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- entourages
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noun,
a group of attendants or associates, as of a person of rank or importance:
- gatehouses
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noun,
a house at or over a gate, used as a gatekeeper's quarters, fortification, etc.
- otherguess
-
adjective,
of another kind; different.
- argenteous
-
adjective,
silvery.
- anoestrus
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noun,
anestrus.
- shagreens
-
noun,
an untanned leather with a granular surface, prepared from the hide of a horse, shark, seal, etc.
- Sauternes
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noun,
a rich, sweet white table wine of France.
- estranges
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verb (used with object),
to turn away in feeling or affection; make unfriendly or hostile; alienate the affections of:
- nut-grass
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noun,
either of two sedges, Cyperus rotundus or C. esculentus, that have small, nutlike tubers and are often troublesome weeds.
- sea-horse
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noun,
any fish of the genus Hippocampus, of the pipefish family, having a prehensile tail, an elongated snout, and a head bent at right angles to the body.
- stegosaur
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noun,
a plant-eating dinosaur of the genus Stegosaurus, from the Jurassic and Cretaceous periods, having a heavy, bony armor and a row of bony plates along its back, and growing to a length of 20 to 40 feet (6–12 meters).
- teahouses
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noun,
a restaurant or other establishment, especially in the Far East, where tea and refreshments are served.
- estrogens
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noun,
any of several major female sex hormones produced primarily by the ovarian follicles of female mammals, capable of inducing estrus, developing and maintaining secondary female sex characteristics, and preparing the uterus for the reception of a fertilized egg: used, especially in synthetic form, as a component of oral contraceptives, in certain cancer treatments, and in other therapies.
- gatehouse
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noun,
a house at or over a gate, used as a gatekeeper's quarters, fortification, etc.
- sturgeons
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noun,
any of various large fishes of the family Acipenseridae, inhabiting fresh and salt North Temperate waters, valued for their flesh and as a source of caviar and isinglass: A. brevirostrum, of the Atlantic coast, is endangered.
- southerns
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noun,
(often initial capital letter) southerner (def 2).
- argentous
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adjective,
containing univalent silver, as argentous chloride, AgCl.
- resonates
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verb (used with object),
to cause to resound.
- authoress
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noun,
a woman who is an author.
- entourage
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noun,
a group of attendants or associates, as of a person of rank or importance:
- outranges
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verb (used with object),
to have a longer or greater range than.
- shogunate
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noun,
the office or rule of a shogun.
- assurgent
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adjective,
curving upward, as leaves; ascendant.
- estragons
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noun,
tarragon.
- anestrous
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adjective,
not showing estrus.
- otherness
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noun,
the state or fact of being different or distinct.
- urethanes
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noun,
any derivative of carbamic acid having the formula CH 2 NO 2 R.
- estrones
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noun,
Biochemistry. an estrogenic hormone, C 18 H 22 O 2 , produced by the ovarian follicles and found during pregnancy in urine and placental tissue.
- Southern
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noun,
(often initial capital letter) southerner (def 2).
- hagueton
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noun,
acton.
- antheses
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noun,
the period or act of expansion in flowers, especially the maturing of the stamens.
- grantees
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noun,
the receiver of a grant.
- southers
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noun,
a wind or storm from the south.
- estrogen
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noun,
any of several major female sex hormones produced primarily by the ovarian follicles of female mammals, capable of inducing estrus, developing and maintaining secondary female sex characteristics, and preparing the uterus for the reception of a fertilized egg: used, especially in synthetic form, as a component of oral contraceptives, in certain cancer treatments, and in other therapies.
- estrange
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verb (used with object),
to turn away in feeling or affection; make unfriendly or hostile; alienate the affections of:
- treasons
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noun,
the offense of acting to overthrow one's government or to harm or kill its sovereign.
- senhoras
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noun,
a Portuguese term of address equivalent to Mrs., used alone or capitalized and prefixed to the name of a married or older woman. Abbreviation: Sra.
- sturgeon
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noun,
any of various large fishes of the family Acipenseridae, inhabiting fresh and salt North Temperate waters, valued for their flesh and as a source of caviar and isinglass: A. brevirostrum, of the Atlantic coast, is endangered.
- huntress
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noun,
a woman who hunts.
- Ouessant
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noun,
French name of Ushant.
- arsenous
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adjective,
containing arsenic in the trivalent state, as arsenous chloride, AsCl 3 .
- gunshots
-
noun,
the shooting of a gun:
- snot-rag
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noun,
a handkerchief.
- toughens
-
verb (used with or without object),
to make or become tough or tougher.
- unearths
-
verb (used with object),
to dig or get out of the earth; dig up.
- shea-nut
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noun,
the seed of the shea tree and the source of shea butter.
- staghorn
-
noun,
a piece of a stag's antler, especially when used to form objects, decorations, or the like.
- ossature
-
noun,
the structure or framework supporting a building or sculpture.
- roughens
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verb (used with or without object),
to make or become rough or rougher.
- estragon
-
noun,
tarragon.
- greenths
-
noun,
green growth; verdure.
- argento-
-
- tonsures
-
noun,
the act of cutting the hair or shaving the head.
- tea-rose
-
noun,
any of several cultivated varieties of roses having a scent resembling that of tea.
- sarsenet
-
noun,
sarcenet.
- greatens
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verb (used with object),
to make greater; enlarge; increase.
- nuraghes
-
noun,
any of the large, tower-shaped, prehistoric stone structures found in Sardinia and dating from the second millennium b.c. to the Roman conquest.
- Sheraton
-
noun,
Thomas, 1751–1806, English cabinetmaker and furniture designer.
- teahouse
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noun,
a restaurant or other establishment, especially in the Far East, where tea and refreshments are served.
- unhorses
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verb (used with object),
to cause to fall from a horse, as in battle; dislodge from the saddle:
- Hortense
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noun,
a female given name.
- gnathous
-
- rehouses
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verb (used with object),
to house again.
- shortage
-
noun,
a deficiency in quantity:
- songster
-
noun,
a person who sings; a singer.
- onrushes
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noun,
a strong forward rush, flow, etc.
- gestures
-
noun,
a movement or position of the hand, arm, body, head, or face that is expressive of an idea, opinion, emotion, etc.:
- outrages
-
noun,
an act of wanton cruelty or violence; any gross violation of law or decency.
- earnests
-
noun,
full seriousness, as of intention or purpose:
- seashore
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noun,
land along the sea or ocean.
- soutanes
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noun,
a cassock.
- generous
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adjective,
liberal in giving or sharing; unselfish:
- shagreen
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noun,
an untanned leather with a granular surface, prepared from the hide of a horse, shark, seal, etc.
- gashouse
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noun,
gasworks.
- neuroses
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noun,
Also called psychoneurosis. a functional disorder in which feelings of anxiety, obsessional thoughts, compulsive acts, and physical complaints without objective evidence of disease, in various degrees and patterns, dominate the personality.
- sauterne
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noun,
a semisweet white wine of California, commonly sold as a jug wine.
- earshots
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noun,
the range or distance within which a sound, voice, etc., can be heard.
- hoarsens
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verb (used with or without object),
to make or become hoarse.
- resonate
-
verb (used with object),
to cause to resound.
- shortens
-
verb (used with object),
to make short or shorter.
- outrange
-
verb (used with object),
to have a longer or greater range than.
- Gossaert
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noun,
Jan [yahn] /yɑn/ (Show IPA), Mabuse, Jan.
- urethane
-
noun,
any derivative of carbamic acid having the formula CH 2 NO 2 R.
- hangouts
-
noun,
a place where a person frequently visits, especially for socializing or recreation.
- anestrus
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noun,
(of a female mammal) the interval of sexual inactivity between two periods of heat or rut.
- Sergeant
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noun,
a noncommissioned army officer of a rank above that of corporal.
- heartens
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verb (used with object),
to give courage or confidence to; cheer.
- reagents
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noun,
a substance that, because of the reactions it causes, is used in analysis and synthesis.
- saunters
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noun,
a leisurely walk or ramble; stroll.
- segreant
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adjective,
(of a griffin) rampant.
- austere
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adjective,
severe in manner or appearance; uncompromising; strict; forbidding:
- hearten
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verb (used with object),
to give courage or confidence to; cheer.
- gurshes
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noun,
qirsh.
- onagers
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noun,
a wild ass, Equus hemionus, of southwestern Asia.
- teasers
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noun,
a person or thing that teases.
- Austro-
-
- Tourane
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noun,
former name of Danang.
- ensures
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verb (used with object),
to secure or guarantee:
- enrages
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verb (used with object),
to make extremely angry; put into a rage; infuriate:
- troughs
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noun,
a long, narrow, open receptacle, usually boxlike in shape, used chiefly to hold water or food for animals.
- hearses
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noun,
a vehicle for conveying a dead person to the place of burial.
- earnest
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noun,
full seriousness, as of intention or purpose:
- gushers
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noun,
a flowing oil well, usually of large capacity.
- Harness
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noun,
the combination of straps, bands, and other parts forming the working gear of a draft animal.
Compare yoke1 (def 1).
- hangout
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noun,
a place where a person frequently visits, especially for socializing or recreation.
- treason
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noun,
the offense of acting to overthrow one's government or to harm or kill its sovereign.
- 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.
- easters
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noun,
an annual Christian festival in commemoration of the resurrection of Jesus Christ, observed on the first Sunday after the first full moon after the vernal equinox, as calculated according to tables based in Western churches on the Gregorian calendar and in Orthodox churches on the Julian calendar.
- Orestes
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noun,
Classical Mythology. the son of Agamemnon and Clytemnestra, and the brother of Electra and Iphigenia: he avenged the murder of Agamemnon by killing Clytemenestra and her lover, Aegisthus, then was pursued by the Furies until saved by Athena.
- Eastern
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adjective,
lying toward or situated in the east:
- earthen
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adjective,
composed of earth.
- roughen
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verb (used with or without object),
to make or become rough or rougher.
- trashes
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noun,
anything worthless, useless, or discarded; rubbish.
- hastens
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verb (used with object),
to cause to hasten; accelerate:
- orgeats
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noun,
a syrup or drink made originally from barley but later from almonds, prepared with sugar and an extract of orange flowers.
- onstage
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adverb,
on or onto the stage (opposed to offstage): .
- gustoes
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noun,
hearty or keen enjoyment, as in eating or drinking, or in action or speech in general:
Synonyms: enthusiasm, delight, relish, zest, spirit, fervor.
- hausens
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noun,
beluga (def 1).
- engross
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verb (used with object),
to occupy completely, as the mind or attention; absorb:
- hangers
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noun,
a shoulder-shaped frame with a hook at the top, usually of wire, wood, or plastic, for draping and hanging a garment when not in use.
- gnashes
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noun,
an act of gnashing.
- entero-
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- shotgun
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noun,
a smoothbore gun for firing small shots to kill birds and small quadrupeds, though often used with buckshot to kill larger animals.
- garotes
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noun,
a method of capital punishment of Spanish origin in which an iron collar is tightened around a condemned person's neck until death occurs by strangulation or by injury to the spinal column at the base of the brain.
- shorans
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noun,
a system for aircraft navigation in which two signals sent from an aircraft are received and answered by two fixed transponders, the round-trip times of the signals enabling the navigator to determine the aircraft's position.
- ragouts
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noun,
French Cookery. a highly seasoned stew of meat or fish, with or without vegetables.
- tessera
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noun,
one of the small pieces used in mosaic work.
- gaseous
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adjective,
existing in the state of a gas; not solid or liquid.
- resents
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verb (used with object),
to feel or show displeasure or indignation at (a person, act, remark, etc.) from a sense of injury or insult.
- gasters
-
- gastro-
-
- reseaus
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noun,
a network.
- Thoreau
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noun,
Henry David, 1817–62, U.S. naturalist and author.
- reseats
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verb (used with object),
to provide with a new seat or new seats.
- Gathers
-
noun,
a drawing together; contraction.
- Terhune
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noun,
Albert Payson [pey-suh n] /ˈpeɪ sən/ (Show IPA), 1872–1942, U.S. novelist and short-story writer.
- gesture
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noun,
a movement or position of the hand, arm, body, head, or face that is expressive of an idea, opinion, emotion, etc.:
- thenars
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noun,
the fleshy mass of the outer side of the palm of the hand.
- Nerthus
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noun,
goddess of fertility, described by Tacitus in his Germania: later appeared in Scandinavian mythology as the god Njord.
- gearset
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noun,
a combination of gears that mesh to provide a particular gear ratio.
- Theseus
-
noun,
an Attic hero, the husband of Phaedra, father of Hippolytus, and slayer of the Minotaur and the robber Procrustes.
- Theresa
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noun,
Saint. Also, Teresa. Also called Theresa of Avila [ah-vee-lah] /ˈɑ viˌlɑ/ (Show IPA), 1515–82, Spanish Carmelite nun, mystic, and writer.
- thereon
-
adverb,
on or upon that or it.
- gerents
-
noun,
a ruler or manager.
- rehouse
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verb (used with object),
to house again.
- reagent
-
noun,
a substance that, because of the reactions it causes, is used in analysis and synthesis.
- shorten
-
verb (used with object),
to make short or shorter.
- reasons
-
noun,
a basis or cause, as for some belief, action, fact, event, etc.:
- garnets
-
noun,
any of a group of hard, vitreous minerals, silicates of calcium, magnesium, iron, or manganese with aluminum or iron, varying in color: a deep-red transparent variety is used as a gem and as an abrasive.
- outsang
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verb,
simple past tense of outsing.
- Gunther
-
noun,
John, 1901–1970, U.S. journalist and author.
- tonsure
-
noun,
the act of cutting the hair or shaving the head.
- enthuse
-
verb (used with object),
to cause to become enthusiastic.
- gunshot
-
noun,
the shooting of a gun:
- toughen
-
verb (used with or without object),
to make or become tough or tougher.
- Erastus
-
noun,
Thomas [tom-uh s;; German toh-mahs] /ˈtɒm əs;; German ˈtoʊ mɑs/ (Show IPA), 1524–83, Swiss-German theologian.
- Teheran
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Iran, in the N part: wartime conference of Roosevelt, Churchill, and Stalin 1943.
- ergates
-
noun,
a worker ant.
- grouses
-
noun,
any of numerous gallinaceous birds of the subfamily Tetraoninae.
Compare black grouse, capercaillie, ruffed grouse, spruce grouse.
- roseate
-
adjective,
tinged with rose; rosy:
- tonuses
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noun,
a normal state of continuous slight tension in muscle tissue that facilitates its response to stimulation.
- ousters
-
noun,
expulsion or removal from a place or position occupied:
- greenth
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noun,
green growth; verdure.
- Heaters
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noun,
any of various apparatus for heating, especially for heating water or the air in a room.
- tongues
-
noun,
Anatomy. the usually movable organ in the floor of the mouth in humans and most vertebrates, functioning in eating, in tasting, and, in humans, in speaking.
- shoguns
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noun,
the title applied to the chief military commanders from about the 8th century a.d. to the end of the 12th century, then applied to the hereditary officials who governed Japan, with the emperor as nominal ruler, until 1868, when the shogunate was terminated and the ruling power was returned to the emperor.
- greaten
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verb (used with object),
to make greater; enlarge; increase.
- greases
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noun,
the melted or rendered fat of animals, especially when in a soft state.
- estrone
-
noun,
Biochemistry. an estrogenic hormone, C 18 H 22 O 2 , produced by the ovarian follicles and found during pregnancy in urine and placental tissue.
- estrous
-
adjective,
pertaining to or involving the estrus.
- outages
-
noun,
an interruption or failure in the supply of power, especially electricity.
- tensors
-
noun,
Anatomy. a muscle that stretches or tightens some part of the body.
- ethanes
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noun,
a colorless, odorless, flammable gas, C 2 H 6 , of the methane series, present in natural gas, illuminating gas, and crude petroleum: used chiefly in organic synthesis and as a fuel gas.
- grantee
-
noun,
the receiver of a grant.
- ethrogs
-
noun,
etrog.
- tenures
-
noun,
the holding or possessing of anything:
- outrage
-
noun,
an act of wanton cruelty or violence; any gross violation of law or decency.
- outrang
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verb,
simple past tense of outring.
- rushees
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noun,
a college student who is rushed by a fraternity or sorority.
- earshot
-
noun,
the range or distance within which a sound, voice, etc., can be heard.
- oestrus
-
noun,
estrus.
- Sargent
-
noun,
Sir (Harold) Malcolm (Watts) 1895–1967, English conductor.
- Anterus
-
noun,
Saint, pope a.d. 235–236.
- senhors
-
noun,
a Portuguese term of address equivalent to sir or Mr., used alone or capitalized and prefixed to the name of a man. Abbreviation: Sr.
- anthers
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noun,
the pollen-bearing part of a stamen.
- Hunters
-
noun,
a person who hunts game or other wild animals for food or in sport.
- stearo-
-
- hungers
-
noun,
a compelling need or desire for food.
- arenose
-
adjective,
sandy; gritty.
- Sturges
-
noun,
Preston, 1898–1959, U.S. playwright and screenwriter.
- argents
-
noun,
Heraldry. the tincture or metal silver.
- sarongs
-
noun,
a loose-fitting skirtlike garment formed by wrapping a strip of cloth around the lower part of the body, worn by both men and women in the Malay Archipelago and certain islands of the Pacific Ocean.
- Suharto
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noun,
1921–2008, Indonesian army officer and political leader: president 1967–98.
- hostage
-
noun,
a person given or held as security for the fulfillment of certain conditions or terms, promises, etc., by another.
- antero-
-
- arguses
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. a giant with 100 eyes, set to guard the heifer Io: his eyes were transferred after his death to the peacock's tail.
- unseats
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verb (used with object),
to dislodge from a seat, especially to throw from a saddle, as a rider; unhorse.
- noshers
-
noun,
Informal. a person who snacks, especially one who does so often or continuously.
- arouses
-
verb (used with object),
to stir to action or strong response; excite:
- unrests
-
noun,
lack of rest; a restless, troubled, or uneasy state; disquiet:
- stagers
-
noun,
a person of experience in some profession, way of life, etc.
- arseno-
-
- senoras
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noun,
a Spanish term of address equivalent to Mrs., used alone or capitalized and prefixed to the name of a married or older woman. Abbreviation: Sra.
