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that can be made by using the letters of signature.
- 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.
- ganister
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noun,
a highly refractory, siliceous rock used to line furnaces.
- astringe
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verb (used with object),
to compress; bind together; constrict.
- uranites
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noun,
any of the uranium phosphates, as autunite or torbernite.
- ruinates
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adjective,
ruined.
- unitages
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noun,
specification of the amount making up a unit in a system of measurement.
- ingrates
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noun,
an ungrateful person.
- gantries
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noun,
a framework spanning a railroad track or tracks for displaying signals.
- taurines
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noun,
a neutral crystalline substance, C 2 H 7 NO 3 S, obtained from bile.
- Neustria
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noun,
the W part of the Frankish kingdom, corresponding roughly to N and NW France.
- urinates
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verb (used without object),
to pass or discharge urine.
- Seagirt
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noun,
surrounded by the sea.
- ingates
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noun,
gate1 (def 15).
- Anguier
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noun,
François [frahn-swa] /frɑ̃ˈswa/ (Show IPA), 1604–69, and his brother Michel [mee-shel] /miˈʃɛl/ (Show IPA) 1614–86, French sculptors.
- ratines
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noun,
a loosely woven fabric made with nubby or knotty yarns.
- Gautier
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noun,
Théophile [tey-aw-feel] /teɪ ɔˈfil/ (Show IPA), 1811–72, French poet, novelist, and critic.
- ingesta
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plural noun,
substances ingested.
- 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.
- seringa
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noun,
any of several Brazilian trees of the genus Hevea, yielding rubber.
- ratings
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noun,
classification according to grade or rank.
- ingrate
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noun,
an ungrateful person.
- 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.
- nutrias
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noun,
the coypu.
- gastrin
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noun,
a hormone that stimulates the secretion of gastric juice.
- Anterus
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noun,
Saint, pope a.d. 235–236.
- 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.
- 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.
- unitage
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noun,
specification of the amount making up a unit in a system of measurement.
- taurine
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noun,
a neutral crystalline substance, C 2 H 7 NO 3 S, obtained from bile.
- argents
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noun,
Heraldry. the tincture or metal silver.
- saunter
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noun,
a leisurely walk or ramble; stroll.
- 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).
- 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.
- Sargent
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noun,
Sir (Harold) Malcolm (Watts) 1895–1967, English conductor.
- sinuate
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adjective,
bent in and out; winding; sinuous.
- gainers
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noun,
a person or thing that gains.
- uranite
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noun,
any of the uranium phosphates, as autunite or torbernite.
- Tangier
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noun,
a seaport in N Morocco, on the W Strait of Gibraltar: capital of the former Tangier Zone.
- 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.
- eatings
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noun,
the act of a person or thing that eats.
- strange
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adverb,
in a strange manner.
- ruinate
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adjective,
ruined.
- resting
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noun,
the refreshing quiet or repose of sleep:
- gratine
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verb (used with object),
to bake or broil (food) in au gratin style.
- Geraint
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noun,
one of the knights of the Round Table, husband of Enid.
- gratins
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noun,
au gratin.
- 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.
- easting
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noun,
Navigation. the distance due east made good on any course tending eastward; easterly departure.
- retains
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verb (used with object),
to keep possession of.
- urinate
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verb (used without object),
to pass or discharge urine.
- augites
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noun,
a silicate mineral, chiefly of calcium, magnesium, iron, and aluminum: a dark-green to black variety of monoclinic pyroxene, characteristic of basic rocks.
- re-sign
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verb (used with or without object),
to sign again.
- stinger
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noun,
a person or thing that stings.
- 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.
- Sungari
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noun,
Songhua.
- seating
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noun,
an act or instance of furnishing with, assigning, or escorting to a seat.
- 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.
- retsina
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noun,
a strong, resinated white or red wine of Greece and Cyprus.
- 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.
- reginas
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noun,
queen.
- triunes
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noun,
(initial capital letter) the Trinity.
- guineas
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noun,
a coastal region in W Africa, extending from the Gambia River to the Gabon estuary.
- triage
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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.
- terais
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noun,
a marshy lowland area in N India and S Nepal, between the Ganges and the foothills of the Himalayas.
- Estrin
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noun,
estrone.
- Singer
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noun,
a person who sings, especially a trained or professional vocalist.
- tenuis
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noun,
an unaspirated, voiceless plosive.
- earing
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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.
- transe
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noun,
a passageway, as a hallway, alley, or the like.
- Sirena
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noun,
a female given name.
- sinter
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noun,
siliceous or calcareous matter deposited by springs, as that formed around the vent of a geyser.
- set-in
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adjective,
made separately and placed within another unit.
- signet
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noun,
a small seal, as on a finger ring.
- Nautes
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noun,
(in the Aeneid) an aged Trojan and advisor to Aeneas.
- tirage
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noun,
the withdrawing of wine from a barrel, as for testing or tasting.
- Nature
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noun,
the material world, especially as surrounding humankind and existing independently of human activities.
- tinges
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noun,
a slight degree of coloration.
- tenias
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noun,
taenia.
- Serang
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noun,
Ceram.
- nasute
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noun,
a soldier termite characterized by a beaklike snout through which a sticky secretion repellent to other insects is emitted.
- tineas
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noun,
any of several skin diseases caused by fungi; ringworm.
- trans.
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- eating
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noun,
the act of a person or thing that eats.
- tisane
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noun,
(italics) French. aromatic or herb-flavored tea.
- tragus
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noun,
a fleshy prominence at the front of the external opening of the ear.
- Seurat
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noun,
Georges [zhawrzh] /ʒɔrʒ/ (Show IPA), 1859–91, French (pointillist) painter.
- signer
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noun,
a person who signs.
- Gretna
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noun,
a city in SE Louisiana, near New Orleans.
- Strega
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- instar
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noun,
an insect in any one of its periods of postembryonic growth between molts.
- inures
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verb (used with object),
to accustom to hardship, difficulty, pain, etc.; toughen or harden; habituate (usually followed by to):
- strung
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noun,
a slender cord or thick thread used for binding or tying; line.
- Gunite
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noun,
a mixture of cement, sand or crushed slag, and water, sprayed over reinforcement as a lightweight concrete construction.
- guitar
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noun,
a stringed musical instrument with a long, fretted neck, a flat, somewhat violinlike body, and typically six strings, which are plucked with the fingers or with a plectrum.
- Guinea
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noun,
a coastal region in W Africa, extending from the Gambia River to the Gabon estuary.
- gisant
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noun,
a sculptured representation of a dead person in a recumbent position, usually as part of a sepulchral monument.
- G-suit
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noun,
anti-G suit.
- grunts
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noun,
a sound of grunting.
- grains
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noun,
an iron instrument with barbed prongs, for spearing or harpooning fish.
- grani-
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- gutser
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noun,
a person who eats too much and greedily.
- Strain
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noun,
any force or pressure tending to alter shape, cause a fracture, etc.
