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Word thrombectomies has
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- bottomries
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noun,
a contract, of the nature of a mortgage, by which the owner of a ship borrows money to make a voyage, pledging the ship as security.
- theoretics
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noun,
the theoretical or speculative part of a science or subject.
- short-time
-
noun,
a period or schedule during which the number of working hours is reduced:
- bothersome
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adjective,
causing annoyance or worry; troublesome.
- brochettes
-
noun,
a skewer, for use in cookery.
- croisette
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noun,
crossette.
- recommits
-
verb (used with object),
to commit again.
- beetroots
-
noun,
beet (def 2).
- ohmmeters
-
noun,
an instrument for measuring electric resistance in ohms.
- chromites
-
noun,
Chemistry. a salt of chromium in the bivalent state.
- octometer
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noun,
octameter.
- Octobrist
-
noun,
a member of a Russian political party that advocated constitutional monarchism: so called because it was organized after the Czar's manifesto in October, 1905.
- me-tooism
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noun,
the adopting of policies, methods, products, etc., similar or identical to those of a peer, rival, or competitor.
- booteries
-
noun,
a store selling boots, shoes, etc.
- committee
-
noun,
a person or group of persons elected or appointed to perform some service or function, as to investigate, report on, or act upon a particular matter.
- microtome
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noun,
an instrument for cutting very thin sections, as of organic tissue, for microscopic examination.
- misbecome
-
verb (used with object),
to be unsuitable, unbecoming, or unfit for.
- rest-home
-
noun,
a residential establishment that provides special care for convalescents and aged or infirm persons.
- embitters
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verb (used with object),
to make bitter; cause to feel bitterness:
- boehmites
-
noun,
a mineral, hydrous aluminum oxide, AlO(OH), a major component of bauxite.
- roomettes
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noun,
a small private compartment in the sleeping car of a train, usually for one person, containing its own washroom facilities and a bed that folds against the wall when not in use.
- trichomes
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noun,
Botany. an outgrowth from the epidermis of plants, as a hair.
- ectotherm
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noun,
a cold-blooded animal.
- biostrome
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noun,
a bedded, blanketlike sedimentary deposit of organic origin built by marine organisms and including shell beds, flat reefs, and corals.
- brochette
-
noun,
a skewer, for use in cookery.
- microsome
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noun,
a small inclusion, consisting of ribosomes and fragments of the endoplasmic reticulum and mitochondria, in the cytoplasm of a cell.
- osmometer
-
noun,
an instrument used in osmometry.
- tocometer
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noun,
tokodynamometer.
- chemisorb
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verb (used with object),
to take up by chemisorption.
- thermites
-
noun,
a mixture of finely-divided metallic aluminum and ferric oxide that when ignited produces extremely high temperatures as the result of the union of the aluminum with the oxygen of the oxide: used in welding, incendiary bombs, etc.
- orthotics
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noun,
(used with a singular verb) a branch of medicine dealing with the making and fitting of orthotic devices.
- histotome
-
noun,
a microtome.
- tiresome
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adjective,
causing or liable to cause a person to tire; wearisome:
- emboites
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noun,
a step, performed in series, in which the dancer stands on the toes with legs together and then springs up, swinging one foot out and around to the front of the other.
- thorites
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noun,
a rare mineral, thorium silicate, ThSiO 4 , occurring in the form of yellow or black crystals.
- Mitscher
-
noun,
Marc Andrew, 1887–1947, U.S. naval officer and aviator.
- cheroots
-
noun,
a cigar having open, untapered ends.
- Cheremis
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noun,
Mari.
- totemism
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noun,
the practice of having totems.
- embitter
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verb (used with object),
to make bitter; cause to feel bitterness:
- Hermetic
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adjective,
made airtight by fusion or sealing.
- brooches
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noun,
a clasp or ornament having a pin at the back for passing through the clothing and a catch for securing the point of the pin.
- Boehmite
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noun,
a mineral, hydrous aluminum oxide, AlO(OH), a major component of bauxite.
- Timorese
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Timor.
- roomette
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noun,
a small private compartment in the sleeping car of a train, usually for one person, containing its own washroom facilities and a bed that folds against the wall when not in use.
- mortices
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noun,
a notch, hole, groove, or slot made in a piece of wood or the like to receive a tenon of the same dimensions.
- robotics
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noun,
the use of computer-controlled robots to perform manual tasks, especially on an assembly line.
- hemisect
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verb (used with object),
to cut into two equal parts; to bisect, especially along a medial longitudinal plane.
- motorist
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noun,
a person who drives or travels in a privately owned automobile.
- bisector
-
noun,
a line or plane that bisects an angle or line segment.
- cheerios
-
noun,
a goodbye or farewell.
- ribosome
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noun,
a tiny, somewhat mitten-shaped organelle occurring in great numbers in the cell cytoplasm either freely, in small clusters, or attached to the outer surfaces of endoplasmic reticula, and functioning as the site of protein manufacture.
- biotechs
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noun,
biotechnology.
- tortoise
-
noun,
a turtle, especially a terrestrial turtle.
- termites
-
noun,
any of numerous pale-colored, soft-bodied, chiefly tropical social insects, of the order Isoptera, that feed on wood, some being highly destructive to buildings, furniture, etc.
- sometime
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adverb,
at some indefinite or indeterminate point of time:
- smectite
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noun,
montmorillonite.
- esoteric
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adjective,
understood by or meant for only the select few who have special knowledge or interest; recondite:
- isothere
-
noun,
a line on a weather map or chart connecting points that have the same mean summer temperature.
- isotherm
-
noun,
Meteorology. a line on a weather map or chart connecting points having equal temperature.
- Stroheim
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noun,
Erich von [er-ik] /ˈɛr ɪk/ (Show IPA), 1885–1957, U.S. actor and director, born in Austria.
- britches
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noun,
breeches.
- Christo-
-
- chromite
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noun,
Chemistry. a salt of chromium in the bivalent state.
- memories
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noun,
the mental capacity or faculty of retaining and reviving facts, events, impressions, etc., or of recalling or recognizing previous experiences.
- chitters
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verb (used without object),
to twitter.
- memorist
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noun,
a person who has a remarkably retentive memory.
- theorbos
-
noun,
an obsolete bass lute with two sets of strings attached to separate peg boxes, one above the other, on the neck.
- isochore
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noun,
Physics.. Also, isochor. Also called isometric, isometric line. for a given substance, a curve graphing temperature against pressure, when the volume of the substance is held constant.
- meristem
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noun,
embryonic tissue in plants; undifferentiated, growing, actively dividing cells.
- homesite
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noun,
a plot of land for a home.
- chimeres
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noun,
a loose upper robe, especially of a bishop, to which the lawn sleeves are usually attached.
- mesmeric
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adjective,
produced by mesmerism; hypnotic.
- meteoric
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adjective,
of, relating to, or consisting of meteors.
- smoothie
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noun,
a person who has a winningly polished manner:
- emitters
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noun,
a person or thing that emits.
- Chimbote
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noun,
a city in NW Peru, on the W coast at the mouth of the Santa River.
- thrombo-
-
- boresome
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adjective,
tedious; dull; wearisome; boring.
- microbes
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noun,
a microorganism, especially a pathogenic bacterium.
- biometer
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noun,
an instrument for measuring the amount of carbon dioxide given off by an organism, tissue, etc.
- erethism
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noun,
an unusual or excessive degree of irritability or stimulation in an organ or tissue.
- bioherms
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noun,
a carbonate rock formation, in the form of an ancient reef or hummock, consisting of the fossilized remains of corals, algae, mollusks, and other sedentary marine life, and commonly surrounded by rock of a different lithology.
- crosette
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noun,
crossette.
- thermite
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noun,
a mixture of finely-divided metallic aluminum and ferric oxide that when ignited produces extremely high temperatures as the result of the union of the aluminum with the oxygen of the oxide: used in welding, incendiary bombs, etc.
- betroths
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verb (used with object),
to arrange for the marriage of; affiance (usually used in passive constructions):
- theorist
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noun,
a person who theorizes.
- trichome
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noun,
Botany. an outgrowth from the epidermis of plants, as a hair.
- thermits
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- recommit
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verb (used with object),
to commit again.
- 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.
- beetroot
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noun,
beet (def 2).
- bichrome
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adjective,
bicolor.
- orthotic
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noun,
Also, orthosis. a device or support, especially for the foot, used to relieve or correct an orthopedic problem.
- 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: .
- creosote
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noun,
an oily liquid having a burning taste and a penetrating odor, obtained by the distillation of coal and wood tar, used mainly as a preservative for wood and as an antiseptic.
- bimester
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noun,
a two-month period.
- ohmmeter
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noun,
an instrument for measuring electric resistance in ohms.
- besmirch
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verb (used with object),
to soil; tarnish; discolor.
- bimotors
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noun,
an airplane or other vehicle that has two engines.
- berimes
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verb (used with object),
berhyme.
- chromo-
-
- Shemite
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noun,
a Semite.
- sherbet
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noun,
a frozen fruit-flavored mixture, similar to an ice, but with milk, egg white, or gelatin added.
- bromism
-
noun,
a condition due to excessive use of bromides and characterized by skin eruptions.
- mercies
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noun,
compassionate or kindly forbearance shown toward an offender, an enemy, or other person in one's power; compassion, pity, or benevolence:
- recites
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verb (used with object),
to repeat the words of, as from memory, especially in a formal manner:
- shimmer
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noun,
a subdued, tremulous light or gleam.
- bottoms
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noun,
the lowest or deepest part of anything, as distinguished from the top:
Synonyms: base, foot, pedestal.
- immerse
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verb (used with object),
to plunge into or place under a liquid; dip; sink.
- imbosom
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verb (used with object),
embosom.
- shooter
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noun,
a person who shoots with a gun, bow, etc.:
- bo-tree
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noun,
the pipal, or sacred fig tree, Ficus religiosa, of India, under which the founder of Buddhism is reputed to have attained the Enlightenment that constituted him the Buddha.
- shortie
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noun,
a person of less than average stature (sometimes used as a disparaging and offensive term of address).
- becomes
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Idioms,
become of, to happen to; be the fate of:
- trisome
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noun,
a trisomic individual.
- trisect
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verb (used with object),
to divide into three parts, especially into three equal parts.
- escribe
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verb (used with object),
to draw a circle outside of a triangle tangent to one side of the triangle and to the extensions of the other two sides.
- brioche
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noun,
a light, sweet bun or roll made with eggs, yeast, and butter.
- Thermit
-
- chromes
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noun,
chromium.
- Erechim
-
noun,
a city in S Brazil.
- cotters
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noun,
a pin, wedge, key, or the like, fitted or driven into an opening to secure something or hold parts together.
- 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.
- chrisom
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noun,
chrism.
- erotics
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noun,
an erotic poem.
- memoirs
-
noun,
a record of events written by a person having intimate knowledge of them and based on personal observation.
- bemires
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verb (used with object),
to soil with mire; dirty or muddy:
- Scottie
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noun,
Scottish terrier.
- timbers
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noun,
the wood of growing trees suitable for structural uses.
- coterie
-
noun,
a group of people who associate closely.
- bioherm
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noun,
a carbonate rock formation, in the form of an ancient reef or hummock, consisting of the fossilized remains of corals, algae, mollusks, and other sedentary marine life, and commonly surrounded by rock of a different lithology.
- Tootsie
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noun,
a sweetheart; darling.
- choriso
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noun,
chorizo.
- Stretch
-
noun,
an act or instance of stretching.
- Chi-tse
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noun,
Ki Tse.
- tom-tom
-
noun,
a drum of American Indian or Asian origin, commonly played with the hands.
- T-shirt
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noun,
a lightweight, usually knitted, pullover shirt, close-fitting and with a round neckline and short sleeves, worn as an undershirt or outer garment.
- cermets
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noun,
a durable, heat-resistant alloy formed by compacting and sintering a metal and a ceramic substance, used under conditions of high temperature and stress.
- cheroot
-
noun,
a cigar having open, untapered ends.
- heroism
-
noun,
the qualities or attributes of a hero or heroine:
- heroics
-
noun,
Usually, heroics. heroic verse.
- 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.
- thermo-
-
- Hermite
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noun,
Charles [sharl] /ʃarl/ (Show IPA), 1822–1901, French mathematician.
- Thermos
-
noun,
a vacuum bottle or similar container lined with an insulating material, such as polystyrene, to keep liquids hot or cold.
- 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.
- hetero-
-
- cheerio
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noun,
a goodbye or farewell.
- Tshombe
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noun,
Moise Kapenda [moh-ees kuh-pen-duh] /moʊˈis kəˈpɛn də/ (Show IPA), 1919–69, African political leader in the Democratic Republic of the Congo: prime minister 1964–65.
- hemmers
-
noun,
a person or thing that hems.
- cheeros
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interjection, noun,
cheerio.
- chemist
-
noun,
a specialist in chemistry.
- cheiro-
-
- heretic
-
noun,
a professed believer who maintains religious opinions contrary to those accepted by his or her church or rejects doctrines prescribed by that church.
- ostrich
-
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.
- Corbett
-
noun,
James John ("Gentleman Jim") 1866–1933, U.S. boxer: world heavyweight champion 1892–97.
- heteros
-
noun,
Informal. a heterosexual person.
- reboots
-
noun,
an act or instance of restarting a computer.
- stetho-
-
- tommies
-
noun,
(sometimes initial capital letter) Tommy Atkins.
- chitter
-
verb (used without object),
to twitter.
- thermic
-
adjective,
thermal (def 1).
- hooters
-
noun,
a person or thing that hoots.
- toeshoe
-
noun,
a dance slipper fitted with a thick, reinforced toe to enable the ballet dancer to toe-dance.
- timbres
-
noun,
Acoustics, Phonetics. the characteristic quality of a sound, independent of pitch and loudness, from which its source or manner of production can be inferred. Timbre depends on the relative strengths of the components of different frequencies, which are determined by resonance.
- tochers
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noun,
a dowry; marriage settlement given to the groom by the bride or her family.
