Anagrams of sericulture
Word sericulture has
596 anagrams
that can be made by using the letters of sericulture.
- rest-cure
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noun,
a treatment for nervous disorders, consisting of a complete rest, usually combined with systematic diet, massage, etc., especially at a spa or sanitorium.
- reticules
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noun,
a small purse or bag, originally of network but later of silk, rayon, etc.
- cruelties
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noun,
the state or quality of being cruel.
- cutleries
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noun,
cutting instruments collectively, especially knives for cutting food.
- Lucretius
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noun,
(Titus Lucretius Carus) 97?–54 b.c, Roman poet and philosopher.
- lecturers
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noun,
a person who lectures.
- scurrile
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adjective,
scurrilous.
- sclerite
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noun,
any chitinous, calcareous, or similar hard part, plate, spicule, or the like.
- Leuricus
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noun,
Leofric.
- eucrites
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noun,
a basic gabbro consisting mainly of bytownite and augite.
- lecturer
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noun,
a person who lectures.
- lusterer
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noun,
a person who puts a lustrous finish or gloss on textiles.
- leucites
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noun,
a whitish or grayish mineral, potassium aluminum silicate, KAlSi 2 O 6 , found in alkali volcanic rocks.
- cultures
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noun,
the quality in a person or society that arises from a concern for what is regarded as excellent in arts, letters, manners, scholarly pursuits, etc.
- lectures
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noun,
a speech read or delivered before an audience or class, especially for instruction or to set forth some subject:
- tiercels
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noun,
tercel.
- utricles
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noun,
a small sac or baglike body, as an air-filled cavity in a seaweed.
- reticule
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noun,
a small purse or bag, originally of network but later of silk, rayon, etc.
- rutiles
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noun,
a common mineral, titanium dioxide, TiO 2 , usually reddish-brown in color with a brilliant metallic or adamantine luster, occurring in crystals: used to coat welding rods.
- rustler
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noun,
a cattle thief.
- lecture
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noun,
a speech read or delivered before an audience or class, especially for instruction or to set forth some subject:
- leisure
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noun,
freedom from the demands of work or duty:
- leucite
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noun,
a whitish or grayish mineral, potassium aluminum silicate, KAlSi 2 O 6 , found in alkali volcanic rocks.
- cluster
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noun,
a number of things of the same kind, growing or held together; a bunch:
- Curtius
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noun,
Ernst [ernst] /ɛrnst/ (Show IPA), 1814–96, German archaeologist and historian.
- sectile
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adjective,
capable of being cut smoothly with a knife.
- cruiser
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noun,
a person or thing that cruises.
- eucrite
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noun,
a basic gabbro consisting mainly of bytownite and augite.
- sterile
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adjective,
free from living germs or microorganisms; aseptic:
- electr-
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- culture
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noun,
the quality in a person or society that arises from a concern for what is regarded as excellent in arts, letters, manners, scholarly pursuits, etc.
- tercels
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noun,
the male of a hawk, especially of a gyrfalcon or peregrine.
- terries
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noun,
the loop formed by the pile of a fabric when left uncut.
- cutlers
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noun,
a person who makes, sells, or repairs knives and other cutting instruments.
- curites
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noun,
a radioactive uranium mineral, Pb 2 U 5 O 17 ·4H 2 O, with adamantine luster, occurring as reddish-brown to deep-yellow needle-shaped crystals, formed by alteration of uraninite.
- tierces
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noun,
an old measure of capacity equivalent to one third of a pipe, or 42 wine gallons.
- curlers
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noun,
a person or thing that curls.
- tiercel
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noun,
tercel.
- icterus
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noun,
jaundice (def 1).
- leister
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noun,
a spearlike implement having three or more prongs, for use in spearing fish.
- recluse
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noun,
a person who lives in seclusion or apart from society, often for religious meditation.
- reliers
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noun,
a person or thing that relies.
- recruit
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noun,
a newly enlisted or drafted member of the armed forces.
- reticle
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noun,
a network of fine lines, wires, or the like placed in the focus of the eyepiece of an optical instrument.
- ureters
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noun,
a muscular duct or tube conveying the urine from a kidney to the bladder or cloaca.
- Reuters
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noun,
a publicly owned international news and information company established in London, 1851.
- retires
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noun,
a place of withdrawal; retreat:
- relicts
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noun,
Ecology. a species or community living in an environment that has changed from that which is typical for it.
- utricle
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noun,
a small sac or baglike body, as an air-filled cavity in a seaweed.
- recites
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verb (used with object),
to repeat the words of, as from memory, especially in a formal manner:
- relucts
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verb (used without object),
to struggle (against something); rebel.
- 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.
- sutler
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noun,
(formerly) a person who followed an army or maintained a store on an army post to sell provisions to the soldiers.
- suture
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noun,
Surgery.
a joining of the lips or edges of a wound or the like by stitching or some similar process.
a particular method of doing this.
one of the stitches or fastenings employed.
- eructs
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verb (used with or without object),
to belch forth, as gas from the stomach.
