Anagrams of timocracies
Word timocracies has
1118 anagrams
that can be made by using the letters of timocracies.
- mesocratic
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adjective,
(of an igneous rock) composed of light and dark minerals in nearly equal amounts.
- Masoretic
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adjective,
of or relating to the Masorah or the Masoretes.
- isometric
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noun,
isometrics, isometric exercise (def 1).
- armistice
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noun,
a temporary suspension of hostilities by agreement of the warring parties; truce:
- eroticism
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noun,
the sexual or erotic quality or character of something.
- ameristic
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adjective,
not divided into parts; having no meristem.
- airtimes
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noun,
the particular time that a program is broadcast or scheduled for broadcast:
- ceramics
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noun,
(used with a singular verb) the art or technology of making objects of clay and similar materials treated by firing.
- ceramist
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noun,
a person who makes ceramics.
- semiotic
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noun,
semiotics.
- Socratic
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noun,
a follower of Socrates.
- aoristic
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adjective,
Grammar. pertaining to the aorist.
- cosmetic
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noun,
a powder, lotion, lipstick, rouge, or other preparation for beautifying the face, skin, hair, nails, etc.
- meristic
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adjective,
of, relating to, or divided into segments or somites.
- isomeric
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adjective,
of, relating to, or displaying isomerism.
- seriatim
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adverb, adjective,
in a series; one after another.
- scimitar
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noun,
a curved, single-edged sword of Asian, especially Eastern origin.
- acrotism
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noun,
absence or weakness of the pulse.
- acrostic
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noun,
a series of lines or verses in which the first, last, or other particular letters when taken in order spell out a word, phrase, etc.
- ectosarc
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noun,
the ectoplasm of a protozoan (opposed to endosarc).
- 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.
- iotacism
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noun,
the conversion of other vowel sounds, especially in Modern Greek, into (ē), the sound of iota.
- maitrise
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noun,
mastery; skill.
- trisomic
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adjective,
having one chromosome in addition to the usual diploid number.
- Iscariot
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noun,
the surname of Judas, the betrayer of Jesus. Mark 3:19; 14:10, 11.
- comities
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noun,
mutual courtesy; civility.
- matrices
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noun,
something that constitutes the place or point from which something else originates, takes form, or develops:
- coremia
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noun,
the fruiting bodies of certain fungi, consisting of a loosely bound bundle of conidiophores.
- comates
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noun,
a mate or companion.
- amosite
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noun,
an asbestine variety of anthophyllite, rich in iron, formerly used as a heat-resistant material.
- erotica
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noun,
written works, usually fiction, dealing with sexual love.
- osmatic
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adjective,
of or relating to the sense of smell.
- Amorite
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noun,
a member of one of the principal tribes, or nations, of Canaan before its conquest by the Israelites. II Sam. 12:26–31.
- amorist
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noun,
a person who is devoted to love and lovemaking.
- Semitic
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noun,
a subfamily of Afroasiatic languages that includes Akkadian, Arabic, Aramaic, Ethiopic, Hebrew, and Phoenician.
- simitar
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noun,
scimitar.
- erotics
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noun,
an erotic poem.
- atomics
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noun,
the branch of physics that deals with atoms, especially atomic energy.
- racemic
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adjective,
noting or pertaining to any of various organic compounds in which racemism occurs.
- comatic
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adjective,
of, relating to, or blurred as a result of a coma.
- orectic
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adjective,
of or relating to desire; appetitive.
- ARTEMIS
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noun,
Also called Cynthia. an ancient Greek goddess, the daughter of Leto and the sister of Apollo, characterized as a virgin huntress and associated with the moon.
Compare Diana.
- arctics
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noun,
(often initial capital letter) the region lying north of the Arctic Circle or of the northernmost limit of tree growth; the polar area north of the timber line.
- comitia
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noun,
an assembly of the people convened to pass on laws, nominate magistrates, etc.
- aristo-
-
- 2,4,5-t
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noun,
a light-tan, water-insoluble solid, C 8 H 5 Cl 3 O 3 , used chiefly for killing weeds.
- comices
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- eristic
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noun,
a person who engages in disputation; controversialist.
- maestro
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noun,
an eminent composer, teacher, or conductor of music:
- iatrics
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- stearic
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adjective,
of or relating to suet or fat.
- ascetic
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noun,
a person who dedicates his or her life to a pursuit of contemplative ideals and practices extreme self-denial or self-mortification for religious reasons.
- Corsica
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noun,
an island in the Mediterranean, SE of and forming a department of France. 3367 sq. mi. (8720 sq. km). Capital: Ajaccio.
- stearo-
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- Mercast
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noun,
a broadcasting system used by U.S. agencies to deliver messages to government-operated ships.
- amities
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noun,
friendship; peaceful harmony.
- atomies
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noun,
an atom; mote.
- sematic
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adjective,
serving as a sign or warning of danger, as the conspicuous colors or markings of certain poisonous animals.
- somatic
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adjective,
of the body; bodily; physical.
- sciatic
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noun,
a sciatic part, as a nerve, vein, or artery.
- ciceros
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noun,
a Continental unit of measurement for type, equal to 12 Didot points, or 0.178 inches (4.5 mm), roughly comparable to a pica.
- icteric
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adjective,
pertaining to or affected with icterus; jaundiced.
- coaster
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noun,
a person or thing that coasts.
- cimaise
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noun,
cymaise.
- cerotic
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adjective,
of or derived from cerotic acid.
- imarets
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noun,
(in Turkey) a hospice for pilgrims, travelers, etc.
- mortice
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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.
- miscite
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verb (used with or without object),
to misquote.
- cerato-
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- ceramic
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noun,
ceramic material.
- miotics
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noun,
a miotic drug.
- mortise
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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.
- smectic
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adjective,
noting a mesomorphic state in which the arrangement of the molecules is in layers or planes.
- airtime
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noun,
the particular time that a program is broadcast or scheduled for broadcast:
- trisome
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noun,
a trisomic individual.
- ramets
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noun,
an individual of a clone.
- stroma
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noun,
Cell Biology. the supporting framework or matrix of a cell.
- camise
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noun,
a lightweight, loose-fitting shirt or smock with long sleeves.
- Cicero
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noun,
a Continental unit of measurement for type, equal to 12 Didot points, or 0.178 inches (4.5 mm), roughly comparable to a pica.
- citric
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adjective,
of or derived from citric acid.
- soccer
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noun,
a form of football played between two teams of 11 players, in which the ball may be advanced by kicking or by bouncing it off any part of the body but the arms and hands, except in the case of the goalkeepers, who may use their hands to catch, carry, throw, or stop the ball.
- sitcom
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noun,
situation comedy.
- Smriti
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noun,
writings containing traditions concerning law, rituals, teachings of the sages, the epics, and the Puranas.
- cameos
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noun,
a technique of engraving upon a gem or other stone, as onyx, in such a way that an underlying stone of one color is exposed as a background for a low-relief design of another color.
- racist
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noun,
a person who believes in racism, the doctrine that one's own racial group is superior or that a particular racial group is inferior to the others.
- coarse
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adjective,
composed of relatively large parts or particles:
- Maoris
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noun,
a member of the native Polynesian population of New Zealand.
- COMSAT
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noun,
(often lowercase) a communications satellite.
- steric
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adjective,
of or relating to the spatial relationships of atoms in a molecule.
- Riccio
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noun,
David [Italian dah-veed] /Italian ˈdɑ vid/ (Show IPA), Rizzio.
- coacts
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verb (used with or without object),
to do or act together.
- Marcie
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noun,
a female given name, form of Marcia.
- Marcos
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noun,
Ferdinand E(dralin) [ed-ruh-lin] /ˈɛd rə lɪn/ (Show IPA), 1917–1989, Philippine political leader: president 1965–86.
- imaret
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noun,
(in Turkey) a hospice for pilgrims, travelers, etc.
- isomer
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noun,
Chemistry. a compound displaying isomerism with one or more other compounds.
- Raetic
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noun,
an extinct language of uncertain affinities that was spoken in Rhaetia and written with the Etruscan alphabet.
- stream
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noun,
a body of water flowing in a channel or watercourse, as a river, rivulet, or brook. Synonyms: rill, run, streamlet, runnel.
- escort
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noun,
a group of persons, or a single person, accompanying another or others for protection, guidance, or courtesy:
- sacro-
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- Marist
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noun,
a member of a religious order founded in Lyons, France, in 1816 for missionary and educational work in the name of the Virgin Mary.
- camote
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noun,
batata.
- sortie
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noun,
a rapid movement of troops from a besieged place to attack the besiegers.
- Maisie
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noun,
a female given name, Scottish form of Margaret.
- Romaic
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noun,
demotic (def 5).
- cerat-
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- stacc.
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- Caster
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noun,
a person or thing that casts.
- Castor
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noun,
Also, castoreum. a brownish, unctuous substance with a strong, penetrating odor, secreted by certain glands in the groin of the beaver, used in medicine and perfumery.
