Anagrams of assertion
Word assertion has
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- senoritas
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noun,
a Spanish term of address equivalent to miss, used alone or capitalized and prefixed to the name of a girl or unmarried woman. Abbreviation: Srta.
- arsonist
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noun,
a person who commits arson.
- treasons
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noun,
the offense of acting to overthrow one's government or to harm or kill its sovereign.
- Ossetian
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noun,
an Osset.
- retsinas
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noun,
a strong, resinated white or red wine of Greece and Cyprus.
- senorita
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noun,
a Spanish term of address equivalent to miss, used alone or capitalized and prefixed to the name of a girl or unmarried woman. Abbreviation: Srta.
- stearins
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noun,
Chemistry. any of the three glyceryl esters of stearic acid, especially C 3 H 5 (C 18 H 35 O 2) 3 , a soft, white, odorless solid found in many natural fats.
- erasions
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noun,
the act of erasing.
- sensoria
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noun,
a part of the brain or the brain itself regarded as the seat of sensation.
- notaries
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noun,
notary public.
- satoris
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noun,
sudden enlightenment.
- anoesis
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noun,
a state of mind consisting of pure sensation or emotion without cognitive content.
- Ossetia
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noun,
a region in Caucasia: divided between North Ossetia of the Russian Federation and the South Ossetian Autonomous Region of the Georgian Republic.
- trioses
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noun,
a monosaccharide that has three atoms of carbon.
- tansies
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noun,
any of several composite plants of the genus Tanacetum, especially a strong-scented, weedy, Old World herb, T. vulgare, having flat-topped clusters of tubular yellow flowers.
- arsines
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noun,
Also called arseniuretted hydrogen. a colorless, flammable, slightly water-soluble gas, AsH 3 , having a fetid, garliclike odor, used in chemical warfare.
- inserts
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noun,
something inserted or to be inserted.
- antero-
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- Anteros
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noun,
Classical Mythology. a brother of Eros, most often regarded as the avenger of unrequited love.
- entasis
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noun,
a slight convexity given to a column or tower, as to correct an optical illusion.
- instars
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noun,
an insect in any one of its periods of postembryonic growth between molts.
- senator
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noun,
a member of a senate.
- atonies
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noun,
Pathology. lack of tone or energy; muscular weakness, especially in a contractile organ.
- arseno-
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- orients
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noun,
the Orient,
the countries of Asia, especially East Asia.
(formerly) the countries to the E of the Mediterranean.
- aorists
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noun,
a verb tense, as in Classical Greek, expressing action or, in the indicative mood, past action, without further limitation or implication.
- norites
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noun,
a granular igneous rock consisting of a mix of light and dark minerals, the former being calcic plagioclase feldspars, and the latter orthorhombic pyroxenes.
- Aretino
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noun,
Pietro [pye-traw] /ˈpyɛ trɔ/ (Show IPA), 1492–1556, Italian satirist and dramatist.
- santirs
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noun,
a Persian musical instrument resembling a dulcimer.
- treason
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noun,
the offense of acting to overthrow one's government or to harm or kill its sovereign.
- sestina
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noun,
a poem of six six-line stanzas and a three-line envoy, originally without rhyme, in which each stanza repeats the end words of the lines of the first stanza, but in different order, the envoy using the six words again, three in the middle of the lines and three at the end.
- aristo-
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- stearo-
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- stearin
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noun,
Chemistry. any of the three glyceryl esters of stearic acid, especially C 3 H 5 (C 18 H 35 O 2) 3 , a soft, white, odorless solid found in many natural fats.
- aristos
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noun,
aristocrat.
- tensors
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noun,
Anatomy. a muscle that stretches or tightens some part of the body.
- nestors
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noun,
the oldest and wisest of the Greeks in the Trojan War and a king of Pylos.
- erasion
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noun,
the act of erasing.
- sinters
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noun,
siliceous or calcareous matter deposited by springs, as that formed around the vent of a geyser.
- stories
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noun,
a narrative, either true or fictitious, in prose or verse, designed to interest, amuse, or instruct the hearer or reader; tale.
- retsina
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noun,
a strong, resinated white or red wine of Greece and Cyprus.
- nasties
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noun,
Informal. a nasty person or thing.
- retains
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verb (used with object),
to keep possession of.
- sterno-
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- Estonia
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noun,
a republic in N Europe, on the Baltic, S of the Gulf of Finland: an independent republic 1918–40; annexed by the Soviet Union 1940; regained independence 1991. 17,413 sq. mi. (45,100 sq. km). Capital: Tallinn.
- Staines
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noun,
a town in Surrey, SE England, on the Thames River near Heathrow airport.
- estrins
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noun,
estrone.
- strains
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noun,
any force or pressure tending to alter shape, cause a fracture, etc.
- reasons
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noun,
a basis or cause, as for some belief, action, fact, event, etc.:
- 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.
- 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.
- sorites
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noun,
a form of argument having several premises and one conclusion, capable of being resolved into a chain of syllogisms, the conclusion of each of which is a premise of the next.
- rations
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noun,
a fixed allowance of provisions or food, especially for soldiers or sailors or for civilians during a shortage:
- ratines
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noun,
a loosely woven fabric made with nubby or knotty yarns.
- stoners
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noun,
Slang. a person who is habitually high on drugs, especially marijuana, or alcohol; a person who is usually stoned.
- tisanes
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noun,
(italics) French. aromatic or herb-flavored tea.
- Torenia
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noun,
any of several plants belonging to the genus Torenia, of the figwort family, native to Africa and Asia, having two-lipped, usually blue or purple flowers.
- Tessin
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noun,
French and German name of Ticino.
- Senior
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noun,
a person who is older than another.
- stares
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noun,
a staring gaze; a fixed look with the eyes wide open:
- terais
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noun,
a marshy lowland area in N India and S Nepal, between the Ganges and the foothills of the Himalayas.
- sensor
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noun,
a mechanical device sensitive to light, temperature, radiation level, or the like, that transmits a signal to a measuring or control instrument.
- senors
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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.
- Nasser
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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.
- Naoise
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noun,
the husband of Deirdre and a nephew of Conchobar, by whom he was treacherously killed.
- Senora
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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.
- stoner
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noun,
Slang. a person who is habitually high on drugs, especially marijuana, or alcohol; a person who is usually stoned.
- serais
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noun,
(in Eastern countries) a caravansary.
- tisane
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noun,
(italics) French. aromatic or herb-flavored tea.
- eosins
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noun,
Also called bromeosin, tetrabromofluorescein. a red, crystalline, water-insoluble solid, C 20 H 8 Br 4 O 5 , derived from fluorescein by bromination: used chiefly as an acid dye for dyeing silk a rose red color and as a histological stain.
- sirens
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noun,
Classical Mythology. one of several sea nymphs, part woman and part bird, who lure mariners to destruction by their seductive singing.
- Sirena
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noun,
a female given name.
- stanes
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noun, adjective, adverb, verb (used with object),
stone.
- essoin
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noun,
(in England) an excuse for nonappearance in a court of law at the prescribed time.
