Anagrams of urticaceous
Word urticaceous has
964 anagrams
that can be made by using the letters of urticaceous.
- accouters
-
verb (used with object),
to equip or outfit, especially with military clothes, equipment, etc.
- rutaceous
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adjective,
of or like rue.
- coruscate
-
verb (used without object),
to emit vivid flashes of light; sparkle; scintillate; gleam.
- acusector
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noun,
a needle for cutting tissue by means of a high-frequency electric current.
- accoutres
-
verb (used with object),
accouter.
- cruciate
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adjective,
shaped like a cross; cross-shaped.
- suricate
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noun,
a small, burrowing South African carnivore, Suricata suricatta, of a grayish color with dark bands across the back, related to the mongooses and having social behavior similar to that of prairie dogs.
- citreous
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adjective,
lemon-yellow; greenish-yellow.
- cautious
-
adjective,
showing, using, or characterized by caution:
- curacies
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noun,
the office or position of a curate.
- Socratic
-
noun,
a follower of Socrates.
- Cousteau
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noun,
Jacques Yves [zhahk eev] /ʒɑk iv/ (Show IPA), 1910–97, French naval officer, author, and underseas explorer: developed the Aqua-Lung.
- acrostic
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noun,
a series of lines or verses in which the first, last, or other particular letters when taken in order spell out a word, phrase, etc.
- acoustic
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noun,
Obsolete. a remedy for deafness or imperfect hearing.
- coutures
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noun,
the occupation of a couturier; dressmaking and designing.
- ectosarc
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noun,
the ectoplasm of a protozoan (opposed to endosarc).
- accoutre
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verb (used with object),
accouter.
- accouter
-
verb (used with object),
to equip or outfit, especially with military clothes, equipment, etc.
- outraces
-
verb (used with object),
to race or run faster than:
- outcries
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noun,
a strong and usually public expression of protest, indignation, or the like.
- Cocteau
-
noun,
Jean [zhahn] /ʒɑ̃/ (Show IPA), 1889–1963, French author and painter.
- catouse
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noun,
New England. a noisy disturbance; commotion.
- curates
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noun,
Chiefly British. a member of the clergy employed to assist a rector or vicar.
- Corsica
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noun,
an island in the Mediterranean, SE of and forming a department of France. 3367 sq. mi. (8720 sq. km). Capital: Ajaccio.
- caustic
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noun,
a caustic substance.
- eutocia
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noun,
normal childbirth.
- scouter
-
noun,
a person who scouts.
- turacos
-
noun,
touraco.
- erotics
-
noun,
an erotic poem.
- curiosa
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plural noun,
books, pamphlets, etc., dealing with unusual subjects.
- erotica
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noun,
written works, usually fiction, dealing with sexual love.
- curious
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adjective,
eager to learn or know; inquisitive.
- outrace
-
verb (used with object),
to race or run faster than:
- curites
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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.
- Saucier
-
noun,
a chef or cook who specializes in making sauces.
- coaster
-
noun,
a person or thing that coasts.
- arctics
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noun,
(often initial capital letter) the region lying north of the Arctic Circle or of the northernmost limit of tree growth; the polar area north of the timber line.
- cerato-
-
- Curtius
-
noun,
Ernst [ernst] /ɛrnst/ (Show IPA), 1814–96, German archaeologist and historian.
- aristo-
-
- Scutari
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noun,
Lake, a lake between NW Albania and Montenegro. About 135 sq. mi. (350 sq. km).
- cerotic
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adjective,
of or derived from cerotic acid.
- surcoat
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noun,
a garment worn over medieval armor, often embroidered with heraldic arms.
- sautoir
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noun,
a ribbon, chain, scarf, or the like, tied around the neck in such a manner that the ends cross over each other.
- ciceros
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noun,
a Continental unit of measurement for type, equal to 12 Didot points, or 0.178 inches (4.5 mm), roughly comparable to a pica.
- 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.
- orectic
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adjective,
of or relating to desire; appetitive.
- icterus
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noun,
jaundice (def 1).
- acetous
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adjective,
containing or producing acetic acid.
- stearic
-
adjective,
of or relating to suet or fat.
- acerous
-
adjective,
acerose1 .
- Couture
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noun,
the occupation of a couturier; dressmaking and designing.
- couters
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noun,
a piece of plate armor for the elbow.
- carious
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adjective,
having caries, as teeth; decayed.
- raucous
-
adjective,
harsh; strident; grating:
- couteau
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noun,
a knife, especially a large double-edged one formerly carried as a weapon.
- stearo-
-
- carouse
-
noun,
carousal.
- accuser
-
noun,
a person who accuses, especially in a court of law:
- Austro-
-
- accrues
-
verb (used without object),
to happen or result as a natural growth, addition, etc.
- ascetic
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noun,
a person who dedicates his or her life to a pursuit of contemplative ideals and practices extreme self-denial or self-mortification for religious reasons.
- auteurs
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noun,
a filmmaker whose individual style and complete control over all elements of production give a film its personal and unique stamp.
- cerias
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noun,
a white-to-yellow, heavy powder, cerium dioxide, CeO 2 , usually derived from cerium nitrate by decomposition with heat: used chiefly in ceramics, glass polishing, and decolorizing.
- Caruso
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noun,
Enrico [en-ree-koh;; Italian en-ree-kaw] /ɛnˈri koʊ;; Italian ɛnˈri kɔ/ (Show IPA), 1873–1921, Italian operatic tenor.
- scarce
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Idioms,
make oneself scarce, Informal.
to depart, especially suddenly.
to stay away; avoid.
- scoria
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noun,
Metallurgy. the refuse, dross, or slag left after melting or smelting metal; scum.
- cartes
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noun,
(italics) French. menu; bill of fare.
Compare à la carte.
- Cercis
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noun,
any shrub or small tree of the genus Cercis, as the redbud or Judas tree.
- cerous
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adjective,
containing trivalent cerium.
- cerat-
-
- ericas
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noun,
any of numerous low-growing evergreen shrubs or small trees belonging to the genus Erica, of the heath family, including several species of heather.
- cercus
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noun,
one of a pair of appendages at the rear of the abdomen of certain insects and other arthropods, serving as tactile organs.
- Scotia
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noun,
a deep concave molding between two fillets, as in the Attic base.
- escort
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noun,
a group of persons, or a single person, accompanying another or others for protection, guidance, or courtesy:
- Castro
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noun,
Cipriano [sip-ree-ah-noh;; Spanish see-pree-ah-naw] /ˌsɪp riˈɑ noʊ;; Spanish ˌsi priˈɑ nɔ/ (Show IPA), 1858?–1924, Venezuelan military and political leader: president 1901–08; exiled 1908.
- eructs
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verb (used with or without object),
to belch forth, as gas from the stomach.
- carets
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noun,
a mark (‸) made in written or printed matter to show the place where something is to be inserted.
- Crucis
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noun,
genitive of Crux.
- tauro-
-
- Taurus
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noun,
Astronomy. the Bull, a zodiacal constellation between Gemini and Aries, containing the bright star Aldebaran.
- caucus
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noun,
U.S. Politics.
a meeting of party leaders to select candidates, elect convention delegates, etc.
a meeting of party members within a legislative body to select leaders and determine strategy.
(often initial capital letter) a faction within a legislative body that pursues its interests through the legislative process:
- Castor
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noun,
Also, castoreum. a brownish, unctuous substance with a strong, penetrating odor, secreted by certain glands in the groin of the beaver, used in medicine and perfumery.
- scrota
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noun,
the pouch of skin that contains the testes.
- Caster
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noun,
a person or thing that casts.
