Anagrams of transaction
Word transaction has
894 anagrams
that can be made by using the letters of transaction.
- constraint
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noun,
limitation or restriction.
- Constantia
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noun,
a female given name, form of Constance.
- carnations
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noun,
any of numerous cultivated varieties of the clove pink, Dianthus caryophyllus, having long-stalked, fragrant, usually double flowers in a variety of colors: the state flower of Ohio.
- cat-train
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noun,
a train of sleds and other vehicles mounted on runners, the whole procession drawn by a tractor with caterpillar treads.
- natations
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noun,
an act or the skill of swimming.
- cast-iron
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noun,
an alloy of iron, carbon, and other elements, cast as a soft and strong, or as a hard and brittle, iron, depending on the mixture and methods of molding.
- Constanta
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noun,
a seaport in SE Romania, on the Black Sea.
- constrain
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verb (used with object),
to force, compel, or oblige:
- tarnation
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noun,
damnation; hell (used as a euphemism):
- transonic
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adjective,
close to the speed of propagation of sound; moving at 700–780 miles per hour (1127–1255 km/h) at sea level.
- Carnation
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noun,
any of numerous cultivated varieties of the clove pink, Dianthus caryophyllus, having long-stalked, fragrant, usually double flowers in a variety of colors: the state flower of Ohio.
- strontian
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noun,
strontianite.
- tractions
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noun,
the adhesive friction of a body on some surface, as a wheel on a rail or a tire on a road.
- santonica
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noun,
the dried flower heads of any of several species of wormwood, belonging to the genus Artemisia, used as a vermifuge.
- Tocantins
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noun,
a river in E Brazil, flowing N to the Pará River. 1700 miles (2735 km) long.
- raincoat
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noun,
a waterproof or water-repellent coat worn as protection against rain.
- carotins
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noun,
carotene.
- ricottas
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noun,
a soft Italian cheese that resembles cottage cheese.
- natation
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noun,
an act or the skill of swimming.
- tactions
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noun,
touch; contact.
- contrast
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noun,
the act of contrasting; the state of being contrasted.
- transact
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verb (used with object),
to carry on or conduct (business, negotiations, activities, etc.) to a conclusion or settlement. Synonyms: enact, conclude, settle, manage, negotiate.
- contains
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verb (used with object),
to hold or include within its volume or area:
- arcanist
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noun,
a person professing special secret knowledge concerning ceramics, especially concerning the making of porcelain.
- Croatian
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noun,
a Croat.
- arnattos
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noun,
annatto (def 2).
- ocarinas
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noun,
a simple musical wind instrument shaped somewhat like an elongated egg with a mouthpiece and finger holes.
- Constant
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noun,
something that does not or cannot change or vary.
- annattos
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noun,
Also called lipstick tree. a small tree, Bixa orellana, of tropical America.
- sanction
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noun,
authoritative permission or approval, as for an action.
- castrato
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noun,
a male singer, especially in the 18th century, castrated before puberty to prevent his soprano or contralto voice range from changing.
- cantoris
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adjective,
of or relating to the gospel or liturgical north side of a church (opposed to decani).
- Cranston
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noun,
a city in E Rhode Island, near Providence.
- cantinas
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noun,
a saloon; bar.
- canonist
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noun,
a person who is a specialist in canon law.
- Scranton
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noun,
William Warren, 1917–2011, U.S. politician.
- sonatina
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noun,
a short or simplified sonata.
- intrants
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noun,
a person who enters (a college, association, etc.); entrant.
- strontia
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noun,
Also called strontium oxide. a white or grayish-white, amorphous powder, SrO, resembling lime in its general character: used chiefly in the manufacture of strontium salts.
- oscitant
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adjective,
yawning, as with drowsiness; gaping.
- intrans.
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- actinons
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noun,
a chemically inert, gaseous, short-lived isotope of radon that is a member of the actinium series. Symbol: An; atomic number: 86; atomic weight: 219.
- traction
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noun,
the adhesive friction of a body on some surface, as a wheel on a rail or a tire on a road.
- artisan
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noun,
a person skilled in an applied art; a craftsperson.
- aristo-
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- carinas
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noun,
Zoology. a keellike part or ridge, especially a ridge of bone on the ventral side of the sternum of birds.
- astatic
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adjective,
unstable; unsteady.
- astrict
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verb (used with object),
to bind fast; constrain.
- Taranto
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noun,
Ancient Tarentum. a fortified seaport in SE Italy, on the Gulf of Taranto: founded by the Greeks in the 8th century b.c.; naval base.
- Tarasco
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noun,
Tarascan.
- rattons
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noun,
a rat.
- arnatto
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noun,
annatto (def 2).
- arnicas
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noun,
any composite plant of the genus Arnica, having opposite leaves and yellow flower heads.
- atonics
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noun,
Grammar. an unaccented word, syllable, or sound.
- attains
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verb (used with object),
to reach, achieve, or accomplish; gain; obtain:
- caritas
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noun,
charity.
- attorns
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verb (used with object),
to turn over to another; transfer.
- tartans
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noun,
a woolen or worsted cloth woven with stripes of different colors and widths crossing at right angles, worn chiefly by the Scottish Highlanders, each clan having its own distinctive plaid.
- cantina
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noun,
a saloon; bar.
- carotin
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noun,
carotene.
- rattans
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noun,
Also called rattan palm. any of various climbing palms of the genus Calamus or allied genera.
- contra-
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- cations
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noun,
a positively charged ion that is attracted to the cathode in electrolysis.
- stannic
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adjective,
of or containing tin, especially in the tetravalent state.
- ocarina
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noun,
a simple musical wind instrument shaped somewhat like an elongated egg with a mouthpiece and finger holes.
- Sarcina
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noun,
any of several spherical, saprophytic bacteria of the genus Sarcina, having a cuboidal cell arrangement.
- satanic
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adjective,
of Satan.
- Roscian
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adjective,
of, relating to, or involving acting.
- 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.
- natrons
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noun,
a mineral, hydrated sodium carbonate, Na 2 CO 3 ⋅10H 2 O.
- natator
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noun,
a swimmer.
- octants
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noun,
the eighth part of a circle.
- Sinatra
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noun,
Frank (Francis Albert) 1915–98, U.S. singer and actor.
- Sno-Cat
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- introns
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noun,
a noncoding segment in a length of DNA that interrupts a gene-coding sequence or nontranslated sequence, the corresponding segment being removed from the RNA copy before transcription.
- intrant
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noun,
a person who enters (a college, association, etc.); entrant.
- instant
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noun,
an infinitesimal or very short space of time; a moment:
- Stanton
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noun,
Edwin McMasters [muh k-mas-terz,, -mah-sterz] /məkˈmæs tərz,, -ˈmɑ stərz/ (Show IPA), 1814–69, U.S. statesman: Secretary of War 1862–67.
- tantras
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noun,
(italics) Hinduism. any of several books of esoteric doctrine regarding rituals, disciplines, meditation, etc., composed in the form of dialogues between Shiva and his Shakti; Agama.
- station
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noun,
a place or position in which a person or thing is normally located.
- strati-
-
- strato-
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- Croatia
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noun,
a republic in SE Europe: includes the historical regions of Dalmatia, Istria, and Slavonia; formerly a part of Yugoslavia. 21,835 sq. mi. (56,555 sq. km) Capital: Zagreb.
- cratons
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noun,
a relatively rigid and immobile region of continental portions of the earth's crust.
- cranio-
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- taction
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noun,
touch; contact.
- Costain
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noun,
Thomas Bertram, 1885–1965, U.S. novelist, historian, and editor, born in Canada.
- cortina
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noun,
a weblike, often evanescent veil covering the gills or hanging from the cap edge of certain mushrooms, particularly those of genus Cortinarius, and sometimes persisting as a ring or remnant of fibrils around the mushroom stalk.
