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- grievants
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noun,
a person who submits a complaint for arbitration.
- shrinkage
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noun,
the act or fact of shrinking.
- ingathers
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verb (used with object),
to gather or bring in, as a harvest.
- antshrike
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noun,
any of several antbirds, especially of the genus Thamnophilus, superficially resembling the shrike.
- vintagers
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noun,
a person who helps in the harvest of grapes for winemaking.
- hearings
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noun,
the faculty or sense by which sound is perceived.
- vintages
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noun,
the wine from a particular harvest or crop.
- vintager
-
noun,
a person who helps in the harvest of grapes for winemaking.
- Havering
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noun,
a borough of Greater London, England.
- astringe
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verb (used with object),
to compress; bind together; constrict.
- vinegars
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noun,
a sour liquid consisting of dilute and impure acetic acid, obtained by acetous fermentation from wine, cider, beer, ale, or the like: used as a condiment, preservative, etc.
- ganister
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noun,
a highly refractory, siliceous rock used to line furnaces.
- thinkers
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noun,
a person who thinks, as in a specified way or manner:
- Shang-ti
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noun,
the chief of the ancient Chinese gods.
- taker-in
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noun,
licker-in.
- keratins
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noun,
a scleroprotein or albuminoid substance, found in the dead outer skin layer, and in horn, hair, feathers, hoofs, nails, claws, bills, etc.
- gahnites
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noun,
a dark-green to black mineral of the spinel group, zinc aluminate, ZnAl 2 O 4 .
- shearing
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noun,
(Sir) George Albert, 1919–2011, English jazz pianist and composer.
- grievant
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noun,
a person who submits a complaint for arbitration.
- gantries
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noun,
a framework spanning a railroad track or tracks for displaying signals.
- sea-king
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noun,
one of the piratical Scandinavian chiefs who ravaged the coasts of medieval Europe.
- ingather
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verb (used with object),
to gather or bring in, as a harvest.
- rethinks
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noun,
the act of reconsidering.
- Transkei
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noun,
a self-governing Bantu territory of South Africa on the Indian Ocean: granted independence in 1976 by South Africa, but not recognized by any other country as an independent state. 16,910 sq. mi. (43,798 sq. km). Capital: Umtata.
- kistvaen
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noun,
cist2 .
- virgates
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noun,
an early English measure of land of varying extent, usually considered equivalent to a quarter of a hide, or about 30 acres (12 hectares).
- granites
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noun,
a coarse-grained igneous rock composed chiefly of orthoclase and albite feldspars and of quartz, usually with lesser amounts of one or more other minerals, as mica, hornblende, or augite.
- ingrates
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noun,
an ungrateful person.
- enravish
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verb (used with object),
to enrapture.
- gherkins
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noun,
the small, immature fruit of a variety of cucumber, used in pickling.
- therian
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noun,
a therian animal.
- Geraint
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noun,
one of the knights of the Round Table, husband of Enid.
- gastrin
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noun,
a hormone that stimulates the secretion of gastric juice.
- garnets
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noun,
any of a group of hard, vitreous minerals, silicates of calcium, magnesium, iron, or manganese with aluminum or iron, varying in color: a deep-red transparent variety is used as a gem and as an abrasive.
- knavish
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adjective,
like or befitting a knave; untrustworthy; dishonest.
- garnish
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noun,
something placed around or on a food or in a beverage to add flavor, decorative color, etc.
- Genista
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noun,
any plant belonging to the genus Genista, of the legume family, having showy flowers and including many species of broom.
- thenars
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noun,
the fleshy mass of the outer side of the palm of the hand.
- shaving
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noun,
Often, shavings. a very thin piece or slice, especially of wood.
- Gathers
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noun,
a drawing together; contraction.
- knights
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noun,
a mounted soldier serving under a feudal superior in the Middle Ages.
- evanish
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verb (used without object),
to vanish; disappear.
- Krishna
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noun,
Hinduism. an avatar of Vishnu and one of the most popular of Indian deities, who appears in the Bhagavad-Gita as the teacher of Arjuna.
- seringa
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noun,
any of several Brazilian trees of the genus Hevea, yielding rubber.
- Sargent
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noun,
Sir (Harold) Malcolm (Watts) 1895–1967, English conductor.
- Avertin
-
- Seagirt
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noun,
surrounded by the sea.
- earings
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noun,
a rope attached to a cringle and used for bending a corner of a sail to a yard, boom, or gaff or for reefing a sail.
- seating
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noun,
an act or instance of furnishing with, assigning, or escorting to a seat.
- triages
-
noun,
the process of sorting victims, as of a battle or disaster, to determine medical priority in order to increase the number of survivors.
- easting
-
noun,
Navigation. the distance due east made good on any course tending eastward; easterly departure.
- eatings
-
noun,
the act of a person or thing that eats.
- tinkers
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noun,
a mender of pots, kettles, pans, etc., usually an itinerant.
- gaiters
-
noun,
a covering of cloth or leather for the ankle and instep and sometimes also the lower leg, worn over the shoe or boot.
Compare upper1 (def 7).
- servant
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noun,
a person employed by another, especially to perform domestic duties.
- serving
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noun,
the act of a person or thing that serves.
- 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.
- natives
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noun,
Sometimes Offensive. one of the people indigenous to a place or country, especially as distinguished from strangers, foreigners, colonizers, etc.:
- shaking
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noun,
the act of a person or thing that shakes.
- thinker
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noun,
a person who thinks, as in a specified way or manner:
- gahnite
-
noun,
a dark-green to black mineral of the spinel group, zinc aluminate, ZnAl 2 O 4 .
- gainers
-
noun,
a person or thing that gains.
- Gervais
-
noun,
(sometimes initial capital letter) an unsalted French cream cheese made from whole milk and cream.
- Rhetian
-
noun,
Raetic.
- Sheitan
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noun,
Ash-Shaytān.
- hernias
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noun,
the protrusion of an organ or tissue through an opening in its surrounding walls, especially in the abdominal region.
- Kastner
-
noun,
Erich [ey-rikh] /ˈeɪ rɪx/ (Show IPA), 1899–1974, German writer.
- Harvest
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noun,
Also, harvesting. the gathering of crops.
- hearing
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noun,
the faculty or sense by which sound is perceived.
- sinkage
-
noun,
the act, process, amount, or degree of sinking.
- hegaris
-
noun,
a grain sorghum having chalky white seeds.
- hegiras
-
noun,
Islam. Hijra.
- Hengist
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noun,
died a.d. 488? chief of the Jutes: with his brother Horsa led the Teutonic invasion of southern Britain c440.
- strange
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adverb,
in a strange manner.
- stinker
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noun,
a person or thing that stinks.
- harkens
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verb (used with object),
Archaic. to listen to; hear.
- stinger
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noun,
a person or thing that stings.
- sthenia
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noun,
strength; excessive vital force.
- inverts
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noun,
a person or thing that is inverted.
- stearin
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noun,
Chemistry. any of the three glyceryl esters of stearic acid, especially C 3 H 5 (C 18 H 35 O 2) 3 , a soft, white, odorless solid found in many natural fats.
- intakes
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noun,
the place or opening at which a fluid is taken into a channel, pipe, etc.
- Inkster
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noun,
a city in SE Michigan, near Detroit.
- ingrate
-
noun,
an ungrateful person.
- ingates
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noun,
gate1 (def 15).
- Harkins
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noun,
William Draper, 1873–1951, U.S. chemist.
- take-in
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noun,
a deception, fraud, or imposition.
- gherkin
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noun,
the small, immature fruit of a variety of cucumber, used in pickling.
- shriven
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verb,
a past participle of shrive.
- Kirsten
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noun,
a female given name, Scandinavian form of Christine.
- tearing
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noun,
a drop of the saline, watery fluid continually secreted by the lacrimal glands between the surface of the eye and the eyelid, serving to moisten and lubricate these parts and keep them clear of foreign particles. Synonyms: teardrop.
- granite
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noun,
a coarse-grained igneous rock composed chiefly of orthoclase and albite feldspars and of quartz, usually with lesser amounts of one or more other minerals, as mica, hornblende, or augite.
- gratine
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verb (used with object),
to bake or broil (food) in au gratin style.
- varnish
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noun,
a preparation consisting of resinous matter, as copal or lac, dissolved in an oil (oil varnish) or in alcohol (spirit varnish) or other volatile liquid. When applied to the surface of wood, metal, etc., it dries and leaves a hard, more or less glossy, usually transparent coating.
- gravies
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noun,
the fat and juices that drip from cooking meat, often thickened, seasoned, flavored, etc., and used as a sauce for meat, potatoes, rice, etc.
- tarnish
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noun,
a tarnished coating.
- grivets
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noun,
a small Abyssinian monkey, Cercopithecus aethiops, with a grayish back, gray tail, black face, and dark extremities.
- keratin
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noun,
a scleroprotein or albuminoid substance, found in the dead outer skin layer, and in horn, hair, feathers, hoofs, nails, claws, bills, etc.
- Katrine
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noun,
Loch, a lake in central Scotland. 8 miles (13 km) long.
- tankers
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noun,
a ship, airplane, or truck designed for bulk shipment of liquids or gases.
- Kentish
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adjective,
of or relating to Kent or its people.
- Kenitra
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noun,
a port in NW Morocco, NE of Rabat.
- Tangier
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noun,
a seaport in N Morocco, on the W Strait of Gibraltar: capital of the former Tangier Zone.
- takings
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noun,
the act of a person or thing that takes.
- hangers
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noun,
a shoulder-shaped frame with a hook at the top, usually of wire, wood, or plastic, for draping and hanging a garment when not in use.
- hankers
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verb (used without object),
to have a restless or incessant longing (often followed by after, for, or an infinitive).
- hankies
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noun,
a handkerchief.
- gratins
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noun,
au gratin.
- ingesta
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plural noun,
substances ingested.
- rethink
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noun,
the act of reconsidering.
- ratines
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noun,
a loosely woven fabric made with nubby or knotty yarns.
- reagins
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noun,
Also called Wassermann antibody. an antibody formed in response to syphilis and reactive with cardiolipin in various blood tests for the disease.
- retains
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verb (used with object),
to keep possession of.
- resting
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noun,
the refreshing quiet or repose of sleep:
- vesting
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noun,
cloth that is usually of medium or heavy weight and has figures or ridges, as piqué, jacquard, dobby silk, or Bedford cord, originally used for decorative vests and now also for a variety of other garments.
- argents
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noun,
Heraldry. the tincture or metal silver.
- regains
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noun,
(in a moisture-free fabric) the percentage of the weight that represents the amount of moisture the material is expected to absorb under normal conditions.
- rivages
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noun,
a bank, shore, or coast.
- virgate
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noun,
an early English measure of land of varying extent, usually considered equivalent to a quarter of a hide, or about 30 acres (12 hectares).
- V-eight
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noun,
such an engine.
- retsina
-
noun,
a strong, resinated white or red wine of Greece and Cyprus.
- veritas
-
noun,
truth.
- ravings
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noun,
Usually, ravings.
irrational, incoherent talk:
wildly extravagant or outrageous talk; bombast.
- vinegar
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noun,
a sour liquid consisting of dilute and impure acetic acid, obtained by acetous fermentation from wine, cider, beer, ale, or the like: used as a condiment, preservative, etc.
- versant
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noun,
a slope of a mountain or mountain chain.
- vintage
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noun,
the wine from a particular harvest or crop.
- anthers
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noun,
the pollen-bearing part of a stamen.
- ventri-
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- ratings
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noun,
classification according to grade or rank.
- Ventris
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noun,
Michael George Francis, 1922–56, English architect and linguist.
- reginas
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noun,
queen.
- re-sign
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verb (used with or without object),
to sign again.
- shriek
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noun,
a loud, sharp, shrill cry.
- grains
-
noun,
an iron instrument with barbed prongs, for spearing or harpooning fish.
- Aitken
-
noun,
Robert Grant, 1864–1951, U.S. astronomer.
- grani-
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- grivet
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noun,
a small Abyssinian monkey, Cercopithecus aethiops, with a grayish back, gray tail, black face, and dark extremities.
- griths
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noun,
protection or asylum for a limited period of time, as under church or crown.
- Regain
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noun,
(in a moisture-free fabric) the percentage of the weight that represents the amount of moisture the material is expected to absorb under normal conditions.
- shrive
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verb (used with object),
to impose penance on (a sinner).
- khatri
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noun,
a person who belongs to a Hindu mercantile caste alleged to originate with the Kshatriyas.
- shrink
-
noun,
an act or instance of shrinking.
- Grants
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noun,
a town in W New Mexico.
- Granth
-
noun,
the sacred scripture of the Sikhs, original text compiled 1604.
- Tarski
-
noun,
Alfred, 1902–1983, U.S. mathematician and logician, born in Poland.
- grates
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noun,
a frame of metal bars for holding fuel when burning, as in a fireplace, furnace, or stove.
- gratin
-
noun,
au gratin.
- gratis
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adverb,
without charge or payment; free:
- Regina
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noun,
queen.
- graven
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verb,
a past participle of grave3 .
