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- taconites
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noun,
a low-grade iron ore, containing about 27 percent iron and 51 percent silica, found as a hard rock formation in the Lake Superior region.
- tunicates
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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.
- tenacious
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adjective,
holding fast; characterized by keeping a firm hold (often followed by of):
- Anicetus
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noun,
Saint, pope a.d. 155?–166?.
- tactions
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noun,
touch; contact.
- Scituate
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noun,
a town in E Massachusetts.
- toucanet
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noun,
any of several small South and Central American toucans, especially of the genus Aulacorhynchus.
- tonetics
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noun,
the phonetic study of tone in language.
- 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.
- auctions
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noun,
Also called public sale. a publicly held sale at which property or goods are sold to the highest bidder.
- counties
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noun,
the largest administrative division of a U.S. state:
- stonecat
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noun,
a yellowish-brown, freshwater catfish, Noturus flavus, of the Mississippi River valley and Great Lakes, having poisonous pectoral spines.
- Taconite
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noun,
a low-grade iron ore, containing about 27 percent iron and 51 percent silica, found as a hard rock formation in the Lake Superior region.
- Teutonic
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noun,
Germanic.
- titanous
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adjective,
containing trivalent titanium.
- oscitant
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adjective,
yawning, as with drowsiness; gaping.
- outcaste
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noun,
(in India) a person who has left or been expelled from his or her caste.
- cautions
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noun,
alertness and prudence in a hazardous situation; care; wariness:
- 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.
- Insecta
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noun,
the class comprising the insects.
- situate
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adjective,
Archaic. located; placed; situated.
- Tacitus
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noun,
Publius Cornelius [puhb-lee-uh s] /ˈpʌb li əs/ (Show IPA), a.d. c55–c120, Roman historian.
- Sno-Cat
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- soutane
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noun,
a cassock.
- toucans
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noun,
any of several usually brightly colored, fruit-eating birds of the family Ramphastidae, of tropical America, having a very large bill.
- Statice
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noun,
any of various plants belonging to the genus Limonium, of the leadwort family, having clusters of variously colored flowers that retain their color when dried.
- 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.
- suction
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noun,
the act, process, or condition of sucking.
- Soutine
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noun,
Chaim [khahy-im,, khahy-im] /xaɪˈɪm,, ˈxaɪ ɪm/ (Show IPA), 1894–1943, Lithuanian painter in France.
- stouten
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verb (used with object),
to make stout.
- instate
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verb (used with object),
to put or place in a certain state or position, as in an office; install.
- station
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noun,
a place or position in which a person or thing is normally located.
- eutocia
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noun,
normal childbirth.
- notices
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noun,
an announcement or intimation of something impending; warning:
- taction
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noun,
touch; contact.
- contest
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noun,
a race, conflict, or other competition between rivals, as for a prize.
- catouse
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noun,
New England. a noisy disturbance; commotion.
- catties
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noun,
(in China and southeast Asia) a weight equal to about 1½ pounds (680 grams) avoirdupois.
- caution
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noun,
alertness and prudence in a hazardous situation; care; wariness:
- teutons
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noun,
a member of a Germanic people or tribe first mentioned in the 4th century b.c. and supposed to have dwelt in Jutland.
- tetanus
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noun,
Pathology. an infectious, often fatal disease caused by a specific bacterium that enters the body through wounds and characterized by respiratory paralysis and tonic spasms and rigidity of the voluntary muscles, especially those of the neck and lower jaw.
Compare lockjaw.
- tetanic
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adjective,
Pathology. pertaining to, of the nature of, or characterized by tetanus.
- conatus
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noun,
an effort or striving.
- contuse
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verb (used with object),
to injure (tissue), especially without breaking the skin; bruise.
- cutties
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noun,
a short spoon.
- autoist
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noun,
motorist.
- Costain
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noun,
Thomas Bertram, 1885–1965, U.S. novelist, historian, and editor, born in Canada.
- costate
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adjective,
Anatomy. having ribs.
- tonetic
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noun,
the phonetic study of tone in language.
- auction
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noun,
Also called public sale. a publicly held sale at which property or goods are sold to the highest bidder.
- attunes
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verb (used with object),
to bring into accord, harmony, or sympathetic relationship; adjust:
- atonies
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noun,
Pathology. lack of tone or energy; muscular weakness, especially in a contractile organ.
- atonics
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noun,
Grammar. an unaccented word, syllable, or sound.
- tautens
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verb (used with or without object),
to make or become taut.
- steato-
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- sinuate
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adjective,
bent in and out; winding; sinuous.
- 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.
- noetics
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noun,
the science of the intellect or of pure thought; reasoning.
- unstate
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verb (used with object),
Archaic. to deprive (a person) of office or rank.
- notates
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verb (used with object),
to note, mark, or set down in a system of notation:
- 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.
- actino-
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- nutates
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verb (used without object),
to undergo or show nutation.
- satinet
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noun,
a satin-weave fabric made with cotton warp and wool filling, fulled and finished to resemble wool.
- Oceanus
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noun,
a Titan who was the son of Uranus and Gaea, the consort of Tethys, and the father of the river gods and Oceanids.
- Nicetas
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noun,
Saint Ignatius (def 2).
- 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.
- acinous
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adjective,
consisting of acini.
- acetous
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adjective,
containing or producing acetic acid.
- 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.
- octants
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noun,
the eighth part of a circle.
- acetins
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noun,
a colorless, thick, hygroscopic liquid, C 5 H 10 O 4 : used chiefly in the manufacture of explosives.
- outcast
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noun,
a person who is rejected or cast out, as from home or society:
- outacts
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verb (used with object),
to outdo in acting.
- Scottie
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noun,
Scottish terrier.
- cations
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noun,
a positively charged ion that is attracted to the cathode in electrolysis.
- section
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noun,
a part that is cut off or separated.
- scutate
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adjective,
Botany. formed like a round buckler.
- Naoise
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noun,
the husband of Deirdre and a nephew of Conchobar, by whom he was treacherously killed.
- coatis
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noun,
any tropical American carnivore of the genus Nasua, related to the raccoon, having an elongated body, long, ringed tail, and a slender, flexible snout.
- coitus
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noun,
sexual intercourse, especially between a man and a woman.
- tenuto
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adjective,
Music. (of a note, chord, or rest) held to the full time value.
- octets
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noun,
a company of eight singers or musicians.
- tenuis
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noun,
an unaspirated, voiceless plosive.
