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- continuos
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noun,
a keyboard accompanying part consisting originally of a figured bass, which in modern scores is usually realized, and serving to provide or fill out the harmonic texture.
- contusion
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noun,
an injury, as from a blow with a blunt instrument, in which the subsurface tissue is injured but the skin is not broken; bruise.
- cotunnite
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noun,
a soft, white to yellowish mineral, lead chloride, PbCl 2 , that forms as an alteration product of galena.
- continues
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verb (used with object),
to go on with or persist in:
- no-count
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adjective, noun,
no-account.
- connotes
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verb (used with object),
to signify or suggest (certain meanings, ideas, etc.) in addition to the explicit or primary meaning:
- unctions
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noun,
an act of anointing, especially as a medical treatment or religious rite.
- Teutonic
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noun,
Germanic.
- contents
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noun,
Usually, contents.
something that is contained:
the subjects or topics covered in a book or document.
the chapters or other formal divisions of a book or document:
- continue
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verb (used with object),
to go on with or persist in:
- continuo
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noun,
a keyboard accompanying part consisting originally of a figured bass, which in modern scores is usually realized, and serving to provide or fill out the harmonic texture.
- tonetics
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noun,
the phonetic study of tone in language.
- counties
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noun,
the largest administrative division of a U.S. state:
- tinstone
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noun,
cassiterite.
- tontines
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noun,
an annuity scheme in which subscribers share a common fund with the benefit of survivorship, the survivors' shares being increased as the subscribers die, until the whole goes to the last survivor.
- contuse
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verb (used with object),
to injure (tissue), especially without breaking the skin; bruise.
- Tootsie
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noun,
a sweetheart; darling.
- tunnies
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noun,
tuna1 .
- notions
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noun,
a general understanding; vague or imperfect conception or idea of something:
- cottons
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noun,
a soft, white, downy substance consisting of the hairs or fibers attached to the seeds of plants belonging to the genus Gossypium, of the mallow family, used in making fabrics, thread, wadding, etc.
- consent
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noun,
permission, approval, or agreement; compliance; acquiescence:
- 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.
- section
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noun,
a part that is cut off or separated.
- notices
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noun,
an announcement or intimation of something impending; warning:
- content
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noun,
Usually, contents.
something that is contained:
the subjects or topics covered in a book or document.
the chapters or other formal divisions of a book or document:
- nuncios
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noun,
a diplomatic representative of the pope at a foreign court or capital: equal in status to an ambassador.
- 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.
- noetics
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noun,
the science of the intellect or of pure thought; reasoning.
- contest
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noun,
a race, conflict, or other competition between rivals, as for a prize.
- tonetic
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noun,
the phonetic study of tone in language.
- tontine
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noun,
an annuity scheme in which subscribers share a common fund with the benefit of survivorship, the survivors' shares being increased as the subscribers die, until the whole goes to the last survivor.
- nonsuit
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noun,
a judgment given against a plaintiff who neglects to prosecute, or who fails to show a legal cause of action or to bring sufficient evidence.
- cutties
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noun,
a short spoon.
- Scottie
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noun,
Scottish terrier.
- Tonnies
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noun,
Ferdinand [fer-dee-nahnt] /ˈfɛr diˌnɑnt/ (Show IPA), 1855–1936, German sociologist.
- Sunnite
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noun,
Sunni (def 1).
- connote
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verb (used with object),
to signify or suggest (certain meanings, ideas, etc.) in addition to the explicit or primary meaning:
- suction
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noun,
the act, process, or condition of sucking.
- stouten
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verb (used with object),
to make stout.
- intens.
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- intents
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noun,
something that is intended; purpose; design; intention:
- tension
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noun,
the act of stretching or straining.
- unction
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noun,
an act of anointing, especially as a medical treatment or religious rite.
- intones
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verb (used with object),
to utter with a particular tone or voice modulation.
- teutons
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noun,
a member of a Germanic people or tribe first mentioned in the 4th century b.c. and supposed to have dwelt in Jutland.
- neuston
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noun,
the aggregate of minute aquatic organisms that float or swim in the surface film of a body of water.
- Soutine
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noun,
Chaim [khahy-im,, khahy-im] /xaɪˈɪm,, ˈxaɪ ɪm/ (Show IPA), 1894–1943, Lithuanian painter in France.
- Ionesco
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noun,
Eugène [French œ-zhen;; English yoo-jeen,, yoo-jeen] /French œˈʒɛn;; English yuˈdʒin,, ˈyu dʒin/ (Show IPA), 1912–94, French playwright, born in Romania.
- ionones
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noun,
a light-yellow to colorless, slightly water-soluble liquid that is either one or a mixture of two unsaturated ketones having the formula C 13 H 20 O, used chiefly in perfumery.
- isotone
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noun,
one of two or more atoms having an equal number of neutrons but different atomic numbers.
- intone
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verb (used with object),
to utter with a particular tone or voice modulation.
- tonnes
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noun,
metric ton.
