Anagrams of detractive
Word detractive has
511 anagrams
that can be made by using the letters of detractive.
- creative
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adjective,
having the quality or power of creating.
- derivate
-
noun, adjective,
derivative.
- reactive
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adjective,
tending to react.
- tractive
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adjective,
having or exerting traction; drawing.
- tetracid
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noun,
a base or alcohol containing four hydroxyl groups.
- tardive
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adjective,
appearing or tending to appear late, as in human development or in the treatment of a disease.
- dictate
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noun,
an authoritative order or command.
- deciare
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noun,
a unit of surface measure equal to one-tenth of an are, or 10 square meters: equivalent to 11.96 square yards.
- iterate
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verb (used with object),
to utter again or repeatedly.
- verdict
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noun,
Law. the finding or answer of a jury given to the court concerning a matter submitted to their judgment.
- cadette
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noun,
(initial capital letter). Also called Cadette scout. a member of the Girl Scouts from 12 through 14 years of age.
- detract
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verb (used with object),
to draw away or divert; distract:
- dravite
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noun,
a brown variety of magnesium tourmaline.
- tierced
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adjective,
(of an escutcheon) divided vertically or horizontally into three equal parts.
- deviate
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noun,
a person or thing that departs from the accepted norm or standard.
- 2,4,5-t
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noun,
a light-tan, water-insoluble solid, C 8 H 5 Cl 3 O 3 , used chiefly for killing weeds.
- cerated
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adjective,
covered with wax.
- vidette
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noun,
vedette.
- citrate
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noun,
a salt or ester of citric acid.
- tierce
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noun,
an old measure of capacity equivalent to one third of a pipe, or 42 wine gallons.
- terat-
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- trivet
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noun,
a small metal plate with short legs, especially one put under a hot platter or dish to protect a table.
- detect
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verb (used with object),
to discover or catch (a person) in the performance of some act:
- derive
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verb (used with object),
to receive or obtain from a source or origin (usually followed by from).
- deriv.
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- re-act
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verb (used with object),
to act or perform again.
- deicer
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noun,
a device or a chemical substance for preventing or removing ice.
- cerate
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noun,
Pharmacology. an unctuous, often medicated, preparation for external application, consisting of lard or oil mixed with wax, rosin, or the like, especially one that has a firmer consistency than a typical ointment and does not melt when in contact with the skin.
- cerat-
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- attire
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noun,
clothes or apparel, especially rich or splendid garments.
- decare
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noun,
a unit of surface measure equal to 10 ares, or 1000 square meters: equivalent to 0.2471 acre.
- deceit
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noun,
the act or practice of deceiving; concealment or distortion of the truth for the purpose of misleading; duplicity; fraud; cheating:
- create
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adjective,
Archaic. created.
- recite
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verb (used with object),
to repeat the words of, as from memory, especially in a formal manner:
- recti-
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- redact
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verb (used with object),
to put into suitable literary form; revise; edit.
- tercet
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noun,
Prosody. a group of three lines rhyming together or connected by rhyme with the adjacent group or groups of three lines.
- dative
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noun,
the dative case.
- tetra-
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- tirade
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noun,
a prolonged outburst of bitter, outspoken denunciation:
- credit
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noun,
commendation or honor given for some action, quality, etc.:
- tetrad
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noun,
a group of four.
- tiered
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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.
- Cavite
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noun,
a seaport on W central Luzon, in the N Philippines, on Manila Bay: naval base.
- cardi-
-
- cervid
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noun,
any member of the deer family, Cervidae, comprising deer, caribou, elk, and moose, characterized by the bearing of antlers in the male or in both sexes.
- Evetta
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noun,
a female given name: from an African word meaning “a hunt.”.
- device
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noun,
a thing made for a particular purpose; an invention or contrivance, especially a mechanical or electrical one.
- advert
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noun,
advertisement.
- advice
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noun,
an opinion or recommendation offered as a guide to action, conduct, etc.:
- ecarte
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noun,
a card game for two players.
- direct
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adverb,
in a direct manner; directly; straight:
- Ecevit
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noun,
Bülent [by-lent] /büˈlɛnt/ (Show IPA), 1925–2006, Turkish journalist and political leader: prime minister 1974, 1978–80, 1998–2002.
- ideate
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noun,
ideatum.
