Anagrams of transfigure
Word transfigure has
1283 anagrams
that can be made by using the letters of transfigure.
- re-strain
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verb (used with or without object),
to strain again.
- garniture
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noun,
something that garnishes; decoration; adornment.
- gauntries
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noun,
gantry.
- fruitages
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noun,
the bearing of fruit:
- signature
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noun,
a person's name, or a mark representing it, as signed personally or by deputy, as in subscribing a letter or other document.
- first-run
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noun,
the initial exhibition period for a film.
- arresting
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noun,
the taking of a person into legal custody, as by officers of the law.
- figurante
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noun,
a ballerina who does not perform solo.
- figurants
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noun,
a ballet dancer who does not perform solo.
- astringer
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noun,
a person who trains and flies short-winged hawks, as the goshawk.
- transfer
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noun,
a means or system of transferring.
- finestra
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noun,
an aperture, especially a ventilator in the wall of a tomb.
- gunfires
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noun,
the firing of a gun or guns.
- restrain
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verb (used with object),
to hold back from action; keep in check or under control; repress:
- Guarneri
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noun,
Giuseppe Antonio [joo-zep-pe ahn-taw-nyaw] /dʒuˈzɛp pɛ ɑnˈtɔ nyɔ/ (Show IPA), (Joseph Guarnerius) 1683–1745, Italian violinmaker.
- uranites
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noun,
any of the uranium phosphates, as autunite or torbernite.
- grunters
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noun,
a hog.
- grifters
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noun,
a person who operates a side show at a circus, fair, etc., especially a gambling attraction.
- fratries
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noun,
frater2 .
- argufies
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verb (used with or without object),
Chiefly South Midland and Southern U.S. to argue, dispute, or wrangle.
- figurant
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noun,
a ballet dancer who does not perform solo.
- granites
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noun,
a coarse-grained igneous rock composed chiefly of orthoclase and albite feldspars and of quartz, usually with lesser amounts of one or more other minerals, as mica, hornblende, or augite.
- fruitage
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noun,
the bearing of fruit:
- refrains
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noun,
a phrase or verse recurring at intervals in a song or poem, especially at the end of each stanza; chorus.
- fruiters
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noun,
a cargo vessel carrying fruit.
- Stringer
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noun,
a person or thing that strings.
- unitages
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noun,
specification of the amount making up a unit in a system of measurement.
- furrings
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noun,
the act of lining, trimming, or clothing with fur:
- gantries
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noun,
a framework spanning a railroad track or tracks for displaying signals.
- ganister
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noun,
a highly refractory, siliceous rock used to line furnaces.
- strainer
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noun,
a person or thing that strains.
- astringe
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verb (used with object),
to compress; bind together; constrict.
- ingrafts
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verb (used with object),
engraft.
- ruinates
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adjective,
ruined.
- trainers
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noun,
a person or thing that trains.
- retrains
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verb (used with object),
to train again, especially for a different vocation or different tasks.
- engrafts
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verb (used with object),
Horticulture. to insert, as a scion of one tree or plant into another, for propagation:
- fatigues
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noun,
weariness from bodily or mental exertion.
- urinates
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verb (used without object),
to pass or discharge urine.
- ringster
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noun,
a member of a ring, especially a political or price-fixing ring.
- Neustria
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noun,
the W part of the Frankish kingdom, corresponding roughly to N and NW France.
- Stranger
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noun,
a person with whom one has had no personal acquaintance:
- ingrates
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noun,
an ungrateful person.
- taurines
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noun,
a neutral crystalline substance, C 2 H 7 NO 3 S, obtained from bile.
- Trainer
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noun,
a person or thing that trains.
- fustian
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noun,
a stout fabric of cotton and flax.
- transf.
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- eatings
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noun,
the act of a person or thing that eats.
- tarries
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noun,
a stay; sojourn.
- engraft
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verb (used with object),
Horticulture. to insert, as a scion of one tree or plant into another, for propagation:
- furring
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noun,
the act of lining, trimming, or clothing with fur:
- funster
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noun,
a person who creates or seeks fun, as a comedian or reveler.
- triunes
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noun,
(initial capital letter) the Trinity.
- earings
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noun,
a rope attached to a cringle and used for bending a corner of a sail to a yard, boom, or gaff or for reefing a sail.
- easting
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noun,
Navigation. the distance due east made good on any course tending eastward; easterly departure.
- Fuegian
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noun,
a native or inhabitant of Tierra del Fuego.
- earring
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noun,
an ornament worn on or hanging from the lobe of the ear.
- fruiter
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noun,
a cargo vessel carrying fruit.
- Etruria
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noun,
an ancient country located between the Arno and Tiber rivers, roughly corresponding to modern Tuscany in W Italy.
- surfing
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noun,
the act or sport of riding the surf, as on a surfboard.
- friseur
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noun,
a hairdresser.
- fringes
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noun,
a decorative border of thread, cord, or the like, usually hanging loosely from a raveled edge or separate strip.
- terrain
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noun,
a tract of land, especially as considered with reference to its natural features, military advantages, etc.
- fatigue
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noun,
weariness from bodily or mental exertion.
- Tangier
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noun,
a seaport in N Morocco, on the W Strait of Gibraltar: capital of the former Tangier Zone.
- Sungari
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noun,
Songhua.
- figures
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noun,
a numerical symbol, especially an Arabic numeral.
- 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.
- triages
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noun,
the process of sorting victims, as of a battle or disaster, to determine medical priority in order to increase the number of survivors.
- fraters
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noun,
a brother, as in a religious or fraternal order; comrade.
- fingers
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noun,
any of the terminal members of the hand, especially one other than the thumb.
- tearing
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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.
- taurine
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noun,
a neutral crystalline substance, C 2 H 7 NO 3 S, obtained from bile.
- surfeit
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noun,
excess; an excessive amount:
- frigate
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noun,
a fast naval vessel of the late 18th and early 19th centuries, generally having a lofty ship rig and heavily armed on one or two decks.
- sinuate
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adjective,
bent in and out; winding; sinuous.
- gainers
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noun,
a person or thing that gains.
- retsina
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noun,
a strong, resinated white or red wine of Greece and Cyprus.
- ingrate
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noun,
an ungrateful person.
- insurer
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noun,
a person or company that contracts to indemnify another in the event of loss or damage; underwriter.
- Sargent
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noun,
Sir (Harold) Malcolm (Watts) 1895–1967, English conductor.
- 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.
- ruinate
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adjective,
ruined.
- ringers
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noun,
a person or thing that encircles, rings, etc.
- nutrias
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noun,
the coypu.
- returns
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noun,
the act or fact of returning as by going or coming back or bringing, sending, or giving back:
- rafters
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noun,
any of a series of timbers or the like, usually having a pronounced slope, for supporting the sheathing and covering of a roof.
- rafting
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noun,
the sport of traveling on rivers and streams by raft.
- retrain
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verb (used with object),
to train again, especially for a different vocation or different tasks.
- ingesta
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plural noun,
substances ingested.
- retains
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verb (used with object),
to keep possession of.
- rangers
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noun,
forest ranger.
- resting
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noun,
the refreshing quiet or repose of sleep:
- re-sign
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verb (used with or without object),
to sign again.
- ratines
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noun,
a loosely woven fabric made with nubby or knotty yarns.
- ratings
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noun,
classification according to grade or rank.
- reagins
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noun,
Also called Wassermann antibody. an antibody formed in response to syphilis and reactive with cardiolipin in various blood tests for the disease.
- refrain
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noun,
a phrase or verse recurring at intervals in a song or poem, especially at the end of each stanza; chorus.
- refugia
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noun,
an area where special environmental circumstances have enabled a species or a community of species to survive after extinction in surrounding areas.
- regains
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noun,
(in a moisture-free fabric) the percentage of the weight that represents the amount of moisture the material is expected to absorb under normal conditions.
- reginas
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noun,
queen.
- ingraft
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verb (used with object),
engraft.
- ingates
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noun,
gate1 (def 15).
- gaiters
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noun,
a covering of cloth or leather for the ankle and instep and sometimes also the lower leg, worn over the shoe or boot.
Compare upper1 (def 7).
- granite
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noun,
a coarse-grained igneous rock composed chiefly of orthoclase and albite feldspars and of quartz, usually with lesser amounts of one or more other minerals, as mica, hornblende, or augite.
- stinger
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noun,
a person or thing that stings.
- garners
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noun,
a granary or grain bin.
- garnets
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noun,
any of a group of hard, vitreous minerals, silicates of calcium, magnesium, iron, or manganese with aluminum or iron, varying in color: a deep-red transparent variety is used as a gem and as an abrasive.
- garrets
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noun,
an attic, usually a small, wretched one.
- augites
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noun,
a silicate mineral, chiefly of calcium, magnesium, iron, and aluminum: a dark-green to black variety of monoclinic pyroxene, characteristic of basic rocks.
- 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.
- Gautier
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noun,
Théophile [tey-aw-feel] /teɪ ɔˈfil/ (Show IPA), 1811–72, French poet, novelist, and critic.
- Genista
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noun,
any plant belonging to the genus Genista, of the legume family, having showy flowers and including many species of broom.
- Geraint
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noun,
one of the knights of the Round Table, husband of Enid.
- snifter
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noun,
Also called inhaler. a pear-shaped glass, narrowing at the top to intensify the aroma of brandy, liqueur, etc.
- graters
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noun,
a person or thing that grates.
- saunter
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noun,
a leisurely walk or ramble; stroll.
- gratine
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verb (used with object),
to bake or broil (food) in au gratin style.
- gratins
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noun,
au gratin.
- grifter
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noun,
a person who operates a side show at a circus, fair, etc., especially a gambling attraction.
- grunter
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noun,
a hog.
- guineas
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noun,
a coastal region in W Africa, extending from the Gambia River to the Gabon estuary.
- seringa
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noun,
any of several Brazilian trees of the genus Hevea, yielding rubber.
- gunfire
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noun,
the firing of a gun or guns.
- gurries
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noun,
the offal of fish or whales; the waste parts left over after cleaning fish.
- seating
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noun,
an act or instance of furnishing with, assigning, or escorting to a seat.
- Seagirt
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noun,
surrounded by the sea.
- infares
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noun,
a party or reception for a newly married couple.
- gastrin
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noun,
a hormone that stimulates the secretion of gastric juice.
- strange
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adverb,
in a strange manner.
- unitage
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noun,
specification of the amount making up a unit in a system of measurement.
- Turners
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noun,
a person or thing that turns or is employed in turning.
- Anguier
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noun,
François [frahn-swa] /frɑ̃ˈswa/ (Show IPA), 1604–69, and his brother Michel [mee-shel] /miˈʃɛl/ (Show IPA) 1614–86, French sculptors.
- Anterus
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noun,
Saint, pope a.d. 235–236.
- urinate
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verb (used without object),
to pass or discharge urine.
- uranite
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noun,
any of the uranium phosphates, as autunite or torbernite.
- arteri-
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- argents
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noun,
Heraldry. the tincture or metal silver.
- rutins
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noun,
a bright yellow or greenish-yellow substance, C 27 H 30 O 16 , obtained chiefly from buckwheat, and used in the treatment of capillary fragility.
- set-in
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adjective,
made separately and placed within another unit.
- ganefs
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noun,
a thief, swindler, crook, or rascal.