- contras
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noun,
(often initial capital letter) a member of a counterrevolutionary guerrilla group in Nicaragua.
- contain
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verb (used with object),
to hold or include within its volume or area:
- ricotta
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noun,
a soft Italian cheese that resembles cottage cheese.
- citrons
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noun,
a pale-yellow fruit resembling the lemon but larger and with thicker rind, borne by a small tree or large bush, Citrus medica, allied to the lemon and lime.
- cistron
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noun,
a segment of DNA that encodes for the formation of a specific polypeptide chain; a structural gene.
- rations
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noun,
a fixed allowance of provisions or food, especially for soldiers or sailors or for civilians during a shortage:
- constr.
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- Toscana
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noun,
Italian name of Tuscany.
- Aaronic
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adjective,
of or relating to Aaron.
- Transit
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noun,
the act or fact of passing across or through; passage from one place to another.
- tritons
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noun,
a positively-charged particle consisting of a proton and two neutrons, equivalent to the nucleus of an atom of tritium.
- Antonia
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noun,
a female given name: derived from Antonius.
- Tristan
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noun,
a male given name, form of Tristram.
- Trianta
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noun,
Trianda.
- Ansonia
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noun,
a city in SW Connecticut.
- tricots
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noun,
a warp-knit fabric of various natural or synthetic fibers, as wool, silk, or nylon, having fine vertical ribs on the face and horizontal ribs on the back, used especially for making garments.
- anattos
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noun,
annatto.
- annatto
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noun,
Also called lipstick tree. a small tree, Bixa orellana, of tropical America.
- anoints
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verb (used with object),
to rub or sprinkle on; apply an unguent, ointment, or oily liquid to.
- tsarina
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noun,
czarina.
- anconas
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noun,
an altarpiece, usually consisting of a painted panel or panels, reliefs, or statues set in an elaborate frame.
- actino-
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- acrasin
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noun,
a chemotactic substance, identical with cAMP, secreted by myxamebas of cellular slime molds and attracting other myxamebas to aggregate and form a pseudoplasmodium.
- actinon
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noun,
a chemically inert, gaseous, short-lived isotope of radon that is a member of the actinium series. Symbol: An; atomic number: 86; atomic weight: 219.
- antiars
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noun,
the upas tree.
- Itasca
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noun,
Lake, a lake in N Minnesota: one of the sources of the Mississippi River.
- 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.
- octant
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noun,
the eighth part of a circle.
- tannic
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adjective,
Chemistry. of, relating to, or derived from tan or tannin.
- 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.
- Tanoan
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noun,
an American Indian language family of which the three surviving languages are spoken in several pueblos, including Taos, in northern New Mexico near the Rio Grande.
- Triton
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noun,
a positively-charged particle consisting of a proton and two neutrons, equivalent to the nucleus of an atom of tritium.
- Catano
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noun,
a city in NE Puerto Rico, SW of San Juan.
- cation
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noun,
a positively charged ion that is attracted to the cathode in electrolysis.
- Catton
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noun,
(Charles) Bruce, 1899–1978, U.S. journalist and historian.
- Tantra
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noun,
(italics) Hinduism. any of several books of esoteric doctrine regarding rituals, disciplines, meditation, etc., composed in the form of dialogues between Shiva and his Shakti; Agama.
- riatas
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noun,
a lariat.
- aniso-
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- 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.
- Octans
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noun,
the Octant, a southern constellation that contains the south celestial pole.
- scrota
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noun,
the pouch of skin that contains the testes.
- Carian
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noun,
a native or inhabitant of Caria.
- Canton
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noun,
a small territorial district, especially one of the states of the Swiss confederation.
- Cantor
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noun,
the religious official of a synagogue who conducts the liturgical portion of a service and sings or chants the prayers and parts of prayers designed to be performed as solos.
- racons
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noun,
radar beacon.
- Cantos
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noun,
one of the main or larger divisions of a long poem.
- narcos
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noun,
narc.
- narco-
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- scoria
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noun,
Metallurgy. the refuse, dross, or slag left after melting or smelting metal; scum.
- carats
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noun,
a unit of weight in gemstones, 200 milligrams (about 3 grains of troy or avoirdupois weight). Abbreviation: c., ct.
- Carina
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noun,
Zoology. a keellike part or ridge, especially a ridge of bone on the ventral side of the sternum of birds.
- casita
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noun,
a small crude dwelling forming part of a shantytown inhabited by Mexican laborers in the southwestern U.S.
- anoint
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verb (used with object),
to rub or sprinkle on; apply an unguent, ointment, or oily liquid to.
- Carnot
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noun,
Lazare Nicolas Marguerite [la-zar nee-kaw-lah mar-guh-reet] /laˈzar ni kɔˈlɑ mar gəˈrit/ (Show IPA), 1753–1823, French general and statesman.
- Carson
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noun,
Christopher ("Kit") 1809–68, U.S. frontiersman and scout.
- ratans
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noun,
rattan.
- carton
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noun,
a cardboard or plastic box used typically for storage or shipping.
- Scotti
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noun,
Antonio [ahn-taw-nyaw] /ɑnˈtɔ nyɔ/ (Show IPA), 1866–1936, Italian baritone.
- tanist
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noun,
the successor apparent to a Celtic chief, usually the oldest or worthiest of his kin, chosen by election among the tribe during the chief's lifetime.
- casino
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noun,
a building or large room used for meetings, entertainment, dancing, etc., especially such a place equipped with gambling devices, gambling tables, etc.
- Citron
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noun,
a pale-yellow fruit resembling the lemon but larger and with thicker rind, borne by a small tree or large bush, Citrus medica, allied to the lemon and lime.
- 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.
- sonant
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noun,
a speech sound that by itself makes a syllable or subordinates to itself the other sounds in the syllable; a syllabic sound (opposed to consonant).
- static
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noun,
Electricity.
static or atmospheric electricity.
interference due to such electricity.
- triacs
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noun,
a type of thyristor designed for electronic control of the current supplied to a circuit, used especially in dimmers for lighting systems.
- cottas
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noun,
a surplice.
- Crania
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noun,
the skull of a vertebrate.
- tricot
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noun,
a warp-knit fabric of various natural or synthetic fibers, as wool, silk, or nylon, having fine vertical ribs on the face and horizontal ribs on the back, used especially for making garments.
- craton
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noun,
a relatively rigid and immobile region of continental portions of the earth's crust.
- Crista
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noun,
a crest or ridge.
- actin-
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- Cronin
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noun,
A(rchibald) J(oseph) 1896–1981, Scottish novelist and physician in the U.S.
- action
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noun,
the process or state of acting or of being active:
- instar
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noun,
an insect in any one of its periods of postembryonic growth between molts.
- strict
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adjective,
characterized by or acting in close conformity to requirements or principles:
- C-star
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noun,
carbon star.
- actins
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noun,
a globulin that is present in muscle plasma and that in connection with myosin plays an important role in muscle contraction.
- strata
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noun,
a plural of stratum.
- Strait
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noun,
Often, straits. (used with a singular verb) a narrow passage of water connecting two large bodies of water.
- Strain
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noun,
any force or pressure tending to alter shape, cause a fracture, etc.
- iatro-
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- stator
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noun,
Electricity, Machinery. a portion of a machine that remains fixed with respect to rotating parts, especially the collection of stationary parts in the magnetic circuits of a machine.
Compare rotor (def 1).
- COSTAR
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noun,
a performer, especially an actor or actress, who shares star billing with another.
- instr.
-
- 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.
- trains
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noun,
Railroads. a self-propelled, connected group of rolling stock.
