Anagrams of coacervation
Word coacervation has
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- covariance
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noun,
the expectation or mean value of the variable formed by multiplying the differences obtained by subtracting two given variates from their respective means; the product of the standard deviations of two given variates and the coefficient of correlation between them.
- vaccinator
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noun,
a person who vaccinates.
- revocation
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noun,
the act of revoking; annulment.
- convector
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noun,
any fluid or device transferring heat by convection.
- one-a-cat
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noun,
one old cat.
- accretion
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noun,
an increase by natural growth or by gradual external addition; growth in size or extent.
- evocation
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noun,
an act or instance of evoking; a calling forth:
- avocation
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noun,
something a person does in addition to a principal occupation, especially for pleasure; hobby:
- covariant
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adjective,
(of one magnitude with respect to another) varying in accordance with a fixed mathematical relationship:
- covariate
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noun,
a continuous control variable that is observed rather than manipulated but can affect the outcome of an experiment or study:
- anorectic
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noun,
an anorectic substance, as a drug; anorexiant.
- vaccinate
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verb (used with object),
to inoculate with the vaccine of cowpox so as to render the subject immune to smallpox.
- vacation
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noun,
a period of suspension of work, study, or other activity, usually used for rest, recreation, or travel; recess or holiday:
- contrive
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verb (used with object),
to plan with ingenuity; devise; invent:
- crocoite
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noun,
a yellow, orange, or red mineral, lead chromate, PbCrO 4 , formed by replacement.
- overcoat
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noun,
a coat worn over the ordinary indoor clothing, as in cold weather.
- concerto
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noun,
a composition for one or more principal instruments, with orchestral accompaniment, now usually in symphonic form.
- conative
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noun,
Grammar. a conative word, affix, or verbal aspect.
- invocate
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verb (used with object),
invoke.
- coercion
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noun,
the act of coercing; use of force or intimidation to obtain compliance.
- coronate
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adjective,
having or wearing a crown, coronet, or the like.
- vicarate
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noun,
vicariate.
- raincoat
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noun,
a waterproof or water-repellent coat worn as protection against rain.
- cortico-
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- Veronica
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noun,
the image of the face of Christ, said in legend to have been miraculously impressed on the handkerchief or veil that St. Veronica gave to Him to wipe His face on the way to Calvary.
- evocator
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noun,
a person who evokes, especially one who calls up spirits.
- reaction
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noun,
a reverse movement or tendency; an action in a reverse direction or manner.
- variance
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noun,
the state, quality, or fact of being variable, divergent, different, or anomalous.
- craniate
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noun,
a craniate animal.
- Creation
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noun,
the act of producing or causing to exist; the act of creating; engendering.
- Croatian
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noun,
a Croat.
- cocinero
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noun,
a cook, especially one working on a ranch or a trail drive.
- coaction
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noun,
force or compulsion, either in restraining or in impelling.
- Aaronite
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noun,
one of the priestly descendants of Aaron.
- Octavian
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noun,
Augustus.
- caveator
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noun,
a person who files or enters a caveat.
- carcanet
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noun,
a woman's ornamental circlet for the hair, often of gold decorated with jewels or pearls.
- Caterina
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noun,
a female given name, form of Catherine.
- 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.
- 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.
- canotier
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noun,
a fabric constructed in a twill weave, used in the manufacture of yachting clothes.
- vocation
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noun,
a particular occupation, business, or profession; calling.
- carinate
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adjective,
Zoology, Botany. formed with a carina; keellike.
- cavicorn
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adjective,
hollow-horned, as the ruminants with true horns, as distinguished from bony antlers.
- acentric
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adjective,
not centered; having no center.
- coactive
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adjective,
compulsory; coercive.
- 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.
- Carnatic
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noun,
a historically important region on the SE coast of India: now in Madras state.
- cranio-
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- variant
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noun,
a person or thing that varies.
- cave-in
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noun,
a collapse, as of anything hollow:
- cortina
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noun,
a weblike, often evanescent veil covering the gills or hanging from the cap edge of certain mushrooms, particularly those of genus Cortinarius, and sometimes persisting as a ring or remnant of fibrils around the mushroom stalk.
- Cortona
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noun,
Pietro da [pye-traw dah] /ˈpyɛ trɔ dɑ/ (Show IPA), (Pietro Berrettini) 1596–1669, Italian painter and architect.
- corvina
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noun,
corbina.
- corvine
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adjective,
pertaining to or resembling a crow.
- Croatia
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noun,
a republic in SE Europe: includes the historical regions of Dalmatia, Istria, and Slavonia; formerly a part of Yugoslavia. 21,835 sq. mi. (56,555 sq. km) Capital: Zagreb.
- variate
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noun,
Statistics. random variable.
- Aretino
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noun,
Pietro [pye-traw] /ˈpyɛ trɔ/ (Show IPA), 1492–1556, Italian satirist and dramatist.
- vection
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noun,
the transference of a disease from one person to another.
- varico-
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- Torenia
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noun,
any of several plants belonging to the genus Torenia, of the figwort family, native to Africa and Asia, having two-lipped, usually blue or purple flowers.
- cateran
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noun,
(formerly) a freebooter or marauder of the Scottish Highlands.
- cartoon
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noun,
a sketch or drawing, usually humorous, as in a newspaper or periodical, symbolizing, satirizing, or caricaturing some action, subject, or person of popular interest.
- Vatican
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noun,
Also called Vatican Palace. the chief residence of the popes in Vatican City, now also including a library, archives, art museum, apartments, and administrative offices.
- Carioca
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noun,
a modification of the samba.
- Craiova
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noun,
a city in SW Romania.
- 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.
- centavo
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noun,
the 100th part of the monetary units of various nations, including Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Cape Verde, Chile, Colombia, Cuba, the Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Guinea-Bissau, Honduras, Mexico, Mozambique, Nicaragua, Peru, and the Philippines.
- cerato-
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- taverna
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noun,
a small, unpretentious café or restaurant in Greece.
- concave
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noun,
a concave surface, part, line, or thing.
- conceit
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noun,
an excessively favorable opinion of one's own ability, importance, wit, etc.
- concert
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noun,
a public musical performance in which a number of singers or instrumentalists, or both, participate.
- contra-
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- aviator
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noun,
a pilot of an airplane or other heavier-than-air aircraft.
- certain
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Idioms,
for certain, without a doubt; surely:
- convect
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verb (used with object),
to transfer (heat or a fluid) by convection.
- Avertin
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- cerotic
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adjective,
of or derived from cerotic acid.
- convert
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noun,
one who has been converted, as to a religion or opinion.
- coronet
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noun,
a small crown.
- convict
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verb (used with object),
to prove or declare guilty of an offense, especially after a legal trial:
- avarice
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noun,
insatiable greed for riches; inordinate, miserly desire to gain and hoard wealth.
- centro-
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- centric
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adjective,
pertaining to or situated at the center; central.
- vaccine
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noun,
any preparation used as a preventive inoculation to confer immunity against a specific disease, usually employing an innocuous form of the disease agent, as killed or weakened bacteria or viruses, to stimulate antibody production.
- coontie
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noun,
either of two arrowroots, Zamia integrifolia or Z. floridana, of Florida, having a short trunk, pinnate leaves, and cones: Z. floridana is an endangered species.
- coranto
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noun,
courante.
- cornice
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noun,
Architecture.
any prominent, continuous, horizontally projecting feature surmounting a wall or other construction, or dividing it horizontally for compositional purposes.
the uppermost member of a classical entablature, consisting of a bed molding, a corona, and a cymatium, with rows of dentils, modillions, etc., often placed between the bed molding and the corona.
