Anagrams of brimstones
Word brimstones has
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that can be made by using the letters of brimstones.
- brimstone
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noun,
sulfur.
- monitress
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noun,
a female student who helps keep order or assists a teacher in school.
- bromines
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noun,
an element that is a dark-reddish, fuming, toxic liquid and a member of the halogen family: obtained from natural brines and ocean water, and used chiefly in the manufacture of gasoline antiknock compounds, pharmaceuticals, and dyes. Symbol: Br; atomic weight: 79.909; atomic number: 35; specific gravity: 3.119 at 20°C.
- sorbents
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noun,
a surface that sorbs.
- mortises
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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.
- minsters
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noun,
a church actually or originally connected with a monastic establishment.
- moistens
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verb (used with or without object),
to make or become moist.
- mobsters
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noun,
a member of a criminal mob.
- bornites
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noun,
a common mineral and important ore of copper, copper iron sulfide, Cu 5 FeS 4 , occurring in masses, of brownish color when first exposed to the air; peacock ore.
- trisomes
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noun,
a trisomic individual.
- rimstone
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noun,
a calcareous deposit forming a dam at the edge or outlet of an overflowing pool of water, as in a cavern.
- mortise
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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.
- timbres
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noun,
Acoustics, Phonetics. the characteristic quality of a sound, independent of pitch and loudness, from which its source or manner of production can be inferred. Timbre depends on the relative strengths of the components of different frequencies, which are determined by resonance.
- bromine
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noun,
an element that is a dark-reddish, fuming, toxic liquid and a member of the halogen family: obtained from natural brines and ocean water, and used chiefly in the manufacture of gasoline antiknock compounds, pharmaceuticals, and dyes. Symbol: Br; atomic weight: 79.909; atomic number: 35; specific gravity: 3.119 at 20°C.
- orients
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noun,
the Orient,
the countries of Asia, especially East Asia.
(formerly) the countries to the E of the Mediterranean.
- sterno-
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- sinters
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noun,
siliceous or calcareous matter deposited by springs, as that formed around the vent of a geyser.
- mobster
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noun,
a member of a criminal mob.
- Stimson
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noun,
Henry L(ewis) 1867–1950, U.S. statesman: secretary of war 1911–13, 1940–45; secretary of state 1929–33.
- estrins
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noun,
estrone.
- stemson
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noun,
a curved timber in a wooden bow, scarfed at its lower end to the keelson.
- bistros
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noun,
a small, modest, European-style restaurant or café.
- bistres
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noun,
a brown pigment extracted from the soot of wood, often used in pen and wash drawings.
- norites
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noun,
a granular igneous rock consisting of a mix of light and dark minerals, the former being calcic plagioclase feldspars, and the latter orthorhombic pyroxenes.
- bisters
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noun,
bistre.
- seismo-
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- entombs
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verb (used with object),
to place in a tomb; bury; inter.
- eonisms
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noun,
the adoption of feminine mannerisms, clothing, etc., by a male.
- stoners
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noun,
Slang. a person who is habitually high on drugs, especially marijuana, or alcohol; a person who is usually stoned.
- monster
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noun,
a legendary animal combining features of animal and human form or having the forms of various animals in combination, as a centaur, griffin, or sphinx.
- bornite
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noun,
a common mineral and important ore of copper, copper iron sulfide, Cu 5 FeS 4 , occurring in masses, of brownish color when first exposed to the air; peacock ore.
- inserts
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noun,
something inserted or to be inserted.
- Minster
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noun,
a church actually or originally connected with a monastic establishment.
- misters
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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.).
- stories
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noun,
a narrative, either true or fictitious, in prose or verse, designed to interest, amuse, or instruct the hearer or reader; tale.
- 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.
- moisten
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verb (used with or without object),
to make or become moist.
- ebonist
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noun,
a worker in ebony.
- strobes
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noun,
Also called strobe light. stroboscope (def 2a).
- bretons
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noun,
André [ahn-drey] /ɑ̃ˈdreɪ/ (Show IPA), 1896–1966, French poet, essayist, and critic.
- tensors
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noun,
Anatomy. a muscle that stretches or tightens some part of the body.
- sorites
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noun,
a form of argument having several premises and one conclusion, capable of being resolved into a chain of syllogisms, the conclusion of each of which is a premise of the next.
- timbers
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noun,
the wood of growing trees suitable for structural uses.
- bestirs
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verb (used with object),
to stir up; rouse to action (often used reflexively):
- trisome
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noun,
a trisomic individual.
- merinos
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noun,
(often initial capital letter) one of a breed of sheep, raised originally in Spain, valued for their fine wool.
- somites
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noun,
any of the longitudinal series of segments or parts into which the body of certain animals is divided; a metamere.
- sorbets
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noun,
sherbet (defs 1, 3).
- nestors
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noun,
the oldest and wisest of the Greeks in the Trojan War and a king of Pylos.
- riboses
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noun,
a white, crystalline, water-soluble, slightly sweet solid, C 5 H 10 O 5 , a pentose sugar obtained by the hydrolysis of RNA.
- intombs
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verb (used with object),
entomb.
- isomers
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noun,
Chemistry. a compound displaying isomerism with one or more other compounds.
- sorbent
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noun,
a surface that sorbs.
- trioses
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noun,
a monosaccharide that has three atoms of carbon.
- Strine
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noun,
Australian English.
- noises
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noun,
sound, especially of a loud, harsh, or confused kind:
- insets
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noun,
something inserted; insert.
- somber
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adjective,
gloomily dark; shadowy; dimly lighted:
- storms
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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.
- strobe
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noun,
Also called strobe light. stroboscope (def 2a).
- emboss
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verb (used with object),
to raise or represent (surface designs) in relief.
- Merino
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noun,
(often initial capital letter) one of a breed of sheep, raised originally in Spain, valued for their fine wool.
- Somers
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- stores
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noun,
an establishment where merchandise is sold, usually on a retail basis.
- somite
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noun,
any of the longitudinal series of segments or parts into which the body of certain animals is divided; a metamere.
- Simeon
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noun,
a son of Jacob and Leah. Gen. 29:33.
- Sobers
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adjective,
not intoxicated or drunk.
- set-in
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adjective,
made separately and placed within another unit.
- Mentor
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noun,
a wise and trusted counselor or teacher.
- Mister
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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.).
- smites
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Idioms,
smite hip and thigh. hip1 (def 9).
- broses
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noun,
a porridge made by stirring boiling liquid into oatmeal or other meal.
- snores
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noun,
the act, instance, or sound of snoring.
- timbre
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noun,
Acoustics, Phonetics. the characteristic quality of a sound, independent of pitch and loudness, from which its source or manner of production can be inferred. Timbre depends on the relative strengths of the components of different frequencies, which are determined by resonance.
- timber
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noun,
the wood of growing trees suitable for structural uses.
- snorts
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noun,
the act or sound of snorting.
- ossein
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noun,
the collagen of bone, remaining after the mineral matter has been removed by treatment with dilute acid.
- nitro-
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- setons
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noun,
a thread or the like inserted beneath the skin to provide drainage or to guide subsequent passage of a tube.
- Tessin
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noun,
French and German name of Ticino.
- misers
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noun,
a person who lives in wretched circumstances in order to save and hoard money.
- Miseno
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noun,
a cape in SW Italy, on the N shore of the Bay of Naples: ruins of ancient Misenum, a Roman naval station and resort.
- Sister
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noun,
a female offspring having both parents in common with another offspring; female sibling.
- sobeit
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conjunction,
if it be so that; provided that.
- tensor
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noun,
Anatomy. a muscle that stretches or tightens some part of the body.
- isomer
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noun,
Chemistry. a compound displaying isomerism with one or more other compounds.