- sonata
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noun,
a composition for one or two instruments, typically in three or four movements in contrasted forms and keys.
- taints
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noun,
a trace of something bad, offensive, or harmful.
- Conant
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noun,
James Bryant, 1893–1978, U.S. chemist and educator: president of Harvard University 1933–53.
- cantar
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noun,
a poem consisting of four-line stanzas, each line having eight syllables.
- intros
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noun,
an introduction.
- Ancona
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noun,
an altarpiece, usually consisting of a painted panel or panels, reliefs, or statues set in an elaborate frame.
- intron
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noun,
a noncoding segment in a length of DNA that interrupts a gene-coding sequence or nontranslated sequence, the corresponding segment being removed from the RNA copy before transcription.
- intro.
-
- anatto
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noun,
annatto.
- Stacia
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noun,
a female given name.
- contin
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- contr.
-
- trans.
-
- intra-
-
- tainos
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noun,
a member of an extinct Arawakan Indian tribe of the West Indies.
- corita
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noun,
a boat resembling a large, woven basket, used by Indians of the southwestern U.S.
- Tainan
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noun,
a city in SW Taiwan.
- intact
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adjective,
not altered, broken, or impaired; remaining uninjured, sound, or whole; untouched; unblemished:
- Sorata
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noun,
Mount, a mountain in W Bolivia, in the Andes, near Lake Titicaca: two peaks, Ancohuma, 21,490 feet (6550 meters), and Illampu, 21,276 feet (6485 meters).
- Scotia
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noun,
a deep concave molding between two fillets, as in the Attic base.
- NASCAR
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noun,
National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing.
- Tocsin
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noun,
a signal, especially of alarm, sounded on a bell or bells.
- Attica
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noun,
a region in SE Greece, surrounding Athens: under Athenian rule in ancient times.
- arnica
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noun,
any composite plant of the genus Arnica, having opposite leaves and yellow flower heads.
- attars
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noun,
Also, atar, athar, ottar, otto. a perfume or essential oil obtained from flowers or petals.
- Antons
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noun,
a male given name, form of Anthony.
- attain
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verb (used with object),
to reach, achieve, or accomplish; gain; obtain:
- aroint
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verb (imperative),
begone:
- arsino
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adjective,
containing the arsino group.
- atonic
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noun,
Grammar. an unaccented word, syllable, or sound.
- tiaras
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noun,
a jeweled, ornamental coronet worn by women.
- norias
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noun,
a device consisting of a series of buckets on a wheel, used in Spain and the East for raising water.
- tronas
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noun,
a monoclinic mineral, grayish or yellowish hydrous sodium carbonate and bicarbonate, Na 2 CO 3 ⋅NaHCO 3 ⋅2H 2 , occurring in dried or partly evaporated lake basins.
- artist
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noun,
a person who produces works in any of the arts that are primarily subject to aesthetic criteria.
- tinct.
-
- Artois
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noun,
a former province in N France: artesian wells.
- tincts
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noun,
tint; tinge; coloring.
- attorn
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verb (used with object),
to turn over to another; transfer.
- antiar
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noun,
the upas tree.
- Rattan
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noun,
Also called rattan palm. any of various climbing palms of the genus Calamus or allied genera.
- nitons
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noun,
(formerly) radon. Symbol: Nt.
- astron
-
- astro-
-
- sarco-
-
- ottars
-
noun,
attar (def 1).
- nitro-
-
- Sarnia
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noun,
a port in SE Ontario, in S Canada, on the S shore of Lake Huron, on the St. Clair River, across from Port Huron, Michigan.
- titans
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noun,
Classical Mythology.
any of the sons of Uranus and Gaea, including Coeus, Crius, Cronus, Hyperion, Iapetus, and Oceanus.
Also, Titaness. any of the sisters of these, including Mnemosyne, Phoebe, Rhea, Tethys, Themis, and Thia.
any of the offspring of the children of Uranus and Gaea.
- ratton
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noun,
a rat.
- Sarton
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noun,
May, 1912–95, U.S. poet, novelist, and playwright.
- nocti-
-
- asonia
-
noun,
tone deafness.
- tatars
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noun,
a member of a modern Turkic people living in the Tatar Autonomous Republic and adjacent regions of eastern European Russia and in widely scattered communities in western Siberia and central Asia.
- satori
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noun,
sudden enlightenment.
- noctis
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adjective,
(in prescriptions) of the night.
- cannas
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noun,
any of various tropical plants of the genus Canna, cultivated for their large, usually brightly colored leaves and showy flowers.
- natant
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adjective,
swimming; floating.
- tarots
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noun,
any of a set of 22 playing cards bearing allegorical representations, used for fortunetelling and as trump cards in tarok.
- santir
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noun,
a Persian musical instrument resembling a dulcimer.
- Arista
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noun,
Botany. a bristlelike appendage of the spikelets of grains or grasses; an awn.
- Rosina
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noun,
a female given name, Italian form of Rose.
- nastic
-
adjective,
of or showing sufficiently greater cellular force or growth on one side of an axis to change the form or position of the axis.
- tarsia
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noun,
intarsia.
- tarso-
-
- sancta
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noun,
a sacred or holy place.
- sacro-
-
- Cairns
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noun,
a seaport in NE Australia.
- cannot
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verb,
a form of ·can not.
- Rosita
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noun,
a female given name, Spanish form of Rose.
- aorist
-
noun,
a verb tense, as in Classical Greek, expressing action or, in the indicative mood, past action, without further limitation or implication.
- aortas
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noun,
the main trunk of the arterial system, conveying blood from the left ventricle of the heart to all of the body except the lungs.
- nasion
-
noun,
the intersection of the internasal suture with the nasofrontal suture in the midsagittal plane.
- ration
-
noun,
a fixed allowance of provisions or food, especially for soldiers or sailors or for civilians during a shortage:
- natron
-
noun,
a mineral, hydrated sodium carbonate, Na 2 CO 3 ⋅10H 2 O.
- Tartan
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noun,
a woolen or worsted cloth woven with stripes of different colors and widths crossing at right angles, worn chiefly by the Scottish Highlanders, each clan having its own distinctive plaid.
- scato-
-
- nation
-
noun,
a large body of people, associated with a particular territory, that is sufficiently conscious of its unity to seek or to possess a government peculiarly its own:
- Saint
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noun,
any of certain persons of exceptional holiness of life, formally recognized as such by the Christian Church, especially by canonization.
- acron
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noun,
the unsegmented, preoral portion of the body of an arthropod.
- Srta.
-
- intr.
-
- trots
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noun,
the gait of a horse, dog, or other quadruped, when trotting.
- nonas
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noun,
sleeping sickness (def 2).
- nona-
-
- incor
-
- Tsana
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noun,
Lake. Tana, Lake.
- stat.
-
- incas
-
noun,
a member of any of the dominant groups of South American Indian peoples who established an empire in Peru prior to the Spanish conquest.
- Santo
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noun,
a carved figure of a saint, usually of wood, as from Puerto Rico, Mexico, or the southwestern U.S.
- raias
-
noun,
rayah.
- rants
-
noun,
ranting, extravagant, or violent declamation.
- 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.
- start
-
noun,
a beginning of an action, journey, etc.
- Saran
-
noun,
a thermoplastic copolymer of vinylidene chloride and usually small amounts of vinyl chloride or acrylonitrile: used as a fiber, for packaging, and for making acid-resistant pipe.
- Norns
-
noun,
an extinct Norse dialect, spoken until early modern times in the Shetland and Orkney Islands and in parts of northern Scotland.
- ontic
-
adjective,
possessing the character of real rather than phenomenal existence; noumenal.
- noria
-
noun,
a device consisting of a series of buckets on a wheel, used in Spain and the East for raising water.