- Scoter
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noun,
any of the large diving ducks of the genus Melanitta, inhabiting northern parts of the Northern Hemisphere.
- tarso-
-
- caries
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noun,
decay, as of bone or of plant tissue.
- Escaut
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noun,
French name of Scheldt.
- erotic
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noun,
an erotic poem.
- caters
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verb (used with object),
to provide food and service for:
- terais
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noun,
a marshy lowland area in N India and S Nepal, between the Ganges and the foothills of the Himalayas.
- Coates
-
noun,
Eric, 1886–1957, English violist and composer.
- cesura
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noun,
caesura.
- source
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noun,
any thing or place from which something comes, arises, or is obtained; origin:
- Coster
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noun,
costermonger.
- Cucuta
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noun,
a city in E Colombia.
- steric
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adjective,
of or relating to the spatial relationships of atoms in a molecule.
- sortie
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noun,
a rapid movement of troops from a besieged place to attack the besiegers.
- course
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noun,
a direction or route taken or to be taken.
- courts
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noun,
Law.
a place where justice is administered.
a judicial tribunal duly constituted for the hearing and determination of cases.
a session of a judicial assembly.
- couter
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noun,
a piece of plate armor for the elbow.
- C-star
-
noun,
carbon star.
- crates
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noun,
a slatted wooden box or framework for packing, shopping, or storing fruit, furniture, glassware, crockery, etc.
- soucar
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noun,
a Hindu banker.
- Creusa
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noun,
the bride to be of Jason, slain by Medea.
- cueist
-
noun,
a billiard player.
- souter
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noun,
a person who makes or repairs shoes; cobbler; shoemaker.
- Crista
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noun,
a crest or ridge.
- Crusoe
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noun,
Robinson, Robinson Crusoe.
- cruise
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noun,
the act of cruising.
- Crocus
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noun,
any of the small, bulbous plants of the genus Crocus, of the iris family, cultivated for their showy, solitary flowers, which are among the first to bloom in the spring.
- Crouse
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noun,
Russel, 1893–1966, U.S. dramatist.
- croute
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noun,
crust.
- cruets
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noun,
a glass bottle, especially one for holding vinegar, oil, etc., for the table.
- stacc.
-
- cruces
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noun,
a plural of crux.
- COSTAR
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noun,
a performer, especially an actor or actress, who shares star billing with another.
- 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.
- Cetura
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noun,
Keturah.
- coarse
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adjective,
composed of relatively large parts or particles:
- sector
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noun,
Geometry. a plane figure bounded by two radii and the included arc of a circle.
- suture
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noun,
Surgery.
a joining of the lips or edges of a wound or the like by stitching or some similar process.
a particular method of doing this.
one of the stitches or fastenings employed.
- Cicero
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noun,
a Continental unit of measurement for type, equal to 12 Didot points, or 0.178 inches (4.5 mm), roughly comparable to a pica.
- Seurat
-
noun,
Georges [zhawrzh] /ʒɔrʒ/ (Show IPA), 1859–91, French (pointillist) painter.
- circus
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noun,
a large public entertainment, typically presented in one or more very large tents or in an outdoor or indoor arena, featuring exhibitions of pageantry, feats of skill and daring, performing animals, etc., interspersed throughout with the slapstick antics of clowns.
Compare big top.
- Custer
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noun,
George Armstrong [ahrm-strawng,, -strong] /ˈɑrm strɔŋ,, -strɒŋ/ (Show IPA), 1839–76, U.S. general and Indian fighter.
- suitor
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noun,
a man who courts or woos a woman.
- Citrus
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noun,
any small tree or spiny shrub of the genus Citrus, of the rue family, including the lemon, lime, orange, tangerine, grapefruit, citron, kumquat, and shaddock, widely cultivated for fruit or grown as an ornamental.
- Curtis
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noun,
Benjamin Robbins, 1809–74, U.S. jurist: associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court 1851–57; resigned in dissent over Dred Scott case.
- coacts
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verb (used with or without object),
to do or act together.
- 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.
- soccer
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noun,
a form of football played between two teams of 11 players, in which the ball may be advanced by kicking or by bouncing it off any part of the body but the arms and hands, except in the case of the goalkeepers, who may use their hands to catch, carry, throw, or stop the ball.
- curite
-
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.
- succor
-
noun,
help; relief; aid; assistance.
- coitus
-
noun,
sexual intercourse, especially between a man and a woman.
- stucco
-
noun,
an exterior finish for masonry or frame walls, usually composed of cement, sand, and hydrated lime mixed with water and laid on wet.
- curios
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noun,
any unusual article, object of art, etc., valued as a curiosity.
- curets
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noun,
a scoop-shaped surgical instrument for removing tissue from body cavities, as the uterus.
- corita
-
noun,
a boat resembling a large, woven basket, used by Indians of the southwestern U.S.
- corset
-
noun,
Sometimes, corsets. a close-fitting undergarment, stiffened with whalebone or similar material and often capable of being tightened by lacing, enclosing the trunk: worn, especially by women, to shape and support the body; stays.
- Cortes
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noun,
(in Spain or Portugal) the two houses constituting the national legislative body.
- curate
-
noun,
Chiefly British. a member of the clergy employed to assist a rector or vicar.
- Cactus
-
noun,
any of numerous succulent plants of the family Cactaceae, of warm, arid regions of the New World, having fleshy, leafless, usually spiny stems, and typically having solitary, showy flowers.
- scato-
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- trices
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noun,
a very short time; an instant:
- re-act
-
verb (used with object),
to act or perform again.
- aceous
-
- rosace
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noun,
rosette (def 3).
- sacro-
-
- acetic
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adjective,
pertaining to, derived from, or producing vinegar or acetic acid.
- aceto-
-
- astro-
-
- rustic
-
noun,
a country person.
- acious
-
- turaco
-
noun,
touraco.
- Roseau
-
noun,
a seaport on and the capital of Dominica.
- routes
-
noun,
a course, way, or road for passage or travel:
- turco-
-
- urates
-
noun,
a salt of uric acid.
- truces
-
noun,
a suspension of hostilities for a specified period of time by mutual agreement of the warring parties; cease-fire; armistice.
- Tories
-
noun,
a member of the Conservative Party in Great Britain or Canada.
- recast
-
noun,
a recasting.
- 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.
- Artois
-
noun,
a former province in N France: artesian wells.
- traces
-
noun,
a surviving mark, sign, or evidence of the former existence, influence, or action of some agent or event; vestige:
- recti-
-
- uraeus
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noun,
the sacred asp as represented upon the headdress of divinities and royal personages of ancient Egypt, usually directly over the forehead, as an emblem of supreme power.
- oaters
-
noun,
a movie, television show, etc., about the frontier days of the U.S. West; western; horse opera.
- Osetic
-
adjective, noun,
Ossetic.
- Rosita
-
noun,
a female given name, Spanish form of Rose.
- orates
-
verb (used with or without object),
to deliver an oration; speak pompously; declaim.
- acutes
-
noun,
the acute accent.
- arouse
-
verb (used with object),
to stir to action or strong response; excite:
- triacs
-
noun,
a type of thyristor designed for electronic control of the current supplied to a circuit, used especially in dimmers for lighting systems.
- ariose
-
adjective,
characterized by melody; songlike.
- accuse
-
verb (used with object),
to charge with the fault, offense, or crime (usually followed by of):
- uretic
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or occurring in the urine.
- occas.
-
- racist
-
noun,
a person who believes in racism, the doctrine that one's own racial group is superior or that a particular racial group is inferior to the others.