- Castro
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noun,
Cipriano [sip-ree-ah-noh;; Spanish see-pree-ah-naw] /ˌsɪp riˈɑ noʊ;; Spanish ˌsi priˈɑ nɔ/ (Show IPA), 1858?–1924, Venezuelan military and political leader: president 1901–08; exiled 1908.
- rosace
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noun,
rosette (def 3).
- re-act
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verb (used with object),
to act or perform again.
- Cercis
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noun,
any shrub or small tree of the genus Cercis, as the redbud or Judas tree.
- caters
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verb (used with object),
to provide food and service for:
- iatric
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adjective,
of or relating to a physician or medicine; medical.
- recast
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noun,
a recasting.
- coatis
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noun,
any tropical American carnivore of the genus Nasua, related to the raccoon, having an elongated body, long, ringed tail, and a slender, flexible snout.
- rectos
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- recti-
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- comate
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noun,
a mate or companion.
- Maceio
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noun,
a seaport in and the capital of Alagoas, in E Brazil.
- somat-
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- caries
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noun,
decay, as of bone or of plant tissue.
- comers
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noun,
Informal. a person or thing that is progressing well or is very promising:
- iatro-
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- isotac
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noun,
a line drawn on a map connecting all points where ice starts to melt at approximately the same period in spring.
- scrota
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noun,
the pouch of skin that contains the testes.
- carets
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noun,
a mark (‸) made in written or printed matter to show the place where something is to be inserted.
- Rosita
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noun,
a female given name, Spanish form of Rose.
- ramose
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adjective,
having many branches.
- cartes
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noun,
(italics) French. menu; bill of fare.
Compare à la carte.
- macro-
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- caroms
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noun,
Billiards, Pool. a shot in which the cue ball hits two balls in succession.
- macers
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noun,
macebearer.
- Istria
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noun,
a peninsula at the N end of the Adriatic, in SW Slovenia and W Croatia.
- remits
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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.
- cerias
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noun,
a white-to-yellow, heavy powder, cerium dioxide, CeO 2 , usually derived from cerium nitrate by decomposition with heat: used chiefly in ceramics, glass polishing, and decolorizing.
- Coates
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noun,
Eric, 1886–1957, English violist and composer.
- somite
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noun,
any of the longitudinal series of segments or parts into which the body of certain animals is divided; a metamere.
- rimose
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adjective,
full of crevices, chinks, or cracks.
- atomic
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adjective,
of, pertaining to, resulting from, or using atoms, atomic energy, or atomic bombs:
- crates
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noun,
a slatted wooden box or framework for packing, shopping, or storing fruit, furniture, glassware, crockery, etc.
- Crimea
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noun,
the, a peninsula in SE Ukraine, between the Black Sea and the Sea of Azov.
- occas.
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- Mister
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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.).
- Tories
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noun,
a member of the Conservative Party in Great Britain or Canada.
- scarce
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Idioms,
make oneself scarce, Informal.
to depart, especially suddenly.
to stay away; avoid.
- creams
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noun,
the fatty part of milk, which rises to the surface when the liquid is allowed to stand unless homogenized.
- satori
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noun,
sudden enlightenment.
- miotic
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noun,
a miotic drug.
- micros
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noun,
anything extremely small in scope or capability.
- miters
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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.
- micro-
-
- satire
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noun,
the use of irony, sarcasm, ridicule, or the like, in exposing, denouncing, or deriding vice, folly, etc.
- orates
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verb (used with or without object),
to deliver an oration; speak pompously; declaim.
- amices
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noun,
an oblong vestment, usually of white linen, worn about the neck and shoulders and partly under the alb.
- metros
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noun,
the underground electric railway of Paris, France, Montreal, Canada, Washington, D.C., and other cities.
- comtes
-
noun,
count2 .
- metric
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noun,
Often, metrics. a standard for measuring or evaluating something, especially one that uses figures or statistics:
- Coster
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noun,
costermonger.
- Crista
-
noun,
a crest or ridge.
- scato-
-
- timers
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noun,
a person or thing that times.
- aceto-
-
- Mosaic
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noun,
a picture or decoration made of small, usually colored pieces of inlaid stone, glass, etc.
- C-star
-
noun,
carbon star.
- scream
-
noun,
a loud, sharp, piercing cry:
- triose
-
noun,
a monosaccharide that has three atoms of carbon.
- accost
-
noun,
a greeting.
- Scotia
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noun,
a deep concave molding between two fillets, as in the Attic base.
- Scoter
-
noun,
any of the large diving ducks of the genus Melanitta, inhabiting northern parts of the Northern Hemisphere.
- acetic
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adjective,
pertaining to, derived from, or producing vinegar or acetic acid.
- trices
-
noun,
a very short time; an instant:
- traces
-
noun,
a surviving mark, sign, or evidence of the former existence, influence, or action of some agent or event; vestige:
- scoria
-
noun,
Metallurgy. the refuse, dross, or slag left after melting or smelting metal; scum.
- acmite
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noun,
a rare pyroxene mineral, sodium-ferric iron silicate, NaFe(Si 2 O 6), found in feldspathoid rocks.
- moires
-
noun,
any moiré fabric.
- triacs
-
noun,
a type of thyristor designed for electronic control of the current supplied to a circuit, used especially in dimmers for lighting systems.
- sector
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noun,
Geometry. a plane figure bounded by two radii and the included arc of a circle.
- Moesia
-
noun,
an ancient country in S Europe, S of the Danube and N of ancient Thrace and Macedonia: later a Roman province.
- oaters
-
noun,
a movie, television show, etc., about the frontier days of the U.S. West; western; horse opera.
- mitres
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noun,
Bartolomé [bahr-taw-law-me] /ˌbɑr tɔ lɔˈmɛ/ (Show IPA), 1821–1906, Argentine soldier, statesman, and author: president of Argentina 1862–68.
- critic
-
noun,
a person who judges, evaluates, or criticizes:
- COSTAR
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noun,
a performer, especially an actor or actress, who shares star billing with another.
- metro-
-
- armets
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noun,
a completely enclosed helmet having a visor and hinged cheek pieces fastened under the chin.
- samite
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noun,
a heavy silk fabric, sometimes interwoven with gold, worn in the Middle Ages.
- cities
-
noun,
a large or important town.
- Cortes
-
noun,
(in Spain or Portugal) the two houses constituting the national legislative body.
- Taoism
-
noun,
the philosophical system evolved by Lao-tzu and Chuang-tzu, advocating a life of complete simplicity and naturalness and of noninterference with the course of natural events, in order to attain a happy existence in harmony with the Tao.
- meccas
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noun,
Also, Makkah, Mekka. a city in and the capital of Hejaz, in W Saudi Arabia: birthplace of Muhammad; spiritual center of Islam.
- Artois
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noun,
a former province in N France: artesian wells.
- masto-
-
- corset
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noun,
Sometimes, corsets. a close-fitting undergarment, stiffened with whalebone or similar material and often capable of being tightened by lacing, enclosing the trunk: worn, especially by women, to shape and support the body; stays.
- Osetic
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adjective, noun,
Ossetic.
- Mastic
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noun,
Also called mastic tree, lentisk. a small Mediterranean tree, Pistacia lentiscus, of the cashew family, that is the source of an aromatic resin used in making varnish and adhesives.
- armies
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noun,
the military forces of a nation, exclusive of the navy and in some countries the air force.
- tarso-
-
- Master
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noun,
a person with the ability or power to use, control, or dispose of something:
- ericas
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noun,
any of numerous low-growing evergreen shrubs or small trees belonging to the genus Erica, of the heath family, including several species of heather.
- Mercia
-
noun,
an early English kingdom in central Britain.
- corita
-
noun,
a boat resembling a large, woven basket, used by Indians of the southwestern U.S.
- ariose
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adjective,
characterized by melody; songlike.
- terais
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noun,
a marshy lowland area in N India and S Nepal, between the Ganges and the foothills of the Himalayas.
- erotic
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noun,
an erotic poem.
- merits
-
noun,
claim to respect and praise; excellence; worth.
- Arctic
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noun,
(often initial capital letter) the region lying north of the Arctic Circle or of the northernmost limit of tree growth; the polar area north of the timber line.
- astro-
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- matri-
-
- sarco-
-
- COSMIC
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adjective,
of or relating to the cosmos:
- Mascot
-
noun,
an animal, person, or thing adopted by a group as its representative symbol and supposed to bring good luck:
- McCrae
-
noun,
John, 1872–1918, Canadian physician, soldier, and poet.
- aorist
-
noun,
a verb tense, as in Classical Greek, expressing action or, in the indicative mood, past action, without further limitation or implication.
- racism
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noun,
a belief or doctrine that inherent differences among the various human racial groups determine cultural or individual achievement, usually involving the idea that one's own race is superior and has the right to dominate others or that a particular racial group is inferior to the others.
- maters
-
noun,
British Informal. mother1 .
- emits
-
verb (used with object),
to send forth (liquid, light, heat, sound, particles, etc.); discharge.
- Scot.
-
- Sacco
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noun,
Nicola [nee-kaw-lah] /niˈkɔ lɑ/ (Show IPA), 1891–1927, Italian anarchist, in the U.S. after 1908: together with Bartolomeo Vanzetti, found guilty of robbery and murder 1921; executed 1927.