- sarc-
-
- icons
-
- stair
-
noun,
one of a flight or series of steps for going from one level to another, as in a building.
- stain
-
noun,
a discoloration produced by foreign matter having penetrated into or chemically reacted with a material; a spot not easily removed.
- inst.
-
- trios
-
noun,
a musical composition for three voices or instruments.
- incr.
-
- sanit
-
- 30-30
-
- Santa
-
noun,
Santa Claus.
- Iran.
-
- acro-
-
- trois
-
noun,
the number 3.
- acari
-
noun,
plural of acarus.
- ronin
-
noun,
a samurai who no longer serves a daimyo, or feudal lord.
- scant
-
adverb,
Scot. and North England Dialect. scarcely; barely; hardly.
- Natta
-
noun,
Giulio [joo-lyaw] /ˈdʒu lyɔ/ (Show IPA), 1903–79, Italian chemist and engineer: Nobel Prize in chemistry 1963.
- octa-
-
- Rains
-
noun,
water that is condensed from the aqueous vapor in the atmosphere and falls to earth in drops more than 1/50 inch (0.5 mm) in diameter.
Compare drizzle (def 6).
- scart
-
verb (used with or without object),
to scratch, scrape, mark, or scar.
- Scott
-
noun,
Barbara Ann, 1928–2012, Canadian figure skater.
- naira
-
noun,
a paper money and monetary unit of Nigeria, equal to 100 kobo: replaced the pound in 1973.
- Nairn
-
noun,
a historic county in N Scotland.
- 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.
- satin
-
noun,
a fabric in a warp-effect or filling-effect satin weave, as acetate, rayon, nylon, or silk, often having a glossy face and a soft, slippery texture.
- Scot.
-
- nanas
-
noun,
Chiefly Northeastern U.S. grandmother; grandma.
- Aaron
-
noun,
the older brother of Moses, usually regarded as the first high priest of the Hebrews. Ex. 28; 40:13–16.
- nano-
-
- scorn
-
noun,
open or unqualified contempt; disdain:
- scion
-
noun,
a descendant.
- scat-
-
- narcs
-
noun,
a government agent or detective charged with the enforcement of laws restricting the use of narcotics.
- naso-
-
- octan
-
noun,
an octan fever.
- Nasca
-
adjective,
Nazca.
- Sinan
-
noun,
1489?–1587, Turkish architect, especially of mosques.
- Ninos
-
noun,
boy; child.
- noct-
-
- 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.
- rosin
-
noun,
Chemistry. the yellowish to amber, translucent, hard, brittle, fragmented resin left after distilling the oil of turpentine from the crude oleoresin of the pine: used chiefly in making varnishes, varnish and paint driers, printing inks, and for rubbing on the bows of such string instruments as the violin.
- Satan
-
noun,
the chief evil spirit; the great adversary of humanity; the devil.
- sonic
-
adjective,
of or relating to sound.
- nitr-
-
- Sonia
-
noun,
a female given name, Russian form of Sophia.
- roans
-
noun,
a horse or other animal with a roan coat.
- iotas
-
noun,
a very small quantity; jot; whit.
- rason
-
noun,
a long, loose, black gown with wide sleeves, worn by the clergy.
- scatt
-
noun,
scat5 .
- SONAR
-
noun,
a method for detecting and locating objects submerged in water by echolocation.
- Irons
-
noun,
Jeremy (John) born 1948, English actor.
- Sino-
-
- snort
-
noun,
the act or sound of snorting.
- acorn
-
noun,
the typically ovoid fruit or nut of an oak, enclosed at the base by a cupule.
- niton
-
noun,
(formerly) radon. Symbol: Nt.
- Isaac
-
noun,
a son of Abraham and Sarah, and father of Jacob. Gen. 21:1–4.
- sito-
-
- Nisan
-
noun,
the seventh month of the Jewish calendar.
- sitar
-
noun,
a lute of India with a small, pear-shaped body and a long, broad, fretted neck.
- Ronan
-
noun,
a king who killed his son, Mael Fothartaigh, after his wife had falsely accused the boy of attempting to seduce her, and who was himself killed by the children of Mael Fothartaigh.
- Sinon
-
noun,
a Greek, posing as a deserter, who persuaded the Trojans to take the Trojan Horse into their city.
- Trona
-
noun,
a monoclinic mineral, grayish or yellowish hydrous sodium carbonate and bicarbonate, Na 2 CO 3 ⋅NaHCO 3 ⋅2H 2 , occurring in dried or partly evaporated lake basins.
- Niort
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Deux-Sèvres, in W France.
- stint
-
noun,
a period of time spent doing something:
- Taino
-
noun,
a member of an extinct Arawakan Indian tribe of the West Indies.
- orans
-
noun,
orant.
- ta-ta
-
interjection,
goodbye.
- Cairo
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Egypt, in the N part on the E bank of the Nile.
- cairn
-
noun,
a heap of stones set up as a landmark, monument, tombstone, etc.
- cains
-
noun,
Scot. and Irish English. rent paid in kind, especially a percentage of a farm crop.
- OSCAR
-
noun,
a word used in communications to represent the letter O.
- Tosca
-
noun,
an opera (1900) by Giacomo Puccini.
- tarts
-
noun,
a small pie filled with cooked fruit or other sweetened preparation, usually having no top crust.
- Tatar
-
noun,
a member of a modern Turkic people living in the Tatar Autonomous Republic and adjacent regions of eastern European Russia and in widely scattered communities in western Siberia and central Asia.
- Canna
-
noun,
any of various tropical plants of the genus Canna, cultivated for their large, usually brightly colored leaves and showy flowers.
- 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.
- atto-
-
- Attic
-
noun,
the part of a building, especially of a house, directly under a roof; garret.
- attar
-
noun,
Also, atar, athar, ottar, otto. a perfume or essential oil obtained from flowers or petals.
- antas
-
noun,
a privately supported organization, chartered by Congress in 1935, for the encouragement and advancement of professional and nonprofessional theater.
- Ostia
-
noun,
a town in central Italy, SW of Rome: ruins from 4th century b.c.; site of ancient port of Rome.
- tarot
-
noun,
any of a set of 22 playing cards bearing allegorical representations, used for fortunetelling and as trump cards in tarok.
- Canon
-
noun,
an ecclesiastical rule or law enacted by a council or other competent authority and, in the Roman Catholic Church, approved by the pope.
- tiara
-
noun,
a jeweled, ornamental coronet worn by women.
- Oscan
-
noun,
one of an ancient people of south-central Italy.
- anon.
-
- toti-
-
- Carin
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Caria
-
noun,
an ancient district in SW Asia Minor.
- carat
-
noun,
a unit of weight in gemstones, 200 milligrams (about 3 grains of troy or avoirdupois weight). Abbreviation: c., ct.
- Caras
-
noun,
a female given name: from an Italian word meaning “dear one.”.
- 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.
- Anson
-
noun,
a male given name.
- cants
-
noun,
insincere, especially conventional expressions of enthusiasm for high ideals, goodness, or piety.
- canto
-
noun,
one of the main or larger divisions of a long poem.
- Ansar
-
noun,
the first inhabitants of Medina to accept Islam.
- Cant.
-
- canst
-
noun,
a sealed container for food, beverages, etc., as of aluminum, sheet iron coated with tin, or other metal:
- Canso
-
noun,
Cape, a cape in SE Canada, the NE extremity of Nova Scotia.
- atria
-
noun,
Architecture.
Also called cavaedium. the main or central room of an ancient Roman house, open to the sky at the center and usually having a pool for the collection of rain water.
a courtyard, flanked or surrounded by porticoes, in front of an early or medieval Christian church.
a skylit central court in a contemporary building or house.
- anti-
-
- carns
-
noun,
cairn.
