.
- snod
-
adjective,
smooth; sleek.
- send
-
noun,
the heaving motion of a vessel.
- sord
-
noun,
a flight or flock of mallards.
- sene
-
noun,
a bronze coin and monetary unit of Western Samoa, the 100th part of a tala.
- Rich
-
noun,
(used with a plural verb) rich persons collectively (usually preceded by the):
- 1080
-
- Neh.
-
- Doge
-
noun,
the chief magistrate in the former republics of Venice and Genoa.
- dioc
-
- Dior
-
noun,
Christian [kris-chuh n;; French krees-tyahn] /ˈkrɪs tʃən;; French krisˈtyɑ̃/ (Show IPA), 1905–57, French fashion designer.
- gosh
-
interjection,
(used as an exclamation or mild oath):
- dir.
-
- Gore
-
noun,
blood that is shed, especially when clotted.
- DIRE
-
adjective,
causing or involving great fear or suffering; dreadful; terrible:
- dis-
-
- dish
-
noun,
an open, relatively shallow container of pottery, glass, metal, wood, etc., used for various purposes, especially for holding or serving food.
- doc.
-
plural,
document.
- DOCS
-
noun,
doctor.
- doer
-
noun,
a person or thing that does something, especially a person who gets things done with vigor and efficiency.
- does
-
noun,
a plural of doe.
- goos
-
noun,
a thick or sticky substance:
- Greg
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Gregory.
- goon
-
noun,
Informal. a hired hoodlum or thug.
- goog
-
noun,
an egg.
- Good
-
noun,
profit or advantage; worth; benefit:
- gong
-
noun,
a large bronze disk, of Asian origin, having an upturned rim, that produces a vibrant, hollow tone when struck, usually with a stick or hammer that has a padded head.
- Gone
-
noun,
the act of going:
- Gond
-
noun,
a member of an aboriginal people of Dravidian stock, in central India and the Deccan.
- DOHC
-
- gon-
-
- Gogo
-
noun,
à gogo.
- Gogh
-
noun,
Vincent van [vin-suh nt van;; Dutch vin-sent vahn] /ˈvɪn sənt væn;; Dutch vɪnˈsɛnt vɑn/ (Show IPA), van Gogh, Vincent.
- GOES
-
noun,
plural of go1 .
- Goer
-
noun,
a person or thing that goes:
- Gish
-
noun,
Dorothy, 1898–1968, and her sister Lillian, 1896–1993, U.S. film actresses.
- gree
-
noun,
superiority, mastery, or victory.
- gres
-
- giro
-
noun,
autogiro.
- Heer
-
noun,
an old unit of measure for linen and woolen yarn, equivalent to about 600 yards (550 meters).
- dere
-
adjective,
dear2 .
- hins
-
noun,
an ancient Hebrew unit of liquid measure equal to about one and one half gallons (5.7 liters).
- dern
-
adjective, adverb, verb (used with object),
darn2 .
- hide
-
noun,
British. a place of concealment for hunting or observing wildlife; hunting blind.
- Dice
-
noun,
Machinery.
any of various devices for cutting or forming material in a press or a stamping or forging machine.
a hollow device of steel, often composed of several pieces to be fitted into a stock, for cutting the threads of bolts or the like.
one of the separate pieces of such a device.
a steel block or plate with small conical holes through which wire, plastic rods, etc., are drawn.
- hers
-
noun,
Slang. a female:
- Herr
-
noun,
the conventional German title of respect and term of address for a man, corresponding to Mr. or in direct address to sir.
- HERO
-
noun,
a person noted for courageous acts or nobility of character:
- Here
-
noun,
this place:
- herd
-
noun,
a number of animals kept, feeding, or traveling together; drove; flock:
- her.
-
- Dies
-
noun,
Martin, 1901–72, U.S. politician.
- heir
-
noun,
a person who inherits or has a right of inheritance in the property of another following the latter's death.
- heed
-
noun,
careful attention; notice; observation (usually with give or take).
- dins
-
noun,
a loud, confused noise; a continued loud or tumultuous sound; noisy clamor.
- Eger
-
noun,
German name of Ohře.
- digs
-
noun,
thrust; poke:
- Din.
-
- Dine
-
noun,
Scot. dinner.
- ding
-
noun,
a ringing sound.
