Anagrams of chinaberries
Word chinaberries has
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- carbineers
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noun,
(formerly) a soldier armed with a carbine.
- increaser
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noun,
a person or thing that increases.
- rancherie
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noun,
an Indian village or settlement, especially one located on a reserve.
- errancies
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noun,
the state or an instance of erring.
- schreiner
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noun,
Olive ("Ralph Iron") c1862–1920, English author and feminist.
- re-search
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verb (used with or without object),
to search or search for again.
- archeries
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noun,
the art, practice, or skill of an archer.
- carbineer
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noun,
(formerly) a soldier armed with a carbine.
- brainish
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adjective,
headstrong; impetuous.
- Chabrier
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noun,
Alexis Emmanuel [uh-lek-sis i-man-yoo-uh l;; French a-lek-see e-ma-ny-el] /əˈlɛk sɪs ɪˈmæn yu əl;; French a lɛkˈsi ɛ ma nüˈɛl/ (Show IPA), 1841–94, French composer.
- branches
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noun,
a division or subdivision of the stem or axis of a tree, shrub, or other plant.
- Scriabin
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noun,
Aleksandr Nikolaevich [al-ig-zan-der nik-uh-lahy-uh-vich,, -zahn-;; Russian uh-lyi-ksahn-dr nyi-kuh-lah-yi-vyich] /ˌæl ɪgˈzæn dər ˌnɪk əˈlaɪ ə vɪtʃ,, -ˈzɑn-;; Russian ʌ lyɪˈksɑn dr nyɪ kʌˈlɑ yɪ vyɪtʃ/ (Show IPA), 1872–1915, Russian composer and pianist.
- binaries
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noun,
a whole composed of two.
- Eisenach
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noun,
a city in central Germany.
- Increase
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noun,
growth or augmentation in numbers, size, strength, quality, etc.:
- carbines
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noun,
a light, gas-operated semiautomatic rifle.
- inarches
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verb (used with object),
to graft by uniting a growing branch to a stock without separating the branch from its parent stock.
- Achinese
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noun,
Atjehnese.
- research
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noun,
diligent and systematic inquiry or investigation into a subject in order to discover or revise facts, theories, applications, etc.:
- Hibernia
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noun,
Ireland.
- Bernicia
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noun,
a 6th- and 7th- century Anglian kingdom, merged with Deira to form the kingdom of Northumbria, in present-day NE England and SE Scotland.
- ranchers
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noun,
a person who owns or works on a ranch.
- iberians
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noun,
one of the ancient inhabitants of Iberia in Europe, from whom the Basques are supposed to be descended.
- breaches
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noun,
the act or a result of breaking; break or rupture.
- cherries
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noun,
the fruit of any of various trees belonging to the genus Prunus, of the rose family, consisting of a pulpy, globular drupe enclosing a one-seeded smooth stone.
- errhines
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noun,
a medicine to be snuffed up the nostrils to promote sneezing and increased discharges.
- birchers
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noun,
a member, advocate, or follower of the John Birch Society and its principles.
- benchers
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noun,
a senior member of an Inn of Court.
a member of the House of Commons.
- inscribe
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verb (used with object),
to address or dedicate (a book, photograph, etc.) informally to a person, especially by writing a brief personal note in or on it.
- has-been
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noun,
a person or thing that is no longer effective, successful, popular, etc.
- enriches
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verb (used with object),
to supply with riches, wealth, abundant or valuable possessions, etc.:
- Caribees
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noun,
See under Antilles.
- archines
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noun,
arshin.
- Bas-Rhin
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noun,
a department in NE France. 1848 sq. mi. (4785 sq. km). Capital: Strasbourg.
- Sancerre
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noun,
a dry white wine from the Loire valley region of France.
- brisance
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noun,
the shattering effect of a high explosive.
- Rainier
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noun,
Mount, a volcanic peak in W Washington, in the Cascade Range. 14,408 feet (4392 meters).
- brasier
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noun,
brazier1 .
- branchi
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- errhine
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noun,
a medicine to be snuffed up the nostrils to promote sneezing and increased discharges.
- Serbian
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noun,
a native or inhabitant of Serbia, especially one of the Slavic peoples inhabiting it.
- inheres
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verb (used without object),
to exist permanently and inseparably in, as a quality, attribute, or element; belong intrinsically; be inherent:
- archsee
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noun,
archbishopric.
- archine
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noun,
arshin.
- archers
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noun,
a person who shoots with a bow and arrow; bowman.
- ascribe
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verb (used with object),
to credit or assign, as to a cause or source; attribute; impute:
- beacher
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noun,
a long, curling wave of the sea.
- irenics
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noun,
the branch of theology dealing with the promotion of peace and conciliation among Christian churches.
Compare polemics (def 2).
- Benicia
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noun,
a town in W California.
- careens
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noun,
a careening.
- bearers
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noun,
a person or thing that carries, upholds, or brings:
- bearish
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adjective,
like a bear; rough, burly, or clumsy.
- Chinese
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noun,
the standard language of China, based on the speech of Beijing; Mandarin.
- behenic
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adjective,
of or derived from behenic acid; docosanoic.
- Behrens
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noun,
Peter [pee-ter;; German pey-tuh r] /ˈpi tər;; German ˈpeɪ tər/ (Show IPA), 1868–1940, German architect.
- Benares
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noun,
a former name of Varanasi.
- bencher
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noun,
a senior member of an Inn of Court.
a member of the House of Commons.
- barrens
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noun,
Usually, barrens. level or slightly rolling land, usually with a sandy soil and few trees, and relatively infertile.
- benches
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noun,
a long seat for several persons:
- Chenier
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noun,
a hummock in a marshy region, with stands of evergreen oaks.
- bracers
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noun,
a person or thing that braces, binds, or makes firm.
- Bernice
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noun,
a female given name: from a Greek word meaning “bringer of victory.”.
- berries
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noun,
any small, usually stoneless, juicy fruit, irrespective of botanical structure, as the huckleberry, strawberry, or hackberry.
- banshee
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noun,
(in Irish folklore) a spirit in the form of a wailing woman who appears to or is heard by members of a family as a sign that one of them is about to die.
- Richier
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noun,
Germaine [zher-men] /ʒɛrˈmɛn/ (Show IPA), 1904–59, French sculptor.
- richens
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verb (used with or without object),
to make or become rich or richer.
- birchen
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adjective,
of or relating to birch.
- scrinia
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noun,
a cylindrical container used in ancient Rome to hold papyrus rolls.
- enchase
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verb (used with object),
to place (gems) in an ornamental setting.
- Bircher
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noun,
a member, advocate, or follower of the John Birch Society and its principles.
- Birches
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noun,
any tree or shrub of the genus Betula, comprising species with a smooth, laminated outer bark and close-grained wood.
Compare birch family.
- chaines
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noun,
a series of short, usually rapid, turns performed in a straight line across the stage.
- scriber
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noun,
a tool for scribing wood or the like.
- beaches
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noun,
an expanse of sand or pebbles along a shore.
- Brescia
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noun,
a city in central Lombardy, in N Italy.
- henries
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noun,
the standard unit of inductance in the International System of Units (SI), formally defined to be the inductance of a closed circuit in which an electromotive force of one volt is produced when the electric current in the circuit varies uniformly at a rate of one ampere per second. Abbreviation: H.
- Hebraic
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adjective,
of, relating to, or characteristic of the Hebrews, their language, or their culture.
- reaches
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noun,
an act or instance of reaching:
- Cabeiri
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noun,
Cabiri.
- escribe
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verb (used with object),
to draw a circle outside of a triangle tangent to one side of the triangle and to the extensions of the other two sides.
- Shriner
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noun,
a member of a fraternal order (Ancient Arabic Order of Nobles of the Mystic Shrine) that is an auxiliary of the Masonic order and is dedicated to good fellowship, health programs, charitable works, etc.
- Siberia
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noun,
Russian Sibirʾ. an extensive region in the Russian Federation in N Asia, extending from the Ural Mountains to the Pacific.
- Cabrini
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noun,
Saint Frances Xavier ("Mother Cabrini") 1850–1917, U.S. nun, born in Italy; founder of the Missionary Sisters of the Sacred Heart of Jesus.
- achenes
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noun,
any small, dry, hard, one-seeded, indehiscent fruit.
- cahiers
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noun,
Bookbinding. a number of sheets of paper or leaves of a book placed together, as for binding.
- absence
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noun,
state of being away or not being present:
- ranches
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noun,
an establishment maintained for raising livestock under range conditions.
- Iberian
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noun,
one of the ancient inhabitants of Iberia in Europe, from whom the Basques are supposed to be descended.
