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- re-strain
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verb (used with or without object),
to strain again.
- catbriers
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noun,
any prickly vine of the genus Smilax, especially S. rotundifolia, of eastern North America, growing in tangled masses.
- bacterins
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noun,
a vaccine prepared from killed bacteria.
- canister
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noun,
a small box or jar, often one of a kitchen set, for holding tea, coffee, flour, and sugar.
- restrain
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verb (used with object),
to hold back from action; keep in check or under control; repress:
- retrains
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verb (used with object),
to train again, especially for a different vocation or different tasks.
- cisterna
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noun,
cistern (def 2).
- centibar
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noun,
a centimeter-gram-second unit of pressure, equal to 1/100 (0.01) bar or 10,000 dynes per square centimeter.
- trainers
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noun,
a person or thing that trains.
- catbrier
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noun,
any prickly vine of the genus Smilax, especially S. rotundifolia, of eastern North America, growing in tangled masses.
- brisance
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noun,
the shattering effect of a high explosive.
- bacterin
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noun,
a vaccine prepared from killed bacteria.
- banister
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noun,
a baluster.
- strainer
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noun,
a person or thing that strains.
- bacteri-
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- carbines
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noun,
a light, gas-operated semiautomatic rifle.
- erratics
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noun,
an erratic or eccentric person.
- rarebits
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noun,
Welsh rabbit.
- scriber
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noun,
a tool for scribing wood or the like.
- Serbian
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noun,
a native or inhabitant of Serbia, especially one of the Slavic peoples inhabiting it.
- arteri-
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- Nicetas
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noun,
Saint Ignatius (def 2).
- cirrate
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adjective,
having cirri.
- erratic
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noun,
an erratic or eccentric person.
- cistern
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noun,
a reservoir, tank, or container for storing or holding water or other liquid.
- stearic
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adjective,
of or relating to suet or fat.
- Brescia
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noun,
a city in central Lombardy, in N Italy.
- basinet
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noun,
a globular or pointed helmet of the 14th century, often provided with a visor or aventail: evolved from the cervellière.
Compare great basinet.
- craters
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noun,
the cup-shaped depression or cavity on the surface of the earth or other heavenly body marking the orifice of a volcano.
- rarebit
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noun,
Welsh rabbit.
- Insecta
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noun,
the class comprising the insects.
- brasier
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noun,
brazier1 .
- arbiter
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noun,
a person empowered to decide matters at issue; judge; umpire.
- cretins
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noun,
a person suffering from cretinism.
- terbias
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noun,
an amorphous white powder, Tb 2 O 3 .
- recants
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verb (used with object),
to withdraw or disavow (a statement, opinion, etc.), especially formally; retract.
- Trainer
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noun,
a person or thing that trains.
- terrain
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noun,
a tract of land, especially as considered with reference to its natural features, military advantages, etc.
- tracers
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noun,
a person or thing that traces.
- ratines
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noun,
a loosely woven fabric made with nubby or knotty yarns.
- bracers
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noun,
a person or thing that braces, binds, or makes firm.
- 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.
- ascribe
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verb (used with object),
to credit or assign, as to a cause or source; attribute; impute:
- tanrecs
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noun,
tenrec.
- Antibes
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noun,
a seaport in SE France, SW of Nice: preserved ruins of 4th-century b.c. Roman town.
- stearin
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noun,
Chemistry. any of the three glyceryl esters of stearic acid, especially C 3 H 5 (C 18 H 35 O 2) 3 , a soft, white, odorless solid found in many natural fats.
- caribes
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noun,
piranha.
- certain
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Idioms,
for certain, without a doubt; surely:
- carnies
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noun,
a person employed by a carnival.
- cabinet
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noun,
a piece of furniture with shelves, drawers, etc., for holding or displaying items:
- barrens
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noun,
Usually, barrens. level or slightly rolling land, usually with a sandy soil and few trees, and relatively infertile.
- retains
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verb (used with object),
to keep possession of.
- barites
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noun,
a common mineral, barium sulfate, BaSO 4 , occurring in white, yellow, or colorless tabular crystals: the principal ore of barium.
- canters
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noun,
an easy gallop.
- tarries
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noun,
a stay; sojourn.
- tarsier
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noun,
a small, arboreal, nocturnal primate of the genus Tarsius, of Indonesia and the Philippines, having a long thin tail, very large immobile eyes, and prominent pads on the fingers and toes: all populations are dwindling.
- acetins
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noun,
a colorless, thick, hygroscopic liquid, C 5 H 10 O 4 : used chiefly in the manufacture of explosives.
- barrets
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noun,
a small cap, akin to the biretta, worn in the Middle Ages by soldiers and ecclesiastics.
- carters
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noun,
Bennett Lester ("Benny") 1907–2003, U.S. jazz saxophonist and composer.
- carbine
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noun,
a light, gas-operated semiautomatic rifle.
- nectars
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noun,
the saccharine secretion of a plant, which attracts the insects or birds that pollinate the flower.
- retsina
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noun,
a strong, resinated white or red wine of Greece and Cyprus.
- banters
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noun,
an exchange of light, playful, teasing remarks; good-natured raillery.
- retrain
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verb (used with object),
to train again, especially for a different vocation or different tasks.
- barters
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noun,
the act or practice of bartering.
- centri-
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- Cartier
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noun,
Sir George Étienne [zhawrzh ey-tyen] /ʒɔrʒ eɪˈtyɛn/ (Show IPA), 1814–73, Canadian political leader: prime minister 1857–62, defense minister 1867–73.
- carnets
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noun,
a customs document allowing an automobile to be driven at no cost across international borders.
- Barents
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noun,
Willem [wil-uh m] /ˈwɪl əm/ (Show IPA), died 1597, Dutch navigator and explorer.
- bestir
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verb (used with object),
to stir up; rouse to action (often used reflexively):
- steric
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adjective,
of or relating to the spatial relationships of atoms in a molecule.
- Besant
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noun,
bezant.
- Estrin
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noun,
estrone.
- barit.
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- banter
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noun,
an exchange of light, playful, teasing remarks; good-natured raillery.
- Barnes
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noun,
Albert Coombs [koomz] /kumz/ (Show IPA), 1873–1951, U.S. inventor and art collector.
- errant
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adjective,
deviating from the regular or proper course; erring; straying.
- Barnet
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noun,
a borough of Greater London, England.
- barite
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noun,
a common mineral, barium sulfate, BaSO 4 , occurring in white, yellow, or colorless tabular crystals: the principal ore of barium.
- stance
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noun,
the position or bearing of the body while standing:
- intra-
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- insect
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noun,
any animal of the class Insecta, comprising small, air-breathing arthropods having the body divided into three parts (head, thorax, and abdomen), and having three pairs of legs and usually two pairs of wings.
- instr.
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- 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.
- inter.
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- insert
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noun,
something inserted or to be inserted.
- barter
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noun,
the act or practice of bartering.
- inters
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verb (used with object),
to place (a dead body) in a grave or tomb; bury.
- basnet
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noun,
basinet.
- baster
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noun,
a person or thing that bastes.
- Barren
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noun,
Usually, barrens. level or slightly rolling land, usually with a sandy soil and few trees, and relatively infertile.
- Barrie
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noun,
Sir James M(atthew) 1860–1937, Scottish novelist, short-story writer, and playwright.
- Terris
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noun,
a female given name, form of Theresa.
- incest
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noun,
sexual intercourse between closely related persons.
- Caribs
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noun,
a member of a group of Indian peoples formerly dominant through the Lesser Antilles, now found in small numbers in a few areas of the West Indies and in parts of Central America and northeastern South America.
- terras
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noun,
earth; land.
- Barres
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noun,
Maurice [moh-rees] /moʊˈris/ (Show IPA), 1862–1923, French novelist, writer on politics, and politician.
- incase
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verb (used with object),
encase.
- Benita
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noun,
a female given name.
- instar
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noun,
an insect in any one of its periods of postembryonic growth between molts.
- bracer
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noun,
a person or thing that braces, binds, or makes firm.
