Anagrams of Cerastium
Word Cerastium has
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- 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.
- Americus
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noun,
a city in SW central Georgia.
- ceramist
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noun,
a person who makes ceramics.
- matrices
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noun,
something that constitutes the place or point from which something else originates, takes form, or develops:
- autecism
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noun,
autoecism.
- muricate
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adjective,
covered with short, sharp points.
- muriates
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noun,
(not in scientific use) any chloride, especially potassium chloride, KCl, used as a fertilizer.
- sematic
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adjective,
serving as a sign or warning of danger, as the conspicuous colors or markings of certain poisonous animals.
- uremias
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noun,
a condition resulting from the retention in the blood of constituents normally excreted in the urine.
- ceriums
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noun,
a steel-gray, ductile metallic element of the rare-earth group found only in combination. Symbol: Ce; atomic weight: 140.12; atomic number: 58.
- imarets
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noun,
(in Turkey) a hospice for pilgrims, travelers, etc.
- 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.
- Saucier
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noun,
a chef or cook who specializes in making sauces.
- stearic
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adjective,
of or relating to suet or fat.
- Mercast
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noun,
a broadcasting system used by U.S. agencies to deliver messages to government-operated ships.
- Scutari
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noun,
Lake, a lake between NW Albania and Montenegro. About 135 sq. mi. (350 sq. km).
- muriate
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noun,
(not in scientific use) any chloride, especially potassium chloride, KCl, used as a fertilizer.
- suimate
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noun,
self-mate.
- matures
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adjective,
complete in natural growth or development, as plant and animal forms:
- atriums
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noun,
Architecture.
Also called cavaedium. the main or central room of an ancient Roman house, open to the sky at the center and usually having a pool for the collection of rain water.
a courtyard, flanked or surrounded by porticoes, in front of an early or medieval Christian church.
a skylit central court in a contemporary building or house.
- curites
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noun,
a radioactive uranium mineral, Pb 2 U 5 O 17 ·4H 2 O, with adamantine luster, occurring as reddish-brown to deep-yellow needle-shaped crystals, formed by alteration of uraninite.
- Marcuse
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noun,
Herbert, 1898–1979, U.S. political and social philosopher, born in Germany.
- Maurice
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noun,
German Moritz. 1521–53, German general: elector of Saxony 1547–53.
- icterus
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noun,
jaundice (def 1).
- Maurist
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noun,
a member of the Benedictine “Congregation of St. Maur,” founded in France in 1618, distinguished for its scholarship and literary works: suppressed during the French Revolution.
- curates
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noun,
Chiefly British. a member of the clergy employed to assist a rector or vicar.
- ARTEMIS
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noun,
Also called Cynthia. an ancient Greek goddess, the daughter of Leto and the sister of Apollo, characterized as a virgin huntress and associated with the moon.
Compare Diana.
- Muscari
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- caesium
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noun,
cesium.
- stumer
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noun,
something bogus or fraudulent.
- imaret
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noun,
(in Turkey) a hospice for pilgrims, travelers, etc.
- camise
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noun,
a lightweight, loose-fitting shirt or smock with long sleeves.
- rictus
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noun,
the gape of the mouth of a bird.
- rectum
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noun,
the comparatively straight, terminal section of the intestine, ending in the anus.
- remits
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noun,
Law. a transfer of the record of an action from one tribunal to another, particularly from an appellate court to the court of original jurisdiction.
- re-act
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verb (used with object),
to act or perform again.
- Marcie
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noun,
a female given name, form of Marcia.
- racism
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noun,
a belief or doctrine that inherent differences among the various human racial groups determine cultural or individual achievement, usually involving the idea that one's own race is superior and has the right to dominate others or that a particular racial group is inferior to the others.
- racist
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noun,
a person who believes in racism, the doctrine that one's own racial group is superior or that a particular racial group is inferior to the others.
- Raetic
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noun,
an extinct language of uncertain affinities that was spoken in Rhaetia and written with the Etruscan alphabet.
- macers
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noun,
macebearer.
- ramets
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noun,
an individual of a clone.
- Atreus
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noun,
the father of Plisthenes, Agamemnon, Menelaus, and Anaxibia upon whose house Thyestes pronounced a curse.
- atrium
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noun,
Architecture.
Also called cavaedium. the main or central room of an ancient Roman house, open to the sky at the center and usually having a pool for the collection of rain water.
a courtyard, flanked or surrounded by porticoes, in front of an early or medieval Christian church.
a skylit central court in a contemporary building or house.
- recast
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noun,
a recasting.
- rectus
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noun,
any of several straight muscles, as of the abdomen, thigh, eye, etc.
- cueist
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noun,
a billiard player.
- aurist
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noun,
a physician specializing in the treatment of ear diseases; otologist.
- Auster
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noun,
the south wind personified.
- austr-
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- autism
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noun,
Psychiatry. a pervasive developmental disorder of children, characterized by impaired communication, excessive rigidity, and emotional detachment: now considered one of the autism spectrum disorders.
- recti-
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- Icarus
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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.
- Sumter
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noun,
a city in central South Carolina.
- carets
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noun,
a mark (‸) made in written or printed matter to show the place where something is to be inserted.
- Caster
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noun,
a person or thing that casts.
- caries
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noun,
decay, as of bone or of plant tissue.
- Crista
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noun,
a crest or ridge.
- crates
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noun,
a slatted wooden box or framework for packing, shopping, or storing fruit, furniture, glassware, crockery, etc.
- creams
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noun,
the fatty part of milk, which rises to the surface when the liquid is allowed to stand unless homogenized.
- Creusa
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noun,
the bride to be of Jason, slain by Medea.
- Custer
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noun,
George Armstrong [ahrm-strawng,, -strong] /ˈɑrm strɔŋ,, -strɒŋ/ (Show IPA), 1839–76, U.S. general and Indian fighter.
- Curtis
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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.
- Crimea
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noun,
the, a peninsula in SE Ukraine, between the Black Sea and the Sea of Azov.
- curite
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noun,
a radioactive uranium mineral, Pb 2 U 5 O 17 ·4H 2 O, with adamantine luster, occurring as reddish-brown to deep-yellow needle-shaped crystals, formed by alteration of uraninite.
- scream
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noun,
a loud, sharp, piercing cry:
- cruets
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noun,
a glass bottle, especially one for holding vinegar, oil, etc., for the table.
- cruise
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noun,
the act of cruising.
- curets
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noun,
a scoop-shaped surgical instrument for removing tissue from body cavities, as the uterus.
- curate
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noun,
Chiefly British. a member of the clergy employed to assist a rector or vicar.
- C-star
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noun,
carbon star.
- cuesta
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noun,
a long, low ridge with a relatively steep face or escarpment on one side and a long, gentle slope on the other.
- Seurat
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noun,
Georges [zhawrzh] /ʒɔrʒ/ (Show IPA), 1859–91, French (pointillist) painter.
- Citrus
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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.
- Cetura
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noun,
Keturah.
- Struma
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noun,
Pathology. goiter.
- eructs
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verb (used with or without object),
to belch forth, as gas from the stomach.
- cartes
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noun,
(italics) French. menu; bill of fare.
Compare à la carte.
- rustic
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noun,
a country person.
- sacrum
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noun,
a bone resulting from the fusion of two or more vertebrae between the lumbar and the coccygeal regions, in humans being composed usually of five fused vertebrae and forming the posterior wall of the pelvis.