- Dino
-
- Gros
-
noun,
Antoine Jean [ahn-twan zhahn] /ɑ̃ˈtwan ʒɑ̃/ (Show IPA), Baron, 1771–1835, French painter.
- grog
-
noun,
a mixture of rum and water, often flavored with lemon, sugar, and spices and sometimes served hot.
- gro.
-
- Gris
-
noun,
Juan [hwahn] /ʰwɑn/ (Show IPA), (José Vittoriano Gonzáles) 1887–1927, Spanish painter in France.
- grin
-
noun,
a broad smile.
- grig
-
noun,
a cricket or grasshopper.
- grid
-
noun,
a grating of crossed bars; gridiron.
- done
-
noun,
Informal. a burst of frenzied activity; action; commotion.
- girn
-
noun, verb (used with object),
grin2 .
- der.
-
- Enos
-
noun,
the son of Seth. Gen. 5:6.
- errs
-
verb (used without object),
to go astray in thought or belief; be mistaken; be incorrect.
- eco-
-
- Eros
-
noun,
the ancient Greek god of love, identified by the Romans with Cupid.
- Erne
-
noun,
sea eagle.
- Eris
-
noun,
the ancient Greek goddess of discord and the sister of Ares: identified with the Roman goddess Discordia.
- Erin
-
noun,
Literary. Ireland.
- Erie
-
noun,
Lake, a lake between the NE central United States and SE central Canada: the southernmost lake of the Great Lakes; Commodore Perry's defeat of the British in 1813. 239 miles (385 km) long; 9940 sq. mi. (25,745 sq. km).
- Eric
-
noun,
Eric the Red.
- ergs
-
- eons
-
noun,
an indefinitely long period of time; age.
- Eden
-
noun,
the place where Adam and Eve lived before the Fall. Gen. 2:8–24.
- EDES
-
noun,
a city in SW Nigeria.
- Ens.
-
- Enid
-
noun,
a city in N Oklahoma.
- Erse
-
noun,
Gaelic, especially Scottish Gaelic.
- engs
-
noun,
the symbol, ŋ, that, in the International Phonetic Alphabet and in the pronunciation alphabets of some dictionaries, represents the voiced velar nasal consonant indicated in English spelling by (ng), as in the pronunciations of cling [kling] /klɪŋ/ (Show IPA) and clink [klingk] /klɪŋk/ (Show IPA).
- Eng.
-
- Edge
-
noun,
a line or border at which a surface terminates:
- ends
-
noun,
the last part or extremity, lengthwise, of anything that is longer than it is wide or broad:
- end-
-
- ence
-
- enc.
-
- edhs
-
noun,
eth.
- Edie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Edith.
- Eire
-
noun,
the Irish name of Ireland.
- egos
-
noun,
the “I” or self of any person; a person as thinking, feeling, and willing, and distinguishing itself from the selves of others and from objects of its thought.
- egis
-
noun,
aegis.
- EEOC
-
- Echo
-
noun,
a repetition of sound produced by the reflection of sound waves from a wall, mountain, or other obstructing surface.
- Esd.
-
- gird
-
noun,
a gibe.
- Gerd
-
noun,
the daughter of a giant and the consort of Frey, who wooed her through his servant Skirnir.
- Gino
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Dong
-
noun,
a deep sound like that of a large bell.
- gigs
-
noun,
a light, two-wheeled one-horse carriage.
- GIGO
-
noun,
a rule of thumb stating that when faulty data are fed into a computer, the information that emerges will also be faulty.
- dons
-
noun,
(initial capital letter) Mr.; Sir: a Spanish title prefixed to a man's given name.
- Doon
-
noun,
a river in SW Scotland, flowing NW from Ayr County to the Firth of Clyde. About 30 miles (48 km) long.
- gids
-
- Gide
-
noun,
André (Paul Guillaume) [ahn-drey pawl gee-yohm] /ɑ̃ˈdreɪ pɔl giˈyoʊm/ (Show IPA), 1869–1951, French novelist, essayist, poet, and critic: Nobel Prize 1947.
- ghee
-
noun,
a kind of liquid butter, used especially in the cooking of India, made from the milk of cows or buffaloes and clarified by boiling.
- door
-
noun,
a movable, usually solid, barrier for opening and closing an entranceway, cupboard, cabinet, or the like, commonly turning on hinges or sliding in grooves.
- DORE
-
noun,
the walleye or pike perch of North America.
- Dorr
-
noun,
dor1 .