- unhorse
-
verb (used with object),
to cause to fall from a horse, as in battle; dislodge from the saddle:
- unearth
-
verb (used with object),
to dig or get out of the earth; dig up.
- Horsens
-
noun,
a port city in central Denmark.
- nougats
-
noun,
a chewy or brittle candy containing almonds or other nuts and sometimes fruit.
- Anteros
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. a brother of Eros, most often regarded as the avenger of unrequited love.
- ureases
-
noun,
an enzyme that changes urea into ammonium carbonate, occurring in bacteria, fungi, etc.
- noughts
-
noun,
nothing.
- naughts
-
noun,
nothing.
- stereo-
-
- neguses
-
noun,
a title of Ethiopian royalty.
- Negroes
-
noun,
Anthropology. (no longer in technical use) a member of the peoples traditionally classified as the Negro race, especially those who originate in sub-Saharan Africa.
- aeneous
-
adjective,
bronze-colored:
- Negress
-
noun,
a term used to refer to a black woman or girl.
- negates
-
verb (used with object),
to deny the existence, evidence, or truth of:
- seaters
-
noun,
a person or thing that seats.
- sterno-
-
- aerugos
-
noun,
verdigris.
- nestors
-
noun,
the oldest and wisest of the Greeks in the Trojan War and a king of Pylos.
- aethers
-
noun,
ether (defs 3–5).
- senator
-
noun,
a member of a senate.
- Another
-
pronoun,
one more; an additional one:
- senegas
-
noun,
the dried root of a milkwort, Polygala senega, of the eastern U.S., used as an expectorant and diuretic.
- stoners
-
noun,
Slang. a person who is habitually high on drugs, especially marijuana, or alcohol; a person who is usually stoned.
- Senghor
-
noun,
Léopold Sédar [French ley-aw-pawld sey-dahr] /French leɪ ɔˈpɔld seɪˈdɑr/ (Show IPA), 1906–2001, African poet, teacher, and statesman: president of the Republic of Senegal 1960–80.
- saunter
-
noun,
a leisurely walk or ramble; stroll.
- storage
-
noun,
the act of storing; state or fact of being stored:
- neuters
-
noun,
Grammar.
the neuter gender.
a noun of that gender.
another element marking that gender.
an intransitive verb.
- saugers
-
noun,
a freshwater, North American pikeperch, Stizostedion canadense.
- neutro-
-
- strange
-
adverb,
in a strange manner.
- senhora
-
noun,
a Portuguese term of address equivalent to Mrs., used alone or capitalized and prefixed to the name of a married or older woman. Abbreviation: Sra.
- anguses
-
noun,
Formerly Forfar. a historic county in E Scotland.
- sateens
-
noun,
a strong cotton fabric constructed in satin weave and having a lustrous face.
- sangers
-
noun,
Frederick, 1918–2013, English biochemist: Nobel Prize in chemistry 1958.
- genuses
-
noun,
Biology. the usual major subdivision of a family or subfamily in the classification of organisms, usually consisting of more than one species.
- hetero-
-
- surgeon
-
noun,
a physician who specializes in surgery.
- souters
-
noun,
a person who makes or repairs shoes; cobbler; shoemaker.
- tureens
-
noun,
a large, deep, covered dish for serving soup, stew, or other foods.
- nuraghe
-
noun,
any of the large, tower-shaped, prehistoric stone structures found in Sardinia and dating from the second millennium b.c. to the Roman conquest.
- sensate
-
adjective,
perceiving or perceived through the senses.
- Sagunto
-
noun,
a city in E Spain, N of Valencia: besieged by Hannibal 219–218 b.c.
- soutane
-
noun,
a cassock.
- hoarsen
-
verb (used with or without object),
to make or become hoarse.
- souther
-
noun,
a wind or storm from the south.
- heteros
-
noun,
Informal. a heterosexual person.
- hognuts
-
noun,
the nut of the brown hickory, Carya glabra.
- Goethe
-
noun,
Johann Wolfgang von [yoh-hahn vawlf-gahng fuh n] /ˈyoʊ hɑn ˈvɔlf gɑŋ fən/ (Show IPA), 1749–1832, German poet, dramatist, novelist, and philosopher.
- Soares
-
noun,
Mário [mah-ryoo] /ˈmɑ ryʊ/ (Show IPA), born 1924, Portuguese statesman: prime minister 1976–78, 1983–85; president 1986–96.
- neuter
-
noun,
Grammar.
the neuter gender.
a noun of that gender.
another element marking that gender.
an intransitive verb.
- goners
-
noun,
a person or thing that is dead, lost, or past recovery.
- stores
-
noun,
an establishment where merchandise is sold, usually on a retail basis.
- hausen
-
noun,
beluga (def 1).
- shunts
-
noun,
the act of shunting; shift.
- goatee
-
noun,
a man's beard trimmed to a tuft or point on the chin.
- ternes
-
noun,
terne metal.
- ragout
-
noun,
French Cookery. a highly seasoned stew of meat or fish, with or without vegetables.
- Tagore
-
noun,
Sir Rabindranath [ruh-been-druh-naht] /rəˈbin drəˌnɑt/ (Show IPA), 1861–1941, Indian poet: Nobel prize 1913.
- Hester
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Esther.
- Stones
-
noun,
the hard substance, formed of mineral matter, of which rocks consist.
- Nasser
-
noun,
Gamal Abdel [guh-mahl ab-doo l,, juh-] /gəˈmɑl ˈæb dʊl,, dʒə-/ (Show IPA), 1918–70, Egyptian military and political leader: prime minister of Egypt 1954–56; president of Egypt 1956–58; president of the United Arab Republic 1958–70.
- Sontag
-
noun,
Susan, 1933–2004, U.S. critic, novelist, and essayist.
- nasute
-
noun,
a soldier termite characterized by a beaklike snout through which a sticky secretion repellent to other insects is emitted.
- haunts
-
noun,
Often, haunts. a place frequently visited:
- snares
-
noun,
a device, often consisting of a noose, for capturing small game.
- Tereus
-
noun,
a Thracian prince, the husband of Procne, who raped his sister-in-law Philomela and was changed into a hoopoe as a punishment.
- Straus
-
noun,
Isidor, 1845–1912, U.S. retail merchant and politician, born in Bavaria: congressman 1894–95 (brother of Nathan and Oscar Solomon Straus).
- Hussar
-
noun,
(originally) one of a body of Hungarian light cavalry formed during the 15th century.
- grano-
-
- tenure
-
noun,
the holding or possessing of anything:
- hastes
-
noun,
swiftness of motion; speed; celerity:
- outgas
-
verb (used with object),
to remove (adsorbed or occluded gases), usually by heat or reduced pressure.
- Huston
-
noun,
John, 1906–87, U.S. film director and writer.
- outran
-
verb,
simple past tense of outrun.
- targes
-
noun,
a small, round shield; a target or buckler.
- Teresa
-
noun,
Mother (Agnes Gonxha Bojaxhiu) 1910–97, Albanian nun: Nobel Peace Prize 1979 for work in the slums of Calcutta, India.
- haters
-
noun,
a person who has an intense dislike for another person or thing (often used in combination):
- gossan
-
noun,
a rust-colored deposit of mineral matter at the outcrop of a vein or orebody containing iron-bearing materials.
- stoush
-
noun,
a fight or brawl.
- stours
-
noun,
British Dialect.
tumult; confusion.
a storm.
- Goshen
-
noun,
a pastoral region in Lower Egypt, occupied by the Israelites before the Exodus. Gen. 45:10.
- gorses
-
noun,
any spiny shrub of the genus Ulex, of the legume family, native to the Old World, especially U. europaeus, having rudimentary leaves and yellow flowers and growing in waste places and sandy soil.
- onrush
-
noun,
a strong forward rush, flow, etc.
- ranees
-
noun,
the wife of a rajah.
- stoner
-
noun,
Slang. a person who is habitually high on drugs, especially marijuana, or alcohol; a person who is usually stoned.
- neuro-
-
- sought
-
verb,
simple past tense and past participle of seek.
- Nestor
-
noun,
the oldest and wisest of the Greeks in the Trojan War and a king of Pylos.
- sterns
-
noun,
the after part of a vessel (often opposed to stem).
- Hearst
-
noun,
William Randolph, 1863–1951, U.S. editor and publisher.
- negate
-
verb (used with object),
to deny the existence, evidence, or truth of:
- ogress
-
noun,
a female monster in fairy tales and popular legend, usually represented as a hideous giant who feeds on human flesh.
- gerous
-
- hereto
-
adverb,
to this matter, document, subject, etc.; regarding this point:
- hereon
-
adverb,
hereupon.
- hereat
-
adverb,
at this time; when this happened.
- tangos
-
noun,
a ballroom dance of Latin-American origin, danced by couples, and having many varied steps, figures, and poses.
- thenar
-
noun,
the fleshy mass of the outer side of the palm of the hand.
- Negros
-
noun,
an island of the central Philippines. 5043 sq. mi. (13,061 sq. km).
- gerent
-
noun,
a ruler or manager.
- gerahs
-
noun,
an ancient Hebrew weight and coin, equal to 1/20 (0.05) of a shekel.
- stenos
-
noun,
a stenographer.
- hearts
-
noun,
Anatomy. a hollow, pumplike organ of blood circulation, composed mainly of rhythmically contractile smooth muscle, located in the chest between the lungs and slightly to the left and consisting of four chambers: a right atrium that receives blood returning from the body via the superior and inferior vena cavae, a right ventricle that pumps the blood through the pulmonary artery to the lungs for oxygenation, a left atrium that receives the oxygenated blood via the pulmonary veins and passes it through the mitral valve, and a left ventricle that pumps the oxygenated blood, via the aorta, throughout the body.
- Sterne
-
noun,
Laurence, 1713–68, English clergyman and novelist.
- reason
-
noun,
a basis or cause, as for some belief, action, fact, event, etc.:
- Heater
-
noun,
any of various apparatus for heating, especially for heating water or the air in a room.
- Nereus
-
noun,
a sea god, the son of Pontus and Gaea and father of the Nereids.
- oaters
-
noun,
a movie, television show, etc., about the frontier days of the U.S. West; western; horse opera.
- Gesner
-
noun,
Konrad von [kon-rad von;; German kawn-raht fuh n] /ˈkɒn ræd vɒn;; German ˈkɔn rɑt fən/ (Show IPA), 1516–65, Swiss naturalist.
- Ghosts
-
noun,
a play (1881) by Henrik Ibsen.
- onager
-
noun,
a wild ass, Equus hemionus, of southwestern Asia.
- ranges
-
noun,
the extent to which or the limits between which variation is possible:
- Granth
-
noun,
the sacred scripture of the Sikhs, original text compiled 1604.
- shrugs
-
noun,
the movement of raising and contracting the shoulders.
- thanes
-
noun,
Early English History. a member of any of several aristocratic classes of men ranking between earls and ordinary freemen, and granted lands by the king or by lords for military service.
- soughs
-
noun,
a sighing, rustling, or murmuring sound.
- Nature
-
noun,
the material world, especially as surrounding humankind and existing independently of human activities.
- shouts
-
noun,
a loud call or cry:
- naught
-
noun,
nothing.
- Nethou
-
noun,
Pic de [French peek duh] /French pik də/ (Show IPA) a mountain in NE Spain: highest peak of the Pyrenees. 11,165 feet (3400 meters).
- Gessen
-
noun,
Goshen (def 1).
- Nautes
-
noun,
(in the Aeneid) an aged Trojan and advisor to Aeneas.
- rashes
-
noun,
an eruption or efflorescence on the skin.
- hearse
-
noun,
a vehicle for conveying a dead person to the place of burial.
- nether
-
adjective,
lying or believed to lie beneath the earth's surface; infernal:
- steno-
-
- heroes
-
noun,
a person noted for courageous acts or nobility of character:
- gestes
-
noun,
gest.
- shotes
-
noun,
shoat (def 1).
- thegns
-
noun,
thane.
- sutras
-
noun,
Hinduism. a collection of aphorisms relating to some aspect of the conduct of life.
- Grasse
-
noun,
François Joseph Paul [frahn-swa zhaw-zef pawl] /frɑ̃ˈswa ʒɔˈzɛf pɔl/ (Show IPA), Comte de (Marquis de Grasse-Tilly) 1722–1788, French admiral.
- Grants
-
noun,
a town in W New Mexico.
- tarso-
-
- stager
-
noun,
a person of experience in some profession, way of life, etc.
- hanger
-
noun,
a shoulder-shaped frame with a hook at the top, usually of wire, wood, or plastic, for draping and hanging a garment when not in use.
- Gunter
-
noun,
a jib-headed sail fastened to a vertical spar that is attached to a short mast, usually by two rings, in such a way that the spar can slide up the mast to spread the sail.
- stages
-
noun,
a single step or degree in a process; a particular phase, period, position, etc., in a process, development, or series.
- Osages
-
noun,
a member of a North American Indian people formerly of western Missouri, now living in northern Oklahoma.
- noshes
-
noun,
a snack.
- nosher
-
noun,
Informal. a person who snacks, especially one who does so often or continuously.
- snorts
-
noun,
the act or sound of snorting.
- guanos
-
noun,
a natural manure composed chiefly of the excrement of sea birds, found especially on islands near the Peruvian coast.
- Tarsus
-
noun,
Anatomy, Zoology. the bones of the proximal segment of the foot; the bones between the tibia and the metatarsus, contributing to the construction of the ankle joint.
- hognut
-
noun,
the nut of the brown hickory, Carya glabra.
- hanses
-
noun,
Hansa.
- snores
-
noun,
the act, instance, or sound of snoring.
- hostas
-
noun,
any of various plants belonging to the genus Hosta, of the lily family, which includes the plantain lily.
- grunts
-
noun,
a sound of grunting.
- hogans
-
noun,
a Navajo Indian dwelling constructed of earth and branches and covered with mud or sod.
- Grunth
-
noun,
Granth.
- sunset
-
noun,
the setting or descent of the sun below the horizon in the evening.
- teases
-
noun,
a person who teases or annoys.
- horsts
-
noun,
a portion of the earth's crust, bounded on at least two sides by faults, that has risen in relation to adjacent portions.
- grouts
-
noun,
a thin, coarse mortar poured into various narrow cavities, as masonry joints or rock fissures, to fill them and consolidate the adjoining objects into a solid mass.
- gusset
-
noun,
a small, triangular piece of material inserted into a shirt, shoe, etc., to improve the fit or for reinforcement.
Compare godet (def 1), gore3 (def 1).
- haeres
-
noun,
heres.
- nought
-
noun,
nothing.
- Horgan
-
noun,
Paul, 1903–95, U.S. novelist and historian.
- gutser
-
noun,
a person who eats too much and greedily.
- orgeat
-
noun,
a syrup or drink made originally from barley but later from almonds, prepared with sugar and an extract of orange flowers.
- surahs
-
noun,
a soft, twilled silk or rayon fabric.
- Guston
-
noun,
Philip, 1912–80, U.S. abstract expressionist painter, born in Canada.
- souths
-
- Orense
-
noun,
a city in N Spain, NW of Madrid.
- honest
-
adjective,
honorable in principles, intentions, and actions; upright and fair:
- hornet
-
noun,
any large, stinging paper wasp of the family Vespidae, as Vespa crabro (giant hornet) introduced into the U.S. from Europe, or Vespula maculata (bald-faced hornet or white-faced hornet) of North America.
- nougat
-
noun,
a chewy or brittle candy containing almonds or other nuts and sometimes fruit.
- gushes
-
noun,
a sudden, copious outflow of a fluid.
- orates
-
verb (used with or without object),
to deliver an oration; speak pompously; declaim.
- horses
-
noun,
a large, solid-hoofed, herbivorous quadruped, Equus caballus, domesticated since prehistoric times, bred in a number of varieties, and used for carrying or pulling loads, for riding, and for racing.
- nother
-
adjective,
Informal. a whole nother, an entirely different; a whole other.
- Gusher
-
noun,
a flowing oil well, usually of large capacity.
- teaser
-
noun,
a person or thing that teases.
- surges
-
noun,
a strong, wavelike, forward movement, rush, or sweep:
- others
-
noun,
the other one:
- souter
-
noun,
a person who makes or repairs shoes; cobbler; shoemaker.
- strung
-
noun,
a slender cord or thick thread used for binding or tying; line.
- Greats
-
- Hunger
-
noun,
a compelling need or desire for food.
- onuses
-
noun,
a difficult or disagreeable obligation, task, burden, etc.
- hasten
-
verb (used with object),
to cause to hasten; accelerate:
- Hunter
-
noun,
a person who hunts game or other wild animals for food or in sport.
- steers
-
noun,
Informal. a suggestion about a course of action; tip:
- stego-
-
- hursts
-
noun,
Fannie, 1889–1968, U.S. novelist and short-story writer.
- hoarse
-
adjective,
having a vocal tone characterized by weakness of intensity and excessive breathiness; husky:
- sonars
-
noun,
a method for detecting and locating objects submerged in water by echolocation.
- Strong
-
Idioms,
come on strong, Slang. to behave in an aggressive, ardent, or flamboyant manner:
- Strega
-
- grease
-
noun,
the melted or rendered fat of animals, especially when in a soft state.
- tensor
-
noun,
Anatomy. a muscle that stretches or tightens some part of the body.
- grates
-
noun,
a frame of metal bars for holding fuel when burning, as in a fireplace, furnace, or stove.
- outage
-
noun,
an interruption or failure in the supply of power, especially electricity.
- tauro-
-
- shorts
-
noun,
something that is short.
- tenses
-
noun,
a category of verbal inflection that serves chiefly to specify the time of the action or state expressed by the verb.
- greens
-
noun,
a color intermediate in the spectrum between yellow and blue, an effect of light with a wavelength between 500 and 570 nm; found in nature as the color of most grasses and leaves while growing, of some fruits while ripening, and of the sea.
- norths
-
noun,
a cardinal point of the compass, lying in the plane of the meridian and to the left of a person facing the rising sun. Abbreviation: N.
- tensas
-
noun,
a river in NE Louisiana, flowing S to the Ouachita River. 250 miles (402 km) long.
