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Word smatterings has 1372 anagrams that can be made by using the letters of smatterings.

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smattering
noun, a slight, superficial, or introductory knowledge of something:
teratisms
noun, love or worship of the monstrous.
ganisters
noun, a highly refractory, siliceous rock used to line furnaces.
martinets
noun, a strict disciplinarian, especially a military one.
Massinger
noun, Philip, 1583–1640, English dramatist: collaborated with John Fletcher.
straitens
verb (used with object), to put into difficulties, especially financial ones:
streaming
noun, an act or instance of flowing.
mistreats
verb (used with object), to treat badly or abusively.
transmits
verb (used with object), to send or forward, as to a recipient or destination; dispatch; convey.
astringes
verb (used with object), to compress; bind together; constrict.
near-miss
noun, a strike by a missile that is not a direct hit but is close enough to damage the target.
agistment
noun, the act of agisting.
Germanist
noun, a specialist in the study of German culture, literature, or linguistics.
resistant
noun, a person or thing that resists.
mattress
noun, a large pad for supporting the reclining body, used as or on a bed, consisting of a quilted or similarly fastened case, usually of heavy cloth, that contains hair, straw, cotton, foam rubber, etc., or a framework of metal springs.
mistreat
verb (used with object), to treat badly or abusively.
margents
noun, margin.
artistes
noun, an artist, especially an actor, singer, dancer, or other public performer.
settings
noun, the act of a person or thing that sets.
stingers
noun, a person or thing that stings.
mattings
noun, a coarse fabric of rushes, grass, straw, hemp, or the like, used for floor covering, wrapping material, etc.
martinet
noun, a strict disciplinarian, especially a military one.
teratism
noun, love or worship of the monstrous.
transmit
verb (used with object), to send or forward, as to a recipient or destination; dispatch; convey.
transits
noun, the act or fact of passing across or through; passage from one place to another.
asterism
noun, Astronomy. a group of stars. a constellation.
seringas
noun, any of several Brazilian trees of the genus Hevea, yielding rubber.
misstate
verb (used with object), to state wrongly or misleadingly; make a wrong statement about.
retsinas
noun, a strong, resinated white or red wine of Greece and Cyprus.
mintages
noun, the act or process of minting.
giantess
noun, an imaginary female being of human form but superhuman size, strength, etc.
minsters
noun, a church actually or originally connected with a monastic establishment.
striates
adjective, striated.
minarets
noun, a lofty, often slender, tower or turret attached to a mosque, surrounded by or furnished with one or more balconies, from which the muezzin calls the people to prayer.
metrists
noun, a person who is skilled in the use of poetic meters.
etatisms
noun, state socialism.
migrates
verb (used without object), to go from one country, region, or place to another. Synonyms: move, resettle, relocate. Antonyms: remain.
granites
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.
astringe
verb (used with object), to compress; bind together; constrict.
migrants
noun, a person or animal that migrates.
gisarmes
noun, guisarme.
gastrins
noun, a hormone that stimulates the secretion of gastric juice.
stearins
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.
intreats
verb (used with or without object), entreat.
smatters
noun, slight or superficial knowledge; smattering.
ingrates
noun, an ungrateful person.
gaminess
noun, the taste or odor of game, especially when slightly tainted.
raiments
noun, clothing; apparel; attire.
ganister
noun, a highly refractory, siliceous rock used to line furnaces.
ragtimes
noun, rhythm in which the accompaniment is strict two-four time and the melody, with improvised embellishments, is in steady syncopation.
emigrant
noun, a person who emigrates, as from his or her native country or region: Synonyms: émigré, expatriate.
gantries
noun, a framework spanning a railroad track or tracks for displaying signals.
tertians
noun, Pathology. a tertian fever.
satinets
noun, a satin-weave fabric made with cotton warp and wool filling, fulled and finished to resemble wool.
smarties
noun, a smart aleck.
nitrates
noun, Chemistry. a salt or ester of nitric acid, or any compound containing the univalent group –ONO 2 or NO 3 .
smartens
Verb phrases, smarten up, to groom oneself: to become aware of one's mistakes, shortcomings, etc., and make efforts to correct them:
eastings
noun, Navigation. the distance due east made good on any course tending eastward; easterly departure.
seatings
noun, an act or instance of furnishing with, assigning, or escorting to a seat.
sterigma
noun, a small stalk that bears a sporangium, a conidium, or especially a basidiospore.
gitterns
noun, cittern.
straiten
verb (used with object), to put into difficulties, especially financial ones:
Magritte
noun, René [French ruh-ney] /French rəˈneɪ/ (Show IPA), 1898–1967, Belgian painter.
instates
verb (used with object), to put or place in a certain state or position, as in an office; install.
straits
noun, Often, straits. (used with a singular verb) a narrow passage of water connecting two large bodies of water.
granite
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.
etatism
noun, state socialism.
strains
noun, any force or pressure tending to alter shape, cause a fracture, etc.
gratine
verb (used with object), to bake or broil (food) in au gratin style.
stinger
noun, a person or thing that stings.
stigmas
noun, a mark of disgrace or infamy; a stain or reproach, as on one's reputation.
imarets
noun, (in Turkey) a hospice for pilgrims, travelers, etc.
ingates
noun, gate1 (def 15).
Ingemar
noun, a male given name.
ingesta
plural noun, substances ingested.
ingests
verb (used with object), to take, as food, into the body (opposed to egest).
ingrate
noun, an ungrateful person.
ingress
noun, the act of going in or entering.
gratins
noun, au gratin.
gisants
noun, a sculptured representation of a dead person in a recumbent position, usually as part of a sepulchral monument.
strange
adverb, in a strange manner.
gastrin
noun, a hormone that stimulates the secretion of gastric juice.
tasters
noun, a person who tastes, especially one skilled in distinguishing the qualities of liquors, tea, etc., by the taste.
gainers
noun, a person or thing that gains.
tartine
noun, a fancy French open-faced sandwich topped with spreadable ingredients.
gaiters
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).
gamines
noun, a neglected girl who is left to run about the streets.
estrins
noun, estrone.
estamin
noun, a worsted fabric constructed in twill weave with a rough surface.
garment
noun, any article of clothing:
garnets
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.
Garnett
noun, a machine used in garnetting.
targets
noun, an object, usually marked with concentric circles, to be aimed at in shooting practice or contests.
tearing
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.
gasters
entasis
noun, a slight convexity given to a column or tower, as to correct an optical illusion.
strati-
tansies
noun, any of several composite plants of the genus Tanacetum, especially a strong-scented, weedy, Old World herb, T. vulgare, having flat-topped clusters of tubular yellow flowers.
tanists
noun, the successor apparent to a Celtic chief, usually the oldest or worthiest of his kin, chosen by election among the tribe during the chief's lifetime.
Genista
noun, any plant belonging to the genus Genista, of the legume family, having showy flowers and including many species of broom.
Tangier
noun, a seaport in N Morocco, on the W Strait of Gibraltar: capital of the former Tangier Zone.
enigmas
noun, a puzzling or inexplicable occurrence or situation:
Geraint
noun, one of the knights of the Round Table, husband of Enid.
inserts
noun, something inserted or to be inserted.
striate
adjective, striated.
gisarme
noun, guisarme.
streams
noun, a body of water flowing in a channel or watercourse, as a river, rivulet, or brook. Synonyms: rill, run, streamlet, runnel.
engrams
noun, a presumed encoding in neural tissue that provides a physical basis for the persistence of memory; a memory trace.
gittern
noun, cittern.
stratig
inseams
noun, an inside or inner seam of a garment, especially the seam of a trouser leg that runs from the crotch down to the bottom of the leg.
singers
noun, a person who sings, especially a trained or professional vocalist.
instars
noun, an insect in any one of its periods of postembryonic growth between molts.
seminar
noun, a small group of students, as in a university, engaged in advanced study and original research under a member of the faculty and meeting regularly to exchange information and hold discussions.
ragtime
noun, rhythm in which the accompaniment is strict two-four time and the melody, with improvised embellishments, is in steady syncopation.
satinet
noun, a satin-weave fabric made with cotton warp and wool filling, fulled and finished to resemble wool.
Seagirt
noun, surrounded by the sea.
nitrate
noun, Chemistry. a salt or ester of nitric acid, or any compound containing the univalent group –ONO 2 or NO 3 .
seating
noun, an act or instance of furnishing with, assigning, or escorting to a seat.
Semangs
noun, a member of a Negrito people of the Malay Peninsula.
natters
noun, a conversation; chat.
Sargent
noun, Sir (Harold) Malcolm (Watts) 1895–1967, English conductor.
nasties
noun, Informal. a nasty person or thing.
seringa
noun, any of several Brazilian trees of the genus Hevea, yielding rubber.
sestina
noun, a poem of six six-line stanzas and a three-line envoy, originally without rhyme, in which each stanza repeats the end words of the lines of the first stanza, but in different order, the envoy using the six words again, three in the middle of the lines and three at the end.
setting
noun, the act of a person or thing that sets.
2,4,5-t
noun, a light-tan, water-insoluble solid, C 8 H 5 Cl 3 O 3 , used chiefly for killing weeds.
sigmate
adjective, having the form of the Greek sigma or the letter S.
raiment
noun, clothing; apparel; attire.
santirs
noun, a Persian musical instrument resembling a dulcimer.
signets
noun, a small seal, as on a finger ring.
remains
noun, Usually, remains. something that remains or is left.
Riesman
noun, David, 1909–2002, U.S. sociologist.
retsina
noun, a strong, resinated white or red wine of Greece and Cyprus.
retains
verb (used with object), to keep possession of.
resting
noun, the refreshing quiet or repose of sleep:
re-sign
verb (used with or without object), to sign again.
samisen
noun, a guitarlike Japanese musical instrument having an extremely long neck and three strings, played with a plectrum.
samites
noun, a heavy silk fabric, sometimes interwoven with gold, worn in the Middle Ages.
santims
noun, a former coin of Latvia, the 100th part of a lat.
reginas
noun, queen.
regains
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.
reagins
noun, Also called Wassermann antibody. an antibody formed in response to syphilis and reactive with cardiolipin in various blood tests for the disease.
sangers
noun, Frederick, 1918–2013, English biochemist: Nobel Prize in chemistry 1958.
ratites
noun, a bird having a ratite breastbone.
ratings
noun, classification according to grade or rank.
ratines
noun, a loosely woven fabric made with nubby or knotty yarns.
signers
noun, a person who signs.
misters
noun, (initial capital letter) a conventional title of respect for a man, prefixed to the name and to certain official designations (usually written as the abbreviation Mr.).
instate
verb (used with object), to put or place in a certain state or position, as in an office; install.
magnet-
martins
noun, Peter, born 1946, U.S. choreographer and ballet master, born in Denmark.