- centri-
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- Aterian
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adjective,
of or indicating a Middle Paleolithic industry of northwestern Africa and the Sahara, characterized by the production of tanged points and bifacially worked leaf-shaped points of varying sizes.
- Trevino
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noun,
Lee ("Super Mex") born 1939, U.S. golfer.
- crocein
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noun,
any of several acid azo dyes producing orange or scarlet colors.
- carotin
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noun,
carotene.
- Actaeon
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noun,
a hunter who, for having seen Diana bathing, was changed by her into a stag and was torn to pieces by his own hounds.
- 2,4,5-t
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noun,
a light-tan, water-insoluble solid, C 8 H 5 Cl 3 O 3 , used chiefly for killing weeds.
- ventri-
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- Oceanic
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adjective,
of, living in, or produced by the ocean:
- ventro-
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- oration
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noun,
a formal public speech, especially one delivered on a special occasion, as on an anniversary, at a funeral, or at academic exercises.
- acarine
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noun,
any of numerous arachnids of the order Acarina, comprising the mites and ticks.
- Octavia
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noun,
died 11 b.c, sister of Roman emperor Augustus and wife of Marc Anthony.
- raccoon
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noun,
a nocturnal carnivore, Procyon lotor, having a masklike black stripe across the eyes, a sharp snout, and a bushy, ringed tail, native to North and Central America and introduced elsewhere for its valuable fur.
- overact
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verb (used with or without object),
to act in an exaggerated manner.
- Oceania
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noun,
the islands of the central and S Pacific, including Micronesia, Melanesia, Polynesia, and traditionally Australasia. About 3,450,000 sq. mi. (8,935,500 sq. km).
- ovation
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noun,
an enthusiastic public reception of a person, marked especially by loud and prolonged applause.
- ovarian
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adjective,
of or relating to an ovary.
- actino-
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- acetoin
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noun,
a yellowish, pleasant-smelling liquid, C 4 H 8 O 2 , obtained from various carbohydrates, as glucose, by fermentation: used chiefly in the manufacture of flavors and essences.
- aconite
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noun,
any plant belonging to the genus Aconitum, of the buttercup family, having irregular flowers usually in loose clusters, including species with poisonous and medicinal properties.
- Orvieto
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noun,
a white wine, from dry to sweet, from Umbria, Italy.
- Ontario
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noun,
a province in S Canada, bordering on the Great Lakes. 412,582 sq. mi. (1,068,585 sq. km). Capital: Toronto.
- erotica
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noun,
written works, usually fiction, dealing with sexual love.
- Aaronic
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adjective,
of or relating to Aaron.
- ocarina
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noun,
a simple musical wind instrument shaped somewhat like an elongated egg with a mouthpiece and finger holes.
- antero-
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- venatic
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adjective,
of or relating to hunting.
- Crotone
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noun,
a city in S Italy; ancient Greek colony.
- orectic
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adjective,
of or relating to desire; appetitive.
- caviar
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noun,
the roe of sturgeon, especially the beluga, or other fish, usually served as an hors d'oeuvre or appetizer.
- nocti-
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- C-note
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noun,
See C (def 11).
- Novato
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noun,
a city in W California, N of San Francisco.
- octroi
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noun,
(formerly especially in France and Italy) a local tax levied on certain articles, such as foodstuffs, on their entry into a city.
- native
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noun,
Sometimes Offensive. one of the people indigenous to a place or country, especially as distinguished from strangers, foreigners, colonizers, etc.:
- tavern
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noun,
a place where liquors are sold to be consumed on the premises.
- Novara
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noun,
a city in NE Piedmont, in NW Italy.
- cavern
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noun,
a cave, especially one that is large and mostly underground.
- carton
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noun,
a cardboard or plastic box used typically for storage or shipping.
- C-in-C
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- narco-
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- Noetic
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adjective,
of or relating to the mind.
- notice
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noun,
an announcement or intimation of something impending; warning:
- cavate
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adjective,
hollowed out, as a space excavated from rock:
- Tarvia
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- coeno-
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- Nicaea
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noun,
an ancient city in NW Asia Minor: Nicene Creed formulated here a.d.
- Citron
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noun,
a pale-yellow fruit resembling the lemon but larger and with thicker rind, borne by a small tree or large bush, Citrus medica, allied to the lemon and lime.
- carven
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adjective,
carved.
- cation
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noun,
a positively charged ion that is attracted to the cathode in electrolysis.
- centr-
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- novice
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noun,
a person who is new to the circumstances, work, etc., in which he or she is placed; beginner; tyro:
- Cavite
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noun,
a seaport on W central Luzon, in the N Philippines, on Manila Bay: naval base.
- cavort
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verb (used without object),
to prance or caper about.
- toe-in
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noun,
the slight forward convergence given to the front wheels of an automobile to improve steering qualities.
- nectar
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noun,
the saccharine secretion of a plant, which attracts the insects or birds that pollinate the flower.
- nitro-
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- centi-
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- centra
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noun,
a plural of centrum.
- Cicero
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noun,
a Continental unit of measurement for type, equal to 12 Didot points, or 0.178 inches (4.5 mm), roughly comparable to a pica.
- necro-
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- catena
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noun,
a chain or connected series, especially of extracts from the writings of the fathers of the Christian church.
- octane
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noun,
any of 18 isomeric saturated hydrocarbons having the formula C 8 H 18 , some of which are obtained in the distillation and cracking of petroleum.
- cerat-
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- Octave
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noun,
Music.
a tone on the eighth degree from a given tone.
the interval encompassed by such tones.
the harmonic combination of such tones.
a series of tones, or of keys of an instrument, extending through this interval.
- Catano
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noun,
a city in NE Puerto Rico, SW of San Juan.
- caveat
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noun,
a warning or caution; admonition.
- Cervin
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noun,
Mont [mawn] /mɔ̃/ (Show IPA). French name of the Matterhorn.
- octavo
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noun,
a book size of about 6 × 9 inches (16 × 23 cm), determined by printing on sheets folded to form 8 leaves or 16 pages. Symbol: 8vo, 8°.
- CRONIC
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noun,
very potent marijuana.
- orcein
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noun,
a red dye, the principal coloring matter of cudbear and orchil, obtained by oxidizing an ammoniacal solution of orcinol.
- enroot
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verb (used with object),
to fix by the root.
- re-act
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verb (used with object),
to act or perform again.
- recant
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verb (used with object),
to withdraw or disavow (a statement, opinion, etc.), especially formally; retract.
- recti-
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- taenia
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noun,
Classical Antiquity. a headband or fillet.
- eroto-
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- erotic
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noun,
an erotic poem.
- Erivan
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noun,
Yerevan.
- Renata
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noun,
a female given name.
- covert
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noun,
a covering; cover.
- Covina
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noun,
a city in SW California, near Los Angeles.
- Crania
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noun,
the skull of a vertebrate.
- ratoon
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noun,
a sprout or shoot from the root of a plant, especially a sugarcane, after it has been cropped.
- Enrico
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noun,
a male given name: Italian form of Henry.
- renvoi
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noun,
the expulsion by a government of an alien, especially a foreign diplomat, from the country.
- retain
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verb (used with object),
to keep possession of.
- Carnot
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noun,
Lazare Nicolas Marguerite [la-zar nee-kaw-lah mar-guh-reet] /laˈzar ni kɔˈlɑ mar gəˈrit/ (Show IPA), 1753–1823, French general and statesman.
- cravat
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noun,
necktie (defs 1, 2).
- Craven
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noun,
a coward.
- Cretan
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noun,
a native or inhabitant of Crete.