- grouse
-
noun,
any of numerous gallinaceous birds of the subfamily Tetraoninae.
Compare black grouse, capercaillie, ruffed grouse, spruce grouse.
- houses
-
noun,
a building in which people live; residence for human beings.
- oughts
-
noun,
duty or obligation.
- sneesh
-
noun,
snuff1 (def 9).
- groats
-
noun,
hulled grain, as wheat or oats, broken into fragments.
- sugars
-
noun,
a sweet, crystalline substance, C 12 H 22 O 11 , obtained chiefly from the juice of the sugarcane and the sugar beet, and present in sorghum, maple sap, etc.: used extensively as an ingredient and flavoring of certain foods and as a fermenting agent in the manufacture of certain alcoholic beverages; sucrose.
Compare beet sugar, cane sugar.
- sneers
-
noun,
a look or expression of derision, scorn, or contempt.
- groans
-
noun,
a low, mournful sound uttered in pain or grief:
- Gretna
-
noun,
a city in SE Louisiana, near New Orleans.
- stares
-
noun,
a staring gaze; a fixed look with the eyes wide open:
- snaths
-
noun,
the shaft or handle of a scythe.
- Oeneus
-
noun,
a king of Calydon believed to have been the first man to cultivate grapes.
- greets
-
verb (used with object),
to address with some form of salutation; welcome.
- stanes
-
noun, adjective, adverb, verb (used with object),
stone.
- orangs
-
noun,
orangutan.
- nurses
-
noun,
a person formally educated and trained in the care of the sick or infirm.
Compare nurse-midwife, nurse-practitioner, physician's assistant, practical nurse, registered nurse.
- Huerta
-
noun,
Victoriano [beek-taw-ryah-naw] /ˌbik tɔˈryɑ nɔ/ (Show IPA), 1854–1916, Mexican general: provisional president of Mexico 1913–14.
- Orange
-
noun,
a globose, reddish-yellow, bitter or sweet, edible citrus fruit.
- ouster
-
noun,
expulsion or removal from a place or position occupied:
- Thess.
-
- steres
-
- rouses
-
noun,
a rousing.
- enough
-
adverb,
in a quantity or degree that answers a purpose or satisfies a need or desire; sufficiently.
- roughs
-
noun,
something that is rough, especially rough ground.
- argues
-
verb (used with object),
to state the reasons for or against:
- touses
-
noun,
a commotion; rumpus.
- enates
-
noun,
a person related on one's mother's side.
Compare agnate, cognate.
- sarees
-
noun,
sari.
- tragus
-
noun,
a fleshy prominence at the front of the external opening of the ear.
- trans.
-
- transe
-
noun,
a passageway, as a hallway, alley, or the like.
- egrets
-
noun,
any of several usually white herons that grow long, graceful plumes during the breeding season, as Egretta garzetta (little egret) of the Old World.
- egress
-
noun,
the act or an instance of going, especially from an enclosed place.
- argots
-
noun,
a specialized idiomatic vocabulary peculiar to a particular class or group of people, especially that of an underworld group, devised for private communication and identification:
- unseat
-
verb (used with object),
to dislodge from a seat, especially to throw from a saddle, as a rider; unhorse.
- egests
-
verb (used with object),
to discharge, as from the body; void (opposed to ingest).
- Egesta
-
noun,
matter egested from the body, as excrement or other waste.
- arouse
-
verb (used with object),
to stir to action or strong response; excite:
- rousts
-
verb (used with object),
to rout, as from a place:
- Sharon
-
noun,
Ariel, 1928–2014, Israeli military and political leader; prime minister 2001–06.
- unrest
-
noun,
lack of rest; a restless, troubled, or uneasy state; disquiet:
- routes
-
noun,
a course, way, or road for passage or travel:
- arsen-
-
- rouths
-
noun,
abundance; plenty.
- arsons
-
noun,
Law. the malicious burning of another's house or property, or in some statutes, the burning of one's own house or property, as to collect insurance.
- enrage
-
verb (used with object),
to make extremely angry; put into a rage; infuriate:
- rouges
-
noun,
any of various red cosmetics for coloring the cheeks or lips.
- Easton
-
noun,
a city in E Pennsylvania, on the Delaware River.
- urano-
-
- Ernest
-
noun,
a male given name: from an Old English word meaning “vigor, intent.”.
- rosets
-
noun,
resin; rosin.
- Sheena
-
noun,
a female given name.
- urates
-
noun,
a salt of uric acid.
- ergots
-
noun,
Plant Pathology.
a disease of rye and other cereal grasses, caused by a fungus of the genus Claviceps, especially C. purpurea, which replaces the affected grain with a long, hard, blackish sclerotial body.
the sclerotial body itself.
- Sarthe
-
noun,
a department in NW France. 2411 sq. mi. (6245 sq. km). Capital: Le Mans.
- urases
-
noun,
urease.
- ergate
-
noun,
a worker ant.
- sarsen
-
noun,
any of numerous large sandstone blocks or fragments found in south-central England, probably remnants of eroded Tertiary beds.
- Serena
-
noun,
a female given name.
- aretes
-
noun,
the aggregate of qualities, as valor and virtue, making up good character.
- Argent
-
noun,
Heraldry. the tincture or metal silver.
- ensues
-
verb (used without object),
to follow in order; come afterward, especially in immediate succession:
- erases
-
verb (used with object),
to rub or scrape out, as letters or characters written, engraved, etc.; efface.
- toughs
-
noun,
a ruffian; rowdy.
- sarong
-
noun,
a loose-fitting skirtlike garment formed by wrapping a strip of cloth around the lower part of the body, worn by both men and women in the Malay Archipelago and certain islands of the Pacific Ocean.
- sargos
-
noun,
a silvery grunt, Anisotremus davidsonii, inhabiting waters off the coasts of California and Mexico, having blackish markings and yellowish fins.
- rouens
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Seine-Maritime, in N France, on the Seine: famous cathedral; execution of Joan of Arc 1431.
- argons
-
noun,
a colorless, odorless, chemically inactive, monatomic, gaseous element that, because of its inertness, is used for filling fluorescent and incandescent lamps and vacuum tubes. Symbol: Ar; atomic number: 18; atomic weight: 39.948.
- enures
-
verb (used with or without object),
inure.
- sarges
-
noun,
sergeant.
- enters
-
Verb phrases,
enter into,
to participate in; engage in.
to investigate; consider:
to sympathize with; share in.
to form a constituent part or ingredient of:
to go into a particular state:
- enter-
-
- ensure
-
verb (used with object),
to secure or guarantee:
- shares
-
noun,
the full or proper portion or part allotted or belonging to or contributed or owed by an individual or group.
- Santos
-
noun,
a seaport in S Brazil: world's largest coffee-exporting port.
- Sarton
-
noun,
May, 1912–95, U.S. poet, novelist, and playwright.
- Russo-
-
- assert
-
Idioms,
assert oneself, to insist on one's rights, declare one's views forcefully, etc.:
- rushee
-
noun,
a college student who is rushed by a fraternity or sorority.
- rushes
-
noun,
the act of rushing; a rapid, impetuous, or violent onward movement.
- Asshur
-
noun,
Assur.
- Tsonga
-
noun,
a Bantu language spoken in Mozambique, Zambia, and South Africa.
- Tuareg
-
noun,
a Berber or Hamitic-speaking member of the Muslim nomads of the Sahara.
- aughts
-
noun,
anything whatever; any part:
- assort
-
verb (used with object),
to distribute, place, or arrange according to kind or class; classify; sort.
- tureen
-
noun,
a large, deep, covered dish for serving soup, stew, or other foods.
- assure
-
verb (used with object),
to declare earnestly to; inform or tell positively; state with confidence to:
- russet
-
noun,
yellowish brown, light brown, or reddish brown.
- serges
-
noun,
a twilled worsted or woolen fabric used especially for clothing.
- Auster
-
noun,
the south wind personified.
- Ruston
-
noun,
a city in N Louisiana.
- astern
-
adverb,
in a position behind a specified vessel or aircraft:
- sensor
-
noun,
a mechanical device sensitive to light, temperature, radiation level, or the like, that transmits a signal to a measuring or control instrument.
- Atreus
-
noun,
the father of Plisthenes, Agamemnon, Menelaus, and Anaxibia upon whose house Thyestes pronounced a curse.
- astro-
-
- atones
-
verb (used with object),
to make amends for; expiate:
- astron
-
- Serang
-
noun,
Ceram.
- tungos
-
noun,
rat-kangaroo.
- Sereth
-
noun,
German name of Siret.
- Athens
-
noun,
Greek Athenai. a city in and the capital of Greece, in the SE part.
- Austen
-
noun,
Jane, 1775–1817, English novelist.
- austr-
-
- Easter
-
noun,
an annual Christian festival in commemoration of the resurrection of Jesus Christ, observed on the first Sunday after the first full moon after the vernal equinox, as calculated according to tables based in Western churches on the Gregorian calendar and in Orthodox churches on the Julian calendar.
- eagers
-
noun,
eagre.
- treens
-
noun,
treenware.
- Santee
-
noun,
a city in SW California.
- reests
-
verb (used with object),
to cure, smoke, or dry (meat or fish).
- earths
-
noun,
(often initial capital letter) the planet third in order from the sun, having an equatorial diameter of 7926 miles (12,755 km) and a polar diameter of 7900 miles (12,714 km), a mean distance from the sun of 92.9 million miles (149.6 million km), and a period of revolution of 365.26 days, and having one satellite.
- Seurat
-
noun,
Georges [zhawrzh] /ʒɔrʒ/ (Show IPA), 1859–91, French (pointillist) painter.
- setose
-
adjective,
covered with setae or bristles; bristly.
- setons
-
noun,
a thread or the like inserted beneath the skin to provide drainage or to guide subsequent passage of a tube.
- rugate
-
adjective,
wrinkle; rugose.
- ashore
-
adverb,
to the shore; onto the shore:
- eagres
-
noun,
a tidal bore or flood.
- Ashton
-
noun,
Sir Frederick (William) 1906–1988, English dancer and choreographer, born in Ecuador.
- rugose
-
adjective,
having wrinkles; wrinkled; ridged.
- senors
-
noun,
a Spanish term of address equivalent to sir or Mr., used alone or capitalized and prefixed to the name of a man. Abbreviation: Sr.
- tronas
-
noun,
a monoclinic mineral, grayish or yellowish hydrous sodium carbonate and bicarbonate, Na 2 CO 3 ⋅NaHCO 3 ⋅2H 2 , occurring in dried or partly evaporated lake basins.
- tussah
-
noun,
a tan silk from India.
Compare Shantung (def 2a).
- trones
-
noun,
a large pair of scales, a spring balance, or other weighing device located in a town or marketplace to weigh goods and merchandise.
- tushes
-
noun,
an exclamation of “tush!”.
- trough
-
noun,
a long, narrow, open receptacle, usually boxlike in shape, used chiefly to hold water or food for animals.
- Sanger
-
noun,
Frederick, 1918–2013, English biochemist: Nobel Prize in chemistry 1958.
- Tursha
-
noun,
an ancient people of the Mediterranean region, variously identified with the Lydians, Etruscans, or Trojans.
- assent
-
noun,
agreement, as to a proposal; concurrence.
- serous
-
adjective,
resembling serum; of a watery nature.
- author
-
noun,
a person who writes a novel, poem, essay, etc.; the composer of a literary work, as distinguished from a compiler, translator, editor, or copyist.
- serosa
-
noun,
Embryology, Zoology.
the chorion.
a similar membrane in insects and other lower invertebrates.
- anuses
-
noun,
the opening at the lower end of the alimentary canal, through which the solid refuse of digestion is excreted.
- toshes
-
noun,
nonsense; bosh.
- torses
-
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.
- usenet
-
noun,
Computers. an extensive system of newsgroups: a branch of the Internet.
- Season
-
noun,
one of the four periods of the year (spring, summer, autumn, and winter), beginning astronomically at an equinox or solstice, but geographically at different dates in different climates.
- Ushant
-
noun,
an island off the NW coast of France: naval battles 1778, 1794. 4½ miles (7 km) long.
- Senate
-
noun,
an assembly or council of citizens having the highest deliberative functions in a government, especially a legislative assembly of a state or nation.
- garths
-
noun,
Also called cloister garth. an open courtyard enclosed by a cloister.
- resets
-
noun,
an act or instance of setting again.
- garote
-
noun,
a method of capital punishment of Spanish origin in which an iron collar is tightened around a condemned person's neck until death occurs by strangulation or by injury to the spinal column at the base of the brain.
- Garnet
-
noun,
any of a group of hard, vitreous minerals, silicates of calcium, magnesium, iron, or manganese with aluminum or iron, varying in color: a deep-red transparent variety is used as a gem and as an abrasive.
- Gareth
-
noun,
Arthurian Romance. nephew of King Arthur and a knight of the Round Table.
- throne
-
noun,
the chair or seat occupied by a sovereign, bishop, or other exalted personage on ceremonial occasions, usually raised on a dais and covered with a canopy.
- senega
-
noun,
the dried root of a milkwort, Polygala senega, of the eastern U.S., used as an expectorant and diuretic.
- reshes
-
noun,
the 20th letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
- throng
-
noun,
a multitude of people crowded or assembled together; crowd.
- aethon
-
noun,
triethyl orthoformate.
- sautes
-
noun,
a dish of sautéed food.
- agrees
-
verb (used with object),
to concede; grant (usually followed by a noun clause):
- shoran
-
noun,
a system for aircraft navigation in which two signals sent from an aircraft are received and answered by two fixed transponders, the round-trip times of the signals enabling the navigator to determine the aircraft's position.
- Roseau
-
noun,
a seaport on and the capital of Dominica.
- Thurs.
-
- Reston
-
noun,
James (Barrett) ("Scotty") 1909–1995, U.S. journalist, born in Scotland.
- agron.
-
- usages
-
noun,
a customary way of doing something; a custom or practice:
- retuse
-
adjective,
having an obtuse or rounded apex with a shallow notch, as leaves.
- reuses
-
noun,
a city in Catalonia, NE Spain, on the Mediterranean Sea.
- saughs
-
noun,
sallow2 .
- gashes
-
noun,
a long, deep wound or cut; slash.
- aether
-
noun,
ether (defs 3–5).
- shogun
-
noun,
the title applied to the chief military commanders from about the 8th century a.d. to the end of the 12th century, then applied to the hereditary officials who governed Japan, with the emperor as nominal ruler, until 1868, when the shogunate was terminated and the ruling power was returned to the emperor.
- usneas
-
noun,
any pale-green or gray, mosslike lichen of the genus Usnea, common on rocks and trees.
- regent
-
noun,
a person who exercises the ruling power in a kingdom during the minority, absence, or disability of the sovereign.
- genous
-
- genoas
-
noun,
a large jib for cruising and racing yachts, overlapping the mainsail.
- genets
-
noun,
any small, Old World carnivore of the genus Genetta, especially G. genetta, having spotted sides and a ringed tail.
- genera
-
noun,
a plural of genus.
- theses
-
noun,
a proposition stated or put forward for consideration, especially one to be discussed and proved or to be maintained against objections:
- utero-
-
- thongs
-
noun,
a strip of material, especially of leather or hide, used to fasten or secure something.
- segues
-
noun,
an uninterrupted transition made between one musical section or composition and another.
- Ussher
-
noun,
James, 1581–1656, Irish prelate and scholar.
- rentes
-
noun,
revenue or income, or the instrument evidencing a right to such periodic receipts.
- gators
-
noun,
Southern U.S. Informal. alligator.
- Gasser
-
noun,
Slang. something that is extraordinarily pleasing or successful, especially a very funny joke.
- seater
-
noun,
a person or thing that seats.
- gather
-
noun,
a drawing together; contraction.
- aeron.
-
- aerugo
-
noun,
verdigris.
- ushers
-
noun,
a person who escorts people to seats in a theater, church, etc.
- reseat
-
verb (used with object),
to provide with a new seat or new seats.
- reseau
-
noun,
a network.
- Segura
-
noun,
Francisco [frahn-sees-kaw] /frɑnˈsis kɔ/ (Show IPA), (Pancho Segura"Segoo") born 1921, Ecuadorian tennis player.
- gastr-
-
- Gaston
-
noun,
a male given name.
- resent
-
verb (used with object),
to feel or show displeasure or indignation at (a person, act, remark, etc.) from a sense of injury or insult.
- etrogs
-
noun,
Judaism. a citron for use with the lulav during the Sukkoth festival service.
- tuners
-
noun,
a person or thing that tunes.
- togues
-
noun,
lake trout.
- anther
-
noun,
the pollen-bearing part of a stamen.
- angsts
-
noun,
a feeling of dread, anxiety, or anguish.
- shoats
-
noun,
Also, shote. a young, weaned pig.
- Tongas
-
noun,
a light, two-wheeled, horse-drawn vehicle used in India.
- estrus
-
noun,
Also, estrum [es-truh m] /ˈɛs trəm/ (Show IPA), oestrus. the period of heat or rut; the period of maximum sexual receptivity of the female.
- Esther
-
noun,
the wife of Ahasuerus.
- sateen
-
noun,
a strong cotton fabric constructed in satin weave and having a lustrous face.
- urgent
-
adjective,
compelling or requiring immediate action or attention; imperative; pressing:
- ornate
-
adjective,
elaborately or sumptuously adorned, often excessively or showily so:
- Tongue
-
noun,
Anatomy. the usually movable organ in the floor of the mouth in humans and most vertebrates, functioning in eating, in tasting, and, in humans, in speaking.
- esrogs
-
noun,
etrog.
- ethane
-
noun,
a colorless, odorless, flammable gas, C 2 H 6 , of the methane series, present in natural gas, illuminating gas, and crude petroleum: used chiefly in organic synthesis and as a fuel gas.
- roasts
-
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.
- antho-
-
- Sheets
-
noun,
a large rectangular piece of cotton, linen, or other material used as an article of bedding, commonly spread in pairs so that one is immediately above and the other immediately below the sleeper.
- Saseno
-
noun,
an island off the W coast of Albania, at the entrance to Valona Bay: belongs to Albania. 2 sq. mi. (5 sq. km).
