Anagrams of vitrification
Word vitrification has
587 anagrams
that can be made by using the letters of vitrification.
- vinificator
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noun,
a condenser for alcohol vapors escaping from fermenting wine.
- Victorian
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noun,
a person who lived during the Victorian period.
- frication
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noun,
an audible, constrained rush of air accompanying and characteristic of fricatives.
- traction
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noun,
the adhesive friction of a body on some surface, as a wheel on a rail or a tire on a road.
- Fittonia
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noun,
either of two plants, Fittonia gigantea or F. verschaffeltii, of the acanthus family, native to South America, having conspicuously veined leaves and often cultivated as a houseplant.
- fication
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- Vittoria
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noun,
a female given name, Italian form of Victoria.
- Craftint
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- friction
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noun,
surface resistance to relative motion, as of a body sliding or rolling.
- Victoria
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noun,
the ancient Roman goddess of victory, identified with the Greek goddess Nike.
- Fraction
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noun,
Mathematics.
a number usually expressed in the form a/b.
a ratio of algebraic quantities similarly expressed.
- Citation
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noun,
Military. mention of a soldier or a unit in orders, usually for gallantry:
- varico-
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- frantic
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adjective,
desperate or wild with excitement, passion, fear, pain, etc.; frenzied.
- Vitoria
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noun,
Francisco de [frahn-th ees-kaw th e] /frɑnˈðis kɔ ðɛ/ (Show IPA), c1480–1546, Spanish scholar and theologian.
- 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.
- avionic
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noun,
(used with a singular verb) the science and technology of the development and use of electrical and electronic devices in aviation.
- ricotta
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noun,
a soft Italian cheese that resembles cottage cheese.
- Franco-
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- Introit
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noun,
Roman Catholic Church. a part of a psalm with antiphon recited by the celebrant of the Mass at the foot of the altar and, at High Mass, sung by the choir when the priest begins the Mass.
- Titanic
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noun,
a British luxury liner that sank after colliding with an iceberg in the North Atlantic on its maiden voyage in April, 1912, with a loss of 1517 lives.
- carotin
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noun,
carotene.
- cranio-
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- fiction
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noun,
the class of literature comprising works of imaginative narration, especially in prose form.
- taction
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noun,
touch; contact.
- vitrain
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noun,
the material of which the friable, vitreous layers in banded bituminous coal are composed.
- faction
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noun,
a group or clique within a larger group, party, government, organization, or the like:
- activin
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noun,
a peptide that is synthesized in the pituitary gland and gonads and stimulates the secretion of FSH.
- infract
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verb (used with object),
to break, violate, or infringe (a law, commitment, etc.).
- Tartini
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noun,
Giuseppe [joo-zep-pe] /dʒuˈzɛp pɛ/ (Show IPA), 1692–1770, Italian violinist and composer.
- actino-
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- infarct
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noun,
a localized area of tissue, as in the heart or kidney, that is dying or dead, having been deprived of its blood supply because of an obstruction by embolism or thrombosis.
- cortina
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noun,
a weblike, often evanescent veil covering the gills or hanging from the cap edge of certain mushrooms, particularly those of genus Cortinarius, and sometimes persisting as a ring or remnant of fibrils around the mushroom stalk.
- corvina
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noun,
corbina.
- Civitan
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noun,
a member of Civitan International, a service club founded 1918.
- contra-
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- attorn
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verb (used with object),
to turn over to another; transfer.
- Triton
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noun,
a positively-charged particle consisting of a proton and two neutrons, equivalent to the nucleus of an atom of tritium.
- carton
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noun,
a cardboard or plastic box used typically for storage or shipping.
- ironic
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adjective,
using words to convey a meaning that is the opposite of its literal meaning; containing or exemplifying irony:
- Cantor
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noun,
the religious official of a synagogue who conducts the liturgical portion of a service and sings or chants the prayers and parts of prayers designed to be performed as solos.
- contr.
-
- trivia
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noun,
(in Roman religion) Hecate: so called because she was the goddess of the crossroads.
- Catton
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noun,
(Charles) Bruce, 1899–1978, U.S. journalist and historian.
- Factor
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noun,
one of the elements contributing to a particular result or situation:
- octant
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noun,
the eighth part of a circle.
