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- isotheres
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noun,
a line on a weather map or chart connecting points that have the same mean summer temperature.
- escheator
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noun,
an officer in charge of escheats.
- esoterica
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plural noun,
things understood by or meant for a select few; recondite matters or items.
- coheiress
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noun,
a joint heiress.
- ostriches
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noun,
a large, two-toed, swift-footed flightless bird, Struthio camelus, indigenous to Africa and Arabia, domesticated for its plumage: the largest of living birds.
- Asherites
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noun,
a member of the tribe of Asher.
- sea-horse
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noun,
any fish of the genus Hippocampus, of the pipefish family, having a prehensile tail, an elongated snout, and a head bent at right angles to the body.
- heterosis
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noun,
the increase in growth, size, fecundity, function, yield, or other characters in hybrids over those of the parents.
- Isocrates
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noun,
436–338 b.c, Athenian orator.
- sectaries
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noun,
a member of a particular sect, especially an adherent of a religious body regarded as heretical or schismatic.
- case-shot
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noun,
a collection of small projectiles in a case, to be fired from a cannon.
- tracheo-
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- hectares
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noun,
a unit of surface, or land, measure equal to 100 ares, or 10,000 square meters: equivalent to 2.471 acres. Abbreviation: ha.
- hearties
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noun,
a brave or good fellow, especially with reference to a shipmate.
- sericate
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adjective,
sericeous; silky.
- haricots
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noun,
any plant of the genus Phaseolus, especially P. vulgaris, the kidney bean.
- Socrates
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noun,
469?–399 b.c, Athenian philosopher.
- esthesia
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noun,
capacity for sensation or feeling; sensitivity.
- esoteric
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adjective,
understood by or meant for only the select few who have special knowledge or interest; recondite:
- isotachs
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noun,
a line on a weather map or chart connecting points where winds of equal speeds have been recorded.
- starches
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noun,
a white, tasteless, solid carbohydrate, (C 6 H 10 O 5) n , occurring in the form of minute granules in the seeds, tubers, and other parts of plants, and forming an important constituent of rice, corn, wheat, beans, potatoes, and many other vegetable foods.
- earshots
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noun,
the range or distance within which a sound, voice, etc., can be heard.
- isostere
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noun,
Chemistry. a compound isosteric with one or more other compounds.
- tea-rose
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noun,
any of several cultivated varieties of roses having a scent resembling that of tea.
- coesites
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noun,
a rare form of silicon dioxide, a denser polymorph of quartz, originally synthesized from quartz at high temperatures and pressures: later discovered in nature.
- coasters
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noun,
a person or thing that coasts.
- Asherite
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noun,
a member of the tribe of Asher.
- Christo-
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- cheerios
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noun,
a goodbye or farewell.
- cheaters
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noun,
a person or thing that cheats.
- chastise
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verb (used with object),
to discipline, especially by corporal punishment.
- Charites
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plural noun,
the ancient Greek name for the Graces.
- cerastes
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noun,
any of several small vipers of the genus Cerastes, including the horned viper, that have a sideways looping motion like that of a sidewinder and inhabit deserts of northern Africa and southwestern Asia.
- theories
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noun,
a coherent group of tested general propositions, commonly regarded as correct, that can be used as principles of explanation and prediction for a class of phenomena:
Synonyms: principle, law, doctrine.
- Castries
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noun,
a port in and the capital of the state of St. Lucia, on the NW coast.
- crosstie
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noun,
Railroads. a tie.
- escheats
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noun,
the reverting of property to the state or some agency of the state, or, as in England, to the lord of the fee or to the crown, when there is a failure of persons legally qualified to inherit or to claim.
- theriacs
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noun,
molasses; treacle.
- achiotes
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noun,
annatto.
- actorish
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adjective,
exaggeratedly theatrical; affected:
- Oresteia
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noun,
a trilogy of tragic dramas (458 b.c.) by Aeschylus, consisting of the Agamemnon, the Choëphori, and the Eumenides.
- searches
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noun,
the act of searching; careful examination or investigation:
an instance of this:
- seashore
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noun,
land along the sea or ocean.
- trochees
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noun,
a foot of two syllables, a long followed by a short in quantitative meter, or a stressed followed by an unstressed in accentual meter. Symbol: .
- isothere
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noun,
a line on a weather map or chart connecting points that have the same mean summer temperature.
- achroite
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noun,
the colorless or white variety of tourmaline, often used as a gem.
- ratches
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noun,
a ratchet.
- choreas
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noun,
any of several diseases of the nervous system characterized by jerky, involuntary movements, chiefly of the face and extremities.
- recasts
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noun,
a recasting.
- christs
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noun,
Jesus of Nazareth, held by Christians to be the fulfillment of prophecies in the Old Testament regarding the eventual coming of a Messiah.
- Chi-tse
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noun,
Ki Tse.
- teasers
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noun,
a person or thing that teases.
- Chester
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noun,
a city in Cheshire, in NW England: only English city with the Roman walls still intact.
- reaches
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noun,
an act or instance of reaching:
- coesite
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noun,
a rare form of silicon dioxide, a denser polymorph of quartz, originally synthesized from quartz at high temperatures and pressures: later discovered in nature.
- coaster
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noun,
a person or thing that coasts.
- racists
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noun,
a person who believes in racism, the doctrine that one's own racial group is superior or that a particular racial group is inferior to the others.
- coatees
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noun,
a close-fitting short coat, especially one with tails or skirts.
- ostrich
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noun,
a large, two-toed, swift-footed flightless bird, Struthio camelus, indigenous to Africa and Arabia, domesticated for its plumage: the largest of living birds.
- Ossetic
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noun,
the Indo-European, Iranian language of the Ossets.
- coheirs
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noun,
a joint heir.
- coheres
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verb (used without object),
to stick together; be united; hold fast, as parts of the same mass:
- teaches
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noun,
Informal. teacher.
- corsets
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noun,
Sometimes, corsets. a close-fitting undergarment, stiffened with whalebone or similar material and often capable of being tightened by lacing, enclosing the trunk: worn, especially by women, to shape and support the body; stays.
- teacher
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noun,
a person who teaches or instructs, especially as a profession; instructor.
- tessera
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noun,
one of the small pieces used in mosaic work.
- cheerio
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noun,
a goodbye or farewell.
- cheiro-
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- cerates
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noun,
Pharmacology. an unctuous, often medicated, preparation for external application, consisting of lard or oil mixed with wax, rosin, or the like, especially one that has a firmer consistency than a typical ointment and does not melt when in contact with the skin.
- rochets
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noun,
a vestment of linen or lawn, resembling a surplice, worn especially by bishops and abbots.
- theriac
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noun,
molasses; treacle.
- cashier
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noun,
an employee, as in a market or department store, who collects payments for customer purchases.
- Theresa
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noun,
Saint. Also, Teresa. Also called Theresa of Avila [ah-vee-lah] /ˈɑ viˌlɑ/ (Show IPA), 1515–82, Spanish Carmelite nun, mystic, and writer.
- Cassite
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noun,
Kassite.
- casters
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noun,
a person or thing that casts.
- castors
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noun,
Also, castoreum. a brownish, unctuous substance with a strong, penetrating odor, secreted by certain glands in the groin of the beaver, used in medicine and perfumery.
- roseate
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adjective,
tinged with rose; rosy:
- retches
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noun,
the act or an instance of retching.
- resects
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verb (used with object),
to do a resection on.
- cerato-
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- cheeros
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interjection, noun,
cheerio.
- cerises
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adjective, noun,
moderate to deep red.
- Tharsis
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noun,
Tarshish.
- chaises
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noun,
a light, open carriage, usually with a hood, especially a one-horse, two-wheeled carriage for two persons; shay.
- Chariot
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noun,
a light, two-wheeled vehicle for one person, usually drawn by two horses and driven from a standing position, used in ancient Egypt, Greece, Rome, etc., in warfare, racing, hunting, etc.
- reseats
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verb (used with object),
to provide with a new seat or new seats.
- chasers
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noun,
a person or thing that chases or pursues.
- cheater
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noun,
a person or thing that cheats.
- sachets
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noun,
a small bag, case, or pad containing perfuming powder or the like, placed among handkerchiefs, lingerie, etc., to impart a pleasant scent.
- costars
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noun,
a performer, especially an actor or actress, who shares star billing with another.
- recites
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verb (used with object),
to repeat the words of, as from memory, especially in a formal manner:
- coshers
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verb (used with object),
to treat with special fondness; pamper.
- 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.
- costers
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noun,
costermonger.
- heriots
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noun,
a feudal service or tribute, originally of borrowed military equipment and later of a chattel, due to the lord on the death of a tenant.
- haricot
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noun,
any plant of the genus Phaseolus, especially P. vulgaris, the kidney bean.
- scotias
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noun,
a deep concave molding between two fillets, as in the Attic base.
- hearses
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noun,
a vehicle for conveying a dead person to the place of burial.
- ocreate
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adjective,
having an ocrea or ocreae; sheathed.
- Heaters
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noun,
any of various apparatus for heating, especially for heating water or the air in a room.
- hectare
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noun,
a unit of surface, or land, measure equal to 100 ares, or 10,000 square meters: equivalent to 2.471 acres. Abbreviation: ha.
- hectors
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noun,
Classical Mythology. the eldest son of Priam and husband of Andromache: the greatest Trojan hero in the Trojan War, killed by Achilles.
- heiress
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noun,
a woman who inherits or has a right of inheritance, especially a woman who has inherited or will inherit considerable wealth.
- heretic
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noun,
a professed believer who maintains religious opinions contrary to those accepted by his or her church or rejects doctrines prescribed by that church.
- shortie
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noun,
a person of less than average stature (sometimes used as a disparaging and offensive term of address).
- soirees
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noun,
an evening party or social gathering, especially one held for a particular purpose:
- heroics
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noun,
Usually, heroics. heroic verse.
- hessite
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noun,
a rare mineral, silver telluride, Ag 2 Te, found in silver ores: sometimes contains gold.
- hetero-
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- heteros
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noun,
Informal. a heterosexual person.
- hosiers
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noun,
a person who makes or deals in hose or stockings or goods knitted or woven like hose.
- hot-air
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noun,
empty, exaggerated, or pretentious talk or writing:
- shastri
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noun,
Lal Bahadur [lahl bah-hah-doo r] /lɑl bɑˈhɑ dʊər/ (Show IPA), 1904–66, Indian statesman: prime minister 1964–66.
- seaters
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noun,
a person or thing that seats.
- seriate
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adjective,
arranged or occurring in one or more series.
- secrets
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noun,
something that is or is kept secret, hidden, or concealed.
- scoters
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noun,
any of the large diving ducks of the genus Melanitta, inhabiting northern parts of the Northern Hemisphere.
- oraches
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noun,
any plant of the genus Atriplex, especially A. hortensis, of the amaranth family, cultivated for use like spinach.
- coterie
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noun,
a group of people who associate closely.
- stereo-
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- crashes
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noun,
a sudden loud noise, as of something being violently smashed or struck:
- isotach
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noun,
a line on a weather map or chart connecting points where winds of equal speeds have been recorded.
- creates
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adjective,
Archaic. created.
- cresset
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noun,
a metal cup or basket often mounted on a pole or suspended from above, containing oil, pitch, a rope steeped in rosin, etc., burned as a light or beacon.
- stories
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noun,
a narrative, either true or fictitious, in prose or verse, designed to interest, amuse, or instruct the hearer or reader; tale.
- earshot
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noun,
the range or distance within which a sound, voice, etc., can be heard.
- Ossetia
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noun,
a region in Caucasia: divided between North Ossetia of the Russian Federation and the South Ossetian Autonomous Region of the Georgian Republic.
- easiest
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noun,
a word formerly used in communications to represent the letter E.
- easters
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noun,
an annual Christian festival in commemoration of the resurrection of Jesus Christ, observed on the first Sunday after the first full moon after the vernal equinox, as calculated according to tables based in Western churches on the Gregorian calendar and in Orthodox churches on the Julian calendar.
- ecartes
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noun,
a card game for two players.
- stearo-
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- scathes
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noun,
hurt, harm, or injury.
- stearic
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adjective,
of or relating to suet or fat.
- satoris
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noun,
sudden enlightenment.
- erotica
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noun,
written works, usually fiction, dealing with sexual love.
- erotics
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noun,
an erotic poem.
- eschars
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noun,
a hard crust or scab, as from a burn.
- escheat
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noun,
the reverting of property to the state or some agency of the state, or, as in England, to the lord of the fee or to the crown, when there is a failure of persons legally qualified to inherit or to claim.