- torahs
-
noun,
the Pentateuch, being the first of the three Jewish divisions of the Old Testament.
Compare Tanach.
- antres
-
noun,
a cavern; cave.
- urease
-
noun,
an enzyme that changes urea into ammonium carbonate, occurring in bacteria, fungi, etc.
- sheers
-
noun,
shear (def 16).
- Senora
-
noun,
a Spanish term of address equivalent to Mrs., used alone or capitalized and prefixed to the name of a married or older woman. Abbreviation: Sra.
- sheens
-
noun,
luster; brightness; radiance.
- Saturn
-
noun,
an ancient Roman god of agriculture, the consort of Ops, believed to have ruled the earth during an age of happiness and virtue, identified with the Greek god Cronus.
- esters
-
noun,
a compound produced by the reaction between an acid and an alcohol with the elimination of a molecule of water, as ethyl acetate, C 4 H 8 O 2 , or dimethyl sulfate, C 2 H 6 SO 4 .
- toners
-
noun,
a person or thing that tones.
- Rhesus
-
noun,
a macaque, Macaca mulatta, of India, used in experimental medicine.
- shoers
-
noun,
a person who shoes horses or other animals.
- sauger
-
noun,
a freshwater, North American pikeperch, Stizostedion canadense.
- ahorse
-
adjective, adverb,
on horseback:
- ethrog
-
noun,
etrog.
- ethno-
-
- Angers
-
noun,
a city in and capital of Maine-et-Loire, in W France.
- senhor
-
noun,
a Portuguese term of address equivalent to sir or Mr., used alone or capitalized and prefixed to the name of a man. Abbreviation: Sr.
- ethnog
-
- ethnos
-
noun,
an ethnic group.
- sagos
-
noun,
a starchy foodstuff derived from the soft interior of the trunk of various palms and cycads, used in making puddings.
- segue
-
noun,
an uninterrupted transition made between one musical section or composition and another.
- neut.
-
- Sango
-
noun,
a Niger-Congo language of the Adamawa-Eastern branch, used as a lingua franca in the Central African Republic.
- sense
-
noun,
any of the faculties, as sight, hearing, smell, taste, or touch, by which humans and animals perceive stimuli originating from outside or inside the body:
- Neuss
-
noun,
a city W Germany, near Düsseldorf.
- seats
-
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.
- stash
-
noun,
something put away or hidden:
- ster.
-
- Nurse
-
noun,
a person formally educated and trained in the care of the sick or infirm.
Compare nurse-midwife, nurse-practitioner, physician's assistant, practical nurse, registered nurse.
- seers
-
noun,
a person who sees; observer.
- Saros
-
noun,
the period of 223 synodic months, equaling 6585.32 days or 18 years, 11.32 days (or 10.32 days if 5 leap years occur in the interval), after which eclipses repeat but are shifted 120° west.
- saugh
-
noun,
sallow2 .
- sages
-
noun,
a profoundly wise person; a person famed for wisdom.
- sents
-
noun,
a coin of Estonia until the euro was adopted, the 100th part of a kroon.
- Steen
-
noun,
Jan [yahn] /yɑn/ (Show IPA), 1626–79, Dutch painter.
- Saree
-
noun,
sari.
- Segre
-
noun,
Emilio [uh-mee-lee-oh,, uh-meel-yoh;; Italian e-mee-lyaw] /əˈmi liˌoʊ,, əˈmil yoʊ;; Italian ɛˈmi lyɔ/ (Show IPA), 1905–1989, U.S. physicist, born in Italy: Nobel prize 1959.
- steer
-
noun,
Informal. a suggestion about a course of action; tip:
- 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.
- segar
-
noun,
cigar.
- sensa
-
noun,
plural of sensum.
- sanes
-
noun,
a private nationwide organization in the U.S., established in 1957, that opposes nuclear testing and advocates international peace.
- nugae
-
plural noun,
trifles.
- Santo
-
noun,
a carved figure of a saint, usually of wood, as from Puerto Rico, Mexico, or the southwestern U.S.
- neur-
-
- STAGE
-
noun,
a single step or degree in a process; a particular phase, period, position, etc., in a process, development, or series.
- stane
-
noun, adjective, adverb, verb (used with object),
stone.
- Sans.
-
- Sears
-
noun,
Richard Warren, 1863–1914, U.S. mail-order retailer.
- sates
-
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.
- sargo
-
noun,
a silvery grunt, Anisotremus davidsonii, inhabiting waters off the coasts of California and Mexico, having blackish markings and yellowish fins.
- North
-
noun,
a cardinal point of the compass, lying in the plane of the meridian and to the left of a person facing the rising sun. Abbreviation: N.
- Norse
-
noun,
(used with a plural verb) the Norwegians, especially the ancient Norwegians.
- Norge
-
noun,
Norwegian name of Norway.
- noses
-
noun,
the part of the face or facial region in humans and certain animals that contains the nostrils and the organs of smell and functions as the usual passageway for air in respiration: in humans it is a prominence in the center of the face formed of bone and cartilage, serving also to modify or modulate the voice.
- 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.
- Srta.
-
- Neth.
-
- Sarge
-
noun,
sergeant.
- stang
-
noun,
an act or an instance of stinging.
- nests
-
noun,
a pocketlike, usually more or less circular structure of twigs, grass, mud, etc., formed by a bird, often high in a tree, as a place in which to lay and incubate its eggs and rear its young; any protected place used by a bird for these purposes.
- Stans
-
noun,
a town in and the capital of Nidwalden, in central Switzerland.
- senor
-
noun,
a Spanish term of address equivalent to sir or Mr., used alone or capitalized and prefixed to the name of a man. Abbreviation: Sr.
- stare
-
noun,
a staring gaze; a fixed look with the eyes wide open:
- saute
-
noun,
a dish of sautéed food.
- Saone
-
noun,
a river flowing S from NE France to the Rhone. 270 miles (435 km) long.
- Notus
-
noun,
the ancient Greek personification of the south wind.
- notes
-
noun,
a brief record of something written down to assist the memory or for future reference.
- reest
-
verb (used with object),
to cure, smoke, or dry (meat or fish).
- Seres
-
noun,
the series of stages in an ecological succession.
- snath
-
noun,
the shaft or handle of a scythe.
- snash
-
noun,
insolence; impertinence.
- Shona
-
noun,
Also called Mashona. a member of a group of peoples constituting more than two thirds of the population of Zimbabwe.
- outre
-
adjective,
passing the bounds of what is usual or considered proper; unconventional; bizarre.
- shogs
-
noun,
a shake; jolt.
- rheas
-
noun,
the ramie plant or fiber.
- shoes
-
noun,
an external covering for the human foot, usually of leather and consisting of a more or less stiff or heavy sole and a lighter upper part ending a short distance above, at, or below the ankle.
- rhet.
-
- Outer
-
adjective,
situated on or toward the outside; external; exterior:
- outen
-
verb (used with object),
to turn off (a light) or extinguish (a fire).
- rhoea
-
- shoer
-
noun,
a person who shoes horses or other animals.
- shoat
-
noun,
Also, shote. a young, weaned pig.
- roans
-
noun,
a horse or other animal with a roan coat.
- 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.
- rests
-
noun,
the refreshing quiet or repose of sleep:
- ousts
-
verb (used with object),
to expel or remove from a place or position occupied:
- sheet
-
noun,
a large rectangular piece of cotton, linen, or other material used as an article of bedding, commonly spread in pairs so that one is immediately above and the other immediately below the sleeper.
- Roget
-
noun,
Peter Mark, 1779–1869, English physician and author of a thesaurus.
- rogue
-
noun,
a dishonest, knavish person; scoundrel.
- sneer
-
noun,
a look or expression of derision, scorn, or contempt.
- sheer
-
noun,
a thin, diaphanous material, as chiffon or voile.
- roset
-
noun,
resin; rosin.
- ought
-
noun,
duty or obligation.
- snogs
-
verb (used without object),
to kiss and cuddle.
- Rosse
-
noun,
William Parsons, Third Earl of, William Parsons.
- Sheen
-
noun,
luster; brightness; radiance.
- 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.
- Other
-
noun,
the other one:
- shone
-
noun,
radiance or brightness caused by emitted or reflected light.
- snare
-
noun,
a device, often consisting of a noose, for capturing small game.
- snore
-
noun,
the act, instance, or sound of snoring.
- rason
-
noun,
a long, loose, black gown with wide sleeves, worn by the clergy.
- Regan
-
noun,
(in Shakespeare's King Lear) the younger of Lear's two faithless daughters.
Compare Cordelia (def 1), Goneril.
- Regt.
-
- renga
-
noun,
linked verse.
- Short
-
noun,
something that is short.
- shote
-
noun,
shoat (def 1).
- shorn
-
noun,
Usually, shears. (sometimes used with a singular verb)
scissors of large size (usually used with pair of).
any of various other cutting implements or machines having two blades that resemble or suggest those of scissors.
- ratos
-
noun,
rocket-assisted takeoff.
- rente
-
noun,
revenue or income, or the instrument evidencing a right to such periodic receipts.
- rents
-
noun,
a payment made periodically by a tenant to a landlord in return for the use of land, a building, an apartment, an office, or other property.
- rathe
-
adjective,
Archaic. growing, blooming, or ripening early in the year or season.
- Shore
-
noun,
the land along the edge of a sea, lake, broad river, etc.
- rates
-
noun,
the amount of a charge or payment with reference to some basis of calculation:
- shout
-
noun,
a loud call or cry:
- Rasht
-
noun,
a city in NW Iran, about 10 miles (16 km) S of the Caspian Sea.
- Resht
-
noun,
Rasht.
- rases
-
verb (used with object),
raze.
- shrug
-
noun,
the movement of raising and contracting the shoulders.
- rants
-
noun,
ranting, extravagant, or violent declamation.
- Range
-
noun,
the extent to which or the limits between which variation is possible:
- shtg.
-
- Ranee
-
noun,
the wife of a rajah.
- shuns
-
- reset
-
noun,
an act or instance of setting again.
- shunt
-
noun,
the act of shunting; shift.
- rages
-
noun,
angry fury; violent anger (sometimes used in combination):
- Shute
-
noun,
Nevil (Nevil Shute Norway) 1899–1960, British novelist and aeronautical engineer.
- shuts
-
noun,
the act or time of shutting or closing.
- snags
-
noun,
a tree or part of a tree held fast in the bottom of a river, lake, etc., and forming an impediment or danger to navigation.
- sheas
-
noun,
shea tree.
- Otaru
-
noun,
a city in W Hokkaido, in N Japan.
- ruths
-
noun,
pity or compassion.
- sorus
-
noun,
Botany. one of the clusters of sporangia on the back of the fronds of ferns.
- sones
-
noun,
a unit for measuring the loudness of sound, equal to the loudness of a sound that, in the judgment of a group of listeners, is equal to that of a 1000-cycle-per-second reference sound having an intensity of 40 decibels.
- onset
-
noun,
a beginning or start:
- Rugen
-
noun,
an island in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, Germany, off the NE coast, in the Baltic Sea. 358 sq. mi. (926 sq. km).
- Seton
-
noun,
a thread or the like inserted beneath the skin to provide drainage or to guide subsequent passage of a tube.
- Onega
-
noun,
Lake, a lake in the NW Russian Federation in Europe: second largest lake in Europe. 3764 sq. mi. (9750 sq. km).
- runes
-
noun,
any of the characters of certain ancient alphabets, as of a script used for writing the Germanic languages, especially of Scandinavia and Britain, from c200 to c1200, or a script used for inscriptions in a Turkic language of the 6th to 8th centuries from the area near the Orkhon River in Mongolia.
- runts
-
noun,
an animal that is small or stunted as compared with others of its kind.
- soras
-
noun,
a small, short-billed rail, Porzana carolina, of marshy areas of North America.
- sores
-
noun,
a sore spot or place on the body.
- sero-
-
- ogres
-
noun,
a monster in fairy tales and popular legend, usually represented as a hideous giant who feeds on human flesh.
- ogees
-
noun,
a double curve, resembling the letter S, formed by the union of a concave and a convex line.
- sorts
-
noun,
a particular kind, species, variety, class, or group, distinguished by a common character or nature:
- Soter
-
noun,
Saint, pope a.d. 166?–175?.
- SONAR
-
noun,
a method for detecting and locating objects submerged in water by echolocation.
- oaths
-
noun,
a solemn appeal to a deity, or to some revered person or thing, to witness one's determination to speak the truth, to keep a promise, etc.:
- sough
-
noun,
a sighing, rustling, or murmuring sound.
- Oates
-
noun,
Joyce Carol, born 1938, U.S. novelist and short-story writer.
- Russ.
-
abbreviation,
Russia.
- oater
-
noun,
a movie, television show, etc., about the frontier days of the U.S. West; western; horse opera.
- oaten
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or made of oats.
- rusts
-
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.
- oasts
-
noun,
a kiln for drying hops or malt.
- oases
-
noun,
a small fertile or green area in a desert region, usually having a spring or well.
- sours
-
noun,
something that is sour.
- Sousa
-
noun,
John Philip, 1854–1932, U.S. band conductor and composer.
- souse
-
noun,
an act of sousing.
- Serge
-
noun,
a twilled worsted or woolen fabric used especially for clothing.
- shags
-
noun,
rough, matted hair, wool, or the like.
- Orang
-
noun,
orangutan.
- rotes
-
noun,
routine; a fixed, habitual, or mechanical course of procedure:
- Soane
-
noun,
Sir John, 1753–1837, English architect.
- snort
-
noun,
the act or sound of snorting.
- oste-
-
- Osset
-
noun,
a member of an Aryan people of Ossetia whose religion combines features of Islam and Christianity.
- Shear
-
noun,
Usually, shears. (sometimes used with a singular verb)
scissors of large size (usually used with pair of).
any of various other cutting implements or machines having two blades that resemble or suggest those of scissors.
- Rouen
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Seine-Maritime, in N France, on the Seine: famous cathedral; execution of Joan of Arc 1431.
- snots
-
noun,
Vulgar. mucus from the nose.
- snout
-
noun,
the part of an animal's head projecting forward and containing the nose and jaws; muzzle.
- Osage
-
noun,
a member of a North American Indian people formerly of western Missouri, now living in northern Oklahoma.
- ORuss
-
- snugs
-
noun,
British. a small, secluded room in a tavern, as for private parties.
- Orth.
-
- roues
-
noun,
a dissolute and licentious man; rake.
- rouge
-
noun,
any of various red cosmetics for coloring the cheeks or lips.
- rough
-
noun,
something that is rough, especially rough ground.
- Shang
-
noun,
a Chinese dynasty whose dates are usually given as 1766–1122 b.c. and sometimes as 1523–1027 b.c.
- ornes
-
noun,
a department in NW France. 2372 sq. mi. (6145 sq. km). Capital: Alençon.
- haunt
-
noun,
Often, haunts. a place frequently visited:
- Shaun
-
noun,
a male given name, form of John.
- rouse
-
noun,
a rousing.
- roust
-
verb (used with object),
to rout, as from a place:
- Oreg.
-
- soars
-
noun,
an act or instance of soaring.
- route
-
noun,
a course, way, or road for passage or travel:
- Routh
-
noun,
abundance; plenty.
- routs
-
noun,
a defeat attended with disorderly flight; dispersal of a defeated force in complete disorder:
- orate
-
verb (used with or without object),
to deliver an oration; speak pompously; declaim.
- share
-
noun,
the full or proper portion or part allotted or belonging to or contributed or owed by an individual or group.
- orant
-
noun,
a representation of a female figure, with outstretched arms and palms up in a gesture of prayer, in ancient and early Christian art.
- orans
-
noun,
orant.
- Shane
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Ester
-
noun,
a compound produced by the reaction between an acid and an alcohol with the elimination of a molecule of water, as ethyl acetate, C 4 H 8 O 2 , or dimethyl sulfate, C 2 H 6 SO 4 .
- nerts
-
interjection,
nuts (def 1).
- toner
-
noun,
a person or thing that tones.
- Esth.
-
- tongs
-
noun,
any of various implements consisting of two arms hinged, pivoted, or otherwise fastened together, for seizing, holding, or lifting something (usually used with pair of).
- Tonga
-
noun,
a light, two-wheeled, horse-drawn vehicle used in India.
- Ethan
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “strength.”.
- ether
-
noun,
Also called diethyl ether, diethyl oxide, ethyl ether, ethyl oxide, sulfuric ether. Chemistry, Pharmacology. a colorless, highly volatile, flammable liquid, C 4 H 10 O, having an aromatic odor and sweet, burning taste, derived from ethyl alcohol by the action of sulfuric acid: used as a solvent and, formerly, as an inhalant anesthetic.
- ethos
-
noun,
Sociology. the fundamental character or spirit of a culture; the underlying sentiment that informs the beliefs, customs, or practices of a group or society; dominant assumptions of a people or period:
- tones
-
noun,
any sound considered with reference to its quality, pitch, strength, source, etc.:
- etnas
-
noun,
Mount, an active volcano in E Sicily. 10,758 feet (3280 meters).
- etrog
-
noun,
Judaism. a citron for use with the lulav during the Sukkoth festival service.
- Essen
-
noun,
a city in W Germany: the chief city of the Ruhr River valley.
- togue
-
noun,
lake trout.
- togas
-
noun,
(in ancient Rome) the loose outer garment worn by citizens in public.
- Euro-
-
- euros
-
noun,
wallaroo.
- Gaons
-
noun,
a title of honor for the directors of the Jewish academies at Sura and Pumbedita in Babylonia, used from the end of the 6th century a.d. to about the beginning of the 11th century.
- throe
-
noun,
a violent spasm or pang; paroxysm.
- Garth
-
noun,
Also called cloister garth. an open courtyard enclosed by a cloister.
- THREE
-
noun,
a cardinal number, 2 plus 1.
- Estes
-
noun,
a male given name.
- esrog
-
noun,
etrog.
- gasts
-
verb (used with object),
to terrify or frighten.
- ergo-
-
- Toure
-
noun,
Sékou [sey-koo] /ˈseɪ ku/ (Show IPA), 1922–84, Guinean political leader: prime minister 1958-72; president 1958–84.
- Ensor
-
noun,
James, 1860–1949, Belgian painter.
