Anagrams of desegregation
Word desegregation has
2192 anagrams
that can be made by using the letters of desegregation.
- segregation
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noun,
the act or practice of segregating; a setting apart or separation of people or things from others or from the main body or group:
- gadgeteers
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noun,
a person who invents or is particularly fond of using gadgets.
- disgregate
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verb (used with or without object),
to separate; disintegrate; scatter.
- gadgetries
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noun,
mechanical or electronic contrivances; gadgets:
- segregated
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noun,
a segregated thing, person, or group.
- denigrates
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verb (used with object),
to speak damagingly of; criticize in a derogatory manner; sully; defame:
- disengage
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verb (used with object),
to release from attachment or connection; loosen; unfasten:
- sea-green
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noun,
a clear, light, bluish green.
- grandiose
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adjective,
affectedly grand or important; pompous:
- designate
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adjective,
named or selected for an office, position, etc., but not yet installed (often used in combination following the noun it modifies):
- toggeries
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noun,
Informal. clothes; garments; togs.
- teenagers
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noun,
a person in his or her teens.
- estranged
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adjective,
displaying or evincing a feeling of alienation; alienated.
- tragedies
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noun,
a lamentable, dreadful, or fatal event or affair; calamity; disaster:
- georgians
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noun,
a person, especially a writer, of either of the Georgian periods in England.
- detainees
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noun,
a person held in custody, especially for a political offense or for questioning.
- Agrigento
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noun,
a city in S Italy.
- derogates
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adjective,
Archaic. debased.
- detainers
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noun,
a writ for the further detention of a person already in custody.
- gadgeteer
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noun,
a person who invents or is particularly fond of using gadgets.
- renegades
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noun,
a person who deserts a party or cause for another.
- doggeries
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noun,
doglike behavior or conduct, especially when surly.
- desertion
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noun,
the act of deserting or the state of being deserted.
- renegados
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noun,
a renegade.
- ordinates
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noun,
Mathematics. (in plane Cartesian coordinates) the y-coordinate of a point: its distance from the x-axis measured parallel to the y-axis.
- segregate
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noun,
a segregated thing, person, or group.
- dinergate
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noun,
a soldier ant.
- generates
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verb (used with object),
to bring into existence; cause to be; produce.
- deaneries
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noun,
the office, jurisdiction, district, or residence of an ecclesiastical dean.
- greetings
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noun,
the act or words of a person who greets.
- dentaries
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noun,
one of a pair of membrane bones that in lower vertebrates form the distal part of the lower jaws and in mammals comprise the mandible.
- redingote
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noun,
a dress or lightweight coat, usually belted, open along the entire front to reveal a dress or petticoat worn underneath it.
- agentries
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noun,
the profession, business, or activities of an agent:
- stingaree
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noun,
a stingray.
- denigrate
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verb (used with object),
to speak damagingly of; criticize in a derogatory manner; sully; defame:
- organdies
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noun,
a fine, thin cotton fabric usually having a durable crisp finish, white, dyed, or printed: used for blouses, dresses, curtains, trimmings, etc.
- Negritoes
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noun,
a member of any of various small-statured, indigenous peoples of Africa, the Philippines, the Malay Peninsula, the Andaman Islands, and southern India.
- dragonets
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noun,
any fish of the genus Callionymus, the species of which are small and usually brightly colored.
- disgorge
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verb (used with object),
to eject or throw out from the throat, mouth, or stomach; vomit forth.
- arenites
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noun,
psammite.
- argento-
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- trade-in
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noun,
goods given in whole or, usually, part payment of a purchase:
- gigatons
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noun,
one billion tons. Abbreviation: GT.
- Negritos
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noun,
a member of any of various small-statured, indigenous peoples of Africa, the Philippines, the Malay Peninsula, the Andaman Islands, and southern India.
- Gigantes
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plural noun,
huge monsters, the children of Gaea, who fought the Olympians but were defeated by them.
- negroids
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noun,
Older Use: Usually Offensive. a member of such peoples.
- Dniester
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noun,
a river in the SW Russian Federation in Europe, flowing SE from the Carpathian Mountains to the Black Sea. About 875 miles (1410 km) long.
- enargite
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noun,
a mineral, copper arsenic and sulfide, Cu 3 AsS 4 , occurring in the form of black orthorhombic crystals having perfect cleavage: an important source of copper.
- nest-egg
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noun,
money saved and held in reserve for emergencies, retirement, etc.
- Georgina
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noun,
a town in SE Ontario, in S Canada.
- dog-star
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noun,
the bright star Sirius, in Canis Major.
- teenager
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noun,
a person in his or her teens.
- gentries
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noun,
wellborn and well-bred people.
- Rodentia
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noun,
the order comprising the rodents.
- genitors
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noun,
a parent, especially a father.
- roasting
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noun,
a severely critical notice or review; pan.
- notaries
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noun,
notary public.
- generate
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verb (used with object),
to bring into existence; cause to be; produce.
- gearings
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noun,
an assembly of parts, especially a train of gears, for transmitting and modifying motion and torque in a machine.
- aneroids
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noun,
aneroid barometer.
- anergies
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noun,
Pathology. deficiency of energy.
- snot-rag
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noun,
a handkerchief.
- tea-rose
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noun,
any of several cultivated varieties of roses having a scent resembling that of tea.
- Georgian
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noun,
a person, especially a writer, of either of the Georgian periods in England.
- digester
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noun,
a person or thing that digests.
- sagenite
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noun,
a variety of rutile occurring as needlelike crystals embedded in quartz.
- deranges
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verb (used with object),
to throw into disorder; disarrange.
- inserted
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noun,
something inserted or to be inserted.
- grandees
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noun,
a man of high social position or eminence, especially a Spanish or Portuguese nobleman.
- designer
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noun,
a person who devises or executes designs, especially one who creates forms, structures, and patterns, as for works of art or machines.
- designee
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noun,
a person selected or designated to carry out a duty or role:
- ingrates
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noun,
an ungrateful person.
- derogate
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adjective,
Archaic. debased.
- deration
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verb (used with object),
to discontinue the rationing of (something).
- granites
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noun,
a coarse-grained igneous rock composed chiefly of orthoclase and albite feldspars and of quartz, usually with lesser amounts of one or more other minerals, as mica, hornblende, or augite.
- detainee
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noun,
a person held in custody, especially for a political offense or for questioning.
- grantees
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noun,
the receiver of a grant.
- sedation
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noun,
the calming of mental excitement or abatement of physiological function, especially by the administration of a drug.
- gratings
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noun,
a fixed frame of bars or the like covering an opening to exclude persons, animals, coarse material, or objects while admitting light, air, or fine material.
- segreant
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adjective,
(of a griffin) rampant.
- greatens
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verb (used with object),
to make greater; enlarge; increase.
- degrease
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verb (used with object),
to remove grease, oil, or the like, from, especially by treating with a chemical.
- greeting
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noun,
the act or words of a person who greets.
- G-string
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noun,
a loincloth or breechcloth, usually secured by a cord at the waist.
- astringe
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verb (used with object),
to compress; bind together; constrict.
- detainer
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noun,
a writ for the further detention of a person already in custody.
- disagree
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verb (used without object),
to fail to agree; differ:
- serenade
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noun,
a complimentary performance of vocal or instrumental music in the open air at night, as by a lover under the window of his lady.
- Diogenes
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noun,
412?–323 b.c, Greek Cynic philosopher.
- serotine
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noun,
a small Eurasian brown bat, Eptesicus serotinus.
- Sergeant
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noun,
a noncommissioned army officer of a rank above that of corporal.
- arsenide
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noun,
a compound containing two elements of which arsenic is the negative one, as silver arsenide, Ag 3 As.
- arsenite
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noun,
a salt or ester of arsenous acid.
- digestor
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noun,
digester (def 2).
- andesite
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noun,
a dark-colored volcanic rock composed essentially of plagioclase feldspar and one or more mafic minerals, as hornblende or biotite.
- gradient
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noun,
the degree of inclination, or the rate of ascent or descent, in a highway, railroad, etc.
- seagoing
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noun,
the activity of a person who travels by sea.
- Teresian
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noun,
a member of the reformed order of barefooted Carmelites, founded in Spain in 1562.
- Teresina
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noun,
a port in NE Brazil, on the Parnahiba River.
- diagnose
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verb (used with object),
to determine the identity of (a disease, illness, etc.) by a medical examination:
- intrados
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noun,
the interior curve or surface of an arch or vault.
- detrains
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verb (used without object),
to alight from a railway train; arrive by train.
- deterges
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verb (used with object),
to wipe or wash away; cleanse.
- asteroid
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noun,
Also called minor planet. Astronomy. any of the thousands of small bodies of from 480 miles (775 km) to less than one mile (1.6 km) in diameter that revolve about the sun in orbits lying mostly between those of Mars and Jupiter.
- astonied
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adjective,
dazed; bewildered; filled with consternation.
- gasogene
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noun,
gazogene.
- tragions
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noun,
a point in the depth of the notch just above the tragus of the ear.
- 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.
- steerage
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noun,
a part or division of a ship, formerly the part containing the steering apparatus.
- energies
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noun,
the capacity for vigorous activity; available power:
- ganister
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noun,
a highly refractory, siliceous rock used to line furnaces.
- gangster
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noun,
a member of a gang of criminals, especially a racketeer.
- egestion
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noun,
the process of egesting; the voiding of the refuse of digestion.
- Redstone
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noun,
a U.S. surface-to-surface ballistic missile powered by a single rocket engine.
- ordinate
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noun,
Mathematics. (in plane Cartesian coordinates) the y-coordinate of a point: its distance from the x-axis measured parallel to the y-axis.
- etageres
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noun,
a stand with a series of open shelves for small objects, bric-a-brac, etc.
- steering
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noun,
the discriminatory practice by a real estate agent of maneuvering a client from a minority group away from considering a home in a white neighborhood.
- estrogen
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noun,
any of several major female sex hormones produced primarily by the ovarian follicles of female mammals, capable of inducing estrus, developing and maintaining secondary female sex characteristics, and preparing the uterus for the reception of a fertilized egg: used, especially in synthetic form, as a component of oral contraceptives, in certain cancer treatments, and in other therapies.
- Oresteia
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noun,
a trilogy of tragic dramas (458 b.c.) by Aeschylus, consisting of the Agamemnon, the Choëphori, and the Eumenides.
- readings
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noun,
the action or practice of a person who reads.
- organist
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noun,
a person who plays the organ.
- estrange
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verb (used with object),
to turn away in feeling or affection; make unfriendly or hostile; alienate the affections of:
- estragon
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noun,
tarragon.
- strained
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noun,
any force or pressure tending to alter shape, cause a fracture, etc.
- Edgerton
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noun,
Harold Eugene ("Doc") 1903–90, U.S. electrical engineer and photographer.
- steading
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noun,
a farm, especially its buildings.
- east-end
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noun,
a section of E London, England.
- renegade
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noun,
a person who deserts a party or cause for another.
- renegado
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noun,
a renegade.
- stringed
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noun,
a slender cord or thick thread used for binding or tying; line.
- resident
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noun,
a person who resides in a place.
- engorges
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verb (used with or without object),
to swallow greedily; glut or gorge.
- gantries
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noun,
a framework spanning a railroad track or tracks for displaying signals.
- resigned
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adjective,
submissive or acquiescent.
- resonate
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verb (used with object),
to cause to resound.
- dragnets
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noun,
a net to be drawn along the bottom of a river, pond, etc., or along the ground, to catch fish, small game, etc.
- reedings
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noun,
a set of moldings, as on a column, resembling small convex fluting.
- resinate
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noun,
Chemistry. any of the salts of the acids found in rosin.
- resignee
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noun,
a person who has resigned or is about to resign.
- reasoned
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noun,
a basis or cause, as for some belief, action, fact, event, etc.:
- trendies
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noun,
a trendy person, place, object, or idea.
- dragonet
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noun,
any fish of the genus Callionymus, the species of which are small and usually brightly colored.
- eateries
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noun,
a restaurant or other commercial establishment serving food.
- endorsee
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noun,
a person to whom a negotiable document is endorsed.
- reagents
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noun,
a substance that, because of the reactions it causes, is used in analysis and synthesis.
- eatings
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noun,
the act of a person or thing that eats.
- detains
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verb (used with object),
to keep from proceeding; keep waiting; delay.
- steroid
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noun,
any of a large group of fat-soluble organic compounds, as the sterols, bile acids, and sex hormones, most of which have specific physiological action.
- stereo-
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- stearo-
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- greiges
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noun,
Textiles. gray goods.
- edgings
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noun,
something that forms or is placed along an edge or border.
- ergates
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noun,
a worker ant.
- greisen
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noun,
a hydrothermally altered rock of granitic texture composed chiefly of quartz and mica, common in the tin mines of Europe.
- diester
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noun,
an organic compound that contains two ester groups.
- ergotin
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noun,
any of various extracts of ergot used in medicine.
- 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.
- grenade
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noun,
a small shell containing an explosive and thrown by hand or fired from a rifle or launching device.
- deterge
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verb (used with object),
to wipe or wash away; cleanse.
- standee
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noun,
a person who stands, as a passenger in a train, a spectator at a theater, etc., either because all the seats are taken or because standing room is cheaper than a seat.
- strange
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adverb,
in a strange manner.
- grandee
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noun,
a man of high social position or eminence, especially a Spanish or Portuguese nobleman.
- gratins
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noun,
au gratin.
- detrain
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verb (used without object),
to alight from a railway train; arrive by train.
- tinders
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noun,
a highly flammable material or preparation formerly used for catching the spark from a flint and steel struck together for fire or light.
- Erigena
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noun,
Johannes Scotus [joh-han-eez skoh-tuh s,, -han-is] /dʒoʊˈhæn iz ˈskoʊ təs,, -ˈhæn ɪs/ (Show IPA), a.d. c810–c877, Irish philosopher and theologian.
- grained
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noun,
a small, hard seed, especially the seed of a food plant such as wheat, corn, rye, oats, rice, or millet.
- gradins
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noun,
one of a series of steps or seats raised one above another.
- Erigone
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noun,
a daughter of Clytemnestra and Aegisthus who hanged herself when Orestes was acquitted of the murder of her parents.
- erodent
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adjective,
eroding; erosive:
- sterno-
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- diaster
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noun,
the stage in mitosis at which the chromosomes, after their division and separation, are grouped near the poles of the spindle.
- dearies
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noun,
darling.
- endgate
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noun,
tailboard.
- engaged
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adjective,
busy or occupied; involved:
- granges
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noun,
Chiefly British. a country house or large farmhouse with its various farm buildings (usually in house names):
- gratine
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verb (used with object),
to bake or broil (food) in au gratin style.
- denotes
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verb (used with object),
to be a mark or sign of; indicate:
- engages
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adjective,
choosing to involve oneself in or commit oneself to something:
- endorse
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noun,
Heraldry. a narrow pale, about one quarter the usual width and usually repeated several times.
- grantee
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noun,
the receiver of a grant.
- stinger
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noun,
a person or thing that stings.
- engirds
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verb (used with object),
to encircle; encompass:
- granite
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noun,
a coarse-grained igneous rock composed chiefly of orthoclase and albite feldspars and of quartz, usually with lesser amounts of one or more other minerals, as mica, hornblende, or augite.
- derange
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verb (used with object),
to throw into disorder; disarrange.
- greenie
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noun,
Slang. an amphetamine pill, especially one that is green in color.
- engorge
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verb (used with or without object),
to swallow greedily; glut or gorge.
- teredos
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noun,
a shipworm of the genus Teredo.
- Steiner
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noun,
Jakob [yah-kawp] /ˈyɑ kɔp/ (Show IPA), 1796–1863, Swiss mathematician.
- erasion
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noun,
the act of erasing.
- enrages
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verb (used with object),
to make extremely angry; put into a rage; infuriate:
- deseret
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noun,
a territory established by the Mormons in 1849 as a proposed state of the Union: was refused admission to the Union by Congress and incorporated in the newly organized Territory of Utah 1850.
- entero-
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- storage
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noun,
the act of storing; state or fact of being stored:
- storied
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noun,
a narrative, either true or fictitious, in prose or verse, designed to interest, amuse, or instruct the hearer or reader; tale.
- entires
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noun,
Archaic. the whole; entirety.
- entrees
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noun,
a dish served as the main course of a meal.
- entries
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noun,
an act of entering; entrance.
- grating
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noun,
a fixed frame of bars or the like covering an opening to exclude persons, animals, coarse material, or objects while admitting light, air, or fine material.
- greaten
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verb (used with object),
to make greater; enlarge; increase.
- endears
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verb (used with object),
to make dear, esteemed, or beloved:
- destain
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verb (used with object),
to remove stain (from a specimen) to enhance visibility and contrast of parts.
- deniers
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noun,
a person who denies.
- destine
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verb (used with object),
to set apart for a particular use, purpose, etc.; design; intend.
- dragees
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noun,
a sugarcoated nut or candy.
- eserine
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noun,
physostigmine.
- gangers
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noun,
a foreman of a gang of laborers.
- teenage
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adjective,
of, relating to, or characteristic of a teenager.
- donates
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verb (used with object),
to present as a gift, grant, or contribution; make a donation of, as to a fund or cause:
- Geordie
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noun,
a native of Newcastle-upon-Tyne, England.
- gringos
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noun,
a term used in Latin America or Spain to refer to a foreigner, especially one of U.S. or British descent (sometimes used facetiously).
- Georges
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noun,
a figure of St. George killing the dragon, especially one forming part of the insignia of the Order of the Garter.
- Georgia
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noun,
a state in the SE United States. 58,876 sq. mi. (152,489 sq. km). Capital: Atlanta.
Abbreviation: GA (for use with zip code), Ga.
- ganders
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noun,
the male of the goose.
Compare goose (def 2).
- Genoese
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noun,
a native or inhabitant of Genoa.
- teeners
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noun,
a teenager.
- gaiters
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noun,
a covering of cloth or leather for the ankle and instep and sometimes also the lower leg, worn over the shoe or boot.
Compare upper1 (def 7).
- doggies
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noun,
a little dog or a puppy.
- doggers
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noun,
a two-masted Dutch fishing vessel with a blunt bow, used in the North Sea.
- gainers
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noun,
a person or thing that gains.
- Tangier
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noun,
a seaport in N Morocco, on the W Strait of Gibraltar: capital of the former Tangier Zone.
- Geraint
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noun,
one of the knights of the Round Table, husband of Enid.
- genoise
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noun,
a light yellow cake made with eggs and butter and typically layered, filled, and frosted or made into petits fours for serving.
- ganoids
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noun,
a ganoid fish.
- soredia
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noun,
a group of algal cells surrounded by hyphal tissue, occurring on the surface of the thallus and functioning in vegetative reproduction.
- gastro-
-
- Sogdian
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noun,
a native or inhabitant of Sogdiana.
- dragnet
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noun,
a net to be drawn along the bottom of a river, pond, etc., or along the ground, to catch fish, small game, etc.
- soaring
-
noun,
the sport of flying a sailplane.
- dotages
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noun,
a decline of mental faculties, especially as associated with old age; senility.
- gastrin
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noun,
a hormone that stimulates the secretion of gastric juice.
- tearing
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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.
- garnets
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noun,
any of a group of hard, vitreous minerals, silicates of calcium, magnesium, iron, or manganese with aluminum or iron, varying in color: a deep-red transparent variety is used as a gem and as an abrasive.
- gardens
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noun,
a plot of ground, usually near a house, where flowers, shrubs, vegetables, fruits, or herbs are cultivated.
- gearing
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noun,
an assembly of parts, especially a train of gears, for transmitting and modifying motion and torque in a machine.
- gearset
-
noun,
a combination of gears that mesh to provide a particular gear ratio.
- snigger
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verb (used with or without object), noun,
snicker.
- gargets
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noun,
Veterinary Pathology. inflammation of the udder of a cow; bovine mastitis.
- Genista
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noun,
any plant belonging to the genus Genista, of the legume family, having showy flowers and including many species of broom.
- genito-
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- genitor
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noun,
a parent, especially a father.