- narco-
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- Tifton
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noun,
a town in central Georgia.
- cation
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noun,
a positively charged ion that is attracted to the cathode in electrolysis.
- tinct.
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- Ticino
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noun,
a canton in S Switzerland. 1086 sq. mi. (2813 sq. km). Capital: Bellinzona.
- nitric
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adjective,
containing nitrogen, usually in the pentavalent state.
- tricot
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noun,
a warp-knit fabric of various natural or synthetic fibers, as wool, silk, or nylon, having fine vertical ribs on the face and horizontal ribs on the back, used especially for making garments.
- Victor
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noun,
a person who has overcome or defeated an adversary; conqueror.
- avoir.
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- cavort
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verb (used without object),
to prance or caper about.
- viator
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noun,
a wayfarer; traveler.
- confit
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noun,
duck or goose cooked in its own fat and preserved.
- aroint
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verb (imperative),
begone:
- vario-
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- intro.
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- infra-
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- ratton
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noun,
a rat.
- ration
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noun,
a fixed allowance of provisions or food, especially for soldiers or sailors or for civilians during a shortage:
- nocti-
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- iatro-
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- iatric
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adjective,
of or relating to a physician or medicine; medical.
- corita
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noun,
a boat resembling a large, woven basket, used by Indians of the southwestern U.S.
- intact
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adjective,
not altered, broken, or impaired; remaining uninjured, sound, or whole; untouched; unblemished:
- actin-
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- action
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noun,
the process or state of acting or of being active:
- intra-
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- atonic
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noun,
Grammar. an unaccented word, syllable, or sound.
- Carnot
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noun,
Lazare Nicolas Marguerite [la-zar nee-kaw-lah mar-guh-reet] /laˈzar ni kɔˈlɑ mar gəˈrit/ (Show IPA), 1753–1823, French general and statesman.
- vitric
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adjective,
of or relating to glass.
- Titian
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noun,
(Tiziano Vecellio) c1477–1576, Italian painter.
- craton
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noun,
a relatively rigid and immobile region of continental portions of the earth's crust.
- nitro-
-
- forint
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noun,
an aluminum coin and the monetary unit of Hungary, equal to 100 fillér. Abbreviation: F., Ft.
- Covina
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noun,
a city in SW California, near Los Angeles.
- citrin
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noun,
bioflavonoid.
- virion
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noun,
the infectious form of a virus as it exists outside the host cell, consisting of a nucleic acid core, a protein coat, and, in some species, an external envelope.
- Citron
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noun,
a pale-yellow fruit resembling the lemon but larger and with thicker rind, borne by a small tree or large bush, Citrus medica, allied to the lemon and lime.
- Corti
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noun,
Alfonso [al-fon-soh;; Italian ahl-fawn-saw] /ælˈfɒn soʊ;; Italian ɑlˈfɔn sɔ/ (Show IPA), 1822–76, Italian anatomist.
- cotta
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noun,
a surplice.
- noct-
-
- Croft
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noun,
a small farm, especially one worked by a tenant.
- Vafio
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noun,
Vaphio.
- craft
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noun,
an art, trade, or occupation requiring special skill, especially manual skill:
- coria
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noun,
plural of corium.
- crit.
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- nitr-
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- Croat
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noun,
a native or inhabitant of Croatia; Croatian.
- Nitti
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noun,
Francesco Saverio [frahn-ches-kaw sah-ve-ryaw] /frɑnˈtʃɛs kɔ sɑˈvɛ ryɔ/ (Show IPA), 1868–1953, Italian lawyer, statesman, and economist.
- incr.
-
- Niort
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noun,
a city in and the capital of Deux-Sèvres, in W France.
- toric
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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.
- toti-
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- franc
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noun,
an aluminum or nickel coin and monetary unit of France, Belgium, and Luxembourg until the euro was adopted, equal to 100 centimes. Abbreviation: F., f., Fr, fr.
- invt.
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- Invar
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- front
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noun,
the foremost part or surface of anything.
- torii
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noun,
(in Japan) a form of decorative gateway or portal, consisting of two upright wooden posts connected at the top by two horizontal crosspieces, commonly found at the entrance to Shinto temples.
