Anagrams of Schweinfurt
Word Schweinfurt has
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- fuchsite
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noun,
a bright green variety of muscovite having chromium in place of some of the aluminum.
- Schwerin
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noun,
a city in and the capital of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania in N Germany.
- fine-cut
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adjective,
cut into very thin strips (contrasted with rough-cut):
- Christen
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verb (used with object),
to receive into the Christian church by baptism; baptize.
- chinfest
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noun,
gabfest; bull session; rap session.
- new-rich
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noun,
nouveau riche.
- ruthenic
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adjective,
containing ruthenium in a higher valence state than the corresponding ruthenious compound.
- chunters
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verb (used without object),
to grumble or grouse mildly or tediously.
- winches
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noun,
the crank or handle of a revolving machine.
- sthenic
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adjective,
sturdy; heavily and strongly built.
- Withers
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noun,
the highest part of the back at the base of the neck of a horse, cow, sheep, etc.
- fitches
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noun,
the European polecat, Mustela putorius.
- triunes
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noun,
(initial capital letter) the Trinity.
- swither
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noun,
a state of confusion, excitement, or perplexity.
- fishnet
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noun,
a net for catching fish.
- Fischer
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noun,
Edwin, 1886–1960, Swiss pianist.
- unshift
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verb (used without object),
to release the shift key, as on a typewriter or the keyboard of a computer terminal.
- encrust
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verb (used with or without object),
incrust.
- cistern
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noun,
a reservoir, tank, or container for storing or holding water or other liquid.
- unscrew
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verb (used with object),
to draw or loosen a screw from (a hinge, bracket, etc.).
- incrust
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verb (used with object),
to cover or line with a crust or hard coating.
- surfeit
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noun,
excess; an excessive amount:
- whitens
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verb (used with or without object),
to make or become white.
- Hunters
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noun,
a person who hunts game or other wild animals for food or in sport.
- witches
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noun,
a person, now especially a woman, who professes or is supposed to practice magic or sorcery; a sorceress.
Compare warlock.
- Chi-tse
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noun,
Ki Tse.
- hit-run
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adjective,
hit-and-run (defs 1, 2, 4).
- finches
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noun,
any of numerous small passerine birds of the family Fringillidae, including the buntings, sparrows, crossbills, purple finches, and grosbeaks, most of which have a short, conical bill adapted for eating seeds.
- Winters
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noun,
Yvor [ahy-vawr] /ˈaɪ vɔr/ (Show IPA), 1900–68, U.S. poet and critic.
- richens
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verb (used with or without object),
to make or become rich or richer.
- cretins
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noun,
a person suffering from cretinism.
- infects
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adjective,
Archaic. infected.
- Wuhsien
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noun,
Wade-Giles. Wuxian.
- shut-in
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noun,
a person confined by infirmity or disease to the house, a hospital, etc.
- furnish
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noun,
paper pulp and any ingredients added to it prior to its introduction into a papermaking machine.
- writhes
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noun,
a writhing movement; a twisting of the body, as in pain.
- writhen
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adjective,
twisted.
- Nerthus
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noun,
goddess of fertility, described by Tacitus in his Germania: later appeared in Scandinavian mythology as the god Njord.
- funster
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noun,
a person who creates or seeks fun, as a comedian or reveler.
- curites
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noun,
a radioactive uranium mineral, Pb 2 U 5 O 17 ·4H 2 O, with adamantine luster, occurring as reddish-brown to deep-yellow needle-shaped crystals, formed by alteration of uraninite.
- Whitsun
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noun,
Whitsunday or Whitsuntide.
- ethnics
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noun,
a member of an ethnic group.
- icterus
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noun,
jaundice (def 1).
- centri-
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- fuchsin
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noun,
a greenish, water-soluble, solid, coal-tar derivative, obtained by the oxidation of a mixture of aniline and the toluidines, that forms deep-red solutions: used chiefly as a dye.
- 2,4,5-t
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noun,
a light-tan, water-insoluble solid, C 8 H 5 Cl 3 O 3 , used chiefly for killing weeds.
- shifter
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noun,
a person or thing that shifts.
- echinus
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noun,
any sea urchin of the genus Echinus.
- chunter
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verb (used without object),
to grumble or grouse mildly or tediously.
- snifter
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noun,
Also called inhaler. a pear-shaped glass, narrowing at the top to intensify the aroma of brandy, liqueur, etc.
- hirsute
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adjective,
hairy; shaggy.
- insect
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noun,
any animal of the class Insecta, comprising small, air-breathing arthropods having the body divided into three parts (head, thorax, and abdomen), and having three pairs of legs and usually two pairs of wings.
- unites
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noun,
a former gold coin of England, equal to 20 shillings, issued under James I and Charles I.
- inrush
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noun,
a rushing or pouring in.
- Estrin
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noun,
estrone.
- unrest
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noun,
lack of rest; a restless, troubled, or uneasy state; disquiet:
- infuse
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verb (used with object),
to introduce, as if by pouring; cause to penetrate; instill (usually followed by into):
- infest
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verb (used with object),
to live in or overrun to an unwanted degree or in a troublesome manner, especially as predatory animals or vermin do:
- ethics
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noun,
(used with a singular or plural verb) a system of moral principles:
- ethnic
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noun,
a member of an ethnic group.
- insert
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noun,
something inserted or to be inserted.
- wuther
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verb (used without object),
(of wind) to blow fiercely.
- eructs
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verb (used with or without object),
to belch forth, as gas from the stomach.
- ursine
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adjective,
of or relating to a bear or bears.
- shrift
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noun,
the imposition of penance by a priest on a penitent after confession.
- Shrine
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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.
- cut-in
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noun,
Movies. a still, as of a scene or an object, inserted in a film and interrupting the action or continuity:
- sifter
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noun,
a person or thing that sifts.
- itches
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noun,
the sensation of itching.
- thrice
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adverb,
three times, as in succession; on three occasions or in three ways.
- Snefru
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noun,
flourished c2920 b.c, Egyptian ruler of the 4th dynasty.
- snitch
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noun,
Also called snitcher. an informer.
- inures
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verb (used with object),
to accustom to hardship, difficulty, pain, etc.; toughen or harden; habituate (usually followed by to):
- urines
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noun,
the liquid-to-semisolid waste matter excreted by the kidneys, in humans being a yellowish, slightly acid, watery fluid.
- unwise
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adjective,
not wise; foolish; imprudent; lacking in good sense or judgment:
- inters
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verb (used with object),
to place (a dead body) in a grave or tomb; bury.
- inter.
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- enrich
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verb (used with object),
to supply with riches, wealth, abundant or valuable possessions, etc.:
- uretic
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adjective,
of, relating to, or occurring in the urine.
- infers
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verb (used with object),
to derive by reasoning; conclude or judge from premises or evidence:
- urchin
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noun,
a mischievous boy.
- unwits
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verb (used with object),
Obsolete. to render devoid of wit; derange.
- instr.
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- unwish
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verb (used with object),
to cease to wish for.
- insure
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verb (used with object),
to guarantee against loss or harm.
- inches
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noun,
a unit of length, 1/12 (0.0833) foot, equivalent to 2.54 centimeters.
- UNICEF
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noun,
United Nations Children's Fund: an agency, created by the United Nations General Assembly in 1946, concerned with improving the health and nutrition of children and mothers throughout the world; Nobel Peace Prize 1965.
- friths
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noun,
firth.
- Fisher
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noun,
any animal that catches fish for food.
- Triune
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noun,
(initial capital letter) the Trinity.
- trines
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noun,
a set or group of three; triad.
- triens
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noun,
a copper coin of ancient Rome, issued during the Republic, a third part of an as.
- trich-
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- French
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noun,
the people of France and their direct descendants.
- trices
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noun,
a very short time; an instant:
- Frisch
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noun,
Karl von [kahrl von;; German kahrl fuh n] /kɑrl vɒn;; German kɑrl fən/ (Show IPA), 1886–1982, Austrian zoologist: Nobel Prize in Physiology 1973.
- tenuis
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noun,
an unaspirated, voiceless plosive.
- trench
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noun,
Fortification. a long, narrow excavation in the ground, the earth from which is thrown up in front to serve as a shelter from enemy fire or attack.
- firths
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noun,
a long, narrow indentation of the seacoast.
- theirn
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pronoun,
theirs.
- theirs
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noun,
any male person or animal; a man:
- Fu-hsi
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noun,
a sage who taught mankind to hunt, fish, and cook.
- funest
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adjective,
boding or causing evil or death; fatal; disastrous.
