Anagrams of certifications
Word certifications has
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that can be made by using the letters of certifications.
- rectifications
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noun,
the act of rectifying, or the fact of being rectified.
- iterations
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noun,
the act of repeating; a repetition.
- atrocities
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noun,
the quality or state of being atrocious.
- inartistic
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adjective,
lacking in artistic sense or appreciation.
- fictionist
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noun,
a writer of fiction; a novelist or short-story writer.
- confiscate
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adjective,
seized or appropriated, as for public use.
- Scientific
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adjective,
of or relating to science or the sciences:
- fornicates
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adjective,
arched or vaulted in form.
- Cistercian
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noun,
a member of an order of monks and nuns founded in 1098 at Citeaux, near Dijon, France, under the rule of St. Benedict.
- tonicities
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noun,
tonic quality or condition.
- recitation
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noun,
an act of reciting.
- initiates
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noun,
a person who has been initiated.
- Anticosti
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noun,
an island at the head of the Gulf of St. Lawrence in E Canada, in E Quebec province. 135 miles (217 km) long; 3043 sq. mi. (7880 sq. km).
- artifices
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noun,
a clever trick or stratagem; a cunning, crafty device or expedient; wile.
- interacts
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verb (used without object),
to act one upon another.
- striction
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noun,
the act of constricting.
- carnotite
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noun,
a yellow, earthy, hydrous potassium uranium vanadate: an ore of uranium.
- factories
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noun,
a building or group of buildings with facilities for the manufacture of goods.
- striation
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noun,
striated condition or appearance.
- tectonics
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noun,
the science or art of assembling, shaping, or ornamenting materials in construction; the constructive arts in general.
- carnifies
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verb (used with object),
to form or turn into flesh.
- nitrifies
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verb (used with object),
to oxidize (ammonia, ammonium compounds, or atmospheric nitrogen) to nitrites, nitrates, or their respective acids, especially by bacterial action.
- intricate
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adjective,
having many interrelated parts or facets; entangled or involved:
- sea-front
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noun,
an area, including buildings, along the edge of the sea; waterfront.
- retinitis
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noun,
inflammation of the retina.
- isotactic
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adjective,
(of a polymer) having the same configuration at successive, regularly spaced positions along the chain.
See also configuration (def 4).
- stationer
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noun,
a person who sells the materials used in writing, as paper, pens, pencils, and ink.
- anti-icer
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noun,
a device used to prevent the forming of ice, as on an airplane propeller.
- cast-iron
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noun,
an alloy of iron, carbon, and other elements, cast as a soft and strong, or as a hard and brittle, iron, depending on the mixture and methods of molding.
- trinities
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noun,
Also called Blessed Trinity, Holy Trinity. the union of three persons (Father, Son, and Holy Ghost) in one Godhead, or the threefold personality of the one Divine Being.
- circinate
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adjective,
made round; ring-shaped.
- seriation
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noun,
the arrangement of a collection of artifacts into a chronological sequence.
- irisation
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noun,
the effect or quality of being iridescent; iridescence.
- taconites
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noun,
a low-grade iron ore, containing about 27 percent iron and 51 percent silica, found as a hard rock formation in the Lake Superior region.
- tractions
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noun,
the adhesive friction of a body on some surface, as a wheel on a rail or a tire on a road.
- tricotine
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noun,
cavalry twill.
- frication
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noun,
an audible, constrained rush of air accompanying and characteristic of fricatives.
- anorectic
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noun,
an anorectic substance, as a drug; anorexiant.
- certosina
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noun,
a technique of inlaying light-colored material, as bone, ivory, metal, or pale wood, in elaborate designs on a dark ground.
- iteration
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noun,
the act of repeating; a repetition.
- Francisco
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noun,
a male given name, Spanish form of Francis.
- fornicate
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adjective,
arched or vaulted in form.
- accretion
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noun,
an increase by natural growth or by gradual external addition; growth in size or extent.
- contracts
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noun,
an agreement between two or more parties for the doing or not doing of something specified.
- cornetist
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noun,
a musician who plays the cornet.
- creations
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noun,
the act of producing or causing to exist; the act of creating; engendering.
- constrict
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verb (used with object),
to draw or press in; cause to contract or shrink; compress.
- corticate
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adjective,
having a cortex.
- oiticicas
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noun,
a Brazilian tree, Licania rigida, of the rose family, the seeds of which yield oiticica oil.
- accentors
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noun,
any oscine bird of the family Prunellidae, of Europe and Asia, resembling sparrows but having more finely pointed bills, as the hedge sparrow.
- narcotics
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noun,
any of a class of substances that blunt the senses, as opium, morphine, belladonna, and alcohol, that in large quantities produce euphoria, stupor, or coma, that when used constantly can cause habituation or addiction, and that are used in medicine to relieve pain, cause sedation, and induce sleep.
- sacrifice
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noun,
the offering of animal, plant, or human life or of some material possession to a deity, as in propitiation or homage.
- recitatif
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noun,
recitative2 .
- tactions
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noun,
touch; contact.
- aortitis
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noun,
inflammation of the aorta.
- tertians
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noun,
Pathology. a tertian fever.
- aoristic
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adjective,
Grammar. pertaining to the aorist.
- scenario
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noun,
an outline of the plot of a dramatic work, giving particulars as to the scenes, characters, situations, etc.
- cocaines
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noun,
a bitter, crystalline alkaloid, C 17 H 21 NO 4 , obtained from coca leaves, used as a local anesthetic and also widely used as an illicit drug for its stimulant and euphorigenic properties.
- Taconite
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noun,
a low-grade iron ore, containing about 27 percent iron and 51 percent silica, found as a hard rock formation in the Lake Superior region.
- introits
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noun,
Roman Catholic Church. a part of a psalm with antiphon recited by the celebrant of the Mass at the foot of the altar and, at High Mass, sung by the choir when the priest begins the Mass.
- cornices
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noun,
Architecture.
any prominent, continuous, horizontally projecting feature surmounting a wall or other construction, or dividing it horizontally for compositional purposes.
the uppermost member of a classical entablature, consisting of a bed molding, a corona, and a cymatium, with rows of dentils, modillions, etc., often placed between the bed molding and the corona.
- contrast
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noun,
the act of contrasting; the state of being contrasted.
- contrate
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adjective,
(of a gear) having teeth at right angles to the plane of rotation.
- intreats
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verb (used with or without object),
entreat.
- strontia
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noun,
Also called strontium oxide. a white or grayish-white, amorphous powder, SrO, resembling lime in its general character: used chiefly in the manufacture of strontium salts.
- transect
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verb (used with object),
to cut across; dissect transversely.
- senorita
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noun,
a Spanish term of address equivalent to miss, used alone or capitalized and prefixed to the name of a girl or unmarried woman. Abbreviation: Srta.
- traction
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noun,
the adhesive friction of a body on some surface, as a wheel on a rail or a tire on a road.
- 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.
- contacts
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noun,
the act or state of touching; a touching or meeting, as of two things or people.
- conifers
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noun,
any of numerous, chiefly evergreen trees or shrubs of the class Coniferinae (or group Coniferales), including the pine, fir, spruce, and other cone-bearing trees and shrubs, and also the yews and their allies that bear drupelike seeds.
- croceins
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noun,
any of several acid azo dyes producing orange or scarlet colors.
- tonetics
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noun,
the phonetic study of tone in language.
- tenorist
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noun,
a person who sings tenor.
- artifice
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noun,
a clever trick or stratagem; a cunning, crafty device or expedient; wile.
- cristate
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adjective,
having a crest; crested.
- crinites
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noun,
a fossil crinoid.
- tectonic
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adjective,
of or relating to building or construction; constructive; architectural.
- Creation
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noun,
the act of producing or causing to exist; the act of creating; engendering.
- confetti
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plural noun,
(used with a singular verb) small bits of paper, usually colored, thrown or dropped from a height to enhance the gaiety of a festive event, as a parade, wedding, or New Year's Eve party.
- Craftint
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- tentoria
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noun,
Anatomy. an extension of one of the membranes covering the cerebrum which, with the transverse fissure, separates the cerebrum from the cerebellum.
- 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.
- contract
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noun,
an agreement between two or more parties for the doing or not doing of something specified.
- Iscariot
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noun,
the surname of Judas, the betrayer of Jesus. Mark 3:19; 14:10, 11.
- confects
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noun,
a preserved, candied, or other sweet confection.
- oscitant
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adjective,
yawning, as with drowsiness; gaping.
- ecstatic
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noun,
a person subject to fits of ecstasy:
- ectosarc
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noun,
the ectoplasm of a protozoan (opposed to endosarc).
- concerts
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noun,
a public musical performance in which a number of singers or instrumentalists, or both, participate.
- cosecant
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noun,
(in a right triangle) the ratio of the hypotenuse to the side opposite a given angle.
- ricottas
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noun,
a soft Italian cheese that resembles cottage cheese.
- conceits
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noun,
an excessively favorable opinion of one's own ability, importance, wit, etc.
- artistic
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adjective,
conforming to the standards of art; satisfying aesthetic requirements:
- friction
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noun,
surface resistance to relative motion, as of a body sliding or rolling.
- straiten
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verb (used with object),
to put into difficulties, especially financial ones:
- oiticica
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noun,
a Brazilian tree, Licania rigida, of the rose family, the seeds of which yield oiticica oil.
- tritones
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noun,
an interval consisting of three whole tones; an augmented fourth.
- infarcts
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noun,
a localized area of tissue, as in the heart or kidney, that is dying or dead, having been deprived of its blood supply because of an obstruction by embolism or thrombosis.
- citterns
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noun,
an old musical instrument related to the guitar, having a flat, pear-shaped soundbox and wire strings.
- nitrates
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noun,
Chemistry. a salt or ester of nitric acid, or any compound containing the univalent group –ONO 2 or NO 3 .
- inertias
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noun,
inertness, especially with regard to effort, motion, action, and the like; inactivity; sluggishness.
- fication
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- finestra
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noun,
an aperture, especially a ventilator in the wall of a tomb.
- soricine
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adjective,
of or resembling the shrews.
- fistnote
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noun,
a printed note, as in a piece of text, distinguished by the figure of a fist with a pointing index finger.
- carotins
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noun,
carotene.
- acrostic
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noun,
a series of lines or verses in which the first, last, or other particular letters when taken in order spell out a word, phrase, etc.
- Fittonia
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noun,
either of two plants, Fittonia gigantea or F. verschaffeltii, of the acanthus family, native to South America, having conspicuously veined leaves and often cultivated as a houseplant.
- nitrites
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noun,
Chemistry. a salt or ester of nitrous acid.
- aconites
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noun,
any plant belonging to the genus Aconitum, of the buttercup family, having irregular flowers usually in loose clusters, including species with poisonous and medicinal properties.
- trifecta
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noun,
a type of bet, especially on horse races, in which the bettor must select the first three finishers in exact order.
- forecast
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verb (used with object),
to predict (a future condition or occurrence); calculate in advance:
- Tritonis
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noun,
(in ancient geography) a mythical lake near the Mediterranean coast of Libya.
- forensic
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noun,
forensics, (used with a singular or plural verb) the art or study of argumentation and formal debate.
- centrist
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noun,
(especially in continental Europe) a member of a political party of the Center; moderate.
- acentric
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adjective,
not centered; having no center.
- Socratic
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noun,
a follower of Socrates.
- reaction
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noun,
a reverse movement or tendency; an action in a reverse direction or manner.
- Fraction
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noun,
Mathematics.
a number usually expressed in the form a/b.
a ratio of algebraic quantities similarly expressed.
- notaries
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noun,
notary public.
- 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.
- Friesian
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adjective, noun,
Frisian.
- recision
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noun,
an act of canceling or voiding; cancellation.
- ratifies
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verb (used with object),
to confirm by expressing consent, approval, or formal sanction:
- notifies
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verb (used with object),
to inform (someone) or give notice to:
- initiate
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noun,
a person who has been initiated.
- interact
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verb (used without object),
to act one upon another.
- farinose
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adjective,
yielding farina.
- citrines
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noun,
a translucent, yellow variety of quartz, often sold as topaz; false topaz; topaz quartz.
- cantoris
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adjective,
of or relating to the gospel or liturgical north side of a church (opposed to decani).
- ancestor
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noun,
a person from whom one is descended; forebear; progenitor.
- canister
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noun,
a small box or jar, often one of a kitchen set, for holding tea, coffee, flour, and sugar.
- infracts
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verb (used with object),
to break, violate, or infringe (a law, commitment, etc.).
- cisterna
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noun,
cistern (def 2).
- Citation
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noun,
Military. mention of a soldier or a unit in orders, usually for gallantry:
- citifies
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verb (used with object),
to make into a city; urbanize.
- stonecat
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noun,
a yellowish-brown, freshwater catfish, Noturus flavus, of the Mississippi River valley and Great Lakes, having poisonous pectoral spines.
- citrates
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noun,
a salt or ester of citric acid.
- contrite
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adjective,
caused by or showing sincere remorse.
- canotier
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noun,
a fabric constructed in a twill weave, used in the manufacture of yachting clothes.
- contra-
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- centro-
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- neritic
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adjective,
of or relating to the region of water lying directly above the sublittoral zone of the sea bottom.
- contact
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noun,
the act or state of touching; a touching or meeting, as of two things or people.
- natters
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noun,
a conversation; chat.
- contest
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noun,
a race, conflict, or other competition between rivals, as for a prize.
- coaster
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noun,
a person or thing that coasts.
- tictacs
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noun,
a repetitive sound, as of ticking, tapping, knocking, or clicking:
- centric
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adjective,
pertaining to or situated at the center; central.
- centri-
-
- citrins
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noun,
bioflavonoid.
- coarsen
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verb (used with or without object),
to make or become coarse.
- citrons
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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.
- noetics
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noun,
the science of the intellect or of pure thought; reasoning.
- Titanic
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noun,
a British luxury liner that sank after colliding with an iceberg in the North Atlantic on its maiden voyage in April, 1912, with a loss of 1517 lives.
- catties
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noun,
(in China and southeast Asia) a weight equal to about 1½ pounds (680 grams) avoirdupois.
- contras
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noun,
(often initial capital letter) a member of a counterrevolutionary guerrilla group in Nicaragua.
- cations
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noun,
a positively charged ion that is attracted to the cathode in electrolysis.
- norites
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noun,
a granular igneous rock consisting of a mix of light and dark minerals, the former being calcic plagioclase feldspars, and the latter orthorhombic pyroxenes.
- cittern
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noun,
an old musical instrument related to the guitar, having a flat, pear-shaped soundbox and wire strings.
- cerato-
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- citrine
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noun,
a translucent, yellow variety of quartz, often sold as topaz; false topaz; topaz quartz.
- constr.
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- confers
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verb (used with object),
to bestow upon as a gift, favor, honor, etc.:
- Nicetas
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noun,
Saint Ignatius (def 2).
- concert
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noun,
a public musical performance in which a number of singers or instrumentalists, or both, participate.
- tictocs
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noun,
an alternating ticking sound, as that made by a clock.
- cistern
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noun,
a reservoir, tank, or container for storing or holding water or other liquid.
- concise
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adjective,
expressing or covering much in few words; brief in form but comprehensive in scope; succinct; terse:
- Nicosia
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noun,
a city on and the capital of Cyprus, in the central part.
- nifties
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noun,
something nifty, as a clever remark or joke.
- tertian
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noun,
Pathology. a tertian fever.
- ciceros
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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.
- confect
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noun,
a preserved, candied, or other sweet confection.
- Niteroi
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noun,
a seaport in and the capital of Rio de Janeiro state, in SE Brazil.
- nitrate
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noun,
Chemistry. a salt or ester of nitric acid, or any compound containing the univalent group –ONO 2 or NO 3 .
- cerotic
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adjective,
of or derived from cerotic acid.
- tinters
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noun,
a person who specializes in applying tints or dyes.
- nitrite
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noun,
Chemistry. a salt or ester of nitrous acid.
- conifer
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noun,
any of numerous, chiefly evergreen trees or shrubs of the class Coniferinae (or group Coniferales), including the pine, fir, spruce, and other cone-bearing trees and shrubs, and also the yews and their allies that bear drupelike seeds.
- cistron
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noun,
a segment of DNA that encodes for the formation of a specific polypeptide chain; a structural gene.
- nectars
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noun,
the saccharine secretion of a plant, which attracts the insects or birds that pollinate the flower.
- certain
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Idioms,
for certain, without a doubt; surely:
- citrate
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noun,
a salt or ester of citric acid.
- 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.
- tetanic
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adjective,
Pathology. pertaining to, of the nature of, or characterized by tetanus.
- conceit
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noun,
an excessively favorable opinion of one's own ability, importance, wit, etc.
- conster
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verb (used with or without object),
construe.
- satinet
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noun,
a satin-weave fabric made with cotton warp and wool filling, fulled and finished to resemble wool.
- tartine
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noun,
a fancy French open-faced sandwich topped with spreadable ingredients.
- scatter
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noun,
the act of scattering.