- retina
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noun,
the innermost coat of the posterior part of the eyeball that receives the image produced by the lens, is continuous with the optic nerve, and consists of several layers, one of which contains the rods and cones that are sensitive to light.
- cteno-
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- cretin
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noun,
a person suffering from cretinism.
- ravine
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noun,
a narrow steep-sided valley commonly eroded by running water.
- ration
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noun,
a fixed allowance of provisions or food, especially for soldiers or sailors or for civilians during a shortage:
- Orient
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noun,
the Orient,
the countries of Asia, especially East Asia.
(formerly) the countries to the E of the Mediterranean.
- cooner
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noun,
coon dog.
- ornate
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adjective,
elaborately or sumptuously adorned, often excessively or showily so:
- Conroe
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noun,
a town in E Texas.
- contr.
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- Croton
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noun,
any of numerous chiefly tropical plants constituting the genus Croton, of the spurge family, several species of which, as C. tiglium, have important medicinal properties.
- ovaria
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noun,
ovary.
- invert
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noun,
a person or thing that is inverted.
- intro.
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- tanrec
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noun,
tenrec.
- inter.
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- ovonic
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noun,
a device whose operation is based on the Ovshinsky effect.
- Racine
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noun,
Jean Baptiste [zhahn ba-teest] /ʒɑ̃ baˈtist/ (Show IPA), 1639–99, French dramatist.
- ratine
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noun,
a loosely woven fabric made with nubby or knotty yarns.
- racoon
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noun,
raccoon.
- Cooter
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noun,
Chiefly Southern U.S. any of several large aquatic turtles of the southern U.S. and northern Mexico.
- cootie
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noun,
a louse, especially one affecting humans, as the body louse, head louse, or pubic louse.
- Raetic
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noun,
an extinct language of uncertain affinities that was spoken in Rhaetia and written with the Etruscan alphabet.
- corita
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noun,
a boat resembling a large, woven basket, used by Indians of the southwestern U.S.
- cornea
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noun,
the transparent anterior part of the external coat of the eye covering the iris and the pupil and continuous with the sclera.
- CORNET
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noun,
Music. a valved wind instrument of the trumpet family.
- icono-
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- corona
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noun,
a white or colored circle or set of concentric circles of light seen around a luminous body, especially around the sun or moon.
- iatro-
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- craton
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noun,
a relatively rigid and immobile region of continental portions of the earth's crust.
- intra-
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- carnet
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noun,
a customs document allowing an automobile to be driven at no cost across international borders.
- Avanti
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noun,
Kingdom of, an ancient Aryan kingdom of W central India, with its capital near modern Ujjain; flourished in the 6th–4th centuries b.c.
- vario-
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- arnica
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noun,
any composite plant of the genus Arnica, having opposite leaves and yellow flower heads.
- aroint
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verb (imperative),
begone:
- atavic
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adjective,
atavistic.
- Vanier
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noun,
Georges P [jawrj;; French zhawrzh] /dʒɔrdʒ;; French ʒɔrʒ/ (Show IPA), 1888–1967, Canadian soldier and diplomat: governor-general 1959–67.
- atonic
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noun,
Grammar. an unaccented word, syllable, or sound.
- vacate
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verb (used with object),
to give up possession or occupancy of:
- Arctic
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noun,
(often initial capital letter) the region lying north of the Arctic Circle or of the northernmost limit of tree growth; the polar area north of the timber line.
- Averno
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noun,
a crater lake in S Italy, near Naples and the Tyrrhenian Sea, thought by ancients to be the entrance to the underworld.
- vacant
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adjective,
having no contents; empty; void:
- aviate
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verb (used with or without object),
to fly or fly in an aircraft.
- avocet
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noun,
any of several long-legged, web-footed shorebirds constituting the genus Recurvirostra, having a long, slender, upward-curving bill.
- avoir.
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- trance
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noun,
a half-conscious state, seemingly between sleeping and waking, in which ability to function voluntarily may be suspended.
- Ariane
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noun,
Rocketry. a French-built, three-stage, liquid-propellant rocket for launching satellites into orbit around the earth.
- arcane
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adjective,
known or understood by very few; mysterious; secret; obscure; esoteric:
- Cancer
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noun,
Pathology.
a malignant and invasive growth or tumor, especially one originating in epithelium, tending to recur after excision and to metastasize to other sites.
any disease characterized by such growths.
- active
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noun,
Grammar.
the active voice.
a form or construction in the active voice.
- accent
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noun,
prominence of a syllable in terms of differential loudness, or of pitch, or length, or of a combination of these.
- acetic
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adjective,
pertaining to, derived from, or producing vinegar or acetic acid.
- acetin
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noun,
a colorless, thick, hygroscopic liquid, C 5 H 10 O 4 : used chiefly in the manufacture of explosives.
- aceto-
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- actin-
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- action
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noun,
the process or state of acting or of being active:
- Victor
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noun,
a person who has overcome or defeated an adversary; conqueror.
- vector
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noun,
Mathematics.
a quantity possessing both magnitude and direction, represented by an arrow the direction of which indicates the direction of the quantity and the length of which is proportional to the magnitude. Compare scalar (def 4).
such a quantity with the additional requirement that such quantities obey the parallelogram law of addition.
such a quantity with the additional requirement that such quantities are to transform in a particular way under changes of the coordinate system.
any generalization of the above quantities.
- aeron.
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- viator
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noun,
a wayfarer; traveler.
- Verona
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noun,
a city in N Italy, on the Adige River.
- anicca
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noun,
the cycle of birth, growth, decay, and death through which every living thing must pass.
- ventr-
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- antiar
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noun,
the upas tree.
- Canace
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noun,
Classical Mythology. a daughter of Aeolus who committed suicide at her father's command because of her incestuous relations with her brother Macareus.
- norite
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noun,
a granular igneous rock consisting of a mix of light and dark minerals, the former being calcic plagioclase feldspars, and the latter orthorhombic pyroxenes.
- Canova
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noun,
Antonio [ahn-taw-nyaw] /ɑnˈtɔ nyɔ/ (Show IPA), 1757–1822, Italian sculptor.
- Carnac
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noun,
a commune in SW Morbihan, in NW France, SE of Lorient: megalithic monuments. 3681.
- Torino
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noun,
Turin.
- Carina
-
noun,
Zoology. a keellike part or ridge, especially a ridge of bone on the ventral side of the sternum of birds.
- Cantor
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noun,
the religious official of a synagogue who conducts the liturgical portion of a service and sings or chants the prayers and parts of prayers designed to be performed as solos.
- Canter
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noun,
an easy gallop.
- cantar
-
noun,
a poem consisting of four-line stanzas, each line having eight syllables.
- Carian
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Caria.
- riata
-
noun,
a lariat.
- Vince
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noun,
a male given name, form of Vincent.
- ante-
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- Carte
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noun,
(italics) French. menu; bill of fare.
Compare à la carte.
- onco-
-
- Ronco
-
noun,
any grunt of the genus Haemulon, especially H. parrai, the sailor's-choice, of West Indian waters.
- Narva
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noun,
a city in NE Estonia: Swedish defeat of Russians 1700.
- anti-
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- ecto-
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- rivet
-
noun,
a metal pin for passing through holes in two or more plates or pieces to hold them together, usually made with a head at one end, the other end being hammered into a head after insertion.
- riven
-
verb,
a past participle of rive.
- naive
-
adjective,
having or showing unaffected simplicity of nature or absence of artificiality; unsophisticated; ingenuous.
- Eaton
-
noun,
Theophilus, 1590–1658, English colonist and colonial administrator in America.
- econ.
-
- naira
-
noun,
a paper money and monetary unit of Nigeria, equal to 100 kobo: replaced the pound in 1973.
