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- rocketries
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noun,
the science of rocket design, development, and flight.
- ten-strike
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noun,
Tenpins. a strike.
- Corrientes
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noun,
a port in NE Argentina, on the Paraná River.
- centistoke
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noun,
a centimeter-gram-second unit of kinematic viscosity, equal to 1/100 (0.01) stoke. Abbreviation: cS, cs.
- trickster
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noun,
a deceiver; cheat; fraud.
- trinketer
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noun,
a person who deals secretly or surreptitiously.
- terrorist
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noun,
a person, usually a member of a group, who uses or advocates terrorism.
- tenorites
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noun,
a mineral, cupric oxide, CuO, occurring in veins of copper in black, minute scales.
- intersect
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verb (used with object),
to cut or divide by passing through or across:
- tierceron
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noun,
(in a ribbed vault) a diagonal rib, other than an ogive, springing from a point of support.
- rockeries
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noun,
rock garden.
- reckoners
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noun,
a person who reckons.
- secretion
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noun,
(in a cell or gland) the act or process of separating, elaborating, and releasing a substance that fulfills some function within the organism or undergoes excretion.
- rectories
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noun,
a rector's house; parsonage.
- tres-tine
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noun,
royal antler.
- cornetist
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noun,
a musician who plays the cornet.
- reorients
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adjective,
Rare. rising anew.
- resection
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noun,
Surveying. a technique of ascertaining the location of a point by taking bearings from the point on two other points of known location.
- croisette
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noun,
crossette.
- neoterics
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noun,
a new or modern writer, thinker, etc.
- crosette
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noun,
crossette.
- reticent
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adjective,
disposed to be silent or not to speak freely; reserved.
- terrines
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noun,
a casserole dish made of pottery.
- critters
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noun,
a domesticated animal.
- introrse
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adjective,
turned or facing inward, as anthers that open toward the gynoecium.
- restrike
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noun,
a coin freshly minted from dies of an earlier issue.
- interest
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noun,
the feeling of a person whose attention, concern, or curiosity is particularly engaged by something:
- instroke
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noun,
a stroke traveling in an inward direction.
- retrorse
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adjective,
turned backward.
- citterns
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noun,
an old musical instrument related to the guitar, having a flat, pear-shaped soundbox and wire strings.
- restrict
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verb (used with object),
to confine or keep within limits, as of space, action, choice, intensity, or quantity.
- esoteric
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adjective,
understood by or meant for only the select few who have special knowledge or interest; recondite:
- sickener
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noun,
something that sickens or disgusts.
- reorient
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adjective,
Rare. rising anew.
- reckoner
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noun,
a person who reckons.
- seicento
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noun,
the 17th century, with reference to the Italian art or literature of that period.
- secretin
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noun,
a polypeptide hormone, produced in the small intestine, that activates the pancreas to secrete pancreatic juice.
- trecento
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noun,
the 14th century, with reference to Italy, and especially to its art or literature.
- resorter
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noun,
a person who frequently goes to recreation resorts.
- erection
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noun,
the act of erecting.
- serotine
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noun,
a small Eurasian brown bat, Eptesicus serotinus.
- teosinte
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noun,
a tall grass, Zea mexicana, of Mexico and Central America, closely related to corn, and sometimes cultivated as a fodder plant.
- contrite
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adjective,
caused by or showing sincere remorse.
- tricorns
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noun,
Also, tricorne. a hat with the brim turned up on three sides.
- Torrence
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noun,
(Frederic) Ridgely [rij-lee] /ˈrɪdʒ li/ (Show IPA), 1875–1950, U.S. poet, playwright, and editor.
- rentiers
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noun,
a person who has a fixed income, as from lands or bonds.
- tonetics
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noun,
the phonetic study of tone in language.
- orreries
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noun,
an apparatus for representing the positions, motions, and phases of the planets, satellites, etc., in the solar system.
- noisette
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noun,
a loin, fillet, or other lean section of meat:
- centrist
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noun,
(especially in continental Europe) a member of a political party of the Center; moderate.
- tritones
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noun,
an interval consisting of three whole tones; an augmented fourth.
- sorcerer
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noun,
a person who practices sorcery; black magician; wizard.
- kernites
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noun,
a mineral, hydrated sodium borate, Na 2 B 4 O 7 ⋅4H 2 O, occurring in transparent colorless crystals: the principal source of boron compounds in the U.S.
- knotters
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noun,
a person or thing that ties knots.
- sternite
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noun,
a sclerite of the sternum of an insect, especially a ventral sclerite of an abdominal segment.
- neoteric
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noun,
a new or modern writer, thinker, etc.
- tenorist
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noun,
a person who sings tenor.
- tenorite
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noun,
a mineral, cupric oxide, CuO, occurring in veins of copper in black, minute scales.
- Cerritos
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noun,
a city in SW California.
- stricken
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noun,
an act or instance of striking.
- scienter
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noun,
a mental state in which one has knowledge that one’s action, statement, etc., is wrong, deceptive, or illegal: often used as a standard of guilt:
- knotter
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noun,
a person or thing that ties knots.
- enteric
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noun,
enterics, Bacteriology. enterobacteria.
- stirrer
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noun,
a person or thing that stirs.
- entero-
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- entices
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verb (used with object),
to lead on by exciting hope or desire; allure; inveigle:
- encores
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noun,
a demand, as by applause, for a repetition of a song, act, etc., or for a performance of a number or piece additional to those on a program, or for a reappearance by the performers, as at the end of a concert, recital, etc.
- rentier
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noun,
a person who has a fixed income, as from lands or bonds.
- Torrens
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noun,
Lake, a salt lake in Australia, in E South Australia. 130 miles (210 km) long; 2400 sq. mi. (6220 sq. km); 25 feet (8 meters) below sea level.
- noetics
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noun,
the science of the intellect or of pure thought; reasoning.
- entires
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noun,
Archaic. the whole; entirety.
- stonker
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verb (used with object),
to hit hard; knock unconscious.
- entries
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noun,
an act of entering; entrance.
- torrent
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noun,
a stream of water flowing with great rapidity and violence.
- stocker
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noun,
a person or thing that stocks.
- tenters
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noun,
a framework on which cloth in the process of manufacture is stretched so it may set or dry evenly.
- stinker
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noun,
a person or thing that stinks.
- stereo-
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- retorts
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noun,
a severe, incisive, or witty reply, especially one that counters a first speaker's statement, argument, etc.
- cretins
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noun,
a person suffering from cretinism.
- retires
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noun,
a place of withdrawal; retreat:
- crinose
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adjective,
hairy.
- critter
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noun,
a domesticated animal.
- Steiner
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noun,
Jakob [yah-kawp] /ˈyɑ kɔp/ (Show IPA), 1796–1863, Swiss mathematician.
- Stentor
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noun,
(in the Iliad) a Greek herald with a loud voice.
- cronies
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noun,
a close friend or companion; chum.
- sticker
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noun,
a person or thing that sticks.
- necrose
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verb (used with or without object),
to affect or be affected with necrosis.
- 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.
- restore
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verb (used with object),
to bring back into existence, use, or the like; reestablish:
- restock
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verb (used with or without object),
to stock again; replenish.
- necktie
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noun,
a band of decorative fabric worn around the neck, under the collar, and tied in front to hang down the front of a shirt or to form a small bow.
- re-sort
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verb (used with object),
to sort or arrange (cards, papers, etc.) again.
- stertor
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noun,
a heavy snoring sound accompanying respiration in certain diseases.
- sterno-
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- Ericson
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noun,
Leif [leef;; Icelandic leyv] /lif;; Icelandic leɪv/ (Show IPA), flourished a.d. c1000, Norse mariner: according to Icelandic saga, discoverer of Vinland (son of Eric the Red).
- tonetic
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noun,
the phonetic study of tone in language.
- orceins
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noun,
a red dye, the principal coloring matter of cudbear and orchil, obtained by oxidizing an ammoniacal solution of orcinol.
- kernite
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noun,
a mineral, hydrated sodium borate, Na 2 B 4 O 7 ⋅4H 2 O, occurring in transparent colorless crystals: the principal source of boron compounds in the U.S.
- Teniers
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noun,
David [dey-vid;; Flemish dah-vit;; French dah-veed] /ˈdeɪ vɪd;; Flemish ˈdɑ vɪt;; French dɑˈvid/ (Show IPA), ("the Elder") 1582–1649, Flemish painter and engraver.
- tickers
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noun,
a telegraphic receiving instrument that automatically prints stock prices, market reports, etc., on a paper tape.
- 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.
- orients
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noun,
the Orient,
the countries of Asia, especially East Asia.
(formerly) the countries to the E of the Mediterranean.
- Inkster
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noun,
a city in SE Michigan, near Detroit.
- Oriente
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noun,
a region in Ecuador, E of the Andes: the border long disputed by Peru.
- keister
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noun,
the buttocks; rump.
- snicker
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noun,
a snickering laugh.
- skitter
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verb (used with object),
to cause to skitter.
- tenrecs
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noun,
any of several insectivorous mammals of the family Tenrecidae, of Madagascar, having a long, pointed snout, certain species of which are spiny and tailless.
- skirret
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noun,
a plant, Sium sisarum, of the parsley family, cultivated in Europe for its edible tuberous root.
- terrine
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noun,
a casserole dish made of pottery.
- terries
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noun,
the loop formed by the pile of a fabric when left uncut.
- Terrier
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noun,
any of several breeds of usually small dogs, used originally to pursue game and drive it out of its hole or burrow.
- terrets
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noun,
one of the round loops or rings on the saddle of a harness, through which the driving reins pass.
- ironers
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noun,
a person or thing that irons.
- sincere
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adjective,
free of deceit, hypocrisy, or falseness; earnest:
- snorter
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noun,
a person or thing that snorts.
- norites
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noun,
a granular igneous rock consisting of a mix of light and dark minerals, the former being calcic plagioclase feldspars, and the latter orthorhombic pyroxenes.
- kineto-
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- erector
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noun,
Also, erecter. a person or thing that erects.
- tercets
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noun,
Prosody. a group of three lines rhyming together or connected by rhyme with the adjacent group or groups of three lines.
- Kirsten
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noun,
a female given name, Scandinavian form of Christine.
- striker
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noun,
a person or thing that strikes.