- irones
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noun,
a colorless liquid of isomeric, unsaturated ketones, C 14 H 22 O, obtained from orris root: used in perfumery for its odor of violets.
- enosis
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noun,
a movement for securing the political union of Greece and Cyprus.
- Stones
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noun,
the hard substance, formed of mineral matter, of which rocks consist.
- messin
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noun,
messan.
- steins
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noun,
a mug, usually earthenware, especially for beer.
- metros
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noun,
the underground electric railway of Paris, France, Montreal, Canada, Washington, D.C., and other cities.
- Mersin
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noun,
a seaport in S Turkey, on the NW coast of the Mediterranean Sea.
- metro-
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- inters
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verb (used with object),
to place (a dead body) in a grave or tomb; bury.
- inter.
-
- remiss
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adjective,
negligent, careless, or slow in performing one's duty, business, etc.:
- Nesbit
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noun,
E(dith) 1858–1924, English children's author, novelist, and poet.
- Estrin
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noun,
estrone.
- sirens
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noun,
Classical Mythology. one of several sea nymphs, part woman and part bird, who lure mariners to destruction by their seductive singing.
- sortie
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noun,
a rapid movement of troops from a besieged place to attack the besiegers.
- norite
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noun,
a granular igneous rock consisting of a mix of light and dark minerals, the former being calcic plagioclase feldspars, and the latter orthorhombic pyroxenes.
- instr.
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- mesons
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noun,
Physics. any hadron, or strongly interacting particle, other than a baryon. Mesons are bosons, having spins of 0, 1, 2, …, and, unlike baryons, do not obey a conservation law.
- inmost
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adjective,
situated farthest within:
- insert
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noun,
something inserted or to be inserted.
- intomb
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verb (used with object),
entomb.
- sermon
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noun,
a discourse for the purpose of religious instruction or exhortation, especially one based on a text of Scripture and delivered by a member of the clergy as part of a religious service.
- somni-
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- eosins
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noun,
Also called bromeosin, tetrabromofluorescein. a red, crystalline, water-insoluble solid, C 20 H 8 Br 4 O 5 , derived from fluorescein by bromination: used chiefly as an acid dye for dyeing silk a rose red color and as a histological stain.
- stoner
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noun,
Slang. a person who is habitually high on drugs, especially marijuana, or alcohol; a person who is usually stoned.
- Merton
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noun,
Robert King, 1910–2003, U.S. sociologist.
- entomb
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verb (used with object),
to place in a tomb; bury; inter.
- remits
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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.
- miners
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noun,
Also called mineworker. a person who works in a mine, especially a commercial mine producing coal or metallic ores.
- eonism
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noun,
the adoption of feminine mannerisms, clothing, etc., by a male.
- Simons
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noun,
the original name of the apostle Peter.
Compare Peter.
- merits
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noun,
claim to respect and praise; excellence; worth.
- intro.
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- resist
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noun,
a substance that prevents or inhibits some effect from taking place, as a coating on a surface of a metallic printing plate that prevents or inhibits corrosion of the metal by acid.
- stimes
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noun,
the smallest bit; a drop, taste, or glimpse.
- sorbet
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noun,
sherbet (defs 1, 3).
- sterns
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noun,
the after part of a vessel (often opposed to stem).
- sinter
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noun,
siliceous or calcareous matter deposited by springs, as that formed around the vent of a geyser.
- intros
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noun,
an introduction.
- stenos
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noun,
a stenographer.
- essoin
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noun,
(in England) an excuse for nonappearance in a court of law at the prescribed time.
- steno-
-
- noesis
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noun,
(in Greek philosophy) the exercise of reason.
- bitser
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noun,
a mongrel dog.
- rosets
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noun,
resin; rosin.
- Tobies
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noun,
Also, Toby, Toby jug. a mug in the form of a stout old man wearing a three-cornered hat.
- sensor
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noun,
a mechanical device sensitive to light, temperature, radiation level, or the like, that transmits a signal to a measuring or control instrument.
- toe-in
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noun,
the slight forward convergence given to the front wheels of an automobile to improve steering qualities.
- besoms
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noun,
a broom, especially one of brush or twigs.
- birses
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noun,
a short hair of the beard or body; a bristle.
- besots
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verb (used with object),
to intoxicate or stupefy with drink.
- triens
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noun,
a copper coin of ancient Rome, issued during the Republic, a third part of an as.
- senors
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noun,
a Spanish term of address equivalent to sir or Mr., used alone or capitalized and prefixed to the name of a man. Abbreviation: Sr.
- bestir
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verb (used with object),
to stir up; rouse to action (often used reflexively):
- ribose
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noun,
a white, crystalline, water-soluble, slightly sweet solid, C 5 H 10 O 5 , a pentose sugar obtained by the hydrolysis of RNA.
- tribo-
-
- Senior
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noun,
a person who is older than another.
- boners
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noun,
a person or thing that bones.
- ombers
-
noun,
a card game popular in the 17th and 18th centuries and played, usually by three persons, with 40 cards.
- boites
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noun,
a nightclub; cabaret.
- tmesis
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noun,
the interpolation of one or more words between the parts of a compound word, as be thou ware for beware.
- rosins
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noun,
Chemistry. the yellowish to amber, translucent, hard, brittle, fragmented resin left after distilling the oil of turpentine from the crude oleoresin of the pine: used chiefly in making varnishes, varnish and paint driers, printing inks, and for rubbing on the bows of such string instruments as the violin.
- toners
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noun,
a person or thing that tones.
- torses
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noun,
a wreath of twisted silks of two alternating tinctures, usually a metal and a color, depicted supporting a crest or coronet, often upon a helmet.
- Orient
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noun,
the Orient,
the countries of Asia, especially East Asia.
(formerly) the countries to the E of the Mediterranean.
- niters
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noun,
potassium nitrate.
- Bronte
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noun,
Anne ("Acton Bell") 1820–49, English novelist.
- biters
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noun,
a person or animal that bites, especially habitually or viciously:
- biomes
-
noun,
a complex biotic community characterized by distinctive plant and animal species and maintained under the climatic conditions of the region, especially such a community that has developed to climax.
- Tories
-
noun,
a member of the Conservative Party in Great Britain or Canada.
- orbits
-
noun,
the curved path, usually elliptical, described by a planet, satellite, spaceship, etc., around a celestial body, as the sun.
- bistro
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noun,
a small, modest, European-style restaurant or café.
- bistre
-
noun,
a brown pigment extracted from the soot of wood, often used in pen and wash drawings.
- bister
-
noun,
bistre.
- Seboim
-
noun,
Zeboim.
- monies
-
noun,
a plural of money.
- Reston
-
noun,
James (Barrett) ("Scotty") 1909–1995, U.S. journalist, born in Scotland.
- trones
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noun,
a large pair of scales, a spring balance, or other weighing device located in a town or marketplace to weigh goods and merchandise.
- Benoit
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noun,
Pierre [pyer] /pyɛr/ (Show IPA), (or Peter) Léonard Léopold [ley-aw-nar ley-aw-pawld] /leɪ ɔˈnar leɪ ɔˈpɔld/ (Show IPA), 1834–1901, Belgian composer.
- serins
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noun,
a small finch, Serinus serinus, of Europe and northern Africa, closely related to the canary.
- Briton
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Great Britain, especially of England.
- rinses
-
noun,
an act or instance of rinsing.
- mitres
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noun,
Bartolomé [bahr-taw-law-me] /ˌbɑr tɔ lɔˈmɛ/ (Show IPA), 1821–1906, Argentine soldier, statesman, and author: president of Argentina 1862–68.
- serbo-
-
- triose
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noun,
a monosaccharide that has three atoms of carbon.
- osiers
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noun,
any of various willows, as the red osier, having tough, flexible twigs or branches that are used for wickerwork.
- brines
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noun,
water saturated or strongly impregnated with salt.