- SCRAM
-
noun,
the rapid shutdown of a nuclear reactor in an emergency.
- imit.
-
- saice
-
noun,
syce.
- score
-
noun,
the record of points or strokes made by the competitors in a game or match.
- ERICA
-
noun,
any of numerous low-growing evergreen shrubs or small trees belonging to the genus Erica, of the heath family, including several species of heather.
- rotes
-
noun,
routine; a fixed, habitual, or mechanical course of procedure:
- Erato
-
noun,
the Muse of love poetry.
- roset
-
noun,
resin; rosin.
- emirs
-
noun,
a chieftain, prince, commander, or head of state in some Islamic countries.
- satem
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adjective,
belonging to or consisting of those branches of the Indo-European family in which alveolar or palatal fricatives, as the sounds (s) or (sh), developed in ancient times from Proto-Indo-European palatal stops: the satem branches are Indo-Iranian, Armenian, Slavic, Baltic, and Albanian.
- Rosie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Rose.
- Satie
-
noun,
Erik Alfred Leslie [e-reek al-fred les-lee] /ɛˈrik alˈfrɛd lɛsˈli/ (Show IPA), 1866–1925, French composer.
- sarc-
-
- IATSE
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- ecto-
-
- roast
-
noun,
roasted meat or a piece of roasted meat, as a piece of beef or veal of a quantity and shape for slicing into more than one portion.
- ERISA
-
noun,
Employee Retirement Income Security Act.
- scare
-
noun,
a sudden fright or alarm, especially with little or no reason.
- scart
-
verb (used with or without object),
to scratch, scrape, mark, or scar.
- scat-
-
- rotas
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noun,
Chiefly British.
a round or rotation of duties; a period of work or duty taken in rotation with others.
an agenda or circuit of sporting events, as a round of golf tournaments, played in different localities throughout the year.
- Sarto
-
noun,
Andrea del [ahn-drey-uh del;; Italian ahn-dre-ah del] /ɑnˈdreɪ ə dɛl;; Italian ɑnˈdrɛ ɑ dɛl/ (Show IPA), Andrea del Sarto.
- roams
-
noun,
an act or instance of roaming; a ramble.
- estoc
-
noun,
a thrusting sword of the 13th–17th centuries having a long, narrow blade of rectangular section.
- sceat
-
noun,
a silver Anglo-Saxon coin of the 7th and 8th centuries, sometimes including an amount of gold.
- Saite
-
noun,
a native or citizen of Saïs.
- ramie
-
noun,
an Asian shrub, Boehmeria nivea, of the nettle family, yielding a fiber used especially in making textiles.
- 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.
- meta-
-
- micra
-
noun,
a plural of micron.
- micas
-
noun,
any member of a group of minerals, hydrous silicates of aluminum with other bases, chiefly potassium, magnesium, iron, and lithium, that separate readily into thin, tough, often transparent, and usually elastic laminae; isinglass.
- omits
-
verb (used with object),
to leave out; fail to include or mention:
- orate
-
verb (used with or without object),
to deliver an oration; speak pompously; declaim.
- Orcas
-
noun,
the killer whale, Orcinus orca.
- metr-
-
- Metis
-
noun,
any person of mixed ancestry.
- metic
-
noun,
an alien resident of an ancient Greek city who paid a tax for the right to live there.
- metas
-
noun,
(in ancient Rome) a column or post, or a group of columns or posts, placed at each end of a racetrack to mark the turning places.
- meso-
-
- mires
-
noun,
a tract or area of wet, swampy ground; bog; marsh.
- mesic
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or adapted to an environment having a balanced supply of moisture.
- meros
-
noun,
(in the Doric order) a flat surface between two channels of a triglyph.
- mero-
-
- merit
-
noun,
claim to respect and praise; excellence; worth.
- Merci
-
interjection,
thank you.
- Merca
-
noun,
a city in S Somalia.
- OSCAR
-
noun,
a word used in communications to represent the letter O.
- Mecca
-
noun,
Also, Makkah, Mekka. a city in and the capital of Hejaz, in W Saudi Arabia: birthplace of Muhammad; spiritual center of Islam.
- osier
-
noun,
any of various willows, as the red osier, having tough, flexible twigs or branches that are used for wickerwork.
- omers
-
noun,
a Hebrew unit of dry measure, the tenth part of an ephah.
- octa-
-
- Mears
-
noun,
mere3 .
- oater
-
noun,
a movie, television show, etc., about the frontier days of the U.S. West; western; horse opera.
- motes
-
noun,
a small particle or speck, especially of dust.
- morts
-
noun,
Hunting. the note played on a hunting horn signifying that the animal hunted has been killed.
- Morse
-
noun,
an ornamented metal clasp or brooch for fastening a cope in front.
- mores
-
noun,
an additional quantity, amount, or number:
- Morea
-
noun,
Peloponnesus.
- moras
-
noun,
the unit of time equivalent to the ordinary or normal short sound or syllable.
- moist
-
adjective,
moderately or slightly wet; damp.
- moire
-
noun,
any moiré fabric.
- Moira
-
noun,
Classical Mythology.
the personification of fate.
Moirai, the Fates.
- Oates
-
noun,
Joyce Carol, born 1938, U.S. novelist and short-story writer.
- misc.
-
- Mitre
-
noun,
Bartolomé [bahr-taw-law-me] /ˌbɑr tɔ lɔˈmɛ/ (Show IPA), 1821–1906, Argentine soldier, statesman, and author: president of Argentina 1862–68.
- Mitra
-
noun,
the mitriform pileus of certain fungi.
- 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.
- 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.
- Occam
-
noun,
William of, died 1349? English scholastic philosopher.
- Misti
-
noun,
El Misti.
- ocrea
-
noun,
a sheathing part, as a pair of stipules united about a stem.
- miso-
-
- miser
-
noun,
a person who lives in wretched circumstances in order to save and hoard money.
- misce
-
verb,
(in prescriptions) mix.
- osmic
-
adjective,
of or containing osmium in its higher valences, especially the tetravalent state.
- oste-
-
- iotas
-
noun,
a very small quantity; jot; whit.
- Reims
-
noun,
a city in NE France: cathedral; unconditional surrender of Germany May 7, 1945.
- rates
-
noun,
the amount of a charge or payment with reference to some basis of calculation:
- ratio
-
noun,
the relation between two similar magnitudes with respect to the number of times the first contains the second:
- ratos
-
noun,
rocket-assisted takeoff.
- react
-
verb (used with object),
to act or perform again.
- reams
-
noun,
a standard quantity of paper, consisting of 20 quires or 500 sheets (formerly 480 sheets), or 516 sheets (printer's ream or perfect ream)
- Recit
-
- rect.
-
- recta
-
noun,
a plural of rectum.
- iters
-
noun,
a canal or passage.
- reist
-
verb (used without object),
reest2 .
- macer
-
noun,
macebearer.
- 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.
- istic
-
- resit
-
noun,
a test or examination that is retaken.
- Isiac
-
adjective,
of or relating to Isis or the worship of Isis.
- Ricci
-
noun,
Sebastiano [se-bahs-tyah-naw] /ˌsɛ bɑsˈtyɑ nɔ/ (Show IPA), 1660?–1734, Italian painter.
- rices
-
noun,
the starchy seeds or grain of an annual marsh grass, Oryza sativa, cultivated in warm climates and used for food.
- Rieti
-
noun,
Vittorio [veet-taw-ryaw] /vitˈtɔ ryɔ/ (Show IPA), 1898–1994, U.S. composer, born in Italy.
- Rimas
-
noun,
a female given name.
- irate
-
adjective,
angry; enraged:
- 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).
- Macc.
-
- maces
-
noun,
a clublike armor-breaking weapon of war, often with a flanged or spiked metal head, used chiefly in the Middle Ages.
- Ostia
-
noun,
a town in central Italy, SW of Rome: ruins from 4th century b.c.; site of ancient port of Rome.
- marse
-
noun,
(used chiefly in representation of southern black speech) master.
- McRae
-
noun,
Carmen, 1920–94, U.S. jazz singer and songwriter.
- matr-
-
- mater
-
noun,
British Informal. mother1 .
- mast-
-
- MASER
-
noun,
a device for amplifying electromagnetic waves by stimulated emission of radiation.
- masc.
-
- races
-
noun,
a contest of speed, as in running, riding, driving, or sailing.
- marts
-
noun,
market; trading center; trade center.
- Marti
-
noun,
José [haw-se] /hɔˈsɛ/ (Show IPA), 1853–1895, Cuban patriot and writer.
- Maros
-
noun,
Hungarian name of Mures.
- Ramos
-
noun,
Fidel V. born 1928, Philippine political leader: president 1992–98.
- Maroc
-
noun,
French name of Morocco.
- Maris
-
noun,
Roger (Eugene) 1934–85, U.S. baseball player.
- Mario
-
noun,
a male given name: from the Roman family name Marius.
