Anagrams of autoeroticism
Word autoeroticism has
1824 anagrams
that can be made by using the letters of autoeroticism.
- trioecious
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adjective,
of or relating to a species having male, female, and hermaphrodite flowers on different plants.
- autoerotic
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adjective,
producing sexual excitement or pleasure without association with another person or external stimulation.
- octamerous
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adjective,
consisting of or divided into eight parts.
- autotomies
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noun,
Zoology.
separation of a body part.
self-amputation of a damaged or trapped appendage.
- atrocities
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noun,
the quality or state of being atrocious.
- microstate
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noun,
ministate.
- microstat
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noun,
a negative of a microphotograph made directly from a negative by a copy camera.
- armistice
-
noun,
a temporary suspension of hostilities by agreement of the warring parties; truce:
- rusticate
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verb (used with object),
to send to or domicile in the country.
- isometric
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noun,
isometrics, isometric exercise (def 1).
- touristic
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adjective,
of, relating to, or typical of tourists or tourism:
- moraceous
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adjective,
belonging to the Moraceae, the mulberry family of plants.
- autoecism
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noun,
the development of the entire life cycle of a parasitic fungus on a single host or group of hosts.
- triecious
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adjective,
trioecious.
- outercoat
-
noun,
coat (def 1).
- Cerastium
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noun,
any of various low-growing plants of the genus Cerastium, having leaves covered with whitish or grayish down and small white flowers, and including mouse-ear chickweed and snow-in-summer.
- triatomic
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adjective,
having three atoms in a molecule.
- outermost
-
adjective,
farthest out; remotest from the interior or center:
- micturate
-
verb (used without object),
to pass urine; urinate.
- tautomers
-
noun,
a compound that exhibits tautomerism.
- eroticism
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noun,
the sexual or erotic quality or character of something.
- castoreum
-
noun,
castor1 (def 1).
- toreutics
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noun,
the art or technique of decorating metal or other material, especially by embossing or chasing.
- corotates
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verb (used without object),
to rotate jointly, as with another rotating object or field.
- ameristic
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adjective,
not divided into parts; having no meristem.
- atrocious
-
adjective,
extremely or shockingly wicked, cruel, or brutal:
- urticates
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verb (used with object),
to sting with or as if with nettles.
- Masoretic
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adjective,
of or relating to the Masorah or the Masoretes.
- sea-trout
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noun,
any of various species of trout inhabiting salt water, as the salmon trout, Salmo trutta.
- stateroom
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noun,
a private room or compartment on a ship, train, etc.
- costumier
-
noun,
costumer (def 1).
- amoretto
-
noun,
a little cupid.
- timorous
-
adjective,
full of fear; fearful:
- tearooms
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noun,
a room or shop where tea and other refreshments are served to customers.
- tear-out
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adjective,
designed to be easily torn out, as from bound matter:
- mistcoat
-
noun,
(in house painting or interior decoration) a coat of thinner, sometimes pigmented, applied to a finish coat of paint to increase its luster.
- imitates
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verb (used with object),
to follow or endeavor to follow as a model or example:
- time-out
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noun,
a brief suspension of activity; intermission or break.
- iotacism
-
noun,
the conversion of other vowel sounds, especially in Modern Greek, into (ē), the sound of iota.
- Iscariot
-
noun,
the surname of Judas, the betrayer of Jesus. Mark 3:19; 14:10, 11.
- isomeric
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adjective,
of, relating to, or displaying isomerism.
- teratism
-
noun,
love or worship of the monstrous.
- termitic
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adjective,
of, pertaining to, produced by, or infested with termites.
- ricottas
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noun,
a soft Italian cheese that resembles cottage cheese.
- cristate
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adjective,
having a crest; crested.
- comities
-
noun,
mutual courtesy; civility.
- moisture
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noun,
condensed or diffused liquid, especially water:
- iris-out
-
noun,
the gradual disappearance of an image or scene through a contracting circle.
- citrates
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noun,
a salt or ester of citric acid.
- maieutic
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adjective,
of or relating to the method used by Socrates of eliciting knowledge in the mind of a person by interrogation and insistence on close and logical reasoning.
- tautomer
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noun,
a compound that exhibits tautomerism.
- stomato-
-
- semiotic
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noun,
semiotics.
- matrices
-
noun,
something that constitutes the place or point from which something else originates, takes form, or develops:
- citreous
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adjective,
lemon-yellow; greenish-yellow.
- sea-room
-
noun,
unobstructed space at sea in which a vessel can be easily maneuvered or navigated.
- costumer
-
noun,
a person who makes, sells, or rents costumes, as for theatrical productions.
- Atticism
-
noun,
the style or idiom of Attic Greek occurring in another dialect or language.
- artistic
-
adjective,
conforming to the standards of art; satisfying aesthetic requirements:
- stomatic
-
adjective,
pertaining to the mouth.
- autecism
-
noun,
autoecism.
- aoristic
-
adjective,
Grammar. pertaining to the aorist.
- Scituate
-
noun,
a town in E Massachusetts.
- corotate
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verb (used without object),
to rotate jointly, as with another rotating object or field.
- autosome
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noun,
any chromosome other than a sex chromosome.
- scimitar
-
noun,
a curved, single-edged sword of Asian, especially Eastern origin.
- meristic
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adjective,
of, relating to, or divided into segments or somites.
- metritis
-
noun,
inflammation of the uterus.
- suricate
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noun,
a small, burrowing South African carnivore, Suricata suricatta, of a grayish color with dark bands across the back, related to the mongooses and having social behavior similar to that of prairie dogs.
- maitrise
-
noun,
mastery; skill.
- aortitis
-
noun,
inflammation of the aorta.
- titmouse
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noun,
any of numerous, widely distributed, small songbirds of the family Paridae, especially of the genus Parus, having soft, thick plumage and a short, stout, conical bill.
- mistreat
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verb (used with object),
to treat badly or abusively.
- seriatim
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adverb, adjective,
in a series; one after another.
- acuities
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noun,
sharpness; acuteness; keenness:
- touracos
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noun,
any of several large, brightly colored birds of the family Musophagidae, of Africa, having a helmetlike crest.
- muriates
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noun,
(not in scientific use) any chloride, especially potassium chloride, KCl, used as a fertilizer.
- mortices
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noun,
a notch, hole, groove, or slot made in a piece of wood or the like to receive a tenon of the same dimensions.
- outraces
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verb (used with object),
to race or run faster than:
- customer
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noun,
a person who purchases goods or services from another; buyer; patron.
- ceramist
-
noun,
a person who makes ceramics.
- outcries
-
noun,
a strong and usually public expression of protest, indignation, or the like.
- tortoise
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noun,
a turtle, especially a terrestrial turtle.
- outcaste
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noun,
(in India) a person who has left or been expelled from his or her caste.
- trisomic
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adjective,
having one chromosome in addition to the usual diploid number.
- cut-rate
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noun,
a price, fare, or rate below the standard charge.
- tritiums
-
noun,
an isotope of hydrogen having an atomic weight of three.
- acrotism
-
noun,
absence or weakness of the pulse.
- acrosome
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noun,
an organelle covering the head of animal sperm and containing enzymes that digest the egg cell coating, thus permitting the sperm to enter the egg.
- tritomas
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noun,
any of various plants belonging to the genus Kniphofia, of the lily family, native to Africa, especially K. uvaria, having long, dense clusters of tubular red or yellow flowers.
- urticate
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verb (used with object),
to sting with or as if with nettles.
- motorist
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noun,
a person who drives or travels in a privately owned automobile.
- muricate
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adjective,
covered with short, sharp points.
- Americus
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noun,
a city in SW central Georgia.
- tortious
-
adjective,
of the nature of or pertaining to a tort.
- toreutic
-
adjective,
of or relating to toreutics or the objects produced by this technique.
- comatose
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adjective,
affected with or characterized by coma.
- tomatoes
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noun,
any of several plants belonging to the genus Lycopersicon, of the nightshade family, native to Mexico and Central and South America, especially the widely cultivated species L. lycopersicum, bearing a mildly acid, pulpy, usually red fruit eaten raw or cooked as a vegetable.
- racemous
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adjective,
racemose.
- muriatic
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adjective,
(not in scientific use) of or derived from muriatic acid.
- airtimes
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noun,
the particular time that a program is broadcast or scheduled for broadcast:
- outsmart
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Idioms,
outsmart oneself, to defeat oneself unintentionally by overly elaborate intrigue, scheming, or the like:
- outstare
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verb (used with object),
to outdo in staring; stare down.
- coaster
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noun,
a person or thing that coasts.
- atomics
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noun,
the branch of physics that deals with atoms, especially atomic energy.
- Austro-
-
- Semitic
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noun,
a subfamily of Afroasiatic languages that includes Akkadian, Arabic, Aramaic, Ethiopic, Hebrew, and Phoenician.
- Mercast
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noun,
a broadcasting system used by U.S. agencies to deliver messages to government-operated ships.
- scotoma
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noun,
loss of vision in a part of the visual field; blind spot.
- Scottie
-
noun,
Scottish terrier.
- scouter
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noun,
a person who scouts.
- mottoes
-
noun,
a maxim adopted as an expression of the guiding principle of a person, organization, city, etc.
- Maurois
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noun,
André [ahn-drey] /ɑ̃ˈdreɪ/ (Show IPA), (Émile Salomon Wilhelm Herzog) 1885–1967, French biographer and novelist.
- osmatic
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adjective,
of or relating to the sense of smell.
- Maurist
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noun,
a member of the Benedictine “Congregation of St. Maur,” founded in France in 1618, distinguished for its scholarship and literary works: suppressed during the French Revolution.
- cimaise
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noun,
cymaise.
- scrotum
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noun,
the pouch of skin that contains the testes.
- Scutari
-
noun,
Lake, a lake between NW Albania and Montenegro. About 135 sq. mi. (350 sq. km).
- atomies
-
noun,
an atom; mote.
- scutate
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adjective,
Botany. formed like a round buckler.
- mutters
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noun,
the act or utterance of a person who mutters.
- citrate
-
noun,
a salt or ester of citric acid.
- attires
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noun,
clothes or apparel, especially rich or splendid garments.
- scutter
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verb (used without object), noun,
scurry.
- scooter
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noun,
a child's vehicle that typically has two wheels with a low footboard between them, is steered by a handlebar, and is propelled by pushing one foot against the ground while resting the other on the footboard.
- mutates
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verb (used with object),
to change; alter.
- sematic
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adjective,
serving as a sign or warning of danger, as the conspicuous colors or markings of certain poisonous animals.
- muriate
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noun,
(not in scientific use) any chloride, especially potassium chloride, KCl, used as a fertilizer.
- Maurice
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noun,
German Moritz. 1521–53, German general: elector of Saxony 1547–53.
- Muscari
-
- atriums
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noun,
Architecture.
Also called cavaedium. the main or central room of an ancient Roman house, open to the sky at the center and usually having a pool for the collection of rain water.
a courtyard, flanked or surrounded by porticoes, in front of an early or medieval Christian church.
a skylit central court in a contemporary building or house.
- 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.
- morceau
-
noun,
piece; morsel.
- osteoma
-
noun,
a benign tumor composed of osseous tissue.
- comates
-
noun,
a mate or companion.
- risotto
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noun,
a dish of rice cooked with broth and flavored with grated cheese and other ingredients.
- riotous
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adjective,
(of an act) characterized by or of the nature of rioting or a disturbance of the peace.
- outsert
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noun,
an additional folded signature or sheet into which another is bound.
- mortice
-
noun,
a notch, hole, groove, or slot made in a piece of wood or the like to receive a tenon of the same dimensions.
- catties
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noun,
(in China and southeast Asia) a weight equal to about 1½ pounds (680 grams) avoirdupois.
- carious
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adjective,
having caries, as teeth; decayed.
- catouse
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noun,
New England. a noisy disturbance; commotion.
- outmost
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adjective,
farthest out; outermost.
- ricotta
-
noun,
a soft Italian cheese that resembles cottage cheese.
- carouse
-
noun,
carousal.
- matures
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adjective,
complete in natural growth or development, as plant and animal forms:
- outsoar
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verb (used with object),
to soar beyond.
- Morisco
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noun,
a Moor, especially one of the Moors of Spain.
- ratites
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noun,
a bird having a ratite breastbone.
- outrace
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verb (used with object),
to race or run faster than:
- miscite
-
verb (used with or without object),
to misquote.
- motoric
-
adjective,
motor (def 11).
- Saucier
-
noun,
a chef or cook who specializes in making sauces.
- mortise
-
noun,
a notch, hole, groove, or slot made in a piece of wood or the like to receive a tenon of the same dimensions.
- autoist
-
noun,
motorist.
- outacts
-
verb (used with object),
to outdo in acting.
- scatter
-
noun,
the act of scattering.
- comitia
-
noun,
an assembly of the people convened to pass on laws, nominate magistrates, etc.
- sautoir
-
noun,
a ribbon, chain, scarf, or the like, tied around the neck in such a manner that the ends cross over each other.
- caesium
-
noun,
cesium.
- miotics
-
noun,
a miotic drug.
- metrist
-
noun,
a person who is skilled in the use of poetic meters.
- ceriums
-
noun,
a steel-gray, ductile metallic element of the rare-earth group found only in combination. Symbol: Ce; atomic weight: 140.12; atomic number: 58.
- coremia
-
noun,
the fruiting bodies of certain fungi, consisting of a loosely bound bundle of conidiophores.
- rotates
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adjective,
wheel-shaped: applied especially to a gamopetalous short-tubed corolla with a spreading limb.
- outcome
-
noun,
a final product or end result; consequence; issue.
- Rosetta
-
noun,
a town in N Egypt, at a mouth of the Nile.
- cerato-
-
- outcast
-
noun,
a person who is rejected or cast out, as from home or society:
- curates
-
noun,
Chiefly British. a member of the clergy employed to assist a rector or vicar.
- touraco
-
noun,
any of several large, brightly colored birds of the family Musophagidae, of Africa, having a helmetlike crest.
- erotica
-
noun,
written works, usually fiction, dealing with sexual love.
- tricots
-
noun,
a warp-knit fabric of various natural or synthetic fibers, as wool, silk, or nylon, having fine vertical ribs on the face and horizontal ribs on the back, used especially for making garments.
- tearoom
-
noun,
a room or shop where tea and other refreshments are served to customers.
- trisect
-
verb (used with object),
to divide into three parts, especially into three equal parts.
- trisome
-
noun,
a trisomic individual.
- erotics
-
noun,
an erotic poem.
- tritium
-
noun,
an isotope of hydrogen having an atomic weight of three.
- Tritoma
-
noun,
any of various plants belonging to the genus Kniphofia, of the lily family, native to Africa, especially K. uvaria, having long, dense clusters of tubular red or yellow flowers.
- maestro
-
noun,
an eminent composer, teacher, or conductor of music:
- amorous
-
adjective,
inclined or disposed to love, especially sexual love:
- Tacitus
-
noun,
Publius Cornelius [puhb-lee-uh s] /ˈpʌb li əs/ (Show IPA), a.d. c55–c120, Roman historian.
- eristic
-
noun,
a person who engages in disputation; controversialist.
- surcoat
-
noun,
a garment worn over medieval armor, often embroidered with heraldic arms.
- Ariosto
-
noun,
Ludovico [loo-daw-vee-kaw] /ˌlu dɔˈvi kɔ/ (Show IPA), 1474–1533, Italian poet: author of Orlando Furioso.
- cutties
-
noun,
a short spoon.
- iatrics
-
- acetous
-
adjective,
containing or producing acetic acid.
- aristo-
-
- amosite
-
noun,
an asbestine variety of anthophyllite, rich in iron, formerly used as a heat-resistant material.
- Amorite
-
noun,
a member of one of the principal tribes, or nations, of Canaan before its conquest by the Israelites. II Sam. 12:26–31.
- turacos
-
noun,
touraco.
- toaster
-
noun,
an instrument or appliance for toasting bread, muffins, etc.
- airtime
-
noun,
the particular time that a program is broadcast or scheduled for broadcast:
- tourism
-
noun,
the activity or practice of touring, especially for pleasure.
