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- eubacteria
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plural noun,
spherical or rod-shaped bacteria of the order Eubacteriales, characterized by simple, undifferentiated cells with rigid walls.
- bicaudate
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adjective,
having two tails or taillike appendages.
- bat-eared
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adjective,
(of a dog or other canid) having large, erect ears rounded at the top, resembling those of a bat.
- eradicate
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verb (used with object),
to remove or destroy utterly; extirpate:
- reductive
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adjective,
of or relating to reduction; serving to reduce or abridge:
- acerbate
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adjective,
embittered.
- acervate
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adjective,
pertaining to growth, especially of fungi, that forms a dense, heaped-up mass.
- acierate
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verb (used with object),
to convert (iron) into steel.
- creative
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adjective,
having the quality or power of creating.
- caudaite
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noun,
a small meteorite, generally less than one half millimeter in diameter, containing crystals of more or less pure magnetite.
- evacuate
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verb (used with object),
to leave empty; vacate. Synonyms: empty, void, drain.
- bacteria
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plural noun,
ubiquitous one-celled organisms, spherical, spiral, or rod-shaped and appearing singly or in chains, comprising the Schizomycota, a phylum of the kingdom Monera (in some classification systems the plant class Schizomycetes), various species of which are involved in fermentation, putrefaction, infectious diseases, or nitrogen fixation.
- bacteri-
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- abdicate
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verb (used with object),
to give up or renounce (authority, duties, an office, etc.), especially in a voluntary, public, or formal manner:
- curative
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noun,
a curative agent; remedy.
- reactive
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adjective,
tending to react.
- Beatrice
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noun,
(in Dante's Vita Nuova and Divine Comedy) a symbolic figure developed from the person whom Dante first saw as a child and loved as an ideal of womanhood.
- eradiate
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verb (used with or without object),
to radiate.
- derivate
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noun, adjective,
derivative.
- eductive
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adjective,
educing; serving to educe.
- ecaudate
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adjective,
having no tail.
- vicarate
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noun,
vicariate.
- caudate
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adjective,
having a tail or taillike appendage.
- carbide
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noun,
a compound of carbon with a more electropositive element or group.
- acerate
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adjective,
acerose1 .
- tribade
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noun,
lesbian (def 5).
- educate
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verb (used with object),
to develop the faculties and powers of (a person) by teaching, instruction, or schooling. Synonyms: instruct, school, drill, indoctrinate.
- terebic
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adjective,
of or derived from terebic acid.
- arcuate
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adjective,
bent or curved like a bow.
- traduce
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verb (used with object),
to speak maliciously and falsely of; slander; defame:
- catbird
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noun,
any of several American or Australian birds having catlike cries, especially Dumetella carolinensis (gray catbird) of North America.
- avarice
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noun,
insatiable greed for riches; inordinate, miserly desire to gain and hoard wealth.
- dravite
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noun,
a brown variety of magnesium tourmaline.
- cerated
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adjective,
covered with wax.
- erudite
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adjective,
characterized by great knowledge; learned or scholarly:
Synonyms: educated, knowledgeable; wise, sapient.
- Bactria
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noun,
an ancient country in W Asia, between the Oxus River and the Hindu Kush Mountains. Capital: Bactra.
- cue-bid
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noun,
a bid in a suit showing control of the suit, as having an assured winner or a void.
- tierced
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adjective,
(of an escutcheon) divided vertically or horizontally into three equal parts.
- airdate
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noun,
the date of a broadcast or scheduled broadcast.
- Bacardi
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noun,
a cocktail made with Bacardi rum, grenadine, and lime juice.
- aureate
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adjective,
golden or gilded.
- eucrite
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noun,
a basic gabbro consisting mainly of bytownite and augite.
- Tardieu
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noun,
André Pierre Gabriel Amédée [ahn-drey pyer ga-bree-el a-mey-dey] /ɑ̃ˈdreɪ pyɛr ga briˈɛl a meɪˈdeɪ/ (Show IPA), 1876–1945, French statesman.
- tardive
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adjective,
appearing or tending to appear late, as in human development or in the treatment of a disease.
- bearcat
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noun,
Informal. a person or thing that fights or acts with force or fierceness.
- cudbear
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noun,
a violet coloring matter obtained from various lichens, especially Lecanora tartarea.
- variate
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noun,
Statistics. random variable.
- cadaver
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noun,
a dead body, especially a human body to be dissected; corpse.
- Decatur
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noun,
Stephen, 1779–1820, U.S. naval officer.
- radiate
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adjective,
radiating from a center.
- 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.
- deuter-
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- brucite
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noun,
a mineral, magnesium hydroxide, Mg(OH) 2 , occurring in tabular, foliated crystals: used in magnesia refractories.
- deciare
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noun,
a unit of surface measure equal to one-tenth of an are, or 10 square meters: equivalent to 11.96 square yards.
- decibar
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noun,
a centimeter-gram-second unit of pressure, equal to 1/10 bar or 100,000 dynes per square centimeter.
- abreact
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verb (used with object),
to remove by abreaction.
- vibrate
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verb (used with object),
to cause to move rhythmically and steadily to and fro, swing, or oscillate.
- viaduct
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noun,
a bridge for carrying a road, railroad, etc., over a valley or the like, consisting of a number of short spans.
- verdict
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noun,
Law. the finding or answer of a jury given to the court concerning a matter submitted to their judgment.
- vecture
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noun,
a token used to pay transportation fares.
- rebated
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noun,
a return of part of the original payment for some service or merchandise; partial refund.
- redbait
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verb (used without object),
to denounce or deprecate as a political radical, especially to accuse of being communist.
- cabaret
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noun,
a restaurant providing food, drink, music, a dance floor, and often a floor show.
- deviate
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noun,
a person or thing that departs from the accepted norm or standard.
- redact
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verb (used with object),
to put into suitable literary form; revise; edit.
- recti-
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- cervid
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noun,
any member of the deer family, Cervidae, comprising deer, caribou, elk, and moose, characterized by the bearing of antlers in the male or in both sexes.
- cerate
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noun,
Pharmacology. an unctuous, often medicated, preparation for external application, consisting of lard or oil mixed with wax, rosin, or the like, especially one that has a firmer consistency than a typical ointment and does not melt when in contact with the skin.
- recite
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verb (used with object),
to repeat the words of, as from memory, especially in a formal manner:
- terbia
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noun,
an amorphous white powder, Tb 2 O 3 .
- Bierce
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noun,
Ambrose (Gwinnett) [gwi-net] /gwɪˈnɛt/ (Show IPA), 1842–1914? U.S. journalist and short-story writer.
- tierce
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noun,
an old measure of capacity equivalent to one third of a pipe, or 42 wine gallons.
- Cetura
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noun,
Keturah.
- tiered
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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.
- brevi-
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- tirade
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noun,
a prolonged outburst of bitter, outspoken denunciation:
- aubade
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noun,
a piece sung or played outdoors at dawn, usually as a compliment to someone.
- brevet
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noun,
a commission promoting a military officer to a higher rank without increase of pay and with limited exercise of the higher rank, often granted as an honor immediately before retirement.
- biuret
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noun,
a white crystalline substance, C 2 H 5 O 2 N 3 ⋅H 2 O, soluble in water and alcohol, used for the identification of urea, from which it is formed on heating.
- atavic
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adjective,
atavistic.
- re-act
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verb (used with object),
to act or perform again.
- cravat
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noun,
necktie (defs 1, 2).
- rebate
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noun,
a return of part of the original payment for some service or merchandise; partial refund.
- Artaud
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noun,
Antonin [ahn-taw-nan] /ɑ̃ tɔˈnɛ̃/ (Show IPA), 1896–1948, French actor, poet, and drama critic.
- cerat-
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- reduce
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verb (used with object),
to bring down to a smaller extent, size, amount, number, etc.:
- aviate
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verb (used with or without object),
to fly or fly in an aircraft.
- Beirut
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noun,
a seaport in and the capital of Lebanon.
- beader
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noun,
a tool for forming beads on lumber.
- Beaver
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noun,
a large, amphibious rodent of the genus Castor, having sharp incisors, webbed hind feet, and a flattened tail, noted for its ability to dam streams with trees, branches, etc.
- cardi-
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- becard
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noun,
any of several passerine birds of the genus Pachyramphus, of the American tropics, having large heads and swollen bills, and variously classified with the flycatchers or the cotingas.
- cardia
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noun,
an opening that connects the esophagus and the upper part of the stomach.
- bateau
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noun,
Also, batteau. Nautical.