- Marie
-
noun,
(Marie Alexandra Victoria of Saxe-Coburg) 1875–1938, queen of Romania 1914–27.
- marcs
-
noun,
the grapes contained in the wine press and the residue, as skins and pips, remaining after the juice is expressed.
- raise
-
noun,
an increase in amount, as of wages:
- ramet
-
noun,
an individual of a clone.
- Maori
-
noun,
a member of the native Polynesian population of New Zealand.
- maist
-
adjective, noun, adverb,
most.
- mairs
-
adjective, noun, adverb,
more.
- scrim
-
noun,
a cotton or linen fabric of open weave used for bunting, curtains, etc.
- crim.
-
- Moser
-
noun,
Johann Jakob [yoh-hahn yah-kawp] /ˈyoʊ hɑn ˈyɑ kɔp/ (Show IPA), 1701–85, German jurist and publicist.
- taces
-
noun,
tasset.
- cacti
-
noun,
any of numerous succulent plants of the family Cactaceae, of warm, arid regions of the New World, having fleshy, leafless, usually spiny stems, and typically having solitary, showy flowers.
- caco-
-
- stime
-
noun,
the smallest bit; a drop, taste, or glimpse.
- Stoic
-
noun,
a member or adherent of the Stoic school of philosophy.
- stoma
-
noun,
Also, stomate. Botany. any of various small apertures, especially one of the minute orifices or slits in the epidermis of leaves, stems, etc., through which gases are exchanged.
- stome
-
- 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.
- stria
-
noun,
a slight or narrow furrow, ridge, stripe, or streak, especially one of a number in parallel arrangement:
- atmo-
-
- tacos
-
noun,
Mexican Cookery. an often crisply fried tortilla folded over and filled, as with seasoned chopped meat, lettuce, tomatoes, and cheese.
- ster.
-
- tames
-
adjective,
changed from the wild or savage state; domesticated:
- astr.
-
- Astor
-
noun,
John Jacob, 1763–1848, U.S. capitalist and fur merchant.
- Tamis
-
noun,
a worsted cloth mesh constructed in open weave and having a corded face, used as a sieve or strainer.
- astir
-
adjective,
moving or stirring, especially with much activity or excitement:
- aster
-
noun,
any composite plant of the genus Aster, having rays varying from white or pink to blue around a yellow disk.
- tares
-
noun,
any of various vetches, especially Vicia sativa.
- Tarim
-
noun,
a river in NW China, in Xinjiang Uygur region. About 1300 miles (2090 km) long.
- taros
-
noun,
a stemless plant, Colocasia esculenta, of the arum family, cultivated in tropical regions, in the Pacific islands and elsewhere, for the edible tuber.
- Ascot
-
noun,
a necktie or scarf with broad ends, tied and arranged so that the ends are laid flat, one across the other, sometimes with a pin to secure them.
- asco-
-
- Cairo
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Egypt, in the N part on the E bank of the Nile.
- Cameo
-
noun,
a technique of engraving upon a gem or other stone, as onyx, in such a way that an underlying stone of one color is exposed as a background for a low-relief design of another color.
- Artie
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Arthur.
- Srta.
-
- cert.
-
- ceros
-
noun,
a large Atlantic and Gulf Coast mackerel game fish, Scomberomorus regalis.
- cero-
-
- ceric
-
adjective,
containing cerium, especially in the tetravalent state.
- ceria
-
noun,
a white-to-yellow, heavy powder, cerium dioxide, CeO 2 , usually derived from cerium nitrate by decomposition with heat: used chiefly in ceramics, glass polishing, and decolorizing.
- ceras
-
noun,
(in prescriptions) wax.
- Ceram
-
noun,
an island of the Moluccas in Indonesia, W of New Guinea. 7191 sq. mi. (18,625 sq. km).
- Soter
-
noun,
Saint, pope a.d. 166?–175?.
- 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.
- Cates
-
noun,
a choice food;delicacy; dainty.
- cater
-
verb (used with object),
to provide food and service for:
- caste
-
noun,
Sociology.
an endogamous and hereditary social group limited to persons of the same rank, occupation, economic position, etc., and having mores distinguishing it from other such groups.
any rigid system of social distinctions.
- cames
-
noun,
a slender, grooved bar of lead for holding together the pieces of glass in windows of latticework or stained glass.
- stair
-
noun,
one of a flight or series of steps for going from one level to another, as in a building.
- carts
-
noun,
a heavy two-wheeled vehicle, commonly without springs, drawn by mules, oxen, or the like, used for the conveyance of heavy goods.
- Carte
-
noun,
(italics) French. menu; bill of fare.
Compare à la carte.
- stare
-
noun,
a staring gaze; a fixed look with the eyes wide open:
- carse
-
noun,
bottom land.
- Carme
-
noun,
a small natural satellite of the planet Jupiter.
- Carie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Caroline.
- caret
-
noun,
a mark (‸) made in written or printed matter to show the place where something is to be inserted.
- cares
-
noun,
a state of mind in which one is troubled; worry, anxiety, or concern:
- steam
-
noun,
water in the form of an invisible gas or vapor.
- camis
-
noun,
camisole (def 1).
- ASCII
-
noun,
a standard code, consisting of 128 7-bit combinations, for characters stored in a computer or to be transmitted between computers.
- teams
-
noun,
a number of persons forming one of the sides in a game or contest:
- Cesti
-
noun,
Marcantonio [mahr-kahn-taw-nyaw] /ˌmɑr kɑnˈtɔ nyɔ/ (Show IPA), 1623–69, Italian composer.
- Actor
-
noun,
a person who acts in stage plays, motion pictures, television broadcasts, etc.
- torii
-
noun,
(in Japan) a form of decorative gateway or portal, consisting of two upright wooden posts connected at the top by two horizontal crosspieces, commonly found at the entrance to Shinto temples.
- 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.
- torsi
-
noun,
a plural of torso.
- Aesir
-
noun,
the principal race of gods, led by Odin and living at Asgard.
- Tosca
-
noun,
an opera (1900) by Giacomo Puccini.
- Trace
-
noun,
a surviving mark, sign, or evidence of the former existence, influence, or action of some agent or event; vestige:
- aero-
-
- aeri-
-
- trams
-
noun,
British. a streetcar.
- treas
-
- actos
-
- Actis
-
noun,
a son of Rhoda and Helius who, when banished from his home for fratricide, fled to Egypt, where he taught astrology. The Colossus of Rhodes was built in his honor.
- TORES
-
noun,
a torus.
- triac
-
noun,
a type of thyristor designed for electronic control of the current supplied to a circuit, used especially in dimmers for lighting systems.
- acro-
-
- trice
-
noun,
a very short time; an instant:
- acmes
-
noun,
the highest point; summit; peak:
- tries
-
noun,
plural of try.
- acet-
-
- acct.
-
- 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.
- trois
-
noun,
the number 3.
- 30-30
-
- 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.
- airts
-
noun,
a direction.
- tears
-
- timer
-
noun,
a person or thing that times.
- arose
-
verb,
simple past tense of arise.
- armet
-
noun,
a completely enclosed helmet having a visor and hinged cheek pieces fastened under the chin.
- tera-
-
- arise
-
verb (used without object),
to get up from sitting, lying, or kneeling; rise:
- Terai
-
noun,
a marshy lowland area in N India and S Nepal, between the Ganges and the foothills of the Himalayas.
- Aries
-
noun,
Astronomy. the Ram, a zodiacal constellation between Pisces and Taurus.
- areo-
-
- term.
-
- 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.
- arces
-
noun,
a daughter of Thaumas and the sister of Iris and the Harpies. Zeus took away her wings when she aided the Titans in their war against him.
- 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.
- 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.
- torcs
-
noun,
torque (def 4).
- amort
-
adjective,
spiritless; lifeless.
- AMORC
-
- 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).
- amirs
-
noun,
emir.
- tires
-
noun,
British Dialect. fatigue.
- AMICE
-
noun,
an oblong vestment, usually of white linen, worn about the neck and shoulders and partly under the alb.
- TIROS
-
noun,
one of a series of satellites for transmitting television pictures of the earth's cloud cover.
- toise
-
noun,
an old French unit of length equivalent to 6.395 feet (1.949 meters).
- Amer.
-
- tomes
-
noun,
a book, especially a very heavy, large, or learned book.
- tomia
-
noun,
the cutting edge of a bird's bill.
- cesta
-
noun,
a narrow, curved basket fitted on one end to a wooden handle with a glovelike compartment at the base, for catching and throwing the ball.
- carom
-
noun,
Billiards, Pool. a shot in which the cue ball hits two balls in succession.
- coria
-
noun,
plural of corium.
- 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.
- simar
-
noun,
Also, cymar. a loose, lightweight jacket or robe for women, fashionable in the 17th and 18th centuries.
- serac
-
noun,
a large irregularity of glacial ice, as a pinnacle found in glacial crevasses and formed by melting or movement of the ice.
- coirs
-
noun,
the prepared fiber of the husk of the coconut fruit, used in making rope, matting, etc.
- cocas
-
noun,
a shrub, Erythroxylon coca, native to the Andes, having simple, alternate leaves and small yellowish flowers.