- sinter
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noun,
siliceous or calcareous matter deposited by springs, as that formed around the vent of a geyser.
- Estrin
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noun,
estrone.
- toners
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noun,
a person or thing that tones.
- toe-in
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noun,
the slight forward convergence given to the front wheels of an automobile to improve steering qualities.
- siesta
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noun,
a midday or afternoon rest or nap, especially as taken in Spain and Latin America.
- iatro-
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- setons
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noun,
a thread or the like inserted beneath the skin to provide drainage or to guide subsequent passage of a tube.
- serins
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noun,
a small finch, Serinus serinus, of Europe and northern Africa, closely related to the canary.
- insert
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noun,
something inserted or to be inserted.
- insets
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noun,
something inserted; insert.
- instar
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noun,
an insect in any one of its periods of postembryonic growth between molts.
- set-in
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adjective,
made separately and placed within another unit.
- inter.
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- inters
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verb (used with object),
to place (a dead body) in a grave or tomb; bury.
- intra-
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- intro.
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- intros
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noun,
an introduction.
- serosa
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noun,
Embryology, Zoology.
the chorion.
a similar membrane in insects and other lower invertebrates.
- tineas
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noun,
any of several skin diseases caused by fungi; ringworm.
- instr.
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- norias
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noun,
a device consisting of a series of buckets on a wheel, used in Spain and the East for raising water.
- Nestor
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noun,
the oldest and wisest of the Greeks in the Trojan War and a king of Pylos.
- resist
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noun,
a substance that prevents or inhibits some effect from taking place, as a coating on a surface of a metallic printing plate that prevents or inhibits corrosion of the metal by acid.
- Ossian
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noun,
a legendary hero and poet and son of Finn, who is supposed to have lived during the 3rd century a.d., represented in Gaelic poems and in imitations of them written by James Macpherson in the 18th century.
- saints
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noun,
any of certain persons of exceptional holiness of life, formally recognized as such by the Christian Church, especially by canonization.
- tainos
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noun,
a member of an extinct Arawakan Indian tribe of the West Indies.
- steno-
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- stenos
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noun,
a stenographer.
- raises
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noun,
an increase in amount, as of wages:
- sterns
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noun,
the after part of a vessel (often opposed to stem).
- Strine
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noun,
Australian English.
- ratine
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noun,
a loosely woven fabric made with nubby or knotty yarns.
- ration
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noun,
a fixed allowance of provisions or food, especially for soldiers or sailors or for civilians during a shortage:
- reason
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noun,
a basis or cause, as for some belief, action, fact, event, etc.:
- Reston
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noun,
James (Barrett) ("Scotty") 1909–1995, U.S. journalist, born in Scotland.
- steins
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noun,
a mug, usually earthenware, especially for beer.
- Strain
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noun,
any force or pressure tending to alter shape, cause a fracture, etc.
- retain
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verb (used with object),
to keep possession of.
- retina
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noun,
the innermost coat of the posterior part of the eyeball that receives the image produced by the lens, is continuous with the optic nerve, and consists of several layers, one of which contains the rods and cones that are sensitive to light.
- rinses
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noun,
an act or instance of rinsing.
- Rosita
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noun,
a female given name, Spanish form of Rose.
- rosins
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noun,
Chemistry. the yellowish to amber, translucent, hard, brittle, fragmented resin left after distilling the oil of turpentine from the crude oleoresin of the pine: used chiefly in making varnishes, varnish and paint driers, printing inks, and for rubbing on the bows of such string instruments as the violin.
- Rosina
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noun,
a female given name, Italian form of Rose.
- stores
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noun,
an establishment where merchandise is sold, usually on a retail basis.
- rosets
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noun,
resin; rosin.
- Stones
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noun,
the hard substance, formed of mineral matter, of which rocks consist.
- roasts
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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.
- ossein
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noun,
the collagen of bone, remaining after the mineral matter has been removed by treatment with dilute acid.
- osiers
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noun,
any of various willows, as the red osier, having tough, flexible twigs or branches that are used for wickerwork.
- tensor
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noun,
Anatomy. a muscle that stretches or tightens some part of the body.
- tenias
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noun,
taenia.
- Season
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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.
- tensas
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noun,
a river in NE Louisiana, flowing S to the Ouachita River. 250 miles (402 km) long.
- niters
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noun,
potassium nitrate.
- nitres
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noun,
niter.
- nitro-
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- noesis
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noun,
(in Greek philosophy) the exercise of reason.
- noises
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noun,
sound, especially of a loud, harsh, or confused kind:
- satori
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noun,
sudden enlightenment.
- norite
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noun,
a granular igneous rock consisting of a mix of light and dark minerals, the former being calcic plagioclase feldspars, and the latter orthorhombic pyroxenes.
- satire
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noun,
the use of irony, sarcasm, ridicule, or the like, in exposing, denouncing, or deriding vice, folly, etc.
- satins
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noun,
a fabric in a warp-effect or filling-effect satin weave, as acetate, rayon, nylon, or silk, often having a glossy face and a soft, slippery texture.
- Saseno
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noun,
an island off the W coast of Albania, at the entrance to Valona Bay: belongs to Albania. 2 sq. mi. (5 sq. km).
- sanies
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noun,
a thin, often greenish, serous fluid that is discharged from ulcers, wounds, etc.
- Tassie
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noun,
tass.
- oaters
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noun,
a movie, television show, etc., about the frontier days of the U.S. West; western; horse opera.
- Sarton
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noun,
May, 1912–95, U.S. poet, novelist, and playwright.
- tarso-
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- sarsen
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noun,
any of numerous large sandstone blocks or fragments found in south-central England, probably remnants of eroded Tertiary beds.
- Santos
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noun,
a seaport in S Brazil: world's largest coffee-exporting port.
- orates
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verb (used with or without object),
to deliver an oration; speak pompously; declaim.
- santir
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noun,
a Persian musical instrument resembling a dulcimer.
- Orient
-
noun,
the Orient,
the countries of Asia, especially East Asia.
(formerly) the countries to the E of the Mediterranean.
- ornate
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adjective,
elaborately or sumptuously adorned, often excessively or showily so:
- sansei
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noun,
a grandchild of Japanese immigrants to the U.S. or Canada.
- Tories
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noun,
a member of the Conservative Party in Great Britain or Canada.
- irones
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noun,
a colorless liquid of isomeric, unsaturated ketones, C 14 H 22 O, obtained from orris root: used in perfumery for its odor of violets.
- Soares
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noun,
Mário [mah-ryoo] /ˈmɑ ryʊ/ (Show IPA), born 1924, Portuguese statesman: prime minister 1976–78, 1983–85; president 1986–96.
- assort
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verb (used with object),
to distribute, place, or arrange according to kind or class; classify; sort.
- trains
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noun,
Railroads. a self-propelled, connected group of rolling stock.
- trans.
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- transe
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noun,
a passageway, as a hallway, alley, or the like.
- atones
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verb (used with object),
to make amends for; expiate:
- snares
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noun,
a device, often consisting of a noose, for capturing small game.