- Erikson
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noun,
Erik (Homburger) [hom-bur-ger] /ˈhɒm bɜr gər/ (Show IPA), 1902–94, U.S. psychoanalyst, born in Germany.
- reckons
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Verb phrases,
reckon with,
to include in consideration or planning; anticipate:
to deal with:
- erotics
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noun,
an erotic poem.
- recites
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verb (used with object),
to repeat the words of, as from memory, especially in a formal manner:
- tierces
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noun,
an old measure of capacity equivalent to one third of a pipe, or 42 wine gallons.
- Erskine
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noun,
John (Erskine of Carnock) 1695–1768, Scottish writer on law.
- notices
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noun,
an announcement or intimation of something impending; warning:
- ketones
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noun,
any of a class of organic compounds containing a carbonyl group, CO, attached to two alkyl groups, as CH 3 COCH 3 or CH 3 COC 2 H 5 .
- tinters
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noun,
a person who specializes in applying tints or dyes.
- Sickert
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noun,
Walter Richard, 1860–1942, English painter.
- kerries
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noun,
one of an Irish breed of small, black dairy cattle.
- estrone
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noun,
Biochemistry. an estrogenic hormone, C 18 H 22 O 2 , produced by the ovarian follicles and found during pregnancy in urine and placental tissue.
- tinkers
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noun,
a mender of pots, kettles, pans, etc., usually an itinerant.
- Ticknor
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noun,
George, 1791–1871, U.S. literary historian and educator.
- nickers
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noun,
a person or thing that nicks.
- rockets
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noun,
any of various simple or complex tubelike devices containing combustibles that on being ignited liberate gases whose action propels the tube through the air: used for pyrotechnic effect, signaling, carrying a lifeline, hurling explosives at an enemy, putting a space vehicle into orbit, etc.
- ritters
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noun,
a knight.
- centres
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noun,
Geometry. the middle point, as the point within a circle or sphere equally distant from all points of the circumference or surface, or the point within a regular polygon equally distant from the vertices.
- corkers
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noun,
a person or thing that corks.
- centri-
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- centro-
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- tritone
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noun,
an interval consisting of three whole tones; an augmented fourth.
- tricorn
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noun,
Also, tricorne. a hat with the brim turned up on three sides.
- Rosette
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noun,
any arrangement, part, object, or formation more or less resembling a rose.
- section
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noun,
a part that is cut off or separated.
- Scottie
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noun,
Scottish terrier.
- contest
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noun,
a race, conflict, or other competition between rivals, as for a prize.
- trisect
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verb (used with object),
to divide into three parts, especially into three equal parts.
- constr.
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- conster
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verb (used with or without object),
construe.
- conkers
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noun,
a horse chestnut.
- cornets
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noun,
Music. a valved wind instrument of the trumpet family.
- roister
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verb (used without object),
to act in a swaggering, boisterous, or uproarious manner.
- screeno
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noun,
(sometimes initial capital letter) (formerly) bingo played in a movie theater.
- tricots
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noun,
a warp-knit fabric of various natural or synthetic fibers, as wool, silk, or nylon, having fine vertical ribs on the face and horizontal ribs on the back, used especially for making garments.
- cirrose
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adjective,
having a cirrus or cirri.
- trinket
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noun,
a small ornament, piece of jewelry, etc., usually of little value.
- trienes
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noun,
any compound containing three double bonds.
- cistern
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noun,
a reservoir, tank, or container for storing or holding water or other liquid.
- cistron
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noun,
a segment of DNA that encodes for the formation of a specific polypeptide chain; a structural gene.
- Rockies
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noun,
Rocky Mountains.
- rockers
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noun,
Also called runner. one of the curved pieces on which a cradle or a rocking chair rocks.
- citrons
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noun,
a pale-yellow fruit resembling the lemon but larger and with thicker rind, borne by a small tree or large bush, Citrus medica, allied to the lemon and lime.
- cittern
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noun,
an old musical instrument related to the guitar, having a flat, pear-shaped soundbox and wire strings.
- Trieste
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noun,
a seaport in NE Italy, on the Gulf of Trieste.
- corners
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noun,
the place at which two converging lines or surfaces meet.
- coesite
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noun,
a rare form of silicon dioxide, a denser polymorph of quartz, originally synthesized from quartz at high temperatures and pressures: later discovered in nature.
- tritons
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noun,
a positively-charged particle consisting of a proton and two neutrons, equivalent to the nucleus of an atom of tritium.
- coterie
-
noun,
a group of people who associate closely.
- cotters
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noun,
a pin, wedge, key, or the like, fitted or driven into an opening to secure something or hold parts together.
- rotters
-
noun,
a thoroughly bad, worthless, or objectionable person.
- cenotes
-
noun,
a deep natural well or sinkhole, especially in Central America, formed by the collapse of surface limestone that exposes ground water underneath, and sometimes used by the ancient Mayans for sacrificial offerings.
- rickets
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noun,
a disease of childhood, characterized by softening of the bones as a result of inadequate intake of vitamin D and insufficient exposure to sunlight, also associated with impaired calcium and phosphorus metabolism.
- cirro-
-
- rottes
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noun,
rote2 .
- trines
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noun,
a set or group of three; triad.
- tester
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noun,
a person or thing that tests.
- intro.
-
- Sterne
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noun,
Laurence, 1713–68, English clergyman and novelist.
- trokes
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noun,
truck2 (defs 4–7).
- intros
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noun,
an introduction.
- orcein
-
noun,
a red dye, the principal coloring matter of cudbear and orchil, obtained by oxidizing an ammoniacal solution of orcinol.
- koines
-
noun,
(usually initial capital letter) an amalgam of Greek dialects, chiefly Attic and Ionic, that replaced the Classical Greek dialects in the Hellenistic period and flourished under the Roman Empire.
- terror
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noun,
intense, sharp, overmastering fear:
- Terris
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Theresa.
- inters
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verb (used with object),
to place (a dead body) in a grave or tomb; bury.
- screen
-
noun,
a movable or fixed device, usually consisting of a covered frame, that provides shelter, serves as a partition, etc.
- terret
-
noun,
one of the round loops or rings on the saddle of a harness, through which the driving reins pass.
- sirree
-
noun,
(used as an intensive with no or yes):
- necro-
-
- ironer
-
noun,
a person or thing that irons.
- rotter
-
noun,
a thoroughly bad, worthless, or objectionable person.
- Necker
-
noun,
Jacques [zhahk] /ʒɑk/ (Show IPA), 1732–1804, French statesman, born in Switzerland.
- irones
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noun,
a colorless liquid of isomeric, unsaturated ketones, C 14 H 22 O, obtained from orris root: used in perfumery for its odor of violets.
- Rockne
-
noun,
Knute (Kenneth) [noot] /nut/ (Show IPA), 1888–1931, U.S. football coach, born in Norway.
- inter.
-
- Nereis
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noun,
clamworm.
- Citron
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noun,
a pale-yellow fruit resembling the lemon but larger and with thicker rind, borne by a small tree or large bush, Citrus medica, allied to the lemon and lime.
- tierce
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noun,
an old measure of capacity equivalent to one third of a pipe, or 42 wine gallons.
- Osetic
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adjective, noun,
Ossetic.
- nicker
-
noun,
a person or thing that nicks.
- ickers
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noun,
the fruit-bearing spike of any cereal plant, especially an ear of corn.
- oscine
-
noun,
an oscine bird.
- sinker
-
noun,
a person or thing that sinks.
- ticket
-
noun,
a slip, usually of paper or cardboard, serving as evidence that the holder has paid a fare or admission or is entitled to some service, right, or the like:
- steno-
-
- Nestor
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noun,
the oldest and wisest of the Greeks in the Trojan War and a king of Pylos.
- incest
-
noun,
sexual intercourse between closely related persons.
- incorr
-
- teston
-
noun,
a former silver coin of France, equal at various times to between 10 and 14½ sols, bearing on the obverse a bust of the reigning king.
- sinter
-
noun,
siliceous or calcareous matter deposited by springs, as that formed around the vent of a geyser.
- ticker
-
noun,
a telegraphic receiving instrument that automatically prints stock prices, market reports, etc., on a paper tape.
- retro-
-
- trikes
-
noun,
tricycle.
- trones
-
noun,
a large pair of scales, a spring balance, or other weighing device located in a town or marketplace to weigh goods and merchandise.
- Orient
-
noun,
the Orient,
the countries of Asia, especially East Asia.
(formerly) the countries to the E of the Mediterranean.
- insect
-
noun,
any animal of the class Insecta, comprising small, air-breathing arthropods having the body divided into three parts (head, thorax, and abdomen), and having three pairs of legs and usually two pairs of wings.
- insert
-
noun,
something inserted or to be inserted.
- Orense
-
noun,
a city in N Spain, NW of Madrid.
- instr.
-
- steric
-
adjective,
of or relating to the spatial relationships of atoms in a molecule.
- sitten
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verb,
past participle of sit1 .
- Sitter
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noun,
a person who sits.
- ternes
-
noun,
terne metal.
- Centre
-
noun,
Geometry. the middle point, as the point within a circle or sphere equally distant from all points of the circumference or surface, or the point within a regular polygon equally distant from the vertices.
- stroke
-
noun,
the act or an instance of striking, as with the fist, a weapon, or a hammer; a blow.
- Strine
-
noun,
Australian English.
- notice
-
noun,
an announcement or intimation of something impending; warning:
- sortie
-
noun,
a rapid movement of troops from a besieged place to attack the besiegers.
- Kosice
-
noun,
a city in SE Slovakia.
- strike
-
noun,
an act or instance of striking.
- censer
-
noun,
a container, usually covered, in which incense is burned, especially during religious services; thurible.
- strict
-
adjective,
characterized by or acting in close conformity to requirements or principles:
- nocti-
-
- stoker
-
noun,
a person or thing that stokes.
- strick
-
noun,
a group of any of the major bast fibers, as flax or jute, prepared for conversion into sliver form.
- Street
-
noun,
a public thoroughfare, usually paved, in a village, town, or city, including the sidewalk or sidewalks.
- socket
-
noun,
a hollow part or piece for receiving and holding some part or thing.
- noctis
-
adjective,
(in prescriptions) of the night.
- streek
-
verb (used with object),
to stretch (one's limbs), as on awakening or by exercise.
