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Word sticharion has
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- Christina
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noun,
1626–89, queen of Sweden 1632–54 (daughter of Gustavus Adolphus).
- Christian
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noun,
a person who believes in Jesus Christ; adherent of Christianity.
- ahistoric
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adjective,
without concern for history or historical development; indifferent to tradition.
- cast-iron
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noun,
an alloy of iron, carbon, and other elements, cast as a soft and strong, or as a hard and brittle, iron, depending on the mixture and methods of molding.
- trichions
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noun,
the point of intersection of the normal hairline and the middle line of the forehead.
- historian
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noun,
an expert in history; authority on history.
- Christo-
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- chitosan
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noun,
a derivative of chitin, used in waste-water treatment.
- cantoris
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adjective,
of or relating to the gospel or liturgical north side of a church (opposed to decani).
- Trichina
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noun,
a nematode, Trichinella spiralis, the adults of which live in the intestine and produce larvae that encyst in the muscle tissue, especially in pigs, rats, and humans.
- Niarchos
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noun,
Stavros Spyros [stahv-raws spee-raws] /ˈstɑv rɔs ˈspi rɔs/ (Show IPA), 1909–1996, Greek businessman and shipowner.
- historic
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adjective,
well-known or important in history:
- trichion
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noun,
the point of intersection of the normal hairline and the middle line of the forehead.
- actorish
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adjective,
exaggeratedly theatrical; affected:
- carotins
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noun,
carotene.
- haricots
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noun,
any plant of the genus Phaseolus, especially P. vulgaris, the kidney bean.
- ornithic
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adjective,
of or relating to birds.
- Atchison
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noun,
a city in NE Kansas, on the Missouri River.
- aoristic
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adjective,
Grammar. pertaining to the aorist.
- rachitis
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noun,
rickets.
- orchitis
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noun,
inflammation of the testis.
- Iscariot
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noun,
the surname of Judas, the betrayer of Jesus. Mark 3:19; 14:10, 11.
- iatrics
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- carotin
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noun,
carotene.
- Costain
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noun,
Thomas Bertram, 1885–1965, U.S. novelist, historian, and editor, born in Canada.
- Sno-Cat
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- ostrich
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noun,
a large, two-toed, swift-footed flightless bird, Struthio camelus, indigenous to Africa and Arabia, domesticated for its plumage: the largest of living birds.
- incisor
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noun,
any of the four anterior teeth in each jaw, used for cutting and gnawing.
- thionic
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adjective,
of or relating to sulfur.
- atonics
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noun,
Grammar. an unaccented word, syllable, or sound.
- ornith-
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- thorias
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noun,
a white, heavy, water-insoluble powder, ThO 2 , used chiefly in incandescent mantles, as the Welsbach gas mantle.
- rations
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noun,
a fixed allowance of provisions or food, especially for soldiers or sailors or for civilians during a shortage:
- aristo-
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- archons
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noun,
a higher magistrate in ancient Athens.
- tarnish
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noun,
a tarnished coating.
- Chianti
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noun,
a dry, red, Italian table wine, originally put up in straw-covered bottles.
- cations
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noun,
a positively charged ion that is attracted to the cathode in electrolysis.
- contra-
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- ranchos
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noun,
a ranch.
- cratons
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noun,
a relatively rigid and immobile region of continental portions of the earth's crust.
- cranio-
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- Onitsha
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noun,
a city in SW Nigeria, on the Niger River.
- cortina
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noun,
a weblike, often evanescent veil covering the gills or hanging from the cap edge of certain mushrooms, particularly those of genus Cortinarius, and sometimes persisting as a ring or remnant of fibrils around the mushroom stalk.
- Cornish
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noun,
the Celtic language of Cornwall, extinct since c1800.
- Corinth
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noun,
an ancient city in Greece, on the Isthmus of Corinth: one of the wealthiest and most powerful of the ancient Greek cities.
- haricot
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noun,
any plant of the genus Phaseolus, especially P. vulgaris, the kidney bean.
- contras
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noun,
(often initial capital letter) a member of a counterrevolutionary guerrilla group in Nicaragua.
- constr.
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- Chariot
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noun,
a light, two-wheeled vehicle for one person, usually drawn by two horses and driven from a standing position, used in ancient Egypt, Greece, Rome, etc., in warfare, racing, hunting, etc.
- citrons
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noun,
a pale-yellow fruit resembling the lemon but larger and with thicker rind, borne by a small tree or large bush, Citrus medica, allied to the lemon and lime.
- citrins
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noun,
bioflavonoid.
- cistron
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noun,
a segment of DNA that encodes for the formation of a specific polypeptide chain; a structural gene.
- tahinis
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noun,
a paste made of ground sesame seeds.
- chitons
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noun,
Also called sea cradle. a mollusk of the class Amphineura, having a mantle covered with calcareous plates, found adhering to rocks.
- chitins
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noun,
a nitrogen-containing polysaccharide, related chemically to cellulose, that forms a semitransparent horny substance and is a principal constituent of the exoskeleton, or outer covering, of insects, crustaceans, and arachnids.
- hot-air
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noun,
empty, exaggerated, or pretentious talk or writing:
- chatons
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noun,
Also called chaton foil. an imitation gem of paste that has its pavilion backed with metal foil or silver to reflect light.
- scrinia
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noun,
a cylindrical container used in ancient Rome to hold papyrus rolls.
- archit.
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- Nicosia
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noun,
a city on and the capital of Cyprus, in the central part.
- isation
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- ironist
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noun,
a person who uses irony habitually, especially a writer.
- tricho-
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- Roscian
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adjective,
of, relating to, or involving acting.
- anchors
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noun,
any of various devices dropped by a chain, cable, or rope to the bottom of a body of water for preventing or restricting the motion of a vessel or other floating object, typically having broad, hooklike arms that bury themselves in the bottom to provide a firm hold.
- actino-
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- 2,4,5-t
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noun,
a light-tan, water-insoluble solid, C 8 H 5 Cl 3 O 3 , used chiefly for killing weeds.
- isotach
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noun,
a line on a weather map or chart connecting points where winds of equal speeds have been recorded.
- Antioch
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noun,
Arabic Antakiya. Turkish Antakya. a city in S Turkey: capital of the ancient kingdom of Syria 300–64 b.c.
- trich-
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- Sharon
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noun,
Ariel, 1928–2014, Israeli military and political leader; prime minister 2001–06.
- chinas
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noun,
a translucent ceramic material, biscuit-fired at a high temperature, its glaze fired at a low temperature.
- Chino-
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- chinos
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noun,
a tough, twilled cotton cloth used for uniforms, sports clothes, etc.
- chiro-
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- Chiron
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noun,
Classical Mythology. a wise and beneficent centaur, teacher of Achilles, Asclepius, and others.
- chiton
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noun,
Also called sea cradle. a mollusk of the class Amphineura, having a mantle covered with calcareous plates, found adhering to rocks.
- Shinar
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noun,
a land mentioned in the Bible, often identified with Sumer.
- chiros
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noun,
the ladyfish, Elops saurus.
- shanti
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noun,
peace.
- racist
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noun,
a person who believes in racism, the doctrine that one's own racial group is superior or that a particular racial group is inferior to the others.
- isotac
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noun,
a line drawn on a map connecting all points where ice starts to melt at approximately the same period in spring.
- chitin
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noun,
a nitrogen-containing polysaccharide, related chemically to cellulose, that forms a semitransparent horny substance and is a principal constituent of the exoskeleton, or outer covering, of insects, crustaceans, and arachnids.
- triacs
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noun,
a type of thyristor designed for electronic control of the current supplied to a circuit, used especially in dimmers for lighting systems.
- tainos
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noun,
a member of an extinct Arawakan Indian tribe of the West Indies.
- Ishtar
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noun,
the Assyrian and Babylonian goddess of love and war, identified with the Phoenician Astarte, the Semitic Ashtoreth, and the Sumerian Inanna.
- chains
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noun,
a series of objects connected one after the other, usually in the form of a series of metal rings passing through one another, used either for various purposes requiring a flexible tie with high tensile strength, as for hauling, supporting, or confining, or in various ornamental and decorative forms.