- Orestes
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noun,
Classical Mythology. the son of Agamemnon and Clytemnestra, and the brother of Electra and Iphigenia: he avenged the murder of Agamemnon by killing Clytemenestra and her lover, Aegisthus, then was pursued by the Furies until saved by Athena.
- cahiers
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noun,
Bookbinding. a number of sheets of paper or leaves of a book placed together, as for binding.
- escorts
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noun,
a group of persons, or a single person, accompanying another or others for protection, guidance, or courtesy:
- sorites
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noun,
a form of argument having several premises and one conclusion, capable of being resolved into a chain of syllogisms, the conclusion of each of which is a premise of the next.
- creases
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noun,
a ridge or groove produced in anything by folding, heat, pressure, etc.; fold; furrow.
- roaches
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noun,
a cockroach.
- torches
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noun,
a light to be carried in the hand, consisting of some combustible substance, as resinous wood, or of twisted flax or the like soaked with tallow or other flammable substance, ignited at the upper end.
- aorists
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noun,
a verb tense, as in Classical Greek, expressing action or, in the indicative mood, past action, without further limitation or implication.
- thorias
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noun,
a white, heavy, water-insoluble powder, ThO 2 , used chiefly in incandescent mantles, as the Welsbach gas mantle.
- ascites
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noun,
accumulation of serous fluid in the peritoneal cavity; dropsy of the peritoneum.
- trioses
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noun,
a monosaccharide that has three atoms of carbon.
- tierces
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noun,
an old measure of capacity equivalent to one third of a pipe, or 42 wine gallons.
- aethers
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noun,
ether (defs 3–5).
- tricho-
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- actress
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noun,
a woman who acts in stage plays, motion pictures, television broadcasts, etc., especially professionally.
- trochee
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noun,
a foot of two syllables, a long followed by a short in quantitative meter, or a stressed followed by an unstressed in accentual meter. Symbol: .
- archit.
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- aitches
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noun,
the letter H, h.
- aristos
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noun,
aristocrat.
- achiote
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noun,
annatto.
- tochers
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noun,
a dowry; marriage settlement given to the groom by the bride or her family.
- aristo-
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- trashes
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noun,
anything worthless, useless, or discarded; rubbish.
- archsee
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noun,
archbishopric.
- acerose
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adjective,
needle-shaped, as the leaves of the pine.
- Thraces
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noun,
an ancient region of varying extent in the E part of the Balkan Peninsula: later a Roman province; now in Bulgaria, Turkey, and Greece.
- cossie
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noun,
a bathing suit; bathers.
- cosset
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noun,
a lamb brought up without its dam; pet lamb.
- troche
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noun,
a small tablet or lozenge, usually a circular one, made of medicinal substance worked into a paste with sugar and mucilage or the like, and dried.
- Tassie
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noun,
tass.
- heists
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noun,
a robbery or holdup:
- cosies
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noun,
a padded covering for a teapot, chocolate pot, etc., to retain the heat.
- coshes
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noun,
a blackjack; bludgeon.
- Raetic
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noun,
an extinct language of uncertain affinities that was spoken in Rhaetia and written with the Etruscan alphabet.
- COSTAR
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noun,
a performer, especially an actor or actress, who shares star billing with another.
- sacro-
-
- esters
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noun,
a compound produced by the reaction between an acid and an alcohol with the elimination of a molecule of water, as ethyl acetate, C 4 H 8 O 2 , or dimethyl sulfate, C 2 H 6 SO 4 .
- create
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adjective,
Archaic. created.
- seiche
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noun,
an occasional and sudden oscillation of the water of a lake, bay, estuary, etc., producing fluctuations in the water level and caused by wind, earthquakes, changes in barometric pressure, etc.
- crease
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noun,
a ridge or groove produced in anything by folding, heat, pressure, etc.; fold; furrow.
- crates
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noun,
a slatted wooden box or framework for packing, shopping, or storing fruit, furniture, glassware, crockery, etc.
- Esther
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noun,
the wife of Ahasuerus.
- crasis
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noun,
composition; constitution; makeup.
- estocs
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noun,
a thrusting sword of the 13th–17th centuries having a long, narrow blade of rectangular section.
- Ishtar
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noun,
the Assyrian and Babylonian goddess of love and war, identified with the Phoenician Astarte, the Semitic Ashtoreth, and the Sumerian Inanna.
- sector
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noun,
Geometry. a plane figure bounded by two radii and the included arc of a circle.
- isotac
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noun,
a line drawn on a map connecting all points where ice starts to melt at approximately the same period in spring.
- Rheita
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noun,
a crater in the fourth quadrant of the face of the moon: about 42 miles (68 km) in diameter.
- tarso-
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- shirts
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noun,
a long- or short-sleeved garment for the upper part of the body, usually lightweight and having a collar and a front opening.
- Coster
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noun,
costermonger.
- Artois
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noun,
a former province in N France: artesian wells.
- triacs
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noun,
a type of thyristor designed for electronic control of the current supplied to a circuit, used especially in dimmers for lighting systems.
- cosher
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verb (used with object),
to treat with special fondness; pamper.
- coasts
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noun,
the land next to the sea; seashore:
- shoats
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noun,
Also, shote. a young, weaned pig.
- coatis
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noun,
any tropical American carnivore of the genus Nasua, related to the raccoon, having an elongated body, long, ringed tail, and a slender, flexible snout.
- saices
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noun,
syce.
- Coates
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noun,
Eric, 1886–1957, English violist and composer.
- rhotic
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noun,
a rhotic sound.
- coatee
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noun,
a close-fitting short coat, especially one with tails or skirts.
- search
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noun,
the act of searching; careful examination or investigation:
an instance of this:
- coheir
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noun,
a joint heir.
- coarse
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adjective,
composed of relatively large parts or particles:
- teaser
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noun,
a person or thing that teases.
- sitars
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noun,
a lute of India with a small, pear-shaped body and a long, broad, fretted neck.
- teases
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noun,
a person who teases or annoys.
- horsts
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noun,
a portion of the earth's crust, bounded on at least two sides by faults, that has risen in relation to adjacent portions.
- ahorse
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adjective, adverb,
on horseback:
- seater
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noun,
a person or thing that seats.
- ascots
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noun,
a necktie or scarf with broad ends, tied and arranged so that the ends are laid flat, one across the other, sometimes with a pin to secure them.
- soiree
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noun,
an evening party or social gathering, especially one held for a particular purpose:
- corset
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noun,
Sometimes, corsets. a close-fitting undergarment, stiffened with whalebone or similar material and often capable of being tightened by lacing, enclosing the trunk: worn, especially by women, to shape and support the body; stays.
- cosets
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noun,
a subset of a group, formed by the consistent operation of a given element of the group on the left or right of all the elements of a subgroup of the group.
- histo-
-
- etches
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noun,
Printing. an acid used for etching.
- seracs
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noun,
a large irregularity of glacial ice, as a pinnacle found in glacial crevasses and formed by melting or movement of the ice.
- Cortes
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noun,
(in Spain or Portugal) the two houses constituting the national legislative body.
- secret
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noun,
something that is or is kept secret, hidden, or concealed.
- corses
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noun,
corpse.
- cohere
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verb (used without object),
to stick together; be united; hold fast, as parts of the same mass:
- itches
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noun,
the sensation of itching.
- corita
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noun,
a boat resembling a large, woven basket, used by Indians of the southwestern U.S.
- torahs
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noun,
the Pentateuch, being the first of the three Jewish divisions of the Old Testament.
Compare Tanach.
- ethics
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noun,
(used with a singular or plural verb) a system of moral principles:
- hiero-
-
- rosets
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noun,
resin; rosin.
- Soares
-
noun,
Mário [mah-ryoo] /ˈmɑ ryʊ/ (Show IPA), born 1924, Portuguese statesman: prime minister 1976–78, 1983–85; president 1986–96.
- hoarse
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adjective,
having a vocal tone characterized by weakness of intensity and excessive breathiness; husky:
- hoises
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verb (used with object),
to hoist.
- reseat
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verb (used with object),
to provide with a new seat or new seats.
- ecesis
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noun,
the establishment of an immigrant plant in a new environment.
- ecrase
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adjective,
(of leather) crushed to produce a grained effect.
- Ecorse
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noun,
a city in SE Michigan, near Detroit.
- steres
-
- steric
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adjective,
of or relating to the spatial relationships of atoms in a molecule.
- echoes
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noun,
a repetition of sound produced by the reflection of sound waves from a wall, mountain, or other obstructing surface.
- sheers
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noun,
shear (def 16).
- ariose
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adjective,
characterized by melody; songlike.
- steers
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noun,
Informal. a suggestion about a course of action; tip:
- ecarte
-
noun,
a card game for two players.
- stichs
-
noun,
a verse or line of poetry.
- Sothis
-
noun,
the name for the star Sirius, the Dog Star, given by the ancient Egyptians.
- recite
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verb (used with object),
to repeat the words of, as from memory, especially in a formal manner:
- Horace
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noun,
(Quintus Horatius Flaccus) 65–8 b.c, Roman poet and satirist.
- shiest
-
noun,
a sudden start aside, as in fear.
- Sheets
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noun,
a large rectangular piece of cotton, linen, or other material used as an article of bedding, commonly spread in pairs so that one is immediately above and the other immediately below the sleeper.
- shicer
-
noun,
Slang. a swindler.
- aether
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noun,
ether (defs 3–5).
- erotic
-
noun,
an erotic poem.
- ericas
-
noun,
any of numerous low-growing evergreen shrubs or small trees belonging to the genus Erica, of the heath family, including several species of heather.
- horses
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noun,
a large, solid-hoofed, herbivorous quadruped, Equus caballus, domesticated since prehistoric times, bred in a number of varieties, and used for carrying or pulling loads, for riding, and for racing.
- reshes
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noun,
the 20th letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
- erects
-
adjective,
upright in position or posture:
- shiers
-
noun,
a horse having a tendency to shy.
- starch
-
noun,
a white, tasteless, solid carbohydrate, (C 6 H 10 O 5) n , occurring in the form of minute granules in the seeds, tubers, and other parts of plants, and forming an important constituent of rice, corn, wheat, beans, potatoes, and many other vegetable foods.
- erases
-
verb (used with object),
to rub or scrape out, as letters or characters written, engraved, etc.; efface.
- aretes
-
noun,
the aggregate of qualities, as valor and virtue, making up good character.
- hosier
-
noun,
a person who makes or deals in hose or stockings or goods knitted or woven like hose.
- Horite
-
noun,
an ancient people of Edom living in the region of the Dead Sea, possibly identical with the Hurrians.
- stares
-
noun,
a staring gaze; a fixed look with the eyes wide open:
- either
-
adverb,
also; too; as well; to the same degree (used after negative clauses coordinated by and, or, or nor, or after negative subordinate clauses):
- resets
-
noun,
an act or instance of setting again.
- resist
-
noun,
a substance that prevents or inhibits some effect from taking place, as a coating on a surface of a metallic printing plate that prevents or inhibits corrosion of the metal by acid.
- hostas
-
noun,
any of various plants belonging to the genus Hosta, of the lily family, which includes the plantain lily.
- eschar
-
noun,
a hard crust or scab, as from a burn.
- Easter
-
noun,
an annual Christian festival in commemoration of the resurrection of Jesus Christ, observed on the first Sunday after the first full moon after the vernal equinox, as calculated according to tables based in Western churches on the Gregorian calendar and in Orthodox churches on the Julian calendar.
- shires
-
noun,
one of the counties of Great Britain.
- Rosita
-
noun,
a female given name, Spanish form of Rose.
- C-star
-
noun,
carbon star.
- archi-
-
- Arches
-
noun,
Architecture.
a curved masonry construction for spanning an opening, consisting of a number of wedgelike stones, bricks, or the like, set with the narrower side toward the opening in such a way that forces on the arch are transmitted as vertical or oblique stresses on either side of the opening.
an upwardly curved construction, as of steel or timber functioning in the manner of a masonry arch.
a doorway, gateway, etc., having a curved head; an archway.
the curved head of an opening, as a doorway.
- hoists
-
- Taisho
-
noun,
the designation of the period of the reign of Emperor Yoshihito, 1912–26.
- re-act
-
verb (used with object),
to act or perform again.
- Sereth
-
noun,
German name of Siret.
- ichors
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. an ethereal fluid flowing in the veins of the gods.
- Crosse
-
noun,
a long-handled racket used in the game of lacrosse.
- cross-
-
- resect
-
verb (used with object),
to do a resection on.