- advect
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verb (used with object),
to move by the process of advection.
- Vetter
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noun,
Vätter.
- divert
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verb (used with object),
to turn aside or from a path or course; deflect.
- Raetic
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noun,
an extinct language of uncertain affinities that was spoken in Rhaetia and written with the Etruscan alphabet.
- verite
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noun,
truth; truthfulness.
- active
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noun,
Grammar.
the active voice.
a form or construction in the active voice.
- Vatter
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noun,
a lake in S Sweden. 80 miles (130 km) long; 733 sq. mi. (1900 sq. km).
- ratite
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noun,
a bird having a ratite breastbone.
- varied
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adjective,
characterized by or exhibiting variety; various; diverse; diversified:
- crave
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verb (used with object),
to long for; want greatly; desire eagerly:
- deter
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verb (used with object),
to discourage or restrain from acting or proceeding:
- evict
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verb (used with object),
to expel (a person, especially a tenant) from land, a building, etc., by legal process, as for nonpayment of rent. Synonyms: eject, remove, dispossess, dislodge.
- tacet
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verb (imperative),
be silent (directing an instrument or voice not to play or sing).
- Evita
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noun,
a female given name, Spanish form of Eva.
- evite
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verb (used with object),
to avoid; shun.
- Drave
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noun,
the act of driving.
- crate
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noun,
a slatted wooden box or framework for packing, shopping, or storing fruit, furniture, glassware, crockery, etc.
- civet
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noun,
a yellowish, unctuous substance with a strong musklike odor, obtained from a pouch in the genital region of civets and used in perfumery.
- Evert
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noun,
Chris(tine Marie) born 1954, U.S. tennis player.
- Evatt
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noun,
Herbert Vere [veer] /vɪər/ (Show IPA), 1894–1966, Australian lawyer and statesman: president of the General Assembly of the United Nations 1948–49.
- evade
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verb (used with object),
to escape from by trickery or cleverness:
Synonyms: avoid, dodge.
Antonyms: face, confront.
- eared
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noun,
the part of a cereal plant, as corn, wheat, etc., that contains the flowers and hence the fruit, grains, or kernels.
- tacit
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adjective,
understood without being openly expressed; implied:
- ERICA
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noun,
any of numerous low-growing evergreen shrubs or small trees belonging to the genus Erica, of the heath family, including several species of heather.
- Tarde
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noun,
Gabriel [ga-bree-el] /ga briˈɛl/ (Show IPA), 1843–1904, French sociologist.
- ectad
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adverb,
outward.
- erect
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adjective,
upright in position or posture:
- eider
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noun,
eider duck.
- edit.
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- cider
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noun,
the juice pressed from apples (or formerly from some other fruit) used for drinking, either before fermentation (sweet cider) or after fermentation (hard cider) or for making applejack, vinegar, etc.
- tater
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noun,
potato.
- creed
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noun,
any system, doctrine, or formula of religious belief, as of a denomination.
- retd.
-
- Crete
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noun,
Formerly Candia. a Greek island in the Mediterranean, SE of mainland Greece. 3235 sq. mi. (8380 sq. km). Capital: Canea.
- deave
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verb (used with object),
to make deaf; deafen.
- dict.
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- react
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verb (used with object),
to act or perform again.
- dicta
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noun,
a plural of dictum.
- deice
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verb (used with object),
to free of ice; prevent or remove ice formation on, as the wing of an airplane.
- Dirac
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noun,
Paul Adrien Maurice, 1902–84, British physicist, in the U.S. after 1971: Nobel Prize 1933.
- tecta
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noun,
a rooflike structure.
- Reave
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verb (used with object),
to take away by or as by force; plunder; rob.
- Dirae
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plural noun,
the Furies. See fury (def 3).
- deci-
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- deca-
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- Recit
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- rect.
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- cried
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noun,
the act or sound of crying; any loud utterance or exclamation; a shout, scream, or wail.
- recta
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noun,
a plural of rectum.
- irate
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adjective,
angry; enraged:
- irade
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noun,
a decree of a Muslim ruler.
- davit
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noun,
any of various cranelike devices used singly or in pairs for supporting, raising, and lowering especially boats, anchors, and cargo over a hatchway or side of a ship.
- Davie
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noun,
a town in SE Florida.