- Grants
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noun,
a town in W New Mexico.
- string
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noun,
a slender cord or thick thread used for binding or tying; line.
- grates
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noun,
a frame of metal bars for holding fuel when burning, as in a fireplace, furnace, or stove.
- gratin
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noun,
au gratin.
- gratis
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adverb,
without charge or payment; free:
- Strine
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noun,
Australian English.
- Greats
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- Gunter
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noun,
a jib-headed sail fastened to a vertical spar that is attached to a short mast, usually by two rings, in such a way that the spar can slide up the mast to spread the sail.
- stager
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noun,
a person of experience in some profession, way of life, etc.
- intra-
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- instr.
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- inters
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verb (used with object),
to place (a dead body) in a grave or tomb; bury.
- Gainer
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noun,
a person or thing that gains.
- Gaines
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noun,
Edmund Pendleton, 1777–1849, U.S. general.
- inter.
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- gainst
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preposition,
against.
- gaiter
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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).
- insure
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verb (used with object),
to guarantee against loss or harm.
- Garnet
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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.
- genius
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noun,
an exceptional natural capacity of intellect, especially as shown in creative and original work in science, art, music, etc.:
Synonyms: intelligence, ingenuity, wit; brains.
- Segura
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noun,
Francisco [frahn-sees-kaw] /frɑnˈsis kɔ/ (Show IPA), (Pancho Segura"Segoo") born 1921, Ecuadorian tennis player.
- insert
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noun,
something inserted or to be inserted.
- gastr-
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- INGRES
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noun,
Jean Auguste Dominique [zhahn oh-gyst daw-mee-neek] /ʒɑ̃ oʊˈgüst dɔ miˈnik/ (Show IPA), 1780–1867, French painter.
- targes
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noun,
a small, round shield; a target or buckler.
- ingest
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verb (used with object),
to take, as food, into the body (opposed to egest).
- ingate
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noun,
gate1 (def 15).
- genit.
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- triens
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noun,
a copper coin of ancient Rome, issued during the Republic, a third part of an as.
- trains
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noun,
Railroads. a self-propelled, connected group of rolling stock.
- unrigs
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verb (used with object),
to strip of rigging, as a ship.
- Seguin
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noun,
a city in SE Texas.
- astern
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adverb,
in a position behind a specified vessel or aircraft:
- reigns
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noun,
the period during which a sovereign occupies the throne.
- rutins
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noun,
a bright yellow or greenish-yellow substance, C 27 H 30 O 16 , obtained chiefly from buckwheat, and used in the treatment of capillary fragility.
- Agrius
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noun,
one of the Gigantes.
- sauger
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noun,
a freshwater, North American pikeperch, Stizostedion canadense.
- Saturn
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noun,
an ancient Roman god of agriculture, the consort of Ops, believed to have ruled the earth during an age of happiness and virtue, identified with the Greek god Cronus.
- tuners
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noun,
a person or thing that tunes.
- satire
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noun,
the use of irony, sarcasm, ridicule, or the like, in exposing, denouncing, or deriding vice, folly, etc.
- ranges
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noun,
the extent to which or the limits between which variation is possible:
- urates
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noun,
a salt of uric acid.
- unseat
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verb (used with object),
to dislodge from a seat, especially to throw from a saddle, as a rider; unhorse.
- urgent
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adjective,
compelling or requiring immediate action or attention; imperative; pressing:
- Regina
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noun,
queen.
- unites
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noun,
a former gold coin of England, equal to 20 shillings, issued under James I and Charles I.
- antres
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noun,
a cavern; cave.
- nutria
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noun,
the coypu.
- arsine
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noun,
Also called arseniuretted hydrogen. a colorless, flammable, slightly water-soluble gas, AsH 3 , having a fetid, garliclike odor, used in chemical warfare.
- arsen-
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- Turing
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noun,
Alan Mathison [math-uh-suh n] /ˈmæθ ə sən/ (Show IPA), 1912–54, English mathematician, logician, and pioneer in computer theory.
- Ugarit
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noun,
an ancient city in Syria, N of Latakia, on the site of modern Ras Shamra: destroyed by an earthquake early in the 13th century b.c.; excavations have yielded tablets written in cuneiform and hieroglyphic script that reveal important information on Canaanite mythology.
- Ugrian
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noun,
a member of any of the Ugrian peoples.
- Uniate
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noun,
a member of an Eastern church that is in union with the Roman Catholic Church, acknowledges the Roman pope as supreme in matters of faith, but maintains its own liturgy, discipline, and rite.
- ungirt
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adjective,
having a girdle loosened or removed.
- santir
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noun,
a Persian musical instrument resembling a dulcimer.
- regius
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adjective,
of or belonging to a king.
- argues
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verb (used with object),
to state the reasons for or against:
- Sanger
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noun,
Frederick, 1918–2013, English biochemist: Nobel Prize in chemistry 1958.
- nitres
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noun,
niter.
- unrest
-
noun,
lack of rest; a restless, troubled, or uneasy state; disquiet:
- Rustin
-
noun,
Bayard [bey-erd] /ˈbeɪ ərd/ (Show IPA), 1910–1987, U.S. civil rights leader.
- Augier
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noun,
Guillaume Victor Émile [gee-yohm veek-tawr ey-meel] /giˈyoʊm vikˈtɔr eɪˈmil/ (Show IPA), 1820–89, French dramatist.
- austr-
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- Austin
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noun,
Alfred, 1835–1913, English poet: poet laureate 1896–1913.
- rating
-
noun,
classification according to grade or rank.
- Auster
-
noun,
the south wind personified.
- Austen
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noun,
Jane, 1775–1817, English novelist.
- rugate
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adjective,
wrinkle; rugose.
- 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.
- retain
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verb (used with object),
to keep possession of.
- aurist
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noun,
a physician specializing in the treatment of ear diseases; otologist.
- 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.
- auntie
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noun,
Informal. aunt.
- trines
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noun,
a set or group of three; triad.
- Triune
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noun,
(initial capital letter) the Trinity.
- augite
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noun,
a silicate mineral, chiefly of calcium, magnesium, iron, and aluminum: a dark-green to black variety of monoclinic pyroxene, characteristic of basic rocks.
- resign
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verb (used with object),
to give up (an office, position, etc.), often formally.
- Angers
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noun,
a city in and capital of Maine-et-Loire, in W France.
- niters
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noun,
potassium nitrate.
- 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.
- urines
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noun,
the liquid-to-semisolid waste matter excreted by the kidneys, in humans being a yellowish, slightly acid, watery fluid.
- ratine
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noun,
a loosely woven fabric made with nubby or knotty yarns.
- Tuareg
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noun,
a Berber or Hamitic-speaking member of the Muslim nomads of the Sahara.
- Nistru
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noun,
Romanian name of Dniester.
- Argent
-
noun,
Heraldry. the tincture or metal silver.
- Atreus
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noun,
the father of Plisthenes, Agamemnon, Menelaus, and Anaxibia upon whose house Thyestes pronounced a curse.