- Thiers
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noun,
Louis Adolphe [lwee a-dawlf] /lwi aˈdɔlf/ (Show IPA), 1797–1877, French statesman: president 1871–73.
- Furies
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noun,
unrestrained or violent anger, rage, passion, or the like:
- furnit
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- Thurs.
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- fustic
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noun,
the wood of a large, tropical American tree, Chlorophora tinctoria, of the mulberry family, yielding a light-yellow dye.
- truces
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noun,
a suspension of hostilities for a specified period of time by mutual agreement of the warring parties; cease-fire; armistice.
- switch
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noun,
a slender, flexible shoot, rod, etc., used especially in whipping or disciplining.
- unfits
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adjective,
not fit; not adapted or suited; unsuitable:
- tusche
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noun,
a greaselike liquid used in lithography as a medium receptive to lithographic ink, and in etching and silkscreen as a resist.
- infect
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adjective,
Archaic. infected.
- stench
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noun,
an offensive smell or odor; stink.
- twines
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noun,
a strong thread or string composed of two or more strands twisted together.
- incuse
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noun,
an incuse figure or impression.
- twicer
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noun,
Slang. a two-time loser.
- incurs
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verb (used with object),
to come into or acquire (some consequence, usually undesirable or injurious):
- tushie
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noun,
the buttocks.
- feints
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noun,
a movement made in order to deceive an adversary; an attack aimed at one place or point merely as a distraction from the real place or point of attack:
- Curtis
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noun,
Benjamin Robbins, 1809–74, U.S. jurist: associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court 1851–57; resigned in dissent over Dred Scott case.
- incher
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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):
- tuchis
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noun,
tokus.
- steric
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adjective,
of or relating to the spatial relationships of atoms in a molecule.
- incest
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noun,
sexual intercourse between closely related persons.
- fetish
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noun,
an object regarded with awe as being the embodiment or habitation of a potent spirit or as having magical potency.
- Fichte
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noun,
Johann Gottlieb [yoh-hahn gawt-leep] /ˈyoʊ hɑn ˈgɔt lip/ (Show IPA), 1762–1814, German philosopher.
- strife
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noun,
vigorous or bitter conflict, discord, or antagonism:
- Strine
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noun,
Australian English.
- tuners
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noun,
a person or thing that tunes.
- finest
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noun,
the police:
- Hunter
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noun,
a person who hunts game or other wild animals for food or in sport.
- Custer
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noun,
George Armstrong [ahrm-strawng,, -strong] /ˈɑrm strɔŋ,, -strɒŋ/ (Show IPA), 1839–76, U.S. general and Indian fighter.
- sinter
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noun,
siliceous or calcareous matter deposited by springs, as that formed around the vent of a geyser.
- Curtin
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noun,
John, 1885–1945, Australian statesman: prime minister 1941–45.
- withes
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noun,
a willow twig or osier.
- certif
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- crwths
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noun,
crowd2 .
- niches
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noun,
an ornamental recess in a wall or the like, usually semicircular in plan and arched, as for a statue or other decorative object.
- Nistru
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noun,
Romanian name of Dniester.
- rhenic
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adjective,
of or containing rhenium.
- cruets
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noun,
a glass bottle, especially one for holding vinegar, oil, etc., for the table.
- niters
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noun,
potassium nitrate.
- winces
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noun,
a wincing or shrinking movement; a slight start.
- nitres
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noun,
niter.
- wriest
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adjective,
superlative of wry.
- wretch
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noun,
a deplorably unfortunate or unhappy person.
- rewins
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verb (used with object),
to win back or again.
- cretin
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noun,
a person suffering from cretinism.
- Wrench
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noun,
a wrenching movement; a sudden, violent twist:
- Citrus
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noun,
any small tree or spiny shrub of the genus Citrus, of the rue family, including the lemon, lime, orange, tangerine, grapefruit, citron, kumquat, and shaddock, widely cultivated for fruit or grown as an ornamental.
- whiten
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verb (used with or without object),
to make or become white.
- churns
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noun,
a container or machine in which cream or milk is agitated to make butter.
- chines
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noun,
a ravine formed in rock by the action of running water.
- Christ
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noun,
Jesus of Nazareth, held by Christians to be the fulfillment of prophecies in the Old Testament regarding the eventual coming of a Messiah.
- Wister
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noun,
Owen, 1860–1938, U.S. novelist.
- rustic
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noun,
a country person.
- refits
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noun,
an act of refitting.
- chiefs
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noun,
the head or leader of an organized body of people; the person highest in authority:
- Rustin
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noun,
Bayard [bey-erd] /ˈbeɪ ərd/ (Show IPA), 1910–1987, U.S. civil rights leader.
- Wither
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noun,
George, 1588–1667, English poet and pamphleteer.
- rectus
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noun,
any of several straight muscles, as of the abdomen, thigh, eye, etc.
- wisent
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noun,
bison (def 2).
- recti-
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- cherts
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noun,
a compact rock consisting essentially of microcrystalline quartz.
- rutins
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noun,
a bright yellow or greenish-yellow substance, C 27 H 30 O 16 , obtained chiefly from buckwheat, and used in the treatment of capillary fragility.
- Winter
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noun,
the cold season between autumn and spring in northern latitudes (in the Northern Hemisphere from the winter solstice to the vernal equinox; in the Southern Hemisphere from the summer solstice to the autumnal equinox).
- whites
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noun,
a color without hue at one extreme end of the scale of grays, opposite to black. A white surface reflects light of all hues completely and diffusely. Most so-called whites are very light grays: fresh snow, for example, reflects about 80 percent of the incident light, but to be strictly white, snow would have to reflect 100 percent of the incident light. It is the ultimate limit of a series of shades of any color.
Compare black (def 20).
- cruise
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noun,
the act of cruising.
- set-in
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adjective,
made separately and placed within another unit.
- whines
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noun,
a whining utterance, sound, or tone.
- Shiner
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noun,
a person or thing that shines.
- rictus
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noun,
the gape of the mouth of a bird.
- Richet
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noun,
Charles Robert [sharl raw-ber] /ʃarl rɔˈbɛr/ (Show IPA), 1850–1935, French physician: Nobel prize 1913.
- curite
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noun,
a radioactive uranium mineral, Pb 2 U 5 O 17 ·4H 2 O, with adamantine luster, occurring as reddish-brown to deep-yellow needle-shaped crystals, formed by alteration of uraninite.
- riches
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noun,
(used with a plural verb) rich persons collectively (usually preceded by the):
- writhe
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noun,
a writhing movement; a twisting of the body, as in pain.
- writes
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Verb phrases,
write down,
to set down in writing; record; note.
to direct one's writing to a less intelligent reader or audience:
- richen
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verb (used with or without object),
to make or become rich or richer.
- curfew
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noun,
an order establishing a specific time in the evening after which certain regulations apply, especially that no civilians or other specified group of unauthorized persons may be outdoors or that places of public assembly must be closed.
- curets
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noun,
a scoop-shaped surgical instrument for removing tissue from body cavities, as the uterus.
- sherif
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noun,
a governor of Mecca descended from Muhammad.
- centr-
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- Rhines
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noun,
Joseph Banks, 1895–1980, U.S. psychologist: pioneer in parapsychology.
- centi-
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- shicer
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noun,
Slang. a swindler.
- cueist
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noun,
a billiard player.
- newish
-
adjective,
rather new.
- hints
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noun,
an indirect, covert, or helpful suggestion; clue:
- hefts
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noun,
weight; heaviness:
- heist
-
noun,
a robbery or holdup:
- rhet.
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- Terni
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noun,
a city in central Italy.
- swith
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adverb,
Chiefly British Dialect. immediately; quickly.
- terns
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noun,
any of numerous aquatic birds of the subfamily Sterninae of the family Laridae, related to the gulls but usually having a more slender body and bill, smaller feet, a long, deeply forked tail, and a more graceful flight, especially those of the genus Sterna, as S. hirundo (common tern) of Eurasia and America, having white, black, and gray plumage.
- runic
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adjective,
consisting of or set down in runes:
- swine
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noun,
any stout, cloven-hoofed artiodactyl of the Old World family Suidae, having a thick hide sparsely covered with coarse hair, a disklike snout, and an often short, tasseled tail: now of worldwide distribution and hunted or raised for its meat and other products.
Compare hog, pig1 , wild boar.
- resin
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noun,
any of a class of nonvolatile, solid or semisolid organic substances, as copal or mastic, that consist of amorphous mixtures of carboxylic acids and are obtained directly from certain plants as exudations or prepared by polymerization of simple molecules: used in medicine and in the making of varnishes and plastics.