- Cairene
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noun,
a native or resident of Cairo, Egypt.
- sincere
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adjective,
free of deceit, hypocrisy, or falseness; earnest:
- caribes
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noun,
piranha.
- hernias
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noun,
the protrusion of an organ or tissue through an opening in its surrounding walls, especially in the abdominal region.
- Herries
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verb (used with or without object),
harry.
- carbene
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noun,
the radical CH 2 and its derivatives.
- sirenic
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adjective,
of or characteristic of a siren; melodious, tempting, or alluring.
- carbine
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noun,
a light, gas-operated semiautomatic rifle.
- cashier
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noun,
an employee, as in a market or department store, who collects payments for customer purchases.
- carnies
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noun,
a person employed by a carnival.
- harries
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noun,
a male given name, form of Harold or Henry.
- sericin
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noun,
a gelatinous organic compound that holds the two strands of natural silk together.
- brinies
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noun,
ocean.
- cerebr-
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- Sharrie
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noun,
a female given name, form of Sharon.
- hircine
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adjective,
of, relating to, or resembling a goat.
- Shearer
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noun,
Moira (Moira Shearer King) 1926–2006, British ballerina.
- rancher
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noun,
a person who owns or works on a ranch.
- cerias
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noun,
a white-to-yellow, heavy powder, cerium dioxide, CeO 2 , usually derived from cerium nitrate by decomposition with heat: used chiefly in ceramics, glass polishing, and decolorizing.
- cerise
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adjective, noun,
moderate to deep red.
- Cherie
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noun,
dear; sweetheart: used in referring to or addressing a woman or girl.
- beanie
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noun,
a skullcap, often brightly colored, worn especially by children and by college freshmen, especially in the 1940s.
- branch
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noun,
a division or subdivision of the stem or axis of a tree, shrub, or other plant.
- Chenab
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noun,
a river in S Asia, flowing SW from N India to the Sutlej River in E Pakistan. About 605 miles (1085 km) long.
- caries
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noun,
decay, as of bone or of plant tissue.
- rasher
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noun,
a thin slice of bacon or ham for frying or broiling.
- Bernie
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noun,
a male given name, form of Bernard.
- cheers
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noun,
a shout of encouragement, approval, congratulation, etc.:
- raisin
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noun,
a grape of any of various sweet varieties dried in the sun or by artificial means, often used in cookery.
- racers
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noun,
a person, animal, or thing that races or takes part in a race, as a racehorse, bicycle, yacht, etc.
- brines
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noun,
water saturated or strongly impregnated with salt.
- breach
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noun,
the act or a result of breaking; break or rupture.
- caribe
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noun,
piranha.
- career
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noun,
an occupation or profession, especially one requiring special training, followed as one's lifework:
- bearer
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noun,
a person or thing that carries, upholds, or brings:
- rhenic
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adjective,
of or containing rhenium.
- Sabine
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noun,
one of the Sabine people.
- Breech
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noun,
the lower, rear part of the trunk of the body; buttocks.
- rabies
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noun,
an infectious disease of dogs, cats, and other animals, transmitted to humans by the bite of an infected animal and usually fatal if prophylactic treatment is not administered: caused by an RNA virus of the rhabdovirus group; hydrophobia.
- chirrs
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noun,
the sound of chirring.
- Cairns
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noun,
a seaport in NE Australia.
- chines
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noun,
a ravine formed in rock by the action of running water.
- chinas
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noun,
a translucent ceramic material, biscuit-fired at a high temperature, its glaze fired at a low temperature.
- caners
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noun,
a person who works with cane, especially one who produces canework for chairs.
- censer
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noun,
a container, usually covered, in which incense is burned, especially during religious services; thurible.
- briers
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noun,
a prickly plant or shrub, especially the sweetbrier or a greenbrier.
- Caribs
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noun,
a member of a group of Indian peoples formerly dominant through the Lesser Antilles, now found in small numbers in a few areas of the West Indies and in parts of Central America and northeastern South America.
- ricins
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noun,
a white, poisonous, protein powder from the bean of the castor-oil plant.
- chaser
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noun,
a person or thing that chases or pursues.
- Richie
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noun,
a male given name, form of Richard.
- charrs
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noun,
char2 .
- Ranchi
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noun,
a city in and capital of Jharkhand state, in E India.
- chains
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noun,
a series of objects connected one after the other, usually in the form of a series of metal rings passing through one another, used either for various purposes requiring a flexible tie with high tensile strength, as for hauling, supporting, or confining, or in various ornamental and decorative forms.
- casern
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noun,
a lodging for soldiers in a garrison town; barracks.
- ricers
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noun,
an implement for ricing potatoes, squash, etc., by pressing them through small holes.
- chaine
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noun,
a series of short, usually rapid, turns performed in a straight line across the stage.
- rachis
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noun,
Botany.
the axis of an inflorescence when somewhat elongated, as in a raceme.
(in a pinnately compound leaf or frond) the prolongation of the petiole along which the leaflets are disposed.
any of various axial structures.
- bracer
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noun,
a person or thing that braces, binds, or makes firm.
- rehabs
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noun,
rehabilitation, especially a program or facility for treating persons addicted to drugs or alcohol or recovering from certain medical conditions:
- casein
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noun,
Biochemistry. a protein precipitated from milk, as by rennet, and forming the basis of cheese and certain plastics.
- braces
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noun,
something that holds parts together or in place, as a clasp or clamp.
- Ribera
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noun,
José de [hoh-zey duh;; Spanish haw-se th e] /hoʊˈzeɪ də;; Spanish hɔˈsɛ ðɛ/ (Show IPA), (Jusepe de Ribera"Lo Spagnoletto") 1588–1652, Spanish printmaker and painter active in Naples.
- Racine
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noun,
Jean Baptiste [zhahn ba-teest] /ʒɑ̃ baˈtist/ (Show IPA), 1639–99, French dramatist.
- C-bias
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noun,
grid bias.
- Reiner
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noun,
Fritz, 1888–1963, Hungarian conductor in the U.S.
- brains
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noun,
Anatomy, Zoology. the part of the central nervous system enclosed in the cranium of humans and other vertebrates, consisting of a soft, convoluted mass of gray and white matter and serving to control and coordinate the mental and physical actions.
- chairs
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noun,
a seat, especially for one person, usually having four legs for support and a rest for the back and often having rests for the arms.
- rebecs
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noun,
a Renaissance fiddle with a pear-shaped body tapering into a neck that ends in a sickle-shaped or scroll-shaped pegbox.
- cahier
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noun,
Bookbinding. a number of sheets of paper or leaves of a book placed together, as for binding.
- ceibas
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noun,
the silk-cotton tree, Ceiba pentandra.
- bichir
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noun,
any of several primitive freshwater African fishes of the genus Polypterus having functional lungs as well as gills.
- braise
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verb (used with object),
to cook (meat, fish, or vegetables) by sautéeing in fat and then simmering slowly in very little liquid.
- riches
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noun,
(used with a plural verb) rich persons collectively (usually preceded by the):
- Bierce
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noun,
Ambrose (Gwinnett) [gwi-net] /gwɪˈnɛt/ (Show IPA), 1842–1914? U.S. journalist and short-story writer.
- Charis
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noun,
one of the Graces, married to Hephaestus.
- Bihari
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noun,
a native or inhabitant of Bihar.
- Cabiri
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noun,
a group of gods, probably of Eastern origin, worshiped in mysteries in various parts of ancient Greece, the cult centers being at Samothrace and Thebes.
- ranees
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noun,
the wife of a rajah.
- cabers
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noun,
a pole or beam, especially one thrown as a trial of strength.
- richen
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verb (used with or without object),
to make or become rich or richer.
- chaise
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noun,
a light, open carriage, usually with a hood, especially a one-horse, two-wheeled carriage for two persons; shay.
- BSArch
-
- Cesena
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noun,
a city in E central Italy.
- Carrie
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noun,
a female given name, form of Caroline.
- Rhines
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noun,
Joseph Banks, 1895–1980, U.S. psychologist: pioneer in parapsychology.
- enrich
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verb (used with object),
to supply with riches, wealth, abundant or valuable possessions, etc.:
- careen
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noun,
a careening.
- easier
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noun,
a word formerly used in communications to represent the letter E.
- Seneca
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noun,
a member of the largest tribe of the Iroquois Confederacy of North American Indians, formerly inhabiting western New York and being conspicuous in the wars south and west of Lake Erie.
- bairns
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noun,
a child; son or daughter.
- inches
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noun,
a unit of length, 1/12 (0.0833) foot, equivalent to 2.54 centimeters.
