Anagrams of segregation
Word segregation has
1377 anagrams
that can be made by using the letters of segregation.
- greetings
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noun,
the act or words of a person who greets.
- stingaree
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noun,
a stingray.
- Agrigento
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noun,
a city in S Italy.
- agentries
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noun,
the profession, business, or activities of an agent:
- Negritoes
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noun,
a member of any of various small-statured, indigenous peoples of Africa, the Philippines, the Malay Peninsula, the Andaman Islands, and southern India.
- georgians
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noun,
a person, especially a writer, of either of the Georgian periods in England.
- toggeries
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noun,
Informal. clothes; garments; togs.
- Gigantes
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plural noun,
huge monsters, the children of Gaea, who fought the Olympians but were defeated by them.
- granites
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noun,
a coarse-grained igneous rock composed chiefly of orthoclase and albite feldspars and of quartz, usually with lesser amounts of one or more other minerals, as mica, hornblende, or augite.
- steering
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noun,
the discriminatory practice by a real estate agent of maneuvering a client from a minority group away from considering a home in a white neighborhood.
- G-string
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noun,
a loincloth or breechcloth, usually secured by a cord at the waist.
- anergies
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noun,
Pathology. deficiency of energy.
- Oresteia
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noun,
a trilogy of tragic dramas (458 b.c.) by Aeschylus, consisting of the Agamemnon, the Choëphori, and the Eumenides.
- gigatons
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noun,
one billion tons. Abbreviation: GT.
- resinate
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noun,
Chemistry. any of the salts of the acids found in rosin.
- tea-rose
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noun,
any of several cultivated varieties of roses having a scent resembling that of tea.
- gangster
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noun,
a member of a gang of criminals, especially a racketeer.
- nest-egg
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noun,
money saved and held in reserve for emergencies, retirement, etc.
- egestion
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noun,
the process of egesting; the voiding of the refuse of digestion.
- seagoing
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noun,
the activity of a person who travels by sea.
- greeting
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noun,
the act or words of a person who greets.
- gantries
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noun,
a framework spanning a railroad track or tracks for displaying signals.
- gasogene
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noun,
gazogene.
- resonate
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verb (used with object),
to cause to resound.
- argento-
-
- genitors
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noun,
a parent, especially a father.
- arsenite
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noun,
a salt or ester of arsenous acid.
- roasting
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noun,
a severely critical notice or review; pan.
- gentries
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noun,
wellborn and well-bred people.
- gratings
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noun,
a fixed frame of bars or the like covering an opening to exclude persons, animals, coarse material, or objects while admitting light, air, or fine material.
- grantees
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noun,
the receiver of a grant.
- sagenite
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noun,
a variety of rutile occurring as needlelike crystals embedded in quartz.
- gearings
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noun,
an assembly of parts, especially a train of gears, for transmitting and modifying motion and torque in a machine.
- greatens
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verb (used with object),
to make greater; enlarge; increase.
- notaries
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noun,
notary public.
- Georgian
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noun,
a person, especially a writer, of either of the Georgian periods in England.
- astringe
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verb (used with object),
to compress; bind together; constrict.
- arenites
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noun,
psammite.
- Georgina
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noun,
a town in SE Ontario, in S Canada.
- Teresian
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noun,
a member of the reformed order of barefooted Carmelites, founded in Spain in 1562.
- Teresina
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noun,
a port in NE Brazil, on the Parnahiba River.
- ingrates
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noun,
an ungrateful person.
- enargite
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noun,
a mineral, copper arsenic and sulfide, Cu 3 AsS 4 , occurring in the form of black orthorhombic crystals having perfect cleavage: an important source of copper.
- ganister
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noun,
a highly refractory, siliceous rock used to line furnaces.
- snot-rag
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noun,
a handkerchief.
- Sergeant
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noun,
a noncommissioned army officer of a rank above that of corporal.
- tragions
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noun,
a point in the depth of the notch just above the tragus of the ear.
- reagents
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noun,
a substance that, because of the reactions it causes, is used in analysis and synthesis.
- estrogen
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noun,
any of several major female sex hormones produced primarily by the ovarian follicles of female mammals, capable of inducing estrus, developing and maintaining secondary female sex characteristics, and preparing the uterus for the reception of a fertilized egg: used, especially in synthetic form, as a component of oral contraceptives, in certain cancer treatments, and in other therapies.
- senorita
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noun,
a Spanish term of address equivalent to miss, used alone or capitalized and prefixed to the name of a girl or unmarried woman. Abbreviation: Srta.
- estrange
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verb (used with object),
to turn away in feeling or affection; make unfriendly or hostile; alienate the affections of:
- organist
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noun,
a person who plays the organ.
- engorges
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verb (used with or without object),
to swallow greedily; glut or gorge.
- estragon
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noun,
tarragon.
- segreant
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adjective,
(of a griffin) rampant.
- Negritos
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noun,
a member of any of various small-statured, indigenous peoples of Africa, the Philippines, the Malay Peninsula, the Andaman Islands, and southern India.
- serotine
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noun,
a small Eurasian brown bat, Eptesicus serotinus.
- seriate
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adjective,
arranged or occurring in one or more series.
- atonies
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noun,
Pathology. lack of tone or energy; muscular weakness, especially in a contractile organ.
- ergates
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noun,
a worker ant.
- gastro-
-
- storage
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noun,
the act of storing; state or fact of being stored:
- gastrin
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noun,
a hormone that stimulates the secretion of gastric juice.
- signore
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noun,
a conventional Italian title of respect for a man, usually used separately; signor.
- greaten
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verb (used with object),
to make greater; enlarge; increase.
- strange
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adverb,
in a strange manner.
- Estonia
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noun,
a republic in N Europe, on the Baltic, S of the Gulf of Finland: an independent republic 1918–40; annexed by the Soviet Union 1940; regained independence 1991. 17,413 sq. mi. (45,100 sq. km). Capital: Tallinn.
- stinger
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noun,
a person or thing that stings.
- Genista
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noun,
any plant belonging to the genus Genista, of the legume family, having showy flowers and including many species of broom.
- erasion
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noun,
the act of erasing.
- Signora
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noun,
a conventional Italian term of address or title of respect for a married woman, either used separately or prefixed to the name.
- ergotin
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noun,
any of various extracts of ergot used in medicine.
- origans
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noun,
an aromatic herb, especially oregano.
- signage
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noun,
graphic designs, as symbols, emblems, or words, used especially for identification or as a means of giving directions or warning.
- grating
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noun,
a fixed frame of bars or the like covering an opening to exclude persons, animals, coarse material, or objects while admitting light, air, or fine material.
- greisen
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noun,
a hydrothermally altered rock of granitic texture composed chiefly of quartz and mica, common in the tin mines of Europe.
- gratine
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verb (used with object),
to bake or broil (food) in au gratin style.
- orients
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noun,
the Orient,
the countries of Asia, especially East Asia.
(formerly) the countries to the E of the Mediterranean.
- Oriente
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noun,
a region in Ecuador, E of the Andes: the border long disputed by Peru.
- norites
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noun,
a granular igneous rock consisting of a mix of light and dark minerals, the former being calcic plagioclase feldspars, and the latter orthorhombic pyroxenes.
- Tangier
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noun,
a seaport in N Morocco, on the W Strait of Gibraltar: capital of the former Tangier Zone.
- seringa
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noun,
any of several Brazilian trees of the genus Hevea, yielding rubber.
- gearset
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noun,
a combination of gears that mesh to provide a particular gear ratio.
- arseno-
-
- Erigena
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noun,
Johannes Scotus [joh-han-eez skoh-tuh s,, -han-is] /dʒoʊˈhæn iz ˈskoʊ təs,, -ˈhæn ɪs/ (Show IPA), a.d. c810–c877, Irish philosopher and theologian.
- gearing
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noun,
an assembly of parts, especially a train of gears, for transmitting and modifying motion and torque in a machine.
- gratins
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noun,
au gratin.
- greiges
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noun,
Textiles. gray goods.
- Erigone
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noun,
a daughter of Clytemnestra and Aegisthus who hanged herself when Orestes was acquitted of the murder of her parents.
- stereo-
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- sterno-
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- gaiters
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noun,
a covering of cloth or leather for the ankle and instep and sometimes also the lower leg, worn over the shoe or boot.
Compare upper1 (def 7).
- snigger
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verb (used with or without object), noun,
snicker.
- onstage
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adverb,
on or onto the stage (opposed to offstage): .
- eatings
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noun,
the act of a person or thing that eats.
- gangers
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noun,
a foreman of a gang of laborers.
- staging
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noun,
the act, process, or manner of presenting a play on the stage.
- stagger
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verb (used without object),
to walk, move, or stand unsteadily.
- engorge
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verb (used with or without object),
to swallow greedily; glut or gorge.
- easting
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noun,
Navigation. the distance due east made good on any course tending eastward; easterly departure.
- engages
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adjective,
choosing to involve oneself in or commit oneself to something:
- Seagirt
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noun,
surrounded by the sea.
- gainers
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noun,
a person or thing that gains.
- sorting
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noun,
the process by which sedimentary particles become separated according to some particular characteristic, as size or shape.
- seating
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noun,
an act or instance of furnishing with, assigning, or escorting to a seat.
- isagoge
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noun,
an introduction, especially a scholarly introduction to a field of study or research.
- soaring
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noun,
the sport of flying a sailplane.
- enrages
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verb (used with object),
to make extremely angry; put into a rage; infuriate:
- Eastern
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adjective,
lying toward or situated in the east:
- garotes
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noun,
a method of capital punishment of Spanish origin in which an iron collar is tightened around a condemned person's neck until death occurs by strangulation or by injury to the spinal column at the base of the brain.
- estrone
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noun,
Biochemistry. an estrogenic hormone, C 18 H 22 O 2 , produced by the ovarian follicles and found during pregnancy in urine and placental tissue.
- garnets
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noun,
any of a group of hard, vitreous minerals, silicates of calcium, magnesium, iron, or manganese with aluminum or iron, varying in color: a deep-red transparent variety is used as a gem and as an abrasive.
- gringos
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noun,
a term used in Latin America or Spain to refer to a foreigner, especially one of U.S. or British descent (sometimes used facetiously).
- Steiner
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noun,
Jakob [yah-kawp] /ˈyɑ kɔp/ (Show IPA), 1796–1863, Swiss mathematician.
- orgeats
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noun,
a syrup or drink made originally from barley but later from almonds, prepared with sugar and an extract of orange flowers.
- gargets
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noun,
Veterinary Pathology. inflammation of the udder of a cow; bovine mastitis.
- Sargent
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noun,
Sir (Harold) Malcolm (Watts) 1895–1967, English conductor.
- earings
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noun,
a rope attached to a cringle and used for bending a corner of a sail to a yard, boom, or gaff or for reefing a sail.
- earnest
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noun,
full seriousness, as of intention or purpose:
- senator
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noun,
a member of a senate.
- onagers
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noun,
a wild ass, Equus hemionus, of southwestern Asia.
- entries
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noun,
an act of entering; entrance.
- stearo-
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- entires
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noun,
Archaic. the whole; entirety.
- etesian
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adjective,
(of certain Mediterranean winds) occurring annually.
- 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.
- entero-
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- genito-
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- ignores
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verb (used with object),
to refrain from noticing or recognizing:
- tearing
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noun,
a drop of the saline, watery fluid continually secreted by the lacrimal glands between the surface of the eye and the eyelid, serving to moisten and lubricate these parts and keep them clear of foreign particles. Synonyms: teardrop.
- trienes
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noun,
any compound containing three double bonds.
- niggers
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noun,
Slang: Extremely Disparaging and Offensive.
a contemptuous term used to refer to a black person.
a contemptuous term used to refer to a member of any dark-skinned people.
- granite
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noun,
a coarse-grained igneous rock composed chiefly of orthoclase and albite feldspars and of quartz, usually with lesser amounts of one or more other minerals, as mica, hornblende, or augite.
- Gorgias
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noun,
c483–c375 b.c, Greek philosopher.
- triages
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noun,
the process of sorting victims, as of a battle or disaster, to determine medical priority in order to increase the number of survivors.
- re-sign
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verb (used with or without object),
to sign again.
- resting
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noun,
the refreshing quiet or repose of sleep:
- ageings
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noun,
aging.
- Gigante
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plural noun,
huge monsters, the children of Gaea, who fought the Olympians but were defeated by them.
- agonist
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noun,
a person engaged in a contest, conflict, struggle, etc., especially the protagonist in a literary work.
- retains
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verb (used with object),
to keep possession of.
- negates
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verb (used with object),
to deny the existence, evidence, or truth of:
- antero-
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- Anteros
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noun,
Classical Mythology. a brother of Eros, most often regarded as the avenger of unrequited love.
- retsina
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noun,
a strong, resinated white or red wine of Greece and Cyprus.
- gerents
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noun,
a ruler or manager.