- Sanger
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noun,
Frederick, 1918–2013, English biochemist: Nobel Prize in chemistry 1958.
- santir
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noun,
a Persian musical instrument resembling a dulcimer.
- fiesta
-
noun,
any festival or festive celebration.
- 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-
-
- Atreus
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noun,
the father of Plisthenes, Agamemnon, Menelaus, and Anaxibia upon whose house Thyestes pronounced a curse.
- Ugarit
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noun,
an ancient city in Syria, N of Latakia, on the site of modern Ras Shamra: destroyed by an earthquake early in the 13th century b.c.; excavations have yielded tablets written in cuneiform and hieroglyphic script that reveal important information on Canaanite mythology.
- Garner
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noun,
a granary or grain bin.
- Sartre
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noun,
Jean-Paul [zhahn-pawl] /ʒɑ̃ˈpɔl/ (Show IPA), 1905–80, French philosopher, novelist, and dramatist: declined 1964 Nobel Prize in literature.
- irreg.
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- gisant
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noun,
a sculptured representation of a dead person in a recumbent position, usually as part of a sepulchral monument.
- finest
-
noun,
the police:
- finger
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noun,
any of the terminal members of the hand, especially one other than the thumb.
- arrest
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noun,
the taking of a person into legal custody, as by officers of the law.
- gaiter
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noun,
a covering of cloth or leather for the ankle and instep and sometimes also the lower leg, worn over the shoe or boot.
Compare upper1 (def 7).
- gainst
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preposition,
against.
- inures
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verb (used with object),
to accustom to hardship, difficulty, pain, etc.; toughen or harden; habituate (usually followed by to):
- intra-
-
- figure
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noun,
a numerical symbol, especially an Arabic numeral.
- ferri-
-
- targes
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noun,
a small, round shield; a target or buckler.
- feigns
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verb (used with object),
to represent fictitiously; put on an appearance of:
- sifter
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noun,
a person or thing that sifts.
- afters
-
- strife
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noun,
vigorous or bitter conflict, discord, or antagonism:
- Turing
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noun,
Alan Mathison [math-uh-suh n] /ˈmæθ ə sən/ (Show IPA), 1912–54, English mathematician, logician, and pioneer in computer theory.
- rugate
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adjective,
wrinkle; rugose.
- Garter
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noun,
Also called, British, sock suspender, suspender. an article of clothing for holding up a stocking or sock, usually an elastic band around the leg or an elastic strap hanging from a girdle or other undergarment.
- grunts
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noun,
a sound of grunting.
- Garret
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noun,
an attic, usually a small, wretched one.
- unites
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noun,
a former gold coin of England, equal to 20 shillings, issued under James I and Charles I.
- Nautes
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noun,
(in the Aeneid) an aged Trojan and advisor to Aeneas.
- Sierra
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noun,
a chain of hills or mountains, the peaks of which suggest the teeth of a saw.
- Rustin
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noun,
Bayard [bey-erd] /ˈbeɪ ərd/ (Show IPA), 1910–1987, U.S. civil rights leader.
- feints
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noun,
a movement made in order to deceive an adversary; an attack aimed at one place or point merely as a distraction from the real place or point of attack:
- Nature
-
noun,
the material world, especially as surrounding humankind and existing independently of human activities.
- Fenrir
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noun,
a wolflike monster, a son of Loki and Angerboda, chained by Gleipnir but destined to be released at Ragnarok to eat Odin and to be killed by Vidar.
- Turner
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noun,
a person or thing that turns or is employed in turning.
- nasute
-
noun,
a soldier termite characterized by a beaklike snout through which a sticky secretion repellent to other insects is emitted.
- Fergus
-
noun,
Irish Legend. one of the great warrior kings of Ulster.
- G-suit
-
noun,
anti-G suit.
- ferias
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noun,
Ecclesiastical. a weekday on which no feast is celebrated.
- Garnet
-
noun,
any of a group of hard, vitreous minerals, silicates of calcium, magnesium, iron, or manganese with aluminum or iron, varying in color: a deep-red transparent variety is used as a gem and as an abrasive.
- Gaines
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noun,
Edmund Pendleton, 1777–1849, U.S. general.
- Seurat
-
noun,
Georges [zhawrzh] /ʒɔrʒ/ (Show IPA), 1859–91, French (pointillist) painter.
- Ugrian
-
noun,
a member of any of the Ugrian peoples.
- inters
-
verb (used with object),
to place (a dead body) in a grave or tomb; bury.
- fasten
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verb (used with object),
to attach firmly or securely in place; fix securely to something else.
- frusta
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noun,
the part of a conical solid left after cutting off a top portion with a plane parallel to the base.
- Strega
-
- antres
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noun,
a cavern; cave.
- guitar
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noun,
a stringed musical instrument with a long, fretted neck, a flat, somewhat violinlike body, and typically six strings, which are plucked with the fingers or with a plectrum.
- urates
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noun,
a salt of uric acid.
- Seguin
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noun,
a city in SE Texas.
- fusain
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noun,
a fine charcoal used in drawing, made from the wood of the spindle tree.
- Segura
-
noun,
Francisco [frahn-sees-kaw] /frɑnˈsis kɔ/ (Show IPA), (Pancho Segura"Segoo") born 1921, Ecuadorian tennis player.
- Uniate
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noun,
a member of an Eastern church that is in union with the Roman Catholic Church, acknowledges the Roman pope as supreme in matters of faith, but maintains its own liturgy, discipline, and rite.
- Argent
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noun,
Heraldry. the tincture or metal silver.
- furnit
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- unfits
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adjective,
not fit; not adapted or suited; unsuitable:
- gutser
-
noun,
a person who eats too much and greedily.
- fringe
-
noun,
a decorative border of thread, cord, or the like, usually hanging loosely from a raveled edge or separate strip.
- Serang
-
noun,
Ceram.
- Furies
-
noun,
unrestrained or violent anger, rage, passion, or the like:
- Furiae
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plural noun,
fury (def 3).
- ungirt
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adjective,
having a girdle loosened or removed.
- furans
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noun,
a colorless, liquid, unsaturated, five-membered heterocyclic compound, C 4 H 4 O, obtained from furfural: used chiefly in organic synthesis.
- strung
-
noun,
a slender cord or thick thread used for binding or tying; line.
- Gunter
-
noun,
a jib-headed sail fastened to a vertical spar that is attached to a short mast, usually by two rings, in such a way that the spar can slide up the mast to spread the sail.
- string
-
noun,
a slender cord or thick thread used for binding or tying; line.
- funest
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adjective,
boding or causing evil or death; fatal; disastrous.
- fungi-
-
- Strine
-
noun,
Australian English.
- argues
-
verb (used with object),
to state the reasons for or against:
- infare
-
noun,
a party or reception for a newly married couple.
- inter.
-
- INGRES
-
noun,
Jean Auguste Dominique [zhahn oh-gyst daw-mee-neek] /ʒɑ̃ oʊˈgüst dɔ miˈnik/ (Show IPA), 1780–1867, French painter.
- satire
-
noun,
the use of irony, sarcasm, ridicule, or the like, in exposing, denouncing, or deriding vice, folly, etc.
- urgers
-
noun,
a person or thing that urges.
- insure
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verb (used with object),
to guarantee against loss or harm.
- instr.
-
- instar
-
noun,
an insect in any one of its periods of postembryonic growth between molts.
- fraise
-
noun,
Fortification. a defense consisting of pointed stakes projecting from the ramparts in a horizontal or an inclined position.
- Gainer
-
noun,
a person or thing that gains.
- insert
-
noun,
something inserted or to be inserted.
- Fraser
-
noun,
James Earle, 1876–1953, U.S. sculptor.
- Saturn
-
noun,
an ancient Roman god of agriculture, the consort of Ops, believed to have ruled the earth during an age of happiness and virtue, identified with the Greek god Cronus.
- frater
-
noun,
a brother, as in a religious or fraternal order; comrade.
- unfair
-
adjective,
not fair; not conforming to approved standards, as of justice, honesty, or ethics:
- infers
-
verb (used with object),
to derive by reasoning; conclude or judge from premises or evidence:
- strafe
-
noun,
a strafing attack.
- Strain
-
noun,
any force or pressure tending to alter shape, cause a fracture, etc.
- urgent
-
adjective,
compelling or requiring immediate action or attention; imperative; pressing:
- Guinea
-
noun,
a coastal region in W Africa, extending from the Gambia River to the Gabon estuary.
- ingest
-
verb (used with object),
to take, as food, into the body (opposed to egest).
- sauger
-
noun,
a freshwater, North American pikeperch, Stizostedion canadense.
- ingate
-
noun,
gate1 (def 15).
- Agrius
-
noun,
one of the Gigantes.
- infuse
-
verb (used with object),
to introduce, as if by pouring; cause to penetrate; instill (usually followed by into):
- infra-
-
- friers
-
noun,
fryer.
- infest
-
verb (used with object),
to live in or overrun to an unwanted degree or in a troublesome manner, especially as predatory animals or vermin do:
- Nistru
-
noun,
Romanian name of Dniester.
- gastr-
-
- Gunite
-
noun,
a mixture of cement, sand or crushed slag, and water, sprayed over reinforcement as a lightweight concrete construction.
- Grants
-
noun,
a town in W New Mexico.
- Rasure
-
noun,
an erasure.
- 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.
- regift
-
noun,
an unwanted gift that is given away.
- raring
-
adjective,
very eager or anxious; enthusiastic:
- tragus
-
noun,
a fleshy prominence at the front of the external opening of the ear.
- Erfurt
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Thuringia, in central Germany.
- tisane
-
noun,
(italics) French. aromatic or herb-flavored tea.
- niters
-
noun,
potassium nitrate.
- stager
-
noun,
a person of experience in some profession, way of life, etc.
- Snefru
-
noun,
flourished c2920 b.c, Egyptian ruler of the 4th dynasty.
- unrigs
-
verb (used with object),
to strip of rigging, as a ship.
- signet
-
noun,
a small seal, as on a finger ring.
- Regina
-
noun,
queen.
- grater
-
noun,
a person or thing that grates.
- tirage
-
noun,
the withdrawing of wine from a barrel, as for testing or tasting.
- errant
-
adjective,
deviating from the regular or proper course; erring; straying.
- erring
-
adjective,
going astray; in error; wrong.
- austr-
-
- Austin
-
noun,
Alfred, 1835–1913, English poet: poet laureate 1896–1913.
- Auster
-
noun,
the south wind personified.
- Triune
-
noun,
(initial capital letter) the Trinity.
- raters
-
noun,
a person who makes rates or ratings.
- grafts
-
noun,
Horticulture.
a bud, shoot, or scion of a plant inserted in a groove, slit, or the like in a stem or stock of another plant in which it continues to grow.
the plant resulting from such an operation; the united stock and scion.
the place where the scion is inserted.
- triage
-
noun,
the process of sorting victims, as of a battle or disaster, to determine medical priority in order to increase the number of survivors.
- earing
-
noun,
a rope attached to a cringle and used for bending a corner of a sail to a yard, boom, or gaff or for reefing a sail.
- Regain
-
noun,
(in a moisture-free fabric) the percentage of the weight that represents the amount of moisture the material is expected to absorb under normal conditions.
- triers
-
noun,
a person or thing that tries or tests; tester.
