Anagrams of centrobaric
Word centrobaric has
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- Canrobert
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noun,
François Certain [frahn-swa ser-tan] /frɑ̃ˈswa sɛrˈtɛ̃/ (Show IPA), 1809–95, French marshal.
- cinerator
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noun,
an incinerator.
- accretion
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noun,
an increase by natural growth or by gradual external addition; growth in size or extent.
- incorrect
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adjective,
not correct as to fact; inaccurate; wrong:
- anorectic
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noun,
an anorectic substance, as a drug; anorexiant.
- carbonic
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adjective,
containing tetravalent carbon, as carbonic acid, H 2 CO 3 .
- arterio-
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- airborne
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adjective,
carried by the air, as pollen or dust.
- acentric
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adjective,
not centered; having no center.
- catbrier
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noun,
any prickly vine of the genus Smilax, especially S. rotundifolia, of eastern North America, growing in tangled masses.
- 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.
- anterior
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adjective,
situated before or at the front of; fore (opposed to posterior).
- corncrib
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noun,
a ventilated structure for the storage of unhusked corn.
- Creation
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noun,
the act of producing or causing to exist; the act of creating; engendering.
- reaction
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noun,
a reverse movement or tendency; an action in a reverse direction or manner.
- Torrance
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noun,
a city in SW California, SW of Los Angeles.
- bacteri-
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- centibar
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noun,
a centimeter-gram-second unit of pressure, equal to 1/100 (0.01) bar or 10,000 dynes per square centimeter.
- 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.
- boracite
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noun,
a strongly pyroelectric mineral, a borate and chloride of magnesium, Mg 6 Cl 2 B 14 O 26 , occurring in white or colorless cubic crystals or fine-grained masses.
- air-core
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adjective,
having a nonmagnetic core, as one of fiber or plastic, encircled by a coil (air-core coil) or containing one or more such coils:
- bacterin
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noun,
a vaccine prepared from killed bacteria.
- baritone
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noun,
a male voice or voice part intermediate between tenor and bass.
- 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.
- canotier
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noun,
a fabric constructed in a twill weave, used in the manufacture of yachting clothes.
- contrib.
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- antero-
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- 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.
- Roberta
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noun,
a female given name: derived from Robert.
- orectic
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adjective,
of or relating to desire; appetitive.
- niobate
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noun,
any salt of niobic acid; columbate.
- crocein
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noun,
any of several acid azo dyes producing orange or scarlet colors.
- Oceanic
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adjective,
of, living in, or produced by the ocean:
- arbiter
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noun,
a person empowered to decide matters at issue; judge; umpire.
- bracero
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noun,
a Mexican laborer admitted legally into the U.S. for a short period to perform seasonal, usually agricultural, labor.
- Creator
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noun,
a person or thing that creates.
- braccio
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noun,
an old Italian unit of length, usually about 26 or 27 inches (66 or 68 cm), but varying between 18 and 28 inches (46 and 71 cm).
- conceit
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noun,
an excessively favorable opinion of one's own ability, importance, wit, etc.
- cirrate
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adjective,
having cirri.
- Cartier
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noun,
Sir George Étienne [zhawrzh ey-tyen] /ʒɔrʒ eɪˈtyɛn/ (Show IPA), 1814–73, Canadian political leader: prime minister 1857–62, defense minister 1867–73.
- concert
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noun,
a public musical performance in which a number of singers or instrumentalists, or both, participate.
- taborin
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noun,
a small tabor.
- breccia
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noun,
rock composed of angular fragments of older rocks melded together.
- reactor
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noun,
a person or thing that reacts or undergoes reaction.
- contra-
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- Norbert
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noun,
a male given name.
- cocaine
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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.
- corbina
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noun,
a game fish, Menticirrhus undulatus, of the croaker family, inhabiting Pacific coastal waters of North America.
- baronet
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noun,
a member of a British hereditary order of honor, ranking below the barons and made up of commoners, designated by Sir before the name and Baronet, usually abbreviated Bart., after:
- 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.
- Arecibo
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noun,
a seaport in N Puerto Rico.
- boracic
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adjective,
boric.
- carrion
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noun,
dead and putrefying flesh.
- correct
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adjective,
conforming to fact or truth; free from error; accurate:
- 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.
- carotin
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noun,
carotene.
- arteri-
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- reboant
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adjective,
resounding or reverberating loudly.
- cranio-
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- Aretino
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noun,
Pietro [pye-traw] /ˈpyɛ trɔ/ (Show IPA), 1492–1556, Italian satirist and dramatist.
- terrain
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noun,
a tract of land, especially as considered with reference to its natural features, military advantages, etc.
- rarebit
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noun,
Welsh rabbit.
- retrain
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verb (used with object),
to train again, especially for a different vocation or different tasks.
- tricorn
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noun,
Also, tricorne. a hat with the brim turned up on three sides.
- erratic
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noun,
an erratic or eccentric person.
- cerato-
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- 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.
- cabrito
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noun,
the meat of a young goat.
- cerotic
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adjective,
of or derived from cerotic acid.
- orbiter
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noun,
Also called space shuttle orbiter. the crew- and payload-carrying component of the space shuttle.
- Trainer
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noun,
a person or thing that trains.
- actino-
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- erotica
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noun,
written works, usually fiction, dealing with sexual love.
- centro-
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- 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.
- carbine
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noun,
a light, gas-operated semiautomatic rifle.
- bornite
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noun,
a common mineral and important ore of copper, copper iron sulfide, Cu 5 FeS 4 , occurring in masses, of brownish color when first exposed to the air; peacock ore.
- acerbic
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adjective,
sour or astringent in taste:
- iceboat
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noun,
a vehicle for rapid movement on ice, usually consisting of a T -shaped frame on three runners driven by a fore-and-aft sailing rig or, sometimes, by an engine operating a propeller.
- centric
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adjective,
pertaining to or situated at the center; central.
- aerobic
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adjective,
(of an organism or tissue) requiring the presence of air or free oxygen for life.
- certain
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Idioms,
for certain, without a doubt; surely:
- Bonaire
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noun,
an island in the E Netherlands Antilles, in the S West Indies. 95 sq. mi. (245 sq. km).
- cabinet
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noun,
a piece of furniture with shelves, drawers, etc., for holding or displaying items:
- bicorne
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noun,
a two-cornered cocked hat worn especially in the 18th and early 19th centuries.
- Torenia
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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.
- centri-
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- barrio
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noun,
(in Spain and countries colonized by Spain) one of the divisions into which a town or city, together with the contiguous rural territory, is divided.
- Barrie
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noun,
Sir James M(atthew) 1860–1937, Scottish novelist, short-story writer, and playwright.
- Barret
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noun,
a small cap, akin to the biretta, worn in the Middle Ages by soldiers and ecclesiastics.
- Barren
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noun,
Usually, barrens. level or slightly rolling land, usually with a sandy soil and few trees, and relatively infertile.
- retain
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verb (used with object),
to keep possession of.
- retina
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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.
- Bianco
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noun,
Mon·te [mawn-te] /ˈmɔn tɛ/ (Show IPA). Italian name of Mont Blanc.