- conies
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noun,
the fur of a rabbit, especially when dyed to simulate Hudson seal.
- contes
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plural,
Trademark. a brand of crayon made of graphite and clay, usually in black, red, or brown.
- set-to
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noun,
a usually brief, sharp fight or argument.
- teston
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noun,
a former silver coin of France, equal at various times to between 10 and 14½ sols, bearing on the obverse a bust of the reigning king.
- setout
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noun,
preparations, especially for beginning a journey.
- COSINE
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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.
- nastic
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adjective,
of or showing sufficiently greater cellular force or growth on one side of an axis to change the form or position of the axis.
- nasute
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noun,
a soldier termite characterized by a beaklike snout through which a sticky secretion repellent to other insects is emitted.
- tenias
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noun,
taenia.
- cottas
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noun,
a surplice.
- octant
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noun,
the eighth part of a circle.
- Coates
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noun,
Eric, 1886–1957, English violist and composer.
- outsit
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verb (used with object),
to sit longer than; outwait:
- Cousin
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noun,
Also called first cousin, full cousin. the son or daughter of an uncle or aunt.
See also second cousin, removed (def 2).
- centi-
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- ounces
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noun,
a unit of weight equal to 437.5 grains or 1/16 pound (28.35 grams) avoirdupois.
- Osetic
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adjective, noun,
Ossetic.
- Catton
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noun,
(Charles) Bruce, 1899–1978, U.S. journalist and historian.
- oscine
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noun,
an oscine bird.
- outact
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verb (used with object),
to outdo in acting.
- tineas
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noun,
any of several skin diseases caused by fungi; ringworm.
- centas
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noun,
a former bronze coin of Lithuania, the 100th part of a litas.
- centos
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noun,
a piece of writing, especially a poem, composed wholly of quotations from the works of other authors.
- outset
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noun,
the beginning or start:
- tincts
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noun,
tint; tinge; coloring.
- tinct.
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- sitten
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verb,
past participle of sit1 .
- isotac
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noun,
a line drawn on a map connecting all points where ice starts to melt at approximately the same period in spring.
- Teuton
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noun,
a member of a Germanic people or tribe first mentioned in the 4th century b.c. and supposed to have dwelt in Jutland.
- Tetuan
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noun,
a seaport in N Morocco, on the Mediterranean: former capital of the Spanish zone of Morocco.
- outsat
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verb,
simple past tense and past participle of outsit.
- C-note
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noun,
See C (def 11).
- counts
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noun,
the act of counting; enumeration; reckoning; calculation:
- Octans
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noun,
the Octant, a southern constellation that contains the south celestial pole.
- static
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noun,
Electricity.
static or atmospheric electricity.
interference due to such electricity.
- Sutton
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noun,
a borough of Greater London, England.
- notice
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noun,
an announcement or intimation of something impending; warning:
- stance
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noun,
the position or bearing of the body while standing:
- notate
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verb (used with object),
to note, mark, or set down in a system of notation:
- incuse
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noun,
an incuse figure or impression.
- incest
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noun,
sexual intercourse between closely related persons.
- Noetic
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adjective,
of or relating to the mind.
- Escaut
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noun,
French name of Scheldt.
- Scotia
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noun,
a deep concave molding between two fillets, as in the Attic base.
- insect
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noun,
any animal of the class Insecta, comprising small, air-breathing arthropods having the body divided into three parts (head, thorax, and abdomen), and having three pairs of legs and usually two pairs of wings.
- noctis
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adjective,
(in prescriptions) of the night.
- nocti-
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- Scotti
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noun,
Antonio [ahn-taw-nyaw] /ɑnˈtɔ nyɔ/ (Show IPA), 1866–1936, Italian baritone.
- incase
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verb (used with object),
encase.
- steno-
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- cation
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noun,
a positively charged ion that is attracted to the cathode in electrolysis.
- statue
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noun,
a three-dimensional work of art, as a representational or abstract form, carved in stone or wood, molded in a plastic material, cast in bronze, or the like.
- enacts
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verb (used with object),
to make into an act or statute:
- tactus
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noun,
the basic metrical unit in medieval music.
- set-in
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adjective,
made separately and placed within another unit.
- cuesta
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noun,
a long, low ridge with a relatively steep face or escarpment on one side and a long, gentle slope on the other.
- octane
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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.
- Nautes
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noun,
(in the Aeneid) an aged Trojan and advisor to Aeneas.
- stacte
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noun,
one of the sweet spices used in the holy incense of the ancient Hebrews. Ex. 30:34.
- intact
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adjective,
not altered, broken, or impaired; remaining uninjured, sound, or whole; untouched; unblemished:
- cteno-
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- tauto-
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- tauten
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verb (used with or without object),
to make or become taut.
- Siouan
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noun,
an American Indian language family formerly widespread from Saskatchewan to the lower Mississippi, also found in the Virginia and Carolina piedmont, and including Catawba, Crow, Dakota, Hidatsa, Mandan, Osage, and Winnebago.
- tainos
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noun,
a member of an extinct Arawakan Indian tribe of the West Indies.
- secant
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noun,
Geometry. an intersecting line, especially one intersecting a curve at two or more points.
- taunts
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noun,
an insulting gibe or sarcasm; scornful reproach or challenge.
- Tatius
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noun,
a Sabine king who, following the rape of the Sabine women, attacked Rome and eventually ruled with Romulus.
- 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:
- scato-
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- tanist
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noun,
the successor apparent to a Celtic chief, usually the oldest or worthiest of his kin, chosen by election among the tribe during the chief's lifetime.
- taints
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noun,
a trace of something bad, offensive, or harmful.
- Easton
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noun,
a city in E Pennsylvania, on the Delaware River.
- nutate
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verb (used without object),
to undergo or show nutation.
- cueist
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noun,
a billiard player.
- Attius
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noun,
Lucius, Accius, Lucius.
- unseat
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verb (used with object),
to dislodge from a seat, especially to throw from a saddle, as a rider; unhorse.
- ascent
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noun,
an act of ascending; upward movement; a rising movement:
- astute
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adjective,
of keen penetration or discernment; sagacious:
- titans
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noun,
Classical Mythology.
any of the sons of Uranus and Gaea, including Coeus, Crius, Cronus, Hyperion, Iapetus, and Oceanus.
Also, Titaness. any of the sisters of these, including Mnemosyne, Phoebe, Rhea, Tethys, Themis, and Thia.
any of the offspring of the children of Uranus and Gaea.