- Strain
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noun,
any force or pressure tending to alter shape, cause a fracture, etc.
- Caster
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noun,
a person or thing that casts.
- 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.
- cerat-
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- tenias
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noun,
taenia.
- centra
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noun,
a plural of centrum.
- centr-
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- centi-
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- centas
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noun,
a former bronze coin of Lithuania, the 100th part of a litas.
- ceibas
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noun,
the silk-cotton tree, Ceiba pentandra.
- C-bias
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noun,
grid bias.
- caters
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verb (used with object),
to provide food and service for:
- cabers
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noun,
a pole or beam, especially one thrown as a trial of strength.
- casern
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noun,
a lodging for soldiers in a garrison town; barracks.
- briers
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noun,
a prickly plant or shrub, especially the sweetbrier or a greenbrier.
- casein
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noun,
Biochemistry. a protein precipitated from milk, as by rennet, and forming the basis of cheese and certain plastics.
- Cairns
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noun,
a seaport in NE Australia.
- cartes
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noun,
(italics) French. menu; bill of fare.
Compare à la carte.
- caners
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noun,
a person who works with cane, especially one who produces canework for chairs.
- Carter
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noun,
Bennett Lester ("Benny") 1907–2003, U.S. jazz saxophonist and composer.
- Canter
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noun,
an easy gallop.
- Carrie
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noun,
a female given name, form of Caroline.
- carnet
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noun,
a customs document allowing an automobile to be driven at no cost across international borders.
- carets
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noun,
a mark (‸) made in written or printed matter to show the place where something is to be inserted.
- caries
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noun,
decay, as of bone or of plant tissue.
- caribe
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noun,
piranha.
- brines
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noun,
water saturated or strongly impregnated with salt.
- Crater
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noun,
the cup-shaped depression or cavity on the surface of the earth or other heavenly body marking the orifice of a volcano.
- enacts
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verb (used with object),
to make into an act or statute:
- terbia
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noun,
an amorphous white powder, Tb 2 O 3 .
- binate
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adjective,
produced or borne in pairs; double.
- Strine
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noun,
Australian English.
- tabers
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noun,
tabor.
- bisect
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noun,
Also called split. Philately. a portion of a stamp, usually half, used for payment of a proportionate amount of the face value of the whole stamp.
- bister
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noun,
bistre.
- bistre
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noun,
a brown pigment extracted from the soot of wood, often used in pen and wash drawings.
- C-star
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noun,
carbon star.
- tanrec
-
noun,
tenrec.
- biters
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noun,
a person or animal that bites, especially habitually or viciously:
- bitser
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noun,
a mongrel dog.
- Tarbes
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noun,
a city in and the capital of Hautes-Pyrénées, in SW France.
- braces
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noun,
something that holds parts together or in place, as a clasp or clamp.
- brents
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noun,
brant.
- Crista
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noun,
a crest or ridge.
- bracts
-
noun,
a specialized leaf or leaflike part, usually situated at the base of a flower or inflorescence.
- brains
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noun,
Anatomy, Zoology. the part of the central nervous system enclosed in the cranium of humans and other vertebrates, consisting of a soft, convoluted mass of gray and white matter and serving to control and coordinate the mental and physical actions.
- braise
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verb (used with object),
to cook (meat, fish, or vegetables) by sautéeing in fat and then simmering slowly in very little liquid.
- criers
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noun,
a person who cries.
- brants
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noun,
any of several species of small, dark-colored geese of the genus Branta, especially B. bernicla, breeding in high northern latitudes and migrating south in the autumn.
- cretin
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noun,
a person suffering from cretinism.
- Cretan
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noun,
a native or inhabitant of Crete.
- 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.
- breast
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noun,
Anatomy, Zoology. (in bipeds) the outer, front part of the thorax, or the front part of the body from the neck to the abdomen; chest.
- crates
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noun,
a slatted wooden box or framework for packing, shopping, or storing fruit, furniture, glassware, crockery, etc.
- Sirena
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noun,
a female given name.
- Barret
-
noun,
a small cap, akin to the biretta, worn in the Middle Ages by soldiers and ecclesiastics.
- trans.
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- ricers
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noun,
an implement for ricing potatoes, squash, etc., by pressing them through small holes.
- niters
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noun,
potassium nitrate.
- arbtrn
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- traces
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noun,
a surviving mark, sign, or evidence of the former existence, influence, or action of some agent or event; vestige:
- nitres
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noun,
niter.
- tracer
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noun,
a person or thing that traces.
- raster
-
noun,
Television. a pattern of scanning lines covering the area upon which the image is projected in the cathode-ray tube or liquid-crystal display of a television set or other screen.
- Serbia
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noun,
a republic in S Europe since 2006; includes the autonomous province of Vojvodina and claims sovereignty over the autonomous province of Kosovo, which has declared itself independent; formerly part of Yugoslavia, in the N part: a former kingdom in S Europe. 34,116 sq. mi. (88,360 sq. km). Capital: Belgrade.
- absent
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adjective,
not in a certain place at a given time; away, missing (opposed to present):
- tisane
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noun,
(italics) French. aromatic or herb-flavored tea.
- triens
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noun,
a copper coin of ancient Rome, issued during the Republic, a third part of an as.
- trices
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noun,
a very short time; an instant:
- treasr
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- acetin
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noun,
a colorless, thick, hygroscopic liquid, C 5 H 10 O 4 : used chiefly in the manufacture of explosives.
- rabies
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noun,
an infectious disease of dogs, cats, and other animals, transmitted to humans by the bite of an infected animal and usually fatal if prophylactic treatment is not administered: caused by an RNA virus of the rhabdovirus group; hydrophobia.
- trance
-
noun,
a half-conscious state, seemingly between sleeping and waking, in which ability to function voluntarily may be suspended.
- sinter
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noun,
siliceous or calcareous matter deposited by springs, as that formed around the vent of a geyser.
- Ribera
-
noun,
José de [hoh-zey duh;; Spanish haw-se th e] /hoʊˈzeɪ də;; Spanish hɔˈsɛ ðɛ/ (Show IPA), (Jusepe de Ribera"Lo Spagnoletto") 1588–1652, Spanish printmaker and painter active in Naples.
- actin-
-
- racers
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noun,
a person, animal, or thing that races or takes part in a race, as a racehorse, bicycle, yacht, etc.
- 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.
- ascent
-
noun,
an act of ascending; upward movement; a rising movement:
- Racine
-
noun,
Jean Baptiste [zhahn ba-teest] /ʒɑ̃ baˈtist/ (Show IPA), 1639–99, French dramatist.
- 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.
- secant
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noun,
Geometry. an intersecting line, especially one intersecting a curve at two or more points.
- Raetic
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noun,
an extinct language of uncertain affinities that was spoken in Rhaetia and written with the Etruscan alphabet.
- arrest
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noun,
the taking of a person into legal custody, as by officers of the law.
- retina
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noun,
the innermost coat of the posterior part of the eyeball that receives the image produced by the lens, is continuous with the optic nerve, and consists of several layers, one of which contains the rods and cones that are sensitive to light.
- arsine
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noun,
Also called arseniuretted hydrogen. a colorless, flammable, slightly water-soluble gas, AsH 3 , having a fetid, garliclike odor, used in chemical warfare.
- arsen-
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- 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.
- raters
-
noun,
a person who makes rates or ratings.
- astern
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adverb,
in a position behind a specified vessel or aircraft:
- ratine
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noun,
a loosely woven fabric made with nubby or knotty yarns.
- re-act
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verb (used with object),
to act or perform again.
- Sartre
-
noun,
Jean-Paul [zhahn-pawl] /ʒɑ̃ˈpɔl/ (Show IPA), 1905–80, French philosopher, novelist, and dramatist: declined 1964 Nobel Prize in literature.
- trains
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noun,
Railroads. a self-propelled, connected group of rolling stock.
- recti-
-
- recast
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noun,
a recasting.
- nacres
-
noun,
mother-of-pearl.
- recant
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verb (used with object),
to withdraw or disavow (a statement, opinion, etc.), especially formally; retract.