- intr.
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- Ionia
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noun,
an ancient region on the W coast of Asia Minor and on adjacent islands in the Aegean: colonized by the ancient Greeks.
- toran
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noun,
(in Indian Buddhist and Hindu architecture) a gateway having two or three lintels between two posts.
- tonic
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noun,
a medicine that invigorates or strengthens:
- tonia
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- ician
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- init.
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- Inari
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noun,
Lake, a lake in NE Finland. About 500 sq. mi. (1295 sq. km).
- fort.
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- Ionic
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noun,
Prosody. an Ionic foot, verse, or meter.
- tarot
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noun,
any of a set of 22 playing cards bearing allegorical representations, used for fortunetelling and as trump cards in tarok.
- ition
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- Trona
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noun,
a monoclinic mineral, grayish or yellowish hydrous sodium carbonate and bicarbonate, Na 2 CO 3 ⋅NaHCO 3 ⋅2H 2 , occurring in dried or partly evaporated lake basins.
- faint
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noun,
a temporary loss of consciousness resulting from a decreased flow of blood to the brain; a swoon:
- Fanti
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noun,
a Kwa language spoken in Ghana that is mutually intelligible with Twi.
- farci
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adjective,
filled with with seasoned bread crumbs or other savory matter; stuffed.
- triac
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noun,
a type of thyristor designed for electronic control of the current supplied to a circuit, used especially in dimmers for lighting systems.
- favor
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noun,
something done or granted out of goodwill, rather than from justice or for remuneration; a kind act:
- finca
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noun,
a ranch or large farm in a Spanish-speaking country, especially a plantation in tropical Spanish America.
- Tiran
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noun,
Strait of, a navigable waterway between the N Red Sea and the Gulf of Aqaba.
- Irina
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noun,
a female given name.
- trait
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noun,
a distinguishing characteristic or quality, especially of one's personal nature:
- Fiona
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noun,
a female given name.
- train
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noun,
Railroads. a self-propelled, connected group of rolling stock.
- Iran.
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- Tract
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noun,
an expanse or area of land, water, etc.; region; stretch.
- Tinia
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noun,
the chief god of the Etruscans, with powers similar to those of Zeus.
- noria
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noun,
a device consisting of a series of buckets on a wheel, used in Spain and the East for raising water.
- cont.
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- Vinca
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noun,
periwinkle2 .
- vino-
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- vinic
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adjective,
of, pertaining to, found in, or derived from wine:
- Arion
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noun,
flourished 7th century b.c, Greek poet: inventor of the dithyramb.
- vini-
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- Vinci
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noun,
Leonardo da [lee-uh-nahr-doh duh,, ley-;; Italian le-aw-nahr-daw dah] /ˌli əˈnɑr doʊ də,, ˌleɪ-;; Italian ˌlɛ ɔˈnɑr dɔ dɑ/ (Show IPA), Leonardo da Vinci.
- ottar
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noun,
attar (def 1).
- ation
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- anti-
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- Attic
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noun,
the part of a building, especially of a house, directly under a roof; garret.
- conf.
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- orant
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noun,
a representation of a female figure, with outstretched arms and palms up in a gesture of prayer, in ancient and early Christian art.
- ontic
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adjective,
possessing the character of real rather than phenomenal existence; noumenal.
- vicar
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noun,
Church of England.
a person acting as priest of a parish in place of the rector, or as representative of a religious community to which tithes belong.
the priest of a parish the tithes of which are impropriated and who receives only the smaller tithes or a salary.
- vatic
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adjective,
of, relating to, or characteristic of a prophet.
- cairn
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noun,
a heap of stones set up as a landmark, monument, tombstone, etc.
- antic
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noun,
Usually, antics.
a playful trick or prank; caper.
a grotesque, fantastic, or ludicrous gesture, act, or posture.
- racon
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noun,
radar beacon.
- Cant.
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- acron
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noun,
the unsegmented, preoral portion of the body of an arthropod.
- 30-30
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- ravin
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verb (used with or without object), noun,
raven2 .
- vocat
-
- ratio
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noun,
the relation between two similar magnitudes with respect to the number of times the first contains the second:
- acorn
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noun,
the typically ovoid fruit or nut of an oak, enclosed at the base by a cupule.