- Tootsie
-
noun,
a sweetheart; darling.
- tomcats
-
noun,
a male cat.
- icterus
-
noun,
jaundice (def 1).
- tourist
-
noun,
a person who is traveling, especially for pleasure.
- eutocia
-
noun,
normal childbirth.
- touters
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noun,
a tout.
- amorist
-
noun,
a person who is devoted to love and lovemaking.
- imarets
-
noun,
(in Turkey) a hospice for pilgrims, travelers, etc.
- Titoism
-
noun,
a form of communism associated with Tito, characterized by the assertion by a satellite state of its national interests in opposition to Soviet rule.
- titmice
-
noun,
any of numerous, widely distributed, small songbirds of the family Paridae, especially of the genus Parus, having soft, thick plumage and a short, stout, conical bill.
- imitate
-
verb (used with object),
to follow or endeavor to follow as a model or example:
- amities
-
noun,
friendship; peaceful harmony.
- timeous
-
adjective,
timely; sufficiently early.
- Euratom
-
noun,
an organization formed in 1957, comprising France, the Netherlands, Belgium, Luxembourg, Italy, and West Germany, for coordinated action in developing and marketing their nuclear resources.
- etatism
-
noun,
state socialism.
- suimate
-
noun,
self-mate.
- couters
-
noun,
a piece of plate armor for the elbow.
- ARTEMIS
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noun,
Also called Cynthia. an ancient Greek goddess, the daughter of Leto and the sister of Apollo, characterized as a virgin huntress and associated with the moon.
Compare Diana.
- somatic
-
adjective,
of the body; bodily; physical.
- stearic
-
adjective,
of or relating to suet or fat.
- stearo-
-
- curites
-
noun,
a radioactive uranium mineral, Pb 2 U 5 O 17 ·4H 2 O, with adamantine luster, occurring as reddish-brown to deep-yellow needle-shaped crystals, formed by alteration of uraninite.
- steato-
-
- Marcuse
-
noun,
Herbert, 1898–1979, U.S. political and social philosopher, born in Germany.
- soutter
-
noun,
souter.
- costume
-
noun,
a style of dress, including accessories and hairdos, especially that peculiar to a nation, region, group, or historical period.
- curtate
-
adjective,
shortened; reduced; abbreviated.
- stomat-
-
- turista
-
noun,
tourista.
- stomate
-
noun,
stoma (def 1).
- artiste
-
noun,
an artist, especially an actor, singer, dancer, or other public performer.
- somato-
-
- Statice
-
noun,
any of various plants belonging to the genus Limonium, of the leadwort family, having clusters of variously colored flowers that retain their color when dried.
- astrict
-
verb (used with object),
to bind fast; constrain.
- uremias
-
noun,
a condition resulting from the retention in the blood of constituents normally excreted in the urine.
- cotters
-
noun,
a pin, wedge, key, or the like, fitted or driven into an opening to secure something or hold parts together.
- strati-
-
- costate
-
adjective,
Anatomy. having ribs.
- Socotra
-
noun,
an island in the Indian Ocean, S of Arabia: a part of the Republic of Yemen. 1382 sq. mi. (3579 sq. km).
- strato-
-
- curiosa
-
plural noun,
books, pamphlets, etc., dealing with unusual subjects.
- stratum
-
noun,
a layer of material, naturally or artificially formed, often one of a number of parallel layers one upon another:
- acerous
-
adjective,
acerose1 .
- smatter
-
noun,
slight or superficial knowledge; smattering.
- striate
-
adjective,
striated.
- situate
-
adjective,
Archaic. located; placed; situated.
- matters
-
noun,
the substance or substances of which any physical object consists or is composed:
- Coueism
-
noun,
a method of self-help stressing autosuggestion, popular especially in the U.S. c1920 and featuring the slogan “Day by day in every way I am getting better and better.”.
- simitar
-
noun,
scimitar.
- stature
-
noun,
the height of a human or animal body.
- mucors
-
noun,
any phycomycetous fungus of the genus Mucor, that forms a furry coating on foodstuffs and dead and decaying vegetable matter.
- curite
-
noun,
a radioactive uranium mineral, Pb 2 U 5 O 17 ·4H 2 O, with adamantine luster, occurring as reddish-brown to deep-yellow needle-shaped crystals, formed by alteration of uraninite.
- Curtis
-
noun,
Benjamin Robbins, 1809–74, U.S. jurist: associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court 1851–57; resigned in dissent over Dred Scott case.
- eroto-
-
- escort
-
noun,
a group of persons, or a single person, accompanying another or others for protection, guidance, or courtesy:
- motors
-
noun,
a comparatively small and powerful engine, especially an internal-combustion engine in an automobile, motorboat, or the like.
- mucosa
-
noun,
mucous membrane.
- mouser
-
noun,
an animal that catches mice:
- mottos
-
noun,
a maxim adopted as an expression of the guiding principle of a person, organization, city, etc.
- Cutter
-
noun,
a person who cuts, especially as a job, as one who cuts fabric for garments.
- mottes
-
noun,
a grove or clump of trees in prairie land or open country.
- ericas
-
noun,
any of numerous low-growing evergreen shrubs or small trees belonging to the genus Erica, of the heath family, including several species of heather.
- erotic
-
noun,
an erotic poem.
- Escaut
-
noun,
French name of Scheldt.
- motets
-
noun,
a vocal composition in polyphonic style, on a Biblical or similar prose text, intended for use in a church service.
- Mosaic
-
noun,
a picture or decoration made of small, usually colored pieces of inlaid stone, glass, etc.
- custom
-
noun,
a habitual practice; the usual way of acting in given circumstances.
- Custer
-
noun,
George Armstrong [ahrm-strawng,, -strong] /ˈɑrm strɔŋ,, -strɒŋ/ (Show IPA), 1839–76, U.S. general and Indian fighter.
- Murcia
-
noun,
a city in SE Spain.
- eructs
-
verb (used with or without object),
to belch forth, as gas from the stomach.
- mature
-
adjective,
complete in natural growth or development, as plant and animal forms:
- Mister
-
noun,
(initial capital letter) a conventional title of respect for a man, prefixed to the name and to certain official designations (usually written as the abbreviation Mr.).
- iatric
-
adjective,
of or relating to a physician or medicine; medical.
- Marius
-
noun,
Gaius, c155–86 b.c, Roman general and consul: opponent of Lucius Cornelius Sulla.
- Marcie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Marcia.
- metric
-
noun,
Often, metrics. a standard for measuring or evaluating something, especially one that uses figures or statistics:
- me-too
-
adjective,
Slang. characterized by or involving me-tooism:
- merous
-
- merits
-
noun,
claim to respect and praise; excellence; worth.
- Marcos
-
noun,
Ferdinand E(dralin) [ed-ruh-lin] /ˈɛd rə lɪn/ (Show IPA), 1917–1989, Philippine political leader: president 1965–86.
- Marcus
-
noun,
Saint. Also, Mark. died a.d. 336, pope 336.
- Marist
-
noun,
a member of a religious order founded in Lyons, France, in 1816 for missionary and educational work in the name of the Virgin Mary.
- Mercia
-
noun,
an early English kingdom in central Britain.
- Maoris
-
noun,
a member of the native Polynesian population of New Zealand.
- meatus
-
noun,
an opening or foramen, especially in a bone or bony structure, as the opening of the ear or nose.
- Mascot
-
noun,
an animal, person, or thing adopted by a group as its representative symbol and supposed to bring good luck:
- Mauser
-
noun,
Peter Paul, 1838–1914, and his brother, Wilhelm, 1834–82, German inventors of firearms.
- Maseru
-
noun,
a town in and the capital of Lesotho, in the NW part.
- Master
-
noun,
a person with the ability or power to use, control, or dispose of something:
- Mastic
-
noun,
Also called mastic tree, lentisk. a small Mediterranean tree, Pistacia lentiscus, of the cashew family, that is the source of an aromatic resin used in making varnish and adhesives.
- masto-
-
- matri-
-
- matter
-
noun,
the substance or substances of which any physical object consists or is composed:
- metro-
-
- metros
-
noun,
the underground electric railway of Paris, France, Montreal, Canada, Washington, D.C., and other cities.
- iatro-
-
- isomer
-
noun,
Chemistry. a compound displaying isomerism with one or more other compounds.
- Icarus
-
noun,
Also, Ikaros. Classical Mythology. a youth who attempted to escape from Crete with wings of wax and feathers but flew so high that his wings melted from the heat of the sun, and he plunged to his death in the sea.
- morose
-
adjective,
gloomily or sullenly ill-humored, as a person or mood.
- imaret
-
noun,
(in Turkey) a hospice for pilgrims, travelers, etc.
- Moreau
-
noun,
Gustave [gys-tav] /güsˈtav/ (Show IPA), 1826–98, French painter.
- moires
-
noun,
any moiré fabric.
- Moesia
-
noun,
an ancient country in S Europe, S of the Danube and N of ancient Thrace and Macedonia: later a Roman province.
- mitres
-
noun,
Bartolomé [bahr-taw-law-me] /ˌbɑr tɔ lɔˈmɛ/ (Show IPA), 1821–1906, Argentine soldier, statesman, and author: president of Argentina 1862–68.
- miters
-
noun,
the official headdress of a bishop in the Western Church, in its modern form a tall cap with a top deeply cleft crosswise, the outline of the front and back resembling that of a pointed arch.
- mattes
-
noun,
a dull or dead surface, often slightly roughened, as on metals, paint, paper, or glass.
- isotac
-
noun,
a line drawn on a map connecting all points where ice starts to melt at approximately the same period in spring.
- micro-
-
- Istria
-
noun,
a peninsula at the N end of the Adriatic, in SW Slovenia and W Croatia.
- miscue
-
noun,
Sports. a failure to execute a play, stroke, or maneuver properly; an error.
- itious
-
- Maceio
-
noun,
a seaport in and the capital of Alagoas, in E Brazil.
- miotic
-
noun,
a miotic drug.
- macers
-
noun,
macebearer.
- macro-
-
- Maisie
-
noun,
a female given name, Scottish form of Margaret.
- micros
-
noun,
anything extremely small in scope or capability.
- maters
-
noun,
British Informal. mother1 .
- rotate
-
adjective,
wheel-shaped: applied especially to a gamopetalous short-tubed corolla with a spreading limb.
- Muscat
-
noun,
a variety of grape having a pronounced sweet aroma and flavor, used for making wine and raisins.
- Tatius
-
noun,
a Sabine king who, following the rape of the Sabine women, attacked Rome and eventually ruled with Romulus.
- tactus
-
noun,
the basic metrical unit in medieval music.
- Taoism
-
noun,
the philosophical system evolved by Lao-tzu and Chuang-tzu, advocating a life of complete simplicity and naturalness and of noninterference with the course of natural events, in order to attain a happy existence in harmony with the Tao.
- tarots
-
noun,
any of a set of 22 playing cards bearing allegorical representations, used for fortunetelling and as trump cards in tarok.
- tarso-
-
- taster
-
noun,
a person who tastes, especially one skilled in distinguishing the qualities of liquors, tea, etc., by the taste.
- taters
-
noun,
potato.
- tauro-
-
- Sumter
-
noun,
a city in central South Carolina.
- tauto-
-
- tectum
-
noun,
a rooflike structure.
- Temuco
-
noun,
a city in S Chile.
- terais
-
noun,
a marshy lowland area in N India and S Nepal, between the Ganges and the foothills of the Himalayas.
- terat-
-
- tetra-
-
- Sutter
-
noun,
John Augustus, 1803–80, U.S. frontiersman: owner of Sutter's Mill.
- suitor
-
noun,
a man who courts or woos a woman.
- Timaru
-
noun,
a seaport on the E coast of South Island, in S New Zealand.
- statue
-
noun,
a three-dimensional work of art, as a representational or abstract form, carved in stone or wood, molded in a plastic material, cast in bronze, or the like.
- source
-
noun,
any thing or place from which something comes, arises, or is obtained; origin:
- souter
-
noun,
a person who makes or repairs shoes; cobbler; shoemaker.
- stacte
-
noun,
one of the sweet spices used in the holy incense of the ancient Hebrews. Ex. 30:34.
- stater
-
noun,
any of various gold or silver or electrum coin units or coins of the ancient Greek states or cities.
- static
-
noun,
Electricity.
static or atmospheric electricity.
interference due to such electricity.
- stator
-
noun,
Electricity, Machinery. a portion of a machine that remains fixed with respect to rotating parts, especially the collection of stationary parts in the magnetic circuits of a machine.
Compare rotor (def 1).
- steric
-
adjective,
of or relating to the spatial relationships of atoms in a molecule.
- stumer
-
noun,
something bogus or fraudulent.
- Strait
-
noun,
Often, straits. (used with a singular verb) a narrow passage of water connecting two large bodies of water.
- stream
-
noun,
a body of water flowing in a channel or watercourse, as a river, rivulet, or brook. Synonyms: rill, run, streamlet, runnel.
- strict
-
adjective,
characterized by or acting in close conformity to requirements or principles:
- stroma
-
noun,
Cell Biology. the supporting framework or matrix of a cell.
- Struma
-
noun,
Pathology. goiter.
- Stuart
-
noun,
a member of the royal family that ruled in Scotland from 1371 to 1714 and in England from 1603 to 1714.
- tetras
-
noun,
any of several tropical, freshwater fishes of the family Characidae, often kept in aquariums.
- timers
-
noun,
a person or thing that times.
- sortie
-
noun,
a rapid movement of troops from a besieged place to attack the besiegers.
- tutors
-
noun,
a person employed to instruct another in some branch or branches of learning, especially a private instructor.
- truces
-
noun,
a suspension of hostilities for a specified period of time by mutual agreement of the warring parties; cease-fire; armistice.
- truism
-
noun,
a self-evident, obvious truth.
- Tumaco
-
noun,
a seaport in SW Colombia.
- tumors
-
noun,
a swollen part; swelling; protuberance.
- turaco
-
noun,
touraco.
- turco-
-
- urates
-
noun,
a salt of uric acid.
- Tromso
-
noun,
a seaport in N Norway.
- uremia
-
noun,
a condition resulting from the retention in the blood of constituents normally excreted in the urine.
- uremic
-
adjective,
pertaining to uremia.
- uretic
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or occurring in the urine.
- utero-
-
- Uticas
-
noun,
an ancient city on the N coast of Africa, NW of Carthage.
- utmost
-
noun,
Also, uttermost. the greatest degree or amount:
- trouts
-
noun,
any of several game fishes of the genus Salmo, related to the salmon.
Compare brown trout, cutthroat trout, rainbow trout.
- triste
-
adjective,
sad; sorrowful; melancholy.
- Timour
-
noun,
Tamerlane.
- tortes
-
noun,
a rich cake, especially one containing little or no flour, usually made with eggs and ground nuts or bread crumbs.
- titers
-
noun,
the strength of a solution as determined by titration with a standard substance.
- titres
-
noun,
titer.
- tomato
-
noun,
any of several plants belonging to the genus Lycopersicon, of the nightshade family, native to Mexico and Central and South America, especially the widely cultivated species L. lycopersicum, bearing a mildly acid, pulpy, usually red fruit eaten raw or cooked as a vegetable.
- tomcat
-
noun,
a male cat.
- Tories
-
noun,
a member of the Conservative Party in Great Britain or Canada.
- torose
-
adjective,
Botany. cylindrical, with swellings or constrictions at intervals; knobbed.
- totems
-
noun,
a natural object or an animate being, as an animal or bird, assumed as the emblem of a clan, family, or group.
- triose
-
noun,
a monosaccharide that has three atoms of carbon.
- touter
-
noun,
a tout.
- traces
-
noun,
a surviving mark, sign, or evidence of the former existence, influence, or action of some agent or event; vestige:
- treats
-
noun,
entertainment, food, drink, etc., given by way of compliment or as an expression of friendly regard.
- triacs
-
noun,
a type of thyristor designed for electronic control of the current supplied to a circuit, used especially in dimmers for lighting systems.