- actins
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noun,
a globulin that is present in muscle plasma and that in connection with myosin plays an important role in muscle contraction.
- Tunica
-
noun,
a tunic.
- aniso-
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- action
-
noun,
the process or state of acting or of being active:
- Tocsin
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noun,
a signal, especially of alarm, sounded on a bell or bells.
- toe-in
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noun,
the slight forward convergence given to the front wheels of an automobile to improve steering qualities.
- acutes
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noun,
the acute accent.
- Tuscan
-
noun,
the standard literary form of the Italian language.
- acious
-
- unites
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noun,
a former gold coin of England, equal to 20 shillings, issued under James I and Charles I.
- Austin
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noun,
Alfred, 1835–1913, English poet: poet laureate 1896–1913.
- Austen
-
noun,
Jane, 1775–1817, English novelist.
- atones
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verb (used with object),
to make amends for; expiate:
- Tustin
-
noun,
a city in SW California.
- 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.
- uncase
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verb (used with object),
to remove from a case; remove the case from.
- auntie
-
noun,
Informal. aunt.
- attune
-
verb (used with object),
to bring into accord, harmony, or sympathetic relationship; adjust:
- atonic
-
noun,
Grammar. an unaccented word, syllable, or sound.
- UNESCO
-
noun,
an agency of the United Nations charged with instituting and administering programs for cooperative, coordinated action by member states in education, science, and the arts.
- usance
-
noun,
Commerce. a length of time, exclusive of days of grace and varying in different places, allowed by custom or usage for the payment of foreign bills of exchange.
- actin-
-
- acinus
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noun,
Botany. one of the small drupelets or berries of an aggregate, baccate fruit, as the blackberry.
- casino
-
noun,
a building or large room used for meetings, entertainment, dancing, etc., especially such a place equipped with gambling devices, gambling tables, etc.
- 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.
- aceto-
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- cantus
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noun,
cantus firmus.
- Tucson
-
noun,
a city in S Arizona: health resort.
- toucan
-
noun,
any of several usually brightly colored, fruit-eating birds of the family Ramphastidae, of tropical America, having a very large bill.
- tisane
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noun,
(italics) French. aromatic or herb-flavored tea.
- casein
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noun,
Biochemistry. a protein precipitated from milk, as by rennet, and forming the basis of cheese and certain plastics.
- aceous
-
- acetin
-
noun,
a colorless, thick, hygroscopic liquid, C 5 H 10 O 4 : used chiefly in the manufacture of explosives.
- Cantos
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noun,
one of the main or larger divisions of a long poem.
- Uticas
-
noun,
an ancient city on the N coast of Africa, NW of Carthage.
- etuis
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noun,
a small, often decorative case, especially one for needles, toilet articles, or the like.
- stint
-
noun,
a period of time spent doing something:
- nates
-
noun,
buttocks; rump.
- Aneto
-
noun,
Pi·co de [pee-kaw th e] /ˈpi kɔ ðɛ/ (Show IPA). Spanish name of Pic de Néthou.
- TUNIS
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noun,
a city in and the capital of Tunisia, in the NE part.
- Seton
-
noun,
a thread or the like inserted beneath the skin to provide drainage or to guide subsequent passage of a tube.
- sito-
-
- uncia
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noun,
a bronze coin of ancient Rome, the 12th part of an as.
- Ascot
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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.
- Stent
-
noun,
Medicine/Medical. a small, expandable tube used for inserting in a blocked vessel or other part.
- Stoat
-
noun,
the ermine, Mustela erminea, especially when in brown summer pelage.
- Stone
-
noun,
the hard substance, formed of mineral matter, of which rocks consist.
- Stoic
-
noun,
a member or adherent of the Stoic school of philosophy.
- Sino-
-
- Stout
-
noun,
a dark, sweet brew made of roasted malt and having a higher percentage of hops than porter.
- since
-
adverb,
from then till now (often preceded by ever):
- ascon
-
noun,
a type of sponge having an oval shape and a thin body wall with pores leading directly into the spongocoel.
- Aisne
-
noun,
a river in N France, flowing NW and W to the Oise. 175 miles (280 km) long.
- Siena
-
noun,
a city in Tuscany, in central Italy, S of Florence: cathedral.
- asco-
-
- naso-
-
- anis-
-
- iotas
-
noun,
a very small quantity; jot; whit.
- anise
-
noun,
a Mediterranean plant, Pimpinella anisum, of the parsley family, having loose umbrels of small yellowish-white flowers that yield aniseed.
- anti-
-
- IATSE
-
- icons
-
- ictus
-
noun,
Prosody. rhythmical or metrical stress.
- 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.
- State
-
noun,
the condition of a person or thing, as with respect to circumstances or attributes:
- stat.
-
- stane
-
noun, adjective, adverb, verb (used with object),
stone.
- 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.
- Tunas
-
noun,
any of several large food and game fishes of the family Scombridae, inhabiting temperate and tropical seas.
Compare albacore, bluefin tuna, yellowfin tuna.
- incus
-
noun,
Anatomy. the middle one of a chain of three small bones in the middle ear of humans and other mammals.
Compare malleus, stapes.
- antis
-
noun,
a person who is opposed to a particular practice, party, policy, action, etc.
- antic
-
noun,
Usually, antics.
a playful trick or prank; caper.
a grotesque, fantastic, or ludicrous gesture, act, or posture.
- antes
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noun,
Poker. a fixed but arbitrary stake put into the pot by each player before the deal.
- snout
-
noun,
the part of an animal's head projecting forward and containing the nose and jaws; muzzle.
- inset
-
noun,
something inserted; insert.
- UNCIO
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- inst.
-
- ante-
-
- stain
-
noun,
a discoloration produced by foreign matter having penetrated into or chemically reacted with a material; a spot not easily removed.
- tints
-
noun,
a color or a variety of a color; hue.
- tunes
-
noun,
a succession of musical sounds forming an air or melody, with or without the harmony accompanying it.
- tunic
-
noun,
Chiefly British. a coat worn as part of a military or other uniform.
- 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.
- sonic
-
adjective,
of or relating to sound.
- Sonia
-
noun,
a female given name, Russian form of Sophia.
- Soane
-
noun,
Sir John, 1753–1837, English architect.
- Cates
-
noun,
a choice food;delicacy; dainty.
- Unit.
-
- seti-
-
- octan
-
noun,
an octan fever.
- sauce
-
noun,
any preparation, usually liquid or semiliquid, eaten as a gravy or as a relish accompanying food.
- 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.