- acro-
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- riant
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adjective,
laughing; smiling; cheerful.
- viron
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noun,
a male given name.
- Acton
-
noun,
a quilted garment worn under mail in the 13th and 14th centuries; gambeson.
- Actor
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noun,
a person who acts in stage plays, motion pictures, television broadcasts, etc.
- vitta
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noun,
Botany. a tube or receptacle for oil, occurring in the fruits of most plants of the parsley family.
- Afric
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adjective,
African.
- afrit
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noun,
afreet.
- Afro-
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- ricin
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noun,
a white, poisonous, protein powder from the bean of the castor-oil plant.
- Cairo
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noun,
a city in and the capital of Egypt, in the N part on the E bank of the Nile.
- atto-
-
- canto
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noun,
one of the main or larger divisions of a long poem.
- incor
-
- Vanir
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noun,
a race of gods, first in conflict with the Aesir, later allied with them. They function as fertility divinities and include Njord, Frey, and Freyja.
- Ciano
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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.
- Taino
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noun,
a member of an extinct Arawakan Indian tribe of the West Indies.
- taint
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noun,
a trace of something bad, offensive, or harmful.
- tacit
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adjective,
understood without being openly expressed; implied:
- tanto
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adverb,
(of a musical direction) too much; so much.
- Novia
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noun,
a fiancée or bride.
- coati
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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.
- vari-
-
- Carin
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noun,
a female given name.
- octa-
-
- octan
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noun,
an octan fever.
- RATO
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noun,
rocket-assisted takeoff.
- rift
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noun,
an opening made by splitting, cleaving, etc.; fissure; cleft; chink.
- titi
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noun,
any of various small reddish or grayish monkeys of the genus Callicebus, of South America.
- Inf.
-
- nori
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noun,
a seaweed having a mildly sweet, salty taste, usually dried, used in Japanese cookery mainly as a wrap for sushi.
- tain
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noun,
a thin tin plate.
- RCAF
-
- Nora
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noun,
a female given name, form of Honora.
- info
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noun,
information.
- Ravi
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noun,
a river in NW India and NE Pakistan, flowing from the Himlayas SW to the Chenab River: a headwater of the Indus River and one of the “five rivers” of the Punjab. 475 miles (764 km) long.
- Rico
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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.
- inv.
-
- raft
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noun,
a more or less rigid floating platform made of buoyant material or materials:
- NTIA
-
- rant
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noun,
ranting, extravagant, or violent declamation.
- inro
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noun,
a small lacquer box with compartments for medicines, cosmetics, etc., worn on the waist sash of the traditional Japanese costume.
- Novi
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noun,
a town in SE Michigan.
- rain
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noun,
water that is condensed from the aqueous vapor in the atmosphere and falls to earth in drops more than 1/50 inch (0.5 mm) in diameter.
Compare drizzle (def 6).
- Nova
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noun,
a star that suddenly becomes thousands of times brighter and then gradually fades to its original intensity.
- Nor.
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- Tarn
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noun,
a small mountain lake or pool, especially one in a cirque.
- noir
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adjective,
black; noting the black numbers in roulette.
- into
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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.
- Nov.
-
- nota
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noun,
a dorsal plate or sclerite of the thorax of an insect.
- not-
-
- Rani
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noun,
ranee.
- INRI
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- int.
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- Taif
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noun,
a city in W Saudi Arabia.
- ovi-
-
- RIIA
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- Oita
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noun,
a seaport on NE Kyushu, in S Japan.
- roan
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noun,
a horse or other animal with a roan coat.
- tart
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noun,
a small pie filled with cooked fruit or other sweetened preparation, usually having no top crust.
- TINA
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noun,
a female given name.
- Ont.
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- Roca
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noun,
Cape, a cape in W Portugal, near Lisbon: the western extremity of continental Europe.
- Ivan
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noun,
iwan.
- RONA
-
- Ivar
-
noun,
a male or female given name.
- Orca
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noun,
the killer whale, Orcinus orca.
- Rota
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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.
- Ivor
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noun,
a male given name.
- naif
-
noun,
a naive or inexperienced person.
- ROTC
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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.
