Anagrams of contraries
Word contraries has
1272 anagrams
that can be made by using the letters of contraries.
- certosina
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noun,
a technique of inlaying light-colored material, as bone, ivory, metal, or pale wood, in elaborate designs on a dark ground.
- cast-iron
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noun,
an alloy of iron, carbon, and other elements, cast as a soft and strong, or as a hard and brittle, iron, depending on the mixture and methods of molding.
- serration
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noun,
serrated condition or form.
- re-strain
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verb (used with or without object),
to strain again.
- creations
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noun,
the act of producing or causing to exist; the act of creating; engendering.
- cinerator
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noun,
an incinerator.
- Cerritos
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noun,
a city in SW California.
- canister
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noun,
a small box or jar, often one of a kitchen set, for holding tea, coffee, flour, and sugar.
- carotins
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noun,
carotene.
- tricorns
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noun,
Also, tricorne. a hat with the brim turned up on three sides.
- Creation
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noun,
the act of producing or causing to exist; the act of creating; engendering.
- retrains
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verb (used with object),
to train again, especially for a different vocation or different tasks.
- cantoris
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adjective,
of or relating to the gospel or liturgical north side of a church (opposed to decani).
- strainer
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noun,
a person or thing that strains.
- trainers
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noun,
a person or thing that trains.
- ancestor
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noun,
a person from whom one is descended; forebear; progenitor.
- canotier
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noun,
a fabric constructed in a twill weave, used in the manufacture of yachting clothes.
- notaries
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noun,
notary public.
- restrain
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verb (used with object),
to hold back from action; keep in check or under control; repress:
- erratics
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noun,
an erratic or eccentric person.
- anterior
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adjective,
situated before or at the front of; fore (opposed to posterior).
- rotaries
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noun,
a rotary device or machine.
- reaction
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noun,
a reverse movement or tendency; an action in a reverse direction or manner.
- antrorse
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adjective,
bent or directed forward or upward.
- introrse
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adjective,
turned or facing inward, as anthers that open toward the gynoecium.
- senorita
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noun,
a Spanish term of address equivalent to miss, used alone or capitalized and prefixed to the name of a girl or unmarried woman. Abbreviation: Srta.
- arterio-
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- Torrance
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noun,
a city in SW California, SW of Los Angeles.
- scenario
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noun,
an outline of the plot of a dramatic work, giving particulars as to the scenes, characters, situations, etc.
- carrions
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noun,
dead and putrefying flesh.
- air-core
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adjective,
having a nonmagnetic core, as one of fiber or plastic, encircled by a coil (air-core coil) or containing one or more such coils:
- aconites
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noun,
any plant belonging to the genus Aconitum, of the buttercup family, having irregular flowers usually in loose clusters, including species with poisonous and medicinal properties.
- cisterna
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noun,
cistern (def 2).
- corsair
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noun,
a fast ship used for piracy.
- centri-
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- atonies
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noun,
Pathology. lack of tone or energy; muscular weakness, especially in a contractile organ.
- Sno-Cat
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- centro-
-
- snorter
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noun,
a person or thing that snorts.
- erotics
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noun,
an erotic poem.
- erratic
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noun,
an erratic or eccentric person.
- Estonia
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noun,
a republic in N Europe, on the Baltic, S of the Gulf of Finland: an independent republic 1918–40; annexed by the Soviet Union 1940; regained independence 1991. 17,413 sq. mi. (45,100 sq. km). Capital: Tallinn.
- erotica
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noun,
written works, usually fiction, dealing with sexual love.
- Ericson
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noun,
Leif [leef;; Icelandic leyv] /lif;; Icelandic leɪv/ (Show IPA), flourished a.d. c1000, Norse mariner: according to Icelandic saga, discoverer of Vinland (son of Eric the Red).
- coarsen
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verb (used with or without object),
to make or become coarse.
- erasion
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noun,
the act of erasing.
- stearic
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adjective,
of or relating to suet or fat.
- atonics
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noun,
Grammar. an unaccented word, syllable, or sound.
- cistron
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noun,
a segment of DNA that encodes for the formation of a specific polypeptide chain; a structural gene.
- citrons
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noun,
a pale-yellow fruit resembling the lemon but larger and with thicker rind, borne by a small tree or large bush, Citrus medica, allied to the lemon and lime.
- tarries
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noun,
a stay; sojourn.
- 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.
- Scarron
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noun,
Paul [pawl] /pɔl/ (Show IPA), 1610–60, French novelist, dramatist, and poet.
- arseno-
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- cirrate
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adjective,
having cirri.
- cirrose
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adjective,
having a cirrus or cirri.
- arteri-
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- ironers
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noun,
a person or thing that irons.
- stearo-
-
- section
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noun,
a part that is cut off or separated.
- senator
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noun,
a member of a senate.
- cerato-
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- cistern
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noun,
a reservoir, tank, or container for storing or holding water or other liquid.
- Insecta
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noun,
the class comprising the insects.
- Serrano
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noun,
a small, green or reddish, extremely hot chili pepper, the fruit of a variety of Capsicum annuum used in cooking.
- stearin
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noun,
Chemistry. any of the three glyceryl esters of stearic acid, especially C 3 H 5 (C 18 H 35 O 2) 3 , a soft, white, odorless solid found in many natural fats.
- coarser
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adjective,
of or relating to a topology on a topological space whose open sets are included among the open sets of a second specified topology on the space.
- 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.
- carnose
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adjective,
of or relating to flesh; fleshy.
- Cartier
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noun,
Sir George Étienne [zhawrzh ey-tyen] /ʒɔrʒ eɪˈtyɛn/ (Show IPA), 1814–73, Canadian political leader: prime minister 1857–62, defense minister 1867–73.
- carters
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noun,
Bennett Lester ("Benny") 1907–2003, U.S. jazz saxophonist and composer.
- Costain
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noun,
Thomas Bertram, 1885–1965, U.S. novelist, historian, and editor, born in Canada.
- cranio-
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- cornets
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noun,
Music. a valved wind instrument of the trumpet family.
- certain
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Idioms,
for certain, without a doubt; surely:
- craters
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noun,
the cup-shaped depression or cavity on the surface of the earth or other heavenly body marking the orifice of a volcano.
- corners
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noun,
the place at which two converging lines or surfaces meet.
- carrion
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noun,
dead and putrefying flesh.
- corneas
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noun,
the transparent anterior part of the external coat of the eye covering the iris and the pupil and continuous with the sclera.
- carotin
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noun,
carotene.
- cratons
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noun,
a relatively rigid and immobile region of continental portions of the earth's crust.
- contras
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noun,
(often initial capital letter) a member of a counterrevolutionary guerrilla group in Nicaragua.
- contra-
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- carnies
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noun,
a person employed by a carnival.
- coaster
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noun,
a person or thing that coasts.
- terrain
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noun,
a tract of land, especially as considered with reference to its natural features, military advantages, etc.
- tanrecs
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noun,
tenrec.
- sterno-
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- canters
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noun,
an easy gallop.
- conster
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verb (used with or without object),
construe.
- constr.
-
- crosier
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noun,
a ceremonial staff carried by a bishop or an abbot, hooked at one end like a shepherd's crook.
- cronies
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noun,
a close friend or companion; chum.
- carnets
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noun,
a customs document allowing an automobile to be driven at no cost across international borders.
- crinose
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adjective,
hairy.
- cretins
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noun,
a person suffering from cretinism.
- tarsier
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noun,
a small, arboreal, nocturnal primate of the genus Tarsius, of Indonesia and the Philippines, having a long thin tail, very large immobile eyes, and prominent pads on the fingers and toes: all populations are dwindling.
- Creator
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noun,
a person or thing that creates.
- cations
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noun,
a positively charged ion that is attracted to the cathode in electrolysis.
- aristo-
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- narcose
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adjective,
characterized by stupor; stuporous.
- Nicetas
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noun,
Saint Ignatius (def 2).
- roaster
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noun,
a contrivance for roasting something, as an oven, a pan for roasting meat, or a machine for roasting coffee beans.
- retains
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verb (used with object),
to keep possession of.
- retrain
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verb (used with object),
to train again, especially for a different vocation or different tasks.
- Trainer
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noun,
a person or thing that trains.
- rancors
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noun,
bitter, rankling resentment or ill will; hatred; malice.
- Roscian
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adjective,
of, relating to, or involving acting.
- notices
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noun,
an announcement or intimation of something impending; warning:
- tricorn
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noun,
Also, tricorne. a hat with the brim turned up on three sides.
- orceins
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noun,
a red dye, the principal coloring matter of cudbear and orchil, obtained by oxidizing an ammoniacal solution of orcinol.
- orients
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noun,
the Orient,
the countries of Asia, especially East Asia.
(formerly) the countries to the E of the Mediterranean.
- 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.
- tracers
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noun,
a person or thing that traces.
- re-sort
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verb (used with object),
to sort or arrange (cards, papers, etc.) again.
- actino-
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- norites
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noun,
a granular igneous rock consisting of a mix of light and dark minerals, the former being calcic plagioclase feldspars, and the latter orthorhombic pyroxenes.
- antero-
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- noetics
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noun,
the science of the intellect or of pure thought; reasoning.
- Anteros
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noun,
Classical Mythology. a brother of Eros, most often regarded as the avenger of unrequited love.
- roister
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verb (used without object),
to act in a swaggering, boisterous, or uproarious manner.
- 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.
- 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.
- ratines
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noun,
a loosely woven fabric made with nubby or knotty yarns.
- recants
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verb (used with object),
to withdraw or disavow (a statement, opinion, etc.), especially formally; retract.
- Torrens
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noun,
Lake, a salt lake in Australia, in E South Australia. 130 miles (210 km) long; 2400 sq. mi. (6220 sq. km); 25 feet (8 meters) below sea level.
- reactor
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noun,
a person or thing that reacts or undergoes reaction.
- acetins
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noun,
a colorless, thick, hygroscopic liquid, C 5 H 10 O 4 : used chiefly in the manufacture of explosives.
- rations
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noun,
a fixed allowance of provisions or food, especially for soldiers or sailors or for civilians during a shortage:
- octanes
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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.