- refits
-
noun,
an act of refitting.
- grains
-
noun,
an iron instrument with barbed prongs, for spearing or harpooning fish.
- reruns
-
noun,
the act of rerunning.
- triens
-
noun,
a copper coin of ancient Rome, issued during the Republic, a third part of an as.
- grani-
-
- reagin
-
noun,
Also called Wassermann antibody. an antibody formed in response to syphilis and reactive with cardiolipin in various blood tests for the disease.
- eating
-
noun,
the act of a person or thing that eats.
- trines
-
noun,
a set or group of three; triad.
- tuners
-
noun,
a person or thing that tunes.
- resign
-
verb (used with object),
to give up (an office, position, etc.), often formally.
- rating
-
noun,
classification according to grade or rank.
- treasr
-
- ratine
-
noun,
a loosely woven fabric made with nubby or knotty yarns.
- astern
-
adverb,
in a position behind a specified vessel or aircraft:
- unrest
-
noun,
lack of rest; a restless, troubled, or uneasy state; disquiet:
- transe
-
noun,
a passageway, as a hallway, alley, or the like.
- trans.
-
- trains
-
noun,
Railroads. a self-propelled, connected group of rolling stock.
- tinges
-
noun,
a slight degree of coloration.
- ranges
-
noun,
the extent to which or the limits between which variation is possible:
- grates
-
noun,
a frame of metal bars for holding fuel when burning, as in a fireplace, furnace, or stove.
- ringer
-
noun,
a person or thing that encircles, rings, etc.
- auntie
-
noun,
Informal. aunt.
- Gretna
-
noun,
a city in SE Louisiana, near New Orleans.
- fagins
-
noun,
(in Dickens' Oliver Twist) a villainous old man who trains and uses young boys as thieves.
- nutria
-
noun,
the coypu.
- terais
-
noun,
a marshy lowland area in N India and S Nepal, between the Ganges and the foothills of the Himalayas.
- Singer
-
noun,
a person who sings, especially a trained or professional vocalist.
- faints
-
noun,
the impure spirit produced in the first and last stages of the distillation of whiskey.
- nurser
-
noun,
a person, animal, or thing that nurses.
- Tuareg
-
noun,
a Berber or Hamitic-speaking member of the Muslim nomads of the Sahara.
- afrits
-
noun,
afreet.
- aurist
-
noun,
a physician specializing in the treatment of ear diseases; otologist.
- augite
-
noun,
a silicate mineral, chiefly of calcium, magnesium, iron, and aluminum: a dark-green to black variety of monoclinic pyroxene, characteristic of basic rocks.
- Augier
-
noun,
Guillaume Victor Émile [gee-yohm veek-tawr ey-meel] /giˈyoʊm vikˈtɔr eɪˈmil/ (Show IPA), 1820–89, French dramatist.
- tenuis
-
noun,
an unaspirated, voiceless plosive.
- sinter
-
noun,
siliceous or calcareous matter deposited by springs, as that formed around the vent of a geyser.
- tenias
-
noun,
taenia.
- nitres
-
noun,
niter.
- Sirena
-
noun,
a female given name.
- grifts
-
noun,
(sometimes used with a plural verb) a group of methods for obtaining money falsely through the use of swindles, frauds, dishonest gambling, etc.
- reigns
-
noun,
the period during which a sovereign occupies the throne.
- Ranger
-
noun,
forest ranger.
- regius
-
adjective,
of or belonging to a king.
- return
-
noun,
the act or fact of returning as by going or coming back or bringing, sending, or giving back:
- retina
-
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.
- tineas
-
noun,
any of several skin diseases caused by fungi; ringworm.
- gratin
-
noun,
au gratin.
- Austen
-
noun,
Jane, 1775–1817, English novelist.
- retain
-
verb (used with object),
to keep possession of.
- Estrin
-
noun,
estrone.
- unseat
-
verb (used with object),
to dislodge from a seat, especially to throw from a saddle, as a rider; unhorse.
- Rafter
-
noun,
any of a series of timbers or the like, usually having a pronounced slope, for supporting the sheathing and covering of a roof.
- genius
-
noun,
an exceptional natural capacity of intellect, especially as shown in creative and original work in science, art, music, etc.:
Synonyms: intelligence, ingenuity, wit; brains.
- ursine
-
adjective,
of or relating to a bear or bears.
- genit.
-
- Angers
-
noun,
a city in and capital of Maine-et-Loire, in W France.
- Terris
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Theresa.
- gratis
-
adverb,
without charge or payment; free:
- signer
-
noun,
a person who signs.
- terras
-
noun,
earth; land.
- urines
-
noun,
the liquid-to-semisolid waste matter excreted by the kidneys, in humans being a yellowish, slightly acid, watery fluid.
- Greats
-
- refrig
-
- gnars
-
verb (used without object),
to snarl; growl.
- singe
-
noun,
a superficial burn.
- Gunas
-
noun,
(in Sankhya and Vedantic philosophy) one of the three qualities of prakriti, or nature, which are passion (rajas) dullness or inertia (tamas) and goodness or purity (sattva)
- sing.
-
- Siren
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. one of several sea nymphs, part woman and part bird, who lure mariners to destruction by their seductive singing.
- Guise
-
noun,
general external appearance; aspect; semblance:
- grist
-
noun,
grain to be ground.
- graft
-
noun,
Horticulture.
a bud, shoot, or scion of a plant inserted in a groove, slit, or the like in a stem or stock of another plant in which it continues to grow.
the plant resulting from such an operation; the united stock and scion.
the place where the scion is inserted.
- unset
-
adjective,
not set; not solidified or made firm, as concrete or asphalt.
- grins
-
noun,
a broad smile.
- Grues
-
verb (used without object),
to shudder.
- airts
-
noun,
a direction.
- untie
-
verb (used with object),
to loose or unfasten (anything tied); let or set loose by undoing a knot.
- grunt
-
noun,
a sound of grunting.
- uran-
-
- grift
-
noun,
(sometimes used with a plural verb) a group of methods for obtaining money falsely through the use of swindles, frauds, dishonest gambling, etc.
- grief
-
noun,
keen mental suffering or distress over affliction or loss; sharp sorrow; painful regret.
- signa
-
verb,
(used imperatively, in prescriptions) mark; write; label.
- Greta
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Margaret.
- Siena
-
noun,
a city in Tuscany, in central Italy, S of Florence: cathedral.
- Aisne
-
noun,
a river in N France, flowing NW and W to the Oise. 175 miles (280 km) long.
- seti-
-
- urate
-
noun,
a salt of uric acid.
- guans
-
noun,
a large game bird of the curassow family, common in dense woodlands of Central and South America, somewhat resembling a turkey.
- guar.
-
- urase
-
noun,
urease.
- UNRRA
-
- guars
-
noun,
a plant, Cyamopsis tetragonolobus, of the legume family, grown as a forage crop and for its seeds, which produce a gum (guar gum) used as a thickening agent and stabilizer in foods and pharmaceuticals and as sizing for paper and cloth.
- grate
-
noun,
a frame of metal bars for holding fuel when burning, as in a fireplace, furnace, or stove.
- Guat.
-
- Grant
-
noun,
something granted, as a privilege or right, a sum of money, or a tract of land:
- grans
-
noun,
grandmother.
- Guin.
-
- unrig
-
verb (used with object),
to strip of rigging, as a ship.
- grain
-
noun,
a small, hard seed, especially the seed of a food plant such as wheat, corn, rye, oats, rice, or millet.
- Guest
-
noun,
a person who spends some time at another person's home in some social activity, as a visit, dinner, or party.
- Irgun
-
noun,
a militant Zionist underground group, active chiefly during the period (1917–48) of British control by mandate of Palestine.
- agues
-
noun,
Pathology. a malarial fever characterized by regularly returning paroxysms, marked by successive cold, hot, and sweating fits.
- afire
-
adjective,
on fire:
- AEGIS
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. the shield or breastplate of Zeus or Athena, bearing at its center the head of the Gorgon.
- Range
-
noun,
the extent to which or the limits between which variation is possible:
- raise
-
noun,
an increase in amount, as of wages:
- aeri-
-
- 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).
- ragis
-
noun,
a cereal grass, Eleusine coracana, cultivated in the Old World for its grain.
- Aesir
-
noun,
the principal race of gods, led by Odin and living at Asgard.
- rages
-
noun,
angry fury; violent anger (sometimes used in combination):
- rafts
-
noun,
a more or less rigid floating platform made of buoyant material or materials:
- urine
-
noun,
the liquid-to-semisolid waste matter excreted by the kidneys, in humans being a yellowish, slightly acid, watery fluid.
- ranis
-
noun,
ranee.
- riant
-
adjective,
laughing; smiling; cheerful.
- afrit
-
noun,
afreet.
- rifts
-
noun,
an opening made by splitting, cleaving, etc.; fissure; cleft; chink.
- Nurse
-
noun,
a person formally educated and trained in the care of the sick or infirm.
Compare nurse-midwife, nurse-practitioner, physician's assistant, practical nurse, registered nurse.
- nugae
-
plural noun,
trifles.
- rings
-
noun,
a typically circular band of metal or other durable material, especially one of gold or other precious metal, often set with gems, for wearing on the finger as an ornament, a token of betrothal or marriage, etc.
- rinse
-
noun,
an act or instance of rinsing.
- nitre
-
noun,
niter.
- nitr-
-
- Aegir
-
noun,
a sea god, husband of Ran, and host at feast of the gods spoiled by Loki.
- restr
-
- riser
-
noun,
a person who rises, especially from bed:
- rents
-
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.
- reign
-
noun,
the period during which a sovereign occupies the throne.
- reifs
-
noun,
plunder; booty; loot.
- Regt.
-
- renga
-
noun,
linked verse.
- reni-
-
- REGIS
-
noun,
a male given name.
- 30-30
-
- Regin
-
noun,
a smith, the brother of Fafnir, who raises Sigurd and encourages him to kill Fafnir in the hope of gaining the gold he guards.
- Regan
-
noun,
(in Shakespeare's King Lear) the younger of Lear's two faithless daughters.
Compare Cordelia (def 1), Goneril.
- rerun
-
noun,
the act of rerunning.
- rants
-
noun,
ranting, extravagant, or violent declamation.
- Usnea
-
noun,
any pale-green or gray, mosslike lichen of the genus Usnea, common on rocks and trees.
- refit
-
noun,
an act of refitting.
- rears
-
- rates
-
noun,
the amount of a charge or payment with reference to some basis of calculation:
- rater
-
noun,
a person who makes rates or ratings.
- 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.
- resit
-
noun,
a test or examination that is retaken.
- rares
-
adjective,
coming or occurring far apart in time; unusual; uncommon:
- usage
-
noun,
a customary way of doing something; a custom or practice:
- Niter
-
noun,
potassium nitrate.
- Niger
-
noun,
a republic in NW Africa: formerly part of French West Africa. 458,976 sq. mi. (1,188,748 sq. km). Capital: Niamey.
- serin
-
noun,
a small finch, Serinus serinus, of Europe and northern Africa, closely related to the canary.
- inert
-
adjective,
having no inherent power of action, motion, or resistance (opposed to active):
- 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.
- inure
-
verb (used with object),
to accustom to hardship, difficulty, pain, etc.; toughen or harden; habituate (usually followed by to):
- intr.
-
- inst.
