Anagrams of sectarians
Word sectarians has
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that can be made by using the letters of sectarians.
- ascertains
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verb (used with object),
to find out definitely; learn with certainty or assurance; determine:
- incrassate
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adjective,
Also, incrassated. Botany, Entomology. thickened or swollen.
- canisters
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noun,
a small box or jar, often one of a kitchen set, for holding tea, coffee, flour, and sugar.
- staircase
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noun,
a flight of stairs with its framework, banisters, etc., or a series of such flights.
- craniates
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noun,
a craniate animal.
- scenarist
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noun,
a writer of motion-picture or television scenarios.
- Cartesian
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noun,
a follower of Cartesian thought.
- ascertain
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verb (used with object),
to find out definitely; learn with certainty or assurance; determine:
- sacristan
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noun,
Also called sacrist [sak-rist, sey-krist] /ˈsæk rɪst, ˈseɪ krɪst/ (Show IPA). an official in charge of the sacred vessels, vestments, etc., of a church or a religious house.
- estancias
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noun,
(in Spanish America) a landed estate or a cattle ranch.
- seatrains
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noun,
a ship for the transportation of loaded railroad cars.
- sectarian
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noun,
a member of a sect.
- sea-star
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noun,
starfish.
- arcanist
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noun,
a person professing special secret knowledge concerning ceramics, especially concerning the making of porcelain.
- seatrain
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noun,
a ship for the transportation of loaded railroad cars.
- carinate
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adjective,
Zoology, Botany. formed with a carina; keellike.
- Erastian
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noun,
an advocate of Erastianism.
- Canaries
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noun,
any of several Old World finches of the genus Serinus, especially S. canaria (common canary) native to the Canary Islands and often kept as a pet, in the wild being greenish with brown streaks above and yellow below and in domesticated varieties usually bright yellow or pale yellow.
- canister
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noun,
a small box or jar, often one of a kitchen set, for holding tea, coffee, flour, and sugar.
- caterans
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noun,
(formerly) a freebooter or marauder of the Scottish Highlands.
- atresias
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noun,
the congenital absence, or the pathological closure, of an opening, passage, or cavity.
- scanties
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noun,
scanties, very brief underpants, especially for women.
- retsinas
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noun,
a strong, resinated white or red wine of Greece and Cyprus.
- Artesian
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adjective,
noting, pertaining to, or characteristic of an artesian well.
- arsenics
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- Santeria
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noun,
(sometimes lowercase) a religion merging the worship of Yoruba deities with veneration of Roman Catholic saints: practiced in Cuba and spread to other parts of the Caribbean and to the U.S. by Cuban emigrés.
- sarcinas
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noun,
any of several spherical, saprophytic bacteria of the genus Sarcina, having a cuboidal cell arrangement.
- Castries
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noun,
a port in and the capital of the state of St. Lucia, on the NW coast.
- saracens
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noun,
History/Historical. a member of any of the nomadic tribes on the Syrian borders of the Roman Empire.
- Caterina
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noun,
a female given name, form of Catherine.
- cisterna
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noun,
cistern (def 2).
- Estancia
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noun,
(in Spanish America) a landed estate or a cattle ranch.
- tsarinas
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noun,
czarina.
- stearins
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noun,
Chemistry. any of the three glyceryl esters of stearic acid, especially C 3 H 5 (C 18 H 35 O 2) 3 , a soft, white, odorless solid found in many natural fats.
- craniate
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noun,
a craniate animal.
- acarines
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noun,
any of numerous arachnids of the order Acarina, comprising the mites and ticks.
- acrasins
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noun,
a chemotactic substance, identical with cAMP, secreted by myxamebas of cellular slime molds and attracting other myxamebas to aggregate and form a pseudoplasmodium.
- nectars
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noun,
the saccharine secretion of a plant, which attracts the insects or birds that pollinate the flower.
- ascents
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noun,
an act of ascending; upward movement; a rising movement:
- incests
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noun,
sexual intercourse between closely related persons.
- recants
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verb (used with object),
to withdraw or disavow (a statement, opinion, etc.), especially formally; retract.
- Aterian
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adjective,
of or indicating a Middle Paleolithic industry of northwestern Africa and the Sahara, characterized by the production of tanged points and bifacially worked leaf-shaped points of varying sizes.
- recasts
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noun,
a recasting.
- Astaire
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noun,
Fred, 1899–1987, U.S. dancer and actor.
- retains
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verb (used with object),
to keep possession of.
- retsina
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noun,
a strong, resinated white or red wine of Greece and Cyprus.
- incases
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verb (used with object),
encase.
- ascites
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noun,
accumulation of serous fluid in the peritoneal cavity; dropsy of the peritoneum.
- tanrecs
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noun,
tenrec.
- tansies
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noun,
any of several composite plants of the genus Tanacetum, especially a strong-scented, weedy, Old World herb, T. vulgare, having flat-topped clusters of tubular yellow flowers.
- Ascaris
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noun,
any parasitic roundworm of the genus Ascaris, found in the human small intestine and causing colic and diarrhea.
- Insecta
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noun,
the class comprising the insects.
- tisanes
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noun,
(italics) French. aromatic or herb-flavored tea.
- artisan
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noun,
a person skilled in an applied art; a craftsperson.
- stearin
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noun,
Chemistry. any of the three glyceryl esters of stearic acid, especially C 3 H 5 (C 18 H 35 O 2) 3 , a soft, white, odorless solid found in many natural fats.
- Artesia
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noun,
a city in S California.
- estrins
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noun,
estrone.
- arsines
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noun,
Also called arseniuretted hydrogen. a colorless, flammable, slightly water-soluble gas, AsH 3 , having a fetid, garliclike odor, used in chemical warfare.
- tarsias
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noun,
intarsia.
- arnicas
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noun,
any composite plant of the genus Arnica, having opposite leaves and yellow flower heads.
- cateran
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noun,
(formerly) a freebooter or marauder of the Scottish Highlands.
- entasis
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noun,
a slight convexity given to a column or tower, as to correct an optical illusion.
- santirs
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noun,
a Persian musical instrument resembling a dulcimer.
- Saracen
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noun,
History/Historical. a member of any of the nomadic tribes on the Syrian borders of the Roman Empire.
- atresia
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noun,
the congenital absence, or the pathological closure, of an opening, passage, or cavity.
- ratines
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noun,
a loosely woven fabric made with nubby or knotty yarns.
- Cassite
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noun,
Kassite.
- cistern
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noun,
a reservoir, tank, or container for storing or holding water or other liquid.
- nasties
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noun,
Informal. a nasty person or thing.
- cassina
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noun,
dahoon.
- cassena
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noun,
dahoon.
- casitas
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noun,
a small crude dwelling forming part of a shantytown inhabited by Mexican laborers in the southwestern U.S.
- Caserta
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noun,
a city in S Italy, near Naples.
- caserns
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noun,
a lodging for soldiers in a garrison town; barracks.
- centri-
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- certain
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Idioms,
for certain, without a doubt; surely:
- 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.
- strains
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noun,
any force or pressure tending to alter shape, cause a fracture, etc.
- Nicetas
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noun,
Saint Ignatius (def 2).
- carnies
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noun,
a person employed by a carnival.
- 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.
- carnets
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noun,
a customs document allowing an automobile to be driven at no cost across international borders.
- caritas
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noun,
charity.