- acorn
-
noun,
the typically ovoid fruit or nut of an oak, enclosed at the base by a cupule.
- antic
-
noun,
Usually, antics.
a playful trick or prank; caper.
a grotesque, fantastic, or ludicrous gesture, act, or posture.
- Ceara
-
noun,
Fortaleza.
- nacre
-
noun,
mother-of-pearl.
- caret
-
noun,
a mark (‸) made in written or printed matter to show the place where something is to be inserted.
- riant
-
adjective,
laughing; smiling; cheerful.
- onto-
-
- ontic
-
adjective,
possessing the character of real rather than phenomenal existence; noumenal.
- carne
-
noun,
Marcel [mahr-sel;; French mar-sel] /mɑrˈsɛl;; French marˈsɛl/ (Show IPA), 1909–1996, French film director.
- rooti
-
noun,
rooty2 .
- acct.
-
- Crane
-
noun,
any large wading bird of the family Gruidae, characterized by long legs, bill, and neck and an elevated hind toe.
- arian
-
noun,
an adherent of Arianism.
- Varna
-
noun,
Hinduism. class (def 13).
- areo-
-
- Actor
-
noun,
a person who acts in stage plays, motion pictures, television broadcasts, etc.
- crate
-
noun,
a slatted wooden box or framework for packing, shopping, or storing fruit, furniture, glassware, crockery, etc.
- ARENA
-
noun,
the oval space in the center of a Roman amphitheater for gladiatorial combats or other performances.
- Areca
-
noun,
any tropical Asian palm of the genus Areca, as the betel palm.
- crave
-
verb (used with object),
to long for; want greatly; desire eagerly:
- ACCRA
-
noun,
the wood of a sapele.
- vatic
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or characteristic of a prophet.
- Creon
-
noun,
a king of Thebes, the brother of Jocasta and the uncle of Eteocles, Polynices, and Antigone.
- toran
-
noun,
(in Indian Buddhist and Hindu architecture) a gateway having two or three lintels between two posts.
- veni-
-
- crine
-
noun,
hair; head of hair.
- crit.
-
- Croat
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Croatia; Croatian.
- Caren
-
noun,
a female given name.
- vino-
-
- Croce
-
noun,
Benedetto [be-ne-det-taw] /ˌbɛ nɛˈdɛt tɔ/ (Show IPA), 1866–1952, Italian statesman, philosopher, and historian.
- octo-
-
- aorta
-
noun,
the main trunk of the arterial system, conveying blood from the left ventricle of the heart to all of the body except the lungs.
- crone
-
noun,
a withered, witchlike old woman.
- acet-
-
- croon
-
noun,
the act or sound of crooning.
- A-one
-
adjective,
noting a vessel regarded by a shipping-classification society as being equipped to the highest standard and with equipment maintained in first-class condition.
- antre
-
noun,
a cavern; cave.
- enact
-
verb (used with object),
to make into an act or statute:
- entia
-
noun,
plural of ens.
- anoia
-
noun,
extreme mental deficiency.
- irate
-
adjective,
angry; enraged:
- ratan
-
noun,
rattan.
- 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.
- carve
-
verb (used with object),
to cut (a solid material) so as to form something:
- Aetna
-
noun,
Mount. Etna, Mount.
- Carin
-
noun,
a female given name.
- ovate
-
adjective,
egg-shaped.
- Carie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Caroline.
- aero-
-
- racon
-
noun,
radar beacon.
- Aeria
-
noun,
an area in the northern hemisphere of Mars.
- incor
-
- incr.
-
- inert
-
adjective,
having no inherent power of action, motion, or resistance (opposed to active):
- Orton
-
noun,
Joe (John Kingsley Orton) 1933–67, English playwright.
- aeri-
-
- vicar
-
noun,
Church of England.
a person acting as priest of a parish in place of the rector, or as representative of a religious community to which tithes belong.
the priest of a parish the tithes of which are impropriated and who receives only the smaller tithes or a salary.
- aecia
-
noun,
the fruiting body of rust fungi, which bears chainlike or stalked spores.
- Iran.
-
- intr.
-
- vice-
-
- ovine
-
adjective,
pertaining to, of the nature of, or like sheep.
- Invar
-
- over-
-
- cata-
-
- invt.
-
- Acton
-
noun,
a quilted garment worn under mail in the 13th and 14th centuries; gambeson.
- Oveta
-
noun,
a female given name.
- ratio
-
noun,
the relation between two similar magnitudes with respect to the number of times the first contains the second:
- Raven
-
noun,
any of several large, corvine birds having lustrous, black plumage and a loud, harsh call, especially Corvus corax, of the New and Old Worlds.
- Arica
-
noun,
a seaport in N Chile.
- ErvIn
-
noun,
Samuel James, Jr ("Sam") 1896–1985, U.S. jurist and politician: senator 1954–74.
- ento-
-
- 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.
- orate
-
verb (used with or without object),
to deliver an oration; speak pompously; declaim.
- reni-
-
- Erato
-
noun,
the Muse of love poetry.
- Vinca
-
noun,
periwinkle2 .
- 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.
- Caria
-
noun,
an ancient district in SW Asia Minor.
- Anita
-
noun,
a female given name: Spanish form of Anna.
- cater
-
verb (used with object),
to provide food and service for:
- Aneto
-
noun,
Pi·co de [pee-kaw th e] /ˈpi kɔ ðɛ/ (Show IPA). Spanish name of Pic de Néthou.
- acro-
-
- anear
-
adverb, preposition,
near.
- recta
-
noun,
a plural of rectum.
- ravin
-
verb (used with or without object), noun,
raven2 .
- rect.
-
- RECON
-
noun,
reconnaissance.
- Recit
-
- ancre
-
adjective,
having the end of each limb divided and carved outward like the flukes of an anchor; moline:
- reata
-
noun,
riata.
- acron
-
noun,
the unsegmented, preoral portion of the body of an arthropod.
- Orion
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. a giant hunter who pursued the Pleiades, was eventually slain by Artemis, and was then placed in the sky as a constellation.
- react
-
verb (used with object),
to act or perform again.
- anat.
-
- evict
-
verb (used with object),
to expel (a person, especially a tenant) from land, a building, etc., by legal process, as for nonpayment of rent. Synonyms: eject, remove, dispossess, dislodge.
- Evita
-
noun,
a female given name, Spanish form of Eva.
- Verna
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Evora
-
noun,
a city in central Portugal: Roman ruins; cathedral.
- tono-
-
- Viren
-
noun,
Lasse [lahs-se] /ˈlɑs sɛ/ (Show IPA), born 1949, Finnish distance runner.
- covet
-
verb (used with object),
to desire wrongfully, inordinately, or without due regard for the rights of others:
- nitre
-
noun,
niter.
- voice
-
noun,
the sound or sounds uttered through the mouth of living creatures, especially of human beings in speaking, shouting, singing, etc.
- cine-
-
- vocat
-
- Terai
-
noun,
a marshy lowland area in N India and S Nepal, between the Ganges and the foothills of the Himalayas.
- tera-
-
- 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.
- tenor
-
noun,
the course of thought or meaning that runs through something written or spoken; purport; drift.
- teno-
-
- 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.
- tenia
-
noun,
taenia.
- civet
-
noun,
a yellowish, unctuous substance with a strong musklike odor, obtained from a pouch in the genital region of civets and used in perfumery.
- caco-
-
- noct-
-
- coact
-
verb (used with or without object),
to do or act together.
- nitr-
-
- cacao
-
noun,
a small tropical American evergreen tree, Theobroma cacao, cultivated for its seeds, the source of cocoa, chocolate, etc.
