Anagrams of cater-cousin
Word cater-cousin has
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- anorectic
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noun,
an anorectic substance, as a drug; anorexiant.
- outrances
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noun,
the utmost extremity.
- accretion
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noun,
an increase by natural growth or by gradual external addition; growth in size or extent.
- cinctures
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noun,
a belt or girdle.
- tenacious
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adjective,
holding fast; characterized by keeping a firm hold (often followed by of):
- neurotics
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noun,
a neurotic person.
- countries
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noun,
a state or nation:
- courantes
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noun,
a dance dating back to the 17th century and characterized by a running or gliding step.
- succinate
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noun,
a salt or ester of succinic acid.
- courtesan
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noun,
a prostitute or paramour, especially one associating with noblemen or men of wealth.
- suctorian
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noun,
a suctorial animal.
- accouters
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verb (used with object),
to equip or outfit, especially with military clothes, equipment, etc.
- acusector
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noun,
a needle for cutting tissue by means of a high-frequency electric current.
- creations
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noun,
the act of producing or causing to exist; the act of creating; engendering.
- certosina
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noun,
a technique of inlaying light-colored material, as bone, ivory, metal, or pale wood, in elaborate designs on a dark ground.
- Cointreau
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- encaustic
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noun,
a work of art produced by an encaustic process.
- nectarous
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adjective,
of the nature of or resembling nectar.
- truancies
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noun,
the act or state of being truant.
- cast-iron
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noun,
an alloy of iron, carbon, and other elements, cast as a soft and strong, or as a hard and brittle, iron, depending on the mixture and methods of molding.
- accoutres
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verb (used with object),
accouter.
- succentor
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noun,
a precentor's deputy.
- accentors
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noun,
any oscine bird of the family Prunellidae, of Europe and Asia, resembling sparrows but having more finely pointed bills, as the hedge sparrow.
- coruscant
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adjective,
sparkling or gleaming; scintillating; coruscating.
- narcotics
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noun,
any of a class of substances that blunt the senses, as opium, morphine, belladonna, and alcohol, that in large quantities produce euphoria, stupor, or coma, that when used constantly can cause habituation or addiction, and that are used in medicine to relieve pain, cause sedation, and induce sleep.
- coruscate
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verb (used without object),
to emit vivid flashes of light; sparkle; scintillate; gleam.
- Cernauti
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noun,
a city in SW Ukraine, on the Prut River: formerly in Romania.
- auctions
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noun,
Also called public sale. a publicly held sale at which property or goods are sold to the highest bidder.
- re-count
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noun,
a second or additional count, as of votes in an election.
- outraces
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verb (used with object),
to race or run faster than:
- senorita
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noun,
a Spanish term of address equivalent to miss, used alone or capitalized and prefixed to the name of a girl or unmarried woman. Abbreviation: Srta.
- narcotic
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noun,
any of a class of substances that blunt the senses, as opium, morphine, belladonna, and alcohol, that in large quantities produce euphoria, stupor, or coma, that when used constantly can cause habituation or addiction, and that are used in medicine to relieve pain, cause sedation, and induce sleep.
- accouter
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verb (used with object),
to equip or outfit, especially with military clothes, equipment, etc.
- concerts
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noun,
a public musical performance in which a number of singers or instrumentalists, or both, participate.
- recusant
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noun,
a person who is recusant.
- curtains
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noun,
a hanging piece of fabric used to shut out the light from a window, adorn a room, increase privacy, etc.
- cosecant
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noun,
(in a right triangle) the ratio of the hypotenuse to the side opposite a given angle.
- Creation
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noun,
the act of producing or causing to exist; the act of creating; engendering.
- outrance
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noun,
the utmost extremity.
- notaries
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noun,
notary public.
- accoutre
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verb (used with object),
accouter.
- urinates
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verb (used without object),
to pass or discharge urine.
- carneous
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adjective,
fleshlike; flesh-colored.
- Etruscan
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noun,
an inhabitant of ancient Etruria.
- croceins
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noun,
any of several acid azo dyes producing orange or scarlet colors.
- construe
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noun,
the act of construing.
- taurines
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noun,
a neutral crystalline substance, C 2 H 7 NO 3 S, obtained from bile.
- trounces
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verb (used with object),
to beat severely; thrash.
- Anicetus
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noun,
Saint, pope a.d. 155?–166?.
- cocaines
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noun,
a bitter, crystalline alkaloid, C 17 H 21 NO 4 , obtained from coca leaves, used as a local anesthetic and also widely used as an illicit drug for its stimulant and euphorigenic properties.
- nocturia
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noun,
a condition in which one often wakes up during the night to urinate.
- Socratic
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noun,
a follower of Socrates.
- ancestor
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noun,
a person from whom one is descended; forebear; progenitor.
- Teucrian
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noun,
one of the ancient Trojans.
- reaction
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noun,
a reverse movement or tendency; an action in a reverse direction or manner.
- ectosarc
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noun,
the ectoplasm of a protozoan (opposed to endosarc).
- coinsure
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verb (used with or without object),
to insure jointly with another or others.
- cruciate
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adjective,
shaped like a cross; cross-shaped.
- uranites
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noun,
any of the uranium phosphates, as autunite or torbernite.
- suricate
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noun,
a small, burrowing South African carnivore, Suricata suricatta, of a grayish color with dark bands across the back, related to the mongooses and having social behavior similar to that of prairie dogs.
- outcries
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noun,
a strong and usually public expression of protest, indignation, or the like.
- cornices
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noun,
Architecture.
any prominent, continuous, horizontally projecting feature surmounting a wall or other construction, or dividing it horizontally for compositional purposes.
the uppermost member of a classical entablature, consisting of a bed molding, a corona, and a cymatium, with rows of dentils, modillions, etc., often placed between the bed molding and the corona.
- nacreous
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adjective,
of or relating to nacre.
- cuneatic
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adjective,
cuneiform; cuneate.
- accentor
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noun,
any oscine bird of the family Prunellidae, of Europe and Asia, resembling sparrows but having more finely pointed bills, as the hedge sparrow.
- Neustria
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noun,
the W part of the Frankish kingdom, corresponding roughly to N and NW France.
- canotier
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noun,
a fabric constructed in a twill weave, used in the manufacture of yachting clothes.
- counter-
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- counters
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noun,
a table or display case on which goods can be shown, business transacted, etc.
- counties
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noun,
the largest administrative division of a U.S. state:
- cautions
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noun,
alertness and prudence in a hazardous situation; care; wariness:
- cincture
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noun,
a belt or girdle.
- ructions
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noun,
a disturbance, quarrel, or row.
- scenario
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noun,
an outline of the plot of a dramatic work, giving particulars as to the scenes, characters, situations, etc.
- conceits
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noun,
an excessively favorable opinion of one's own ability, importance, wit, etc.
- curacies
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noun,
the office or position of a curate.
- courante
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noun,
a dance dating back to the 17th century and characterized by a running or gliding step.
- Touraine
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noun,
a former province in W France. Capital: Tours.
- acentric
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adjective,
not centered; having no center.
- canister
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noun,
a small box or jar, often one of a kitchen set, for holding tea, coffee, flour, and sugar.
- ruinates
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adjective,
ruined.
- Nearctic
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adjective,
belonging or pertaining to a geographical division comprising temperate Greenland and arctic North America, sometimes including high mountainous regions of the northern Temperate Zone.
- accounts
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noun,
an oral or written description of particular events or situations; narrative:
- carotins
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noun,
carotene.
- centaurs
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noun,
Classical Mythology. one of a race of monsters having the head, trunk, and arms of a man, and the body and legs of a horse.
- cantoris
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adjective,
of or relating to the gospel or liturgical north side of a church (opposed to decani).
- cisterna
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noun,
cistern (def 2).
- acrostic
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noun,
a series of lines or verses in which the first, last, or other particular letters when taken in order spell out a word, phrase, etc.
- neurotic
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noun,
a neurotic person.
- routines
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noun,
a customary or regular course of procedure.
- rainouts
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noun,
a contest, performance, or the like, that has been rained out.
- courants
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noun,
courante.
- acoustic
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noun,
Obsolete. a remedy for deafness or imperfect hearing.
- citreous
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adjective,
lemon-yellow; greenish-yellow.
- aconites
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noun,
any plant belonging to the genus Aconitum, of the buttercup family, having irregular flowers usually in loose clusters, including species with poisonous and medicinal properties.
- conster
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verb (used with or without object),
construe.
- ruction
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noun,
a disturbance, quarrel, or row.
- Tourane
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noun,
former name of Danang.
- toucans
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noun,
any of several usually brightly colored, fruit-eating birds of the family Ramphastidae, of tropical America, having a very large bill.
- concurs
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verb (used without object),
to accord in opinion; agree:
- arseno-
-
- Tournai
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noun,
a city in W Belgium, on the Scheldt River.
- noetics
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noun,
the science of the intellect or of pure thought; reasoning.
- caution
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noun,
alertness and prudence in a hazardous situation; care; wariness:
- Scutari
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noun,
Lake, a lake between NW Albania and Montenegro. About 135 sq. mi. (350 sq. km).
- ascetic
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noun,
a person who dedicates his or her life to a pursuit of contemplative ideals and practices extreme self-denial or self-mortification for religious reasons.
- octanes
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noun,
any of 18 isomeric saturated hydrocarbons having the formula C 8 H 18 , some of which are obtained in the distillation and cracking of petroleum.
- outrace
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verb (used with object),
to race or run faster than:
- ruinate
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adjective,
ruined.
- catouse
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noun,
New England. a noisy disturbance; commotion.
- caustic
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noun,
a caustic substance.
- cations
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noun,
a positively charged ion that is attracted to the cathode in electrolysis.
- trounce
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verb (used with object),
to beat severely; thrash.
- constr.
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- cornice
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noun,
Architecture.
any prominent, continuous, horizontally projecting feature surmounting a wall or other construction, or dividing it horizontally for compositional purposes.
the uppermost member of a classical entablature, consisting of a bed molding, a corona, and a cymatium, with rows of dentils, modillions, etc., often placed between the bed molding and the corona.
- orients
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noun,
the Orient,
the countries of Asia, especially East Asia.
(formerly) the countries to the E of the Mediterranean.
- courant
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noun,
courante.
- orectic
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adjective,
of or relating to desire; appetitive.
- carnous
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adjective,
carnose.
- orceins
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noun,
a red dye, the principal coloring matter of cudbear and orchil, obtained by oxidizing an ammoniacal solution of orcinol.
- neutro-
-
- senator
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noun,
a member of a senate.
- carnose
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adjective,
of or relating to flesh; fleshy.
- cornets
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noun,
Music. a valved wind instrument of the trumpet family.
- Costain
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noun,
Thomas Bertram, 1885–1965, U.S. novelist, historian, and editor, born in Canada.
- canters
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noun,
an easy gallop.
- carnies
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noun,
a person employed by a carnival.
- carnets
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noun,
a customs document allowing an automobile to be driven at no cost across international borders.
- section
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noun,
a part that is cut off or separated.
- Nicetas
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noun,
Saint Ignatius (def 2).
- cortina
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noun,
a weblike, often evanescent veil covering the gills or hanging from the cap edge of certain mushrooms, particularly those of genus Cortinarius, and sometimes persisting as a ring or remnant of fibrils around the mushroom stalk.
- cornute
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adjective,
cornuted.
- treason
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noun,
the offense of acting to overthrow one's government or to harm or kill its sovereign.
- carotin
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noun,
carotene.
- cronies
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noun,
a close friend or companion; chum.
- contuse
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verb (used with object),
to injure (tissue), especially without breaking the skin; bruise.
- crocein
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noun,
any of several acid azo dyes producing orange or scarlet colors.
- contra-
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- atonics
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noun,
Grammar. an unaccented word, syllable, or sound.
- atonies
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noun,
Pathology. lack of tone or energy; muscular weakness, especially in a contractile organ.
- contras
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noun,
(often initial capital letter) a member of a counterrevolutionary guerrilla group in Nicaragua.
- auction
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noun,
Also called public sale. a publicly held sale at which property or goods are sold to the highest bidder.
- nectars
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noun,
the saccharine secretion of a plant, which attracts the insects or birds that pollinate the flower.
- triunes
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noun,
(initial capital letter) the Trinity.
- carouse
-
noun,
carousal.
- crinose
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adjective,
hairy.
- 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.
- nitrous
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adjective,
pertaining to compounds obtained from niter, usually containing less oxygen than the corresponding nitric compounds.
- Austro-
-
- cratons
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noun,
a relatively rigid and immobile region of continental portions of the earth's crust.
- corneas
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noun,
the transparent anterior part of the external coat of the eye covering the iris and the pupil and continuous with the sclera.
- cranio-
-
- couters
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noun,
a piece of plate armor for the elbow.
- cretins
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noun,
a person suffering from cretinism.
- rainout
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noun,
a contest, performance, or the like, that has been rained out.
- concise
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adjective,
expressing or covering much in few words; brief in form but comprehensive in scope; succinct; terse:
- suction
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noun,
the act, process, or condition of sucking.
- acetous
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adjective,
containing or producing acetic acid.
- acinous
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adjective,
consisting of acini.
- notices
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noun,
an announcement or intimation of something impending; warning:
- Roscian
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adjective,
of, relating to, or involving acting.
- incrust
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verb (used with object),
to cover or line with a crust or hard coating.
- aconite
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noun,
any plant belonging to the genus Aconitum, of the buttercup family, having irregular flowers usually in loose clusters, including species with poisonous and medicinal properties.
- citrons
-
noun,
a pale-yellow fruit resembling the lemon but larger and with thicker rind, borne by a small tree or large bush, Citrus medica, allied to the lemon and lime.
- erotics
-
noun,
an erotic poem.
- erotica
-
noun,
written works, usually fiction, dealing with sexual love.
- actino-
-
- Ericson
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noun,
Leif [leef;; Icelandic leyv] /lif;; Icelandic leɪv/ (Show IPA), flourished a.d. c1000, Norse mariner: according to Icelandic saga, discoverer of Vinland (son of Eric the Red).
- nutrias
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noun,
the coypu.
- erasion
-
noun,
the act of erasing.
- Insecta
-
noun,
the class comprising the insects.
- urinate
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verb (used without object),
to pass or discharge urine.
- certain
-
Idioms,
for certain, without a doubt; surely:
- narcose
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adjective,
characterized by stupor; stuporous.
- coaster
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noun,
a person or thing that coasts.
- cerotic
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adjective,
of or derived from cerotic acid.
- scouter
-
noun,
a person who scouts.
- recount
-
noun,
a second or additional count, as of votes in an election.
- encrust
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verb (used with or without object),
incrust.
- acetoin
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noun,
a yellowish, pleasant-smelling liquid, C 4 H 8 O 2 , obtained from various carbohydrates, as glucose, by fermentation: used chiefly in the manufacture of flavors and essences.
- acetins
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noun,
a colorless, thick, hygroscopic liquid, C 5 H 10 O 4 : used chiefly in the manufacture of explosives.
- sautoir
-
noun,
a ribbon, chain, scarf, or the like, tied around the neck in such a manner that the ends cross over each other.
- accents
-
noun,
prominence of a syllable in terms of differential loudness, or of pitch, or length, or of a combination of these.
- tonsure
-
noun,
the act of cutting the hair or shaving the head.
- nourice
-
noun,
a nurse.
- stearic
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adjective,
of or relating to suet or fat.
- rinceau
-
noun,
an ornamental foliate or floral motif.
- stearin
-
noun,
Chemistry. any of the three glyceryl esters of stearic acid, especially C 3 H 5 (C 18 H 35 O 2) 3 , a soft, white, odorless solid found in many natural fats.