- shoers
-
noun,
a person who shoes horses or other animals.
- Crista
-
noun,
a crest or ridge.
- serais
-
noun,
(in Eastern countries) a caravansary.
- crests
-
noun,
the highest part of a hill or mountain range; summit.
- series
-
noun,
a group or a number of related or similar things, events, etc., arranged or occurring in temporal, spatial, or other order or succession; sequence.
- tacho-
-
- Tories
-
noun,
a member of the Conservative Party in Great Britain or Canada.
- 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.
- shares
-
noun,
the full or proper portion or part allotted or belonging to or contributed or owed by an individual or group.
- easies
-
noun,
a word formerly used in communications to represent the letter E.
- easier
-
noun,
a word formerly used in communications to represent the letter E.
- archt.
-
- setose
-
adjective,
covered with setae or bristles; bristly.
- stoics
-
noun,
a member or adherent of the Stoic school of philosophy.
- arises
-
verb (used without object),
to get up from sitting, lying, or kneeling; rise:
- sortie
-
noun,
a rapid movement of troops from a besieged place to attack the besiegers.
- iatro-
-
- stores
-
noun,
an establishment where merchandise is sold, usually on a retail basis.
- recess
-
noun,
temporary withdrawal or cessation from the usual work or activity.
- escort
-
noun,
a group of persons, or a single person, accompanying another or others for protection, guidance, or courtesy:
- recast
-
noun,
a recasting.
- Archie
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Archibald.
- serosa
-
noun,
Embryology, Zoology.
the chorion.
a similar membrane in insects and other lower invertebrates.
- techie
-
noun,
a student, enthusiast, or specialist in a particular technical field or subject, especially electronics.
- haeres
-
noun,
heres.
- oaters
-
noun,
a movie, television show, etc., about the frontier days of the U.S. West; western; horse opera.
- torses
-
noun,
a wreath of twisted silks of two alternating tinctures, usually a metal and a color, depicted supporting a crest or coronet, often upon a helmet.
- thecia
-
noun,
hymenium.
- satori
-
noun,
sudden enlightenment.
- hereto
-
adverb,
to this matter, document, subject, etc.; regarding this point:
- cerate
-
noun,
Pharmacology. an unctuous, often medicated, preparation for external application, consisting of lard or oil mixed with wax, rosin, or the like, especially one that has a firmer consistency than a typical ointment and does not melt when in contact with the skin.
- cerat-
-
- astro-
-
- 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.
- osiers
-
noun,
any of various willows, as the red osier, having tough, flexible twigs or branches that are used for wickerwork.
- theirs
-
noun,
any male person or animal; a man:
- reecho
-
noun,
a repeated echo.
- ceases
-
noun,
cessation:
- Heater
-
noun,
any of various apparatus for heating, especially for heating water or the air in a room.
- triose
-
noun,
a monosaccharide that has three atoms of carbon.
- Cathie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Catherine.
- Cather
-
noun,
Willa (Sibert) [wil-uh see-bert] /ˈwɪl ə ˈsi bərt/ (Show IPA), 1876–1947, U.S. novelist.
- Hearst
-
noun,
William Randolph, 1863–1951, U.S. editor and publisher.
- cerias
-
noun,
a white-to-yellow, heavy powder, cerium dioxide, CeO 2 , usually derived from cerium nitrate by decomposition with heat: used chiefly in ceramics, glass polishing, and decolorizing.
- caters
-
verb (used with object),
to provide food and service for:
- heriot
-
noun,
a feudal service or tribute, originally of borrowed military equipment and later of a chattel, due to the lord on the death of a tenant.
- across
-
adverb,
from one side to another.
- scathe
-
noun,
hurt, harm, or injury.
- Sirach
-
noun,
Son of, Jesus (def 2).
- siesta
-
noun,
a midday or afternoon rest or nap, especially as taken in Spain and Latin America.
- scarts
-
verb (used with or without object),
to scratch, scrape, mark, or scar.
- toshes
-
noun,
nonsense; bosh.
- rochet
-
noun,
a vestment of linen or lawn, resembling a surplice, worn especially by bishops and abbots.
- cestas
-
noun,
a narrow, curved basket fitted on one end to a wooden handle with a glovelike compartment at the base, for catching and throwing the ball.
- cerise
-
adjective, noun,
moderate to deep red.
- oscars
-
noun,
a word used in communications to represent the letter O.
- scares
-
noun,
a sudden fright or alarm, especially with little or no reason.
- certes
-
adverb,
certainly; in truth.
- hearse
-
noun,
a vehicle for conveying a dead person to the place of burial.
- Osetic
-
adjective, noun,
Ossetic.
- rashes
-
noun,
an eruption or efflorescence on the skin.
- aorist
-
noun,
a verb tense, as in Classical Greek, expressing action or, in the indicative mood, past action, without further limitation or implication.
- hereat
-
adverb,
at this time; when this happened.
- satire
-
noun,
the use of irony, sarcasm, ridicule, or the like, in exposing, denouncing, or deriding vice, folly, etc.
- Orchis
-
noun,
any orchid.
- rachis
-
noun,
Botany.
the axis of an inflorescence when somewhat elongated, as in a raceme.
(in a pinnately compound leaf or frond) the prolongation of the petiole along which the leaflets are disposed.
any of various axial structures.
- carses
-
noun,
bottom land.
- shotes
-
noun,
shoat (def 1).
- caries
-
noun,
decay, as of bone or of plant tissue.
- sarco-
-
- carets
-
noun,
a mark (‸) made in written or printed matter to show the place where something is to be inserted.
- rectos
-
- caress
-
noun,
an act or gesture expressing affection, as an embrace or kiss, especially a light stroking or touching.
- thesis
-
noun,
a proposition stated or put forward for consideration, especially one to be discussed and proved or to be maintained against objections:
- sachet
-
noun,
a small bag, case, or pad containing perfuming powder or the like, placed among handkerchiefs, lingerie, etc., to impart a pleasant scent.
- Thess.
-
- racist
-
noun,
a person who believes in racism, the doctrine that one's own racial group is superior or that a particular racial group is inferior to the others.
- Thiers
-
noun,
Louis Adolphe [lwee a-dawlf] /lwi aˈdɔlf/ (Show IPA), 1797–1877, French statesman: president 1871–73.
- roasts
-
noun,
roasted meat or a piece of roasted meat, as a piece of beef or veal of a quantity and shape for slicing into more than one portion.
- cahier
-
noun,
Bookbinding. a number of sheets of paper or leaves of a book placed together, as for binding.
- aceto-
-
- sarees
-
noun,
sari.
- theses
-
noun,
a proposition stated or put forward for consideration, especially one to be discussed and proved or to be maintained against objections:
- cartes
-
noun,
(italics) French. menu; bill of fare.
Compare à la carte.
- Hecate
-
noun,
a goddess of the earth and Hades, associated with sorcery, hounds, and crossroads.
- saithe
-
noun,
pollock.
- shorts
-
noun,
something that is short.
- Castro
-
noun,
Cipriano [sip-ree-ah-noh;; Spanish see-pree-ah-naw] /ˌsɪp riˈɑ noʊ;; Spanish ˌsi priˈɑ nɔ/ (Show IPA), 1858?–1924, Venezuelan military and political leader: president 1901–08; exiled 1908.
- others
-
noun,
the other one:
- thrice
-
adverb,
three times, as in succession; on three occasions or in three ways.
- Castor
-
noun,
Also, castoreum. a brownish, unctuous substance with a strong, penetrating odor, secreted by certain glands in the groin of the beaver, used in medicine and perfumery.
- castes
-
noun,
Sociology.
an endogamous and hereditary social group limited to persons of the same rank, occupation, economic position, etc., and having mores distinguishing it from other such groups.
any rigid system of social distinctions.
- Caster
-
noun,
a person or thing that casts.
- raises
-
noun,
an increase in amount, as of wages:
- Sarthe
-
noun,
a department in NW France. 2411 sq. mi. (6245 sq. km). Capital: Le Mans.
- Cassie
-
noun,
huisache.
- Thrace
-
noun,
an ancient region of varying extent in the E part of the Balkan Peninsula: later a Roman province; now in Bulgaria, Turkey, and Greece.
- cashes
-
noun,
money in the form of coins or banknotes, especially that issued by a government.
- hecto-
-
- Hector
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. the eldest son of Priam and husband of Andromache: the greatest Trojan hero in the Trojan War, killed by Achilles.
- thoria
-
noun,
a white, heavy, water-insoluble powder, ThO 2 , used chiefly in incandescent mantles, as the Welsbach gas mantle.
- recti-
-
- chairs
-
noun,
a seat, especially for one person, usually having four legs for support and a rest for the back and often having rests for the arms.
- heroes
-
noun,
a person noted for courageous acts or nobility of character:
- chaise
-
noun,
a light, open carriage, usually with a hood, especially a one-horse, two-wheeled carriage for two persons; shay.
- Teresa
-
noun,
Mother (Agnes Gonxha Bojaxhiu) 1910–97, Albanian nun: Nobel Peace Prize 1979 for work in the slums of Calcutta, India.
- ochrea
-
noun,
ocrea.
- ochres
-
noun,
any of a class of natural earths, mixtures of hydrated oxide of iron with various earthy materials, ranging in color from pale yellow to orange and red, and used as pigments.
- terces
-
noun,
tierce (def 3).
- chiros
-
noun,
the ladyfish, Elops saurus.
- chiro-
-
- Hester
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Esther.
- trices
-
noun,
a very short time; an instant:
- ochers
-
noun,
any of a class of natural earths, mixtures of hydrated oxide of iron with various earthy materials, ranging in color from pale yellow to orange and red, and used as pigments.
- Scotia
-
noun,
a deep concave molding between two fillets, as in the Attic base.
- chests
-
noun,
Anatomy. the trunk of the body from the neck to the abdomen; thorax.
- rosace
-
noun,
rosette (def 3).
- traces
-
noun,
a surviving mark, sign, or evidence of the former existence, influence, or action of some agent or event; vestige:
- trich-
-
- Scoter
-
noun,
any of the large diving ducks of the genus Melanitta, inhabiting northern parts of the Northern Hemisphere.
- reests
-
verb (used with object),
to cure, smoke, or dry (meat or fish).
- Choate
-
noun,
Joseph Hodges, 1832–1917, U.S. lawyer and diplomat.
- scoria
-
noun,
Metallurgy. the refuse, dross, or slag left after melting or smelting metal; scum.
- terais
-
noun,
a marshy lowland area in N India and S Nepal, between the Ganges and the foothills of the Himalayas.
- Sister
-
noun,
a female offspring having both parents in common with another offspring; female sibling.
- Sisera
-
noun,
the commander of the Canaanite army of King Jabin: killed by Jael. Judges 4:17–22.
- ashore
-
adverb,
to the shore; onto the shore:
- tocher
-
noun,
a dowry; marriage settlement given to the groom by the bride or her family.
- Christ
-
noun,
Jesus of Nazareth, held by Christians to be the fulfillment of prophecies in the Old Testament regarding the eventual coming of a Messiah.
- scrota
-
noun,
the pouch of skin that contains the testes.
- choses
-
noun,
a thing; an article of personal property.
- haoris
-
noun,
a loose, knee-length, Japanese garment resembling a coat.
- scries
-
verb (used without object),
to use divination to discover hidden knowledge or future events, especially by means of a crystal ball.
- chori-
-
- chores
-
noun,
a small or odd job; routine task.
- screes
-
noun,
a steep mass of detritus on the side of a mountain.
- chorea
-
noun,
any of several diseases of the nervous system characterized by jerky, involuntary movements, chiefly of the face and extremities.
- Hestia
-
noun,
the ancient Greek goddess of the hearth.
- Cherie
-
noun,
dear; sweetheart: used in referring to or addressing a woman or girl.
- cherts
-
noun,
a compact rock consisting essentially of microcrystalline quartz.
- riches
-
noun,
(used with a plural verb) rich persons collectively (usually preceded by the):
- hastes
-
noun,
swiftness of motion; speed; celerity:
- haters
-
noun,
a person who has an intense dislike for another person or thing (often used in combination):
- heroic
-
noun,
Usually, heroics. heroic verse.
- scato-
-
- tierce
-
noun,
an old measure of capacity equivalent to one third of a pipe, or 42 wine gallons.
- Charis
-
noun,
one of the Graces, married to Hephaestus.
- orates
-
verb (used with or without object),
to deliver an oration; speak pompously; declaim.
- Hastie
-
noun,
William Henry, 1904–76, U.S. jurist: first black judge of the U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals.