- Satie
-
noun,
Erik Alfred Leslie [e-reek al-fred les-lee] /ɛˈrik alˈfrɛd lɛsˈli/ (Show IPA), 1866–1925, French composer.
- oaten
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or made of oats.
- Oates
-
noun,
Joyce Carol, born 1938, U.S. novelist and short-story writer.
- Saone
-
noun,
a river flowing S from NE France to the Rhone. 270 miles (435 km) long.
- Santo
-
noun,
a carved figure of a saint, usually of wood, as from Puerto Rico, Mexico, or the southwestern U.S.
- sanit
-
- ocean
-
noun,
the vast body of salt water that covers almost three fourths of the earth's surface.
- 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.
- Saite
-
noun,
a native or citizen of Saïs.
- Saint
-
noun,
any of certain persons of exceptional holiness of life, formally recognized as such by the Christian Church, especially by canonization.
- octa-
-
- octet
-
noun,
a company of eight singers or musicians.
- untie
-
verb (used with object),
to loose or unfasten (anything tied); let or set loose by undoing a knot.
- oecus
-
noun,
(in an ancient Roman house) an apartment, especially a dining room, decorated with columns.
- saice
-
noun,
syce.
- acet-
-
- outen
-
verb (used with object),
to turn off (a light) or extinguish (a fire).
- onces
-
noun,
a single occasion; one time only:
- Usnea
-
noun,
any pale-green or gray, mosslike lichen of the genus Usnea, common on rocks and trees.
- onset
-
noun,
a beginning or start:
- ontic
-
adjective,
possessing the character of real rather than phenomenal existence; noumenal.
- Oscan
-
noun,
one of an ancient people of south-central Italy.
- Utica
-
noun,
an ancient city on the N coast of Africa, NW of Carthage.
- oste-
-
- Ostia
-
noun,
a town in central Italy, SW of Rome: ruins from 4th century b.c.; site of ancient port of Rome.
- 30-30
-
- saute
-
noun,
a dish of sautéed food.
- nuci-
-
- naut.
-
- acute
-
noun,
the acute accent.
- senti
-
noun,
a monetary unit of Tanzania, the 100th part of a shilling; cent.
- uncos
-
noun,
something extraordinary or unusual; a novelty.
- sect.
-
- 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.
- neut.
-
- scute
-
noun,
a dermal bony plate, as on an armadillo, or a large horny plate, as on a turtle.
- scuta
-
noun,
plural of scutum.
- Scout
-
noun,
a soldier, warship, airplane, etc., employed in reconnoitering.
- stunt
-
noun,
a stop or hindrance in growth or development.
- 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.
- noct-
-
- unite
-
noun,
a former gold coin of England, equal to 20 shillings, issued under James I and Charles I.
- Scott
-
noun,
Barbara Ann, 1928–2012, Canadian figure skater.
- noise
-
noun,
sound, especially of a loud, harsh, or confused kind:
- scant
-
adverb,
Scot. and North England Dialect. scarcely; barely; hardly.
- Scot.
-
- Scone
-
noun,
a small, light, biscuitlike quick bread made of oatmeal, wheat flour, barley meal, or the like.
- unset
-
adjective,
not set; not solidified or made firm, as concrete or asphalt.
- scion
-
noun,
a descendant.
- actos
-
- Acton
-
noun,
a quilted garment worn under mail in the 13th and 14th centuries; gambeson.
- notes
-
noun,
a brief record of something written down to assist the memory or for future reference.
- 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.
- scent
-
noun,
a distinctive odor, especially when agreeable:
- Notus
-
noun,
the ancient Greek personification of the south wind.
- scena
-
noun,
an extended operatic vocal solo, usually including an aria and a recitative.
- sceat
-
noun,
a silver Anglo-Saxon coin of the 7th and 8th centuries, sometimes including an amount of gold.
- scatt
-
noun,
scat5 .
- scat-
-
- etnas
-
noun,
Mount, an active volcano in E Sicily. 10,758 feet (3280 meters).
- Stein
-
noun,
a mug, usually earthenware, especially for beer.
- touts
-
noun,
a person who solicits business, employment, support, or the like, importunately.
- Costa
-
noun,
a rib or riblike part.
- caine
-
noun,
(Sir Thomas Henry) Hall, 1853–1931, English novelist.
- Coats
-
noun,
an outer garment with sleeves, covering at least the upper part of the body:
- coins
-
noun,
a piece of metal stamped and issued by the authority of a government for use as money.
- Titos
-
noun,
Marshal (Josip Broz) 1891–1980, president of Yugoslavia 1953–80.
- Titus
-
noun,
a disciple and companion of the apostle Paul, to whom Paul is supposed to have addressed an Epistle.
- toast
-
noun,
sliced bread that has been browned by dry heat.
- Cons.
-
- Const
-
- cont.
-
- Conte
-
noun,
count2 .
- CONUS
-
noun,
the most anterior part of the simple tubular heart of lower vertebrates and embryos of higher vertebrates, leading into the artery that leaves the heart; in mammals it forms a part of the upper wall of the right ventricle, in which the pulmonary artery originates.
- tents
-
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.
- 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.
- auto.
-
- toise
-
noun,
an old French unit of length equivalent to 6.395 feet (1.949 meters).
- cains
-
noun,
Scot. and Irish English. rent paid in kind, especially a percentage of a farm crop.
- teno-
-
- cotes
-
noun,
a shelter, coop, or small shed for sheep, pigs, pigeons, etc.
- cotta
-
noun,
a surplice.
- Aust.
-
- tenia
-
noun,
taenia.
- Count
-
noun,
the act of counting; enumeration; reckoning; calculation:
- tones
-
noun,
any sound considered with reference to its quality, pitch, strength, source, etc.:
- tecta
-
noun,
a rooflike structure.
- teats
-
noun,
the protuberance on the breast or udder in female mammals, except the monotremes, through which the milk ducts discharge; nipple or mammilla.
- atto-
-
- Attic
-
noun,
the part of a building, especially of a house, directly under a roof; garret.
- tonia
-
- taunt
-
noun,
an insulting gibe or sarcasm; scornful reproach or challenge.
- Cunas
-
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.
- 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.
- testa
-
noun,
the outer, usually hard, integument or coat of a seed.
- cutes
-
noun,
the cutes, Informal. self-consciously cute mannerisms or appeal; affected coyness:
- Cetus
-
noun,
the Whale, a constellation lying above the equator, containing the variable star Mira.