- eutocia
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noun,
normal childbirth.
- stearo-
-
- icterus
-
noun,
jaundice (def 1).
- cistern
-
noun,
a reservoir, tank, or container for storing or holding water or other liquid.
- retsina
-
noun,
a strong, resinated white or red wine of Greece and Cyprus.
- Soutine
-
noun,
Chaim [khahy-im,, khahy-im] /xaɪˈɪm,, ˈxaɪ ɪm/ (Show IPA), 1894–1943, Lithuanian painter in France.
- Estonia
-
noun,
a republic in N Europe, on the Baltic, S of the Gulf of Finland: an independent republic 1918–40; annexed by the Soviet Union 1940; regained independence 1991. 17,413 sq. mi. (45,100 sq. km). Capital: Tallinn.
- sterno-
-
- account
-
noun,
an oral or written description of particular events or situations; narrative:
- accrues
-
verb (used without object),
to happen or result as a natural growth, addition, etc.
- soutane
-
noun,
a cassock.
- retains
-
verb (used with object),
to keep possession of.
- accuser
-
noun,
a person who accuses, especially in a court of law:
- cistron
-
noun,
a segment of DNA that encodes for the formation of a specific polypeptide chain; a structural gene.
- Torenia
-
noun,
any of several plants belonging to the genus Torenia, of the figwort family, native to Africa and Asia, having two-lipped, usually blue or purple flowers.
- acerous
-
adjective,
acerose1 .
- ciceros
-
noun,
a Continental unit of measurement for type, equal to 12 Didot points, or 0.178 inches (4.5 mm), roughly comparable to a pica.
- surcoat
-
noun,
a garment worn over medieval armor, often embroidered with heraldic arms.
- coarsen
-
verb (used with or without object),
to make or become coarse.
- recants
-
verb (used with object),
to withdraw or disavow (a statement, opinion, etc.), especially formally; retract.
- conatus
-
noun,
an effort or striving.
- antero-
-
- Anterus
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noun,
Saint, pope a.d. 235–236.
- centro-
-
- centric
-
adjective,
pertaining to or situated at the center; central.
- centri-
-
- sinuate
-
adjective,
bent in and out; winding; sinuous.
- curtain
-
noun,
a hanging piece of fabric used to shut out the light from a window, adorn a room, increase privacy, etc.
- Oceanic
-
adjective,
of, living in, or produced by the ocean:
- curites
-
noun,
a radioactive uranium mineral, Pb 2 U 5 O 17 ·4H 2 O, with adamantine luster, occurring as reddish-brown to deep-yellow needle-shaped crystals, formed by alteration of uraninite.
- curiosa
-
plural noun,
books, pamphlets, etc., dealing with unusual subjects.
- centaur
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. one of a race of monsters having the head, trunk, and arms of a man, and the body and legs of a horse.
- arctics
-
noun,
(often initial capital letter) the region lying north of the Arctic Circle or of the northernmost limit of tree growth; the polar area north of the timber line.
- Cocteau
-
noun,
Jean [zhahn] /ʒɑ̃/ (Show IPA), 1889–1963, French author and painter.
- carious
-
adjective,
having caries, as teeth; decayed.
- Oceanus
-
noun,
a Titan who was the son of Uranus and Gaea, the consort of Tethys, and the father of the river gods and Oceanids.
- conceit
-
noun,
an excessively favorable opinion of one's own ability, importance, wit, etc.
- Saucier
-
noun,
a chef or cook who specializes in making sauces.
- Aretino
-
noun,
Pietro [pye-traw] /ˈpyɛ trɔ/ (Show IPA), 1492–1556, Italian satirist and dramatist.
- curates
-
noun,
Chiefly British. a member of the clergy employed to assist a rector or vicar.
- concert
-
noun,
a public musical performance in which a number of singers or instrumentalists, or both, participate.
- routine
-
noun,
a customary or regular course of procedure.
- aristo-
-
- taurine
-
noun,
a neutral crystalline substance, C 2 H 7 NO 3 S, obtained from bile.
- turacos
-
noun,
touraco.
- ratines
-
noun,
a loosely woven fabric made with nubby or knotty yarns.
- Anteros
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. a brother of Eros, most often regarded as the avenger of unrequited love.
- tanrecs
-
noun,
tenrec.
- Sno-Cat
-
- norites
-
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.
- uranite
-
noun,
any of the uranium phosphates, as autunite or torbernite.
- saunter
-
noun,
a leisurely walk or ramble; stroll.
- cocaine
-
noun,
a bitter, crystalline alkaloid, C 17 H 21 NO 4 , obtained from coca leaves, used as a local anesthetic and also widely used as an illicit drug for its stimulant and euphorigenic properties.
- cerato-
-
- rations
-
noun,
a fixed allowance of provisions or food, especially for soldiers or sailors or for civilians during a shortage:
- Corsica
-
noun,
an island in the Mediterranean, SE of and forming a department of France. 3367 sq. mi. (8720 sq. km). Capital: Ajaccio.
- conies
-
noun,
the fur of a rabbit, especially when dyed to simulate Hudson seal.
- coatis
-
noun,
any tropical American carnivore of the genus Nasua, related to the raccoon, having an elongated body, long, ringed tail, and a slender, flexible snout.
- Citrus
-
noun,
any small tree or spiny shrub of the genus Citrus, of the rue family, including the lemon, lime, orange, tangerine, grapefruit, citron, kumquat, and shaddock, widely cultivated for fruit or grown as an ornamental.
- niters
-
noun,
potassium nitrate.
- toners
-
noun,
a person or thing that tones.
- Coates
-
noun,
Eric, 1886–1957, English violist and composer.
- concur
-
verb (used without object),
to accord in opinion; agree:
- Citron
-
noun,
a pale-yellow fruit resembling the lemon but larger and with thicker rind, borne by a small tree or large bush, Citrus medica, allied to the lemon and lime.
- toe-in
-
noun,
the slight forward convergence given to the front wheels of an automobile to improve steering qualities.
- contr.
-
- contes
-
plural,
Trademark. a brand of crayon made of graphite and clay, usually in black, red, or brown.
- noctis
-
adjective,
(in prescriptions) of the night.
- conure
-
noun,
any of several long-tailed New World parrots, especially of the genus Aratinga, certain species of which are kept as pets.
- C-note
-
noun,
See C (def 11).
- nocti-
-
- nitro-
-
- conics
-
noun,
the branch of geometry that deals with conic sections.
- coarse
-
adjective,
composed of relatively large parts or particles:
- Noetic
-
adjective,
of or relating to the mind.
- tisane
-
noun,
(italics) French. aromatic or herb-flavored tea.
- coacts
-
verb (used with or without object),
to do or act together.
- norias
-
noun,
a device consisting of a series of buckets on a wheel, used in Spain and the East for raising water.
- notice
-
noun,
an announcement or intimation of something impending; warning:
- scrota
-
noun,
the pouch of skin that contains the testes.
- Tocsin
-
noun,
a signal, especially of alarm, sounded on a bell or bells.
- Scoter
-
noun,
any of the large diving ducks of the genus Melanitta, inhabiting northern parts of the Northern Hemisphere.
- corita
-
noun,
a boat resembling a large, woven basket, used by Indians of the southwestern U.S.
- cornea
-
noun,
the transparent anterior part of the external coat of the eye covering the iris and the pupil and continuous with the sclera.
- norite
-
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.
- Scotia
-
noun,
a deep concave molding between two fillets, as in the Attic base.
- CORNET
-
noun,
Music. a valved wind instrument of the trumpet family.
- nitres
-
noun,
niter.
- coitus
-
noun,
sexual intercourse, especially between a man and a woman.
- secant
-
noun,
Geometry. an intersecting line, especially one intersecting a curve at two or more points.
- tanrec
-
noun,
tenrec.
- inter.
-
- Enrico
-
noun,
a male given name: Italian form of Henry.
- inters
-
verb (used with object),
to place (a dead body) in a grave or tomb; bury.
- enacts
-
verb (used with object),
to make into an act or statute:
- intra-
-
- intro.
-
- intros
-
noun,
an introduction.
- inures
-
verb (used with object),
to accustom to hardship, difficulty, pain, etc.; toughen or harden; habituate (usually followed by to):
- soccer
-
noun,
a form of football played between two teams of 11 players, in which the ball may be advanced by kicking or by bouncing it off any part of the body but the arms and hands, except in the case of the goalkeepers, who may use their hands to catch, carry, throw, or stop the ball.
- Easton
-
noun,
a city in E Pennsylvania, on the Delaware River.
- tainos
-
noun,
a member of an extinct Arawakan Indian tribe of the West Indies.
- irones
-
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.
- instr.
-
- isotac
-
noun,
a line drawn on a map connecting all points where ice starts to melt at approximately the same period in spring.
- cut-in
-
noun,
Movies. a still, as of a scene or an object, inserted in a film and interrupting the action or continuity:
- Sirena
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Siouan
-
noun,
an American Indian language family formerly widespread from Saskatchewan to the lower Mississippi, also found in the Virginia and Carolina piedmont, and including Catawba, Crow, Dakota, Hidatsa, Mandan, Osage, and Winnebago.
- Custer
-
noun,
George Armstrong [ahrm-strawng,, -strong] /ˈɑrm strɔŋ,, -strɒŋ/ (Show IPA), 1839–76, U.S. general and Indian fighter.
- sinter
-
noun,
siliceous or calcareous matter deposited by springs, as that formed around the vent of a geyser.
- Curtis
-
noun,
Benjamin Robbins, 1809–74, U.S. jurist: associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court 1851–57; resigned in dissent over Dred Scott case.
- Curtin
-
noun,
John, 1885–1945, Australian statesman: prime minister 1941–45.
- tarso-
-
- curite
-
noun,
a radioactive uranium mineral, Pb 2 U 5 O 17 ·4H 2 O, with adamantine luster, occurring as reddish-brown to deep-yellow needle-shaped crystals, formed by alteration of uraninite.
- curios
-
noun,
any unusual article, object of art, etc., valued as a curiosity.
- nacres
-
noun,
mother-of-pearl.
- insure
-
verb (used with object),
to guarantee against loss or harm.
- instar
-
noun,
an insect in any one of its periods of postembryonic growth between molts.
- Naoise
-
noun,
the husband of Deirdre and a nephew of Conchobar, by whom he was treacherously killed.
- Strain
-
noun,
any force or pressure tending to alter shape, cause a fracture, etc.
- stacc.
-
- Icarus
-
noun,
Also, Ikaros. Classical Mythology. a youth who attempted to escape from Crete with wings of wax and feathers but flew so high that his wings melted from the heat of the sun, and he plunged to his death in the sea.
- steno-
-
- steric
-
adjective,
of or relating to the spatial relationships of atoms in a molecule.
- souter
-
noun,
a person who makes or repairs shoes; cobbler; shoemaker.
- source
-
noun,
any thing or place from which something comes, arises, or is obtained; origin:
- soucar
-
noun,
a Hindu banker.
- stoner
-
noun,
Slang. a person who is habitually high on drugs, especially marijuana, or alcohol; a person who is usually stoned.
- incase
-
verb (used with object),
encase.
- Estrin
-
noun,
estrone.
- incest
-
noun,
sexual intercourse between closely related persons.
- escort
-
noun,
a group of persons, or a single person, accompanying another or others for protection, guidance, or courtesy:
- suitor
-
noun,
a man who courts or woos a woman.
- Escaut
-
noun,
French name of Scheldt.
- Strine
-
noun,
Australian English.
- stucco
-
noun,
an exterior finish for masonry or frame walls, usually composed of cement, sand, and hydrated lime mixed with water and laid on wet.
- eructs
-
verb (used with or without object),
to belch forth, as gas from the stomach.
- incurs
-
verb (used with object),
to come into or acquire (some consequence, usually undesirable or injurious):
- erotic
-
noun,
an erotic poem.
- succor
-
noun,
help; relief; aid; assistance.
- incuse
-
noun,
an incuse figure or impression.
- ericas
-
noun,
any of numerous low-growing evergreen shrubs or small trees belonging to the genus Erica, of the heath family, including several species of heather.
- sortie
-
noun,
a rapid movement of troops from a besieged place to attack the besiegers.
- insect
-
noun,
any animal of the class Insecta, comprising small, air-breathing arthropods having the body divided into three parts (head, thorax, and abdomen), and having three pairs of legs and usually two pairs of wings.
- insert
-
noun,
something inserted or to be inserted.
- Seurat
-
noun,
Georges [zhawrzh] /ʒɔrʒ/ (Show IPA), 1859–91, French (pointillist) painter.
- curets
-
noun,
a scoop-shaped surgical instrument for removing tissue from body cavities, as the uterus.
- corset
-
noun,
Sometimes, corsets. a close-fitting undergarment, stiffened with whalebone or similar material and often capable of being tightened by lacing, enclosing the trunk: worn, especially by women, to shape and support the body; stays.
- neuro-
-
- necro-
-
- nectar
-
noun,
the saccharine secretion of a plant, which attracts the insects or birds that pollinate the flower.
- Crista
-
noun,
a crest or ridge.
- Creusa
-
noun,
the bride to be of Jason, slain by Medea.
- cretin
-
noun,
a person suffering from cretinism.
- Cretan
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Crete.
- Senora
-
noun,
a Spanish term of address equivalent to Mrs., used alone or capitalized and prefixed to the name of a married or older woman. Abbreviation: Sra.
- Nestor
-
noun,
the oldest and wisest of the Greeks in the Trojan War and a king of Pylos.
- craton
-
noun,
a relatively rigid and immobile region of continental portions of the earth's crust.
- crates
-
noun,
a slatted wooden box or framework for packing, shopping, or storing fruit, furniture, glassware, crockery, etc.
- Senior
-
noun,
a person who is older than another.
- couter
-
noun,
a piece of plate armor for the elbow.
- crones
-
noun,
a withered, witchlike old woman.
- Cousin
-
noun,
Also called first cousin, full cousin. the son or daughter of an uncle or aunt.
See also second cousin, removed (def 2).
- courts
-
noun,
Law.
a place where justice is administered.
a judicial tribunal duly constituted for the hearing and determination of cases.
a session of a judicial assembly.
- course
-
noun,
a direction or route taken or to be taken.
- counts
-
noun,
the act of counting; enumeration; reckoning; calculation:
- Coster
-
noun,
costermonger.
- COSTAR
-
noun,
a performer, especially an actor or actress, who shares star billing with another.
- sector
-
noun,
Geometry. a plane figure bounded by two radii and the included arc of a circle.
- tineas
-
noun,
any of several skin diseases caused by fungi; ringworm.
- COSINE
-
noun,
Trigonometry.
(in a right triangle) the ratio of the side adjacent to a given angle to the hypotenuse.
the sine of the complement of a given angle or arc. Abbreviation: cos.
- Coruna
-
noun,
La Coruña.
- Cortes
-
noun,
(in Spain or Portugal) the two houses constituting the national legislative body.
- Nistru
-
noun,
Romanian name of Dniester.
- Crocus
-
noun,
any of the small, bulbous plants of the genus Crocus, of the iris family, cultivated for their showy, solitary flowers, which are among the first to bloom in the spring.
- CRONIC
-
noun,
very potent marijuana.
- set-in
-
adjective,
made separately and placed within another unit.
- C-star
-
noun,
carbon star.
- narco-
-
- curate
-
noun,
Chiefly British. a member of the clergy employed to assist a rector or vicar.
- narcos
-
noun,
narc.