- Hoosier
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Indiana (used as a nickname).
- Homeric
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or suggestive of Homer or his poetry.
- Schmitt
-
noun,
Bernadotte Everly [bur-nuh-dot ev-er-lee] /ˈbɜr nəˌdɒt ˈɛv ər li/ (Show IPA), 1886–1969, U.S. historian.
- chimere
-
noun,
a loose upper robe, especially of a bishop, to which the lawn sleeves are usually attached.
- hombres
-
noun,
omber.
- stereo-
-
- smother
-
noun,
dense, stifling smoke.
- stemmer
-
noun,
a person who removes stems.
- trochee
-
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: .
- tithers
-
noun,
a person who gives or pays tithes, as to a church.
- Chester
-
noun,
a city in Cheshire, in NW England: only English city with the Roman walls still intact.
- hebetic
-
adjective,
pertaining to or occurring in puberty.
- bothies
-
noun,
a hut or small cottage.
- Comtism
-
noun,
the philosophy of Auguste Comte; positivism.
- bothers
-
noun,
something troublesome, burdensome, or annoying:
- mobster
-
noun,
a member of a criminal mob.
- Morisco
-
noun,
a Moor, especially one of the Moors of Spain.
- Moorish
-
adjective,
of or relating to the Moors, a Muslim people of NW Africa.
- mooches
-
noun,
Also, moocher. a person who mooches.
- thorite
-
noun,
a rare mineral, thorium silicate, ThSiO 4 , occurring in the form of yellow or black crystals.
- tricots
-
noun,
a warp-knit fabric of various natural or synthetic fibers, as wool, silk, or nylon, having fine vertical ribs on the face and horizontal ribs on the back, used especially for making garments.
- thereto
-
adverb,
to that place, thing, etc.
- cohorts
-
noun,
a group or company:
- bettors
-
noun,
a person who bet.
- retches
-
noun,
the act or an instance of retching.
- mortice
-
noun,
a notch, hole, groove, or slot made in a piece of wood or the like to receive a tenon of the same dimensions.
- chromos
-
noun,
chromolithograph.
- betters
-
noun,
that which has greater excellence or is preferable or wiser:
- commits
-
verb (used with object),
to give in trust or charge; consign.
- mithers
-
noun,
mother1 .
- coheres
-
verb (used without object),
to stick together; be united; hold fast, as parts of the same mass:
- emboite
-
noun,
a step, performed in series, in which the dancer stands on the toes with legs together and then springs up, swinging one foot out and around to the front of the other.
- coheirs
-
noun,
a joint heir.
- Rosette
-
noun,
any arrangement, part, object, or formation more or less resembling a rose.
- rochets
-
noun,
a vestment of linen or lawn, resembling a surplice, worn especially by bishops and abbots.
- bitters
-
noun,
a liquid, often an alcoholic liquor, in which bitter herbs or roots have steeped, used as a flavoring, especially in mixed drinks, or as a tonic.
- Obrecht
-
noun,
Jacob [yah-kawp] /ˈyɑ kɔp/ (Show IPA), 1430–1505, Dutch composer and conductor.
- echoism
-
noun,
onomatopoeia.
- theorbo
-
noun,
an obsolete bass lute with two sets of strings attached to separate peg boxes, one above the other, on the neck.
- theorem
-
noun,
Mathematics. a theoretical proposition, statement, or formula embodying something to be proved from other propositions or formulas.
- biotech
-
noun,
biotechnology.
- bimotor
-
noun,
an airplane or other vehicle that has two engines.
- Birches
-
noun,
any tree or shrub of the genus Betula, comprising species with a smooth, laminated outer bark and close-grained wood.
Compare birch family.
- biremes
-
noun,
a galley having two banks or tiers of oars.
- Thomism
-
noun,
the theological and philosophical system of Thomas Aquinas.
- risotto
-
noun,
a dish of rice cooked with broth and flavored with grated cheese and other ingredients.
- rhombo-
-
- mortise
-
noun,
a notch, hole, groove, or slot made in a piece of wood or the like to receive a tenon of the same dimensions.
- mottoes
-
noun,
a maxim adopted as an expression of the guiding principle of a person, organization, city, etc.
- bistort
-
noun,
Also called snakeweed. a European plant, Polygonum bistorta, of the buckwheat family, having a twisted root, which is sometimes used as an astringent.
- rhombic
-
adjective,
having the form of a rhombus.
- motoric
-
adjective,
motor (def 11).
- bitches
-
noun,
a female dog:
- motmots
-
noun,
any of several tropical and subtropical American birds of the family Momotidae, related to the kingfishers, having a serrate bill and chiefly greenish and bluish plumage.
- combers
-
noun,
a person or thing that combs.
- tricho-
-
- tethers
-
noun,
a rope, chain, or the like, by which an animal is fastened to a fixed object so as to limit its range of movement.
- boomers
-
noun,
a person or thing that booms.
- betties
-
noun,
brown betty.
- boorish
-
adjective,
of or like a boor; unmannered; crude; insensitive.
- borscht
-
noun,
any of various eastern European soups made with beets, cabbage, potatoes, or other vegetables and served hot or chilled, often with sour cream.
- emetics
-
noun,
an emetic medicine or agent.
- terebic
-
adjective,
of or derived from terebic acid.
- coesite
-
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.
- tercets
-
noun,
Prosody. a group of three lines rhyming together or connected by rhyme with the adjacent group or groups of three lines.
- emitter
-
noun,
a person or thing that emits.
- remotes
-
noun,
Radio and Television. a broadcast, usually live, from a location outside a studio.
- metrist
-
noun,
a person who is skilled in the use of poetic meters.
- termite
-
noun,
any of numerous pale-colored, soft-bodied, chiefly tropical social insects, of the order Isoptera, that feed on wood, some being highly destructive to buildings, furniture, etc.
- thermes
-
noun,
therm.
- metiers
-
noun,
a field of work; occupation, trade, or profession.
- botches
-
noun,
a clumsy or poor piece of work; mess; bungle:
- scooter
-
noun,
a child's vehicle that typically has two wheels with a low footboard between them, is steered by a handlebar, and is propelled by pushing one foot against the ground while resting the other on the footboard.
- October
-
noun,
the tenth month of the year, containing 31 days. Abbreviation: Oct.
- tierces
-
noun,
an old measure of capacity equivalent to one third of a pipe, or 42 wine gallons.
- 2,4,5-t
-
noun,
a light-tan, water-insoluble solid, C 8 H 5 Cl 3 O 3 , used chiefly for killing weeds.
- chemise
-
noun,
a woman's loose-fitting, shirtlike undergarment.
- microbe
-
noun,
a microorganism, especially a pathogenic bacterium.
- Trieste
-
noun,
a seaport in NE Italy, on the Gulf of Trieste.
- bootees
-
noun,
Also, bootie. a baby's socklike shoe, usually knitted or crocheted, and calf-length or shorter.
- betimes
-
adverb,
early; in good time:
- obstet.
-
- chemism
-
noun,
chemical action.
- betroth
-
verb (used with object),
to arrange for the marriage of; affiance (usually used in passive constructions):
- booster
-
noun,
a person or thing that boosts, especially an energetic and enthusiastic supporter.
- Street
-
noun,
a public thoroughfare, usually paved, in a village, town, or city, including the sidewalk or sidewalks.
- terces
-
noun,
tierce (def 3).
- tercet
-
noun,
Prosody. a group of three lines rhyming together or connected by rhyme with the adjacent group or groups of three lines.
- emmers
-
noun,
one of the earliest cultivated forms of wheat, Triticum turgidum dicoccon, having a two-grained spikelet, now grown in limited areas of Europe, Asia, and the western U.S.
- Ecorse
-
noun,
a city in SE Michigan, near Detroit.
- strict
-
adjective,
characterized by or acting in close conformity to requirements or principles:
- Thebes
-
noun,
an ancient city in Upper Egypt, on the Nile, whose ruins are located in the modern towns of Karnak and Luxor: a former capital of Egypt.
- Esther
-
noun,
the wife of Ahasuerus.
- emmets
-
noun,
an ant.
- Emmett
-
noun,
Daniel Decatur, 1815–1904, U.S. songwriter and minstrel-show performer and producer: composer of “Dixie.”.
- cremes
-
noun,
cream.
- sortie
-
noun,
a rapid movement of troops from a besieged place to attack the besiegers.
- Emmies
-
noun,
(sometimes lowercase) any of several statuettes awarded annually by the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences for excellence in television programming, production, or performance.
- theism
-
noun,
the belief in one God as the creator and ruler of the universe, without rejection of revelation (distinguished from deism).
- echoes
-
noun,
a repetition of sound produced by the reflection of sound waves from a wall, mountain, or other obstructing surface.
- hemmer
-
noun,
a person or thing that hems.
- emotes
-
verb (used without object),
to show or pretend emotion:
- strobe
-
noun,
Also called strobe light. stroboscope (def 2a).
- theirs
-
noun,
any male person or animal; a man:
- therms
-
noun,
any of several units of heat, as one equivalent to 1000 large calories or 100,000 British thermal units.
- erects
-
adjective,
upright in position or posture:
- costo-
-
- 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):
- stitch
-
noun,
one complete movement of a threaded needle through a fabric or material such as to leave behind it a single loop or portion of thread, as in sewing, embroidery, or the surgical closing of wounds.
- Coster
-
noun,
costermonger.
- embers
-
noun,
a small live piece of coal, wood, etc., as in a dying fire.
- ethics
-
noun,
(used with a singular or plural verb) a system of moral principles:
- etches
-
noun,
Printing. an acid used for etching.
- steric
-
adjective,
of or relating to the spatial relationships of atoms in a molecule.
- escort
-
noun,
a group of persons, or a single person, accompanying another or others for protection, guidance, or courtesy:
- cosmo-
-
- Cotter
-
noun,
a pin, wedge, key, or the like, fitted or driven into an opening to secure something or hold parts together.
- eroto-
-
- emetic
-
noun,
an emetic medicine or agent.
- Cosimo
-
noun,
Piero di [pee-air-oh di;; Italian pye-raw dee] /piˈɛər oʊ dɪ;; Italian ˈpyɛ rɔ di/ (Show IPA), Piero di Cosimo.
- therme
-
noun,
therm.
- cosher
-
verb (used with object),
to treat with special fondness; pamper.
- therm-
-
- tether
-
noun,
a rope, chain, or the like, by which an animal is fastened to a fixed object so as to limit its range of movement.
- erotic
-
noun,
an erotic poem.
- Hebert
-
noun,
Jacques René [zhahk ruh-ney] /ʒɑk rəˈneɪ/ (Show IPA), ("Père Duchesne") 1755–94, French journalist and revolutionary leader.
- techie
-
noun,
a student, enthusiast, or specialist in a particular technical field or subject, especially electronics.
- 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.
- tester
-
noun,
a person or thing that tests.
- isomer
-
noun,
Chemistry. a compound displaying isomerism with one or more other compounds.
- sorbet
-
noun,
sherbet (defs 1, 3).
- romeos
-
noun,
the romantic lover of Juliet in Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet.
- ribose
-
noun,
a white, crystalline, water-soluble, slightly sweet solid, C 5 H 10 O 5 , a pentose sugar obtained by the hydrolysis of RNA.
- riboso
-
noun,
rebozo.
- riches
-
noun,
(used with a plural verb) rich persons collectively (usually preceded by the):
- Richet
-
noun,
Charles Robert [sharl raw-ber] /ʃarl rɔˈbɛr/ (Show IPA), 1850–1935, French physician: Nobel prize 1913.
- rimose
-
adjective,
full of crevices, chinks, or cracks.
- mottos
-
noun,
a maxim adopted as an expression of the guiding principle of a person, organization, city, etc.
- mottes
-
noun,
a grove or clump of trees in prairie land or open country.
- motors
-
noun,
a comparatively small and powerful engine, especially an internal-combustion engine in an automobile, motorboat, or the like.
- motmot
-
noun,
any of several tropical and subtropical American birds of the family Momotidae, related to the kingfishers, having a serrate bill and chiefly greenish and bluish plumage.
- Mother
-
noun,
a female parent.
- motets
-
noun,
a vocal composition in polyphonic style, on a Biblical or similar prose text, intended for use in a church service.
- rochet
-
noun,
a vestment of linen or lawn, resembling a surplice, worn especially by bishops and abbots.
- morose
-
adjective,
gloomily or sullenly ill-humored, as a person or mood.
- Romish
-
adjective,
of or relating to Rome as the center of the Roman Catholic Church.
- rhotic
-
noun,
a rhotic sound.
- moires
-
noun,
any moiré fabric.
- roomie
-
noun,
roommate.
- Mohism
-
noun,
the doctrine of Mo-Tze, stressing universal love, not limited by special affections or obligations, and opposition to Confucianism and traditionalism.
- Roscoe
-
noun,
a revolver or pistol.
- mitres
-
noun,
Bartolomé [bahr-taw-law-me] /ˌbɑr tɔ lɔˈmɛ/ (Show IPA), 1821–1906, Argentine soldier, statesman, and author: president of Argentina 1862–68.
- mither
-
noun,
mother1 .
- miters
-
noun,
the official headdress of a bishop in the Western Church, in its modern form a tall cap with a top deeply cleft crosswise, the outline of the front and back resembling that of a pointed arch.
- Mister
-
noun,
(initial capital letter) a conventional title of respect for a man, prefixed to the name and to certain official designations (usually written as the abbreviation Mr.).
- mirths
-
noun,
gaiety or jollity, especially when accompanied by laughter:
- mimeos
-
noun,
mimeograph.
- micros
-
noun,
anything extremely small in scope or capability.
- micro-
-
- rottes
-
noun,
rote2 .
- MSMetE
-
- rhombs
-
noun,
rhombus.
- scherm
-
noun,
(in South Africa) a hut, screen, or shelter constructed from branches and canvas, scraped animal hides, or the like.
- recti-
-
- osteo-
-
- Osetic
-
adjective, noun,
Ossetic.