- Uticas
-
noun,
an ancient city on the N coast of Africa, NW of Carthage.
- saucer
-
noun,
a small, round, shallow dish to hold a cup.
- Arctic
-
noun,
(often initial capital letter) the region lying north of the Arctic Circle or of the northernmost limit of tree growth; the polar area north of the timber line.
- uterus
-
noun,
the enlarged, muscular, expandable portion of the oviduct in which the fertilized ovum implants and develops or rests during prenatal development; the womb of certain mammals.
- utero-
-
- aorist
-
noun,
a verb tense, as in Classical Greek, expressing action or, in the indicative mood, past action, without further limitation or implication.
- satori
-
noun,
sudden enlightenment.
- satire
-
noun,
the use of irony, sarcasm, ridicule, or the like, in exposing, denouncing, or deriding vice, folly, etc.
- Raetic
-
noun,
an extinct language of uncertain affinities that was spoken in Rhaetia and written with the Etruscan alphabet.
- iatro-
-
- rictus
-
noun,
the gape of the mouth of a bird.
- occurs
-
verb (used without object),
to happen; take place; come to pass:
- Accius
-
noun,
Lucius, c170–c90 b.c, Roman poet and prose writer.
- auteur
-
noun,
a filmmaker whose individual style and complete control over all elements of production give a film its personal and unique stamp.
- rectos
-
- austr-
-
- Auster
-
noun,
the south wind personified.
- triose
-
noun,
a monosaccharide that has three atoms of carbon.
- accost
-
noun,
a greeting.
- Icarus
-
noun,
Also, Ikaros. Classical Mythology. a youth who attempted to escape from Crete with wings of wax and feathers but flew so high that his wings melted from the heat of the sun, and he plunged to his death in the sea.
- aurous
-
adjective,
Chemistry. of or containing gold in the univalent state.
- aurist
-
noun,
a physician specializing in the treatment of ear diseases; otologist.
- sarco-
-
- aureus
-
noun,
a gold coin and monetary unit of ancient Rome, from Caesar to Constantine I.
- accrue
-
verb (used without object),
to happen or result as a natural growth, addition, etc.
- ouster
-
noun,
expulsion or removal from a place or position occupied:
- Atreus
-
noun,
the father of Plisthenes, Agamemnon, Menelaus, and Anaxibia upon whose house Thyestes pronounced a curse.
- rectus
-
noun,
any of several straight muscles, as of the abdomen, thigh, eye, etc.
- cures
-
noun,
a means of healing or restoring to health; remedy.
- etuis
-
noun,
a small, often decorative case, especially one for needles, toilet articles, or the like.
- curet
-
noun,
a scoop-shaped surgical instrument for removing tissue from body cavities, as the uterus.
- Curia
-
noun,
one of the political subdivisions of each of the three tribes of ancient Rome.
- Curie
-
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.
- curio
-
noun,
any unusual article, object of art, etc., valued as a curiosity.
- orate
-
verb (used with or without object),
to deliver an oration; speak pompously; declaim.
- resit
-
noun,
a test or examination that is retaken.
- oecus
-
noun,
(in an ancient Roman house) an apartment, especially a dining room, decorated with columns.
- reist
-
verb (used without object),
reest2 .
- 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.
- Orcas
-
noun,
the killer whale, Orcinus orca.
- ratio
-
noun,
the relation between two similar magnitudes with respect to the number of times the first contains the second:
- cruet
-
noun,
a glass bottle, especially one for holding vinegar, oil, etc., for the table.
- outre
-
adjective,
passing the bounds of what is usual or considered proper; unconventional; bizarre.
- Outer
-
adjective,
situated on or toward the outside; external; exterior:
- sruti
-
noun,
the Vedas and some of the Upanishads, regarded as divinely revealed.
- cruse
-
noun,
an earthen pot, bottle, etc., for liquids.
- crust
-
noun,
the brown, hard outer portion or surface of a loaf or slice of bread (distinguished from crumb).
- Srta.
-
- raise
-
noun,
an increase in amount, as of wages:
- ourie
-
adjective,
shabby; dingy.
- rates
-
noun,
the amount of a charge or payment with reference to some basis of calculation:
- ratos
-
noun,
rocket-assisted takeoff.
- Orcus
-
noun,
the ancient Roman god of the underworld, identified with the Greek Pluto, or Hades.
- react
-
verb (used with object),
to act or perform again.
- Otaru
-
noun,
a city in W Hokkaido, in N Japan.
- Soter
-
noun,
Saint, pope a.d. 166?–175?.
- Ostia
-
noun,
a town in central Italy, SW of Rome: ruins from 4th century b.c.; site of ancient port of Rome.
- oste-
-
- osier
-
noun,
any of various willows, as the red osier, having tough, flexible twigs or branches that are used for wickerwork.
- Recit
-
- OSCAR
-
noun,
a word used in communications to represent the letter O.
- rect.
-
- recta
-
noun,
a plural of rectum.
- octa-
-
- cutes
-
noun,
the cutes, Informal. self-consciously cute mannerisms or appeal; affected coyness:
- rices
-
noun,
the starchy seeds or grain of an annual marsh grass, Oryza sativa, cultivated in warm climates and used for food.
- ictus
-
noun,
Prosody. rhythmical or metrical stress.
- roust
-
verb (used with object),
to rout, as from a place:
- ERICA
-
noun,
any of numerous low-growing evergreen shrubs or small trees belonging to the genus Erica, of the heath family, including several species of heather.
- route
-
noun,
a course, way, or road for passage or travel:
- ERISA
-
noun,
Employee Retirement Income Security Act.
- routs
-
noun,
a defeat attended with disorderly flight; dispersal of a defeated force in complete disorder:
- irate
-
adjective,
angry; enraged:
- iotas
-
noun,
a very small quantity; jot; whit.
- Sacco
-
noun,
Nicola [nee-kaw-lah] /niˈkɔ lɑ/ (Show IPA), 1891–1927, Italian anarchist, in the U.S. after 1908: together with Bartolomeo Vanzetti, found guilty of robbery and murder 1921; executed 1927.
- Scout
-
noun,
a soldier, warship, airplane, etc., employed in reconnoitering.
- scour
-
noun,
the act of scouring.
- saice
-
noun,
syce.
- eruct
-
verb (used with or without object),
to belch forth, as gas from the stomach.
- Saite
-
noun,
a native or citizen of Saïs.
- sarc-
-
- roues
-
noun,
a dissolute and licentious man; rake.
- Scot.
-
- Sarto
-
noun,
Andrea del [ahn-drey-uh del;; Italian ahn-dre-ah del] /ɑnˈdreɪ ə dɛl;; Italian ɑnˈdrɛ ɑ dɛl/ (Show IPA), Andrea del Sarto.
- IATSE
-
- score
-
noun,
the record of points or strokes made by the competitors in a game or match.
- estoc
-
noun,
a thrusting sword of the 13th–17th centuries having a long, narrow blade of rectangular section.
- sceat
-
noun,
a silver Anglo-Saxon coin of the 7th and 8th centuries, sometimes including an amount of gold.
- Satie
-
noun,
Erik Alfred Leslie [e-reek al-fred les-lee] /ɛˈrik alˈfrɛd lɛsˈli/ (Show IPA), 1866–1925, French composer.
- sauce
-
noun,
any preparation, usually liquid or semiliquid, eaten as a gravy or as a relish accompanying food.
- scat-
-
- scart
-
verb (used with or without object),
to scratch, scrape, mark, or scar.
- scare
-
noun,
a sudden fright or alarm, especially with little or no reason.
- Eurus
-
noun,
the ancient Greek personification of the east wind.