- Norris
-
noun,
Charles Gilman, 1881–1945, U.S. novelist and editor.
- kitten
-
noun,
a young cat.
- centr-
-
- norite
-
noun,
a granular igneous rock consisting of a mix of light and dark minerals, the former being calcic plagioclase feldspars, and the latter orthorhombic pyroxenes.
- centos
-
noun,
a piece of writing, especially a poem, composed wholly of quotations from the works of other authors.
- centi-
-
- Center
-
noun,
Geometry. the middle point, as the point within a circle or sphere equally distant from all points of the circumference or surface, or the point within a regular polygon equally distant from the vertices.
- stoner
-
noun,
Slang. a person who is habitually high on drugs, especially marijuana, or alcohol; a person who is usually stoned.
- censor
-
noun,
an official who examines books, plays, news reports, motion pictures, radio and television programs, letters, cablegrams, etc., for the purpose of suppressing parts deemed objectionable on moral, political, military, or other grounds.
- soiree
-
noun,
an evening party or social gathering, especially one held for a particular purpose:
- ketose
-
noun,
a monosaccharide that contains a ketone group.
- Noetic
-
adjective,
of or relating to the mind.
- tenrec
-
noun,
any of several insectivorous mammals of the family Tenrecidae, of Madagascar, having a long, pointed snout, certain species of which are spiny and tailless.
- triose
-
noun,
a monosaccharide that has three atoms of carbon.
- tercet
-
noun,
Prosody. a group of three lines rhyming together or connected by rhyme with the adjacent group or groups of three lines.
- terces
-
noun,
tierce (def 3).
- rotten
-
adjective,
decomposing or decaying; putrid; tainted, foul, or bad-smelling.
- tentie
-
adjective,
tenty.
- niters
-
noun,
potassium nitrate.
- cenote
-
noun,
a deep natural well or sinkhole, especially in Central America, formed by the collapse of surface limestone that exposes ground water underneath, and sometimes used by the ancient Mayans for sacrificial offerings.
- tenter
-
noun,
a framework on which cloth in the process of manufacture is stretched so it may set or dry evenly.
- Scotti
-
noun,
Antonio [ahn-taw-nyaw] /ɑnˈtɔ nyɔ/ (Show IPA), 1866–1936, Italian baritone.
- tensor
-
noun,
Anatomy. a muscle that stretches or tightens some part of the body.
- triste
-
adjective,
sad; sorrowful; melancholy.
- stinko
-
adjective,
drunk.
- nitro-
-
- certes
-
adverb,
certainly; in truth.
- C-note
-
noun,
See C (def 11).
- roster
-
noun,
a list of persons or groups, as of military personnel or units with their turns or periods of duty.
- tenets
-
noun,
any opinion, principle, doctrine, dogma, etc., especially one held as true by members of a profession, group, or movement.
- Scoter
-
noun,
any of the large diving ducks of the genus Melanitta, inhabiting northern parts of the Northern Hemisphere.
- cerise
-
adjective, noun,
moderate to deep red.
- kernos
-
noun,
a Mycenaean ceramic piece, usually in the form of a ring, to which were attached a number of cups or vases.
- ockers
-
noun,
an uncultured Australian male.
- Triton
-
noun,
a positively-charged particle consisting of a proton and two neutrons, equivalent to the nucleus of an atom of tritium.
- nitres
-
noun,
niter.
- ketone
-
noun,
any of a class of organic compounds containing a carbonyl group, CO, attached to two alkyl groups, as CH 3 COCH 3 or CH 3 COC 2 H 5 .
- octets
-
noun,
a company of eight singers or musicians.
- Senior
-
noun,
a person who is older than another.
- rocket
-
noun,
any of various simple or complex tubelike devices containing combustibles that on being ignited liberate gases whose action propels the tube through the air: used for pyrotechnic effect, signaling, carrying a lifeline, hurling explosives at an enemy, putting a space vehicle into orbit, etc.
- serine
-
noun,
a crystalline amino acid, HOCH 2 CH(NH 2)COOH, found in many proteins and obtained by the hydrolysis of sericin, the protein constituting silk gum. Symbol: S. Abbreviation: Ser;
- eikons
-
noun,
icon (defs 1, 2).
- corker
-
noun,
a person or thing that corks.
- rentes
-
noun,
revenue or income, or the instrument evidencing a right to such periodic receipts.
- renter
-
noun,
a person or organization that holds, or has the use of, property by payment of rent.
- Tories
-
noun,
a member of the Conservative Party in Great Britain or Canada.
- serein
-
noun,
fine rain falling after sunset from a sky in which no clouds are visible.
- Renoir
-
noun,
Jean [zhahn] /ʒɑ̃/ (Show IPA), 1894–1979, French film director and writer.
- encore
-
noun,
a demand, as by applause, for a repetition of a song, act, etc., or for a performance of a number or piece additional to those on a program, or for a reappearance by the performers, as at the end of a concert, recital, etc.
- Enesco
-
noun,
Georges [zhawrzh] /ʒɔrʒ/ (Show IPA), 1881–1955, Romanian violinist, composer, and conductor: teacher of Yehudi Menuhin.
- Enrico
-
noun,
a male given name: Italian form of Henry.
- Reiner
-
noun,
Fritz, 1888–1963, Hungarian conductor in the U.S.
- enter-
-
- CORNET
-
noun,
Music. a valved wind instrument of the trumpet family.
- sector
-
noun,
Geometry. a plane figure bounded by two radii and the included arc of a circle.
- corers
-
noun,
a person or thing that cores.
- enters
-
Verb phrases,
enter into,
to participate in; engage in.
to investigate; consider:
to sympathize with; share in.
to form a constituent part or ingredient of:
to go into a particular state:
- entice
-
verb (used with object),
to lead on by exciting hope or desire; allure; inveigle:
- entire
-
noun,
Archaic. the whole; entirety.
- tricot
-
noun,
a warp-knit fabric of various natural or synthetic fibers, as wool, silk, or nylon, having fine vertical ribs on the face and horizontal ribs on the back, used especially for making garments.
- Serkin
-
noun,
Rudolf [roo-dolf;; German roo-dawlf] /ˈru dɒlf;; German ˈruˌdɔlf/ (Show IPA), 1903–91, U.S. pianist, born in Bohemia.
- contr.
-
- contes
-
plural,
Trademark. a brand of crayon made of graphite and clay, usually in black, red, or brown.
- toners
-
noun,
a person or thing that tones.
- Ritter
-
noun,
a knight.
- Corner
-
noun,
the place at which two converging lines or surfaces meet.
- Ecorse
-
noun,
a city in SE Michigan, near Detroit.
- rectos
-
- crores
-
noun,
(in India) the sum of ten million, especially of rupees; one hundred lacs.
- retort
-
noun,
a severe, incisive, or witty reply, especially one that counters a first speaker's statement, argument, etc.
- cretin
-
noun,
a person suffering from cretinism.
- Cotter
-
noun,
a pin, wedge, key, or the like, fitted or driven into an opening to secure something or hold parts together.
- ricers
-
noun,
an implement for ricing potatoes, squash, etc., by pressing them through small holes.
- criers
-
noun,
a person who cries.
- retire
-
noun,
a place of withdrawal; retreat:
- Coster
-
noun,
costermonger.
- COSINE
-
noun,
Trigonometry.
(in a right triangle) the ratio of the side adjacent to a given angle to the hypotenuse.
the sine of the complement of a given angle or arc. Abbreviation: cos.
- crones
-
noun,
a withered, witchlike old woman.
- seiner
-
noun,
a person who fishes with a seine.
- trices
-
noun,
a very short time; an instant:
- Cortes
-
noun,
(in Spain or Portugal) the two houses constituting the national legislative body.
- resect
-
verb (used with object),
to do a resection on.
- Trento
-
noun,
Italian name of Trent.
- tricks
-
noun,
a crafty or underhanded device, maneuver, stratagem, or the like, intended to deceive or cheat; artifice; ruse; wile.
- Reston
-
noun,
James (Barrett) ("Scotty") 1909–1995, U.S. journalist, born in Scotland.
- treens
-
noun,
treenware.
- corset
-
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.
- cteno-
-
- Corrie
-
noun,
a circular hollow in the side of a hill or mountain.
- resort
-
noun,
a place to which people frequently or generally go for relaxation or pleasure, especially one providing rest and recreation facilities for vacationers:
- reskin
-
verb (used with object),
to replace or repair the exterior surface or coating of:
- tortes
-
noun,
a rich cake, especially one containing little or no flour, usually made with eggs and ground nuts or bread crumbs.
- resent
-
verb (used with object),
to feel or show displeasure or indignation at (a person, act, remark, etc.) from a sense of injury or insult.
- Eckert
-
noun,
John Presper [pres-per] /ˈprɛs pər/ (Show IPA), 1919–95, U.S. engineer and computer pioneer.
- erects
-
adjective,
upright in position or posture:
- recti-
-
- escent
-
- recons
-
noun,
reconnaissance.
- titres
-
noun,
titer.
- reckon
-
Verb phrases,
reckon with,
to include in consideration or planning; anticipate:
to deal with:
- triers
-
noun,
a person or thing that tries or tests; tester.
- triene
-
noun,
any compound containing three double bonds.
- secern
-
verb (used with object),
to discriminate or distinguish in thought.
- Ernest
-
noun,
a male given name: from an Old English word meaning “vigor, intent.”.
- conies
-
noun,
the fur of a rabbit, especially when dyed to simulate Hudson seal.
- sicken
-
verb (used with or without object),
to make or become sick.
- tinter
-
noun,
a person who specializes in applying tints or dyes.
- Estrin
-
noun,
estrone.
- Rocker
-
noun,
Also called runner. one of the curved pieces on which a cradle or a rocking chair rocks.
- setter
-
noun,
a person or thing that sets.
- conker
-
noun,
a horse chestnut.
- erotic
-
noun,
an erotic poem.
- triens
-
noun,
a copper coin of ancient Rome, issued during the Republic, a third part of an as.
- Tocsin
-
noun,
a signal, especially of alarm, sounded on a bell or bells.
- cokers
-
noun,
Often, cokers. an inhabitant of the mountains of the coal-mining regions of West Virginia and Pennsylvania.
- set-in
-
adjective,
made separately and placed within another unit.
- Rector
-
noun,
a member of the clergy in charge of a parish in the Protestant Episcopal Church.