- tennis
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noun,
a game played on a rectangular court by two players or two pairs of players equipped with rackets, in which a ball is driven back and forth over a low net that divides the court in half.
- notion
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noun,
a general understanding; vague or imperfect conception or idea of something:
- intent
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noun,
something that is intended; purpose; design; intention:
- sitten
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verb,
past participle of sit1 .
- cut-in
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noun,
Movies. a still, as of a scene or an object, inserted in a film and interrupting the action or continuity:
- Nostoc
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noun,
any freshwater, blue-green alga of the genus Nostoc, often occurring in jellylike colonies in moist places.
- no-one
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pronoun,
no person; not anyone; nobody:
- ionone
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noun,
a light-yellow to colorless, slightly water-soluble liquid that is either one or a mixture of two unsaturated ketones having the formula C 13 H 20 O, used chiefly in perfumery.
- notice
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noun,
an announcement or intimation of something impending; warning:
- Sutton
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noun,
a borough of Greater London, England.
- tenons
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noun,
a projection formed on the end of a timber or the like for insertion into a mortise of the same dimensions.
- cueist
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noun,
a billiard player.
- nonets
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noun,
a group of nine performers or instruments.
- nitons
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noun,
(formerly) radon. Symbol: Nt.
- tenson
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noun,
a Provençal poem taking the form of a dialogue or debate between two rival troubadours.
- ennuis
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noun,
a feeling of utter weariness and discontent resulting from satiety or lack of interest; boredom:
- sonnet
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noun,
Prosody. a poem, properly expressive of a single, complete thought, idea, or sentiment, of 14 lines, usually in iambic pentameter, with rhymes arranged according to one of certain definite schemes, being in the strict or Italian form divided into a major group of 8 lines (the octave) followed by a minor group of 6 lines (the sestet), and in a common English form into 3 quatrains followed by a couplet.
- nocent
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adjective,
harmful; injurious.
- tincts
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noun,
tint; tinge; coloring.
- Tocsin
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noun,
a signal, especially of alarm, sounded on a bell or bells.
- toe-in
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noun,
the slight forward convergence given to the front wheels of an automobile to improve steering qualities.
- nocti-
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- Cousin
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noun,
Also called first cousin, full cousin. the son or daughter of an uncle or aunt.
See also second cousin, removed (def 2).
- tinct.
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- noctis
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adjective,
(in prescriptions) of the night.
- Ennius
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noun,
Quintus [kwin-tuh s] /ˈkwɪn təs/ (Show IPA), 239–169? b.c, Roman poet.
- nonces
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noun,
the present, or immediate, occasion or purpose (usually used in the phrase for the nonce).
- Noetic
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adjective,
of or relating to the mind.
- Teuton
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noun,
a member of a Germanic people or tribe first mentioned in the 4th century b.c. and supposed to have dwelt in Jutland.
- steno-
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- icono-
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- teston
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noun,
a former silver coin of France, equal at various times to between 10 and 14½ sols, bearing on the obverse a bust of the reigning king.
- incest
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noun,
sexual intercourse between closely related persons.
- incuse
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noun,
an incuse figure or impression.
- tenuto
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adjective,
Music. (of a note, chord, or rest) held to the full time value.
- tenuis
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noun,
an unaspirated, voiceless plosive.
- socio-
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- insect
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noun,
any animal of the class Insecta, comprising small, air-breathing arthropods having the body divided into three parts (head, thorax, and abdomen), and having three pairs of legs and usually two pairs of wings.
- cteno-
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- counts
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noun,
the act of counting; enumeration; reckoning; calculation:
- contin
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- coitus
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noun,
sexual intercourse, especially between a man and a woman.
- set-in
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adjective,
made separately and placed within another unit.
- centos
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noun,
a piece of writing, especially a poem, composed wholly of quotations from the works of other authors.
- outsit
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verb (used with object),
to sit longer than; outwait:
- contos
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noun,
a money of account of Portugal and Cape Verde, equal to 1000 escudos.
- scoto-
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- sennit
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noun,
a flat, braided cordage, formed by plaiting strands of rope yarn or other fiber, used as small stuff aboard ships.
- contes
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plural,
Trademark. a brand of crayon made of graphite and clay, usually in black, red, or brown.
- cootie
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noun,
a louse, especially one affecting humans, as the body louse, head louse, or pubic louse.
- Scioto
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noun,
a river in central Ohio, flowing S to the Ohio River. 237 miles (382 km) long.
- octets
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noun,
a company of eight singers or musicians.
- Tustin
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noun,
a city in SW California.
- unison
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noun,
coincidence in pitch of two or more musical tones, voices, etc.
- Connie
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noun,
a female given name, form of Constance.
- coeno-
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- conies
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noun,
the fur of a rabbit, especially when dyed to simulate Hudson seal.
- nuncio
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noun,
a diplomatic representative of the pope at a foreign court or capital: equal in status to an ambassador.
- outset
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noun,
the beginning or start:
- centi-
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- oscine
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noun,
an oscine bird.