- casino
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noun,
a building or large room used for meetings, entertainment, dancing, etc., especially such a place equipped with gambling devices, gambling tables, etc.
- Castor
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noun,
Also, castoreum. a brownish, unctuous substance with a strong, penetrating odor, secreted by certain glands in the groin of the beaver, used in medicine and perfumery.
- Castro
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noun,
Cipriano [sip-ree-ah-noh;; Spanish see-pree-ah-naw] /ˌsɪp riˈɑ noʊ;; Spanish ˌsi priˈɑ nɔ/ (Show IPA), 1858?–1924, Venezuelan military and political leader: president 1901–08; exiled 1908.
- scato-
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- cation
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noun,
a positively charged ion that is attracted to the cathode in electrolysis.
- airish
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adjective,
given to putting on airs.
- rachis
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noun,
Botany.
the axis of an inflorescence when somewhat elongated, as in a raceme.
(in a pinnately compound leaf or frond) the prolongation of the petiole along which the leaflets are disposed.
any of various axial structures.
- Taisho
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noun,
the designation of the period of the reign of Emperor Yoshihito, 1912–26.
- chairs
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noun,
a seat, especially for one person, usually having four legs for support and a rest for the back and often having rests for the arms.
- chaton
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noun,
Also called chaton foil. an imitation gem of paste that has its pavilion backed with metal foil or silver to reflect light.
- scoria
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noun,
Metallurgy. the refuse, dross, or slag left after melting or smelting metal; scum.
- chants
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noun,
a short, simple melody, especially one characterized by single notes to which an indefinite number of syllables are intoned, used in singing psalms, canticles, etc., in church services.
- Scotia
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noun,
a deep concave molding between two fillets, as in the Attic base.
- Charis
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noun,
one of the Graces, married to Hephaestus.
- Charon
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noun,
Classical Mythology. the ferryman who conveyed the souls of the dead across the Styx.
- trans.
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- scrota
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noun,
the pouch of skin that contains the testes.
- charts
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noun,
a sheet exhibiting information in tabular form.
- tahini
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noun,
a paste made of ground sesame seeds.
- chori-
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- rhinos
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noun,
a rhinoceros.
- Shinto
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noun,
Also, Shintoism. the native religion of Japan, primarily a system of nature and ancestor worship.
- COSTAR
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noun,
a performer, especially an actor or actress, who shares star billing with another.
- narco-
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- corita
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noun,
a boat resembling a large, woven basket, used by Indians of the southwestern U.S.
- haoris
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noun,
a loose, knee-length, Japanese garment resembling a coat.
- Sirach
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noun,
Son of, Jesus (def 2).
- norias
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noun,
a device consisting of a series of buckets on a wheel, used in Spain and the East for raising water.
- nocti-
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- raisin
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noun,
a grape of any of various sweet varieties dried in the sun or by artificial means, often used in cookery.
- tronas
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noun,
a monoclinic mineral, grayish or yellowish hydrous sodium carbonate and bicarbonate, Na 2 CO 3 ⋅NaHCO 3 ⋅2H 2 , occurring in dried or partly evaporated lake basins.
- noctis
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adjective,
(in prescriptions) of the night.
- stanch
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noun,
Also called flash-lock, navigation weir. a lock that, after being partially emptied, is opened suddenly to send a boat over a shallow place with a rush of water.
- craton
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noun,
a relatively rigid and immobile region of continental portions of the earth's crust.
- Crista
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noun,
a crest or ridge.
- sit-in
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noun,
any organized protest in which a group of people peacefully occupy and refuse to leave a premises:
- Ranchi
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noun,
a city in and capital of Jharkhand state, in E India.
- nachos
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noun,
a snack or appetizer consisting of a small piece of tortilla topped with cheese, hot peppers, etc., and broiled.
- snitch
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noun,
Also called snitcher. an informer.
- rancho
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noun,
a ranch.
- no-hit
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adjective,
of, relating to, or noting a game in which a pitcher allows no base hits to the opposing team:
- narcos
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noun,
narc.
- Istria
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noun,
a peninsula at the N end of the Adriatic, in SW Slovenia and W Croatia.
- Christ
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noun,
Jesus of Nazareth, held by Christians to be the fulfillment of prophecies in the Old Testament regarding the eventual coming of a Messiah.
- citrin
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noun,
bioflavonoid.
- iatric
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adjective,
of or relating to a physician or medicine; medical.
- actins
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noun,
a globulin that is present in muscle plasma and that in connection with myosin plays an important role in muscle contraction.
- Chron.
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- nitric
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adjective,
containing nitrogen, usually in the pentavalent state.
- tacho-
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- ricins
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noun,
a white, poisonous, protein powder from the bean of the castor-oil plant.
- racons
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noun,
radar beacon.
- Strain
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noun,
any force or pressure tending to alter shape, cause a fracture, etc.
- actin-
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- Octans
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noun,
the Octant, a southern constellation that contains the south celestial pole.
- Citron
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noun,
a pale-yellow fruit resembling the lemon but larger and with thicker rind, borne by a small tree or large bush, Citrus medica, allied to the lemon and lime.
- shoran
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noun,
a system for aircraft navigation in which two signals sent from an aircraft are received and answered by two fixed transponders, the round-trip times of the signals enabling the navigator to determine the aircraft's position.
- histo-
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- coatis
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noun,
any tropical American carnivore of the genus Nasua, related to the raccoon, having an elongated body, long, ringed tail, and a slender, flexible snout.
- nitro-
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- starch
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noun,
a white, tasteless, solid carbohydrate, (C 6 H 10 O 5) n , occurring in the form of minute granules in the seeds, tubers, and other parts of plants, and forming an important constituent of rice, corn, wheat, beans, potatoes, and many other vegetable foods.
- norths
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noun,
a cardinal point of the compass, lying in the plane of the meridian and to the left of a person facing the rising sun. Abbreviation: N.
- contr.
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- action
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noun,
the process or state of acting or of being active:
- trains
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noun,
Railroads. a self-propelled, connected group of rolling stock.
- Ischia
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noun,
an Italian island in the Tyrrhenian Sea, W of Naples: earthquake 1883. 18 sq. mi. (47 sq. km).
- santir
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noun,
a Persian musical instrument resembling a dulcimer.
- Ashton
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noun,
Sir Frederick (William) 1906–1988, English dancer and choreographer, born in Ecuador.
- intra-
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- Ticino
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noun,
a canton in S Switzerland. 1086 sq. mi. (2813 sq. km). Capital: Bellinzona.
- instr.
-
- instar
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noun,
an insect in any one of its periods of postembryonic growth between molts.
- carton
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noun,
a cardboard or plastic box used typically for storage or shipping.
- astro-
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- intros
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noun,
an introduction.
- astron
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- thoria
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noun,
a white, heavy, water-insoluble powder, ThO 2 , used chiefly in incandescent mantles, as the Welsbach gas mantle.
- ironic
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adjective,
using words to convey a meaning that is the opposite of its literal meaning; containing or exemplifying irony:
- aniso-
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- sarco-
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- atonic
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noun,
Grammar. an unaccented word, syllable, or sound.
- ration
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noun,
a fixed allowance of provisions or food, especially for soldiers or sailors or for civilians during a shortage:
- intro.
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- sacro-
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- inarch
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verb (used with object),
to graft by uniting a growing branch to a stock without separating the branch from its parent stock.
- antho-
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- aorist
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noun,
a verb tense, as in Classical Greek, expressing action or, in the indicative mood, past action, without further limitation or implication.
- torahs
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noun,
the Pentateuch, being the first of the three Jewish divisions of the Old Testament.
Compare Tanach.
- archi-
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- Rosita
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noun,
a female given name, Spanish form of Rose.
- archon
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noun,
a higher magistrate in ancient Athens.
- archt.
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- rhino-
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- aroint
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verb (imperative),
begone:
- Rosina
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noun,
a female given name, Italian form of Rose.
- ionics
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noun,
Prosody. an Ionic foot, verse, or meter.
- Tocsin
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noun,
a signal, especially of alarm, sounded on a bell or bells.
- arshin
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noun,
a Russian unit of length equal to 28 inches (71 cm).
- arsino
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adjective,
containing the arsino group.