- centra
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noun,
a plural of centrum.
- rebato
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noun,
rabato.
- Carter
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noun,
Bennett Lester ("Benny") 1907–2003, U.S. jazz saxophonist and composer.
- boater
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noun,
a person who boats, especially for pleasure.
- Barron
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noun,
Clarence Walker, 1855–1928, U.S. financial publisher.
- Renoir
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noun,
Jean [zhahn] /ʒɑ̃/ (Show IPA), 1894–1979, French film director and writer.
- Barnet
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noun,
a borough of Greater London, England.
- norite
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noun,
a granular igneous rock consisting of a mix of light and dark minerals, the former being calcic plagioclase feldspars, and the latter orthorhombic pyroxenes.
- centr-
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- borate
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noun,
a salt or ester of boric acid.
- bonaci
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noun,
any of several edible serranid fishes, as Mycteroperca bonaci.
- barite
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noun,
a common mineral, barium sulfate, BaSO 4 , occurring in white, yellow, or colorless tabular crystals: the principal ore of barium.
- barit.
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- centi-
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- borane
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noun,
any of the compounds, both neutral and anionic, of boron and hydrogen with formulas ranging from B 2 H 6 to B 20 H 16 .
- boccie
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noun,
an Italian variety of lawn bowling played on a dirt court that is shorter and narrower than the rink of a bowling green.
- C-note
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noun,
See C (def 11).
- notice
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noun,
an announcement or intimation of something impending; warning:
- recti-
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- orcein
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noun,
a red dye, the principal coloring matter of cudbear and orchil, obtained by oxidizing an ammoniacal solution of orcinol.
- cation
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noun,
a positively charged ion that is attracted to the cathode in electrolysis.
- bicone
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noun,
an object shaped like two cones with their bases together.
- recant
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verb (used with object),
to withdraw or disavow (a statement, opinion, etc.), especially formally; retract.
- Bicorn
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noun,
bicorne.
- Robert
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noun,
Henry Martyn [mahr-tn] /ˈmɑr tn/ (Show IPA), 1837–1923, U.S. engineer and authority on parliamentary procedure: author of Robert's Rules of Order (1876, revised 1915).
- Cicero
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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.
- C-in-C
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- ricrac
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noun,
rickrack.
- binate
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adjective,
produced or borne in pairs; double.
- Benoit
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noun,
Pierre [pyer] /pyɛr/ (Show IPA), (or Peter) Léonard Léopold [ley-aw-nar ley-aw-pawld] /leɪ ɔˈnar leɪ ɔˈpɔld/ (Show IPA), 1834–1901, Belgian composer.
- Benita
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noun,
a female given name.
- obtain
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verb (used with object),
to come into possession of; get, acquire, or procure, as through an effort or by a request:
- bracer
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noun,
a person or thing that braces, binds, or makes firm.
- barter
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noun,
the act or practice of bartering.
- Beaton
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noun,
Sir Cecil (Walter Hardy) 1904–80, English photographer, writer, and theatrical designer.
- Ribera
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noun,
José de [hoh-zey duh;; Spanish haw-se th e] /hoʊˈzeɪ də;; Spanish hɔˈsɛ ðɛ/ (Show IPA), (Jusepe de Ribera"Lo Spagnoletto") 1588–1652, Spanish printmaker and painter active in Naples.
- cerat-
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- Orient
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noun,
the Orient,
the countries of Asia, especially East Asia.
(formerly) the countries to the E of the Mediterranean.
- birota
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noun,
a two-wheeled cart, usually drawn by three mules, used for transporting commercial goods and one or two passengers.
- cirro-
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- beacon
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noun,
a guiding or warning signal, as a light or fire, especially one in an elevated position.
- reborn
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adjective,
having undergone rebirth.
- carton
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noun,
a cardboard or plastic box used typically for storage or shipping.
- Citron
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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.
- Rector
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noun,
a member of the clergy in charge of a parish in the Protestant Episcopal Church.
- octane
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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.
- retro-
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- Barton
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noun,
Clara, 1821–1912, U.S. philanthropist who organized the American Red Cross in 1881.
- ration
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noun,
a fixed allowance of provisions or food, especially for soldiers or sailors or for civilians during a shortage:
- atonic
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noun,
Grammar. an unaccented word, syllable, or sound.
- banter
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noun,
an exchange of light, playful, teasing remarks; good-natured raillery.
- rancor
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noun,
bitter, rankling resentment or ill will; hatred; malice.
- Enrico
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noun,
a male given name: Italian form of Henry.
- actin-
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- action
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noun,
the process or state of acting or of being active:
- ironer
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noun,
a person or thing that irons.
- Raetic
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noun,
an extinct language of uncertain affinities that was spoken in Rhaetia and written with the Etruscan alphabet.
- carbo-
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- narco-
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- Cantor
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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.
- aeron.
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- carbon
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noun,
Chemistry. a widely distributed element that forms organic compounds in combination with hydrogen, oxygen, etc., and that occurs in a pure state as diamond and graphite, and in an impure state as charcoal. Symbol: C; atomic weight: 12.011; atomic number: 6; specific gravity: (of diamond) 3.51 at 20°C; (of graphite) 2.26 at 20°C.
- necro-
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- nectar
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noun,
the saccharine secretion of a plant, which attracts the insects or birds that pollinate the flower.
- cteno-
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- toe-in
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noun,
the slight forward convergence given to the front wheels of an automobile to improve steering qualities.
- re-act
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verb (used with object),
to act or perform again.
- Racine
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noun,
Jean Baptiste [zhahn ba-teest] /ʒɑ̃ baˈtist/ (Show IPA), 1639–99, French dramatist.
- Canter
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noun,
an easy gallop.
- CRONIC
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noun,
very potent marijuana.
- intra-
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- Cancer
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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.
- iatro-
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- trocar
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noun,
a sharp-pointed instrument enclosed in a cannula, used for withdrawing fluid from a cavity, as the abdominal cavity.
- incorr
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- tribo-
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- inter.
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- abient
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adjective,
tending to move away from a stimulus or situation.
- intro.
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- aceto-
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- trance
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noun,
a half-conscious state, seemingly between sleeping and waking, in which ability to function voluntarily may be suspended.
- errant
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adjective,
deviating from the regular or proper course; erring; straying.
- accent
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noun,
prominence of a syllable in terms of differential loudness, or of pitch, or length, or of a combination of these.
- erotic
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noun,
an erotic poem.
- tracer
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noun,
a person or thing that traces.
- acetic
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adjective,
pertaining to, derived from, or producing vinegar or acetic acid.
- acetin
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noun,
a colorless, thick, hygroscopic liquid, C 5 H 10 O 4 : used chiefly in the manufacture of explosives.
- tobira
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noun,
a shrub, Pittosporum tobira, of China and Japan, having leathery leaves, fragrant, greenish-white flower clusters, densely hairy fruit, and lemon-scented foliage.
- Bonita
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noun,
a female given name.
- nitro-
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- cornea
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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.
- CORNET
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noun,
Music. a valved wind instrument of the trumpet family.
- terbia
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noun,
an amorphous white powder, Tb 2 O 3 .