- Recent
-
noun,
Also called Holocene. (initial capital letter) Geology. the Recent Epoch or Series.
- set-to
-
noun,
a usually brief, sharp fight or argument.
- escort
-
noun,
a group of persons, or a single person, accompanying another or others for protection, guidance, or courtesy:
- tinct.
-
- secret
-
noun,
something that is or is kept secret, hidden, or concealed.
- tincts
-
noun,
tint; tinge; coloring.
- sicker
-
noun,
(used with a plural verb) sick persons collectively (usually preceded by the).
- tinker
-
noun,
a mender of pots, kettles, pans, etc., usually an itinerant.
- recite
-
verb (used with object),
to repeat the words of, as from memory, especially in a formal manner:
- titers
-
noun,
the strength of a solution as determined by titration with a standard substance.
- toe-in
-
noun,
the slight forward convergence given to the front wheels of an automobile to improve steering qualities.
- resin
-
noun,
any of a class of nonvolatile, solid or semisolid organic substances, as copal or mastic, that consist of amorphous mixtures of carboxylic acids and are obtained directly from certain plants as exudations or prepared by polymerization of simple molecules: used in medicine and in the making of varnishes and plastics.
- resit
-
noun,
a test or examination that is retaken.
- rinse
-
noun,
an act or instance of rinsing.
- score
-
noun,
the record of points or strokes made by the competitors in a game or match.
- ornes
-
noun,
a department in NW France. 2372 sq. mi. (6145 sq. km). Capital: Alençon.
- rinks
-
noun,
a smooth expanse of ice for ice-skating, often artificially prepared and inside a building or arena.
- scorn
-
noun,
open or unqualified contempt; disdain:
- senti
-
noun,
a monetary unit of Tanzania, the 100th part of a shilling; cent.
- noct-
-
- ornis
-
noun,
an avifauna.
- sonic
-
adjective,
of or relating to sound.
- noise
-
noun,
sound, especially of a loud, harsh, or confused kind:
- Otter
-
noun,
any of several aquatic, furbearing, weasellike mammals of the genus Lutra and related genera, having webbed feet and a long, slightly flattened tail.
- nocks
-
noun,
a metal or plastic piece at the end of an arrow, having a notch for the bowstring.
- rices
-
noun,
the starchy seeds or grain of an annual marsh grass, Oryza sativa, cultivated in warm climates and used for food.
- ricer
-
noun,
an implement for ricing potatoes, squash, etc., by pressing them through small holes.
- scion
-
noun,
a descendant.
- osier
-
noun,
any of various willows, as the red osier, having tough, flexible twigs or branches that are used for wickerwork.
- steer
-
noun,
Informal. a suggestion about a course of action; tip:
- scoke
-
noun,
pokeweed.
- Steen
-
noun,
Jan [yahn] /yɑn/ (Show IPA), 1626–79, Dutch painter.
- Niort
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Deux-Sèvres, in W France.
- since
-
adverb,
from then till now (often preceded by ever):
- steek
-
verb (used with object),
to shut, close, fasten or lock (a window, door, or the like).
- siker
-
adverb,
certainly; without doubt.
- Scone
-
noun,
a small, light, biscuitlike quick bread made of oatmeal, wheat flour, barley meal, or the like.
- senor
-
noun,
a Spanish term of address equivalent to sir or Mr., used alone or capitalized and prefixed to the name of a man. Abbreviation: Sr.
- rotte
-
noun,
rote2 .
- Sino-
-
- ricks
-
noun,
Also, hayrick. Chiefly Midland U.S. a large, usually rectangular stack or pile of hay, straw, corn, or the like, in a field, especially when thatched or covered by a tarpaulin; an outdoor or makeshift mow.
- orris
-
noun,
an iris, Iris germanica florentina, having a fragrant rootstock.
- Niter
-
noun,
potassium nitrate.
- Orrin
-
noun,
a male given name.
- sicko
-
noun,
sickie (def 1).
- restr
-
- nitr-
-
- nitre
-
noun,
niter.
- Seine
-
noun,
a fishing net that hangs vertically in the water, having floats at the upper edge and sinkers at the lower.
- 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.
- Soter
-
noun,
Saint, pope a.d. 166?–175?.
- reset
-
noun,
an act or instance of setting again.
- scree
-
noun,
a steep mass of detritus on the side of a mountain.
- 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.
- Skier
-
noun,
a person who skis.
- skite
-
noun,
a quick, oblique blow or stroke; a chopping blow.
- roset
-
noun,
resin; rosin.
- skirt
-
noun,
the part of a gown, dress, slip, or coat that extends downward from the waist.
- rocks
-
noun,
a large mass of stone forming a hill, cliff, promontory, or the like.
- skirr
-
noun,
a grating or whirring sound.
- seti-
-
- oinks
-
noun,
the squealing or grunting sound made by a pig.
- ontic
-
adjective,
possessing the character of real rather than phenomenal existence; noumenal.
- 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.
- skint
-
adjective,
having no money; penniless.
- reest
-
verb (used with object),
to cure, smoke, or dry (meat or fish).
- skete
-
noun,
a settlement of monks or ascetics.
- Rosie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Rose.
- Skene
-
noun,
(in the ancient Greek theater) a structure facing the audience and forming the background before which performances were given.
- rect.
-
- sero-
-
- reeks
-
noun,
a strong, unpleasant smell.
- skein
-
noun,
a length of yarn or thread wound on a reel or swift preparatory for use in manufacturing.
- skeet
-
noun,
a form of trapshooting in which two traps are used and targets are hurled singly or in pairs at varying elevations and speeds so as to simulate the angles of flight taken by game birds.
- sect.
-
- onset
-
noun,
a beginning or start:
- onces
-
noun,
a single occasion; one time only:
- Stein
-
noun,
a mug, usually earthenware, especially for beer.
- sito-
-
- RECON
-
noun,
reconnaissance.
- rosin
-
noun,
Chemistry. the yellowish to amber, translucent, hard, brittle, fragmented resin left after distilling the oil of turpentine from the crude oleoresin of the pine: used chiefly in making varnishes, varnish and paint driers, printing inks, and for rubbing on the bows of such string instruments as the violin.
- Seton
-
noun,
a thread or the like inserted beneath the skin to provide drainage or to guide subsequent passage of a tube.
- snort
-
noun,
the act or sound of snorting.
- Norse
-
noun,
(used with a plural verb) the Norwegians, especially the ancient Norwegians.
- siree
-
noun,
sirree.
- rents
-
noun,
a payment made periodically by a tenant to a landlord in return for the use of land, a building, an apartment, an office, or other property.
- soken
-
noun,
a district held by socage.
- riser
-
noun,
a person who rises, especially from bed:
- Recit
-
- notes
-
noun,
a brief record of something written down to assist the memory or for future reference.
- rente
-
noun,
revenue or income, or the instrument evidencing a right to such periodic receipts.
- rotes
-
noun,
routine; a fixed, habitual, or mechanical course of procedure:
- reni-
-
- Seric
-
- snore
-
noun,
the act, instance, or sound of snoring.
- recks
-
verb (used with object),
Archaic. to have regard for; mind; heed.
- snoek
-
noun,
a long, slender marine food fish, Thyrsites atun, of the family Gempylidae, of the southern oceans.
- reist
-
verb (used without object),
reest2 .
- Scot.
-
- Ocker
-
noun,
an uncultured Australian male.
- snick
-
noun,
a small cut; nick.
- serin
-
noun,
a small finch, Serinus serinus, of Europe and northern Africa, closely related to the canary.
- reins
-
noun,
Often, reins. a leather strap, fastened to each end of the bit of a bridle, by which the rider or driver controls a horse or other animal by pulling so as to exert pressure on the bit.
- Scott
-
noun,
Barbara Ann, 1928–2012, Canadian figure skater.
- sneer
-
noun,
a look or expression of derision, scorn, or contempt.
- oste-
-
- octet
-
noun,
a company of eight singers or musicians.
- Siren
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. one of several sea nymphs, part woman and part bird, who lure mariners to destruction by their seductive singing.
- sneck
-
noun,
a door latch or its lever.
- tense
-
noun,
a category of verbal inflection that serves chiefly to specify the time of the action or state expressed by the verb.
- niece
-
noun,
a daughter of a person's brother or sister.
- toti-
-
- 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.
- eikon
-
noun,
icon (defs 1, 2).
- ecto-
-
- 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.
- econ.
-
- torsi
-
noun,
a plural of torso.
- torsk
-
noun,
a cod.
- Torte
-
noun,
a rich cake, especially one containing little or no flour, usually made with eggs and ground nuts or bread crumbs.
- torts
-
noun,
a wrongful act, not including a breach of contract or trust, that results in injury to another's person, property, reputation, or the like, and for which the injured party is entitled to compensation.
- totes
-
noun,
the act or course of toting.
- treen
-
noun,
treenware.
- torcs
-
noun,
torque (def 4).
- Trent
-
noun,
Italian Trento. Ancient Tridentum. a city in N Italy, on the Adige River.
- crore
-
noun,
(in India) the sum of ten million, especially of rupees; one hundred lacs.
- cronk
-
adjective,
sick or feeble.
- crone
-
noun,
a withered, witchlike old woman.
- crit.
-
- crine
-
noun,
hair; head of hair.
- cries
-
noun,
the act or sound of crying; any loud utterance or exclamation; a shout, scream, or wail.
- crier
-
noun,
a person who cries.
- Crete
-
noun,
Formerly Candia. a Greek island in the Mediterranean, SE of mainland Greece. 3235 sq. mi. (8380 sq. km). Capital: Canea.
- crest
-
noun,
the highest part of a hill or mountain range; summit.
- TORES
-
noun,
a torus.
- tonic
-
noun,
a medicine that invigorates or strengthens:
- Crees
-
noun,
a member of a North American Indian people of Ontario, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, and Montana.
- erose
-
adjective,
uneven, as if gnawed away.
- Ester
-
noun,
a compound produced by the reaction between an acid and an alcohol with the elimination of a molecule of water, as ethyl acetate, C 4 H 8 O 2 , or dimethyl sulfate, C 2 H 6 SO 4 .
- tints
-
noun,
a color or a variety of a color; hue.
- tires
-
noun,
British Dialect. fatigue.