- trices
-
noun,
a very short time; an instant:
- tricot
-
noun,
a warp-knit fabric of various natural or synthetic fibers, as wool, silk, or nylon, having fine vertical ribs on the face and horizontal ribs on the back, used especially for making garments.
- soucar
-
noun,
a Hindu banker.
- somite
-
noun,
any of the longitudinal series of segments or parts into which the body of certain animals is divided; a metamere.
- muster
-
noun,
an assembling of troops or persons for formal inspection or other purposes.
- ratite
-
noun,
a bird having a ratite breastbone.
- racism
-
noun,
a belief or doctrine that inherent differences among the various human racial groups determine cultural or individual achievement, usually involving the idea that one's own race is superior and has the right to dominate others or that a particular racial group is inferior to the others.
- racist
-
noun,
a person who believes in racism, the doctrine that one's own racial group is superior or that a particular racial group is inferior to the others.
- Raetic
-
noun,
an extinct language of uncertain affinities that was spoken in Rhaetia and written with the Etruscan alphabet.
- ramets
-
noun,
an individual of a clone.
- ramose
-
adjective,
having many branches.
- ramous
-
adjective,
ramose.
- re-act
-
verb (used with object),
to act or perform again.
- outset
-
noun,
the beginning or start:
- recast
-
noun,
a recasting.
- recti-
-
- rectos
-
- rectum
-
noun,
the comparatively straight, terminal section of the intestine, ending in the anus.
- rectus
-
noun,
any of several straight muscles, as of the abdomen, thigh, eye, etc.
- remits
-
noun,
Law. a transfer of the record of an action from one tribunal to another, particularly from an appellate court to the court of original jurisdiction.
- outsit
-
verb (used with object),
to sit longer than; outwait:
- outsat
-
verb,
simple past tense and past participle of outsit.
- rimose
-
adjective,
full of crevices, chinks, or cracks.
- orates
-
verb (used with or without object),
to deliver an oration; speak pompously; declaim.
- mutate
-
verb (used with object),
to change; alter.
- mutter
-
noun,
the act or utterance of a person who mutters.
- Muttra
-
noun,
former name of Mathura.
- oaters
-
noun,
a movie, television show, etc., about the frontier days of the U.S. West; western; horse opera.
- octets
-
noun,
a company of eight singers or musicians.
- octroi
-
noun,
(formerly especially in France and Italy) a local tax levied on certain articles, such as foodstuffs, on their entry into a city.
- Osetic
-
adjective, noun,
Ossetic.
- outact
-
verb (used with object),
to outdo in acting.
- osteo-
-
- ostium
-
noun,
Anatomy, Zoology. a small opening or orifice, as at the end of the oviduct.
- otiose
-
adjective,
being at leisure; idle; indolent.
- otitis
-
noun,
inflammation of the ear.
- ottars
-
noun,
attar (def 1).
- ouster
-
noun,
expulsion or removal from a place or position occupied:
- rictus
-
noun,
the gape of the mouth of a bird.
- Romaic
-
noun,
demotic (def 5).
- somat-
-
- scrota
-
noun,
the pouch of skin that contains the testes.
- scoria
-
noun,
Metallurgy. the refuse, dross, or slag left after melting or smelting metal; scum.
- Scoter
-
noun,
any of the large diving ducks of the genus Melanitta, inhabiting northern parts of the Northern Hemisphere.
- Scotia
-
noun,
a deep concave molding between two fillets, as in the Attic base.
- scoto-
-
- Scotti
-
noun,
Antonio [ahn-taw-nyaw] /ɑnˈtɔ nyɔ/ (Show IPA), 1866–1936, Italian baritone.
- scream
-
noun,
a loud, sharp, piercing cry:
- sector
-
noun,
Geometry. a plane figure bounded by two radii and the included arc of a circle.
- scato-
-
- setout
-
noun,
preparations, especially for beginning a journey.
- set-to
-
noun,
a usually brief, sharp fight or argument.
- Seurat
-
noun,
Georges [zhawrzh] /ʒɔrʒ/ (Show IPA), 1859–91, French (pointillist) painter.
- sitcom
-
noun,
situation comedy.
- Smriti
-
noun,
writings containing traditions concerning law, rituals, teachings of the sages, the epics, and the Puranas.
- socio-
-
- Scioto
-
noun,
a river in central Ohio, flowing S to the Ohio River. 237 miles (382 km) long.
- saucer
-
noun,
a small, round, shallow dish to hold a cup.
- romeos
-
noun,
the romantic lover of Juliet in Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet.
- rottes
-
noun,
rote2 .
- roomie
-
noun,
roommate.
- rosace
-
noun,
rosette (def 3).
- Roscoe
-
noun,
a revolver or pistol.
- Roseau
-
noun,
a seaport on and the capital of Dominica.
- Rosita
-
noun,
a female given name, Spanish form of Rose.
- curets
-
noun,
a scoop-shaped surgical instrument for removing tissue from body cavities, as the uterus.
- routes
-
noun,
a course, way, or road for passage or travel:
- satori
-
noun,
sudden enlightenment.
- rustic
-
noun,
a country person.
- sacro-
-
- sacrum
-
noun,
a bone resulting from the fusion of two or more vertebrae between the lumbar and the coccygeal regions, in humans being composed usually of five fused vertebrae and forming the posterior wall of the pelvis.
- samite
-
noun,
a heavy silk fabric, sometimes interwoven with gold, worn in the Middle Ages.
- sarco-
-
- satire
-
noun,
the use of irony, sarcasm, ridicule, or the like, in exposing, denouncing, or deriding vice, folly, etc.
- curios
-
noun,
any unusual article, object of art, etc., valued as a curiosity.
- utters
-
adjective,
complete; total; absolute:
- caroms
-
noun,
Billiards, Pool. a shot in which the cue ball hits two balls in succession.
- couter
-
noun,
a piece of plate armor for the elbow.
- atomic
-
adjective,
of, pertaining to, resulting from, or using atoms, atomic energy, or atomic bombs:
- crates
-
noun,
a slatted wooden box or framework for packing, shopping, or storing fruit, furniture, glassware, crockery, etc.
- Atreus
-
noun,
the father of Plisthenes, Agamemnon, Menelaus, and Anaxibia upon whose house Thyestes pronounced a curse.
- atrium
-
noun,
Architecture.
Also called cavaedium. the main or central room of an ancient Roman house, open to the sky at the center and usually having a pool for the collection of rain water.
a courtyard, flanked or surrounded by porticoes, in front of an early or medieval Christian church.
a skylit central court in a contemporary building or house.
- attire
-
noun,
clothes or apparel, especially rich or splendid garments.
- Attius
-
noun,
Lucius, Accius, Lucius.
- 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.
- astro-
-
- aurist
-
noun,
a physician specializing in the treatment of ear diseases; otologist.
- course
-
noun,
a direction or route taken or to be taken.
- Auster
-
noun,
the south wind personified.
- austr-
-
- autism
-
noun,
Psychiatry. a pervasive developmental disorder of children, characterized by impaired communication, excessive rigidity, and emotional detachment: now considered one of the autism spectrum disorders.
- Cotter
-
noun,
a pin, wedge, key, or the like, fitted or driven into an opening to secure something or hold parts together.
- cottas
-
noun,
a surplice.
- astute
-
adjective,
of keen penetration or discernment; sagacious:
- Creusa
-
noun,
the bride to be of Jason, slain by Medea.
- Coster
-
noun,
costermonger.
- Crouse
-
noun,
Russel, 1893–1966, U.S. dramatist.
- amours
-
noun,
a love affair.
- Crusoe
-
noun,
Robinson, Robinson Crusoe.
- Aomori
-
noun,
a seaport on N Honshu, in N Japan.
- aorist
-
noun,
a verb tense, as in Classical Greek, expressing action or, in the indicative mood, past action, without further limitation or implication.
- cruise
-
noun,
the act of cruising.
- cruets
-
noun,
a glass bottle, especially one for holding vinegar, oil, etc., for the table.
- croute
-
noun,
crust.
- ariose
-
adjective,
characterized by melody; songlike.
- Crimea
-
noun,
the, a peninsula in SE Ukraine, between the Black Sea and the Sea of Azov.
- arioso
-
noun,
an arioso composition or section.
- armets
-
noun,
a completely enclosed helmet having a visor and hinged cheek pieces fastened under the chin.
- armies
-
noun,
the military forces of a nation, exclusive of the navy and in some countries the air force.
- arouse
-
verb (used with object),
to stir to action or strong response; excite:
- artist
-
noun,
a person who produces works in any of the arts that are primarily subject to aesthetic criteria.
- Artois
-
noun,
a former province in N France: artesian wells.
- Crista
-
noun,
a crest or ridge.
- costo-
-
- COSTAR
-
noun,
a performer, especially an actor or actress, who shares star billing with another.
- amices
-
noun,
an oblong vestment, usually of white linen, worn about the neck and shoulders and partly under the alb.
- comose
-
adjective,
hairy; comate.
- cerias
-
noun,
a white-to-yellow, heavy powder, cerium dioxide, CeO 2 , usually derived from cerium nitrate by decomposition with heat: used chiefly in ceramics, glass polishing, and decolorizing.
- cerium
-
noun,
a steel-gray, ductile metallic element of the rare-earth group found only in combination. Symbol: Ce; atomic weight: 140.12; atomic number: 58.
- cerous
-
adjective,
containing trivalent cerium.
- COMSAT
-
noun,
(often lowercase) a communications satellite.
- cesium
-
noun,
a rare, highly reactive, soft, metallic element of the alkali metal group, used chiefly in photoelectric cells. Symbol: Cs; atomic weight: 132.905; atomic number: 55; specific gravity: 1.9 at 20°C; melts at 28.5°C.
- cesura
-
noun,
caesura.
- Cetura
-
noun,
Keturah.
- cerat-
-
- comers
-
noun,
Informal. a person or thing that is progressing well or is very promising:
- cities
-
noun,
a large or important town.
- comate
-
noun,
a mate or companion.
- Citrus
-
noun,
any small tree or spiny shrub of the genus Citrus, of the rue family, including the lemon, lime, orange, tangerine, grapefruit, citron, kumquat, and shaddock, widely cultivated for fruit or grown as an ornamental.
- coarse
-
adjective,
composed of relatively large parts or particles:
- coitus
-
noun,
sexual intercourse, especially between a man and a woman.
- Coates
-
noun,
Eric, 1886–1957, English violist and composer.
- comtes
-
noun,
count2 .
- caters
-
verb (used with object),
to provide food and service for:
- cameos
-
noun,
a technique of engraving upon a gem or other stone, as onyx, in such a way that an underlying stone of one color is exposed as a background for a low-relief design of another color.
- caries
-
noun,
decay, as of bone or of plant tissue.
- cosmo-
-
- Cosimo
-
noun,
Piero di [pee-air-oh di;; Italian pye-raw dee] /piˈɛər oʊ dɪ;; Italian ˈpyɛ rɔ di/ (Show IPA), Piero di Cosimo.
- Cortes
-
noun,
(in Spain or Portugal) the two houses constituting the national legislative body.
- camise
-
noun,
a lightweight, loose-fitting shirt or smock with long sleeves.
- camote
-
noun,
batata.
- 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.
- carets
-
noun,
a mark (‸) made in written or printed matter to show the place where something is to be inserted.
- corium
-
noun,
Anatomy, Zoology. dermis.
- Castro
-
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.
- corita
-
noun,
a boat resembling a large, woven basket, used by Indians of the southwestern U.S.
- cartes
-
noun,
(italics) French. menu; bill of fare.
Compare à la carte.
- Caruso
-
noun,
Enrico [en-ree-koh;; Italian en-ree-kaw] /ɛnˈri koʊ;; Italian ɛnˈri kɔ/ (Show IPA), 1873–1921, Italian operatic tenor.
- cootie
-
noun,
a louse, especially one affecting humans, as the body louse, head louse, or pubic louse.
- Cooter
-
noun,
Chiefly Southern U.S. any of several large aquatic turtles of the southern U.S. and northern Mexico.
- Caster
-
noun,
a person or thing that casts.
- 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.
- amicus
-
noun,
a philanthropist.
- creams
-
noun,
the fatty part of milk, which rises to the surface when the liquid is allowed to stand unless homogenized.
- coatis
-
noun,
any tropical American carnivore of the genus Nasua, related to the raccoon, having an elongated body, long, ringed tail, and a slender, flexible snout.
- Sitter
-
noun,
a person who sits.
- acious
-
- cuesta
-
noun,
a long, low ridge with a relatively steep face or escarpment on one side and a long, gentle slope on the other.
- acetum
-
noun,
a preparation having vinegar or dilute acetic acid as the solvent.
- cuirie
-
noun,
a hardened leather piece for protecting the breast, worn over mail.
- aceto-
-
- aceous
-
- cueist
-
noun,
a billiard player.
- Actium
-
noun,
a promontory in NW ancient Greece: Antony and Cleopatra were defeated by Octavian and Agrippa in a naval battle near here in 31 b.c.
- curate
-
noun,
Chiefly British. a member of the clergy employed to assist a rector or vicar.
- acmite
-
noun,
a rare pyroxene mineral, sodium-ferric iron silicate, NaFe(Si 2 O 6), found in feldspathoid rocks.
- acutes
-
noun,
the acute accent.
- C-star
-
noun,
carbon star.
- aecium
-
noun,
the fruiting body of rust fungi, which bears chainlike or stalked spores.
- Remus
-
noun,
Roman Legend. See under Romulus (def 1).
- satem
-
adjective,
belonging to or consisting of those branches of the Indo-European family in which alveolar or palatal fricatives, as the sounds (s) or (sh), developed in ancient times from Proto-Indo-European palatal stops: the satem branches are Indo-Iranian, Armenian, Slavic, Baltic, and Albanian.
- 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.
- acro-
-
- carse
-
noun,
bottom land.
- sarc-
-
- rices
-
noun,
the starchy seeds or grain of an annual marsh grass, Oryza sativa, cultivated in warm climates and used for food.
- resit
-
noun,
a test or examination that is retaken.
- Satie
-
noun,
Erik Alfred Leslie [e-reek al-fred les-lee] /ɛˈrik alˈfrɛd lɛsˈli/ (Show IPA), 1866–1925, French composer.
- curet
-
noun,
a scoop-shaped surgical instrument for removing tissue from body cavities, as the uterus.
- carom
-
noun,
Billiards, Pool. a shot in which the cue ball hits two balls in succession.
- Carme
-
noun,
a small natural satellite of the planet Jupiter.
- Rieti
-
noun,
Vittorio [veet-taw-ryaw] /vitˈtɔ ryɔ/ (Show IPA), 1898–1994, U.S. composer, born in Italy.
- Rimas
-
noun,
a female given name.
- remit
-
noun,
Law. a transfer of the record of an action from one tribunal to another, particularly from an appellate court to the court of original jurisdiction.
- trois
-
noun,
the number 3.
- trite
-
adjective,
lacking in freshness or effectiveness because of constant use or excessive repetition; hackneyed; stale:
- Trout
-
noun,
any of several game fishes of the genus Salmo, related to the salmon.
Compare brown trout, cutthroat trout, rainbow trout.
- ramus
-
noun,
a branch, as of a plant, vein, bone, etc.
- rates
-
noun,
the amount of a charge or payment with reference to some basis of calculation:
- ratio
-
noun,
the relation between two similar magnitudes with respect to the number of times the first contains the second:
- ratos
-
noun,
rocket-assisted takeoff.
- react
-
verb (used with object),
to act or perform again.
- reams
-
noun,
a standard quantity of paper, consisting of 20 quires or 500 sheets (formerly 480 sheets), or 516 sheets (printer's ream or perfect ream)
- Reaum
-
- Recit
-
- sauce
-
noun,
any preparation, usually liquid or semiliquid, eaten as a gravy or as a relish accompanying food.
- rect.
-
- recta
-
noun,
a plural of rectum.
- carts
-
noun,
a heavy two-wheeled vehicle, commonly without springs, drawn by mules, oxen, or the like, used for the conveyance of heavy goods.
- trots
-
noun,
the gait of a horse, dog, or other quadruped, when trotting.