- Gers
-
noun,
a department in SW France. 2429 sq. mi. (6290 sq. km). Capital: Auch.
- Ger.
-
- esne
-
noun,
(in Anglo-Saxon England) a member of the lowest class; laborer.
- geo-
-
- gens
-
noun,
a group of families in ancient Rome claiming descent from a common ancestor and united by a common name and common ancestral religious rites.
- gene
-
noun,
the basic physical unit of heredity; a linear sequence of nucleotides along a segment of DNA that provides the coded instructions for synthesis of RNA, which, when translated into protein, leads to the expression of hereditary character.
- Gen.
-
- gees
-
noun,
a sum of one thousand dollars:
- dose
-
noun,
a quantity of medicine prescribed to be taken at one time.
- geds
-
noun,
any fish of the pike family.
- gds.
-
- drch
-
- dree
-
adjective,
tedious; dreary.
- dreg
-
noun,
dregs, the sediment of liquids; lees; grounds.
- Drin
-
noun,
a river in S Europe, flowing generally NW from SW Macedonia through N Albania into the Adriatic. 180 miles (290 km) long.
- eso-
-
- hire
-
noun,
the act of hiring.
- dig.
-
- Deni
-
noun,
a monetary unit of the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, the 100th part of a denar.
- coed
-
noun,
Older Use. a female student in a coeducational institution, especially in a college or university.
- cire
-
noun,
a brilliant, highly glazed surface produced on fabrics by subjecting them to a wax, heat, and calendering treatment.
- IndE
-
- inch
-
noun,
a unit of length, 1/12 (0.0833) foot, equivalent to 2.54 centimeters.
- Inc.
-
- cis-
-
- Dene
-
noun,
a bare, sandy tract or low sand hill near the sea.
- code
-
noun,
a system for communication by telegraph, heliograph, etc., in which long and short sounds, light flashes, etc., are used to symbolize the content of a message:
- codo
-
noun,
a city in NE Brazil.
- ides
-
noun,
(in the ancient Roman calendar) the fifteenth day of March, May, July, or October, and the thirteenth day of the other months.
- cods
-
noun,
any of several soft-rayed food fishes of the family Gadidae, especially Gadus morhua, of cool, North Atlantic waters.
- cog.
-
- Inge
-
noun,
William (Motter) [mot-er] /ˈmɒt ər/ (Show IPA), 1913–73, U.S. playwright.
- cogs
-
noun,
(not in technical use) a gear tooth, formerly especially one of hardwood or metal, fitted into a slot in a gearwheel of less durable material.
- Cohn
-
noun,
Edwin Joseph, 1892–1953, U.S. chemist and researcher on blood proteins.
- coho
-
noun,
coho salmon.
- coin
-
noun,
a piece of metal stamped and issued by the authority of a government for use as money.
- coir
-
noun,
the prepared fiber of the husk of the coconut fruit, used in making rope, matting, etc.
- Con.
-
- Cond
-
- cone
-
noun,
Geometry.
a solid whose surface is generated by a line passing through a fixed point and a fixed plane curve not containing the point, consisting of two equal sections joined at a vertex.
a plane surface resembling the cross section of a solid cone.
- ICSH
-
- ichs
-
noun,
a disease of tropical fishes, characterized by small, white nodules on the fins, skin, and eyes, caused by a ciliate protozoan, Ichthyophthirius multifiliis.
- coon
-
noun,
raccoon.
- cir.
-
- cion
-
noun,
scion (def 2).
- iced
-
noun,
the solid form of water, produced by freezing; frozen water.
- Chen
-
noun,
a dynasty that ruled in China a.d. 557–89.
- need
-
noun,
a requirement, necessary duty, or obligation:
- Cdr.
-
- cede
-
verb (used with object),
to yield or formally surrender to another:
- cedi
-
noun,
a paper money and monetary unit of Ghana, equal to 100 pesewas.
- cees
-
noun,
the letter C.
- cen.
-
- cene
-
- CerE
-
noun,
a fleshy, membranous covering of the base of the upper mandible of a bird, especially a bird of prey or a parrot, through which the nostrils open.
- iso-
-
- CERN
-
- iron
-
noun,
Chemistry. a ductile, malleable, silver-white metallic element, scarcely known in a pure condition, but much used in its crude or impure carbon-containing forms for making tools, implements, machinery, etc. Symbol: Fe; atomic weight: 55.847; atomic number: 26; specific gravity: 7.86 at 20°C.