- stream
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noun,
a body of water flowing in a channel or watercourse, as a river, rivulet, or brook. Synonyms: rill, run, streamlet, runnel.
- Escaut
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noun,
French name of Scheldt.
- samite
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noun,
a heavy silk fabric, sometimes interwoven with gold, worn in the Middle Ages.
- caters
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verb (used with object),
to provide food and service for:
- steric
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adjective,
of or relating to the spatial relationships of atoms in a molecule.
- saucer
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noun,
a small, round, shallow dish to hold a cup.
- ericas
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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.
- cerat-
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- cerias
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noun,
a white-to-yellow, heavy powder, cerium dioxide, CeO 2 , usually derived from cerium nitrate by decomposition with heat: used chiefly in ceramics, glass polishing, and decolorizing.
- cerium
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noun,
a steel-gray, ductile metallic element of the rare-earth group found only in combination. Symbol: Ce; atomic weight: 140.12; atomic number: 58.
- cesium
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noun,
a rare, highly reactive, soft, metallic element of the alkali metal group, used chiefly in photoelectric cells. Symbol: Cs; atomic weight: 132.905; atomic number: 55; specific gravity: 1.9 at 20°C; melts at 28.5°C.
- satire
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noun,
the use of irony, sarcasm, ridicule, or the like, in exposing, denouncing, or deriding vice, folly, etc.
- cesura
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noun,
caesura.
- Marcus
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noun,
Saint. Also, Mark. died a.d. 336, pope 336.
- Mister
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noun,
(initial capital letter) a conventional title of respect for a man, prefixed to the name and to certain official designations (usually written as the abbreviation Mr.).
- terais
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noun,
a marshy lowland area in N India and S Nepal, between the Ganges and the foothills of the Himalayas.
- Mauser
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noun,
Peter Paul, 1838–1914, and his brother, Wilhelm, 1834–82, German inventors of firearms.
- acmite
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noun,
a rare pyroxene mineral, sodium-ferric iron silicate, NaFe(Si 2 O 6), found in feldspathoid rocks.
- Master
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noun,
a person with the ability or power to use, control, or dispose of something:
- Mastic
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noun,
Also called mastic tree, lentisk. a small Mediterranean tree, Pistacia lentiscus, of the cashew family, that is the source of an aromatic resin used in making varnish and adhesives.
- metric
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noun,
Often, metrics. a standard for measuring or evaluating something, especially one that uses figures or statistics:
- aecium
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noun,
the fruiting body of rust fungi, which bears chainlike or stalked spores.
- maters
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noun,
British Informal. mother1 .
- traces
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noun,
a surviving mark, sign, or evidence of the former existence, influence, or action of some agent or event; vestige:
- matri-
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- mature
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adjective,
complete in natural growth or development, as plant and animal forms:
- triacs
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noun,
a type of thyristor designed for electronic control of the current supplied to a circuit, used especially in dimmers for lighting systems.
- amicus
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noun,
a philanthropist.
- amices
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noun,
an oblong vestment, usually of white linen, worn about the neck and shoulders and partly under the alb.
- trices
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noun,
a very short time; an instant:
- Maseru
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noun,
a town in and the capital of Lesotho, in the NW part.
- Muscat
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noun,
a variety of grape having a pronounced sweet aroma and flavor, used for making wine and raisins.
- truces
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noun,
a suspension of hostilities for a specified period of time by mutual agreement of the warring parties; cease-fire; armistice.
- truism
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noun,
a self-evident, obvious truth.
- Actium
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noun,
a promontory in NW ancient Greece: Antony and Cleopatra were defeated by Octavian and Agrippa in a naval battle near here in 31 b.c.
- meatus
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noun,
an opening or foramen, especially in a bone or bony structure, as the opening of the ear or nose.
- uretic
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adjective,
of, relating to, or occurring in the urine.
- acutes
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noun,
the acute accent.
- Mercia
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noun,
an early English kingdom in central Britain.
- urates
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noun,
a salt of uric acid.
- merits
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noun,
claim to respect and praise; excellence; worth.
- Murcia
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noun,
a city in SE Spain.
- uremia
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noun,
a condition resulting from the retention in the blood of constituents normally excreted in the urine.
- timers
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noun,
a person or thing that times.
- uremic
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adjective,
pertaining to uremia.
- mitres
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noun,
Bartolomé [bahr-taw-law-me] /ˌbɑr tɔ lɔˈmɛ/ (Show IPA), 1821–1906, Argentine soldier, statesman, and author: president of Argentina 1862–68.
- armets
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noun,
a completely enclosed helmet having a visor and hinged cheek pieces fastened under the chin.
- armies
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noun,
the military forces of a nation, exclusive of the navy and in some countries the air force.
- Marius
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noun,
Gaius, c155–86 b.c, Roman general and consul: opponent of Lucius Cornelius Sulla.
- Timaru
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noun,
a seaport on the E coast of South Island, in S New Zealand.
- Marist
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noun,
a member of a religious order founded in Lyons, France, in 1816 for missionary and educational work in the name of the Virgin Mary.
- miscue
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noun,
Sports. a failure to execute a play, stroke, or maneuver properly; an error.
- miters
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noun,
the official headdress of a bishop in the Western Church, in its modern form a tall cap with a top deeply cleft crosswise, the outline of the front and back resembling that of a pointed arch.
- Uticas
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noun,
an ancient city on the N coast of Africa, NW of Carthage.
- muster
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noun,
an assembling of troops or persons for formal inspection or other purposes.
- acetum
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noun,
a preparation having vinegar or dilute acetic acid as the solvent.
- scart
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verb (used with or without object),
to scratch, scrape, mark, or scar.
- cures
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noun,
a means of healing or restoring to health; remedy.
- scat-
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- emirs
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noun,
a chieftain, prince, commander, or head of state in some Islamic countries.
- serai
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noun,
(in Eastern countries) a caravansary.
- Ecua.
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- scare
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noun,
a sudden fright or alarm, especially with little or no reason.
- emits
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verb (used with object),
to send forth (liquid, light, heat, sound, particles, etc.); discharge.
- misce
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verb,
(in prescriptions) mix.
- saute
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noun,
a dish of sautéed food.
- curet
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noun,
a scoop-shaped surgical instrument for removing tissue from body cavities, as the uterus.
- meta-
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- mesic
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adjective,
of, relating to, or adapted to an environment having a balanced supply of moisture.
- miter
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noun,
the official headdress of a bishop in the Western Church, in its modern form a tall cap with a top deeply cleft crosswise, the outline of the front and back resembling that of a pointed arch.
- sauce
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noun,
any preparation, usually liquid or semiliquid, eaten as a gravy or as a relish accompanying food.
- Cumae
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noun,
an ancient city in SW Italy, on the coast of Campania: believed to be the earliest Greek colony in Italy or in Sicily.
- Seric
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- muras
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noun,
(in Japan) a village; hamlet.
- miser
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noun,
a person who lives in wretched circumstances in order to save and hoard money.
- sceat
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noun,
a silver Anglo-Saxon coin of the 7th and 8th centuries, sometimes including an amount of gold.
- Curia
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noun,
one of the political subdivisions of each of the three tribes of ancient Rome.
- SCRAM
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noun,
the rapid shutdown of a nuclear reactor in an emergency.