- integer
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noun,
Mathematics. one of the positive or negative numbers 1, 2, 3, etc., or zero.
Compare whole number.
- gigaton
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noun,
one billion tons. Abbreviation: GT.
- reagent
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noun,
a substance that, because of the reactions it causes, is used in analysis and synthesis.
- tragion
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noun,
a point in the depth of the notch just above the tragus of the ear.
- agonies
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noun,
extreme and generally prolonged pain; intense physical or mental suffering.
- Torenia
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noun,
any of several plants belonging to the genus Torenia, of the figwort family, native to Africa and Asia, having two-lipped, usually blue or purple flowers.
- reginas
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noun,
queen.
- Negroes
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noun,
Anthropology. (no longer in technical use) a member of the peoples traditionally classified as the Negro race, especially those who originate in sub-Saharan Africa.
- agreges
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noun,
a degree awarded by a French university, based on a competitive examination given by the state and qualifying the recipient for the highest teaching positions in a lycée or for the rank of professor in a school of law or medicine.
- Reigate
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noun,
a city in Surrey in SE England, a London suburb.
- trainee
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noun,
a person being trained, especially in a vocation; apprentice.
- regains
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noun,
(in a moisture-free fabric) the percentage of the weight that represents the amount of moisture the material is expected to absorb under normal conditions.
- reggaes
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noun,
a style of Jamaican popular music blending blues, calypso, and rock-'n'-roll, characterized by a strong syncopated rhythm and lyrics of social protest.
- 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.
- aristo-
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- gingers
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noun,
a reedlike plant, Zingiber officinale, native to the East Indies but now cultivated in most tropical countries, having a pungent, spicy rhizome used in cookery and medicine.
Compare ginger family.
- granges
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noun,
Chiefly British. a country house or large farmhouse with its various farm buildings (usually in house names):
- treason
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noun,
the offense of acting to overthrow one's government or to harm or kill its sovereign.
- Negrito
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noun,
a member of any of various small-statured, indigenous peoples of Africa, the Philippines, the Malay Peninsula, the Andaman Islands, and southern India.
- reagins
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noun,
Also called Wassermann antibody. an antibody formed in response to syphilis and reactive with cardiolipin in various blood tests for the disease.
- Goering
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noun,
Hermann Wilhelm [her-mahn vil-helm,, hur-muh n wil-helm;; German her-mahn vil-helm] /ˈhɛr mɑn ˈvɪl hɛlm,, ˈhɜr mən ˈwɪl hɛlm;; German ˈhɛr mɑn ˈvɪl hɛlm/ (Show IPA), Göring, Hermann Wilhelm.
- ingrate
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noun,
an ungrateful person.
- ratines
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noun,
a loosely woven fabric made with nubby or knotty yarns.
- goiters
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noun,
an enlargement of the thyroid gland on the front and sides of the neck, usually symptomatic of abnormal thyroid secretion, especially hypothyroidism due to a lack of iodine in the diet.
- Aretino
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noun,
Pietro [pye-traw] /ˈpyɛ trɔ/ (Show IPA), 1492–1556, Italian satirist and dramatist.
- Georges
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noun,
a figure of St. George killing the dragon, especially one forming part of the insignia of the Order of the Garter.
- argents
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noun,
Heraldry. the tincture or metal silver.
- Georgia
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noun,
a state in the SE United States. 58,876 sq. mi. (152,489 sq. km). Capital: Atlanta.
Abbreviation: GA (for use with zip code), Ga.
- naggers
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noun,
nag1 (def 5).
- grantee
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noun,
the receiver of a grant.
- ratings
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noun,
classification according to grade or rank.
- ingesta
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plural noun,
substances ingested.
- genoise
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noun,
a light yellow cake made with eggs and butter and typically layered, filled, and frosted or made into petits fours for serving.
- Teniers
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noun,
David [dey-vid;; Flemish dah-vit;; French dah-veed] /ˈdeɪ vɪd;; Flemish ˈdɑ vɪt;; French dɑˈvid/ (Show IPA), ("the Elder") 1582–1649, Flemish painter and engraver.
- roseate
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adjective,
tinged with rose; rosy:
- genitor
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noun,
a parent, especially a father.
- rations
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noun,
a fixed allowance of provisions or food, especially for soldiers or sailors or for civilians during a shortage:
- trigons
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noun,
a triangle.
- arenose
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adjective,
sandy; gritty.
- trigone
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noun,
Also, trigonum. Anatomy.
a triangular part or area.
the area on the floor of the urinary bladder between the opening of the urethra in front and the two ureters at the sides.
- ingates
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noun,
gate1 (def 15).
- arenite
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noun,
psammite.
- gorgets
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noun,
a patch on the throat of a bird or other animal, distinguished by its color, texture, etc.
- Geraint
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noun,
one of the knights of the Round Table, husband of Enid.
- reggae
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noun,
a style of Jamaican popular music blending blues, calypso, and rock-'n'-roll, characterized by a strong syncopated rhythm and lyrics of social protest.
- greets
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verb (used with object),
to address with some form of salutation; welcome.
- etrogs
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noun,
Judaism. a citron for use with the lulav during the Sukkoth festival service.
- Serena
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noun,
a female given name.
- goners
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noun,
a person or thing that is dead, lost, or past recovery.
- gorget
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noun,
a patch on the throat of a bird or other animal, distinguished by its color, texture, etc.
- rating
-
noun,
classification according to grade or rank.
- Regina
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noun,
queen.
- ratine
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noun,
a loosely woven fabric made with nubby or knotty yarns.
- seggar
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noun, verb (used with object),
sagger.
- Gorges
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noun,
a narrow cleft with steep, rocky walls, especially one through which a stream runs.
- regent
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noun,
a person who exercises the ruling power in a kingdom during the minority, absence, or disability of the sovereign.
- senega
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noun,
the dried root of a milkwort, Polygala senega, of the eastern U.S., used as an expectorant and diuretic.
- ornate
-
adjective,
elaborately or sumptuously adorned, often excessively or showily so:
- goiter
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noun,
an enlargement of the thyroid gland on the front and sides of the neck, usually symptomatic of abnormal thyroid secretion, especially hypothyroidism due to a lack of iodine in the diet.
- Senora
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noun,
a Spanish term of address equivalent to Mrs., used alone or capitalized and prefixed to the name of a married or older woman. Abbreviation: Sra.
- Estrin
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noun,
estrone.
- reason
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noun,
a basis or cause, as for some belief, action, fact, event, etc.:
- goings
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noun,
the act of leaving or departing; departure:
- greige
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noun,
Textiles. gray goods.
- goatee
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noun,
a man's beard trimmed to a tuft or point on the chin.
- gregos
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noun,
a short, hooded coat of thick, coarse fabric, originally worn in the eastern Mediterranean countries.
- Senior
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noun,
a person who is older than another.
- Goring
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noun,
the triangular area along a leech of a square sail, created by the presence of a gore.
- Origen
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noun,
(Origenes Admantius) a.d. 185?–254? Alexandrian writer, Christian theologian, and teacher.
- Serang
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noun,
Ceram.
- Regain
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noun,
(in a moisture-free fabric) the percentage of the weight that represents the amount of moisture the material is expected to absorb under normal conditions.
- reagin
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noun,
Also called Wassermann antibody. an antibody formed in response to syphilis and reactive with cardiolipin in various blood tests for the disease.
- ration
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noun,
a fixed allowance of provisions or food, especially for soldiers or sailors or for civilians during a shortage:
- serein
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noun,
fine rain falling after sunset from a sky in which no clouds are visible.
- Senate
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noun,
an assembly or council of citizens having the highest deliberative functions in a government, especially a legislative assembly of a state or nation.
- seiner
-
noun,
a person who fishes with a seine.
- seeing
-
noun,
the act of a person who sees.
- ganger
-
noun,
a foreman of a gang of laborers.
- gisant
-
noun,
a sculptured representation of a dead person in a recumbent position, usually as part of a sepulchral monument.
- Saigon
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noun,
former name of Ho Chi Minh City: capital of former South Vietnam 1954–76.
- Gesner
-
noun,
Konrad von [kon-rad von;; German kawn-raht fuh n] /ˈkɒn ræd vɒn;; German ˈkɔn rɑt fən/ (Show IPA), 1516–65, Swiss naturalist.
- 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.
- Gaston
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noun,
a male given name.
- gastr-
-
- gerent
-
noun,
a ruler or manager.
- santir
-
noun,
a Persian musical instrument resembling a dulcimer.
- Santee
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noun,
a city in SW California.
- grease
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noun,
the melted or rendered fat of animals, especially when in a soft state.
- gating
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noun,
the process by which a channel in a cell membrane opens or closes.
- Sanger
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noun,
Frederick, 1918–2013, English biochemist: Nobel Prize in chemistry 1958.
- gators
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noun,
Southern U.S. Informal. alligator.
- gratis
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adverb,
without charge or payment; free:
- sagger
-
noun,
a box or case made of refractory baked clay in which the finer ceramic wares are enclosed and protected while baking.
- retain
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verb (used with object),
to keep possession of.
- George
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noun,
a figure of St. George killing the dragon, especially one forming part of the insignia of the Order of the Garter.
- Grants
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noun,
a town in W New Mexico.
- Geiger
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noun,
Hans [hahns] /hɑns/ (Show IPA), 1882–1947, German physicist.
- Rosita
-
noun,
a female given name, Spanish form of Rose.
- Rosina
-
noun,
a female given name, Italian form of Rose.
- genera
-
noun,
a plural of genus.
- genoas
-
noun,
a large jib for cruising and racing yachts, overlapping the mainsail.
- grates
-
noun,
a frame of metal bars for holding fuel when burning, as in a fireplace, furnace, or stove.
- genets
-
noun,
any small, Old World carnivore of the genus Genetta, especially G. genetta, having spotted sides and a ringed tail.
- gratin
-
noun,
au gratin.
- genies
-
noun,
Islamic Mythology. jinn.
- genit.
-
- Greats
-
- Reston
-
noun,
James (Barrett) ("Scotty") 1909–1995, U.S. journalist, born in Scotland.
- seater
-
noun,
a person or thing that seats.
- Ginger
-
noun,
a reedlike plant, Zingiber officinale, native to the East Indies but now cultivated in most tropical countries, having a pungent, spicy rhizome used in cookery and medicine.
Compare ginger family.
- Gainer
-
noun,
a person or thing that gains.
- region
-
noun,
an extensive, continuous part of a surface, space, or body:
- ranges
-
noun,
the extent to which or the limits between which variation is possible:
- Gaines
-
noun,
Edmund Pendleton, 1777–1849, U.S. general.
- gainst
-
preposition,
against.
- satori
-
noun,
sudden enlightenment.
- gaiter
-
noun,
a covering of cloth or leather for the ankle and instep and sometimes also the lower leg, worn over the shoe or boot.
Compare upper1 (def 7).
- ranees
-
noun,
the wife of a rajah.
- satire
-
noun,
the use of irony, sarcasm, ridicule, or the like, in exposing, denouncing, or deriding vice, folly, etc.
- reigns
-
noun,
the period during which a sovereign occupies the throne.
- grains
-
noun,
an iron instrument with barbed prongs, for spearing or harpooning fish.
- Ganges
-
noun,
a river flowing SE from the Himalayas in N India into the Bay of Bengal: sacred to Hindus. 1550 miles (2495 km) long.
- Grange
-
noun,
Chiefly British. a country house or large farmhouse with its various farm buildings (usually in house names):
- garote
-
noun,
a method of capital punishment of Spanish origin in which an iron collar is tightened around a condemned person's neck until death occurs by strangulation or by injury to the spinal column at the base of the brain.
- gigots
-
noun,
a leg-of-mutton sleeve.
- rentes
-
noun,
revenue or income, or the instrument evidencing a right to such periodic receipts.
- grani-
-
- sateen
-
noun,
a strong cotton fabric constructed in satin weave and having a lustrous face.
- Sarton
-
noun,
May, 1912–95, U.S. poet, novelist, and playwright.
- reseat
-
verb (used with object),
to provide with a new seat or new seats.
- resent
-
verb (used with object),
to feel or show displeasure or indignation at (a person, act, remark, etc.) from a sense of injury or insult.
- greens
-
noun,
a color intermediate in the spectrum between yellow and blue, an effect of light with a wavelength between 500 and 570 nm; found in nature as the color of most grasses and leaves while growing, of some fruits while ripening, and of the sea.
- sarong
-
noun,
a loose-fitting skirtlike garment formed by wrapping a strip of cloth around the lower part of the body, worn by both men and women in the Malay Archipelago and certain islands of the Pacific Ocean.
- resign
-
verb (used with object),
to give up (an office, position, etc.), often formally.
- grano-
-
- Garnet
-
noun,
any of a group of hard, vitreous minerals, silicates of calcium, magnesium, iron, or manganese with aluminum or iron, varying in color: a deep-red transparent variety is used as a gem and as an abrasive.