- erects
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adjective,
upright in position or posture:
- elutes
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verb (used with object),
to remove by dissolving, as absorbed material from an adsorbent.
- elites
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noun,
(often used with a plural verb) the choice or best of anything considered collectively, as of a group or class of persons.
- resect
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verb (used with object),
to do a resection on.
- rectus
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noun,
any of several straight muscles, as of the abdomen, thigh, eye, etc.
- elects
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noun,
a person or the persons chosen or worthy to be chosen.
- recurs
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verb (used without object),
to occur again, as an event, experience, etc.
- tercel
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noun,
the male of a hawk, especially of a gyrfalcon or peregrine.
- recuse
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verb (used with object),
to reject or challenge (a judge or juror) as disqualified to act, especially because of interest or bias.
- result
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noun,
something that happens as a consequence; outcome.
- elect.
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- resile
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verb (used without object),
to spring back; rebound; resume the original form or position, as an elastic body.
- terces
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noun,
tierce (def 3).
- Tereus
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noun,
a Thracian prince, the husband of Procne, who raped his sister-in-law Philomela and was changed into a hoopoe as a punishment.
- relict
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noun,
Ecology. a species or community living in an environment that has changed from that which is typical for it.
- Terris
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noun,
a female given name, form of Theresa.
- relier
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noun,
a person or thing that relies.
- relies
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verb (used without object),
to depend confidently; put trust in (usually followed by on or upon):
- reluct
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verb (used without object),
to struggle (against something); rebel.
- Cutler
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noun,
a person who makes, sells, or repairs knives and other cutting instruments.
- Custer
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noun,
George Armstrong [ahrm-strawng,, -strong] /ˈɑrm strɔŋ,, -strɒŋ/ (Show IPA), 1839–76, U.S. general and Indian fighter.
- curule
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adjective,
privileged to sit in a curule chair.
- steric
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adjective,
of or relating to the spatial relationships of atoms in a molecule.
- rictus
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noun,
the gape of the mouth of a bird.
- recti-
-
- rutile
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noun,
a common mineral, titanium dioxide, TiO 2 , usually reddish-brown in color with a brilliant metallic or adamantine luster, occurring in crystals: used to coat welding rods.
- litres
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noun,
liter.
- liters
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noun,
a unit of capacity redefined in 1964 by a reduction of 28 parts in a million to be exactly equal to one cubic decimeter. It is equivalent to 1.0567 U.S. liquid quarts and is equal to the volume of one kilogram of distilled water at 4°C. Abbreviation: l.
- Lister
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noun,
Also called lister plow, middlebreaker, middlebuster. a plow with a double moldboard, used to prepare the ground for planting by producing furrows and ridges.
- Lieut.
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- rulers
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noun,
a person who rules or governs; sovereign.
- ricers
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noun,
an implement for ricing potatoes, squash, etc., by pressing them through small holes.
- Lucite
-
- Lucius
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noun,
a male given name: from a Latin word meaning “light.”.
- lucres
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noun,
monetary reward or gain; money.
- Lester
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noun,
a male given name: from the English placename “Leicester.”.
- rustic
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noun,
a country person.
- rustle
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noun,
the sound made by anything that rustles:
- Curtis
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noun,
Benjamin Robbins, 1809–74, U.S. jurist: associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court 1851–57; resigned in dissent over Dred Scott case.
- luetic
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adjective,
syphilitic.
- sluice
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noun,
an artificial channel for conducting water, often fitted with a gate (sluice gate) at the upper end for regulating the flow.
- scler-
-
- Reuter
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noun,
Paul Julius, Baron de, 1816–99, English founder of an international news agency, born in Germany.
- lustre
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noun,
the state or quality of shining by reflecting light; glitter, sparkle, sheen, or gloss:
- retuse
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adjective,
having an obtuse or rounded apex with a shallow notch, as leaves.
- retire
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noun,
a place of withdrawal; retreat:
- secret
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noun,
something that is or is kept secret, hidden, or concealed.
- recite
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verb (used with object),
to repeat the words of, as from memory, especially in a formal manner:
- secure
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adjective,
free from or not exposed to danger or harm; safe.
- select
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adjective,
chosen in preference to another or others; selected. Synonyms: preferred.
- Iseult
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noun,
Also, Yseult. German Isolde. Arthurian Romance.
the daughter of a king of Ireland who became the wife of King Mark of Cornwall: she was the beloved of Tristram.
daughter of the king of Brittany, and wife of Tristram.
- silure
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plural noun,
a British Celtic tribe resident in southeastern Wales at the time of the Roman conquest of Britain.
- sirree
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noun,
(used as an intensive with no or yes):
- lituus
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noun,
Geometry. a polar curve generated by the locus of a point moving so that the square of its radius vector varies inversely as the angle the radius vector makes with the polar axis. Equation: θr 2 = a.
- slicer
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noun,
a thin-bladed knife or implement used for slicing, especially food:
- luster
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noun,
the state or quality of shining by reflecting light; glitter, sparkle, sheen, or gloss:
- rescue
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noun,
the act of rescuing.