Martens
noun, any of several slender, chiefly arboreal carnivores of the genus Martes, of northern forests, having a long, glossy coat and bushy tail.
smitten
verb, a past participle of smite.
eatings
noun, the act of a person or thing that eats.
margent
noun, margin.
magnets
noun, a body, as a piece of iron or steel, that possesses the property of attracting certain substances, as iron.
stagers
noun, a person of experience in some profession, way of life, etc.
Massine
noun, Léonide [ley-aw-need] /leɪ ɔˈnid/ (Show IPA), 1896–1979, U.S. ballet dancer and choreographer, born in Russia.
Staines
noun, a town in Surrey, SE England, on the Thames River near Heathrow airport.
stamin-
iterant
adjective, characterized by repetition; repeating.
starets
noun, a religious teacher or counselor.
staters
noun, any of various gold or silver or electrum coin units or coins of the ancient Greek states or cities.
statism
noun, the principle or policy of concentrating extensive economic, political, and related controls in the state at the cost of individual liberty.
stearin
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.
martnet
noun, an arrangement of lines formerly used for gathering up a leech of a sail.
masting
noun, the masts of a ship, taken as a whole.
mirages
noun, an optical phenomenon, especially in the desert or at sea, by which the image of some object appears displaced above, below, or to one side of its true position as a result of spatial variations of the index of refraction of air.
metrist
noun, a person who is skilled in the use of poetic meters.
mintage
noun, the act or process of minting.
Minster
noun, a church actually or originally connected with a monastic establishment.
minaret
noun, a lofty, often slender, tower or turret attached to a mosque, surrounded by or furnished with one or more balconies, from which the muezzin calls the people to prayer.
sinters
noun, siliceous or calcareous matter deposited by springs, as that formed around the vent of a geyser.
migrate
verb (used without object), to go from one country, region, or place to another. Synonyms: move, resettle, relocate. Antonyms: remain.
migrant
noun, a person or animal that migrates.
Messina
noun, a seaport in NE Sicily.
Matisse
noun, Henri [ahn-ree] /ɑ̃ˈri/ (Show IPA), 1869–1954, French painter.
Sitsang
noun, Tibet (def 1).
smarten
Verb phrases, smarten up, to groom oneself: to become aware of one's mistakes, shortcomings, etc., and make efforts to correct them:
Megaris
noun, a district in ancient Greece, between the Gulf of Corinth and Saronic Gulf.
smatter
noun, slight or superficial knowledge; smattering.
mattins
noun, matin (def 1).
matting
noun, a coarse fabric of rushes, grass, straw, hemp, or the like, used for floor covering, wrapping material, etc.
matters
noun, the substance or substances of which any physical object consists or is composed:
marines
noun, a member of the U.S. Marine Corps.
intreat
verb (used with or without object), entreat.
arsines
noun, Also called arseniuretted hydrogen. a colorless, flammable, slightly water-soluble gas, AsH 3 , having a fetid, garliclike odor, used in chemical warfare.
Transit
noun, the act or fact of passing across or through; passage from one place to another.
tigress
noun, a female tiger.
tsarist
noun, an adherent of a czar or of czarism.
ARTEMIS
noun, Also called Cynthia. an ancient Greek goddess, the daughter of Leto and the sister of Apollo, characterized as a virgin huntress and associated with the moon. Compare Diana.
tisanes
noun, (italics) French. aromatic or herb-flavored tea.
ageisms
noun, discrimination against persons of a certain age group.
tinters
noun, a person who specializes in applying tints or dyes.
tsarism
noun, czarism.
artiste
noun, an artist, especially an actor, singer, dancer, or other public performer.
argents
noun, Heraldry. the tincture or metal silver.
easting
noun, Navigation. the distance due east made good on any course tending eastward; easterly departure.
tertian
noun, Pathology. a tertian fever.
Tristan
noun, a male given name, form of Tristram.
earings
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.
attires
noun, clothes or apparel, especially rich or splendid garments.
triages
noun, the process of sorting victims, as of a battle or disaster, to determine medical priority in order to increase the number of survivors.
serins
noun, a small finch, Serinus serinus, of Europe and northern Africa, closely related to the canary.
inmate
noun, a person who is confined in a prison, hospital, etc.
insert
noun, something inserted or to be inserted.
tirage
noun, the withdrawing of wine from a barrel, as for testing or tasting.
inseam
noun, an inside or inner seam of a garment, especially the seam of a trouser leg that runs from the crotch down to the bottom of the leg.
insets
noun, something inserted; insert.
INGRES
noun, Jean Auguste Dominique [zhahn oh-gyst daw-mee-neek] /ʒɑ̃ oʊˈgüst dɔ miˈnik/ (Show IPA), 1780–1867, French painter.
arsen-
Ingram
noun, a male given name.
treats
noun, entertainment, food, drink, etc., given by way of compliment or as an expression of friendly regard.
eating
noun, the act of a person or thing that eats.
instar
noun, an insect in any one of its periods of postembryonic growth between molts.
rinses
noun, an act or instance of rinsing.
starts
noun, a beginning of an action, journey, etc.
stater
noun, any of various gold or silver or electrum coin units or coins of the ancient Greek states or cities.
sigmas
noun, the 18th letter of the Greek alphabet: Σ, σ, ς.
arises
verb (used without object), to get up from sitting, lying, or kneeling; rise:
siesta
noun, a midday or afternoon rest or nap, especially as taken in Spain and Latin America.
steams
noun, water in the form of an invisible gas or vapor.
intra-
set-in
adjective, made separately and placed within another unit.
airmen
noun, an aviator.
inters
verb (used with object), to place (a dead body) in a grave or tomb; bury.
inter.
Ingmar
noun, a male given name.
armets
noun, a completely enclosed helmet having a visor and hinged cheek pieces fastened under the chin.
armies
noun, the military forces of a nation, exclusive of the navy and in some countries the air force.
instr.
Serang
noun, Ceram.
arsine
noun, Also called arseniuretted hydrogen. a colorless, flammable, slightly water-soluble gas, AsH 3 , having a fetid, garliclike odor, used in chemical warfare.
triens
noun, a copper coin of ancient Rome, issued during the Republic, a third part of an as.
Semang
noun, a member of a Negrito people of the Malay Peninsula.
Grimes
noun, dirt, soot, or other filthy matter, especially adhering to or embedded in a surface.
Gretna
noun, a city in SE Louisiana, near New Orleans.
Greats
Strain
noun, any force or pressure tending to alter shape, cause a fracture, etc.
gratis
adverb, without charge or payment; free:
gratin
noun, au gratin.
nemat-
grates
noun, a frame of metal bars for holding fuel when burning, as in a fireplace, furnace, or stove.
Grasse
noun, François Joseph Paul [frahn-swa zhaw-zef pawl] /frɑ̃ˈswa ʒɔˈzɛf pɔl/ (Show IPA), Comte de (Marquis de Grasse-Tilly) 1722–1788, French admiral.
Grants
noun, a town in W New Mexico.
niters
noun, potassium nitrate.
tinges
noun, a slight degree of coloration.
grani-
stints
noun, a period of time spent doing something:
grists
noun, grain to be ground.
ingest
verb (used with object), to take, as food, into the body (opposed to egest).
images
noun, a physical likeness or representation of a person, animal, or thing, photographed, painted, sculptured, or otherwise made visible.
tisane
noun, (italics) French. aromatic or herb-flavored tea.
steins
noun, a mug, usually earthenware, especially for beer.
ingate
noun, gate1 (def 15).
serais
noun, (in Eastern countries) a caravansary.
Nasser
noun, Gamal Abdel [guh-mahl ab-doo l,, juh-] /gəˈmɑl ˈæb dʊl,, dʒə-/ (Show IPA), 1918–70, Egyptian military and political leader: prime minister of Egypt 1954–56; president of Egypt 1956–58; president of the United Arab Republic 1958–70.
imaret
noun, (in Turkey) a hospice for pilgrims, travelers, etc.
sterns
noun, the after part of a vessel (often opposed to stem).
stings
noun, an act or an instance of stinging.
natter
noun, a conversation; chat.
triage
noun, the process of sorting victims, as of a battle or disaster, to determine medical priority in order to increase the number of survivors.
stigma
noun, a mark of disgrace or infamy; a stain or reproach, as on one's reputation.
artist
noun, a person who produces works in any of the arts that are primarily subject to aesthetic criteria.
stimes
noun, the smallest bit; a drop, taste, or glimpse.
sitten
verb, past participle of sit1 .
tinter
noun, a person who specializes in applying tints or dyes.
signer
noun, a person who signs.
mitten
noun, a hand covering enclosing the four fingers together and the thumb separately.
stares
noun, a staring gaze; a fixed look with the eyes wide open:
trains
noun, Railroads. a self-propelled, connected group of rolling stock.
matins
noun, (often initial capital letter) matins, Also, especially British, mattins. (usually used with a singular verb) Ecclesiastical. the first of the seven canonical hours. the service for it, properly beginning at midnight, but sometimes beginning at daybreak. Also called Morning Prayer. the service of public prayer, said in the morning, in the Anglican Church.
maters
noun, British Informal. mother1 .
sirens
noun, Classical Mythology. one of several sea nymphs, part woman and part bird, who lure mariners to destruction by their seductive singing.
Sirena
noun, a female given name.
smears
noun, an oily, greasy, viscous, or wet substance, especially a dab of such a substance.
Master
noun, a person with the ability or power to use, control, or dispose of something:
anises
noun, a Mediterranean plant, Pimpinella anisum, of the parsley family, having loose umbrels of small yellowish-white flowers that yield aniseed.
matri-
amines
noun, any of a class of compounds derived from ammonia by replacement of one or more hydrogen atoms with organic groups.
masers
noun, a device for amplifying electromagnetic waves by stimulated emission of radiation.
smites
Idioms, smite hip and thigh. hip1 (def 9).
sinter
noun, siliceous or calcareous matter deposited by springs, as that formed around the vent of a geyser.
titman
noun, the runt of an animal litter, especially the smallest pig.
titers
noun, the strength of a solution as determined by titration with a standard substance.
animes
noun, a Japanese style of motion-picture animation, characterized by highly stylized, colorful art, futuristic settings, violence, and sexuality.