- rents
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noun,
a payment made periodically by a tenant to a landlord in return for the use of land, a building, an apartment, an office, or other property.
- rhin-
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- rinse
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noun,
an act or instance of rinsing.
- their
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noun,
any male person or animal; a man:
- thine
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pronoun,
the possessive case of thou1. used as a predicate adjective, after a noun or without a noun.
- SWIFT
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noun,
any of numerous long-winged, swallowlike birds of the family Apodidae, related to the hummingbirds and noted for their rapid flight.
- reni-
-
- hect-
-
- runts
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noun,
an animal that is small or stunted as compared with others of its kind.
- reist
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verb (used without object),
reest2 .
- Resht
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noun,
Rasht.
- runes
-
noun,
any of the characters of certain ancient alphabets, as of a script used for writing the Germanic languages, especially of Scandinavia and Britain, from c200 to c1200, or a script used for inscriptions in a Turkic language of the 6th to 8th centuries from the area near the Orkhon River in Mongolia.
- resit
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noun,
a test or examination that is retaken.
- rices
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noun,
the starchy seeds or grain of an annual marsh grass, Oryza sativa, cultivated in warm climates and used for food.
- Tench
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noun,
a freshwater food fish, Tinca tinca, of Europe and Asia that can survive short periods out of water.
- herns
-
- HIRES
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noun,
the act of hiring.
- thews
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noun,
Usually, thews. muscle or sinew.
- ruche
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noun,
a strip of pleated lace, net, muslin, or other material for trimming or finishing a dress, as at the collar or sleeves.
- hents
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verb (used with object),
to seize.
- hist.
-
- THIEF
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noun,
a person who steals, especially secretly or without open force; one guilty of theft or larceny.
- Hurst
-
noun,
Fannie, 1889–1968, U.S. novelist and short-story writer.
- Rhein
-
noun,
the Rhine.
- thens
-
noun,
that time:
- tech.
-
- rewin
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verb (used with object),
to win back or again.
- Henri
-
noun,
Robert, 1865–1929, U.S. painter.
- rhine
-
noun,
Joseph Banks, 1895–1980, U.S. psychologist: pioneer in parapsychology.
- Hines
-
noun,
Earl ("Fatha") 1905–83, U.S. jazz pianist.
- ruins
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noun,
ruins, the remains of a building, city, etc., that has been destroyed or that is in disrepair or a state of decay:
- hsien
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noun,
(in popular Chinese religion) one of a group of benevolent spirits promoting good in the world.
- hier-
-
- retch
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noun,
the act or an instance of retching.
- Hunts
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noun,
Huntingdonshire.
- Stern
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noun,
the after part of a vessel (often opposed to stem).
- reins
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noun,
Often, reins. a leather strap, fastened to each end of the bit of a bridle, by which the rider or driver controls a horse or other animal by pulling so as to exert pressure on the bit.
- Neth.
-
- serif
-
noun,
a smaller line used to finish off a main stroke of a letter, as at the top and bottom of M.
- inset
-
noun,
something inserted; insert.
- 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.
- inst.
-
- serin
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noun,
a small finch, Serinus serinus, of Europe and northern Africa, closely related to the canary.
- seti-
-
- newts
-
noun,
any of several brilliantly colored salamanders of the family Salamandridae, especially those of the genera Triturus and Notophthalmus, of North America, Europe, and northern Asia.
- intr.
-
- inure
-
verb (used with object),
to accustom to hardship, difficulty, pain, etc.; toughen or harden; habituate (usually followed by to):
- shier
-
noun,
a horse having a tendency to shy.
- sruti
-
noun,
the Vedas and some of the Upanishads, regarded as divinely revealed.
- neut.
-
- neur-
-
- Siret
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noun,
a river in SE Europe, flowing SE from the Carpathian Mountains in Ukraine, through E Romania to the Danube. 270 miles (435 km) long.
- stech
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verb (used with object),
to fill or gorge (one's stomach) with food.
- Isth.
-
- Siren
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noun,
Classical Mythology. one of several sea nymphs, part woman and part bird, who lure mariners to destruction by their seductive singing.
- shift
-
noun,
a change or transfer from one place, position, direction, person, etc., to another:
- sinew
-
noun,
a tendon.
- iters
-
noun,
a canal or passage.
- ither
-
adjective, pronoun, adverb,
other.
- since
-
adverb,
from then till now (often preceded by ever):
- nerts
-
interjection,
nuts (def 1).
- shine
-
noun,
radiance or brightness caused by emitted or reflected light.
- Shute
-
noun,
Nevil (Nevil Shute Norway) 1899–1960, British novelist and aeronautical engineer.
- shunt
-
noun,
the act of shunting; shift.
- Nehru
-
noun,
Jawaharlal [juh-wah-her-lahl] /dʒəˈwɑ hər lɑl/ (Show IPA), 1889–1964, Hindu political leader in India: first prime minister of the republic of India 1947–64 (father of Indira Gandhi).
- Shire
-
noun,
one of the counties of Great Britain.
- shrew
-
noun,
a woman of violent temper and speech; termagant.
- Seric
-
- Niter
-
noun,
potassium nitrate.
- hurts
-
noun,
a blow that inflicts a wound; bodily injury or the cause of such injury.
- incur
-
verb (used with object),
to come into or acquire (some consequence, usually undesirable or injurious):
- reifs
-
noun,
plunder; booty; loot.
- suite
-
noun,
a number of things forming a series or set.
- suint
-
noun,
the natural grease of the wool of sheep, consisting of a mixture of fatty matter and potassium salts, used as a source of potash and in the preparation of ointments.
- Reich
-
noun,
(with reference to Germany) empire; realm; nation.
- Sucre
-
noun,
Antonio José de [ahn-taw-nyaw haw-se th e] /ɑnˈtɔ nyɔ hɔˈsɛ ðɛ/ (Show IPA), 1793–1830, Venezuelan general and South American liberator: 1st president of Bolivia 1826–28.
- ictus
-
noun,
Prosody. rhythmical or metrical stress.
- strew
-
verb (used with object),
to let fall in separate pieces or particles over a surface; scatter or sprinkle:
- Stich
-
noun,
a verse or line of poetry.
- refit
-
noun,
an act of refitting.
- shirt
-
noun,
a long- or short-sleeved garment for the upper part of the body, usually lightweight and having a collar and a front opening.
- rect.
-
- incr.
-
- Recit
-
- ruths
-
noun,
pity or compassion.
- rutin
-
noun,
a bright yellow or greenish-yellow substance, C 27 H 30 O 16 , obtained chiefly from buckwheat, and used in the treatment of capillary fragility.
- Stein
-
noun,
a mug, usually earthenware, especially for beer.
- incus
-
noun,
Anatomy. the middle one of a chain of three small bones in the middle ear of humans and other mammals.
Compare malleus, stapes.
- scent
-
noun,
a distinctive odor, especially when agreeable:
- ster.
-
- inert
-
adjective,
having no inherent power of action, motion, or resistance (opposed to active):
- screw
-
noun,
a metal fastener having a tapered shank with a helical thread, and topped with a slotted head, driven into wood or the like by rotating, especially by means of a screwdriver.
- scurf
-
noun,
the scales or small shreds of epidermis that are continually exfoliated from the skin.
- Nurse
-
noun,
a person formally educated and trained in the care of the sick or infirm.
Compare nurse-midwife, nurse-practitioner, physician's assistant, practical nurse, registered nurse.
- infer
-
verb (used with object),
to derive by reasoning; conclude or judge from premises or evidence:
- nuci-
-
- scute
-
noun,
a dermal bony plate, as on an armadillo, or a large horny plate, as on a turtle.
- sect.
-
- senti
-
noun,
a monetary unit of Tanzania, the 100th part of a shilling; cent.
- nitre
-
noun,
niter.
- nitr-
-
- thins
-
adverb,
in a thin manner.
- rifts
-
noun,
an opening made by splitting, cleaving, etc.; fissure; cleft; chink.
- threw
-
noun,
an act or instance of throwing or casting; cast; fling.
- churn
-
noun,
a container or machine in which cream or milk is agitated to make butter.
- unsew
-
verb (used with object),
to remove or rip the stitches of (something sewed).
- untie
-
verb (used with object),
to loose or unfasten (anything tied); let or set loose by undoing a knot.
- Erwin
-
noun,
a male given name: from Old English words meaning “boar” and “friend.”.
- eruct
-
verb (used with or without object),
to belch forth, as gas from the stomach.
- unwit
-
verb (used with object),
Obsolete. to render devoid of wit; derange.