- Shiner
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noun,
a person or thing that shines.
- ecrase
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adjective,
(of leather) crushed to produce a grained effect.
- nacres
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noun,
mother-of-pearl.
- arsine
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noun,
Also called arseniuretted hydrogen. a colorless, flammable, slightly water-soluble gas, AsH 3 , having a fetid, garliclike odor, used in chemical warfare.
- Ischia
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noun,
an Italian island in the Tyrrhenian Sea, W of Naples: earthquake 1883. 18 sq. mi. (47 sq. km).
- arshin
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noun,
a Russian unit of length equal to 28 inches (71 cm).
- arsen-
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- banish
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verb (used with object),
to expel from or relegate to a country or place by authoritative decree; condemn to exile:
- Shrine
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noun,
a building or other shelter, often of a stately or sumptuous character, enclosing the remains or relics of a saint or other holy person and forming an object of religious veneration and pilgrimage.
- Heinie
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noun,
a contemptuous term used to refer to a German, especially a German soldier in World War I or II.
- BArchE
-
- hearse
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noun,
a vehicle for conveying a dead person to the place of burial.
- encase
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verb (used with object),
to enclose in or as in a case:
- Serbia
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noun,
a republic in S Europe since 2006; includes the autonomous province of Vojvodina and claims sovereignty over the autonomous province of Kosovo, which has declared itself independent; formerly part of Yugoslavia, in the N part: a former kingdom in S Europe. 34,116 sq. mi. (88,360 sq. km). Capital: Belgrade.
- Sheena
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Harris
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noun,
Benjamin, c1660–c1720, English journalist who published the first newspaper in America 1690.
- inarch
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verb (used with object),
to graft by uniting a growing branch to a stock without separating the branch from its parent stock.
- irenic
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adjective,
tending to promote peace or reconciliation; peaceful or conciliatory.
- airish
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adjective,
given to putting on airs.
- eraser
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noun,
a device, as a piece of rubber or cloth, for erasing marks made with pen, pencil, chalk, etc.
- secern
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verb (used with object),
to discriminate or distinguish in thought.
- seiner
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noun,
a person who fishes with a seine.
- baches
-
noun,
a bachelor.
- shicer
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noun,
Slang. a swindler.
- Harbin
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noun,
a city in and the capital of Heilongjiang province, in NE China.
- search
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noun,
the act of searching; careful examination or investigation:
an instance of this:
- seance
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noun,
a meeting in which a spiritualist attempts to communicate with the spirits of the dead.
- Scribe
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noun,
a person who serves as a professional copyist, especially one who made copies of manuscripts before the invention of printing.
- screen
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noun,
a movable or fixed device, usually consisting of a covered frame, that provides shelter, serves as a partition, etc.
- Shinar
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noun,
a land mentioned in the Bible, often identified with Sumer.
- seiche
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noun,
an occasional and sudden oscillation of the water of a lake, bay, estuary, etc., producing fluctuations in the water level and caused by wind, earthquakes, changes in barometric pressure, etc.
- haeres
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noun,
heres.
- serein
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noun,
fine rain falling after sunset from a sky in which no clouds are visible.
- Archer
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noun,
a person who shoots with a bow and arrow; bowman.
- criers
-
noun,
a person who cries.
- Sirach
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noun,
Son of, Jesus (def 2).
- Arches
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noun,
Architecture.
a curved masonry construction for spanning an opening, consisting of a number of wedgelike stones, bricks, or the like, set with the narrower side toward the opening in such a way that forces on the arch are transmitted as vertical or oblique stresses on either side of the opening.
an upwardly curved construction, as of steel or timber functioning in the manner of a masonry arch.
a doorway, gateway, etc., having a curved head; an archway.
the curved head of an opening, as a doorway.
- Herrin
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noun,
a town in S Illinois.
- incase
-
verb (used with object),
encase.
- crease
-
noun,
a ridge or groove produced in anything by folding, heat, pressure, etc.; fold; furrow.
- Sirena
-
noun,
a female given name.
- inhere
-
verb (used without object),
to exist permanently and inseparably in, as a quality, attribute, or element; belong intrinsically; be inherent:
- sirrah
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noun,
a term of address used to inferiors or children to express impatience, contempt, etc.
- sirree
-
noun,
(used as an intensive with no or yes):
- niches
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noun,
an ornamental recess in a wall or the like, usually semicircular in plan and arched, as for a statue or other decorative object.
- Nicias
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noun,
died 413 b.c, Athenian statesman and general.
- incher
-
noun,
something that has or is associated with a height or length of an inch or a specified number of inches (often used in combination):
- serine
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noun,
a crystalline amino acid, HOCH 2 CH(NH 2)COOH, found in many proteins and obtained by the hydrolysis of sericin, the protein constituting silk gum. Symbol: S. Abbreviation: Ser;
- incise
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verb (used with object),
to cut into; cut marks, figures, etc., upon.
- hernia
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noun,
the protrusion of an organ or tissue through an opening in its surrounding walls, especially in the abdominal region.
- ericas
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noun,
any of numerous low-growing evergreen shrubs or small trees belonging to the genus Erica, of the heath family, including several species of heather.
- herein
-
adverb,
in or into this place.
- eschar
-
noun,
a hard crust or scab, as from a burn.
- nebris
-
noun,
a fawn skin worn in Greek mythology by Dionysus and his followers.
- Neches
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noun,
a river in E Texas, flowing S and SE to Sabine Lake. 416 miles (669 km) long.
- achene
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noun,
any small, dry, hard, one-seeded, indehiscent fruit.
- Serena
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Barnes
-
noun,
Albert Coombs [koomz] /kumz/ (Show IPA), 1873–1951, U.S. inventor and art collector.
- Nereis
-
noun,
clamworm.
- Sierra
-
noun,
a chain of hills or mountains, the peaks of which suggest the teeth of a saw.
- Archie
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Archibald.
- Iberia
-
noun,
Also called Iberian Peninsula. a peninsula in SW Europe, comprising Spain and Portugal.
- archi-
-
- Barren
-
noun,
Usually, barrens. level or slightly rolling land, usually with a sandy soil and few trees, and relatively infertile.
- Barres
-
noun,
Maurice [moh-rees] /moʊˈris/ (Show IPA), 1862–1923, French novelist, writer on politics, and politician.
- Barrie
-
noun,
Sir James M(atthew) 1860–1937, Scottish novelist, short-story writer, and playwright.
- Ceiba
-
noun,
the silk-cotton tree, Ceiba pentandra.
- Hanse
-
noun,
Hansa.
- 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.
- Inari
-
noun,
Lake, a lake in NE Finland. About 500 sq. mi. (1295 sq. km).
- Haber
-
noun,
Fritz, 1868–1934, German chemist: Nobel Prize 1918.
- ranch
-
noun,
an establishment maintained for raising livestock under range conditions.
- Ranee
-
noun,
the wife of a rajah.
- cease
-
noun,
cessation:
- ranis
-
noun,
ranee.
- hier-
-
- Caren
-
noun,
a female given name.
- HIRES
-
noun,
the act of hiring.
- hsien
-
noun,
(in popular Chinese religion) one of a group of benevolent spirits promoting good in the world.
- cares
-
noun,
a state of mind in which one is troubled; worry, anxiety, or concern:
- Carib
-
noun,
a member of a group of Indian peoples formerly dominant through the Lesser Antilles, now found in small numbers in a few areas of the West Indies and in parts of Central America and northeastern South America.
- herns
-
- Herne
-
noun,
James A(hern) [uh-hurn] /əˈhɜrn/ (Show IPA), 1839–1901, U.S. actor and playwright.
- Carie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Caroline.
- Henri
-
noun,
Robert, 1865–1929, U.S. painter.
- Carin
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Henie
-
noun,
Sonja, 1912–69, U.S. figure-skater and film actress, born in Norway.
- ician
-
- hence
-
adverb,
as an inference from this fact; for this reason; therefore:
- Ibsen
-
noun,
Henrik [hen-rik] /ˈhɛn rɪk/ (Show IPA), 1828–1906, Norwegian dramatist and poet.
- carne
-
noun,
Marcel [mahr-sel;; French mar-sel] /mɑrˈsɛl;; French marˈsɛl/ (Show IPA), 1909–1996, French film director.
- Heine
-
noun,
Heinrich [hahyn-rikh] /ˈhaɪn rɪx/ (Show IPA), 1797–1856, German lyric and satiric poet, journalist, and critic.
- carns
-
noun,
cairn.
- Heian
-
adjective,
of or relating to the period in Japan, a.d. 794–1185, characterized by the modification and naturalization of ideas and institutions that were earlier introduced from China.