Sisera
noun, the commander of the Canaanite army of King Jabin: killed by Jael. Judges 4:17–22.
Marten
noun, any of several slender, chiefly arboreal carnivores of the genus Martes, of northern forests, having a long, glossy coat and bushy tail.
messin
noun, messan.
Sitter
noun, a person who sits.
merits
noun, claim to respect and praise; excellence; worth.
Mersin
noun, a seaport in S Turkey, on the NW coast of the Mediterranean Sea.
megass
noun, bagasse.
titres
noun, titer.
messan
noun, a lap dog; small pet dog.
tmesis
noun, the interpolation of one or more words between the parts of a compound word, as be thou ware for beware.
matter
noun, the substance or substances of which any physical object consists or is composed:
smarts
noun, a sharp local pain, usually superficial, as from a wound, blow, or sting.
sitars
noun, a lute of India with a small, pear-shaped body and a long, broad, fretted neck.
Angers
noun, a city in and capital of Maine-et-Loire, in W France.
angsts
noun, a feeling of dread, anxiety, or anguish.
titmen
noun, the runt of an animal litter, especially the smallest pig.
mattes
noun, a dull or dead surface, often slightly roughened, as on metals, paint, paper, or glass.
Sister
noun, a female offspring having both parents in common with another offspring; female sibling.
Amiens
noun, a city in and the capital of Somme, in N France: cathedral; battles 1914, 1918, 1944.
miners
noun, Also called mineworker. a person who works in a mine, especially a commercial mine producing coal or metallic ores.
signet
noun, a small seal, as on a finger ring.
stager
noun, a person of experience in some profession, way of life, etc.
transe
noun, a passageway, as a hallway, alley, or the like.
maigre
adjective, containing neither flesh nor its juices, as food permissible on days of religious abstinence.
Antrim
noun, a county in NE Northern Ireland. 1098 sq. mi. (2844 sq. km). County seat: Belfast.
titans
noun, Classical Mythology. any of the sons of Uranus and Gaea, including Coeus, Crius, Cronus, Hyperion, Iapetus, and Oceanus. Also, Titaness. any of the sisters of these, including Mnemosyne, Phoebe, Rhea, Tethys, Themis, and Thia. any of the offspring of the children of Uranus and Gaea.
simars
noun, Also, cymar. a loose, lightweight jacket or robe for women, fashionable in the 17th and 18th centuries.
miters
noun, the official headdress of a bishop in the Western Church, in its modern form a tall cap with a top deeply cleft crosswise, the outline of the front and back resembling that of a pointed arch.
stages
noun, a single step or degree in a process; a particular phase, period, position, etc., in a process, development, or series.
Mister
noun, (initial capital letter) a conventional title of respect for a man, prefixed to the name and to certain official designations (usually written as the abbreviation Mr.).
Argent
noun, Heraldry. the tincture or metal silver.
stains
noun, a discoloration produced by foreign matter having penetrated into or chemically reacted with a material; a spot not easily removed.
stamen
noun, the pollen-bearing organ of a flower, consisting of the filament and the anther.
mitres
noun, Bartolomé [bahr-taw-law-me] /ˌbɑr tɔ lɔˈmɛ/ (Show IPA), 1821–1906, Argentine soldier, statesman, and author: president of Argentina 1862–68.
grains
noun, an iron instrument with barbed prongs, for spearing or harpooning fish.
stanes
noun, adjective, adverb, verb (used with object), stone.
Mainer
noun, a native or inhabitant of the state of Maine.
maists
adjective, noun, adverb, most.
singes
noun, a superficial burn.
marges
noun, margin; edge.
Marist
noun, a member of a religious order founded in Lyons, France, in 1816 for missionary and educational work in the name of the Virgin Mary.
Singer
noun, a person who sings, especially a trained or professional vocalist.
marine
noun, a member of the U.S. Marine Corps.
trans.
margin
noun, the space around the printed or written matter on a page.
Margie
noun, a female given name, form of Margaret.
antres
noun, a cavern; cave.
misers
noun, a person who lives in wretched circumstances in order to save and hoard money.
mirage
noun, an optical phenomenon, especially in the desert or at sea, by which the image of some object appears displaced above, below, or to one side of its true position as a result of spatial variations of the index of refraction of air.
aments
noun, catkin.
mantis
noun, any of several predaceous insects of the order Mantidae, having a long prothorax and typically holding the forelegs in an upraised position as if in prayer.
manses
noun, the house and land occupied by a minister or parson.
snares
noun, a device, often consisting of a noose, for capturing small game.
manges
noun, any of various skin diseases caused by parasitic mites, affecting animals and sometimes humans and characterized by loss of hair and scabby eruptions.
manger
noun, a box or trough in a stable or barn from which horses or cattle eat.
Strait
noun, Often, straits. (used with a singular verb) a narrow passage of water connecting two large bodies of water.
mensas
noun, Also called altar slab, altar stone. the flat stone forming the top of the altar in a Roman Catholic church.
nitres
noun, niter.
Gasser
noun, Slang. something that is extraordinarily pleasing or successful, especially a very funny joke.
gamine
noun, a neglected girl who is left to run about the streets.
testis
noun, the male gonad or reproductive gland, either of two oval glands located in the scrotum.
Regain
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.
gamins
noun, a neglected boy left to run about the streets; street urchin.
Sanger
noun, Frederick, 1918–2013, English biochemist: Nobel Prize in chemistry 1958.
tetras
noun, any of several tropical, freshwater fishes of the family Characidae, often kept in aquariums.
triste
adjective, sad; sorrowful; melancholy.
attire
noun, clothes or apparel, especially rich or splendid garments.
Garnet
noun, any of a group of hard, vitreous minerals, silicates of calcium, magnesium, iron, or manganese with aluminum or iron, varying in color: a deep-red transparent variety is used as a gem and as an abrasive.
reagin
noun, Also called Wassermann antibody. an antibody formed in response to syphilis and reactive with cardiolipin in various blood tests for the disease.
ratite
noun, a bird having a ratite breastbone.
trines
noun, a set or group of three; triad.
gasmen
noun, a person who works for a company that sells or distributes household gas, especially a person who goes from building to building reading gas meters to determine what charge is to be billed.
rating
noun, classification according to grade or rank.
Regina
noun, queen.
ageism
noun, discrimination against persons of a certain age group.
gastr-
ratine
noun, a loosely woven fabric made with nubby or knotty yarns.
target
noun, an object, usually marked with concentric circles, to be aimed at in shooting practice or contests.
targes
noun, a small, round shield; a target or buckler.
sanies
noun, a thin, often greenish, serous fluid that is discharged from ulcers, wounds, etc.
sansei
noun, a grandchild of Japanese immigrants to the U.S. or Canada.
santir
noun, a Persian musical instrument resembling a dulcimer.
tanist
noun, the successor apparent to a Celtic chief, usually the oldest or worthiest of his kin, chosen by election among the tribe during the chief's lifetime.
ranges
noun, the extent to which or the limits between which variation is possible:
genit.
Ramses
noun, the name of several kings of ancient Egypt.
astern
adverb, in a position behind a specified vessel or aircraft:
gamet-
gaiter
noun, a covering of cloth or leather for the ankle and instep and sometimes also the lower leg, worn over the shoe or boot. Compare upper1 (def 7).
ramets
noun, an individual of a clone.
remiss
adjective, negligent, careless, or slow in performing one's duty, business, etc.:
terat-
terais
noun, a marshy lowland area in N India and S Nepal, between the Ganges and the foothills of the Himalayas.
tensas
noun, a river in NE Louisiana, flowing S to the Ouachita River. 250 miles (402 km) long.
saints
noun, any of certain persons of exceptional holiness of life, formally recognized as such by the Christian Church, especially by canonization.
engram
noun, a presumed encoding in neural tissue that provides a physical basis for the persistence of memory; a memory trace.
retina
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.
tenias
noun, taenia.
enigma
noun, a puzzling or inexplicable occurrence or situation:
retain
verb (used with object), to keep possession of.
tenaim
noun, the terms of a Jewish marriage, as the wedding date, amount of the bride's dowry, etc., or an agreement containing such terms, made by the parents of an engaged couple at the engagement party.
resist
noun, a substance that prevents or inhibits some effect from taking place, as a coating on a surface of a metallic printing plate that prevents or inhibits corrosion of the metal by acid.
resign
verb (used with object), to give up (an office, position, etc.), often formally.
remits
noun, Law. a transfer of the record of an action from one tribunal to another, particularly from an appellate court to the court of original jurisdiction.
remans
verb (used with object), to man again; furnish with a fresh supply of personnel.
gainst
preposition, against.
taters
noun, potato.
Estrin
noun, estrone.
remain
noun, Usually, remains. something that remains or is left.
samite
noun, a heavy silk fabric, sometimes interwoven with gold, worn in the Middle Ages.
earing
noun, a rope attached to a cringle and used for bending a corner of a sail to a yard, boom, or gaff or for reefing a sail.
tastes
noun, the act of tasting food or drink.
taster
noun, a person who tastes, especially one skilled in distinguishing the qualities of liquors, tea, etc., by the taste.
Tassie
noun, tass.
tasset
noun, either of two pieces of plate armor hanging from the fauld to protect the upper parts of the thighs.
reigns
noun, the period during which a sovereign occupies the throne.
Gainer
noun, a person or thing that gains.
Tessin
noun, French and German name of Ticino.
Gaines
noun, Edmund Pendleton, 1777–1849, U.S. general.