- dog-ear
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noun,
(in a book) a corner of a page folded over like a dog's ear, as by careless use, or to mark a place.
- gerents
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noun,
a ruler or manager.
- staging
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noun,
the act, process, or manner of presenting a play on the stage.
- goiters
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noun,
an enlargement of the thyroid gland on the front and sides of the neck, usually symptomatic of abnormal thyroid secretion, especially hypothyroidism due to a lack of iodine in the diet.
- side-on
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adverb,
with the side or sides foremost, especially in a collision:
- 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.
- godsent
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adjective,
sent by God or as if by God:
- Goering
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noun,
Hermann Wilhelm [her-mahn vil-helm,, hur-muh n wil-helm;; German her-mahn vil-helm] /ˈhɛr mɑn ˈvɪl hɛlm,, ˈhɜr mən ˈwɪl hɛlm;; German ˈhɛr mɑn ˈvɪl hɛlm/ (Show IPA), Göring, Hermann Wilhelm.
- seringa
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noun,
any of several Brazilian trees of the genus Hevea, yielding rubber.
- dingoes
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noun,
a wolflike, wild dog, Canis familiaris dingo, of Australia, having a reddish- or yellowish-brown coat.
- garotes
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noun,
a method of capital punishment of Spanish origin in which an iron collar is tightened around a condemned person's neck until death occurs by strangulation or by injury to the spinal column at the base of the brain.
- Teniers
-
noun,
David [dey-vid;; Flemish dah-vit;; French dah-veed] /ˈdeɪ vɪd;; Flemish ˈdɑ vɪt;; French dɑˈvid/ (Show IPA), ("the Elder") 1582–1649, Flemish painter and engraver.
- dineros
-
noun,
a former silver coin of Peru, the 10th part of a sol.
- Eastern
-
adjective,
lying toward or situated in the east:
- easting
-
noun,
Navigation. the distance due east made good on any course tending eastward; easterly departure.
- stagger
-
verb (used without object),
to walk, move, or stand unsteadily.
- Gordian
-
Idioms,
cut the Gordian knot, to act quickly and decisively in a difficult situation; solve a problem boldly.
- gorgets
-
noun,
a patch on the throat of a bird or other animal, distinguished by its color, texture, etc.
- Gorgias
-
noun,
c483–c375 b.c, Greek philosopher.
- sidero-
-
- Gironde
-
noun,
an estuary in SW France, formed by the junction of the Garonne and Dordogne rivers. 45 miles (72 km) long.
- signore
-
noun,
a conventional Italian title of respect for a man, usually used separately; signor.
- estrone
-
noun,
Biochemistry. an estrogenic hormone, C 18 H 22 O 2 , produced by the ovarian follicles and found during pregnancy in urine and placental tissue.
- sorting
-
noun,
the process by which sedimentary particles become separated according to some particular characteristic, as size or shape.
- Signora
-
noun,
a conventional Italian term of address or title of respect for a married woman, either used separately or prefixed to the name.
- Gigante
-
plural noun,
huge monsters, the children of Gaea, who fought the Olympians but were defeated by them.
- etesian
-
adjective,
(of certain Mediterranean winds) occurring annually.
- gigaton
-
noun,
one billion tons. Abbreviation: GT.
- etagere
-
noun,
a stand with a series of open shelves for small objects, bric-a-brac, etc.
- earings
-
noun,
a rope attached to a cringle and used for bending a corner of a sail to a yard, boom, or gaff or for reefing a sail.
- signage
-
noun,
graphic designs, as symbols, emblems, or words, used especially for identification or as a means of giving directions or warning.
- tenders
-
noun,
the act of tendering; an offer of something for acceptance.
- Tenedos
-
noun,
an island in the Aegean, near the entrance to the Dardanelles, belonging to Turkey.
- disrate
-
verb (used with object),
to reduce to a lower rating or rank.
- earnest
-
noun,
full seriousness, as of intention or purpose:
- disegno
-
noun,
drawing or design: a term used during the 16th and 17th centuries to designate the formal discipline required for the representation of the ideal form of an object in the visual arts, especially as expressed in the linear structure of a work of art.
- estrade
-
noun,
a slightly raised platform in a room or hall.
- gingers
-
noun,
a reedlike plant, Zingiber officinale, native to the East Indies but now cultivated in most tropical countries, having a pungent, spicy rhizome used in cookery and medicine.
Compare ginger family.
- seriate
-
adjective,
arranged or occurring in one or more series.
- instead
-
Idioms,
instead of, in place of; in lieu of:
- antero-
-
- isagoge
-
noun,
an introduction, especially a scholarly introduction to a field of study or research.
- torsade
-
noun,
a twisted cord.
- sainted
-
noun,
any of certain persons of exceptional holiness of life, formally recognized as such by the Christian Church, especially by canonization.
- naggers
-
noun,
nag1 (def 5).
- aristo-
-
- agreges
-
noun,
a degree awarded by a French university, based on a competitive examination given by the state and qualifying the recipient for the highest teaching positions in a lycée or for the rank of professor in a school of law or medicine.
- ordains
-
verb (used with object),
to invest with ministerial or sacerdotal functions; confer holy orders upon.
- agonist
-
noun,
a person engaged in a contest, conflict, struggle, etc., especially the protagonist in a literary work.
- agonies
-
noun,
extreme and generally prolonged pain; intense physical or mental suffering.
- trienes
-
noun,
any compound containing three double bonds.
- sardine
-
noun,
the pilchard, Sardina pilchardus, often preserved in oil and used for food.
- Torenia
-
noun,
any of several plants belonging to the genus Torenia, of the figwort family, native to Africa and Asia, having two-lipped, usually blue or purple flowers.
- Sargent
-
noun,
Sir (Harold) Malcolm (Watts) 1895–1967, English conductor.
- arseno-
-
- oreides
-
noun,
oroide.
- negates
-
verb (used with object),
to deny the existence, evidence, or truth of:
- Isadore
-
noun,
a male given name: from the Greek word meaning “gift of Isis.”.
- orgeats
-
noun,
a syrup or drink made originally from barley but later from almonds, prepared with sugar and an extract of orange flowers.
- Oriente
-
noun,
a region in Ecuador, E of the Andes: the border long disputed by Peru.
- trigone
-
noun,
Also, trigonum. Anatomy.
a triangular part or area.
the area on the floor of the urinary bladder between the opening of the urethra in front and the two ureters at the sides.
- orients
-
noun,
the Orient,
the countries of Asia, especially East Asia.
(formerly) the countries to the E of the Mediterranean.
- iodates
-
noun,
Chemistry. a salt of iodic acid, as sodium iodate, NaIO 3 .
- trigons
-
noun,
a triangle.
- sea-dog
-
noun,
a sailor, especially an old or experienced one.
- ageings
-
noun,
aging.
- origans
-
noun,
an aromatic herb, especially oregano.
- Seagirt
-
noun,
surrounded by the sea.
- integer
-
noun,
Mathematics. one of the positive or negative numbers 1, 2, 3, etc., or zero.
Compare whole number.
- reneges
-
noun,
Cards. an act or instance of reneging.
- astride
-
preposition,
with a leg on each side of; straddling:
- sadiron
-
noun,
Northern, North Midland, and Western U.S. Older Use. a flatiron that is pointed at both ends and has a detachable handle.
- Negrito
-
noun,
a member of any of various small-statured, indigenous peoples of Africa, the Philippines, the Malay Peninsula, the Andaman Islands, and southern India.
- triodes
-
noun,
a vacuum tube containing three elements, usually anode, cathode, and control grid.
- Anteros
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. a brother of Eros, most often regarded as the avenger of unrequited love.
- aneroid
-
noun,
aneroid barometer.
- retsina
-
noun,
a strong, resinated white or red wine of Greece and Cyprus.
- norites
-
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.
- retenes
-
noun,
a crystalline hydrocarbon, C 18 H 18 , obtained chiefly from the tar of resinous woods and certain fossil resins.
- oersted
-
noun,
the centimeter-gram-second unit of magnetic intensity, equal to the magnetic pole of unit strength when undergoing a force of one dyne in a vacuum. Abbreviation: Oe.
- rodents
-
noun,
a rodent mammal.
- aniseed
-
noun,
the aromatic seed of anise, the oil of which (anise oil, aniseed oil, oil of anise) is used in the manufacture of anethole, in medicine as a carminative and expectorant, and in cookery and liqueurs for its licoricelike flavor.
- retains
-
verb (used with object),
to keep possession of.
- trainee
-
noun,
a person being trained, especially in a vocation; apprentice.
- resting
-
noun,
the refreshing quiet or repose of sleep:
- treason
-
noun,
the offense of acting to overthrow one's government or to harm or kill its sovereign.
- tragion
-
noun,
a point in the depth of the notch just above the tragus of the ear.
- niggers
-
noun,
Slang: Extremely Disparaging and Offensive.
a contemptuous term used to refer to a black person.
a contemptuous term used to refer to a member of any dark-skinned people.
- onagers
-
noun,
a wild ass, Equus hemionus, of southwestern Asia.
- argents
-
noun,
Heraldry. the tincture or metal silver.
- niggard
-
noun,
an excessively parsimonious, miserly, or stingy person.
- roseate
-
adjective,
tinged with rose; rosy:
- Nidaros
-
noun,
former name of Trondheim.
- oneidas
-
noun,
a member of an Iroquois people formerly inhabiting the region east of Oneida Lake.
- Rostand
-
noun,
Edmond [ed-mawn] /ɛdˈmɔ̃/ (Show IPA), 1868–1918, French dramatist and poet.
- re-sign
-
verb (used with or without object),
to sign again.
- Nereids
-
noun,
any elongate cylindrical worm of the polychaete family Nereididae, including clamworms.
- onstage
-
adverb,
on or onto the stage (opposed to offstage): .
- arenite
-
noun,
psammite.
- arenose
-
adjective,
sandy; gritty.
- Negroid
-
noun,
Older Use: Usually Offensive. a member of such peoples.
- Aretino
-
noun,
Pietro [pye-traw] /ˈpyɛ trɔ/ (Show IPA), 1492–1556, Italian satirist and dramatist.
- Negroes
-
noun,
Anthropology. (no longer in technical use) a member of the peoples traditionally classified as the Negro race, especially those who originate in sub-Saharan Africa.
- triages
-
noun,
the process of sorting victims, as of a battle or disaster, to determine medical priority in order to increase the number of survivors.
- astroid
-
noun,
a hypocycloid with four cusps.
- Rigsdag
-
noun,
the former parliament of Denmark, consisting of an upper house and a lower house: replaced in 1953 by the unicameral Folketing.
- inroads
-
noun,
a damaging or serious encroachment:
- randies
-
noun,
Chiefly Scot. a rude or coarse beggar.
- reagent
-
noun,
a substance that, because of the reactions it causes, is used in analysis and synthesis.
- Reading
-
noun,
the action or practice of a person who reads.
- toadies
-
noun,
an obsequious flatterer; sycophant.
- ratings
-
noun,
classification according to grade or rank.
- darings
-
noun,
adventurous courage; boldness.
- readies
-
noun,
the state or condition of being ready.
- indorse
-
verb (used with object),
endorse.
- regains
-
noun,
(in a moisture-free fabric) the percentage of the weight that represents the amount of moisture the material is expected to absorb under normal conditions.
- Reigate
-
noun,
a city in Surrey in SE England, a London suburb.
- rations
-
noun,
a fixed allowance of provisions or food, especially for soldiers or sailors or for civilians during a shortage:
- seating
-
noun,
an act or instance of furnishing with, assigning, or escorting to a seat.
- reginas
-
noun,
queen.
- daggers
-
noun,
a short, swordlike weapon with a pointed blade and a handle, used for stabbing.
- tirades
-
noun,
a prolonged outburst of bitter, outspoken denunciation:
- 2,4,5-t
-
noun,
a light-tan, water-insoluble solid, C 8 H 5 Cl 3 O 3 , used chiefly for killing weeds.
- ignores
-
verb (used with object),
to refrain from noticing or recognizing:
- reagins
-
noun,
Also called Wassermann antibody. an antibody formed in response to syphilis and reactive with cardiolipin in various blood tests for the disease.
- senator
-
noun,
a member of a senate.
- ingates
-
noun,
gate1 (def 15).
- ingrate
-
noun,
an ungrateful person.
- ingesta
-
plural noun,
substances ingested.
- reeding
-
noun,
a set of moldings, as on a column, resembling small convex fluting.
- ratines
-
noun,
a loosely woven fabric made with nubby or knotty yarns.
- reggaes
-
noun,
a style of Jamaican popular music blending blues, calypso, and rock-'n'-roll, characterized by a strong syncopated rhythm and lyrics of social protest.
- atonies
-
noun,
Pathology. lack of tone or energy; muscular weakness, especially in a contractile organ.
- ideates
-
noun,
ideatum.
- Ganges
-
noun,
a river flowing SE from the Himalayas in N India into the Bay of Bengal: sacred to Hindus. 1550 miles (2495 km) long.
- enter-
-
- stego-
-
- reside
-
noun,
a piece or section of siding:
- garget
-
noun,
Veterinary Pathology. inflammation of the udder of a cow; bovine mastitis.
- regent
-
noun,
a person who exercises the ruling power in a kingdom during the minority, absence, or disability of the sovereign.
- soigne
-
adjective,
carefully or elegantly done, operated, or designed.
- rating
-
noun,
classification according to grade or rank.
- soiree
-
noun,
an evening party or social gathering, especially one held for a particular purpose:
- enrage
-
verb (used with object),
to make extremely angry; put into a rage; infuriate:
- ratine
-
noun,
a loosely woven fabric made with nubby or knotty yarns.
- ganoid
-
noun,
a ganoid fish.
- resign
-
verb (used with object),
to give up (an office, position, etc.), often formally.
- steno-
-
- onside
-
adjective, adverb,
not offside; being within the prescribed line or area at the beginning of or during play or a play.
- Garden
-
noun,
a plot of ground, usually near a house, where flowers, shrubs, vegetables, fruits, or herbs are cultivated.
- Garnet
-
noun,
any of a group of hard, vitreous minerals, silicates of calcium, magnesium, iron, or manganese with aluminum or iron, varying in color: a deep-red transparent variety is used as a gem and as an abrasive.
- Sondra
-
noun,
a female given name.
- engage
-
adjective,
choosing to involve oneself in or commit oneself to something:
- ration
-
noun,
a fixed allowance of provisions or food, especially for soldiers or sailors or for civilians during a shortage:
- Gaston
-
noun,
a male given name.
- redoes
-
noun,
the act or an instance of redoing.
- gators
-
noun,
Southern U.S. Informal. alligator.
- gating
-
noun,
the process by which a channel in a cell membrane opens or closes.
- Sterne
-
noun,
Laurence, 1713–68, English clergyman and novelist.
- Odense
-
noun,
a seaport on Fyn island, in S Denmark.
- retina
-
noun,
the innermost coat of the posterior part of the eyeball that receives the image produced by the lens, is continuous with the optic nerve, and consists of several layers, one of which contains the rods and cones that are sensitive to light.
- endear
-
verb (used with object),
to make dear, esteemed, or beloved:
- retene
-
noun,
a crystalline hydrocarbon, C 18 H 18 , obtained chiefly from the tar of resinous woods and certain fossil resins.
- redans
-
noun,
a V -shaped work, usually projecting from a fortified line.
- gastr-
-
- Ogaden
-
noun,
an arid region in SE Ethiopia.
- Oneida
-
noun,
a member of an Iroquois people formerly inhabiting the region east of Oneida Lake.
- Enders
-
noun,
John Franklin, 1897–1985, U.S. bacteriologist: Nobel Prize in Medicine 1954.
- reason
-
noun,
a basis or cause, as for some belief, action, fact, event, etc.:
- retain
-
verb (used with object),
to keep possession of.
- reagin
-
noun,
Also called Wassermann antibody. an antibody formed in response to syphilis and reactive with cardiolipin in various blood tests for the disease.
- Reston
-
noun,
James (Barrett) ("Scotty") 1909–1995, U.S. journalist, born in Scotland.
- onager
-
noun,
a wild ass, Equus hemionus, of southwestern Asia.
- garote
-
noun,
a method of capital punishment of Spanish origin in which an iron collar is tightened around a condemned person's neck until death occurs by strangulation or by injury to the spinal column at the base of the brain.
- Regain
-
noun,
(in a moisture-free fabric) the percentage of the weight that represents the amount of moisture the material is expected to absorb under normal conditions.
- reggae
-
noun,
a style of Jamaican popular music blending blues, calypso, and rock-'n'-roll, characterized by a strong syncopated rhythm and lyrics of social protest.
- engird
-
verb (used with object),
to encircle; encompass:
- Orange
-
noun,
a globose, reddish-yellow, bitter or sweet, edible citrus fruit.
- gaiter
-
noun,
a covering of cloth or leather for the ankle and instep and sometimes also the lower leg, worn over the shoe or boot.
Compare upper1 (def 7).
- ganger
-
noun,
a foreman of a gang of laborers.
- origan
-
noun,
an aromatic herb, especially oregano.
- oaters
-
noun,
a movie, television show, etc., about the frontier days of the U.S. West; western; horse opera.
- Estrin
-
noun,
estrone.
- reseat
-
verb (used with object),
to provide with a new seat or new seats.
- orgeat
-
noun,
a syrup or drink made originally from barley but later from almonds, prepared with sugar and an extract of orange flowers.
- orgies
-
noun,
wild or drunken festivity or revelry, especially involving sex with multiple participants.
- Orient
-
noun,
the Orient,
the countries of Asia, especially East Asia.
(formerly) the countries to the E of the Mediterranean.
- region
-
noun,
an extensive, continuous part of a surface, space, or body:
- staged
-
noun,
a single step or degree in a process; a particular phase, period, position, etc., in a process, development, or series.
- raised
-
noun,
an increase in amount, as of wages:
- stager
-
noun,
a person of experience in some profession, way of life, etc.
- ergate
-
noun,
a worker ant.
- ragged
-
noun,
British. an act of ragging.
- oreide
-
noun,
oroide.
- reigns
-
noun,
the period during which a sovereign occupies the throne.
- Origen
-
noun,
(Origenes Admantius) a.d. 185?–254? Alexandrian writer, Christian theologian, and teacher.
- Orinda
-
noun,
a town in W California.
- ornate
-
adjective,
elaborately or sumptuously adorned, often excessively or showily so:
- rentes
-
noun,
revenue or income, or the instrument evidencing a right to such periodic receipts.
- erodes
-
verb (used with object),
to eat into or away; destroy by slow consumption or disintegration:
Synonyms: corrode, waste, ravage, spoil.
Antonyms: strengthen, reinforce.
- Ostend
-
noun,
a seaport in NW Belgium.
- Ernest
-
noun,
a male given name: from an Old English word meaning “vigor, intent.”.
- radons
-
noun,
a chemically inert, radioactive gaseous element produced by the decay of radium: emissions produced by outgassing of rock, brick, etc. are a health hazard. Symbol: Rn; atomic number: 86; atomic weight: 222.
- renege
-
noun,
Cards. an act or instance of reneging.
- ergots
-
noun,
Plant Pathology.
a disease of rye and other cereal grasses, caused by a fungus of the genus Claviceps, especially C. purpurea, which replaces the affected grain with a long, hard, blackish sclerotial body.
the sclerotial body itself.
- radio-
-
- orenda
-
noun,
a supernatural force believed by the Iroquois Indians to be present, in varying degrees, in all objects or persons, and to be the spiritual force by which human accomplishment is attained or accounted for.
- oreads
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. any of a group of nymphs who were the companions of Artemis.
- orangs
-
noun,
orangutan.
- Gainer
-
noun,
a person or thing that gains.
- enters
-
Verb phrases,
enter into,
to participate in; engage in.
to investigate; consider:
to sympathize with; share in.
to form a constituent part or ingredient of:
to go into a particular state:
- Gander
-
noun,
the male of the goose.
Compare goose (def 2).
- resent
-
verb (used with object),
to feel or show displeasure or indignation at (a person, act, remark, etc.) from a sense of injury or insult.
