Anagrams of surface-to-air
Word surface-to-air has
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- air-to-surface
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adverb,
from a flying aircraft to the surface of the earth:
- Tuscarora
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noun,
a member of an Indian people living originally in North Carolina and later, after their admission into the Iroquois confederacy, in New York.
- fruticose
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adjective,
having the form of a shrub; shrublike.
- scrutoire
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noun,
writing desk (def 1).
- fractures
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noun,
the breaking of a bone, cartilage, or the like, or the resulting condition.
Compare comminuted fracture, complete fracture, compound fracture, greenstick fracture, simple fracture.
- actuaries
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noun,
Insurance. a person who computes premium rates, dividends, risks, etc., according to probabilities based on statistical records.
- facetious
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adjective,
not meant to be taken seriously or literally:
- factories
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noun,
a building or group of buildings with facilities for the manufacture of goods.
- fractious
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adjective,
refractory or unruly:
- arcatures
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noun,
an arcade of small dimensions.
- araceous
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adjective,
belonging to the plant family Araceae.
- fracturs
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noun,
Fraktur (def 2).
- curators
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noun,
the person in charge of a museum, art collection, etc.
- aerators
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noun,
an apparatus for aerating water or other fluids.
- furcates
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adjective,
forked; branching.
- rotifers
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noun,
any microscopic animal of the phylum (or class) Rotifera, found in fresh and salt waters, having one or more rings of cilia on the anterior end.
- Serratia
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noun,
a genus of rod-shaped, aerobic bacteria that are saprophytic on decaying plant or animal materials.
- fruiters
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noun,
a cargo vessel carrying fruit.
- Rotifera
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noun,
the phylum or class comprising the rotifers.
- erratics
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noun,
an erratic or eccentric person.
- fratries
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noun,
frater2 .
- Frascati
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noun,
a fruity white wine from Rome.
- Eurocrat
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noun,
a member of the executive and technical staff at the headquarters of the European Common Market.
- arterio-
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- Eustacia
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noun,
a female given name.
- faitours
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noun,
impostor; fake.
- air-core
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adjective,
having a nonmagnetic core, as one of fiber or plastic, encircled by a coil (air-core coil) or containing one or more such coils:
- aircraft
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noun,
any machine supported for flight in the air by buoyancy or by the dynamic action of air on its surfaces, especially powered airplanes, gliders, and helicopters.
- fracture
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noun,
the breaking of a bone, cartilage, or the like, or the resulting condition.
Compare comminuted fracture, complete fracture, compound fracture, greenstick fracture, simple fracture.
- airfares
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noun,
the price charged for transportation by airplane.
- fasciate
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adjective,
bound with a band, fillet, or bandage.
- forecast
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verb (used with object),
to predict (a future condition or occurrence); calculate in advance:
- factious
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adjective,
given to faction; dissentious:
- arcature
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noun,
an arcade of small dimensions.
- Sarraute
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noun,
Nathalie [na-ta-lee] /na taˈli/ (Show IPA), (Nathalie Ilyanova Tcherniak) 1900–1999, French novelist, born in Russia.
- rotaries
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noun,
a rotary device or machine.
- factures
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noun,
the act, process, or manner of making anything; construction.
- farceurs
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noun,
a writer or director of or actor in farce.
- fructose
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noun,
Chemistry, Pharmacology. a yellowish to white, crystalline, water-soluble, levorotatory ketose sugar, C 6 H 12 O 6 , sweeter than sucrose, occurring in invert sugar, honey, and a great many fruits: used in foodstuffs and in medicine chiefly in solution as an intravenous nutrient.
- carfares
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noun,
the amount charged for a ride on a subway, streetcar, bus, etc.
- courtier
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noun,
a person who is often in attendance at the court of a king or other royal personage.
- Cerritos
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noun,
a city in SW California.
- outraces
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verb (used with object),
to race or run faster than:
- refracts
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verb (used with object),
to subject to refraction.
- outfaces
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verb (used with object),
to cause to submit by or as if by staring down; face or stare down.
- suricate
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noun,
a small, burrowing South African carnivore, Suricata suricatta, of a grayish color with dark bands across the back, related to the mongooses and having social behavior similar to that of prairie dogs.
- Courtrai
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noun,
a city in W Belgium, on the Lys River: important medieval city.
- outcries
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noun,
a strong and usually public expression of protest, indignation, or the like.
- citreous
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adjective,
lemon-yellow; greenish-yellow.
- crofters
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noun,
a person who rents and works a small farm, especially in Scotland or northern England.
- Saucier
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noun,
a chef or cook who specializes in making sauces.
- cerato-
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- eutocia
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noun,
normal childbirth.
- corsair
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noun,
a fast ship used for piracy.
- Courier
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noun,
a messenger, usually traveling in haste, bearing urgent news, important reports or packages, diplomatic messages, etc.
- couters
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noun,
a piece of plate armor for the elbow.
- Astaire
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noun,
Fred, 1899–1987, U.S. dancer and actor.
- stearic
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adjective,
of or relating to suet or fat.
- factors
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noun,
one of the elements contributing to a particular result or situation:
- stearo-
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- facture
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noun,
the act, process, or manner of making anything; construction.
- courser
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noun,
a person or thing that courses.
- farceur
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noun,
a writer or director of or actor in farce.
- faitour
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noun,
impostor; fake.
- coaster
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noun,
a person or thing that coasts.
- aristo-
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- ferrous
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adjective,
of or containing iron, especially in the bivalent state.
- faucets
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noun,
any device for controlling the flow of liquid from a pipe or the like by opening or closing an orifice; tap; cock.
- arteri-
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- coarser
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adjective,
of or relating to a topology on a topological space whose open sets are included among the open sets of a second specified topology on the space.
- Artesia
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noun,
a city in S California.
- farruca
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noun,
a Spanish flamenco dance.
- surfeit
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noun,
excess; an excessive amount:
- surcoat
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noun,
a garment worn over medieval armor, often embroidered with heraldic arms.
- far-out
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adjective,
unconventional; offbeat; avant-garde.
- surface
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noun,
the outer face, outside, or exterior boundary of a thing; outermost or uppermost layer or area.
- farcies
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noun,
a form of glanders chiefly affecting the skin and superficial lymphatic vessels of horses and mules.
- cirrate
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adjective,
having cirri.
- catouse
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noun,
New England. a noisy disturbance; commotion.
- craters
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noun,
the cup-shaped depression or cavity on the surface of the earth or other heavenly body marking the orifice of a volcano.
- Croatia
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noun,
a republic in SE Europe: includes the historical regions of Dalmatia, Istria, and Slavonia; formerly a part of Yugoslavia. 21,835 sq. mi. (56,555 sq. km) Capital: Zagreb.
- Creator
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noun,
a person or thing that creates.
- curites
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noun,
a radioactive uranium mineral, Pb 2 U 5 O 17 ·4H 2 O, with adamantine luster, occurring as reddish-brown to deep-yellow needle-shaped crystals, formed by alteration of uraninite.
- carreta
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noun,
a simple two-wheeled oxcart.
- carouse
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noun,
carousal.
- tarsier
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noun,
a small, arboreal, nocturnal primate of the genus Tarsius, of Indonesia and the Philippines, having a long thin tail, very large immobile eyes, and prominent pads on the fingers and toes: all populations are dwindling.
- Setaria
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noun,
any grass of the genus Setaria, having a dense panicle, grown for forage.
- caritas
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noun,
charity.
- tarries
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noun,
a stay; sojourn.
- caesura
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noun,
Prosody. a break, especially a sense pause, usually near the middle of a verse, and marked in scansion by a double vertical line, as in know then thyself ‖ presume not God to scan.
- carafes
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noun,
a wide-mouthed glass or metal bottle with a lip or spout, for holding and serving beverages.
- Scutari
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noun,
Lake, a lake between NW Albania and Montenegro. About 135 sq. mi. (350 sq. km).
- curiosa
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plural noun,
books, pamphlets, etc., dealing with unusual subjects.
- ouraris
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noun,
curare.
- Tarasco
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noun,
Tarascan.
- carious
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adjective,
having caries, as teeth; decayed.
- curator
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noun,
the person in charge of a museum, art collection, etc.
- curates
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noun,
Chiefly British. a member of the clergy employed to assist a rector or vicar.
- curares
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noun,
a blackish, resinlike substance derived from tropical plants of the genus Strychnos, especially S. toxifera, and from the root of pareira, used by certain South American Indians for poisoning arrows and employed in physiological experiments, medicine, etc., for arresting the action of motor nerves.
- carters
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noun,
Bennett Lester ("Benny") 1907–2003, U.S. jazz saxophonist and composer.
- fiacres
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noun,
a small horse-drawn carriage.
- carfare
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noun,
the amount charged for a ride on a subway, streetcar, bus, etc.
- scouter
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noun,
a person who scouts.
- crofter
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noun,
a person who rents and works a small farm, especially in Scotland or northern England.
- Eurasia
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noun,
Europe and Asia considered together as one continent.
- sautoir
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noun,
a ribbon, chain, scarf, or the like, tied around the neck in such a manner that the ends cross over each other.
- Etruria
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noun,
an ancient country located between the Arno and Tiber rivers, roughly corresponding to modern Tuscany in W Italy.
- crosier
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noun,
a ceremonial staff carried by a bishop or an abbot, hooked at one end like a shepherd's crook.
- atresia
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noun,
the congenital absence, or the pathological closure, of an opening, passage, or cavity.
- scourer
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noun,
a person who scours or cleanses.
- Caserta
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noun,
a city in S Italy, near Naples.
- erotica
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noun,
written works, usually fiction, dealing with sexual love.
- cruiser
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noun,
a person or thing that cruises.
- auroras
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noun,
the ancient Roman goddess of the dawn.
Compare Eos.
- erratic
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noun,
an erratic or eccentric person.
- erratas
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noun,
plural of erratum.
- Cartier
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noun,
Sir George Étienne [zhawrzh ey-tyen] /ʒɔrʒ eɪˈtyɛn/ (Show IPA), 1814–73, Canadian political leader: prime minister 1857–62, defense minister 1867–73.
- Austria
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noun,
a republic in central Europe. 32,381 sq. mi. (83,865 sq. km). Capital: Vienna.
- Austro-
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- erotics
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noun,
an erotic poem.
- festuca
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noun,
any grass of the genus Festuca, chiefly characterized by tufted blades and spikelets, comprising the fescues.
- cirrose
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adjective,
having a cirrus or cirri.
- routers
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noun,
any of various tools or machines for routing, hollowing out, or furrowing.
- acerous
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adjective,
acerose1 .
- Forster
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noun,
E(dward) M(organ) 1879–1970, English novelist.
- rafters
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noun,
any of a series of timbers or the like, usually having a pronounced slope, for supporting the sheathing and covering of a roof.
- forties
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noun,
a cardinal number, ten times four.
- Fourier
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noun,
François Marie Charles [frahn-swa ma-ree sharl] /frɑ̃ˈswa maˈri ʃarl/ (Show IPA), 1772–1837, French socialist, writer, and reformer.
- reactor
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noun,
a person or thing that reacts or undergoes reaction.
- fractur
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noun,
Fraktur (def 2).
- icterus
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noun,
jaundice (def 1).
- trocars
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noun,
a sharp-pointed instrument enclosed in a cannula, used for withdrawing fluid from a cavity, as the abdominal cavity.
- fractus
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adjective,
containing small, individual elements that have a ragged appearance.
- recruit
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noun,
a newly enlisted or drafted member of the armed forces.
- trouser
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noun,
a leg of a pair of trousers.
- acetous
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adjective,
containing or producing acetic acid.
- Forrest
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noun,
Edwin, 1806–72, U.S. actor.
- fraters
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noun,
a brother, as in a religious or fraternal order; comrade.
- rosaria
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noun,
a rose garden.
- 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.
- friseur
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noun,
a hairdresser.
- roister
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verb (used without object),
to act in a swaggering, boisterous, or uproarious manner.
- fruiter
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noun,
a cargo vessel carrying fruit.
- roaster
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noun,
a contrivance for roasting something, as an oven, a pan for roasting meat, or a machine for roasting coffee beans.