- Orchis
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noun,
any orchid.
- Artois
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noun,
a former province in N France: artesian wells.
- Tishri
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noun,
the first month of the Jewish calendar.
- Sarton
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noun,
May, 1912–95, U.S. poet, novelist, and playwright.
- C-star
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noun,
carbon star.
- Carnot
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noun,
Lazare Nicolas Marguerite [la-zar nee-kaw-lah mar-guh-reet] /laˈzar ni kɔˈlɑ mar gəˈrit/ (Show IPA), 1753–1823, French general and statesman.
- ichors
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noun,
Classical Mythology. an ethereal fluid flowing in the veins of the gods.
- Nicias
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noun,
died 413 b.c, Athenian statesman and general.
- anchor
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noun,
any of various devices dropped by a chain, cable, or rope to the bottom of a body of water for preventing or restricting the motion of a vessel or other floating object, typically having broad, hooklike arms that bury themselves in the bottom to provide a firm hold.
- nastic
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adjective,
of or showing sufficiently greater cellular force or growth on one side of an axis to change the form or position of the axis.
- isatin
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noun,
a yellowish-red or orange, crystalline, water-soluble solid, C 8 H 5 NO 2 , used chiefly in the synthesis of vat dyes.
- satori
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noun,
sudden enlightenment.
- Cairns
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noun,
a seaport in NE Australia.
- Cantor
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noun,
the religious official of a synagogue who conducts the liturgical portion of a service and sings or chants the prayers and parts of prayers designed to be performed as solos.
- Carson
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noun,
Christopher ("Kit") 1809–68, U.S. frontiersman and scout.
- iatro-
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- tarso-
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- Cantos
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noun,
one of the main or larger divisions of a long poem.
- rhotic
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noun,
a rhotic sound.
- scant
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adverb,
Scot. and North England Dialect. scarcely; barely; hardly.
- Ionic
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noun,
Prosody. an Ionic foot, verse, or meter.
- rishi
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noun,
an inspired sage or poet.
- Niort
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noun,
a city in and the capital of Deux-Sèvres, in W France.
- noct-
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- Hosta
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noun,
any of various plants belonging to the genus Hosta, of the lily family, which includes the plantain lily.
- scion
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noun,
a descendant.
- ichor
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noun,
Classical Mythology. an ethereal fluid flowing in the veins of the gods.
- Harts
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noun,
a male deer, commonly of the red deer, Cervus elaphus, especially after its fifth year.
- istic
-
- Sino-
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- Sinai
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noun,
Also called Sinai Peninsula. a peninsula in NE Egypt, at the N end of the Red Sea between the Gulfs of Suez and Aqaba. 230 miles (370 km) long.
- scorn
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noun,
open or unqualified contempt; disdain:
- ranis
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noun,
ranee.
- Ionia
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noun,
an ancient region on the W coast of Asia Minor and on adjacent islands in the Aegean: colonized by the ancient Greeks.
- riots
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noun,
a noisy, violent public disorder caused by a group or crowd of persons, as by a crowd protesting against another group, a government policy, etc., in the streets.
- ition
-
- iotas
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noun,
a very small quantity; jot; whit.
- scart
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verb (used with or without object),
to scratch, scrape, mark, or scar.
- roast
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noun,
roasted meat or a piece of roasted meat, as a piece of beef or veal of a quantity and shape for slicing into more than one portion.
- rotas
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noun,
Chiefly British.
a round or rotation of duties; a period of work or duty taken in rotation with others.
an agenda or circuit of sporting events, as a round of golf tournaments, played in different localities throughout the year.
- snath
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noun,
the shaft or handle of a scythe.
- sito-
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- scat-
-
- Irina
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noun,
a female given name.
- ricin
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noun,
a white, poisonous, protein powder from the bean of the castor-oil plant.
- Haiti
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noun,
Formerly Hayti. a republic in the West Indies occupying the W part of the island of Hispaniola. 10,714 sq. mi. (27,750 sq. km). Capital: Port-au-Prince.
- haori
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noun,
a loose, knee-length, Japanese garment resembling a coat.
- natch
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adverb,
of course; naturally.
- sitar
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noun,
a lute of India with a small, pear-shaped body and a long, broad, fretted neck.
- naso-
-
- Hanoi
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noun,
a city in and the capital of Vietnam, in the N part, on the Songka River.
- rhin-
-
- ratos
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noun,
rocket-assisted takeoff.
- rason
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noun,
a long, loose, black gown with wide sleeves, worn by the clergy.
- Irish
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noun,
the inhabitants of Ireland and their descendants elsewhere.
- Hants
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noun,
Hampshire (def 1).
- rants
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noun,
ranting, extravagant, or violent declamation.
- Saint
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noun,
any of certain persons of exceptional holiness of life, formally recognized as such by the Christian Church, especially by canonization.
- Short
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noun,
something that is short.
- incr.
-
- roshi
-
noun,
the religious leader of a group of Zen Buddhists.
- sarc-
-
- horas
-
noun,
a traditional Romanian and Israeli round dance.
- ratio
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noun,
the relation between two similar magnitudes with respect to the number of times the first contains the second:
- init.
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- riant
-
adjective,
laughing; smiling; cheerful.
- Isiac
-
adjective,
of or relating to Isis or the worship of Isis.
- roans
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noun,
a horse or other animal with a roan coat.
- horns
-
noun,
one of the bony, permanent, hollow paired growths, often curved and pointed, that project from the upper part of the head of certain ungulate mammals, as cattle, sheep, goats, or antelopes.
- Roach
-
noun,
a cockroach.
- Irons
-
noun,
Jeremy (John) born 1948, English actor.
- Horsa
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noun,
died a.d. 455, Jutish chief (brother of Hengist).
- incor
-
- Shari
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noun,
Also, Chari. a river in N central Africa, flowing NW from the Central African Republic into Lake Chad. 1400 miles (2254 km) long.
- incas
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noun,
a member of any of the dominant groups of South American Indian peoples who established an empire in Peru prior to the Spanish conquest.
- Horst
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noun,
a portion of the earth's crust, bounded on at least two sides by faults, that has risen in relation to adjacent portions.
- Sarto
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noun,
Andrea del [ahn-drey-uh del;; Italian ahn-dre-ah del] /ɑnˈdreɪ ə dɛl;; Italian ɑnˈdrɛ ɑ dɛl/ (Show IPA), Andrea del Sarto.
- Inari
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noun,
Lake, a lake in NE Finland. About 500 sq. mi. (1295 sq. km).
- hort.
-
- satin
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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.
- Rashi
-
noun,
(Solomon ben Isaac) 1040–1105, French Hebrew scholar.
- hints
-
noun,
an indirect, covert, or helpful suggestion; clue:
- saith
-
verb,
third person singular present of say1 .
- shorn
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noun,
Usually, shears. (sometimes used with a singular verb)
scissors of large size (usually used with pair of).
any of various other cutting implements or machines having two blades that resemble or suggest those of scissors.
- Horta
-
noun,
Baron Victor, 1861?–1947, Belgian architect.
- hist.
-
- Scot.
-
- Isth.
-
- Rasht
-
noun,
a city in NW Iran, about 10 miles (16 km) S of the Caspian Sea.
- narcs
-
noun,
a government agent or detective charged with the enforcement of laws restricting the use of narcotics.
- Iran.
-
- intr.
-
- sanit
-
- Santo
-
noun,
a carved figure of a saint, usually of wood, as from Puerto Rico, Mexico, or the southwestern U.S.
- Shona
-
noun,
Also called Mashona. a member of a group of peoples constituting more than two thirds of the population of Zimbabwe.
- rosin
-
noun,
Chemistry. the yellowish to amber, translucent, hard, brittle, fragmented resin left after distilling the oil of turpentine from the crude oleoresin of the pine: used chiefly in making varnishes, varnish and paint driers, printing inks, and for rubbing on the bows of such string instruments as the violin.
- shoat
-
noun,
Also, shote. a young, weaned pig.
- ician
-
- hoars
-
noun,
hoarfrost; rime.
- inst.
-
- icons
-
- shirt
-
noun,
a long- or short-sleeved garment for the upper part of the body, usually lightweight and having a collar and a front opening.