German
noun, a native or inhabitant of Germany.
tetra-
timers
noun, a person or thing that times.
assert
Idioms, assert oneself, to insist on one's rights, declare one's views forcefully, etc.:
satins
noun, a fabric in a warp-effect or filling-effect satin weave, as acetate, rayon, nylon, or silk, often having a glossy face and a soft, slippery texture.
string
noun, a slender cord or thick thread used for binding or tying; line.
sarges
noun, sergeant.
stream
noun, a body of water flowing in a channel or watercourse, as a river, rivulet, or brook. Synonyms: rill, run, streamlet, runnel.
assent
noun, agreement, as to a proposal; concurrence.
assign
noun, Usually, assigns. Law. a person to whom the property or interest of another is or may be transferred; assignee:
agists
verb (used with object), to feed or pasture (livestock) for a fee.
sarsen
noun, any of numerous large sandstone blocks or fragments found in south-central England, probably remnants of eroded Tertiary beds.
gisant
noun, a sculptured representation of a dead person in a recumbent position, usually as part of a sepulchral monument.
taints
noun, a trace of something bad, offensive, or harmful.
tineas
noun, any of several skin diseases caused by fungi; ringworm.
raises
noun, an increase in amount, as of wages:
Strega
ragmen
noun, a person who gathers or deals in rag.
Strine
noun, Australian English.
gneiss
noun, a metamorphic rock, generally made up of bands that differ in color and composition, some bands being rich in feldspar and quartz, others rich in hornblende or mica.
satire
noun, the use of irony, sarcasm, ridicule, or the like, in exposing, denouncing, or deriding vice, folly, etc.
reni-
remit
noun, Law. a transfer of the record of an action from one tribunal to another, particularly from an appellate court to the court of original jurisdiction.
amine
noun, any of a class of compounds derived from ammonia by replacement of one or more hydrogen atoms with organic groups.
renga
noun, linked verse.
amin-
trait
noun, a distinguishing characteristic or quality, especially of one's personal nature:
tries
noun, plural of try.
Niger
noun, a republic in NW Africa: formerly part of French West Africa. 458,976 sq. mi. (1,188,748 sq. km). Capital: Niamey.
minas
noun, an ancient unit of weight and value equal to the sixtieth part of a talent.
trite
adjective, lacking in freshness or effectiveness because of constant use or excessive repetition; hackneyed; stale:
Aegir
noun, a sea god, husband of Ran, and host at feast of the gods spoiled by Loki.
sings
noun, the act or performance of singing.
reist
verb (used without object), reest2 .
sines
noun, Trigonometry. (in a right triangle) the ratio of the side opposite a given acute angle to the hypotenuse. (of an angle) a trigonometric function equal to the ratio of the ordinate of the end point of the arc to the radius vector of this end point, the origin being at the center of the circle on which the arc lies and the initial point of the arc being on the x-axis. Abbreviation: sin.
segar
noun, cigar.
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.
sing.
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.
singe
noun, a superficial burn.
AEGIS
noun, Classical Mythology. the shield or breastplate of Zeus or Athena, bearing at its center the head of the Gorgon.
reman
verb (used with object), to man again; furnish with a fresh supply of personnel.
mints
noun, any aromatic herb of the genus Mentha, having opposite leaves and small, whorled flowers, as the spearmint and peppermint. Compare mint family.
Amer.
seats
noun, something designed to support a person in a sitting position, as a chair, bench, or pew; a place on or in which one sits.
trams
noun, British. a streetcar.
trigs
noun, trigonometry.
Mines
noun, an excavation made in the earth for the purpose of extracting ores, coal, precious stones, etc.
Miner
noun, Also called mineworker. a person who works in a mine, especially a commercial mine producing coal or metallic ores.
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.
ramet
noun, an individual of a clone.
amirs
noun, emir.
sages
noun, a profoundly wise person; a person famed for wisdom.
Metis
noun, any person of mixed ancestry.
metas
noun, (in ancient Rome) a column or post, or a group of columns or posts, placed at each end of a racetrack to mark the turning places.
meta-
Saint
noun, any of certain persons of exceptional holiness of life, formally recognized as such by the Christian Church, especially by canonization.
sains
verb (used with object), to make the sign of the cross on, as for protection against evil influences.
riant
adjective, laughing; smiling; cheerful.
30-30
Rimas
noun, a female given name.
train
noun, Railroads. a self-propelled, connected group of rolling stock.
mesas
noun, a land formation, less extensive than a plateau, having steep walls and a relatively flat top and common in arid and semiarid parts of the southwestern U.S. and Mexico.
rimes
noun, Also called rime ice. an opaque coating of tiny, white, granular ice particles, caused by the rapid freezing of supercooled water droplets on impact with an object. Compare frost (def 3), glaze (def 17).
sites
noun, the position or location of a town, building, etc., especially as to its environment:
Agnes
noun, Saint, a.d. 292?–304? Roman Catholic child martyr.
T-man
noun, a special investigator of the Department of the Treasury.
rises
noun, an act or instance of rising.
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.
merit
noun, claim to respect and praise; excellence; worth.
metr-
amiss
Idioms, take amiss, to be offended at or resentful of (something not meant to cause offense or resentment); misunderstand:
Nimes
noun, a city in and the capital of Gard, in S France: Roman ruins.
rests
noun, the refreshing quiet or repose of sleep:
Reims
noun, a city in NE France: cathedral; unconditional surrender of Germany May 7, 1945.
resin
noun, any of a class of nonvolatile, solid or semisolid organic substances, as copal or mastic, that consist of amorphous mixtures of carboxylic acids and are obtained directly from certain plants as exudations or prepared by polymerization of simple molecules: used in medicine and in the making of varnishes and plastics.
Siren
noun, Classical Mythology. one of several sea nymphs, part woman and part bird, who lure mariners to destruction by their seductive singing.
miens
noun, air, bearing, or demeanor, as showing character, feeling, etc.:
resit
noun, a test or examination that is retaken.
Saite
noun, a native or citizen of Saïs.
Sears
noun, Richard Warren, 1863–1914, U.S. mail-order retailer.
Miass
noun, a city in the S Russian Federation in Asia, near the Ural Mountains, W of Chelyabinsk.
Niter
noun, potassium nitrate.
trig.
sires
noun, the male parent of a quadruped.
satis
noun, a Hindu practice whereby a widow immolates herself on the funeral pyre of her husband: now abolished by law.
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.
triga
noun, a two-wheeled chariot drawn by a team of three horses.
seams
noun, the line formed by sewing together pieces of cloth, leather, or the like.
nitr-
sitar
noun, a lute of India with a small, pear-shaped body and a long, broad, fretted neck.
tsars
noun, czar.
Segni
noun, Antonio [ahn-taw-nyaw] /ɑnˈtɔ nyɔ/ (Show IPA), 1891–1972, Italian teacher, lawyer, and statesman: president 1962–64.
miser
noun, a person who lives in wretched circumstances in order to save and hoard money.
mires
noun, a tract or area of wet, swampy ground; bog; marsh.
treas
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).
TREAT
noun, entertainment, food, drink, etc., given by way of compliment or as an expression of friendly regard.
agers
noun, (often initial capital letter) a person living in a certain historical age:
rates
noun, the amount of a charge or payment with reference to some basis of calculation:
sensa
noun, plural of sensum.
trims
noun, the condition, order, or fitness of a person or thing for action, work, use, etc.
nates
noun, buttocks; rump.
setts
noun, Also called pitcher. a small, rectangular paving stone.
rases
verb (used with object), raze.
Msgr.
sengi
noun, a monetary unit of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, equal to 1/10,000 (.0001) of a zaire.
MSEnt
Siena
noun, a city in Tuscany, in central Italy, S of Florence: cathedral.
saris
noun, a garment worn by Hindu women, consisting of a long piece of cotton or silk wrapped around the body with one end draped over the head or over one shoulder.
Sigma
noun, the 18th letter of the Greek alphabet: Σ, σ, ς.
trets
noun, (formerly) an allowance for waste, after deduction for tare.
sanit
Sans.
agist
verb (used with object), to feed or pasture (livestock) for a fee.
Range
noun, the extent to which or the limits between which variation is possible:
trine
noun, a set or group of three; triad.
raise
noun, an increase in amount, as of wages:
ramie
noun, an Asian shrub, Boehmeria nivea, of the nettle family, yielding a fiber used especially in making textiles.
serai
noun, (in Eastern countries) a caravansary.
Sarge
noun, sergeant.
serin
noun, a small finch, Serinus serinus, of Europe and northern Africa, closely related to the canary.
agent
noun, a person or business authorized to act on another's behalf:
tress
noun, Usually, tresses. long locks or curls of hair.
seti-
sents
noun, a coin of Estonia until the euro was adopted, the 100th part of a kroon.
Trent
noun, Italian Trento. Ancient Tridentum. a city in N Italy, on the Adige River.
Names
noun, a word or a combination of words by which a person, place, or thing, a body or class, or any object of thought is designated, called, or known.
nares
plural noun, the nostrils or the nasal passages.
ranis
noun, ranee.
rants
noun, ranting, extravagant, or violent declamation.
senti
noun, a monetary unit of Tanzania, the 100th part of a shilling; cent.
semis
noun, a copper coin of ancient Rome, the half part of an as.
trass
noun, a light-colored type of volcanic tuff used in making water-resistant cement and mortar.
Sinas
noun, a female given name.
Regt.
sates
noun, a Southeast Asian, especially Indonesian and Malaysian, dish of marinated, bite-size pieces of meat, skewered, barbecued, and usually served with a peanut-flavored dipping sauce.
REGIS
noun, a male given name.
Mists
noun, a cloudlike aggregation of minute globules of water suspended in the atmosphere at or near the earth's surface, reducing visibility to a lesser degree than fog.
regma
noun, a dry fruit consisting of three or more carpels that separate from the axis at maturity.
sanes
noun, a private nationwide organization in the U.S., established in 1957, that opposes nuclear testing and advocates international peace.
nerts
interjection, nuts (def 1).
amens
noun, an utterance of the interjection “amen.”.
ament
noun, catkin.
Regin
noun, a smith, the brother of Fafnir, who raises Sigurd and encourages him to kill Fafnir in the hope of gaining the gold he guards.
Missa
noun, Mass.
Satie
noun, Erik Alfred Leslie [e-reek al-fred les-lee] /ɛˈrik alˈfrɛd lɛsˈli/ (Show IPA), 1866–1925, French composer.