- Coats
-
noun,
an outer garment with sleeves, covering at least the upper part of the body:
- cotes
-
noun,
a shelter, coop, or small shed for sheep, pigs, pigeons, etc.
- crams
-
noun,
Informal. the act of cramming for an examination.
- COMAS
-
noun,
a state of prolonged unconsciousness, including a lack of response to stimuli, from which it is impossible to rouse a person.
- crate
-
noun,
a slatted wooden box or framework for packing, shopping, or storing fruit, furniture, glassware, crockery, etc.
- coast
-
noun,
the land next to the sea; seashore:
- semi-
-
- coact
-
verb (used with or without object),
to do or act together.
- cream
-
noun,
the fatty part of milk, which rises to the surface when the liquid is allowed to stand unless homogenized.
- sitar
-
noun,
a lute of India with a small, pear-shaped body and a long, broad, fretted neck.
- crest
-
noun,
the highest part of a hill or mountain range; summit.
- Costa
-
noun,
a rib or riblike part.
- serai
-
noun,
(in Eastern countries) a caravansary.
- cites
-
noun,
citation (defs 7, 8).
- Corse
-
noun,
corpse.
- cores
-
- Corea
-
noun,
Armando Anthony [ahr-mahn-doh] /ɑrˈmɑn doʊ/ (Show IPA), ("Chick") born 1941, U.S. jazz pianist and composer.
- seti-
-
- Comte
-
noun,
count2 .
- sero-
-
- corms
-
noun,
an enlarged, fleshy, bulblike base of a stem, as in the crocus.
- Comr.
-
- Comer
-
noun,
Informal. a person or thing that is progressing well or is very promising:
- Seric
-
- comic
-
noun,
a comedian.
- Corti
-
noun,
Alfonso [al-fon-soh;; Italian ahl-fawn-saw] /ælˈfɒn soʊ;; Italian ɑlˈfɔn sɔ/ (Show IPA), 1822–76, Italian anatomist.
- 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.
- cosec
-
noun,
cosecant.
- 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.
- comes
-
noun,
Astronomy. companion1 (def 6).
- cries
-
noun,
the act or sound of crying; any loud utterance or exclamation; a shout, scream, or wail.
- coati
-
noun,
any tropical American carnivore of the genus Nasua, related to the raccoon, having an elongated body, long, ringed tail, and a slender, flexible snout.
- crocs
-
noun,
crocodile.
- smote
-
verb,
a simple past tense of smite.
- sect.
-
- secco
-
noun,
fresco secco.
- Croce
-
noun,
Benedetto [be-ne-det-taw] /ˌbɛ nɛˈdɛt tɔ/ (Show IPA), 1866–1952, Italian statesman, philosopher, and historian.
- smite
-
Idioms,
smite hip and thigh. hip1 (def 9).
- circs
-
noun,
circular (def 9).
- cires
-
noun,
a brilliant, highly glazed surface produced on fabrics by subjecting them to a wax, heat, and calendering treatment.
- smear
-
noun,
an oily, greasy, viscous, or wet substance, especially a dab of such a substance.
- CIRCA
-
preposition, adverb,
about: (used especially in) approximate dates:
Abbreviation: ca, ca., c., c, cir., circ.
- Croat
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Croatia; Croatian.
- Circe
-
noun,
Also, Kirke. Also called Aeaea. Classical Mythology. the enchantress represented by Homer as turning the companions of Odysseus into swine by means of a magic drink.
- Cisco
-
noun,
any of several whitefishes of the genus Coregonus, of the Great Lakes and smaller lakes of eastern North America.
- crit.
-
- Smart
-
noun,
a sharp local pain, usually superficial, as from a wound, blow, or sting.
- 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.
- sito-
-
- SEATO
-
noun,
an organization formed in Manila (1954), comprising Australia, Great Britain, France, New Zealand, Pakistan, the Philippines, Thailand, and the United States, for collective defense against aggression in southeastern Asia and the southwestern Pacific: abolished in 1977.
- Sari
-
noun,
a garment worn by Hindu women, consisting of a long piece of cotton or silk wrapped around the body with one end draped over the head or over one shoulder.
- toea
-
noun,
a bronze coin and monetary unit of Papua New Guinea, the 100th part of a kina.
- Omri
-
noun,
a king of Israel and the father of Ahab. I Kings 16:16–28.
- oras
-
noun,
plural of os2 .
- trim
-
noun,
the condition, order, or fitness of a person or thing for action, work, use, etc.
- tics
-
noun,
Pathology.
a sudden, spasmodic, painless, involuntary muscular contraction, as of the face.
tic douloureux.
- Orca
-
noun,
the killer whale, Orcinus orca.
- Tiro
-
noun,
tyro.
- Seri
-
noun,
a member of an American Indian people of western Sonora state, Mexico, on the Gulf of California.
- seat
-
noun,
something designed to support a person in a sitting position, as a chair, bench, or pew; a place on or in which one sits.
- tsar
-
noun,
czar.
- mots
-
noun,
a pithy or witty remark; bon mot.
- tire
-
noun,
British Dialect. fatigue.
- Sami
-
noun,
Lapp.
- sec.
-
- Trio
-
noun,
a musical composition for three voices or instruments.
- Mrs.
-
plural,
a title of respect prefixed to the surname or full name of a married woman:
- same
-
Idioms,
all the same,
notwithstanding; nevertheless:
of no difference; immaterial:
- 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.
- scr.
-
- orcs
-
noun,
any of several cetaceans, as a grampus.
- 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.
- OATS
-
noun,
a cereal grass, Avena sativa, cultivated for its edible seed.
- Sat.
-
- omit
-
verb (used with object),
to leave out; fail to include or mention:
- Tori
-
noun,
plural of torus.
- tram
-
noun,
British. a streetcar.
- scar
-
noun,
a mark left by a healed wound, sore, or burn.
- scam
-
noun,
a confidence game or other fraudulent scheme, especially for making a quick profit; swindle.
- ocas
-
noun,
a wood sorrel, Oxalis tuberosa, of the Andes, cultivated in South America for its edible tubers.
- Sato
-
noun,
Eisaku [ey-sah-koo;; Japanese ey-sah-koo] /eɪˈsɑ ku;; Japanese ˈeɪ sɑˌku/ (Show IPA), 1901–75, Japanese political leader: prime minister 1964–72; Nobel Peace Prize 1974.
- oast
-
noun,
a kiln for drying hops or malt.
- tri-
-
- MSIE
-
- tors
-
noun,
a rocky pinnacle; a peak of a bare or rocky mountain or hill.
- Orem
-
noun,
a city in N Utah.
- sci.
-
- sati
-
noun,
a Hindu practice whereby a widow immolates herself on the funeral pyre of her husband: now abolished by law.
- Oct.
-
- Sera
-
noun,
a plural of serum.
- MSAE
-
- Sem.
-
- Tore
-
noun,
a torus.
- sate
-
noun,
a Southeast Asian, especially Indonesian and Malaysian, dish of marinated, bite-size pieces of meat, skewered, barbecued, and usually served with a peanut-flavored dipping sauce.
- 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.
- Oita
-
noun,
a seaport on NE Kyushu, in S Japan.
- msec
-
- Omar
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Omer
-
noun,
a Hebrew unit of dry measure, the tenth part of an ephah.
- torc
-
noun,
torque (def 4).
- TOMS
-
noun,
the male of various animals, as the turkey.
- mote
-
noun,
a small particle or speck, especially of dust.
- MSCE
-
- tome
-
noun,
a book, especially a very heavy, large, or learned book.
- RIAS
-
noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- Roti
-
noun,
roast.
- orts
-
noun,
Usually, orts. a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
- sear
-
noun,
a mark or scar made by searing.
- RATO
-
noun,
rocket-assisted takeoff.
- Star
-
noun,
any of the heavenly bodies, except the moon, appearing as fixed luminous points in the sky at night.
- rate
-
noun,
the amount of a charge or payment with reference to some basis of calculation:
- site
-
noun,
the position or location of a town, building, etc., especially as to its environment:
- 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.
- 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.
- rase
-
verb (used with object),
raze.
- Rise
-
noun,
an act or instance of rising.
- 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).
- rit.
-
- SITA
-
noun,
(in the Ramayana) the wife of Ramachandra, abducted by Ravana and later rescued.
- rami
-
noun,
plural of ramus.
- Ste.
-
- RITA
-
noun,
the Vedic concept of cosmic and social order.
- rite
-
noun,
a formal or ceremonial act or procedure prescribed or customary in religious or other solemn use:
- 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.
- SRAM
-
- ream
-
noun,
a standard quantity of paper, consisting of 20 quires or 500 sheets (formerly 480 sheets), or 516 sheets (printer's ream or perfect ream)
- Roca
-
noun,
Cape, a cape in W Portugal, near Lisbon: the western extremity of continental Europe.
- reit
-
noun,
real-estate investment trust.
- 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.
- rest
-
noun,
the refreshing quiet or repose of sleep:
- Soma
-
noun,
the body of an organism as contrasted with its germ cells.