- treason
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noun,
the offense of acting to overthrow one's government or to harm or kill its sovereign.
- Aretino
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noun,
Pietro [pye-traw] /ˈpyɛ trɔ/ (Show IPA), 1492–1556, Italian satirist and dramatist.
- trocars
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noun,
a sharp-pointed instrument enclosed in a cannula, used for withdrawing fluid from a cavity, as the abdominal cavity.
- nectars
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noun,
the saccharine secretion of a plant, which attracts the insects or birds that pollinate the flower.
- retsina
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noun,
a strong, resinated white or red wine of Greece and Cyprus.
- Coster
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noun,
costermonger.
- Crista
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noun,
a crest or ridge.
- COSTAR
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noun,
a performer, especially an actor or actress, who shares star billing with another.
- oscine
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noun,
an oscine bird.
- 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.
- Reston
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noun,
James (Barrett) ("Scotty") 1909–1995, U.S. journalist, born in Scotland.
- Orient
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noun,
the Orient,
the countries of Asia, especially East Asia.
(formerly) the countries to the E of the Mediterranean.
- Crater
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noun,
the cup-shaped depression or cavity on the surface of the earth or other heavenly body marking the orifice of a volcano.
- ornate
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adjective,
elaborately or sumptuously adorned, often excessively or showily so:
- criers
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noun,
a person who cries.
- crates
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noun,
a slatted wooden box or framework for packing, shopping, or storing fruit, furniture, glassware, crockery, etc.
- craton
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noun,
a relatively rigid and immobile region of continental portions of the earth's crust.
- retain
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verb (used with object),
to keep possession of.
- cretin
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noun,
a person suffering from cretinism.
- Cretan
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noun,
a native or inhabitant of Crete.
- 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.
- Osetic
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adjective, noun,
Ossetic.
- retro-
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- 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.
- orates
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verb (used with or without object),
to deliver an oration; speak pompously; declaim.
- resort
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noun,
a place to which people frequently or generally go for relaxation or pleasure, especially one providing rest and recreation facilities for vacationers:
- CORNET
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noun,
Music. a valved wind instrument of the trumpet family.
- Cortes
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noun,
(in Spain or Portugal) the two houses constituting the national legislative body.
- 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.
- rancor
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noun,
bitter, rankling resentment or ill will; hatred; malice.
- coatis
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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.
- Coates
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noun,
Eric, 1886–1957, English violist and composer.
- recons
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noun,
reconnaissance.
- coarse
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adjective,
composed of relatively large parts or particles:
- C-note
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noun,
See C (def 11).
- recast
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noun,
a recasting.
- raster
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noun,
Television. a pattern of scanning lines covering the area upon which the image is projected in the cathode-ray tube or liquid-crystal display of a television set or other screen.
- recti-
-
- recant
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verb (used with object),
to withdraw or disavow (a statement, opinion, etc.), especially formally; retract.
- reason
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noun,
a basis or cause, as for some belief, action, fact, event, etc.:
- raters
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noun,
a person who makes rates or ratings.
- cirro-
-
- ratine
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noun,
a loosely woven fabric made with nubby or knotty yarns.
- ration
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noun,
a fixed allowance of provisions or food, especially for soldiers or sailors or for civilians during a shortage:
- tarso-
-
- conies
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noun,
the fur of a rabbit, especially when dyed to simulate Hudson seal.
- Raetic
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noun,
an extinct language of uncertain affinities that was spoken in Rhaetia and written with the Etruscan alphabet.
- tainos
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noun,
a member of an extinct Arawakan Indian tribe of the West Indies.
- Racine
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noun,
Jean Baptiste [zhahn ba-teest] /ʒɑ̃ baˈtist/ (Show IPA), 1639–99, French dramatist.
- corset
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noun,
Sometimes, corsets. a close-fitting undergarment, stiffened with whalebone or similar material and often capable of being tightened by lacing, enclosing the trunk: worn, especially by women, to shape and support the body; stays.
- Renoir
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noun,
Jean [zhahn] /ʒɑ̃/ (Show IPA), 1894–1979, French film director and writer.
- Corrie
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noun,
a circular hollow in the side of a hill or mountain.
- rectos
-
- ricers
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noun,
an implement for ricing potatoes, squash, etc., by pressing them through small holes.
- Corner
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noun,
the place at which two converging lines or surfaces meet.
- racers
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noun,
a person, animal, or thing that races or takes part in a race, as a racehorse, bicycle, yacht, etc.
- 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.
- contes
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plural,
Trademark. a brand of crayon made of graphite and clay, usually in black, red, or brown.
- corita
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noun,
a boat resembling a large, woven basket, used by Indians of the southwestern U.S.
- corers
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noun,
a person or thing that cores.
- tanrec
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noun,
tenrec.
- racist
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noun,
a person who believes in racism, the doctrine that one's own racial group is superior or that a particular racial group is inferior to the others.
- racons
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noun,
radar beacon.
- contr.
-
- Rector
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noun,
a member of the clergy in charge of a parish in the Protestant Episcopal Church.
- crones
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noun,
a withered, witchlike old woman.
- necro-
-
- Octans
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noun,
the Octant, a southern constellation that contains the south celestial pole.
- sacro-
-
- ironer
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noun,
a person or thing that irons.
- secant
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noun,
Geometry. an intersecting line, especially one intersecting a curve at two or more points.
- nitres
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noun,
niter.
- sector
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noun,
Geometry. a plane figure bounded by two radii and the included arc of a circle.
- nitro-
-
- Senior
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noun,
a person who is older than another.
- Senora
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noun,
a Spanish term of address equivalent to Mrs., used alone or capitalized and prefixed to the name of a married or older woman. Abbreviation: Sra.
- intros
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noun,
an introduction.
- irones
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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.
- nocti-
-
- tenias
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noun,
taenia.
- intra-
-
- inters
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verb (used with object),
to place (a dead body) in a grave or tomb; bury.
- inter.
-
- instr.
-
- instar
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noun,
an insect in any one of its periods of postembryonic growth between molts.
- niters
-
noun,
potassium nitrate.
- scrota
-
noun,
the pouch of skin that contains the testes.
- noctis
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adjective,
(in prescriptions) of the night.
- Naoise
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noun,
the husband of Deirdre and a nephew of Conchobar, by whom he was treacherously killed.
- nectar
-
noun,
the saccharine secretion of a plant, which attracts the insects or birds that pollinate the flower.
- Sartre
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noun,
Jean-Paul [zhahn-pawl] /ʒɑ̃ˈpɔl/ (Show IPA), 1905–80, French philosopher, novelist, and dramatist: declined 1964 Nobel Prize in literature.
- nastic
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adjective,
of or showing sufficiently greater cellular force or growth on one side of an axis to change the form or position of the axis.
- satire
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noun,
the use of irony, sarcasm, ridicule, or the like, in exposing, denouncing, or deriding vice, folly, etc.
- narcos
-
noun,
narc.
- narco-
-
- satori
-
noun,
sudden enlightenment.
- sarco-
-
- Scotia
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noun,
a deep concave molding between two fillets, as in the Attic base.
- nacres
-
noun,
mother-of-pearl.
- Nestor
-
noun,
the oldest and wisest of the Greeks in the Trojan War and a king of Pylos.
- scato-
-
- santir
-
noun,
a Persian musical instrument resembling a dulcimer.
- isotac
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noun,
a line drawn on a map connecting all points where ice starts to melt at approximately the same period in spring.
- scoria
-
noun,
Metallurgy. the refuse, dross, or slag left after melting or smelting metal; scum.
- Scoter
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noun,
any of the large diving ducks of the genus Melanitta, inhabiting northern parts of the Northern Hemisphere.
- insert
-
noun,
something inserted or to be inserted.
- insect
-
noun,
any animal of the class Insecta, comprising small, air-breathing arthropods having the body divided into three parts (head, thorax, and abdomen), and having three pairs of legs and usually two pairs of wings.
- crores
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noun,
(in India) the sum of ten million, especially of rupees; one hundred lacs.
- rosace
-
noun,
rosette (def 3).
- sortie
-
noun,
a rapid movement of troops from a besieged place to attack the besiegers.
- enacts
-
verb (used with object),
to make into an act or statute:
- stance
-
noun,
the position or bearing of the body while standing:
- Easton
-
noun,
a city in E Pennsylvania, on the Delaware River.
- notice
-
noun,
an announcement or intimation of something impending; warning:
- steno-
-
- steric
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adjective,
of or relating to the spatial relationships of atoms in a molecule.
- cteno-
-
- Rosina
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noun,
a female given name, Italian form of Rose.
- stoner
-
noun,
Slang. a person who is habitually high on drugs, especially marijuana, or alcohol; a person who is usually stoned.
- C-star
-
noun,
carbon star.
- Sarton
-
noun,
May, 1912–95, U.S. poet, novelist, and playwright.
- Strain
-
noun,
any force or pressure tending to alter shape, cause a fracture, etc.
- oaters
-
noun,
a movie, television show, etc., about the frontier days of the U.S. West; western; horse opera.
- octane
-
noun,
any of 18 isomeric saturated hydrocarbons having the formula C 8 H 18 , some of which are obtained in the distillation and cracking of petroleum.
- Strine
-
noun,
Australian English.
- Enrico
-
noun,
a male given name: Italian form of Henry.
- ericas
-
noun,
any of numerous low-growing evergreen shrubs or small trees belonging to the genus Erica, of the heath family, including several species of heather.
- incorr
-
- Sirena
-
noun,
a female given name.
- incest
-
noun,
sexual intercourse between closely related persons.
- incase
-
verb (used with object),
encase.
- Noetic
-
adjective,
of or relating to the mind.
- set-in
-
adjective,
made separately and placed within another unit.
- iatro-
-
- Sierra
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noun,
a chain of hills or mountains, the peaks of which suggest the teeth of a saw.
- sinter
-
noun,
siliceous or calcareous matter deposited by springs, as that formed around the vent of a geyser.
- Estrin
-
noun,
estrone.
- Rosita
-
noun,
a female given name, Spanish form of Rose.
- norias
-
noun,
a device consisting of a series of buckets on a wheel, used in Spain and the East for raising water.