- astron
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- anises
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noun,
a Mediterranean plant, Pimpinella anisum, of the parsley family, having loose umbrels of small yellowish-white flowers that yield aniseed.
- aniso-
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- antres
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noun,
a cavern; cave.
- astern
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adverb,
in a position behind a specified vessel or aircraft:
- triose
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noun,
a monosaccharide that has three atoms of carbon.
- aorist
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noun,
a verb tense, as in Classical Greek, expressing action or, in the indicative mood, past action, without further limitation or implication.
- snores
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noun,
the act, instance, or sound of snoring.
- assert
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Idioms,
assert oneself, to insist on one's rights, declare one's views forcefully, etc.:
- tronas
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noun,
a monoclinic mineral, grayish or yellowish hydrous sodium carbonate and bicarbonate, Na 2 CO 3 ⋅NaHCO 3 ⋅2H 2 , occurring in dried or partly evaporated lake basins.
- assent
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noun,
agreement, as to a proposal; concurrence.
- snorts
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noun,
the act or sound of snorting.
- triens
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noun,
a copper coin of ancient Rome, issued during the Republic, a third part of an as.
- ariose
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adjective,
characterized by melody; songlike.
- arises
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verb (used without object),
to get up from sitting, lying, or kneeling; rise:
- sonars
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noun,
a method for detecting and locating objects submerged in water by echolocation.
- trines
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noun,
a set or group of three; triad.
- Artois
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noun,
a former province in N France: artesian wells.
- aroint
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verb (imperative),
begone:
- arsons
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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.
- stains
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noun,
a discoloration produced by foreign matter having penetrated into or chemically reacted with a material; a spot not easily removed.
- arsino
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adjective,
containing the arsino group.
- arsine
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noun,
Also called arseniuretted hydrogen. a colorless, flammable, slightly water-soluble gas, AsH 3 , having a fetid, garliclike odor, used in chemical warfare.
- sortie
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noun,
a rapid movement of troops from a besieged place to attack the besiegers.
- astro-
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- arsen-
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- enosis
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noun,
a movement for securing the political union of Greece and Cyprus.
- trones
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noun,
a large pair of scales, a spring balance, or other weighing device located in a town or marketplace to weigh goods and merchandise.
- aeron.
-
- sitars
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noun,
a lute of India with a small, pear-shaped body and a long, broad, fretted neck.
- Sisera
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noun,
the commander of the Canaanite army of King Jabin: killed by Jael. Judges 4:17–22.
- Easton
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noun,
a city in E Pennsylvania, on the Delaware River.
- Sister
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noun,
a female offspring having both parents in common with another offspring; female sibling.
- torses
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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.
- Saone
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noun,
a river flowing S from NE France to the Rhone. 270 miles (435 km) long.
- Tarne
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noun,
(in the Iliad) Sardis.
- onset
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noun,
a beginning or start:
- tarns
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noun,
a small mountain lake or pool, especially one in a cirque.
- Arion
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noun,
flourished 7th century b.c, Greek poet: inventor of the dithyramb.
- rosin
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noun,
Chemistry. the yellowish to amber, translucent, hard, brittle, fragmented resin left after distilling the oil of turpentine from the crude oleoresin of the pine: used chiefly in making varnishes, varnish and paint driers, printing inks, and for rubbing on the bows of such string instruments as the violin.
- Stein
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noun,
a mug, usually earthenware, especially for beer.
- taros
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noun,
a stemless plant, Colocasia esculenta, of the arum family, cultivated in tropical regions, in the Pacific islands and elsewhere, for the edible tuber.
- tares
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noun,
any of various vetches, especially Vicia sativa.
- Santo
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noun,
a carved figure of a saint, usually of wood, as from Puerto Rico, Mexico, or the southwestern U.S.
- rises
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noun,
an act or instance of rising.
- saris
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noun,
a garment worn by Hindu women, consisting of a long piece of cotton or silk wrapped around the body with one end draped over the head or over one shoulder.
- orans
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noun,
orant.
- 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.
- Aries
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noun,
Astronomy. the Ram, a zodiacal constellation between Pisces and Taurus.
- orate
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verb (used with or without object),
to deliver an oration; speak pompously; declaim.
- sones
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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.
- riots
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noun,
a noisy, violent public disorder caused by a group or crowd of persons, as by a crowd protesting against another group, a government policy, etc., in the streets.
- sotie
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noun,
a satirical and topical comedy employing actors dressed in traditional fool's costume, popular in France during the late Middle Ages, and often used as a curtain raiser to mystery and morality plays.
- areo-
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- trios
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noun,
a musical composition for three voices or instruments.
- 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.
- rinse
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noun,
an act or instance of rinsing.
- A-one
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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.
- ornes
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noun,
a department in NW France. 2372 sq. mi. (6145 sq. km). Capital: Alençon.
- ornis
-
noun,
an avifauna.
- Rosie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Rose.
- arise
-
verb (used without object),
to get up from sitting, lying, or kneeling; rise:
- Saros
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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.
- sates
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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.
- 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.
- soars
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noun,
an act or instance of soaring.
- 30-30
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- Srta.
-
- arose
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verb,
simple past tense of arise.
- roast
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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.
- satin
-
noun,
a fabric in a warp-effect or filling-effect satin weave, as acetate, rayon, nylon, or silk, often having a glossy face and a soft, slippery texture.
- roans
-
noun,
a horse or other animal with a roan coat.
- notes
-
noun,
a brief record of something written down to assist the memory or for future reference.
- Satie
-
noun,
Erik Alfred Leslie [e-reek al-fred les-lee] /ɛˈrik alˈfrɛd lɛsˈli/ (Show IPA), 1866–1925, French composer.
- teno-
-
- tenia
-
noun,
taenia.
- roset
-
noun,
resin; rosin.
- tsars
-
noun,
czar.
- tears
-
- sasin
-
noun,
blackbuck.
- Tasso
-
noun,
Torquato [tawr-kwah-taw] /tɔrˈkwɑ tɔ/ (Show IPA), 1544–95, Italian poet.
- SONAR
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noun,
a method for detecting and locating objects submerged in water by echolocation.
- oasis
-
noun,
a small fertile or green area in a desert region, usually having a spring or well.
- oasts
-
noun,
a kiln for drying hops or malt.
- oaten
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adjective,
of, relating to, or made of oats.
- oater
-
noun,
a movie, television show, etc., about the frontier days of the U.S. West; western; horse opera.
- store
-
noun,
an establishment where merchandise is sold, usually on a retail basis.
- Oates
-
noun,
Joyce Carol, born 1938, U.S. novelist and short-story writer.
- Sans.
-
- 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.
- Soter
-
noun,
Saint, pope a.d. 166?–175?.
- stain
-
noun,
a discoloration produced by foreign matter having penetrated into or chemically reacted with a material; a spot not easily removed.
- sanit
-
- ratos
-
noun,
rocket-assisted takeoff.
- rants
-
noun,
ranting, extravagant, or violent declamation.
- aero-
-
- sties
-
noun,
a pen or enclosure for swine; pigpen.
- rases
-
verb (used with object),
raze.