- fatties
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noun,
Disparaging and Offensive. a person who is overweight or obese (sometimes used as a term of address).
- Statice
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noun,
any of various plants belonging to the genus Limonium, of the leadwort family, having clusters of variously colored flowers that retain their color when dried.
- station
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noun,
a place or position in which a person or thing is normally located.
- infares
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noun,
a party or reception for a newly married couple.
- infects
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adjective,
Archaic. infected.
- stearic
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adjective,
of or relating to suet or fat.
- stearin
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noun,
Chemistry. any of the three glyceryl esters of stearic acid, especially C 3 H 5 (C 18 H 35 O 2) 3 , a soft, white, odorless solid found in many natural fats.
- stearo-
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- steato-
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- fattens
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verb (used with object),
to make fat.
- inertia
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noun,
inertness, especially with regard to effort, motion, action, and the like; inactivity; sluggishness.
- Stentor
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noun,
(in the Iliad) a Greek herald with a loud voice.
- fascine
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noun,
a long bundle of sticks bound together, used in building earthworks and batteries and in strengthening ramparts.
- infract
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verb (used with object),
to break, violate, or infringe (a law, commitment, etc.).
- sterno-
-
- sericin
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noun,
a gelatinous organic compound that holds the two strands of natural silk together.
- farcies
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noun,
a form of glanders chiefly affecting the skin and superficial lymphatic vessels of horses and mules.
- Insecta
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noun,
the class comprising the insects.
- insofar
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adverb,
to such an extent (usually followed by as):
- instate
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verb (used with object),
to put or place in a certain state or position, as in an office; install.
- infarct
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noun,
a localized area of tissue, as in the heart or kidney, that is dying or dead, having been deprived of its blood supply because of an obstruction by embolism or thrombosis.
- incites
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verb (used with object),
to stir, encourage, or urge on; stimulate or prompt to action:
- fancier
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noun,
a person having a liking for or interest in something; enthusiast:
- Forseti
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noun,
the god of justice, the son of Balder and Nanna.
- Sno-Cat
-
- Frisian
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noun,
a native or inhabitant of Friesland or the Frisian Islands.
- frantic
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adjective,
desperate or wild with excitement, passion, fear, pain, etc.; frenzied.
- snifter
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noun,
Also called inhaler. a pear-shaped glass, narrowing at the top to intensify the aroma of brandy, liqueur, etc.
- Franco-
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- Francis
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noun,
a male given name: from an Old French word meaning “Frenchman.”.
- Francie
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noun,
a female given name, form of Frances.
- frontis
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noun,
the front wall of a cancha or jai alai court.
Compare rebote (def 1).
- forties
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noun,
a cardinal number, ten times four.
- forints
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noun,
an aluminum coin and the monetary unit of Hungary, equal to 100 fillér. Abbreviation: F., Ft.
- fiacres
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noun,
a small horse-drawn carriage.
- Fonseca
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noun,
Gulf of, a bay of the Pacific Ocean in W Central America, bordered by El Salvador on the W, Honduras on the NE, and Nicaragua on the S. About 700 sq. mi. (1800 sq. km).
- sirenic
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adjective,
of or characteristic of a siren; melodious, tempting, or alluring.
- Sinitic
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noun,
a branch of Sino-Tibetan consisting of the various local languages and dialects whose speakers share literary Chinese as their standard language.
- iatrics
-
- icteric
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adjective,
pertaining to or affected with icterus; jaundiced.
- finites
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noun,
something that is finite.
- fiction
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noun,
the class of literature comprising works of imaginative narration, especially in prose form.
- incisor
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noun,
any of the four anterior teeth in each jaw, used for cutting and gnawing.
- fiances
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noun,
a man engaged to be married. Synonyms: future groom, future husband, future spouse, betrothed.
- fancies
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noun,
imagination or fantasy, especially as exercised in a capricious manner.
- fairies
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noun,
(in folklore) one of a class of supernatural beings, generally conceived as having a diminutive human form and possessing magical powers with which they intervene in human affairs.
- corneas
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noun,
the transparent anterior part of the external coat of the eye covering the iris and the pupil and continuous with the sclera.
- cratons
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noun,
a relatively rigid and immobile region of continental portions of the earth's crust.
- scrinia
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noun,
a cylindrical container used in ancient Rome to hold papyrus rolls.
- Scottie
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noun,
Scottish terrier.
- iterant
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adjective,
characterized by repetition; repeating.
- cronies
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noun,
a close friend or companion; chum.
- crocein
-
noun,
any of several acid azo dyes producing orange or scarlet colors.
- crinose
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adjective,
hairy.
- crinite
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noun,
a fossil crinoid.
- cretins
-
noun,
a person suffering from cretinism.
- cranio-
-
- isation
-
- sciatic
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noun,
a sciatic part, as a nerve, vein, or artery.
- cotters
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noun,
a pin, wedge, key, or the like, fitted or driven into an opening to secure something or hold parts together.
- costate
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adjective,
Anatomy. having ribs.
- Costain
-
noun,
Thomas Bertram, 1885–1965, U.S. novelist, historian, and editor, born in Canada.
- narcose
-
adjective,
characterized by stupor; stuporous.
- cortina
-
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.
- Corsica
-
noun,
an island in the Mediterranean, SE of and forming a department of France. 3367 sq. mi. (8720 sq. km). Capital: Ajaccio.
- cornice
-
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.
- cornets
-
noun,
Music. a valved wind instrument of the trumpet family.
- Tartini
-
noun,
Giuseppe [joo-zep-pe] /dʒuˈzɛp pɛ/ (Show IPA), 1692–1770, Italian violinist and composer.
- ironist
-
noun,
a person who uses irony habitually, especially a writer.
- factors
-
noun,
one of the elements contributing to a particular result or situation:
- erotics
-
noun,
an erotic poem.
- faction
-
noun,
a group or clique within a larger group, party, government, organization, or the like:
- facient
-
- strati-
-
- strato-
-
- striate
-
adjective,
striated.
- intreat
-
verb (used with or without object),
entreat.
- Estonia
-
noun,
a republic in N Europe, on the Baltic, S of the Gulf of Finland: an independent republic 1918–40; annexed by the Soviet Union 1940; regained independence 1991. 17,413 sq. mi. (45,100 sq. km). Capital: Tallinn.
- Introit
-
noun,
Roman Catholic Church. a part of a psalm with antiphon recited by the celebrant of the Mass at the foot of the altar and, at High Mass, sung by the choir when the priest begins the Mass.
- tactics
-
noun,
(usually used with a singular verb) the art or science of disposing military or naval forces for battle and maneuvering them in battle.
- erotica
-
noun,
written works, usually fiction, dealing with sexual love.
- ironies
-
noun,
the use of words to convey a meaning that is the opposite of its literal meaning:
- taction
-
noun,
touch; contact.
- eristic
-
noun,
a person who engages in disputation; controversialist.
- Ericson
-
noun,
Leif [leef;; Icelandic leyv] /lif;; Icelandic leɪv/ (Show IPA), flourished a.d. c1000, Norse mariner: according to Icelandic saga, discoverer of Vinland (son of Eric the Red).
- erasion
-
noun,
the act of erasing.
- 2,4,5-t
-
noun,
a light-tan, water-insoluble solid, C 8 H 5 Cl 3 O 3 , used chiefly for killing weeds.
- senator
-
noun,
a member of a senate.
- irenics
-
noun,
the branch of theology dealing with the promotion of peace and conciliation among Christian churches.
Compare polemics (def 2).
- tanrecs
-
noun,
tenrec.
- iris-in
-
noun,
the gradual appearance of an image or scene through an expanding circle.
- titfers
-
noun,
hat.
- section
-
noun,
a part that is cut off or separated.
- rotates
-
adjective,
wheel-shaped: applied especially to a gamopetalous short-tubed corolla with a spreading limb.
- actinic
-
adjective,
pertaining to actinism.
- ricotta
-
noun,
a soft Italian cheese that resembles cottage cheese.
- tritone
-
noun,
an interval consisting of three whole tones; an augmented fourth.
- retains
-
verb (used with object),
to keep possession of.
- antero-
-
- Anteros
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. a brother of Eros, most often regarded as the avenger of unrequited love.
- aristo-
-
- rattons
-
noun,
a rat.
- carotin
-
noun,
carotene.
- Rosetta
-
noun,
a town in N Egypt, at a mouth of the Nile.
- notices
-
noun,
an announcement or intimation of something impending; warning:
- carnose
-
adjective,
of or relating to flesh; fleshy.
- carnies
-
noun,
a person employed by a carnival.
- attires
-
noun,
clothes or apparel, especially rich or splendid garments.
- carnets
-
noun,
a customs document allowing an automobile to be driven at no cost across international borders.
- actino-
-
- aconite
-
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.
- oneiric
-
adjective,
of or relating to dreams.
- trisect
-
verb (used with object),
to divide into three parts, especially into three equal parts.
- Tristan
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Tristram.
- rations
-
noun,
a fixed allowance of provisions or food, especially for soldiers or sailors or for civilians during a shortage:
- arctics
-
noun,
(often initial capital letter) the region lying north of the Arctic Circle or of the northernmost limit of tree growth; the polar area north of the timber line.
- Torenia
-
noun,
any of several plants belonging to the genus Torenia, of the figwort family, native to Africa and Asia, having two-lipped, usually blue or purple flowers.
- ratites
-
noun,
a bird having a ratite breastbone.
- retsina
-
noun,
a strong, resinated white or red wine of Greece and Cyprus.
- astrict
-
verb (used with object),
to bind fast; constrain.
- ratines
-
noun,
a loosely woven fabric made with nubby or knotty yarns.
- Aretino
-
noun,
Pietro [pye-traw] /ˈpyɛ trɔ/ (Show IPA), 1492–1556, Italian satirist and dramatist.
- Oceanic
-
adjective,
of, living in, or produced by the ocean:
- atonics
-
noun,
Grammar. an unaccented word, syllable, or sound.
- atonies
-
noun,
Pathology. lack of tone or energy; muscular weakness, especially in a contractile organ.
- canters
-
noun,
an easy gallop.
- octants
-
noun,
the eighth part of a circle.
- attorns
-
verb (used with object),
to turn over to another; transfer.
- tonetic
-
noun,
the phonetic study of tone in language.
- Transit
-
noun,
the act or fact of passing across or through; passage from one place to another.
- orifice
-
noun,
an opening or aperture, as of a tube or pipe; a mouthlike opening or hole; mouth; vent.
- Cainite
-
noun,
a member of a Gnostic sect that exalted Cain and regarded the God of the Old Testament as responsible for evil.
- orients
-
noun,
the Orient,
the countries of Asia, especially East Asia.
(formerly) the countries to the E of the Mediterranean.
- treason
-
noun,
the offense of acting to overthrow one's government or to harm or kill its sovereign.
- orectic
-
adjective,
of or relating to desire; appetitive.
- recants
-
verb (used with object),
to withdraw or disavow (a statement, opinion, etc.), especially formally; retract.
- artiste
-
noun,
an artist, especially an actor, singer, dancer, or other public performer.
- accents
-
noun,
prominence of a syllable in terms of differential loudness, or of pitch, or length, or of a combination of these.
- octanes
-
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.
- Roscian
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or involving acting.
- orceins
-
noun,
a red dye, the principal coloring matter of cudbear and orchil, obtained by oxidizing an ammoniacal solution of orcinol.
- ascetic
-
noun,
a person who dedicates his or her life to a pursuit of contemplative ideals and practices extreme self-denial or self-mortification for religious reasons.
- toaster
-
noun,
an instrument or appliance for toasting bread, muffins, etc.
- arseno-
-
- tricots
-
noun,
a warp-knit fabric of various natural or synthetic fibers, as wool, silk, or nylon, having fine vertical ribs on the face and horizontal ribs on the back, used especially for making garments.
- titians
-
noun,
(Tiziano Vecellio) c1477–1576, Italian painter.
- tritons
-
noun,
a positively-charged particle consisting of a proton and two neutrons, equivalent to the nucleus of an atom of tritium.
- acetins
-
noun,
a colorless, thick, hygroscopic liquid, C 5 H 10 O 4 : used chiefly in the manufacture of explosives.
- notates
-
verb (used with object),
to note, mark, or set down in a system of notation:
- acetoin
-
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.
- transf.
-
- intros
-
noun,
an introduction.
- facets
-
noun,
one of the small, polished plane surfaces of a cut gem.
- strict
-
adjective,
characterized by or acting in close conformity to requirements or principles:
- facies
-
noun,
general appearance, as of an animal or vegetable group.
- aniso-
-
- tactic
-
noun,
tactics (def 1).
- recons
-
noun,
reconnaissance.
- otitis
-
noun,
inflammation of the ear.
- trance
-
noun,
a half-conscious state, seemingly between sleeping and waking, in which ability to function voluntarily may be suspended.
- aorist
-
noun,
a verb tense, as in Classical Greek, expressing action or, in the indicative mood, past action, without further limitation or implication.
- strife
-
noun,
vigorous or bitter conflict, discord, or antagonism:
- trans.
-
- antres
-
noun,
a cavern; cave.
- facers
-
noun,
a person or thing that faces.
- intra-
-
- Strine
-
noun,
Australian English.
- inters
-
verb (used with object),
to place (a dead body) in a grave or tomb; bury.
- strafe
-
noun,
a strafing attack.
- escort
-
noun,
a group of persons, or a single person, accompanying another or others for protection, guidance, or courtesy:
- retain
-
verb (used with object),
to keep possession of.
- transe
-
noun,
a passageway, as a hallway, alley, or the like.
- ottars
-
noun,
attar (def 1).
- intro.
-
- Strain
-
noun,
any force or pressure tending to alter shape, cause a fracture, etc.
- Reston
-
noun,
James (Barrett) ("Scotty") 1909–1995, U.S. journalist, born in Scotland.
- Strait
-
noun,
Often, straits. (used with a singular verb) a narrow passage of water connecting two large bodies of water.
- Estrin
-
noun,
estrone.
- Castor
-
noun,
Also, castoreum. a brownish, unctuous substance with a strong, penetrating odor, secreted by certain glands in the groin of the beaver, used in medicine and perfumery.
- Senior
-
noun,
a person who is older than another.
- erotic
-
noun,
an erotic poem.
- Scotti
-
noun,
Antonio [ahn-taw-nyaw] /ɑnˈtɔ nyɔ/ (Show IPA), 1866–1936, Italian baritone.
- tarso-
-
- Castro
-
noun,
Cipriano [sip-ree-ah-noh;; Spanish see-pree-ah-naw] /ˌsɪp riˈɑ noʊ;; Spanish ˌsi priˈɑ nɔ/ (Show IPA), 1858?–1924, Venezuelan military and political leader: president 1901–08; exiled 1908.
- taster
-
noun,
a person who tastes, especially one skilled in distinguishing the qualities of liquors, tea, etc., by the taste.
- arsen-
-
- taters
-
noun,
potato.
- scrota
-
noun,
the pouch of skin that contains the testes.
- Istria
-
noun,
a peninsula at the N end of the Adriatic, in SW Slovenia and W Croatia.
- cteno-
-
- arsine
-
noun,
Also called arseniuretted hydrogen. a colorless, flammable, slightly water-soluble gas, AsH 3 , having a fetid, garliclike odor, used in chemical warfare.
- arsino
-
adjective,
containing the arsino group.
- C-star
-
noun,
carbon star.
- isatin
-
noun,
a yellowish-red or orange, crystalline, water-soluble solid, C 8 H 5 NO 2 , used chiefly in the synthesis of vat dyes.
- Riccio
-
noun,
David [Italian dah-veed] /Italian ˈdɑ vid/ (Show IPA), Rizzio.
- Scotia
-
noun,
a deep concave molding between two fillets, as in the Attic base.
- tenias
-
noun,
taenia.
- artist
-
noun,
a person who produces works in any of the arts that are primarily subject to aesthetic criteria.
- Artois
-
noun,
a former province in N France: artesian wells.
- CRONIC
-
noun,
very potent marijuana.
- crones
-
noun,
a withered, witchlike old woman.
- crofts
-
noun,
a small farm, especially one worked by a tenant.
- Scoter
-
noun,
any of the large diving ducks of the genus Melanitta, inhabiting northern parts of the Northern Hemisphere.
- ornate
-
adjective,
elaborately or sumptuously adorned, often excessively or showily so:
- oscine
-
noun,
an oscine bird.
- tarots
-
noun,
any of a set of 22 playing cards bearing allegorical representations, used for fortunetelling and as trump cards in tarok.
- trains
-
noun,
Railroads. a self-propelled, connected group of rolling stock.
- enacts
-
verb (used with object),
to make into an act or statute:
- retina
-
noun,
the innermost coat of the posterior part of the eyeball that receives the image produced by the lens, is continuous with the optic nerve, and consists of several layers, one of which contains the rods and cones that are sensitive to light.
- ionics
-
noun,
Prosody. an Ionic foot, verse, or meter.