- nitres
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noun,
niter.
- rimose
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adjective,
full of crevices, chinks, or cracks.
- timers
-
noun,
a person or thing that times.
- Breton
-
noun,
André [ahn-drey] /ɑ̃ˈdreɪ/ (Show IPA), 1896–1966, French poet, essayist, and critic.
- Nestor
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noun,
the oldest and wisest of the Greeks in the Trojan War and a king of Pylos.
- trines
-
noun,
a set or group of three; triad.
- nebris
-
noun,
a fawn skin worn in Greek mythology by Dionysus and his followers.
- Osbert
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noun,
a male given name: from Old English words meaning “god” and “bright.”.
- brents
-
noun,
brant.
- miters
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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.
- moires
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noun,
any moiré fabric.
- sebi-
-
- rotes
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noun,
routine; a fixed, habitual, or mechanical course of procedure:
- sires
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noun,
the male parent of a quadruped.
- smote
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verb,
a simple past tense of smite.
- meso-
-
- sito-
-
- Niobe
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noun,
the daughter of Tantalus and wife of Amphion of Thebes. She provoked Apollo and Artemis to vengeance by taunting their mother, Leto, with the number and beauty of her own children; Niobe's children were slain and Zeus turned her into stone, in which state she continued to weep over her loss.
- Noemi
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noun,
Naomi (def 1).
- nerts
-
interjection,
nuts (def 1).
- smite
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Idioms,
smite hip and thigh. hip1 (def 9).
- Niort
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Deux-Sèvres, in W France.
- meson
-
noun,
Physics. any hadron, or strongly interacting particle, other than a baryon. Mesons are bosons, having spins of 0, 1, 2, …, and, unlike baryons, do not obey a conservation law.
- nests
-
noun,
a pocketlike, usually more or less circular structure of twigs, grass, mud, etc., formed by a bird, often high in a tree, as a place in which to lay and incubate its eggs and rear its young; any protected place used by a bird for these purposes.
- meno-
-
- sites
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noun,
the position or location of a town, building, etc., especially as to its environment:
- roset
-
noun,
resin; rosin.
- Robin
-
noun,
any of several small Old World birds having a red or reddish breast, especially Erithacus rubecula, of Europe.
- merit
-
noun,
claim to respect and praise; excellence; worth.
- Nebr.
-
- rises
-
noun,
an act or instance of rising.
- mero-
-
- meros
-
noun,
(in the Doric order) a flat surface between two channels of a triglyph.
- nemos
-
noun,
remote (def 10).
- 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.
- MSEnt
-
- 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.
- Rosie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Rose.
- rosin
-
noun,
Chemistry. the yellowish to amber, translucent, hard, brittle, fragmented resin left after distilling the oil of turpentine from the crude oleoresin of the pine: used chiefly in making varnishes, varnish and paint driers, printing inks, and for rubbing on the bows of such string instruments as the violin.
- robes
-
noun,
a long, loose or flowing gown or outer garment worn by men or women as ceremonial dress, an official vestment, or garb of office.
- Nimes
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Gard, in S France: Roman ruins.
- Rosse
-
noun,
William Parsons, Third Earl of, William Parsons.
- rests
-
noun,
the refreshing quiet or repose of sleep:
- 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).
- 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.
- motes
-
noun,
a small particle or speck, especially of dust.
- sents
-
noun,
a coin of Estonia until the euro was adopted, the 100th part of a kroon.
- Mont.
-
- Monet
-
noun,
Claude [klawd;; French klohd] /klɔd;; French kloʊd/ (Show IPA), 1840–1926, French painter.
- nitr-
-
- Minto
-
noun,
Gilbert John Elliot-Murray-Kynynmond [el-ee-uh t-mur-ee-ki-nin-muh nd,, -muhr-ee-,, el-yuh t-] /ˈɛl i ətˈmɜr i kɪˈnɪn mənd,, -ˈmʌr i-,, ˈɛl yət-/ (Show IPA), 4th Earl of, 1845–1914, British colonial administrator: governor general of Canada 1898–1904; viceroy of India 1905–10.
- senti
-
noun,
a monetary unit of Tanzania, the 100th part of a shilling; cent.
- mints
-
noun,
any aromatic herb of the genus Mentha, having opposite leaves and small, whorled flowers, as the spearmint and peppermint.
Compare mint family.
- moist
-
adjective,
moderately or slightly wet; damp.
- moire
-
noun,
any moiré fabric.
- Seton
-
noun,
a thread or the like inserted beneath the skin to provide drainage or to guide subsequent passage of a tube.
- mires
-
noun,
a tract or area of wet, swampy ground; bog; marsh.
- seti-
-
- nitre
-
noun,
niter.
- Minot
-
noun,
George Richards [rich-erdz] /ˈrɪtʃ ərdz/ (Show IPA), 1885–1950, U.S. physician: Nobel prize 1934.
- miser
-
noun,
a person who lives in wretched circumstances in order to save and hoard money.
- mises
-
noun,
a settlement or agreement.
- miso-
-
- misos
-
noun,
a fermented seasoning paste of soybeans, often with rice or barley added, used to flavor soups and sauces.
- Miss.
-
- serin
-
noun,
a small finch, Serinus serinus, of Europe and northern Africa, closely related to the canary.
- Mitre
-
noun,
Bartolomé [bahr-taw-law-me] /ˌbɑr tɔ lɔˈmɛ/ (Show IPA), 1821–1906, Argentine soldier, statesman, and author: president of Argentina 1862–68.
- reni-
-
- 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.
- Mists
-
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.
- sero-
-
- Monte
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noun,
Also called monte bank. a gambling game played with a 40-card pack in which players bet that one of two layouts, each consisting of two cards drawn from either the top or bottom of the deck and turned face up, will be matched in suit by the next card turned up.
- Minos
-
noun,
a king of Crete: he ordered Daedalus to build the Labyrinth.
- Niter
-
noun,
potassium nitrate.
- sines
-
noun,
Trigonometry.
(in a right triangle) the ratio of the side opposite a given acute angle to the hypotenuse.
(of an angle) a trigonometric function equal to the ratio of the ordinate of the end point of the arc to the radius vector of this end point, the origin being at the center of the circle on which the arc lies and the initial point of the arc being on the x-axis. Abbreviation: sin.
- Siren
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. one of several sea nymphs, part woman and part bird, who lure mariners to destruction by their seductive singing.
- Metis
-
noun,
any person of mixed ancestry.
- metr-
-
- rents
-
noun,
a payment made periodically by a tenant to a landlord in return for the use of land, a building, an apartment, an office, or other property.
- resin
-
noun,
any of a class of nonvolatile, solid or semisolid organic substances, as copal or mastic, that consist of amorphous mixtures of carboxylic acids and are obtained directly from certain plants as exudations or prepared by polymerization of simple molecules: used in medicine and in the making of varnishes and plastics.
- seism
-
noun,
an earthquake.
- mosts
-
noun,
the greatest quantity, amount, or degree; the utmost:
- Mossi
-
noun,
an agricultural people of Africa living mainly in Burkina Faso.
- Moses
-
noun,
the Hebrew prophet who led the Israelites out of Egypt and delivered the Law during their years of wandering in the wilderness.
- Moser
-
noun,
Johann Jakob [yoh-hahn yah-kawp] /ˈyoʊ hɑn ˈyɑ kɔp/ (Show IPA), 1701–85, German jurist and publicist.
- Sino-
-
- semi-
-
- Minor
-
noun,
a person under the legal age of full responsibility.
- morts
-
noun,
Hunting. the note played on a hunting horn signifying that the animal hunted has been killed.
- miens
-
noun,
air, bearing, or demeanor, as showing character, feeling, etc.:
- semis
-
noun,
a copper coin of ancient Rome, the half part of an as.