- radios
-
noun,
wireless telegraphy or telephony:
- entire
-
noun,
Archaic. the whole; entirety.
- gaited
-
noun,
a manner of walking, stepping, or running.
- ranids
-
noun,
frog1 (def 2).
- gainst
-
preposition,
against.
- orates
-
verb (used with or without object),
to deliver an oration; speak pompously; declaim.
- Regina
-
noun,
queen.
- entree
-
noun,
a dish served as the main course of a meal.
- Sontag
-
noun,
Susan, 1933–2004, U.S. critic, novelist, and essayist.
- ranees
-
noun,
the wife of a rajah.
- Gadite
-
noun,
a member of the tribe of Gad.
- resend
-
verb (used with object),
to send again.
- ordain
-
verb (used with object),
to invest with ministerial or sacerdotal functions; confer holy orders upon.
- ranges
-
noun,
the extent to which or the limits between which variation is possible:
- gadget
-
noun,
a mechanical contrivance or device; any ingenious article.
- ranged
-
noun,
the extent to which or the limits between which variation is possible:
- sorted
-
noun,
a particular kind, species, variety, class, or group, distinguished by a common character or nature:
- sortie
-
noun,
a rapid movement of troops from a besieged place to attack the besiegers.
- Reseda
-
noun,
a grayish green.
- etrogs
-
noun,
Judaism. a citron for use with the lulav during the Sukkoth festival service.
- eterne
-
adjective,
eternal.
- Eogene
-
adjective, noun,
(formerly) Paleogene.
- Orense
-
noun,
a city in N Spain, NW of Madrid.
- Grison
-
noun,
a weasellike carnivore, Galictis vittata, ranging from southern Mexico to Peru, having a grayish-white upper body, a distinctive white stripe across the forehead and ears, and a dark brown face, chest, and legs.
- rident
-
adjective,
laughing; smiling; cheerful.
- ingest
-
verb (used with object),
to take, as food, into the body (opposed to egest).
- insert
-
noun,
something inserted or to be inserted.
- inroad
-
noun,
a damaging or serious encroachment:
- inorg.
-
- INGRES
-
noun,
Jean Auguste Dominique [zhahn oh-gyst daw-mee-neek] /ʒɑ̃ oʊˈgüst dɔ miˈnik/ (Show IPA), 1780–1867, French painter.
- ingots
-
noun,
a mass of metal cast in a convenient form for shaping, remelting, or refining.
- grands
-
noun,
grand piano.
- Grange
-
noun,
Chiefly British. a country house or large farmhouse with its various farm buildings (usually in house names):
- instar
-
noun,
an insect in any one of its periods of postembryonic growth between molts.
- ingate
-
noun,
gate1 (def 15).
- seater
-
noun,
a person or thing that seats.
- grani-
-
- Indore
-
noun,
a former state in central India: now part of Madhya Pradesh.
- grano-
-
- Grants
-
noun,
a town in W New Mexico.
- Grande
-
noun,
Rio. Rio Grande.
- instr.
-
- grates
-
noun,
a frame of metal bars for holding fuel when burning, as in a fireplace, furnace, or stove.
- intros
-
noun,
an introduction.
- Serena
-
noun,
a female given name.
- grades
-
noun,
a degree or step in a scale, as of rank, advancement, quality, value, or intensity:
- satori
-
noun,
sudden enlightenment.
- seadog
-
noun,
fogbow.
- iodate
-
noun,
Chemistry. a salt of iodic acid, as sodium iodate, NaIO 3 .
- gradin
-
noun,
one of a series of steps or seats raised one above another.
- intro.
-
- inter.
-
- grains
-
noun,
an iron instrument with barbed prongs, for spearing or harpooning fish.
- intra-
-
- intoed
-
adjective,
having inwardly turned toes.
- serein
-
noun,
fine rain falling after sunset from a sky in which no clouds are visible.
- inters
-
verb (used with object),
to place (a dead body) in a grave or tomb; bury.
- grand-
-
- ignore
-
verb (used with object),
to refrain from noticing or recognizing:
- gratin
-
noun,
au gratin.
- sateen
-
noun,
a strong cotton fabric constructed in satin weave and having a lustrous face.
- senega
-
noun,
the dried root of a milkwort, Polygala senega, of the eastern U.S., used as an expectorant and diuretic.
- greige
-
noun,
Textiles. gray goods.
- sendee
-
noun,
the person to whom something is sent.
- Sender
-
noun,
a person or thing that sends.
- Gretna
-
noun,
a city in SE Louisiana, near New Orleans.
- grides
-
noun,
a griding or grating sound.
- groins
-
noun,
Anatomy. the fold or hollow on either side of the front of the body where the thigh joins the abdomen.
- groats
-
noun,
hulled grain, as wheat or oats, broken into fragments.
- greets
-
verb (used with object),
to address with some form of salutation; welcome.
- griege
-
noun,
gray goods.
- groans
-
noun,
a low, mournful sound uttered in pain or grief:
- Senora
-
noun,
a Spanish term of address equivalent to Mrs., used alone or capitalized and prefixed to the name of a married or older woman. Abbreviation: Sra.
- grinds
-
noun,
the act of grinding.
- gringo
-
noun,
a term used in Latin America or Spain to refer to a foreigner, especially one of U.S. or British descent (sometimes used facetiously).
- Senior
-
noun,
a person who is older than another.
- gregos
-
noun,
a short, hooded coat of thick, coarse fabric, originally worn in the eastern Mediterranean countries.
- Sendai
-
noun,
a city on NE Honshu, in central Japan.
- sedate
-
adjective,
calm, quiet, or composed; undisturbed by passion or excitement:
- Serang
-
noun,
Ceram.
- Seeder
-
noun,
a person or thing that seeds.
- Seeger
-
noun,
Alan, 1888–1916, U.S. poet.
- ideate
-
noun,
ideatum.
- seeing
-
noun,
the act of a person who sees.
- seggar
-
noun, verb (used with object),
sagger.
- gratis
-
adverb,
without charge or payment; free:
- enates
-
noun,
a person related on one's mother's side.
Compare agnate, cognate.
- greens
-
noun,
a color intermediate in the spectrum between yellow and blue, an effect of light with a wavelength between 500 and 570 nm; found in nature as the color of most grasses and leaves while growing, of some fruits while ripening, and of the sea.
- iatro-
-
- seiner
-
noun,
a person who fishes with a seine.
- Greats
-
- greeds
-
noun,
excessive or rapacious desire, especially for wealth or possessions.
- Greene
-
noun,
Graham, 1904–91, English novelist and journalist.
- Senate
-
noun,
an assembly or council of citizens having the highest deliberative functions in a government, especially a legislative assembly of a state or nation.
- satire
-
noun,
the use of irony, sarcasm, ridicule, or the like, in exposing, denouncing, or deriding vice, folly, etc.
- irades
-
noun,
a decree of a Muslim ruler.
- Geiger
-
noun,
Hans [hahns] /hɑns/ (Show IPA), 1882–1947, German physicist.
- Nereis
-
noun,
clamworm.
- nigger
-
noun,
Slang: Extremely Disparaging and Offensive.
a contemptuous term used to refer to a black person.
a contemptuous term used to refer to a member of any dark-skinned people.
- Rosina
-
noun,
a female given name, Italian form of Rose.
- Rosita
-
noun,
a female given name, Spanish form of Rose.
- Nestor
-
noun,
the oldest and wisest of the Greeks in the Trojan War and a king of Pylos.
- Sirena
-
noun,
a female given name.
- nested
-
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.
- gerent
-
noun,
a ruler or manager.
- George
-
noun,
a figure of St. George killing the dragon, especially one forming part of the insignia of the Order of the Garter.
- Gesner
-
noun,
Konrad von [kon-rad von;; German kawn-raht fuh n] /ˈkɒn ræd vɒn;; German ˈkɔn rɑt fən/ (Show IPA), 1516–65, Swiss naturalist.
- sinter
-
noun,
siliceous or calcareous matter deposited by springs, as that formed around the vent of a geyser.
- Singer
-
noun,
a person who sings, especially a trained or professional vocalist.
- Gideon
-
noun,
Also called Jerubbaal. a judge of Israel and conqueror of the Midianites. Judges 6–8.
- Nereid
-
noun,
any elongate cylindrical worm of the polychaete family Nereididae, including clamworms.
- Negros
-
noun,
an island of the central Philippines. 5043 sq. mi. (13,061 sq. km).
- griots
-
noun,
a member of a hereditary caste among the peoples of western Africa whose function is to keep an oral history of the tribe or village and to entertain with stories, poems, songs, dances, etc.
- niters
-
noun,
potassium nitrate.
- gigots
-
noun,
a leg-of-mutton sleeve.
- genit.
-
- gender
-
noun,
either the male or female division of a species, especially as differentiated by social and cultural roles and behavior:
Compare sex (def 1).
- genera
-
noun,
a plural of genus.
- ringed
-
noun,
a typically circular band of metal or other durable material, especially one of gold or other precious metal, often set with gems, for wearing on the finger as an ornament, a token of betrothal or marriage, etc.
- genets
-
noun,
any small, Old World carnivore of the genus Genetta, especially G. genetta, having spotted sides and a ringed tail.
- genies
-
noun,
Islamic Mythology. jinn.
- 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.
- norias
-
noun,
a device consisting of a series of buckets on a wheel, used in Spain and the East for raising water.
- geoids
-
noun,
an imaginary surface that coincides with mean sea level in the ocean and its extension through the continents.
- roadie
-
noun,
a member of a crew for a traveling group of musicians or other entertainers, whose work usually includes the setting up of equipment.
- rodent
-
noun,
a rodent mammal.
- genoas
-
noun,
a large jib for cruising and racing yachts, overlapping the mainsail.
- nitro-
-
- geodes
-
noun,
a hollow concretionary or nodular stone often lined with crystals.
- nitres
-
noun,
niter.
- Signor
-
noun,
a conventional Italian term of address or title of respect for a man, either used separately or prefixed to the name. Abbreviation: Sig., sig.
- signet
-
noun,
a small seal, as on a finger ring.
- Serene
-
noun,
serenity; tranquillity.
- Gorgas
-
noun,
William Crawford, 1854–1920, U.S. physician and epidemiologist: chief sanitary officer of the Panama Canal 1904–13; surgeon general of the U.S. Army 1914–18.
- goiter
-
noun,
an enlargement of the thyroid gland on the front and sides of the neck, usually symptomatic of abnormal thyroid secretion, especially hypothyroidism due to a lack of iodine in the diet.
- santir
-
noun,
a Persian musical instrument resembling a dulcimer.
- serine
-
noun,
a crystalline amino acid, HOCH 2 CH(NH 2)COOH, found in many proteins and obtained by the hydrolysis of sericin, the protein constituting silk gum. Symbol: S. Abbreviation: Ser;
- gonads
-
noun,
a sex gland in which gametes are produced; an ovary or testis.
- Gondar
-
noun,
a city in NW Ethiopia, N of Lake Tana: a former capital.
- goners
-
noun,
a person or thing that is dead, lost, or past recovery.
- gorged
-
noun,
a narrow cleft with steep, rocky walls, especially one through which a stream runs.
- goings
-
noun,
the act of leaving or departing; departure:
- Gorges
-
noun,
a narrow cleft with steep, rocky walls, especially one through which a stream runs.
- gorget
-
noun,
a patch on the throat of a bird or other animal, distinguished by its color, texture, etc.
- sarong
-
noun,
a loose-fitting skirtlike garment formed by wrapping a strip of cloth around the lower part of the body, worn by both men and women in the Malay Archipelago and certain islands of the Pacific Ocean.
- irones
-
noun,
a colorless liquid of isomeric, unsaturated ketones, C 14 H 22 O, obtained from orris root: used in perfumery for its odor of violets.
- Sarton
-
noun,
May, 1912–95, U.S. poet, novelist, and playwright.
- Goring
-
noun,
the triangular area along a leech of a square sail, created by the presence of a gore.
- Santee
-
noun,
a city in SW California.
- Sanger
-
noun,
Frederick, 1918–2013, English biochemist: Nobel Prize in chemistry 1958.
- signer
-
noun,
a person who signs.
- gisant
-
noun,
a sculptured representation of a dead person in a recumbent position, usually as part of a sepulchral monument.
- signee
-
noun,
a person who signs a document, register, etc.; signer; signatory:
- Ginger
-
noun,
a reedlike plant, Zingiber officinale, native to the East Indies but now cultivated in most tropical countries, having a pungent, spicy rhizome used in cookery and medicine.
Compare ginger family.
- negate
-
verb (used with object),
to deny the existence, evidence, or truth of:
- sagger
-
noun,
a box or case made of refractory baked clay in which the finer ceramic wares are enclosed and protected while baking.
- Saigon
-
noun,
former name of Ho Chi Minh City: capital of former South Vietnam 1954–76.
- Naoise
-
noun,
the husband of Deirdre and a nephew of Conchobar, by whom he was treacherously killed.
- nagger
-
noun,
nag1 (def 5).
- Sandro
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Sander
-
noun,
a person or thing that sands or sandpapers.
- set-in
-
adjective,
made separately and placed within another unit.
- goatee
-
noun,
a man's beard trimmed to a tuft or point on the chin.
- Sandie
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Sandro.
- nadirs
-
noun,
Astronomy. the point on the celestial sphere directly beneath a given position or observer and diametrically opposite the zenith.
- Sandor
-
noun,
a male given name.
- grease
-
noun,
the melted or rendered fat of animals, especially when in a soft state.
- teredo
-
noun,
a shipworm of the genus Teredo.
- teaser
-
noun,
a person or thing that teases.
- atones
-
verb (used with object),
to make amends for; expiate:
- driest
-
noun,
a prohibitionist.
- todies
-
noun,
any of several small West Indian birds of the family Todidae, related to the motmots and kingfishers, having brightly colored green and red plumage.
- dinars
-
noun,
any of various former coins of the Near East, especially gold coins issued by Islamic governments.
- toe-in
-
noun,
the slight forward convergence given to the front wheels of an automobile to improve steering qualities.
- dinero
-
noun,
a former silver coin of Peru, the 10th part of a sol.
- antres
-
noun,
a cavern; cave.
- diners
-
noun,
a person who dines.
- aorist
-
noun,
a verb tense, as in Classical Greek, expressing action or, in the indicative mood, past action, without further limitation or implication.
- drains
-
noun,
something, as a pipe or conduit, by which a liquid drains.
- trades
-
noun,
the act or process of buying, selling, or exchanging commodities, at either wholesale or retail, within a country or between countries:
- Dragon
-
noun,
a mythical monster generally represented as a huge, winged reptile with crested head and enormous claws and teeth, and often spouting fire.
- terais
-
noun,
a marshy lowland area in N India and S Nepal, between the Ganges and the foothills of the Himalayas.
- dragee
-
noun,
a sugarcoated nut or candy.
- adeno-
-
- triode
-
noun,
a vacuum tube containing three elements, usually anode, cathode, and control grid.
- tarso-
-
- doting
-
noun,
decay of wood.
- aggers
-
noun,
Also called double tide. Oceanography.
a high tide in which the water rises to a certain level, recedes, then rises again.
a low tide in which the water recedes to a certain level, rises slightly, then recedes again.
- dotage
-
noun,
a decline of mental faculties, especially as associated with old age; senility.
- ardent
-
adjective,
having, expressive of, or characterized by intense feeling; passionate; fervent:
- Arendt
-
noun,
Hannah, 1906–75, U.S. author, political scientist, and teacher, born in Germany.
- dinger
-
noun,
humdinger.
- targes
-
noun,
a small, round shield; a target or buckler.
- Digger
-
noun,
a person or an animal that digs.
- dosage
-
noun,
the administration of medicine in doses.
- 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.
- eagers
-
noun,
eagre.
- design
-
noun,
an outline, sketch, or plan, as of the form and structure of a work of art, an edifice, or a machine to be executed or constructed.
- desire
-
noun,
a longing or craving, as for something that brings satisfaction or enjoyment:
- tainos
-
noun,
a member of an extinct Arawakan Indian tribe of the West Indies.
- ternes
-
noun,
terne metal.
- detain
-
verb (used with object),
to keep from proceeding; keep waiting; delay.
- 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.
- Aeneid
-
noun,
a Latin epic poem by Vergil, recounting the adventures of Aeneas after the fall of Troy.
- deters
-
verb (used with object),
to discourage or restrain from acting or proceeding:
- tangos
-
noun,
a ballroom dance of Latin-American origin, danced by couples, and having many varied steps, figures, and poses.
- trains
-
noun,
Railroads. a self-propelled, connected group of rolling stock.
- Digest
-
noun,
a collection or compendium, usually of literary, historical, legal, or scientific matter, especially when classified or condensed.
- dagoes
-
noun,
a contemptuous term used to refer to a person of Italian or sometimes Spanish origin or descent.
- dagger
-
noun,
a short, swordlike weapon with a pointed blade and a handle, used for stabbing.
- dienes
-
noun,
any compound, as 1,3-butadiene, CH 2 =CH−CH=CH 2 , that contains two double bonds.
- trigon
-
noun,
a triangle.
- aniso-
-
- Teresa
-
noun,
Mother (Agnes Gonxha Bojaxhiu) 1910–97, Albanian nun: Nobel Peace Prize 1979 for work in the slums of Calcutta, India.
- tisane
-
noun,
(italics) French. aromatic or herb-flavored tea.
- droits
-
noun,
a legal right or claim.
- Gaines
-
noun,
Edmund Pendleton, 1777–1849, U.S. general.
- aggros
-
noun,
aggressiveness, especially that of an urban youth gang or gang member.
- dinges
-
noun,
the condition of being dingy.
- astron
-
- angio-
-
- aroint
-
verb (imperative),
begone:
- ariose
-
adjective,
characterized by melody; songlike.
- Adonis
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. a youth slain by a wild boar but permitted by Zeus to pass four months every year in the lower world with Persephone, four with Aphrodite, and four wherever he chose.
- trines
-
noun,
a set or group of three; triad.
- donate
-
verb (used with object),
to present as a gift, grant, or contribution; make a donation of, as to a fund or cause:
- Tories
-
noun,
a member of the Conservative Party in Great Britain or Canada.
- tenias
-
noun,
taenia.
- teener
-
noun,
a teenager.
- doings
-
noun,
action; performance; execution:
- aroids
-
noun,
any plant of the arum family.
- Dogger
-
noun,
a two-masted Dutch fishing vessel with a blunt bow, used in the North Sea.
- adreno
-
- aeron.
-
- Artois
-
noun,
a former province in N France: artesian wells.
- adores
-
verb (used with object),
to regard with the utmost esteem, love, and respect; honor.
- distr.
-
- tender
-
noun,
the act of tendering; an offer of something for acceptance.
- adren-
-
- arsen-
-
- Dnestr
-
noun,
Russian name of Dniester.
- arsine
-
noun,
Also called arseniuretted hydrogen. a colorless, flammable, slightly water-soluble gas, AsH 3 , having a fetid, garliclike odor, used in chemical warfare.
- arsino
-
adjective,
containing the arsino group.
- adorns
-
verb (used with object),
to decorate or add beauty to, as by ornaments:
- donees
-
noun,
a person to whom a gift is made.
- Donets
-
noun,
a river rising in the SW Russian Federation near Belgorod, flowing SE through Ukraine to the Don River. About 650 miles (1045 km) long.
- astro-
-
- triose
-
noun,
a monosaccharide that has three atoms of carbon.
- adient
-
adjective,
tending to move toward a stimulus.
- aretes
-
noun,
the aggregate of qualities, as valor and virtue, making up good character.
- Argent
-
noun,
Heraldry. the tincture or metal silver.
- tensor
-
noun,
Anatomy. a muscle that stretches or tightens some part of the body.
- Astrid
-
noun,
a female given name: from Scandinavian, meaning “divine strength.”.
- dorsi-
-
- Dorset
-
noun,
1st Earl of, Thomas Sackville.
- argons
-
noun,
a colorless, odorless, chemically inactive, monatomic, gaseous element that, because of its inertness, is used for filling fluorescent and incandescent lamps and vacuum tubes. Symbol: Ar; atomic number: 18; atomic weight: 39.948.