- norite
-
noun,
a granular igneous rock consisting of a mix of light and dark minerals, the former being calcic plagioclase feldspars, and the latter orthorhombic pyroxenes.
- escort
-
noun,
a group of persons, or a single person, accompanying another or others for protection, guidance, or courtesy:
- Norris
-
noun,
Charles Gilman, 1881–1945, U.S. novelist and editor.
- rostra
-
noun,
a plural of rostrum.
- errant
-
adjective,
deviating from the regular or proper course; erring; straying.
- roster
-
noun,
a list of persons or groups, as of military personnel or units with their turns or periods of duty.
- erotic
-
noun,
an erotic poem.
- intro.
-
- re-act
-
verb (used with object),
to act or perform again.
- Cantos
-
noun,
one of the main or larger divisions of a long poem.
- casein
-
noun,
Biochemistry. a protein precipitated from milk, as by rennet, and forming the basis of cheese and certain plastics.
- triacs
-
noun,
a type of thyristor designed for electronic control of the current supplied to a circuit, used especially in dimmers for lighting systems.
- Carter
-
noun,
Bennett Lester ("Benny") 1907–2003, U.S. jazz saxophonist and composer.
- trices
-
noun,
a very short time; an instant:
- cartes
-
noun,
(italics) French. menu; bill of fare.
Compare à la carte.
- arrest
-
noun,
the taking of a person into legal custody, as by officers of the law.
- aeron.
-
- carton
-
noun,
a cardboard or plastic box used typically for storage or shipping.
- triens
-
noun,
a copper coin of ancient Rome, issued during the Republic, a third part of an as.
- triers
-
noun,
a person or thing that tries or tests; tester.
- arsen-
-
- aroint
-
verb (imperative),
begone:
- casino
-
noun,
a building or large room used for meetings, entertainment, dancing, etc., especially such a place equipped with gambling devices, gambling tables, etc.
- arsine
-
noun,
Also called arseniuretted hydrogen. a colorless, flammable, slightly water-soluble gas, AsH 3 , having a fetid, garliclike odor, used in chemical warfare.
- Caster
-
noun,
a person or thing that casts.
- Castor
-
noun,
Also, castoreum. a brownish, unctuous substance with a strong, penetrating odor, secreted by certain glands in the groin of the beaver, used in medicine and perfumery.
- Castro
-
noun,
Cipriano [sip-ree-ah-noh;; Spanish see-pree-ah-naw] /ˌsɪp riˈɑ noʊ;; Spanish ˌsi priˈɑ nɔ/ (Show IPA), 1858?–1924, Venezuelan military and political leader: president 1901–08; exiled 1908.
- terais
-
noun,
a marshy lowland area in N India and S Nepal, between the Ganges and the foothills of the Himalayas.
- atonic
-
noun,
Grammar. an unaccented word, syllable, or sound.
- atones
-
verb (used with object),
to make amends for; expiate:
- arsino
-
adjective,
containing the arsino group.
- caters
-
verb (used with object),
to provide food and service for:
- tineas
-
noun,
any of several skin diseases caused by fungi; ringworm.
- Carson
-
noun,
Christopher ("Kit") 1809–68, U.S. frontiersman and scout.
- tensor
-
noun,
Anatomy. a muscle that stretches or tightens some part of the body.
- Cantor
-
noun,
the religious official of a synagogue who conducts the liturgical portion of a service and sings or chants the prayers and parts of prayers designed to be performed as solos.
- antres
-
noun,
a cavern; cave.
- caners
-
noun,
a person who works with cane, especially one who produces canework for chairs.
- tracer
-
noun,
a person or thing that traces.
- aniso-
-
- aorist
-
noun,
a verb tense, as in Classical Greek, expressing action or, in the indicative mood, past action, without further limitation or implication.
- traces
-
noun,
a surviving mark, sign, or evidence of the former existence, influence, or action of some agent or event; vestige:
- Cairns
-
noun,
a seaport in NE Australia.
- Canter
-
noun,
an easy gallop.
- trains
-
noun,
Railroads. a self-propelled, connected group of rolling stock.
- trance
-
noun,
a half-conscious state, seemingly between sleeping and waking, in which ability to function voluntarily may be suspended.
- terras
-
noun,
earth; land.
- treasr
-
- trans.
-
- carets
-
noun,
a mark (‸) made in written or printed matter to show the place where something is to be inserted.
- ariose
-
adjective,
characterized by melody; songlike.
- transe
-
noun,
a passageway, as a hallway, alley, or the like.
- caries
-
noun,
decay, as of bone or of plant tissue.
- Tories
-
noun,
a member of the Conservative Party in Great Britain or Canada.
- carnet
-
noun,
a customs document allowing an automobile to be driven at no cost across international borders.
- Carnot
-
noun,
Lazare Nicolas Marguerite [la-zar nee-kaw-lah mar-guh-reet] /laˈzar ni kɔˈlɑ mar gəˈrit/ (Show IPA), 1753–1823, French general and statesman.
- Carrie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Caroline.
- carrot
-
noun,
a plant, Daucus carota, of the parsley family, having pinnately decompound leaves and umbels of small white or yellow flowers, in its wild form a widespread, familiar weed, and in cultivation valued for its edible root.
- cation
-
noun,
a positively charged ion that is attracted to the cathode in electrolysis.
- casern
-
noun,
a lodging for soldiers in a garrison town; barracks.
- Terris
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Theresa.
- trocar
-
noun,
a sharp-pointed instrument enclosed in a cannula, used for withdrawing fluid from a cavity, as the abdominal cavity.
- centos
-
noun,
a piece of writing, especially a poem, composed wholly of quotations from the works of other authors.
- centr-
-
- triose
-
noun,
a monosaccharide that has three atoms of carbon.
- centra
-
noun,
a plural of centrum.
- tisane
-
noun,
(italics) French. aromatic or herb-flavored tea.
- Tocsin
-
noun,
a signal, especially of alarm, sounded on a bell or bells.
- action
-
noun,
the process or state of acting or of being active:
- cerias
-
noun,
a white-to-yellow, heavy powder, cerium dioxide, CeO 2 , usually derived from cerium nitrate by decomposition with heat: used chiefly in ceramics, glass polishing, and decolorizing.
- aceto-
-
- centas
-
noun,
a former bronze coin of Lithuania, the 100th part of a litas.
- toners
-
noun,
a person or thing that tones.
- acetin
-
noun,
a colorless, thick, hygroscopic liquid, C 5 H 10 O 4 : used chiefly in the manufacture of explosives.
- astron
-
- astro-
-
- tronas
-
noun,
a monoclinic mineral, grayish or yellowish hydrous sodium carbonate and bicarbonate, Na 2 CO 3 ⋅NaHCO 3 ⋅2H 2 , occurring in dried or partly evaporated lake basins.
- trones
-
noun,
a large pair of scales, a spring balance, or other weighing device located in a town or marketplace to weigh goods and merchandise.
- astern
-
adverb,
in a position behind a specified vessel or aircraft:
- toe-in
-
noun,
the slight forward convergence given to the front wheels of an automobile to improve steering qualities.
- centi-
-
- cerat-
-
- ascent
-
noun,
an act of ascending; upward movement; a rising movement:
- actin-
-
- trines
-
noun,
a set or group of three; triad.
- Artois
-
noun,
a former province in N France: artesian wells.
- actins
-
noun,
a globulin that is present in muscle plasma and that in connection with myosin plays an important role in muscle contraction.
- censor
-
noun,
an official who examines books, plays, news reports, motion pictures, radio and television programs, letters, cablegrams, etc., for the purpose of suppressing parts deemed objectionable on moral, political, military, or other grounds.
- cesta
-
noun,
a narrow, curved basket fitted on one end to a wooden handle with a glovelike compartment at the base, for catching and throwing the ball.
- Niort
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Deux-Sèvres, in W France.
- toner
-
noun,
a person or thing that tones.
- Saint
-
noun,
any of certain persons of exceptional holiness of life, formally recognized as such by the Christian Church, especially by canonization.
- arces
-
noun,
a daughter of Thaumas and the sister of Iris and the Harpies. Zeus took away her wings when she aided the Titans in their war against him.
- Saite
-
noun,
a native or citizen of Saïs.
- 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.
- toise
-
noun,
an old French unit of length equivalent to 6.395 feet (1.949 meters).
- sanit
-
- areo-
-
- Santo
-
noun,
a carved figure of a saint, usually of wood, as from Puerto Rico, Mexico, or the southwestern U.S.
- Saone
-
noun,
a river flowing S from NE France to the Rhone. 270 miles (435 km) long.
- nerts
-
interjection,
nuts (def 1).
- sarc-
-
- Scone
-
noun,
a small, light, biscuitlike quick bread made of oatmeal, wheat flour, barley meal, or the like.
- score
-
noun,
the record of points or strokes made by the competitors in a game or match.
- nitr-
-
- saice
-
noun,
syce.
- scorn
-
noun,
open or unqualified contempt; disdain:
- noise
-
noun,
sound, especially of a loud, harsh, or confused kind:
- antis
-
noun,
a person who is opposed to a particular practice, party, policy, action, etc.
- antre
-
noun,
a cavern; cave.
- rotes
-
noun,
routine; a fixed, habitual, or mechanical course of procedure:
- Scot.
-
- 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.
- senti
-
noun,
a monetary unit of Tanzania, the 100th part of a shilling; cent.
- torcs
-
noun,
torque (def 4).
- Niter
-
noun,
potassium nitrate.
- noct-
-
- torsi
-
noun,
a plural of torso.
- aster
-
noun,
any composite plant of the genus Aster, having rays varying from white or pink to blue around a yellow disk.
- intr.
-
- torse
-
noun,
a wreath of twisted silks of two alternating tinctures, usually a metal and a color, depicted supporting a crest or coronet, often upon a helmet.
- arson
-
noun,
Law. the malicious burning of another's house or property, or in some statutes, the burning of one's own house or property, as to collect insurance.
- nitre
-
noun,
niter.
- Arion
-
noun,
flourished 7th century b.c, Greek poet: inventor of the dithyramb.
- Aries
-
noun,
Astronomy. the Ram, a zodiacal constellation between Pisces and Taurus.