- furcate
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adjective,
forked; branching.
- aerator
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noun,
an apparatus for aerating water or other fluids.
- turacos
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noun,
touraco.
- refract
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verb (used with object),
to subject to refraction.
- re-sort
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verb (used with object),
to sort or arrange (cards, papers, etc.) again.
- Forseti
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noun,
the god of justice, the son of Balder and Nanna.
- airfare
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noun,
the price charged for transportation by airplane.
- forcers
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noun,
a person or thing that forces.
- rouster
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noun,
roustabout (def 1).
- arcuate
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adjective,
bent or curved like a bow.
- tracers
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noun,
a person or thing that traces.
- rotifer
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noun,
any microscopic animal of the phylum (or class) Rotifera, found in fresh and salt waters, having one or more rings of cilia on the anterior end.
- outface
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verb (used with object),
to cause to submit by or as if by staring down; face or stare down.
- outrace
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verb (used with object),
to race or run faster than:
- cruets
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noun,
a glass bottle, especially one for holding vinegar, oil, etc., for the table.
- cruise
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noun,
the act of cruising.
- Osetic
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adjective, noun,
Ossetic.
- rectus
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noun,
any of several straight muscles, as of the abdomen, thigh, eye, etc.
- cruors
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noun,
coagulated blood, or the portion of the blood that forms the clot.
- rectos
-
- source
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noun,
any thing or place from which something comes, arises, or is obtained; origin:
- coarse
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adjective,
composed of relatively large parts or particles:
- souter
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noun,
a person who makes or repairs shoes; cobbler; shoemaker.
- 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.
- croute
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noun,
crust.
- Crusoe
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noun,
Robinson, Robinson Crusoe.
- Cortes
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noun,
(in Spain or Portugal) the two houses constituting the national legislative body.
- Coates
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noun,
Eric, 1886–1957, English violist and composer.
- strafe
-
noun,
a strafing attack.
- curate
-
noun,
Chiefly British. a member of the clergy employed to assist a rector or vicar.
- retro-
-
- Curare
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noun,
a blackish, resinlike substance derived from tropical plants of the genus Strychnos, especially S. toxifera, and from the root of pareira, used by certain South American Indians for poisoning arrows and employed in physiological experiments, medicine, etc., for arresting the action of motor nerves.
- cirrus
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noun,
Meteorology.
a cloud of a class characterized by thin white filaments or narrow bands and a composition of ice crystals: of high altitude, about 20,000–40,000 feet (6000–12,000 meters).
a cirriform cloud.
- resort
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noun,
a place to which people frequently or generally go for relaxation or pleasure, especially one providing rest and recreation facilities for vacationers:
- strife
-
noun,
vigorous or bitter conflict, discord, or antagonism:
- cuesta
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noun,
a long, low ridge with a relatively steep face or escarpment on one side and a long, gentle slope on the other.
- refits
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noun,
an act of refitting.
- recurs
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verb (used without object),
to occur again, as an event, experience, etc.
- cueist
-
noun,
a billiard player.
- softie
-
noun,
softy.
- Sorata
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noun,
Mount, a mountain in W Bolivia, in the Andes, near Lake Titicaca: two peaks, Ancohuma, 21,490 feet (6550 meters), and Illampu, 21,276 feet (6485 meters).
- C-star
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noun,
carbon star.
- sortie
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noun,
a rapid movement of troops from a besieged place to attack the besiegers.
- soucar
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noun,
a Hindu banker.
- ouster
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noun,
expulsion or removal from a place or position occupied:
- Citrus
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noun,
any small tree or spiny shrub of the genus Citrus, of the rue family, including the lemon, lime, orange, tangerine, grapefruit, citron, kumquat, and shaddock, widely cultivated for fruit or grown as an ornamental.
- 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.
- Crouse
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noun,
Russel, 1893–1966, U.S. dramatist.
- corita
-
noun,
a boat resembling a large, woven basket, used by Indians of the southwestern U.S.
- courts
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noun,
Law.
a place where justice is administered.
a judicial tribunal duly constituted for the hearing and determination of cases.
a session of a judicial assembly.
- 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.
- re-act
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verb (used with object),
to act or perform again.
- raters
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noun,
a person who makes rates or ratings.
- oaters
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noun,
a movie, television show, etc., about the frontier days of the U.S. West; western; horse opera.
- course
-
noun,
a direction or route taken or to be taken.
- Rasure
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noun,
an erasure.
- reatas
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noun,
riata.
- COSTAR
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noun,
a performer, especially an actor or actress, who shares star billing with another.
- raster
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noun,
Television. a pattern of scanning lines covering the area upon which the image is projected in the cathode-ray tube or liquid-crystal display of a television set or other screen.
- Corrie
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noun,
a circular hollow in the side of a hill or mountain.
- Raetic
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noun,
an extinct language of uncertain affinities that was spoken in Rhaetia and written with the Etruscan alphabet.
- Rafter
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noun,
any of a series of timbers or the like, usually having a pronounced slope, for supporting the sheathing and covering of a roof.
- corset
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noun,
Sometimes, corsets. a close-fitting undergarment, stiffened with whalebone or similar material and often capable of being tightened by lacing, enclosing the trunk: worn, especially by women, to shape and support the body; stays.
- couter
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noun,
a piece of plate armor for the elbow.
- crafts
-
noun,
an art, trade, or occupation requiring special skill, especially manual skill:
- Rector
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noun,
a member of the clergy in charge of a parish in the Protestant Episcopal Church.
- criers
-
noun,
a person who cries.
- crores
-
noun,
(in India) the sum of ten million, especially of rupees; one hundred lacs.
- crofts
-
noun,
a small farm, especially one worked by a tenant.
- coitus
-
noun,
sexual intercourse, especially between a man and a woman.
- Itasca
-
noun,
Lake, a lake in N Minnesota: one of the sources of the Mississippi River.
- recti-
-
- Crista
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noun,
a crest or ridge.
- Creusa
-
noun,
the bride to be of Jason, slain by Medea.
- Stacia
-
noun,
a female given name.
- corers
-
noun,
a person or thing that cores.
- steric
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adjective,
of or relating to the spatial relationships of atoms in a molecule.
- crates
-
noun,
a slatted wooden box or framework for packing, shopping, or storing fruit, furniture, glassware, crockery, etc.
- racers
-
noun,
a person, animal, or thing that races or takes part in a race, as a racehorse, bicycle, yacht, etc.
- orates
-
verb (used with or without object),
to deliver an oration; speak pompously; declaim.
- recast
-
noun,
a recasting.
- Crater
-
noun,
the cup-shaped depression or cavity on the surface of the earth or other heavenly body marking the orifice of a volcano.
- riatas
-
noun,
a lariat.
- Curtis
-
noun,
Benjamin Robbins, 1809–74, U.S. jurist: associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court 1851–57; resigned in dissent over Dred Scott case.
- Icarus
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noun,
Also, Ikaros. Classical Mythology. a youth who attempted to escape from Crete with wings of wax and feathers but flew so high that his wings melted from the heat of the sun, and he plunged to his death in the sea.
- fouter
-
noun,
something that has no value (used in expressions of contempt):
- sarco-
-
- Forest
-
noun,
a large tract of land covered with trees and underbrush; woodland.
- Fortas
-
noun,
Abe, 1910–1982, U.S. lawyer, government official, and jurist: associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court 1965–69.
- fortes
-
noun,
a person's strong suit, or most highly developed characteristic, talent, or skill; something that one excels in:
Synonyms: talent, skill, excellence, strength, strong point, specialty, proficiency; knack, bent.
- Sartre
-
noun,
Jean-Paul [zhahn-pawl] /ʒɑ̃ˈpɔl/ (Show IPA), 1905–80, French philosopher, novelist, and dramatist: declined 1964 Nobel Prize in literature.
- fortis
-
noun,
a fortis consonant.
- Foster
-
noun,
Stephen (Collins) 1826–64, U.S. songwriter.
- Factor
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noun,
one of the elements contributing to a particular result or situation:
- forcer
-
noun,
a person or thing that forces.
- rostra
-
noun,
a plural of rostrum.
- roster
-
noun,
a list of persons or groups, as of military personnel or units with their turns or periods of duty.
- facies
-
noun,
general appearance, as of an animal or vegetable group.
- facias
-
noun,
dashboard (def 1).
- facets
-
noun,
one of the small, polished plane surfaces of a cut gem.
- fracas
-
noun,
a noisy, disorderly disturbance or fight; riotous brawl; uproar.
- facers
-
noun,
a person or thing that faces.
- fascia
-
noun,
a band or fillet, as for binding the hair.
- fatsia
-
noun,
a shrub or small tree, Fatsia japonica, of the ginseng family, having large, glossy, palmately compound leaves and often grown as a houseplant.
- satori
-
noun,
sudden enlightenment.
- ferric
-
adjective,
of or containing iron, especially in the trivalent state.
- fiasco
-
noun,
a complete and ignominious failure.
- router
-
noun,
any of various tools or machines for routing, hollowing out, or furrowing.
- fiacre
-
noun,
a small horse-drawn carriage.
- fetors
-
noun,
a strong, offensive smell; stench.
- ficoes
-
noun,
fig1 (def 4).
- fiesta
-
noun,
any festival or festive celebration.
- ferro-
-
- ferri-
-
- fauces
-
noun,
Anatomy. the cavity at the back of the mouth, leading into the pharynx.
- ferous
-
- ferias
-
noun,
Ecclesiastical. a weekday on which no feast is celebrated.
- rustic
-
noun,
a country person.
- sacro-
-
- safari
-
noun,
a journey or expedition, for hunting, exploration, or investigation, especially in eastern Africa.
- faucet
-
noun,
any device for controlling the flow of liquid from a pipe or the like by opening or closing an orifice; tap; cock.
- foetus
-
noun,
fetus.
- satire
-
noun,
the use of irony, sarcasm, ridicule, or the like, in exposing, denouncing, or deriding vice, folly, etc.
- saucer
-
noun,
a small, round, shallow dish to hold a cup.
- ricers
-
noun,
an implement for ricing potatoes, squash, etc., by pressing them through small holes.
- cursor
-
noun,
Digital Technology. a movable, sometimes blinking, symbol that indicates the position on a display screen where the next character entered from the keyboard will appear, or where user action is needed.
- frusta
-
noun,
the part of a conical solid left after cutting off a top portion with a plane parallel to the base.
- Seurat
-
noun,
Georges [zhawrzh] /ʒɔrʒ/ (Show IPA), 1859–91, French (pointillist) painter.
- Sierra
-
noun,
a chain of hills or mountains, the peaks of which suggest the teeth of a saw.
- Furiae
-
plural noun,
fury (def 3).
- sifter
-
noun,
a person or thing that sifts.
- Custer
-
noun,
George Armstrong [ahrm-strawng,, -strong] /ˈɑrm strɔŋ,, -strɒŋ/ (Show IPA), 1839–76, U.S. general and Indian fighter.
- routes
-
noun,
a course, way, or road for passage or travel:
- Currie
-
noun,
East Indian Cookery. a pungent dish of vegetables, onions, meat or fish, etc., flavored with various spices or curry powder, and often eaten with rice.
- Erfurt
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Thuringia, in central Germany.
- curite
-
noun,
a radioactive uranium mineral, Pb 2 U 5 O 17 ·4H 2 O, with adamantine luster, occurring as reddish-brown to deep-yellow needle-shaped crystals, formed by alteration of uraninite.
- Furies
-
noun,
unrestrained or violent anger, rage, passion, or the like:
- furors
-
noun,
a general outburst of enthusiasm, excitement, controversy, or the like.
- curios
-
noun,
any unusual article, object of art, etc., valued as a curiosity.
- fustic
-
noun,
the wood of a large, tropical American tree, Chlorophora tinctoria, of the mulberry family, yielding a light-yellow dye.
- rictus
-
noun,
the gape of the mouth of a bird.
- iatro-
-
- sector
-
noun,
Geometry. a plane figure bounded by two radii and the included arc of a circle.
