Anagrams of secretariats
Word secretariats has
899 anagrams
that can be made by using the letters of secretariats.
- Secretariat
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noun,
the officials or office entrusted with administrative duties, maintaining records, and overseeing or performing secretarial duties, especially for an international organization:
- traitress
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noun,
a woman who is a traitor.
- sectaries
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noun,
a member of a particular sect, especially an adherent of a religious body regarded as heretical or schismatic.
- castrates
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noun,
a castrated person or animal.
- restricts
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verb (used with object),
to confine or keep within limits, as of space, action, choice, intensity, or quantity.
- streetcar
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noun,
a public vehicle running regularly along certain streets, usually on rails, as a trolley car or trolley bus.
- staircase
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noun,
a flight of stairs with its framework, banisters, etc., or a series of such flights.
- careerist
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noun,
a person who follows a career.
- traceries
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noun,
ornamental work consisting of ramified ribs, bars, or the like, as in the upper part of a Gothic window, in panels, screens, etc.
- testacies
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noun,
the state of being testate.
- tesseract
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noun,
the generalization of a cube to four dimensions.
- acierates
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verb (used with object),
to convert (iron) into steel.
- catteries
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noun,
a place where cats are kept and bred.
- resistate
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noun,
any of the class of sediments, as sand or sandstone, consisting chiefly of minerals resistant to weathering.
- sestertia
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noun,
a money of account of ancient Rome, equal to 1000 sesterces.
- stearates
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noun,
a salt or ester of stearic acid.
- Cassirer
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noun,
Ernst [urnst,, ernst] /ɜrnst,, ɛrnst/ (Show IPA), 1874–1945, German philosopher.
- Tartaric
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adjective,
pertaining to or derived from tartar.
- cassette
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noun,
Also called cassette tape. a compact case containing a length of magnetic tape that runs between two small reels: used for recording or playback of audio or video in a tape recorder, cassette deck, video camera, or VCR, and for storage of data by some small computer systems.
See also audiocassette, videocassette.
- ariettas
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noun,
a short aria.
- terraces
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noun,
a raised level with a vertical or sloping front or sides faced with masonry, turf, or the like, especially one of a series of levels rising one above another.
- citrates
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noun,
a salt or ester of citric acid.
- castrate
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noun,
a castrated person or animal.
- iterates
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verb (used with object),
to utter again or repeatedly.
- Castries
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noun,
a port in and the capital of the state of St. Lucia, on the NW coast.
- treaties
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noun,
a formal agreement between two or more states in reference to peace, alliance, commerce, or other international relations.
- caterers
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noun,
one whose business is to provide food, supplies, and sometimes service at social gatherings.
- starters
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noun,
a person or thing that starts.
- statices
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noun,
any of various plants belonging to the genus Limonium, of the leadwort family, having clusters of variously colored flowers that retain their color when dried.
- cerastes
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noun,
any of several small vipers of the genus Cerastes, including the horned viper, that have a sideways looping motion like that of a sidewinder and inhabit deserts of northern Africa and southwestern Asia.
- estreats
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noun,
a true copy or extract of an original writing or record, as of a fine.
- stearate
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noun,
a salt or ester of stearic acid.
- teacarts
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noun,
tea wagon.
- artistes
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noun,
an artist, especially an actor, singer, dancer, or other public performer.
- Serratia
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noun,
a genus of rod-shaped, aerobic bacteria that are saprophytic on decaying plant or animal materials.
- treatise
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noun,
a formal and systematic exposition in writing of the principles of a subject, generally longer and more detailed than an essay.
- astricts
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verb (used with object),
to bind fast; constrain.
- scatters
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noun,
the act of scattering.
- tarsiers
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noun,
a small, arboreal, nocturnal primate of the genus Tarsius, of Indonesia and the Philippines, having a long thin tail, very large immobile eyes, and prominent pads on the fingers and toes: all populations are dwindling.
- satiates
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adjective,
satiated.
- critters
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noun,
a domesticated animal.
- sea-star
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noun,
starfish.
- cristate
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adjective,
having a crest; crested.
- trisects
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verb (used with object),
to divide into three parts, especially into three equal parts.
- arteries
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noun,
Anatomy. a blood vessel that conveys blood from the heart to any part of the body.
- Terceira
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noun,
an island in the Azores, in the N Atlantic. 153 sq. mi. (395 sq. km). Capital: Angra do Heroismo.
- re-treat
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verb (used with or without object),
to treat again.
- retracts
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verb (used with object),
to draw back or in:
- re-trace
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verb (used with object),
to trace again, as lines in writing or drawing.
- Carteret
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noun,
John, Earl of Granville, 1690–1763, British statesman and orator.
- striates
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adjective,
striated.
- atresias
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noun,
the congenital absence, or the pathological closure, of an opening, passage, or cavity.
- serrates
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adjective,
Chiefly Biology. notched on the edge like a saw:
- caseates
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verb (used without object),
to undergo caseation.
- sericate
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adjective,
sericeous; silky.
- aristate
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adjective,
Botany. having aristae; awned.
- restates
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verb (used with object),
to state again or in a new way.
- restrict
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verb (used with object),
to confine or keep within limits, as of space, action, choice, intensity, or quantity.
- acierate
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verb (used with object),
to convert (iron) into steel.
- acetates
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noun,
Chemistry. a salt or ester of acetic acid.
- erratics
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noun,
an erratic or eccentric person.
- citrate
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noun,
a salt or ester of citric acid.
- creates
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adjective,
Archaic. created.
- tasters
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noun,
a person who tastes, especially one skilled in distinguishing the qualities of liquors, tea, etc., by the taste.
- creases
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noun,
a ridge or groove produced in anything by folding, heat, pressure, etc.; fold; furrow.
- cirrate
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adjective,
having cirri.
- cresset
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noun,
a metal cup or basket often mounted on a pole or suspended from above, containing oil, pitch, a rope steeped in rosin, etc., burned as a light or beacon.
- craters
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noun,
the cup-shaped depression or cavity on the surface of the earth or other heavenly body marking the orifice of a volcano.
- Cassite
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noun,
Kassite.
- teacart
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noun,
tea wagon.
- Cartier
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noun,
Sir George Étienne [zhawrzh ey-tyen] /ʒɔrʒ eɪˈtyɛn/ (Show IPA), 1814–73, Canadian political leader: prime minister 1857–62, defense minister 1867–73.
- attires
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noun,
clothes or apparel, especially rich or splendid garments.
- terrace
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noun,
a raised level with a vertical or sloping front or sides faced with masonry, turf, or the like, especially one of a series of levels rising one above another.
- tercets
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noun,
Prosody. a group of three lines rhyming together or connected by rhyme with the adjacent group or groups of three lines.
- caesars
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noun,
Gaius [gey-uh s] /ˈgeɪ əs/ (Show IPA), (or Caius) [key-uh s] /ˈkeɪ əs/ (Show IPA), Julius, c100–44 b.c, Roman general, statesman, and historian.
- caritas
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noun,
charity.
- carreta
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noun,
a simple two-wheeled oxcart.
- carters
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noun,
Bennett Lester ("Benny") 1907–2003, U.S. jazz saxophonist and composer.
- caseate
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verb (used without object),
to undergo caseation.
- cerises
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adjective, noun,
moderate to deep red.
- Caserta
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noun,
a city in S Italy, near Naples.
- casitas
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noun,
a small crude dwelling forming part of a shantytown inhabited by Mexican laborers in the southwestern U.S.
- Cassatt
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noun,
Mary, 1845–1926, U.S. painter.
- casters
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noun,
a person or thing that casts.
- caterer
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noun,
one whose business is to provide food, supplies, and sometimes service at social gatherings.
- teasers
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noun,
a person or thing that teases.
- catties
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noun,
(in China and southeast Asia) a weight equal to about 1½ pounds (680 grams) avoirdupois.
- cerates
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noun,
Pharmacology. an unctuous, often medicated, preparation for external application, consisting of lard or oil mixed with wax, rosin, or the like, especially one that has a firmer consistency than a typical ointment and does not melt when in contact with the skin.