- Ernst
-
noun,
Max [maks;; German mahks] /mæks;; German mɑks/ (Show IPA), 1891–1976, German painter, in the U.S. 1941–49, in France 1949–76.
- urine
-
noun,
the liquid-to-semisolid waste matter excreted by the kidneys, in humans being a yellowish, slightly acid, watery fluid.
- unset
-
adjective,
not set; not solidified or made firm, as concrete or asphalt.
- chuse
-
verb (used with or without object),
Archaic. choose.
- Chute
-
noun,
an inclined channel, as a trough, tube, or shaft, for conveying water, grain, coal, etc., to a lower level.
- Usher
-
noun,
a person who escorts people to seats in a theater, church, etc.
- cine-
-
- cines
-
noun,
a film; motion picture.
- Uther
-
noun,
king of Britain and father of Arthur.
- Esth.
-
- unite
-
noun,
a former gold coin of England, equal to 20 shillings, issued under James I and Charles I.
- wires
-
noun,
a slender, stringlike piece or filament of relatively rigid or flexible metal, usually circular in section, manufactured in a great variety of diameters and metals depending on its application.
- twice
-
adverb,
two times, as in succession:
- turfs
-
noun,
a layer of matted earth formed by grass and plant roots.
- Turin
-
noun,
a city in NW Italy, on the Po: capital of the Kingdom of Italy 1860–65.
- feist
-
noun,
Chiefly South Midland and Southern U.S. a small mongrel dog, especially one that is ill-tempered; cur; mutt.
- feint
-
noun,
a movement made in order to deceive an adversary; an attack aimed at one place or point merely as a distraction from the real place or point of attack:
- fecit
-
verb,
he made (it); she made (it): formerly used on works of art after the name of the artist. Abbreviation: fe., fec.
- witch
-
noun,
a person, now especially a woman, who professes or is supposed to practice magic or sorcery; a sorceress.
Compare warlock.
- crust
-
noun,
the brown, hard outer portion or surface of a loaf or slice of bread (distinguished from crumb).
- ethic
-
noun,
the body of moral principles or values governing or distinctive of a particular culture or group:
- twine
-
noun,
a strong thread or string composed of two or more strands twisted together.
- Chris
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Christopher.
- unfit
-
adjective,
not fit; not adapted or suited; unsuitable:
- etuis
-
noun,
a small, often decorative case, especially one for needles, toilet articles, or the like.
- UNHCR
-
- Unit.
-
- cires
-
noun,
a brilliant, highly glazed surface produced on fabrics by subjecting them to a wax, heat, and calendering treatment.
- wefts
-
noun,
Textiles. filling (def 5).
- feti-
-
- whirs
-
noun,
an act or sound of whirring:
- cures
-
noun,
a means of healing or restoring to health; remedy.
- Crius
-
noun,
a Titan, the son of Uranus and Gaea.
- cunts
-
noun,
the vulva or vagina.
- whine
-
noun,
a whining utterance, sound, or tone.
- whins
-
noun,
any thorny or prickly shrub, especially gorse.
- winch
-
noun,
the crank or handle of a revolving machine.
- wince
-
noun,
a wincing or shrinking movement; a slight start.
- crit.
-
- whist
-
noun,
a card game, an early form of bridge, but without bidding.
- cruet
-
noun,
a glass bottle, especially one for holding vinegar, oil, etc., for the table.
- White
-
noun,
a color without hue at one extreme end of the scale of grays, opposite to black. A white surface reflects light of all hues completely and diffusely. Most so-called whites are very light grays: fresh snow, for example, reflects about 80 percent of the incident light, but to be strictly white, snow would have to reflect 100 percent of the incident light. It is the ultimate limit of a series of shades of any color.
Compare black (def 20).
- whits
-
noun,
a particle; bit; jot (used especially in negative phrases):
- cruse
-
noun,
an earthen pot, bottle, etc., for liquids.
- crush
-
noun,
the act of crushing; state of being crushed.
- curet
-
noun,
a scoop-shaped surgical instrument for removing tissue from body cavities, as the uterus.
- Curie
-
noun,
a unit of activity of radioactive substances equivalent to 3.70 × 10 10 disintegrations per second: it is approximately the amount of activity produced by 1 gram of radium-226. Abbreviation: Ci.
- weirs
-
noun,
a small dam in a river or stream.
- crest
-
noun,
the highest part of a hill or mountain range; summit.
- cites
-
noun,
citation (defs 7, 8).
- wench
-
noun,
a country lass or working girl:
- wines
-
noun,
the fermented juice of grapes, made in many varieties, such as red, white, sweet, dry, still, and sparkling, for use as a beverage, in cooking, in religious rites, etc., and usually having an alcoholic content of 14 percent or less.
- cutis
-
noun,
the true skin, consisting of the dermis and the epidermis.
- cutin
-
noun,
a transparent, waxy substance constituting, together with cellulose, the cuticle of plants.
- cutie
-
noun,
Informal. a charmingly attractive or cute person, especially a girl or a young woman (often used as a form of address):
- cutes
-
noun,
the cutes, Informal. self-consciously cute mannerisms or appeal; affected coyness:
- whets
-
noun,
the act of whetting.
- crews
-
noun,
a group of persons involved in a particular kind of work or working together:
- cries
-
noun,
the act or sound of crying; any loud utterance or exclamation; a shout, scream, or wail.
- crine
-
noun,
hair; head of hair.
- curst
-
noun,
the expression of a wish that misfortune, evil, doom, etc., befall a person, group, etc.
- curse
-
noun,
the expression of a wish that misfortune, evil, doom, etc., befall a person, group, etc.
- curns
-
noun,
a grain.
- chits
-
noun,
a signed note for money owed for food, drink, etc.
- crwth
-
noun,
crowd2 .
- fetus
-
noun,
(used chiefly of viviparous mammals) the young of an animal in the womb or egg, especially in the later stages of development when the body structures are in the recognizable form of its kind, in humans after the end of the second month of gestation.
- write
-
Verb phrases,
write down,
to set down in writing; record; note.
to direct one's writing to a less intelligent reader or audience:
- Frits
-
noun,
Ceramics.
a fused or partially fused material used as a basis for glazes or enamels.
the composition from which artificial soft porcelain is made.
- Firth
-
noun,
a long, narrow indentation of the seacoast.
- truce
-
noun,
a suspension of hostilities for a specified period of time by mutual agreement of the warring parties; cease-fire; armistice.
- cents
-
noun,
a bronze coin of the U.S., the 100th part of a U.S. dollar: made of steel during part of 1943. Symbol: ¢.
- Fitch
-
noun,
the European polecat, Mustela putorius.
- Fuchs
-
noun,
Daniel, 1909–1993, U.S. novelist and short-story writer.
- wrest
-
noun,
a wresting; twist or wrench.
- tiers
-
noun,
one of a series of rows or ranks rising one behind or above another, as of seats in an amphitheater, boxes in a theater, guns in a man-of-war, or oars in an ancient galley.
- tines
-
noun,
a sharp, projecting point or prong, as of a fork.
- trine
-
noun,
a set or group of three; triad.
- tries
-
noun,
plural of try.
- fresh
-
noun,
the fresh part or time.
- Cetus
-
noun,
the Whale, a constellation lying above the equator, containing the variable star Mira.
- cent.
-
- frets
-
noun,
an irritated state of mind; annoyance; vexation.
- trice
-
noun,
a very short time; an instant:
- cert.
-
- tires
-
noun,
British Dialect. fatigue.
- Cesti
-
noun,
Marcantonio [mahr-kahn-taw-nyaw] /ˌmɑr kɑnˈtɔ nyɔ/ (Show IPA), 1623–69, Italian composer.
- Fries
-
noun,
plural of fry1 .
- Fris.
-
- fruit
-
noun,
any product of plant growth useful to humans or animals.
- wrist
-
noun,
the carpus or lower part of the forearm where it joins the hand.
- frise
-
noun,
a rug or upholstery fabric having the pile in uncut loops or in a combination of cut and uncut loops.
- trews
-
noun,
close-fitting tartan trousers, worn especially by certain Scottish regiments.
- frith
-
noun,
firth.
- firns
-
noun,
névé.
- first
-
noun,
the person or thing that is first in time, order, rank, etc.
- Cenis
-
noun,
Mont, a mountain pass between SE France and Italy, in the Alps. 6834 feet (2083 meters) high.
- tuner
-
noun,
a person or thing that tunes.
- 30-30
-
- chiru
-
noun,
a goat antelope, Pantholops hodgsoni, of Tibet, the male of which has very long, straight horns.