- rason
-
noun,
a long, loose, black gown with wide sleeves, worn by the clergy.
- stria
-
noun,
a slight or narrow furrow, ridge, stripe, or streak, especially one of a number in parallel arrangement:
- rates
-
noun,
the amount of a charge or payment with reference to some basis of calculation:
- sores
-
noun,
a sore spot or place on the body.
- ratio
-
noun,
the relation between two similar magnitudes with respect to the number of times the first contains the second:
- trois
-
noun,
the number 3.
- Aisne
-
noun,
a river in N France, flowing NW and W to the Oise. 175 miles (280 km) long.
- stirs
-
noun,
the act of stirring or moving.
- airts
-
noun,
a direction.
- ranis
-
noun,
ranee.
- 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.
- reins
-
noun,
Often, reins. a leather strap, fastened to each end of the bit of a bridle, by which the rider or driver controls a horse or other animal by pulling so as to exert pressure on the bit.
- stoas
-
noun,
Greek Architecture. a portico, usually a detached portico of considerable length, that is used as a promenade or meeting place.
- reist
-
verb (used without object),
reest2 .
- reni-
-
- rotes
-
noun,
routine; a fixed, habitual, or mechanical course of procedure:
- 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.
- sorts
-
noun,
a particular kind, species, variety, class, or group, distinguished by a common character or nature:
- resin
-
noun,
any of a class of nonvolatile, solid or semisolid organic substances, as copal or mastic, that consist of amorphous mixtures of carboxylic acids and are obtained directly from certain plants as exudations or prepared by polymerization of simple molecules: used in medicine and in the making of varnishes and plastics.
- 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.
- resit
-
noun,
a test or examination that is retaken.
- 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.
- Aesir
-
noun,
the principal race of gods, led by Odin and living at Asgard.
- Aneto
-
noun,
Pi·co de [pee-kaw th e] /ˈpi kɔ ðɛ/ (Show IPA). Spanish name of Pic de Néthou.
- soras
-
noun,
a small, short-billed rail, Porzana carolina, of marshy areas of North America.
- Rosse
-
noun,
William Parsons, Third Earl of, William Parsons.
- Tanis
-
noun,
an ancient city in Lower Egypt, in the Nile delta.
- rests
-
noun,
the refreshing quiet or repose of sleep:
- osier
-
noun,
any of various willows, as the red osier, having tough, flexible twigs or branches that are used for wickerwork.
- antre
-
noun,
a cavern; cave.
- antis
-
noun,
a person who is opposed to a particular practice, party, policy, action, etc.
- Saite
-
noun,
a native or citizen of Saïs.
- anti-
-
- Osset
-
noun,
a member of an Aryan people of Ossetia whose religion combines features of Islam and Christianity.
- antes
-
noun,
Poker. a fixed but arbitrary stake put into the pot by each player before the deal.
- ante-
-
- ossia
-
conjunction,
(indicating an alternative, usually easier, version of a passage in a musical score) or; or else.
- oste-
-
- Ostia
-
noun,
a town in central Italy, SW of Rome: ruins from 4th century b.c.; site of ancient port of Rome.
- Sonia
-
noun,
a female given name, Russian form of Sophia.
- Saint
-
noun,
any of certain persons of exceptional holiness of life, formally recognized as such by the Christian Church, especially by canonization.
- Stern
-
noun,
the after part of a vessel (often opposed to stem).
- sains
-
verb (used with object),
to make the sign of the cross on, as for protection against evil influences.
- satis
-
noun,
a Hindu practice whereby a widow immolates herself on the funeral pyre of her husband: now abolished by law.
- tains
-
noun,
a thin tin plate.
- riant
-
adjective,
laughing; smiling; cheerful.
- Taino
-
noun,
a member of an extinct Arawakan Indian tribe of the West Indies.
- Taine
-
noun,
Hippolyte Adolphe [ee-paw-leet a-dawlf] /i pɔˈlit aˈdɔlf/ (Show IPA), 1828–93, French literary critic and historian.
- Stone
-
noun,
the hard substance, formed of mineral matter, of which rocks consist.
- anise
-
noun,
a Mediterranean plant, Pimpinella anisum, of the parsley family, having loose umbrels of small yellowish-white flowers that yield aniseed.
- Rains
-
noun,
water that is condensed from the aqueous vapor in the atmosphere and falls to earth in drops more than 1/50 inch (0.5 mm) in diameter.
Compare drizzle (def 6).
- aeri-
-
- ster.
-
- raise
-
noun,
an increase in amount, as of wages:
- anis-
-
- sanes
-
noun,
a private nationwide organization in the U.S., established in 1957, that opposes nuclear testing and advocates international peace.
- entia
-
noun,
plural of ens.
- Norse
-
noun,
(used with a plural verb) the Norwegians, especially the ancient Norwegians.
- ation
-
- TIROS
-
noun,
one of a series of satellites for transmitting television pictures of the earth's cloud cover.
- inert
-
adjective,
having no inherent power of action, motion, or resistance (opposed to active):
- train
-
noun,
Railroads. a self-propelled, connected group of rolling stock.
- Seton
-
noun,
a thread or the like inserted beneath the skin to provide drainage or to guide subsequent passage of a tube.
- inset
-
noun,
something inserted; insert.
- inst.
-
- trass
-
noun,
a light-colored type of volcanic tuff used in making water-resistant cement and mortar.
- treas
-
- snare
-
noun,
a device, often consisting of a noose, for capturing small game.
- atone
-
verb (used with object),
to make amends for; expiate:
- seti-
-
- intr.
-
- snits
-
noun,
an agitated or irritated state.
- IATSE
-
- tires
-
noun,
British Dialect. fatigue.
- stare
-
noun,
a staring gaze; a fixed look with the eyes wide open:
- Tiran
-
noun,
Strait of, a navigable waterway between the N Red Sea and the Gulf of Aqaba.
- iotas
-
noun,
a very small quantity; jot; whit.
- tines
-
noun,
a sharp, projecting point or prong, as of a fork.
- irate
-
adjective,
angry; enraged:
- sero-
-
- astr.
-
- Astor
-
noun,
John Jacob, 1763–1848, U.S. capitalist and fur merchant.
- irone
-
noun,
a colorless liquid of isomeric, unsaturated ketones, C 14 H 22 O, obtained from orris root: used in perfumery for its odor of violets.
- Irons
-
noun,
Jeremy (John) born 1948, English actor.
- tinea
-
noun,
any of several skin diseases caused by fungi; ringworm.
- serin
-
noun,
a small finch, Serinus serinus, of Europe and northern Africa, closely related to the canary.
- stair
-
noun,
one of a flight or series of steps for going from one level to another, as in a building.
- sito-
-
- serai
-
noun,
(in Eastern countries) a caravansary.
- sitar
-
noun,
a lute of India with a small, pear-shaped body and a long, broad, fretted neck.
- Ensor
-
noun,
James, 1860–1949, Belgian painter.
- stane
-
noun, adjective, adverb, verb (used with object),
stone.