- serine
-
noun,
a crystalline amino acid, HOCH 2 CH(NH 2)COOH, found in many proteins and obtained by the hydrolysis of sericin, the protein constituting silk gum. Symbol: S. Abbreviation: Ser;
- garget
-
noun,
Veterinary Pathology. inflammation of the udder of a cow; bovine mastitis.
- origan
-
noun,
an aromatic herb, especially oregano.
- Teresa
-
noun,
Mother (Agnes Gonxha Bojaxhiu) 1910–97, Albanian nun: Nobel Peace Prize 1979 for work in the slums of Calcutta, India.
- aretes
-
noun,
the aggregate of qualities, as valor and virtue, making up good character.
- ingest
-
verb (used with object),
to take, as food, into the body (opposed to egest).
- tensor
-
noun,
Anatomy. a muscle that stretches or tightens some part of the body.
- aorist
-
noun,
a verb tense, as in Classical Greek, expressing action or, in the indicative mood, past action, without further limitation or implication.
- ingots
-
noun,
a mass of metal cast in a convenient form for shaping, remelting, or refining.
- antres
-
noun,
a cavern; cave.
- terais
-
noun,
a marshy lowland area in N India and S Nepal, between the Ganges and the foothills of the Himalayas.
- INGRES
-
noun,
Jean Auguste Dominique [zhahn oh-gyst daw-mee-neek] /ʒɑ̃ oʊˈgüst dɔ miˈnik/ (Show IPA), 1780–1867, French painter.
- tenias
-
noun,
taenia.
- ternes
-
noun,
terne metal.
- inorg.
-
- aniso-
-
- niters
-
noun,
potassium nitrate.
- insert
-
noun,
something inserted or to be inserted.
- instar
-
noun,
an insect in any one of its periods of postembryonic growth between molts.
- angio-
-
- tineas
-
noun,
any of several skin diseases caused by fungi; ringworm.
- Argent
-
noun,
Heraldry. the tincture or metal silver.
- nitres
-
noun,
niter.
- Angers
-
noun,
a city in and capital of Maine-et-Loire, in W France.
- arsine
-
noun,
Also called arseniuretted hydrogen. a colorless, flammable, slightly water-soluble gas, AsH 3 , having a fetid, garliclike odor, used in chemical warfare.
- tangos
-
noun,
a ballroom dance of Latin-American origin, danced by couples, and having many varied steps, figures, and poses.
- norite
-
noun,
a granular igneous rock consisting of a mix of light and dark minerals, the former being calcic plagioclase feldspars, and the latter orthorhombic pyroxenes.
- norias
-
noun,
a device consisting of a series of buckets on a wheel, used in Spain and the East for raising water.
- Artois
-
noun,
a former province in N France: artesian wells.
- ignore
-
verb (used with object),
to refrain from noticing or recognizing:
- targes
-
noun,
a small, round shield; a target or buckler.
- arsino
-
adjective,
containing the arsino group.
- Gretna
-
noun,
a city in SE Louisiana, near New Orleans.
- argons
-
noun,
a colorless, odorless, chemically inactive, monatomic, gaseous element that, because of its inertness, is used for filling fluorescent and incandescent lamps and vacuum tubes. Symbol: Ar; atomic number: 18; atomic weight: 39.948.
- tarso-
-
- aroint
-
verb (imperative),
begone:
- ariose
-
adjective,
characterized by melody; songlike.
- teaser
-
noun,
a person or thing that teases.
- nitro-
-
- Ariege
-
noun,
a department in S France. 1893 sq. mi. (4905 sq. km). Capital: Foix.
- argots
-
noun,
a specialized idiomatic vocabulary peculiar to a particular class or group of people, especially that of an underworld group, devised for private communication and identification:
- ingate
-
noun,
gate1 (def 15).
- instr.
-
- tinges
-
noun,
a slight degree of coloration.
- iatro-
-
- trigon
-
noun,
a triangle.
- treens
-
noun,
treenware.
- triage
-
noun,
the process of sorting victims, as of a battle or disaster, to determine medical priority in order to increase the number of survivors.
- triene
-
noun,
any compound containing three double bonds.
- ageing
-
noun,
aging.
- triens
-
noun,
a copper coin of ancient Rome, issued during the Republic, a third part of an as.
- negate
-
verb (used with object),
to deny the existence, evidence, or truth of:
- aeron.
-
- trigos
-
noun,
wheat; field of wheat.
- aggros
-
noun,
aggressiveness, especially that of an urban youth gang or gang member.
- trines
-
noun,
a set or group of three; triad.
- Naoise
-
noun,
the husband of Deirdre and a nephew of Conchobar, by whom he was treacherously killed.
- triose
-
noun,
a monosaccharide that has three atoms of carbon.
- irones
-
noun,
a colorless liquid of isomeric, unsaturated ketones, C 14 H 22 O, obtained from orris root: used in perfumery for its odor of violets.
- nagger
-
noun,
nag1 (def 5).
- tronas
-
noun,
a monoclinic mineral, grayish or yellowish hydrous sodium carbonate and bicarbonate, Na 2 CO 3 ⋅NaHCO 3 ⋅2H 2 , occurring in dried or partly evaporated lake basins.
- trones
-
noun,
a large pair of scales, a spring balance, or other weighing device located in a town or marketplace to weigh goods and merchandise.
- Tsonga
-
noun,
a Bantu language spoken in Mozambique, Zambia, and South Africa.
- aggers
-
noun,
Also called double tide. Oceanography.
a high tide in which the water rises to a certain level, recedes, then rises again.
a low tide in which the water recedes to a certain level, rises slightly, then recedes again.
- transe
-
noun,
a passageway, as a hallway, alley, or the like.
- tirage
-
noun,
the withdrawing of wine from a barrel, as for testing or tasting.
- intros
-
noun,
an introduction.
- inter.
-
- inters
-
verb (used with object),
to place (a dead body) in a grave or tomb; bury.
- nigger
-
noun,
Slang: Extremely Disparaging and Offensive.
a contemptuous term used to refer to a black person.
a contemptuous term used to refer to a member of any dark-skinned people.
- tisane
-
noun,
(italics) French. aromatic or herb-flavored tea.
- toe-in
-
noun,
the slight forward convergence given to the front wheels of an automobile to improve steering qualities.
- intra-
-
- intro.
-
- toners
-
noun,
a person or thing that tones.
- Nestor
-
noun,
the oldest and wisest of the Greeks in the Trojan War and a king of Pylos.
- trans.
-
- Tongas
-
noun,
a light, two-wheeled, horse-drawn vehicle used in India.
- agron.
-
- Nereis
-
noun,
clamworm.
- agrege
-
noun,
a degree awarded by a French university, based on a competitive examination given by the state and qualifying the recipient for the highest teaching positions in a lycée or for the rank of professor in a school of law or medicine.
- agrees
-
verb (used with object),
to concede; grant (usually followed by a noun clause):
- Negros
-
noun,
an island of the central Philippines. 5043 sq. mi. (13,061 sq. km).
- Tories
-
noun,
a member of the Conservative Party in Great Britain or Canada.
- trains
-
noun,
Railroads. a self-propelled, connected group of rolling stock.
- tainos
-
noun,
a member of an extinct Arawakan Indian tribe of the West Indies.
- arsen-
-
- Tagore
-
noun,
Sir Rabindranath [ruh-been-druh-naht] /rəˈbin drəˌnɑt/ (Show IPA), 1861–1941, Indian poet: Nobel prize 1913.
- egrets
-
noun,
any of several usually white herons that grow long, graceful plumes during the breeding season, as Egretta garzetta (little egret) of the Old World.
- Gorgas
-
noun,
William Crawford, 1854–1920, U.S. physician and epidemiologist: chief sanitary officer of the Panama Canal 1904–13; surgeon general of the U.S. Army 1914–18.
- Orense
-
noun,
a city in N Spain, NW of Madrid.
- engage
-
adjective,
choosing to involve oneself in or commit oneself to something:
- enates
-
noun,
a person related on one's mother's side.
Compare agnate, cognate.
- groans
-
noun,
a low, mournful sound uttered in pain or grief:
- soigne
-
adjective,
carefully or elegantly done, operated, or designed.
- soiree
-
noun,
an evening party or social gathering, especially one held for a particular purpose:
- orates
-
verb (used with or without object),
to deliver an oration; speak pompously; declaim.
- groats
-
noun,
hulled grain, as wheat or oats, broken into fragments.
- Grison
-
noun,
a weasellike carnivore, Galictis vittata, ranging from southern Mexico to Peru, having a grayish-white upper body, a distinctive white stripe across the forehead and ears, and a dark brown face, chest, and legs.
- Sontag
-
noun,
Susan, 1933–2004, U.S. critic, novelist, and essayist.
- egoist
-
noun,
a self-centered or selfish person (opposed to altruist).
- sortie
-
noun,
a rapid movement of troops from a besieged place to attack the besiegers.
- eggers
-
noun,
tent caterpillar.
- Egesta
-
noun,
matter egested from the body, as excrement or other waste.
- astern
-
adverb,
in a position behind a specified vessel or aircraft:
- stager
-
noun,
a person of experience in some profession, way of life, etc.
- orangs
-
noun,
orangutan.
- enrage
-
verb (used with object),
to make extremely angry; put into a rage; infuriate:
- enter-
-
- eating
-
noun,
the act of a person or thing that eats.
- ergate
-
noun,
a worker ant.
- set-in
-
adjective,
made separately and placed within another unit.
- Ernest
-
noun,
a male given name: from an Old English word meaning “vigor, intent.”.
- griege
-
noun,
gray goods.
- signee
-
noun,
a person who signs a document, register, etc.; signer; signatory:
- signer
-
noun,
a person who signs.
- signet
-
noun,
a small seal, as on a finger ring.
- ergots
-
noun,
Plant Pathology.
a disease of rye and other cereal grasses, caused by a fungus of the genus Claviceps, especially C. purpurea, which replaces the affected grain with a long, hard, blackish sclerotial body.
the sclerotial body itself.
- Signor
-
noun,
a conventional Italian term of address or title of respect for a man, either used separately or prefixed to the name. Abbreviation: Sig., sig.
- Orient
-
noun,
the Orient,
the countries of Asia, especially East Asia.
(formerly) the countries to the E of the Mediterranean.
- enters
-
Verb phrases,
enter into,
to participate in; engage in.
to investigate; consider:
to sympathize with; share in.
to form a constituent part or ingredient of:
to go into a particular state:
- gringo
-
noun,
a term used in Latin America or Spain to refer to a foreigner, especially one of U.S. or British descent (sometimes used facetiously).
- Singer
-
noun,
a person who sings, especially a trained or professional vocalist.
- sinter
-
noun,
siliceous or calcareous matter deposited by springs, as that formed around the vent of a geyser.
- orgies
-
noun,
wild or drunken festivity or revelry, especially involving sex with multiple participants.
- Sirena
-
noun,
a female given name.
- griots
-
noun,
a member of a hereditary caste among the peoples of western Africa whose function is to keep an oral history of the tribe or village and to entertain with stories, poems, songs, dances, etc.
- entire
-
noun,
Archaic. the whole; entirety.
- orgeat
-
noun,
a syrup or drink made originally from barley but later from almonds, prepared with sugar and an extract of orange flowers.
- Orange
-
noun,
a globose, reddish-yellow, bitter or sweet, edible citrus fruit.
- groins
-
noun,
Anatomy. the fold or hollow on either side of the front of the body where the thigh joins the abdomen.
- Sterne
-
noun,
Laurence, 1713–68, English clergyman and novelist.
- astro-
-
- atones
-
verb (used with object),
to make amends for; expiate:
- Easton
-
noun,
a city in E Pennsylvania, on the Delaware River.
- stoner
-
noun,
Slang. a person who is habitually high on drugs, especially marijuana, or alcohol; a person who is usually stoned.
- steno-
-
- eagers
-
noun,
eagre.
- eagres
-
noun,
a tidal bore or flood.
- onager
-
noun,
a wild ass, Equus hemionus, of southwestern Asia.
- Strain
-
noun,
any force or pressure tending to alter shape, cause a fracture, etc.
- oaters
-
noun,
a movie, television show, etc., about the frontier days of the U.S. West; western; horse opera.
- stego-
-
- astron
-
- stingo
-
noun,
strong beer.
- Strong
-
Idioms,
come on strong, Slang. to behave in an aggressive, ardent, or flamboyant manner:
- Strega
-
- earing
-
noun,
a rope attached to a cringle and used for bending a corner of a sail to a yard, boom, or gaff or for reefing a sail.
- easier
-
noun,
a word formerly used in communications to represent the letter E.
- Strine
-
noun,
Australian English.
- string
-
noun,
a slender cord or thick thread used for binding or tying; line.
- Easter
-
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.