- Arion
-
noun,
flourished 7th century b.c, Greek poet: inventor of the dithyramb.
- arson
-
noun,
Law. the malicious burning of another's house or property, or in some statutes, the burning of one's own house or property, as to collect insurance.
- tonia
-
- tonic
-
noun,
a medicine that invigorates or strengthens:
- racon
-
noun,
radar beacon.
- torsi
-
noun,
a plural of torso.
- toran
-
noun,
(in Indian Buddhist and Hindu architecture) a gateway having two or three lintels between two posts.
- Arica
-
noun,
a seaport in N Chile.
- Anton
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Anthony.
- arias
-
noun,
an air or melody.
- arian
-
noun,
an adherent of Arianism.
- aorta
-
noun,
the main trunk of the arterial system, conveying blood from the left ventricle of the heart to all of the body except the lungs.
- torcs
-
noun,
torque (def 4).
- Arcas
-
noun,
a son of Zeus and Callisto, the ancestor of the Arcadians who was set among the stars with his mother as the Little Bear and the Great Bear respectively.
- 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.
- ratos
-
noun,
rocket-assisted takeoff.
- toast
-
noun,
sliced bread that has been browned by dry heat.
- ation
-
- antic
-
noun,
Usually, antics.
a playful trick or prank; caper.
a grotesque, fantastic, or ludicrous gesture, act, or posture.
- riant
-
adjective,
laughing; smiling; cheerful.
- tints
-
noun,
a color or a variety of a color; hue.
- astr.
-
- Astor
-
noun,
John Jacob, 1763–1848, U.S. capitalist and fur merchant.
- Aston
-
noun,
Francis William, 1877–1945, English physicist and chemist: Nobel Prize in Chemistry 1922.
- astir
-
adjective,
moving or stirring, especially with much activity or excitement:
- Tiran
-
noun,
Strait of, a navigable waterway between the N Red Sea and the Gulf of Aqaba.
- asco-
-
- antis
-
noun,
a person who is opposed to a particular practice, party, policy, action, etc.
- TIROS
-
noun,
one of a series of satellites for transmitting television pictures of the earth's cloud cover.
- ottar
-
noun,
attar (def 1).
- Asian
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Asia, or a person of Asian descent.
- Titos
-
noun,
Marshal (Josip Broz) 1891–1980, president of Yugoslavia 1953–80.
- 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.
- ascon
-
noun,
a type of sponge having an oval shape and a thin body wall with pores leading directly into the spongocoel.
- Stoat
-
noun,
the ermine, Mustela erminea, especially when in brown summer pelage.
- tarns
-
noun,
a small mountain lake or pool, especially one in a cirque.
- anoia
-
noun,
extreme mental deficiency.
- tacts
-
noun,
a keen sense of what to say or do to avoid giving offense; skill in dealing with difficult or delicate situations.
- Cons.
-
- Const
-
- Ancon
-
noun,
the elbow.
- ranis
-
noun,
ranee.
- cont.
-
- anat.
-
- trait
-
noun,
a distinguishing characteristic or quality, especially of one's personal nature:
- tains
-
noun,
a thin tin plate.
- ratio
-
noun,
the relation between two similar magnitudes with respect to the number of times the first contains the second:
- coria
-
noun,
plural of corium.
- corns
-
noun,
Also called Indian corn; especially technical and British, maize. a tall cereal plant, Zea mays, cultivated in many varieties, having a jointed, solid stem and bearing the grain, seeds, or kernels on large ears.
- Orcas
-
noun,
the killer whale, Orcinus orca.
- Corti
-
noun,
Alfonso [al-fon-soh;; Italian ahl-fawn-saw] /ælˈfɒn soʊ;; Italian ɑlˈfɔn sɔ/ (Show IPA), 1822–76, Italian anatomist.
- airts
-
noun,
a direction.
- ratan
-
noun,
rattan.
- conns
-
noun,
responsibility for the steering of a ship.
- Costa
-
noun,
a rib or riblike part.
- triac
-
noun,
a type of thyristor designed for electronic control of the current supplied to a circuit, used especially in dimmers for lighting systems.
- cotta
-
noun,
a surplice.
- actos
-
- crit.
-
- Croat
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Croatia; Croatian.
- Actor
-
noun,
a person who acts in stage plays, motion pictures, television broadcasts, etc.
- Acton
-
noun,
a quilted garment worn under mail in the 13th and 14th centuries; gambeson.
- tacos
-
noun,
Mexican Cookery. an often crisply fried tortilla folded over and filled, as with seasoned chopped meat, lettuce, tomatoes, and cheese.
- tacit
-
adjective,
understood without being openly expressed; implied:
- 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.
- stria
-
noun,
a slight or narrow furrow, ridge, stripe, or streak, especially one of a number in parallel arrangement:
- orant
-
noun,
a representation of a female figure, with outstretched arms and palms up in a gesture of prayer, in ancient and early Christian art.
- Stoic
-
noun,
a member or adherent of the Stoic school of philosophy.
- anoas
-
noun,
a small forest buffalo, Bubalus (Anoa) depressicornis, of the island of Celebes, having a brown coat and straight, sharp-tipped horns: an endangered species.
- rotas
-
noun,
Chiefly British.
a round or rotation of duties; a period of work or duty taken in rotation with others.
an agenda or circuit of sporting events, as a round of golf tournaments, played in different localities throughout the year.
- ornis
-
noun,
an avifauna.
- Anita
-
noun,
a female given name: Spanish form of Anna.
- Tarai
-
noun,
Terai.
- Ciano
-
noun,
Count Galeazzo [gah-le-aht-tsaw] /ˌgɑ lɛˈɑt tsɔ/ (Show IPA), (Ciano di Cortellazzo) 1903–44, Italian Fascist statesman: minister of foreign affairs 1936–43.
- tanto
-
adverb,
(of a musical direction) too much; so much.
- cions
-
noun,
scion (def 2).
- Tanta
-
noun,
a city in N Egypt, in the Nile delta.
- annas
-
noun,
a former cupronickel coin of Pakistan, the 16th part of a rupee: last issued in 1960.
- annot
-
- anis-
-
- anion
-
noun,
a negatively charged ion, as one attracted to the anode in electrolysis.
- tanna
-
noun,
one of a group of Jewish scholars, active in Palestine during the 1st and 2nd centuries a.d., whose teachings are found chiefly in the Mishnah.
- Tract
-
noun,
an expanse or area of land, water, etc.; region; stretch.
- Tanis
-
noun,
an ancient city in Lower Egypt, in the Nile delta.
- coast
-
noun,
the land next to the sea; seashore:
- train
-
noun,
Railroads. a self-propelled, connected group of rolling stock.
- 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.
- Coats
-
noun,
an outer garment with sleeves, covering at least the upper part of the body:
- Taira
-
noun,
a member of a powerful family in Japan that ruled the country 1160–85.
- coins
-
noun,
a piece of metal stamped and issued by the authority of a government for use as money.
- coirs
-
noun,
the prepared fiber of the husk of the coconut fruit, used in making rope, matting, etc.
- taint
-
noun,
a trace of something bad, offensive, or harmful.
- riata
-
noun,
a lariat.
- Conan
-
noun,
a male given name.
- carts
-
noun,
a heavy two-wheeled vehicle, commonly without springs, drawn by mules, oxen, or the like, used for the conveyance of heavy goods.
- Conn.
-
- cata-
-
- 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.
- Rina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- 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.
- 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.
- Rosa
-
noun,
Salvator [sahl-vah-tawr] /ˈsɑl vɑˌtɔr/ (Show IPA), 1615–73, Italian painter and poet.
- RATO
-
noun,
rocket-assisted takeoff.
- 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.
- 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.