- tierce
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noun,
an old measure of capacity equivalent to one third of a pipe, or 42 wine gallons.
- Citrus
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noun,
any small tree or spiny shrub of the genus Citrus, of the rue family, including the lemon, lime, orange, tangerine, grapefruit, citron, kumquat, and shaddock, widely cultivated for fruit or grown as an ornamental.
- cueist
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noun,
a billiard player.
- trices
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noun,
a very short time; an instant:
- cruise
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noun,
the act of cruising.
- cruets
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noun,
a glass bottle, especially one for holding vinegar, oil, etc., for the table.
- criers
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noun,
a person who cries.
- Creuse
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noun,
a department in central France. 2165 sq. mi. (5605 sq. km). Capital: Guéret.
- truces
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noun,
a suspension of hostilities for a specified period of time by mutual agreement of the warring parties; cease-fire; armistice.
- creels
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noun,
a wickerwork basket worn on the back or suspended from the shoulder, used especially by anglers for carrying fish.
- clites
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noun,
Classical Mythology. the wife of Cyzicus, who hanged herself when her husband was mistakenly killed by the Argonauts.
- Cletus
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noun,
Anacletus.
- Ulster
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noun,
a former province in Ireland, now comprising Northern Ireland and a part of the Republic of Ireland.
- culets
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noun,
Jewelry. a small face forming the bottom of a faceted gem.
- ureter
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noun,
a muscular duct or tube conveying the urine from a kidney to the bladder or cloaca.
- cisele
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adjective,
noting or pertaining to velvet having a chiseled or embossed pattern produced by contrasting cut and uncut pile.
- cirrus
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noun,
Meteorology.
a cloud of a class characterized by thin white filaments or narrow bands and a composition of ice crystals: of high altitude, about 20,000–40,000 feet (6000–12,000 meters).
a cirriform cloud.
- uretic
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adjective,
of, relating to, or occurring in the urine.
- ceruse
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noun,
a pigment composed of white lead.
- certes
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adverb,
certainly; in truth.
- cerise
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adjective, noun,
moderate to deep red.
- Cereus
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noun,
any of various plants of the genus Cereus, of the cactus family, having large, usually white, funnel-shaped flowers.
- celure
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noun,
an ornamented canopy, as for a bed or dais.
- usurer
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noun,
a person who lends money and charges interest, especially at an exorbitant or unlawful rate; moneylender.
- uterus
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noun,
the enlarged, muscular, expandable portion of the oviduct in which the fertilized ovum implants and develops or rests during prenatal development; the womb of certain mammals.
- tilers
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noun,
a person who lays tiles.
- triers
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noun,
a person or thing that tries or tests; tester.
- cultus
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noun,
a cult.
- curite
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noun,
a radioactive uranium mineral, Pb 2 U 5 O 17 ·4H 2 O, with adamantine luster, occurring as reddish-brown to deep-yellow needle-shaped crystals, formed by alteration of uraninite.
- Currie
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noun,
East Indian Cookery. a pungent dish of vegetables, onions, meat or fish, etc., flavored with various spices or curry powder, and often eaten with rice.
- curler
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noun,
a person or thing that curls.
- curets
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noun,
a scoop-shaped surgical instrument for removing tissue from body cavities, as the uterus.
- Clite
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noun,
Classical Mythology. the wife of Cyzicus, who hanged herself when her husband was mistakenly killed by the Argonauts.
- riser
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noun,
a person who rises, especially from bed:
- Terri
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noun,
a female given name, form of Theresa.
- liter
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noun,
a unit of capacity redefined in 1964 by a reduction of 28 parts in a million to be exactly equal to one cubic decimeter. It is equivalent to 1.0567 U.S. liquid quarts and is equal to the volume of one kilogram of distilled water at 4°C. Abbreviation: l.
- lites
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noun,
light2 (def 36).
- curet
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noun,
a scoop-shaped surgical instrument for removing tissue from body cavities, as the uterus.
- ruler
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noun,
a person who rules or governs; sovereign.
- tules
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noun,
either of two large bulrushes, Scirpus lacustris or S. acutus, found in California and adjacent regions in inundated lands and marshes.
- licet
-
- Rules
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noun,
a principle or regulation governing conduct, action, procedure, arrangement, etc.:
- leuc-
-
- litre
-
noun,
liter.
- Creel
-
noun,
a wickerwork basket worn on the back or suspended from the shoulder, used especially by anglers for carrying fish.
- terr.
-
- Crees
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noun,
a member of a North American Indian people of Ontario, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, and Montana.
- liers
-
noun,
a person or thing that lies, as in wait or in ambush.
- Crete
-
noun,
Formerly Candia. a Greek island in the Mediterranean, SE of mainland Greece. 3235 sq. mi. (8380 sq. km). Capital: Canea.
- crest
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noun,
the highest part of a hill or mountain range; summit.
- Crius
-
noun,
a Titan, the son of Uranus and Gaea.
- sect.
-
- curst
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noun,
the expression of a wish that misfortune, evil, doom, etc., befall a person, group, etc.