- eosin
-
noun,
Also called bromeosin, tetrabromofluorescein. a red, crystalline, water-insoluble solid, C 20 H 8 Br 4 O 5 , derived from fluorescein by bromination: used chiefly as an acid dye for dyeing silk a rose red color and as a histological stain.
- TORES
-
noun,
a torus.
- Erato
-
noun,
the Muse of love poetry.
- Siret
-
noun,
a river in SE Europe, flowing SE from the Carpathian Mountains in Ukraine, through E Romania to the Danube. 270 miles (435 km) long.
- sires
-
noun,
the male parent of a quadruped.
- ERISA
-
noun,
Employee Retirement Income Security Act.
- 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.
- 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.
- Siren
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. one of several sea nymphs, part woman and part bird, who lure mariners to destruction by their seductive singing.
- toran
-
noun,
(in Indian Buddhist and Hindu architecture) a gateway having two or three lintels between two posts.
- Eaton
-
noun,
Theophilus, 1590–1658, English colonist and colonial administrator in America.
- Siena
-
noun,
a city in Tuscany, in central Italy, S of Florence: cathedral.
- tonia
-
- easts
-
noun,
a cardinal point of the compass, 90° to the right of north. Abbreviation: E.
- torsi
-
noun,
a plural of torso.
- Sino-
-
- sines
-
noun,
Trigonometry.
(in a right triangle) the ratio of the side opposite a given acute angle to the hypotenuse.
(of an angle) a trigonometric function equal to the ratio of the ordinate of the end point of the arc to the radius vector of this end point, the origin being at the center of the circle on which the arc lies and the initial point of the arc being on the x-axis. Abbreviation: sin.
- etnas
-
noun,
Mount, an active volcano in E Sicily. 10,758 feet (3280 meters).
- tones
-
noun,
any sound considered with reference to its quality, pitch, strength, source, etc.:
- Sinas
-
noun,
a female given name.
- toner
-
noun,
a person or thing that tones.
- Stans
-
noun,
a town in and the capital of Nidwalden, in central Switzerland.
- toise
-
noun,
an old French unit of length equivalent to 6.395 feet (1.949 meters).
- earns
-
verb (used with object),
to gain or get in return for one's labor or service:
- sites
-
noun,
the position or location of a town, building, etc., especially as to its environment:
- Aston
-
noun,
Francis William, 1877–1945, English physicist and chemist: Nobel Prize in Chemistry 1922.
- Iran.
-
- tiers
-
noun,
one of a series of rows or ranks rising one behind or above another, as of seats in an amphitheater, boxes in a theater, guns in a man-of-war, or oars in an ancient galley.
- trine
-
noun,
a set or group of three; triad.
- 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.
- tress
-
noun,
Usually, tresses. long locks or curls of hair.
- Terai
-
noun,
a marshy lowland area in N India and S Nepal, between the Ganges and the foothills of the Himalayas.
- tera-
-
- nears
-
- nerts
-
interjection,
nuts (def 1).
- 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.
- 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.
- tries
-
noun,
plural of try.
- 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.
- snots
-
noun,
Vulgar. mucus from the nose.
- Asine
-
noun,
an ancient town in S Greece, on the Gulf of Argolis.
- Niort
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Deux-Sèvres, in W France.
- snort
-
noun,
the act or sound of snorting.
- Soane
-
noun,
Sir John, 1753–1837, English architect.
- Niter
-
noun,
potassium nitrate.
- nitr-
-
- nitre
-
noun,
niter.
- Artie
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Arthur.
- Sears
-
noun,
Richard Warren, 1863–1914, U.S. mail-order retailer.
- tenor
-
noun,
the course of thought or meaning that runs through something written or spoken; purport; drift.
- noise
-
noun,
sound, especially of a loud, harsh, or confused kind:
- 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.
- arsis
-
noun,
Music. the upward stroke in conducting; upbeat.
Compare thesis (def 4).
- noria
-
noun,
a device consisting of a series of buckets on a wheel, used in Spain and the East for raising water.
- arses
-
noun,
ass2 (defs 1, 2).
- ento-
-
- nates
-
noun,
buttocks; rump.
- oases
-
noun,
a small fertile or green area in a desert region, usually having a spring or well.
- 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.
- sents
-
noun,
a coin of Estonia until the euro was adopted, the 100th part of a kroon.
- terna
-
noun,
a list of three names submitted to the pope as recommended to fill a vacant bishopric or benefice.
- snore
-
noun,
the act, instance, or sound of snoring.
- 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.
- senti
-
noun,
a monetary unit of Tanzania, the 100th part of a shilling; cent.
- asst.
-
- aster
-
noun,
any composite plant of the genus Aster, having rays varying from white or pink to blue around a yellow disk.
- Terni
-
noun,
a city in central Italy.
- sensa
-
noun,
plural of sensum.
- assn.
-
- nares
-
plural noun,
the nostrils or the nasal passages.
- astir
-
adjective,
moving or stirring, especially with much activity or excitement:
- asset
-
noun,
a useful and desirable thing or quality:
- iters
-
noun,
a canal or passage.
- naso-
-
- sati
-
noun,
a Hindu practice whereby a widow immolates herself on the funeral pyre of her husband: now abolished by law.
- Sat.
-
- ROSE
-
noun,
any of the wild or cultivated, usually prickly-stemmed, pinnate-leaved, showy-flowered shrubs of the genus Rosa.
Compare rose family.
- Sion
-
noun,
a town in and the capital of Valais, in SW Switzerland.
- 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.
- 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.
- Ross
-
noun,
the rough exterior of bark.
- sent
-
noun,
a coin of Estonia until the euro was adopted, the 100th part of a kroon.
- sire
-
noun,
the male parent of a quadruped.
- Soni
-
- sear
-
noun,
a mark or scar made by searing.
- SITA
-
noun,
(in the Ramayana) the wife of Ramachandra, abducted by Ravana and later rescued.
- Stan
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Stanley.
- sots
-
noun,
a drunkard.
- Sean
-
noun,
a male given name, form of John.
- SOAR
-
noun,
an act or instance of soaring.
- Sra.
-
- sris
-
noun,
a Hindu title of address prefixed to the name of a deity, holy person, etc.
- Seri
-
noun,
a member of an American Indian people of western Sonora state, Mexico, on the Gulf of California.
- sirs
-
noun,
a respectful or formal term of address used to a man:
- Sera
-
noun,
a plural of serum.
- Sais
-
noun,
an ancient city in N Egypt, on the Nile delta: an ancient capital of Lower Egypt.
- sora
-
noun,
a small, short-billed rail, Porzana carolina, of marshy areas of North America.
- SINE
-
noun,
Trigonometry.
(in a right triangle) the ratio of the side opposite a given acute angle to the hypotenuse.
(of an angle) a trigonometric function equal to the ratio of the ordinate of the end point of the arc to the radius vector of this end point, the origin being at the center of the circle on which the arc lies and the initial point of the arc being on the x-axis. Abbreviation: sin.
- sane
-
noun,
a private nationwide organization in the U.S., established in 1957, that opposes nuclear testing and advocates international peace.
- sore
-
noun,
a sore spot or place on the body.
- Seta
-
noun,
a stiff hair; bristle or bristlelike part.
- Stir
-
noun,
the act of stirring or moving.
- Ste.
-
- Sari
-
noun,
a garment worn by Hindu women, consisting of a long piece of cotton or silk wrapped around the body with one end draped over the head or over one shoulder.
- sori
-
noun,
plural of sorus.
- seis
-
noun,
sei whale.
- Sert
-
noun,
José María [haw-se mah-ree-ah] /hɔˈsɛ mɑˈri ɑ/ (Show IPA), 1876–1945, Spanish painter.
- Star
-
noun,
any of the heavenly bodies, except the moon, appearing as fixed luminous points in the sky at night.
- Sian
-
noun,
Older Spelling. Xian.
- sain
-
verb (used with object),
to make the sign of the cross on, as for protection against evil influences.
- 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).
- sits
-
verb,
(in prescriptions) may it be.
- SEAS
-
noun,
the salt waters that cover the greater part of the earth's surface.
- stoa
-
noun,
Greek Architecture. a portico, usually a detached portico of considerable length, that is used as a promenade or meeting place.
- 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.
- 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.
- ROTS
-
noun,
the process of rotting.
- Roti
-
noun,
roast.
- snot
-
noun,
Vulgar. mucus from the nose.
- rote
-
noun,
routine; a fixed, habitual, or mechanical course of procedure:
- 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.
- Sina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- site
-
noun,
the position or location of a town, building, etc., especially as to its environment:
- snit
-
noun,
an agitated or irritated state.
- SASE
-
- sort
-
noun,
a particular kind, species, variety, class, or group, distinguished by a common character or nature:
- 1080
-
- Rosa
-
noun,
Salvator [sahl-vah-tawr] /ˈsɑl vɑˌtɔr/ (Show IPA), 1615–73, Italian painter and poet.
- toea
-
noun,
a bronze coin and monetary unit of Papua New Guinea, the 100th part of a kina.
- into
-
adjective,
Mathematics. pertaining to a function or map from one set to another set, the range of which is a proper subset of the second set, as the function f, from the set of all integers into the set of all perfect squares where f (x) = x 2 for every integer.
- int.
-
- ins.
-
- inro
-
noun,
a small lacquer box with compartments for medicines, cosmetics, etc., worn on the waist sash of the traditional Japanese costume.
- Tiro
-
noun,
tyro.
- inae
-
- aet.
-
- ains
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- ions
-
noun,
an electrically charged atom or group of atoms formed by the loss or gain of one or more electrons, as a cation (positive ion) which is created by electron loss and is attracted to the cathode in electrolysis, or as an anion (negative ion) which is created by an electron gain and is attracted to the anode. The valence of an ion is equal to the number of electrons lost or gained and is indicated by a plus sign for cations and a minus sign for anions, thus: Na + , Cl−, Ca ++ , S = .
- tone
-
noun,
any sound considered with reference to its quality, pitch, strength, source, etc.:
- Eton
-
noun,
a town in Berkshire, in S England, on the Thames River, W of London: the site of Eton College.
- Etna
-
noun,
Mount, an active volcano in E Sicily. 10,758 feet (3280 meters).
- ETAS
-
noun,
the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
- Toni
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Antoinette or Antonia.
- est.
-
- Aire
-
- eso-
-
- Iona
-
noun,
an island in the Hebrides, off the W coast of Scotland: center of early Celtic Christianity.
- tire
-
noun,
British Dialect. fatigue.
- Tore
-
noun,
a torus.
- ISSN
-
- Nair
-
noun,
a group of Hindu castes in the Kerala region of India.
- 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.
- 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.
- iter
-
noun,
a canal or passage.
- Itea
-
noun,
any tree or shrub belonging to the genus Itea, of the saxifrage family, having simple, alternate leaves and clusters of small, greenish-white flowers, as the Virginia willow, I. virginica.
- Tess
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Theresa.
- RONA
-
- tier
-
noun,
one of a series of rows or ranks rising one behind or above another, as of seats in an amphitheater, boxes in a theater, guns in a man-of-war, or oars in an ancient galley.
- iso-
-
- tion
-
- aer-
-
- Isar
-
noun,
a river in central Europe, flowing NE from W Austria through S Germany to the Danube River. 215 miles (345 km) long.
- TINA
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Tine
-
noun,
a sharp, projecting point or prong, as of a fork.
- iron
-
noun,
Chemistry. a ductile, malleable, silver-white metallic element, scarcely known in a pure condition, but much used in its crude or impure carbon-containing forms for making tools, implements, machinery, etc. Symbol: Fe; atomic weight: 55.847; atomic number: 26; specific gravity: 7.86 at 20°C.
Compare cast iron, pig iron, steel, wrought iron.
- Ire.
-
- IRAS
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- IOTA
-
noun,
a very small quantity; jot; whit.
- ESIS
-
- erst
-
adverb,
before the present time; formerly.
- Nasi
-
noun,
the head or president of the Sanhedrin.
- Aron
-
noun,
a male given name.
- asse
-
noun,
Cape fox.
- tri-
-
- asis
-
- Asir
-
noun,
a district in SW Saudi Arabia.
- Aser
-
noun,
Asher (def 1).
- art.
-
- arse
-
noun,
ass2 (defs 1, 2).
- Trio
-
noun,
a musical composition for three voices or instruments.
- Arno
-
noun,
Peter (Curtis Arnoux Peters) 1904–68, U.S. cartoonist and author.
- Asti
-
noun,
a city in the Piedmont region of Italy, S of Turin: center of wine-producing region.
- Arne
-
noun,
Thomas Augustine, 1710–78, English composer of operas and songs.
- ARIS
-
- Ares
-
noun,
the ancient Greek god of war, a son of Zeus and Hera, identified by the Romans with Mars.
- ant.
-
- ANSI
-
- ano-
-
- tRNA
-
- anes
-
adverb,
once.
- ASSR
-
- Aten
-
noun,
Aton.
- Eros
-
noun,
the ancient Greek god of love, identified by the Romans with Cupid.
- tors
-
noun,
a rocky pinnacle; a peak of a bare or rocky mountain or hill.
- Erna
-
noun,
a female given name: from an Old English word meaning “eagle.”.
- Eris
-
noun,
the ancient Greek goddess of discord and the sister of Ares: identified with the Roman goddess Discordia.
- Erin
-
noun,
Literary. Ireland.
- Tori
-
noun,
plural of torus.
- eons
-
noun,
an indefinitely long period of time; age.
- Ens.
-
- Enos
-
noun,
the son of Seth. Gen. 5:6.
- 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.
- eats
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- ates
-
- East
-
noun,
a cardinal point of the compass, 90° to the right of north. Abbreviation: E.
- ears
-
noun,
the organ of hearing and equilibrium in vertebrates, in humans consisting of an external ear that gathers sound vibrations, a middle ear in which the vibrations resonate against the tympanic membrane, and a fluid-filled internal ear that maintains balance and that conducts the tympanic vibrations to the auditory nerve, which transmits them as impulses to the brain.
- EARN
-
verb (used with object),
to gain or get in return for one's labor or service:
- toss
-
noun,
an act or instance of tossing.
- airs
-
noun,
a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- airt
-
noun,
a direction.
- ator
-
- 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.
- Naos
-
noun,
a temple.
- Nast
-
noun,
Thomas, 1840–1902, U.S. illustrator and cartoonist.
- aits
-
noun,
a small island, especially in a river.
- Otis
-
noun,
Elisha Graves, 1811–61, U.S. inventor.
- rase
-
verb (used with object),
raze.
- rant
-
noun,
ranting, extravagant, or violent declamation.
- Rani
-
noun,
ranee.
- Rais
-
noun,
Gilles de, Retz, Gilles de Laval, Baron de.
- rain
-
noun,
water that is condensed from the aqueous vapor in the atmosphere and falls to earth in drops more than 1/50 inch (0.5 mm) in diameter.
Compare drizzle (def 6).
- tain
-
noun,
a thin tin plate.
- Tane
-
noun,
a Polynesian god of fertility.
- tans
-
noun,
the brown color imparted to the skin by exposure to the sun or open air.
- RATO
-
noun,
rocket-assisted takeoff.
- OSSA
-
noun,
plural of os1 .
- osis
-
- Taos
-
noun,
a Tanoan language spoken in two villages in New Mexico.
- osar
-
noun,
plural of os3 .
- orts
-
noun,
Usually, orts. a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
- Orne
-
noun,
a department in NW France. 2372 sq. mi. (6145 sq. km). Capital: Alençon.
- 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.
- rate
-
noun,
the amount of a charge or payment with reference to some basis of calculation:
- Rein
-
noun,
Often, reins. a leather strap, fastened to each end of the bit of a bridle, by which the rider or driver controls a horse or other animal by pulling so as to exert pressure on the bit.
- Oran
-
noun,
a seaport in NW Algeria.
- Rina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- roan
-
noun,
a horse or other animal with a roan coat.
- RNAS
-
- rite
-
noun,
a formal or ceremonial act or procedure prescribed or customary in religious or other solemn use:
- RITA
-
noun,
the Vedic concept of cosmic and social order.
- rit.
-
- Rise
-
noun,
an act or instance of rising.
- riot
-
noun,
a noisy, violent public disorder caused by a group or crowd of persons, as by a crowd protesting against another group, a government policy, etc., in the streets.
- RIAS
-
noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- Reis
-
plural noun,
a former money of account of Portugal and Brazil.
- str.
-
- 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.
- rest
-
noun,
the refreshing quiet or repose of sleep:
- 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.
- Reno
-
noun,
Informal. a renovation, as of a building or room.
- Rena
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Marina.
- reit
-
noun,
real-estate investment trust.
- oras
-
noun,
plural of os2 .
- Tare
-
noun,
any of various vetches, especially Vicia sativa.
- Ont.
-
- nits
-
noun,
the egg of a parasitic insect, especially of a louse, often attached to a hair or a fiber of clothing.
- 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.
- nos-
-
- nori
-
noun,
a seaweed having a mildly sweet, salty taste, usually dried, used in Japanese cookery mainly as a wrap for sushi.
- Nora
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Honora.
- Nor.
-
- noir
-
adjective,
black; noting the black numbers in roulette.
- noes
-
noun,
an utterance of the word “no.”.
- tens
-
noun,
a self-operated portable device used to treat chronic pain by sending electrical impulses through electrodes placed over the painful area.
- NIRA
-
- nota
-
noun,
a dorsal plate or sclerite of the thorax of an insect.
- Nier
-
noun,
Alfred Otto Carl, 1911–1994, U.S. physicist.
- 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.
- ness
-
noun,
a headland; promontory; cape.
- ter.
-
- 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.
- Neri
-
noun,
Saint Philip (Filippo Neri) 1515–95, Italian priest: founder of Congregation of the Oratory.
- neo-
-
- neat
-
noun,
an animal of the genus Bos; a bovine, as a cow or ox.
- NATS
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Nathan or Nathaniel.
- not-
-
- tron
-
- Tarn
-
noun,
a small mountain lake or pool, especially one in a cirque.
- 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.
- TASS
-
noun,
a cup or small goblet, especially an ornamental one.
- OATS
-
noun,
a cereal grass, Avena sativa, cultivated for its edible seed.
- oast
-
noun,
a kiln for drying hops or malt.
- note
-
noun,
a brief record of something written down to assist the memory or for future reference.
- tsar
-
noun,
czar.
- Oita
-
noun,
a seaport on NE Kyushu, in S Japan.
- tars
-
noun,
any of various dark-colored viscid products obtained by the destructive distillation of certain organic substances, as coal or wood.
- ten.
-
- Onas
-
noun,
a member of a people of Tierra del Fuego.
- Tena
-
noun,
Koyukon.
- NTIA
-
- 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.
- nots
-
noun,
a Boolean operator that returns a positive result if its operand is negative and a negative result if its operand is positive.
- Oise
-
noun,
a river in W Europe, flowing SW from S Belgium through N France to the Seine, near Paris. 186 miles (300 km) long.
- TSE
-
- Sta
-
- St.
-
- TSI
-
- SST
-
- 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.
- SSR
-
- TIA
-
- Tro
-
- SSI
-
- STI
-
- TAE
-
preposition,
to.
- Tai
-
noun,
any of several sparoid fishes of the Pacific Ocean, as Pagrus major (red tai) a food fish of Japan.
- Tan
-
noun,
the brown color imparted to the skin by exposure to the sun or open air.
- TAO
-
noun,
(in philosophical Taoism) that in virtue of which all things happen or exist.
- TAR
-
noun,
any of various dark-colored viscid products obtained by the destructive distillation of certain organic substances, as coal or wood.
- 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.
- tra
-
- TES
-
noun,
ti1 .
- tin
-
noun,
Chemistry. a low-melting, malleable, ductile metallic element nearly approaching silver in color and luster: used in plating and in making alloys, tinfoil, and soft solders. Symbol: Sn; atomic weight: 118.69; atomic number: 50; specific gravity: 7.31 at 20°C.
- toe
-
noun,
one of the terminal digits of the human foot.
- 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.
- Tor
-
noun,
a rocky pinnacle; a peak of a bare or rocky mountain or hill.
- tr.
-
- SSN
-
- REA
-
- SSE
-
- ier
-
- IOT
-
- Ios
-
noun,
a small hawk, Buteo solitarius, having two plumage phases and occurring only on the island of Hawaii, where it is a rare species and the only living indigenous bird of prey.
- ior
-
- ion
-
noun,
an electrically charged atom or group of atoms formed by the loss or gain of one or more electrons, as a cation (positive ion) which is created by electron loss and is attracted to the cathode in electrolysis, or as an anion (negative ion) which is created by an electron gain and is attracted to the anode. The valence of an ion is equal to the number of electrons lost or gained and is indicated by a plus sign for cations and a minus sign for anions, thus: Na + , Cl−, Ca ++ , S = .
- ine
-
- ina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- in.
-
- IAS
-
- IRO
-
- ian
-
noun,
a male given name, Scottish form of John.