- ratch
-
noun,
a ratchet.
- nitr-
-
- notch
-
noun,
an angular or V -shaped cut, indentation, or slit in an object, surface, or edge.
- snort
-
noun,
the act or sound of snorting.
- asco-
-
- ornis
-
noun,
an avifauna.
- oaths
-
noun,
a solemn appeal to a deity, or to some revered person or thing, to witness one's determination to speak the truth, to keep a promise, etc.:
- Tinia
-
noun,
the chief god of the Etruscans, with powers similar to those of Zeus.
- Tiran
-
noun,
Strait of, a navigable waterway between the N Red Sea and the Gulf of Aqaba.
- Ascot
-
noun,
a necktie or scarf with broad ends, tied and arranged so that the ends are laid flat, one across the other, sometimes with a pin to secure them.
- ascon
-
noun,
a type of sponge having an oval shape and a thin body wall with pores leading directly into the spongocoel.
- ASCII
-
noun,
a standard code, consisting of 128 7-bit combinations, for characters stored in a computer or to be transmitted between computers.
- astir
-
adjective,
moving or stirring, especially with much activity or excitement:
- TIROS
-
noun,
one of a series of satellites for transmitting television pictures of the earth's cloud cover.
- arson
-
noun,
Law. the malicious burning of another's house or property, or in some statutes, the burning of one's own house or property, as to collect insurance.
- orch.
-
- tonia
-
- arith
-
- tonic
-
noun,
a medicine that invigorates or strengthens:
- Arion
-
noun,
flourished 7th century b.c, Greek poet: inventor of the dithyramb.
- Thorn
-
noun,
a sharp excrescence on a plant, especially a sharp-pointed aborted branch; spine; prickle.
- Aston
-
noun,
Francis William, 1877–1945, English physicist and chemist: Nobel Prize in Chemistry 1922.
- Arch.
-
- Thais
-
noun,
flourished late 4th century b.c, Athenian courtesan: mistress of Alexander the Great and Ptolemy I.
- Canso
-
noun,
Cape, a cape in SE Canada, the NE extremity of Nova Scotia.
- Ostia
-
noun,
a town in central Italy, SW of Rome: ruins from 4th century b.c.; site of ancient port of Rome.
- Cairo
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Egypt, in the N part on the E bank of the Nile.
- Sochi
-
noun,
a seaport in the SW Russian Federation in Europe, on the Black Sea: resort.
- cains
-
noun,
Scot. and Irish English. rent paid in kind, especially a percentage of a farm crop.
- OSCAR
-
noun,
a word used in communications to represent the letter O.
- Oscan
-
noun,
one of an ancient people of south-central Italy.
- Astor
-
noun,
John Jacob, 1763–1848, U.S. capitalist and fur merchant.
- thins
-
adverb,
in a thin manner.
- thio-
-
- Orth.
-
- Thira
-
noun,
Thera.
- ation
-
- Athos
-
noun,
Mount, the easternmost of three prongs of the peninsula of Chalcidice, in NE Greece: site of an autonomous theocracy constituted of 20 monasteries. 131 sq. mi. (340 sq. km); about 35 miles (56 km) long.
- astr.
-
- Torah
-
noun,
the Pentateuch, being the first of the three Jewish divisions of the Old Testament.
Compare Tanach.
- toran
-
noun,
(in Indian Buddhist and Hindu architecture) a gateway having two or three lintels between two posts.
- Cant.
-
- acorn
-
noun,
the typically ovoid fruit or nut of an oak, enclosed at the base by a cupule.
- actos
-
- Actor
-
noun,
a person who acts in stage plays, motion pictures, television broadcasts, etc.
- Acton
-
noun,
a quilted garment worn under mail in the 13th and 14th centuries; gambeson.
- Actis
-
noun,
a son of Rhoda and Helius who, when banished from his home for fratricide, fled to Egypt, where he taught astrology. The Colossus of Rhodes was built in his honor.
- acron
-
noun,
the unsegmented, preoral portion of the body of an arthropod.
- acro-
-
- trios
-
noun,
a musical composition for three voices or instruments.
- octan
-
noun,
an octan fever.
- orans
-
noun,
orant.
- troch
-
- trois
-
noun,
the number 3.
- Trona
-
noun,
a monoclinic mineral, grayish or yellowish hydrous sodium carbonate and bicarbonate, Na 2 CO 3 ⋅NaHCO 3 ⋅2H 2 , occurring in dried or partly evaporated lake basins.
- orach
-
noun,
any plant of the genus Atriplex, especially A. hortensis, of the amaranth family, cultivated for use like spinach.
- ontic
-
adjective,
possessing the character of real rather than phenomenal existence; noumenal.
- 30-30
-
- triac
-
noun,
a type of thyristor designed for electronic control of the current supplied to a circuit, used especially in dimmers for lighting systems.
- trash
-
noun,
anything worthless, useless, or discarded; rubbish.
- antis
-
noun,
a person who is opposed to a particular practice, party, policy, action, etc.
- anis-
-
- antic
-
noun,
Usually, antics.
a playful trick or prank; caper.
a grotesque, fantastic, or ludicrous gesture, act, or posture.
- anti-
-
- anth-
-
- Orcas
-
noun,
the killer whale, Orcinus orca.
- torch
-
noun,
a light to be carried in the hand, consisting of some combustible substance, as resinous wood, or of twisted flax or the like soaked with tallow or other flammable substance, ignited at the upper end.
- torcs
-
noun,
torque (def 4).
- toric
-
adjective,
noting or pertaining to a lens with a surface forming a portion of a torus, used for eyeglasses and contact lenses that correct astigmatism.
- train
-
noun,
Railroads. a self-propelled, connected group of rolling stock.
- torii
-
noun,
(in Japan) a form of decorative gateway or portal, consisting of two upright wooden posts connected at the top by two horizontal crosspieces, commonly found at the entrance to Shinto temples.
- aitch
-
noun,
the letter H, h.
- orant
-
noun,
a representation of a female figure, with outstretched arms and palms up in a gesture of prayer, in ancient and early Christian art.
- torsi
-
noun,
a plural of torso.
- Tosca
-
noun,
an opera (1900) by Giacomo Puccini.
- airts
-
noun,
a direction.
- octa-
-
- canst
-
noun,
a sealed container for food, beverages, etc., as of aluminum, sheet iron coated with tin, or other metal:
- cairn
-
noun,
a heap of stones set up as a landmark, monument, tombstone, etc.
- canto
-
noun,
one of the main or larger divisions of a long poem.
- 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).
- coirs
-
noun,
the prepared fiber of the husk of the coconut fruit, used in making rope, matting, etc.
- coins
-
noun,
a piece of metal stamped and issued by the authority of a government for use as money.
- Stich
-
noun,
a verse or line of poetry.
- Cohan
-
noun,
George M(ichael) 1878–1942, U.S. actor, playwright, and producer.
- Coats
-
noun,
an outer garment with sleeves, covering at least the upper part of the body:
- coati
-
noun,
any tropical American carnivore of the genus Nasua, related to the raccoon, having an elongated body, long, ringed tail, and a slender, flexible snout.
- coast
-
noun,
the land next to the sea; seashore:
- Const
-
- Stoic
-
noun,
a member or adherent of the Stoic school of philosophy.
- stria
-
noun,
a slight or narrow furrow, ridge, stripe, or streak, especially one of a number in parallel arrangement:
- cions
-
noun,
scion (def 2).
- tachs
-
noun,
tachometer.
- cants
-
noun,
insincere, especially conventional expressions of enthusiasm for high ideals, goodness, or piety.
- racon
-
noun,
radar beacon.
- tacos
-
noun,
Mexican Cookery. an often crisply fried tortilla folded over and filled, as with seasoned chopped meat, lettuce, tomatoes, and cheese.
- Cons.
-
- cont.
-
- choir
-
noun,
a company of singers, especially an organized group employed in church service.
- ranch
-
noun,
an establishment maintained for raising livestock under range conditions.
- SONAR
-
noun,
a method for detecting and locating objects submerged in water by echolocation.
- Sonia
-
noun,
a female given name, Russian form of Sophia.
- Croat
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Croatia; Croatian.
- crit.