- resit
-
noun,
a test or examination that is retaken.
- Morse
-
noun,
an ornamented metal clasp or brooch for fastening a cope in front.
- Miner
-
noun,
Also called mineworker. a person who works in a mine, especially a commercial mine producing coal or metallic ores.
- morns
-
noun,
morning.
- mores
-
noun,
an additional quantity, amount, or number:
- senor
-
noun,
a Spanish term of address equivalent to sir or Mr., used alone or capitalized and prefixed to the name of a man. Abbreviation: Sr.
- Mines
-
noun,
an excavation made in the earth for the purpose of extracting ores, coal, precious stones, etc.
- Simon
-
noun,
the original name of the apostle Peter.
Compare Peter.
- omni-
-
- sorts
-
noun,
a particular kind, species, variety, class, or group, distinguished by a common character or nature:
- snibs
-
noun,
a bolt, catch, lock, or fastening on a door or window.
- tombe
-
noun,
a step in which a dancer falls from one leg to the other, landing with all the weight on the foot that has just moved, while flexing the knee.
- Tobin
-
noun,
James, 1918–2002, U.S. economist: Nobel prize 1981.
- borne
-
noun,
a circular sofa having a conical or cylindrical back piece at the center.
- Boris
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Bores
-
noun,
a dull, tiresome, or uncongenial person.
- toise
-
noun,
an old French unit of length equivalent to 6.395 feet (1.949 meters).
- obits
-
noun,
Informal. an obituary.
- bones
-
noun,
Anatomy, Zoology.
one of the structures composing the skeleton of a vertebrate.
the hard connective tissue forming the substance of the skeleton of most vertebrates, composed of a collagen-rich organic matrix impregnated with calcium, phosphate, and other minerals.
- to-be
-
adjective,
future; soon to be the thing specified (usually used in combination):
- boner
-
noun,
a person or thing that bones.
- OBrit
-
- tomes
-
noun,
a book, especially a very heavy, large, or learned book.
- boite
-
noun,
a nightclub; cabaret.
- Boise
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Idaho, in the SW part: built on the site of an army post on the Oregon Trail.
- boers
-
noun,
a South African of Dutch extraction.
- borts
-
noun,
low-quality diamond, in granular aggregate or small fragments, valuable only in crushed or powdered form, especially for industrial use as an abrasive.
- ornes
-
noun,
a department in NW France. 2372 sq. mi. (6145 sq. km). Capital: Alençon.
- tones
-
noun,
any sound considered with reference to its quality, pitch, strength, source, etc.:
- Brine
-
noun,
water saturated or strongly impregnated with salt.
- Timon
-
noun,
c320–c230 b.c, Greek philosopher.
- snits
-
noun,
an agitated or irritated state.
- Brit.
-
- brise
-
noun,
a ballet movement in which the dancer jumps off one foot, beats the legs together, and lands on both feet.
- 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).
- brios
-
noun,
vigor; vivacity.
- brims
-
noun,
the upper edge of anything hollow; rim; brink:
- ornis
-
noun,
an avifauna.
- tines
-
noun,
a sharp, projecting point or prong, as of a fork.
- osier
-
noun,
any of various willows, as the red osier, having tough, flexible twigs or branches that are used for wickerwork.
- Brest
-
noun,
a seaport in the W extremity of France: German submarine base in World War II; surrendered to Allies September 1944.
- Brent
-
noun,
brant.
- tires
-
noun,
British Dialect. fatigue.
- TIROS
-
noun,
one of a series of satellites for transmitting television pictures of the earth's cloud cover.
- Botes
-
noun,
compensation, such as for injury to person or honor.
- toner
-
noun,
a person or thing that tones.
- TORES
-
noun,
a torus.
- brom-
-
- trine
-
noun,
a set or group of three; triad.
- besot
-
verb (used with object),
to intoxicate or stupefy with drink.
- besom
-
noun,
a broom, especially one of brush or twigs.
- onset
-
noun,
a beginning or start:
- Berns
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Switzerland, in the W part: capital of Bern canton.
- trims
-
noun,
the condition, order, or fitness of a person or thing for action, work, use, etc.
- berms
-
noun,
Also, berme. Fortification. a horizontal surface between the exterior slope of a rampart and the moat.
- bents
-
noun,
direction taken, as by one's interests; inclination:
- bests
-
noun,
something or someone that is best:
- Benis
-
noun,
a river flowing NE from W Bolivia to the Madeira River. About 600 miles (965 km) long.
- trios
-
noun,
a musical composition for three voices or instruments.
- trois
-
noun,
the number 3.
- omers
-
noun,
a Hebrew unit of dry measure, the tenth part of an ephah.
- trone
-
noun,
a large pair of scales, a spring balance, or other weighing device located in a town or marketplace to weigh goods and merchandise.
- 30-30
-
- tries
-
noun,
plural of try.
- 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.
- bites
-
noun,
an act of biting.
- biont
-
- biter
-
noun,
a person or animal that bites, especially habitually or viciously:
- bisso
-
noun,
bis2 .
- bison
-
noun,
Also called American bison, American buffalo. a North American, oxlike ruminant, Bison bison, having a large head and high, humped shoulders: formerly common in North America, its small remaining population in isolated western areas of the U.S. and Canada is now protected.
- birse
-
noun,
a short hair of the beard or body; a bristle.
- birne
-
noun,
boule1 (def 1).
- orbit
-
noun,
the curved path, usually elliptical, described by a planet, satellite, spaceship, etc., around a celestial body, as the sun.
- 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.
- omber
-
noun,
a card game popular in the 17th and 18th centuries and played, usually by three persons, with 40 cards.
- biome
-
noun,
a complex biotic community characterized by distinctive plant and animal species and maintained under the climatic conditions of the region, especially such a community that has developed to climax.
- bints
-
noun,
a contemptuous term used to refer to a woman or girl.
- torsi
-
noun,
a plural of torso.
- Binet
-
noun,
Alfred [al-frid;; French al-fred] /ˈæl frɪd;; French alˈfrɛd/ (Show IPA), 1857–1911, French psychologist: co-deviser of the Binet-Simon scale.
- bines
-
noun,
a twining plant stem, as of the hop.
- tress
-
noun,
Usually, tresses. long locks or curls of hair.
- biers
-
noun,
a frame or stand on which a corpse or the coffin containing it is laid before burial.
- 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.
- brits
-
noun,
the group of small marine animals forming the food of whalebone whales.
- bros.
-
noun,
a brother.
- inset
-
noun,
something inserted; insert.
- stime
-
noun,
the smallest bit; a drop, taste, or glimpse.
- Brose
-
noun,
a porridge made by stirring boiling liquid into oatmeal or other meal.
- Stern
-
noun,
the after part of a vessel (often opposed to stem).
- ster.
-
- reins
-
noun,
Often, reins. a leather strap, fastened to each end of the bit of a bridle, by which the rider or driver controls a horse or other animal by pulling so as to exert pressure on the bit.
- Stein
-
noun,
a mug, usually earthenware, especially for beer.
- Norse
-
noun,
(used with a plural verb) the Norwegians, especially the ancient Norwegians.
- reist
-
verb (used without object),
reest2 .
- Ibert
-
noun,
Jacques François Antoine [zhahk frahn-swa ahn-twan] /ʒɑk frɑ̃ˈswa ɑ̃ˈtwan/ (Show IPA), 1890–1962, French composer.
- 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.
- Soter
-
noun,
Saint, pope a.d. 166?–175?.
- Ibsen
-
noun,
Henrik [hen-rik] /ˈhɛn rɪk/ (Show IPA), 1828–1906, Norwegian dramatist and poet.
- inert
-
adjective,
having no inherent power of action, motion, or resistance (opposed to active):
- sores
-
noun,
a sore spot or place on the body.