- corita
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noun,
a boat resembling a large, woven basket, used by Indians of the southwestern U.S.
- Corrie
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noun,
a circular hollow in the side of a hill or mountain.
- Noetic
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adjective,
of or relating to the mind.
- Carrie
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noun,
a female given name, form of Caroline.
- nocti-
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- carrot
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noun,
a plant, Daucus carota, of the parsley family, having pinnately decompound leaves and umbels of small white or yellow flowers, in its wild form a widespread, familiar weed, and in cultivation valued for its edible root.
- ornate
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adjective,
elaborately or sumptuously adorned, often excessively or showily so:
- Breton
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noun,
André [ahn-drey] /ɑ̃ˈdreɪ/ (Show IPA), 1896–1966, French poet, essayist, and critic.
- Corbin
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noun,
Margaret (Cochran) 1751–1800, American Revolutionary military heroine.
- Corbie
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noun,
a raven or crow.
- aroint
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verb (imperative),
begone:
- Carnot
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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.
- carnet
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noun,
a customs document allowing an automobile to be driven at no cost across international borders.
- Crater
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noun,
the cup-shaped depression or cavity on the surface of the earth or other heavenly body marking the orifice of a volcano.
- craton
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noun,
a relatively rigid and immobile region of continental portions of the earth's crust.
- ratine
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noun,
a loosely woven fabric made with nubby or knotty yarns.
- Bronte
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noun,
Anne ("Acton Bell") 1820–49, English novelist.
- caribe
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noun,
piranha.
- contr.
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- tanrec
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noun,
tenrec.
- cretin
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noun,
a person suffering from cretinism.
- Cretan
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noun,
a native or inhabitant of Crete.
- arbtrn
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- corban
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noun,
a sacrifice or offering made to God, especially among the ancient Hebrews in fulfillment of a vow.
- Arctic
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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.
- Briton
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noun,
a native or inhabitant of Great Britain, especially of England.
- Corner
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noun,
the place at which two converging lines or surfaces meet.
- caner
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noun,
a person who works with cane, especially one who produces canework for chairs.
- canoe
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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.
- Carte
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noun,
(italics) French. menu; bill of fare.
Compare à la carte.
- caret
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noun,
a mark (‸) made in written or printed matter to show the place where something is to be inserted.
- Cant.
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- canto
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noun,
one of the main or larger divisions of a long poem.
- Carib
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noun,
a member of a group of Indian peoples formerly dominant through the Lesser Antilles, now found in small numbers in a few areas of the West Indies and in parts of Central America and northeastern South America.
- orate
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verb (used with or without object),
to deliver an oration; speak pompously; declaim.
- carb-
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- orbit
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noun,
the curved path, usually elliptical, described by a planet, satellite, spaceship, etc., around a celestial body, as the sun.
- carob
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noun,
a Mediterranean tree, Ceratonia siliqua, of the legume family, bearing long, leathery pods containing hard seeds and sweet, edible pulp.
- carne
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noun,
Marcel [mahr-sel;; French mar-sel] /mɑrˈsɛl;; French marˈsɛl/ (Show IPA), 1909–1996, French film director.
- Carin
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noun,
a female given name.
- Carie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Caroline.
- cater
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verb (used with object),
to provide food and service for:
- Caren
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noun,
a female given name.
- Orrin
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noun,
a male given name.
- Cobra
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noun,
any of several highly venomous, Old World elapid snakes of the genera Naja and Ophiophagus, characterized by the ability to flatten the neck into a hoodlike form when disturbed.
- orant
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noun,
a representation of a female figure, with outstretched arms and palms up in a gesture of prayer, in ancient and early Christian art.
- crit.
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- Niobe
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noun,
the daughter of Tantalus and wife of Amphion of Thebes. She provoked Apollo and Artemis to vengeance by taunting their mother, Leto, with the number and beauty of her own children; Niobe's children were slain and Zeus turned her into stone, in which state she continued to weep over her loss.
- Niort
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noun,
a city in and the capital of Deux-Sèvres, in W France.
- crore
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noun,
(in India) the sum of ten million, especially of rupees; one hundred lacs.
- crone
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noun,
a withered, witchlike old woman.
- Croce
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noun,
Benedetto [be-ne-det-taw] /ˌbɛ nɛˈdɛt tɔ/ (Show IPA), 1866–1952, Italian statesman, philosopher, and historian.
- Croat
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noun,
a native or inhabitant of Croatia; Croatian.
- crine
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noun,
hair; head of hair.
- Eaton
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noun,
Theophilus, 1590–1658, English colonist and colonial administrator in America.
- crier
-
noun,
a person who cries.
- Niter
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noun,
potassium nitrate.
- Creon
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noun,
a king of Thebes, the brother of Jocasta and the uncle of Eteocles, Polynices, and Antigone.
- nitr-
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- crate
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noun,
a slatted wooden box or framework for packing, shopping, or storing fruit, furniture, glassware, crockery, etc.
- nitre
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noun,
niter.
- Nebr.
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- nacre
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noun,
mother-of-pearl.
- noct-
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- Iran.
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- Ibert
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noun,
Jacques François Antoine [zhahk frahn-swa ahn-twan] /ʒɑk frɑ̃ˈswa ɑ̃ˈtwan/ (Show IPA), 1890–1962, French composer.
- incor
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- incr.
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- inert
-
adjective,
having no inherent power of action, motion, or resistance (opposed to active):
- intr.
-
- erron
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- irate
-
adjective,
angry; enraged:
- econ.
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- ERICA
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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.
- Erato
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noun,
the Muse of love poetry.
- 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.
- ento-
-
- entia
-
noun,
plural of ens.
- enact
-
verb (used with object),
to make into an act or statute:
- ecto-
-
- Crane
-
noun,
any large wading bird of the family Gruidae, characterized by long legs, bill, and neck and an elevated hind toe.
- Corti
-
noun,
Alfonso [al-fon-soh;; Italian ahl-fawn-saw] /ælˈfɒn soʊ;; Italian ɑlˈfɔn sɔ/ (Show IPA), 1822–76, Italian anatomist.
- Ceiba
-
noun,
the silk-cotton tree, Ceiba pentandra.
- Cerro
-
noun,
a hill or peak.
- ocrea
-
noun,
a sheathing part, as a pair of stipules united about a stem.
- 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.
- octa-
-
- octan
-
noun,
an octan fever.
- 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.
- cert.
-
- cero-
-
- cine-
-
- ceric
-
adjective,
containing cerium, especially in the tetravalent state.
- 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.
- ontic
-
adjective,
possessing the character of real rather than phenomenal existence; noumenal.
- CENTO
-
noun,
a piece of writing, especially a poem, composed wholly of quotations from the works of other authors.
- cent.
-
- 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.
- ocean
-
noun,
the vast body of salt water that covers almost three fourths of the earth's surface.
- OBrit
-
- corr.
-
- conc.
-
- coria
-
noun,
plural of corium.
- corer
-
noun,
a person or thing that cores.
- Corea
-
noun,
Armando Anthony [ahr-mahn-doh] /ɑrˈmɑn doʊ/ (Show IPA), ("Chick") born 1941, U.S. jazz pianist and composer.