- otiose
-
adjective,
being at leisure; idle; indolent.
- Osbert
-
noun,
a male given name: from Old English words meaning “god” and “bright.”.
- ortho-
-
- Orchis
-
noun,
any orchid.
- orbits
-
noun,
the curved path, usually elliptical, described by a planet, satellite, spaceship, etc., around a celestial body, as the sun.
- rebecs
-
noun,
a Renaissance fiddle with a pear-shaped body tapering into a neck that ends in a sickle-shaped or scroll-shaped pegbox.
- reboot
-
noun,
an act or instance of restarting a computer.
- reboso
-
noun,
rebozo.
- rebote
-
noun,
the rear wall of a cancha or jai alai court.
Compare frontis.
- recite
-
verb (used with object),
to repeat the words of, as from memory, especially in a formal manner:
- ombers
-
noun,
a card game popular in the 17th and 18th centuries and played, usually by three persons, with 40 cards.
- rectos
-
- Rheims
-
noun,
Reims.
- reecho
-
noun,
a repeated echo.
- remise
-
verb (used with object),
to give up a claim to; surrender by deed.
- remits
-
noun,
Law. a transfer of the record of an action from one tribunal to another, particularly from an appellate court to the court of original jurisdiction.
- remote
-
noun,
Radio and Television. a broadcast, usually live, from a location outside a studio.
- octroi
-
noun,
(formerly especially in France and Italy) a local tax levied on certain articles, such as foodstuffs, on their entry into a city.
- octets
-
noun,
a company of eight singers or musicians.
- resect
-
verb (used with object),
to do a resection on.
- 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.
- 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.
- obtest
-
verb (used with object),
to invoke as witness.
- obtect
-
adjective,
(of a pupa) having the antennae, legs, and wings glued to the surface of the body.
- oboist
-
noun,
a player of the oboe.
- obeche
-
noun,
a tropical African tree, Triplochiton scleroxylon.
- retems
-
noun,
a shrub, Retama raetam, of Syria and Arabia, having white flowers: said to be the juniper of the Old Testament.
- scheme
-
noun,
a plan, design, or program of action to be followed; project.
- Scioto
-
noun,
a river in central Ohio, flowing S to the Ohio River. 237 miles (382 km) long.
- hereto
-
adverb,
to this matter, document, subject, etc.; regarding this point:
- hoboes
-
noun,
a tramp or vagrant.
- hotter
-
noun,
the hots, Slang. intense sexual desire or attraction.
- Sitter
-
noun,
a person who sits.
- smirch
-
noun,
a dirty mark or smear, as of soot, dust, dirt, etc.
- hosier
-
noun,
a person who makes or deals in hose or stockings or goods knitted or woven like hose.
- smitch
-
noun,
smidgen.
- Horite
-
noun,
an ancient people of Edom living in the region of the Dead Sea, possibly identical with the Hurrians.
- hooter
-
noun,
a person or thing that hoots.
- smooch
-
noun,
a kiss; smack.
- smooth
-
noun,
act of smoothing:
- hommos
-
noun,
hummus.
- homers
-
noun,
Baseball. home run.
- homeo-
-
- hombre
-
noun,
omber.
- sobeit
-
conjunction,
if it be so that; provided that.
- sitcom
-
noun,
situation comedy.
- histo-
-
- socio-
-
- soiree
-
noun,
an evening party or social gathering, especially one held for a particular purpose:
- hiero-
-
- somber
-
adjective,
gloomily dark; shadowy; dimly lighted:
- somite
-
noun,
any of the longitudinal series of segments or parts into which the body of certain animals is divided; a metamere.
- Hester
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Esther.
- heroic
-
noun,
Usually, heroics. heroic verse.
- heroes
-
noun,
a person noted for courageous acts or nobility of character:
- Hermit
-
noun,
a person who has withdrawn to a solitary place for a life of religious seclusion.
- Hermes
-
noun,
the ancient Greek herald and messenger of the gods and the god of roads, commerce, invention, cunning, and theft.
Compare Mercury (def 3).
- soothe
-
verb (used with object),
to tranquilize or calm, as a person or the feelings; relieve, comfort, or refresh:
- 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.
- hottie
-
noun,
a sexually attractive person.
- simmer
-
noun,
the state or process of simmering.
- Mettie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Matilda or Martha.
- Member
-
noun,
a person, animal, plant, group, etc., that is part of a society, party, community, taxon, or other body.
- metros
-
noun,
the underground electric railway of Paris, France, Montreal, Canada, Washington, D.C., and other cities.
- metro-
-
- metric
-
noun,
Often, metrics. a standard for measuring or evaluating something, especially one that uses figures or statistics:
- me-too
-
adjective,
Slang. characterized by or involving me-tooism:
- metier
-
noun,
a field of work; occupation, trade, or profession.
- meters
-
noun,
the fundamental unit of length in the metric system, equivalent to 39.37 U.S. inches, originally intended to be, and being very nearly, equal to one ten-millionth of the distance from the equator to the pole measured on a meridian: defined from 1889 to 1960 as the distance between two lines on a platinum-iridium bar (the “International Prototype Meter”) preserved at the International Bureau of Weights and Measures near Paris; from 1960 to 1983 defined as 1,650,763.73 wavelengths of the orange-red radiation of krypton 86 under specified conditions; and now defined as 1/299,792,458 of the distance light travels in a vacuum in one second. Abbreviation: m.
- meteor
-
noun,
Astronomy.
a meteoroid that has entered the earth's atmosphere.
a transient fiery streak in the sky produced by a meteoroid passing through the earth's atmosphere; a shooting star or bolide.
- Mesmer
-
noun,
Franz [frants,, franz;; German frahnts] /frænts,, frænz;; German frɑnts/ (Show IPA), or Friedrich Anton [free-drik an-tn,, -ton;; German free-drikh ahn-tohn] /ˈfri drɪk ˈæn tn,, -tɒn;; German ˈfri drɪx ˈɑn toʊn/ (Show IPA), 1733–1815, Austrian physician.
- Scoter
-
noun,
any of the large diving ducks of the genus Melanitta, inhabiting northern parts of the Northern Hemisphere.
- merits
-
noun,
claim to respect and praise; excellence; worth.
- scoto-
-
- Scotti
-
noun,
Antonio [ahn-taw-nyaw] /ɑnˈtɔ nyɔ/ (Show IPA), 1866–1936, Italian baritone.
- memoir
-
noun,
a record of events written by a person having intimate knowledge of them and based on personal observation.
- Scribe
-
noun,
a person who serves as a professional copyist, especially one who made copies of manuscripts before the invention of printing.
- ichors
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. an ethereal fluid flowing in the veins of the gods.
- Seboim
-
noun,
Zeboim.
- secret
-
noun,
something that is or is kept secret, hidden, or concealed.
- sector
-
noun,
Geometry. a plane figure bounded by two radii and the included arc of a circle.
- seiche
-
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.
- Semite
-
noun,
a member of any of various ancient and modern peoples originating in southwestern Asia, including the Akkadians, Canaanites, Phoenicians, Hebrews, and Arabs.
- serbo-
-
- Sereth
-
noun,
German name of Siret.
- Ithome
-
noun,
Mount, a mountain in SW Greece, in SW Peloponnesus. 2630 feet (802 meters).
- itches
-
noun,
the sensation of itching.
- setter
-
noun,
a person or thing that sets.
- corset
-
noun,
Sometimes, corsets. a close-fitting undergarment, stiffened with whalebone or similar material and often capable of being tightened by lacing, enclosing the trunk: worn, especially by women, to shape and support the body; stays.
- set-to
-
noun,
a usually brief, sharp fight or argument.
- shicer
-
noun,
Slang. a swindler.
- immesh
-
verb (used with object),
enmesh.
- Cortes
-
noun,
(in Spain or Portugal) the two houses constituting the national legislative body.
- others
-
noun,
the other one:
- bistro
-
noun,
a small, modest, European-style restaurant or café.
- cherts
-
noun,
a compact rock consisting essentially of microcrystalline quartz.
- chrome
-
noun,
chromium.
- certes
-
adverb,
certainly; in truth.
- tierce
-
noun,
an old measure of capacity equivalent to one third of a pipe, or 42 wine gallons.
- Toombs
-
noun,
Robert, 1810–85, U.S. lawyer, orator, and Confederate statesman and army officer.
- titres
-
noun,
titer.
- better
-
noun,
that which has greater excellence or is preferable or wiser:
- Bootes
-
noun,
the Herdsman, a northern constellation between Ursa Major and Serpens, containing the bright star Arcturus.
- bootee
-
noun,
Also, bootie. a baby's socklike shoe, usually knitted or crocheted, and calf-length or shorter.
- betise
-
noun,
lack of understanding, perception, or the like; stupidity.
- throbs
-
noun,
the act of throbbing.
- tremie
-
noun,
a funnellike device lowered into water to deposit concrete.
- bestir
-
verb (used with object),
to stir up; rouse to action (often used reflexively):
- thrice
-
adverb,
three times, as in succession; on three occasions or in three ways.
- bother
-
noun,
something troublesome, burdensome, or annoying:
- torose
-
adjective,
Botany. cylindrical, with swellings or constrictions at intervals; knobbed.
- coheir
-
noun,
a joint heir.
- cohere
-
verb (used without object),
to stick together; be united; hold fast, as parts of the same mass:
- Cohoes
-
noun,
a city in E New York, on the Hudson River.
- cohort
-
noun,
a group or company:
- Tories
-
noun,
a member of the Conservative Party in Great Britain or Canada.
- Cherie
-
noun,
dear; sweetheart: used in referring to or addressing a woman or girl.
- tithes
-
noun,
Sometimes, tithes. the tenth part of agricultural produce or personal income set apart as an offering to God or for works of mercy, or the same amount regarded as an obligation or tax for the support of the church, priesthood, or the like.
- tooths
-
noun,
(in most vertebrates) one of the hard bodies or processes usually attached in a row to each jaw, serving for the prehension and mastication of food, as weapons of attack or defense, etc., and in mammals typically composed chiefly of dentin surrounding a sensitive pulp and covered on the crown with enamel.
- bottom
-
noun,
the lowest or deepest part of anything, as distinguished from the top:
Synonyms: base, foot, pedestal.
- tribo-
-
- berths
-
noun,
a shelflike sleeping space, as on a ship, airplane, or railroad car.
- cherem
-
noun,
herem.
- broths
-
noun,
thin soup of concentrated meat or fish stock.
- bettor
-
noun,
a person who bet.
- booths
-
noun,
a stall, compartment, or light structure for the sale of goods or for display purposes, as at a market, exhibition, or fair.
- comber
-
noun,
a person or thing that combs.
- bireme
-
noun,
a galley having two banks or tiers of oars.
- timbre
-
noun,
Acoustics, Phonetics. the characteristic quality of a sound, independent of pitch and loudness, from which its source or manner of production can be inferred. Timbre depends on the relative strengths of the components of different frequencies, which are determined by resonance.
- bistre
-
noun,
a brown pigment extracted from the soot of wood, often used in pen and wash drawings.
- tocher
-
noun,
a dowry; marriage settlement given to the groom by the bride or her family.
- bister
-
noun,
bistre.
- bisect
-
noun,
Also called split. Philately. a portion of a stamp, usually half, used for payment of a proportionate amount of the face value of the whole stamp.
- births
-
noun,
an act or instance of being born:
- BSMetE
-
- chiros
-
noun,
the ladyfish, Elops saurus.
- choose
-
Idioms,
cannot choose but, cannot do otherwise than; is or are obliged to:
- tortes
-
noun,
a rich cake, especially one containing little or no flour, usually made with eggs and ground nuts or bread crumbs.
- chores
-
noun,
a small or odd job; routine task.
- chori-
-
- chorio
-
- biters
-
noun,
a person or animal that bites, especially habitually or viciously:
- bitser
-
noun,
a mongrel dog.
- chiro-
-
- biomes
-
noun,
a complex biotic community characterized by distinctive plant and animal species and maintained under the climatic conditions of the region, especially such a community that has developed to climax.
- Tobies
-
noun,
Also, Toby, Toby jug. a mug in the form of a stout old man wearing a three-cornered hat.
- chotts
-
noun,
a shallow brackish or saline marsh or lake in N Africa, usually dry during the summer.
- timber
-
noun,
the wood of growing trees suitable for structural uses.
- trices
-
noun,
a very short time; an instant:
- Bierce
-
noun,
Ambrose (Gwinnett) [gwi-net] /gwɪˈnɛt/ (Show IPA), 1842–1914? U.S. journalist and short-story writer.
- chrism
-
noun,
a consecrated oil, usually mixed with balsam or balsam and spices, used by certainchurches in various rites, as in baptism, confirmation, and the like.
- trich-
-
- 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.
- bootie
-
noun,
Also, bootee. a usually soft, sometimes disposable sock or bootlike covering for the foot or shoe, as for informal wear, warmth, or protection:
- chrom-
-
- tricot
-
noun,
a warp-knit fabric of various natural or synthetic fibers, as wool, silk, or nylon, having fine vertical ribs on the face and horizontal ribs on the back, used especially for making garments.
- tither
-
noun,
a person who gives or pays tithes, as to a church.
- Bertie
-
noun,
a male or female given name.
- CERMET
-
noun,
a durable, heat-resistant alloy formed by compacting and sintering a metal and a ceramic substance, used under conditions of high temperature and stress.
- Boomer
-
noun,
a person or thing that booms.
- commit
-
verb (used with object),
to give in trust or charge; consign.
- thibet
-
noun,
Tibet (def 1).
- Bechet
-
noun,
Sidney, 1897–1959, U.S. jazz soprano saxophonist and clarinetist.
- commos
-
noun,
communist.
- Thisbe
-
noun,
Pyramus and Thisbe.
- comose
-
adjective,
hairy; comate.
- britts
-
noun,
a turbot of northeastern Atlantic seas.
- Berith
-
noun,
Brith.
- bromo-
-
- bromic
-
adjective,
containing pentavalent bromine.