-
- inset
-
noun,
something inserted; insert.
- urger
-
noun,
a person or thing that urges.
- agist
-
verb (used with object),
to feed or pasture (livestock) for a fee.
- Agnes
-
noun,
Saint, a.d. 292?–304? Roman Catholic child martyr.
- infer
-
verb (used with object),
to derive by reasoning; conclude or judge from premises or evidence:
- saute
-
noun,
a dish of sautéed food.
- Satie
-
noun,
Erik Alfred Leslie [e-reek al-fred les-lee] /ɛˈrik alˈfrɛd lɛsˈli/ (Show IPA), 1866–1925, French composer.
- Urena
-
noun,
any tropical plant or shrub belonging to the genus Urena, of the mallow family, having clusters of small, yellow flowers, especially U. lobata, which yields a useful bast fiber.
- segar
-
noun,
cigar.
- Segni
-
noun,
Antonio [ahn-taw-nyaw] /ɑnˈtɔ nyɔ/ (Show IPA), 1891–1972, Italian teacher, lawyer, and statesman: president 1962–64.
- IATSE
-
- sengi
-
noun,
a monetary unit of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, equal to 1/10,000 (.0001) of a zaire.
- senti
-
noun,
a monetary unit of Tanzania, the 100th part of a shilling; cent.
- serai
-
noun,
(in Eastern countries) a caravansary.
- serif
-
noun,
a smaller line used to finish off a main stroke of a letter, as at the top and bottom of M.
- ureas
-
noun,
Biochemistry. a compound, CO(NH 2) 2 , occurring in urine and other body fluids as a product of protein metabolism.
- Iran.
-
- irate
-
adjective,
angry; enraged:
- neut.
-
- nates
-
noun,
buttocks; rump.
- neur-
-
- nerts
-
interjection,
nuts (def 1).
- Rugen
-
noun,
an island in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, Germany, off the NE coast, in the Baltic Sea. 358 sq. mi. (926 sq. km).
- Negus
-
noun,
a title of Ethiopian royalty.
- agent
-
noun,
a person or business authorized to act on another's behalf:
- ruins
-
noun,
ruins, the remains of a building, city, etc., that has been destroyed or that is in disrepair or a state of decay:
- nears
-
- runes
-
noun,
any of the characters of certain ancient alphabets, as of a script used for writing the Germanic languages, especially of Scandinavia and Britain, from c200 to c1200, or a script used for inscriptions in a Turkic language of the 6th to 8th centuries from the area near the Orkhon River in Mongolia.
- naut.
-
- runts
-
noun,
an animal that is small or stunted as compared with others of its kind.
- Sarre
-
noun,
French name of Saar.
- nares
-
plural noun,
the nostrils or the nasal passages.
- naifs
-
noun,
a naive or inexperienced person.
- urges
-
noun,
an act of urging; impelling action, influence, or force; impulse.
- rutin
-
noun,
a bright yellow or greenish-yellow substance, C 27 H 30 O 16 , obtained chiefly from buckwheat, and used in the treatment of capillary fragility.
- Saint
-
noun,
any of certain persons of exceptional holiness of life, formally recognized as such by the Christian Church, especially by canonization.
- iters
-
noun,
a canal or passage.
- Saite
-
noun,
a native or citizen of Saïs.
- sanit
-
- Sarge
-
noun,
sergeant.
- agers
-
noun,
(often initial capital letter) a person living in a certain historical age:
- 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.
- sruti
-
noun,
the Vedas and some of the Upanishads, regarded as divinely revealed.
- reins
-
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.
- feist
-
noun,
Chiefly South Midland and Southern U.S. a small mongrel dog, especially one that is ill-tempered; cur; mutt.
- Tanis
-
noun,
an ancient city in Lower Egypt, in the Nile delta.
- tares
-
noun,
any of various vetches, especially Vicia sativa.
- fetus
-
noun,
(used chiefly of viviparous mammals) the young of an animal in the womb or egg, especially in the later stages of development when the body structures are in the recognizable form of its kind, in humans after the end of the second month of gestation.
- feti-
-
- fetas
-
noun,
a soft, white, brine-cured Greek cheese made from sheep's milk or goat's milk.
- targe
-
noun,
a small, round shield; a target or buckler.
- Festa
-
noun,
a feast, festival, or holiday.
- Tarne
-
noun,
(in the Iliad) Sardis.
- feria
-
noun,
Ecclesiastical. a weekday on which no feast is celebrated.
- tarns
-
noun,
a small mountain lake or pool, especially one in a cirque.
- feint
-
noun,
a movement made in order to deceive an adversary; an attack aimed at one place or point merely as a distraction from the real place or point of attack:
- tangs
-
- feign
-
verb (used with object),
to represent fictitiously; put on an appearance of:
- Feast
-
noun,
any rich or abundant meal:
- fears
-
noun,
a distressing emotion aroused by impending danger, evil, pain, etc., whether the threat is real or imagined; the feeling or condition of being afraid. Synonyms: foreboding, apprehension, consternation, dismay, dread, terror, fright, panic, horror, trepidation, qualm.
Antonyms: courage, security, calm, intrepidity.
- Artie
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Arthur.
- Artur
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Faust
-
noun,
Johann [yoh-hahn] /ˈyoʊ hɑn/ (Show IPA), c1480–c1538, German magician, alchemist, and astrologer.
- Faure
-
noun,
Gabriel Urbain [ga-bree-el oor-ban] /ga briˈɛl urˈbɛ̃/ (Show IPA), 1845–1924, French composer.
- fauns
-
noun,
one of a class of rural deities represented as men with the ears, horns, tail, and later also the hind legs of a goat.
- tears
-
- Turin
-
noun,
a city in NW Italy, on the Po: capital of the Kingdom of Italy 1860–65.
- turfs
-
noun,
a layer of matted earth formed by grass and plant roots.
- girts
-
noun,
Carpentry.
a timber or plate connecting the corner posts of an exterior wooden frame, as a braced frame, at a floor above the ground floor.
a heavy beam, as for supporting the ends of rafters.
- arris
-
noun,
a sharp ridge, as between adjoining channels of a Doric column.
- farts
-
noun,
a flatus expelled through the anus.
- surg.
-
- frier
-
noun,
fryer.
- friar
-
noun,
Roman Catholic Church. a member of a religious order, especially the mendicant orders of Franciscans, Dominicans, Carmelites, and Augustinians.
- Aries
-
noun,
Astronomy. the Ram, a zodiacal constellation between Pisces and Taurus.
- frets
-
noun,
an irritated state of mind; annoyance; vexation.
- Surat
-
noun,
a seaport in S Gujarat, in W India: first British settlement in India 1612.
- frats
-
noun,
fraternity (def 1).
- arise
-
verb (used without object),
to get up from sitting, lying, or kneeling; rise:
- Frans
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Francis.
- Arius
-
noun,
died a.d. 336, Christian priest at Alexandria: founder of Arianism.
- frags
-
noun,
fragmentation grenade.
- surge
-
noun,
a strong, wavelike, forward movement, rush, or sweep:
- tains
-
noun,
a thin tin plate.
- surra
-
noun,
an often fatal infectious disease of horses, camels, elephants, and dogs caused by a blood-infecting protozoan parasite, Trypanosoma evansi, transmitted by the bite of horseflies, characterized by fever, anemia, and emaciation.
- sutra
-
noun,
Hinduism. a collection of aphorisms relating to some aspect of the conduct of life.
- Taegu
-
noun,
a city in SE South Korea: commercial center.
- Tagus
-
noun,
a river in SW Europe, flowing W through central Spain and Portugal to the Atlantic at Lisbon. 566 miles (910 km) long.
- first
-
noun,
the person or thing that is first in time, order, rank, etc.
- firns
-
noun,
névé.
- fires
-
- Taine
-
noun,
Hippolyte Adolphe [ee-paw-leet a-dawlf] /i pɔˈlit aˈdɔlf/ (Show IPA), 1828–93, French literary critic and historian.
- arrgt
-
- fines
-
noun,
fines.
Mining. crushed ore sufficiently fine to pass through a given screen. Compare short (def 29e).
Agriculture. the fine bits of corn kernel knocked off during handling of the grain.
- Finer
-
noun,
fines.
Mining. crushed ore sufficiently fine to pass through a given screen. Compare short (def 29e).
Agriculture. the fine bits of corn kernel knocked off during handling of the grain.
- Fates
-
noun,
something that unavoidably befalls a person; fortune; lot:
- Farsi
-
noun,
the modern Iranian language of Iran and western Afghanistan, written in the Arabic alphabet; modern Persian.
- suite
-
noun,
a number of things forming a series or set.
- Trier
-
noun,
a person or thing that tries or tests; tester.
- tires
-
noun,
British Dialect. fatigue.
- entia
-
noun,
plural of ens.
- train
-
noun,
Railroads. a self-propelled, connected group of rolling stock.
- TUNIS
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Tunisia, in the NE part.
- engr.
-
- tunes
-
noun,
a succession of musical sounds forming an air or melody, with or without the harmony accompanying it.
- aster
-
noun,
any composite plant of the genus Aster, having rays varying from white or pink to blue around a yellow disk.
- treas
-
- astir
-
adjective,
moving or stirring, especially with much activity or excitement:
- astr.
-
- tuner
-
noun,
a person or thing that tunes.
- Tiran
-
noun,
Strait of, a navigable waterway between the N Red Sea and the Gulf of Aqaba.
- earns
-
verb (used with object),
to gain or get in return for one's labor or service:
- tries
-
noun,
plural of try.
- trig.
-
- triga
-
noun,
a two-wheeled chariot drawn by a team of three horses.
- trigs
-
noun,
trigonometry.
- trine
-
noun,
a set or group of three; triad.
- Tunas
-
noun,
any of several large food and game fishes of the family Scombridae, inhabiting temperate and tropical seas.
Compare albacore, bluefin tuna, yellowfin tuna.
- Aust.
-
- trugs
-
noun,
a shallow basket for carrying flowers, vegetables, etc., made from strips of wood.
- auger
-
noun,
Carpentry.
a bit, as for a brace.
a boring tool, similar to but larger than a gimlet, consisting of a bit rotated by a transverse handle.
- tufas
-
noun,
Also called calcareous tufa, calc-tufa, calc-tuff. a porous limestone formed from calcium carbonate deposited by springs or the like.
Compare travertine.
- ERISA
-
noun,
Employee Retirement Income Security Act.
- 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.
- tenia
-
noun,
taenia.
- 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.
- fares
-
noun,
the price of conveyance or passage in a bus, train, airplane, or other vehicle.
- Fanti
-
noun,
a Kwa language spoken in Ghana that is mutually intelligible with Twi.
- fanes
-
noun,
a temple.
- tera-
-
- fairs
-
noun,
Archaic. something that is fair.
- Terai
-
noun,
a marshy lowland area in N India and S Nepal, between the Ganges and the foothills of the Himalayas.
- faint
-
noun,
a temporary loss of consciousness resulting from a decreased flow of blood to the brain; a swoon:
- Fagin
-
noun,
(in Dickens' Oliver Twist) a villainous old man who trains and uses young boys as thieves.
- terna
-
noun,
a list of three names submitted to the pope as recommended to fill a vacant bishopric or benefice.
- Terni
-
noun,
a city in central Italy.
- terr.