- charts
-
noun,
a sheet exhibiting information in tabular form.
- Richet
-
noun,
Charles Robert [sharl raw-ber] /ʃarl rɔˈbɛr/ (Show IPA), 1850–1935, French physician: Nobel prize 1913.
- chaser
-
noun,
a person or thing that chases or pursues.
- chases
-
noun,
the act of chasing; pursuit:
- chaste
-
adjective,
refraining from sexual intercourse that is regarded as contrary to morality or religion; virtuous.
- assort
-
verb (used with object),
to distribute, place, or arrange according to kind or class; classify; sort.
- Tessie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Theresa.
- Chasse
-
noun,
a gliding step in which one foot is kept in advance of the other.
- cheats
-
noun,
a person who acts dishonestly, deceives, or defrauds:
- sirees
-
noun,
sirree.
- cheers
-
noun,
a shout of encouragement, approval, congratulation, etc.:
- scores
-
noun,
the record of points or strokes made by the competitors in a game or match.
- assoc.
-
- schist
-
noun,
any of a class of crystalline metamorphic rocks whose constituent mineral grains have a more or less parallel or foliated arrangement.
- cheero
-
interjection, noun,
cheerio.
- assert
-
Idioms,
assert oneself, to insist on one's rights, declare one's views forcefully, etc.:
- Horsa
-
noun,
died a.d. 455, Jutish chief (brother of Hengist).
- recta
-
noun,
a plural of rectum.
- hoise
-
verb (used with object),
to hoist.
- Hoare
-
noun,
Sir Samuel John Gurney [gur-nee] /ˈgɜr ni/ (Show IPA), 1st Viscount Templewood [tem-puh l-woo d] /ˈtɛm pəlˌwʊd/ (Show IPA), 1880–1959, British statesman.
- shoat
-
noun,
Also, shote. a young, weaned pig.
- trash
-
noun,
anything worthless, useless, or discarded; rubbish.
- Trace
-
noun,
a surviving mark, sign, or evidence of the former existence, influence, or action of some agent or event; vestige:
- horse
-
noun,
a large, solid-hoofed, herbivorous quadruped, Equus caballus, domesticated since prehistoric times, bred in a number of varieties, and used for carrying or pulling loads, for riding, and for racing.
- hests
-
noun,
behest.
- Hesse
-
noun,
Hermann [her-mahn] /ˈhɛr mɑn/ (Show IPA), 1877–1962, German novelist and poet: Nobel Prize 1946.
- airts
-
noun,
a direction.
- shoer
-
noun,
a person who shoes horses or other animals.
- Heros
-
noun,
a person noted for courageous acts or nobility of character:
- shits
-
noun,
excrement; feces.
- rect.
-
- Herat
-
noun,
a city in NW Afghanistan.
- hoars
-
noun,
hoarfrost; rime.
- horas
-
noun,
a traditional Romanian and Israeli round dance.
- 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.
- Shore
-
noun,
the land along the edge of a sea, lake, broad river, etc.
- Horae
-
plural noun,
goddesses of the seasons, of cyclical death and rebirth, and sometimes of social order, usually given as three in number, with the names Dike (Justice), Eunomia (Order), and Irene (Peace).
- hist.
-
- HIRES
-
noun,
the act of hiring.
- hier-
-
- Shire
-
noun,
one of the counties of Great Britain.
- Short
-
noun,
something that is short.
- shoes
-
noun,
an external covering for the human foot, usually of leather and consisting of a more or less stiff or heavy sole and a lighter upper part ending a short distance above, at, or below the ankle.
- Horst
-
noun,
a portion of the earth's crust, bounded on at least two sides by faults, that has risen in relation to adjacent portions.
- aeri-
-
- hort.
-
- Actis
-
noun,
a son of Rhoda and Helius who, when banished from his home for fratricide, fled to Egypt, where he taught astrology. The Colossus of Rhodes was built in his honor.
- Orcas
-
noun,
the killer whale, Orcinus orca.
- scats
-
noun,
scat singing.
- orate
-
verb (used with or without object),
to deliver an oration; speak pompously; declaim.
- sceat
-
noun,
a silver Anglo-Saxon coin of the 7th and 8th centuries, sometimes including an amount of gold.
- orach
-
noun,
any plant of the genus Atriplex, especially A. hortensis, of the amaranth family, cultivated for use like spinach.
- Rashi
-
noun,
(Solomon ben Isaac) 1040–1105, French Hebrew scholar.
- Rasht
-
noun,
a city in NW Iran, about 10 miles (16 km) S of the Caspian Sea.
- score
-
noun,
the record of points or strokes made by the competitors in a game or match.
- Scot.
-
- octa-
-
- ocrea
-
noun,
a sheathing part, as a pair of stipules united about a stem.
- acro-
-
- SCOTS
-
noun,
Also called Scottish. the English language as spoken in Scotland.
Compare Scots Gaelic.
- ochre
-
noun,
any of a class of natural earths, mixtures of hydrated oxide of iron with various earthy materials, ranging in color from pale yellow to orange and red, and used as pigments.
- ocher
-
noun,
any of a class of natural earths, mixtures of hydrated oxide of iron with various earthy materials, ranging in color from pale yellow to orange and red, and used as pigments.
- scree
-
noun,
a steep mass of detritus on the side of a mountain.
- oaths
-
noun,
a solemn appeal to a deity, or to some revered person or thing, to witness one's determination to speak the truth, to keep a promise, etc.:
- ratch
-
noun,
a ratchet.
- Oates
-
noun,
Joyce Carol, born 1938, U.S. novelist and short-story writer.
- oater
-
noun,
a movie, television show, etc., about the frontier days of the U.S. West; western; horse opera.
- Actor
-
noun,
a person who acts in stage plays, motion pictures, television broadcasts, etc.
- oasts
-
noun,
a kiln for drying hops or malt.
- orch.
-
- tries
-
noun,
plural of try.
- oasis
-
noun,
a small fertile or green area in a desert region, usually having a spring or well.
- satis
-
noun,
a Hindu practice whereby a widow immolates herself on the funeral pyre of her husband: now abolished by law.
- races
-
noun,
a contest of speed, as in running, riding, driving, or sailing.
- saris
-
noun,
a garment worn by Hindu women, consisting of a long piece of cotton or silk wrapped around the body with one end draped over the head or over one shoulder.
- Saros
-
noun,
the period of 223 synodic months, equaling 6585.32 days or 18 years, 11.32 days (or 10.32 days if 5 leap years occur in the interval), after which eclipses repeat but are shifted 120° west.
- Sarto
-
noun,
Andrea del [ahn-drey-uh del;; Italian ahn-dre-ah del] /ɑnˈdreɪ ə dɛl;; Italian ɑnˈdrɛ ɑ dɛl/ (Show IPA), Andrea del Sarto.
- sarc-
-
- raise
-
noun,
an increase in amount, as of wages:
- sates
-
noun,
a Southeast Asian, especially Indonesian and Malaysian, dish of marinated, bite-size pieces of meat, skewered, barbecued, and usually served with a peanut-flavored dipping sauce.
- saith
-
verb,
third person singular present of say1 .
- Other
-
noun,
the other one:
- Satie
-
noun,
Erik Alfred Leslie [e-reek al-fred les-lee] /ɛˈrik alˈfrɛd lɛsˈli/ (Show IPA), 1866–1925, French composer.
- Ostia
-
noun,
a town in central Italy, SW of Rome: ruins from 4th century b.c.; site of ancient port of Rome.
- scat-
-
- oste-
-
- ossia
-
conjunction,
(indicating an alternative, usually easier, version of a passage in a musical score) or; or else.
- trios
-
noun,
a musical composition for three voices or instruments.
- Osset
-
noun,
a member of an Aryan people of Ossetia whose religion combines features of Islam and Christianity.
- rases
-
verb (used with object),
raze.
- Saite
-
noun,
a native or citizen of Saïs.
- osier
-
noun,
any of various willows, as the red osier, having tough, flexible twigs or branches that are used for wickerwork.
- scare
-
noun,
a sudden fright or alarm, especially with little or no reason.
- OSCAR
-
noun,
a word used in communications to represent the letter O.
- scart
-
verb (used with or without object),
to scratch, scrape, mark, or scar.
- Orth.
-
- acet-
-
- oases
-
noun,
a small fertile or green area in a desert region, usually having a spring or well.
- Horta
-
noun,
Baron Victor, 1861?–1947, Belgian architect.
- share
-
noun,
the full or proper portion or part allotted or belonging to or contributed or owed by an individual or group.
- Seres
-
noun,
the series of stages in an ecological succession.
- Aesir
-
noun,
the principal race of gods, led by Odin and living at Asgard.
- Seric
-
- treas
-
- sero-
-
- ichor
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. an ethereal fluid flowing in the veins of the gods.
- Sachs
-
noun,
Hans [hahns] /hɑns/ (Show IPA), 1494–1576, German Meistersinger: author of stories, songs, poems and dramatic works.
- troch
-
- IATSE
-
- seti-
-
- 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.
- iotas
-
noun,
a very small quantity; jot; whit.
- Recit
-
- 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.
- sheas
-
noun,
shea tree.
- sheer
-
noun,
a thin, diaphanous material, as chiffon or voile.
- sheet
-
noun,
a large rectangular piece of cotton, linen, or other material used as an article of bedding, commonly spread in pairs so that one is immediately above and the other immediately below the sleeper.
- hosts
-
noun,
a person who receives or entertains guests at home or elsewhere:
- Hosta
-
noun,
any of various plants belonging to the genus Hosta, of the lily family, which includes the plantain lily.
- shier
-
noun,
a horse having a tendency to shy.
- trass
-
noun,
a light-colored type of volcanic tuff used in making water-resistant cement and mortar.
- Hosea
-
noun,
a Minor Prophet of the 8th century b.c.
- shies
-
noun,
a sudden start aside, as in fear.
- react
-
verb (used with object),
to act or perform again.
- serai
-
noun,
(in Eastern countries) a caravansary.
- actos
-
- saice
-
noun,
syce.
- Sears
-
noun,
Richard Warren, 1863–1914, U.S. mail-order retailer.
- rates
-
noun,
the amount of a charge or payment with reference to some basis of calculation:
- trice
-
noun,
a very short time; an instant:
- SEATO
-
noun,
an organization formed in Manila (1954), comprising Australia, Great Britain, France, New Zealand, Pakistan, the Philippines, Thailand, and the United States, for collective defense against aggression in southeastern Asia and the southwestern Pacific: abolished in 1977.
- ither
-
adjective, pronoun, adverb,
other.
- iters
-
noun,
a canal or passage.
- seats
-
noun,
something designed to support a person in a sitting position, as a chair, bench, or pew; a place on or in which one sits.
- rathe
-
adjective,
Archaic. growing, blooming, or ripening early in the year or season.
- ratio
-
noun,
the relation between two similar magnitudes with respect to the number of times the first contains the second:
- secos
-
noun,
sekos.
- Isth.
-
- irate
-
adjective,
angry; enraged:
- sect.
-
- triac
-
noun,
a type of thyristor designed for electronic control of the current supplied to a circuit, used especially in dimmers for lighting systems.
- ratos
-
noun,
rocket-assisted takeoff.
- aerie
-
noun,
the nest of a bird of prey, as an eagle or a hawk.
- aero-
-
- tress
-
noun,
Usually, tresses. long locks or curls of hair.
- Isere
-
noun,
a river in SE France, flowing from the Alps to the Rhone River. 150 miles (240 km) long.
- seers
-
noun,
a person who sees; observer.
- reach
-
noun,
an act or instance of reaching:
- seise
-
verb (used with or without object),
Chiefly Law. seize.
- serac
-
noun,
a large irregularity of glacial ice, as a pinnacle found in glacial crevasses and formed by melting or movement of the ice.
- shote
-
noun,
shoat (def 1).
- stare
-
noun,
a staring gaze; a fixed look with the eyes wide open:
- heist
-
noun,
a robbery or holdup:
- chits
-
noun,
a signed note for money owed for food, drink, etc.
- tech.
-
- cires
-
noun,
a brilliant, highly glazed surface produced on fabrics by subjecting them to a wax, heat, and calendering treatment.
- roset
-
noun,
resin; rosin.
- 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.
- Chris
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Christopher.
- chose
-
noun,
a thing; an article of personal property.
- chore
-
noun,
a small or odd job; routine task.
- choir
-
noun,
a company of singers, especially an organized group employed in church service.
- TIROS
-
noun,
one of a series of satellites for transmitting television pictures of the earth's cloud cover.
- Chita
-
noun,
a city in the SE Russian Federation in Asia.