- Cotton
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noun,
a soft, white, downy substance consisting of the hairs or fibers attached to the seeds of plants belonging to the genus Gossypium, of the mallow family, used in making fabrics, thread, wadding, etc.
- UNESCO
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noun,
an agency of the United Nations charged with instituting and administering programs for cooperative, coordinated action by member states in education, science, and the arts.
- Onions
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noun,
Charles Talbut [tawl-buh t,, tal-] /ˈtɔl bət,, ˈtæl-/ (Show IPA), 1873–1965, English lexicographer and philologist.
- ounces
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noun,
a unit of weight equal to 437.5 grains or 1/16 pound (28.35 grams) avoirdupois.
- otiose
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adjective,
being at leisure; idle; indolent.
- osteo-
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- costo-
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- set-to
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noun,
a usually brief, sharp fight or argument.
- C-note
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noun,
See C (def 11).
- unites
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noun,
a former gold coin of England, equal to 20 shillings, issued under James I and Charles I.
- COSINE
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noun,
Trigonometry.
(in a right triangle) the ratio of the side adjacent to a given angle to the hypotenuse.
the sine of the complement of a given angle or arc. Abbreviation: cos.
- Osetic
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adjective, noun,
Ossetic.
- Tucson
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noun,
a city in S Arizona: health resort.
- setout
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noun,
preparations, especially for beginning a journey.
- Scotti
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noun,
Antonio [ahn-taw-nyaw] /ɑnˈtɔ nyɔ/ (Show IPA), 1866–1936, Italian baritone.
- Stein
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noun,
a mug, usually earthenware, especially for beer.
- Scot.
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- Stent
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noun,
Medicine/Medical. a small, expandable tube used for inserting in a blocked vessel or other part.
- onset
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noun,
a beginning or start:
- neons
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noun,
Chemistry. a chemically inert gaseous element occurring in small amounts in the earth's atmosphere, used chiefly in a type of electrical lamp. Symbol: Ne; atomic weight: 20.183; atomic number: 10; density: 0.9002 g/l at 0°C and 760 mm pressure.
- stint
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noun,
a period of time spent doing something:
- scoot
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noun,
a swift, darting movement or course.
- stunt
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noun,
a stop or hindrance in growth or development.
- Stoic
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noun,
a member or adherent of the Stoic school of philosophy.
- ontic
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adjective,
possessing the character of real rather than phenomenal existence; noumenal.
- Stone
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noun,
the hard substance, formed of mineral matter, of which rocks consist.
- onto-
-
- Scone
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noun,
a small, light, biscuitlike quick bread made of oatmeal, wheat flour, barley meal, or the like.
- Stout
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noun,
a dark, sweet brew made of roasted malt and having a higher percentage of hops than porter.
- scion
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noun,
a descendant.
- scent
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noun,
a distinctive odor, especially when agreeable:
- suint
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noun,
the natural grease of the wool of sheep, consisting of a mixture of fatty matter and potassium salts, used as a source of potash and in the preparation of ointments.
- suite
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noun,
a number of things forming a series or set.
- outen
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verb (used with object),
to turn off (a light) or extinguish (a fire).
- oste-
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- Sunni
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noun,
Also called Sunnite. a member of one of the two great religious divisions of Islam, regarding the first four caliphs as legitimate successors of Muhammad and stressing the importance of Sunna as a basis for law.
Compare Shiʿite.
- ounce
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noun,
a unit of weight equal to 437.5 grains or 1/16 pound (28.35 grams) avoirdupois.
- onion
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noun,
a plant, Allium cepa, of the amaryllis family, having an edible, succulent, pungent bulb.
- niton
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noun,
(formerly) radon. Symbol: Nt.
- Scott
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noun,
Barbara Ann, 1928–2012, Canadian figure skater.
- noons
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noun,
midday.
- senti
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noun,
a monetary unit of Tanzania, the 100th part of a shilling; cent.
- seti-
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- no-no
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noun,
anything that is forbidden or not advisable, as because of being improper or unsafe:
- Seton
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noun,
a thread or the like inserted beneath the skin to provide drainage or to guide subsequent passage of a tube.
- non-U
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adjective,
not characteristic of or appropriate to the upper class, especially of Great Britain:
- nuci-
-
- noose
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noun,
a loop with a running knot, as in a snare, lasso, or hangman's halter, that tightens as the rope is pulled.
- nones
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noun,
the fifth of the seven canonical hours, or the service for it, originally fixed for the ninth hour of the day (or 3 p.m.).
- sito-
-
- noso-
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- Sinon
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noun,
a Greek, posing as a deserter, who persuaded the Trojans to take the Trojan Horse into their city.
- since
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adverb,
from then till now (often preceded by ever):
- notes
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noun,
a brief record of something written down to assist the memory or for future reference.
- Notus
-
noun,
the ancient Greek personification of the south wind.
- Sino-
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- nonet
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noun,
a group of nine performers or instruments.