- Conte
-
noun,
count2 .
- cont.
-
- conic
-
noun,
Geometry. conic section.
- noria
-
noun,
a device consisting of a series of buckets on a wheel, used in Spain and the East for raising water.
- CIRCA
-
preposition, adverb,
about: (used especially in) approximate dates:
Abbreviation: ca, ca., c., c, cir., circ.
- Cairo
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Egypt, in the N part on the E bank of the Nile.
- cobia
-
noun,
a large, fusiform fish, Rachycentron canadum, found off the eastern coast of temperate and tropical America, in the East Indies, and in Japan.
- 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.
- coact
-
verb (used with or without object),
to do or act together.
- oaten
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or made of oats.
- oater
-
noun,
a movie, television show, etc., about the frontier days of the U.S. West; western; horse opera.
- 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.
- canc.
-
- 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.
- cairn
-
noun,
a heap of stones set up as a landmark, monument, tombstone, etc.
- 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.
- Taino
-
noun,
a member of an extinct Arawakan Indian tribe of the West Indies.
- Taine
-
noun,
Hippolyte Adolphe [ee-paw-leet a-dawlf] /i pɔˈlit aˈdɔlf/ (Show IPA), 1828–93, French literary critic and historian.
- toran
-
noun,
(in Indian Buddhist and Hindu architecture) a gateway having two or three lintels between two posts.
- baric
-
adjective,
of or containing barium.
- Tabor
-
noun,
a small drum formerly used to accompany oneself on a pipe or fife.
- baro-
-
- Baron
-
noun,
a member of the lowest grade of nobility.
- aero-
-
- aeri-
-
- Barre
-
noun,
a handrail placed at hip height, used by a dancer to maintain balance during practice.
- Bart.
-
- Taber
-
noun,
tabor.
- Baton
-
noun,
Music. a wand used by a conductor.
- beano
-
noun,
bingo.
- Actor
-
noun,
a person who acts in stage plays, motion pictures, television broadcasts, etc.
- Banco
-
noun,
a declaration made by a bettor in certain gambling games, as baccarat and chemin de fer, indicating a bet matching the full amount in the bank, to the exclusion of all previous lower bets: often used as an interjection.
- acro-
-
- train
-
noun,
Railroads. a self-propelled, connected group of rolling stock.
- acct.
-
- acerb
-
adjective,
acerbic.
- acet-
-
- Trace
-
noun,
a surviving mark, sign, or evidence of the former existence, influence, or action of some agent or event; vestige:
- acorn
-
noun,
the typically ovoid fruit or nut of an oak, enclosed at the base by a cupule.
- acron
-
noun,
the unsegmented, preoral portion of the body of an arthropod.
- Acton
-
noun,
a quilted garment worn under mail in the 13th and 14th centuries; gambeson.
- anti-
-
- Beria
-
noun,
Lavrenti Pavlovich [luh v-ren-tee pav-loh-vich;; Russian luh-vryen-tyee puh-vlaw-vyich] /ləvˈrɛn ti pævˈloʊ vɪtʃ;; Russian lʌˈvryɛn tyi pʌˈvlɔ vyɪtʃ/ (Show IPA), 1899–1953, Soviet secret-police chief: executed for treason.
- berat
-
noun,
a city in S central Albania.
- Berar
-
noun,
a former division of the Central Provinces and Berar, in central India: now part of Maharashtra state.
- Robin
-
noun,
any of several small Old World birds having a red or reddish breast, especially Erithacus rubecula, of Europe.
- Beira
-
noun,
a seaport in central Mozambique.
- tonic
-
noun,
a medicine that invigorates or strengthens:
- tonia
-
- ricer
-
noun,
an implement for ricing potatoes, squash, etc., by pressing them through small holes.
- Tobin
-
noun,
James, 1918–2002, U.S. economist: Nobel prize 1981.
- Tiber
-
noun,
a river in central Italy, flowing through Rome into the Mediterranean. 244 miles (395 km) long.
- ancre
-
adjective,
having the end of each limb divided and carved outward like the flukes of an anchor; moline:
- Aneto
-
noun,
Pi·co de [pee-kaw th e] /ˈpi kɔ ðɛ/ (Show IPA). Spanish name of Pic de Néthou.
- Arion
-
noun,
flourished 7th century b.c, Greek poet: inventor of the dithyramb.
- areo-
-
- tinea
-
noun,
any of several skin diseases caused by fungi; ringworm.
- Tiran
-
noun,
Strait of, a navigable waterway between the N Red Sea and the Gulf of Aqaba.
- Artie
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Arthur.
- to-be
-
adjective,
future; soon to be the thing specified (usually used in combination):
- arbor
-
noun,
a leafy, shady recess formed by tree branches, shrubs, etc.
- Arber
-
noun,
Werner, born 1929, Swiss microbiologist: shared Nobel Prize 1978.
- ante-
-
- 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.
- antre
-
noun,
a cavern; cave.
- Terri
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Theresa.
- Terra
-
noun,
earth; land.
- bairn
-
noun,
a child; son or daughter.
- teno-
-
- Tarne
-
noun,
(in the Iliad) Sardis.
- bact.
-
- Bacon
-
noun,
the back and sides of the hog, salted and dried or smoked, usually sliced thin and fried for food.
- T-bar
-
noun,
a rolled metal bar or beam with a cross section resembling a T .
- tenia
-
noun,
taenia.
- toner
-
noun,
a person or thing that tones.
- tenor
-
noun,
the course of thought or meaning that runs through something written or spoken; purport; drift.
- terr.
-
- tera-
-
- Terai
-
noun,
a marshy lowland area in N India and S Nepal, between the Ganges and the foothills of the Himalayas.
- atone
-
verb (used with object),
to make amends for; expiate:
- ation
-
- 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.
- Binet
-
noun,
Alfred [al-frid;; French al-fred] /ˈæl frɪd;; French alˈfrɛd/ (Show IPA), 1857–1911, French psychologist: co-deviser of the Binet-Simon scale.
- Berra
-
noun,
Lawrence Peter ("Yogi") born 1925, U.S. baseball player and manager.
- antic
-
noun,
Usually, antics.
a playful trick or prank; caper.
a grotesque, fantastic, or ludicrous gesture, act, or posture.
- briar
-
noun,
brier1 .
- trice
-
noun,
a very short time; an instant:
- Brit.
-
- Brine
-
noun,
water saturated or strongly impregnated with salt.
- Brier
-
noun,
a prickly plant or shrub, especially the sweetbrier or a greenbrier.
- react
-
verb (used with object),
to act or perform again.
- Brice
-
noun,
Fanny (Fannie Borach) 1891–1951, U.S. singer and comedian.
- Brian
-
noun,
a male given name.
- ratio
-
noun,
the relation between two similar magnitudes with respect to the number of times the first contains the second:
- Brent
-
noun,
brant.
- rebar
-
noun,
a steel bar or rod used to reinforce concrete.
- abrin
-
noun,
a highly poisonous protein found in the seeds of the rosary pea: inhibits protein synthesis, causing symptoms such as internal bleeding, intestinal upset, and irritation of mucous membranes.