- tones
-
noun,
any sound considered with reference to its quality, pitch, strength, source, etc.:
- scion
-
noun,
a descendant.
- scant
-
adverb,
Scot. and North England Dialect. scarcely; barely; hardly.
- arose
-
verb,
simple past tense of arise.
- iotas
-
noun,
a very small quantity; jot; whit.
- ascon
-
noun,
a type of sponge having an oval shape and a thin body wall with pores leading directly into the spongocoel.
- TORES
-
noun,
a torus.
- toran
-
noun,
(in Indian Buddhist and Hindu architecture) a gateway having two or three lintels between two posts.
- iters
-
noun,
a canal or passage.
- arris
-
noun,
a sharp ridge, as between adjoining channels of a Doric column.
- Iran.
-
- narcs
-
noun,
a government agent or detective charged with the enforcement of laws restricting the use of narcotics.
- nacre
-
noun,
mother-of-pearl.
- scare
-
noun,
a sudden fright or alarm, especially with little or no reason.
- irate
-
adjective,
angry; enraged:
- asco-
-
- rotas
-
noun,
Chiefly British.
a round or rotation of duties; a period of work or duty taken in rotation with others.
an agenda or circuit of sporting events, as a round of golf tournaments, played in different localities throughout the year.
- SEATO
-
noun,
an organization formed in Manila (1954), comprising Australia, Great Britain, France, New Zealand, Pakistan, the Philippines, Thailand, and the United States, for collective defense against aggression in southeastern Asia and the southwestern Pacific: abolished in 1977.
- scart
-
verb (used with or without object),
to scratch, scrape, mark, or scar.
- sect.
-
- Ascot
-
noun,
a necktie or scarf with broad ends, tied and arranged so that the ends are laid flat, one across the other, sometimes with a pin to secure them.
- scent
-
noun,
a distinctive odor, especially when agreeable:
- Asine
-
noun,
an ancient town in S Greece, on the Gulf of Argolis.
- scat-
-
- Sarre
-
noun,
French name of Saar.
- Sarto
-
noun,
Andrea del [ahn-drey-uh del;; Italian ahn-dre-ah del] /ɑnˈdreɪ ə dɛl;; Italian ɑnˈdrɛ ɑ dɛl/ (Show IPA), Andrea del Sarto.
- nears
-
- arise
-
verb (used without object),
to get up from sitting, lying, or kneeling; rise:
- Irons
-
noun,
Jeremy (John) born 1948, English actor.
- nates
-
noun,
buttocks; rump.
- senor
-
noun,
a Spanish term of address equivalent to sir or Mr., used alone or capitalized and prefixed to the name of a man. Abbreviation: Sr.
- nares
-
plural noun,
the nostrils or the nasal passages.
- Satie
-
noun,
Erik Alfred Leslie [e-reek al-fred les-lee] /ɛˈrik alˈfrɛd lɛsˈli/ (Show IPA), 1866–1925, French composer.
- 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.
- scena
-
noun,
an extended operatic vocal solo, usually including an aria and a recitative.
- tonia
-
- satin
-
noun,
a fabric in a warp-effect or filling-effect satin weave, as acetate, rayon, nylon, or silk, often having a glossy face and a soft, slippery texture.
- tonic
-
noun,
a medicine that invigorates or strengthens:
- naso-
-
- sceat
-
noun,
a silver Anglo-Saxon coin of the 7th and 8th centuries, sometimes including an amount of gold.
- Artie
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Arthur.
- Cesti
-
noun,
Marcantonio [mahr-kahn-taw-nyaw] /ˌmɑr kɑnˈtɔ nyɔ/ (Show IPA), 1623–69, Italian composer.
- antic
-
noun,
Usually, antics.
a playful trick or prank; caper.
a grotesque, fantastic, or ludicrous gesture, act, or posture.
- oste-
-
- races
-
noun,
a contest of speed, as in running, riding, driving, or sailing.
- racer
-
noun,
a person, animal, or thing that races or takes part in a race, as a racehorse, bicycle, yacht, etc.
- reins
-
noun,
Often, reins. a leather strap, fastened to each end of the bit of a bridle, by which the rider or driver controls a horse or other animal by pulling so as to exert pressure on the bit.
- reist
-
verb (used without object),
reest2 .
- reni-
-
- rents
-
noun,
a payment made periodically by a tenant to a landlord in return for the use of land, a building, an apartment, an office, or other property.
- resin
-
noun,
any of a class of nonvolatile, solid or semisolid organic substances, as copal or mastic, that consist of amorphous mixtures of carboxylic acids and are obtained directly from certain plants as exudations or prepared by polymerization of simple molecules: used in medicine and in the making of varnishes and plastics.
- resit
-
noun,
a test or examination that is retaken.
- Ostia
-
noun,
a town in central Italy, SW of Rome: ruins from 4th century b.c.; site of ancient port of Rome.
- osier
-
noun,
any of various willows, as the red osier, having tough, flexible twigs or branches that are used for wickerwork.
- acron
-
noun,
the unsegmented, preoral portion of the body of an arthropod.
- Actis
-
noun,
a son of Rhoda and Helius who, when banished from his home for fratricide, fled to Egypt, where he taught astrology. The Colossus of Rhodes was built in his honor.
- Acton
-
noun,
a quilted garment worn under mail in the 13th and 14th centuries; gambeson.
- Actor
-
noun,
a person who acts in stage plays, motion pictures, television broadcasts, etc.
- OSCAR
-
noun,
a word used in communications to represent the letter O.
- Oscan
-
noun,
one of an ancient people of south-central Italy.
- actos
-
- trine
-
noun,
a set or group of three; triad.
- orris
-
noun,
an iris, Iris germanica florentina, having a fragrant rootstock.
- Orrin
-
noun,
a male given name.
- restr
-
- racon
-
noun,
radar beacon.
- acro-
-
- ornis
-
noun,
an avifauna.
- rason
-
noun,
a long, loose, black gown with wide sleeves, worn by the clergy.
- 30-30
-
- ratos
-
noun,
rocket-assisted takeoff.
- rears
-
- 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.
- ratio
-
noun,
the relation between two similar magnitudes with respect to the number of times the first contains the second:
- 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.
- rates
-
noun,
the amount of a charge or payment with reference to some basis of calculation:
- rater
-
noun,
a person who makes rates or ratings.
- trois
-
noun,
the number 3.
- acet-
-
- rares
-
adjective,
coming or occurring far apart in time; unusual; uncommon:
- trios
-
noun,
a musical composition for three voices or instruments.
- Recit
-
- rants
-
noun,
ranting, extravagant, or violent declamation.
- RECON
-
noun,
reconnaissance.
- ranis
-
noun,
ranee.
- acnes
-
noun,
an inflammatory disease of the sebaceous glands, characterized by comedones and pimples, especially on the face, back, and chest, and, in severe cases, by cysts and nodules resulting in scarring.
- acorn
-
noun,
the typically ovoid fruit or nut of an oak, enclosed at the base by a cupule.
- raise
-
noun,
an increase in amount, as of wages:
- rect.
-
- Rains
-
noun,
water that is condensed from the aqueous vapor in the atmosphere and falls to earth in drops more than 1/50 inch (0.5 mm) in diameter.
Compare drizzle (def 6).
- recta
-
noun,
a plural of rectum.
- tries
-
noun,
plural of try.
- ornes
-
noun,
a department in NW France. 2372 sq. mi. (6145 sq. km). Capital: Alençon.
- noria
-
noun,
a device consisting of a series of buckets on a wheel, used in Spain and the East for raising water.
- Rosie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Rose.
- Oates
-
noun,
Joyce Carol, born 1938, U.S. novelist and short-story writer.
- oater
-
noun,
a movie, television show, etc., about the frontier days of the U.S. West; western; horse opera.
- oaten
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or made of oats.
- roans
-
noun,
a horse or other animal with a roan coat.
- inst.
-
- roars
-
noun,
a loud, deep cry or howl, as of an animal or a person:
- roast
-
noun,
roasted meat or a piece of roasted meat, as a piece of beef or veal of a quantity and shape for slicing into more than one portion.
- ancre
-
adjective,
having the end of each limb divided and carved outward like the flukes of an anchor; moline:
- train
-
noun,
Railroads. a self-propelled, connected group of rolling stock.
- roset
-
noun,
resin; rosin.
- rosin
-
noun,
Chemistry. the yellowish to amber, translucent, hard, brittle, fragmented resin left after distilling the oil of turpentine from the crude oleoresin of the pine: used chiefly in making varnishes, varnish and paint driers, printing inks, and for rubbing on the bows of such string instruments as the violin.
- ocrea
-
noun,
a sheathing part, as a pair of stipules united about a stem.
- Aneto
-
noun,
Pi·co de [pee-kaw th e] /ˈpi kɔ ðɛ/ (Show IPA). Spanish name of Pic de Néthou.
- notes
-
noun,
a brief record of something written down to assist the memory or for future reference.
- anis-
-
- anise
-
noun,
a Mediterranean plant, Pimpinella anisum, of the parsley family, having loose umbrels of small yellowish-white flowers that yield aniseed.
- Trace
-
noun,
a surviving mark, sign, or evidence of the former existence, influence, or action of some agent or event; vestige:
- Norse
-
noun,
(used with a plural verb) the Norwegians, especially the ancient Norwegians.
- Tosca
-
noun,
an opera (1900) by Giacomo Puccini.
- ante-
-
- antes
-
noun,
Poker. a fixed but arbitrary stake put into the pot by each player before the deal.
- anti-
-
- ocean
-
noun,
the vast body of salt water that covers almost three fourths of the earth's surface.
- riser
-
noun,
a person who rises, especially from bed:
- Trier
-
noun,
a person or thing that tries or tests; tester.
- ontic
-
adjective,
possessing the character of real rather than phenomenal existence; noumenal.
- aeons
-
noun,
(in Gnosticism) one of a class of powers or beings conceived as emanating from the Supreme Being and performing various functions in the operations of the universe.
- aeri-
-
- aero-
-
- Aesir
-
noun,
the principal race of gods, led by Odin and living at Asgard.
- Orcas
-
noun,
the killer whale, Orcinus orca.