- Arctic
-
noun,
(often initial capital letter) the region lying north of the Arctic Circle or of the northernmost limit of tree growth; the polar area north of the timber line.
- ericas
-
noun,
any of numerous low-growing evergreen shrubs or small trees belonging to the genus Erica, of the heath family, including several species of heather.
- Senora
-
noun,
a Spanish term of address equivalent to Mrs., used alone or capitalized and prefixed to the name of a married or older woman. Abbreviation: Sra.
- seniti
-
noun,
a bronze or brass coin and monetary unit of Tonga, the 100th part of a pa'anga.
- tainos
-
noun,
a member of an extinct Arawakan Indian tribe of the West Indies.
- irenic
-
adjective,
tending to promote peace or reconciliation; peaceful or conciliatory.
- Enrico
-
noun,
a male given name: Italian form of Henry.
- taints
-
noun,
a trace of something bad, offensive, or harmful.
- tanist
-
noun,
the successor apparent to a Celtic chief, usually the oldest or worthiest of his kin, chosen by election among the tribe during the chief's lifetime.
- Easton
-
noun,
a city in E Pennsylvania, on the Delaware River.
- tanrec
-
noun,
tenrec.
- ariose
-
adjective,
characterized by melody; songlike.
- traces
-
noun,
a surviving mark, sign, or evidence of the former existence, influence, or action of some agent or event; vestige:
- iritis
-
noun,
inflammation of the iris of the eye.
- sector
-
noun,
Geometry. a plane figure bounded by two radii and the included arc of a circle.
- Osetic
-
adjective, noun,
Ossetic.
- irones
-
noun,
a colorless liquid of isomeric, unsaturated ketones, C 14 H 22 O, obtained from orris root: used in perfumery for its odor of violets.
- ironic
-
adjective,
using words to convey a meaning that is the opposite of its literal meaning; containing or exemplifying irony:
- aroint
-
verb (imperative),
begone:
- secant
-
noun,
Geometry. an intersecting line, especially one intersecting a curve at two or more points.
- inter.
-
- insert
-
noun,
something inserted or to be inserted.
- Racine
-
noun,
Jean Baptiste [zhahn ba-teest] /ʒɑ̃ baˈtist/ (Show IPA), 1639–99, French dramatist.
- iatro-
-
- sit-in
-
noun,
any organized protest in which a group of people peacefully occupy and refuse to leave a premises:
- soften
-
verb (used with object),
to make soft or softer.
- softie
-
noun,
softy.
- Sirena
-
noun,
a female given name.
- sinter
-
noun,
siliceous or calcareous matter deposited by springs, as that formed around the vent of a geyser.
- iatric
-
adjective,
of or relating to a physician or medicine; medical.
- recti-
-
- fitter
-
noun,
a person or thing that fits.
- fitten
-
adjective,
suitable; appropriate.
- Triton
-
noun,
a positively-charged particle consisting of a proton and two neutrons, equivalent to the nucleus of an atom of tritium.
- fistic
-
adjective,
of boxing; pugilistic:
- Sitter
-
noun,
a person who sits.
- actin-
-
- sortie
-
noun,
a rapid movement of troops from a besieged place to attack the besiegers.
- sifter
-
noun,
a person or thing that sifts.
- iconic
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or characteristic of an icon.
- finite
-
noun,
something that is finite.
- set-to
-
noun,
a usually brief, sharp fight or argument.
- actins
-
noun,
a globulin that is present in muscle plasma and that in connection with myosin plays an important role in muscle contraction.
- finest
-
noun,
the police:
- set-in
-
adjective,
made separately and placed within another unit.
- stacc.
-
- fincas
-
noun,
a ranch or large farm in a Spanish-speaking country, especially a plantation in tropical Spanish America.
- sitten
-
verb,
past participle of sit1 .
- Forest
-
noun,
a large tract of land covered with trees and underbrush; woodland.
- stacte
-
noun,
one of the sweet spices used in the holy incense of the ancient Hebrews. Ex. 30:34.
- France
-
noun,
Anatole [a-na-tawl] /a naˈtɔl/ (Show IPA), (Jacques Anatole Thibault) 1844–1924, French novelist and essayist: Nobel Prize 1921.
- Fresno
-
noun,
a city in central California.
- fresco
-
noun,
Also called buon fresco, true fresco. the art or technique of painting on a moist, plaster surface with colors ground up in water or a limewater mixture.
Compare fresco secco.
- trones
-
noun,
a large pair of scales, a spring balance, or other weighing device located in a town or marketplace to weigh goods and merchandise.
- Frisco
-
noun,
San Francisco.
- recast
-
noun,
a recasting.
- tronas
-
noun,
a monoclinic mineral, grayish or yellowish hydrous sodium carbonate and bicarbonate, Na 2 CO 3 ⋅NaHCO 3 ⋅2H 2 , occurring in dried or partly evaporated lake basins.
- francs
-
noun,
an aluminum or nickel coin and monetary unit of France, Belgium, and Luxembourg until the euro was adopted, equal to 100 centimes. Abbreviation: F., f., Fr, fr.
- recant
-
verb (used with object),
to withdraw or disavow (a statement, opinion, etc.), especially formally; retract.
- reason
-
noun,
a basis or cause, as for some belief, action, fact, event, etc.:
- accent
-
noun,
prominence of a syllable in terms of differential loudness, or of pitch, or length, or of a combination of these.
- fraise
-
noun,
Fortification. a defense consisting of pointed stakes projecting from the ramparts in a horizontal or an inclined position.
- forint
-
noun,
an aluminum coin and the monetary unit of Hungary, equal to 100 fillér. Abbreviation: F., Ft.
- soccer
-
noun,
a form of football played between two teams of 11 players, in which the ball may be advanced by kicking or by bouncing it off any part of the body but the arms and hands, except in the case of the goalkeepers, who may use their hands to catch, carry, throw, or stop the ball.
- accost
-
noun,
a greeting.
- re-act
-
verb (used with object),
to act or perform again.
- Foster
-
noun,
Stephen (Collins) 1826–64, U.S. songwriter.
- fortis
-
noun,
a fortis consonant.
- acetic
-
adjective,
pertaining to, derived from, or producing vinegar or acetic acid.
- fortes
-
noun,
a person's strong suit, or most highly developed characteristic, talent, or skill; something that one excels in:
Synonyms: talent, skill, excellence, strength, strong point, specialty, proficiency; knack, bent.
- fronts
-
noun,
the foremost part or surface of anything.
- Fortas
-
noun,
Abe, 1910–1982, U.S. lawyer, government official, and jurist: associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court 1965–69.
- acetin
-
noun,
a colorless, thick, hygroscopic liquid, C 5 H 10 O 4 : used chiefly in the manufacture of explosives.
- aceto-
-
- action
-
noun,
the process or state of acting or of being active:
- fiesta
-
noun,
any festival or festive celebration.
- Factor
-
noun,
one of the elements contributing to a particular result or situation:
- trices
-
noun,
a very short time; an instant:
- afrits
-
noun,
afreet.
- fatten
-
verb (used with object),
to make fat.
- infest
-
verb (used with object),
to live in or overrun to an unwanted degree or in a troublesome manner, especially as predatory animals or vermin do:
- infra-
-
- fasten
-
verb (used with object),
to attach firmly or securely in place; fix securely to something else.
- steric
-
adjective,
of or relating to the spatial relationships of atoms in a molecule.
- raisin
-
noun,
a grape of any of various sweet varieties dried in the sun or by artificial means, often used in cookery.
- triens
-
noun,
a copper coin of ancient Rome, issued during the Republic, a third part of an as.
- afters
-
- tricot
-
noun,
a warp-knit fabric of various natural or synthetic fibers, as wool, silk, or nylon, having fine vertical ribs on the face and horizontal ribs on the back, used especially for making garments.
- triacs
-
noun,
a type of thyristor designed for electronic control of the current supplied to a circuit, used especially in dimmers for lighting systems.
- infers
-
verb (used with object),
to derive by reasoning; conclude or judge from premises or evidence:
- insect
-
noun,
any animal of the class Insecta, comprising small, air-breathing arthropods having the body divided into three parts (head, thorax, and abdomen), and having three pairs of legs and usually two pairs of wings.
- instar
-
noun,
an insect in any one of its periods of postembryonic growth between molts.
- Raetic
-
noun,
an extinct language of uncertain affinities that was spoken in Rhaetia and written with the Etruscan alphabet.
- instr.
-
- Trento
-
noun,
Italian name of Trent.
- racons
-
noun,
radar beacon.
- faints
-
noun,
the impure spirit produced in the first and last stages of the distillation of whiskey.
- intact
-
adjective,
not altered, broken, or impaired; remaining uninjured, sound, or whole; untouched; unblemished:
- stoner
-
noun,
Slang. a person who is habitually high on drugs, especially marijuana, or alcohol; a person who is usually stoned.
- treats
-
noun,
entertainment, food, drink, etc., given by way of compliment or as an expression of friendly regard.
- racist
-
noun,
a person who believes in racism, the doctrine that one's own racial group is superior or that a particular racial group is inferior to the others.
- steno-
-
- refits
-
noun,
an act of refitting.
- ratton
-
noun,
a rat.
- fetors
-
noun,
a strong, offensive smell; stench.
- ficoes
-
noun,
fig1 (def 4).
- incase
-
verb (used with object),
encase.
- stance
-
noun,
the position or bearing of the body while standing:
- incest
-
noun,
sexual intercourse between closely related persons.
- incise
-
verb (used with object),
to cut into; cut marks, figures, etc., upon.
- ratite
-
noun,
a bird having a ratite breastbone.
- fiasco
-
noun,
a complete and ignominious failure.
- triste
-
adjective,
sad; sorrowful; melancholy.
- fiance
-
noun,
a man engaged to be married. Synonyms: future groom, future husband, future spouse, betrothed.
- fiacre
-
noun,
a small horse-drawn carriage.
- incite
-
verb (used with object),
to stir, encourage, or urge on; stimulate or prompt to action:
- triose
-
noun,
a monosaccharide that has three atoms of carbon.
- rectos
-
- stater
-
noun,
any of various gold or silver or electrum coin units or coins of the ancient Greek states or cities.
- ferias
-
noun,
Ecclesiastical. a weekday on which no feast is celebrated.
- ration
-
noun,
a fixed allowance of provisions or food, especially for soldiers or sailors or for civilians during a shortage:
- static
-
noun,
Electricity.
static or atmospheric electricity.
interference due to such electricity.
- aeron.
-
- ratine
-
noun,
a loosely woven fabric made with nubby or knotty yarns.
- feints
-
noun,
a movement made in order to deceive an adversary; an attack aimed at one place or point merely as a distraction from the real place or point of attack:
- infare
-
noun,
a party or reception for a newly married couple.
- trines
-
noun,
a set or group of three; triad.
- stator
-
noun,
Electricity, Machinery. a portion of a machine that remains fixed with respect to rotating parts, especially the collection of stationary parts in the magnetic circuits of a machine.
Compare rotor (def 1).
- infect
-
adjective,
Archaic. infected.
- ascent
-
noun,
an act of ascending; upward movement; a rising movement:
- isotac
-
noun,
a line drawn on a map connecting all points where ice starts to melt at approximately the same period in spring.
- tictac
-
noun,
a repetitive sound, as of ticking, tapping, knocking, or clicking:
- octets
-
noun,
a company of eight singers or musicians.
- attire
-
noun,
clothes or apparel, especially rich or splendid garments.
- contr.
-
- nitro-
-
- contes
-
plural,
Trademark. a brand of crayon made of graphite and clay, usually in black, red, or brown.
- natter
-
noun,
a conversation; chat.
- Carson
-
noun,
Christopher ("Kit") 1809–68, U.S. frontiersman and scout.
- notice
-
noun,
an announcement or intimation of something impending; warning:
- sarco-
-
- attorn
-
verb (used with object),
to turn over to another; transfer.
- certif
-
- scato-
-
- octant
-
noun,
the eighth part of a circle.
- conies
-
noun,
the fur of a rabbit, especially when dyed to simulate Hudson seal.
- conics
-
noun,
the branch of geometry that deals with conic sections.
- C-in-C
-
- atonic
-
noun,
Grammar. an unaccented word, syllable, or sound.
- tetras
-
noun,
any of several tropical, freshwater fishes of the family Characidae, often kept in aquariums.
- cerat-
-
- critic
-
noun,
a person who judges, evaluates, or criticizes:
- CORNET
-
noun,
Music. a valved wind instrument of the trumpet family.
- tie-in
-
noun,
an arrangement or campaign whereby related products are promoted, marketed, or sold together:
- cornea
-
noun,
the transparent anterior part of the external coat of the eye covering the iris and the pupil and continuous with the sclera.
- terat-
-
- nocti-
-
- corita
-
noun,
a boat resembling a large, woven basket, used by Indians of the southwestern U.S.
- atones
-
verb (used with object),
to make amends for; expiate:
- Citron
-
noun,
a pale-yellow fruit resembling the lemon but larger and with thicker rind, borne by a small tree or large bush, Citrus medica, allied to the lemon and lime.
- rotten
-
adjective,
decomposing or decaying; putrid; tainted, foul, or bad-smelling.
- Cercis
-
noun,
any shrub or small tree of the genus Cercis, as the redbud or Judas tree.
- nastic
-
adjective,
of or showing sufficiently greater cellular force or growth on one side of an axis to change the form or position of the axis.
- caners
-
noun,
a person who works with cane, especially one who produces canework for chairs.
- santir
-
noun,
a Persian musical instrument resembling a dulcimer.
- cerias
-
noun,
a white-to-yellow, heavy powder, cerium dioxide, CeO 2 , usually derived from cerium nitrate by decomposition with heat: used chiefly in ceramics, glass polishing, and decolorizing.
- Carnot
-
noun,
Lazare Nicolas Marguerite [la-zar nee-kaw-lah mar-guh-reet] /laˈzar ni kɔˈlɑ mar gəˈrit/ (Show IPA), 1753–1823, French general and statesman.
- C-note
-
noun,
See C (def 11).
- Nicias
-
noun,
died 413 b.c, Athenian statesman and general.
- niters
-
noun,
potassium nitrate.
- tineas
-
noun,
any of several skin diseases caused by fungi; ringworm.
- teston
-
noun,
a former silver coin of France, equal at various times to between 10 and 14½ sols, bearing on the obverse a bust of the reigning king.
- rosace
-
noun,
rosette (def 3).
- Cairns
-
noun,
a seaport in NE Australia.
- Tifton
-
noun,
a town in central Georgia.
- Cancer
-
noun,
Pathology.
a malignant and invasive growth or tumor, especially one originating in epithelium, tending to recur after excision and to metastasize to other sites.
any disease characterized by such growths.
- coatis
-
noun,
any tropical American carnivore of the genus Nasua, related to the raccoon, having an elongated body, long, ringed tail, and a slender, flexible snout.
- necro-
-
- rottes
-
noun,
rote2 .
- tincts
-
noun,
tint; tinge; coloring.
- satori
-
noun,
sudden enlightenment.
- tinct.
-
- Coates
-
noun,
Eric, 1886–1957, English violist and composer.
- Cicero
-
noun,
a Continental unit of measurement for type, equal to 12 Didot points, or 0.178 inches (4.5 mm), roughly comparable to a pica.
- nectar
-
noun,
the saccharine secretion of a plant, which attracts the insects or birds that pollinate the flower.
- scarce
-
Idioms,
make oneself scarce, Informal.
to depart, especially suddenly.
to stay away; avoid.
- confit
-
noun,
duck or goose cooked in its own fat and preserved.
- nitres
-
noun,
niter.
- toners
-
noun,
a person or thing that tones.
- Octans
-
noun,
the Octant, a southern constellation that contains the south celestial pole.
- confer
-
verb (used with object),
to bestow upon as a gift, favor, honor, etc.:
- tetra-
-
- octane
-
noun,
any of 18 isomeric saturated hydrocarbons having the formula C 8 H 18 , some of which are obtained in the distillation and cracking of petroleum.
- nitric
-
adjective,
containing nitrogen, usually in the pentavalent state.
- satire
-
noun,
the use of irony, sarcasm, ridicule, or the like, in exposing, denouncing, or deriding vice, folly, etc.
- oaters
-
noun,
a movie, television show, etc., about the frontier days of the U.S. West; western; horse opera.
- tinter
-
noun,
a person who specializes in applying tints or dyes.
- coacts
-
verb (used with or without object),
to do or act together.
- coarse
-
adjective,
composed of relatively large parts or particles:
- toe-in
-
noun,
the slight forward convergence given to the front wheels of an automobile to improve steering qualities.
- Tocsin
-
noun,
a signal, especially of alarm, sounded on a bell or bells.
- carnet
-
noun,
a customs document allowing an automobile to be driven at no cost across international borders.
- occas.
-
- carets
-
noun,
a mark (‸) made in written or printed matter to show the place where something is to be inserted.
- noctis
-
adjective,
(in prescriptions) of the night.
- Noetic
-
adjective,
of or relating to the mind.