- ursine
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adjective,
of or relating to a bear or bears.
- Stein
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noun,
a mug, usually earthenware, especially for beer.
- stain
-
noun,
a discoloration produced by foreign matter having penetrated into or chemically reacted with a material; a spot not easily removed.
- Gunas
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noun,
(in Sankhya and Vedantic philosophy) one of the three qualities of prakriti, or nature, which are passion (rajas) dullness or inertia (tamas) and goodness or purity (sattva)
- stair
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noun,
one of a flight or series of steps for going from one level to another, as in a building.
- Regin
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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.
- stane
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noun, adjective, adverb, verb (used with object),
stone.
- stare
-
noun,
a staring gaze; a fixed look with the eyes wide open:
- STAGE
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noun,
a single step or degree in a process; a particular phase, period, position, etc., in a process, development, or series.
- REGIS
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noun,
a male given name.
- stang
-
noun,
an act or an instance of stinging.
- Regan
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noun,
(in Shakespeare's King Lear) the younger of Lear's two faithless daughters.
Compare Cordelia (def 1), Goneril.
- runts
-
noun,
an animal that is small or stunted as compared with others of its kind.
- nerts
-
interjection,
nuts (def 1).
- Guise
-
noun,
general external appearance; aspect; semblance:
- runes
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noun,
any of the characters of certain ancient alphabets, as of a script used for writing the Germanic languages, especially of Scandinavia and Britain, from c200 to c1200, or a script used for inscriptions in a Turkic language of the 6th to 8th centuries from the area near the Orkhon River in Mongolia.
- grins
-
noun,
a broad smile.
- riant
-
adjective,
laughing; smiling; cheerful.
- Rugen
-
noun,
an island in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, Germany, off the NE coast, in the Baltic Sea. 358 sq. mi. (926 sq. km).
- resit
-
noun,
a test or examination that is retaken.
- resin
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noun,
any of a class of nonvolatile, solid or semisolid organic substances, as copal or mastic, that consist of amorphous mixtures of carboxylic acids and are obtained directly from certain plants as exudations or prepared by polymerization of simple molecules: used in medicine and in the making of varnishes and plastics.
- rents
-
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.
- grist
-
noun,
grain to be ground.
- reni-
-
- renga
-
noun,
linked verse.
- ruins
-
noun,
ruins, the remains of a building, city, etc., that has been destroyed or that is in disrepair or a state of decay:
- reist
-
verb (used without object),
reest2 .
- Grues
-
verb (used without object),
to shudder.
- Regt.
-
- grunt
-
noun,
a sound of grunting.
- 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.
- sting
-
noun,
an act or an instance of stinging.
- stge.
-
- Stern
-
noun,
the after part of a vessel (often opposed to stem).
- guans
-
noun,
a large game bird of the curassow family, common in dense woodlands of Central and South America, somewhat resembling a turkey.
- guars
-
noun,
a plant, Cyamopsis tetragonolobus, of the legume family, grown as a forage crop and for its seeds, which produce a gum (guar gum) used as a thickening agent and stabilizer in foods and pharmaceuticals and as sizing for paper and cloth.
- Guat.
-
- reign
-
noun,
the period during which a sovereign occupies the throne.
- Guest
-
noun,
a person who spends some time at another person's home in some social activity, as a visit, dinner, or party.
- ster.
-
- Guin.
-
- guar.
-
- inset
-
noun,
something inserted; insert.
- IATSE
-
- serin
-
noun,
a small finch, Serinus serinus, of Europe and northern Africa, closely related to the canary.
- saute
-
noun,
a dish of sautéed food.
- singe
-
noun,
a superficial burn.
- sing.
-
- signa
-
verb,
(used imperatively, in prescriptions) mark; write; label.
- iters
-
noun,
a canal or passage.
- Siena
-
noun,
a city in Tuscany, in central Italy, S of Florence: cathedral.
- nitre
-
noun,
niter.
- nitr-
-
- seti-
-
- Niter
-
noun,
potassium nitrate.
- nares
-
plural noun,
the nostrils or the nasal passages.
- nates
-
noun,
buttocks; rump.
- Siren
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. one of several sea nymphs, part woman and part bird, who lure mariners to destruction by their seductive singing.
- serai
-
noun,
(in Eastern countries) a caravansary.
- Niger
-
noun,
a republic in NW Africa: formerly part of French West Africa. 458,976 sq. mi. (1,188,748 sq. km). Capital: Niamey.
- neut.
-
- naut.
-
- neur-
-
- senti
-
noun,
a monetary unit of Tanzania, the 100th part of a shilling; cent.
- nears
-
- segar
-
noun,
cigar.
- Segni
-
noun,
Antonio [ahn-taw-nyaw] /ɑnˈtɔ nyɔ/ (Show IPA), 1891–1972, Italian teacher, lawyer, and statesman: president 1962–64.
- sengi
-
noun,
a monetary unit of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, equal to 1/10,000 (.0001) of a zaire.
- Negus
-
noun,
a title of Ethiopian royalty.
- Irgun
-
noun,
a militant Zionist underground group, active chiefly during the period (1917–48) of British control by mandate of Palestine.
- irate
-
adjective,
angry; enraged:
- sruti
-
noun,
the Vedas and some of the Upanishads, regarded as divinely revealed.
- Saint
-
noun,
any of certain persons of exceptional holiness of life, formally recognized as such by the Christian Church, especially by canonization.
- Srta.
-
- snare
-
noun,
a device, often consisting of a noose, for capturing small game.
- inert
-
adjective,
having no inherent power of action, motion, or resistance (opposed to active):
- rates
-
noun,
the amount of a charge or payment with reference to some basis of calculation:
- rants
-
noun,
ranting, extravagant, or violent declamation.
- rutin
-
noun,
a bright yellow or greenish-yellow substance, C 27 H 30 O 16 , obtained chiefly from buckwheat, and used in the treatment of capillary fragility.
- ranis
-
noun,
ranee.
- sitar
-
noun,
a lute of India with a small, pear-shaped body and a long, broad, fretted neck.
- Range
-
noun,
the extent to which or the limits between which variation is possible:
- raise
-
noun,
an increase in amount, as of wages:
- inst.
-
- Saite
-
noun,
a native or citizen of Saïs.
- 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.
- ragis
-
noun,
a cereal grass, Eleusine coracana, cultivated in the Old World for its grain.
- rages
-
noun,
angry fury; violent anger (sometimes used in combination):
- sanit
-
- Sarge
-
noun,
sergeant.
- intr.
-
- inure
-
verb (used with object),
to accustom to hardship, difficulty, pain, etc.; toughen or harden; habituate (usually followed by to):
- Nurse
-
noun,
a person formally educated and trained in the care of the sick or infirm.
Compare nurse-midwife, nurse-practitioner, physician's assistant, practical nurse, registered nurse.
- 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.
- nugae
-
plural noun,
trifles.