Chiefly Canadian and Southern U.S.. a small, flat-bottomed rowboat used on rivers.
a half-decked, sloop-rigged boat used for fishing on Chesapeake Bay; skipjack.
(in some regions) a scow.
- ideata
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noun,
(in epistemology) the object of knowledge as known by the mind.
Compare datum (def 3).
- ideate
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noun,
ideatum.
- barite
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noun,
a common mineral, barium sulfate, BaSO 4 , occurring in white, yellow, or colorless tabular crystals: the principal ore of barium.
- barit.
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- caribe
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noun,
piranha.
- bardee
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noun,
bardy2 .
- rubied
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adjective,
having a color like that of a ruby; deep red.
- tabard
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noun,
a loose outer garment, sleeveless or with short sleeves, especially one worn by a knight over his armor and usually emblazoned with his arms.
- Tarvia
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- Buriat
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noun,
Buryat.
- berate
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verb (used with object),
to scold; rebuke:
- radeau
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noun,
an armed scow, variously rigged, used as a floating battery during the American Revolution.
- Bactra
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noun,
ancient name of Balkh.
- Raetic
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noun,
an extinct language of uncertain affinities that was spoken in Rhaetia and written with the Etruscan alphabet.
- cavate
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adjective,
hollowed out, as a space excavated from rock:
- caveat
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noun,
a warning or caution; admonition.
- Bertie
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noun,
a male or female given name.
- caviar
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noun,
the roe of sturgeon, especially the beluga, or other fish, usually served as an hors d'oeuvre or appetizer.
- Cavite
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noun,
a seaport on W central Luzon, in the N Philippines, on Manila Bay: naval base.
- reduct
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verb (used with object),
to reduce.
- beater
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noun,
a person or thing that beats.
- betide
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verb (used with object),
to happen to; come to; befall:
- create
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adjective,
Archaic. created.
- deicer
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noun,
a device or a chemical substance for preventing or removing ice.
- credit
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noun,
commendation or honor given for some action, quality, etc.:
- advect
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verb (used with object),
to move by the process of advection.
- curate
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noun,
Chiefly British. a member of the clergy employed to assist a rector or vicar.
- abduce
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verb (used with object),
to draw or take away; abduct.
- aerate
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verb (used with object),
to expose to the action or effect of air or to cause air to circulate through:
- uredia
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noun,
uredinium.
- abduct
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verb (used with object),
to carry off or lead away (a person) illegally and in secret or by force, especially to kidnap.
- verbid
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noun,
a nonfinite verb form; a verbal; an infinitive, participle, or gerund.
- ureide
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noun,
an acyl urea.
- direct
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adverb,
in a direct manner; directly; straight:
- device
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noun,
a thing made for a particular purpose; an invention or contrivance, especially a mechanical or electrical one.
- abrade
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verb (used with or without object),
to wear off or down by scraping or rubbing.
- uretic
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adjective,
of, relating to, or occurring in the urine.
- advice
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noun,
an opinion or recommendation offered as a guide to action, conduct, etc.:
- advert
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noun,
advertisement.
- adverb
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noun,
any member of a class of words that function as modifiers of verbs or clauses, and in some languages, as Latin and English, as modifiers of adjectives, other adverbs, or adverbial phrases, as very in very nice, much in much more impressive, and tomorrow in She'll write to you tomorrow. They relate to what they modify by indicating place (I promise to be there), time (Do your homework now!), manner (She sings beautifully), circumstance (He accidentally dropped the glass when the bell rang), degree (I'm very happy to see you), or cause (I draw, although badly).
See also sentence adverb.
- curite
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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.
- verite
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noun,
truth; truthfulness.
- curvet
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noun,
Dressage. a leap of a horse from a rearing position, in which it springs up with the hind legs outstretched as the forelegs descend.
- Duarte
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noun,
a city in SW California.
- vacate
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verb (used with object),
to give up possession or occupancy of:
- Veadar
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noun,
an intercalary month of the Jewish calendar.
- Cuvier
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noun,
Georges Léopold Chrétien Frédéric Dagobert [zhawrzh ley-aw-pawld krey-tyan frey-dey-reek da-gaw-ber] /ʒɔrʒ leɪ ɔˈpɔld kreɪˈtyɛ̃ freɪ deɪˈrik da gɔˈbɛr/ (Show IPA), Baron, 1769–1832, French naturalist: pioneer in the fields of paleontology and comparative anatomy.
- dautie
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noun,
a darling.
- acarid
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noun,
an acarine, especially a mite of the family Acaridae.
- acuate
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adjective,
sharpened; pointed.
- active
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noun,
Grammar.
the active voice.
a form or construction in the active voice.
- Datura
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noun,
any of several plants belonging to the genus Datura, of the nightshade family, including some species grown as ornamentals and usually having funnel-shaped flowers and prickly pods: the leaves and seeds are the source of hallucinogenic alkaloids.
- Dracut
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noun,
a city in NE Massachusetts.
- dative
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noun,
the dative case.
- divert
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verb (used with object),
to turn aside or from a path or course; deflect.
- acedia
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noun,
sloth (def 1).
Compare deadly sins.
- Cuiaba
-
noun,
a river in SW Brazil. About 300 miles (485 km) long.
- varied
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adjective,
characterized by or exhibiting variety; various; diverse; diversified:
- debate
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noun,
a discussion, as of a public question in an assembly, involving opposing viewpoints:
- deriv.
-
- Ecevit
-
noun,
Bülent [by-lent] /büˈlɛnt/ (Show IPA), 1925–2006, Turkish journalist and political leader: prime minister 1974, 1978–80, 1998–2002.
- virtue
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noun,
moral excellence; goodness; righteousness.
- Arabic
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noun,
a Semitic language that developed out of the language of the Arabians of the time of Muhammad, now spoken in countries of the Middle East and North Africa. Abbreviation: Ar.
- deceit
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noun,
the act or practice of deceiving; concealment or distortion of the truth for the purpose of misleading; duplicity; fraud; cheating:
- ecarte
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noun,
a card game for two players.
- decare
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noun,
a unit of surface measure equal to 10 ares, or 1000 square meters: equivalent to 0.2471 acre.
- derive
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verb (used with object),
to receive or obtain from a source or origin (usually followed by from).
- dvaita
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noun,
any of the pluralistic schools of philosophy.
- arcade
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noun,
Architecture.
a series of arches supported on piers or columns.
an arched, roofed-in gallery. Compare colonnade.
- turbid
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adjective,
not clear or transparent because of stirred-up sediment or the like; clouded; opaque; obscured:
- react
-
verb (used with object),
to act or perform again.
- Dirac
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noun,
Paul Adrien Maurice, 1902–84, British physicist, in the U.S. after 1971: Nobel Prize 1933.
- breve
-
noun,
a mark (˘) over a vowel to show that it is short, or to indicate a specific pronunciation, as ŭ in (kŭt) cut.
- Cadet
-
noun,
a student in a national service academy or private military school or on a training ship.
- Cabet
-
noun,
Étienne [ey-tyen] /eɪˈtyɛn/ (Show IPA), 1788–1856, French socialist who established a utopian community in the U.S. (in Illinois) called Icaria: became U.S. citizen 1854.
- daube
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noun,
a stew of braised meat, vegetables, herbs, and seasonings.
- Ibert
-
noun,
Jacques François Antoine [zhahk frahn-swa ahn-twan] /ʒɑk frɑ̃ˈswa ɑ̃ˈtwan/ (Show IPA), 1890–1962, French composer.
- deice
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verb (used with object),
to free of ice; prevent or remove ice formation on, as the wing of an airplane.
- Breed
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noun,
Genetics. a relatively homogenous group of animals within a species, developed and maintained by humans.
- brede
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noun,
something braided or entwined, especially a plait of hair; braid.
- cadre
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noun,
Military. the key group of officers and enlisted personnel necessary to establish and train a new military unit.
- Ibada
-
noun,
any of the religious duties of a Muslim, including the recital of the creed, the five daily recitals of prayers, the Ramadan fast, almsgiving, and the pilgrimage to Mecca.
- Caird
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noun,
a traveling tinker, especially a gypsy.
- carat
-
noun,
a unit of weight in gemstones, 200 milligrams (about 3 grains of troy or avoirdupois weight). Abbreviation: c., ct.
- carb-
-
- Breda
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noun,
a city in the S Netherlands.
- Card.
-
- caber
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noun,
a pole or beam, especially one thrown as a trial of strength.
- dict.
-
- dicta
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noun,
a plural of dictum.