- Ashes
-
noun,
the powdery residue of matter that remains after burning.
- terce
-
noun,
tierce (def 3).
- Chios
-
noun,
a Greek island in the Aegean, near the W coast of Turkey. 322 sq. mi. (834 sq. km).
- chias
-
noun,
a plant, Salvia columbariae, of the mint family, native to the southwestern U.S. and Mexico, having mostly basal, oblong leaves and small blue flowers: the seeds are used as food and as the source of a beverage.
- chiao
-
noun,
jiao.
- terse
-
adjective,
neatly or effectively concise; brief and pithy, as language.
- rices
-
noun,
the starchy seeds or grain of an annual marsh grass, Oryza sativa, cultivated in warm climates and used for food.
- chest
-
noun,
Anatomy. the trunk of the body from the neck to the abdomen; thorax.
- chess
-
noun,
a game played on a chessboard by two people who maneuver sixteen pieces each according to rules governing movement of the six kinds of pieces (pawn, rook, knight, bishop, queen, king), the object being to bring the opponent's king into checkmate.
- chert
-
noun,
a compact rock consisting essentially of microcrystalline quartz.
- Chere
-
adjective,
dear; beloved: used in referring to or addressing a woman or girl.
- tires
-
noun,
British Dialect. fatigue.
- 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.
- cists
-
noun,
a box or chest, especially for sacred utensils.
- cites
-
noun,
citation (defs 7, 8).
- cheer
-
noun,
a shout of encouragement, approval, congratulation, etc.:
- Corse
-
noun,
corpse.
- Tosca
-
noun,
an opera (1900) by Giacomo Puccini.
- costs
-
noun,
the price paid to acquire, produce, accomplish, or maintain anything:
- Artie
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Arthur.
- Costa
-
noun,
a rib or riblike part.
- rhet.
-
- Tasso
-
noun,
Torquato [tawr-kwah-taw] /tɔrˈkwɑ tɔ/ (Show IPA), 1544–95, Italian poet.
- coset
-
noun,
a subset of a group, formed by the consistent operation of a given element of the group on the left or right of all the elements of a subgroup of the group.
- roshi
-
noun,
the religious leader of a group of Zen Buddhists.
- Teach
-
noun,
Informal. teacher.
- Corti
-
noun,
Alfonso [al-fon-soh;; Italian ahl-fawn-saw] /ælˈfɒn soʊ;; Italian ɑlˈfɔn sɔ/ (Show IPA), 1822–76, Italian anatomist.
- torch
-
noun,
a light to be carried in the hand, consisting of some combustible substance, as resinous wood, or of twisted flax or the like soaked with tallow or other flammable substance, ignited at the upper end.
- rhoea
-
- coria
-
noun,
plural of corium.
- coast
-
noun,
the land next to the sea; seashore:
- cores
-
- Corea
-
noun,
Armando Anthony [ahr-mahn-doh] /ɑrˈmɑn doʊ/ (Show IPA), ("Chick") born 1941, U.S. jazz pianist and composer.
- tears
-
- coirs
-
noun,
the prepared fiber of the husk of the coconut fruit, used in making rope, matting, etc.
- asco-
-
- Ascot
-
noun,
a necktie or scarf with broad ends, tied and arranged so that the ends are laid flat, one across the other, sometimes with a pin to secure them.
- Torah
-
noun,
the Pentateuch, being the first of the three Jewish divisions of the Old Testament.
Compare Tanach.
- toise
-
noun,
an old French unit of length equivalent to 6.395 feet (1.949 meters).
- Coats
-
noun,
an outer garment with sleeves, covering at least the upper part of the body:
- coati
-
noun,
any tropical American carnivore of the genus Nasua, related to the raccoon, having an elongated body, long, ringed tail, and a slender, flexible snout.
- tease
-
noun,
a person who teases or annoys.
- Asher
-
noun,
a son of Jacob and Zilpah. Gen. 30:12–13.
- Asser
-
noun,
Tobias [toh-bahy-uh s;; Dutch taw-bee-ahs] /toʊˈbaɪ əs;; Dutch tɔˈbi ɑs/ (Show IPA), 1838–1913, Dutch jurist and statesman: Nobel Peace Prize 1911.
- asset
-
noun,
a useful and desirable thing or quality:
- crash
-
noun,
a sudden loud noise, as of something being violently smashed or struck:
- there
-
noun,
that state or condition:
- theo-
-
- cease
-
noun,
cessation:
- theor
-
- Cath.
-
- Cates
-
noun,
a choice food;delicacy; dainty.
- cater
-
verb (used with object),
to provide food and service for:
- Theos
-
- Thera
-
noun,
a Greek island in the S Aegean, in the Cyclades group. 30 sq. mi. (78 sq. km).
- throe
-
noun,
a violent spasm or pang; paroxysm.
- Athos
-
noun,
Mount, the easternmost of three prongs of the peninsula of Chalcidice, in NE Greece: site of an autonomous theocracy constituted of 20 monasteries. 131 sq. mi. (340 sq. km); about 35 miles (56 km) long.
- caste
-
noun,
Sociology.
an endogamous and hereditary social group limited to persons of the same rank, occupation, economic position, etc., and having mores distinguishing it from other such groups.
any rigid system of social distinctions.
- THREE
-
noun,
a cardinal number, 2 plus 1.
- rises
-
noun,
an act or instance of rising.
- those
-
Idioms,
at that,
in spite of something; nevertheless:
in addition; besides:
- cases
-
noun,
an instance of the occurrence, existence, etc., of something:
- these
-
Idioms,
with this, following this; hereupon:
- carts
-
noun,
a heavy two-wheeled vehicle, commonly without springs, drawn by mules, oxen, or the like, used for the conveyance of heavy goods.
- Carte
-
noun,
(italics) French. menu; bill of fare.
Compare à la carte.
- carse
-
noun,
bottom land.
- Carie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Caroline.
- caret
-
noun,
a mark (‸) made in written or printed matter to show the place where something is to be inserted.
- cares
-
noun,
a state of mind in which one is troubled; worry, anxiety, or concern:
- Cairo
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Egypt, in the N part on the E bank of the Nile.
- thio-
-
- roast
-
noun,
roasted meat or a piece of roasted meat, as a piece of beef or veal of a quantity and shape for slicing into more than one portion.
- their
-
noun,
any male person or animal; a man:
- ceras
-
noun,
(in prescriptions) wax.
- cheat
-
noun,
a person who acts dishonestly, deceives, or defrauds:
- Thare
-
noun,
Terah.
- chats
-
noun,
informal conversation:
- Chase
-
noun,
the act of chasing; pursuit:
- chart
-
noun,
a sheet exhibiting information in tabular form.
- chars
-
noun,
a charred material or surface.
- asst.
-
- Chari
-
noun,
Shari.
- char-
-
- chaos
-
noun,
a state of utter confusion or disorder; a total lack of organization or order.
- aster
-
noun,
any composite plant of the genus Aster, having rays varying from white or pink to blue around a yellow disk.
- chais
-
noun,
a shed or other aboveground building where a winemaker stores wine in casks.
- chair
-
noun,
a seat, especially for one person, usually having four legs for support and a rest for the back and often having rests for the arms.
- Thais
-
noun,
flourished late 4th century b.c, Athenian courtesan: mistress of Alexander the Great and Ptolemy I.
- cetes
-
noun,
a number of badgers together.
- astr.
-
- riots
-
noun,
a noisy, violent public disorder caused by a group or crowd of persons, as by a crowd protesting against another group, a government policy, etc., in the streets.
- 30-30
-
- Cesti
-
noun,
Marcantonio [mahr-kahn-taw-nyaw] /ˌmɑr kɑnˈtɔ nyɔ/ (Show IPA), 1623–69, Italian composer.
- cesta
-
noun,
a narrow, curved basket fitted on one end to a wooden handle with a glovelike compartment at the base, for catching and throwing the ball.
- theca
-
noun,
a case or receptacle.
- cert.
-
- ceros
-
noun,
a large Atlantic and Gulf Coast mackerel game fish, Scomberomorus regalis.
- cero-
-
- astir
-
adjective,
moving or stirring, especially with much activity or excitement:
- ceria
-
noun,
a white-to-yellow, heavy powder, cerium dioxide, CeO 2 , usually derived from cerium nitrate by decomposition with heat: used chiefly in ceramics, glass polishing, and decolorizing.
- Ceres
-
noun,
a pre-Roman goddess of agriculture under whose name the Romans adopted the worship of the Greek goddess Demeter.
- Astor
-
noun,
John Jacob, 1763–1848, U.S. capitalist and fur merchant.
- cotes
-
noun,
a shelter, coop, or small shed for sheep, pigs, pigeons, etc.
- arsis
-
noun,
Music. the upward stroke in conducting; upbeat.
Compare thesis (def 4).
- arses
-
noun,
ass2 (defs 1, 2).
- sores
-
noun,
a sore spot or place on the body.
- Soche
-
noun,
Wade-Giles. Shache.
- Sochi
-
noun,
a seaport in the SW Russian Federation in Europe, on the Black Sea: resort.
- rotes
-
noun,
routine; a fixed, habitual, or mechanical course of procedure:
- arces
-
noun,
a daughter of Thaumas and the sister of Iris and the Harpies. Zeus took away her wings when she aided the Titans in their war against him.
- estoc
-
noun,
a thrusting sword of the 13th–17th centuries having a long, narrow blade of rectangular section.
- Arch.
-
- Esth.
-
- Estes
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Ester
-
noun,
a compound produced by the reaction between an acid and an alcohol with the elimination of a molecule of water, as ethyl acetate, C 4 H 8 O 2 , or dimethyl sulfate, C 2 H 6 SO 4 .
- soras
-
noun,
a small, short-billed rail, Porzana carolina, of marshy areas of North America.
- trois
-
noun,
the number 3.
- arche
-
- ethic
-
noun,
the body of moral principles or values governing or distinctive of a particular culture or group:
- sorts
-
noun,
a particular kind, species, variety, class, or group, distinguished by a common character or nature:
- Saree
-
noun,
sari.
- sotie
-
noun,
a satirical and topical comedy employing actors dressed in traditional fool's costume, popular in France during the late Middle Ages, and often used as a curtain raiser to mystery and morality plays.
- reset
-
noun,
an act or instance of setting again.
- toric
-
adjective,
noting or pertaining to a lens with a surface forming a portion of a torus, used for eyeglasses and contact lenses that correct astigmatism.
- areo-
-
- erose
-
adjective,
uneven, as if gnawed away.
- ERISA
-
noun,
Employee Retirement Income Security Act.
- Srta.
-
- stair
-
noun,
one of a flight or series of steps for going from one level to another, as in a building.
- erect
-
adjective,
upright in position or posture:
- Erech
-
noun,
Biblical name of Uruk.
- ether
-
noun,
Also called diethyl ether, diethyl oxide, ethyl ether, ethyl oxide, sulfuric ether. Chemistry, Pharmacology. a colorless, highly volatile, flammable liquid, C 4 H 10 O, having an aromatic odor and sweet, burning taste, derived from ethyl alcohol by the action of sulfuric acid: used as a solvent and, formerly, as an inhalant anesthetic.
- ethos
-
noun,
Sociology. the fundamental character or spirit of a culture; the underlying sentiment that informs the beliefs, customs, or practices of a group or society; dominant assumptions of a people or period:
- erase
-
verb (used with object),
to rub or scrape out, as letters or characters written, engraved, etc.; efface.
- haste
-
noun,
swiftness of motion; speed; celerity:
- aitch
-
noun,
the letter H, h.
- hect-
-
- heats
-
noun,
the state of a body perceived as having or generating a relatively high degree of warmth.
- torsi
-
noun,
a plural of torso.
- 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.
- hears
-
verb (used with object),
to perceive by the ear:
- Sices
-
noun,
syce.
- hates
-
noun,
intense dislike; extreme aversion or hostility.
- hater
-
noun,
a person who has an intense dislike for another person or thing (often used in combination):
- reest
-
verb (used with object),
to cure, smoke, or dry (meat or fish).
- siree
-
noun,
sirree.
- sires
-
noun,
the male parent of a quadruped.
- soars
-
noun,
an act or instance of soaring.
- 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.
- 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.
- torse
-
noun,
a wreath of twisted silks of two alternating tinctures, usually a metal and a color, depicted supporting a crest or coronet, often upon a helmet.
- haori
-
noun,
a loose, knee-length, Japanese garment resembling a coat.
- haets
-
noun,
a little bit; a whit.
- Thira
-
noun,
Thera.