- ensue
-
verb (used without object),
to follow in order; come afterward, especially in immediate succession:
- ento-
-
- enure
-
verb (used with or without object),
inure.
- tough
-
noun,
a ruffian; rowdy.
- erase
-
verb (used with object),
to rub or scrape out, as letters or characters written, engraved, etc.; efface.
- Erato
-
noun,
the Muse of love poetry.
- ergot
-
noun,
Plant Pathology.
a disease of rye and other cereal grasses, caused by a fungus of the genus Claviceps, especially C. purpurea, which replaces the affected grain with a long, hard, blackish sclerotial body.
the sclerotial body itself.
- tonus
-
noun,
a normal state of continuous slight tension in muscle tissue that facilitates its response to stimulation.
- 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.
- Torun
-
noun,
a city in N Poland, on the Vistula.
- ernes
-
noun,
sea eagle.
- Ernst
-
noun,
Max [maks;; German mahks] /mæks;; German mɑks/ (Show IPA), 1891–1976, German painter, in the U.S. 1941–49, in France 1949–76.
- erose
-
adjective,
uneven, as if gnawed away.
- 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.
- TORES
-
noun,
a torus.
- toran
-
noun,
(in Indian Buddhist and Hindu architecture) a gateway having two or three lintels between two posts.
- Torah
-
noun,
the Pentateuch, being the first of the three Jewish divisions of the Old Testament.
Compare Tanach.
- those
-
Idioms,
at that,
in spite of something; nevertheless:
in addition; besides:
- Thorn
-
noun,
a sharp excrescence on a plant, especially a sharp-pointed aborted branch; spine; prickle.
- engr.
-
- Ghent
-
noun,
a port in NW Belgium, at the confluence of the Scheldt and Lys rivers: treaty 1814.
- geste
-
noun,
gest.
- gests
-
noun,
a story or tale.
- thegn
-
noun,
thane.
- getas
-
noun,
a traditional Japanese wooden clog that is worn outdoors, with a thong that passes between the first two toes and with two transverse supports on the bottom of the sole.
- Thare
-
noun,
Terah.
- ghast
-
adjective,
ghastly.
- Ghats
-
noun,
Eastern Ghats.
- ghees
-
noun,
a kind of liquid butter, used especially in the cooking of India, made from the milk of cows or buffaloes and clarified by boiling.
- ghost
-
noun,
the soul of a dead person, a disembodied spirit imagined, usually as a vague, shadowy or evanescent form, as wandering among or haunting living persons.
- gerah
-
noun,
an ancient Hebrew weight and coin, equal to 1/20 (0.05) of a shekel.
- Thane
-
noun,
Early English History. a member of any of several aristocratic classes of men ranking between earls and ordinary freemen, and granted lands by the king or by lords for military service.
- gnars
-
verb (used without object),
to snarl; growl.
- gnash
-
noun,
an act of gnashing.
- terse
-
adjective,
neatly or effectively concise; brief and pithy, as language.
- terns
-
noun,
any of numerous aquatic birds of the subfamily Sterninae of the family Laridae, related to the gulls but usually having a more slender body and bill, smaller feet, a long, deeply forked tail, and a more graceful flight, especially those of the genus Sterna, as S. hirundo (common tern) of Eurasia and America, having white, black, and gray plumage.
- terne
-
noun,
terne metal.
- goers
-
noun,
a person or thing that goes:
- terna
-
noun,
a list of three names submitted to the pope as recommended to fill a vacant bishopric or benefice.
- goner
-
noun,
a person or thing that is dead, lost, or past recovery.
- gesso
-
noun,
gypsum or plaster of Paris prepared with glue for use as a surface for painting.
- thens
-
noun,
that time:
- gater
-
noun,
gator.
- these
-
Idioms,
with this, following this; hereupon:
- Gates
-
noun,
Horatio, 1728–1806, American Revolutionary general, born in England.
- gator
-
noun,
Southern U.S. Informal. alligator.
- Gatun
-
noun,
a town in the N Canal Zone of Panama.
- Gaunt
-
noun,
John of, John of Gaunt.
- gaurs
-
noun,
a massive wild ox, Bibos gaurus, of southeastern Asia and the Malay Archipelago, growing to a height of 6 feet (1.8 meters) at the shoulder: now reduced in numbers.
- Gauss
-
noun,
the centimeter-gram-second unit of magnetic induction, equal to the magnetic induction of a magnetic field in which one abcoulomb of charge, moving with a component of velocity perpendicular to the field and equal to one centimeter per second, is acted on by a force of one dyne; 1 maxwell per square centimeter or 10− 4 weber per square meter. Symbol: G.
- thong
-
noun,
a strip of material, especially of leather or hide, used to fasten or secure something.
- gears
-
noun,
Machinery.
a part, as a disk, wheel, or section of a shaft, having cut teeth of such form, size, and spacing that they mesh with teeth in another part to transmit or receive force and motion.
an assembly of such parts.
one of several possible arrangements of such parts in a mechanism, as an automobile transmission, for affording different relations of torque and speed between the driving and the driven machinery, or for permitting the driven machinery to run in either direction:
a mechanism or group of parts performing one function or serving one purpose in a complex machine:
- Genet
-
noun,
any small, Old World carnivore of the genus Genetta, especially G. genetta, having spotted sides and a ringed tail.
- theo-
-
- Genoa
-
noun,
a large jib for cruising and racing yachts, overlapping the mainsail.
- genre
-
noun,
a class or category of artistic endeavor having a particular form, content, technique, or the like:
- genro
-
noun,
any of the unofficial elder statesmen of Japan who influenced the government c1875–1940.
- there
-
noun,
that state or condition:
- Thera
-
noun,
a Greek island in the S Aegean, in the Cyclades group. 30 sq. mi. (78 sq. km).
- gents
-
noun,
Informal. gentleman (defs 1, 2).
- Theos
-
- genus
-
noun,
Biology. the usual major subdivision of a family or subfamily in the classification of organisms, usually consisting of more than one species.
- Stern
-
noun,
the after part of a vessel (often opposed to stem).
- 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.
- touse
-
noun,
a commotion; rumpus.
- gores
-
noun,
blood that is shed, especially when clotted.
- Arete
-
noun,
the aggregate of qualities, as valor and virtue, making up good character.
- antes
-
noun,
Poker. a fixed but arbitrary stake put into the pot by each player before the deal.
- anth-
-
- antre
-
noun,
a cavern; cave.
- ureas
-
noun,
Biochemistry. a compound, CO(NH 2) 2 , occurring in urine and other body fluids as a product of protein metabolism.
- A-one
-
adjective,
noting a vessel regarded by a shipping-classification society as being equipped to the highest standard and with equipment maintained in first-class condition.
- urate
-
noun,
a salt of uric acid.
- areo-
-
- urase
-
noun,
urease.
- uran-
-
- Urena
-
noun,
any tropical plant or shrub belonging to the genus Urena, of the mallow family, having clusters of small, yellow flowers, especially U. lobata, which yields a useful bast fiber.
- argon
-
noun,
a colorless, odorless, chemically inactive, monatomic, gaseous element that, because of its inertness, is used for filling fluorescent and incandescent lamps and vacuum tubes. Symbol: Ar; atomic number: 18; atomic weight: 39.948.
- Argos
-
noun,
an ancient city in SE Greece, on the Gulf of Argolis: a powerful rival of Sparta, Athens, and Corinth.
- argot
-
noun,
a specialized idiomatic vocabulary peculiar to a particular class or group of people, especially that of an underworld group, devised for private communication and identification:
- argue
-
verb (used with object),
to state the reasons for or against:
- Argus
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. a giant with 100 eyes, set to guard the heifer Io: his eyes were transferred after his death to the peacock's tail.
- unset
-
adjective,
not set; not solidified or made firm, as concrete or asphalt.
- arose
-
verb,
simple past tense of arise.
- arses
-
noun,
ass2 (defs 1, 2).
- arson
-
noun,
Law. the malicious burning of another's house or property, or in some statutes, the burning of one's own house or property, as to collect insurance.
- ante-
-
- Angus
-
noun,
Formerly Forfar. a historic county in E Scotland.
- Asher
-
noun,
a son of Jacob and Zilpah. Gen. 30:12–13.
- agers
-
noun,
(often initial capital letter) a person living in a certain historical age:
- 30-30
-
- Uther
-
noun,
king of Britain and father of Arthur.
- Usnea
-
noun,
any pale-green or gray, mosslike lichen of the genus Usnea, common on rocks and trees.
- aeons
-
noun,
(in Gnosticism) one of a class of powers or beings conceived as emanating from the Supreme Being and performing various functions in the operations of the universe.
- aero-
-
- Usher
-
noun,
a person who escorts people to seats in a theater, church, etc.
- Ushas
-
noun,
Dawn, a Vedic deity, daughter of Sky and sister of Night.
- agent
-
noun,
a person or business authorized to act on another's behalf:
- Agnes
-
noun,
Saint, a.d. 292?–304? Roman Catholic child martyr.
- angst
-
noun,
a feeling of dread, anxiety, or anguish.
- agone
-
adverb, adjective,
ago.
- agree
-
verb (used with object),
to concede; grant (usually followed by a noun clause):
- agro-
-
- usage
-
noun,
a customary way of doing something; a custom or practice:
- urges
-
noun,
an act of urging; impelling action, influence, or force; impulse.
- agues
-
noun,
Pathology. a malarial fever characterized by regularly returning paroxysms, marked by successive cold, hot, and sweating fits.
- Aneto
-
noun,
Pi·co de [pee-kaw th e] /ˈpi kɔ ðɛ/ (Show IPA). Spanish name of Pic de Néthou.
- anger
-
noun,
a strong feeling of displeasure and belligerence aroused by a wrong; wrath; ire.
- angor
-
noun,
extreme distress or mental anguish, usually of physical origin.
- ashen
-
adjective,
ash-colored; gray.
- Ashes
-
noun,
the powdery residue of matter that remains after burning.
- enate
-
noun,
a person related on one's mother's side.
Compare agnate, cognate.
- eases
-
noun,
freedom from labor, pain, or physical annoyance; tranquil rest; comfort:
- trone
-
noun,
a large pair of scales, a spring balance, or other weighing device located in a town or marketplace to weigh goods and merchandise.
- eager
-
noun,
eagre.
- eagre
-
noun,
a tidal bore or flood.
- Trona
-
noun,
a monoclinic mineral, grayish or yellowish hydrous sodium carbonate and bicarbonate, Na 2 CO 3 ⋅NaHCO 3 ⋅2H 2 , occurring in dried or partly evaporated lake basins.
- trogs
-
noun,
Chiefly British Slang. a hooligan; lout.
- earns
-
verb (used with object),
to gain or get in return for one's labor or service:
- Earth
-
noun,
(often initial capital letter) the planet third in order from the sun, having an equatorial diameter of 7926 miles (12,755 km) and a polar diameter of 7900 miles (12,714 km), a mean distance from the sun of 92.9 million miles (149.6 million km), and a period of revolution of 365.26 days, and having one satellite.
- tress
-
noun,
Usually, tresses. long locks or curls of hair.
- easts
-
noun,
a cardinal point of the compass, 90° to the right of north. Abbreviation: E.
- auto.
-
- treen
-
noun,
treenware.
- eaten
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- Eaton
-
noun,
Theophilus, 1590–1658, English colonist and colonial administrator in America.
- treas
-
- trass
-
noun,
a light-colored type of volcanic tuff used in making water-resistant cement and mortar.
- egers
-
noun,
German name of Ohře.
- egest
-
verb (used with object),
to discharge, as from the body; void (opposed to ingest).
- trash
-
noun,
anything worthless, useless, or discarded; rubbish.
- EGRET
-
noun,
any of several usually white herons that grow long, graceful plumes during the breeding season, as Egretta garzetta (little egret) of the Old World.
- trugs
-
noun,
a shallow basket for carrying flowers, vegetables, etc., made from strips of wood.
- auth.
-
- Ashur
-
noun,
Assur.
- astr.
-
- Asser
-
noun,
Tobias [toh-bahy-uh s;; Dutch taw-bee-ahs] /toʊˈbaɪ əs;; Dutch tɔˈbi ɑs/ (Show IPA), 1838–1913, Dutch jurist and statesman: Nobel Peace Prize 1911.
- asset
-
noun,
a useful and desirable thing or quality:
- assn.
-
- asst.
-
- Assur
-
noun,
the god of war and supreme national god of Assyria.
- aster
-
noun,
any composite plant of the genus Aster, having rays varying from white or pink to blue around a yellow disk.
- Aston
-
noun,
Francis William, 1877–1945, English physicist and chemist: Nobel Prize in Chemistry 1922.
- Astor
-
noun,
John Jacob, 1763–1848, U.S. capitalist and fur merchant.
- tungo
-
noun,
rat-kangaroo.
- truss
-
noun,
Civil Engineering, Building Trades.
any of various structural frames based on the geometric rigidity of the triangle and composed of straight members subject only to longitudinal compression, tension, or both: functions as a beam or cantilever to support bridges, roofs, etc. Compare complete (def 8), incomplete (def 3), redundant (def 5c).
any of various structural frames constructed on principles other than the geometric rigidity of the triangle or deriving stability from other factors, as the rigidity of joints, the abutment of masonry, or the stiffness of beams.
- tunes
-
noun,
a succession of musical sounds forming an air or melody, with or without the harmony accompanying it.
- Athos
-
noun,
Mount, the easternmost of three prongs of the peninsula of Chalcidice, in NE Greece: site of an autonomous theocracy constituted of 20 monasteries. 131 sq. mi. (340 sq. km); about 35 miles (56 km) long.
- tuner
-
noun,
a person or thing that tunes.
- atone
-
verb (used with object),
to make amends for; expiate:
- Tunas
-
noun,
any of several large food and game fishes of the family Scombridae, inhabiting temperate and tropical seas.
Compare albacore, bluefin tuna, yellowfin tuna.
- auger
-
noun,
Carpentry.
a bit, as for a brace.
a boring tool, similar to but larger than a gimlet, consisting of a bit rotated by a transverse handle.
- aught
-
noun,
anything whatever; any part:
- tsars
-
noun,
czar.
- Aust.
-
- Goren
-
noun,
Charles Henry, 1901–91, U.S authority and writer on contract bridge.
- theor
-
- gorse
-
noun,
any spiny shrub of the genus Ulex, of the legume family, native to the Old World, especially U. europaeus, having rudimentary leaves and yellow flowers and growing in waste places and sandy soil.
- hests
-
noun,
behest.
- herns
-
- tahrs
-
noun,
any of several Old World wild goats of the genus Hemitragus, as H. jemlahicus (Himalayan tahr) introduced into New Zealand, having a long mane and short, stout, recurving horns: most are endangered or threatened in their native regions.
- Heron
-
noun,
any of numerous long-legged, long-necked, usually long-billed birds of the family Ardeidae, including the true herons, egrets, night herons, and bitterns.
- Heros
-
noun,
a person noted for courageous acts or nobility of character:
- Tahoe
-
noun,
Lake, a lake in E California and W Nevada, in the Sierra Nevada Mountains: resort. About 200 sq. mi. (520 sq. km); 6225 feet (1897 meters) above sea level.
- Hesse
-
noun,
Hermann [her-mahn] /ˈhɛr mɑn/ (Show IPA), 1877–1962, German novelist and poet: Nobel Prize 1946.
- Tagus
-
noun,
a river in SW Europe, flowing W through central Spain and Portugal to the Atlantic at Lisbon. 566 miles (910 km) long.
- Taegu
-
noun,
a city in SE South Korea: commercial center.
- Herat
-
noun,
a city in NW Afghanistan.
- sutra
-
noun,
Hinduism. a collection of aphorisms relating to some aspect of the conduct of life.
- Susan
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Susanna or Susannah.
- Hoare
-
noun,
Sir Samuel John Gurney [gur-nee] /ˈgɜr ni/ (Show IPA), 1st Viscount Templewood [tem-puh l-woo d] /ˈtɛm pəlˌwʊd/ (Show IPA), 1880–1959, British statesman.
- hoars
-
noun,
hoarfrost; rime.
- Hogan
-
noun,
a Navajo Indian dwelling constructed of earth and branches and covered with mud or sod.
- Hogue
-
noun,
La [la] /la/ (Show IPA), La Hogue.
- surge
-
noun,
a strong, wavelike, forward movement, rush, or sweep:
- hones
-
noun,
a whetstone of fine, compact texture for sharpening razors and other cutting tools.
- Herne
-
noun,
James A(hern) [uh-hurn] /əˈhɜrn/ (Show IPA), 1839–1901, U.S. actor and playwright.
- tango
-
noun,
a ballroom dance of Latin-American origin, danced by couples, and having many varied steps, figures, and poses.
- hongs
-
noun,
(in China) a group of rooms or buildings forming a warehouse, factory, etc.
- haust
-
- Harte
-
noun,
(Francis) Bret [bret] /brɛt/ (Show IPA), 1839–1902, U.S. author, especially of short stories.
- Harts
-
noun,
a male deer, commonly of the red deer, Cervus elaphus, especially after its fifth year.
- tarns
-
noun,
a small mountain lake or pool, especially one in a cirque.
- Tarne
-
noun,
(in the Iliad) Sardis.
- haste
-
noun,
swiftness of motion; speed; celerity:
- hater
-
noun,
a person who has an intense dislike for another person or thing (often used in combination):
- hates
-
noun,
intense dislike; extreme aversion or hostility.
- segos
-
noun,
sego lily.
- haute
-
adverb,
aloud; loudly.
- hents
-
verb (used with object),
to seize.
- targe
-
noun,
a small, round shield; a target or buckler.
- tares
-
noun,
any of various vetches, especially Vicia sativa.
- Hearn
-
noun,
Lafcadio [laf-kad-ee-oh] /læfˈkæd iˌoʊ/ (Show IPA), ("Koizumi Yakumo") 1850–1904, U.S. journalist, novelist, and essayist, born in Greece; Japanese citizen after 1894.