- shrank
-
noun,
an act or instance of shrinking.
- Gretna
-
noun,
a city in SE Louisiana, near New Orleans.
- Graves
-
noun,
a wine-growing district in Gironde department, in SW France.
- Shrine
-
noun,
a building or other shelter, often of a stately or sumptuous character, enclosing the remains or relics of a saint or other holy person and forming an object of religious veneration and pilgrimage.
- Greats
-
- shrike
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noun,
any of numerous predaceous oscine birds of the family Laniidae, having a strong, hooked, and toothed bill, feeding on insects and sometimes on small birds and other animals: the members of certain species impale their prey on thorns or suspend it from the branches of trees to tear it apart more easily, and are said to kill more than is necessary for them to eat.
- tavern
-
noun,
a place where liquors are sold to be consumed on the premises.
- thenar
-
noun,
the fleshy mass of the outer side of the palm of the hand.
- kiangs
-
noun,
a wild ass, Equus kiang, of Tibet and Mongolia.
- kithes
-
verb (used with or without object),
to make known by action; show; demonstrate; prove.
- theirn
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pronoun,
theirs.
- Shaver
-
noun,
a person or thing that shaves.
- shavie
-
noun,
a trick or prank.
- thegns
-
noun,
thane.
- knives
-
noun,
plural of knife.
- geisha
-
noun,
a Japanese woman trained as a professional singer, dancer, and companion for men.
- genit.
-
- Ravens
-
noun,
any of several large, corvine birds having lustrous, black plumage and a loud, harsh call, especially Corvus corax, of the New and Old Worlds.
- Knight
-
noun,
a mounted soldier serving under a feudal superior in the Middle Ages.
- thanks
-
noun,
Usually, thanks. a grateful feeling or acknowledgment of a benefit, favor, or the like, expressed by words or otherwise:
- gerahs
-
noun,
an ancient Hebrew weight and coin, equal to 1/20 (0.05) of a shekel.
- ravine
-
noun,
a narrow steep-sided valley commonly eroded by running water.
- thanes
-
noun,
Early English History. a member of any of several aristocratic classes of men ranking between earls and ordinary freemen, and granted lands by the king or by lords for military service.
- raving
-
noun,
Usually, ravings.
irrational, incoherent talk:
wildly extravagant or outrageous talk; bombast.
- Shevat
-
noun,
the fifth month of the Jewish calendar.
- shiver
-
noun,
a tremulous motion; a tremble or quiver:
- Vashti
-
noun,
the queen of Ahasuerus who was banished for refusing to appear before the king's guests. Esther 1:9–22.
- givens
-
noun,
an established fact, condition, factor, etc.
- Kievan
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Kiev.
- kinase
-
noun,
a transferase that catalyzes the phosphorylation of a substrate by ATP.
- gisant
-
noun,
a sculptured representation of a dead person in a recumbent position, usually as part of a sepulchral monument.
- girths
-
noun,
the measure around anything; circumference.
- tenias
-
noun,
taenia.
- Shinar
-
noun,
a land mentioned in the Bible, often identified with Sumer.
- terais
-
noun,
a marshy lowland area in N India and S Nepal, between the Ganges and the foothills of the Himalayas.
- Angers
-
noun,
a city in and capital of Maine-et-Loire, in W France.
- shikar
-
noun,
the hunting of game for sport.
- Kistna
-
noun,
former name of Krishna (def 2).
- reagin
-
noun,
Also called Wassermann antibody. an antibody formed in response to syphilis and reactive with cardiolipin in various blood tests for the disease.
- ravish
-
verb (used with object),
to fill with strong emotion, especially joy.
- ravins
-
verb (used with or without object), noun,
raven2 .
- targes
-
noun,
a small, round shield; a target or buckler.
- taking
-
noun,
the act of a person or thing that takes.
- reigns
-
noun,
the period during which a sovereign occupies the throne.
- retina
-
noun,
the innermost coat of the posterior part of the eyeball that receives the image produced by the lens, is continuous with the optic nerve, and consists of several layers, one of which contains the rods and cones that are sensitive to light.
- invest
-
verb (used with object),
to put (money) to use, by purchase or expenditure, in something offering potential profitable returns, as interest, income, or appreciation in value.
- Stevia
-
noun,
a South American perennial shrub, Stevia rebaudiana, having small, white flowers and sweet-tasting leaves.
- Stevin
-
noun,
Simon [see-mawn] /ˈsi mɔn/ (Show IPA), 1548–1620, Dutch mathematician and physicist.
- hinges
-
noun,
a jointed device or flexible piece on which a door, gate, shutter, lid, or other attached part turns, swings, or moves.
- skeigh
-
adverb,
proudly.
- skater
-
noun,
a person who skates.
- Ishtar
-
noun,
the Assyrian and Babylonian goddess of love and war, identified with the Phoenician Astarte, the Semitic Ashtoreth, and the Sumerian Inanna.
- visage
-
noun,
the face, usually with reference to shape, features, expression, etc.; countenance.
- Skagen
-
noun,
Skaw, The.
- stiver
-
noun,
Also, stuiver. a former nickel coin of the Netherlands, equal to five Dutch cents.
- Hestia
-
noun,
the ancient Greek goddess of the hearth.
- Strain
-
noun,
any force or pressure tending to alter shape, cause a fracture, etc.
- strake
-
noun,
Nautical. a continuous course of planks or plates on a ship forming a hull shell, deck, etc.
- hernia
-
noun,
the protrusion of an organ or tissue through an opening in its surrounding walls, especially in the abdominal region.
- invert
-
noun,
a person or thing that is inverted.
- invars
-
- virgas
-
noun,
streaks of water drops or ice particles falling out of a cloud and evaporating before reaching the ground (distinguished from praecipitatio).
- insert
-
noun,
something inserted or to be inserted.
- V-sign
-
noun,
a sign of victory formed by the raised index and middle fingers.
- Rheita
-
noun,
a crater in the fourth quadrant of the face of the moon: about 42 miles (68 km) in diameter.
- ingate
-
noun,
gate1 (def 15).
- INGRES
-
noun,
Jean Auguste Dominique [zhahn oh-gyst daw-mee-neek] /ʒɑ̃ oʊˈgüst dɔ miˈnik/ (Show IPA), 1780–1867, French painter.
- skiver
-
noun,
a person or thing that skives.
- stager
-
noun,
a person of experience in some profession, way of life, etc.
- instar
-
noun,
an insect in any one of its periods of postembryonic growth between molts.
- Hsiang
-
noun,
a Chinese language spoken in Hunan province in southern China.
- instr.
-
- intake
-
noun,
the place or opening at which a fluid is taken into a channel, pipe, etc.
- Rhines
-
noun,
Joseph Banks, 1895–1980, U.S. psychologist: pioneer in parapsychology.
- inter.
-
- inters
-
verb (used with object),
to place (a dead body) in a grave or tomb; bury.
- starve
-
verb (used with object),
to cause to starve; kill, weaken, or reduce by lack of food.
- intra-
-
- Hering
-
noun,
Ewald [ey-vahlt] /ˈeɪ vɑlt/ (Show IPA), 1834–1918, German physiologist and psychologist.
- streak
-
noun,
a long, narrow mark, smear, band of color, or the like:
- kerat-
-
- Kaveri
-
noun,
a river in S India, flowing SE from the Western Ghats in Karnatka state through Tamil Nadu state to the Bay of Bengal: sacred to the Hindus. 475 miles (765 km) long.
- hasten
-
verb (used with object),
to cause to hasten; accelerate:
- Karens
-
noun,
a group of people of eastern and southern Burma (Myanmar).
- kasher
-
adjective, noun, verb (used with object),
kosher.
- harken
-
verb (used with object),
Archaic. to listen to; hear.
- resign
-
verb (used with object),
to give up (an office, position, etc.), often formally.
- Sikang
-
noun,
Older Spelling. Xikang.
- signet
-
noun,
a small seal, as on a finger ring.
- haters
-
noun,
a person who has an intense dislike for another person or thing (often used in combination):
- hanker
-
verb (used without object),
to have a restless or incessant longing (often followed by after, for, or an infinitive).
- Kearns
-
noun,
a town in N Utah, near Salt Lake City.
- signer
-
noun,
a person who signs.
- hanger
-
noun,
a shoulder-shaped frame with a hook at the top, usually of wire, wood, or plastic, for draping and hanging a garment when not in use.
- kraits
-
noun,
any of several large, usually banded, placid but highly venomous snakes constituting the genus Bungarus, of the cobra family, common in southeastern Asia and the Malay Archipelago.
- takins
-
noun,
a mountain-dwelling bovid, Budorcas taxicolor, native to the eastern Himalayas, China, and northern Burma, that resembles a cross between a goat and a musk ox.
- tanker
-
noun,
a ship, airplane, or truck designed for bulk shipment of liquids or gases.
- Hastie
-
noun,
William Henry, 1904–76, U.S. jurist: first black judge of the U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals.
- Kaiser
-
noun,
a German emperor.
- Strega
-
- Strine
-
noun,
Australian English.
- Sirena
-
noun,
a female given name.
- strike
-
noun,
an act or instance of striking.
- Hegira
-
noun,
Islam. Hijra.
- retain
-
verb (used with object),
to keep possession of.
- hegari
-
noun,
a grain sorghum having chalky white seeds.
- sinter
-
noun,
siliceous or calcareous matter deposited by springs, as that formed around the vent of a geyser.
- hearts
-
noun,
Anatomy. a hollow, pumplike organ of blood circulation, composed mainly of rhythmically contractile smooth muscle, located in the chest between the lungs and slightly to the left and consisting of four chambers: a right atrium that receives blood returning from the body via the superior and inferior vena cavae, a right ventricle that pumps the blood through the pulmonary artery to the lungs for oxygenation, a left atrium that receives the oxygenated blood via the pulmonary veins and passes it through the mitral valve, and a left ventricle that pumps the oxygenated blood, via the aorta, throughout the body.
- reskin
-
verb (used with object),
to replace or repair the exterior surface or coating of:
- sinker
-
noun,
a person or thing that sinks.
- Hearst
-
noun,
William Randolph, 1863–1951, U.S. editor and publisher.
- rights
-
noun,
(used with a plural verb) civil rights.
- string
-
noun,
a slender cord or thick thread used for binding or tying; line.
- strive
-
verb (used without object),
to exert oneself vigorously; try hard:
- Singer
-
noun,
a person who sings, especially a trained or professional vocalist.
- havers
-
interjection,
nonsense; poppycock.
- gather
-
noun,
a drawing together; contraction.
- Shiner
-
noun,
a person or thing that shines.
- theirs
-
noun,
any male person or animal; a man:
- ranges
-
noun,
the extent to which or the limits between which variation is possible:
- tinker
-
noun,
a mender of pots, kettles, pans, etc., usually an itinerant.
- niters
-
noun,
potassium nitrate.
- vahine
-
noun,
wahine.
- tinges
-
noun,
a slight degree of coloration.
- Servia
-
noun,
former name of Serbia.
- averts
-
verb (used with object),
to turn away or aside:
- navig.
-
- navies
-
noun,
the whole body of warships and auxiliaries belonging to a country or ruler.
- Erving
-
noun,
Julius Winfield ("Dr. J") born 1950, U.S. basketball player.
- tineas
-
noun,
any of several skin diseases caused by fungi; ringworm.
- aright
-
adverb,
rightly; correctly; properly:
- nitres
-
noun,
niter.
- rivets
-
noun,
a metal pin for passing through holes in two or more plates or pieces to hold them together, usually made with a head at one end, the other end being hammered into a head after insertion.
- satire
-
noun,
the use of irony, sarcasm, ridicule, or the like, in exposing, denouncing, or deriding vice, folly, etc.
- native
-
noun,
Sometimes Offensive. one of the people indigenous to a place or country, especially as distinguished from strangers, foreigners, colonizers, etc.:
- Estrin
-
noun,
estrone.
- set-in
-
adjective,
made separately and placed within another unit.
- Nevski
-
noun,
Alexander, Alexander Nevski.
- Narvik
-
noun,
a seaport in N Norway.
- thrive
-
verb (used without object),
to prosper; be fortunate or successful.
- Sarthe
-
noun,
a department in NW France. 2411 sq. mi. (6245 sq. km). Capital: Le Mans.
- Shaker
-
noun,
a person or thing that shakes.
- Argive
-
noun,
a native of Argos.
- thinks
-
noun,
Informal. the act or a period of thinking:
- Shakti
-
noun,
the female principle or organ of generative power.
- Erivan
-
noun,
Yerevan.
- tirage
-
noun,
the withdrawing of wine from a barrel, as for testing or tasting.
- Evarts
-
noun,
William Maxwell, 1818–1901, U.S. lawyer and statesman.
- vegans
-
noun,
a vegetarian who omits all animal products from the diet.
- Travis
-
noun,
William Barret, 1809–36, U.S. soldier: commander during the battle of the Alamo.
- Serang
-
noun,
Ceram.
- eights
-
noun,
crazy eights.
- eating
-
noun,
the act of a person or thing that eats.