- ca-ca
-
noun,
excrement; feces.
- 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.
- trave
-
noun,
a crossbeam.
- Niter
-
noun,
potassium nitrate.
- Arion
-
noun,
flourished 7th century b.c, Greek poet: inventor of the dithyramb.
- trice
-
noun,
a very short time; an instant:
- cocoa
-
noun,
a powder made from roasted, husked, and ground seeds of the cacao, Theobroma cacao, from which much of the fat has been removed.
- trine
-
noun,
a set or group of three; triad.
- Novia
-
noun,
a fiancée or bride.
- terna
-
noun,
a list of three names submitted to the pope as recommended to fill a vacant bishopric or benefice.
- Terni
-
noun,
a city in central Italy.
- Niort
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Deux-Sèvres, in W France.
- Tiran
-
noun,
Strait of, a navigable waterway between the N Red Sea and the Gulf of Aqaba.
- noria
-
noun,
a device consisting of a series of buckets on a wheel, used in Spain and the East for raising water.
- 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.
- cent.
-
- 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.
- caner
-
noun,
a person who works with cane, especially one who produces canework for chairs.
- CENTO
-
noun,
a piece of writing, especially a poem, composed wholly of quotations from the works of other authors.
- Canea
-
noun,
a seaport on and the capital of Crete, on the W part.
- Norco
-
noun,
a town in S California.
- 30-30
-
- canc.
-
- toner
-
noun,
a person or thing that tones.
- noto-
-
- Trace
-
noun,
a surviving mark, sign, or evidence of the former existence, influence, or action of some agent or event; vestige:
- tiara
-
noun,
a jeweled, ornamental coronet worn by women.
- train
-
noun,
Railroads. a self-propelled, connected group of rolling stock.
- 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.
- cero-
-
- Cairo
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Egypt, in the N part on the E bank of the Nile.
- cert.
-
- cairn
-
noun,
a heap of stones set up as a landmark, monument, tombstone, etc.
- caine
-
noun,
(Sir Thomas Henry) Hall, 1853–1931, English novelist.
- tinea
-
noun,
any of several skin diseases caused by fungi; ringworm.
- voter
-
noun,
a person who votes.
- 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.
- 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.
- Tarne
-
noun,
(in the Iliad) Sardis.
- triac
-
noun,
a type of thyristor designed for electronic control of the current supplied to a circuit, used especially in dimmers for lighting systems.
- conc.
-
- Corti
-
noun,
Alfonso [al-fon-soh;; Italian ahl-fawn-saw] /ælˈfɒn soʊ;; Italian ɑlˈfɔn sɔ/ (Show IPA), 1822–76, Italian anatomist.
- Taira
-
noun,
a member of a powerful family in Japan that ruled the country 1160–85.
- Corea
-
noun,
Armando Anthony [ahr-mahn-doh] /ɑrˈmɑn doʊ/ (Show IPA), ("Chick") born 1941, U.S. jazz pianist and composer.
- Taino
-
noun,
a member of an extinct Arawakan Indian tribe of the West Indies.
- coria
-
noun,
plural of corium.
- atone
-
verb (used with object),
to make amends for; expiate:
- Taine
-
noun,
Hippolyte Adolphe [ee-paw-leet a-dawlf] /i pɔˈlit aˈdɔlf/ (Show IPA), 1828–93, French literary critic and historian.
- Vance
-
noun,
a male given name.
- ative
-
- ation
-
- carat
-
noun,
a unit of weight in gemstones, 200 milligrams (about 3 grains of troy or avoirdupois weight). Abbreviation: c., ct.
- Vanir
-
noun,
a race of gods, first in conflict with the Aesir, later allied with them. They function as fertility divinities and include Njord, Frey, and Freyja.
- Corot
-
noun,
Jean Baptiste Camille [zhahn ba-teest ka-mee-yuh] /ʒɑ̃ baˈtist kaˈmi yə/ (Show IPA), 1796–1875, French painter.
- octa-
-
- tonia
-
- Nerva
-
noun,
Marcus Cocceius [kok-see-yuh s] /kɒkˈsi yəs/ (Show IPA), a.d. 32?–98, emperor of Rome 96–98.
- Neiva
-
noun,
a city in W Colombia.
- Aaron
-
noun,
the older brother of Moses, usually regarded as the first high priest of the Hebrews. Ex. 28; 40:13–16.
- vari-
-
- varia
-
noun,
a variant reading.
- Corvo
-
noun,
a dry red or white wine of Sicily.
- Artie
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Arthur.
- acari
-
noun,
plural of acarus.
- 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.
- Cavan
-
noun,
a county in Ulster, in the N Republic of Ireland. 730 sq. mi. (1890 sq. km).
- tonic
-
noun,
a medicine that invigorates or strengthens:
- octan
-
noun,
an octan fever.
- coven
-
noun,
an assembly of witches, especially a group of thirteen.
- cover
-
noun,
something that covers, as the lid of a container or the binding of a book.
- ocrea
-
noun,
a sheathing part, as a pair of stipules united about a stem.
- overt
-
adjective,
open to view or knowledge; not concealed or secret:
- atria
-
noun,
Architecture.
Also called cavaedium. the main or central room of an ancient Roman house, open to the sky at the center and usually having a pool for the collection of rain water.
a courtyard, flanked or surrounded by porticoes, in front of an early or medieval Christian church.
a skylit central court in a contemporary building or house.
- 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.
- Conte
-
noun,
count2 .
- cont.
-
- conic
-
noun,
Geometry. conic section.
- trove
-
noun,
a collection of objects.
- Cant.
-
- Tarai
-
noun,
Terai.
- 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.
- canto
-
noun,
one of the main or larger divisions of a long poem.
- conto
-
noun,
a money of account of Portugal and Cape Verde, equal to 1000 escudos.
- oaten
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or made of oats.
- caver
-
noun,
a person who studies or explores caves.
- ocean
-
noun,
the vast body of salt water that covers almost three fourths of the earth's surface.
- oater
-
noun,
a movie, television show, etc., about the frontier days of the U.S. West; western; horse opera.
- viron
-
noun,
a male given name.
- avian
-
adjective,
of or relating to birds.
- vireo
-
noun,
any of several small, insectivorous American birds of the family Vireonidae, having the plumage usually olive-green or gray above and white or yellow below.
- avert
-
verb (used with object),
to turn away or aside:
- Orca
-
noun,
the killer whale, Orcinus orca.
- oven
-
noun,
a chamber or compartment, as in a stove, for baking, roasting, heating, drying, etc.
- Vite
-
adverb,
briskly; lively.
- Oran
-
noun,
a seaport in NW Algeria.
- Vito
-
noun,
a male given name.
- note
-
noun,
a brief record of something written down to assist the memory or for future reference.
- Oona
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Vina
-
noun,
a musical stringed instrument of India, made of rosewood or ebony, consisting of a long, hollow, fretted stick to which one, two, or three gourds are attached to increase the resonance.
- Tore
-
noun,
a torus.
- Nov.
-
- Viet
-
noun,
South Vietnam, North Vietnam, or both.
- Oita
-
noun,
a seaport on NE Kyushu, in S Japan.
- Novi
-
noun,
a town in SE Michigan.
- NTIA
-
- Tori
-
noun,
plural of torus.
- Orne
-
noun,
a department in NW France. 2372 sq. mi. (6145 sq. km). Capital: Alençon.
- oro-
-
- Vote
-
noun,
a formal expression of opinion or choice, either positive or negative, made by an individual or body of individuals.
- Nova
-
noun,
a star that suddenly becomes thousands of times brighter and then gradually fades to its original intensity.
- Ont.