-
- sonic
-
adjective,
of or relating to sound.
- crash
-
noun,
a sudden loud noise, as of something being violently smashed or struck:
- Costa
-
noun,
a rib or riblike part.
- North
-
noun,
a cardinal point of the compass, lying in the plane of the meridian and to the left of a person facing the rising sun. Abbreviation: N.
- noria
-
noun,
a device consisting of a series of buckets on a wheel, used in Spain and the East for raising water.
- Corti
-
noun,
Alfonso [al-fon-soh;; Italian ahl-fawn-saw] /ælˈfɒn soʊ;; Italian ɑlˈfɔn sɔ/ (Show IPA), 1822–76, Italian anatomist.
- Srta.
-
- corns
-
noun,
Also called Indian corn; especially technical and British, maize. a tall cereal plant, Zea mays, cultivated in many varieties, having a jointed, solid stem and bearing the grain, seeds, or kernels on large ears.
- stain
-
noun,
a discoloration produced by foreign matter having penetrated into or chemically reacted with a material; a spot not easily removed.
- coria
-
noun,
plural of corium.
- stair
-
noun,
one of a flight or series of steps for going from one level to another, as in a building.
- Chris
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Christopher.
- Ciano
-
noun,
Count Galeazzo [gah-le-aht-tsaw] /ˌgɑ lɛˈɑt tsɔ/ (Show IPA), (Ciano di Cortellazzo) 1903–44, Italian Fascist statesman: minister of foreign affairs 1936–43.
- chits
-
noun,
a signed note for money owed for food, drink, etc.
- Chain
-
noun,
a series of objects connected one after the other, usually in the form of a series of metal rings passing through one another, used either for various purposes requiring a flexible tie with high tensile strength, as for hauling, supporting, or confining, or in various ornamental and decorative forms.
- Chari
-
noun,
Shari.
- Chita
-
noun,
a city in the SE Russian Federation in Asia.
- chaos
-
noun,
a state of utter confusion or disorder; a total lack of organization or order.
- chant
-
noun,
a short, simple melody, especially one characterized by single notes to which an indefinite number of syllables are intoned, used in singing psalms, canticles, etc., in church services.
- chais
-
noun,
a shed or other aboveground building where a winemaker stores wine in casks.
- chair
-
noun,
a seat, especially for one person, usually having four legs for support and a rest for the back and often having rests for the arms.
- Tanis
-
noun,
an ancient city in Lower Egypt, in the Nile delta.
- chart
-
noun,
a sheet exhibiting information in tabular form.
- Cath.
-
- Othin
-
noun,
Odin.
- carts
-
noun,
a heavy two-wheeled vehicle, commonly without springs, drawn by mules, oxen, or the like, used for the conveyance of heavy goods.
- tarns
-
noun,
a small mountain lake or pool, especially one in a cirque.
- carns
-
noun,
cairn.
- Carin
-
noun,
a female given name.
- taros
-
noun,
a stemless plant, Colocasia esculenta, of the arum family, cultivated in tropical regions, in the Pacific islands and elsewhere, for the edible tuber.
- chars
-
noun,
a charred material or surface.
- char-
-
- nacho
-
noun,
a snack or appetizer consisting of a small piece of tortilla topped with cheese, hot peppers, etc., and broiled.
- China
-
noun,
a translucent ceramic material, biscuit-fired at a high temperature, its glaze fired at a low temperature.
- Chin.
-
- chias
-
noun,
a plant, Salvia columbariae, of the mint family, native to the southwestern U.S. and Mexico, having mostly basal, oblong leaves and small blue flowers: the seeds are used as food and as the source of a beverage.
- chiao
-
noun,
jiao.
- Chian
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Chios.
- Chios
-
noun,
a Greek island in the Aegean, near the W coast of Turkey. 322 sq. mi. (834 sq. km).
- Taino
-
noun,
a member of an extinct Arawakan Indian tribe of the West Indies.
- chats
-
noun,
informal conversation:
- tains
-
noun,
a thin tin plate.
- tahrs
-
noun,
any of several Old World wild goats of the genus Hemitragus, as H. jemlahicus (Himalayan tahr) introduced into New Zealand, having a long mane and short, stout, recurving horns: most are endangered or threatened in their native regions.
- rash
-
noun,
an eruption or efflorescence on the skin.
- Rich
-
noun,
(used with a plural verb) rich persons collectively (usually preceded by the):
- Oran
-
noun,
a seaport in NW Algeria.
- RIAS
-
noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- RATO
-
noun,
rocket-assisted takeoff.
- OSHA
-
noun,
the division of the Department of Labor that sets and enforces occupational health and safety rules.
- Rais
-
noun,
Gilles de, Retz, Gilles de Laval, Baron de.
- otic
-
adjective,
of or relating to the ear; auricular.
- Otis
-
noun,
Elisha Graves, 1811–61, U.S. inventor.
- osar
-
noun,
plural of os3 .
- rhos
-
noun,
the 17th letter of the Greek alphabet (P, ρ).
- 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).
- orcs
-
noun,
any of several cetaceans, as a grampus.
- Orca
-
noun,
the killer whale, Orcinus orca.
- Rani
-
noun,
ranee.
- rant
-
noun,
ranting, extravagant, or violent declamation.
- oras
-
noun,
plural of os2 .
- orts
-
noun,
Usually, orts. a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
- 1080
-
- Rico
-
noun,
Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act: a U.S. law, enacted in 1970, allowing victims of organized crime to sue those responsible for punitive damages.
- tain
-
noun,
a thin tin plate.
- Thai
-
noun,
Also called Thailander [tahy-lan-der, -luh n-] /ˈtaɪˌlæn dər, -lən-/ (Show IPA). a native or descendant of a native of Thailand.
- tchr
-
- tars
-
noun,
any of various dark-colored viscid products obtained by the destructive distillation of certain organic substances, as coal or wood.
- Taro
-
noun,
a stemless plant, Colocasia esculenta, of the arum family, cultivated in tropical regions, in the Pacific islands and elsewhere, for the edible tuber.
- Tarn
-
noun,
a small mountain lake or pool, especially one in a cirque.
- Taos
-
noun,
a Tanoan language spoken in two villages in New Mexico.
- tans
-
noun,
the brown color imparted to the skin by exposure to the sun or open air.
- tanh
-
- tahr
-
noun,
any of several Old World wild goats of the genus Hemitragus, as H. jemlahicus (Himalayan tahr) introduced into New Zealand, having a long mane and short, stout, recurving horns: most are endangered or threatened in their native regions.
- Thar
-
noun,
tahr.
- taco
-
noun,
Mexican Cookery. an often crisply fried tortilla folded over and filled, as with seasoned chopped meat, lettuce, tomatoes, and cheese.
- tach
-
noun,
tachometer.
- thi-
-
- str.
-
- stoa
-
noun,
Greek Architecture. a portico, usually a detached portico of considerable length, that is used as a promenade or meeting place.
- Stir
-
noun,
the act of stirring or moving.
- Star
-
noun,
any of the heavenly bodies, except the moon, appearing as fixed luminous points in the sky at night.
- Stan
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Stanley.
- Sra.
-
- than
-
conjunction,
(used, as after comparative adjectives and adverbs, to introduce the second member of an unequal comparison):
- Thin
-
adverb,
in a thin manner.
- sori
-
noun,
plural of sorus.
- torn
-
noun,
a drop of the saline, watery fluid continually secreted by the lacrimal glands between the surface of the eye and the eyelid, serving to moisten and lubricate these parts and keep them clear of foreign particles. Synonyms: teardrop.
- Tshi
-
noun,
Twi.
- tsar
-
noun,
czar.
- tron
-
- tRNA
-
- Trio
-
noun,
a musical composition for three voices or instruments.
- tri-
-
- tosh
-
noun,
nonsense; bosh.
- tors
-
noun,
a rocky pinnacle; a peak of a bare or rocky mountain or hill.
- Tori
-
noun,
plural of torus.
- thir
-
pronoun,
these.
- torc
-
noun,
torque (def 4).
- Toni
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Antoinette or Antonia.
- toch
-
noun,
Ernst [ernst] /ɛrnst/ (Show IPA), 1887–1964, Austrian composer.