- tauro-
-
- cuesta
-
noun,
a long, low ridge with a relatively steep face or escarpment on one side and a long, gentle slope on the other.
- Cuenca
-
noun,
a city in SW Ecuador.
- cueist
-
noun,
a billiard player.
- tenias
-
noun,
taenia.
- cteno-
-
- nastic
-
adjective,
of or showing sufficiently greater cellular force or growth on one side of an axis to change the form or position of the axis.
- nasute
-
noun,
a soldier termite characterized by a beaklike snout through which a sticky secretion repellent to other insects is emitted.
- tensor
-
noun,
Anatomy. a muscle that stretches or tightens some part of the body.
- circus
-
noun,
a large public entertainment, typically presented in one or more very large tents or in an outdoor or indoor arena, featuring exhibitions of pageantry, feats of skill and daring, performing animals, etc., interspersed throughout with the slapstick antics of clowns.
Compare big top.
- tenuis
-
noun,
an unaspirated, voiceless plosive.
- terais
-
noun,
a marshy lowland area in N India and S Nepal, between the Ganges and the foothills of the Himalayas.
- Nature
-
noun,
the material world, especially as surrounding humankind and existing independently of human activities.
- Crusoe
-
noun,
Robinson, Robinson Crusoe.
- Nautes
-
noun,
(in the Aeneid) an aged Trojan and advisor to Aeneas.
- cruise
-
noun,
the act of cruising.
- cruets
-
noun,
a glass bottle, especially one for holding vinegar, oil, etc., for the table.
- Crucis
-
noun,
genitive of Crux.
- cruces
-
noun,
a plural of crux.
- croute
-
noun,
crust.
- Crouse
-
noun,
Russel, 1893–1966, U.S. dramatist.
- Cronus
-
noun,
a Titan, son of Uranus and Gaea, who was dethroned by his son Zeus.
- scoria
-
noun,
Metallurgy. the refuse, dross, or slag left after melting or smelting metal; scum.
- stance
-
noun,
the position or bearing of the body while standing:
- sconce
-
noun,
a bracket for candles or other lights, placed on a wall, mirror, picture frame, etc.
- Artois
-
noun,
a former province in N France: artesian wells.
- trones
-
noun,
a large pair of scales, a spring balance, or other weighing device located in a town or marketplace to weigh goods and merchandise.
- truces
-
noun,
a suspension of hostilities for a specified period of time by mutual agreement of the warring parties; cease-fire; armistice.
- astron
-
- astro-
-
- ouster
-
noun,
expulsion or removal from a place or position occupied:
- astern
-
adverb,
in a position behind a specified vessel or aircraft:
- Tucson
-
noun,
a city in S Arizona: health resort.
- outran
-
verb,
simple past tense of outrun.
- tuners
-
noun,
a person or thing that tunes.
- ascent
-
noun,
an act of ascending; upward movement; a rising movement:
- Tunica
-
noun,
a tunic.
- arsino
-
adjective,
containing the arsino group.
- tronas
-
noun,
a monoclinic mineral, grayish or yellowish hydrous sodium carbonate and bicarbonate, Na 2 CO 3 ⋅NaHCO 3 ⋅2H 2 , occurring in dried or partly evaporated lake basins.
- arsine
-
noun,
Also called arseniuretted hydrogen. a colorless, flammable, slightly water-soluble gas, AsH 3 , having a fetid, garliclike odor, used in chemical warfare.
- arsen-
-
- Racine
-
noun,
Jean Baptiste [zhahn ba-teest] /ʒɑ̃ baˈtist/ (Show IPA), 1639–99, French dramatist.
- arouse
-
verb (used with object),
to stir to action or strong response; excite:
- racist
-
noun,
a person who believes in racism, the doctrine that one's own racial group is superior or that a particular racial group is inferior to the others.
- turaco
-
noun,
touraco.
- aroint
-
verb (imperative),
begone:
- turco-
-
- racons
-
noun,
radar beacon.
- ariose
-
adjective,
characterized by melody; songlike.
- Raetic
-
noun,
an extinct language of uncertain affinities that was spoken in Rhaetia and written with the Etruscan alphabet.
- rustic
-
noun,
a country person.
- Rustin
-
noun,
Bayard [bey-erd] /ˈbeɪ ərd/ (Show IPA), 1910–1987, U.S. civil rights leader.
- turion
-
noun,
a small shoot, as of asparagus or certain aquatic plants, from which a new plant can develop.
- oscine
-
noun,
an oscine bird.
- transe
-
noun,
a passageway, as a hallway, alley, or the like.
- Cancer
-
noun,
Pathology.
a malignant and invasive growth or tumor, especially one originating in epithelium, tending to recur after excision and to metastasize to other sites.
any disease characterized by such growths.
- Cairns
-
noun,
a seaport in NE Australia.
- Orient
-
noun,
the Orient,
the countries of Asia, especially East Asia.
(formerly) the countries to the E of the Mediterranean.
- ornate
-
adjective,
elaborately or sumptuously adorned, often excessively or showily so:
- Cactus
-
noun,
any of numerous succulent plants of the family Cactaceae, of warm, arid regions of the New World, having fleshy, leafless, usually spiny stems, and typically having solitary, showy flowers.
- sacro-
-
- triacs
-
noun,
a type of thyristor designed for electronic control of the current supplied to a circuit, used especially in dimmers for lighting systems.
- trices
-
noun,
a very short time; an instant:
- triens
-
noun,
a copper coin of ancient Rome, issued during the Republic, a third part of an as.
- trines
-
noun,
a set or group of three; triad.
- rutins
-
noun,
a bright yellow or greenish-yellow substance, C 27 H 30 O 16 , obtained chiefly from buckwheat, and used in the treatment of capillary fragility.
- atones
-
verb (used with object),
to make amends for; expiate:
- Osetic
-
adjective, noun,
Ossetic.
- austr-
-
- Austin
-
noun,
Alfred, 1835–1913, English poet: poet laureate 1896–1913.
- Auster
-
noun,
the south wind personified.
- Austen
-
noun,
Jane, 1775–1817, English novelist.
- triose
-
noun,
a monosaccharide that has three atoms of carbon.
- aurist
-
noun,
a physician specializing in the treatment of ear diseases; otologist.
- Triune
-
noun,
(initial capital letter) the Trinity.
- auntie
-
noun,
Informal. aunt.
- Ruston
-
noun,
a city in N Louisiana.
- Atreus
-
noun,
the father of Plisthenes, Agamemnon, Menelaus, and Anaxibia upon whose house Thyestes pronounced a curse.
- atonic
-
noun,
Grammar. an unaccented word, syllable, or sound.
- routes
-
noun,
a course, way, or road for passage or travel:
- Tuscan
-
noun,
the standard literary form of the Italian language.
- caners
-
noun,
a person who works with cane, especially one who produces canework for chairs.
- acetin
-
noun,
a colorless, thick, hygroscopic liquid, C 5 H 10 O 4 : used chiefly in the manufacture of explosives.
- Rosina
-
noun,
a female given name, Italian form of Rose.
- action
-
noun,
the process or state of acting or of being active:
- actins
-
noun,
a globulin that is present in muscle plasma and that in connection with myosin plays an important role in muscle contraction.
- actin-
-
- ursine
-
adjective,
of or relating to a bear or bears.
- Roseau
-
noun,
a seaport on and the capital of Dominica.
- usance
-
noun,
Commerce. a length of time, exclusive of days of grace and varying in different places, allowed by custom or usage for the payment of foreign bills of exchange.
- Reston
-
noun,
James (Barrett) ("Scotty") 1909–1995, U.S. journalist, born in Scotland.
- acious
-
- acinus
-
noun,
Botany. one of the small drupelets or berries of an aggregate, baccate fruit, as the blackberry.
- aceto-
-
- acetic
-
adjective,
pertaining to, derived from, or producing vinegar or acetic acid.
- Rosita
-
noun,
a female given name, Spanish form of Rose.
- rosace
-
noun,
rosette (def 3).
- aceous
-
- retain
-
verb (used with object),
to keep possession of.
- accuse
-
verb (used with object),
to charge with the fault, offense, or crime (usually followed by of):
- retina
-
noun,
the innermost coat of the posterior part of the eyeball that receives the image produced by the lens, is continuous with the optic nerve, and consists of several layers, one of which contains the rods and cones that are sensitive to light.
- accrue
-
verb (used without object),
to happen or result as a natural growth, addition, etc.
- accost
-
noun,
a greeting.
- Accius
-
noun,
Lucius, c170–c90 b.c, Roman poet and prose writer.
- accent
-
noun,
prominence of a syllable in terms of differential loudness, or of pitch, or length, or of a combination of these.
- rictus
-
noun,
the gape of the mouth of a bird.
- utero-
-
- Uticas
-
noun,
an ancient city on the N coast of Africa, NW of Carthage.
- urino-
-
- acutes
-
noun,
the acute accent.
- Arctic
-
noun,
(often initial capital letter) the region lying north of the Arctic Circle or of the northernmost limit of tree growth; the polar area north of the timber line.
- unseat
-
verb (used with object),
to dislodge from a seat, especially to throw from a saddle, as a rider; unhorse.
- uncase
-
verb (used with object),
to remove from a case; remove the case from.
- aorist
-
noun,
a verb tense, as in Classical Greek, expressing action or, in the indicative mood, past action, without further limitation or implication.
- UNESCO
-
noun,
an agency of the United Nations charged with instituting and administering programs for cooperative, coordinated action by member states in education, science, and the arts.
- Uniate
-
noun,
a member of an Eastern church that is in union with the Roman Catholic Church, acknowledges the Roman pope as supreme in matters of faith, but maintains its own liturgy, discipline, and rite.
- antres
-
noun,
a cavern; cave.
- rouens
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Seine-Maritime, in N France, on the Seine: famous cathedral; execution of Joan of Arc 1431.
- ratine
-
noun,
a loosely woven fabric made with nubby or knotty yarns.
- unites
-
noun,
a former gold coin of England, equal to 20 shillings, issued under James I and Charles I.
- unrest
-
noun,
lack of rest; a restless, troubled, or uneasy state; disquiet:
- aniso-
-
- ration
-
noun,
a fixed allowance of provisions or food, especially for soldiers or sailors or for civilians during a shortage:
- re-act
-
verb (used with object),
to act or perform again.
- urines
-
noun,
the liquid-to-semisolid waste matter excreted by the kidneys, in humans being a yellowish, slightly acid, watery fluid.
- reason
-
noun,
a basis or cause, as for some belief, action, fact, event, etc.:
- uranic
-
adjective,
of or containing uranium, especially in the tetravalent state.
- recant
-
verb (used with object),
to withdraw or disavow (a statement, opinion, etc.), especially formally; retract.
- urano-
-
- recast
-
noun,
a recasting.
- urates
-
noun,
a salt of uric acid.
- recons
-
noun,
reconnaissance.
- uretic
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or occurring in the urine.
- aeron.
-
- recti-
-
- rectos
-
- rectus
-
noun,
any of several straight muscles, as of the abdomen, thigh, eye, etc.
- orcein
-
noun,
a red dye, the principal coloring matter of cudbear and orchil, obtained by oxidizing an ammoniacal solution of orcinol.
- ounces
-
noun,
a unit of weight equal to 437.5 grains or 1/16 pound (28.35 grams) avoirdupois.
- saucer
-
noun,
a small, round, shallow dish to hold a cup.
- carton
-
noun,
a cardboard or plastic box used typically for storage or shipping.
- casern
-
noun,
a lodging for soldiers in a garrison town; barracks.
- oaters
-
noun,
a movie, television show, etc., about the frontier days of the U.S. West; western; horse opera.
- casein
-
noun,
Biochemistry. a protein precipitated from milk, as by rennet, and forming the basis of cheese and certain plastics.
- cerous
-
adjective,
containing trivalent cerium.
- traces
-
noun,
a surviving mark, sign, or evidence of the former existence, influence, or action of some agent or event; vestige:
- Caruso
-
noun,
Enrico [en-ree-koh;; Italian en-ree-kaw] /ɛnˈri koʊ;; Italian ɛnˈri kɔ/ (Show IPA), 1873–1921, Italian operatic tenor.
- centos
-
noun,
a piece of writing, especially a poem, composed wholly of quotations from the works of other authors.
- cesura
-
noun,
caesura.
- satire
-
noun,
the use of irony, sarcasm, ridicule, or the like, in exposing, denouncing, or deriding vice, folly, etc.
- scarce
-
Idioms,
make oneself scarce, Informal.
to depart, especially suddenly.
to stay away; avoid.
- iatro-
-
- cartes
-
noun,
(italics) French. menu; bill of fare.
Compare à la carte.
- Sarton
-
noun,
May, 1912–95, U.S. poet, novelist, and playwright.
- Tories
-
noun,
a member of the Conservative Party in Great Britain or Canada.
- Carson
-
noun,
Christopher ("Kit") 1809–68, U.S. frontiersman and scout.
- Cetura
-
noun,
Keturah.
- sarco-
-
- casino
-
noun,
a building or large room used for meetings, entertainment, dancing, etc., especially such a place equipped with gambling devices, gambling tables, etc.
- satori
-
noun,
sudden enlightenment.
- carnet
-
noun,
a customs document allowing an automobile to be driven at no cost across international borders.
- toucan
-
noun,
any of several usually brightly colored, fruit-eating birds of the family Ramphastidae, of tropical America, having a very large bill.
- centr-
-
- centas
-
noun,
a former bronze coin of Lithuania, the 100th part of a litas.
- centra
-
noun,
a plural of centrum.
- censor
-
noun,
an official who examines books, plays, news reports, motion pictures, radio and television programs, letters, cablegrams, etc., for the purpose of suppressing parts deemed objectionable on moral, political, military, or other grounds.
- occurs
-
verb (used without object),
to happen; take place; come to pass:
- occas.
-
- cerat-
-
- Cercis
-
noun,
any shrub or small tree of the genus Cercis, as the redbud or Judas tree.
- cercus
-
noun,
one of a pair of appendages at the rear of the abdomen of certain insects and other arthropods, serving as tactile organs.
- Caster
-
noun,
a person or thing that casts.
- cerias
-
noun,
a white-to-yellow, heavy powder, cerium dioxide, CeO 2 , usually derived from cerium nitrate by decomposition with heat: used chiefly in ceramics, glass polishing, and decolorizing.
- octane
-
noun,
any of 18 isomeric saturated hydrocarbons having the formula C 8 H 18 , some of which are obtained in the distillation and cracking of petroleum.
- cation
-
noun,
a positively charged ion that is attracted to the cathode in electrolysis.
- Octans
-
noun,
the Octant, a southern constellation that contains the south celestial pole.
- caters
-
verb (used with object),
to provide food and service for:
- Saturn
-
noun,
an ancient Roman god of agriculture, the consort of Ops, believed to have ruled the earth during an age of happiness and virtue, identified with the Greek god Cronus.
- Castro
-
noun,
Cipriano [sip-ree-ah-noh;; Spanish see-pree-ah-naw] /ˌsɪp riˈɑ noʊ;; Spanish ˌsi priˈɑ nɔ/ (Show IPA), 1858?–1924, Venezuelan military and political leader: president 1901–08; exiled 1908.
- Castor
-
noun,
Also, castoreum. a brownish, unctuous substance with a strong, penetrating odor, secreted by certain glands in the groin of the beaver, used in medicine and perfumery.
- Carnot
-
noun,
Lazare Nicolas Marguerite [la-zar nee-kaw-lah mar-guh-reet] /laˈzar ni kɔˈlɑ mar gəˈrit/ (Show IPA), 1753–1823, French general and statesman.