- casters
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noun,
a person or thing that casts.
- carinas
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noun,
Zoology. a keellike part or ridge, especially a ridge of bone on the ventral side of the sternum of birds.
- stances
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noun,
the position or bearing of the body while standing:
- instars
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noun,
an insect in any one of its periods of postembryonic growth between molts.
- Staines
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noun,
a town in Surrey, SE England, on the Thames River near Heathrow airport.
- canters
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noun,
an easy gallop.
- 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.
- stearic
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adjective,
of or relating to suet or fat.
- cretins
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noun,
a person suffering from cretinism.
- inserts
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noun,
something inserted or to be inserted.
- caseins
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noun,
Biochemistry. a protein precipitated from milk, as by rennet, and forming the basis of cheese and certain plastics.
- Sinatra
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noun,
Frank (Francis Albert) 1915–98, U.S. singer and actor.
- Setaria
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noun,
any grass of the genus Setaria, having a dense panicle, grown for forage.
- tsarina
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noun,
czarina.
- sinters
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noun,
siliceous or calcareous matter deposited by springs, as that formed around the vent of a geyser.
- secants
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noun,
Geometry. an intersecting line, especially one intersecting a curve at two or more points.
- actress
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noun,
a woman who acts in stage plays, motion pictures, television broadcasts, etc., especially professionally.
- sestina
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noun,
a poem of six six-line stanzas and a three-line envoy, originally without rhyme, in which each stanza repeats the end words of the lines of the first stanza, but in different order, the envoy using the six words again, three in the middle of the lines and three at the end.
- antiars
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noun,
the upas tree.
- satanic
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adjective,
of Satan.
- acarine
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noun,
any of numerous arachnids of the order Acarina, comprising the mites and ticks.
- Sarcina
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noun,
any of several spherical, saprophytic bacteria of the genus Sarcina, having a cuboidal cell arrangement.
- Antares
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noun,
a red supergiant star of the first magnitude in the constellation Scorpius.
- acrasin
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noun,
a chemotactic substance, identical with cAMP, secreted by myxamebas of cellular slime molds and attracting other myxamebas to aggregate and form a pseudoplasmodium.
- acetins
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noun,
a colorless, thick, hygroscopic liquid, C 5 H 10 O 4 : used chiefly in the manufacture of explosives.
- Cassia
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noun,
Also called cassia bark, Chinese cinnamon. a variety of cinnamon derived from the cassia-bark tree.
- secant
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noun,
Geometry. an intersecting line, especially one intersecting a curve at two or more points.
- casern
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noun,
a lodging for soldiers in a garrison town; barracks.
- casita
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noun,
a small crude dwelling forming part of a shantytown inhabited by Mexican laborers in the southwestern U.S.
- casein
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noun,
Biochemistry. a protein precipitated from milk, as by rennet, and forming the basis of cheese and certain plastics.
- stares
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noun,
a staring gaze; a fixed look with the eyes wide open:
- sarans
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noun,
a thermoplastic copolymer of vinylidene chloride and usually small amounts of vinyl chloride or acrylonitrile: used as a fiber, for packaging, and for making acid-resistant pipe.
- Cassie
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noun,
huisache.
- 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.
- trices
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noun,
a very short time; an instant:
- Caster
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noun,
a person or thing that casts.
- castes
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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.
- nectar
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noun,
the saccharine secretion of a plant, which attracts the insects or birds that pollinate the flower.
- actins
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noun,
a globulin that is present in muscle plasma and that in connection with myosin plays an important role in muscle contraction.
- catena
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noun,
a chain or connected series, especially of extracts from the writings of the fathers of the Christian church.
- actin-
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- triens
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noun,
a copper coin of ancient Rome, issued during the Republic, a third part of an as.
- caters
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verb (used with object),
to provide food and service for:
- nastic
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adjective,
of or showing sufficiently greater cellular force or growth on one side of an axis to change the form or position of the axis.
- Nicaea
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noun,
an ancient city in NW Asia Minor: Nicene Creed formulated here a.d.
- cartes
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noun,
(italics) French. menu; bill of fare.
Compare à la carte.
- Sirena
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noun,
a female given name.
- Carian
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noun,
a native or inhabitant of Caria.
- transe
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noun,
a passageway, as a hallway, alley, or the like.
- cantar
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noun,
a poem consisting of four-line stanzas, each line having eight syllables.
- Canter
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noun,
an easy gallop.
- racist
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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.
- Tessin
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noun,
French and German name of Ticino.
- Racine
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noun,
Jean Baptiste [zhahn ba-teest] /ʒɑ̃ baˈtist/ (Show IPA), 1639–99, French dramatist.
- Stacia
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noun,
a female given name.
- carats
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noun,
a unit of weight in gemstones, 200 milligrams (about 3 grains of troy or avoirdupois weight). Abbreviation: c., ct.
- stains
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noun,
a discoloration produced by foreign matter having penetrated into or chemically reacted with a material; a spot not easily removed.
- caress
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noun,
an act or gesture expressing affection, as an embrace or kiss, especially a light stroking or touching.
- carets
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noun,
a mark (‸) made in written or printed matter to show the place where something is to be inserted.
- stance
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noun,
the position or bearing of the body while standing:
- stanes
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noun, adjective, adverb, verb (used with object),
stone.
- caries
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noun,
decay, as of bone or of plant tissue.
- Carina
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noun,
Zoology. a keellike part or ridge, especially a ridge of bone on the ventral side of the sternum of birds.
- scenas
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noun,
an extended operatic vocal solo, usually including an aria and a recitative.
- scents
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noun,
a distinctive odor, especially when agreeable:
- nitres
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noun,
niter.
- carnet
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noun,
a customs document allowing an automobile to be driven at no cost across international borders.
- 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.
- carses
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noun,
bottom land.
- niters
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noun,
potassium nitrate.
- NASCAR
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noun,
National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing.
- sirens
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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.
- Nasser
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noun,
Gamal Abdel [guh-mahl ab-doo l,, juh-] /gəˈmɑl ˈæb dʊl,, dʒə-/ (Show IPA), 1918–70, Egyptian military and political leader: prime minister of Egypt 1954–56; president of Egypt 1956–58; president of the United Arab Republic 1958–70.
- cerat-
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- centas
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noun,
a former bronze coin of Lithuania, the 100th part of a litas.
- incest
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noun,
sexual intercourse between closely related persons.
- cretin
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noun,
a person suffering from cretinism.
- insets
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noun,
something inserted; insert.
- Crista
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noun,
a crest or ridge.
- terais
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noun,
a marshy lowland area in N India and S Nepal, between the Ganges and the foothills of the Himalayas.
- insert
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noun,
something inserted or to be inserted.
- trines
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noun,
a set or group of three; triad.
- 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.
- C-star
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noun,
carbon star.
- tensas
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noun,
a river in NE Louisiana, flowing S to the Ouachita River. 250 miles (402 km) long.
- tenias
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noun,
taenia.
- set-in
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adjective,
made separately and placed within another unit.
- crests
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noun,
the highest part of a hill or mountain range; summit.
- incase
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verb (used with object),
encase.
- taenia
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noun,
Classical Antiquity. a headband or fillet.
- tanrec
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noun,
tenrec.
- sinter
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noun,
siliceous or calcareous matter deposited by springs, as that formed around the vent of a geyser.