- brain
-
noun,
Anatomy, Zoology. the part of the central nervous system enclosed in the cranium of humans and other vertebrates, consisting of a soft, convoluted mass of gray and white matter and serving to control and coordinate the mental and physical actions.
- bract
-
noun,
a specialized leaf or leaflike part, usually situated at the base of a flower or inflorescence.
- Brace
-
noun,
something that holds parts together or in place, as a clasp or clamp.
- Trier
-
noun,
a person or thing that tries or tests; tester.
- Broca
-
noun,
Paul [pawl] /pɔl/ (Show IPA), 1824–80, French surgeon and anthropologist.
- RECON
-
noun,
reconnaissance.
- 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.
- caine
-
noun,
(Sir Thomas Henry) Hall, 1853–1931, English novelist.
- Rabin
-
noun,
Yitzhak [yits-khahk] /yɪtsˈxɑk/ (Show IPA), 1922–95, Israeli military and political leader: prime minister 1974–77 and 1992–95: Nobel Peace Prize 1994.
- 30-30
-
- rabot
-
noun,
a hardwood block used for rubbing marble before polishing.
- 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.
- caco-
-
- Cabot
-
noun,
John (Giovanni Caboto) c1450–98? Italian navigator in the service of England: discoverer of North American mainland 1497.
- bronc
-
noun,
bronco:
- cabin
-
noun,
a small house or cottage, usually of simple design and construction:
- Cabet
-
noun,
Étienne [ey-tyen] /eɪˈtyɛn/ (Show IPA), 1788–1856, French socialist who established a utopian community in the U.S. (in Illinois) called Icaria: became U.S. citizen 1854.
- caber
-
noun,
a pole or beam, especially one thrown as a trial of strength.
- racer
-
noun,
a person, animal, or thing that races or takes part in a race, as a racehorse, bicycle, yacht, etc.
- racon
-
noun,
radar beacon.
- trine
-
noun,
a set or group of three; triad.
- rater
-
noun,
a person who makes rates or ratings.
- Recit
-
- Brant
-
noun,
any of several species of small, dark-colored geese of the genus Branta, especially B. bernicla, breeding in high northern latitudes and migrating south in the autumn.
- rect.
-
- Abner
-
noun,
the commander of the Israelite army and a cousin of Saul. I Sam. 14:50; 26:5.
- biont
-
- Biota
-
noun,
the animals, plants, fungi, etc., of a region or period.
- birne
-
noun,
boule1 (def 1).
- ribat
-
noun,
a building housing a community of Sufis.
- riant
-
adjective,
laughing; smiling; cheerful.
- biter
-
noun,
a person or animal that bites, especially habitually or viciously:
- boart
-
noun,
bort.
- abort
-
noun,
a missile, rocket, etc., that has aborted.
- boite
-
noun,
a nightclub; cabaret.
- reni-
-
- bonce
-
noun,
head; skull.
- triac
-
noun,
a type of thyristor designed for electronic control of the current supplied to a circuit, used especially in dimmers for lighting systems.
- recta
-
noun,
a plural of rectum.
- boner
-
noun,
a person or thing that bones.
- tribe
-
noun,
any aggregate of people united by ties of descent from a common ancestor, community of customs and traditions, adherence to the same leaders, etc.
- borne
-
noun,
a circular sofa having a conical or cylindrical back piece at the center.
- Borer
-
noun,
a person or thing that bores or pierces.
- boric
-
adjective,
of or containing boron; boracic.
- Toni
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Antoinette or Antonia.
- narc
-
noun,
a government agent or detective charged with the enforcement of laws restricting the use of narcotics.
- tron
-
- Inc.
-
- Nebo
-
noun,
Mt. See under Pisgah.
- neat
-
noun,
an animal of the genus Bos; a bovine, as a cow or ox.
- NIRA
-
- inae
-
- Torr
-
noun,
a unit of pressure, being the pressure necessary to support a column of mercury one millimeter high at 0°C and standard gravity, equal to 1333.2 microbars.
- NCTE
-
- tRNA
-
- iron
-
noun,
Chemistry. a ductile, malleable, silver-white metallic element, scarcely known in a pure condition, but much used in its crude or impure carbon-containing forms for making tools, implements, machinery, etc. Symbol: Fe; atomic weight: 55.847; atomic number: 26; specific gravity: 7.86 at 20°C.
Compare cast iron, pig iron, steel, wrought iron.
- Ire.
-
- tri-
-
- Tobe
-
noun,
the principal outer garment in some parts of north and central Africa, consisting of a length of cloth that is sewn into a long loose skirt or is draped around the body and fastened over one shoulder.
- torc
-
noun,
torque (def 4).
- 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.
- 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.
- Trio
-
noun,
a musical composition for three voices or instruments.
- iter
-
noun,
a canal or passage.
- Nier
-
noun,
Alfred Otto Carl, 1911–1994, U.S. physicist.
- neo-
-
- 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.
- Neri
-
noun,
Saint Philip (Filippo Neri) 1515–95, Italian priest: founder of Congregation of the Oratory.
- int.
-
- TRIB
-
- 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.
- 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.
- NICE
-
noun,
a port in and the capital of Alpes-Maritimes, in SE France, on the Mediterranean: resort.
- inro
-
noun,
a small lacquer box with compartments for medicines, cosmetics, etc., worn on the waist sash of the traditional Japanese costume.
- Iona
-
noun,
an island in the Hebrides, off the W coast of Scotland: center of early Celtic Christianity.
- Irra
-
noun,
the Akkadian god of pestilence.
- Tori
-
noun,
plural of torus.
- nabe
-
noun,
a neighborhood movie theater.
- tone
-
noun,
any sound considered with reference to its quality, pitch, strength, source, etc.:
- 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.
- Tore
-
noun,
a torus.
- toea
-
noun,
a bronze coin and monetary unit of Papua New Guinea, the 100th part of a kina.
- Nair
-
noun,
a group of Hindu castes in the Kerala region of India.
- IOTA
-
noun,
a very small quantity; jot; whit.
- Tane
-
noun,
a Polynesian god of fertility.
- Tob.
-
- 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.
- rent
-
noun,
a payment made periodically by a tenant to a landlord in return for the use of land, a building, an apartment, an office, or other property.
- Ont.
-
- Rice
-
noun,
the starchy seeds or grain of an annual marsh grass, Oryza sativa, cultivated in warm climates and used for food.
- once
-
noun,
a single occasion; one time only:
- 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.
- Rina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Oita
-
noun,
a seaport on NE Kyushu, in S Japan.
- Rena
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Marina.
- rit.
-
- RITA
-
noun,
the Vedic concept of cosmic and social order.
- rite
-
noun,
a formal or ceremonial act or procedure prescribed or customary in religious or other solemn use:
- roan
-
noun,
a horse or other animal with a roan coat.
- roar
-
noun,
a loud, deep cry or howl, as of an animal or a person:
- Oct.
-
- Reno
-
noun,
Informal. a renovation, as of a building or room.
- Oran
-
noun,
a seaport in NW Algeria.
- Roca
-
noun,
Cape, a cape in W Portugal, near Lisbon: the western extremity of continental Europe.