- tines
-
noun,
a sharp, projecting point or prong, as of a fork.
- 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.
- tious
-
- caus.
-
- cause
-
noun,
a person or thing that acts, happens, or exists in such a way that some specific thing happens as a result; the producer of an effect:
- tinea
-
noun,
any of several skin diseases caused by fungi; ringworm.
- Cenis
-
noun,
Mont, a mountain pass between SE France and Italy, in the Alps. 6834 feet (2083 meters) high.
- cent.
-
- 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: ¢.
- 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.
- Cesti
-
noun,
Marcantonio [mahr-kahn-taw-nyaw] /ˌmɑr kɑnˈtɔ nyɔ/ (Show IPA), 1623–69, Italian composer.
- cants
-
noun,
insincere, especially conventional expressions of enthusiasm for high ideals, goodness, or piety.
- 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.
- coast
-
noun,
the land next to the sea; seashore:
- 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.
- canto
-
noun,
one of the main or larger divisions of a long poem.
- Cant.
-
- cine-
-
- cines
-
noun,
a film; motion picture.
- canst
-
noun,
a sealed container for food, beverages, etc., as of aluminum, sheet iron coated with tin, or other metal:
- cions
-
noun,
scion (def 2).
- Teut.
-
- Canso
-
noun,
Cape, a cape in SE Canada, the NE extremity of Nova Scotia.
- Teton
-
noun,
the westernmost branch of the Dakota Indians.
- cites
-
noun,
citation (defs 7, 8).
- 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.
- canes
-
noun,
a stick or short staff used to assist one in walking; walking stick.
- Caius
-
noun,
Saint, died a.d. 296, pope 283–296.
- cunts
-
noun,
the vulva or vagina.
- ounce
-
noun,
a unit of weight equal to 437.5 grains or 1/16 pound (28.35 grams) avoirdupois.
- cutie
-
noun,
Informal. a charmingly attractive or cute person, especially a girl or a young woman (often used as a form of address):
- taces
-
noun,
tasset.
- tonic
-
noun,
a medicine that invigorates or strengthens:
- Taine
-
noun,
Hippolyte Adolphe [ee-paw-leet a-dawlf] /i pɔˈlit aˈdɔlf/ (Show IPA), 1828–93, French literary critic and historian.
- Taino
-
noun,
a member of an extinct Arawakan Indian tribe of the West Indies.
- touse
-
noun,
a commotion; rumpus.
- taste
-
noun,
the act of tasting food or drink.
- tains
-
noun,
a thin tin plate.
- Eaton
-
noun,
Theophilus, 1590–1658, English colonist and colonial administrator in America.
- taint
-
noun,
a trace of something bad, offensive, or harmful.
- cutis
-
noun,
the true skin, consisting of the dermis and the epidermis.
- tacet
-
verb (imperative),
be silent (directing an instrument or voice not to play or sing).
- tanto
-
adverb,
(of a musical direction) too much; so much.
- tacit
-
adjective,
understood without being openly expressed; implied:
- ation
-
- Tosca
-
noun,
an opera (1900) by Giacomo Puccini.
- 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.
- tonus
-
noun,
a normal state of continuous slight tension in muscle tissue that facilitates its response to stimulation.
- Aston
-
noun,
Francis William, 1877–1945, English physicist and chemist: Nobel Prize in Chemistry 1922.
- econ.
-
- Asine
-
noun,
an ancient town in S Greece, on the Gulf of Argolis.
- ento-
-
- cutin
-
noun,
a transparent, waxy substance constituting, together with cellulose, the cuticle of plants.
- toti-
-
- enact
-
verb (used with object),
to make into an act or statute:
- totes
-
noun,
the act or course of toting.
- suint
-
noun,
the natural grease of the wool of sheep, consisting of a mixture of fatty matter and potassium salts, used as a source of potash and in the preparation of ointments.
- tacts
-
noun,
a keen sense of what to say or do to avoid giving offense; skill in dealing with difficult or delicate situations.
- Ecua.
-
- Tanis
-
noun,
an ancient city in Lower Egypt, in the Nile delta.
- suite
-
noun,
a number of things forming a series or set.
- atone
-
verb (used with object),
to make amends for; expiate:
- ecto-
-
- tacos
-
noun,
Mexican Cookery. an often crisply fried tortilla folded over and filled, as with seasoned chopped meat, lettuce, tomatoes, and cheese.
- entia
-
noun,
plural of ens.
- estoc
-
noun,
a thrusting sword of the 13th–17th centuries having a long, narrow blade of rectangular section.
- Tues
-
- 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.
- tuis
-
noun,
a black New Zealand honey eater, Prosthemadera novaeseelandiae, having a patch of white feathers on each side of the throat, sometimes tamed as a pet.
- Sat.
-
- Ste.
-
- 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.
- sane
-
noun,
a private nationwide organization in the U.S., established in 1957, that opposes nuclear testing and advocates international peace.
- tets
-
noun,
the Vietnamese New Year celebration, occurring during the first seven days of the first month of the lunar calendar.
- TINA
-
noun,
a female given name.
- taco
-
noun,
Mexican Cookery. an often crisply fried tortilla folded over and filled, as with seasoned chopped meat, lettuce, tomatoes, and cheese.
- USTC
-
- tint
-
noun,
a color or a variety of a color; hue.
- Ouse
-
noun,
Also called Great Ouse. a river in E England, flowing NE to the Wash. 160 miles (260 km) long.
- tion
-
- stun
-
noun,
the act of stunning.
- oust
-
verb (used with object),
to expel or remove from a place or position occupied:
- suit
-
noun,
a set of clothing, armor, or the like, intended for wear together.
- Utes
-
noun,
Informal. a utility vehicle.
- stot
-
noun,
a springing gait of certain bovids, as gazelles and antelopes, used especially when running in alarm from a predator.
- out-
-
- Utas
-
noun,
any of several iguanid lizards of the genus Uta, of the western U.S. and northern Mexico.
- tout
-
noun,
a person who solicits business, employment, support, or the like, importunately.
- USNA
-
- tics
-
noun,
Pathology.
a sudden, spasmodic, painless, involuntary muscular contraction, as of the face.
tic douloureux.
- Tit.
-
- outs
-
noun,
a means of escape or excuse, as from a place, punishment, retribution, responsibility, etc.:
- USIA
-
- Tace
-
noun,
tasset.
- Saco
-
noun,
a city in SW Maine.
- Tine
-
noun,
a sharp, projecting point or prong, as of a fork.