- ericas
-
noun,
any of numerous low-growing evergreen shrubs or small trees belonging to the genus Erica, of the heath family, including several species of heather.
- Rosita
-
noun,
a female given name, Spanish form of Rose.
- Scotia
-
noun,
a deep concave molding between two fillets, as in the Attic base.
- fraise
-
noun,
Fortification. a defense consisting of pointed stakes projecting from the ramparts in a horizontal or an inclined position.
- Fraser
-
noun,
James Earle, 1876–1953, U.S. sculptor.
- scato-
-
- scoria
-
noun,
Metallurgy. the refuse, dross, or slag left after melting or smelting metal; scum.
- Scoter
-
noun,
any of the large diving ducks of the genus Melanitta, inhabiting northern parts of the Northern Hemisphere.
- escort
-
noun,
a group of persons, or a single person, accompanying another or others for protection, guidance, or courtesy:
- Escaut
-
noun,
French name of Scheldt.
- frater
-
noun,
a brother, as in a religious or fraternal order; comrade.
- erotic
-
noun,
an erotic poem.
- eructs
-
verb (used with or without object),
to belch forth, as gas from the stomach.
- scrota
-
noun,
the pouch of skin that contains the testes.
- Roseau
-
noun,
a seaport on and the capital of Dominica.
- fresco
-
noun,
Also called buon fresco, true fresco. the art or technique of painting on a moist, plaster surface with colors ground up in water or a limewater mixture.
Compare fresco secco.
- rosace
-
noun,
rosette (def 3).
- errata
-
noun,
plural of erratum.
- friers
-
noun,
fryer.
- Frisco
-
noun,
San Francisco.
- Coster
-
noun,
costermonger.
- curets
-
noun,
a scoop-shaped surgical instrument for removing tissue from body cavities, as the uterus.
- cirro-
-
- tarso-
-
- Artois
-
noun,
a former province in N France: artesian wells.
- Tories
-
noun,
a member of the Conservative Party in Great Britain or Canada.
- astro-
-
- tiaras
-
noun,
a jeweled, ornamental coronet worn by women.
- Terris
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Theresa.
- Atreus
-
noun,
the father of Plisthenes, Agamemnon, Menelaus, and Anaxibia upon whose house Thyestes pronounced a curse.
- terras
-
noun,
earth; land.
- terais
-
noun,
a marshy lowland area in N India and S Nepal, between the Ganges and the foothills of the Himalayas.
- aurist
-
noun,
a physician specializing in the treatment of ear diseases; otologist.
- Aurora
-
noun,
the ancient Roman goddess of the dawn.
Compare Eos.
- Auster
-
noun,
the south wind personified.
- austr-
-
- tauro-
-
- tarsia
-
noun,
intarsia.
- arouse
-
verb (used with object),
to stir to action or strong response; excite:
- Caesar
-
noun,
Gaius [gey-uh s] /ˈgeɪ əs/ (Show IPA), (or Caius) [key-uh s] /ˈkeɪ əs/ (Show IPA), Julius, c100–44 b.c, Roman general, statesman, and historian.
- carafe
-
noun,
a wide-mouthed glass or metal bottle with a lip or spout, for holding and serving beverages.
- carats
-
noun,
a unit of weight in gemstones, 200 milligrams (about 3 grains of troy or avoirdupois weight). Abbreviation: c., ct.
- carets
-
noun,
a mark (‸) made in written or printed matter to show the place where something is to be inserted.
- caries
-
noun,
decay, as of bone or of plant tissue.
- Carrie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Caroline.
- carrot
-
noun,
a plant, Daucus carota, of the parsley family, having pinnately decompound leaves and umbels of small white or yellow flowers, in its wild form a widespread, familiar weed, and in cultivation valued for its edible root.
- Carter
-
noun,
Bennett Lester ("Benny") 1907–2003, U.S. jazz saxophonist and composer.
- cartes
-
noun,
(italics) French. menu; bill of fare.
Compare à la carte.
- Caruso
-
noun,
Enrico [en-ree-koh;; Italian en-ree-kaw] /ɛnˈri koʊ;; Italian ɛnˈri kɔ/ (Show IPA), 1873–1921, Italian operatic tenor.
- casita
-
noun,
a small crude dwelling forming part of a shantytown inhabited by Mexican laborers in the southwestern U.S.
- tafias
-
noun,
a type of rum made in Haiti from lower grades of molasses, refuse sugar, or the like.
- Caster
-
noun,
a person or thing that casts.
- Castor
-
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.
- arrest
-
noun,
the taking of a person into legal custody, as by officers of the law.
- Arista
-
noun,
Botany. a bristlelike appendage of the spikelets of grains or grasses; an awn.
- caters
-
verb (used with object),
to provide food and service for:
- afrits
-
noun,
afreet.
- Uticas
-
noun,
an ancient city on the N coast of Africa, NW of Carthage.
- utero-
-
- Acarus
-
noun,
a mite, especially of the genus Acarus.
- uretic
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or occurring in the urine.
- aceous
-
- aceto-
-
- acious
-
- urates
-
noun,
a salt of uric acid.
- acuate
-
adjective,
sharpened; pointed.
- acutes
-
noun,
the acute accent.
- Aeacus
-
noun,
a judge in Hades, a son of Zeus and grandfather of Achilles.
- turco-
-
- turaco
-
noun,
touraco.
- Africa
-
noun,
a continent S of Europe and between the Atlantic and Indian oceans. About 11,700,000 sq. mi. (30,303,000 sq. km).
- truces
-
noun,
a suspension of hostilities for a specified period of time by mutual agreement of the warring parties; cease-fire; armistice.
- ariose
-
adjective,
characterized by melody; songlike.
- afters
-
- aftosa
-
noun,
foot-and-mouth disease.
- trocar
-
noun,
a sharp-pointed instrument enclosed in a cannula, used for withdrawing fluid from a cavity, as the abdominal cavity.
- triose
-
noun,
a monosaccharide that has three atoms of carbon.
- triers
-
noun,
a person or thing that tries or tests; tester.
- trices
-
noun,
a very short time; an instant:
- aorist
-
noun,
a verb tense, as in Classical Greek, expressing action or, in the indicative mood, past action, without further limitation or implication.
- aortas
-
noun,
the main trunk of the arterial system, conveying blood from the left ventricle of the heart to all of the body except the lungs.
- triacs
-
noun,
a type of thyristor designed for electronic control of the current supplied to a circuit, used especially in dimmers for lighting systems.
- treasr
-
- Arcaro
-
noun,
Edward ("Eddie") 1916–97, U.S. jockey.
- traces
-
noun,
a surviving mark, sign, or evidence of the former existence, influence, or action of some agent or event; vestige:
- tracer
-
noun,
a person or thing that traces.
- arecas
-
noun,
any tropical Asian palm of the genus Areca, as the betel palm.
- Castro
-
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.
- ourari
-
noun,
curare.
- certif
-
- cerias
-
noun,
a white-to-yellow, heavy powder, cerium dioxide, CeO 2 , usually derived from cerium nitrate by decomposition with heat: used chiefly in ceramics, glass polishing, and decolorizing.
- Cetura
-
noun,
Keturah.
- cerat-
-
- cerous
-
adjective,
containing trivalent cerium.
- suitor
-
noun,
a man who courts or woos a woman.
- cesura
-
noun,
caesura.
- arose
-
verb,
simple past tense of arise.
- Arras
-
noun,
a rich tapestry.
- Toure
-
noun,
Sékou [sey-koo] /ˈseɪ ku/ (Show IPA), 1922–84, Guinean political leader: prime minister 1958-72; president 1958–84.
- routs
-
noun,
a defeat attended with disorderly flight; dispersal of a defeated force in complete disorder:
- fetus
-
noun,
(used chiefly of viviparous mammals) the young of an animal in the womb or egg, especially in the later stages of development when the body structures are in the recognizable form of its kind, in humans after the end of the second month of gestation.
- arise
-
verb (used without object),
to get up from sitting, lying, or kneeling; rise:
- fetor
-
noun,
a strong, offensive smell; stench.
- feti-
-
- fetas
-
noun,
a soft, white, brine-cured Greek cheese made from sheep's milk or goat's milk.
- rears
-
- cause
-
noun,
a person or thing that acts, happens, or exists in such a way that some specific thing happens as a result; the producer of an effect:
- Aries
-
noun,
Astronomy. the Ram, a zodiacal constellation between Pisces and Taurus.
- coria
-
noun,
plural of corium.
- Festa
-
noun,
a feast, festival, or holiday.
- reata
-
noun,
riata.
- Arius
-
noun,
died a.d. 336, Christian priest at Alexandria: founder of Arianism.
- taces
-
noun,
tasset.
- Arica
-
noun,
a seaport in N Chile.
- feria
-
noun,
Ecclesiastical. a weekday on which no feast is celebrated.
- Recit
-
- Foist
-
verb (used with object),
to force upon or impose fraudulently or unjustifiably (usually followed by on or upon):
- rect.
-
- arcus
-
noun,
a dense, horizontal, roll-shaped cloud sometimes occurring at the lower front portion of a cumulonimbus.
- focus
-
noun,
a central point, as of attraction, attention, or activity:
- Areca
-
noun,
any tropical Asian palm of the genus Areca, as the betel palm.
- Corfu
-
noun,
Ancient Corcyra. one of the Ionian Islands, off the NW coast of Greece. 229 sq. mi. (593 sq. km).
- iters
-
noun,
a canal or passage.
- roues
-
noun,
a dissolute and licentious man; rake.
- first
-
noun,
the person or thing that is first in time, order, rank, etc.
- fires
-
- fiats
-
noun,
an authoritative decree, sanction, or order:
Synonyms: authorization, directive, ruling, mandate, diktat, ukase.
- rouse
-
noun,
a rousing.
- roust
-
verb (used with object),
to rout, as from a place:
- areo-
-
- Trace
-
noun,
a surviving mark, sign, or evidence of the former existence, influence, or action of some agent or event; vestige:
- Ficus
-
noun,
any of numerous chiefly tropical trees, shrubs, and vines belonging to the genus Ficus, of the mulberry family, having milky sap and large, thick or stiff leaves, including the edible fig, the banyan, and many species grown as ornamentals.
- stria
-
noun,
a slight or narrow furrow, ridge, stripe, or streak, especially one of a number in parallel arrangement:
- touse
-
noun,
a commotion; rumpus.
- route
-
noun,
a course, way, or road for passage or travel:
- Tours
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Indre-et-Loire, in W France, on the Loire River: Charles Martel defeated the Saracens near here a.d. 732.
- arias
-
noun,
an air or melody.
- Arrau
-
noun,
Claudio [klaw-dee-oh;; Spanish klou-th yaw] /ˈklɔ diˌoʊ;; Spanish ˈklaʊ ðyɔ/ (Show IPA), 1903–91, Chilean pianist.
- feist
-
noun,
Chiefly South Midland and Southern U.S. a small mongrel dog, especially one that is ill-tempered; cur; mutt.
- corr.
-
- asco-
-
- Farsi
-
noun,
the modern Iranian language of Iran and western Afghanistan, written in the Arabic alphabet; modern Persian.
- ratio
-
noun,
the relation between two similar magnitudes with respect to the number of times the first contains the second:
- rates
-
noun,
the amount of a charge or payment with reference to some basis of calculation:
- Farro
-
noun,
emmer.
- cesta
-
noun,
a narrow, curved basket fitted on one end to a wooden handle with a glovelike compartment at the base, for catching and throwing the ball.
- faros
-
noun,
a gambling game in which players place bets on a special board or layout, betting on each series of two cards as they are drawn from a box containing the dealer's or banker's pack.
- fares
-
noun,
the price of conveyance or passage in a bus, train, airplane, or other vehicle.
- 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.
- farci
-
adjective,
filled with with seasoned bread crumbs or other savory matter; stuffed.
- farts
-
noun,
a flatus expelled through the anus.
- 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.
- rater
-
noun,
a person who makes rates or ratings.
- farce
-
noun,
a light, humorous play in which the plot depends upon a skillfully exploited situation rather than upon the development of character.
- Sarre
-
noun,
French name of Saar.