- Norge
-
noun,
Norwegian name of Norway.
- Nogai
-
noun,
a member of a people living in the Caucasus region.
- Norse
-
noun,
(used with a plural verb) the Norwegians, especially the ancient Norwegians.
- noggs
-
noun,
a shave for shaping dowels and handles.
- oater
-
noun,
a movie, television show, etc., about the frontier days of the U.S. West; western; horse opera.
- noise
-
noun,
sound, especially of a loud, harsh, or confused kind:
- oste-
-
- noria
-
noun,
a device consisting of a series of buckets on a wheel, used in Spain and the East for raising water.
- oaten
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or made of oats.
- nares
-
plural noun,
the nostrils or the nasal passages.
- orig.
-
- nears
-
- nates
-
noun,
buttocks; rump.
- notes
-
noun,
a brief record of something written down to assist the memory or for future reference.
- naso-
-
- iters
-
noun,
a canal or passage.
- onset
-
noun,
a beginning or start:
- ranis
-
noun,
ranee.
- orate
-
verb (used with or without object),
to deliver an oration; speak pompously; declaim.
- nitr-
-
- Orang
-
noun,
orangutan.
- ornis
-
noun,
an avifauna.
- Niter
-
noun,
potassium nitrate.
- Niort
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Deux-Sèvres, in W France.
- ornes
-
noun,
a department in NW France. 2372 sq. mi. (6145 sq. km). Capital: Alençon.
- Onega
-
noun,
Lake, a lake in the NW Russian Federation in Europe: second largest lake in Europe. 3764 sq. mi. (9750 sq. km).
- 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).
- orans
-
noun,
orant.
- orant
-
noun,
a representation of a female figure, with outstretched arms and palms up in a gesture of prayer, in ancient and early Christian art.
- ragis
-
noun,
a cereal grass, Eleusine coracana, cultivated in the Old World for its grain.
- Osage
-
noun,
a member of a North American Indian people formerly of western Missouri, now living in northern Oklahoma.
- Negro
-
noun,
Anthropology. (no longer in technical use) a member of the peoples traditionally classified as the Negro race, especially those who originate in sub-Saharan Africa.
- nitre
-
noun,
niter.
- Niger
-
noun,
a republic in NW Africa: formerly part of French West Africa. 458,976 sq. mi. (1,188,748 sq. km). Capital: Niamey.
- raise
-
noun,
an increase in amount, as of wages:
- osier
-
noun,
any of various willows, as the red osier, having tough, flexible twigs or branches that are used for wickerwork.
- Ranee
-
noun,
the wife of a rajah.
- ogres
-
noun,
a monster in fairy tales and popular legend, usually represented as a hideous giant who feeds on human flesh.
- ogees
-
noun,
a double curve, resembling the letter S, formed by the union of a concave and a convex line.
- Oreg.
-
- Range
-
noun,
the extent to which or the limits between which variation is possible:
- rages
-
noun,
angry fury; violent anger (sometimes used in combination):
- Ostia
-
noun,
a town in central Italy, SW of Rome: ruins from 4th century b.c.; site of ancient port of Rome.
- Oates
-
noun,
Joyce Carol, born 1938, U.S. novelist and short-story writer.
- rants
-
noun,
ranting, extravagant, or violent declamation.
- SEATO
-
noun,
an organization formed in Manila (1954), comprising Australia, Great Britain, France, New Zealand, Pakistan, the Philippines, Thailand, and the United States, for collective defense against aggression in southeastern Asia and the southwestern Pacific: abolished in 1977.
- rason
-
noun,
a long, loose, black gown with wide sleeves, worn by the clergy.
- Teena
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Albertina, Bettina, or Christina.
- targe
-
noun,
a small, round shield; a target or buckler.
- Tarne
-
noun,
(in the Iliad) Sardis.
- tarns
-
noun,
a small mountain lake or pool, especially one in a cirque.
- taros
-
noun,
a stemless plant, Colocasia esculenta, of the arum family, cultivated in tropical regions, in the Pacific islands and elsewhere, for the edible tuber.
- tears
-
- tease
-
noun,
a person who teases or annoys.
- teens
-
noun,
Archaic. suffering; grief.
- Tanis
-
noun,
an ancient city in Lower Egypt, in the Nile delta.
- Tegea
-
noun,
an ancient city in SE Arcadia, Greece.
- tenia
-
noun,
taenia.
- teno-
-
- tenor
-
noun,
the course of thought or meaning that runs through something written or spoken; purport; drift.
- tense
-
noun,
a category of verbal inflection that serves chiefly to specify the time of the action or state expressed by the verb.
- tera-
-
- Terai
-
noun,
a marshy lowland area in N India and S Nepal, between the Ganges and the foothills of the Himalayas.
- tares
-
noun,
any of various vetches, especially Vicia sativa.
- tangs
-
- terne
-
noun,
terne metal.
- Stern
-
noun,
the after part of a vessel (often opposed to stem).
- stane
-
noun, adjective, adverb, verb (used with object),
stone.
- stang
-
noun,
an act or an instance of stinging.
- stare
-
noun,
a staring gaze; a fixed look with the eyes wide open:
- Steen
-
noun,
Jan [yahn] /yɑn/ (Show IPA), 1626–79, Dutch painter.
- steer
-
noun,
Informal. a suggestion about a course of action; tip:
- Stein
-
noun,
a mug, usually earthenware, especially for beer.
- ster.
-
- stge.
-
- tango
-
noun,
a ballroom dance of Latin-American origin, danced by couples, and having many varied steps, figures, and poses.
- sting
-
noun,
an act or an instance of stinging.
- Stone
-
noun,
the hard substance, formed of mineral matter, of which rocks consist.
- store
-
noun,
an establishment where merchandise is sold, usually on a retail basis.
- stria
-
noun,
a slight or narrow furrow, ridge, stripe, or streak, especially one of a number in parallel arrangement:
- Taine
-
noun,
Hippolyte Adolphe [ee-paw-leet a-dawlf] /i pɔˈlit aˈdɔlf/ (Show IPA), 1828–93, French literary critic and historian.
- Taino
-
noun,
a member of an extinct Arawakan Indian tribe of the West Indies.
- tains
-
noun,
a thin tin plate.
- terna
-
noun,
a list of three names submitted to the pope as recommended to fill a vacant bishopric or benefice.
- Terni
-
noun,
a city in central Italy.
- stain
-
noun,
a discoloration produced by foreign matter having penetrated into or chemically reacted with a material; a spot not easily removed.
- triga
-
noun,
a two-wheeled chariot drawn by a team of three horses.
- torse
-
noun,
a wreath of twisted silks of two alternating tinctures, usually a metal and a color, depicted supporting a crest or coronet, often upon a helmet.
- torsi
-
noun,
a plural of torso.
- train
-
noun,
Railroads. a self-propelled, connected group of rolling stock.
- treas
-
- treen
-
noun,
treenware.
- tries
-
noun,
plural of try.
- trig.
-
- trigo
-
noun,
wheat; field of wheat.
- toran
-
noun,
(in Indian Buddhist and Hindu architecture) a gateway having two or three lintels between two posts.
- trigs
-
noun,
trigonometry.
- trine
-
noun,
a set or group of three; triad.
- trios
-
noun,
a musical composition for three voices or instruments.
- trogs
-
noun,
Chiefly British Slang. a hooligan; lout.
- trois
-
noun,
the number 3.
- Trona
-
noun,
a monoclinic mineral, grayish or yellowish hydrous sodium carbonate and bicarbonate, Na 2 CO 3 ⋅NaHCO 3 ⋅2H 2 , occurring in dried or partly evaporated lake basins.
- trone
-
noun,
a large pair of scales, a spring balance, or other weighing device located in a town or marketplace to weigh goods and merchandise.
- TORES
-
noun,
a torus.
- tonia
-
- 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.
- tings
-
noun,
a tinging sound.
- terse
-
adjective,
neatly or effectively concise; brief and pithy, as language.
- 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.
- tiger
-
noun,
a large, carnivorous, tawny-colored and black-striped feline, Panthera tigris, of Asia, ranging in several subspecies from India and the Malay Peninsula to Siberia: the entire species is endangered, with some subspecies thought to be extinct.
- Tigre
-
noun,
a Semitic language spoken in northern Ethiopia.
- tinea
-
noun,
any of several skin diseases caused by fungi; ringworm.
- tines
-
noun,
a sharp, projecting point or prong, as of a fork.
- tinge
-
noun,
a slight degree of coloration.
- Tiran
-
noun,
Strait of, a navigable waterway between the N Red Sea and the Gulf of Aqaba.
- tongs
-
noun,
any of various implements consisting of two arms hinged, pivoted, or otherwise fastened together, for seizing, holding, or lifting something (usually used with pair of).
- tires
-
noun,
British Dialect. fatigue.
- TIROS
-
noun,
one of a series of satellites for transmitting television pictures of the earth's cloud cover.
- togas
-
noun,
(in ancient Rome) the loose outer garment worn by citizens in public.
- toise
-
noun,
an old French unit of length equivalent to 6.395 feet (1.949 meters).
- toner
-
noun,
a person or thing that tones.
- tones
-
noun,
any sound considered with reference to its quality, pitch, strength, source, etc.:
- Tonga
-
noun,
a light, two-wheeled, horse-drawn vehicle used in India.
- stair
-
noun,
one of a flight or series of steps for going from one level to another, as in a building.
- Stagg
-
noun,
Amos Alonzo, 1862–1965, U.S. football coach.
- rates
-
noun,
the amount of a charge or payment with reference to some basis of calculation:
- rosin
-
noun,
Chemistry. the yellowish to amber, translucent, hard, brittle, fragmented resin left after distilling the oil of turpentine from the crude oleoresin of the pine: used chiefly in making varnishes, varnish and paint driers, printing inks, and for rubbing on the bows of such string instruments as the violin.
- riots
-
noun,
a noisy, violent public disorder caused by a group or crowd of persons, as by a crowd protesting against another group, a government policy, etc., in the streets.
- roans
-
noun,
a horse or other animal with a roan coat.
- roast
-
noun,
roasted meat or a piece of roasted meat, as a piece of beef or veal of a quantity and shape for slicing into more than one portion.
- Roget
-
noun,
Peter Mark, 1779–1869, English physician and author of a thesaurus.
- roset
-
noun,
resin; rosin.
- Rosie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Rose.
- rotas
-
noun,
Chiefly British.
a round or rotation of duties; a period of work or duty taken in rotation with others.
an agenda or circuit of sporting events, as a round of golf tournaments, played in different localities throughout the year.
- rings
-
noun,
a typically circular band of metal or other durable material, especially one of gold or other precious metal, often set with gems, for wearing on the finger as an ornament, a token of betrothal or marriage, etc.
- rotes
-
noun,
routine; a fixed, habitual, or mechanical course of procedure:
- Saint
-
noun,
any of certain persons of exceptional holiness of life, formally recognized as such by the Christian Church, especially by canonization.
- Saite
-
noun,
a native or citizen of Saïs.
- Sango
-
noun,
a Niger-Congo language of the Adamawa-Eastern branch, used as a lingua franca in the Central African Republic.
- sanit
-
- Santo
-
noun,
a carved figure of a saint, usually of wood, as from Puerto Rico, Mexico, or the southwestern U.S.
- Saone
-
noun,
a river flowing S from NE France to the Rhone. 270 miles (435 km) long.
- rinse
-
noun,
an act or instance of rinsing.
- riant
-
adjective,
laughing; smiling; cheerful.
- Sarge
-
noun,
sergeant.
- reign
-
noun,
the period during which a sovereign occupies the throne.
- ratio
-
noun,
the relation between two similar magnitudes with respect to the number of times the first contains the second:
- ratos
-
noun,
rocket-assisted takeoff.
- reest
-
verb (used with object),
to cure, smoke, or dry (meat or fish).
- Regan
-
noun,
(in Shakespeare's King Lear) the younger of Lear's two faithless daughters.
Compare Cordelia (def 1), Goneril.
- Regin
-
noun,
a smith, the brother of Fafnir, who raises Sigurd and encourages him to kill Fafnir in the hope of gaining the gold he guards.
- REGIS
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Regt.
-
- 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.
- resit
-
noun,
a test or examination that is retaken.
- reist
-
verb (used without object),
reest2 .
- renga
-
noun,
linked verse.
- reni-
-
- rente
-
noun,
revenue or income, or the instrument evidencing a right to such periodic receipts.
- 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.
- reset
-
noun,
an act or instance of setting again.
- 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.
- Saree
-
noun,
sari.
- sargo
-
noun,
a silvery grunt, Anisotremus davidsonii, inhabiting waters off the coasts of California and Mexico, having blackish markings and yellowish fins.
- STAGE
-
noun,
a single step or degree in a process; a particular phase, period, position, etc., in a process, development, or series.
- sneer
-
noun,
a look or expression of derision, scorn, or contempt.