Miss.
mises
noun, a settlement or agreement.
seism
noun, an earthquake.
nests
noun, a pocketlike, usually more or less circular structure of twigs, grass, mud, etc., formed by a bird, often high in a tree, as a place in which to lay and incubate its eggs and rear its young; any protected place used by a bird for these purposes.
reign
noun, the period during which a sovereign occupies the throne.
simas
noun, an assemblage of rocks, rich in silica and magnesium, that constitutes the lower layer of the earth's crust and is found beneath the ocean floors and the sial of continents.
miter
noun, the official headdress of a bishop in the Western Church, in its modern form a tall cap with a top deeply cleft crosswise, the outline of the front and back resembling that of a pointed arch.
signa
verb, (used imperatively, in prescriptions) mark; write; label.
simar
noun, Also, cymar. a loose, lightweight jacket or robe for women, fashionable in the 17th and 18th centuries.
Aesir
noun, the principal race of gods, led by Odin and living at Asgard.
nears
airts
noun, a direction.
Aisne
noun, a river in N France, flowing NW and W to the Oise. 175 miles (280 km) long.
signs
noun, a token; indication.
mitts
noun, Baseball. a rounded glove with one internal section for the four fingers and another for the thumb and having the side next to the palm of the hand protected by a thick padding, used by catchers. a somewhat similar glove but with less padding and having sections for the thumb and one or two fingers, used by first basemen. Compare baseball glove.
nitre
noun, niter.
ragis
noun, a cereal grass, Eleusine coracana, cultivated in the Old World for its grain.
Regan
noun, (in Shakespeare's King Lear) the younger of Lear's two faithless daughters. Compare Cordelia (def 1), Goneril.
reams
noun, a standard quantity of paper, consisting of 20 quires or 500 sheets (formerly 480 sheets), or 516 sheets (printer's ream or perfect ream)
Mitre
noun, Bartolomé [bahr-taw-law-me] /ˌbɑr tɔ lɔˈmɛ/ (Show IPA), 1821–1906, Argentine soldier, statesman, and author: president of Argentina 1862–68.
rages
noun, angry fury; violent anger (sometimes used in combination):
sasin
noun, blackbuck.
Mitra
noun, the mitriform pileus of certain fungi.
satem
adjective, belonging to or consisting of those branches of the Indo-European family in which alveolar or palatal fricatives, as the sounds (s) or (sh), developed in ancient times from Proto-Indo-European palatal stops: the satem branches are Indo-Iranian, Armenian, Slavic, Baltic, and Albanian.
aeri-
mites
noun, any of numerous small to microscopic arachnids of the subclass Acari, including species that are parasitic on animals and plants or that feed on decaying matter and stored foods.
semi-
MASER
noun, a device for amplifying electromagnetic waves by stimulated emission of radiation.
menta
noun, Entomology. the medial plate of the labium in insects.
Asser
noun, Tobias [toh-bahy-uh s;; Dutch taw-bee-ahs] /toʊˈbaɪ əs;; Dutch tɔˈbi ɑs/ (Show IPA), 1838–1913, Dutch jurist and statesman: Nobel Peace Prize 1911.
grans
noun, grandmother.
Asine
noun, an ancient town in S Greece, on the Gulf of Argolis.
grams
noun, a metric unit of mass or weight equal to 15.432 grains; one thousandth of a kilogram. Abbreviation: g.
gram.
grain
noun, a small, hard seed, especially the seed of a food plant such as wheat, corn, rye, oats, rice, or millet.
tinge
noun, a slight degree of coloration.
tines
noun, a sharp, projecting point or prong, as of a fork.
gnars
verb (used without object), to snarl; growl.
tinea
noun, any of several skin diseases caused by fungi; ringworm.
G-man
noun, an agent for the FBI.
gists
noun, the main or essential part of a matter:
tings
noun, a tinging sound.
asset
noun, a useful and desirable thing or quality:
assn.
stria
noun, a slight or narrow furrow, ridge, stripe, or streak, especially one of a number in parallel arrangement:
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.
times
noun, the system of those sequential relations that any event has to any other, as past, present, or future; indefinite and continuous duration regarded as that in which events succeed one another.
girns
noun, verb (used with object), grin2 .
asst.
giant
noun, (in folklore) a being with human form but superhuman size, strength, etc.
Taine
noun, Hippolyte Adolphe [ee-paw-leet a-dawlf] /i pɔˈlit aˈdɔlf/ (Show IPA), 1828–93, French literary critic and historian.
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.
tains
noun, a thin tin plate.
Grant
noun, something granted, as a privilege or right, a sum of money, or a tract of land:
GRASS
noun, any plant of the family Gramineae, having jointed stems, sheathing leaves, and seedlike grains. Compare grass family.
gests
noun, a story or tale.
Stets
verb (used with object), to mark (a manuscript, printer's proof, etc.) with the word “stet” or with dots as a direction to let cancelled material remain.
Stein
noun, a mug, usually earthenware, especially for beer.
tints
noun, a color or a variety of a color; hue.
arses
noun, ass2 (defs 1, 2).
arsis
noun, Music. the upward stroke in conducting; upbeat. Compare thesis (def 4).
inert
adjective, having no inherent power of action, motion, or resistance (opposed to active):
Stent
noun, Medicine/Medical. a small, expandable tube used for inserting in a blocked vessel or other part.
ster.
Stern
noun, the after part of a vessel (often opposed to stem).
Imena
noun, a female given name: from an Arabic word meaning “faith.”.
Artie
noun, a male given name, form of Arthur.
image
noun, a physical likeness or representation of a person, animal, or thing, photographed, painted, sculptured, or otherwise made visible.
IATSE
grate
noun, a frame of metal bars for holding fuel when burning, as in a fireplace, furnace, or stove.
stge.
sties
noun, a pen or enclosure for swine; pigpen.
stime
noun, the smallest bit; a drop, taste, or glimpse.
sting
noun, an act or an instance of stinging.
stint
noun, a period of time spent doing something:
grist
noun, grain to be ground.
grins
noun, a broad smile.
grime
noun, dirt, soot, or other filthy matter, especially adhering to or embedded in a surface.
Mensa
noun, Also called altar slab, altar stone. the flat stone forming the top of the altar in a Roman Catholic church.
Greta
noun, a female given name, form of Margaret.
asgmt
taint
noun, a trace of something bad, offensive, or harmful.
tames
adjective, changed from the wild or savage state; domesticated:
inset
noun, something inserted; insert.
temin
noun, Howard M(artin) 1934–94, U.S. virologist: Nobel Prize in medicine 1975.
taste
noun, the act of tasting food or drink.
etnas
noun, Mount, an active volcano in E Sicily. 10,758 feet (3280 meters).
tater
noun, potato.
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.
teams
noun, a number of persons forming one of the sides in a game or contest:
earns
verb (used with object), to gain or get in return for one's labor or service:
tears
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.
teats
noun, the protuberance on the breast or udder in female mammals, except the monotremes, through which the milk ducts discharge; nipple or mammilla.
ERISA
noun, Employee Retirement Income Security Act.
entia
noun, plural of ens.
gains
Terni
noun, a city in central Italy.
tenia
noun, taenia.
terna
noun, a list of three names submitted to the pope as recommended to fill a vacant bishopric or benefice.
engr.
tents
noun, a portable shelter of skins, canvas, plastic, or the like, supported by one or more poles or a frame and often secured by ropes fastened to pegs in the ground.
emits
verb (used with object), to send forth (liquid, light, heat, sound, particles, etc.); discharge.
tera-
emirs
noun, a chieftain, prince, commander, or head of state in some Islamic countries.
Terai
noun, a marshy lowland area in N India and S Nepal, between the Ganges and the foothills of the Himalayas.
easts
noun, a cardinal point of the compass, 90° to the right of north. Abbreviation: E.
terms
noun, a word or group of words designating something, especially in a particular field, as atom in physics, quietism in theology, adze in carpentry, or district leader in politics.
tarts
noun, a small pie filled with cooked fruit or other sweetened preparation, usually having no top crust.
testa
noun, the outer, usually hard, integument or coat of a seed.
Tamis
noun, a worsted cloth mesh constructed in open weave and having a corded face, used as a sieve or strainer.
gater
noun, gator.
aster
noun, any composite plant of the genus Aster, having rays varying from white or pink to blue around a yellow disk.
timer
noun, a person or thing that times.
gents
noun, Informal. gentleman (defs 1, 2).
tangs
Tanis
noun, an ancient city in Lower Egypt, in the Nile delta.
astir
adjective, moving or stirring, especially with much activity or excitement:
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:
astr.
tares
noun, any of various vetches, especially Vicia sativa.
targe
noun, a small, round shield; a target or buckler.
Gates
noun, Horatio, 1728–1806, American Revolutionary general, born in England.
gasts
verb (used with object), to terrify or frighten.
gaits
noun, a manner of walking, stepping, or running.
Tigre
noun, a Semitic language spoken in northern Ethiopia.
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.
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.
Tarim
noun, a river in NW China, in Xinjiang Uygur region. About 1300 miles (2090 km) long.
garni
adjective, garnished.
Tarne
noun, (in the Iliad) Sardis.
tarns
noun, a small mountain lake or pool, especially one in a cirque.
tests
noun, the means by which the presence, quality, or genuineness of anything is determined; a means of trial.
Gamin
noun, a neglected boy left to run about the streets; street urchin.
games
noun, an amusement or pastime:
gamer
noun, a person who plays games, especially computer or video games.
Tiran
noun, Strait of, a navigable waterway between the N Red Sea and the Gulf of Aqaba.
stirs
noun, the act of stirring or moving.
rinse
noun, an act or instance of rinsing.
inst.
marts
noun, market; trading center; trade center.
titer
noun, the strength of a solution as determined by titration with a standard substance.
ante-
Marti
noun, José [haw-se] /hɔˈsɛ/ (Show IPA), 1853–1895, Cuban patriot and writer.
antes
noun, Poker. a fixed but arbitrary stake put into the pot by each player before the deal.
anti-
marse
noun, (used chiefly in representation of southern black speech) master.
Marne
noun, a river in NE France, flowing W to the Seine near Paris: battles 1914, 1918, 1944. 325 miles (525 km) long.
Maris
noun, Roger (Eugene) 1934–85, U.S. baseball player.
antis
noun, a person who is opposed to a particular practice, party, policy, action, etc.
Marin
noun, John, 1870–1953, U.S. painter and etcher.
antre
noun, a cavern; cave.
smite
Idioms, smite hip and thigh. hip1 (def 9).