- rabid
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adjective,
irrationally extreme in opinion or practice:
- brute
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noun,
a nonhuman creature; beast.
- bruit
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noun,
Medicine/Medical. any generally abnormal sound or murmur heard on auscultation.
- Debra
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noun,
a female given name, form of Deborah.
- debar
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verb (used with object),
to shut out or exclude from a place or condition:
- Deut.
-
- debut
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noun,
a first public appearance on a stage, on television, etc.
- deuce
-
noun,
Cards. a card having two pips; a two, or two-spot.
- davit
-
noun,
any of various cranelike devices used singly or in pairs for supporting, raising, and lowering especially boats, anchors, and cargo over a hatchway or side of a ship.
- deca-
-
- Bruce
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noun,
Blanche Kelso, 1841–98, U.S. politician: first black to serve a full term as U.S. senator 1875–81.
- deter
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verb (used with object),
to discourage or restrain from acting or proceeding:
- Brit.
-
- Rabat
-
noun,
a sleeveless, backless, vestlike garment extending to the waist, worn by a cleric beneath the clerical collar, especially in the Roman Catholic and Anglican churches.
- irate
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adjective,
angry; enraged:
- irade
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noun,
a decree of a Muslim ruler.
- Bride
-
noun,
a newly married woman or a woman about to be married.
- Brice
-
noun,
Fanny (Fannie Borach) 1891–1951, U.S. singer and comedian.
- Davie
-
noun,
a town in SE Florida.
- Debir
-
noun,
a royal city in the vicinity of Hebron, conquered by Othniel.
- deci-
-
- deave
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verb (used with object),
to make deaf; deafen.
- Carte
-
noun,
(italics) French. menu; bill of fare.
Compare à la carte.
- Dirae
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plural noun,
the Furies. See fury (def 3).
- cider
-
noun,
the juice pressed from apples (or formerly from some other fruit) used for drinking, either before fermentation (sweet cider) or after fermentation (hard cider) or for making applejack, vinegar, etc.
- duvet
-
noun,
a usually down-filled quilt, often with a removable cover; comforter.
- 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.
- cert.
-
- cubit
-
noun,
an ancient linear unit based on the length of the forearm, from elbow to the tip of the middle finger, usually from 17 to 21 inches (43 to 53 cm).
- Eridu
-
noun,
an ancient Sumerian and Babylonian city near the Euphrates in S Iraq: center for the worship of Ea; partially excavated.
- 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.
- eared
-
noun,
the part of a cereal plant, as corn, wheat, etc., that contains the flowers and hence the fruit, grains, or kernels.
- Ceuta
-
noun,
a seaport and enclave of Spain in N Morocco, on the Strait of Gibraltar.
- Ebert
-
noun,
Friedrich [free-drikh] /ˈfri drɪx/ (Show IPA), 1871–1925, first president of Germany 1919–25.
- erect
-
adjective,
upright in position or posture:
- cruet
-
noun,
a glass bottle, especially one for holding vinegar, oil, etc., for the table.
- crude
-
noun,
crude oil.
- bread
-
noun,
a kind of food made of flour or meal that has been mixed with milk or water, made into a dough or batter, with or without yeast or other leavening agent, and baked.
- eruct
-
verb (used with or without object),
to belch forth, as gas from the stomach.
- ectad
-
adverb,
outward.
- educt
-
noun,
something educed; eduction.
- Ecua.
-
- educe
-
verb (used with object),
to draw forth or bring out, as something potential or latent; elicit; develop.
- crit.
-
- educ.
-
- civet
-
noun,
a yellowish, unctuous substance with a strong musklike odor, obtained from a pouch in the genital region of civets and used in perfumery.
- edit.
-
- crate
-
noun,
a slatted wooden box or framework for packing, shopping, or storing fruit, furniture, glassware, crockery, etc.
- cried
-
noun,
the act or sound of crying; any loud utterance or exclamation; a shout, scream, or wail.
- edict
-
noun,
a decree issued by a sovereign or other authority. Synonyms: dictum, pronouncement.
- crave
-
verb (used with object),
to long for; want greatly; desire eagerly:
- Crete
-
noun,
Formerly Candia. a Greek island in the Mediterranean, SE of mainland Greece. 3235 sq. mi. (8380 sq. km). Capital: Canea.
- ducat
-
noun,
any of various gold coins formerly issued in various parts of Europe, especially that first issued in Venice in 1284.
Compare sequin (def 2).
- curet
-
noun,
a scoop-shaped surgical instrument for removing tissue from body cavities, as the uterus.
- daric
-
noun,
a gold coin and monetary unit of ancient Persia.
- cater
-
verb (used with object),
to provide food and service for:
- evite
-
verb (used with object),
to avoid; shun.
- caret
-
noun,
a mark (‸) made in written or printed matter to show the place where something is to be inserted.
- Caria
-
noun,
an ancient district in SW Asia Minor.
- Dacia
-
noun,
an ancient kingdom and later a Roman province in S Europe between the Carpathian Mountains and the Danube, corresponding generally to modern Romania and adjacent regions.
- Diver
-
noun,
a person or thing that dives.
- Carib
-
noun,
a member of a group of Indian peoples formerly dominant through the Lesser Antilles, now found in small numbers in a few areas of the West Indies and in parts of Central America and northeastern South America.
- Carie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Caroline.
- Evita
-
noun,
a female given name, Spanish form of Eva.
- creed
-
noun,
any system, doctrine, or formula of religious belief, as of a denomination.
- carve
-
verb (used with object),
to cut (a solid material) so as to form something:
- evict
-
verb (used with object),
to expel (a person, especially a tenant) from land, a building, etc., by legal process, as for nonpayment of rent. Synonyms: eject, remove, dispossess, dislodge.
- cata-
-
- Evert
-
noun,
Chris(tine Marie) born 1954, U.S. tennis player.
- Drava
-
noun,
a river in S central Europe, flowing E and SE from the Alps in S Austria, through NE Slovenia, along a part of the border between Hungary and Croatia into the Danube in Croatia. 450 miles (725 km) long.
- Ceiba
-
noun,
the silk-cotton tree, Ceiba pentandra.
- cauda
-
noun,
a tail or taillike appendage.
- Drave
-
noun,
the act of driving.
- evade
-
verb (used with object),
to escape from by trickery or cleverness:
Synonyms: avoid, dodge.
Antonyms: face, confront.
- cuvee
-
noun,
wine in vats or casks, blended, often from different vintages, for uniform quality.
- cutie
-
noun,
Informal. a charmingly attractive or cute person, especially a girl or a young woman (often used as a form of address):
- curve
-
noun,
a continuously bending line, without angles.
- Dubai
-
noun,
an emirate in the NE United Arab Emirates, on the Persian Gulf.
- caver
-
noun,
a person who studies or explores caves.
- 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.
- Curia
-
noun,
one of the political subdivisions of each of the three tribes of ancient Rome.
- Ceara
-
noun,
Fortaleza.
- etude
-
noun,
a musical composition, usually instrumental, intended mainly for the practice of some point of technique.
- Cedar
-
noun,
any of several Old World, coniferous trees of the genus Cedrus, having wide, spreading branches.
Compare cedar of Lebanon.
- eider
-
noun,
eider duck.
- debit
-
noun,
the recording or an entry of debt in an account.
- Reade
-
noun,
Charles, 1814–84, English novelist.
- treed
-
noun,
a plant having a permanently woody main stem or trunk, ordinarily growing to a considerable height, and usually developing branches at some distance from the ground.
- ative
-
- Trace
-
noun,
a surviving mark, sign, or evidence of the former existence, influence, or action of some agent or event; vestige:
- trade
-
noun,
the act or process of buying, selling, or exchanging commodities, at either wholesale or retail, within a country or between countries:
- trave
-
noun,
a crossbeam.
- tread
-
noun,
the action of treading, stepping, or walking.
- Aruba
-
noun,
an island in the Netherlands Antilles, in the West Indies, off the NW coast of Venezuela. 69 sq. mi. (179 sq. km).
- Artie
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Arthur.
- Auber
-
noun,
Daniel François Esprit [da-nyel frahn-swa es-pree] /daˈnyɛl frɑ̃ˈswa ɛsˈpri/ (Show IPA), 1782–1871, French composer.
- triac
-
noun,
a type of thyristor designed for electronic control of the current supplied to a circuit, used especially in dimmers for lighting systems.
- Arica
-
noun,
a seaport in N Chile.
- Triad
-
noun,
a group of three, especially of three closely related persons or things.
- Arete
-
noun,
the aggregate of qualities, as valor and virtue, making up good character.
