Anagrams of transoceanic
Word transoceanic has
1631 anagrams
that can be made by using the letters of transoceanic.
- Anacreontic
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noun,
(lowercase) an Anacreontic poem.
- canceration
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noun,
the state of becoming cancerous.
- concertinas
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noun,
a musical instrument resembling an accordion but having buttonlike keys, hexagonal bellows and ends, and a more limited range.
- containers
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noun,
anything that contains or can contain something, as a carton, box, crate, or can.
- incarnates
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adjective,
embodied in flesh; given a bodily, especially a human, form:
- carnations
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noun,
any of numerous cultivated varieties of the clove pink, Dianthus caryophyllus, having long-stalked, fragrant, usually double flowers in a variety of colors: the state flower of Ohio.
- concertina
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noun,
a musical instrument resembling an accordion but having buttonlike keys, hexagonal bellows and ends, and a more limited range.
- anticancer
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adjective,
for or used in the prevention or treatment of cancer:
- caseation
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noun,
Pathology. transformation of tissue into a soft cheeselike mass, as in tuberculosis.
- Nestorian
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noun,
one of a sect of followers of Nestorius who denied the hypostatic union and were represented as maintaining the existence of two distinct persons in Christ.
- transonic
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adjective,
close to the speed of propagation of sound; moving at 700–780 miles per hour (1127–1255 km/h) at sea level.
- accretion
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noun,
an increase by natural growth or by gradual external addition; growth in size or extent.
- anorectic
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noun,
an anorectic substance, as a drug; anorexiant.
- certosina
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noun,
a technique of inlaying light-colored material, as bone, ivory, metal, or pale wood, in elaborate designs on a dark ground.
- incarnate
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adjective,
embodied in flesh; given a bodily, especially a human, form:
- Rosinante
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noun,
the old, worn horse of Don Quixote.
- Corsicana
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noun,
a city in E Texas.
- accentors
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noun,
any oscine bird of the family Prunellidae, of Europe and Asia, resembling sparrows but having more finely pointed bills, as the hedge sparrow.
- ascertain
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verb (used with object),
to find out definitely; learn with certainty or assurance; determine:
- container
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noun,
anything that contains or can contain something, as a carton, box, crate, or can.
- Rocinante
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noun,
Rosinante.
- Constance
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noun,
Lake. German Boden·see. a lake in W Europe, bounded by Germany, Austria, and Switzerland. 46 miles (74 km) long; 207 sq. mi. (536 sq. km).
- craniates
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noun,
a craniate animal.
- canonries
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noun,
the office or benefice of a canon.
- carcanets
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noun,
a woman's ornamental circlet for the hair, often of gold decorated with jewels or pearls.
- narcotics
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noun,
any of a class of substances that blunt the senses, as opium, morphine, belladonna, and alcohol, that in large quantities produce euphoria, stupor, or coma, that when used constantly can cause habituation or addiction, and that are used in medicine to relieve pain, cause sedation, and induce sleep.
- Cartesian
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noun,
a follower of Cartesian thought.
- cast-iron
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noun,
an alloy of iron, carbon, and other elements, cast as a soft and strong, or as a hard and brittle, iron, depending on the mixture and methods of molding.
- Carnation
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noun,
any of numerous cultivated varieties of the clove pink, Dianthus caryophyllus, having long-stalked, fragrant, usually double flowers in a variety of colors: the state flower of Ohio.
- sectarian
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noun,
a member of a sect.
- santonica
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noun,
the dried flower heads of any of several species of wormwood, belonging to the genus Artemisia, used as a vermifuge.
- constrain
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verb (used with object),
to force, compel, or oblige:
- creations
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noun,
the act of producing or causing to exist; the act of creating; engendering.
- one-a-cat
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noun,
one old cat.
- crenation
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noun,
a rounded projection or tooth, as on the margin of a leaf.
- resonant
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noun,
Phonetics. a vowel or a voiced consonant or semivowel that is neither a stop nor an affricate, as, in English, (m, ng, n, l, r, y, w).
- Croatian
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noun,
a Croat.
- Cranston
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noun,
a city in E Rhode Island, near Providence.
- Creation
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noun,
the act of producing or causing to exist; the act of creating; engendering.
- Anacreon
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noun,
c570–c480 b.c, Greek writer, especially of love poems and drinking songs.
- craniate
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noun,
a craniate animal.
- notaries
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noun,
notary public.
- arcanist
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noun,
a person professing special secret knowledge concerning ceramics, especially concerning the making of porcelain.
- ancestor
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noun,
a person from whom one is descended; forebear; progenitor.
- cornices
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noun,
Architecture.
any prominent, continuous, horizontally projecting feature surmounting a wall or other construction, or dividing it horizontally for compositional purposes.
the uppermost member of a classical entablature, consisting of a bed molding, a corona, and a cymatium, with rows of dentils, modillions, etc., often placed between the bed molding and the corona.
- ancients
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noun,
a person who lived in ancient times.
- ocarinas
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noun,
a simple musical wind instrument shaped somewhat like an elongated egg with a mouthpiece and finger holes.
- crannies
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noun,
a small, narrow opening in a wall, rock, etc.; chink; crevice; fissure:
- cosecant
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noun,
(in a right triangle) the ratio of the hypotenuse to the side opposite a given angle.
- Scranton
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noun,
William Warren, 1917–2011, U.S. politician.
- instance
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noun,
a case or occurrence of anything:
- concerns
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noun,
something that relates or pertains to a person; business; affair:
- intrans.
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- canotier
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noun,
a fabric constructed in a twill weave, used in the manufacture of yachting clothes.
- narcotic
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noun,
any of a class of substances that blunt the senses, as opium, morphine, belladonna, and alcohol, that in large quantities produce euphoria, stupor, or coma, that when used constantly can cause habituation or addiction, and that are used in medicine to relieve pain, cause sedation, and induce sleep.
- carotins
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noun,
carotene.
- Santeria
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noun,
(sometimes lowercase) a religion merging the worship of Yoruba deities with veneration of Roman Catholic saints: practiced in Cuba and spread to other parts of the Caribbean and to the U.S. by Cuban emigrés.
- Carnatic
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noun,
a historically important region on the SE coast of India: now in Madras state.
- cariocas
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noun,
a modification of the samba.
- carinate
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adjective,
Zoology, Botany. formed with a carina; keellike.
- caterans
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noun,
(formerly) a freebooter or marauder of the Scottish Highlands.
- Caterina
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noun,
a female given name, form of Catherine.
- carcanet
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noun,
a woman's ornamental circlet for the hair, often of gold decorated with jewels or pearls.
- sanction
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noun,
authoritative permission or approval, as for an action.
- cantoris
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adjective,
of or relating to the gospel or liturgical north side of a church (opposed to decani).
- cantinas
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noun,
a saloon; bar.
- Nearctic
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adjective,
belonging or pertaining to a geographical division comprising temperate Greenland and arctic North America, sometimes including high mountainous regions of the northern Temperate Zone.
- canonist
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noun,
a person who is a specialist in canon law.
- connects
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adjective,
of or relating to a connection or connections:
- canister
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noun,
a small box or jar, often one of a kitchen set, for holding tea, coffee, flour, and sugar.
- cancrine
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adjective,
reading the same backwards as forwards:
- Saarinen
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noun,
Eero [air-oh] /ˈɛər oʊ/ (Show IPA), 1910–61, U.S. architect, born in Finland.
- Canaries
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noun,
any of several Old World finches of the genus Serinus, especially S. canaria (common canary) native to the Canary Islands and often kept as a pet, in the wild being greenish with brown streaks above and yellow below and in domesticated varieties usually bright yellow or pale yellow.
- cisterna
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noun,
cistern (def 2).
- scenario
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noun,
an outline of the plot of a dramatic work, giving particulars as to the scenes, characters, situations, etc.
- Roseanna
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noun,
a female given name.
- cocaines
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noun,
a bitter, crystalline alkaloid, C 17 H 21 NO 4 , obtained from coca leaves, used as a local anesthetic and also widely used as an illicit drug for its stimulant and euphorigenic properties.
- conceits
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noun,
an excessively favorable opinion of one's own ability, importance, wit, etc.
- concents
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noun,
concord of sound, voices, etc.; harmony.
- ternions
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noun,
a set or group of three; triad.
- nonaries
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noun,
a number in a nonary system.
- concerts
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noun,
a public musical performance in which a number of singers or instrumentalists, or both, participate.
- Artesian
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adjective,
noting, pertaining to, or characteristic of an artesian well.
- croceins
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noun,
any of several acid azo dyes producing orange or scarlet colors.
- contains
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verb (used with object),
to hold or include within its volume or area:
- Estonian
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noun,
a member of a Finnish people inhabiting Estonia, Livonia, and other districts of Russia.
- actinons
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noun,
a chemically inert, gaseous, short-lived isotope of radon that is a member of the actinium series. Symbol: An; atomic number: 86; atomic weight: 219.
- aconites
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noun,
any plant belonging to the genus Aconitum, of the buttercup family, having irregular flowers usually in loose clusters, including species with poisonous and medicinal properties.
- Erastian
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noun,
an advocate of Erastianism.
- Socratic
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noun,
a follower of Socrates.
- accentor
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noun,
any oscine bird of the family Prunellidae, of Europe and Asia, resembling sparrows but having more finely pointed bills, as the hedge sparrow.
- raincoat
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noun,
a waterproof or water-repellent coat worn as protection against rain.
- ectosarc
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noun,
the ectoplasm of a protozoan (opposed to endosarc).
- acarines
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noun,
any of numerous arachnids of the order Acarina, comprising the mites and ticks.
- sonatina
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noun,
a short or simplified sonata.
- senorita
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noun,
a Spanish term of address equivalent to miss, used alone or capitalized and prefixed to the name of a girl or unmarried woman. Abbreviation: Srta.
- reaction
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noun,
a reverse movement or tendency; an action in a reverse direction or manner.
- Estancia
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noun,
(in Spanish America) a landed estate or a cattle ranch.
- acrostic
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noun,
a series of lines or verses in which the first, last, or other particular letters when taken in order spell out a word, phrase, etc.
- enations
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noun,
a small outgrowth of plant tissue, usually on a leaf, caused by virus infection.
- acentric
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adjective,
not centered; having no center.
- Aaronite
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noun,
one of the priestly descendants of Aaron.
- seatrain
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noun,
a ship for the transportation of loaded railroad cars.
- entrains
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verb (used with object),
to put aboard a train.
- canters
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noun,
an easy gallop.
- stearic
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adjective,
of or relating to suet or fat.
- actino-
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- ascetic
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noun,
a person who dedicates his or her life to a pursuit of contemplative ideals and practices extreme self-denial or self-mortification for religious reasons.
- natrons
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noun,
a mineral, hydrated sodium carbonate, Na 2 CO 3 ⋅10H 2 O.
- concise
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adjective,
expressing or covering much in few words; brief in form but comprehensive in scope; succinct; terse:
- acrasin
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noun,
a chemotactic substance, identical with cAMP, secreted by myxamebas of cellular slime molds and attracting other myxamebas to aggregate and form a pseudoplasmodium.
- contra-
-
- rations
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noun,
a fixed allowance of provisions or food, especially for soldiers or sailors or for civilians during a shortage:
- notices
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noun,
an announcement or intimation of something impending; warning:
- concert
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noun,
a public musical performance in which a number of singers or instrumentalists, or both, participate.
- aconite
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noun,
any plant belonging to the genus Aconitum, of the buttercup family, having irregular flowers usually in loose clusters, including species with poisonous and medicinal properties.
- concern
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noun,
something that relates or pertains to a person; business; affair:
- ternion
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noun,
a set or group of three; triad.
- cantina
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noun,
a saloon; bar.
- tinners
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noun,
a tinsmith.
- intones
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verb (used with object),
to utter with a particular tone or voice modulation.
- consent
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noun,
permission, approval, or agreement; compliance; acquiescence:
- aristo-
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- arnicas
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noun,
any composite plant of the genus Arnica, having opposite leaves and yellow flower heads.
- acarine
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noun,
any of numerous arachnids of the order Acarina, comprising the mites and ticks.
- constr.
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- contain
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verb (used with object),
to hold or include within its volume or area:
- norites
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noun,
a granular igneous rock consisting of a mix of light and dark minerals, the former being calcic plagioclase feldspars, and the latter orthorhombic pyroxenes.
- conster
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verb (used with or without object),
construe.
- Saracen
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noun,
History/Historical. a member of any of the nomadic tribes on the Syrian borders of the Roman Empire.
- artisan
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noun,
a person skilled in an applied art; a craftsperson.
- arseno-
-
- entrain
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verb (used with object),
to put aboard a train.
- Actaeon
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noun,
a hunter who, for having seen Diana bathing, was changed by her into a stag and was torn to pieces by his own hounds.
- Artesia
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noun,
a city in S California.
- nancies
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noun,
a city in and the capital of Meurthe-et-Moselle, in NE France: battles 1477, 1914, 1944.
- Etonian
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noun,
a person who is or has been a pupil at Eton College.
- connect
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adjective,
of or relating to a connection or connections:
- connate
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adjective,
existing in a person or thing from birth or origin; inborn:
- introns
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noun,
a noncoding segment in a length of DNA that interrupts a gene-coding sequence or nontranslated sequence, the corresponding segment being removed from the RNA copy before transcription.
- noetics
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noun,
the science of the intellect or of pure thought; reasoning.
- cerotic
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adjective,
of or derived from cerotic acid.
- sterno-
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- atresia
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noun,
the congenital absence, or the pathological closure, of an opening, passage, or cavity.
- citrons
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noun,
a pale-yellow fruit resembling the lemon but larger and with thicker rind, borne by a small tree or large bush, Citrus medica, allied to the lemon and lime.
- canines
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noun,
a canid, or member of the dog family Canidae.
- cistron
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noun,
a segment of DNA that encodes for the formation of a specific polypeptide chain; a structural gene.
- cistern
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noun,
a reservoir, tank, or container for storing or holding water or other liquid.
- nectars
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noun,
the saccharine secretion of a plant, which attracts the insects or birds that pollinate the flower.
- saccate
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adjective,
having a sac or the form of a sac.
- scanner
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noun,
a person or thing that scans.
- encinas
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noun,
the live oak, Quercus virginiana.
- atonics
-
noun,
Grammar. an unaccented word, syllable, or sound.
- cancion
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noun,
song.
- Nicetas
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noun,
Saint Ignatius (def 2).
- ciceros
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noun,
a Continental unit of measurement for type, equal to 12 Didot points, or 0.178 inches (4.5 mm), roughly comparable to a pica.
- Nicaean
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adjective,
Nicene.
- cancans
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noun,
a lively high kicking dance that came into vogue about 1830 in Paris and after 1844 was used as an exhibition dance.
- certain
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Idioms,
for certain, without a doubt; surely:
- ratines
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noun,
a loosely woven fabric made with nubby or knotty yarns.
- satanic
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adjective,
of Satan.