- ageing
-
noun,
aging.
- trigos
-
noun,
wheat; field of wheat.
- dories
-
noun,
a boat with a narrow, flat bottom, high bow, and flaring sides.
- Tongas
-
noun,
a light, two-wheeled, horse-drawn vehicle used in India.
- Dorian
-
noun,
a member of a people who entered Greece about the 12th century b.c., conquered the Peloponnesus, and destroyed the Mycenaean culture: one of the four main divisions of the prehistoric Greeks.
Compare Achaean (def 5), Aeolian (def 2), Ionian (def 3).
- Doreen
-
noun,
a female given name.
- argots
-
noun,
a specialized idiomatic vocabulary peculiar to a particular class or group of people, especially that of an underworld group, devised for private communication and identification:
- Dorati
-
noun,
Antal [ahn-tahl;; Hungarian on-tol] /ˈɑn tɑl;; Hungarian ˈɒn tɒl/ (Show IPA), 1906–1988, Hungarian conductor, in the U.S.
- Ariege
-
noun,
a department in S France. 1893 sq. mi. (4905 sq. km). Capital: Foix.
- astern
-
adverb,
in a position behind a specified vessel or aircraft:
- toners
-
noun,
a person or thing that tones.
- donsie
-
adjective,
Midland U.S. somewhat sick, weak, or lacking in vitality; not completely well.
- dongas
-
noun,
(in an ice shelf) a small ravine with steep sides.
- adroit
-
adjective,
expert or nimble in the use of the hands or body.
- desert
-
noun,
a region so arid because of little rainfall that it supports only sparse and widely spaced vegetation or no vegetation at all:
Synonyms: waste, wasteland, barren wilderness.
- doater
-
noun,
doter.
- Derain
-
noun,
André [ahn-drey] /ɑ̃ˈdreɪ/ (Show IPA), 1880–1954, French painter.
- edgers
-
noun,
a person who puts an edge, especially a finishing edge, on a garment, surface, lens, etc.
- tirage
-
noun,
the withdrawing of wine from a barrel, as for testing or tasting.
- agron.
-
- Andres
-
noun,
John, 1751–80, British major hanged as a spy by the Americans in the Revolutionary War: plotted the betrayal of West Point with Benedict Arnold.
- andro-
-
- Edirne
-
noun,
a city in NW Turkey, in the European part.
- edging
-
noun,
something that forms or is placed along an edge or border.
- degree
-
noun,
any of a series of steps or stages, as in a process or course of action; a point in any scale.
- treads
-
noun,
the action of treading, stepping, or walking.
- tiered
-
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.
- Danite
-
noun,
a member of the tribe of Dan.
- degage
-
adjective,
unconstrained; easy, as in manner or style.
- Strand
-
noun,
the land bordering the sea, a lake, or a river; shore; beach.
- danios
-
noun,
any of several cyprinid fishes of the genera Danio and Brachydanio, of India and Sri Lanka, often kept in aquariums.
- Strega
-
- transe
-
noun,
a passageway, as a hallway, alley, or the like.
- Tsonga
-
noun,
a Bantu language spoken in Mozambique, Zambia, and South Africa.
- deigns
-
verb (used with object),
to condescend to give or grant:
- agrege
-
noun,
a degree awarded by a French university, based on a competitive examination given by the state and qualifying the recipient for the highest teaching positions in a lycée or for the rank of professor in a school of law or medicine.
- agrees
-
verb (used with object),
to concede; grant (usually followed by a noun clause):
- stride
-
noun,
a striding manner or a striding gait.
- Edison
-
noun,
Thomas Alva [al-vuh] /ˈæl və/ (Show IPA), 1847–1931, U.S. inventor, especially of electrical devices.
- editor
-
noun,
a person having managerial and sometimes policy-making responsibility related to the writing, compilation, and revision of content for a publishing firm or for a newspaper, magazine, or other publication:
- string
-
noun,
a slender cord or thick thread used for binding or tying; line.
- eggers
-
noun,
tent caterpillar.
- triage
-
noun,
the process of sorting victims, as of a battle or disaster, to determine medical priority in order to increase the number of survivors.
- eiders
-
noun,
eider duck.
- triads
-
noun,
a group of three, especially of three closely related persons or things.
- tinges
-
noun,
a slight degree of coloration.
- egrets
-
noun,
any of several usually white herons that grow long, graceful plumes during the breeding season, as Egretta garzetta (little egret) of the Old World.
- tineas
-
noun,
any of several skin diseases caused by fungi; ringworm.
- trends
-
noun,
the general course or prevailing tendency; drift:
- egoist
-
noun,
a self-centered or selfish person (opposed to altruist).
- stingo
-
noun,
strong beer.
- treens
-
noun,
treenware.
- Strain
-
noun,
any force or pressure tending to alter shape, cause a fracture, etc.
- Egesta
-
noun,
matter egested from the body, as excrement or other waste.
- tinder
-
noun,
a highly flammable material or preparation formerly used for catching the spark from a flint and steel struck together for fire or light.
- stodge
-
noun,
food that is particularly filling.
- Aeetes
-
noun,
a king of Colchis, father of Medea and custodian of the Golden Fleece.
- daring
-
noun,
adventurous courage; boldness.
- stoned
-
noun,
the hard substance, formed of mineral matter, of which rocks consist.
- stoner
-
noun,
Slang. a person who is habitually high on drugs, especially marijuana, or alcohol; a person who is usually stoned.
- Darien
-
noun,
Gulf of, an arm of the Caribbean between NE Panama and NW Colombia.
- tirade
-
noun,
a prolonged outburst of bitter, outspoken denunciation:
- Strine
-
noun,
Australian English.
- Andros
-
noun,
Sir Edmund, 1637–1714, British governor in the American colonies, 1686–89, 1692–98.
- Angers
-
noun,
a city in and capital of Maine-et-Loire, in W France.
- Easter
-
noun,
an annual Christian festival in commemoration of the resurrection of Jesus Christ, observed on the first Sunday after the first full moon after the vernal equinox, as calculated according to tables based in Western churches on the Gregorian calendar and in Orthodox churches on the Julian calendar.
- dentes
-
noun,
plural of dens.
- denier
-
noun,
a person who denies.
- eating
-
noun,
the act of a person or thing that eats.
- triene
-
noun,
any compound containing three double bonds.
- Denise
-
noun,
a female given name: derived from Denis.
- trans.
-
- triens
-
noun,
a copper coin of ancient Rome, issued during the Republic, a third part of an as.
- Tagore
-
noun,
Sir Rabindranath [ruh-been-druh-naht] /rəˈbin drəˌnɑt/ (Show IPA), 1861–1941, Indian poet: Nobel prize 1913.
- strode
-
noun,
a striding manner or a striding gait.
- agreed
-
adjective,
arranged or set by common consent:
- denies
-
Idioms,
deny oneself, to refrain from satisfying one's desires or needs; practice self-denial.
- denti-
-
- earing
-
noun,
a rope attached to a cringle and used for bending a corner of a sail to a yard, boom, or gaff or for reefing a sail.
- eagres
-
noun,
a tidal bore or flood.
- Dairen
-
noun,
former Japanese name of Dalian (def 2).
- Easton
-
noun,
a city in E Pennsylvania, on the Delaware River.
- easier
-
noun,
a word formerly used in communications to represent the letter E.
- Strong
-
Idioms,
come on strong, Slang. to behave in an aggressive, ardent, or flamboyant manner:
- denote
-
verb (used with object),
to be a mark or sign of; indicate:
- danger
-
noun,
liability or exposure to harm or injury; risk; peril.
- darns
-
noun,
a darned place, as in a garment:
- Ostia
-
noun,
a town in central Italy, SW of Rome: ruins from 4th century b.c.; site of ancient port of Rome.
- tonia
-
- Satie
-
noun,
Erik Alfred Leslie [e-reek al-fred les-lee] /ɛˈrik alˈfrɛd lɛsˈli/ (Show IPA), 1866–1925, French composer.
- 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.
- tings
-
noun,
a tinging sound.
- iotas
-
noun,
a very small quantity; jot; whit.
- grogs
-
noun,
a mixture of rum and water, often flavored with lemon, sugar, and spices and sometimes served hot.
- groin
-
noun,
Anatomy. the fold or hollow on either side of the front of the body where the thigh joins the abdomen.
- Dario
-
noun,
Rubén [roo-ven] /ruˈvɛn/ (Show IPA), (Félix Rubén García Sarmiento) 1867–1916, Nicaraguan poet and diplomat.
- tongs
-
noun,
any of various implements consisting of two arms hinged, pivoted, or otherwise fastened together, for seizing, holding, or lifting something (usually used with pair of).
- aside
-
noun,
a part of an actor's lines supposedly not heard by others on the stage and intended only for the audience.
- Asine
-
noun,
an ancient town in S Greece, on the Gulf of Argolis.
- dagos
-
noun,
a contemptuous term used to refer to a person of Italian or sometimes Spanish origin or descent.
- groat
-
noun,
a silver coin of England, equal to four pennies, issued from 1279 to 1662.
- Renee
-
noun,
a female given name, French form of Renata.
- AEGIS
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. the shield or breastplate of Zeus or Athena, bearing at its center the head of the Gorgon.
- oste-
-
- 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.
- sedge
-
noun,
any rushlike or grasslike plant of the genus Carex, growing in wet places.
Compare sedge family.
- tinge
-
noun,
a slight degree of coloration.
- grist
-
noun,
grain to be ground.
- Seder
-
noun,
a ceremonial dinner that commemorates the Exodus from Egypt and includes the reading of the Haggadah and the eating of symbolic foods, generally held on the first night of Passover by Reform Jews and Jews in Israel and on both the first and second nights by Orthodox and Conservative Jews outside of Israel.
- 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.
- Artie
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Arthur.
- Irene
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. one of the Horae, the personification of peace.
- tires
-
noun,
British Dialect. fatigue.
- sengi
-
noun,
a monetary unit of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, equal to 1/10,000 (.0001) of a zaire.
- darts
-
- irate
-
adjective,
angry; enraged:
- Aesir
-
noun,
the principal race of gods, led by Odin and living at Asgard.
- Iran.
-
- ideo-
-
- groan
-
noun,
a low, mournful sound uttered in pain or grief:
- Tonga
-
noun,
a light, two-wheeled, horse-drawn vehicle used in India.
- irade
-
noun,
a decree of a Muslim ruler.
- toran
-
noun,
(in Indian Buddhist and Hindu architecture) a gateway having two or three lintels between two posts.
- tired
-
noun,
British Dialect. fatigue.
- Dagon
-
noun,
a Phoenician and Philistine god of agriculture and the earth: the national god of the Philistines.
- grots
-
noun,
a grotto.
- danes
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Denmark.
- IATSE
-
- Seine
-
noun,
a fishing net that hangs vertically in the water, having floats at the upper edge and sinkers at the lower.
- Indra
-
noun,
Hinduism. the chief of the Vedic gods, the god of rain and thunder.
- segar
-
noun,
cigar.
- aerie
-
noun,
the nest of a bird of prey, as an eagle or a hawk.
- toise
-
noun,
an old French unit of length equivalent to 6.395 feet (1.949 meters).
- Tiran
-
noun,
Strait of, a navigable waterway between the N Red Sea and the Gulf of Aqaba.
- aeri-
-
- danio
-
noun,
any of several cyprinid fishes of the genera Danio and Brachydanio, of India and Sri Lanka, often kept in aquariums.
- Indre
-
noun,
a department in central France. 2667 sq. mi. (6910 sq. km). Capital: Châteauroux.
- dangs
-
verb (used with object), adjective, noun,
damn (used euphemistically).
- inset
-
noun,
something inserted; insert.
- ation
-
- atone
-
verb (used with object),
to make amends for; expiate:
- inert
-
adjective,
having no inherent power of action, motion, or resistance (opposed to active):
- reist
-
verb (used without object),
reest2 .
- rends
-
verb (used with object),
to separate into parts with force or violence:
- Segre
-
noun,
Emilio [uh-mee-lee-oh,, uh-meel-yoh;; Italian e-mee-lyaw] /əˈmi liˌoʊ,, əˈmil yoʊ;; Italian ɛˈmi lyɔ/ (Show IPA), 1905–1989, U.S. physicist, born in Italy: Nobel prize 1959.
- segno
-
noun,
a sign.
- Segni
-
noun,
Antonio [ahn-taw-nyaw] /ɑnˈtɔ nyɔ/ (Show IPA), 1891–1972, Italian teacher, lawyer, and statesman: president 1962–64.
- togas
-
noun,
(in ancient Rome) the loose outer garment worn by citizens in public.
- radon
-
noun,
a chemically inert, radioactive gaseous element produced by the decay of radium: emissions produced by outgassing of rock, brick, etc. are a health hazard. Symbol: Rn; atomic number: 86; atomic weight: 222.
- inst.
-
- Grote
-
noun,
George, 1794–1871, English historian.
- toner
-
noun,
a person or thing that tones.
- aero-
-
- tones
-
noun,
any sound considered with reference to its quality, pitch, strength, source, etc.:
- intr.
-
- aster
-
noun,
any composite plant of the genus Aster, having rays varying from white or pink to blue around a yellow disk.
- ingot
-
noun,
a mass of metal cast in a convenient form for shaping, remelting, or refining.
- Sedan
-
noun,
an enclosed automobile body having two or four doors and seating four or more persons on two full-width seats.
- rages
-
noun,
angry fury; violent anger (sometimes used in combination):
- 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.
- Aegir
-
noun,
a sea god, husband of Ran, and host at feast of the gods spoiled by Loki.
- TIROS
-
noun,
one of a series of satellites for transmitting television pictures of the earth's cloud cover.
- 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.
- astir
-
adjective,
moving or stirring, especially with much activity or excitement:
- Aston
-
noun,
Francis William, 1877–1945, English physicist and chemist: Nobel Prize in Chemistry 1922.
- Dares
-
noun,
an act of daring or defiance; challenge.
- Astor
-
noun,
John Jacob, 1763–1848, U.S. capitalist and fur merchant.
- astr.
-
- rotes
-
noun,
routine; a fixed, habitual, or mechanical course of procedure:
- renga
-
noun,
linked verse.
- 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.
- Dante
-
noun,
(Dante Alighieri) 1265–1321, Italian poet: author of the Divine Comedy.
- Indo-
-
- enate
-
noun,
a person related on one's mother's side.
Compare agnate, cognate.
- Irons
-
noun,
Jeremy (John) born 1948, English actor.
- noted
-
noun,
a brief record of something written down to assist the memory or for future reference.
- Norse
-
noun,
(used with a plural verb) the Norwegians, especially the ancient Norwegians.
- triga
-
noun,
a two-wheeled chariot drawn by a team of three horses.
- Agnes
-
noun,
Saint, a.d. 292?–304? Roman Catholic child martyr.
- trig.
-
- tries
-
noun,
plural of try.
- Oreg.
-
- notes
-
noun,
a brief record of something written down to assist the memory or for future reference.
- Angie
-
noun,
a male or female given name, form of Angel.
- 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.
- oread
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. any of a group of nymphs who were the companions of Artemis.
- rinse
-
noun,
an act or instance of rinsing.
- rings
-
noun,
a typically circular band of metal or other durable material, especially one of gold or other precious metal, often set with gems, for wearing on the finger as an ornament, a token of betrothal or marriage, etc.
- anger
-
noun,
a strong feeling of displeasure and belligerence aroused by a wrong; wrath; ire.
- agone
-
adverb, adjective,
ago.
- ordn.
-
- angi-
-
- noria
-
noun,
a device consisting of a series of buckets on a wheel, used in Spain and the East for raising water.
- ridge
-
noun,
a long, narrow elevation of land; a chain of hills or mountains.
- noggs
-
noun,
a shave for shaping dowels and handles.
- ronde
-
noun,
a typeface imitative of upright, somewhat angular, handwriting.
- Roget
-
noun,
Peter Mark, 1779–1869, English physician and author of a thesaurus.
- Rodin
-
noun,
(François) Auguste (René) [frahn-swa oh-gyst ruh-ney] /frɑ̃ˈswa oʊˈgüst rəˈneɪ/ (Show IPA), 1840–1917, French sculptor.
- trigo
-
noun,
wheat; field of wheat.
- anise
-
noun,
a Mediterranean plant, Pimpinella anisum, of the parsley family, having loose umbrels of small yellowish-white flowers that yield aniseed.
- anis-
-
- Nogai
-
noun,
a member of a people living in the Caucasus region.
- agios
-
noun,
a premium on money in exchange.
- angor
-
noun,
extreme distress or mental anguish, usually of physical origin.
- angst
-
noun,
a feeling of dread, anxiety, or anguish.
- noise
-
noun,
sound, especially of a loud, harsh, or confused kind:
- 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.
- roans
-
noun,
a horse or other animal with a roan coat.
- NORAD
-
noun,
a joint U.S.-Canadian air force command responsible for detecting aircraft and space vehicles deemed a threat to the continental airspace.
- agist
-
verb (used with object),
to feed or pasture (livestock) for a fee.
- Norge
-
noun,
Norwegian name of Norway.
- agree
-
verb (used with object),
to concede; grant (usually followed by a noun clause):
- rides
-
noun,
a journey or excursion on a horse, camel, etc., or on or in a vehicle.
- nitre
-
noun,
niter.
- 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.
- 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.
- resit
-
noun,
a test or examination that is retaken.
- Aisne
-
noun,
a river in N France, flowing NW and W to the Oise. 175 miles (280 km) long.
- treed
-
noun,
a plant having a permanently woody main stem or trunk, ordinarily growing to a considerable height, and usually developing branches at some distance from the ground.
- airts
-
noun,
a direction.
- Onega
-
noun,
Lake, a lake in the NW Russian Federation in Europe: second largest lake in Europe. 3764 sq. mi. (9750 sq. km).
- treas
-
- treen
-
noun,
treenware.
- trend
-
noun,
the general course or prevailing tendency; drift:
- tried
-
noun,
an attempt or effort:
- onset
-
noun,
a beginning or start:
- Triad
-
noun,
a group of three, especially of three closely related persons or things.
- Aidos
-
noun,
the ancient Greek personification of modesty, respect, and shame.
- Aides
-
noun,
nurse's aide.
- andor
-
conjunction,
(used to imply that either or both of the things mentioned may be affected or involved):
- oidea
-
- oared
-
noun,
a long shaft with a broad blade at one end, used as a lever for rowing or otherwise propelling or steering a boat.
- orate
-
verb (used with or without object),
to deliver an oration; speak pompously; declaim.
- Aneto
-
noun,
Pi·co de [pee-kaw th e] /ˈpi kɔ ðɛ/ (Show IPA). Spanish name of Pic de Néthou.
- oaten
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or made of oats.
- oater
-
noun,
a movie, television show, etc., about the frontier days of the U.S. West; western; horse opera.
- Oates
-
noun,
Joyce Carol, born 1938, U.S. novelist and short-story writer.
- agro-
-
- riant
-
adjective,
laughing; smiling; cheerful.
- tread
-
noun,
the action of treading, stepping, or walking.
- Odets
-
noun,
Clifford, 1906–63, U.S. dramatist.
- Andes
-
plural noun,
a mountain range in W South America, extending about 4500 miles (7250 km) from N Colombia and Venezuela S to Cape Horn. Highest peak, Aconcagua, 22,834 feet (6960 meters).
- Andre
-
noun,
John, 1751–80, British major hanged as a spy by the Americans in the Revolutionary War: plotted the betrayal of West Point with Benedict Arnold.
- andr-
-
- Ogden
-
noun,
Charles Kay, 1889–1957, British psychologist and linguist, inventor of Basic English.
- retd.
-
- ogees
-
noun,
a double curve, resembling the letter S, formed by the union of a concave and a convex line.
- Andie
-
noun,
a male or female given name.
- ogres
-
noun,
a monster in fairy tales and popular legend, usually represented as a hideous giant who feeds on human flesh.
- anode
-
noun,
the electrode or terminal by which current enters an electrolytic cell, voltaic cell, battery, etc.