- esker
-
noun,
a serpentine ridge of gravelly and sandy drift, believed to have been formed by streams under or in glacial ice.
- TIROS
-
noun,
one of a series of satellites for transmitting television pictures of the earth's cloud cover.
- titer
-
noun,
the strength of a solution as determined by titration with a standard substance.
- Titos
-
noun,
Marshal (Josip Broz) 1891–1980, president of Yugoslavia 1953–80.
- titre
-
noun,
titer.
- error
-
noun,
a deviation from accuracy or correctness; a mistake, as in action or speech:
- Nicks
-
noun,
a small notch, groove, chip, or the like, cut into or existing in something.
- Ernst
-
noun,
Max [maks;; German mahks] /mæks;; German mɑks/ (Show IPA), 1891–1976, German painter, in the U.S. 1941–49, in France 1949–76.
- Ensor
-
noun,
James, 1860–1949, Belgian painter.
- Ernie
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Ernest.
- ernes
-
noun,
sea eagle.
- toise
-
noun,
an old French unit of length equivalent to 6.395 feet (1.949 meters).
- token
-
noun,
something serving to represent or indicate some fact, event, feeling, etc.; sign:
- tokes
-
noun,
a tip or gratuity given by a gambler to a dealer or other employee at a casino.
- erect
-
adjective,
upright in position or posture:
- toner
-
noun,
a person or thing that tones.
- eosin
-
noun,
Also called bromeosin, tetrabromofluorescein. a red, crystalline, water-insoluble solid, C 20 H 8 Br 4 O 5 , derived from fluorescein by bromination: used chiefly as an acid dye for dyeing silk a rose red color and as a histological stain.
- tones
-
noun,
any sound considered with reference to its quality, pitch, strength, source, etc.:
- ento-
-
- Creon
-
noun,
a king of Thebes, the brother of Jocasta and the uncle of Eteocles, Polynices, and Antigone.
- Creek
-
noun,
U.S., Canada, and Australia. a stream smaller than a river.
- tines
-
noun,
a sharp, projecting point or prong, as of a fork.
- trite
-
adjective,
lacking in freshness or effectiveness because of constant use or excessive repetition; hackneyed; stale:
- trios
-
noun,
a musical composition for three voices or instruments.
- cines
-
noun,
a film; motion picture.
- cine-
-
- cetin
-
noun,
a white, crystalline, water-insoluble fat, C 32 H 64 O 2 , obtained from spermaceti by extraction with ether: used chiefly as an emulsive agent in the manufacture of pharmaceuticals and cosmetics and as a base in the manufacture of candles and soaps.
- cetes
-
noun,
a number of badgers together.
- Cesti
-
noun,
Marcantonio [mahr-kahn-taw-nyaw] /ˌmɑr kɑnˈtɔ nyɔ/ (Show IPA), 1623–69, Italian composer.
- cert.
-
- Cerro
-
noun,
a hill or peak.
- ceros
-
noun,
a large Atlantic and Gulf Coast mackerel game fish, Scomberomorus regalis.
- cero-
-
- Ceres
-
noun,
a pre-Roman goddess of agriculture under whose name the Romans adopted the worship of the Greek goddess Demeter.
- cires
-
noun,
a brilliant, highly glazed surface produced on fabrics by subjecting them to a wax, heat, and calendering treatment.
- cents
-
noun,
a bronze coin of the U.S., the 100th part of a U.S. dollar: made of steel during part of 1943. Symbol: ¢.
- CENTO
-
noun,
a piece of writing, especially a poem, composed wholly of quotations from the works of other authors.
- cent.
-
- cense
-
verb (used with object),
to burn incense near or in front of; perfume with incense.
- Cenis
-
noun,
Mont, a mountain pass between SE France and Italy, in the Alps. 6834 feet (2083 meters) high.
- trois
-
noun,
the number 3.
- troke
-
noun,
truck2 (defs 4–7).
- trone
-
noun,
a large pair of scales, a spring balance, or other weighing device located in a town or marketplace to weigh goods and merchandise.
- trots
-
noun,
the gait of a horse, dog, or other quadruped, when trotting.
- 30-30
-
- cions
-
noun,
scion (def 2).
- trine
-
noun,
a set or group of three; triad.
- cotes
-
noun,
a shelter, coop, or small shed for sheep, pigs, pigeons, etc.
- corer
-
noun,
a person or thing that cores.
- trets
-
noun,
(formerly) an allowance for waste, after deduction for tare.
- trice
-
noun,
a very short time; an instant:
- 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.
- trick
-
noun,
a crafty or underhanded device, maneuver, stratagem, or the like, intended to deceive or cheat; artifice; ruse; wile.
- Corti
-
noun,
Alfonso [al-fon-soh;; Italian ahl-fawn-saw] /ælˈfɒn soʊ;; Italian ɑlˈfɔn sɔ/ (Show IPA), 1822–76, Italian anatomist.
- Corse
-
noun,
corpse.
- corr.
-
- corns
-
noun,
Also called Indian corn; especially technical and British, maize. a tall cereal plant, Zea mays, cultivated in many varieties, having a jointed, solid stem and bearing the grain, seeds, or kernels on large ears.
- corks
-
noun,
the outer bark of an oak, Quercus suber, of Mediterranean countries, used for making stoppers for bottles, floats, etc.
- cores
-
- Conte
-
noun,
count2 .
- cites
-
noun,
citation (defs 7, 8).
- cont.
-
- Const
-
- Cons.
-
- conks
-
noun,
the head.
- cokes
-
noun,
the solid product resulting from the destructive distillation of coal in an oven or closed chamber or by imperfect combustion, consisting principally of carbon: used chiefly as a fuel in metallurgy to reduce metallic oxides to metals.
- Coker
-
noun,
Often, cokers. an inhabitant of the mountains of the coal-mining regions of West Virginia and Pennsylvania.
- coirs
-
noun,
the prepared fiber of the husk of the coconut fruit, used in making rope, matting, etc.
- Trier
-
noun,
a person or thing that tries or tests; tester.
- coins
-
noun,
a piece of metal stamped and issued by the authority of a government for use as money.
- tries
-
noun,
plural of try.
- trike
-
noun,
tricycle.
- estoc
-
noun,
a thrusting sword of the 13th–17th centuries having a long, narrow blade of rectangular section.
- erron
-
- scent
-
noun,
a distinctive odor, especially when agreeable:
- Irons
-
noun,
Jeremy (John) born 1948, English actor.
- terce
-
noun,
tierce (def 3).
- terne
-
noun,
terne metal.
- kites
-
noun,
a light frame covered with some thin material, to be flown in the wind at the end of a long string.
- Isere
-
noun,
a river in SE France, flowing from the Alps to the Rhone River. 150 miles (240 km) long.
- stork
-
noun,
any of several wading birds of the family Ciconiidae, having long legs and a long neck and bill.
Compare adjutant stork, jabiru, marabou (def 1), white stork, wood ibis.
- Terni
-
noun,
a city in central Italy.
- terns
-
noun,
any of numerous aquatic birds of the subfamily Sterninae of the family Laridae, related to the gulls but usually having a more slender body and bill, smaller feet, a long, deeply forked tail, and a more graceful flight, especially those of the genus Sterna, as S. hirundo (common tern) of Eurasia and America, having white, black, and gray plumage.
- knees
-
noun,
Anatomy. the joint of the leg that allows for movement between the femur and tibia and is protected by the patella; the central area of the leg between the thigh and the lower leg.
- kinos
-
noun,
(in Europe) a motion-picture theater; cinema.
- Knies
-
noun,
Karl Gustav Adolf [kahrl goo s-tahf ah-dawlf] /kɑrl ˈgʊs tɑf ˈɑ dɔlf/ (Show IPA), 1821–98, German statistician and historical economist.
- store
-
noun,
an establishment where merchandise is sold, usually on a retail basis.
- knits
-
noun,
fabric produced by knitting.
- irone
-
noun,
a colorless liquid of isomeric, unsaturated ketones, C 14 H 22 O, obtained from orris root: used in perfumery for its odor of violets.
- Kerst
-
noun,
Donald William, 1911–1994, U.S. physicist.
- Terri
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Theresa.
- Stone
-
noun,
the hard substance, formed of mineral matter, of which rocks consist.
- kirns
-
noun,
a churn.
- iters
-
noun,
a canal or passage.
- Irene
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. one of the Horae, the personification of peace.
- kenos
-
noun,
a game of chance, adapted from lotto for gambling purposes.
- keto-
-
- keros
-
noun,
a wooden container, as a beaker, made by the Incas.
- tenet
-
noun,
any opinion, principle, doctrine, dogma, etc., especially one held as true by members of a profession, group, or movement.
- Kerns
-
noun,
a part of the face of a type projecting beyond the body or shank, as in certain italic letters.
- teno-
-
- kente
-
noun,
a colorful fabric of Ghanaian origin: often worn as a symbol of African-American pride.
- tenor
-
noun,
the course of thought or meaning that runs through something written or spoken; purport; drift.
- keirs
-
noun,
kier.
- kines
-
noun,
a plural of cow1 .
- keets
-
noun,
a young guinea fowl.
- keens
-
noun,
a wailing lament for the dead.
- teens
-
noun,
Archaic. suffering; grief.
- 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.
- scene
-
noun,
the place where some action or event occurs:
- tents
-
noun,
a portable shelter of skins, canvas, plastic, or the like, supported by one or more poles or a frame and often secured by ropes fastened to pegs in the ground.
- kiers
-
noun,
a large vat in which fibers, yarns, or fabrics are boiled, bleached, or dyed.
- Koine
-
noun,
(usually initial capital letter) an amalgam of Greek dialects, chiefly Attic and Ionic, that replaced the Classical Greek dialects in the Hellenistic period and flourished under the Roman Empire.
- terr.
-
- necks
-
noun,
the part of the body of an animal or human being that connects the head and the trunk.
- stirk
-
noun,
a young bull or cow, especially one in its second year.
- stick
-
noun,
a branch or shoot of a tree or shrub that has been cut or broken off.
- stink
-
noun,
a strong offensive smell; stench.
- Stern
-
noun,
the after part of a vessel (often opposed to stem).
- stint
-
noun,
a period of time spent doing something:
- icons
-
- nerts
-
interjection,
nuts (def 1).
- ticks
-
noun,
a slight, sharp, recurring click, tap, or beat, as of a clock.