- ranket
-
noun,
a double-reed wind instrument of the 16th and 17th centuries.
- transe
-
noun,
a passageway, as a hallway, alley, or the like.
- trans.
-
- tranks
-
noun,
a tranquilizer.
- trains
-
noun,
Railroads. a self-propelled, connected group of rolling stock.
- triage
-
noun,
the process of sorting victims, as of a battle or disaster, to determine medical priority in order to increase the number of survivors.
- earths
-
noun,
(often initial capital letter) the planet third in order from the sun, having an equatorial diameter of 7926 miles (12,755 km) and a polar diameter of 7900 miles (12,714 km), a mean distance from the sun of 92.9 million miles (149.6 million km), and a period of revolution of 365.26 days, and having one satellite.
- traiks
-
verb (used without object),
to become ill or lose one's good health.
- arsen-
-
- saving
-
noun,
a reduction or lessening of expenditure or outlay:
- triens
-
noun,
a copper coin of ancient Rome, issued during the Republic, a third part of an as.
- shaven
-
noun,
the act, process, or an instance of shaving or being shaved.
- arshin
-
noun,
a Russian unit of length equal to 28 inches (71 cm).
- earing
-
noun,
a rope attached to a cringle and used for bending a corner of a sail to a yard, boom, or gaff or for reefing a sail.
- tisane
-
noun,
(italics) French. aromatic or herb-flavored tea.
- Eakins
-
noun,
Thomas, 1844–1916, U.S. painter.
- nights
-
noun,
the period of darkness between sunset and sunrise.
- arsine
-
noun,
Also called arseniuretted hydrogen. a colorless, flammable, slightly water-soluble gas, AsH 3 , having a fetid, garliclike odor, used in chemical warfare.
- trikes
-
noun,
tricycle.
- Serkin
-
noun,
Rudolf [roo-dolf;; German roo-dawlf] /ˈru dɒlf;; German ˈruˌdɔlf/ (Show IPA), 1903–91, U.S. pianist, born in Bohemia.
- neighs
-
noun,
the cry of a horse; whinny.
- trines
-
noun,
a set or group of three; triad.
- Atkins
-
noun,
Chester ("Chet") 1924–2001, U.S. country-and-western singer and musician.
- Naskhi
-
noun,
the cursive variety of Arabic script from which was derived the variety used in modern printed works.
- varies
-
verb (used with object),
to change or alter, as in form, appearance, character, or substance:
- gainst
-
preposition,
against.
- shanti
-
noun,
peace.
- Sanger
-
noun,
Frederick, 1918–2013, English biochemist: Nobel Prize in chemistry 1958.
- ventr-
-
- ratine
-
noun,
a loosely woven fabric made with nubby or knotty yarns.
- Gainer
-
noun,
a person or thing that gains.
- Anvers
-
noun,
French name of Antwerp.
- Gaines
-
noun,
Edmund Pendleton, 1777–1849, U.S. general.
- astern
-
adverb,
in a position behind a specified vessel or aircraft:
- rakish
-
adjective,
like a rake; dissolute:
- gaiter
-
noun,
a covering of cloth or leather for the ankle and instep and sometimes also the lower leg, worn over the shoe or boot.
Compare upper1 (def 7).
- rating
-
noun,
classification according to grade or rank.
- antres
-
noun,
a cavern; cave.
- anther
-
noun,
the pollen-bearing part of a stamen.
- Garnet
-
noun,
any of a group of hard, vitreous minerals, silicates of calcium, magnesium, iron, or manganese with aluminum or iron, varying in color: a deep-red transparent variety is used as a gem and as an abrasive.
- Vasthi
-
noun,
Vashti.
- Thiers
-
noun,
Louis Adolphe [lwee a-dawlf] /lwi aˈdɔlf/ (Show IPA), 1797–1877, French statesman: president 1871–73.
- garish
-
adjective,
crudely or tastelessly colorful, showy, or elaborate, as clothes or decoration.
- garths
-
noun,
Also called cloister garth. an open courtyard enclosed by a cloister.
- saithe
-
noun,
pollock.
- gasket
-
noun,
a rubber, metal, or rope ring, for packing a piston or placing around a joint to make it watertight.
- ingest
-
verb (used with object),
to take, as food, into the body (opposed to egest).
- Athens
-
noun,
Greek Athenai. a city in and the capital of Greece, in the SE part.
- rivage
-
noun,
a bank, shore, or coast.
- santir
-
noun,
a Persian musical instrument resembling a dulcimer.
- vanish
-
noun,
Phonetics. the last part of a vowel sound when it differs noticeably in quality from the main sound, as the faint (ē) at the end of the (ā) in the pronunciation of pain.
- Vanier
-
noun,
Georges P [jawrj;; French zhawrzh] /dʒɔrdʒ;; French ʒɔrʒ/ (Show IPA), 1888–1967, Canadian soldier and diplomat: governor-general 1959–67.
- gastr-
-
- Argent
-
noun,
Heraldry. the tincture or metal silver.
- Gareth
-
noun,
Arthurian Romance. nephew of King Arthur and a knight of the Round Table.
- things
-
noun,
a material object without life or consciousness; an inanimate object.
- Gaskin
-
noun,
the part of the hind leg of a horse, or other hoofed mammal, between the stifle and the hock.
- sengi
-
noun,
a monetary unit of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, equal to 1/10,000 (.0001) of a zaire.
- Siren
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. one of several sea nymphs, part woman and part bird, who lure mariners to destruction by their seductive singing.
- Kans.
-
- night
-
noun,
the period of darkness between sunset and sunrise.
- kanes
-
noun,
cain.
- raise
-
noun,
an increase in amount, as of wages:
- nighs
-
adverb,
near in space, time, or relation:
- rhine
-
noun,
Joseph Banks, 1895–1980, U.S. psychologist: pioneer in parapsychology.
- Niger
-
noun,
a republic in NW Africa: formerly part of French West Africa. 458,976 sq. mi. (1,188,748 sq. km). Capital: Niamey.
- rhet.
-
- snake
-
noun,
any of numerous limbless, scaly, elongate reptiles of the suborder Serpentes, comprising venomous and nonvenomous species inhabiting tropical and temperate areas.
- kains
-
noun,
cain.
- sing.
-
- ranis
-
noun,
ranee.
- rakis
-
noun,
a spirituous liquor distilled from grain, grapes, plums, etc., in southeastern Europe and the Near East.
- rakes
-
noun,
an agricultural implement with teeth or tines for gathering cut grass, hay, or the like or for smoothing the surface of the ground.
- right
-
noun,
a just claim or title, whether legal, prescriptive, or moral:
- Segni
-
noun,
Antonio [ahn-taw-nyaw] /ɑnˈtɔ nyɔ/ (Show IPA), 1891–1972, Italian teacher, lawyer, and statesman: president 1962–64.
- singe
-
noun,
a superficial burn.
- rheas
-
noun,
the ramie plant or fiber.
- Singh
-
- segar
-
noun,
cigar.
- Rhein
-
noun,
the Rhine.
- senti
-
noun,
a monetary unit of Tanzania, the 100th part of a shilling; cent.
- snare
-
noun,
a device, often consisting of a noose, for capturing small game.
- invt.
-
- 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.
- Range
-
noun,
the extent to which or the limits between which variation is possible:
- satin
-
noun,
a fabric in a warp-effect or filling-effect satin weave, as acetate, rayon, nylon, or silk, often having a glossy face and a soft, slippery texture.
- skean
-
noun,
a knife or dagger formerly used in Ireland and in the Scottish Highlands.
- skite
-
noun,
a quick, oblique blow or stroke; a chopping blow.
- Invar
-
- Satie
-
noun,
Erik Alfred Leslie [e-reek al-fred les-lee] /ɛˈrik alˈfrɛd lɛsˈli/ (Show IPA), 1866–1925, French composer.
- sanit
-
- Skeat
-
noun,
Walter William, 1835–1912, English philologist and lexicographer.
- skein
-
noun,
a length of yarn or thread wound on a reel or swift preparatory for use in manufacturing.
- Saite
-
noun,
a native or citizen of Saïs.
- Rieka
-
noun,
Rijeka.
- Skier
-
noun,
a person who skis.
- irate
-
adjective,
angry; enraged:
- riant
-
adjective,
laughing; smiling; cheerful.
- skint
-
adjective,
having no money; penniless.
- Iran.
-
- skirt
-
noun,
the part of a gown, dress, slip, or coat that extends downward from the waist.
- skate
-
noun,
ice skate (def 1).
- nitre
-
noun,
niter.
- saker
-
noun,
an Old World falcon, Falco cherrug, used in falconry.
- Rains
-
noun,
water that is condensed from the aqueous vapor in the atmosphere and falls to earth in drops more than 1/50 inch (0.5 mm) in diameter.
Compare drizzle (def 6).
- ither
-
adjective, pronoun, adverb,
other.
- Saint
-
noun,
any of certain persons of exceptional holiness of life, formally recognized as such by the Christian Church, especially by canonization.
- iters
-
noun,
a canal or passage.
- inset
-
noun,
something inserted; insert.
- inst.
-
- Sarge
-
noun,
sergeant.
- Sitka
-
noun,
a town in SE Alaska, on an island in the Alexander Archipelago: the capital of former Russian America.
- savin
-
noun,
a juniper, Juniperus sabina, of Europe and Asia.
- intr.
-
- Niter
-
noun,
potassium nitrate.
- skive
-
verb (used with object),
to split or cut, as leather, into layers or slices.
- Sivan
-
noun,
the ninth month of the Jewish calendar.
- Sakti
-
noun,
Shakti.
- nitr-
-
- ragis
-
noun,
a cereal grass, Eleusine coracana, cultivated in the Old World for its grain.
- Isth.
-
- rages
-
noun,
angry fury; violent anger (sometimes used in combination):
- Karen
-
noun,
a group of people of eastern and southern Burma (Myanmar).
- Keats
-
noun,
John, 1795–1821, English poet.
- Nevis
-
noun,
one of the Leeward Islands, in the E West Indies: part of St. Kitts-Nevis; formerly a British colony. 50 sq. mi. (130 sq. km).
Compare St. Kitts-Nevis-Anguilla.
- kinas
-
noun,
a cupronickel coin and monetary unit of Papua New Guinea, equal to 100 toea.
- kirns
-
noun,
a churn.
- shine
-
noun,
radiance or brightness caused by emitted or reflected light.
- Shank
-
noun,
Anatomy. the part of the lower limb in humans between the knee and the ankle; leg.
- Shire
-
noun,
one of the counties of Great Britain.
- Kings
-
noun,
either of two books of the Bible, I Kings or II Kings, which contain the history of the kings of Israel and Judah. Abbreviation: Ki.
- Shirk
-
noun,
a shirker.
- kines
-
noun,
a plural of cow1 .
- Shang
-
noun,
a Chinese dynasty whose dates are usually given as 1766–1122 b.c. and sometimes as 1523–1027 b.c.
- shirt
-
noun,
a long- or short-sleeved garment for the upper part of the body, usually lightweight and having a collar and a front opening.
- Shane
-
noun,
a male given name.
- kisan
-
noun,
(in India) a peasant.
- Shiva
-
noun,
“the Destroyer,” the third member of the Trimurti, along with Brahma the Creator and Vishnu the Preserver.
- kiers
-
noun,
a large vat in which fibers, yarns, or fabrics are boiled, bleached, or dyed.
- riven
-
verb,
a past participle of rive.
- shive
-
noun,
a sliver or fragment; splinter.
- kiang
-
noun,
a wild ass, Equus kiang, of Tibet and Mongolia.
- naive
-
adjective,
having or showing unaffected simplicity of nature or absence of artificiality; unsophisticated; ingenuous.
- Khiva
-
noun,
a former Asian khanate along the Amu Darya River, S of the Aral Sea: now divided between Uzbekistan and Turkmenistan.
- nares
-
plural noun,
the nostrils or the nasal passages.
- khats
-
noun,
kat.
- shake
-
noun,
an act or instance of shaking, rocking, swaying, etc.
- rates
-
noun,
the amount of a charge or payment with reference to some basis of calculation:
- share
-
noun,
the full or proper portion or part allotted or belonging to or contributed or owed by an individual or group.
- seti-
-
- ravin
-
verb (used with or without object), noun,
raven2 .
- krait
-
noun,
any of several large, usually banded, placid but highly venomous snakes constituting the genus Bungarus, of the cobra family, common in southeastern Asia and the Malay Archipelago.
- krans
-
noun,
a former silver coin of Iran.
- shave
-
noun,
the act, process, or an instance of shaving or being shaved.
- Krieg
-
noun,
war1 .
- knits
-
noun,
fabric produced by knitting.
- knish
-
noun,
a fried or baked turnover or roll of dough with a filling, as of meat, kasha, or potato, often eaten as an appetizer or snack.
- Raven
-
noun,
any of several large, corvine birds having lustrous, black plumage and a loud, harsh call, especially Corvus corax, of the New and Old Worlds.
- shark
-
noun,
any of a group of elongate elasmobranch, mostly marine fishes, certain species of which are large, voracious, and sometimes dangerous to humans.