- santir
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noun,
a Persian musical instrument resembling a dulcimer.
- trines
-
noun,
a set or group of three; triad.
- transe
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noun,
a passageway, as a hallway, alley, or the like.
- nastic
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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.
- bairns
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noun,
a child; son or daughter.
- triers
-
noun,
a person or thing that tries or tests; tester.
- Sabine
-
noun,
one of the Sabine people.
- retain
-
verb (used with object),
to keep possession of.
- Sierra
-
noun,
a chain of hills or mountains, the peaks of which suggest the teeth of a saw.
- nebris
-
noun,
a fawn skin worn in Greek mythology by Dionysus and his followers.
- antres
-
noun,
a cavern; cave.
- tineas
-
noun,
any of several skin diseases caused by fungi; ringworm.
- abient
-
adjective,
tending to move away from a stimulus or situation.
- Scribe
-
noun,
a person who serves as a professional copyist, especially one who made copies of manuscripts before the invention of printing.
- Nesbit
-
noun,
E(dith) 1858–1924, English children's author, novelist, and poet.
- set-in
-
adjective,
made separately and placed within another unit.
- nectar
-
noun,
the saccharine secretion of a plant, which attracts the insects or birds that pollinate the flower.
- satire
-
noun,
the use of irony, sarcasm, ridicule, or the like, in exposing, denouncing, or deriding vice, folly, etc.
- 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.
- crest
-
noun,
the highest part of a hill or mountain range; summit.
- Cesti
-
noun,
Marcantonio [mahr-kahn-taw-nyaw] /ˌmɑr kɑnˈtɔ nyɔ/ (Show IPA), 1623–69, Italian composer.
- cites
-
noun,
citation (defs 7, 8).
- Crane
-
noun,
any large wading bird of the family Gruidae, characterized by long legs, bill, and neck and an elevated hind toe.
- cetin
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noun,
a white, crystalline, water-insoluble fat, C 32 H 64 O 2 , obtained from spermaceti by extraction with ether: used chiefly as an emulsive agent in the manufacture of pharmaceuticals and cosmetics and as a base in the manufacture of candles and soaps.
- reist
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verb (used without object),
reest2 .
- reins
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noun,
Often, reins. a leather strap, fastened to each end of the bit of a bridle, by which the rider or driver controls a horse or other animal by pulling so as to exert pressure on the bit.
- resit
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noun,
a test or examination that is retaken.
- Tarne
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noun,
(in the Iliad) Sardis.
- tares
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noun,
any of various vetches, especially Vicia sativa.
- reni-
-
- scena
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noun,
an extended operatic vocal solo, usually including an aria and a recitative.
- rents
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noun,
a payment made periodically by a tenant to a landlord in return for the use of land, a building, an apartment, an office, or other property.
- crate
-
noun,
a slatted wooden box or framework for packing, shopping, or storing fruit, furniture, glassware, crockery, etc.
- sceat
-
noun,
a silver Anglo-Saxon coin of the 7th and 8th centuries, sometimes including an amount of gold.
- cines
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noun,
a film; motion picture.
- restr
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- resin
-
noun,
any of a class of nonvolatile, solid or semisolid organic substances, as copal or mastic, that consist of amorphous mixtures of carboxylic acids and are obtained directly from certain plants as exudations or prepared by polymerization of simple molecules: used in medicine and in the making of varnishes and plastics.
- cires
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noun,
a brilliant, highly glazed surface produced on fabrics by subjecting them to a wax, heat, and calendering treatment.
- cine-
-
- Siren
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noun,
Classical Mythology. one of several sea nymphs, part woman and part bird, who lure mariners to destruction by their seductive singing.
- cert.
-
- Saite
-
noun,
a native or citizen of Saïs.
- Sabir
-
noun,
lingua franca (def 2).
- SABRE
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noun,
a heavy, one-edged sword, usually slightly curved, used especially by cavalry.
- Carte
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noun,
(italics) French. menu; bill of fare.
Compare à la carte.
- carse
-
noun,
bottom land.
- saice
-
noun,
syce.
- Saint
-
noun,
any of certain persons of exceptional holiness of life, formally recognized as such by the Christian Church, especially by canonization.
- carns
-
noun,
cairn.
- Saber
-
noun,
a heavy, one-edged sword, usually slightly curved, used especially by cavalry.
- 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.
- sanit
-
- Satie
-
noun,
Erik Alfred Leslie [e-reek al-fred les-lee] /ɛˈrik alˈfrɛd lɛsˈli/ (Show IPA), 1866–1925, French composer.
- carne
-
noun,
Marcel [mahr-sel;; French mar-sel] /mɑrˈsɛl;; French marˈsɛl/ (Show IPA), 1909–1996, French film director.
- Carin
-
noun,
a female given name.
- sarc-
-
- Sarre
-
noun,
French name of Saar.
- Sabin
-
noun,
Physics. a unit of sound absorption, equal to one square foot (929 square centimeters) of a perfectly absorptive surface.
- carts
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noun,
a heavy two-wheeled vehicle, commonly without springs, drawn by mules, oxen, or the like, used for the conveyance of heavy goods.
- 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.
- tarns
-
noun,
a small mountain lake or pool, especially one in a cirque.
- ceras
-
noun,
(in prescriptions) wax.
- cents
-
noun,
a bronze coin of the U.S., the 100th part of a U.S. dollar: made of steel during part of 1943. Symbol: ¢.
- riant
-
adjective,
laughing; smiling; cheerful.
- ribat
-
noun,
a building housing a community of Sufis.
- Cenis
-
noun,
Mont, a mountain pass between SE France and Italy, in the Alps. 6834 feet (2083 meters) high.
- rices
-
noun,
the starchy seeds or grain of an annual marsh grass, Oryza sativa, cultivated in warm climates and used for food.
- Ceiba
-
noun,
the silk-cotton tree, Ceiba pentandra.
- scat-
-
- scant
-
adverb,
Scot. and North England Dialect. scarcely; barely; hardly.
- Cates
-
noun,
a choice food;delicacy; dainty.
- rinse
-
noun,
an act or instance of rinsing.
- cater
-
verb (used with object),
to provide food and service for:
- riser
-
noun,
a person who rises, especially from bed:
- scart
-
verb (used with or without object),
to scratch, scrape, mark, or scar.
- 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.
- scare
-
noun,
a sudden fright or alarm, especially with little or no reason.
- ricer
-
noun,
an implement for ricing potatoes, squash, etc., by pressing them through small holes.
- rates
-
noun,
the amount of a charge or payment with reference to some basis of calculation:
- recta
-
noun,
a plural of rectum.
- incr.
-
- inst.
-
- inset
-
noun,
something inserted; insert.
- Seric
-
- Niter
-
noun,
potassium nitrate.
- nitr-
-
- nitre
-
noun,
niter.
- inert
-
adjective,
having no inherent power of action, motion, or resistance (opposed to active):
- serai
-
noun,
(in Eastern countries) a caravansary.
- seti-
-
- 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.
- stain
-
noun,
a discoloration produced by foreign matter having penetrated into or chemically reacted with a material; a spot not easily removed.
- stair
-
noun,
one of a flight or series of steps for going from one level to another, as in a building.
- Ibsen
-
noun,
Henrik [hen-rik] /ˈhɛn rɪk/ (Show IPA), 1828–1906, Norwegian dramatist and poet.
- Ibert
-
noun,
Jacques François Antoine [zhahk frahn-swa ahn-twan] /ʒɑk frɑ̃ˈswa ɑ̃ˈtwan/ (Show IPA), 1890–1962, French composer.
- serac
-
noun,
a large irregularity of glacial ice, as a pinnacle found in glacial crevasses and formed by melting or movement of the ice.
- senti
-
noun,
a monetary unit of Tanzania, the 100th part of a shilling; cent.
- IATSE
-
- serin
-
noun,
a small finch, Serinus serinus, of Europe and northern Africa, closely related to the canary.
- nerts
-
interjection,
nuts (def 1).
- stare
-
noun,
a staring gaze; a fixed look with the eyes wide open:
- irate
-
adjective,
angry; enraged:
- nabes
-
noun,
a neighborhood movie theater.