- sitar
-
noun,
a lute of India with a small, pear-shaped body and a long, broad, fretted neck.
- Reich
-
noun,
(with reference to Germany) empire; realm; nation.
- sites
-
noun,
the position or location of a town, building, etc., especially as to its environment:
- sito-
-
- reist
-
verb (used without object),
reest2 .
- Erato
-
noun,
the Muse of love poetry.
- ERICA
-
noun,
any of numerous low-growing evergreen shrubs or small trees belonging to the genus Erica, of the heath family, including several species of heather.
- Resht
-
noun,
Rasht.
- crit.
-
- rotas
-
noun,
Chiefly British.
a round or rotation of duties; a period of work or duty taken in rotation with others.
an agenda or circuit of sporting events, as a round of golf tournaments, played in different localities throughout the year.
- Roach
-
noun,
a cockroach.
- taces
-
noun,
tasset.
- tsars
-
noun,
czar.
- tache
-
noun,
a buckle; clasp.
- tachs
-
noun,
tachometer.
- tacos
-
noun,
Mexican Cookery. an often crisply fried tortilla folded over and filled, as with seasoned chopped meat, lettuce, tomatoes, and cheese.
- Tahoe
-
noun,
Lake, a lake in E California and W Nevada, in the Sierra Nevada Mountains: resort. About 200 sq. mi. (520 sq. km); 6225 feet (1897 meters) above sea level.
- Rosse
-
noun,
William Parsons, Third Earl of, William Parsons.
- 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.
- arith
-
- Croat
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Croatia; Croatian.
- cries
-
noun,
the act or sound of crying; any loud utterance or exclamation; a shout, scream, or wail.
- rests
-
noun,
the refreshing quiet or repose of sleep:
- Crete
-
noun,
Formerly Candia. a Greek island in the Mediterranean, SE of mainland Greece. 3235 sq. mi. (8380 sq. km). Capital: Canea.
- crest
-
noun,
the highest part of a hill or mountain range; summit.
- arose
-
verb,
simple past tense of arise.
- cress
-
noun,
any of various plants of the mustard family, especially the watercress, having pungent-tasting leaves often used for salad and as a garnish.
- tares
-
noun,
any of various vetches, especially Vicia sativa.
- Crees
-
noun,
a member of a North American Indian people of Ontario, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, and Montana.
- rheas
-
noun,
the ramie plant or fiber.
- Rosie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Rose.
- torcs
-
noun,
torque (def 4).
- crate
-
noun,
a slatted wooden box or framework for packing, shopping, or storing fruit, furniture, glassware, crockery, etc.
- taros
-
noun,
a stemless plant, Colocasia esculenta, of the arum family, cultivated in tropical regions, in the Pacific islands and elsewhere, for the edible tuber.
- crass
-
adjective,
without refinement, delicacy, or sensitivity; gross; obtuse; stupid:
- stria
-
noun,
a slight or narrow furrow, ridge, stripe, or streak, especially one of a number in parallel arrangement:
- retch
-
noun,
the act or an instance of retching.
- store
-
noun,
an establishment where merchandise is sold, usually on a retail basis.
- 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.
- stash
-
noun,
something put away or hidden:
- Arete
-
noun,
the aggregate of qualities, as valor and virtue, making up good character.
- stech
-
verb (used with object),
to fill or gorge (one's stomach) with food.
- steer
-
noun,
Informal. a suggestion about a course of action; tip:
- ster.
-
- ecto-
-
- Aries
-
noun,
Astronomy. the Ram, a zodiacal constellation between Pisces and Taurus.
- Stich
-
noun,
a verse or line of poetry.
- sties
-
noun,
a pen or enclosure for swine; pigpen.
- resit
-
noun,
a test or examination that is retaken.
- stirs
-
noun,
the act of stirring or moving.
- Soter
-
noun,
Saint, pope a.d. 166?–175?.
- stoas
-
noun,
Greek Architecture. a portico, usually a detached portico of considerable length, that is used as a promenade or meeting place.
- Stoic
-
noun,
a member or adherent of the Stoic school of philosophy.
- easts
-
noun,
a cardinal point of the compass, 90° to the right of north. Abbreviation: E.
- eases
-
noun,
freedom from labor, pain, or physical annoyance; tranquil rest; comfort:
- arise
-
verb (used without object),
to get up from sitting, lying, or kneeling; rise:
- TORES
-
noun,
a torus.
- ROTS
-
noun,
the process of rotting.
- Tshi
-
noun,
Twi.
- Sacs
-
noun,
a baglike structure in an animal, plant, or fungus, as one containing fluid.
- Saco
-
noun,
a city in SW Maine.
- Roth
-
noun,
Phillip, born 1933, U.S. novelist and short-story writer.
- ROSE
-
noun,
any of the wild or cultivated, usually prickly-stemmed, pinnate-leaved, showy-flowered shrubs of the genus Rosa.
Compare rose family.
- rote
-
noun,
routine; a fixed, habitual, or mechanical course of procedure:
- Rosa
-
noun,
Salvator [sahl-vah-tawr] /ˈsɑl vɑˌtɔr/ (Show IPA), 1615–73, Italian painter and poet.
- Sais
-
noun,
an ancient city in N Egypt, on the Nile delta: an ancient capital of Lower Egypt.
- Roti
-
noun,
roast.
- Rota
-
noun,
Chiefly British.
a round or rotation of duties; a period of work or duty taken in rotation with others.
an agenda or circuit of sporting events, as a round of golf tournaments, played in different localities throughout the year.
- Roca
-
noun,
Cape, a cape in W Portugal, near Lisbon: the western extremity of continental Europe.
- rocs
-
noun,
a bird of enormous size and strength.
- ROTC
-
noun,
a body of students at some colleges and universities who are given training toward becoming officers in the armed forces. Abbreviation: ROTC, R.O.T.C.
- Ross
-
noun,
the rough exterior of bark.
- tsar
-
noun,
czar.
- this
-
Idioms,
with this, following this; hereupon:
- 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.
- stoa
-
noun,
Greek Architecture. a portico, usually a detached portico of considerable length, that is used as a promenade or meeting place.
- Tare
-
noun,
any of various vetches, especially Vicia sativa.
- Taos
-
noun,
a Tanoan language spoken in two villages in New Mexico.
- 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.
- taco
-
noun,
Mexican Cookery. an often crisply fried tortilla folded over and filled, as with seasoned chopped meat, lettuce, tomatoes, and cheese.
- tach
-
noun,
tachometer.
- Tace
-
noun,
tasset.
- thi-
-
- str.
-
- Stir
-
noun,
the act of stirring or moving.
- Tore
-
noun,
a torus.
- Ste.
-
- Tori
-
noun,
plural of torus.
- Star
-
noun,
any of the heavenly bodies, except the moon, appearing as fixed luminous points in the sky at night.
- sris
-
noun,
a Hindu title of address prefixed to the name of a deity, holy person, etc.
- Sra.
-
- sots
-
noun,
a drunkard.
- sort
-
noun,
a particular kind, species, variety, class, or group, distinguished by a common character or nature:
- sori
-
noun,
plural of sorus.
- sore
-
noun,
a sore spot or place on the body.
- Taro
-
noun,
a stemless plant, Colocasia esculenta, of the arum family, cultivated in tropical regions, in the Pacific islands and elsewhere, for the edible tuber.
- tars
-
noun,
any of various dark-colored viscid products obtained by the destructive distillation of certain organic substances, as coal or wood.
- tors
-
noun,
a rocky pinnacle; a peak of a bare or rocky mountain or hill.
- thae
-
pronoun, adjective,
those.
- thir
-
pronoun,
these.
- THOR
-
noun,
Scandinavian Mythology. the god of thunder, rain, and farming, represented as riding a chariot drawn by goats and wielding the hammer Mjolnir: the defender of the Aesir, destined to kill and be killed by the Midgard Serpent.
- tics
-
noun,
Pathology.
a sudden, spasmodic, painless, involuntary muscular contraction, as of the face.
tic douloureux.
- thee
-
pronoun,
the objective case of thou1 :
- Thea
-
noun,
a female given name.
- the-
-
- 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.
- Thar
-
noun,
tahr.
- Thai
-
noun,
Also called Thailander [tahy-lan-der, -luh n-] /ˈtaɪˌlæn dər, -lən-/ (Show IPA). a native or descendant of a native of Thailand.
- tire
-
noun,
British Dialect. fatigue.
- TASS
-
noun,
a cup or small goblet, especially an ornamental one.
- Tiro
-
noun,
tyro.
- Tess
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Theresa.
- toch
-
noun,
Ernst [ernst] /ɛrnst/ (Show IPA), 1887–1964, Austrian composer.
- ter.
-
- Tees
-
noun,
a river in N England, flowing E along the boundary between Durham and Yorkshire to the North Sea. 70 miles (113 km) long.
- toea
-
noun,
a bronze coin and monetary unit of Papua New Guinea, the 100th part of a kina.
- 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.
- torc
-
noun,
torque (def 4).
- tchr
-
- sora
-
noun,
a small, short-billed rail, Porzana carolina, of marshy areas of North America.
- SOAR
-
noun,
an act or instance of soaring.
- SASE
-
- SCSI
-
noun,
a standard for computer interface ports featuring faster data transmission and greater flexibility than normal ports.
- seer
-
noun,
a person who sees; observer.
- Tree
-
noun,
a plant having a permanently woody main stem or trunk, ordinarily growing to a considerable height, and usually developing branches at some distance from the ground.
- tri-
-
- Secs
-
noun,
second2 (def 2).
- sech
-
- sec.
-
- seat
-
noun,
something designed to support a person in a sitting position, as a chair, bench, or pew; a place on or in which one sits.
- SEAS
-
noun,
the salt waters that cover the greater part of the earth's surface.
- sear
-
noun,
a mark or scar made by searing.
- scr.
-
- seis
-
noun,
sei whale.
- sci.
-
- sch.
-
- scar
-
noun,
a mark left by a healed wound, sore, or burn.
- Trio
-
noun,
a musical composition for three voices or instruments.
- Sato
-
noun,
Eisaku [ey-sah-koo;; Japanese ey-sah-koo] /eɪˈsɑ ku;; Japanese ˈeɪ sɑˌku/ (Show IPA), 1901–75, Japanese political leader: prime minister 1964–72; Nobel Peace Prize 1974.
- sati
-
noun,
a Hindu practice whereby a widow immolates herself on the funeral pyre of her husband: now abolished by law.
- 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.
-
- sash
-
noun,
a long band or scarf worn over one shoulder or around the waist, as by military officers as a part of the uniform or by women and children for ornament.
- sees
-
noun,
the seat, center of authority, office, or jurisdiction of a bishop.
- Sera
-
noun,
a plural of serum.
- sits
-
verb,
(in prescriptions) may it be.
- toss
-
noun,
an act or instance of tossing.
- sith
-
adverb, conjunction, preposition,
since.
- site
-
noun,
the position or location of a town, building, etc., especially as to its environment:
- sirs
-
noun,
a respectful or formal term of address used to a man:
- sire
-
noun,
the male parent of a quadruped.
- sics
-
adverb,
so; thus: usually written parenthetically to denote that a word, phrase, passage, etc., that may appear strange or incorrect has been written intentionally or has been quoted verbatim: (sic).
- sice
-
noun,
syce.
- shr.
-
- tosh
-
noun,
nonsense; bosh.
- shot
-
noun,
a discharge of a firearm, bow, etc.
- shoe
-
noun,
an external covering for the human foot, usually of leather and consisting of a more or less stiff or heavy sole and a lighter upper part ending a short distance above, at, or below the ankle.
- Sere
-
noun,
the series of stages in an ecological succession.
- Shoa
-
noun,
the Holocaust.
- shit
-
noun,
excrement; feces.
- shee
-
noun,
sídh.
- Shea
-
noun,
shea tree.
- Seth
-
noun,
the third son of Adam. Gen. 4:25.
- Seta
-
noun,
a stiff hair; bristle or bristlelike part.
- Sert
-
noun,
José María [haw-se mah-ree-ah] /hɔˈsɛ mɑˈri ɑ/ (Show IPA), 1876–1945, Spanish painter.
- sers
-
noun,
a unit of weight in India, varying in value but usually 1/40 of a maund: the government ser is divided into 80 tolas of 180 English grains and equals nearly 2 pounds 1 ounce avoirdupois (950 grams).
- Seri
-
noun,
a member of an American Indian people of western Sonora state, Mexico, on the Gulf of California.
- SITA
-
noun,
(in the Ramayana) the wife of Ramachandra, abducted by Ravana and later rescued.