- Estonia
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noun,
a republic in N Europe, on the Baltic, S of the Gulf of Finland: an independent republic 1918–40; annexed by the Soviet Union 1940; regained independence 1991. 17,413 sq. mi. (45,100 sq. km). Capital: Tallinn.
- atonies
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noun,
Pathology. lack of tone or energy; muscular weakness, especially in a contractile organ.
- Sarcina
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noun,
any of several spherical, saprophytic bacteria of the genus Sarcina, having a cuboidal cell arrangement.
- concent
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noun,
concord of sound, voices, etc.; harmony.
- Roscian
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adjective,
of, relating to, or involving acting.
- conceit
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noun,
an excessively favorable opinion of one's own ability, importance, wit, etc.
- contras
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noun,
(often initial capital letter) a member of a counterrevolutionary guerrilla group in Nicaragua.
- centri-
-
- Setaria
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noun,
any grass of the genus Setaria, having a dense panicle, grown for forage.
- Astaire
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noun,
Fred, 1899–1987, U.S. dancer and actor.
- 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.
- stearo-
-
- acetoin
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noun,
a yellowish, pleasant-smelling liquid, C 4 H 8 O 2 , obtained from various carbohydrates, as glucose, by fermentation: used chiefly in the manufacture of flavors and essences.
- Rosanne
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noun,
a female given name.
- accents
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noun,
prominence of a syllable in terms of differential loudness, or of pitch, or length, or of a combination of these.
- acetins
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noun,
a colorless, thick, hygroscopic liquid, C 5 H 10 O 4 : used chiefly in the manufacture of explosives.
- cocaine
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noun,
a bitter, crystalline alkaloid, C 17 H 21 NO 4 , obtained from coca leaves, used as a local anesthetic and also widely used as an illicit drug for its stimulant and euphorigenic properties.
- centric
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adjective,
pertaining to or situated at the center; central.
- 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.
- centro-
-
- tension
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noun,
the act of stretching or straining.
- Aterian
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adjective,
of or indicating a Middle Paleolithic industry of northwestern Africa and the Sahara, characterized by the production of tanged points and bifacially worked leaf-shaped points of varying sizes.
- coaster
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noun,
a person or thing that coasts.
- coarsen
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verb (used with or without object),
to make or become coarse.
- cerato-
-
- Aretino
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noun,
Pietro [pye-traw] /ˈpyɛ trɔ/ (Show IPA), 1492–1556, Italian satirist and dramatist.
- enation
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noun,
a small outgrowth of plant tissue, usually on a leaf, caused by virus infection.
- treason
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noun,
the offense of acting to overthrow one's government or to harm or kill its sovereign.
- Costain
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noun,
Thomas Bertram, 1885–1965, U.S. novelist, historian, and editor, born in Canada.
- narcose
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adjective,
characterized by stupor; stuporous.
- anoints
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verb (used with object),
to rub or sprinkle on; apply an unguent, ointment, or oily liquid to.
- interns
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noun,
a person who is or has been interned; internee.
- caritas
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noun,
charity.
- octanes
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noun,
any of 18 isomeric saturated hydrocarbons having the formula C 8 H 18 , some of which are obtained in the distillation and cracking of petroleum.
- erasion
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noun,
the act of erasing.
- Carioca
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noun,
a modification of the samba.
- anatine
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adjective,
of or relating to the family Anatidae, comprising the swans, geese, and ducks.
- cranio-
-
- Ansonia
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noun,
a city in SW Connecticut.
- carinas
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noun,
Zoology. a keellike part or ridge, especially a ridge of bone on the ventral side of the sternum of birds.
- Insecta
-
noun,
the class comprising the insects.
- Antares
-
noun,
a red supergiant star of the first magnitude in the constellation Scorpius.
- section
-
noun,
a part that is cut off or separated.
- crocein
-
noun,
any of several acid azo dyes producing orange or scarlet colors.
- anconas
-
noun,
an altarpiece, usually consisting of a painted panel or panels, reliefs, or statues set in an elaborate frame.
- erotics
-
noun,
an erotic poem.
- sonance
-
noun,
the condition or quality of being sonant.
- Anteros
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noun,
Classical Mythology. a brother of Eros, most often regarded as the avenger of unrequited love.
- Sinatra
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noun,
Frank (Francis Albert) 1915–98, U.S. singer and actor.
- Croatia
-
noun,
a republic in SE Europe: includes the historical regions of Dalmatia, Istria, and Slavonia; formerly a part of Yugoslavia. 21,835 sq. mi. (56,555 sq. km) Capital: Zagreb.
- crinose
-
adjective,
hairy.
- cretins
-
noun,
a person suffering from cretinism.
- ancient
-
noun,
a person who lived in ancient times.
- carotin
-
noun,
carotene.
- nascent
-
adjective,
beginning to exist or develop:
- Tonnies
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noun,
Ferdinand [fer-dee-nahnt] /ˈfɛr diˌnɑnt/ (Show IPA), 1855–1936, German sociologist.
- recants
-
verb (used with object),
to withdraw or disavow (a statement, opinion, etc.), especially formally; retract.
- erotica
-
noun,
written works, usually fiction, dealing with sexual love.
- carnose
-
adjective,
of or relating to flesh; fleshy.
- carnies
-
noun,
a person employed by a carnival.
- aeonian
-
adjective,
eternal; everlasting.
- cratons
-
noun,
a relatively rigid and immobile region of continental portions of the earth's crust.
- carnets
-
noun,
a customs document allowing an automobile to be driven at no cost across international borders.
- tonners
-
noun,
something having a specified weight in tons (used in combination):
- tsarina
-
noun,
czarina.
- antero-
-
- Torenia
-
noun,
any of several plants belonging to the genus Torenia, of the figwort family, native to Africa and Asia, having two-lipped, usually blue or purple flowers.
- Oceanic
-
adjective,
of, living in, or produced by the ocean:
- orients
-
noun,
the Orient,
the countries of Asia, especially East Asia.
(formerly) the countries to the E of the Mediterranean.
- Caserta
-
noun,
a city in S Italy, near Naples.
- cations
-
noun,
a positively charged ion that is attracted to the cathode in electrolysis.
- cornice
-
noun,
Architecture.
any prominent, continuous, horizontally projecting feature surmounting a wall or other construction, or dividing it horizontally for compositional purposes.
the uppermost member of a classical entablature, consisting of a bed molding, a corona, and a cymatium, with rows of dentils, modillions, etc., often placed between the bed molding and the corona.
- cornets
-
noun,
Music. a valved wind instrument of the trumpet family.
- actinon
-
noun,
a chemically inert, gaseous, short-lived isotope of radon that is a member of the actinium series. Symbol: An; atomic number: 86; atomic weight: 219.
- Tarasco
-
noun,
Tarascan.
- corneas
-
noun,
the transparent anterior part of the external coat of the eye covering the iris and the pupil and continuous with the sclera.
- tanrecs
-
noun,
tenrec.
- orectic
-
adjective,
of or relating to desire; appetitive.
- carcase
-
noun,
the dead body of an animal.
- retsina
-
noun,
a strong, resinated white or red wine of Greece and Cyprus.
- stannic
-
adjective,
of or containing tin, especially in the tetravalent state.
- arctics
-
noun,
(often initial capital letter) the region lying north of the Arctic Circle or of the northernmost limit of tree growth; the polar area north of the timber line.
- Aaronic
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adjective,
of or relating to Aaron.
- intens.
-
- cronies
-
noun,
a close friend or companion; chum.
- Oceania
-
noun,
the islands of the central and S Pacific, including Micronesia, Melanesia, Polynesia, and traditionally Australasia. About 3,450,000 sq. mi. (8,935,500 sq. km).
- Corsica
-
noun,
an island in the Mediterranean, SE of and forming a department of France. 3367 sq. mi. (8720 sq. km). Capital: Ajaccio.
- retains
-
verb (used with object),
to keep possession of.
- cortina
-
noun,
a weblike, often evanescent veil covering the gills or hanging from the cap edge of certain mushrooms, particularly those of genus Cortinarius, and sometimes persisting as a ring or remnant of fibrils around the mushroom stalk.
- antiars
-
noun,
the upas tree.
- senator
-
noun,
a member of a senate.
- insnare
-
verb (used with object),
ensnare.
- Antoine
-
noun,
André [ahn-drey] /ɑ̃ˈdreɪ/ (Show IPA), 1858–1943, French theatrical director, manager, and critic.
- cateran
-
noun,
(formerly) a freebooter or marauder of the Scottish Highlands.
- ocarina
-
noun,
a simple musical wind instrument shaped somewhat like an elongated egg with a mouthpiece and finger holes.
- Antonia
-
noun,
a female given name: derived from Antonius.
- orceins
-
noun,
a red dye, the principal coloring matter of cudbear and orchil, obtained by oxidizing an ammoniacal solution of orcinol.
- Toscana
-
noun,
Italian name of Tuscany.
- Sno-Cat
-
- Ericson
-
noun,
Leif [leef;; Icelandic leyv] /lif;; Icelandic leɪv/ (Show IPA), flourished a.d. c1000, Norse mariner: according to Icelandic saga, discoverer of Vinland (son of Eric the Red).
- Enrico
-
noun,
a male given name: Italian form of Henry.
- Sarnen
-
noun,
a town in and the capital of Obwalden, in central Switzerland, E of Bern.
- tanrec
-
noun,
tenrec.
- nacres
-
noun,
mother-of-pearl.
- Sarnia
-
noun,
a port in SE Ontario, in S Canada, on the S shore of Lake Huron, on the St. Clair River, across from Port Huron, Michigan.
- erotic
-
noun,
an erotic poem.
- sarco-
-
- casino
-
noun,
a building or large room used for meetings, entertainment, dancing, etc., especially such a place equipped with gambling devices, gambling tables, etc.
- casita
-
noun,
a small crude dwelling forming part of a shantytown inhabited by Mexican laborers in the southwestern U.S.
- Caster
-
noun,
a person or thing that casts.
- sinter
-
noun,
siliceous or calcareous matter deposited by springs, as that formed around the vent of a geyser.
- Naoise
-
noun,
the husband of Deirdre and a nephew of Conchobar, by whom he was treacherously killed.
- Castor
-
noun,
Also, castoreum. a brownish, unctuous substance with a strong, penetrating odor, secreted by certain glands in the groin of the beaver, used in medicine and perfumery.
- catena
-
noun,
a chain or connected series, especially of extracts from the writings of the fathers of the Christian church.
- eonian
-
adjective,
aeonian.
- nances
-
noun,
Offensive. an effeminate male.
- censor
-
noun,
an official who examines books, plays, news reports, motion pictures, radio and television programs, letters, cablegrams, etc., for the purpose of suppressing parts deemed objectionable on moral, political, military, or other grounds.
- Tanner
-
noun,
a person whose occupation it is to tan hides.
- cation
-
noun,
a positively charged ion that is attracted to the cathode in electrolysis.
- caters
-
verb (used with object),
to provide food and service for:
- escort
-
noun,
a group of persons, or a single person, accompanying another or others for protection, guidance, or courtesy:
- centas
-
noun,
a former bronze coin of Lithuania, the 100th part of a litas.
- centi-
-
- sinner
-
noun,
a person who sins; transgressor.
- narco-
-
- centos
-
noun,
a piece of writing, especially a poem, composed wholly of quotations from the works of other authors.
- ericas
-
noun,
any of numerous low-growing evergreen shrubs or small trees belonging to the genus Erica, of the heath family, including several species of heather.
- tannic
-
adjective,
Chemistry. of, relating to, or derived from tan or tannin.
- centr-
-
- centra
-
noun,
a plural of centrum.
- set-in
-
adjective,
made separately and placed within another unit.
- narcos
-
noun,
narc.
- Tanoan
-
noun,
an American Indian language family of which the three surviving languages are spoken in several pueblos, including Taos, in northern New Mexico near the Rio Grande.
- tainos
-
noun,
a member of an extinct Arawakan Indian tribe of the West Indies.
- cerat-
-
- Castro
-
noun,
Cipriano [sip-ree-ah-noh;; Spanish see-pree-ah-naw] /ˌsɪp riˈɑ noʊ;; Spanish ˌsi priˈɑ nɔ/ (Show IPA), 1858?–1924, Venezuelan military and political leader: president 1901–08; exiled 1908.
- Cercis
-
noun,
any shrub or small tree of the genus Cercis, as the redbud or Judas tree.
- cerias
-
noun,
a white-to-yellow, heavy powder, cerium dioxide, CeO 2 , usually derived from cerium nitrate by decomposition with heat: used chiefly in ceramics, glass polishing, and decolorizing.
- Nantes
-
noun,
a seaport in and the capital of Loire-Atlantique, in W France, at the mouth of the Loire River.
- inanes
-
noun,
something that is empty or void, especially the void of infinite space.
- Sarton
-
noun,
May, 1912–95, U.S. poet, novelist, and playwright.
- sector
-
noun,
Geometry. a plane figure bounded by two radii and the included arc of a circle.
- Scoter
-
noun,
any of the large diving ducks of the genus Melanitta, inhabiting northern parts of the Northern Hemisphere.
- Stacia
-
noun,
a female given name.
- insane
-
adjective,
not sane; not of sound mind; mentally deranged.
- Coster
-
noun,
costermonger.
- COSTAR
-
noun,
a performer, especially an actor or actress, who shares star billing with another.
- insect
-
noun,
any animal of the class Insecta, comprising small, air-breathing arthropods having the body divided into three parts (head, thorax, and abdomen), and having three pairs of legs and usually two pairs of wings.
- COSINE
-
noun,
Trigonometry.
(in a right triangle) the ratio of the side adjacent to a given angle to the hypotenuse.
the sine of the complement of a given angle or arc. Abbreviation: cos.
- insert
-
noun,
something inserted or to be inserted.
- stance
-
noun,
the position or bearing of the body while standing:
- iatro-
-
- Cortes
-
noun,
(in Spain or Portugal) the two houses constituting the national legislative body.
- Senior
-
noun,
a person who is older than another.
- Sennar
-
noun,
a region in the E Sudan between the White and Blue Nile rivers, S of Khartoum: a former kingdom.
- corset
-
noun,
Sometimes, corsets. a close-fitting undergarment, stiffened with whalebone or similar material and often capable of being tightened by lacing, enclosing the trunk: worn, especially by women, to shape and support the body; stays.
- instar
-
noun,
an insect in any one of its periods of postembryonic growth between molts.
- instr.
-
- CORNET
-
noun,
Music. a valved wind instrument of the trumpet family.
- cornea
-
noun,
the transparent anterior part of the external coat of the eye covering the iris and the pupil and continuous with the sclera.
- corita
-
noun,
a boat resembling a large, woven basket, used by Indians of the southwestern U.S.
- Crania
-
noun,
the skull of a vertebrate.
- soccer
-
noun,
a form of football played between two teams of 11 players, in which the ball may be advanced by kicking or by bouncing it off any part of the body but the arms and hands, except in the case of the goalkeepers, who may use their hands to catch, carry, throw, or stop the ball.
- intern
-
noun,
a person who is or has been interned; internee.
- incase
-
verb (used with object),
encase.