- Nabis
-
- nacre
-
noun,
mother-of-pearl.
- 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.
- iters
-
noun,
a canal or passage.
- sitar
-
noun,
a lute of India with a small, pear-shaped body and a long, broad, fretted neck.
- snare
-
noun,
a device, often consisting of a noose, for capturing small game.
- Iran.
-
- Nebr.
-
- narcs
-
noun,
a government agent or detective charged with the enforcement of laws restricting the use of narcotics.
- nares
-
plural noun,
the nostrils or the nasal passages.
- Srta.
-
- since
-
adverb,
from then till now (often preceded by ever):
- nates
-
noun,
buttocks; rump.
- intr.
-
- Siena
-
noun,
a city in Tuscany, in central Italy, S of Florence: cathedral.
- nears
-
- stane
-
noun, adjective, adverb, verb (used with object),
stone.
- Starr
-
noun,
Belle (Myra Belle Shirley) 1848–89, U.S. outlaw and folk hero.
- rect.
-
- rater
-
noun,
a person who makes rates or ratings.
- taces
-
noun,
tasset.
- Taine
-
noun,
Hippolyte Adolphe [ee-paw-leet a-dawlf] /i pɔˈlit aˈdɔlf/ (Show IPA), 1828–93, French literary critic and historian.
- tains
-
noun,
a thin tin plate.
- ranis
-
noun,
ranee.
- rants
-
noun,
ranting, extravagant, or violent declamation.
- rares
-
adjective,
coming or occurring far apart in time; unusual; uncommon:
- Tanis
-
noun,
an ancient city in Lower Egypt, in the Nile delta.
- crit.
-
- tabis
-
noun,
a covering for the foot, similar to a sock, having a separate pouchlike stall for the large toe, worn especially in Japan, often with zoris.
- react
-
verb (used with object),
to act or perform again.
- rears
-
- rebar
-
noun,
a steel bar or rod used to reinforce concrete.
- crine
-
noun,
hair; head of hair.
- cries
-
noun,
the act or sound of crying; any loud utterance or exclamation; a shout, scream, or wail.
- scent
-
noun,
a distinctive odor, especially when agreeable:
- crier
-
noun,
a person who cries.
- Recit
-
- earns
-
verb (used with object),
to gain or get in return for one's labor or service:
- tabes
-
noun,
a gradually progressive emaciation.
- sect.
-
- races
-
noun,
a contest of speed, as in running, riding, driving, or sailing.
- Rabin
-
noun,
Yitzhak [yits-khahk] /yɪtsˈxɑk/ (Show IPA), 1922–95, Israeli military and political leader: prime minister 1974–77 and 1992–95: Nobel Peace Prize 1994.
- Stein
-
noun,
a mug, usually earthenware, especially for beer.
- etnas
-
noun,
Mount, an active volcano in E Sicily. 10,758 feet (3280 meters).
- ster.
-
- racer
-
noun,
a person, animal, or thing that races or takes part in a race, as a racehorse, bicycle, yacht, etc.
- estab
-
- Stern
-
noun,
the after part of a vessel (often opposed to stem).
- Ernst
-
noun,
Max [maks;; German mahks] /mæks;; German mɑks/ (Show IPA), 1891–1976, German painter, in the U.S. 1941–49, in France 1949–76.
- sebi-
-
- ERISA
-
noun,
Employee Retirement Income Security Act.
- 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.
- entia
-
noun,
plural of ens.
- 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).
- enact
-
verb (used with object),
to make into an act or statute:
- stria
-
noun,
a slight or narrow furrow, ridge, stripe, or streak, especially one of a number in parallel arrangement:
- raise
-
noun,
an increase in amount, as of wages:
- Taber
-
noun,
tabor.
- bites
-
noun,
an act of biting.
- cent.
-
- Carie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Caroline.
- terns
-
noun,
any of numerous aquatic birds of the subfamily Sterninae of the family Laridae, related to the gulls but usually having a more slender body and bill, smaller feet, a long, deeply forked tail, and a more graceful flight, especially those of the genus Sterna, as S. hirundo (common tern) of Eurasia and America, having white, black, and gray plumage.
- biers
-
noun,
a frame or stand on which a corpse or the coffin containing it is laid before burial.
- antes
-
noun,
Poker. a fixed but arbitrary stake put into the pot by each player before the deal.
- Terni
-
noun,
a city in central Italy.
- anti-
-
- bices
-
noun,
either of two colors, bice blue or bice green.
- antic
-
noun,
Usually, antics.
a playful trick or prank; caper.
a grotesque, fantastic, or ludicrous gesture, act, or posture.
- antis
-
noun,
a person who is opposed to a particular practice, party, policy, action, etc.
- antre
-
noun,
a cavern; cave.
- bairn
-
noun,
a child; son or daughter.
- train
-
noun,
Railroads. a self-propelled, connected group of rolling stock.
- terr.
-
- Arber
-
noun,
Werner, born 1929, Swiss microbiologist: shared Nobel Prize 1978.
- betas
-
noun,
the second letter of the Greek alphabet (β, B).
- 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.
- Aries
-
noun,
Astronomy. the Ram, a zodiacal constellation between Pisces and Taurus.
- Berra
-
noun,
Lawrence Peter ("Yogi") born 1925, U.S. baseball player and manager.
- ante-
-
- Binet
-
noun,
Alfred [al-frid;; French al-fred] /ˈæl frɪd;; French alˈfrɛd/ (Show IPA), 1857–1911, French psychologist: co-deviser of the Binet-Simon scale.
- Beria
-
noun,
Lavrenti Pavlovich [luh v-ren-tee pav-loh-vich;; Russian luh-vryen-tyee puh-vlaw-vyich] /ləvˈrɛn ti pævˈloʊ vɪtʃ;; Russian lʌˈvryɛn tyi pʌˈvlɔ vyɪtʃ/ (Show IPA), 1899–1953, Soviet secret-police chief: executed for treason.
- biter
-
noun,
a person or animal that bites, especially habitually or viciously:
- Brant
-
noun,
any of several species of small, dark-colored geese of the genus Branta, especially B. bernicla, breeding in high northern latitudes and migrating south in the autumn.
- Aesir
-
noun,
the principal race of gods, led by Odin and living at Asgard.
- Brans
-
noun,
the partly ground husk of wheat or other grain, separated from flour meal by sifting.
- brain
-
noun,
Anatomy, Zoology. the part of the central nervous system enclosed in the cranium of humans and other vertebrates, consisting of a soft, convoluted mass of gray and white matter and serving to control and coordinate the mental and physical actions.
- bract
-
noun,
a specialized leaf or leaflike part, usually situated at the base of a flower or inflorescence.
- Brace
-
noun,
something that holds parts together or in place, as a clasp or clamp.
- treas
-
- terna
-
noun,
a list of three names submitted to the pope as recommended to fill a vacant bishopric or benefice.
- anise
-
noun,
a Mediterranean plant, Pimpinella anisum, of the parsley family, having loose umbrels of small yellowish-white flowers that yield aniseed.
- birse
-
noun,
a short hair of the beard or body; a bristle.
- birrs
-
noun,
force; energy; vigor.
- airts
-
noun,
a direction.
- Aisne
-
noun,
a river in N France, flowing NW and W to the Oise. 175 miles (280 km) long.
- birne
-
noun,
boule1 (def 1).
- ancre
-
adjective,
having the end of each limb divided and carved outward like the flukes of an anchor; moline:
- bints
-
noun,
a contemptuous term used to refer to a woman or girl.
- anis-
-
- Berns
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Switzerland, in the W part: capital of Bern canton.
- berat
-
noun,
a city in S central Albania.
- aeri-
-
- Tiran
-
noun,
Strait of, a navigable waterway between the N Red Sea and the Gulf of Aqaba.
- aster
-
noun,
any composite plant of the genus Aster, having rays varying from white or pink to blue around a yellow disk.
- Bart.
-
- Barre
-
noun,
a handrail placed at hip height, used by a dancer to maintain balance during practice.