- mites
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noun,
any of numerous small to microscopic arachnids of the subclass Acari, including species that are parasitic on animals and plants or that feed on decaying matter and stored foods.
- semi-
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- micas
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noun,
any member of a group of minerals, hydrous silicates of aluminum with other bases, chiefly potassium, magnesium, iron, and lithium, that separate readily into thin, tough, often transparent, and usually elastic laminae; isinglass.
- Mitre
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noun,
Bartolomé [bahr-taw-law-me] /ˌbɑr tɔ lɔˈmɛ/ (Show IPA), 1821–1906, Argentine soldier, statesman, and author: president of Argentina 1862–68.
- curst
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noun,
the expression of a wish that misfortune, evil, doom, etc., befall a person, group, etc.
- curse
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noun,
the expression of a wish that misfortune, evil, doom, etc., befall a person, group, etc.
- cutes
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noun,
the cutes, Informal. self-consciously cute mannerisms or appeal; affected coyness:
- serac
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noun,
a large irregularity of glacial ice, as a pinnacle found in glacial crevasses and formed by melting or movement of the ice.
- cutie
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noun,
Informal. a charmingly attractive or cute person, especially a girl or a young woman (often used as a form of address):
- metr-
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- Mitra
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noun,
the mitriform pileus of certain fungi.
- sect.
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- metas
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noun,
(in ancient Rome) a column or post, or a group of columns or posts, placed at each end of a racetrack to mark the turning places.
- scute
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noun,
a dermal bony plate, as on an armadillo, or a large horny plate, as on a turtle.
- Metis
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noun,
any person of mixed ancestry.
- scuta
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noun,
plural of scutum.
- metic
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noun,
an alien resident of an ancient Greek city who paid a tax for the right to live there.
- scrum
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noun,
a Rugby play in which, typically, three members of each team line up opposite one another with a group of two and a group of three players behind them, making an eight-person, three-two-three formation on each side; the ball is then rolled between the opposing front lines, the players of which stand with arms around a teammate's waist, meeting the opponent shoulder to shoulder, and attempt to kick the ball backward to a teammate.
- scrim
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noun,
a cotton or linen fabric of open weave used for bunting, curtains, etc.
- Curie
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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.
- mires
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noun,
a tract or area of wet, swampy ground; bog; marsh.
- micra
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noun,
a plural of micron.
- misc.
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- cutis
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noun,
the true skin, consisting of the dermis and the epidermis.
- Mures
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noun,
a river in SE central Europe, flowing W from the Carpathian Mountains in central Romania to the Tisza River in S Hungary. 400 miles (645 km) long.
- Satie
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noun,
Erik Alfred Leslie [e-reek al-fred les-lee] /ɛˈrik alˈfrɛd lɛsˈli/ (Show IPA), 1866–1925, French composer.
- rates
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noun,
the amount of a charge or payment with reference to some basis of calculation:
- recta
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noun,
a plural of rectum.
- MASER
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noun,
a device for amplifying electromagnetic waves by stimulated emission of radiation.
- masc.
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- rect.
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- Recit
-
- iters
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noun,
a canal or passage.
- Marut
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noun,
any of a group of storm gods, the offspring of Rudra.
- marts
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noun,
market; trading center; trade center.
- Reaum
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- reams
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noun,
a standard quantity of paper, consisting of 20 quires or 500 sheets (formerly 480 sheets), or 516 sheets (printer's ream or perfect ream)
- Marti
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noun,
José [haw-se] /hɔˈsɛ/ (Show IPA), 1853–1895, Cuban patriot and writer.
- react
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verb (used with object),
to act or perform again.
- ramus
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noun,
a branch, as of a plant, vein, bone, etc.
- music
-
noun,
an art of sound in time that expresses ideas and emotions in significant forms through the elements of rhythm, melody, harmony, and color.
- ramie
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noun,
an Asian shrub, Boehmeria nivea, of the nettle family, yielding a fiber used especially in making textiles.
- marse
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noun,
(used chiefly in representation of southern black speech) master.
- ramet
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noun,
an individual of a clone.
- macer
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noun,
macebearer.
- mutes
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noun,
Offensive. a person incapable of speech.
- maces
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noun,
a clublike armor-breaking weapon of war, often with a flanged or spiked metal head, used chiefly in the Middle Ages.
- raise
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noun,
an increase in amount, as of wages:
- mairs
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adjective, noun, adverb,
more.
- maist
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adjective, noun, adverb,
most.
- Maris
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noun,
Roger (Eugene) 1934–85, U.S. baseball player.
- races
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noun,
a contest of speed, as in running, riding, driving, or sailing.
- Marie
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noun,
(Marie Alexandra Victoria of Saxe-Coburg) 1875–1938, queen of Romania 1914–27.
- mast-
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- Reims
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noun,
a city in NE France: cathedral; unconditional surrender of Germany May 7, 1945.
- Murat
-
noun,
Joachim [zhaw-a-keem] /ʒɔ aˈkim/ (Show IPA), 1767?–1815, French marshal: king of Naples 1808–15.
- etuis
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noun,
a small, often decorative case, especially one for needles, toilet articles, or the like.
- 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.
- ERISA
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noun,
Employee Retirement Income Security Act.
- satem
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adjective,
belonging to or consisting of those branches of the Indo-European family in which alveolar or palatal fricatives, as the sounds (s) or (sh), developed in ancient times from Proto-Indo-European palatal stops: the satem branches are Indo-Iranian, Armenian, Slavic, Baltic, and Albanian.
- eruct
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verb (used with or without object),
to belch forth, as gas from the stomach.
- Merci
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interjection,
thank you.
- sarc-
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- Merca
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noun,
a city in S Somalia.
- marcs
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noun,
the grapes contained in the wine press and the residue, as skins and pips, remaining after the juice is expressed.
- Saite
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noun,
a native or citizen of Saïs.
- saice
-
noun,
syce.
- Mears
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noun,
mere3 .
- Musca
-
noun,
the Fly, a small southern constellation between Crux and Chamaeleon.
- McRae
-
noun,
Carmen, 1920–94, U.S. jazz singer and songwriter.
- reist
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verb (used without object),
reest2 .
- rimes
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noun,
Also called rime ice. an opaque coating of tiny, white, granular ice particles, caused by the rapid freezing of supercooled water droplets on impact with an object.
Compare frost (def 3), glaze (def 17).
- IATSE
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- Rimas
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noun,
a female given name.
- ictus
-
noun,
Prosody. rhythmical or metrical stress.
- rices
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noun,
the starchy seeds or grain of an annual marsh grass, Oryza sativa, cultivated in warm climates and used for food.
- Matsu
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noun,
a pine, Pinus massoniana, of China, yielding a wood used in furniture-making, the construction of houses, etc.
- irate
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adjective,
angry; enraged:
- resit
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noun,
a test or examination that is retaken.
- matr-
-
- Remus
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noun,
Roman Legend. See under Romulus (def 1).
- remit
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noun,
Law. a transfer of the record of an action from one tribunal to another, particularly from an appellate court to the court of original jurisdiction.
- mater
-
noun,
British Informal. mother1 .
- serum
-
noun,
the clear, pale-yellow liquid that separates from the clot in the coagulation of blood; blood serum.
- merit
-
noun,
claim to respect and praise; excellence; worth.