- Sarto
-
noun,
Andrea del [ahn-drey-uh del;; Italian ahn-dre-ah del] /ɑnˈdreɪ ə dɛl;; Italian ɑnˈdrɛ ɑ dɛl/ (Show IPA), Andrea del Sarto.
- ictus
-
noun,
Prosody. rhythmical or metrical stress.
- oater
-
noun,
a movie, television show, etc., about the frontier days of the U.S. West; western; horse opera.
- fairs
-
noun,
Archaic. something that is fair.
- torcs
-
noun,
torque (def 4).
- sarc-
-
- torse
-
noun,
a wreath of twisted silks of two alternating tinctures, usually a metal and a color, depicted supporting a crest or coronet, often upon a helmet.
- recta
-
noun,
a plural of rectum.
- Faust
-
noun,
Johann [yoh-hahn] /ˈyoʊ hɑn/ (Show IPA), c1480–c1538, German magician, alchemist, and astrologer.
- fecit
-
verb,
he made (it); she made (it): formerly used on works of art after the name of the artist. Abbreviation: fe., fec.
- acari
-
noun,
plural of acarus.
- react
-
verb (used with object),
to act or perform again.
- Feast
-
noun,
any rich or abundant meal:
- fears
-
noun,
a distressing emotion aroused by impending danger, evil, pain, etc., whether the threat is real or imagined; the feeling or condition of being afraid. Synonyms: foreboding, apprehension, consternation, dismay, dread, terror, fright, panic, horror, trepidation, qualm.
Antonyms: courage, security, calm, intrepidity.
- arris
-
noun,
a sharp ridge, as between adjoining channels of a Doric column.
- Safar
-
noun,
the second month of the Muslim calendar.
- Tosca
-
noun,
an opera (1900) by Giacomo Puccini.
- ratos
-
noun,
rocket-assisted takeoff.
- Faure
-
noun,
Gabriel Urbain [ga-bree-el oor-ban] /ga briˈɛl urˈbɛ̃/ (Show IPA), 1845–1924, French composer.
- Artur
-
noun,
a male given name.
- torus
-
noun,
Architecture. a large convex molding, more or less semicircular in profile, commonly forming the lowest molding of the base of a column, directly above the plinth, sometimes occurring as one of a pair separated by a scotia and fillets. and column.
- torsi
-
noun,
a plural of torso.
- Artie
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Arthur.
- fatso
-
noun,
a fat person (used as a term of address).
- Cesti
-
noun,
Marcantonio [mahr-kahn-taw-nyaw] /ˌmɑr kɑnˈtɔ nyɔ/ (Show IPA), 1623–69, Italian composer.
- Fates
-
noun,
something that unavoidably befalls a person; fortune; lot:
- saice
-
noun,
syce.
- Saite
-
noun,
a native or citizen of Saïs.
- cires
-
noun,
a brilliant, highly glazed surface produced on fabrics by subjecting them to a wax, heat, and calendering treatment.
- rotes
-
noun,
routine; a fixed, habitual, or mechanical course of procedure:
- cores
-
- force
-
noun,
physical power or strength possessed by a living being:
- frore
-
adjective,
frozen; frosty.
- roast
-
noun,
roasted meat or a piece of roasted meat, as a piece of beef or veal of a quantity and shape for slicing into more than one portion.
- aero-
-
- reifs
-
noun,
plunder; booty; loot.
- Aesir
-
noun,
the principal race of gods, led by Odin and living at Asgard.
- tufas
-
noun,
Also called calcareous tufa, calc-tufa, calc-tuff. a porous limestone formed from calcium carbonate deposited by springs or the like.
Compare travertine.
- fruit
-
noun,
any product of plant growth useful to humans or animals.
- urase
-
noun,
urease.
- Frost
-
noun,
a degree or state of coldness sufficient to cause the freezing of water.
- urate
-
noun,
a salt of uric acid.
- irate
-
adjective,
angry; enraged:
- Frits
-
noun,
Ceramics.
a fused or partially fused material used as a basis for glazes or enamels.
the composition from which artificial soft porcelain is made.
- Isaac
-
noun,
a son of Abraham and Sarah, and father of Jacob. Gen. 21:1–4.
- afars
-
noun,
a member of a nomadic Muslim people living in Eritrea, Djibouti, and northern Ethiopia.
- frise
-
noun,
a rug or upholstery fabric having the pile in uncut loops or in a combination of cut and uncut loops.
- refit
-
noun,
an act of refitting.
- Fris.
-
- Fries
-
noun,
plural of fry1 .
- afire
-
adjective,
on fire:
- frier
-
noun,
fryer.
- roars
-
noun,
a loud, deep cry or howl, as of an animal or a person:
- Aeria
-
noun,
an area in the northern hemisphere of Mars.
- afore
-
adverb, preposition, conjunction,
before.
- Actor
-
noun,
a person who acts in stage plays, motion pictures, television broadcasts, etc.
- riata
-
noun,
a lariat.
- ricer
-
noun,
an implement for ricing potatoes, squash, etc., by pressing them through small holes.
- acute
-
noun,
the acute accent.
- rices
-
noun,
the starchy seeds or grain of an annual marsh grass, Oryza sativa, cultivated in warm climates and used for food.
- IATSE
-
- turfs
-
noun,
a layer of matted earth formed by grass and plant roots.
- actos
-
- restr
-
- rifts
-
noun,
an opening made by splitting, cleaving, etc.; fissure; cleft; chink.
- riots
-
noun,
a noisy, violent public disorder caused by a group or crowd of persons, as by a crowd protesting against another group, a government policy, etc., in the streets.
- aeri-
-
- 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.
- iotas
-
noun,
a very small quantity; jot; whit.
- riser
-
noun,
a person who rises, especially from bed:
- resit
-
noun,
a test or examination that is retaken.
- coast
-
noun,
the land next to the sea; seashore:
- Surat
-
noun,
a seaport in S Gujarat, in W India: first British settlement in India 1612.
- furor
-
noun,
a general outburst of enthusiasm, excitement, controversy, or the like.
- aecia
-
noun,
the fruiting body of rust fungi, which bears chainlike or stalked spores.
- reist
-
verb (used without object),
reest2 .
- friar
-
noun,
Roman Catholic Church. a member of a religious order, especially the mendicant orders of Franciscans, Dominicans, Carmelites, and Augustinians.
- frets
-
noun,
an irritated state of mind; annoyance; vexation.
- Oates
-
noun,
Joyce Carol, born 1938, U.S. novelist and short-story writer.
- forte
-
noun,
a person's strong suit, or most highly developed characteristic, talent, or skill; something that one excels in:
Synonyms: talent, skill, excellence, strength, strong point, specialty, proficiency; knack, bent.
- trice
-
noun,
a very short time; an instant:
- ureas
-
noun,
Biochemistry. a compound, CO(NH 2) 2 , occurring in urine and other body fluids as a product of protein metabolism.
- Stoic
-
noun,
a member or adherent of the Stoic school of philosophy.
- rotas
-
noun,
Chiefly British.
a round or rotation of duties; a period of work or duty taken in rotation with others.
an agenda or circuit of sporting events, as a round of golf tournaments, played in different localities throughout the year.
- aorta
-
noun,
the main trunk of the arterial system, conveying blood from the left ventricle of the heart to all of the body except the lungs.
- suite
-
noun,
a number of things forming a series or set.
- Corea
-
noun,
Armando Anthony [ahr-mahn-doh] /ɑrˈmɑn doʊ/ (Show IPA), ("Chick") born 1941, U.S. jazz pianist and composer.
- triac
-
noun,
a type of thyristor designed for electronic control of the current supplied to a circuit, used especially in dimmers for lighting systems.
- cites
-
noun,
citation (defs 7, 8).
- fours
-
noun,
a cardinal number, three plus one.
- fort.
-
- acet-
-
- corer
-
noun,
a person or thing that cores.
- Cetus
-
noun,
the Whale, a constellation lying above the equator, containing the variable star Mira.
- Arcas
-
noun,
a son of Zeus and Callisto, the ancestor of the Arcadians who was set among the stars with his mother as the Little Bear and the Great Bear respectively.
- fores
-
noun,
the forepart of anything; front.
- treas
-
- fore-
-
- arces
-
noun,
a daughter of Thaumas and the sister of Iris and the Harpies. Zeus took away her wings when she aided the Titans in their war against him.
- Ceuta
-
noun,
a seaport and enclave of Spain in N Morocco, on the Strait of Gibraltar.
- Trier
-
noun,
a person or thing that tries or tests; tester.
- Truro
-
noun,
a town in central Nova Scotia, in SE Canada.
- truce
-
noun,
a suspension of hostilities for a specified period of time by mutual agreement of the warring parties; cease-fire; armistice.
- Afric
-
adjective,
African.
- acro-
-
- afrit
-
noun,
afreet.
- roset
-
noun,
resin; rosin.
- frats
-
noun,
fraternity (def 1).
- 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.
- Afro-
-
- afros
-
noun,
a hair style originating with black persons, in which the hair is allowed to grow naturally and to acquire a bushy appearance.
- Rosie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Rose.
- Coats
-
noun,
an outer garment with sleeves, covering at least the upper part of the body:
- coirs
-
noun,
the prepared fiber of the husk of the coconut fruit, used in making rope, matting, etc.
- stour
-
noun,
British Dialect.
tumult; confusion.
a storm.
- AFTRA
-
- trois
-
noun,
the number 3.
- coifs
-
noun,
a hood-shaped cap, usually of white cloth and with extended sides, worn beneath a veil, as by nuns.
- store
-
noun,
an establishment where merchandise is sold, usually on a retail basis.
- trios
-
noun,
a musical composition for three voices or instruments.
- recur
-
verb (used without object),
to occur again, as an event, experience, etc.
- airts
-
noun,
a direction.
- tries
-
noun,
plural of try.
- toise
-
noun,
an old French unit of length equivalent to 6.395 feet (1.949 meters).
- TORES
-
noun,
a torus.
- TIROS
-
noun,
one of a series of satellites for transmitting television pictures of the earth's cloud cover.
- curet
-
noun,
a scoop-shaped surgical instrument for removing tissue from body cavities, as the uterus.
- Sucre
-
noun,
Antonio José de [ahn-taw-nyaw haw-se th e] /ɑnˈtɔ nyɔ hɔˈsɛ ðɛ/ (Show IPA), 1793–1830, Venezuelan general and South American liberator: 1st president of Bolivia 1826–28.
- cotes
-
noun,
a shelter, coop, or small shed for sheep, pigs, pigeons, etc.
- Caras
-
noun,
a female given name: from an Italian word meaning “dear one.”.
- carat
-
noun,
a unit of weight in gemstones, 200 milligrams (about 3 grains of troy or avoirdupois weight). Abbreviation: c., ct.
- curio
-
noun,
any unusual article, object of art, etc., valued as a curiosity.
- Curie
-
noun,
a unit of activity of radioactive substances equivalent to 3.70 × 10 10 disintegrations per second: it is approximately the amount of activity produced by 1 gram of radium-226. Abbreviation: Ci.
- Curia
-
noun,
one of the political subdivisions of each of the three tribes of ancient Rome.
- stair
-
noun,
one of a flight or series of steps for going from one level to another, as in a building.
- cures
-
noun,
a means of healing or restoring to health; remedy.
- tares
-
noun,
any of various vetches, especially Vicia sativa.
- cares
-
noun,
a state of mind in which one is troubled; worry, anxiety, or concern:
- caret
-
noun,
a mark (‸) made in written or printed matter to show the place where something is to be inserted.
- cero-
-
- Caria
-
noun,
an ancient district in SW Asia Minor.
- Carie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Caroline.
- sofar
-
noun,
a system for determining a position at sea by exploding a charge under water and measuring the time the shock waves take to reach three widely separated shore stations at known distances from each other.
- Sofer
-
noun,
scribe1 (def 3).
- Tarai
-
noun,
Terai.
- OSCAR
-
noun,
a word used in communications to represent the letter O.
- currs
-
verb (used without object),
to make a low, purring sound, as a cat.