- 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.
- knave
-
noun,
an unprincipled, untrustworthy, or dishonest person.
- shier
-
noun,
a horse having a tendency to shy.
- knars
-
noun,
a knot on a tree or in wood.
- Shear
-
noun,
Usually, shears. (sometimes used with a singular verb)
scissors of large size (usually used with pair of).
any of various other cutting implements or machines having two blades that resemble or suggest those of scissors.
- rathe
-
adjective,
Archaic. growing, blooming, or ripening early in the year or season.
- kiver
-
verb (used with or without object), noun,
cover.
- kivas
-
noun,
a large chamber, often wholly or partly underground, in a Pueblo Indian village, used for religious ceremonies and other purposes.
- sheik
-
noun,
Also, shaikh, sheikh. (in Islamic countries) the patriarch of a tribe or family; chief: a term of polite address.
- kiths
-
noun,
acquaintances, friends, neighbors, or the like; persons living in the same general locality and forming a more or less cohesive group.
- kithe
-
verb (used with or without object),
to make known by action; show; demonstrate; prove.
- kites
-
noun,
a light frame covered with some thin material, to be flown in the wind at the end of a long string.
- Shari
-
noun,
Also, Chari. a river in N central Africa, flowing NW from the Central African Republic into Lake Chad. 1400 miles (2254 km) long.
- narks
-
noun,
British Slang. a stool pigeon or informer.
- Khasi
-
noun,
an Austroasiatic language of Assam, in northeast India.
- serai
-
noun,
(in Eastern countries) a caravansary.
- 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.
- sight
-
noun,
the power or faculty of seeing; perception of objects by use of the eyes; vision.
- renga
-
noun,
linked verse.
- nerts
-
interjection,
nuts (def 1).
- signa
-
verb,
(used imperatively, in prescriptions) mark; write; label.
- Nerva
-
noun,
Marcus Cocceius [kok-see-yuh s] /kɒkˈsi yəs/ (Show IPA), a.d. 32?–98, emperor of Rome 96–98.
- reni-
-
- rants
-
noun,
ranting, extravagant, or violent declamation.
- ranks
-
noun,
a number of persons forming a separate class in a social hierarchy or in any graded body.
- rings
-
noun,
a typically circular band of metal or other durable material, especially one of gold or other precious metal, often set with gems, for wearing on the finger as an ornament, a token of betrothal or marriage, etc.
- serin
-
noun,
a small finch, Serinus serinus, of Europe and northern Africa, closely related to the canary.
- rinks
-
noun,
a smooth expanse of ice for ice-skating, often artificially prepared and inside a building or arena.
- Resht
-
noun,
Rasht.
- Neth.
-
- 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.
- Katie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Katherine or Catherine.
- resit
-
noun,
a test or examination that is retaken.
- kashi
-
noun,
a city in W Xinjiang Uygur, in extreme W China.
- siker
-
adverb,
certainly; without doubt.
- karts
-
noun,
a small, light, low-slung, four-wheeled vehicle, usually powered by a gasoline engine, capable of speeds up to 60 miles per hour (96 km/h), and used for racing or recreation.
- Karst
-
noun,
an area of limestone terrane characterized by sinks, ravines, and underground streams.
- sikra
-
noun,
sikhara.
- keirs
-
noun,
kier.
- Keita
-
noun,
Modibo [maw-dee-baw] /mɔˈdi bɔ/ (Show IPA), 1915–77, African statesman: president of Mali 1960–68.
- nates
-
noun,
buttocks; rump.
- Kesia
-
noun,
a female given name: from an African word meaning “favorite.”.
- Regan
-
noun,
(in Shakespeare's King Lear) the younger of Lear's two faithless daughters.
Compare Cordelia (def 1), Goneril.
- Regin
-
noun,
a smith, the brother of Fafnir, who raises Sigurd and encourages him to kill Fafnir in the hope of gaining the gold he guards.
- Rasht
-
noun,
a city in NW Iran, about 10 miles (16 km) S of the Caspian Sea.
- khans
-
noun,
(in the Altaic group of languages) a title held by hereditary rulers or tribal chiefs.
- Rashi
-
noun,
(Solomon ben Isaac) 1040–1105, French Hebrew scholar.
- Kevin
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Kenneth.
- nears
-
- REGIS
-
noun,
a male given name.
- rivet
-
noun,
a metal pin for passing through holes in two or more plates or pieces to hold them together, usually made with a head at one end, the other end being hammered into a head after insertion.
- Regt.
-
- Kerst
-
noun,
Donald William, 1911–1994, U.S. physicist.
- Keith
-
noun,
Sir Arthur, 1866–1955, Scottish anthropologist.
- neath
-
preposition,
beneath.
- Kerns
-
noun,
a part of the face of a type projecting beyond the body or shank, as in certain italic letters.
- reign
-
noun,
the period during which a sovereign occupies the throne.
- neigh
-
noun,
the cry of a horse; whinny.
- Neiva
-
noun,
a city in W Colombia.
- 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.
- shtg.
-
- rinse
-
noun,
an act or instance of rinsing.
- Siena
-
noun,
a city in Tuscany, in central Italy, S of Florence: cathedral.
- reist
-
verb (used without object),
reest2 .
- saith
-
verb,
third person singular present of say1 .
- sitar
-
noun,
a lute of India with a small, pear-shaped body and a long, broad, fretted neck.
- Snark
-
noun,
a mysterious, imaginary animal.
- ErvIn
-
noun,
Samuel James, Jr ("Sam") 1896–1985, U.S. jurist and politician: senator 1954–74.
- thing
-
noun,
a material object without life or consciousness; an inanimate object.
- think
-
noun,
Informal. the act or a period of thinking:
- Evita
-
noun,
a female given name, Spanish form of Eva.
- Evans
-
noun,
Sir Arthur John, 1851–1941, English archaeologist.
- Evang
-
- thins
-
adverb,
in a thin manner.
- Thira
-
noun,
Thera.
- etnas
-
noun,
Mount, an active volcano in E Sicily. 10,758 feet (3280 meters).
- Ethan
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “strength.”.
- tiers
-
noun,
one of a series of rows or ranks rising one behind or above another, as of seats in an amphitheater, boxes in a theater, guns in a man-of-war, or oars in an ancient galley.
- tiger
-
noun,
a large, carnivorous, tawny-colored and black-striped feline, Panthera tigris, of Asia, ranging in several subspecies from India and the Malay Peninsula to Siberia: the entire species is endangered, with some subspecies thought to be extinct.
- Tigre
-
noun,
a Semitic language spoken in northern Ethiopia.
- Esth.
-
- tinea
-
noun,
any of several skin diseases caused by fungi; ringworm.
- tines
-
noun,
a sharp, projecting point or prong, as of a fork.
- gains
-
- tinge
-
noun,
a slight degree of coloration.
- 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.
- tings
-
noun,
a tinging sound.
- ERISA
-
noun,
Employee Retirement Income Security Act.
- Erika
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Tiran
-
noun,
Strait of, a navigable waterway between the N Red Sea and the Gulf of Aqaba.
- tires
-
noun,
British Dialect. fatigue.
- entia
-
noun,
plural of ens.
- traik
-
verb (used without object),
to become ill or lose one's good health.
- train
-
noun,
Railroads. a self-propelled, connected group of rolling stock.
- engr.
-
- trank
-
noun,
a tranquilizer.
- eight
-
noun,
a cardinal number, seven plus one.
- trash
-
noun,
anything worthless, useless, or discarded; rubbish.
- snath
-
noun,
the shaft or handle of a scythe.
- gaits
-
noun,
a manner of walking, stepping, or running.
- treas
-
- 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.
- girth
-
noun,
the measure around anything; circumference.
- girsh
-
noun,
qirsh.
- girns
-
noun, verb (used with object),
grin2 .
- ginks
-
noun,
a person; fellow.
- tera-
-
- Terah
-
noun,
the father of Abraham. Gen. 11:25–32.
- Terai
-
noun,
a marshy lowland area in N India and S Nepal, between the Ganges and the foothills of the Himalayas.
- giant
-
noun,
(in folklore) a being with human form but superhuman size, strength, etc.
- Ghent
-
noun,
a port in NW Belgium, at the confluence of the Scheldt and Lys rivers: treaty 1814.
- Ghats
-
noun,
Eastern Ghats.
- ghast
-
adjective,
ghastly.
- ghain
-
noun,
the nineteenth letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- terna
-
noun,
a list of three names submitted to the pope as recommended to fill a vacant bishopric or benefice.
- Terni
-
noun,
a city in central Italy.
- getas
-
noun,
a traditional Japanese wooden clog that is worn outdoors, with a thong that passes between the first two toes and with two transverse supports on the bottom of the sole.
- garni
-
adjective,
garnished.
- Gavin
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Thera
-
noun,
a Greek island in the S Aegean, in the Cyclades group. 30 sq. mi. (78 sq. km).
- Garth
-
noun,
Also called cloister garth. an open courtyard enclosed by a cloister.
- thens
-
noun,
that time:
- gater
-
noun,
gator.
- Gates
-
noun,
Horatio, 1728–1806, American Revolutionary general, born in England.
- their
-
noun,
any male person or animal; a man:
- thegn
-
noun,
thane.
- Thais
-
noun,
flourished late 4th century b.c, Athenian courtesan: mistress of Alexander the Great and Ptolemy I.
- gears
-
noun,
Machinery.
a part, as a disk, wheel, or section of a shaft, having cut teeth of such form, size, and spacing that they mesh with teeth in another part to transmit or receive force and motion.
an assembly of such parts.
one of several possible arrangements of such parts in a mechanism, as an automobile transmission, for affording different relations of torque and speed between the driving and the driven machinery, or for permitting the driven machinery to run in either direction:
a mechanism or group of parts performing one function or serving one purpose in a complex machine:
- Thare
-
noun,
Terah.
- gents
-
noun,
Informal. gentleman (defs 1, 2).
- thank
-
noun,
Usually, thanks. a grateful feeling or acknowledgment of a benefit, favor, or the like, expressed by words or otherwise:
- gerah
-
noun,
an ancient Hebrew weight and coin, equal to 1/20 (0.05) of a shekel.
- Thane
-
noun,
Early English History. a member of any of several aristocratic classes of men ranking between earls and ordinary freemen, and granted lands by the king or by lords for military service.
- trave
-
noun,
a crossbeam.
- Earth
-
noun,
(often initial capital letter) the planet third in order from the sun, having an equatorial diameter of 7926 miles (12,755 km) and a polar diameter of 7900 miles (12,714 km), a mean distance from the sun of 92.9 million miles (149.6 million km), and a period of revolution of 365.26 days, and having one satellite.
- tenia
-
noun,
taenia.
- Aisne
-
noun,
a river in N France, flowing NW and W to the Oise. 175 miles (280 km) long.
- vents
-
noun,
an opening, as in a wall, serving as an outlet for air, smoke, fumes, or the like.
- ankhs
-
noun,
a tau cross with a loop at the top, used as a symbol of generation or enduring life.
- anise
-
noun,
a Mediterranean plant, Pimpinella anisum, of the parsley family, having loose umbrels of small yellowish-white flowers that yield aniseed.
- anis-
-
- anigh
-
adverb,
nearby; close by.
- angst
-
noun,
a feeling of dread, anxiety, or anguish.
- Angie
-
noun,
a male or female given name, form of Angel.
- angi-
-
- anger
-
noun,
a strong feeling of displeasure and belligerence aroused by a wrong; wrath; ire.
- Verna
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Akins
-
noun,
Zoë [zoh-ee] /ˈzoʊ i/ (Show IPA), 1886–1958, U.S. playwright.
- verst
-
noun,
a Russian measure of distance equivalent to 3500 feet or 0.6629 mile or 1.067 kilometers.
- verts
-
noun,
English Forest Law.
vegetation bearing green leaves in a forest and capable of serving as a cover for deer.
the right to cut such vegetation.
- Vesta
-
noun,
the ancient Roman goddess of the hearth, worshiped in a temple containing an altar on which a sacred fire was kept burning by the vestal virgins: identified with the Greek Hestia.
- airts
-
noun,
a direction.
- antes
-
noun,
Poker. a fixed but arbitrary stake put into the pot by each player before the deal.
- virga
-
noun,
streaks of water drops or ice particles falling out of a cloud and evaporating before reaching the ground (distinguished from praecipitatio).
- 30-30
-
- VISTA
-
noun,
a view or prospect, especially one seen through a long, narrow avenue or passage, as between rows of trees or houses.
- Aegir
-
noun,
a sea god, husband of Ran, and host at feast of the gods spoiled by Loki.
- AEGIS
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. the shield or breastplate of Zeus or Athena, bearing at its center the head of the Gorgon.
- aeri-
-
- Aesir
-
noun,
the principal race of gods, led by Odin and living at Asgard.
- agent
-
noun,
a person or business authorized to act on another's behalf:
- vigas
-
noun,
a rough-hewn beam, usually of fir, used to support the roof in adobe construction.