- Terai
-
noun,
a marshy lowland area in N India and S Nepal, between the Ganges and the foothills of the Himalayas.
- Carie
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noun,
a female given name, form of Caroline.
- Caius
-
noun,
Saint, died a.d. 296, pope 283–296.
- trams
-
noun,
British. a streetcar.
- cames
-
noun,
a slender, grooved bar of lead for holding together the pieces of glass in windows of latticework or stained glass.
- treas
-
- triac
-
noun,
a type of thyristor designed for electronic control of the current supplied to a circuit, used especially in dimmers for lighting systems.
- amirs
-
noun,
emir.
- trice
-
noun,
a very short time; an instant:
- camis
-
noun,
camisole (def 1).
- 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.
- Camus
-
noun,
Albert [al-ber] /alˈbɛr/ (Show IPA), 1913–60, French novelist, short-story writer, playwright, and essayist: Nobel Prize 1957.
- AMICE
-
noun,
an oblong vestment, usually of white linen, worn about the neck and shoulders and partly under the alb.
- cares
-
noun,
a state of mind in which one is troubled; worry, anxiety, or concern:
- caret
-
noun,
a mark (‸) made in written or printed matter to show the place where something is to be inserted.
- tries
-
noun,
plural of try.
- Carme
-
noun,
a small natural satellite of the planet Jupiter.
- Trace
-
noun,
a surviving mark, sign, or evidence of the former existence, influence, or action of some agent or event; vestige:
- carse
-
noun,
bottom land.
- Carte
-
noun,
(italics) French. menu; bill of fare.
Compare à la carte.
- Amer.
-
- trims
-
noun,
the condition, order, or fitness of a person or thing for action, work, use, etc.
- truce
-
noun,
a suspension of hostilities for a specified period of time by mutual agreement of the warring parties; cease-fire; armistice.
- airts
-
noun,
a direction.
- carts
-
noun,
a heavy two-wheeled vehicle, commonly without springs, drawn by mules, oxen, or the like, used for the conveyance of heavy goods.
- strum
-
noun,
the act of strumming.
- stria
-
noun,
a slight or narrow furrow, ridge, stripe, or streak, especially one of a number in parallel arrangement:
- urase
-
noun,
urease.
- urate
-
noun,
a salt of uric acid.
- Aesir
-
noun,
the principal race of gods, led by Odin and living at Asgard.
- cater
-
verb (used with object),
to provide food and service for:
- Cates
-
noun,
a choice food;delicacy; dainty.
- suite
-
noun,
a number of things forming a series or set.
- Sumac
-
noun,
any of several shrubs or small trees belonging to the genus Rhus of the cashew family, having milky sap, compound leaves, and small, fleshy fruit.
- 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:
- Tamis
-
noun,
a worsted cloth mesh constructed in open weave and having a corded face, used as a sieve or strainer.
- tera-
-
- term.
-
- terms
-
noun,
a word or group of words designating something, especially in a particular field, as atom in physics, quietism in theology, adze in carpentry, or district leader in politics.
- tears
-
- teams
-
noun,
a number of persons forming one of the sides in a game or contest:
- Artie
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Arthur.
- aster
-
noun,
any composite plant of the genus Aster, having rays varying from white or pink to blue around a yellow disk.
- 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.
- astir
-
adjective,
moving or stirring, especially with much activity or excitement:
- astr.
-
- Tarim
-
noun,
a river in NW China, in Xinjiang Uygur region. About 1300 miles (2090 km) long.
- tares
-
noun,
any of various vetches, especially Vicia sativa.
- armet
-
noun,
a completely enclosed helmet having a visor and hinged cheek pieces fastened under the chin.
- Arius
-
noun,
died a.d. 336, Christian priest at Alexandria: founder of Arianism.
- arium
-
- amuse
-
verb (used with object),
to hold the attention of (someone) pleasantly; entertain or divert in an enjoyable or cheerful manner:
- Auric
-
adjective,
of or containing gold in the trivalent state.
- Sumer
-
noun,
an ancient region in southern Mesopotamia that contained a number of independent cities and city-states of which the first were established possibly as early as 5000 b.c.: conquered by the Elamites and, about 2000 b.c., by the Babylonians; a number of its cities, as Ur, Uruk, Kish, and Lagash, are major archaeological sites in southern Iraq.
- seti-
-
- tires
-
noun,
British Dialect. fatigue.
- Surat
-
noun,
a seaport in S Gujarat, in W India: first British settlement in India 1612.
- Aust.
-
- 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.
- arcus
-
noun,
a dense, horizontal, roll-shaped cloud sometimes occurring at the lower front portion of a cumulonimbus.
- arise
-
verb (used without object),
to get up from sitting, lying, or kneeling; rise:
- sutra
-
noun,
Hinduism. a collection of aphorisms relating to some aspect of the conduct of life.
- times
-
noun,
the system of those sequential relations that any event has to any other, as past, present, or future; indefinite and continuous duration regarded as that in which events succeed one another.
- Aries
-
noun,
Astronomy. the Ram, a zodiacal constellation between Pisces and Taurus.
- taces
-
noun,
tasset.
- timer
-
noun,
a person or thing that times.
- tames
-
adjective,
changed from the wild or savage state; domesticated:
- caus.
-
- 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.
- ureas
-
noun,
Biochemistry. a compound, CO(NH 2) 2 , occurring in urine and other body fluids as a product of protein metabolism.
- cites
-
noun,
citation (defs 7, 8).
- sitar
-
noun,
a lute of India with a small, pear-shaped body and a long, broad, fretted neck.
- cruet
-
noun,
a glass bottle, especially one for holding vinegar, oil, etc., for the table.
- stare
-
noun,
a staring gaze; a fixed look with the eyes wide open:
- Urmia
-
noun,
Lake, a salt lake in NW Iran. About 2000 sq. mi. (5180 sq. km).
- cires
-
noun,
a brilliant, highly glazed surface produced on fabrics by subjecting them to a wax, heat, and calendering treatment.
- stair
-
noun,
one of a flight or series of steps for going from one level to another, as in a building.
- sruti
-
noun,
the Vedas and some of the Upanishads, regarded as divinely revealed.
- Srta.
-
- Smart
-
noun,
a sharp local pain, usually superficial, as from a wound, blow, or sting.
- Crius
-
noun,
a Titan, the son of Uranus and Gaea.
- crit.
-
- steam
-
noun,
water in the form of an invisible gas or vapor.
- aeri-
-
- crime
-
noun,
an action or an instance of negligence that is deemed injurious to the public welfare or morals or to the interests of the state and that is legally prohibited.
- crim.
-
- crams
-
noun,
Informal. the act of cramming for an examination.
- acmes
-
noun,
the highest point; summit; peak:
- cries
-
noun,
the act or sound of crying; any loud utterance or exclamation; a shout, scream, or wail.
- crest
-
noun,
the highest part of a hill or mountain range; summit.
- smear
-
noun,
an oily, greasy, viscous, or wet substance, especially a dab of such a substance.
- cream
-
noun,
the fatty part of milk, which rises to the surface when the liquid is allowed to stand unless homogenized.
- smite
-
Idioms,
smite hip and thigh. hip1 (def 9).
- crate
-
noun,
a slatted wooden box or framework for packing, shopping, or storing fruit, furniture, glassware, crockery, etc.
- 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.
- Ceuta
-
noun,
a seaport and enclave of Spain in N Morocco, on the Strait of Gibraltar.