- Iran.
-
- Satie
-
noun,
Erik Alfred Leslie [e-reek al-fred les-lee] /ɛˈrik alˈfrɛd lɛsˈli/ (Show IPA), 1866–1925, French composer.
- 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).
- suint
-
noun,
the natural grease of the wool of sheep, consisting of a mixture of fatty matter and potassium salts, used as a source of potash and in the preparation of ointments.
- Greta
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Margaret.
- aster
-
noun,
any composite plant of the genus Aster, having rays varying from white or pink to blue around a yellow disk.
- Aust.
-
- trigs
-
noun,
trigonometry.
- trine
-
noun,
a set or group of three; triad.
- auger
-
noun,
Carpentry.
a bit, as for a brace.
a boring tool, similar to but larger than a gimlet, consisting of a bit rotated by a transverse handle.
- trugs
-
noun,
a shallow basket for carrying flowers, vegetables, etc., made from strips of wood.
- astr.
-
- astir
-
adjective,
moving or stirring, especially with much activity or excitement:
- Tunas
-
noun,
any of several large food and game fishes of the family Scombridae, inhabiting temperate and tropical seas.
Compare albacore, bluefin tuna, yellowfin tuna.
- trig.
-
- tuner
-
noun,
a person or thing that tunes.
- Asine
-
noun,
an ancient town in S Greece, on the Gulf of Argolis.
- tunes
-
noun,
a succession of musical sounds forming an air or melody, with or without the harmony accompanying it.
- TUNIS
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Tunisia, in the NE part.
- Artie
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Arthur.
- Turin
-
noun,
a city in NW Italy, on the Po: capital of the Kingdom of Italy 1860–65.
- Arius
-
noun,
died a.d. 336, Christian priest at Alexandria: founder of Arianism.
- triga
-
noun,
a two-wheeled chariot drawn by a team of three horses.
- tries
-
noun,
plural of try.
- Aries
-
noun,
Astronomy. the Ram, a zodiacal constellation between Pisces and Taurus.
- tines
-
noun,
a sharp, projecting point or prong, as of a fork.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- ERISA
-
noun,
Employee Retirement Income Security Act.
- tinea
-
noun,
any of several skin diseases caused by fungi; ringworm.
- entia
-
noun,
plural of ens.
- treas
-
- tinge
-
noun,
a slight degree of coloration.
- engr.
-
- tings
-
noun,
a tinging sound.
- Tiran
-
noun,
Strait of, a navigable waterway between the N Red Sea and the Gulf of Aqaba.
- tires
-
noun,
British Dialect. fatigue.
- train
-
noun,
Railroads. a self-propelled, connected group of rolling stock.
- earns
-
verb (used with object),
to gain or get in return for one's labor or service:
- stria
-
noun,
a slight or narrow furrow, ridge, stripe, or streak, especially one of a number in parallel arrangement:
- arise
-
verb (used without object),
to get up from sitting, lying, or kneeling; rise:
- Argus
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. a giant with 100 eyes, set to guard the heifer Io: his eyes were transferred after his death to the peacock's tail.
- terna
-
noun,
a list of three names submitted to the pope as recommended to fill a vacant bishopric or benefice.
- urine
-
noun,
the liquid-to-semisolid waste matter excreted by the kidneys, in humans being a yellowish, slightly acid, watery fluid.
- urate
-
noun,
a salt of uric acid.
- ureas
-
noun,
Biochemistry. a compound, CO(NH 2) 2 , occurring in urine and other body fluids as a product of protein metabolism.
- Urena
-
noun,
any tropical plant or shrub belonging to the genus Urena, of the mallow family, having clusters of small, yellow flowers, especially U. lobata, which yields a useful bast fiber.
- agues
-
noun,
Pathology. a malarial fever characterized by regularly returning paroxysms, marked by successive cold, hot, and sweating fits.
- urges
-
noun,
an act of urging; impelling action, influence, or force; impulse.
- Agnes
-
noun,
Saint, a.d. 292?–304? Roman Catholic child martyr.
- agist
-
verb (used with object),
to feed or pasture (livestock) for a fee.
- agers
-
noun,
(often initial capital letter) a person living in a certain historical age:
- airts
-
noun,
a direction.
- agent
-
noun,
a person or business authorized to act on another's behalf:
- Aesir
-
noun,
the principal race of gods, led by Odin and living at Asgard.
- usage
-
noun,
a customary way of doing something; a custom or practice:
- aeri-
-
- AEGIS
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. the shield or breastplate of Zeus or Athena, bearing at its center the head of the Gorgon.
- Aegir
-
noun,
a sea god, husband of Ran, and host at feast of the gods spoiled by Loki.
- Usnea
-
noun,
any pale-green or gray, mosslike lichen of the genus Usnea, common on rocks and trees.
- 30-30
-
- urase
-
noun,
urease.
- Aisne
-
noun,
a river in N France, flowing NW and W to the Oise. 175 miles (280 km) long.
- argue
-
verb (used with object),
to state the reasons for or against:
- anise
-
noun,
a Mediterranean plant, Pimpinella anisum, of the parsley family, having loose umbrels of small yellowish-white flowers that yield aniseed.
- Unit.
-
- antre
-
noun,
a cavern; cave.
- antis
-
noun,
a person who is opposed to a particular practice, party, policy, action, etc.
- anti-
-
- antes
-
noun,
Poker. a fixed but arbitrary stake put into the pot by each player before the deal.
- ante-
-
- unite
-
noun,
a former gold coin of England, equal to 20 shillings, issued under James I and Charles I.
- anis-
-
- uran-
-
- unrig
-
verb (used with object),
to strip of rigging, as a ship.
- Angus
-
noun,
Formerly Forfar. a historic county in E Scotland.
- angst
-
noun,
a feeling of dread, anxiety, or anguish.
- Angie
-
noun,
a male or female given name, form of Angel.
- angi-
-
- anger
-
noun,
a strong feeling of displeasure and belligerence aroused by a wrong; wrath; ire.
- unset
-
adjective,
not set; not solidified or made firm, as concrete or asphalt.
- untie
-
verb (used with object),
to loose or unfasten (anything tied); let or set loose by undoing a knot.
- Terni
-
noun,
a city in central Italy.
- rinse
-
noun,
an act or instance of rinsing.
- Terai
-
noun,
a marshy lowland area in N India and S Nepal, between the Ganges and the foothills of the Himalayas.
- sutra
-
noun,
Hinduism. a collection of aphorisms relating to some aspect of the conduct of life.
- Gates
-
noun,
Horatio, 1728–1806, American Revolutionary general, born in England.
- Gatun
-
noun,
a town in the N Canal Zone of Panama.
- Gaunt
-
noun,
John of, John of Gaunt.
- targe
-
noun,
a small, round shield; a target or buckler.
- gaurs
-
noun,
a massive wild ox, Bibos gaurus, of southeastern Asia and the Malay Archipelago, growing to a height of 6 feet (1.8 meters) at the shoulder: now reduced in numbers.