- raob
-
noun,
Meteorology. a radiosonde or rawinsonde observation.
- RIBA
-
- RACE
-
noun,
a contest of speed, as in running, riding, driving, or sailing.
- otic
-
adjective,
of or relating to the ear; auricular.
- 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).
- Rani
-
noun,
ranee.
- rant
-
noun,
ranting, extravagant, or violent declamation.
- RARE
-
adjective,
coming or occurring far apart in time; unusual; uncommon:
- reit
-
noun,
real-estate investment trust.
- rate
-
noun,
the amount of a charge or payment with reference to some basis of calculation:
- orra
-
adjective,
not regular or scheduled; odd:
- ICAO
-
- RATO
-
noun,
rocket-assisted takeoff.
- Orne
-
noun,
a department in NW France. 2372 sq. mi. (6145 sq. km). Capital: Alençon.
- Orca
-
noun,
the killer whale, Orcinus orca.
- 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.
- robe
-
noun,
a long, loose or flowing gown or outer garment worn by men or women as ceremonial dress, an official vestment, or garb of office.
- RONA
-
- Tiro
-
noun,
tyro.
- noir
-
adjective,
black; noting the black numbers in roulette.
- Tarn
-
noun,
a small mountain lake or pool, especially one in a cirque.
- Nora
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Honora.
- 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.
- ten.
-
- Nor.
-
- Tena
-
noun,
Koyukon.
- ter.
-
- Rabi
-
noun,
Isidor Isaac, 1898–1988, U.S. physicist: Nobel prize 1944.
- 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.
- 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.
- Tare
-
noun,
any of various vetches, especially Vicia sativa.
- nori
-
noun,
a seaweed having a mildly sweet, salty taste, usually dried, used in Japanese cookery mainly as a wrap for sushi.
- obit
-
noun,
Informal. an obituary.
- NTIA
-
- rort
-
noun,
a rowdy, usually drunken party.
- 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.
- Obie
-
noun,
one of a group of awards given annually, beginning in 1956, by New York City's The Village Voice newspaper for achievement in the off-Broadway theater.
- 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.
- rote
-
noun,
routine; a fixed, habitual, or mechanical course of procedure:
- Roti
-
noun,
roast.
- NRAB
-
- tain
-
noun,
a thin tin plate.
- tab.
-
- note
-
noun,
a brief record of something written down to assist the memory or for future reference.
- tabi
-
noun,
a covering for the foot, similar to a sock, having a separate pouchlike stall for the large toe, worn especially in Japan, often with zoris.
- nota
-
noun,
a dorsal plate or sclerite of the thorax of an insect.
- not-
-
- Tace
-
noun,
tasset.
- taco
-
noun,
Mexican Cookery. an often crisply fried tortilla folded over and filled, as with seasoned chopped meat, lettuce, tomatoes, and cheese.
- Ice.
-
- 1080
-
- croc
-
noun,
crocodile.
- Bean
-
noun,
the edible nutritious seed of various plants of the legume family, especially of the genus Phaseolus.
- Barr
-
- cite
-
noun,
citation (defs 7, 8).
- cit.
-
- Bate
-
noun,
a state of violent anger or fear.
- cire
-
noun,
a brilliant, highly glazed surface produced on fabrics by subjecting them to a wax, heat, and calendering treatment.
- circ
-
noun,
circular (def 9).
- cir.
-
- cion
-
noun,
scion (def 2).
- Bear
-
noun,
any of the plantigrade, carnivorous or omnivorous mammals of the family Ursidae, having massive bodies, coarse heavy fur, relatively short limbs, and almost rudimentary tails.
- Bari
-
noun,
a seaport in SE Italy, on the Adriatic.
- ciao
-
interjection,
(used as a word of greeting or parting): hello; goodbye; so long; see you later.
- beat
-
noun,
a stroke or blow.
- Ceto
-
- Ceta
-
noun,
Comprehensive Employment and Training Act.
- cet-
-
- CERN
-
- Beni
-
noun,
a river flowing NE from W Bolivia to the Madeira River. About 600 miles (965 km) long.
- Bent
-
noun,
direction taken, as by one's interests; inclination:
- Barn
-
noun,
a building for storing hay, grain, etc., and often for housing livestock.
- Bare
-
noun,
any of the plantigrade, carnivorous or omnivorous mammals of the family Ursidae, having massive bodies, coarse heavy fur, relatively short limbs, and almost rudimentary tails.
- Bern
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Switzerland, in the W part: capital of Bern canton.
- Cor.
-
- Crab
-
noun,
any decapod crustacean of the suborder Brachyura, having the eyes on short stalks and a short, broad, more or less flattened body, the abdomen being small and folded under the thorax.
- Baer
-
noun,
Karl Ernst von [kahrl urnst von,, fuh n] /kɑrl ɜrnst vɒn,, fən/ (Show IPA), 1792–1876, Estonian zoologist and pioneer embryologist.
- bait
-
noun,
food, or some substitute, used as a lure in fishing, trapping, etc.
- Cote
-
noun,
a shelter, coop, or small shed for sheep, pigs, pigeons, etc.
- Cort
-
- 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.
- 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.
- Cora
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. Kore.
- 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.
- bar.
-
- Con.
-
- coir
-
noun,
the prepared fiber of the husk of the coconut fruit, used in making rope, matting, etc.
- coin
-
noun,
a piece of metal stamped and issued by the authority of a government for use as money.
- brei
-
noun,
a suspension of finely divided tissue in an isotonic medium, used chiefly as a culture for certain viruses.
- coat
-
noun,
an outer garment with sleeves, covering at least the upper part of the body:
- banc
-
noun,
the seat on which judges sit in court.
- bane
-
noun,
a person or thing that ruins or spoils:
- bani
-
noun,
plural of ban4 .
- bant
-
verb (used without object),
to lose weight by practicing Bantingism.
- cera
-
noun,
(in prescriptions) wax.
- BERT
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Albert, Bertram, Herbert, Hubert, etc.
- crib
-
noun,
a child's bed with enclosed sides.
- bort
-
noun,
low-quality diamond, in granular aggregate or small fragments, valuable only in crushed or powdered form, especially for industrial use as an abrasive.
- boat
-
noun,
a vessel for transport by water, constructed to provide buoyancy by excluding water and shaped to give stability and permit propulsion.
- Boer
-
noun,
a South African of Dutch extraction.
- Bona
-
noun,
Bône, the former name of Annaba.
- Bone
-
noun,
Anatomy, Zoology.
one of the structures composing the skeleton of a vertebrate.
the hard connective tissue forming the substance of the skeleton of most vertebrates, composed of a collagen-rich organic matrix impregnated with calcium, phosphate, and other minerals.
- bor.
-
- Bora
-
noun,
(on the Adriatic coasts) a violent, dry, cold wind blowing from the north or northeast.
- Bore
-
noun,
a dull, tiresome, or uncongenial person.
- Born
-
noun,
Max, 1882–1970, German physicist: Nobel Prize 1954.
- bot.
-
- cac-
-
- bota
-
noun,
Also called bota bag. a wine bag of Spain made of untanned goatskin and usually holding 1–2 liters (1.1–2.2 quarts).