- chine
-
noun,
a ravine formed in rock by the action of running water.
- TUNIS
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Tunisia, in the NE part.
- Wurst
-
noun,
sausage (def 1).
- tunic
-
noun,
Chiefly British. a coat worn as part of a military or other uniform.
- fiche
-
noun,
microfiche.
- fichu
-
noun,
a woman's kerchief or shawl, generally triangular in shape, worn draped over the shoulders or around the neck with the ends drawn together on the breast.
- tunes
-
noun,
a succession of musical sounds forming an air or melody, with or without the harmony accompanying it.
- Chin.
-
- Ficus
-
noun,
any of numerous chiefly tropical trees, shrubs, and vines belonging to the genus Ficus, of the mulberry family, having milky sap and large, thick or stiff leaves, including the edible fig, the banyan, and many species grown as ornamentals.
- Furth
-
noun,
a city in S Germany, near Nuremberg.
- chief
-
noun,
the head or leader of an organized body of people; the person highest in authority:
- wites
-
noun,
a fine imposed by a king or lord on a subject who committed a serious crime.
a fee demanded for granting a special privilege.
- with-
-
- chert
-
noun,
a compact rock consisting essentially of microcrystalline quartz.
- fires
-
- chest
-
noun,
Anatomy. the trunk of the body from the neck to the abdomen; thorax.
- fines
-
noun,
fines.
Mining. crushed ore sufficiently fine to pass through a given screen. Compare short (def 29e).
Agriculture. the fine bits of corn kernel knocked off during handling of the grain.
- Finer
-
noun,
fines.
Mining. crushed ore sufficiently fine to pass through a given screen. Compare short (def 29e).
Agriculture. the fine bits of corn kernel knocked off during handling of the grain.
- withe
-
noun,
a willow twig or osier.
- chews
-
noun,
an act or instance of chewing.
- finch
-
noun,
any of numerous small passerine birds of the family Fringillidae, including the buntings, sparrows, crossbills, purple finches, and grosbeaks, most of which have a short, conical bill adapted for eating seeds.
- cetin
-
noun,
a white, crystalline, water-insoluble fat, C 32 H 64 O 2 , obtained from spermaceti by extraction with ether: used chiefly as an emulsive agent in the manufacture of pharmaceuticals and cosmetics and as a base in the manufacture of candles and soaps.
- Seri
-
noun,
a member of an American Indian people of western Sonora state, Mexico, on the Gulf of California.
- serf
-
noun,
a person in a condition of servitude, required to render services to a lord, commonly attached to the lord's land and transferred with it from one owner to another.
- wife
-
noun,
a married woman, especially when considered in relation to her partner in marriage.
- Rise
-
noun,
an act or instance of rising.
- wrnt
-
- sent
-
noun,
a coin of Estonia until the euro was adopted, the 100th part of a kroon.
- 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.
- writ
-
noun,
Law.
a formal order under seal, issued in the name of a sovereign, government, court, or other competent authority, enjoining the officer or other person to whom it is issued or addressed to do or refrain from some specified act.
(in early English law) any formal document in letter form, under seal, and in the sovereign's name.
- Seif
-
noun,
a long narrow sand dune parallel to the prevailing wind direction.
- WRNS
-
- scfh
-
- sech
-
- rues
-
noun,
sorrow; repentance; regret.
- Rus.
-
- Ruse
-
noun,
a trick, stratagem, or artifice.
- runt
-
noun,
an animal that is small or stunted as compared with others of its kind.
- runs
-
noun,
an act or instance, or a period of running:
- Rust
-
noun,
Also called iron rust. the red or orange coating that forms on the surface of iron when exposed to air and moisture, consisting chiefly of ferric hydroxide and ferric oxide formed by oxidation.
- rune
-
noun,
any of the characters of certain ancient alphabets, as of a script used for writing the Germanic languages, especially of Scandinavia and Britain, from c200 to c1200, or a script used for inscriptions in a Turkic language of the 6th to 8th centuries from the area near the Orkhon River in Mongolia.
- ruin
-
noun,
ruins, the remains of a building, city, etc., that has been destroyed or that is in disrepair or a state of decay:
- wist
-
verb,
simple past tense and past participle of wit2 .
- wish
-
noun,
an act or instance of wishing.
- Wren
-
noun,
any of numerous small, active songbirds of the family Troglodytidae, especially Troglodytes troglodytes, of the Northern Hemisphere, having dark-brown plumage barred with black and a short, upright tail.
Compare house wren, marsh wren, rock wren, winter wren.
- wise
-
noun,
way of proceeding or considering; manner; fashion (usually used in combination or in certain phrases):
- Ruth
-
noun,
pity or compassion.
- Wisc
-
noun,
a group of intelligence tests, including the Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale (WAIS) later revised (WAIS-R) the Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children (WISC) later revised (WISC-R) the Wechsler Preschool and Primary Scale of Intelligence (WPPSI) and the Wechsler-Bellevue Scale, no longer used, all of which emphasize performance and verbal skills and give separate scores for subtests in vocabulary, arithmetic, memory span, assembly of objects, and other abilities.
- sec.
-
- Wis.
-
- wire
-
noun,
a slender, stringlike piece or filament of relatively rigid or flexible metal, usually circular in section, manufactured in a great variety of diameters and metals depending on its application.
- wite
-
noun,
a fine imposed by a king or lord on a subject who committed a serious crime.
a fee demanded for granting a special privilege.
- sch.
-
- WINS
-
noun,
a victory, as in a game or horse race.
- sci.
-
- scr.
-
- wine
-
noun,
the fermented juice of grapes, made in many varieties, such as red, white, sweet, dry, still, and sparkling, for use as a beverage, in cooking, in religious rites, etc., and usually having an alcoholic content of 14 percent or less.
- scut
-
noun,
a short tail, especially that of a hare, rabbit, or deer.
- RSWC
-
- rite
-
noun,
a formal or ceremonial act or procedure prescribed or customary in religious or other solemn use:
- rit.
-
- Rush
-
noun,
the act of rushing; a rapid, impetuous, or violent onward movement.
- wert
-
verb,
a 2nd person singular pt. indicative and subj. of be.
- Wien
-
noun,
Wilhelm [vil-helm] /ˈvɪl hɛlm/ (Show IPA), 1864–1928, German physicist: Nobel prize 1911.
- Sufi
-
noun,
a member of an ascetic, mystical Muslim sect.
- Surt
-
noun,
the guardian and ruler of Muspelheim, destined to defeat Frey at Ragnarok and destroy the world with fire.
- Tues
-
- tuis
-
noun,
a black New Zealand honey eater, Prosthemadera novaeseelandiae, having a patch of white feathers on each side of the throat, sometimes tamed as a pet.
- SURF
-
noun,
the swell of the sea that breaks upon a shore or upon shoals.
- tune
-
noun,
a succession of musical sounds forming an air or melody, with or without the harmony accompanying it.
- sure
-
Idioms,
for sure, as a certainty; surely:
- sur-
-
- suit
-
noun,
a set of clothing, armor, or the like, intended for wear together.
- suet
-
noun,
the hard fatty tissue about the loins and kidneys of beef, sheep, etc., used in cooking or processed to yield tallow.
- thi-
-
- such
-
Idioms,
as such. as1 (def 28).
- stun
-
noun,
the act of stunning.
- str.
-
- Stir
-
noun,
the act of stirring or moving.
- Stew
-
noun,
a preparation of meat, fish, or other food cooked by stewing, especially a mixture of meat and vegetables.
- tuns
-
noun,
a large cask for holding liquids, especially wine, ale, or beer.
- turf
-
noun,
a layer of matted earth formed by grass and plant roots.
- Tush
-
noun,
an exclamation of “tush!”.
- Tshi
-
noun,
Twi.
- tchr
-
- twin
-
noun,
either of two children or animals brought forth at a birth.
- Tine
-
noun,
a sharp, projecting point or prong, as of a fork.
- thir
-
pronoun,
these.
- thru
-
preposition, adverb, adjective,
an informal, simplified spelling of through.
- Thun
-
noun,
a city in central Switzerland, on the Aar River, near the Lake of Thun.
- Thur
-
- Thin
-
adverb,
in a thin manner.
- thus
-
adverb,
in the way just indicated; in this way:
- tics
-
noun,
Pathology.
a sudden, spasmodic, painless, involuntary muscular contraction, as of the face.
tic douloureux.
- tier
-
noun,
one of a series of rows or ranks rising one behind or above another, as of seats in an amphitheater, boxes in a theater, guns in a man-of-war, or oars in an ancient galley.