- inst.
-
- noses
-
noun,
the part of the face or facial region in humans and certain animals that contains the nostrils and the organs of smell and functions as the usual passageway for air in respiration: in humans it is a prominence in the center of the face formed of bone and cartilage, serving also to modify or modulate the voice.
- sober
-
adjective,
not intoxicated or drunk.
- snobs
-
noun,
a person who imitates, cultivates, or slavishly admires social superiors and is condescending or overbearing to others.
- iters
-
noun,
a canal or passage.
- snore
-
noun,
the act, instance, or sound of snoring.
- snort
-
noun,
the act or sound of snorting.
- noise
-
noun,
sound, especially of a loud, harsh, or confused kind:
- snots
-
noun,
Vulgar. mucus from the nose.
- omits
-
verb (used with object),
to leave out; fail to include or mention:
- sorbs
-
noun,
a European tree, Sorbus domestica.
- Irons
-
noun,
Jeremy (John) born 1948, English actor.
- irone
-
noun,
a colorless liquid of isomeric, unsaturated ketones, C 14 H 22 O, obtained from orris root: used in perfumery for its odor of violets.
- sones
-
noun,
a unit for measuring the loudness of sound, equal to the loudness of a sound that, in the judgment of a group of listeners, is equal to that of a 1000-cycle-per-second reference sound having an intensity of 40 decibels.
- 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.
- nomes
-
noun,
one of the provinces of ancient Egypt.
- intr.
-
- Ernst
-
noun,
Max [maks;; German mahks] /mæks;; German mɑks/ (Show IPA), 1891–1976, German painter, in the U.S. 1941–49, in France 1949–76.
- sties
-
noun,
a pen or enclosure for swine; pigpen.
- eosin
-
noun,
Also called bromeosin, tetrabromofluorescein. a red, crystalline, water-insoluble solid, C 20 H 8 Br 4 O 5 , derived from fluorescein by bromination: used chiefly as an acid dye for dyeing silk a rose red color and as a histological stain.
- BSRet
-
- notes
-
noun,
a brief record of something written down to assist the memory or for future reference.
- stirs
-
noun,
the act of stirring or moving.
- tenor
-
noun,
the course of thought or meaning that runs through something written or spoken; purport; drift.
- term.
-
- 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.
- oste-
-
- Terni
-
noun,
a city in central Italy.
- Reims
-
noun,
a city in NE France: cathedral; unconditional surrender of Germany May 7, 1945.
- terns
-
noun,
any of numerous aquatic birds of the subfamily Sterninae of the family Laridae, related to the gulls but usually having a more slender body and bill, smaller feet, a long, deeply forked tail, and a more graceful flight, especially those of the genus Sterna, as S. hirundo (common tern) of Eurasia and America, having white, black, and gray plumage.
- Osset
-
noun,
a member of an Aryan people of Ossetia whose religion combines features of Islam and Christianity.
- BSMet
-
- Tiber
-
noun,
a river in central Italy, flowing through Rome into the Mediterranean. 244 miles (395 km) long.
- 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.
- timer
-
noun,
a person or thing that times.
- temin
-
noun,
Howard M(artin) 1934–94, U.S. virologist: Nobel Prize in medicine 1975.
- teno-
-
- 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.
- enorm
-
adjective,
enormous; huge; vast.
- stobs
-
noun,
a post, stump, or stake.
- ento-
-
- Ensor
-
noun,
James, 1860–1949, Belgian painter.
- stome
-
- Stone
-
noun,
the hard substance, formed of mineral matter, of which rocks consist.
- rinse
-
noun,
an act or instance of rinsing.
- emirs
-
noun,
a chieftain, prince, commander, or head of state in some Islamic countries.
- store
-
noun,
an establishment where merchandise is sold, usually on a retail basis.
- emits
-
verb (used with object),
to send forth (liquid, light, heat, sound, particles, etc.); discharge.
- rems
-
noun,
the quantity of ionizing radiation whose biological effect is equal to that produced by one roentgen of x-rays.
- Orne
-
noun,
a department in NW France. 2372 sq. mi. (6145 sq. km). Capital: Alençon.
- osis
-
- Rein
-
noun,
Often, reins. a leather strap, fastened to each end of the bit of a bridle, by which the rider or driver controls a horse or other animal by pulling so as to exert pressure on the bit.
- reit
-
noun,
real-estate investment trust.
- Reno
-
noun,
Informal. a renovation, as of a building or room.
- Omri
-
noun,
a king of Israel and the father of Ahab. I Kings 16:16–28.
- Orem
-
noun,
a city in N Utah.
- orts
-
noun,
Usually, orts. a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
- rebs
-
noun,
a Confederate soldier.
- rent
-
noun,
a payment made periodically by a tenant to a landlord in return for the use of land, a building, an apartment, an office, or other property.
- Ont.
-
- rest
-
noun,
the refreshing quiet or repose of sleep:
- 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).
- Reis
-
plural noun,
a former money of account of Portugal and Brazil.
- 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.
- orbs
-
noun,
a sphere or globe:
- 1080
-
- 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.
- tens
-
noun,
a self-operated portable device used to treat chronic pain by sending electrical impulses through electrodes placed over the painful area.
- Tine
-
noun,
a sharp, projecting point or prong, as of a fork.
- 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.
- 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.
- Tess
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Theresa.
- tern
-
noun,
any of numerous aquatic birds of the subfamily Sterninae of the family Laridae, related to the gulls but usually having a more slender body and bill, smaller feet, a long, deeply forked tail, and a more graceful flight, especially those of the genus Sterna, as S. hirundo (common tern) of Eurasia and America, having white, black, and gray plumage.
- ter.
-
- ten.
-
- tire
-
noun,
British Dialect. fatigue.
- str.
-
- stob
-
noun,
a post, stump, or stake.
- Stir
-
noun,
the act of stirring or moving.
- 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.
- Ste.
-
- sris
-
noun,
a Hindu title of address prefixed to the name of a deity, holy person, etc.
- SRBM
-
- tion
-
- Tiro
-
noun,
tyro.
- sort
-
noun,
a particular kind, species, variety, class, or group, distinguished by a common character or nature:
- torn
-
noun,
a drop of the saline, watery fluid continually secreted by the lacrimal glands between the surface of the eye and the eyelid, serving to moisten and lubricate these parts and keep them clear of foreign particles. Synonyms: teardrop.
- tron
-
- Trio
-
noun,
a musical composition for three voices or instruments.
- trim
-
noun,
the condition, order, or fitness of a person or thing for action, work, use, etc.
- TRIB
-
- tri-
-
- toss
-
noun,
an act or instance of tossing.
- tors
-
noun,
a rocky pinnacle; a peak of a bare or rocky mountain or hill.
- Tori
-
noun,
plural of torus.
- Tob.
-
- Tore
-
noun,
a torus.
- Toni
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Antoinette or Antonia.
- tone
-
noun,
any sound considered with reference to its quality, pitch, strength, source, etc.:
- TOMS
-
noun,
the male of various animals, as the turkey.
- tome
-
noun,
a book, especially a very heavy, large, or learned book.
- tomb
-
noun,
an excavation in earth or rock for the burial of a corpse; grave.
- Tobe
-
noun,
the principal outer garment in some parts of north and central Africa, consisting of a length of cloth that is sewn into a long loose skirt or is draped around the body and fastened over one shoulder.
- sots
-
noun,
a drunkard.
- sori
-
noun,
plural of sorus.
- Rise
-
noun,
an act or instance of rising.
- Ross
-
noun,
the rough exterior of bark.
- sent
-
noun,
a coin of Estonia until the euro was adopted, the 100th part of a kroon.
- Sem.
-
- seis
-
noun,
sei whale.
- SEbS
-
- ROTS
-
noun,
the process of rotting.