- baris
-
noun,
a seaport in SE Italy, on the Adriatic.
- baric
-
adjective,
of or containing barium.
- astir
-
adjective,
moving or stirring, especially with much activity or excitement:
- astr.
-
- tines
-
noun,
a sharp, projecting point or prong, as of a fork.
- BASIC
-
noun,
Military.
basic training.
a soldier or airman receiving basic training.
- Carib
-
noun,
a member of a group of Indian peoples formerly dominant through the Lesser Antilles, now found in small numbers in a few areas of the West Indies and in parts of Central America and northeastern South America.
- bares
-
verb,
simple past tense of bear1 .
- tinea
-
noun,
any of several skin diseases caused by fungi; ringworm.
- 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.
- banes
-
noun,
a person or thing that ruins or spoils:
- BANCS
-
noun,
the seat on which judges sit in court.
- bact.
-
- baits
-
noun,
food, or some substitute, used as a lure in fishing, trapping, etc.
- tires
-
noun,
British Dialect. fatigue.
- Basie
-
noun,
William ("Count") 1904–84, U.S. jazz pianist, bandleader, and composer.
- arise
-
verb (used without object),
to get up from sitting, lying, or kneeling; rise:
- Artie
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Arthur.
- Berar
-
noun,
a former division of the Central Provinces and Berar, in central India: now part of Maharashtra state.
- bents
-
noun,
direction taken, as by one's interests; inclination:
- arris
-
noun,
a sharp ridge, as between adjoining channels of a Doric column.
- Benis
-
noun,
a river flowing NE from W Bolivia to the Madeira River. About 600 miles (965 km) long.
- Terra
-
noun,
earth; land.
- Beira
-
noun,
a seaport in central Mozambique.
- beats
-
noun,
a stroke or blow.
- Trace
-
noun,
a surviving mark, sign, or evidence of the former existence, influence, or action of some agent or event; vestige:
- basin
-
noun,
a circular container with a greater width than depth, becoming smaller toward the bottom, used chiefly to hold water or other liquid, especially for washing.
- beast
-
noun,
any nonhuman animal, especially a large, four-footed mammal.
- bears
-
noun,
any of the plantigrade, carnivorous or omnivorous mammals of the family Ursidae, having massive bodies, coarse heavy fur, relatively short limbs, and almost rudimentary tails.
- Asben
-
noun,
Aïr.
- Asine
-
noun,
an ancient town in S Greece, on the Gulf of Argolis.
- beans
-
noun,
the edible nutritious seed of various plants of the legume family, especially of the genus Phaseolus.
- Terri
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Theresa.
- Bates
-
noun,
Katherine Lee, 1859–1929, U.S. educator and author.
- baste
-
noun,
liquid used to moisten and flavor food during cooking:
- triac
-
noun,
a type of thyristor designed for electronic control of the current supplied to a circuit, used especially in dimmers for lighting systems.
- bines
-
noun,
a twining plant stem, as of the hop.
- Brent
-
noun,
brant.
- abrin
-
noun,
a highly poisonous protein found in the seeds of the rosary pea: inhibits protein synthesis, causing symptoms such as internal bleeding, intestinal upset, and irritation of mucous membranes.
- T-bar
-
noun,
a rolled metal bar or beam with a cross section resembling a T .
- abets
-
verb (used with object),
to encourage, support, or countenance by aid or approval, usually in wrongdoing:
- Trier
-
noun,
a person or thing that tries or tests; tester.
- Abner
-
noun,
the commander of the Israelite army and a cousin of Saul. I Sam. 14:50; 26:5.
- tears
-
- tenia
-
noun,
taenia.
- BSRet
-
- Cabet
-
noun,
Étienne [ey-tyen] /eɪˈtyɛn/ (Show IPA), 1788–1856, French socialist who established a utopian community in the U.S. (in Illinois) called Icaria: became U.S. citizen 1854.
- abris
-
noun,
a shelter, especially a dugout.
- abstr
-
- acerb
-
adjective,
acerbic.
- tera-
-
- acet-
-
- Terai
-
noun,
a marshy lowland area in N India and S Nepal, between the Ganges and the foothills of the Himalayas.
- brits
-
noun,
the group of small marine animals forming the food of whalebone whales.
- caber
-
noun,
a pole or beam, especially one thrown as a trial of strength.
- cabin
-
noun,
a small house or cottage, usually of simple design and construction:
- brise
-
noun,
a ballet movement in which the dancer jumps off one foot, beats the legs together, and lands on both feet.
- cants
-
noun,
insincere, especially conventional expressions of enthusiasm for high ideals, goodness, or piety.
- 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:
- Caren
-
noun,
a female given name.
- carbs
-
noun,
a carburetor.
- carb-
-
- 30-30
-
- Cant.
-
- tries
-
noun,
plural of try.
- canst
-
noun,
a sealed container for food, beverages, etc., as of aluminum, sheet iron coated with tin, or other metal:
- canes
-
noun,
a stick or short staff used to assist one in walking; walking stick.
- caner
-
noun,
a person who works with cane, especially one who produces canework for chairs.
- cairn
-
noun,
a heap of stones set up as a landmark, monument, tombstone, etc.
- trine
-
noun,
a set or group of three; triad.
- cains
-
noun,
Scot. and Irish English. rent paid in kind, especially a percentage of a farm crop.
- caine
-
noun,
(Sir Thomas Henry) Hall, 1853–1931, English novelist.
- Brit.
-
- Tiber
-
noun,
a river in central Italy, flowing through Rome into the Mediterranean. 244 miles (395 km) long.
- briar
-
noun,
brier1 .
- Brice
-
noun,
Fanny (Fannie Borach) 1891–1951, U.S. singer and comedian.
- acnes
-
noun,
an inflammatory disease of the sebaceous glands, characterized by comedones and pimples, especially on the face, back, and chest, and, in severe cases, by cysts and nodules resulting in scarring.
- Brier
-
noun,
a prickly plant or shrub, especially the sweetbrier or a greenbrier.
- Brian
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Brine
-
noun,
water saturated or strongly impregnated with salt.
- tribe
-
noun,
any aggregate of people united by ties of descent from a common ancestor, community of customs and traditions, adherence to the same leaders, etc.
- Brest
-
noun,
a seaport in the W extremity of France: German submarine base in World War II; surrendered to Allies September 1944.
- 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.
- trice
-
noun,
a very short time; an instant:
- acne
-
noun,
an inflammatory disease of the sebaceous glands, characterized by comedones and pimples, especially on the face, back, and chest, and, in severe cases, by cysts and nodules resulting in scarring.
- Asti
-
noun,
a city in the Piedmont region of Italy, S of Turin: center of wine-producing region.
- Seri
-
noun,
a member of an American Indian people of western Sonora state, Mexico, on the Gulf of California.
- rest
-
noun,
the refreshing quiet or repose of sleep:
- nits
-
noun,
the egg of a parasitic insect, especially of a louse, often attached to a hair or a fiber of clothing.
- tRNA
-
- 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.
- tire
-
noun,
British Dialect. fatigue.
- tsar
-
noun,
czar.
- Serb
-
noun, adjective,
Serbian.
- NRAB
-
- ScBE
-
- 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.
- tri-
-
- sane
-
noun,
a private nationwide organization in the U.S., established in 1957, that opposes nuclear testing and advocates international peace.
- ains
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- NTIA
-
- ARCS
-
noun,
Geometry. any unbroken part of the circumference of a circle or other curved line.
- NTSB
-
- Sera
-
noun,
a plural of serum.
- Asir
-
noun,
a district in SW Saudi Arabia.
- Aire
-
- ABCs
-
noun,
ABC's (defs 1, 3).
- sent
-
noun,
a coin of Estonia until the euro was adopted, the 100th part of a kroon.
- sain
-
verb (used with object),
to make the sign of the cross on, as for protection against evil influences.
- aet.
-
- ates
-
- Aten
-
noun,
Aton.
- Sian
-
noun,
Older Spelling. Xian.
- NATS
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Nathan or Nathaniel.