- ricins
-
noun,
a white, poisonous, protein powder from the bean of the castor-oil plant.
- crates
-
noun,
a slatted wooden box or framework for packing, shopping, or storing fruit, furniture, glassware, crockery, etc.
- titfer
-
noun,
hat.
- nacres
-
noun,
mother-of-pearl.
- titers
-
noun,
the strength of a solution as determined by titration with a standard substance.
- orcein
-
noun,
a red dye, the principal coloring matter of cudbear and orchil, obtained by oxidizing an ammoniacal solution of orcinol.
- casern
-
noun,
a lodging for soldiers in a garrison town; barracks.
- crafts
-
noun,
an art, trade, or occupation requiring special skill, especially manual skill:
- orates
-
verb (used with or without object),
to deliver an oration; speak pompously; declaim.
- tensor
-
noun,
Anatomy. a muscle that stretches or tightens some part of the body.
- Catton
-
noun,
(Charles) Bruce, 1899–1978, U.S. journalist and historian.
- norite
-
noun,
a granular igneous rock consisting of a mix of light and dark minerals, the former being calcic plagioclase feldspars, and the latter orthorhombic pyroxenes.
- titans
-
noun,
Classical Mythology.
any of the sons of Uranus and Gaea, including Coeus, Crius, Cronus, Hyperion, Iapetus, and Oceanus.
Also, Titaness. any of the sisters of these, including Mnemosyne, Phoebe, Rhea, Tethys, Themis, and Thia.
any of the offspring of the children of Uranus and Gaea.
- rotate
-
adjective,
wheel-shaped: applied especially to a gamopetalous short-tubed corolla with a spreading limb.
- tictoc
-
noun,
an alternating ticking sound, as that made by a clock.
- Cotter
-
noun,
a pin, wedge, key, or the like, fitted or driven into an opening to secure something or hold parts together.
- cottas
-
noun,
a surplice.
- craton
-
noun,
a relatively rigid and immobile region of continental portions of the earth's crust.
- casino
-
noun,
a building or large room used for meetings, entertainment, dancing, etc., especially such a place equipped with gambling devices, gambling tables, etc.
- Naoise
-
noun,
the husband of Deirdre and a nephew of Conchobar, by whom he was treacherously killed.
- Cantos
-
noun,
one of the main or larger divisions of a long poem.
- titres
-
noun,
titer.
- scoria
-
noun,
Metallurgy. the refuse, dross, or slag left after melting or smelting metal; scum.
- Crista
-
noun,
a crest or ridge.
- Orient
-
noun,
the Orient,
the countries of Asia, especially East Asia.
(formerly) the countries to the E of the Mediterranean.
- sacro-
-
- Caster
-
noun,
a person or thing that casts.
- Sarton
-
noun,
May, 1912–95, U.S. poet, novelist, and playwright.
- cretin
-
noun,
a person suffering from cretinism.
- tortes
-
noun,
a rich cake, especially one containing little or no flour, usually made with eggs and ground nuts or bread crumbs.
- Cretan
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Crete.
- sconce
-
noun,
a bracket for candles or other lights, placed on a wall, mirror, picture frame, etc.
- caters
-
verb (used with object),
to provide food and service for:
- Cantor
-
noun,
the religious official of a synagogue who conducts the liturgical portion of a service and sings or chants the prayers and parts of prayers designed to be performed as solos.
- sci-fi
-
noun,
science fiction.
- Titian
-
noun,
(Tiziano Vecellio) c1477–1576, Italian painter.
- cation
-
noun,
a positively charged ion that is attracted to the cathode in electrolysis.
- cartes
-
noun,
(italics) French. menu; bill of fare.
Compare à la carte.
- casein
-
noun,
Biochemistry. a protein precipitated from milk, as by rennet, and forming the basis of cheese and certain plastics.
- norias
-
noun,
a device consisting of a series of buckets on a wheel, used in Spain and the East for raising water.
- narcos
-
noun,
narc.
- carton
-
noun,
a cardboard or plastic box used typically for storage or shipping.
- corset
-
noun,
Sometimes, corsets. a close-fitting undergarment, stiffened with whalebone or similar material and often capable of being tightened by lacing, enclosing the trunk: worn, especially by women, to shape and support the body; stays.
- notate
-
verb (used with object),
to note, mark, or set down in a system of notation:
- astron
-
- centra
-
noun,
a plural of centrum.
- terais
-
noun,
a marshy lowland area in N India and S Nepal, between the Ganges and the foothills of the Himalayas.
- Cortes
-
noun,
(in Spain or Portugal) the two houses constituting the national legislative body.
- centr-
-
- centos
-
noun,
a piece of writing, especially a poem, composed wholly of quotations from the works of other authors.
- astro-
-
- centi-
-
- centas
-
noun,
a former bronze coin of Lithuania, the 100th part of a litas.
- censor
-
noun,
an official who examines books, plays, news reports, motion pictures, radio and television programs, letters, cablegrams, etc., for the purpose of suppressing parts deemed objectionable on moral, political, military, or other grounds.
- Tories
-
noun,
a member of the Conservative Party in Great Britain or Canada.
- citrin
-
noun,
bioflavonoid.
- caries
-
noun,
decay, as of bone or of plant tissue.
- astern
-
adverb,
in a position behind a specified vessel or aircraft:
- tisane
-
noun,
(italics) French. aromatic or herb-flavored tea.
- Coster
-
noun,
costermonger.
- Rosita
-
noun,
a female given name, Spanish form of Rose.
- Ticino
-
noun,
a canton in S Switzerland. 1086 sq. mi. (2813 sq. km). Capital: Bellinzona.
- Nestor
-
noun,
the oldest and wisest of the Greeks in the Trojan War and a king of Pylos.
- cities
-
noun,
a large or important town.
- Canter
-
noun,
an easy gallop.
- COSINE
-
noun,
Trigonometry.
(in a right triangle) the ratio of the side adjacent to a given angle to the hypotenuse.
the sine of the complement of a given angle or arc. Abbreviation: cos.
- COSTAR
-
noun,
a performer, especially an actor or actress, who shares star billing with another.
- scenic
-
noun,
a photograph, graphic representation, etc., depicting natural scenery.
- Rosina
-
noun,
a female given name, Italian form of Rose.
- citric
-
adjective,
of or derived from citric acid.
- narco-
-
- rotes
-
noun,
routine; a fixed, habitual, or mechanical course of procedure:
- Niort
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Deux-Sèvres, in W France.
- incor
-
- Nisei
-
noun,
a person of Japanese descent, born and educated in the U.S. or Canada.
- seti-
-
- Sarto
-
noun,
Andrea del [ahn-drey-uh del;; Italian ahn-dre-ah del] /ɑnˈdreɪ ə dɛl;; Italian ɑnˈdrɛ ɑ dɛl/ (Show IPA), Andrea del Sarto.
- incas
-
noun,
a member of any of the dominant groups of South American Indian peoples who established an empire in Peru prior to the Spanish conquest.
- sarc-
-
- rotte
-
noun,
rote2 .
- ratos
-
noun,
rocket-assisted takeoff.
- scorn
-
noun,
open or unqualified contempt; disdain:
- Niter
-
noun,
potassium nitrate.
- front
-
noun,
the foremost part or surface of anything.
- sanit
-
- rect.
-
- Frost
-
noun,
a degree or state of coldness sufficient to cause the freezing of water.
- Saite
-
noun,
a native or citizen of Saïs.
- noise
-
noun,
sound, especially of a loud, harsh, or confused kind:
- Saint
-
noun,
any of certain persons of exceptional holiness of life, formally recognized as such by the Christian Church, especially by canonization.
- react
-
verb (used with object),
to act or perform again.
- saice
-
noun,
syce.
- frons
-
noun,
the upper anterior portion of the head of an insect, above or behind the clypeus.
- sitar
-
noun,
a lute of India with a small, pear-shaped body and a long, broad, fretted neck.
- noria
-
noun,
a device consisting of a series of buckets on a wheel, used in Spain and the East for raising water.
- snare
-
noun,
a device, often consisting of a noose, for capturing small game.
- Frits
-
noun,
Ceramics.
a fused or partially fused material used as a basis for glazes or enamels.
the composition from which artificial soft porcelain is made.
- frise
-
noun,
a rug or upholstery fabric having the pile in uncut loops or in a combination of cut and uncut loops.
- Fris.
-
- Norse
-
noun,
(used with a plural verb) the Norwegians, especially the ancient Norwegians.
- Fries
-
noun,
plural of fry1 .
- Recit
-
- sito-
-
- 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.
- Inari
-
noun,
Lake, a lake in NE Finland. About 500 sq. mi. (1295 sq. km).
- Sinai
-
noun,
Also called Sinai Peninsula. a peninsula in NE Egypt, at the N end of the Red Sea between the Gulfs of Suez and Aqaba. 230 miles (370 km) long.
- nitr-
-
- Seton
-
noun,
a thread or the like inserted beneath the skin to provide drainage or to guide subsequent passage of a tube.
- Sacco
-
noun,
Nicola [nee-kaw-lah] /niˈkɔ lɑ/ (Show IPA), 1891–1927, Italian anarchist, in the U.S. after 1908: together with Bartolomeo Vanzetti, found guilty of robbery and murder 1921; executed 1927.
- Siena
-
noun,
a city in Tuscany, in central Italy, S of Florence: cathedral.
- nitre
-
noun,
niter.
- icons
-
- ician
-
- Iceni
-
noun,
an ancient Celtic tribe of eastern England, whose queen, Boadicea, headed an insurrection against the Romans in a.d. 61.
- since
-
adverb,
from then till now (often preceded by ever):
- notes
-
noun,
a brief record of something written down to assist the memory or for future reference.
- IATSE
-
- incr.
-
- Nitti
-
noun,
Francesco Saverio [frahn-ches-kaw sah-ve-ryaw] /frɑnˈtʃɛs kɔ sɑˈvɛ ryɔ/ (Show IPA), 1868–1953, Italian lawyer, statesman, and economist.
- Santo
-
noun,
a carved figure of a saint, usually of wood, as from Puerto Rico, Mexico, or the southwestern U.S.
- Sino-
-
- noct-
-
- Siren
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. one of several sea nymphs, part woman and part bird, who lure mariners to destruction by their seductive singing.
- recta
-
noun,
a plural of rectum.
- Saone
-
noun,
a river flowing S from NE France to the Rhone. 270 miles (435 km) long.
- Oates
-
noun,
Joyce Carol, born 1938, U.S. novelist and short-story writer.
- inert
-
adjective,
having no inherent power of action, motion, or resistance (opposed to active):
- Iran.
-
- facet
-
noun,
one of the small, polished plane surfaces of a cut gem.
- orans
-
noun,
orant.
- Rieti
-
noun,
Vittorio [veet-taw-ryaw] /vitˈtɔ ryɔ/ (Show IPA), 1898–1994, U.S. composer, born in Italy.
- ontic
-
adjective,
possessing the character of real rather than phenomenal existence; noumenal.
- osier
-
noun,
any of various willows, as the red osier, having tough, flexible twigs or branches that are used for wickerwork.
- Irina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- oste-
-
- narcs
-
noun,
a government agent or detective charged with the enforcement of laws restricting the use of narcotics.
- Ostia
-
noun,
a town in central Italy, SW of Rome: ruins from 4th century b.c.; site of ancient port of Rome.
- irate
-
adjective,
angry; enraged:
- nares
-
plural noun,
the nostrils or the nasal passages.
- onset
-
noun,
a beginning or start:
- riant
-
adjective,
laughing; smiling; cheerful.
- iotas
-
noun,
a very small quantity; jot; whit.
- senor
-
noun,
a Spanish term of address equivalent to sir or Mr., used alone or capitalized and prefixed to the name of a man. Abbreviation: Sr.
- rifts
-
noun,
an opening made by splitting, cleaving, etc.; fissure; cleft; chink.
- onces
-
noun,
a single occasion; one time only:
- senti
-
noun,
a monetary unit of Tanzania, the 100th part of a shilling; cent.
- rinse
-
noun,
an act or instance of rinsing.
- Ionic
-
noun,
Prosody. an Ionic foot, verse, or meter.
- Ionia
-
noun,
an ancient region on the W coast of Asia Minor and on adjacent islands in the Aegean: colonized by the ancient Greeks.
- naso-
-
- serac
-
noun,
a large irregularity of glacial ice, as a pinnacle found in glacial crevasses and formed by melting or movement of the ice.
- scena
-
noun,
an extended operatic vocal solo, usually including an aria and a recitative.
- 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.
- orant
-
noun,
a representation of a female figure, with outstretched arms and palms up in a gesture of prayer, in ancient and early Christian art.
- nates
-
noun,
buttocks; rump.
- nacre
-
noun,
mother-of-pearl.
- Scot.
-
- ition
-
- score
-
noun,
the record of points or strokes made by the competitors in a game or match.
- iters
-
noun,
a canal or passage.
- Scone
-
noun,
a small, light, biscuitlike quick bread made of oatmeal, wheat flour, barley meal, or the like.
- rices
-
noun,
the starchy seeds or grain of an annual marsh grass, Oryza sativa, cultivated in warm climates and used for food.
- scion
-
noun,
a descendant.
- ornes
-
noun,
a department in NW France. 2372 sq. mi. (6145 sq. km). Capital: Alençon.
- Scott
-
noun,
Barbara Ann, 1928–2012, Canadian figure skater.
- ornis
-
noun,
an avifauna.
- ricin
-
noun,
a white, poisonous, protein powder from the bean of the castor-oil plant.
- istic
-
- Irons
-
noun,
Jeremy (John) born 1948, English actor.
- Orcas
-
noun,
the killer whale, Orcinus orca.
- orate
-
verb (used with or without object),
to deliver an oration; speak pompously; declaim.
- Isiac
-
adjective,
of or relating to Isis or the worship of Isis.
- Ricci
-
noun,
Sebastiano [se-bahs-tyah-naw] /ˌsɛ bɑsˈtyɑ nɔ/ (Show IPA), 1660?–1734, Italian painter.
- Oscan
-
noun,
one of an ancient people of south-central Italy.
- OSCAR
-
noun,
a word used in communications to represent the letter O.
- naifs
-
noun,
a naive or inexperienced person.
- SEATO
-
noun,
an organization formed in Manila (1954), comprising Australia, Great Britain, France, New Zealand, Pakistan, the Philippines, Thailand, and the United States, for collective defense against aggression in southeastern Asia and the southwestern Pacific: abolished in 1977.
- scent
-
noun,
a distinctive odor, especially when agreeable:
- secco
-
noun,
fresco secco.
- sect.
-
- sceat
-
noun,
a silver Anglo-Saxon coin of the 7th and 8th centuries, sometimes including an amount of gold.
- riots
-
noun,
a noisy, violent public disorder caused by a group or crowd of persons, as by a crowd protesting against another group, a government policy, etc., in the streets.
- sero-
-
- oater
-
noun,
a movie, television show, etc., about the frontier days of the U.S. West; western; horse opera.
- inset
-
noun,
something inserted; insert.
- Rains
-
noun,
water that is condensed from the aqueous vapor in the atmosphere and falls to earth in drops more than 1/50 inch (0.5 mm) in diameter.
Compare drizzle (def 6).
- Seric
-
- reifs
-
noun,
plunder; booty; loot.
- serif
-
noun,
a smaller line used to finish off a main stroke of a letter, as at the top and bottom of M.
- raise
-
noun,
an increase in amount, as of wages:
- nerts
-
interjection,
nuts (def 1).
- init.
-
- ranis
-
noun,
ranee.
- infos
-
noun,
information.
- serin
-
noun,
a small finch, Serinus serinus, of Europe and northern Africa, closely related to the canary.
- rants
-
noun,
ranting, extravagant, or violent declamation.
- inst.
-
- oaten
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or made of oats.
- roset
-
noun,
resin; rosin.
- Rosie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Rose.
- refit
-
noun,
an act of refitting.
- rason
-
noun,
a long, loose, black gown with wide sleeves, worn by the clergy.
- rosin
-
noun,
Chemistry. the yellowish to amber, translucent, hard, brittle, fragmented resin left after distilling the oil of turpentine from the crude oleoresin of the pine: used chiefly in making varnishes, varnish and paint driers, printing inks, and for rubbing on the bows of such string instruments as the violin.
- infer
-
verb (used with object),
to derive by reasoning; conclude or judge from premises or evidence:
- rates
-
noun,
the amount of a charge or payment with reference to some basis of calculation:
- ratio
-
noun,
the relation between two similar magnitudes with respect to the number of times the first contains the second:
- Satie
-
noun,
Erik Alfred Leslie [e-reek al-fred les-lee] /ɛˈrik alˈfrɛd lɛsˈli/ (Show IPA), 1866–1925, French composer.
- rotas
-
noun,
Chiefly British.
a round or rotation of duties; a period of work or duty taken in rotation with others.
an agenda or circuit of sporting events, as a round of golf tournaments, played in different localities throughout the year.