Compare cast iron, pig iron, steel, wrought iron.
- Ire.
-
- inro
-
noun,
a small lacquer box with compartments for medicines, cosmetics, etc., worn on the waist sash of the traditional Japanese costume.
- Cher
-
noun,
a river in central France, flowing NW to the Loire River. 220 miles (355 km) long.
- chg.
-
- chis
-
noun,
the twenty-second letter of the Greek alphabet (X, χ).
- Chon
-
noun,
Also, jun. a monetary unit of North Korea, the hundredth part of a won.
- Chr.
-
- chs.
-
- cide
-
- ions
-
noun,
an electrically charged atom or group of atoms formed by the loss or gain of one or more electrons, as a cation (positive ion) which is created by electron loss and is attracted to the cathode in electrolysis, or as an anion (negative ion) which is created by an electron gain and is attracted to the anode. The valence of an ion is equal to the number of electrons lost or gained and is indicated by a plus sign for cations and a minus sign for anions, thus: Na + , Cl−, Ca ++ , S = .
- iod-
-
- CIGS
-
noun,
a cigarette.
- ins.
-
- ices
-
noun,
the solid form of water, produced by freezing; frozen water.
- ign.
-
- eggs
-
noun,
the roundish reproductive body produced by the female of certain animals, as birds and most reptiles, consisting of an ovum and its envelope of albumen, jelly, membranes, egg case, or shell, according to species.
- Hong
-
noun,
(in China) a group of rooms or buildings forming a warehouse, factory, etc.
- Cres
-
- Hose
-
noun,
a flexible tube for conveying a liquid, as water, to a desired point:
- Hos.
-
- hor.
-
- hood
-
noun,
a soft or flexible covering for the head and neck, either separate or attached to a cloak, coat, or the like.
- deg.
-
- DEng
-
- Hons
-
noun,
honey (def 6).
- dees
-
noun,
a metal loop attached to tack, for fastening gear:
- cosh
-
noun,
a blackjack; bludgeon.
- hone
-
noun,
a whetstone of fine, compact texture for sharpening razors and other cutting tools.
- hods
-
noun,
a portable trough for carrying mortar, bricks, etc., fixed crosswise on top of a pole and carried on the shoulder.
- DChE
-
- Hogg
-
noun,
hog (def 5).
- Deer
-
noun,
any of several ruminants of the family Cervidae, most of the males of which have solid, deciduous antlers.
- Ice.
-
- deco
-
noun,
art deco.
- Dec.
-
- Cree
-
noun,
a member of a North American Indian people of Ontario, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, and Montana.
- Horn
-
noun,
one of the bony, permanent, hollow paired growths, often curved and pointed, that project from the upper part of the head of certain ungulate mammals, as cattle, sheep, goats, or antelopes.
- CORN
-
noun,
Also called Indian corn; especially technical and British, maize. a tall cereal plant, Zea mays, cultivated in many varieties, having a jointed, solid stem and bearing the grain, seeds, or kernels on large ears.
- cose
-
verb (used without object),
coze.
- Den.
-
- Cor.
-
- Cord
-
noun,
a string or thin rope made of several strands braided, twisted, or woven together.
- Ind.
-
- Coos
-
noun,
a language of a group of American Indians indigenous to the coast of Oregon.
- Cori
-
noun,
Carl Ferdinand, 1896–1984, and his wife, Gerty Theresa, 1896–1957, U.S. biochemists, born in Austria-Hungary: Nobel Prize in Medicine 1947.
- cr.
-
- 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).
- sod
-
noun,
a section cut or torn from the surface of grassland, containing the matted roots of grass.
- ch.
-
- EDS
-
noun,
education:
- Sr.
-
- EEC
-
- EDC
-
- EEG
-
- CGI
-
- CGS
-
- SOC
-
noun,
sociology or a class or course in sociology.
- ChE
-
noun,
Ernesto [er-nes-taw] /ɛrˈnɛs tɔ/ (Show IPA), ("Che") 1928–67, Cuban revolutionist and political leader, born in Argentina.
- Dee
-
noun,
a metal loop attached to tack, for fastening gear:
- EEO
-
- ECG
-
- ec-
-
- ed.
-
- ROE
-
noun,
the mass of eggs, or spawn, within the ovarian membrane of the female fish.