- some
-
adverb,
(used with numerals and with words expressing degree, extent, etc.) approximately; about:
- rems
-
noun,
the quantity of ionizing radiation whose biological effect is equal to that produced by one roentgen of x-rays.
- Rice
-
noun,
the starchy seeds or grain of an annual marsh grass, Oryza sativa, cultivated in warm climates and used for food.
- 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.
- RIIA
-
- Sra.
-
- Reis
-
plural noun,
a former money of account of Portugal and Brazil.
- Riis
-
noun,
Jacob August, 1849–1914, U.S. journalist and social reformer, born in Denmark.
- sora
-
noun,
a small, short-billed rail, Porzana carolina, of marshy areas of North America.
- sore
-
noun,
a sore spot or place on the body.
- sori
-
noun,
plural of sorus.
- sort
-
noun,
a particular kind, species, variety, class, or group, distinguished by a common character or nature:
- Rima
-
noun,
a female given name.
- recs
-
noun,
recreation.
- roam
-
noun,
an act or instance of roaming; a ramble.
- Stir
-
noun,
the act of stirring or moving.
- Sam.
-
- SOAR
-
noun,
an act or instance of soaring.
- 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.
- tars
-
noun,
any of various dark-colored viscid products obtained by the destructive distillation of certain organic substances, as coal or wood.
- Otis
-
noun,
Elisha Graves, 1811–61, U.S. inventor.
- otic
-
adjective,
of or relating to the ear; auricular.
- rote
-
noun,
routine; a fixed, habitual, or mechanical course of procedure:
- Tasm
-
- team
-
noun,
a number of persons forming one of the sides in a game or contest:
- ROTS
-
noun,
the process of rotting.
- Rota
-
noun,
Chiefly British.
a round or rotation of duties; a period of work or duty taken in rotation with others.
an agenda or circuit of sporting events, as a round of golf tournaments, played in different localities throughout the year.
- teas
-
noun,
the dried and prepared leaves of a shrub, Camellia sinensis, from which a somewhat bitter, aromatic beverage is prepared by infusion in hot water.
- SIAM
-
noun,
former name of Thailand (def 1).
- ter.
-
- osar
-
noun,
plural of os3 .
- Saco
-
noun,
a city in SW Maine.
- Seta
-
noun,
a stiff hair; bristle or bristlelike part.
- Sert
-
noun,
José María [haw-se mah-ree-ah] /hɔˈsɛ mɑˈri ɑ/ (Show IPA), 1876–1945, Spanish painter.
- Taro
-
noun,
a stemless plant, Colocasia esculenta, of the arum family, cultivated in tropical regions, in the Pacific islands and elsewhere, for the edible tuber.
- Tare
-
noun,
any of various vetches, especially Vicia sativa.
- Rais
-
noun,
Gilles de, Retz, Gilles de Laval, Baron de.
- Rome
-
noun,
Harold (Jacob) 1908–1993, U.S. lyricist and composer.
- stoa
-
noun,
Greek Architecture. a portico, usually a detached portico of considerable length, that is used as a promenade or meeting place.
- sire
-
noun,
the male parent of a quadruped.
- rocs
-
noun,
a bird of enormous size and strength.
- Rom.
-
- str.
-
- Roma
-
noun,
Rome.
- Tace
-
noun,
tasset.
- taco
-
noun,
Mexican Cookery. an often crisply fried tortilla folded over and filled, as with seasoned chopped meat, lettuce, tomatoes, and cheese.
- RACE
-
noun,
a contest of speed, as in running, riding, driving, or sailing.
- roms
-
noun,
a Gypsy man or boy.
- Tame
-
adjective,
changed from the wild or savage state; domesticated:
- Rosa
-
noun,
Salvator [sahl-vah-tawr] /ˈsɑl vɑˌtɔr/ (Show IPA), 1615–73, Italian painter and poet.
- Sima
-
noun,
an assemblage of rocks, rich in silica and magnesium, that constitutes the lower layer of the earth's crust and is found beneath the ocean floors and the sial of continents.
- ROSE
-
noun,
any of the wild or cultivated, usually prickly-stemmed, pinnate-leaved, showy-flowered shrubs of the genus Rosa.
Compare rose family.
- sice
-
noun,
syce.
- Tams
-
noun,
tam-o'-shanter.
- Taos
-
noun,
a Tanoan language spoken in two villages in New Mexico.
- seam
-
noun,
the line formed by sewing together pieces of cloth, leather, or the like.
- 1080
-
- emia
-
- ices
-
noun,
the solid form of water, produced by freezing; frozen water.
- Irma
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Erma.
- Iris
-
noun,
Anatomy. the contractile, circular diaphragm forming the colored portion of the eye and containing a circular opening, the pupil, in its center.
- Ire.
-
- cac-
-
- IRAS
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- IOTA
-
noun,
a very small quantity; jot; whit.
- Came
-
noun,
a slender, grooved bar of lead for holding together the pieces of glass in windows of latticework or stained glass.
- Cami
-
noun,
camisole (def 1).
- IMCO
-
- cams
-
noun,
Machinery. a disk or cylinder having an irregular form such that its motion, usually rotary, gives to a part or parts in contact with it a specific rocking or reciprocating motion.
- CARE
-
noun,
a state of mind in which one is troubled; worry, anxiety, or concern:
- Isar
-
noun,
a river in central Europe, flowing NE from W Austria through S Germany to the Danube River. 215 miles (345 km) long.
- CART
-
noun,
a heavy two-wheeled vehicle, commonly without springs, drawn by mules, oxen, or the like, used for the conveyance of heavy goods.
- Ice.
-
- CASE
-
noun,
an instance of the occurrence, existence, etc., of something:
- ICAO
-
- cast
-
noun,
act of casting or throwing.
- Iasi
-
noun,
Romanian name of Jassy.
- cat.
-
- Cate
-
noun,
a choice food;delicacy; dainty.
- Cato
-
noun,
Marcus Porcius [pawr-shee-uh s,, -shuh s] /ˈpɔr ʃi əs,, -ʃəs/ (Show IPA), ("the Elder"or"the Censor") 234–149 b.c, Roman statesman, soldier, and writer.
- 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.
- Isai
-
noun,
Jesse.
- iso-
-
- ETAS
-
noun,
the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
- Aser
-
noun,
Asher (def 1).
- Mar.
-
- Mair
-
adjective, noun, adverb,
more.
- maes
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Mary.
- macs
-
noun,
fellow; bud (a familiar term of address to a man or boy whose name is not known to the speaker).
- asci
-
noun,
plural of ascus.
- maco
-
noun,
an Egyptian cotton, used especially in the manufacture of hosiery and undergarments.
- Mace
-
noun,
a clublike armor-breaking weapon of war, often with a flanged or spiked metal head, used chiefly in the Middle Ages.
- Mac-
-
- 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.
- 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.
- Asir
-
noun,
a district in SW Saudi Arabia.
- ator
-
- ASME
-
- Asti
-
noun,
a city in the Piedmont region of Italy, S of Turin: center of wine-producing region.
- ASTM
-
- itis
-
- iter
-
noun,
a canal or passage.
- item
-
noun,
a separate article or particular:
- Itea
-
noun,
any tree or shrub belonging to the genus Itea, of the saxifrage family, having simple, alternate leaves and clusters of small, greenish-white flowers, as the Virginia willow, I. virginica.
- ates
-
- atic
-
- atom
-
noun,
Physics.
the smallest component of an element having the chemical properties of the element, consisting of a nucleus containing combinations of neutrons and protons and one or more electrons bound to the nucleus by electrical attraction; the number of protons determines the identity of the element.
an atom with one of the electrons replaced by some other particle:
- etc.
-
- cera
-
noun,
(in prescriptions) wax.
- Mare
-
noun,
a fully mature female horse or other equine animal.
- 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.
- eco-
-
- Com.
-
- coma
-
noun,
a state of prolonged unconsciousness, including a lack of response to stimuli, from which it is impossible to rouse a person.
- come
-
noun,
Slang: Vulgar. semen.
- eats
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- COMS
-
noun,
Trademark. Comedy Central: a cable television channel.
- East
-
noun,
a cardinal point of the compass, 90° to the right of north. Abbreviation: E.
- Cor.
-
- ears
-
noun,
the organ of hearing and equilibrium in vertebrates, in humans consisting of an external ear that gathers sound vibrations, a middle ear in which the vibrations resonate against the tympanic membrane, and a fluid-filled internal ear that maintains balance and that conducts the tympanic vibrations to the auditory nerve, which transmits them as impulses to the brain.
- Cora
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. Kore.
- corm
-
noun,
an enlarged, fleshy, bulblike base of a stem, as in the crocus.
- coir
-
noun,
the prepared fiber of the husk of the coconut fruit, used in making rope, matting, etc.
- Cort
-
- cose
-
verb (used without object),
coze.
- Cost
-
noun,
the price paid to acquire, produce, accomplish, or maintain anything:
- Cote
-
noun,
a shelter, coop, or small shed for sheep, pigs, pigeons, etc.
- cts.