- Iceni
-
noun,
an ancient Celtic tribe of eastern England, whose queen, Boadicea, headed an insurrection against the Romans in a.d. 61.
- carse
-
noun,
bottom land.
- hebes
-
- Heber
-
noun,
Reginald, 1783–1826, British bishop and hymn writer.
- hears
-
verb (used with object),
to perceive by the ear:
- Hearn
-
noun,
Lafcadio [laf-kad-ee-oh] /læfˈkæd iˌoʊ/ (Show IPA), ("Koizumi Yakumo") 1850–1904, U.S. journalist, novelist, and essayist, born in Greece; Japanese citizen after 1894.
- Cenis
-
noun,
Mont, a mountain pass between SE France and Italy, in the Alps. 6834 feet (2083 meters) high.
- cires
-
noun,
a brilliant, highly glazed surface produced on fabrics by subjecting them to a wax, heat, and calendering treatment.
- cense
-
verb (used with object),
to burn incense near or in front of; perfume with incense.
- cries
-
noun,
the act or sound of crying; any loud utterance or exclamation; a shout, scream, or wail.
- cheer
-
noun,
a shout of encouragement, approval, congratulation, etc.:
- earns
-
verb (used with object),
to gain or get in return for one's labor or service:
- nares
-
plural noun,
the nostrils or the nasal passages.
- nears
-
- Nebr.
-
- racer
-
noun,
a person, animal, or thing that races or takes part in a race, as a racehorse, bicycle, yacht, etc.
- Chere
-
adjective,
dear; beloved: used in referring to or addressing a woman or girl.
- crine
-
noun,
hair; head of hair.
- Rabin
-
noun,
Yitzhak [yits-khahk] /yɪtsˈxɑk/ (Show IPA), 1922–95, Israeli military and political leader: prime minister 1974–77 and 1992–95: Nobel Peace Prize 1994.
- Chian
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Chios.
- chias
-
noun,
a plant, Salvia columbariae, of the mint family, native to the southwestern U.S. and Mexico, having mostly basal, oblong leaves and small blue flowers: the seeds are used as food and as the source of a beverage.
- Chiba
-
noun,
a city on SE Honshu, in central Japan, near Tokyo.
- Chin.
-
- Chase
-
noun,
the act of chasing; pursuit:
- China
-
noun,
a translucent ceramic material, biscuit-fired at a high temperature, its glaze fired at a low temperature.
- crier
-
noun,
a person who cries.
- Crees
-
noun,
a member of a North American Indian people of Ontario, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, and Montana.
- chine
-
noun,
a ravine formed in rock by the action of running water.
- niche
-
noun,
an ornamental recess in a wall or the like, usually semicircular in plan and arched, as for a statue or other decorative object.
- chirr
-
noun,
the sound of chirring.
- crash
-
noun,
a sudden loud noise, as of something being violently smashed or struck:
- Crane
-
noun,
any large wading bird of the family Gruidae, characterized by long legs, bill, and neck and an elevated hind toe.
- Chris
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Christopher.
- Nisei
-
noun,
a person of Japanese descent, born and educated in the U.S. or Canada.
- niece
-
noun,
a daughter of a person's brother or sister.
- Cirri
-
noun,
a plural of cirrus.
- cine-
-
- narcs
-
noun,
a government agent or detective charged with the enforcement of laws restricting the use of narcotics.
- races
-
noun,
a contest of speed, as in running, riding, driving, or sailing.
- raise
-
noun,
an increase in amount, as of wages:
- Chain
-
noun,
a series of objects connected one after the other, usually in the form of a series of metal rings passing through one another, used either for various purposes requiring a flexible tie with high tensile strength, as for hauling, supporting, or confining, or in various ornamental and decorative forms.
- ceras
-
noun,
(in prescriptions) wax.
- incr.
-
- Ceres
-
noun,
a pre-Roman goddess of agriculture under whose name the Romans adopted the worship of the Greek goddess Demeter.
- 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.
- 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).
- Iran.
-
- cines
-
noun,
a film; motion picture.
- ernes
-
noun,
sea eagle.
- ERISA
-
noun,
Employee Retirement Income Security Act.
- Irene
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. one of the Horae, the personification of peace.
- 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.
- Irina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Erech
-
noun,
Biblical name of Uruk.
- chars
-
noun,
a charred material or surface.
- erase
-
verb (used with object),
to rub or scrape out, as letters or characters written, engraved, etc.; efface.
- chair
-
noun,
a seat, especially for one person, usually having four legs for support and a rest for the back and often having rests for the arms.
- Irish
-
noun,
the inhabitants of Ireland and their descendants elsewhere.
- chais
-
noun,
a shed or other aboveground building where a winemaker stores wine in casks.
- 30-30
-
- char-
-
- Isere
-
noun,
a river in SE France, flowing from the Alps to the Rhone River. 150 miles (240 km) long.
- Chari
-
noun,
Shari.
- Isiac
-
adjective,
of or relating to Isis or the worship of Isis.
- nabes
-
noun,
a neighborhood movie theater.
- Nabis
-
- charr
-
noun,
char2 .
- nacre
-
noun,
mother-of-pearl.
- Ernie
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Ernest.
- reni-
-
- Hines
-
noun,
Earl ("Fatha") 1905–83, U.S. jazz pianist.
- scene
-
noun,
the place where some action or event occurs:
- carbs
-
noun,
a carburetor.
- baric
-
adjective,
of or containing barium.
- bares
-
verb,
simple past tense of bear1 .
- scare
-
noun,
a sudden fright or alarm, especially with little or no reason.
- banes
-
noun,
a person or thing that ruins or spoils:
- BANCS
-
noun,
the seat on which judges sit in court.
- scena
-
noun,
an extended operatic vocal solo, usually including an aria and a recitative.
- bairn
-
noun,
a child; son or daughter.
- Barre
-
noun,
a handrail placed at hip height, used by a dancer to maintain balance during practice.
- scree
-
noun,
a steep mass of detritus on the side of a mountain.
- BArch
-
- sebi-
-
- Asine
-
noun,
an ancient town in S Greece, on the Gulf of Argolis.
- Asher
-
noun,
a son of Jacob and Zilpah. Gen. 30:12–13.
- ashen
-
adjective,
ash-colored; gray.
- Seine
-
noun,
a fishing net that hangs vertically in the water, having floats at the upper edge and sinkers at the lower.
- ASCII
-
noun,
a standard code, consisting of 128 7-bit combinations, for characters stored in a computer or to be transmitted between computers.
- Sarre
-
noun,
French name of Saar.
- Saree
-
noun,
sari.
- Asben
-
noun,
Aïr.
- Sabir
-
noun,
lingua franca (def 2).
- rrhea
-
- Beers
-
noun,
Clifford Whittingham [hwit-ing-uh m,, wit-] /ˈʰwɪt ɪŋ əm,, ˈwɪt-/ (Show IPA), 1876–1943, U.S. pioneer in mental hygiene.
- Saber
-
noun,
a heavy, one-edged sword, usually slightly curved, used especially by cavalry.
- beech
-
noun,
any tree of the genus Fagus, of temperate regions, having a smooth gray bark and bearing small, edible, triangular nuts.
- Sabin
-
noun,
Physics. a unit of sound absorption, equal to one square foot (929 square centimeters) of a perfectly absorptive surface.
- beche
-
noun,
a grab for retrieving tools used in drilling a well.
- bears
-
noun,
any of the plantigrade, carnivorous or omnivorous mammals of the family Ursidae, having massive bodies, coarse heavy fur, relatively short limbs, and almost rudimentary tails.
- beans
-
noun,
the edible nutritious seed of various plants of the legume family, especially of the genus Phaseolus.
- sarc-
-
- SABRE
-
noun,
a heavy, one-edged sword, usually slightly curved, used especially by cavalry.
- Beach
-
noun,
an expanse of sand or pebbles along a shore.
- Sahib
-
noun,
(in India) sir; master: a term of respect used, especially during the colonial period, when addressing or referring to a European.
- saice
-
noun,
syce.
- BCerE
-
- basin
-
noun,
a circular container with a greater width than depth, becoming smaller toward the bottom, used chiefly to hold water or other liquid, especially for washing.
- Basie
-
noun,
William ("Count") 1904–84, U.S. jazz pianist, bandleader, and composer.
- BASIC
-
noun,
Military.
basic training.
a soldier or airman receiving basic training.
- serac
-
noun,
a large irregularity of glacial ice, as a pinnacle found in glacial crevasses and formed by melting or movement of the ice.
- serai
-
noun,
(in Eastern countries) a caravansary.
- Beira
-
noun,
a seaport in central Mozambique.