- thew
-
noun,
Usually, thews. muscle or sinew.
- ten.
-
- rift
-
noun,
an opening made by splitting, cleaving, etc.; fissure; cleft; chink.
- then
-
noun,
that time:
- tref
-
adjective,
Judaism. unfit to be eaten or used, according to religious laws; not kosher.
- the-
-
- tern
-
noun,
any of numerous aquatic birds of the subfamily Sterninae of the family Laridae, related to the gulls but usually having a more slender body and bill, smaller feet, a long, deeply forked tail, and a more graceful flight, especially those of the genus Sterna, as S. hirundo (common tern) of Eurasia and America, having white, black, and gray plumage.
- ter.
-
- tri-
-
- tens
-
noun,
a self-operated portable device used to treat chronic pain by sending electrical impulses through electrodes placed over the painful area.
- twi-
-
- UNEF
-
- WHSE
-
- whet
-
noun,
the act of whetting.
- sice
-
noun,
syce.
- shut
-
noun,
the act or time of shutting or closing.
- West
-
noun,
a cardinal point of the compass, 90° to the left when facing north, corresponding to the point where the sun is seen to set. Abbreviation: W.
- wets
-
noun,
something that is or makes wet, as water or other liquid; moisture:
- WFTU
-
- shr.
-
- shit
-
noun,
excrement; feces.
- when
-
noun,
the time of anything:
- Shin
-
noun,
the front part of the leg from the knee to the ankle.
- this
-
Idioms,
with this, following this; hereupon:
- whf.
-
- whin
-
noun,
any thorny or prickly shrub, especially gorse.
- whir
-
noun,
an act or sound of whirring:
- shew
-
verb (used with or without object),
show.
- Whit
-
noun,
a particle; bit; jot (used especially in negative phrases):
- sewn
-
noun,
the amount of additional water necessary to float a grounded vessel.
- Seth
-
noun,
the third son of Adam. Gen. 4:25.
- Sert
-
noun,
José María [haw-se mah-ree-ah] /hɔˈsɛ mɑˈri ɑ/ (Show IPA), 1876–1945, Spanish painter.
- sift
-
verb (used with object),
to separate and retain the coarse parts of (flour, ashes, etc.) with a sieve.
- 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.
- uni-
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- Utes
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noun,
Informal. a utility vehicle.
- uret
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- Ste.
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- uric
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adjective,
of, pertaining to, contained in, or derived from urine.
- Uris
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noun,
a canton in central Switzerland. 415 sq. mi. (1075 sq. km). Capital: Altdorf.
- user
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noun,
a person or thing that uses.
- USRC
-
- USTC
-
- snit
-
noun,
an agitated or irritated state.
- situ
-
noun,
in situ.
- went
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noun,
the act of going:
- sith
-
adverb, conjunction, preposition,
since.
- site
-
noun,
the position or location of a town, building, etc., especially as to its environment:
- WCTU
-
- weft
-
noun,
Textiles. filling (def 5).
- sire
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noun,
the male parent of a quadruped.
- Weir
-
noun,
a small dam in a river or stream.
- sinh
-
noun,
hyperbolic sine.
- wens
-
noun,
Pathology. a benign encysted tumor of the skin, especially on the scalp, containing sebaceous matter; a sebaceous cyst.
- tire
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noun,
British Dialect. fatigue.
- 1080
-
- rifs
-
noun,
Er [er] /ɛr/ (Show IPA) a mountainous coastal region in N Morocco.
- FITS
-
noun,
the manner in which a thing fits:
- fur.
-
- funs
-
noun,
something that provides mirth or amusement:
- fth.
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- frt.
-
- Frs.
-
- frit
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noun,
Ceramics.
a fused or partially fused material used as a basis for glazes or enamels.
the composition from which artificial soft porcelain is made.
- Fri.
-
- fret
-
noun,
an irritated state of mind; annoyance; vexation.
- Frei
-
noun,
Eduardo [e-dwahr-th aw] /ɛˈdwɑr ðɔ/ (Show IPA), 1911–82, Chilean statesman: president 1964–70.
- FRCS
-
- fist
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noun,
the hand closed tightly, with the fingers doubled into the palm.
- fut.
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- Fish
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noun,
any of various cold-blooded, aquatic vertebrates, having gills, commonly fins, and typically an elongated body covered with scales.
- fisc
-
noun,
a royal or state treasury; exchequer.
- firs
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noun,
any coniferous tree belonging to the genus Abies, of the pine family, characterized by its pyramidal style of growth, flat needles, and erect cones.
- firn
-
noun,
névé.
- FINE
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noun,
fines.
Mining. crushed ore sufficiently fine to pass through a given screen. Compare short (def 29e).
Agriculture. the fine bits of corn kernel knocked off during handling of the grain.
- Fin.
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- fict
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- fest
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noun,
an assembly of people engaged in a common activity (often used in combination):
- Fern
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noun,
any seedless, nonflowering vascular plant of the class Filicinae, of tropical to temperate regions, characterized by true roots produced from a rhizome, triangular fronds that uncoil upward and have a branching vein system, and reproduction by spores contained in sporangia that appear as brown dots on the underside of the fronds.
- Fens
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noun,
Also called Fenland. a marshy lowland region in E England, S of the Wash: partly drained and channeled since the 17th century.
- fec.
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- rife
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adjective,
of common or frequent occurrence; prevalent; in widespread existence, activity, or use:
- heft
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noun,
weight; heaviness:
- etui
-
noun,
a small, often decorative case, especially one for needles, toilet articles, or the like.
- hurt
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noun,
a blow that inflicts a wound; bodily injury or the cause of such injury.
- Ire.
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- int.
-
- ins.
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- Inf.
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- inch
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noun,
a unit of length, 1/12 (0.0833) foot, equivalent to 2.54 centimeters.
- Inc.
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- ICSH
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- ichs
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noun,
a disease of tropical fishes, characterized by small, white nodules on the fins, skin, and eyes, caused by a ciliate protozoan, Ichthyophthirius multifiliis.
- ices
-
noun,
the solid form of water, produced by freezing; frozen water.
- Ice.
-
- Hunt
-
noun,
an act or practice of hunting game or other wild animals.
- heir
-
noun,
a person who inherits or has a right of inheritance in the property of another following the latter's death.
- huns
-
noun,
a member of a nomadic and warlike Asian people who devastated or controlled large parts of eastern and central Europe and who exercised their greatest power under Attila in the 5th century a.d.
- hire
-
noun,
the act of hiring.
- hint
-
noun,
an indirect, covert, or helpful suggestion; clue:
- hins
-
noun,
an ancient Hebrew unit of liquid measure equal to about one and one half gallons (5.7 liters).
- hews
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verb (used with object),
to strike forcibly with an ax, sword, or other cutting instrument; chop; hack.
- hewn
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adjective,
felled and roughly shaped by hewing:
- hets
-
noun,
a heterosexual person.
- hest
-
noun,
behest.
- hers
-
noun,
Slang. a female:
- her.
-
- hent
-
verb (used with object),
to seize.
- Eur.
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- etic
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adjective,
pertaining to or being the raw data of a language or other area of behavior, without considering the data as significant units functioning within a system.
- iter
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noun,
a canal or passage.
- chs.
-
- crew
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noun,
a group of persons involved in a particular kind of work or working together:
- Cres
-
- Cnut
-
noun,
Canute.
- cite
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noun,
citation (defs 7, 8).
- cit.
-
- cist
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noun,
a box or chest, especially for sacred utensils.
- cis-
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- cire
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noun,
a brilliant, highly glazed surface produced on fabrics by subjecting them to a wax, heat, and calendering treatment.
- cir.
-
- Chur
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noun,
a town in and the capital of Grisons, in E Switzerland.
- Chr.
-
- crut
-
noun,
crud (def 1).
- chit
-
noun,
a signed note for money owed for food, drink, etc.
- chis
-
noun,
the twenty-second letter of the Greek alphabet (X, χ).
- Chew
-
noun,
an act or instance of chewing.
- Chet
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Chester.
- Cher
-
noun,
a river in central France, flowing NW to the Loire River. 220 miles (355 km) long.
- Chen
-
noun,
a dynasty that ruled in China a.d. 557–89.
- chef
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noun,
the chief cook, especially in a restaurant or hotel, usually responsible for planning menus, ordering foodstuffs, overseeing food preparation, and supervising the kitchen staff.
- cet-
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- CERN
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- Cerf
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noun,
Bennett (Alfred) 1898–1971, U.S. book publisher, editor, and writer.
- cen.