- reins
-
noun,
Often, reins. a leather strap, fastened to each end of the bit of a bridle, by which the rider or driver controls a horse or other animal by pulling so as to exert pressure on the bit.
- rafts
-
noun,
a more or less rigid floating platform made of buoyant material or materials:
- scatt
-
noun,
scat5 .
- rents
-
noun,
a payment made periodically by a tenant to a landlord in return for the use of land, a building, an apartment, an office, or other property.
- serai
-
noun,
(in Eastern countries) a caravansary.
- often
-
adverb,
many times; frequently:
- OFris
-
noun,
the Frisian language before c1500. Abbreviation: OFris.
- ottar
-
noun,
attar (def 1).
- Otter
-
noun,
any of several aquatic, furbearing, weasellike mammals of the genus Lutra and related genera, having webbed feet and a long, slightly flattened tail.
- roans
-
noun,
a horse or other animal with a roan coat.
- resit
-
noun,
a test or examination that is retaken.
- octet
-
noun,
a company of eight singers or musicians.
- scat-
-
- scart
-
verb (used with or without object),
to scratch, scrape, mark, or scar.
- resin
-
noun,
any of a class of nonvolatile, solid or semisolid organic substances, as copal or mastic, that consist of amorphous mixtures of carboxylic acids and are obtained directly from certain plants as exudations or prepared by polymerization of simple molecules: used in medicine and in the making of varnishes and plastics.
- intr.
-
- reist
-
verb (used without object),
reest2 .
- octan
-
noun,
an octan fever.
- reni-
-
- scarf
-
noun,
a long, broad strip of wool, silk, lace, or other material worn about the neck, shoulders, or head, for ornament or protection against cold, drafts, etc.; muffler.
- octa-
-
- races
-
noun,
a contest of speed, as in running, riding, driving, or sailing.
- roast
-
noun,
roasted meat or a piece of roasted meat, as a piece of beef or veal of a quantity and shape for slicing into more than one portion.
- ocrea
-
noun,
a sheathing part, as a pair of stipules united about a stem.
- ocean
-
noun,
the vast body of salt water that covers almost three fourths of the earth's surface.
- scare
-
noun,
a sudden fright or alarm, especially with little or no reason.
- racon
-
noun,
radar beacon.
- scant
-
adverb,
Scot. and North England Dialect. scarcely; barely; hardly.
- nears
-
- cosec
-
noun,
cosecant.
- RECON
-
noun,
reconnaissance.
- 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.
- coact
-
verb (used with or without object),
to do or act together.
- coast
-
noun,
the land next to the sea; seashore:
- 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.
- Teton
-
noun,
the westernmost branch of the Dakota Indians.
- 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.
- trait
-
noun,
a distinguishing characteristic or quality, especially of one's personal nature:
- Coats
-
noun,
an outer garment with sleeves, covering at least the upper part of the body:
- cocas
-
noun,
a shrub, Erythroxylon coca, native to the Andes, having simple, alternate leaves and small yellowish flowers.
- cites
-
noun,
citation (defs 7, 8).
- coifs
-
noun,
a hood-shaped cap, usually of white cloth and with extended sides, worn beneath a veil, as by nuns.
- testa
-
noun,
the outer, usually hard, integument or coat of a seed.
- coins
-
noun,
a piece of metal stamped and issued by the authority of a government for use as money.
- antre
-
noun,
a cavern; cave.
- coirs
-
noun,
the prepared fiber of the husk of the coconut fruit, used in making rope, matting, etc.
- conc.
-
- conf.
-
- conic
-
noun,
Geometry. conic section.
- train
-
noun,
Railroads. a self-propelled, connected group of rolling stock.
- frets
-
noun,
an irritated state of mind; annoyance; vexation.
- Const
-
- arise
-
verb (used without object),
to get up from sitting, lying, or kneeling; rise:
- tines
-
noun,
a sharp, projecting point or prong, as of a fork.
- tinea
-
noun,
any of several skin diseases caused by fungi; ringworm.
- 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.
- Trace
-
noun,
a surviving mark, sign, or evidence of the former existence, influence, or action of some agent or event; vestige:
- cine-
-
- cines
-
noun,
a film; motion picture.
- 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.
- cions
-
noun,
scion (def 2).
- areo-
-
- Arion
-
noun,
flourished 7th century b.c, Greek poet: inventor of the dithyramb.
- CIRCA
-
preposition, adverb,
about: (used especially in) approximate dates:
Abbreviation: ca, ca., c., c, cir., circ.
- Circe
-
noun,
Also, Kirke. Also called Aeaea. Classical Mythology. the enchantress represented by Homer as turning the companions of Odysseus into swine by means of a magic drink.
- circs
-
noun,
circular (def 9).
- cires
-
noun,
a brilliant, highly glazed surface produced on fabrics by subjecting them to a wax, heat, and calendering treatment.
- Cisco
-
noun,
any of several whitefishes of the genus Coregonus, of the Great Lakes and smaller lakes of eastern North America.
- Aries
-
noun,
Astronomy. the Ram, a zodiacal constellation between Pisces and Taurus.
- Tract
-
noun,
an expanse or area of land, water, etc.; region; stretch.
- Cons.
-
- cont.
-
- toti-
-
- Croat
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Croatia; Croatian.
- antes
-
noun,
Poker. a fixed but arbitrary stake put into the pot by each player before the deal.
- crate
-
noun,
a slatted wooden box or framework for packing, shopping, or storing fruit, furniture, glassware, crockery, etc.
- Creon
-
noun,
a king of Thebes, the brother of Jocasta and the uncle of Eteocles, Polynices, and Antigone.
- crest
-
noun,
the highest part of a hill or mountain range; summit.
- cries
-
noun,
the act or sound of crying; any loud utterance or exclamation; a shout, scream, or wail.
- crine
-
noun,
hair; head of hair.
- crit.
-
- Croce
-
noun,
Benedetto [be-ne-det-taw] /ˌbɛ nɛˈdɛt tɔ/ (Show IPA), 1866–1952, Italian statesman, philosopher, and historian.
- craft
-
noun,
an art, trade, or occupation requiring special skill, especially manual skill:
- crocs
-
noun,
crocodile.
- Croft
-
noun,
a small farm, especially one worked by a tenant.
- crone
-
noun,
a withered, witchlike old woman.
- teno-
-
- tenia
-
noun,
taenia.
- ante-
-
- anise
-
noun,
a Mediterranean plant, Pimpinella anisum, of the parsley family, having loose umbrels of small yellowish-white flowers that yield aniseed.
- tecta
-
noun,
a rooflike structure.
- Crane
-
noun,
any large wading bird of the family Gruidae, characterized by long legs, bill, and neck and an elevated hind toe.
- cotta
-
noun,
a surplice.
- Conte
-
noun,
count2 .
- Corse
-
noun,
corpse.
- terns
-
noun,
any of numerous aquatic birds of the subfamily Sterninae of the family Laridae, related to the gulls but usually having a more slender body and bill, smaller feet, a long, deeply forked tail, and a more graceful flight, especially those of the genus Sterna, as S. hirundo (common tern) of Eurasia and America, having white, black, and gray plumage.
- Terni
-
noun,
a city in central Italy.
- Corea
-
noun,
Armando Anthony [ahr-mahn-doh] /ɑrˈmɑn doʊ/ (Show IPA), ("Chick") born 1941, U.S. jazz pianist and composer.
- cores
-
- terna
-
noun,
a list of three names submitted to the pope as recommended to fill a vacant bishopric or benefice.
- antis
-
noun,
a person who is opposed to a particular practice, party, policy, action, etc.
- coria
-
noun,
plural of corium.
- corns
-
noun,
Also called Indian corn; especially technical and British, maize. a tall cereal plant, Zea mays, cultivated in many varieties, having a jointed, solid stem and bearing the grain, seeds, or kernels on large ears.
- Corti
-
noun,
Alfonso [al-fon-soh;; Italian ahl-fawn-saw] /ælˈfɒn soʊ;; Italian ɑlˈfɔn sɔ/ (Show IPA), 1822–76, Italian anatomist.
- anti-
-
- Terai
-
noun,
a marshy lowland area in N India and S Nepal, between the Ganges and the foothills of the Himalayas.
- tera-
-
- satin
-
noun,
a fabric in a warp-effect or filling-effect satin weave, as acetate, rayon, nylon, or silk, often having a glossy face and a soft, slippery texture.
- coset
-
noun,
a subset of a group, formed by the consistent operation of a given element of the group on the left or right of all the elements of a subgroup of the group.
- antic
-
noun,
Usually, antics.
a playful trick or prank; caper.
a grotesque, fantastic, or ludicrous gesture, act, or posture.
- Costa
-
noun,
a rib or riblike part.
- tents
-
noun,
a portable shelter of skins, canvas, plastic, or the like, supported by one or more poles or a frame and often secured by ropes fastened to pegs in the ground.
- cotes
-
noun,
a shelter, coop, or small shed for sheep, pigs, pigeons, etc.
- Tinia
-
noun,
the chief god of the Etruscans, with powers similar to those of Zeus.
- 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.
- anis-
-
- canes
-
noun,
a stick or short staff used to assist one in walking; walking stick.
- cains
-
noun,
Scot. and Irish English. rent paid in kind, especially a percentage of a farm crop.
- torse
-
noun,
a wreath of twisted silks of two alternating tinctures, usually a metal and a color, depicted supporting a crest or coronet, often upon a helmet.
- cairn
-
noun,
a heap of stones set up as a landmark, monument, tombstone, etc.
- Cairo
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Egypt, in the N part on the E bank of the Nile.
- canc.
-
- toast
-
noun,
sliced bread that has been browned by dry heat.
- caner
-
noun,
a person who works with cane, especially one who produces canework for chairs.
- torsi
-
noun,
a plural of torso.
- 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.
- Asine
-
noun,
an ancient town in S Greece, on the Gulf of Argolis.
- canoe
-
noun,
any of various slender, open boats, tapering to a point at both ends, propelled by paddles or sometimes sails and traditionally formed of light framework covered with bark, skins, or canvas, or formed from a dug-out or burned-out log or logs, and now usually made of aluminum, fiberglass, etc.
- Canso
-
noun,
Cape, a cape in SE Canada, the NE extremity of Nova Scotia.
- canst
-
noun,
a sealed container for food, beverages, etc., as of aluminum, sheet iron coated with tin, or other metal:
- Cant.
-
- canto
-
noun,
one of the main or larger divisions of a long poem.
- cants
-
noun,
insincere, especially conventional expressions of enthusiasm for high ideals, goodness, or piety.
- titre
-
noun,
titer.
- caine
-
noun,
(Sir Thomas Henry) Hall, 1853–1931, English novelist.
- torii
-
noun,
(in Japan) a form of decorative gateway or portal, consisting of two upright wooden posts connected at the top by two horizontal crosspieces, commonly found at the entrance to Shinto temples.
- Torte
-
noun,
a rich cake, especially one containing little or no flour, usually made with eggs and ground nuts or bread crumbs.
- tonic
-
noun,
a medicine that invigorates or strengthens:
- TORES
-
noun,
a torus.
- ation
-
- atone
-
verb (used with object),
to make amends for; expiate:
- 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.
- toran
-
noun,
(in Indian Buddhist and Hindu architecture) a gateway having two or three lintels between two posts.
- Attic
-
noun,
the part of a building, especially of a house, directly under a roof; garret.
- astr.
-
- Astor
-
noun,
John Jacob, 1763–1848, U.S. capitalist and fur merchant.
- atto-
-
- caco-
-
- tonia
-
- Aston
-
noun,
Francis William, 1877–1945, English physicist and chemist: Nobel Prize in Chemistry 1922.
- tones
-
noun,
any sound considered with reference to its quality, pitch, strength, source, etc.:
- toner
-
noun,
a person or thing that tones.
- astir
-
adjective,
moving or stirring, especially with much activity or excitement:
- toise
-
noun,
an old French unit of length equivalent to 6.395 feet (1.949 meters).
- tofts
-
noun,
the site of a house and outbuildings.
- aster
-
noun,
any composite plant of the genus Aster, having rays varying from white or pink to blue around a yellow disk.
- Caren
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Ascot
-
noun,
a necktie or scarf with broad ends, tied and arranged so that the ends are laid flat, one across the other, sometimes with a pin to secure them.
- tints
-
noun,
a color or a variety of a color; hue.
- ceras
-
noun,
(in prescriptions) wax.
- 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.
- Cenis
-
noun,
Mont, a mountain pass between SE France and Italy, in the Alps. 6834 feet (2083 meters) high.
- cent.
-
- CENTO
-
noun,
a piece of writing, especially a poem, composed wholly of quotations from the works of other authors.
- cents
-
noun,
a bronze coin of the U.S., the 100th part of a U.S. dollar: made of steel during part of 1943. Symbol: ¢.
- tires
-
noun,
British Dialect. fatigue.
- totes
-
noun,
the act or course of toting.
- Tiran
-
noun,
Strait of, a navigable waterway between the N Red Sea and the Gulf of Aqaba.
- TIROS
-
noun,
one of a series of satellites for transmitting television pictures of the earth's cloud cover.
- 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.
- ceric
-
adjective,
containing cerium, especially in the tetravalent state.
- arose
-
verb,
simple past tense of arise.
- cero-
-
- ceros
-
noun,
a large Atlantic and Gulf Coast mackerel game fish, Scomberomorus regalis.
- cert.
-
- cesta
-
noun,
a narrow, curved basket fitted on one end to a wooden handle with a glovelike compartment at the base, for catching and throwing the ball.
- Cesti
-
noun,
Marcantonio [mahr-kahn-taw-nyaw] /ˌmɑr kɑnˈtɔ nyɔ/ (Show IPA), 1623–69, Italian composer.
- arson
-
noun,
Law. the malicious burning of another's house or property, or in some statutes, the burning of one's own house or property, as to collect insurance.
- titer
-
noun,
the strength of a solution as determined by titration with a standard substance.
- cares
-
noun,
a state of mind in which one is troubled; worry, anxiety, or concern:
- carse
-
noun,
bottom land.
- ascon
-
noun,
a type of sponge having an oval shape and a thin body wall with pores leading directly into the spongocoel.
- asco-
-
- caret
-
noun,
a mark (‸) made in written or printed matter to show the place where something is to be inserted.
- Carie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Caroline.
- Carin
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Titos
-
noun,
Marshal (Josip Broz) 1891–1980, president of Yugoslavia 1953–80.
- carne
-
noun,
Marcel [mahr-sel;; French mar-sel] /mɑrˈsɛl;; French marˈsɛl/ (Show IPA), 1909–1996, French film director.
- carns
-
noun,
cairn.
- ASCII
-
noun,
a standard code, consisting of 128 7-bit combinations, for characters stored in a computer or to be transmitted between computers.
- Cates
-
noun,
a choice food;delicacy; dainty.
- torts
-
noun,
a wrongful act, not including a breach of contract or trust, that results in injury to another's person, property, reputation, or the like, and for which the injured party is entitled to compensation.
- Carte
-
noun,
(italics) French. menu; bill of fare.
Compare à la carte.
- carts
-
noun,
a heavy two-wheeled vehicle, commonly without springs, drawn by mules, oxen, or the like, used for the conveyance of heavy goods.
- titis
-
noun,
any of various small reddish or grayish monkeys of the genus Callicebus, of South America.
- 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.
- Tosca
-
noun,
an opera (1900) by Giacomo Puccini.
- Artie
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Arthur.
- cater
-
verb (used with object),
to provide food and service for:
- teats
-
noun,
the protuberance on the breast or udder in female mammals, except the monotremes, through which the milk ducts discharge; nipple or mammilla.
- tenor
-
noun,
the course of thought or meaning that runs through something written or spoken; purport; drift.
- torcs
-
noun,
torque (def 4).
- aeons
-
noun,
(in Gnosticism) one of a class of powers or beings conceived as emanating from the Supreme Being and performing various functions in the operations of the universe.
- fetor
-
noun,
a strong, offensive smell; stench.
- stare
-
noun,
a staring gaze; a fixed look with the eyes wide open:
- aeri-
-
- fiats
-
noun,
an authoritative decree, sanction, or order:
Synonyms: authorization, directive, ruling, mandate, diktat, ukase.
- stane
-
noun, adjective, adverb, verb (used with object),
stone.
- trios
-
noun,
a musical composition for three voices or instruments.
- stair
-
noun,
one of a flight or series of steps for going from one level to another, as in a building.
- stain
-
noun,
a discoloration produced by foreign matter having penetrated into or chemically reacted with a material; a spot not easily removed.
- fetas
-
noun,
a soft, white, brine-cured Greek cheese made from sheep's milk or goat's milk.
- finca
-
noun,
a ranch or large farm in a Spanish-speaking country, especially a plantation in tropical Spanish America.
- Finer
-
noun,
fines.
Mining. crushed ore sufficiently fine to pass through a given screen. Compare short (def 29e).
Agriculture. the fine bits of corn kernel knocked off during handling of the grain.
- fines
-
noun,
fines.