- centi-
-
- Canute
-
noun,
a.d. 994?–1035, Danish king of England 1017–35; of Denmark 1018–35; and of Norway 1028–35.
- Cantos
-
noun,
one of the main or larger divisions of a long poem.
- santir
-
noun,
a Persian musical instrument resembling a dulcimer.
- carets
-
noun,
a mark (‸) made in written or printed matter to show the place where something is to be inserted.
- trance
-
noun,
a half-conscious state, seemingly between sleeping and waking, in which ability to function voluntarily may be suspended.
- scenic
-
noun,
a photograph, graphic representation, etc., depicting natural scenery.
- nutria
-
noun,
the coypu.
- Cantor
-
noun,
the religious official of a synagogue who conducts the liturgical portion of a service and sings or chants the prayers and parts of prayers designed to be performed as solos.
- Canter
-
noun,
an easy gallop.
- caries
-
noun,
decay, as of bone or of plant tissue.
- trans.
-
- orates
-
verb (used with or without object),
to deliver an oration; speak pompously; declaim.
- scato-
-
- C-in-C
-
- Cicero
-
noun,
a Continental unit of measurement for type, equal to 12 Didot points, or 0.178 inches (4.5 mm), roughly comparable to a pica.
- trains
-
noun,
Railroads. a self-propelled, connected group of rolling stock.
- cantus
-
noun,
cantus firmus.
- occur
-
verb (used without object),
to happen; take place; come to pass:
- score
-
noun,
the record of points or strokes made by the competitors in a game or match.
- intr.
-
- rinse
-
noun,
an act or instance of rinsing.
- scion
-
noun,
a descendant.
- roans
-
noun,
a horse or other animal with a roan coat.
- rect.
-
- scent
-
noun,
a distinctive odor, especially when agreeable:
- Recit
-
- RECON
-
noun,
reconnaissance.
- Srta.
-
- sruti
-
noun,
the Vedas and some of the Upanishads, regarded as divinely revealed.
- rotas
-
noun,
Chiefly British.
a round or rotation of duties; a period of work or duty taken in rotation with others.
an agenda or circuit of sporting events, as a round of golf tournaments, played in different localities throughout the year.
- incor
-
- inure
-
verb (used with object),
to accustom to hardship, difficulty, pain, etc.; toughen or harden; habituate (usually followed by to):
- Iran.
-
- scuta
-
noun,
plural of scutum.
- IATSE
-
- snore
-
noun,
the act, instance, or sound of snoring.
- snort
-
noun,
the act or sound of snorting.
- irate
-
adjective,
angry; enraged:
- stain
-
noun,
a discoloration produced by foreign matter having penetrated into or chemically reacted with a material; a spot not easily removed.
- ratos
-
noun,
rocket-assisted takeoff.
- snout
-
noun,
the part of an animal's head projecting forward and containing the nose and jaws; muzzle.
- Soane
-
noun,
Sir John, 1753–1837, English architect.
- noria
-
noun,
a device consisting of a series of buckets on a wheel, used in Spain and the East for raising water.
- rotes
-
noun,
routine; a fixed, habitual, or mechanical course of procedure:
- iotas
-
noun,
a very small quantity; jot; whit.
- react
-
verb (used with object),
to act or perform again.
- 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.
- SONAR
-
noun,
a method for detecting and locating objects submerged in water by echolocation.
- recta
-
noun,
a plural of rectum.
- sonic
-
adjective,
of or relating to sound.
- ocean
-
noun,
the vast body of salt water that covers almost three fourths of the earth's surface.
- Sonia
-
noun,
a female given name, Russian form of Sophia.
- Norse
-
noun,
(used with a plural verb) the Norwegians, especially the ancient Norwegians.
- saute
-
noun,
a dish of sautéed food.
- scart
-
verb (used with or without object),
to scratch, scrape, mark, or scar.
- Notus
-
noun,
the ancient Greek personification of the south wind.
- Rosie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Rose.
- incus
-
noun,
Anatomy. the middle one of a chain of three small bones in the middle ear of humans and other mammals.
Compare malleus, stapes.
- scour
-
noun,
the act of scouring.
- reni-
-
- incas
-
noun,
a member of any of the dominant groups of South American Indian peoples who established an empire in Peru prior to the Spanish conquest.
- roset
-
noun,
resin; rosin.
- incur
-
verb (used with object),
to come into or acquire (some consequence, usually undesirable or injurious):
- reist
-
verb (used without object),
reest2 .
- notes
-
noun,
a brief record of something written down to assist the memory or for future reference.
- 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.
- resit
-
noun,
a test or examination that is retaken.
- scena
-
noun,
an extended operatic vocal solo, usually including an aria and a recitative.
- scat-
-
- sceat
-
noun,
a silver Anglo-Saxon coin of the 7th and 8th centuries, sometimes including an amount of gold.
- 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.
- scant
-
adverb,
Scot. and North England Dialect. scarcely; barely; hardly.
- icons
-
- Oates
-
noun,
Joyce Carol, born 1938, U.S. novelist and short-story writer.
- rices
-
noun,
the starchy seeds or grain of an annual marsh grass, Oryza sativa, cultivated in warm climates and used for food.
- roast
-
noun,
roasted meat or a piece of roasted meat, as a piece of beef or veal of a quantity and shape for slicing into more than one portion.
- ictus
-
noun,
Prosody. rhythmical or metrical stress.
- incr.
-
- riant
-
adjective,
laughing; smiling; cheerful.
- scorn
-
noun,
open or unqualified contempt; disdain:
- inst.
-
- inset
-
noun,
something inserted; insert.
- 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.
- Scot.
-
- Scout
-
noun,
a soldier, warship, airplane, etc., employed in reconnoitering.
- nuci-
-
- oater
-
noun,
a movie, television show, etc., about the frontier days of the U.S. West; western; horse opera.
- oaten
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or made of oats.
- Nurse
-
noun,
a person formally educated and trained in the care of the sick or infirm.
Compare nurse-midwife, nurse-practitioner, physician's assistant, practical nurse, registered nurse.
- Soter
-
noun,
Saint, pope a.d. 166?–175?.
- inert
-
adjective,
having no inherent power of action, motion, or resistance (opposed to active):
- 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.
- Saite
-
noun,
a native or citizen of Saïs.
- 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.
- nitr-
-
- Niter
-
noun,
potassium nitrate.
- Ostia
-
noun,
a town in central Italy, SW of Rome: ruins from 4th century b.c.; site of ancient port of Rome.
- rutin
-
noun,
a bright yellow or greenish-yellow substance, C 27 H 30 O 16 , obtained chiefly from buckwheat, and used in the treatment of capillary fragility.
- onset
-
noun,
a beginning or start:
- Otaru
-
noun,
a city in W Hokkaido, in N Japan.
- Sarto
-
noun,
Andrea del [ahn-drey-uh del;; Italian ahn-dre-ah del] /ɑnˈdreɪ ə dɛl;; Italian ɑnˈdrɛ ɑ dɛl/ (Show IPA), Andrea del Sarto.
- senti
-
noun,
a monetary unit of Tanzania, the 100th part of a shilling; cent.
- nears
-
- runts
-
noun,
an animal that is small or stunted as compared with others of its kind.
- ounce
-
noun,
a unit of weight equal to 437.5 grains or 1/16 pound (28.35 grams) avoirdupois.
- sarc-
-
- onces
-
noun,
a single occasion; one time only:
- nitre
-
noun,
niter.
- serac
-
noun,
a large irregularity of glacial ice, as a pinnacle found in glacial crevasses and formed by melting or movement of the ice.
- serai
-
noun,
(in Eastern countries) a caravansary.
- Scone
-
noun,
a small, light, biscuitlike quick bread made of oatmeal, wheat flour, barley meal, or the like.
- ourie
-
adjective,
shabby; dingy.
- runic
-
adjective,
consisting of or set down in runes:
- Seric
-
- runes
-
noun,
any of the characters of certain ancient alphabets, as of a script used for writing the Germanic languages, especially of Scandinavia and Britain, from c200 to c1200, or a script used for inscriptions in a Turkic language of the 6th to 8th centuries from the area near the Orkhon River in Mongolia.
- oste-
-
- osier
-
noun,
any of various willows, as the red osier, having tough, flexible twigs or branches that are used for wickerwork.
- naut.
-
- ornis
-
noun,
an avifauna.
- Orcas
-
noun,
the killer whale, Orcinus orca.
- orate
-
verb (used with or without object),
to deliver an oration; speak pompously; declaim.
- sanit
-
- Saint
-
noun,
any of certain persons of exceptional holiness of life, formally recognized as such by the Christian Church, especially by canonization.
- Orcus
-
noun,
the ancient Roman god of the underworld, identified with the Greek Pluto, or Hades.
- orant
-
noun,
a representation of a female figure, with outstretched arms and palms up in a gesture of prayer, in ancient and early Christian art.
- saice
-
noun,
syce.
- orans
-
noun,
orant.
- ornes
-
noun,
a department in NW France. 2372 sq. mi. (6145 sq. km). Capital: Alençon.
- Sacco
-
noun,
Nicola [nee-kaw-lah] /niˈkɔ lɑ/ (Show IPA), 1891–1927, Italian anarchist, in the U.S. after 1908: together with Bartolomeo Vanzetti, found guilty of robbery and murder 1921; executed 1927.
- ontic
-
adjective,
possessing the character of real rather than phenomenal existence; noumenal.
- sect.
-
- Niort
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Deux-Sèvres, in W France.
- Oscan
-
noun,
one of an ancient people of south-central Italy.
- neur-
-
- OSCAR
-
noun,
a word used in communications to represent the letter O.
- Santo
-
noun,
a carved figure of a saint, usually of wood, as from Puerto Rico, Mexico, or the southwestern U.S.
- secco
-
noun,
fresco secco.
- Saone
-
noun,
a river flowing S from NE France to the Rhone. 270 miles (435 km) long.
- 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.
- nerts
-
interjection,
nuts (def 1).
- Satie
-
noun,
Erik Alfred Leslie [e-reek al-fred les-lee] /ɛˈrik alˈfrɛd lɛsˈli/ (Show IPA), 1866–1925, French composer.
- SEATO
-
noun,
an organization formed in Manila (1954), comprising Australia, Great Britain, France, New Zealand, Pakistan, the Philippines, Thailand, and the United States, for collective defense against aggression in southeastern Asia and the southwestern Pacific: abolished in 1977.
- Irons
-
noun,
Jeremy (John) born 1948, English actor.
- roues
-
noun,
a dissolute and licentious man; rake.
- rouse
-
noun,
a rousing.
- ranis
-
noun,
ranee.
- nacre
-
noun,
mother-of-pearl.
- Siena
-
noun,
a city in Tuscany, in central Italy, S of Florence: cathedral.
- since
-
adverb,
from then till now (often preceded by ever):
- Sino-
-
- neut.
-
- rants
-
noun,
ranting, extravagant, or violent declamation.
- ocrea
-
noun,
a sheathing part, as a pair of stipules united about a stem.
- noise
-
noun,
sound, especially of a loud, harsh, or confused kind:
- roust
-
verb (used with object),
to rout, as from a place:
- rason
-
noun,
a long, loose, black gown with wide sleeves, worn by the clergy.
- iters
-
noun,
a canal or passage.
- Rouen
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Seine-Maritime, in N France, on the Seine: famous cathedral; execution of Joan of Arc 1431.
- Siren
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. one of several sea nymphs, part woman and part bird, who lure mariners to destruction by their seductive singing.
- rates
-
noun,
the amount of a charge or payment with reference to some basis of calculation:
- Siret
-
noun,
a river in SE Europe, flowing SE from the Carpathian Mountains in Ukraine, through E Romania to the Danube. 270 miles (435 km) long.
- sitar
-
noun,
a lute of India with a small, pear-shaped body and a long, broad, fretted neck.
- ratio
-
noun,
the relation between two similar magnitudes with respect to the number of times the first contains the second:
- sito-
-
- snare
-
noun,
a device, often consisting of a noose, for capturing small game.
- sauce
-
noun,
any preparation, usually liquid or semiliquid, eaten as a gravy or as a relish accompanying food.
- raise
-
noun,
an increase in amount, as of wages:
- outen
-
verb (used with object),
to turn off (a light) or extinguish (a fire).
- seti-
-
- Outer
-
adjective,
situated on or toward the outside; external; exterior:
- serin
-
noun,
a small finch, Serinus serinus, of Europe and northern Africa, closely related to the canary.
- sero-
-
- nates
-
noun,
buttocks; rump.
- noct-
-
- outre
-
adjective,
passing the bounds of what is usual or considered proper; unconventional; bizarre.
- ruins
-
noun,
ruins, the remains of a building, city, etc., that has been destroyed or that is in disrepair or a state of decay:
- naso-
-
- satin
-
noun,
a fabric in a warp-effect or filling-effect satin weave, as acetate, rayon, nylon, or silk, often having a glossy face and a soft, slippery texture.
- routs
-
noun,
a defeat attended with disorderly flight; dispersal of a defeated force in complete disorder:
- Rains
-
noun,
water that is condensed from the aqueous vapor in the atmosphere and falls to earth in drops more than 1/50 inch (0.5 mm) in diameter.
Compare drizzle (def 6).
- nares
-
plural noun,
the nostrils or the nasal passages.
- narcs
-
noun,
a government agent or detective charged with the enforcement of laws restricting the use of narcotics.
- races
-
noun,
a contest of speed, as in running, riding, driving, or sailing.
- scute
-
noun,
a dermal bony plate, as on an armadillo, or a large horny plate, as on a turtle.
- racon
-
noun,
radar beacon.
- oecus
-
noun,
(in an ancient Roman house) an apartment, especially a dining room, decorated with columns.
- Seton
-
noun,
a thread or the like inserted beneath the skin to provide drainage or to guide subsequent passage of a tube.
- route
-
noun,
a course, way, or road for passage or travel:
- octan
-
noun,
an octan fever.
- octa-
-
- scare
-
noun,
a sudden fright or alarm, especially with little or no reason.
- tenor
-
noun,
the course of thought or meaning that runs through something written or spoken; purport; drift.
- stair
-
noun,
one of a flight or series of steps for going from one level to another, as in a building.
- torcs
-
noun,
torque (def 4).
- Ciano
-
noun,
Count Galeazzo [gah-le-aht-tsaw] /ˌgɑ lɛˈɑt tsɔ/ (Show IPA), (Ciano di Cortellazzo) 1903–44, Italian Fascist statesman: minister of foreign affairs 1936–43.
- TORES
-
noun,
a torus.
- cine-
-
- cines
-
noun,
a film; motion picture.
- uncos
-
noun,
something extraordinary or unusual; a novelty.
- cions
-
noun,
scion (def 2).
- A-one
-
adjective,
noting a vessel regarded by a shipping-classification society as being equipped to the highest standard and with equipment maintained in first-class condition.
- Ceuta
-
noun,
a seaport and enclave of Spain in N Morocco, on the Strait of Gibraltar.
- CIRCA
-
preposition, adverb,
about: (used especially in) approximate dates:
Abbreviation: ca, ca., c., c, cir., circ.
- Circe
-
noun,
Also, Kirke. Also called Aeaea. Classical Mythology. the enchantress represented by Homer as turning the companions of Odysseus into swine by means of a magic drink.
- circs
-
noun,
circular (def 9).
- toran
-
noun,
(in Indian Buddhist and Hindu architecture) a gateway having two or three lintels between two posts.
- cires
-
noun,
a brilliant, highly glazed surface produced on fabrics by subjecting them to a wax, heat, and calendering treatment.