- Tassie
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noun,
tass.
- Estrin
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noun,
estrone.
- tarsia
-
noun,
intarsia.
- siesta
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noun,
a midday or afternoon rest or nap, especially as taken in Spain and Latin America.
- enacts
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verb (used with object),
to make into an act or statute:
- 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.
- Cretan
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noun,
a native or inhabitant of Crete.
- instar
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noun,
an insect in any one of its periods of postembryonic growth between molts.
- centi-
-
- sterns
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noun,
the after part of a vessel (often opposed to stem).
- centr-
-
- centra
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noun,
a plural of centrum.
- 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.
- scarts
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verb (used with or without object),
to scratch, scrape, mark, or scar.
- cerias
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noun,
a white-to-yellow, heavy powder, cerium dioxide, CeO 2 , usually derived from cerium nitrate by decomposition with heat: used chiefly in ceramics, glass polishing, and decolorizing.
- nacres
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noun,
mother-of-pearl.
- steins
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noun,
a mug, usually earthenware, especially for beer.
- cestas
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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.
- steric
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adjective,
of or relating to the spatial relationships of atoms in a molecule.
- serais
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noun,
(in Eastern countries) a caravansary.
- Itasca
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noun,
Lake, a lake in N Minnesota: one of the sources of the Mississippi River.
- instr.
-
- Strain
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noun,
any force or pressure tending to alter shape, cause a fracture, etc.
- Isaacs
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noun,
Sir Isaac Alfred, 1855–1948, Australian jurist: governor general of Australia 1931–36.
- acetin
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noun,
a colorless, thick, hygroscopic liquid, C 5 H 10 O 4 : used chiefly in the manufacture of explosives.
- Strine
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noun,
Australian English.
- intra-
-
- Crania
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noun,
the skull of a vertebrate.
- serins
-
noun,
a small finch, Serinus serinus, of Europe and northern Africa, closely related to the canary.
- crasis
-
noun,
composition; constitution; makeup.
- inters
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verb (used with object),
to place (a dead body) in a grave or tomb; bury.
- inter.
-
- crates
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noun,
a slatted wooden box or framework for packing, shopping, or storing fruit, furniture, glassware, crockery, etc.
- Raetic
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noun,
an extinct language of uncertain affinities that was spoken in Rhaetia and written with the Etruscan alphabet.
- 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.
- recti-
-
- retain
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verb (used with object),
to keep possession of.
- Asante
-
noun,
Ashanti.
- recant
-
verb (used with object),
to withdraw or disavow (a statement, opinion, etc.), especially formally; retract.
- scants
-
adverb,
Scot. and North England Dialect. scarcely; barely; hardly.
- trance
-
noun,
a half-conscious state, seemingly between sleeping and waking, in which ability to function voluntarily may be suspended.
- riatas
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noun,
a lariat.
- recast
-
noun,
a recasting.
- sanies
-
noun,
a thin, often greenish, serous fluid that is discharged from ulcers, wounds, etc.
- Ariane
-
noun,
Rocketry. a French-built, three-stage, liquid-propellant rocket for launching satellites into orbit around the earth.
- trains
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noun,
Railroads. a self-propelled, connected group of rolling stock.
- satire
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noun,
the use of irony, sarcasm, ridicule, or the like, in exposing, denouncing, or deriding vice, folly, etc.
- sancta
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noun,
a sacred or holy place.
- retina
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noun,
the innermost coat of the posterior part of the eyeball that receives the image produced by the lens, is continuous with the optic nerve, and consists of several layers, one of which contains the rods and cones that are sensitive to light.
- saints
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noun,
any of certain persons of exceptional holiness of life, formally recognized as such by the Christian Church, especially by canonization.
- anises
-
noun,
a Mediterranean plant, Pimpinella anisum, of the parsley family, having loose umbrels of small yellowish-white flowers that yield aniseed.
- arises
-
verb (used without object),
to get up from sitting, lying, or kneeling; rise:
- sitars
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noun,
a lute of India with a small, pear-shaped body and a long, broad, fretted neck.
- Arista
-
noun,
Botany. a bristlelike appendage of the spikelets of grains or grasses; an awn.
- Renata
-
noun,
a female given name.
- astern
-
adverb,
in a position behind a specified vessel or aircraft:
- assent
-
noun,
agreement, as to a proposal; concurrence.
- arnica
-
noun,
any composite plant of the genus Arnica, having opposite leaves and yellow flower heads.
- saices
-
noun,
syce.
- tineas
-
noun,
any of several skin diseases caused by fungi; ringworm.
- Sister
-
noun,
a female offspring having both parents in common with another offspring; female sibling.
- sarsen
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noun,
any of numerous large sandstone blocks or fragments found in south-central England, probably remnants of eroded Tertiary beds.
- arsen-
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- antiar
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noun,
the upas tree.
- resist
-
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.
- Sisera
-
noun,
the commander of the Canaanite army of King Jabin: killed by Jael. Judges 4:17–22.
- arsine
-
noun,
Also called arseniuretted hydrogen. a colorless, flammable, slightly water-soluble gas, AsH 3 , having a fetid, garliclike odor, used in chemical warfare.
- Sarnia
-
noun,
a port in SE Ontario, in S Canada, on the S shore of Lake Huron, on the St. Clair River, across from Port Huron, Michigan.
- reatas
-
noun,
riata.
- assert
-
Idioms,
assert oneself, to insist on one's rights, declare one's views forcefully, etc.:
- ascent
-
noun,
an act of ascending; upward movement; a rising movement:
- traces
-
noun,
a surviving mark, sign, or evidence of the former existence, influence, or action of some agent or event; vestige:
- antres
-
noun,
a cavern; cave.
- santir
-
noun,
a Persian musical instrument resembling a dulcimer.
- ratans
-
noun,
rattan.
- asians
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Asia, or a person of Asian descent.
- rinses
-
noun,
an act or instance of rinsing.
- ratine
-
noun,
a loosely woven fabric made with nubby or knotty yarns.
- snares
-
noun,
a device, often consisting of a noose, for capturing small game.
- trans.
-
- ansate
-
adjective,
having a handle or handlelike part.
- Cairns
-
noun,
a seaport in NE Australia.
- scares
-
noun,
a sudden fright or alarm, especially with little or no reason.
- raises
-
noun,
an increase in amount, as of wages:
- tisane
-
noun,
(italics) French. aromatic or herb-flavored tea.
- arecas
-
noun,
any tropical Asian palm of the genus Areca, as the betel palm.
- tiaras
-
noun,
a jeweled, ornamental coronet worn by women.
- sansei
-
noun,
a grandchild of Japanese immigrants to the U.S. or Canada.
- satins
-
noun,
a fabric in a warp-effect or filling-effect satin weave, as acetate, rayon, nylon, or silk, often having a glossy face and a soft, slippery texture.
- arcane
-
adjective,
known or understood by very few; mysterious; secret; obscure; esoteric:
- re-act
-
verb (used with object),
to act or perform again.
- caners
-
noun,
a person who works with cane, especially one who produces canework for chairs.
- Seric
-
- Isaac
-
noun,
a son of Abraham and Sarah, and father of Jacob. Gen. 21:1–4.
- serin
-
noun,
a small finch, Serinus serinus, of Europe and northern Africa, closely related to the canary.
- sasin
-
noun,
blackbuck.