- ceria
-
noun,
a white-to-yellow, heavy powder, cerium dioxide, CeO 2 , usually derived from cerium nitrate by decomposition with heat: used chiefly in ceramics, glass polishing, and decolorizing.
- orris
-
noun,
an iris, Iris germanica florentina, having a fragrant rootstock.
- sero-
-
- Starr
-
noun,
Belle (Myra Belle Shirley) 1848–89, U.S. outlaw and folk hero.
- racer
-
noun,
a person, animal, or thing that races or takes part in a race, as a racehorse, bicycle, yacht, etc.
- Orcas
-
noun,
the killer whale, Orcinus orca.
- stare
-
noun,
a staring gaze; a fixed look with the eyes wide open:
- seti-
-
- 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.
- 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.
- cutis
-
noun,
the true skin, consisting of the dermis and the epidermis.
- curse
-
noun,
the expression of a wish that misfortune, evil, doom, etc., befall a person, group, etc.
- cutie
-
noun,
Informal. a charmingly attractive or cute person, especially a girl or a young woman (often used as a form of address):
- cutes
-
noun,
the cutes, Informal. self-consciously cute mannerisms or appeal; affected coyness:
- sitar
-
noun,
a lute of India with a small, pear-shaped body and a long, broad, fretted neck.
- outre
-
adjective,
passing the bounds of what is usual or considered proper; unconventional; bizarre.
- Cairo
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Egypt, in the N part on the E bank of the Nile.
- sito-
-
- curst
-
noun,
the expression of a wish that misfortune, evil, doom, etc., befall a person, group, etc.
- Caius
-
noun,
Saint, died a.d. 296, pope 283–296.
- SOFIA
-
noun,
Also, Sofiya [Bulgarian saw-fee-yuh] /Bulgarian ˈsɔ fi yə/ (Show IPA). a city in and the capital of Bulgaria, in the W part.
- osier
-
noun,
any of various willows, as the red osier, having tough, flexible twigs or branches that are used for wickerwork.
- Seric
-
- crit.
-
- crore
-
noun,
(in India) the sum of ten million, especially of rupees; one hundred lacs.
- Ceara
-
noun,
Fortaleza.
- tafia
-
noun,
a type of rum made in Haiti from lower grades of molasses, refuse sugar, or the like.
- cata-
-
- Croft
-
noun,
a small farm, especially one worked by a tenant.
- tacos
-
noun,
Mexican Cookery. an often crisply fried tortilla folded over and filled, as with seasoned chopped meat, lettuce, tomatoes, and cheese.
- Croat
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Croatia; Croatian.
- Crius
-
noun,
a Titan, the son of Uranus and Gaea.
- cater
-
verb (used with object),
to provide food and service for:
- caste
-
noun,
Sociology.
an endogamous and hereditary social group limited to persons of the same rank, occupation, economic position, etc., and having mores distinguishing it from other such groups.
any rigid system of social distinctions.
- cries
-
noun,
the act or sound of crying; any loud utterance or exclamation; a shout, scream, or wail.
- crate
-
noun,
a slatted wooden box or framework for packing, shopping, or storing fruit, furniture, glassware, crockery, etc.
- crier
-
noun,
a person who cries.
- Cates
-
noun,
a choice food;delicacy; dainty.
- crest
-
noun,
the highest part of a hill or mountain range; summit.
- sruti
-
noun,
the Vedas and some of the Upanishads, regarded as divinely revealed.
- ourie
-
adjective,
shabby; dingy.
- caus.
-
- craft
-
noun,
an art, trade, or occupation requiring special skill, especially manual skill:
- sutra
-
noun,
Hinduism. a collection of aphorisms relating to some aspect of the conduct of life.
- softa
-
noun,
a Turkish Muslim theological student.
- Soter
-
noun,
Saint, pope a.d. 166?–175?.
- Court
-
noun,
Law.
a place where justice is administered.
a judicial tribunal duly constituted for the hearing and determination of cases.
a session of a judicial assembly.
- oste-
-
- carse
-
noun,
bottom land.
- Ostia
-
noun,
a town in central Italy, SW of Rome: ruins from 4th century b.c.; site of ancient port of Rome.
- Utica
-
noun,
an ancient city on the N coast of Africa, NW of Carthage.
- Outer
-
adjective,
situated on or toward the outside; external; exterior:
- Otaru
-
noun,
a city in W Hokkaido, in N Japan.
- Carte
-
noun,
(italics) French. menu; bill of fare.
Compare à la carte.
- sotie
-
noun,
a satirical and topical comedy employing actors dressed in traditional fool's costume, popular in France during the late Middle Ages, and often used as a curtain raiser to mystery and morality plays.
- Srta.
-
- surra
-
noun,
an often fatal infectious disease of horses, camels, elephants, and dogs caused by a blood-infecting protozoan parasite, Trypanosoma evansi, transmitted by the bite of horseflies, characterized by fever, anemia, and emaciation.
- crust
-
noun,
the brown, hard outer portion or surface of a loaf or slice of bread (distinguished from crumb).
- cruse
-
noun,
an earthen pot, bottle, etc., for liquids.
- carts
-
noun,
a heavy two-wheeled vehicle, commonly without springs, drawn by mules, oxen, or the like, used for the conveyance of heavy goods.
- ceras
-
noun,
(in prescriptions) wax.
- cruor
-
noun,
coagulated blood, or the portion of the blood that forms the clot.
- Taira
-
noun,
a member of a powerful family in Japan that ruled the country 1160–85.
- 30-30
-
- cruet
-
noun,
a glass bottle, especially one for holding vinegar, oil, etc., for the table.
- serif
-
noun,
a smaller line used to finish off a main stroke of a letter, as at the top and bottom of M.
- Orcus
-
noun,
the ancient Roman god of the underworld, identified with the Greek Pluto, or Hades.
- serai
-
noun,
(in Eastern countries) a caravansary.
- sceat
-
noun,
a silver Anglo-Saxon coin of the 7th and 8th centuries, sometimes including an amount of gold.
- etuis
-
noun,
a small, often decorative case, especially one for needles, toilet articles, or the like.
- raise
-
noun,
an increase in amount, as of wages:
- scare
-
noun,
a sudden fright or alarm, especially with little or no reason.
- ster.
-
- scarf
-
noun,
a long, broad strip of wool, silk, lace, or other material worn about the neck, shoulders, or head, for ornament or protection against cold, drafts, etc.; muffler.
- scart
-
verb (used with or without object),
to scratch, scrape, mark, or scar.
- scat-
-
- cert.
-
- score
-
noun,
the record of points or strokes made by the competitors in a game or match.
- saute
-
noun,
a dish of sautéed food.
- estoc
-
noun,
a thrusting sword of the 13th–17th centuries having a long, narrow blade of rectangular section.
- Scot.
-
- Terri
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Theresa.
- Corti
-
noun,
Alfonso [al-fon-soh;; Italian ahl-fawn-saw] /ælˈfɒn soʊ;; Italian ɑlˈfɔn sɔ/ (Show IPA), 1822–76, Italian anatomist.
- Terra
-
noun,
earth; land.
- terr.
-
- scour
-
noun,
the act of scouring.
- Cerro
-
noun,
a hill or peak.
- tiara
-
noun,
a jeweled, ornamental coronet worn by women.
- Euro-
-
- eruct
-
verb (used with or without object),
to belch forth, as gas from the stomach.
- facer
-
noun,
a person or thing that faces.
- aster
-
noun,
any composite plant of the genus Aster, having rays varying from white or pink to blue around a yellow disk.
- astir
-
adjective,
moving or stirring, especially with much activity or excitement:
- facia
-
noun,
dashboard (def 1).
- Astor
-
noun,
John Jacob, 1763–1848, U.S. capitalist and fur merchant.
- astr.
-
- facet
-
noun,
one of the small, polished plane surfaces of a cut gem.
- faces
-
noun,
the front part of the head, from the forehead to the chin.
- Corse
-
noun,
corpse.
- Satie
-
noun,
Erik Alfred Leslie [e-reek al-fred les-lee] /ɛˈrik alˈfrɛd lɛsˈli/ (Show IPA), 1866–1925, French composer.
- oecus
-
noun,
(in an ancient Roman house) an apartment, especially a dining room, decorated with columns.
- tires
-
noun,
British Dialect. fatigue.
- ocrea
-
noun,
a sheathing part, as a pair of stipules united about a stem.
- rares
-
adjective,
coming or occurring far apart in time; unusual; uncommon:
- sauce
-
noun,
any preparation, usually liquid or semiliquid, eaten as a gravy or as a relish accompanying food.
- Asura
-
noun,
(in Indian mythology) a god or demon.
- tious
-
- 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.
- octa-
-
- euros
-
noun,
wallaroo.
- aurar
-
noun,
plural of eyrir.
- atria
-
noun,
Architecture.
Also called cavaedium. the main or central room of an ancient Roman house, open to the sky at the center and usually having a pool for the collection of rain water.
a courtyard, flanked or surrounded by porticoes, in front of an early or medieval Christian church.
a skylit central court in a contemporary building or house.
- Scout
-
noun,
a soldier, warship, airplane, etc., employed in reconnoitering.
- Erato
-
noun,
the Muse of love poetry.
- rafts
-
noun,
a more or less rigid floating platform made of buoyant material or materials:
- serac
-
noun,
a large irregularity of glacial ice, as a pinnacle found in glacial crevasses and formed by melting or movement of the ice.
- ERICA
-
noun,
any of numerous low-growing evergreen shrubs or small trees belonging to the genus Erica, of the heath family, including several species of heather.
- scuta
-
noun,
plural of scutum.
- Ecua.
-
- tears
-
- ceros
-
noun,
a large Atlantic and Gulf Coast mackerel game fish, Scomberomorus regalis.
- scurf
-
noun,
the scales or small shreds of epidermis that are continually exfoliated from the skin.
- scute
-
noun,
a dermal bony plate, as on an armadillo, or a large horny plate, as on a turtle.
- orate
-
verb (used with or without object),
to deliver an oration; speak pompously; declaim.
- races
-
noun,
a contest of speed, as in running, riding, driving, or sailing.
- Auric
-
adjective,
of or containing gold in the trivalent state.
- sect.
-
- SEATO
-
noun,
an organization formed in Manila (1954), comprising Australia, Great Britain, France, New Zealand, Pakistan, the Philippines, Thailand, and the United States, for collective defense against aggression in southeastern Asia and the southwestern Pacific: abolished in 1977.
- ERISA
-
noun,
Employee Retirement Income Security Act.
- ecto-
-
- Aust.
-
- coset
-
noun,
a subset of a group, formed by the consistent operation of a given element of the group on the left or right of all the elements of a subgroup of the group.
- auto.
-
- raias
-
noun,
rayah.
- tera-
-
- Costa
-
noun,
a rib or riblike part.
- OFris
-
noun,
the Frisian language before c1500. Abbreviation: OFris.
- Terai
-
noun,
a marshy lowland area in N India and S Nepal, between the Ganges and the foothills of the Himalayas.
- USIA
-
- RACE
-
noun,
a contest of speed, as in running, riding, driving, or sailing.
- uria
-
- reit
-
noun,
real-estate investment trust.
- USCA
-
- rasa
-
noun,
(in Hindu aesthetics) flavor, sentiment, or emotion: regarded as one of the fundamental qualities of classical music, dance, and poetry.
- Uris
-
noun,
a canton in central Switzerland. 415 sq. mi. (1075 sq. km). Capital: Altdorf.
- user
-
noun,
a person or thing that uses.
- 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.
- uric
-
adjective,
of, pertaining to, contained in, or derived from urine.
- Reus
-
noun,
a city in Catalonia, NE Spain, on the Mediterranean Sea.
- RIAS
-
noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- recs
-
noun,
recreation.
- rest
-
noun,
the refreshing quiet or repose of sleep:
- uro-
-
- rase
-
verb (used with object),
raze.
- rate
-
noun,
the amount of a charge or payment with reference to some basis of calculation:
- USRC
-
- ours
-
noun,
(used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
- out-
-
- RCAF
-
- USTC
-
- Utes
-
noun,
Informal. a utility vehicle.