- CRONIC
-
noun,
very potent marijuana.
- crones
-
noun,
a withered, witchlike old woman.
- scrota
-
noun,
the pouch of skin that contains the testes.
- sortie
-
noun,
a rapid movement of troops from a besieged place to attack the besiegers.
- Sorata
-
noun,
Mount, a mountain in W Bolivia, in the Andes, near Lake Titicaca: two peaks, Ancohuma, 21,490 feet (6550 meters), and Illampu, 21,276 feet (6485 meters).
- C-star
-
noun,
carbon star.
- sonnet
-
noun,
Prosody. a poem, properly expressive of a single, complete thought, idea, or sentiment, of 14 lines, usually in iambic pentameter, with rhymes arranged according to one of certain definite schemes, being in the strict or Italian form divided into a major group of 8 lines (the octave) followed by a minor group of 6 lines (the sestet), and in a common English form into 3 quatrains followed by a couplet.
- secant
-
noun,
Geometry. an intersecting line, especially one intersecting a curve at two or more points.
- cteno-
-
- incest
-
noun,
sexual intercourse between closely related persons.
- stacc.
-
- Crista
-
noun,
a crest or ridge.
- cretin
-
noun,
a person suffering from cretinism.
- Cretan
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Crete.
- innate
-
adjective,
existing in one from birth; inborn; native:
- sonata
-
noun,
a composition for one or two instruments, typically in three or four movements in contrasted forms and keys.
- sonant
-
noun,
a speech sound that by itself makes a syllable or subordinates to itself the other sounds in the syllable; a syllabic sound (opposed to consonant).
- craton
-
noun,
a relatively rigid and immobile region of continental portions of the earth's crust.
- crates
-
noun,
a slatted wooden box or framework for packing, shopping, or storing fruit, furniture, glassware, crockery, etc.
- Scotia
-
noun,
a deep concave molding between two fillets, as in the Attic base.
- inter.
-
- inters
-
verb (used with object),
to place (a dead body) in a grave or tomb; bury.
- Tainan
-
noun,
a city in SW Taiwan.
- irones
-
noun,
a colorless liquid of isomeric, unsaturated ketones, C 14 H 22 O, obtained from orris root: used in perfumery for its odor of violets.
- coarse
-
adjective,
composed of relatively large parts or particles:
- coacts
-
verb (used with or without object),
to do or act together.
- steric
-
adjective,
of or relating to the spatial relationships of atoms in a molecule.
- C-note
-
noun,
See C (def 11).
- Citron
-
noun,
a pale-yellow fruit resembling the lemon but larger and with thicker rind, borne by a small tree or large bush, Citrus medica, allied to the lemon and lime.
- scato-
-
- Encina
-
noun,
the live oak, Quercus virginiana.
- stoner
-
noun,
Slang. a person who is habitually high on drugs, especially marijuana, or alcohol; a person who is usually stoned.
- scarce
-
Idioms,
make oneself scarce, Informal.
to depart, especially suddenly.
to stay away; avoid.
- Coates
-
noun,
Eric, 1886–1957, English violist and composer.
- Strain
-
noun,
any force or pressure tending to alter shape, cause a fracture, etc.
- Strine
-
noun,
Australian English.
- isotac
-
noun,
a line drawn on a map connecting all points where ice starts to melt at approximately the same period in spring.
- satori
-
noun,
sudden enlightenment.
- C-in-C
-
- satire
-
noun,
the use of irony, sarcasm, ridicule, or the like, in exposing, denouncing, or deriding vice, folly, etc.
- Cicero
-
noun,
a Continental unit of measurement for type, equal to 12 Didot points, or 0.178 inches (4.5 mm), roughly comparable to a pica.
- Itasca
-
noun,
Lake, a lake in N Minnesota: one of the sources of the Mississippi River.
- taenia
-
noun,
Classical Antiquity. a headband or fillet.
- scenic
-
noun,
a photograph, graphic representation, etc., depicting natural scenery.
- coatis
-
noun,
any tropical American carnivore of the genus Nasua, related to the raccoon, having an elongated body, long, ringed tail, and a slender, flexible snout.
- contr.
-
- intro.
-
- scoria
-
noun,
Metallurgy. the refuse, dross, or slag left after melting or smelting metal; scum.
- contes
-
plural,
Trademark. a brand of crayon made of graphite and clay, usually in black, red, or brown.
- intone
-
verb (used with object),
to utter with a particular tone or voice modulation.
- casern
-
noun,
a lodging for soldiers in a garrison town; barracks.
- Easton
-
noun,
a city in E Pennsylvania, on the Delaware River.
- sennit
-
noun,
a flat, braided cordage, formed by plaiting strands of rope yarn or other fiber, used as small stuff aboard ships.
- intra-
-
- Senora
-
noun,
a Spanish term of address equivalent to Mrs., used alone or capitalized and prefixed to the name of a married or older woman. Abbreviation: Sra.
- Connie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Constance.
- conies
-
noun,
the fur of a rabbit, especially when dyed to simulate Hudson seal.
- steno-
-
- conics
-
noun,
the branch of geometry that deals with conic sections.
- intron
-
noun,
a noncoding segment in a length of DNA that interrupts a gene-coding sequence or nontranslated sequence, the corresponding segment being removed from the RNA copy before transcription.
- Sirena
-
noun,
a female given name.
- enacts
-
verb (used with object),
to make into an act or statute:
- Cronin
-
noun,
A(rchibald) J(oseph) 1896–1981, Scottish novelist and physician in the U.S.
- Conant
-
noun,
James Bryant, 1893–1978, U.S. chemist and educator: president of Harvard University 1933–53.
- intros
-
noun,
an introduction.
- sconce
-
noun,
a bracket for candles or other lights, placed on a wall, mirror, picture frame, etc.
- Estrin
-
noun,
estrone.
- Catano
-
noun,
a city in NE Puerto Rico, SW of San Juan.
- carets
-
noun,
a mark (‸) made in written or printed matter to show the place where something is to be inserted.
- casein
-
noun,
Biochemistry. a protein precipitated from milk, as by rennet, and forming the basis of cheese and certain plastics.
- oaters
-
noun,
a movie, television show, etc., about the frontier days of the U.S. West; western; horse opera.
- arnica
-
noun,
any composite plant of the genus Arnica, having opposite leaves and yellow flower heads.
- Arista
-
noun,
Botany. a bristlelike appendage of the spikelets of grains or grasses; an awn.
- Ariane
-
noun,
Rocketry. a French-built, three-stage, liquid-propellant rocket for launching satellites into orbit around the earth.
- notice
-
noun,
an announcement or intimation of something impending; warning:
- arecas
-
noun,
any tropical Asian palm of the genus Areca, as the betel palm.
- riatas
-
noun,
a lariat.
- Arctic
-
noun,
(often initial capital letter) the region lying north of the Arctic Circle or of the northernmost limit of tree growth; the polar area north of the timber line.
- tisane
-
noun,
(italics) French. aromatic or herb-flavored tea.
- arcane
-
adjective,
known or understood by very few; mysterious; secret; obscure; esoteric:
- Tocsin
-
noun,
a signal, especially of alarm, sounded on a bell or bells.
- toe-in
-
noun,
the slight forward convergence given to the front wheels of an automobile to improve steering qualities.
- aroint
-
verb (imperative),
begone:
- aortas
-
noun,
the main trunk of the arterial system, conveying blood from the left ventricle of the heart to all of the body except the lungs.
- 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.
- aorist
-
noun,
a verb tense, as in Classical Greek, expressing action or, in the indicative mood, past action, without further limitation or implication.
- antres
-
noun,
a cavern; cave.
- retain
-
verb (used with object),
to keep possession of.
- Antons
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Anthony.
- Reston
-
noun,
James (Barrett) ("Scotty") 1909–1995, U.S. journalist, born in Scotland.
- occas.
-
- antiar
-
noun,
the upas tree.
- toners
-
noun,
a person or thing that tones.
- ansate
-
adjective,
having a handle or handlelike part.
- tinner
-
noun,
a tinsmith.
- norite
-
noun,
a granular igneous rock consisting of a mix of light and dark minerals, the former being calcic plagioclase feldspars, and the latter orthorhombic pyroxenes.
- Octans
-
noun,
the Octant, a southern constellation that contains the south celestial pole.
- noctis
-
adjective,
(in prescriptions) of the night.
- tensor
-
noun,
Anatomy. a muscle that stretches or tightens some part of the body.
- nitro-
-
- astron
-
- astro-
-
- rosace
-
noun,
rosette (def 3).
- nocent
-
adjective,
harmful; injurious.
- astern
-
adverb,
in a position behind a specified vessel or aircraft:
- nocti-
-
- terais
-
noun,
a marshy lowland area in N India and S Nepal, between the Ganges and the foothills of the Himalayas.
- asonia
-
noun,
tone deafness.
- Ronnie
-
noun,
a male or female given name, form of Ronald or Veronica.
- tineas
-
noun,
any of several skin diseases caused by fungi; ringworm.
- Noetic
-
adjective,
of or relating to the mind.
- tiaras
-
noun,
a jeweled, ornamental coronet worn by women.
- nonces
-
noun,
the present, or immediate, occasion or purpose (usually used in the phrase for the nonce).
- ascent
-
noun,
an act of ascending; upward movement; a rising movement:
- Asante
-
noun,
Ashanti.
- Artois
-
noun,
a former province in N France: artesian wells.
- nonets
-
noun,
a group of nine performers or instruments.
- arsino
-
adjective,
containing the arsino group.
- arsine
-
noun,
Also called arseniuretted hydrogen. a colorless, flammable, slightly water-soluble gas, AsH 3 , having a fetid, garliclike odor, used in chemical warfare.
- arsen-
-
- norias
-
noun,
a device consisting of a series of buckets on a wheel, used in Spain and the East for raising water.
- octane
-
noun,
any of 18 isomeric saturated hydrocarbons having the formula C 8 H 18 , some of which are obtained in the distillation and cracking of petroleum.
- anoint
-
verb (used with object),
to rub or sprinkle on; apply an unguent, ointment, or oily liquid to.
- nitres
-
noun,
niter.
- acetic
-
adjective,
pertaining to, derived from, or producing vinegar or acetic acid.
- actins
-
noun,
a globulin that is present in muscle plasma and that in connection with myosin plays an important role in muscle contraction.
- actin-
-
- reason
-
noun,
a basis or cause, as for some belief, action, fact, event, etc.:
- triacs
-
noun,
a type of thyristor designed for electronic control of the current supplied to a circuit, used especially in dimmers for lighting systems.
- re-act
-
verb (used with object),
to act or perform again.
- trices
-
noun,
a very short time; an instant:
- ration
-
noun,
a fixed allowance of provisions or food, especially for soldiers or sailors or for civilians during a shortage:
- triens
-
noun,
a copper coin of ancient Rome, issued during the Republic, a third part of an as.
- aceto-
-
- acetin
-
noun,
a colorless, thick, hygroscopic liquid, C 5 H 10 O 4 : used chiefly in the manufacture of explosives.
- ratine
-
noun,
a loosely woven fabric made with nubby or knotty yarns.
- reatas
-
noun,
riata.
- trines
-
noun,
a set or group of three; triad.
- Racine
-
noun,
Jean Baptiste [zhahn ba-teest] /ʒɑ̃ baˈtist/ (Show IPA), 1639–99, French dramatist.
- accost
-
noun,
a greeting.
- accent
-
noun,
prominence of a syllable in terms of differential loudness, or of pitch, or length, or of a combination of these.
- racist
-
noun,
a person who believes in racism, the doctrine that one's own racial group is superior or that a particular racial group is inferior to the others.
- racons
-
noun,
radar beacon.
- triose
-
noun,
a monosaccharide that has three atoms of carbon.
- Raetic
-
noun,
an extinct language of uncertain affinities that was spoken in Rhaetia and written with the Etruscan alphabet.
- ratans
-
noun,
rattan.
- tronas
-
noun,
a monoclinic mineral, grayish or yellowish hydrous sodium carbonate and bicarbonate, Na 2 CO 3 ⋅NaHCO 3 ⋅2H 2 , occurring in dried or partly evaporated lake basins.
- trones
-
noun,
a large pair of scales, a spring balance, or other weighing device located in a town or marketplace to weigh goods and merchandise.
- action
-
noun,
the process or state of acting or of being active:
- recant
-
verb (used with object),
to withdraw or disavow (a statement, opinion, etc.), especially formally; retract.
- Renton
-
noun,
a city in W Washington, near Seattle.
- orcein
-
noun,
a red dye, the principal coloring matter of cudbear and orchil, obtained by oxidizing an ammoniacal solution of orcinol.
- renins
-
noun,
a proteolytic enzyme secreted by the kidneys that is involved in the release of angiotensin.
- Renata
-
noun,
a female given name.
- tonner
-
noun,
something having a specified weight in tons (used in combination):
- tonnes
-
noun,
metric ton.
- aniso-
-
- anicca
-
noun,
the cycle of birth, growth, decay, and death through which every living thing must pass.
- anenst
-
preposition,
anent (def 2).
- rectos
-
- Ancona
-
noun,
an altarpiece, usually consisting of a painted panel or panels, reliefs, or statues set in an elaborate frame.
- orates
-
verb (used with or without object),
to deliver an oration; speak pompously; declaim.
- recti-
-
- Orient
-
noun,
the Orient,
the countries of Asia, especially East Asia.
(formerly) the countries to the E of the Mediterranean.
- transe
-
noun,
a passageway, as a hallway, alley, or the like.
- Tories
-
noun,
a member of the Conservative Party in Great Britain or Canada.
- ornate
-
adjective,
elaborately or sumptuously adorned, often excessively or showily so:
- recons
-
noun,
reconnaissance.
- traces
-
noun,
a surviving mark, sign, or evidence of the former existence, influence, or action of some agent or event; vestige:
- recast
-
noun,
a recasting.
- trains
-
noun,
Railroads. a self-propelled, connected group of rolling stock.
- aeron.
-
- oscine
-
noun,
an oscine bird.
- trance
-
noun,
a half-conscious state, seemingly between sleeping and waking, in which ability to function voluntarily may be suspended.
- Osetic
-
adjective, noun,
Ossetic.
- trans.
-
- tenson
-
noun,
a Provençal poem taking the form of a dialogue or debate between two rival troubadours.
- ariose
-
adjective,
characterized by melody; songlike.
- sienna
-
noun,
a ferruginous earth used as a yellowish-brown pigment (raw sienna) or, after roasting in a furnace, as a reddish-brown pigment (burnt sienna)
- Caesar
-
noun,
Gaius [gey-uh s] /ˈgeɪ əs/ (Show IPA), (or Caius) [key-uh s] /ˈkeɪ əs/ (Show IPA), Julius, c100–44 b.c, Roman general, statesman, and historian.
- sancta
-
noun,
a sacred or holy place.
- Nestor
-
noun,
the oldest and wisest of the Greeks in the Trojan War and a king of Pylos.
- Cairns
-
noun,
a seaport in NE Australia.
- Nicaea
-
noun,
an ancient city in NW Asia Minor: Nicene Creed formulated here a.d.
- natron
-
noun,
a mineral, hydrated sodium carbonate, Na 2 CO 3 ⋅10H 2 O.
- carats
-
noun,
a unit of weight in gemstones, 200 milligrams (about 3 grains of troy or avoirdupois weight). Abbreviation: c., ct.
- Carcas
-
noun,
one of the seven eunuchs who served in the court of King Ahasuerus. Esther 1:10.
- Canace
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. a daughter of Aeolus who committed suicide at her father's command because of her incestuous relations with her brother Macareus.
- cannot
-
verb,
a form of ·can not.
- cacaos
-
noun,
a small tropical American evergreen tree, Theobroma cacao, cultivated for its seeds, the source of cocoa, chocolate, etc.
- nation
-
noun,
a large body of people, associated with a particular territory, that is sufficiently conscious of its unity to seek or to possess a government peculiarly its own:
- Rosina
-
noun,
a female given name, Italian form of Rose.
- tarsia
-
noun,
intarsia.
- tarso-
-
- Nernst
-
noun,
Walther Herman [vahl-tuh r her-mahn] /ˈvɑl tər ˈhɛr mɑn/ (Show IPA), 1864–1941, German physicist and chemist: Nobel Prize in chemistry 1920.
- cancan
-
noun,
a lively high kicking dance that came into vogue about 1830 in Paris and after 1844 was used as an exhibition dance.
- Carian
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Caria.
- cannas
-
noun,
any of various tropical plants of the genus Canna, cultivated for their large, usually brightly colored leaves and showy flowers.
- necro-
-
- sacro-
-
- cantar
-
noun,
a poem consisting of four-line stanzas, each line having eight syllables.
- Cannes
-
noun,
a city in SE France, on the Mediterranean Sea: resort; annual film festival.
- Canter
-
noun,
an easy gallop.
- canner
-
noun,
a person who cans meat, fruit, etc., for preservation.
- Cannae
-
noun,
an ancient town in SE Italy: Hannibal defeated the Romans here 216 b.c.
- Cantos
-
noun,
one of the main or larger divisions of a long poem.
- nectar
-
noun,
the saccharine secretion of a plant, which attracts the insects or birds that pollinate the flower.
- canine
-
noun,
a canid, or member of the dog family Canidae.
- caners
-
noun,
a person who works with cane, especially one who produces canework for chairs.
- Canton
-
noun,
a small territorial district, especially one of the states of the Swiss confederation.
- Cantor
-
noun,
the religious official of a synagogue who conducts the liturgical portion of a service and sings or chants the prayers and parts of prayers designed to be performed as solos.
- Cancer
-
noun,
Pathology.
a malignant and invasive growth or tumor, especially one originating in epithelium, tending to recur after excision and to metastasize to other sites.
any disease characterized by such growths.
- nastic
-
adjective,
of or showing sufficiently greater cellular force or growth on one side of an axis to change the form or position of the axis.
- Rosita
-
noun,
a female given name, Spanish form of Rose.
- contin
-
- Carson
-
noun,
Christopher ("Kit") 1809–68, U.S. frontiersman and scout.
- carnet
-
noun,
a customs document allowing an automobile to be driven at no cost across international borders.
- NASCAR
-
noun,
National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing.
- tenias
-
noun,
taenia.
- tennis
-
noun,
a game played on a rectangular court by two players or two pairs of players equipped with rackets, in which a ball is driven back and forth over a low net that divides the court in half.
- atonic
-
noun,
Grammar. an unaccented word, syllable, or sound.
- Carnac
-
noun,
a commune in SW Morbihan, in NW France, SE of Lorient: megalithic monuments. 3681.
- atones
-
verb (used with object),
to make amends for; expiate:
- nitons
-
noun,
(formerly) radon. Symbol: Nt.
- Carnot
-
noun,
Lazare Nicolas Marguerite [la-zar nee-kaw-lah mar-guh-reet] /laˈzar ni kɔˈlɑ mar gəˈrit/ (Show IPA), 1753–1823, French general and statesman.
- carton
-
noun,
a cardboard or plastic box used typically for storage or shipping.
- niters
-
noun,
potassium nitrate.
- nasion
-
noun,
the intersection of the internasal suture with the nasofrontal suture in the midsagittal plane.
- caries
-
noun,
decay, as of bone or of plant tissue.
- santir
-
noun,
a Persian musical instrument resembling a dulcimer.
- Carina
-
noun,
Zoology. a keellike part or ridge, especially a ridge of bone on the ventral side of the sternum of birds.
- cartes
-
noun,
(italics) French. menu; bill of fare.
Compare à la carte.
- tenons
-
noun,
a projection formed on the end of a timber or the like for insertion into a mortise of the same dimensions.
- icons
-
- ratan
-
noun,
rattan.
- inane
-
noun,
something that is empty or void, especially the void of infinite space.
- secco
-
noun,
fresco secco.
- raias
-
noun,
rayah.
- SEATO
-
noun,
an organization formed in Manila (1954), comprising Australia, Great Britain, France, New Zealand, Pakistan, the Philippines, Thailand, and the United States, for collective defense against aggression in southeastern Asia and the southwestern Pacific: abolished in 1977.
- Recit
-
- Saint
-
noun,
any of certain persons of exceptional holiness of life, formally recognized as such by the Christian Church, especially by canonization.
- Oscan
-
noun,
one of an ancient people of south-central Italy.
- Siena
-
noun,
a city in Tuscany, in central Italy, S of Florence: cathedral.
- Santa
-
noun,
Santa Claus.
- RECON
-
noun,
reconnaissance.
- ornis
-
noun,
an avifauna.
- nares
-
plural noun,
the nostrils or the nasal passages.
- ornes
-
noun,
a department in NW France. 2372 sq. mi. (6145 sq. km). Capital: Alençon.
- Saran
-
noun,
a thermoplastic copolymer of vinylidene chloride and usually small amounts of vinyl chloride or acrylonitrile: used as a fiber, for packaging, and for making acid-resistant pipe.
- 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).
- rason
-
noun,
a long, loose, black gown with wide sleeves, worn by the clergy.
- saice
-
noun,
syce.
- rect.
-
- nears
-
- Orcas
-
noun,
the killer whale, Orcinus orca.
- recta
-
noun,
a plural of rectum.
- incas
-
noun,
a member of any of the dominant groups of South American Indian peoples who established an empire in Peru prior to the Spanish conquest.
- raise
-
noun,
an increase in amount, as of wages:
- Nairn
-
noun,
a historic county in N Scotland.
- Seton
-
noun,
a thread or the like inserted beneath the skin to provide drainage or to guide subsequent passage of a tube.
- Nance
-
noun,
Offensive. an effeminate male.
- sect.
-
- serai
-
noun,
(in Eastern countries) a caravansary.
- sanit
-
- races
-
noun,
a contest of speed, as in running, riding, driving, or sailing.
- Santo
-
noun,
a carved figure of a saint, usually of wood, as from Puerto Rico, Mexico, or the southwestern U.S.
- senti
-
noun,
a monetary unit of Tanzania, the 100th part of a shilling; cent.
- react
-
verb (used with object),
to act or perform again.
- serac
-
noun,
a large irregularity of glacial ice, as a pinnacle found in glacial crevasses and formed by melting or movement of the ice.
- etnas
-
noun,
Mount, an active volcano in E Sicily. 10,758 feet (3280 meters).
- nates
-
noun,
buttocks; rump.
- ratos
-
noun,
rocket-assisted takeoff.
- Seric
-
- 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.
- serin
-
noun,
a small finch, Serinus serinus, of Europe and northern Africa, closely related to the canary.
- sero-
-
- naso-
-
- senor
-
noun,
a Spanish term of address equivalent to sir or Mr., used alone or capitalized and prefixed to the name of a man. Abbreviation: Sr.
- estoc
-
noun,
a thrusting sword of the 13th–17th centuries having a long, narrow blade of rectangular section.
- OSCAR
-
noun,
a word used in communications to represent the letter O.
- seti-
-
- nanas
-
noun,
Chiefly Northeastern U.S. grandmother; grandma.
- Nasca
-
adjective,
Nazca.
- ratio
-
noun,
the relation between two similar magnitudes with respect to the number of times the first contains the second:
- IATSE
-
- Saite
-
noun,
a native or citizen of Saïs.
- rates
-
noun,
the amount of a charge or payment with reference to some basis of calculation:
- osier
-
noun,
any of various willows, as the red osier, having tough, flexible twigs or branches that are used for wickerwork.
- Saone
-
noun,
a river flowing S from NE France to the Rhone. 270 miles (435 km) long.
- nano-
-
- oste-
-
- Ostia
-
noun,
a town in central Italy, SW of Rome: ruins from 4th century b.c.; site of ancient port of Rome.
- racon
-
noun,
radar beacon.
- reata
-
noun,
riata.
- Senna
-
noun,
any plant, shrub, or tree belonging to the genus Cassia, of the legume family, having pinnate leaves and large clusters of flowers.
- orate
-
verb (used with or without object),
to deliver an oration; speak pompously; declaim.
- nitre
-
noun,
niter.
- orant
-
noun,
a representation of a female figure, with outstretched arms and palms up in a gesture of prayer, in ancient and early Christian art.
- scare
-
noun,
a sudden fright or alarm, especially with little or no reason.
- scat-
-
- scart
-
verb (used with or without object),
to scratch, scrape, mark, or scar.
- noria
-
noun,
a device consisting of a series of buckets on a wheel, used in Spain and the East for raising water.
- rosin
-
noun,
Chemistry. the yellowish to amber, translucent, hard, brittle, fragmented resin left after distilling the oil of turpentine from the crude oleoresin of the pine: used chiefly in making varnishes, varnish and paint driers, printing inks, and for rubbing on the bows of such string instruments as the violin.
- irone
-
noun,
a colorless liquid of isomeric, unsaturated ketones, C 14 H 22 O, obtained from orris root: used in perfumery for its odor of violets.
- Niort
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Deux-Sèvres, in W France.
- Irons
-
noun,
Jeremy (John) born 1948, English actor.
- intr.
-
- Ninos
-
noun,
boy; child.
- Nisan
-
noun,
the seventh month of the Jewish calendar.
- Isaac
-
noun,
a son of Abraham and Sarah, and father of Jacob. Gen. 21:1–4.
- scant
-
adverb,
Scot. and North England Dialect. scarcely; barely; hardly.
- Norns
-
noun,
an extinct Norse dialect, spoken until early modern times in the Shetland and Orkney Islands and in parts of northern Scotland.
- Norse
-
noun,
(used with a plural verb) the Norwegians, especially the ancient Norwegians.
- narcs
-
noun,
a government agent or detective charged with the enforcement of laws restricting the use of narcotics.
- roast
-
noun,
roasted meat or a piece of roasted meat, as a piece of beef or veal of a quantity and shape for slicing into more than one portion.
- roans
-
noun,
a horse or other animal with a roan coat.
- notes
-
noun,
a brief record of something written down to assist the memory or for future reference.
- nonet
-
noun,
a group of nine performers or instruments.
- nones
-
noun,
the fifth of the seven canonical hours, or the service for it, originally fixed for the ninth hour of the day (or 3 p.m.).
- riots
-
noun,
a noisy, violent public disorder caused by a group or crowd of persons, as by a crowd protesting against another group, a government policy, etc., in the streets.
- scena
-
noun,
an extended operatic vocal solo, usually including an aria and a recitative.
- scent
-
noun,
a distinctive odor, especially when agreeable:
- nitr-
-
- niton
-
noun,
(formerly) radon. Symbol: Nt.
- scion
-
noun,
a descendant.
- Scone
-
noun,
a small, light, biscuitlike quick bread made of oatmeal, wheat flour, barley meal, or the like.
- Iran.
-
- score
-
noun,
the record of points or strokes made by the competitors in a game or match.
- noct-
-
- Niter
-
noun,
potassium nitrate.
- Ronan
-
noun,
a king who killed his son, Mael Fothartaigh, after his wife had falsely accused the boy of attempting to seduce her, and who was himself killed by the children of Mael Fothartaigh.
- irate
-
adjective,
angry; enraged:
- sceat
-
noun,
a silver Anglo-Saxon coin of the 7th and 8th centuries, sometimes including an amount of gold.
- Ronne
-
noun,
a seaport on W Bornholm island, Denmark, in the S Baltic Sea: stone quarries.
- noise
-
noun,
sound, especially of a loud, harsh, or confused kind:
- ronin
-
noun,
a samurai who no longer serves a daimyo, or feudal lord.
- nona-
-
- Rosie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Rose.
- nonas
-
noun,
sleeping sickness (def 2).
- nonce
-
noun,
the present, or immediate, occasion or purpose (usually used in the phrase for the nonce).
- nines
-
noun,
a cardinal number, eight plus one.
- rinse
-
noun,
an act or instance of rinsing.
- incor
-
- Inner
-
adjective,
situated within or farther within; interior:
- Scot.
-
- 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.
- nacre
-
noun,
mother-of-pearl.
- 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.
- renin
-
noun,
a proteolytic enzyme secreted by the kidneys that is involved in the release of angiotensin.
- reni-
-
- onces
-
noun,
a single occasion; one time only:
- iotas
-
noun,
a very small quantity; jot; whit.
- reist
-
verb (used without object),
reest2 .
- neons
-
noun,
Chemistry. a chemically inert gaseous element occurring in small amounts in the earth's atmosphere, used chiefly in a type of electrical lamp. Symbol: Ne; atomic weight: 20.183; atomic number: 10; density: 0.9002 g/l at 0°C and 760 mm pressure.
- onset
-
noun,
a beginning or start:
- sarc-
-
- inert
-
adjective,
having no inherent power of action, motion, or resistance (opposed to active):
- ontic
-
adjective,
possessing the character of real rather than phenomenal existence; noumenal.
- 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.
- orans
-
noun,
orant.
- naira
-
noun,
a paper money and monetary unit of Nigeria, equal to 100 kobo: replaced the pound in 1973.
- incr.
-
- Sacco
-
noun,
Nicola [nee-kaw-lah] /niˈkɔ lɑ/ (Show IPA), 1891–1927, Italian anarchist, in the U.S. after 1908: together with Bartolomeo Vanzetti, found guilty of robbery and murder 1921; executed 1927.
- octan
-
noun,
an octan fever.
- rices
-
noun,
the starchy seeds or grain of an annual marsh grass, Oryza sativa, cultivated in warm climates and used for food.
- Satie
-
noun,
Erik Alfred Leslie [e-reek al-fred les-lee] /ɛˈrik alˈfrɛd lɛsˈli/ (Show IPA), 1866–1925, French composer.
- riata
-
noun,
a lariat.
- scorn
-
noun,
open or unqualified contempt; disdain:
- riant
-
adjective,
laughing; smiling; cheerful.
- oaten
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or made of oats.
- rotas
-
noun,
Chiefly British.
a round or rotation of duties; a period of work or duty taken in rotation with others.
an agenda or circuit of sporting events, as a round of golf tournaments, played in different localities throughout the year.
- oater
-
noun,
a movie, television show, etc., about the frontier days of the U.S. West; western; horse opera.
- 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.
- rotes
-
noun,
routine; a fixed, habitual, or mechanical course of procedure:
- Oates
-
noun,
Joyce Carol, born 1938, U.S. novelist and short-story writer.
- octa-
-
- iters
-
noun,
a canal or passage.
- Satan
-
noun,
the chief evil spirit; the great adversary of humanity; the devil.
- nerts
-
interjection,
nuts (def 1).
- inst.
-
- Sarto
-
noun,
Andrea del [ahn-drey-uh del;; Italian ahn-dre-ah del] /ɑnˈdreɪ ə dɛl;; Italian ɑnˈdrɛ ɑ dɛl/ (Show IPA), Andrea del Sarto.
- inset
-
noun,
something inserted; insert.
- ocean
-
noun,
the vast body of salt water that covers almost three fourths of the earth's surface.
- ocrea
-
noun,
a sheathing part, as a pair of stipules united about a stem.
- resit
-
noun,
a test or examination that is retaken.
- Renan
-
noun,
Ernest [ur-nist;; French er-nest] /ˈɜr nɪst;; French ɛrˈnɛst/ (Show IPA), 1823–92, French philologist, historian, and critic.
- tenia
-
noun,
taenia.
- ranis
-
noun,
ranee.
- Canon
-
noun,
an ecclesiastical rule or law enacted by a council or other competent authority and, in the Roman Catholic Church, approved by the pope.
- ERISA
-
noun,
Employee Retirement Income Security Act.
- Canea
-
noun,
a seaport on and the capital of Crete, on the W part.
- caner
-
noun,
a person who works with cane, especially one who produces canework for chairs.
- canes
-
noun,
a stick or short staff used to assist one in walking; walking stick.
- Canna
-
noun,
any of various tropical plants of the genus Canna, cultivated for their large, usually brightly colored leaves and showy flowers.
- canoe
-
noun,
any of various slender, open boats, tapering to a point at both ends, propelled by paddles or sometimes sails and traditionally formed of light framework covered with bark, skins, or canvas, or formed from a dug-out or burned-out log or logs, and now usually made of aluminum, fiberglass, etc.
- Canso
-
noun,
Cape, a cape in SE Canada, the NE extremity of Nova Scotia.
- Tarne
-
noun,
(in the Iliad) Sardis.
- canst
-
noun,
a sealed container for food, beverages, etc., as of aluminum, sheet iron coated with tin, or other metal:
- Cant.
-
- anat.
-
- canto
-
noun,
one of the main or larger divisions of a long poem.
- cants
-
noun,
insincere, especially conventional expressions of enthusiasm for high ideals, goodness, or piety.
- tares
-
noun,
any of various vetches, especially Vicia sativa.
- canc.
-
- torcs
-
noun,
torque (def 4).
- Caras
-
noun,
a female given name: from an Italian word meaning “dear one.”.
- anent
-
preposition,
in regard to; about; concerning.
- toran
-
noun,
(in Indian Buddhist and Hindu architecture) a gateway having two or three lintels between two posts.
- ca-ca
-
noun,
excrement; feces.
- cacao
-
noun,
a small tropical American evergreen tree, Theobroma cacao, cultivated for its seeds, the source of cocoa, chocolate, etc.
- caco-
-
- cacti
-
noun,
any of numerous succulent plants of the family Cactaceae, of warm, arid regions of the New World, having fleshy, leafless, usually spiny stems, and typically having solitary, showy flowers.
- taros
-
noun,
a stemless plant, Colocasia esculenta, of the arum family, cultivated in tropical regions, in the Pacific islands and elsewhere, for the edible tuber.
- caine
-
noun,
(Sir Thomas Henry) Hall, 1853–1931, English novelist.
- tarns
-
noun,
a small mountain lake or pool, especially one in a cirque.
- anear
-
adverb, preposition,
near.
- cains
-
noun,
Scot. and Irish English. rent paid in kind, especially a percentage of a farm crop.
- cairn
-
noun,
a heap of stones set up as a landmark, monument, tombstone, etc.
- Cairo
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Egypt, in the N part on the E bank of the Nile.
- ancre
-
adjective,
having the end of each limb divided and carved outward like the flukes of an anchor; moline:
- Ancon
-
noun,
the elbow.
- TORES
-
noun,
a torus.
- carat
-
noun,
a unit of weight in gemstones, 200 milligrams (about 3 grains of troy or avoirdupois weight). Abbreviation: c., ct.
- Aneto
-
noun,
Pi·co de [pee-kaw th e] /ˈpi kɔ ðɛ/ (Show IPA). Spanish name of Pic de Néthou.
- Cenci
-
noun,
Beatrice [be-ah-tree-che] /ˌbɛ ɑˈtri tʃɛ/ (Show IPA), 1577–1599, Italian parricide whose life is the subject of various novels and poems.
- tanna
-
noun,
one of a group of Jewish scholars, active in Palestine during the 1st and 2nd centuries a.d., whose teachings are found chiefly in the Mishnah.
- Tanis
-
noun,
an ancient city in Lower Egypt, in the Nile delta.
- airts
-
noun,
a direction.
- Ceara
-
noun,
Fortaleza.
- Taira
-
noun,
a member of a powerful family in Japan that ruled the country 1160–85.
- tains
-
noun,
a thin tin plate.
- Cenis
-
noun,
Mont, a mountain pass between SE France and Italy, in the Alps. 6834 feet (2083 meters) high.
- cater
-
verb (used with object),
to provide food and service for:
- toner
-
noun,
a person or thing that tones.
- CENTO
-
noun,
a piece of writing, especially a poem, composed wholly of quotations from the works of other authors.
- cents
-
noun,
a bronze coin of the U.S., the 100th part of a U.S. dollar: made of steel during part of 1943. Symbol: ¢.
- Taino
-
noun,
a member of an extinct Arawakan Indian tribe of the West Indies.
- ceras
-
noun,
(in prescriptions) wax.
- ceria
-
noun,
a white-to-yellow, heavy powder, cerium dioxide, CeO 2 , usually derived from cerium nitrate by decomposition with heat: used chiefly in ceramics, glass polishing, and decolorizing.
- Cates
-
noun,
a choice food;delicacy; dainty.
- roset
-
noun,
resin; rosin.
- Caren
-
noun,
a female given name.
- carne
-
noun,
Marcel [mahr-sel;; French mar-sel] /mɑrˈsɛl;; French marˈsɛl/ (Show IPA), 1909–1996, French film director.
- cares
-
noun,
a state of mind in which one is troubled; worry, anxiety, or concern:
- caret
-
noun,
a mark (‸) made in written or printed matter to show the place where something is to be inserted.
- Caria
-
noun,
an ancient district in SW Asia Minor.
- Carie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Caroline.
- Carin
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Tarai
-
noun,
Terai.
- carns
-
noun,
cairn.
- cata-
-
- carse
-
noun,
bottom land.
- Aisne
-
noun,
a river in N France, flowing NW and W to the Oise. 175 miles (280 km) long.
- Carte
-
noun,
(italics) French. menu; bill of fare.
Compare à la carte.
- carts
-
noun,
a heavy two-wheeled vehicle, commonly without springs, drawn by mules, oxen, or the like, used for the conveyance of heavy goods.
- toric
-
adjective,
noting or pertaining to a lens with a surface forming a portion of a torus, used for eyeglasses and contact lenses that correct astigmatism.
- caste
-
noun,
Sociology.
an endogamous and hereditary social group limited to persons of the same rank, occupation, economic position, etc., and having mores distinguishing it from other such groups.
any rigid system of social distinctions.
- tears
-
- anion
-
noun,
a negatively charged ion, as one attracted to the anode in electrolysis.
- Taine
-
noun,
Hippolyte Adolphe [ee-paw-leet a-dawlf] /i pɔˈlit aˈdɔlf/ (Show IPA), 1828–93, French literary critic and historian.
- tonic
-
noun,
a medicine that invigorates or strengthens:
- Anson
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Ansar
-
noun,
the first inhabitants of Medina to accept Islam.
- tonia
-
- Tiran
-
noun,
Strait of, a navigable waterway between the N Red Sea and the Gulf of Aqaba.
- arian
-
noun,
an adherent of Arianism.
- arias
-
noun,
an air or melody.
- Arica
-
noun,
a seaport in N Chile.
- antas
-
noun,
a privately supported organization, chartered by Congress in 1935, for the encouragement and advancement of professional and nonprofessional theater.
- anon.
-
- anoia
-
noun,
extreme mental deficiency.
- Aries
-
noun,
Astronomy. the Ram, a zodiacal constellation between Pisces and Taurus.
- Arion
-
noun,
flourished 7th century b.c, Greek poet: inventor of the dithyramb.
- anoas
-
noun,
a small forest buffalo, Bubalus (Anoa) depressicornis, of the island of Celebes, having a brown coat and straight, sharp-tipped horns: an endangered species.
- arise
-
verb (used without object),
to get up from sitting, lying, or kneeling; rise:
- tones
-
noun,
any sound considered with reference to its quality, pitch, strength, source, etc.:
- areo-
-
- arose
-
verb,
simple past tense of arise.
- antis
-
noun,
a person who is opposed to a particular practice, party, policy, action, etc.
- antre
-
noun,
a cavern; cave.
- aorta
-
noun,
the main trunk of the arterial system, conveying blood from the left ventricle of the heart to all of the body except the lungs.
- toise
-
noun,
an old French unit of length equivalent to 6.395 feet (1.949 meters).
- Anton
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Anthony.
- Arcas
-
noun,
a son of Zeus and Callisto, the ancestor of the Arcadians who was set among the stars with his mother as the Little Bear and the Great Bear respectively.
- arces
-
noun,
a daughter of Thaumas and the sister of Iris and the Harpies. Zeus took away her wings when she aided the Titans in their war against him.
- TIROS
-
noun,
one of a series of satellites for transmitting television pictures of the earth's cloud cover.
- ante-
-
- antic
-
noun,
Usually, antics.
a playful trick or prank; caper.
a grotesque, fantastic, or ludicrous gesture, act, or posture.
- anti-
-
- tires
-
noun,
British Dialect. fatigue.
- Areca
-
noun,
any tropical Asian palm of the genus Areca, as the betel palm.
- antes
-
noun,
Poker. a fixed but arbitrary stake put into the pot by each player before the deal.
- ARENA
-
noun,
the oval space in the center of a Roman amphitheater for gladiatorial combats or other performances.
- tines
-
noun,
a sharp, projecting point or prong, as of a fork.
- tinea
-
noun,
any of several skin diseases caused by fungi; ringworm.
- Tenn.
-
- astr.
-
- Terai
-
noun,
a marshy lowland area in N India and S Nepal, between the Ganges and the foothills of the Himalayas.
- aster
-
noun,
any composite plant of the genus Aster, having rays varying from white or pink to blue around a yellow disk.
- tera-
-
- astir
-
adjective,
moving or stirring, especially with much activity or excitement:
- Aston
-
noun,
Francis William, 1877–1945, English physicist and chemist: Nobel Prize in Chemistry 1922.
- Astor
-
noun,
John Jacob, 1763–1848, U.S. capitalist and fur merchant.
- anis-
-
- Anita
-
noun,
a female given name: Spanish form of Anna.
- tenor
-
noun,
the course of thought or meaning that runs through something written or spoken; purport; drift.
- ation
-
- tenon
-
noun,
a projection formed on the end of a timber or the like for insertion into a mortise of the same dimensions.
- atone
-
verb (used with object),
to make amends for; expiate:
- teno-
-
- atria
-
noun,
Architecture.
Also called cavaedium. the main or central room of an ancient Roman house, open to the sky at the center and usually having a pool for the collection of rain water.
a courtyard, flanked or surrounded by porticoes, in front of an early or medieval Christian church.
a skylit central court in a contemporary building or house.
- anise
-
noun,
a Mediterranean plant, Pimpinella anisum, of the parsley family, having loose umbrels of small yellowish-white flowers that yield aniseed.
- terna
-
noun,
a list of three names submitted to the pope as recommended to fill a vacant bishopric or benefice.
- arson
-
noun,
Law. the malicious burning of another's house or property, or in some statutes, the burning of one's own house or property, as to collect insurance.
- asco-
-
- tonne
-
noun,
metric ton.
- Artie
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Arthur.
- annot
-
- 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.
- Annie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Ann, Anna, or Anne.
- annas
-
noun,
a former cupronickel coin of Pakistan, the 16th part of a rupee: last issued in 1960.
- ascon
-
noun,
a type of sponge having an oval shape and a thin body wall with pores leading directly into the spongocoel.
- Terni
-
noun,
a city in central Italy.
- Ascot
-
noun,
a necktie or scarf with broad ends, tied and arranged so that the ends are laid flat, one across the other, sometimes with a pin to secure them.
- tiara
-
noun,
a jeweled, ornamental coronet worn by women.
- ASEAN
-
- 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.
- Asian
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Asia, or a person of Asian descent.
- Asine
-
noun,
an ancient town in S Greece, on the Gulf of Argolis.
- ceric
-
adjective,
containing cerium, especially in the tetravalent state.
- cent.
-
- cero-
-
- Croat
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Croatia; Croatian.
- Sonia
-
noun,
a female given name, Russian form of Sophia.
- sonic
-
adjective,
of or relating to sound.
- acet-
-
- tries
-
noun,
plural of try.
- acnes
-
noun,
an inflammatory disease of the sebaceous glands, characterized by comedones and pimples, especially on the face, back, and chest, and, in severe cases, by cysts and nodules resulting in scarring.
- acorn
-
noun,
the typically ovoid fruit or nut of an oak, enclosed at the base by a cupule.
- trice
-
noun,
a very short time; an instant:
- acro-
-
- Soter
-
noun,
Saint, pope a.d. 166?–175?.
- acron
-
noun,
the unsegmented, preoral portion of the body of an arthropod.
- crone
-
noun,
a withered, witchlike old woman.
- crocs
-
noun,
crocodile.
- Croce
-
noun,
Benedetto [be-ne-det-taw] /ˌbɛ nɛˈdɛt tɔ/ (Show IPA), 1866–1952, Italian statesman, philosopher, and historian.
- sotie
-
noun,
a satirical and topical comedy employing actors dressed in traditional fool's costume, popular in France during the late Middle Ages, and often used as a curtain raiser to mystery and morality plays.
- crit.
-
- acct.
-
- cotes
-
noun,
a shelter, coop, or small shed for sheep, pigs, pigeons, etc.
- cosec
-
noun,
cosecant.
- coset
-
noun,
a subset of a group, formed by the consistent operation of a given element of the group on the left or right of all the elements of a subgroup of the group.
- stair
-
noun,
one of a flight or series of steps for going from one level to another, as in a building.
- Costa
-
noun,
a rib or riblike part.
- stain
-
noun,
a discoloration produced by foreign matter having penetrated into or chemically reacted with a material; a spot not easily removed.
- torse
-
noun,
a wreath of twisted silks of two alternating tinctures, usually a metal and a color, depicted supporting a crest or coronet, often upon a helmet.
- Crane
-
noun,
any large wading bird of the family Gruidae, characterized by long legs, bill, and neck and an elevated hind toe.
- crine
-
noun,
hair; head of hair.
- crate
-
noun,
a slatted wooden box or framework for packing, shopping, or storing fruit, furniture, glassware, crockery, etc.
- Srta.
-
- Creon
-
noun,
a king of Thebes, the brother of Jocasta and the uncle of Eteocles, Polynices, and Antigone.
- triac
-
noun,
a type of thyristor designed for electronic control of the current supplied to a circuit, used especially in dimmers for lighting systems.
- crest
-
noun,
the highest part of a hill or mountain range; summit.
- cries
-
noun,
the act or sound of crying; any loud utterance or exclamation; a shout, scream, or wail.
- trine
-
noun,
a set or group of three; triad.
- SONAR
-
noun,
a method for detecting and locating objects submerged in water by echolocation.
- Corti
-
noun,
Alfonso [al-fon-soh;; Italian ahl-fawn-saw] /ælˈfɒn soʊ;; Italian ɑlˈfɔn sɔ/ (Show IPA), 1822–76, Italian anatomist.
- Sinon
-
noun,
a Greek, posing as a deserter, who persuaded the Trojans to take the Trojan Horse into their city.
- trone
-
noun,
a large pair of scales, a spring balance, or other weighing device located in a town or marketplace to weigh goods and merchandise.
- Ennis
-
noun,
a town in N Texas.
- Tsana
-
noun,
Lake. Tana, Lake.
- Ensor
-
noun,
James, 1860–1949, Belgian painter.
- entia
-
noun,
plural of ens.
- ento-
-
- Sino-
-
- enact
-
verb (used with object),
to make into an act or statute:
- eosin
-
noun,
Also called bromeosin, tetrabromofluorescein. a red, crystalline, water-insoluble solid, C 20 H 8 Br 4 O 5 , derived from fluorescein by bromination: used chiefly as an acid dye for dyeing silk a rose red color and as a histological stain.
- 30-30
-
- Erato
-
noun,
the Muse of love poetry.
- since
-
adverb,
from then till now (often preceded by ever):
- ERICA
-
noun,
any of numerous low-growing evergreen shrubs or small trees belonging to the genus Erica, of the heath family, including several species of heather.
- Sinan
-
noun,
1489?–1587, Turkish architect, especially of mosques.
- Trona
-
noun,
a monoclinic mineral, grayish or yellowish hydrous sodium carbonate and bicarbonate, Na 2 CO 3 ⋅NaHCO 3 ⋅2H 2 , occurring in dried or partly evaporated lake basins.
- Siren
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. one of several sea nymphs, part woman and part bird, who lure mariners to destruction by their seductive singing.
- ACCRA
-
noun,
the wood of a sapele.
- Eaton
-
noun,
Theophilus, 1590–1658, English colonist and colonial administrator in America.
- Soane
-
noun,
Sir John, 1753–1837, English architect.
- snort
-
noun,
the act or sound of snorting.
- earns
-
verb (used with object),
to gain or get in return for one's labor or service:
- snore
-
noun,
the act, instance, or sound of snoring.
- acari
-
noun,
plural of acarus.
- trios
-
noun,
a musical composition for three voices or instruments.
- snare
-
noun,
a device, often consisting of a noose, for capturing small game.
- 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.
- sito-
-
- Aaron
-
noun,
the older brother of Moses, usually regarded as the first high priest of the Hebrews. Ex. 28; 40:13–16.
- sitar
-
noun,
a lute of India with a small, pear-shaped body and a long, broad, fretted neck.
- econ.
-
- trois
-
noun,
the number 3.
- ecto-
-
- Actis
-
noun,
a son of Rhoda and Helius who, when banished from his home for fratricide, fled to Egypt, where he taught astrology. The Colossus of Rhodes was built in his honor.
- A-one
-
adjective,
noting a vessel regarded by a shipping-classification society as being equipped to the highest standard and with equipment maintained in first-class condition.
- stane
-
noun, adjective, adverb, verb (used with object),
stone.
- cires
-
noun,
a brilliant, highly glazed surface produced on fabrics by subjecting them to a wax, heat, and calendering treatment.
- coact
-
verb (used with or without object),
to do or act together.
- Stern
-
noun,
the after part of a vessel (often opposed to stem).
- torsi
-
noun,
a plural of torso.
- treas
-
- cites
-
noun,
citation (defs 7, 8).
- aecia
-
noun,
the fruiting body of rust fungi, which bears chainlike or stalked spores.
- Stoic
-
noun,
a member or adherent of the Stoic school of philosophy.
- Stone
-
noun,
the hard substance, formed of mineral matter, of which rocks consist.
- Tosca
-
noun,
an opera (1900) by Giacomo Puccini.
- Cisco
-
noun,
any of several whitefishes of the genus Coregonus, of the Great Lakes and smaller lakes of eastern North America.
- cetin
-
noun,
a white, crystalline, water-insoluble fat, C 32 H 64 O 2 , obtained from spermaceti by extraction with ether: used chiefly as an emulsive agent in the manufacture of pharmaceuticals and cosmetics and as a base in the manufacture of candles and soaps.
- tacos
-
noun,
Mexican Cookery. an often crisply fried tortilla folded over and filled, as with seasoned chopped meat, lettuce, tomatoes, and cheese.
- store
-
noun,
an establishment where merchandise is sold, usually on a retail basis.
- aeons
-
noun,
(in Gnosticism) one of a class of powers or beings conceived as emanating from the Supreme Being and performing various functions in the operations of the universe.
- ster.
-
- circs
-
noun,
circular (def 9).
- Trace
-
noun,
a surviving mark, sign, or evidence of the former existence, influence, or action of some agent or event; vestige:
- Circe
-
noun,
Also, Kirke. Also called Aeaea. Classical Mythology. the enchantress represented by Homer as turning the companions of Odysseus into swine by means of a magic drink.
- aeri-
-
- CIRCA
-
preposition, adverb,
about: (used especially in) approximate dates:
Abbreviation: ca, ca., c., c, cir., circ.
- Aetna
-
noun,
Mount. Etna, Mount.
- stria
-
noun,
a slight or narrow furrow, ridge, stripe, or streak, especially one of a number in parallel arrangement:
- cions
-
noun,
scion (def 2).
- Aeria
-
noun,
an area in the northern hemisphere of Mars.
- cines
-
noun,
a film; motion picture.
- cine-
-
- aero-
-
- Ciano
-
noun,
Count Galeazzo [gah-le-aht-tsaw] /ˌgɑ lɛˈɑt tsɔ/ (Show IPA), (Ciano di Cortellazzo) 1903–44, Italian Fascist statesman: minister of foreign affairs 1936–43.
- train
-
noun,
Railroads. a self-propelled, connected group of rolling stock.
- Aesir
-
noun,
the principal race of gods, led by Odin and living at Asgard.
- coast
-
noun,
the land next to the sea; seashore:
- coati
-
noun,
any tropical American carnivore of the genus Nasua, related to the raccoon, having an elongated body, long, ringed tail, and a slender, flexible snout.
- Cons.
-
- Corse
-
noun,
corpse.
- corns
-
noun,
Also called Indian corn; especially technical and British, maize. a tall cereal plant, Zea mays, cultivated in many varieties, having a jointed, solid stem and bearing the grain, seeds, or kernels on large ears.
- coria
-
noun,
plural of corium.
- ceros
-
noun,
a large Atlantic and Gulf Coast mackerel game fish, Scomberomorus regalis.
- Acton
-
noun,
a quilted garment worn under mail in the 13th and 14th centuries; gambeson.
- cores
-
- Corea
-
noun,
Armando Anthony [ahr-mahn-doh] /ɑrˈmɑn doʊ/ (Show IPA), ("Chick") born 1941, U.S. jazz pianist and composer.
- stare
-
noun,
a staring gaze; a fixed look with the eyes wide open:
- Actor
-
noun,
a person who acts in stage plays, motion pictures, television broadcasts, etc.
- rants
-
noun,
ranting, extravagant, or violent declamation.
- Conte
-
noun,
count2 .
- cont.
-
- cert.
-
- Const
-
- conns
-
noun,
responsibility for the steering of a ship.
- coirs
-
noun,
the prepared fiber of the husk of the coconut fruit, used in making rope, matting, etc.
- actos
-
- Coats
-
noun,
an outer garment with sleeves, covering at least the upper part of the body:
- cocas
-
noun,
a shrub, Erythroxylon coca, native to the Andes, having simple, alternate leaves and small yellowish flowers.
- Stein
-
noun,
a mug, usually earthenware, especially for beer.
- coins
-
noun,
a piece of metal stamped and issued by the authority of a government for use as money.
- Conan
-
noun,
a male given name.
- conic
-
noun,
Geometry. conic section.
- conc.
-
- Cesti
-
noun,
Marcantonio [mahr-kahn-taw-nyaw] /ˌmɑr kɑnˈtɔ nyɔ/ (Show IPA), 1623–69, Italian composer.
- Conn.
-
- cesta
-
noun,
a narrow, curved basket fitted on one end to a wooden handle with a glovelike compartment at the base, for catching and throwing the ball.
- taces
-
noun,
tasset.
- tors
-
noun,
a rocky pinnacle; a peak of a bare or rocky mountain or hill.
- rase
-
verb (used with object),
raze.
- rasa
-
noun,
(in Hindu aesthetics) flavor, sentiment, or emotion: regarded as one of the fundamental qualities of classical music, dance, and poetry.
- tsar
-
noun,
czar.
- rest
-
noun,
the refreshing quiet or repose of sleep:
- Trio
-
noun,
a musical composition for three voices or instruments.
- torn
-
noun,
a drop of the saline, watery fluid continually secreted by the lacrimal glands between the surface of the eye and the eyelid, serving to moisten and lubricate these parts and keep them clear of foreign particles. Synonyms: teardrop.
- Tori
-
noun,
plural of torus.
- torc
-
noun,
torque (def 4).
- tri-
-
- reit
-
noun,
real-estate investment trust.
- Rena
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Marina.
- Tore
-
noun,
a torus.
- RATO
-
noun,
rocket-assisted takeoff.
- 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.
- Toni
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Antoinette or Antonia.
- tonn
-
- Reno
-
noun,
Informal. a renovation, as of a building or room.
- 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.
- recs
-
noun,
recreation.
- tRNA
-
- rate
-
noun,
the amount of a charge or payment with reference to some basis of calculation:
- tron
-
- Reis
-
plural noun,
a former money of account of Portugal and Brazil.
- Sina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- tone
-
noun,
any sound considered with reference to its quality, pitch, strength, source, etc.:
- str.
-
- Sean
-
noun,
a male given name, form of John.
- Sra.
-
- scr.
-
- Stan
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Stanley.
- Star
-
noun,
any of the heavenly bodies, except the moon, appearing as fixed luminous points in the sky at night.
- Ste.
-
- sci.
-
- Stir
-
noun,
the act of stirring or moving.
- stoa
-
noun,
Greek Architecture. a portico, usually a detached portico of considerable length, that is used as a promenade or meeting place.
- scar
-
noun,
a mark left by a healed wound, sore, or burn.
- sear
-
noun,
a mark or scar made by searing.
- SCAN
-
noun,
an act or instance of scanning; close examination.
- Sato
-
noun,
Eisaku [ey-sah-koo;; Japanese ey-sah-koo] /eɪˈsɑ ku;; Japanese ˈeɪ sɑˌku/ (Show IPA), 1901–75, Japanese political leader: prime minister 1964–72; Nobel Peace Prize 1974.
- Tace
-
noun,
tasset.
- taco
-
noun,
Mexican Cookery. an often crisply fried tortilla folded over and filled, as with seasoned chopped meat, lettuce, tomatoes, and cheese.
- sati
-
noun,
a Hindu practice whereby a widow immolates herself on the funeral pyre of her husband: now abolished by law.
- 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.
- tain
-
noun,
a thin tin plate.
- Sat.
-
- 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.
- sort
-
noun,
a particular kind, species, variety, class, or group, distinguished by a common character or nature:
- 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.
- Tana
-
noun,
thana.
- Sera
-
noun,
a plural of serum.
- sice
-
noun,
syce.
- Sian
-
noun,
Older Spelling. Xian.
- 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.
- Seta
-
noun,
a stiff hair; bristle or bristlelike part.
- Sion
-
noun,
a town in and the capital of Valais, in SW Switzerland.
- sire
-
noun,
the male parent of a quadruped.
- Sert
-
noun,
José María [haw-se mah-ree-ah] /hɔˈsɛ mɑˈri ɑ/ (Show IPA), 1876–1945, Spanish painter.
- Seri
-
noun,
a member of an American Indian people of western Sonora state, Mexico, on the Gulf of California.
- SITA
-
noun,
(in the Ramayana) the wife of Ramachandra, abducted by Ravana and later rescued.
- site
-
noun,
the position or location of a town, building, etc., especially as to its environment:
- sori
-
noun,
plural of sorus.
- sent
-
noun,
a coin of Estonia until the euro was adopted, the 100th part of a kroon.
- SNCC
-
noun,
a U.S. civil-rights organization formed by students and active especially during the 1960s, whose aim was to achieve political and economic equality for blacks through local and regional action groups.
- snit
-
noun,
an agitated or irritated state.
- snot
-
noun,
Vulgar. mucus from the nose.
- SOAR
-
noun,
an act or instance of soaring.
- sone
-
noun,
a unit for measuring the loudness of sound, equal to the loudness of a sound that, in the judgment of a group of listeners, is equal to that of a 1000-cycle-per-second reference sound having an intensity of 40 decibels.
- Soni
-
- sec.
-
- sora
-
noun,
a small, short-billed rail, Porzana carolina, of marshy areas of North America.
- sore
-
noun,
a sore spot or place on the body.
- SARA
-
noun,
a member of a people of the Central African Republic.
- Tane
-
noun,
a Polynesian god of fertility.
- toea
-
noun,
a bronze coin and monetary unit of Papua New Guinea, the 100th part of a kina.
- rit.
-
- RONA
-
- rocs
-
noun,
a bird of enormous size and strength.
- Tine
-
noun,
a sharp, projecting point or prong, as of a fork.
- Roca
-
noun,
Cape, a cape in W Portugal, near Lisbon: the western extremity of continental Europe.
- tion
-
- roan
-
noun,
a horse or other animal with a roan coat.
- 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.
- Rise
-
noun,
an act or instance of rising.
- 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.
- RISC
-
noun,
reduced instruction set computer: a computer whose central processing unit recognizes a relatively small number of instructions, which it can execute very rapidly.
- tire
-
noun,
British Dialect. fatigue.
- riot
-
noun,
a noisy, violent public disorder caused by a group or crowd of persons, as by a crowd protesting against another group, a government policy, etc., in the streets.
- Rina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Rico
-
noun,
Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act: a U.S. law, enacted in 1970, allowing victims of organized crime to sue those responsible for punitive damages.
- Rice
-
noun,
the starchy seeds or grain of an annual marsh grass, Oryza sativa, cultivated in warm climates and used for food.
- RIAS
-
noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- Tiro
-
noun,
tyro.
- 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.
- TINA
-
noun,
a female given name.
- tics
-
noun,
Pathology.
a sudden, spasmodic, painless, involuntary muscular contraction, as of the face.
tic douloureux.
- tans
-
noun,
the brown color imparted to the skin by exposure to the sun or open air.
- rote
-
noun,
routine; a fixed, habitual, or mechanical course of procedure:
- Taos
-
noun,
a Tanoan language spoken in two villages in New Mexico.
- Tara
-
noun,
a village in the NE Republic of Ireland, NW of Dublin: home of the ancient Irish kings (Hill of Tara)
- sane
-
noun,
a private nationwide organization in the U.S., established in 1957, that opposes nuclear testing and advocates international peace.
- 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.
- Saco
-
noun,
a city in SW Maine.
- Saar
-
noun,
Also called Saar Basin. a coal-producing region in W Germany, in the Saar River valley: governed by the League of Nations 1919–35; returned to Germany 1935 as a result of a plebiscite; under French economic control following World War II until 1956.
- ROTS
-
noun,
the process of rotting.
- Roti
-
noun,
roast.
- ROTC
-
noun,
a body of students at some colleges and universities who are given training toward becoming officers in the armed forces. Abbreviation: ROTC, R.O.T.C.
- Rosa
-
noun,
Salvator [sahl-vah-tawr] /ˈsɑl vɑˌtɔr/ (Show IPA), 1615–73, Italian painter and poet.
- Taro
-
noun,
a stemless plant, Colocasia esculenta, of the arum family, cultivated in tropical regions, in the Pacific islands and elsewhere, for the edible tuber.
- Rota
-
noun,
Chiefly British.
a round or rotation of duties; a period of work or duty taken in rotation with others.
an agenda or circuit of sporting events, as a round of golf tournaments, played in different localities throughout the year.
- tars
-
noun,
any of various dark-colored viscid products obtained by the destructive distillation of certain organic substances, as coal or wood.
- 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.
- ten.
-
- Tena
-
noun,
Koyukon.
- tens
-
noun,
a self-operated portable device used to treat chronic pain by sending electrical impulses through electrodes placed over the painful area.
- ter.
-
- ROSE
-
noun,
any of the wild or cultivated, usually prickly-stemmed, pinnate-leaved, showy-flowered shrubs of the genus Rosa.
Compare rose family.
- 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.
- Tarn
-
noun,
a small mountain lake or pool, especially one in a cirque.
- 1080
-
- rant
-
noun,
ranting, extravagant, or violent declamation.
- Inca
-
noun,
a member of any of the dominant groups of South American Indian peoples who established an empire in Peru prior to the Spanish conquest.
- iso-
-
- Isar
-
noun,
a river in central Europe, flowing NE from W Austria through S Germany to the Danube River. 215 miles (345 km) long.
- iron
-
noun,
Chemistry. a ductile, malleable, silver-white metallic element, scarcely known in a pure condition, but much used in its crude or impure carbon-containing forms for making tools, implements, machinery, etc. Symbol: Fe; atomic weight: 55.847; atomic number: 26; specific gravity: 7.86 at 20°C.
Compare cast iron, pig iron, steel, wrought iron.
- Ire.
-
- IRAS
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- IOTA
-
noun,
a very small quantity; jot; whit.
- ions
-
noun,
an electrically charged atom or group of atoms formed by the loss or gain of one or more electrons, as a cation (positive ion) which is created by electron loss and is attracted to the cathode in electrolysis, or as an anion (negative ion) which is created by an electron gain and is attracted to the anode. The valence of an ion is equal to the number of electrons lost or gained and is indicated by a plus sign for cations and a minus sign for anions, thus: Na + , Cl−, Ca ++ , S = .
- Iona
-
noun,
an island in the Hebrides, off the W coast of Scotland: center of early Celtic Christianity.
- into
-
adjective,
Mathematics. pertaining to a function or map from one set to another set, the range of which is a proper subset of the second set, as the function f, from the set of all integers into the set of all perfect squares where f (x) = x 2 for every integer.
- int.
-
- ins.
-
- inro
-
noun,
a small lacquer box with compartments for medicines, cosmetics, etc., worn on the waist sash of the traditional Japanese costume.
- inns
-
noun,
a commercial establishment that provides lodging, food, etc., for the public, especially travelers; small hotel.
- cac-
-
- Aton
-
noun,
a solar deity declared by Amenhotep IV to be the only god, represented as a solar disk with rays ending in human hands.
- Inc.
-
- inae
-
- Cain
-
noun,
Scot. and Irish English. rent paid in kind, especially a percentage of a farm crop.
- Can.
-
- Cana
-
noun,
an ancient town in N Israel, in Galilee: scene of Jesus' first miracle. John 2:1, 11.
- ices
-
noun,
the solid form of water, produced by freezing; frozen water.
- Ice.
-
- cane
-
noun,
a stick or short staff used to assist one in walking; walking stick.
- ICAO
-
- IATA
-
- Cara
-
noun,
a female given name: from an Italian word meaning “dear one.”.
- CARE
-
noun,
a state of mind in which one is troubled; worry, anxiety, or concern:
- Carn
-
noun,
cairn.
- ator
-
- atic
-
- CART
-
noun,
a heavy two-wheeled vehicle, commonly without springs, drawn by mules, oxen, or the like, used for the conveyance of heavy goods.
- Nasi
-
noun,
the head or president of the Sanhedrin.
- Neri
-
noun,
Saint Philip (Filippo Neri) 1515–95, Italian priest: founder of Congregation of the Oratory.
- asc-
-
- neon
-
noun,
Chemistry. a chemically inert gaseous element occurring in small amounts in the earth's atmosphere, used chiefly in a type of electrical lamp. Symbol: Ne; atomic weight: 20.183; atomic number: 10; density: 0.9002 g/l at 0°C and 760 mm pressure.
- neo-
-
- asci
-
noun,
plural of ascus.
- neat
-
noun,
an animal of the genus Bos; a bovine, as a cow or ox.
- asea
-
adjective, adverb,
to or toward the sea; seaward.
- NCTE
-
- NCAA
-
- NATS
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Nathan or Nathaniel.
- NATO
-
noun,
an organization formed in Washington, D.C. (1949), comprising the 12 nations of the Atlantic Pact together with Greece, Turkey, and the Federal Republic of Germany, for the purpose of collective defense against aggression.
- Aser
-
noun,
Asher (def 1).
- Nast
-
noun,
Thomas, 1840–1902, U.S. illustrator and cartoonist.
- NASA
-
noun,
National Aeronautics and Space Administration.
- ates
-
- narc
-
noun,
a government agent or detective charged with the enforcement of laws restricting the use of narcotics.
- Nara
-
noun,
a city on S Honshu, in central Japan: chief Buddhist center of ancient Japan; first capital of Japan a.d. 710–84.
- crat
-
- nane
-
pronoun, adverb, adjective,
none1 .
- Nana
-
noun,
Chiefly Northeastern U.S. grandmother; grandma.
- Asia
-
noun,
a continent bounded by Europe and the Arctic, Pacific, and Indian oceans. About 16,000,000 sq. mi. (41,440,000 sq. km).
- Nair
-
noun,
a group of Hindu castes in the Kerala region of India.
- Asir
-
noun,
a district in SW Saudi Arabia.
- NACA
-
- Asti
-
noun,
a city in the Piedmont region of Italy, S of Turin: center of wine-producing region.
- iter
-
noun,
a canal or passage.
- 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.
- atar
-
noun,
attar (def 1).
- Aten
-
noun,
Aton.
- iana
-
- IAEA
-
- Asat
-
noun,
(in Vedic mythology) the realm of nonexistence, populated by demons.
Compare sat2 (def 1).
- ctr.
-
- eats
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- circ
-
noun,
circular (def 9).
- East
-
noun,
a cardinal point of the compass, 90° to the right of north. Abbreviation: E.
- cire
-
noun,
a brilliant, highly glazed surface produced on fabrics by subjecting them to a wax, heat, and calendering treatment.
- 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.
- EARN
-
verb (used with object),
to gain or get in return for one's labor or service:
- cis-
-
- CISC
-
noun,
complex instruction set computer: a computer whose central processing unit recognizes a relatively large number of instructions.
- cist
-
noun,
a box or chest, especially for sacred utensils.
- cit.
-
- cite
-
noun,
citation (defs 7, 8).
- coat
-
noun,
an outer garment with sleeves, covering at least the upper part of the body:
- cts.
-
- coca
-
noun,
a shrub, Erythroxylon coca, native to the Andes, having simple, alternate leaves and small yellowish flowers.
- cion
-
noun,
scion (def 2).
- coin
-
noun,
a piece of metal stamped and issued by the authority of a government for use as money.
- coir
-
noun,
the prepared fiber of the husk of the coconut fruit, used in making rope, matting, etc.
- Con.
-
- cone
-
noun,
Geometry.
a solid whose surface is generated by a line passing through a fixed point and a fixed plane curve not containing the point, consisting of two equal sections joined at a vertex.
a plane surface resembling the cross section of a solid cone.
- Cor.
-
- Cora
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. Kore.
- Cori
-
noun,
Carl Ferdinand, 1896–1984, and his wife, Gerty Theresa, 1896–1957, U.S. biochemists, born in Austria-Hungary: Nobel Prize in Medicine 1947.
- CORN
-
noun,
Also called Indian corn; especially technical and British, maize. a tall cereal plant, Zea mays, cultivated in many varieties, having a jointed, solid stem and bearing the grain, seeds, or kernels on large ears.
- Cort
-
- cose
-
verb (used without object),
coze.
- croc
-
noun,
crocodile.
- Cost
-
noun,
the price paid to acquire, produce, accomplish, or maintain anything:
- Cres
-
- cir.
-
- eco-
-
- Casa
-
noun,
a house.
- erst
-
adverb,
before the present time; formerly.
- CASE
-
noun,
an instance of the occurrence, existence, etc., of something:
- cast
-
noun,
act of casting or throwing.
- cat.
-
- Cate
-
noun,
a choice food;delicacy; dainty.
- Cato
-
noun,
Marcus Porcius [pawr-shee-uh s,, -shuh s] /ˈpɔr ʃi əs,, -ʃəs/ (Show IPA), ("the Elder"or"the Censor") 234–149 b.c, Roman statesman, soldier, and writer.
- Eton
-
noun,
a town in Berkshire, in S England, on the Thames River, W of London: the site of Eton College.
- Etna
-
noun,
Mount, an active volcano in E Sicily. 10,758 feet (3280 meters).
- etic
-
adjective,
pertaining to or being the raw data of a language or other area of behavior, without considering the data as significant units functioning within a system.
- etc.
-
- ETAS
-
noun,
the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
- est.
-
- eso-
-
- cen.
-
- cera
-
noun,
(in prescriptions) wax.
- ect-
-
- Eros
-
noun,
the ancient Greek god of love, identified by the Romans with Cupid.
- CERN
-
- Erna
-
noun,
a female given name: from an Old English word meaning “eagle.”.
- Eris
-
noun,
the ancient Greek goddess of discord and the sister of Ares: identified with the Roman goddess Discordia.
- Erin
-
noun,
Literary. Ireland.
- Eric
-
noun,
Eric the Red.
- cet-
-
- Ceta
-
noun,
Comprehensive Employment and Training Act.
- eons
-
noun,
an indefinitely long period of time; age.
- Ens.
-
- Enos
-
noun,
the son of Seth. Gen. 5:6.
- Ceto
-
- enc.
-
- ciao
-
interjection,
(used as a word of greeting or parting): hello; goodbye; so long; see you later.
- Nero
-
noun,
(Lucius Domitius Ahenobarbus) (“Nero Claudius Caesar Drusus Germanicus”) a.d. 37–68, emperor of Rome 54–68, known for his cruelty and depravity.
- Naos
-
noun,
a temple.
- Cote
-
noun,
a shelter, coop, or small shed for sheep, pigs, pigeons, etc.
- ance
-
- Oita
-
noun,
a seaport on NE Kyushu, in S Japan.
- Oise
-
noun,
a river in W Europe, flowing SW from S Belgium through N France to the Seine, near Paris. 186 miles (300 km) long.
- Aiea
-
noun,
a town on S Oahu, in Hawaii.
- Oct.
-
- ains
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- Aire
-
- airs
-
noun,
a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- ocas
-
noun,
a wood sorrel, Oxalis tuberosa, of the Andes, cultivated in South America for its edible tubers.
- airt
-
noun,
a direction.
- OATS
-
noun,
a cereal grass, Avena sativa, cultivated for its edible seed.
- oast
-
noun,
a kiln for drying hops or malt.
- aits
-
noun,
a small island, especially in a river.
- anes
-
adverb,
once.
- Onas
-
noun,
a member of a people of Tierra del Fuego.
- ann.
-
- NTIA
-
- Anna
-
noun,
a former cupronickel coin of Pakistan, the 16th part of a rupee: last issued in 1960.
- Anne
-
noun,
1665–1714, queen of England 1702–14 (daughter of James II of England).
- ano-
-
- anoa
-
noun,
a small forest buffalo, Bubalus (Anoa) depressicornis, of the island of Celebes, having a brown coat and straight, sharp-tipped horns: an endangered species.
- nots
-
noun,
a Boolean operator that returns a positive result if its operand is negative and a negative result if its operand is positive.
- note
-
noun,
a brief record of something written down to assist the memory or for future reference.
- ansa
-
noun,
Archaeology. a looped handle, especially of a vase.
- nota
-
noun,
a dorsal plate or sclerite of the thorax of an insect.
- ANSI
-
- ant.
-
- aet.
-
- once
-
noun,
a single occasion; one time only:
- nose
-
noun,
the part of the face or facial region in humans and certain animals that contains the nostrils and the organs of smell and functions as the usual passageway for air in respiration: in humans it is a prominence in the center of the face formed of bone and cartilage, serving also to modify or modulate the voice.
- acr-
-
- Rani
-
noun,
ranee.
- Rais
-
noun,
Gilles de, Retz, Gilles de Laval, Baron de.
- 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).
- Raia
-
noun,
rayah.
- RACE
-
noun,
a contest of speed, as in running, riding, driving, or sailing.
- ARCS
-
noun,
Geometry. any unbroken part of the circumference of a circle or other curved line.
- acc.
-
- acea
-
- Acis
-
noun,
the lover of Galatea, killed by Polyphemus out of jealousy.
- acne
-
noun,
an inflammatory disease of the sebaceous glands, characterized by comedones and pimples, especially on the face, back, and chest, and, in severe cases, by cysts and nodules resulting in scarring.
- Otis
-
noun,
Elisha Graves, 1811–61, U.S. inventor.
- otic
-
adjective,
of or relating to the ear; auricular.
- Acre
-
noun,
a common measure of area: in the U.S. and U.K., 1 acre equals 4,840 square yards (4,047 square meters) or 0.405 hectare; 640 acres equals one square mile.