- Sino-
-
- siree
-
noun,
sirree.
- Siren
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. one of several sea nymphs, part woman and part bird, who lure mariners to destruction by their seductive singing.
- Siret
-
noun,
a river in SE Europe, flowing SE from the Carpathian Mountains in Ukraine, through E Romania to the Danube. 270 miles (435 km) long.
- sitar
-
noun,
a lute of India with a small, pear-shaped body and a long, broad, fretted neck.
- sito-
-
- snare
-
noun,
a device, often consisting of a noose, for capturing small game.
- snore
-
noun,
the act, instance, or sound of snoring.
- sing.
-
- snort
-
noun,
the act or sound of snorting.
- Soane
-
noun,
Sir John, 1753–1837, English architect.
- SONAR
-
noun,
a method for detecting and locating objects submerged in water by echolocation.
- Sonia
-
noun,
a female given name, Russian form of Sophia.
- Soter
-
noun,
Saint, pope a.d. 166?–175?.
- sotie
-
noun,
a satirical and topical comedy employing actors dressed in traditional fool's costume, popular in France during the late Middle Ages, and often used as a curtain raiser to mystery and morality plays.
- Srta.
-
- singe
-
noun,
a superficial burn.
- signa
-
verb,
(used imperatively, in prescriptions) mark; write; label.
- Sarto
-
noun,
Andrea del [ahn-drey-uh del;; Italian ahn-dre-ah del] /ɑnˈdreɪ ə dɛl;; Italian ɑnˈdrɛ ɑ dɛl/ (Show IPA), Andrea del Sarto.
- senor
-
noun,
a Spanish term of address equivalent to sir or Mr., used alone or capitalized and prefixed to the name of a man. Abbreviation: Sr.
- Satie
-
noun,
Erik Alfred Leslie [e-reek al-fred les-lee] /ɛˈrik alˈfrɛd lɛsˈli/ (Show IPA), 1866–1925, French composer.
- 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.
- segar
-
noun,
cigar.
- Segni
-
noun,
Antonio [ahn-taw-nyaw] /ɑnˈtɔ nyɔ/ (Show IPA), 1891–1972, Italian teacher, lawyer, and statesman: president 1962–64.
- Segre
-
noun,
Emilio [uh-mee-lee-oh,, uh-meel-yoh;; Italian e-mee-lyaw] /əˈmi liˌoʊ,, əˈmil yoʊ;; Italian ɛˈmi lyɔ/ (Show IPA), 1905–1989, U.S. physicist, born in Italy: Nobel prize 1959.
- Seine
-
noun,
a fishing net that hangs vertically in the water, having floats at the upper edge and sinkers at the lower.
- sengi
-
noun,
a monetary unit of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, equal to 1/10,000 (.0001) of a zaire.
- senti
-
noun,
a monetary unit of Tanzania, the 100th part of a shilling; cent.
- Siena
-
noun,
a city in Tuscany, in central Italy, S of Florence: cathedral.
- serai
-
noun,
(in Eastern countries) a caravansary.
- Serge
-
noun,
a twilled worsted or woolen fabric used especially for clothing.
- serin
-
noun,
a small finch, Serinus serinus, of Europe and northern Africa, closely related to the canary.
- sero-
-
- seti-
-
- Seton
-
noun,
a thread or the like inserted beneath the skin to provide drainage or to guide subsequent passage of a tube.
- siege
-
noun,
the act or process of surrounding and attacking a fortified place in such a way as to isolate it from help and supplies, for the purpose of lessening the resistance of the defenders and thereby making capture possible.
- Isere
-
noun,
a river in SE France, flowing from the Alps to the Rhone River. 150 miles (240 km) long.
- segno
-
noun,
a sign.
- gears
-
noun,
Machinery.
a part, as a disk, wheel, or section of a shaft, having cut teeth of such form, size, and spacing that they mesh with teeth in another part to transmit or receive force and motion.
an assembly of such parts.
one of several possible arrangements of such parts in a mechanism, as an automobile transmission, for affording different relations of torque and speed between the driving and the driven machinery, or for permitting the driven machinery to run in either direction:
a mechanism or group of parts performing one function or serving one purpose in a complex machine:
- eaten
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- 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 .
- Eaton
-
noun,
Theophilus, 1590–1658, English colonist and colonial administrator in America.
- argon
-
noun,
a colorless, odorless, chemically inactive, monatomic, gaseous element that, because of its inertness, is used for filling fluorescent and incandescent lamps and vacuum tubes. Symbol: Ar; atomic number: 18; atomic weight: 39.948.
- getas
-
noun,
a traditional Japanese wooden clog that is worn outdoors, with a thong that passes between the first two toes and with two transverse supports on the bottom of the sole.
- Goren
-
noun,
Charles Henry, 1901–91, U.S authority and writer on contract bridge.
- Argos
-
noun,
an ancient city in SE Greece, on the Gulf of Argolis: a powerful rival of Sparta, Athens, and Corinth.
- argot
-
noun,
a specialized idiomatic vocabulary peculiar to a particular class or group of people, especially that of an underworld group, devised for private communication and identification:
- geste
-
noun,
gest.
- Aries
-
noun,
Astronomy. the Ram, a zodiacal constellation between Pisces and Taurus.
- esrog
-
noun,
etrog.
- Arion
-
noun,
flourished 7th century b.c, Greek poet: inventor of the dithyramb.
- giant
-
noun,
(in folklore) a being with human form but superhuman size, strength, etc.
- grate
-
noun,
a frame of metal bars for holding fuel when burning, as in a fireplace, furnace, or stove.
- arise
-
verb (used without object),
to get up from sitting, lying, or kneeling; rise:
- ergo-
-
- Arete
-
noun,
the aggregate of qualities, as valor and virtue, making up good character.
- areo-
-
- gnars
-
verb (used without object),
to snarl; growl.
- egers
-
noun,
German name of Ohře.
- Greta
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Margaret.
- angst
-
noun,
a feeling of dread, anxiety, or anguish.
- anis-
-
- erase
-
verb (used with object),
to rub or scrape out, as letters or characters written, engraved, etc.; efface.
- anise
-
noun,
a Mediterranean plant, Pimpinella anisum, of the parsley family, having loose umbrels of small yellowish-white flowers that yield aniseed.
- etrog
-
noun,
Judaism. a citron for use with the lulav during the Sukkoth festival service.
- egest
-
verb (used with object),
to discharge, as from the body; void (opposed to ingest).
- ante-
-
- Erato
-
noun,
the Muse of love poetry.
- etnas
-
noun,
Mount, an active volcano in E Sicily. 10,758 feet (3280 meters).
- IATSE
-
- antes
-
noun,
Poker. a fixed but arbitrary stake put into the pot by each player before the deal.
- anti-
-
- antis
-
noun,
a person who is opposed to a particular practice, party, policy, action, etc.
- antre
-
noun,
a cavern; cave.
- A-one
-
adjective,
noting a vessel regarded by a shipping-classification society as being equipped to the highest standard and with equipment maintained in first-class condition.
- giga-
-
- ergot
-
noun,
Plant Pathology.
a disease of rye and other cereal grasses, caused by a fungus of the genus Claviceps, especially C. purpurea, which replaces the affected grain with a long, hard, blackish sclerotial body.
the sclerotial body itself.
- angor
-
noun,
extreme distress or mental anguish, usually of physical origin.
- eager
-
noun,
eagre.
- grogs
-
noun,
a mixture of rum and water, often flavored with lemon, sugar, and spices and sometimes served hot.
- girns
-
noun, verb (used with object),
grin2 .
- eagre
-
noun,
a tidal bore or flood.
- groat
-
noun,
a silver coin of England, equal to four pennies, issued from 1279 to 1662.
- giros
-
noun,
autogiro.
- groan
-
noun,
a low, mournful sound uttered in pain or grief:
- ation
-
- atone
-
verb (used with object),
to make amends for; expiate:
- astr.
-
- grist
-
noun,
grain to be ground.
- grego
-
noun,
a short, hooded coat of thick, coarse fabric, originally worn in the eastern Mediterranean countries.
- griot
-
noun,
a member of a hereditary caste among the peoples of western Africa whose function is to keep an oral history of the tribe or village and to entertain with stories, poems, songs, dances, etc.
- grins
-
noun,
a broad smile.
- girts
-
noun,
Carpentry.
a timber or plate connecting the corner posts of an exterior wooden frame, as a braced frame, at a floor above the ground floor.
a heavy beam, as for supporting the ends of rafters.
- grigs
-
noun,
a cricket or grasshopper.
- ERISA
-
noun,
Employee Retirement Income Security Act.
- groin
-
noun,
Anatomy. the fold or hollow on either side of the front of the body where the thigh joins the abdomen.
- Astor
-
noun,
John Jacob, 1763–1848, U.S. capitalist and fur merchant.
- arose
-
verb,
simple past tense of arise.
- Asine
-
noun,
an ancient town in S Greece, on the Gulf of Argolis.
- gigot
-
noun,
a leg-of-mutton sleeve.
- arson
-
noun,
Law. the malicious burning of another's house or property, or in some statutes, the burning of one's own house or property, as to collect insurance.
- erose
-
adjective,
uneven, as if gnawed away.
- Artie
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Arthur.
- Green
-
noun,
a color intermediate in the spectrum between yellow and blue, an effect of light with a wavelength between 500 and 570 nm; found in nature as the color of most grasses and leaves while growing, of some fruits while ripening, and of the sea.
- earns
-
verb (used with object),
to gain or get in return for one's labor or service:
- 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.
- Ernie
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Ernest.
- Grote
-
noun,
George, 1794–1871, English historian.
- ernes
-
noun,
sea eagle.
- grees
-
noun,
superiority, mastery, or victory.
- aster
-
noun,
any composite plant of the genus Aster, having rays varying from white or pink to blue around a yellow disk.
- grots
-
noun,
a grotto.
- greet
-
verb (used with object),
to address with some form of salutation; welcome.
- astir
-
adjective,
moving or stirring, especially with much activity or excitement:
- Aston
-
noun,
Francis William, 1877–1945, English physicist and chemist: Nobel Prize in Chemistry 1922.
- egger
-
noun,
tent caterpillar.
- eosin
-
noun,
Also called bromeosin, tetrabromofluorescein. a red, crystalline, water-insoluble solid, C 20 H 8 Br 4 O 5 , derived from fluorescein by bromination: used chiefly as an acid dye for dyeing silk a rose red color and as a histological stain.
- Angie
-
noun,
a male or female given name, form of Angel.
- aggro
-
noun,
aggressiveness, especially that of an urban youth gang or gang member.
- genre
-
noun,
a class or category of artistic endeavor having a particular form, content, technique, or the like:
- gator
-
noun,
Southern U.S. Informal. alligator.
- agger
-
noun,
Also called double tide. Oceanography.
a high tide in which the water rises to a certain level, recedes, then rises again.
a low tide in which the water recedes to a certain level, rises slightly, then recedes again.
- Aggie
-
noun,
agate (def 2).
- Gates
-
noun,
Horatio, 1728–1806, American Revolutionary general, born in England.
- Irene
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. one of the Horae, the personification of peace.
- gater
-
noun,
gator.
- irone
-
noun,
a colorless liquid of isomeric, unsaturated ketones, C 14 H 22 O, obtained from orris root: used in perfumery for its odor of violets.
- enate
-
noun,
a person related on one's mother's side.
Compare agnate, cognate.
- agios
-
noun,
a premium on money in exchange.
- agist
-
verb (used with object),
to feed or pasture (livestock) for a fee.
- genro
-
noun,
any of the unofficial elder statesmen of Japan who influenced the government c1875–1940.
- Agnes
-
noun,
Saint, a.d. 292?–304? Roman Catholic child martyr.
- irate
-
adjective,
angry; enraged:
- inert
-
adjective,
having no inherent power of action, motion, or resistance (opposed to active):
- agers
-
noun,
(often initial capital letter) a person living in a certain historical age:
- Genoa
-
noun,
a large jib for cruising and racing yachts, overlapping the mainsail.
- garni
-
adjective,
garnished.
- aeons
-
noun,
(in Gnosticism) one of a class of powers or beings conceived as emanating from the Supreme Being and performing various functions in the operations of the universe.
- 30-30
-
- gores
-
noun,
blood that is shed, especially when clotted.
- engr.
-
- Aegir
-
noun,
a sea god, husband of Ran, and host at feast of the gods spoiled by Loki.
- gorge
-
noun,
a narrow cleft with steep, rocky walls, especially one through which a stream runs.
- AEGIS
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. the shield or breastplate of Zeus or Athena, bearing at its center the head of the Gorgon.
- goner
-
noun,
a person or thing that is dead, lost, or past recovery.
- gorse
-
noun,
any spiny shrub of the genus Ulex, of the legume family, native to the Old World, especially U. europaeus, having rudimentary leaves and yellow flowers and growing in waste places and sandy soil.