- Areca
-
noun,
any tropical Asian palm of the genus Areca, as the betel palm.
- ardeb
-
noun,
a unit of capacity used for dry measure in Egypt and neighboring countries, officially equivalent in Egypt to 5.62 U.S. bushels, but varying greatly in different localities.
- tribe
-
noun,
any aggregate of people united by ties of descent from a common ancestor, community of customs and traditions, adherence to the same leaders, etc.
- tired
-
noun,
British Dialect. fatigue.
- Audie
-
noun,
a female or male given name.
- tried
-
noun,
an attempt or effort:
- Teide
-
noun,
Pi·co de [pee-kaw th e] /ˈpi kɔ ðɛ/ (Show IPA) a volcanic peak in the Canary Islands, on Tenerife. 12,190 feet (3716 meters).
- Taber
-
noun,
tabor.
- bact.
-
- Bacau
-
noun,
a city in E Romania.
- Taira
-
noun,
a member of a powerful family in Japan that ruled the country 1160–85.
- Tarai
-
noun,
Terai.
- Tarde
-
noun,
Gabriel [ga-bree-el] /ga briˈɛl/ (Show IPA), 1843–1904, French sociologist.
- T-bar
-
noun,
a rolled metal bar or beam with a cross section resembling a T .
- tera-
-
- audit
-
noun,
an official examination and verification of accounts and records, especially of financial accounts.
- Terai
-
noun,
a marshy lowland area in N India and S Nepal, between the Ganges and the foothills of the Himalayas.
- avert
-
verb (used with object),
to turn away or aside:
- terce
-
noun,
tierce (def 3).
- tiara
-
noun,
a jeweled, ornamental coronet worn by women.
- Tiber
-
noun,
a river in central Italy, flowing through Rome into the Mediterranean. 244 miles (395 km) long.
- Tibur
-
noun,
ancient name of Tivoli.
- Auric
-
adjective,
of or containing gold in the trivalent state.
- trice
-
noun,
a very short time; an instant:
- truce
-
noun,
a suspension of hostilities for a specified period of time by mutual agreement of the warring parties; cease-fire; armistice.
- Baiae
-
noun,
an ancient resort city in SW Italy, near Naples: villas of Caesar, Nero, and Pompey.
- Abate
-
verb (used with object),
to reduce in amount, degree, intensity, etc.; lessen; diminish:
- vatic
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or characteristic of a prophet.
- acari
-
noun,
plural of acarus.
- Vedic
-
noun,
Also called Vedic Sanskrit. the language of the Veda, closely related to classical Sanskrit.
- abide
-
Verb phrases,
abide by,
to act in accord with.
to submit to; agree to:
to remain steadfast or faithful to; keep:
- Verde
-
noun,
Cape, a cape in Senegal, near Dakar: the westernmost point of Africa.
- Verdi
-
noun,
Giuseppe [joo-zep-pe] /dʒuˈzɛp pɛ/ (Show IPA), 1813–1901, Italian composer.
- vertu
-
noun,
virtu.
- acerb
-
adjective,
acerbic.
- veter
-
- vicar
-
noun,
Church of England.
a person acting as priest of a parish in place of the rector, or as representative of a religious community to which tithes belong.
the priest of a parish the tithes of which are impropriated and who receives only the smaller tithes or a salary.
- vice-
-
- Vidar
-
noun,
a son of Odin, who will survive Ragnarok after killing Fenrir.
- virtu
-
noun,
excellence or merit in objects of art, curios, and the like.
- 30-30
-
- 2,4-d
-
noun,
a white to yellow, crystalline powder, C 8 H 6 O 3 Cl 2 , slightly soluble in water: used for killing weeds.
- aceae
-
- acet-
-
- Arab.
-
- advt.
-
- tuber
-
noun,
Botany. a fleshy, usually oblong or rounded thickening or outgrowth, as the potato, of a subterranean stem or shoot, bearing minute scalelike leaves with buds or eyes in their axils from which new plants may arise.
- tubi-
-
- urate
-
noun,
a salt of uric acid.
- aerie
-
noun,
the nest of a bird of prey, as an eagle or a hawk.
- Aeria
-
noun,
an area in the northern hemisphere of Mars.
- aeri-
-
- aecia
-
noun,
the fruiting body of rust fungi, which bears chainlike or stalked spores.
- adret
-
noun,
a side of a mountain receiving direct sunlight.
- varia
-
noun,
a variant reading.
- adieu
-
noun,
the act of leaving or departing; farewell.
- Utica
-
noun,
an ancient city on the N coast of Africa, NW of Carthage.
- vacua
-
noun,
a plural of vacuum.
- acute
-
noun,
the acute accent.
- vari-
-
- acrid
-
adjective,
sharp or biting to the taste or smell; bitterly pungent; irritating to the eyes, nose, etc.:
- acred
-
adjective,
owning many acres of land; landed.
- Baeda
-
noun,
Saint, Bede, Saint.
- atria
-
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.
- rebut
-
verb (used with object),
to refute by evidence or argument.
- bidet
-
noun,
a low, basinlike bathroom fixture, usually with spigots, used for bathing the genital and perineal areas.
- rebid
-
noun,
Bridge. a second bid:
- Recit
-
- BCerE
-
- ribat
-
noun,
a building housing a community of Sufis.
- riata
-
noun,
a lariat.
- revue
-
noun,
a form of theatrical entertainment in which recent events, popular fads, etc., are parodied.
- berat
-
noun,
a city in S central Albania.
- Beard
-
noun,
the growth of hair on the face of an adult man, often including a mustache.
- rect.
-
- beaut
-
noun,
(often used ironically) something or someone beautiful, remarkable, or amazing.
- biter
-
noun,
a person or animal that bites, especially habitually or viciously:
- recta
-
noun,
a plural of rectum.
- retd.
-
- reive
-
verb (used with or without object),
to rob; plunder.
- beedi
-
noun,
bidi.
- redia
-
noun,
a cylindrical larval stage of some trematodes, produced by a sporocyst and giving rise to daughter rediae or to cercariae.
- Beria
-
noun,
Lavrenti Pavlovich [luh v-ren-tee pav-loh-vich;; Russian luh-vryen-tyee puh-vlaw-vyich] /ləvˈrɛn ti pævˈloʊ vɪtʃ;; Russian lʌˈvryɛn tyi pʌˈvlɔ vyɪtʃ/ (Show IPA), 1899–1953, Soviet secret-police chief: executed for treason.
- Beret
-
noun,
a soft, visorless cap with a close-fitting headband and a wide, round top often with a tab at its center.
- Berea
-
noun,
a city in NE Ohio, near Cleveland.
- Beira
-
noun,
a seaport in central Mozambique.
- Bauer
-
noun,
Georg [gey-awrk] /geɪˈɔrk/ (Show IPA), Agricola, Georgius.
- revet
-
verb (used with object),
to face, as an embankment, with masonry or other material.
- rebec
-
noun,
a Renaissance fiddle with a pear-shaped body tapering into a neck that ends in a sickle-shaped or scroll-shaped pegbox.
- rivet
-
noun,
a metal pin for passing through holes in two or more plates or pieces to hold them together, usually made with a head at one end, the other end being hammered into a head after insertion.
- Barde
-
noun,
bard2 (def 1).
- brave
-
noun,
a brave person.
- Barea
-
noun,
Arturo [ahr-too r-oh;; Spanish ahr-too-raw] /ɑrˈtʊər oʊ;; Spanish ɑrˈtu rɔ/ (Show IPA), 1897–1957, Spanish author, critic, lecturer, and broadcaster: in England after 1939.
- Reave
-
verb (used with object),
to take away by or as by force; plunder; rob.
- baric
-
adjective,
of or containing barium.
- braid
-
noun,
a braided length or plait, especially of hair.
- bract
-
noun,
a specialized leaf or leaflike part, usually situated at the base of a flower or inflorescence.
- Brava
-
noun,
a shout of “brava!”.
- Barca
-
noun,
an ancient Carthaginian family to which Hamilcar, Hasdrubal, and Hannibal belonged.
- reata
-
noun,
riata.
- Brace
-
noun,
something that holds parts together or in place, as a clasp or clamp.
- Bart.
-
- vara
-
noun,
a unit of length in Spanish- and Portuguese-speaking countries, varying from about 32 inches (81 cm) to about 43 inches (109 cm).
- VITA
-
noun,
curriculum vitae (def 1).
- div.
-
- diva
-
noun,
a distinguished female singer; prima donna.
- dive
-
noun,
an act or instance of diving.
- rad.