- RONA
-
- roan
-
noun,
a horse or other animal with a roan coat.
- rocs
-
noun,
a bird of enormous size and strength.
- Roca
-
noun,
Cape, a cape in W Portugal, near Lisbon: the western extremity of continental Europe.
- rasa
-
noun,
(in Hindu aesthetics) flavor, sentiment, or emotion: regarded as one of the fundamental qualities of classical music, dance, and poetry.
- RIAS
-
noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- RITA
-
noun,
the Vedic concept of cosmic and social order.
- RNAS
-
- rit.
-
- 1080
-
- Roti
-
noun,
roast.
- tits
-
noun,
a titmouse.
- Taos
-
noun,
a Tanoan language spoken in two villages in New Mexico.
- Tara
-
noun,
a village in the NE Republic of Ireland, NW of Dublin: home of the ancient Irish kings (Hill of Tara)
- Tarn
-
noun,
a small mountain lake or pool, especially one in a cirque.
- Taro
-
noun,
a stemless plant, Colocasia esculenta, of the arum family, cultivated in tropical regions, in the Pacific islands and elsewhere, for the edible tuber.
- tars
-
noun,
any of various dark-colored viscid products obtained by the destructive distillation of certain organic substances, as coal or wood.
- tart
-
noun,
a small pie filled with cooked fruit or other sweetened preparation, usually having no top crust.
- tats
-
verb (used with or without object),
to do, or make by, tatting.
- tics
-
noun,
Pathology.
a sudden, spasmodic, painless, involuntary muscular contraction, as of the face.
tic douloureux.
- TINA
-
noun,
a female given name.
- tint
-
noun,
a color or a variety of a color; hue.
- tion
-
- Tiro
-
noun,
tyro.
- Tit.
-
- Tito
-
noun,
Marshal (Josip Broz) 1891–1980, president of Yugoslavia 1953–80.
- Toni
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Antoinette or Antonia.
- Tana
-
noun,
thana.
- tri-
-
- tsar
-
noun,
czar.
- Trot
-
noun,
the gait of a horse, dog, or other quadruped, when trotting.
- tron
-
- tRNA
-
- trit
-
- Trio
-
noun,
a musical composition for three voices or instruments.
- tots
-
noun,
a small child.
- tonn
-
- tost
-
noun,
an act or instance of tossing.
- 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.
- tors
-
noun,
a rocky pinnacle; a peak of a bare or rocky mountain or hill.
- torn
-
noun,
a drop of the saline, watery fluid continually secreted by the lacrimal glands between the surface of the eye and the eyelid, serving to moisten and lubricate these parts and keep them clear of foreign particles. Synonyms: teardrop.
- Tori
-
noun,
plural of torus.
- torc
-
noun,
torque (def 4).
- tans
-
noun,
the brown color imparted to the skin by exposure to the sun or open air.
- tain
-
noun,
a thin tin plate.
- ROTS
-
noun,
the process of rotting.
- Sion
-
noun,
a town in and the capital of Valais, in SW Switzerland.
- Saar
-
noun,
Also called Saar Basin. a coal-producing region in W Germany, in the Saar River valley: governed by the League of Nations 1919–35; returned to Germany 1935 as a result of a plebiscite; under French economic control following World War II until 1956.
- Saco
-
noun,
a city in SW Maine.
- sain
-
verb (used with object),
to make the sign of the cross on, as for protection against evil influences.
- SARA
-
noun,
a member of a people of the Central African Republic.
- 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.
- Sat.
-
- sati
-
noun,
a Hindu practice whereby a widow immolates herself on the funeral pyre of her husband: now abolished by law.
- 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.
- SCAN
-
noun,
an act or instance of scanning; close examination.
- scar
-
noun,
a mark left by a healed wound, sore, or burn.
- sci.
-
- scr.
-
- Sian
-
noun,
Older Spelling. Xian.
- Sina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- SITA
-
noun,
(in the Ramayana) the wife of Ramachandra, abducted by Ravana and later rescued.
- tact
-
noun,
a keen sense of what to say or do to avoid giving offense; skill in dealing with difficult or delicate situations.
- Stan
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Stanley.
- taco
-
noun,
Mexican Cookery. an often crisply fried tortilla folded over and filled, as with seasoned chopped meat, lettuce, tomatoes, and cheese.
- str.
-
- stot
-
noun,
a springing gait of certain bovids, as gazelles and antelopes, used especially when running in alarm from a predator.
- stoa
-
noun,
Greek Architecture. a portico, usually a detached portico of considerable length, that is used as a promenade or meeting place.
- Stir
-
noun,
the act of stirring or moving.
- Star
-
noun,
any of the heavenly bodies, except the moon, appearing as fixed luminous points in the sky at night.
- Sra.
-
- snit
-
noun,
an agitated or irritated state.
- sort
-
noun,
a particular kind, species, variety, class, or group, distinguished by a common character or nature:
- sori
-
noun,
plural of sorus.
- sora
-
noun,
a small, short-billed rail, Porzana carolina, of marshy areas of North America.
- Soni
-
- SOAR
-
noun,
an act or instance of soaring.
- snot
-
noun,
Vulgar. mucus from the nose.
- rant
-
noun,
ranting, extravagant, or violent declamation.
- NIRA
-
- Rani
-
noun,
ranee.
- atar
-
noun,
attar (def 1).
- narc
-
noun,
a government agent or detective charged with the enforcement of laws restricting the use of narcotics.
- Nara
-
noun,
a city on S Honshu, in central Japan: chief Buddhist center of ancient Japan; first capital of Japan a.d. 710–84.
- Naos
-
noun,
a temple.
- Nana
-
noun,
Chiefly Northeastern U.S. grandmother; grandma.
- Nair
-
noun,
a group of Hindu castes in the Kerala region of India.
- NACA
-
- att.
-
- atic
-
- Nasi
-
noun,
the head or president of the Sanhedrin.
- Aton
-
noun,
a solar deity declared by Amenhotep IV to be the only god, represented as a solar disk with rays ending in human hands.
- ator
-
- attn
-
- iso-
-
- Isar
-
noun,
a river in central Europe, flowing NE from W Austria through S Germany to the Danube River. 215 miles (345 km) long.
- iron
-
noun,
Chemistry. a ductile, malleable, silver-white metallic element, scarcely known in a pure condition, but much used in its crude or impure carbon-containing forms for making tools, implements, machinery, etc. Symbol: Fe; atomic weight: 55.847; atomic number: 26; specific gravity: 7.86 at 20°C.
Compare cast iron, pig iron, steel, wrought iron.
- Cain
-
noun,
Scot. and Irish English. rent paid in kind, especially a percentage of a farm crop.
- NASA
-
noun,
National Aeronautics and Space Administration.
- Nast
-
noun,
Thomas, 1840–1902, U.S. illustrator and cartoonist.
- IRAS
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- Asia
-
noun,
a continent bounded by Europe and the Arctic, Pacific, and Indian oceans. About 16,000,000 sq. mi. (41,440,000 sq. km).
- nos-
-
- Norn
-
noun,
an extinct Norse dialect, spoken until early modern times in the Shetland and Orkney Islands and in parts of northern Scotland.
- nori
-
noun,
a seaweed having a mildly sweet, salty taste, usually dried, used in Japanese cookery mainly as a wrap for sushi.
- Nora
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Honora.
- Nor.
-
- non-
-
- noir
-
adjective,
black; noting the black numbers in roulette.
- NOAA
-
- Asti
-
noun,
a city in the Piedmont region of Italy, S of Turin: center of wine-producing region.
- Asir
-
noun,
a district in SW Saudi Arabia.
- nits
-
noun,
the egg of a parasitic insect, especially of a louse, often attached to a hair or a fiber of clothing.