- acerb
-
adjective,
acerbic.
- Aesir
-
noun,
the principal race of gods, led by Odin and living at Asgard.
- Shire
-
noun,
one of the counties of Great Britain.
- aerie
-
noun,
the nest of a bird of prey, as an eagle or a hawk.
- aeri-
-
- shirr
-
noun,
Also, shirring. a shirred arrangement, as of cloth.
- 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.
- Siena
-
noun,
a city in Tuscany, in central Italy, S of Florence: cathedral.
- 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.
- shier
-
noun,
a horse having a tendency to shy.
- since
-
adverb,
from then till now (often preceded by ever):
- abris
-
noun,
a shelter, especially a dugout.
- abrin
-
noun,
a highly poisonous protein found in the seeds of the rosary pea: inhibits protein synthesis, causing symptoms such as internal bleeding, intestinal upset, and irritation of mucous membranes.
- Abner
-
noun,
the commander of the Israelite army and a cousin of Saul. I Sam. 14:50; 26:5.
- siree
-
noun,
sirree.
- Siren
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. one of several sea nymphs, part woman and part bird, who lure mariners to destruction by their seductive singing.
- snare
-
noun,
a device, often consisting of a noose, for capturing small game.
- sneer
-
noun,
a look or expression of derision, scorn, or contempt.
- shine
-
noun,
radiance or brightness caused by emitted or reflected light.
- sheer
-
noun,
a thin, diaphanous material, as chiffon or voile.
- arris
-
noun,
a sharp ridge, as between adjoining channels of a Doric column.
- Arber
-
noun,
Werner, born 1929, Swiss microbiologist: shared Nobel Prize 1978.
- arise
-
verb (used without object),
to get up from sitting, lying, or kneeling; rise:
- Aries
-
noun,
Astronomy. the Ram, a zodiacal constellation between Pisces and Taurus.
- arche
-
- Arch.
-
- 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.
- Seric
-
- serin
-
noun,
a small finch, Serinus serinus, of Europe and northern Africa, closely related to the canary.
- Shane
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Sheen
-
noun,
luster; brightness; radiance.
- anise
-
noun,
a Mediterranean plant, Pimpinella anisum, of the parsley family, having loose umbrels of small yellowish-white flowers that yield aniseed.
- anis-
-
- share
-
noun,
the full or proper portion or part allotted or belonging to or contributed or owed by an individual or group.
- Shari
-
noun,
Also, Chari. a river in N central Africa, flowing NW from the Central African Republic into Lake Chad. 1400 miles (2254 km) long.
- ancre
-
adjective,
having the end of each limb divided and carved outward like the flukes of an anchor; moline:
- Shear
-
noun,
Usually, shears. (sometimes used with a singular verb)
scissors of large size (usually used with pair of).
any of various other cutting implements or machines having two blades that resemble or suggest those of scissors.
- Aisne
-
noun,
a river in N France, flowing NW and W to the Oise. 175 miles (280 km) long.
- Sheba
-
noun,
Queen of, the queen who visited Solomon to test his wisdom. I Kings 10:1–13.
- Behan
-
noun,
Brendan (Francis) [bren-duh n] /ˈbrɛn dən/ (Show IPA), 1923–64, Irish playwright.
- baris
-
noun,
a seaport in SE Italy, on the Adriatic.
- Brans
-
noun,
the partly ground husk of wheat or other grain, separated from flour meal by sifting.
- 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.
- Birch
-
noun,
any tree or shrub of the genus Betula, comprising species with a smooth, laminated outer bark and close-grained wood.
Compare birch family.
- caber
-
noun,
a pole or beam, especially one thrown as a trial of strength.
- reach
-
noun,
an act or instance of reaching:
- briar
-
noun,
brier1 .
- rebar
-
noun,
a steel bar or rod used to reinforce concrete.
- birne
-
noun,
boule1 (def 1).
- rebec
-
noun,
a Renaissance fiddle with a pear-shaped body tapering into a neck that ends in a sickle-shaped or scroll-shaped pegbox.
- rices
-
noun,
the starchy seeds or grain of an annual marsh grass, Oryza sativa, cultivated in warm climates and used for food.
- birrs
-
noun,
force; energy; vigor.
- birse
-
noun,
a short hair of the beard or body; a bristle.
- ricer
-
noun,
an implement for ricing potatoes, squash, etc., by pressing them through small holes.
- rehab
-
noun,
rehabilitation, especially a program or facility for treating persons addicted to drugs or alcohol or recovering from certain medical conditions:
- Brace
-
noun,
something that holds parts together or in place, as a clasp or clamp.
- Reich
-
noun,
(with reference to Germany) empire; realm; nation.
- Brahe
-
noun,
Tycho [tee-koh;; Danish ty-koh] /ˈti koʊ;; Danish ˈtü koʊ/ (Show IPA), 1546–1601, Danish astronomer.
- cabin
-
noun,
a small house or cottage, usually of simple design and construction:
- rhin-
-
- Brice
-
noun,
Fanny (Fannie Borach) 1891–1951, U.S. singer and comedian.
- Brier
-
noun,
a prickly plant or shrub, especially the sweetbrier or a greenbrier.
- Brian
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Brine
-
noun,
water saturated or strongly impregnated with salt.
- Rhein
-
noun,
the Rhine.
- Breen
-
noun,
a deep brownish green.
- rheas
-
noun,
the ramie plant or fiber.
- brain
-
noun,
Anatomy, Zoology. the part of the central nervous system enclosed in the cranium of humans and other vertebrates, consisting of a soft, convoluted mass of gray and white matter and serving to control and coordinate the mental and physical actions.
- brise
-
noun,
a ballet movement in which the dancer jumps off one foot, beats the legs together, and lands on both feet.
- rhine
-
noun,
Joseph Banks, 1895–1980, U.S. psychologist: pioneer in parapsychology.
- brash
-
noun,
a pile or stack of loose fragments or debris, as of rocks or hedge clippings.
- bench
-
noun,
a long seat for several persons:
- 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.
- BSChE
-
- bines
-
noun,
a twining plant stem, as of the hop.
- rears
-
- Bihar
-
noun,
a state in NE India. 38,301 sq. mi. (99,200 sq. km). Capital: Patna.
- rinse
-
noun,
an act or instance of rinsing.
- rishi
-
noun,
an inspired sage or poet.
- Benes
-
noun,
Eduard [e-doo-ahrt] /ˈɛ dʊˌɑrt/ (Show IPA), 1884–1948, Czech patriot and statesman: president of Czechoslovakia 1935–38 and 1945–48.
- riser
-
noun,
a person who rises, especially from bed:
- Benis
-
noun,
a river flowing NE from W Bolivia to the Madeira River. About 600 miles (965 km) long.
- carb-
-
- rares
-
adjective,
coming or occurring far apart in time; unusual; uncommon:
- canes
-
noun,
a stick or short staff used to assist one in walking; walking stick.
- Berar
-
noun,
a former division of the Central Provinces and Berar, in central India: now part of Maharashtra state.
- Berea
-
noun,
a city in NE Ohio, near Cleveland.
- Beria
-
noun,
Lavrenti Pavlovich [luh v-ren-tee pav-loh-vich;; Russian luh-vryen-tyee puh-vlaw-vyich] /ləvˈrɛn ti pævˈloʊ vɪtʃ;; Russian lʌˈvryɛn tyi pʌˈvlɔ vyɪtʃ/ (Show IPA), 1899–1953, Soviet secret-police chief: executed for treason.
- caner
-
noun,
a person who works with cane, especially one who produces canework for chairs.
- Berne
-
noun,
Bern.
- Berra
-
noun,
Lawrence Peter ("Yogi") born 1925, U.S. baseball player and manager.
- Berns
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Switzerland, in the W part: capital of Bern canton.
- cairn
-
noun,
a heap of stones set up as a landmark, monument, tombstone, etc.
- Rashi
-
noun,
(Solomon ben Isaac) 1040–1105, French Hebrew scholar.
- ricin
-
noun,
a white, poisonous, protein powder from the bean of the castor-oil plant.
- biers
-
noun,
a frame or stand on which a corpse or the coffin containing it is laid before burial.
- caine
-
noun,
(Sir Thomas Henry) Hall, 1853–1931, English novelist.
- cains
-
noun,
Scot. and Irish English. rent paid in kind, especially a percentage of a farm crop.
- bices
-
noun,
either of two colors, bice blue or bice green.
- rash
-
noun,
an eruption or efflorescence on the skin.
- resh
-
noun,
the 20th letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
- Rhea
-
noun,
the ramie plant or fiber.
- shr.