-
- rave
-
noun,
an act of raving.
- rate
-
noun,
the amount of a charge or payment with reference to some basis of calculation:
- drab
-
noun,
dull gray; dull brownish or yellowish gray.
- uria
-
- drat
-
interjection,
(used to express mild disgust, disappointment, or the like):
- drub
-
noun,
a blow with a stick or the like.
- RAID
-
noun,
a sudden assault or attack, as upon something to be seized or suppressed:
- var.
-
- vair
-
noun,
a fur much used for lining and trimming garments in the 13th and 14th centuries, generally assumed to have been that of a variety of squirrel with a gray back and white belly.
Compare miniver (def 1).
- dite
-
noun,
a bit (usually used in negative constructions):
- Vite
-
adverb,
briskly; lively.
- Raia
-
noun,
rayah.
- vaad
-
noun,
a Jewish council offering advice on or having authority over certain community affairs.
- uric
-
adjective,
of, pertaining to, contained in, or derived from urine.
- drib
-
noun,
a small or minute quantity; bit.
- uvea
-
noun,
the vascular tunic of the eye, comprising the iris, choroid coat, and ciliary body.
- dree
-
adjective,
tedious; dreary.
- DIRE
-
adjective,
causing or involving great fear or suffering; dreadful; terrible:
- DIRT
-
noun,
any foul or filthy substance, as mud, grime, dust, or excrement.
- RdAc
-
- vet.
-
- vibe
-
noun,
Informal. vibration (def 4).
- dere
-
adjective,
dear2 .
- Vic.
-
- Deva
-
noun,
Hinduism, Buddhism. a god or divinity.
- Devi
-
noun,
a mother goddess of which Durga, Kali, etc., are particular forms.
- verb
-
noun,
any member of a class of words that function as the main elements of predicates, that typically express action, state, or a relation between two things, and that may be inflected for tense, aspect, voice, mood, and to show agreement with their subject or object.
- Vera
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Russian word meaning “faith.”.
- dia-
-
- Dice
-
noun,
Machinery.
any of various devices for cutting or forming material in a press or a stamping or forging machine.
a hollow device of steel, often composed of several pieces to be fitted into a stock, for cutting the threads of bolts or the like.
one of the separate pieces of such a device.
a steel block or plate with small conical holes through which wire, plastic rods, etc., are drawn.
- veer
-
noun,
a change of direction, position, course, etc.:
- Veda
-
noun,
Sometimes, Vedas. the entire body of Hindu sacred writings, chief among which are four books, the Rig-Veda, the Sama-Veda, the Atharva-Veda, and the Yajur-Veda.
- Ravi
-
noun,
a river in NW India and NE Pakistan, flowing from the Himlayas SW to the Chenab River: a headwater of the Indus River and one of the “five rivers” of the Punjab. 475 miles (764 km) long.
- Vaud
-
noun,
a canton in W Switzerland. 1239 sq. mi. (3210 sq. km). Capital: Lausanne.
- Vict
-
- Vida
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Diet
-
noun,
food and drink considered in terms of its qualities, composition, and its effects on health:
- vatu
-
noun,
a nickel-brass coin and monetary unit of Vanuatu.
- dir.
-
- rcd.
-
- Vat.
-
- vide
-
verb,
see (used especially to refer a reader to parts of a text).
- Viet
-
noun,
South Vietnam, North Vietnam, or both.
- vert
-
noun,
English Forest Law.
vegetation bearing green leaves in a forest and capable of serving as a cover for deer.
the right to cut such vegetation.
- rede
-
noun,
counsel; advice.
- uret
-
- Rude
-
noun,
François [frahn-swa] /frɑ̃ˈswa/ (Show IPA), 1784–1855, French sculptor.
- RACE
-
noun,
a contest of speed, as in running, riding, driving, or sailing.
- 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.
- ride
-
noun,
a journey or excursion on a horse, camel, etc., or on or in a vehicle.
- Rida
-
- Erie
-
noun,
Lake, a lake between the NE central United States and SE central Canada: the southernmost lake of the Great Lakes; Commodore Perry's defeat of the British in 1813. 239 miles (385 km) long; 9940 sq. mi. (25,745 sq. km).
- Rice
-
noun,
the starchy seeds or grain of an annual marsh grass, Oryza sativa, cultivated in warm climates and used for food.
- IADB
-
- tide
-
noun,
the periodic rise and fall of the waters of the ocean and its inlets, produced by the attraction of the moon and sun, and occurring about every 12 hours.
- Eric
-
noun,
Eric the Red.
- RITA
-
noun,
the Vedic concept of cosmic and social order.
- IAEA
-
- IATA
-
- tire
-
noun,
British Dialect. fatigue.
- Eire
-
noun,
the Irish name of Ireland.
- Read
-
noun,
an act or instance of reading:
- trav
-
- rit.
-
- ter.
-
- Rev.
-
- rive
-
verb (used with object),
to tear or rend apart:
- tab.
-
- ever
-
Idioms,
ever and again, now and then; from time to time.
Also, Literary, ever and anon.
- tabi
-
noun,
a covering for the foot, similar to a sock, having a separate pouchlike stall for the large toe, worn especially in Japan, often with zoris.
- tabu
-
noun,
a prohibition or interdiction of anything; exclusion from use or practice:
Synonyms: ban, proscription, embargo, interdiction; no-no.
- Tace
-
noun,
tasset.
- Eure
-
noun,
a department in NW France. 2331 sq. mi. (6035 sq. km). Capital: Evreux.
- Tara
-
noun,
a village in the NE Republic of Ireland, NW of Dublin: home of the ancient Irish kings (Hill of Tara)
- etc.
-
- riv.
-
- Eur.
-
- Tare
-
noun,
any of various vetches, especially Vicia sativa.
- taur
-
- etui
-
noun,
a small, often decorative case, especially one for needles, toilet articles, or the like.
- rite
-
noun,
a formal or ceremonial act or procedure prescribed or customary in religious or other solemn use:
- 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.
- Ice.
-
- Tree
-
noun,
a plant having a permanently woody main stem or trunk, ordinarily growing to a considerable height, and usually developing branches at some distance from the ground.
- Duce
-
noun,
a leader or dictator.
- Tver
-
noun,
a city in the W Russian Federation in Europe, NW of Moscow, on the Volga.
Formerly (1934–90) Kalinin.
- eave
-
noun,
Usually, eaves. the overhanging lower edge of a roof.
- Raab
-
noun,
broccoli rabe.
- tude
-
noun,
an arrogant attitude.
- Tura
-
noun,
Cosimo [kaw-zee-maw] /ˈkɔ zi mɔ/ (Show IPA), c1430–98? Italian painter.
- turd
-
noun,
a piece of excrement.
- dure
-
adjective,
hard; severe.
- Rube
-
noun,
an unsophisticated person from a rural area; hick.
- tube
-
noun,
a hollow, usually cylindrical body of metal, glass, rubber, or other material, used especially for conveying or containing liquids or gases.
- Reed
-
noun,
the straight stalk of any of various tall grasses, especially of the genera Phragmites and Arundo, growing in marshy places.
- Duit
-
noun,
doit (def 1).
- urea
-
noun,
Biochemistry. a compound, CO(NH 2) 2 , occurring in urine and other body fluids as a product of protein metabolism.
- duet
-
noun,
a musical composition for two voices or instruments.
- Rabi
-
noun,
Isidor Isaac, 1898–1988, U.S. physicist: Nobel prize 1944.
- duct
-
noun,
any tube, canal, pipe, or conduit by which a fluid, air, or other substance is conducted or conveyed.
- RIBA
-
- Ivar
-
noun,
a male or female given name.
- EDTA
-
- reit
-
noun,
real-estate investment trust.
- iced
-
noun,
the solid form of water, produced by freezing; frozen water.
- rete
-
noun,
a pierced plate on an astrolabe, having projections whose points correspond to the fixed stars.
- tri-
-
- idae
-
- IDEA
-
noun,
any conception existing in the mind as a result of mental understanding, awareness, or activity.
- Edie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Edith.
- TRIB
-
- Tuba
-
noun,
Music.
a valved, brass wind instrument having a low range.
an organ reed stop of large scale with tones of exceptional power.
an ancient Roman trumpet.
- Reid
-
noun,
Sir George Huston, 1845–1918, Australian statesman, born in Scotland: prime minister 1904–05.
- Ire.
-
- trid
-
- ect-
-
- 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.
- iter
-
noun,
a canal or passage.
- Ecru
-
noun,
an ecru color.
- dura
-
noun,
dura mater.