- 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.
- stime
-
noun,
the smallest bit; a drop, taste, or glimpse.
- Ceram
-
noun,
an island of the Moluccas in Indonesia, W of New Guinea. 7191 sq. mi. (18,625 sq. km).
- 30-30
-
- acute
-
noun,
the acute accent.
- ceras
-
noun,
(in prescriptions) wax.
- Utica
-
noun,
an ancient city on the N coast of Africa, NW of Carthage.
- ceria
-
noun,
a white-to-yellow, heavy powder, cerium dioxide, CeO 2 , usually derived from cerium nitrate by decomposition with heat: used chiefly in ceramics, glass polishing, and decolorizing.
- cert.
-
- simar
-
noun,
Also, cymar. a loose, lightweight jacket or robe for women, fashionable in the 17th and 18th centuries.
- cruse
-
noun,
an earthen pot, bottle, etc., for liquids.
- acet-
-
- 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.
- Cetus
-
noun,
the Whale, a constellation lying above the equator, containing the variable star Mira.
- crust
-
noun,
the brown, hard outer portion or surface of a loaf or slice of bread (distinguished from crumb).
- Cesti
-
noun,
Marcantonio [mahr-kahn-taw-nyaw] /ˌmɑr kɑnˈtɔ nyɔ/ (Show IPA), 1623–69, Italian composer.
- ster.
-
- USMA
-
- mite
-
noun,
any of numerous small to microscopic arachnids of the subclass Acari, including species that are parasitic on animals and plants or that feed on decaying matter and stored foods.
- mute
-
noun,
Offensive. a person incapable of speech.
- USRC
-
- Utes
-
noun,
Informal. a utility vehicle.
- USTC
-
- USIA
-
- Time
-
noun,
the system of those sequential relations that any event has to any other, as past, present, or future; indefinite and continuous duration regarded as that in which events succeed one another.
- Utas
-
noun,
any of several iguanid lizards of the genus Uta, of the western U.S. and northern Mexico.
- USMC
-
- tier
-
noun,
one of a series of rows or ranks rising one behind or above another, as of seats in an amphitheater, boxes in a theater, guns in a man-of-war, or oars in an ancient galley.
- tics
-
noun,
Pathology.
a sudden, spasmodic, painless, involuntary muscular contraction, as of the face.
tic douloureux.
- tram
-
noun,
British. a streetcar.
- must
-
noun,
something necessary, vital, or required:
- trim
-
noun,
the condition, order, or fitness of a person or thing for action, work, use, etc.
- uret
-
- urea
-
noun,
Biochemistry. a compound, CO(NH 2) 2 , occurring in urine and other body fluids as a product of protein metabolism.
- Umea
-
noun,
a city in NE Sweden, on the Gulf of Bothnia.
- muts
-
noun,
mutt.
- Tura
-
noun,
Cosimo [kaw-zee-maw] /ˈkɔ zi mɔ/ (Show IPA), c1430–98? Italian painter.
- Mure
-
noun,
Obsolete. a wall.
- Tums
-
verb (used with object),
to tease (wool) in the preliminary carding operation, or to open out the fibers prior to carding.
- 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.
- Tues
-
- tsar
-
noun,
czar.
- mus.
-
- Mura
-
noun,
(in Japan) a village; hamlet.
- uria
-
- uric
-
adjective,
of, pertaining to, contained in, or derived from urine.
- tire
-
noun,
British Dialect. fatigue.
- Uris
-
noun,
a canton in central Switzerland. 415 sq. mi. (1075 sq. km). Capital: Altdorf.
- USAR
-
- Muir
-
noun,
Edwin, 1887–1959, English poet.
- Muse
-
noun,
Classical Mythology.
any of a number of sister goddesses, originally given as Aoede (song), Melete (meditation), and Mneme (memory), but latterly and more commonly as the nine daughters of Zeus and Mnemosyne who presided over various arts: Calliope (epic poetry), Clio (history), Erato (lyric poetry), Euterpe (music), Melpomene (tragedy), Polyhymnia (religious music), Terpsichore (dance), Thalia (comedy), and Urania (astronomy); identified by the Romans with the Camenae.
any goddess presiding over a particular art.
- tri-
-
- muc-
-
- MSIE
-
- msec
-
- MSCE
-
- MSAE
-
- Mrs.
-
plural,
a title of respect prefixed to the surname or full name of a married woman:
- USCA
-
- user
-
noun,
a person or thing that uses.
- Mita
-
noun,
a colonial system in Peru by which the Spanish government required Indians to perform periodic forced labor, especially in the mines.
- sumi
-
noun,
black ink made from a mixture of plant soot and glue solidified into sticks or cakes the ends of which are scraped or ground into water on an ink slab, much used by calligraphers and painters.
- RACE
-
noun,
a contest of speed, as in running, riding, driving, or sailing.
- sati
-
noun,
a Hindu practice whereby a widow immolates herself on the funeral pyre of her husband: now abolished by law.
- sci.
-
- Star
-
noun,
any of the heavenly bodies, except the moon, appearing as fixed luminous points in the sky at night.
- Ste.
-
- scar
-
noun,
a mark left by a healed wound, sore, or burn.
- scam
-
noun,
a confidence game or other fraudulent scheme, especially for making a quick profit; swindle.
- saur
-
- stem
-
noun,
the ascending axis of a plant, whether above or below ground, which ordinarily grows in an opposite direction to the root or descending axis.
- 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.
- SRAM
-
- 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.
- Sami
-
noun,
Lapp.
- Stir
-
noun,
the act of stirring or moving.
- same
-
Idioms,
all the same,
notwithstanding; nevertheless:
of no difference; immaterial:
- Sam.
-
- str.
-
- 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.
- scr.
-
- scum
-
noun,
a film or layer of foul or extraneous matter that forms on the surface of a liquid.
- Rus.
-
- site
-
noun,
the position or location of a town, building, etc., especially as to its environment:
- SIAM
-
noun,
former name of Thailand (def 1).
- Sert
-
noun,
José María [haw-se mah-ree-ah] /hɔˈsɛ mɑˈri ɑ/ (Show IPA), 1876–1945, Spanish painter.
- sice
-
noun,
syce.
- Sima
-
noun,
an assemblage of rocks, rich in silica and magnesium, that constitutes the lower layer of the earth's crust and is found beneath the ocean floors and the sial of continents.
- Seri
-
noun,
a member of an American Indian people of western Sonora state, Mexico, on the Gulf of California.
- sire
-
noun,
the male parent of a quadruped.
- SITA
-
noun,
(in the Ramayana) the wife of Ramachandra, abducted by Ravana and later rescued.
- situ
-
noun,
in situ.
- scut
-
noun,
a short tail, especially that of a hare, rabbit, or deer.
- Sera
-
noun,
a plural of serum.
- Sem.
-
- sec.
-
- seat
-
noun,
something designed to support a person in a sitting position, as a chair, bench, or pew; a place on or in which one sits.
- sear
-
noun,
a mark or scar made by searing.
- seam
-
noun,
the line formed by sewing together pieces of cloth, leather, or the like.
- smut
-
noun,
a particle of soot; sooty matter.
- Sra.
-
- Ruse
-
noun,
a trick, stratagem, or artifice.
- rums
-
noun,
an alcoholic liquor or spirit distilled from molasses or some other fermented sugar-cane product.