- tonus
-
noun,
a normal state of continuous slight tension in muscle tissue that facilitates its response to stimulation.
- Cisco
-
noun,
any of several whitefishes of the genus Coregonus, of the Great Lakes and smaller lakes of eastern North America.
- toric
-
adjective,
noting or pertaining to a lens with a surface forming a portion of a torus, used for eyeglasses and contact lenses that correct astigmatism.
- Cetus
-
noun,
the Whale, a constellation lying above the equator, containing the variable star Mira.
- tonia
-
- 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.
- cents
-
noun,
a bronze coin of the U.S., the 100th part of a U.S. dollar: made of steel during part of 1943. Symbol: ¢.
- Torun
-
noun,
a city in N Poland, on the Vistula.
- torsi
-
noun,
a plural of torso.
- ceras
-
noun,
(in prescriptions) wax.
- 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.
- arcus
-
noun,
a dense, horizontal, roll-shaped cloud sometimes occurring at the lower front portion of a cumulonimbus.
- ceric
-
adjective,
containing cerium, especially in the tetravalent state.
- arces
-
noun,
a daughter of Thaumas and the sister of Iris and the Harpies. Zeus took away her wings when she aided the Titans in their war against him.
- cetin
-
noun,
a white, crystalline, water-insoluble fat, C 32 H 64 O 2 , obtained from spermaceti by extraction with ether: used chiefly as an emulsive agent in the manufacture of pharmaceuticals and cosmetics and as a base in the manufacture of candles and soaps.
- cero-
-
- ceros
-
noun,
a large Atlantic and Gulf Coast mackerel game fish, Scomberomorus regalis.
- cert.
-
- cesta
-
noun,
a narrow, curved basket fitted on one end to a wooden handle with a glovelike compartment at the base, for catching and throwing the ball.
- Cesti
-
noun,
Marcantonio [mahr-kahn-taw-nyaw] /ˌmɑr kɑnˈtɔ nyɔ/ (Show IPA), 1623–69, Italian composer.
- uncia
-
noun,
a bronze coin of ancient Rome, the 12th part of an as.
- UNCIO
-
- tonic
-
noun,
a medicine that invigorates or strengthens:
- cites
-
noun,
citation (defs 7, 8).
- cent.
-
- anise
-
noun,
a Mediterranean plant, Pimpinella anisum, of the parsley family, having loose umbrels of small yellowish-white flowers that yield aniseed.
- Conte
-
noun,
count2 .
- CONUS
-
noun,
the most anterior part of the simple tubular heart of lower vertebrates and embryos of higher vertebrates, leading into the artery that leaves the heart; in mammals it forms a part of the upper wall of the right ventricle, in which the pulmonary artery originates.
- ante-
-
- Unit.
-
- unite
-
noun,
a former gold coin of England, equal to 20 shillings, issued under James I and Charles I.
- tires
-
noun,
British Dialect. fatigue.
- Corea
-
noun,
Armando Anthony [ahr-mahn-doh] /ɑrˈmɑn doʊ/ (Show IPA), ("Chick") born 1941, U.S. jazz pianist and composer.
- antes
-
noun,
Poker. a fixed but arbitrary stake put into the pot by each player before the deal.
- cores
-
- anis-
-
- coria
-
noun,
plural of corium.
- Tiran
-
noun,
Strait of, a navigable waterway between the N Red Sea and the Gulf of Aqaba.
- Tunas
-
noun,
any of several large food and game fishes of the family Scombridae, inhabiting temperate and tropical seas.
Compare albacore, bluefin tuna, yellowfin tuna.
- cornu
-
noun,
a horn, especially a bony part that resembles a horn.
- Corse
-
noun,
corpse.
- cont.
-
- Const
-
- tones
-
noun,
any sound considered with reference to its quality, pitch, strength, source, etc.:
- Coats
-
noun,
an outer garment with sleeves, covering at least the upper part of the body:
- toner
-
noun,
a person or thing that tones.
- antre
-
noun,
a cavern; cave.
- coact
-
verb (used with or without object),
to do or act together.
- coast
-
noun,
the land next to the sea; seashore:
- toise
-
noun,
an old French unit of length equivalent to 6.395 feet (1.949 meters).
- antis
-
noun,
a person who is opposed to a particular practice, party, policy, action, etc.
- coati
-
noun,
any tropical American carnivore of the genus Nasua, related to the raccoon, having an elongated body, long, ringed tail, and a slender, flexible snout.
- cocas
-
noun,
a shrub, Erythroxylon coca, native to the Andes, having simple, alternate leaves and small yellowish flowers.
- Cons.
-
- antic
-
noun,
Usually, antics.
a playful trick or prank; caper.
a grotesque, fantastic, or ludicrous gesture, act, or posture.
- coins
-
noun,
a piece of metal stamped and issued by the authority of a government for use as money.
- anti-
-
- coirs
-
noun,
the prepared fiber of the husk of the coconut fruit, used in making rope, matting, etc.
- conc.
-
- TIROS
-
noun,
one of a series of satellites for transmitting television pictures of the earth's cloud cover.
- conic
-
noun,
Geometry. conic section.
- CENTO
-
noun,
a piece of writing, especially a poem, composed wholly of quotations from the works of other authors.
- Cenis
-
noun,
Mont, a mountain pass between SE France and Italy, in the Alps. 6834 feet (2083 meters) high.
- Corti
-
noun,
Alfonso [al-fon-soh;; Italian ahl-fawn-saw] /ælˈfɒn soʊ;; Italian ɑlˈfɔn sɔ/ (Show IPA), 1822–76, Italian anatomist.
- arson
-
noun,
Law. the malicious burning of another's house or property, or in some statutes, the burning of one's own house or property, as to collect insurance.
- trios
-
noun,
a musical composition for three voices or instruments.
- auto.
-
- TUNIS
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Tunisia, in the NE part.
- trine
-
noun,
a set or group of three; triad.
- tries
-
noun,
plural of try.
- trice
-
noun,
a very short time; an instant:
- triac
-
noun,
a type of thyristor designed for electronic control of the current supplied to a circuit, used especially in dimmers for lighting systems.
- Auric
-
adjective,
of or containing gold in the trivalent state.
- caco-
-
- cacti
-
noun,
any of numerous succulent plants of the family Cactaceae, of warm, arid regions of the New World, having fleshy, leafless, usually spiny stems, and typically having solitary, showy flowers.
- caine
-
noun,
(Sir Thomas Henry) Hall, 1853–1931, English novelist.
- cains
-
noun,
Scot. and Irish English. rent paid in kind, especially a percentage of a farm crop.
- cairn
-
noun,
a heap of stones set up as a landmark, monument, tombstone, etc.
- Cairo
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Egypt, in the N part on the E bank of the Nile.
- Caius
-
noun,
Saint, died a.d. 296, pope 283–296.
- Aust.
-
- Artie
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Arthur.
- canc.
-
- asco-
-
- aster
-
noun,
any composite plant of the genus Aster, having rays varying from white or pink to blue around a yellow disk.
- tuner
-
noun,
a person or thing that tunes.
- Ascot
-
noun,
a necktie or scarf with broad ends, tied and arranged so that the ends are laid flat, one across the other, sometimes with a pin to secure them.
- astir
-
adjective,
moving or stirring, especially with much activity or excitement:
- Aston
-
noun,
Francis William, 1877–1945, English physicist and chemist: Nobel Prize in Chemistry 1922.
- ascon
-
noun,
a type of sponge having an oval shape and a thin body wall with pores leading directly into the spongocoel.
- Astor
-
noun,
John Jacob, 1763–1848, U.S. capitalist and fur merchant.
- astr.
-
- trois
-
noun,
the number 3.
- truce
-
noun,
a suspension of hostilities for a specified period of time by mutual agreement of the warring parties; cease-fire; armistice.
- 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.
- tunes
-
noun,
a succession of musical sounds forming an air or melody, with or without the harmony accompanying it.
- ation
-
- atone
-
verb (used with object),
to make amends for; expiate:
- Trona
-
noun,
a monoclinic mineral, grayish or yellowish hydrous sodium carbonate and bicarbonate, Na 2 CO 3 ⋅NaHCO 3 ⋅2H 2 , occurring in dried or partly evaporated lake basins.
- tunic
-
noun,
Chiefly British. a coat worn as part of a military or other uniform.
- treas
-
- caner
-
noun,
a person who works with cane, especially one who produces canework for chairs.
- Cenci
-
noun,
Beatrice [be-ah-tree-che] /ˌbɛ ɑˈtri tʃɛ/ (Show IPA), 1577–1599, Italian parricide whose life is the subject of various novels and poems.
- Tours
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Indre-et-Loire, in W France, on the Loire River: Charles Martel defeated the Saracens near here a.d. 732.
- Arion
-
noun,
flourished 7th century b.c, Greek poet: inventor of the dithyramb.
- carts
-
noun,
a heavy two-wheeled vehicle, commonly without springs, drawn by mules, oxen, or the like, used for the conveyance of heavy goods.
- Trace
-
noun,
a surviving mark, sign, or evidence of the former existence, influence, or action of some agent or event; vestige:
- touse
-
noun,
a commotion; rumpus.
- Aries
-
noun,
Astronomy. the Ram, a zodiacal constellation between Pisces and Taurus.
- caste
-
noun,
Sociology.
an endogamous and hereditary social group limited to persons of the same rank, occupation, economic position, etc., and having mores distinguishing it from other such groups.
any rigid system of social distinctions.
- cater
-
verb (used with object),
to provide food and service for:
- arise
-
verb (used without object),
to get up from sitting, lying, or kneeling; rise:
- Cates
-
noun,
a choice food;delicacy; dainty.
- Toure
-
noun,
Sékou [sey-koo] /ˈseɪ ku/ (Show IPA), 1922–84, Guinean political leader: prime minister 1958-72; president 1958–84.
- caus.
-
- cause
-
noun,
a person or thing that acts, happens, or exists in such a way that some specific thing happens as a result; the producer of an effect:
- areo-
-
- Tosca
-
noun,
an opera (1900) by Giacomo Puccini.
- torus
-
noun,
Architecture. a large convex molding, more or less semicircular in profile, commonly forming the lowest molding of the base of a column, directly above the plinth, sometimes occurring as one of a pair separated by a scotia and fillets. and column.
- Turin
-
noun,
a city in NW Italy, on the Po: capital of the Kingdom of Italy 1860–65.
- Carte
-
noun,
(italics) French. menu; bill of fare.
Compare à la carte.
- canes
-
noun,
a stick or short staff used to assist one in walking; walking stick.
- Caren
-
noun,
a female given name.
- canoe
-
noun,
any of various slender, open boats, tapering to a point at both ends, propelled by paddles or sometimes sails and traditionally formed of light framework covered with bark, skins, or canvas, or formed from a dug-out or burned-out log or logs, and now usually made of aluminum, fiberglass, etc.
- arose
-
verb,
simple past tense of arise.
- Canso
-
noun,
Cape, a cape in SE Canada, the NE extremity of Nova Scotia.
- canst
-
noun,
a sealed container for food, beverages, etc., as of aluminum, sheet iron coated with tin, or other metal:
- Cant.
-
- canto
-
noun,
one of the main or larger divisions of a long poem.
- cants
-
noun,
insincere, especially conventional expressions of enthusiasm for high ideals, goodness, or piety.
- cares
-
noun,
a state of mind in which one is troubled; worry, anxiety, or concern:
- train
-
noun,
Railroads. a self-propelled, connected group of rolling stock.
- caret
-
noun,
a mark (‸) made in written or printed matter to show the place where something is to be inserted.
- Carie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Caroline.
- Carin
-
noun,
a female given name.
- carne
-
noun,
Marcel [mahr-sel;; French mar-sel] /mɑrˈsɛl;; French marˈsɛl/ (Show IPA), 1909–1996, French film director.
- carns
-
noun,
cairn.
- Arius
-
noun,
died a.d. 336, Christian priest at Alexandria: founder of Arianism.
- carse
-
noun,
bottom land.
- tious
-
- corns
-
noun,
Also called Indian corn; especially technical and British, maize. a tall cereal plant, Zea mays, cultivated in many varieties, having a jointed, solid stem and bearing the grain, seeds, or kernels on large ears.
- Asine
-
noun,
an ancient town in S Greece, on the Gulf of Argolis.
- acro-
-
- accus
-
- taces
-
noun,
tasset.
- acet-
-
- USECC
-
- econ.
-
- tacos
-
noun,
Mexican Cookery. an often crisply fried tortilla folded over and filled, as with seasoned chopped meat, lettuce, tomatoes, and cheese.
- acnes
-
noun,
an inflammatory disease of the sebaceous glands, characterized by comedones and pimples, especially on the face, back, and chest, and, in severe cases, by cysts and nodules resulting in scarring.
- acorn
-
noun,
the typically ovoid fruit or nut of an oak, enclosed at the base by a cupule.
- Taine
-
noun,
Hippolyte Adolphe [ee-paw-leet a-dawlf] /i pɔˈlit aˈdɔlf/ (Show IPA), 1828–93, French literary critic and historian.
- Eaton
-
noun,
Theophilus, 1590–1658, English colonist and colonial administrator in America.
- Taino
-
noun,
a member of an extinct Arawakan Indian tribe of the West Indies.
- tains
-
noun,
a thin tin plate.
- earns
-
verb (used with object),
to gain or get in return for one's labor or service:
- Tanis
-
noun,
an ancient city in Lower Egypt, in the Nile delta.
- acron
-
noun,
the unsegmented, preoral portion of the body of an arthropod.
- ecto-
-
- cutin
-
noun,
a transparent, waxy substance constituting, together with cellulose, the cuticle of plants.
- aeri-
-
- aeons
-
noun,
(in Gnosticism) one of a class of powers or beings conceived as emanating from the Supreme Being and performing various functions in the operations of the universe.
- tarns
-
noun,
a small mountain lake or pool, especially one in a cirque.
- urine
-
noun,
the liquid-to-semisolid waste matter excreted by the kidneys, in humans being a yellowish, slightly acid, watery fluid.
- cutes
-
noun,
the cutes, Informal. self-consciously cute mannerisms or appeal; affected coyness:
- cutie
-
noun,
Informal. a charmingly attractive or cute person, especially a girl or a young woman (often used as a form of address):
- acute
-
noun,
the acute accent.
- Actis
-
noun,
a son of Rhoda and Helius who, when banished from his home for fratricide, fled to Egypt, where he taught astrology. The Colossus of Rhodes was built in his honor.
- cutis
-
noun,
the true skin, consisting of the dermis and the epidermis.
- tines
-
noun,
a sharp, projecting point or prong, as of a fork.
- actos
-
- Actor
-
noun,
a person who acts in stage plays, motion pictures, television broadcasts, etc.
- tares
-
noun,
any of various vetches, especially Vicia sativa.
- Acton
-
noun,
a quilted garment worn under mail in the 13th and 14th centuries; gambeson.
- acct.
-
- sutra
-
noun,
Hinduism. a collection of aphorisms relating to some aspect of the conduct of life.
- Cusco
-
noun,
Cuzco.
- etuis
-
noun,
a small, often decorative case, especially one for needles, toilet articles, or the like.
- store
-
noun,
an establishment where merchandise is sold, usually on a retail basis.
- Stone
-
noun,
the hard substance, formed of mineral matter, of which rocks consist.
- Stoic
-
noun,
a member or adherent of the Stoic school of philosophy.
- etnas
-
noun,
Mount, an active volcano in E Sicily. 10,758 feet (3280 meters).