- Irons
-
noun,
Jeremy (John) born 1948, English actor.
- aeri-
-
- aerie
-
noun,
the nest of a bird of prey, as an eagle or a hawk.
- aero-
-
- Aesir
-
noun,
the principal race of gods, led by Odin and living at Asgard.
- Genet
-
noun,
any small, Old World carnivore of the genus Genetta, especially G. genetta, having spotted sides and a ringed tail.
- Genie
-
noun,
Islamic Mythology. jinn.
- agent
-
noun,
a person or business authorized to act on another's behalf:
- Iran.
-
- gotra
-
noun,
a Hindu clan tracing its paternal lineage from a common ancestor, usually a saint or sage.
- iotas
-
noun,
a very small quantity; jot; whit.
- Aisne
-
noun,
a river in N France, flowing NW and W to the Oise. 175 miles (280 km) long.
- geog.
-
- intr.
-
- airts
-
noun,
a direction.
- gains
-
- inst.
-
- Grant
-
noun,
something granted, as a privilege or right, a sum of money, or a tract of land:
- inset
-
noun,
something inserted; insert.
- entia
-
noun,
plural of ens.
- ento-
-
- ingot
-
noun,
a mass of metal cast in a convenient form for shaping, remelting, or refining.
- goers
-
noun,
a person or thing that goes:
- gages
-
noun,
something, as a glove, thrown down by a medieval knight in token of challenge to combat.
- Aneto
-
noun,
Pi·co de [pee-kaw th e] /ˈpi kɔ ðɛ/ (Show IPA). Spanish name of Pic de Néthou.
- anger
-
noun,
a strong feeling of displeasure and belligerence aroused by a wrong; wrath; ire.
- angi-
-
- nerts
-
interjection,
nuts (def 1).
- Grieg
-
noun,
Edvard [ed-vahrd;; Norwegian ed-vahrt] /ˈɛd vɑrd;; Norwegian ˈɛd vɑrt/ (Show IPA), 1843–1907, Norwegian composer.
- gaits
-
noun,
a manner of walking, stepping, or running.
- agro-
-
- gents
-
noun,
Informal. gentleman (defs 1, 2).
- agone
-
adverb, adjective,
ago.
- Ensor
-
noun,
James, 1860–1949, Belgian painter.
- grans
-
noun,
grandmother.
- agree
-
verb (used with object),
to concede; grant (usually followed by a noun clause):
- grain
-
noun,
a small, hard seed, especially the seed of a food plant such as wheat, corn, rye, oats, rice, or millet.
- Going
-
noun,
the act of leaving or departing; departure:
- Gaons
-
noun,
a title of honor for the directors of the Jewish academies at Sura and Pumbedita in Babylonia, used from the end of the 6th century a.d. to about the beginning of the 11th century.
- Goias
-
noun,
a state in central Brazil. 247,826 sq. mi. (641,870 sq. km). Capital: Goiânia.
- EGRET
-
noun,
any of several usually white herons that grow long, graceful plumes during the breeding season, as Egretta garzetta (little egret) of the Old World.
- Erin
-
noun,
Literary. Ireland.
- site
-
noun,
the position or location of a town, building, etc., especially as to its environment:
- eons
-
noun,
an indefinitely long period of time; age.
- Sina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- 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).
- ergs
-
- sire
-
noun,
the male parent of a quadruped.
- snag
-
noun,
a tree or part of a tree held fast in the bottom of a river, lake, etc., and forming an impediment or danger to navigation.
- Ens.
-
- Sion
-
noun,
a town in and the capital of Valais, in SW Switzerland.
- Enos
-
noun,
the son of Seth. Gen. 5:6.
- SITA
-
noun,
(in the Ramayana) the wife of Ramachandra, abducted by Ravana and later rescued.
- 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.
- est.
-
- Eris
-
noun,
the ancient Greek goddess of discord and the sister of Ares: identified with the Roman goddess Discordia.
- 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.
- sear
-
noun,
a mark or scar made by searing.
- Sean
-
noun,
a male given name, form of John.
- gags
-
noun,
something put into a person's mouth to prevent speech, shouting, etc.
- gait
-
noun,
a manner of walking, stepping, or running.
- Sato
-
noun,
Eisaku [ey-sah-koo;; Japanese ey-sah-koo] /eɪˈsɑ ku;; Japanese ˈeɪ sɑˌku/ (Show IPA), 1901–75, Japanese political leader: prime minister 1964–72; Nobel Peace Prize 1974.
- gang
-
noun,
a group or band:
- sati
-
noun,
a Hindu practice whereby a widow immolates herself on the funeral pyre of her husband: now abolished by law.
- Sat.
-
- Gaon
-
noun,
a title of honor for the directors of the Jewish academies at Sura and Pumbedita in Babylonia, used from the end of the 6th century a.d. to about the beginning of the 11th century.
- Gare
-
noun,
low-grade wool fibers from the legs of sheep.
- garg
-
- Gage
-
noun,
something, as a glove, thrown down by a medieval knight in token of challenge to combat.
- gars
-
noun,
Also called garfish, garpike. any predaceous freshwater fish of the genus Lepisosteus, of North America, covered with hard, diamond-shaped scales and having long jaws with needlelike teeth.
- gast
-
verb (used with object),
to terrify or frighten.
- gate
-
noun,
a movable barrier, usually on hinges, closing an opening in a fence, wall, or other enclosure.
- Sang
-
noun,
the act or performance of singing.
- sane
-
noun,
a private nationwide organization in the U.S., established in 1957, that opposes nuclear testing and advocates international peace.
- gats
-
noun,
a pistol or revolver.
- Gean
-
noun,
heart cherry.
- sain
-
verb (used with object),
to make the sign of the cross on, as for protection against evil influences.
- gear
-
noun,
Machinery.
a part, as a disk, wheel, or section of a shaft, having cut teeth of such form, size, and spacing that they mesh with teeth in another part to transmit or receive force and motion.
an assembly of such parts.
one of several possible arrangements of such parts in a mechanism, as an automobile transmission, for affording different relations of torque and speed between the driving and the driven machinery, or for permitting the driven machinery to run in either direction:
a mechanism or group of parts performing one function or serving one purpose in a complex machine:
- sago
-
noun,
a starchy foodstuff derived from the soft interior of the trunk of various palms and cycads, used in making puddings.
- 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.
- Seen
-
verb,
past participle of see1 .
- sign
-
noun,
a token; indication.
- esne
-
noun,
(in Anglo-Saxon England) a member of the lowest class; laborer.
- Sig.
-
- Erna
-
noun,
a female given name: from an Old English word meaning “eagle.”.
- Erne
-
noun,
sea eagle.
- Sian
-
noun,
Older Spelling. Xian.
- Seta
-
noun,
a stiff hair; bristle or bristlelike part.
- Sert
-
noun,
José María [haw-se mah-ree-ah] /hɔˈsɛ mɑˈri ɑ/ (Show IPA), 1876–1945, Spanish painter.
- Eros
-
noun,
the ancient Greek god of love, identified by the Romans with Cupid.
- Erse
-
noun,
Gaelic, especially Scottish Gaelic.
- erst
-
adverb,
before the present time; formerly.
- Seri
-
noun,
a member of an American Indian people of western Sonora state, Mexico, on the Gulf of California.
- eso-
-
- seer
-
noun,
a person who sees; observer.
- Sere
-
noun,
the series of stages in an ecological succession.
- Sera
-
noun,
a plural of serum.
- sent
-
noun,
a coin of Estonia until the euro was adopted, the 100th part of a kroon.
- Este
-
noun,
a city in NE Italy: medieval fortress; ancient Roman ruins.
- ETAS
-
noun,
the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
- Etna
-
noun,
Mount, an active volcano in E Sicily. 10,758 feet (3280 meters).
- sene
-
noun,
a bronze coin and monetary unit of Western Samoa, the 100th part of a tala.
- Eton
-
noun,
a town in Berkshire, in S England, on the Thames River, W of London: the site of Eton College.
- sego
-
noun,
sego lily.
- 1080
-
- engs
-
noun,
the symbol, ŋ, that, in the International Phonetic Alphabet and in the pronunciation alphabets of some dictionaries, represents the voiced velar nasal consonant indicated in English spelling by (ng), as in the pronunciations of cling [kling] /klɪŋ/ (Show IPA) and clink [klingk] /klɪŋk/ (Show IPA).
- Isar
-
noun,
a river in central Europe, flowing NE from W Austria through S Germany to the Danube River. 215 miles (345 km) long.
- snit
-
noun,
an agitated or irritated state.
- tion
-
- Aire
-
- tone
-
noun,
any sound considered with reference to its quality, pitch, strength, source, etc.:
- airs
-
noun,
a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- togs
-
noun,
a coat.
- airt
-
noun,
a direction.
- toga
-
noun,
(in ancient Rome) the loose outer garment worn by citizens in public.
- toea
-
noun,
a bronze coin and monetary unit of Papua New Guinea, the 100th part of a kina.
- Tiro
-
noun,
tyro.
- aits
-
noun,
a small island, especially in a river.
- tire
-
noun,
British Dialect. fatigue.
- anes
-
adverb,
once.
- Ting
-
noun,
a tinging sound.
- tong
-
noun,
tongs.
- Tine
-
noun,
a sharp, projecting point or prong, as of a fork.
- TINA
-
noun,
a female given name.
- 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.
- ano-
-
- ANSI
-
- ant.
-
- tern
-
noun,
any of numerous aquatic birds of the subfamily Sterninae of the family Laridae, related to the gulls but usually having a more slender body and bill, smaller feet, a long, deeply forked tail, and a more graceful flight, especially those of the genus Sterna, as S. hirundo (common tern) of Eurasia and America, having white, black, and gray plumage.
- ter.
-
- tens
-
noun,
a self-operated portable device used to treat chronic pain by sending electrical impulses through electrodes placed over the painful area.
- Ares
-
noun,
the ancient Greek god of war, a son of Zeus and Hera, identified by the Romans with Mars.
- Arg.
-
- ains
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- agst
-
- Tena
-
noun,
Koyukon.
- tri-
-
- tsar
-
noun,
czar.
- tron
-
- trog
-
noun,
Chiefly British Slang. a hooligan; lout.
- tRNA
-
- Trio
-
noun,
a musical composition for three voices or instruments.
- aeon
-
noun,
(in Gnosticism) one of a class of powers or beings conceived as emanating from the Supreme Being and performing various functions in the operations of the universe.
- aer-
-
- aet.
-
- Agee
-
noun,
James, 1909–55, U.S. author, scenarist, and film critic.
- ager
-
noun,
(often initial capital letter) a person living in a certain historical age:
- ages
-
noun,
the length of time during which a being or thing has existed; length of life or existence to the time spoken of or referred to:
- 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.
- Toni
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Antoinette or Antonia.
- agin
-
preposition,
against; opposed to.
- agio
-
noun,
a premium on money in exchange.
- agit
-
- Agni
-
noun,
Hindu Mythology. the god of fire, one of the three chief divinities of the Vedas.
- agog
-
adverb,
in a state of eager desire; excitedly.
- Agon
-
noun,
(in ancient Greece) a contest in which prizes were awarded in any of a number of events, as athletics, drama, music, poetry, and painting.
- tors
-
noun,
a rocky pinnacle; a peak of a bare or rocky mountain or hill.
- torn
-
noun,
a drop of the saline, watery fluid continually secreted by the lacrimal glands between the surface of the eye and the eyelid, serving to moisten and lubricate these parts and keep them clear of foreign particles. Synonyms: teardrop.
- Tori
-
noun,
plural of torus.
- agr.
-
- Tore
-
noun,
a torus.
- Argo
-
noun,
Astronomy. a very large southern constellation, now divided into Vela, Carina, Puppis, and Pyxis, four separate constellations lying largely south of Canis Major.
- ten.
-
- snog
-
verb (used without object),
to kiss and cuddle.
- egis
-
noun,
aegis.
- 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.
- ease
-
noun,
freedom from labor, pain, or physical annoyance; tranquil rest; comfort:
- Ste.
-
- East
-
noun,
a cardinal point of the compass, 90° to the right of north. Abbreviation: E.
- Star
-
noun,
any of the heavenly bodies, except the moon, appearing as fixed luminous points in the sky at night.
- Stan
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Stanley.
- eats
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- Eger
-
noun,
German name of Ohře.
- Stag
-
noun,
an adult male deer.
- Sra.
-
- eggs
-
noun,
the roundish reproductive body produced by the female of certain animals, as birds and most reptiles, consisting of an ovum and its envelope of albumen, jelly, membranes, egg case, or shell, according to species.
- sort
-
noun,
a particular kind, species, variety, class, or group, distinguished by a common character or nature:
- Sage
-
noun,
a profoundly wise person; a person famed for wisdom.
- sori
-
noun,
plural of sorus.