- CEO
-
- CED
-
- COD
-
noun,
any of several soft-rayed food fishes of the family Gadidae, especially Gadus morhua, of cool, North Atlantic waters.
- Co.
-
- cs.
-
- Soo
-
noun,
the, Canadian. Sault Ste. Marie.
- DEI
-
adverb,
by the grace of God.
- edh
-
noun,
eth.
- CIO
-
noun,
a federation of affiliated industrial labor unions, founded 1935 within the American Federation of Labor but independent of it 1938–55. Abbreviation: C.I.O., CIO.
- ROG
-
- Ede
-
noun,
a city in SW Nigeria.
- eo-
-
- she
-
noun,
a female person or animal.
- EDO
-
noun,
a member of an indigenous people of western Africa, in the Benin region of southern Nigeria.
- cee
-
noun,
the letter C.
- Son
-
noun,
a male child or person in relation to his parents.
- dh-
-
- ROI
-
- di.
-
- Die
-
noun,
Machinery.
any of various devices for cutting or forming material in a press or a stamping or forging machine.
a hollow device of steel, often composed of several pieces to be fitted into a stock, for cutting the threads of bolts or the like.
one of the separate pieces of such a device.
a steel block or plate with small conical holes through which wire, plastic rods, etc., are drawn.
- SED
-
- de-
-
- COS
-
noun,
romaine.
- CNO
-
- CNS
-
- CSO
-
- CRS
-
- Sin
-
noun,
transgression of divine law:
- SEI
-
noun,
sei whale.
- Don
-
noun,
(initial capital letter) Mr.; Sir: a Spanish title prefixed to a man's given name.
- SDI
-
- SDR
-
- se-
-
- Dor
-
noun,
Also, dorbeetle [dawr-beet-l] /ˈdɔrˌbit l/ (Show IPA). a common European dung beetle, Geotrupes stercorarius.
- Doi
-
- DNR
-
- COO
-
noun,
a cooing sound.
- doh
-
interjection,
(used to express dismay when one has said or done something stupid or when something has gone wrong.)
Compare duh.
- SID
-
noun,
a male or female given name, form of Sidney or Sydney.
- 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).
- See
-
noun,
the seat, center of authority, office, or jurisdiction of a bishop.
- DOE
-
noun,
the female of the deer, antelope, goat, rabbit, and certain other animals.
- dog
-
noun,
a domesticated canid, Canis familiaris, bred in many varieties.
- CSR
-
- sho
-
- CHI
-
noun,
the twenty-second letter of the Greek alphabet (X, χ).
- DRG
-
- Rs.
-
- RSE
-
- sd.
-
- So.
-
- SRO
-
- sc.
-
- ScD
-
- Eg.
-
- DSR
-
- DRE
-
- SEN
-
noun,
a money of account of Japan, the 100th part of a yen, now used only in certain quotations, as on foreign exchange.
- CID
-
noun,
The ("El Cid Campeador"; Rodrigo Díaz de Bivar) c1040–99, Spanish soldier: hero of the wars against the Moors.
- Dr.
-
- d-c
-
noun,
a surgical method for the removal of diseased tissue or an early embryo from the lining of the uterus by means of scraping.
- SIR
-
noun,
a respectful or formal term of address used to a man:
- DSO
-
- CIE
-
- DSC
-
- cig
-
noun,
a cigarette.
- do.
-
- DCS
-
- ese
-
- egg
-
noun,
the roundish reproductive body produced by the female of certain animals, as birds and most reptiles, consisting of an ovum and its envelope of albumen, jelly, membranes, egg case, or shell, according to species.
- id.
-
- OHG
-
- OGO
-
- OES
-
noun,
the fifteenth letter of the English alphabet, a vowel.
- OEO
-
- HRE
-
- hrs
-
- ODS
-
noun,
a hypothetical force formerly held to pervade all nature and to manifest itself in magnetism, mesmerism, chemical action, etc.
- ics
-
- ode
-
noun,
a lyric poem typically of elaborate or irregular metrical form and expressive of exalted or enthusiastic emotion.
- oic
-
- OCS
-
- OCR
-
- io-
-
- ich
-
noun,
a disease of tropical fishes, characterized by small, white nodules on the fins, skin, and eyes, caused by a ciliate protozoan, Ichthyophthirius multifiliis.
- och
-
interjection,
(used as an expression of surprise, disapproval, regret, etc.)