- tares
-
noun,
any of various vetches, especially Vicia sativa.
- 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:
- Tanis
-
noun,
an ancient city in Lower Egypt, in the Nile delta.
- gents
-
noun,
Informal. gentleman (defs 1, 2).
- genus
-
noun,
Biology. the usual major subdivision of a family or subfamily in the classification of organisms, usually consisting of more than one species.
- tains
-
noun,
a thin tin plate.
- Taine
-
noun,
Hippolyte Adolphe [ee-paw-leet a-dawlf] /i pɔˈlit aˈdɔlf/ (Show IPA), 1828–93, French literary critic and historian.
- Tagus
-
noun,
a river in SW Europe, flowing W through central Spain and Portugal to the Atlantic at Lisbon. 566 miles (910 km) long.
- Taegu
-
noun,
a city in SE South Korea: commercial center.
- surge
-
noun,
a strong, wavelike, forward movement, rush, or sweep:
- Tarne
-
noun,
(in the Iliad) Sardis.
- Sugar
-
noun,
a sweet, crystalline substance, C 12 H 22 O 11 , obtained chiefly from the juice of the sugarcane and the sugar beet, and present in sorghum, maple sap, etc.: used extensively as an ingredient and flavoring of certain foods and as a fermenting agent in the manufacture of certain alcoholic beverages; sucrose.
Compare beet sugar, cane sugar.
- grate
-
noun,
a frame of metal bars for holding fuel when burning, as in a fireplace, furnace, or stove.
- Grant
-
noun,
something granted, as a privilege or right, a sum of money, or a tract of land:
- grans
-
noun,
grandmother.
- grain
-
noun,
a small, hard seed, especially the seed of a food plant such as wheat, corn, rye, oats, rice, or millet.
- stung
-
noun,
an act or an instance of stinging.
- gnars
-
verb (used without object),
to snarl; growl.
- 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.
- 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.
- suite
-
noun,
a number of things forming a series or set.
- 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.
- girns
-
noun, verb (used with object),
grin2 .
- Surat
-
noun,
a seaport in S Gujarat, in W India: first British settlement in India 1612.
- giant
-
noun,
(in folklore) a being with human form but superhuman size, strength, etc.
- surg.
-
- gater
-
noun,
gator.
- tangs
-
- tarns
-
noun,
a small mountain lake or pool, especially one in a cirque.
- gaits
-
noun,
a manner of walking, stepping, or running.
- etnas
-
noun,
Mount, an active volcano in E Sicily. 10,758 feet (3280 meters).
- gains
-
- etuis
-
noun,
a small, often decorative case, especially one for needles, toilet articles, or the like.
- tera-
-
- tenia
-
noun,
taenia.
- Gaius
-
noun,
a.d. c110–c180, Roman jurist and writer, especially on civil law.
- tears
-
- garni
-
adjective,
garnished.
- urge
-
noun,
an act of urging; impelling action, influence, or force; impulse.
- Urga
-
noun,
former name of Ulan Bator.
- runs
-
noun,
an act or instance, or a period of running:
- uret
-
- tens
-
noun,
a self-operated portable device used to treat chronic pain by sending electrical impulses through electrodes placed over the painful area.
- stg.
-
- rung
-
noun,
one of the crosspieces, usually rounded, forming the steps of a ladder.
- uria
-
- suit
-
noun,
a set of clothing, armor, or the like, intended for wear together.
- Sung
-
noun,
a dynasty in China, a.d. 960–1279, characterized by a high level of achievement in painting, ceramics, and philosophy: overthrown by the Mongols.
- sign
-
noun,
a token; indication.
- urea
-
noun,
Biochemistry. a compound, CO(NH 2) 2 , occurring in urine and other body fluids as a product of protein metabolism.
- Sig.
-
- runt
-
noun,
an animal that is small or stunted as compared with others of its kind.
- sur-
-
- Sura
-
noun,
any of the 114 chapters of the Koran.
- sure
-
Idioms,
for sure, as a certainty; surely:
- Sian
-
noun,
Older Spelling. Xian.
- TINA
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Tena
-
noun,
Koyukon.
- Tine
-
noun,
a sharp, projecting point or prong, as of a fork.
- sugi
-
noun,
Japan cedar.
- 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.
- ter.
-
- USIA
-
- Rise
-
noun,
an act or instance of rising.
- rit.
-
- RITA
-
noun,
the Vedic concept of cosmic and social order.
- rite
-
noun,
a formal or ceremonial act or procedure prescribed or customary in religious or other solemn use:
- sire
-
noun,
the male parent of a quadruped.
- RNAS
-
- rues
-
noun,
sorrow; repentance; regret.
- ruga
-
noun,
Usually, rugae. Biology, Anatomy. a wrinkle, fold, or ridge.
- Utes
-
noun,
Informal. a utility vehicle.
- Utas
-
noun,
any of several iguanid lizards of the genus Uta, of the western U.S. and northern Mexico.
- USNA
-
- USGA
-
- rune
-
noun,
any of the characters of certain ancient alphabets, as of a script used for writing the Germanic languages, especially of Scandinavia and Britain, from c200 to c1200, or a script used for inscriptions in a Turkic language of the 6th to 8th centuries from the area near the Orkhon River in Mongolia.
- user
-
noun,
a person or thing that uses.
- ruin
-
noun,
ruins, the remains of a building, city, etc., that has been destroyed or that is in disrepair or a state of decay:
- str.
-
- USAR
-
- 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.
- stun
-
noun,
the act of stunning.
- Sina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Uris
-
noun,
a canton in central Switzerland. 415 sq. mi. (1075 sq. km). Capital: Altdorf.
- Stir
-
noun,
the act of stirring or moving.
- suet
-
noun,
the hard fatty tissue about the loins and kidneys of beef, sheep, etc., used in cooking or processed to yield tallow.
- Ruse
-
noun,
a trick, stratagem, or artifice.
- Rus.
-
- Seta
-
noun,
a stiff hair; bristle or bristlelike part.
- 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.
- Tues
-
- snug
-
noun,
British. a small, secluded room in a tavern, as for private parties.
- snit
-
noun,
an agitated or irritated state.
- Tare
-
noun,
any of various vetches, especially Vicia sativa.
- tune
-
noun,
a succession of musical sounds forming an air or melody, with or without the harmony accompanying it.
- 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.
- saur
-
- SITA
-
noun,
(in the Ramayana) the wife of Ramachandra, abducted by Ravana and later rescued.
- tuna
-
noun,
any of several large food and game fishes of the family Scombridae, inhabiting temperate and tropical seas.
Compare albacore, bluefin tuna, yellowfin tuna.
- situ
-
noun,
in situ.
- 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.
- tugs
-
noun,
an act or instance of tugging; pull; haul.
- tsar
-
noun,
czar.
- tuns
-
noun,
a large cask for holding liquids, especially wine, ale, or beer.