- nonce
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noun,
the present, or immediate, occasion or purpose (usually used in the phrase for the nonce).
- neut.
-
- sonic
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adjective,
of or relating to sound.
- onco-
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- sotie
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noun,
a satirical and topical comedy employing actors dressed in traditional fool's costume, popular in France during the late Middle Ages, and often used as a curtain raiser to mystery and morality plays.
- onces
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noun,
a single occasion; one time only:
- nines
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noun,
a cardinal number, eight plus one.
- Ninos
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noun,
boy; child.
- Ninus
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noun,
the legendary husband of Semiramis and founder of Nineveh.
- noto-
-
- snout
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noun,
the part of an animal's head projecting forward and containing the nose and jaws; muzzle.
- noise
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noun,
sound, especially of a loud, harsh, or confused kind:
- Scout
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noun,
a soldier, warship, airplane, etc., employed in reconnoitering.
- scute
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noun,
a dermal bony plate, as on an armadillo, or a large horny plate, as on a turtle.
- noct-
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- oecus
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noun,
(in an ancient Roman house) an apartment, especially a dining room, decorated with columns.
- octo-
-
- snoot
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noun,
Slang. the nose.
- sect.
-
- octet
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noun,
a company of eight singers or musicians.
- incus
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noun,
Anatomy. the middle one of a chain of three small bones in the middle ear of humans and other mammals.
Compare malleus, stapes.
- ottos
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noun,
a male given name: from a Germanic word meaning “rich.”.
- tonne
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noun,
metric ton.
- tonus
-
noun,
a normal state of continuous slight tension in muscle tissue that facilitates its response to stimulation.
- cunts
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noun,
the vulva or vagina.
- cutes
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noun,
the cutes, Informal. self-consciously cute mannerisms or appeal; affected coyness:
- cutie
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noun,
Informal. a charmingly attractive or cute person, especially a girl or a young woman (often used as a form of address):
- cutin
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noun,
a transparent, waxy substance constituting, together with cellulose, the cuticle of plants.
- cutis
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noun,
the true skin, consisting of the dermis and the epidermis.
- tono-
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- UNCIO
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- Tenn.
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- econ.
-
- tonic
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noun,
a medicine that invigorates or strengthens:
- ecto-
-
- cites
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noun,
citation (defs 7, 8).
- uncos
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noun,
something extraordinary or unusual; a novelty.
- tones
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noun,
any sound considered with reference to its quality, pitch, strength, source, etc.:
- Ennis
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noun,
a town in N Texas.
- ennui
-
noun,
a feeling of utter weariness and discontent resulting from satiety or lack of interest; boredom:
- toons
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noun,
an Asian tree, Cedrela toona, of the mahogany family, yielding an aromatic red wood used for furniture, carving, etc.
- coins
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noun,
a piece of metal stamped and issued by the authority of a government for use as money.
- toise
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noun,
an old French unit of length equivalent to 6.395 feet (1.949 meters).
- touts
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noun,
a person who solicits business, employment, support, or the like, importunately.
- tunic
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noun,
Chiefly British. a coat worn as part of a military or other uniform.
- tunes
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noun,
a succession of musical sounds forming an air or melody, with or without the harmony accompanying it.
- Conte
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noun,
count2 .
- cont.
-
- coots
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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.
- Const
-
- coset
-
noun,
a subset of a group, formed by the consistent operation of a given element of the group on the left or right of all the elements of a subgroup of the group.
- Cons.
-
- Conon
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noun,
died a.d. 687, pope 686–687.
- toots
-
noun,
an affectionate or familiar term of address; honey; baby (sometimes offensive when used to strangers, casual acquaintances, subordinates, etc., especially by a male to a female).
- conns
-
noun,
responsibility for the steering of a ship.
- touse
-
noun,
a commotion; rumpus.
- cotes
-
noun,
a shelter, coop, or small shed for sheep, pigs, pigeons, etc.
- Conn.
-
- Count
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noun,
the act of counting; enumeration; reckoning; calculation:
- toti-
-
- totes
-
noun,
the act or course of toting.
- TUNIS
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noun,
a city in and the capital of Tunisia, in the NE part.
- conto
-
noun,
a money of account of Portugal and Cape Verde, equal to 1000 escudos.
- cions
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noun,
scion (def 2).
- ento-
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- unset
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adjective,
not set; not solidified or made firm, as concrete or asphalt.
- Titus
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noun,
a disciple and companion of the apostle Paul, to whom Paul is supposed to have addressed an Epistle.
- Teut.
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- Teton
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noun,
the westernmost branch of the Dakota Indians.
- icons
-
- Cenis
-
noun,
Mont, a mountain pass between SE France and Italy, in the Alps. 6834 feet (2083 meters) high.
- ictus
-
noun,
Prosody. rhythmical or metrical stress.
- untie
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verb (used with object),
to loose or unfasten (anything tied); let or set loose by undoing a knot.
- etuis
-
noun,
a small, often decorative case, especially one for needles, toilet articles, or the like.