- tartars
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noun,
Dentistry. calculus (def 3).
- rasters
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noun,
Television. a pattern of scanning lines covering the area upon which the image is projected in the cathode-ray tube or liquid-crystal display of a television set or other screen.
- tartare
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adjective,
(especially of fish) finely chopped and served raw (used postpositively):
- resects
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verb (used with object),
to do a resection on.
- 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.
- Setaria
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noun,
any grass of the genus Setaria, having a dense panicle, grown for forage.
- ratites
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noun,
a bird having a ratite breastbone.
- ratters
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noun,
a person, animal, or thing that catches rats, as a terrier or a cat.
- recasts
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noun,
a recasting.
- recites
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verb (used with object),
to repeat the words of, as from memory, especially in a formal manner:
- serries
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verb (used with or without object),
to crowd closely together.
- serrate
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adjective,
Chiefly Biology. notched on the edge like a saw:
- reseats
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verb (used with object),
to provide with a new seat or new seats.
- restate
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verb (used with object),
to state again or in a new way.
- sierras
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noun,
a chain of hills or mountains, the peaks of which suggest the teeth of a saw.
- seriate
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adjective,
arranged or occurring in one or more series.
- retires
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noun,
a place of withdrawal; retreat:
- retrace
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verb (used with object),
to trace backward; go back over:
- retract
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verb (used with object),
to draw back or in:
- retreat
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noun,
the forced or strategic withdrawal of an army or an armed force before an enemy, or the withdrawing of a naval force from action.
- ritters
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noun,
a knight.
- secrets
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noun,
something that is or is kept secret, hidden, or concealed.
- seaters
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noun,
a person or thing that seats.
- satiate
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adjective,
satiated.
- scatter
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noun,
the act of scattering.
- racists
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noun,
a person who believes in racism, the doctrine that one's own racial group is superior or that a particular racial group is inferior to the others.
- iterate
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verb (used with object),
to utter again or repeatedly.
- tarsier
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noun,
a small, arboreal, nocturnal primate of the genus Tarsius, of Indonesia and the Philippines, having a long thin tail, very large immobile eyes, and prominent pads on the fingers and toes: all populations are dwindling.
- straits
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noun,
Often, straits. (used with a singular verb) a narrow passage of water connecting two large bodies of water.
- tarsias
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noun,
intarsia.
- tarries
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noun,
a stay; sojourn.
- easiest
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noun,
a word formerly used in communications to represent the letter E.
- easters
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noun,
an annual Christian festival in commemoration of the resurrection of Jesus Christ, observed on the first Sunday after the first full moon after the vernal equinox, as calculated according to tables based in Western churches on the Gregorian calendar and in Orthodox churches on the Julian calendar.
- ecartes
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noun,
a card game for two players.
- striate
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adjective,
striated.
- streets
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noun,
a public thoroughfare, usually paved, in a village, town, or city, including the sidewalk or sidewalks.
- strati-
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- erasers
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noun,
a device, as a piece of rubber or cloth, for erasing marks made with pen, pencil, chalk, etc.
- stratas
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noun,
a plural of stratum.
- erratas
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noun,
plural of erratum.
- sirrees
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noun,
(used as an intensive with no or yes):
- erratic
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noun,
an erratic or eccentric person.
- stearic
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adjective,
of or relating to suet or fat.
- estreat
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noun,
a true copy or extract of an original writing or record, as of a fine.
- statics
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noun,
the branch of mechanics that deals with bodies at rest or forces in equilibrium.
- Statice
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noun,
any of various plants belonging to the genus Limonium, of the leadwort family, having clusters of variously colored flowers that retain their color when dried.
- staters
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noun,
any of various gold or silver or electrum coin units or coins of the ancient Greek states or cities.
- Ettarre
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noun,
the vain and heartless lady beloved by Sir Pelleas.
- starter
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noun,
a person or thing that starts.
- starets
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noun,
a religious teacher or counselor.
- stactes
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noun,
one of the sweet spices used in the holy incense of the ancient Hebrews. Ex. 30:34.
- Eritrea
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noun,
a republic in NE Africa, on the Red Sea: Italian colony 1890–1941; province of Ethiopia 1962–93; independent since 1993. 47,076 sq. mi. (121,927 sq. km). Capital: Asmara.
- critter
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noun,
a domesticated animal.
- tessera
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noun,
one of the small pieces used in mosaic work.
- trisect
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verb (used with object),
to divide into three parts, especially into three equal parts.
- acetate
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noun,
Chemistry. a salt or ester of acetic acid.
- acerate
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adjective,
acerose1 .
- Astarte
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noun,
an ancient Semitic deity, goddess of fertility and reproduction worshiped by the Phoenicians and Canaanites.
- terries
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noun,
the loop formed by the pile of a fabric when left uncut.
- Astaire
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noun,
Fred, 1899–1987, U.S. dancer and actor.
- aerates
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verb (used with object),
to expose to the action or effect of air or to cause air to circulate through:
- actress
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noun,
a woman who acts in stage plays, motion pictures, television broadcasts, etc., especially professionally.
- arrests
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noun,
the taking of a person into legal custody, as by officers of the law.
- Ascaris
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noun,
any parasitic roundworm of the genus Ascaris, found in the human small intestine and causing colic and diarrhea.
- Trieste
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noun,
a seaport in NE Italy, on the Gulf of Trieste.
- astatic
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adjective,
unstable; unsteady.
- terrets
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noun,
one of the round loops or rings on the saddle of a harness, through which the driving reins pass.
- tierces
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noun,
an old measure of capacity equivalent to one third of a pipe, or 42 wine gallons.
- arietta
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noun,
a short aria.
- arteri-
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- testers
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noun,
a person or thing that tests.
- artiste
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noun,
an artist, especially an actor, singer, dancer, or other public performer.
- ascites
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noun,
accumulation of serous fluid in the peritoneal cavity; dropsy of the peritoneum.
- Artesia
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noun,
a city in S California.
- tsarist
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noun,
an adherent of a czar or of czarism.
- astrict
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verb (used with object),
to bind fast; constrain.
- tracers
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noun,
a person or thing that traces.
- atresia
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noun,
the congenital absence, or the pathological closure, of an opening, passage, or cavity.
- aretes
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noun,
the aggregate of qualities, as valor and virtue, making up good character.
- Strait
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noun,
Often, straits. (used with a singular verb) a narrow passage of water connecting two large bodies of water.
- errata
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noun,
plural of erratum.
- ericas
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noun,
any of numerous low-growing evergreen shrubs or small trees belonging to the genus Erica, of the heath family, including several species of heather.
- arecas
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noun,
any tropical Asian palm of the genus Areca, as the betel palm.
- scatts
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noun,
scat5 .
- steric
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adjective,
of or relating to the spatial relationships of atoms in a molecule.
- steers
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noun,
Informal. a suggestion about a course of action; tip:
- estate
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noun,
a piece of landed property, especially one of large extent with an elaborate house on it:
- esters
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noun,
a compound produced by the reaction between an acid and an alcohol with the elimination of a molecule of water, as ethyl acetate, C 4 H 8 O 2 , or dimethyl sulfate, C 2 H 6 SO 4 .
- titers
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noun,
the strength of a solution as determined by titration with a standard substance.
- static
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noun,
Electricity.
static or atmospheric electricity.
interference due to such electricity.
- titres
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noun,
titer.
- stater
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noun,
any of various gold or silver or electrum coin units or coins of the ancient Greek states or cities.
- starts
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noun,
a beginning of an action, journey, etc.
- tracer
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noun,
a person or thing that traces.
- stares
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noun,
a staring gaze; a fixed look with the eyes wide open:
- strata
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noun,
a plural of stratum.
- ecrase
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adjective,
(of leather) crushed to produce a grained effect.
- erects
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adjective,
upright in position or posture:
- arrest
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noun,
the taking of a person into legal custody, as by officers of the law.