- scute
-
noun,
a dermal bony plate, as on an armadillo, or a large horny plate, as on a turtle.
- tries
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noun,
plural of try.
- scree
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noun,
a steep mass of detritus on the side of a mountain.
- truce
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noun,
a suspension of hostilities for a specified period of time by mutual agreement of the warring parties; cease-fire; armistice.
- lect.
-
- crit.
-
- cures
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noun,
a means of healing or restoring to health; remedy.
- Crile
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noun,
George Washington, 1864–1943, U.S. surgeon.
- cries
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noun,
the act or sound of crying; any loud utterance or exclamation; a shout, scream, or wail.
- 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.
- Tiler
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noun,
a person who lays tiles.
- leers
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noun,
a lascivious or sly look.
- crier
-
noun,
a person who cries.
- leets
-
noun,
a special annual or semiannual court in which the lords of certain manors had jurisdiction over local disputes.
- riles
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verb (used with object),
to irritate or vex.
- rices
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noun,
the starchy seeds or grain of an annual marsh grass, Oryza sativa, cultivated in warm climates and used for food.
- riels
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noun,
a paper money and monetary unit of Cambodia, equal to 100 sen.
- reist
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verb (used without object),
reest2 .
- Ceres
-
noun,
a pre-Roman goddess of agriculture under whose name the Romans adopted the worship of the Greek goddess Demeter.
- recur
-
verb (used without object),
to occur again, as an event, experience, etc.
- celts
-
noun,
an ax of stone or metal without perforations or grooves, for hafting.
- Celt.
-
abbreviation,
Celtic.
- restr
-
- reels
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noun,
a cylinder, frame, or other device that turns on an axis and is used to wind up or pay out something.
- reest
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verb (used with object),
to cure, smoke, or dry (meat or fish).
- resit
-
noun,
a test or examination that is retaken.
- cert.
-
- ceils
-
verb (used with object),
to overlay (the ceiling of a building or room) with wood, plaster, etc.
- relic
-
noun,
a surviving memorial of something past.
- currs
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verb (used without object),
to make a low, purring sound, as a cat.
- curse
-
noun,
the expression of a wish that misfortune, evil, doom, etc., befall a person, group, etc.
- utile
-
adjective,
useful.
- 30-30
-
- reset
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noun,
an act or instance of setting again.
- rect.
-
- cutes
-
noun,
the cutes, Informal. self-consciously cute mannerisms or appeal; affected coyness:
- ulcer
-
noun,
Pathology. a sore on the skin or a mucous membrane, accompanied by the disintegration of tissue, the formation of pus, etc.
- curls
-
noun,
a coil or ringlet of hair.
- iters
-
noun,
a canal or passage.
- Curie
-
noun,
a unit of activity of radioactive substances equivalent to 3.70 × 10 10 disintegrations per second: it is approximately the amount of activity produced by 1 gram of radium-226. Abbreviation: Ci.
- ricer
-
noun,
an implement for ricing potatoes, squash, etc., by pressing them through small holes.
- luces
-
noun,
plural of lux.
- cites
-
noun,
citation (defs 7, 8).
- terse
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adjective,
neatly or effectively concise; brief and pithy, as language.
- lucre
-
noun,
monetary reward or gain; money.
- cires
-
noun,
a brilliant, highly glazed surface produced on fabrics by subjecting them to a wax, heat, and calendering treatment.
- Recit
-
- lures
-
noun,
anything that attracts, entices, or allures.
- cutis
-
noun,
the true skin, consisting of the dermis and the epidermis.
- Uriel
-
noun,
one of the archangels. II Esdras 4.
- Cetus
-
noun,
the Whale, a constellation lying above the equator, containing the variable star Mira.
- cetes
-
noun,
a number of badgers together.
- Cesti
-
noun,
Marcantonio [mahr-kahn-taw-nyaw] /ˌmɑr kɑnˈtɔ nyɔ/ (Show IPA), 1623–69, Italian composer.
- cutie
-
noun,
Informal. a charmingly attractive or cute person, especially a girl or a young woman (often used as a form of address):
- cruel
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adjective,
willfully or knowingly causing pain or distress to others.
- stile
-
noun,
a series of steps or rungs by means of which a person may pass over a wall or fence that remains a barrier to sheep or cattle.
- cruet
-
noun,
a glass bottle, especially one for holding vinegar, oil, etc., for the table.
- trice
-
noun,
a very short time; an instant:
- teles
-
noun,
television.
- crust
-
noun,
the brown, hard outer portion or surface of a loaf or slice of bread (distinguished from crumb).
- erect
-
adjective,
upright in position or posture:
- tiles
-
noun,
a thin slab or bent piece of baked clay, sometimes painted or glazed, used for various purposes, as to form one of the units of a roof covering, floor, or revetment.
- tires
-
noun,
British Dialect. fatigue.
- Icel.
-
- slice
-
noun,
a thin, flat piece cut from something:
- slier
-
adjective,
a comparative of sly.
- Eurus
-
noun,
the ancient Greek personification of the east wind.