Marge
noun, margin; edge.
marg.
snags
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.
snare
noun, a device, often consisting of a noose, for capturing small game.
manse
noun, the house and land occupied by a minister or parson.
manit
noun, man-minute.
mange
noun, any of various skin diseases caused by parasitic mites, affecting animals and sometimes humans and characterized by loss of hair and scabby eruptions.
Manet
noun, Édouard [ey-dwar] /eɪˈdwar/ (Show IPA), 1832–83, French painter.
snits
noun, an agitated or irritated state.
maist
adjective, noun, adverb, most.
mairs
adjective, noun, adverb, more.
term.
masse
noun, a stroke made by hitting the cue ball with the cue held almost or quite perpendicular to the table.
Maine
noun, a state in the NE United States, on the Atlantic coast. 33,215 sq. mi. (86,027 sq. km). Capital: Augusta. Abbreviation: ME (for use with zip code), Me.
Angie
noun, a male or female given name, form of Angel.
menat
noun, an amulet worn by certain Egyptians in ancient times to secure divine protection and to ensure fertility.
Smart
noun, a sharp local pain, usually superficial, as from a wound, blow, or sting.
Meigs
noun, Fort. Fort Meigs.
Megan
noun, a female given name.
mega-
titre
noun, titer.
anger
noun, a strong feeling of displeasure and belligerence aroused by a wrong; wrath; ire.
Mears
noun, mere3 .
meant
verb, simple past tense and past participle of mean1 .
MEANS
noun, Usually, means. (used with a singular or plural verb) an agency, instrument, or method used to attain an end:
angi-
matts
noun, a male given name, form of Matthew.
anise
noun, a Mediterranean plant, Pimpinella anisum, of the parsley family, having loose umbrels of small yellowish-white flowers that yield aniseed.
angst
noun, a feeling of dread, anxiety, or anguish.
anim.
anime
noun, a Japanese style of motion-picture animation, characterized by highly stylized, colorful art, futuristic settings, violence, and sexuality.
matte
noun, a dull or dead surface, often slightly roughened, as on metals, paint, paper, or glass.
Matt.
matr-
matin
noun, (often initial capital letter) matins, Also, especially British, mattins. (usually used with a singular verb) Ecclesiastical. the first of the seven canonical hours. the service for it, properly beginning at midnight, but sometimes beginning at daybreak. Also called Morning Prayer. the service of public prayer, said in the morning, in the Anglican Church.
mater
noun, British Informal. mother1 .
smear
noun, an oily, greasy, viscous, or wet substance, especially a dab of such a substance.
masts
noun, Nautical. a spar or structure rising above the hull and upper portions of a ship or boat to hold sails, spars, rigging, booms, signals, etc., at some point on the fore-and-aft line, as a foremast or mainmast. any of a number of individual spars composing such a structure, as a topmast supported on trestletrees at the head of a lower mast. any of various portions of a single spar that are beside particular sails, as a top-gallant mast and royal mast formed as a single spar.
anis-
mast-
mains
noun, the main or home farm of a manor, as where the ownerlives; manse.
Marie
noun, (Marie Alexandra Victoria of Saxe-Coburg) 1875–1938, queen of Romania 1914–27.
arise
verb (used without object), to get up from sitting, lying, or kneeling; rise:
Iran.
stain
noun, a discoloration produced by foreign matter having penetrated into or chemically reacted with a material; a spot not easily removed.
stair
noun, one of a flight or series of steps for going from one level to another, as in a building.
intr.
Armen
iters
noun, a canal or passage.
stane
noun, adjective, adverb, verb (used with object), stone.
tires
noun, British Dialect. fatigue.
stang
noun, an act or an instance of stinging.
STAGE
noun, a single step or degree in a process; a particular phase, period, position, etc., in a process, development, or series.
Stans
noun, a town in and the capital of Nidwalden, in central Switzerland.
irate
adjective, angry; enraged:
stare
noun, a staring gaze; a fixed look with the eyes wide open:
start
noun, a beginning of an action, journey, etc.
stat.
steam
noun, water in the form of an invisible gas or vapor.
State
noun, the condition of a person or thing, as with respect to circumstances or attributes:
stats
noun, Also, 'stat. thermostat.
armet
noun, a completely enclosed helmet having a visor and hinged cheek pieces fastened under the chin.
Aries
noun, Astronomy. the Ram, a zodiacal constellation between Pisces and Taurus.
Mages
noun, a magician.
Srta.
TSgt
rit.
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.
sits
verb, (in prescriptions) may it be.
rite
noun, a formal or ceremonial act or procedure prescribed or customary in religious or other solemn use:
tits
noun, a titmouse.
Sian
noun, Older Spelling. Xian.
SITA
noun, (in the Ramayana) the wife of Ramachandra, abducted by Ravana and later rescued.
team
noun, a number of persons forming one of the sides in a game or contest:
tats
verb (used with or without object), to do, or make by, tatting.
RITA
noun, the Vedic concept of cosmic and social order.
Tate
noun, Sir Henry, 1819–99, English merchant and philanthropist: founder of an art gallery (Tate Gallery) in London, England.
sent
noun, a coin of Estonia until the euro was adopted, the 100th part of a kroon.
RNAS
sers
noun, a unit of weight in India, varying in value but usually 1/40 of a maund: the government ser is divided into 80 tolas of 180 English grains and equals nearly 2 pounds 1 ounce avoirdupois (950 grams).
sirs
noun, a respectful or formal term of address used to a man:
Tess
noun, a female given name, form of Theresa.
Sert
noun, José María [haw-se mah-ree-ah] /hɔˈsɛ mɑˈri ɑ/ (Show IPA), 1876–1945, Spanish painter.
Sams
noun, a male given name, form of Samuel.
tret
noun, (formerly) an allowance for waste, after deduction for tare.
sane
noun, a private nationwide organization in the U.S., established in 1957, that opposes nuclear testing and advocates international peace.
TASS
noun, a cup or small goblet, especially an ornamental one.
Sami
noun, Lapp.
Sage
noun, a profoundly wise person; a person famed for wisdom.
teat
noun, the protuberance on the breast or udder in female mammals, except the monotremes, through which the milk ducts discharge; nipple or mammilla.
ten.
tent
noun, a portable shelter of skins, canvas, plastic, or the like, supported by one or more poles or a frame and often secured by ropes fastened to pegs in the ground.
site
noun, the position or location of a town, building, etc., especially as to its environment:
tern
noun, any of numerous aquatic birds of the subfamily Sterninae of the family Laridae, related to the gulls but usually having a more slender body and bill, smaller feet, a long, deeply forked tail, and a more graceful flight, especially those of the genus Sterna, as S. hirundo (common tern) of Eurasia and America, having white, black, and gray plumage.
ter.
Seri
noun, a member of an American Indian people of western Sonora state, Mexico, on the Gulf of California.
Sais
noun, an ancient city in N Egypt, on the Nile delta: an ancient capital of Lower Egypt.
sain
verb (used with object), to make the sign of the cross on, as for protection against evil influences.
stem
noun, the ascending axis of a plant, whether above or below ground, which ordinarily grows in an opposite direction to the root or descending axis.
Tena
noun, Koyukon.
Ste.
tens
noun, a self-operated portable device used to treat chronic pain by sending electrical impulses through electrodes placed over the painful area.
sett
noun, Also called pitcher. a small, rectangular paving stone.
tsar
noun, czar.
sags
noun, an act or instance of sagging.
Sera
noun, a plural of serum.
tRNA
tegs
noun, Animal Husbandry. a two-year-old sheep that has not been shorn. the wool shorn from such a sheep.
Sam.
tire
noun, British Dialect. fatigue.
same
Idioms, all the same, notwithstanding; nevertheless: of no difference; immaterial:
SIAM
noun, former name of Thailand (def 1).
Tasm
Sims
noun, William Sowden [soud-n] /ˈsaʊd n/ (Show IPA), 1858–1936, U.S. admiral, born in Canada.
stet
verb (used with object), to mark (a manuscript, printer's proof, etc.) with the word “stet” or with dots as a direction to let cancelled material remain.
Sat.
Stan
noun, a male given name, form of Stanley.
Tame
adjective, changed from the wild or savage state; domesticated:
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.
SEAS
noun, the salt waters that cover the greater part of the earth's surface.
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.
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.
trim
noun, the condition, order, or fitness of a person or thing for action, work, use, etc.
tain
noun, a thin tin plate.
Stag
noun, an adult male deer.
snit
noun, an agitated or irritated state.
SASE
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.
Tams
noun, tam-o'-shanter.
Tit.
Ting
noun, a tinging sound.
sati
noun, a Hindu practice whereby a widow immolates herself on the funeral pyre of her husband: now abolished by law.
Sina
noun, a female given name.
Sra.
sear
noun, a mark or scar made by searing.
TINA
noun, a female given name.
Sean
noun, a male given name, form of John.
Tine
noun, a sharp, projecting point or prong, as of a fork.
SRAM
sris
noun, a Hindu title of address prefixed to the name of a deity, holy person, etc.
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.
Tane
noun, a Polynesian god of fertility.
Test
noun, the means by which the presence, quality, or genuineness of anything is determined; a means of trial.
sire
noun, the male parent of a quadruped.
Sig.
stg.
trit
tart
noun, a small pie filled with cooked fruit or other sweetened preparation, usually having no top crust.
seam
noun, the line formed by sewing together pieces of cloth, leather, or the like.
tri-
Sang
noun, the act or performance of singing.
tars
noun, any of various dark-colored viscid products obtained by the destructive distillation of certain organic substances, as coal or wood.
sign
noun, a token; indication.
tets
noun, the Vietnamese New Year celebration, occurring during the first seven days of the first month of the lunar calendar.
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.
Tarn
noun, a small mountain lake or pool, especially one in a cirque.
tint
noun, a color or a variety of a color; hue.
Star
noun, any of the heavenly bodies, except the moon, appearing as fixed luminous points in the sky at night.
Stir
noun, the act of stirring or moving.
Sem.
seis
noun, sei whale.
SMSA
Tare
noun, any of various vetches, especially Vicia sativa.
Sima
noun, an assemblage of rocks, rich in silica and magnesium, that constitutes the lower layer of the earth's crust and is found beneath the ocean floors and the sial of continents.
MSIE
tans
noun, the brown color imparted to the skin by exposure to the sun or open air.