- crease
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noun,
a ridge or groove produced in anything by folding, heat, pressure, etc.; fold; furrow.
- artist
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noun,
a person who produces works in any of the arts that are primarily subject to aesthetic criteria.
- create
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adjective,
Archaic. created.
- tasset
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noun,
either of two pieces of plate armor hanging from the fauld to protect the upper parts of the thighs.
- crests
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noun,
the highest part of a hill or mountain range; summit.
- criers
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noun,
a person who cries.
- Crista
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noun,
a crest or ridge.
- tiaras
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noun,
a jeweled, ornamental coronet worn by women.
- Tartar
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noun,
Dentistry. calculus (def 3).
- C-star
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noun,
carbon star.
- tarsia
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noun,
intarsia.
- easier
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noun,
a word formerly used in communications to represent the letter E.
- erases
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verb (used with object),
to rub or scrape out, as letters or characters written, engraved, etc.; efface.
- easies
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noun,
a word formerly used in communications to represent the letter E.
- Easter
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noun,
an annual Christian festival in commemoration of the resurrection of Jesus Christ, observed on the first Sunday after the first full moon after the vernal equinox, as calculated according to tables based in Western churches on the Gregorian calendar and in Orthodox churches on the Julian calendar.
- tierce
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noun,
an old measure of capacity equivalent to one third of a pipe, or 42 wine gallons.
- strict
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adjective,
characterized by or acting in close conformity to requirements or principles:
- Arista
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noun,
Botany. a bristlelike appendage of the spikelets of grains or grasses; an awn.
- ecarte
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noun,
a card game for two players.
- arises
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verb (used without object),
to get up from sitting, lying, or kneeling; rise:
- ecesis
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noun,
the establishment of an immigrant plant in a new environment.
- stacte
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noun,
one of the sweet spices used in the holy incense of the ancient Hebrews. Ex. 30:34.
- Street
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noun,
a public thoroughfare, usually paved, in a village, town, or city, including the sidewalk or sidewalks.
- eraser
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noun,
a device, as a piece of rubber or cloth, for erasing marks made with pen, pencil, chalk, etc.
- traces
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noun,
a surviving mark, sign, or evidence of the former existence, influence, or action of some agent or event; vestige:
- sirees
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noun,
sirree.
- Stacia
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noun,
a female given name.
- seracs
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noun,
a large irregularity of glacial ice, as a pinnacle found in glacial crevasses and formed by melting or movement of the ice.
- reseat
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verb (used with object),
to provide with a new seat or new seats.
- resect
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verb (used with object),
to do a resection on.
- resets
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noun,
an act or instance of setting again.
- resist
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noun,
a substance that prevents or inhibits some effect from taking place, as a coating on a surface of a metallic printing plate that prevents or inhibits corrosion of the metal by acid.
- triacs
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noun,
a type of thyristor designed for electronic control of the current supplied to a circuit, used especially in dimmers for lighting systems.
- retire
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noun,
a place of withdrawal; retreat:
- trices
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noun,
a very short time; an instant:
- triers
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noun,
a person or thing that tries or tests; tester.
- serais
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noun,
(in Eastern countries) a caravansary.
- riatas
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noun,
a lariat.
- ricers
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noun,
an implement for ricing potatoes, squash, etc., by pressing them through small holes.
- risers
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noun,
a person who rises, especially from bed:
- reests
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verb (used with object),
to cure, smoke, or dry (meat or fish).
- Ritter
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noun,
a knight.
- triste
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adjective,
sad; sorrowful; melancholy.
- secret
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noun,
something that is or is kept secret, hidden, or concealed.
- seater
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noun,
a person or thing that seats.
- saices
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noun,
syce.
- sarees
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noun,
sari.
- Sartre
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noun,
Jean-Paul [zhahn-pawl] /ʒɑ̃ˈpɔl/ (Show IPA), 1905–80, French philosopher, novelist, and dramatist: declined 1964 Nobel Prize in literature.
- scries
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verb (used without object),
to use divination to discover hidden knowledge or future events, especially by means of a crystal ball.
- screes
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noun,
a steep mass of detritus on the side of a mountain.
- satire
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noun,
the use of irony, sarcasm, ridicule, or the like, in exposing, denouncing, or deriding vice, folly, etc.
- scares
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noun,
a sudden fright or alarm, especially with little or no reason.
- scarts
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verb (used with or without object),
to scratch, scrape, mark, or scar.
- series
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noun,
a group or a number of related or similar things, events, etc., arranged or occurring in temporal, spatial, or other order or succession; sequence.
- treats
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noun,
entertainment, food, drink, etc., given by way of compliment or as an expression of friendly regard.
- Sitter
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noun,
a person who sits.
- raises
-
noun,
an increase in amount, as of wages:
- Isaacs
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noun,
Sir Isaac Alfred, 1855–1948, Australian jurist: governor general of Australia 1931–36.
- sitars
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noun,
a lute of India with a small, pear-shaped body and a long, broad, fretted neck.
- Sister
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noun,
a female offspring having both parents in common with another offspring; female sibling.
- Itasca
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noun,
Lake, a lake in N Minnesota: one of the sources of the Mississippi River.
- Sisera
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noun,
the commander of the Canaanite army of King Jabin: killed by Jael. Judges 4:17–22.
- sirree
-
noun,
(used as an intensive with no or yes):
- siesta
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noun,
a midday or afternoon rest or nap, especially as taken in Spain and Latin America.
- racers
-
noun,
a person, animal, or thing that races or takes part in a race, as a racehorse, bicycle, yacht, etc.
- racist
-
noun,
a person who believes in racism, the doctrine that one's own racial group is superior or that a particular racial group is inferior to the others.
- Sierra
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noun,
a chain of hills or mountains, the peaks of which suggest the teeth of a saw.
- Raetic
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noun,
an extinct language of uncertain affinities that was spoken in Rhaetia and written with the Etruscan alphabet.
- setter
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noun,
a person or thing that sets.
- recti-
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- raster
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noun,
Television. a pattern of scanning lines covering the area upon which the image is projected in the cathode-ray tube or liquid-crystal display of a television set or other screen.
- treasr
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- raters
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noun,
a person who makes rates or ratings.
- ratite
-
noun,
a bird having a ratite breastbone.
- ratter
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noun,
a person, animal, or thing that catches rats, as a terrier or a cat.
- sestet
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noun,
Prosody. the last six lines of a sonnet in the Italian form, considered as a unit.
Compare octave (def 4a).
- re-act
-
verb (used with object),
to act or perform again.
- reatas
-
noun,
riata.
- recast
-
noun,
a recasting.
- recess
-
noun,
temporary withdrawal or cessation from the usual work or activity.
- recite
-
verb (used with object),
to repeat the words of, as from memory, especially in a formal manner:
- aerate
-
verb (used with object),
to expose to the action or effect of air or to cause air to circulate through:
- crates
-
noun,
a slatted wooden box or framework for packing, shopping, or storing fruit, furniture, glassware, crockery, etc.
- steres
-
- Crater
-
noun,
the cup-shaped depression or cavity on the surface of the earth or other heavenly body marking the orifice of a volcano.
- cartes
-
noun,
(italics) French. menu; bill of fare.
Compare à la carte.
- tercet
-
noun,
Prosody. a group of three lines rhyming together or connected by rhyme with the adjacent group or groups of three lines.
- Caesar
-
noun,
Gaius [gey-uh s] /ˈgeɪ əs/ (Show IPA), (or Caius) [key-uh s] /ˈkeɪ əs/ (Show IPA), Julius, c100–44 b.c, Roman general, statesman, and historian.
- teases
-
noun,
a person who teases or annoys.
- terces
-
noun,
tierce (def 3).
- tatars
-
noun,
a member of a modern Turkic people living in the Tatar Autonomous Republic and adjacent regions of eastern European Russia and in widely scattered communities in western Siberia and central Asia.
- Carrie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Caroline.
- taters
-
noun,
potato.