- suite
-
noun,
a number of things forming a series or set.
- sluit
-
noun,
(in South Africa) a deep, dry gulch or channel formed by erosion due to heavy rains.
- sleet
-
noun,
precipitation in the form of ice pellets created by the freezing of rain as it falls (distinguished from hail2. ).
- Euler
-
noun,
Leonhard [German ley-awn-hahrt] /German ˈleɪ ɔnˌhɑrt/ (Show IPA), 1707–83, Swiss mathematician.
- eruct
-
verb (used with or without object),
to belch forth, as gas from the stomach.
- etuis
-
noun,
a small, often decorative case, especially one for needles, toilet articles, or the like.
- Sucre
-
noun,
Antonio José de [ahn-taw-nyaw haw-se th e] /ɑnˈtɔ nyɔ hɔˈsɛ ðɛ/ (Show IPA), 1793–1830, Venezuelan general and South American liberator: 1st president of Bolivia 1826–28.
- sruti
-
noun,
the Vedas and some of the Upanishads, regarded as divinely revealed.
- Steel
-
noun,
any of various modified forms of iron, artificially produced, having a carbon content less than that of pig iron and more than that of wrought iron, and having qualities of hardness, elasticity, and strength varying according to composition and heat treatment: generally categorized as having a high, medium, or low-carbon content.
- steer
-
noun,
Informal. a suggestion about a course of action; tip:
- stele
-
noun,
an upright stone slab or pillar bearing an inscription or design and serving as a monument, marker, or the like.
- ster.
-
- 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 .
- tirls
-
noun,
a wheel, cam, or any revolving mechanism or piece of machinery.
- ictus
-
noun,
Prosody. rhythmical or metrical stress.
- telic
-
adjective,
Grammar. expressing end or purpose:
- elute
-
verb (used with object),
to remove by dissolving, as absorbed material from an adsorbent.
- istle
-
noun,
a fiber from any of several tropical American plants of the genus Agave or Yucca, used in making bagging, carpets, etc.
- Seric
-
- terce
-
noun,
tierce (def 3).
- Isere
-
noun,
a river in SE France, flowing from the Alps to the Rhone River. 150 miles (240 km) long.
- elite
-
noun,
(often used with a plural verb) the choice or best of anything considered collectively, as of a group or class of persons.
- seti-
-
- islet
-
noun,
a very small island.
- Elise
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- Seler
-
noun,
Eduard [ey-doo-ahrt] /ˈeɪ duˌɑrt/ (Show IPA), 1859–1922, German archaeologist: first to decipher Mayan calendar and inscriptions.
- culet
-
noun,
Jewelry. a small face forming the bottom of a faceted gem.
- Trier
-
noun,
a person or thing that tries or tests; tester.
- Elsie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- tele-
-
- ileus
-
noun,
intestinal obstruction characterized by lack of peristalsis and leading to severe colicky pain and vomiting.
- cruse
-
noun,
an earthen pot, bottle, etc., for liquids.
- 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.
- teels
-
noun,
til.
- siree
-
noun,
sirree.
- uric
-
adjective,
of, pertaining to, contained in, or derived from urine.
- str.
-
- Utes
-
noun,
Informal. a utility vehicle.
- tel-
-
- tire
-
noun,
British Dialect. fatigue.
- Reus
-
noun,
a city in Catalonia, NE Spain, on the Mediterranean Sea.
- 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.
- Uris
-
noun,
a canton in central Switzerland. 415 sq. mi. (1075 sq. km). Capital: Altdorf.
- teil
-
noun,
Archaic. the European linden, Tilia europaea.
- USTC
-
- USRC
-
- Uru.
-
- sure
-
Idioms,
for sure, as a certainty; surely:
- user
-
noun,
a person or thing that uses.
- teel
-
noun,
til.
- tils
-
noun,
the sesame plant.
- 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.
- urus
-
noun,
the aurochs.
- Surt
-
noun,
the guardian and ruler of Muspelheim, destined to defeat Frey at Ragnarok and destroy the world with fire.
- rete
-
noun,
a pierced plate on an astrolabe, having projections whose points correspond to the fixed stars.
- suet
-
noun,
the hard fatty tissue about the loins and kidneys of beef, sheep, etc., used in cooking or processed to yield tallow.
- 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.
- tics
-
noun,
Pathology.
a sudden, spasmodic, painless, involuntary muscular contraction, as of the face.
tic douloureux.
- sur-
-
- Sulu
-
noun,
a member of the most numerous tribe of Moros, living chiefly in the Sulu Archipelago.
- rest
-
noun,
the refreshing quiet or repose of sleep:
- suit
-
noun,
a set of clothing, armor, or the like, intended for wear together.
- Stir
-
noun,
the act of stirring or moving.
- slur
-
noun,
a slurred utterance or sound.
- tirl
-
noun,
a wheel, cam, or any revolving mechanism or piece of machinery.
- silt
-
noun,
earthy matter, fine sand, or the like carried by moving or running water and deposited as a sediment.
- Tues
-
- Rus.