- tents
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noun,
a portable shelter of skins, canvas, plastic, or the like, supported by one or more poles or a frame and often secured by ropes fastened to pegs in the ground.
- Inonu
-
noun,
Ismet [is-met] /ɪsˈmɛt/ (Show IPA), (Ismet Paşa) 1884–1973, president of Turkey 1938–50; prime minister 1923–24, 1925–37, 1961–65.
- inset
-
noun,
something inserted; insert.
- inst.
-
- 30-30
-
- tenon
-
noun,
a projection formed on the end of a timber or the like for insertion into a mortise of the same dimensions.
- teno-
-
- CENTO
-
noun,
a piece of writing, especially a poem, composed wholly of quotations from the works of other authors.
- cent.
-
- cents
-
noun,
a bronze coin of the U.S., the 100th part of a U.S. dollar: made of steel during part of 1943. Symbol: ¢.
- estoc
-
noun,
a thrusting sword of the 13th–17th centuries having a long, narrow blade of rectangular section.
- eosin
-
noun,
Also called bromeosin, tetrabromofluorescein. a red, crystalline, water-insoluble solid, C 20 H 8 Br 4 O 5 , derived from fluorescein by bromination: used chiefly as an acid dye for dyeing silk a rose red color and as a histological stain.
- cines
-
noun,
a film; motion picture.
- Titos
-
noun,
Marshal (Josip Broz) 1891–1980, president of Yugoslavia 1953–80.
- cine-
-
- Union
-
noun,
the act of uniting two or more things.
- Cetus
-
noun,
the Whale, a constellation lying above the equator, containing the variable star Mira.
- tines
-
noun,
a sharp, projecting point or prong, as of a fork.
- 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.
- CONUS
-
noun,
the most anterior part of the simple tubular heart of lower vertebrates and embryos of higher vertebrates, leading into the artery that leaves the heart; in mammals it forms a part of the upper wall of the right ventricle, in which the pulmonary artery originates.
- tious
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- Unit.
-
- tints
-
noun,
a color or a variety of a color; hue.
- unite
-
noun,
a former gold coin of England, equal to 20 shillings, issued under James I and Charles I.
- Cesti
-
noun,
Marcantonio [mahr-kahn-taw-nyaw] /ˌmɑr kɑnˈtɔ nyɔ/ (Show IPA), 1623–69, Italian composer.
- tuns
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noun,
a large cask for holding liquids, especially wine, ale, or beer.
- uni-
-
- tuts
-
noun,
an exclamation of “tut.”.
- Utes
-
noun,
Informal. a utility vehicle.
- USTC
-
- oust
-
verb (used with object),
to expel or remove from a place or position occupied:
- Ouse
-
noun,
Also called Great Ouse. a river in E England, flowing NE to the Wash. 160 miles (260 km) long.
- sci.
-
- unco
-
noun,
something extraordinary or unusual; a novelty.
- out-
-
- sec.
-
- outs
-
noun,
a means of escape or excuse, as from a place, punishment, retribution, responsibility, etc.:
- scut
-
noun,
a short tail, especially that of a hare, rabbit, or deer.
- unto
-
preposition,
to (in its various uses, except as the accompaniment of the infinitive).
- ten.
-
- sent
-
noun,
a coin of Estonia until the euro was adopted, the 100th part of a kroon.
- stet
-
verb (used with object),
to mark (a manuscript, printer's proof, etc.) with the word “stet” or with dots as a direction to let cancelled material remain.
- tion
-
- soon
-
Idioms,
sooner or later, eventually:
- tint
-
noun,
a color or a variety of a color; hue.
- Soot
-
noun,
a black, carbonaceous substance produced during incomplete combustion of coal, wood, oil, etc., rising in fine particles and adhering to the sides of the chimney or pipe conveying the smoke: also conveyed in the atmosphere to other locations.
- Tine
-
noun,
a sharp, projecting point or prong, as of a fork.
- tics
-
noun,
Pathology.
a sudden, spasmodic, painless, involuntary muscular contraction, as of the face.
tic douloureux.
- Ste.
-
- tets
-
noun,
the Vietnamese New Year celebration, occurring during the first seven days of the first month of the lunar calendar.
- Test
-
noun,
the means by which the presence, quality, or genuineness of anything is determined; a means of trial.
- Tito
-
noun,
Marshal (Josip Broz) 1891–1980, president of Yugoslavia 1953–80.
- Otto
-
noun,
attar (def 1).
- stot
-
noun,
a springing gait of certain bovids, as gazelles and antelopes, used especially when running in alarm from a predator.
- stun
-
noun,
the act of stunning.
- tent
-
noun,
a portable shelter of skins, canvas, plastic, or the like, supported by one or more poles or a frame and often secured by ropes fastened to pegs in the ground.
- suet
-
noun,
the hard fatty tissue about the loins and kidneys of beef, sheep, etc., used in cooking or processed to yield tallow.