- Sina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- aer-
-
- Baer
-
noun,
Karl Ernst von [kahrl urnst von,, fuh n] /kɑrl ɜrnst vɒn,, fən/ (Show IPA), 1792–1876, Estonian zoologist and pioneer embryologist.
- SATB
-
- NCTE
-
- sice
-
noun,
syce.
- neat
-
noun,
an animal of the genus Bos; a bovine, as a cow or ox.
- tics
-
noun,
Pathology.
a sudden, spasmodic, painless, involuntary muscular contraction, as of the face.
tic douloureux.
- ACTS
-
noun,
anything done, being done, or to be done; deed; performance:
- 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.
- NEBS
-
noun,
a bill or beak, as of a bird.
- BRCS
-
- NIRA
-
- Sat.
-
- Neri
-
noun,
Saint Philip (Filippo Neri) 1515–95, Italian priest: founder of Congregation of the Oratory.
- TINA
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Tine
-
noun,
a sharp, projecting point or prong, as of a fork.
- nest
-
noun,
a pocketlike, usually more or less circular structure of twigs, grass, mud, etc., formed by a bird, often high in a tree, as a place in which to lay and incubate its eggs and rear its young; any protected place used by a bird for these purposes.
- aesc
-
noun,
ash2 (def 3).
- 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.
- nibs
-
noun,
his/her nibs, Informal: Often Facetious. a person in authority, especially one who is demanding and tyrannical:
- atic
-
- NICE
-
noun,
a port in and the capital of Alpes-Maritimes, in SE France, on the Mediterranean: resort.
- Nier
-
noun,
Alfred Otto Carl, 1911–1994, U.S. physicist.
- RIBA
-
- Aser
-
noun,
Asher (def 1).
- Rabi
-
noun,
Isidor Isaac, 1898–1988, U.S. physicist: Nobel prize 1944.
- rit.
-
- 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.
- rase
-
verb (used with object),
raze.
- scar
-
noun,
a mark left by a healed wound, sore, or burn.
- sear
-
noun,
a mark or scar made by searing.
- rate
-
noun,
the amount of a charge or payment with reference to some basis of calculation:
- 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.
- arbs
-
noun,
an arbitrager.
- Rein
-
noun,
Often, reins. a leather strap, fastened to each end of the bit of a bridle, by which the rider or driver controls a horse or other animal by pulling so as to exert pressure on the bit.
- RNAS
-
- abs-
-
- rite
-
noun,
a formal or ceremonial act or procedure prescribed or customary in religious or other solemn use:
- RITA
-
noun,
the Vedic concept of cosmic and social order.
- Sean
-
noun,
a male given name, form of John.
- Reis
-
plural noun,
a former money of account of Portugal and Brazil.
- Rise
-
noun,
an act or instance of rising.
- RISC
-
noun,
reduced instruction set computer: a computer whose central processing unit recognizes a relatively small number of instructions, which it can execute very rapidly.
- scr.
-
- aits
-
noun,
a small island, especially in a river.
- ance
-
- Rina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Rice
-
noun,
the starchy seeds or grain of an annual marsh grass, Oryza sativa, cultivated in warm climates and used for food.
- recs
-
noun,
recreation.
- sci.
-
- ant.
-
- rebs
-
noun,
a Confederate soldier.
- Acis
-
noun,
the lover of Galatea, killed by Polyphemus out of jealousy.
- ANSI
-
- Ares
-
noun,
the ancient Greek god of war, a son of Zeus and Hera, identified by the Romans with Mars.
- acr-
-
- anes
-
adverb,
once.
- 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).
- RACE
-
noun,
a contest of speed, as in running, riding, driving, or sailing.
- asci
-
noun,
plural of ascus.
- asc-
-
- rent
-
noun,
a payment made periodically by a tenant to a landlord in return for the use of land, a building, an apartment, an office, or other property.
- abet
-
verb (used with object),
to encourage, support, or countenance by aid or approval, usually in wrongdoing:
- RIAS
-
noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- airs
-
noun,
a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- Rena
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Marina.
- art.
-
- Abie
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Abraham.
- reit
-
noun,
real-estate investment trust.
- airt
-
noun,
a direction.
- sec.
-
- 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.
- ARIS
-
- arse
-
noun,
ass2 (defs 1, 2).
- Rais
-
noun,
Gilles de, Retz, Gilles de Laval, Baron de.
- abr.
-
- TRIB
-
- abri
-
noun,
a shelter, especially a dugout.
- Sab.
-
- Rani
-
noun,
ranee.
- Arne
-
noun,
Thomas Augustine, 1710–78, English composer of operas and songs.
- rant
-
noun,
ranting, extravagant, or violent declamation.
- SBIC
-
- scab
-
noun,
the incrustation that forms over a sore or wound during healing.
- SCAN
-
noun,
an act or instance of scanning; close examination.
- RARE
-
adjective,
coming or occurring far apart in time; unusual; uncommon:
- arr.
-
- snit
-
noun,
an agitated or irritated state.
- Bais
-
noun,
a yellow mist occurring in eastern China and Japan during the spring and fall, caused by dust from the interior of China.
- tern
-
noun,
any of numerous aquatic birds of the subfamily Sterninae of the family Laridae, related to the gulls but usually having a more slender body and bill, smaller feet, a long, deeply forked tail, and a more graceful flight, especially those of the genus Sterna, as S. hirundo (common tern) of Eurasia and America, having white, black, and gray plumage.
- tain
-
noun,
a thin tin plate.
- cts.
-
- ctr.
-
- Tane
-
noun,
a Polynesian god of fertility.
- bite
-
noun,
an act of biting.
- 1080
-
- tans
-
noun,
the brown color imparted to the skin by exposure to the sun or open air.
- brae
-
noun,
a slope; declivity; hillside.
- Tace
-
noun,
tasset.
- Bran
-
noun,
the partly ground husk of wheat or other grain, separated from flour meal by sifting.
- crib
-
noun,
a child's bed with enclosed sides.
- BRAT
-
noun,
a child, especially an annoying, spoiled, or impolite child (usually used in contempt or irritation).
- BRCA
-
noun,
either of two genes (BRCA1 or BRCA2) that, if inherited in a mutated form, may predispose some carriers to develop breast or ovarian cancer.
- Brea
-
noun,
a town in S California.
- Cres
-
- brei
-
noun,
a suspension of finely divided tissue in an isotonic medium, used chiefly as a culture for certain viruses.
- Bres
-
noun,
a Fomorian king of Ireland, whose unpopular rule led to the expulsion of the Fomorians by the Tuatha De Danann.
- birr
-
noun,
force; energy; vigor.
- EARN
-
verb (used with object),
to gain or get in return for one's labor or service:
- Crab
-
noun,
any decapod crustacean of the suborder Brachyura, having the eyes on short stalks and a short, broad, more or less flattened body, the abdomen being small and folded under the thorax.
- bier
-
noun,
a frame or stand on which a corpse or the coffin containing it is laid before burial.
- Erna
-
noun,
a female given name: from an Old English word meaning “eagle.”.
- Eris
-
noun,
the ancient Greek goddess of discord and the sister of Ares: identified with the Roman goddess Discordia.
- Erin
-
noun,
Literary. Ireland.
- Bias
-
noun,
a particular tendency, trend, inclination, feeling, or opinion, especially one that is preconceived or unreasoned:
- Nast
-
noun,
Thomas, 1840–1902, U.S. illustrator and cartoonist.
- Bice
-
noun,
either of two colors, bice blue or bice green.
- Ens.
-
- enc.
-
- bin-
-
- 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.
- bine
-
noun,
a twining plant stem, as of the hop.
- ect-
-
- tab.
-
- bint
-
noun,
a contemptuous term used to refer to a woman or girl.
- tabi
-
noun,
a covering for the foot, similar to a sock, having a separate pouchlike stall for the large toe, worn especially in Japan, often with zoris.
- eats
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- East
-
noun,
a cardinal point of the compass, 90° to the right of north. Abbreviation: E.
- tabs
-
noun,
a small flap, strap, loop, or similar appendage, as on a garment, used for pulling, hanging, or decoration.