- 1080
-
- der.
-
- arca
-
noun,
a chest for valuables, used in medieval Spain and Italy.
- CARE
-
noun,
a state of mind in which one is troubled; worry, anxiety, or concern:
- Aiea
-
noun,
a town on S Oahu, in Hawaii.
- Aire
-
- airt
-
noun,
a direction.
- Cara
-
noun,
a female given name: from an Italian word meaning “dear one.”.
- caid
-
noun,
(in North Africa) a Muslim tribal chief, judge, or senior official.
- Arad
-
noun,
a city in W Romania, on the Mures River.
- cadi
-
noun,
qadi.
- cade
-
noun,
a juniper, Juniperus oxycedrus, of the Mediterranean area, whose wood on destructive distillation yields an oily liquid (oil of cade) used in treating skin diseases.
- 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.
- cat.
-
- area
-
noun,
any particular extent of space or surface; part:
- Aria
-
noun,
an air or melody.
- arid
-
adjective,
being without moisture; extremely dry; parched:
- art.
-
- atar
-
noun,
attar (def 1).
- atic
-
- Aube
-
noun,
a river in N France, flowing NW to the Seine. 125 miles (200 km) long.
- aud.
-
- Aude
-
noun,
a department in S France. 2449 sq. mi. (6345 sq. km). Capital: Carcassonne.
- CART
-
noun,
a heavy two-wheeled vehicle, commonly without springs, drawn by mules, oxen, or the like, used for the conveyance of heavy goods.
- Cate
-
noun,
a choice food;delicacy; dainty.
- aur-
-
- cet-
-
- cite
-
noun,
citation (defs 7, 8).
- cit.
-
- cire
-
noun,
a brilliant, highly glazed surface produced on fabrics by subjecting them to a wax, heat, and calendering treatment.
- cir.
-
- cide
-
- aer-
-
- aet.
-
- Cete
-
noun,
a number of badgers together.
- Ceta
-
noun,
Comprehensive Employment and Training Act.
- CerE
-
noun,
a fleshy, membranous covering of the base of the upper mandible of a bird, especially a bird of prey or a parrot, through which the nostrils open.
- CATV
-
- cera
-
noun,
(in prescriptions) wax.
- cedi
-
noun,
a paper money and monetary unit of Ghana, equal to 100 pesewas.
- cede
-
verb (used with object),
to yield or formally surrender to another:
- Cebu
-
noun,
an island in the S central Philippines. 1703 sq. mi. (4411 sq. km).
- Aida
-
noun,
(italics) an opera (1871) by Giuseppe Verdi.
- Cdr.
-
- Cave
-
noun,
a hollow in the earth, especially one opening more or less horizontally into a hill, mountain, etc.
- cava
-
noun,
(often lowercase) a dry, sparkling white table wine produced in northeastern Spain.
- Cav.
-
- aide
-
noun,
nurse's aide.
- Auer
-
noun,
Leopold [lee-uh-pohld;; Hungarian ley-aw-pawlt] /ˈli əˌpoʊld;; Hungarian ˈleɪ ɔˌpɔlt/ (Show IPA), 1845–1930, Hungarian violinist and teacher.
- AURA
-
noun,
a distinctive and pervasive quality or character; air; atmosphere:
- Crab
-
noun,
any decapod crustacean of the suborder Brachyura, having the eyes on short stalks and a short, broad, more or less flattened body, the abdomen being small and folded under the thorax.
- bead
-
noun,
a small, usually round object of glass, wood, stone, or the like with a hole through it, often strung with others of its kind in necklaces, rosaries, etc.
- Beta
-
noun,
the second letter of the Greek alphabet (β, B).
- bet.
-
- BERT
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Albert, Bertram, Herbert, Hubert, etc.
- beet
-
noun,
any of various biennial plants belonging to the genus Beta, of the amaranth family, especially B. vulgaris, having a fleshy red or white root.
Compare sugar beet.
- Beer
-
noun,
an alcoholic beverage made by brewing and fermentation from cereals, usually malted barley, and flavored with hops and the like for a slightly bitter taste.
- Bede
-
noun,
Saint ("the Venerable Bede") a.d. 673?–735, English monk, historian, and theologian: wrote earliest history of England.
- Beau
-
noun,
a male lover or sweetheart.
- beat
-
noun,
a stroke or blow.
- Bear
-
noun,
any of the plantigrade, carnivorous or omnivorous mammals of the family Ursidae, having massive bodies, coarse heavy fur, relatively short limbs, and almost rudimentary tails.
- bade
-
noun,
an act or instance of bidding.
- bide
-
Idioms,
bide one's time, to wait for a favorable opportunity:
- Badr
-
noun,
Battle of, Islam. a decisive battle in the early days of Islam (a.d. 624), in which Muhammad with about 300 men overcame a force of about 1000 Meccans.
- BAEd
-
- Baer
-
noun,
Karl Ernst von [kahrl urnst von,, fuh n] /kɑrl ɜrnst vɒn,, fən/ (Show IPA), 1792–1876, Estonian zoologist and pioneer embryologist.
- bait
-
noun,
food, or some substitute, used as a lure in fishing, trapping, etc.
- baud
-
noun,
a unit used to measure the speed of signaling or data transfer, equal to the number of pulses or bits per second:
- Bate
-
noun,
a state of violent anger or fear.
- bar.
-
- Bari
-
noun,
a seaport in SE Italy, on the Adriatic.
- Bare
-
noun,
any of the plantigrade, carnivorous or omnivorous mammals of the family Ursidae, having massive bodies, coarse heavy fur, relatively short limbs, and almost rudimentary tails.
- Bard
-
noun,
(formerly) a person who composed and recited epic or heroic poems, often while playing the harp, lyre, or the like.
- Bice
-
noun,
either of two colors, bice blue or bice green.
- bier
-
noun,
a frame or stand on which a corpse or the coffin containing it is laid before burial.
- aut-
-
- avid
-
adjective,
showing great enthusiasm for or interest in:
Synonyms: enthusiastic, ardent, keen; devoted, dedicated; zealous, fanatic.
Antonyms: indifferent, apathetic; reluctant.
- Bute
-
noun,
phenylbutazone.
- but-
-
- Burt
-
noun,
William Austin, 1792–1858, U.S. surveyor and inventor.
- Buri
-
noun,
the first of the gods, revealed when the cow Audhumla licked away the salty ice that covered him.
- Burd
-
noun,
a young lady; maiden.
- Bur.
-
- Buda
-
noun,
See under Budapest.
- Avar
-
noun,
a member of a people, probably originating in Asia, who settled in Dacia a.d. c555, later occupied Pannonia, and invaded other parts of central and eastern Europe before their decline in the 9th century.
- Ave.
-
- Brut
-
noun,
any of a number of partly legendary, partly historical chronicles dealing with early English history, written during the Middle Ages and usually beginning with Brutus, the mythic and eponymous ancestor of the country.
- Bird
-
noun,
any warm-blooded vertebrate of the class Aves, having a body covered with feathers, forelimbs modified into wings, scaly legs, a beak, and no teeth, and bearing young in a hard-shelled egg.
- Brie
-
noun,
a region in NE France, between the Seine and the Marne.
- brev
-
- brei
-
noun,
a suspension of finely divided tissue in an isotonic medium, used chiefly as a culture for certain viruses.
- Bred
-
noun,
Genetics. a relatively homogenous group of animals within a species, developed and maintained by humans.
- Brea
-
noun,
a town in S California.
- BRCA
-
noun,
either of two genes (BRCA1 or BRCA2) that, if inherited in a mutated form, may predispose some carriers to develop breast or ovarian cancer.
- BRAT
-
noun,
a child, especially an annoying, spoiled, or impolite child (usually used in contempt or irritation).
- brae
-
noun,
a slope; declivity; hillside.
- Brad
-
noun,
a slender wire nail having either a small, deep head or a projection to one side of the head end.
- bite
-
noun,
an act of biting.
- civ.
-
- Bara
-
noun,
Theda [thee-duh] /ˈθi də/ (Show IPA), (Theodosia Goodman) 1890–1955, U.S. actress.
- adv.
-
- date
-
noun,
a particular month, day, and year at which some event happened or will happen:
- Dari
-
noun,
a form of Persian, spoken in Afghanistan.
- cube
-
noun,
a solid bounded by six equal squares, the angle between any two adjacent faces being a right angle.
- dat.
-
- DATA
-
noun,
a plural of datum.
- acad
-
- ACDA
-
- acea
-
- Dare
-
noun,
an act of daring or defiance; challenge.