- Carte
-
noun,
(italics) French. menu; bill of fare.
Compare à la carte.
- Reims
-
noun,
a city in NE France: cathedral; unconditional surrender of Germany May 7, 1945.
- reist
-
verb (used without object),
reest2 .
- rimes
-
noun,
Also called rime ice. an opaque coating of tiny, white, granular ice particles, caused by the rapid freezing of supercooled water droplets on impact with an object.
Compare frost (def 3), glaze (def 17).
- Carie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Caroline.
- saice
-
noun,
syce.
- trims
-
noun,
the condition, order, or fitness of a person or thing for action, work, use, etc.
- trios
-
noun,
a musical composition for three voices or instruments.
- rotte
-
noun,
rote2 .
- cames
-
noun,
a slender, grooved bar of lead for holding together the pieces of glass in windows of latticework or stained glass.
- roues
-
noun,
a dissolute and licentious man; rake.
- rouse
-
noun,
a rousing.
- roust
-
verb (used with object),
to rout, as from a place:
- route
-
noun,
a course, way, or road for passage or travel:
- rotes
-
noun,
routine; a fixed, habitual, or mechanical course of procedure:
- tries
-
noun,
plural of try.
- Saite
-
noun,
a native or citizen of Saïs.
- trice
-
noun,
a very short time; an instant:
- acute
-
noun,
the acute accent.
- routs
-
noun,
a defeat attended with disorderly flight; dispersal of a defeated force in complete disorder:
- Cameo
-
noun,
a technique of engraving upon a gem or other stone, as onyx, in such a way that an underlying stone of one color is exposed as a background for a low-relief design of another color.
- Caius
-
noun,
Saint, died a.d. 296, pope 283–296.
- rotos
-
noun,
rotogravure.
- camis
-
noun,
camisole (def 1).
- riots
-
noun,
a noisy, violent public disorder caused by a group or crowd of persons, as by a crowd protesting against another group, a government policy, etc., in the streets.
- rooms
-
noun,
a portion of space within a building or other structure, separated by walls or partitions from other parts:
- Actis
-
noun,
a son of Rhoda and Helius who, when banished from his home for fratricide, fled to Egypt, where he taught astrology. The Colossus of Rhodes was built in his honor.
- roams
-
noun,
an act or instance of roaming; a ramble.
- 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.
- caret
-
noun,
a mark (‸) made in written or printed matter to show the place where something is to be inserted.
- Cairo
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Egypt, in the N part on the E bank of the Nile.
- cares
-
noun,
a state of mind in which one is troubled; worry, anxiety, or concern:
- Roose
-
verb (used with or without object),
praise.
- 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.
- Roost
-
noun,
a perch upon which birds or fowls rest at night.
- rooti
-
noun,
rooty2 .
- Camus
-
noun,
Albert [al-ber] /alˈbɛr/ (Show IPA), 1913–60, French novelist, short-story writer, playwright, and essayist: Nobel Prize 1957.
- roset
-
noun,
resin; rosin.
- Actor
-
noun,
a person who acts in stage plays, motion pictures, television broadcasts, etc.
- Rosie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Rose.
- actos
-
- Romeo
-
noun,
the romantic lover of Juliet in Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet.
- acmes
-
noun,
the highest point; summit; peak:
- 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.
- octet
-
noun,
a company of eight singers or musicians.
- mutts
-
noun,
a dog, especially a mongrel.
- ureas
-
noun,
Biochemistry. a compound, CO(NH 2) 2 , occurring in urine and other body fluids as a product of protein metabolism.
- oater
-
noun,
a movie, television show, etc., about the frontier days of the U.S. West; western; horse opera.
- Oates
-
noun,
Joyce Carol, born 1938, U.S. novelist and short-story writer.
- ocrea
-
noun,
a sheathing part, as a pair of stipules united about a stem.
- octa-
-
- octo-
-
- cires
-
noun,
a brilliant, highly glazed surface produced on fabrics by subjecting them to a wax, heat, and calendering treatment.
- Ceuta
-
noun,
a seaport and enclave of Spain in N Morocco, on the Strait of Gibraltar.
- oecus
-
noun,
(in an ancient Roman house) an apartment, especially a dining room, decorated with columns.
- omers
-
noun,
a Hebrew unit of dry measure, the tenth part of an ephah.
- omits
-
verb (used with object),
to leave out; fail to include or mention:
- Omuta
-
noun,
a seaport on W Kyushu, in SW Japan.
- orate
-
verb (used with or without object),
to deliver an oration; speak pompously; declaim.
- Cetus
-
noun,
the Whale, a constellation lying above the equator, containing the variable star Mira.
- mutes
-
noun,
Offensive. a person incapable of speech.
- music
-
noun,
an art of sound in time that expresses ideas and emotions in significant forms through the elements of rhythm, melody, harmony, and color.
- Orcus
-
noun,
the ancient Roman god of the underworld, identified with the Greek Pluto, or Hades.
- mucor
-
noun,
any phycomycetous fungus of the genus Mucor, that forms a furry coating on foodstuffs and dead and decaying vegetable matter.
- motto
-
noun,
a maxim adopted as an expression of the guiding principle of a person, organization, city, etc.
- coati
-
noun,
any tropical American carnivore of the genus Nasua, related to the raccoon, having an elongated body, long, ringed tail, and a slender, flexible snout.
- Utter
-
adjective,
complete; total; absolute:
- 30-30
-
- moues
-
noun,
a pouting grimace.
- MOUSE
-
noun,
any of numerous small Old World rodents of the family Muridae, especially of the genus Mus, introduced widely in other parts of the world.
- muco-
-
- coast
-
noun,
the land next to the sea; seashore:
- Musca
-
noun,
the Fly, a small southern constellation between Crux and Chamaeleon.
- Utica
-
noun,
an ancient city on the N coast of Africa, NW of Carthage.
- mucro
-
noun,
a short point projecting abruptly, as at the end of a leaf.
- muras
-
noun,
(in Japan) a village; hamlet.
- Coamo
-
noun,
a city in S central Puerto Rico.
- Mures
-
noun,
a river in SE central Europe, flowing W from the Carpathian Mountains in central Romania to the Tisza River in S Hungary. 400 miles (645 km) long.
- Urmia
-
noun,
Lake, a salt lake in NW Iran. About 2000 sq. mi. (5180 sq. km).
- cites
-
noun,
citation (defs 7, 8).
- Orcas
-
noun,
the killer whale, Orcinus orca.
- OSCAR
-
noun,
a word used in communications to represent the letter O.
- truce
-
noun,
a suspension of hostilities for a specified period of time by mutual agreement of the warring parties; cease-fire; armistice.
- tumor
-
noun,
a swollen part; swelling; protuberance.
- Outer
-
adjective,
situated on or toward the outside; external; exterior:
- ceras
-
noun,
(in prescriptions) wax.
- Ceram
-
noun,
an island of the Moluccas in Indonesia, W of New Guinea. 7191 sq. mi. (18,625 sq. km).
- outre
-
adjective,
passing the bounds of what is usual or considered proper; unconventional; bizarre.
- 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:
- cero-
-
- races
-
noun,
a contest of speed, as in running, riding, driving, or sailing.
- Trust
-
noun,
reliance on the integrity, strength, ability, surety, etc., of a person or thing; confidence.
- raise
-
noun,
an increase in amount, as of wages:
- ramet
-
noun,
an individual of a clone.
- scare
-
noun,
a sudden fright or alarm, especially with little or no reason.
- ramie
-
noun,
an Asian shrub, Boehmeria nivea, of the nettle family, yielding a fiber used especially in making textiles.
- Ramos
-
noun,
Fidel V. born 1928, Philippine political leader: president 1992–98.
- ceria
-
noun,
a white-to-yellow, heavy powder, cerium dioxide, CeO 2 , usually derived from cerium nitrate by decomposition with heat: used chiefly in ceramics, glass polishing, and decolorizing.
- ceros
-
noun,
a large Atlantic and Gulf Coast mackerel game fish, Scomberomorus regalis.
- urate
-
noun,
a salt of uric acid.
- Otaru
-
noun,
a city in W Hokkaido, in N Japan.
- osier
-
noun,
any of various willows, as the red osier, having tough, flexible twigs or branches that are used for wickerwork.
- urase
-
noun,
urease.
- osmic
-
adjective,
of or containing osmium in its higher valences, especially the tetravalent state.
- osmo-
-
- oste-
-
- Ostia
-
noun,
a town in central Italy, SW of Rome: ruins from 4th century b.c.; site of ancient port of Rome.
- tutor
-
noun,
a person employed to instruct another in some branch or branches of learning, especially a private instructor.
- Cesti
-
noun,
Marcantonio [mahr-kahn-taw-nyaw] /ˌmɑr kɑnˈtɔ nyɔ/ (Show IPA), 1623–69, Italian composer.
- acet-
-
- 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.
- Otomi
-
noun,
a member of an American Indian people of south-central Mexico.
- ottar
-
noun,
attar (def 1).
- Otter
-
noun,
any of several aquatic, furbearing, weasellike mammals of the genus Lutra and related genera, having webbed feet and a long, slightly flattened tail.
- ottos
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Germanic word meaning “rich.”.
- ourie
-
adjective,
shabby; dingy.
- cert.
-
- saute
-
noun,
a dish of sautéed food.
- toast
-
noun,
sliced bread that has been browned by dry heat.
- triac
-
noun,
a type of thyristor designed for electronic control of the current supplied to a circuit, used especially in dimmers for lighting systems.
- tacet
-
verb (imperative),
be silent (directing an instrument or voice not to play or sing).
- toros
-
noun,
a bull.
- torii
-
noun,
(in Japan) a form of decorative gateway or portal, consisting of two upright wooden posts connected at the top by two horizontal crosspieces, commonly found at the entrance to Shinto temples.
- airts
-
noun,
a direction.
- toric
-
adjective,
noting or pertaining to a lens with a surface forming a portion of a torus, used for eyeglasses and contact lenses that correct astigmatism.
- sutra
-
noun,
Hinduism. a collection of aphorisms relating to some aspect of the conduct of life.
- Aries
-
noun,
Astronomy. the Ram, a zodiacal constellation between Pisces and Taurus.
- taces
-
noun,
tasset.
- tacit
-
adjective,
understood without being openly expressed; implied:
- Suomi
-
noun,
Finnish name of Finland.
- tacos
-
noun,
Mexican Cookery. an often crisply fried tortilla folded over and filled, as with seasoned chopped meat, lettuce, tomatoes, and cheese.
- tacts
-
noun,
a keen sense of what to say or do to avoid giving offense; skill in dealing with difficult or delicate situations.
- areo-
-
- tames
-
adjective,
changed from the wild or savage state; domesticated:
- Tamis
-
noun,
a worsted cloth mesh constructed in open weave and having a corded face, used as a sieve or strainer.
- tares
-
noun,
any of various vetches, especially Vicia sativa.
- Tarim
-
noun,
a river in NW China, in Xinjiang Uygur region. About 1300 miles (2090 km) long.
- 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.
- Surat
-
noun,
a seaport in S Gujarat, in W India: first British settlement in India 1612.
- Sumer
-
noun,
an ancient region in southern Mesopotamia that contained a number of independent cities and city-states of which the first were established possibly as early as 5000 b.c.: conquered by the Elamites and, about 2000 b.c., by the Babylonians; a number of its cities, as Ur, Uruk, Kish, and Lagash, are major archaeological sites in southern Iraq.
- torcs
-
noun,
torque (def 4).
- torsi
-
noun,
a plural of torso.
- store
-
noun,
an establishment where merchandise is sold, usually on a retail basis.
- Storm
-
noun,
a disturbance of the normal condition of the atmosphere, manifesting itself by winds of unusual force or direction, often accompanied by rain, snow, hail, thunder, and lightning, or flying sand or dust.
- stour
-
noun,
British Dialect.
tumult; confusion.
a storm.
- Stout
-
noun,
a dark, sweet brew made of roasted malt and having a higher percentage of hops than porter.
- torso
-
noun,
the trunk of the human body.
- arose
-
verb,
simple past tense of arise.
- stria
-
noun,
a slight or narrow furrow, ridge, stripe, or streak, especially one of a number in parallel arrangement:
- 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.
- arise
-
verb (used without object),
to get up from sitting, lying, or kneeling; rise:
- strum
-
noun,
the act of strumming.
- armet
-
noun,
a completely enclosed helmet having a visor and hinged cheek pieces fastened under the chin.
- strut
-
noun,
the act of strutting.
- Arius
-
noun,
died a.d. 336, Christian priest at Alexandria: founder of Arianism.
- Sturt
-
noun,
violent quarreling.
- 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.
- arium
-
- suite
-
noun,
a number of things forming a series or set.
- TORES
-
noun,
a torus.
- tarot
-
noun,
any of a set of 22 playing cards bearing allegorical representations, used for fortunetelling and as trump cards in tarok.
- Artie
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Arthur.
- Timor
-
noun,
an island in the S part of Indonesia: largest and easternmost of the Lesser Sunda Islands; E half formerly belonged to Portugal. 13,095 sq. mi. (33,913 sq. km).
- amort
-
adjective,
spiritless; lifeless.
- Teut.
-
- 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.
- AMORC
-
- timer
-
noun,
a person or thing that times.
- amirs
-
noun,
emir.
- times
-
noun,
the system of those sequential relations that any event has to any other, as past, present, or future; indefinite and continuous duration regarded as that in which events succeed one another.
- tious
-
- terms
-
noun,
a word or group of words designating something, especially in a particular field, as atom in physics, quietism in theology, adze in carpentry, or district leader in politics.
- tires
-
noun,
British Dialect. fatigue.
- TIROS
-
noun,
one of a series of satellites for transmitting television pictures of the earth's cloud cover.
- titer
-
noun,
the strength of a solution as determined by titration with a standard substance.
- titis
-
noun,
any of various small reddish or grayish monkeys of the genus Callicebus, of South America.
- toise
-
noun,
an old French unit of length equivalent to 6.395 feet (1.949 meters).
- AMICE
-
noun,
an oblong vestment, usually of white linen, worn about the neck and shoulders and partly under the alb.
- Titos
-
noun,
Marshal (Josip Broz) 1891–1980, president of Yugoslavia 1953–80.
- titre
-
noun,
titer.
- testa
-
noun,
the outer, usually hard, integument or coat of a seed.
- amour
-
noun,
a love affair.
- arcus
-
noun,
a dense, horizontal, roll-shaped cloud sometimes occurring at the lower front portion of a cumulonimbus.
- tomia
-
noun,
the cutting edge of a bird's bill.
- tarts
-
noun,
a small pie filled with cooked fruit or other sweetened preparation, usually having no top crust.
- Tartu
-
noun,
a city in SE Estonia.
- taste
-
noun,
the act of tasting food or drink.
- 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.
- tater
-
noun,
potato.
- Tatum
-
noun,
Art, 1910–56, U.S. jazz pianist.
- toots
-
noun,
an affectionate or familiar term of address; honey; baby (sometimes offensive when used to strangers, casual acquaintances, subordinates, etc., especially by a male to a female).
- teams
-
noun,
a number of persons forming one of the sides in a game or contest:
- term.
-
- amuse
-
verb (used with object),
to hold the attention of (someone) pleasantly; entertain or divert in an enjoyable or cheerful manner:
- tears
-
- tomes
-
noun,
a book, especially a very heavy, large, or learned book.
- teats
-
noun,
the protuberance on the breast or udder in female mammals, except the monotremes, through which the milk ducts discharge; nipple or mammilla.
- tecta
-
noun,
a rooflike structure.
- tera-
-
- Terai
-
noun,
a marshy lowland area in N India and S Nepal, between the Ganges and the foothills of the Himalayas.
- Amer.
-
- stome
-
- Torte
-
noun,
a rich cake, especially one containing little or no flour, usually made with eggs and ground nuts or bread crumbs.
- Titus
-
noun,
a disciple and companion of the apostle Paul, to whom Paul is supposed to have addressed an Epistle.
- Attic
-
noun,
the part of a building, especially of a house, directly under a roof; garret.