- Roti
-
noun,
roast.
- rote
-
noun,
routine; a fixed, habitual, or mechanical course of procedure:
- ROSE
-
noun,
any of the wild or cultivated, usually prickly-stemmed, pinnate-leaved, showy-flowered shrubs of the genus Rosa.
Compare rose family.
- Seri
-
noun,
a member of an American Indian people of western Sonora state, Mexico, on the Gulf of California.
- roms
-
noun,
a Gypsy man or boy.
- Rome
-
noun,
Harold (Jacob) 1908–1993, U.S. lyricist and composer.
- Rom.
-
- robs
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Robert.
- robe
-
noun,
a long, loose or flowing gown or outer garment worn by men or women as ceremonial dress, an official vestment, or garb of office.
- rite
-
noun,
a formal or ceremonial act or procedure prescribed or customary in religious or other solemn use:
- rit.
-
- Serb
-
noun, adjective,
Serbian.
- sers
-
noun,
a unit of weight in India, varying in value but usually 1/40 of a maund: the government ser is divided into 80 tolas of 180 English grains and equals nearly 2 pounds 1 ounce avoirdupois (950 grams).
- sore
-
noun,
a sore spot or place on the body.
- snib
-
noun,
a bolt, catch, lock, or fastening on a door or window.
- Sorb
-
noun,
a European tree, Sorbus domestica.
- Soni
-
- sone
-
noun,
a unit for measuring the loudness of sound, equal to the loudness of a sound that, in the judgment of a group of listeners, is equal to that of a 1000-cycle-per-second reference sound having an intensity of 40 decibels.
- sobs
-
noun,
the act of sobbing; a convulsive catching of the breath in weeping.
- snot
-
noun,
Vulgar. mucus from the nose.
- snob
-
noun,
a person who imitates, cultivates, or slavishly admires social superiors and is condescending or overbearing to others.
- snit
-
noun,
an agitated or irritated state.
- sits
-
verb,
(in prescriptions) may it be.
- Sert
-
noun,
José María [haw-se mah-ree-ah] /hɔˈsɛ mɑˈri ɑ/ (Show IPA), 1876–1945, Spanish painter.
- site
-
noun,
the position or location of a town, building, etc., especially as to its environment:
- sirs
-
noun,
a respectful or formal term of address used to a man:
- sire
-
noun,
the male parent of a quadruped.
- Sion
-
noun,
a town in and the capital of Valais, in SW Switzerland.
- SINE
-
noun,
Trigonometry.
(in a right triangle) the ratio of the side opposite a given acute angle to the hypotenuse.
(of an angle) a trigonometric function equal to the ratio of the ordinate of the end point of the arc to the radius vector of this end point, the origin being at the center of the circle on which the arc lies and the initial point of the arc being on the x-axis. Abbreviation: sin.
- Sims
-
noun,
William Sowden [soud-n] /ˈsaʊd n/ (Show IPA), 1858–1936, U.S. admiral, born in Canada.
- sibs
-
noun,
a kinsman; relative.
- some
-
adverb,
(used with numerals and with words expressing degree, extent, etc.) approximately; about:
- nits
-
noun,
the egg of a parasitic insect, especially of a louse, often attached to a hair or a fiber of clothing.
- omit
-
verb (used with object),
to leave out; fail to include or mention:
- ions
-
noun,
an electrically charged atom or group of atoms formed by the loss or gain of one or more electrons, as a cation (positive ion) which is created by electron loss and is attracted to the cathode in electrolysis, or as an anion (negative ion) which is created by an electron gain and is attracted to the anode. The valence of an ion is equal to the number of electrons lost or gained and is indicated by a plus sign for cations and a minus sign for anions, thus: Na + , Cl−, Ca ++ , S = .
- 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.
- 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.
- iter
-
noun,
a canal or passage.
- Omer
-
noun,
a Hebrew unit of dry measure, the tenth part of an ephah.
- ISSN
-
- iso-
-
- isms
-
noun,
a distinctive doctrine, theory, system, or practice:
- ISBN
-
- iron
-
noun,
Chemistry. a ductile, malleable, silver-white metallic element, scarcely known in a pure condition, but much used in its crude or impure carbon-containing forms for making tools, implements, machinery, etc. Symbol: Fe; atomic weight: 55.847; atomic number: 26; specific gravity: 7.86 at 20°C.
Compare cast iron, pig iron, steel, wrought iron.
- Ire.
-
- IRBM
-
- into
-
adjective,
Mathematics. pertaining to a function or map from one set to another set, the range of which is a proper subset of the second set, as the function f, from the set of all integers into the set of all perfect squares where f (x) = x 2 for every integer.
- men-
-
- int.
-
- ins.
-
- inro
-
noun,
a small lacquer box with compartments for medicines, cosmetics, etc., worn on the waist sash of the traditional Japanese costume.
- Ibos
-
noun,
a member of an indigenous black people of southeastern Nigeria, renowned as traders and for their art.
- Eton
-
noun,
a town in Berkshire, in S England, on the Thames River, W of London: the site of Eton College.
- est.
-
- eso-
-
- ESIS
-
- erst
-
adverb,
before the present time; formerly.
- Eros
-
noun,
the ancient Greek god of love, identified by the Romans with Cupid.
- Eris
-
noun,
the ancient Greek goddess of discord and the sister of Ares: identified with the Roman goddess Discordia.
- 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.
- ment
-
- eons
-
noun,
an indefinitely long period of time; age.
- mis-
-
- most
-
noun,
the greatest quantity, amount, or degree; the utmost:
- Moss
-
noun,
any tiny, leafy-stemmed, flowerless plant of the class Musci, reproducing by spores and growing in tufts, sods, or mats on moist ground, tree trunks, rocks, etc.
- Mort
-
noun,
Hunting. the note played on a hunting horn signifying that the animal hunted has been killed.
- morn
-
noun,
morning.
- more
-
noun,
an additional quantity, amount, or number:
- Mons
-
noun,
an area of the body that is higher than neighboring areas.
- Mon.
-
- moit
-
noun,
a foreign particle found in wool, as a burr, twig, or seed.
- 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.
- 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.
- mise
-
noun,
a settlement or agreement.
- Miro
-
noun,
Gabriel [gah-vree-el] /ˌgɑ vriˈɛl/ (Show IPA), 1879–1930, Spanish novelist, short-story writer, and essayist.
- 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.
- mire
-
noun,
a tract or area of wet, swampy ground; bog; marsh.
- mint
-
noun,
any aromatic herb of the genus Mentha, having opposite leaves and small, whorled flowers, as the spearmint and peppermint.
Compare mint family.
- mins
-
noun,
a group of Chinese languages spoken in southeastern China, including Foochow and Fukienese.
- Mino
-
noun,
Minho.
- MiNE
-
noun,
an excavation made in the earth for the purpose of extracting ores, coal, precious stones, etc.
- min.
-
- mien
-
noun,
air, bearing, or demeanor, as showing character, feeling, etc.:
- mibs
-
noun,
a playing marble, especially one that is not used as a shooter.
- met.
-
- mess
-
noun,
a dirty, untidy, or disordered condition:
- mes-
-
- Erin
-
noun,
Literary. Ireland.
- Ens.
-
- mots
-
noun,
a pithy or witty remark; bon mot.
- bint
-
noun,
a contemptuous term used to refer to a woman or girl.
- Born
-
noun,
Max, 1882–1970, German physicist: Nobel Prize 1954.
- Bore
-
noun,
a dull, tiresome, or uncongenial person.
- bor.
-
- bons
-
noun,
Cape, a cape on the NE coast of Tunisia: surrender of the German African forces, May 12, 1943.