- Satie
-
noun,
Erik Alfred Leslie [e-reek al-fred les-lee] /ɛˈrik alˈfrɛd lɛsˈli/ (Show IPA), 1866–1925, French composer.
- Satan
-
noun,
the chief evil spirit; the great adversary of humanity; the devil.
- sitar
-
noun,
a lute of India with a small, pear-shaped body and a long, broad, fretted neck.
- intr.
-
- irate
-
adjective,
angry; enraged:
- Iran.
-
- taces
-
noun,
tasset.
- 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.
- sites
-
noun,
the position or location of a town, building, etc., especially as to its environment:
- stria
-
noun,
a slight or narrow furrow, ridge, stripe, or streak, especially one of a number in parallel arrangement:
- scart
-
verb (used with or without object),
to scratch, scrape, mark, or scar.
- inst.
-
- Taira
-
noun,
a member of a powerful family in Japan that ruled the country 1160–85.
- since
-
adverb,
from then till now (often preceded by ever):
- Sinas
-
noun,
a female given name.
- 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.
- tares
-
noun,
any of various vetches, especially Vicia sativa.
- sarc-
-
- Tarai
-
noun,
Terai.
- Siena
-
noun,
a city in Tuscany, in central Italy, S of Florence: cathedral.
- Sices
-
noun,
syce.
- sines
-
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.
- 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.
- Santa
-
noun,
Santa Claus.
- etnas
-
noun,
Mount, an active volcano in E Sicily. 10,758 feet (3280 meters).
- Tanis
-
noun,
an ancient city in Lower Egypt, in the Nile delta.
- tains
-
noun,
a thin tin plate.
- saice
-
noun,
syce.
- IATSE
-
- Taine
-
noun,
Hippolyte Adolphe [ee-paw-leet a-dawlf] /i pɔˈlit aˈdɔlf/ (Show IPA), 1828–93, French literary critic and historian.
- Sans.
-
- incas
-
noun,
a member of any of the dominant groups of South American Indian peoples who established an empire in Peru prior to the Spanish conquest.
- sanit
-
- seti-
-
- incr.
-
- sanes
-
noun,
a private nationwide organization in the U.S., established in 1957, that opposes nuclear testing and advocates international peace.
- inert
-
adjective,
having no inherent power of action, motion, or resistance (opposed to active):
- Saite
-
noun,
a native or citizen of Saïs.
- snare
-
noun,
a device, often consisting of a noose, for capturing small game.
- Saint
-
noun,
any of certain persons of exceptional holiness of life, formally recognized as such by the Christian Church, especially by canonization.
- sains
-
verb (used with object),
to make the sign of the cross on, as for protection against evil influences.
- inset
-
noun,
something inserted; insert.
- satin
-
noun,
a fabric in a warp-effect or filling-effect satin weave, as acetate, rayon, nylon, or silk, often having a glossy face and a soft, slippery texture.
- naira
-
noun,
a paper money and monetary unit of Nigeria, equal to 100 kobo: replaced the pound in 1973.
- stirs
-
noun,
the act of stirring or moving.
- Niter
-
noun,
potassium nitrate.
- Srta.
-
- react
-
verb (used with object),
to act or perform again.
- Saran
-
noun,
a thermoplastic copolymer of vinylidene chloride and usually small amounts of vinyl chloride or acrylonitrile: used as a fiber, for packaging, and for making acid-resistant pipe.
- nitre
-
noun,
niter.
- nitr-
-
- reata
-
noun,
riata.
- scant
-
adverb,
Scot. and North England Dialect. scarcely; barely; hardly.
- scent
-
noun,
a distinctive odor, especially when agreeable:
- Stans
-
noun,
a town in and the capital of Nidwalden, in central Switzerland.
- stare
-
noun,
a staring gaze; a fixed look with the eyes wide open:
- Sears
-
noun,
Richard Warren, 1863–1914, U.S. mail-order retailer.
- scans
-
noun,
an act or instance of scanning; close examination.
- 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.
- Recit
-
- stane
-
noun, adjective, adverb, verb (used with object),
stone.
- scare
-
noun,
a sudden fright or alarm, especially with little or no reason.
- rect.
-
- stain
-
noun,
a discoloration produced by foreign matter having penetrated into or chemically reacted with a material; a spot not easily removed.
- Rains
-
noun,
water that is condensed from the aqueous vapor in the atmosphere and falls to earth in drops more than 1/50 inch (0.5 mm) in diameter.
Compare drizzle (def 6).
- raise
-
noun,
an increase in amount, as of wages:
- scat-
-
- ranis
-
noun,
ranee.
- races
-
noun,
a contest of speed, as in running, riding, driving, or sailing.
- rants
-
noun,
ranting, extravagant, or violent declamation.
- scats
-
noun,
scat singing.
- 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.
- rases
-
verb (used with object),
raze.
- ratan
-
noun,
rattan.
- stair
-
noun,
one of a flight or series of steps for going from one level to another, as in a building.
- sceat
-
noun,
a silver Anglo-Saxon coin of the 7th and 8th centuries, sometimes including an amount of gold.
- rates
-
noun,
the amount of a charge or payment with reference to some basis of calculation:
- scena
-
noun,
an extended operatic vocal solo, usually including an aria and a recitative.
- nests
-
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.
- recta
-
noun,
a plural of rectum.
- sties
-
noun,
a pen or enclosure for swine; pigpen.
- rinse
-
noun,
an act or instance of rinsing.
- Nasca
-
adjective,
Nazca.
- nares
-
plural noun,
the nostrils or the nasal passages.
- narcs
-
noun,
a government agent or detective charged with the enforcement of laws restricting the use of narcotics.
- raias
-
noun,
rayah.
- rices
-
noun,
the starchy seeds or grain of an annual marsh grass, Oryza sativa, cultivated in warm climates and used for food.
- Stein
-
noun,
a mug, usually earthenware, especially for beer.
- serai
-
noun,
(in Eastern countries) a caravansary.
- riant
-
adjective,
laughing; smiling; cheerful.
- nacre
-
noun,
mother-of-pearl.
- rises
-
noun,
an act or instance of rising.
- ster.
-
- snits
-
noun,
an agitated or irritated state.
- Stern
-
noun,
the after part of a vessel (often opposed to stem).
- iters
-
noun,
a canal or passage.
- riata
-
noun,
a lariat.
- satis
-
noun,
a Hindu practice whereby a widow immolates herself on the funeral pyre of her husband: now abolished by law.
- sect.
-
- sensa
-
noun,
plural of sensum.
- reins
-
noun,
Often, reins. a leather strap, fastened to each end of the bit of a bridle, by which the rider or driver controls a horse or other animal by pulling so as to exert pressure on the bit.
- reist
-
verb (used without object),
reest2 .
- nerts
-
interjection,
nuts (def 1).
- Siren
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. one of several sea nymphs, part woman and part bird, who lure mariners to destruction by their seductive singing.
- reni-
-
- 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.
- rents
-
noun,
a payment made periodically by a tenant to a landlord in return for the use of land, a building, an apartment, an office, or other property.
- serac
-
noun,
a large irregularity of glacial ice, as a pinnacle found in glacial crevasses and formed by melting or movement of the ice.
- nears
-
- resin
-
noun,
any of a class of nonvolatile, solid or semisolid organic substances, as copal or mastic, that consist of amorphous mixtures of carboxylic acids and are obtained directly from certain plants as exudations or prepared by polymerization of simple molecules: used in medicine and in the making of varnishes and plastics.