- nitr-
-
- 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.
- nares
-
plural noun,
the nostrils or the nasal passages.
- Arndt
-
noun,
Ernst Moritz [ernst moh-rits] /ɛrnst ˈmoʊ rɪts/ (Show IPA), 1769–1860, German poet and historian.
- arise
-
verb (used without object),
to get up from sitting, lying, or kneeling; rise:
- Sande
-
noun,
Earl, 1898–1968, U.S. jockey and racehorse trainer.
- ornis
-
noun,
an avifauna.
- Saite
-
noun,
a native or citizen of Saïs.
- nards
-
noun,
an aromatic Himalayan plant, believed to be the spikenard, Nardostachys jatamansi, the source of an ointment used by the ancients.
- Arion
-
noun,
flourished 7th century b.c, Greek poet: inventor of the dithyramb.
- nadir
-
noun,
Astronomy. the point on the celestial sphere directly beneath a given position or observer and diametrically opposite the zenith.
- Saint
-
noun,
any of certain persons of exceptional holiness of life, formally recognized as such by the Christian Church, especially by canonization.
- naso-
-
- ornes
-
noun,
a department in NW France. 2372 sq. mi. (6145 sq. km). Capital: Alençon.
- Aries
-
noun,
Astronomy. the Ram, a zodiacal constellation between Pisces and Taurus.
- nates
-
noun,
buttocks; rump.
- reign
-
noun,
the period during which a sovereign occupies the throne.
- 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.
- rente
-
noun,
revenue or income, or the instrument evidencing a right to such periodic receipts.
- Nader
-
noun,
Ralph, born 1934, U.S. lawyer, author, political reformer, and consumer advocate.
- trigs
-
noun,
trigonometry.
- TORES
-
noun,
a torus.
- sarod
-
noun,
a lute of northern India, played with a bow.
- osier
-
noun,
any of various willows, as the red osier, having tough, flexible twigs or branches that are used for wickerwork.
- sargo
-
noun,
a silvery grunt, Anisotremus davidsonii, inhabiting waters off the coasts of California and Mexico, having blackish markings and yellowish fins.
- Isere
-
noun,
a river in SE France, flowing from the Alps to the Rhone River. 150 miles (240 km) long.
- isnad
-
noun,
the chain of testimony by which a hadith is transmitted.
- Sarge
-
noun,
sergeant.
- Saree
-
noun,
sari.
- reni-
-
- aroid
-
noun,
any plant of the arum family.
- Saone
-
noun,
a river flowing S from NE France to the Rhone. 270 miles (435 km) long.
- Santo
-
noun,
a carved figure of a saint, usually of wood, as from Puerto Rico, Mexico, or the southwestern U.S.
- arose
-
verb,
simple past tense of arise.
- iters
-
noun,
a canal or passage.
- sanit
-
- Sango
-
noun,
a Niger-Congo language of the Adamawa-Eastern branch, used as a lingua franca in the Central African Republic.
- Osage
-
noun,
a member of a North American Indian people formerly of western Missouri, now living in northern Oklahoma.
- trine
-
noun,
a set or group of three; triad.
- nears
-
- train
-
noun,
Railroads. a self-propelled, connected group of rolling stock.
- roset
-
noun,
resin; rosin.
- Aoede
-
noun,
one of the original three Muses; the Muse of song.
- 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.
- antre
-
noun,
a cavern; cave.
- Rosie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Rose.
- nides
-
noun,
a nest or brood, especially of pheasants.
- nidge
-
verb (used with object),
to dress (a stone) with a pick or kevel.
- antis
-
noun,
a person who is opposed to a particular practice, party, policy, action, etc.
- Arden
-
noun,
Forest of, a forest district in central England, in N Warwickshire: scene of Shakespeare's As You Like It.
- Niger
-
noun,
a republic in NW Africa: formerly part of French West Africa. 458,976 sq. mi. (1,188,748 sq. km). Capital: Niamey.
- anti-
-
- antes
-
noun,
Poker. a fixed but arbitrary stake put into the pot by each player before the deal.
- ante-
-
- Niort
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Deux-Sèvres, in W France.
- aggro
-
noun,
aggressiveness, especially that of an urban youth gang or gang member.
- Niter
-
noun,
potassium nitrate.
- 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.
- Aggie
-
noun,
agate (def 2).
- argot
-
noun,
a specialized idiomatic vocabulary peculiar to a particular class or group of people, especially that of an underworld group, devised for private communication and identification:
- torsi
-
noun,
a plural of torso.
- Sadie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Sara or Sarah.
- needs
-
noun,
a requirement, necessary duty, or obligation:
- agent
-
noun,
a person or business authorized to act on another's behalf:
- Argos
-
noun,
an ancient city in SE Greece, on the Gulf of Argolis: a powerful rival of Sparta, Athens, and Corinth.
- argon
-
noun,
a colorless, odorless, chemically inactive, monatomic, gaseous element that, because of its inertness, is used for filling fluorescent and incandescent lamps and vacuum tubes. Symbol: Ar; atomic number: 18; atomic weight: 39.948.
- 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.
- Negro
-
noun,
Anthropology. (no longer in technical use) a member of the peoples traditionally classified as the Negro race, especially those who originate in sub-Saharan Africa.
- Arete
-
noun,
the aggregate of qualities, as valor and virtue, making up good character.
- 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.
- trade
-
noun,
the act or process of buying, selling, or exchanging commodities, at either wholesale or retail, within a country or between countries:
- orig.
-
- agers
-
noun,
(often initial capital letter) a person living in a certain historical age:
- nerds
-
noun,
a person considered to be socially awkward, boring, unstylish, etc.
- areo-
-
- agger
-
noun,
Also called double tide. Oceanography.
a high tide in which the water rises to a certain level, recedes, then rises again.
a low tide in which the water recedes to a certain level, rises slightly, then recedes again.
- nerts
-
interjection,
nuts (def 1).
- 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.
- reset
-
noun,
an act or instance of setting again.
- griot
-
noun,
a member of a hereditary caste among the peoples of western Africa whose function is to keep an oral history of the tribe or village and to entertain with stories, poems, songs, dances, etc.
- drees
-
adjective,
tedious; dreary.
- Reade
-
noun,
Charles, 1814–84, English novelist.
- dries
-
noun,
a plural of dry.
- reest
-
verb (used with object),
to cure, smoke, or dry (meat or fish).
- drest
-
noun,
an outer garment for women and girls, consisting of bodice and skirt in one piece.
- dregs
-
noun,
dregs, the sediment of liquids; lees; grounds.
- Tarne
-
noun,
(in the Iliad) Sardis.
- tarns
-
noun,
a small mountain lake or pool, especially one in a cirque.
- droit
-
noun,
a legal right or claim.
- sonde
-
noun,
a rocket, balloon, or rockoon used as a probe for observing phenomena in the atmosphere.
- Gaons
-
noun,
a title of honor for the directors of the Jewish academies at Sura and Pumbedita in Babylonia, used from the end of the 6th century a.d. to about the beginning of the 11th century.
- SONAR
-
noun,
a method for detecting and locating objects submerged in water by echolocation.
- drats
-
interjection,
(used to express mild disgust, disappointment, or the like):
- 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.
- drang
-
noun,
a narrow lane or alleyway.
- Drain
-
noun,
something, as a pipe or conduit, by which a liquid drains.
- Drina
-
noun,
a river in S Europe, flowing N along the part of the border between Serbia and Bosnia and Herzegovina to the Sava River at Belgrade, Serbia. 285 miles (459 km) long.
- aden-
-
- garni
-
adjective,
garnished.
- reads
-
noun,
an act or instance of reading:
- 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.
- tango
-
noun,
a ballroom dance of Latin-American origin, danced by couples, and having many varied steps, figures, and poses.
- tangs
-
- Tanis
-
noun,
an ancient city in Lower Egypt, in the Nile delta.
- 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.
- trois
-
noun,
the number 3.
- gages
-
noun,
something, as a glove, thrown down by a medieval knight in token of challenge to combat.
- Tarde
-
noun,
Gabriel [ga-bree-el] /ga briˈɛl/ (Show IPA), 1843–1904, French sociologist.
- gaits
-
noun,
a manner of walking, stepping, or running.
- tardo
-
adjective,
slow (used as a musical direction).
- trogs
-
noun,
Chiefly British Slang. a hooligan; lout.
- gains
-
- tares
-
noun,
any of various vetches, especially Vicia sativa.
- Sonia
-
noun,
a female given name, Russian form of Sophia.
- targe
-
noun,
a small, round shield; a target or buckler.
- drone
-
noun,
the male of the honeybee and other bees, stingless and making no honey.
- drags
-
noun,
Nautical.
a designed increase of draft toward the stern of a vessel.
resistance to the movement of a hull through the water.
any of a number of weights dragged cumulatively by a vessel sliding down ways to check its speed.
any object dragged in the water, as a sea anchor.
any device for dragging the bottom of a body of water to recover or detect objects.
- Drago
-
noun,
Luis María [loo-is muh-ree-uh;; Spanish loo-ees mah-ree-ah] /ˈlu ɪs məˈri ə;; Spanish luˈis mɑˈri ɑ/ (Show IPA), 1859–1921, Argentine jurist and statesman.
- eager
-
noun,
eagre.
- Genet
-
noun,
any small, Old World carnivore of the genus Genetta, especially G. genetta, having spotted sides and a ringed tail.
- snead
-
noun,
Samuel Jackson ("Slamming Sammy") 1912–2002, U.S. golfer.
- geese
-
noun,
a plural of goose.
- snare
-
noun,
a device, often consisting of a noose, for capturing small game.
- adits
-
noun,
an entrance or a passage.
- sito-
-
- tease
-
noun,
a person who teases or annoys.
- DORAN
-
noun,
an electronic device for determining range and assisting navigation, employing the principle of the Doppler effect.
- snide
-
adjective,
derogatory in a nasty, insinuating manner:
- Genie
-
noun,
Islamic Mythology. jinn.
- rates
-
noun,
the amount of a charge or payment with reference to some basis of calculation:
- dongs
-
noun,
a deep sound like that of a large bell.
- Genoa
-
noun,
a large jib for cruising and racing yachts, overlapping the mainsail.
- donga
-
noun,
(in an ice shelf) a small ravine with steep sides.
- Teena
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Albertina, Bettina, or Christina.
- grins
-
noun,
a broad smile.
- sneer
-
noun,
a look or expression of derision, scorn, or contempt.
- Doris
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. the wife of Nereus and mother of the Nereids.
- dotes
-
noun,
decay of wood.
- gator
-
noun,
Southern U.S. Informal. alligator.
- ratos
-
noun,
rocket-assisted takeoff.
- tears
-
- Regan
-
noun,
(in Shakespeare's King Lear) the younger of Lear's two faithless daughters.
Compare Cordelia (def 1), Goneril.
- Soane
-
noun,
Sir John, 1753–1837, English architect.
- GATED
-
noun,
a movable barrier, usually on hinges, closing an opening in a fence, wall, or other enclosure.
- gater
-
noun,
gator.
- Gates
-
noun,
Horatio, 1728–1806, American Revolutionary general, born in England.
- dorts
-
noun,
Dordrecht.
- dorse
-
noun,
the back of a book or folded document.
- Adige
-
noun,
a river in N Italy, flowing SE to the Adriatic Sea. 220 miles (354 km) long.
- snort
-
noun,
the act or sound of snorting.
- snore
-
noun,
the act, instance, or sound of snoring.
- ratio
-
noun,
the relation between two similar magnitudes with respect to the number of times the first contains the second:
- adios
-
interjection,
goodbye; farewell.
- Troad
-
noun,
The, a region in NW Asia Minor surrounding ancient Troy.
- gears
-
noun,
Machinery.
a part, as a disk, wheel, or section of a shaft, having cut teeth of such form, size, and spacing that they mesh with teeth in another part to transmit or receive force and motion.
an assembly of such parts.
one of several possible arrangements of such parts in a mechanism, as an automobile transmission, for affording different relations of torque and speed between the driving and the driven machinery, or for permitting the driven machinery to run in either direction:
a mechanism or group of parts performing one function or serving one purpose in a complex machine:
- tains
-
noun,
a thin tin plate.
- Soter
-
noun,
Saint, pope a.d. 166?–175?.
- sitar
-
noun,
a lute of India with a small, pear-shaped body and a long, broad, fretted neck.
- edits
-
noun,
an instance of or the work of editing:
- Stone
-
noun,
the hard substance, formed of mineral matter, of which rocks consist.
- entia
-
noun,
plural of ens.
- store
-
noun,
an establishment where merchandise is sold, usually on a retail basis.
- 2,4-d
-
noun,
a white to yellow, crystalline powder, C 8 H 6 O 3 Cl 2 , slightly soluble in water: used for killing weeds.
- ento-
-
- Ednas
-
noun,
Adnah.
- edit.
-
- eerie
-
adjective,
uncanny, so as to inspire superstitious fear; weird:
- steer
-
noun,
Informal. a suggestion about a course of action; tip:
- Steen
-
noun,
Jan [yahn] /yɑn/ (Show IPA), 1626–79, Dutch painter.
- 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.
- steed
-
noun,
a horse, especially a high-spirited one.
- erase
-
verb (used with object),
to rub or scrape out, as letters or characters written, engraved, etc.; efface.
- Erato
-
noun,
the Muse of love poetry.
- Edina
-
noun,
a city in SE Minnesota, near Minneapolis.
- Ensor
-
noun,
James, 1860–1949, Belgian painter.
- Egadi
-
noun,
a group of islands in the Mediterranean Sea off the coast of W Sicily. 15 sq. mi. (39 sq. km).
- ergo-
-
- sting
-
noun,
an act or an instance of stinging.
- stge.
-
- eidos
-
noun,
the formal content of a culture, encompassing its system of ideas, criteria for interpreting experience, etc.
- Ender
-
noun,
Kornelia [kawr-neyl-yuh,, -ney-lee-uh] /kɔrˈneɪl yə,, -ˈneɪ li ə/ (Show IPA), born 1958, German swimmer.
- eider
-
noun,
eider duck.
- endo-
-
- EGRET
-
noun,
any of several usually white herons that grow long, graceful plumes during the breeding season, as Egretta garzetta (little egret) of the Old World.
- Stern
-
noun,
the after part of a vessel (often opposed to stem).
- ster.
-
- Stein
-
noun,
a mug, usually earthenware, especially for beer.
- egger
-
noun,
tent caterpillar.
- redos
-
noun,
the act or an instance of redoing.
- egest
-
verb (used with object),
to discharge, as from the body; void (opposed to ingest).
- egers
-
noun,
German name of Ohře.
- engr.
-
- Redon
-
noun,
Odilon [ohd-l-on;; French aw-dee-lawn] /ˈoʊd lˌɒn;; French ɔ diˈlɔ̃/ (Show IPA), 1840–1916, French painter and etcher.
- egads
-
interjection,
(used as an expletive or mild oath):
- edges
-
noun,
a line or border at which a surface terminates:
- ergot
-
noun,
Plant Pathology.
a disease of rye and other cereal grasses, caused by a fungus of the genus Claviceps, especially C. purpurea, which replaces the affected grain with a long, hard, blackish sclerotial body.
the sclerotial body itself.
- etrog
-
noun,
Judaism. a citron for use with the lulav during the Sukkoth festival service.
- Taine
-
noun,
Hippolyte Adolphe [ee-paw-leet a-dawlf] /i pɔˈlit aˈdɔlf/ (Show IPA), 1828–93, French literary critic and historian.
- Stagg
-
noun,
Amos Alonzo, 1862–1965, U.S. football coach.
- esrog
-
noun,
etrog.
- Ester
-
noun,
a compound produced by the reaction between an acid and an alcohol with the elimination of a molecule of water, as ethyl acetate, C 4 H 8 O 2 , or dimethyl sulfate, C 2 H 6 SO 4 .
- redes
-
noun,
counsel; advice.
- earns
-
verb (used with object),
to gain or get in return for one's labor or service:
- eared
-
noun,
the part of a cereal plant, as corn, wheat, etc., that contains the flowers and hence the fruit, grains, or kernels.
- STAGE
-
noun,
a single step or degree in a process; a particular phase, period, position, etc., in a process, development, or series.
- Taino
-
noun,
a member of an extinct Arawakan Indian tribe of the West Indies.
- staid
-
noun,
the act of stopping or being stopped.
- tsadi
-
noun,
sadhe.
- eagre
-
noun,
a tidal bore or flood.
- stade
-
noun,
a period of time represented by a glacial deposit.
- etnas
-
noun,
Mount, an active volcano in E Sicily. 10,758 feet (3280 meters).
- Srta.
-
- Redan
-
noun,
a V -shaped work, usually projecting from a fortified line.
- 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.
- eaten
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- stain
-
noun,
a discoloration produced by foreign matter having penetrated into or chemically reacted with a material; a spot not easily removed.
- edger
-
noun,
a person who puts an edge, especially a finishing edge, on a garment, surface, lens, etc.
- Ernie
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Ernest.
- EDGAR
-
noun,
an award given annually in various categories of mystery writing.
- stria
-
noun,
a slight or narrow furrow, ridge, stripe, or streak, especially one of a number in parallel arrangement:
- Stead
-
noun,
the place of a person or thing as occupied by a successor or substitute:
- ERISA
-
noun,
Employee Retirement Income Security Act.
- stare
-
noun,
a staring gaze; a fixed look with the eyes wide open:
- 30-30
-
- ernes
-
noun,
sea eagle.
- 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.
- stair
-
noun,
one of a flight or series of steps for going from one level to another, as in a building.
- erode
-
verb (used with object),
to eat into or away; destroy by slow consumption or disintegration:
Synonyms: corrode, waste, ravage, spoil.
Antonyms: strengthen, reinforce.
- stang
-
noun,
an act or an instance of stinging.
- erose
-
adjective,
uneven, as if gnawed away.
- stane
-
noun, adjective, adverb, verb (used with object),
stone.
- Eaton
-
noun,
Theophilus, 1590–1658, English colonist and colonial administrator in America.
- stand
-
noun,
the act of standing; an assuming of or a remaining in an upright position.
- redia
-
noun,
a cylindrical larval stage of some trematodes, produced by a sporocyst and giving rise to daughter rediae or to cercariae.
- genro
-
noun,
any of the unofficial elder statesmen of Japan who influenced the government c1875–1940.
- genre
-
noun,
a class or category of artistic endeavor having a particular form, content, technique, or the like:
- gents
-
noun,
Informal. gentleman (defs 1, 2).
- gorge
-
noun,
a narrow cleft with steep, rocky walls, especially one through which a stream runs.
- gores
-
noun,
blood that is shed, especially when clotted.
- gride
-
noun,
a griding or grating sound.
- Aedon
-
noun,
a daughter of Pandareus who mistakenly killed her son. Zeus took pity on her and turned her into a nightingale.
- Greta
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Margaret.
- senti
-
noun,
a monetary unit of Tanzania, the 100th part of a shilling; cent.
- tera-
-
- dinar
-
noun,
any of various former coins of the Near East, especially gold coins issued by Islamic governments.
- Serge
-
noun,
a twilled worsted or woolen fabric used especially for clothing.
- Terai
-
noun,
a marshy lowland area in N India and S Nepal, between the Ganges and the foothills of the Himalayas.
- gorse
-
noun,
any spiny shrub of the genus Ulex, of the legume family, native to the Old World, especially U. europaeus, having rudimentary leaves and yellow flowers and growing in waste places and sandy soil.
- gotra
-
noun,
a Hindu clan tracing its paternal lineage from a common ancestor, usually a saint or sage.
- diets
-
noun,
food and drink considered in terms of its qualities, composition, and its effects on health:
- grade
-
noun,
a degree or step in a scale, as of rank, advancement, quality, value, or intensity:
- diene
-
noun,
any compound, as 1,3-butadiene, CH 2 =CH−CH=CH 2 , that contains two double bonds.
- Goren
-
noun,
Charles Henry, 1901–91, U.S authority and writer on contract bridge.
- diner
-
noun,
a person who dines.