- aero-
-
- scrum
-
noun,
a Rugby play in which, typically, three members of each team line up opposite one another with a group of two and a group of three players behind them, making an eight-person, three-two-three formation on each side; the ball is then rolled between the opposing front lines, the players of which stand with arms around a teammate's waist, meeting the opponent shoulder to shoulder, and attempt to kick the ball backward to a teammate.
- scuta
-
noun,
plural of scutum.
- atto-
-
- Trace
-
noun,
a surviving mark, sign, or evidence of the former existence, influence, or action of some agent or event; vestige:
- scute
-
noun,
a dermal bony plate, as on an armadillo, or a large horny plate, as on a turtle.
- touts
-
noun,
a person who solicits business, employment, support, or the like, importunately.
- 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.
- Tract
-
noun,
an expanse or area of land, water, etc.; region; stretch.
- sect.
-
- touse
-
noun,
a commotion; rumpus.
- 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.
- Aesir
-
noun,
the principal race of gods, led by Odin and living at Asgard.
- semi-
-
- Toure
-
noun,
Sékou [sey-koo] /ˈseɪ ku/ (Show IPA), 1922–84, Guinean political leader: prime minister 1958-72; president 1958–84.
- serac
-
noun,
a large irregularity of glacial ice, as a pinnacle found in glacial crevasses and formed by melting or movement of the ice.
- serai
-
noun,
(in Eastern countries) a caravansary.
- scrim
-
noun,
a cotton or linen fabric of open weave used for bunting, curtains, etc.
- SCRAM
-
noun,
the rapid shutdown of a nuclear reactor in an emergency.
- Seric
-
- score
-
noun,
the record of points or strokes made by the competitors in a game or match.
- trets
-
noun,
(formerly) an allowance for waste, after deduction for tare.
- scat-
-
- scatt
-
noun,
scat5 .
- sceat
-
noun,
a silver Anglo-Saxon coin of the 7th and 8th centuries, sometimes including an amount of gold.
- auto.
-
- aeri-
-
- scoot
-
noun,
a swift, darting movement or course.
- TREAT
-
noun,
entertainment, food, drink, etc., given by way of compliment or as an expression of friendly regard.
- Scout
-
noun,
a soldier, warship, airplane, etc., employed in reconnoitering.
- Scot.
-
- treas
-
- Aust.
-
- trams
-
noun,
British. a streetcar.
- trait
-
noun,
a distinguishing characteristic or quality, especially of one's personal nature:
- Scott
-
noun,
Barbara Ann, 1928–2012, Canadian figure skater.
- Auric
-
adjective,
of or containing gold in the trivalent state.
- scour
-
noun,
the act of scouring.
- motte
-
noun,
a grove or clump of trees in prairie land or open country.
- sero-
-
- torts
-
noun,
a wrongful act, not including a breach of contract or trust, that results in injury to another's person, property, reputation, or the like, and for which the injured party is entitled to compensation.
- steam
-
noun,
water in the form of an invisible gas or vapor.
- sruti
-
noun,
the Vedas and some of the Upanishads, regarded as divinely revealed.
- stair
-
noun,
one of a flight or series of steps for going from one level to another, as in a building.
- stare
-
noun,
a staring gaze; a fixed look with the eyes wide open:
- start
-
noun,
a beginning of an action, journey, etc.
- stat.
-
- State
-
noun,
the condition of a person or thing, as with respect to circumstances or attributes:
- 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-
-
- totem
-
noun,
a natural object or an animate being, as an animal or bird, assumed as the emblem of a clan, family, or group.
- ASCII
-
noun,
a standard code, consisting of 128 7-bit combinations, for characters stored in a computer or to be transmitted between computers.
- ster.
-
- stime
-
noun,
the smallest bit; a drop, taste, or glimpse.
- Stoat
-
noun,
the ermine, Mustela erminea, especially when in brown summer pelage.
- Tosca
-
noun,
an opera (1900) by Giacomo Puccini.
- 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.
- Stoic
-
noun,
a member or adherent of the Stoic school of philosophy.
- stoma
-
noun,
Also, stomate. Botany. any of various small apertures, especially one of the minute orifices or slits in the epidermis of leaves, stems, etc., through which gases are exchanged.
- Srta.
-
- aster
-
noun,
any composite plant of the genus Aster, having rays varying from white or pink to blue around a yellow disk.
- serum
-
noun,
the clear, pale-yellow liquid that separates from the clot in the coagulation of blood; blood serum.
- Smart
-
noun,
a sharp local pain, usually superficial, as from a wound, blow, or sting.
- seti-
-
- atmo-
-
- simar
-
noun,
Also, cymar. a loose, lightweight jacket or robe for women, fashionable in the 17th and 18th centuries.
- 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.
- sitar
-
noun,
a lute of India with a small, pear-shaped body and a long, broad, fretted neck.
- sito-
-
- Murat
-
noun,
Joachim [zhaw-a-keem] /ʒɔ aˈkim/ (Show IPA), 1767?–1815, French marshal: king of Naples 1808–15.
- smear
-
noun,
an oily, greasy, viscous, or wet substance, especially a dab of such a substance.
- sotie
-
noun,
a satirical and topical comedy employing actors dressed in traditional fool's costume, popular in France during the late Middle Ages, and often used as a curtain raiser to mystery and morality plays.
- smite
-
Idioms,
smite hip and thigh. hip1 (def 9).
- smote
-
verb,
a simple past tense of smite.
- toti-
-
- totes
-
noun,
the act or course of toting.
- astr.
-
- Astor
-
noun,
John Jacob, 1763–1848, U.S. capitalist and fur merchant.
- astir
-
adjective,
moving or stirring, especially with much activity or excitement:
- Soter
-
noun,
Saint, pope a.d. 166?–175?.
- scart
-
verb (used with or without object),
to scratch, scrape, mark, or scar.
- Sumac
-
noun,
any of several shrubs or small trees belonging to the genus Rhus of the cashew family, having milky sap, compound leaves, and small, fleshy fruit.
- crest
-
noun,
the highest part of a hill or mountain range; summit.
- iotas
-
noun,
a very small quantity; jot; whit.
- misce
-
verb,
(in prescriptions) mix.
- misc.
-
- cruet
-
noun,
a glass bottle, especially one for holding vinegar, oil, etc., for the table.
- ictus
-
noun,
Prosody. rhythmical or metrical stress.
- mires
-
noun,
a tract or area of wet, swampy ground; bog; marsh.
- imit.
-
- coots
-
noun,
any aquatic bird of the genus Fulica, as F. americana, of North America, and F. atra, of the Old World, characterized by lobate toes and short wings and tail.
- Croat
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Croatia; Croatian.
- micra
-
noun,
a plural of micron.
- irate
-
adjective,
angry; enraged:
- miser
-
noun,
a person who lives in wretched circumstances in order to save and hoard money.
- micas
-
noun,
any member of a group of minerals, hydrous silicates of aluminum with other bases, chiefly potassium, magnesium, iron, and lithium, that separate readily into thin, tough, often transparent, and usually elastic laminae; isinglass.
- Crius
-
noun,
a Titan, the son of Uranus and Gaea.
- Corea
-
noun,
Armando Anthony [ahr-mahn-doh] /ɑrˈmɑn doʊ/ (Show IPA), ("Chick") born 1941, U.S. jazz pianist and composer.
- cores
-
- crit.
-
- Isiac
-
adjective,
of or relating to Isis or the worship of Isis.
- coria
-
noun,
plural of corium.
- crime
-
noun,
an action or an instance of negligence that is deemed injurious to the public welfare or morals or to the interests of the state and that is legally prohibited.
- metr-
-
- Metis
-
noun,
any person of mixed ancestry.
- cures
-
noun,
a means of healing or restoring to health; remedy.
- miso-
-
- crim.
-
- crust
-
noun,
the brown, hard outer portion or surface of a loaf or slice of bread (distinguished from crumb).
- ERISA
-
noun,
Employee Retirement Income Security Act.
- moors
-
noun,
a tract of open, peaty, wasteland, often overgrown with heath, common in high latitudes and altitudes where drainage is poor; heath.
- Moore
-
noun,
Archibald Lee ("Archie") 1913–1998, U.S. boxer.
- eruct
-
verb (used with or without object),
to belch forth, as gas from the stomach.
- moist
-
adjective,
moderately or slightly wet; damp.
- moire
-
noun,
any moiré fabric.
- Moira
-
noun,
Classical Mythology.
the personification of fate.
Moirai, the Fates.
- estoc
-
noun,
a thrusting sword of the 13th–17th centuries having a long, narrow blade of rectangular section.
- Comr.
-
- mitts
-
noun,
Baseball.
a rounded glove with one internal section for the four fingers and another for the thumb and having the side next to the palm of the hand protected by a thick padding, used by catchers.
a somewhat similar glove but with less padding and having sections for the thumb and one or two fingers, used by first basemen. Compare baseball glove.
- Comus
-
noun,
an ancient Greek and Roman god of drinking and revelry.
- etuis
-
noun,
a small, often decorative case, especially one for needles, toilet articles, or the like.
- Mitre
-
noun,
Bartolomé [bahr-taw-law-me] /ˌbɑr tɔ lɔˈmɛ/ (Show IPA), 1821–1906, Argentine soldier, statesman, and author: president of Argentina 1862–68.
- Mitra
-
noun,
the mitriform pileus of certain fungi.
- Euro-
-
- mites
-
noun,
any of numerous small to microscopic arachnids of the subclass Acari, including species that are parasitic on animals and plants or that feed on decaying matter and stored foods.
- miter
-
noun,
the official headdress of a bishop in the Western Church, in its modern form a tall cap with a top deeply cleft crosswise, the outline of the front and back resembling that of a pointed arch.
- euros
-
noun,
wallaroo.
- cruse
-
noun,
an earthen pot, bottle, etc., for liquids.
- Comte
-
noun,
count2 .
- Misti
-
noun,
El Misti.
- metic
-
noun,
an alien resident of an ancient Greek city who paid a tax for the right to live there.
- metas
-
noun,
(in ancient Rome) a column or post, or a group of columns or posts, placed at each end of a racetrack to mark the turning places.
- ERICA
-
noun,
any of numerous low-growing evergreen shrubs or small trees belonging to the genus Erica, of the heath family, including several species of heather.
- marse
-
noun,
(used chiefly in representation of southern black speech) master.
- crams
-
noun,
Informal. the act of cramming for an examination.
- marcs
-
noun,
the grapes contained in the wine press and the residue, as skins and pips, remaining after the juice is expressed.
- 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.
- matte
-
noun,
a dull or dead surface, often slightly roughened, as on metals, paint, paper, or glass.
- Marie
-
noun,
(Marie Alexandra Victoria of Saxe-Coburg) 1875–1938, queen of Romania 1914–27.
- Mario
-
noun,
a male given name: from the Roman family name Marius.
- Maris
-
noun,
Roger (Eugene) 1934–85, U.S. baseball player.
- Maroc
-
noun,
French name of Morocco.
- Maros
-
noun,
Hungarian name of Mures.
- Matt.
-
- Maori
-
noun,
a member of the native Polynesian population of New Zealand.
- Matsu
-
noun,
a pine, Pinus massoniana, of China, yielding a wood used in furniture-making, the construction of houses, etc.
- matr-
-
- Marti
-
noun,
José [haw-se] /hɔˈsɛ/ (Show IPA), 1853–1895, Cuban patriot and writer.
- marts
-
noun,
market; trading center; trade center.
- mater
-
noun,
British Informal. mother1 .
- Marut
-
noun,
any of a group of storm gods, the offspring of Rudra.
- masc.
-
- MASER
-
noun,
a device for amplifying electromagnetic waves by stimulated emission of radiation.
- cotta
-
noun,
a surplice.
- mast-
-
- Costa
-
noun,
a rib or riblike part.
- matts
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Matthew.
- istic
-
- Corse
-
noun,
corpse.
- cries
-
noun,
the act or sound of crying; any loud utterance or exclamation; a shout, scream, or wail.
- meta-
-
- meso-
-
- mesic
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or adapted to an environment having a balanced supply of moisture.
- iters
-
noun,
a canal or passage.
- meros
-
noun,
(in the Doric order) a flat surface between two channels of a triglyph.
- mero-
-
- corms
-
noun,
an enlarged, fleshy, bulblike base of a stem, as in the crocus.
- merit
-
noun,
claim to respect and praise; excellence; worth.
- Corot
-
noun,
Jean Baptiste Camille [zhahn ba-teest ka-mee-yuh] /ʒɑ̃ baˈtist kaˈmi yə/ (Show IPA), 1796–1875, French painter.
- Merci
-
interjection,
thank you.
- 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.
- Merca
-
noun,
a city in S Somalia.
- macer
-
noun,
macebearer.
- maces
-
noun,
a clublike armor-breaking weapon of war, often with a flanged or spiked metal head, used chiefly in the Middle Ages.
- Mears
-
noun,
mere3 .
- McRae
-
noun,
Carmen, 1920–94, U.S. jazz singer and songwriter.
- cream
-
noun,
the fatty part of milk, which rises to the surface when the liquid is allowed to stand unless homogenized.
- mairs
-
adjective, noun, adverb,
more.
- crate
-
noun,
a slatted wooden box or framework for packing, shopping, or storing fruit, furniture, glassware, crockery, etc.
- Corti
-
noun,
Alfonso [al-fon-soh;; Italian ahl-fawn-saw] /ælˈfɒn soʊ;; Italian ɑlˈfɔn sɔ/ (Show IPA), 1822–76, Italian anatomist.
- maist
-
adjective, noun, adverb,
most.
- moose
-
noun,
a large, long-headed mammal, Alces alces, of the deer family, having circumpolar distribution in the Northern Hemisphere, the male of which has enormous palmate antlers.
- IATSE
-
- cotes
-
noun,
a shelter, coop, or small shed for sheep, pigs, pigeons, etc.
- COMAS
-
noun,
a state of prolonged unconsciousness, including a lack of response to stimuli, from which it is impossible to rouse a person.
- moras
-
noun,
the unit of time equivalent to the ordinary or normal short sound or syllable.
- comes
-
noun,
Astronomy. companion1 (def 6).
- emirs
-
noun,
a chieftain, prince, commander, or head of state in some Islamic countries.
- Morea
-
noun,
Peloponnesus.
- Ecua.
-
- ecto-
-
- mores
-
noun,
an additional quantity, amount, or number:
- Moros
-
noun,
a child of Nyx, and the personification of fate.
- cutis
-
noun,
the true skin, consisting of the dermis and the epidermis.
- cutie
-
noun,
Informal. a charmingly attractive or cute person, especially a girl or a young woman (often used as a form of address):
- cutes
-
noun,
the cutes, Informal. self-consciously cute mannerisms or appeal; affected coyness:
- Morse
-
noun,
an ornamented metal clasp or brooch for fastening a cope in front.
- morts
-
noun,
Hunting. the note played on a hunting horn signifying that the animal hunted has been killed.
- comet
-
noun,
a celestial body moving about the sun, usually in a highly eccentric orbit, consisting of a central mass surrounded by an envelope of dust and gas that may form a tail that streams away from the sun.
- curst
-
noun,
the expression of a wish that misfortune, evil, doom, etc., befall a person, group, etc.
- curse
-
noun,
the expression of a wish that misfortune, evil, doom, etc., befall a person, group, etc.
- Moser
-
noun,
Johann Jakob [yoh-hahn yah-kawp] /ˈyoʊ hɑn ˈyɑ kɔp/ (Show IPA), 1701–85, German jurist and publicist.
- Cumae
-
noun,
an ancient city in SW Italy, on the coast of Campania: believed to be the earliest Greek colony in Italy or in Sicily.
- curio
-
noun,
any unusual article, object of art, etc., valued as a curiosity.
- Curie
-
noun,
a unit of activity of radioactive substances equivalent to 3.70 × 10 10 disintegrations per second: it is approximately the amount of activity produced by 1 gram of radium-226. Abbreviation: Ci.
- motes
-
noun,
a small particle or speck, especially of dust.
- motet
-
noun,
a vocal composition in polyphonic style, on a Biblical or similar prose text, intended for use in a church service.