- Stern
-
noun,
the after part of a vessel (often opposed to stem).
- ster.
-
- Stein
-
noun,
a mug, usually earthenware, especially for beer.
- stour
-
noun,
British Dialect.
tumult; confusion.
a storm.
- Utica
-
noun,
an ancient city on the N coast of Africa, NW of Carthage.
- Euro-
-
- euros
-
noun,
wallaroo.
- stare
-
noun,
a staring gaze; a fixed look with the eyes wide open:
- 30-30
-
- stane
-
noun, adjective, adverb, verb (used with object),
stone.
- estoc
-
noun,
a thrusting sword of the 13th–17th centuries having a long, narrow blade of rectangular section.
- stria
-
noun,
a slight or narrow furrow, ridge, stripe, or streak, especially one of a number in parallel arrangement:
- Ecua.
-
- 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.
- enact
-
verb (used with object),
to make into an act or statute:
- Surat
-
noun,
a seaport in S Gujarat, in W India: first British settlement in India 1612.
- Ensor
-
noun,
James, 1860–1949, Belgian painter.
- entia
-
noun,
plural of ens.
- ento-
-
- suite
-
noun,
a number of things forming a series or set.
- Usnea
-
noun,
any pale-green or gray, mosslike lichen of the genus Usnea, common on rocks and trees.
- eruct
-
verb (used with or without object),
to belch forth, as gas from the stomach.
- suint
-
noun,
the natural grease of the wool of sheep, consisting of a mixture of fatty matter and potassium salts, used as a source of potash and in the preparation of ointments.
- Erato
-
noun,
the Muse of love poetry.
- 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.
- ERISA
-
noun,
Employee Retirement Income Security Act.
- Sucre
-
noun,
Antonio José de [ahn-taw-nyaw haw-se th e] /ɑnˈtɔ nyɔ hɔˈsɛ ðɛ/ (Show IPA), 1793–1830, Venezuelan general and South American liberator: 1st president of Bolivia 1826–28.
- 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.
- cusec
-
noun,
a unit of flow of one cubic foot per second.
- Tarne
-
noun,
(in the Iliad) Sardis.
- taros
-
noun,
a stemless plant, Colocasia esculenta, of the arum family, cultivated in tropical regions, in the Pacific islands and elsewhere, for the edible tuber.
- crit.
-
- Terai
-
noun,
a marshy lowland area in N India and S Nepal, between the Ganges and the foothills of the Himalayas.
- crust
-
noun,
the brown, hard outer portion or surface of a loaf or slice of bread (distinguished from crumb).
- cruse
-
noun,
an earthen pot, bottle, etc., for liquids.
- cruet
-
noun,
a glass bottle, especially one for holding vinegar, oil, etc., for the table.
- aero-
-
- terna
-
noun,
a list of three names submitted to the pope as recommended to fill a vacant bishopric or benefice.
- Terni
-
noun,
a city in central Italy.
- 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.
- crone
-
noun,
a withered, witchlike old woman.
- untie
-
verb (used with object),
to loose or unfasten (anything tied); let or set loose by undoing a knot.
- crocs
-
noun,
crocodile.
- Croce
-
noun,
Benedetto [be-ne-det-taw] /ˌbɛ nɛˈdɛt tɔ/ (Show IPA), 1866–1952, Italian statesman, philosopher, and historian.
- Croat
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Croatia; Croatian.
- Crius
-
noun,
a Titan, the son of Uranus and Gaea.
- crine
-
noun,
hair; head of hair.
- uran-
-
- Count
-
noun,
the act of counting; enumeration; reckoning; calculation:
- cosec
-
noun,
cosecant.
- coset
-
noun,
a subset of a group, formed by the consistent operation of a given element of the group on the left or right of all the elements of a subgroup of the group.
- Costa
-
noun,
a rib or riblike part.
- tinea
-
noun,
any of several skin diseases caused by fungi; ringworm.
- Aneto
-
noun,
Pi·co de [pee-kaw th e] /ˈpi kɔ ðɛ/ (Show IPA). Spanish name of Pic de Néthou.
- cotes
-
noun,
a shelter, coop, or small shed for sheep, pigs, pigeons, etc.
- Court
-
noun,
Law.
a place where justice is administered.
a judicial tribunal duly constituted for the hearing and determination of cases.
a session of a judicial assembly.
- cries
-
noun,
the act or sound of crying; any loud utterance or exclamation; a shout, scream, or wail.
- Crane
-
noun,
any large wading bird of the family Gruidae, characterized by long legs, bill, and neck and an elevated hind toe.
- 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.
- crate
-
noun,
a slatted wooden box or framework for packing, shopping, or storing fruit, furniture, glassware, crockery, etc.
- unset
-
adjective,
not set; not solidified or made firm, as concrete or asphalt.
- Creon
-
noun,
a king of Thebes, the brother of Jocasta and the uncle of Eteocles, Polynices, and Antigone.
- crest
-
noun,
the highest part of a hill or mountain range; summit.
- tera-
-
- ancre
-
adjective,
having the end of each limb divided and carved outward like the flukes of an anchor; moline:
- Curia
-
noun,
one of the political subdivisions of each of the three tribes of ancient Rome.
- ureas
-
noun,
Biochemistry. a compound, CO(NH 2) 2 , occurring in urine and other body fluids as a product of protein metabolism.
- cures
-
noun,
a means of healing or restoring to health; remedy.
- Aisne
-
noun,
a river in N France, flowing NW and W to the Oise. 175 miles (280 km) long.
- cunts
-
noun,
the vulva or vagina.
- Cunas
-
noun,
a member of a group of American Indian people inhabiting settlements on the Isthmus of Panama and islands in the Gulf of San Blas.
- tears
-
- 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.
- Aesir
-
noun,
the principal race of gods, led by Odin and living at Asgard.
- curio
-
noun,
any unusual article, object of art, etc., valued as a curiosity.
- curns
-
noun,
a grain.
- curet
-
noun,
a scoop-shaped surgical instrument for removing tissue from body cavities, as the uterus.
- Urena
-
noun,
any tropical plant or shrub belonging to the genus Urena, of the mallow family, having clusters of small, yellow flowers, especially U. lobata, which yields a useful bast fiber.
- urate
-
noun,
a salt of uric acid.
- tenia
-
noun,
taenia.
- teno-
-
- curse
-
noun,
the expression of a wish that misfortune, evil, doom, etc., befall a person, group, etc.
- airts
-
noun,
a direction.
- curst
-
noun,
the expression of a wish that misfortune, evil, doom, etc., befall a person, group, etc.
- urase
-
noun,
urease.
- uria
-
- tune
-
noun,
a succession of musical sounds forming an air or melody, with or without the harmony accompanying it.
- unco
-
noun,
something extraordinary or unusual; a novelty.
- Uris
-
noun,
a canton in central Switzerland. 415 sq. mi. (1075 sq. km). Capital: Altdorf.
- roan
-
noun,
a horse or other animal with a roan coat.
- Utes
-
noun,
Informal. a utility vehicle.
- RNAS
-
- Rota
-
noun,
Chiefly British.
a round or rotation of duties; a period of work or duty taken in rotation with others.
an agenda or circuit of sporting events, as a round of golf tournaments, played in different localities throughout the year.
- rues
-
noun,
sorrow; repentance; regret.
- ruin
-
noun,
ruins, the remains of a building, city, etc., that has been destroyed or that is in disrepair or a state of decay:
- uric
-
adjective,
of, pertaining to, contained in, or derived from urine.
- rite
-
noun,
a formal or ceremonial act or procedure prescribed or customary in religious or other solemn use:
- rout
-
noun,
a defeat attended with disorderly flight; dispersal of a defeated force in complete disorder:
- Roti
-
noun,
roast.
- uni-
-
- uro-
-
- rote
-
noun,
routine; a fixed, habitual, or mechanical course of procedure:
- Roca
-
noun,
Cape, a cape in W Portugal, near Lisbon: the western extremity of continental Europe.
- user
-
noun,
a person or thing that uses.
- USCA
-
- unto
-
preposition,
to (in its various uses, except as the accompaniment of the infinitive).
- Rosa
-
noun,
Salvator [sahl-vah-tawr] /ˈsɑl vɑˌtɔr/ (Show IPA), 1615–73, Italian painter and poet.
- USIA
-
- RONA
-
- rocs
-
noun,
a bird of enormous size and strength.
- USNA
-
- urea
-
noun,
Biochemistry. a compound, CO(NH 2) 2 , occurring in urine and other body fluids as a product of protein metabolism.
- Tura
-
noun,
Cosimo [kaw-zee-maw] /ˈkɔ zi mɔ/ (Show IPA), c1430–98? Italian painter.
- Utas
-
noun,
any of several iguanid lizards of the genus Uta, of the western U.S. and northern Mexico.
- ROSE
-
noun,
any of the wild or cultivated, usually prickly-stemmed, pinnate-leaved, showy-flowered shrubs of the genus Rosa.
Compare rose family.
- USAR
-
- ROUS
-
noun,
(Francis) Peyton, 1879–1970, U.S. pathologist: Nobel Prize in medicine 1966.
- roue
-
noun,
a dissolute and licentious man; rake.
- tuns
-
noun,
a large cask for holding liquids, especially wine, ale, or beer.
- USRC
-
- ROTC
-
noun,
a body of students at some colleges and universities who are given training toward becoming officers in the armed forces. Abbreviation: ROTC, R.O.T.C.
- USTC
-
- uret
-
- ROTS
-
noun,
the process of rotting.
- Tori
-
noun,
plural of torus.
- tuna
-
noun,
any of several large food and game fishes of the family Scombridae, inhabiting temperate and tropical seas.
Compare albacore, bluefin tuna, yellowfin tuna.
- Taro
-
noun,
a stemless plant, Colocasia esculenta, of the arum family, cultivated in tropical regions, in the Pacific islands and elsewhere, for the edible tuber.
- Taos
-
noun,
a Tanoan language spoken in two villages in New Mexico.
- Tare
-
noun,
any of various vetches, especially Vicia sativa.
- snit
-
noun,
an agitated or irritated state.
- SNCC
-
noun,
a U.S. civil-rights organization formed by students and active especially during the 1960s, whose aim was to achieve political and economic equality for blacks through local and regional action groups.
- situ
-
noun,
in situ.
- Tarn
-
noun,
a small mountain lake or pool, especially one in a cirque.
- site
-
noun,
the position or location of a town, building, etc., especially as to its environment:
- SITA
-
noun,
(in the Ramayana) the wife of Ramachandra, abducted by Ravana and later rescued.
- 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.
- Tane
-
noun,
a Polynesian god of fertility.
- Sina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- sice
-
noun,
syce.
- tars
-
noun,
any of various dark-colored viscid products obtained by the destructive distillation of certain organic substances, as coal or wood.
- Sian
-
noun,
Older Spelling. Xian.
- taur
-
- teas
-
noun,
the dried and prepared leaves of a shrub, Camellia sinensis, from which a somewhat bitter, aromatic beverage is prepared by infusion in hot water.
- ten.
-
- Tena
-
noun,
Koyukon.
- Seta
-
noun,
a stiff hair; bristle or bristlelike part.
- rit.
-
- tans
-
noun,
the brown color imparted to the skin by exposure to the sun or open air.
- snot
-
noun,
Vulgar. mucus from the nose.
- Sert
-
noun,
José María [haw-se mah-ree-ah] /hɔˈsɛ mɑˈri ɑ/ (Show IPA), 1876–1945, Spanish painter.
- sur-
-
- Star
-
noun,
any of the heavenly bodies, except the moon, appearing as fixed luminous points in the sky at night.
- Ste.
-
- Sra.
-
- Stir
-
noun,
the act of stirring or moving.
- stoa
-
noun,
Greek Architecture. a portico, usually a detached portico of considerable length, that is used as a promenade or meeting place.
- Sour
-
noun,
something that is sour.
- str.
-
- stun
-
noun,
the act of stunning.
- suet
-
noun,
the hard fatty tissue about the loins and kidneys of beef, sheep, etc., used in cooking or processed to yield tallow.
- suit
-
noun,
a set of clothing, armor, or the like, intended for wear together.
- sort
-
noun,
a particular kind, species, variety, class, or group, distinguished by a common character or nature:
- SOAR
-
noun,
an act or instance of soaring.
- Sura
-
noun,
any of the 114 chapters of the Koran.
- sori
-
noun,
plural of sorus.
- sure
-
Idioms,
for sure, as a certainty; surely:
- Surt
-
noun,
the guardian and ruler of Muspelheim, destined to defeat Frey at Ragnarok and destroy the world with fire.
- sore
-
noun,
a sore spot or place on the body.
- sora
-
noun,
a small, short-billed rail, Porzana carolina, of marshy areas of North America.
- Tace
-
noun,
tasset.
- 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.
- taco
-
noun,
Mexican Cookery. an often crisply fried tortilla folded over and filled, as with seasoned chopped meat, lettuce, tomatoes, and cheese.
- tain
-
noun,
a thin tin plate.
- tens
-
noun,
a self-operated portable device used to treat chronic pain by sending electrical impulses through electrodes placed over the painful area.
- ter.
-
- tuis
-
noun,
a black New Zealand honey eater, Prosthemadera novaeseelandiae, having a patch of white feathers on each side of the throat, sometimes tamed as a pet.
- tri-
-
- SCAN
-
noun,
an act or instance of scanning; close examination.
- saur
-
- Tour
-
noun,
a traveling around from place to place.
- Sato
-
noun,
Eisaku [ey-sah-koo;; Japanese ey-sah-koo] /eɪˈsɑ ku;; Japanese ˈeɪ sɑˌku/ (Show IPA), 1901–75, Japanese political leader: prime minister 1964–72; Nobel Peace Prize 1974.
- sati
-
noun,
a Hindu practice whereby a widow immolates herself on the funeral pyre of her husband: now abolished by law.
- sate
-
noun,
a Southeast Asian, especially Indonesian and Malaysian, dish of marinated, bite-size pieces of meat, skewered, barbecued, and usually served with a peanut-flavored dipping sauce.
- Sat.
-
- Sari
-
noun,
a garment worn by Hindu women, consisting of a long piece of cotton or silk wrapped around the body with one end draped over the head or over one shoulder.
- sane
-
noun,
a private nationwide organization in the U.S., established in 1957, that opposes nuclear testing and advocates international peace.
- sain
-
verb (used with object),
to make the sign of the cross on, as for protection against evil influences.
- Saco
-
noun,
a city in SW Maine.
- tors
-
noun,
a rocky pinnacle; a peak of a bare or rocky mountain or hill.
- Trio
-
noun,
a musical composition for three voices or instruments.
- tRNA
-
- tron
-
- Rust
-
noun,
Also called iron rust. the red or orange coating that forms on the surface of iron when exposed to air and moisture, consisting chiefly of ferric hydroxide and ferric oxide formed by oxidation.
- Ruse
-
noun,
a trick, stratagem, or artifice.
- Rus.
-
- runt
-
noun,
an animal that is small or stunted as compared with others of its kind.
- runs
-
noun,
an act or instance, or a period of running:
- tsar
-
noun,
czar.
- rune
-
noun,
any of the characters of certain ancient alphabets, as of a script used for writing the Germanic languages, especially of Scandinavia and Britain, from c200 to c1200, or a script used for inscriptions in a Turkic language of the 6th to 8th centuries from the area near the Orkhon River in Mongolia.
- Tues
-
- scar
-
noun,
a mark left by a healed wound, sore, or burn.
- 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.
- 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.
- seat
-
noun,
something designed to support a person in a sitting position, as a chair, bench, or pew; a place on or in which one sits.