- trice
-
noun,
a very short time; an instant:
- orate
-
verb (used with or without object),
to deliver an oration; speak pompously; declaim.
- triac
-
noun,
a type of thyristor designed for electronic control of the current supplied to a circuit, used especially in dimmers for lighting systems.
- 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.
- orans
-
noun,
orant.
- onset
-
noun,
a beginning or start:
- octa-
-
- riant
-
adjective,
laughing; smiling; cheerful.
- ricer
-
noun,
an implement for ricing potatoes, squash, etc., by pressing them through small holes.
- onces
-
noun,
a single occasion; one time only:
- treas
-
- rices
-
noun,
the starchy seeds or grain of an annual marsh grass, Oryza sativa, cultivated in warm climates and used for food.
- rinse
-
noun,
an act or instance of rinsing.
- riots
-
noun,
a noisy, violent public disorder caused by a group or crowd of persons, as by a crowd protesting against another group, a government policy, etc., in the streets.
- airts
-
noun,
a direction.
- Aisne
-
noun,
a river in N France, flowing NW and W to the Oise. 175 miles (280 km) long.
- octan
-
noun,
an octan fever.
- astir
-
adjective,
moving or stirring, especially with much activity or excitement:
- stria
-
noun,
a slight or narrow furrow, ridge, stripe, or streak, especially one of a number in parallel arrangement:
- inset
-
noun,
something inserted; insert.
- crest
-
noun,
the highest part of a hill or mountain range; summit.
- crone
-
noun,
a withered, witchlike old woman.
- Croat
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Croatia; Croatian.
- crit.
-
- caret
-
noun,
a mark (‸) made in written or printed matter to show the place where something is to be inserted.
- crine
-
noun,
hair; head of hair.
- cries
-
noun,
the act or sound of crying; any loud utterance or exclamation; a shout, scream, or wail.
- Carie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Caroline.
- crier
-
noun,
a person who cries.
- Carin
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Terra
-
noun,
earth; land.
- Creon
-
noun,
a king of Thebes, the brother of Jocasta and the uncle of Eteocles, Polynices, and Antigone.
- Caren
-
noun,
a female given name.
- carne
-
noun,
Marcel [mahr-sel;; French mar-sel] /mɑrˈsɛl;; French marˈsɛl/ (Show IPA), 1909–1996, French film director.
- carns
-
noun,
cairn.
- terr.
-
- carse
-
noun,
bottom land.
- crate
-
noun,
a slatted wooden box or framework for packing, shopping, or storing fruit, furniture, glassware, crockery, etc.
- taces
-
noun,
tasset.
- Crane
-
noun,
any large wading bird of the family Gruidae, characterized by long legs, bill, and neck and an elevated hind toe.
- cotes
-
noun,
a shelter, coop, or small shed for sheep, pigs, pigeons, etc.
- tacos
-
noun,
Mexican Cookery. an often crisply fried tortilla folded over and filled, as with seasoned chopped meat, lettuce, tomatoes, and cheese.
- terns
-
noun,
any of numerous aquatic birds of the subfamily Sterninae of the family Laridae, related to the gulls but usually having a more slender body and bill, smaller feet, a long, deeply forked tail, and a more graceful flight, especially those of the genus Sterna, as S. hirundo (common tern) of Eurasia and America, having white, black, and gray plumage.
- Carte
-
noun,
(italics) French. menu; bill of fare.
Compare à la carte.
- cares
-
noun,
a state of mind in which one is troubled; worry, anxiety, or concern:
- crore
-
noun,
(in India) the sum of ten million, especially of rupees; one hundred lacs.
- 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.
- Stein
-
noun,
a mug, usually earthenware, especially for beer.
- stain
-
noun,
a discoloration produced by foreign matter having penetrated into or chemically reacted with a material; a spot not easily removed.
- econ.
-
- stair
-
noun,
one of a flight or series of steps for going from one level to another, as in a building.
- Cairo
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Egypt, in the N part on the E bank of the Nile.
- stane
-
noun, adjective, adverb, verb (used with object),
stone.
- Eaton
-
noun,
Theophilus, 1590–1658, English colonist and colonial administrator in America.
- stare
-
noun,
a staring gaze; a fixed look with the eyes wide open:
- Starr
-
noun,
Belle (Myra Belle Shirley) 1848–89, U.S. outlaw and folk hero.
- earns
-
verb (used with object),
to gain or get in return for one's labor or service:
- Terri
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Theresa.
- caner
-
noun,
a person who works with cane, especially one who produces canework for chairs.
- canes
-
noun,
a stick or short staff used to assist one in walking; walking stick.
- cants
-
noun,
insincere, especially conventional expressions of enthusiasm for high ideals, goodness, or piety.
- ster.
-
- 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.
- Stern
-
noun,
the after part of a vessel (often opposed to stem).
- Canso
-
noun,
Cape, a cape in SE Canada, the NE extremity of Nova Scotia.
- Stoic
-
noun,
a member or adherent of the Stoic school of philosophy.
- Aston
-
noun,
Francis William, 1877–1945, English physicist and chemist: Nobel Prize in Chemistry 1922.
- Stone
-
noun,
the hard substance, formed of mineral matter, of which rocks consist.
- Cant.
-
- store
-
noun,
an establishment where merchandise is sold, usually on a retail basis.
- canto
-
noun,
one of the main or larger divisions of a long poem.
- react
-
verb (used with object),
to act or perform again.
- Costa
-
noun,
a rib or riblike part.
- Taine
-
noun,
Hippolyte Adolphe [ee-paw-leet a-dawlf] /i pɔˈlit aˈdɔlf/ (Show IPA), 1828–93, French literary critic and historian.
- Srta.
-
- teno-
-
- tares
-
noun,
any of various vetches, especially Vicia sativa.
- coast
-
noun,
the land next to the sea; seashore:
- CENTO
-
noun,
a piece of writing, especially a poem, composed wholly of quotations from the works of other authors.
- Tarne
-
noun,
(in the Iliad) Sardis.
- 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: ¢.
- cites
-
noun,
citation (defs 7, 8).
- tarns
-
noun,
a small mountain lake or pool, especially one in a cirque.
- tenor
-
noun,
the course of thought or meaning that runs through something written or spoken; purport; drift.
- ceras
-
noun,
(in prescriptions) wax.
- taros
-
noun,
a stemless plant, Colocasia esculenta, of the arum family, cultivated in tropical regions, in the Pacific islands and elsewhere, for the edible tuber.
- 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.
- cero-
-
- cent.
-
- cires
-
noun,
a brilliant, highly glazed surface produced on fabrics by subjecting them to a wax, heat, and calendering treatment.
- ceros
-
noun,
a large Atlantic and Gulf Coast mackerel game fish, Scomberomorus regalis.
- cions
-
noun,
scion (def 2).
- Cerro
-
noun,
a hill or peak.
- cines
-
noun,
a film; motion picture.
- cert.
-
- cine-
-
- tears
-
- 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.
- 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.
- tenia
-
noun,
taenia.
- 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.
- Coats
-
noun,
an outer garment with sleeves, covering at least the upper part of the body:
- Taino
-
noun,
a member of an extinct Arawakan Indian tribe of the West Indies.
- Terai
-
noun,
a marshy lowland area in N India and S Nepal, between the Ganges and the foothills of the Himalayas.
- Corti
-
noun,
Alfonso [al-fon-soh;; Italian ahl-fawn-saw] /ælˈfɒn soʊ;; Italian ɑlˈfɔn sɔ/ (Show IPA), 1822–76, Italian anatomist.
- carts
-
noun,
a heavy two-wheeled vehicle, commonly without springs, drawn by mules, oxen, or the like, used for the conveyance of heavy goods.
- Terni
-
noun,
a city in central Italy.
- terna
-
noun,
a list of three names submitted to the pope as recommended to fill a vacant bishopric or benefice.
- Corse
-
noun,
corpse.
- corr.
-
- corns
-
noun,
Also called Indian corn; especially technical and British, maize. a tall cereal plant, Zea mays, cultivated in many varieties, having a jointed, solid stem and bearing the grain, seeds, or kernels on large ears.
- caste
-
noun,
Sociology.
an endogamous and hereditary social group limited to persons of the same rank, occupation, economic position, etc., and having mores distinguishing it from other such groups.
any rigid system of social distinctions.
- tains
-
noun,
a thin tin plate.
- coria
-
noun,
plural of corium.
- cores
-
- corer
-
noun,
a person or thing that cores.
- coins
-
noun,
a piece of metal stamped and issued by the authority of a government for use as money.
- Corea
-
noun,
Armando Anthony [ahr-mahn-doh] /ɑrˈmɑn doʊ/ (Show IPA), ("Chick") born 1941, U.S. jazz pianist and composer.
- Tanis
-
noun,
an ancient city in Lower Egypt, in the Nile delta.
- cater
-
verb (used with object),
to provide food and service for:
- Cates
-
noun,
a choice food;delicacy; dainty.
- tera-
-
- Conte
-
noun,
count2 .
- cont.
-
- Const
-
- Cons.
-
- Cenis
-
noun,
Mont, a mountain pass between SE France and Italy, in the Alps. 6834 feet (2083 meters) high.
- coirs
-
noun,
the prepared fiber of the husk of the coconut fruit, used in making rope, matting, etc.
- ecto-
-
- canst
-
noun,
a sealed container for food, beverages, etc., as of aluminum, sheet iron coated with tin, or other metal:
- snore
-
noun,
the act, instance, or sound of snoring.
- tines
-
noun,
a sharp, projecting point or prong, as of a fork.
- Sonia
-
noun,
a female given name, Russian form of Sophia.
- icons
-
- 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.
- seti-
-
- TIROS
-
noun,
one of a series of satellites for transmitting television pictures of the earth's cloud cover.
- atone
-
verb (used with object),
to make amends for; expiate:
- ERISA
-
noun,
Employee Retirement Income Security Act.
- SONAR
-
noun,
a method for detecting and locating objects submerged in water by echolocation.
- Ernst
-
noun,
Max [maks;; German mahks] /mæks;; German mɑks/ (Show IPA), 1891–1976, German painter, in the U.S. 1941–49, in France 1949–76.
- Seton
-
noun,
a thread or the like inserted beneath the skin to provide drainage or to guide subsequent passage of a tube.