- caters
-
verb (used with object),
to provide food and service for:
- cestas
-
noun,
a narrow, curved basket fitted on one end to a wooden handle with a glovelike compartment at the base, for catching and throwing the ball.
- tetra-
-
- carats
-
noun,
a unit of weight in gemstones, 200 milligrams (about 3 grains of troy or avoirdupois weight). Abbreviation: c., ct.
- certes
-
adverb,
certainly; in truth.
- cerise
-
adjective, noun,
moderate to deep red.
- terat-
-
- cerias
-
noun,
a white-to-yellow, heavy powder, cerium dioxide, CeO 2 , usually derived from cerium nitrate by decomposition with heat: used chiefly in ceramics, glass polishing, and decolorizing.
- Teresa
-
noun,
Mother (Agnes Gonxha Bojaxhiu) 1910–97, Albanian nun: Nobel Peace Prize 1979 for work in the slums of Calcutta, India.
- career
-
noun,
an occupation or profession, especially one requiring special training, followed as one's lifework:
- tester
-
noun,
a person or thing that tests.
- testes
-
noun,
plural of testis.
- teaser
-
noun,
a person or thing that teases.
- caress
-
noun,
an act or gesture expressing affection, as an embrace or kiss, especially a light stroking or touching.
- Carter
-
noun,
Bennett Lester ("Benny") 1907–2003, U.S. jazz saxophonist and composer.
- carets
-
noun,
a mark (‸) made in written or printed matter to show the place where something is to be inserted.
- cerate
-
noun,
Pharmacology. an unctuous, often medicated, preparation for external application, consisting of lard or oil mixed with wax, rosin, or the like, especially one that has a firmer consistency than a typical ointment and does not melt when in contact with the skin.
- cerat-
-
- testis
-
noun,
the male gonad or reproductive gland, either of two oval glands located in the scrotum.
- carses
-
noun,
bottom land.
- ceases
-
noun,
cessation:
- caries
-
noun,
decay, as of bone or of plant tissue.
- Terris
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Theresa.
- terret
-
noun,
one of the round loops or rings on the saddle of a harness, through which the driving reins pass.
- terais
-
noun,
a marshy lowland area in N India and S Nepal, between the Ganges and the foothills of the Himalayas.
- Tessie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Theresa.
- Caster
-
noun,
a person or thing that casts.
- Attica
-
noun,
a region in SE Greece, surrounding Athens: under Athenian rule in ancient times.
- taster
-
noun,
a person who tastes, especially one skilled in distinguishing the qualities of liquors, tea, etc., by the taste.
- castes
-
noun,
Sociology.
an endogamous and hereditary social group limited to persons of the same rank, occupation, economic position, etc., and having mores distinguishing it from other such groups.
any rigid system of social distinctions.
- Cassia
-
noun,
Also called cassia bark, Chinese cinnamon. a variety of cinnamon derived from the cassia-bark tree.
- attars
-
noun,
Also, atar, athar, ottar, otto. a perfume or essential oil obtained from flowers or petals.
- attire
-
noun,
clothes or apparel, especially rich or splendid garments.
- terras
-
noun,
earth; land.
- Ateste
-
noun,
ancient name of Este.
- assert
-
Idioms,
assert oneself, to insist on one's rights, declare one's views forcefully, etc.:
- tetras
-
noun,
any of several tropical, freshwater fishes of the family Characidae, often kept in aquariums.
- Cassie
-
noun,
huisache.
- Tassie
-
noun,
tass.
- tastes
-
noun,
the act of tasting food or drink.
- casita
-
noun,
a small crude dwelling forming part of a shantytown inhabited by Mexican laborers in the southwestern U.S.
- crasis
-
noun,
composition; constitution; makeup.
- recta
-
noun,
a plural of rectum.
- carse
-
noun,
bottom land.
- reist
-
verb (used without object),
reest2 .
- tress
-
noun,
Usually, tresses. long locks or curls of hair.
- teats
-
noun,
the protuberance on the breast or udder in female mammals, except the monotremes, through which the milk ducts discharge; nipple or mammilla.
- treas
-
- reest
-
verb (used with object),
to cure, smoke, or dry (meat or fish).
- Recit
-
- rect.
-
- races
-
noun,
a contest of speed, as in running, riding, driving, or sailing.
- asset
-
noun,
a useful and desirable thing or quality:
- Carte
-
noun,
(italics) French. menu; bill of fare.
Compare à la carte.
- Terai
-
noun,
a marshy lowland area in N India and S Nepal, between the Ganges and the foothills of the Himalayas.
- asst.
-
- racer
-
noun,
a person, animal, or thing that races or takes part in a race, as a racehorse, bicycle, yacht, etc.
- aecia
-
noun,
the fruiting body of rust fungi, which bears chainlike or stalked spores.
- cases
-
noun,
an instance of the occurrence, existence, etc., of something:
- Aesir
-
noun,
the principal race of gods, led by Odin and living at Asgard.
- casas
-
noun,
Bartolomé de las [bahr-taw-law-me th e lahs] /ˌbɑr tɔ lɔˈmɛ ðɛ lɑs/ (Show IPA), Las Casas, Bartolomé de.
- aster
-
noun,
any composite plant of the genus Aster, having rays varying from white or pink to blue around a yellow disk.
- seti-
-
- rares
-
adjective,
coming or occurring far apart in time; unusual; uncommon:
- setts
-
noun,
Also called pitcher. a small, rectangular paving stone.
- tecta
-
noun,
a rooflike structure.
- TREAT
-
noun,
entertainment, food, drink, etc., given by way of compliment or as an expression of friendly regard.
- raise
-
noun,
an increase in amount, as of wages:
- rater
-
noun,
a person who makes rates or ratings.
- rates
-
noun,
the amount of a charge or payment with reference to some basis of calculation:
- Aeria
-
noun,
an area in the northern hemisphere of Mars.
- astr.
-
- aeri-
-
- react
-
verb (used with object),
to act or perform again.
- tera-
-
- rears
-
- raias
-
noun,
rayah.
- Sices
-
noun,
syce.
- reata
-
noun,
riata.
- carts
-
noun,
a heavy two-wheeled vehicle, commonly without springs, drawn by mules, oxen, or the like, used for the conveyance of heavy goods.
- astir
-
adjective,
moving or stirring, especially with much activity or excitement:
- rases
-
verb (used with object),
raze.
- aerie
-
noun,
the nest of a bird of prey, as an eagle or a hawk.
- rests
-
noun,
the refreshing quiet or repose of sleep:
- terse
-
adjective,
neatly or effectively concise; brief and pithy, as language.
- Sarre
-
noun,
French name of Saar.
- seers
-
noun,
a person who sees; observer.
- sect.
-
- seats
-
noun,
something designed to support a person in a sitting position, as a chair, bench, or pew; a place on or in which one sits.
- saice
-
noun,
syce.
- terr.
-
- trite
-
adjective,
lacking in freshness or effectiveness because of constant use or excessive repetition; hackneyed; stale:
- Saite
-
noun,
a native or citizen of Saïs.
- Sears
-
noun,
Richard Warren, 1863–1914, U.S. mail-order retailer.
- sarc-
-
- Saree
-
noun,
sari.
- Terra
-
noun,
earth; land.
- saris
-
noun,
a garment worn by Hindu women, consisting of a long piece of cotton or silk wrapped around the body with one end draped over the head or over one shoulder.
- sates
-
noun,
a Southeast Asian, especially Indonesian and Malaysian, dish of marinated, bite-size pieces of meat, skewered, barbecued, and usually served with a peanut-flavored dipping sauce.
- Terri
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Theresa.
- scree
-
noun,
a steep mass of detritus on the side of a mountain.
- Satie
-
noun,
Erik Alfred Leslie [e-reek al-fred les-lee] /ɛˈrik alˈfrɛd lɛsˈli/ (Show IPA), 1866–1925, French composer.
- Attic
-
noun,
the part of a building, especially of a house, directly under a roof; garret.
- satis
-
noun,
a Hindu practice whereby a widow immolates herself on the funeral pyre of her husband: now abolished by law.