- cootie
-
noun,
a louse, especially one affecting humans, as the body louse, head louse, or pubic louse.
- totems
-
noun,
a natural object or an animate being, as an animal or bird, assumed as the emblem of a clan, family, or group.
- brooch
-
noun,
a clasp or ornament having a pin at the back for passing through the clothing and a catch for securing the point of the pin.
- troche
-
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.
- cheers
-
noun,
a shout of encouragement, approval, congratulation, etc.:
- Cooter
-
noun,
Chiefly Southern U.S. any of several large aquatic turtles of the southern U.S. and northern Mexico.
- Thiers
-
noun,
Louis Adolphe [lwee a-dawlf] /lwi aˈdɔlf/ (Show IPA), 1797–1877, French statesman: president 1871–73.
- comtes
-
noun,
count2 .
- cheero
-
interjection, noun,
cheerio.
- troths
-
noun,
faithfulness, fidelity, or loyalty:
- thirst
-
noun,
a sensation of dryness in the mouth and throat caused by need of liquid.
- broche
-
noun,
(in weaving tapestries) a device on which the filling yarn is wound, used as a shuttle in passing through the shed of the loom to deposit the yarn.
- cooees
-
noun,
a prolonged, shrill, clear call or cry used as a signal by Australian Aborigines and adopted by the settlers in the country.
- cerise
-
adjective, noun,
moderate to deep red.
- Tromso
-
noun,
a seaport in N Norway.
- become
-
Idioms,
become of, to happen to; be the fate of:
- Corbie
-
noun,
a raven or crow.
- Coombs
-
noun,
combe.
- triose
-
noun,
a monosaccharide that has three atoms of carbon.
- Combes
-
noun,
a narrow valley or deep hollow, especially one enclosed on all but one side.
- Brecht
-
noun,
Bertolt [ber-tawlt] /ˈbɛr tɔlt/ (Show IPA), 1898–1956, German dramatist and poet.
- Breech
-
noun,
the lower, rear part of the trunk of the body; buttocks.
- combos
-
noun,
Informal.
a small jazz or dance band. Compare big band.
combination (defs 2–4).
- berime
-
verb (used with object),
berhyme.
- boites
-
noun,
a nightclub; cabaret.
- bemire
-
verb (used with object),
to soil with mire; dirty or muddy:
- thetic
-
adjective,
positive; dogmatic.
- comers
-
noun,
Informal. a person or thing that is progressing well or is very promising:
- titers
-
noun,
the strength of a solution as determined by titration with a standard substance.
- behest
-
noun,
a command or directive.
- Thetis
-
noun,
a Nereid, the wife of Peleus and the mother of Achilles.
- commie
-
noun,
communist.
- timers
-
noun,
a person or thing that times.
- chemo-
-
- Boehme
-
noun,
Jakob [German yah-kawp] /German ˈyɑ kɔp/ (Show IPA), Böhme, Jakob.
- cometh
-
verb,
3rd person singular present indicative of come.
- commis
-
noun,
an assistant, especially to a chef.
- triste
-
adjective,
sad; sorrowful; melancholy.
- Mitre
-
noun,
Bartolomé [bahr-taw-law-me] /ˌbɑr tɔ lɔˈmɛ/ (Show IPA), 1821–1906, Argentine soldier, statesman, and author: president of Argentina 1862–68.
- Bores
-
noun,
a dull, tiresome, or uncongenial person.
- miter
-
noun,
the official headdress of a bishop in the Western Church, in its modern form a tall cap with a top deeply cleft crosswise, the outline of the front and back resembling that of a pointed arch.
- schmo
-
noun,
a foolish, boring, or stupid person; a jerk.
- Boots
-
noun,
a servant, as at a hotel, who blacks or polishes shoes and boots.
- Boito
-
noun,
Arrigo [uh-ree-goh;; Italian ahr-ree-gaw] /əˈri goʊ;; Italian ɑrˈri gɔ/ (Show IPA), 1842–1918, Italian opera composer, poet, and novelist.
- mites
-
noun,
any of numerous small to microscopic arachnids of the subclass Acari, including species that are parasitic on animals and plants or that feed on decaying matter and stored foods.
- Torte
-
noun,
a rich cake, especially one containing little or no flour, usually made with eggs and ground nuts or bread crumbs.
- Mirth
-
noun,
gaiety or jollity, especially when accompanied by laughter:
- miser
-
noun,
a person who lives in wretched circumstances in order to save and hoard money.
- rotte
-
noun,
rote2 .
- torts
-
noun,
a wrongful act, not including a breach of contract or trust, that results in injury to another's person, property, reputation, or the like, and for which the injured party is entitled to compensation.
- mires
-
noun,
a tract or area of wet, swampy ground; bog; marsh.
- Rosie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Rose.
- booms
-
noun,
a deep, prolonged, resonant sound.
- misc.
-
- misce
-
verb,
(in prescriptions) mix.
- rotes
-
noun,
routine; a fixed, habitual, or mechanical course of procedure:
- mimes
-
noun,
the art or technique of portraying a character, mood, idea, or narration by gestures and bodily movements; pantomime.
- mimeo
-
noun,
mimeograph.
- roset
-
noun,
resin; rosin.
- rotos
-
noun,
rotogravure.
- boost
-
noun,
an upward shove or raise; lift.
- Booth
-
noun,
a stall, compartment, or light structure for the sale of goods or for display purposes, as at a market, exhibition, or fair.
- roshi
-
noun,
the religious leader of a group of Zen Buddhists.
- miso-
-
- Miche
-
verb (used without object),
to lurk out of sight.
- Mich.
-
- Corot
-
noun,
Jean Baptiste Camille [zhahn ba-teest ka-mee-yuh] /ʒɑ̃ baˈtist kaˈmi yə/ (Show IPA), 1796–1875, French painter.
- botch
-
noun,
a clumsy or poor piece of work; mess; bungle:
- boric
-
adjective,
of or containing boron; boracic.
- Brice
-
noun,
Fanny (Fannie Borach) 1891–1951, U.S. singer and comedian.
- Scott
-
noun,
Barbara Ann, 1928–2012, Canadian figure skater.
- botts
-
noun,
bot2 .
- TORES
-
noun,
a torus.
- Brest
-
noun,
a seaport in the W extremity of France: German submarine base in World War II; surrendered to Allies September 1944.
- scree
-
noun,
a steep mass of detritus on the side of a mountain.
- Brett
-
noun,
a male or female given name.
- Meier
-
noun,
Richard, born 1934, U.S. architect.
- meets
-
noun,
an assembly, as of persons and hounds for a hunt or swimmers or runners for a race or series of races:
- scrim
-
noun,
a cotton or linen fabric of open weave used for bunting, curtains, etc.
- sebi-
-
- mech.
-
- torcs
-
noun,
torque (def 4).
- Merci
-
interjection,
thank you.
- sect.
-
- brims
-
noun,
the upper edge of anything hollow; rim; brink:
- 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.
- semi-
-
- semih
-
- brios
-
noun,
vigor; vivacity.
- brise
-
noun,
a ballet movement in which the dancer jumps off one foot, beats the legs together, and lands on both feet.
- Brit.
-
- ither
-
adjective, pronoun, adverb,
other.
- iters
-
noun,
a canal or passage.
- Corse
-
noun,
corpse.
- Seric
-
- merch
-
noun,
merchandise, especially as marketed to a particular fan base:
- 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.
- Boris
-
noun,
a male given name.
- bosom
-
noun,
the breast of a human being.
- boro-
-
- torso
-
noun,
the trunk of the human body.
- borts
-
noun,
low-quality diamond, in granular aggregate or small fragments, valuable only in crushed or powdered form, especially for industrial use as an abrasive.
- metr-
-
- torsi
-
noun,
a plural of torso.
- Bosch
-
noun,
Carl or Karl, 1874–1940, German chemist: Nobel Prize 1931.
- Metis
-
noun,
any person of mixed ancestry.
- 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.
- metic
-
noun,
an alien resident of an ancient Greek city who paid a tax for the right to live there.
- meths
-
noun,
methamphetamine; Methedrine.
- meth-
-
- metes
-
noun,
a limiting mark.
- meter
-
noun,
the fundamental unit of length in the metric system, equivalent to 39.37 U.S. inches, originally intended to be, and being very nearly, equal to one ten-millionth of the distance from the equator to the pole measured on a meridian: defined from 1889 to 1960 as the distance between two lines on a platinum-iridium bar (the “International Prototype Meter”) preserved at the International Bureau of Weights and Measures near Paris; from 1960 to 1983 defined as 1,650,763.73 wavelengths of the orange-red radiation of krypton 86 under specified conditions; and now defined as 1/299,792,458 of the distance light travels in a vacuum in one second. Abbreviation: m.
- meres
-
noun,
Chiefly British Dialect. a lake or pond.
- scoot
-
noun,
a swift, darting movement or course.
- toros
-
noun,
a bull.
- TIROS
-
noun,
one of a series of satellites for transmitting television pictures of the earth's cloud cover.
- Botes
-
noun,
compensation, such as for injury to person or honor.
- mesic
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or adapted to an environment having a balanced supply of moisture.
- score
-
noun,
the record of points or strokes made by the competitors in a game or match.
- Scot.
-
- Bothe
-
noun,
Walther [vahl-tuh r] /ˈvɑl tər/ (Show IPA), 1891–1957, German physicist: Nobel Prize 1954.
- meros
-
noun,
(in the Doric order) a flat surface between two channels of a triglyph.
- Meroe
-
noun,
a ruined city in Sudan, on the Nile, NE of Khartoum: a capital of ancient Ethiopia that was destroyed a.d. c350.
- mero-
-
- merit
-
noun,
claim to respect and praise; excellence; worth.
- boite
-
noun,
a nightclub; cabaret.
- Moser
-
noun,
Johann Jakob [yoh-hahn yah-kawp] /ˈyoʊ hɑn ˈyɑ kɔp/ (Show IPA), 1701–85, German jurist and publicist.
- Boise
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Idaho, in the SW part: built on the site of an army post on the Oregon Trail.
- trims
-
noun,
the condition, order, or fitness of a person or thing for action, work, use, etc.
- trios
-
noun,
a musical composition for three voices or instruments.
- reist
-
verb (used without object),
reest2 .
- berms
-
noun,
Also, berme. Fortification. a horizontal surface between the exterior slope of a rampart and the moat.
- remit
-
noun,
Law. a transfer of the record of an action from one tribunal to another, particularly from an appellate court to the court of original jurisdiction.
- berth
-
noun,
a shelflike sleeping space, as on a ship, airplane, or railroad car.
- beset
-
verb (used with object),
to attack on all sides; assail; harass:
- BeShT
-
noun,
Baal Shem-Tov.
- octo-
-
- besom
-
noun,
a broom, especially one of brush or twigs.
- octet
-
noun,
a company of eight singers or musicians.
- besot
-
verb (used with object),
to intoxicate or stupefy with drink.
- reset
-
noun,
an act or instance of setting again.
- Reich
-
noun,
(with reference to Germany) empire; realm; nation.
- 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.
- Bethe
-
noun,
Hans Albrecht [hanz awl-brekt,, hahns;; German hahns ahl-brekht] /hænz ˈɔl brɛkt,, hɑns;; German hɑns ˈɑl brɛxt/ (Show IPA), 1906–2005, U.S. physicist, born in Alsace: Nobel Prize 1967.
- beths
-
noun,
the second letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
- Resht
-
noun,
Rasht.
- OBrit
-
- Bette
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- Obote
-
noun,
(Apollo) Milton, 1924–2005, Ugandan political leader: president 1966–71 and 1980–85.
- resit
-
noun,
a test or examination that is retaken.
- obits
-
noun,
Informal. an obituary.
- Betti
-
noun,
Ugo [oo-gaw] /ˈu gɔ/ (Show IPA), 1892–1953, Italian poet and dramatist.
- retch
-
noun,
the act or an instance of retching.
- Reims
-
noun,
a city in NE France: cathedral; unconditional surrender of Germany May 7, 1945.
- reest
-
verb (used with object),
to cure, smoke, or dry (meat or fish).
- tries
-
noun,
plural of try.
- orch.
-
- 30-30
-
- oste-
-
- trots
-
noun,
the gait of a horse, dog, or other quadruped, when trotting.
- osmo-
-
- osmic
-
adjective,
of or containing osmium in its higher valences, especially the tetravalent state.
- osier
-
noun,
any of various willows, as the red osier, having tough, flexible twigs or branches that are used for wickerwork.
- Troth
-
noun,
faithfulness, fidelity, or loyalty:
- trois
-
noun,
the number 3.
- BCerE
-
- Orth.
-
- Otomi
-
noun,
a member of an American Indian people of south-central Mexico.
- Otter
-
noun,
any of several aquatic, furbearing, weasellike mammals of the genus Lutra and related genera, having webbed feet and a long, slightly flattened tail.
- ottos
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Germanic word meaning “rich.”.
- Beret
-
noun,
a soft, visorless cap with a close-fitting headband and a wide, round top often with a tab at its center.
- rebec
-
noun,
a Renaissance fiddle with a pear-shaped body tapering into a neck that ends in a sickle-shaped or scroll-shaped pegbox.
- troch
-
- orbit
-
noun,
the curved path, usually elliptical, described by a planet, satellite, spaceship, etc., around a celestial body, as the sun.
- trite
-
adjective,
lacking in freshness or effectiveness because of constant use or excessive repetition; hackneyed; stale:
- beche
-
noun,
a grab for retrieving tools used in drilling a well.
- Recit
-
- beech
-
noun,
any tree of the genus Fagus, of temperate regions, having a smooth gray bark and bearing small, edible, triangular nuts.
- Beers
-
noun,
Clifford Whittingham [hwit-ing-uh m,, wit-] /ˈʰwɪt ɪŋ əm,, ˈwɪt-/ (Show IPA), 1876–1943, U.S. pioneer in mental hygiene.
- omits
-
verb (used with object),
to leave out; fail to include or mention:
- omers
-
noun,
a Hebrew unit of dry measure, the tenth part of an ephah.