- tiers
-
noun,
one of a series of rows or ranks rising one behind or above another, as of seats in an amphitheater, boxes in a theater, guns in a man-of-war, or oars in an ancient galley.
- Soane
-
noun,
Sir John, 1753–1837, English architect.
- tinea
-
noun,
any of several skin diseases caused by fungi; ringworm.
- Siena
-
noun,
a city in Tuscany, in central Italy, S of Florence: cathedral.
- serin
-
noun,
a small finch, Serinus serinus, of Europe and northern Africa, closely related to the canary.
- erron
-
- ation
-
- snort
-
noun,
the act or sound of snorting.
- since
-
adverb,
from then till now (often preceded by ever):
- Sino-
-
- tires
-
noun,
British Dialect. fatigue.
- Tiran
-
noun,
Strait of, a navigable waterway between the N Red Sea and the Gulf of Aqaba.
- etnas
-
noun,
Mount, an active volcano in E Sicily. 10,758 feet (3280 meters).
- snare
-
noun,
a device, often consisting of a noose, for capturing small game.
- sito-
-
- estoc
-
noun,
a thrusting sword of the 13th–17th centuries having a long, narrow blade of rectangular section.
- sitar
-
noun,
a lute of India with a small, pear-shaped body and a long, broad, fretted neck.
- Siren
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. one of several sea nymphs, part woman and part bird, who lure mariners to destruction by their seductive singing.
- Siret
-
noun,
a river in SE Europe, flowing SE from the Carpathian Mountains in Ukraine, through E Romania to the Danube. 270 miles (435 km) long.
- sero-
-
- IATSE
-
- inert
-
adjective,
having no inherent power of action, motion, or resistance (opposed to active):
- incas
-
noun,
a member of any of the dominant groups of South American Indian peoples who established an empire in Peru prior to the Spanish conquest.
- entia
-
noun,
plural of ens.
- Erato
-
noun,
the Muse of love poetry.
- serac
-
noun,
a large irregularity of glacial ice, as a pinnacle found in glacial crevasses and formed by melting or movement of the ice.
- ento-
-
- serai
-
noun,
(in Eastern countries) a caravansary.
- incr.
-
- cains
-
noun,
Scot. and Irish English. rent paid in kind, especially a percentage of a farm crop.
- incor
-
- Ensor
-
noun,
James, 1860–1949, Belgian painter.
- Soter
-
noun,
Saint, pope a.d. 166?–175?.
- cairn
-
noun,
a heap of stones set up as a landmark, monument, tombstone, etc.
- sotie
-
noun,
a satirical and topical comedy employing actors dressed in traditional fool's costume, popular in France during the late Middle Ages, and often used as a curtain raiser to mystery and morality plays.
- Astor
-
noun,
John Jacob, 1763–1848, U.S. capitalist and fur merchant.
- astr.
-
- caine
-
noun,
(Sir Thomas Henry) Hall, 1853–1931, English novelist.
- Seric
-
- enact
-
verb (used with object),
to make into an act or statute:
- sonic
-
adjective,
of or relating to sound.
- 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.
- 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.
- sent
-
noun,
a coin of Estonia until the euro was adopted, the 100th part of a kroon.
- ter.
-
- torc
-
noun,
torque (def 4).
- scr.
-
- Sina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Tena
-
noun,
Koyukon.
- tsar
-
noun,
czar.
- rest
-
noun,
the refreshing quiet or repose of sleep:
- teas
-
noun,
the dried and prepared leaves of a shrub, Camellia sinensis, from which a somewhat bitter, aromatic beverage is prepared by infusion in hot water.
- 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.
- Sera
-
noun,
a plural of serum.
- Tane
-
noun,
a Polynesian god of fertility.
- ten.
-
- Sion
-
noun,
a town in and the capital of Valais, in SW Switzerland.
- sire
-
noun,
the male parent of a quadruped.
- Toni
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Antoinette or Antonia.
- reit
-
noun,
real-estate investment trust.
- Reno
-
noun,
Informal. a renovation, as of a building or room.
- toea
-
noun,
a bronze coin and monetary unit of Papua New Guinea, the 100th part of a kina.
- tRNA
-
- 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.
- Sert
-
noun,
José María [haw-se mah-ree-ah] /hɔˈsɛ mɑˈri ɑ/ (Show IPA), 1876–1945, Spanish painter.
- recs
-
noun,
recreation.
- Seta
-
noun,
a stiff hair; bristle or bristlelike part.
- tens
-
noun,
a self-operated portable device used to treat chronic pain by sending electrical impulses through electrodes placed over the painful area.
- Seri
-
noun,
a member of an American Indian people of western Sonora state, Mexico, on the Gulf of California.
- Tarn
-
noun,
a small mountain lake or pool, especially one in a cirque.
- sec.
-
- tars
-
noun,
any of various dark-colored viscid products obtained by the destructive distillation of certain organic substances, as coal or wood.
- Tiro
-
noun,
tyro.
- seat
-
noun,
something designed to support a person in a sitting position, as a chair, bench, or pew; a place on or in which one sits.
- tron
-
- Trio
-
noun,
a musical composition for three voices or instruments.
- sear
-
noun,
a mark or scar made by searing.
- Sean
-
noun,
a male given name, form of John.
- Tare
-
noun,
any of various vetches, especially Vicia sativa.
- Taos
-
noun,
a Tanoan language spoken in two villages in New Mexico.
- 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.
- Sian
-
noun,
Older Spelling. Xian.
- Reis
-
plural noun,
a former money of account of Portugal and Brazil.
- tans
-
noun,
the brown color imparted to the skin by exposure to the sun or open air.
- Rena
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Marina.
- sice
-
noun,
syce.
- sci.
-
- ROTS
-
noun,
the process of rotting.
- 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.
- Stir
-
noun,
the act of stirring or moving.
- Soni
-
- 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.
- 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.
- tics
-
noun,
Pathology.
a sudden, spasmodic, painless, involuntary muscular contraction, as of the face.
tic douloureux.
- roar
-
noun,
a loud, deep cry or howl, as of an animal or a person:
- Sari
-
noun,
a garment worn by Hindu women, consisting of a long piece of cotton or silk wrapped around the body with one end draped over the head or over one shoulder.
- str.
-
- Roca
-
noun,
Cape, a cape in W Portugal, near Lisbon: the western extremity of continental Europe.
- rocs
-
noun,
a bird of enormous size and strength.
- RONA
-
- rort
-
noun,
a rowdy, usually drunken party.
- Rosa
-
noun,
Salvator [sahl-vah-tawr] /ˈsɑl vɑˌtɔr/ (Show IPA), 1615–73, Italian painter and poet.
- ROSE
-
noun,
any of the wild or cultivated, usually prickly-stemmed, pinnate-leaved, showy-flowered shrubs of the genus Rosa.
Compare rose family.
- stoa
-
noun,
Greek Architecture. a portico, usually a detached portico of considerable length, that is used as a promenade or meeting place.
- Torr
-
noun,
a unit of pressure, being the pressure necessary to support a column of mercury one millimeter high at 0°C and standard gravity, equal to 1333.2 microbars.
- roan
-
noun,
a horse or other animal with a roan coat.
- Star
-
noun,
any of the heavenly bodies, except the moon, appearing as fixed luminous points in the sky at night.
- Sra.
-
- Roti
-
noun,
roast.
- Stan
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Stanley.
- rote
-
noun,
routine; a fixed, habitual, or mechanical course of procedure:
- ROTC
-
noun,
a body of students at some colleges and universities who are given training toward becoming officers in the armed forces. Abbreviation: ROTC, R.O.T.C.
- tors
-
noun,
a rocky pinnacle; a peak of a bare or rocky mountain or hill.
- sort
-
noun,
a particular kind, species, variety, class, or group, distinguished by a common character or nature:
- sora
-
noun,
a small, short-billed rail, Porzana carolina, of marshy areas of North America.
- Ste.
-
- sain
-
verb (used with object),
to make the sign of the cross on, as for protection against evil influences.
- 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.
- sori
-
noun,
plural of sorus.
- sane
-
noun,
a private nationwide organization in the U.S., established in 1957, that opposes nuclear testing and advocates international peace.
- sore
-
noun,
a sore spot or place on the body.
- 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.
- RNAS
-
- SITA
-
noun,
(in the Ramayana) the wife of Ramachandra, abducted by Ravana and later rescued.
- Tori
-
noun,
plural of torus.
- site
-
noun,
the position or location of a town, building, etc., especially as to its environment:
- tire
-
noun,
British Dialect. fatigue.
- snit
-
noun,
an agitated or irritated state.
- scar
-
noun,
a mark left by a healed wound, sore, or burn.
- tain
-
noun,
a thin tin plate.
- Tore
-
noun,
a torus.
- Saco
-
noun,
a city in SW Maine.
- SCAN
-
noun,
an act or instance of scanning; close examination.
- taco
-
noun,
Mexican Cookery. an often crisply fried tortilla folded over and filled, as with seasoned chopped meat, lettuce, tomatoes, and cheese.
- tion
-
- tri-
-
- rets
-
verb (used with object),
to soak in water or expose to moisture, as flax or hemp, to facilitate the removal of the fiber from the woody tissue by partial rotting.
- Sato
-
noun,
Eisaku [ey-sah-koo;; Japanese ey-sah-koo] /eɪˈsɑ ku;; Japanese ˈeɪ sɑˌku/ (Show IPA), 1901–75, Japanese political leader: prime minister 1964–72; Nobel Peace Prize 1974.
- snot
-
noun,
Vulgar. mucus from the nose.
- RIAS
-
noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- rite
-
noun,
a formal or ceremonial act or procedure prescribed or customary in religious or other solemn use:
- Rise
-
noun,
an act or instance of rising.
- RITA
-
noun,
the Vedic concept of cosmic and social order.
- rit.
-
- Sat.
-
- sate
-
noun,
a Southeast Asian, especially Indonesian and Malaysian, dish of marinated, bite-size pieces of meat, skewered, barbecued, and usually served with a peanut-flavored dipping sauce.
- sati
-
noun,
a Hindu practice whereby a widow immolates herself on the funeral pyre of her husband: now abolished by law.