- euros
-
noun,
wallaroo.
- saute
-
noun,
a dish of sautéed food.
- rouse
-
noun,
a rousing.
- Erato
-
noun,
the Muse of love poetry.
- sito-
-
- seti-
-
- ocrea
-
noun,
a sheathing part, as a pair of stipules united about a stem.
- curse
-
noun,
the expression of a wish that misfortune, evil, doom, etc., befall a person, group, etc.
- curst
-
noun,
the expression of a wish that misfortune, evil, doom, etc., befall a person, group, etc.
- occur
-
verb (used without object),
to happen; take place; come to pass:
- Cusco
-
noun,
Cuzco.
- cusec
-
noun,
a unit of flow of one cubic foot per second.
- riots
-
noun,
a noisy, violent public disorder caused by a group or crowd of persons, as by a crowd protesting against another group, a government policy, etc., in the streets.
- Oates
-
noun,
Joyce Carol, born 1938, U.S. novelist and short-story writer.
- sitar
-
noun,
a lute of India with a small, pear-shaped body and a long, broad, fretted neck.
- Euro-
-
- cutie
-
noun,
Informal. a charmingly attractive or cute person, especially a girl or a young woman (often used as a form of address):
- cutis
-
noun,
the true skin, consisting of the dermis and the epidermis.
- Siret
-
noun,
a river in SE Europe, flowing SE from the Carpathian Mountains in Ukraine, through E Romania to the Danube. 270 miles (435 km) long.
- oater
-
noun,
a movie, television show, etc., about the frontier days of the U.S. West; western; horse opera.
- sero-
-
- scuta
-
noun,
plural of scutum.
- roast
-
noun,
roasted meat or a piece of roasted meat, as a piece of beef or veal of a quantity and shape for slicing into more than one portion.
- Seric
-
- serai
-
noun,
(in Eastern countries) a caravansary.
- serac
-
noun,
a large irregularity of glacial ice, as a pinnacle found in glacial crevasses and formed by melting or movement of the ice.
- roset
-
noun,
resin; rosin.
- sect.
-
- secco
-
noun,
fresco secco.
- ecto-
-
- Rosie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Rose.
- 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.
- Ecua.
-
- rotas
-
noun,
Chiefly British.
a round or rotation of duties; a period of work or duty taken in rotation with others.
an agenda or circuit of sporting events, as a round of golf tournaments, played in different localities throughout the year.
- scute
-
noun,
a dermal bony plate, as on an armadillo, or a large horny plate, as on a turtle.
- rotes
-
noun,
routine; a fixed, habitual, or mechanical course of procedure:
- iters
-
noun,
a canal or passage.
- Court
-
noun,
Law.
a place where justice is administered.
a judicial tribunal duly constituted for the hearing and determination of cases.
a session of a judicial assembly.
- stair
-
noun,
one of a flight or series of steps for going from one level to another, as in a building.
- Auric
-
adjective,
of or containing gold in the trivalent state.
- tiers
-
noun,
one of a series of rows or ranks rising one behind or above another, as of seats in an amphitheater, boxes in a theater, guns in a man-of-war, or oars in an ancient galley.
- tious
-
- tires
-
noun,
British Dialect. fatigue.
- toise
-
noun,
an old French unit of length equivalent to 6.395 feet (1.949 meters).
- auto.
-
- Aust.
-
- torcs
-
noun,
torque (def 4).
- TORES
-
noun,
a torus.
- cacti
-
noun,
any of numerous succulent plants of the family Cactaceae, of warm, arid regions of the New World, having fleshy, leafless, usually spiny stems, and typically having solitary, showy flowers.
- toric
-
adjective,
noting or pertaining to a lens with a surface forming a portion of a torus, used for eyeglasses and contact lenses that correct astigmatism.
- torse
-
noun,
a wreath of twisted silks of two alternating tinctures, usually a metal and a color, depicted supporting a crest or coronet, often upon a helmet.
- torsi
-
noun,
a plural of torso.
- torus
-
noun,
Architecture. a large convex molding, more or less semicircular in profile, commonly forming the lowest molding of the base of a column, directly above the plinth, sometimes occurring as one of a pair separated by a scotia and fillets. and column.
- Tosca
-
noun,
an opera (1900) by Giacomo Puccini.
- astr.
-
- Astor
-
noun,
John Jacob, 1763–1848, U.S. capitalist and fur merchant.
- caco-
-
- Cairo
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Egypt, in the N part on the E bank of the Nile.
- aster
-
noun,
any composite plant of the genus Aster, having rays varying from white or pink to blue around a yellow disk.
- 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.
- tacos
-
noun,
Mexican Cookery. an often crisply fried tortilla folded over and filled, as with seasoned chopped meat, lettuce, tomatoes, and cheese.
- tares
-
noun,
any of various vetches, especially Vicia sativa.
- taros
-
noun,
a stemless plant, Colocasia esculenta, of the arum family, cultivated in tropical regions, in the Pacific islands and elsewhere, for the edible tuber.
- 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:
- caus.
-
- Cates
-
noun,
a choice food;delicacy; dainty.
- cater
-
verb (used with object),
to provide food and service for:
- tears
-
- Caius
-
noun,
Saint, died a.d. 296, pope 283–296.
- carts
-
noun,
a heavy two-wheeled vehicle, commonly without springs, drawn by mules, oxen, or the like, used for the conveyance of heavy goods.
- Carte
-
noun,
(italics) French. menu; bill of fare.
Compare à la carte.
- tera-
-
- carse
-
noun,
bottom land.
- Carie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Caroline.
- caret
-
noun,
a mark (‸) made in written or printed matter to show the place where something is to be inserted.
- cares
-
noun,
a state of mind in which one is troubled; worry, anxiety, or concern:
- Terai
-
noun,
a marshy lowland area in N India and S Nepal, between the Ganges and the foothills of the Himalayas.
- astir
-
adjective,
moving or stirring, especially with much activity or excitement:
- Toure
-
noun,
Sékou [sey-koo] /ˈseɪ ku/ (Show IPA), 1922–84, Guinean political leader: prime minister 1958-72; president 1958–84.
- 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.
- Actor
-
noun,
a person who acts in stage plays, motion pictures, television broadcasts, etc.
- urate
-
noun,
a salt of uric acid.
- Aesir
-
noun,
the principal race of gods, led by Odin and living at Asgard.
- ureas
-
noun,
Biochemistry. a compound, CO(NH 2) 2 , occurring in urine and other body fluids as a product of protein metabolism.
- aero-
-
- aeri-
-
- acute
-
noun,
the acute accent.
- actos
-
- 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.
- airts
-
noun,
a direction.
- acro-
-
- USECC
-
- acet-
-
- accus
-
- acct.
-
- Utica
-
noun,
an ancient city on the N coast of Africa, NW of Carthage.
- 30-30
-
- urase
-
noun,
urease.
- arces
-
noun,
a daughter of Thaumas and the sister of Iris and the Harpies. Zeus took away her wings when she aided the Titans in their war against him.
- Tours
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Indre-et-Loire, in W France, on the Loire River: Charles Martel defeated the Saracens near here a.d. 732.
- Artie
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Arthur.
- touse
-
noun,
a commotion; rumpus.
- Trace
-
noun,
a surviving mark, sign, or evidence of the former existence, influence, or action of some agent or event; vestige:
- treas
-
- Ascot
-
noun,
a necktie or scarf with broad ends, tied and arranged so that the ends are laid flat, one across the other, sometimes with a pin to secure them.
- asco-
-
- triac
-
noun,
a type of thyristor designed for electronic control of the current supplied to a circuit, used especially in dimmers for lighting systems.