-
- otic
-
adjective,
of or relating to the ear; auricular.
- oto-
-
- Otoe
-
noun,
Oto.
- VITA
-
noun,
curriculum vitae (def 1).
- voc.
-
- VINE
-
noun,
any plant having a long, slender stem that trails or creeps on the ground or climbs by winding itself about a support or holding fast with tendrils or claspers.
- Oct.
-
- once
-
noun,
a single occasion; one time only:
- vin-
-
- Rina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- ovi-
-
- Vane
-
noun,
weather vane.
- Tare
-
noun,
any of various vetches, especially Vicia sativa.
- Tver
-
noun,
a city in the W Russian Federation in Europe, NW of Moscow, on the Volga.
Formerly (1934–90) Kalinin.
- Tara
-
noun,
a village in the NE Republic of Ireland, NW of Dublin: home of the ancient Irish kings (Hill of Tara)
- 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.
- vain
-
Idioms,
in vain,
without effect or avail; to no purpose:
in an improper or irreverent manner:
- Tane
-
noun,
a Polynesian god of fertility.
- vair
-
noun,
a fur much used for lining and trimming garments in the 13th and 14th centuries, generally assumed to have been that of a variety of squirrel with a gray back and white belly.
Compare miniver (def 1).
- Tana
-
noun,
thana.
- tain
-
noun,
a thin tin plate.
- tRNA
-
- var.
-
- vara
-
noun,
a unit of length in Spanish- and Portuguese-speaking countries, varying from about 32 inches (81 cm) to about 43 inches (109 cm).
- taco
-
noun,
Mexican Cookery. an often crisply fried tortilla folded over and filled, as with seasoned chopped meat, lettuce, tomatoes, and cheese.
- Tace
-
noun,
tasset.
- rove
-
noun,
an act or instance of roving.
- Vat.
-
- roto
-
noun,
rotogravure.
- toon
-
noun,
an Asian tree, Cedrela toona, of the mahogany family, yielding an aromatic red wood used for furniture, carving, etc.
- tron
-
- Tarn
-
noun,
a small mountain lake or pool, especially one in a cirque.
- Roti
-
noun,
roast.
- 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.
- toea
-
noun,
a bronze coin and monetary unit of Papua New Guinea, the 100th part of a kina.
- Tiro
-
noun,
tyro.
- toro
-
noun,
a bull.
- tone
-
noun,
any sound considered with reference to its quality, pitch, strength, source, etc.:
- tire
-
noun,
British Dialect. fatigue.
- tion
-
- Tine
-
noun,
a sharp, projecting point or prong, as of a fork.
- TINA
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Toni
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Antoinette or Antonia.
- 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.
- trav
-
- 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.
- ter.
-
- Tena
-
noun,
Koyukon.
- ten.
-
- nota
-
noun,
a dorsal plate or sclerite of the thorax of an insect.
- tri-
-
- Trio
-
noun,
a musical composition for three voices or instruments.
- vein
-
noun,
one of the system of branching vessels or tubes conveying blood from various parts of the body to the heart.
- Ven.
-
- Vict
-
- rate
-
noun,
the amount of a charge or payment with reference to some basis of calculation:
- Vera
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Russian word meaning “faith.”.
- Vern
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Vernon.
- Ravi
-
noun,
a river in NW India and NE Pakistan, flowing from the Himlayas SW to the Chenab River: a headwater of the Indus River and one of the “five rivers” of the Punjab. 475 miles (764 km) long.
- rave
-
noun,
an act of raving.
- vert
-
noun,
English Forest Law.
vegetation bearing green leaves in a forest and capable of serving as a cover for deer.
the right to cut such vegetation.
- RATO
-
noun,
rocket-assisted takeoff.
- vet.
-
- veto
-
noun,
the power or right vested in one branch of a government to cancel or postpone the decisions, enactments, etc., of another branch, especially the right of a president, governor, or other chief executive to reject bills passed by the legislature.
- torc
-
noun,
torque (def 4).
- reit
-
noun,
real-estate investment trust.
- rant
-
noun,
ranting, extravagant, or violent declamation.
- Rani
-
noun,
ranee.
- Vic.
-
- 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).
- Raia
-
noun,
rayah.
- RACE
-
noun,
a contest of speed, as in running, riding, driving, or sailing.
- ovo-
-
- Vico
-
noun,
Giovanni Battista [jaw-vahn-nee baht-tees-tah] /dʒɔˈvɑn ni bɑtˈtis tɑ/ (Show IPA), 1668–1744, Italian philosopher and jurist.
- 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.
- Rena
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Marina.
- Vena
-
noun,
a vein.
- riv.
-
- rote
-
noun,
routine; a fixed, habitual, or mechanical course of procedure:
- 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.
- Root
-
noun,
a part of the body of a plant that develops, typically, from the radicle and grows downward into the soil, anchoring the plant and absorbing nutriment and moisture.
- 'roo
-
noun,
kangaroo.
- RONA
-
- Roca
-
noun,
Cape, a cape in W Portugal, near Lisbon: the western extremity of continental Europe.
- roan
-
noun,
a horse or other animal with a roan coat.
- rive
-
verb (used with object),
to tear or rend apart:
- rite
-
noun,
a formal or ceremonial act or procedure prescribed or customary in religious or other solemn use:
- Vent
-
noun,
an opening, as in a wall, serving as an outlet for air, smoke, fumes, or the like.
- RITA
-
noun,
the Vedic concept of cosmic and social order.
- rit.
-
- 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.
- 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.
- Rice
-
noun,
the starchy seeds or grain of an annual marsh grass, Oryza sativa, cultivated in warm climates and used for food.
- Rev.
-
- Veno
-
- 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.
- Reno
-
noun,
Informal. a renovation, as of a building or room.
- 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.
- 1080
-
- not-
-
- etc.
-
- IAEA
-
- Avon
-
noun,
a river in central England, flowing SE past Stratford-on-Avon to the Severn. 96 miles (155 km) long.
- Evan
-
noun,
a male given name, Welsh form of John.
- cac-
-
- Eton
-
noun,
a town in Berkshire, in S England, on the Thames River, W of London: the site of Eton College.
- Cain
-
noun,
Scot. and Irish English. rent paid in kind, especially a percentage of a farm crop.
- Etna
-
noun,
Mount, an active volcano in E Sicily. 10,758 feet (3280 meters).
- 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.
- Can.
-
- iana
-
- Cana
-
noun,
an ancient town in N Israel, in Galilee: scene of Jesus' first miracle. John 2:1, 11.
- Erna
-
noun,
a female given name: from an Old English word meaning “eagle.”.
- Erin
-
noun,
Literary. Ireland.
- Eric
-
noun,
Eric the Red.
- cane
-
noun,
a stick or short staff used to assist one in walking; walking stick.
- enc.
-
- Cara
-
noun,
a female given name: from an Italian word meaning “dear one.”.
- CARE
-
noun,
a state of mind in which one is troubled; worry, anxiety, or concern:
- avn.
-
- IATA
-
- ect-
-
- Aten
-
noun,
Aton.
- Ire.
-
- Arvo
-
noun,
afternoon.
- IOTA
-
noun,
a very small quantity; jot; whit.
- Iona
-
noun,
an island in the Hebrides, off the W coast of Scotland: center of early Celtic Christianity.
- atar
-
noun,
attar (def 1).
- inv.
-
- 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.
- int.
-
- atic
-
- ICAO
-
- Aton
-
noun,
a solar deity declared by Amenhotep IV to be the only god, represented as a solar disk with rays ending in human hands.
- ator
-
- inro
-
noun,
a small lacquer box with compartments for medicines, cosmetics, etc., worn on the waist sash of the traditional Japanese costume.