- urea
-
noun,
Biochemistry. a compound, CO(NH 2) 2 , occurring in urine and other body fluids as a product of protein metabolism.
- Sufi
-
noun,
a member of an ascetic, mystical Muslim sect.
- Urfa
-
noun,
a city in SE Turkey, E of the Euphrates River: on the site of ancient Edessa.
- ref.
-
- suit
-
noun,
a set of clothing, armor, or the like, intended for wear together.
- Raia
-
noun,
rayah.
- Rais
-
noun,
Gilles de, Retz, Gilles de Laval, Baron de.
- Utas
-
noun,
any of several iguanid lizards of the genus Uta, of the western U.S. and northern Mexico.
- USAF
-
noun,
the permanent or regular military air force of the United States, established in 1947 as a separate service under the authority of the Department of Defense: a branch of the U.S. Army before 1947. Abbreviation: USAF.
- uret
-
- RATO
-
noun,
rocket-assisted takeoff.
- RAAF
-
- suet
-
noun,
the hard fatty tissue about the loins and kidneys of beef, sheep, etc., used in cooking or processed to yield tallow.
- refs
-
noun, verb (used with or without object),
referee.
- reft
-
verb,
a simple past tense and past participle of reave1 .
- USAR
-
- raft
-
noun,
a more or less rigid floating platform made of buoyant material or materials:
- reif
-
noun,
plunder; booty; loot.
- outs
-
noun,
a means of escape or excuse, as from a place, punishment, retribution, responsibility, etc.:
- RARE
-
adjective,
coming or occurring far apart in time; unusual; uncommon:
- oust
-
verb (used with object),
to expel or remove from a place or position occupied:
- Ouse
-
noun,
Also called Great Ouse. a river in E England, flowing NE to the Wash. 160 miles (260 km) long.
- Reis
-
plural noun,
a former money of account of Portugal and Brazil.
- ufos
-
noun,
any unexplained moving object observed in the sky, especially one assumed by some observers to be of extraterrestrial origin.
- Rus.
-
- sur-
-
- Ste.
-
- serf
-
noun,
a person in a condition of servitude, required to render services to a lord, commonly attached to the lord's land and transferred with it from one owner to another.
- Sera
-
noun,
a plural of serum.
- Seif
-
noun,
a long narrow sand dune parallel to the prevailing wind direction.
- taur
-
- sec.
-
- 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.
- sear
-
noun,
a mark or scar made by searing.
- 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.
- scut
-
noun,
a short tail, especially that of a hare, rabbit, or deer.
- ter.
-
- scr.
-
- Sert
-
noun,
José María [haw-se mah-ree-ah] /hɔˈsɛ mɑˈri ɑ/ (Show IPA), 1876–1945, Spanish painter.
- sci.
-
- scar
-
noun,
a mark left by a healed wound, sore, or burn.
- tics
-
noun,
Pathology.
a sudden, spasmodic, painless, involuntary muscular contraction, as of the face.
tic douloureux.
- 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.
- saur
-
- tire
-
noun,
British Dialect. fatigue.
- 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.
- sati
-
noun,
a Hindu practice whereby a widow immolates herself on the funeral pyre of her husband: now abolished by law.
- Tiro
-
noun,
tyro.
- 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.
- Sat.
-
- Seri
-
noun,
a member of an American Indian people of western Sonora state, Mexico, on the Gulf of California.
- Seta
-
noun,
a stiff hair; bristle or bristlelike part.
- tofu
-
noun,
a soft, bland, white cheeselike food, high in protein content, made from curdled soybean milk: used in Asian and vegetarian cookery.
- sora
-
noun,
a small, short-billed rail, Porzana carolina, of marshy areas of North America.
- taco
-
noun,
Mexican Cookery. an often crisply fried tortilla folded over and filled, as with seasoned chopped meat, lettuce, tomatoes, and cheese.
- Tace
-
noun,
tasset.
- Sra.
-
- Surt
-
noun,
the guardian and ruler of Muspelheim, destined to defeat Frey at Ragnarok and destroy the world with fire.
- Taif
-
noun,
a city in W Saudi Arabia.
- Taos
-
noun,
a Tanoan language spoken in two villages in New Mexico.
- Sour
-
noun,
something that is sour.
- sort
-
noun,
a particular kind, species, variety, class, or group, distinguished by a common character or nature:
- Tara
-
noun,
a village in the NE Republic of Ireland, NW of Dublin: home of the ancient Irish kings (Hill of Tara)
- sori
-
noun,
plural of sorus.
- sore
-
noun,
a sore spot or place on the body.
- soft
-
noun,
something that is soft or yielding; the soft part.
- tars
-
noun,
any of various dark-colored viscid products obtained by the destructive distillation of certain organic substances, as coal or wood.
- sofa
-
noun,
a long, upholstered couch with a back and two arms or raised ends.
- Tare
-
noun,
any of various vetches, especially Vicia sativa.
- SOAR
-
noun,
an act or instance of soaring.
- situ
-
noun,
in situ.
- 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.
- site
-
noun,
the position or location of a town, building, etc., especially as to its environment:
- SITA
-
noun,
(in the Ramayana) the wife of Ramachandra, abducted by Ravana and later rescued.
- sire
-
noun,
the male parent of a quadruped.
- sift
-
verb (used with object),
to separate and retain the coarse parts of (flour, ashes, etc.) with a sieve.
- Star
-
noun,
any of the heavenly bodies, except the moon, appearing as fixed luminous points in the sky at night.
- sice
-
noun,
syce.
- toea
-
noun,
a bronze coin and monetary unit of Papua New Guinea, the 100th part of a kina.
- torc
-
noun,
torque (def 4).
- Rice
-
noun,
the starchy seeds or grain of an annual marsh grass, Oryza sativa, cultivated in warm climates and used for food.
- rite
-
noun,
a formal or ceremonial act or procedure prescribed or customary in religious or other solemn use:
- tsar
-
noun,
czar.
- Rosa
-
noun,
Salvator [sahl-vah-tawr] /ˈsɑl vɑˌtɔr/ (Show IPA), 1615–73, Italian painter and poet.
- rort
-
noun,
a rowdy, usually drunken party.
- Tues
-
- rocs
-
noun,
a bird of enormous size and strength.
- Roca
-
noun,
Cape, a cape in W Portugal, near Lisbon: the western extremity of continental Europe.
- tufa
-
noun,
Also called calcareous tufa, calc-tufa, calc-tuff. a porous limestone formed from calcium carbonate deposited by springs or the like.
Compare travertine.
- tuis
-
noun,
a black New Zealand honey eater, Prosthemadera novaeseelandiae, having a patch of white feathers on each side of the throat, sometimes tamed as a pet.
- Tura
-
noun,
Cosimo [kaw-zee-maw] /ˈkɔ zi mɔ/ (Show IPA), c1430–98? Italian painter.
- roar
-
noun,
a loud, deep cry or howl, as of an animal or a person:
- str.
-
- ROSE
-
noun,
any of the wild or cultivated, usually prickly-stemmed, pinnate-leaved, showy-flowered shrubs of the genus Rosa.
Compare rose family.
- RITA
-
noun,
the Vedic concept of cosmic and social order.
- rit.
-
- Rise
-
noun,
an act or instance of rising.
- 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.
- rift
-
noun,
an opening made by splitting, cleaving, etc.; fissure; cleft; chink.
- rifs
-
noun,
Er [er] /ɛr/ (Show IPA) a mountainous coastal region in N Morocco.
- rife
-
adjective,
of common or frequent occurrence; prevalent; in widespread existence, activity, or use:
- turf
-
noun,
a layer of matted earth formed by grass and plant roots.
- 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.
- Sura
-
noun,
any of the 114 chapters of the Koran.
- sure
-
Idioms,
for sure, as a certainty; surely:
- SURF
-
noun,
the swell of the sea that breaks upon a shore or upon shoals.
- Tore
-
noun,
a torus.
- rues
-
noun,
sorrow; repentance; regret.
- Tori
-
noun,
plural of torus.
- 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.
- Torr
-
noun,
a unit of pressure, being the pressure necessary to support a column of mercury one millimeter high at 0°C and standard gravity, equal to 1333.2 microbars.
- tors
-
noun,
a rocky pinnacle; a peak of a bare or rocky mountain or hill.
- Safi
-
noun,
a seaport in W central Morocco, on the Atlantic Ocean coast.
- safe
-
noun,
a steel or iron box or repository for money, jewels, papers, etc.
- Saco
-
noun,
a city in SW Maine.
- Saar
-
noun,
Also called Saar Basin. a coal-producing region in W Germany, in the Saar River valley: governed by the League of Nations 1919–35; returned to Germany 1935 as a result of a plebiscite; under French economic control following World War II until 1956.
- Rust
-
noun,
Also called iron rust. the red or orange coating that forms on the surface of iron when exposed to air and moisture, consisting chiefly of ferric hydroxide and ferric oxide formed by oxidation.
- Tour
-
noun,
a traveling around from place to place.
- Ruse
-
noun,
a trick, stratagem, or artifice.
- rout
-
noun,
a defeat attended with disorderly flight; dispersal of a defeated force in complete disorder:
- Trio
-
noun,
a musical composition for three voices or instruments.
- ROUS
-
noun,
(Francis) Peyton, 1879–1970, U.S. pathologist: Nobel Prize in medicine 1966.
- roue
-
noun,
a dissolute and licentious man; rake.
- ROTS
-
noun,
the process of rotting.
- Stir
-
noun,
the act of stirring or moving.
- Roti
-
noun,
roast.
- rote
-
noun,
routine; a fixed, habitual, or mechanical course of procedure:
- tref
-
adjective,
Judaism. unfit to be eaten or used, according to religious laws; not kosher.
- tri-
-
- stoa
-
noun,
Greek Architecture. a portico, usually a detached portico of considerable length, that is used as a promenade or meeting place.
- 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.
- SARA
-
noun,
a member of a people of the Central African Republic.
- Fri.
-
- ARCO
-
adverb,
(of the performance of a passage for stringed instruments) with the bow.
- asci
-
noun,
plural of ascus.
- fut.
-
- FUSE
-
noun,
a tube, cord, or the like, filled or saturated with combustible matter, for igniting an explosive.
- fur.
-
- arse
-
noun,
ass2 (defs 1, 2).
- art.
-
- CART
-
noun,
a heavy two-wheeled vehicle, commonly without springs, drawn by mules, oxen, or the like, used for the conveyance of heavy goods.
- eous
-
- Asat
-
noun,
(in Vedic mythology) the realm of nonexistence, populated by demons.
Compare sat2 (def 1).
- asc-
-
- frt.
-
- arr.
-
- Frs.
-
- asea
-
adjective, adverb,
to or toward the sea; seaward.
- froe
-
noun,
frow.
- Aser
-
noun,
Asher (def 1).
- frit
-
noun,
Ceramics.
a fused or partially fused material used as a basis for glazes or enamels.
the composition from which artificial soft porcelain is made.
- fret
-
noun,
an irritated state of mind; annoyance; vexation.
- Frei
-
noun,
Eduardo [e-dwahr-th aw] /ɛˈdwɑr ðɔ/ (Show IPA), 1911–82, Chilean statesman: president 1964–70.
- FRCS
-
- Eric
-
noun,
Eric the Red.
- fats
-
noun,
(used with a plural verb) cattle fattened and ready for market.
- ARIS
-
- frat
-
noun,
fraternity (def 1).
- Ice.
-
- etui
-
noun,
a small, often decorative case, especially one for needles, toilet articles, or the like.
- fate
-
noun,
something that unavoidably befalls a person; fortune; lot:
- Ceto
-
- Aras
-
noun,
Also, Araks. Ancient Araxes. a river in SW Asia, flowing from E Turkey along part of the boundary between NW Iran and Armenia and Azerbaijan into the Kura River. About 660 miles (1065 km) long.
- EFTA
-
- efts
-
noun,
a newt, especially the eastern newt, Notophthalmus viridescens (red eft) in its immature terrestrial stage.
- arca
-
noun,
a chest for valuables, used in medieval Spain and Italy.
- Arce
-
noun,
a daughter of Thaumas and the sister of Iris and the Harpies. Zeus took away her wings when she aided the Titans in their war against him.