- trice
-
noun,
a very short time; an instant:
- tries
-
noun,
plural of try.
- truce
-
noun,
a suspension of hostilities for a specified period of time by mutual agreement of the warring parties; cease-fire; armistice.
- arose
-
verb,
simple past tense of arise.
- Arius
-
noun,
died a.d. 336, Christian priest at Alexandria: founder of Arianism.
- arise
-
verb (used without object),
to get up from sitting, lying, or kneeling; rise:
- trios
-
noun,
a musical composition for three voices or instruments.
- Aries
-
noun,
Astronomy. the Ram, a zodiacal constellation between Pisces and Taurus.
- areo-
-
- trois
-
noun,
the number 3.
- arcus
-
noun,
a dense, horizontal, roll-shaped cloud sometimes occurring at the lower front portion of a cumulonimbus.
- ceras
-
noun,
(in prescriptions) wax.
- TIROS
-
noun,
one of a series of satellites for transmitting television pictures of the earth's cloud cover.
- ceric
-
adjective,
containing cerium, especially in the tetravalent state.
- Coats
-
noun,
an outer garment with sleeves, covering at least the upper part of the body:
- coria
-
noun,
plural of corium.
- cores
-
- stria
-
noun,
a slight or narrow furrow, ridge, stripe, or streak, especially one of a number in parallel arrangement:
- coirs
-
noun,
the prepared fiber of the husk of the coconut fruit, used in making rope, matting, etc.
- cocas
-
noun,
a shrub, Erythroxylon coca, native to the Andes, having simple, alternate leaves and small yellowish flowers.
- Sucre
-
noun,
Antonio José de [ahn-taw-nyaw haw-se th e] /ɑnˈtɔ nyɔ hɔˈsɛ ðɛ/ (Show IPA), 1793–1830, Venezuelan general and South American liberator: 1st president of Bolivia 1826–28.
- 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.
- stour
-
noun,
British Dialect.
tumult; confusion.
a storm.
- coast
-
noun,
the land next to the sea; seashore:
- coact
-
verb (used with or without object),
to do or act together.
- cites
-
noun,
citation (defs 7, 8).
- suite
-
noun,
a number of things forming a series or set.
- Cisco
-
noun,
any of several whitefishes of the genus Coregonus, of the Great Lakes and smaller lakes of eastern North America.
- cires
-
noun,
a brilliant, highly glazed surface produced on fabrics by subjecting them to a wax, heat, and calendering treatment.
- Corse
-
noun,
corpse.
- Corti
-
noun,
Alfonso [al-fon-soh;; Italian ahl-fawn-saw] /ælˈfɒn soʊ;; Italian ɑlˈfɔn sɔ/ (Show IPA), 1822–76, Italian anatomist.
- circs
-
noun,
circular (def 9).
- cries
-
noun,
the act or sound of crying; any loud utterance or exclamation; a shout, scream, or wail.
- crocs
-
noun,
crocodile.
- Croce
-
noun,
Benedetto [be-ne-det-taw] /ˌbɛ nɛˈdɛt tɔ/ (Show IPA), 1866–1952, Italian statesman, philosopher, and historian.
- stare
-
noun,
a staring gaze; a fixed look with the eyes wide open:
- Croat
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Croatia; Croatian.
- Crius
-
noun,
a Titan, the son of Uranus and Gaea.
- crit.
-
- crest
-
noun,
the highest part of a hill or mountain range; summit.
- store
-
noun,
an establishment where merchandise is sold, usually on a retail basis.
- crate
-
noun,
a slatted wooden box or framework for packing, shopping, or storing fruit, furniture, glassware, crockery, etc.
- ster.
-
- cotes
-
noun,
a shelter, coop, or small shed for sheep, pigs, pigeons, etc.
- Costa
-
noun,
a rib or riblike part.
- 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.
- cosec
-
noun,
cosecant.
- Stoic
-
noun,
a member or adherent of the Stoic school of philosophy.
- Surat
-
noun,
a seaport in S Gujarat, in W India: first British settlement in India 1612.
- Corea
-
noun,
Armando Anthony [ahr-mahn-doh] /ɑrˈmɑn doʊ/ (Show IPA), ("Chick") born 1941, U.S. jazz pianist and composer.
- races
-
noun,
a contest of speed, as in running, riding, driving, or sailing.
- CIRCA
-
preposition, adverb,
about: (used especially in) approximate dates:
Abbreviation: ca, ca., c., c, cir., circ.
- cero-
-
- ceros
-
noun,
a large Atlantic and Gulf Coast mackerel game fish, Scomberomorus regalis.
- cert.
-
- 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.
- Cetus
-
noun,
the Whale, a constellation lying above the equator, containing the variable star Mira.
- Ceuta
-
noun,
a seaport and enclave of Spain in N Morocco, on the Strait of Gibraltar.
- sutra
-
noun,
Hinduism. a collection of aphorisms relating to some aspect of the conduct of life.
- taces
-
noun,
tasset.
- Circe
-
noun,
Also, Kirke. Also called Aeaea. Classical Mythology. the enchantress represented by Homer as turning the companions of Odysseus into swine by means of a magic drink.
- saur
-
- uria
-
- tars
-
noun,
any of various dark-colored viscid products obtained by the destructive distillation of certain organic substances, as coal or wood.
- RACE
-
noun,
a contest of speed, as in running, riding, driving, or sailing.
- uret
-
- Tiro
-
noun,
tyro.
- Star
-
noun,
any of the heavenly bodies, except the moon, appearing as fixed luminous points in the sky at night.
- urea
-
noun,
Biochemistry. a compound, CO(NH 2) 2 , occurring in urine and other body fluids as a product of protein metabolism.
- sort
-
noun,
a particular kind, species, variety, class, or group, distinguished by a common character or nature:
- Reis
-
plural noun,
a former money of account of Portugal and Brazil.
- sori
-
noun,
plural of sorus.
- sore
-
noun,
a sore spot or place on the body.
- Tura
-
noun,
Cosimo [kaw-zee-maw] /ˈkɔ zi mɔ/ (Show IPA), c1430–98? Italian painter.
- 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.
- reit
-
noun,
real-estate investment trust.
- rest
-
noun,
the refreshing quiet or repose of sleep:
- rets
-
verb (used with object),
to soak in water or expose to moisture, as flax or hemp, to facilitate the removal of the fiber from the woody tissue by partial rotting.
- Reus
-
noun,
a city in Catalonia, NE Spain, on the Mediterranean Sea.
- RIAS
-
noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- Rice
-
noun,
the starchy seeds or grain of an annual marsh grass, Oryza sativa, cultivated in warm climates and used for food.
- Tues
-
- tsar
-
noun,
czar.
- Stir
-
noun,
the act of stirring or moving.
- Rico
-
noun,
Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act: a U.S. law, enacted in 1970, allowing victims of organized crime to sue those responsible for punitive damages.
- sora
-
noun,
a small, short-billed rail, Porzana carolina, of marshy areas of North America.
- taur
-
- stoa
-
noun,
Greek Architecture. a portico, usually a detached portico of considerable length, that is used as a promenade or meeting place.
- recs
-
noun,
recreation.
- uric
-
adjective,
of, pertaining to, contained in, or derived from urine.
- taco
-
noun,
Mexican Cookery. an often crisply fried tortilla folded over and filled, as with seasoned chopped meat, lettuce, tomatoes, and cheese.
- rate
-
noun,
the amount of a charge or payment with reference to some basis of calculation:
- tire
-
noun,
British Dialect. fatigue.
- 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.