- Tiro
-
noun,
tyro.
- tion
-
- TINA
-
noun,
a female given name.
- tics
-
noun,
Pathology.
a sudden, spasmodic, painless, involuntary muscular contraction, as of the face.
tic douloureux.
- THOR
-
noun,
Scandinavian Mythology. the god of thunder, rain, and farming, represented as riding a chariot drawn by goats and wielding the hammer Mjolnir: the defender of the Aesir, destined to kill and be killed by the Midgard Serpent.
- this
-
Idioms,
with this, following this; hereupon:
- sort
-
noun,
a particular kind, species, variety, class, or group, distinguished by a common character or nature:
- sora
-
noun,
a small, short-billed rail, Porzana carolina, of marshy areas of North America.
- RIIA
-
- RONA
-
- sain
-
verb (used with object),
to make the sign of the cross on, as for protection against evil influences.
- Saco
-
noun,
a city in SW Maine.
- ROTS
-
noun,
the process of rotting.
- Roti
-
noun,
roast.
- Roth
-
noun,
Phillip, born 1933, U.S. novelist and short-story writer.
- ROTC
-
noun,
a body of students at some colleges and universities who are given training toward becoming officers in the armed forces. Abbreviation: ROTC, R.O.T.C.
- Rota
-
noun,
Chiefly British.
a round or rotation of duties; a period of work or duty taken in rotation with others.
an agenda or circuit of sporting events, as a round of golf tournaments, played in different localities throughout the year.
- Rosa
-
noun,
Salvator [sahl-vah-tawr] /ˈsɑl vɑˌtɔr/ (Show IPA), 1615–73, Italian painter and poet.
- rocs
-
noun,
a bird of enormous size and strength.
- Sat.
-
- Roca
-
noun,
Cape, a cape in W Portugal, near Lisbon: the western extremity of continental Europe.
- roan
-
noun,
a horse or other animal with a roan coat.
- RNAS
-
- RITA
-
noun,
the Vedic concept of cosmic and social order.
- rit.
-
- RISC
-
noun,
reduced instruction set computer: a computer whose central processing unit recognizes a relatively small number of instructions, which it can execute very rapidly.
- riot
-
noun,
a noisy, violent public disorder caused by a group or crowd of persons, as by a crowd protesting against another group, a government policy, etc., in the streets.
- Rina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Riis
-
noun,
Jacob August, 1849–1914, U.S. journalist and social reformer, born in Denmark.
- 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.
- sati
-
noun,
a Hindu practice whereby a widow immolates herself on the funeral pyre of her husband: now abolished by law.
- Soni
-
- shr.
-
- SOAR
-
noun,
an act or instance of soaring.
- snot
-
noun,
Vulgar. mucus from the nose.
- snit
-
noun,
an agitated or irritated state.
- sith
-
adverb, conjunction, preposition,
since.
- SITA
-
noun,
(in the Ramayana) the wife of Ramachandra, abducted by Ravana and later rescued.
- Sion
-
noun,
a town in and the capital of Valais, in SW Switzerland.
- sinh
-
noun,
hyperbolic sine.
- Sina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Sian
-
noun,
Older Spelling. Xian.
- shot
-
noun,
a discharge of a firearm, bow, etc.
- Sato
-
noun,
Eisaku [ey-sah-koo;; Japanese ey-sah-koo] /eɪˈsɑ ku;; Japanese ˈeɪ sɑˌku/ (Show IPA), 1901–75, Japanese political leader: prime minister 1964–72; Nobel Peace Prize 1974.
- Shoa
-
noun,
the Holocaust.
- shit
-
noun,
excrement; feces.
- Shin
-
noun,
the front part of the leg from the knee to the ankle.
- Shan
-
noun,
a group of Mongoloid tribes in the hills of Burma.
- scr.
-
- sci.
-
- sch.
-
- scar
-
noun,
a mark left by a healed wound, sore, or burn.
- SCAN
-
noun,
an act or instance of scanning; close examination.
- Ont.
-
- Naos
-
noun,
a temple.
- Onas
-
noun,
a member of a people of Tierra del Fuego.
- ctr.
-
- hor.
-
- hoar
-
noun,
hoarfrost; rime.
- hint
-
noun,
an indirect, covert, or helpful suggestion; clue:
- hins
-
noun,
an ancient Hebrew unit of liquid measure equal to about one and one half gallons (5.7 liters).
- hast
-
noun,
Usually, haves. an individual or group that has wealth, social position, or other material benefits (contrasted with have-not).
- Hart
-
noun,
a male deer, commonly of the red deer, Cervus elaphus, especially after its fifth year.
- Hans
-
noun,
a male given name, Germanic form of John.
- hair
-
noun,
any of the numerous fine, usually cylindrical, keratinous filaments growing from the skin of humans and animals; a pilus.
- cts.
-
- crat
-
- Horn
-
noun,
one of the bony, permanent, hollow paired growths, often curved and pointed, that project from the upper part of the head of certain ungulate mammals, as cattle, sheep, goats, or antelopes.
- Cost
-
noun,
the price paid to acquire, produce, accomplish, or maintain anything:
- cosh
-
noun,
a blackjack; bludgeon.
- Cort
-
- CORN
-
noun,
Also called Indian corn; especially technical and British, maize. a tall cereal plant, Zea mays, cultivated in many varieties, having a jointed, solid stem and bearing the grain, seeds, or kernels on large ears.
- Cori
-
noun,
Carl Ferdinand, 1896–1984, and his wife, Gerty Theresa, 1896–1957, U.S. biochemists, born in Austria-Hungary: Nobel Prize in Medicine 1947.
- Cora
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. Kore.
- Cor.
-
- Con.
-
- coir
-
noun,
the prepared fiber of the husk of the coconut fruit, used in making rope, matting, etc.
- coin
-
noun,
a piece of metal stamped and issued by the authority of a government for use as money.
- hora
-
noun,
a traditional Romanian and Israeli round dance.
- Hos.
-
- coat
-
noun,
an outer garment with sleeves, covering at least the upper part of the body:
- ins.
-
- Isar
-
noun,
a river in central Europe, flowing NE from W Austria through S Germany to the Danube River. 215 miles (345 km) long.
- Isai
-
noun,
Jesse.
- iron
-
noun,
Chemistry. a ductile, malleable, silver-white metallic element, scarcely known in a pure condition, but much used in its crude or impure carbon-containing forms for making tools, implements, machinery, etc. Symbol: Fe; atomic weight: 55.847; atomic number: 26; specific gravity: 7.86 at 20°C.
Compare cast iron, pig iron, steel, wrought iron.
- Iris
-
noun,
Anatomy. the contractile, circular diaphragm forming the colored portion of the eye and containing a circular opening, the pupil, in its center.
- IRAS
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- IOTA
-
noun,
a very small quantity; jot; whit.
- ions
-
noun,
an electrically charged atom or group of atoms formed by the loss or gain of one or more electrons, as a cation (positive ion) which is created by electron loss and is attracted to the cathode in electrolysis, or as an anion (negative ion) which is created by an electron gain and is attracted to the anode. The valence of an ion is equal to the number of electrons lost or gained and is indicated by a plus sign for cations and a minus sign for anions, thus: Na + , Cl−, Ca ++ , S = .
- Iona
-
noun,
an island in the Hebrides, off the W coast of Scotland: center of early Celtic Christianity.
- into
-
adjective,
Mathematics. pertaining to a function or map from one set to another set, the range of which is a proper subset of the second set, as the function f, from the set of all integers into the set of all perfect squares where f (x) = x 2 for every integer.
- int.
-
- inro
-
noun,
a small lacquer box with compartments for medicines, cosmetics, etc., worn on the waist sash of the traditional Japanese costume.
- Host
-
noun,
a person who receives or entertains guests at home or elsewhere:
- INRI
-
- inch
-
noun,
a unit of length, 1/12 (0.0833) foot, equivalent to 2.54 centimeters.
- Inca
-
noun,
a member of any of the dominant groups of South American Indian peoples who established an empire in Peru prior to the Spanish conquest.
- Inc.