- raise
-
noun,
an increase in amount, as of wages:
- dears
-
noun,
a person who is good, kind, or generous:
- Grieg
-
noun,
Edvard [ed-vahrd;; Norwegian ed-vahrt] /ˈɛd vɑrd;; Norwegian ˈɛd vɑrt/ (Show IPA), 1843–1907, Norwegian composer.
- sero-
-
- Goias
-
noun,
a state in central Brazil. 247,826 sq. mi. (641,870 sq. km). Capital: Goiânia.
- Going
-
noun,
the act of leaving or departing; departure:
- dings
-
noun,
a ringing sound.
- dingo
-
noun,
a wolflike, wild dog, Canis familiaris dingo, of Australia, having a reddish- or yellowish-brown coat.
- gonad
-
noun,
a sex gland in which gametes are produced; an ovary or testis.
- Aedes
-
noun,
yellow-fever mosquito.
- dinge
-
noun,
the condition of being dingy.
- serin
-
noun,
a small finch, Serinus serinus, of Europe and northern Africa, closely related to the canary.
- REGIS
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Gondi
-
noun,
a Dravidian language, the language of the Gonds.
- dines
-
noun,
Scot. dinner.
- goner
-
noun,
a person or thing that is dead, lost, or past recovery.
- diag.
-
- grads
-
noun,
a graduate.
- goers
-
noun,
a person or thing that goes:
- Degas
-
noun,
Hilaire Germain Edgar [ee-ler zher-man ed-gar] /iˈlɛr ʒɛrˈmɛ̃ ɛdˈgar/ (Show IPA), 1834–1917, French impressionist painter.
- Deere
-
noun,
John, 1804–86, U.S. inventor and manufacturer of farm implements.
- deist
-
noun,
a person who believes in deism.
- serai
-
noun,
(in Eastern countries) a caravansary.
- greed
-
noun,
excessive or rapacious desire, especially for wealth or possessions.
- deign
-
verb (used with object),
to condescend to give or grant:
- Green
-
noun,
a color intermediate in the spectrum between yellow and blue, an effect of light with a wavelength between 500 and 570 nm; found in nature as the color of most grasses and leaves while growing, of some fruits while ripening, and of the sea.
- grees
-
noun,
superiority, mastery, or victory.
- denar
-
noun,
the basic monetary unit of the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia.
- greet
-
verb (used with object),
to address with some form of salutation; welcome.
- 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.
- deets
-
plural noun,
details:
- raids
-
noun,
a sudden assault or attack, as upon something to be seized or suppressed:
- grego
-
noun,
a short, hooded coat of thick, coarse fabric, originally worn in the eastern Mediterranean countries.
- tiger
-
noun,
a large, carnivorous, tawny-colored and black-striped feline, Panthera tigris, of Asia, ranging in several subspecies from India and the Malay Peninsula to Siberia: the entire species is endangered, with some subspecies thought to be extinct.
- Regt.
-
- tides
-
noun,
the periodic rise and fall of the waters of the ocean and its inlets, produced by the attraction of the moon and sun, and occurring about every 12 hours.
- grain
-
noun,
a small, hard seed, especially the seed of a food plant such as wheat, corn, rye, oats, rice, or millet.
- dents
-
noun,
a hollow or depression in a surface, as from a blow.
- terna
-
noun,
a list of three names submitted to the pope as recommended to fill a vacant bishopric or benefice.
- terne
-
noun,
terne metal.
- deter
-
verb (used with object),
to discourage or restrain from acting or proceeding:
- Terni
-
noun,
a city in central Italy.
- 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.
- terse
-
adjective,
neatly or effectively concise; brief and pithy, as language.
- grans
-
noun,
grandmother.
- denes
-
noun,
a bare, sandy tract or low sand hill near the sea.
- Grant
-
noun,
something granted, as a privilege or right, a sum of money, or a tract of land:
- dent.
-
- dense
-
adjective,
having the component parts closely compacted together; crowded or compact:
- Orang
-
noun,
orangutan.
- grate
-
noun,
a frame of metal bars for holding fuel when burning, as in a fireplace, furnace, or stove.
- Denis
-
noun,
a male given name.
- 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).
- tense
-
noun,
a category of verbal inflection that serves chiefly to specify the time of the action or state expressed by the verb.
- trios
-
noun,
a musical composition for three voices or instruments.
- deers
-
noun,
any of several ruminants of the family Cervidae, most of the males of which have solid, deciduous antlers.
- getas
-
noun,
a traditional Japanese wooden clog that is worn outdoors, with a thong that passes between the first two toes and with two transverse supports on the bottom of the sole.
- Adore
-
verb (used with object),
to regard with the utmost esteem, love, and respect; honor.
- doest
-
noun,
Informal. a burst of frenzied activity; action; commotion.
- Tegea
-
noun,
an ancient city in SE Arcadia, Greece.
- geste
-
noun,
gest.
- Sino-
-
- doers
-
noun,
a person or thing that does something, especially a person who gets things done with vigor and efficiency.
- singe
-
noun,
a superficial burn.
- datos
-
noun,
(in the Philippines) a native chief.
- sing.
-
- rants
-
noun,
ranting, extravagant, or violent declamation.
- giant
-
noun,
(in folklore) a being with human form but superhuman size, strength, etc.
- Regin
-
noun,
a smith, the brother of Fafnir, who raises Sigurd and encourages him to kill Fafnir in the hope of gaining the gold he guards.
- ranis
-
noun,
ranee.
- adorn
-
verb (used with object),
to decorate or add beauty to, as by ornaments:
- siree
-
noun,
sirree.
- rason
-
noun,
a long, loose, black gown with wide sleeves, worn by the clergy.
- dints
-
noun,
force; power:
- Donar
-
noun,
the god of thunder, corresponding to Thor.
- geod.
-
- geode
-
noun,
a hollow concretionary or nodular stone often lined with crystals.
- donee
-
noun,
a person to whom a gift is made.
- geog.
-
- geoid
-
noun,
an imaginary surface that coincides with mean sea level in the ocean and its extension through the continents.
- donas
-
noun,
(initial capital letter) Madam; Lady: a Portuguese title prefixed to a woman's given name.
- dates
-
noun,
a particular month, day, and year at which some event happened or will happen:
- teens
-
noun,
Archaic. suffering; grief.
- doits
-
noun,
Also, duit. an old small copper coin of the Netherlands and Dutch colonies, first issued in the 17th century.
- doing
-
noun,
action; performance; execution:
- dogie
-
noun,
a motherless calf in a cattle herd.
- 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.
- tines
-
noun,
a sharp, projecting point or prong, as of a fork.
- doges
-
noun,
the chief magistrate in the former republics of Venice and Genoa.
- Siren
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. one of several sea nymphs, part woman and part bird, who lure mariners to destruction by their seductive singing.
- Teide
-
noun,
Pi·co de [pee-kaw th e] /ˈpi kɔ ðɛ/ (Show IPA) a volcanic peak in the Canary Islands, on Tenerife. 12,190 feet (3716 meters).
- doats
-
verb (used without object),
dote.
- giga-
-
- ragis
-
noun,
a cereal grass, Eleusine coracana, cultivated in the Old World for its grain.
- Sidra
-
noun,
Gulf of, an inlet of the Mediterranean, on the N coast of Libya.
- Sidon
-
noun,
a city of ancient Phoenicia: site of modern Saida.
- Dirae
-
plural noun,
the Furies. See fury (def 3).
- teno-
-
- adret
-
noun,
a side of a mountain receiving direct sunlight.
- gnars
-
verb (used without object),
to snarl; growl.
- Ranee
-
noun,
the wife of a rajah.
- dirge
-
noun,
a funeral song or tune, or one expressing mourning in commemoration of the dead.
- Seton
-
noun,
a thread or the like inserted beneath the skin to provide drainage or to guide subsequent passage of a tube.
- goads
-
noun,
a stick with a pointed or electrically charged end, for driving cattle, oxen, etc.; prod.
- tenor
-
noun,
the course of thought or meaning that runs through something written or spoken; purport; drift.
- seti-
-
- Dione
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. a Titan and a consort of Zeus.
- rands
-
noun,
(in shoemaking) a strip of leather set in a shoe at the heel before the lifts are attached.
- godet
-
noun,
a triangular piece of fabric, often rounded at the top, inserted in a garment to give fullness.
Compare gore3 (def 1), gusset (def 1).
- tinea
-
noun,
any of several skin diseases caused by fungi; ringworm.
- siege
-
noun,
the act or process of surrounding and attacking a fortified place in such a way as to isolate it from help and supplies, for the purpose of lessening the resistance of the defenders and thereby making capture possible.
- ranid
-
noun,
frog1 (def 2).
- dirts
-
noun,
any foul or filthy substance, as mud, grime, dust, or excrement.
- gigot
-
noun,
a leg-of-mutton sleeve.
- grind
-
noun,
the act of grinding.
- dites
-
noun,
a bit (usually used in negative constructions):
- tends
-
Verb phrases,
tend on/upon, Archaic. to attend or wait upon; minister to; serve:
- dist.
-
- tenia
-
noun,
taenia.
- signa
-
verb,
(used imperatively, in prescriptions) mark; write; label.
- girts
-
noun,
Carpentry.
a timber or plate connecting the corner posts of an exterior wooden frame, as a braced frame, at a floor above the ground floor.
a heavy beam, as for supporting the ends of rafters.
- girds
-
noun,
a gibe.
- grigs
-
noun,
a cricket or grasshopper.
- girns
-
noun, verb (used with object),
grin2 .
- Range
-
noun,
the extent to which or the limits between which variation is possible:
- giros
-
noun,
autogiro.
- Siena
-
noun,
a city in Tuscany, in central Italy, S of Florence: cathedral.
- Tigre
-
noun,
a Semitic language spoken in northern Ethiopia.
- Reid
-
noun,
Sir George Huston, 1845–1918, Australian statesman, born in Scotland: prime minister 1904–05.
- Rees
-
noun,
reeve3 .
- 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.
- Reis
-
plural noun,
a former money of account of Portugal and Brazil.
- tsar
-
noun,
czar.
- reit
-
noun,
real-estate investment trust.
- Rena
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Marina.
- rend
-
verb (used with object),
to separate into parts with force or violence:
- regd
-
- tron
-
- trog
-
noun,
Chiefly British Slang. a hooligan; lout.
- Trio
-
noun,
a musical composition for three voices or instruments.
- Reg.
-
- trod
-
noun,
the action of treading, stepping, or walking.
- Reno
-
noun,
Informal. a renovation, as of a building or room.
- 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.
- tRNA
-
- regs
-
noun,
Usually, regs. Informal. regulations.
- send
-
noun,
the heaving motion of a vessel.
- trid
-
- side
-
noun,
one of the surfaces forming the outside of or bounding a thing, or one of the lines bounding a geometric figure.
- site
-
noun,
the position or location of a town, building, etc., especially as to its environment:
- SITA
-
noun,
(in the Ramayana) the wife of Ramachandra, abducted by Ravana and later rescued.
- Tees
-
noun,
a river in N England, flowing E along the boundary between Durham and Yorkshire to the North Sea. 70 miles (113 km) long.
- sire
-
noun,
the male parent of a quadruped.
- Sion
-
noun,
a town in and the capital of Valais, in SW Switzerland.
- 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.
- Sind
-
noun,
a former province of Pakistan, in the lower Indus valley; now part of West Pakistan. 48,136 sq. mi. (125,154 sq. km). Capital: Karachi.
- tegs
-
noun,
Animal Husbandry.
a two-year-old sheep that has not been shorn.
the wool shorn from such a sheep.
- Sina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- ten.
-
- Tena
-
noun,
Koyukon.
- tend
-
Verb phrases,
tend on/upon, Archaic. to attend or wait upon; minister to; serve:
- sign
-
noun,
a token; indication.
- Sig.
-
- Sian
-
noun,
Older Spelling. Xian.
- teds
-
noun,
British Slang. Teddy boy.
- tide
-
noun,
the periodic rise and fall of the waters of the ocean and its inlets, produced by the attraction of the moon and sun, and occurring about every 12 hours.
- Ting
-
noun,
a tinging sound.
- Tine
-
noun,
a sharp, projecting point or prong, as of a fork.
- sent
-
noun,
a coin of Estonia until the euro was adopted, the 100th part of a kroon.
- TINA
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Sera
-
noun,
a plural of serum.
- 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.
- Sere
-
noun,
the series of stages in an ecological succession.
- sgd.
-
- 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.
- Seri
-
noun,
a member of an American Indian people of western Sonora state, Mexico, on the Gulf of California.
- ter.
-
- tens
-
noun,
a self-operated portable device used to treat chronic pain by sending electrical impulses through electrodes placed over the painful area.
- Sert
-
noun,
José María [haw-se mah-ree-ah] /hɔˈsɛ mɑˈri ɑ/ (Show IPA), 1876–1945, Spanish painter.
- Seta
-
noun,
a stiff hair; bristle or bristlelike part.
- teen
-
noun,
Archaic. suffering; grief.
- snag
-
noun,
a tree or part of a tree held fast in the bottom of a river, lake, etc., and forming an impediment or danger to navigation.
- tion
-
- tain
-
noun,
a thin tin plate.
- tans
-
noun,
the brown color imparted to the skin by exposure to the sun or open air.
- Tane
-
noun,
a Polynesian god of fertility.
- sori
-
noun,
plural of sorus.
- sort
-
noun,
a particular kind, species, variety, class, or group, distinguished by a common character or nature:
- Sra.
-
- Stag
-
noun,
an adult male deer.
- tads
-
noun,
a small child, especially a boy.
- sord
-
noun,
a flight or flock of mallards.
- Stan
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Stanley.
- Star
-
noun,
any of the heavenly bodies, except the moon, appearing as fixed luminous points in the sky at night.
- Ste.
-
- str.
-
- stoa
-
noun,
Greek Architecture. a portico, usually a detached portico of considerable length, that is used as a promenade or meeting place.
- Stir
-
noun,
the act of stirring or moving.
- sore
-
noun,
a sore spot or place on the body.
- sora
-
noun,
a small, short-billed rail, Porzana carolina, of marshy areas of North America.
- snit
-
noun,
an agitated or irritated state.
- soda
-
noun,
sodium hydroxide.
- snod
-
adjective,
smooth; sleek.
- snog
-
verb (used without object),
to kiss and cuddle.
- snot
-
noun,
Vulgar. mucus from the nose.
- 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.
- SOAR
-
noun,
an act or instance of soaring.
- TDRS
-
- tars
-
noun,
any of various dark-colored viscid products obtained by the destructive distillation of certain organic substances, as coal or wood.
- Taos
-
noun,
a Tanoan language spoken in two villages in New Mexico.
- 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.
- Tarn
-
noun,
a small mountain lake or pool, especially one in a cirque.
- 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.
- Song
-
noun,
a short metrical composition intended or adapted for singing, especially one in rhymed stanzas; a lyric; a ballad.
- Soni
-
- Tare
-
noun,
any of various vetches, especially Vicia sativa.
- sene
-
noun,
a bronze coin and monetary unit of Western Samoa, the 100th part of a tala.
- stg.
-
- tri-
-
- rite
-
noun,
a formal or ceremonial act or procedure prescribed or customary in religious or other solemn use:
- std.
-
- ROTS
-
noun,
the process of rotting.
- Roti
-
noun,
roast.
- inae
-
- rote
-
noun,
routine; a fixed, habitual, or mechanical course of procedure:
- Rota
-
noun,
Chiefly British.
a round or rotation of duties; a period of work or duty taken in rotation with others.
an agenda or circuit of sporting events, as a round of golf tournaments, played in different localities throughout the year.
- ROSE
-
noun,
any of the wild or cultivated, usually prickly-stemmed, pinnate-leaved, showy-flowered shrubs of the genus Rosa.
Compare rose family.
- Rosa
-
noun,
Salvator [sahl-vah-tawr] /ˈsɑl vɑˌtɔr/ (Show IPA), 1615–73, Italian painter and poet.
- RONA
-
- Rodi
-
noun,
Italian name of Rhodes.
- rode
-
noun,
a rope by which a boat is anchored.
- roan
-
noun,
a horse or other animal with a roan coat.
- road
-
noun,
a long, narrow stretch with a smoothed or paved surface, made for traveling by motor vehicle, carriage, etc., between two or more points; street or highway.
- RNAS
-
- RITA
-
noun,
the Vedic concept of cosmic and social order.
- Sadi
-
noun,
sadhe.
- ride
-
noun,
a journey or excursion on a horse, camel, etc., or on or in a vehicle.
- Tree
-
noun,
a plant having a permanently woody main stem or trunk, ordinarily growing to a considerable height, and usually developing branches at some distance from the ground.
- rest
-
noun,
the refreshing quiet or repose of sleep:
- rete
-
noun,
a pierced plate on an astrolabe, having projections whose points correspond to the fixed stars.
- 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.
- RIAS
-
noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- Rida
-
- rids
-
verb,
a simple past tense and past participle of ride.
- rit.
-
- Riga
-
noun,
a seaport in and the capital of Latvia, on the Gulf of Riga.
- Rina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Rind
-
noun,
a thick and firm outer coat or covering, as of certain fruits, cheeses, and meats:
- Ring
-
noun,
a typically circular band of metal or other durable material, especially one of gold or other precious metal, often set with gems, for wearing on the finger as an ornament, a token of betrothal or marriage, etc.
- 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.
- Rise
-
noun,
an act or instance of rising.
- Sade
-
noun,
Donatien Alphonse François [daw-na-syan al-fawns frahn-swa] /dɔ naˈsyɛ̃ alˈfɔ̃s frɑ̃ˈswa/ (Show IPA), Comte de (Marquis de Sade) 1740–1814, French soldier and novelist, notorious for his paraphilia.
- Sage
-
noun,
a profoundly wise person; a person famed for wisdom.
- sego
-
noun,
sego lily.
- TODS
-
- togs
-
noun,
a coat.
- Sean
-
noun,
a male given name, form of John.
- toga
-
noun,
(in ancient Rome) the loose outer garment worn by citizens in public.
- toed
-
noun,
one of the terminal digits of the human foot.
- sear
-
noun,
a mark or scar made by searing.
- toea
-
noun,
a bronze coin and monetary unit of Papua New Guinea, the 100th part of a kina.
- 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.
- tong
-
noun,
tongs.
- toad
-
noun,
any of various tailless amphibians that are close relatives of the frogs in the order Anura and that typically have dry, warty skin and are terrestrial or semiterrestrial in habit.
Compare frog1 (def 1).
- Tiro
-
noun,
tyro.
- Seed
-
noun,
the fertilized, matured ovule of a flowering plant, containing an embryo or rudimentary plant.
- tire
-
noun,
British Dialect. fatigue.
- Seen
-
verb,
past participle of see1 .
- seer
-
noun,
a person who sees; observer.
- tone
-
noun,
any sound considered with reference to its quality, pitch, strength, source, etc.:
- Toni
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Antoinette or Antonia.
- sago
-
noun,
a starchy foodstuff derived from the soft interior of the trunk of various palms and cycads, used in making puddings.
- Sang
-
noun,
the act or performance of singing.
- said
-
noun,
sayyid.
- sain
-
verb (used with object),
to make the sign of the cross on, as for protection against evil influences.
- Sand
-
noun,
the more or less fine debris of rocks, consisting of small, loose grains, often of quartz.
- tors
-
noun,
a rocky pinnacle; a peak of a bare or rocky mountain or hill.
- torn
-
noun,
a drop of the saline, watery fluid continually secreted by the lacrimal glands between the surface of the eye and the eyelid, serving to moisten and lubricate these parts and keep them clear of foreign particles. Synonyms: teardrop.
- sane
-
noun,
a private nationwide organization in the U.S., established in 1957, that opposes nuclear testing and advocates international peace.
- Tori
-
noun,
plural of torus.
- 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.
- Sard
-
noun,
a reddish-brown chalcedony, used as a gem.
- 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.
- Tore
-
noun,
a torus.
- 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.
- Reed
-
noun,
the straight stalk of any of various tall grasses, especially of the genera Phragmites and Arundo, growing in marshy places.