-
- tings
-
noun,
a tinging sound.
- Terra
-
noun,
earth; land.
- etuis
-
noun,
a small, often decorative case, especially one for needles, toilet articles, or the like.
- Terri
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Theresa.
- Asine
-
noun,
an ancient town in S Greece, on the Gulf of Argolis.
- etnas
-
noun,
Mount, an active volcano in E Sicily. 10,758 feet (3280 meters).
- 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.
- tiger
-
noun,
a large, carnivorous, tawny-colored and black-striped feline, Panthera tigris, of Asia, ranging in several subspecies from India and the Malay Peninsula to Siberia: the entire species is endangered, with some subspecies thought to be extinct.
- Tigre
-
noun,
a Semitic language spoken in northern Ethiopia.
- tinea
-
noun,
any of several skin diseases caused by fungi; ringworm.
- tines
-
noun,
a sharp, projecting point or prong, as of a fork.
- tinge
-
noun,
a slight degree of coloration.
- Fries
-
noun,
plural of fry1 .
- fiats
-
noun,
an authoritative decree, sanction, or order:
Synonyms: authorization, directive, ruling, mandate, diktat, ukase.
- Argus
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. a giant with 100 eyes, set to guard the heifer Io: his eyes were transferred after his death to the peacock's tail.
- antis
-
noun,
a person who is opposed to a particular practice, party, policy, action, etc.
- gaits
-
noun,
a manner of walking, stepping, or running.
- antes
-
noun,
Poker. a fixed but arbitrary stake put into the pot by each player before the deal.
- stang
-
noun,
an act or an instance of stinging.
- gains
-
- stane
-
noun, adjective, adverb, verb (used with object),
stone.
- anti-
-
- gents
-
noun,
Informal. gentleman (defs 1, 2).
- genus
-
noun,
Biology. the usual major subdivision of a family or subfamily in the classification of organisms, usually consisting of more than one species.
- stair
-
noun,
one of a flight or series of steps for going from one level to another, as in a building.
- ganef
-
noun,
a thief, swindler, crook, or rascal.
- reist
-
verb (used without object),
reest2 .
- antre
-
noun,
a cavern; cave.
- stain
-
noun,
a discoloration produced by foreign matter having penetrated into or chemically reacted with a material; a spot not easily removed.
- anger
-
noun,
a strong feeling of displeasure and belligerence aroused by a wrong; wrath; ire.
- stria
-
noun,
a slight or narrow furrow, ridge, stripe, or streak, especially one of a number in parallel arrangement:
- Gerar
-
noun,
an ancient city in Palestine, near the Mediterranean: now an archaeological site in Israel.
- Gates
-
noun,
Horatio, 1728–1806, American Revolutionary general, born in England.
- Unit.
-
- STAGE
-
noun,
a single step or degree in a process; a particular phase, period, position, etc., in a process, development, or series.
- Gaius
-
noun,
a.d. c110–c180, Roman jurist and writer, especially on civil law.
- ante-
-
- Srta.
-
- Angus
-
noun,
Formerly Forfar. a historic county in E Scotland.
- gater
-
noun,
gator.
- ster.
-
- Stein
-
noun,
a mug, usually earthenware, especially for beer.
- Stern
-
noun,
the after part of a vessel (often opposed to stem).
- Gatun
-
noun,
a town in the N Canal Zone of Panama.
- Gaunt
-
noun,
John of, John of Gaunt.
- stge.
-
- sting
-
noun,
an act or an instance of stinging.
- angst
-
noun,
a feeling of dread, anxiety, or anguish.
- stare
-
noun,
a staring gaze; a fixed look with the eyes wide open:
- anis-
-
- Angie
-
noun,
a male or female given name, form of Angel.
- garni
-
adjective,
garnished.
- gaurs
-
noun,
a massive wild ox, Bibos gaurus, of southeastern Asia and the Malay Archipelago, growing to a height of 6 feet (1.8 meters) at the shoulder: now reduced in numbers.
- angi-
-
- Starr
-
noun,
Belle (Myra Belle Shirley) 1848–89, U.S. outlaw and folk hero.
- anise
-
noun,
a Mediterranean plant, Pimpinella anisum, of the parsley family, having loose umbrels of small yellowish-white flowers that yield aniseed.
- unite
-
noun,
a former gold coin of England, equal to 20 shillings, issued under James I and Charles I.
- gears
-
noun,
Machinery.
a part, as a disk, wheel, or section of a shaft, having cut teeth of such form, size, and spacing that they mesh with teeth in another part to transmit or receive force and motion.
an assembly of such parts.
one of several possible arrangements of such parts in a mechanism, as an automobile transmission, for affording different relations of torque and speed between the driving and the driven machinery, or for permitting the driven machinery to run in either direction:
a mechanism or group of parts performing one function or serving one purpose in a complex machine:
- furan
-
noun,
a colorless, liquid, unsaturated, five-membered heterocyclic compound, C 4 H 4 O, obtained from furfural: used chiefly in organic synthesis.
- Fusan
-
noun,
Pusan.
- suint
-
noun,
the natural grease of the wool of sheep, consisting of a mixture of fatty matter and potassium salts, used as a source of potash and in the preparation of ointments.
- frise
-
noun,
a rug or upholstery fabric having the pile in uncut loops or in a combination of cut and uncut loops.
- fruit
-
noun,
any product of plant growth useful to humans or animals.
- unfit
-
adjective,
not fit; not adapted or suited; unsuitable:
- Frits
-
noun,
Ceramics.
a fused or partially fused material used as a basis for glazes or enamels.
the composition from which artificial soft porcelain is made.
- giant
-
noun,
(in folklore) a being with human form but superhuman size, strength, etc.
- girns
-
noun, verb (used with object),
grin2 .
- frugs
-
noun,
a dance deriving from the twist.
- getas
-
noun,
a traditional Japanese wooden clog that is worn outdoors, with a thong that passes between the first two toes and with two transverse supports on the bottom of the sole.
- gifts
-
noun,
something given voluntarily without payment in return, as to show favor toward someone, honor an occasion, or make a gesture of assistance; present.
- stung
-
noun,
an act or an instance of stinging.
- sitar
-
noun,
a lute of India with a small, pear-shaped body and a long, broad, fretted neck.
- Fris.
-
- fuage
-
noun,
fumage.
- argue
-
verb (used with object),
to state the reasons for or against:
- Sugar
-
noun,
a sweet, crystalline substance, C 12 H 22 O 11 , obtained chiefly from the juice of the sugarcane and the sugar beet, and present in sorghum, maple sap, etc.: used extensively as an ingredient and flavoring of certain foods and as a fermenting agent in the manufacture of certain alcoholic beverages; sucrose.
Compare beet sugar, cane sugar.
- frigs
-
noun,
refrigerator.
- SNAFU
-
noun,
a badly confused or ridiculously muddled situation:
Synonyms: snarl, bedlam, tumult, disarray, disorder, confusion, mess; foul-up.
Antonyms: order, efficiency, calm.
- snare
-
noun,
a device, often consisting of a noose, for capturing small game.
- 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.
- tuna
-
noun,
any of several large food and game fishes of the family Scombridae, inhabiting temperate and tropical seas.
Compare albacore, bluefin tuna, yellowfin tuna.
- Ste.
-
- sire
-
noun,
the male parent of a quadruped.
- tRNA
-
- trug
-
noun,
a shallow basket for carrying flowers, vegetables, etc., made from strips of wood.
- 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.
- tref
-
adjective,
Judaism. unfit to be eaten or used, according to religious laws; not kosher.
- Uris
-
noun,
a canton in central Switzerland. 415 sq. mi. (1075 sq. km). Capital: Altdorf.
- site
-
noun,
the position or location of a town, building, etc., especially as to its environment:
- turf
-
noun,
a layer of matted earth formed by grass and plant roots.
- tsar
-
noun,
czar.
- Rena
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Marina.
- Tues
-
- tufa
-
noun,
Also called calcareous tufa, calc-tufa, calc-tuff. a porous limestone formed from calcium carbonate deposited by springs or the like.
Compare travertine.
- Reus
-
noun,
a city in Catalonia, NE Spain, on the Mediterranean Sea.
- sign
-
noun,
a token; indication.
- RIAS
-
noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- rife
-
adjective,
of common or frequent occurrence; prevalent; in widespread existence, activity, or use:
- reit
-
noun,
real-estate investment trust.
- rifs
-
noun,
Er [er] /ɛr/ (Show IPA) a mountainous coastal region in N Morocco.
- tuis
-
noun,
a black New Zealand honey eater, Prosthemadera novaeseelandiae, having a patch of white feathers on each side of the throat, sometimes tamed as a pet.
- Tine
-
noun,
a sharp, projecting point or prong, as of a fork.
- situ
-
noun,
in situ.
- snit
-
noun,
an agitated or irritated state.
- Sra.
-
- USGA
-
- tugs
-
noun,
an act or instance of tugging; pull; haul.
- tri-
-
- Stag
-
noun,
an adult male deer.
- USAR
-
- tuns
-
noun,
a large cask for holding liquids, especially wine, ale, or beer.
- Tura
-
noun,
Cosimo [kaw-zee-maw] /ˈkɔ zi mɔ/ (Show IPA), c1430–98? Italian painter.
- Sina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- USIA
-
- rest
-
noun,
the refreshing quiet or repose of sleep:
- snug
-
noun,
British. a small, secluded room in a tavern, as for private parties.
- tire
-
noun,
British Dialect. fatigue.
- TINA
-
noun,
a female given name.
- USNA
-
- tune
-
noun,
a succession of musical sounds forming an air or melody, with or without the harmony accompanying it.
- 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.
- Stan
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Stanley.
- Utas
-
noun,
any of several iguanid lizards of the genus Uta, of the western U.S. and northern Mexico.
- Ting
-
noun,
a tinging sound.
- 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.
- Star
-
noun,
any of the heavenly bodies, except the moon, appearing as fixed luminous points in the sky at night.
- snag
-
noun,
a tree or part of a tree held fast in the bottom of a river, lake, etc., and forming an impediment or danger to navigation.
- USAF
-
noun,
the permanent or regular military air force of the United States, established in 1947 as a separate service under the authority of the Department of Defense: a branch of the U.S. Army before 1947. Abbreviation: USAF.
- user
-
noun,
a person or thing that uses.
- Utes
-
noun,
Informal. a utility vehicle.
- rift
-
noun,
an opening made by splitting, cleaving, etc.; fissure; cleft; chink.
- ten.
-
- 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.
- Sat.
-
- tain
-
noun,
a thin tin plate.
- Sufi
-
noun,
a member of an ascetic, mystical Muslim sect.
- suet
-
noun,
the hard fatty tissue about the loins and kidneys of beef, sheep, etc., used in cooking or processed to yield tallow.
- sati
-
noun,
a Hindu practice whereby a widow immolates herself on the funeral pyre of her husband: now abolished by law.
- serf
-
noun,
a person in a condition of servitude, required to render services to a lord, commonly attached to the lord's land and transferred with it from one owner to another.
- 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.
- Seri
-
noun,
a member of an American Indian people of western Sonora state, Mexico, on the Gulf of California.
- Tane
-
noun,
a Polynesian god of fertility.
- Taif
-
noun,
a city in W Saudi Arabia.
- 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.
- stun
-
noun,
the act of stunning.