- bote
-
noun,
compensation, such as for injury to person or honor.
- brae
-
noun,
a slope; declivity; hillside.
- Brno
-
noun,
a city in S Moravia, in the SE Czech Republic: former capital of Moravia.
- brio
-
noun,
vigor; vivacity.
- Bran
-
noun,
the partly ground husk of wheat or other grain, separated from flour meal by sifting.
- BRAT
-
noun,
a child, especially an annoying, spoiled, or impolite child (usually used in contempt or irritation).
- BRCA
-
noun,
either of two genes (BRCA1 or BRCA2) that, if inherited in a mutated form, may predispose some carriers to develop breast or ovarian cancer.
- Brea
-
noun,
a town in S California.
- Boar
-
noun,
the uncastrated male swine.
- Cain
-
noun,
Scot. and Irish English. rent paid in kind, especially a percentage of a farm crop.
- cen.
-
- Carn
-
noun,
cairn.
- bet.
-
- Beta
-
noun,
the second letter of the Greek alphabet (β, B).
- 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.
- Cate
-
noun,
a choice food;delicacy; dainty.
- cat.
-
- CART
-
noun,
a heavy two-wheeled vehicle, commonly without springs, drawn by mules, oxen, or the like, used for the conveyance of heavy goods.
- Carr
-
noun,
John Dickson, 1906–77, U.S. mystery writer.
- Bice
-
noun,
either of two colors, bice blue or bice green.
- CARE
-
noun,
a state of mind in which one is troubled; worry, anxiety, or concern:
- Can.
-
- bier
-
noun,
a frame or stand on which a corpse or the coffin containing it is laid before burial.
- bin-
-
- bine
-
noun,
a twining plant stem, as of the hop.
- bint
-
noun,
a contemptuous term used to refer to a woman or girl.
- bio-
-
- Bion
-
noun,
flourished c100 b.c, Greek pastoral poet.
- birr
-
noun,
force; energy; vigor.
- cane
-
noun,
a stick or short staff used to assist one in walking; walking stick.
- bite
-
noun,
an act of biting.
- crat
-
- coca
-
noun,
a shrub, Erythroxylon coca, native to the Andes, having simple, alternate leaves and small yellowish flowers.
- BAcc
-
- Eric
-
noun,
Eric the Red.
- 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.
- ebon
-
adjective,
ebony (def 6).
- Ebro
-
noun,
a river flowing SE from N Spain to the Mediterranean. About 470 miles (755 km) long.
- ant.
-
- eco-
-
- ano-
-
- ance
-
- ect-
-
- airt
-
noun,
a direction.
- Aire
-
- enc.
-
- aet.
-
- aer-
-
- 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.
- Erin
-
noun,
Literary. Ireland.
- Arne
-
noun,
Thomas Augustine, 1710–78, English composer of operas and songs.
- Erna
-
noun,
a female given name: from an Old English word meaning “eagle.”.
- Acre
-
noun,
a common measure of area: in the U.S. and U.K., 1 acre equals 4,840 square yards (4,047 square meters) or 0.405 hectare; 640 acres equals one square mile.
- acr-
-
- 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.
- 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).
- acc.
-
- Eton
-
noun,
a town in Berkshire, in S England, on the Thames River, W of London: the site of Eton College.
- abri
-
noun,
a shelter, especially a dugout.
- abr.
-
- Abie
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Abraham.
- abet
-
verb (used with object),
to encourage, support, or countenance by aid or approval, usually in wrongdoing:
- Iban
-
noun,
Also called Sea Dayak. a member of any of several Dayak tribes of Sarawak.
- ARCO
-
adverb,
(of the performance of a passage for stringed instruments) with the bow.
- Brie
-
noun,
a region in NE France, between the Seine and the Marne.
- Arno
-
noun,
Peter (Curtis Arnoux Peters) 1904–68, U.S. cartoonist and author.
- EARN
-
verb (used with object),
to gain or get in return for one's labor or service:
- arr.
-
- art.
-
- ctr.
-
- atic
-
- ator
-
- 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.
- Aron
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Aten
-
noun,
Aton.
- AEC
-
- 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.
- Bac
-
- boa
-
noun,
any of several nonvenomous, chiefly tropical constrictors of the family Boidae, having vestigial hind limbs at the base of the tail.
- ACE
-
noun,
a playing card or die marked with or having the value indicated by a single spot:
- Bn.
-
- tra
-
- Br.
-
- ae.
-
- tr.
-
- Ria
-
noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- BIT
-
noun,
Machinery.
a removable drilling or boring tool for use in a brace, drill press, or the like.
a removable boring head used on certain kinds of drills, as a rock drill.
a device for drilling oil wells or the like, consisting of a horizontally rotating blade or an assembly of rotating toothed wheels.
- rib
-
noun,
one of a series of curved bones that are articulated with the vertebrae and occur in pairs, 12 in humans, on each side of the vertebrate body, certain pairs being connected with the sternum and forming the thoracic wall.
- BCE
-
- ACT
-
noun,
anything done, being done, or to be done; deed; performance:
- be-
-
- Ban
-
noun,
the act of prohibiting by law; interdiction.
- TAR
-
noun,
any of various dark-colored viscid products obtained by the destructive distillation of certain organic substances, as coal or wood.
- REC
-
noun,
recreation.
- ab-
-
- BRE
-
- Reb
-
noun,
a Confederate soldier.
- ac-
-
- Tro
-
- an.
-
- Ar.
-
- Tbi
-
- ABC
-
noun,
ABC's (defs 1, 3).
- Bra
-
noun,
brassiere.
- Bon
-
noun,
Cape, a cape on the NE coast of Tunisia: surrender of the German African forces, May 12, 1943.
- Abe
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Abraham.
- TBO
-
- TCA
-
- abn
-
- Abo
-
noun,
a contemptuous term used to refer to an Australian Aborigine.
- Bai
-
noun,
a yellow mist occurring in eastern China and Japan during the spring and fall, caused by dust from the interior of China.
- 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.
- abt
-
- TEC
-
noun,
detective.
- rin
-
noun,
a money of account of Japan, the thousandth part of a yen or the tenth part of a sen.
- ATC
-
- BIE
-
- TAE
-
preposition,
to.
- ROE
-
noun,
the mass of eggs, or spawn, within the ovarian membrane of the female fish.
- ROI
-
- bec
-
- BAO
-
noun,
an African board game usually played by moving pebbles along two rows of holes.
- Tai
-
noun,
any of several sparoid fishes of the Pacific Ocean, as Pagrus major (red tai) a food fish of Japan.
- aor
-
- ROT
-
noun,
the process of rotting.
- TNB
-
- BEA
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Beatrice.
- Ben
-
noun,
the inner or back room of a two-room cottage, especially when used as a combined parlor and bedroom.
- BCC
-
verb (used with object),
to send (a duplicate of a document, email, or the like) to (someone whose name is not visible to the primary addressee).
- rt.
-
- arb
-
noun,
an arbitrager.
- ARC
-
noun,
Geometry. any unbroken part of the circumference of a circle or other curved line.