- omber
-
noun,
a card game popular in the 17th and 18th centuries and played, usually by three persons, with 40 cards.
- rect.
-
- obese
-
adjective,
very fat or overweight; corpulent.
- retem
-
noun,
a shrub, Retama raetam, of Syria and Arabia, having white flowers: said to be the juniper of the Old Testament.
- totem
-
noun,
a natural object or an animate being, as an animal or bird, assumed as the emblem of a clan, family, or group.
- Momos
-
noun,
a steamed or fried dumpling, typical of South Asian cuisine.
- Morse
-
noun,
an ornamented metal clasp or brooch for fastening a cope in front.
- BMetE
-
- Moros
-
noun,
a child of Nyx, and the personification of fate.
- mores
-
noun,
an additional quantity, amount, or number:
- moots
-
noun,
an assembly of the people in early England exercising political, administrative, and judicial powers.
- moose
-
noun,
a large, long-headed mammal, Alces alces, of the deer family, having circumpolar distribution in the Northern Hemisphere, the male of which has enormous palmate antlers.
- Romeo
-
noun,
the romantic lover of Juliet in Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet.
- moors
-
noun,
a tract of open, peaty, wasteland, often overgrown with heath, common in high latitudes and altitudes where drainage is poor; heath.
- Moore
-
noun,
Archibald Lee ("Archie") 1913–1998, U.S. boxer.
- toti-
-
- mooch
-
noun,
Also, moocher. a person who mooches.
- Boche
-
noun,
Older Slang: Disparaging and Offensive. a contemptuous term used to refer to a German, especially a German soldier in World War I or II.
- momes
-
noun,
a fool; blockhead.
- bitts
-
noun,
Also called bollard. a strong post of wood or iron projecting, usually in pairs, above the deck of a ship, used for securing cables, lines for towing, etc.
- Boece
-
noun,
Boethius.
- moist
-
adjective,
moderately or slightly wet; damp.
- totes
-
noun,
the act or course of toting.
- moire
-
noun,
any moiré fabric.
- boers
-
noun,
a South African of Dutch extraction.
- rooms
-
noun,
a portion of space within a building or other structure, separated by walls or partitions from other parts:
- Roose
-
verb (used with or without object),
praise.
- Bohme
-
noun,
Jakob [yah-kawp] /ˈyɑ kɔp/ (Show IPA), 1575–1624, German theosophist and mystic.
- Roost
-
noun,
a perch upon which birds or fowls rest at night.
- MMetE
-
- rooti
-
noun,
rooty2 .
- mitts
-
noun,
Baseball.
a rounded glove with one internal section for the four fingers and another for the thumb and having the side next to the palm of the hand protected by a thick padding, used by catchers.
a somewhat similar glove but with less padding and having sections for the thumb and one or two fingers, used by first basemen. Compare baseball glove.
- trets
-
noun,
(formerly) an allowance for waste, after deduction for tare.
- morts
-
noun,
Hunting. the note played on a hunting horn signifying that the animal hunted has been killed.
- bices
-
noun,
either of two colors, bice blue or bice green.
- motto
-
noun,
a maxim adopted as an expression of the guiding principle of a person, organization, city, etc.
- rheme
-
noun,
comment (def 7).
- rhet.
-
- biers
-
noun,
a frame or stand on which a corpse or the coffin containing it is laid before burial.
- biome
-
noun,
a complex biotic community characterized by distinctive plant and animal species and maintained under the climatic conditions of the region, especially such a community that has developed to climax.
- trice
-
noun,
a very short time; an instant:
- Birch
-
noun,
any tree or shrub of the genus Betula, comprising species with a smooth, laminated outer bark and close-grained wood.
Compare birch family.
- rices
-
noun,
the starchy seeds or grain of an annual marsh grass, Oryza sativa, cultivated in warm climates and used for food.
- birse
-
noun,
a short hair of the beard or body; a bristle.
- MSChE
-
- rimes
-
noun,
Also called rime ice. an opaque coating of tiny, white, granular ice particles, caused by the rapid freezing of supercooled water droplets on impact with an object.
Compare frost (def 3), glaze (def 17).
- birth
-
noun,
an act or instance of being born:
- 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.
- motte
-
noun,
a grove or clump of trees in prairie land or open country.
- Brith
-
noun,
the Jewish rite of circumcising a male child eight days after his birth.
- MOTOS
-
- bitch
-
noun,
a female dog:
- motor
-
noun,
a comparatively small and powerful engine, especially an internal-combustion engine in an automobile, motorboat, or the like.
- tribe
-
noun,
any aggregate of people united by ties of descent from a common ancestor, community of customs and traditions, adherence to the same leaders, etc.
- biter
-
noun,
a person or animal that bites, especially habitually or viciously:
- moths
-
noun,
any of numerous insects of the order Lepidoptera, generally distinguished from the butterflies by having feathery antennae and by having crepuscular or nocturnal habits.
- bites
-
noun,
an act of biting.
- motet
-
noun,
a vocal composition in polyphonic style, on a Biblical or similar prose text, intended for use in a church service.
- motes
-
noun,
a small particle or speck, especially of dust.
- robes
-
noun,
a long, loose or flowing gown or outer garment worn by men or women as ceremonial dress, an official vestment, or garb of office.
- robot
-
noun,
a machine that resembles a human and does mechanical, routine tasks on command.
- Moshi
-
noun,
a city in N Tanzania.
- sero-
-
- meso-
-
- Other
-
noun,
the other one:
- hemi-
-
- Timor
-
noun,
an island in the S part of Indonesia: largest and easternmost of the Lesser Sunda Islands; E half formerly belonged to Portugal. 13,095 sq. mi. (33,913 sq. km).
- times
-
noun,
the system of those sequential relations that any event has to any other, as past, present, or future; indefinite and continuous duration regarded as that in which events succeed one another.
- cheer
-
noun,
a shout of encouragement, approval, congratulation, etc.:
- chem.
-
- herem
-
noun,
the most severe form of excommunication, formerly used by rabbis in sentencing wrongdoers, usually for an indefinite period of time.
- ChemE
-
- hemo-
-
- Chere
-
adjective,
dear; beloved: used in referring to or addressing a woman or girl.
- hemic
-
adjective,
hematic.
- terse
-
adjective,
neatly or effectively concise; brief and pithy, as language.
- comb.
-
- Hemet
-
noun,
a city in SW California.
- hemes
-
noun,
a deep-red iron-containing blood pigment, C 34 H 32 N 4 O 4 Fe, obtained from hemoglobin.
- coirs
-
noun,
the prepared fiber of the husk of the coconut fruit, used in making rope, matting, etc.
- ember
-
noun,
a small live piece of coal, wood, etc., as in a dying fire.
- cohos
-
noun,
coho salmon.
- terms
-
noun,
a word or group of words designating something, especially in a particular field, as atom in physics, quietism in theology, adze in carpentry, or district leader in politics.
- heist
-
noun,
a robbery or holdup:
- Soter
-
noun,
Saint, pope a.d. 166?–175?.
- chert
-
noun,
a compact rock consisting essentially of microcrystalline quartz.
- hect-
-
- cetes
-
noun,
a number of badgers together.
- tires
-
noun,
British Dialect. fatigue.
- THREE
-
noun,
a cardinal number, 2 plus 1.
- hier-
-
- Sobor
-
noun,
a council, synod, or convention.
- Soche
-
noun,
Wade-Giles. Shache.
- Combs
-
noun,
a toothed strip of plastic, hard rubber, bone, wood, or metal, used for arranging the hair, untangling it, or holding it in place.
- hist.
-
- Sochi
-
noun,
a seaport in the SW Russian Federation in Europe, on the Black Sea: resort.
- combo
-
noun,
Informal.
a small jazz or dance band. Compare big band.
combination (defs 2–4).
- teems
-
verb (used with object),
Obsolete. to produce (offspring).
- tithe
-
noun,
Sometimes, tithes. the tenth part of agricultural produce or personal income set apart as an offering to God or for works of mercy, or the same amount regarded as an obligation or tax for the support of the church, priesthood, or the like.
- Thebe
-
noun,
an aluminum coin and monetary unit of Botswana, the 100th part of a pula.
- titer
-
noun,
the strength of a solution as determined by titration with a standard substance.
- ecto-
-
- herms
-
noun,
a monument consisting of a four-sided shaft tapering inward from top to bottom and bearing a head or bust; those of Hermes usually had an erect penis, which passersby stroked for luck.
- Ceres
-
noun,
a pre-Roman goddess of agriculture under whose name the Romans adopted the worship of the Greek goddess Demeter.
- teths
-
noun,
the ninth letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
- cero-
-
- Somme
-
noun,
a river in N France, flowing NW to the English Channel: battles, World War I, 1916, 1918; World War II, 1944. 150 miles (241 km) long.
- Combe
-
noun,
a narrow valley or deep hollow, especially one enclosed on all but one side.
- Heros
-
noun,
a person noted for courageous acts or nobility of character:
- ceros
-
noun,
a large Atlantic and Gulf Coast mackerel game fish, Scomberomorus regalis.
- cert.
-
- Cesti
-
noun,
Marcantonio [mahr-kahn-taw-nyaw] /ˌmɑr kɑnˈtɔ nyɔ/ (Show IPA), 1623–69, Italian composer.
- sooth
-
noun,
truth, reality, or fact.
- those
-
Idioms,
at that,
in spite of something; nevertheless:
in addition; besides:
- Sotho
-
noun,
a group of closely related Bantu languages spoken in Lesotho and South Africa.
- their
-
noun,
any male person or animal; a man:
- terce
-
noun,
tierce (def 3).
- Tibet
-
noun,
Also, Thibet. Also called Sitsang, Xizang. Official name Tibet Autonomous Region. an administrative division of China, N of the Himalayas: prior to 1950 a theocracy under the Dalai Lama; the highest country in the world, average elevation about 16,000 feet (4877 meters). 471,660 sq. mi. (1,221,599 sq. km). Capital: Lhasa.
- chits
-
noun,
a signed note for money owed for food, drink, etc.
- store
-
noun,
an establishment where merchandise is sold, usually on a retail basis.
- Storm
-
noun,
a disturbance of the normal condition of the atmosphere, manifesting itself by winds of unusual force or direction, often accompanied by rain, snow, hail, thunder, and lightning, or flying sand or dust.
- estoc
-
noun,
a thrusting sword of the 13th–17th centuries having a long, narrow blade of rectangular section.
- choir
-
noun,
a company of singers, especially an organized group employed in church service.
- emote
-
verb (used without object),
to show or pretend emotion:
- Esth.
-
- 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.
- 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 .
- choom
-
noun,
an Englishman.
- 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.
- teeth
-
noun,
plural of tooth.
- chore
-
noun,
a small or odd job; routine task.
- chose
-
noun,
a thing; an article of personal property.
- chott
-
noun,
a shallow brackish or saline marsh or lake in N Africa, usually dry during the summer.
- Erech
-
noun,
Biblical name of Uruk.
- Tebet
-
noun,
Tevet.
- Chris
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Christopher.
- erect
-
adjective,
upright in position or posture:
- erose
-
adjective,
uneven, as if gnawed away.
- tech.
-
- stome
-
- ethic
-
noun,
the body of moral principles or values governing or distinctive of a particular culture or group:
- chest
-
noun,
Anatomy. the trunk of the body from the neck to the abdomen; thorax.
- emits
-
verb (used with object),
to send forth (liquid, light, heat, sound, particles, etc.); discharge.
- throb
-
noun,
the act of throbbing.
- hebes
-
- timer
-
noun,
a person or thing that times.
- Heber
-
noun,
Reginald, 1783–1826, British bishop and hymn writer.
- 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.
- term.
-
- cites
-
noun,
citation (defs 7, 8).
- emirs
-
noun,
a chieftain, prince, commander, or head of state in some Islamic countries.
- 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:
- throe
-
noun,
a violent spasm or pang; paroxysm.
- 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:
- ster.
-
- chime
-
noun,
an apparatus for striking a bell so as to produce a musical sound, as one at the front door of a house by which visitors announce their presence.
- Chios
-
noun,
a Greek island in the Aegean, near the W coast of Turkey. 322 sq. mi. (834 sq. km).
- Tiber
-
noun,
a river in central Italy, flowing through Rome into the Mediterranean. 244 miles (395 km) long.
- Emmer
-
noun,
one of the earliest cultivated forms of wheat, Triticum turgidum dicoccon, having a two-grained spikelet, now grown in limited areas of Europe, Asia, and the western U.S.
- Stich
-
noun,
a verse or line of poetry.
- stime
-
noun,
the smallest bit; a drop, taste, or glimpse.
- cires
-
noun,
a brilliant, highly glazed surface produced on fabrics by subjecting them to a wax, heat, and calendering treatment.
- Emmet
-
noun,
an ant.
- Stoic
-
noun,
a member or adherent of the Stoic school of philosophy.
- sober
-
adjective,
not intoxicated or drunk.
- HIRES
-
noun,
the act of hiring.
- Comer
-
noun,
Informal. a person or thing that is progressing well or is very promising:
- shote
-
noun,
shoat (def 1).
- shoer
-
noun,
a person who shoes horses or other animals.
- Brose
-
noun,
a porridge made by stirring boiling liquid into oatmeal or other meal.
- creme
-
noun,
cream.
- shoot
-
noun,
the act of shooting with a bow, firearm, etc.
- broth
-
noun,
thin soup of concentrated meat or fish stock.
- Shore
-
noun,
the land along the edge of a sea, lake, broad river, etc.
- ichor
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. an ethereal fluid flowing in the veins of the gods.
- Short
-
noun,
something that is short.
- tooth
-
noun,
(in most vertebrates) one of the hard bodies or processes usually attached in a row to each jaw, serving for the prehension and mastication of food, as weapons of attack or defense, etc., and in mammals typically composed chiefly of dentin surrounding a sensitive pulp and covered on the crown with enamel.
- Comte
-
noun,
count2 .
- shott
-
noun,
chott.