- crat
-
- Tare
-
noun,
any of various vetches, especially Vicia sativa.
- Beta
-
noun,
the second letter of the Greek alphabet (β, B).
- Cain
-
noun,
Scot. and Irish English. rent paid in kind, especially a percentage of a farm crop.
- Tena
-
noun,
Koyukon.
- ten.
-
- sati
-
noun,
a Hindu practice whereby a widow immolates herself on the funeral pyre of her husband: now abolished by law.
- cen.
-
- 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.
- Cate
-
noun,
a choice food;delicacy; dainty.
- cat.
-
- cast
-
noun,
act of casting or throwing.
- BSNA
-
- CASE
-
noun,
an instance of the occurrence, existence, etc., of something:
- tars
-
noun,
any of various dark-colored viscid products obtained by the destructive distillation of certain organic substances, as coal or wood.
- Can.
-
- cane
-
noun,
a stick or short staff used to assist one in walking; walking stick.
- CART
-
noun,
a heavy two-wheeled vehicle, commonly without springs, drawn by mules, oxen, or the like, used for the conveyance of heavy goods.
- Carr
-
noun,
John Dickson, 1906–77, U.S. mystery writer.
- CARE
-
noun,
a state of mind in which one is troubled; worry, anxiety, or concern:
- Carn
-
noun,
cairn.
- BSRT
-
- BSIT
-
- cite
-
noun,
citation (defs 7, 8).
- Ceta
-
noun,
Comprehensive Employment and Training Act.
- cit.
-
- Brie
-
noun,
a region in NE France, between the Seine and the Marne.
- cist
-
noun,
a box or chest, especially for sacred utensils.
- cis-
-
- cire
-
noun,
a brilliant, highly glazed surface produced on fabrics by subjecting them to a wax, heat, and calendering treatment.
- cir.
-
- bris
-
noun,
Brith.
- Tarn
-
noun,
a small mountain lake or pool, especially one in a cirque.
- cet-
-
- cera
-
noun,
(in prescriptions) wax.
- ter.
-
- BSAE
-
- BSCE
-
- CERN
-
- tens
-
noun,
a self-operated portable device used to treat chronic pain by sending electrical impulses through electrodes placed over the painful area.
- BSEc
-
- BSIE
-
- BSIR
-
- str.
-
- Eric
-
noun,
Eric the Red.
- bet.
-
- Ire.
-
- snib
-
noun,
a bolt, catch, lock, or fastening on a door or window.
- ISBN
-
- isba
-
noun,
izba.
- Isar
-
noun,
a river in central Europe, flowing NE from W Austria through S Germany to the Danube River. 215 miles (345 km) long.
- Sra.
-
- Irra
-
noun,
the Akkadian god of pestilence.
- IRAS
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- site
-
noun,
the position or location of a town, building, etc., especially as to its environment:
- BEST
-
noun,
something or someone that is best:
- Barr
-
- int.
-
- BASc
-
- Base
-
noun,
the bottom support of anything; that on which a thing stands or rests:
- Bast
-
noun,
Botany. phloem.
- ins.
-
- Bari
-
noun,
a seaport in SE Italy, on the Adriatic.
- SITA
-
noun,
(in the Ramayana) the wife of Ramachandra, abducted by Ravana and later rescued.
- Bean
-
noun,
the edible nutritious seed of various plants of the legume family, especially of the genus Phaseolus.
- nabs
-
verb (used with object),
to arrest or capture.
- Nasi
-
noun,
the head or president of the Sanhedrin.
- bait
-
noun,
food, or some substitute, used as a lure in fishing, trapping, etc.
- narc
-
noun,
a government agent or detective charged with the enforcement of laws restricting the use of narcotics.
- Nair
-
noun,
a group of Hindu castes in the Kerala region of India.
- SINE
-
noun,
Trigonometry.
(in a right triangle) the ratio of the side opposite a given acute angle to the hypotenuse.
(of an angle) a trigonometric function equal to the ratio of the ordinate of the end point of the arc to the radius vector of this end point, the origin being at the center of the circle on which the arc lies and the initial point of the arc being on the x-axis. Abbreviation: sin.
- banc
-
noun,
the seat on which judges sit in court.
- bane
-
noun,
a person or thing that ruins or spoils:
- 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.
- nabe
-
noun,
a neighborhood movie theater.
- sire
-
noun,
the male parent of a quadruped.
- bani
-
noun,
plural of ban4 .
- bant
-
verb (used without object),
to lose weight by practicing Bantingism.
- bar.
-
- Bare
-
noun,
any of the plantigrade, carnivorous or omnivorous mammals of the family Ursidae, having massive bodies, coarse heavy fur, relatively short limbs, and almost rudimentary tails.
- iter
-
noun,
a canal or passage.
- Bate
-
noun,
a state of violent anger or fear.
- Barn
-
noun,
a building for storing hay, grain, etc., and often for housing livestock.
- 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.
- Etna
-
noun,
Mount, an active volcano in E Sicily. 10,758 feet (3280 meters).
- Stan
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Stanley.
- beat
-
noun,
a stroke or blow.
- Iban
-
noun,
Also called Sea Dayak. a member of any of several Dayak tribes of Sarawak.
- Star
-
noun,
any of the heavenly bodies, except the moon, appearing as fixed luminous points in the sky at night.
- Beni
-
noun,
a river flowing NE from W Bolivia to the Madeira River. About 600 miles (965 km) long.
- Ste.
-
- bens
-
noun,
the inner or back room of a two-room cottage, especially when used as a combined parlor and bedroom.
- 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.
- ices
-
noun,
the solid form of water, produced by freezing; frozen water.
- etc.
-
- ETAS
-
noun,
the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
- Bern
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Switzerland, in the W part: capital of Bern canton.
- est.
-
- BERT
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Albert, Bertram, Herbert, Hubert, etc.
- erst
-
adverb,
before the present time; formerly.
- Stir
-
noun,
the act of stirring or moving.
- errs
-
verb (used without object),
to go astray in thought or belief; be mistaken; be incorrect.
- Ice.
-
- Bent
-
noun,
direction taken, as by one's interests; inclination:
- 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.
- stab
-
noun,
the act of stabbing.
- inae
-
- Inc.
-
- Bear
-
noun,
any of the plantigrade, carnivorous or omnivorous mammals of the family Ursidae, having massive bodies, coarse heavy fur, relatively short limbs, and almost rudimentary tails.
- SRI
-
noun,
a Hindu title of address prefixed to the name of a deity, holy person, etc.
- 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).
- sb.
-
- Tbi
-
- se-
-
- Sib
-
noun,
a kinsman; relative.
- TBA
-
- sea
-
noun,
the salt waters that cover the greater part of the earth's surface.
- TIC
-
noun,
Pathology.
a sudden, spasmodic, painless, involuntary muscular contraction, as of the face.
tic douloureux.
- TIA
-
- TCS
-
- SEI
-
noun,
sei whale.
- STI
-
- TSE
-
- 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).
- TSI
-
- Sin
-
noun,
transgression of divine law:
- St.
-
- TAR
-
noun,
any of various dark-colored viscid products obtained by the destructive distillation of certain organic substances, as coal or wood.
- TCA
-
- 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.
- SCB
-
- Sta
-
- Tai
-
noun,
any of several sparoid fishes of the Pacific Ocean, as Pagrus major (red tai) a food fish of Japan.
- tra
-
- STB
-
- SIT
-
verb,
(in prescriptions) may it be.
- TAE
-
preposition,
to.
- TES
-
noun,
ti1 .
- SEN
-
noun,
a money of account of Japan, the 100th part of a yen, now used only in certain quotations, as on foreign exchange.
- 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.
- TNB
-
- Tan
-
noun,
the brown color imparted to the skin by exposure to the sun or open air.
- tr.
-
- sc.
-
- SIR
-
noun,
a respectful or formal term of address used to a man:
- SBE
-
- SBA
-
- TEC
-
noun,
detective.
- Sr.
-
- SRB
-
- ESA
-
- SAR
-
- BST
-
- CAR
-
noun,
an automobile.