- hears
-
verb (used with object),
to perceive by the ear:
- heart
-
noun,
Anatomy. a hollow, pumplike organ of blood circulation, composed mainly of rhythmically contractile smooth muscle, located in the chest between the lungs and slightly to the left and consisting of four chambers: a right atrium that receives blood returning from the body via the superior and inferior vena cavae, a right ventricle that pumps the blood through the pulmonary artery to the lungs for oxygenation, a left atrium that receives the oxygenated blood via the pulmonary veins and passes it through the mitral valve, and a left ventricle that pumps the oxygenated blood, via the aorta, throughout the body.
- heats
-
noun,
the state of a body perceived as having or generating a relatively high degree of warmth.
- henge
-
noun,
a Neolithic monument of the British Isles, consisting of a circular area enclosed by a bank and ditch and often containing additional features including one or more circles of upright stone or wood pillars: probably used for ritual purposes or for marking astronomical events, as solstices and equinoxes.
- Terah
-
noun,
the father of Abraham. Gen. 11:25–32.
- surg.
-
- Surat
-
noun,
a seaport in S Gujarat, in W India: first British settlement in India 1612.
- Hants
-
noun,
Hampshire (def 1).
- nates
-
noun,
buttocks; rump.
- Hunts
-
noun,
Huntingdonshire.
- Huron
-
noun,
a member of an Indian tribe, the northwestern member of the Iroquoian family, living west of Lake Huron.
- Hurst
-
noun,
Fannie, 1889–1968, U.S. novelist and short-story writer.
- hurts
-
noun,
a blow that inflicts a wound; bodily injury or the cause of such injury.
- stour
-
noun,
British Dialect.
tumult; confusion.
a storm.
- store
-
noun,
an establishment where merchandise is sold, usually on a retail basis.
- nares
-
plural noun,
the nostrils or the nasal passages.
- naso-
-
- Stone
-
noun,
the hard substance, formed of mineral matter, of which rocks consist.
- Hung.
-
- stoas
-
noun,
Greek Architecture. a portico, usually a detached portico of considerable length, that is used as a promenade or meeting place.
- naut.
-
- stge.
-
- nears
-
- neath
-
preposition,
beneath.
- Negro
-
noun,
Anthropology. (no longer in technical use) a member of the peoples traditionally classified as the Negro race, especially those who originate in sub-Saharan Africa.
- Negus
-
noun,
a title of Ethiopian royalty.
- Nehru
-
noun,
Jawaharlal [juh-wah-her-lahl] /dʒəˈwɑ hər lɑl/ (Show IPA), 1889–1964, Hindu political leader in India: first prime minister of the republic of India 1947–64 (father of Indira Gandhi).
- stung
-
noun,
an act or an instance of stinging.
- stuns
-
noun,
the act of stunning.
- suras
-
noun,
any of the 114 chapters of the Koran.
- Horta
-
noun,
Baron Victor, 1861?–1947, Belgian architect.
- Horae
-
plural noun,
goddesses of the seasons, of cyclical death and rebirth, and sometimes of social order, usually given as three in number, with the names Dike (Justice), Eunomia (Order), and Irene (Peace).
- horas
-
noun,
a traditional Romanian and Israeli round dance.
- Horne
-
noun,
Lena, 1917–2010, U.S. singer and actress.
- horns
-
noun,
one of the bony, permanent, hollow paired growths, often curved and pointed, that project from the upper part of the head of certain ungulate mammals, as cattle, sheep, goats, or antelopes.
- Horsa
-
noun,
died a.d. 455, Jutish chief (brother of Hengist).
- horse
-
noun,
a large, solid-hoofed, herbivorous quadruped, Equus caballus, domesticated since prehistoric times, bred in a number of varieties, and used for carrying or pulling loads, for riding, and for racing.
- Horst
-
noun,
a portion of the earth's crust, bounded on at least two sides by faults, that has risen in relation to adjacent portions.
- hort.
-
- Horus
-
noun,
a solar deity, regarded as either the son or the brother of Isis and Osiris, and usually represented as a falcon or as a man with the head of a falcon.
- suets
-
noun,
the hard fatty tissue about the loins and kidneys of beef, sheep, etc., used in cooking or processed to yield tallow.
- surah
-
noun,
a soft, twilled silk or rayon fabric.
- Hosea
-
noun,
a Minor Prophet of the 8th century b.c.
- Hosta
-
noun,
any of various plants belonging to the genus Hosta, of the lily family, which includes the plantain lily.
- hosts
-
noun,
a person who receives or entertains guests at home or elsewhere:
- Hours
-
noun,
a period of time equal to one twenty-fourth of a mean solar or civil day and equivalent to 60 minutes:
- House
-
noun,
a building in which people live; residence for human beings.
- sughs
-
noun, verb (used with object),
sough2 .
- Sugar
-
noun,
a sweet, crystalline substance, C 12 H 22 O 11 , obtained chiefly from the juice of the sugarcane and the sugar beet, and present in sorghum, maple sap, etc.: used extensively as an ingredient and flavoring of certain foods and as a fermenting agent in the manufacture of certain alcoholic beverages; sucrose.
Compare beet sugar, cane sugar.
- 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.
- tangs
-
- Hanse
-
noun,
Hansa.
- guano
-
noun,
a natural manure composed chiefly of the excrement of sea birds, found especially on islands near the Peruvian coast.
- grout
-
noun,
a thin, coarse mortar poured into various narrow cavities, as masonry joints or rock fissures, to fill them and consolidate the adjoining objects into a solid mass.
- teno-
-
- Grues
-
verb (used without object),
to shudder.
- grunt
-
noun,
a sound of grunting.
- hangs
-
- Tegea
-
noun,
an ancient city in SE Arcadia, Greece.
- teens
-
noun,
Archaic. suffering; grief.
- guans
-
noun,
a large game bird of the curassow family, common in dense woodlands of Central and South America, somewhat resembling a turkey.
- Grote
-
noun,
George, 1794–1871, English historian.
- guar.
-
- guars
-
noun,
a plant, Cyamopsis tetragonolobus, of the legume family, grown as a forage crop and for its seeds, which produce a gum (guar gum) used as a thickening agent and stabilizer in foods and pharmaceuticals and as sizing for paper and cloth.
- Guat.
-
- guess
-
noun,
an opinion that one reaches or to which one commits oneself on the basis of probability alone or in the absence of any evidence whatever.
- Guest
-
noun,
a person who spends some time at another person's home in some social activity, as a visit, dinner, or party.
- Teena
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Albertina, Bettina, or Christina.
- Gunas
-
noun,
(in Sankhya and Vedantic philosophy) one of the three qualities of prakriti, or nature, which are passion (rajas) dullness or inertia (tamas) and goodness or purity (sattva)
- gursh
-
noun,
qirsh.
- grots
-
noun,
a grotto.
- tenor
-
noun,
the course of thought or meaning that runs through something written or spoken; purport; drift.
- gusto
-
noun,
hearty or keen enjoyment, as in eating or drinking, or in action or speech in general:
Synonyms: enthusiasm, delight, relish, zest, spirit, fervor.
- Grant
-
noun,
something granted, as a privilege or right, a sum of money, or a tract of land:
- Gosse
-
noun,
Sir Edmund William, 1849–1928, English poet, biographer, and critic.
- tera-
-
- Goth.
-
- Gotha
-
noun,
a city in S Thuringia, in central Germany.
- goths
-
noun,
one of a Teutonic people who in the 3rd to 5th centuries invaded and settled in parts of the Roman Empire.
- gotra
-
noun,
a Hindu clan tracing its paternal lineage from a common ancestor, usually a saint or sage.
- gouts
-
noun,
an acute, recurrent disease characterized by painful inflammation of the joints, chiefly those in the feet and hands, and especially in the great toe, and by an excess of uric acid in the blood.
- grans
-
noun,
grandmother.
- GRASS
-
noun,
any plant of the family Gramineae, having jointed stems, sheathing leaves, and seedlike grains.
Compare grass family.
- Gross
-
noun,
a group of 12 dozen, or 144, things. Abbreviation: gro.
- grate
-
noun,
a frame of metal bars for holding fuel when burning, as in a fireplace, furnace, or stove.
- Green
-
noun,
a color intermediate in the spectrum between yellow and blue, an effect of light with a wavelength between 500 and 570 nm; found in nature as the color of most grasses and leaves while growing, of some fruits while ripening, and of the sea.
- grees
-
noun,
superiority, mastery, or victory.
- greet
-
verb (used with object),
to address with some form of salutation; welcome.
- tense
-
noun,
a category of verbal inflection that serves chiefly to specify the time of the action or state expressed by the verb.
- Greta
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Margaret.
- groan
-
noun,
a low, mournful sound uttered in pain or grief:
- groat
-
noun,
a silver coin of England, equal to four pennies, issued from 1279 to 1662.
- tease
-
noun,
a person who teases or annoys.
- segno
-
noun,
a sign.
- Hague
-
noun,
The, a city in the W Netherlands, near the North Sea: site of the government, royal residence, and of the International Court of Justice.
- haets
-
noun,
a little bit; a whit.
- tears
-
- Tasso
-
noun,
Torquato [tawr-kwah-taw] /tɔrˈkwɑ tɔ/ (Show IPA), 1544–95, Italian poet.
- Hagen
-
noun,
Walter, 1892–1969, U.S. golfer.
- uret
-
- sone
-
noun,
a unit for measuring the loudness of sound, equal to the loudness of a sound that, in the judgment of a group of listeners, is equal to that of a 1000-cycle-per-second reference sound having an intensity of 40 decibels.
- stun
-
noun,
the act of stunning.
- Tarn
-
noun,
a small mountain lake or pool, especially one in a cirque.
- Ste.
-
- Tore
-
noun,
a torus.
- shr.
-
- sues
-
noun,
Eugène [œ-zhen] /œˈʒɛn/ (Show IPA), (Marie Joseph Sue) 1804–57, French novelist.
- urea
-
noun,
Biochemistry. a compound, CO(NH 2) 2 , occurring in urine and other body fluids as a product of protein metabolism.
- Star
-
noun,
any of the heavenly bodies, except the moon, appearing as fixed luminous points in the sky at night.
- suet
-
noun,
the hard fatty tissue about the loins and kidneys of beef, sheep, etc., used in cooking or processed to yield tallow.
- Thar
-
noun,
tahr.
- thru
-
preposition, adverb, adjective,
an informal, simplified spelling of through.
- sugh
-
noun, verb (used with object),
sough2 .
- shog
-
noun,
a shake; jolt.
- 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.
- unto
-
preposition,
to (in its various uses, except as the accompaniment of the infinitive).
- the-
-
- Thea
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Sung
-
noun,
a dynasty in China, a.d. 960–1279, characterized by a high level of achievement in painting, ceramics, and philosophy: overthrown by the Mongols.
- Stan
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Stanley.
- tors
-
noun,
a rocky pinnacle; a peak of a bare or rocky mountain or hill.
- thee
-
pronoun,
the objective case of thou1 :
- sur-
-
- Sura
-
noun,
any of the 114 chapters of the Koran.
- ungt
-
- ughs
-
noun,
the sound of a cough, grunt, or the like.
- tone
-
noun,
any sound considered with reference to its quality, pitch, strength, source, etc.:
- str.
-
- than
-
conjunction,
(used, as after comparative adjectives and adverbs, to introduce the second member of an unequal comparison):
- USHA
-
noun,
Dawn, a Vedic deity, daughter of Sky and sister of Night.
- tong
-
noun,
tongs.
- shoe
-
noun,
an external covering for the human foot, usually of leather and consisting of a more or less stiff or heavy sole and a lighter upper part ending a short distance above, at, or below the ankle.
- 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.
- Utah
-
noun,
a state in the W United States. 84,916 sq. mi. (219,930 sq. km). Capital: Salt Lake City.
Abbreviation: UT (for use with zip code), Ut.
- USSR
-
noun,
a former federal union of 15 constituent republics, in E Europe and W and N Asia, comprising the larger part of the former Russian Empire: dissolved in December 1991. 8,650,069 sq. mi. (22,402,200 sq. km). Capital: Moscow.
Abbreviation: U.S.S.R., USSR.
- snag
-
noun,
a tree or part of a tree held fast in the bottom of a river, lake, etc., and forming an impediment or danger to navigation.
- tern
-
noun,
any of numerous aquatic birds of the subfamily Sterninae of the family Laridae, related to the gulls but usually having a more slender body and bill, smaller feet, a long, deeply forked tail, and a more graceful flight, especially those of the genus Sterna, as S. hirundo (common tern) of Eurasia and America, having white, black, and gray plumage.
- USNA
-
- stg.
-
- tars
-
noun,
any of various dark-colored viscid products obtained by the destructive distillation of certain organic substances, as coal or wood.
- shut
-
noun,
the act or time of shutting or closing.
- stoa
-
noun,
Greek Architecture. a portico, usually a detached portico of considerable length, that is used as a promenade or meeting place.
- USGA
-
- tens
-
noun,
a self-operated portable device used to treat chronic pain by sending electrical impulses through electrodes placed over the painful area.
- sene
-
noun,
a bronze coin and monetary unit of Western Samoa, the 100th part of a tala.
- USES
-
noun,
the act of employing, using, or putting into service:
- Shoa
-
noun,
the Holocaust.
- user
-
noun,
a person or thing that uses.
- 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.
- USAR
-
- ter.
-
- Tess
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Theresa.
- thae
-
pronoun, adjective,
those.
- uro-
-
- TASS
-
noun,
a cup or small goblet, especially an ornamental one.
- urge
-
noun,
an act of urging; impelling action, influence, or force; impulse.
- Urga
-
noun,
former name of Ulan Bator.
- Song
-
noun,
a short metrical composition intended or adapted for singing, especially one in rhymed stanzas; a lyric; a ballad.
- togs
-
noun,
a coat.
- SOAR
-
noun,
an act or instance of soaring.
- trog
-
noun,
Chiefly British Slang. a hooligan; lout.
- sers
-
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).
- Sert
-
noun,
José María [haw-se mah-ree-ah] /hɔˈsɛ mɑˈri ɑ/ (Show IPA), 1876–1945, Spanish painter.
- Seta
-
noun,
a stiff hair; bristle or bristlelike part.
- trug
-
noun,
a shallow basket for carrying flowers, vegetables, etc., made from strips of wood.
- Seth
-
noun,
the third son of Adam. Gen. 4:25.
- Tour
-
noun,
a traveling around from place to place.
- sore
-
noun,
a sore spot or place on the body.
- Thur
-
- THOR
-
noun,
Scandinavian Mythology. the god of thunder, rain, and farming, represented as riding a chariot drawn by goats and wielding the hammer Mjolnir: the defender of the Aesir, destined to kill and be killed by the Midgard Serpent.
- tron
-
- snug
-
noun,
British. a small, secluded room in a tavern, as for private parties.
- Sour
-
noun,
something that is sour.
- shag
-
noun,
rough, matted hair, wool, or the like.
- Thun
-
noun,
a city in central Switzerland, on the Aar River, near the Lake of Thun.
- Susa
-
noun,
a ruined city in W Iran: the capital of ancient Elam; palaces of Darius and Artaxerxes I; stele containing the Code of Hammurabi discovered here.
- tRNA
-
- Shan
-
noun,
a group of Mongoloid tribes in the hills of Burma.
- tahr
-
noun,
any of several Old World wild goats of the genus Hemitragus, as H. jemlahicus (Himalayan tahr) introduced into New Zealand, having a long mane and short, stout, recurving horns: most are endangered or threatened in their native regions.
- Taos
-
noun,
a Tanoan language spoken in two villages in New Mexico.
- sort
-
noun,
a particular kind, species, variety, class, or group, distinguished by a common character or nature:
- teen
-
noun,
Archaic. suffering; grief.
- thug
-
noun,
a cruel or vicious ruffian, robber, or murderer.
- Tree
-
noun,
a plant having a permanently woody main stem or trunk, ordinarily growing to a considerable height, and usually developing branches at some distance from the ground.
- thou
-
noun,
one thousand dollars, pounds, etc.
- Tane
-
noun,
a Polynesian god of fertility.
- tans
-
noun,
the brown color imparted to the skin by exposure to the sun or open air.
- tanh
-
- sots
-
noun,
a drunkard.
- snot
-
noun,
Vulgar. mucus from the nose.
- thus
-
adverb,
in the way just indicated; in this way:
- then
-
noun,
that time:
- Sere
-
noun,
the series of stages in an ecological succession.
- Tush
-
noun,
an exclamation of “tush!”.
- taur
-
- toga
-
noun,
(in ancient Rome) the loose outer garment worn by citizens in public.
- snog
-
verb (used without object),
to kiss and cuddle.
- shot
-
noun,
a discharge of a firearm, bow, etc.
- Tura
-
noun,
Cosimo [kaw-zee-maw] /ˈkɔ zi mɔ/ (Show IPA), c1430–98? Italian painter.
- tosh
-
noun,
nonsense; bosh.
- shee
-
noun,
sídh.
- Stag
-
noun,
an adult male deer.
- sent
-
noun,
a coin of Estonia until the euro was adopted, the 100th part of a kroon.
- 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.
- Sera
-
noun,
a plural of serum.
- tuns
-
noun,
a large cask for holding liquids, especially wine, ale, or beer.
- Sra.
-
- Shea
-
noun,
shea tree.
- sora
-
noun,
a small, short-billed rail, Porzana carolina, of marshy areas of North America.
- sure
-
Idioms,
for sure, as a certainty; surely:
- Tena
-
noun,
Koyukon.
- ten.
-
- toea
-
noun,
a bronze coin and monetary unit of Papua New Guinea, the 100th part of a kina.
- tegs
-
noun,
Animal Husbandry.
a two-year-old sheep that has not been shorn.
the wool shorn from such a sheep.
- tuna
-
noun,
any of several large food and game fishes of the family Scombridae, inhabiting temperate and tropical seas.
Compare albacore, bluefin tuna, yellowfin tuna.
- tugs
-
noun,
an act or instance of tugging; pull; haul.
- Tues
-
- Tare
-
noun,
any of various vetches, especially Vicia sativa.
- Tees
-
noun,
a river in N England, flowing E along the boundary between Durham and Yorkshire to the North Sea. 70 miles (113 km) long.
- toss
-
noun,
an act or instance of tossing.
- tsar
-
noun,
czar.
- Surt
-
noun,
the guardian and ruler of Muspelheim, destined to defeat Frey at Ragnarok and destroy the world with fire.
