Anagrams of asteraceous
Word asteraceous has
932 anagrams
that can be made by using the letters of asteraceous.
- setaceous
-
adjective,
bristlelike; bristle-shaped.
- secateurs
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noun,
scissors or shears, especially pruning shears.
- surcoats
-
noun,
a garment worn over medieval armor, often embroidered with heraldic arms.
- outraces
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verb (used with object),
to race or run faster than:
- coasters
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noun,
a person or thing that coasts.
- cerastes
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noun,
any of several small vipers of the genus Cerastes, including the horned viper, that have a sideways looping motion like that of a sidewinder and inhabit deserts of northern Africa and southwestern Asia.
- scouters
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noun,
a person who scouts.
- surcease
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noun,
cessation; end.
- crustose
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adjective,
forming a crusty, tenaciously fixed mass that covers the surface on which it grows, as certain lichens.
- carouses
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noun,
carousal.
- Socrates
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noun,
469?–399 b.c, Athenian philosopher.
- araceous
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adjective,
belonging to the plant family Araceae.
- tea-rose
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noun,
any of several cultivated varieties of roses having a scent resembling that of tea.
- caseates
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verb (used without object),
to undergo caseation.
- seacoast
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noun,
the land immediately adjacent to the sea.
- sea-star
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noun,
starfish.
- ossature
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noun,
the structure or framework supporting a building or sculpture.
- caesuras
-
noun,
Prosody. a break, especially a sense pause, usually near the middle of a verse, and marked in scansion by a double vertical line, as in know then thyself ‖ presume not God to scan.
- coatees
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noun,
a close-fitting short coat, especially one with tails or skirts.
- ousters
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noun,
expulsion or removal from a place or position occupied:
- sucrose
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noun,
a crystalline disaccharide, C 12 H 22 O 11 , the sugar obtained from the sugarcane, the sugar beet, and sorghum, and forming the greater part of maple sugar; sugar.
- estrous
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adjective,
pertaining to or involving the estrus.
- corsets
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noun,
Sometimes, corsets. a close-fitting undergarment, stiffened with whalebone or similar material and often capable of being tightened by lacing, enclosing the trunk: worn, especially by women, to shape and support the body; stays.
- sucrase
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noun,
invertase.
- castors
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noun,
Also, castoreum. a brownish, unctuous substance with a strong, penetrating odor, secreted by certain glands in the groin of the beaver, used in medicine and perfumery.
- seaters
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noun,
a person or thing that seats.
- tessera
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noun,
one of the small pieces used in mosaic work.
- outrace
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verb (used with object),
to race or run faster than:
- costars
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noun,
a performer, especially an actor or actress, who shares star billing with another.
- sarcous
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adjective,
consisting of or pertaining to flesh or skeletal muscle.
- costers
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noun,
costermonger.
- escorts
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noun,
a group of persons, or a single person, accompanying another or others for protection, guidance, or courtesy:
- courses
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noun,
a direction or route taken or to be taken.
- arouses
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verb (used with object),
to stir to action or strong response; excite:
- couters
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noun,
a piece of plate armor for the elbow.
- secrets
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noun,
something that is or is kept secret, hidden, or concealed.
- creases
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noun,
a ridge or groove produced in anything by folding, heat, pressure, etc.; fold; furrow.
- saucers
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noun,
a small, round, shallow dish to hold a cup.
- aureate
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adjective,
golden or gilded.
- coaster
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noun,
a person or thing that coasts.
- Tarasco
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noun,
Tarascan.
- scoters
-
noun,
any of the large diving ducks of the genus Melanitta, inhabiting northern parts of the Northern Hemisphere.
- Caserta
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noun,
a city in S Italy, near Naples.
- caseous
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adjective,
of or like cheese.
- caseate
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verb (used without object),
to undergo caseation.
- ocreate
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adjective,
having an ocrea or ocreae; sheathed.
- catouse
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noun,
New England. a noisy disturbance; commotion.
- scouter
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noun,
a person who scouts.
- surcoat
-
noun,
a garment worn over medieval armor, often embroidered with heraldic arms.
- oestrus
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noun,
estrus.
- carouse
-
noun,
carousal.
- cerates
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noun,
Pharmacology. an unctuous, often medicated, preparation for external application, consisting of lard or oil mixed with wax, rosin, or the like, especially one that has a firmer consistency than a typical ointment and does not melt when in contact with the skin.
- teasers
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noun,
a person or thing that teases.
- cerato-
-
- cereous
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adjective,
waxlike.
- caesura
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noun,
Prosody. a break, especially a sense pause, usually near the middle of a verse, and marked in scansion by a double vertical line, as in know then thyself ‖ presume not God to scan.
- caesars
-
noun,
Gaius [gey-uh s] /ˈgeɪ əs/ (Show IPA), (or Caius) [key-uh s] /ˈkeɪ əs/ (Show IPA), Julius, c100–44 b.c, Roman general, statesman, and historian.
- 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.
- Eustace
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noun,
a male given name: from a Greek word meaning “steadfast.”.
- 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.
- Austro-
-
- austere
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adjective,
severe in manner or appearance; uncompromising; strict; forbidding:
- cesuras
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noun,
caesura.
- arcuate
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adjective,
bent or curved like a bow.
- creates
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adjective,
Archaic. created.
- casters
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noun,
a person or thing that casts.
- cuestas
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noun,
a long, low ridge with a relatively steep face or escarpment on one side and a long, gentle slope on the other.
- stearo-
-
- ureases
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noun,
an enzyme that changes urea into ammonium carbonate, occurring in bacteria, fungi, etc.
- soucars
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noun,
a Hindu banker.
- acerate
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adjective,
acerose1 .
- acerose
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adjective,
needle-shaped, as the leaves of the pine.
- rescues
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noun,
the act of rescuing.
- acerous
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adjective,
acerose1 .
- curates
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noun,
Chiefly British. a member of the clergy employed to assist a rector or vicar.
- turacos
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noun,
touraco.
- stereo-
-
- acetous
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adjective,
containing or producing acetic acid.
- Erastus
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noun,
Thomas [tom-uh s;; German toh-mahs] /ˈtɒm əs;; German ˈtoʊ mɑs/ (Show IPA), 1524–83, Swiss-German theologian.
- reseats
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verb (used with object),
to provide with a new seat or new seats.
- actress
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noun,
a woman who acts in stage plays, motion pictures, television broadcasts, etc., especially professionally.
- cresset
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noun,
a metal cup or basket often mounted on a pole or suspended from above, containing oil, pitch, a rope steeped in rosin, etc., burned as a light or beacon.
- souters
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noun,
a person who makes or repairs shoes; cobbler; shoemaker.
- reseaus
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noun,
a network.
- resects
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verb (used with object),
to do a resection on.
- secures
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adjective,
free from or not exposed to danger or harm; safe.
- aerates
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verb (used with object),
to expose to the action or effect of air or to cause air to circulate through:
- roseate
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adjective,
tinged with rose; rosy:
- ecartes
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noun,
a card game for two players.
- Croesus
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noun,
died 546 b.c, king of Lydia 560–546: noted for his great wealth.
- recasts
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noun,
a recasting.
- 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.
- custos
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noun,
(italics) Latin. a custodian.
- certes
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adverb,
certainly; in truth.
- scrota
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noun,
the pouch of skin that contains the testes.
- Easter
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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.
- Sorata
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noun,
Mount, a mountain in W Bolivia, in the Andes, near Lake Titicaca: two peaks, Ancohuma, 21,490 feet (6550 meters), and Illampu, 21,276 feet (6485 meters).
- cerous
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adjective,
containing trivalent cerium.
- curate
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noun,
Chiefly British. a member of the clergy employed to assist a rector or vicar.
- Scotus
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noun,
John Duns, Duns Scotus, John.
- source
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noun,
any thing or place from which something comes, arises, or is obtained; origin:
- caters
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verb (used with object),
to provide food and service for:
- ceruse
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noun,
a pigment composed of white lead.
- Seurat
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noun,
Georges [zhawrzh] /ʒɔrʒ/ (Show IPA), 1859–91, French (pointillist) painter.
- cestas
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noun,
a narrow, curved basket fitted on one end to a wooden handle with a glovelike compartment at the base, for catching and throwing the ball.
- sutras
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noun,
Hinduism. a collection of aphorisms relating to some aspect of the conduct of life.
- Castro
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noun,
Cipriano [sip-ree-ah-noh;; Spanish see-pree-ah-naw] /ˌsɪp riˈɑ noʊ;; Spanish ˌsi priˈɑ nɔ/ (Show IPA), 1858?–1924, Venezuelan military and political leader: president 1901–08; exiled 1908.
- cestus
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noun,
a girdle or belt, especially as worn by women of ancient Greece.
- screes
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noun,
a steep mass of detritus on the side of a mountain.
- setose
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adjective,
covered with setae or bristles; bristly.
- Cereus
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noun,
any of various plants of the genus Cereus, of the cactus family, having large, usually white, funnel-shaped flowers.
- cesura
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noun,
caesura.
- Ecorse
-
noun,
a city in SE Michigan, near Detroit.
- soucar
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noun,
a Hindu banker.
- ecrase
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adjective,
(of leather) crushed to produce a grained effect.
- curses
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noun,
the expression of a wish that misfortune, evil, doom, etc., befall a person, group, etc.
- ceases
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noun,
cessation:
- serous
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adjective,
resembling serum; of a watery nature.
- cerat-
-
- Scouse
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noun,
a baked dish or stew made usually with meat and hardtack.
- Custer
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noun,
George Armstrong [ahrm-strawng,, -strong] /ˈɑrm strɔŋ,, -strɒŋ/ (Show IPA), 1839–76, U.S. general and Indian fighter.
- cerate
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noun,
Pharmacology. an unctuous, often medicated, preparation for external application, consisting of lard or oil mixed with wax, rosin, or the like, especially one that has a firmer consistency than a typical ointment and does not melt when in contact with the skin.
- curets
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noun,
a scoop-shaped surgical instrument for removing tissue from body cavities, as the uterus.
- causes
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noun,
a person or thing that acts, happens, or exists in such a way that some specific thing happens as a result; the producer of an effect:
- scouts
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noun,
a soldier, warship, airplane, etc., employed in reconnoitering.
- scours
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noun,
the act of scouring.
- ecarte
-
noun,
a card game for two players.
- oaters
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noun,
a movie, television show, etc., about the frontier days of the U.S. West; western; horse opera.
- serosa
-
noun,
Embryology, Zoology.
the chorion.
a similar membrane in insects and other lower invertebrates.
- steres
-
- coarse
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adjective,
composed of relatively large parts or particles:
- cuesta
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noun,
a long, low ridge with a relatively steep face or escarpment on one side and a long, gentle slope on the other.
- courts
-
noun,
Law.
a place where justice is administered.
a judicial tribunal duly constituted for the hearing and determination of cases.
a session of a judicial assembly.
- croute
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noun,
crust.
- Crouse
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noun,
Russel, 1893–1966, U.S. dramatist.
- Crosse
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noun,
a long-handled racket used in the game of lacrosse.
- cross-
-
- stores
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noun,
an establishment where merchandise is sold, usually on a retail basis.
- escort
-
noun,
a group of persons, or a single person, accompanying another or others for protection, guidance, or courtesy:
- course
-
noun,
a direction or route taken or to be taken.
- secure
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adjective,
free from or not exposed to danger or harm; safe.
- Escaut
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noun,
French name of Scheldt.
- Creuse
-
noun,
a department in central France. 2165 sq. mi. (5605 sq. km). Capital: Guéret.
- steers
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noun,
Informal. a suggestion about a course of action; tip:
- couter
-
noun,
a piece of plate armor for the elbow.
- Creusa
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noun,
the bride to be of Jason, slain by Medea.
- secret
-
noun,
something that is or is kept secret, hidden, or concealed.
- sector
-
noun,
Geometry. a plane figure bounded by two radii and the included arc of a circle.
- crates
-
noun,
a slatted wooden box or framework for packing, shopping, or storing fruit, furniture, glassware, crockery, etc.
- crease
-
noun,
a ridge or groove produced in anything by folding, heat, pressure, etc.; fold; furrow.
- crests
-
noun,
the highest part of a hill or mountain range; summit.
- create
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adjective,
Archaic. created.
- eructs
-
verb (used with or without object),
to belch forth, as gas from the stomach.
- rosets
-
noun,
resin; rosin.
- COSTAR
-
noun,
a performer, especially an actor or actress, who shares star billing with another.
- stours
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noun,
British Dialect.
tumult; confusion.
a storm.
- scutes
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noun,
a dermal bony plate, as on an armadillo, or a large horny plate, as on a turtle.
- estocs
-
noun,
a thrusting sword of the 13th–17th centuries having a long, narrow blade of rectangular section.
- seracs
-
noun,
a large irregularity of glacial ice, as a pinnacle found in glacial crevasses and formed by melting or movement of the ice.
- souter
-
noun,
a person who makes or repairs shoes; cobbler; shoemaker.
- Cetura
-
noun,
Keturah.
- estrus
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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.
- C-star
-
noun,
carbon star.
- erases
-
verb (used with object),
to rub or scrape out, as letters or characters written, engraved, etc.; efface.
- stares
-
noun,
a staring gaze; a fixed look with the eyes wide open:
- coasts
-
noun,
the land next to the sea; seashore:
- coatee
-
noun,
a close-fitting short coat, especially one with tails or skirts.
- Coates
-
noun,
Eric, 1886–1957, English violist and composer.
- sucres
-
noun,
Antonio José de [ahn-taw-nyaw haw-se th e] /ɑnˈtɔ nyɔ hɔˈsɛ ðɛ/ (Show IPA), 1793–1830, Venezuelan general and South American liberator: 1st president of Bolivia 1826–28.
- cosset
-
noun,
a lamb brought up without its dam; pet lamb.
- 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 .
- corses
-
noun,
corpse.
- corset
-
noun,
Sometimes, corsets. a close-fitting undergarment, stiffened with whalebone or similar material and often capable of being tightened by lacing, enclosing the trunk: worn, especially by women, to shape and support the body; stays.
- Cortes
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noun,
(in Spain or Portugal) the two houses constituting the national legislative body.
- Crusoe
-
noun,
Robinson, Robinson Crusoe.
- Straus
-
noun,
Isidor, 1845–1912, U.S. retail merchant and politician, born in Bavaria: congressman 1894–95 (brother of Nathan and Oscar Solomon Straus).
- seater
-
noun,
a person or thing that seats.
- cosets
-
noun,
a subset of a group, formed by the consistent operation of a given element of the group on the left or right of all the elements of a subgroup of the group.
- erects
-
adjective,
upright in position or posture:
- cruets
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noun,
a glass bottle, especially one for holding vinegar, oil, etc., for the table.
- Coster
-
noun,
costermonger.
- Scoter
-
noun,
any of the large diving ducks of the genus Melanitta, inhabiting northern parts of the Northern Hemisphere.
- Castor
-
noun,
Also, castoreum. a brownish, unctuous substance with a strong, penetrating odor, secreted by certain glands in the groin of the beaver, used in medicine and perfumery.
- assure
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verb (used with object),
to declare earnestly to; inform or tell positively; state with confidence to:
- sarees
-
noun,
sari.
- turaco
-
noun,
touraco.
- assert
-
Idioms,
assert oneself, to insist on one's rights, declare one's views forcefully, etc.:
- ouster
-
noun,
expulsion or removal from a place or position occupied:
- assoc.
-
- assort
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verb (used with object),
to distribute, place, or arrange according to kind or class; classify; sort.
- acutes
-
noun,
the acute accent.
- reseat
-
verb (used with object),
to provide with a new seat or new seats.
- turco-
-
- Tereus
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noun,
a Thracian prince, the husband of Procne, who raped his sister-in-law Philomela and was changed into a hoopoe as a punishment.
- rescue
-
noun,
the act of rescuing.
- acuate
-
adjective,
sharpened; pointed.
- reseau
-
noun,
a network.
- saucer
-
noun,
a small, round, shallow dish to hold a cup.
- astro-
-
- Teresa
-
noun,
Mother (Agnes Gonxha Bojaxhiu) 1910–97, Albanian nun: Nobel Peace Prize 1979 for work in the slums of Calcutta, India.
- terces
-
noun,
tierce (def 3).
- urases
-
noun,
urease.
- resect
-
verb (used with object),
to do a resection on.
- routes
-
noun,
a course, way, or road for passage or travel:
- teases
-
noun,
a person who teases or annoys.
- Aeacus
-
noun,
a judge in Hades, a son of Zeus and grandfather of Achilles.
- ascots
-
noun,
a necktie or scarf with broad ends, tied and arranged so that the ends are laid flat, one across the other, sometimes with a pin to secure them.
- teaser
-
noun,
a person or thing that teases.
- recuse
-
verb (used with object),
to reject or challenge (a judge or juror) as disqualified to act, especially because of interest or bias.
- recess
-
noun,
temporary withdrawal or cessation from the usual work or activity.
- recast
-
noun,
a recasting.
- touses
-
noun,
a commotion; rumpus.
- rectos
-
- reatas
-
noun,
riata.
- aortas
-
noun,
the main trunk of the arterial system, conveying blood from the left ventricle of the heart to all of the body except the lungs.
- re-act
-
verb (used with object),
to act or perform again.
- arecas
-
noun,
any tropical Asian palm of the genus Areca, as the betel palm.
- rectus
-
noun,
any of several straight muscles, as of the abdomen, thigh, eye, etc.
- truces
-
noun,
a suspension of hostilities for a specified period of time by mutual agreement of the warring parties; cease-fire; armistice.
- sarco-
-
- aretes
-
noun,
the aggregate of qualities, as valor and virtue, making up good character.
- arouse
-
verb (used with object),
to stir to action or strong response; excite:
- russet
-
noun,
yellowish brown, light brown, or reddish brown.
- Russo-
-
- reests
-
verb (used with object),
to cure, smoke, or dry (meat or fish).
- rousts
-
verb (used with object),
to rout, as from a place:
- 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.
- sacro-
-
- castes
-
noun,
Sociology.
an endogamous and hereditary social group limited to persons of the same rank, occupation, economic position, etc., and having mores distinguishing it from other such groups.
any rigid system of social distinctions.
- aerate
-
verb (used with object),
to expose to the action or effect of air or to cause air to circulate through:
- Atreus
-
noun,
the father of Plisthenes, Agamemnon, Menelaus, and Anaxibia upon whose house Thyestes pronounced a curse.
- sauces
-
noun,
any preparation, usually liquid or semiliquid, eaten as a gravy or as a relish accompanying food.
- traces
-
noun,
a surviving mark, sign, or evidence of the former existence, influence, or action of some agent or event; vestige:
- retuse
-
adjective,
having an obtuse or rounded apex with a shallow notch, as leaves.
- scarts
-
verb (used with or without object),
to scratch, scrape, mark, or scar.
- Acarus
-
noun,
a mite, especially of the genus Acarus.
- orates
-
verb (used with or without object),
to deliver an oration; speak pompously; declaim.
- rouses
-
noun,
a rousing.
- scato-
-
- caress
-
noun,
an act or gesture expressing affection, as an embrace or kiss, especially a light stroking or touching.
- carets
-
noun,
a mark (‸) made in written or printed matter to show the place where something is to be inserted.
- carses
-
noun,
bottom land.
- cartes
-
noun,
(italics) French. menu; bill of fare.
Compare à la carte.
- Caesar
-
noun,
Gaius [gey-uh s] /ˈgeɪ əs/ (Show IPA), (or Caius) [key-uh s] /ˈkeɪ əs/ (Show IPA), Julius, c100–44 b.c, Roman general, statesman, and historian.
- reuses
-
noun,
a city in Catalonia, NE Spain, on the Mediterranean Sea.
- 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.
- Caruso
-
noun,
Enrico [en-ree-koh;; Italian en-ree-kaw] /ɛnˈri koʊ;; Italian ɛnˈri kɔ/ (Show IPA), 1873–1921, Italian operatic tenor.
- scores
-
noun,
the record of points or strokes made by the competitors in a game or match.
- rosace
-
noun,
rosette (def 3).
- utero-
-
- Roseau
-
noun,
a seaport on and the capital of Dominica.
- Soares
-
noun,
Mário [mah-ryoo] /ˈmɑ ryʊ/ (Show IPA), born 1924, Portuguese statesman: prime minister 1976–78, 1983–85; president 1986–96.
- Caster
-
noun,
a person or thing that casts.
- urease
-
noun,
an enzyme that changes urea into ammonium carbonate, occurring in bacteria, fungi, etc.
- carats
-
noun,
a unit of weight in gemstones, 200 milligrams (about 3 grains of troy or avoirdupois weight). Abbreviation: c., ct.
- tauro-
-
- resets
-
noun,
an act or instance of setting again.
- tarso-
-
- 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.
- oscars
-
noun,
a word used in communications to represent the letter O.
- scares
-
noun,
a sudden fright or alarm, especially with little or no reason.
- Auster
-
noun,
the south wind personified.
- aceous
-
- austr-
-
- urates
-
noun,
a salt of uric acid.
- across
-
adverb,
from one side to another.
- sautes
-
noun,
a dish of sautéed food.
- aceto-
-
- 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.
- rests
-
noun,
the refreshing quiet or repose of sleep:
- easts
-
noun,
a cardinal point of the compass, 90° to the right of north. Abbreviation: E.
- reset
-
noun,
an act or instance of setting again.
- Rosse
-
noun,
William Parsons, Third Earl of, William Parsons.
- recta
-
noun,
a plural of rectum.
- eases
-
noun,
freedom from labor, pain, or physical annoyance; tranquil rest; comfort:
- rect.
-
- rotes
-
noun,
routine; a fixed, habitual, or mechanical course of procedure:
- 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.
- route
-
noun,
a course, way, or road for passage or travel:
- erose
-
adjective,
uneven, as if gnawed away.
- reest
-
verb (used with object),
to cure, smoke, or dry (meat or fish).
- roues
-
noun,
a dissolute and licentious man; rake.
- sero-
-
- serac
-
noun,
a large irregularity of glacial ice, as a pinnacle found in glacial crevasses and formed by melting or movement of the ice.
- seers
-
noun,
a person who sees; observer.
- rouse
-
noun,
a rousing.
- ecto-
-
- roust
-
verb (used with object),
to rout, as from a place:
- erect
-
adjective,
upright in position or posture:
- Seres
-
noun,
the series of stages in an ecological succession.
- Erato
-
noun,
the Muse of love poetry.
- erase
-
verb (used with object),
to rub or scrape out, as letters or characters written, engraved, etc.; efface.
- Ecua.
-
- sarc-
-
- sect.
-
- scats
-
noun,
scat singing.
- scute
-
noun,
a dermal bony plate, as on an armadillo, or a large horny plate, as on a turtle.
- scuta
-
noun,
plural of scutum.
- ORuss
-
- Euro-
-
- euros
-
noun,
wallaroo.
- scare
-
noun,
a sudden fright or alarm, especially with little or no reason.
- scart
-
verb (used with or without object),
to scratch, scrape, mark, or scar.
- Orcas
-
noun,
the killer whale, Orcinus orca.
- scree
-
noun,
a steep mass of detritus on the side of a mountain.
- scat-
-
- orate
-
verb (used with or without object),
to deliver an oration; speak pompously; declaim.
- sceat
-
noun,
a silver Anglo-Saxon coin of the 7th and 8th centuries, sometimes including an amount of gold.
- OSCAR
-
noun,
a word used in communications to represent the letter O.
- score
-
noun,
the record of points or strokes made by the competitors in a game or match.
- Scout
-
noun,
a soldier, warship, airplane, etc., employed in reconnoitering.
- oases
-
noun,
a small fertile or green area in a desert region, usually having a spring or well.
- oecus
-
noun,
(in an ancient Roman house) an apartment, especially a dining room, decorated with columns.
- oasts
-
noun,
a kiln for drying hops or malt.
- octa-
-
- oater
-
noun,
a movie, television show, etc., about the frontier days of the U.S. West; western; horse opera.
- Scot.
-
- ocrea
-
noun,
a sheathing part, as a pair of stipules united about a stem.
- Oates
-
noun,
Joyce Carol, born 1938, U.S. novelist and short-story writer.
- scour
-
noun,
the act of scouring.
- SCOTS
-
noun,
Also called Scottish. the English language as spoken in Scotland.
Compare Scots Gaelic.
- scuts
-
noun,
a short tail, especially that of a hare, rabbit, or deer.
- Sears
-
noun,
Richard Warren, 1863–1914, U.S. mail-order retailer.
- eruct
-
verb (used with or without object),
to belch forth, as gas from the stomach.
- outre
-
adjective,
passing the bounds of what is usual or considered proper; unconventional; bizarre.
- routs
-
noun,
a defeat attended with disorderly flight; dispersal of a defeated force in complete disorder:
- reata
-
noun,
riata.
- react
-
verb (used with object),
to act or perform again.
- ratos
-
noun,
rocket-assisted takeoff.
- Russ.
-
abbreviation,
Russia.
- secos
-
noun,
sekos.
- rates
-
noun,
the amount of a charge or payment with reference to some basis of calculation:
- rases
-
verb (used with object),
raze.
- 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.
- races
-
noun,
a contest of speed, as in running, riding, driving, or sailing.
- 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.
- Saree
-
noun,
sari.
- 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.
- saute
-
noun,
a dish of sautéed food.
- Outer
-
adjective,
situated on or toward the outside; external; exterior:
- ousts
-
verb (used with object),
to expel or remove from a place or position occupied:
- 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.
- 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 .
- 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.
- 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.
- Estes
-
noun,
a male given name.
- estoc
-
noun,
a thrusting sword of the 13th–17th centuries having a long, narrow blade of rectangular section.
- Otaru
-
noun,
a city in W Hokkaido, in N Japan.
- sauce
-
noun,
any preparation, usually liquid or semiliquid, eaten as a gravy or as a relish accompanying food.
- oste-
-
- Osset
-
noun,
a member of an Aryan people of Ossetia whose religion combines features of Islam and Christianity.
- Orcus
-
noun,
the ancient Roman god of the underworld, identified with the Greek Pluto, or Hades.
- Crees
-
noun,
a member of a North American Indian people of Ontario, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, and Montana.
- soars
-
noun,
an act or instance of soaring.
- terce
-
noun,
tierce (def 3).
- 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.
- Tasso
-
noun,
Torquato [tawr-kwah-taw] /tɔrˈkwɑ tɔ/ (Show IPA), 1544–95, Italian poet.
- auto.
-
- Aust.
-
- tears
-
- tease
-
noun,
a person who teases or annoys.
- tera-
-
- Asura
-
noun,
(in Indian mythology) a god or demon.
- Caras
-
noun,
a female given name: from an Italian word meaning “dear one.”.
- astr.
-
- Astor
-
noun,
John Jacob, 1763–1848, U.S. capitalist and fur merchant.
- aster
-
noun,
any composite plant of the genus Aster, having rays varying from white or pink to blue around a yellow disk.
- Assur
-
noun,
the god of war and supreme national god of Assyria.
- asst.
-
- terse
-
adjective,
neatly or effectively concise; brief and pithy, as language.
- asset
-
noun,
a useful and desirable thing or quality:
- tares
-
noun,
any of various vetches, especially Vicia sativa.
- carat
-
noun,
a unit of weight in gemstones, 200 milligrams (about 3 grains of troy or avoirdupois weight). Abbreviation: c., ct.
- torcs
-
noun,
torque (def 4).
- caste
-
noun,
Sociology.
an endogamous and hereditary social group limited to persons of the same rank, occupation, economic position, etc., and having mores distinguishing it from other such groups.
any rigid system of social distinctions.
- Ceara
-
noun,
Fortaleza.
- cause
-
noun,
a person or thing that acts, happens, or exists in such a way that some specific thing happens as a result; the producer of an effect:
- caus.
-
- Cates
-
noun,
a choice food;delicacy; dainty.
- cater
-
verb (used with object),
to provide food and service for:
- sutra
-
noun,
Hinduism. a collection of aphorisms relating to some aspect of the conduct of life.
- cata-
-
- taces
-
noun,
tasset.
- cares
-
noun,
a state of mind in which one is troubled; worry, anxiety, or concern:
- cases
-
noun,
an instance of the occurrence, existence, etc., of something:
- casas
-
noun,
Bartolomé de las [bahr-taw-law-me th e lahs] /ˌbɑr tɔ lɔˈmɛ ðɛ lɑs/ (Show IPA), Las Casas, Bartolomé de.
- tacos
-
noun,
Mexican Cookery. an often crisply fried tortilla folded over and filled, as with seasoned chopped meat, lettuce, tomatoes, and cheese.
- carts
-
noun,
a heavy two-wheeled vehicle, commonly without springs, drawn by mules, oxen, or the like, used for the conveyance of heavy goods.
- Carte
-
noun,
(italics) French. menu; bill of fare.
Compare à la carte.
- carse
-
noun,
bottom land.
- caret
-
noun,
a mark (‸) made in written or printed matter to show the place where something is to be inserted.
- 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.
- TORES
-
noun,
a torus.
- ceras
-
noun,
(in prescriptions) wax.
- actos
-
- aorta
-
noun,
the main trunk of the arterial system, conveying blood from the left ventricle of the heart to all of the body except the lungs.
- truce
-
noun,
a suspension of hostilities for a specified period of time by mutual agreement of the warring parties; cease-fire; armistice.
- 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.
- tsars
-
noun,
czar.
- aero-
-
- acute
-
noun,
the acute accent.
- urase
-
noun,
urease.
- Actor
-
noun,
a person who acts in stage plays, motion pictures, television broadcasts, etc.
- treas
-
- urate
-
noun,
a salt of uric acid.
- acro-
-
- ureas
-
noun,
Biochemistry. a compound, CO(NH 2) 2 , occurring in urine and other body fluids as a product of protein metabolism.
- acet-
-
- aceae
-
- USSCt
-
- 30-30
-
- tress
-
noun,
Usually, tresses. long locks or curls of hair.
- trass
-
noun,
a light-colored type of volcanic tuff used in making water-resistant cement and mortar.
- Ascus
-
noun,
the sac in ascomycetes in which the sexual spores are formed.
- Arete
-
noun,
the aggregate of qualities, as valor and virtue, making up good character.
- Ascot
-
noun,
a necktie or scarf with broad ends, tied and arranged so that the ends are laid flat, one across the other, sometimes with a pin to secure them.
- asco-
-
- 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.
- torus
-
noun,
Architecture. a large convex molding, more or less semicircular in profile, commonly forming the lowest molding of the base of a column, directly above the plinth, sometimes occurring as one of a pair separated by a scotia and fillets. and column.
- Tosca
-
noun,
an opera (1900) by Giacomo Puccini.
- arses
-
noun,
ass2 (defs 1, 2).
- arose
-
verb,
simple past tense of arise.
- Toure
-
noun,
Sékou [sey-koo] /ˈseɪ ku/ (Show IPA), 1922–84, Guinean political leader: prime minister 1958-72; president 1958–84.
- Arcas
-
noun,
a son of Zeus and Callisto, the ancestor of the Arcadians who was set among the stars with his mother as the Little Bear and the Great Bear respectively.
- areo-
-
- Areca
-
noun,
any tropical Asian palm of the genus Areca, as the betel palm.
- 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.
- arcus
-
noun,
a dense, horizontal, roll-shaped cloud sometimes occurring at the lower front portion of a cumulonimbus.
- arces
-
noun,
a daughter of Thaumas and the sister of Iris and the Harpies. Zeus took away her wings when she aided the Titans in their war against him.
- Trace
-
noun,
a surviving mark, sign, or evidence of the former existence, influence, or action of some agent or event; vestige:
- cease
-
noun,
cessation:
- roset
-
noun,
resin; rosin.
- Surat
-
noun,
a seaport in S Gujarat, in W India: first British settlement in India 1612.
- cruse
-
noun,
an earthen pot, bottle, etc., for liquids.
- costs
-
noun,
the price paid to acquire, produce, accomplish, or maintain anything:
- stour
-
noun,
British Dialect.
tumult; confusion.
a storm.
- cotes
-
noun,
a shelter, coop, or small shed for sheep, pigs, pigeons, etc.
- store
-
noun,
an establishment where merchandise is sold, usually on a retail basis.
- Court
-
noun,
Law.
a place where justice is administered.
a judicial tribunal duly constituted for the hearing and determination of cases.
a session of a judicial assembly.
- crass
-
adjective,
without refinement, delicacy, or sensitivity; gross; obtuse; stupid:
- stoas
-
noun,
Greek Architecture. a portico, usually a detached portico of considerable length, that is used as a promenade or meeting place.
- crate
-
noun,
a slatted wooden box or framework for packing, shopping, or storing fruit, furniture, glassware, crockery, etc.
- cress
-
noun,
any of various plants of the mustard family, especially the watercress, having pungent-tasting leaves often used for salad and as a garnish.
- crest
-
noun,
the highest part of a hill or mountain range; summit.
- Crete
-
noun,
Formerly Candia. a Greek island in the Mediterranean, SE of mainland Greece. 3235 sq. mi. (8380 sq. km). Capital: Canea.
- Croat
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Croatia; Croatian.
- cruet
-
noun,
a glass bottle, especially one for holding vinegar, oil, etc., for the table.
- steer
-
noun,
Informal. a suggestion about a course of action; tip:
- crust
-
noun,
the brown, hard outer portion or surface of a loaf or slice of bread (distinguished from crumb).
- coset
-
noun,
a subset of a group, formed by the consistent operation of a given element of the group on the left or right of all the elements of a subgroup of the group.
- curst
-
noun,
the expression of a wish that misfortune, evil, doom, etc., befall a person, group, etc.
- 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.
- sorts
-
noun,
a particular kind, species, variety, class, or group, distinguished by a common character or nature:
- cutes
-
noun,
the cutes, Informal. self-consciously cute mannerisms or appeal; affected coyness:
- sorus
-
noun,
Botany. one of the clusters of sporangia on the back of the fronds of ferns.
- Soter
-
noun,
Saint, pope a.d. 166?–175?.
- curse
-
noun,
the expression of a wish that misfortune, evil, doom, etc., befall a person, group, etc.
- stare
-
noun,
a staring gaze; a fixed look with the eyes wide open:
- curet
-
noun,
a scoop-shaped surgical instrument for removing tissue from body cavities, as the uterus.
- cures
-
noun,
a means of healing or restoring to health; remedy.
- sours
-
noun,
something that is sour.
- Sousa
-
noun,
John Philip, 1854–1932, U.S. band conductor and composer.
- souse
-
noun,
an act of sousing.
- Srta.
-
- Costa
-
noun,
a rib or riblike part.
- ster.
-
- Sucre
-
noun,
Antonio José de [ahn-taw-nyaw haw-se th e] /ɑnˈtɔ nyɔ hɔˈsɛ ðɛ/ (Show IPA), 1793–1830, Venezuelan general and South American liberator: 1st president of Bolivia 1826–28.
- Corea
-
noun,
Armando Anthony [ahr-mahn-doh] /ɑrˈmɑn doʊ/ (Show IPA), ("Chick") born 1941, U.S. jazz pianist and composer.
- suets
-
noun,
the hard fatty tissue about the loins and kidneys of beef, sheep, etc., used in cooking or processed to yield tallow.
- cetes
-
noun,
a number of badgers together.
- cesta
-
noun,
a narrow, curved basket fitted on one end to a wooden handle with a glovelike compartment at the base, for catching and throwing the ball.
- suras
-
noun,
any of the 114 chapters of the Koran.
- cert.
-
- ceros
-
noun,
a large Atlantic and Gulf Coast mackerel game fish, Scomberomorus regalis.
- Cetus
-
noun,
the Whale, a constellation lying above the equator, containing the variable star Mira.
- cero-
-
- Ceuta
-
noun,
a seaport and enclave of Spain in N Morocco, on the Strait of Gibraltar.
- coast
-
noun,
the land next to the sea; seashore:
- Coats
-
noun,
an outer garment with sleeves, covering at least the upper part of the body:
- Ceres
-
noun,
a pre-Roman goddess of agriculture under whose name the Romans adopted the worship of the Greek goddess Demeter.
- cores
-
- Corse
-
noun,
corpse.
- USTC
-
- Tura
-
noun,
Cosimo [kaw-zee-maw] /ˈkɔ zi mɔ/ (Show IPA), c1430–98? Italian painter.
- Tues
-
- 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).
- sots
-
noun,
a drunkard.
- tsar
-
noun,
czar.
- rout
-
noun,
a defeat attended with disorderly flight; dispersal of a defeated force in complete disorder:
- 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.
- scut
-
noun,
a short tail, especially that of a hare, rabbit, or deer.
- Utas
-
noun,
any of several iguanid lizards of the genus Uta, of the western U.S. and northern Mexico.
- 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.
- 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.
- Utes
-
noun,
Informal. a utility vehicle.
- Sour
-
noun,
something that is sour.
- Sura
-
noun,
any of the 114 chapters of the Koran.
- sur-
-
- Sere
-
noun,
the series of stages in an ecological succession.
- sora
-
noun,
a small, short-billed rail, Porzana carolina, of marshy areas of North America.
- 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.
- Sert
-
noun,
José María [haw-se mah-ree-ah] /hɔˈsɛ mɑˈri ɑ/ (Show IPA), 1876–1945, Spanish painter.
- ROTS
-
noun,
the process of rotting.
- uro-
-
- USES
-
noun,
the act of employing, using, or putting into service:
- roue
-
noun,
a dissolute and licentious man; rake.
- USRC
-
- user
-
noun,
a person or thing that uses.
- USCA
-
- USAR
-
- ROUS
-
noun,
(Francis) Peyton, 1879–1970, U.S. pathologist: Nobel Prize in medicine 1966.
- sure
-
Idioms,
for sure, as a certainty; surely:
- Seta
-
noun,
a stiff hair; bristle or bristlelike part.
- uret
-
- sore
-
noun,
a sore spot or place on the body.
- Sra.
-
- sort
-
noun,
a particular kind, species, variety, class, or group, distinguished by a common character or nature:
- urea
-
noun,
Biochemistry. a compound, CO(NH 2) 2 , occurring in urine and other body fluids as a product of protein metabolism.
- rote
-
noun,
routine; a fixed, habitual, or mechanical course of procedure:
- Surt
-
noun,
the guardian and ruler of Muspelheim, destined to defeat Frey at Ragnarok and destroy the world with fire.
- ROTC
-
noun,
a body of students at some colleges and universities who are given training toward becoming officers in the armed forces. Abbreviation: ROTC, R.O.T.C.
- Tace
-
noun,
tasset.
- rues
-
noun,
sorrow; repentance; regret.
- Sera
-
noun,
a plural of serum.
- 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.
- toea
-
noun,
a bronze coin and monetary unit of Papua New Guinea, the 100th part of a kina.
- Tess
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Theresa.
- stoa
-
noun,
Greek Architecture. a portico, usually a detached portico of considerable length, that is used as a promenade or meeting place.
- sues
-
noun,
Eugène [œ-zhen] /œˈʒɛn/ (Show IPA), (Marie Joseph Sue) 1804–57, French novelist.
- SASE
-
- Sat.
-
- 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.
- Sato
-
noun,
Eisaku [ey-sah-koo;; Japanese ey-sah-koo] /eɪˈsɑ ku;; Japanese ˈeɪ sɑˌku/ (Show IPA), 1901–75, Japanese political leader: prime minister 1964–72; Nobel Peace Prize 1974.
- SOAR
-
noun,
an act or instance of soaring.
- sec.
-
- Secs
-
noun,
second2 (def 2).
- ter.
-
- 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.
- saur
-
- tars
-
noun,
any of various dark-colored viscid products obtained by the destructive distillation of certain organic substances, as coal or wood.
- 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.
- str.
-
- TASS
-
noun,
a cup or small goblet, especially an ornamental one.
- taur
-
- scar
-
noun,
a mark left by a healed wound, sore, or burn.
- torc
-
noun,
torque (def 4).
- Tore
-
noun,
a torus.
- sees
-
noun,
the seat, center of authority, office, or jurisdiction of a bishop.
- 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.
- Star
-
noun,
any of the heavenly bodies, except the moon, appearing as fixed luminous points in the sky at night.
- 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.
- Rus.
-
- Ruse
-
noun,
a trick, stratagem, or artifice.
- Ste.
-
- taco
-
noun,
Mexican Cookery. an often crisply fried tortilla folded over and filled, as with seasoned chopped meat, lettuce, tomatoes, and cheese.
- Tour
-
noun,
a traveling around from place to place.
- toss
-
noun,
an act or instance of tossing.
- seer
-
noun,
a person who sees; observer.
- suet
-
noun,
the hard fatty tissue about the loins and kidneys of beef, sheep, etc., used in cooking or processed to yield tallow.
- Tara
-
noun,
a village in the NE Republic of Ireland, NW of Dublin: home of the ancient Irish kings (Hill of Tara)
- Saar
-
noun,
Also called Saar Basin. a coal-producing region in W Germany, in the Saar River valley: governed by the League of Nations 1919–35; returned to Germany 1935 as a result of a plebiscite; under French economic control following World War II until 1956.
- Saco
-
noun,
a city in SW Maine.
- sear
-
noun,
a mark or scar made by searing.
- Taos
-
noun,
a Tanoan language spoken in two villages in New Mexico.
- Sacs
-
noun,
a baglike structure in an animal, plant, or fungus, as one containing fluid.
- SARA
-
noun,
a member of a people of the Central African Republic.
- tors
-
noun,
a rocky pinnacle; a peak of a bare or rocky mountain or hill.
- scr.
-
- SEAS
-
noun,
the salt waters that cover the greater part of the earth's surface.
- Tare
-
noun,
any of various vetches, especially Vicia sativa.
- 1080
-
- Ross
-
noun,
the rough exterior of bark.
- ator
-
- erst
-
adverb,
before the present time; formerly.
- Erse
-
noun,
Gaelic, especially Scottish Gaelic.
- Eros
-
noun,
the ancient Greek god of love, identified by the Romans with Cupid.
- atar
-
noun,
attar (def 1).
- eous
-
- ates
-
- EEOC
-
- ect-
-
- Esau
-
noun,
a son of Isaac and Rebekah, twin brother of Jacob, to whom he sold his birthright. Gen. 25:21–25.
- Ecru
-
noun,
an ecru color.
- eco-
-
- Auer
-
noun,
Leopold [lee-uh-pohld;; Hungarian ley-aw-pawlt] /ˈli əˌpoʊld;; Hungarian ˈleɪ ɔˌpɔlt/ (Show IPA), 1845–1930, Hungarian violinist and teacher.
- aur-
-
- AURA
-
noun,
a distinctive and pervasive quality or character; air; atmosphere:
- eats
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- East
-
noun,
a cardinal point of the compass, 90° to the right of north. Abbreviation: E.
- ease
-
noun,
freedom from labor, pain, or physical annoyance; tranquil rest; comfort:
- Asur
-
noun,
Assur.
- ASSR
-
- Aus.
-
- Eur.
-
- oast
-
noun,
a kiln for drying hops or malt.
- area
-
noun,
any particular extent of space or surface; part:
- Ares
-
noun,
the ancient Greek god of war, a son of Zeus and Hera, identified by the Romans with Mars.
- arse
-
noun,
ass2 (defs 1, 2).
- art.
-
- Asat
-
noun,
(in Vedic mythology) the realm of nonexistence, populated by demons.
Compare sat2 (def 1).
- asc-
-
- Eure
-
noun,
a department in NW France. 2331 sq. mi. (6035 sq. km). Capital: Evreux.
- asea
-
adjective, adverb,
to or toward the sea; seaward.
- eso-
-
- Aser
-
noun,
Asher (def 1).
- coat
-
noun,
an outer garment with sleeves, covering at least the upper part of the body:
- etc.
-
- ETAS
-
noun,
the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
- Este
-
noun,
a city in NE Italy: medieval fortress; ancient Roman ruins.
- est.
-
- esse
-
noun,
being; existence.
- asse
-
noun,
Cape fox.
- 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.
- aut-
-
- ARCO
-
adverb,
(of the performance of a passage for stringed instruments) with the bow.
- Cote
-
noun,
a shelter, coop, or small shed for sheep, pigs, pigeons, etc.
- cera
-
noun,
(in prescriptions) wax.
- CerE
-
noun,
a fleshy, membranous covering of the base of the upper mandible of a bird, especially a bird of prey or a parrot, through which the nostrils open.
- cess
-
noun,
British. a tax, assessment, or lien.
- Cres
-
- Cree
-
noun,
a member of a North American Indian people of Ontario, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, and Montana.
- crat
-
- Coue
-
noun,
Émile [ey-meel] /eɪˈmil/ (Show IPA), 1857–1926, French psychotherapist.
- cet-
-
- crut
-
noun,
crud (def 1).
- Cost
-
noun,
the price paid to acquire, produce, accomplish, or maintain anything:
- coss
-
noun,
kos.
- cose
-
verb (used without object),
coze.
- Ceta
-
noun,
Comprehensive Employment and Training Act.
- Cete
-
noun,
a number of badgers together.
- Ceto
-
- Cort
-
- Cora
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. Kore.
- crus
-
noun,
the part of the leg or hind limb between the femur or thigh and the ankle or tarsus; shank.
- cees
-
noun,
the letter C.
- cute
-
noun,
the cutes, Informal. self-consciously cute mannerisms or appeal; affected coyness:
- CART
-
noun,
a heavy two-wheeled vehicle, commonly without springs, drawn by mules, oxen, or the like, used for the conveyance of heavy goods.
- Cara
-
noun,
a female given name: from an Italian word meaning “dear one.”.
- cuss
-
noun,
curse word; oath.
- CARE
-
noun,
a state of mind in which one is troubled; worry, anxiety, or concern:
- Curt
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Curtis.
- curs
-
noun,
a mongrel dog, especially a worthless or unfriendly one.
- cure
-
noun,
a means of healing or restoring to health; remedy.
- cur.
-
- cues
-
noun,
anything said or done, on or off stage, that is followed by a specific line or action:
- cts.
-
- Cato
-
noun,
Marcus Porcius [pawr-shee-uh s,, -shuh s] /ˈpɔr ʃi əs,, -ʃəs/ (Show IPA), ("the Elder"or"the Censor") 234–149 b.c, Roman statesman, soldier, and writer.
- ctr.
-
- Casa
-
noun,
a house.
- CASE
-
noun,
an instance of the occurrence, existence, etc., of something:
- ROSE
-
noun,
any of the wild or cultivated, usually prickly-stemmed, pinnate-leaved, showy-flowered shrubs of the genus Rosa.
Compare rose family.
- Cass
-
noun,
Lewis, 1782–1866, U.S. statesman.
- cast
-
noun,
act of casting or throwing.
- cat.
-
- Cate
-
noun,
a choice food;delicacy; dainty.
- OATS
-
noun,
a cereal grass, Avena sativa, cultivated for its edible seed.
- Cor.
-
- aer-
-
- ocas
-
noun,
a wood sorrel, Oxalis tuberosa, of the Andes, cultivated in South America for its edible tubers.
- Rees
-
noun,
reeve3 .
- Osee
-
noun,
Hosea.
- OSSA
-
noun,
plural of os1 .
- recs
-
noun,
recreation.
- aet.
-
- aesc
-
noun,
ash2 (def 3).
- rate
-
noun,
the amount of a charge or payment with reference to some basis of calculation:
- RATO
-
noun,
rocket-assisted takeoff.
- RACE
-
noun,
a contest of speed, as in running, riding, driving, or sailing.
- rest
-
noun,
the refreshing quiet or repose of sleep:
- Acre
-
noun,
a common measure of area: in the U.S. and U.K., 1 acre equals 4,840 square yards (4,047 square meters) or 0.405 hectare; 640 acres equals one square mile.
- acr-
-
- AAEE
-
- Acus
-
noun,
Surgery. a needle, especially one used in a surgical operation.
- ours
-
noun,
(used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
- Ouse
-
noun,
Also called Great Ouse. a river in E England, flowing NE to the Wash. 160 miles (260 km) long.
- oust
-
verb (used with object),
to expel or remove from a place or position occupied:
- out-
-
- outs
-
noun,
a means of escape or excuse, as from a place, punishment, retribution, responsibility, etc.:
- acea
-
- rase
-
verb (used with object),
raze.
- osar
-
noun,
plural of os3 .
- Aras
-
noun,
Also, Araks. Ancient Araxes. a river in SW Asia, flowing from E Turkey along part of the boundary between NW Iran and Armenia and Azerbaijan into the Kura River. About 660 miles (1065 km) long.
- OEEC
-
- Acta
-
plural noun,
official records, as of acts, deeds, proceedings, transactions, or the like.
- arca
-
noun,
a chest for valuables, used in medieval Spain and Italy.
- rocs
-
noun,
a bird of enormous size and strength.
- Roca
-
noun,
Cape, a cape in W Portugal, near Lisbon: the western extremity of continental Europe.
- ARCS
-
noun,
Geometry. any unbroken part of the circumference of a circle or other curved line.
- Arce
-
noun,
a daughter of Thaumas and the sister of Iris and the Harpies. Zeus took away her wings when she aided the Titans in their war against him.
- oras
-
noun,
plural of os2 .
- Orca
-
noun,
the killer whale, Orcinus orca.
- Oct.
-
- orcs
-
noun,
any of several cetaceans, as a grampus.
- Rosa
-
noun,
Salvator [sahl-vah-tawr] /ˈsɑl vɑˌtɔr/ (Show IPA), 1615–73, Italian painter and poet.
- rasa
-
noun,
(in Hindu aesthetics) flavor, sentiment, or emotion: regarded as one of the fundamental qualities of classical music, dance, and poetry.
- Reus
-
noun,
a city in Catalonia, NE Spain, on the Mediterranean Sea.
- ACTS
-
noun,
anything done, being done, or to be done; deed; performance:
- orts
-
noun,
Usually, orts. a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
- 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.
- rete
-
noun,
a pierced plate on an astrolabe, having projections whose points correspond to the fixed stars.
- TAE
-
preposition,
to.
- ACT
-
noun,
anything done, being done, or to be done; deed; performance:
- TAO
-
noun,
(in philosophical Taoism) that in virtue of which all things happen or exist.
- CAS
-
verb (used with or without object),
to call, as to call an animal toward one; urge forward by calling.
- TAR
-
noun,
any of various dark-colored viscid products obtained by the destructive distillation of certain organic substances, as coal or wood.
- ACS
-
- ure
-
- tr.
-
- USE
-
noun,
the act of employing, using, or putting into service:
- ACE
-
noun,
a playing card or die marked with or having the value indicated by a single spot:
- AAE
-
- ac-
-
- UTE
-
noun,
Informal. a utility vehicle.
- UTC
-
- Ar.
-
- Uta
-
noun,
any of several iguanid lizards of the genus Uta, of the western U.S. and northern Mexico.
- AUC
-
- USR
-
- USO
-
- CEO
-
- AAU
-
- CAA
-
- cee
-
noun,
the letter C.
- CEA
-
- Sus
-
- USC
-
- Aar
-
- urs
-
noun,
an ancient Sumerian city on the Euphrates, in S Iraq: extensive excavations, especially of royal tombs.
- AAS
-
noun,
basaltic lava having a rough surface.
- CAR
-
noun,
an automobile.
- TCS
-
- ur-
-
- Tro
-
- TSE
-
- ASU
-
- AES
-
noun,
any of various early forms of bronze or copper money used in ancient Rome.
Compare as2 (def 1).
- ast
-
- TES
-
noun,
ti1 .
- AOA
-
- aor
-
- ASS
-
noun,
a long-eared, slow, patient, sure-footed domesticated mammal, Equus asinus, related to the horse, used chiefly as a beast of burden.
- toe
-
noun,
one of the terminal digits of the human foot.
- ASR
-
- TSS
-
- Tor
-
noun,
a rocky pinnacle; a peak of a bare or rocky mountain or hill.
- AOU
-
- ARA
-
noun,
the Altar, a southern constellation between Triangulum Australe and Scorpius.
- ase
-
- ASA
-
noun,
a king of Judah, 913?–873? b.c. I Kings 15:8–24.
- ARU
-
- ARC
-
noun,
Geometry. any unbroken part of the circumference of a circle or other curved line.
- 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.
- tra
-
- 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.
- at.
-
- ct.
-
- 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.
- cs.
-
- cr.
-
- Co.
-
- ca.
-
- TAU
-
noun,
the 19th letter of the Greek alphabet (T, τ).
- UCR
-
- UAE
-
- TCA
-
- USS
-
- USA
-
- UAR
-
- Tu.
-
- ae.
-
- AEA
-
- AEC
-
- tue
-
- AUA
-
- ATS
-
noun,
a money of account of Laos, the 100th part of a kip.
- TEC
-
noun,
detective.
- tee
-
noun,
the letter T or t.
- ATC
-
- ATA
-
- Aso
-
noun,
Mount, a volcanic mountain in Japan, in central Kyushu, noted for its vast caldera. 5223 feet (1593 meters).
- SSA
-
- Sue
-
noun,
Eugène [œ-zhen] /œˈʒɛn/ (Show IPA), (Marie Joseph Sue) 1804–57, French novelist.
- OCR
-
- ote
-
- Sau
-
noun,
German name of Sava.
- OTA
-
- ot-
-
- OSS
-
- ose
-
- sc.
-
- 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.
- orc
-
noun,
any of several cetaceans, as a grampus.
- Ora
-
noun,
plural of os2 .
- OES
-
noun,
the fifteenth letter of the English alphabet, a vowel.
- OCS
-
- Oca
-
noun,
a wood sorrel, Oxalis tuberosa, of the Andes, cultivated in South America for its edible tubers.
- our
-
noun,
(used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
- OAU
-
- OAT
-
noun,
a cereal grass, Avena sativa, cultivated for its edible seed.
- OAS
-
- 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.
- OTC
-
- OSA
-
- Oc.
-
- COS
-
noun,
romaine.
- SCS
-
- eu-
-
- ETS
-
- ETR
-
- se-
-
- OTS
-
- RCS
-
- ETO
-
- rte
-
- ROT
-
noun,
the process of rotting.
- ROE
-
noun,
the mass of eggs, or spawn, within the ovarian membrane of the female fish.
- ROC
-
noun,
a bird of enormous size and strength.
- ROA
-
- 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.
- res
-
noun,
an object or thing; matter.
- Ree
-
noun,
reeve3 .
- REC
-
noun,
recreation.
- Rs.
-
- RSA
-
- RSE
-
- RSS
-
- rt.
-
- RTS
-
- SAR
-
- Rue
-
noun,
sorrow; repentance; regret.
- REA
-
- RCT
-
- RCA
-
- 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.
- rut
-
noun,
a furrow or track in the ground, especially one made by the passage of a vehicle or vehicles.
- So.
-
- SRO
-
- SAA
-
- RAS
-
noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- SAC
-
noun,
a baglike structure in an animal, plant, or fungus, as one containing fluid.
- Rae
-
noun,
John, 1813–93, Scottish surgeon and Arctic explorer.
- Re.
-
- SAE
-
- sea
-
noun,
the salt waters that cover the greater part of the earth's surface.
- 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.
- ESU
-
- SSE
-
- eo-
-
- sot
-
noun,
a drunkard.
- Cut
-
noun,
the act of cutting; a stroke or a blow, as with a knife, whip, etc.
- Sou
-
noun,
(formerly) either of two bronze coins of France, equal to 5 centimes and 10 centimes.
- cue
-
noun,
anything said or done, on or off stage, that is followed by a specific line or action:
- Sr.
-
- cte
-
- SRS
-
- CTA
-
- ss.
-
- SSC
-
- SSR
-
- ea.
-
- SST
-
- St.
-
- Sta
-
- CST
-
- CSR
-
- CSO
-
- CSA
-
- cru
-
noun,
(in France) a vineyard producing wine of high quality, sometimes classified by the government as either a Great Growth (Grand Cru) or a First Growth (Premier Cru)
- CRT
-
- CRS
-
- COT
-
noun,
a light portable bed, especially one of canvas on a folding frame.
- Stu
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Stewart or Stuart.
- ETA
-
noun,
the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
- SOS
-
noun,
any call for help:
- EAA
-
- ERE
-
preposition, conjunction,
before.
- ECU
-
noun,
the shield carried by a mounted man-at-arms in the Middle Ages.
- EEC
-
- EEO
-
- 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.
- EOS
-
noun,
the ancient Greek goddess of the dawn, identified by the Romans with Aurora.
- 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).
- ERA
-
noun,
a period of time marked by distinctive character, events, etc.:
- See
-
noun,
the seat, center of authority, office, or jurisdiction of a bishop.
- SES
-
noun,
the syllable used for the seventh tone of a scale and sometimes for the tone B.
- ERS
-
noun,
ervil.
- ERT
-
- ESA
-
- Esc
-
- ese
-
- ESR
-
- ess
-
noun,
the letter S, s.
- ECA
-
- EOE
-
- ec-
-
- SOC
-
noun,
sociology or a class or course in sociology.
- eat
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- EAS
-
noun,
the Akkadian god of wisdom, the son of Apsu and father of Marduk: the counterpart of Enki.
- R.
-
- ee
-
- AO
-
- OU
-
noun,
a rare Hawaiian honeycreeper, Psittirostra psittacea, having an olive-green body, a parrotlike bill, and in the male a bright yellow head.
- AU
-
plural,
to the; at the; with the.
- CU
-
- 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.
- AA
-
noun,
basaltic lava having a rough surface.
- er
-
interjection,
(used to express or represent a pause, hesitation, uncertainty, etc.).
- CE
-
- TC
-
- SU
-
- 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.
- RO
-
- RC
-
- RA
-
noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- OE
-
noun,
oy2 .
- E.
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noun,
Edward (St. John) 1925–2000, U.S. writer and illustrator.
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verb,
a simple past tense of eat.
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noun,
the 16th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
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noun,
ti1 .
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