- Utes
-
noun,
Informal. a utility vehicle.
- Utas
-
noun,
any of several iguanid lizards of the genus Uta, of the western U.S. and northern Mexico.
- USTC
-
- USRC
-
- USIA
-
- Taos
-
noun,
a Tanoan language spoken in two villages in New Mexico.
- Rais
-
noun,
Gilles de, Retz, Gilles de Laval, Baron de.
- Tare
-
noun,
any of various vetches, especially Vicia sativa.
- rase
-
verb (used with object),
raze.
- user
-
noun,
a person or thing that uses.
- scr.
-
- Ste.
-
- sear
-
noun,
a mark or scar made by searing.
- RATO
-
noun,
rocket-assisted takeoff.
- USCA
-
- USAR
-
- Sra.
-
- urus
-
noun,
the aurochs.
- Uru.
-
- Taro
-
noun,
a stemless plant, Colocasia esculenta, of the arum family, cultivated in tropical regions, in the Pacific islands and elsewhere, for the edible tuber.
- 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.
- Sour
-
noun,
something that is sour.
- uro-
-
- Uris
-
noun,
a canton in central Switzerland. 415 sq. mi. (1075 sq. km). Capital: Altdorf.
- 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.
- SOAR
-
noun,
an act or instance of soaring.
- riot
-
noun,
a noisy, violent public disorder caused by a group or crowd of persons, as by a crowd protesting against another group, a government policy, etc., in the streets.
- scar
-
noun,
a mark left by a healed wound, sore, or burn.
- Seri
-
noun,
a member of an American Indian people of western Sonora state, Mexico, on the Gulf of California.
- rout
-
noun,
a defeat attended with disorderly flight; dispersal of a defeated force in complete disorder:
- Surt
-
noun,
the guardian and ruler of Muspelheim, destined to defeat Frey at Ragnarok and destroy the world with fire.
- Tour
-
noun,
a traveling around from place to place.
- sure
-
Idioms,
for sure, as a certainty; surely:
- rues
-
noun,
sorrow; repentance; regret.
- suet
-
noun,
the hard fatty tissue about the loins and kidneys of beef, sheep, etc., used in cooking or processed to yield tallow.
- Rus.
-
- Ruse
-
noun,
a trick, stratagem, or artifice.
- Rust
-
noun,
Also called iron rust. the red or orange coating that forms on the surface of iron when exposed to air and moisture, consisting chiefly of ferric hydroxide and ferric oxide formed by oxidation.
- Sert
-
noun,
José María [haw-se mah-ree-ah] /hɔˈsɛ mɑˈri ɑ/ (Show IPA), 1876–1945, Spanish painter.
- site
-
noun,
the position or location of a town, building, etc., especially as to its environment:
- Seta
-
noun,
a stiff hair; bristle or bristlelike part.
- ROUS
-
noun,
(Francis) Peyton, 1879–1970, U.S. pathologist: Nobel Prize in medicine 1966.
- Saco
-
noun,
a city in SW Maine.
- suit
-
noun,
a set of clothing, armor, or the like, intended for wear together.
- tors
-
noun,
a rocky pinnacle; a peak of a bare or rocky mountain or hill.
- tics
-
noun,
Pathology.
a sudden, spasmodic, painless, involuntary muscular contraction, as of the face.
tic douloureux.
- Tori
-
noun,
plural of torus.
- 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.
- Tore
-
noun,
a torus.
- sur-
-
- Sari
-
noun,
a garment worn by Hindu women, consisting of a long piece of cotton or silk wrapped around the body with one end draped over the head or over one shoulder.
- SITA
-
noun,
(in the Ramayana) the wife of Ramachandra, abducted by Ravana and later rescued.
- Sura
-
noun,
any of the 114 chapters of the Koran.
- Sat.
-
- sati
-
noun,
a Hindu practice whereby a widow immolates herself on the funeral pyre of her husband: now abolished by law.
- Sera
-
noun,
a plural of serum.
- torc
-
noun,
torque (def 4).
- situ
-
noun,
in situ.
- RISC
-
noun,
reduced instruction set computer: a computer whose central processing unit recognizes a relatively small number of instructions, which it can execute very rapidly.
- Rise
-
noun,
an act or instance of rising.
- rit.
-
- sec.
-
- sire
-
noun,
the male parent of a quadruped.
- 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.
- RITA
-
noun,
the Vedic concept of cosmic and social order.
- rite
-
noun,
a formal or ceremonial act or procedure prescribed or customary in religious or other solemn use:
- Trio
-
noun,
a musical composition for three voices or instruments.
- Roca
-
noun,
Cape, a cape in W Portugal, near Lisbon: the western extremity of continental Europe.
- rocs
-
noun,
a bird of enormous size and strength.
- Rosa
-
noun,
Salvator [sahl-vah-tawr] /ˈsɑl vɑˌtɔr/ (Show IPA), 1615–73, Italian painter and poet.
- ROSE
-
noun,
any of the wild or cultivated, usually prickly-stemmed, pinnate-leaved, showy-flowered shrubs of the genus Rosa.
Compare rose family.
- roue
-
noun,
a dissolute and licentious man; rake.
- ter.
-
- Tace
-
noun,
tasset.
- toea
-
noun,
a bronze coin and monetary unit of Papua New Guinea, the 100th part of a kina.
- str.
-
- sci.
-
- Rota
-
noun,
Chiefly British.
a round or rotation of duties; a period of work or duty taken in rotation with others.
an agenda or circuit of sporting events, as a round of golf tournaments, played in different localities throughout the year.
- tri-
-
- ROTC
-
noun,
a body of students at some colleges and universities who are given training toward becoming officers in the armed forces. Abbreviation: ROTC, R.O.T.C.
- rote
-
noun,
routine; a fixed, habitual, or mechanical course of procedure:
- scut
-
noun,
a short tail, especially that of a hare, rabbit, or deer.
- Roti
-
noun,
roast.
- ROTS
-
noun,
the process of rotting.
- sice
-
noun,
syce.
- 1080
-
- cose
-
verb (used without object),
coze.
- Esau
-
noun,
a son of Isaac and Rebekah, twin brother of Jacob, to whom he sold his birthright. Gen. 25:21–25.
- cac-
-
- 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-
-
- CARE
-
noun,
a state of mind in which one is troubled; worry, anxiety, or concern:
- CART
-
noun,
a heavy two-wheeled vehicle, commonly without springs, drawn by mules, oxen, or the like, used for the conveyance of heavy goods.
- Eur.
-
- erst
-
adverb,
before the present time; formerly.
- Eros
-
noun,
the ancient Greek god of love, identified by the Romans with Cupid.
- Eris
-
noun,
the ancient Greek goddess of discord and the sister of Ares: identified with the Roman goddess Discordia.
- Eric
-
noun,
Eric the Red.
- CASE
-
noun,
an instance of the occurrence, existence, etc., of something:
- eous
-
- cast
-
noun,
act of casting or throwing.
- cat.
-
- etui
-
noun,
a small, often decorative case, especially one for needles, toilet articles, or the like.
- aut-
-
- ect-
-
- Asti
-
noun,
a city in the Piedmont region of Italy, S of Turin: center of wine-producing region.
- art.
-
- asc-
-
- asci
-
noun,
plural of ascus.
- Aser
-
noun,
Asher (def 1).
- Asir
-
noun,
a district in SW Saudi Arabia.
- IRAS
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- ious
-
- IOTA
-
noun,
a very small quantity; jot; whit.
- Asur
-
noun,
Assur.
- Aus.
-
- ates
-
- Cost
-
noun,
the price paid to acquire, produce, accomplish, or maintain anything:
- ator
-
- Auer
-
noun,
Leopold [lee-uh-pohld;; Hungarian ley-aw-pawlt] /ˈli əˌpoʊld;; Hungarian ˈleɪ ɔˌpɔlt/ (Show IPA), 1845–1930, Hungarian violinist and teacher.
- ices
-
noun,
the solid form of water, produced by freezing; frozen water.
- Ice.
-
- aur-
-
- ICAO
-
- Cate
-
noun,
a choice food;delicacy; dainty.
- Ecru
-
noun,
an ecru color.
- Ire.
-
- crus
-
noun,
the part of the leg or hind limb between the femur or thigh and the ankle or tarsus; shank.
- cist
-
noun,
a box or chest, especially for sacred utensils.
- cit.
-
- cite
-
noun,
citation (defs 7, 8).
- coat
-
noun,
an outer garment with sleeves, covering at least the upper part of the body:
- coca
-
noun,
a shrub, Erythroxylon coca, native to the Andes, having simple, alternate leaves and small yellowish flowers.
- coir
-
noun,
the prepared fiber of the husk of the coconut fruit, used in making rope, matting, etc.
- crut
-
noun,
crud (def 1).
- Cor.
-
- cis-
-
- Cora
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. Kore.
- Cori
-
noun,
Carl Ferdinand, 1896–1984, and his wife, Gerty Theresa, 1896–1957, U.S. biochemists, born in Austria-Hungary: Nobel Prize in Medicine 1947.
- Cort
-
- croc
-
noun,
crocodile.
- Cres
-
- crat
-
- Coue
-
noun,
Émile [ey-meel] /eɪˈmil/ (Show IPA), 1857–1926, French psychotherapist.
- Cote
-
noun,
a shelter, coop, or small shed for sheep, pigs, pigeons, etc.
- CISC
-
noun,
complex instruction set computer: a computer whose central processing unit recognizes a relatively large number of instructions.
- cire
-
noun,
a brilliant, highly glazed surface produced on fabrics by subjecting them to a wax, heat, and calendering treatment.
- eco-
-
- cute
-
noun,
the cutes, Informal. self-consciously cute mannerisms or appeal; affected coyness:
- 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.
- eats
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- East
-
noun,
a cardinal point of the compass, 90° to the right of north. Abbreviation: E.
- ears
-
noun,
the organ of hearing and equilibrium in vertebrates, in humans consisting of an external ear that gathers sound vibrations, a middle ear in which the vibrations resonate against the tympanic membrane, and a fluid-filled internal ear that maintains balance and that conducts the tympanic vibrations to the auditory nerve, which transmits them as impulses to the brain.
- cera
-
noun,
(in prescriptions) wax.
- cet-
-
- Ceta
-
noun,
Comprehensive Employment and Training Act.
- Ceto
-
- Curt
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Curtis.
- circ
-
noun,
circular (def 9).
- curs
-
noun,
a mongrel dog, especially a worthless or unfriendly one.
- cure
-
noun,
a means of healing or restoring to health; remedy.
- cur.
-
- ciao
-
interjection,
(used as a word of greeting or parting): hello; goodbye; so long; see you later.
- cues
-
noun,
anything said or done, on or off stage, that is followed by a specific line or action:
- cir.
-
- cts.
-
- ctr.
-
- arse
-
noun,
ass2 (defs 1, 2).
- atic
-
- ARIS
-
- orcs
-
noun,
any of several cetaceans, as a grampus.
- airs
-
noun,
a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- OATS
-
noun,
a cereal grass, Avena sativa, cultivated for its edible seed.
- Aire
-
- ocas
-
noun,
a wood sorrel, Oxalis tuberosa, of the Andes, cultivated in South America for its edible tubers.
- aet.
-
- aesc
-
noun,
ash2 (def 3).
- aer-
-
- 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.
- Acus
-
noun,
Surgery. a needle, especially one used in a surgical operation.
- ACTS
-
noun,
anything done, being done, or to be done; deed; performance:
- oras
-
noun,
plural of os2 .
- Orca
-
noun,
the killer whale, Orcinus orca.
- orts
-
noun,
Usually, orts. a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
- airt
-
noun,
a direction.
- osar
-
noun,
plural of os3 .
- 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.
- acr-
-
- Acis
-
noun,
the lover of Galatea, killed by Polyphemus out of jealousy.
- acc.
-
- otic
-
adjective,
of or relating to the ear; auricular.
- Otis
-
noun,
Elisha Graves, 1811–61, U.S. inventor.
- ours
-
noun,
(used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
- Ouse
-
noun,
Also called Great Ouse. a river in E England, flowing NE to the Wash. 160 miles (260 km) long.
- oust
-
verb (used with object),
to expel or remove from a place or position occupied:
- ARCS
-
noun,
Geometry. any unbroken part of the circumference of a circle or other curved line.
- out-
-
- outs
-
noun,
a means of escape or excuse, as from a place, punishment, retribution, responsibility, etc.:
- oast
-
noun,
a kiln for drying hops or malt.
- Oct.
-
- aits
-
noun,
a small island, especially in a river.
- ARCO
-
adverb,
(of the performance of a passage for stringed instruments) with the bow.
- Ares
-
noun,
the ancient Greek god of war, a son of Zeus and Hera, identified by the Romans with Mars.
- 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.
- Isar
-
noun,
a river in central Europe, flowing NE from W Austria through S Germany to the Danube River. 215 miles (345 km) long.
- iter
-
noun,
a canal or passage.
- 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.
- iso-
-
- CIA
-
- ARC
-
noun,
Geometry. any unbroken part of the circumference of a circle or other curved line.
- CIC
-
- USC
-
- tra
-
- TSE
-
- tr.
-
- ACS
-
- Aso
-
noun,
Mount, a volcanic mountain in Japan, in central Kyushu, noted for its vast caldera. 5223 feet (1593 meters).
- ACT
-
noun,
anything done, being done, or to be done; deed; performance:
- TSI
-
- urs
-
noun,
an ancient Sumerian city on the Euphrates, in S Iraq: extensive excavations, especially of royal tombs.
- ASR
-
- TAE
-
preposition,
to.
- Tai
-
noun,
any of several sparoid fishes of the Pacific Ocean, as Pagrus major (red tai) a food fish of Japan.
- TAO
-
noun,
(in philosophical Taoism) that in virtue of which all things happen or exist.
- CEO
-
- TAR
-
noun,
any of various dark-colored viscid products obtained by the destructive distillation of certain organic substances, as coal or wood.
- CEC
-
- CIE
-
- ASI
-
- USE
-
noun,
the act of employing, using, or putting into service:
- 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.
- Utu
-
noun,
the Sumerian sun god: the counterpart of the Akkadian Shamash.
- 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.
- ac-
-
- COS
-
noun,
romaine.
- uti
-
- Ar.
-
- Tro
-
- Stu
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Stewart or Stuart.
- ARU
-
- UTE
-
noun,
Informal. a utility vehicle.
- ACE
-
noun,
a playing card or die marked with or having the value indicated by a single spot:
- UTC
-
- Sue
-
noun,
Eugène [œ-zhen] /œˈʒɛn/ (Show IPA), (Marie Joseph Sue) 1804–57, French novelist.
- Uta
-
noun,
any of several iguanid lizards of the genus Uta, of the western U.S. and northern Mexico.
- Sui
-
noun,
a dynasty ruling in China a.d. 589–618.
- usu
-
- AUC
-
- USR
-
- ase
-
- USO
-
- ast
-
- CEA
-
- TSR
-
noun,
a computer program with any of several ancillary functions, usually held resident in RAM for instant activation while one is using another program.