- OCD
-
- OSD
-
- OED
-
- oho
-
interjection,
(used as an exclamation to express surprise, taunting, exultation, etc.)
- oid
-
- NSC
-
- o-o
-
noun,
any of several species of Hawaiian honey eaters of the genus Moho, especially the extinct M. nobilis, of the island of Hawaii, that had black plumage and two tufts of yellow plumes used to make ceremonial robes for the Hawaiian kings.
- hid
-
noun,
British. a place of concealment for hunting or observing wildlife; hunting blind.
- hie
-
verb (used with object),
to hasten (oneself):
- hin
-
noun,
an ancient Hebrew unit of liquid measure equal to about one and one half gallons (5.7 liters).
- hr.
-
- orc
-
noun,
any of several cetaceans, as a grampus.
- HIS
-
noun,
any male person or animal; a man:
- oon
-
- Rod
-
noun,
a stick, wand, staff, or the like, of wood, metal, or other material.
- oo-
-
- OIr
-
- hod
-
noun,
a portable trough for carrying mortar, bricks, etc., fixed crosswise on top of a pole and carried on the shoulder.
- ons
-
- ONR
-
- ONI
-
- Hoe
-
noun,
a long-handled implement having a thin, flat blade usually set transversely, used to break up the surface of the ground, destroy weeds, etc.
- one
-
noun,
the first and lowest whole number, being a cardinal number; unity.
- hog
-
noun,
a hoofed mammal of the family Suidae, order Artiodactyla, comprising boars and swine.
- Hon
-
noun,
honey (def 6).
- Oc.
-
- NRC
-
- Ore
-
noun,
a metal-bearing mineral or rock, or a native metal, that can be mined at a profit.
- NHI
-
- NIG
-
verb (used with object),
nidge.
- Is.
-
noun,
(used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
- ise
-
- ish
-
- ISR
-
- NCO
-
- NIC
-
noun,
a newly industrialized/industrializing country:
- NHS
-
- NHG
-
- IRO
-
- NGO
-
noun,
1901–1963, South Vietnamese statesman: president of the Republic of South Vietnam 1956–63.
- NGC
-
- NES
-
- NDE
-
- ne-
-
- NEC
-
- NED
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Edward.
- Nee
-
adjective,
born (placed after the name of a married woman to introduce her maiden name):
- IRS
-
- IRC
-
- nr.
-
- INH
-
- ide
-
- Ido
-
noun,
a revised and simplified form of Esperanto, introduced in 1907.
- IDS
-
noun,
the part of the psyche, residing in the unconscious, that is the source of instinctive impulses that seek satisfaction in accordance with the pleasure principle and are modified by the ego and the superego before they are given overt expression.
- ier
-
- IHS
-
- in.
-
- ine
-
- ing
-
- Noh
-
noun,
Nō.
- NIH
-
- IOC
-
- ion
-
noun,
an electrically charged atom or group of atoms formed by the loss or gain of one or more electrons, as a cation (positive ion) which is created by electron loss and is attracted to the cathode in electrolysis, or as an anion (negative ion) which is created by an electron gain and is attracted to the anode. The valence of an ion is equal to the number of electrons lost or gained and is indicated by a plus sign for cations and a minus sign for anions, thus: Na + , Cl−, Ca ++ , S = .
- nog
-
noun,
any beverage made with beaten eggs, usually with alcoholic liquor; eggnog.
- ior
-
- Noe
-
noun,
Noah (def 1).
- Ios
-
noun,
a small hawk, Buteo solitarius, having two plumage phases and occurring only on the island of Hawaii, where it is a rare species and the only living indigenous bird of prey.
- Ir.
-
- Nod
-
noun,
a short, quick downward bending forward of the head, as in assent, greeting, or command or because of drowsiness.
- NOC
-
- HIC
-
interjection,
(an onomatopoeic word used to imitate or represent a hiccup.)
- ooh
-
noun,
the exclamation “ooh.”.
- Hen
-
noun,
the female of the domestic fowl.
- Gde
-
- ESR
-
- gi.
-
- rhe
-
noun,
a centimeter-gram-second unit of fluidity, equal to the reciprocal of poise.
- GCD
-
- GCE
-
- GCI
-
- GCR
-
- res
-
noun,
an object or thing; matter.
- Esc
-
- GDR
-
- Ged
-
noun,
any fish of the pike family.