- scare
-
noun,
a sudden fright or alarm, especially with little or no reason.
- scart
-
verb (used with or without object),
to scratch, scrape, mark, or scar.
- attar
-
noun,
Also, atar, athar, ottar, otto. a perfume or essential oil obtained from flowers or petals.
- scat-
-
- scats
-
noun,
scat singing.
- scatt
-
noun,
scat5 .
- tsars
-
noun,
czar.
- 30-30
-
- tries
-
noun,
plural of try.
- seise
-
verb (used with or without object),
Chiefly Law. seize.
- Actis
-
noun,
a son of Rhoda and Helius who, when banished from his home for fratricide, fled to Egypt, where he taught astrology. The Colossus of Rhodes was built in his honor.
- aceae
-
- reset
-
noun,
an act or instance of setting again.
- Carie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Caroline.
- trets
-
noun,
(formerly) an allowance for waste, after deduction for tare.
- resit
-
noun,
a test or examination that is retaken.
- Seric
-
- triac
-
noun,
a type of thyristor designed for electronic control of the current supplied to a circuit, used especially in dimmers for lighting systems.
- restr
-
- Caria
-
noun,
an ancient district in SW Asia Minor.
- trice
-
noun,
a very short time; an instant:
- caste
-
noun,
Sociology.
an endogamous and hereditary social group limited to persons of the same rank, occupation, economic position, etc., and having mores distinguishing it from other such groups.
any rigid system of social distinctions.
- caret
-
noun,
a mark (‸) made in written or printed matter to show the place where something is to be inserted.
- acet-
-
- cares
-
noun,
a state of mind in which one is troubled; worry, anxiety, or concern:
- rises
-
noun,
an act or instance of rising.
- Trier
-
noun,
a person or thing that tries or tests; tester.
- acari
-
noun,
plural of acarus.
- Seres
-
noun,
the series of stages in an ecological succession.
- riata
-
noun,
a lariat.
- serai
-
noun,
(in Eastern countries) a caravansary.
- ricer
-
noun,
an implement for ricing potatoes, squash, etc., by pressing them through small holes.
- carat
-
noun,
a unit of weight in gemstones, 200 milligrams (about 3 grains of troy or avoirdupois weight). Abbreviation: c., ct.
- rices
-
noun,
the starchy seeds or grain of an annual marsh grass, Oryza sativa, cultivated in warm climates and used for food.
- Caras
-
noun,
a female given name: from an Italian word meaning “dear one.”.
- serac
-
noun,
a large irregularity of glacial ice, as a pinnacle found in glacial crevasses and formed by melting or movement of the ice.
- riser
-
noun,
a person who rises, especially from bed:
- terce
-
noun,
tierce (def 3).
- crate
-
noun,
a slatted wooden box or framework for packing, shopping, or storing fruit, furniture, glassware, crockery, etc.
- siree
-
noun,
sirree.
- sires
-
noun,
the male parent of a quadruped.
- arias
-
noun,
an air or melody.
- tater
-
noun,
potato.
- easts
-
noun,
a cardinal point of the compass, 90° to the right of north. Abbreviation: E.
- taces
-
noun,
tasset.
- Cesti
-
noun,
Marcantonio [mahr-kahn-taw-nyaw] /ˌmɑr kɑnˈtɔ nyɔ/ (Show IPA), 1623–69, Italian composer.
- cesta
-
noun,
a narrow, curved basket fitted on one end to a wooden handle with a glovelike compartment at the base, for catching and throwing the ball.
- arise
-
verb (used without object),
to get up from sitting, lying, or kneeling; rise:
- stria
-
noun,
a slight or narrow furrow, ridge, stripe, or streak, especially one of a number in parallel arrangement:
- cert.
-
- Aries
-
noun,
Astronomy. the Ram, a zodiacal constellation between Pisces and Taurus.
- erase
-
verb (used with object),
to rub or scrape out, as letters or characters written, engraved, etc.; efface.
- Arica
-
noun,
a seaport in N Chile.
- ceria
-
noun,
a white-to-yellow, heavy powder, cerium dioxide, CeO 2 , usually derived from cerium nitrate by decomposition with heat: used chiefly in ceramics, glass polishing, and decolorizing.
- erect
-
adjective,
upright in position or posture:
- tacet
-
verb (imperative),
be silent (directing an instrument or voice not to play or sing).
- Ceres
-
noun,
a pre-Roman goddess of agriculture under whose name the Romans adopted the worship of the Greek goddess Demeter.
- ERICA
-
noun,
any of numerous low-growing evergreen shrubs or small trees belonging to the genus Erica, of the heath family, including several species of heather.
- tests
-
noun,
the means by which the presence, quality, or genuineness of anything is determined; a means of trial.
- Siret
-
noun,
a river in SE Europe, flowing SE from the Carpathian Mountains in Ukraine, through E Romania to the Danube. 270 miles (435 km) long.
- ERISA
-
noun,
Employee Retirement Income Security Act.
- Arete
-
noun,
the aggregate of qualities, as valor and virtue, making up good character.
- ceras
-
noun,
(in prescriptions) wax.
- stirs
-
noun,
the act of stirring or moving.
- sties
-
noun,
a pen or enclosure for swine; pigpen.
- Stets
-
verb (used with object),
to mark (a manuscript, printer's proof, etc.) with the word “stet” or with dots as a direction to let cancelled material remain.
- tears
-
- ster.
-
- cetes
-
noun,
a number of badgers together.
- Arras
-
noun,
a rich tapestry.
- steer
-
noun,
Informal. a suggestion about a course of action; tip:
- sceat
-
noun,
a silver Anglo-Saxon coin of the 7th and 8th centuries, sometimes including an amount of gold.
- crass
-
adjective,
without refinement, delicacy, or sensitivity; gross; obtuse; stupid:
- Artie
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Arthur.
- Crees
-
noun,
a member of a North American Indian people of Ontario, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, and Montana.
- cress
-
noun,
any of various plants of the mustard family, especially the watercress, having pungent-tasting leaves often used for salad and as a garnish.
- tiara
-
noun,
a jeweled, ornamental coronet worn by women.
- crest
-
noun,
the highest part of a hill or mountain range; summit.
- Crete
-
noun,
Formerly Candia. a Greek island in the Mediterranean, SE of mainland Greece. 3235 sq. mi. (8380 sq. km). Capital: Canea.
- crier
-
noun,
a person who cries.
- cites
-
noun,
citation (defs 7, 8).
- cries
-
noun,
the act or sound of crying; any loud utterance or exclamation; a shout, scream, or wail.
- taste
-
noun,
the act of tasting food or drink.
- crit.
-
- cists
-
noun,
a box or chest, especially for sacred utensils.
- eases
-
noun,
freedom from labor, pain, or physical annoyance; tranquil rest; comfort:
- tarts
-
noun,
a small pie filled with cooked fruit or other sweetened preparation, usually having no top crust.
- arsis
-
noun,
Music. the upward stroke in conducting; upbeat.
Compare thesis (def 4).
- arses
-
noun,
ass2 (defs 1, 2).
- arris
-
noun,
a sharp ridge, as between adjoining channels of a Doric column.
- cires
-
noun,
a brilliant, highly glazed surface produced on fabrics by subjecting them to a wax, heat, and calendering treatment.
- ta-ta
-
interjection,
goodbye.
- Tatar
-
noun,
a member of a modern Turkic people living in the Tatar Autonomous Republic and adjacent regions of eastern European Russia and in widely scattered communities in western Siberia and central Asia.
- tares
-
noun,
any of various vetches, especially Vicia sativa.
- Tarai
-
noun,
Terai.
- Taira
-
noun,
a member of a powerful family in Japan that ruled the country 1160–85.
- tacts
-
noun,
a keen sense of what to say or do to avoid giving offense; skill in dealing with difficult or delicate situations.
- tacit
-
adjective,
understood without being openly expressed; implied:
- tease
-
noun,
a person who teases or annoys.
- 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.