-
- ctr.
-
- CRAM
-
noun,
Informal. the act of cramming for an examination.
- crat
-
- Cres
-
- croc
-
noun,
crocodile.
- ect-
-
- most
-
noun,
the greatest quantity, amount, or degree; the utmost:
- est.
-
- cist
-
noun,
a box or chest, especially for sacred utensils.
- cet-
-
- eso-
-
- Ceta
-
noun,
Comprehensive Employment and Training Act.
- Ceto
-
- ciao
-
interjection,
(used as a word of greeting or parting): hello; goodbye; so long; see you later.
- cir.
-
- circ
-
noun,
circular (def 9).
- cire
-
noun,
a brilliant, highly glazed surface produced on fabrics by subjecting them to a wax, heat, and calendering treatment.
- cis-
-
- CISC
-
noun,
complex instruction set computer: a computer whose central processing unit recognizes a relatively large number of instructions.
- erst
-
adverb,
before the present time; formerly.
- emic
-
adjective,
pertaining to or being a significant unit that functions in contrast with other units in a language or other system of behavior.
- cit.
-
- cite
-
noun,
citation (defs 7, 8).
- Eros
-
noun,
the ancient Greek god of love, identified by the Romans with Cupid.
- Erma
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Eris
-
noun,
the ancient Greek goddess of discord and the sister of Ares: identified with the Roman goddess Discordia.
- Eric
-
noun,
Eric the Red.
- CMOS
-
noun,
complementary metal oxide semiconductor.
- coat
-
noun,
an outer garment with sleeves, covering at least the upper part of the body:
- coca
-
noun,
a shrub, Erythroxylon coca, native to the Andes, having simple, alternate leaves and small yellowish flowers.
- 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.
- MARC
-
noun,
the grapes contained in the wine press and the residue, as skins and pips, remaining after the juice is expressed.
- atm.
-
- MICE
-
noun,
plural of mouse.
- aer-
-
- Amri
-
noun,
Omri.
- mica
-
noun,
any member of a group of minerals, hydrous silicates of aluminum with other bases, chiefly potassium, magnesium, iron, and lithium, that separate readily into thin, tough, often transparent, and usually elastic laminae; isinglass.
- 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.
- AISI
-
- Mari
-
noun,
a member of a Uralic people living in scattered communities north of Cheboksary and Kazan in European Russia, mainly in the Mari Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic.
- 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.
- Ames
-
noun,
a city in central Iowa.
- aesc
-
noun,
ash2 (def 3).
- ACTS
-
noun,
anything done, being done, or to be done; deed; performance:
- Mita
-
noun,
a colonial system in Peru by which the Spanish government required Indians to perform periodic forced labor, especially in the mines.
- meat
-
noun,
the flesh of animals as used for food.
- meas
-
- mear
-
noun,
mere3 .
- amt.
-
- Amos
-
noun,
a Minor Prophet of the 8th century b.c.
- Merc
-
noun,
a mercenary soldier.
- mias
-
plural,
missing in action.
- met.
-
- moas
-
noun,
any of several flightless birds of the family Dinornithidae, of New Zealand, related to the kiwis but resembling the ostrich: extinct since about the end of the 18th century.
- moat
-
noun,
a deep, wide trench, usually filled with water, surrounding the rampart of a fortified place, as a town or a castle.
- amic
-
adjective,
of or relating to an amide or amine.
- AIME
-
- Amie
-
noun,
a female friend.
- Amir
-
noun,
emir.
- Amis
-
noun,
Kingsley, 1922–95, English novelist.
- 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.
- mesa
-
noun,
a land formation, less extensive than a plateau, having steep walls and a relatively flat top and common in arid and semiarid parts of the southwestern U.S. and Mexico.
- Mic.
-
- AIMS
-
noun,
the act of aiming or directing anything at or toward a particular point or target.
- mes-
-
- aet.
-
- Amor
-
noun,
Cupid.
- Aire
-
- Acre
-
noun,
a common measure of area: in the U.S. and U.K., 1 acre equals 4,840 square yards (4,047 square meters) or 0.405 hectare; 640 acres equals one square mile.
- acr-
-
- ARCO
-
adverb,
(of the performance of a passage for stringed instruments) with the bow.
- asc-
-
- MARS
-
noun,
the ancient Roman god of war and agriculture, identified with the Greek god Ares.
- Mart
-
noun,
market; trading center; trade center.
- art.
-
- arse
-
noun,
ass2 (defs 1, 2).
- MatE
-
noun,
a partner in marriage; spouse.
- Miro
-
noun,
Gabriel [gah-vree-el] /ˌgɑ vriˈɛl/ (Show IPA), 1879–1930, Spanish novelist, short-story writer, and essayist.
- Mort
-
noun,
Hunting. the note played on a hunting horn signifying that the animal hunted has been killed.
- aits
-
noun,
a small island, especially in a river.
- arms
-
noun,
the upper limb of the human body, especially the part extending from the shoulder to the wrist.
- Arm.
-
- ARIS
-
- Ares
-
noun,
the ancient Greek god of war, a son of Zeus and Hera, identified by the Romans with Mars.
- mire
-
noun,
a tract or area of wet, swampy ground; bog; marsh.
- Miao
-
noun,
Also, Meo. a member of a diverse group of seminomadic farming people of the mountains of southeastern China and adjacent areas of Laos, North Vietnam, and Thailand.
- Mira
-
noun,
Astronomy. the first long-period pulsating variable star to be discovered, with a period averaging 331 days. It is a red giant and a component of a binary star in the constellation Cetus.
- acc.
-
- acme
-
noun,
the highest point; summit; peak:
- Acis
-
noun,
the lover of Galatea, killed by Polyphemus out of jealousy.
- airs
-
noun,
a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- Arce
-
noun,
a daughter of Thaumas and the sister of Iris and the Harpies. Zeus took away her wings when she aided the Titans in their war against him.
- moit
-
noun,
a foreign particle found in wool, as a burr, twig, or seed.
- ARCS
-
noun,
Geometry. any unbroken part of the circumference of a circle or other curved line.
- 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.
- Mora
-
noun,
the unit of time equivalent to the ordinary or normal short sound or syllable.
- airt
-
noun,
a direction.
- mise
-
noun,
a settlement or agreement.
- more
-
noun,
an additional quantity, amount, or number:
- mis-
-
- AIR
-
noun,
a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- SMA
-
- SOC
-
noun,
sociology or a class or course in sociology.
- CIE
-
- CIM
-
- AIS
-
noun,
a three-toed sloth, Bradypus tridactylus, inhabiting forests of southern Venezuela, the Guianas, and northern Brazil, having a diet apparently restricted to the leaves of the trumpet-tree, and sounding a high-pitched cry when disturbed.
- SIR
-
noun,
a respectful or formal term of address used to a man:
- CMA
-
- COS
-
noun,
romaine.
- CRS
-
- SEI
-
noun,
sei whale.
- TSI
-
- CRC
-
- TSE
-
- Am.
-
- Tro
-
- ac-
-
- 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).
- COT
-
noun,
a light portable bed, especially one of canvas on a folding frame.
- Ar.
-
- ACE
-
noun,
a playing card or die marked with or having the value indicated by a single spot:
- CMC
-
- ACS
-
- 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).
- ACT
-
noun,
anything done, being done, or to be done; deed; performance:
- ae.
-
- AEC
-
- AES
-
noun,
any of various early forms of bronze or copper money used in ancient Rome.
Compare as2 (def 1).
- tra
-
- tr.
-
- AIC
-
- AIM
-
noun,
the act of aiming or directing anything at or toward a particular point or target.
- SIT
-
verb,
(in prescriptions) may it be.
- CIC
-
- tea
-
noun,
the dried and prepared leaves of a shrub, Camellia sinensis, from which a somewhat bitter, aromatic beverage is prepared by infusion in hot water.
- CIA
-
- TIA
-
- ca.
-
- ATS
-
noun,
a money of account of Laos, the 100th part of a kip.
- Tim
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Timothy.
- ATC
-
- TAE
-
preposition,
to.
- Tai
-
noun,
any of several sparoid fishes of the Pacific Ocean, as Pagrus major (red tai) a food fish of Japan.
- TAM
-
noun,
tam-o'-shanter.
- aor
-
- ARC
-
noun,
Geometry. any unbroken part of the circumference of a circle or other curved line.
- TIC
-
noun,
Pathology.
a sudden, spasmodic, painless, involuntary muscular contraction, as of the face.
tic douloureux.
- CSA
-
- at.
-
- TES
-
noun,
ti1 .
- 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.
- TAO
-
noun,
(in philosophical Taoism) that in virtue of which all things happen or exist.
- ast
-
- ASR
-
- TAR
-
noun,
any of various dark-colored viscid products obtained by the destructive distillation of certain organic substances, as coal or wood.
- Aso
-
noun,
Mount, a volcanic mountain in Japan, in central Kyushu, noted for its vast caldera. 5223 feet (1593 meters).
- ASM
-
- ARE
-
noun,
a measure of surface area; 1 are is equal to1/100 (0.01) of a hectare (100 square meters or 119.6 square yards). Abbreviation: a.