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- crus
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noun,
the part of the leg or hind limb between the femur or thigh and the ankle or tarsus; shank.
- ctr.
-
- eths
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noun,
a letter in the form of a crossed d, written đ or ð, used in Old English writing to represent both voiced and unvoiced th and in modern Icelandic and in phonetic alphabets to represent voiced th.
- efts
-
noun,
a newt, especially the eastern newt, Notophthalmus viridescens (red eft) in its immature terrestrial stage.
- Eth.
-
- etch
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noun,
Printing. an acid used for etching.
- etc.
-
- est.
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- erst
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adverb,
before the present time; formerly.
- Eris
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noun,
the ancient Greek goddess of discord and the sister of Ares: identified with the Roman goddess Discordia.
- Erin
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noun,
Literary. Ireland.
- Eric
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noun,
Eric the Red.
- Ens.
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- enc.
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- ect-
-
- cts.
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- Ecru
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noun,
an ecru color.
- echt
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adjective,
real; authentic; genuine.
- cute
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noun,
the cutes, Informal. self-consciously cute mannerisms or appeal; affected coyness:
- Cush
-
noun,
money, especially when reserved for some special use.
- Curt
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Curtis.
- curs
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noun,
a mongrel dog, especially a worthless or unfriendly one.
- curn
-
noun,
a grain.
- cure
-
noun,
a means of healing or restoring to health; remedy.
- cur.
-
- cunt
-
noun,
the vulva or vagina.
- cues
-
noun,
anything said or done, on or off stage, that is followed by a specific line or action:
- Itch
-
noun,
the sensation of itching.
- FUSE
-
noun,
a tube, cord, or the like, filled or saturated with combustible matter, for igniting an explosive.
- reit
-
noun,
real-estate investment trust.
- Nier
-
noun,
Alfred Otto Carl, 1911–1994, U.S. physicist.
- refs
-
noun, verb (used with or without object),
referee.
- ref.
-
- resh
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noun,
the 20th letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
- recs
-
noun,
recreation.
- rets
-
verb (used with object),
to soak in water or expose to moisture, as flax or hemp, to facilitate the removal of the fiber from the woody tissue by partial rotting.
- NEWS
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noun,
a report of a recent event; intelligence; information:
- NICE
-
noun,
a port in and the capital of Alpes-Maritimes, in SE France, on the Mediterranean: resort.
- 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.
- rent
-
noun,
a payment made periodically by a tenant to a landlord in return for the use of land, a building, an apartment, an office, or other property.
- nest
-
noun,
a pocketlike, usually more or less circular structure of twigs, grass, mud, etc., formed by a bird, often high in a tree, as a place in which to lay and incubate its eggs and rear its young; any protected place used by a bird for these purposes.
- NEWT
-
noun,
any of several brilliantly colored salamanders of the family Salamandridae, especially those of the genera Triturus and Notophthalmus, of North America, Europe, and northern Asia.
- reif
-
noun,
plunder; booty; loot.
- Rice
-
noun,
the starchy seeds or grain of an annual marsh grass, Oryza sativa, cultivated in warm climates and used for food.
- Rich
-
noun,
(used with a plural verb) rich persons collectively (usually preceded by the):
- Niue
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noun,
an island in the S Pacific between Tonga and Cook Islands: possession of New Zealand. 5128; about 100 sq. mi. (260 sq. km).
- rest
-
noun,
the refreshing quiet or repose of sleep:
- Reis
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plural noun,
a former money of account of Portugal and Brazil.
- Neri
-
noun,
Saint Philip (Filippo Neri) 1515–95, Italian priest: founder of Congregation of the Oratory.
- nits
-
noun,
the egg of a parasitic insect, especially of a louse, often attached to a hair or a fiber of clothing.
- Neh.
-
- NEFS
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noun,
a silver or gold table furnishing in the form of a ship, either for holding various utensils or for ornament.
- NCTE
-
- Reus
-
noun,
a city in Catalonia, NE Spain, on the Mediterranean Sea.
- reft
-
verb,
a simple past tense and past participle of reave1 .
- Sin
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noun,
transgression of divine law:
- en-
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- sc.
-
- ure
-
- SCF
-
- ur-
-
- Uri
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noun,
a canton in central Switzerland. 415 sq. mi. (1075 sq. km). Capital: Altdorf.
- urn
-
noun,
a large or decorative vase, especially one with an ornamental foot or pedestal.
- EIS
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- eir
-
- urs
-
noun,
an ancient Sumerian city on the Euphrates, in S Iraq: extensive excavations, especially of royal tombs.
- Ehr
-
- USC
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- USE
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noun,
the act of employing, using, or putting into service:
- EHF
-
- USN
-
- USR
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- eft
-
noun,
a newt, especially the eastern newt, Notophthalmus viridescens (red eft) in its immature terrestrial stage.
- ERS
-
noun,
ervil.
- ESR
-
- Re.
-
- few
-
noun,
(used with a plural verb) a small number or amount:
- Nth
-
Idioms,
the nth degree / power,
a high degree or power.
the utmost degree or extent:
- Fen
-
noun,
low land covered wholly or partially with water; boggy land; a marsh.
- fer
-
preposition, conjunction,
for.
- NSC
-
- SEI
-
noun,
sei whale.
- FET
-
- fic
-
- UCR
-
- NRC
-
- fie
-
interjection,
(used to express mild disgust, disapprobation, annoyance, etc.)
- SEN
-
noun,
a money of account of Japan, the 100th part of a yen, now used only in certain quotations, as on foreign exchange.
- nr.
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- tun
-
noun,
a large cask for holding liquids, especially wine, ale, or beer.
- FIR
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noun,
any coniferous tree belonging to the genus Abies, of the pine family, characterized by its pyramidal style of growth, flat needles, and erect cones.
- FCS
-
- UFC
-
- ERT
-
- NWC
-
- Esc
-
- UTC
-
- RCS
-
- ESU
-
- uns
-
- NWS
-
- NUS
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noun,
the 13th letter of the Greek alphabet (Ν, ν).
- UHF
-
- ETR
-
- ETS
-
- eu-
-
- se-
-
- Une
-
- unc
-
- UIT
-
- USW
-
- ECF
-
- UTE
-
noun,
Informal. a utility vehicle.
- rhe
-
noun,
a centimeter-gram-second unit of fluidity, equal to the reciprocal of poise.
- CIE
-
- rtw
-
- Chu
-
noun,
a river in SE Kazakhstan, flowing NE from the Tian Shan, near the Kyrgyz border, into the desert. 700 miles (1126 km) long.
- RTS
-
- WIT
-
noun,
the keen perception and cleverly apt expression of those connections between ideas that awaken amusement and pleasure. Synonyms: drollery, facetiousness, waggishness, repartee.
- RTF
-
- rte
-
- rt.
-
- CHI
-
noun,
the twenty-second letter of the Greek alphabet (X, χ).
- RFE
-
- RSE
-
- Rs.
-
- RFI
-
- ChE
-
noun,
Ernesto [er-nes-taw] /ɛrˈnɛs tɔ/ (Show IPA), ("Che") 1928–67, Cuban revolutionist and political leader, born in Argentina.
- RFC
-
- cfs
-
- CFR
-
- CFI
-
- cfh
-
- RIF
-
noun,
Er [er] /ɛr/ (Show IPA) a mountainous coastal region in N Morocco.
- rin
-
noun,
a money of account of Japan, the thousandth part of a yen or the tenth part of a sen.
- CEF
-
- ct.
-
- cs.
-
- cr.
-
- ch.
-
- WTF
-
- cf.
-
- CIF
-
- Rue
-
noun,
sorrow; repentance; regret.
- ef-
-
- Cui
-
noun,
César [French sey-zar] /French seɪˈzar/ (Show IPA), Antonovich [Russian uhn-taw-nuh-vyich] /Russian ʌnˈtɔ nə vyɪtʃ/ (Show IPA), 1835–1918, Russian composer.
- ECU
-
noun,
the shield carried by a mounted man-at-arms in the Middle Ages.
- uti
-
- uts
-
noun,
the syllable once generally used for the first tone or keynote of a scale and sometimes for the tone C: now commonly superseded by do.
- RCN
-
- RCT
-
- Wei
-
noun,
any of several dynasties that ruled in North China, especially one ruling a.d. 220–265 and one ruling a.d. 386–534.
- ec-
-
- wen
-
noun,
Pathology. a benign encysted tumor of the skin, especially on the scalp, containing sebaceous matter; a sebaceous cyst.
- Wes
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Wesley.
- REC
-
noun,
recreation.