- sore
-
noun,
a sore spot or place on the body.
- sora
-
noun,
a small, short-billed rail, Porzana carolina, of marshy areas of North America.
- egos
-
noun,
the “I” or self of any person; a person as thinking, feeling, and willing, and distinguishing itself from the selves of others and from objects of its thought.
- Soni
-
- Song
-
noun,
a short metrical composition intended or adapted for singing, especially one in rhymed stanzas; a lyric; a ballad.
- sone
-
noun,
a unit for measuring the loudness of sound, equal to the loudness of a sound that, in the judgment of a group of listeners, is equal to that of a 1000-cycle-per-second reference sound having an intensity of 40 decibels.
- Eire
-
noun,
the Irish name of Ireland.
- SOAR
-
noun,
an act or instance of soaring.
- snot
-
noun,
Vulgar. mucus from the nose.
- Eng.
-
- EARN
-
verb (used with object),
to gain or get in return for one's labor or service:
- ator
-
- tegs
-
noun,
Animal Husbandry.
a two-year-old sheep that has not been shorn.
the wool shorn from such a sheep.
- art.
-
- 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.
- teen
-
noun,
Archaic. suffering; grief.
- ARIS
-
- 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.
- Arne
-
noun,
Thomas Augustine, 1710–78, English composer of operas and songs.
- Arno
-
noun,
Peter (Curtis Arnoux Peters) 1904–68, U.S. cartoonist and author.
- Aron
-
noun,
a male given name.
- tars
-
noun,
any of various dark-colored viscid products obtained by the destructive distillation of certain organic substances, as coal or wood.
- Taro
-
noun,
a stemless plant, Colocasia esculenta, of the arum family, cultivated in tropical regions, in the Pacific islands and elsewhere, for the edible tuber.
- arse
-
noun,
ass2 (defs 1, 2).
- Tarn
-
noun,
a small mountain lake or pool, especially one in a cirque.
- Tare
-
noun,
any of various vetches, especially Vicia sativa.
- Stir
-
noun,
the act of stirring or moving.
- Taos
-
noun,
a Tanoan language spoken in two villages in New Mexico.
- tans
-
noun,
the brown color imparted to the skin by exposure to the sun or open air.
- Aser
-
noun,
Asher (def 1).
- Asir
-
noun,
a district in SW Saudi Arabia.
- Tane
-
noun,
a Polynesian god of fertility.
- tain
-
noun,
a thin tin plate.
- Asti
-
noun,
a city in the Piedmont region of Italy, S of Turin: center of wine-producing region.
- Aten
-
noun,
Aton.
- str.
-
- ates
-
- Aton
-
noun,
a solar deity declared by Amenhotep IV to be the only god, represented as a solar disk with rays ending in human hands.
- stoa
-
noun,
Greek Architecture. a portico, usually a detached portico of considerable length, that is used as a promenade or meeting place.
- stg.
-
- 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.
- int.
-
- gnar
-
verb (used without object),
to snarl; growl.
- 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.
- giro
-
noun,
autogiro.
- girt
-
noun,
Carpentry.
a timber or plate connecting the corner posts of an exterior wooden frame, as a braced frame, at a floor above the ground floor.
a heavy beam, as for supporting the ends of rafters.
- regs
-
noun,
Usually, regs. Informal. regulations.
- gist
-
noun,
the main or essential part of a matter:
- Nier
-
noun,
Alfred Otto Carl, 1911–1994, U.S. physicist.
- gite
-
noun,
a furnished vacation home in France that is available for rental, especially in a rural setting.
- gnat
-
noun,
any of certain small flies, especially the biting gnats or punkies of the family Ceratopogonidae, the midges of the family Chironomidae, and the black flies of the family Simuliidae.
- Orne
-
noun,
a department in NW France. 2372 sq. mi. (6145 sq. km). Capital: Alençon.
- into
-
adjective,
Mathematics. pertaining to a function or map from one set to another set, the range of which is a proper subset of the second set, as the function f, from the set of all integers into the set of all perfect squares where f (x) = x 2 for every integer.
- NTIA
-
- orts
-
noun,
Usually, orts. a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
- goas
-
noun,
a gazelle, Procapra picticaudata, of the Tibetan plateau.
- Reg.
-
- Goat
-
noun,
any of numerous agile, hollow-horned ruminants of the genus Capra, of the family Bovidae, closely related to the sheep, found native in rocky and mountainous regions of the Old World, and widely distributed in domesticated varieties.
- osar
-
noun,
plural of os3 .
- girn
-
noun, verb (used with object),
grin2 .
- Greg
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Gregory.
- NIRA
-
- GIGO
-
noun,
a rule of thumb stating that when faulty data are fed into a computer, the information that emerges will also be faulty.
- gets
-
noun,
an offspring or the total of the offspring, especially of a male animal:
- Nero
-
noun,
(Lucius Domitius Ahenobarbus) (“Nero Claudius Caesar Drusus Germanicus”) a.d. 37–68, emperor of Rome 54–68, known for his cruelty and depravity.
- ions
-
noun,
an electrically charged atom or group of atoms formed by the loss or gain of one or more electrons, as a cation (positive ion) which is created by electron loss and is attracted to the cathode in electrolysis, or as an anion (negative ion) which is created by an electron gain and is attracted to the anode. The valence of an ion is equal to the number of electrons lost or gained and is indicated by a plus sign for cations and a minus sign for anions, thus: Na + , Cl−, Ca ++ , S = .
- ign.
-
- gres
-
- 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.
- Iona
-
noun,
an island in the Hebrides, off the W coast of Scotland: center of early Celtic Christianity.
- oast
-
noun,
a kiln for drying hops or malt.
- Reis
-
plural noun,
a former money of account of Portugal and Brazil.
- gigs
-
noun,
a light, two-wheeled one-horse carriage.
- 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.
- Reno
-
noun,
Informal. a renovation, as of a building or room.
- Gina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Rena
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Marina.
- reit
-
noun,
real-estate investment trust.
- Gino
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Rees
-
noun,
reeve3 .
- Goer
-
noun,
a person or thing that goes:
- rest
-
noun,
the refreshing quiet or repose of sleep:
- gras
-
- nogs
-
noun,
any beverage made with beaten eggs, usually with alcoholic liquor; eggnog.
- noir
-
adjective,
black; noting the black numbers in roulette.
- inae
-
- Gran
-
noun,
grandmother.
- 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).
- ragi
-
noun,
a cereal grass, Eleusine coracana, cultivated in the Old World for its grain.
- rage
-
noun,
angry fury; violent anger (sometimes used in combination):
- Otis
-
noun,
Elisha Graves, 1811–61, U.S. inventor.
- Nor.
-
- Nora
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Honora.
- nota
-
noun,
a dorsal plate or sclerite of the thorax of an insect.
- not-
-
- nose
-
noun,
the part of the face or facial region in humans and certain animals that contains the nostrils and the organs of smell and functions as the usual passageway for air in respiration: in humans it is a prominence in the center of the face formed of bone and cartilage, serving also to modify or modulate the voice.
- nos-
-
- nori
-
noun,
a seaweed having a mildly sweet, salty taste, usually dried, used in Japanese cookery mainly as a wrap for sushi.
- rang
-
noun,
a boomerang.
- nogg
-
noun,
a shave for shaping dowels and handles.
- GOES
-
noun,
plural of go1 .
- nots
-
noun,
a Boolean operator that returns a positive result if its operand is negative and a negative result if its operand is positive.
- Osee
-
noun,
Hosea.
- gree
-
noun,
superiority, mastery, or victory.
- ins.
-
- inro
-
noun,
a small lacquer box with compartments for medicines, cosmetics, etc., worn on the waist sash of the traditional Japanese costume.
- Inge
-
noun,
William (Motter) [mot-er] /ˈmɒt ər/ (Show IPA), 1913–73, U.S. playwright.
- RATO
-
noun,
rocket-assisted takeoff.
- gon-
-
- Gone
-
noun,
the act of going:
- note
-
noun,
a brief record of something written down to assist the memory or for future reference.
- gong
-
noun,
a large bronze disk, of Asian origin, having an upturned rim, that produces a vibrant, hollow tone when struck, usually with a stick or hammer that has a padded head.
- nits
-
noun,
the egg of a parasitic insect, especially of a louse, often attached to a hair or a fiber of clothing.
- Gore
-
noun,
blood that is shed, especially when clotted.
- rate
-
noun,
the amount of a charge or payment with reference to some basis of calculation:
- rase
-
verb (used with object),
raze.
- rant
-
noun,
ranting, extravagant, or violent declamation.
- noes
-
noun,
an utterance of the word “no.”.
- Rani
-
noun,
ranee.
- geta
-
noun,
a traditional Japanese wooden clog that is worn outdoors, with a thong that passes between the first two toes and with two transverse supports on the bottom of the sole.
- Iago
-
noun,
the villain in Shakespeare's Othello.
- Neri
-
noun,
Saint Philip (Filippo Neri) 1515–95, Italian priest: founder of Congregation of the Oratory.
- Gros
-
noun,
Antoine Jean [ahn-twan zhahn] /ɑ̃ˈtwan ʒɑ̃/ (Show IPA), Baron, 1771–1835, French painter.
- ogee
-
noun,
a double curve, resembling the letter S, formed by the union of a concave and a convex line.
- Oran
-
noun,
a seaport in NW Algeria.
- gens
-
noun,
a group of families in ancient Rome claiming descent from a common ancestor and united by a common name and common ancestral religious rites.
- Gent
-
noun,
Informal. gentleman (defs 1, 2).
- roan
-
noun,
a horse or other animal with a roan coat.
- grot
-
noun,
a grotto.
- RNAS
-
- ogre
-
noun,
a monster in fairy tales and popular legend, usually represented as a hideous giant who feeds on human flesh.
- Nair
-
noun,
a group of Hindu castes in the Kerala region of India.
- rite
-
noun,
a formal or ceremonial act or procedure prescribed or customary in religious or other solemn use:
- iron
-
noun,
Chemistry. a ductile, malleable, silver-white metallic element, scarcely known in a pure condition, but much used in its crude or impure carbon-containing forms for making tools, implements, machinery, etc. Symbol: Fe; atomic weight: 55.847; atomic number: 26; specific gravity: 7.86 at 20°C.
Compare cast iron, pig iron, steel, wrought iron.
- RITA
-
noun,
the Vedic concept of cosmic and social order.
- rit.
-
- Nasi
-
noun,
the head or president of the Sanhedrin.
- Rise
-
noun,
an act or instance of rising.
- Ont.
-
- iter
-
noun,
a canal or passage.
- riot
-
noun,
a noisy, violent public disorder caused by a group or crowd of persons, as by a crowd protesting against another group, a government policy, etc., in the streets.
- gees
-
noun,
a sum of one thousand dollars:
- Onas
-
noun,
a member of a people of Tierra del Fuego.
- iso-
-
- Oita
-
noun,
a seaport on NE Kyushu, in S Japan.
- Oise
-
noun,
a river in W Europe, flowing SW from S Belgium through N France to the Seine, near Paris. 186 miles (300 km) long.
- ROTS
-
noun,
the process of rotting.
- Roti
-
noun,
roast.
- rote
-
noun,
routine; a fixed, habitual, or mechanical course of procedure:
- RONA
-
- Gen.
-
- Rota
-
noun,
Chiefly British.
a round or rotation of duties; a period of work or duty taken in rotation with others.
an agenda or circuit of sporting events, as a round of golf tournaments, played in different localities throughout the year.
- 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.
- Gena
-
noun,
the cheek or side region of the head.
- gene
-
noun,
the basic physical unit of heredity; a linear sequence of nucleotides along a segment of DNA that provides the coded instructions for synthesis of RNA, which, when translated into protein, leads to the expression of hereditary character.
- ROSE
-
noun,
any of the wild or cultivated, usually prickly-stemmed, pinnate-leaved, showy-flowered shrubs of the genus Rosa.
Compare rose family.
- Rosa
-
noun,
Salvator [sahl-vah-tawr] /ˈsɑl vɑˌtɔr/ (Show IPA), 1615–73, Italian painter and poet.
- geo-
-
- Naos
-
noun,
a temple.
- Nast
-
noun,
Thomas, 1840–1902, U.S. illustrator and cartoonist.
- Gera
-
noun,
a city in E central Germany.
- OATS
-
noun,
a cereal grass, Avena sativa, cultivated for its edible seed.
- grig
-
noun,
a cricket or grasshopper.
- 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.
- IRAS
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- grin
-
noun,
a broad smile.
- rete
-
noun,
a pierced plate on an astrolabe, having projections whose points correspond to the fixed stars.
- Gris
-
noun,
Juan [hwahn] /ʰwɑn/ (Show IPA), (José Vittoriano Gonzáles) 1887–1927, Spanish painter in France.