- Areca
-
noun,
any tropical Asian palm of the genus Areca, as the betel palm.
- cata-
-
- start
-
noun,
a beginning of an action, journey, etc.
- Starr
-
noun,
Belle (Myra Belle Shirley) 1848–89, U.S. outlaw and folk hero.
- airts
-
noun,
a direction.
- testa
-
noun,
the outer, usually hard, integument or coat of a seed.
- IATSE
-
- stare
-
noun,
a staring gaze; a fixed look with the eyes wide open:
- tires
-
noun,
British Dialect. fatigue.
- cater
-
verb (used with object),
to provide food and service for:
- irate
-
adjective,
angry; enraged:
- Srta.
-
- Cates
-
noun,
a choice food;delicacy; dainty.
- Isaac
-
noun,
a son of Abraham and Sarah, and father of Jacob. Gen. 21:1–4.
- assai
-
noun,
any of several slender Brazilian palms of the genus Euterpe, especially E. edulis, a species bearing a purple fruit from which a beverage is made by infusion.
- sites
-
noun,
the position or location of a town, building, etc., especially as to its environment:
- Isere
-
noun,
a river in SE France, flowing from the Alps to the Rhone River. 150 miles (240 km) long.
- sitar
-
noun,
a lute of India with a small, pear-shaped body and a long, broad, fretted neck.
- Asser
-
noun,
Tobias [toh-bahy-uh s;; Dutch taw-bee-ahs] /toʊˈbaɪ əs;; Dutch tɔˈbi ɑs/ (Show IPA), 1838–1913, Dutch jurist and statesman: Nobel Peace Prize 1911.
- Tract
-
noun,
an expanse or area of land, water, etc.; region; stretch.
- trait
-
noun,
a distinguishing characteristic or quality, especially of one's personal nature:
- trass
-
noun,
a light-colored type of volcanic tuff used in making water-resistant cement and mortar.
- iters
-
noun,
a canal or passage.
- Trace
-
noun,
a surviving mark, sign, or evidence of the former existence, influence, or action of some agent or event; vestige:
- stair
-
noun,
one of a flight or series of steps for going from one level to another, as in a building.
- stat.
-
- Arcas
-
noun,
a son of Zeus and Callisto, the ancestor of the Arcadians who was set among the stars with his mother as the Little Bear and the Great Bear respectively.
- Ester
-
noun,
a compound produced by the reaction between an acid and an alcohol with the elimination of a molecule of water, as ethyl acetate, C 4 H 8 O 2 , or dimethyl sulfate, C 2 H 6 SO 4 .
- cease
-
noun,
cessation:
- Estes
-
noun,
a male given name.
- arces
-
noun,
a daughter of Thaumas and the sister of Iris and the Harpies. Zeus took away her wings when she aided the Titans in their war against him.
- titer
-
noun,
the strength of a solution as determined by titration with a standard substance.
- stats
-
noun,
Also, 'stat. thermostat.
- atria
-
noun,
Architecture.
Also called cavaedium. the main or central room of an ancient Roman house, open to the sky at the center and usually having a pool for the collection of rain water.
a courtyard, flanked or surrounded by porticoes, in front of an early or medieval Christian church.
a skylit central court in a contemporary building or house.
- Ceara
-
noun,
Fortaleza.
- State
-
noun,
the condition of a person or thing, as with respect to circumstances or attributes:
- titre
-
noun,
titer.
- Seri
-
noun,
a member of an American Indian people of western Sonora state, Mexico, on the Gulf of California.
- sics
-
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).
- tart
-
noun,
a small pie filled with cooked fruit or other sweetened preparation, usually having no top crust.
- sear
-
noun,
a mark or scar made by searing.
- tics
-
noun,
Pathology.
a sudden, spasmodic, painless, involuntary muscular contraction, as of the face.
tic douloureux.
- sits
-
verb,
(in prescriptions) may it be.
- Sere
-
noun,
the series of stages in an ecological succession.
- SCSI
-
noun,
a standard for computer interface ports featuring faster data transmission and greater flexibility than normal ports.
- Stir
-
noun,
the act of stirring or moving.
- sice
-
noun,
syce.
- tits
-
noun,
a titmouse.
- site
-
noun,
the position or location of a town, building, etc., especially as to its environment:
- tsar
-
noun,
czar.
- stet
-
verb (used with object),
to mark (a manuscript, printer's proof, etc.) with the word “stet” or with dots as a direction to let cancelled material remain.
- Tree
-
noun,
a plant having a permanently woody main stem or trunk, ordinarily growing to a considerable height, and usually developing branches at some distance from the ground.
- teat
-
noun,
the protuberance on the breast or udder in female mammals, except the monotremes, through which the milk ducts discharge; nipple or mammilla.
- SITA
-
noun,
(in the Ramayana) the wife of Ramachandra, abducted by Ravana and later rescued.
- scr.
-
- sci.
-
- tets
-
noun,
the Vietnamese New Year celebration, occurring during the first seven days of the first month of the lunar calendar.
- sirs
-
noun,
a respectful or formal term of address used to a man:
- tret
-
noun,
(formerly) an allowance for waste, after deduction for tare.
- teas
-
noun,
the dried and prepared leaves of a shrub, Camellia sinensis, from which a somewhat bitter, aromatic beverage is prepared by infusion in hot water.
- TASS
-
noun,
a cup or small goblet, especially an ornamental one.
- Ste.
-
- Tit.
-
- sire
-
noun,
the male parent of a quadruped.
- 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.
- SEAS
-
noun,
the salt waters that cover the greater part of the earth's surface.
- Sra.
-
- seer
-
noun,
a person who sees; observer.
- tats
-
verb (used with or without object),
to do, or make by, tatting.
- Tace
-
noun,
tasset.
- Sert
-
noun,
José María [haw-se mah-ree-ah] /hɔˈsɛ mɑˈri ɑ/ (Show IPA), 1876–1945, Spanish painter.
- Star
-
noun,
any of the heavenly bodies, except the moon, appearing as fixed luminous points in the sky at night.
- Tees
-
noun,
a river in N England, flowing E along the boundary between Durham and Yorkshire to the North Sea. 70 miles (113 km) long.
- Sera
-
noun,
a plural of serum.
- Test
-
noun,
the means by which the presence, quality, or genuineness of anything is determined; a means of trial.
- seis
-
noun,
sei whale.
- Tess
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Theresa.
- Tate
-
noun,
Sir Henry, 1819–99, English merchant and philanthropist: founder of an art gallery (Tate Gallery) in London, England.
- sees
-
noun,
the seat, center of authority, office, or jurisdiction of a bishop.
- str.
-
- Seta
-
noun,
a stiff hair; bristle or bristlelike part.
- ter.
-
- tact
-
noun,
a keen sense of what to say or do to avoid giving offense; skill in dealing with difficult or delicate situations.
- Secs
-
noun,
second2 (def 2).
- tire
-
noun,
British Dialect. fatigue.
- Tara
-
noun,
a village in the NE Republic of Ireland, NW of Dublin: home of the ancient Irish kings (Hill of Tara)
- sec.
-
- tete
-
noun,
a city in W Mozambique, on the Zambezi River.
- trit
-
- Tare
-
noun,
any of various vetches, especially Vicia sativa.
- sers
-
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).
- tri-
-
- sris
-
noun,
a Hindu title of address prefixed to the name of a deity, holy person, etc.
- tars
-
noun,
any of various dark-colored viscid products obtained by the destructive distillation of certain organic substances, as coal or wood.
- sett
-
noun,
Also called pitcher. a small, rectangular paving stone.
- seat
-
noun,
something designed to support a person in a sitting position, as a chair, bench, or pew; a place on or in which one sits.
- 1080
-
- scar
-
noun,
a mark left by a healed wound, sore, or burn.
- cir.
-
- ctr.
-
- Cres
-
- Cree
-
noun,
a member of a North American Indian people of Ontario, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, and Montana.
- crat
-
- cite
-
noun,
citation (defs 7, 8).
- cit.