- wet
-
noun,
something that is or makes wet, as water or other liquid; moisture:
- Cut
-
noun,
the act of cutting; a stroke or a blow, as with a knife, whip, etc.
- rut
-
noun,
a furrow or track in the ground, especially one made by the passage of a vehicle or vehicles.
- cue
-
noun,
anything said or done, on or off stage, that is followed by a specific line or action:
- CNS
-
- ctn
-
plural,
carton.
- ctf
-
- cte
-
- csw
-
- CST
-
- CSR
-
- CSF
-
- res
-
noun,
an object or thing; matter.
- Win
-
noun,
a victory, as in a game or horse race.
- cru
-
noun,
(in France) a vineyard producing wine of high quality, sometimes classified by the government as either a Great Growth (Grand Cru) or a First Growth (Premier Cru)
- CRT
-
- CRS
-
- ret
-
verb (used with object),
to soak in water or expose to moisture, as flax or hemp, to facilitate the removal of the fiber from the woody tissue by partial rotting.
- run
-
noun,
an act or instance, or a period of running:
- tui
-
noun,
a black New Zealand honey eater, Prosthemadera novaeseelandiae, having a patch of white feathers on each side of the throat, sometimes tamed as a pet.
- NSU
-
- tue
-
- hf.
-
- HIS
-
noun,
any male person or animal; a man:
- NEC
-
- 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).
- STI
-
- IHS
-
- in.
-
- NSW
-
- nef
-
noun,
a silver or gold table furnishing in the form of a ship, either for holding various utensils or for ornament.
- hin
-
noun,
an ancient Hebrew unit of liquid measure equal to about one and one half gallons (5.7 liters).
- hie
-
verb (used with object),
to hasten (oneself):
- HIC
-
interjection,
(an onomatopoeic word used to imitate or represent a hiccup.)
- TES
-
noun,
ti1 .
- hit
-
noun,
an impact or collision, as of one thing against another.
- ine
-
- tfr
-
- th-
-
- THC
-
- HEW
-
verb (used with object),
to strike forcibly with an ax, sword, or other cutting instrument; chop; hack.
- INH
-
- NES
-
- het
-
noun,
a heterosexual person.
- NET
-
noun,
a bag or other contrivance of strong thread or cord worked into an open, meshed fabric, for catching fish, birds, or other animals:
- New
-
noun,
something that is new; a new object, quality, condition, etc.:
- Hen
-
noun,
the female of the domestic fowl.
- Sue
-
noun,
Eugène [œ-zhen] /œˈʒɛn/ (Show IPA), (Marie Joseph Sue) 1804–57, French novelist.
- Teh
-
noun,
Te.
- TEC
-
noun,
detective.
- hr.
-
- Hun
-
noun,
a member of a nomadic and warlike Asian people who devastated or controlled large parts of eastern and central Europe and who exercised their greatest power under Attila in the 5th century a.d.
- suf
-
- IFS
-
noun,
a supposition; uncertain possibility:
- Sui
-
noun,
a dynasty ruling in China a.d. 589–618.
- ics
-
- NWT
-
- sht
-
- SUN
-
noun,
(often initial capital letter) the star that is the central body of the solar system, around which the planets revolve and from which they receive light and heat: its mean distance from the earth is about 93 million miles (150 million km), its diameter about 864,000 miles (1.4 million km), and its mass about 330,000 times that of the earth; its period of surface rotation is about 26 days at its equator but longer at higher latitudes.
- HUT
-
noun,
a small or humble dwelling of simple construction, especially one made of natural materials, as of logs or grass.
- Hus
-
noun,
Jan [jan;; Czech yahn] /dʒæn;; Czech yɑn/ (Show IPA), Huss, John.
- NSF
-
- ne-
-
- Sw.
-
- Hue
-
noun,
a gradation or variety of a color; tint:
- Ife
-
noun,
a town in SW Nigeria.
- Hts
-
- ht.
-
- HST
-
- 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.
- Stu
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Stewart or Stuart.
- hrs
-
- Shu
-
noun,
the Confucian principle of refraining from actions toward others that would be disagreeable if done to oneself.
- NUT
-
noun,
a dry fruit consisting of an edible kernel or meat enclosed in a woody or leathery shell.
- HRE
-
- TCS
-
- ier
-
- IFC
-
- HCR
-
- SHF
-
- 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).
- NHI
-
- FSH
-
- St.
-
- sew
-
noun,
the amount of additional water necessary to float a grounded vessel.
- SIT
-
verb,
(in prescriptions) may it be.
- trf
-
- ist
-
- TRH
-
- ITC
-
- SIR
-
noun,
a respectful or formal term of address used to a man:
- ite
-
- IWC
-
- NHS
-
- ISR
-
- NIC
-
noun,
a newly industrialized/industrializing country:
- IUS
-
- FRC
-
- Fr.
-
abbreviation,
Father.
- FIT
-
noun,
the manner in which a thing fits:
- NIH
-
- nit
-
noun,
the egg of a parasitic insect, especially of a louse, often attached to a hair or a fiber of clothing.
- TSE
-
- TSH
-
- TSI
-
- TSR
-
noun,
a computer program with any of several ancillary functions, usually held resident in RAM for instant activation while one is using another program.
- Tu.
-
- tr.
-
- NFS
-
- ish
-
- IRS
-
- HCF
-
- Ir.
-
- SRI
-
noun,
a Hindu title of address prefixed to the name of a deity, holy person, etc.
- Sr.
-
- NFC
-
- SNU
-
- she
-
noun,
a female person or animal.
- IRC
-
- TIC
-
noun,
Pathology.
a sudden, spasmodic, painless, involuntary muscular contraction, as of the face.
tic douloureux.
- Sfc
-
- Tiu
-
noun,
an English god of the sky and of war, the equivalent of Tyr in Scandinavian mythology.
- FTW
-
- fun
-
noun,
something that provides mirth or amusement:
- ITU
-
- tin
-
noun,
Chemistry. a low-melting, malleable, ductile metallic element nearly approaching silver in color and luster: used in plating and in making alloys, tinfoil, and soft solders. Symbol: Sn; atomic weight: 118.69; atomic number: 50; specific gravity: 7.31 at 20°C.
- Is.
-
noun,
(used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
- FSR
-
- ft.
-
- ise
-
- FTC
-
- NI
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- SI
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noun,
the syllable used for the seventh tone of a scale and sometimes for the tone B.
- RU
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- RF
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- N.
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- IF
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noun,
a supposition; uncertain possibility:
- CE
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- wt
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- NC
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- NF
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- SN
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- IT
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noun,
(in children's games) the player called upon to perform some task, as, in tag, the one who must catch the other players.
- WU
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noun,
a dynasty that ruled in China a.d. 222–80.
- SU
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- we
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noun,
(used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
- ic
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- UI
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- RH
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- sh
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interjection,
(used to urge silence.)
- TI
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noun,
the syllable for the seventh tone of a diatonic scale.
- et
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verb,
a simple past tense of eat.
- R.
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- SF
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- NW
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- NU
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noun,
the 13th letter of the Greek alphabet (Ν, ν).
- TN
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- UH
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interjection,
(used to indicate hesitation, doubt, or a pause).
- h.
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- NH
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- UC
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- U.
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- EW
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interjection,
(used as an exclamation expressing disgust, aversion, or the like):
- f.
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noun,
(Paul) Felix (Edler von Münzberg) [poul fey-liks eyd-luh r fuh n mynts-berk] /paʊl ˈfeɪ lɪks ˈeɪd lər fən ˈmüntsˌbɛrk/ (Show IPA), 1863–1942, Austrian composer, conductor, and writer.
- FC
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- FI
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noun,
the solmization syllable used for the semitone between the fourth and fifth degrees of a scale.
- FE
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- IW
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- fn
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- FW
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- RI
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- i.
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- TE
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noun,
ti1 .
- CU
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- t.
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- WH
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- T1
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- TC
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- CW
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- E.
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noun,
Edward (St. John) 1925–2000, U.S. writer and illustrator.
- EI
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- er
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interjection,
(used to express or represent a pause, hesitation, uncertainty, etc.).
- WI
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- HI
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adjective,
an informal, simplified spelling of high:
- WF
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- RN
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- WC
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- w/
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- UW
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- UT
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noun,
the syllable once generally used for the first tone or keynote of a scale and sometimes for the tone C: now commonly superseded by do.
- RW
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- eh
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interjection,
(an interrogative utterance, usually expressing surprise or doubt or seeking confirmation).
- HE
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noun,
any male person or animal; a man:
- S.
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- RC
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