- agers
-
noun,
(often initial capital letter) a person living in a certain historical age:
- Viren
-
noun,
Lasse [lahs-se] /ˈlɑs sɛ/ (Show IPA), born 1949, Finnish distance runner.
- agist
-
verb (used with object),
to feed or pasture (livestock) for a fee.
- Agnes
-
noun,
Saint, a.d. 292?–304? Roman Catholic child martyr.
- vinas
-
noun,
a musical stringed instrument of India, made of rosewood or ebony, consisting of a long, hollow, fretted stick to which one, two, or three gourds are attached to increase the resonance.
- Aiken
-
noun,
Conrad (Potter) 1889–1973, U.S. poet.
- ante-
-
- anth-
-
- earns
-
verb (used with object),
to gain or get in return for one's labor or service:
- astir
-
adjective,
moving or stirring, especially with much activity or excitement:
- tries
-
noun,
plural of try.
- trig.
-
- triga
-
noun,
a two-wheeled chariot drawn by a team of three horses.
- trigs
-
noun,
trigonometry.
- trike
-
noun,
tricycle.
- trine
-
noun,
a set or group of three; triad.
- avert
-
verb (used with object),
to turn away or aside:
- avers
-
- avens
-
noun,
any of various plants of the genus Geum, of the rose family, having yellow, white, or red flowers.
- vairs
-
noun,
a fur much used for lining and trimming garments in the 13th and 14th centuries, generally assumed to have been that of a variety of squirrel with a gray back and white belly.
Compare miniver (def 1).
- ative
-
- vangs
-
noun,
a rope extending from the peak of a gaff to the ship's rail or to a mast, used to steady the gaff.
- Vanir
-
noun,
a race of gods, first in conflict with the Aesir, later allied with them. They function as fertility divinities and include Njord, Frey, and Freyja.
- astr.
-
- aster
-
noun,
any composite plant of the genus Aster, having rays varying from white or pink to blue around a yellow disk.
- anti-
-
- veins
-
noun,
one of the system of branching vessels or tubes conveying blood from various parts of the body to the heart.
- antis
-
noun,
a person who is opposed to a particular practice, party, policy, action, etc.
- antre
-
noun,
a cavern; cave.
- veni-
-
- Aries
-
noun,
Astronomy. the Ram, a zodiacal constellation between Pisces and Taurus.
- arise
-
verb (used without object),
to get up from sitting, lying, or kneeling; rise:
- arith
-
- Arkie
-
noun,
a term used to refer to a migrant worker originally from Arkansas.
- vari-
-
- vegas
-
noun,
Astronomy. a star of the first magnitude in the constellation Lyra.
- vegan
-
noun,
a vegetarian who omits all animal products from the diet.
- Artie
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Arthur.
- ashen
-
adjective,
ash-colored; gray.
- Asher
-
noun,
a son of Jacob and Zilpah. Gen. 30:12–13.
- Asine
-
noun,
an ancient town in S Greece, on the Gulf of Argolis.
- girts
-
noun,
Carpentry.
a timber or plate connecting the corner posts of an exterior wooden frame, as a braced frame, at a floor above the ground floor.
a heavy beam, as for supporting the ends of rafters.
- thine
-
pronoun,
the possessive case of thou1. used as a predicate adjective, after a noun or without a noun.
- heist
-
noun,
a robbery or holdup:
- hates
-
noun,
intense dislike; extreme aversion or hostility.
- Herat
-
noun,
a city in NW Afghanistan.
- hents
-
verb (used with object),
to seize.
- Henri
-
noun,
Robert, 1865–1929, U.S. painter.
- stria
-
noun,
a slight or narrow furrow, ridge, stripe, or streak, especially one of a number in parallel arrangement:
- rhin-
-
- Heian
-
adjective,
of or relating to the period in Japan, a.d. 794–1185, characterized by the modification and naturalization of ideas and institutions that were earlier introduced from China.
- heats
-
noun,
the state of a body perceived as having or generating a relatively high degree of warmth.
- hears
-
verb (used with object),
to perceive by the ear:
- Hearn
-
noun,
Lafcadio [laf-kad-ee-oh] /læfˈkæd iˌoʊ/ (Show IPA), ("Koizumi Yakumo") 1850–1904, U.S. journalist, novelist, and essayist, born in Greece; Japanese citizen after 1894.
- Havre
-
noun,
a city in N Montana.
- haver
-
noun,
friend; comrade; companion.
- Haven
-
noun,
a harbor or port.
- hater
-
noun,
a person who has an intense dislike for another person or thing (often used in combination):
- stirk
-
noun,
a young bull or cow, especially one in its second year.
- tahrs
-
noun,
any of several Old World wild goats of the genus Hemitragus, as H. jemlahicus (Himalayan tahr) introduced into New Zealand, having a long mane and short, stout, recurving horns: most are endangered or threatened in their native regions.
- haste
-
noun,
swiftness of motion; speed; celerity:
- Hasek
-
noun,
Jaroslav [yah-raw-slahf] /ˈyɑ rɔˌslɑf/ (Show IPA), 1883–1923, Czech novelist and short-story writer.
- Taine
-
noun,
Hippolyte Adolphe [ee-paw-leet a-dawlf] /i pɔˈlit aˈdɔlf/ (Show IPA), 1828–93, French literary critic and historian.
- Harve
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Harvey.
- Harts
-
noun,
a male deer, commonly of the red deer, Cervus elaphus, especially after its fifth year.
- Harte
-
noun,
(Francis) Bret [bret] /brɛt/ (Show IPA), 1839–1902, U.S. author, especially of short stories.
- tains
-
noun,
a thin tin plate.
- harks
-
noun,
a hunter's shout to hounds, as to encourage them in following the scent.
- taken
-
noun,
the act of taking.
- Hants
-
noun,
Hampshire (def 1).
- Hanse
-
noun,
Hansa.
- hanks
-
noun,
Tom, born 1956, U.S. film actor.
- herns
-
- hier-
-
- hangs
-
- stave
-
noun,
one of the thin, narrow, shaped pieces of wood that form the sides of a cask, tub, or similar vessel.
- inert
-
adjective,
having no inherent power of action, motion, or resistance (opposed to active):
- Srta.
-
- STAGE
-
noun,
a single step or degree in a process; a particular phase, period, position, etc., in a process, development, or series.
- stain
-
noun,
a discoloration produced by foreign matter having penetrated into or chemically reacted with a material; a spot not easily removed.
- stair
-
noun,
one of a flight or series of steps for going from one level to another, as in a building.
- stake
-
noun,
a stick or post pointed at one end for driving into the ground as a boundary mark, part of a fence, support for a plant, etc.
- IATSE
-
- stane
-
noun, adjective, adverb, verb (used with object),
stone.
- stang
-
noun,
an act or an instance of stinging.
- stank
-
noun,
a strong offensive smell; stench.
- stare
-
noun,
a staring gaze; a fixed look with the eyes wide open:
- Stark
-
noun,
Harold Raynsford [reynz-ferd] /ˈreɪnz fərd/ (Show IPA), 1880–1972, U.S. admiral.
- hsien
-
noun,
(in popular Chinese religion) one of a group of benevolent spirits promoting good in the world.
- stink
-
noun,
a strong offensive smell; stench.
- steak
-
noun,
a slice of meat or fish, especially beef, cooked by broiling, frying, etc.
- Stein
-
noun,
a mug, usually earthenware, especially for beer.
- ster.
-
- hives
-
noun,
any of various eruptive conditions of the skin, as the wheals of urticaria.
- Stern
-
noun,
the after part of a vessel (often opposed to stem).
- hist.
-
- HIRES
-
noun,
the act of hiring.
- stge.
-
- hints
-
noun,
an indirect, covert, or helpful suggestion; clue:
- sting
-
noun,
an act or an instance of stinging.
- hinge
-
noun,
a jointed device or flexible piece on which a door, gate, shutter, lid, or other attached part turns, swings, or moves.
- Hines
-
noun,
Earl ("Fatha") 1905–83, U.S. jazz pianist.
- hikes
-
noun,
a long walk or march for recreational activity, military training, or the like.
- takes
-
- heart
-
noun,
Anatomy. a hollow, pumplike organ of blood circulation, composed mainly of rhythmically contractile smooth muscle, located in the chest between the lungs and slightly to the left and consisting of four chambers: a right atrium that receives blood returning from the body via the superior and inferior vena cavae, a right ventricle that pumps the blood through the pulmonary artery to the lungs for oxygenation, a left atrium that receives the oxygenated blood via the pulmonary veins and passes it through the mitral valve, and a left ventricle that pumps the oxygenated blood, via the aorta, throughout the body.
- takin
-
noun,
a mountain-dwelling bovid, Budorcas taxicolor, native to the eastern Himalayas, China, and northern Burma, that resembles a cross between a goat and a musk ox.
- Grant
-
noun,
something granted, as a privilege or right, a sum of money, or a tract of land:
- tears
-
- haets
-
noun,
a little bit; a whit.
- tares
-
noun,
any of various vetches, especially Vicia sativa.
- grave
-
noun,
an excavation made in the earth in which to bury a dead body.
- grate
-
noun,
a frame of metal bars for holding fuel when burning, as in a fireplace, furnace, or stove.
- teaks
-
noun,
a large East Indian tree, Tectona grandis, of the verbena family, yielding a hard, durable, resinous, yellowish-brown wood used for shipbuilding, making furniture, etc.
- Tanis
-
noun,
an ancient city in Lower Egypt, in the Nile delta.
- Hagen
-
noun,
Walter, 1892–1969, U.S. golfer.
- grans
-
noun,
grandmother.
- grith
-
noun,
protection or asylum for a limited period of time, as under church or crown.
- grain
-
noun,
a small, hard seed, especially the seed of a food plant such as wheat, corn, rye, oats, rice, or millet.
- tanks
-
noun,
a large receptacle, container, or structure for holding a liquid or gas:
- targe
-
noun,
a small, round shield; a target or buckler.
- gnars
-
verb (used without object),
to snarl; growl.
- gnash
-
noun,
an act of gnashing.
- tangs
-
- Given
-
noun,
an established fact, condition, factor, etc.
- grist
-
noun,
grain to be ground.
- Greta
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Margaret.
- grins
-
noun,
a broad smile.
- tarns
-
noun,
a small mountain lake or pool, especially one in a cirque.
- haiks
-
noun,
an oblong cloth used as an outer garment by the Arabs.
- Tarne
-
noun,
(in the Iliad) Sardis.
- hakes
-
noun,
any marine fish of the genus Merluccius, closely related to the cods, especially M. bilinearis, found off the New England coast.
- rite
-
noun,
a formal or ceremonial act or procedure prescribed or customary in religious or other solemn use:
- task
-
noun,
a definite piece of work assigned to, falling to, or expected of a person; duty.
- Skat
-
noun,
a card game for three players, using a pack of 32 playing cards, sevens through aces, the object being to fulfill any of various contracts, with scoring computed on strategy and on tricks won.
- than
-
conjunction,
(used, as after comparative adjectives and adverbs, to introduce the second member of an unequal comparison):
- 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.
- RITA
-
noun,
the Vedic concept of cosmic and social order.
- Vern
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Vernon.
- tavs
-
noun,
the 23rd letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
- vers
-
- vein
-
noun,
one of the system of branching vessels or tubes conveying blood from various parts of the body to the heart.
- Sage
-
noun,
a profoundly wise person; a person famed for wisdom.
- Stir
-
noun,
the act of stirring or moving.
- RNAS
-
- skit
-
noun,
a short literary piece of a humorous or satirical character.
- Vent
-
noun,
an opening, as in a wall, serving as an outlet for air, smoke, fumes, or the like.
- stg.
-
- Vera
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Russian word meaning “faith.”.
- riv.
-
- Ven.
-
- skin
-
noun,
the external covering or integument of an animal body, especially when soft and flexible.
- thae
-
pronoun, adjective,
those.
- Vena
-
noun,
a vein.
- Thai
-
noun,
Also called Thailander [tahy-lan-der, -luh n-] /ˈtaɪˌlæn dər, -lən-/ (Show IPA). a native or descendant of a native of Thailand.
- rive
-
verb (used with object),
to tear or rend apart:
- tars
-
noun,
any of various dark-colored viscid products obtained by the destructive distillation of certain organic substances, as coal or wood.
- skeg
-
noun,
a projection supporting a rudder at its lower end, located abaft a sternpost or rudderpost.
- shr.
-
- Shin
-
noun,
the front part of the leg from the knee to the ankle.
- Ste.
-
- shit
-
noun,
excrement; feces.
- tens
-
noun,
a self-operated portable device used to treat chronic pain by sending electrical impulses through electrodes placed over the painful area.
- Virg
-
- 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.
- shiv
-
noun,
a knife, especially a switchblade.
- Stag
-
noun,
an adult male deer.
- snag
-
noun,
a tree or part of a tree held fast in the bottom of a river, lake, etc., and forming an impediment or danger to navigation.
- Riga
-
noun,
a seaport in and the capital of Latvia, on the Gulf of Riga.
- Sra.
-
- Vins
-
noun,
wine.