- tune
-
noun,
a succession of musical sounds forming an air or melody, with or without the harmony accompanying it.
- oras
-
noun,
plural of os2 .
- sego
-
noun,
sego lily.
- Hans
-
noun,
a male given name, Germanic form of John.
- guan
-
noun,
a large game bird of the curassow family, common in dense woodlands of Central and South America, somewhat resembling a turkey.
- guna
-
noun,
(in Sankhya and Vedantic philosophy) one of the three qualities of prakriti, or nature, which are passion (rajas) dullness or inertia (tamas) and goodness or purity (sattva)
- gush
-
noun,
a sudden, copious outflow of a fluid.
- gust
-
noun,
a sudden, strong blast of wind.
- guts
-
noun,
the alimentary canal, especially between the pylorus and the anus, or some portion of it.
Compare foregut, midgut, hindgut.
- haes
-
verb (used with object), auxiliary verb,
have.
- haet
-
noun,
a little bit; a whit.
- Hag.
-
- hags
-
noun,
an ugly old woman, especially a vicious or malicious one.
- Hare
-
noun,
any rodentlike mammal of the genus Lepus, of the family Leporidae, having long ears, a divided upper lip, and long hind limbs adapted for leaping.
- grue
-
verb (used without object),
to shudder.
- Hart
-
noun,
a male deer, commonly of the red deer, Cervus elaphus, especially after its fifth year.
- hast
-
noun,
Usually, haves. an individual or group that has wealth, social position, or other material benefits (contrasted with have-not).
- hate
-
noun,
intense dislike; extreme aversion or hostility.
- HEAO
-
- hear
-
verb (used with object),
to perceive by the ear:
- heat
-
noun,
the state of a body perceived as having or generating a relatively high degree of warmth.
- sees
-
noun,
the seat, center of authority, office, or jurisdiction of a bishop.
- hent
-
verb (used with object),
to seize.
- her.
-
- Grus
-
noun,
the Crane, a southern constellation between Indus and Piscis Austrinus.
- grot
-
noun,
a grotto.
- Here
-
noun,
this place:
- GOES
-
noun,
plural of go1 .
- gets
-
noun,
an offspring or the total of the offspring, especially of a male animal:
- ghat
-
noun,
a wide set of steps descending to a river, especially a river used for bathing.
- ghee
-
noun,
a kind of liquid butter, used especially in the cooking of India, made from the milk of cows or buffaloes and clarified by boiling.
- gnar
-
verb (used without object),
to snarl; growl.
- 1080
-
- gnat
-
noun,
any of certain small flies, especially the biting gnats or punkies of the family Ceratopogonidae, the midges of the family Chironomidae, and the black flies of the family Simuliidae.
- goas
-
noun,
a gazelle, Procapra picticaudata, of the Tibetan plateau.
- Goat
-
noun,
any of numerous agile, hollow-horned ruminants of the genus Capra, of the family Bovidae, closely related to the sheep, found native in rocky and mountainous regions of the Old World, and widely distributed in domesticated varieties.
- Goer
-
noun,
a person or thing that goes:
- gon-
-
- Gros
-
noun,
Antoine Jean [ahn-twan zhahn] /ɑ̃ˈtwan ʒɑ̃/ (Show IPA), Baron, 1771–1835, French painter.
- Gone
-
noun,
the act of going:
- Gore
-
noun,
blood that is shed, especially when clotted.
- gosh
-
interjection,
(used as an exclamation or mild oath):
- gout
-
noun,
an acute, recurrent disease characterized by painful inflammation of the joints, chiefly those in the feet and hands, and especially in the great toe, and by an excess of uric acid in the blood.
- Gran
-
noun,
grandmother.
- gras
-
- gree
-
noun,
superiority, mastery, or victory.
- gres
-
- gro.
-
- HERA
-
noun,
the ancient Greek queen of heaven, a daughter of Cronus and Rhea and the wife and sister of Zeus.
- HERO
-
noun,
a person noted for courageous acts or nobility of character:
- gest
-
noun,
a story or tale.
- nest
-
noun,
a pocketlike, usually more or less circular structure of twigs, grass, mud, etc., formed by a bird, often high in a tree, as a place in which to lay and incubate its eggs and rear its young; any protected place used by a bird for these purposes.
- Nash
-
noun,
John, 1752–1835, English architect and city planner.
- Nast
-
noun,
Thomas, 1840–1902, U.S. illustrator and cartoonist.
- NATO
-
noun,
an organization formed in Washington, D.C. (1949), comprising the 12 nations of the Atlantic Pact together with Greece, Turkey, and the Federal Republic of Germany, for the purpose of collective defense against aggression.
- NATS
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Nathan or Nathaniel.
- neat
-
noun,
an animal of the genus Bos; a bovine, as a cow or ox.
- Neh.
-
- neo-
-
- Nero
-
noun,
(Lucius Domitius Ahenobarbus) (“Nero Claudius Caesar Drusus Germanicus”) a.d. 37–68, emperor of Rome 54–68, known for his cruelty and depravity.
- ness
-
noun,
a headland; promontory; cape.
- Noah
-
noun,
the patriarch who built a ship (Noah's Ark) in which he, his family, and animals of every species survived the Flood. Gen. 5–9.
- Nah.
-
- noes
-
noun,
an utterance of the word “no.”.
- nogs
-
noun,
any beverage made with beaten eggs, usually with alcoholic liquor; eggnog.
- Nor.
-
- Nora
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Honora.
- nos-
-
- nose
-
noun,
the part of the face or facial region in humans and certain animals that contains the nostrils and the organs of smell and functions as the usual passageway for air in respiration: in humans it is a prominence in the center of the face formed of bone and cartilage, serving also to modify or modulate the voice.
- nosh
-
noun,
a snack.
- not-
-
- nota
-
noun,
a dorsal plate or sclerite of the thorax of an insect.
- Naos
-
noun,
a temple.
- Huss
-
noun,
John, 1369?–1415, Czech religious reformer and martyr.
- hers
-
noun,
Slang. a female:
- hora
-
noun,
a traditional Romanian and Israeli round dance.
- Hess
-
noun,
Dame Myra, 1890–1965, English pianist.
- hest
-
noun,
behest.
- hets
-
noun,
a heterosexual person.
- hgt.
-
- hoar
-
noun,
hoarfrost; rime.
- hone
-
noun,
a whetstone of fine, compact texture for sharpening razors and other cutting tools.
- Hong
-
noun,
(in China) a group of rooms or buildings forming a warehouse, factory, etc.
- Hons
-
noun,
honey (def 6).
- hor.
-
- Horn
-
noun,
one of the bony, permanent, hollow paired growths, often curved and pointed, that project from the upper part of the head of certain ungulate mammals, as cattle, sheep, goats, or antelopes.
- hurt
-
noun,
a blow that inflicts a wound; bodily injury or the cause of such injury.
- Hos.
-
- Hose
-
noun,
a flexible tube for conveying a liquid, as water, to a desired point:
- Host
-
noun,
a person who receives or entertains guests at home or elsewhere:
- hots
-
noun,
the hots, Slang. intense sexual desire or attraction.
- hour
-
noun,
a period of time equal to one twenty-fourth of a mean solar or civil day and equivalent to 60 minutes:
- HUGE
-
adjective,
extraordinarily large in bulk, quantity, or extent:
- Hugo
-
noun,
Victor (Marie, Viscount) [vik-ter muh-ree;; French veek-tawr ma-ree] /ˈvɪk tər məˈri;; French vikˈtɔr maˈri/ (Show IPA), 1802–85, French poet, novelist, and dramatist.
- hugs
-
noun,
a tight clasp with the arms; embrace.
- huns
-
noun,
a member of a nomadic and warlike Asian people who devastated or controlled large parts of eastern and central Europe and who exercised their greatest power under Attila in the 5th century a.d.
- Hunt
-
noun,
an act or practice of hunting game or other wild animals.
- geta
-
noun,
a traditional Japanese wooden clog that is worn outdoors, with a thong that passes between the first two toes and with two transverse supports on the bottom of the sole.
- Gert
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Gertrude.
- nots
-
noun,
a Boolean operator that returns a positive result if its operand is negative and a negative result if its operand is positive.
- Aug.
-
- Ashe
-
noun,
Arthur (Robert, Jr) 1943–93, U.S. tennis player.
- asse
-
noun,
Cape fox.
- ASSR
-
- Asur
-
noun,
Assur.
- Aten
-
noun,
Aton.
- ates
-
- 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
-
- Auer
-
noun,
Leopold [lee-uh-pohld;; Hungarian ley-aw-pawlt] /ˈli əˌpoʊld;; Hungarian ˈleɪ ɔˌpɔlt/ (Show IPA), 1845–1930, Hungarian violinist and teacher.
- Auge
-
noun,
a daughter of King Aleus who became a priestess of Athena. After being raped by Hercules she bore a son, Telephus.
- art.
-
- aune
-
noun,
an old French unit of measure for fabrics, equivalent to about 47 inches (119 cm).
- aunt
-
noun,
the sister of one's father or mother.
- aur-
-
- Aus.
-
- aut-
-
- EARN
-
verb (used with object),
to gain or get in return for one's labor or service:
- 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.
- ease
-
noun,
freedom from labor, pain, or physical annoyance; tranquil rest; comfort:
- East
-
noun,
a cardinal point of the compass, 90° to the right of north. Abbreviation: E.
- Aser
-
noun,
Asher (def 1).
- arse
-
noun,
ass2 (defs 1, 2).
- eats
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- ague
-
noun,
Pathology. a malarial fever characterized by regularly returning paroxysms, marked by successive cold, hot, and sweating fits.
- aeon
-
noun,
(in Gnosticism) one of a class of powers or beings conceived as emanating from the Supreme Being and performing various functions in the operations of the universe.
- aer-
-
- aet.
-
- Agee
-
noun,
James, 1909–55, U.S. author, scenarist, and film critic.
- ager
-
noun,
(often initial capital letter) a person living in a certain historical age:
- ages
-
noun,
the length of time during which a being or thing has existed; length of life or existence to the time spoken of or referred to:
- Agon
-
noun,
(in ancient Greece) a contest in which prizes were awarded in any of a number of events, as athletics, drama, music, poetry, and painting.
- agr.
-
- agst
-
- anes
-
adverb,
once.
- Aron
-
noun,
a male given name.
- ano-
-
- ant.
-
- ANTU
-
- anus
-
noun,
the opening at the lower end of the alimentary canal, through which the solid refuse of digestion is excreted.
- Ares
-
noun,
the ancient Greek god of war, a son of Zeus and Hera, identified by the Romans with Mars.
- Arg.
-
- argh
-
interjection,
(used as an exclamation of frustration, annoyance, etc.)
- Argo
-
noun,
Astronomy. a very large southern constellation, now divided into Vela, Carina, Puppis, and Pyxis, four separate constellations lying largely south of Canis Major.
- Arne
-
noun,
Thomas Augustine, 1710–78, English composer of operas and songs.
- Arno
-
noun,
Peter (Curtis Arnoux Peters) 1904–68, U.S. cartoonist and author.
- eath
-
adjective, adverb,
easy.
- Eger
-
noun,
German name of Ohře.
- Gers
-
noun,
a department in SW France. 2429 sq. mi. (6290 sq. km). Capital: Auch.
- gear
-
noun,
Machinery.
a part, as a disk, wheel, or section of a shaft, having cut teeth of such form, size, and spacing that they mesh with teeth in another part to transmit or receive force and motion.
an assembly of such parts.
one of several possible arrangements of such parts in a mechanism, as an automobile transmission, for affording different relations of torque and speed between the driving and the driven machinery, or for permitting the driven machinery to run in either direction:
a mechanism or group of parts performing one function or serving one purpose in a complex machine:
- Gaon
-
noun,
a title of honor for the directors of the Jewish academies at Sura and Pumbedita in Babylonia, used from the end of the 6th century a.d. to about the beginning of the 11th century.
- Gare
-
noun,
low-grade wool fibers from the legs of sheep.
- gars
-
noun,
Also called garfish, garpike. any predaceous freshwater fish of the genus Lepisosteus, of North America, covered with hard, diamond-shaped scales and having long jaws with needlelike teeth.
- gash
-
noun,
a long, deep wound or cut; slash.
- gast
-
verb (used with object),
to terrify or frighten.
- gate
-
noun,
a movable barrier, usually on hinges, closing an opening in a fence, wall, or other enclosure.
- gats
-
noun,
a pistol or revolver.
- gaur
-
noun,
a massive wild ox, Bibos gaurus, of southeastern Asia and the Malay Archipelago, growing to a height of 6 feet (1.8 meters) at the shoulder: now reduced in numbers.
- Gean
-
noun,
heart cherry.
- gees
-
noun,
a sum of one thousand dollars:
- Eur.
-
- Gen.
-
- Gena
-
noun,
the cheek or side region of the head.
- gene
-
noun,
the basic physical unit of heredity; a linear sequence of nucleotides along a segment of DNA that provides the coded instructions for synthesis of RNA, which, when translated into protein, leads to the expression of hereditary character.
- gens
-
noun,
a group of families in ancient Rome claiming descent from a common ancestor and united by a common name and common ancestral religious rites.
- Gent
-
noun,
Informal. gentleman (defs 1, 2).
- genu
-
noun,
the knee.
- geo-
-
- Ger.
-
- Gera
-
noun,
a city in E central Germany.
- Eure
-
noun,
a department in NW France. 2331 sq. mi. (6035 sq. km). Capital: Evreux.
- Eton
-
noun,
a town in Berkshire, in S England, on the Thames River, W of London: the site of Eton College.
- egos
-
noun,
the “I” or self of any person; a person as thinking, feeling, and willing, and distinguishing itself from the selves of others and from objects of its thought.
- Eros
-
noun,
the ancient Greek god of love, identified by the Romans with Cupid.
- Eng.
-
- engs
-
noun,
the symbol, ŋ, that, in the International Phonetic Alphabet and in the pronunciation alphabets of some dictionaries, represents the voiced velar nasal consonant indicated in English spelling by (ng), as in the pronunciations of cling [kling] /klɪŋ/ (Show IPA) and clink [klingk] /klɪŋk/ (Show IPA).
- Enos
-
noun,
the son of Seth. Gen. 5:6.
- Ens.
-
- eons
-
noun,
an indefinitely long period of time; age.
- eous
-
- ergs
-
- Erna
-
noun,
a female given name: from an Old English word meaning “eagle.”.
- Erne
-
noun,
sea eagle.
- Erse
-
noun,
Gaelic, especially Scottish Gaelic.
- Etna
-
noun,
Mount, an active volcano in E Sicily. 10,758 feet (3280 meters).
- erst
-
adverb,
before the present time; formerly.
- Esau
-
noun,
a son of Isaac and Rebekah, twin brother of Jacob, to whom he sold his birthright. Gen. 25:21–25.
- esne
-
noun,
(in Anglo-Saxon England) a member of the lowest class; laborer.
- eso-
-
- esse
-
noun,
being; existence.
- est.
-
- Este
-
noun,
a city in NE Italy: medieval fortress; ancient Roman ruins.
- ETAS
-
noun,
the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
- Eth.
-
- eths
-
noun,
a letter in the form of a crossed d, written đ or ð, used in Old English writing to represent both voiced and unvoiced th and in modern Icelandic and in phonetic alphabets to represent voiced th.
- note
-
noun,
a brief record of something written down to assist the memory or for future reference.
- Heer
-
noun,
an old unit of measure for linen and woolen yarn, equivalent to about 600 yards (550 meters).
- nous
-
noun,
Greek Philosophy. mind or intellect.
- resh
-
noun,
the 20th letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
- Rees
-
noun,
reeve3 .
- Reg.
-
- regs
-
noun,
Usually, regs. Informal. regulations.
- Rena
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Marina.
- Reno
-
noun,
Informal. a renovation, as of a building or room.
- rent
-
noun,
a payment made periodically by a tenant to a landlord in return for the use of land, a building, an apartment, an office, or other property.
- rest
-
noun,
the refreshing quiet or repose of sleep:
- rate
-
noun,
the amount of a charge or payment with reference to some basis of calculation:
- rete
-
noun,
a pierced plate on an astrolabe, having projections whose points correspond to the fixed stars.
- 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.
- Rhee
-
noun,
Syngman [sing-muh n] /ˈsɪŋ mən/ (Show IPA), 1875–1965, president of South Korea 1948–60.
- rhos
-
noun,
the 17th letter of the Greek alphabet (P, ρ).
- RNAS
-
- roan
-
noun,
a horse or other animal with a roan coat.
- RATO
-
noun,
rocket-assisted takeoff.
- rash
-
noun,
an eruption or efflorescence on the skin.
- Rosa
-
noun,
Salvator [sahl-vah-tawr] /ˈsɑl vɑˌtɔr/ (Show IPA), 1615–73, Italian painter and poet.
- OSSA
-
noun,
plural of os1 .
- Oran
-
noun,
a seaport in NW Algeria.
- org.
-
- Orne
-
noun,
a department in NW France. 2372 sq. mi. (6145 sq. km). Capital: Alençon.
- orts
-
noun,
Usually, orts. a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
- osar
-
noun,
plural of os3 .
- Osee
-
noun,
Hosea.
- OSHA
-
noun,
the division of the Department of Labor that sets and enforces occupational health and safety rules.
- ours
-
noun,
(used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
- rase
-
verb (used with object),
raze.
- 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:
- out-
-
- outs
-
noun,
a means of escape or excuse, as from a place, punishment, retribution, responsibility, etc.:
- rage
-
noun,
angry fury; violent anger (sometimes used in combination):
- rang
-
noun,
a boomerang.
- rant
-
noun,
ranting, extravagant, or violent declamation.
- RONA
-
- ROSE
-
noun,
any of the wild or cultivated, usually prickly-stemmed, pinnate-leaved, showy-flowered shrubs of the genus Rosa.
Compare rose family.
- Ont.
-
- 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.
- sags
-
noun,
an act or instance of sagging.
- sane
-
noun,
a private nationwide organization in the U.S., established in 1957, that opposes nuclear testing and advocates international peace.
- Sang
-
noun,
the act or performance of singing.