- 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.
- EDTA
-
- grid
-
noun,
a grating of crossed bars; gridiron.
- grad
-
noun,
a graduate.
- Gran
-
noun,
grandmother.
- gras
-
- dits
-
noun,
an echoic word, the referent of which is a click or brief tone interval, used to designate the dot of Morse code, International Morse code, etc.
- gree
-
noun,
superiority, mastery, or victory.
- Greg
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Gregory.
- dite
-
noun,
a bit (usually used in negative constructions):
- gres
-
- grig
-
noun,
a cricket or grasshopper.
- doat
-
verb (used without object),
dote.
- grin
-
noun,
a broad smile.
- Gris
-
noun,
Juan [hwahn] /ʰwɑn/ (Show IPA), (José Vittoriano Gonzáles) 1887–1927, Spanish painter in France.
- Grit
-
noun,
abrasive particles or granules, as of sand or other small, coarse impurities found in the air, food, water, etc.
- gro.
-
- grog
-
noun,
a mixture of rum and water, often flavored with lemon, sugar, and spices and sometimes served hot.
- Gros
-
noun,
Antoine Jean [ahn-twan zhahn] /ɑ̃ˈtwan ʒɑ̃/ (Show IPA), Baron, 1771–1835, French painter.
- grot
-
noun,
a grotto.
- dis-
-
- DIRT
-
noun,
any foul or filthy substance, as mud, grime, dust, or excrement.
- Gore
-
noun,
blood that is shed, especially when clotted.
- gong
-
noun,
a large bronze disk, of Asian origin, having an upturned rim, that produces a vibrant, hollow tone when struck, usually with a stick or hammer that has a padded head.
- DIRE
-
adjective,
causing or involving great fear or suffering; dreadful; terrible:
- gnat
-
noun,
any of certain small flies, especially the biting gnats or punkies of the family Ceratopogonidae, the midges of the family Chironomidae, and the black flies of the family Simuliidae.
- gird
-
noun,
a gibe.
- girn
-
noun, verb (used with object),
grin2 .
- giro
-
noun,
autogiro.
- girt
-
noun,
Carpentry.
a timber or plate connecting the corner posts of an exterior wooden frame, as a braced frame, at a floor above the ground floor.
a heavy beam, as for supporting the ends of rafters.
- Dona
-
noun,
(initial capital letter) Madam; Lady: a Portuguese title prefixed to a woman's given name.
- gist
-
noun,
the main or essential part of a matter:
- gite
-
noun,
a furnished vacation home in France that is available for rental, especially in a rural setting.
- doit
-
noun,
Also, duit. an old small copper coin of the Netherlands and Dutch colonies, first issued in the 17th century.
- gnar
-
verb (used without object),
to snarl; growl.
- Doge
-
noun,
the chief magistrate in the former republics of Venice and Genoa.
- Gone
-
noun,
the act of going:
- goad
-
noun,
a stick with a pointed or electrically charged end, for driving cattle, oxen, etc.; prod.
- goas
-
noun,
a gazelle, Procapra picticaudata, of the Tibetan plateau.
- Goat
-
noun,
any of numerous agile, hollow-horned ruminants of the genus Capra, of the family Bovidae, closely related to the sheep, found native in rocky and mountainous regions of the Old World, and widely distributed in domesticated varieties.
- does
-
noun,
a plural of doe.
- Goer
-
noun,
a person or thing that goes:
- GOES
-
noun,
plural of go1 .
- doer
-
noun,
a person or thing that does something, especially a person who gets things done with vigor and efficiency.
- gon-
-
- Gond
-
noun,
a member of an aboriginal people of Dravidian stock, in central India and the Deccan.
- gtd.
-
- dir.
-
- Gina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- 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 = .
- Inge
-
noun,
William (Motter) [mot-er] /ˈmɒt ər/ (Show IPA), 1913–73, U.S. playwright.
- inro
-
noun,
a small lacquer box with compartments for medicines, cosmetics, etc., worn on the waist sash of the traditional Japanese costume.
- ins.
-
- int.
-
- iod-
-
- Deni
-
noun,
a monetary unit of the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, the 100th part of a denar.
- Dene
-
noun,
a bare, sandy tract or low sand hill near the sea.
- Den.
-
- Iona
-
noun,
an island in the Hebrides, off the W coast of Scotland: center of early Celtic Christianity.
- deg.
-
- der.
-
- deet
-
plural noun,
details:
- dees
-
noun,
a metal loop attached to tack, for fastening gear:
- IOTA
-
noun,
a very small quantity; jot; whit.
- IRAS
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- Ire.
-
- Deer
-
noun,
any of several ruminants of the family Cervidae, most of the males of which have solid, deciduous antlers.
- 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.
- DEAR
-
noun,
a person who is good, kind, or generous:
- Dean
-
noun,
Education.
the head of a faculty, school, or administrative division in a university or college:
an official in an American college or secondary school having charge of student personnel services, such as counseling or discipline:
the official in charge of undergraduate students at an English university.
- IndE
-
- dere
-
adjective,
dear2 .
- Dior
-
noun,
Christian [kris-chuh n;; French krees-tyahn] /ˈkrɪs tʃən;; French krisˈtyɑ̃/ (Show IPA), 1905–57, French fashion designer.
- dig.
-
- dint
-
noun,
force; power:
- dins
-
noun,
a loud, confused noise; a continued loud or tumultuous sound; noisy clamor.
- Dino
-
- Ind.
-
- ding
-
noun,
a ringing sound.
- Dine
-
noun,
Scot. dinner.
- Din.
-
- Iago
-
noun,
the villain in Shakespeare's Othello.
- digs
-
noun,
thrust; poke:
- Diet
-
noun,
food and drink considered in terms of its qualities, composition, and its effects on health:
- dern
-
adjective, adverb, verb (used with object),
darn2 .
- idae
-
- Idas
-
noun,
Mount, a mountain in W Turkey, in NW Asia Minor, SE of ancient Troy. 5810 feet (1771 meters).
Turkish Kazdaği [kahz-dah-gee; Turkish kahz-dah-uh] /ˌkɑz dɑˈgi; Turkish ˌkɑz dɑˈʌ/ (Show IPA).
- Dies
-
noun,
Martin, 1901–72, U.S. politician.
- IDEA
-
noun,
any conception existing in the mind as a result of mental understanding, awareness, or activity.
- ides
-
noun,
(in the ancient Roman calendar) the fifteenth day of March, May, July, or October, and the thirteenth day of the other months.
- DIAS
-
noun,
Bartholomeu [bahr-too-loo-me-oo] /ˌbɑr tʊ lʊˈmɛ ʊ/ (Show IPA), c1450–1500, Portuguese navigator: discoverer of the Cape of Good Hope.
- dia-
-
- IEEE
-
- ign.
-
- Gino
-
noun,
a male given name.
- done
-
noun,
Informal. a burst of frenzied activity; action; commotion.
- iso-
-
- esne
-
noun,
(in Anglo-Saxon England) a member of the lowest class; laborer.
- Erin
-
noun,
Literary. Ireland.
- Eris
-
noun,
the ancient Greek goddess of discord and the sister of Ares: identified with the Roman goddess Discordia.
- Erna
-
noun,
a female given name: from an Old English word meaning “eagle.”.
- Erne
-
noun,
sea eagle.
- Eros
-
noun,
the ancient Greek god of love, identified by the Romans with Cupid.
- Erse
-
noun,
Gaelic, especially Scottish Gaelic.
- erst
-
adverb,
before the present time; formerly.
- 1080
-
- Esd.
-
- eso-
-
- ergs
-
- EARN
-
verb (used with object),
to gain or get in return for one's labor or service:
- est.
-
- Este
-
noun,
a city in NE Italy: medieval fortress; ancient Roman ruins.
- ETAS
-
noun,
the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
- Etna
-
noun,
Mount, an active volcano in E Sicily. 10,758 feet (3280 meters).
- Eads
-
noun,
James Buchanan, 1820–87, U.S. engineer and inventor.
- Eton
-
noun,
a town in Berkshire, in S England, on the Thames River, W of London: the site of Eton College.
- gads
-
noun,
the act of gadding.
- Drin
-
noun,
a river in S Europe, flowing generally NW from SW Macedonia through N Albania into the Adriatic. 180 miles (290 km) long.
- Erie
-
noun,
Lake, a lake between the NE central United States and SE central Canada: the southernmost lake of the Great Lakes; Commodore Perry's defeat of the British in 1813. 239 miles (385 km) long; 9940 sq. mi. (25,745 sq. km).
- ease
-
noun,
freedom from labor, pain, or physical annoyance; tranquil rest; comfort:
- gags
-
noun,
something put into a person's mouth to prevent speech, shouting, etc.
- Eden
-
noun,
the place where Adam and Eve lived before the Fall. Gen. 2:8–24.
- Edna
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “rejuvenation, rebirth.”.
- Edie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Edith.
- egad
-
interjection,
(used as an expletive or mild oath):
- Eger
-
noun,
German name of Ohře.
- Edge
-
noun,
a line or border at which a surface terminates:
- eggs
-
noun,
the roundish reproductive body produced by the female of certain animals, as birds and most reptiles, consisting of an ovum and its envelope of albumen, jelly, membranes, egg case, or shell, according to species.
- egis
-
noun,
aegis.
- EDES
-
noun,
a city in SW Nigeria.
- egos
-
noun,
the “I” or self of any person; a person as thinking, feeling, and willing, and distinguishing itself from the selves of others and from objects of its thought.
- Eire
-
noun,
the Irish name of Ireland.
- eons
-
noun,
an indefinitely long period of time; age.
- end-
-
- ends
-
noun,
the last part or extremity, lengthwise, of anything that is longer than it is wide or broad:
- eats
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- Eng.
-
- engs
-
noun,
the symbol, ŋ, that, in the International Phonetic Alphabet and in the pronunciation alphabets of some dictionaries, represents the voiced velar nasal consonant indicated in English spelling by (ng), as in the pronunciations of cling [kling] /klɪŋ/ (Show IPA) and clink [klingk] /klɪŋk/ (Show IPA).
- Enid
-
noun,
a city in N Oklahoma.
- Enos
-
noun,
the son of Seth. Gen. 5:6.
- Ens.
-
- East
-
noun,
a cardinal point of the compass, 90° to the right of north. Abbreviation: E.
- Gage
-
noun,
something, as a glove, thrown down by a medieval knight in token of challenge to combat.
- gait
-
noun,
a manner of walking, stepping, or running.
- gigs
-
noun,
a light, two-wheeled one-horse carriage.
- Dort
-
noun,
Dordrecht.
- gens
-
noun,
a group of families in ancient Rome claiming descent from a common ancestor and united by a common name and common ancestral religious rites.
- Gent
-
noun,
Informal. gentleman (defs 1, 2).
- geo-
-
- dose
-
noun,
a quantity of medicine prescribed to be taken at one time.
- Ger.
-
- Gera
-
noun,
a city in E central Germany.
- Gerd
-
noun,
the daughter of a giant and the consort of Frey, who wooed her through his servant Skirnir.
- Gers
-
noun,
a department in SW France. 2429 sq. mi. (6290 sq. km). Capital: Auch.
- Gert
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Gertrude.
- DORE
-
noun,
the walleye or pike perch of North America.
- dost
-
noun,
Informal. a burst of frenzied activity; action; commotion.
- gest
-
noun,
a story or tale.
- Dora
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Greek word meaning “gift.”.
- geta
-
noun,
a traditional Japanese wooden clog that is worn outdoors, with a thong that passes between the first two toes and with two transverse supports on the bottom of the sole.
- gets
-
noun,
an offspring or the total of the offspring, especially of a male animal:
- Gide
-
noun,
André (Paul Guillaume) [ahn-drey pawl gee-yohm] /ɑ̃ˈdreɪ pɔl giˈyoʊm/ (Show IPA), 1869–1951, French novelist, essayist, poet, and critic: Nobel Prize 1947.
- gids
-
- dons
-
noun,
(initial capital letter) Mr.; Sir: a Spanish title prefixed to a man's given name.
- Dong
-
noun,
a deep sound like that of a large bell.
- GIGO
-
noun,
a rule of thumb stating that when faulty data are fed into a computer, the information that emerges will also be faulty.
- gene
-
noun,
the basic physical unit of heredity; a linear sequence of nucleotides along a segment of DNA that provides the coded instructions for synthesis of RNA, which, when translated into protein, leads to the expression of hereditary character.
- Gena
-
noun,
the cheek or side region of the head.
- Gand
-
noun,
French name of Ghent.
- gast
-
verb (used with object),
to terrify or frighten.
- gang
-
noun,
a group or band:
- dreg
-
noun,
dregs, the sediment of liquids; lees; grounds.
- Gaon
-
noun,
a title of honor for the directors of the Jewish academies at Sura and Pumbedita in Babylonia, used from the end of the 6th century a.d. to about the beginning of the 11th century.
- Gard
-
noun,
a department in S France. 2271 sq. mi. (5882 sq. km). Capital: Nîmes.
- dree
-
adjective,
tedious; dreary.
- Gare
-
noun,
low-grade wool fibers from the legs of sheep.
- garg
-
- gars
-
noun,
Also called garfish, garpike. any predaceous freshwater fish of the genus Lepisosteus, of North America, covered with hard, diamond-shaped scales and having long jaws with needlelike teeth.
- drat
-
interjection,
(used to express mild disgust, disappointment, or the like):
- drag
-
noun,
Nautical.
a designed increase of draft toward the stern of a vessel.
resistance to the movement of a hull through the water.
any of a number of weights dragged cumulatively by a vessel sliding down ways to check its speed.
any object dragged in the water, as a sea anchor.
any device for dragging the bottom of a body of water to recover or detect objects.
- Gen.
-
- gate
-
noun,
a movable barrier, usually on hinges, closing an opening in a fence, wall, or other enclosure.
- gats
-
noun,
a pistol or revolver.
- DOTE
-
noun,
decay of wood.
- reds
-
noun,
any of various colors resembling the color of blood; the primary color at one extreme end of the visible spectrum, an effect of light with a wavelength between 610 and 780 nanometers.
- gds.
-
- Gean
-
noun,
heart cherry.
- gear
-
noun,
Machinery.
a part, as a disk, wheel, or section of a shaft, having cut teeth of such form, size, and spacing that they mesh with teeth in another part to transmit or receive force and motion.
an assembly of such parts.
one of several possible arrangements of such parts in a mechanism, as an automobile transmission, for affording different relations of torque and speed between the driving and the driven machinery, or for permitting the driven machinery to run in either direction:
a mechanism or group of parts performing one function or serving one purpose in a complex machine:
- geds
-
noun,
any fish of the pike family.
- gees
-
noun,
a sum of one thousand dollars:
- Isar
-
noun,
a river in central Europe, flowing NE from W Austria through S Germany to the Danube River. 215 miles (345 km) long.
- 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.
- dato
-
noun,
(in the Philippines) a native chief.
- nots
-
noun,
a Boolean operator that returns a positive result if its operand is negative and a negative result if its operand is positive.
- aer-
-
- Ares
-
noun,
the ancient Greek god of war, a son of Zeus and Hera, identified by the Romans with Mars.
- nose
-
noun,
the part of the face or facial region in humans and certain animals that contains the nostrils and the organs of smell and functions as the usual passageway for air in respiration: in humans it is a prominence in the center of the face formed of bone and cartilage, serving also to modify or modulate the voice.
- not-
-
- nota
-
noun,
a dorsal plate or sclerite of the thorax of an insect.
- note
-
noun,
a brief record of something written down to assist the memory or for future reference.
- Otis
-
noun,
Elisha Graves, 1811–61, U.S. inventor.
- nos-
-
- aet.
-
- ant.
-
- NTIA
-
- ANSI
-
- ano-
-
- aged
-
noun,
(used with a plural verb) old people collectively (usually preceded by the):
- OSRD
-
- 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.
- nori
-
noun,
a seaweed having a mildly sweet, salty taste, usually dried, used in Japanese cookery mainly as a wrap for sushi.
- Osee
-
noun,
Hosea.
- orts
-
noun,
Usually, orts. a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
- rad.
-
- Aron
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Arno
-
noun,
Peter (Curtis Arnoux Peters) 1904–68, U.S. cartoonist and author.
- Arne
-
noun,
Thomas Augustine, 1710–78, English composer of operas and songs.
- ARIS
-
- node
-
noun,
a knot, protuberance, or knob.
- noes
-
noun,
an utterance of the word “no.”.
- Nord
-
noun,
a department in N France. 2229 sq. mi. (5770 sq. km). Capital: Lille.
- Argo
-
noun,
Astronomy. a very large southern constellation, now divided into Vela, Carina, Puppis, and Pyxis, four separate constellations lying largely south of Canis Major.
- nogg
-
noun,
a shave for shaping dowels and handles.
- nogs
-
noun,
any beverage made with beaten eggs, usually with alcoholic liquor; eggnog.
- Arg.
-
- noir
-
adjective,
black; noting the black numbers in roulette.
- Nor.
-
- Nora
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Honora.
- anes
-
adverb,
once.
- Agee
-
noun,
James, 1909–55, U.S. author, scenarist, and film critic.
- arse
-
noun,
ass2 (defs 1, 2).
- agio
-
noun,
a premium on money in exchange.
- Agon
-
noun,
(in ancient Greece) a contest in which prizes were awarded in any of a number of events, as athletics, drama, music, poetry, and painting.
- Onas
-
noun,
a member of a people of Tierra del Fuego.
- agog
-
adverb,
in a state of eager desire; excitedly.
- Agni
-
noun,
Hindu Mythology. the god of fire, one of the three chief divinities of the Vedas.
- agit
-
- Ont.
-
- orad
-
adverb,
toward the mouth or the oral region.
- agr.
-
- Oran
-
noun,
a seaport in NW Algeria.
- oras
-
noun,
plural of os2 .
- ord.
-
- agin
-
preposition,
against; opposed to.
- org.
-
- ages
-
noun,
the length of time during which a being or thing has existed; length of life or existence to the time spoken of or referred to:
- Orne
-
noun,
a department in NW France. 2372 sq. mi. (6145 sq. km). Capital: Alençon.
- Oita
-
noun,
a seaport on NE Kyushu, in S Japan.
- Oise
-
noun,
a river in W Europe, flowing SW from S Belgium through N France to the Seine, near Paris. 186 miles (300 km) long.
- ands
-
- osar
-
noun,
plural of os3 .
- Ande
-
plural noun,
a mountain range in W South America, extending about 4500 miles (7250 km) from N Colombia and Venezuela S to Cape Horn. Highest peak, Aconcagua, 22,834 feet (6960 meters).
- aits
-
noun,
a small island, especially in a river.
- oast
-
noun,
a kiln for drying hops or malt.
- airt
-
noun,
a direction.
- airs
-
noun,
a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- OATS
-
noun,
a cereal grass, Avena sativa, cultivated for its edible seed.
- Aire
-
- ains
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- agst
-
- AInd
-
- Oder
-
noun,
a river in central Europe, flowing from the NE Czech Republic, N through SW Poland and along the border between Germany and Poland into the Baltic. 562 miles (905 km) long.
- Odin
-
noun,
the ruler of the Aesir and god of war, poetry, knowledge, and wisdom; Wotan: the chief god.
- AIDS
-
noun,
a disease of the immune system characterized by increased susceptibility to opportunistic infections, as pneumocystis carinii pneumonia and candidiasis, to certain cancers, as Kaposi's sarcoma, and to neurological disorders: caused by a retrovirus and transmitted chiefly through blood or blood products that enter the body's bloodstream, especially by sexual contact or contaminated hypodermic needles.
- aide
-
noun,
nurse's aide.
- ogee
-
noun,
a double curve, resembling the letter S, formed by the union of a concave and a convex line.
- ogre
-
noun,
a monster in fairy tales and popular legend, usually represented as a hideous giant who feeds on human flesh.
- nits
-
noun,
the egg of a parasitic insect, especially of a louse, often attached to a hair or a fiber of clothing.