- Diver
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noun,
a person or thing that dives.
- redia
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noun,
a cylindrical larval stage of some trematodes, produced by a sporocyst and giving rise to daughter rediae or to cercariae.
- daric
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noun,
a gold coin and monetary unit of ancient Persia.
- reive
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verb (used with or without object),
to rob; plunder.
- revet
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verb (used with object),
to face, as an embankment, with masonry or other material.
- rivet
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noun,
a metal pin for passing through holes in two or more plates or pieces to hold them together, usually made with a head at one end, the other end being hammered into a head after insertion.
- crit.
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- Reade
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noun,
Charles, 1814–84, English novelist.
- edict
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noun,
a decree issued by a sovereign or other authority. Synonyms: dictum, pronouncement.
- Teide
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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).
- trade
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noun,
the act or process of buying, selling, or exchanging commodities, at either wholesale or retail, within a country or between countries:
- acred
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adjective,
owning many acres of land; landed.
- TREAT
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noun,
entertainment, food, drink, etc., given by way of compliment or as an expression of friendly regard.
- avert
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verb (used with object),
to turn away or aside:
- tread
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noun,
the action of treading, stepping, or walking.
- trave
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noun,
a crossbeam.
- trait
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noun,
a distinguishing characteristic or quality, especially of one's personal nature:
- Tract
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noun,
an expanse or area of land, water, etc.; region; stretch.
- acrid
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adjective,
sharp or biting to the taste or smell; bitterly pungent; irritating to the eyes, nose, etc.:
- Trace
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noun,
a surviving mark, sign, or evidence of the former existence, influence, or action of some agent or event; vestige:
- Cadet
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noun,
a student in a national service academy or private military school or on a training ship.
- titre
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noun,
titer.
- aeri-
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- titer
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noun,
the strength of a solution as determined by titration with a standard substance.
- veter
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- treed
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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.
- Attic
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noun,
the part of a building, especially of a house, directly under a roof; garret.
- Caird
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noun,
a traveling tinker, especially a gypsy.
- adret
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noun,
a side of a mountain receiving direct sunlight.
- vatic
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adjective,
of, relating to, or characteristic of a prophet.
- Vedic
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noun,
Also called Vedic Sanskrit. the language of the Veda, closely related to classical Sanskrit.
- vari-
-
- advt.
-
- Verde
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noun,
Cape, a cape in Senegal, near Dakar: the westernmost point of Africa.
- trite
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adjective,
lacking in freshness or effectiveness because of constant use or excessive repetition; hackneyed; stale:
- Arete
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noun,
the aggregate of qualities, as valor and virtue, making up good character.
- ative
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- Verdi
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noun,
Giuseppe [joo-zep-pe] /dʒuˈzɛp pɛ/ (Show IPA), 1813–1901, Italian composer.
- tried
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noun,
an attempt or effort:
- Artie
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Arthur.
- trice
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noun,
a very short time; an instant:
- Triad
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noun,
a group of three, especially of three closely related persons or things.
- triac
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noun,
a type of thyristor designed for electronic control of the current supplied to a circuit, used especially in dimmers for lighting systems.
- acet-
-
- cadre
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noun,
Military. the key group of officers and enlisted personnel necessary to establish and train a new military unit.
- vicar
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noun,
Church of England.
a person acting as priest of a parish in place of the rector, or as representative of a religious community to which tithes belong.
the priest of a parish the tithes of which are impropriated and who receives only the smaller tithes or a salary.
- terce
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noun,
tierce (def 3).
- carve
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verb (used with object),
to cut (a solid material) so as to form something:
- cater
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verb (used with object),
to provide food and service for:
- vice-
-
- Tevet
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noun,
the fourth month of the Jewish calendar.
- caver
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noun,
a person who studies or explores caves.
- Cedar
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noun,
any of several Old World, coniferous trees of the genus Cedrus, having wide, spreading branches.
Compare cedar of Lebanon.
- Terai
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noun,
a marshy lowland area in N India and S Nepal, between the Ganges and the foothills of the Himalayas.
- Carie
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noun,
a female given name, form of Caroline.
- tera-
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- 30-30
-
- vitta
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noun,
Botany. a tube or receptacle for oil, occurring in the fruits of most plants of the parsley family.