- ter.
-
- rase
-
verb (used with object),
raze.
- recs
-
noun,
recreation.
- 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.
- Tace
-
noun,
tasset.
- ream
-
noun,
a standard quantity of paper, consisting of 20 quires or 500 sheets (formerly 480 sheets), or 516 sheets (printer's ream or perfect ream)
- Tame
-
adjective,
changed from the wild or savage state; domesticated:
- rate
-
noun,
the amount of a charge or payment with reference to some basis of calculation:
- Tams
-
noun,
tam-o'-shanter.
- sur-
-
- rami
-
noun,
plural of ramus.
- Tare
-
noun,
any of various vetches, especially Vicia sativa.
- tars
-
noun,
any of various dark-colored viscid products obtained by the destructive distillation of certain organic substances, as coal or wood.
- Rais
-
noun,
Gilles de, Retz, Gilles de Laval, Baron de.
- Tasm
-
- taur
-
- team
-
noun,
a number of persons forming one of the sides in a game or contest:
- 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.
- Sura
-
noun,
any of the 114 chapters of the Koran.
- Reis
-
plural noun,
a former money of account of Portugal and Brazil.
- Rumi
-
noun,
Jalal ud-din [Persian jah-lahl ood-deen,, oo d-,, ja-] /Persian dʒɑˈlɑl udˈdin,, ʊd-,, dʒæ-/ (Show IPA), Jalal ud-din Rumi.
- Rima
-
noun,
a female given name.
- rues
-
noun,
sorrow; repentance; regret.
- rite
-
noun,
a formal or ceremonial act or procedure prescribed or customary in religious or other solemn use:
- RITA
-
noun,
the Vedic concept of cosmic and social order.
- rit.
-
- Rise
-
noun,
an act or instance of rising.
- 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.
- rime
-
noun,
Also called rime ice. an opaque coating of tiny, white, granular ice particles, caused by the rapid freezing of supercooled water droplets on impact with an object.
Compare frost (def 3), glaze (def 17).
- stum
-
noun,
unfermented or partly fermented grape juice.
- reit
-
noun,
real-estate investment trust.
- Rice
-
noun,
the starchy seeds or grain of an annual marsh grass, Oryza sativa, cultivated in warm climates and used for food.
- RIAS
-
noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- Reus
-
noun,
a city in Catalonia, NE Spain, on the Mediterranean Sea.
- suet
-
noun,
the hard fatty tissue about the loins and kidneys of beef, sheep, etc., used in cooking or processed to yield tallow.
- 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:
- suit
-
noun,
a set of clothing, armor, or the like, intended for wear together.
- rems
-
noun,
the quantity of ionizing radiation whose biological effect is equal to that produced by one roentgen of x-rays.
- Seta
-
noun,
a stiff hair; bristle or bristlelike part.
- 1080
-
- cues
-
noun,
anything said or done, on or off stage, that is followed by a specific line or action:
- ETAS
-
noun,
the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
- Eur.
-
- asci
-
noun,
plural of ascus.
- etui
-
noun,
a small, often decorative case, especially one for needles, toilet articles, or the like.
- Aser
-
noun,
Asher (def 1).
- 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.
- etc.
-
- Asir
-
noun,
a district in SW Saudi Arabia.
- ASME
-
- est.
-
- art.
-
- Esau
-
noun,
a son of Isaac and Rebekah, twin brother of Jacob, to whom he sold his birthright. Gen. 25:21–25.
- Asti
-
noun,
a city in the Piedmont region of Italy, S of Turin: center of wine-producing region.
- ASTM
-
- erst
-
adverb,
before the present time; formerly.
- Asur
-
noun,
Assur.
- Erma
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Eris
-
noun,
the ancient Greek goddess of discord and the sister of Ares: identified with the Roman goddess Discordia.
- Eric
-
noun,
Eric the Red.
- asc-
-
- arse
-
noun,
ass2 (defs 1, 2).
- ates
-
- IRAS
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- Isar
-
noun,
a river in central Europe, flowing NE from W Austria through S Germany to the Danube River. 215 miles (345 km) long.
- amic
-
adjective,
of or relating to an amide or amine.
- Amie
-
noun,
a female friend.
- Amir
-
noun,
emir.
- Amis
-
noun,
Kingsley, 1922–95, English novelist.
- Irma
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Erma.
- Ire.
-
- Amri
-
noun,
Omri.
- amt.
-
- arms
-
noun,
the upper limb of the human body, especially the part extending from the shoulder to the wrist.
- Amur
-
noun,
a river in E Asia, forming most of the boundary between N Manchuria and the SE Russian Federation, flowing into the Sea of Okhotsk. About 2700 miles (4350 km) long.
- amus
-
- ices
-
noun,
the solid form of water, produced by freezing; frozen water.
- Ice.
-
- cis-
-
- 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.
- Ares
-
noun,
the ancient Greek god of war, a son of Zeus and Hera, identified by the Romans with Mars.
- ARIS
-
- Arm.
-
- atm.
-
- atic
-
- aits
-
noun,
a small island, especially in a river.
- crut
-
noun,
crud (def 1).
- CART
-
noun,
a heavy two-wheeled vehicle, commonly without springs, drawn by mules, oxen, or the like, used for the conveyance of heavy goods.
- cts.
-
- ctr.
-
- CASE
-
noun,
an instance of the occurrence, existence, etc., of something:
- cast
-
noun,
act of casting or throwing.
- cat.
-
- Cate
-
noun,
a choice food;delicacy; dainty.
- cera
-
noun,
(in prescriptions) wax.
- crus
-
noun,
the part of the leg or hind limb between the femur or thigh and the ankle or tarsus; shank.
- CARE
-
noun,
a state of mind in which one is troubled; worry, anxiety, or concern:
- cet-
-
- Ceta
-
noun,
Comprehensive Employment and Training Act.
- Cres
-
- crat
-
- CRAM
-
noun,
Informal. the act of cramming for an examination.
- cir.
-
- cite
-
noun,
citation (defs 7, 8).
- cire
-
noun,
a brilliant, highly glazed surface produced on fabrics by subjecting them to a wax, heat, and calendering treatment.
- cit.
-
- mist
-
noun,
a cloudlike aggregation of minute globules of water suspended in the atmosphere at or near the earth's surface, reducing visibility to a lesser degree than fog.
- cur.
-
- emit
-
verb (used with object),
to send forth (liquid, light, heat, sound, particles, etc.); discharge.
- eats
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- emir
-
noun,
a chieftain, prince, commander, or head of state in some Islamic countries.
- emic
-
adjective,
pertaining to or being a significant unit that functions in contrast with other units in a language or other system of behavior.
- emia
-
- ect-
-
- Atum
-
noun,
a primeval god who by himself begot Shu and Tefnut: the original god of the Ennead.
- Ecru
-
noun,
an ecru color.
- Auer
-
noun,
Leopold [lee-uh-pohld;; Hungarian ley-aw-pawlt] /ˈli əˌpoʊld;; Hungarian ˈleɪ ɔˌpɔlt/ (Show IPA), 1845–1930, Hungarian violinist and teacher.
- aur-
-
- Aus.
-
- cure
-
noun,
a means of healing or restoring to health; remedy.
- East
-
noun,
a cardinal point of the compass, 90° to the right of north. Abbreviation: E.