- Nino
-
noun,
boy; child.
- Cost
-
noun,
the price paid to acquire, produce, accomplish, or maintain anything:
- NCAA
-
- NATS
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Nathan or Nathaniel.
- NATO
-
noun,
an organization formed in Washington, D.C. (1949), comprising the 12 nations of the Atlantic Pact together with Greece, Turkey, and the Federal Republic of Germany, for the purpose of collective defense against aggression.
- Can.
-
- Cana
-
noun,
an ancient town in N Israel, in Galilee: scene of Jesus' first miracle. John 2:1, 11.
- nota
-
noun,
a dorsal plate or sclerite of the thorax of an insect.
- ctr.
-
- cir.
-
- iana
-
- cis-
-
- cist
-
noun,
a box or chest, especially for sacred utensils.
- cit.
-
- coat
-
noun,
an outer garment with sleeves, covering at least the upper part of the body:
- cts.
-
- coin
-
noun,
a piece of metal stamped and issued by the authority of a government for use as money.
- IATA
-
- coir
-
noun,
the prepared fiber of the husk of the coconut fruit, used in making rope, matting, etc.
- Con.
-
- Cor.
-
- Cora
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. Kore.
- Cori
-
noun,
Carl Ferdinand, 1896–1984, and his wife, Gerty Theresa, 1896–1957, U.S. biochemists, born in Austria-Hungary: Nobel Prize in Medicine 1947.
- CORN
-
noun,
Also called Indian corn; especially technical and British, maize. a tall cereal plant, Zea mays, cultivated in many varieties, having a jointed, solid stem and bearing the grain, seeds, or kernels on large ears.
- Cort
-
- cion
-
noun,
scion (def 2).
- ciao
-
interjection,
(used as a word of greeting or parting): hello; goodbye; so long; see you later.
- IOTA
-
noun,
a very small quantity; jot; whit.
- cat.
-
- Cara
-
noun,
a female given name: from an Italian word meaning “dear one.”.
- Carn
-
noun,
cairn.
- ions
-
noun,
an electrically charged atom or group of atoms formed by the loss or gain of one or more electrons, as a cation (positive ion) which is created by electron loss and is attracted to the cathode in electrolysis, or as an anion (negative ion) which is created by an electron gain and is attracted to the anode. The valence of an ion is equal to the number of electrons lost or gained and is indicated by a plus sign for cations and a minus sign for anions, thus: Na + , Cl−, Ca ++ , S = .
- Iona
-
noun,
an island in the Hebrides, off the W coast of Scotland: center of early Celtic Christianity.
- CART
-
noun,
a heavy two-wheeled vehicle, commonly without springs, drawn by mules, oxen, or the like, used for the conveyance of heavy goods.
- Casa
-
noun,
a house.
- cast
-
noun,
act of casting or throwing.
- into
-
adjective,
Mathematics. pertaining to a function or map from one set to another set, the range of which is a proper subset of the second set, as the function f, from the set of all integers into the set of all perfect squares where f (x) = x 2 for every integer.
- ICAO
-
- 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.
- int.
-
- ins.
-
- inro
-
noun,
a small lacquer box with compartments for medicines, cosmetics, etc., worn on the waist sash of the traditional Japanese costume.
- inns
-
noun,
a commercial establishment that provides lodging, food, etc., for the public, especially travelers; small hotel.
- Catt
-
noun,
Carrie Chapman Lane, 1859–1947, U.S. leader in women's suffrage movements.
- Inca
-
noun,
a member of any of the dominant groups of South American Indian peoples who established an empire in Peru prior to the Spanish conquest.
- Inc.
-
- not-
-
- Nina
-
noun,
girl; child.
- nots
-
noun,
a Boolean operator that returns a positive result if its operand is negative and a negative result if its operand is positive.
- oras
-
noun,
plural of os2 .
- anoa
-
noun,
a small forest buffalo, Bubalus (Anoa) depressicornis, of the island of Celebes, having a brown coat and straight, sharp-tipped horns: an endangered species.
- Oct.
-
- ano-
-
- Anna
-
noun,
a former cupronickel coin of Pakistan, the 16th part of a rupee: last issued in 1960.
- asci
-
noun,
plural of ascus.
- ann.
-
- Oita
-
noun,
a seaport on NE Kyushu, in S Japan.
- Onas
-
noun,
a member of a people of Tierra del Fuego.
- Anas
-
- aits
-
noun,
a small island, especially in a river.
- airt
-
noun,
a direction.
- airs
-
noun,
a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- Ont.
-
- Oran
-
noun,
a seaport in NW Algeria.
- ains
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- OATS
-
noun,
a cereal grass, Avena sativa, cultivated for its edible seed.
- Orca
-
noun,
the killer whale, Orcinus orca.
- orcs
-
noun,
any of several cetaceans, as a grampus.
- orts
-
noun,
Usually, orts. a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
- osar
-
noun,
plural of os3 .
- ACTS
-
noun,
anything done, being done, or to be done; deed; performance:
- Acta
-
plural noun,
official records, as of acts, deeds, proceedings, transactions, or the like.
- acr-
-
- Acis
-
noun,
the lover of Galatea, killed by Polyphemus out of jealousy.
- otic
-
adjective,
of or relating to the ear; auricular.
- Otis
-
noun,
Elisha Graves, 1811–61, U.S. inventor.
- ARCS
-
noun,
Geometry. any unbroken part of the circumference of a circle or other curved line.
- Raia
-
noun,
rayah.
- rain
-
noun,
water that is condensed from the aqueous vapor in the atmosphere and falls to earth in drops more than 1/50 inch (0.5 mm) in diameter.
Compare drizzle (def 6).
- Rais
-
noun,
Gilles de, Retz, Gilles de Laval, Baron de.
- ocas
-
noun,
a wood sorrel, Oxalis tuberosa, of the Andes, cultivated in South America for its edible tubers.
- crat
-
- Aria
-
noun,
an air or melody.
- oast
-
noun,
a kiln for drying hops or malt.
- ANSI
-
- ant.
-
- art.
-
- arca
-
noun,
a chest for valuables, used in medieval Spain and Italy.
- asc-
-
- Aron
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Aras
-
noun,
Also, Araks. Ancient Araxes. a river in SW Asia, flowing from E Turkey along part of the boundary between NW Iran and Armenia and Azerbaijan into the Kura River. About 660 miles (1065 km) long.
- Arno
-
noun,
Peter (Curtis Arnoux Peters) 1904–68, U.S. cartoonist and author.
- ansa
-
noun,
Archaeology. a looped handle, especially of a vase.
- NTIA
-
- ANTA
-
noun,
a privately supported organization, chartered by Congress in 1935, for the encouragement and advancement of professional and nonprofessional theater.
- ARIS
-
- ARCO
-
adverb,
(of the performance of a passage for stringed instruments) with the bow.
- Asat
-
noun,
(in Vedic mythology) the realm of nonexistence, populated by demons.
Compare sat2 (def 1).
- ACS
-
- TAO
-
noun,
(in philosophical Taoism) that in virtue of which all things happen or exist.
- ACT
-
noun,
anything done, being done, or to be done; deed; performance:
- ARS
-
- CIA
-
- ASA
-
noun,
a king of Judah, 913?–873? b.c. I Kings 15:8–24.
- Tor
-
noun,
a rocky pinnacle; a peak of a bare or rocky mountain or hill.
- AIC
-
- ton
-
noun,
a unit of weight, equivalent to 2000 pounds (0.907 metric ton) avoirdupois (short ton) in the U.S. and 2240 pounds (1.016 metric tons) avoirdupois (long ton) in Great Britain.
- tot
-
noun,
a small child.
- AAS
-
noun,
basaltic lava having a rough surface.