- CCU
-
- cs.
-
- TES
-
noun,
ti1 .
- TIA
-
- UIT
-
- UCR
-
- UCC
-
- TIC
-
noun,
Pathology.
a sudden, spasmodic, painless, involuntary muscular contraction, as of the face.
tic douloureux.
- CAI
-
- UAE
-
- ct.
-
- USA
-
- UAR
-
- CAR
-
noun,
an automobile.
- cr.
-
- Co.
-
- 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.
- Tiu
-
noun,
an English god of the sky and of war, the equivalent of Tyr in Scandinavian mythology.
- toe
-
noun,
one of the terminal digits of the human foot.
- cc.
-
- ca.
-
- Tor
-
noun,
a rocky pinnacle; a peak of a bare or rocky mountain or hill.
- aor
-
- 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.
- ur-
-
- 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.
- ait
-
noun,
a small island, especially in a river.
- TCA
-
- CCS
-
verb (used with object),
to send a duplicate of a document, email, or the like to:
- ASU
-
- CCR
-
- CCA
-
- TAU
-
noun,
the 19th letter of the Greek alphabet (T, τ).
- ae.
-
- AEC
-
- Uri
-
noun,
a canton in central Switzerland. 415 sq. mi. (1075 sq. km). Capital: Altdorf.
- at.
-
- AES
-
noun,
any of various early forms of bronze or copper money used in ancient Rome.
Compare as2 (def 1).
- TCS
-
- AOU
-
- 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.
- ATC
-
- ARS
-
- ure
-
- AIC
-
- Tu.
-
- TEC
-
noun,
detective.
- AIR
-
noun,
a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- CAS
-
verb (used with or without object),
to call, as to call an animal toward one; urge forward by calling.
- tue
-
- ATS
-
noun,
a money of account of Laos, the 100th part of a kip.
- UUT
-
- CTA
-
- COT
-
noun,
a light portable bed, especially one of canvas on a folding frame.
- ist
-
- IRO
-
- IRS
-
- Is.
-
noun,
(used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
- ISA
-
- ise
-
- ISR
-
- ITA
-
- RSA
-
- ITC
-
- ite
-
- ROT
-
noun,
the process of rotting.
- ITO
-
noun,
Prince Hirobumi [hee-raw-boo-mee] /ˈhi rɔˈbu mi/ (Show IPA), 1841–1909, Japanese statesman.
- IUS
-
- Oc.
-
- OSA
-
- Rs.
-
- RSE
-
- ROI
-
- STI
-
- ier
-
- IOC
-
- SAE
-
- ior
-
- 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.
- IOT
-
- SAC
-
noun,
a baglike structure in an animal, plant, or fungus, as one containing fluid.
- So.
-
- rt.
-
- rut
-
noun,
a furrow or track in the ground, especially one made by the passage of a vehicle or vehicles.
- IOU
-
- Ir.
-
- IRC
-
- Rue
-
noun,
sorrow; repentance; regret.
- RTS
-
- rte
-
- OTC
-
- ROE
-
noun,
the mass of eggs, or spawn, within the ovarian membrane of the female fish.
- ICC
-
- RCA
-
- ose
-
- ot-
-
- REC
-
noun,
recreation.
- OTA
-
- ote
-
- REA
-
- RCT
-
- OTS
-
- Ore
-
noun,
a metal-bearing mineral or rock, or a native metal, that can be mined at a profit.
- oui
-
adverb, noun,
yes.
- our
-
noun,
(used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
- 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.
- RAS
-
noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- Rai
-
noun,
a style of Algerian popular music played on electric guitar, synthesizer, and percussion instruments.
- Rae
-
noun,
John, 1813–93, Scottish surgeon and Arctic explorer.
- Re.
-
- ORT
-
noun,
Usually, orts. a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
- orc
-
noun,
any of several cetaceans, as a grampus.
- oar
-
noun,
a long shaft with a broad blade at one end, used as a lever for rowing or otherwise propelling or steering a boat.
- OCR
-
- ROC
-
noun,
a bird of enormous size and strength.
- OAS
-
- ROA
-
- OAT
-
noun,
a cereal grass, Avena sativa, cultivated for its edible seed.
- OAU
-
- Oca
-
noun,
a wood sorrel, Oxalis tuberosa, of the Andes, cultivated in South America for its edible tubers.
- OCC
-
- OCS
-
- Ora
-
noun,
plural of os2 .
- OES
-
noun,
the fifteenth letter of the English alphabet, a vowel.
- oic
-
- Ria
-
noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- OIr
-
- 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.
- OIt
-
- res
-
noun,
an object or thing; matter.
- SAR
-
- SRO
-
- ICA
-
noun,
Portuguese name of Putumayo.
- 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).
- 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.
- SOC
-
noun,
sociology or a class or course in sociology.
- Cut
-
noun,
the act of cutting; a stroke or a blow, as with a knife, whip, etc.
- SIT
-
verb,
(in prescriptions) may it be.
- SIR
-
noun,
a respectful or formal term of address used to a man:
- eo-
-
- ETA
-
noun,
the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
- cte
-
- IAS
-
- 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.
- EAS
-
noun,
the Akkadian god of wisdom, the son of Apsu and father of Marduk: the counterpart of Enki.
- eat
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- ec-
-
- SER
-
noun,
a unit of weight in India, varying in value but usually 1/40 of a maund: the government ser is divided into 80 tolas of 180 English grains and equals nearly 2 pounds 1 ounce avoirdupois (950 grams).
- cue
-
noun,
anything said or done, on or off stage, that is followed by a specific line or action:
- sot
-
noun,
a drunkard.
- ECA
-
- SRI
-
noun,
a Hindu title of address prefixed to the name of a deity, holy person, etc.
- CRC
-
- CRS
-
- CRT
-
- 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)
- Sta
-
- St.
-
- CSA
-
- CTC
-
- Sr.
-
- CSC
-
- CSO
-
- CSR
-
- CST
-
- Sou
-
noun,
(formerly) either of two bronze coins of France, equal to 5 centimes and 10 centimes.
- RCS
-
- SEI
-
noun,
sei whale.
- ea.
-
- ECU
-
noun,
the shield carried by a mounted man-at-arms in the Middle Ages.
- ics
-
- sc.
-
- ETR
-
- ETO
-
- eir
-
- ESU
-
- ESR
-
- Esc
-
- Sau
-
noun,
German name of Sava.
- ESA
-
- ERT
-
- eu-
-
- ERA
-
noun,
a period of time marked by distinctive character, events, etc.:
- ERS
-
noun,
ervil.
- IRA
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- io-
-
- Ia.
-
- EIS
-
- sea
-
noun,
the salt waters that cover the greater part of the earth's surface.
- ETS
-
- EOS
-
noun,
the ancient Greek goddess of the dawn, identified by the Romans with Aurora.
- ITU
-
- se-
-
- 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.
- CE
-
- RI
-
- 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.
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noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
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plural,
to the; at the; with the.
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noun,
a rare Hawaiian honeycreeper, Psittirostra psittacea, having an olive-green body, a parrotlike bill, and in the male a bright yellow head.
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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.
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noun,
the syllable for the seventh tone of a diatonic scale.
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interjection,
(used to express or represent a pause, hesitation, uncertainty, etc.).
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noun,
oy2 .
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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.
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noun,
ti1 .
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noun,
the syllable used for the seventh tone of a scale and sometimes for the tone B.
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noun,
Edward (St. John) 1925–2000, U.S. writer and illustrator.
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noun,
the 16th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
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verb,
a simple past tense of eat.
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