- Bone
-
noun,
Anatomy, Zoology.
one of the structures composing the skeleton of a vertebrate.
the hard connective tissue forming the substance of the skeleton of most vertebrates, composed of a collagen-rich organic matrix impregnated with calcium, phosphate, and other minerals.
- Boer
-
noun,
a South African of Dutch extraction.
- BMet
-
- bite
-
noun,
an act of biting.
- BIOS
-
noun,
computer firmware that directs many basic functions of the operating system, as booting and keyboard control.
- Bion
-
noun,
flourished c100 b.c, Greek pastoral poet.
- bio-
-
- bine
-
noun,
a twining plant stem, as of the hop.
- bort
-
noun,
low-quality diamond, in granular aggregate or small fragments, valuable only in crushed or powdered form, especially for industrial use as an abrasive.
- bin-
-
- bier
-
noun,
a frame or stand on which a corpse or the coffin containing it is laid before burial.
- bet.
-
- BEST
-
noun,
something or someone that is best:
- Bess
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- BERT
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Albert, Bertram, Herbert, Hubert, etc.
- Bern
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Switzerland, in the W part: capital of Bern canton.
- berm
-
noun,
Also, berme. Fortification. a horizontal surface between the exterior slope of a rampart and the moat.
- Bent
-
noun,
direction taken, as by one's interests; inclination:
- bens
-
noun,
the inner or back room of a two-room cottage, especially when used as a combined parlor and bedroom.
- Beni
-
noun,
a river flowing NE from W Bolivia to the Madeira River. About 600 miles (965 km) long.
- Bors
-
noun,
Sir Arthurian Romance.. Also, Sir Bors de Ganis [duh gan-is] /də ˈgæn ɪs/ (Show IPA). a knight of the Round Table, cousin of Lancelot.
- Bose
-
noun,
Sir Jagadis Chandre [juh-guh-dees chuhn-druh] /dʒə gəˈdis ˈtʃʌn drə/ (Show IPA), 1858–1937, Indian physicist and plant physiologist.
- Enos
-
noun,
the son of Seth. Gen. 5:6.
- BSIE
-
- emit
-
verb (used with object),
to send forth (liquid, light, heat, sound, particles, etc.); discharge.
- emir
-
noun,
a chieftain, prince, commander, or head of state in some Islamic countries.
- Ebro
-
noun,
a river flowing SE from N Spain to the Mediterranean. About 470 miles (755 km) long.
- ebon
-
adjective,
ebony (def 6).
- BSSE
-
- BSRT
-
- BSOT
-
- BSMT
-
- BSME
-
- BSIT
-
- BSIR
-
- BSES
-
- BOSS
-
noun,
a person who employs or superintends workers; manager.
- BSEM
-
- Brno
-
noun,
a city in S Moravia, in the SE Czech Republic: former capital of Moravia.
- bris
-
noun,
Brith.
- brio
-
noun,
vigor; vivacity.
- brim
-
noun,
the upper edge of anything hollow; rim; brink:
- Brie
-
noun,
a region in NE France, between the Seine and the Marne.
- Bres
-
noun,
a Fomorian king of Ireland, whose unpopular rule led to the expulsion of the Fomorians by the Tuatha De Danann.
- brei
-
noun,
a suspension of finely divided tissue in an isotonic medium, used chiefly as a culture for certain viruses.
- bots
-
noun,
a disease affecting various mammals, especially horses, caused by the attachment of the parasitic larvae of botflies to the stomach of the host.
- bote
-
noun,
compensation, such as for injury to person or honor.
- bot.
-
- mote
-
noun,
a small particle or speck, especially of dust.
- item
-
noun,
a separate article or particular:
- Nebo
-
noun,
Mt. See under Pisgah.
- nori
-
noun,
a seaweed having a mildly sweet, salty taste, usually dried, used in Japanese cookery mainly as a wrap for sushi.
- nom.
-
- obit
-
noun,
Informal. an obituary.
- nibs
-
noun,
his/her nibs, Informal: Often Facetious. a person in authority, especially one who is demanding and tyrannical:
- MSTS
-
- obis
-
noun,
a long, broad sash tied about the waist over a Japanese kimono.
- Nor.
-
- Obie
-
noun,
one of a group of awards given annually, beginning in 1956, by New York City's The Village Voice newspaper for achievement in the off-Broadway theater.
- nest
-
noun,
a pocketlike, usually more or less circular structure of twigs, grass, mud, etc., formed by a bird, often high in a tree, as a place in which to lay and incubate its eggs and rear its young; any protected place used by a bird for these purposes.
- ness
-
noun,
a headland; promontory; cape.
- Norm
-
noun,
a standard, model, or pattern.
- Nier
-
noun,
Alfred Otto Carl, 1911–1994, U.S. physicist.
- NTSB
-
- nos-
-
- Nero
-
noun,
(Lucius Domitius Ahenobarbus) (“Nero Claudius Caesar Drusus Germanicus”) a.d. 37–68, emperor of Rome 54–68, known for his cruelty and depravity.
- Neri
-
noun,
Saint Philip (Filippo Neri) 1515–95, Italian priest: founder of Congregation of the Oratory.
- nose
-
noun,
the part of the face or facial region in humans and certain animals that contains the nostrils and the organs of smell and functions as the usual passageway for air in respiration: in humans it is a prominence in the center of the face formed of bone and cartilage, serving also to modify or modulate the voice.
- not-
-
- note
-
noun,
a brief record of something written down to assist the memory or for future reference.
- nots
-
noun,
a Boolean operator that returns a positive result if its operand is negative and a negative result if its operand is positive.
- NEBS
-
noun,
a bill or beak, as of a bird.
- Nemo
-
noun,
remote (def 10).
- obs.
-
- Nome
-
noun,
one of the provinces of ancient Egypt.
- MSIE
-
- noes
-
noun,
an utterance of the word “no.”.
- nobs
-
noun,
Slang. the head.
- omen
-
noun,
anything perceived or happening that is believed to portend a good or evil event or circumstance in the future; portent.
- Mrs.
-
plural,
a title of respect prefixed to the surname or full name of a married woman:
- NIMS
-
noun,
a game in which two players alternate in drawing counters, pennies, or the like, from a set of 12 arranged in three rows of 3, 4, and 5 counters, respectively, the object being to draw the last counter, or, sometimes, to avoid drawing it.
- neo-
-
- noir
-
adjective,
black; noting the black numbers in roulette.
- 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.
- res
-
noun,
an object or thing; matter.
- ERS
-
noun,
ervil.
- STI
-
- BSO
-
- TES
-
noun,
ti1 .
- BSN
-
- ERT
-
- NMR
-
- ESR
-
- NMI
-
- BSM
-
- ess
-
noun,
the letter S, s.
- Tim
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Timothy.
- ETO
-
- rt.
-
- Reb
-
noun,
a Confederate soldier.
- ETR
-
- RBI
-
- nob
-
noun,
Slang. the head.
- BST
-
- EMT
-
- STM
-
- eon
-
noun,
an indefinitely long period of time; age.
- Noe
-
noun,
Noah (def 1).
- EMR
-
- BSE
-
- EIS
-
- eir
-
- EBS
-
- REM
-
noun,
the quantity of ionizing radiation whose biological effect is equal to that produced by one roentgen of x-rays.
- Bt.
-
- EbN
-
- Tbi
-
- TBO
-
- EOM
-
- EMS
-
noun,
the letter M, m.
- eo-
-
- en-
-
- BTE
-
- EOS
-
noun,
the ancient Greek goddess of the dawn, identified by the Romans with Aurora.
- RSS
-
- BRT
-
- OMB
-
- BME
-
- 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.
- OEM
-
- OES
-
noun,
the fifteenth letter of the English alphabet, a vowel.
- OIr
-
- Ore
-
noun,
a metal-bearing mineral or rock, or a native metal, that can be mined at a profit.
- tr.