-
- Ruse
-
noun,
a trick, stratagem, or artifice.
- Rust
-
noun,
Also called iron rust. the red or orange coating that forms on the surface of iron when exposed to air and moisture, consisting chiefly of ferric hydroxide and ferric oxide formed by oxidation.
- situ
-
noun,
in situ.
- site
-
noun,
the position or location of a town, building, etc., especially as to its environment:
- sire
-
noun,
the male parent of a quadruped.
- sci.
-
- sice
-
noun,
syce.
- tule
-
noun,
either of two large bulrushes, Scirpus lacustris or S. acutus, found in California and adjacent regions in inundated lands and marshes.
- Sert
-
noun,
José María [haw-se mah-ree-ah] /hɔˈsɛ mɑˈri ɑ/ (Show IPA), 1876–1945, Spanish painter.
- Seri
-
noun,
a member of an American Indian people of western Sonora state, Mexico, on the Gulf of California.
- scr.
-
- Sere
-
noun,
the series of stages in an ecological succession.
- scut
-
noun,
a short tail, especially that of a hare, rabbit, or deer.
- sec.
-
- tile
-
noun,
a thin slab or bent piece of baked clay, sometimes painted or glazed, used for various purposes, as to form one of the units of a roof covering, floor, or revetment.
- seer
-
noun,
a person who sees; observer.
- tuis
-
noun,
a black New Zealand honey eater, Prosthemadera novaeseelandiae, having a patch of white feathers on each side of the throat, sometimes tamed as a pet.
- SLIC
-
- uret
-
- Uele
-
noun,
a river in central Africa flowing W from the NE Democratic Republic of the Congo to the Ubangi River. 700 miles (1125 km) long.
- Rice
-
noun,
the starchy seeds or grain of an annual marsh grass, Oryza sativa, cultivated in warm climates and used for food.
- Ste.
-
- slut
-
noun,
Disparaging and Offensive. a sexually promiscuous woman, or a woman who behaves or dresses in an overtly sexual way.
- Riel
-
noun,
a paper money and monetary unit of Cambodia, equal to 100 sen.
- Seel
-
verb (used with object),
Falconry. to sew shut (the eyes of a falcon) during parts of its training.
- 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.
- rile
-
verb (used with object),
to irritate or vex.
- tri-
-
- Tulu
-
noun,
a Dravidian language spoken in Karnataka in southern India.
- ter.
-
- RISC
-
noun,
reduced instruction set computer: a computer whose central processing unit recognizes a relatively small number of instructions, which it can execute very rapidly.
- Rise
-
noun,
an act or instance of rising.
- slue
-
noun,
the act of sluing.
- rit.
-
- rite
-
noun,
a formal or ceremonial act or procedure prescribed or customary in religious or other solemn use:
- rues
-
noun,
sorrow; repentance; regret.
- slit
-
noun,
a straight, narrow cut, opening, or aperture.
- rule
-
noun,
a principle or regulation governing conduct, action, procedure, arrangement, etc.:
- scil
-
- 1080
-
- Eric
-
noun,
Eric the Red.
- lees
-
noun,
plural of lee2 .
- Cree
-
noun,
a member of a North American Indian people of Ontario, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, and Montana.
- cute
-
noun,
the cutes, Informal. self-consciously cute mannerisms or appeal; affected coyness:
- clue
-
noun,
anything that serves to guide or direct in the solution of a problem, mystery, etc.
- clit
-
noun,
clitoris.
- Ecru
-
noun,
an ecru color.
- etic
-
adjective,
pertaining to or being the raw data of a language or other area of behavior, without considering the data as significant units functioning within a system.
- etc.
-
- leer
-
noun,
a lascivious or sly look.
- ect-
-
- iter
-
noun,
a canal or passage.
- cite
-
noun,
citation (defs 7, 8).
- Leet
-
noun,
a special annual or semiannual court in which the lords of certain manors had jurisdiction over local disputes.
- Este
-
noun,
a city in NE Italy: medieval fortress; ancient Roman ruins.
- est.
-
- Leis
-
noun,
(in the Hawaiian Islands) a wreath of flowers, leaves, etc., for the neck or head.
- cit.
-
- cues
-
noun,
anything said or done, on or off stage, that is followed by a specific line or action:
- cist
-
noun,
a box or chest, especially for sacred utensils.
- etui
-
noun,
a small, often decorative case, especially one for needles, toilet articles, or the like.
- Eur.
-
- lice
-
noun,
plural of louse.
- Ice.
-
- cts.
-
- ctr.
-
- Ire.
-
- ile-
-
- cule
-
- cult
-
noun,
a particular system of religious worship, especially with reference to its rites and ceremonies.
- cur.
-
- ices
-
noun,
the solid form of water, produced by freezing; frozen water.
- cure
-
noun,
a means of healing or restoring to health; remedy.
- Eure
-
noun,
a department in NW France. 2331 sq. mi. (6035 sq. km). Capital: Evreux.
- Isle
-
noun,
a small island.
- crut
-
noun,
crud (def 1).