- Nair
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noun,
a group of Hindu castes in the Kerala region of India.
- nav.
-
- NATO
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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.
- narc
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noun,
a government agent or detective charged with the enforcement of laws restricting the use of narcotics.
- Oran
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noun,
a seaport in NW Algeria.
- Oct.
-
- Iona
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noun,
an island in the Hebrides, off the W coast of Scotland: center of early Celtic Christianity.
- tact
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noun,
a keen sense of what to say or do to avoid giving offense; skill in dealing with difficult or delicate situations.
- Roti
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noun,
roast.
- Rina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Tit.
-
- Tiro
-
noun,
tyro.
- IOTA
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noun,
a very small quantity; jot; whit.
- Taft
-
noun,
Helen Herron [her-uh n] /ˈhɛr ən/ (Show IPA), 1861–1943, U.S. First Lady 1909–13 (wife of William Howard Taft).
- riot
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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.
- taco
-
noun,
Mexican Cookery. an often crisply fried tortilla folded over and filled, as with seasoned chopped meat, lettuce, tomatoes, and cheese.
- iron
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noun,
Chemistry. a ductile, malleable, silver-white metallic element, scarcely known in a pure condition, but much used in its crude or impure carbon-containing forms for making tools, implements, machinery, etc. Symbol: Fe; atomic weight: 55.847; atomic number: 26; specific gravity: 7.86 at 20°C.
Compare cast iron, pig iron, steel, wrought iron.
- otic
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adjective,
of or relating to the ear; auricular.
- Taro
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noun,
a stemless plant, Colocasia esculenta, of the arum family, cultivated in tropical regions, in the Pacific islands and elsewhere, for the edible tuber.
- rit.
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- tion
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- RITA
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noun,
the Vedic concept of cosmic and social order.
- NIRA
-
- tint
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noun,
a color or a variety of a color; hue.
- riv.
-
- 1080
-
- firn
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noun,
névé.
- 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.
- vair
-
noun,
a fur much used for lining and trimming garments in the 13th and 14th centuries, generally assumed to have been that of a variety of squirrel with a gray back and white belly.
Compare miniver (def 1).
- CART
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noun,
a heavy two-wheeled vehicle, commonly without springs, drawn by mules, oxen, or the like, used for the conveyance of heavy goods.
- cat.
-
- 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.
- Catt
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noun,
Carrie Chapman Lane, 1859–1947, U.S. leader in women's suffrage movements.
- CATV
-
- Cav.
-
- var.
-
- ciao
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interjection,
(used as a word of greeting or parting): hello; goodbye; so long; see you later.
- cion
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noun,
scion (def 2).
- cir.
-
- cit.
-
- civ.
-
- coat
-
noun,
an outer garment with sleeves, covering at least the upper part of the body:
- Vat.
-
- coif
-
noun,
a hood-shaped cap, usually of white cloth and with extended sides, worn beneath a veil, as by nuns.
- coin
-
noun,
a piece of metal stamped and issued by the authority of a government for use as money.
- coir
-
noun,
the prepared fiber of the husk of the coconut fruit, used in making rope, matting, etc.
- Con.
-
- Inc.
-
- Cor.
-
- Cora
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. Kore.
- corf
-
noun,
Mining.
a small wagon for carrying coal, ore, etc.
a wicker basket formerly used for this purpose.
- Cori
-
noun,
Carl Ferdinand, 1896–1984, and his wife, Gerty Theresa, 1896–1957, U.S. biochemists, born in Austria-Hungary: Nobel Prize in Medicine 1947.
- CORN
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noun,
Also called Indian corn; especially technical and British, maize. a tall cereal plant, Zea mays, cultivated in many varieties, having a jointed, solid stem and bearing the grain, seeds, or kernels on large ears.
- Cort
-
- vain
-
Idioms,
in vain,
without effect or avail; to no purpose:
in an improper or irreverent manner:
- Carn
-
noun,
cairn.
- CanF
-
- ctr.
-
- Arvo
-
noun,
afternoon.
- voc.
-
- acr-
-
- afr-
-
- Vito
-
noun,
a male given name.
- airt
-
noun,
a direction.
- VITA
-
noun,
curriculum vitae (def 1).
- ano-
-
- ant.