- resit
-
noun,
a test or examination that is retaken.
- senti
-
noun,
a monetary unit of Tanzania, the 100th part of a shilling; cent.
- sents
-
noun,
a coin of Estonia until the euro was adopted, the 100th part of a kroon.
- rests
-
noun,
the refreshing quiet or repose of sleep:
- nates
-
noun,
buttocks; rump.
- sires
-
noun,
the male parent of a quadruped.
- ERISA
-
noun,
Employee Retirement Income Security Act.
- carat
-
noun,
a unit of weight in gemstones, 200 milligrams (about 3 grains of troy or avoirdupois weight). Abbreviation: c., ct.
- Canea
-
noun,
a seaport on and the capital of Crete, on the W part.
- cert.
-
- train
-
noun,
Railroads. a self-propelled, connected group of rolling stock.
- 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.
- Ansar
-
noun,
the first inhabitants of Medina to accept Islam.
- arsis
-
noun,
Music. the upward stroke in conducting; upbeat.
Compare thesis (def 4).
- ceras
-
noun,
(in prescriptions) wax.
- 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: ¢.
- anise
-
noun,
a Mediterranean plant, Pimpinella anisum, of the parsley family, having loose umbrels of small yellowish-white flowers that yield aniseed.
- cent.
-
- 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.
- Cenis
-
noun,
Mont, a mountain pass between SE France and Italy, in the Alps. 6834 feet (2083 meters) high.
- caner
-
noun,
a person who works with cane, especially one who produces canework for chairs.
- antas
-
noun,
a privately supported organization, chartered by Congress in 1935, for the encouragement and advancement of professional and nonprofessional theater.
- Ceara
-
noun,
Fortaleza.
- Anita
-
noun,
a female given name: Spanish form of Anna.
- 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.
- Cates
-
noun,
a choice food;delicacy; dainty.
- Artie
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Arthur.
- cists
-
noun,
a box or chest, especially for sacred utensils.
- airts
-
noun,
a direction.
- Aries
-
noun,
Astronomy. the Ram, a zodiacal constellation between Pisces and Taurus.
- cires
-
noun,
a brilliant, highly glazed surface produced on fabrics by subjecting them to a wax, heat, and calendering treatment.
- Aisne
-
noun,
a river in N France, flowing NW and W to the Oise. 175 miles (280 km) long.
- anat.
-
- cines
-
noun,
a film; motion picture.
- Cesti
-
noun,
Marcantonio [mahr-kahn-taw-nyaw] /ˌmɑr kɑnˈtɔ nyɔ/ (Show IPA), 1623–69, Italian composer.
- cine-
-
- ancre
-
adjective,
having the end of each limb divided and carved outward like the flukes of an anchor; moline:
- Terni
-
noun,
a city in central Italy.
- anear
-
adverb, preposition,
near.
- terns
-
noun,
any of numerous aquatic birds of the subfamily Sterninae of the family Laridae, related to the gulls but usually having a more slender body and bill, smaller feet, a long, deeply forked tail, and a more graceful flight, especially those of the genus Sterna, as S. hirundo (common tern) of Eurasia and America, having white, black, and gray plumage.
- 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.
- anis-
-
- arses
-
noun,
ass2 (defs 1, 2).
- ante-
-
- treas
-
- arian
-
noun,
an adherent of Arianism.
- carts
-
noun,
a heavy two-wheeled vehicle, commonly without springs, drawn by mules, oxen, or the like, used for the conveyance of heavy goods.
- Carte
-
noun,
(italics) French. menu; bill of fare.
Compare à la carte.
- Caras
-
noun,
a female given name: from an Italian word meaning “dear one.”.
- carse
-
noun,
bottom land.
- carns
-
noun,
cairn.
- carne
-
noun,
Marcel [mahr-sel;; French mar-sel] /mɑrˈsɛl;; French marˈsɛl/ (Show IPA), 1909–1996, French film director.
- Carin
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Areca
-
noun,
any tropical Asian palm of the genus Areca, as the betel palm.
- Carie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Caroline.
- arias
-
noun,
an air or melody.
- Caria
-
noun,
an ancient district in SW Asia Minor.
- caret
-
noun,
a mark (‸) made in written or printed matter to show the place where something is to be inserted.
- cares
-
noun,
a state of mind in which one is troubled; worry, anxiety, or concern:
- Caren
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Arica
-
noun,
a seaport in N Chile.
- ARENA
-
noun,
the oval space in the center of a Roman amphitheater for gladiatorial combats or other performances.
- arise
-
verb (used without object),
to get up from sitting, lying, or kneeling; rise:
- canes
-
noun,
a stick or short staff used to assist one in walking; walking stick.
- 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.
- antes
-
noun,
Poker. a fixed but arbitrary stake put into the pot by each player before the deal.
- cater
-
verb (used with object),
to provide food and service for:
- anti-
-
- cata-
-
- antic
-
noun,
Usually, antics.
a playful trick or prank; caper.
a grotesque, fantastic, or ludicrous gesture, act, or posture.
- antis
-
noun,
a person who is opposed to a particular practice, party, policy, action, etc.
- antre
-
noun,
a cavern; cave.
- 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.
- Trace
-
noun,
a surviving mark, sign, or evidence of the former existence, influence, or action of some agent or event; vestige:
- canst
-
noun,
a sealed container for food, beverages, etc., as of aluminum, sheet iron coated with tin, or other metal:
- 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.
- cases
-
noun,
an instance of the occurrence, existence, etc., of something:
- Cant.
-
- casas
-
noun,
Bartolomé de las [bahr-taw-law-me th e lahs] /ˌbɑr tɔ lɔˈmɛ ðɛ lɑs/ (Show IPA), Las Casas, Bartolomé de.
- cants
-
noun,
insincere, especially conventional expressions of enthusiasm for high ideals, goodness, or piety.
- cairn
-
noun,
a heap of stones set up as a landmark, monument, tombstone, etc.
- trass
-
noun,
a light-colored type of volcanic tuff used in making water-resistant cement and mortar.
- cains
-
noun,
Scot. and Irish English. rent paid in kind, especially a percentage of a farm crop.
- earns
-
verb (used with object),
to gain or get in return for one's labor or service:
- easts
-
noun,
a cardinal point of the compass, 90° to the right of north. Abbreviation: E.
- tinea
-
noun,
any of several skin diseases caused by fungi; ringworm.
- acnes
-
noun,
an inflammatory disease of the sebaceous glands, characterized by comedones and pimples, especially on the face, back, and chest, and, in severe cases, by cysts and nodules resulting in scarring.
- Asine
-
noun,
an ancient town in S Greece, on the Gulf of Argolis.
- tries
-
noun,
plural of try.
- Asian
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Asia, or a person of Asian descent.
- 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.
- acet-
-
- tires
-
noun,
British Dialect. fatigue.
- 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.
- trice
-
noun,
a very short time; an instant:
- cites
-
noun,
citation (defs 7, 8).
- aeri-
-
- tears
-
- astr.
-
- astir
-
adjective,
moving or stirring, especially with much activity or excitement:
- Aeria
-
noun,
an area in the northern hemisphere of Mars.
- tsars
-
noun,
czar.