- sain
-
verb (used with object),
to make the sign of the cross on, as for protection against evil influences.
- stoa
-
noun,
Greek Architecture. a portico, usually a detached portico of considerable length, that is used as a promenade or meeting place.
- stet
-
verb (used with object),
to mark (a manuscript, printer's proof, etc.) with the word “stet” or with dots as a direction to let cancelled material remain.
- tact
-
noun,
a keen sense of what to say or do to avoid giving offense; skill in dealing with difficult or delicate situations.
- USCA
-
- sati
-
noun,
a Hindu practice whereby a widow immolates herself on the funeral pyre of her husband: now abolished by law.
- Stan
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Stanley.
- tots
-
noun,
a small child.
- Otis
-
noun,
Elisha Graves, 1811–61, U.S. inventor.
- Tena
-
noun,
Koyukon.
- sec.
-
- ten.
-
- situ
-
noun,
in situ.
- sent
-
noun,
a coin of Estonia until the euro was adopted, the 100th part of a kroon.
- Seta
-
noun,
a stiff hair; bristle or bristlelike part.
- unco
-
noun,
something extraordinary or unusual; a novelty.
- teat
-
noun,
the protuberance on the breast or udder in female mammals, except the monotremes, through which the milk ducts discharge; nipple or mammilla.
- 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.
- Toni
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Antoinette or Antonia.
- site
-
noun,
the position or location of a town, building, etc., especially as to its environment:
- Sean
-
noun,
a male given name, form of John.
- SITA
-
noun,
(in the Ramayana) the wife of Ramachandra, abducted by Ravana and later rescued.
- tuns
-
noun,
a large cask for holding liquids, especially wine, ale, or beer.
- tats
-
verb (used with or without object),
to do, or make by, tatting.
- sett
-
noun,
Also called pitcher. a small, rectangular paving stone.
- tuts
-
noun,
an exclamation of “tut.”.
- Sion
-
noun,
a town in and the capital of Valais, in SW Switzerland.
- Sian
-
noun,
Older Spelling. Xian.
- sice
-
noun,
syce.
- Tate
-
noun,
Sir Henry, 1819–99, English merchant and philanthropist: founder of an art gallery (Tate Gallery) in London, England.
- Sina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- suet
-
noun,
the hard fatty tissue about the loins and kidneys of beef, sheep, etc., used in cooking or processed to yield tallow.
- tone
-
noun,
any sound considered with reference to its quality, pitch, strength, source, etc.:
- unto
-
preposition,
to (in its various uses, except as the accompaniment of the infinitive).
- tost
-
noun,
an act or instance of tossing.
- 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.
- tune
-
noun,
a succession of musical sounds forming an air or melody, with or without the harmony accompanying it.
- SCAN
-
noun,
an act or instance of scanning; close examination.
- tote
-
noun,
the act or course of toting.
- 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.
- Test
-
noun,
the means by which the presence, quality, or genuineness of anything is determined; a means of trial.
- tain
-
noun,
a thin tin plate.
- Tito
-
noun,
Marshal (Josip Broz) 1891–1980, president of Yugoslavia 1953–80.
- tits
-
noun,
a titmouse.
- sci.
-
- toea
-
noun,
a bronze coin and monetary unit of Papua New Guinea, the 100th part of a kina.
- uni-
-
- 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.
- Tane
-
noun,
a Polynesian god of fertility.
- tens
-
noun,
a self-operated portable device used to treat chronic pain by sending electrical impulses through electrodes placed over the painful area.
- Soni
-
- 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.
- tans
-
noun,
the brown color imparted to the skin by exposure to the sun or open air.
- snot
-
noun,
Vulgar. mucus from the nose.
- scut
-
noun,
a short tail, especially that of a hare, rabbit, or deer.
- Taos
-
noun,
a Tanoan language spoken in two villages in New Mexico.
- snit
-
noun,
an agitated or irritated state.
- 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.
- 1080
-
- otic
-
adjective,
of or relating to the ear; auricular.
- cts.
-
- Enos
-
noun,
the son of Seth. Gen. 5:6.
- enc.
-
- ect-
-
- eats
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- East
-
noun,
a cardinal point of the compass, 90° to the right of north. Abbreviation: E.
- cute
-
noun,
the cutes, Informal. self-consciously cute mannerisms or appeal; affected coyness:
- 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.
- cues
-
noun,
anything said or done, on or off stage, that is followed by a specific line or action:
- Coue
-
noun,
Émile [ey-meel] /eɪˈmil/ (Show IPA), 1857–1926, French psychotherapist.
- eons
-
noun,
an indefinitely long period of time; age.
- Cote
-
noun,
a shelter, coop, or small shed for sheep, pigs, pigeons, etc.
- Cost
-
noun,
the price paid to acquire, produce, accomplish, or maintain anything:
- cose
-
verb (used without object),
coze.
- 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.
- Con.
-
- coin
-
noun,
a piece of metal stamped and issued by the authority of a government for use as money.
- coat
-
noun,
an outer garment with sleeves, covering at least the upper part of the body:
- Cnut
-
noun,
Canute.
- cite
-
noun,
citation (defs 7, 8).
- Ens.
-
- eous
-
- cist
-
noun,
a box or chest, especially for sacred utensils.
- ices
-
noun,
the solid form of water, produced by freezing; frozen water.
- 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.
-
- Inca
-
noun,
a member of any of the dominant groups of South American Indian peoples who established an empire in Peru prior to the Spanish conquest.
- Inc.
-
- inae
-
- Ice.
-
- Esau
-
noun,
a son of Isaac and Rebekah, twin brother of Jacob, to whom he sold his birthright. Gen. 25:21–25.
- ICAO
-
- etui
-
noun,
a small, often decorative case, especially one for needles, toilet articles, or the like.
- Etta
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Henrietta.
- 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-
-
- cit.
-
- cis-
-
- iso-
-
- ance
-
- Asti
-
noun,
a city in the Piedmont region of Italy, S of Turin: center of wine-producing region.
- asci
-
noun,
plural of ascus.
- asc-
-
- anus
-
noun,
the opening at the lower end of the alimentary canal, through which the solid refuse of digestion is excreted.
- ANTU
-
- ant.
-
- ANSI
-
- ano-
-
- anes
-
adverb,
once.
- aits
-
noun,
a small island, especially in a river.
- Aten
-
noun,
Aton.
- Ainu
-
noun,
a member of an aboriginal population of northernmost Japan, having lighter skin and hairier bodies than other Japanese.