- ungt
-
- uni-
-
- tans
-
noun,
the brown color imparted to the skin by exposure to the sun or open air.
- Sang
-
noun,
the act or performance of singing.
- sane
-
noun,
a private nationwide organization in the U.S., established in 1957, that opposes nuclear testing and advocates international peace.
- Sera
-
noun,
a plural of serum.
- sent
-
noun,
a coin of Estonia until the euro was adopted, the 100th part of a kroon.
- urea
-
noun,
Biochemistry. a compound, CO(NH 2) 2 , occurring in urine and other body fluids as a product of protein metabolism.
- Sean
-
noun,
a male given name, form of John.
- saur
-
- Sung
-
noun,
a dynasty in China, a.d. 960–1279, characterized by a high level of achievement in painting, ceramics, and philosophy: overthrown by the Mongols.
- Urga
-
noun,
former name of Ulan Bator.
- sur-
-
- uret
-
- urge
-
noun,
an act of urging; impelling action, influence, or force; impulse.
- Sura
-
noun,
any of the 114 chapters of the Koran.
- sure
-
Idioms,
for sure, as a certainty; surely:
- Seif
-
noun,
a long narrow sand dune parallel to the prevailing wind direction.
- sear
-
noun,
a mark or scar made by searing.
- 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.
- SURF
-
noun,
the swell of the sea that breaks upon a shore or upon shoals.
- suit
-
noun,
a set of clothing, armor, or the like, intended for wear together.
- UNEF
-
- sugi
-
noun,
Japan cedar.
- Surt
-
noun,
the guardian and ruler of Muspelheim, destined to defeat Frey at Ragnarok and destroy the world with fire.
- Tare
-
noun,
any of various vetches, especially Vicia sativa.
- sain
-
verb (used with object),
to make the sign of the cross on, as for protection against evil influences.
- Sig.
-
- Urfa
-
noun,
a city in SE Turkey, E of the Euphrates River: on the site of ancient Edessa.
- RNAS
-
- rite
-
noun,
a formal or ceremonial act or procedure prescribed or customary in religious or other solemn use:
- RITA
-
noun,
the Vedic concept of cosmic and social order.
- rit.
-
- 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.
- tegs
-
noun,
Animal Husbandry.
a two-year-old sheep that has not been shorn.
the wool shorn from such a sheep.
- Rise
-
noun,
an act or instance of rising.
- Tena
-
noun,
Koyukon.
- rues
-
noun,
sorrow; repentance; regret.
- tens
-
noun,
a self-operated portable device used to treat chronic pain by sending electrical impulses through electrodes placed over the painful area.
- stg.
-
- ter.
-
- Ring
-
noun,
a typically circular band of metal or other durable material, especially one of gold or other precious metal, often set with gems, for wearing on the finger as an ornament, a token of betrothal or marriage, etc.
- Rina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Riga
-
noun,
a seaport in and the capital of Latvia, on the Gulf of Riga.
- sift
-
verb (used with object),
to separate and retain the coarse parts of (flour, ashes, etc.) with a sieve.
- Sian
-
noun,
Older Spelling. Xian.
- ruga
-
noun,
Usually, rugae. Biology, Anatomy. a wrinkle, fold, or ridge.
- Sage
-
noun,
a profoundly wise person; a person famed for wisdom.
- runt
-
noun,
an animal that is small or stunted as compared with others of its kind.
- Safi
-
noun,
a seaport in W central Morocco, on the Atlantic Ocean coast.
- safe
-
noun,
a steel or iron box or repository for money, jewels, papers, etc.
- Sert
-
noun,
José María [haw-se mah-ree-ah] /hɔˈsɛ mɑˈri ɑ/ (Show IPA), 1876–1945, Spanish painter.
- Rust
-
noun,
Also called iron rust. the red or orange coating that forms on the surface of iron when exposed to air and moisture, consisting chiefly of ferric hydroxide and ferric oxide formed by oxidation.
- Ruse
-
noun,
a trick, stratagem, or artifice.
- Tarn
-
noun,
a small mountain lake or pool, especially one in a cirque.
- Rus.
-
- runs
-
noun,
an act or instance, or a period of running:
- Stir
-
noun,
the act of stirring or moving.
- tars
-
noun,
any of various dark-colored viscid products obtained by the destructive distillation of certain organic substances, as coal or wood.
- rung
-
noun,
one of the crosspieces, usually rounded, forming the steps of a ladder.
- Seta
-
noun,
a stiff hair; bristle or bristlelike part.
- taur
-
- rune
-
noun,
any of the characters of certain ancient alphabets, as of a script used for writing the Germanic languages, especially of Scandinavia and Britain, from c200 to c1200, or a script used for inscriptions in a Turkic language of the 6th to 8th centuries from the area near the Orkhon River in Mongolia.
- str.
-
- uria
-
- ruin
-
noun,
ruins, the remains of a building, city, etc., that has been destroyed or that is in disrepair or a state of decay:
- SITA
-
noun,
(in the Ramayana) the wife of Ramachandra, abducted by Ravana and later rescued.
- frae
-
preposition, adverb,
from.
- Reis
-
plural noun,
a former money of account of Portugal and Brazil.
- Frs.
-
- Frei
-
noun,
Eduardo [e-dwahr-th aw] /ɛˈdwɑr ðɔ/ (Show IPA), 1911–82, Chilean statesman: president 1964–70.
- fret
-
noun,
an irritated state of mind; annoyance; vexation.
- FRGS
-
- Fri.
-
- frig
-
noun,
refrigerator.
- frit
-
noun,
Ceramics.
a fused or partially fused material used as a basis for glazes or enamels.
the composition from which artificial soft porcelain is made.
- frt.
-
- frat
-
noun,
fraternity (def 1).
- 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.
- fuge
-
- fugs
-
noun,
stale air, especially the humid, warm, ill-smelling air of a crowded room, kitchen, etc.
- funs
-
noun,
something that provides mirth or amusement:
- fur.
-
- FUSE
-
noun,
a tube, cord, or the like, filled or saturated with combustible matter, for igniting an explosive.
- fut.
-
- Frau
-
noun,
a married woman; a wife.
- Fran
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Francis.
- Gare
-
noun,
low-grade wool fibers from the legs of sheep.
- fiat
-
noun,
an authoritative decree, sanction, or order:
Synonyms: authorization, directive, ruling, mandate, diktat, ukase.
- Fear
-
noun,
a distressing emotion aroused by impending danger, evil, pain, etc., whether the threat is real or imagined; the feeling or condition of being afraid. Synonyms: foreboding, apprehension, consternation, dismay, dread, terror, fright, panic, horror, trepidation, qualm.
Antonyms: courage, security, calm, intrepidity.
- feat
-
noun,
a noteworthy or extraordinary act or achievement, usually displaying boldness, skill, etc.:
- Fens
-
noun,
Also called Fenland. a marshy lowland region in E England, S of the Wash: partly drained and channeled since the 17th century.
- FERA
-
- Fern
-
noun,
any seedless, nonflowering vascular plant of the class Filicinae, of tropical to temperate regions, characterized by true roots produced from a rhizome, triangular fronds that uncoil upward and have a branching vein system, and reproduction by spores contained in sporangia that appear as brown dots on the underside of the fronds.
- fest
-
noun,
an assembly of people engaged in a common activity (often used in combination):
- feta
-
noun,
a soft, white, brine-cured Greek cheese made from sheep's milk or goat's milk.
- fig.
-
- frag
-
noun,
fragmentation grenade.
- Fin.
-
- FINE
-
noun,
fines.
Mining. crushed ore sufficiently fine to pass through a given screen. Compare short (def 29e).
Agriculture. the fine bits of corn kernel knocked off during handling of the grain.
- firn
-
noun,
névé.
- firs
-
noun,
any coniferous tree belonging to the genus Abies, of the pine family, characterized by its pyramidal style of growth, flat needles, and erect cones.
- fist
-
noun,
the hand closed tightly, with the fingers doubled into the palm.
- FITS
-
noun,
the manner in which a thing fits:
- 1080
-
- gait
-
noun,
a manner of walking, stepping, or running.
- gars
-
noun,
Also called garfish, garpike. any predaceous freshwater fish of the genus Lepisosteus, of North America, covered with hard, diamond-shaped scales and having long jaws with needlelike teeth.
- fats
-
noun,
(used with a plural verb) cattle fattened and ready for market.
- gnat
-
noun,
any of certain small flies, especially the biting gnats or punkies of the family Ceratopogonidae, the midges of the family Chironomidae, and the black flies of the family Simuliidae.
- Gina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- girn
-
noun, verb (used with object),
grin2 .
- girt
-
noun,
Carpentry.
a timber or plate connecting the corner posts of an exterior wooden frame, as a braced frame, at a floor above the ground floor.
a heavy beam, as for supporting the ends of rafters.
- gist
-
noun,
the main or essential part of a matter:
- gite
-
noun,
a furnished vacation home in France that is available for rental, especially in a rural setting.
- gnar
-
verb (used without object),
to snarl; growl.
- Graf
-
noun,
Stephanie Maria ("Steffi") born 1969, German tennis player.
- gift
-
noun,
something given voluntarily without payment in return, as to show favor toward someone, honor an occasion, or make a gesture of assistance; present.
- Gran
-
noun,
grandmother.
- gras
-
- gres
-
- grin
-
noun,
a broad smile.
- Gris
-
noun,
Juan [hwahn] /ʰwɑn/ (Show IPA), (José Vittoriano Gonzáles) 1887–1927, Spanish painter in France.
- Grit
-
noun,
abrasive particles or granules, as of sand or other small, coarse impurities found in the air, food, water, etc.
- grue
-
verb (used without object),
to shudder.
- Gifu
-
noun,
a city on S Honshu, in central Japan.
- GFTU
-
- gast
-
verb (used with object),
to terrify or frighten.
- gens
-
noun,
a group of families in ancient Rome claiming descent from a common ancestor and united by a common name and common ancestral religious rites.
- gate
-
noun,
a movable barrier, usually on hinges, closing an opening in a fence, wall, or other enclosure.
- gats
-
noun,
a pistol or revolver.
- gaur
-
noun,
a massive wild ox, Bibos gaurus, of southeastern Asia and the Malay Archipelago, growing to a height of 6 feet (1.8 meters) at the shoulder: now reduced in numbers.
- Gean
-
noun,
heart cherry.
- gear
-
noun,
Machinery.
a part, as a disk, wheel, or section of a shaft, having cut teeth of such form, size, and spacing that they mesh with teeth in another part to transmit or receive force and motion.
an assembly of such parts.
one of several possible arrangements of such parts in a mechanism, as an automobile transmission, for affording different relations of torque and speed between the driving and the driven machinery, or for permitting the driven machinery to run in either direction:
a mechanism or group of parts performing one function or serving one purpose in a complex machine:
- Gen.
-
- Gena
-
noun,
the cheek or side region of the head.
- Gent
-
noun,
Informal. gentleman (defs 1, 2).
- gets
-
noun,
an offspring or the total of the offspring, especially of a male animal:
- genu
-
noun,
the knee.
- Ger.
-
- Gera
-
noun,
a city in E central Germany.
- Gers
-
noun,
a department in SW France. 2429 sq. mi. (6290 sq. km). Capital: Auch.
- Gert
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Gertrude.
- gest
-
noun,
a story or tale.