- terse
-
adjective,
neatly or effectively concise; brief and pithy, as language.
- ikons
-
noun,
icon (defs 1, 2).
- incor
-
- icker
-
noun,
the fruit-bearing spike of any cereal plant, especially an ear of corn.
- incr.
-
- krone
-
noun,
a cupronickel coin and monetary unit of Denmark, equal to 100 öre. Abbreviation: Kr., kr.
- Ickes
-
noun,
Harold (Le Claire) [luh klair] /lə klɛər/ (Show IPA), 1874–1952, U.S. lawyer and statesman.
- inert
-
adjective,
having no inherent power of action, motion, or resistance (opposed to active):
- Stock
-
noun,
a supply of goods kept on hand for sale to customers by a merchant, distributor, manufacturer, etc.; inventory.
- Koner
-
noun,
Pauline, 1905–2000, U.S. dancer and choreographer.
- intr.
-
- inst.
-
- Stent
-
noun,
Medicine/Medical. a small, expandable tube used for inserting in a blocked vessel or other part.
- ster.
-
- Kosti
-
noun,
a city in E central Sudan, on the White Nile.
- inset
-
noun,
something inserted; insert.
- Tieck
-
noun,
Ludwig [loot-vikh,, lood-] /ˈlut vɪx,, ˈlud-/ (Show IPA), 1773–1853, German writer.
- stoke
-
noun,
a unit of kinematic viscosity, equal to the viscosity of a fluid in poises divided by the density of the fluid in grams per cubic centimeter.
- Teton
-
noun,
the westernmost branch of the Dakota Indians.
- Stoic
-
noun,
a member or adherent of the Stoic school of philosophy.
- Trot
-
noun,
the gait of a horse, dog, or other quadruped, when trotting.
- seek
-
Idioms,
be sought after, to be desired or in demand:
- snot
-
noun,
Vulgar. mucus from the nose.
- tron
-
- seer
-
noun,
a person who sees; observer.
- Seen
-
verb,
past participle of see1 .
- sci.
-
- sori
-
noun,
plural of sorus.
- soke
-
noun,
the privilege of holding court, usually connected with the feudal rights of lordship.
- sock
-
noun,
a short stocking usually reaching to the calf or just above the ankle.
- stet
-
verb (used with object),
to mark (a manuscript, printer's proof, etc.) with the word “stet” or with dots as a direction to let cancelled material remain.
- teen
-
noun,
Archaic. suffering; grief.
- Stir
-
noun,
the act of stirring or moving.
- Ste.
-
- sone
-
noun,
a unit for measuring the loudness of sound, equal to the loudness of a sound that, in the judgment of a group of listeners, is equal to that of a 1000-cycle-per-second reference sound having an intensity of 40 decibels.
- Soni
-
- str.
-
- stot
-
noun,
a springing gait of certain bovids, as gazelles and antelopes, used especially when running in alarm from a predator.
- trit
-
- Trio
-
noun,
a musical composition for three voices or instruments.
- sort
-
noun,
a particular kind, species, variety, class, or group, distinguished by a common character or nature:
- sec.
-
- sore
-
noun,
a sore spot or place on the body.
- scr.
-
- Tees
-
noun,
a river in N England, flowing E along the boundary between Durham and Yorkshire to the North Sea. 70 miles (113 km) long.
- Tine
-
noun,
a sharp, projecting point or prong, as of a fork.
- snit
-
noun,
an agitated or irritated state.
- Tito
-
noun,
Marshal (Josip Broz) 1891–1980, president of Yugoslavia 1953–80.
- Test
-
noun,
the means by which the presence, quality, or genuineness of anything is determined; a means of trial.
- sire
-
noun,
the male parent of a quadruped.
- Sert
-
noun,
José María [haw-se mah-ree-ah] /hɔˈsɛ mɑˈri ɑ/ (Show IPA), 1876–1945, Spanish painter.
- tone
-
noun,
any sound considered with reference to its quality, pitch, strength, source, etc.:
- tete
-
noun,
a city in W Mozambique, on the Zambezi River.
- toke
-
noun,
a tip or gratuity given by a gambler to a dealer or other employee at a casino.
- tets
-
noun,
the Vietnamese New Year celebration, occurring during the first seven days of the first month of the lunar calendar.
- Sion
-
noun,
a town in and the capital of Valais, in SW Switzerland.
- tick
-
noun,
a slight, sharp, recurring click, tap, or beat, as of a clock.
- tits
-
noun,
a titmouse.
- tics
-
noun,
Pathology.
a sudden, spasmodic, painless, involuntary muscular contraction, as of the face.
tic douloureux.
- Tit.
-
- tonk
-
noun,
a form of rummy for two or more players with deuces wild.
- Sink
-
noun,
a basin or receptacle, as in a kitchen or laundry, usually connected with a water supply and drainage system, for washing dishes, clothing, etc.
- Tiro
-
noun,
tyro.
- sett
-
noun,
Also called pitcher. a small, rectangular paving stone.
- SINE
-
noun,
Trigonometry.
(in a right triangle) the ratio of the side opposite a given acute angle to the hypotenuse.
(of an angle) a trigonometric function equal to the ratio of the ordinate of the end point of the arc to the radius vector of this end point, the origin being at the center of the circle on which the arc lies and the initial point of the arc being on the x-axis. Abbreviation: sin.
- sice
-
noun,
syce.
- sick
-
noun,
(used with a plural verb) sick persons collectively (usually preceded by the).
- tire
-
noun,
British Dialect. fatigue.
- tion
-
- 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.
- tint
-
noun,
a color or a variety of a color; hue.
- sike
-
noun,
a small stream.
- Toni
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Antoinette or Antonia.
- torc
-
noun,
torque (def 4).
- ten.
-
- ter.
-
- tri-
-
- Sekt
-
noun,
sparkling wine; champagne.
- tret
-
noun,
(formerly) an allowance for waste, after deduction for tare.
- sene
-
noun,
a bronze coin and monetary unit of Western Samoa, the 100th part of a tala.
- skit
-
noun,
a short literary piece of a humorous or satirical character.
- tens
-
noun,
a self-operated portable device used to treat chronic pain by sending electrical impulses through electrodes placed over the painful area.
- tent
-
noun,
a portable shelter of skins, canvas, plastic, or the like, supported by one or more poles or a frame and often secured by ropes fastened to pegs in the ground.
- skin
-
noun,
the external covering or integument of an animal body, especially when soft and flexible.
- trek
-
noun,
a journey or trip, especially one involving difficulty or hardship.
- Tree
-
noun,
a plant having a permanently woody main stem or trunk, ordinarily growing to a considerable height, and usually developing branches at some distance from the ground.
- tots
-
noun,
a small child.
- tote
-
noun,
the act or course of toting.
- Tore
-
noun,
a torus.
- tost
-
noun,
an act or instance of tossing.
- tern
-
noun,
any of numerous aquatic birds of the subfamily Sterninae of the family Laridae, related to the gulls but usually having a more slender body and bill, smaller feet, a long, deeply forked tail, and a more graceful flight, especially those of the genus Sterna, as S. hirundo (common tern) of Eurasia and America, having white, black, and gray plumage.
- tort
-
noun,
a wrongful act, not including a breach of contract or trust, that results in injury to another's person, property, reputation, or the like, and for which the injured party is entitled to compensation.
- skee
-
noun,
ski.
- Sere
-
noun,
the series of stages in an ecological succession.
- tors
-
noun,
a rocky pinnacle; a peak of a bare or rocky mountain or hill.
- site
-
noun,
the position or location of a town, building, etc., especially as to its environment:
- 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.
- torn
-
noun,
a drop of the saline, watery fluid continually secreted by the lacrimal glands between the surface of the eye and the eyelid, serving to moisten and lubricate these parts and keep them clear of foreign particles. Synonyms: teardrop.
- Tori
-
noun,
plural of torus.
- Seri
-
noun,
a member of an American Indian people of western Sonora state, Mexico, on the Gulf of California.
- sent
-
noun,
a coin of Estonia until the euro was adopted, the 100th part of a kroon.
- 1080
-
- ket-
-
- neo-
-
- Nike
-
noun,
the ancient Greek goddess of victory.
- Ens.
-
- Nier
-
noun,
Alfred Otto Carl, 1911–1994, U.S. physicist.
- Nick
-
noun,
a small notch, groove, chip, or the like, cut into or existing in something.
- NICE
-
noun,
a port in and the capital of Alpes-Maritimes, in SE France, on the Mediterranean: resort.
- nest
-
noun,
a pocketlike, usually more or less circular structure of twigs, grass, mud, etc., formed by a bird, often high in a tree, as a place in which to lay and incubate its eggs and rear its young; any protected place used by a bird for these purposes.
- eons
-
noun,
an indefinitely long period of time; age.
- Nero
-
noun,
(Lucius Domitius Ahenobarbus) (“Nero Claudius Caesar Drusus Germanicus”) a.d. 37–68, emperor of Rome 54–68, known for his cruelty and depravity.
- Neri
-
noun,
Saint Philip (Filippo Neri) 1515–95, Italian priest: founder of Congregation of the Oratory.
- neck
-
noun,
the part of the body of an animal or human being that connects the head and the trunk.
- nits
-
noun,
the egg of a parasitic insect, especially of a louse, often attached to a hair or a fiber of clothing.
- Eric
-
noun,
Eric the Red.
- NCTE
-
- Erie
-
noun,
Lake, a lake between the NE central United States and SE central Canada: the southernmost lake of the Great Lakes; Commodore Perry's defeat of the British in 1813. 239 miles (385 km) long; 9940 sq. mi. (25,745 sq. km).
- Erik
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Erin
-
noun,
Literary. Ireland.
- Eris
-
noun,
the ancient Greek goddess of discord and the sister of Ares: identified with the Roman goddess Discordia.
- Kris
-
noun,
creese.
- Krio
-
noun,
an English-based creole of Sierra Leone, a first language of the residents of Freetown and its environs, and a lingua franca elsewhere in the country.
- Erne
-
noun,
sea eagle.
- kors
-
noun,
homer2 .
- Enos
-
noun,
the son of Seth. Gen. 5:6.
- Enki
-
noun,
a Sumerian water god and god of wisdom: the counterpart of the Akkadian Ea.