-
- OIt
-
- BIE
-
- bi-
-
- Om.
-
- ORB
-
noun,
a sphere or globe:
- ons
-
- Tor
-
noun,
a rocky pinnacle; a peak of a bare or rocky mountain or hill.
- ONR
-
- ONI
-
- one
-
noun,
the first and lowest whole number, being a cardinal number; unity.
- 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.
- Ben
-
noun,
the inner or back room of a two-room cottage, especially when used as a combined parlor and bedroom.
- Br.
-
- BSS
-
- Tro
-
- BEM
-
- be-
-
- TSE
-
- TSI
-
- 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.
- BMI
-
- BMR
-
- Bro
-
noun,
a brother.
- TNB
-
- RMS
-
plural,
ream.
- STB
-
- BRM
-
- tin
-
noun,
Chemistry. a low-melting, malleable, ductile metallic element nearly approaching silver in color and luster: used in plating and in making alloys, tinfoil, and soft solders. Symbol: Sn; atomic weight: 118.69; atomic number: 50; specific gravity: 7.31 at 20°C.
- Re.
-
- OTS
-
- nr.
-
- ote
-
- BRE
-
- OTB
-
- ot-
-
- TMO
-
- ob.
-
- BMS
-
- OSS
-
- toe
-
noun,
one of the terminal digits of the human foot.
- OSB
-
- OBE
-
- Tom
-
noun,
the male of various animals, as the turkey.
- ose
-
- obi
-
noun,
a long, broad sash tied about the waist over a Japanese kimono.
- Bon
-
noun,
Cape, a cape on the NE coast of Tunisia: surrender of the German African forces, May 12, 1943.
- ORT
-
noun,
Usually, orts. a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
- ton
-
noun,
a unit of weight, equivalent to 2000 pounds (0.907 metric ton) avoirdupois (short ton) in the U.S. and 2240 pounds (1.016 metric tons) avoirdupois (long ton) in Great Britain.
- BNS
-
- Bn.
-
- BMT
-
- ETS
-
- nit
-
noun,
the egg of a parasitic insect, especially of a louse, often attached to a hair or a fiber of clothing.
- St.
-
- MI6
-
noun,
the government's secret intelligence service.
- mtn
-
- MTO
-
- MTS
-
- MIR
-
noun,
a village commune of peasant farmers in prerevolutionary Russia.
- Sib
-
noun,
a kinsman; relative.
- ROI
-
- ROE
-
noun,
the mass of eggs, or spawn, within the ovarian membrane of the female fish.
- Sin
-
noun,
transgression of divine law:
- NbE
-
- MIE
-
- NBS
-
- MIB
-
noun,
a playing marble, especially one that is not used as a shooter.
- MI5
-
noun,
the government's security and counterespionage service that works in liaison with Scotland Yard's Special Branch.
- MTI
-
- SIR
-
noun,
a respectful or formal term of address used to a man:
- mi.
-
- ne-
-
- ROB
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Robert.
- rm.
-
plural,
ream.
- Meo
-
noun,
Miao (def 1).
- sis
-
noun,
sister.
- NEB
-
noun,
a bill or beak, as of a bird.
- SST
-
- MBO
-
- SMB
-
- 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.
- MS.
-
plural,
manuscript.
- SES
-
noun,
the syllable used for the seventh tone of a scale and sometimes for the tone B.
- Mt.
-
- Mo.
-
- MRI
-
- rte
-
- RTS
-
- So.
-
- SRO
-
- sb.
-
- SBE
-
- se-
-
- MRE
-
- Mr.
-
plural,
mister: a title of respect prefixed to a man's name or position:
- RSE
-
- SEI
-
noun,
sei whale.
- Rs.
-
- MOT
-
noun,
a pithy or witty remark; bon mot.
- MOS
-
noun,
moment (def 1).
- MIT
-
- MSE
-
- SEN
-
noun,
a money of account of Japan, the 100th part of a yen, now used only in certain quotations, as on foreign exchange.
- MSI
-
- ROT
-
noun,
the process of rotting.
- MOR
-
- MSN
-
- MST
-
- MOI
-
- 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).
- Moe
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Morris or Moses.
- mob
-
noun,
a disorderly or riotous crowd of people.
- MNS
-
- MNE
-
- SMS
-
- SIT
-
verb,
(in prescriptions) may it be.
- Me.
-
- sot
-
noun,
a drunkard.
- RIM
-
noun,
the outer edge, border, margin, or brink of something, especially of a circular object.
- Ir.
-
- IOT
-
- Ios
-
noun,
a small hawk, Buteo solitarius, having two plumage phases and occurring only on the island of Hawaii, where it is a rare species and the only living indigenous bird of prey.
- ior
-
- ion
-
noun,
an electrically charged atom or group of atoms formed by the loss or gain of one or more electrons, as a cation (positive ion) which is created by electron loss and is attracted to the cathode in electrolysis, or as an anion (negative ion) which is created by an electron gain and is attracted to the anode. The valence of an ion is equal to the number of electrons lost or gained and is indicated by a plus sign for cations and a minus sign for anions, thus: Na + , Cl−, Ca ++ , S = .
- 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.
- NIM
-
noun,
a game in which two players alternate in drawing counters, pennies, or the like, from a set of 12 arranged in three rows of 3, 4, and 5 counters, respectively, the object being to draw the last counter, or, sometimes, to avoid drawing it.
- 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.
- ine
-
- in.
-
- ier
-
- SOS
-
noun,
any call for help:
- Ibo
-
noun,
a member of an indigenous black people of southeastern Nigeria, renowned as traders and for their art.
- Son
-
noun,
a male child or person in relation to his parents.
- IBN
-
- ib.
-
- Sr.
-
- SRB
-
- io-
-
- SRI
-
noun,
a Hindu title of address prefixed to the name of a deity, holy person, etc.
- SRS
-
- ss.
-
- SSB
-
- SSE
-
- SSI
-
- SSM
-
- SSN
-
- SSR
-
- MBE
-
- nib
-
noun,
the point of a pen, or either of its divisions.
- IRO
-
- IRS
-
- ITO
-
noun,
Prince Hirobumi [hee-raw-boo-mee] /ˈhi rɔˈbu mi/ (Show IPA), 1841–1909, Japanese statesman.
- ite
-
- ist
-
- NES
-
- SOB
-
noun,
the act of sobbing; a convulsive catching of the breath in weeping.
- ISR
-
- rin
-
noun,
a money of account of Japan, the thousandth part of a yen or the tenth part of a sen.
- ism
-
noun,
a distinctive doctrine, theory, system, or practice:
- ise
-
- Is.
-
noun,
(used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
- TSS
-
- NET
-
noun,
a bag or other contrivance of strong thread or cord worked into an open, meshed fabric, for catching fish, birds, or other animals:
- er
-
interjection,
(used to express or represent a pause, hesitation, uncertainty, etc.).
- N.
-
- NB
-
- TI
-
noun,
the syllable for the seventh tone of a diatonic scale.
- NM
-
- et
-
verb,
a simple past tense of eat.
- BO
-
- M.
-
- i.
-
- BM
-
- RN
-
- SM
-
- B-
-
- S.
-
- MB
-
- SN
-
- IT
-
noun,
(in children's games) the player called upon to perform some task, as, in tag, the one who must catch the other players.
- RI
-
- MN
-
- TM
-
- O.
-
- OE
-
noun,
oy2 .
- EI
-
- TN
-
- E.
-
noun,
Edward (St. John) 1925–2000, U.S. writer and illustrator.
- Eb
-
- TE
-
noun,
ti1 .
- No
-
noun,
an utterance of the word “no.”.
- T1
-
- NI
-
- t.
-
- R.
-
- SI
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noun,
the syllable used for the seventh tone of a scale and sometimes for the tone B.
- TB
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- RO
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