Time
noun, the system of those sequential relations that any event has to any other, as past, present, or future; indefinite and continuous duration regarded as that in which events succeed one another.
tram
noun, British. a streetcar.
str.
Seta
noun, a stiff hair; bristle or bristlelike part.
1080
Rise
noun, an act or instance of rising.
grin
noun, a broad smile.
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.
GNMA
Gran
noun, grandmother.
gras
gres
Grim
adjective, stern and admitting of no appeasement or compromise:
Gris
noun, Juan [hwahn] /ʰwɑn/ (Show IPA), (José Vittoriano Gonzáles) 1887–1927, Spanish painter in France.
Gmat
Grit
noun, abrasive particles or granules, as of sand or other small, coarse impurities found in the air, food, water, etc.
ign.
inae
Inge
noun, William (Motter) [mot-er] /ˈmɒt ər/ (Show IPA), 1913–73, U.S. playwright.
ins.
int.
IRAS
noun, a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
gnar
verb (used without object), to snarl; growl.
gite
noun, a furnished vacation home in France that is available for rental, especially in a rural setting.
Irma
noun, a female given name, form of Erma.
germ
noun, a microorganism, especially when disease-producing; microbe.
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:
Gen.
Gena
noun, the cheek or side region of the head.
gens
noun, a group of families in ancient Rome claiming descent from a common ancestor and united by a common name and common ancestral religious rites.
Gent
noun, Informal. gentleman (defs 1, 2).
Ger.
Gera
noun, a city in E central Germany.
Gers
noun, a department in SW France. 2429 sq. mi. (6290 sq. km). Capital: Auch.
gist
noun, the main or essential part of a matter:
Gert
noun, a female given name, form of Gertrude.
gest
noun, a story or tale.
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.
gets
noun, an offspring or the total of the offspring, especially of a male animal:
Gina
noun, a female given name.
girn
noun, verb (used with object), grin2 .
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.
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.
Isar
noun, a river in central Europe, flowing NE from W Austria through S Germany to the Danube River. 215 miles (345 km) long.
GATT
Meir
noun, Golda [gohl-duh] /ˈgoʊl də/ (Show IPA), (Goldie Mabovitch; Goldie Myerson) 1898–1978, Israeli political leader, born in Russia: prime minister 1969–74.
Mart
noun, market; trading center; trade center.
Mass
noun, a body of coherent matter, usually of indefinite shape and often of considerable size:
MatE
noun, a partner in marriage; spouse.
mean
noun, Usually, means. (used with a singular or plural verb) an agency, instrument, or method used to attain an end:
mear
noun, mere3 .
meas
meat
noun, the flesh of animals as used for food.
men-
Mari
noun, a member of a Uralic people living in scattered communities north of Cheboksary and Kazan in European Russia, mainly in the Mari Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic.
Meng
ment
MERS
noun, Middle East(ern) Respiratory Syndrome: an often fatal respiratory illness caused by a coronavirus similar to the SARS virus and characterized by fever, coughing, and shortness of breath.
mes-
mesa
noun, a land formation, less extensive than a plateau, having steep walls and a relatively flat top and common in arid and semiarid parts of the southwestern U.S. and Mexico.
mess
noun, a dirty, untidy, or disordered condition:
met.
MARS
noun, the ancient Roman god of war and agriculture, identified with the Greek god Ares.
Mare
noun, a fully mature female horse or other equine animal.
isms
noun, a distinctive doctrine, theory, system, or practice:
mag.
ISSN
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.
item
noun, a separate article or particular:
iter
noun, a canal or passage.
M-14
noun, a fully automatic, gas-operated, .30 caliber rifle developed from the M-1: replaced the M-1 as the standard U.S. Army combat rifle.
M-16
noun, a lightweight, fully automatic rifle shooting a small-caliber bullet at an extremely high velocity: a U.S. Army combat weapon for mobile units and jungle fighting.
maes
noun, a female given name, form of Mary.
mage
noun, a magician.
Mar.
Magi
noun, (sometimes lowercase) one of the Magi.
mags
noun, magazine.
Main
noun, a principal pipe or duct in a system used to distribute water, gas, etc.
Mair
adjective, noun, adverb, more.
Man.
mane
noun, the long hair growing on the back of or around the neck and neighboring parts of some animals, as the horse or lion.
Mani
noun, Manes.
Gean
noun, heart cherry.
gats
noun, a pistol or revolver.
mien
noun, air, bearing, or demeanor, as showing character, feeling, etc.:
Ares
noun, the ancient Greek god of war, a son of Zeus and Hera, identified by the Romans with Mars.
Amis
noun, Kingsley, 1922–95, English novelist.
Amri
noun, Omri.
amt.
anes
adverb, once.
ANSI
ant.
Arg.
Amie
noun, a female friend.
ARIS
Arm.
arms
noun, the upper limb of the human body, especially the part extending from the shoulder to the wrist.
Arne
noun, Thomas Augustine, 1710–78, English composer of operas and songs.
arse
noun, ass2 (defs 1, 2).
art.
Aser
noun, Asher (def 1).
Amir
noun, emir.
Ames
noun, a city in central Iowa.
asis
agr.
aer-
aet.
ager
noun, (often initial capital letter) a person living in a certain historical age:
ages
noun, the length of time during which a being or thing has existed; length of life or existence to the time spoken of or referred to:
agin
preposition, against; opposed to.
agit
Agni
noun, Hindu Mythology. the god of fire, one of the three chief divinities of the Vedas.
agst
Amen
noun, an utterance of the interjection “amen.”.
AIME
AIMS
noun, the act of aiming or directing anything at or toward a particular point or target.
ains
noun, a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
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.
Asir
noun, a district in SW Saudi Arabia.
ASME
gate
noun, a movable barrier, usually on hinges, closing an opening in a fence, wall, or other enclosure.
ETAS
noun, the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
Erin
noun, Literary. Ireland.
Eris
noun, the ancient Greek goddess of discord and the sister of Ares: identified with the Roman goddess Discordia.
Erma
noun, a female given name.
Erna
noun, a female given name: from an Old English word meaning “eagle.”.
erst
adverb, before the present time; formerly.
ESIS
est.
Etna
noun, Mount, an active volcano in E Sicily. 10,758 feet (3280 meters).
Ens.
Etta
noun, a female given name, form of Henrietta.
gait
noun, a manner of walking, stepping, or running.
game
noun, an amusement or pastime:
gams
noun, a person's leg, especially an attractive female leg.
Gare
noun, low-grade wool fibers from the legs of sheep.
gars
noun, Also called garfish, garpike. any predaceous freshwater fish of the genus Lepisosteus, of North America, covered with hard, diamond-shaped scales and having long jaws with needlelike teeth.
gast
verb (used with object), to terrify or frighten.
ergs
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).
asse
noun, Cape fox.
attn
ASSR
Asti
noun, a city in the Piedmont region of Italy, S of Turin: center of wine-producing region.
ASTM
att.
atm.
Aten
noun, Aton.
ates
EARN
verb (used with object), to gain or get in return for one's labor or service:
Eng.
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.
East
noun, a cardinal point of the compass, 90° to the right of north. Abbreviation: E.
eats
noun, eats, Informal. food.
egis
noun, aegis.
emia
emir
noun, a chieftain, prince, commander, or head of state in some Islamic countries.
emit
verb (used with object), to send forth (liquid, light, heat, sound, particles, etc.); discharge.
mias
plural, missing in action.
Ire.
migs
noun, a playing marble, especially one that is not used as a shooter.
reit
noun, real-estate investment trust.
rate
noun, the amount of a charge or payment with reference to some basis of calculation:
ream
noun, a standard quantity of paper, consisting of 20 quires or 500 sheets (formerly 480 sheets), or 516 sheets (printer's ream or perfect ream)
Reg.
mtge
regs
noun, Usually, regs. Informal. regulations.
mtg.
MSTS
Reis
plural noun, a former money of account of Portugal and Brazil.
rems
noun, the quantity of ionizing radiation whose biological effect is equal to that produced by one roentgen of x-rays.
rant
noun, ranting, extravagant, or violent declamation.
Rena
noun, a female given name, form of Marina.
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.
rest
noun, the refreshing quiet or repose of sleep:
MSgt
rets
verb (used with object), to soak in water or expose to moisture, as flax or hemp, to facilitate the removal of the fiber from the woody tissue by partial rotting.
RIAS
noun, a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
MSAE
Mrs.
plural, a title of respect prefixed to the surname or full name of a married woman:
rase
verb (used with object), raze.
Rani
noun, ranee.
mRNA
neat
noun, an animal of the genus Bos; a bovine, as a cow or ox.
nits
noun, the egg of a parasitic insect, especially of a louse, often attached to a hair or a fiber of clothing.
NIRA
NIMS
noun, a game in which two players alternate in drawing counters, pennies, or the like, from a set of 12 arranged in three rows of 3, 4, and 5 counters, respectively, the object being to draw the last counter, or, sometimes, to avoid drawing it.
Nier
noun, Alfred Otto Carl, 1911–1994, U.S. physicist.
NTIA
nest
noun, a pocketlike, usually more or less circular structure of twigs, grass, mud, etc., formed by a bird, often high in a tree, as a place in which to lay and incubate its eggs and rear its young; any protected place used by a bird for these purposes.
ness
noun, a headland; promontory; cape.
Neri
noun, Saint Philip (Filippo Neri) 1515–95, Italian priest: founder of Congregation of the Oratory.
rage
noun, angry fury; violent anger (sometimes used in combination):
rang
noun, a boomerang.
ragi
noun, a cereal grass, Eleusine coracana, cultivated in the Old World for its grain.
NATS
noun, a male given name, form of Nathan or Nathaniel.
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).
Nast
noun, Thomas, 1840–1902, U.S. illustrator and cartoonist.
Nasi
noun, the head or president of the Sanhedrin.
Rais
noun, Gilles de, Retz, Gilles de Laval, Baron de.
name
noun, a word or a combination of words by which a person, place, or thing, a body or class, or any object of thought is designated, called, or known.
rami
noun, plural of ramus.
Nair
noun, a group of Hindu castes in the Kerala region of India.
Riga
noun, a seaport in and the capital of Latvia, on the Gulf of Riga.