-
- Sian
-
noun,
Older Spelling. Xian.
- inch
-
noun,
a unit of length, 1/12 (0.0833) foot, equivalent to 2.54 centimeters.
- ibis
-
noun,
any of several large wading birds of the family Threskiornithidae, of warm temperate and tropical regions, related to the herons and storks, and characterized by a long, thin, downward-curved bill.
Compare sacred ibis.
- Shan
-
noun,
a group of Mongoloid tribes in the hills of Burma.
- 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.
- Hsia
-
noun,
a legendary dynasty in China, the traditional dates of which are 2205–1766 b.c.
- snib
-
noun,
a bolt, catch, lock, or fastening on a door or window.
- Sra.
-
- hire
-
noun,
the act of hiring.
- sice
-
noun,
syce.
- Rhee
-
noun,
Syngman [sing-muh n] /ˈsɪŋ mən/ (Show IPA), 1875–1965, president of South Korea 1948–60.
- Ice.
-
- Rena
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Marina.
- Inc.
-
- Rees
-
noun,
reeve3 .
- ices
-
noun,
the solid form of water, produced by freezing; frozen water.
- rebs
-
noun,
a Confederate soldier.
- rase
-
verb (used with object),
raze.
- Iban
-
noun,
Also called Sea Dayak. a member of any of several Dayak tribes of Sarawak.
- sinh
-
noun,
hyperbolic sine.
- Shin
-
noun,
the front part of the leg from the knee to the ankle.
- recs
-
noun,
recreation.
- ichs
-
noun,
a disease of tropical fishes, characterized by small, white nodules on the fins, skin, and eyes, caused by a ciliate protozoan, Ichthyophthirius multifiliis.
- ICSH
-
- 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.
- inae
-
- shee
-
noun,
sídh.
- Sina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- 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.
- sire
-
noun,
the male parent of a quadruped.
- Shea
-
noun,
shea tree.
- Iasi
-
noun,
Romanian name of Jassy.
- Reis
-
plural noun,
a former money of account of Portugal and Brazil.
- Rani
-
noun,
ranee.
- Seri
-
noun,
a member of an American Indian people of western Sonora state, Mexico, on the Gulf of California.
- RNAS
-
- Rais
-
noun,
Gilles de, Retz, Gilles de Laval, Baron de.
- sane
-
noun,
a private nationwide organization in the U.S., established in 1957, that opposes nuclear testing and advocates international peace.
- SCAN
-
noun,
an act or instance of scanning; close examination.
- Rich
-
noun,
(used with a plural verb) rich persons collectively (usually preceded by the):
- Nash
-
noun,
John, 1752–1835, English architect and city planner.
- Nasi
-
noun,
the head or president of the Sanhedrin.
- scab
-
noun,
the incrustation that forms over a sore or wound during healing.
- NEbE
-
- NEBS
-
noun,
a bill or beak, as of a bird.
- SBIC
-
- Neh.
-
- Neri
-
noun,
Saint Philip (Filippo Neri) 1515–95, Italian priest: founder of Congregation of the Oratory.
- 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.
- nibs
-
noun,
his/her nibs, Informal: Often Facetious. a person in authority, especially one who is demanding and tyrannical:
- NICE
-
noun,
a port in and the capital of Alpes-Maritimes, in SE France, on the Mediterranean: resort.
- RIIA
-
- narc
-
noun,
a government agent or detective charged with the enforcement of laws restricting the use of narcotics.
- Riis
-
noun,
Jacob August, 1849–1914, U.S. journalist and social reformer, born in Denmark.
- Rina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- sain
-
verb (used with object),
to make the sign of the cross on, as for protection against evil influences.
- 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.
- Nier
-
noun,
Alfred Otto Carl, 1911–1994, U.S. physicist.
- NIRA
-
- 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):
- NRAB
-
- RIBA
-
- Rise
-
noun,
an act or instance of rising.
- Rabi
-
noun,
Isidor Isaac, 1898–1988, U.S. physicist: Nobel prize 1944.
- RACE
-
noun,
a contest of speed, as in running, riding, driving, or sailing.
- Sab.
-
- scar
-
noun,
a mark left by a healed wound, sore, or burn.
- Nair
-
noun,
a group of Hindu castes in the Kerala region of India.
- INRI
-
- sec.
-
- ins.
-
- Sere
-
noun,
the series of stages in an ecological succession.
- Serb
-
noun, adjective,
Serbian.
- Sera
-
noun,
a plural of serum.
- IRAS
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- Ire.
-
- sene
-
noun,
a bronze coin and monetary unit of Western Samoa, the 100th part of a tala.
- RIAS
-
noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- seer
-
noun,
a person who sees; observer.
- 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).
- Seen
-
verb,
past participle of see1 .
- Iris
-
noun,
Anatomy. the contractile, circular diaphragm forming the colored portion of the eye and containing a circular opening, the pupil, in its center.
- sech
-
- Irra
-
noun,
the Akkadian god of pestilence.
- Nah.
-
- sear
-
noun,
a mark or scar made by searing.
- Isai
-
noun,
Jesse.
- Sean
-
noun,
a male given name, form of John.
- Isar
-
noun,
a river in central Europe, flowing NE from W Austria through S Germany to the Danube River. 215 miles (345 km) long.
- isba
-
noun,
izba.
- ISBN
-
- scr.
-
- sci.
-
- Rice
-
noun,
the starchy seeds or grain of an annual marsh grass, Oryza sativa, cultivated in warm climates and used for food.
- sch.
-
- Isin
-
noun,
an ancient Sumerian city in S Iraq: archaeological site.
- nabe
-
noun,
a neighborhood movie theater.
- nabs
-
verb (used with object),
to arrest or capture.
- ScBE
-
- RARE
-
adjective,
coming or occurring far apart in time; unusual; uncommon:
- 1080
-
- hins
-
noun,
an ancient Hebrew unit of liquid measure equal to about one and one half gallons (5.7 liters).
- CARE
-
noun,
a state of mind in which one is troubled; worry, anxiety, or concern:
- bees
-
noun,
any hymenopterous insect of the superfamily Apoidea, including social and solitary species of several families, as the bumblebees, honeybees, etc.
- Asir
-
noun,
a district in SW Saudi Arabia.
- each
-
adverb,
to, from, or for each; apiece:
- Cain
-
noun,
Scot. and Irish English. rent paid in kind, especially a percentage of a farm crop.
- Can.
-
- cane
-
noun,
a stick or short staff used to assist one in walking; walking stick.
- Bran
-
noun,
the partly ground husk of wheat or other grain, separated from flour meal by sifting.
- Aser
-
noun,
Asher (def 1).
- Carn
-
noun,
cairn.
- BRCS
-
- Carr
-
noun,
John Dickson, 1906–77, U.S. mystery writer.
- Beer
-
noun,
an alcoholic beverage made by brewing and fermentation from cereals, usually malted barley, and flavored with hops and the like for a slightly bitter taste.
- CASE
-
noun,
an instance of the occurrence, existence, etc., of something:
- BACH
-
noun,
a bachelor.
- Baer
-
noun,
Karl Ernst von [kahrl urnst von,, fuh n] /kɑrl ɜrnst vɒn,, fən/ (Show IPA), 1792–1876, Estonian zoologist and pioneer embryologist.
- Ashe
-
noun,
Arthur (Robert, Jr) 1943–93, U.S. tennis player.
- EARN
-
verb (used with object),
to gain or get in return for one's labor or service:
- Bahr
-
noun,
Hermann [her-mahn] /ˈhɛr mɑn/ (Show IPA), 1863–1934, Austrian playwright and critic.
- arr.
-
- arbs
-
noun,
an arbitrager.
- 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.
- Bern
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Switzerland, in the W part: capital of Bern canton.
- Ares
-
noun,
the ancient Greek god of war, a son of Zeus and Hera, identified by the Romans with Mars.
- ARIS
-
- Arne
-
noun,
Thomas Augustine, 1710–78, English composer of operas and songs.
- bens
-
noun,
the inner or back room of a two-room cottage, especially when used as a combined parlor and bedroom.
- 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.
- arse
-
noun,
ass2 (defs 1, 2).
- Beni
-
noun,
a river flowing NE from W Bolivia to the Madeira River. About 600 miles (965 km) long.
- asc-
-
- Asch
-
noun,
Sholom [shaw-luh m] /ˈʃɔ ləm/ (Show IPA), or Sholem [shaw-luh m,, -lem] /ˈʃɔ ləm,, -lɛm/ (Show IPA), 1880–1957, U.S. author, born in Poland.