- 30-30
-
- asset
-
noun,
a useful and desirable thing or quality:
- entia
-
noun,
plural of ens.
- assn.
-
- 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.
- tines
-
noun,
a sharp, projecting point or prong, as of a fork.
- asst.
-
- trine
-
noun,
a set or group of three; triad.
- enact
-
verb (used with object),
to make into an act or statute:
- aster
-
noun,
any composite plant of the genus Aster, having rays varying from white or pink to blue around a yellow disk.
- Tsana
-
noun,
Lake. Tana, Lake.
- Tiran
-
noun,
Strait of, a navigable waterway between the N Red Sea and the Gulf of Aqaba.
- tarns
-
noun,
a small mountain lake or pool, especially one in a cirque.
- acari
-
noun,
plural of acarus.
- 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.
- aecia
-
noun,
the fruiting body of rust fungi, which bears chainlike or stalked spores.
- triac
-
noun,
a type of thyristor designed for electronic control of the current supplied to a circuit, used especially in dimmers for lighting systems.
- Tarne
-
noun,
(in the Iliad) Sardis.
- Terai
-
noun,
a marshy lowland area in N India and S Nepal, between the Ganges and the foothills of the Himalayas.
- 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.
- crine
-
noun,
hair; head of hair.
- Aetna
-
noun,
Mount. Etna, Mount.
- ASEAN
-
- crate
-
noun,
a slatted wooden box or framework for packing, shopping, or storing fruit, furniture, glassware, crockery, etc.
- caine
-
noun,
(Sir Thomas Henry) Hall, 1853–1931, English novelist.
- tress
-
noun,
Usually, tresses. long locks or curls of hair.
- tenia
-
noun,
taenia.
- crass
-
adjective,
without refinement, delicacy, or sensitivity; gross; obtuse; stupid:
- crest
-
noun,
the highest part of a hill or mountain range; summit.
- Crane
-
noun,
any large wading bird of the family Gruidae, characterized by long legs, bill, and neck and an elevated hind toe.
- cries
-
noun,
the act or sound of crying; any loud utterance or exclamation; a shout, scream, or wail.
- Aesir
-
noun,
the principal race of gods, led by Odin and living at Asgard.
- terna
-
noun,
a list of three names submitted to the pope as recommended to fill a vacant bishopric or benefice.
- crit.
-
- tera-
-
- tire
-
noun,
British Dialect. fatigue.
- asea
-
adjective, adverb,
to or toward the sea; seaward.
- Asat
-
noun,
(in Vedic mythology) the realm of nonexistence, populated by demons.
Compare sat2 (def 1).
- site
-
noun,
the position or location of a town, building, etc., especially as to its environment:
- asc-
-
- ARIS
-
- 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.
- Sais
-
noun,
an ancient city in N Egypt, on the Nile delta: an ancient capital of Lower Egypt.
- sits
-
verb,
(in prescriptions) may it be.
- asci
-
noun,
plural of ascus.
- Sra.
-
- RIAS
-
noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- asis
-
- Rina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Aser
-
noun,
Asher (def 1).
- rit.
-
- RITA
-
noun,
the Vedic concept of cosmic and social order.
- Rise
-
noun,
an act or instance of rising.
- RISC
-
noun,
reduced instruction set computer: a computer whose central processing unit recognizes a relatively small number of instructions, which it can execute very rapidly.
- art.
-
- rite
-
noun,
a formal or ceremonial act or procedure prescribed or customary in religious or other solemn use:
- 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).
- 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.
- snit
-
noun,
an agitated or irritated state.
- arse
-
noun,
ass2 (defs 1, 2).
- Rice
-
noun,
the starchy seeds or grain of an annual marsh grass, Oryza sativa, cultivated in warm climates and used for food.
- RNAS
-
- Asir
-
noun,
a district in SW Saudi Arabia.
- sain
-
verb (used with object),
to make the sign of the cross on, as for protection against evil influences.
- SITA
-
noun,
(in the Ramayana) the wife of Ramachandra, abducted by Ravana and later rescued.
- Sacs
-
noun,
a baglike structure in an animal, plant, or fungus, as one containing fluid.
- Arne
-
noun,
Thomas Augustine, 1710–78, English composer of operas and songs.
- Eric
-
noun,
Eric the Red.
- 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.
- sane
-
noun,
a private nationwide organization in the U.S., established in 1957, that opposes nuclear testing and advocates international peace.
- acr-
-
- SEAS
-
noun,
the salt waters that cover the greater part of the earth's surface.
- 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.
- aesc
-
noun,
ash2 (def 3).
- sec.
-
- aer-
-
- Secs
-
noun,
second2 (def 2).
- ACTS
-
noun,
anything done, being done, or to be done; deed; performance:
- seis
-
noun,
sei whale.
- sire
-
noun,
the male parent of a quadruped.
- sent
-
noun,
a coin of Estonia until the euro was adopted, the 100th part of a kroon.
- Acta
-
plural noun,
official records, as of acts, deeds, proceedings, transactions, or the like.
- Sera
-
noun,
a plural of serum.
- 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.
- acne
-
noun,
an inflammatory disease of the sebaceous glands, characterized by comedones and pimples, especially on the face, back, and chest, and, in severe cases, by cysts and nodules resulting in scarring.
- sear
-
noun,
a mark or scar made by searing.
- Seri
-
noun,
a member of an American Indian people of western Sonora state, Mexico, on the Gulf of California.
- Acis
-
noun,
the lover of Galatea, killed by Polyphemus out of jealousy.
- acea
-
- 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).
- Sert
-
noun,
José María [haw-se mah-ree-ah] /hɔˈsɛ mɑˈri ɑ/ (Show IPA), 1876–1945, Spanish painter.
- Seta
-
noun,
a stiff hair; bristle or bristlelike part.
- tRNA
-
- tsar
-
noun,
czar.
- ARCS
-
noun,
Geometry. any unbroken part of the circumference of a circle or other curved line.
- Sian
-
noun,
Older Spelling. Xian.
- sice
-
noun,
syce.
- 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).
- 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.
- Sina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- aet.
-
- Sean
-
noun,
a male given name, form of John.
- Aria
-
noun,
an air or melody.
- ANSI
-
- Ares
-
noun,
the ancient Greek god of war, a son of Zeus and Hera, identified by the Romans with Mars.
- area
-
noun,
any particular extent of space or surface; part:
- sirs
-
noun,
a respectful or formal term of address used to a man:
- SARA
-
noun,
a member of a people of the Central African Republic.
- 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.
- 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.
- SASE
-
- Sat.
-
- ANTA
-
noun,
a privately supported organization, chartered by Congress in 1935, for the encouragement and advancement of professional and nonprofessional theater.
- ant.
-
- sati
-
noun,
a Hindu practice whereby a widow immolates herself on the funeral pyre of her husband: now abolished by law.
- ansa
-
noun,
Archaeology. a looped handle, especially of a vase.
- tri-
-
- SCAN
-
noun,
an act or instance of scanning; close examination.
- anes
-
adverb,
once.
- scar
-
noun,
a mark left by a healed wound, sore, or burn.
- ance
-
- Anas
-
- 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
-
- ains
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- sci.
-
- scr.
-
- Aiea
-
noun,
a town on S Oahu, in Hawaii.
- SCSI
-
noun,
a standard for computer interface ports featuring faster data transmission and greater flexibility than normal ports.