- aut-
-
- 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.
- Came
-
noun,
a slender, grooved bar of lead for holding together the pieces of glass in windows of latticework or stained glass.
- Cami
-
noun,
camisole (def 1).
- cute
-
noun,
the cutes, Informal. self-consciously cute mannerisms or appeal; affected coyness:
- cams
-
noun,
Machinery. a disk or cylinder having an irregular form such that its motion, usually rotary, gives to a part or parts in contact with it a specific rocking or reciprocating motion.
- Curt
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Curtis.
- curs
-
noun,
a mongrel dog, especially a worthless or unfriendly one.
- Ames
-
noun,
a city in central Iowa.
- cist
-
noun,
a box or chest, especially for sacred utensils.
- AIMS
-
noun,
the act of aiming or directing anything at or toward a particular point or target.
- aet.
-
- mes-
-
- Mari
-
noun,
a member of a Uralic people living in scattered communities north of Cheboksary and Kazan in European Russia, mainly in the Mari Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic.
- MERS
-
noun,
Middle East(ern) Respiratory Syndrome: an often fatal respiratory illness caused by a coronavirus similar to the SARS virus and characterized by fever, coughing, and shortness of breath.
- M-14
-
noun,
a fully automatic, gas-operated, .30 caliber rifle developed from the M-1: replaced the M-1 as the standard U.S. Army combat rifle.
- M-16
-
noun,
a lightweight, fully automatic rifle shooting a small-caliber bullet at an extremely high velocity: a U.S. Army combat weapon for mobile units and jungle fighting.
- aer-
-
- Mac-
-
- Mace
-
noun,
a clublike armor-breaking weapon of war, often with a flanged or spiked metal head, used chiefly in the Middle Ages.
- aesc
-
noun,
ash2 (def 3).
- Acis
-
noun,
the lover of Galatea, killed by Polyphemus out of jealousy.
- macs
-
noun,
fellow; bud (a familiar term of address to a man or boy whose name is not known to the speaker).
- Mic.
-
- ACTS
-
noun,
anything done, being done, or to be done; deed; performance:
- acme
-
noun,
the highest point; summit; peak:
- maes
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Mary.
- acr-
-
- Mair
-
adjective, noun, adverb,
more.
- Mar.
-
- MARC
-
noun,
the grapes contained in the wine press and the residue, as skins and pips, remaining after the juice is expressed.
- Mare
-
noun,
a fully mature female horse or other equine animal.
- met.
-
- AIME
-
- mesa
-
noun,
a land formation, less extensive than a plateau, having steep walls and a relatively flat top and common in arid and semiarid parts of the southwestern U.S. and Mexico.
- ARCS
-
noun,
Geometry. any unbroken part of the circumference of a circle or other curved line.
- mias
-
plural,
missing in action.
- Merc
-
noun,
a mercenary soldier.
- airt
-
noun,
a direction.
- mise
-
noun,
a settlement or agreement.
- mis-
-
- mire
-
noun,
a tract or area of wet, swampy ground; bog; marsh.
- Mira
-
noun,
Astronomy. the first long-period pulsating variable star to be discovered, with a period averaging 331 days. It is a red giant and a component of a binary star in the constellation Cetus.
- 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.
- item
-
noun,
a separate article or particular:
- iter
-
noun,
a canal or passage.
- mear
-
noun,
mere3 .
- Maui
-
noun,
an island in central Hawaii. 728 sq. mi. (1886 sq. km).
- mica
-
noun,
any member of a group of minerals, hydrous silicates of aluminum with other bases, chiefly potassium, magnesium, iron, and lithium, that separate readily into thin, tough, often transparent, and usually elastic laminae; isinglass.
- MatE
-
noun,
a partner in marriage; spouse.
- airs
-
noun,
a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- Mart
-
noun,
market; trading center; trade center.
- Meir
-
noun,
Golda [gohl-duh] /ˈgoʊl də/ (Show IPA), (Goldie Mabovitch; Goldie Myerson) 1898–1978, Israeli political leader, born in Russia: prime minister 1969–74.
- MARS
-
noun,
the ancient Roman god of war and agriculture, identified with the Greek god Ares.
- 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.
- MICE
-
noun,
plural of mouse.
- meat
-
noun,
the flesh of animals as used for food.
- Aire
-
- Acus
-
noun,
Surgery. a needle, especially one used in a surgical operation.
- meas
-
- ct.
-
- ca.
-
- AUM
-
noun,
Om.
- ACS
-
- SUM
-
noun,
the aggregate of two or more numbers, magnitudes, quantities, or particulars as determined by or as if by the mathematical process of addition:
- CAI
-
- cs.
-
- cr.
-
- CAM
-
noun,
Machinery. a disk or cylinder having an irregular form such that its motion, usually rotary, gives to a part or parts in contact with it a specific rocking or reciprocating motion.
- TSE
-
- Sui
-
noun,
a dynasty ruling in China a.d. 589–618.
- STI
-
- CIM
-
- Am.
-
- uti
-
- ac-
-
- CIE
-
- CIA
-
- UTE
-
noun,
Informal. a utility vehicle.
- UTC
-
- Uta
-
noun,
any of several iguanid lizards of the genus Uta, of the western U.S. and northern Mexico.
- Ar.
-
- CEA
-
- Sue
-
noun,
Eugène [œ-zhen] /œˈʒɛn/ (Show IPA), (Marie Joseph Sue) 1804–57, French novelist.
- STM
-
- USR
-
- CAS
-
verb (used with or without object),
to call, as to call an animal toward one; urge forward by calling.
- AUC
-
- USM
-
- Stu
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Stewart or Stuart.
- ACE
-
noun,
a playing card or die marked with or having the value indicated by a single spot:
- CAR
-
noun,
an automobile.
- USE
-
noun,
the act of employing, using, or putting into service:
- USC
-
- urs
-
noun,
an ancient Sumerian city on the Euphrates, in S Iraq: extensive excavations, especially of royal tombs.
- ACT
-
noun,
anything done, being done, or to be done; deed; performance:
- at.
-
- ATS
-
noun,
a money of account of Laos, the 100th part of a kip.
- UAR
-
- Tim
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Timothy.
- Ume
-
noun,
a river in N Sweden, flowing SE from the W border to the Gulf of Bothnia. Aabout 285 miles (460 km) long.
- UIT
-
- 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.
- UCR
-
- UAM
-
- Tiu
-
noun,
an English god of the sky and of war, the equivalent of Tyr in Scandinavian mythology.
- tr.
-
- UAE
-
- tra
-
- USA
-
- AIR
-
noun,
a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- TIC
-
noun,
Pathology.
a sudden, spasmodic, painless, involuntary muscular contraction, as of the face.
tic douloureux.
- AMU
-
- tum
-
verb (used with object),
to tease (wool) in the preliminary carding operation, or to open out the fibers prior to carding.
- AMS
-
- 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.
- tue
-
- Tu.
-
- 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.
- AMI
-
noun,
a friend, especially a male friend.
- AME
-
- AMC
-
- TSI
-
- ait
-
noun,
a small island, especially in a river.
- ARS
-
- TIA
-
- TAE
-
preposition,
to.
- TAU
-
noun,
the 19th letter of the Greek alphabet (T, τ).
- Tai
-
noun,
any of several sparoid fishes of the Pacific Ocean, as Pagrus major (red tai) a food fish of Japan.