- cooee
-
noun,
a prolonged, shrill, clear call or cry used as a signal by Australian Aborigines and adopted by the settlers in the country.
- Ibert
-
noun,
Jacques François Antoine [zhahk frahn-swa ahn-twan] /ʒɑk frɑ̃ˈswa ɑ̃ˈtwan/ (Show IPA), 1890–1962, French composer.
- crest
-
noun,
the highest part of a hill or mountain range; summit.
- Ebert
-
noun,
Friedrich [free-drikh] /ˈfri drɪx/ (Show IPA), 1871–1925, first president of Germany 1919–25.
- siree
-
noun,
sirree.
- 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.
- BSChE
-
- Comr.
-
- cries
-
noun,
the act or sound of crying; any loud utterance or exclamation; a shout, scream, or wail.
- crim.
-
- sito-
-
- Crees
-
noun,
a member of a North American Indian people of Ontario, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, and Montana.
- bros.
-
noun,
a brother.
- crime
-
noun,
an action or an instance of negligence that is deemed injurious to the public welfare or morals or to the interests of the state and that is legally prohibited.
- cores
-
- seti-
-
- Isth.
-
- corms
-
noun,
an enlarged, fleshy, bulblike base of a stem, as in the crocus.
- brits
-
noun,
the group of small marine animals forming the food of whalebone whales.
- Britt
-
noun,
a turbot of northeastern Atlantic seas.
- toots
-
noun,
an affectionate or familiar term of address; honey; baby (sometimes offensive when used to strangers, casual acquaintances, subordinates, etc., especially by a male to a female).
- these
-
Idioms,
with this, following this; hereupon:
- broch
-
noun,
a circular stone tower built around the beginning of the Christian era, having an inner and an outer wall, found on the Orkney Islands, Shetland Islands, the Hebrides, and the mainland of Scotland.
- Corti
-
noun,
Alfonso [al-fon-soh;; Italian ahl-fawn-saw] /ælˈfɒn soʊ;; Italian ɑlˈfɔn sɔ/ (Show IPA), 1822–76, Italian anatomist.
- sheer
-
noun,
a thin, diaphanous material, as chiffon or voile.
- 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.
- broom
-
noun,
an implement for sweeping, consisting of a brush of straw or stiff strands of synthetic material bound tightly to the end of a long handle.
- Isere
-
noun,
a river in SE France, flowing from the Alps to the Rhone River. 150 miles (240 km) long.
- coots
-
noun,
any aquatic bird of the genus Fulica, as F. americana, of North America, and F. atra, of the Old World, characterized by lobate toes and short wings and tail.
- thio-
-
- 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.
- coomb
-
noun,
combe.
- brom-
-
- shier
-
noun,
a horse having a tendency to shy.
- Shire
-
noun,
one of the counties of Great Britain.
- 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.
- cotes
-
noun,
a shelter, coop, or small shed for sheep, pigs, pigeons, etc.
- BSCom
-
- Crete
-
noun,
Formerly Candia. a Greek island in the Mediterranean, SE of mainland Greece. 3235 sq. mi. (8380 sq. km). Capital: Canea.
- homes
-
- Tobit
-
noun,
a book of the Apocrypha.
- hoise
-
verb (used with object),
to hoist.
- BSRet
-
- homos
-
noun,
a contemptuous term used to refer to a homosexual, especially a male homosexual.
- Theos
-
- homo-
-
- comm.
-
- homme
-
noun,
a man.
- tomes
-
noun,
a book, especially a very heavy, large, or learned book.
- hoots
-
noun,
the cry of an owl.
- comet
-
noun,
a celestial body moving about the sun, usually in a highly eccentric orbit, consisting of a central mass surrounded by an envelope of dust and gas that may form a tail that streams away from the sun.
- comes
-
noun,
Astronomy. companion1 (def 6).
- theme
-
noun,
a subject of discourse, discussion, meditation, or composition; topic:
- Homer
-
noun,
Baseball. home run.
- theor
-
- theo-
-
- to-be
-
adjective,
future; soon to be the thing specified (usually used in combination):
- BSMet
-
- toise
-
noun,
an old French unit of length equivalent to 6.395 feet (1.949 meters).
- Smith
-
noun,
a worker in metal.
- smote
-
verb,
a simple past tense of smite.
- crit.
-
- tombe
-
noun,
a step in which a dancer falls from one leg to the other, landing with all the weight on the foot that has just moved, while flexing the knee.
- Titos
-
noun,
Marshal (Josip Broz) 1891–1980, president of Yugoslavia 1953–80.
- smite
-
Idioms,
smite hip and thigh. hip1 (def 9).
- hobos
-
noun,
a tramp or vagrant.
- hort.
-
- 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.
- titre
-
noun,
titer.
- commo
-
noun,
communist.
- 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.
- horme
-
noun,
activity directed toward a goal; purposive effort.
- there
-
noun,
that state or condition:
- Horeb
-
noun,
a mountain sometimes identified with Mount Sinai.
- 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.
- thee
-
pronoun,
the objective case of thou1 :
- Rees
-
noun,
reeve3 .
- Tshi
-
noun,
Twi.
- the-
-
- rete
-
noun,
a pierced plate on an astrolabe, having projections whose points correspond to the fixed stars.
- ter.
-
- recs
-
noun,
recreation.
- Rhee
-
noun,
Syngman [sing-muh n] /ˈsɪŋ mən/ (Show IPA), 1875–1965, president of South Korea 1948–60.
- them
-
noun,
any male person or animal; a man:
- 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.
- otic
-
adjective,
of or relating to the ear; auricular.
- trit
-
- thir
-
pronoun,
these.
- rest
-
noun,
the refreshing quiet or repose of sleep:
- Trio
-
noun,
a musical composition for three voices or instruments.
- Test
-
noun,
the means by which the presence, quality, or genuineness of anything is determined; a means of trial.
- 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.
- rems
-
noun,
the quantity of ionizing radiation whose biological effect is equal to that produced by one roentgen of x-rays.
- tete
-
noun,
a city in W Mozambique, on the Zambezi River.
- this
-
Idioms,
with this, following this; hereupon:
- Otto
-
noun,
attar (def 1).
- teth
-
noun,
the ninth letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
- trim
-
noun,
the condition, order, or fitness of a person or thing for action, work, use, etc.
- resh
-
noun,
the 20th letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
- rebs
-
noun,
a Confederate soldier.
- tets
-
noun,
the Vietnamese New Year celebration, occurring during the first seven days of the first month of the lunar calendar.
- OTOH
-
- Otoe
-
noun,
Oto.
- reit
-
noun,
real-estate investment trust.
- oto-
-
- Trot
-
noun,
the gait of a horse, dog, or other quadruped, when trotting.
- tics
-
noun,
Pathology.
a sudden, spasmodic, painless, involuntary muscular contraction, as of the face.
tic douloureux.
- Otis
-
noun,
Elisha Graves, 1811–61, U.S. inventor.
- Reis
-
plural noun,
a former money of account of Portugal and Brazil.
- 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.
- Sert
-
noun,
José María [haw-se mah-ree-ah] /hɔˈsɛ mɑˈri ɑ/ (Show IPA), 1876–1945, Spanish painter.
- Rom.
-
- teem
-
verb (used with object),
Obsolete. to produce (offspring).
- toch
-
noun,
Ernst [ernst] /ɛrnst/ (Show IPA), 1887–1964, Austrian composer.
- site
-
noun,
the position or location of a town, building, etc., especially as to its environment:
- sith
-
adverb, conjunction, preposition,
since.
- toom
-
adjective,
empty; vacant.
- TOMS
-
noun,
the male of various animals, as the turkey.
- tome
-
noun,
a book, especially a very heavy, large, or learned book.
- tors
-
noun,
a rocky pinnacle; a peak of a bare or rocky mountain or hill.
- tomb
-
noun,
an excavation in earth or rock for the burial of a corpse; grave.
- tort
-
noun,
a wrongful act, not including a breach of contract or trust, that results in injury to another's person, property, reputation, or the like, and for which the injured party is entitled to compensation.
- sci.
-
- sch.
-
- sire
-
noun,
the male parent of a quadruped.
- ScBE
-
- SBIC
-
- ROTS
-
noun,
the process of rotting.
- Tobe
-
noun,
the principal outer garment in some parts of north and central Africa, consisting of a length of cloth that is sewn into a long loose skirt or is draped around the body and fastened over one shoulder.
- Tob.
-
- tits
-
noun,
a titmouse.
- roto
-
noun,
rotogravure.
- Roti
-
noun,
roast.
- Tito
-
noun,
Marshal (Josip Broz) 1891–1980, president of Yugoslavia 1953–80.
- Roth
-
noun,
Phillip, born 1933, U.S. novelist and short-story writer.
- toro
-
noun,
a bull.
- toot
-
noun,
an act or sound of tooting.
- 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.
- sech
-
- sett
-
noun,
Also called pitcher. a small, rectangular paving stone.
- Sere
-
noun,
the series of stages in an ecological succession.
- torc
-
noun,
torque (def 4).
- Serb
-
noun, adjective,
Serbian.
- shee
-
noun,
sídh.
- seme
-
adjective,
covered with many small, identical figures.
- Sem.
-
- seer
-
noun,
a person who sees; observer.
- Seem
-
verb (used without object),
to appear to be, feel, do, etc.:
- Shem
-
noun,
the eldest of the three sons of Noah. Gen. 10:21.
- sec.
-
- sice
-
noun,
syce.
- shim
-
noun,
a thin slip or wedge of metal, wood, etc., for driving into crevices, as between machine parts to compensate for wear, or beneath bedplates, large stones, etc., to level them.
- shit
-
noun,
excrement; feces.
- shmo
-
noun,
schmo.
- 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.
- scr.
-
- Tore
-
noun,
a torus.
- shoo
-
interjection,
(used to scare or drive away a cat, dog, chickens, birds, etc.)
- Tori
-
noun,
plural of torus.
- shot
-
noun,
a discharge of a firearm, bow, etc.
- shr.
-
- rote
-
noun,
routine; a fixed, habitual, or mechanical course of procedure:
- tosh
-
noun,
nonsense; bosh.
- rhos
-
noun,
the 17th letter of the Greek alphabet (P, ρ).
- stot
-
noun,
a springing gait of certain bovids, as gazelles and antelopes, used especially when running in alarm from a predator.
- robs
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Robert.
- stem
-
noun,
the ascending axis of a plant, whether above or below ground, which ordinarily grows in an opposite direction to the root or descending axis.
- Time
-
noun,
the system of those sequential relations that any event has to any other, as past, present, or future; indefinite and continuous duration regarded as that in which events succeed one another.
- stet
-
verb (used with object),
to mark (a manuscript, printer's proof, etc.) with the word “stet” or with dots as a direction to let cancelled material remain.
- robe
-
noun,
a long, loose or flowing gown or outer garment worn by men or women as ceremonial dress, an official vestment, or garb of office.
- Stir
-
noun,
the act of stirring or moving.
- stob
-
noun,
a post, stump, or stake.
- rite
-
noun,
a formal or ceremonial act or procedure prescribed or customary in religious or other solemn use:
- rit.
-
- Rise
-
noun,
an act or instance of rising.
- TRIB
-
- 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.
- str.
-
- rime
-
noun,
Also called rime ice. an opaque coating of tiny, white, granular ice particles, caused by the rapid freezing of supercooled water droplets on impact with an object.
Compare frost (def 3), glaze (def 17).
- 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.
- thi-
-
- TCBM
-
- tchr
-
- Ste.
-
- SRBM
-
- SOHO
-
noun,
a district in London, England, including Soho Square: a predominantly foreign section since 1685; noted for its restaurants.
- sore
-
noun,
a sore spot or place on the body.
- Tit.
-
- some
-
adverb,
(used with numerals and with words expressing degree, extent, etc.) approximately; about:
- Tiro
-
noun,
tyro.
- tost
-
noun,
an act or instance of tossing.
- ROSE
-
noun,
any of the wild or cultivated, usually prickly-stemmed, pinnate-leaved, showy-flowered shrubs of the genus Rosa.
Compare rose family.
- tote
-
noun,
the act or course of toting.
- Soot
-
noun,
a black, carbonaceous substance produced during incomplete combustion of coal, wood, oil, etc., rising in fine particles and adhering to the sides of the chimney or pipe conveying the smoke: also conveyed in the atmosphere to other locations.
- tire
-
noun,
British Dialect. fatigue.
- Root
-
noun,
a part of the body of a plant that develops, typically, from the radicle and grows downward into the soil, anchoring the plant and absorbing nutriment and moisture.
- Sorb
-
noun,
a European tree, Sorbus domestica.
- room
-
noun,
a portion of space within a building or other structure, separated by walls or partitions from other parts:
- tri-
-
- 'roo
-
noun,
kangaroo.
- roms
-
noun,
a Gypsy man or boy.
- sori
-
noun,
plural of sorus.
- tots
-
noun,
a small child.
- sort
-
noun,
a particular kind, species, variety, class, or group, distinguished by a common character or nature:
- 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.
- Rome
-
noun,
Harold (Jacob) 1908–1993, U.S. lyricist and composer.
- Seth
-
noun,
the third son of Adam. Gen. 4:25.
- rocs
-
noun,
a bird of enormous size and strength.
- tret
-
noun,
(formerly) an allowance for waste, after deduction for tare.
- Seri
-
noun,
a member of an American Indian people of western Sonora state, Mexico, on the Gulf of California.
- coot
-
noun,
any aquatic bird of the genus Fulica, as F. americana, of North America, and F. atra, of the Old World, characterized by lobate toes and short wings and tail.
- Erse
-
noun,
Gaelic, especially Scottish Gaelic.
- mere
-
noun,
Chiefly British Dialect. a lake or pond.
- Herm
-
noun,
a monument consisting of a four-sided shaft tapering inward from top to bottom and bearing a head or bust; those of Hermes usually had an erect penis, which passersby stroked for luck.
- HERO
-
noun,
a person noted for courageous acts or nobility of character:
- hers
-
noun,
Slang. a female:
- mhos
-
noun,
See under siemens.
- erst
-
adverb,
before the present time; formerly.
- hest
-
noun,
behest.
- ect-
-
- cees
-
noun,
the letter C.
- mete
-
noun,
a limiting mark.
- met.
-
- mesh
-
noun,
any knit, woven, or knotted fabric of open texture.
- mes-
-
- MERS
-
noun,
Middle East(ern) Respiratory Syndrome: an often fatal respiratory illness caused by a coronavirus similar to the SARS virus and characterized by fever, coughing, and shortness of breath.
- Merc
-
noun,
a mercenary soldier.
- Herb
-
noun,
a flowering plant whose stem above ground does not become woody.
- hets
-
noun,
a heterosexual person.
- mems
-
noun,
the thirteenth letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
- memo
-
noun,
memorandum.
- mem.
-
- Meir
-
noun,
Golda [gohl-duh] /ˈgoʊl də/ (Show IPA), (Goldie Mabovitch; Goldie Myerson) 1898–1978, Israeli political leader, born in Russia: prime minister 1969–74.
- meet
-
noun,
an assembly, as of persons and hounds for a hunt or swimmers or runners for a race or series of races:
- 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.
- Meer
-
noun,
Jan van der [yahn vahn der] /yɑn vɑn dɛr/ (Show IPA), Vermeer, Jan.
- cet-
-
- Cete
-
noun,
a number of badgers together.
- Ceto
-
- M-16
-
noun,
a lightweight, fully automatic rifle shooting a small-caliber bullet at an extremely high velocity: a U.S. Army combat weapon for mobile units and jungle fighting.
- Cher
-
noun,
a river in central France, flowing NW to the Loire River. 220 miles (355 km) long.
- Here
-
noun,
this place:
- her.
-
- Chet
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Chester.
- Mims
-
noun,
Fort. Fort Mims.
- BSEM
-
- Hose
-
noun,
a flexible tube for conveying a liquid, as water, to a desired point:
- BSHE
-
- mitt
-
noun,
Baseball.
a rounded glove with one internal section for the four fingers and another for the thumb and having the side next to the palm of the hand protected by a thick padding, used by catchers.
a somewhat similar glove but with less padding and having sections for the thumb and one or two fingers, used by first basemen. Compare baseball glove.
- mite
-
noun,
any of numerous small to microscopic arachnids of the subclass Acari, including species that are parasitic on animals and plants or that feed on decaying matter and stored foods.
- BSIE
-
- mist
-
noun,
a cloudlike aggregation of minute globules of water suspended in the atmosphere at or near the earth's surface, reducing visibility to a lesser degree than fog.
- mise
-
noun,
a settlement or agreement.
- mis-
-
- BSIR
-
- Miro
-
noun,
Gabriel [gah-vree-el] /ˌgɑ vriˈɛl/ (Show IPA), 1879–1930, Spanish novelist, short-story writer, and essayist.
- mire
-
noun,
a tract or area of wet, swampy ground; bog; marsh.
- BSIT
-
- MIME
-
noun,
the art or technique of portraying a character, mood, idea, or narration by gestures and bodily movements; pantomime.
- heme
-
noun,
a deep-red iron-containing blood pigment, C 34 H 32 N 4 O 4 Fe, obtained from hemoglobin.
- EEOC
-
- Heb.
-
- MICE
-
noun,
plural of mouse.
- Mic.
-
- mibs
-
noun,
a playing marble, especially one that is not used as a shooter.
- BSME
-
- Hebr
-
- BSMT
-
- Heer
-
noun,
an old unit of measure for linen and woolen yarn, equivalent to about 600 yards (550 meters).
- BSOT
-
- BSRT
-
- heir
-
noun,
a person who inherits or has a right of inheritance in the property of another following the latter's death.
- BTCh
-
- hem-
-
- M-14
-
noun,
a fully automatic, gas-operated, .30 caliber rifle developed from the M-1: replaced the M-1 as the standard U.S. Army combat rifle.
- chis
-
noun,
the twenty-second letter of the Greek alphabet (X, χ).
- BSEc
-
- cosh
-
noun,
a blackjack; bludgeon.
- IMHO
-
- IMCO
-
- Cor.
-
- 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.
- 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.
- corm
-
noun,
an enlarged, fleshy, bulblike base of a stem, as in the crocus.
- ices
-
noun,
the solid form of water, produced by freezing; frozen water.
- Ice.
-
- ICBM
-
- Ibos
-
noun,
a member of an indigenous black people of southeastern Nigeria, renowned as traders and for their art.
- Cort
-
- cose
-
verb (used without object),
coze.
- Cost
-
noun,
the price paid to acquire, produce, accomplish, or maintain anything:
- Coos
-
noun,
a language of a group of American Indians indigenous to the coast of Oregon.
- hobs
-
noun,
a projection or shelf at the back or side of a fireplace, used for keeping food warm.
- Cote
-
noun,
a shelter, coop, or small shed for sheep, pigs, pigeons, etc.
- Cree
-
noun,
a member of a North American Indian people of Ontario, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, and Montana.
- Cres
-
- crib
-
noun,
a child's bed with enclosed sides.
- Ebro
-
noun,
a river flowing SE from N Spain to the Mediterranean. About 470 miles (755 km) long.
- hom-
-
- Homs
-
noun,
a city in W Syria.
- hoot
-
noun,
the cry of an owl.
- hor.
-
- ctr.
-
- hots
-
noun,
the hots, Slang. intense sexual desire or attraction.
- cts.
-
- Hos.
-
- 1080
-
- coom
-
noun,
soot; coal dust; smut.
- chit
-
noun,
a signed note for money owed for food, drink, etc.
- cist
-
noun,
a box or chest, especially for sacred utensils.
- chm.
-
- Chr.
-
- Hims
-
noun,
Informal. a male:
- chs.
-
- hire
-
noun,
the act of hiring.
- eco-
-
- cir.
-
- echt
-
adjective,
real; authentic; genuine.
- iter
-
noun,
a canal or passage.
- item
-
noun,
a separate article or particular:
- cire
-
noun,
a brilliant, highly glazed surface produced on fabrics by subjecting them to a wax, heat, and calendering treatment.
- Itch
-
noun,
the sensation of itching.
- cis-
-
- cit.
-
- hobo
-
noun,
a tramp or vagrant.
- cite
-
noun,
citation (defs 7, 8).
- iso-
-
- CMOS
-
noun,
complementary metal oxide semiconductor.
- Echo
-
noun,
a repetition of sound produced by the reflection of sound waves from a wall, mountain, or other obstructing surface.
- Cobh
-
noun,
a seaport in S Republic of Ireland: port for Cork.
- cobs
-
noun,
a corncob.
- coho
-
noun,
coho salmon.
- coir
-
noun,
the prepared fiber of the husk of the coconut fruit, used in making rope, matting, etc.
- Com.
-
- come
-
noun,
Slang: Vulgar. semen.
- Ire.
-
- IRBM
-
- Como
-
noun,
Lake, a lake in N Italy, in Lombardy. 35 miles (56 km) long; 56 sq. mi. (145 sq. km).
- COMS
-
noun,
Trademark. Comedy Central: a cable television channel.
- BSEE
-
- Host
-
noun,
a person who receives or entertains guests at home or elsewhere:
- moit
-
noun,
a foreign particle found in wool, as a burr, twig, or seed.
- eso-
-
- BRCS
-
- bite
-
noun,
an act of biting.
- bitt
-
noun,
Also called bollard. a strong post of wood or iron projecting, usually in pairs, above the deck of a ship, used for securing cables, lines for towing, etc.
- ette
-
- est.
-
- OEEC
-
- Oct.
-
- BMet
-
- orcs
-
noun,
any of several cetaceans, as a grampus.
- BMOC
-
- Ochs
-
noun,
Adolph Simon, 1858–1935, U.S. newspaper publisher.
- obs.
-
- BIOS
-
noun,
computer firmware that directs many basic functions of the operating system, as booting and keyboard control.
- Oboe
-
noun,
a woodwind instrument having a slender conical, tubular body and a double-reed mouthpiece.
- obit
-
noun,
Informal. an obituary.
- obis
-
noun,
a long, broad sash tied about the waist over a Japanese kimono.
- Eris
-
noun,
the ancient Greek goddess of discord and the sister of Ares: identified with the Roman goddess Discordia.
- Orem
-
noun,
a city in N Utah.
- Obie
-
noun,
one of a group of awards given annually, beginning in 1956, by New York City's The Village Voice newspaper for achievement in the off-Broadway theater.
- emit
-
verb (used with object),
to send forth (liquid, light, heat, sound, particles, etc.); discharge.
- emir
-
noun,
a chieftain, prince, commander, or head of state in some Islamic countries.
- oro-
-
- Eros
-
noun,
the ancient Greek god of love, identified by the Romans with Cupid.
- Boer
-
noun,
a South African of Dutch extraction.
- Bohm
-
noun,
Dominikus [doh-mee-nee-koo s] /doʊˈmi niˌkʊs/ (Show IPA), 1880–1955, German architect.
- Ohio
-
noun,
a state in the NE central United States: a part of the Midwest. 41,222 sq. mi. (106,765 sq. km). Capital: Columbus.
Abbreviation: OH (for use with zip code), O.
- OHMS
-
noun,
the standard unit of electrical resistance in the International System of Units (SI), formally defined to be the electrical resistance between two points of a conductor when a constant potential difference applied between these points produces in this conductor a current of one ampere. The resistance in ohms is numerically equal to the magnitude of the potential difference. Symbol: Ω.
- Bohr
-
noun,
Aage Niels [aw-guh neels] /ˈɔ gə nils/ (Show IPA), 1922–2009, Danish physicist: Nobel Prize 1975 (son of Niels Bohr).
- BEST
-
noun,
something or someone that is best:
- etch
-
noun,
Printing. an acid used for etching.
- Eth.
-
- eths
-
noun,
a letter in the form of a crossed d, written đ or ð, used in Old English writing to represent both voiced and unvoiced th and in modern Icelandic and in phonetic alphabets to represent voiced th.
- Beer
-
noun,
an alcoholic beverage made by brewing and fermentation from cereals, usually malted barley, and flavored with hops and the like for a slightly bitter taste.
- orbs
-
noun,
a sphere or globe:
- bees
-
noun,
any hymenopterous insect of the superfamily Apoidea, including social and solitary species of several families, as the bumblebees, honeybees, etc.
- beet
-
noun,
any of various biennial plants belonging to the genus Beta, of the amaranth family, especially B. vulgaris, having a fleshy red or white root.
Compare sugar beet.
- Oost
-
noun,
Jacob van [yah-kawp vahn] /ˈyɑ kɔp vɑn/ (Show IPA), 1600?–71, and his son, Jacob van, 1639?–1713, Flemish painters.
- o-os
-
noun,
any of several species of Hawaiian honey eaters of the genus Moho, especially the extinct M. nobilis, of the island of Hawaii, that had black plumage and two tufts of yellow plumes used to make ceremonial robes for the Hawaiian kings.
- oohs
-
noun,
the exclamation “ooh.”.
- berm
-
noun,
Also, berme. Fortification. a horizontal surface between the exterior slope of a rampart and the moat.
- BERT
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Albert, Bertram, Herbert, Hubert, etc.
- bet.
-
- bio-
-
- Beth
-
noun,
the second letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
- Omri
-
noun,
a king of Israel and the father of Ahab. I Kings 16:16–28.
- omit
-
verb (used with object),
to leave out; fail to include or mention:
- BChE
-
- Omer
-
noun,
a Hebrew unit of dry measure, the tenth part of an ephah.
- 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.
- Eric
-
noun,
Eric the Red.
- 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).
- Bice
-
noun,
either of two colors, bice blue or bice green.
- 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.
- Este
-
noun,
a city in NE Italy: medieval fortress; ancient Roman ruins.
- bier
-
noun,
a frame or stand on which a corpse or the coffin containing it is laid before burial.
- boho
-
noun,
bohemian (def 2):
- emic
-
adjective,
pertaining to or being a significant unit that functions in contrast with other units in a language or other system of behavior.
- bchs
-
plural,
bunch.
- most
-
noun,
the greatest quantity, amount, or degree; the utmost:
- orts
-
noun,
Usually, orts. a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
- brei
-
noun,
a suspension of finely divided tissue in an isotonic medium, used chiefly as a culture for certain viruses.
- Mott
-
noun,
John Raleigh, 1865–1955, U.S. religious leader: Nobel Peace Prize 1946.
- mots
-
noun,
a pithy or witty remark; bon mot.
- Bres
-
noun,
a Fomorian king of Ireland, whose unpopular rule led to the expulsion of the Fomorians by the Tuatha De Danann.
- Brie
-
noun,
a region in NE France, between the Seine and the Marne.
- brim
-
noun,
the upper edge of anything hollow; rim; brink:
- brio
-
noun,
vigor; vivacity.
- Moth
-
noun,
any of numerous insects of the order Lepidoptera, generally distinguished from the butterflies by having feathery antennae and by having crepuscular or nocturnal habits.
- mote
-
noun,
a small particle or speck, especially of dust.
- bris
-
noun,
Brith.
- Osee
-
noun,
Hosea.
- mrem
-
- Mort
-
noun,
Hunting. the note played on a hunting horn signifying that the animal hunted has been killed.
- Moro
-
noun,
a member of any of the various tribes of Muslim Malays in the southern Philippines.
- more
-
noun,
an additional quantity, amount, or number:
- Eire
-
noun,
the Irish name of Ireland.
- BSCE
-
- moot
-
noun,
an assembly of the people in early England exercising political, administrative, and judicial powers.
- moos
-
noun,
a mooing sound.
- Moor
-
noun,
a tract of open, peaty, wasteland, often overgrown with heath, common in high latitudes and altitudes where drainage is poor; heath.
- BSCh
-
- moms
-
noun,
mother1 .
- momo
-
noun,
a steamed or fried dumpling, typical of South Asian cuisine.
- mome
-
noun,
a fool; blockhead.
- EMet
-
- emes
-
noun,
friend.
- bott
-
noun,
bot2 .
- Mrs.
-
plural,
a title of respect prefixed to the surname or full name of a married woman:
- boom
-
noun,
a deep, prolonged, resonant sound.
- Boor
-
noun,
a churlish, rude, or unmannerly person.
- boos
-
noun,
an exclamation of contempt or disapproval:
- Boot
-
noun,
a covering of leather, rubber, or the like, for the foot and all or part of the leg.
- bor.
-
- Bore
-
noun,
a dull, tiresome, or uncongenial person.
- Bors
-
noun,
Sir Arthurian Romance.. Also, Sir Bors de Ganis [duh gan-is] /də ˈgæn ɪs/ (Show IPA). a knight of the Round Table, cousin of Lancelot.
- bort
-
noun,
low-quality diamond, in granular aggregate or small fragments, valuable only in crushed or powdered form, especially for industrial use as an abrasive.
- Bosc
-
noun,
a large, greenish-yellow variety of pear.
- Bose
-
noun,
Sir Jagadis Chandre [juh-guh-dees chuhn-druh] /dʒə gəˈdis ˈtʃʌn drə/ (Show IPA), 1858–1937, Indian physicist and plant physiologist.
- MSME
-
- bosh
-
noun,
absurd or foolish talk; nonsense.
- MSIE
-
- bot.
-
- MSHE
-
- bote
-
noun,
compensation, such as for injury to person or honor.
- MSEM
-
- MSEE
-
- msec
-
- both
-
pronoun,
the one as well as the other:
- bots
-
noun,
a disease affecting various mammals, especially horses, caused by the attachment of the parasitic larvae of botflies to the stomach of the host.
- MSCE
-
- MSBC
-
- etc.
-
- TEC
-
noun,
detective.
- ERS
-
noun,
ervil.
- EOM
-
- tee
-
noun,
the letter T or t.
- TCS
-
- THC
-
- EBS
-
- ThB
-
- eir
-
- TES
-
noun,
ti1 .
- EIS
-
- eme
-
noun,
friend.
- EEO
-
- EEC
-
- th-
-
- EMR
-
- ec-
-
- tet
-
noun,
the Vietnamese New Year celebration, occurring during the first seven days of the first month of the lunar calendar.
- EMS
-
noun,
the letter M, m.
- EMT
-
- ECM
-
- EOE
-
- Teh
-
noun,
Te.
- EOS
-
noun,
the ancient Greek goddess of the dawn, identified by the Romans with Aurora.
- ERE
-
preposition, conjunction,
before.
- Ehr
-
- ote
-
- eo-
-
- BMT
-
- BME
-
- TRH
-
- BMI
-
- BMR
-
- tr.
-
- BMS
-
- boo
-
noun,
an exclamation of contempt or disapproval:
- BIE
-
- tot
-
noun,
a small child.
- BRE
-
- Tor
-
noun,
a rocky pinnacle; a peak of a bare or rocky mountain or hill.
- BRM
-
- Bro
-
noun,
a brother.
- BRT
-
- BSE
-
- BIT
-
noun,
Machinery.
a removable drilling or boring tool for use in a brace, drill press, or the like.
a removable boring head used on certain kinds of drills, as a rock drill.
a device for drilling oil wells or the like, consisting of a horizontally rotating blade or an assembly of rotating toothed wheels.
- bi-
-
- bsh
-
- be-
-
- TSR
-
noun,
a computer program with any of several ancillary functions, usually held resident in RAM for instant activation while one is using another program.
- TSI
-
- BCE
-
- TSH
-
- TSE
-
- BCh
-
plural,
bunch.
- BEM
-
- BHT
-
- BSC
-
- Br.
-
- Tro
-
- BCS
-
- bec
-
- BEE
-
noun,
any hymenopterous insect of the superfamily Apoidea, including social and solitary species of several families, as the bumblebees, honeybees, etc.
- BHC
-
- too
-
Idioms,
only too. only (def 10).
- Tom
-
noun,
the male of various animals, as the turkey.
- cte
-
- ThM
-
- Tim
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Timothy.
- CIB
-
- CIE
-
- CIM
-
- TIC
-
noun,
Pathology.
a sudden, spasmodic, painless, involuntary muscular contraction, as of the face.
tic douloureux.
- COB
-
noun,
a corncob.
- COO
-
noun,
a cooing sound.
- ChE
-
noun,
Ernesto [er-nes-taw] /ɛrˈnɛs tɔ/ (Show IPA), ("Che") 1928–67, Cuban revolutionist and political leader, born in Argentina.
- COS
-
noun,
romaine.
- COT
-
noun,
a light portable bed, especially one of canvas on a folding frame.
- CRS
-
- CRT
-
- CSO
-
- CSR
-
- CST
-
- CHI
-
noun,
the twenty-second letter of the Greek alphabet (X, χ).
- ChB
-
- BSM
-
- TMO
-
- toe
-
noun,
one of the terminal digits of the human foot.
- BSO
-
- BST
-
- Bt.
-
- BTE
-
- BTh
-
- CBE
-
- CEO
-
- ch.
-
- 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.
- Co.
-
- cr.
-
- cs.
-
- CBS
-
- cee
-
noun,
the letter C.
- ct.
-
- Soo
-
noun,
the, Canadian. Sault Ste. Marie.
- TBO
-
- ROC
-
noun,
a bird of enormous size and strength.
- MMT
-
- mob
-
noun,
a disorderly or riotous crowd of people.
- MOC
-
noun,
moccasin.
- Moe
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Morris or Moses.
- MOI
-
- mom
-
noun,
mother1 .
- moo
-
noun,
a mooing sound.
- MOR
-
- ROI
-
- ROE
-
noun,
the mass of eggs, or spawn, within the ovarian membrane of the female fish.
- MOS
-
noun,
moment (def 1).
- MIT
-
- MOT
-
noun,
a pithy or witty remark; bon mot.
- ROB
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Robert.
- RMC
-
- rm.
-
plural,
ream.
- Mr.
-
plural,
mister: a title of respect prefixed to a man's name or position:
- MRE
-
- MRI
-
- MSE
-
- RIM
-
noun,
the outer edge, border, margin, or brink of something, especially of a circular object.
- MSH
-
- MSI
-
- MME
-
- ROT
-
noun,
the process of rotting.
- rib
-
noun,
one of a series of curved bones that are articulated with the vertebrae and occur in pairs, 12 in humans, on each side of the vertebrate body, certain pairs being connected with the sternum and forming the thoracic wall.
- sc.
-
- MCR
-
- MEC
-
noun,
a pimp; mack.
- se-
-
- Meo
-
noun,
Miao (def 1).
- SCM
-
- MHE
-
- mho
-
noun,
See under siemens.
- MHR
-
- MI5
-
noun,
the government's security and counterespionage service that works in liaison with Scotland Yard's Special Branch.
- MI6
-
noun,
the government's secret intelligence service.
- SCB
-
- MIB
-
noun,
a playing marble, especially one that is not used as a shooter.
- MIR
-
noun,
a village commune of peasant farmers in prerevolutionary Russia.
- SBE
-
- sb.
-
- SRO
-
- So.
-
- RTS
-
- rte
-
- rt.
-
- RSE
-
- Rs.
-
- MIE
-
- MIM
-
noun,
the twenty-fourth letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- MSM
-
- MST
-
- MBO
-
- RCT
-
- Om.
-
- OMB
-
- OMS
-
noun,
a mantric word thought to be a complete expression of Brahman and interpreted as having three sounds representing Brahma or creation, Vishnu or preservation, and Siva or destruction, or as consisting of the same three sounds, representing waking, dreams, and deep sleep, along with the following silence, which is fulfillment.
- oo-
-
- o-o
-
noun,
any of several species of Hawaiian honey eaters of the genus Moho, especially the extinct M. nobilis, of the island of Hawaii, that had black plumage and two tufts of yellow plumes used to make ceremonial robes for the Hawaiian kings.
- REC
-
noun,
recreation.
- ooh
-
noun,
the exclamation “ooh.”.
- OOT
-
- ORB
-
noun,
a sphere or globe:
- Reb
-
noun,
a Confederate soldier.
- RBI
-
- Ree
-
noun,
reeve3 .
- RBC
-
- RMS
-
plural,
ream.
- Re.
-
- RCS
-
- orc
-
noun,
any of several cetaceans, as a grampus.
- Ore
-
noun,
a metal-bearing mineral or rock, or a native metal, that can be mined at a profit.
- OTS
-
- ORT
-
noun,
Usually, orts. a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
- ose
-
- OSO
-
- ot-
-
- OIt
-
- OIr
-
- Mt.
-
- OBE
-
- MTh
-
- MTI
-
- MTO
-
- rho
-
noun,
the 17th letter of the Greek alphabet (P, ρ).
- MTS
-
- ob.
-
- Oc.
-
- rhe
-
noun,
a centimeter-gram-second unit of fluidity, equal to the reciprocal of poise.
- rhb
-
- OSB
-
- OTC
-
- obi
-
noun,
a long, broad sash tied about the waist over a Japanese kimono.
- oic
-
- 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.
- och
-
interjection,
(used as an expression of surprise, disapproval, regret, etc.)
- OCR
-
- res
-
noun,
an object or thing; matter.
- OCS
-
- OEM
-
- OEO
-
- OES
-
noun,
the fifteenth letter of the English alphabet, a vowel.
- REM
-
noun,
the quantity of ionizing radiation whose biological effect is equal to that produced by one roentgen of x-rays.
- Ohm
-
noun,
the standard unit of electrical resistance in the International System of Units (SI), formally defined to be the electrical resistance between two points of a conductor when a constant potential difference applied between these points produces in this conductor a current of one ampere. The resistance in ohms is numerically equal to the magnitude of the potential difference. Symbol: Ω.
- oho
-
interjection,
(used as an exclamation to express surprise, taunting, exultation, etc.)
- MCI
-
- mi.
-
- Mbm
-
- hot
-
noun,
the hots, Slang. intense sexual desire or attraction.
- hie
-
verb (used with object),
to hasten (oneself):
- HIM
-
noun,
Informal. a male:
- HIS
-
noun,
any male person or animal; a man:
- hit
-
noun,
an impact or collision, as of one thing against another.
- SOC
-
noun,
sociology or a class or course in sociology.
- Hob
-
noun,
a projection or shelf at the back or side of a fireplace, used for keeping food warm.
- SOB
-
noun,
the act of sobbing; a convulsive catching of the breath in weeping.
- 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.
- SMM
-
- See
-
noun,
the seat, center of authority, office, or jurisdiction of a bishop.
- het
-
noun,
a heterosexual person.
- SMB
-
- HRE
-
- hrs
-
- HST
-
- ht.
-
- SIT
-
verb,
(in prescriptions) may it be.
- Hts
-
- SIR
-
noun,
a respectful or formal term of address used to a man:
- ics
-
- io-
-
- HIC
-
interjection,
(an onomatopoeic word used to imitate or represent a hiccup.)
- OTB
-
- Sib
-
noun,
a kinsman; relative.
- HMS
-
- Tbi
-
- ERT
-
- Esc
-
- ese
-
- ESR
-
- STM
-
- ETO
-
- ETR
-
- ETS
-
- STI
-
- hr.
-
- sot
-
noun,
a drunkard.
- HSM
-
- HBM
-
- HBO
-
- HCM
-
- HCR
-
- STB
-
- St.
-
- SRI
-
noun,
a Hindu title of address prefixed to the name of a deity, holy person, etc.
- SRB
-
- Sr.
-
- 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).
- TTS
-
- MBE
-
- ish
-
- MM.
-
- IRS
-
- Is.
-
noun,
(used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
- ise
-
- 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).
- MSC
-
- ism
-
noun,
a distinctive doctrine, theory, system, or practice:
- IRO
-
- she
-
noun,
a female person or animal.
- ITO
-
noun,
Prince Hirobumi [hee-raw-boo-mee] /ˈhi rɔˈbu mi/ (Show IPA), 1841–1909, Japanese statesman.
- ISR
-
- ist
-
- ite
-
- MS.
-
plural,
manuscript.
- Mo.
-
- sht
-
- SEI
-
noun,
sei whale.
- IRC
-
- sho
-
- ib.
-
- Ibo
-
noun,
a member of an indigenous black people of southeastern Nigeria, renowned as traders and for their art.
- 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.
- M-1
-
noun,
a semiautomatic, gas-operated, .30 caliber, clip-fed rifle, with a weight of 8.56 pounds (3.88 kg): the standard U.S. Army rifle in World War II and in the Korean War.
- ier
-
- Me.
-
- 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
-
- Ir.
-
- Mc-
-
- ITC
-
- TC
-
- et
-
verb,
a simple past tense of eat.
- RI
-
- MH
-
- h.
-
- SI
-
noun,
the syllable used for the seventh tone of a scale and sometimes for the tone B.
- RH
-
- RC
-
- BO
-
- BM
-
- R.
-
- TB
-
- TE
-
noun,
ti1 .
- BC
-
- B-
-
- T1
-
- TT
-
- t.
-
- OH
-
noun,
the exclamation “oh.”.
- HI
-
adjective,
an informal, simplified spelling of high:
- S.
-
- RO
-
- ic
-
- i.
-
- ee
-
- EI
-
- er
-
interjection,
(used to express or represent a pause, hesitation, uncertainty, etc.).
- O.
-
- Eb
-
- OE
-
noun,
oy2 .
- HO
-
noun,
a sexually promiscuous woman.
- sh
-
interjection,
(used to urge silence.)
- SM
-
- CM
-
- 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.
- TI
-
noun,
the syllable for the seventh tone of a diatonic scale.
- eh
-
interjection,
(an interrogative utterance, usually expressing surprise or doubt or seeking confirmation).
- HE
-
noun,
any male person or animal; a man:
- TM
-
- CB
-
- CE
-
- M.
-
- MB
-
- BH
-
- HB
-
- E.
-
noun,
Edward (St. John) 1925–2000, U.S. writer and illustrator.