- asse
-
noun,
Cape fox.
- 1080
-
- narc
-
noun,
a government agent or detective charged with the enforcement of laws restricting the use of narcotics.
- CERN
-
- cis-
-
- Isar
-
noun,
a river in central Europe, flowing NE from W Austria through S Germany to the Danube River. 215 miles (345 km) long.
- cire
-
noun,
a brilliant, highly glazed surface produced on fabrics by subjecting them to a wax, heat, and calendering treatment.
- str.
-
- ISSN
-
- cir.
-
- Stir
-
noun,
the act of stirring or moving.
- ETAS
-
noun,
the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
- 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.
- Ceta
-
noun,
Comprehensive Employment and Training Act.
- cet-
-
- NACA
-
- cess
-
noun,
British. a tax, assessment, or lien.
- Nair
-
noun,
a group of Hindu castes in the Kerala region of India.
- cit.
-
- Nara
-
noun,
a city on S Honshu, in central Japan: chief Buddhist center of ancient Japan; first capital of Japan a.d. 710–84.
- rest
-
noun,
the refreshing quiet or repose of sleep:
- cera
-
noun,
(in prescriptions) wax.
- NASA
-
noun,
National Aeronautics and Space Administration.
- Nasi
-
noun,
the head or president of the Sanhedrin.
- Nast
-
noun,
Thomas, 1840–1902, U.S. illustrator and cartoonist.
- cen.
-
- eats
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- NATS
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Nathan or Nathaniel.
- NCAA
-
- NCTE
-
- Cate
-
noun,
a choice food;delicacy; dainty.
- neat
-
noun,
an animal of the genus Bos; a bovine, as a cow or ox.
- Ste.
-
- cist
-
noun,
a box or chest, especially for sacred utensils.
- Ire.
-
- Tane
-
noun,
a Polynesian god of fertility.
- 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.
- Tana
-
noun,
thana.
- IAEA
-
- iana
-
- EARN
-
verb (used with object),
to gain or get in return for one's labor or service:
- IATA
-
- East
-
noun,
a cardinal point of the compass, 90° to the right of north. Abbreviation: E.
- tans
-
noun,
the brown color imparted to the skin by exposure to the sun or open air.
- Ice.
-
- ices
-
noun,
the solid form of water, produced by freezing; frozen water.
- tain
-
noun,
a thin tin plate.
- Etna
-
noun,
Mount, an active volcano in E Sicily. 10,758 feet (3280 meters).
- inae
-
- Inc.
-
- Inca
-
noun,
a member of any of the dominant groups of South American Indian peoples who established an empire in Peru prior to the Spanish conquest.
- 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.
- Tace
-
noun,
tasset.
- ten.
-
- Tena
-
noun,
Koyukon.
- cts.
-
- ctr.
-
- etc.
-
- tens
-
noun,
a self-operated portable device used to treat chronic pain by sending electrical impulses through electrodes placed over the painful area.
- ins.
-
- ter.
-
- 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.
- Cres
-
- int.
-
- crat
-
- IRAS
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- cite
-
noun,
citation (defs 7, 8).
- cat.
-
- Neri
-
noun,
Saint Philip (Filippo Neri) 1515–95, Italian priest: founder of Congregation of the Oratory.
- cast
-
noun,
act of casting or throwing.
- ates
-
- Can.
-
- erst
-
adverb,
before the present time; formerly.
- rasa
-
noun,
(in Hindu aesthetics) flavor, sentiment, or emotion: regarded as one of the fundamental qualities of classical music, dance, and poetry.
- rase
-
verb (used with object),
raze.
- Tarn
-
noun,
a small mountain lake or pool, especially one in a cirque.
- rate
-
noun,
the amount of a charge or payment with reference to some basis of calculation:
- Cain
-
noun,
Scot. and Irish English. rent paid in kind, especially a percentage of a farm crop.
- Ens.
-
- 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.
- Erna
-
noun,
a female given name: from an Old English word meaning “eagle.”.
- Eris
-
noun,
the ancient Greek goddess of discord and the sister of Ares: identified with the Roman goddess Discordia.
- atic
-
- Aten
-
noun,
Aton.
- Cana
-
noun,
an ancient town in N Israel, in Galilee: scene of Jesus' first miracle. John 2:1, 11.
- Erin
-
noun,
Literary. Ireland.
- TINA
-
noun,
a female given name.
- recs
-
noun,
recreation.
- atar
-
noun,
attar (def 1).
- Tine
-
noun,
a sharp, projecting point or prong, as of a fork.
- Rein
-
noun,
Often, reins. a leather strap, fastened to each end of the bit of a bridle, by which the rider or driver controls a horse or other animal by pulling so as to exert pressure on the bit.
- Reis
-
plural noun,
a former money of account of Portugal and Brazil.
- reit
-
noun,
real-estate investment trust.
- Rena
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Marina.
- Asti
-
noun,
a city in the Piedmont region of Italy, S of Turin: center of wine-producing region.
- 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.
- sris
-
noun,
a Hindu title of address prefixed to the name of a deity, holy person, etc.
- ASSR
-
- Cass
-
noun,
Lewis, 1782–1866, U.S. statesman.
- rant
-
noun,
ranting, extravagant, or violent declamation.
- enc.
-
- Tess
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Theresa.
- Stan
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Stanley.
- Carn
-
noun,
cairn.
- nits
-
noun,
the egg of a parasitic insect, especially of a louse, often attached to a hair or a fiber of clothing.
- CART
-
noun,
a heavy two-wheeled vehicle, commonly without springs, drawn by mules, oxen, or the like, used for the conveyance of heavy goods.
- NIRA
-
- Nier
-
noun,
Alfred Otto Carl, 1911–1994, U.S. physicist.
- TASS
-
noun,
a cup or small goblet, especially an ornamental one.
- Rani
-
noun,
ranee.
- NICE
-
noun,
a port in and the capital of Alpes-Maritimes, in SE France, on the Mediterranean: resort.
- Casa
-
noun,
a house.
- Star
-
noun,
any of the heavenly bodies, except the moon, appearing as fixed luminous points in the sky at night.
- CASE
-
noun,
an instance of the occurrence, existence, etc., of something:
- 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.
- ness
-
noun,
a headland; promontory; cape.
- NTIA
-
- CARE
-
noun,
a state of mind in which one is troubled; worry, anxiety, or concern:
- ect-
-
- tars
-
noun,
any of various dark-colored viscid products obtained by the destructive distillation of certain organic substances, as coal or wood.
- Tare
-
noun,
any of various vetches, especially Vicia sativa.
- cane
-
noun,
a stick or short staff used to assist one in walking; walking stick.
- Rais
-
noun,
Gilles de, Retz, Gilles de Laval, Baron de.
- rain
-
noun,
water that is condensed from the aqueous vapor in the atmosphere and falls to earth in drops more than 1/50 inch (0.5 mm) in diameter.
Compare drizzle (def 6).
- Raia
-
noun,
rayah.
- ESIS
-
- Tara
-
noun,
a village in the NE Republic of Ireland, NW of Dublin: home of the ancient Irish kings (Hill of Tara)
- Cara
-
noun,
a female given name: from an Italian word meaning “dear one.”.
- RACE
-
noun,
a contest of speed, as in running, riding, driving, or sailing.
- est.
-
- 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.