- ains
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- aet.
-
- aesc
-
noun,
ash2 (def 3).
- 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.
- Acus
-
noun,
Surgery. a needle, especially one used in a surgical operation.
- ACTS
-
noun,
anything done, being done, or to be done; deed; performance:
- 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.
- Acis
-
noun,
the lover of Galatea, killed by Polyphemus out of jealousy.
- att.
-
- ates
-
- cion
-
noun,
scion (def 2).
- cast
-
noun,
act of casting or throwing.
- ciao
-
interjection,
(used as a word of greeting or parting): hello; goodbye; so long; see you later.
- Ceto
-
- Ceta
-
noun,
Comprehensive Employment and Training Act.
- cet-
-
- cen.
-
- Catt
-
noun,
Carrie Chapman Lane, 1859–1947, U.S. leader in women's suffrage movements.
- 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.
- Cate
-
noun,
a choice food;delicacy; dainty.
- cat.
-
- CASE
-
noun,
an instance of the occurrence, existence, etc., of something:
- atic
-
- cane
-
noun,
a stick or short staff used to assist one in walking; walking stick.
- Can.
-
- Cain
-
noun,
Scot. and Irish English. rent paid in kind, especially a percentage of a farm crop.
- aut-
-
- Aus.
-
- aunt
-
noun,
the sister of one's father or mother.
- aune
-
noun,
an old French unit of measure for fabrics, equivalent to about 47 inches (119 cm).
- Attu
-
noun,
the westernmost of the Aleutian Islands: Japanese occupation 1942–43.
- attn
-
- 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.
- ious
-
- eco-
-
- 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.
- not-
-
- Nast
-
noun,
Thomas, 1840–1902, U.S. illustrator and cartoonist.
- 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.
- NATS
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Nathan or Nathaniel.
- NCTE
-
- neat
-
noun,
an animal of the genus Bos; a bovine, as a cow or ox.
- neo-
-
- 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.
- NICE
-
noun,
a port in and the capital of Alpes-Maritimes, in SE France, on the Mediterranean: resort.
- nits
-
noun,
the egg of a parasitic insect, especially of a louse, often attached to a hair or a fiber of clothing.
- 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).
- noes
-
noun,
an utterance of the word “no.”.
- nos-
-
- 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.
- nota
-
noun,
a dorsal plate or sclerite of the thorax of an insect.
- Naos
-
noun,
a temple.
- nots
-
noun,
a Boolean operator that returns a positive result if its operand is negative and a negative result if its operand is positive.
- nous
-
noun,
Greek Philosophy. mind or intellect.
- NTIA
-
- oast
-
noun,
a kiln for drying hops or malt.
- OATS
-
noun,
a cereal grass, Avena sativa, cultivated for its edible seed.
- ocas
-
noun,
a wood sorrel, Oxalis tuberosa, of the Andes, cultivated in South America for its edible tubers.
- Oct.
-
- 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.
- Oita
-
noun,
a seaport on NE Kyushu, in S Japan.
- Onas
-
noun,
a member of a people of Tierra del Fuego.
- once
-
noun,
a single occasion; one time only:
- Ont.
-
- onus
-
noun,
a difficult or disagreeable obligation, task, burden, etc.
- Nasi
-
noun,
the head or president of the Sanhedrin.
- note
-
noun,
a brief record of something written down to assist the memory or for future reference.
- NUT
-
noun,
a dry fruit consisting of an edible kernel or meat enclosed in a woody or leathery shell.
- tot
-
noun,
a small child.
- ISA
-
- 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.
- OAU
-
- Oca
-
noun,
a wood sorrel, Oxalis tuberosa, of the Andes, cultivated in South America for its edible tubers.
- ise
-
- San
-
noun,
a member of a nomadic aboriginal people of southern Africa.
- OCS
-
- ATS
-
noun,
a money of account of Laos, the 100th part of a kip.
- OES
-
noun,
the fifteenth letter of the English alphabet, a vowel.
- oic
-
- SAE
-
- ATC
-
- toe
-
noun,
one of the terminal digits of the human foot.
- ITO
-
noun,
Prince Hirobumi [hee-raw-boo-mee] /ˈhi rɔˈbu mi/ (Show IPA), 1841–1909, Japanese statesman.
- at.
-
- ASU
-
- SAC
-
noun,
a baglike structure in an animal, plant, or fungus, as one containing fluid.
- ast
-
- Aso
-
noun,
Mount, a volcanic mountain in Japan, in central Kyushu, noted for its vast caldera. 5223 feet (1593 meters).
- ASN
-
- ASI
-
- ase
-
- TSE
-
- TSI
-
- ca.
-
- 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.
- Tu.
-
- Oc.
-
- CIE
-
- IUS
-
- TIA
-
- TIC
-
noun,
Pathology.
a sudden, spasmodic, painless, involuntary muscular contraction, as of the face.
tic douloureux.
- CIA
-
- 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.
- 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).
- NUS
-
noun,
the 13th letter of the Greek alphabet (Ν, ν).
- sc.
-
- CEO
-
- CEA
-
- Sau
-
noun,
German name of Sava.
- Co.
-
- OSA
-
- OTC
-
- CAS
-
verb (used with or without object),
to call, as to call an animal toward one; urge forward by calling.
- OAS
-
- Is.
-
noun,
(used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
- OAT
-
noun,
a cereal grass, Avena sativa, cultivated for its edible seed.
- CAI
-
- ct.
-
- cs.
-
- Tiu
-
noun,
an English god of the sky and of war, the equivalent of Tyr in Scandinavian mythology.
- TNT
-
- TTS
-
- So.
-
- NSC
-
- oui
-
adverb, noun,
yes.
- ose
-
- AES
-
noun,
any of various early forms of bronze or copper money used in ancient Rome.
Compare as2 (def 1).
- ot-
-
- AEC
-
- UNO
-
- uns
-
- ae.
-
- OTA
-
- ote
-
- ACT
-
noun,
anything done, being done, or to be done; deed; performance:
- ACS
-
- USC
-
- AIC
-
- USE
-
noun,
the act of employing, using, or putting into service:
- ACE
-
noun,
a playing card or die marked with or having the value indicated by a single spot:
- USN
-
- AUC
-
- USO
-
- Uta
-
noun,
any of several iguanid lizards of the genus Uta, of the western U.S. and northern Mexico.
- an.
-
- UTC
-
- UTE
-
noun,
Informal. a utility vehicle.