- crus
-
noun,
the part of the leg or hind limb between the femur or thigh and the ankle or tarsus; shank.
- curl
-
noun,
a coil or ringlet of hair.
- Curr
-
verb (used without object),
to make a low, purring sound, as a cat.
- curs
-
noun,
a mongrel dog, especially a worthless or unfriendly one.
- Cres
-
- Curt
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Curtis.
- cis-
-
- LEST
-
conjunction,
for fear that; so that (one) should not (used negatively to introduce a clause expressive of an action or occurrence requiring caution):
- cire
-
noun,
a brilliant, highly glazed surface produced on fabrics by subjecting them to a wax, heat, and calendering treatment.
- erst
-
adverb,
before the present time; formerly.
- lier
-
noun,
a person or thing that lies, as in wait or in ambush.
- cees
-
noun,
the letter C.
- Elis
-
noun,
an ancient country in W Greece, in the Peloponnesus: site of the ancient Olympic Games.
- Luce
-
noun,
a pike, especially when fully grown.
- lues
-
noun,
syphilis.
- lure
-
noun,
anything that attracts, entices, or allures.
- Lust
-
noun,
intense sexual desire or appetite.
- Else
-
Idioms,
or else, or suffer the consequences:
- Erse
-
noun,
Gaelic, especially Scottish Gaelic.
- Cels
-
- errs
-
verb (used without object),
to go astray in thought or belief; be mistaken; be incorrect.
- recs
-
noun,
recreation.
- Eris
-
noun,
the ancient Greek goddess of discord and the sister of Ares: identified with the Roman goddess Discordia.
- Erie
-
noun,
Lake, a lake between the NE central United States and SE central Canada: the southernmost lake of the Great Lakes; Commodore Perry's defeat of the British in 1813. 239 miles (385 km) long; 9940 sq. mi. (25,745 sq. km).
- Reel
-
noun,
a cylinder, frame, or other device that turns on an axis and is used to wind up or pay out something.
- Rees
-
noun,
reeve3 .
- Reis
-
plural noun,
a former money of account of Portugal and Brazil.
- reit
-
noun,
real-estate investment trust.
- rel.
-
- Ceil
-
verb (used with object),
to overlay (the ceiling of a building or room) with wood, plaster, etc.
- litu
-
noun,
a plural of litas.
- LIST
-
noun,
a series of names or other items written or printed together in a meaningful grouping or sequence so as to constitute a record:
- lieu
-
noun,
place; stead.
- cir.
-
- Cete
-
noun,
a number of badgers together.
- Eire
-
noun,
the Irish name of Ireland.
- cet-
-
- Lise
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- CerE
-
noun,
a fleshy, membranous covering of the base of the upper mandible of a bird, especially a bird of prey or a parrot, through which the nostrils open.
- lit.
-
- lite
-
noun,
light2 (def 36).
- lits
-
noun,
litas.
- Ilse
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- ERE
-
preposition, conjunction,
before.
- TIC
-
noun,
Pathology.
a sudden, spasmodic, painless, involuntary muscular contraction, as of the face.
tic douloureux.
- ECU
-
noun,
the shield carried by a mounted man-at-arms in the Middle Ages.
- tee
-
noun,
the letter T or t.
- EIS
-
- els
-
noun,
Informal. elevated railroad.
- ec-
-
- Cut
-
noun,
the act of cutting; a stroke or a blow, as with a knife, whip, etc.
- eir
-
- EEC
-
- Eli
-
noun,
a Hebrew judge and priest. I Sam. 1–4.
- EEL
-
noun,
any of numerous elongated, snakelike marine or freshwater fishes of the order Apodes, having no ventral fins.
- TES
-
noun,
ti1 .
- Cui
-
noun,
César [French sey-zar] /French seɪˈzar/ (Show IPA), Antonovich [Russian uhn-taw-nuh-vyich] /Russian ʌnˈtɔ nə vyɪtʃ/ (Show IPA), 1835–1918, Russian composer.
- TEC
-
noun,
detective.
- res
-
noun,
an object or thing; matter.
- cue
-
noun,
anything said or done, on or off stage, that is followed by a specific line or action:
- usu
-
- ur-
-
- ure
-
- Uri
-
noun,
a canton in central Switzerland. 415 sq. mi. (1075 sq. km). Capital: Altdorf.
- CIE
-
- urs
-
noun,
an ancient Sumerian city on the Euphrates, in S Iraq: extensive excavations, especially of royal tombs.
- USC
-
- USE
-
noun,
the act of employing, using, or putting into service:
- USR
-
- cee
-
noun,
the letter C.
- ult
-
- UTC
-
- UTE
-
noun,
Informal. a utility vehicle.
- cl.
-
- ct.
-
- uti
-
- cs.
-
- cr.
-
- uts
-
noun,
the syllable once generally used for the first tone or keynote of a scale and sometimes for the tone C: now commonly superseded by do.
- Utu
-
noun,
the Sumerian sun god: the counterpart of the Akkadian Shamash.
- Ulu
-
noun,
a knife with a broad, nearly semicircular blade joined to a short haft at a right angle to the unsharpened side: a traditional tool of Eskimo women.