- suit
-
noun,
a set of clothing, armor, or the like, intended for wear together.
- tens
-
noun,
a self-operated portable device used to treat chronic pain by sending electrical impulses through electrodes placed over the painful area.
- sunn
-
noun,
a tall East Indian shrub, Crotalaria juncea, of the legume family, having slender branches and yellow flowers, and an inner bark that yields a hemplike fiber used for making ropes, sacking, etc.
- Tit.
-
- Soni
-
- tune
-
noun,
a succession of musical sounds forming an air or melody, with or without the harmony accompanying it.
- tost
-
noun,
an act or instance of tossing.
- tuis
-
noun,
a black New Zealand honey eater, Prosthemadera novaeseelandiae, having a patch of white feathers on each side of the throat, sometimes tamed as a pet.
- Tues
-
- sett
-
noun,
Also called pitcher. a small, rectangular paving stone.
- sice
-
noun,
syce.
- tout
-
noun,
a person who solicits business, employment, support, or the like, importunately.
- 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.
- tots
-
noun,
a small child.
- tote
-
noun,
the act or course of toting.
- Sion
-
noun,
a town in and the capital of Valais, in SW Switzerland.
- sone
-
noun,
a unit for measuring the loudness of sound, equal to the loudness of a sound that, in the judgment of a group of listeners, is equal to that of a 1000-cycle-per-second reference sound having an intensity of 40 decibels.
- site
-
noun,
the position or location of a town, building, etc., especially as to its environment:
- toon
-
noun,
an Asian tree, Cedrela toona, of the mahogany family, yielding an aromatic red wood used for furniture, carving, etc.
- tonn
-
- situ
-
noun,
in situ.
- snit
-
noun,
an agitated or irritated state.
- Toni
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Antoinette or Antonia.
- snot
-
noun,
Vulgar. mucus from the nose.
- tone
-
noun,
any sound considered with reference to its quality, pitch, strength, source, etc.:
- tits
-
noun,
a titmouse.
- toot
-
noun,
an act or sound of tooting.
- 1080
-
- ins.
-
- Coos
-
noun,
a language of a group of American Indians indigenous to the coast of Oregon.
- 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.
- noes
-
noun,
an utterance of the word “no.”.
- non-
-
- none
-
noun,
nones1 .
- noon
-
noun,
midday.
- nos-
-
- nose
-
noun,
the part of the face or facial region in humans and certain animals that contains the nostrils and the organs of smell and functions as the usual passageway for air in respiration: in humans it is a prominence in the center of the face formed of bone and cartilage, serving also to modify or modulate the voice.
- not-
-
- cose
-
verb (used without object),
coze.
- note
-
noun,
a brief record of something written down to assist the memory or for future reference.
- nots
-
noun,
a Boolean operator that returns a positive result if its operand is negative and a negative result if its operand is positive.
- noun
-
noun,
any member of a class of words that can function as the main or only elements of subjects of verbs (A dog just barked), or of objects of verbs or prepositions (to send money from home), and that in English can take plural forms and possessive endings (Three of his buddies want to borrow John's laptop). Nouns are often described as referring to persons, places, things, states, or qualities, and the word noun is itself often used as an attributive modifier, as in noun compound; noun group.
See also noun adjunct, noun clause, noun phrase.
Synonyms: substantive, name.
- nous
-
noun,
Greek Philosophy. mind or intellect.
- coon
-
noun,
raccoon.
- cunt
-
noun,
the vulva or vagina.
- 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.
-
- eons
-
noun,
an indefinitely long period of time; age.
- Ens.
-
- Cnut
-
noun,
Canute.
- Coue
-
noun,
Émile [ey-meel] /eɪˈmil/ (Show IPA), 1857–1926, French psychotherapist.
- cues
-
noun,
anything said or done, on or off stage, that is followed by a specific line or action:
- cts.
-
- NCTE
-
- eco-
-
- ect-
-
- neo-
-
- neon
-
noun,
Chemistry. a chemically inert gaseous element occurring in small amounts in the earth's atmosphere, used chiefly in a type of electrical lamp. Symbol: Ne; atomic weight: 20.183; atomic number: 10; density: 0.9002 g/l at 0°C and 760 mm pressure.
- nest
-
noun,
a pocketlike, usually more or less circular structure of twigs, grass, mud, etc., formed by a bird, often high in a tree, as a place in which to lay and incubate its eggs and rear its young; any protected place used by a bird for these purposes.
- Cote
-
noun,
a shelter, coop, or small shed for sheep, pigs, pigeons, etc.
- Niue
-
noun,
an island in the S Pacific between Tonga and Cook Islands: possession of New Zealand. 5128; about 100 sq. mi. (260 sq. km).
- enc.
-
- NICE
-
noun,
a port in and the capital of Alpes-Maritimes, in SE France, on the Mediterranean: resort.
- Cost
-
noun,
the price paid to acquire, produce, accomplish, or maintain anything:
- Nine
-
noun,
a cardinal number, eight plus one.