- RIAS
-
noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- visa
-
noun,
an endorsement issued by an authorized representative of a country and marked in a passport, permitting the passport holder to enter, travel through, or reside in that country for a specified amount of time, for the purpose of tourism, education, employment, etc.
- vise
-
noun,
any of various devices, usually having two jaws that may be brought together or separated by means of a screw, lever, or the like, used to hold an object firmly while work is being done on it.
- Vish
-
verb (used with object),
to make a victim in this way:
- snit
-
noun,
an agitated or irritated state.
- VITA
-
noun,
curriculum vitae (def 1).
- Vite
-
adverb,
briskly; lively.
- tegs
-
noun,
Animal Husbandry.
a two-year-old sheep that has not been shorn.
the wool shorn from such a sheep.
- Stan
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Stanley.
- VINE
-
noun,
any plant having a long, slender stem that trails or creeps on the ground or climbs by winding itself about a support or holding fast with tendrils or claspers.
- vert
-
noun,
English Forest Law.
vegetation bearing green leaves in a forest and capable of serving as a cover for deer.
the right to cut such vegetation.
- vets
-
noun,
veterinarian.
- rit.
-
- vest
-
noun,
a close-fitting, waist-length, sleeveless garment that buttons down the front, designed to be worn under a jacket.
- str.
-
- risk
-
noun,
exposure to the chance of injury or loss; a hazard or dangerous chance:
- Rise
-
noun,
an act or instance of rising.
- Star
-
noun,
any of the heavenly bodies, except the moon, appearing as fixed luminous points in the sky at night.
- vet.
-
- vias
-
noun,
Architecture. a space between two mutules.
- ter.
-
- rink
-
noun,
a smooth expanse of ice for ice-skating, often artificially prepared and inside a building or arena.
- Viet
-
noun,
South Vietnam, North Vietnam, or both.
- viga
-
noun,
a rough-hewn beam, usually of fir, used to support the roof in adobe construction.
- Teak
-
noun,
a large East Indian tree, Tectona grandis, of the verbena family, yielding a hard, durable, resinous, yellowish-brown wood used for shipbuilding, making furniture, etc.
- Ring
-
noun,
a typically circular band of metal or other durable material, especially one of gold or other precious metal, often set with gems, for wearing on the finger as an ornament, a token of betrothal or marriage, etc.
- Rina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- vin-
-
- Vina
-
noun,
a musical stringed instrument of India, made of rosewood or ebony, consisting of a long, hollow, fretted stick to which one, two, or three gourds are attached to increase the resonance.
- sain
-
verb (used with object),
to make the sign of the cross on, as for protection against evil influences.
- Siva
-
noun,
Shiva.
- skag
-
noun,
scag.
- trav
-
- tain
-
noun,
a thin tin plate.
- tanh
-
- Sian
-
noun,
Older Spelling. Xian.
- Seri
-
noun,
a member of an American Indian people of western Sonora state, Mexico, on the Gulf of California.
- Sina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- tahr
-
noun,
any of several Old World wild goats of the genus Hemitragus, as H. jemlahicus (Himalayan tahr) introduced into New Zealand, having a long mane and short, stout, recurving horns: most are endangered or threatened in their native regions.
- 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.
- Sera
-
noun,
a plural of serum.
- Sikh
-
noun,
a member of a monotheistic religion, founded in the Punjab c1500 by the guru Nanak, that refuses to recognize the Hindu caste system or the Brahmanical priesthood and forbids magic, idolatry, and pilgrimages.
- tank
-
noun,
a large receptacle, container, or structure for holding a liquid or gas:
- sent
-
noun,
a coin of Estonia until the euro was adopted, the 100th part of a kroon.
- trek
-
noun,
a journey or trip, especially one involving difficulty or hardship.
- Sekt
-
noun,
sparkling wine; champagne.
- tri-
-
- thi-
-
- 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.
- then
-
noun,
that time:
- Thin
-
adverb,
in a thin manner.
- tire
-
noun,
British Dialect. fatigue.
- tans
-
noun,
the brown color imparted to the skin by exposure to the sun or open air.
- Tine
-
noun,
a sharp, projecting point or prong, as of a fork.
- this
-
Idioms,
with this, following this; hereupon:
- Shak
-
- shag
-
noun,
rough, matted hair, wool, or the like.
- thir
-
pronoun,
these.
- Sika
-
noun,
a small, reddish deer, Cervus nippon, native to eastern Asia: most populations are endangered.
- sign
-
noun,
a token; indication.
- TINA
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Seth
-
noun,
the third son of Adam. Gen. 4:25.
- Sig.
-
- Seta
-
noun,
a stiff hair; bristle or bristlelike part.
- Shan
-
noun,
a group of Mongoloid tribes in the hills of Burma.
- sigh
-
noun,
the act or sound of sighing.
- Ting
-
noun,
a tinging sound.
- sike
-
noun,
a small stream.
- Tane
-
noun,
a Polynesian god of fertility.
- serv
-
- Sert
-
noun,
José María [haw-se mah-ree-ah] /hɔˈsɛ mɑˈri ɑ/ (Show IPA), 1876–1945, Spanish painter.
- sear
-
noun,
a mark or scar made by searing.
- Tare
-
noun,
any of various vetches, especially Vicia sativa.
- Thar
-
noun,
tahr.
- site
-
noun,
the position or location of a town, building, etc., especially as to its environment:
- NATS
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Nathan or Nathaniel.
- Shea
-
noun,
shea tree.
- Sang
-
noun,
the act or performance of singing.
- var.
-
- sane
-
noun,
a private nationwide organization in the U.S., established in 1957, that opposes nuclear testing and advocates international peace.
- the-
-
- Saki
-
noun,
any of several monkeys of the genus Pithecia, of tropical South America, having a golden-brown to black, thick, shaggy coat and a long, bushy, nonprehensile tail.
- vars
-
noun,
a department in SE France. 2326 sq. mi. (6025 sq. km). Capital: Draguignan.
- sank
-
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.
- vas-
-
- sake
-
noun,
cause, account, interest, or benefit:
- sith
-
adverb, conjunction, preposition,
since.
- vase
-
noun,
a vessel, as of glass, porcelain, earthenware, or metal, usually higher than it is wide, used chiefly to hold cut flowers or for decoration.
- 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.
- VAST
-
noun,
Literary. an immense or boundless expanse or space.
- Vat.
-
- Vega
-
noun,
Astronomy. a star of the first magnitude in the constellation Lyra.
- SITA
-
noun,
(in the Ramayana) the wife of Ramachandra, abducted by Ravana and later rescued.
- Thea
-
noun,
a female given name.
- sinh
-
noun,
hyperbolic sine.
- Save
-
noun,
an act or instance of saving, especially in sports.
- Sean
-
noun,
a male given name, form of John.
- 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.
- tRNA
-
- tsar
-
noun,
czar.
- Tshi
-
noun,
Twi.
- Tver
-
noun,
a city in the W Russian Federation in Europe, NW of Moscow, on the Volga.
Formerly (1934–90) Kalinin.
- vain
-
Idioms,
in vain,
without effect or avail; to no purpose:
in an improper or irreverent manner:
- Tena
-
noun,
Koyukon.
- sire
-
noun,
the male parent of a quadruped.
- Tarn
-
noun,
a small mountain lake or pool, especially one in a cirque.
- vair
-
noun,
a fur much used for lining and trimming garments in the 13th and 14th centuries, generally assumed to have been that of a variety of squirrel with a gray back and white belly.
Compare miniver (def 1).
- sati
-
noun,
a Hindu practice whereby a widow immolates herself on the funeral pyre of her husband: now abolished by law.
- 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.
-
- Vane
-
noun,
weather vane.
- Sark
-
noun,
any long, shirtlike garment worn next to the skin, as a chemise, nightshirt, or the like.
- 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.
- vang
-
noun,
a rope extending from the peak of a gaff to the ship's rail or to a mast, used to steady the gaff.
- ten.
-
- Gris
-
noun,
Juan [hwahn] /ʰwɑn/ (Show IPA), (José Vittoriano Gonzáles) 1887–1927, Spanish painter in France.
- Rhea
-
noun,
the ramie plant or fiber.
- Eisk
-
noun,
Yeisk.
- engs
-
noun,
the symbol, ŋ, that, in the International Phonetic Alphabet and in the pronunciation alphabets of some dictionaries, represents the voiced velar nasal consonant indicated in English spelling by (ng), as in the pronunciations of cling [kling] /klɪŋ/ (Show IPA) and clink [klingk] /klɪŋk/ (Show IPA).
- Irak
-
noun,
Iraq.
- IRAS
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- Ire.
-
- Eng.
-
- irks
-
verb (used with object),
to irritate, annoy, or exasperate:
- Isar
-
noun,
a river in central Europe, flowing NE from W Austria through S Germany to the Danube River. 215 miles (345 km) long.
- int.
-
- egis
-
noun,
aegis.
- eats
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- eath
-
adjective, adverb,
easy.
- East
-
noun,
a cardinal point of the compass, 90° to the right of north. Abbreviation: E.
- 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.
- 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.
- inv.
-
- ins.
-
- EARN
-
verb (used with object),
to gain or get in return for one's labor or service:
- Eris
-
noun,
the ancient Greek goddess of discord and the sister of Ares: identified with the Roman goddess Discordia.
- ETAS
-
noun,
the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
- est.
-
- erst
-
adverb,
before the present time; formerly.
- ign.
-
- Erna
-
noun,
a female given name: from an Old English word meaning “eagle.”.
- ikat
-
noun,
a method of printing woven fabric by tie-dyeing the warp yarns (warp ikat) the weft yarns (weft ikat) or both (double ikat) before weaving.
- Erin
-
noun,
Literary. Ireland.
- Enki
-
noun,
a Sumerian water god and god of wisdom: the counterpart of the Akkadian Ea.
- Erik
-
noun,
a male given name.
- ergs
-
- inae
-
- Inge
-
noun,
William (Motter) [mot-er] /ˈmɒt ər/ (Show IPA), 1913–73, U.S. playwright.
- inks
-
noun,
a fluid or viscous substance used for writing or printing.
- Ens.
-
- iter
-
noun,
a canal or passage.
- Ivan
-
noun,
iwan.
- Hsia
-
noun,
a legendary dynasty in China, the traditional dates of which are 2205–1766 b.c.
- Khan
-
noun,
(in the Altaic group of languages) a title held by hereditary rulers or tribal chiefs.
- Kent
-
noun,
James, 1763–1847, U.S. jurist.
- Kern
-
noun,
a part of the face of a type projecting beyond the body or shank, as in certain italic letters.
- ket-
-
- keta
-
noun,
chum salmon.
- avg.
-
- Aves
-
noun,
a class of vertebrates comprising the birds.
- khat
-
noun,
kat.
- Keir
-
noun,
kier.
- Ave.
-
- KIAS
-
- Kier
-
noun,
a large vat in which fibers, yarns, or fabrics are boiled, bleached, or dyed.
- Kiev
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Ukraine, on the Dnieper River.
- kina
-
noun,
a cupronickel coin and monetary unit of Papua New Guinea, equal to 100 toea.
- kine
-
noun,
a plural of cow1 .
- kens
-
noun,
knowledge, understanding, or cognizance; mental perception:
- kegs
-
noun,
a small cask or barrel, usually holding from 5 to 10 gallons (19 to 38 liters).
- Ivar
-
noun,
a male or female given name.
- kang
-
noun,
(especially in northern Chinese houses) a masonry or earthen platform at one end of a room, heated in winter by fires underneath and spread with mats for sleeping.
- Ives
-
noun,
Burl (Icle Ivanhoe) [burl ik-uh l] /bɜrl ˈɪk əl/ (Show IPA), 1909–1995, U.S. actor and folk singer.
- avn.
-
- Avis
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Latin word meaning “bird.”.
- Kahn
-
noun,
Louis Isadore, 1901–74, U.S. architect, born in Estonia.
- Kain
-
noun,
cain.
- Kane
-
noun,
cain.
- Kant
-
noun,
Immanuel [ih-man-yoo-uh l;; German ih-mah-noo-el] /ɪˈmæn yu əl;; German ɪˈmɑ nuˌɛl/ (Show IPA), 1724–1804, German philosopher.
- keat
-
noun,
keet.
- Kars
-
noun,
a city in NE Turkey.
- kart
-
noun,
a small, light, low-slung, four-wheeled vehicle, usually powered by a gasoline engine, capable of speeds up to 60 miles per hour (96 km/h), and used for racing or recreation.
- Kate
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Katherine or Catherine.
- gink
-
noun,
a person; fellow.
- Kean
-
noun,
Edmund, 1787–1833, English actor, especially known for performance of Shakespearean roles.
- keas
-
noun,
a large, greenish New Zealand parrot, Nestor notabilis.
- Eth.
-
- eths
-
noun,
a letter in the form of a crossed d, written đ or ð, used in Old English writing to represent both voiced and unvoiced th and in modern Icelandic and in phonetic alphabets to represent voiced th.
- kins
-
noun,
a person's relatives collectively; kinfolk.
- haet
-
noun,
a little bit; a whit.