-
- ARCO
-
adverb,
(of the performance of a passage for stringed instruments) with the bow.
- Arno
-
noun,
Peter (Curtis Arnoux Peters) 1904–68, U.S. cartoonist and author.
- Aron
-
noun,
a male given name.
- art.
-
- att.
-
- Can.
-
- atic
-
- 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.
- ator
-
- attn
-
- Vina
-
noun,
a musical stringed instrument of India, made of rosewood or ebony, consisting of a long, hollow, fretted stick to which one, two, or three gourds are attached to increase the resonance.
- vin-
-
- avn.
-
- Avon
-
noun,
a river in central England, flowing SE past Stratford-on-Avon to the Severn. 96 miles (155 km) long.
- Vict
-
- Vico
-
noun,
Giovanni Battista [jaw-vahn-nee baht-tees-tah] /dʒɔˈvɑn ni bɑtˈtis tɑ/ (Show IPA), 1668–1744, Italian philosopher and jurist.
- Vic.
-
- Cain
-
noun,
Scot. and Irish English. rent paid in kind, especially a percentage of a farm crop.
- crat
-
- conv
-
- frat
-
noun,
fraternity (def 1).
- foci
-
noun,
a plural of focus.
- Fran
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Francis.
- fiat
-
noun,
an authoritative decree, sanction, or order:
Synonyms: authorization, directive, ruling, mandate, diktat, ukase.
- trav
-
- FICA
-
- fico
-
noun,
fig1 (def 4).
- fict
-
- Fin.
-
- Fini
-
adjective,
finished; done.
- Fino
-
noun,
a pale, very dry sherry of Spain.
- Toni
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Antoinette or Antonia.
- FOIA
-
- Toft
-
noun,
the site of a house and outbuildings.
- torc
-
noun,
torque (def 4).
- Tori
-
noun,
plural of torus.
- frt.
-
- torn
-
noun,
a drop of the saline, watery fluid continually secreted by the lacrimal glands between the surface of the eye and the eyelid, serving to moisten and lubricate these parts and keep them clear of foreign particles. Synonyms: teardrop.
- foin
-
noun,
a thrust with a weapon.
- frit
-
noun,
Ceramics.
a fused or partially fused material used as a basis for glazes or enamels.
the composition from which artificial soft porcelain is made.
- Fri.
-
- font
-
noun,
a receptacle, usually of stone, as in a baptistery or church, containing the water used in baptism.
- for.
-
- fora
-
noun,
a plural of forum.
- tort
-
noun,
a wrongful act, not including a breach of contract or trust, that results in injury to another's person, property, reputation, or the like, and for which the injured party is entitled to compensation.
- ICAO
-
- tri-
-
- fart
-
noun,
a flatus expelled through the anus.
- Tito
-
noun,
Marshal (Josip Broz) 1891–1980, president of Yugoslavia 1953–80.
- Faro
-
noun,
a gambling game in which players place bets on a special board or layout, betting on each series of two cards as they are drawn from a box containing the dealer's or banker's pack.
- Trot
-
noun,
the gait of a horse, dog, or other quadruped, when trotting.
- fact
-
noun,
something that actually exists; reality; truth:
- Ifni
-
noun,
a former Spanish enclave on the W coast of Morocco, ceded to Morocco 1969.
- Trio
-
noun,
a musical composition for three voices or instruments.
- Fano
-
noun,
a town in central Italy, on the Adriatic Sea: cathedral; Roman ruins.
- trit
-
- fain
-
adverb,
gladly; willingly:
- fac.
-
- tron
-
- Fair
-
noun,
Archaic. something that is fair.
- tRNA
-
- VTC
-
- VOR
-
- Vt.
-
- VTO
-
- RFI
-
- Von
-
preposition,
from; of (used in German and Austrian personal names, originally to indicate place of origin and later to indicate nobility):
- Tor
-
noun,
a rocky pinnacle; a peak of a bare or rocky mountain or hill.
- rin
-
noun,
a money of account of Japan, the thousandth part of a yen or the tenth part of a sen.
- TNT
-
- RIF
-
noun,
Er [er] /ɛr/ (Show IPA) a mountainous coastal region in N Morocco.