Mining. crushed ore sufficiently fine to pass through a given screen. Compare short (def 29e).
Agriculture. the fine bits of corn kernel knocked off during handling of the grain.
- Srta.
-
- finis
-
noun,
end; conclusion.
- actos
-
- Actor
-
noun,
a person who acts in stage plays, motion pictures, television broadcasts, etc.
- feti-
-
- aero-
-
- 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.
- Stein
-
noun,
a mug, usually earthenware, especially for beer.
- faros
-
noun,
a gambling game in which players place bets on a special board or layout, betting on each series of two cards as they are drawn from a box containing the dealer's or banker's pack.
- Farsi
-
noun,
the modern Iranian language of Iran and western Afghanistan, written in the Arabic alphabet; modern Persian.
- Stern
-
noun,
the after part of a vessel (often opposed to stem).
- farts
-
noun,
a flatus expelled through the anus.
- ster.
-
- Fates
-
noun,
something that unavoidably befalls a person; fortune; lot:
- Stent
-
noun,
Medicine/Medical. a small, expandable tube used for inserting in a blocked vessel or other part.
- fears
-
noun,
a distressing emotion aroused by impending danger, evil, pain, etc., whether the threat is real or imagined; the feeling or condition of being afraid. Synonyms: foreboding, apprehension, consternation, dismay, dread, terror, fright, panic, horror, trepidation, qualm.
Antonyms: courage, security, calm, intrepidity.
- start
-
noun,
a beginning of an action, journey, etc.
- Feast
-
noun,
any rich or abundant meal:
- fecit
-
verb,
he made (it); she made (it): formerly used on works of art after the name of the artist. Abbreviation: fe., fec.
- feint
-
noun,
a movement made in order to deceive an adversary; an attack aimed at one place or point merely as a distraction from the real place or point of attack:
- feist
-
noun,
Chiefly South Midland and Southern U.S. a small mongrel dog, especially one that is ill-tempered; cur; mutt.
- feria
-
noun,
Ecclesiastical. a weekday on which no feast is celebrated.
- State
-
noun,
the condition of a person or thing, as with respect to circumstances or attributes:
- Festa
-
noun,
a feast, festival, or holiday.
- stat.
-
- Acton
-
noun,
a quilted garment worn under mail in the 13th and 14th centuries; gambeson.
- finos
-
noun,
a pale, very dry sherry of Spain.
- fares
-
noun,
the price of conveyance or passage in a bus, train, airplane, or other vehicle.
- sofar
-
noun,
a system for determining a position at sea by exploding a charge under water and measuring the time the shock waves take to reach three widely separated shore stations at known distances from each other.
- SOFIA
-
noun,
Also, Sofiya [Bulgarian saw-fee-yuh] /Bulgarian ˈsɔ fi yə/ (Show IPA). a city in and the capital of Bulgaria, in the W part.
- force
-
noun,
physical power or strength possessed by a living being:
- fore-
-
- fores
-
noun,
the forepart of anything; front.
- fort.
-
- forte
-
noun,
a person's strong suit, or most highly developed characteristic, talent, or skill; something that one excels in:
Synonyms: talent, skill, excellence, strength, strong point, specialty, proficiency; knack, bent.
- Sofer
-
noun,
scribe1 (def 3).
- trots
-
noun,
the gait of a horse, dog, or other quadruped, when trotting.
- 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.
- franc
-
noun,
an aluminum or nickel coin and monetary unit of France, Belgium, and Luxembourg until the euro was adopted, equal to 100 centimes. Abbreviation: F., f., Fr, fr.
- Frans
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Francis.
- Soane
-
noun,
Sir John, 1753–1837, English architect.
- frats
-
noun,
fraternity (def 1).
- 30-30
-
- snort
-
noun,
the act or sound of snorting.
- snore
-
noun,
the act, instance, or sound of snoring.
- Freon
-
- 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.
- softa
-
noun,
a Turkish Muslim theological student.
- sotie
-
noun,
a satirical and topical comedy employing actors dressed in traditional fool's costume, popular in France during the late Middle Ages, and often used as a curtain raiser to mystery and morality plays.
- acro-
-
- Fiona
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Soter
-
noun,
Saint, pope a.d. 166?–175?.
- fires
-
- firns
-
noun,
névé.
- trite
-
adjective,
lacking in freshness or effectiveness because of constant use or excessive repetition; hackneyed; stale:
- acron
-
noun,
the unsegmented, preoral portion of the body of an arthropod.
- first
-
noun,
the person or thing that is first in time, order, rank, etc.
- acorn
-
noun,
the typically ovoid fruit or nut of an oak, enclosed at the base by a cupule.
- Foist
-
verb (used with object),
to force upon or impose fraudulently or unjustifiably (usually followed by on or upon):
- acnes
-
noun,
an inflammatory disease of the sebaceous glands, characterized by comedones and pimples, especially on the face, back, and chest, and, in severe cases, by cysts and nodules resulting in scarring.
- acet-
-
- sonic
-
adjective,
of or relating to sound.
- Sonia
-
noun,
a female given name, Russian form of Sophia.
- acct.
-
- trois
-
noun,
the number 3.
- SONAR
-
noun,
a method for detecting and locating objects submerged in water by echolocation.
- foins
-
noun,
a thrust with a weapon.
- Aesir
-
noun,
the principal race of gods, led by Odin and living at Asgard.
- fatso
-
noun,
a fat person (used as a term of address).
- stint
-
noun,
a period of time spent doing something:
- ento-
-
- tanto
-
adverb,
(of a musical direction) too much; so much.
- airts
-
noun,
a direction.
- Tanis
-
noun,
an ancient city in Lower Egypt, in the Nile delta.
- enact
-
verb (used with object),
to make into an act or statute:
- taint
-
noun,
a trace of something bad, offensive, or harmful.
- Ensor
-
noun,
James, 1860–1949, Belgian painter.
- entia
-
noun,
plural of ens.
- farci
-
adjective,
filled with with seasoned bread crumbs or other savory matter; stuffed.
- ecto-
-
- 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.
- eosin
-
noun,
Also called bromeosin, tetrabromofluorescein. a red, crystalline, water-insoluble solid, C 20 H 8 Br 4 O 5 , derived from fluorescein by bromination: used chiefly as an acid dye for dyeing silk a rose red color and as a histological stain.
- triac
-
noun,
a type of thyristor designed for electronic control of the current supplied to a circuit, used especially in dimmers for lighting systems.
- Erato
-
noun,
the Muse of love poetry.
- trice
-
noun,
a very short time; an instant:
- tries
-
noun,
plural of try.
- trets
-
noun,
(formerly) an allowance for waste, after deduction for tare.
- econ.
-
- tacts
-
noun,
a keen sense of what to say or do to avoid giving offense; skill in dealing with difficult or delicate situations.
- ancre
-
adjective,
having the end of each limb divided and carved outward like the flukes of an anchor; moline:
- tears
-
- treas
-
- tater
-
noun,
potato.
- taste
-
noun,
the act of tasting food or drink.
- Aneto
-
noun,
Pi·co de [pee-kaw th e] /ˈpi kɔ ðɛ/ (Show IPA). Spanish name of Pic de Néthou.
- TREAT
-
noun,
entertainment, food, drink, etc., given by way of compliment or as an expression of friendly regard.
- tarts
-
noun,
a small pie filled with cooked fruit or other sweetened preparation, usually having no top crust.
- earns
-
verb (used with object),
to gain or get in return for one's labor or service:
- tares
-
noun,
any of various vetches, especially Vicia sativa.
- Trent
-
noun,
Italian Trento. Ancient Tridentum. a city in N Italy, on the Adige River.
- tarot
-
noun,
any of a set of 22 playing cards bearing allegorical representations, used for fortunetelling and as trump cards in tarok.
- taros
-
noun,
a stemless plant, Colocasia esculenta, of the arum family, cultivated in tropical regions, in the Pacific islands and elsewhere, for the edible tuber.
- Eaton
-
noun,
Theophilus, 1590–1658, English colonist and colonial administrator in America.
- Aisne
-
noun,
a river in N France, flowing NW and W to the Oise. 175 miles (280 km) long.
- tarns
-
noun,
a small mountain lake or pool, especially one in a cirque.
- Tarne
-
noun,
(in the Iliad) Sardis.
- ERICA
-
noun,
any of numerous low-growing evergreen shrubs or small trees belonging to the genus Erica, of the heath family, including several species of heather.
- tains
-
noun,
a thin tin plate.
- ERISA
-
noun,
Employee Retirement Income Security Act.
- etnas
-
noun,
Mount, an active volcano in E Sicily. 10,758 feet (3280 meters).
- faint
-
noun,
a temporary loss of consciousness resulting from a decreased flow of blood to the brain; a swoon:
- Stone
-
noun,
the hard substance, formed of mineral matter, of which rocks consist.
- Stoic
-
noun,
a member or adherent of the Stoic school of philosophy.
- store
-
noun,
an establishment where merchandise is sold, usually on a retail basis.
- fanes
-
noun,
a temple.
- Stoat
-
noun,
the ermine, Mustela erminea, especially when in brown summer pelage.
- faces
-
noun,
the front part of the head, from the forehead to the chin.
- fanos
-
noun,
a town in central Italy, on the Adriatic Sea: cathedral; Roman ruins.
- Fanti
-
noun,
a Kwa language spoken in Ghana that is mutually intelligible with Twi.
- facer
-
noun,
a person or thing that faces.
- afore
-
adverb, preposition, conjunction,
before.
- Afric
-
adjective,
African.
- stria
-
noun,
a slight or narrow furrow, ridge, stripe, or streak, especially one of a number in parallel arrangement:
- fairs
-
noun,
Archaic. something that is fair.
- afire
-
adjective,
on fire:
- afros
-
noun,
a hair style originating with black persons, in which the hair is allowed to grow naturally and to acquire a bushy appearance.
- afrit
-
noun,
afreet.
- taces
-
noun,
tasset.
- tacet
-
verb (imperative),
be silent (directing an instrument or voice not to play or sing).
- Ernst
-
noun,
Max [maks;; German mahks] /mæks;; German mɑks/ (Show IPA), 1891–1976, German painter, in the U.S. 1941–49, in France 1949–76.
- estoc
-
noun,
a thrusting sword of the 13th–17th centuries having a long, narrow blade of rectangular section.
- tacit
-
adjective,
understood without being openly expressed; implied:
- farce
-
noun,
a light, humorous play in which the plot depends upon a skillfully exploited situation rather than upon the development of character.
- Afro-
-
- tacos
-
noun,
Mexican Cookery. an often crisply fried tortilla folded over and filled, as with seasoned chopped meat, lettuce, tomatoes, and cheese.
- trine
-
noun,
a set or group of three; triad.
- rifs
-
noun,
Er [er] /ɛr/ (Show IPA) a mountainous coastal region in N Morocco.
- tots
-
noun,
a small child.
- Reno
-
noun,
Informal. a renovation, as of a building or room.
- tref
-
adjective,
Judaism. unfit to be eaten or used, according to religious laws; not kosher.
- tsar
-
noun,
czar.
- RIIA
-
- Trot
-
noun,
the gait of a horse, dog, or other quadruped, when trotting.
- Rena
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Marina.
- Riis
-
noun,
Jacob August, 1849–1914, U.S. journalist and social reformer, born in Denmark.
- rife
-
adjective,
of common or frequent occurrence; prevalent; in widespread existence, activity, or use:
- Tori
-
noun,
plural of torus.
- rift
-
noun,
an opening made by splitting, cleaving, etc.; fissure; cleft; chink.
- reit
-
noun,
real-estate investment trust.
- ref.
-
- rest
-
noun,
the refreshing quiet or repose of sleep:
- RIAS
-
noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- reif
-
noun,
plunder; booty; loot.
- trit
-
- refs
-
noun, verb (used with or without object),
referee.
- Rice
-
noun,
the starchy seeds or grain of an annual marsh grass, Oryza sativa, cultivated in warm climates and used for food.
- tost
-
noun,
an act or instance of tossing.
- tote
-
noun,
the act or course of toting.
- tri-
-
- tort
-
noun,
a wrongful act, not including a breach of contract or trust, that results in injury to another's person, property, reputation, or the like, and for which the injured party is entitled to compensation.
- 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.
- tRNA
-
- Trio
-
noun,
a musical composition for three voices or instruments.
- Reis
-
plural noun,
a former money of account of Portugal and Brazil.
- 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.
- recs
-
noun,
recreation.
- tret
-
noun,
(formerly) an allowance for waste, after deduction for tare.
- reft
-
verb,
a simple past tense and past participle of reave1 .
- 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.
- tron
-
- tors
-
noun,
a rocky pinnacle; a peak of a bare or rocky mountain or hill.
- 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.
- 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.
- snit
-
noun,
an agitated or irritated state.
- Tore
-
noun,
a torus.
- Tane
-
noun,
a Polynesian god of fertility.
- stot
-
noun,
a springing gait of certain bovids, as gazelles and antelopes, used especially when running in alarm from a predator.
- Seri
-
noun,
a member of an American Indian people of western Sonora state, Mexico, on the Gulf of California.
- str.
-
- 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.
- serf
-
noun,
a person in a condition of servitude, required to render services to a lord, commonly attached to the lord's land and transferred with it from one owner to another.
- tact
-
noun,
a keen sense of what to say or do to avoid giving offense; skill in dealing with difficult or delicate situations.
- Sera
-
noun,
a plural of serum.
- Taft
-
noun,
Helen Herron [her-uh n] /ˈhɛr ən/ (Show IPA), 1861–1943, U.S. First Lady 1909–13 (wife of William Howard Taft).
- sent
-
noun,
a coin of Estonia until the euro was adopted, the 100th part of a kroon.
- Taif
-
noun,
a city in W Saudi Arabia.
- tain
-
noun,
a thin tin plate.
- Seif
-
noun,
a long narrow sand dune parallel to the prevailing wind direction.
- Stir
-
noun,
the act of stirring or moving.
- tans
-
noun,
the brown color imparted to the skin by exposure to the sun or open air.
- Taos
-
noun,
a Tanoan language spoken in two villages in New Mexico.
- Tare
-
noun,
any of various vetches, especially Vicia sativa.
- Tarn
-
noun,
a small mountain lake or pool, especially one in a cirque.
- 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.
- sec.
-
- tars
-
noun,
any of various dark-colored viscid products obtained by the destructive distillation of certain organic substances, as coal or wood.
- tart
-
noun,
a small pie filled with cooked fruit or other sweetened preparation, usually having no top crust.
- 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.
- Sean
-
noun,
a male given name, form of John.
- Tate
-
noun,
Sir Henry, 1819–99, English merchant and philanthropist: founder of an art gallery (Tate Gallery) in London, England.
- stoa
-
noun,
Greek Architecture. a portico, usually a detached portico of considerable length, that is used as a promenade or meeting place.
- stet
-
verb (used with object),
to mark (a manuscript, printer's proof, etc.) with the word “stet” or with dots as a direction to let cancelled material remain.
- 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.
- sore
-
noun,
a sore spot or place on the body.
- snot
-
noun,
Vulgar. mucus from the nose.
- SNCC
-
noun,
a U.S. civil-rights organization formed by students and active especially during the 1960s, whose aim was to achieve political and economic equality for blacks through local and regional action groups.
- SOAR
-
noun,
an act or instance of soaring.
- sofa
-
noun,
a long, upholstered couch with a back and two arms or raised ends.
- site
-
noun,
the position or location of a town, building, etc., especially as to its environment:
- soft
-
noun,
something that is soft or yielding; the soft part.
- SITA
-
noun,
(in the Ramayana) the wife of Ramachandra, abducted by Ravana and later rescued.
- sire
-
noun,
the male parent of a quadruped.
- Sion
-
noun,
a town in and the capital of Valais, in SW Switzerland.
- sone
-
noun,
a unit for measuring the loudness of sound, equal to the loudness of a sound that, in the judgment of a group of listeners, is equal to that of a 1000-cycle-per-second reference sound having an intensity of 40 decibels.
- Soni
-
- sora
-
noun,
a small, short-billed rail, Porzana carolina, of marshy areas of North America.
- sori
-
noun,
plural of sorus.
- Ste.
-
- SINE
-
noun,
Trigonometry.
(in a right triangle) the ratio of the side opposite a given acute angle to the hypotenuse.
(of an angle) a trigonometric function equal to the ratio of the ordinate of the end point of the arc to the radius vector of this end point, the origin being at the center of the circle on which the arc lies and the initial point of the arc being on the x-axis. Abbreviation: sin.
- sort
-
noun,
a particular kind, species, variety, class, or group, distinguished by a common character or nature:
- Sina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- sift
-
verb (used with object),
to separate and retain the coarse parts of (flour, ashes, etc.) with a sieve.
- Sra.
-
- sice
-
noun,
syce.
- Sian
-
noun,
Older Spelling. Xian.
- sett
-
noun,
Also called pitcher. a small, rectangular paving stone.
- Seta
-
noun,
a stiff hair; bristle or bristlelike part.