- Gert
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Gertrude.
- Gers
-
noun,
a department in SW France. 2429 sq. mi. (6290 sq. km). Capital: Auch.
- Gera
-
noun,
a city in E central Germany.
- Ger.
-
- Gent
-
noun,
Informal. gentleman (defs 1, 2).
- haes
-
verb (used with object), auxiliary verb,
have.
- Hag.
-
- geta
-
noun,
a traditional Japanese wooden clog that is worn outdoors, with a thong that passes between the first two toes and with two transverse supports on the bottom of the sole.
- hags
-
noun,
an ugly old woman, especially a vicious or malicious one.
- Haig
-
noun,
Douglas, 1st Earl, 1861–1928, British field marshal: commander in chief of the British forces in France 1915–18.
- gens
-
noun,
a group of families in ancient Rome claiming descent from a common ancestor and united by a common name and common ancestral religious rites.
- haik
-
noun,
an oblong cloth used as an outer garment by the Arabs.
- hair
-
noun,
any of the numerous fine, usually cylindrical, keratinous filaments growing from the skin of humans and animals; a pilus.
- Hake
-
noun,
any marine fish of the genus Merluccius, closely related to the cods, especially M. bilinearis, found off the New England coast.
- gest
-
noun,
a story or tale.
- Grit
-
noun,
abrasive particles or granules, as of sand or other small, coarse impurities found in the air, food, water, etc.
- Hank
-
noun,
a skein, as of thread or yarn.
- give
-
noun,
the quality or state of being resilient; springiness.
- girt
-
noun,
Carpentry.
a timber or plate connecting the corner posts of an exterior wooden frame, as a braced frame, at a floor above the ground floor.
a heavy beam, as for supporting the ends of rafters.
- Gina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Gish
-
noun,
Dorothy, 1898–1968, and her sister Lillian, 1896–1993, U.S. film actresses.
- gist
-
noun,
the main or essential part of a matter:
- ghat
-
noun,
a wide set of steps descending to a river, especially a river used for bathing.
- gite
-
noun,
a furnished vacation home in France that is available for rental, especially in a rural setting.
- gnar
-
verb (used without object),
to snarl; growl.
- 1080
-
- gets
-
noun,
an offspring or the total of the offspring, especially of a male animal:
- gnat
-
noun,
any of certain small flies, especially the biting gnats or punkies of the family Ceratopogonidae, the midges of the family Chironomidae, and the black flies of the family Simuliidae.
- Gran
-
noun,
grandmother.
- gras
-
- gres
-
- grin
-
noun,
a broad smile.
- Gena
-
noun,
the cheek or side region of the head.
- Hans
-
noun,
a male given name, Germanic form of John.
- Etna
-
noun,
Mount, an active volcano in E Sicily. 10,758 feet (3280 meters).
- hets
-
noun,
a heterosexual person.
- gait
-
noun,
a manner of walking, stepping, or running.
- hent
-
verb (used with object),
to seize.
- her.
-
- HERA
-
noun,
the ancient Greek queen of heaven, a daughter of Cronus and Rhea and the wife and sister of Zeus.
- hers
-
noun,
Slang. a female:
- hest
-
noun,
behest.
- hgt.
-
- heat
-
noun,
the state of a body perceived as having or generating a relatively high degree of warmth.
- Hike
-
noun,
a long walk or march for recreational activity, military training, or the like.
- Evan
-
noun,
a male given name, Welsh form of John.
- hins
-
noun,
an ancient Hebrew unit of liquid measure equal to about one and one half gallons (5.7 liters).
- hint
-
noun,
an indirect, covert, or helpful suggestion; clue:
- hire
-
noun,
the act of hiring.
- hive
-
noun,
a shelter constructed for housing a colony of honeybees; beehive.
- heir
-
noun,
a person who inherits or has a right of inheritance in the property of another following the latter's death.
- hear
-
verb (used with object),
to perceive by the ear:
- Hare
-
noun,
any rodentlike mammal of the genus Lepus, of the family Leporidae, having long ears, a divided upper lip, and long hind limbs adapted for leaping.
- hate
-
noun,
intense dislike; extreme aversion or hostility.
- hark
-
noun,
a hunter's shout to hounds, as to encourage them in following the scent.
- Hart
-
noun,
a male deer, commonly of the red deer, Cervus elaphus, especially after its fifth year.
- Gen.
-
- hast
-
noun,
Usually, haves. an individual or group that has wealth, social position, or other material benefits (contrasted with have-not).
- gear
-
noun,
Machinery.
a part, as a disk, wheel, or section of a shaft, having cut teeth of such form, size, and spacing that they mesh with teeth in another part to transmit or receive force and motion.
an assembly of such parts.
one of several possible arrangements of such parts in a mechanism, as an automobile transmission, for affording different relations of torque and speed between the driving and the driven machinery, or for permitting the driven machinery to run in either direction:
a mechanism or group of parts performing one function or serving one purpose in a complex machine:
- Gean
-
noun,
heart cherry.
- gave
-
noun,
the quality or state of being resilient; springiness.
- Gare
-
noun,
low-grade wool fibers from the legs of sheep.
- gats
-
noun,
a pistol or revolver.
- gate
-
noun,
a movable barrier, usually on hinges, closing an opening in a fence, wall, or other enclosure.
- have
-
noun,
Usually, haves. an individual or group that has wealth, social position, or other material benefits (contrasted with have-not).
- gast
-
verb (used with object),
to terrify or frighten.
- gash
-
noun,
a long, deep wound or cut; slash.
- gars
-
noun,
Also called garfish, garpike. any predaceous freshwater fish of the genus Lepisosteus, of North America, covered with hard, diamond-shaped scales and having long jaws with needlelike teeth.
- King
-
noun,
a male sovereign or monarch; a man who holds by life tenure, and usually by hereditary right, the chief authority over a country and people.
- kats
-
- girn
-
noun, verb (used with object),
grin2 .
- Neva
-
noun,
a river in the NW Russian Federation in Europe, flowing from Lake Ladoga through St. Petersburg into the Gulf of Finland: canalized for ships. 40 miles (65 km) long.
- agin
-
preposition,
against; opposed to.
- ages
-
noun,
the length of time during which a being or thing has existed; length of life or existence to the time spoken of or referred to:
- ager
-
noun,
(often initial capital letter) a person living in a certain historical age:
- aet.
-
- ANSI
-
- ant.
-
- Ares
-
noun,
the ancient Greek god of war, a son of Zeus and Hera, identified by the Romans with Mars.
- Arg.
-
- argh
-
interjection,
(used as an exclamation of frustration, annoyance, etc.)
- ARIS
-
- Ark.
-
- Nev.
-
- Nier
-
noun,
Alfred Otto Carl, 1911–1994, U.S. physicist.
- arks
-
noun,
(sometimes initial capital letter). Also called Noah's Ark. the large boat built by Noah in which he saved himself, his family, and a pair of every kind of creature during the Flood. Gen. 6–9.
- aer-
-
- 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.
- rase
-
verb (used with object),
raze.
- Arne
-
noun,
Thomas Augustine, 1710–78, English composer of operas and songs.
- rash
-
noun,
an eruption or efflorescence on the skin.
- Neri
-
noun,
Saint Philip (Filippo Neri) 1515–95, Italian priest: founder of Congregation of the Oratory.
- Rask
-
noun,
Rasmus Christian [ras-muh s kris-chuh n;; Danish rahs-moo s krees-tyahn] /ˈræs məs ˈkrɪs tʃən;; Danish ˈrɑs mʊs ˈkris tyɑn/ (Show IPA), 1787–1832, Danish philologist.
- Aire
-
- rate
-
noun,
the amount of a charge or payment with reference to some basis of calculation:
- neat
-
noun,
an animal of the genus Bos; a bovine, as a cow or ox.
- rave
-
noun,
an act of raving.
- agit
-
- ankh
-
noun,
a tau cross with a loop at the top, used as a symbol of generation or enduring life.
- arse
-
noun,
ass2 (defs 1, 2).
- raki
-
noun,
a spirituous liquor distilled from grain, grapes, plums, etc., in southeastern Europe and the Near East.
- ains
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- rage
-
noun,
angry fury; violent anger (sometimes used in combination):
- ragi
-
noun,
a cereal grass, Eleusine coracana, cultivated in the Old World for its grain.
- 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.
- Ahir
-
noun,
a member of the caste of cowherds and milkmen in India.
- NTIA
-
- rain
-
noun,
water that is condensed from the aqueous vapor in the atmosphere and falls to earth in drops more than 1/50 inch (0.5 mm) in diameter.
Compare drizzle (def 6).
- Rais
-
noun,
Gilles de, Retz, Gilles de Laval, Baron de.
- aits
-
noun,
a small island, especially in a river.
- rake
-
noun,
an agricultural implement with teeth or tines for gathering cut grass, hay, or the like or for smoothing the surface of the ground.
- nits
-
noun,
the egg of a parasitic insect, especially of a louse, often attached to a hair or a fiber of clothing.
- nigh
-
adverb,
near in space, time, or relation:
- Akin
-
adjective,
of kin; related by blood (usually used predicatively):
- NIRA
-
- rang
-
noun,
a boomerang.
- Rani
-
noun,
ranee.
- Rank
-
noun,
a number of persons forming a separate class in a social hierarchy or in any graded body.
- rant
-
noun,
ranting, extravagant, or violent declamation.
- kirn
-
noun,
a churn.
- agst
-
- anes
-
adverb,
once.
- Nike
-
noun,
the ancient Greek goddess of victory.
- agr.
-
- Agni
-
noun,
Hindu Mythology. the god of fire, one of the three chief divinities of the Vedas.
- Ravi
-
noun,
a river in NW India and NE Pakistan, flowing from the Himlayas SW to the Chenab River: a headwater of the Indus River and one of the “five rivers” of the Punjab. 475 miles (764 km) long.
- Neh.
-
- art.
-
- Aten
-
noun,
Aton.
- resh
-
noun,
the 20th letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
- Asti
-
noun,
a city in the Piedmont region of Italy, S of Turin: center of wine-producing region.
- Kris
-
noun,
creese.
- kras
-
noun,
Isthmus of, the narrowest part of the Malay Peninsula, between the Bay of Bengal and the Gulf of Siam. 35 miles (56 km) wide.
- kran
-
noun,
a former silver coin of Iran.
- 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.
- Rev.
-
- Knt.
-
- knit
-
noun,
fabric produced by knitting.
- Ashe
-
noun,
Arthur (Robert, Jr) 1943–93, U.S. tennis player.
- knar
-
noun,
a knot on a tree or in wood.
- ates
-
- kiva
-
noun,
a large chamber, often wholly or partly underground, in a Pueblo Indian village, used for religious ceremonies and other purposes.
- revs
-
noun,
a revolution (in an engine or the like).
- kith
-
noun,
acquaintances, friends, neighbors, or the like; persons living in the same general locality and forming a more or less cohesive group.
- kite
-
noun,
a light frame covered with some thin material, to be flown in the wind at the end of a long string.
- kist
-
noun,
a coffer; a money chest.
- Kish
-
noun,
a mixture of graphite and slag separated from and floating on the surface of molten pig iron or cast iron as it cools.
- kirs
-
noun,
an apéritif of white wine or sometimes champagne (Kir Royale) flavored with cassis.
- Asir
-
noun,
a district in SW Saudi Arabia.
- rest
-
noun,
the refreshing quiet or repose of sleep:
- 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.
- regs
-
noun,
Usually, regs. Informal. regulations.
- Aser
-
noun,
Asher (def 1).
- 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.
- reit
-
noun,
real-estate investment trust.
- Rena
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Marina.
- Nasi
-
noun,
the head or president of the Sanhedrin.
- Nash
-
noun,
John, 1752–1835, English architect and city planner.
- nark
-
noun,
British Slang. a stool pigeon or informer.
- Nast
-
noun,
Thomas, 1840–1902, U.S. illustrator and cartoonist.
- Reis
-
plural noun,
a former money of account of Portugal and Brazil.
- Rein
-
noun,
Often, reins. a leather strap, fastened to each end of the bit of a bridle, by which the rider or driver controls a horse or other animal by pulling so as to exert pressure on the bit.
- Reg.
-
- nav.
-
- Nah.
-
- Nair
-
noun,
a group of Hindu castes in the Kerala region of India.
- nave
-
noun,
the principal longitudinal area of a church, extending from the main entrance or narthex to the chancel, usually flanked by aisles of less height and breadth: generally used only by the congregation.
- AIR
-
noun,
a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- AHE
-
- tha
-
noun,
the fourth letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- ahi
-
noun,
yellowfin tuna, widely used in sashimi.
- get
-
noun,
an offspring or the total of the offspring, especially of a male animal:
- Ges
-
- GAS
-
noun,
Physics. a substance possessing perfect molecular mobility and the property of indefinite expansion, as opposed to a solid or liquid.
- vis
-
noun,
strength; force; power.
- Ain
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- Vte
-
- Vt.
-
- GAN
-
noun,
cotton gin.
- gie
-
noun,
gi.
- Gat
-
noun,
a pistol or revolver.