- Curia
-
noun,
one of the political subdivisions of each of the three tribes of ancient Rome.
- motor
-
noun,
a comparatively small and powerful engine, especially an internal-combustion engine in an automobile, motorboat, or the like.
- coirs
-
noun,
the prepared fiber of the husk of the coconut fruit, used in making rope, matting, etc.
- Coats
-
noun,
an outer garment with sleeves, covering at least the upper part of the body:
- MOTOS
-
- emits
-
verb (used with object),
to send forth (liquid, light, heat, sound, particles, etc.); discharge.
- Comer
-
noun,
Informal. a person or thing that is progressing well or is very promising:
- Erato
-
noun,
the Muse of love poetry.
- moots
-
noun,
an assembly of the people in early England exercising political, administrative, and judicial powers.
- atm.
-
- SITA
-
noun,
(in the Ramayana) the wife of Ramachandra, abducted by Ravana and later rescued.
- Erma
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Curt
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Curtis.
- M-16
-
noun,
a lightweight, fully automatic rifle shooting a small-caliber bullet at an extremely high velocity: a U.S. Army combat weapon for mobile units and jungle fighting.
- Tura
-
noun,
Cosimo [kaw-zee-maw] /ˈkɔ zi mɔ/ (Show IPA), c1430–98? Italian painter.
- Esau
-
noun,
a son of Isaac and Rebekah, twin brother of Jacob, to whom he sold his birthright. Gen. 25:21–25.
- sire
-
noun,
the male parent of a quadruped.
- site
-
noun,
the position or location of a town, building, etc., especially as to its environment:
- M-14
-
noun,
a fully automatic, gas-operated, .30 caliber rifle developed from the M-1: replaced the M-1 as the standard U.S. Army combat rifle.
- situ
-
noun,
in situ.
- att.
-
- Asur
-
noun,
Assur.
- smut
-
noun,
a particle of soot; sooty matter.
- Mac-
-
- Sima
-
noun,
an assemblage of rocks, rich in silica and magnesium, that constitutes the lower layer of the earth's crust and is found beneath the ocean floors and the sial of continents.
- Mace
-
noun,
a clublike armor-breaking weapon of war, often with a flanged or spiked metal head, used chiefly in the Middle Ages.
- toot
-
noun,
an act or sound of tooting.
- sice
-
noun,
syce.
- SIAM
-
noun,
former name of Thailand (def 1).
- ates
-
- atic
-
- sett
-
noun,
Also called pitcher. a small, rectangular paving stone.
- Mott
-
noun,
John Raleigh, 1865–1955, U.S. religious leader: Nobel Peace Prize 1946.
- torc
-
noun,
torque (def 4).
- Seta
-
noun,
a stiff hair; bristle or bristlelike part.
- Cres
-
- Sert
-
noun,
José María [haw-se mah-ree-ah] /hɔˈsɛ mɑˈri ɑ/ (Show IPA), 1876–1945, Spanish painter.
- ctr.
-
- tuts
-
noun,
an exclamation of “tut.”.
- Tums
-
verb (used with object),
to tease (wool) in the preliminary carding operation, or to open out the fibers prior to carding.
- Soma
-
noun,
the body of an organism as contrasted with its germ cells.
- SOAR
-
noun,
an act or instance of soaring.
- SRAM
-
- cute
-
noun,
the cutes, Informal. self-consciously cute mannerisms or appeal; affected coyness:
- Ste.
-
- TOMS
-
noun,
the male of various animals, as the turkey.
- Aser
-
noun,
Asher (def 1).
- Asir
-
noun,
a district in SW Saudi Arabia.
- tsar
-
noun,
czar.
- toom
-
adjective,
empty; vacant.
- ASME
-
- 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.
- Star
-
noun,
any of the heavenly bodies, except the moon, appearing as fixed luminous points in the sky at night.
- item
-
noun,
a separate article or particular:
- iter
-
noun,
a canal or passage.
- Tues
-
- Sra.
-
- atom
-
noun,
Physics.
the smallest component of an element having the chemical properties of the element, consisting of a nucleus containing combinations of neutrons and protons and one or more electrons bound to the nucleus by electrical attraction; the number of protons determines the identity of the element.
an atom with one of the electrons replaced by some other particle:
- itis
-
- Sour
-
noun,
something that is sour.
- tuis
-
noun,
a black New Zealand honey eater, Prosthemadera novaeseelandiae, having a patch of white feathers on each side of the throat, sometimes tamed as a pet.
- Acis
-
noun,
the lover of Galatea, killed by Polyphemus out of jealousy.
- Asti
-
noun,
a city in the Piedmont region of Italy, S of Turin: center of wine-producing region.
- sort
-
noun,
a particular kind, species, variety, class, or group, distinguished by a common character or nature:
- cues
-
noun,
anything said or done, on or off stage, that is followed by a specific line or action:
- sori
-
noun,
plural of sorus.
- sore
-
noun,
a sore spot or place on the body.
- sora
-
noun,
a small, short-billed rail, Porzana carolina, of marshy areas of North America.
- Soot
-
noun,
a black, carbonaceous substance produced during incomplete combustion of coal, wood, oil, etc., rising in fine particles and adhering to the sides of the chimney or pipe conveying the smoke: also conveyed in the atmosphere to other locations.
- ASTM
-
- some
-
adverb,
(used with numerals and with words expressing degree, extent, etc.) approximately; about:
- maco
-
noun,
an Egyptian cotton, used especially in the manufacture of hosiery and undergarments.
- macs
-
noun,
fellow; bud (a familiar term of address to a man or boy whose name is not known to the speaker).
- Seri
-
noun,
a member of an American Indian people of western Sonora state, Mexico, on the Gulf of California.
- Utas
-
noun,
any of several iguanid lizards of the genus Uta, of the western U.S. and northern Mexico.
- Mari
-
noun,
a member of a Uralic people living in scattered communities north of Cheboksary and Kazan in European Russia, mainly in the Mari Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic.
- aur-
-
- USCA
-
- user
-
noun,
a person or thing that uses.
- USIA
-
- USMA
-
- Aus.
-
- Coue
-
noun,
Émile [ey-meel] /eɪˈmil/ (Show IPA), 1857–1926, French psychotherapist.
- USMC
-
- USRC
-
- MARS
-
noun,
the ancient Roman god of war and agriculture, identified with the Greek god Ares.
- USTC
-
- aut-
-
- Mart
-
noun,
market; trading center; trade center.
- scr.
-
- Utes
-
noun,
Informal. a utility vehicle.
- eous
-
- AISI
-
- Tori
-
noun,
plural of torus.
- sci.
-
- Eris
-
noun,
the ancient Greek goddess of discord and the sister of Ares: identified with the Roman goddess Discordia.
- cts.
-
- cure
-
noun,
a means of healing or restoring to health; remedy.
- toro
-
noun,
a bull.
- scar
-
noun,
a mark left by a healed wound, sore, or burn.
- scam
-
noun,
a confidence game or other fraudulent scheme, especially for making a quick profit; swindle.
- Eric
-
noun,
Eric the Red.
- saur
-
- Mare
-
noun,
a fully mature female horse or other equine animal.
- USAR
-
- asci
-
noun,
plural of ascus.
- crat
-
- Umea
-
noun,
a city in NE Sweden, on the Gulf of Bothnia.
- Sera
-
noun,
a plural of serum.
- maes
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Mary.
- ator
-
- curs
-
noun,
a mongrel dog, especially a worthless or unfriendly one.
- Mair
-
adjective, noun, adverb,
more.
- Sem.
-
- Tore
-
noun,
a torus.
- urea
-
noun,
Biochemistry. a compound, CO(NH 2) 2 , occurring in urine and other body fluids as a product of protein metabolism.
- cur.
-
- sec.
-
- ARCS
-
noun,
Geometry. any unbroken part of the circumference of a circle or other curved line.
- 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.
- sear
-
noun,
a mark or scar made by searing.
- Auer
-
noun,
Leopold [lee-uh-pohld;; Hungarian ley-aw-pawlt] /ˈli əˌpoʊld;; Hungarian ˈleɪ ɔˌpɔlt/ (Show IPA), 1845–1930, Hungarian violinist and teacher.
- uret
-
- seam
-
noun,
the line formed by sewing together pieces of cloth, leather, or the like.
- uria
-
- uric
-
adjective,
of, pertaining to, contained in, or derived from urine.
- Uris
-
noun,
a canton in central Switzerland. 415 sq. mi. (1075 sq. km). Capital: Altdorf.
- tort
-
noun,
a wrongful act, not including a breach of contract or trust, that results in injury to another's person, property, reputation, or the like, and for which the injured party is entitled to compensation.
- Mar.
-
- MARC
-
noun,
the grapes contained in the wine press and the residue, as skins and pips, remaining after the juice is expressed.
- scut
-
noun,
a short tail, especially that of a hare, rabbit, or deer.
- scum
-
noun,
a film or layer of foul or extraneous matter that forms on the surface of a liquid.
- CRAM
-
noun,
Informal. the act of cramming for an examination.
- Attu
-
noun,
the westernmost of the Aleutian Islands: Japanese occupation 1942–43.
- Atum
-
noun,
a primeval god who by himself begot Shu and Tefnut: the original god of the Ennead.
- uro-
-
- acme
-
noun,
the highest point; summit; peak:
- stem
-
noun,
the ascending axis of a plant, whether above or below ground, which ordinarily grows in an opposite direction to the root or descending axis.
- Tit.
-
- aesc
-
noun,
ash2 (def 3).
- teat
-
noun,
the protuberance on the breast or udder in female mammals, except the monotremes, through which the milk ducts discharge; nipple or mammilla.
- 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.
- AIME
-
- erst
-
adverb,
before the present time; formerly.
- Amur
-
noun,
a river in E Asia, forming most of the boundary between N Manchuria and the SE Russian Federation, flowing into the Sea of Okhotsk. About 2700 miles (4350 km) long.
- aet.
-
- amus
-
- emir
-
noun,
a chieftain, prince, commander, or head of state in some Islamic countries.
- emic
-
adjective,
pertaining to or being a significant unit that functions in contrast with other units in a language or other system of behavior.
- emia
-
- tits
-
noun,
a titmouse.
- tout
-
noun,
a person who solicits business, employment, support, or the like, importunately.
- team
-
noun,
a number of persons forming one of the sides in a game or contest:
- Ames
-
noun,
a city in central Iowa.
- Eur.
-
- taur
-
- tats
-
verb (used with or without object),
to do, or make by, tatting.
- toea
-
noun,
a bronze coin and monetary unit of Papua New Guinea, the 100th part of a kina.
- 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.
- Tate
-
noun,
Sir Henry, 1819–99, English merchant and philanthropist: founder of an art gallery (Tate Gallery) in London, England.
- Tasm
-
- tart
-
noun,
a small pie filled with cooked fruit or other sweetened preparation, usually having no top crust.
- ARCO
-
adverb,
(of the performance of a passage for stringed instruments) with the bow.
- tars
-
noun,
any of various dark-colored viscid products obtained by the destructive distillation of certain organic substances, as coal or wood.
- tram
-
noun,
British. a streetcar.
- ect-
-
- Iasi
-
noun,
Romanian name of Jassy.
- crus
-
noun,
the part of the leg or hind limb between the femur or thigh and the ankle or tarsus; shank.
- Tour
-
noun,
a traveling around from place to place.
- amt.
-
- 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.
- Time
-
noun,
the system of those sequential relations that any event has to any other, as past, present, or future; indefinite and continuous duration regarded as that in which events succeed one another.
- Tiro
-
noun,
tyro.
- crut
-
noun,
crud (def 1).
- tire
-
noun,
British Dialect. fatigue.
- tost
-
noun,
an act or instance of tossing.
- eso-
-
- tote
-
noun,
the act or course of toting.
- AIMS
-
noun,
the act of aiming or directing anything at or toward a particular point or target.
- Amie
-
noun,
a female friend.
- Amir
-
noun,
emir.
- est.
-
- titi
-
noun,
any of various small reddish or grayish monkeys of the genus Callicebus, of South America.
- Amis
-
noun,
Kingsley, 1922–95, English novelist.
- Amor
-
noun,
Cupid.
- ETAS
-
noun,
the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
- ter.
-
- 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.
- tics
-
noun,
Pathology.
a sudden, spasmodic, painless, involuntary muscular contraction, as of the face.
tic douloureux.
- Tito
-
noun,
Marshal (Josip Broz) 1891–1980, president of Yugoslavia 1953–80.
- tets
-
noun,
the Vietnamese New Year celebration, occurring during the first seven days of the first month of the lunar calendar.
- etc.
-
- Amos
-
noun,
a Minor Prophet of the 8th century b.c.
- etic
-
adjective,
pertaining to or being the raw data of a language or other area of behavior, without considering the data as significant units functioning within a system.
- Test
-
noun,
the means by which the presence, quality, or genuineness of anything is determined; a means of trial.
- Etta
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Henrietta.
- emit
-
verb (used with object),
to send forth (liquid, light, heat, sound, particles, etc.); discharge.
- Amri
-
noun,
Omri.
- etui
-
noun,
a small, often decorative case, especially one for needles, toilet articles, or the like.
- tots
-
noun,
a small child.
- amic
-
adjective,
of or relating to an amide or amine.
- 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.
- ICAO
-
- asc-
-
- airt
-
noun,
a direction.
- 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.
- trim
-
noun,
the condition, order, or fitness of a person or thing for action, work, use, etc.
- Ire.
-
- Iris
-
noun,
Anatomy. the contractile, circular diaphragm forming the colored portion of the eye and containing a circular opening, the pupil, in its center.
- arms
-
noun,
the upper limb of the human body, especially the part extending from the shoulder to the wrist.
- Trio
-
noun,
a musical composition for three voices or instruments.
- Irma
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Erma.
- arse
-
noun,
ass2 (defs 1, 2).
- art.
-
- str.
-
- stot
-
noun,
a springing gait of certain bovids, as gazelles and antelopes, used especially when running in alarm from a predator.
- Isai
-
noun,
Jesse.
- Isar
-
noun,
a river in central Europe, flowing NE from W Austria through S Germany to the Danube River. 215 miles (345 km) long.
- Acus
-
noun,
Surgery. a needle, especially one used in a surgical operation.
- Arm.
-
- ACTS
-
noun,
anything done, being done, or to be done; deed; performance:
- trit
-
- iso-
-
- 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-
-
- stoa
-
noun,
Greek Architecture. a portico, usually a detached portico of considerable length, that is used as a promenade or meeting place.
- Trot
-
noun,
the gait of a horse, dog, or other quadruped, when trotting.
- Aire
-
- Stir
-
noun,
the act of stirring or moving.
- airs
-
noun,
a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- tome
-
noun,
a book, especially a very heavy, large, or learned book.
- Eros
-
noun,
the ancient Greek god of love, identified by the Romans with Cupid.
- stet
-
verb (used with object),
to mark (a manuscript, printer's proof, etc.) with the word “stet” or with dots as a direction to let cancelled material remain.
- IRAS
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- stum
-
noun,
unfermented or partly fermented grape juice.
- Tare
-
noun,
any of various vetches, especially Vicia sativa.
- tri-
-
- Taos
-
noun,
a Tanoan language spoken in two villages in New Mexico.
- Tams
-
noun,
tam-o'-shanter.
- Ecru
-
noun,
an ecru color.
- Ice.
-
- Tame
-
adjective,
changed from the wild or savage state; domesticated:
- ices
-
noun,
the solid form of water, produced by freezing; frozen water.
- tact
-
noun,
a keen sense of what to say or do to avoid giving offense; skill in dealing with difficult or delicate situations.
- eco-
-
- taco
-
noun,
Mexican Cookery. an often crisply fried tortilla folded over and filled, as with seasoned chopped meat, lettuce, tomatoes, and cheese.
- tret
-
noun,
(formerly) an allowance for waste, after deduction for tare.
- Ares
-
noun,
the ancient Greek god of war, a son of Zeus and Hera, identified by the Romans with Mars.
- Tace
-
noun,
tasset.