- Eros
-
noun,
the ancient Greek god of love, identified by the Romans with Cupid.
- nots
-
noun,
a Boolean operator that returns a positive result if its operand is negative and a negative result if its operand is positive.
- ctr.
-
- OEEC
-
- cts.
-
- Oct.
-
- eco-
-
- ect-
-
- EEOC
-
- Eire
-
noun,
the Irish name of Ireland.
- into
-
adjective,
Mathematics. pertaining to a function or map from one set to another set, the range of which is a proper subset of the second set, as the function f, from the set of all integers into the set of all perfect squares where f (x) = x 2 for every integer.
- note
-
noun,
a brief record of something written down to assist the memory or for future reference.
- ence
-
- not-
-
- nose
-
noun,
the part of the face or facial region in humans and certain animals that contains the nostrils and the organs of smell and functions as the usual passageway for air in respiration: in humans it is a prominence in the center of the face formed of bone and cartilage, serving also to modify or modulate the voice.
- nos-
-
- nori
-
noun,
a seaweed having a mildly sweet, salty taste, usually dried, used in Japanese cookery mainly as a wrap for sushi.
- Nor.
-
- noir
-
adjective,
black; noting the black numbers in roulette.
- noes
-
noun,
an utterance of the word “no.”.
- ekes
-
Verb phrases,
eke out,
to make (a living) or support (existence) laboriously:
to supplement; add to; stretch:
- nock
-
noun,
a metal or plastic piece at the end of an arrow, having a notch for the bowstring.
- enc.
-
- Kore
-
noun,
Greek Antiquity. a sculptured representation of a young woman, especially one produced prior to the 5th century b.c.
- Knt.
-
- oink
-
noun,
the squealing or grunting sound made by a pig.
- Ice.
-
- Keir
-
noun,
kier.
- keet
-
noun,
a young guinea fowl.
- Keen
-
noun,
a wailing lament for the dead.
- KCSI
-
- 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.
- kc/s
-
- Eton
-
noun,
a town in Berkshire, in S England, on the Thames River, W of London: the site of Eton College.
- ette
-
- iter
-
noun,
a canal or passage.
- ices
-
noun,
the solid form of water, produced by freezing; frozen water.
- keno
-
noun,
a game of chance, adapted from lotto for gambling purposes.
- iso-
-
- ikon
-
noun,
icon (defs 1, 2).
- iron
-
noun,
Chemistry. a ductile, malleable, silver-white metallic element, scarcely known in a pure condition, but much used in its crude or impure carbon-containing forms for making tools, implements, machinery, etc. Symbol: Fe; atomic weight: 55.847; atomic number: 26; specific gravity: 7.86 at 20°C.
Compare cast iron, pig iron, steel, wrought iron.
- Inc.
-
- irks
-
verb (used with object),
to irritate, annoy, or exasperate:
- Ire.
-
- inks
-
noun,
a fluid or viscous substance used for writing or printing.
- inro
-
noun,
a small lacquer box with compartments for medicines, cosmetics, etc., worn on the waist sash of the traditional Japanese costume.
- ins.
-
- ions
-
noun,
an electrically charged atom or group of atoms formed by the loss or gain of one or more electrons, as a cation (positive ion) which is created by electron loss and is attracted to the cathode in electrolysis, or as an anion (negative ion) which is created by an electron gain and is attracted to the anode. The valence of an ion is equal to the number of electrons lost or gained and is indicated by a plus sign for cations and a minus sign for anions, thus: Na + , Cl−, Ca ++ , S = .
- etc.
-
- kens
-
noun,
knowledge, understanding, or cognizance; mental perception:
- knot
-
noun,
an interlacing, twining, looping, etc., of a cord, rope, or the like, drawn tight into a knob or lump, for fastening, binding, or connecting two cords together or a cord to something else.
- kine
-
noun,
a plural of cow1 .
- knit
-
noun,
fabric produced by knitting.
- knee
-
noun,
Anatomy. the joint of the leg that allows for movement between the femur and tibia and is protected by the patella; the central area of the leg between the thigh and the lower leg.
- kite
-
noun,
a light frame covered with some thin material, to be flown in the wind at the end of a long string.
- errs
-
verb (used without object),
to go astray in thought or belief; be mistaken; be incorrect.
- kist
-
noun,
a coffer; a money chest.
- kirs
-
noun,
an apéritif of white wine or sometimes champagne (Kir Royale) flavored with cassis.
- kirn
-
noun,
a churn.
- kins
-
noun,
a person's relatives collectively; kinfolk.
- kino
-
noun,
(in Europe) a motion-picture theater; cinema.
- Erse
-
noun,
Gaelic, especially Scottish Gaelic.
- Kent
-
noun,
James, 1763–1847, U.S. jurist.
- erst
-
adverb,
before the present time; formerly.
- esne
-
noun,
(in Anglo-Saxon England) a member of the lowest class; laborer.
- eso-
-
- Kier
-
noun,
a large vat in which fibers, yarns, or fabrics are boiled, bleached, or dyed.
- est.
-
- Kerr
-
noun,
Clark, 1911–2003, U.S. educator: president of the University of California 1958–67.
- kero
-
noun,
a wooden container, as a beaker, made by the Incas.
- Kern
-
noun,
a part of the face of a type projecting beyond the body or shank, as in certain italic letters.
- Este
-
noun,
a city in NE Italy: medieval fortress; ancient Roman ruins.
- Keos
-
noun,
a Greek island in the Aegean, off the SE coast of the Greek mainland. 56 sq. mi. (145 sq. km).
- oiks
-
noun,
oaf; lout.
- Eisk
-
noun,
Yeisk.
- 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.
- Rein
-
noun,
Often, reins. a leather strap, fastened to each end of the bit of a bridle, by which the rider or driver controls a horse or other animal by pulling so as to exert pressure on the bit.
- 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.
- rete
-
noun,
a pierced plate on an astrolabe, having projections whose points correspond to the fixed stars.
- Ceto
-
- rest
-
noun,
the refreshing quiet or repose of sleep:
- cion
-
noun,
scion (def 2).
- rent
-
noun,
a payment made periodically by a tenant to a landlord in return for the use of land, a building, an apartment, an office, or other property.
- Reno
-
noun,
Informal. a renovation, as of a building or room.
- reit
-
noun,
real-estate investment trust.
- Reis
-
plural noun,
a former money of account of Portugal and Brazil.
- Reik
-
noun,
Theodor [thee-uh-dawr,, -dohr;; German tey-aw-dawr] /ˈθi əˌdɔr,, -ˌdoʊr;; German ˈteɪ ɔˌdɔr/ (Show IPA), 1888–1969, U.S. psychologist and author, born in Austria.
- Cete
-
noun,
a number of badgers together.
- reek
-
noun,
a strong, unpleasant smell.
- cir.
-
- recs
-
noun,
recreation.
- reck
-
verb (used with object),
Archaic. to have regard for; mind; heed.
- cire
-
noun,
a brilliant, highly glazed surface produced on fabrics by subjecting them to a wax, heat, and calendering treatment.
- cis-
-
- cist
-
noun,
a box or chest, especially for sacred utensils.
- cit.
-
- cite
-
noun,
citation (defs 7, 8).
- coin
-
noun,
a piece of metal stamped and issued by the authority of a government for use as money.
- Rice
-
noun,
the starchy seeds or grain of an annual marsh grass, Oryza sativa, cultivated in warm climates and used for food.
- Rick
-
noun,
Also, hayrick. Chiefly Midland U.S. a large, usually rectangular stack or pile of hay, straw, corn, or the like, in a field, especially when thatched or covered by a tarpaulin; an outdoor or makeshift mow.
- Coke
-
noun,
the solid product resulting from the destructive distillation of coal in an oven or closed chamber or by imperfect combustion, consisting principally of carbon: used chiefly as a fuel in metallurgy to reduce metallic oxides to metals.
- cen.
-
- ROTS
-
noun,
the process of rotting.
- Roti
-
noun,
roast.
- rote
-
noun,
routine; a fixed, habitual, or mechanical course of procedure:
- 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.
- ROSE
-
noun,
any of the wild or cultivated, usually prickly-stemmed, pinnate-leaved, showy-flowered shrubs of the genus Rosa.
Compare rose family.
- rort
-
noun,
a rowdy, usually drunken party.
- roke
-
noun,
a seam or scratch filled with scale or slag on the surface of an ingot or bar.
- cees
-
noun,
the letter C.
- rocs
-
noun,
a bird of enormous size and strength.
- Rock
-
noun,
a large mass of stone forming a hill, cliff, promontory, or the like.
- cene
-
- 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.
- rite
-
noun,
a formal or ceremonial act or procedure prescribed or customary in religious or other solemn use:
- rit.
-
- risk
-
noun,
exposure to the chance of injury or loss; a hazard or dangerous chance:
- CerE
-
noun,
a fleshy, membranous covering of the base of the upper mandible of a bird, especially a bird of prey or a parrot, through which the nostrils open.
- 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.
- CERN
-
- rink
-
noun,
a smooth expanse of ice for ice-skating, often artificially prepared and inside a building or arena.
- cet-
-
- coir
-
noun,
the prepared fiber of the husk of the coconut fruit, used in making rope, matting, etc.
- Rees
-
noun,
reeve3 .
- Con.
-
- Ont.
-
- Orsk
-
noun,
a city in the S Russian Federation in Europe, on the Ural River.
- Cort
-
- Orne
-
noun,
a department in NW France. 2372 sq. mi. (6145 sq. km). Capital: Alençon.
- cose
-
verb (used without object),
coze.
- orcs
-
noun,
any of several cetaceans, as a grampus.
- Cost
-
noun,
the price paid to acquire, produce, accomplish, or maintain anything:
- Cote
-
noun,
a shelter, coop, or small shed for sheep, pigs, pigeons, etc.
- orts
-
noun,
Usually, orts. a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
- Cree
-
noun,
a member of a North American Indian people of Ontario, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, and Montana.
- Cres
-
- once
-
noun,
a single occasion; one time only:
- Okie
-
noun,
a term used to refer to a migrant farm worker from Oklahoma or nearby states, especially one who moved westward during the Great Depression.
- okes
-
noun,
oka1 .
- Oken
-
noun,
Lorenz (Lorenz Ockenfuss) 1779–1851, German naturalist and philosopher.