- Gers
-
noun,
a department in SW France. 2429 sq. mi. (6290 sq. km). Capital: Auch.
- org.
-
- Grit
-
noun,
abrasive particles or granules, as of sand or other small, coarse impurities found in the air, food, water, etc.
- gro.
-
- neat
-
noun,
an animal of the genus Bos; a bovine, as a cow or ox.
- Gert
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Gertrude.
- Ire.
-
- IOTA
-
noun,
a very small quantity; jot; whit.
- Rina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- NATS
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Nathan or Nathaniel.
- RIAS
-
noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- NATO
-
noun,
an organization formed in Washington, D.C. (1949), comprising the 12 nations of the Atlantic Pact together with Greece, Turkey, and the Federal Republic of Germany, for the purpose of collective defense against aggression.
- Ger.
-
- gest
-
noun,
a story or tale.
- Ring
-
noun,
a typically circular band of metal or other durable material, especially one of gold or other precious metal, often set with gems, for wearing on the finger as an ornament, a token of betrothal or marriage, etc.
- grog
-
noun,
a mixture of rum and water, often flavored with lemon, sugar, and spices and sometimes served hot.
- Riga
-
noun,
a seaport in and the capital of Latvia, on the Gulf of Riga.
- neo-
-
- oras
-
noun,
plural of os2 .
- TAR
-
noun,
any of various dark-colored viscid products obtained by the destructive distillation of certain organic substances, as coal or wood.
- OIr
-
- Ia.
-
- ase
-
- IAS
-
- OIt
-
- TAO
-
noun,
(in philosophical Taoism) that in virtue of which all things happen or exist.
- IRA
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- ONA
-
noun,
a member of a people of Tierra del Fuego.
- gt.
-
- GTO
-
- ian
-
noun,
a male given name, Scottish form of John.
- aor
-
- nr.
-
- OSA
-
- teg
-
noun,
Animal Husbandry.
a two-year-old sheep that has not been shorn.
the wool shorn from such a sheep.
- io-
-
- NSA
-
- NRA
-
- OES
-
noun,
the fifteenth letter of the English alphabet, a vowel.
- oar
-
noun,
a long shaft with a broad blade at one end, used as a lever for rowing or otherwise propelling or steering a boat.
- tee
-
noun,
the letter T or t.
- GTS
-
- OAS
-
- 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.
- 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.
- ARS
-
- OAT
-
noun,
a cereal grass, Avena sativa, cultivated for its edible seed.
- ier
-
- Rs.
-
- in.
-
- nae
-
adverb,
no1 ; not.
- Ir.
-
- tr.
-
- tra
-
- ago
-
adverb,
in past time; in the past:
- NEG
-
noun,
a photographic negative.
- Nee
-
adjective,
born (placed after the name of a married woman to introduce her maiden name):
- NEA
-
- ne-
-
- Nat
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Nathan or Nathaniel.
- IRO
-
- IRS
-
- NAG
-
noun,
Also, nagger. a person who nags, especially habitually.
- age
-
noun,
the length of time during which a being or thing has existed; length of life or existence to the time spoken of or referred to:
- AES
-
noun,
any of various early forms of bronze or copper money used in ancient Rome.
Compare as2 (def 1).
- Ios
-
noun,
a small hawk, Buteo solitarius, having two plumage phases and occurring only on the island of Hawaii, where it is a rare species and the only living indigenous bird of prey.
- ITO
-
noun,
Prince Hirobumi [hee-raw-boo-mee] /ˈhi rɔˈbu mi/ (Show IPA), 1841–1909, Japanese statesman.
- Is.
-
noun,
(used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
- ite
-
- ITA
-
- ae.
-
- Tro
-
- ist
-
- Ar.
-
- ISR
-
- an.
-
- ag-
-
- TSE
-
- TSI
-
- ISA
-
- IOT
-
- ior
-
- ans
-
noun,
the Sumerian god of heaven: the counterpart of the Akkadian Anu.
- Tng
-
- ina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- TES
-
noun,
ti1 .
- TGN
-
- TIA
-
- ANI
-
noun,
any of several black, tropical American cuckoos of the genus Crotophaga, having a compressed, bladelike bill.
- 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.
- ine
-
- nog
-
noun,
any beverage made with beaten eggs, usually with alcoholic liquor; eggnog.
- Noe
-
noun,
Noah (def 1).
- ANG
-
- ing
-
- ane
-
adjective, noun, pronoun,
one.
- ait
-
noun,
a small island, especially in a river.
- nit
-
noun,
the egg of a parasitic insect, especially of a louse, often attached to a hair or a fiber of clothing.
- toe
-
noun,
one of the terminal digits of the human foot.
- Tor
-
noun,
a rocky pinnacle; a peak of a bare or rocky mountain or hill.
- 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.
- tog
-
noun,
a coat.
- ASI
-
- NIG
-
verb (used with object),
nidge.
- NIA
-
- ton
-
noun,
a unit of weight, equivalent to 2000 pounds (0.907 metric ton) avoirdupois (short ton) in the U.S. and 2240 pounds (1.016 metric tons) avoirdupois (long ton) in Great Britain.
- NGO
-
noun,
1901–1963, South Vietnamese statesman: president of the Republic of South Vietnam 1956–63.
- NET
-
noun,
a bag or other contrivance of strong thread or cord worked into an open, meshed fabric, for catching fish, birds, or other animals:
- AIR
-
noun,
a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- ion
-
noun,
an electrically charged atom or group of atoms formed by the loss or gain of one or more electrons, as a cation (positive ion) which is created by electron loss and is attracted to the cathode in electrolysis, or as an anion (negative ion) which is created by an electron gain and is attracted to the anode. The valence of an ion is equal to the number of electrons lost or gained and is indicated by a plus sign for cations and a minus sign for anions, thus: Na + , Cl−, Ca ++ , S = .
- Ain
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- Agt
-
- NES
-
- AGS
-
adjective, noun,
agriculture:
- one
-
noun,
the first and lowest whole number, being a cardinal number; unity.
- eo-
-
- GSR
-
- gig
-
noun,
a light, two-wheeled one-horse carriage.
- GIN
-
noun,
an alcoholic liquor obtained by distilling grain mash with juniper berries.
- ERS
-
noun,
ervil.
- ERT
-
- ESA
-
- ese
-
- res
-
noun,
an object or thing; matter.
- gie
-
noun,
gi.
- GIs
-
noun,
a lightweight, two-piece, usually white garment worn by barefooted martial-arts participants, consisting of loose-fitting pants and a wraparound jacket with cloth belt.
- ESR
-
- ggr
-
- 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).
- get
-
noun,
an offspring or the total of the offspring, especially of a male animal:
- 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.
- Ges
-
- Sgt
-
- git
-
noun,
British Slang. a foolish or contemptible person.
- SEN
-
noun,
a money of account of Japan, the 100th part of a yen, now used only in certain quotations, as on foreign exchange.
- ONI
-
- 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.
- Gor
-
interjection,
(used as a mild oath.)
- REA
-
- goi
-
noun,
goy.
- SIT
-
verb,
(in prescriptions) may it be.
- Gog
-
noun,
a chief prince of Meshech and Tubal who came from Magog. Ezek. 38–39.
- eon
-
noun,
an indefinitely long period of time; age.
- ERE
-
preposition, conjunction,
before.
- SIR
-
noun,
a respectful or formal term of address used to a man:
- Ree
-
noun,
reeve3 .
- EOS
-
noun,
the ancient Greek goddess of the dawn, identified by the Romans with Aurora.
- ERA
-
noun,
a period of time marked by distinctive character, events, etc.:
- Goa
-
noun,
a gazelle, Procapra picticaudata, of the Tibetan plateau.
- Sin
-
noun,
transgression of divine law:
- ETO
-
- ETR
-
- ene
-
- SAG
-
noun,
an act or instance of sagging.
- ROG
-
- Gat
-
noun,
a pistol or revolver.
- ROI
-
- San
-
noun,
a member of a nomadic aboriginal people of southern Africa.
- ROT
-
noun,
the process of rotting.
- Gee
-
noun,
a sum of one thousand dollars:
- SAE
-
- SAR
-
- SRO
-
- So.
-
- RTS
-
- rte
-
- rt.
-
- RSE
-
- GAS
-
noun,
Physics. a substance possessing perfect molecular mobility and the property of indefinite expansion, as opposed to a solid or liquid.
- ROE
-
noun,
the mass of eggs, or spawn, within the ovarian membrane of the female fish.
- SEI
-
noun,
sei whale.
- Gag
-
noun,
something put into a person's mouth to prevent speech, shouting, etc.
- ETS
-
- Ga.
-
- GAR
-
noun,
Also called garfish, garpike. any predaceous freshwater fish of the genus Lepisosteus, of North America, covered with hard, diamond-shaped scales and having long jaws with needlelike teeth.
- gi.
-
- Ria
-
noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- See
-
noun,
the seat, center of authority, office, or jurisdiction of a bishop.
- rig
-
noun,
the arrangement of the masts, spars, sails, etc., on a boat or ship.
- ROA
-
- rin
-
noun,
a money of account of Japan, the thousandth part of a yen or the tenth part of a sen.
- sea
-
noun,
the salt waters that cover the greater part of the earth's surface.
- se-
-
- GAN
-
noun,
cotton gin.
- GAO
-
noun,
a city in E Mali.
- ise
-
- RNA
-
- RAS
-
noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- EOE
-
- got
-
noun,
an offspring or the total of the offspring, especially of a male animal:
- ATS
-
noun,
a money of account of Laos, the 100th part of a kip.
- eat
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- gre
-
- ose
-
- EAS
-
noun,
the Akkadian god of wisdom, the son of Apsu and father of Marduk: the counterpart of Enki.
- ORT
-
noun,
Usually, orts. a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
- 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.
- en-
-
- ean
-
- ea.
-
- ETA
-
noun,
the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
- RSA
-
- Eg.
-
- STI
-
- Ore
-
noun,
a metal-bearing mineral or rock, or a native metal, that can be mined at a profit.
- OTA
-
- at.
-
- Ora
-
noun,
plural of os2 .
- TAE
-
preposition,
to.
- TAG
-
noun,
a piece or strip of strong paper, plastic, metal, leather, etc., for attaching by one end to something as a mark or label:
- GSA
-
- Tai
-
noun,
any of several sparoid fishes of the Pacific Ocean, as Pagrus major (red tai) a food fish of Japan.
- ons
-
- ast
-
- ASR
-
- Aso
-
noun,
Mount, a volcanic mountain in Japan, in central Kyushu, noted for its vast caldera. 5223 feet (1593 meters).
- ASN
-
- Tan
-
noun,
the brown color imparted to the skin by exposure to the sun or open air.
- ONR
-
- ot-
-
- 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.
- ote
-
- eir
-
- sot
-
noun,
a drunkard.
- EEG
-
- Rae
-
noun,
John, 1813–93, Scottish surgeon and Arctic explorer.
- rag
-
noun,
a worthless piece of cloth, especially one that is torn or worn.
- Sr.
-
- EGO
-
noun,
the “I” or self of any person; a person as thinking, feeling, and willing, and distinguishing itself from the selves of others and from objects of its thought.
- Rai
-
noun,
a style of Algerian popular music played on electric guitar, synthesizer, and percussion instruments.
- SRI
-
noun,
a Hindu title of address prefixed to the name of a deity, holy person, etc.
- RAN
-
noun,
a sea goddess who drags down ships and drowns sailors: the wife of Aegir.
- Gr.
-
- St.
-
- egg
-
noun,
the roundish reproductive body produced by the female of certain animals, as birds and most reptiles, consisting of an ovum and its envelope of albumen, jelly, membranes, egg case, or shell, according to species.
- Son
-
noun,
a male child or person in relation to his parents.
- EEO
-
- EIS
-
- OTS
-
- Sta
-
- Re.
-
- TN
-
- N.
-
- TG
-
- T1
-
- TA
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- SG
-
- No
-
noun,
an utterance of the word “no.”.
- SA
-
- SN
-
- 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.
- 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.
- S.
-
- NG
-
- 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.
- AO
-
- NA
-
adverb,
no1 .
- RO
-
- t.
-
- OA
-
- GG
-
- R.
-
- et
-
verb,
a simple past tense of eat.
- RA
-
noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- O.
-
- OE
-
noun,
oy2 .
- OG
-
- IG
-
- G.
-
- SI
-
noun,
the syllable used for the seventh tone of a scale and sometimes for the tone B.
- GN
-
- NI
-
- GO
-
noun,
the act of going:
- er
-
interjection,
(used to express or represent a pause, hesitation, uncertainty, etc.).
- EI
-
- RI
-
- ee
-
- E.
-
noun,
Edward (St. John) 1925–2000, U.S. writer and illustrator.
- RN
-
- TI
-
noun,
the syllable for the seventh tone of a diatonic scale.
- TE
-
noun,
ti1 .
- i.
-
- rg
-