- Bene
-
adverb,
of validity for the time being but subject to objection or nullification at a later date; provisionally:
- ease
-
noun,
freedom from labor, pain, or physical annoyance; tranquil rest; comfort:
- asci
-
noun,
plural of ascus.
- Cash
-
noun,
money in the form of coins or banknotes, especially that issued by a government.
- been
-
verb,
past participle of be.
- Eire
-
noun,
the Irish name of Ireland.
- Chr.
-
- BASc
-
- Base
-
noun,
the bottom support of anything; that on which a thing stands or rests:
- CerE
-
noun,
a fleshy, membranous covering of the base of the upper mandible of a bird, especially a bird of prey or a parrot, through which the nostrils open.
- chs.
-
- BASH
-
noun,
a crushing blow.
- BChE
-
- chis
-
noun,
the twenty-second letter of the Greek alphabet (X, χ).
- Barr
-
- chia
-
noun,
a plant, Salvia columbariae, of the mint family, native to the southwestern U.S. and Mexico, having mostly basal, oblong leaves and small blue flowers: the seeds are used as food and as the source of a beverage.
- CERN
-
- Cher
-
noun,
a river in central France, flowing NW to the Loire River. 220 miles (355 km) long.
- Chen
-
noun,
a dynasty that ruled in China a.d. 557–89.
- Chas
-
noun,
tea.
- chai
-
noun,
a shed or other aboveground building where a winemaker stores wine in casks.
- bchs
-
plural,
bunch.
- cera
-
noun,
(in prescriptions) wax.
- cene
-
- Bais
-
noun,
a yellow mist occurring in eastern China and Japan during the spring and fall, caused by dust from the interior of China.
- bane
-
noun,
a person or thing that ruins or spoils:
- crib
-
noun,
a child's bed with enclosed sides.
- Cres
-
- Cree
-
noun,
a member of a North American Indian people of Ontario, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, and Montana.
- Crab
-
noun,
any decapod crustacean of the suborder Brachyura, having the eyes on short stalks and a short, broad, more or less flattened body, the abdomen being small and folded under the thorax.
- banc
-
noun,
the seat on which judges sit in court.
- cis-
-
- cire
-
noun,
a brilliant, highly glazed surface produced on fabrics by subjecting them to a wax, heat, and calendering treatment.
- cir.
-
- Bear
-
noun,
any of the plantigrade, carnivorous or omnivorous mammals of the family Ursidae, having massive bodies, coarse heavy fur, relatively short limbs, and almost rudimentary tails.
- bani
-
noun,
plural of ban4 .
- bar.
-
- Bare
-
noun,
any of the plantigrade, carnivorous or omnivorous mammals of the family Ursidae, having massive bodies, coarse heavy fur, relatively short limbs, and almost rudimentary tails.
- Bari
-
noun,
a seaport in SE Italy, on the Adriatic.
- cees
-
noun,
the letter C.
- Barn
-
noun,
a building for storing hay, grain, etc., and often for housing livestock.
- cen.
-
- ANSI
-
- Bean
-
noun,
the edible nutritious seed of various plants of the legume family, especially of the genus Phaseolus.
- anes
-
adverb,
once.
- Acis
-
noun,
the lover of Galatea, killed by Polyphemus out of jealousy.
- Hebr
-
- Heb.
-
- birr
-
noun,
force; energy; vigor.
- hear
-
verb (used with object),
to perceive by the ear:
- BSAE
-
- BSCE
-
- ache
-
noun,
a continuous, dull pain (in contrast to a sharp, sudden, or sporadic pain).
- 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.
- abs-
-
- BSCh
-
- acr-
-
- biri
-
noun,
bidi.
- Hare
-
noun,
any rodentlike mammal of the genus Lepus, of the family Leporidae, having long ears, a divided upper lip, and long hind limbs adapted for leaping.
- Hans
-
noun,
a male given name, Germanic form of John.
- 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.
- hair
-
noun,
any of the numerous fine, usually cylindrical, keratinous filaments growing from the skin of humans and animals; a pilus.
- haes
-
verb (used with object), auxiliary verb,
have.
- Heer
-
noun,
an old unit of measure for linen and woolen yarn, equivalent to about 600 yards (550 meters).
- heir
-
noun,
a person who inherits or has a right of inheritance in the property of another following the latter's death.
- BSEc
-
- ARCS
-
noun,
Geometry. any unbroken part of the circumference of a circle or other curved line.
- BRCA
-
noun,
either of two genes (BRCA1 or BRCA2) that, if inherited in a mutated form, may predispose some carriers to develop breast or ovarian cancer.
- brae
-
noun,
a slope; declivity; hillside.
- Brea
-
noun,
a town in S California.
- brei
-
noun,
a suspension of finely divided tissue in an isotonic medium, used chiefly as a culture for certain viruses.
- Bres
-
noun,
a Fomorian king of Ireland, whose unpopular rule led to the expulsion of the Fomorians by the Tuatha De Danann.
- hers
-
noun,
Slang. a female:
- Brie
-
noun,
a region in NE France, between the Seine and the Marne.
- bris
-
noun,
Brith.
- abri
-
noun,
a shelter, especially a dugout.
- ABCs
-
noun,
ABC's (defs 1, 3).
- Abie
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Abraham.
- Herr
-
noun,
the conventional German title of respect and term of address for a man, corresponding to Mr. or in direct address to sir.
- Here
-
noun,
this place:
- Herb
-
noun,
a flowering plant whose stem above ground does not become woody.
- HERA
-
noun,
the ancient Greek queen of heaven, a daughter of Cronus and Rhea and the wife and sister of Zeus.
- her.
-
- abr.
-
- Hab.
-
- bine
-
noun,
a twining plant stem, as of the hop.
- BSEE
-
- airs
-
noun,
a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- Erne
-
noun,
sea eagle.
- aer-
-
- Erna
-
noun,
a female given name: from an Old English word meaning “eagle.”.
- Eris
-
noun,
the ancient Greek goddess of discord and the sister of Ares: identified with the Roman goddess Discordia.
- Erin
-
noun,
Literary. Ireland.
- Erie
-
noun,
Lake, a lake between the NE central United States and SE central Canada: the southernmost lake of the Great Lakes; Commodore Perry's defeat of the British in 1813. 239 miles (385 km) long; 9940 sq. mi. (25,745 sq. km).
- Eric
-
noun,
Eric the Red.
- BSNA
-
- ains
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- Ens.
-
- AISI
-
- ance
-
- Bice
-
noun,
either of two colors, bice blue or bice green.
- ence
-
- enc.
-
- Bias
-
noun,
a particular tendency, trend, inclination, feeling, or opinion, especially one that is preconceived or unreasoned:
- bier
-
noun,
a frame or stand on which a corpse or the coffin containing it is laid before burial.
- Aire
-
- BSIE
-
- BSHE
-
- bin-
-
- errs
-
verb (used without object),
to go astray in thought or belief; be mistaken; be incorrect.
- aesc
-
noun,
ash2 (def 3).
- BSIR
-
- Erse
-
noun,
Gaelic, especially Scottish Gaelic.
- esne
-
noun,
(in Anglo-Saxon England) a member of the lowest class; laborer.
- BSHA
-
- Ahir
-
noun,
a member of the caste of cowherds and milkmen in India.
- SAC
-
noun,
a baglike structure in an animal, plant, or fungus, as one containing fluid.
- bec
-
- BHC
-
- RSE
-
- Bia
-
noun,
the ancient Greek personification of force: daughter of Pallas and Styx and sister of Cratus, Nike, and Zelos.
- bi-
-
- BHA
-
- BNS
-
- RSA
-
- BIE
-
- Bra
-
noun,
brassiere.
- RNA
-
- Bn.
-
- BEE
-
noun,
any hymenopterous insect of the superfamily Apoidea, including social and solitary species of several families, as the bumblebees, honeybees, etc.
- Rs.
-
- RNR
-
- Ben
-
noun,
the inner or back room of a two-room cottage, especially when used as a combined parlor and bedroom.
- rin
-
noun,
a money of account of Japan, the thousandth part of a yen or the tenth part of a sen.
- sea
-
noun,
the salt waters that cover the greater part of the earth's surface.
- SAE
-
- ACS
-
- ans
-
noun,
the Sumerian god of heaven: the counterpart of the Akkadian Anu.
- ANI
-
noun,
any of several black, tropical American cuckoos of the genus Crotophaga, having a compressed, bladelike bill.
- ane
-
adjective, noun, pronoun,
one.
- she
-
noun,
a female person or animal.
- ANC
-
- 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.
- AIR
-
noun,
a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- Ain
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- AIC
-
- ahi
-
noun,
yellowfin tuna, widely used in sashimi.