-
- cist
-
noun,
a box or chest, especially for sacred utensils.
- cis-
-
- cire
-
noun,
a brilliant, highly glazed surface produced on fabrics by subjecting them to a wax, heat, and calendering treatment.
- Cete
-
noun,
a number of badgers together.
- ears
-
noun,
the organ of hearing and equilibrium in vertebrates, in humans consisting of an external ear that gathers sound vibrations, a middle ear in which the vibrations resonate against the tympanic membrane, and a fluid-filled internal ear that maintains balance and that conducts the tympanic vibrations to the auditory nerve, which transmits them as impulses to the brain.
- Ceta
-
noun,
Comprehensive Employment and Training Act.
- cet-
-
- cess
-
noun,
British. a tax, assessment, or lien.
- 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.
- cera
-
noun,
(in prescriptions) wax.
- cees
-
noun,
the letter C.
- Catt
-
noun,
Carrie Chapman Lane, 1859–1947, U.S. leader in women's suffrage movements.
- Cate
-
noun,
a choice food;delicacy; dainty.
- cat.
-
- cts.
-
- East
-
noun,
a cardinal point of the compass, 90° to the right of north. Abbreviation: E.
- Cass
-
noun,
Lewis, 1782–1866, U.S. statesman.
- est.
-
- Ice.
-
- IATA
-
- IAEA
-
- ette
-
- Etta
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Henrietta.
- etic
-
adjective,
pertaining to or being the raw data of a language or other area of behavior, without considering the data as significant units functioning within a system.
- etc.
-
- ETAS
-
noun,
the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
- Este
-
noun,
a city in NE Italy: medieval fortress; ancient Roman ruins.
- esse
-
noun,
being; existence.
- eats
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- ESIS
-
- erst
-
adverb,
before the present time; formerly.
- Erse
-
noun,
Gaelic, especially Scottish Gaelic.
- errs
-
verb (used without object),
to go astray in thought or belief; be mistaken; be incorrect.
- Eris
-
noun,
the ancient Greek goddess of discord and the sister of Ares: identified with the Roman goddess Discordia.
- 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.
- Eire
-
noun,
the Irish name of Ireland.
- ect-
-
- cast
-
noun,
act of casting or throwing.
- CASE
-
noun,
an instance of the occurrence, existence, etc., of something:
- IRAS
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- aet.
-
- area
-
noun,
any particular extent of space or surface; part:
- Arce
-
noun,
a daughter of Thaumas and the sister of Iris and the Harpies. Zeus took away her wings when she aided the Titans in their war against him.
- arca
-
noun,
a chest for valuables, used in medieval Spain and Italy.
- Aras
-
noun,
Also, Araks. Ancient Araxes. a river in SW Asia, flowing from E Turkey along part of the boundary between NW Iran and Armenia and Azerbaijan into the Kura River. About 660 miles (1065 km) long.
- aits
-
noun,
a small island, especially in a river.
- airt
-
noun,
a direction.
- airs
-
noun,
a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- Aire
-
- Aiea
-
noun,
a town on S Oahu, in Hawaii.
- aesc
-
noun,
ash2 (def 3).
- Aria
-
noun,
an air or melody.
- aer-
-
- ACTS
-
noun,
anything done, being done, or to be done; deed; performance:
- Acta
-
plural noun,
official records, as of acts, deeds, proceedings, transactions, or the like.
- Acre
-
noun,
a common measure of area: in the U.S. and U.K., 1 acre equals 4,840 square yards (4,047 square meters) or 0.405 hectare; 640 acres equals one square mile.
- acr-
-
- Acis
-
noun,
the lover of Galatea, killed by Polyphemus out of jealousy.
- acea
-
- AAEE
-
- ARCS
-
noun,
Geometry. any unbroken part of the circumference of a circle or other curved line.
- Ares
-
noun,
the ancient Greek god of war, a son of Zeus and Hera, identified by the Romans with Mars.
- ARIS
-
- Casa
-
noun,
a house.
- ASSR
-
- CART
-
noun,
a heavy two-wheeled vehicle, commonly without springs, drawn by mules, oxen, or the like, used for the conveyance of heavy goods.
- Carr
-
noun,
John Dickson, 1906–77, U.S. mystery writer.
- CARE
-
noun,
a state of mind in which one is troubled; worry, anxiety, or concern:
- Cara
-
noun,
a female given name: from an Italian word meaning “dear one.”.
- atic
-
- ates
-
- atar
-
noun,
attar (def 1).
- att.
-
- Asti
-
noun,
a city in the Piedmont region of Italy, S of Turin: center of wine-producing region.
- asse
-
noun,
Cape fox.
- arr.
-
- asis
-
- Asir
-
noun,
a district in SW Saudi Arabia.
- Asia
-
noun,
a continent bounded by Europe and the Arctic, Pacific, and Indian oceans. About 16,000,000 sq. mi. (41,440,000 sq. km).
- Aser
-
noun,
Asher (def 1).
- asea
-
adjective, adverb,
to or toward the sea; seaward.
- asci
-
noun,
plural of ascus.
- asc-
-
- Asat
-
noun,
(in Vedic mythology) the realm of nonexistence, populated by demons.
Compare sat2 (def 1).
- art.
-
- arse
-
noun,
ass2 (defs 1, 2).
- ices
-
noun,
the solid form of water, produced by freezing; frozen water.
- ease
-
noun,
freedom from labor, pain, or physical annoyance; tranquil rest; comfort:
- rate
-
noun,
the amount of a charge or payment with reference to some basis of calculation:
- rest
-
noun,
the refreshing quiet or repose of sleep:
- Raia
-
noun,
rayah.
- SARA
-
noun,
a member of a people of the Central African Republic.
- Isar
-
noun,
a river in central Europe, flowing NE from W Austria through S Germany to the Danube River. 215 miles (345 km) long.
- RITA
-
noun,
the Vedic concept of cosmic and social order.
- Sais
-
noun,
an ancient city in N Egypt, on the Nile delta: an ancient capital of Lower Egypt.
- RACE
-
noun,
a contest of speed, as in running, riding, driving, or sailing.
- Sacs
-
noun,
a baglike structure in an animal, plant, or fungus, as one containing fluid.
- Saar
-
noun,
Also called Saar Basin. a coal-producing region in W Germany, in the Saar River valley: governed by the League of Nations 1919–35; returned to Germany 1935 as a result of a plebiscite; under French economic control following World War II until 1956.
- rete
-
noun,
a pierced plate on an astrolabe, having projections whose points correspond to the fixed stars.
- Sari
-
noun,
a garment worn by Hindu women, consisting of a long piece of cotton or silk wrapped around the body with one end draped over the head or over one shoulder.
- 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.
- RIAS
-
noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- Rice
-
noun,
the starchy seeds or grain of an annual marsh grass, Oryza sativa, cultivated in warm climates and used for food.
- 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.
- rit.
-
- Itea
-
noun,
any tree or shrub belonging to the genus Itea, of the saxifrage family, having simple, alternate leaves and clusters of small, greenish-white flowers, as the Virginia willow, I. virginica.
- iter
-
noun,
a canal or passage.
- Rais
-
noun,
Gilles de, Retz, Gilles de Laval, Baron de.
- rite
-
noun,
a formal or ceremonial act or procedure prescribed or customary in religious or other solemn use:
- rasa
-
noun,
(in Hindu aesthetics) flavor, sentiment, or emotion: regarded as one of the fundamental qualities of classical music, dance, and poetry.
- RARE
-
adjective,
coming or occurring far apart in time; unusual; uncommon:
- rase
-
verb (used with object),
raze.
- sati
-
noun,
a Hindu practice whereby a widow immolates herself on the funeral pyre of her husband: now abolished by law.
- Ire.
-
- Rees
-
noun,
reeve3 .
- sate
-
noun,
a Southeast Asian, especially Indonesian and Malaysian, dish of marinated, bite-size pieces of meat, skewered, barbecued, and usually served with a peanut-flavored dipping sauce.
- Sat.