- Ria
-
noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- VOA
-
- Tiv
-
noun,
a member of an African people living N and S of the lower Benue River in E Nigeria.
- vo.
-
- 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.
- VIR
-
noun,
husband (used chiefly in the legal phrase et vir).
- TVA
-
- VCR
-
- RNA
-
- 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.
- V-1
-
noun,
a robot bomb developed by the Germans in World War II and launched from bases on the ground, chiefly against England.
- V-2
-
noun,
a liquid-fueled rocket used as a ballistic missile by the Germans, mainly against London, late in World War II.
- VAC
-
noun,
vacuum cleaner.
- Tro
-
- TAR
-
noun,
any of various dark-colored viscid products obtained by the destructive distillation of certain organic substances, as coal or wood.
- TAT
-
verb (used with or without object),
to do, or make by, tatting.
- Tav
-
noun,
the 23rd letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
- TCA
-
- tfr
-
- TIA
-
- TIC
-
noun,
Pathology.
a sudden, spasmodic, painless, involuntary muscular contraction, as of the face.
tic douloureux.
- TAO
-
noun,
(in philosophical Taoism) that in virtue of which all things happen or exist.
- Tan
-
noun,
the brown color imparted to the skin by exposure to the sun or open air.
- VAN
-
noun,
the foremost or front division of an army, a fleet, or any group leading an advance or in position to lead an advance.
- tot
-
noun,
a small child.
- trf
-
- Tai
-
noun,
any of several sparoid fishes of the Pacific Ocean, as Pagrus major (red tai) a food fish of Japan.
- RFA
-
- RTF
-
- rt.
-
- Va.
-
- ROT
-
noun,
the process of rotting.
- VFR
-
- Via
-
noun,
Architecture. a space between two mutules.
- ROI
-
- ROC
-
noun,
a bird of enormous size and strength.
- tra
-
- tr.
-
- ROA
-
- RFC
-
- ITC
-
- VTR
-
noun,
a device for recording television programs on magnetic tape for delayed transmission or for storage.
- at.
-
- FIR
-
noun,
any coniferous tree belonging to the genus Abies, of the pine family, characterized by its pyramidal style of growth, flat needles, and erect cones.
- FIT
-
noun,
the manner in which a thing fits:
- ATV
-
- FON
-
noun,
a member of a people living mainly in Benin.
- FOT
-
- Fr.
-
abbreviation,
Father.
- Fra
-
noun,
a title of address for a friar or brother.
- FRC
-
- fro
-
Idioms,
to and fro, alternating from one place to another; back and forth:
- ft.
-
- FTC
-
- RCT
-
- ATC
-
- IRA
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- io-
-
- fic
-
- Ia.
-
- ian
-
noun,
a male given name, Scottish form of John.
- ICA
-
noun,
Portuguese name of Putumayo.
- ARV
-
noun,
a variant of the AIDS virus. Abbreviation: ARV.
- IFC
-
- ARF
-
interjection,
(used to imitate the bark of a dog).
- in.
-
- ina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- IOC
-
- IOF
-
- 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 = .
- ior
-
- IOT
-
- Ir.
-
- FIO
-
- Fia
-
- CVO
-
- cr.
-
- CAR
-
noun,
an automobile.
- CFA
-
- CFI
-
- CFO
-
- CFR
-
- CIA
-
- CIF
-
- CNO
-
- COT
-
noun,
a light portable bed, especially one of canvas on a folding frame.
- CRT
-
- CTA
-
- ctf
-
- ctn
-
plural,
carton.
- ct.
-
- Co.
-
- FCA
-
- fo.
-
- FAT
-
noun,
any of several white or yellowish greasy substances, forming the chief part of adipose tissue of animals and also occurring in plants, that when pure are colorless, odorless, and tasteless and are either solid or liquid esters of glycerol with fatty acids; fats are insoluble in water or cold alcohol but soluble in ether, chloroform, or benzene: used in the manufacture of soap, paints, and other protective coatings and in cooking.
- FAR
-
Idioms,
a far cry (from). cry (def 27).
- FAO
-
- Fan
-
noun,
any device for producing a current of air by the movement of a broad surface or a number of such surfaces.
- a-v
-
- AVC
-
- Avi
-
- 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.