- AHE
-
- AES
-
noun,
any of various early forms of bronze or copper money used in ancient Rome.
Compare as2 (def 1).
- AEC
-
- ae.
-
- Sib
-
noun,
a kinsman; relative.
- arb
-
noun,
an arbitrager.
- 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).
- Sin
-
noun,
transgression of divine law:
- ACH
-
interjection,
alas; oh.
- ACE
-
noun,
a playing card or die marked with or having the value indicated by a single spot:
- abn
-
- SIR
-
noun,
a respectful or formal term of address used to a man:
- Abe
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Abraham.
- ABC
-
noun,
ABC's (defs 1, 3).
- Ar.
-
- an.
-
- ac-
-
- ab-
-
- Sr.
-
- SRB
-
- SHA
-
- ARC
-
noun,
Geometry. any unbroken part of the circumference of a circle or other curved line.
- BEA
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Beatrice.
- BSC
-
- BCS
-
- San
-
noun,
a member of a nomadic aboriginal people of southern Africa.
- SAR
-
- BAS
-
noun,
an aspect of the soul, represented as a human-headed bird.
- sb.
-
- SBA
-
- SBE
-
- sc.
-
- SCB
-
- Ban
-
noun,
the act of prohibiting by law; interdiction.
- Bai
-
noun,
a yellow mist occurring in eastern China and Japan during the spring and fall, caused by dust from the interior of China.
- bah
-
interjection,
(an exclamation of contempt or annoyance):
- Bac
-
- Br.
-
- se-
-
- 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.
- be-
-
- BCh
-
plural,
bunch.
- BCE
-
- ASR
-
- ASN
-
- See
-
noun,
the seat, center of authority, office, or jurisdiction of a bishop.
- ASI
-
- SEI
-
noun,
sei whale.
- Ash
-
noun,
the powdery residue of matter that remains after burning.
- SEN
-
noun,
a money of account of Japan, the 100th part of a yen, now used only in certain quotations, as on foreign exchange.
- ase
-
- 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).
- asb
-
- ARS
-
- rib
-
noun,
one of a series of curved bones that are articulated with the vertebrae and occur in pairs, 12 in humans, on each side of the vertebrate body, certain pairs being connected with the sternum and forming the thoracic wall.
- ch.
-
- Ria
-
noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- ec-
-
- IRS
-
- Is.
-
noun,
(used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
- ISA
-
- ene
-
- en-
-
- EIS
-
- ise
-
- ish
-
- eir
-
- Ehr
-
- ISR
-
- NAB
-
verb (used with object),
to arrest or capture.
- EEC
-
- ECA
-
- EBS
-
- ERE
-
preposition, conjunction,
before.
- NBS
-
- Nee
-
adjective,
born (placed after the name of a married woman to introduce her maiden name):
- NEC
-
- ea.
-
- BRE
-
- NEA
-
- ne-
-
- NbE
-
- EbN
-
- NBC
-
- NBA
-
- ean
-
- ear
-
noun,
the organ of hearing and equilibrium in vertebrates, in humans consisting of an external ear that gathers sound vibrations, a middle ear in which the vibrations resonate against the tympanic membrane, and a fluid-filled internal ear that maintains balance and that conducts the tympanic vibrations to the auditory nerve, which transmits them as impulses to the brain.
- EAS
-
noun,
the Akkadian god of wisdom, the son of Apsu and father of Marduk: the counterpart of Enki.
- nae
-
adverb,
no1 ; not.
- ERA
-
noun,
a period of time marked by distinctive character, events, etc.:
- IRC
-
- CSA
-
- Ia.
-
- ICA
-
noun,
Portuguese name of Putumayo.
- IBN
-
- Hen
-
noun,
the female of the domestic fowl.
- ib.
-
- IAS
-
- ian
-
noun,
a male given name, Scottish form of John.
- IRA
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- HCR
-
- ics
-
- HIC
-
interjection,
(an onomatopoeic word used to imitate or represent a hiccup.)
- hrs
-
- HRE
-
- HIS
-
noun,
any male person or animal; a man:
- hie
-
verb (used with object),
to hasten (oneself):
- ich
-
noun,
a disease of tropical fishes, characterized by small, white nodules on the fins, skin, and eyes, caused by a ciliate protozoan, Ichthyophthirius multifiliis.
- ier
-
- err
-
verb (used without object),
to go astray in thought or belief; be mistaken; be incorrect.
- ese
-
- Ir.
-
- ERS
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noun,
ervil.
- ESA
-
- Esc
-
- INH
-
- ine
-
- ESR
-
- IHS
-
- hr.
-
- hae
-
verb (used with object), auxiliary verb,
have.
- Han
-
noun,
a dynasty in China, 206 b.c.–a.d. 220, with an interregnum, a.d. 9–25: characterized by consolidation of the centralized imperial state and territorial expansion.
Compare Earlier Han, Later Han.
- has
-
noun,
Usually, haves. an individual or group that has wealth, social position, or other material benefits (contrasted with have-not).
- ina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- in.
-
- CSR
-
- NEB
-
noun,
a bill or beak, as of a bird.
- CRS
-
- CEA
-
- RBI
-
- RBC
-
- CAI
-
- RAS
-
noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- CAR
-
noun,
an automobile.
- CAS
-
verb (used with or without object),
to call, as to call an animal toward one; urge forward by calling.
- CBS
-
- cee
-
noun,
the letter C.
- RCN
-
- RAN
-
noun,
a sea goddess who drags down ships and drowns sailors: the wife of Aegir.
- ChB
-
- NES
-
- Rai
-
noun,
a style of Algerian popular music played on electric guitar, synthesizer, and percussion instruments.
- rah
-
interjection,
(used as an exclamation of encouragement to a player or team.)
- Rae
-
noun,
John, 1813–93, Scottish surgeon and Arctic explorer.
- CHA
-
noun,
tea.
- RCA
-
- REA
-
- Rab
-
noun,
a wooden beater for mixing plaster or mortar.
- BSN
-
- brr
-
interjection,
(used to express sensations of cold).
- rhe
-
noun,
a centimeter-gram-second unit of fluidity, equal to the reciprocal of poise.
- rhb
-
- BSA
-
- res
-
noun,
an object or thing; matter.
- BSE
-
- bsh
-
- Ree
-
noun,
reeve3 .
- CAB
-
noun,
a taxicab.
- ca.
-
- REC
-
noun,
recreation.
- CBE
-
- hin
-
noun,
an ancient Hebrew unit of liquid measure equal to about one and one half gallons (5.7 liters).
- Reb
-
noun,
a Confederate soldier.
- cr.
-
- cs.
-
- CHI
-
noun,
the twenty-second letter of the Greek alphabet (X, χ).
- ChE
-
noun,
Ernesto [er-nes-taw] /ɛrˈnɛs tɔ/ (Show IPA), ("Che") 1928–67, Cuban revolutionist and political leader, born in Argentina.
- SRI
-
noun,
a Hindu title of address prefixed to the name of a deity, holy person, etc.
- nib
-
noun,
the point of a pen, or either of its divisions.
- NIC
-
noun,
a newly industrialized/industrializing country:
- NIA
-
- CNS
-
- NIH
-
- CIE
-
- CIB
-
- nr.
-
- NHS
-
- NRA
-
- CIA
-
- NRC
-
- NSA
-
- NSC
-
- Re.
-
- NHA
-
- NHI
-
- RCS
-
- EI
-
- AH
-
interjection,
(used as an exclamation of pain, surprise, pity, complaint, dislike, joy, etc., according to the manner of utterance.)
- NH
-
- 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.
- E.
-
noun,
Edward (St. John) 1925–2000, U.S. writer and illustrator.
- CB
-
- SN
-
- BC
-
- 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.
- er
-
interjection,
(used to express or represent a pause, hesitation, uncertainty, etc.).
- B-
-
- BA
-
noun,
an aspect of the soul, represented as a human-headed bird.
- ee
-
- i.
-
- ic
-
- CE
-
- RI
-
- HE
-
noun,
any male person or animal; a man:
- RC
-
- RH
-
- sh
-
interjection,
(used to urge silence.)
- N.
-
- NA
-
adverb,
no1 .
- NB
-
- NC
-
- NI
-
- eh
-
interjection,
(an interrogative utterance, usually expressing surprise or doubt or seeking confirmation).
- RA
-
noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- BH
-
- R.
-
- SA
-
- S.
-
- Eb
-
- h.
-
- HI
-
adjective,
an informal, simplified spelling of high:
- SI
-
noun,
the syllable used for the seventh tone of a scale and sometimes for the tone B.
- RN
-
- HB
-