- Stan
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Stanley.
- Star
-
noun,
any of the heavenly bodies, except the moon, appearing as fixed luminous points in the sky at night.
- Sert
-
noun,
José María [haw-se mah-ree-ah] /hɔˈsɛ mɑˈri ɑ/ (Show IPA), 1876–1945, Spanish painter.
- tats
-
verb (used with or without object),
to do, or make by, tatting.
- teat
-
noun,
the protuberance on the breast or udder in female mammals, except the monotremes, through which the milk ducts discharge; nipple or mammilla.
- Rina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- rocs
-
noun,
a bird of enormous size and strength.
- Saco
-
noun,
a city in SW Maine.
- Tito
-
noun,
Marshal (Josip Broz) 1891–1980, president of Yugoslavia 1953–80.
- ROTS
-
noun,
the process of rotting.
- Roti
-
noun,
roast.
- rote
-
noun,
routine; a fixed, habitual, or mechanical course of procedure:
- 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.
- 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.
- tits
-
noun,
a titmouse.
- ROSE
-
noun,
any of the wild or cultivated, usually prickly-stemmed, pinnate-leaved, showy-flowered shrubs of the genus Rosa.
Compare rose family.
- Rosa
-
noun,
Salvator [sahl-vah-tawr] /ˈsɑl vɑˌtɔr/ (Show IPA), 1615–73, Italian painter and poet.
- RONA
-
- toea
-
noun,
a bronze coin and monetary unit of Papua New Guinea, the 100th part of a kina.
- Roca
-
noun,
Cape, a cape in W Portugal, near Lisbon: the western extremity of continental Europe.
- safe
-
noun,
a steel or iron box or repository for money, jewels, papers, etc.
- Toft
-
noun,
the site of a house and outbuildings.
- tone
-
noun,
any sound considered with reference to its quality, pitch, strength, source, etc.:
- Toni
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Antoinette or Antonia.
- roan
-
noun,
a horse or other animal with a roan coat.
- RNAS
-
- 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.
- torc
-
noun,
torque (def 4).
- 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.
- titi
-
noun,
any of various small reddish or grayish monkeys of the genus Callicebus, of South America.
- Safi
-
noun,
a seaport in W central Morocco, on the Atlantic Ocean coast.
- scr.
-
- IRAS
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- ten.
-
- Tena
-
noun,
Koyukon.
- tens
-
noun,
a self-operated portable device used to treat chronic pain by sending electrical impulses through electrodes placed over the painful area.
- tent
-
noun,
a portable shelter of skins, canvas, plastic, or the like, supported by one or more poles or a frame and often secured by ropes fastened to pegs in the ground.
- sci.
-
- ter.
-
- 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.
- Test
-
noun,
the means by which the presence, quality, or genuineness of anything is determined; a means of trial.
- scar
-
noun,
a mark left by a healed wound, sore, or burn.
- SCAN
-
noun,
an act or instance of scanning; close examination.
- Sato
-
noun,
Eisaku [ey-sah-koo;; Japanese ey-sah-koo] /eɪˈsɑ ku;; Japanese ˈeɪ sɑˌku/ (Show IPA), 1901–75, Japanese political leader: prime minister 1964–72; Nobel Peace Prize 1974.
- tets
-
noun,
the Vietnamese New Year celebration, occurring during the first seven days of the first month of the lunar calendar.
- sati
-
noun,
a Hindu practice whereby a widow immolates herself on the funeral pyre of her husband: now abolished by law.
- Tit.
-
- sate
-
noun,
a Southeast Asian, especially Indonesian and Malaysian, dish of marinated, bite-size pieces of meat, skewered, barbecued, and usually served with a peanut-flavored dipping sauce.
- Sat.
-
- 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.
- 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.
- TINA
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Tine
-
noun,
a sharp, projecting point or prong, as of a fork.
- tint
-
noun,
a color or a variety of a color; hue.
- tion
-
- tire
-
noun,
British Dialect. fatigue.
- sane
-
noun,
a private nationwide organization in the U.S., established in 1957, that opposes nuclear testing and advocates international peace.
- sain
-
verb (used with object),
to make the sign of the cross on, as for protection against evil influences.
- Tiro
-
noun,
tyro.
- tics
-
noun,
Pathology.
a sudden, spasmodic, painless, involuntary muscular contraction, as of the face.
tic douloureux.
- 1080
-
- Fern
-
noun,
any seedless, nonflowering vascular plant of the class Filicinae, of tropical to temperate regions, characterized by true roots produced from a rhizome, triangular fronds that uncoil upward and have a branching vein system, and reproduction by spores contained in sporangia that appear as brown dots on the underside of the fronds.
- cir.
-
- cist
-
noun,
a box or chest, especially for sacred utensils.
- Ice.
-
- CISC
-
noun,
complex instruction set computer: a computer whose central processing unit recognizes a relatively large number of instructions.
- ices
-
noun,
the solid form of water, produced by freezing; frozen water.
- cis-
-
- 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).
- cion
-
noun,
scion (def 2).
- cit.
-
- Ifni
-
noun,
a former Spanish enclave on the W coast of Morocco, ceded to Morocco 1969.
- ciao
-
interjection,
(used as a word of greeting or parting): hello; goodbye; so long; see you later.
- inae
-
- Inc.
-
- Inca
-
noun,
a member of any of the dominant groups of South American Indian peoples who established an empire in Peru prior to the Spanish conquest.
- Inf.
-
- info
-
noun,
information.
- ICAO
-
- Iasi
-
noun,
Romanian name of Jassy.
- inro
-
noun,
a small lacquer box with compartments for medicines, cosmetics, etc., worn on the waist sash of the traditional Japanese costume.
- froe
-
noun,
frow.
- Cora
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. Kore.
- FRCS
-
- Frei
-
noun,
Eduardo [e-dwahr-th aw] /ɛˈdwɑr ðɔ/ (Show IPA), 1911–82, Chilean statesman: president 1964–70.
- fret
-
noun,
an irritated state of mind; annoyance; vexation.
- Fri.
-
- frit
-
noun,
Ceramics.
a fused or partially fused material used as a basis for glazes or enamels.
the composition from which artificial soft porcelain is made.
- Cor.
-
- 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.
- cite
-
noun,
citation (defs 7, 8).
- Frs.
-
- frt.
-
- 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.
- coif
-
noun,
a hood-shaped cap, usually of white cloth and with extended sides, worn beneath a veil, as by nuns.
- coca
-
noun,
a shrub, Erythroxylon coca, native to the Andes, having simple, alternate leaves and small yellowish flowers.
- coat
-
noun,
an outer garment with sleeves, covering at least the upper part of the body:
- INRI
-
- ins.
-
- Fran
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Francis.
- CART
-
noun,
a heavy two-wheeled vehicle, commonly without springs, drawn by mules, oxen, or the like, used for the conveyance of heavy goods.
- Cate
-
noun,
a choice food;delicacy; dainty.
- cat.
-
- cast
-
noun,
act of casting or throwing.
- Itea
-
noun,
any tree or shrub belonging to the genus Itea, of the saxifrage family, having simple, alternate leaves and clusters of small, greenish-white flowers, as the Virginia willow, I. virginica.
- iter
-
noun,
a canal or passage.
- itis
-
- CASE
-
noun,
an instance of the occurrence, existence, etc., of something:
- Carn
-
noun,
cairn.
- Catt
-
noun,
Carrie Chapman Lane, 1859–1947, U.S. leader in women's suffrage movements.
- CARE
-
noun,
a state of mind in which one is troubled; worry, anxiety, or concern:
- CanF
-
- cane
-
noun,
a stick or short staff used to assist one in walking; walking stick.
- naif
-
noun,
a naive or inexperienced person.
- Nair
-
noun,
a group of Hindu castes in the Kerala region of India.
- Can.
-
- Naos
-
noun,
a temple.
- 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.
- iso-
-
- int.
-
- CERN
-
- 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.
- Iona
-
noun,
an island in the Hebrides, off the W coast of Scotland: center of early Celtic Christianity.
- ions
-
noun,
an electrically charged atom or group of atoms formed by the loss or gain of one or more electrons, as a cation (positive ion) which is created by electron loss and is attracted to the cathode in electrolysis, or as an anion (negative ion) which is created by an electron gain and is attracted to the anode. The valence of an ion is equal to the number of electrons lost or gained and is indicated by a plus sign for cations and a minus sign for anions, thus: Na + , Cl−, Ca ++ , S = .
- Ceto
-
- Ceta
-
noun,
Comprehensive Employment and Training Act.
- IOTA
-
noun,
a very small quantity; jot; whit.
- cet-
-
- Ire.
-
- Isin
-
noun,
an ancient Sumerian city in S Iraq: archaeological site.
- Cerf
-
noun,
Bennett (Alfred) 1898–1971, U.S. book publisher, editor, and writer.
- Iris
-
noun,
Anatomy. the contractile, circular diaphragm forming the colored portion of the eye and containing a circular opening, the pupil, in its center.
- cera
-
noun,
(in prescriptions) wax.
- 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.
- cen.
-
- enc.
-
- Isai
-
noun,
Jesse.
- Isar
-
noun,
a river in central Europe, flowing NE from W Austria through S Germany to the Danube River. 215 miles (345 km) long.
- frat
-
noun,
fraternity (def 1).
- corf
-
noun,
Mining.
a small wagon for carrying coal, ore, etc.
a wicker basket formerly used for this purpose.
- Nasi
-
noun,
the head or president of the Sanhedrin.
- fain
-
adverb,
gladly; willingly:
- Etta
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Henrietta.
- 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.
- EARN
-
verb (used with object),
to gain or get in return for one's labor or service:
- fac.
-
- face
-
noun,
the front part of the head, from the forehead to the chin.
- FACS
-
- fact
-
noun,
something that actually exists; reality; truth:
- Fair
-
noun,
Archaic. something that is fair.
- Eton
-
noun,
a town in Berkshire, in S England, on the Thames River, W of London: the site of Eton College.
- fane
-
noun,
a temple.
- Fano
-
noun,
a town in central Italy, on the Adriatic Sea: cathedral; Roman ruins.
- cts.
-
- fare
-
noun,
the price of conveyance or passage in a bus, train, airplane, or other vehicle.
- ctr.
-
- Faro
-
noun,
a gambling game in which players place bets on a special board or layout, betting on each series of two cards as they are drawn from a box containing the dealer's or banker's pack.
- Fars
-
noun,
a province in SW Iran. 51,466 sq. mi. (133,297 sq. km).
- East
-
noun,
a cardinal point of the compass, 90° to the right of north. Abbreviation: E.
- Etna
-
noun,
Mount, an active volcano in E Sicily. 10,758 feet (3280 meters).
- FAST
-
noun,
a fastening for a door, window, or the like.
- Erna
-
noun,
a female given name: from an Old English word meaning “eagle.”.
- Ens.
-
- eons
-
noun,
an indefinitely long period of time; age.
- efts
-
noun,
a newt, especially the eastern newt, Notophthalmus viridescens (red eft) in its immature terrestrial stage.
- Eric
-
noun,
Eric the Red.
- EFTA
-
- Erin
-
noun,
Literary. Ireland.
- Eris
-
noun,
the ancient Greek goddess of discord and the sister of Ares: identified with the Roman goddess Discordia.
- Eros
-
noun,
the ancient Greek god of love, identified by the Romans with Cupid.
- 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.
- erst
-
adverb,
before the present time; formerly.
- ect-
-
- eso-
-
- eco-
-
- est.
-
- ETAS
-
noun,
the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
- etc.
-
- eats
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- fart
-
noun,
a flatus expelled through the anus.
- fate
-
noun,
something that unavoidably befalls a person; fortune; lot:
- frae
-
preposition, adverb,
from.
- Cost
-
noun,
the price paid to acquire, produce, accomplish, or maintain anything:
- fist
-
noun,
the hand closed tightly, with the fingers doubled into the palm.
- FITS
-
noun,
the manner in which a thing fits:
- crat
-
- foci
-
noun,
a plural of focus.
- Cote
-
noun,
a shelter, coop, or small shed for sheep, pigs, pigeons, etc.
- FOIA
-
- foin
-
noun,
a thrust with a weapon.
- Fons
-
noun,
a member of a people living mainly in Benin.
- firs
-
noun,
any coniferous tree belonging to the genus Abies, of the pine family, characterized by its pyramidal style of growth, flat needles, and erect cones.
- font
-
noun,
a receptacle, usually of stone, as in a baptistery or church, containing the water used in baptism.
- for.
-
- fora
-
noun,
a plural of forum.
- cose
-
verb (used without object),
coze.
- 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.
- fisc
-
noun,
a royal or state treasury; exchequer.
- firn
-
noun,
névé.
- fats
-
noun,
(used with a plural verb) cattle fattened and ready for market.
- feta
-
noun,
a soft, white, brine-cured Greek cheese made from sheep's milk or goat's milk.
- FCIC
-
- Fear
-
noun,
a distressing emotion aroused by impending danger, evil, pain, etc., whether the threat is real or imagined; the feeling or condition of being afraid. Synonyms: foreboding, apprehension, consternation, dismay, dread, terror, fright, panic, horror, trepidation, qualm.
Antonyms: courage, security, calm, intrepidity.
- feat
-
noun,
a noteworthy or extraordinary act or achievement, usually displaying boldness, skill, etc.:
- fec.
-
- Fens
-
noun,
Also called Fenland. a marshy lowland region in E England, S of the Wash: partly drained and channeled since the 17th century.
- FERA
-
- fest
-
noun,
an assembly of people engaged in a common activity (often used in combination):
- fiat
-
noun,
an authoritative decree, sanction, or order:
Synonyms: authorization, directive, ruling, mandate, diktat, ukase.
- Cres
-
- FICA
-
- fico
-
noun,
fig1 (def 4).
- fict
-
- Fin.
-
- FINE
-
noun,
fines.
Mining. crushed ore sufficiently fine to pass through a given screen. Compare short (def 29e).
Agriculture. the fine bits of corn kernel knocked off during handling of the grain.
- Fini
-
adjective,
finished; done.
- Fino
-
noun,
a pale, very dry sherry of Spain.
- croc
-
noun,
crocodile.
- narc
-
noun,
a government agent or detective charged with the enforcement of laws restricting the use of narcotics.
- Enos
-
noun,
the son of Seth. Gen. 5:6.
- Nast
-
noun,
Thomas, 1840–1902, U.S. illustrator and cartoonist.
- 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.
- airs
-
noun,
a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- airt
-
noun,
a direction.
- once
-
noun,
a single occasion; one time only:
- Onas
-
noun,
a member of a people of Tierra del Fuego.
- AISI
-
- Oita
-
noun,
a seaport on NE Kyushu, in S Japan.
- Oise
-
noun,
a river in W Europe, flowing SW from S Belgium through N France to the Seine, near Paris. 186 miles (300 km) long.
- aits
-
noun,
a small island, especially in a river.
- ance
-
- anes
-
adverb,
once.
- ano-
-
- Cain
-
noun,
Scot. and Irish English. rent paid in kind, especially a percentage of a farm crop.
- ANSI
-
- ant.
-
- ARCO
-
adverb,
(of the performance of a passage for stringed instruments) with the bow.
- Ont.
-
- Aron
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Aser
-
noun,
Asher (def 1).
- asci
-
noun,
plural of ascus.
- asc-
-
- NTIA
-
- art.
-
- arse
-
noun,
ass2 (defs 1, 2).
- Arno
-
noun,
Peter (Curtis Arnoux Peters) 1904–68, U.S. cartoonist and author.
- ocas
-
noun,
a wood sorrel, Oxalis tuberosa, of the Andes, cultivated in South America for its edible tubers.
- Arne
-
noun,
Thomas Augustine, 1710–78, English composer of operas and songs.
- oafs
-
noun,
a clumsy, stupid person; lout.
- ARIS
-
- oast
-
noun,
a kiln for drying hops or malt.
- Ares
-
noun,
the ancient Greek god of war, a son of Zeus and Hera, identified by the Romans with Mars.
- OATS
-
noun,
a cereal grass, Avena sativa, cultivated for its edible seed.
- Aire
-
- ains
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- Asti
-
noun,
a city in the Piedmont region of Italy, S of Turin: center of wine-producing region.
- RCAF
-
- RATO
-
noun,
rocket-assisted takeoff.
- rate
-
noun,
the amount of a charge or payment with reference to some basis of calculation:
- rase
-
verb (used with object),
raze.
- rant
-
noun,
ranting, extravagant, or violent declamation.
- Rani
-
noun,
ranee.
- Rais
-
noun,
Gilles de, Retz, Gilles de Laval, Baron de.
- 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).
- raft
-
noun,
a more or less rigid floating platform made of buoyant material or materials:
- ARCS
-
noun,
Geometry. any unbroken part of the circumference of a circle or other curved line.
- acc.
-
- RACE
-
noun,
a contest of speed, as in running, riding, driving, or sailing.
- Acis
-
noun,
the lover of Galatea, killed by Polyphemus out of jealousy.