- SOAR
-
noun,
an act or instance of soaring.
- RISC
-
noun,
reduced instruction set computer: a computer whose central processing unit recognizes a relatively small number of instructions, which it can execute very rapidly.
- Rice
-
noun,
the starchy seeds or grain of an annual marsh grass, Oryza sativa, cultivated in warm climates and used for food.
- TINA
-
noun,
a female given name.
- 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.
- Tine
-
noun,
a sharp, projecting point or prong, as of a fork.
- Rina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- 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.
- Tace
-
noun,
tasset.
- tone
-
noun,
any sound considered with reference to its quality, pitch, strength, source, etc.:
- 1080
-
- ears
-
noun,
the organ of hearing and equilibrium in vertebrates, in humans consisting of an external ear that gathers sound vibrations, a middle ear in which the vibrations resonate against the tympanic membrane, and a fluid-filled internal ear that maintains balance and that conducts the tympanic vibrations to the auditory nerve, which transmits them as impulses to the brain.
- Irra
-
noun,
the Akkadian god of pestilence.
- 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.
- CART
-
noun,
a heavy two-wheeled vehicle, commonly without springs, drawn by mules, oxen, or the like, used for the conveyance of heavy goods.
- CASE
-
noun,
an instance of the occurrence, existence, etc., of something:
- cast
-
noun,
act of casting or throwing.
- cat.
-
- Cate
-
noun,
a choice food;delicacy; dainty.
- iso-
-
- 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.
- Isar
-
noun,
a river in central Europe, flowing NE from W Austria through S Germany to the Danube River. 215 miles (345 km) long.
- cen.
-
- cera
-
noun,
(in prescriptions) wax.
- Carr
-
noun,
John Dickson, 1906–77, U.S. mystery writer.
- CERN
-
- 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.
- cet-
-
- Ire.
-
- Ceta
-
noun,
Comprehensive Employment and Training Act.
- IRAS
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- Ceto
-
- IOTA
-
noun,
a very small quantity; jot; whit.
- ciao
-
interjection,
(used as a word of greeting or parting): hello; goodbye; so long; see you later.
- 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 = .
- Iona
-
noun,
an island in the Hebrides, off the W coast of Scotland: center of early Celtic Christianity.
- iter
-
noun,
a canal or passage.
- Carn
-
noun,
cairn.
- int.
-
- EARN
-
verb (used with object),
to gain or get in return for one's labor or service:
- ates
-
- atic
-
- 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.
- nits
-
noun,
the egg of a parasitic insect, especially of a louse, often attached to a hair or a fiber of clothing.
- ator
-
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- Neri
-
noun,
Saint Philip (Filippo Neri) 1515–95, Italian priest: founder of Congregation of the Oratory.
- neat
-
noun,
an animal of the genus Bos; a bovine, as a cow or ox.
- CARE
-
noun,
a state of mind in which one is troubled; worry, anxiety, or concern:
- Cain
-
noun,
Scot. and Irish English. rent paid in kind, especially a percentage of a farm crop.
- NCTE
-
- NATS
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Nathan or Nathaniel.
- 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.
- Nast
-
noun,
Thomas, 1840–1902, U.S. illustrator and cartoonist.
- Nasi
-
noun,
the head or president of the Sanhedrin.
- narc
-
noun,
a government agent or detective charged with the enforcement of laws restricting the use of narcotics.
- Naos
-
noun,
a temple.
- Nair
-
noun,
a group of Hindu castes in the Kerala region of India.
- Can.
-
- cane
-
noun,
a stick or short staff used to assist one in walking; walking stick.
- 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.
- cion
-
noun,
scion (def 2).
- Asti
-
noun,
a city in the Piedmont region of Italy, S of Turin: center of wine-producing region.
- Eris
-
noun,
the ancient Greek goddess of discord and the sister of Ares: identified with the Roman goddess Discordia.
- est.
-
- cose
-
verb (used without object),
coze.
- Cost
-
noun,
the price paid to acquire, produce, accomplish, or maintain anything:
- eso-
-
- erst
-
adverb,
before the present time; formerly.
- Cote
-
noun,
a shelter, coop, or small shed for sheep, pigs, pigeons, etc.
- errs
-
verb (used without object),
to go astray in thought or belief; be mistaken; be incorrect.
- crat
-
- Eros
-
noun,
the ancient Greek god of love, identified by the Romans with Cupid.
- Cres
-
- Erna
-
noun,
a female given name: from an Old English word meaning “eagle.”.
- Erin
-
noun,
Literary. Ireland.
- Cort
-
- Eric
-
noun,
Eric the Red.
- eons
-
noun,
an indefinitely long period of time; age.
- Ens.
-
- Enos
-
noun,
the son of Seth. Gen. 5:6.
- enc.
-
- ctr.
-
- cts.
-
- ect-
-
- eco-
-
- eats
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- East
-
noun,
a cardinal point of the compass, 90° to the right of north. Abbreviation: E.
- ETAS
-
noun,
the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
- etc.
-
- ins.
-
- cit.
-
- inro
-
noun,
a small lacquer box with compartments for medicines, cosmetics, etc., worn on the waist sash of the traditional Japanese costume.
- cir.
-
- 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.
-
- inae
-
- cire
-
noun,
a brilliant, highly glazed surface produced on fabrics by subjecting them to a wax, heat, and calendering treatment.
- cis-
-
- cist
-
noun,
a box or chest, especially for sacred utensils.
- ices
-
noun,
the solid form of water, produced by freezing; frozen water.
- Ice.
-
- ICAO
-
- cite
-
noun,
citation (defs 7, 8).
- 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.
- coat
-
noun,
an outer garment with sleeves, covering at least the upper part of the body:
- coin
-
noun,
a piece of metal stamped and issued by the authority of a government for use as money.
- coir
-
noun,
the prepared fiber of the husk of the coconut fruit, used in making rope, matting, etc.
- Con.
-
- 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.
- Cor.
-
- Cora
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. Kore.
- 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.
- Eton
-
noun,
a town in Berkshire, in S England, on the Thames River, W of London: the site of Eton College.
- 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.
- Etna
-
noun,
Mount, an active volcano in E Sicily. 10,758 feet (3280 meters).
- Aten
-
noun,
Aton.
- neo-
-
- osar
-
noun,
plural of os3 .
- RACE
-
noun,
a contest of speed, as in running, riding, driving, or sailing.
- 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.
- acr-
-
- anes
-
adverb,
once.
- 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.
- ano-
-
- Oct.
-
- ANSI
-
- ocas
-
noun,
a wood sorrel, Oxalis tuberosa, of the Andes, cultivated in South America for its edible tubers.
- Acis
-
noun,
the lover of Galatea, killed by Polyphemus out of jealousy.
- Oita
-
noun,
a seaport on NE Kyushu, in S Japan.
- ant.
-
- 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).
- Rais
-
noun,
Gilles de, Retz, Gilles de Laval, Baron de.
- OATS
-
noun,
a cereal grass, Avena sativa, cultivated for its edible seed.
- aesc
-
noun,
ash2 (def 3).
- oast
-
noun,
a kiln for drying hops or malt.
- ARCO
-
adverb,
(of the performance of a passage for stringed instruments) with the bow.
- ARCS
-
noun,
Geometry. any unbroken part of the circumference of a circle or other curved line.
- Ares
-
noun,
the ancient Greek god of war, a son of Zeus and Hera, identified by the Romans with Mars.
- 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.
- ance
-
- ARIS
-
- Orca
-
noun,
the killer whale, Orcinus orca.
- orts
-
noun,
Usually, orts. a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
- aet.
-
- orra
-
adjective,
not regular or scheduled; odd:
- aer-
-
- Orne
-
noun,
a department in NW France. 2372 sq. mi. (6145 sq. km). Capital: Alençon.
- aeon
-
noun,
(in Gnosticism) one of a class of powers or beings conceived as emanating from the Supreme Being and performing various functions in the operations of the universe.
- otic
-
adjective,
of or relating to the ear; auricular.
- ains
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- orcs
-
noun,
any of several cetaceans, as a grampus.
- Otis
-
noun,
Elisha Graves, 1811–61, U.S. inventor.
- ACTS
-
noun,
anything done, being done, or to be done; deed; performance:
- oras
-
noun,
plural of os2 .
- Oran
-
noun,
a seaport in NW Algeria.
- Aire
-
- Ont.
-
- airs
-
noun,
a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- airt
-
noun,
a direction.
- aits
-
noun,
a small island, especially in a river.
- once
-
noun,
a single occasion; one time only:
- Onas
-
noun,
a member of a people of Tierra del Fuego.
- Rani
-
noun,
ranee.
- 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.
- Arne
-
noun,
Thomas Augustine, 1710–78, English composer of operas and songs.
- RATO
-
noun,
rocket-assisted takeoff.
- note
-
noun,
a brief record of something written down to assist the memory or for future reference.
- nota
-
noun,
a dorsal plate or sclerite of the thorax of an insect.
- rase
-
verb (used with object),
raze.
- Asir
-
noun,
a district in SW Saudi Arabia.
- noes
-
noun,
an utterance of the word “no.”.
- not-
-
- Arno
-
noun,
Peter (Curtis Arnoux Peters) 1904–68, U.S. cartoonist and author.
- nori
-
noun,
a seaweed having a mildly sweet, salty taste, usually dried, used in Japanese cookery mainly as a wrap for sushi.
- noir
-
adjective,
black; noting the black numbers in roulette.
- 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.
- Nor.
-
- nos-
-
- Nora
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Honora.
- rate
-
noun,
the amount of a charge or payment with reference to some basis of calculation:
- nots
-
noun,
a Boolean operator that returns a positive result if its operand is negative and a negative result if its operand is positive.
- Aser
-
noun,
Asher (def 1).
- NTIA
-
- art.
-
- RARE
-
adjective,
coming or occurring far apart in time; unusual; uncommon:
- asci
-
noun,
plural of ascus.
- Aron
-
noun,
a male given name.
- asc-
-
- arr.
-
- arse
-
noun,
ass2 (defs 1, 2).
- rant
-
noun,
ranting, extravagant, or violent declamation.