- Ia.
-
- io-
-
- IRA
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- ETS
-
- ETR
-
- ETO
-
- Ir.
-
- IRS
-
- ESR
-
- ne-
-
- nr.
-
- Noe
-
noun,
Noah (def 1).
- nit
-
noun,
the egg of a parasitic insect, especially of a louse, often attached to a hair or a fiber of clothing.
- SSA
-
- 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:
- NES
-
- NEA
-
- Nat
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Nathan or Nathaniel.
- Is.
-
noun,
(used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
- nae
-
adverb,
no1 ; not.
- ITO
-
noun,
Prince Hirobumi [hee-raw-boo-mee] /ˈhi rɔˈbu mi/ (Show IPA), 1841–1909, Japanese statesman.
- ite
-
- ITA
-
- ist
-
- ISR
-
- ise
-
- ISA
-
- ess
-
noun,
the letter S, s.
- ESA
-
- NSA
-
- ane
-
adjective, noun, pronoun,
one.
- ASI
-
- ase
-
- ARS
-
- 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.
- aor
-
- ans
-
noun,
the Sumerian god of heaven: the counterpart of the Akkadian Anu.
- ANI
-
noun,
any of several black, tropical American cuckoos of the genus Crotophaga, having a compressed, bladelike bill.
- ait
-
noun,
a small island, especially in a river.
- Aso
-
noun,
Mount, a volcanic mountain in Japan, in central Kyushu, noted for its vast caldera. 5223 feet (1593 meters).
- AIS
-
noun,
a three-toed sloth, Bradypus tridactylus, inhabiting forests of southern Venezuela, the Guianas, and northern Brazil, having a diet apparently restricted to the leaves of the trumpet-tree, and sounding a high-pitched cry when disturbed.
- AIR
-
noun,
a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- Ain
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- AES
-
noun,
any of various early forms of bronze or copper money used in ancient Rome.
Compare as2 (def 1).
- ae.
-
- Ar.
-
- an.
-
- ASN
-
- ASR
-
- ERT
-
- eat
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- ERS
-
noun,
ervil.
- ERA
-
noun,
a period of time marked by distinctive character, events, etc.:
- EOS
-
noun,
the ancient Greek goddess of the dawn, identified by the Romans with Aurora.
- eon
-
noun,
an indefinitely long period of time; age.
- en-
-
- EIS
-
- eir
-
- EAS
-
noun,
the Akkadian god of wisdom, the son of Apsu and father of Marduk: the counterpart of Enki.
- ASS
-
noun,
a long-eared, slow, patient, sure-footed domesticated mammal, Equus asinus, related to the horse, used chiefly as a beast of burden.
- ear
-
noun,
the organ of hearing and equilibrium in vertebrates, in humans consisting of an external ear that gathers sound vibrations, a middle ear in which the vibrations resonate against the tympanic membrane, and a fluid-filled internal ear that maintains balance and that conducts the tympanic vibrations to the auditory nerve, which transmits them as impulses to the brain.
- ean
-
- ea.
-
- ETA
-
noun,
the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
- eo-
-
- ATS
-
noun,
a money of account of Laos, the 100th part of a kip.
- at.
-
- ast
-
- NRA
-
- NIA
-
- TSS
-
- ROA
-
- sis
-
noun,
sister.
- RAN
-
noun,
a sea goddess who drags down ships and drowns sailors: the wife of Aegir.
- SIR
-
noun,
a respectful or formal term of address used to a man:
- Sin
-
noun,
transgression of divine law:
- RAS
-
noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- SES
-
noun,
the syllable used for the seventh tone of a scale and sometimes for the tone B.
- 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.
- res
-
noun,
an object or thing; matter.
- 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.
- 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).
- Ria
-
noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- rin
-
noun,
a money of account of Japan, the thousandth part of a yen or the tenth part of a sen.
- RNA
-
- SEN
-
noun,
a money of account of Japan, the 100th part of a yen, now used only in certain quotations, as on foreign exchange.
- ROE
-
noun,
the mass of eggs, or spawn, within the ovarian membrane of the female fish.
- Rae
-
noun,
John, 1813–93, Scottish surgeon and Arctic explorer.
- RTS
-
- San
-
noun,
a member of a nomadic aboriginal people of southern Africa.
- SAR
-
- So.
-
- se-
-
- sea
-
noun,
the salt waters that cover the greater part of the earth's surface.
- SEI
-
noun,
sei whale.
- rte
-
- ROI
-
- rt.
-
- RSS
-
- RSE
-
- RSA
-
- Rs.
-
- ROT
-
noun,
the process of rotting.
- Rai
-
noun,
a style of Algerian popular music played on electric guitar, synthesizer, and percussion instruments.
- SIT
-
verb,
(in prescriptions) may it be.
- SAE
-
- ons
-
- OSA
-
- 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.
- ss.
-
- OAS
-
- OAT
-
noun,
a cereal grass, Avena sativa, cultivated for its edible seed.
- OES
-
noun,
the fifteenth letter of the English alphabet, a vowel.
- OIr
-
- OIt
-
- ONA
-
noun,
a member of a people of Tierra del Fuego.
- one
-
noun,
the first and lowest whole number, being a cardinal number; unity.
- SRS
-
- SRI
-
noun,
a Hindu title of address prefixed to the name of a deity, holy person, etc.
- ONI
-
- ONR
-
- Sr.
-
- ot-
-
- Re.
-
- Son
-
noun,
a male child or person in relation to his parents.
- SOS
-
noun,
any call for help:
- OTS
-
- ote
-
- sot
-
noun,
a drunkard.
- OTA
-
- OSS
-
- ose
-
- ORT
-
noun,
Usually, orts. a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
- Ore
-
noun,
a metal-bearing mineral or rock, or a native metal, that can be mined at a profit.
- Ora
-
noun,
plural of os2 .
- SRO
-
- SI
-
noun,
the syllable used for the seventh tone of a scale and sometimes for the tone B.
- AO
-
- AI
-
noun,
a three-toed sloth, Bradypus tridactylus, inhabiting forests of southern Venezuela, the Guianas, and northern Brazil, having a diet apparently restricted to the leaves of the trumpet-tree, and sounding a high-pitched cry when disturbed.
- 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.
- SN
-
- O.
-
- E.
-
noun,
Edward (St. John) 1925–2000, U.S. writer and illustrator.
- RI
-
- OA
-
- No
-
noun,
an utterance of the word “no.”.
- TE
-
noun,
ti1 .
- NI
-
- NA
-
adverb,
no1 .
- N.
-
- TI
-
noun,
the syllable for the seventh tone of a diatonic scale.
- IT
-
noun,
(in children's games) the player called upon to perform some task, as, in tag, the one who must catch the other players.
- R.
-
- RA
-
noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- RN
-
- EI
-
- TN
-
- TA
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- T1
-
- t.
-
- i.
-
- OE
-
noun,
oy2 .
- RO
-
- S.
-
- SA
-
- er
-
interjection,
(used to express or represent a pause, hesitation, uncertainty, etc.).
- et
-
verb,
a simple past tense of eat.