- acne
-
noun,
an inflammatory disease of the sebaceous glands, characterized by comedones and pimples, especially on the face, back, and chest, and, in severe cases, by cysts and nodules resulting in scarring.
- acr-
-
- Acre
-
noun,
a common measure of area: in the U.S. and U.K., 1 acre equals 4,840 square yards (4,047 square meters) or 0.405 hectare; 640 acres equals one square mile.
- Oran
-
noun,
a seaport in NW Algeria.
- osar
-
noun,
plural of os3 .
- oras
-
noun,
plural of os2 .
- Orca
-
noun,
the killer whale, Orcinus orca.
- orcs
-
noun,
any of several cetaceans, as a grampus.
- Orne
-
noun,
a department in NW France. 2372 sq. mi. (6145 sq. km). Capital: Alençon.
- AFSC
-
- orts
-
noun,
Usually, orts. a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
- afr-
-
- ACTS
-
noun,
anything done, being done, or to be done; deed; performance:
- aet.
-
- aesc
-
noun,
ash2 (def 3).
- 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.
- otic
-
adjective,
of or relating to the ear; auricular.
- Otis
-
noun,
Elisha Graves, 1811–61, U.S. inventor.
- Asir
-
noun,
a district in SW Saudi Arabia.
- Oct.
-
- NEFS
-
noun,
a silver or gold table furnishing in the form of a ship, either for holding various utensils or for ornament.
- nest
-
noun,
a pocketlike, usually more or less circular structure of twigs, grass, mud, etc., formed by a bird, often high in a tree, as a place in which to lay and incubate its eggs and rear its young; any protected place used by a bird for these purposes.
- ator
-
- nots
-
noun,
a Boolean operator that returns a positive result if its operand is negative and a negative result if its operand is positive.
- note
-
noun,
a brief record of something written down to assist the memory or for future reference.
- nota
-
noun,
a dorsal plate or sclerite of the thorax of an insect.
- not-
-
- 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.
- nose
-
noun,
the part of the face or facial region in humans and certain animals that contains the nostrils and the organs of smell and functions as the usual passageway for air in respiration: in humans it is a prominence in the center of the face formed of bone and cartilage, serving also to modify or modulate the voice.
- nos-
-
- cac-
-
- CAFE
-
noun,
a restaurant, often with an enclosed or outdoor section extending onto the sidewalk.
- nits
-
noun,
the egg of a parasitic insect, especially of a louse, often attached to a hair or a fiber of clothing.
- nori
-
noun,
a seaweed having a mildly sweet, salty taste, usually dried, used in Japanese cookery mainly as a wrap for sushi.
- 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.
- attn
-
- Nora
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Honora.
- neo-
-
- Neri
-
noun,
Saint Philip (Filippo Neri) 1515–95, Italian priest: founder of Congregation of the Oratory.
- noes
-
noun,
an utterance of the word “no.”.
- Nor.
-
- atic
-
- neat
-
noun,
an animal of the genus Bos; a bovine, as a cow or ox.
- ates
-
- NCTE
-
- NICE
-
noun,
a port in and the capital of Alpes-Maritimes, in SE France, on the Mediterranean: resort.
- Nier
-
noun,
Alfred Otto Carl, 1911–1994, U.S. physicist.
- NATO
-
noun,
an organization formed in Washington, D.C. (1949), comprising the 12 nations of the Atlantic Pact together with Greece, Turkey, and the Federal Republic of Germany, for the purpose of collective defense against aggression.
- NATS
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Nathan or Nathaniel.
- att.
-
- NIRA
-
- noir
-
adjective,
black; noting the black numbers in roulette.
- Aten
-
noun,
Aton.
- nisi
-
adjective,
not yet final or absolute (used, especially in law, to indicate that a judgment or decree will become final on a particular date unless set aside or invalidated by certain specified contingencies):
- TAT
-
verb (used with or without object),
to do, or make by, tatting.
- TCS
-
- ETA
-
noun,
the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
- ctn
-
plural,
carton.
- CCS
-
verb (used with object),
to send a duplicate of a document, email, or the like to:
- Co.
-
- ACS
-
- 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.
- ACT
-
noun,
anything done, being done, or to be done; deed; performance:
- cr.
-
- ae.
-
- AEF
-
- AFC
-
- 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.
- 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.
- eo-
-
- AES
-
noun,
any of various early forms of bronze or copper money used in ancient Rome.
Compare as2 (def 1).
- CCR
-
- AEC
-
- TCA
-
- CCA
-
- AFS
-
- at.
-
- ea.
-
- an.
-
- 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.
- en-
-
- EIS
-
- TSI
-
- eir
-
- TSE
-
- ac-
-
- eft
-
noun,
a newt, especially the eastern newt, Notophthalmus viridescens (red eft) in its immature terrestrial stage.
- toe
-
noun,
one of the terminal digits of the human foot.
- Af.
-
- TAO
-
noun,
(in philosophical Taoism) that in virtue of which all things happen or exist.
- CAI
-
- ef-
-
- TAR
-
noun,
any of various dark-colored viscid products obtained by the destructive distillation of certain organic substances, as coal or wood.
- TNT
-
- ean
-
- Ar.
-
- ECF
-
- CAR
-
noun,
an automobile.
- ECA
-
- ec-
-
- ct.
-
- Tro
-
- eat
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- ACE
-
noun,
a playing card or die marked with or having the value indicated by a single spot:
- cf.
-
- EAS
-
noun,
the Akkadian god of wisdom, the son of Apsu and father of Marduk: the counterpart of Enki.
- CAS
-
verb (used with or without object),
to call, as to call an animal toward one; urge forward by calling.
- cs.
-
- 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.
- ctf
-
- CSR
-
- cc.
-
- CNS
-
- CFO
-
- aor
-
- ARC
-
noun,
Geometry. any unbroken part of the circumference of a circle or other curved line.
- CFR
-
- cfs
-
- 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.
- ARF
-
interjection,
(used to imitate the bark of a dog).
- tra
-
- tr.
-
- CIA
-
- TES
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noun,
ti1 .
- ARS
-
- tet
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noun,
the Vietnamese New Year celebration, occurring during the first seven days of the first month of the lunar calendar.
- tot
-
noun,
a small child.
- CNO
-
- COS
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noun,
romaine.
- CNC
-
- tfr
-
- TIA
-
- TIC
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noun,
Pathology.
a sudden, spasmodic, painless, involuntary muscular contraction, as of the face.
tic douloureux.
- ATC
-
- CIC
-
- ase
-
- CIE
-
- ASI
-
- tin
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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.
- ASN
-
- Aso
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noun,
Mount, a volcanic mountain in Japan, in central Kyushu, noted for its vast caldera. 5223 feet (1593 meters).
- ASR
-
- ast
-
- CFI
-
- ans
-
noun,
the Sumerian god of heaven: the counterpart of the Akkadian Anu.
- CEA
-
- CSC
-
- cte
-
- AFT
-
adverb,
at, close to, or toward the stern or tail:
- CTC
-
- TEC
-
noun,
detective.
- CTA
-
- AIC
-
- CST
-
- CIF
-
- CEF
-
- Ain
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noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- CSO
-
- CAF
-
- AIR
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noun,
a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- CSF
-
- CEO
-
- ANI
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noun,
any of several black, tropical American cuckoos of the genus Crotophaga, having a compressed, bladelike bill.
- CRC
-
- ANF
-
- CFA
-
- ane
-
adjective, noun, pronoun,
one.
- COT
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noun,
a light portable bed, especially one of canvas on a folding frame.
- ANC
-
- ait
-
noun,
a small island, especially in a river.
- Tor
-
noun,
a rocky pinnacle; a peak of a bare or rocky mountain or hill.
- CSA
-
- ATS
-
noun,
a money of account of Laos, the 100th part of a kip.
- 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.
- trf
-
- CRS
-
- CRT
-
- ca.
-
- CEC
-
- REC
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noun,
recreation.
- Tan
-
noun,
the brown color imparted to the skin by exposure to the sun or open air.
- rt.
-
- NOC
-
- Noe
-
noun,
Noah (def 1).
- San
-
noun,
a member of a nomadic aboriginal people of southern Africa.
- SAE
-
- SAC
-
noun,
a baglike structure in an animal, plant, or fungus, as one containing fluid.
- SRO
-
- So.
-
- RTS
-
- RTF
-
- rte
-
- RSE
-
- nit
-
noun,
the egg of a parasitic insect, especially of a louse, often attached to a hair or a fiber of clothing.
- RSA
-
- Rs.
-
- nr.
-
- NRA
-
- NRC
-
- NSA
-
- NSC
-
- Oc.
-
- OSA
-
- OSF
-
- OTC
-
- SAR
-
- NIC
-
noun,
a newly industrialized/industrializing country:
- oaf
-
noun,
a clumsy, stupid person; lout.
- nae
-
adverb,
no1 ; not.
- ISR
-
- sea
-
noun,
the salt waters that cover the greater part of the earth's surface.
- se-
-
- ist
-
- ITA
-
- ITC
-
- ite
-
- ITO
-
noun,
Prince Hirobumi [hee-raw-boo-mee] /ˈhi rɔˈbu mi/ (Show IPA), 1841–1909, Japanese statesman.
- EOF
-
- NCO
-
- NSF
-
- SCF
-
- NIA
-
- Nat
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Nathan or Nathaniel.
- NCC
-
- ne-
-
- NEA
-
- NEC
-
- nef
-
noun,
a silver or gold table furnishing in the form of a ship, either for holding various utensils or for ornament.
- sc.
-
- NES
-
- 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:
- NFC
-
- NFS
-
- ROT
-
noun,
the process of rotting.
- 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.
- ISA
-
- 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.
- ORT
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noun,
Usually, orts. a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
- ose
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- Ria
-
noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- RFI
-
- RFE
-
- RFC
-
- RFA
-
- ot-
-
- OTA
-
- ote
-
- OTS
-
- res
-
noun,
an object or thing; matter.
- orc
-
noun,
any of several cetaceans, as a grampus.
- RCS
-
- Re.
-
- Rae
-
noun,
John, 1813–93, Scottish surgeon and Arctic explorer.
- RAF
-
- Rai
-
noun,
a style of Algerian popular music played on electric guitar, synthesizer, and percussion instruments.
- RAN
-
noun,
a sea goddess who drags down ships and drowns sailors: the wife of Aegir.
- RAS
-
noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- 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.
- RCA
-
- RCN
-
- RCT
-
- Ore
-
noun,
a metal-bearing mineral or rock, or a native metal, that can be mined at a profit.
- Ora
-
noun,
plural of os2 .
- OAS
-
- OFr
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- OAT
-
noun,
a cereal grass, Avena sativa, cultivated for its edible seed.
- Oca
-
noun,
a wood sorrel, Oxalis tuberosa, of the Andes, cultivated in South America for its edible tubers.
- OCC
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- ROI
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- ROE
-
noun,
the mass of eggs, or spawn, within the ovarian membrane of the female fish.
- OCR
-
- OCS
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- ROC
-
noun,
a bird of enormous size and strength.
- OES
-
noun,
the fifteenth letter of the English alphabet, a vowel.
- of-
-
- ROA
-
- RNA
-
- RIF
-
noun,
Er [er] /ɛr/ (Show IPA) a mountainous coastal region in N Morocco.
- oft
-
adverb,
often.
- oic
-
- OIr
-
- OIt
-
- ONA
-
noun,
a member of a people of Tierra del Fuego.
- rin
-
noun,
a money of account of Japan, the thousandth part of a yen or the tenth part of a sen.
- one
-
noun,
the first and lowest whole number, being a cardinal number; unity.
- ONF
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- ONI
-
- ONR
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- ons
-
- ise
-
- TTS
-
- Is.
-
noun,
(used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
- sot
-
noun,
a drunkard.
- FET
-
- Fia
-
- fic
-
- fie
-
interjection,
(used to express mild disgust, disapprobation, annoyance, etc.)
- Sta
-
- St.
-
- SRI
-
noun,
a Hindu title of address prefixed to the name of a deity, holy person, etc.
- Sr.
-
- FIO
-
- FIR
-
noun,
any coniferous tree belonging to the genus Abies, of the pine family, characterized by its pyramidal style of growth, flat needles, and erect cones.
- FIT
-
noun,
the manner in which a thing fits:
- fer
-
preposition, conjunction,
for.
- FOE
-
noun,
a person who feels enmity, hatred, or malice toward another; enemy:
- IRS
-
- FON
-
noun,
a member of a people living mainly in Benin.
- FOS
-
- FOT
-
- Fr.
-
abbreviation,
Father.
- SOF
-
- Fra
-
noun,
a title of address for a friar or brother.
- SOC
-
noun,
sociology or a class or course in sociology.
- FRC
-
- REA
-
- Fen
-
noun,
low land covered wholly or partially with water; boggy land; a marsh.
- FSA
-
- ETO
-
- eon
-
noun,
an indefinitely long period of time; age.
- EOS
-
noun,
the ancient Greek goddess of the dawn, identified by the Romans with Aurora.
- ERA
-
noun,
a period of time marked by distinctive character, events, etc.:
- Tai
-
noun,
any of several sparoid fishes of the Pacific Ocean, as Pagrus major (red tai) a food fish of Japan.
- TAE
-
preposition,
to.
- ERS
-
noun,
ervil.
- ERT
-
- ESA
-
- Esc
-
- ESR
-
- ETR
-
- FCS
-
- ETS
-
- FAS
-
noun,
the syllable used for the fourth tone of a diatonic scale.
- fo.
-
- Fan
-
noun,
any device for producing a current of air by the movement of a broad surface or a number of such surfaces.
- FAO
-
- FAR
-
Idioms,
a far cry (from). cry (def 27).
- STI
-
- FAT
-
noun,
any of several white or yellowish greasy substances, forming the chief part of adipose tissue of animals and also occurring in plants, that when pure are colorless, odorless, and tasteless and are either solid or liquid esters of glycerol with fatty acids; fats are insoluble in water or cold alcohol but soluble in ether, chloroform, or benzene: used in the manufacture of soap, paints, and other protective coatings and in cooking.
- FCA
-
- FCC
-
- fro
-
Idioms,
to and fro, alternating from one place to another; back and forth:
- Son
-
noun,
a male child or person in relation to his parents.
- FSR
-
- IOF
-
- ier
-
- IFC
-
- 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).
- Ife
-
noun,
a town in SW Nigeria.
- Sfc
-
- in.
-
- ina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- ft.
-
- IOC
-
- 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 = .
- ICC
-
- 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).
- ior
-
- Ios
-
noun,
a small hawk, Buteo solitarius, having two plumage phases and occurring only on the island of Hawaii, where it is a rare species and the only living indigenous bird of prey.
- IOT
-
- Ir.
-
- IRC
-
- SEN
-
noun,
a money of account of Japan, the 100th part of a yen, now used only in certain quotations, as on foreign exchange.
- SEI
-
noun,
sei whale.
- IRO
-
- Sin
-
noun,
transgression of divine law:
- ine
-
- SIT
-
verb,
(in prescriptions) may it be.
- SIR
-
noun,
a respectful or formal term of address used to a man:
- IAS
-
- ian
-
noun,
a male given name, Scottish form of John.
- ics
-
- IRA
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- FTC
-
- Ia.
-
- ICA
-
noun,
Portuguese name of Putumayo.
- IFS
-
noun,
a supposition; uncertain possibility:
- io-
-
- RI
-
- SA
-
- CE
-
- et
-
verb,
a simple past tense of eat.
- TA
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- RC
-
- RA
-
noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- R.
-
- RN
-
- O.
-
- OE
-
noun,
oy2 .
- AO
-
- S.
-
- t.
-
- ic
-
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- i.
-
- SN
-
- TT
-
- T1
-
- f.
-
noun,
(Paul) Felix (Edler von Münzberg) [poul fey-liks eyd-luh r fuh n mynts-berk] /paʊl ˈfeɪ lɪks ˈeɪd lər fən ˈmüntsˌbɛrk/ (Show IPA), 1863–1942, Austrian composer, conductor, and writer.
- NA
-
adverb,
no1 .
- TC
-
- IF
-
noun,
a supposition; uncertain possibility:
- RO
-
- No
-
noun,
an utterance of the word “no.”.
- TI
-
noun,
the syllable for the seventh tone of a diatonic scale.
- SI
-
noun,
the syllable used for the seventh tone of a scale and sometimes for the tone B.
- FE
-
- fn
-
- SF
-
- TE
-
noun,
ti1 .
- OA
-
- NC
-
- E.
-
noun,
Edward (St. John) 1925–2000, U.S. writer and illustrator.
- EI
-
- TN
-
- er
-
interjection,
(used to express or represent a pause, hesitation, uncertainty, etc.).
- FA
-
noun,
the syllable used for the fourth tone of a diatonic scale.
- NI
-
- FI
-
noun,
the solmization syllable used for the semitone between the fourth and fifth degrees of a scale.
- FC
-
- NF
-
- RF
-
- N.
-