- IMCO
-
- Surt
-
noun,
the guardian and ruler of Muspelheim, destined to defeat Frey at Ragnarok and destroy the world with fire.
- ious
-
- sure
-
Idioms,
for sure, as a certainty; surely:
- Sura
-
noun,
any of the 114 chapters of the Koran.
- sur-
-
- ARIS
-
- aer-
-
- Sumo
-
noun,
a form of wrestling in Japan in which a contestant wins by forcing his opponent out of the ring or by causing him to touch the ground with any part of his body other than the soles of his feet, contestants usually being men of great height and weight.
- sumi
-
noun,
black ink made from a mixture of plant soot and glue solidified into sticks or cakes the ends of which are scraped or ground into water on an ink slab, much used by calligraphers and painters.
- mise
-
noun,
a settlement or agreement.
- IOTA
-
noun,
a very small quantity; jot; whit.
- aits
-
noun,
a small island, especially in a river.
- suit
-
noun,
a set of clothing, armor, or the like, intended for wear together.
- eats
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- East
-
noun,
a cardinal point of the compass, 90° to the right of north. Abbreviation: E.
- suet
-
noun,
the hard fatty tissue about the loins and kidneys of beef, sheep, etc., used in cooking or processed to yield tallow.
- tors
-
noun,
a rocky pinnacle; a peak of a bare or rocky mountain or hill.
- mots
-
noun,
a pithy or witty remark; bon mot.
- 1080
-
- Catt
-
noun,
Carrie Chapman Lane, 1859–1947, U.S. leader in women's suffrage movements.
- Cor.
-
- coot
-
noun,
any aquatic bird of the genus Fulica, as F. americana, of North America, and F. atra, of the Old World, characterized by lobate toes and short wings and tail.
- Coos
-
noun,
a language of a group of American Indians indigenous to the coast of Oregon.
- rami
-
noun,
plural of ramus.
- Mira
-
noun,
Astronomy. the first long-period pulsating variable star to be discovered, with a period averaging 331 days. It is a red giant and a component of a binary star in the constellation Cetus.
- mire
-
noun,
a tract or area of wet, swampy ground; bog; marsh.
- Rais
-
noun,
Gilles de, Retz, Gilles de Laval, Baron de.
- cat.
-
- Cate
-
noun,
a choice food;delicacy; dainty.
- Miro
-
noun,
Gabriel [gah-vree-el] /ˌgɑ vriˈɛl/ (Show IPA), 1879–1930, Spanish novelist, short-story writer, and essayist.
- mis-
-
- RACE
-
noun,
a contest of speed, as in running, riding, driving, or sailing.
- 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.
- coom
-
noun,
soot; coal dust; smut.
- rate
-
noun,
the amount of a charge or payment with reference to some basis of calculation:
- outs
-
noun,
a means of escape or excuse, as from a place, punishment, retribution, responsibility, etc.:
- Cote
-
noun,
a shelter, coop, or small shed for sheep, pigs, pigeons, etc.
- mist
-
noun,
a cloudlike aggregation of minute globules of water suspended in the atmosphere at or near the earth's surface, reducing visibility to a lesser degree than fog.
- Mita
-
noun,
a colonial system in Peru by which the Spanish government required Indians to perform periodic forced labor, especially in the mines.
- mite
-
noun,
any of numerous small to microscopic arachnids of the subclass Acari, including species that are parasitic on animals and plants or that feed on decaying matter and stored foods.
- out-
-
- oust
-
verb (used with object),
to expel or remove from a place or position occupied:
- Ouse
-
noun,
Also called Great Ouse. a river in E England, flowing NE to the Wash. 160 miles (260 km) long.
- ours
-
noun,
(used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
- Otto
-
noun,
attar (def 1).
- COMS
-
noun,
Trademark. Comedy Central: a cable television channel.
- mitt
-
noun,
Baseball.
a rounded glove with one internal section for the four fingers and another for the thumb and having the side next to the palm of the hand protected by a thick padding, used by catchers.
a somewhat similar glove but with less padding and having sections for the thumb and one or two fingers, used by first basemen. Compare baseball glove.
- Otoe
-
noun,
Oto.
- oto-
-
- rase
-
verb (used with object),
raze.
- Cora
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. Kore.
- Otis
-
noun,
Elisha Graves, 1811–61, U.S. inventor.
- 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.
- corm
-
noun,
an enlarged, fleshy, bulblike base of a stem, as in the crocus.
- MERS
-
noun,
Middle East(ern) Respiratory Syndrome: an often fatal respiratory illness caused by a coronavirus similar to the SARS virus and characterized by fever, coughing, and shortness of breath.
- rime
-
noun,
Also called rime ice. an opaque coating of tiny, white, granular ice particles, caused by the rapid freezing of supercooled water droplets on impact with an object.
Compare frost (def 3), glaze (def 17).
- mes-
-
- Rima
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Riis
-
noun,
Jacob August, 1849–1914, U.S. journalist and social reformer, born in Denmark.
- RIIA
-
- mesa
-
noun,
a land formation, less extensive than a plateau, having steep walls and a relatively flat top and common in arid and semiarid parts of the southwestern U.S. and Mexico.
- met.
-
- Rico
-
noun,
Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act: a U.S. law, enacted in 1970, allowing victims of organized crime to sue those responsible for punitive damages.
- Rice
-
noun,
the starchy seeds or grain of an annual marsh grass, Oryza sativa, cultivated in warm climates and used for food.
- RIAS
-
noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- Reus
-
noun,
a city in Catalonia, NE Spain, on the Mediterranean Sea.
- rest
-
noun,
the refreshing quiet or repose of sleep:
- cast
-
noun,
act of casting or throwing.
- rems
-
noun,
the quantity of ionizing radiation whose biological effect is equal to that produced by one roentgen of x-rays.
- reit
-
noun,
real-estate investment trust.
- Reis
-
plural noun,
a former money of account of Portugal and Brazil.
- Cori
-
noun,
Carl Ferdinand, 1896–1984, and his wife, Gerty Theresa, 1896–1957, U.S. biochemists, born in Austria-Hungary: Nobel Prize in Medicine 1947.
- CART
-
noun,
a heavy two-wheeled vehicle, commonly without springs, drawn by mules, oxen, or the like, used for the conveyance of heavy goods.
- recs
-
noun,
recreation.
- Miao
-
noun,
Also, Meo. a member of a diverse group of seminomadic farming people of the mountains of southeastern China and adjacent areas of Laos, North Vietnam, and Thailand.
- mias
-
plural,
missing in action.
- Mic.
-
- mica
-
noun,
any member of a group of minerals, hydrous silicates of aluminum with other bases, chiefly potassium, magnesium, iron, and lithium, that separate readily into thin, tough, often transparent, and usually elastic laminae; isinglass.
- ream
-
noun,
a standard quantity of paper, consisting of 20 quires or 500 sheets (formerly 480 sheets), or 516 sheets (printer's ream or perfect ream)
- MICE
-
noun,
plural of mouse.
- RATO
-
noun,
rocket-assisted takeoff.
- CASE
-
noun,
an instance of the occurrence, existence, etc., of something:
- moas
-
noun,
any of several flightless birds of the family Dinornithidae, of New Zealand, related to the kiwis but resembling the ostrich: extinct since about the end of the 18th century.
- moat
-
noun,
a deep, wide trench, usually filled with water, surrounding the rampart of a fortified place, as a town or a castle.
- RISC
-
noun,
reduced instruction set computer: a computer whose central processing unit recognizes a relatively small number of instructions, which it can execute very rapidly.
- CMOS
-
noun,
complementary metal oxide semiconductor.
- mute
-
noun,
Offensive. a person incapable of speech.
- Moro
-
noun,
a member of any of the various tribes of Muslim Malays in the southern Philippines.
- cis-
-
- cist
-
noun,
a box or chest, especially for sacred utensils.
- must
-
noun,
something necessary, vital, or required:
- Muse
-
noun,
Classical Mythology.
any of a number of sister goddesses, originally given as Aoede (song), Melete (meditation), and Mneme (memory), but latterly and more commonly as the nine daughters of Zeus and Mnemosyne who presided over various arts: Calliope (epic poetry), Clio (history), Erato (lyric poetry), Euterpe (music), Melpomene (tragedy), Polyhymnia (religious music), Terpsichore (dance), Thalia (comedy), and Urania (astronomy); identified by the Romans with the Camenae.
any goddess presiding over a particular art.
- cit.
-
- cite
-
noun,
citation (defs 7, 8).
- come
-
noun,
Slang: Vulgar. semen.
- mus.
-
- Mort
-
noun,
Hunting. the note played on a hunting horn signifying that the animal hunted has been killed.
- coma
-
noun,
a state of prolonged unconsciousness, including a lack of response to stimuli, from which it is impossible to rouse a person.
- Mure
-
noun,
Obsolete. a wall.
- Mura
-
noun,
(in Japan) a village; hamlet.
- mutt
-
noun,
a dog, especially a mongrel.
- Muir
-
noun,
Edwin, 1887–1959, English poet.
- Com.
-
- most
-
noun,
the greatest quantity, amount, or degree; the utmost:
- mote
-
noun,
a small particle or speck, especially of dust.
- muc-
-
- MSIE
-
- msec
-
- MSCE
-
- MSAE
-
- Mrs.
-
plural,
a title of respect prefixed to the surname or full name of a married woman:
- mout
-
- coat
-
noun,
an outer garment with sleeves, covering at least the upper part of the body:
- moue
-
noun,
a pouting grimace.
- coir
-
noun,
the prepared fiber of the husk of the coconut fruit, used in making rope, matting, etc.
- muts
-
noun,
mutt.
- cire
-
noun,
a brilliant, highly glazed surface produced on fabrics by subjecting them to a wax, heat, and calendering treatment.
- otic
-
adjective,
of or relating to the ear; auricular.
- o-os
-
noun,
any of several species of Hawaiian honey eaters of the genus Moho, especially the extinct M. nobilis, of the island of Hawaii, that had black plumage and two tufts of yellow plumes used to make ceremonial robes for the Hawaiian kings.
- cet-
-
- Ceta
-
noun,
Comprehensive Employment and Training Act.
- Ceto
-
- Como
-
noun,
Lake, a lake in N Italy, in Lombardy. 35 miles (56 km) long; 56 sq. mi. (145 sq. km).
- moit
-
noun,
a foreign particle found in wool, as a burr, twig, or seed.
- osar
-
noun,
plural of os3 .
- orts
-
noun,
Usually, orts. a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
- oro-
-
- Orem
-
noun,
a city in N Utah.
- orcs
-
noun,
any of several cetaceans, as a grampus.
- Moor
-
noun,
a tract of open, peaty, wasteland, often overgrown with heath, common in high latitudes and altitudes where drainage is poor; heath.
- Orca
-
noun,
the killer whale, Orcinus orca.
- oras
-
noun,
plural of os2 .
- Oost
-
noun,
Jacob van [yah-kawp vahn] /ˈyɑ kɔp vɑn/ (Show IPA), 1600?–71, and his son, Jacob van, 1639?–1713, Flemish painters.
- moos
-
noun,
a mooing sound.
- cir.
-
- Omri
-
noun,
a king of Israel and the father of Ahab. I Kings 16:16–28.
- omit
-
verb (used with object),
to leave out; fail to include or mention:
- moot
-
noun,
an assembly of the people in early England exercising political, administrative, and judicial powers.
- Omer
-
noun,
a Hebrew unit of dry measure, the tenth part of an ephah.
- Omar
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Oita
-
noun,
a seaport on NE Kyushu, in S Japan.
- 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.
- Mora
-
noun,
the unit of time equivalent to the ordinary or normal short sound or syllable.
- ciao
-
interjection,
(used as a word of greeting or parting): hello; goodbye; so long; see you later.
- Oct.
-
- ocas
-
noun,
a wood sorrel, Oxalis tuberosa, of the Andes, cultivated in South America for its edible tubers.
- OATS
-
noun,
a cereal grass, Avena sativa, cultivated for its edible seed.
- more
-
noun,
an additional quantity, amount, or number:
- oast
-
noun,
a kiln for drying hops or malt.
- 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.
- cera
-
noun,
(in prescriptions) wax.
- cams
-
noun,
Machinery. a disk or cylinder having an irregular form such that its motion, usually rotary, gives to a part or parts in contact with it a specific rocking or reciprocating motion.
- rote
-
noun,
routine; a fixed, habitual, or mechanical course of procedure:
- Ruse
-
noun,
a trick, stratagem, or artifice.
- Merc
-
noun,
a mercenary soldier.
- Sami
-
noun,
Lapp.
- Cort
-
- MatE
-
noun,
a partner in marriage; spouse.
- CARE
-
noun,
a state of mind in which one is troubled; worry, anxiety, or concern:
- roms
-
noun,
a Gypsy man or boy.
- Rus.
-
- roto
-
noun,
rotogravure.
- Roti
-
noun,
roast.
- roam
-
noun,
an act or instance of roaming; a ramble.
- Cami
-
noun,
camisole (def 1).
- Sat.
-
- Saco
-
noun,
a city in SW Maine.
- 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.
- Roca
-
noun,
Cape, a cape in W Portugal, near Lisbon: the western extremity of continental Europe.
- ROSE
-
noun,
any of the wild or cultivated, usually prickly-stemmed, pinnate-leaved, showy-flowered shrubs of the genus Rosa.
Compare rose family.
- same
-
Idioms,
all the same,
notwithstanding; nevertheless:
of no difference; immaterial:
- room
-
noun,
a portion of space within a building or other structure, separated by walls or partitions from other parts:
- 'roo
-
noun,
kangaroo.
- 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.
- rues
-
noun,
sorrow; repentance; regret.
- rums
-
noun,
an alcoholic liquor or spirit distilled from molasses or some other fermented sugar-cane product.
- 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.
- rocs
-
noun,
a bird of enormous size and strength.
- 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.
- mear
-
noun,
mere3 .
- rout
-
noun,
a defeat attended with disorderly flight; dispersal of a defeated force in complete disorder:
- Maui
-
noun,
an island in central Hawaii. 728 sq. mi. (1886 sq. km).
- sati
-
noun,
a Hindu practice whereby a widow immolates herself on the funeral pyre of her husband: now abolished by law.
- meat
-
noun,
the flesh of animals as used for food.
- meas
-
- Rise
-
noun,
an act or instance of rising.
- rit.
-
- Root
-
noun,
a part of the body of a plant that develops, typically, from the radicle and grows downward into the soil, anchoring the plant and absorbing nutriment and moisture.
- RITA
-
noun,
the Vedic concept of cosmic and social order.
- rite
-
noun,
a formal or ceremonial act or procedure prescribed or customary in religious or other solemn use:
- ROUS
-
noun,
(Francis) Peyton, 1879–1970, U.S. pathologist: Nobel Prize in medicine 1966.
- Sam.
-
- Rome
-
noun,
Harold (Jacob) 1908–1993, U.S. lyricist and composer.
- cose
-
verb (used without object),
coze.
- Rumi
-
noun,
Jalal ud-din [Persian jah-lahl ood-deen,, oo d-,, ja-] /Persian dʒɑˈlɑl udˈdin,, ʊd-,, dʒæ-/ (Show IPA), Jalal ud-din Rumi.
- roue
-
noun,
a dissolute and licentious man; rake.
- 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.
- Rosa
-
noun,
Salvator [sahl-vah-tawr] /ˈsɑl vɑˌtɔr/ (Show IPA), 1615–73, Italian painter and poet.
- Meir
-
noun,
Golda [gohl-duh] /ˈgoʊl də/ (Show IPA), (Goldie Mabovitch; Goldie Myerson) 1898–1978, Israeli political leader, born in Russia: prime minister 1969–74.
- Rom.
-
- Roma
-
noun,
Rome.
- Came
-
noun,
a slender, grooved bar of lead for holding together the pieces of glass in windows of latticework or stained glass.
- ROTS
-
noun,
the process of rotting.
- Cost
-
noun,
the price paid to acquire, produce, accomplish, or maintain anything:
- EMR
-
- tot
-
noun,
a small child.