- Nino
-
noun,
boy; child.
- iso-
-
- Enos
-
noun,
the son of Seth. Gen. 5:6.
- nits
-
noun,
the egg of a parasitic insect, especially of a louse, often attached to a hair or a fiber of clothing.
- coin
-
noun,
a piece of metal stamped and issued by the authority of a government for use as money.
- cute
-
noun,
the cutes, Informal. self-consciously cute mannerisms or appeal; affected coyness:
- ious
-
- Otis
-
noun,
Elisha Graves, 1811–61, U.S. inventor.
- oto-
-
- cen.
-
- Ont.
-
- nunc
-
adverb,
now.
- onus
-
noun,
a difficult or disagreeable obligation, task, burden, etc.
- Otoe
-
noun,
Oto.
- inns
-
noun,
a commercial establishment that provides lodging, food, etc., for the public, especially travelers; small hotel.
- o-os
-
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.
- Ice.
-
- etc.
-
- etic
-
adjective,
pertaining to or being the raw data of a language or other area of behavior, without considering the data as significant units functioning within a system.
- Inc.
-
- Oost
-
noun,
Jacob van [yah-kawp vahn] /ˈyɑ kɔp vɑn/ (Show IPA), 1600?–71, and his son, Jacob van, 1639?–1713, Flemish painters.
- otic
-
adjective,
of or relating to the ear; auricular.
- Eton
-
noun,
a town in Berkshire, in S England, on the Thames River, W of London: the site of Eton College.
- ices
-
noun,
the solid form of water, produced by freezing; frozen water.
- etui
-
noun,
a small, often decorative case, especially one for needles, toilet articles, or the like.
- int.
-
- cet-
-
- Oct.
-
- eous
-
- ions
-
noun,
an electrically charged atom or group of atoms formed by the loss or gain of one or more electrons, as a cation (positive ion) which is created by electron loss and is attracted to the cathode in electrolysis, or as an anion (negative ion) which is created by an electron gain and is attracted to the anode. The valence of an ion is equal to the number of electrons lost or gained and is indicated by a plus sign for cations and a minus sign for anions, thus: Na + , Cl−, Ca ++ , S = .
- eso-
-
- cite
-
noun,
citation (defs 7, 8).
- cit.
-
- once
-
noun,
a single occasion; one time only:
- cist
-
noun,
a box or chest, especially for sacred utensils.
- est.
-
- cis-
-
- cion
-
noun,
scion (def 2).
- 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.
- Oise
-
noun,
a river in W Europe, flowing SW from S Belgium through N France to the Seine, near Paris. 186 miles (300 km) long.
- Ceto
-
- ec-
-
- eu-
-
- ECU
-
noun,
the shield carried by a mounted man-at-arms in the Middle Ages.
- eo-
-
- ETS
-
- 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.
- EIS
-
- en-
-
- ETO
-
- ESU
-
- eon
-
noun,
an indefinitely long period of time; age.
- toe
-
noun,
one of the terminal digits of the human foot.
- TNT
-
- Esc
-
- EOS
-
noun,
the ancient Greek goddess of the dawn, identified by the Romans with Aurora.
- Tiu
-
noun,
an English god of the sky and of war, the equivalent of Tyr in Scandinavian mythology.
- TTS
-
- Cut
-
noun,
the act of cutting; a stroke or a blow, as with a knife, whip, etc.
- cs.
-
- CNN
-
- Une
-
- CIE
-
- CEO
-
- UNO
-
- uns
-
- ct.
-
- Co.
-
- unc
-
- USC
-
- USE
-
noun,
the act of employing, using, or putting into service:
- USN
-
- USO
-
- 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.
- UTC
-
- UTE
-
noun,
Informal. a utility vehicle.
- uti
-
- CNO
-
- UIT
-
- too
-
Idioms,
only too. only (def 10).
- TSE
-
- Cui
-
noun,
César [French sey-zar] /French seɪˈzar/ (Show IPA), Antonovich [Russian uhn-taw-nuh-vyich] /Russian ʌnˈtɔ nə vyɪtʃ/ (Show IPA), 1835–1918, Russian composer.
- cue
-
noun,
anything said or done, on or off stage, that is followed by a specific line or action:
- ctn
-
plural,
carton.
- tot
-
noun,
a small child.
- cte
-
- CST
-
- CSO
-
- COT
-
noun,
a light portable bed, especially one of canvas on a folding frame.
- TSI
-
- CNS
-
- TIC
-
noun,
Pathology.
a sudden, spasmodic, painless, involuntary muscular contraction, as of the face.
tic douloureux.
- Tu.
-
- tue
-
- COS
-
noun,
romaine.
- tui
-
noun,
a black New Zealand honey eater, Prosthemadera novaeseelandiae, having a patch of white feathers on each side of the throat, sometimes tamed as a pet.
- tun
-
noun,
a large cask for holding liquids, especially wine, ale, or beer.
- COO
-
noun,
a cooing sound.
- Tut
-
noun,
an exclamation of “tut.”.
- 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.
- OTS
-
- uts
-
noun,
the syllable once generally used for the first tone or keynote of a scale and sometimes for the tone C: now commonly superseded by do.
- NOC
-
- NUS
-
noun,
the 13th letter of the Greek alphabet (Ν, ν).
- Nun
-
noun,
a woman member of a religious order, especially one bound by vows of poverty, chastity, and obedience.
- NSU
-
- 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).
- NSC
-
- Sin
-
noun,
transgression of divine law:
- SIT
-
verb,
(in prescriptions) may it be.
- Noe
-
noun,
Noah (def 1).
- SNU
-
- OTC
-
- SOC
-
noun,
sociology or a class or course in sociology.
- Son
-
noun,
a male child or person in relation to his parents.
- NNE
-
- nit
-
noun,
the egg of a parasitic insect, especially of a louse, often attached to a hair or a fiber of clothing.
- sot
-
noun,
a drunkard.
- Sou
-
noun,
(formerly) either of two bronze coins of France, equal to 5 centimes and 10 centimes.
- NIC
-
noun,
a newly industrialized/industrializing country:
- St.
-
- 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:
- Oc.
-
- SEN
-
noun,
a money of account of Japan, the 100th part of a yen, now used only in certain quotations, as on foreign exchange.
- STI
-
- 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.
- oui
-
adverb, noun,
yes.
- ote
-
- ot-
-
- OSO
-
- ose
-
- OOT
-
- So.
-
- sc.
-
- oon
-
- oo-
-
- SEI
-
noun,
sei whale.
- ons
-
- ONI
-
- one
-
noun,
the first and lowest whole number, being a cardinal number; unity.
- OIt
-
- oic
-
- OES
-
noun,
the fifteenth letter of the English alphabet, a vowel.
- se-
-
- OEO
-
- OCS
-
- NES
-
- Soo
-
noun,
the, Canadian. Sault Ste. Marie.
- NEC
-
- 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 = .
- ITC
-
- ine
-
- INN
-
noun,
a commercial establishment that provides lodging, food, etc., for the public, especially travelers; small hotel.
- SUN
-
noun,
(often initial capital letter) the star that is the central body of the solar system, around which the planets revolve and from which they receive light and heat: its mean distance from the earth is about 93 million miles (150 million km), its diameter about 864,000 miles (1.4 million km), and its mass about 330,000 times that of the earth; its period of surface rotation is about 26 days at its equator but longer at higher latitudes.
- ist
-
- IOC
-
- Ios
-
noun,
a small hawk, Buteo solitarius, having two plumage phases and occurring only on the island of Hawaii, where it is a rare species and the only living indigenous bird of prey.
- Sui
-
noun,
a dynasty ruling in China a.d. 589–618.
- ne-
-
- ise
-
- IOT
-
- Is.
-
noun,
(used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
- IOU
-
- TEC
-
noun,
detective.
- ite
-
- ITO
-
noun,
Prince Hirobumi [hee-raw-boo-mee] /ˈhi rɔˈbu mi/ (Show IPA), 1841–1909, Japanese statesman.
- TCS
-
- io-
-
- NUT
-
noun,
a dry fruit consisting of an edible kernel or meat enclosed in a woody or leathery shell.
- NCO
-
- Stu
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Stewart or Stuart.
- ics
-
- TES
-
noun,
ti1 .
- ITU
-
- tet
-
noun,
the Vietnamese New Year celebration, occurring during the first seven days of the first month of the lunar calendar.
- IUS
-
- in.
-
- Sue
-
noun,
Eugène [œ-zhen] /œˈʒɛn/ (Show IPA), (Marie Joseph Sue) 1804–57, French novelist.
- UT
-
noun,
the syllable once generally used for the first tone or keynote of a scale and sometimes for the tone C: now commonly superseded by do.
- et
-
verb,
a simple past tense of eat.
- ic
-
- S.
-
- CE
-
- OU
-
noun,
a rare Hawaiian honeycreeper, Psittirostra psittacea, having an olive-green body, a parrotlike bill, and in the male a bright yellow head.
- TN
-
- O.
-
- TE
-
noun,
ti1 .
- EI
-
- CU
-
- NI
-
- i.
-
- NC
-
- TT
-
- N.
-
- SU
-
- No
-
noun,
an utterance of the word “no.”.
- E.
-
noun,
Edward (St. John) 1925–2000, U.S. writer and illustrator.
- SN
-
- TC
-
- SI
-
noun,
the syllable used for the seventh tone of a scale and sometimes for the tone B.
- IT
-
noun,
(in children's games) the player called upon to perform some task, as, in tag, the one who must catch the other players.
- NU
-
noun,
the 13th letter of the Greek alphabet (Ν, ν).
- U.
-
- UC
-
- UI
-
- OE
-
noun,
oy2 .
- t.
-
- T1
-
- TI
-
noun,
the syllable for the seventh tone of a diatonic scale.