- Seri
-
noun,
a member of an American Indian people of western Sonora state, Mexico, on the Gulf of California.
- Sera
-
noun,
a plural of serum.
- sent
-
noun,
a coin of Estonia until the euro was adopted, the 100th part of a kroon.
- tics
-
noun,
Pathology.
a sudden, spasmodic, painless, involuntary muscular contraction, as of the face.
tic douloureux.
- 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.
- TINA
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Tine
-
noun,
a sharp, projecting point or prong, as of a fork.
- tion
-
- tire
-
noun,
British Dialect. fatigue.
- sec.
-
- sear
-
noun,
a mark or scar made by searing.
- Stan
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Stanley.
- Tiro
-
noun,
tyro.
- Sean
-
noun,
a male given name, form of John.
- scut
-
noun,
a short tail, especially that of a hare, rabbit, or deer.
- 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.
- toea
-
noun,
a bronze coin and monetary unit of Papua New Guinea, the 100th part of a kina.
- scr.
-
- tone
-
noun,
any sound considered with reference to its quality, pitch, strength, source, etc.:
- Toni
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Antoinette or Antonia.
- torc
-
noun,
torque (def 4).
- sci.
-
- Tore
-
noun,
a torus.
- RITA
-
noun,
the Vedic concept of cosmic and social order.
- 1080
-
- Rise
-
noun,
an act or instance of rising.
- eco-
-
- curs
-
noun,
a mongrel dog, especially a worthless or unfriendly one.
- Curt
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Curtis.
- cute
-
noun,
the cutes, Informal. self-consciously cute mannerisms or appeal; affected coyness:
- EARN
-
verb (used with object),
to gain or get in return for one's labor or service:
- ears
-
noun,
the organ of hearing and equilibrium in vertebrates, in humans consisting of an external ear that gathers sound vibrations, a middle ear in which the vibrations resonate against the tympanic membrane, and a fluid-filled internal ear that maintains balance and that conducts the tympanic vibrations to the auditory nerve, which transmits them as impulses to the brain.
- East
-
noun,
a cardinal point of the compass, 90° to the right of north. Abbreviation: E.
- eats
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- Ecru
-
noun,
an ecru color.
- cure
-
noun,
a means of healing or restoring to health; remedy.
- ect-
-
- enc.
-
- Enos
-
noun,
the son of Seth. Gen. 5:6.
- Ens.
-
- eons
-
noun,
an indefinitely long period of time; age.
- eous
-
- Eric
-
noun,
Eric the Red.
- RISC
-
noun,
reduced instruction set computer: a computer whose central processing unit recognizes a relatively small number of instructions, which it can execute very rapidly.
- curn
-
noun,
a grain.
- cur.
-
- Erna
-
noun,
a female given name: from an Old English word meaning “eagle.”.
- Coue
-
noun,
Émile [ey-meel] /eɪˈmil/ (Show IPA), 1857–1926, French psychotherapist.
- Cor.
-
- Cora
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. Kore.
- Cori
-
noun,
Carl Ferdinand, 1896–1984, and his wife, Gerty Theresa, 1896–1957, U.S. biochemists, born in Austria-Hungary: Nobel Prize in Medicine 1947.
- CORN
-
noun,
Also called Indian corn; especially technical and British, maize. a tall cereal plant, Zea mays, cultivated in many varieties, having a jointed, solid stem and bearing the grain, seeds, or kernels on large ears.
- Cort
-
- cose
-
verb (used without object),
coze.
- Cost
-
noun,
the price paid to acquire, produce, accomplish, or maintain anything:
- Cote
-
noun,
a shelter, coop, or small shed for sheep, pigs, pigeons, etc.
- crat
-
- cunt
-
noun,
the vulva or vagina.
- Cres
-
- croc
-
noun,
crocodile.
- crus
-
noun,
the part of the leg or hind limb between the femur or thigh and the ankle or tarsus; shank.
- crut
-
noun,
crud (def 1).
- ctr.
-
- cts.
-
- cues
-
noun,
anything said or done, on or off stage, that is followed by a specific line or action:
- Cuna
-
noun,
a member of a group of American Indian people inhabiting settlements on the Isthmus of Panama and islands in the Gulf of San Blas.
- Eris
-
noun,
the ancient Greek goddess of discord and the sister of Ares: identified with the Roman goddess Discordia.
- Eros
-
noun,
the ancient Greek god of love, identified by the Romans with Cupid.
- Con.
-
- 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.
- IOTA
-
noun,
a very small quantity; jot; whit.
- ious
-
- IRAS
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- Ire.
-
- 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.
- Isar
-
noun,
a river in central Europe, flowing NE from W Austria through S Germany to the Danube River. 215 miles (345 km) long.
- iso-
-
- iter
-
noun,
a canal or passage.
- Iona
-
noun,
an island in the Hebrides, off the W coast of Scotland: center of early Celtic Christianity.
- Nair
-
noun,
a group of Hindu castes in the Kerala region of India.
- Naos
-
noun,
a temple.
- narc
-
noun,
a government agent or detective charged with the enforcement of laws restricting the use of narcotics.
- Nasi
-
noun,
the head or president of the Sanhedrin.
- Nast
-
noun,
Thomas, 1840–1902, U.S. illustrator and cartoonist.
- NATO
-
noun,
an organization formed in Washington, D.C. (1949), comprising the 12 nations of the Atlantic Pact together with Greece, Turkey, and the Federal Republic of Germany, for the purpose of collective defense against aggression.
- NATS
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Nathan or Nathaniel.
- NCTE
-
- 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 = .
- 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.
- erst
-
adverb,
before the present time; formerly.
- etui
-
noun,
a small, often decorative case, especially one for needles, toilet articles, or the like.
- Esau
-
noun,
a son of Isaac and Rebekah, twin brother of Jacob, to whom he sold his birthright. Gen. 25:21–25.
- eso-
-
- est.
-
- ETAS
-
noun,
the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
- etc.
-
- 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.
- Etna
-
noun,
Mount, an active volcano in E Sicily. 10,758 feet (3280 meters).
- Eton
-
noun,
a town in Berkshire, in S England, on the Thames River, W of London: the site of Eton College.
- Eur.
-
- int.
-
- ICAO
-
- Ice.
-
- ices
-
noun,
the solid form of water, produced by freezing; frozen water.
- inae
-
- Inc.
-
- Inca
-
noun,
a member of any of the dominant groups of South American Indian peoples who established an empire in Peru prior to the Spanish conquest.
- inro
-
noun,
a small lacquer box with compartments for medicines, cosmetics, etc., worn on the waist sash of the traditional Japanese costume.
- ins.
-
- cone
-
noun,
Geometry.
a solid whose surface is generated by a line passing through a fixed point and a fixed plane curve not containing the point, consisting of two equal sections joined at a vertex.
a plane surface resembling the cross section of a solid cone.
- coir
-
noun,
the prepared fiber of the husk of the coconut fruit, used in making rope, matting, etc.
- neo-
-
- Arne
-
noun,
Thomas Augustine, 1710–78, English composer of operas and songs.
- ant.
-
- ANTU
-
- anus
-
noun,
the opening at the lower end of the alimentary canal, through which the solid refuse of digestion is excreted.
- 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.
- ARCO
-
adverb,
(of the performance of a passage for stringed instruments) with the bow.
- Ares
-
noun,
the ancient Greek god of war, a son of Zeus and Hera, identified by the Romans with Mars.
- ARIS
-
- Arno
-
noun,
Peter (Curtis Arnoux Peters) 1904–68, U.S. cartoonist and author.
- ano-
-
- Aron
-
noun,
a male given name.
- arse
-
noun,
ass2 (defs 1, 2).
- art.
-
- asc-
-
- asci
-
noun,
plural of ascus.
- Aser
-
noun,
Asher (def 1).
- Asir
-
noun,
a district in SW Saudi Arabia.
- Asti
-
noun,
a city in the Piedmont region of Italy, S of Turin: center of wine-producing region.
- ANSI
-
- anes
-
adverb,
once.
- Aten
-
noun,
Aton.
- aeon
-
noun,
(in Gnosticism) one of a class of powers or beings conceived as emanating from the Supreme Being and performing various functions in the operations of the universe.
- ARCS
-
noun,
Geometry. any unbroken part of the circumference of a circle or other curved line.
- acc.
-
- Acis
-
noun,
the lover of Galatea, killed by Polyphemus out of jealousy.
- acne
-
noun,
an inflammatory disease of the sebaceous glands, characterized by comedones and pimples, especially on the face, back, and chest, and, in severe cases, by cysts and nodules resulting in scarring.
- 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.
- ACTS
-
noun,
anything done, being done, or to be done; deed; performance:
- Acus
-
noun,
Surgery. a needle, especially one used in a surgical operation.
- aer-
-
- ance
-
- aesc
-
noun,
ash2 (def 3).
- aet.
-
- ains
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- Ainu
-
noun,
a member of an aboriginal population of northernmost Japan, having lighter skin and hairier bodies than other Japanese.
- Aire
-
- airs
-
noun,
a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- airt
-
noun,
a direction.
- aits
-
noun,
a small island, especially in a river.
- Asur
-
noun,
Assur.
- ates
-
- coin
-
noun,
a piece of metal stamped and issued by the authority of a government for use as money.
- circ
-
noun,
circular (def 9).
- CERN
-
- cet-
-
- Ceta
-
noun,
Comprehensive Employment and Training Act.
- Ceto
-
- ciao
-
interjection,
(used as a word of greeting or parting): hello; goodbye; so long; see you later.
- cion
-
noun,
scion (def 2).
- cir.
-
- cire
-
noun,
a brilliant, highly glazed surface produced on fabrics by subjecting them to a wax, heat, and calendering treatment.
- cen.
-
- cis-
-
- CISC
-
noun,
complex instruction set computer: a computer whose central processing unit recognizes a relatively large number of instructions.
- cist
-
noun,
a box or chest, especially for sacred utensils.
- cit.
-
- cite
-
noun,
citation (defs 7, 8).
- Cnut
-
noun,
Canute.
- coat
-
noun,
an outer garment with sleeves, covering at least the upper part of the body:
- coca
-
noun,
a shrub, Erythroxylon coca, native to the Andes, having simple, alternate leaves and small yellowish flowers.
- cera
-
noun,
(in prescriptions) wax.
- Cato
-
noun,
Marcus Porcius [pawr-shee-uh s,, -shuh s] /ˈpɔr ʃi əs,, -ʃəs/ (Show IPA), ("the Elder"or"the Censor") 234–149 b.c, Roman statesman, soldier, and writer.
- atic
-
- cac-
-
- Aton
-
noun,
a solar deity declared by Amenhotep IV to be the only god, represented as a solar disk with rays ending in human hands.
- ator
-
- Auer
-
noun,
Leopold [lee-uh-pohld;; Hungarian ley-aw-pawlt] /ˈli əˌpoʊld;; Hungarian ˈleɪ ɔˌpɔlt/ (Show IPA), 1845–1930, Hungarian violinist and teacher.
- aune
-
noun,
an old French unit of measure for fabrics, equivalent to about 47 inches (119 cm).
- aunt
-
noun,
the sister of one's father or mother.
- aur-
-
- Aus.
-
- aut-
-
- Cain
-
noun,
Scot. and Irish English. rent paid in kind, especially a percentage of a farm crop.
- Cate
-
noun,
a choice food;delicacy; dainty.
- Can.
-
- cane
-
noun,
a stick or short staff used to assist one in walking; walking stick.
- CARE
-
noun,
a state of mind in which one is troubled; worry, anxiety, or concern:
- Carn
-
noun,
cairn.
- CART
-
noun,
a heavy two-wheeled vehicle, commonly without springs, drawn by mules, oxen, or the like, used for the conveyance of heavy goods.
- CASE
-
noun,
an instance of the occurrence, existence, etc., of something:
- cast
-
noun,
act of casting or throwing.
- cat.
-
- neat
-
noun,
an animal of the genus Bos; a bovine, as a cow or ox.
- Erin
-
noun,
Literary. Ireland.
- Neri
-
noun,
Saint Philip (Filippo Neri) 1515–95, Italian priest: founder of Congregation of the Oratory.
- nota
-
noun,
a dorsal plate or sclerite of the thorax of an insect.
- Rani
-
noun,
ranee.
- rant
-
noun,
ranting, extravagant, or violent declamation.
- rase
-
verb (used with object),
raze.
- rate
-
noun,
the amount of a charge or payment with reference to some basis of calculation:
- RATO
-
noun,
rocket-assisted takeoff.
- nous
-
noun,
Greek Philosophy. mind or intellect.
- recs
-
noun,
recreation.
- nots
-
noun,
a Boolean operator that returns a positive result if its operand is negative and a negative result if its operand is positive.
- note
-
noun,
a brief record of something written down to assist the memory or for future reference.
- 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.
- not-
-
- rain
-
noun,
water that is condensed from the aqueous vapor in the atmosphere and falls to earth in drops more than 1/50 inch (0.5 mm) in diameter.
Compare drizzle (def 6).
- 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.
- Reis
-
plural noun,
a former money of account of Portugal and Brazil.
- reit
-
noun,
real-estate investment trust.
- nos-
-
- nori
-
noun,
a seaweed having a mildly sweet, salty taste, usually dried, used in Japanese cookery mainly as a wrap for sushi.
- Nora
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Honora.
- Nor.
-
- Rena
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Marina.
- noir
-
adjective,
black; noting the black numbers in roulette.
- noes
-
noun,
an utterance of the word “no.”.
- Rais
-
noun,
Gilles de, Retz, Gilles de Laval, Baron de.
- oast
-
noun,
a kiln for drying hops or malt.
- 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.
- otic
-
adjective,
of or relating to the ear; auricular.
- Oran
-
noun,
a seaport in NW Algeria.
- oras
-
noun,
plural of os2 .
- Ont.
-
- Orca
-
noun,
the killer whale, Orcinus orca.
- orcs
-
noun,
any of several cetaceans, as a grampus.
- Orne
-
noun,
a department in NW France. 2372 sq. mi. (6145 sq. km). Capital: Alençon.
- orts
-
noun,
Usually, orts. a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
- osar
-
noun,
plural of os3 .
- once
-
noun,
a single occasion; one time only:
- Onas
-
noun,
a member of a people of Tierra del Fuego.
- Otis
-
noun,
Elisha Graves, 1811–61, U.S. inventor.
- RACE
-
noun,
a contest of speed, as in running, riding, driving, or sailing.
- Oita
-
noun,
a seaport on NE Kyushu, in S Japan.
- Oise
-
noun,
a river in W Europe, flowing SW from S Belgium through N France to the Seine, near Paris. 186 miles (300 km) long.
- ours
-
noun,
(used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
- Ouse
-
noun,
Also called Great Ouse. a river in E England, flowing NE to the Wash. 160 miles (260 km) long.
- oust
-
verb (used with object),
to expel or remove from a place or position occupied:
- out-
-
- outs
-
noun,
a means of escape or excuse, as from a place, punishment, retribution, responsibility, etc.:
- Oct.
-
- ocas
-
noun,
a wood sorrel, Oxalis tuberosa, of the Andes, cultivated in South America for its edible tubers.
- OATS
-
noun,
a cereal grass, Avena sativa, cultivated for its edible seed.
- Reno
-
noun,
Informal. a renovation, as of a building or room.
- NTIA
-
- onus
-
noun,
a difficult or disagreeable obligation, task, burden, etc.
- 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.
- Nier
-
noun,
Alfred Otto Carl, 1911–1994, U.S. physicist.