- CORN
-
noun,
Also called Indian corn; especially technical and British, maize. a tall cereal plant, Zea mays, cultivated in many varieties, having a jointed, solid stem and bearing the grain, seeds, or kernels on large ears.
- int.
-
- 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.
- cone
-
noun,
Geometry.
a solid whose surface is generated by a line passing through a fixed point and a fixed plane curve not containing the point, consisting of two equal sections joined at a vertex.
a plane surface resembling the cross section of a solid cone.
- Otis
-
noun,
Elisha Graves, 1811–61, U.S. inventor.
- otic
-
adjective,
of or relating to the ear; auricular.
- Cork
-
noun,
the outer bark of an oak, Quercus suber, of Mediterranean countries, used for making stoppers for bottles, floats, etc.
- Osee
-
noun,
Hosea.
- conk
-
noun,
the head.
- Cor.
-
- Tor
-
noun,
a rocky pinnacle; a peak of a bare or rocky mountain or hill.
- ctn
-
plural,
carton.
- cs.
-
- io-
-
- tin
-
noun,
Chemistry. a low-melting, malleable, ductile metallic element nearly approaching silver in color and luster: used in plating and in making alloys, tinfoil, and soft solders. Symbol: Sn; atomic weight: 118.69; atomic number: 50; specific gravity: 7.31 at 20°C.
- CSO
-
- ier
-
- csk
-
- ETS
-
- ETR
-
- EOE
-
- ETO
-
- ct.
-
- cee
-
noun,
the letter C.
- ick
-
interjection,
(used as an expression of distaste or repugnance.)
- CST
-
- tr.
-
- ink
-
noun,
a fluid or viscous substance used for writing or printing.
- tet
-
noun,
the Vietnamese New Year celebration, occurring during the first seven days of the first month of the lunar calendar.
- 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.
- tsk
-
noun,
an exclamation of “tsk.”.
- TSI
-
- TSE
-
- TIC
-
noun,
Pathology.
a sudden, spasmodic, painless, involuntary muscular contraction, as of the face.
tic douloureux.
- 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.
- Ike
-
noun,
Eisenhower, Dwight David.
- ine
-
- Co.
-
- cr.
-
- Tro
-
- in.
-
- CSR
-
- tot
-
noun,
a small child.
- CEO
-
- CNS
-
- ERT
-
- tkt
-
- cte
-
- ene
-
- TKO
-
- en-
-
- toe
-
noun,
one of the terminal digits of the human foot.
- erk
-
noun,
an aircraftsman of the lowest rank in the Royal Air Force.
- err
-
verb (used without object),
to go astray in thought or belief; be mistaken; be incorrect.
- CIE
-
- COS
-
noun,
romaine.
- ERS
-
noun,
ervil.
- eke
-
adverb,
also.
- COT
-
noun,
a light portable bed, especially one of canvas on a folding frame.
- ton
-
noun,
a unit of weight, equivalent to 2000 pounds (0.907 metric ton) avoirdupois (short ton) in the U.S. and 2240 pounds (1.016 metric tons) avoirdupois (long ton) in Great Britain.
- Esc
-
- eo-
-
- EEO
-
- ec-
-
- Eck
-
noun,
Johann [yoh-hahn] /ˈyoʊ hɑn/ (Show IPA), (Johann Mayer) 1486–1543, German Roman Catholic theologian: opponent of Martin Luther.
- TNT
-
- EOS
-
noun,
the ancient Greek goddess of the dawn, identified by the Romans with Aurora.
- CRT
-
- EEC
-
- CNO
-
- ese
-
- eir
-
- CRS
-
- ESR
-
- eon
-
noun,
an indefinitely long period of time; age.
- ERE
-
preposition, conjunction,
before.
- Esk
-
- EIS
-
- SRO
-
- IOC
-
- oic
-
- SIR
-
noun,
a respectful or formal term of address used to a man:
- Ore
-
noun,
a metal-bearing mineral or rock, or a native metal, that can be mined at a profit.
- orc
-
noun,
any of several cetaceans, as a grampus.
- ons
-
- SIT
-
verb,
(in prescriptions) may it be.
- ONR
-
- ONI
-
- one
-
noun,
the first and lowest whole number, being a cardinal number; unity.
- oke
-
noun,
oka1 .
- ski
-
noun,
one of a pair of long, slender runners made of wood, plastic, or metal used in gliding over snow.
- OIt
-
- OIr
-
- oik
-
noun,
oaf; lout.
- OES
-
noun,
the fifteenth letter of the English alphabet, a vowel.
- ORT
-
noun,
Usually, orts. a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
- Skt
-
- OCS
-
- OCR
-
- ock
-
- OTC
-
- Oc.
-
- ics
-
- TES
-
noun,
ti1 .
- SOC
-
noun,
sociology or a class or course in sociology.
- NRC
-
- nr.
-
- Son
-
noun,
a male child or person in relation to his parents.
- Noe
-
noun,
Noah (def 1).
- sot
-
noun,
a drunkard.
- Orr
-
noun,
Sir John Boyd, Boyd Orr, Sir John.
- ose
-
- Sr.
-
- SEI
-
noun,
sei whale.
- So.
-
- RTS
-
- rte
-
- rt.
-
- RSE
-
- Rs.
-
- ROT
-
noun,
the process of rotting.
- ROK
-
noun,
a soldier in the army of the Republic of Korea.
- ROI
-
- ROE
-
noun,
the mass of eggs, or spawn, within the ovarian membrane of the female fish.
- se-
-
- ROC
-
noun,
a bird of enormous size and strength.
- RNR
-
- See
-
noun,
the seat, center of authority, office, or jurisdiction of a bishop.
- rin
-
noun,
a money of account of Japan, the thousandth part of a yen or the tenth part of a sen.
- ot-
-
- SEN
-
noun,
a money of account of Japan, the 100th part of a yen, now used only in certain quotations, as on foreign exchange.
- 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.
- 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).
- res
-
noun,
an object or thing; matter.
- Ree
-
noun,
reeve3 .
- REC
-
noun,
recreation.
- RCT
-
- RCN
-
- 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).
- Re.
-
- RCS
-
- OTS
-
- ote
-
- Sin
-
noun,
transgression of divine law:
- NOC
-
- NSC
-
- SRI
-
noun,
a Hindu title of address prefixed to the name of a deity, holy person, etc.
- ite
-
- Kit
-
noun,
a set or collection of tools, supplies, instructional matter, etc., for a specific purpose:
- kir
-
noun,
an apéritif of white wine or sometimes champagne (Kir Royale) flavored with cassis.
- kin
-
noun,
a person's relatives collectively; kinfolk.
- TCS
-
- St.
-
- tee
-
noun,
the letter T or t.
- sc.
-
- Ker
-
- Ken
-
noun,
knowledge, understanding, or cognizance; mental perception:
- kCi
-
- Kt.
-
- ITO
-
noun,
Prince Hirobumi [hee-raw-boo-mee] /ˈhi rɔˈbu mi/ (Show IPA), 1841–1909, Japanese statesman.
- ITC
-
- koi
-
noun,
any of various colorful cultivated forms of the common carp, Cyprinus carpio, apparently originating in Japan and other parts of eastern temperate Asia.
- ist
-
- ISR
-
- ise
-
- Is.
-
noun,
(used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
- IRS
-
- IRO
-
- irk
-
verb (used with object),
to irritate, annoy, or exasperate:
- IRC
-
- Ir.
-
- IOT
-
- Ios
-
noun,
a small hawk, Buteo solitarius, having two plumage phases and occurring only on the island of Hawaii, where it is a rare species and the only living indigenous bird of prey.
- ior
-
- ion
-
noun,
an electrically charged atom or group of atoms formed by the loss or gain of one or more electrons, as a cation (positive ion) which is created by electron loss and is attracted to the cathode in electrolysis, or as an anion (negative ion) which is created by an electron gain and is attracted to the anode. The valence of an ion is equal to the number of electrons lost or gained and is indicated by a plus sign for cations and a minus sign for anions, thus: Na + , Cl−, Ca ++ , S = .
- kn.
-
- TEC
-
noun,
detective.
- TTS
-
- krs
-
- NCO
-
- ksi
-
- STI
-
- ne-
-
- NEC
-
- Nee
-
adjective,
born (placed after the name of a married woman to introduce her maiden name):
- NES
-
- NIC
-
noun,
a newly industrialized/industrializing country:
- NET
-
noun,
a bag or other contrivance of strong thread or cord worked into an open, meshed fabric, for catching fish, birds, or other animals:
- Kos
-
noun,
a unit of land distance of various lengths from 1 to 3 miles (1.6 to 4.8 km).
- nik
-
- nit
-
noun,
the egg of a parasitic insect, especially of a louse, often attached to a hair or a fiber of clothing.
- kr.
-
- stk
-
- kor
-
noun,
homer2 .
- NI
-
- NC
-
- TT
-
- 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.
- OE
-
noun,
oy2 .
- CE
-
- RO
-
- O.
-
- No
-
noun,
an utterance of the word “no.”.
- S.
-
- i.
-
- TI
-
noun,
the syllable for the seventh tone of a diatonic scale.
- ic
-
- OK
-
noun,
an approval, agreement, or endorsement:
- N.
-
- et
-
verb,
a simple past tense of eat.
- sk
-
- TN
-
- t.
-
- T1
-
- TC
-
- TE
-
noun,
ti1 .
- E.
-
noun,
Edward (St. John) 1925–2000, U.S. writer and illustrator.
- KI
-
noun,
the Sumerian goddess personifying earth: the counterpart of the Akkadian Aruru.
- SN
-
- ee
-
- R.
-
- K.
-
- RC
-
- EI
-
- RI
-
- KC
-
- ck
-
- SI
-
noun,
the syllable used for the seventh tone of a scale and sometimes for the tone B.
- RN
-
- K2
-
noun,
Also called Godwin Austen [god-win aw-stin] /ˈgɒd wɪn ˈɔ stɪn/ (Show IPA), Dapsang [duh p-suhng] /dəpˈsʌŋ/ (Show IPA). a mountain in N Kashmir, in the Karakoram range: second highest peak in the world. 28,250 feet (8611 meters).
- tk
-
- KO
-
noun,
a knockout in boxing.
- er
-
interjection,
(used to express or represent a pause, hesitation, uncertainty, etc.).