- ac-
-
- COS
-
noun,
romaine.
- Tai
-
noun,
any of several sparoid fishes of the Pacific Ocean, as Pagrus major (red tai) a food fish of Japan.
- 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.
- ASI
-
- TNT
-
- TSI
-
- AIA
-
- Aar
-
- an.
-
- Tan
-
noun,
the brown color imparted to the skin by exposure to the sun or open air.
- Ar.
-
- Tro
-
- CNS
-
- CNO
-
- ASN
-
- CNN
-
- AIR
-
noun,
a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- Ain
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- TCS
-
- TAT
-
verb (used with or without object),
to do, or make by, tatting.
- 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.
- ca.
-
- tra
-
- ATS
-
noun,
a money of account of Laos, the 100th part of a kip.
- TCA
-
- TIA
-
- cr.
-
- tr.
-
- TIC
-
noun,
Pathology.
a sudden, spasmodic, painless, involuntary muscular contraction, as of the face.
tic douloureux.
- tin
-
noun,
Chemistry. a low-melting, malleable, ductile metallic element nearly approaching silver in color and luster: used in plating and in making alloys, tinfoil, and soft solders. Symbol: Sn; atomic weight: 118.69; atomic number: 50; specific gravity: 7.31 at 20°C.
- ATC
-
- at.
-
- ATA
-
- Co.
-
- cs.
-
- TAR
-
noun,
any of various dark-colored viscid products obtained by the destructive distillation of certain organic substances, as coal or wood.
- ait
-
noun,
a small island, especially in a river.
- Aso
-
noun,
Mount, a volcanic mountain in Japan, in central Kyushu, noted for its vast caldera. 5223 feet (1593 meters).
- ans
-
noun,
the Sumerian god of heaven: the counterpart of the Akkadian Anu.
- ASR
-
- CAS
-
verb (used with or without object),
to call, as to call an animal toward one; urge forward by calling.
- ast
-
- 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.
- ARC
-
noun,
Geometry. any unbroken part of the circumference of a circle or other curved line.
- AOA
-
- CAR
-
noun,
an automobile.
- ARA
-
noun,
the Altar, a southern constellation between Triangulum Australe and Scorpius.
- ANC
-
- ANI
-
noun,
any of several black, tropical American cuckoos of the genus Crotophaga, having a compressed, bladelike bill.
- aor
-
- CAI
-
- CAA
-
- ct.
-
- in.
-
- COT
-
noun,
a light portable bed, especially one of canvas on a folding frame.
- Oc.
-
- OAS
-
- 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.
- Rs.
-
- RSA
-
- rt.
-
- RTS
-
- So.
-
- SRO
-
- SAA
-
- OTC
-
- SAC
-
noun,
a baglike structure in an animal, plant, or fungus, as one containing fluid.
- OSA
-
- San
-
noun,
a member of a nomadic aboriginal people of southern Africa.
- ROT
-
noun,
the process of rotting.
- NSC
-
- NSA
-
- NRC
-
- NRA
-
- nr.
-
- SAR
-
- NOC
-
- CRS
-
- nit
-
noun,
the egg of a parasitic insect, especially of a louse, often attached to a hair or a fiber of clothing.
- NIC
-
noun,
a newly industrialized/industrializing country:
- sc.
-
- NIA
-
- Nat
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Nathan or Nathaniel.
- OAT
-
noun,
a cereal grass, Avena sativa, cultivated for its edible seed.
- Oca
-
noun,
a wood sorrel, Oxalis tuberosa, of the Andes, cultivated in South America for its edible tubers.
- NAA
-
- rin
-
noun,
a money of account of Japan, the thousandth part of a yen or the tenth part of a sen.
- RAS
-
noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- rat
-
noun,
any of several long-tailed rodents of the family Muridae, of the genus Rattus and related genera, distinguished from the mouse by being larger.
- Rai
-
noun,
a style of Algerian popular music played on electric guitar, synthesizer, and percussion instruments.
- RCS
-
- OTS
-
- RCA
-
- RCN
-
- RCT
-
- Ria
-
noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- OTA
-
- ot-
-
- ORT
-
noun,
Usually, orts. a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
- orc
-
noun,
any of several cetaceans, as a grampus.
- OCR
-
- Ora
-
noun,
plural of os2 .
- ons
-
- RNA
-
- ONR
-
- ROA
-
- ONI
-
- ONA
-
noun,
a member of a people of Tierra del Fuego.
- ROC
-
noun,
a bird of enormous size and strength.
- OIt
-
- ROI
-
- OIr
-
- oic
-
- OCS
-
- Nan
-
noun,
naan.
- TTS
-
- IOC
-
- ina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- IOT
-
- Ios
-
noun,
a small hawk, Buteo solitarius, having two plumage phases and occurring only on the island of Hawaii, where it is a rare species and the only living indigenous bird of prey.
- ior
-
- ion
-
noun,
an electrically charged atom or group of atoms formed by the loss or gain of one or more electrons, as a cation (positive ion) which is created by electron loss and is attracted to the cathode in electrolysis, or as an anion (negative ion) which is created by an electron gain and is attracted to the anode. The valence of an ion is equal to the number of electrons lost or gained and is indicated by a plus sign for cations and a minus sign for anions, thus: Na + , Cl−, Ca ++ , S = .
- sot
-
noun,
a drunkard.
- Sr.
-
- NCO
-
- SRI
-
noun,
a Hindu title of address prefixed to the name of a deity, holy person, etc.
- St.
-
- Sta
-
- INN
-
noun,
a commercial establishment that provides lodging, food, etc., for the public, especially travelers; small hotel.
- RAN
-
noun,
a sea goddess who drags down ships and drowns sailors: the wife of Aegir.
- CSR
-
- ICA
-
noun,
Portuguese name of Putumayo.
- STI
-
- IAS
-
- ian
-
noun,
a male given name, Scottish form of John.
- Ia.
-
- io-
-
- IRA
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- ics
-
- CSO
-
- ctn
-
plural,
carton.
- CTA
-
- Ir.
-
- IRC
-
- IRO
-
- SIT
-
verb,
(in prescriptions) may it be.
- CRT
-
- 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).
- Sin
-
noun,
transgression of divine law:
- CSA
-
- ITO
-
noun,
Prince Hirobumi [hee-raw-boo-mee] /ˈhi rɔˈbu mi/ (Show IPA), 1841–1909, Japanese statesman.
- ITC
-
- ITA
-
- Son
-
noun,
a male child or person in relation to his parents.
- SIR
-
noun,
a respectful or formal term of address used to a man:
- CST
-
- SOC
-
noun,
sociology or a class or course in sociology.
- ISR
-
- ISA
-
- Is.
-
noun,
(used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
- ist
-
- IRS
-
- T1
-
- TT
-
- AA
-
noun,
basaltic lava having a rough surface.
- RA
-
noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- t.
-
- AO
-
- TA
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- A.
-
noun,
Agnolo (di Cosimo di Mariano) [ah-nyaw-law dee kaw-zee-maw dee mah-ryah-naw] /ˈɑ nyɔ lɔ di ˈkɔ zi mɔ di mɑˈryɑ nɔ/ (Show IPA), 1502–72, Italian painter.
- R.
-
- 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.
- RN
-
- RC
-
- RI
-
- NI
-
- i.
-
- TC
-
- SI
-
noun,
the syllable used for the seventh tone of a scale and sometimes for the tone B.
- NC
-
- NA
-
adverb,
no1 .
- N.
-
- TI
-
noun,
the syllable for the seventh tone of a diatonic scale.
- TN
-
- 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.
- ic
-
- O.
-
- SN
-
- SA
-
- S.
-
- OA
-
- RO
-
- No
-
noun,
an utterance of the word “no.”.