- geta
-
noun,
a traditional Japanese wooden clog that is worn outdoors, with a thong that passes between the first two toes and with two transverse supports on the bottom of the sole.
- Faun
-
noun,
one of a class of rural deities represented as men with the ears, horns, tail, and later also the hind legs of a goat.
- fate
-
noun,
something that unavoidably befalls a person; fortune; lot:
- guan
-
noun,
a large game bird of the curassow family, common in dense woodlands of Central and South America, somewhat resembling a turkey.
- Arne
-
noun,
Thomas Augustine, 1710–78, English composer of operas and songs.
- ant.
-
- ANTU
-
- anus
-
noun,
the opening at the lower end of the alimentary canal, through which the solid refuse of digestion is excreted.
- Ares
-
noun,
the ancient Greek god of war, a son of Zeus and Hera, identified by the Romans with Mars.
- Arg.
-
- ARIS
-
- arr.
-
- anes
-
adverb,
once.
- arse
-
noun,
ass2 (defs 1, 2).
- art.
-
- Aser
-
noun,
Asher (def 1).
- Asir
-
noun,
a district in SW Saudi Arabia.
- Asti
-
noun,
a city in the Piedmont region of Italy, S of Turin: center of wine-producing region.
- Asur
-
noun,
Assur.
- Aten
-
noun,
Aton.
- ANSI
-
- aits
-
noun,
a small island, especially in a river.
- Auer
-
noun,
Leopold [lee-uh-pohld;; Hungarian ley-aw-pawlt] /ˈli əˌpoʊld;; Hungarian ˈleɪ ɔˌpɔlt/ (Show IPA), 1845–1930, Hungarian violinist and teacher.
- agit
-
- aer-
-
- aet.
-
- AFGE
-
- afr-
-
- ager
-
noun,
(often initial capital letter) a person living in a certain historical age:
- ages
-
noun,
the length of time during which a being or thing has existed; length of life or existence to the time spoken of or referred to:
- agin
-
preposition,
against; opposed to.
- Agni
-
noun,
Hindu Mythology. the god of fire, one of the three chief divinities of the Vedas.
- airt
-
noun,
a direction.
- agr.
-
- agst
-
- ague
-
noun,
Pathology. a malarial fever characterized by regularly returning paroxysms, marked by successive cold, hot, and sweating fits.
- ains
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- Ainu
-
noun,
a member of an aboriginal population of northernmost Japan, having lighter skin and hairier bodies than other Japanese.
- Aire
-
- airs
-
noun,
a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- ates
-
- Aug.
-
- FAST
-
noun,
a fastening for a door, window, or the like.
- Eur.
-
- erst
-
adverb,
before the present time; formerly.
- Esau
-
noun,
a son of Isaac and Rebekah, twin brother of Jacob, to whom he sold his birthright. Gen. 25:21–25.
- est.
-
- ETAS
-
noun,
the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
- Etna
-
noun,
Mount, an active volcano in E Sicily. 10,758 feet (3280 meters).
- etui
-
noun,
a small, often decorative case, especially one for needles, toilet articles, or the like.
- fags
-
noun,
Slang. a cigarette.
- Erna
-
noun,
a female given name: from an Old English word meaning “eagle.”.
- fain
-
adverb,
gladly; willingly:
- Fair
-
noun,
Archaic. something that is fair.
- fane
-
noun,
a temple.
- Fang
-
noun,
one of the long, sharp, hollow or grooved teeth of a venomous snake by which poison is injected.
- fare
-
noun,
the price of conveyance or passage in a bus, train, airplane, or other vehicle.
- Fars
-
noun,
a province in SW Iran. 51,466 sq. mi. (133,297 sq. km).
- fart
-
noun,
a flatus expelled through the anus.
- errs
-
verb (used without object),
to go astray in thought or belief; be mistaken; be incorrect.
- Eris
-
noun,
the ancient Greek goddess of discord and the sister of Ares: identified with the Roman goddess Discordia.
- Auge
-
noun,
a daughter of King Aleus who became a priestess of Athena. After being raped by Hercules she bore a son, Telephus.
- East
-
noun,
a cardinal point of the compass, 90° to the right of north. Abbreviation: E.
- aune
-
noun,
an old French unit of measure for fabrics, equivalent to about 47 inches (119 cm).
- aunt
-
noun,
the sister of one's father or mother.
- aur-
-
- Aus.
-
- aut-
-
- EARN
-
verb (used with object),
to gain or get in return for one's labor or service:
- 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.
- eats
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- Erin
-
noun,
Literary. Ireland.
- EFTA
-
- efts
-
noun,
a newt, especially the eastern newt, Notophthalmus viridescens (red eft) in its immature terrestrial stage.
- egis
-
noun,
aegis.
- Eng.
-
- engs
-
noun,
the symbol, ŋ, that, in the International Phonetic Alphabet and in the pronunciation alphabets of some dictionaries, represents the voiced velar nasal consonant indicated in English spelling by (ng), as in the pronunciations of cling [kling] /klɪŋ/ (Show IPA) and clink [klingk] /klɪŋk/ (Show IPA).
- Ens.
-
- ergs
-
- Grus
-
noun,
the Crane, a southern constellation between Indus and Piscis Austrinus.
- frug
-
noun,
a dance deriving from the twist.
- iter
-
noun,
a canal or passage.
- Rais
-
noun,
Gilles de, Retz, Gilles de Laval, Baron de.
- Nier
-
noun,
Alfred Otto Carl, 1911–1994, U.S. physicist.
- RARE
-
adjective,
coming or occurring far apart in time; unusual; uncommon:
- rant
-
noun,
ranting, extravagant, or violent declamation.
- Rani
-
noun,
ranee.
- rang
-
noun,
a boomerang.
- NATS
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Nathan or Nathaniel.
- ign.
-
- Nasi
-
noun,
the head or president of the Sanhedrin.
- NIRA
-
- inae
-
- Nair
-
noun,
a group of Hindu castes in the Kerala region of India.
- Inf.
-
- Inge
-
noun,
William (Motter) [mot-er] /ˈmɒt ər/ (Show IPA), 1913–73, U.S. playwright.
- ins.
-
- rate
-
noun,
the amount of a charge or payment with reference to some basis of calculation:
- int.
-
- 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).
- IRAS
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- Ire.
-
- naif
-
noun,
a naive or inexperienced person.
- ragi
-
noun,
a cereal grass, Eleusine coracana, cultivated in the Old World for its grain.
- Irra
-
noun,
the Akkadian god of pestilence.
- nits
-
noun,
the egg of a parasitic insect, especially of a louse, often attached to a hair or a fiber of clothing.
- rage
-
noun,
angry fury; violent anger (sometimes used in combination):
- Niue
-
noun,
an island in the S Pacific between Tonga and Cook Islands: possession of New Zealand. 5128; about 100 sq. mi. (260 sq. km).
- raft
-
noun,
a more or less rigid floating platform made of buoyant material or materials:
- Isar
-
noun,
a river in central Europe, flowing NE from W Austria through S Germany to the Danube River. 215 miles (345 km) long.
- NTIA
-
- 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.
- rase
-
verb (used with object),
raze.
- Nast
-
noun,
Thomas, 1840–1902, U.S. illustrator and cartoonist.
- neat
-
noun,
an animal of the genus Bos; a bovine, as a cow or ox.
- NEFS
-
noun,
a silver or gold table furnishing in the form of a ship, either for holding various utensils or for ornament.
- guna
-
noun,
(in Sankhya and Vedantic philosophy) one of the three qualities of prakriti, or nature, which are passion (rajas) dullness or inertia (tamas) and goodness or purity (sattva)
- gust
-
noun,
a sudden, strong blast of wind.
- 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.
- guts
-
noun,
the alimentary canal, especially between the pylorus and the anus, or some portion of it.
Compare foregut, midgut, hindgut.
- reif
-
noun,
plunder; booty; loot.
- Neri
-
noun,
Saint Philip (Filippo Neri) 1515–95, Italian priest: founder of Congregation of the Oratory.
- regs
-
noun,
Usually, regs. Informal. regulations.
- Reg.
-
- regr
-
- refs
-
noun, verb (used with or without object),
referee.
- reft
-
verb,
a simple past tense and past participle of reave1 .
- ref.
-
- TSI
-
- tue
-
- ef-
-
- trf
-
- RIF
-
noun,
Er [er] /ɛr/ (Show IPA) a mountainous coastal region in N Morocco.
- NRA
-
- TIA
-
- Re.
-
- eat
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- NSA
-
- EAS
-
noun,
the Akkadian god of wisdom, the son of Apsu and father of Marduk: the counterpart of Enki.
- tfr
-
- TGN
-
- NSU
-
- TSE
-
- 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.
-
- Tu.
-
- eft
-
noun,
a newt, especially the eastern newt, Notophthalmus viridescens (red eft) in its immature terrestrial stage.
- 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.
- ETA
-
noun,
the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
- Eg.
-
- rin
-
noun,
a money of account of Japan, the thousandth part of a yen or the tenth part of a sen.
- rig
-
noun,
the arrangement of the masts, spars, sails, etc., on a boat or ship.
- NUS
-
noun,
the 13th letter of the Greek alphabet (Ν, ν).
- ETR
-
- RSE
-
- nr.
-
- NIG
-
verb (used with object),
nidge.
- RNA
-
- NIA
-
- err
-
verb (used without object),
to go astray in thought or belief; be mistaken; be incorrect.
- Tiu
-
noun,
an English god of the sky and of war, the equivalent of Tyr in Scandinavian mythology.
- Tng
-
- tr.
-
- RNR
-
- ERS
-
noun,
ervil.
- tra
-
- Rs.
-
- ERA
-
noun,
a period of time marked by distinctive character, events, etc.:
- tug
-
noun,
an act or instance of tugging; pull; haul.
- rte
-
- nit
-
noun,
the egg of a parasitic insect, especially of a louse, often attached to a hair or a fiber of clothing.
- en-
-
- ERT
-
- EIS
-
- ESA
-
- RSA
-
- ESR
-
- eir
-
- NFS
-
- ESU
-
- 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.
- rt.
-
- GUI
-
noun,
graphical user interface.
- UAR
-
- ATS
-
noun,
a money of account of Laos, the 100th part of a kip.
- Ain
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- Uri
-
noun,
a canton in central Switzerland. 415 sq. mi. (1075 sq. km). Capital: Altdorf.
- res
-
noun,
an object or thing; matter.
- REA
-
- AGS
-
adjective, noun,
agriculture:
- 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.
- Agt
-
- ure
-
- AFT
-
adverb,
at, close to, or toward the stern or tail:
- RAS
-
noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- AIR
-
noun,
a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- ur-
-
- AIS
-
noun,
a three-toed sloth, Bradypus tridactylus, inhabiting forests of southern Venezuela, the Guianas, and northern Brazil, having a diet apparently restricted to the leaves of the trumpet-tree, and sounding a high-pitched cry when disturbed.
- ait
-
noun,
a small island, especially in a river.
- ret
-
verb (used with object),
to soak in water or expose to moisture, as flax or hemp, to facilitate the removal of the fiber from the woody tissue by partial rotting.
- age
-
noun,
the length of time during which a being or thing has existed; length of life or existence to the time spoken of or referred to:
- AFS
-
- ane
-
adjective, noun, pronoun,
one.