- ASI
-
- TEC
-
noun,
detective.
- ase
-
- ARS
-
- TCA
-
- TCS
-
- cc.
-
- AMS
-
- Tor
-
noun,
a rocky pinnacle; a peak of a bare or rocky mountain or hill.
- SRI
-
noun,
a Hindu title of address prefixed to the name of a deity, holy person, etc.
- ait
-
noun,
a small island, especially in a river.
- AMC
-
- AME
-
- CEO
-
- Tom
-
noun,
the male of various animals, as the turkey.
- CEC
-
- CEA
-
- CCS
-
verb (used with object),
to send a duplicate of a document, email, or the like to:
- sot
-
noun,
a drunkard.
- CCR
-
- CCA
-
- Sr.
-
- St.
-
- Co.
-
- Sta
-
- AMI
-
noun,
a friend, especially a male friend.
- toe
-
noun,
one of the terminal digits of the human foot.
- CAS
-
verb (used with or without object),
to call, as to call an animal toward one; urge forward by calling.
- TMO
-
- CAR
-
noun,
an automobile.
- CAM
-
noun,
Machinery. a disk or cylinder having an irregular form such that its motion, usually rotary, gives to a part or parts in contact with it a specific rocking or reciprocating motion.
- CAI
-
- STI
-
- ct.
-
- STM
-
- cs.
-
- cr.
-
- CRT
-
- MOT
-
noun,
a pithy or witty remark; bon mot.
- CSC
-
- MCI
-
- mas
-
noun,
mother1 .
- Mat
-
noun,
a piece of fabric made of plaited or woven rushes, straw, hemp, or similar fiber, or of some other pliant material, as rubber, used as a protective covering on a floor or other surface, to wipe the shoes on, etc.
- RMS
-
plural,
ream.
- RMA
-
- Re.
-
- RCS
-
- RAM
-
noun,
a male sheep.
- OTS
-
- MCR
-
- Rai
-
noun,
a style of Algerian popular music played on electric guitar, synthesizer, and percussion instruments.
- ote
-
- OTA
-
- ot-
-
- MEA
-
noun,
an acknowledgment of one's responsibility for a fault or error.
- MEC
-
noun,
a pimp; mack.
- ose
-
- Meo
-
noun,
Miao (def 1).
- ORT
-
noun,
Usually, orts. a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
- Rae
-
noun,
John, 1813–93, Scottish surgeon and Arctic explorer.
- Mao
-
- mi.
-
- REC
-
noun,
recreation.
- ist
-
- ITA
-
- REM
-
noun,
the quantity of ionizing radiation whose biological effect is equal to that produced by one roentgen of x-rays.
- CSO
-
- ite
-
- ITO
-
noun,
Prince Hirobumi [hee-raw-boo-mee] /ˈhi rɔˈbu mi/ (Show IPA), 1841–1909, Japanese statesman.
- Mc-
-
- Me.
-
- MIA
-
plural,
missing in action.
- MAE
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Mary.
- Mo.
-
- MS.
-
plural,
manuscript.
- MSC
-
- REA
-
- RCT
-
- RCA
-
- 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.
- rat
-
noun,
any of several long-tailed rodents of the family Muridae, of the genus Rattus and related genera, distinguished from the mouse by being larger.
- RAS
-
noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- Ore
-
noun,
a metal-bearing mineral or rock, or a native metal, that can be mined at a profit.
- MI5
-
noun,
the government's security and counterespionage service that works in liaison with Scotland Yard's Special Branch.
- ISR
-
- MOI
-
- OTC
-
- OSA
-
- Oc.
-
- MTS
-
- MTO
-
- MTI
-
- Mt.
-
- MST
-
- MSI
-
- OAS
-
- MSE
-
- MOR
-
- MSA
-
- MRI
-
- MRE
-
- MRA
-
- Mr.
-
plural,
mister: a title of respect prefixed to a man's name or position:
- MOS
-
noun,
moment (def 1).
- oar
-
noun,
a long shaft with a broad blade at one end, used as a lever for rowing or otherwise propelling or steering a boat.
- Moe
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Morris or Moses.
- orc
-
noun,
any of several cetaceans, as a grampus.
- OIr
-
- MI6
-
noun,
the government's secret intelligence service.
- Ora
-
noun,
plural of os2 .
- 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.
- MIE
-
- MIR
-
noun,
a village commune of peasant farmers in prerevolutionary Russia.
- oma
-
plural,
a noun suffix used to form names of tumors, of the kind specified by the base:
- Om.
-
- OIt
-
- oic
-
- OAT
-
noun,
a cereal grass, Avena sativa, cultivated for its edible seed.
- OES
-
noun,
the fifteenth letter of the English alphabet, a vowel.
- OEM
-
- OCS
-
- OCR
-
- MIT
-
- OCC
-
- Oca
-
noun,
a wood sorrel, Oxalis tuberosa, of the Andes, cultivated in South America for its edible tubers.
- MOA
-
noun,
any of several flightless birds of the family Dinornithidae, of New Zealand, related to the kiwis but resembling the ostrich: extinct since about the end of the 18th century.
- MOC
-
noun,
moccasin.
- res
-
noun,
an object or thing; matter.
- ITC
-
- 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.
- SRO
-
- EMT
-
- EOS
-
noun,
the ancient Greek goddess of the dawn, identified by the Romans with Aurora.
- SAR
-
- ERA
-
noun,
a period of time marked by distinctive character, events, etc.:
- ERS
-
noun,
ervil.
- SAE
-
- ERT
-
- ESA
-
- SAC
-
noun,
a baglike structure in an animal, plant, or fungus, as one containing fluid.
- So.
-
- EMR
-
- RTS
-
- rte
-
- rt.
-
- RSE
-
- ism
-
noun,
a distinctive doctrine, theory, system, or practice:
- Rs.
-
- Esc
-
- ESR
-
- ROT
-
noun,
the process of rotting.
- EMS
-
noun,
the letter M, m.
- EIS
-
- ETR
-
- ETA
-
noun,
the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
- CSR
-
- CST
-
- CTA
-
- sea
-
noun,
the salt waters that cover the greater part of the earth's surface.
- se-
-
- CTC
-
- cte
-
- eo-
-
- EOM
-
- SCM
-
- eir
-
- ea.
-
- EAM
-
- ear
-
noun,
the organ of hearing and equilibrium in vertebrates, in humans consisting of an external ear that gathers sound vibrations, a middle ear in which the vibrations resonate against the tympanic membrane, and a fluid-filled internal ear that maintains balance and that conducts the tympanic vibrations to the auditory nerve, which transmits them as impulses to the brain.
- EAS
-
noun,
the Akkadian god of wisdom, the son of Apsu and father of Marduk: the counterpart of Enki.
- eat
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- ec-
-
- ECA
-
- ECM
-
- sc.
-
- ETO
-
- RSA
-
- ETS
-
- Ir.
-
- ROA
-
- RMC
-
- rm.
-
plural,
ream.
- ier
-
- IOC
-
- 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
-
- IRC
-
- ROC
-
noun,
a bird of enormous size and strength.
- RIM
-
noun,
the outer edge, border, margin, or brink of something, especially of a circular object.
- IRO
-
- IRS
-
- Is.
-
noun,
(used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
- ISA
-
- ise
-
- Ria
-
noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- ICC
-
- ior
-
- ICA
-
noun,
Portuguese name of Putumayo.
- Ia.
-
- ics
-
- IRA
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- io-
-
- 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.
- IAS
-
- ROE
-
noun,
the mass of eggs, or spawn, within the ovarian membrane of the female fish.
- ROI
-
- T1
-
- A.
-
noun,
Agnolo (di Cosimo di Mariano) [ah-nyaw-law dee kaw-zee-maw dee mah-ryah-naw] /ˈɑ nyɔ lɔ di ˈkɔ zi mɔ di mɑˈryɑ nɔ/ (Show IPA), 1502–72, Italian painter.
- TA
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- TI
-
noun,
the syllable for the seventh tone of a diatonic scale.
- CE
-
- AI
-
noun,
a three-toed sloth, Bradypus tridactylus, inhabiting forests of southern Venezuela, the Guianas, and northern Brazil, having a diet apparently restricted to the leaves of the trumpet-tree, and sounding a high-pitched cry when disturbed.
- er
-
interjection,
(used to express or represent a pause, hesitation, uncertainty, etc.).
- 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.
- et
-
verb,
a simple past tense of eat.
- t.
-
- AO
-
- E.
-
noun,
Edward (St. John) 1925–2000, U.S. writer and illustrator.
- EI
-
- CM
-
- R.
-
- RO
-
- ic
-
- RA
-
noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- M.
-
- O.
-
- TE
-
noun,
ti1 .
- OE
-
noun,
oy2 .
- RC
-
- OA
-
- SI
-
noun,
the syllable used for the seventh tone of a scale and sometimes for the tone B.
- RI
-
- TC
-
- S.
-
- i.
-
- TM
-
- SA
-
- SM
-
- MA
-
noun,
mother1 .