- 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.
- Inc.
-
- coat
-
noun,
an outer garment with sleeves, covering at least the upper part of the body:
- Avar
-
noun,
a member of a people, probably originating in Asia, who settled in Dacia a.d. c555, later occupied Pannonia, and invaded other parts of central and eastern Europe before their decline in the 9th century.
- Ave.
-
- Ice.
-
- Carn
-
noun,
cairn.
- eco-
-
- 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.
- 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.
- cire
-
noun,
a brilliant, highly glazed surface produced on fabrics by subjecting them to a wax, heat, and calendering treatment.
- cove
-
noun,
a small indentation or recess in the shoreline of a sea, lake, or river.
- Cote
-
noun,
a shelter, coop, or small shed for sheep, pigs, pigeons, etc.
- cit.
-
- cite
-
noun,
citation (defs 7, 8).
- civ.
-
- 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.
- Cora
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. Kore.
- cir.
-
- Cor.
-
- coot
-
noun,
any aquatic bird of the genus Fulica, as F. americana, of North America, and F. atra, of the Old World, characterized by lobate toes and short wings and tail.
- coon
-
noun,
raccoon.
- conv
-
- 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.
- 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.
- Coco
-
noun,
coconut palm.
- circ
-
noun,
circular (def 9).
- cion
-
noun,
scion (def 2).
- CART
-
noun,
a heavy two-wheeled vehicle, commonly without springs, drawn by mules, oxen, or the like, used for the conveyance of heavy goods.
- CCTV
-
- cat.
-
- Cate
-
noun,
a choice food;delicacy; dainty.
- 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.
- EARN
-
verb (used with object),
to gain or get in return for one's labor or service:
- CATV
-
- Cav.
-
- cava
-
noun,
(often lowercase) a dry, sparkling white table wine produced in northeastern Spain.
- Cave
-
noun,
a hollow in the earth, especially one opening more or less horizontally into a hill, mountain, etc.
- cen.
-
- nori
-
noun,
a seaweed having a mildly sweet, salty taste, usually dried, used in Japanese cookery mainly as a wrap for sushi.
- cera
-
noun,
(in prescriptions) wax.
- CERN
-
- cet-
-
- Ceta
-
noun,
Comprehensive Employment and Training Act.
- ctr.
-
- Ceto
-
- ciao
-
interjection,
(used as a word of greeting or parting): hello; goodbye; so long; see you later.
- croc
-
noun,
crocodile.
- crat
-
- art.
-
- inae
-
- Aron
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Arno
-
noun,
Peter (Curtis Arnoux Peters) 1904–68, U.S. cartoonist and author.
- NCTE
-
- NCAA
-
- nave
-
noun,
the principal longitudinal area of a church, extending from the main entrance or narthex to the chancel, usually flanked by aisles of less height and breadth: generally used only by the congregation.
- 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.
- nav.
-
- aer-
-
- aet.
-
- neat
-
noun,
an animal of the genus Bos; a bovine, as a cow or ox.
- narc
-
noun,
a government agent or detective charged with the enforcement of laws restricting the use of narcotics.
- Aiea
-
noun,
a town on S Oahu, in Hawaii.
- Nara
-
noun,
a city on S Honshu, in central Japan: chief Buddhist center of ancient Japan; first capital of Japan a.d. 710–84.
- Nair
-
noun,
a group of Hindu castes in the Kerala region of India.
- NACA
-
- Aire
-
- Acta
-
plural noun,
official records, as of acts, deeds, proceedings, transactions, or the like.
- neo-
-
- ance
-
- acc.
-
- Nora
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Honora.
- Nor.
-
- noir
-
adjective,
black; noting the black numbers in roulette.
- NOAA
-
- NIRA
-
- Nier
-
noun,
Alfred Otto Carl, 1911–1994, U.S. physicist.
- NICE
-
noun,
a port in and the capital of Alpes-Maritimes, in SE France, on the Mediterranean: resort.
- Neri
-
noun,
Saint Philip (Filippo Neri) 1515–95, Italian priest: founder of Congregation of the Oratory.
- acea
-
- 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.
- Neva
-
noun,
a river in the NW Russian Federation in Europe, flowing from Lake Ladoga through St. Petersburg into the Gulf of Finland: canalized for ships. 40 miles (65 km) long.
- Nev.
-
- 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.
- 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.
- airt
-
noun,
a direction.
- 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.
- coca
-
noun,
a shrub, Erythroxylon coca, native to the Andes, having simple, alternate leaves and small yellowish flowers.
- Ivan
-
noun,
iwan.
- Ivar
-
noun,
a male or female given name.
- anoa
-
noun,
a small forest buffalo, Bubalus (Anoa) depressicornis, of the island of Celebes, having a brown coat and straight, sharp-tipped horns: an endangered species.
- ANTA
-
noun,
a privately supported organization, chartered by Congress in 1935, for the encouragement and advancement of professional and nonprofessional theater.
- 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.
- arca
-
noun,
a chest for valuables, used in medieval Spain and Italy.
- 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.
- area
-
noun,
any particular extent of space or surface; part:
- ARCO
-
adverb,
(of the performance of a passage for stringed instruments) with the bow.
- iter
-
noun,
a canal or passage.
- Ivor
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Aria
-
noun,
an air or melody.
- Arne
-
noun,
Thomas Augustine, 1710–78, English composer of operas and songs.
- ant.
-
- ano-
-
- VIR
-
noun,
husband (used chiefly in the legal phrase et vir).
- CIC
-
- ACE
-
noun,
a playing card or die marked with or having the value indicated by a single spot:
- TIC
-
noun,
Pathology.
a sudden, spasmodic, painless, involuntary muscular contraction, as of the face.
tic douloureux.
- TIA
-
- VCR
-
- ATA
-
- CIA
-
- tin
-
noun,
Chemistry. a low-melting, malleable, ductile metallic element nearly approaching silver in color and luster: used in plating and in making alloys, tinfoil, and soft solders. Symbol: Sn; atomic weight: 118.69; atomic number: 50; specific gravity: 7.31 at 20°C.
- ATC
-
- ARC
-
noun,
Geometry. any unbroken part of the circumference of a circle or other curved line.
- CEO
-
- ARA
-
noun,
the Altar, a southern constellation between Triangulum Australe and Scorpius.
- CIE
-
- av.
-
- Aar
-
- 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.
- TCA
-
- ARV
-
noun,
a variant of the AIDS virus. Abbreviation: ARV.
- VTO
-
- Vte
-
- 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.
- TEC
-
noun,
detective.
- CNO
-
- VTC
-
- Vt.
-
- CNC
-
- AAE
-
- ac-
-
- VOR
-
- Von
-
preposition,
from; of (used in German and Austrian personal names, originally to indicate place of origin and later to indicate nobility):
- at.
-
- AIA
-
- an.
-
- Ar.
-
- VOA
-
- vo.
-
- toe
-
noun,
one of the terminal digits of the human foot.
- Tiv
-
noun,
a member of an African people living N and S of the lower Benue River in E Nigeria.
- ANI
-
noun,
any of several black, tropical American cuckoos of the genus Crotophaga, having a compressed, bladelike bill.
- CEC
-
- Co.
-
- Ain
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- V-2
-
noun,
a liquid-fueled rocket used as a ballistic missile by the Germans, mainly against London, late in World War II.
- AIR
-
noun,
a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- CAI
-
- V-1
-
noun,
a robot bomb developed by the Germans in World War II and launched from bases on the ground, chiefly against England.
- CAA
-
- CVO
-
- ct.
-
- cr.
-
- 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.