- TES
-
noun,
ti1 .
- av.
-
- TGV
-
- age
-
noun,
the length of time during which a being or thing has existed; length of life or existence to the time spoken of or referred to:
- TGN
-
- VIR
-
noun,
husband (used chiefly in the legal phrase et vir).
- Agh
-
- th-
-
- Ar.
-
- GIN
-
noun,
an alcoholic liquor obtained by distilling grain mash with juniper berries.
- ae.
-
- GeV
-
- GHA
-
- AGS
-
adjective, noun,
agriculture:
- an.
-
- Agt
-
- ag-
-
- AES
-
noun,
any of various early forms of bronze or copper money used in ancient Rome.
Compare as2 (def 1).
- vie
-
verb (used with object),
Archaic. to put forward in competition or rivalry.
- ATV
-
- gi.
-
- ase
-
- TSI
-
- TSH
-
- TSE
-
- Eg.
-
- ETA
-
noun,
the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
- ea.
-
- veg
-
noun,
a vegetable.
- tsk
-
noun,
an exclamation of “tsk.”.
- ean
-
- 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.
- ARV
-
noun,
a variant of the AIDS virus. Abbreviation: ARV.
- EAS
-
noun,
the Akkadian god of wisdom, the son of Apsu and father of Marduk: the counterpart of Enki.
- TRH
-
- eat
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- ARS
-
- Ash
-
noun,
the powdery residue of matter that remains after burning.
- ASI
-
- eir
-
- V-1
-
noun,
a robot bomb developed by the Germans in World War II and launched from bases on the ground, chiefly against England.
- VAN
-
noun,
the foremost or front division of an army, a fleet, or any group leading an advance or in position to lead an advance.
- ATS
-
noun,
a money of account of Laos, the 100th part of a kip.
- a-v
-
- at.
-
- ASV
-
- V-2
-
noun,
a liquid-fueled rocket used as a ballistic missile by the Germans, mainly against London, late in World War II.
- vs.
-
- 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.
- Va.
-
- Avi
-
- ast
-
- ASR
-
- ASN
-
- TVA
-
- ASK
-
noun,
the first man, made by the gods from an ash tree.
- Ehr
-
- EIS
-
- GAR
-
noun,
Also called garfish, garpike. any predaceous freshwater fish of the genus Lepisosteus, of North America, covered with hard, diamond-shaped scales and having long jaws with needlelike teeth.
- ETS
-
- 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.
- Akh
-
noun,
the transfigured and beatified spirit of a dead person.
- ake
-
verb (used without object),
ache.
- TIA
-
- ait
-
noun,
a small island, especially in a river.
- ETR
-
- ETV
-
- Esk
-
- 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.
- EVA
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Eve.
- VGA
-
- evg
-
- VHS
-
- Ga.
-
- Via
-
noun,
Architecture. a space between two mutules.
- ESR
-
- ESA
-
- EKG
-
- Tiv
-
noun,
a member of an African people living N and S of the lower Benue River in E Nigeria.
- en-
-
- 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.
- tra
-
- tr.
-
- ans
-
noun,
the Sumerian god of heaven: the counterpart of the Akkadian Anu.
- Tng
-
- env
-
- ERV
-
- Ver
-
- ERA
-
noun,
a period of time marked by distinctive character, events, etc.:
- ANI
-
noun,
any of several black, tropical American cuckoos of the genus Crotophaga, having a compressed, bladelike bill.
- erk
-
noun,
an aircraftsman of the lowest rank in the Royal Air Force.
- ANG
-
- ERS
-
noun,
ervil.
- ane
-
adjective, noun, pronoun,
one.
- ERT
-
- VTR
-
noun,
a device for recording television programs on magnetic tape for delayed transmission or for storage.
- GIs
-
noun,
a lightweight, two-piece, usually white garment worn by barefooted martial-arts participants, consisting of loose-fitting pants and a wraparound jacket with cloth belt.
- Kan
-
- rah
-
interjection,
(used as an exclamation of encouragement to a player or team.)
- kg.
-
- rag
-
noun,
a worthless piece of cloth, especially one that is torn or worn.
- Kt.
-
- Teh
-
noun,
Te.
- Rae
-
noun,
John, 1813–93, Scottish surgeon and Arctic explorer.
- ka-
-
- Sin
-
noun,
transgression of divine law:
- SIR
-
noun,
a respectful or formal term of address used to a man:
- Kas
-
noun,
(in the Netherlands and in Dutch colonies) a large cabinet of the 17th and 18th centuries, having two doors and often a number of drawers at the bottom, and usually having an elaborately painted or carved decoration with a heavy cornice.
- Kea
-
noun,
a large, greenish New Zealand parrot, Nestor notabilis.
- Keg
-
noun,
a small cask or barrel, usually holding from 5 to 10 gallons (19 to 38 liters).
- SAR
-
- Ken
-
noun,
knowledge, understanding, or cognizance; mental perception:
- Re.
-
- Ker
-
- San
-
noun,
a member of a nomadic aboriginal people of southern Africa.
- Rai
-
noun,
a style of Algerian popular music played on electric guitar, synthesizer, and percussion instruments.
- Kev
-
- ISV
-
- IRS
-
- nit
-
noun,
the egg of a parasitic insect, especially of a louse, often attached to a hair or a fiber of clothing.
- ISA
-
- ise
-
- ish
-
- ISR
-
- ist
-
- ska
-
noun,
a modern style of vocalized Jamaican popular music, which emerged in the 1950s as a blend of African-Jamaican folk music, calypso, and American rhythm and blues, notable for its shuffling, scratchlike tempo and jazzlike horn riffs on the offbeat.
- RAN
-
noun,
a sea goddess who drags down ships and drowns sailors: the wife of Aegir.
- SAE
-
- SAG
-
noun,
an act or instance of sagging.
- ITA
-
- ite
-
- ITV
-
- Iva
-
noun,
any composite plant of the genus Iva, characterized by usually opposite leaves and inconspicuous greenish-yellow flowers.
- SIT
-
verb,
(in prescriptions) may it be.
- sht
-
- Kha
-
noun,
the seventh letter of the Arabic alphabet, representing a velar spirant consonant sound.
- irk
-
verb (used with object),
to irritate, annoy, or exasperate:
- SEN
-
noun,
a money of account of Japan, the 100th part of a yen, now used only in certain quotations, as on foreign exchange.
- NES
-
- 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:
- NGk
-
- 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).
- nr.
-
- NHA
-
- NHG
-
- NHI
-
- NEA
-
- SEI
-
noun,
sei whale.
- NHS
-
- NIA
-
- NIG
-
verb (used with object),
nidge.
- NIH
-
- nik
-
- sea
-
noun,
the salt waters that cover the greater part of the earth's surface.
- NEG
-
noun,
a photographic negative.
- ne-
-
- KIA
-
- krs
-
- kin
-
noun,
a person's relatives collectively; kinfolk.
- kir
-
noun,
an apéritif of white wine or sometimes champagne (Kir Royale) flavored with cassis.
- Kit
-
noun,
a set or collection of tools, supplies, instructional matter, etc., for a specific purpose:
- kn.
-
- she
-
noun,
a female person or animal.
- kr.
-
- Kra
-
noun,
Isthmus of, the narrowest part of the Malay Peninsula, between the Bay of Bengal and the Gulf of Siam. 35 miles (56 km) wide.
- ksi
-
- Nat
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Nathan or Nathaniel.
- kVA
-
- Nth
-
Idioms,
the nth degree / power,
a high degree or power.
the utmost degree or extent:
- NSA
-
- nae
-
adverb,
no1 ; not.
- NAG
-
noun,
Also, nagger. a person who nags, especially habitually.
- SHA
-
- NRA
-
- Sgt
-
- ski
-
noun,
one of a pair of long, slender runners made of wood, plastic, or metal used in gliding over snow.
- Is.
-
noun,
(used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
- Ir.
-
- 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.
- TAG
-
noun,
a piece or strip of strong paper, plastic, metal, leather, etc., for attaching by one end to something as a mark or label:
- TAE
-
preposition,
to.
- 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.
- rin
-
noun,
a money of account of Japan, the thousandth part of a yen or the tenth part of a sen.
- res
-
noun,
an object or thing; matter.
- REA
-
- SVR
-
- STV
-
- Tai
-
noun,
any of several sparoid fishes of the Pacific Ocean, as Pagrus major (red tai) a food fish of Japan.
- rhe
-
noun,
a centimeter-gram-second unit of fluidity, equal to the reciprocal of poise.
- Hen
-
noun,
the female of the domestic fowl.
- RNA
-
- het
-
noun,
a heterosexual person.
- stk
-
- RAS
-
noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- Skt
-
- HAT
-
noun,
a shaped covering for the head, usually with a crown and brim, especially for wear outdoors.
- has
-
noun,
Usually, haves. an individual or group that has wealth, social position, or other material benefits (contrasted with have-not).
- hin
-
noun,
an ancient Hebrew unit of liquid measure equal to about one and one half gallons (5.7 liters).
- GSA
-
- git
-
noun,
British Slang. a foolish or contemptible person.
- teg
-
noun,
Animal Husbandry.
a two-year-old sheep that has not been shorn.
the wool shorn from such a sheep.
- Ria
-
noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- 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.
- Gr.
-
- Tav
-
noun,
the 23rd letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
- gre
-
- GSR
-
- Han
-
noun,
a dynasty in China, 206 b.c.–a.d. 220, with an interregnum, a.d. 9–25: characterized by consolidation of the centralized imperial state and territorial expansion.
Compare Earlier Han, Later Han.
- gt.
-
- GTS
-
- TAR
-
noun,
any of various dark-colored viscid products obtained by the destructive distillation of certain organic substances, as coal or wood.
- rig
-
noun,
the arrangement of the masts, spars, sails, etc., on a boat or ship.
- hr.
-
- hae
-
verb (used with object), auxiliary verb,
have.
- Tan
-
noun,
the brown color imparted to the skin by exposure to the sun or open air.
- hie
-
verb (used with object),
to hasten (oneself):
- Rs.
-
- se-
-
- Sta
-
- ian
-
noun,
a male given name, Scottish form of John.
- ier
-
- RTS
-
- IHS
-
- Ike
-
noun,
Eisenhower, Dwight David.
- in.
-
- St.
-
- rte
-
- ina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- SRI
-
noun,
a Hindu title of address prefixed to the name of a deity, holy person, etc.
- Sr.
-
- ine
-
- ing
-
- INH
-
- ink
-
noun,
a fluid or viscous substance used for writing or printing.
- Ia.
-
- IAS
-
- HIS
-
noun,
any male person or animal; a man:
- hrs
-
- hit
-
noun,
an impact or collision, as of one thing against another.
- HIV
-
noun,
a variable retrovirus that invades and inactivates helper T cells of the immune system and is a cause of AIDS and AIDS-related complex: variants were identified in several laboratories and independently named lymphadenopathy-associated virus (LAV) human T-cell lymphotropic virus type 3 (HTLV-3) and AIDS-related virus (ARV) the name human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) being subsequently proposed by an international taxonomy committee.
- IRA
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- RSA
-
- RSE
-
- HRE
-
- STI
-
- HST
-
- ht.
-
- RSV
-
- Hts
-
- rt.
-
- VN
-
- rg
-
- RA
-
noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- 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.
- SA
-
- NV
-
- RN
-
- S.
-
- RV
-
- SG
-
- R.
-
- AH
-
interjection,
(used as an exclamation of pain, surprise, pity, complaint, dislike, joy, etc., according to the manner of utterance.)
- 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.
- RI
-
- AK
-
- RH
-
- KV
-
- NH
-
- t.
-
- IV
-
noun,
an intravenous device for delivering electrolyte solutions, medicines, and nutrients.
- i.
-
- et
-
verb,
a simple past tense of eat.
- TI
-
noun,
the syllable for the seventh tone of a diatonic scale.
- HK
-
- G.
-
- HG
-
- gv
-
- SV
-
- TG
-
- tk
-
- T1
-
- TA
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- HV
-
- HI
-
adjective,
an informal, simplified spelling of high:
- h.
-
- TE
-
noun,
ti1 .
- GN
-
- GH
-
- Gk
-
- IG
-
- TN
-
- sh
-
interjection,
(used to urge silence.)
- V.
-
- NI
-
- NG
-
- NA
-
adverb,
no1 .
- N.
-
- KI
-
noun,
the Sumerian goddess personifying earth: the counterpart of the Akkadian Aruru.
- SI
-
noun,
the syllable used for the seventh tone of a scale and sometimes for the tone B.
- VR
-
- VI
-
- VG
-
- TV
-
noun,
television.
- SN
-
- 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).
- E.
-
noun,
Edward (St. John) 1925–2000, U.S. writer and illustrator.
- EI
-
- er
-
interjection,
(used to express or represent a pause, hesitation, uncertainty, etc.).
- EV
-
- K.
-
- 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.
- sk
-
- eh
-
interjection,
(an interrogative utterance, usually expressing surprise or doubt or seeking confirmation).
- HE
-
noun,
any male person or animal; a man: