Anagrams of uncertainty
Word uncertainty has
700 anagrams
that can be made by using the letters of uncertainty.
- uncertain
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adjective,
not definitely ascertainable or fixed, as in time of occurrence, number, dimensions, or quality.
- internat.
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- ancientry
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noun,
Archaic.
ancient character or style.
ancient times.
- certainty
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noun,
the state of being certain.
- runcinate
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adjective,
(of a leaf) pinnately incised, with the lobes or teeth curved backward.
- nycturia
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noun,
nocturia.
- centaury
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noun,
any of various plants belonging to the genus Centaurium, of the gentian family, having clusters of small pink or red flowers.
- nutrient
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noun,
a nutrient substance.
- tenacity
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noun,
the quality of being tenacious, or of holding fast; persistence:
- antirent
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adjective,
noting or pertaining to a political party (1839–47) in New York that opposed the payment of rents to patroons.
- uncinate
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adjective,
hooked; bent at the end like a hook.
- tunicate
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noun,
Zoology. any sessile marine chordate of the subphylum Tunicata (Urochordata), having a saclike body enclosed in a thick membrane or tunic and two openings or siphons for the ingress and egress of water.
- intranet
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noun,
a computer network with restricted access, as within a company, that uses software and protocols developed for the Internet.
- Cernauti
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noun,
a city in SW Ukraine, on the Prut River: formerly in Romania.
- cut-rate
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noun,
a price, fare, or rate below the standard charge.
- truncate
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adjective,
truncated.
- intercut
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noun,
a film sequence or scene produced by intercutting.
- interact
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verb (used without object),
to act one upon another.
- Teucrian
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noun,
one of the ancient Trojans.
- taciturn
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adjective,
inclined to silence; reserved in speech; reluctant to join in conversation.
- Tetracyn
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- urticant
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adjective,
producing a stinging or itching sensation.
- urticate
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verb (used with object),
to sting with or as if with nettles.
- tenantry
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noun,
tenants collectively; the body of tenants on an estate.
- tincture
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noun,
Pharmacology. a solution of alcohol or of alcohol and water, containing animal, vegetable, or chemical drugs.
- Aneurin
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noun,
thiamine.
- ancient
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noun,
a person who lived in ancient times.
- ruinate
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adjective,
ruined.
- nectary
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noun,
Botany. an organ or part that secretes nectar.
- tartine
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noun,
a fancy French open-faced sandwich topped with spreadable ingredients.
- rinceau
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noun,
an ornamental foliate or floral motif.
- annuity
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noun,
a specified income payable at stated intervals for a fixed or a contingent period, often for the recipient's life, in consideration of a stipulated premium paid either in prior installment payments or in a single payment.
- citrate
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noun,
a salt or ester of citric acid.
- cittern
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noun,
an old musical instrument related to the guitar, having a flat, pear-shaped soundbox and wire strings.
- truancy
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noun,
the act or state of being truant.
- intreat
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verb (used with or without object),
entreat.
- intrant
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noun,
a person who enters (a college, association, etc.); entrant.
- tenancy
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noun,
a holding, as of lands, by any kind of title; occupancy of land, a house, or the like, under a lease or on payment of rent; tenure.
- tinnery
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noun,
tinworks.
- cannery
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noun,
a factory where foodstuffs, as meat, fish, or fruit are canned.
- tannery
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noun,
a place where tanning is carried on.
- cattery
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noun,
a place where cats are kept and bred.
- tenuity
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noun,
the state of being tenuous.
- tertian
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noun,
Pathology. a tertian fever.
- centri-
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- cyanine
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noun,
any of several groups of dyes that make silver halide photographic plates sensitive to a wider color range.
- certain
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Idioms,
for certain, without a doubt; surely:
- urinate
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verb (used without object),
to pass or discharge urine.
- cyanite
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noun,
Mineralogy. kyanite.
- taurine
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noun,
a neutral crystalline substance, C 2 H 7 NO 3 S, obtained from bile.
- cautery
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noun,
an escharotic substance, electric current, or hot iron used to destroy tissue.
- entrain
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verb (used with object),
to put aboard a train.
- curtate
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adjective,
shortened; reduced; abbreviated.
- uranite
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noun,
any of the uranium phosphates, as autunite or torbernite.
- tetanic
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adjective,
Pathology. pertaining to, of the nature of, or characterized by tetanus.
- Century
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noun,
a period of 100 years.
- curtain
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noun,
a hanging piece of fabric used to shut out the light from a window, adorn a room, increase privacy, etc.
- Ninurta
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noun,
a Sumerian and Babylonian hero god.
- centaur
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noun,
Classical Mythology. one of a race of monsters having the head, trunk, and arms of a man, and the body and legs of a horse.
- 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.
- iterant
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adjective,
characterized by repetition; repeating.
- entrant
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noun,
a competitor in a contest.
- unitary
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adjective,
of or relating to a unit or units.
- nitrate
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noun,
Chemistry. a salt or ester of nitric acid, or any compound containing the univalent group –ONO 2 or NO 3 .
- recti-
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- re-act
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verb (used with object),
to act or perform again.
- recant
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verb (used with object),
to withdraw or disavow (a statement, opinion, etc.), especially formally; retract.
- tyrant
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noun,
a sovereign or other ruler who uses power oppressively or unjustly.
- canine
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noun,
a canid, or member of the dog family Canidae.
- tinter
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noun,
a person who specializes in applying tints or dyes.
- cranny
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noun,
a small, narrow opening in a wall, rock, etc.; chink; crevice; fissure:
- Cretan
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noun,
a native or inhabitant of Crete.
- Cetura
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noun,
Keturah.
- canner
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noun,
a person who cans meat, fruit, etc., for preservation.
- cretin
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noun,
a person suffering from cretinism.
- Yentai
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noun,
Wade-Giles. Yantai.
- Canter
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noun,
an easy gallop.
- terat-
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- Canute
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noun,
a.d. 994?–1035, Danish king of England 1017–35; of Denmark 1018–35; and of Norway 1028–35.
- carnet
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noun,
a customs document allowing an automobile to be driven at no cost across international borders.
- tinct.
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- entity
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noun,
something that has a real existence; thing:
- Tyrian
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adjective,
of or relating to ancient Tyre or its people.
- tetany
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noun,
a state marked by severe, intermittent tonic contractions and muscular pain, due to abnormal calcium metabolism.
- centi-
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- centr-
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- centra
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noun,
a plural of centrum.
- tinner
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noun,
a tinsmith.
- Carney
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noun,
carny.
- retina
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noun,
the innermost coat of the posterior part of the eyeball that receives the image produced by the lens, is continuous with the optic nerve, and consists of several layers, one of which contains the rods and cones that are sensitive to light.
- cerat-
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- retain
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verb (used with object),
to keep possession of.
- tetra-
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- yatter
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noun,
chatter; idle talk.
- Encina
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noun,
the live oak, Quercus virginiana.
- run-in
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noun,
a quarrel; argument.
- innate
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adjective,
existing in one from birth; inborn; native:
- Tetuan
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noun,
a seaport in N Morocco, on the Mediterranean: former capital of the Spanish zone of Morocco.
- Tunica
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noun,
a tunic.
- truant
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noun,
a student who stays away from school without permission.
- cunner
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noun,
a small wrasse, Tautogolabrus adspersus, common in North Atlantic coastal waters of the U.S.
- Annecy
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noun,
a city in and the capital of Haute-Savoie, in SE France.
- Tanner
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noun,
a person whose occupation it is to tan hides.
- Nutter
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noun,
a person who gathers nuts.
- nutria
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noun,
the coypu.
- nycti-
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- nutate
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verb (used without object),
to undergo or show nutation.
- nutant
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adjective,
drooping; nodding.
- tauten
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verb (used with or without object),
to make or become taut.
- Tunney
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noun,
James Joseph ("Gene") 1898–1978, U.S. boxer: world heavyweight champion 1926–28.
- acetin
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noun,
a colorless, thick, hygroscopic liquid, C 5 H 10 O 4 : used chiefly in the manufacture of explosives.
- nuance
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noun,
a subtle difference or distinction in expression, meaning, response, etc.
- yttria
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noun,
a white, water-insoluble powder, Y 2 O 3 , used chiefly in incandescent gas and acetylene mantles.
- curate
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noun,
Chiefly British. a member of the clergy employed to assist a rector or vicar.
- curite
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noun,
a radioactive uranium mineral, Pb 2 U 5 O 17 ·4H 2 O, with adamantine luster, occurring as reddish-brown to deep-yellow needle-shaped crystals, formed by alteration of uraninite.
- Uniate
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noun,
a member of an Eastern church that is in union with the Roman Catholic Church, acknowledges the Roman pope as supreme in matters of faith, but maintains its own liturgy, discipline, and rite.
- actin-
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- nitery
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noun,
a nightclub.
- unrent
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adjective,
not rent; not torn, disturbed, pained, or the like:
- Cutter
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noun,
a person who cuts, especially as a job, as one who cuts fabric for garments.
- ninety
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noun,
a cardinal number, ten times nine.
- nicety
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noun,
a delicate or fine point; punctilio:
- inturn
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noun,
an inward turn or curve around an axis or fixed point.
- acuity
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noun,
sharpness; acuteness; keenness:
- Raetic
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noun,
an extinct language of uncertain affinities that was spoken in Rhaetia and written with the Etruscan alphabet.
- ratite
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noun,
a bird having a ratite breastbone.
- ratine
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noun,
a loosely woven fabric made with nubby or knotty yarns.
- cut-in
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noun,
Movies. a still, as of a scene or an object, inserted in a film and interrupting the action or continuity:
- auntie
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noun,
Informal. aunt.
- nectar
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noun,
the saccharine secretion of a plant, which attracts the insects or birds that pollinate the flower.
- tannic
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adjective,
Chemistry. of, relating to, or derived from tan or tannin.
- tanrec
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noun,
tenrec.
- Curtin
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noun,
John, 1885–1945, Australian statesman: prime minister 1941–45.
- Nature
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noun,
the material world, especially as surrounding humankind and existing independently of human activities.
- attune
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verb (used with object),
to bring into accord, harmony, or sympathetic relationship; adjust:
- attire
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noun,
clothes or apparel, especially rich or splendid garments.
- Triune
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noun,
(initial capital letter) the Trinity.
- Racine
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noun,
Jean Baptiste [zhahn ba-teest] /ʒɑ̃ baˈtist/ (Show IPA), 1639–99, French dramatist.
- tenant
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noun,
a person or group that rents and occupies land, a house, an office, or the like, from another for a period of time; lessee.
- trance
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noun,
a half-conscious state, seemingly between sleeping and waking, in which ability to function voluntarily may be suspended.
- uretic
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adjective,
of, relating to, or occurring in the urine.
- intact
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adjective,
not altered, broken, or impaired; remaining uninjured, sound, or whole; untouched; unblemished:
- treaty
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noun,
a formal agreement between two or more states in reference to peace, alliance, commerce, or other international relations.
- intent
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noun,
something that is intended; purpose; design; intention:
- natter
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noun,
a conversation; chat.
- inter.
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- intern
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noun,
a person who is or has been interned; internee.
- intra-
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- uranic
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adjective,
of or containing uranium, especially in the tetravalent state.
- Taney
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noun,
Roger Brooke, 1777–1864, U.S. jurist: chief justice of the U.S. 1836–64.
- Cutty
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noun,
a short spoon.
- tater
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noun,
potato.
- Tartu
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noun,
a city in SE Estonia.
- entia
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noun,
plural of ens.
- tarty
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adjective,
tart; somewhat sour.
- Tarne
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noun,
(in the Iliad) Sardis.
- ency.
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- enact
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verb (used with object),
to make into an act or statute:
- Taine
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noun,
Hippolyte Adolphe [ee-paw-leet a-dawlf] /i pɔˈlit aˈdɔlf/ (Show IPA), 1828–93, French literary critic and historian.
- taint
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noun,
a trace of something bad, offensive, or harmful.
- Ecua.
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- ennui
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noun,
a feeling of utter weariness and discontent resulting from satiety or lack of interest; boredom:
- recta
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noun,
a plural of rectum.
- entry
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noun,
an act of entering; entrance.
- nitty
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adjective,
full of nits.
- incur
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verb (used with object),
to come into or acquire (some consequence, usually undesirable or injurious):
- inert
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adjective,
having no inherent power of action, motion, or resistance (opposed to active):
- Inner
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adjective,
situated within or farther within; interior:
- intr.
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- inure
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verb (used with object),
to accustom to hardship, difficulty, pain, etc.; toughen or harden; habituate (usually followed by to):
- inurn
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verb (used with object),
to put into an urn, especially ashes after cremation.
- nutty
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adjective,
abounding in or producing nuts.
- Iran.
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- irate
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adjective,
angry; enraged:
- nuci-
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- nitre
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noun,
niter.
- rainy
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adjective,
characterized by rain:
- nitr-
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- Niter
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noun,
potassium nitrate.
- nacre
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noun,
mother-of-pearl.
- Nairn
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noun,
a historic county in N Scotland.
- Nance
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noun,
Offensive. an effeminate male.
- Nancy
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noun,
a city in and the capital of Meurthe-et-Moselle, in NE France: battles 1477, 1914, 1944.
- Natty
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adjective,
neatly or trimly smart in dress or appearance; spruce:
- naut.
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- neut.
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- neur-
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- incr.
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- inane
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noun,
something that is empty or void, especially the void of infinite space.
- tacit
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adjective,
understood without being openly expressed; implied:
- riant
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adjective,
laughing; smiling; cheerful.
- tacet
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verb (imperative),
be silent (directing an instrument or voice not to play or sing).
- ERICA
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noun,
any of numerous low-growing evergreen shrubs or small trees belonging to the genus Erica, of the heath family, including several species of heather.
- rutty
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adjective,
full of or abounding in ruts, as a road.
- rutin
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noun,
a bright yellow or greenish-yellow substance, C 27 H 30 O 16 , obtained chiefly from buckwheat, and used in the treatment of capillary fragility.
- eruct
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verb (used with or without object),
to belch forth, as gas from the stomach.
- runty
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adjective,
stunted; dwarfish:
- runny
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adjective,
tending to run or drip:
- runic
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adjective,
consisting of or set down in runes:
- eury-
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- ricey
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adjective,
pertaining to, resembling, or containing rice.
- iatry
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- ratty
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adjective,
full of rats.
- renin
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noun,
a proteolytic enzyme secreted by the kidneys that is involved in the release of angiotensin.
- reni-
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- Renan
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noun,
Ernest [ur-nist;; French er-nest] /ˈɜr nɪst;; French ɛrˈnɛst/ (Show IPA), 1823–92, French philologist, historian, and critic.
- yearn
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verb (used without object),
to have an earnest or strong desire; long:
- cutie
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noun,
Informal. a charmingly attractive or cute person, especially a girl or a young woman (often used as a form of address):
- Yenan
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noun,
Wade-Giles. Yanan.
- yenta
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noun,
a person, especially a woman, who is a busybody or gossip.
- rect.
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- Recit
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- react
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verb (used with object),
to act or perform again.
- Yetta
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noun,
a female given name.
- cutin
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noun,
a transparent, waxy substance constituting, together with cellulose, the cuticle of plants.
- Utter
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adjective,
complete; total; absolute:
- cutey
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noun,
cutie.
- Canty
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adjective,
cheerful; lively.
- taunt
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noun,
an insulting gibe or sarcasm; scornful reproach or challenge.
- Tiran
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noun,
Strait of, a navigable waterway between the N Red Sea and the Gulf of Aqaba.
- caine
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noun,
(Sir Thomas Henry) Hall, 1853–1931, English novelist.
- cairn
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noun,
a heap of stones set up as a landmark, monument, tombstone, etc.
- tunny
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noun,
tuna1 .
- tinny
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adjective,
of or like tin.
- caner
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noun,
a person who works with cane, especially one who produces canework for chairs.
- canny
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adverb,
in a canny manner.
- Cant.
-
- Turin
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noun,
a city in NW Italy, on the Po: capital of the Kingdom of Italy 1860–65.
- Carey
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noun,
male given name, form of Carew.
- Autry
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noun,
Gene, 1907–1998, U.S. actor and singer.
- Caren
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noun,
a female given name.
- caret
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noun,
a mark (‸) made in written or printed matter to show the place where something is to be inserted.
- Carie
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noun,
a female given name, form of Caroline.
- Carin
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noun,
a female given name.
- Caryn
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noun,
a female given name.
- unary
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adjective,
pertaining to a function whose domain is a given set and whose range is contained in that set.
- uncia
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noun,
a bronze coin of ancient Rome, the 12th part of an as.
- carne
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noun,
Marcel [mahr-sel;; French mar-sel] /mɑrˈsɛl;; French marˈsɛl/ (Show IPA), 1909–1996, French film director.
- Unit.
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- antre
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noun,
a cavern; cave.
- unite
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noun,
a former gold coin of England, equal to 20 shillings, issued under James I and Charles I.
- tunic
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noun,
Chiefly British. a coat worn as part of a military or other uniform.
- titer
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noun,
the strength of a solution as determined by titration with a standard substance.
- aeri-
-
- truce
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noun,
a suspension of hostilities for a specified period of time by mutual agreement of the warring parties; cease-fire; armistice.
- trite
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adjective,
lacking in freshness or effectiveness because of constant use or excessive repetition; hackneyed; stale:
- anti-
-
- trine
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noun,
a set or group of three; triad.
- trice
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noun,
a very short time; an instant:
- triac
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noun,
a type of thyristor designed for electronic control of the current supplied to a circuit, used especially in dimmers for lighting systems.
- Artie
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noun,
a male given name, form of Arthur.
- ante-
-
- Trent
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noun,
Italian Trento. Ancient Tridentum. a city in N Italy, on the Adige River.
- Annie
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noun,
a female given name, form of Ann, Anna, or Anne.
- TREAT
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noun,
entertainment, food, drink, etc., given by way of compliment or as an expression of friendly regard.
- trait
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noun,
a distinguishing characteristic or quality, especially of one's personal nature:
- Auric
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adjective,
of or containing gold in the trivalent state.
- atty.
-
- Attic
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noun,
the part of a building, especially of a house, directly under a roof; garret.
- train
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noun,
Railroads. a self-propelled, connected group of rolling stock.
- Tract
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noun,
an expanse or area of land, water, etc.; region; stretch.
- Tracy
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noun,
Spencer, 1900–67, U.S. film actor.
- Trace
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noun,
a surviving mark, sign, or evidence of the former existence, influence, or action of some agent or event; vestige:
- aunty
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noun,
auntie.
- anent
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preposition,
in regard to; about; concerning.
- tuner
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noun,
a person or thing that tunes.
- ancre
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adjective,
having the end of each limb divided and carved outward like the flukes of an anchor; moline:
- titre
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noun,
titer.
- Unity
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noun,
the state of being one; oneness.
- Carny
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noun,
a person employed by a carnival.
- Tyner
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noun,
McCoy (Sulaimon Saud) born 1938, U.S. jazz pianist and composer.
- cruet
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noun,
a glass bottle, especially one for holding vinegar, oil, etc., for the table.
- Terai
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noun,
a marshy lowland area in N India and S Nepal, between the Ganges and the foothills of the Himalayas.
- tera-
-
- Crane
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noun,
any large wading bird of the family Gruidae, characterized by long legs, bill, and neck and an elevated hind toe.
- Urena
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noun,
any tropical plant or shrub belonging to the genus Urena, of the mallow family, having clusters of small, yellow flowers, especially U. lobata, which yields a useful bast fiber.
- acity
-
- crate
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noun,
a slatted wooden box or framework for packing, shopping, or storing fruit, furniture, glassware, crockery, etc.
- crine
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noun,
hair; head of hair.
- crit.
-
- tenty
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adjective,
watchful; attentive.
- Tenn.
-
- Terni
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noun,
a city in central Italy.
- tenia
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noun,
taenia.
- acet-
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- urine
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noun,
the liquid-to-semisolid waste matter excreted by the kidneys, in humans being a yellowish, slightly acid, watery fluid.
- tecta
-
noun,
a rooflike structure.
- Utica
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noun,
an ancient city on the N coast of Africa, NW of Carthage.
- 30-30
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- teary
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adjective,
of or like tears.
- curet
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noun,
a scoop-shaped surgical instrument for removing tissue from body cavities, as the uterus.
- Curia
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noun,
one of the political subdivisions of each of the three tribes of ancient Rome.
- Curie
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noun,
a unit of activity of radioactive substances equivalent to 3.70 × 10 10 disintegrations per second: it is approximately the amount of activity produced by 1 gram of radium-226. Abbreviation: Ci.
- terna
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noun,
a list of three names submitted to the pope as recommended to fill a vacant bishopric or benefice.
- antic
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noun,
Usually, antics.
a playful trick or prank; caper.
a grotesque, fantastic, or ludicrous gesture, act, or posture.
- cine-
-
- tinea
-
noun,
any of several skin diseases caused by fungi; ringworm.
- acute
-
noun,
the acute accent.
- 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.
- urate
-
noun,
a salt of uric acid.
- cyan-
-
- Catty
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noun,
(in China and southeast Asia) a weight equal to about 1½ pounds (680 grams) avoirdupois.
- uran-
-
- cert.
-
- cent.
-
- Carte
-
noun,
(italics) French. menu; bill of fare.
Compare à la carte.
- Teut.
-
- untie
-
verb (used with object),
to loose or unfasten (anything tied); let or set loose by undoing a knot.
- 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.
- Ceuta
-
noun,
a seaport and enclave of Spain in N Morocco, on the Strait of Gibraltar.
- cater
-
verb (used with object),
to provide food and service for:
- Nine
-
noun,
a cardinal number, eight plus one.
- RACE
-
noun,
a contest of speed, as in running, riding, driving, or sailing.
- uni-
-
- uria
-
- Neri
-
noun,
Saint Philip (Filippo Neri) 1515–95, Italian priest: founder of Congregation of the Oratory.
- uric
-
adjective,
of, pertaining to, contained in, or derived from urine.
- tuna
-
noun,
any of several large food and game fishes of the family Scombridae, inhabiting temperate and tropical seas.
Compare albacore, bluefin tuna, yellowfin tuna.
- Nina
-
noun,
girl; child.
- NICE
-
noun,
a port in and the capital of Alpes-Maritimes, in SE France, on the Mediterranean: resort.
- Niue
-
noun,
an island in the S Pacific between Tonga and Cook Islands: possession of New Zealand. 5128; about 100 sq. mi. (260 sq. km).
- nyet
-
adverb, noun,
no1 .
- tune
-
noun,
a succession of musical sounds forming an air or melody, with or without the harmony accompanying it.
- uret
-
- Nier
-
noun,
Alfred Otto Carl, 1911–1994, U.S. physicist.
- NTIA
-
- Tura
-
noun,
Cosimo [kaw-zee-maw] /ˈkɔ zi mɔ/ (Show IPA), c1430–98? Italian painter.
- Urey
-
noun,
Harold Clayton [kleyt-n] /ˈkleɪt n/ (Show IPA), 1893–1981, U.S. chemist: Nobel prize 1934.
- NIRA
-
- urea
-
noun,
Biochemistry. a compound, CO(NH 2) 2 , occurring in urine and other body fluids as a product of protein metabolism.
- nunc
-
adverb,
now.
- tire
-
noun,
British Dialect. fatigue.
- tRNA
-
- tain
-
noun,
a thin tin plate.
- rune
-
noun,
any of the characters of certain ancient alphabets, as of a script used for writing the Germanic languages, especially of Scandinavia and Britain, from c200 to c1200, or a script used for inscriptions in a Turkic language of the 6th to 8th centuries from the area near the Orkhon River in Mongolia.
- Tyne
-
noun,
tine.
- Tine
-
noun,
a sharp, projecting point or prong, as of a fork.
- runt
-
noun,
an animal that is small or stunted as compared with others of its kind.
- TINA
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Tace
-
noun,
tasset.
- 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.
- 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.
- tact
-
noun,
a keen sense of what to say or do to avoid giving offense; skill in dealing with difficult or delicate situations.
- ter.
-
- Ryun
-
noun,
James Ronald ("Jim") born 1947, U.S. distance runner; congressman 1996–2007.
- Tane
-
noun,
a Polynesian god of fertility.
- Tare
-
noun,
any of various vetches, especially Vicia sativa.
- Tarn
-
noun,
a small mountain lake or pool, especially one in a cirque.
- Tena
-
noun,
Koyukon.
- tart
-
noun,
a small pie filled with cooked fruit or other sweetened preparation, usually having no top crust.
- ten.
-
- teat
-
noun,
the protuberance on the breast or udder in female mammals, except the monotremes, through which the milk ducts discharge; nipple or mammilla.
- Tate
-
noun,
Sir Henry, 1819–99, English merchant and philanthropist: founder of an art gallery (Tate Gallery) in London, England.
- taur
-
- ruin
-
noun,
ruins, the remains of a building, city, etc., that has been destroyed or that is in disrepair or a state of decay:
- rite
-
noun,
a formal or ceremonial act or procedure prescribed or customary in religious or other solemn use:
- trit
-
- Tit.
-
- tri-
-
- tret
-
noun,
(formerly) an allowance for waste, after deduction for tare.
- Trey
-
noun,
a playing card or a die having three pips.
- racy
-
adjective,
slightly improper or indelicate; suggestive; risqué.
- Tray
-
noun,
a flat, shallow container or receptacle made of wood, metal, etc., usually with slightly raised edges, used for carrying, holding, or displaying articles of food, glass, china, etc.
- 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).
- Rani
-
noun,
ranee.
- rant
-
noun,
ranting, extravagant, or violent declamation.
- rate
-
noun,
the amount of a charge or payment with reference to some basis of calculation:
- Tyre
-
noun,
an ancient seaport of Phoenicia: one of the great cities of antiquity, famous for its navigators and traders; site of modern Sur.
- RITA
-
noun,
the Vedic concept of cosmic and social order.
- tint
-
noun,
a color or a variety of a color; hue.
- 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.
- reit
-
noun,
real-estate investment trust.
- Rena
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Marina.
- 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.
- Ryan
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Tiny
-
adjective,
very small; minute; wee.
- Rice
-
noun,
the starchy seeds or grain of an annual marsh grass, Oryza sativa, cultivated in warm climates and used for food.
- Rina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- rit.
-
- tent
-
noun,
a portable shelter of skins, canvas, plastic, or the like, supported by one or more poles or a frame and often secured by ropes fastened to pegs in the ground.
- 1080
-
- Yuan
-
noun,
Also called yuan dollar. a copper coin of the Republic of China, equal to 100 cents; dollar.
- etui
-
noun,
a small, often decorative case, especially one for needles, toilet articles, or the like.
- Auer
-
noun,
Leopold [lee-uh-pohld;; Hungarian ley-aw-pawlt] /ˈli əˌpoʊld;; Hungarian ˈleɪ ɔˌpɔlt/ (Show IPA), 1845–1930, Hungarian violinist and teacher.
- aune
-
noun,
an old French unit of measure for fabrics, equivalent to about 47 inches (119 cm).
- aunt
-
noun,
the sister of one's father or mother.
- Eur.
-
- aur-
-
- aut-
-
- Etta
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Henrietta.
- attn
-
- 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.
-
- Cain
-
noun,
Scot. and Irish English. rent paid in kind, especially a percentage of a farm crop.
- Can.
-
- Erna
-
noun,
a female given name: from an Old English word meaning “eagle.”.
- Attu
-
noun,
the westernmost of the Aleutian Islands: Japanese occupation 1942–43.
- atry
-
adjective,
lying to under a trysail in heavy weather; trying.
- CARE
-
noun,
a state of mind in which one is troubled; worry, anxiety, or concern:
- 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.
- ann.
-
- Anne
-
noun,
1665–1714, queen of England 1702–14 (daughter of James II of England).
- ant.
-
- ANTU
-
- year
-
noun,
a period of 365 or 366 days, in the Gregorian calendar, divided into 12 calendar months, now reckoned as beginning Jan. 1 and ending Dec. 31 (calendar year or civil year)
Compare common year, leap year.
- yean
-
verb (used without object),
(of a sheep or goat) to bring forth young.
- Ice.
-
- atic
-
- yarn
-
noun,
thread made of natural or synthetic fibers and used for knitting and weaving.
- art.
-
- yare
-
adjective,
quick; agile; lively.
- Arty
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Arthur.
- att.
-
- Aten
-
noun,
Aton.
- cane
-
noun,
a stick or short staff used to assist one in walking; walking stick.
- Erin
-
noun,
Literary. Ireland.
- yett
-
noun,
gate.
- Cnut
-
noun,
Canute.
- cyte
-
- City
-
noun,
a large or important town.
- cute
-
noun,
the cutes, Informal. self-consciously cute mannerisms or appeal; affected coyness:
- neat
-
noun,
an animal of the genus Bos; a bovine, as a cow or ox.
- Curt
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Curtis.
- curn
-
noun,
a grain.
- cray
-
adjective,
crazy.
- cit.
-
- crat
-
- cure
-
noun,
a means of healing or restoring to health; remedy.
- cur.
-
- cunt
-
noun,
the vulva or vagina.
- Cuna
-
noun,
a member of a group of American Indian people inhabiting settlements on the Isthmus of Panama and islands in the Gulf of San Blas.
- crut
-
noun,
crud (def 1).
- cite
-
noun,
citation (defs 7, 8).
- cire
-
noun,
a brilliant, highly glazed surface produced on fabrics by subjecting them to a wax, heat, and calendering treatment.
- Eric
-
noun,
Eric the Red.
- eyra
-
noun,
a jaguarundi.
- Carn
-
noun,
cairn.
- CART
-
noun,
a heavy two-wheeled vehicle, commonly without springs, drawn by mules, oxen, or the like, used for the conveyance of heavy goods.
- enc.
-
- cat.
-
- Cate
-
noun,
a choice food;delicacy; dainty.
- Catt
-
noun,
Carrie Chapman Lane, 1859–1947, U.S. leader in women's suffrage movements.
- cen.
-
- cir.
-
- cera
-
noun,
(in prescriptions) wax.
- CERN
-
- ect-
-
- Ecru
-
noun,
an ecru color.
- cet-
-
- Ceta
-
noun,
Comprehensive Employment and Training Act.
- EARN
-
verb (used with object),
to gain or get in return for one's labor or service:
- yeti
-
noun,
Abominable Snowman.
- Arne
-
noun,
Thomas Augustine, 1710–78, English composer of operas and songs.
- ctr.
-
- Aire
-
- Airy
-
adjective,
open to a free current of fresh air; breezy:
- ayre
-
noun,
air1 (def 8d).
- int.
-
- aet.
-
- Nair
-
noun,
a group of Hindu castes in the Kerala region of India.
- 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.
- acr-
-
- 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.
- Ire.
-
- nane
-
pronoun, adverb, adjective,
none1 .
- aer-
-
- Ainu
-
noun,
a member of an aboriginal population of northernmost Japan, having lighter skin and hairier bodies than other Japanese.
- Yurt
-
noun,
a tentlike dwelling of the Mongol and Turkic peoples of central Asia, consisting of a cylindrical wall of poles in a lattice arrangement with a conical roof of poles, both covered by felt or skins.
- yuca
-
noun,
cassava.
- 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.
- iter
-
noun,
a canal or passage.
- ayin
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
- Ayer
-
noun,
Sir A(lfred) J(ules) 1910–1989, English philosopher, teacher, and author.
- airt
-
noun,
a direction.
- aery
-
noun,
aerie.
- narc
-
noun,
a government agent or detective charged with the enforcement of laws restricting the use of narcotics.
- ance
-
- Nary
-
adjective,
not any; no; never a:
- ancy
-
- Iyar
-
noun,
the eighth month of the Jewish calendar.
- inae
-
- NCTE
-
- Inc.
-
- 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.
- cru
-
noun,
(in France) a vineyard producing wine of high quality, sometimes classified by the government as either a Great Growth (Grand Cru) or a First Growth (Premier Cru)
- ae.
-
- CEA
-
- UTE
-
noun,
Informal. a utility vehicle.
- UTC
-
- CRT
-
- uti
-
- Uta
-
noun,
any of several iguanid lizards of the genus Uta, of the western U.S. and northern Mexico.
- 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.
- CTA
-
- AEC
-
- ur-
-
- ac-
-
- ACT
-
noun,
anything done, being done, or to be done; deed; performance:
- TIC
-
noun,
Pathology.
a sudden, spasmodic, painless, involuntary muscular contraction, as of the face.
tic douloureux.
- TIA
-
- ure
-
- urn
-
noun,
a large or decorative vase, especially one with an ornamental foot or pedestal.
- CIA
-
- CIE
-
- an.
-
- acy
-
- tet
-
noun,
the Vietnamese New Year celebration, occurring during the first seven days of the first month of the lunar calendar.
- ACE
-
noun,
a playing card or die marked with or having the value indicated by a single spot:
- AUC
-
- CNN
-
- Ar.
-
- Uri
-
noun,
a canton in central Switzerland. 415 sq. mi. (1075 sq. km). Capital: Altdorf.
- TTY
-
- AIC
-
- ary
-
adjective,
any; anyone.
- Tut
-
noun,
an exclamation of “tut.”.
- ait
-
noun,
a small island, especially in a river.
- ATC
-
- ANC
-
- at.
-
- ARU
-
- cte
-
- 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.
- UAE
-
- ane
-
adjective, noun, pronoun,
one.
- ANI
-
noun,
any of several black, tropical American cuckoos of the genus Crotophaga, having a compressed, bladelike bill.
- ARC
-
noun,
Geometry. any unbroken part of the circumference of a circle or other curved line.
- Any
-
Idioms,
any which way, in any manner whatever; indifferently or carelessly:
- ANU
-
noun,
a twining herb, Tropaeolum tuberosum, of the nasturtium family, found in the Andes, having edible tubers and large flowers with yellow petals and red spurs.
- tun
-
noun,
a large cask for holding liquids, especially wine, ale, or beer.
- tui
-
noun,
a black New Zealand honey eater, Prosthemadera novaeseelandiae, having a patch of white feathers on each side of the throat, sometimes tamed as a pet.
- tue
-
- UAR
-
- tra
-
- aye
-
noun,
an affirmative vote or voter, especially in British Parliament, corresponding to yea in U.S. Congress.
- CAI
-
- CAR
-
noun,
an automobile.
- Ain
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- Tu.
-
- Une
-
- Tyr
-
noun,
the god of strife.
- AIR
-
noun,
a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- cay
-
noun,
a small low island; key.
- Ayr
-
noun,
a seaport in SW Scotland.
- unc
-
- tr.
-
- ct.
-
- cr.
-
- ca.
-
- Una
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Latin word meaning “one.”.
- UIT
-
- Tiu
-
noun,
an English god of the sky and of war, the equivalent of Tyr in Scandinavian mythology.
- TNT
-
- UCR
-
- Ayn
-
noun,
ʿain.
- NEC
-
- ctn
-
plural,
carton.
- REA
-
- ine
-
- Rai
-
noun,
a style of Algerian popular music played on electric guitar, synthesizer, and percussion instruments.
- Ray
-
noun,
a narrow beam of light.
- RAN
-
noun,
a sea goddess who drags down ships and drowns sailors: the wife of Aegir.
- ina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- 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.
- in.
-
- Yin
-
noun,
See under yin and yang.
- RCA
-
- RCN
-
- RCT
-
- REC
-
noun,
recreation.
- INN
-
noun,
a commercial establishment that provides lodging, food, etc., for the public, especially travelers; small hotel.
- yet
-
Idioms,
as yet. as1 (def 31).
- yer
-
- ier
-
- Yen
-
noun,
an aluminum coin and monetary unit of Japan, equal to 100 sen or 1000 rin. Symbol: ¥; Abbreviation: Y.
- Rey
-
noun,
a city in N Iran, near Teheran.
- icy
-
adjective,
made of, full of, or covered with ice:
- ICA
-
noun,
Portuguese name of Putumayo.
- 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.
- yar
-
adjective,
yare (defs 1, 2).
- Ria
-
noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- rya
-
noun,
a handwoven Scandinavian rug with a thick pile and usually a strong, colorful design.
- ian
-
noun,
a male given name, Scottish form of John.
- Rae
-
noun,
John, 1813–93, Scottish surgeon and Arctic explorer.
- Ir.
-
- ITU
-
- nae
-
adverb,
no1 ; not.
- Ney
-
noun,
Michel [mee-shel] /miˈʃɛl/ (Show IPA), Duke of Elchingen [el-khing-uh n] /ˈɛl xɪŋ ən/ (Show IPA), 1769–1815, French revolutionary and Napoleonic military leader: marshal of France 1805–15.
- NEA
-
- 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:
- ne-
-
- NIA
-
- NYA
-
- NIC
-
noun,
a newly industrialized/industrializing country:
- Nat
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Nathan or Nathaniel.
- Nye
-
noun,
Edgar Wilson ("Bill Nye") 1850–96, U.S. humorist.
- Nan
-
noun,
naan.
- Nay
-
noun,
a denial or refusal.
- NUT
-
noun,
a dry fruit consisting of an edible kernel or meat enclosed in a woody or leathery shell.
- Re.
-
- NYC
-
- nit
-
noun,
the egg of a parasitic insect, especially of a louse, often attached to a hair or a fiber of clothing.
- NNE
-
- nr.
-
- NRA
-
- NRC
-
- ity
-
- Nun
-
noun,
a woman member of a religious order, especially one bound by vows of poverty, chastity, and obedience.
- ite
-
- ITC
-
- ITA
-
- IRC
-
- Ia.
-
- yea
-
noun,
an affirmation; an affirmative reply or vote.
- Rye
-
noun,
a widely cultivated cereal grass, Secale cereale, having one-nerved glumes and two- or three-flowered spikelets.
- TAR
-
noun,
any of various dark-colored viscid products obtained by the destructive distillation of certain organic substances, as coal or wood.
- TAE
-
preposition,
to.
- Tai
-
noun,
any of several sparoid fishes of the Pacific Ocean, as Pagrus major (red tai) a food fish of Japan.
- Tay
-
noun,
a river flowing through central Scotland into the Firth of Tay. 118 miles (190 km) long.
- en-
-
- eir
-
- Tan
-
noun,
the brown color imparted to the skin by exposure to the sun or open air.
- rin
-
noun,
a money of account of Japan, the thousandth part of a yen or the tenth part of a sen.
- ECU
-
noun,
the shield carried by a mounted man-at-arms in the Middle Ages.
- ECA
-
- ec-
-
- eat
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- ery
-
- ear
-
noun,
the organ of hearing and equilibrium in vertebrates, in humans consisting of an external ear that gathers sound vibrations, a middle ear in which the vibrations resonate against the tympanic membrane, and a fluid-filled internal ear that maintains balance and that conducts the tympanic vibrations to the auditory nerve, which transmits them as impulses to the brain.
- ean
-
- ea.
-
- ETA
-
noun,
the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
- TAT
-
verb (used with or without object),
to do, or make by, tatting.
- TAU
-
noun,
the 19th letter of the Greek alphabet (T, τ).
- TCA
-
- tea
-
noun,
the dried and prepared leaves of a shrub, Camellia sinensis, from which a somewhat bitter, aromatic beverage is prepared by infusion in hot water.
- TEC
-
noun,
detective.
- Cui
-
noun,
César [French sey-zar] /French seɪˈzar/ (Show IPA), Antonovich [Russian uhn-taw-nuh-vyich] /Russian ʌnˈtɔ nə vyɪtʃ/ (Show IPA), 1835–1918, Russian composer.
- cue
-
noun,
anything said or done, on or off stage, that is followed by a specific line or action:
- ERA
-
noun,
a period of time marked by distinctive character, events, etc.:
- Cut
-
noun,
the act of cutting; a stroke or a blow, as with a knife, whip, etc.
- IRA
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- RNA
-
- ERT
-
- rt.
-
- rut
-
noun,
a furrow or track in the ground, especially one made by the passage of a vehicle or vehicles.
- rte
-
- ety
-
- ETR
-
- Rue
-
noun,
sorrow; repentance; regret.
- eu-
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- run
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noun,
an act or instance, or a period of running:
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- er
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interjection,
(used to express or represent a pause, hesitation, uncertainty, etc.).
- TN
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- NY
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- E.
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noun,
Edward (St. John) 1925–2000, U.S. writer and illustrator.
- NI
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- EI
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- Y.
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- AU
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plural,
to the; at the; with the.
- ry
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- TC
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- NA
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adverb,
no1 .
- AI
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noun,
a three-toed sloth, Bradypus tridactylus, inhabiting forests of southern Venezuela, the Guianas, and northern Brazil, having a diet apparently restricted to the leaves of the trumpet-tree, and sounding a high-pitched cry when disturbed.
- TE
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noun,
ti1 .
- UT
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noun,
the syllable once generally used for the first tone or keynote of a scale and sometimes for the tone C: now commonly superseded by do.
- ic
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- YA
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noun,
the 28th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- YT
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- A.
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noun,
Agnolo (di Cosimo di Mariano) [ah-nyaw-law dee kaw-zee-maw dee mah-ryah-naw] /ˈɑ nyɔ lɔ di ˈkɔ zi mɔ di mɑˈryɑ nɔ/ (Show IPA), 1502–72, Italian painter.
- NC
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- CU
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- N.
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- R.
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- TA
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noun,
the 16th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- Yi
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noun,
(in Chinese ethical philosophy) faithful performance of one's specified duties to society.
- et
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verb,
a simple past tense of eat.
- TT
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- U.
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- RN
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- UC
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- RI
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- RC
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- RA
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noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- yr
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- YU
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noun,
a legendary Chinese emperor who drained the land and made the mountains.
- ey
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- IT
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noun,
(in children's games) the player called upon to perform some task, as, in tag, the one who must catch the other players.
- CE
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- RU
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- ty
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- NU
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noun,
the 13th letter of the Greek alphabet (Ν, ν).
- TI
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noun,
the syllable for the seventh tone of a diatonic scale.
- T1
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- cy
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noun,
a male given name, form of Cyrus.
- ye
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pronoun,
Archaic, except in some elevated or ecclesiastical prose Literary, or British Dialect.
(used nominatively as the plural of thou especially in rhetorical, didactic, or poetic contexts, in addressing a group of persons or things):
(used nominatively for the second person singular, especially in polite address):
(used objectively in the second person singular or plural):
- UI
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