- 1080
-
- esse
-
noun,
being; existence.
- Hiss
-
noun,
a hissing sound, especially one made in disapproval.
- Hsia
-
noun,
a legendary dynasty in China, the traditional dates of which are 2205–1766 b.c.
- chat
-
noun,
informal conversation:
- Cher
-
noun,
a river in central France, flowing NW to the Loire River. 220 miles (355 km) long.
- hots
-
noun,
the hots, Slang. intense sexual desire or attraction.
- Chet
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Chester.
- Host
-
noun,
a person who receives or entertains guests at home or elsewhere:
- Hose
-
noun,
a flexible tube for conveying a liquid, as water, to a desired point:
- Hos.
-
- hora
-
noun,
a traditional Romanian and Israeli round dance.
- hor.
-
- hoar
-
noun,
hoarfrost; rime.
- chia
-
noun,
a plant, Salvia columbariae, of the mint family, native to the southwestern U.S. and Mexico, having mostly basal, oblong leaves and small blue flowers: the seeds are used as food and as the source of a beverage.
- chis
-
noun,
the twenty-second letter of the Greek alphabet (X, χ).
- chai
-
noun,
a shed or other aboveground building where a winemaker stores wine in casks.
- chit
-
noun,
a signed note for money owed for food, drink, etc.
- hire
-
noun,
the act of hiring.
- Chr.
-
- chs.
-
- hets
-
noun,
a heterosexual person.
- hest
-
noun,
behest.
- Hess
-
noun,
Dame Myra, 1890–1965, English pianist.
- hers
-
noun,
Slang. a female:
- HERO
-
noun,
a person noted for courageous acts or nobility of character:
- Here
-
noun,
this place:
- HERA
-
noun,
the ancient Greek queen of heaven, a daughter of Cronus and Rhea and the wife and sister of Zeus.
- her.
-
- Chas
-
noun,
tea.
- Ceto
-
- Heer
-
noun,
an old unit of measure for linen and woolen yarn, equivalent to about 600 yards (550 meters).
- cast
-
noun,
act of casting or throwing.
- ator
-
- Itch
-
noun,
the sensation of itching.
- iso-
-
- Isar
-
noun,
a river in central Europe, flowing NE from W Austria through S Germany to the Danube River. 215 miles (345 km) long.
- CARE
-
noun,
a state of mind in which one is troubled; worry, anxiety, or concern:
- CART
-
noun,
a heavy two-wheeled vehicle, commonly without springs, drawn by mules, oxen, or the like, used for the conveyance of heavy goods.
- CASE
-
noun,
an instance of the occurrence, existence, etc., of something:
- Ire.
-
- Cash
-
noun,
money in the form of coins or banknotes, especially that issued by a government.
- IRAS
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- Cass
-
noun,
Lewis, 1782–1866, U.S. statesman.
- eats
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- cat.
-
- Cete
-
noun,
a number of badgers together.
- Cate
-
noun,
a choice food;delicacy; dainty.
- Cato
-
noun,
Marcus Porcius [pawr-shee-uh s,, -shuh s] /ˈpɔr ʃi əs,, -ʃəs/ (Show IPA), ("the Elder"or"the Censor") 234–149 b.c, Roman statesman, soldier, and writer.
- ICSH
-
- ichs
-
noun,
a disease of tropical fishes, characterized by small, white nodules on the fins, skin, and eyes, caused by a ciliate protozoan, Ichthyophthirius multifiliis.
- cees
-
noun,
the letter C.
- ices
-
noun,
the solid form of water, produced by freezing; frozen water.
- Ice.
-
- ICAO
-
- cera
-
noun,
(in prescriptions) wax.
- CerE
-
noun,
a fleshy, membranous covering of the base of the upper mandible of a bird, especially a bird of prey or a parrot, through which the nostrils open.
- cess
-
noun,
British. a tax, assessment, or lien.
- cet-
-
- Ceta
-
noun,
Comprehensive Employment and Training Act.
- heir
-
noun,
a person who inherits or has a right of inheritance in the property of another following the latter's death.
- ciao
-
interjection,
(used as a word of greeting or parting): hello; goodbye; so long; see you later.
- iter
-
noun,
a canal or passage.
- Erie
-
noun,
Lake, a lake between the NE central United States and SE central Canada: the southernmost lake of the Great Lakes; Commodore Perry's defeat of the British in 1813. 239 miles (385 km) long; 9940 sq. mi. (25,745 sq. km).
- eso-
-
- ESIS
-
- coss
-
noun,
kos.
- Cost
-
noun,
the price paid to acquire, produce, accomplish, or maintain anything:
- Cote
-
noun,
a shelter, coop, or small shed for sheep, pigs, pigeons, etc.
- crat
-
- Cree
-
noun,
a member of a North American Indian people of Ontario, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, and Montana.
- erst
-
adverb,
before the present time; formerly.
- Erse
-
noun,
Gaelic, especially Scottish Gaelic.
- Cres
-
- Eros
-
noun,
the ancient Greek god of love, identified by the Romans with Cupid.
- Eris
-
noun,
the ancient Greek goddess of discord and the sister of Ares: identified with the Roman goddess Discordia.
- Eric
-
noun,
Eric the Red.
- cose
-
verb (used without object),
coze.
- ctr.
-
- cts.
-
- Eire
-
noun,
the Irish name of Ireland.
- each
-
adverb,
to, from, or for each; apiece:
- 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.
- EEOC
-
- ease
-
noun,
freedom from labor, pain, or physical annoyance; tranquil rest; comfort:
- ect-
-
- eco-
-
- echt
-
adjective,
real; authentic; genuine.
- East
-
noun,
a cardinal point of the compass, 90° to the right of north. Abbreviation: E.
- Echo
-
noun,
a repetition of sound produced by the reflection of sound waves from a wall, mountain, or other obstructing surface.
- cosh
-
noun,
a blackjack; bludgeon.
- est.
-
- heat
-
noun,
the state of a body perceived as having or generating a relatively high degree of warmth.
- cite
-
noun,
citation (defs 7, 8).
- hear
-
verb (used with object),
to perceive by the ear:
- HEAO
-
- cir.
-
- cire
-
noun,
a brilliant, highly glazed surface produced on fabrics by subjecting them to a wax, heat, and calendering treatment.
- hate
-
noun,
intense dislike; extreme aversion or hostility.
- cis-
-
- hast
-
noun,
Usually, haves. an individual or group that has wealth, social position, or other material benefits (contrasted with have-not).
- Hart
-
noun,
a male deer, commonly of the red deer, Cervus elaphus, especially after its fifth year.
- 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.
- cist
-
noun,
a box or chest, especially for sacred utensils.
- cit.
-
- hair
-
noun,
any of the numerous fine, usually cylindrical, keratinous filaments growing from the skin of humans and animals; a pilus.
- haet
-
noun,
a little bit; a whit.
- Este
-
noun,
a city in NE Italy: medieval fortress; ancient Roman ruins.
- haes
-
verb (used with object), auxiliary verb,
have.
- coat
-
noun,
an outer garment with sleeves, covering at least the upper part of the body:
- coir
-
noun,
the prepared fiber of the husk of the coconut fruit, used in making rope, matting, etc.
- Cor.
-
- Cora
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. Kore.
- Cori
-
noun,
Carl Ferdinand, 1896–1984, and his wife, Gerty Theresa, 1896–1957, U.S. biochemists, born in Austria-Hungary: Nobel Prize in Medicine 1947.
- Cort
-
- etic
-
adjective,
pertaining to or being the raw data of a language or other area of behavior, without considering the data as significant units functioning within a system.
- 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.
- Eth.
-
- etch
-
noun,
Printing. an acid used for etching.
- etc.
-
- ETAS
-
noun,
the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
- 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.
- IOTA
-
noun,
a very small quantity; jot; whit.
- atic
-
- airs
-
noun,
a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- aesc
-
noun,
ash2 (def 3).
- aet.
-
- RATO
-
noun,
rocket-assisted takeoff.
- rate
-
noun,
the amount of a charge or payment with reference to some basis of calculation:
- Ahir
-
noun,
a member of the caste of cowherds and milkmen in India.
- rash
-
noun,
an eruption or efflorescence on the skin.
- rase
-
verb (used with object),
raze.
- Rais
-
noun,
Gilles de, Retz, Gilles de Laval, Baron de.
- Aire
-
- ates
-
- RACE
-
noun,
a contest of speed, as in running, riding, driving, or sailing.
- airt
-
noun,
a direction.
- aer-
-
- aits
-
noun,
a small island, especially in a river.
- Arce
-
noun,
a daughter of Thaumas and the sister of Iris and the Harpies. Zeus took away her wings when she aided the Titans in their war against him.
- Otis
-
noun,
Elisha Graves, 1811–61, U.S. inventor.
- otic
-
adjective,
of or relating to the ear; auricular.
- ARCO
-
adverb,
(of the performance of a passage for stringed instruments) with the bow.
- Ares
-
noun,
the ancient Greek god of war, a son of Zeus and Hera, identified by the Romans with Mars.
- OSSA
-
noun,
plural of os1 .
- ARIS
-
- osis
-
- OSHA
-
noun,
the division of the Department of Labor that sets and enforces occupational health and safety rules.
- Osee
-
noun,
Hosea.
- recs
-
noun,
recreation.
- ACTS
-
noun,
anything done, being done, or to be done; deed; performance:
- osar
-
noun,
plural of os3 .
- Rhee
-
noun,
Syngman [sing-muh n] /ˈsɪŋ mən/ (Show IPA), 1875–1965, president of South Korea 1948–60.
- rite
-
noun,
a formal or ceremonial act or procedure prescribed or customary in religious or other solemn use:
- RITA
-
noun,
the Vedic concept of cosmic and social order.
- rit.
-
- Rise
-
noun,
an act or instance of rising.
- RISC
-
noun,
reduced instruction set computer: a computer whose central processing unit recognizes a relatively small number of instructions, which it can execute very rapidly.
- riot
-
noun,
a noisy, violent public disorder caused by a group or crowd of persons, as by a crowd protesting against another group, a government policy, etc., in the streets.
- Rico
-
noun,
Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act: a U.S. law, enacted in 1970, allowing victims of organized crime to sue those responsible for punitive damages.
- Rich
-
noun,
(used with a plural verb) rich persons collectively (usually preceded by the):
- Rice
-
noun,
the starchy seeds or grain of an annual marsh grass, Oryza sativa, cultivated in warm climates and used for food.
- RIAS
-
noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- rhos
-
noun,
the 17th letter of the Greek alphabet (P, ρ).
- Rhea
-
noun,
the ramie plant or fiber.
- ACTH
-
- 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.
- ARCS
-
noun,
Geometry. any unbroken part of the circumference of a circle or other curved line.
- rete
-
noun,
a pierced plate on an astrolabe, having projections whose points correspond to the fixed stars.
- rest
-
noun,
the refreshing quiet or repose of sleep:
- resh
-
noun,
the 20th letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
- reit
-
noun,
real-estate investment trust.
- Reis
-
plural noun,
a former money of account of Portugal and Brazil.
- Rees
-
noun,
reeve3 .
- ache
-
noun,
a continuous, dull pain (in contrast to a sharp, sudden, or sporadic pain).
- Acis
-
noun,
the lover of Galatea, killed by Polyphemus out of jealousy.
- acr-
-
- Acre
-
noun,
a common measure of area: in the U.S. and U.K., 1 acre equals 4,840 square yards (4,047 square meters) or 0.405 hectare; 640 acres equals one square mile.
- arse
-
noun,
ass2 (defs 1, 2).
- eath
-
adjective, adverb,
easy.
- orts
-
noun,
Usually, orts. a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
- Oise
-
noun,
a river in W Europe, flowing SW from S Belgium through N France to the Seine, near Paris. 186 miles (300 km) long.
- asse
-
noun,
Cape fox.
- oath
-
noun,
a solemn appeal to a deity, or to some revered person or thing, to witness one's determination to speak the truth, to keep a promise, etc.:
- Asti
-
noun,
a city in the Piedmont region of Italy, S of Turin: center of wine-producing region.
- OATS
-
noun,
a cereal grass, Avena sativa, cultivated for its edible seed.
- art.
-
- asis
-
- ocas
-
noun,
a wood sorrel, Oxalis tuberosa, of the Andes, cultivated in South America for its edible tubers.
- Asir
-
noun,
a district in SW Saudi Arabia.
- Ochs
-
noun,
Adolph Simon, 1858–1935, U.S. newspaper publisher.