- Gee
-
noun,
a sum of one thousand dollars:
- Ges
-
- ggr
-
- gie
-
noun,
gi.
- gig
-
noun,
a light, two-wheeled one-horse carriage.
- GIN
-
noun,
an alcoholic liquor obtained by distilling grain mash with juniper berries.
- NEG
-
noun,
a photographic negative.
- rho
-
noun,
the 17th letter of the Greek alphabet (P, ρ).
- Ree
-
noun,
reeve3 .
- en-
-
- ROC
-
noun,
a bird of enormous size and strength.
- RNR
-
- rnd
-
- EGO
-
noun,
the “I” or self of any person; a person as thinking, feeling, and willing, and distinguishing itself from the selves of others and from objects of its thought.
- Ehr
-
- eir
-
- EIS
-
- rin
-
noun,
a money of account of Japan, the thousandth part of a yen or the tenth part of a sen.
- ERS
-
noun,
ervil.
- ene
-
- rig
-
noun,
the arrangement of the masts, spars, sails, etc., on a boat or ship.
- EOE
-
- RID
-
noun,
a journey or excursion on a horse, camel, etc., or on or in a vehicle.
- eon
-
noun,
an indefinitely long period of time; age.
- EOS
-
noun,
the ancient Greek goddess of the dawn, identified by the Romans with Aurora.
- ERE
-
preposition, conjunction,
before.
- err
-
verb (used without object),
to go astray in thought or belief; be mistaken; be incorrect.
- GIs
-
noun,
a lightweight, two-piece, usually white garment worn by barefooted martial-arts participants, consisting of loose-fitting pants and a wraparound jacket with cloth belt.
- SRI
-
noun,
a Hindu title of address prefixed to the name of a deity, holy person, etc.
- RCS
-
- RDS
-
- Rd.
-
- Re.
-
- OSO
-
- Gr.
-
- ose
-
- gre
-
- Orr
-
noun,
Sir John Boyd, Boyd Orr, Sir John.
- GSC
-
- GSR
-
- Gor
-
interjection,
(used as a mild oath.)
- RCN
-
- RDC
-
- REC
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noun,
recreation.
- hd.
-
- God
-
noun,
the one Supreme Being, the creator and ruler of the universe.
- Gog
-
noun,
a chief prince of Meshech and Tubal who came from Magog. Ezek. 38–39.
- goi
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noun,
goy.
- goo
-
noun,
a thick or sticky substance:
- red
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noun,
any of various colors resembling the color of blood; the primary color at one extreme end of the visible spectrum, an effect of light with a wavelength between 610 and 780 nanometers.
- HCR
-
- RC
-
- R.
-
- HG
-
- NI
-
- 2D
-
noun,
a two-dimensional form or appearance:
- NG
-
- sh
-
interjection,
(used to urge silence.)
- 3D
-
noun,
a three-dimensional form or appearance:
- N.
-
- HO
-
noun,
a sexually promiscuous woman.
- NC
-
- ND
-
- CE
-
- HI
-
adjective,
an informal, simplified spelling of high:
- RO
-
- eh
-
interjection,
(an interrogative utterance, usually expressing surprise or doubt or seeking confirmation).
- NH
-
- h.
-
- DG
-
- GN
-
- EI
-
- DN
-
- IG
-
- i.
-
- SI
-
noun,
the syllable used for the seventh tone of a scale and sometimes for the tone B.
- GH
-
- GG
-
- OG
-
- OE
-
noun,
oy2 .
- OD
-
noun,
a hypothetical force formerly held to pervade all nature and to manifest itself in magnetism, mesmerism, chemical action, etc.
- HE
-
noun,
any male person or animal; a man:
- D.
-
- DC
-
noun,
a surgical method for the removal of diseased tissue or an early embryo from the lining of the uterus by means of scraping.
- OH
-
noun,
the exclamation “oh.”.
- GD
-
- E.
-
noun,
Edward (St. John) 1925–2000, U.S. writer and illustrator.
- No
-
noun,
an utterance of the word “no.”.
- ee
-
- GC
-
- GO
-
noun,
the act of going:
- rg
-
- RN
-
- SG
-
- RI
-
- S.
-
- G.
-
- RH
-
- ic
-
- SN
-
- er
-
interjection,
(used to express or represent a pause, hesitation, uncertainty, etc.).
- O.
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