- Uri
-
noun,
a canton in central Switzerland. 415 sq. mi. (1075 sq. km). Capital: Altdorf.
- TAM
-
noun,
tam-o'-shanter.
- ae.
-
- ATC
-
- TAR
-
noun,
any of various dark-colored viscid products obtained by the destructive distillation of certain organic substances, as coal or wood.
- 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.
- AEC
-
- AES
-
noun,
any of various early forms of bronze or copper money used in ancient Rome.
Compare as2 (def 1).
- ASU
-
- ure
-
- AIC
-
- ast
-
- TES
-
noun,
ti1 .
- AIM
-
noun,
the act of aiming or directing anything at or toward a particular point or target.
- TCA
-
- TCS
-
- 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.
- ASR
-
- ASM
-
- TEC
-
noun,
detective.
- ASI
-
- ur-
-
- ase
-
- UMT
-
- ARU
-
- ARC
-
noun,
Geometry. any unbroken part of the circumference of a circle or other curved line.
- MIT
-
- Sta
-
- ITA
-
- Is.
-
noun,
(used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
- ISA
-
- REM
-
noun,
the quantity of ionizing radiation whose biological effect is equal to that produced by one roentgen of x-rays.
- ise
-
- ism
-
noun,
a distinctive doctrine, theory, system, or practice:
- ISR
-
- ist
-
- ITC
-
- res
-
noun,
an object or thing; matter.
- ite
-
- ium
-
- REC
-
noun,
recreation.
- IUS
-
- Mc-
-
- Me.
-
- REA
-
- IRS
-
- 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.
- RCA
-
- ITU
-
- RSA
-
- Rs.
-
- RMC
-
- rm.
-
plural,
ream.
- St.
-
- ics
-
- IRA
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- Ia.
-
- IRC
-
- IAS
-
- ICA
-
noun,
Portuguese name of Putumayo.
- RIM
-
noun,
the outer edge, border, margin, or brink of something, especially of a circular object.
- ier
-
- imu
-
noun,
a usually large, covered cooking pit in which food is cooked by means of heated stones.
- Ir.
-
- Ria
-
noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- RCT
-
- MIA
-
plural,
missing in action.
- rt.
-
- MSI
-
- mi.
-
- MI5
-
noun,
the government's security and counterespionage service that works in liaison with Scotland Yard's Special Branch.
- MTS
-
- MTI
-
- Mt.
-
- MST
-
- MI6
-
noun,
the government's secret intelligence service.
- MSE
-
- MEC
-
noun,
a pimp; mack.
- MSA
-
- MRI
-
- MRE
-
- MRA
-
- Mr.
-
plural,
mister: a title of respect prefixed to a man's name or position:
- MIE
-
- MIR
-
noun,
a village commune of peasant farmers in prerevolutionary Russia.
- Mur
-
noun,
a river in S central Austria, NE Slovenia, and N Croatia, flowing NE and SE to the Drava River. 300 miles (483 km) long.
- MEA
-
noun,
an acknowledgment of one's responsibility for a fault or error.
- MS.
-
plural,
manuscript.
- RMS
-
plural,
ream.
- 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.
- MSC
-
- RAS
-
noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- M-1
-
noun,
a semiautomatic, gas-operated, .30 caliber, clip-fed rifle, with a weight of 8.56 pounds (3.88 kg): the standard U.S. Army rifle in World War II and in the Korean War.
- MAE
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Mary.
- Rai
-
noun,
a style of Algerian popular music played on electric guitar, synthesizer, and percussion instruments.
- Rae
-
noun,
John, 1813–93, Scottish surgeon and Arctic explorer.
- RMA
-
- MCR
-
- Re.
-
- RCS
-
- RAM
-
noun,
a male sheep.
- mut
-
noun,
mutt.
- mas
-
noun,
mother1 .
- Mat
-
noun,
a piece of fabric made of plaited or woven rushes, straw, hemp, or similar fiber, or of some other pliant material, as rubber, used as a protective covering on a floor or other surface, to wipe the shoes on, etc.
- MCI
-
- RSE
-
- 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.
- rte
-
- sea
-
noun,
the salt waters that cover the greater part of the earth's surface.
- 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).
- Cut
-
noun,
the act of cutting; a stroke or a blow, as with a knife, whip, etc.
- SEI
-
noun,
sei whale.
- ETA
-
noun,
the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
- ea.
-
- EAM
-
- se-
-
- 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.
- 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.
- EAS
-
noun,
the Akkadian god of wisdom, the son of Apsu and father of Marduk: the counterpart of Enki.
- eat
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- ECA
-
- ECM
-
- SCM
-
- cum
-
noun,
come (def 24).
- cue
-
noun,
anything said or done, on or off stage, that is followed by a specific line or action:
- eir
-
- 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)
- SRI
-
noun,
a Hindu title of address prefixed to the name of a deity, holy person, etc.
- CMA
-
- Sr.
-
- CRS
-
- SMA
-
- CRT
-
- SIT
-
verb,
(in prescriptions) may it be.
- 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).
- CSA
-
- CSR
-
- SIR
-
noun,
a respectful or formal term of address used to a man:
- CST
-
- CTA
-
- cte
-
- ECU
-
noun,
the shield carried by a mounted man-at-arms in the Middle Ages.
- ec-
-
- EIS
-
- ETS
-
- ESU
-
- SAE
-
- ESR
-
- SAC
-
noun,
a baglike structure in an animal, plant, or fungus, as one containing fluid.
- sc.
-
- Esc
-
- SAR
-
- ESA
-
- ERT
-
- ERS
-
noun,
ervil.
- ERA
-
noun,
a period of time marked by distinctive character, events, etc.:
- ETR
-
- rut
-
noun,
a furrow or track in the ground, especially one made by the passage of a vehicle or vehicles.
- Sau
-
noun,
German name of Sava.
- RUM
-
noun,
an alcoholic liquor or spirit distilled from molasses or some other fermented sugar-cane product.
- EMT
-
- EMR
-
- EMS
-
noun,
the letter M, m.
- RTS
-
- eu-
-
- Rue
-
noun,
sorrow; repentance; regret.
- EMU
-
noun,
a large, flightless, ratite bird, Emu (Dromaius) novaehollandiae, of Australia, resembling the ostrich but smaller and having a feathered head and neck and rudimentary wings.
- 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.
- MU
-
noun,
the 12th letter of the Greek alphabet (M, μ).
- RU
-
- TM
-
- SA
-
- SM
-
- S.
-
- AU
-
plural,
to the; at the; with the.
- 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.
- i.
-
- 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.
- CU
-
- SI
-
noun,
the syllable used for the seventh tone of a scale and sometimes for the tone B.
- R.
-
- TE
-
noun,
ti1 .
- UI
-
- M.
-
- MA
-
noun,
mother1 .
- TA
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- T1
-
- t.
-
- 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.
- U.
-
- UC
-
- TI
-
noun,
the syllable for the seventh tone of a diatonic scale.
- CE
-
- et
-
verb,
a simple past tense of eat.
- CM
-
- RI
-
- er
-
interjection,
(used to express or represent a pause, hesitation, uncertainty, etc.).
- EI
-
- RC
-
- RA
-
noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- E.
-
noun,
Edward (St. John) 1925–2000, U.S. writer and illustrator.
- TC
-
- SU
-
- ic
-