- Sean
-
noun,
a male given name, form of John.
- tire
-
noun,
British Dialect. fatigue.
- sear
-
noun,
a mark or scar made by searing.
- 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.
- trug
-
noun,
a shallow basket for carrying flowers, vegetables, etc., made from strips of wood.
- tRNA
-
- site
-
noun,
the position or location of a town, building, etc., especially as to its environment:
- Sera
-
noun,
a plural of serum.
- taur
-
- Tarn
-
noun,
a small mountain lake or pool, especially one in a cirque.
- tars
-
noun,
any of various dark-colored viscid products obtained by the destructive distillation of certain organic substances, as coal or wood.
- Sra.
-
- Tura
-
noun,
Cosimo [kaw-zee-maw] /ˈkɔ zi mɔ/ (Show IPA), c1430–98? Italian painter.
- Surt
-
noun,
the guardian and ruler of Muspelheim, destined to defeat Frey at Ragnarok and destroy the world with fire.
- Seri
-
noun,
a member of an American Indian people of western Sonora state, Mexico, on the Gulf of California.
- tri-
-
- Sert
-
noun,
José María [haw-se mah-ree-ah] /hɔˈsɛ mɑˈri ɑ/ (Show IPA), 1876–1945, Spanish painter.
- Ste.
-
- ten.
-
- Star
-
noun,
any of the heavenly bodies, except the moon, appearing as fixed luminous points in the sky at night.
- tain
-
noun,
a thin tin plate.
- Sage
-
noun,
a profoundly wise person; a person famed for wisdom.
- sain
-
verb (used with object),
to make the sign of the cross on, as for protection against evil influences.
- tegs
-
noun,
Animal Husbandry.
a two-year-old sheep that has not been shorn.
the wool shorn from such a sheep.
- 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.
- Stan
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Stanley.
- sane
-
noun,
a private nationwide organization in the U.S., established in 1957, that opposes nuclear testing and advocates international peace.
- sati
-
noun,
a Hindu practice whereby a widow immolates herself on the funeral pyre of her husband: now abolished by law.
- uni-
-
- Sang
-
noun,
the act or performance of singing.
- ungt
-
- Tane
-
noun,
a Polynesian god of fertility.
- Ting
-
noun,
a tinging sound.
- 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.
- Stag
-
noun,
an adult male deer.
- 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.
- Sat.
-
- 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.
- tans
-
noun,
the brown color imparted to the skin by exposure to the sun or open air.
- sent
-
noun,
a coin of Estonia until the euro was adopted, the 100th part of a kroon.
- 1080
-
- 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.
- 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.
- aunt
-
noun,
the sister of one's father or mother.
- aur-
-
- Aus.
-
- aut-
-
- guts
-
noun,
the alimentary canal, especially between the pylorus and the anus, or some portion of it.
Compare foregut, midgut, hindgut.
- gust
-
noun,
a sudden, strong blast of wind.
- EARN
-
verb (used with object),
to gain or get in return for one's labor or service:
- guna
-
noun,
(in Sankhya and Vedantic philosophy) one of the three qualities of prakriti, or nature, which are passion (rajas) dullness or inertia (tamas) and goodness or purity (sattva)
- guan
-
noun,
a large game bird of the curassow family, common in dense woodlands of Central and South America, somewhat resembling a turkey.
- Auge
-
noun,
a daughter of King Aleus who became a priestess of Athena. After being raped by Hercules she bore a son, Telephus.
- East
-
noun,
a cardinal point of the compass, 90° to the right of north. Abbreviation: E.
- Grus
-
noun,
the Crane, a southern constellation between Indus and Piscis Austrinus.
- grue
-
verb (used without object),
to shudder.
- Grit
-
noun,
abrasive particles or granules, as of sand or other small, coarse impurities found in the air, food, water, etc.
- Gris
-
noun,
Juan [hwahn] /ʰwɑn/ (Show IPA), (José Vittoriano Gonzáles) 1887–1927, Spanish painter in France.
- grin
-
noun,
a broad smile.
- gres
-
- gras
-
- aune
-
noun,
an old French unit of measure for fabrics, equivalent to about 47 inches (119 cm).
- Aug.
-
- eats
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- Isar
-
noun,
a river in central Europe, flowing NE from W Austria through S Germany to the Danube River. 215 miles (345 km) long.
- Arne
-
noun,
Thomas Augustine, 1710–78, English composer of operas and songs.
- arse
-
noun,
ass2 (defs 1, 2).
- art.
-
- Aser
-
noun,
Asher (def 1).
- iter
-
noun,
a canal or passage.
- 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.
- Asir
-
noun,
a district in SW Saudi Arabia.
- Asti
-
noun,
a city in the Piedmont region of Italy, S of Turin: center of wine-producing region.
- Asur
-
noun,
Assur.
- Auer
-
noun,
Leopold [lee-uh-pohld;; Hungarian ley-aw-pawlt] /ˈli əˌpoʊld;; Hungarian ˈleɪ ɔˌpɔlt/ (Show IPA), 1845–1930, Hungarian violinist and teacher.
- Ire.
-
- IRAS
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- int.
-
- ins.
-
- Inge
-
noun,
William (Motter) [mot-er] /ˈmɒt ər/ (Show IPA), 1913–73, U.S. playwright.
- Aten
-
noun,
Aton.
- inae
-
- ates
-
- ign.
-
- Gran
-
noun,
grandmother.
- egis
-
noun,
aegis.
- Nasi
-
noun,
the head or president of the Sanhedrin.
- gats
-
noun,
a pistol or revolver.
- genu
-
noun,
the knee.
- Gent
-
noun,
Informal. gentleman (defs 1, 2).
- 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.
- Gena
-
noun,
the cheek or side region of the head.
- Gen.
-
- 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:
- Gean
-
noun,
heart cherry.
- gaur
-
noun,
a massive wild ox, Bibos gaurus, of southeastern Asia and the Malay Archipelago, growing to a height of 6 feet (1.8 meters) at the shoulder: now reduced in numbers.
- gate
-
noun,
a movable barrier, usually on hinges, closing an opening in a fence, wall, or other enclosure.
- Ger.
-
- est.
-
- gast
-
verb (used with object),
to terrify or frighten.
- ETAS
-
noun,
the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
- 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.
- Gare
-
noun,
low-grade wool fibers from the legs of sheep.
- Etna
-
noun,
Mount, an active volcano in E Sicily. 10,758 feet (3280 meters).
- gait
-
noun,
a manner of walking, stepping, or running.
- etui
-
noun,
a small, often decorative case, especially one for needles, toilet articles, or the like.
- Esau
-
noun,
a son of Isaac and Rebekah, twin brother of Jacob, to whom he sold his birthright. Gen. 25:21–25.
- Gera
-
noun,
a city in E central Germany.
- 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.
- 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.
- Eng.
-
- gnar
-
verb (used without object),
to snarl; growl.
- 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).
- Ens.