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.
rime
noun, Also called rime ice. an opaque coating of tiny, white, granular ice particles, caused by the rapid freezing of supercooled water droplets on impact with an object. Compare frost (def 3), glaze (def 17).
Mina
noun, an ancient unit of weight and value equal to the sixtieth part of a talent.
Ming
noun, a dynasty in China, 1368–1644, marked by the restoration of traditional institutions and the development of the arts, especially in porcelain, textiles, and painting.
Mngr
mins
noun, a group of Chinese languages spoken in southeastern China, including Foochow and Fukienese.
Mita
noun, a colonial system in Peru by which the Spanish government required Indians to perform periodic forced labor, especially in the mines.
mitt
noun, Baseball. a rounded glove with one internal section for the four fingers and another for the thumb and having the side next to the palm of the hand protected by a thick padding, used by catchers. a somewhat similar glove but with less padding and having sections for the thumb and one or two fingers, used by first basemen. Compare baseball glove.
mint
noun, any aromatic herb of the genus Mentha, having opposite leaves and small, whorled flowers, as the spearmint and peppermint. Compare mint family.
Rima
noun, a female given name.
mist
noun, a cloudlike aggregation of minute globules of water suspended in the atmosphere at or near the earth's surface, reducing visibility to a lesser degree than fog.
Mira
noun, Astronomy. the first long-period pulsating variable star to be discovered, with a period averaging 331 days. It is a red giant and a component of a binary star in the constellation Cetus.
mite
noun, any of numerous small to microscopic arachnids of the subclass Acari, including species that are parasitic on animals and plants or that feed on decaying matter and stored foods.
MiNE
noun, an excavation made in the earth for the purpose of extracting ores, coal, precious stones, etc.
mise
noun, a settlement or agreement.
min.
MNAS
Rina
noun, a female given name.
mire
noun, a tract or area of wet, swampy ground; bog; marsh.
mis-
EMR
EMS
noun, the letter M, m.
EMT
Rai
noun, a style of Algerian popular music played on electric guitar, synthesizer, and percussion instruments.
rte
EIS
eir
AES
noun, any of various early forms of bronze or copper money used in ancient Rome. Compare as2 (def 1).
eat
noun, eats, Informal. food.
RAN
noun, a sea goddess who drags down ships and drowns sailors: the wife of Aegir.
rin
noun, a money of account of Japan, the thousandth part of a yen or the tenth part of a sen.
EAS
noun, the Akkadian god of wisdom, the son of Apsu and father of Marduk: the counterpart of Enki.
SAR
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.
ean
en-
Rae
noun, John, 1813–93, Scottish surgeon and Arctic explorer.
ae.
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.
se-
gi.
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.
Ga.
TSS
NRA
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.
ETS
ETR
NSA
TAT
verb (used with or without object), to do, or make by, tatting.
TSI
TSE
ess
noun, the letter S, s.
Am.
rag
noun, a worthless piece of cloth, especially one that is torn or worn.
ESR
ag-
ESA
an.
ERT
RAM
noun, a male sheep.
ERS
noun, ervil.
Re.
Ar.
teg
noun, Animal Husbandry. a two-year-old sheep that has not been shorn. the wool shorn from such a sheep.
RMA
RMS
plural, ream.
ERA
noun, a period of time marked by distinctive character, events, etc.:
EAM
TES
noun, ti1 .
ATS
noun, a money of account of Laos, the 100th part of a kip.
ea.
RSS
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.
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.
Agt
ans
noun, the Sumerian god of heaven: the counterpart of the Akkadian Anu.
ANI
noun, any of several black, tropical American cuckoos of the genus Crotophaga, having a compressed, bladelike bill.
ANG
Ria
noun, a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
ane
adjective, noun, pronoun, one.
AMS
Tng
AIM
noun, the act of aiming or directing anything at or toward a particular point or target.
TNT
tr.
res
noun, an object or thing; matter.
tra
rig
noun, the arrangement of the masts, spars, sails, etc., on a boat or ship.
rt.
RIM
noun, the outer edge, border, margin, or brink of something, especially of a circular object.
SAG
noun, an act or instance of sagging.
AMI
noun, a friend, especially a male friend.
SAE
AME
ait
noun, a small island, especially in a river.
Ain
noun, a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
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.
RTS
RSE
AGS
adjective, noun, agriculture:
ETA
noun, the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
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.
Eg.
tet
noun, the Vietnamese New Year celebration, occurring during the first seven days of the first month of the lunar calendar.
AIR
noun, a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
TGN
TIA
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:
RAS
noun, the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
rat
noun, any of several long-tailed rodents of the family Muridae, of the genus Rattus and related genera, distinguished from the mouse by being larger.
at.
Tim
noun, a male given name, form of Timothy.
REA
ast
rm.
plural, ream.
RSA
ASS
noun, a long-eared, slow, patient, sure-footed domesticated mammal, Equus asinus, related to the horse, used chiefly as a beast of burden.
ASR
ASN
RNA
ASM
nr.
San
noun, a member of a nomadic aboriginal people of southern Africa.
ASI
AGM
ase
REM
noun, the quantity of ionizing radiation whose biological effect is equal to that produced by one roentgen of x-rays.
ARS
Rs.
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.
GAN
noun, cotton gin.
MS.
plural, manuscript.
ist
ITA
ite
Sgt
Me.
MIA
plural, missing in action.
M-1
noun, a semiautomatic, gas-operated, .30 caliber, clip-fed rifle, with a weight of 8.56 pounds (3.88 kg): the standard U.S. Army rifle in World War II and in the Korean War.
ISR
MSG
noun, a white, crystalline, water-soluble powder, C 5 H 8 NNaO 4 ⋅H 2 O, used to intensify the flavor of foods.
MSE
MAE
noun, a female given name, form of Mary.
MSA
Sta
St.
MSI
MSN
SSR
SES
noun, the syllable used for the seventh tone of a scale and sometimes for the tone B.
in.
ina
noun, a female given name.
mtn
ine
ing
NMR
Ir.
ism
noun, a distinctive doctrine, theory, system, or practice:
Mt.
IRS
Is.
noun, (used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
ISA
MST
ise
SST
SSN
IGM
SIT
verb, (in prescriptions) may it be.
MIT
Sin
noun, transgression of divine law:
Meg
noun, a megabyte.
SMA
MIR
noun, a village commune of peasant farmers in prerevolutionary Russia.
MGr
MGT
Mat
noun, a piece of fabric made of plaited or woven rushes, straw, hemp, or similar fiber, or of some other pliant material, as rubber, used as a protective covering on a floor or other surface, to wipe the shoes on, etc.
mi.
sis
noun, sister.
MI5
noun, the government's security and counterespionage service that works in liaison with Scotland Yard's Special Branch.
MI6
noun, the government's secret intelligence service.
MIE
SIR
noun, a respectful or formal term of address used to a man:
MEA
noun, an acknowledgment of one's responsibility for a fault or error.
mas
noun, mother1 .
SSM
SRI
noun, a Hindu title of address prefixed to the name of a deity, holy person, etc.
SSI
SSE
SSA
ss.
SRS
MRI
MRE
SMS
MRA
Sr.
Mr.
plural, mister: a title of respect prefixed to a man's name or position:
MNS
MNE
MNA
MTS
MTI
TTS
GIN
noun, an alcoholic liquor obtained by distilling grain mash with juniper berries.
NAM
noun, Vietnam.
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).
NIG
verb (used with object), nidge.
NIA
GMT
git
noun, British Slang. a foolish or contemptible person.
Nat
noun, a male given name, form of Nathan or Nathaniel.
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.
SEN
noun, a money of account of Japan, the 100th part of a yen, now used only in certain quotations, as on foreign exchange.
ne-
ier
GEM
noun, a cut and polished precious stone or pearl fine enough for use in jewelry.
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:
TAE
preposition, to.
SEI
noun, sei whale.
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:
Tan
noun, the brown color imparted to the skin by exposure to the sun or open air.
Tai
noun, any of several sparoid fishes of the Pacific Ocean, as Pagrus major (red tai) a food fish of Japan.
gie
noun, gi.
NES
NEA
get
noun, an offspring or the total of the offspring, especially of a male animal:
NEG
noun, a photographic negative.
Ges
Gr.
NIM
noun, a game in which two players alternate in drawing counters, pennies, or the like, from a set of 12 arranged in three rows of 3, 4, and 5 counters, respectively, the object being to draw the last counter, or, sometimes, to avoid drawing it.
GSA
IAS
STI
ian
noun, a male given name, Scottish form of John.
Ia.
IRA
noun, a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
NMI
GTT
GTS
gt.
GAS
noun, Physics. a substance possessing perfect molecular mobility and the property of indefinite expansion, as opposed to a solid or liquid.
GSR
TAM
noun, tam-o'-shanter.
Mig
noun, a playing marble, especially one that is not used as a shooter.
TAR
noun, any of various dark-colored viscid products obtained by the destructive distillation of certain organic substances, as coal or wood.
NAG
noun, Also, nagger. a person who nags, especially habitually.
gre
nae
adverb, no1 ; not.
STM
Gat
noun, a pistol or revolver.
GM
G.
AI
noun, a three-toed sloth, Bradypus tridactylus, inhabiting forests of southern Venezuela, the Guianas, and northern Brazil, having a diet apparently restricted to the leaves of the trumpet-tree, and sounding a high-pitched cry when disturbed.
A.
noun, Agnolo (di Cosimo di Mariano) [ah-nyaw-law dee kaw-zee-maw dee mah-ryah-naw] /ˈɑ nyɔ lɔ di ˈkɔ zi mɔ di mɑˈryɑ nɔ/ (Show IPA), 1502–72, Italian painter.
MN
TT
SN
RA
noun, the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
TE
noun, ti1 .
et
verb, a simple past tense of eat.
MG
R.
NM
IG
RI
M.
TI
noun, the syllable for the seventh tone of a diatonic scale.
i.
E.
noun, Edward (St. John) 1925–2000, U.S. writer and illustrator.
EI
er
interjection, (used to express or represent a pause, hesitation, uncertainty, etc.).
N.
NA
adverb, no1 .
NG
NI
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.
SI
noun, the syllable used for the seventh tone of a scale and sometimes for the tone B.
rg
S.
MA
noun, mother1 .
GN
TM
TN
t.
T1
TA
noun, the 16th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
SM
SG
RN
SA
TG
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