-
- ICSH
-
- ichs
-
noun,
a disease of tropical fishes, characterized by small, white nodules on the fins, skin, and eyes, caused by a ciliate protozoan, Ichthyophthirius multifiliis.
- ICAO
-
- Iasi
-
noun,
Romanian name of Jassy.
- Hsia
-
noun,
a legendary dynasty in China, the traditional dates of which are 2205–1766 b.c.
- hots
-
noun,
the hots, Slang. intense sexual desire or attraction.
- Cohn
-
noun,
Edwin Joseph, 1892–1953, U.S. chemist and researcher on blood proteins.
- cit.
-
- iso-
-
- ano-
-
- asci
-
noun,
plural of ascus.
- Asch
-
noun,
Sholom [shaw-luh m] /ˈʃɔ ləm/ (Show IPA), or Sholem [shaw-luh m,, -lem] /ˈʃɔ ləm,, -lɛm/ (Show IPA), 1880–1957, U.S. author, born in Poland.
- asc-
-
- art.
-
- Aron
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Arno
-
noun,
Peter (Curtis Arnoux Peters) 1904–68, U.S. cartoonist and author.
- ARIS
-
- ARCO
-
adverb,
(of the performance of a passage for stringed instruments) with the bow.
- ant.
-
- ANSI
-
- aits
-
noun,
a small island, especially in a river.
- Asti
-
noun,
a city in the Piedmont region of Italy, S of Turin: center of wine-producing region.
- AISI
-
- airt
-
noun,
a direction.
- airs
-
noun,
a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- ains
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- Ahir
-
noun,
a member of the caste of cowherds and milkmen in India.
- ACTS
-
noun,
anything done, being done, or to be done; deed; performance:
- ACTH
-
- acr-
-
- Acis
-
noun,
the lover of Galatea, killed by Polyphemus out of jealousy.
- ARCS
-
noun,
Geometry. any unbroken part of the circumference of a circle or other curved line.
- Asir
-
noun,
a district in SW Saudi Arabia.
- atic
-
- cist
-
noun,
a box or chest, especially for sacred utensils.
- chat
-
noun,
informal conversation:
- cis-
-
- cir.
-
- cion
-
noun,
scion (def 2).
- ciao
-
interjection,
(used as a word of greeting or parting): hello; goodbye; so long; see you later.
- chs.
-
- Chr.
-
- Chon
-
noun,
Also, jun. a monetary unit of North Korea, the hundredth part of a won.
- chit
-
noun,
a signed note for money owed for food, drink, etc.
- chis
-
noun,
the twenty-second letter of the Greek alphabet (X, χ).
- chia
-
noun,
a plant, Salvia columbariae, of the mint family, native to the southwestern U.S. and Mexico, having mostly basal, oblong leaves and small blue flowers: the seeds are used as food and as the source of a beverage.
- Chas
-
noun,
tea.
- Aton
-
noun,
a solar deity declared by Amenhotep IV to be the only god, represented as a solar disk with rays ending in human hands.
- chai
-
noun,
a shed or other aboveground building where a winemaker stores wine in casks.
- Cato
-
noun,
Marcus Porcius [pawr-shee-uh s,, -shuh s] /ˈpɔr ʃi əs,, -ʃəs/ (Show IPA), ("the Elder"or"the Censor") 234–149 b.c, Roman statesman, soldier, and writer.
- cat.
-
- cast
-
noun,
act of casting or throwing.
- Cash
-
noun,
money in the form of coins or banknotes, especially that issued by a government.
- CART
-
noun,
a heavy two-wheeled vehicle, commonly without springs, drawn by mules, oxen, or the like, used for the conveyance of heavy goods.
- Carn
-
noun,
cairn.
- Can.
-
- Cain
-
noun,
Scot. and Irish English. rent paid in kind, especially a percentage of a farm crop.
- ator
-
- Isin
-
noun,
an ancient Sumerian city in S Iraq: archaeological site.
- Hons
-
noun,
honey (def 6).
- Nash
-
noun,
John, 1752–1835, English architect and city planner.
- Oita
-
noun,
a seaport on NE Kyushu, in S Japan.
- NATO
-
noun,
an organization formed in Washington, D.C. (1949), comprising the 12 nations of the Atlantic Pact together with Greece, Turkey, and the Federal Republic of Germany, for the purpose of collective defense against aggression.
- NIRA
-
- Oct.
-
- Ochs
-
noun,
Adolph Simon, 1858–1935, U.S. newspaper publisher.
- nisi
-
adjective,
not yet final or absolute (used, especially in law, to indicate that a judgment or decree will become final on a particular date unless set aside or invalidated by certain specified contingencies):
- Nast
-
noun,
Thomas, 1840–1902, U.S. illustrator and cartoonist.
- oath
-
noun,
a solemn appeal to a deity, or to some revered person or thing, to witness one's determination to speak the truth, to keep a promise, etc.:
- OATS
-
noun,
a cereal grass, Avena sativa, cultivated for its edible seed.
- nots
-
noun,
a Boolean operator that returns a positive result if its operand is negative and a negative result if its operand is positive.
- nota
-
noun,
a dorsal plate or sclerite of the thorax of an insect.
- Nah.
-
- Nair
-
noun,
a group of Hindu castes in the Kerala region of India.
- NTIA
-
- not-
-
- itis
-
- nosh
-
noun,
a snack.
- NATS
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Nathan or Nathaniel.
- Nasi
-
noun,
the head or president of the Sanhedrin.
- Noah
-
noun,
the patriarch who built a ship (Noah's Ark) in which he, his family, and animals of every species survived the Flood. Gen. 5–9.
- noir
-
adjective,
black; noting the black numbers in roulette.
- Nor.
-
- nits
-
noun,
the egg of a parasitic insect, especially of a louse, often attached to a hair or a fiber of clothing.
- Nora
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Honora.
- narc
-
noun,
a government agent or detective charged with the enforcement of laws restricting the use of narcotics.
- Itch
-
noun,
the sensation of itching.
- nori
-
noun,
a seaweed having a mildly sweet, salty taste, usually dried, used in Japanese cookery mainly as a wrap for sushi.
- ocas
-
noun,
a wood sorrel, Oxalis tuberosa, of the Andes, cultivated in South America for its edible tubers.
- nos-
-
- oast
-
noun,
a kiln for drying hops or malt.
- CAS
-
verb (used with or without object),
to call, as to call an animal toward one; urge forward by calling.
- OTA
-
- ot-
-
- RNA
-
- CAR
-
noun,
an automobile.
- Oc.
-
- TCA
-
- CAI
-
- TCS
-
- tha
-
noun,
the fourth letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- ct.
-
- cs.
-
- cr.
-
- Co.
-
- THC
-
- CIO
-
noun,
a federation of affiliated industrial labor unions, founded 1935 within the American Federation of Labor but independent of it 1938–55. Abbreviation: C.I.O., CIO.
- th-
-
- CHA
-
noun,
tea.
- TAR
-
noun,
any of various dark-colored viscid products obtained by the destructive distillation of certain organic substances, as coal or wood.
- NRA
-
- ist
-
- Noh
-
noun,
Nō.
- RAN
-
noun,
a sea goddess who drags down ships and drowns sailors: the wife of Aegir.
- STI
-
- CNS
-
- CNO
-
- Rai
-
noun,
a style of Algerian popular music played on electric guitar, synthesizer, and percussion instruments.
- rah
-
interjection,
(used as an exclamation of encouragement to a player or team.)
- nr.
-
- CIA
-
- Nth
-
Idioms,
the nth degree / power,
a high degree or power.
the utmost degree or extent:
- NRC
-
- RCS
-
- Tai
-
noun,
any of several sparoid fishes of the Pacific Ocean, as Pagrus major (red tai) a food fish of Japan.
- CHI
-
noun,
the twenty-second letter of the Greek alphabet (X, χ).
- OTS
-
- Tan
-
noun,
the brown color imparted to the skin by exposure to the sun or open air.
- ca.
-
- NSA
-
- NSC
-
- TAO
-
noun,
(in philosophical Taoism) that in virtue of which all things happen or exist.
- ch.
-
- TIC
-
noun,
Pathology.
a sudden, spasmodic, painless, involuntary muscular contraction, as of the face.
tic douloureux.