-
- gite
-
noun,
a furnished vacation home in France that is available for rental, especially in a rural setting.
- gist
-
noun,
the main or essential part of a matter:
- ergs
-
- Erin
-
noun,
Literary. Ireland.
- girn
-
noun, verb (used with object),
grin2 .
- Gers
-
noun,
a department in SW France. 2429 sq. mi. (6290 sq. km). Capital: Auch.
- Gina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Eris
-
noun,
the ancient Greek goddess of discord and the sister of Ares: identified with the Roman goddess Discordia.
- Erna
-
noun,
a female given name: from an Old English word meaning “eagle.”.
- gets
-
noun,
an offspring or the total of the offspring, especially of a male animal:
- 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.
- gest
-
noun,
a story or tale.
- erst
-
adverb,
before the present time; formerly.
- Rina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Gert
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Gertrude.
- Nair
-
noun,
a group of Hindu castes in the Kerala region of India.
- Eur.
-
- Nast
-
noun,
Thomas, 1840–1902, U.S. illustrator and cartoonist.
- 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).
- rant
-
noun,
ranting, extravagant, or violent declamation.
- Rani
-
noun,
ranee.
- agr.
-
- agst
-
- rang
-
noun,
a boomerang.
- ague
-
noun,
Pathology. a malarial fever characterized by regularly returning paroxysms, marked by successive cold, hot, and sweating fits.
- Rais
-
noun,
Gilles de, Retz, Gilles de Laval, Baron de.
- ains
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- agit
-
- 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):
- Aire
-
- airs
-
noun,
a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- airt
-
noun,
a direction.
- aits
-
noun,
a small island, especially in a river.
- NTIA
-
- anes
-
adverb,
once.
- Agni
-
noun,
Hindu Mythology. the god of fire, one of the three chief divinities of the Vedas.
- rase
-
verb (used with object),
raze.
- nits
-
noun,
the egg of a parasitic insect, especially of a louse, often attached to a hair or a fiber of clothing.
- 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.
- Riga
-
noun,
a seaport in and the capital of Latvia, on the Gulf of Riga.
- RIAS
-
noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- aer-
-
- aet.
-
- 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.
- rest
-
noun,
the refreshing quiet or repose of sleep:
- Rena
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Marina.
- agin
-
preposition,
against; opposed to.
- ager
-
noun,
(often initial capital letter) a person living in a certain historical age:
- reit
-
noun,
real-estate investment trust.
- Reis
-
plural noun,
a former money of account of Portugal and Brazil.
- 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.
- regs
-
noun,
Usually, regs. Informal. regulations.
- Reg.
-
- 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:
- rate
-
noun,
the amount of a charge or payment with reference to some basis of calculation:
- Niue
-
noun,
an island in the S Pacific between Tonga and Cook Islands: possession of New Zealand. 5128; about 100 sq. mi. (260 sq. km).
- Ainu
-
noun,
a member of an aboriginal population of northernmost Japan, having lighter skin and hairier bodies than other Japanese.
- Neri
-
noun,
Saint Philip (Filippo Neri) 1515–95, Italian priest: founder of Congregation of the Oratory.
- 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.
- Nier
-
noun,
Alfred Otto Carl, 1911–1994, U.S. physicist.
- ant.
-
- anus
-
noun,
the opening at the lower end of the alimentary canal, through which the solid refuse of digestion is excreted.
- NIRA
-
- neat
-
noun,
an animal of the genus Bos; a bovine, as a cow or ox.
- ANTU
-
- ANSI
-
- Arg.
-
- Ares
-
noun,
the ancient Greek god of war, a son of Zeus and Hera, identified by the Romans with Mars.
- NATS
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Nathan or Nathaniel.
- ARIS
-
- ase
-
- 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.
- ESA
-
- TIA
-
- TGN
-
- ERS
-
noun,
ervil.
- ARU
-
- TES
-
noun,
ti1 .
- ASI
-
- ung
-
- 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:
- Une
-
- ERT
-
- ATS
-
noun,
a money of account of Laos, the 100th part of a kip.
- urn
-
noun,
a large or decorative vase, especially one with an ornamental foot or pedestal.
- USR
-
- eu-
-
- uti
-
- ETS
-
- ETR
-
- UTE
-
noun,
Informal. a utility vehicle.
- Una
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Latin word meaning “one.”.
- ag-
-
- Uta
-
noun,
any of several iguanid lizards of the genus Uta, of the western U.S. and northern Mexico.
- ESU
-
- an.
-
- UAR
-
- USN
-
- Ar.
-
- ae.
-
- USE
-
noun,
the act of employing, using, or putting into service:
- ARS
-
- ESR
-
- AES
-
noun,
any of various early forms of bronze or copper money used in ancient Rome.
Compare as2 (def 1).
- UAE
-
- urs
-
noun,
an ancient Sumerian city on the Euphrates, in S Iraq: extensive excavations, especially of royal tombs.
- ASN
-
- USA
-
- 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.
- ASR
-
- ur-
-
- AIR
-
noun,
a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- EAS
-
noun,
the Akkadian god of wisdom, the son of Apsu and father of Marduk: the counterpart of Enki.
- Tu.
-
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- ait
-
noun,
a small island, especially in a river.
- ean
-
- ea.
-
- tr.
-
- ETA
-
noun,
the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
- Eg.
-
- TSI
-
- ane
-
adjective, noun, pronoun,
one.
- TSE
-
- uns
-
- ANG
-
- ANI
-
noun,
any of several black, tropical American cuckoos of the genus Crotophaga, having a compressed, bladelike bill.
- tra
-
- Tng
-
- ast
-
- Agt
-
- tun
-
noun,
a large cask for holding liquids, especially wine, ale, or beer.
- ans
-
noun,
the Sumerian god of heaven: the counterpart of the Akkadian Anu.
- ASU
-
- ERA
-
noun,
a period of time marked by distinctive character, events, etc.:
- Ga.
-
- Uri
-
noun,
a canton in central Switzerland. 415 sq. mi. (1075 sq. km). Capital: Altdorf.
- AGS
-
adjective, noun,
agriculture:
- tug
-
noun,
an act or instance of tugging; pull; haul.
- en-
-
- Tiu
-
noun,
an English god of the sky and of war, the equivalent of Tyr in Scandinavian mythology.
- EIS
-
- eir
-
- ANU
-
noun,
a twining herb, Tropaeolum tuberosum, of the nasturtium family, found in the Andes, having edible tubers and large flowers with yellow petals and red spurs.
- at.
-
- tue
-
- eat
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- Ain
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- UIT
-
- ure
-
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- ist
-
- NUT
-
noun,
a dry fruit consisting of an edible kernel or meat enclosed in a woody or leathery shell.
- 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.
- REA
-
- run
-
noun,
an act or instance, or a period of running:
- Sgt
-
- res
-
noun,
an object or thing; matter.
- 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.
- rug
-
noun,
a thick fabric for covering part of a floor, often woven of wool and often having an oblong shape with a border design.