- arid
-
adjective,
being without moisture; extremely dry; parched:
- NIRA
-
- 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.
- RATO
-
noun,
rocket-assisted takeoff.
- nard
-
noun,
an aromatic Himalayan plant, believed to be the spikenard, Nardostachys jatamansi, the source of an ointment used by the ancients.
- NASD
-
- Nasi
-
noun,
the head or president of the Sanhedrin.
- Nast
-
noun,
Thomas, 1840–1902, U.S. illustrator and cartoonist.
- rate
-
noun,
the amount of a charge or payment with reference to some basis of calculation:
- NATS
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Nathan or Nathaniel.
- Naos
-
noun,
a temple.
- rase
-
verb (used with object),
raze.
- art.
-
- rant
-
noun,
ranting, extravagant, or violent declamation.
- Rani
-
noun,
ranee.
- rang
-
noun,
a boomerang.
- RAND
-
noun,
(in shoemaking) a strip of leather set in a shoe at the heel before the lifts are attached.
- neat
-
noun,
an animal of the genus Bos; a bovine, as a cow or ox.
- Dago
-
noun,
a contemptuous term used to refer to a person of Italian or sometimes Spanish origin or descent.
- Nair
-
noun,
a group of Hindu castes in the Kerala region of India.
- need
-
noun,
a requirement, necessary duty, or obligation:
- iter
-
noun,
a canal or passage.
- date
-
noun,
a particular month, day, and year at which some event happened or will happen:
- dat.
-
- redo
-
noun,
the act or an instance of redoing.
- Darn
-
noun,
a darned place, as in a garment:
- rede
-
noun,
counsel; advice.
- 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.
- Dari
-
noun,
a form of Persian, spoken in Afghanistan.
- dags
-
noun,
one of a series of decorative scallops or foliations along the edge of a garment, cloth, etc.
- darg
-
noun,
Scot. and North England. a day's work.
- Dare
-
noun,
an act of daring or defiance; challenge.
- Read
-
noun,
an act or instance of reading:
- Dang
-
verb (used with object), adjective, noun,
damn (used euphemistically).
- Dane
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Denmark.
- Dan.
-
abbreviation,
Bible. Daniel (def 1).
- DAIS
-
noun,
a raised platform, as at the front of a room, for a lectern, throne, seats of honor, etc.
- DEng
-
- ager
-
noun,
(often initial capital letter) a person living in a certain historical age:
- Rais
-
noun,
Gilles de, Retz, Gilles de Laval, Baron de.
- RAID
-
noun,
a sudden assault or attack, as upon something to be seized or suppressed:
- neo-
-
- Asir
-
noun,
a district in SW Saudi Arabia.
- 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).
- Neri
-
noun,
Saint Philip (Filippo Neri) 1515–95, Italian priest: founder of Congregation of the Oratory.
- 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.
- ragi
-
noun,
a cereal grass, Eleusine coracana, cultivated in the Old World for its grain.
- rage
-
noun,
angry fury; violent anger (sometimes used in combination):
- Adie
-
noun,
a female given name.
- 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.
- Asti
-
noun,
a city in the Piedmont region of Italy, S of Turin: center of wine-producing region.
- nerd
-
noun,
a person considered to be socially awkward, boring, unstylish, etc.
- Aser
-
noun,
Asher (def 1).
- asgd
-
- nide
-
noun,
a nest or brood, especially of pheasants.
- adit
-
noun,
an entrance or a passage.
- Aten
-
noun,
Aton.
- Nier
-
noun,
Alfred Otto Carl, 1911–1994, U.S. physicist.
- rads
-
noun,
a standard unit of absorbed dose of radiation equal to 0.01 gray2 .
- ator
-
- Nida
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Nydia.
- 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.
- ates
-
- TAO
-
noun,
(in philosophical Taoism) that in virtue of which all things happen or exist.
- TSE
-
- EDO
-
noun,
a member of an indigenous people of western Africa, in the Benin region of southern Nigeria.
- ado
-
noun,
busy activity; bustle; fuss.
- TAE
-
preposition,
to.
- Tro
-
- DSR
-
- TAR
-
noun,
any of various dark-colored viscid products obtained by the destructive distillation of certain organic substances, as coal or wood.
- DST
-
- TSI
-
- Eg.
-
- ad-
-
- eo-
-
- Tan
-
noun,
the brown color imparted to the skin by exposure to the sun or open air.
- Ar.
-
- age
-
noun,
the length of time during which a being or thing has existed; length of life or existence to the time spoken of or referred to:
- 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.
- AES
-
noun,
any of various early forms of bronze or copper money used in ancient Rome.
Compare as2 (def 1).
- Tai
-
noun,
any of several sparoid fishes of the Pacific Ocean, as Pagrus major (red tai) a food fish of Japan.
- an.
-
- ed.
-
- EDA
-
noun,
a female given name.
- eat
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- ead
-
- Ede
-
noun,
a city in SW Nigeria.
- ETA
-
noun,
the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
- AID
-
noun,
help or support; assistance.
- TAG
-
noun,
a piece or strip of strong paper, plastic, metal, leather, etc., for attaching by one end to something as a mark or label:
- ade
-
noun,
George, 1866–1944, U.S. humorist.
- ae.
-
- ADS
-
noun,
advertisement.
- Tad
-
noun,
a small child, especially a boy.
- EAS
-
noun,
the Akkadian god of wisdom, the son of Apsu and father of Marduk: the counterpart of Enki.
- ea.
-
- ag-
-
- ETD
-
- ean
-
- tee
-
noun,
the letter T or t.
- DSA
-
- di.
-
- dit
-
noun,
an echoic word, the referent of which is a click or brief tone interval, used to designate the dot of Morse code, International Morse code, etc.
- ASN
-
- Aso
-
noun,
Mount, a volcanic mountain in Japan, in central Kyushu, noted for its vast caldera. 5223 feet (1593 meters).
- ASR
-
- ast
-
- at.
-
- 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.
- ATS
-
noun,
a money of account of Laos, the 100th part of a kip.
- tog
-
noun,
a coat.
- toe
-
noun,
one of the terminal digits of the human foot.
- Die
-
noun,
Machinery.
any of various devices for cutting or forming material in a press or a stamping or forging machine.
a hollow device of steel, often composed of several pieces to be fitted into a stock, for cutting the threads of bolts or the like.
one of the separate pieces of such a device.
a steel block or plate with small conical holes through which wire, plastic rods, etc., are drawn.
- do.
-
- DOA
-
- DSO
-
- DET
-
- Tor
-
noun,
a rocky pinnacle; a peak of a bare or rocky mountain or hill.
- DAE
-
- Tng
-
- Dag
-
noun,
one of a series of decorative scallops or foliations along the edge of a garment, cloth, etc.
- TES
-
noun,
ti1 .
- TGN
-
- EDS
-
noun,
education:
- TIA
-
- TID
-
- DEI
-
adverb,
by the grace of God.
- DAR
-
- 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.
- Dee
-
noun,
a metal loop attached to tack, for fastening gear:
- DAS
-
noun,
hyrax.
- DEA
-
- ASI
-
- ase
-
- DRG
-
- ANG
-
- DRE
-
- ago
-
adverb,
in past time; in the past:
- Dr.
-
- AGS
-
adjective, noun,
agriculture:
- Agt
-
- 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.
- DOT
-
noun,
a small, roundish mark made with or as if with a pen.
- Ain
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- 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.
- ane
-
adjective, noun, pronoun,
one.
- Ted
-
noun,
British Slang. Teddy boy.
- Dor
-
noun,
Also, dorbeetle [dawr-beet-l] /ˈdɔrˌbit l/ (Show IPA). a common European dung beetle, Geotrupes stercorarius.
- de-
-
- ARS
-
- 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.
- aor
-
- ard
-
- 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.
- Don
-
noun,
(initial capital letter) Mr.; Sir: a Spanish title prefixed to a man's given name.
- tra
-
- Doi
-
- tr.
-
- dog
-
noun,
a domesticated canid, Canis familiaris, bred in many varieties.
- teg
-
noun,
Animal Husbandry.
a two-year-old sheep that has not been shorn.
the wool shorn from such a sheep.
- DOE
-
noun,
the female of the deer, antelope, goat, rabbit, and certain other animals.
- DNR
-
- DNA
-
- Ree
-
noun,
reeve3 .
- GDR
-
- EDT
-
- rt.
-
- SAE
-
- NED
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Edward.
- Nee
-
adjective,
born (placed after the name of a married woman to introduce her maiden name):
- Sad
-
noun,
the 14th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- NEG
-
noun,
a photographic negative.
- SRO
-
- So.
-
- sd.
-
- RTS
-
- rte
-
- RSE
-
- NEA
-
- RSA
-
- Rs.
-
- NES
-
- ROT
-
noun,
the process of rotting.
- 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:
- NGO
-
noun,
1901–1963, South Vietnamese statesman: president of the Republic of South Vietnam 1956–63.
- NIA
-
- NIG
-
verb (used with object),
nidge.
- nit
-
noun,
the egg of a parasitic insect, especially of a louse, often attached to a hair or a fiber of clothing.
- ROI
-
- Nod
-
noun,
a short, quick downward bending forward of the head, as in assent, greeting, or command or because of drowsiness.
- SAG
-
noun,
an act or instance of sagging.
- ne-
-
- ROE
-
noun,
the mass of eggs, or spawn, within the ovarian membrane of the female fish.
- EEE
-
- se-
-
- SDR
-
- SDI
-
- SDA
-
- ior
-
- Ios
-
noun,
a small hawk, Buteo solitarius, having two plumage phases and occurring only on the island of Hawaii, where it is a rare species and the only living indigenous bird of prey.
- IOT
-
- Ir.
-
- IRO
-
- IRS
-
- Is.
-
noun,
(used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
- ise
-
- NDE
-
- ISR
-
- ist
-
- SAR
-
- ITA
-
- ite
-
- ITO
-
noun,
Prince Hirobumi [hee-raw-boo-mee] /ˈhi rɔˈbu mi/ (Show IPA), 1841–1909, Japanese statesman.
- NAD
-
- nae
-
adverb,
no1 ; not.
- NAG
-
noun,
Also, nagger. a person who nags, especially habitually.
- San
-
noun,
a member of a nomadic aboriginal people of southern Africa.
- Nat
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Nathan or Nathaniel.
- ROG
-
- Noe
-
noun,
Noah (def 1).
- ion
-
noun,
an electrically charged atom or group of atoms formed by the loss or gain of one or more electrons, as a cation (positive ion) which is created by electron loss and is attracted to the cathode in electrolysis, or as an anion (negative ion) which is created by an electron gain and is attracted to the anode. The valence of an ion is equal to the number of electrons lost or gained and is indicated by a plus sign for cations and a minus sign for anions, thus: Na + , Cl−, Ca ++ , S = .
- OTS
-
- ONI
-
- ONR
-
- ons
-
- Ora
-
noun,
plural of os2 .
- Ore
-
noun,
a metal-bearing mineral or rock, or a native metal, that can be mined at a profit.
- res
-
noun,
an object or thing; matter.
- ORT
-
noun,
Usually, orts. a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
- ose
-
- ot-
-
- OTA
-
- ote
-
- Rd.
-
- ONA
-
noun,
a member of a people of Tierra del Fuego.
- Re.
-
- Rae
-
noun,
John, 1813–93, Scottish surgeon and Arctic explorer.
- rag
-
noun,
a worthless piece of cloth, especially one that is torn or worn.
- 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.
- RDA
-
- RDS
-
- REA
-
- red
-
noun,
any of various colors resembling the color of blood; the primary color at one extreme end of the visible spectrum, an effect of light with a wavelength between 610 and 780 nanometers.
- one
-
noun,
the first and lowest whole number, being a cardinal number; unity.
- OIt
-
- nog
-
noun,
any beverage made with beaten eggs, usually with alcoholic liquor; eggnog.
- OSD
-
- Rod
-
noun,
a stick, wand, staff, or the like, of wood, metal, or other material.
- ROA
-
- rnd
-
- RNA
-
- nr.
-
- NRA
-
- NSA
-
- OED
-
- rin
-
noun,
a money of account of Japan, the thousandth part of a yen or the tenth part of a sen.
- OSA
-
- rig
-
noun,
the arrangement of the masts, spars, sails, etc., on a boat or ship.
- 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.
- OIr
-
- OAS
-
- OAT
-
noun,
a cereal grass, Avena sativa, cultivated for its edible seed.
- RID
-
noun,
a journey or excursion on a horse, camel, etc., or on or in a vehicle.
- ODA
-
noun,
a room within a harem.
- Ria
-
noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- ode
-
noun,
a lyric poem typically of elaborate or irregular metrical form and expressive of exalted or enthusiastic emotion.
- ODS
-
noun,
a hypothetical force formerly held to pervade all nature and to manifest itself in magnetism, mesmerism, chemical action, etc.
- ODT
-
- OES
-
noun,
the fifteenth letter of the English alphabet, a vowel.
- oid
-
- 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.
- sea
-
noun,
the salt waters that cover the greater part of the earth's surface.
- ISA
-
- ing
-
- Gat
-
noun,
a pistol or revolver.
- Ga.
-
- GAR
-
noun,
Also called garfish, garpike. any predaceous freshwater fish of the genus Lepisosteus, of North America, covered with hard, diamond-shaped scales and having long jaws with needlelike teeth.
- gi.
-
- Gad
-
noun,
the act of gadding.
- Gag
-
noun,
something put into a person's mouth to prevent speech, shouting, etc.
- GAN
-
noun,
cotton gin.
- GAO
-
noun,
a city in E Mali.
- Son
-
noun,
a male child or person in relation to his parents.
- GAS
-
noun,
Physics. a substance possessing perfect molecular mobility and the property of indefinite expansion, as opposed to a solid or liquid.
- sod
-
noun,
a section cut or torn from the surface of grassland, containing the matted roots of grass.
- Gde
-
- ETS
-
- Ged
-
noun,
any fish of the pike family.
- Gee
-
noun,
a sum of one thousand dollars:
- SIT
-
verb,
(in prescriptions) may it be.
- SIR
-
noun,
a respectful or formal term of address used to a man:
- Ges
-
- get
-
noun,
an offspring or the total of the offspring, especially of a male animal:
- ggr
-
- Sin
-
noun,
transgression of divine law:
- gie
-
noun,
gi.
- gig
-
noun,
a light, two-wheeled one-horse carriage.
- GIN
-
noun,
an alcoholic liquor obtained by distilling grain mash with juniper berries.
- sot
-
noun,
a drunkard.
- ETR
-
- git
-
noun,
British Slang. a foolish or contemptible person.
- eon
-
noun,
an indefinitely long period of time; age.
- EEG
-
- EEO
-
- egg
-
noun,
the roundish reproductive body produced by the female of certain animals, as birds and most reptiles, consisting of an ovum and its envelope of albumen, jelly, membranes, egg case, or shell, according to species.
- EGO
-
noun,
the “I” or self of any person; a person as thinking, feeling, and willing, and distinguishing itself from the selves of others and from objects of its thought.
- STI
-
- eir
-
- EIS
-
- en-
-
- ene
-
- EOE
-
- EOS
-
noun,
the ancient Greek goddess of the dawn, identified by the Romans with Aurora.
- Sr.
-
- ERA
-
noun,
a period of time marked by distinctive character, events, etc.:
- ERE
-
preposition, conjunction,
before.
- ERS
-
noun,
ervil.
- ERT
-
- ESA
-
- ese
-
- ESR
-
- Sta
-
- St.
-
- ETO
-
- SRI
-
noun,
a Hindu title of address prefixed to the name of a deity, holy person, etc.
- GIs
-
noun,
a lightweight, two-piece, usually white garment worn by barefooted martial-arts participants, consisting of loose-fitting pants and a wraparound jacket with cloth belt.
- 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.
- SEI
-
noun,
sei whale.
- IDA
-
noun,
Mount, a mountain in W Turkey, in NW Asia Minor, SE of ancient Troy. 5810 feet (1771 meters).
Turkish Kazdaği [kahz-dah-gee; Turkish kahz-dah-uh] /ˌkɑz dɑˈgi; Turkish ˌkɑz dɑˈʌ/ (Show IPA).
- SER
-
noun,
a unit of weight in India, varying in value but usually 1/40 of a maund: the government ser is divided into 80 tolas of 180 English grains and equals nearly 2 pounds 1 ounce avoirdupois (950 grams).
- IDS
-
noun,
the part of the psyche, residing in the unconscious, that is the source of instinctive impulses that seek satisfaction in accordance with the pleasure principle and are modified by the ego and the superego before they are given overt expression.
- id.
-
- GSA
-
- GSR
-
- ide
-
- gt.
-
- GTO
-
- See
-
noun,
the seat, center of authority, office, or jurisdiction of a bishop.
- SEN
-
noun,
a money of account of Japan, the 100th part of a yen, now used only in certain quotations, as on foreign exchange.
- SID
-
noun,
a male or female given name, form of Sidney or Sydney.
- IAS
-
- ian
-
noun,
a male given name, Scottish form of John.
- Ia.
-
- io-
-
- IRA
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- GTS
-
- gre
-
- Ido
-
noun,
a revised and simplified form of Esperanto, introduced in 1907.
- Gr.
-
- goi
-
noun,
goy.
- Gog
-
noun,
a chief prince of Meshech and Tubal who came from Magog. Ezek. 38–39.
- Goa
-
noun,
a gazelle, Procapra picticaudata, of the Tibetan plateau.
- SED
-
- in.
-
- Sgt
-
- ina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Gor
-
interjection,
(used as a mild oath.)
- ine
-
- ier
-
- got
-
noun,
an offspring or the total of the offspring, especially of a male animal:
- God
-
noun,
the one Supreme Being, the creator and ruler of the universe.
- T1
-
- 3D
-
noun,
a three-dimensional form or appearance:
- 2D
-
noun,
a two-dimensional form or appearance:
- IT
-
noun,
(in children's games) the player called upon to perform some task, as, in tag, the one who must catch the other players.
- A.
-
noun,
Agnolo (di Cosimo di Mariano) [ah-nyaw-law dee kaw-zee-maw dee mah-ryah-naw] /ˈɑ nyɔ lɔ di ˈkɔ zi mɔ di mɑˈryɑ nɔ/ (Show IPA), 1502–72, Italian painter.
- TA
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- t.
-
- TD
-
- TG
-
- AO
-
- R.
-
- RA
-
noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- AI
-
noun,
a three-toed sloth, Bradypus tridactylus, inhabiting forests of southern Venezuela, the Guianas, and northern Brazil, having a diet apparently restricted to the leaves of the trumpet-tree, and sounding a high-pitched cry when disturbed.
- IG
-
- RI
-
- RN
-
- DG
-
- GN
-
- NI
-
- et
-
verb,
a simple past tense of eat.
- O.
-
- S.
-
- SA
-
- SI
-
noun,
the syllable used for the seventh tone of a scale and sometimes for the tone B.
- SG
-
- GG
-
- No
-
noun,
an utterance of the word “no.”.
- D.
-
- SN
-
- DA
-
noun,
a male hairstyle, especially of the 1950s, in which the hair is slicked back on both sides to overlap at the back of the head.
- TI
-
noun,
the syllable for the seventh tone of a diatonic scale.
- GD
-
- RO
-
- DN
-
- TN
-
- OD
-
noun,
a hypothetical force formerly held to pervade all nature and to manifest itself in magnetism, mesmerism, chemical action, etc.
- i.
-
- EI
-
- N.
-
- NA
-
adverb,
no1 .
- ND
-
- NG
-
- er
-
interjection,
(used to express or represent a pause, hesitation, uncertainty, etc.).
- rg
-
- G.
-
- OE
-
noun,
oy2 .
- ee
-
- E.
-
noun,
Edward (St. John) 1925–2000, U.S. writer and illustrator.
- OA
-
- DT
-
noun,
a withdrawal syndrome occurring in persons who have developed physiological dependence on alcohol, characterized by tremor, visual hallucinations, and autonomic instability. Abbreviation: d.t.
- GO
-
noun,
the act of going:
- OG
-
- TE
-
noun,
ti1 .