- aesc
-
noun,
ash2 (def 3).
- Acta
-
plural noun,
official records, as of acts, deeds, proceedings, transactions, or the like.
- osar
-
noun,
plural of os3 .
- orts
-
noun,
Usually, orts. a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
- ACTS
-
noun,
anything done, being done, or to be done; deed; performance:
- Orne
-
noun,
a department in NW France. 2372 sq. mi. (6145 sq. km). Capital: Alençon.
- orcs
-
noun,
any of several cetaceans, as a grampus.
- Orca
-
noun,
the killer whale, Orcinus orca.
- oras
-
noun,
plural of os2 .
- Oran
-
noun,
a seaport in NW Algeria.
- Ont.
-
- aeon
-
noun,
(in Gnosticism) one of a class of powers or beings conceived as emanating from the Supreme Being and performing various functions in the operations of the universe.
- aer-
-
- not-
-
- Anas
-
- Aras
-
noun,
Also, Araks. Ancient Araxes. a river in SW Asia, flowing from E Turkey along part of the boundary between NW Iran and Armenia and Azerbaijan into the Kura River. About 660 miles (1065 km) long.
- ARCO
-
adverb,
(of the performance of a passage for stringed instruments) with the bow.
- ARIS
-
- non-
-
- NIRA
-
- Aria
-
noun,
an air or melody.
- noes
-
noun,
an utterance of the word “no.”.
- Ares
-
noun,
the ancient Greek god of war, a son of Zeus and Hera, identified by the Romans with Mars.
- 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.
- area
-
noun,
any particular extent of space or surface; part:
- NICE
-
noun,
a port in and the capital of Alpes-Maritimes, in SE France, on the Mediterranean: resort.
- Nor.
-
- Nier
-
noun,
Alfred Otto Carl, 1911–1994, U.S. physicist.
- Arce
-
noun,
a daughter of Thaumas and the sister of Iris and the Harpies. Zeus took away her wings when she aided the Titans in their war against him.
- Nina
-
noun,
girl; child.
- Nine
-
noun,
a cardinal number, eight plus one.
- NOAA
-
- nos-
-
- nits
-
noun,
the egg of a parasitic insect, especially of a louse, often attached to a hair or a fiber of clothing.
- Nino
-
noun,
boy; child.
- none
-
noun,
nones1 .
- noir
-
adjective,
black; noting the black numbers in roulette.
- arca
-
noun,
a chest for valuables, used in medieval Spain and Italy.
- Norn
-
noun,
an extinct Norse dialect, spoken until early modern times in the Shetland and Orkney Islands and in parts of northern Scotland.
- Nora
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Honora.
- art.
-
- Arne
-
noun,
Thomas Augustine, 1710–78, English composer of operas and songs.
- ANTA
-
noun,
a privately supported organization, chartered by Congress in 1935, for the encouragement and advancement of professional and nonprofessional theater.
- arse
-
noun,
ass2 (defs 1, 2).
- Aron
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Arno
-
noun,
Peter (Curtis Arnoux Peters) 1904–68, U.S. cartoonist and author.
- nori
-
noun,
a seaweed having a mildly sweet, salty taste, usually dried, used in Japanese cookery mainly as a wrap for sushi.
- CIA
-
- ARS
-
- CIC
-
- ae.
-
- AEA
-
- TAE
-
preposition,
to.
- COS
-
noun,
romaine.
- TSE
-
- TSI
-
- Tai
-
noun,
any of several sparoid fishes of the Pacific Ocean, as Pagrus major (red tai) a food fish of Japan.
- COT
-
noun,
a light portable bed, especially one of canvas on a folding frame.
- AEC
-
- CIE
-
- AAE
-
- 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.
- Ar.
-
- AAS
-
noun,
basaltic lava having a rough surface.
- Tro
-
- CNS
-
- CNO
-
- CNN
-
- STI
-
- CNC
-
- ACE
-
noun,
a playing card or die marked with or having the value indicated by a single spot:
- ac-
-
- TIC
-
noun,
Pathology.
a sudden, spasmodic, painless, involuntary muscular contraction, as of the face.
tic douloureux.
- ase
-
- an.
-
- AIA
-
- TIA
-
- TES
-
noun,
ti1 .
- ACS
-
- Aar
-
- ACT
-
noun,
anything done, being done, or to be done; deed; performance:
- cr.
-
- ASI
-
- CAI
-
- ATC
-
- 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.
- ANC
-
- CAR
-
noun,
an automobile.
- ane
-
adjective, noun, pronoun,
one.
- Tor
-
noun,
a rocky pinnacle; a peak of a bare or rocky mountain or hill.
- ANI
-
noun,
any of several black, tropical American cuckoos of the genus Crotophaga, having a compressed, bladelike bill.
- aor
-
- AOA
-
- ATS
-
noun,
a money of account of Laos, the 100th part of a kip.
- ans
-
noun,
the Sumerian god of heaven: the counterpart of the Akkadian Anu.
- 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.
- CAA
-
- ct.
-
- ca.
-
- cc.
-
- CIO
-
noun,
a federation of affiliated industrial labor unions, founded 1935 within the American Federation of Labor but independent of it 1938–55. Abbreviation: C.I.O., CIO.
- Co.
-
- TCA
-
- TCS
-
- TEC
-
noun,
detective.
- tea
-
noun,
the dried and prepared leaves of a shrub, Camellia sinensis, from which a somewhat bitter, aromatic beverage is prepared by infusion in hot water.
- cs.
-
- ait
-
noun,
a small island, especially in a river.
- TAR
-
noun,
any of various dark-colored viscid products obtained by the destructive distillation of certain organic substances, as coal or wood.
- AES
-
noun,
any of various early forms of bronze or copper money used in ancient Rome.
Compare as2 (def 1).
- CCR
-
- toe
-
noun,
one of the terminal digits of the human foot.
- ARC
-
noun,
Geometry. any unbroken part of the circumference of a circle or other curved line.
- CEO
-
- AIC
-
- CEC
-
- Tan
-
noun,
the brown color imparted to the skin by exposure to the sun or open air.
- CEA
-
- ASN
-
- CCS
-
verb (used with object),
to send a duplicate of a document, email, or the like to:
- tra
-
- tr.
-
- CAS
-
verb (used with or without object),
to call, as to call an animal toward one; urge forward by calling.
- Aso
-
noun,
Mount, a volcanic mountain in Japan, in central Kyushu, noted for its vast caldera. 5223 feet (1593 meters).
- Ain
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- ASR
-
- CCA
-
- ast
-
- AIR
-
noun,
a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- ARA
-
noun,
the Altar, a southern constellation between Triangulum Australe and Scorpius.
- at.
-
- ATA
-
- ton
-
noun,
a unit of weight, equivalent to 2000 pounds (0.907 metric ton) avoirdupois (short ton) in the U.S. and 2240 pounds (1.016 metric tons) avoirdupois (long ton) in Great Britain.
- TAO
-
noun,
(in philosophical Taoism) that in virtue of which all things happen or exist.
- ASA
-
noun,
a king of Judah, 913?–873? b.c. I Kings 15:8–24.
- EOS
-
noun,
the ancient Greek goddess of the dawn, identified by the Romans with Aurora.
- Sta
-
- ior
-
- RSA
-
- Rs.
-
- NES
-
- NET
-
noun,
a bag or other contrivance of strong thread or cord worked into an open, meshed fabric, for catching fish, birds, or other animals:
- NIA
-
- NIC
-
noun,
a newly industrialized/industrializing country:
- ROT
-
noun,
the process of rotting.
- nit
-
noun,
the egg of a parasitic insect, especially of a louse, often attached to a hair or a fiber of clothing.
- NNE
-
- rt.
-
- NOC
-
- Noe
-
noun,
Noah (def 1).
- ROI
-
- ROE
-
noun,
the mass of eggs, or spawn, within the ovarian membrane of the female fish.
- ROC
-
noun,
a bird of enormous size and strength.
- ROA
-
- RNA
-
- nr.
-
- NRA
-
- RSE
-
- rte
-
- NSA
-
- Nat
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Nathan or Nathaniel.
- ITC
-
- ite
-
- ITO
-
noun,
Prince Hirobumi [hee-raw-boo-mee] /ˈhi rɔˈbu mi/ (Show IPA), 1841–1909, Japanese statesman.
- NCO
-
- St.
-
- nae
-
adverb,
no1 ; not.
- Nan
-
noun,
naan.
- SAR
-
- San
-
noun,
a member of a nomadic aboriginal people of southern Africa.
- RTS
-
- NCC
-
- ne-
-
- NEA
-
- SAE
-
- NEC
-
- SAC
-
noun,
a baglike structure in an animal, plant, or fungus, as one containing fluid.
- SAA
-
- SRO
-
- So.
-
- NRC
-
- NSC
-
- ist
-
- OTS
-
- orc
-
noun,
any of several cetaceans, as a grampus.
- Ore
-
noun,
a metal-bearing mineral or rock, or a native metal, that can be mined at a profit.
- ORT
-
noun,
Usually, orts. a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
- ose
-
- ot-
-
- REC
-
noun,
recreation.
- OTA
-
- ote
-
- REA
-
- ons
-
- RCT
-
- RCN
-
- RCA
-
- RCS
-
- Re.
-
- Rae
-
noun,
John, 1813–93, Scottish surgeon and Arctic explorer.
- Rai
-
noun,
a style of Algerian popular music played on electric guitar, synthesizer, and percussion instruments.
- 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.
- RAN
-
noun,
a sea goddess who drags down ships and drowns sailors: the wife of Aegir.
- Ora
-
noun,
plural of os2 .
- ONR
-
- rin
-
noun,
a money of account of Japan, the thousandth part of a yen or the tenth part of a sen.
- 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.
- Oc.
-
- OSA
-
- OTC
-
- oar
-
noun,
a long shaft with a broad blade at one end, used as a lever for rowing or otherwise propelling or steering a boat.
- OAS
-
- Ria
-
noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- OAT
-
noun,
a cereal grass, Avena sativa, cultivated for its edible seed.
- Oca
-
noun,
a wood sorrel, Oxalis tuberosa, of the Andes, cultivated in South America for its edible tubers.
- OCC
-
- ONI
-
- OCR
-
- OCS
-
- OES
-
noun,
the fifteenth letter of the English alphabet, a vowel.
- res
-
noun,
an object or thing; matter.
- oic
-
- OIr
-
- OIt
-
- ONA
-
noun,
a member of a people of Tierra del Fuego.
- one
-
noun,
the first and lowest whole number, being a cardinal number; unity.
- ITA
-
- NAA
-
- ISR
-
- SIR
-
noun,
a respectful or formal term of address used to a man:
- EAS
-
noun,
the Akkadian god of wisdom, the son of Apsu and father of Marduk: the counterpart of Enki.
- eat
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- ec-
-
- ECA
-
- SIT
-
verb,
(in prescriptions) may it be.
- eir
-
- EIS
-
- en-
-
- eon
-
noun,
an indefinitely long period of time; age.
- ean
-
- RAS
-
noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- ERA
-
noun,
a period of time marked by distinctive character, events, etc.:
- Sin
-
noun,
transgression of divine law:
- SIC
-
adverb,
so; thus: usually written parenthetically to denote that a word, phrase, passage, etc., that may appear strange or incorrect has been written intentionally or has been quoted verbatim: (sic).
- ERT
-
- ESA
-
- Esc
-
- ESR
-
- ETO
-
- 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.
- EAA
-
- 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).
- CSO
-
- CRC
-
- SRI
-
noun,
a Hindu title of address prefixed to the name of a deity, holy person, etc.
- Sr.
-
- CRS
-
- sot
-
noun,
a drunkard.
- CRT
-
- CSA
-
- CSC
-
- CSR
-
- SOC
-
noun,
sociology or a class or course in sociology.
- CST
-
- CTA
-
- CTC
-
- cte
-
- ctn
-
plural,
carton.
- eo-
-
- Son
-
noun,
a male child or person in relation to his parents.
- ETA
-
noun,
the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
- ea.
-
- ETR
-
- ERS
-
noun,
ervil.
- ETS
-
- Ios
-
noun,
a small hawk, Buteo solitarius, having two plumage phases and occurring only on the island of Hawaii, where it is a rare species and the only living indigenous bird of prey.
- in.
-
- ina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- sea
-
noun,
the salt waters that cover the greater part of the earth's surface.
- se-
-
- ine
-
- IOC
-
- ion
-
noun,
an electrically charged atom or group of atoms formed by the loss or gain of one or more electrons, as a cation (positive ion) which is created by electron loss and is attracted to the cathode in electrolysis, or as an anion (negative ion) which is created by an electron gain and is attracted to the anode. The valence of an ion is equal to the number of electrons lost or gained and is indicated by a plus sign for cations and a minus sign for anions, thus: Na + , Cl−, Ca ++ , S = .
- IOT
-
- ICC
-
- Ir.
-
- IRC
-
- IRO
-
- IRS
-
- Is.
-
noun,
(used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
- ISA
-
- ise
-
- sc.
-
- ier
-
- INN
-
noun,
a commercial establishment that provides lodging, food, etc., for the public, especially travelers; small hotel.
- ICA
-
noun,
Portuguese name of Putumayo.
- SEI
-
noun,
sei whale.
- ics
-
- IRA
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- IAS
-
- Ia.
-
- ian
-
noun,
a male given name, Scottish form of John.
- SEN
-
noun,
a money of account of Japan, the 100th part of a yen, now used only in certain quotations, as on foreign exchange.
- io-
-
- TSR
-
noun,
a computer program with any of several ancillary functions, usually held resident in RAM for instant activation while one is using another program.
- N.
-
- NC
-
- RA
-
noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- RC
-
- NA
-
adverb,
no1 .
- AA
-
noun,
basaltic lava having a rough surface.
- AO
-
- RI
-
- NI
-
- RN
-
- RO
-
- AI
-
noun,
a three-toed sloth, Bradypus tridactylus, inhabiting forests of southern Venezuela, the Guianas, and northern Brazil, having a diet apparently restricted to the leaves of the trumpet-tree, and sounding a high-pitched cry when disturbed.
- ic
-
- 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.
- et
-
verb,
a simple past tense of eat.
- i.
-
- CE
-
- SN
-
- SA
-
- er
-
interjection,
(used to express or represent a pause, hesitation, uncertainty, etc.).
- OE
-
noun,
oy2 .
- t.
-
- No
-
noun,
an utterance of the word “no.”.
- TC
-
- T1
-
- O.
-
- TE
-
noun,
ti1 .
- TI
-
noun,
the syllable for the seventh tone of a diatonic scale.
- R.
-
- EI
-
- E.
-
noun,
Edward (St. John) 1925–2000, U.S. writer and illustrator.
- IT
-
noun,
(in children's games) the player called upon to perform some task, as, in tag, the one who must catch the other players.
- TA
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- S.
-
- SI
-
noun,
the syllable used for the seventh tone of a scale and sometimes for the tone B.
- TN
-
- OA
-