- acid
-
noun,
Chemistry. a compound usually having a sour taste and capable of neutralizing alkalis and reddening blue litmus paper, containing hydrogen that can be replaced by a metal or an electropositive group to form a salt, or containing an atom that can accept a pair of electrons from a base. Acids are proton donors that yield hydronium ions in water solution, or electron-pair acceptors that combine with electron-pair donors or bases.
- acr-
-
- 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.
- Acta
-
plural noun,
official records, as of acts, deeds, proceedings, transactions, or the like.
- Cuba
-
noun,
a republic in the Caribbean, S of Florida: largest island in the West Indies. 44,218 sq. mi. (114,525 sq. km). Capital: Havana.
- Daub
-
noun,
material, especially of an inferior kind, for daubing walls.
- Cuda
-
noun,
a barracuda.
- cur.
-
- adat
-
noun,
the native law traditional in Indonesia.
- abri
-
noun,
a shelter, especially a dugout.
- abet
-
verb (used with object),
to encourage, support, or countenance by aid or approval, usually in wrongdoing:
- Abie
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Abraham.
- Abiu
-
noun,
Douay Bible. Abihu.
- cuve
-
noun,
a wine vat.
- cute
-
noun,
the cutes, Informal. self-consciously cute mannerisms or appeal; affected coyness:
- abr.
-
- Curt
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Curtis.
- Dace
-
noun,
a small, freshwater cyprinoid fish, Leuciscus leuciscus, of Europe, having a stout, fusiform body.
- crat
-
- cure
-
noun,
a means of healing or restoring to health; remedy.
- curd
-
noun,
Often, curds. a substance consisting mainly of casein and the like, obtained from milk by coagulation, and used as food or made into cheese.
- curb
-
noun,
Also, British, kerb. a rim, especially of joined stones or concrete, along a street or roadway, forming an edge for a sidewalk.
- AAEE
-
- abut
-
verb (used with object),
to be adjacent to; border on; end at.
- Adar
-
noun,
the sixth month of the Jewish calendar.
- abed
-
adverb,
in bed:
- daut
-
verb (used with object),
to caress.
- crut
-
noun,
crud (def 1).
- Cree
-
noun,
a member of a North American Indian people of Ontario, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, and Montana.
- crib
-
noun,
a child's bed with enclosed sides.
- adit
-
noun,
an entrance or a passage.
- deet
-
plural noun,
details:
- Deer
-
noun,
any of several ruminants of the family Cervidae, most of the males of which have solid, deciduous antlers.
- Dec.
-
- debt
-
noun,
something that is owed or that one is bound to pay to or perform for another:
- deb.
-
- Adie
-
noun,
a female given name.
- crud
-
noun,
Slang.
a deposit or coating of refuse or of an impure or alien substance; muck.
a filthy, repulsive, or contemptible person.
something that is worthless, objectionable, or contemptible.
prevarication, exaggeration, or flattery.
a nonspecific, imaginary, or vaguely defined disease or disorder of the body:
any unpleasant external ailment, disorder, or the like, as a skin rash.
venereal disease, especially syphilis.
Vulgar. dried semen.
- DEAR
-
noun,
a person who is good, kind, or generous:
- Dave
-
noun,
a male given name, form of David.
- ctr.
-
- Tad
-
noun,
a small child, especially a boy.
- Vte
-
- Aar
-
- Tbi
-
- TCA
-
- 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.
- TEC
-
noun,
detective.
- Rue
-
noun,
sorrow; repentance; regret.
- Br.
-
- ad-
-
- TAE
-
preposition,
to.
- tee
-
noun,
the letter T or t.
- Ted
-
noun,
British Slang. Teddy boy.
- rut
-
noun,
a furrow or track in the ground, especially one made by the passage of a vehicle or vehicles.
- AAU
-
- VTR
-
noun,
a device for recording television programs on magnetic tape for delayed transmission or for storage.
- ABC
-
noun,
ABC's (defs 1, 3).
- Avi
-
- TAR
-
noun,
any of various dark-colored viscid products obtained by the destructive distillation of certain organic substances, as coal or wood.
- Bac
-
- ADC
-
- Tai
-
noun,
any of several sparoid fishes of the Pacific Ocean, as Pagrus major (red tai) a food fish of Japan.
- abd
-
- TBD
-
- BAA
-
noun,
the bleating cry of a sheep.
- AVC
-
- Vt.
-
- bad
-
noun,
that which is bad:
- be-
-
- ac-
-
- vie
-
verb (used with object),
Archaic. to put forward in competition or rivalry.
- ABA
-
noun,
a coarse, felted fabric woven of camel's or goat's hair.
- VIR
-
noun,
husband (used chiefly in the legal phrase et vir).
- bd.
-
plural,
board.
- ab-
-
- BCE
-
- TAU
-
noun,
the 19th letter of the Greek alphabet (T, τ).
- Ar.
-
- Bai
-
noun,
a yellow mist occurring in eastern China and Japan during the spring and fall, caused by dust from the interior of China.
- BTU
-
noun,
the amount of heat required to raise the temperature of 1 pound (0.4 kg) of water 1°F. Abbreviation: Btu, BTU, B.t.u., B.T.U., B.th.u.
- Tav
-
noun,
the 23rd letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
- AUC
-
- av.
-
- AIA
-
- TBA
-
- Via
-
noun,
Architecture. a space between two mutules.
- VTC
-
- AAE
-
- AID
-
noun,
help or support; assistance.
- BED
-
noun,
a piece of furniture upon which or within which a person sleeps, rests, or stays when not well.
- abt
-
- Abe
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Abraham.
- UIT
-
- ACT
-
noun,
anything done, being done, or to be done; deed; performance:
- ACV
-
- ADA
-
noun,
a programming language particularly suited to real-time applications: developed for use by the U.S. Department of Defense.
- rub
-
noun,
an act or instance of rubbing:
- VAC
-
noun,
vacuum cleaner.
- ADB
-
- V-2
-
noun,
a liquid-fueled rocket used as a ballistic missile by the Germans, mainly against London, late in World War II.
- UAR
-
- UAE
-
- Ube
-
noun,
a seaport on SW Honshu, in SW Japan.
- UCR
-
- UDC
-
- V-1
-
noun,
a robot bomb developed by the Germans in World War II and launched from bases on the ground, chiefly against England.
- Va.
-
- ur-
-
- 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.
- AIC
-
- urb
-
noun,
an urban area.
- ade
-
noun,
George, 1866–1944, U.S. humorist.
- uva
-
noun,
ultraviolet light with a relatively long wavelength, able to penetrate the deep layers of the skin.
- Urd
-
noun,
a plant, Vigna mungo, of the legume family, widely cultivated in tropical Asia for its edible seeds and for forage.
- ure
-
- uti
-
- UTE
-
noun,
Informal. a utility vehicle.
- AEC
-
- UTC
-
- AEA
-
- ae.
-
- Uri
-
noun,
a canton in central Switzerland. 415 sq. mi. (1075 sq. km). Capital: Altdorf.
- Uta
-
noun,
any of several iguanid lizards of the genus Uta, of the western U.S. and northern Mexico.
- AIR
-
noun,
a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- tue
-
- TIA
-
- ATA
-
- Ava
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Ver
-
- a-v
-
- TIC
-
noun,
Pathology.
a sudden, spasmodic, painless, involuntary muscular contraction, as of the face.
tic douloureux.
- TID
-
- Vee
-
noun,
anything shaped like or suggesting a V .
- AUA
-
- ATV
-
- Tiu
-
noun,
an English god of the sky and of war, the equivalent of Tyr in Scandinavian mythology.
- Tiv
-
noun,
a member of an African people living N and S of the lower Benue River in E Nigeria.
- tr.
-
- tra
-
- ATC
-
- ATB
-
- at.
-
- ait
-
noun,
a small island, especially in a river.
- ARC
-
noun,
Geometry. any unbroken part of the circumference of a circle or other curved line.
- ACE
-
noun,
a playing card or die marked with or having the value indicated by a single spot:
- ARA
-
noun,
the Altar, a southern constellation between Triangulum Australe and Scorpius.
- tub
-
noun,
a bathtub.
- vb.
-
- Tu.
-
- arb
-
noun,
an arbitrager.
- VCR
-
- ARV
-
noun,
a variant of the AIDS virus. Abbreviation: ARV.
- ard
-
- 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.
- VDT
-
- VDU
-
- abv
-
- ARU
-
- TVA
-
- bi-
-
- CDT
-
- Dr.