- STI
-
- ean
-
- TSI
-
- eo-
-
- ETA
-
noun,
the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
- ea.
-
- AES
-
noun,
any of various early forms of bronze or copper money used in ancient Rome.
Compare as2 (def 1).
- Tan
-
noun,
the brown color imparted to the skin by exposure to the sun or open air.
- AEC
-
- TSE
-
- ac-
-
- ACS
-
- an.
-
- CSR
-
- CRT
-
- CSA
-
- CRS
-
- ACE
-
noun,
a playing card or die marked with or having the value indicated by a single spot:
- CSO
-
- Ar.
-
- Tro
-
- COT
-
noun,
a light portable bed, especially one of canvas on a folding frame.
- ae.
-
- TAE
-
preposition,
to.
- Tai
-
noun,
any of several sparoid fishes of the Pacific Ocean, as Pagrus major (red tai) a food fish of Japan.
- CST
-
- ACT
-
noun,
anything done, being done, or to be done; deed; performance:
- CTA
-
- cte
-
- ctn
-
plural,
carton.
- COS
-
noun,
romaine.
- ast
-
- ANC
-
- TAO
-
noun,
(in philosophical Taoism) that in virtue of which all things happen or exist.
- cs.
-
- CAR
-
noun,
an automobile.
- TES
-
noun,
ti1 .
- TIA
-
- Tor
-
noun,
a rocky pinnacle; a peak of a bare or rocky mountain or hill.
- ase
-
- TIC
-
noun,
Pathology.
a sudden, spasmodic, painless, involuntary muscular contraction, as of the face.
tic douloureux.
- CAI
-
- ct.
-
- ASI
-
- 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.
- cr.
-
- CAS
-
verb (used with or without object),
to call, as to call an animal toward one; urge forward by calling.
- Co.
-
- 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.
- ca.
-
- ATS
-
noun,
a money of account of Laos, the 100th part of a kip.
- ASN
-
- Aso
-
noun,
Mount, a volcanic mountain in Japan, in central Kyushu, noted for its vast caldera. 5223 feet (1593 meters).
- ASR
-
- 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.
- ATC
-
- toe
-
noun,
one of the terminal digits of the human foot.
- ARS
-
- 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.
- AIC
-
- ane
-
adjective, noun, pronoun,
one.
- TAR
-
noun,
any of various dark-colored viscid products obtained by the destructive distillation of certain organic substances, as coal or wood.
- Ain
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- CNS
-
- CNO
-
- AIR
-
noun,
a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- AIS
-
noun,
a three-toed sloth, Bradypus tridactylus, inhabiting forests of southern Venezuela, the Guianas, and northern Brazil, having a diet apparently restricted to the leaves of the trumpet-tree, and sounding a high-pitched cry when disturbed.
- ait
-
noun,
a small island, especially in a river.
- at.
-
- TCA
-
- TCS
-
- tea
-
noun,
the dried and prepared leaves of a shrub, Camellia sinensis, from which a somewhat bitter, aromatic beverage is prepared by infusion in hot water.
- ARC
-
noun,
Geometry. any unbroken part of the circumference of a circle or other curved line.
- CIE
-
- TEC
-
noun,
detective.
- CIA
-
- ANI
-
noun,
any of several black, tropical American cuckoos of the genus Crotophaga, having a compressed, bladelike bill.
- ans
-
noun,
the Sumerian god of heaven: the counterpart of the Akkadian Anu.
- tra
-
- tr.
-
- CEO
-
- aor
-
- CEA
-
- REA
-
- TSR
-
noun,
a computer program with any of several ancillary functions, usually held resident in RAM for instant activation while one is using another program.
- ear
-
noun,
the organ of hearing and equilibrium in vertebrates, in humans consisting of an external ear that gathers sound vibrations, a middle ear in which the vibrations resonate against the tympanic membrane, and a fluid-filled internal ear that maintains balance and that conducts the tympanic vibrations to the auditory nerve, which transmits them as impulses to the brain.
- NSA
-
- Rs.
-
- NOC
-
- Noe
-
noun,
Noah (def 1).
- ROT
-
noun,
the process of rotting.
- nr.
-
- NRA
-
- NRC
-
- NSC
-
- RSE
-
- Oc.
-
- ROI
-
- ROE
-
noun,
the mass of eggs, or spawn, within the ovarian membrane of the female fish.
- OSA
-
- OTC
-
- ROC
-
noun,
a bird of enormous size and strength.
- 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.
- RSA
-
- rt.
-
- OAT
-
noun,
a cereal grass, Avena sativa, cultivated for its edible seed.
- 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:
- sc.
-
- Nat
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Nathan or Nathaniel.
- ne-
-
- NEA
-
- NEC
-
- EAS
-
noun,
the Akkadian god of wisdom, the son of Apsu and father of Marduk: the counterpart of Enki.
- NES
-
- NIA
-
- rte
-
- NIC
-
noun,
a newly industrialized/industrializing country:
- San
-
noun,
a member of a nomadic aboriginal people of southern Africa.
- nit
-
noun,
the egg of a parasitic insect, especially of a louse, often attached to a hair or a fiber of clothing.
- SAE
-
- SAC
-
noun,
a baglike structure in an animal, plant, or fungus, as one containing fluid.
- SRO
-
- So.
-
- RTS
-
- OAS
-
- ROA
-
- NCO
-
- Re.
-
- ose
-
- ot-
-
- OTA
-
- res
-
noun,
an object or thing; matter.
- ote
-
- OTS
-
- RCS
-
- Rae
-
noun,
John, 1813–93, Scottish surgeon and Arctic explorer.
- Orr
-
noun,
Sir John Boyd, Boyd Orr, Sir John.
- Rai
-
noun,
a style of Algerian popular music played on electric guitar, synthesizer, and percussion instruments.
- RAN
-
noun,
a sea goddess who drags down ships and drowns sailors: the wife of Aegir.
- RAS
-
noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- rat
-
noun,
any of several long-tailed rodents of the family Muridae, of the genus Rattus and related genera, distinguished from the mouse by being larger.
- REC
-
noun,
recreation.
- RCA
-
- RCN
-
- ORT
-
noun,
Usually, orts. a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
- 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.
- RNR
-
- OIt
-
- Oca
-
noun,
a wood sorrel, Oxalis tuberosa, of the Andes, cultivated in South America for its edible tubers.
- RNA
-
- OCR
-
- OCS
-
- OES
-
noun,
the fifteenth letter of the English alphabet, a vowel.
- oic
-
- OIr
-
- rin
-
noun,
a money of account of Japan, the thousandth part of a yen or the tenth part of a sen.
- Ore
-
noun,
a metal-bearing mineral or rock, or a native metal, that can be mined at a profit.
- ONA
-
noun,
a member of a people of Tierra del Fuego.
- one
-
noun,
the first and lowest whole number, being a cardinal number; unity.
- ONI
-
- ONR
-
- ons
-
- Ria
-
noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- Ora
-
noun,
plural of os2 .
- orc
-
noun,
any of several cetaceans, as a grampus.
- nae
-
adverb,
no1 ; not.
- SAR
-
- IRA
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- ETR
-
- in.
-
- ier
-
- ICA
-
noun,
Portuguese name of Putumayo.
- IAS
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- eir
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- ian
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noun,
a male given name, Scottish form of John.
- SIC
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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).
- SRI
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noun,
a Hindu title of address prefixed to the name of a deity, holy person, etc.
- Ia.
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- io-
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- Sin
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noun,
transgression of divine law:
- ics
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- EIS
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- ETS
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- SIR
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noun,
a respectful or formal term of address used to a man:
- ine
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- ERS
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noun,
ervil.
- Son
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noun,
a male child or person in relation to his parents.
- eon
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noun,
an indefinitely long period of time; age.
- sot
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noun,
a drunkard.
- en-
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- SOC
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noun,
sociology or a class or course in sociology.
- err
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verb (used without object),
to go astray in thought or belief; be mistaken; be incorrect.
- ERT
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- ETO
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- ESA
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- Esc
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- Sr.
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- ESR
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- RCT
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- SIT
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verb,
(in prescriptions) may it be.
- EOS
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noun,
the ancient Greek goddess of the dawn, identified by the Romans with Aurora.
- ina
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noun,
a female given name.
- SER
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noun,
a unit of weight in India, varying in value but usually 1/40 of a maund: the government ser is divided into 80 tolas of 180 English grains and equals nearly 2 pounds 1 ounce avoirdupois (950 grams).
- ISR
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- ECA
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- se-
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- IRS
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- Is.
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noun,
(used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
- ISA
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- ise
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- ist
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- St.
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- ITA
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- ITC
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- ite
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- ITO
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noun,
Prince Hirobumi [hee-raw-boo-mee] /ˈhi rɔˈbu mi/ (Show IPA), 1841–1909, Japanese statesman.
- ec-
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- eat
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noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- sea
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noun,
the salt waters that cover the greater part of the earth's surface.
- IRO
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- IRC
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- IOT
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- IOC
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- ion
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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 = .
- Sta
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- ior
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- SEN
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noun,
a money of account of Japan, the 100th part of a yen, now used only in certain quotations, as on foreign exchange.
- Ios
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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.
- SEI
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noun,
sei whale.
- ERA
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noun,
a period of time marked by distinctive character, events, etc.:
- Ir.
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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.
- R.
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- AO
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- er
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interjection,
(used to express or represent a pause, hesitation, uncertainty, etc.).
- E.
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noun,
Edward (St. John) 1925–2000, U.S. writer and illustrator.
- RI
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- RC
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- RN
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- 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.
- EI
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- RA
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noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- NC
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- t.
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- TE
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noun,
ti1 .
- NA
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adverb,
no1 .
- TI
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noun,
the syllable for the seventh tone of a diatonic scale.
- N.
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- 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.
- CE
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- No
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noun,
an utterance of the word “no.”.
- TN
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- SA
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- S.
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- TC
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- T1
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- O.
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- OE
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noun,
oy2 .
- SI
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noun,
the syllable used for the seventh tone of a scale and sometimes for the tone B.
- OA
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- NI
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- RO
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- ic
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- i.
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- SN
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- TA
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noun,
the 16th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- et
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verb,
a simple past tense of eat.