- TAR
-
noun,
any of various dark-colored viscid products obtained by the destructive distillation of certain organic substances, as coal or wood.
- 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.
- TCA
-
- SRI
-
noun,
a Hindu title of address prefixed to the name of a deity, holy person, etc.
- SIR
-
noun,
a respectful or formal term of address used to a man:
- tr.
-
- Sr.
-
- SRS
-
- 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.
- TIC
-
noun,
Pathology.
a sudden, spasmodic, painless, involuntary muscular contraction, as of the face.
tic douloureux.
- ss.
-
- SSC
-
- TIA
-
- SSE
-
- SSI
-
- SIT
-
verb,
(in prescriptions) may it be.
- SSN
-
- SSR
-
- Tan
-
noun,
the brown color imparted to the skin by exposure to the sun or open air.
- SST
-
- St.
-
- Sta
-
- sis
-
noun,
sister.
- tra
-
- TES
-
noun,
ti1 .
- STI
-
- TAE
-
preposition,
to.
- TEC
-
noun,
detective.
- Tai
-
noun,
any of several sparoid fishes of the Pacific Ocean, as Pagrus major (red tai) a food fish of Japan.
- 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.
- TCS
-
- SSA
-
- TSS
-
- Sin
-
noun,
transgression of divine law:
- ec-
-
- ERS
-
noun,
ervil.
- ERA
-
noun,
a period of time marked by distinctive character, events, etc.:
- en-
-
- EIS
-
- eir
-
- ECA
-
- eat
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- ESA
-
- Ain
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- EAS
-
noun,
the Akkadian god of wisdom, the son of Apsu and father of Marduk: the counterpart of Enki.
- 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.
- AIR
-
noun,
a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- ean
-
- EAA
-
- ea.
-
- ERT
-
- Esc
-
- 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.
- Ia.
-
- ine
-
- ina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- in.
-
- ier
-
- ICA
-
noun,
Portuguese name of Putumayo.
- IAS
-
- ian
-
noun,
a male given name, Scottish form of John.
- IRA
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- ESR
-
- ics
-
- AES
-
noun,
any of various early forms of bronze or copper money used in ancient Rome.
Compare as2 (def 1).
- 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).
- ETS
-
- ETR
-
- AIC
-
- ess
-
noun,
the letter S, s.
- ETA
-
noun,
the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
- ait
-
noun,
a small island, especially in a river.
- IRC
-
- ASS
-
noun,
a long-eared, slow, patient, sure-footed domesticated mammal, Equus asinus, related to the horse, used chiefly as a beast of burden.
- ANI
-
noun,
any of several black, tropical American cuckoos of the genus Crotophaga, having a compressed, bladelike bill.
- ca.
-
- ATS
-
noun,
a money of account of Laos, the 100th part of a kip.
- ATC
-
- ATA
-
- at.
-
- ast
-
- ASR
-
- cs.
-
- ASN
-
- ASI
-
- ase
-
- ASA
-
noun,
a king of Judah, 913?–873? b.c. I Kings 15:8–24.
- ans
-
noun,
the Sumerian god of heaven: the counterpart of the Akkadian Anu.
- ARS
-
- 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.
- cr.
-
- ct.
-
- ANC
-
- CRS
-
- ctn
-
plural,
carton.
- cte
-
- CTA
-
- CST
-
- CSR
-
- CSA
-
- CRT
-
- CNS
-
- CAA
-
- CIE
-
- CIA
-
- CEA
-
- CAS
-
verb (used with or without object),
to call, as to call an animal toward one; urge forward by calling.
- CAR
-
noun,
an automobile.
- ane
-
adjective, noun, pronoun,
one.
- CAI
-
- Ir.
-
- AEC
-
- ARA
-
noun,
the Altar, a southern constellation between Triangulum Australe and Scorpius.
- res
-
noun,
an object or thing; matter.
- RSA
-
- Rs.
-
- RNA
-
- rin
-
noun,
a money of account of Japan, the thousandth part of a yen or the tenth part of a sen.
- 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.
- REC
-
noun,
recreation.
- AIA
-
- REA
-
- RCT
-
- RCN
-
- RCA
-
- 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.
- RAS
-
noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- RAN
-
noun,
a sea goddess who drags down ships and drowns sailors: the wife of Aegir.
- RSE
-
- RSS
-
- AEA
-
- sc.
-
- SES
-
noun,
the syllable used for the seventh tone of a scale and sometimes for the tone B.
- 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).
- SEN
-
noun,
a money of account of Japan, the 100th part of a yen, now used only in certain quotations, as on foreign exchange.
- SEI
-
noun,
sei whale.
- sea
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noun,
the salt waters that cover the greater part of the earth's surface.
- se-
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- SCS
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- SAR
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- rt.
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- San
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noun,
a member of a nomadic aboriginal people of southern Africa.
- SAE
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- SAC
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noun,
a baglike structure in an animal, plant, or fungus, as one containing fluid.
- SAA
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- ac-
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- RTS
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- rte
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- Rai
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noun,
a style of Algerian popular music played on electric guitar, synthesizer, and percussion instruments.
- Rae
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noun,
John, 1813–93, Scottish surgeon and Arctic explorer.
- an.
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- ITA
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- NAA
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- AAS
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noun,
basaltic lava having a rough surface.
- ACE
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noun,
a playing card or die marked with or having the value indicated by a single spot:
- ACS
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- ite
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- ITC
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- ACT
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noun,
anything done, being done, or to be done; deed; performance:
- Ar.
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- ist
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- ISR
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- ise
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- ISA
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- Is.
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noun,
(used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
- IRS
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- ae.
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- nae
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adverb,
no1 ; not.
- Nat
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noun,
a male given name, form of Nathan or Nathaniel.
- ne-
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- NEA
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- Re.
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- RCS
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- AAE
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- Aar
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- NSC
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- NSA
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- NRC
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- NRA
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- nr.
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- nit
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noun,
the egg of a parasitic insect, especially of a louse, often attached to a hair or a fiber of clothing.
- NIC
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noun,
a newly industrialized/industrializing country:
- NIA
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- NET
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noun,
a bag or other contrivance of strong thread or cord worked into an open, meshed fabric, for catching fish, birds, or other animals:
- NES
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- NEC
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- ARC
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noun,
Geometry. any unbroken part of the circumference of a circle or other curved line.
- AI
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noun,
a three-toed sloth, Bradypus tridactylus, inhabiting forests of southern Venezuela, the Guianas, and northern Brazil, having a diet apparently restricted to the leaves of the trumpet-tree, and sounding a high-pitched cry when disturbed.
- AA
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noun,
basaltic lava having a rough surface.
- A.
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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.
- i.
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- TN
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- NA
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adverb,
no1 .
- SI
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noun,
the syllable used for the seventh tone of a scale and sometimes for the tone B.
- SA
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- S.
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- SN
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- RN
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- RI
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- RC
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- RA
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noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- R.
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- NI
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- NC
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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.
- CE
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- t.
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- T1
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- TA
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noun,
the 16th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- ic
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- et
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verb,
a simple past tense of eat.
- TC
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- TE
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noun,
ti1 .
- er
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interjection,
(used to express or represent a pause, hesitation, uncertainty, etc.).
- EI
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- E.
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noun,
Edward (St. John) 1925–2000, U.S. writer and illustrator.
- TI
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noun,
the syllable for the seventh tone of a diatonic scale.
- N.
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