- SASE
-
- sash
-
noun,
a long band or scarf worn over one shoulder or around the waist, as by military officers as a part of the uniform or by women and children for ornament.
- Sat.
-
- 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.
- Sage
-
noun,
a profoundly wise person; a person famed for wisdom.
- saur
-
- Sean
-
noun,
a male given name, form of John.
- sear
-
noun,
a mark or scar made by searing.
- SEAS
-
noun,
the salt waters that cover the greater part of the earth's surface.
- 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.
- Seen
-
verb,
past participle of see1 .
- seer
-
noun,
a person who sees; observer.
- sago
-
noun,
a starchy foodstuff derived from the soft interior of the trunk of various palms and cycads, used in making puddings.
- Ruth
-
noun,
pity or compassion.
- Ross
-
noun,
the rough exterior of bark.
- rues
-
noun,
sorrow; repentance; regret.
- 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.
- rote
-
noun,
routine; a fixed, habitual, or mechanical course of procedure:
- Roth
-
noun,
Phillip, born 1933, U.S. novelist and short-story writer.
- ROTS
-
noun,
the process of rotting.
- roue
-
noun,
a dissolute and licentious man; rake.
- ROUS
-
noun,
(Francis) Peyton, 1879–1970, U.S. pathologist: Nobel Prize in medicine 1966.
- rout
-
noun,
a defeat attended with disorderly flight; dispersal of a defeated force in complete disorder:
- ruga
-
noun,
Usually, rugae. Biology, Anatomy. a wrinkle, fold, or ridge.
- 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.
- rune
-
noun,
any of the characters of certain ancient alphabets, as of a script used for writing the Germanic languages, especially of Scandinavia and Britain, from c200 to c1200, or a script used for inscriptions in a Turkic language of the 6th to 8th centuries from the area near the Orkhon River in Mongolia.
- rung
-
noun,
one of the crosspieces, usually rounded, forming the steps of a ladder.
- runs
-
noun,
an act or instance, or a period of running:
- runt
-
noun,
an animal that is small or stunted as compared with others of its kind.
- Rus.
-
- Ruse
-
noun,
a trick, stratagem, or artifice.
- Rush
-
noun,
the act of rushing; a rapid, impetuous, or violent onward movement.
- onus
-
noun,
a difficult or disagreeable obligation, task, burden, etc.
- Rhea
-
noun,
the ramie plant or fiber.
- Onas
-
noun,
a member of a people of Tierra del Fuego.
- ogre
-
noun,
a monster in fairy tales and popular legend, usually represented as a hideous giant who feeds on human flesh.
- OATS
-
noun,
a cereal grass, Avena sativa, cultivated for its edible seed.
- oath
-
noun,
a solemn appeal to a deity, or to some revered person or thing, to witness one's determination to speak the truth, to keep a promise, etc.:
- oast
-
noun,
a kiln for drying hops or malt.
- ogee
-
noun,
a double curve, resembling the letter S, formed by the union of a concave and a convex line.
- Oahu
-
noun,
an island in central Hawaii: third largest and most important island of the state; location of Honolulu. 589 sq. mi. (1525 sq. km).
- ESR
-
- 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.
- Eg.
-
- eo-
-
- ETA
-
noun,
the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
- ROT
-
noun,
the process of rotting.
- ea.
-
- ean
-
- Nth
-
Idioms,
the nth degree / power,
a high degree or power.
the utmost degree or extent:
- NES
-
- Tro
-
- EAS
-
noun,
the Akkadian god of wisdom, the son of Apsu and father of Marduk: the counterpart of Enki.
- TRH
-
- run
-
noun,
an act or instance, or a period of running:
- ESU
-
- NUS
-
noun,
the 13th letter of the Greek alphabet (Ν, ν).
- SES
-
noun,
the syllable used for the seventh tone of a scale and sometimes for the tone B.
- NSU
-
- rug
-
noun,
a thick fabric for covering part of a floor, often woven of wool and often having an oblong shape with a border design.
Compare carpet.
- NGO
-
noun,
1901–1963, South Vietnamese statesman: president of the Republic of South Vietnam 1956–63.
- at.
-
- NHA
-
- ATS
-
noun,
a money of account of Laos, the 100th part of a kip.
- rut
-
noun,
a furrow or track in the ground, especially one made by the passage of a vehicle or vehicles.
- tun
-
noun,
a large cask for holding liquids, especially wine, ale, or beer.
- tug
-
noun,
an act or instance of tugging; pull; haul.
- tue
-
- TSE
-
- NET
-
noun,
a bag or other contrivance of strong thread or cord worked into an open, meshed fabric, for catching fish, birds, or other animals:
- Tu.
-
- TSS
-
- 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.
- NSA
-
- TSH
-
- eat
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- Nat
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Nathan or Nathaniel.
- ne-
-
- ERS
-
noun,
ervil.
- ERA
-
noun,
a period of time marked by distinctive character, events, etc.:
- ERE
-
preposition, conjunction,
before.
- RSS
-
- RSE
-
- RSA
-
- Rs.
-
- Nee
-
adjective,
born (placed after the name of a married woman to introduce her maiden name):
- ess
-
noun,
the letter S, s.
- ERT
-
- ESA
-
- she
-
noun,
a female person or animal.
- ese
-
- NEA
-
- Tor
-
noun,
a rocky pinnacle; a peak of a bare or rocky mountain or hill.
- rt.
-
- one
-
noun,
the first and lowest whole number, being a cardinal number; unity.
- NEG
-
noun,
a photographic negative.
- tra
-
- EEG
-
- EEO
-
- So.
-
- EGO
-
noun,
the “I” or self of any person; a person as thinking, feeling, and willing, and distinguishing itself from the selves of others and from objects of its thought.
- Ehr
-
- en-
-
- tr.
-
- EOS
-
noun,
the ancient Greek goddess of the dawn, identified by the Romans with Aurora.
- ene
-
- SHA
-
- Rue
-
noun,
sorrow; repentance; regret.
- RTS
-
- EOE
-
- eon
-
noun,
an indefinitely long period of time; age.
- rte
-
- Sgt
-
- ast
-
- ASU
-
- Agt
-
- SSE
-
- USE
-
noun,
the act of employing, using, or putting into service:
- SSA
-
- AGS
-
adjective, noun,
agriculture:
- sea
-
noun,
the salt waters that cover the greater part of the earth's surface.
- urs
-
noun,
an ancient Sumerian city on the Euphrates, in S Iraq: extensive excavations, especially of royal tombs.
- urn
-
noun,
a large or decorative vase, especially one with an ornamental foot or pedestal.
- Agh
-
- se-
-
- AHE
-
- ahu
-
noun,
a stone heap or platform used by the Polynesians as a marker or memorial.
- ane
-
adjective, noun, pronoun,
one.
- ss.
-
- ANG
-
- Sau
-
noun,
German name of Sava.
- ago
-
adverb,
in past time; in the past:
- SSN
-
- nr.
-
- USO
-
- ag-
-
- UTE
-
noun,
Informal. a utility vehicle.
- an.
-
- Ar.
-
- Uta
-
noun,
any of several iguanid lizards of the genus Uta, of the western U.S. and northern Mexico.
- USR
-
- ae.
-
- SEN
-
noun,
a money of account of Japan, the 100th part of a yen, now used only in certain quotations, as on foreign exchange.
- St.
-
- SST
-
- USN
-
- AES
-
noun,
any of various early forms of bronze or copper money used in ancient Rome.
Compare as2 (def 1).
- See
-
noun,
the seat, center of authority, office, or jurisdiction of a bishop.
- age
-
noun,
the length of time during which a being or thing has existed; length of life or existence to the time spoken of or referred to:
- SSR
-
- ans
-
noun,
the Sumerian god of heaven: the counterpart of the Akkadian Anu.
- Noh
-
noun,
Nō.
- SRO
-
- UAE
-
- SAG
-
noun,
an act or instance of sagging.
- Ash
-
noun,
the powdery residue of matter that remains after burning.
- Une
-
- Una
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Latin word meaning “one.”.
- 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).
- ugh
-
noun,
the sound of a cough, grunt, or the like.
- USS
-
- ase
-
- USA
-
- UAR
-
- ASN
-
- Aso
-
noun,
Mount, a volcanic mountain in Japan, in central Kyushu, noted for its vast caldera. 5223 feet (1593 meters).
- ASR
-
- ASS
-
noun,
a long-eared, slow, patient, sure-footed domesticated mammal, Equus asinus, related to the horse, used chiefly as a beast of burden.
- SAE
-
- ung
-
- ARU
-
- ANU
-
noun,
a twining herb, Tropaeolum tuberosum, of the nasturtium family, found in the Andes, having edible tubers and large flowers with yellow petals and red spurs.
- SAR
-
- SRS
-
- ure
-
- aor
-
- AOU
-
- 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.
- nog
-
noun,
any beverage made with beaten eggs, usually with alcoholic liquor; eggnog.
- NRA
-
- ur-
-
- NHG
-
- Noe
-
noun,
Noah (def 1).
- Sr.
-
- San
-
noun,
a member of a nomadic aboriginal people of southern Africa.
- uns
-
- ARS
-
- NHS
-
- UNO
-
- OSA
-
- 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.
- ETO
-
- GUS
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Augustus or Gustave.
- GTS
-
- SUG
-
- Gun
-
noun,
a weapon consisting of a metal tube, with mechanical attachments, from which projectiles are shot by the force of an explosive; a piece of ordnance.
- ht.
-
- tee
-
noun,
the letter T or t.
- Gur
-
noun,
a branch of the Niger-Congo subfamily of languages, including Mossi and other languages spoken in Burkina Faso, Ghana, Togo, Ivory Coast, and Mali.
- HST
-
- GTO
-
- hrs
-
- Gut
-
noun,
the alimentary canal, especially between the pylorus and the anus, or some portion of it.
Compare foregut, midgut, hindgut.
- HRE
-
- hr.
-
- hae
-
verb (used with object), auxiliary verb,
have.
- 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.
- teg
-
noun,
Animal Husbandry.
a two-year-old sheep that has not been shorn.
the wool shorn from such a sheep.
- gt.
-
- TAU
-
noun,
the 19th letter of the Greek alphabet (T, τ).
- rah
-
interjection,
(used as an exclamation of encouragement to a player or team.)
- sht
-
- Hue
-
noun,
a gradation or variety of a color; tint:
- Gor
-
interjection,
(used as a mild oath.)
- Shu
-
noun,
the Confucian principle of refraining from actions toward others that would be disagreeable if done to oneself.
- RAN
-
noun,
a sea goddess who drags down ships and drowns sailors: the wife of Aegir.
- got
-
noun,
an offspring or the total of the offspring, especially of a male animal:
- Gr.
-
- Teh
-
noun,
Te.
- rag
-
noun,
a worthless piece of cloth, especially one that is torn or worn.
- gre
-
- Rae
-
noun,
John, 1813–93, Scottish surgeon and Arctic explorer.
- Re.
-
- GSA
-
- GSR
-
- our
-
noun,
(used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
- OTS
-
- RAS
-
noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- TAE
-
preposition,
to.
- Ore
-
noun,
a metal-bearing mineral or rock, or a native metal, that can be mined at a profit.
- Son
-
noun,
a male child or person in relation to his parents.
- Ora
-
noun,
plural of os2 .
- het
-
noun,
a heterosexual person.
- TAG
-
noun,
a piece or strip of strong paper, plastic, metal, leather, etc., for attaching by one end to something as a mark or label:
- OHG
-
- ONA
-
noun,
a member of a people of Tierra del Fuego.
- ORT
-
noun,
Usually, orts. a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
- ons
-
- Sus
-
- Hoe
-
noun,
a long-handled implement having a thin, flat blade usually set transversely, used to break up the surface of the ground, destroy weeds, etc.
- hog
-
noun,
a hoofed mammal of the family Suidae, order Artiodactyla, comprising boars and swine.
- Hon
-
noun,
honey (def 6).
- ONR
-
- Tan
-
noun,
the brown color imparted to the skin by exposure to the sun or open air.
- OES
-
noun,
the fifteenth letter of the English alphabet, a vowel.
- ote
-
- OSS
-
- Han
-
noun,
a dynasty in China, 206 b.c.–a.d. 220, with an interregnum, a.d. 9–25: characterized by consolidation of the centralized imperial state and territorial expansion.
Compare Earlier Han, Later Han.
- OTA
-
- HAO
-
noun,
an aluminum coin and monetary unit of Vietnam, the tenth part of a dong.
- ot-
-
- sot
-
noun,
a drunkard.
- has
-
noun,
Usually, haves. an individual or group that has wealth, social position, or other material benefits (contrasted with have-not).
- HAT
-
noun,
a shaped covering for the head, usually with a crown and brim, especially for wear outdoors.
- Hen
-
noun,
the female of the domestic fowl.
- SUN
-
noun,
(often initial capital letter) the star that is the central body of the solar system, around which the planets revolve and from which they receive light and heat: its mean distance from the earth is about 93 million miles (150 million km), its diameter about 864,000 miles (1.4 million km), and its mass about 330,000 times that of the earth; its period of surface rotation is about 26 days at its equator but longer at higher latitudes.
- SOS
-
noun,
any call for help:
- ose
-
- TAR
-
noun,
any of various dark-colored viscid products obtained by the destructive distillation of certain organic substances, as coal or wood.
- SNU
-
- TAO
-
noun,
(in philosophical Taoism) that in virtue of which all things happen or exist.
- hot
-
noun,
the hots, Slang. intense sexual desire or attraction.
- hug
-
noun,
a tight clasp with the arms; embrace.
- Hts
-
- Sue
-
noun,
Eugène [œ-zhen] /œˈʒɛn/ (Show IPA), (Marie Joseph Sue) 1804–57, French novelist.
- Tng
-
- GAN
-
noun,
cotton gin.
- OAT
-
noun,
a cereal grass, Avena sativa, cultivated for its edible seed.
- Stu
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Stewart or Stuart.
- res
-
noun,
an object or thing; matter.
- Hus
-
noun,
Jan [jan;; Czech yahn] /dʒæn;; Czech yɑn/ (Show IPA), Huss, John.
- OAS
-
- 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.
- HUT
-
noun,
a small or humble dwelling of simple construction, especially one made of natural materials, as of logs or grass.
- ROG
-
- ROE
-
noun,
the mass of eggs, or spawn, within the ovarian membrane of the female fish.
- tog
-
noun,
a coat.
- toe
-
noun,
one of the terminal digits of the human foot.
- Ga.
-
- Hun
-
noun,
a member of a nomadic and warlike Asian people who devastated or controlled large parts of eastern and central Europe and who exercised their greatest power under Attila in the 5th century a.d.
- rhe
-
noun,
a centimeter-gram-second unit of fluidity, equal to the reciprocal of poise.
- Gee
-
noun,
a sum of one thousand dollars:
- Sta
-
- GAR
-
noun,
Also called garfish, garpike. any predaceous freshwater fish of the genus Lepisosteus, of North America, covered with hard, diamond-shaped scales and having long jaws with needlelike teeth.
- rho
-
noun,
the 17th letter of the Greek alphabet (P, ρ).
- NUT
-
noun,
a dry fruit consisting of an edible kernel or meat enclosed in a woody or leathery shell.
- RNA
-
- Gat
-
noun,
a pistol or revolver.
- nae
-
adverb,
no1 ; not.
- GAS
-
noun,
Physics. a substance possessing perfect molecular mobility and the property of indefinite expansion, as opposed to a solid or liquid.
- ROA
-
- sho
-
- NAG
-
noun,
Also, nagger. a person who nags, especially habitually.
- get
-
noun,
an offspring or the total of the offspring, especially of a male animal:
- Ges
-
- GAO
-
noun,
a city in E Mali.
- 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.
- tha
-
noun,
the fourth letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- OAU
-
- 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.
- TGN
-
- ETS
-
- 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.
- eu-
-
- Sou
-
noun,
(formerly) either of two bronze coins of France, equal to 5 centimes and 10 centimes.
- ETR
-
- GNU
-
noun,
either of two stocky, oxlike antelopes of the genus Connochaetes, the silver-gray, white-bearded C. taurinus of the eastern African plain and the black, white-tailed C. gnou of central South Africa: recently near extinction, the South African gnu is now protected.
- REA
-
- Ree
-
noun,
reeve3 .
- GHA
-
- TES
-
noun,
ti1 .
- Goa
-
noun,
a gazelle, Procapra picticaudata, of the Tibetan plateau.
- th-
-
- GO
-
noun,
the act of going:
- AH
-
interjection,
(used as an exclamation of pain, surprise, pity, complaint, dislike, joy, etc., according to the manner of utterance.)
- 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.
- GU
-
- O.
-
- TA
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- et
-
verb,
a simple past tense of eat.
- 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.
- OH
-
noun,
the exclamation “oh.”.
- G.
-
- AU
-
plural,
to the; at the; with the.
- AO
-
- OG
-
- HO
-
noun,
a sexually promiscuous woman.
- HG
-
- t.
-
- TG
-
- T1
-
- TN
-
- OU
-
noun,
a rare Hawaiian honeycreeper, Psittirostra psittacea, having an olive-green body, a parrotlike bill, and in the male a bright yellow head.
- HE
-
noun,
any male person or animal; a man:
- R.
-
- NH
-
- E.
-
noun,
Edward (St. John) 1925–2000, U.S. writer and illustrator.
- ee
-
- S.
-
- SA
-
- SG
-
- OA
-
- er
-
interjection,
(used to express or represent a pause, hesitation, uncertainty, etc.).
- RN
-
- SN
-
- RH
-
- GN
-
- RA
-
noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- U.
-
- RO
-
- NU
-
noun,
the 13th letter of the Greek alphabet (Ν, ν).
- GH
-
- UH
-
interjection,
(used to indicate hesitation, doubt, or a pause).
- sh
-
interjection,
(used to urge silence.)
- h.
-
- No
-
noun,
an utterance of the word “no.”.
- eh
-
interjection,
(an interrogative utterance, usually expressing surprise or doubt or seeking confirmation).
- N.
-
- NA
-
adverb,
no1 .
- TE
-
noun,
ti1 .
- rg
-
- SU
-
- NG
-
- RU
-
- OE
-
noun,
oy2 .