- uti
-
- ac-
-
- ite
-
- Une
-
- tue
-
- one
-
noun,
the first and lowest whole number, being a cardinal number; unity.
- 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.
- AOU
-
- tun
-
noun,
a large cask for holding liquids, especially wine, ale, or beer.
- 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.
- OIt
-
- ist
-
- ONA
-
noun,
a member of a people of Tierra del Fuego.
- ans
-
noun,
the Sumerian god of heaven: the counterpart of the Akkadian Anu.
- ANI
-
noun,
any of several black, tropical American cuckoos of the genus Crotophaga, having a compressed, bladelike bill.
- ITA
-
- ane
-
adjective, noun, pronoun,
one.
- ANC
-
- Ain
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- Tut
-
noun,
an exclamation of “tut.”.
- ONI
-
- USA
-
- UAE
-
- UIT
-
- Una
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Latin word meaning “one.”.
- unc
-
- ait
-
noun,
a small island, especially in a river.
- AIS
-
noun,
a three-toed sloth, Bradypus tridactylus, inhabiting forests of southern Venezuela, the Guianas, and northern Brazil, having a diet apparently restricted to the leaves of the trumpet-tree, and sounding a high-pitched cry when disturbed.
- ons
-
- ITC
-
- NSU
-
- uts
-
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.
- NSA
-
- 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:
- SEI
-
noun,
sei whale.
- Esc
-
- IOC
-
- ESA
-
- NEC
-
- EOS
-
noun,
the ancient Greek goddess of the dawn, identified by the Romans with Aurora.
- 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 = .
- eon
-
noun,
an indefinitely long period of time; age.
- NES
-
- Sou
-
noun,
(formerly) either of two bronze coins of France, equal to 5 centimes and 10 centimes.
- en-
-
- SUN
-
noun,
(often initial capital letter) the star that is the central body of the solar system, around which the planets revolve and from which they receive light and heat: its mean distance from the earth is about 93 million miles (150 million km), its diameter about 864,000 miles (1.4 million km), and its mass about 330,000 times that of the earth; its period of surface rotation is about 26 days at its equator but longer at higher latitudes.
- EIS
-
- ECU
-
noun,
the shield carried by a mounted man-at-arms in the Middle Ages.
- TAE
-
preposition,
to.
- SNU
-
- NIA
-
- OTS
-
- ECA
-
- ec-
-
- sea
-
noun,
the salt waters that cover the greater part of the earth's surface.
- eat
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- se-
-
- SEN
-
noun,
a money of account of Japan, the 100th part of a yen, now used only in certain quotations, as on foreign exchange.
- ESU
-
- EAS
-
noun,
the Akkadian god of wisdom, the son of Apsu and father of Marduk: the counterpart of Enki.
- ics
-
- nae
-
adverb,
no1 ; not.
- ina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- in.
-
- ine
-
- ICA
-
noun,
Portuguese name of Putumayo.
- IAS
-
- ian
-
noun,
a male given name, Scottish form of John.
- Ia.
-
- io-
-
- STI
-
- ITU
-
- eu-
-
- NEA
-
- Sin
-
noun,
transgression of divine law:
- Nat
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Nathan or Nathaniel.
- ETS
-
- NCO
-
- Stu
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Stewart or Stuart.
- ETO
-
- Sta
-
- St.
-
- Sue
-
noun,
Eugène [œ-zhen] /œˈʒɛn/ (Show IPA), (Marie Joseph Sue) 1804–57, French novelist.
- ne-
-
- Sui
-
noun,
a dynasty ruling in China a.d. 589–618.
- Tan
-
noun,
the brown color imparted to the skin by exposure to the sun or open air.
- Tai
-
noun,
any of several sparoid fishes of the Pacific Ocean, as Pagrus major (red tai) a food fish of Japan.
- ean
-
- cte
-
- Noe
-
noun,
Noah (def 1).
- SIT
-
verb,
(in prescriptions) may it be.
- 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.
- SOC
-
noun,
sociology or a class or course in sociology.
- Son
-
noun,
a male child or person in relation to his parents.
- TES
-
noun,
ti1 .
- IOT
-
- ctn
-
plural,
carton.
- ea.
-
- TCA
-
- TEC
-
noun,
detective.
- CTA
-
- CST
-
- CSO
-
- CSA
-
- COS
-
noun,
romaine.
- NOC
-
- COT
-
noun,
a light portable bed, especially one of canvas on a folding frame.
- tet
-
noun,
the Vietnamese New Year celebration, occurring during the first seven days of the first month of the lunar calendar.
- TCS
-
- 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.
- CNS
-
- Cut
-
noun,
the act of cutting; a stroke or a blow, as with a knife, whip, etc.
- CNO
-
- IOU
-
- TAO
-
noun,
(in philosophical Taoism) that in virtue of which all things happen or exist.
- TAT
-
verb (used with or without object),
to do, or make by, tatting.
- TAU
-
noun,
the 19th letter of the Greek alphabet (T, τ).
- nit
-
noun,
the egg of a parasitic insect, especially of a louse, often attached to a hair or a fiber of clothing.
- eo-
-
- 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.
- sot
-
noun,
a drunkard.
- cue
-
noun,
anything said or done, on or off stage, that is followed by a specific line or action:
- ETA
-
noun,
the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
- NIC
-
noun,
a newly industrialized/industrializing country:
- i.
-
- 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.
- AU
-
plural,
to the; at the; with the.
- 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.
- UT
-
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.
- O.
-
- SI
-
noun,
the syllable used for the seventh tone of a scale and sometimes for the tone B.
- N.
-
- OU
-
noun,
a rare Hawaiian honeycreeper, Psittirostra psittacea, having an olive-green body, a parrotlike bill, and in the male a bright yellow head.
- AO
-
- NI
-
- TI
-
noun,
the syllable for the seventh tone of a diatonic scale.
- et
-
verb,
a simple past tense of eat.
- OE
-
noun,
oy2 .
- CE
-
- EI
-
- TT
-
- E.
-
noun,
Edward (St. John) 1925–2000, U.S. writer and illustrator.
- SA
-
- SN
-
- NC
-
- S.
-
- CU
-
- 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.
- TC
-
- TE
-
noun,
ti1 .
- OA
-
- NA
-
adverb,
no1 .
- U.
-
- UC
-
- TA
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- T1
-
- UI
-
- t.
-
- TN
-
- SU
-
- No
-
noun,
an utterance of the word “no.”.
- NU
-
noun,
the 13th letter of the Greek alphabet (Ν, ν).