- Ashe
-
noun,
Arthur (Robert, Jr) 1943–93, U.S. tennis player.
- Oct.
-
- OEEC
-
- oast
-
noun,
a kiln for drying hops or malt.
- Aser
-
noun,
Asher (def 1).
- ASSR
-
- Oita
-
noun,
a seaport on NE Kyushu, in S Japan.
- Asch
-
noun,
Sholom [shaw-luh m] /ˈʃɔ ləm/ (Show IPA), or Sholem [shaw-luh m,, -lem] /ˈʃɔ ləm,, -lɛm/ (Show IPA), 1880–1957, U.S. author, born in Poland.
- asc-
-
- oras
-
noun,
plural of os2 .
- orcs
-
noun,
any of several cetaceans, as a grampus.
- Orca
-
noun,
the killer whale, Orcinus orca.
- asci
-
noun,
plural of ascus.
- ct.
-
- CRT
-
- ac-
-
- TAR
-
noun,
any of various dark-colored viscid products obtained by the destructive distillation of certain organic substances, as coal or wood.
- CRS
-
- at.
-
- Ar.
-
- TIA
-
- CAI
-
- ATS
-
noun,
a money of account of Laos, the 100th part of a kip.
- CAR
-
noun,
an automobile.
- ATC
-
- eat
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- ast
-
- COT
-
noun,
a light portable bed, especially one of canvas on a folding frame.
- ACE
-
noun,
a playing card or die marked with or having the value indicated by a single spot:
- CAS
-
verb (used with or without object),
to call, as to call an animal toward one; urge forward by calling.
- 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.
- CSA
-
- TAO
-
noun,
(in philosophical Taoism) that in virtue of which all things happen or exist.
- EAS
-
noun,
the Akkadian god of wisdom, the son of Apsu and father of Marduk: the counterpart of Enki.
- 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.
- TSH
-
- Co.
-
- ea.
-
- ETA
-
noun,
the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
- CIO
-
noun,
a federation of affiliated industrial labor unions, founded 1935 within the American Federation of Labor but independent of it 1938–55. Abbreviation: C.I.O., CIO.
- eo-
-
- TIC
-
noun,
Pathology.
a sudden, spasmodic, painless, involuntary muscular contraction, as of the face.
tic douloureux.
- cr.
-
- cs.
-
- TSI
-
- TSE
-
- cte
-
- CTA
-
- ch.
-
- CST
-
- CSR
-
- ca.
-
- CSO
-
- Tai
-
noun,
any of several sparoid fishes of the Pacific Ocean, as Pagrus major (red tai) a food fish of Japan.
- TAE
-
preposition,
to.
- 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.
- Tro
-
- aor
-
- tra
-
- CIE
-
- tr.
-
- Tor
-
noun,
a rocky pinnacle; a peak of a bare or rocky mountain or hill.
- THC
-
- AIS
-
noun,
a three-toed sloth, Bradypus tridactylus, inhabiting forests of southern Venezuela, the Guianas, and northern Brazil, having a diet apparently restricted to the leaves of the trumpet-tree, and sounding a high-pitched cry when disturbed.
- ait
-
noun,
a small island, especially in a river.
- ase
-
- ARC
-
noun,
Geometry. any unbroken part of the circumference of a circle or other curved line.
- toe
-
noun,
one of the terminal digits of the human foot.
- CIA
-
- ChE
-
noun,
Ernesto [er-nes-taw] /ɛrˈnɛs tɔ/ (Show IPA), ("Che") 1928–67, Cuban revolutionist and political leader, born in Argentina.
- CHA
-
noun,
tea.
- 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.
- tha
-
noun,
the fourth letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- th-
-
- CHI
-
noun,
the twenty-second letter of the Greek alphabet (X, χ).
- ARS
-
- TES
-
noun,
ti1 .
- Ash
-
noun,
the powdery residue of matter that remains after burning.
- AIR
-
noun,
a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- TCA
-
- AEC
-
- ASS
-
noun,
a long-eared, slow, patient, sure-footed domesticated mammal, Equus asinus, related to the horse, used chiefly as a beast of burden.
- ACH
-
interjection,
alas; oh.
- TCS
-
- ASR
-
- Aso
-
noun,
Mount, a volcanic mountain in Japan, in central Kyushu, noted for its vast caldera. 5223 feet (1593 meters).
- ACS
-
- ACT
-
noun,
anything done, being done, or to be done; deed; performance:
- COS
-
noun,
romaine.
- ae.
-
- CEA
-
- tee
-
noun,
the letter T or t.
- TRH
-
- cee
-
noun,
the letter C.
- AES
-
noun,
any of various early forms of bronze or copper money used in ancient Rome.
Compare as2 (def 1).
- AHE
-
- ahi
-
noun,
yellowfin tuna, widely used in sashimi.
- ASI
-
- TEC
-
noun,
detective.
- CEO
-
- AIC
-
- Teh
-
noun,
Te.
- ROA
-
- ec-
-
- se-
-
- ITO
-
noun,
Prince Hirobumi [hee-raw-boo-mee] /ˈhi rɔˈbu mi/ (Show IPA), 1841–1909, Japanese statesman.
- Oc.
-
- OSA
-
- OTC
-
- oar
-
noun,
a long shaft with a broad blade at one end, used as a lever for rowing or otherwise propelling or steering a boat.
- OAS
-
- OAT
-
noun,
a cereal grass, Avena sativa, cultivated for its edible seed.
- sea
-
noun,
the salt waters that cover the greater part of the earth's surface.
- SCS
-
- ITC
-
- Oca
-
noun,
a wood sorrel, Oxalis tuberosa, of the Andes, cultivated in South America for its edible tubers.
- och
-
interjection,
(used as an expression of surprise, disapproval, regret, etc.)
- OCR
-
- OCS
-
- OES
-
noun,
the fifteenth letter of the English alphabet, a vowel.
- oic
-
- OIr
-
- OIt
-
- ite
-
- ITA
-
- orc
-
noun,
any of several cetaceans, as a grampus.
- IRO
-
- ier
-
- IHS
-
- IOC
-
- ior
-
- Ios
-
noun,
a small hawk, Buteo solitarius, having two plumage phases and occurring only on the island of Hawaii, where it is a rare species and the only living indigenous bird of prey.
- IOT
-
- ECA
-
- IRC
-
- 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).
- ist
-
- IRS
-
- Is.
-
noun,
(used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
- ISA
-
- SEI
-
noun,
sei whale.
- ise
-
- ish
-
- See
-
noun,
the seat, center of authority, office, or jurisdiction of a bishop.
- ISR
-
- Ora
-
noun,
plural of os2 .
- Ore
-
noun,
a metal-bearing mineral or rock, or a native metal, that can be mined at a profit.
- SES
-
noun,
the syllable used for the seventh tone of a scale and sometimes for the tone B.
- Rs.
-
- SRO
-
- So.
-
- RTS
-
- rte
-
- rt.
-
- RSS
-
- RSE
-
- RSA
-
- res
-
noun,
an object or thing; matter.
- Ree
-
noun,
reeve3 .
- 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.
- ROT
-
noun,
the process of rotting.
- rhe
-
noun,
a centimeter-gram-second unit of fluidity, equal to the reciprocal of poise.
- rho
-
noun,
the 17th letter of the Greek alphabet (P, ρ).
- Ria
-
noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- ROI
-
- ROE
-
noun,
the mass of eggs, or spawn, within the ovarian membrane of the female fish.
- ROC
-
noun,
a bird of enormous size and strength.
- SAC
-
noun,
a baglike structure in an animal, plant, or fungus, as one containing fluid.
- REC
-
noun,
recreation.
- ORT
-
noun,
Usually, orts. a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
- Re.
-
- ose
-
- sc.
-
- OSS
-
- ot-
-
- OTA
-
- ote
-
- OTS
-
- RCS
-
- Rae
-
noun,
John, 1813–93, Scottish surgeon and Arctic explorer.
- REA
-
- rah
-
interjection,
(used as an exclamation of encouragement to a player or team.)
- Rai
-
noun,
a style of Algerian popular music played on electric guitar, synthesizer, and percussion instruments.
- SAR
-
- RAS
-
noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- rat
-
noun,
any of several long-tailed rodents of the family Muridae, of the genus Rattus and related genera, distinguished from the mouse by being larger.
- SAE
-
- RCA
-
- RCT
-
- ich
-
noun,
a disease of tropical fishes, characterized by small, white nodules on the fins, skin, and eyes, caused by a ciliate protozoan, Ichthyophthirius multifiliis.
- Ir.
-
- ICA
-
noun,
Portuguese name of Putumayo.
- ese
-
- ERS
-
noun,
ervil.
- Sr.
-
- ERT
-
- ESA
-
- sot
-
noun,
a drunkard.
- SOS
-
noun,
any call for help:
- Esc
-
- ESR
-
- SRS
-
- ess
-
noun,
the letter S, s.
- IAS
-
- SOC
-
noun,
sociology or a class or course in sociology.
- ETO
-
- ETR
-
- ETS
-
- hr.
-
- SRI
-
noun,
a Hindu title of address prefixed to the name of a deity, holy person, etc.
- ss.
-
- SIT
-
verb,
(in prescriptions) may it be.
- EOS
-
noun,
the ancient Greek goddess of the dawn, identified by the Romans with Aurora.
- STI
-
- EEC
-
- EEO
-
- Ehr
-
- eir
-
- EIS
-
- EOE
-
- ERA
-
noun,
a period of time marked by distinctive character, events, etc.:
- SSA
-
- ERE
-
preposition, conjunction,
before.
- Sta
-
- St.
-
- SST
-
- SSR
-
- SSI
-
- SSE
-
- SSC
-
- hae
-
verb (used with object), auxiliary verb,
have.
- TSS
-
- HAO
-
noun,
an aluminum coin and monetary unit of Vietnam, the tenth part of a dong.
- hrs
-
- hie
-
verb (used with object),
to hasten (oneself):
- HIS
-
noun,
any male person or animal; a man:
- sho
-
- sis
-
noun,
sister.
- Hoe
-
noun,
a long-handled implement having a thin, flat blade usually set transversely, used to break up the surface of the ground, destroy weeds, etc.
- hot
-
noun,
the hots, Slang. intense sexual desire or attraction.
- HRE
-
- HST
-
- het
-
noun,
a heterosexual person.
- ht.
-
- Hts
-
- she
-
noun,
a female person or animal.
- ics
-
- IRA
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- io-
-
- SHA
-
- Ia.
-
- HIC
-
interjection,
(an onomatopoeic word used to imitate or represent a hiccup.)
- hit
-
noun,
an impact or collision, as of one thing against another.
- 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).
- sht
-
- HCR
-
- SIR
-
noun,
a respectful or formal term of address used to a man:
- SIC
-
adverb,
so; thus: usually written parenthetically to denote that a word, phrase, passage, etc., that may appear strange or incorrect has been written intentionally or has been quoted verbatim: (sic).
- RA
-
noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- TA
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- T1
-
- er
-
interjection,
(used to express or represent a pause, hesitation, uncertainty, etc.).
- t.
-
- ic
-
- OH
-
noun,
the exclamation “oh.”.
- AO
-
- ee
-
- AI
-
noun,
a three-toed sloth, Bradypus tridactylus, inhabiting forests of southern Venezuela, the Guianas, and northern Brazil, having a diet apparently restricted to the leaves of the trumpet-tree, and sounding a high-pitched cry when disturbed.
- AH
-
interjection,
(used as an exclamation of pain, surprise, pity, complaint, dislike, joy, etc., according to the manner of utterance.)
- h.
-
- eh
-
interjection,
(an interrogative utterance, usually expressing surprise or doubt or seeking confirmation).
- HI
-
adjective,
an informal, simplified spelling of high:
- 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.
- sh
-
interjection,
(used to urge silence.)
- EI
-
- S.
-
- E.
-
noun,
Edward (St. John) 1925–2000, U.S. writer and illustrator.
- TI
-
noun,
the syllable for the seventh tone of a diatonic scale.
- R.
-
- RH
-
- RI
-
- O.
-
- CE
-
- IT
-
noun,
(in children's games) the player called upon to perform some task, as, in tag, the one who must catch the other players.
- SI
-
noun,
the syllable used for the seventh tone of a scale and sometimes for the tone B.
- OE
-
noun,
oy2 .
- RC
-
- HO
-
noun,
a sexually promiscuous woman.
- TC
-
- HE
-
noun,
any male person or animal; a man:
- et
-
verb,
a simple past tense of eat.
- TE
-
noun,
ti1 .
- OA
-
- i.
-
- SA
-
- RO
-