- ATS
-
noun,
a money of account of Laos, the 100th part of a kip.
- ahi
-
noun,
yellowfin tuna, widely used in sashimi.
- ait
-
noun,
a small island, especially in a river.
- 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.
- tr.
-
- tra
-
- oic
-
- AIR
-
noun,
a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- OIr
-
- Ain
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- TRH
-
- AIC
-
- Ora
-
noun,
plural of os2 .
- OIt
-
- ANC
-
- ACT
-
noun,
anything done, being done, or to be done; deed; performance:
- ACS
-
- ons
-
- ONR
-
- ACH
-
interjection,
alas; oh.
- Tro
-
- ONA
-
noun,
a member of a people of Tierra del Fuego.
- Ar.
-
- an.
-
- ac-
-
- TSH
-
- TSI
-
- OCS
-
- ANI
-
noun,
any of several black, tropical American cuckoos of the genus Crotophaga, having a compressed, bladelike bill.
- OSA
-
- OAS
-
- OTC
-
- ATC
-
- at.
-
- oar
-
noun,
a long shaft with a broad blade at one end, used as a lever for rowing or otherwise propelling or steering a boat.
- ast
-
- TIA
-
- NOC
-
- ASR
-
- Aso
-
noun,
Mount, a volcanic mountain in Japan, in central Kyushu, noted for its vast caldera. 5223 feet (1593 meters).
- 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.
- ASN
-
- ASI
-
- orc
-
noun,
any of several cetaceans, as a grampus.
- Ash
-
noun,
the powdery residue of matter that remains after burning.
- ORT
-
noun,
Usually, orts. a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
- OAT
-
noun,
a cereal grass, Avena sativa, cultivated for its edible seed.
- ARS
-
- ton
-
noun,
a unit of weight, equivalent to 2000 pounds (0.907 metric ton) avoirdupois (short ton) in the U.S. and 2240 pounds (1.016 metric tons) avoirdupois (long ton) in Great Britain.
- Oca
-
noun,
a wood sorrel, Oxalis tuberosa, of the Andes, cultivated in South America for its edible tubers.
- Tor
-
noun,
a rocky pinnacle; a peak of a bare or rocky mountain or hill.
- och
-
interjection,
(used as an expression of surprise, disapproval, regret, etc.)
- ARC
-
noun,
Geometry. any unbroken part of the circumference of a circle or other curved line.
- aor
-
- OCR
-
- ans
-
noun,
the Sumerian god of heaven: the counterpart of the Akkadian Anu.
- St.
-
- Sta
-
- SRI
-
noun,
a Hindu title of address prefixed to the name of a deity, holy person, etc.
- ICA
-
noun,
Portuguese name of Putumayo.
- San
-
noun,
a member of a nomadic aboriginal people of southern Africa.
- SAR
-
- INH
-
- Ria
-
noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- ina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- in.
-
- IHS
-
- rho
-
noun,
the 17th letter of the Greek alphabet (P, ρ).
- sc.
-
- ich
-
noun,
a disease of tropical fishes, characterized by small, white nodules on the fins, skin, and eyes, caused by a ciliate protozoan, Ichthyophthirius multifiliis.
- Nat
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Nathan or Nathaniel.
- IAS
-
- IOC
-
- ian
-
noun,
a male given name, Scottish form of John.
- Ia.
-
- io-
-
- IRA
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- ics
-
- Hts
-
- ht.
-
- COS
-
noun,
romaine.
- SHA
-
- hrs
-
- RCT
-
- hot
-
noun,
the hots, Slang. intense sexual desire or attraction.
- NCO
-
- ion
-
noun,
an electrically charged atom or group of atoms formed by the loss or gain of one or more electrons, as a cation (positive ion) which is created by electron loss and is attracted to the cathode in electrolysis, or as an anion (negative ion) which is created by an electron gain and is attracted to the anode. The valence of an ion is equal to the number of electrons lost or gained and is indicated by a plus sign for cations and a minus sign for anions, thus: Na + , Cl−, Ca ++ , S = .
- RCA
-
- ITO
-
noun,
Prince Hirobumi [hee-raw-boo-mee] /ˈhi rɔˈbu mi/ (Show IPA), 1841–1909, Japanese statesman.
- ROA
-
- ISR
-
- ITA
-
- ish
-
- ROC
-
noun,
a bird of enormous size and strength.
- ITC
-
- ROI
-
- ISA
-
- Is.
-
noun,
(used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
- IRS
-
- IRO
-
- IRC
-
- SAC
-
noun,
a baglike structure in an animal, plant, or fungus, as one containing fluid.
- ROT
-
noun,
the process of rotting.
- Ir.
-
- rin
-
noun,
a money of account of Japan, the thousandth part of a yen or the tenth part of a sen.
- IOT
-
- Ios
-
noun,
a small hawk, Buteo solitarius, having two plumage phases and occurring only on the island of Hawaii, where it is a rare species and the only living indigenous bird of prey.
- ior
-
- Rs.
-
- RSA
-
- rt.
-
- RTS
-
- So.
-
- SRO
-
- RCN
-
- HST
-
- NHA
-
- CTA
-
- has
-
noun,
Usually, haves. an individual or group that has wealth, social position, or other material benefits (contrasted with have-not).
- NIH
-
- SIR
-
noun,
a respectful or formal term of address used to a man:
- HAO
-
noun,
an aluminum coin and monetary unit of Vietnam, the tenth part of a dong.
- SIT
-
verb,
(in prescriptions) may it be.
- Han
-
noun,
a dynasty in China, 206 b.c.–a.d. 220, with an interregnum, a.d. 9–25: characterized by consolidation of the centralized imperial state and territorial expansion.
Compare Earlier Han, Later Han.
- hr.
-
- nit
-
noun,
the egg of a parasitic insect, especially of a louse, often attached to a hair or a fiber of clothing.
- RAS
-
noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- ctn
-
plural,
carton.
- CST
-
- HAT
-
noun,
a shaped covering for the head, usually with a crown and brim, especially for wear outdoors.
- CSR
-
- SOC
-
noun,
sociology or a class or course in sociology.
- CSO
-
- Son
-
noun,
a male child or person in relation to his parents.
- CSA
-
- CRT
-
- CRS
-
- COT
-
noun,
a light portable bed, especially one of canvas on a folding frame.
- sot
-
noun,
a drunkard.
- Sr.
-
- 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.
- 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.
- HCR
-
- NIA
-
- NIC
-
noun,
a newly industrialized/industrializing country:
- Hon
-
noun,
honey (def 6).
- sho
-
- hit
-
noun,
an impact or collision, as of one thing against another.
- hin
-
noun,
an ancient Hebrew unit of liquid measure equal to about one and one half gallons (5.7 liters).
- sht
-
- ONI
-
- NHI
-
- HIS
-
noun,
any male person or animal; a man:
- HIC
-
interjection,
(an onomatopoeic word used to imitate or represent a hiccup.)
- SIC
-
adverb,
so; thus: usually written parenthetically to denote that a word, phrase, passage, etc., that may appear strange or incorrect has been written intentionally or has been quoted verbatim: (sic).
- Sin
-
noun,
transgression of divine law:
- NHS
-
- TC
-
- i.
-
- OA
-
- sh
-
interjection,
(used to urge silence.)
- HO
-
noun,
a sexually promiscuous woman.
- No
-
noun,
an utterance of the word “no.”.
- AO
-
- N.
-
- 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.
- 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.
- AH
-
interjection,
(used as an exclamation of pain, surprise, pity, complaint, dislike, joy, etc., according to the manner of utterance.)
- 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.
- RO
-
- TI
-
noun,
the syllable for the seventh tone of a diatonic scale.
- T1
-
- ic
-
- RI
-
- R.
-
- RA
-
noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- SI
-
noun,
the syllable used for the seventh tone of a scale and sometimes for the tone B.
- NI
-
- RC
-
- RH
-
- NH
-
- NA
-
adverb,
no1 .
- RN
-
- t.
-
- SA
-
- S.
-
- HI
-
adjective,
an informal, simplified spelling of high:
- OH
-
noun,
the exclamation “oh.”.
- SN
-
- h.
-
- TA
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- TN
-
- O.
-
- NC
-