-
- DAE
-
- Eve
-
noun,
(sometimes initial capital letter) the evening or the day before a holiday, church festival, or any date or event:
- DAB
-
noun,
a quick or light blow; a pat, as with the hand or something soft.
- EVA
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Eve.
- rte
-
- CEA
-
- eu-
-
- IRA
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- DBE
-
- ETV
-
- CED
-
- ETR
-
- CVT
-
- ERV
-
- cee
-
noun,
the letter C.
- id.
-
- ITU
-
- CIA
-
- IDB
-
- Ir.
-
- cud
-
noun,
the portion of food that a ruminant returns from the first stomach to the mouth to chew a second time.
- cr.
-
- ct.
-
- CAA
-
- ide
-
- CAB
-
noun,
a taxicab.
- DAR
-
- IDA
-
noun,
Mount, a mountain in W Turkey, in NW Asia Minor, SE of ancient Troy. 5810 feet (1771 meters).
Turkish Kazdaği [kahz-dah-gee; Turkish kahz-dah-uh] /ˌkɑz dɑˈgi; Turkish ˌkɑz dɑˈʌ/ (Show IPA).
- CAD
-
noun,
an ill-bred man, especially one who behaves in a dishonorable or irresponsible way toward women.
- ICA
-
noun,
Portuguese name of Putumayo.
- CAI
-
- ib.
-
- CAR
-
noun,
an automobile.
- Ia.
-
- ERT
-
- ERE
-
preposition, conjunction,
before.
- CBE
-
- 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.
- ECA
-
- ec-
-
- dub
-
noun,
an awkward, unskillful person.
- Duc
-
noun,
duke.
- Cub
-
noun,
the young of certain animals, as the bear, lion, or tiger.
- eat
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- ead
-
- Cut
-
noun,
the act of cutting; a stroke or a blow, as with a knife, whip, etc.
- EAA
-
- ea.
-
- due
-
noun,
something that is due, owed, or naturally belongs to someone.
- ETD
-
- ETA
-
noun,
the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
- DUI
-
- 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.
- cte
-
- Du.
-
- CIB
-
- CVA
-
- CID
-
noun,
The ("El Cid Campeador"; Rodrigo Díaz de Bivar) c1040–99, Spanish soldier: hero of the wars against the Moors.
- ERA
-
noun,
a period of time marked by distinctive character, events, etc.:
- eir
-
- CIE
-
- EEC
-
- EDT
-
- Ede
-
noun,
a city in SW Nigeria.
- EDC
-
- CTA
-
- EdB
-
- EDA
-
noun,
a female given name.
- ed.
-
- CRT
-
- ECU
-
noun,
the shield carried by a mounted man-at-arms in the Middle Ages.
- 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)
- DRE
-
- DIU
-
noun,
part of the union territory of Daman and Diu (Goa, Daman, and Diu in 1961–87) in W India: a former Portuguese colony, comprising a small island and seaport at the extremity of Kathiawar peninsula.
- ier
-
- IRC
-
- Bra
-
noun,
brassiere.
- Bia
-
noun,
the ancient Greek personification of force: daughter of Pallas and Styx and sister of Cratus, Nike, and Zelos.
- red
-
noun,
any of various colors resembling the color of blood; the primary color at one extreme end of the visible spectrum, an effect of light with a wavelength between 610 and 780 nanometers.
- BID
-
noun,
an act or instance of bidding.
- BIE
-
- REC
-
noun,
recreation.
- BIT
-
noun,
Machinery.
a removable drilling or boring tool for use in a brace, drill press, or the like.
a removable boring head used on certain kinds of drills, as a rock drill.
a device for drilling oil wells or the like, consisting of a horizontally rotating blade or an assembly of rotating toothed wheels.
- de-
-
- BeV
-
- Reb
-
noun,
a Confederate soldier.
- BRE
-
- REA
-
- RDC
-
- RDA
-
- d-c
-
noun,
a surgical method for the removal of diseased tissue or an early embryo from the lining of the uterus by means of scraping.
- RCT
-
- DEI
-
adverb,
by the grace of God.
- Ree
-
noun,
reeve3 .
- BRT
-
- Dev
-
noun,
a software developer:
- rt.
-
- Bat
-
noun,
Sports.
the wooden club used in certain games, as baseball and cricket, to strike the ball.
a racket, especially one used in badminton or table tennis.
a whip used by a jockey.
the act of using a club or racket in a game.
the right or turn to use a club or racket.
- Bav
-
- BCD
-
- RID
-
noun,
a journey or excursion on a horse, camel, etc., or on or in a vehicle.
- DET
-
- Dee
-
noun,
a metal loop attached to tack, for fastening gear:
- DEA
-
- BEE
-
noun,
any hymenopterous insect of the superfamily Apoidea, including social and solitary species of several families, as the bumblebees, honeybees, etc.
- BDA
-
- Bde
-
- rib
-
noun,
one of a series of curved bones that are articulated with the vertebrae and occur in pairs, 12 in humans, on each side of the vertebrate body, certain pairs being connected with the sternum and forming the thoracic wall.
- BEA
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Beatrice.
- Ria
-
noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- bec
-
- 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.
- CBD
-
- di.
-
- RCA
-
- bvt
-
- RBI
-
- DAV
-
- Re.
-
- Die
-
noun,
Machinery.
any of various devices for cutting or forming material in a press or a stamping or forging machine.
a hollow device of steel, often composed of several pieces to be fitted into a stock, for cutting the threads of bolts or the like.
one of the separate pieces of such a device.
a steel block or plate with small conical holes through which wire, plastic rods, etc., are drawn.
- dau
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noun,
dhow.
- Rd.
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- Iva
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noun,
any composite plant of the genus Iva, characterized by usually opposite leaves and inconspicuous greenish-yellow flowers.
- Rab
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noun,
a wooden beater for mixing plaster or mortar.
- IUD
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- ITV
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- ca.
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- dit
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noun,
an echoic word, the referent of which is a click or brief tone interval, used to designate the dot of Morse code, International Morse code, etc.
- ite
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- ITC
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- ITA
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- BVD
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- BVE
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- cue
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noun,
anything said or done, on or off stage, that is followed by a specific line or action:
- bu.
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- RBC
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- DBA
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- DIB
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verb (used without object),
to fish by letting the bait bob lightly on the water.
- Bt.
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- BTE
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- BVA
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- rat
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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.
- Bud
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noun,
Botany.
a small axillary or terminal protuberance on a plant, containing rudimentary foliage (leaf bud) the rudimentary inflorescence (flower bud) or both (mixed bud)
an undeveloped or rudimentary stem or branch of a plant.
- Rai
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noun,
a style of Algerian popular music played on electric guitar, synthesizer, and percussion instruments.
- Rae
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noun,
John, 1813–93, Scottish surgeon and Arctic explorer.
- DV
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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.
- DB
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- 3D
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noun,
a three-dimensional form or appearance:
- 2D
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noun,
a two-dimensional form or appearance:
- DC
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noun,
a surgical method for the removal of diseased tissue or an early embryo from the lining of the uterus by means of scraping.
- DT
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noun,
a withdrawal syndrome occurring in persons who have developed physiological dependence on alcohol, characterized by tremor, visual hallucinations, and autonomic instability. Abbreviation: d.t.
- CV
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- DA
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noun,
a male hairstyle, especially of the 1950s, in which the hair is slicked back on both sides to overlap at the back of the head.
- 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.
- D.
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- AU
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plural,
to the; at the; with the.
- AA
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noun,
basaltic lava having a rough surface.
- RU
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- E.
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noun,
Edward (St. John) 1925–2000, U.S. writer and illustrator.
- BA
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noun,
an aspect of the soul, represented as a human-headed bird.
- 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.
- CB
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- R.
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- RA
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noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- RC
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- RI
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- TI
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noun,
the syllable for the seventh tone of a diatonic scale.
- B-
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- TE
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noun,
ti1 .
- IV
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noun,
an intravenous device for delivering electrolyte solutions, medicines, and nutrients.
- TC
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- BC
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- BV
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noun,
Elihu, 1853–1937, U.S. inventor, born in England.
- TA
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noun,
the 16th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- T1
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- TD
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- TB
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- t.
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- RV
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- CE
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- ic
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- ee
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- VC
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- EI
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- er
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interjection,
(used to express or represent a pause, hesitation, uncertainty, etc.).
- EV
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- Eb
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- CU
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- VR
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- VI
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- VD
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- V.
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- i.
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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.
- UI
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- Ud
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- UB
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- UV
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- UC
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- U.
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- TV
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noun,
television.
- VU
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