- ices
-
noun,
the solid form of water, produced by freezing; frozen water.
- ICAO
-
- Aria
-
noun,
an air or melody.
- CAFE
-
noun,
a restaurant, often with an enclosed or outdoor section extending onto the sidewalk.
- IATA
-
- Ceta
-
noun,
Comprehensive Employment and Training Act.
- area
-
noun,
any particular extent of space or surface; part:
- IAEA
-
- Ares
-
noun,
the ancient Greek god of war, a son of Zeus and Hera, identified by the Romans with Mars.
- cet-
-
- Cerf
-
noun,
Bennett (Alfred) 1898–1971, U.S. book publisher, editor, and writer.
- cera
-
noun,
(in prescriptions) wax.
- Frau
-
noun,
a married woman; a wife.
- frae
-
preposition, adverb,
from.
- feat
-
noun,
a noteworthy or extraordinary act or achievement, usually displaying boldness, skill, etc.:
- Casa
-
noun,
a house.
- cast
-
noun,
act of casting or throwing.
- eso-
-
- ates
-
- atic
-
- etic
-
adjective,
pertaining to or being the raw data of a language or other area of behavior, without considering the data as significant units functioning within a system.
- est.
-
- CASE
-
noun,
an instance of the occurrence, existence, etc., of something:
- ator
-
- feta
-
noun,
a soft, white, brine-cured Greek cheese made from sheep's milk or goat's milk.
- fest
-
noun,
an assembly of people engaged in a common activity (often used in combination):
- Esau
-
noun,
a son of Isaac and Rebekah, twin brother of Jacob, to whom he sold his birthright. Gen. 25:21–25.
- FERA
-
- Fear
-
noun,
a distressing emotion aroused by impending danger, evil, pain, etc., whether the threat is real or imagined; the feeling or condition of being afraid. Synonyms: foreboding, apprehension, consternation, dismay, dread, terror, fright, panic, horror, trepidation, qualm.
Antonyms: courage, security, calm, intrepidity.
- Auer
-
noun,
Leopold [lee-uh-pohld;; Hungarian ley-aw-pawlt] /ˈli əˌpoʊld;; Hungarian ˈleɪ ɔˌpɔlt/ (Show IPA), 1845–1930, Hungarian violinist and teacher.
- aur-
-
- AURA
-
noun,
a distinctive and pervasive quality or character; air; atmosphere:
- Aus.
-
- aut-
-
- ETAS
-
noun,
the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
- fec.
-
- atar
-
noun,
attar (def 1).
- fiat
-
noun,
an authoritative decree, sanction, or order:
Synonyms: authorization, directive, ruling, mandate, diktat, ukase.
- Asia
-
noun,
a continent bounded by Europe and the Arctic, Pacific, and Indian oceans. About 16,000,000 sq. mi. (41,440,000 sq. km).
- Cate
-
noun,
a choice food;delicacy; dainty.
- Eris
-
noun,
the ancient Greek goddess of discord and the sister of Ares: identified with the Roman goddess Discordia.
- Asir
-
noun,
a district in SW Saudi Arabia.
- Four
-
noun,
a cardinal number, three plus one.
- Eros
-
noun,
the ancient Greek god of love, identified by the Romans with Cupid.
- 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.
- errs
-
verb (used without object),
to go astray in thought or belief; be mistaken; be incorrect.
- fora
-
noun,
a plural of forum.
- for.
-
- FOIA
-
- foci
-
noun,
a plural of focus.
- cat.
-
- FITS
-
noun,
the manner in which a thing fits:
- erst
-
adverb,
before the present time; formerly.
- fist
-
noun,
the hand closed tightly, with the fingers doubled into the palm.
- fisc
-
noun,
a royal or state treasury; exchequer.
- firs
-
noun,
any coniferous tree belonging to the genus Abies, of the pine family, characterized by its pyramidal style of growth, flat needles, and erect cones.
- Asti
-
noun,
a city in the Piedmont region of Italy, S of Turin: center of wine-producing region.
- Asur
-
noun,
Assur.
- fict
-
- fico
-
noun,
fig1 (def 4).
- FICA
-
- Carr
-
noun,
John Dickson, 1906–77, U.S. mystery writer.
- aits
-
noun,
a small island, especially in a river.
- FAST
-
noun,
a fastening for a door, window, or the like.
- acr-
-
- cues
-
noun,
anything said or done, on or off stage, that is followed by a specific line or action:
- Oita
-
noun,
a seaport on NE Kyushu, in S Japan.
- 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.
- cur.
-
- Oise
-
noun,
a river in W Europe, flowing SW from S Belgium through N France to the Seine, near Paris. 186 miles (300 km) long.
- cure
-
noun,
a means of healing or restoring to health; remedy.
- FACS
-
- acea
-
- Acis
-
noun,
the lover of Galatea, killed by Polyphemus out of jealousy.
- Acre
-
noun,
a common measure of area: in the U.S. and U.K., 1 acre equals 4,840 square yards (4,047 square meters) or 0.405 hectare; 640 acres equals one square mile.
- oras
-
noun,
plural of os2 .
- corf
-
noun,
Mining.
a small wagon for carrying coal, ore, etc.
a wicker basket formerly used for this purpose.
- Oct.
-
- Curr
-
verb (used without object),
to make a low, purring sound, as a cat.
- curs
-
noun,
a mongrel dog, especially a worthless or unfriendly one.
- Acta
-
plural noun,
official records, as of acts, deeds, proceedings, transactions, or the like.
- ocas
-
noun,
a wood sorrel, Oxalis tuberosa, of the Andes, cultivated in South America for its edible tubers.
- Curt
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Curtis.
- Cora
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. Kore.
- ACTS
-
noun,
anything done, being done, or to be done; deed; performance:
- Cort
-
- face
-
noun,
the front part of the head, from the forehead to the chin.
- ect-
-
- Coue
-
noun,
Émile [ey-meel] /eɪˈmil/ (Show IPA), 1857–1926, French psychotherapist.
- crus
-
noun,
the part of the leg or hind limb between the femur or thigh and the ankle or tarsus; shank.
- crut
-
noun,
crud (def 1).
- Otis
-
noun,
Elisha Graves, 1811–61, U.S. inventor.
- otic
-
adjective,
of or relating to the ear; auricular.
- Cres
-
- Cara
-
noun,
a female given name: from an Italian word meaning “dear one.”.
- crat
-
- osar
-
noun,
plural of os3 .
- orts
-
noun,
Usually, orts. a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
- orra
-
adjective,
not regular or scheduled; odd:
- Orca
-
noun,
the killer whale, Orcinus orca.
- Cote
-
noun,
a shelter, coop, or small shed for sheep, pigs, pigeons, etc.
- ARCS
-
noun,
Geometry. any unbroken part of the circumference of a circle or other curved line.
- fac.
-
- 1080
-
- Cost
-
noun,
the price paid to acquire, produce, accomplish, or maintain anything:
- cose
-
verb (used without object),
coze.
- ctr.
-
- cts.
-
- orcs
-
noun,
any of several cetaceans, as a grampus.
- OATS
-
noun,
a cereal grass, Avena sativa, cultivated for its edible seed.
- cute
-
noun,
the cutes, Informal. self-consciously cute mannerisms or appeal; affected coyness:
- oast
-
noun,
a kiln for drying hops or malt.
- Ire.
-
- East
-
noun,
a cardinal point of the compass, 90° to the right of north. Abbreviation: E.
- iso-
-
- Faro
-
noun,
a gambling game in which players place bets on a special board or layout, betting on each series of two cards as they are drawn from a box containing the dealer's or banker's pack.
- Isar
-
noun,
a river in central Europe, flowing NE from W Austria through S Germany to the Danube River. 215 miles (345 km) long.
- eats
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- afr-
-
- ciao
-
interjection,
(used as a word of greeting or parting): hello; goodbye; so long; see you later.
- Irra
-
noun,
the Akkadian god of pestilence.
- AFSC
-
- Fars
-
noun,
a province in SW Iran. 51,466 sq. mi. (133,297 sq. km).
- Cor.
-
- IRAS
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- fart
-
noun,
a flatus expelled through the anus.
- ious
-
- Aiea
-
noun,
a town on S Oahu, in Hawaii.
- eco-
-
- IOTA
-
noun,
a very small quantity; jot; whit.
- Ecru
-
noun,
an ecru color.
- 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.
- fare
-
noun,
the price of conveyance or passage in a bus, train, airplane, or other vehicle.
- 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.
- CARE
-
noun,
a state of mind in which one is troubled; worry, anxiety, or concern:
- Afar
-
noun,
a member of a nomadic Muslim people living in Eritrea, Djibouti, and northern Ethiopia.
- coir
-
noun,
the prepared fiber of the husk of the coconut fruit, used in making rope, matting, etc.
- oafs
-
noun,
a clumsy, stupid person; lout.
- coif
-
noun,
a hood-shaped cap, usually of white cloth and with extended sides, worn beneath a veil, as by nuns.
- coat
-
noun,
an outer garment with sleeves, covering at least the upper part of the body:
- cite
-
noun,
citation (defs 7, 8).
- cit.
-
- Acus
-
noun,
Surgery. a needle, especially one used in a surgical operation.
- cist
-
noun,
a box or chest, especially for sacred utensils.
- fact
-
noun,
something that actually exists; reality; truth:
- cis-
-
- Fair
-
noun,
Archaic. something that is fair.
- aer-
-
- cire
-
noun,
a brilliant, highly glazed surface produced on fabrics by subjecting them to a wax, heat, and calendering treatment.
- aesc
-
noun,
ash2 (def 3).
- Eur.
-
- aet.
-
- iter
-
noun,
a canal or passage.
- Itea
-
noun,
any tree or shrub belonging to the genus Itea, of the saxifrage family, having simple, alternate leaves and clusters of small, greenish-white flowers, as the Virginia willow, I. virginica.
- cir.
-
- etc.
-
- TAR
-
noun,
any of various dark-colored viscid products obtained by the destructive distillation of certain organic substances, as coal or wood.
- CAR
-
noun,
an automobile.
- CAS
-
verb (used with or without object),
to call, as to call an animal toward one; urge forward by calling.
- our
-
noun,
(used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
- TAO
-
noun,
(in philosophical Taoism) that in virtue of which all things happen or exist.
- CIF
-
- St.
-
- Sta
-
- COT
-
noun,
a light portable bed, especially one of canvas on a folding frame.
- COS
-
noun,
romaine.
- STI
-
- Stu
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Stewart or Stuart.
- Sue
-
noun,
Eugène [œ-zhen] /œˈʒɛn/ (Show IPA), (Marie Joseph Sue) 1804–57, French novelist.
- suf
-
- Sui
-
noun,
a dynasty ruling in China a.d. 589–618.
- CIE
-
- Tai
-
noun,
any of several sparoid fishes of the Pacific Ocean, as Pagrus major (red tai) a food fish of Japan.
- CIA
-
- cfs
-
- CFR
-
- CFO
-
- CFI
-
- CFA
-
- CEO
-
- CEF
-
- CEA
-
- TAE
-
preposition,
to.
- CAI
-
- ast
-
- CAA
-
- AEA
-
- UIT
-
- UFO
-
noun,
any unexplained moving object observed in the sky, especially one assumed by some observers to be of extraterrestrial origin.
- UFC
-
- Ufa
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of the Bashkir Autonomous Republic, in the Russian Federation in Europe.
- UCR
-
- UAE
-
- USA
-
- UAR
-
- ae.
-
- AEC
-
- ACT
-
noun,
anything done, being done, or to be done; deed; performance:
- AEF
-
- AES
-
noun,
any of various early forms of bronze or copper money used in ancient Rome.
Compare as2 (def 1).
- tui
-
noun,
a black New Zealand honey eater, Prosthemadera novaeseelandiae, having a patch of white feathers on each side of the throat, sometimes tamed as a pet.
- AFA
-
- tue
-
- Tu.
-
- TSR
-
noun,
a computer program with any of several ancillary functions, usually held resident in RAM for instant activation while one is using another program.