- ule
-
noun,
caucho.
- Tiu
-
noun,
an English god of the sky and of war, the equivalent of Tyr in Scandinavian mythology.
- TSE
-
- TLC
-
- tlr
-
- tr.
-
- cte
-
- CST
-
- CSR
-
- cru
-
noun,
(in France) a vineyard producing wine of high quality, sometimes classified by the government as either a Great Growth (Grand Cru) or a First Growth (Premier Cru)
- CRT
-
- CRS
-
- TSI
-
- cle
-
- 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.
- TCS
-
- tue
-
- tui
-
noun,
a black New Zealand honey eater, Prosthemadera novaeseelandiae, having a patch of white feathers on each side of the throat, sometimes tamed as a pet.
- CLU
-
- CLR
-
- UCR
-
- CLI
-
- UIT
-
- Tu.
-
- UUT
-
- SEI
-
noun,
sei whale.
- ISR
-
- ite
-
- ITC
-
- LSC
-
- SEL
-
noun, adjective, pronoun,
self.
- LSI
-
- ist
-
- 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).
- Isl
-
- IUS
-
- ise
-
- Is.
-
noun,
(used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
- LST
-
- SIC
-
adverb,
so; thus: usually written parenthetically to denote that a word, phrase, passage, etc., that may appear strange or incorrect has been written intentionally or has been quoted verbatim: (sic).
- IRS
-
- ltr
-
- IRL
-
- See
-
noun,
the seat, center of authority, office, or jurisdiction of a bishop.
- lis
-
noun,
the solmization syllable used for the semitone between the sixth and seventh degrees of a scale.
- let
-
noun,
British. a lease.
- Lir
-
noun,
Ler.
- Ler
-
noun,
the personification of the sea and the father of Manannan: corresponds to the Welsh Llyr.
- rut
-
noun,
a furrow or track in the ground, especially one made by the passage of a vehicle or vehicles.
- lei
-
noun,
(in the Hawaiian Islands) a wreath of flowers, leaves, etc., for the neck or head.
- leu
-
noun,
a coin and monetary unit of Romania, equal to 100 bani. Abbreviation: L.
- Lie
-
noun,
a false statement made with deliberate intent to deceive; an intentional untruth; a falsehood. Synonyms: prevarication, falsification.
Antonyms: truth.
- sc.
-
- Lee
-
noun,
protective shelter:
- Rue
-
noun,
sorrow; repentance; regret.
- Rs.
-
- LCT
-
- LCI
-
- RTS
-
- rte
-
- rt.
-
- RSE
-
- Lt.
-
- se-
-
- SIR
-
noun,
a respectful or formal term of address used to a man:
- IRC
-
- Les
-
- STI
-
- RCT
-
- Ir.
-
- St.
-
- ETR
-
- REC
-
noun,
recreation.
- ESU
-
- ESR
-
- Re.
-
- ESL
-
- STL
-
- ese
-
- Sui
-
noun,
a dynasty ruling in China a.d. 589–618.
- ERT
-
- Stu
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Stewart or Stuart.
- ERS
-
noun,
ervil.
- RCS
-
- Sue
-
noun,
Eugène [œ-zhen] /œˈʒɛn/ (Show IPA), (Marie Joseph Sue) 1804–57, French novelist.
- ics
-
- ILS
-
- SIT
-
verb,
(in prescriptions) may it be.
- il-
-
- SLE
-
- ier
-
- ITU
-
- Ree
-
noun,
reeve3 .
- ETS
-
- SLR
-
- 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.
- eu-
-
- Sr.
-
- SRI
-
noun,
a Hindu title of address prefixed to the name of a deity, holy person, etc.
- err
-
verb (used without object),
to go astray in thought or belief; be mistaken; be incorrect.
- Esc
-
- LU
-
noun,
a male or female given name, form of Lou.
- RU
-
- CE
-
- RI
-
- RC
-
- R.
-
- UT
-
noun,
the syllable once generally used for the first tone or keynote of a scale and sometimes for the tone C: now commonly superseded by do.
- LR
-
- T1
-
- S.
-
- TL
-
- t.
-
- TE
-
noun,
ti1 .
- el
-
noun,
Informal. elevated railroad.
- et
-
verb,
a simple past tense of eat.
- er
-
interjection,
(used to express or represent a pause, hesitation, uncertainty, etc.).
- EI
-
- ee
-
- E.
-
noun,
Edward (St. John) 1925–2000, U.S. writer and illustrator.
- TI
-
noun,
the syllable for the seventh tone of a diatonic scale.
- i.
-
- ic
-
- CU
-
- SI
-
noun,
the syllable used for the seventh tone of a scale and sometimes for the tone B.
- SL
-
- 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.
- TC
-
- L.
-
- LC
-
- LI
-
noun,
the solmization syllable used for the semitone between the sixth and seventh degrees of a scale.
- L1
-
- L2
-
- U.
-
- UC
-
- UI
-
- le
-
- UL
-
- SU
-