- Avo
-
noun,
a money of account of Macao, the 100th part of a pataca.
- ca.
-
- CVT
-
- CAF
-
- cf.
-
- CVA
-
- IRC
-
- IRO
-
- ARC
-
noun,
Geometry. any unbroken part of the circumference of a circle or other curved line.
- ORT
-
noun,
Usually, orts. a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
- of-
-
- OFr
-
- oft
-
adverb,
often.
- oic
-
- OIr
-
- OIt
-
- ONA
-
noun,
a member of a people of Tierra del Fuego.
- ONF
-
- ONI
-
- ONR
-
- Ora
-
noun,
plural of os2 .
- orc
-
noun,
any of several cetaceans, as a grampus.
- Ar.
-
- Orv
-
- ITA
-
- ot-
-
- OTA
-
- ov-
-
- Ova
-
noun,
plural of ovum.
- an.
-
- Af.
-
- ac-
-
- RAF
-
- Rai
-
noun,
a style of Algerian popular music played on electric guitar, synthesizer, and percussion instruments.
- RAN
-
noun,
a sea goddess who drags down ships and drowns sailors: the wife of Aegir.
- 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.
- RCA
-
- RCN
-
- av.
-
- ACT
-
noun,
anything done, being done, or to be done; deed; performance:
- OCR
-
- nit
-
noun,
the egg of a parasitic insect, especially of a louse, often attached to a hair or a fiber of clothing.
- ITO
-
noun,
Prince Hirobumi [hee-raw-boo-mee] /ˈhi rɔˈbu mi/ (Show IPA), 1841–1909, Japanese statesman.
- ITV
-
- Iva
-
noun,
any composite plant of the genus Iva, characterized by usually opposite leaves and inconspicuous greenish-yellow flowers.
- aor
-
- ANI
-
noun,
any of several black, tropical American cuckoos of the genus Crotophaga, having a compressed, bladelike bill.
- ANF
-
- ANC
-
- NCO
-
- ait
-
noun,
a small island, especially in a river.
- AIR
-
noun,
a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- Ain
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- Nat
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Nathan or Nathaniel.
- NFC
-
- NIA
-
- NIC
-
noun,
a newly industrialized/industrializing country:
- AIC
-
- OTC
-
- Oca
-
noun,
a wood sorrel, Oxalis tuberosa, of the Andes, cultivated in South America for its edible tubers.
- OAT
-
noun,
a cereal grass, Avena sativa, cultivated for its edible seed.
- 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.
- oaf
-
noun,
a clumsy, stupid person; lout.
- ACV
-
- Oc.
-
- AFC
-
- AFT
-
adverb,
at, close to, or toward the stern or tail:
- NRC
-
- NRA
-
- nr.
-
- NOC
-
- CAI
-
- 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.
- VN
-
- 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.
- VF
-
- AO
-
- RF
-
- VR
-
- T1
-
- TC
-
- NI
-
- No
-
noun,
an utterance of the word “no.”.
- NV
-
- O.
-
- OA
-
- TA
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- t.
-
- TI
-
noun,
the syllable for the seventh tone of a diatonic scale.
- RV
-
- RO
-
- R.
-
- RA
-
noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- RC
-
- RI
-
- RN
-
- NF
-
- NC
-
- VI
-
- FI
-
noun,
the solmization syllable used for the semitone between the fourth and fifth degrees of a scale.
- VC
-
- CV
-
- V.
-
- TV
-
noun,
television.
- TT
-
- f.
-
noun,
(Paul) Felix (Edler von Münzberg) [poul fey-liks eyd-luh r fuh n mynts-berk] /paʊl ˈfeɪ lɪks ˈeɪd lər fən ˈmüntsˌbɛrk/ (Show IPA), 1863–1942, Austrian composer, conductor, and writer.
- FC
-
- FV
-
- NA
-
adverb,
no1 .
- FA
-
noun,
the syllable used for the fourth tone of a diatonic scale.
- fn
-
- ic
-
- IV
-
noun,
an intravenous device for delivering electrolyte solutions, medicines, and nutrients.
- IF
-
noun,
a supposition; uncertain possibility:
- TN
-
- 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.
- N.
-
- i.
-