- CIA
-
- ITO
-
noun,
Prince Hirobumi [hee-raw-boo-mee] /ˈhi rɔˈbu mi/ (Show IPA), 1841–1909, Japanese statesman.
- AUM
-
noun,
Om.
- EIS
-
- 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.
- ECU
-
noun,
the shield carried by a mounted man-at-arms in the Middle Ages.
- OAS
-
- eir
-
- tra
-
- tr.
-
- AES
-
noun,
any of various early forms of bronze or copper money used in ancient Rome.
Compare as2 (def 1).
- OCS
-
- OAT
-
noun,
a cereal grass, Avena sativa, cultivated for its edible seed.
- CIE
-
- OAU
-
- AIC
-
- Oca
-
noun,
a wood sorrel, Oxalis tuberosa, of the Andes, cultivated in South America for its edible tubers.
- MOR
-
- OCR
-
- AIM
-
noun,
the act of aiming or directing anything at or toward a particular point or target.
- oic
-
- EMS
-
noun,
the letter M, m.
- AMC
-
- o-o
-
noun,
any of several species of Hawaiian honey eaters of the genus Moho, especially the extinct M. nobilis, of the island of Hawaii, that had black plumage and two tufts of yellow plumes used to make ceremonial robes for the Hawaiian kings.
- RSA
-
- Rs.
-
- too
-
Idioms,
only too. only (def 10).
- OOT
-
- Ora
-
noun,
plural of os2 .
- cte
-
- orc
-
noun,
any of several cetaceans, as a grampus.
- AME
-
- Tor
-
noun,
a rocky pinnacle; a peak of a bare or rocky mountain or hill.
- CTA
-
- Tom
-
noun,
the male of various animals, as the turkey.
- CST
-
- Mao
-
- toe
-
noun,
one of the terminal digits of the human foot.
- se-
-
- CSR
-
- TMO
-
- Tiu
-
noun,
an English god of the sky and of war, the equivalent of Tyr in Scandinavian mythology.
- ait
-
noun,
a small island, especially in a river.
- oo-
-
- EMT
-
- OIr
-
- EMU
-
noun,
a large, flightless, ratite bird, Emu (Dromaius) novaehollandiae, of Australia, resembling the ostrich but smaller and having a feathered head and neck and rudimentary wings.
- AIR
-
noun,
a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- OEM
-
- OEO
-
- EOS
-
noun,
the ancient Greek goddess of the dawn, identified by the Romans with Aurora.
- OES
-
noun,
the fifteenth letter of the English alphabet, a vowel.
- OTC
-
- ERA
-
noun,
a period of time marked by distinctive character, events, etc.:
- RUM
-
noun,
an alcoholic liquor or spirit distilled from molasses or some other fermented sugar-cane product.
- RSE
-
- OIt
-
- Om.
-
- oma
-
plural,
a noun suffix used to form names of tumors, of the kind specified by the base:
- Rue
-
noun,
sorrow; repentance; regret.
- RTS
-
- 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.
- rte
-
- rt.
-
- OMS
-
noun,
a mantric word thought to be a complete expression of Brahman and interpreted as having three sounds representing Brahma or creation, Vishnu or preservation, and Siva or destruction, or as consisting of the same three sounds, representing waking, dreams, and deep sleep, along with the following silence, which is fulfillment.
- OAO
-
- 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.
- OSA
-
- MTS
-
- MSI
-
- sc.
-
- MST
-
- Mt.
-
- Uri
-
noun,
a canton in central Switzerland. 415 sq. mi. (1075 sq. km). Capital: Altdorf.
- Ar.
-
- MTI
-
- MTO
-
- AUC
-
- ure
-
- ac-
-
- Mat
-
noun,
a piece of fabric made of plaited or woven rushes, straw, hemp, or similar fiber, or of some other pliant material, as rubber, used as a protective covering on a floor or other surface, to wipe the shoes on, etc.
- ur-
-
- UMT
-
- MOT
-
noun,
a pithy or witty remark; bon mot.
- Ume
-
noun,
a river in N Sweden, flowing SE from the W border to the Gulf of Bothnia. Aabout 285 miles (460 km) long.
- UIT
-
- UCR
-
- UAM
-
- UAE
-
- urs
-
noun,
an ancient Sumerian city on the Euphrates, in S Iraq: extensive excavations, especially of royal tombs.
- MSE
-
- UAR
-
- Uta
-
noun,
any of several iguanid lizards of the genus Uta, of the western U.S. and northern Mexico.
- cs.
-
- 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.
- Sau
-
noun,
German name of Sava.
- uti
-
- cr.
-
- Am.
-
- UTE
-
noun,
Informal. a utility vehicle.
- UTC
-
- Mr.
-
plural,
mister: a title of respect prefixed to a man's name or position:
- MRA
-
- USC
-
- MRE
-
- USR
-
- USO
-
- MRI
-
- Co.
-
- USM
-
- MSA
-
- COT
-
noun,
a light portable bed, especially one of canvas on a folding frame.
- USE
-
noun,
the act of employing, using, or putting into service:
- USA
-
- ACE
-
noun,
a playing card or die marked with or having the value indicated by a single spot:
- ECM
-
- So.
-
- ACS
-
- ACT
-
noun,
anything done, being done, or to be done; deed; performance:
- eo-
-
- SAC
-
noun,
a baglike structure in an animal, plant, or fungus, as one containing fluid.
- EOM
-
- ETA
-
noun,
the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
- ea.
-
- SRO
-
- EAM
-
- sea
-
noun,
the salt waters that cover the greater part of the earth's surface.
- Tro
-
- EAS
-
noun,
the Akkadian god of wisdom, the son of Apsu and father of Marduk: the counterpart of Enki.
- rut
-
noun,
a furrow or track in the ground, especially one made by the passage of a vehicle or vehicles.
- ae.
-
- AEC
-
- eat
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- CIM
-
- ec-
-
- Oc.
-
- ECA
-
- mut
-
noun,
mutt.
- CAM
-
noun,
Machinery. a disk or cylinder having an irregular form such that its motion, usually rotary, gives to a part or parts in contact with it a specific rocking or reciprocating motion.
- CAI
-
- SAR
-
- Tut
-
noun,
an exclamation of “tut.”.
- Mur
-
noun,
a river in S central Austria, NE Slovenia, and N Croatia, flowing NE and SE to the Drava River. 300 miles (483 km) long.
- cum
-
noun,
come (def 24).
- Cui
-
noun,
César [French sey-zar] /French seɪˈzar/ (Show IPA), Antonovich [Russian uhn-taw-nuh-vyich] /Russian ʌnˈtɔ nə vyɪtʃ/ (Show IPA), 1835–1918, Russian composer.
- CIO
-
noun,
a federation of affiliated industrial labor unions, founded 1935 within the American Federation of Labor but independent of it 1938–55. Abbreviation: C.I.O., CIO.
- MOS
-
noun,
moment (def 1).
- mas
-
noun,
mother1 .
- Cut
-
noun,
the act of cutting; a stroke or a blow, as with a knife, whip, etc.
- tum
-
verb (used with object),
to tease (wool) in the preliminary carding operation, or to open out the fibers prior to carding.
- tui
-
noun,
a black New Zealand honey eater, Prosthemadera novaeseelandiae, having a patch of white feathers on each side of the throat, sometimes tamed as a pet.
- cue
-
noun,
anything said or done, on or off stage, that is followed by a specific line or action:
- CMA
-
- tue
-
- Tu.
-
- TTS
-
- 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.
- TSI
-
- TSE
-
- ca.
-
- SCM
-
- SAE
-
- ERS
-
noun,
ervil.
- CSO
-
- AMI
-
noun,
a friend, especially a male friend.
- RCT
-
- ROI
-
- Sue
-
noun,
Eugène [œ-zhen] /œˈʒɛn/ (Show IPA), (Marie Joseph Sue) 1804–57, French novelist.
- IOU
-
- M-1
-
noun,
a semiautomatic, gas-operated, .30 caliber, clip-fed rifle, with a weight of 8.56 pounds (3.88 kg): the standard U.S. Army rifle in World War II and in the Korean War.
- Ir.
-
- ROE
-
noun,
the mass of eggs, or spawn, within the ovarian membrane of the female fish.
- RCA
-
- Stu
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Stewart or Stuart.
- REA
-
- 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.
- IRC
-
- CAS
-
verb (used with or without object),
to call, as to call an animal toward one; urge forward by calling.
- SMA
-
- MSC
-
- REC
-
noun,
recreation.
- IRO
-
- ARS
-
- at.
-
- Sui
-
noun,
a dynasty ruling in China a.d. 589–618.
- SUM
-
noun,
the aggregate of two or more numbers, magnitudes, quantities, or particulars as determined by or as if by the mathematical process of addition:
- Mo.
-
- CRS
-
- 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)
- SIC
-
adverb,
so; thus: usually written parenthetically to denote that a word, phrase, passage, etc., that may appear strange or incorrect has been written intentionally or has been quoted verbatim: (sic).
- Meo
-
noun,
Miao (def 1).
- Rae
-
noun,
John, 1813–93, Scottish surgeon and Arctic explorer.
- Rai
-
noun,
a style of Algerian popular music played on electric guitar, synthesizer, and percussion instruments.
- ier
-
- CRT
-
- moo
-
noun,
a mooing sound.
- ATC
-
- IOT
-
- MIR
-
noun,
a village commune of peasant farmers in prerevolutionary Russia.
- imu
-
noun,
a usually large, covered cooking pit in which food is cooked by means of heated stones.
- SIR
-
noun,
a respectful or formal term of address used to a man:
- IOC
-
- ior
-
- Ios
-
noun,
a small hawk, Buteo solitarius, having two plumage phases and occurring only on the island of Hawaii, where it is a rare species and the only living indigenous bird of prey.
- MIE
-
- SIT
-
verb,
(in prescriptions) may it be.
- RAS
-
noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- MS.
-
plural,
manuscript.
- IRS
-
- Tai
-
noun,
any of several sparoid fishes of the Pacific Ocean, as Pagrus major (red tai) a food fish of Japan.
- RIM
-
noun,
the outer edge, border, margin, or brink of something, especially of a circular object.
- ASI
-
- ASM
-
- RMC
-
- ITA
-
- ITC
-
- ite
-
- Soo
-
noun,
the, Canadian. Sault Ste. Marie.
- rm.
-
plural,
ream.
- Aso
-
noun,
Mount, a volcanic mountain in Japan, in central Kyushu, noted for its vast caldera. 5223 feet (1593 meters).
- Mc-
-
- Sta
-
- St.
-
- SRI
-
noun,
a Hindu title of address prefixed to the name of a deity, holy person, etc.
- Sr.
-
- ASR
-
- ast
-
- IUS
-
- sot
-
noun,
a drunkard.
- ium
-
- ase
-
- Ria
-
noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- Is.
-
noun,
(used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
- ROC
-
noun,
a bird of enormous size and strength.
- MI6
-
noun,
the government's secret intelligence service.
- ISA
-
- MI5
-
noun,
the government's security and counterespionage service that works in liaison with Scotland Yard's Special Branch.
- mi.
-
- MIA
-
plural,
missing in action.
- ise
-
- ARU
-
- ism
-
noun,
a distinctive doctrine, theory, system, or practice:
- REM
-
noun,
the quantity of ionizing radiation whose biological effect is equal to that produced by one roentgen of x-rays.
- ist
-
- STM
-
- SOC
-
noun,
sociology or a class or course in sociology.
- res
-
noun,
an object or thing; matter.
- STI
-
- ASU
-
- 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.
- ISR
-
- Me.
-
- ROA
-
- TAE
-
preposition,
to.
- ct.
-
- TAM
-
noun,
tam-o'-shanter.
- TCA
-
- our
-
noun,
(used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
- MEA
-
noun,
an acknowledgment of one's responsibility for a fault or error.
- ROT
-
noun,
the process of rotting.
- MIT
-
- 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.
- TCS
-
- OTA
-
- eu-
-
- aor
-
- ot-
-
- AOU
-
- Moe
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Morris or Moses.
- TAU
-
noun,
the 19th letter of the Greek alphabet (T, τ).
- TIC
-
noun,
Pathology.
a sudden, spasmodic, painless, involuntary muscular contraction, as of the face.
tic douloureux.
- CEO
-
- TEC
-
noun,
detective.
- AMU
-
- ESU
-
- MOC
-
noun,
moccasin.
- SEI
-
noun,
sei whale.
- MCR
-
- tet
-
noun,
the Vietnamese New Year celebration, occurring during the first seven days of the first month of the lunar calendar.
- MOA
-
noun,
any of several flightless birds of the family Dinornithidae, of New Zealand, related to the kiwis but resembling the ostrich: extinct since about the end of the 18th century.
- ote
-
- TES
-
noun,
ti1 .
- ETO
-
- oui
-
adverb, noun,
yes.
- ETR
-
- ETS
-
- OTS
-
- 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).
- AMS
-
- MAE
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Mary.
- Tim
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Timothy.
- ARC
-
noun,
Geometry. any unbroken part of the circumference of a circle or other curved line.
- ics
-
- IRA
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- TAR
-
noun,
any of various dark-colored viscid products obtained by the destructive distillation of certain organic substances, as coal or wood.
- ATS
-
noun,
a money of account of Laos, the 100th part of a kip.
- ose
-
- CSA
-
- Esc
-
- ORT
-
noun,
Usually, orts. a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
- Re.
-
- ESA
-
- ICA
-
noun,
Portuguese name of Putumayo.
- Sou
-
noun,
(formerly) either of two bronze coins of France, equal to 5 centimes and 10 centimes.
- 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.
- TAO
-
noun,
(in philosophical Taoism) that in virtue of which all things happen or exist.
- RMA
-
- Ore
-
noun,
a metal-bearing mineral or rock, or a native metal, that can be mined at a profit.
- ERT
-
- RMS
-
plural,
ream.
- CEA
-
- RCS
-
- COS
-
noun,
romaine.
- CAR
-
noun,
an automobile.
- MCI
-
- TAT
-
verb (used with or without object),
to do, or make by, tatting.
- ITU
-
- io-
-
- COO
-
noun,
a cooing sound.
- Ia.
-
- IAS
-
- TIA
-
- MEC
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noun,
a pimp; mack.
- ESR
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- MOI
-
- OSO
-
- RAM
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noun,
a male sheep.
- IT
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noun,
(in children's games) the player called upon to perform some task, as, in tag, the one who must catch the other players.
- M.
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- AI
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noun,
a three-toed sloth, Bradypus tridactylus, inhabiting forests of southern Venezuela, the Guianas, and northern Brazil, having a diet apparently restricted to the leaves of the trumpet-tree, and sounding a high-pitched cry when disturbed.
- MA
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noun,
mother1 .
- CM
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- A.
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noun,
Agnolo (di Cosimo di Mariano) [ah-nyaw-law dee kaw-zee-maw dee mah-ryah-naw] /ˈɑ nyɔ lɔ di ˈkɔ zi mɔ di mɑˈryɑ nɔ/ (Show IPA), 1502–72, Italian painter.
- TM
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- UT
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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.
- et
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verb,
a simple past tense of eat.
- RO
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- UC
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- TI
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noun,
the syllable for the seventh tone of a diatonic scale.
- RA
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noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- S.
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- SA
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- O.
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- SM
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- OE
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noun,
oy2 .
- RI
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- TA
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noun,
the 16th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- T1
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- t.
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- OA
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- EI
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- E.
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noun,
Edward (St. John) 1925–2000, U.S. writer and illustrator.
- RC
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- CU
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- R.
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- AU
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plural,
to the; at the; with the.
- TT
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- SU
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- CE
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- ic
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- i.
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- TC
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- TE
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noun,
ti1 .
- U.
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- SI
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noun,
the syllable used for the seventh tone of a scale and sometimes for the tone B.
- UI
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- OU
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noun,
a rare Hawaiian honeycreeper, Psittirostra psittacea, having an olive-green body, a parrotlike bill, and in the male a bright yellow head.
- AO
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- MU
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noun,
the 12th letter of the Greek alphabet (M, μ).
- RU
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- er
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interjection,
(used to express or represent a pause, hesitation, uncertainty, etc.).