- TSI
-
- TSE
-
- AFC
-
- ur-
-
- ACS
-
- AFT
-
adverb,
at, close to, or toward the stern or tail:
- USO
-
- ac-
-
- uti
-
- Af.
-
- UTE
-
noun,
Informal. a utility vehicle.
- UTC
-
- AIA
-
- Uta
-
noun,
any of several iguanid lizards of the genus Uta, of the western U.S. and northern Mexico.
- Ar.
-
- USR
-
- AUC
-
- ure
-
- USE
-
noun,
the act of employing, using, or putting into service:
- USC
-
- AAE
-
- urs
-
noun,
an ancient Sumerian city on the Euphrates, in S Iraq: extensive excavations, especially of royal tombs.
- AAF
-
- Aar
-
- AAS
-
noun,
basaltic lava having a rough surface.
- AAU
-
- Uri
-
noun,
a canton in central Switzerland. 415 sq. mi. (1075 sq. km). Capital: Altdorf.
- ACE
-
noun,
a playing card or die marked with or having the value indicated by a single spot:
- AFS
-
- AIC
-
- ct.
-
- ca.
-
- at.
-
- ATA
-
- ATC
-
- TIC
-
noun,
Pathology.
a sudden, spasmodic, painless, involuntary muscular contraction, as of the face.
tic douloureux.
- TIA
-
- tfr
-
- TES
-
noun,
ti1 .
- ATS
-
noun,
a money of account of Laos, the 100th part of a kip.
- AUA
-
- TEC
-
noun,
detective.
- SRI
-
noun,
a Hindu title of address prefixed to the name of a deity, holy person, etc.
- CAF
-
- 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.
- TCS
-
- TCA
-
- cf.
-
- 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.
- TAU
-
noun,
the 19th letter of the Greek alphabet (T, τ).
- Co.
-
- cr.
-
- cs.
-
- ASU
-
- Tiu
-
noun,
an English god of the sky and of war, the equivalent of Tyr in Scandinavian mythology.
- AIR
-
noun,
a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- 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.
- Tro
-
- 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.
- ait
-
noun,
a small island, especially in a river.
- AOA
-
- aor
-
- AOU
-
- ARA
-
noun,
the Altar, a southern constellation between Triangulum Australe and Scorpius.
- trf
-
- ARC
-
noun,
Geometry. any unbroken part of the circumference of a circle or other curved line.
- tra
-
- toe
-
noun,
one of the terminal digits of the human foot.
- tr.
-
- ARF
-
interjection,
(used to imitate the bark of a dog).
- ARS
-
- ARU
-
- ASA
-
noun,
a king of Judah, 913?–873? b.c. I Kings 15:8–24.
- ase
-
- ASI
-
- Tor
-
noun,
a rocky pinnacle; a peak of a bare or rocky mountain or hill.
- Aso
-
noun,
Mount, a volcanic mountain in Japan, in central Kyushu, noted for its vast caldera. 5223 feet (1593 meters).
- ASR
-
- CRS
-
- EAS
-
noun,
the Akkadian god of wisdom, the son of Apsu and father of Marduk: the counterpart of Enki.
- CRT
-
- RFC
-
- io-
-
- Ia.
-
- RIF
-
noun,
Er [er] /ɛr/ (Show IPA) a mountainous coastal region in N Morocco.
- IAS
-
- ICA
-
noun,
Portuguese name of Putumayo.
- ier
-
- IFC
-
- Ria
-
noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- RFI
-
- RFE
-
- RFA
-
- IRA
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- Ife
-
noun,
a town in SW Nigeria.
- IOC
-
- IOF
-
- 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.
- ior
-
- 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.
- IOT
-
- IOU
-
- res
-
noun,
an object or thing; matter.
- Ir.
-
- ITU
-
- IFS
-
noun,
a supposition; uncertain possibility:
- IRO
-
- Fr.
-
abbreviation,
Father.
- fic
-
- fie
-
interjection,
(used to express mild disgust, disapprobation, annoyance, etc.)
- FIO
-
- FIR
-
noun,
any coniferous tree belonging to the genus Abies, of the pine family, characterized by its pyramidal style of growth, flat needles, and erect cones.
- FIT
-
noun,
the manner in which a thing fits:
- FOE
-
noun,
a person who feels enmity, hatred, or malice toward another; enemy:
- FOS
-
- FOT
-
- fou
-
adjective,
drunk.
- Sr.
-
- Fra
-
noun,
a title of address for a friar or brother.
- ics
-
- FRC
-
- fro
-
Idioms,
to and fro, alternating from one place to another; back and forth:
- ROI
-
- ROE
-
noun,
the mass of eggs, or spawn, within the ovarian membrane of the female fish.
- ROC
-
noun,
a bird of enormous size and strength.
- FSA
-
- FSR
-
- ft.
-
- FTC
-
- ROA
-
- IRC
-
- IRS
-
- Rs.
-
- Ora
-
noun,
plural of os2 .
- OES
-
noun,
the fifteenth letter of the English alphabet, a vowel.
- of-
-
- OFr
-
- oft
-
adverb,
often.
- Rai
-
noun,
a style of Algerian popular music played on electric guitar, synthesizer, and percussion instruments.
- oic
-
- OIr
-
- OIt
-
- RAF
-
- Rae
-
noun,
John, 1813–93, Scottish surgeon and Arctic explorer.
- orc
-
noun,
any of several cetaceans, as a grampus.
- RAS
-
noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- Re.
-
- RCS
-
- Ore
-
noun,
a metal-bearing mineral or rock, or a native metal, that can be mined at a profit.
- Orr
-
noun,
Sir John Boyd, Boyd Orr, Sir John.
- ORT
-
noun,
Usually, orts. a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
- ose
-
- ot-
-
- OTA
-
- ote
-
- OTS
-
- OCS
-
- OCR
-
- Is.
-
noun,
(used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
- Oc.
-
- ISA
-
- ise
-
- ISR
-
- ist
-
- ITA
-
- ITC
-
- ite
-
- ITO
-
noun,
Prince Hirobumi [hee-raw-boo-mee] /ˈhi rɔˈbu mi/ (Show IPA), 1841–1909, Japanese statesman.
- IUS
-
- REC
-
noun,
recreation.
- OSA
-
- Oca
-
noun,
a wood sorrel, Oxalis tuberosa, of the Andes, cultivated in South America for its edible tubers.
- OSF
-
- OTC
-
- REA
-
- RCT
-
- RCA
-
- oaf
-
noun,
a clumsy, stupid person; lout.
- 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.
- OAS
-
- OAT
-
noun,
a cereal grass, Avena sativa, cultivated for its edible seed.
- 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.
- OAU
-
- Fia
-
- ROT
-
noun,
the process of rotting.
- RSA
-
- SEI
-
noun,
sei whale.
- oui
-
adverb, noun,
yes.
- eat
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- ec-
-
- ECA
-
- ECF
-
- ECU
-
noun,
the shield carried by a mounted man-at-arms in the Middle Ages.
- ef-
-
- 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).
- eft
-
noun,
a newt, especially the eastern newt, Notophthalmus viridescens (red eft) in its immature terrestrial stage.
- eir
-
- Sfc
-
- EIS
-
- EOF
-
- RSE
-
- EOS
-
noun,
the ancient Greek goddess of the dawn, identified by the Romans with Aurora.
- sea
-
noun,
the salt waters that cover the greater part of the earth's surface.
- se-
-
- ERA
-
noun,
a period of time marked by distinctive character, events, etc.:
- err
-
verb (used without object),
to go astray in thought or belief; be mistaken; be incorrect.
- ERS
-
noun,
ervil.
- ERT
-
- 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.
- 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).
- Esc
-
- cte
-
- cru
-
noun,
(in France) a vineyard producing wine of high quality, sometimes classified by the government as either a Great Growth (Grand Cru) or a First Growth (Premier Cru)
- CSA
-
- Sou
-
noun,
(formerly) either of two bronze coins of France, equal to 5 centimes and 10 centimes.
- CSF
-
- CSO
-
- sot
-
noun,
a drunkard.
- CSR
-
- CST
-
- CTA
-
- ctf
-
- EAA
-
- cue
-
noun,
anything said or done, on or off stage, that is followed by a specific line or action:
- Cui
-
noun,
César [French sey-zar] /French seɪˈzar/ (Show IPA), Antonovich [Russian uhn-taw-nuh-vyich] /Russian ʌnˈtɔ nə vyɪtʃ/ (Show IPA), 1835–1918, Russian composer.
- SOF
-
- SOC
-
noun,
sociology or a class or course in sociology.
- Cut
-
noun,
the act of cutting; a stroke or a blow, as with a knife, whip, etc.
- SIT
-
verb,
(in prescriptions) may it be.
- eo-
-
- SIR
-
noun,
a respectful or formal term of address used to a man:
- ETA
-
noun,
the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
- ea.
-
- ESA
-
- uts
-
noun,
the syllable once generally used for the first tone or keynote of a scale and sometimes for the tone C: now commonly superseded by do.
- ESR
-
- SRO
-
- FAR
-
Idioms,
a far cry (from). cry (def 27).
- SAR
-
- FAT
-
noun,
any of several white or yellowish greasy substances, forming the chief part of adipose tissue of animals and also occurring in plants, that when pure are colorless, odorless, and tasteless and are either solid or liquid esters of glycerol with fatty acids; fats are insoluble in water or cold alcohol but soluble in ether, chloroform, or benzene: used in the manufacture of soap, paints, and other protective coatings and in cooking.
- ESU
-
- FCS
-
- SAE
-
- SAC
-
noun,
a baglike structure in an animal, plant, or fungus, as one containing fluid.
- SAA
-
- So.
-
- FAA
-
- rut
-
noun,
a furrow or track in the ground, especially one made by the passage of a vehicle or vehicles.
- fer
-
preposition, conjunction,
for.
- FET
-
- Rue
-
noun,
sorrow; repentance; regret.
- RTS
-
- RTF
-
- rte
-
- rt.
-
- FAO
-
- FCA
-
- eu-
-
- SCF
-
- FAS
-
noun,
the syllable used for the fourth tone of a diatonic scale.
- ETS
-
- ETR
-
- ETO
-
- sc.
-
- Sau
-
noun,
German name of Sava.
- fo.
-
- 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.
- CU
-
- S.
-
- RI
-
- AA
-
noun,
basaltic lava having a rough surface.
- T1
-
- AO
-
- TA
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- AU
-
plural,
to the; at the; with the.
- 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.
- RC
-
- RF
-
- RA
-
noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- SA
-
- UT
-
noun,
the syllable once generally used for the first tone or keynote of a scale and sometimes for the tone C: now commonly superseded by do.
- RU
-
- OU
-
noun,
a rare Hawaiian honeycreeper, Psittirostra psittacea, having an olive-green body, a parrotlike bill, and in the male a bright yellow head.
- TI
-
noun,
the syllable for the seventh tone of a diatonic scale.
- et
-
verb,
a simple past tense of eat.
- R.
-
- OE
-
noun,
oy2 .
- t.
-
- RO
-
- O.
-
- OA
-
- U.
-
- UC
-
- FI
-
noun,
the solmization syllable used for the semitone between the fourth and fifth degrees of a scale.
- TC
-
- ic
-
- SF
-
- i.
-
- SI
-
noun,
the syllable used for the seventh tone of a scale and sometimes for the tone B.
- UI
-
- FA
-
noun,
the syllable used for the fourth tone of a diatonic scale.
- IF
-
noun,
a supposition; uncertain possibility:
- SU
-
- FC
-
- TE
-
noun,
ti1 .
- er
-
interjection,
(used to express or represent a pause, hesitation, uncertainty, etc.).
- FE
-
- CE
-
- EI
-
- E.
-
noun,
Edward (St. John) 1925–2000, U.S. writer and illustrator.
- f.
-
noun,
(Paul) Felix (Edler von Münzberg) [poul fey-liks eyd-luh r fuh n mynts-berk] /paʊl ˈfeɪ lɪks ˈeɪd lər fən ˈmüntsˌbɛrk/ (Show IPA), 1863–1942, Austrian composer, conductor, and writer.
- 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.