- nits
-
noun,
the egg of a parasitic insect, especially of a louse, often attached to a hair or a fiber of clothing.
- RIAS
-
noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- Niue
-
noun,
an island in the S Pacific between Tonga and Cook Islands: possession of New Zealand. 5128; about 100 sq. mi. (260 sq. km).
- 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.
- NIRA
-
- Reus
-
noun,
a city in Catalonia, NE Spain, on the Mediterranean Sea.
- Rico
-
noun,
Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act: a U.S. law, enacted in 1970, allowing victims of organized crime to sue those responsible for punitive damages.
- rets
-
verb (used with object),
to soak in water or expose to moisture, as flax or hemp, to facilitate the removal of the fiber from the woody tissue by partial rotting.
- rest
-
noun,
the refreshing quiet or repose of sleep:
- Rice
-
noun,
the starchy seeds or grain of an annual marsh grass, Oryza sativa, cultivated in warm climates and used for food.
- NICE
-
noun,
a port in and the capital of Alpes-Maritimes, in SE France, on the Mediterranean: resort.
- Rina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- CEA
-
- CCU
-
- run
-
noun,
an act or instance, or a period of running:
- CCS
-
verb (used with object),
to send a duplicate of a document, email, or the like to:
- CEC
-
- CCR
-
- RNA
-
- CEO
-
- USN
-
- CCA
-
- ACE
-
noun,
a playing card or die marked with or having the value indicated by a single spot:
- tra
-
- USE
-
noun,
the act of employing, using, or putting into service:
- cs.
-
- RTS
-
- ca.
-
- cc.
-
- CIO
-
noun,
a federation of affiliated industrial labor unions, founded 1935 within the American Federation of Labor but independent of it 1938–55. Abbreviation: C.I.O., CIO.
- Co.
-
- ROA
-
- cr.
-
- ct.
-
- tr.
-
- CAI
-
- Re.
-
- Rue
-
noun,
sorrow; repentance; regret.
- CAR
-
noun,
an automobile.
- RCS
-
- CAS
-
verb (used with or without object),
to call, as to call an animal toward one; urge forward by calling.
- USC
-
- our
-
noun,
(used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
- AUC
-
- oui
-
adverb, noun,
yes.
- UTC
-
- Uta
-
noun,
any of several iguanid lizards of the genus Uta, of the western U.S. and northern Mexico.
- Ar.
-
- toe
-
noun,
one of the terminal digits of the human foot.
- ORT
-
noun,
Usually, orts. a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
- Tiu
-
noun,
an English god of the sky and of war, the equivalent of Tyr in Scandinavian mythology.
- SAE
-
- Ore
-
noun,
a metal-bearing mineral or rock, or a native metal, that can be mined at a profit.
- 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.
- UTE
-
noun,
Informal. a utility vehicle.
- San
-
noun,
a member of a nomadic aboriginal people of southern Africa.
- orc
-
noun,
any of several cetaceans, as a grampus.
- an.
-
- COS
-
noun,
romaine.
- uti
-
- ac-
-
- SAC
-
noun,
a baglike structure in an animal, plant, or fungus, as one containing fluid.
- SRO
-
- OTS
-
- OTA
-
- CIA
-
- rt.
-
- CIC
-
- CIE
-
- USO
-
- ote
-
- USR
-
- CNS
-
- rut
-
noun,
a furrow or track in the ground, especially one made by the passage of a vehicle or vehicles.
- Tor
-
noun,
a rocky pinnacle; a peak of a bare or rocky mountain or hill.
- ot-
-
- ose
-
- So.
-
- CNC
-
- CNO
-
- rte
-
- res
-
noun,
an object or thing; matter.
- RSE
-
- REC
-
noun,
recreation.
- Ria
-
noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- aor
-
- AES
-
noun,
any of various early forms of bronze or copper money used in ancient Rome.
Compare as2 (def 1).
- AOU
-
- ARC
-
noun,
Geometry. any unbroken part of the circumference of a circle or other curved line.
- ROC
-
noun,
a bird of enormous size and strength.
- unc
-
- ROT
-
noun,
the process of rotting.
- Una
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Latin word meaning “one.”.
- UIT
-
- UCR
-
- UCC
-
- UAE
-
- USA
-
- UAR
-
- Une
-
- ANU
-
noun,
a twining herb, Tropaeolum tuberosum, of the nasturtium family, found in the Andes, having edible tubers and large flowers with yellow petals and red spurs.
- REA
-
- 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.
- ur-
-
- ait
-
noun,
a small island, especially in a river.
- ane
-
adjective, noun, pronoun,
one.
- AIS
-
noun,
a three-toed sloth, Bradypus tridactylus, inhabiting forests of southern Venezuela, the Guianas, and northern Brazil, having a diet apparently restricted to the leaves of the trumpet-tree, and sounding a high-pitched cry when disturbed.
- ANI
-
noun,
any of several black, tropical American cuckoos of the genus Crotophaga, having a compressed, bladelike bill.
- uns
-
- UNO
-
- Uri
-
noun,
a canton in central Switzerland. 415 sq. mi. (1075 sq. km). Capital: Altdorf.
- AIR
-
noun,
a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- ure
-
- ans
-
noun,
the Sumerian god of heaven: the counterpart of the Akkadian Anu.
- ROI
-
- Ain
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- AIC
-
- ROE
-
noun,
the mass of eggs, or spawn, within the ovarian membrane of the female fish.
- 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.
- RCT
-
- RSA
-
- ACT
-
noun,
anything done, being done, or to be done; deed; performance:
- TSE
-
- RAN
-
noun,
a sea goddess who drags down ships and drowns sailors: the wife of Aegir.
- ASU
-
- urn
-
noun,
a large or decorative vase, especially one with an ornamental foot or pedestal.
- at.
-
- ATC
-
- Rai
-
noun,
a style of Algerian popular music played on electric guitar, synthesizer, and percussion instruments.
- 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.
- Rae
-
noun,
John, 1813–93, Scottish surgeon and Arctic explorer.
- urs
-
noun,
an ancient Sumerian city on the Euphrates, in S Iraq: extensive excavations, especially of royal tombs.
- ACS
-
- ANC
-
- Rs.
-
- rin
-
noun,
a money of account of Japan, the thousandth part of a yen or the tenth part of a sen.
- Tro
-
- TSI
-
- Tu.
-
- RCN
-
- COT
-
noun,
a light portable bed, especially one of canvas on a folding frame.
- RCA
-
- AEC
-
- ARS
-
- ae.
-
- rat
-
noun,
any of several long-tailed rodents of the family Muridae, of the genus Rattus and related genera, distinguished from the mouse by being larger.
- ARU
-
- RAS
-
noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- ase
-
- ast
-
- ASI
-
- ASN
-
- tun
-
noun,
a large cask for holding liquids, especially wine, ale, or beer.
- Aso
-
noun,
Mount, a volcanic mountain in Japan, in central Kyushu, noted for its vast caldera. 5223 feet (1593 meters).
- 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.
- ASR
-
- tue
-
- ATS
-
noun,
a money of account of Laos, the 100th part of a kip.
- CRC
-
- Ora
-
noun,
plural of os2 .
- ICC
-
- ITU
-
- io-
-
- Ia.
-
- ian
-
noun,
a male given name, Scottish form of John.
- IAS
-
- ICA
-
noun,
Portuguese name of Putumayo.
- Sta
-
- St.
-
- SRI
-
noun,
a Hindu title of address prefixed to the name of a deity, holy person, etc.
- ics
-
- Sr.
-
- ier
-
- in.
-
- ina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Sou
-
noun,
(formerly) either of two bronze coins of France, equal to 5 centimes and 10 centimes.
- ine
-
- sot
-
noun,
a drunkard.
- IOC
-
- IRA
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- nr.
-
- ior
-
- ESR
-
- OSA
-
- ERS
-
noun,
ervil.
- Oc.
-
- ERT
-
- ESA
-
- Stu
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Stewart or Stuart.
- 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.
- NUS
-
noun,
the 13th letter of the Greek alphabet (Ν, ν).
- ESU
-
- eu-
-
- NSU
-
- NSC
-
- NSA
-
- STI
-
- ETO
-
- NRC
-
- ETR
-
- ETS
-
- NRA
-
- 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 = .
- 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.
- Sue
-
noun,
Eugène [œ-zhen] /œˈʒɛn/ (Show IPA), (Marie Joseph Sue) 1804–57, French novelist.
- SEI
-
noun,
sei whale.
- ITO
-
noun,
Prince Hirobumi [hee-raw-boo-mee] /ˈhi rɔˈbu mi/ (Show IPA), 1841–1909, Japanese statesman.
- IUS
-
- NCO
-
- Sin
-
noun,
transgression of divine law:
- NUT
-
noun,
a dry fruit consisting of an edible kernel or meat enclosed in a woody or leathery shell.
- SIC
-
adverb,
so; thus: usually written parenthetically to denote that a word, phrase, passage, etc., that may appear strange or incorrect has been written intentionally or has been quoted verbatim: (sic).
- nae
-
adverb,
no1 ; not.
- NIC
-
noun,
a newly industrialized/industrializing country:
- SEN
-
noun,
a money of account of Japan, the 100th part of a yen, now used only in certain quotations, as on foreign exchange.
- SIR
-
noun,
a respectful or formal term of address used to a man:
- Nat
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Nathan or Nathaniel.
- NIA
-
- 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:
- NCC
-
- ne-
-
- NEA
-
- NES
-
- 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).
- nit
-
noun,
the egg of a parasitic insect, especially of a louse, often attached to a hair or a fiber of clothing.
- ite
-
- IOT
-
- IRC
-
- Son
-
noun,
a male child or person in relation to his parents.
- se-
-
- IOU
-
- SOC
-
noun,
sociology or a class or course in sociology.
- sea
-
noun,
the salt waters that cover the greater part of the earth's surface.
- Ir.
-
- SNU
-
- Noe
-
noun,
Noah (def 1).
- NOC
-
- ITC
-
- IRO
-
- IRS
-
- Is.
-
noun,
(used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
- ISA
-
- ise
-
- ISR
-
- ist
-
- SIT
-
verb,
(in prescriptions) may it be.
- ITA
-
- OTC
-
- Esc
-
- oar
-
noun,
a long shaft with a broad blade at one end, used as a lever for rowing or otherwise propelling or steering a boat.
- OIr
-
- TEC
-
noun,
detective.
- 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.
- tea
-
noun,
the dried and prepared leaves of a shrub, Camellia sinensis, from which a somewhat bitter, aromatic beverage is prepared by infusion in hot water.
- TCS
-
- TCA
-
- ONA
-
noun,
a member of a people of Tierra del Fuego.
- OIt
-
- TAU
-
noun,
the 19th letter of the Greek alphabet (T, τ).
- oic
-
- one
-
noun,
the first and lowest whole number, being a cardinal number; unity.
- OES
-
noun,
the fifteenth letter of the English alphabet, a vowel.
- Sau
-
noun,
German name of Sava.
- eo-
-
- TAR
-
noun,
any of various dark-colored viscid products obtained by the destructive distillation of certain organic substances, as coal or wood.
- ETA
-
noun,
the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
- TAO
-
noun,
(in philosophical Taoism) that in virtue of which all things happen or exist.
- ea.
-
- ean
-
- cue
-
noun,
anything said or done, on or off stage, that is followed by a specific line or action:
- ctn
-
plural,
carton.
- OCS
-
- 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)
- SAR
-
- NEC
-
- TIC
-
noun,
Pathology.
a sudden, spasmodic, painless, involuntary muscular contraction, as of the face.
tic douloureux.
- TIA
-
- ons
-
- TES
-
noun,
ti1 .
- CRS
-
- CRT
-
- ONR
-
- cte
-
- ONI
-
- CSA
-
- CSC
-
- CSO
-
- CSR
-
- CST
-
- CTA
-
- CTC
-
- 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.
- Cut
-
noun,
the act of cutting; a stroke or a blow, as with a knife, whip, etc.
- uts
-
noun,
the syllable once generally used for the first tone or keynote of a scale and sometimes for the tone C: now commonly superseded by do.
- SUN
-
noun,
(often initial capital letter) the star that is the central body of the solar system, around which the planets revolve and from which they receive light and heat: its mean distance from the earth is about 93 million miles (150 million km), its diameter about 864,000 miles (1.4 million km), and its mass about 330,000 times that of the earth; its period of surface rotation is about 26 days at its equator but longer at higher latitudes.
- eir
-
- ECU
-
noun,
the shield carried by a mounted man-at-arms in the Middle Ages.
- Tan
-
noun,
the brown color imparted to the skin by exposure to the sun or open air.
- en-
-
- sc.
-
- OAT
-
noun,
a cereal grass, Avena sativa, cultivated for its edible seed.
- OAU
-
- Oca
-
noun,
a wood sorrel, Oxalis tuberosa, of the Andes, cultivated in South America for its edible tubers.
- ECA
-
- TAE
-
preposition,
to.
- Tai
-
noun,
any of several sparoid fishes of the Pacific Ocean, as Pagrus major (red tai) a food fish of Japan.
- EIS
-
- eon
-
noun,
an indefinitely long period of time; age.
- ERA
-
noun,
a period of time marked by distinctive character, events, etc.:
- ec-
-
- Sui
-
noun,
a dynasty ruling in China a.d. 589–618.
- EOS
-
noun,
the ancient Greek goddess of the dawn, identified by the Romans with Aurora.
- OAS
-
- EAS
-
noun,
the Akkadian god of wisdom, the son of Apsu and father of Marduk: the counterpart of Enki.
- OCR
-
- OCC
-
- eat
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- SU
-
- A.
-
noun,
Agnolo (di Cosimo di Mariano) [ah-nyaw-law dee kaw-zee-maw dee mah-ryah-naw] /ˈɑ nyɔ lɔ di ˈkɔ zi mɔ di mɑˈryɑ nɔ/ (Show IPA), 1502–72, Italian painter.
- NC
-
- NU
-
noun,
the 13th letter of the Greek alphabet (Ν, ν).
- RO
-
- NI
-
- AI
-
noun,
a three-toed sloth, Bradypus tridactylus, inhabiting forests of southern Venezuela, the Guianas, and northern Brazil, having a diet apparently restricted to the leaves of the trumpet-tree, and sounding a high-pitched cry when disturbed.
- O.
-
- UT
-
noun,
the syllable once generally used for the first tone or keynote of a scale and sometimes for the tone C: now commonly superseded by do.
- OE
-
noun,
oy2 .
- SI
-
noun,
the syllable used for the seventh tone of a scale and sometimes for the tone B.
- AO
-
- TI
-
noun,
the syllable for the seventh tone of a diatonic scale.
- TN
-
- RN
-
- AU
-
plural,
to the; at the; with the.
- NA
-
adverb,
no1 .
- R.
-
- N.
-
- OU
-
noun,
a rare Hawaiian honeycreeper, Psittirostra psittacea, having an olive-green body, a parrotlike bill, and in the male a bright yellow head.
- RA
-
noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- RC
-
- UI
-
- er
-
interjection,
(used to express or represent a pause, hesitation, uncertainty, etc.).
- EI
-
- E.
-
noun,
Edward (St. John) 1925–2000, U.S. writer and illustrator.
- RI
-
- OA
-
- RU
-
- UC
-
- ic
-
- U.
-
- et
-
verb,
a simple past tense of eat.
- i.
-
- TC
-
- TE
-
noun,
ti1 .
- No
-
noun,
an utterance of the word “no.”.
- SN
-
- CE
-
- CU
-
- TA
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- S.
-
- 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.
- T1
-
- t.
-
- SA
-