- TIC
-
noun,
Pathology.
a sudden, spasmodic, painless, involuntary muscular contraction, as of the face.
tic douloureux.
- rte
-
- Bat
-
noun,
Sports.
the wooden club used in certain games, as baseball and cricket, to strike the ball.
a racket, especially one used in badminton or table tennis.
a whip used by a jockey.
the act of using a club or racket in a game.
the right or turn to use a club or racket.
- 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.
- ANI
-
noun,
any of several black, tropical American cuckoos of the genus Crotophaga, having a compressed, bladelike bill.
- ane
-
adjective, noun, pronoun,
one.
- 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.
- RNA
-
- TAO
-
noun,
(in philosophical Taoism) that in virtue of which all things happen or exist.
- ATB
-
- AIC
-
- Tor
-
noun,
a rocky pinnacle; a peak of a bare or rocky mountain or hill.
- Ain
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- Bia
-
noun,
the ancient Greek personification of force: daughter of Pallas and Styx and sister of Cratus, Nike, and Zelos.
- AIR
-
noun,
a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- bi-
-
- RNR
-
- ROC
-
noun,
a bird of enormous size and strength.
- ROA
-
- at.
-
- ROB
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Robert.
- Tan
-
noun,
the brown color imparted to the skin by exposure to the sun or open air.
- ait
-
noun,
a small island, especially in a river.
- TBA
-
- ANC
-
- TIA
-
- toe
-
noun,
one of the terminal digits of the human foot.
- 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.
- ICA
-
noun,
Portuguese name of Putumayo.
- REA
-
- ean
-
- 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:
- eo-
-
- ETA
-
noun,
the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
- NEC
-
- ea.
-
- NEB
-
noun,
a bill or beak, as of a bird.
- NIC
-
noun,
a newly industrialized/industrializing country:
- 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.
- NEA
-
- ne-
-
- eat
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- NCC
-
- NbE
-
- NBC
-
- nib
-
noun,
the point of a pen, or either of its divisions.
- ctn
-
plural,
carton.
- Nat
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Nathan or Nathaniel.
- Noe
-
noun,
Noah (def 1).
- CNC
-
- NRC
-
- CNO
-
- NRA
-
- nr.
-
- COB
-
noun,
a corncob.
- COT
-
noun,
a light portable bed, especially one of canvas on a folding frame.
- cte
-
- NOC
-
- RCT
-
- CRC
-
- nit
-
noun,
the egg of a parasitic insect, especially of a louse, often attached to a hair or a fiber of clothing.
- CRT
-
- CTA
-
- CTC
-
- NBA
-
- EbN
-
- Oc.
-
- io-
-
- 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 = .
- IOC
-
- ETO
-
- ETR
-
- ine
-
- IRA
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- Ia.
-
- ior
-
- ian
-
noun,
a male given name, Scottish form of John.
- ib.
-
- ina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- in.
-
- ier
-
- IBN
-
- Ibo
-
noun,
a member of an indigenous black people of southeastern Nigeria, renowned as traders and for their art.
- ERT
-
- IOT
-
- ec-
-
- ite
-
- nae
-
adverb,
no1 ; not.
- ECA
-
- NAB
-
verb (used with object),
to arrest or capture.
- NCO
-
- ITO
-
noun,
Prince Hirobumi [hee-raw-boo-mee] /ˈhi rɔˈbu mi/ (Show IPA), 1841–1909, Japanese statesman.
- eir
-
- ITC
-
- err
-
verb (used without object),
to go astray in thought or belief; be mistaken; be incorrect.
- ITA
-
- en-
-
- eon
-
noun,
an indefinitely long period of time; age.
- ERA
-
noun,
a period of time marked by distinctive character, events, etc.:
- IRO
-
- IRC
-
- Ir.
-
- ob.
-
- nob
-
noun,
Slang. the head.
- RAN
-
noun,
a sea goddess who drags down ships and drowns sailors: the wife of Aegir.
- OTA
-
- CAB
-
noun,
a taxicab.
- CAI
-
- Rab
-
noun,
a wooden beater for mixing plaster or mortar.
- Re.
-
- CAR
-
noun,
an automobile.
- ote
-
- OTB
-
- ot-
-
- cr.
-
- OTC
-
- Orr
-
noun,
Sir John Boyd, Boyd Orr, Sir John.
- Ore
-
noun,
a metal-bearing mineral or rock, or a native metal, that can be mined at a profit.
- CBC
-
- orc
-
noun,
any of several cetaceans, as a grampus.
- CCA
-
- CCR
-
- ct.
-
- Rae
-
noun,
John, 1813–93, Scottish surgeon and Arctic explorer.
- CEA
-
- Bt.
-
- RCN
-
- RCA
-
- RBI
-
- RBC
-
- Bro
-
noun,
a brother.
- brr
-
interjection,
(used to express sensations of cold).
- BRT
-
- 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.
- Co.
-
- BTE
-
- ca.
-
- CBE
-
- cc.
-
- ICC
-
- 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.
- Rai
-
noun,
a style of Algerian popular music played on electric guitar, synthesizer, and percussion instruments.
- ORB
-
noun,
a sphere or globe:
- ORT
-
noun,
Usually, orts. a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
- oic
-
- one
-
noun,
the first and lowest whole number, being a cardinal number; unity.
- CIE
-
- CIB
-
- OCC
-
- CIA
-
- CEC
-
- OIr
-
- OIt
-
- Oca
-
noun,
a wood sorrel, Oxalis tuberosa, of the Andes, cultivated in South America for its edible tubers.
- obi
-
noun,
a long, broad sash tied about the waist over a Japanese kimono.
- CIC
-
- ONA
-
noun,
a member of a people of Tierra del Fuego.
- OCR
-
- OBE
-
- ONI
-
- Ora
-
noun,
plural of os2 .
- CEO
-
- ONR
-
- 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.
- Oba
-
noun,
a hereditary tribal ruler among various peoples in the Benin region of western Africa.
- OAT
-
noun,
a cereal grass, Avena sativa, cultivated for its edible seed.
- t.
-
- CE
-
- TA
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- A.
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noun,
Agnolo (di Cosimo di Mariano) [ah-nyaw-law dee kaw-zee-maw dee mah-ryah-naw] /ˈɑ nyɔ lɔ di ˈkɔ zi mɔ di mɑˈryɑ nɔ/ (Show IPA), 1502–72, Italian painter.
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noun,
an utterance of the word “no.”.
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verb,
a simple past tense of eat.
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noun,
a three-toed sloth, Bradypus tridactylus, inhabiting forests of southern Venezuela, the Guianas, and northern Brazil, having a diet apparently restricted to the leaves of the trumpet-tree, and sounding a high-pitched cry when disturbed.
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noun,
the syllable for the seventh tone of a diatonic scale.
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interjection,
(used to express or represent a pause, hesitation, uncertainty, etc.).
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noun,
Edward (St. John) 1925–2000, U.S. writer and illustrator.
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noun,
an aspect of the soul, represented as a human-headed bird.
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noun,
ti1 .
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adverb,
no1 .
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noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
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noun,
(in children's games) the player called upon to perform some task, as, in tag, the one who must catch the other players.
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noun,
oy2 .