- USN
-
- uti
-
- UTE
-
noun,
Informal. a utility vehicle.
- Af.
-
- Uta
-
noun,
any of several iguanid lizards of the genus Uta, of the western U.S. and northern Mexico.
- USR
-
- ag-
-
- an.
-
- urn
-
noun,
a large or decorative vase, especially one with an ornamental foot or pedestal.
- Ar.
-
- USE
-
noun,
the act of employing, using, or putting into service:
- ae.
-
- AEF
-
- AES
-
noun,
any of various early forms of bronze or copper money used in ancient Rome.
Compare as2 (def 1).
- urs
-
noun,
an ancient Sumerian city on the Euphrates, in S Iraq: extensive excavations, especially of royal tombs.
- uns
-
- RAN
-
noun,
a sea goddess who drags down ships and drowns sailors: the wife of Aegir.
- tui
-
noun,
a black New Zealand honey eater, Prosthemadera novaeseelandiae, having a patch of white feathers on each side of the throat, sometimes tamed as a pet.
- RFI
-
- ETS
-
- RFA
-
- ARU
-
- ase
-
- RFE
-
- ASI
-
- ASN
-
- UAE
-
- ASR
-
- ast
-
- ASU
-
- Ria
-
noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- at.
-
- tun
-
noun,
a large cask for holding liquids, especially wine, ale, or beer.
- USA
-
- Ufa
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of the Bashkir Autonomous Republic, in the Russian Federation in Europe.
- ANF
-
- ung
-
- ANG
-
- ANI
-
noun,
any of several black, tropical American cuckoos of the genus Crotophaga, having a compressed, bladelike bill.
- ans
-
noun,
the Sumerian god of heaven: the counterpart of the Akkadian Anu.
- Rai
-
noun,
a style of Algerian popular music played on electric guitar, synthesizer, and percussion instruments.
- ANU
-
noun,
a twining herb, Tropaeolum tuberosum, of the nasturtium family, found in the Andes, having edible tubers and large flowers with yellow petals and red spurs.
- 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.
- ARF
-
interjection,
(used to imitate the bark of a dog).
- ARS
-
- rag
-
noun,
a worthless piece of cloth, especially one that is torn or worn.
- RAF
-
- Une
-
- Una
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Latin word meaning “one.”.
- UIT
-
- Rae
-
noun,
John, 1813–93, Scottish surgeon and Arctic explorer.
- TES
-
noun,
ti1 .
- RTS
-
- RTF
-
- Ir.
-
- Is.
-
noun,
(used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
- GAN
-
noun,
cotton gin.
- IRS
-
- STI
-
- GAS
-
noun,
Physics. a substance possessing perfect molecular mobility and the property of indefinite expansion, as opposed to a solid or liquid.
- Gat
-
noun,
a pistol or revolver.
- Sau
-
noun,
German name of Sava.
- GAR
-
noun,
Also called garfish, garpike. any predaceous freshwater fish of the genus Lepisosteus, of North America, covered with hard, diamond-shaped scales and having long jaws with needlelike teeth.
- ing
-
- ine
-
- se-
-
- sea
-
noun,
the salt waters that cover the greater part of the earth's surface.
- ina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- in.
-
- Ges
-
- gi.
-
- Ga.
-
- St.
-
- Sue
-
noun,
Eugène [œ-zhen] /œˈʒɛn/ (Show IPA), (Marie Joseph Sue) 1804–57, French novelist.
- Sui
-
noun,
a dynasty ruling in China a.d. 589–618.
- ITA
-
- SUG
-
- FSA
-
- suf
-
- eu-
-
- ft.
-
- ISA
-
- fug
-
noun,
stale air, especially the humid, warm, ill-smelling air of a crowded room, kitchen, etc.
- Stu
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Stewart or Stuart.
- ist
-
- SAR
-
- fun
-
noun,
something that provides mirth or amusement:
- ISR
-
- ise
-
- Sta
-
- get
-
noun,
an offspring or the total of the offspring, especially of a male animal:
- San
-
noun,
a member of a nomadic aboriginal people of southern Africa.
- Gut
-
noun,
the alimentary canal, especially between the pylorus and the anus, or some portion of it.
Compare foregut, midgut, hindgut.
- 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).
- GNU
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noun,
either of two stocky, oxlike antelopes of the genus Connochaetes, the silver-gray, white-bearded C. taurinus of the eastern African plain and the black, white-tailed C. gnou of central South Africa: recently near extinction, the South African gnu is now protected.
- Gr.
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- IFS
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noun,
a supposition; uncertain possibility:
- Sin
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noun,
transgression of divine law:
- gre
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- grf
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- NSF
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- GUS
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noun,
a male given name, form of Augustus or Gustave.
- Gur
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noun,
a branch of the Niger-Congo subfamily of languages, including Mossi and other languages spoken in Burkina Faso, Ghana, Togo, Ivory Coast, and Mali.
- Gun
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noun,
a weapon consisting of a metal tube, with mechanical attachments, from which projectiles are shot by the force of an explosive; a piece of ordnance.
- GSA
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- GSR
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- Sgt
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- gt.
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- IRA
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noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- SIR
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noun,
a respectful or formal term of address used to a man:
- SRI
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noun,
a Hindu title of address prefixed to the name of a deity, holy person, etc.
- IAS
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- Sr.
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- Ife
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noun,
a town in SW Nigeria.
- SNU
-
- gie
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noun,
gi.
- GIF
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noun,
a set of standards and file format for storage of digital color images and short animations.
- ier
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- GIN
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noun,
an alcoholic liquor obtained by distilling grain mash with juniper berries.
- ITU
-
- SEI
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noun,
sei whale.
- ian
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noun,
a male given name, Scottish form of John.
- SEN
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noun,
a money of account of Japan, the 100th part of a yen, now used only in certain quotations, as on foreign exchange.
- GIs
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noun,
a lightweight, two-piece, usually white garment worn by barefooted martial-arts participants, consisting of loose-fitting pants and a wraparound jacket with cloth belt.
- SIT
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verb,
(in prescriptions) may it be.
- Ia.
-
- git
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noun,
British Slang. a foolish or contemptible person.
- ite
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- FSR
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- uts
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noun,
the syllable once generally used for the first tone or keynote of a scale and sometimes for the tone C: now commonly superseded by do.
- SUN
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noun,
(often initial capital letter) the star that is the central body of the solar system, around which the planets revolve and from which they receive light and heat: its mean distance from the earth is about 93 million miles (150 million km), its diameter about 864,000 miles (1.4 million km), and its mass about 330,000 times that of the earth; its period of surface rotation is about 26 days at its equator but longer at higher latitudes.
- Fen
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noun,
low land covered wholly or partially with water; boggy land; a marsh.
- fer
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preposition, conjunction,
for.
- Nat
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noun,
a male given name, form of Nathan or Nathaniel.
- FET
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- fgn
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- TAR
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noun,
any of various dark-colored viscid products obtained by the destructive distillation of certain organic substances, as coal or wood.
- fie
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interjection,
(used to express mild disgust, disapprobation, annoyance, etc.)
- ne-
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- NAG
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noun,
Also, nagger. a person who nags, especially habitually.
- nae
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adverb,
no1 ; not.
- Tan
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noun,
the brown color imparted to the skin by exposure to the sun or open air.
- rut
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noun,
a furrow or track in the ground, especially one made by the passage of a vehicle or vehicles.
- FIR
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noun,
any coniferous tree belonging to the genus Abies, of the pine family, characterized by its pyramidal style of growth, flat needles, and erect cones.
- NUT
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noun,
a dry fruit consisting of an edible kernel or meat enclosed in a woody or leathery shell.
- TAU
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noun,
the 19th letter of the Greek alphabet (T, τ).
- NEA
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- TAG
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noun,
a piece or strip of strong paper, plastic, metal, leather, etc., for attaching by one end to something as a mark or label:
- rug
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noun,
a thick fabric for covering part of a floor, often woven of wool and often having an oblong shape with a border design.
Compare carpet.
- GTS
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- FAS
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noun,
the syllable used for the fourth tone of a diatonic scale.
- FAG
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noun,
Slang. a cigarette.
- Rue
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noun,
sorrow; repentance; regret.
- 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:
- Fan
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noun,
any device for producing a current of air by the movement of a broad surface or a number of such surfaces.
- FAR
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Idioms,
a far cry (from). cry (def 27).
- tea
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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.
- NES
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- NEG
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noun,
a photographic negative.
- FAT
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noun,
any of several white or yellowish greasy substances, forming the chief part of adipose tissue of animals and also occurring in plants, that when pure are colorless, odorless, and tasteless and are either solid or liquid esters of glycerol with fatty acids; fats are insoluble in water or cold alcohol but soluble in ether, chloroform, or benzene: used in the manufacture of soap, paints, and other protective coatings and in cooking.
- teg
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noun,
Animal Husbandry.
a two-year-old sheep that has not been shorn.
the wool shorn from such a sheep.
- nef
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noun,
a silver or gold table furnishing in the form of a ship, either for holding various utensils or for ornament.
- run
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noun,
an act or instance, or a period of running:
- Tai
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noun,
any of several sparoid fishes of the Pacific Ocean, as Pagrus major (red tai) a food fish of Japan.
- Fia
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- FIT
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noun,
the manner in which a thing fits:
- TAE
-
preposition,
to.
- SAG
-
noun,
an act or instance of sagging.
- SAE
-
- Fra
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noun,
a title of address for a friar or brother.
- Fr.
-
abbreviation,
Father.
- FRG
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- IUS
-
- RU
-
- SU
-
- RA
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noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- NA
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adverb,
no1 .
- N.
-
- i.
-
- 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.
- AU
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plural,
to the; at the; with the.
- et
-
verb,
a simple past tense of eat.
- RF
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- FA
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noun,
the syllable used for the fourth tone of a diatonic scale.
- FI
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noun,
the solmization syllable used for the semitone between the fourth and fifth degrees of a scale.
- 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.
- rg
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- TI
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noun,
the syllable for the seventh tone of a diatonic scale.
- UT
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noun,
the syllable once generally used for the first tone or keynote of a scale and sometimes for the tone C: now commonly superseded by do.
- SI
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noun,
the syllable used for the seventh tone of a scale and sometimes for the tone B.
- f.
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noun,
(Paul) Felix (Edler von Münzberg) [poul fey-liks eyd-luh r fuh n mynts-berk] /paʊl ˈfeɪ lɪks ˈeɪd lər fən ˈmüntsˌbɛrk/ (Show IPA), 1863–1942, Austrian composer, conductor, and writer.
- SF
-
- 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.
- RI
-
- NF
-
- R.
-
- GN
-
- G.
-
- NI
-
- TA
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- T1
-
- TG
-
- er
-
interjection,
(used to express or represent a pause, hesitation, uncertainty, etc.).
- EI
-
- GU
-
- t.
-
- E.
-
noun,
Edward (St. John) 1925–2000, U.S. writer and illustrator.
- IG
-
- SA
-
- fg
-
- U.
-
- IF
-
noun,
a supposition; uncertain possibility:
- NU
-
noun,
the 13th letter of the Greek alphabet (Ν, ν).
- fn
-
- UI
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- SN
-
- SG
-
- TN
-
- FE
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- TE
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noun,
ti1 .
- NG
-
- S.
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- RN
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