Compare carpet.
- IUS
-
- ite
-
- ITA
-
- Sin
-
noun,
transgression of divine law:
- ISR
-
- NAG
-
noun,
Also, nagger. a person who nags, especially habitually.
- ise
-
- ISA
-
- Is.
-
noun,
(used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
- SIR
-
noun,
a respectful or formal term of address used to a man:
- IRS
-
- Ir.
-
- SIT
-
verb,
(in prescriptions) may it be.
- ing
-
- Rue
-
noun,
sorrow; repentance; regret.
- ine
-
- ina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- SNU
-
- nae
-
adverb,
no1 ; not.
- RAS
-
noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- Sr.
-
- NRA
-
- San
-
noun,
a member of a nomadic aboriginal people of southern Africa.
- Rai
-
noun,
a style of Algerian popular music played on electric guitar, synthesizer, and percussion instruments.
- rag
-
noun,
a worthless piece of cloth, especially one that is torn or worn.
- Rae
-
noun,
John, 1813–93, Scottish surgeon and Arctic explorer.
- SAR
-
- SAE
-
- Re.
-
- NUS
-
noun,
the 13th letter of the Greek alphabet (Ν, ν).
- rut
-
noun,
a furrow or track in the ground, especially one made by the passage of a vehicle or vehicles.
- NSU
-
- NSA
-
- Sau
-
noun,
German name of Sava.
- nr.
-
- Nat
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Nathan or Nathaniel.
- se-
-
- sea
-
noun,
the salt waters that cover the greater part of the earth's surface.
- nit
-
noun,
the egg of a parasitic insect, especially of a louse, often attached to a hair or a fiber of clothing.
- NIG
-
verb (used with object),
nidge.
- NIA
-
- 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:
- NES
-
- SEI
-
noun,
sei whale.
- SEN
-
noun,
a money of account of Japan, the 100th part of a yen, now used only in certain quotations, as on foreign exchange.
- NEG
-
noun,
a photographic negative.
- NEA
-
- 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).
- ne-
-
- SAG
-
noun,
an act or instance of sagging.
- in.
-
- SRI
-
noun,
a Hindu title of address prefixed to the name of a deity, holy person, etc.
- RNA
-
- Sui
-
noun,
a dynasty ruling in China a.d. 589–618.
- git
-
noun,
British Slang. a foolish or contemptible person.
- SUN
-
noun,
(often initial capital letter) the star that is the central body of the solar system, around which the planets revolve and from which they receive light and heat: its mean distance from the earth is about 93 million miles (150 million km), its diameter about 864,000 miles (1.4 million km), and its mass about 330,000 times that of the earth; its period of surface rotation is about 26 days at its equator but longer at higher latitudes.
- 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.
- GIN
-
noun,
an alcoholic liquor obtained by distilling grain mash with juniper berries.
- gie
-
noun,
gi.
- get
-
noun,
an offspring or the total of the offspring, especially of a male animal:
- Rs.
-
- Ria
-
noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- TAE
-
preposition,
to.
- Ges
-
- 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:
- RSA
-
- Tai
-
noun,
any of several sparoid fishes of the Pacific Ocean, as Pagrus major (red tai) a food fish of Japan.
- Tan
-
noun,
the brown color imparted to the skin by exposure to the sun or open air.
- TAR
-
noun,
any of various dark-colored viscid products obtained by the destructive distillation of certain organic substances, as coal or wood.
- Gat
-
noun,
a pistol or revolver.
- GAS
-
noun,
Physics. a substance possessing perfect molecular mobility and the property of indefinite expansion, as opposed to a solid or liquid.
- rig
-
noun,
the arrangement of the masts, spars, sails, etc., on a boat or ship.
- TAU
-
noun,
the 19th letter of the Greek alphabet (T, τ).
- GAN
-
noun,
cotton gin.
- 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.
- rin
-
noun,
a money of account of Japan, the thousandth part of a yen or the tenth part of a sen.
- gi.
-
- teg
-
noun,
Animal Husbandry.
a two-year-old sheep that has not been shorn.
the wool shorn from such a sheep.
- Sue
-
noun,
Eugène [œ-zhen] /œˈʒɛn/ (Show IPA), (Marie Joseph Sue) 1804–57, French novelist.
- SUG
-
- GNU
-
noun,
either of two stocky, oxlike antelopes of the genus Connochaetes, the silver-gray, white-bearded C. taurinus of the eastern African plain and the black, white-tailed C. gnou of central South Africa: recently near extinction, the South African gnu is now protected.
- Gur
-
noun,
a branch of the Niger-Congo subfamily of languages, including Mossi and other languages spoken in Burkina Faso, Ghana, Togo, Ivory Coast, and Mali.
- ier
-
- St.
-
- Sta
-
- IAS
-
- ian
-
noun,
a male given name, Scottish form of John.
- Ia.
-
- RTS
-
- ITU
-
- rte
-
- IRA
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- rt.
-
- Gr.
-
- GUS
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Augustus or Gustave.
- Gut
-
noun,
the alimentary canal, especially between the pylorus and the anus, or some portion of it.
Compare foregut, midgut, hindgut.
- RAN
-
noun,
a sea goddess who drags down ships and drowns sailors: the wife of Aegir.
- GSA
-
- Stu
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Stewart or Stuart.
- GUI
-
noun,
graphical user interface.
- GTS
-
- gt.
-
- STI
-
- GSR
-
- Gun
-
noun,
a weapon consisting of a metal tube, with mechanical attachments, from which projectiles are shot by the force of an explosive; a piece of ordnance.
- RSE
-
- gre
-
- RU
-
- AI
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noun,
a three-toed sloth, Bradypus tridactylus, inhabiting forests of southern Venezuela, the Guianas, and northern Brazil, having a diet apparently restricted to the leaves of the trumpet-tree, and sounding a high-pitched cry when disturbed.
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noun,
Agnolo (di Cosimo di Mariano) [ah-nyaw-law dee kaw-zee-maw dee mah-ryah-naw] /ˈɑ nyɔ lɔ di ˈkɔ zi mɔ di mɑˈryɑ nɔ/ (Show IPA), 1502–72, Italian painter.
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plural,
to the; at the; with the.
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noun,
the syllable once generally used for the first tone or keynote of a scale and sometimes for the tone C: now commonly superseded by do.
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noun,
(in children's games) the player called upon to perform some task, as, in tag, the one who must catch the other players.
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noun,
ti1 .
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verb,
a simple past tense of eat.
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noun,
the syllable for the seventh tone of a diatonic scale.
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noun,
the 16th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
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interjection,
(used to express or represent a pause, hesitation, uncertainty, etc.).
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noun,
Edward (St. John) 1925–2000, U.S. writer and illustrator.
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adverb,
no1 .
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noun,
the syllable used for the seventh tone of a scale and sometimes for the tone B.
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noun,
the 13th letter of the Greek alphabet (Ν, ν).
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noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
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