- CAI
-
- CAB
-
noun,
a taxicab.
- ct.
-
- cs.
-
- cr.
-
- CBE
-
- ca.
-
- BTE
-
- Bt.
-
- BSN
-
- CBS
-
- BSE
-
- BSA
-
- BRT
-
- brr
-
interjection,
(used to express sensations of cold).
- BRE
-
- Bra
-
noun,
brassiere.
- BNS
-
- Bn.
-
- BIT
-
noun,
Machinery.
a removable drilling or boring tool for use in a brace, drill press, or the like.
a removable boring head used on certain kinds of drills, as a rock drill.
a device for drilling oil wells or the like, consisting of a horizontally rotating blade or an assembly of rotating toothed wheels.
- BIE
-
- CAS
-
verb (used with or without object),
to call, as to call an animal toward one; urge forward by calling.
- CEA
-
- bi-
-
- ETA
-
noun,
the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
- eir
-
- ECA
-
- ec-
-
- San
-
noun,
a member of a nomadic aboriginal people of southern Africa.
- EbN
-
- eat
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- EAS
-
noun,
the Akkadian god of wisdom, the son of Apsu and father of Marduk: the counterpart of Enki.
- ear
-
noun,
the organ of hearing and equilibrium in vertebrates, in humans consisting of an external ear that gathers sound vibrations, a middle ear in which the vibrations resonate against the tympanic membrane, and a fluid-filled internal ear that maintains balance and that conducts the tympanic vibrations to the auditory nerve, which transmits them as impulses to the brain.
- ean
-
- ea.
-
- ctn
-
plural,
carton.
- CIA
-
- cte
-
- CTA
-
- CST
-
- CSR
-
- CSA
-
- CRT
-
- CRS
-
- CNS
-
- CIE
-
- CIB
-
- Bia
-
noun,
the ancient Greek personification of force: daughter of Pallas and Styx and sister of Cratus, Nike, and Zelos.
- Ben
-
noun,
the inner or back room of a two-room cottage, especially when used as a combined parlor and bedroom.
- en-
-
- ae.
-
- ANI
-
noun,
any of several black, tropical American cuckoos of the genus Crotophaga, having a compressed, bladelike bill.
- ane
-
adjective, noun, pronoun,
one.
- ANC
-
- ait
-
noun,
a small island, especially in a river.
- 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.
- 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.
- AIC
-
- AES
-
noun,
any of various early forms of bronze or copper money used in ancient Rome.
Compare as2 (def 1).
- AEC
-
- ACT
-
noun,
anything done, being done, or to be done; deed; performance:
- arb
-
noun,
an arbitrager.
- ACS
-
- ACE
-
noun,
a playing card or die marked with or having the value indicated by a single spot:
- abt
-
- abn
-
- Abe
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Abraham.
- ABC
-
noun,
ABC's (defs 1, 3).
- Ar.
-
- an.
-
- ac-
-
- ab-
-
- ans
-
noun,
the Sumerian god of heaven: the counterpart of the Akkadian Anu.
- ARC
-
noun,
Geometry. any unbroken part of the circumference of a circle or other curved line.
- bec
-
- BCE
-
- BEA
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Beatrice.
- BCS
-
- Bat
-
noun,
Sports.
the wooden club used in certain games, as baseball and cricket, to strike the ball.
a racket, especially one used in badminton or table tennis.
a whip used by a jockey.
the act of using a club or racket in a game.
the right or turn to use a club or racket.
- BAS
-
noun,
an aspect of the soul, represented as a human-headed bird.
- Ban
-
noun,
the act of prohibiting by law; interdiction.
- Bai
-
noun,
a yellow mist occurring in eastern China and Japan during the spring and fall, caused by dust from the interior of China.
- Bac
-
- Br.
-
- BSC
-
- be-
-
- ATS
-
noun,
a money of account of Laos, the 100th part of a kip.
- 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.
- ATC
-
- ATB
-
- at.
-
- ast
-
- ASR
-
- ASN
-
- ASI
-
- ase
-
- asb
-
- ARS
-
- EIS
-
- EBS
-
- ERA
-
noun,
a period of time marked by distinctive character, events, etc.:
- NIC
-
noun,
a newly industrialized/industrializing country:
- Rae
-
noun,
John, 1813–93, Scottish surgeon and Arctic explorer.
- Rab
-
noun,
a wooden beater for mixing plaster or mortar.
- Re.
-
- RCS
-
- NSC
-
- NSA
-
- NRC
-
- NRA
-
- nr.
-
- nit
-
noun,
the egg of a parasitic insect, especially of a louse, often attached to a hair or a fiber of clothing.
- nib
-
noun,
the point of a pen, or either of its divisions.
- RAN
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noun,
a sea goddess who drags down ships and drowns sailors: the wife of Aegir.
- NIA
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- NET
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noun,
a bag or other contrivance of strong thread or cord worked into an open, meshed fabric, for catching fish, birds, or other animals:
- NES
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- NEC
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- NEB
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noun,
a bill or beak, as of a bird.
- err
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verb (used without object),
to go astray in thought or belief; be mistaken; be incorrect.
- ne-
-
- NBS
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- NbE
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- NBC
-
- NBA
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- Rai
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noun,
a style of Algerian popular music played on electric guitar, synthesizer, and percussion instruments.
- RAS
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noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- nae
-
adverb,
no1 ; not.
- rin
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noun,
a money of account of Japan, the thousandth part of a yen or the tenth part of a sen.
- SAE
-
- SAC
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noun,
a baglike structure in an animal, plant, or fungus, as one containing fluid.
- RTS
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- rte
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- rt.
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- RSE
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- RSA
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- Rs.
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- RNR
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- RNA
-
- rib
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noun,
one of a series of curved bones that are articulated with the vertebrae and occur in pairs, 12 in humans, on each side of the vertebrate body, certain pairs being connected with the sternum and forming the thoracic wall.
- rat
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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.
- Ria
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noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- ret
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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.
- res
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noun,
an object or thing; matter.
- REC
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noun,
recreation.
- Reb
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noun,
a Confederate soldier.
- REA
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- RCT
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- RCN
-
- RCA
-
- RBI
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- RBC
-
- Nat
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noun,
a male given name, form of Nathan or Nathaniel.
- NEA
-
- NAB
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verb (used with object),
to arrest or capture.
- ian
-
noun,
a male given name, Scottish form of John.
- Ir.
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- ina
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noun,
a female given name.
- in.
-
- ier
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- ICA
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noun,
Portuguese name of Putumayo.
- IBN
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- ib.
-
- IAS
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- Ia.
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- IRS
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- IRA
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noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- ics
-
- ETS
-
- ETR
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- ESR
-
- Esc
-
- ERT
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- ERS
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noun,
ervil.
- IRC
-
- ine
-
- Is.
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noun,
(used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
- ise
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- ite
-
- ITC
-
- ITA
-
- ist
-
- ISR
-
- 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.
- ISA
-
- TA
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noun,
the 16th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- BC
-
- Eb
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- et
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verb,
a simple past tense of eat.
- N.
-
- NA
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adverb,
no1 .
- NB
-
- T1
-
- i.
-
- TB
-
- S.
-
- SA
-
- AI
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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.
- t.
-
- NC
-
- A.
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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.
- CB
-
- ic
-
- RI
-
- TC
-
- RN
-
- TN
-
- NI
-
- RC
-
- RA
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noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- TI
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noun,
the syllable for the seventh tone of a diatonic scale.
- SN
-
- IT
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noun,
(in children's games) the player called upon to perform some task, as, in tag, the one who must catch the other players.
- BA
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noun,
an aspect of the soul, represented as a human-headed bird.
- B-
-
- TE
-
noun,
ti1 .
- SI
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noun,
the syllable used for the seventh tone of a scale and sometimes for the tone B.
- E.
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noun,
Edward (St. John) 1925–2000, U.S. writer and illustrator.
- R.
-
- er
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interjection,
(used to express or represent a pause, hesitation, uncertainty, etc.).
- CE
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- EI
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