-
- recs
-
noun,
recreation.
- SASE
-
- Reis
-
plural noun,
a former money of account of Portugal and Brazil.
- reit
-
noun,
real-estate investment trust.
- Irra
-
noun,
the Akkadian god of pestilence.
- REC
-
noun,
recreation.
- ASS
-
noun,
a long-eared, slow, patient, sure-footed domesticated mammal, Equus asinus, related to the horse, used chiefly as a beast of burden.
- ASR
-
- tee
-
noun,
the letter T or t.
- CAR
-
noun,
an automobile.
- TEC
-
noun,
detective.
- ASI
-
- REA
-
- 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).
- tet
-
noun,
the Vietnamese New Year celebration, occurring during the first seven days of the first month of the lunar calendar.
- SES
-
noun,
the syllable used for the seventh tone of a scale and sometimes for the tone B.
- Ria
-
noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- 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.
- ast
-
- TES
-
noun,
ti1 .
- at.
-
- ATA
-
- CAI
-
- ATC
-
- res
-
noun,
an object or thing; matter.
- CAS
-
verb (used with or without object),
to call, as to call an animal toward one; urge forward by calling.
- ATS
-
noun,
a money of account of Laos, the 100th part of a kip.
- Ree
-
noun,
reeve3 .
- ca.
-
- cr.
-
- ct.
-
- CAA
-
- cs.
-
- SSI
-
- ase
-
- ACE
-
noun,
a playing card or die marked with or having the value indicated by a single spot:
- AES
-
noun,
any of various early forms of bronze or copper money used in ancient Rome.
Compare as2 (def 1).
- AEC
-
- AEA
-
- ae.
-
- sea
-
noun,
the salt waters that cover the greater part of the earth's surface.
- ACT
-
noun,
anything done, being done, or to be done; deed; performance:
- ACS
-
- se-
-
- SCS
-
- AAS
-
noun,
basaltic lava having a rough surface.
- AIC
-
- Aar
-
- AAE
-
- Ar.
-
- AIA
-
- ac-
-
- TSE
-
- 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.
- TSS
-
- SAR
-
- SAE
-
- SEI
-
noun,
sei whale.
- rt.
-
- TIA
-
- ASA
-
noun,
a king of Judah, 913?–873? b.c. I Kings 15:8–24.
- RCT
-
- TIC
-
noun,
Pathology.
a sudden, spasmodic, painless, involuntary muscular contraction, as of the face.
tic douloureux.
- RSA
-
- ARS
-
- RSE
-
- See
-
noun,
the seat, center of authority, office, or jurisdiction of a bishop.
- RSS
-
- rte
-
- AIR
-
noun,
a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- ARE
-
noun,
a measure of surface area; 1 are is equal to1/100 (0.01) of a hectare (100 square meters or 119.6 square yards). Abbreviation: a.
- RTS
-
- ARC
-
noun,
Geometry. any unbroken part of the circumference of a circle or other curved line.
- ARA
-
noun,
the Altar, a southern constellation between Triangulum Australe and Scorpius.
- tr.
-
- tra
-
- SAA
-
- ait
-
noun,
a small island, especially in a river.
- AIS
-
noun,
a three-toed sloth, Bradypus tridactylus, inhabiting forests of southern Venezuela, the Guianas, and northern Brazil, having a diet apparently restricted to the leaves of the trumpet-tree, and sounding a high-pitched cry when disturbed.
- SAC
-
noun,
a baglike structure in an animal, plant, or fungus, as one containing fluid.
- Rs.
-
- CEA
-
- RCA
-
- err
-
verb (used without object),
to go astray in thought or belief; be mistaken; be incorrect.
- ise
-
- ese
-
- Esc
-
- ESA
-
- ERT
-
- ISR
-
- STI
-
- ist
-
- ERS
-
noun,
ervil.
- SIT
-
verb,
(in prescriptions) may it be.
- ess
-
noun,
the letter S, s.
- ITA
-
- ITC
-
- ERE
-
preposition, conjunction,
before.
- ERA
-
noun,
a period of time marked by distinctive character, events, etc.:
- EIS
-
- sis
-
noun,
sister.
- SSR
-
- EEC
-
- ite
-
- ESR
-
- ISA
-
- ec-
-
- ICA
-
noun,
Portuguese name of Putumayo.
- SST
-
- St.
-
- Sta
-
- IRC
-
- SSE
-
- Ir.
-
- ier
-
- SSC
-
- SSA
-
- ss.
-
- Is.
-
noun,
(used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
- IAS
-
- Ia.
-
- IRA
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- ics
-
- SRS
-
- ETS
-
- ETR
-
- SRI
-
noun,
a Hindu title of address prefixed to the name of a deity, holy person, etc.
- IRS
-
- Sr.
-
- ECA
-
- eir
-
- TTS
-
- Rai
-
noun,
a style of Algerian popular music played on electric guitar, synthesizer, and percussion instruments.
- CST
-
- CSR
-
- CSA
-
- CRS
-
- RCS
-
- Re.
-
- SIR
-
noun,
a respectful or formal term of address used to a man:
- Rae
-
noun,
John, 1813–93, Scottish surgeon and Arctic explorer.
- TAT
-
verb (used with or without object),
to do, or make by, tatting.
- cte
-
- CIE
-
- CIA
-
- 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).
- TCA
-
- TCS
-
- tea
-
noun,
the dried and prepared leaves of a shrub, Camellia sinensis, from which a somewhat bitter, aromatic beverage is prepared by infusion in hot water.
- RAS
-
noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- rat
-
noun,
any of several long-tailed rodents of the family Muridae, of the genus Rattus and related genera, distinguished from the mouse by being larger.
- cee
-
noun,
the letter C.
- CTA
-
- CRT
-
- Tai
-
noun,
any of several sparoid fishes of the Pacific Ocean, as Pagrus major (red tai) a food fish of Japan.
- ETA
-
noun,
the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
- ear
-
noun,
the organ of hearing and equilibrium in vertebrates, in humans consisting of an external ear that gathers sound vibrations, a middle ear in which the vibrations resonate against the tympanic membrane, and a fluid-filled internal ear that maintains balance and that conducts the tympanic vibrations to the auditory nerve, which transmits them as impulses to the brain.
- TAR
-
noun,
any of various dark-colored viscid products obtained by the destructive distillation of certain organic substances, as coal or wood.
- EAS
-
noun,
the Akkadian god of wisdom, the son of Apsu and father of Marduk: the counterpart of Enki.
- EAA
-
- TAE
-
preposition,
to.
- ea.
-
- sc.
-
- eat
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- A.
-
noun,
Agnolo (di Cosimo di Mariano) [ah-nyaw-law dee kaw-zee-maw dee mah-ryah-naw] /ˈɑ nyɔ lɔ di ˈkɔ zi mɔ di mɑˈryɑ nɔ/ (Show IPA), 1502–72, Italian painter.
- TE
-
noun,
ti1 .
- AI
-
noun,
a three-toed sloth, Bradypus tridactylus, inhabiting forests of southern Venezuela, the Guianas, and northern Brazil, having a diet apparently restricted to the leaves of the trumpet-tree, and sounding a high-pitched cry when disturbed.
- TI
-
noun,
the syllable for the seventh tone of a diatonic scale.
- R.
-
- TC
-
- AA
-
noun,
basaltic lava having a rough surface.
- TA
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- SI
-
noun,
the syllable used for the seventh tone of a scale and sometimes for the tone B.
- TT
-
- RC
-
- S.
-
- RA
-
noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- SA
-
- ic
-
- i.
-
- RI
-
- CE
-
- IT
-
noun,
(in children's games) the player called upon to perform some task, as, in tag, the one who must catch the other players.
- et
-
verb,
a simple past tense of eat.
- T1
-
- er
-
interjection,
(used to express or represent a pause, hesitation, uncertainty, etc.).
- EI
-
- ee
-
- E.
-
noun,
Edward (St. John) 1925–2000, U.S. writer and illustrator.
- t.
-