- Avi
-
- ait
-
noun,
a small island, especially in a river.
- Tro
-
- cc.
-
- ca.
-
- ANC
-
- Avo
-
noun,
a money of account of Macao, the 100th part of a pataca.
- TVA
-
- Va.
-
- Ver
-
- VAC
-
noun,
vacuum cleaner.
- tra
-
- CEA
-
- Tor
-
noun,
a rocky pinnacle; a peak of a bare or rocky mountain or hill.
- 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.
- ane
-
adjective, noun, pronoun,
one.
- CCR
-
- CCA
-
- ACT
-
noun,
anything done, being done, or to be done; deed; performance:
- aor
-
- ATV
-
- too
-
Idioms,
only too. only (def 10).
- vie
-
verb (used with object),
Archaic. to put forward in competition or rivalry.
- AOA
-
- Via
-
noun,
Architecture. a space between two mutules.
- ACV
-
- a-v
-
- ae.
-
- AEA
-
- AEC
-
- Ava
-
noun,
a female given name.
- CAR
-
noun,
an automobile.
- AVC
-
- tr.
-
- AIC
-
- VAN
-
noun,
the foremost or front division of an army, a fleet, or any group leading an advance or in position to lead an advance.
- rt.
-
- VTR
-
noun,
a device for recording television programs on magnetic tape for delayed transmission or for storage.
- Orv
-
- ITA
-
- ITC
-
- ote
-
- OTA
-
- ot-
-
- ite
-
- ORT
-
noun,
Usually, orts. a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
- Ova
-
noun,
plural of ovum.
- ITO
-
noun,
Prince Hirobumi [hee-raw-boo-mee] /ˈhi rɔˈbu mi/ (Show IPA), 1841–1909, Japanese statesman.
- ITV
-
- Iva
-
noun,
any composite plant of the genus Iva, characterized by usually opposite leaves and inconspicuous greenish-yellow flowers.
- Ore
-
noun,
a metal-bearing mineral or rock, or a native metal, that can be mined at a profit.
- orc
-
noun,
any of several cetaceans, as a grampus.
- NCO
-
- ov-
-
- IRO
-
- OOT
-
- ina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- 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.
- ICC
-
- RAN
-
noun,
a sea goddess who drags down ships and drowns sailors: the wife of Aegir.
- ier
-
- in.
-
- Tav
-
noun,
the 23rd letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
- Rae
-
noun,
John, 1813–93, Scottish surgeon and Arctic explorer.
- IRC
-
- ine
-
- Re.
-
- 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 = .
- ior
-
- IOT
-
- Ir.
-
- Ora
-
noun,
plural of os2 .
- NAA
-
- ian
-
noun,
a male given name, Scottish form of John.
- OTC
-
- NIA
-
- Oca
-
noun,
a wood sorrel, Oxalis tuberosa, of the Andes, cultivated in South America for its edible tubers.
- NIC
-
noun,
a newly industrialized/industrializing country:
- OAT
-
noun,
a cereal grass, Avena sativa, cultivated for its edible seed.
- 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.
- OAO
-
- Oc.
-
- 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:
- NRC
-
- NRA
-
- nr.
-
- nit
-
noun,
the egg of a parasitic insect, especially of a louse, often attached to a hair or a fiber of clothing.
- NOC
-
- Noe
-
noun,
Noah (def 1).
- OCC
-
- OCR
-
- oon
-
- Nat
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Nathan or Nathaniel.
- o-o
-
noun,
any of several species of Hawaiian honey eaters of the genus Moho, especially the extinct M. nobilis, of the island of Hawaii, that had black plumage and two tufts of yellow plumes used to make ceremonial robes for the Hawaiian kings.
- oo-
-
- nae
-
adverb,
no1 ; not.
- ONR
-
- ONI
-
- one
-
noun,
the first and lowest whole number, being a cardinal number; unity.
- ONA
-
noun,
a member of a people of Tierra del Fuego.
- NEC
-
- OIt
-
- OIr
-
- oic
-
- OEO
-
- NCC
-
- ne-
-
- NEA
-
- ICA
-
noun,
Portuguese name of Putumayo.
- Rai
-
noun,
a style of Algerian popular music played on electric guitar, synthesizer, and percussion instruments.
- Ia.
-
- ETA
-
noun,
the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
- 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.
- CTA
-
- eir
-
- Ria
-
noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- ECA
-
- ec-
-
- eat
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- rin
-
noun,
a money of account of Japan, the thousandth part of a yen or the tenth part of a sen.
- ear
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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.
- ean
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- EAA
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- ea.
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- eo-
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- eon
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noun,
an indefinitely long period of time; age.
- RNA
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- rte
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- ROA
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- CRC
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- ROC
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noun,
a bird of enormous size and strength.
- CVT
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- ROE
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noun,
the mass of eggs, or spawn, within the ovarian membrane of the female fish.
- ROI
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- CVA
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- CRT
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- ctn
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plural,
carton.
- cte
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- ROT
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noun,
the process of rotting.
- env
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- en-
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- CTC
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- Tai
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noun,
any of several sparoid fishes of the Pacific Ocean, as Pagrus major (red tai) a food fish of Japan.
- RCN
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- RCT
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- Tan
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noun,
the brown color imparted to the skin by exposure to the sun or open air.
- TAO
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noun,
(in philosophical Taoism) that in virtue of which all things happen or exist.
- ERA
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noun,
a period of time marked by distinctive character, events, etc.:
- IRA
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noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- REA
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- io-
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- TAR
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noun,
any of various dark-colored viscid products obtained by the destructive distillation of certain organic substances, as coal or wood.
- RCA
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- COO
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noun,
a cooing sound.
- COT
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noun,
a light portable bed, especially one of canvas on a folding frame.
- EVA
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noun,
a female given name, form of Eve.
- ETV
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- ETR
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- REC
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noun,
recreation.
- ETO
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- TAE
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preposition,
to.
- ERV
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- ERT
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- TE
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noun,
ti1 .
- A.
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noun,
Agnolo (di Cosimo di Mariano) [ah-nyaw-law dee kaw-zee-maw dee mah-ryah-naw] /ˈɑ nyɔ lɔ di ˈkɔ zi mɔ di mɑˈryɑ nɔ/ (Show IPA), 1502–72, Italian painter.
- TI
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noun,
the syllable for the seventh tone of a diatonic scale.
- No
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noun,
an utterance of the word “no.”.
- VN
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- RV
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- AI
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noun,
a three-toed sloth, Bradypus tridactylus, inhabiting forests of southern Venezuela, the Guianas, and northern Brazil, having a diet apparently restricted to the leaves of the trumpet-tree, and sounding a high-pitched cry when disturbed.
- t.
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- T1
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- TA
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noun,
the 16th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- AA
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noun,
basaltic lava having a rough surface.
- AO
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- O.
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- OA
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- OE
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noun,
oy2 .
- NV
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- NI
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- CV
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- RA
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noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- TV
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noun,
television.
- VC
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- VI
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- VR
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- IV
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noun,
an intravenous device for delivering electrolyte solutions, medicines, and nutrients.
- ic
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- i.
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- CE
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- RN
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- RI
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- RC
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- R.
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- E.
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noun,
Edward (St. John) 1925–2000, U.S. writer and illustrator.
- et
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verb,
a simple past tense of eat.
- IT
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noun,
(in children's games) the player called upon to perform some task, as, in tag, the one who must catch the other players.
- N.
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- NA
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adverb,
no1 .
- NC
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- V.
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- EV
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- er
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interjection,
(used to express or represent a pause, hesitation, uncertainty, etc.).
- EI
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- RO
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- TN
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- TC
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