- ceria
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noun,
a white-to-yellow, heavy powder, cerium dioxide, CeO 2 , usually derived from cerium nitrate by decomposition with heat: used chiefly in ceramics, glass polishing, and decolorizing.
- 2,4-d
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noun,
a white to yellow, crystalline powder, C 8 H 6 O 3 Cl 2 , slightly soluble in water: used for killing weeds.
- cert.
-
- Carte
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noun,
(italics) French. menu; bill of fare.
Compare à la carte.
- aerie
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noun,
the nest of a bird of prey, as an eagle or a hawk.
- caret
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noun,
a mark (‸) made in written or printed matter to show the place where something is to be inserted.
- Card.
-
- tired
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noun,
British Dialect. fatigue.
- Vidar
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noun,
a son of Odin, who will survive Ragnarok after killing Fenrir.
- Ice.
-
- RACE
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noun,
a contest of speed, as in running, riding, driving, or sailing.
- EDTA
-
- veer
-
noun,
a change of direction, position, course, etc.:
- Ivar
-
noun,
a male or female given name.
- Vic.
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- Vera
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noun,
a female given name: from a Russian word meaning “faith.”.
- ever
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Idioms,
ever and again, now and then; from time to time.
Also, Literary, ever and anon.
- iter
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noun,
a canal or passage.
- Itea
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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.
- Ire.
-
- Vict
-
- ette
-
- Vida
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noun,
a female given name.
- Erie
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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).
- Vite
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adverb,
briskly; lively.
- iced
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noun,
the solid form of water, produced by freezing; frozen water.
- Etta
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noun,
a female given name, form of Henrietta.
- vert
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noun,
English Forest Law.
vegetation bearing green leaves in a forest and capable of serving as a cover for deer.
the right to cut such vegetation.
- Eric
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noun,
Eric the Red.
- etic
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adjective,
pertaining to or being the raw data of a language or other area of behavior, without considering the data as significant units functioning within a system.
- vet.
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- etc.
-
- VITA
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noun,
curriculum vitae (def 1).
- Viet
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noun,
South Vietnam, North Vietnam, or both.
- idae
-
- vide
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verb,
see (used especially to refer a reader to parts of a text).
- IDEA
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noun,
any conception existing in the mind as a result of mental understanding, awareness, or activity.
- trid
-
- rad.
-
- rive
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verb (used with object),
to tear or rend apart:
- Rev.
-
- Rice
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noun,
the starchy seeds or grain of an annual marsh grass, Oryza sativa, cultivated in warm climates and used for food.
- Rida
-
- ride
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noun,
a journey or excursion on a horse, camel, etc., or on or in a vehicle.
- rit.
-
- RITA
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noun,
the Vedic concept of cosmic and social order.
- rite
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noun,
a formal or ceremonial act or procedure prescribed or customary in religious or other solemn use:
- riv.
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- tire
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noun,
British Dialect. fatigue.
- Tit.
-
- Tace
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noun,
tasset.
- tier
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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.
- tide
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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.
- tete
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noun,
a city in W Mozambique, on the Zambezi River.
- tact
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noun,
a keen sense of what to say or do to avoid giving offense; skill in dealing with difficult or delicate situations.
- Tare
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noun,
any of various vetches, especially Vicia sativa.
- tart
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noun,
a small pie filled with cooked fruit or other sweetened preparation, usually having no top crust.
- Tate
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noun,
Sir Henry, 1819–99, English merchant and philanthropist: founder of an art gallery (Tate Gallery) in London, England.
- teat
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noun,
the protuberance on the breast or udder in female mammals, except the monotremes, through which the milk ducts discharge; nipple or mammilla.
- rete
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noun,
a pierced plate on an astrolabe, having projections whose points correspond to the fixed stars.
- reit
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noun,
real-estate investment trust.
- Veda
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noun,
Sometimes, Vedas. the entire body of Hindu sacred writings, chief among which are four books, the Rig-Veda, the Sama-Veda, the Atharva-Veda, and the Yajur-Veda.
- Tver
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noun,
a city in the W Russian Federation in Europe, NW of Moscow, on the Volga.
Formerly (1934–90) Kalinin.
- RAID
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noun,
a sudden assault or attack, as upon something to be seized or suppressed:
- rate
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noun,
the amount of a charge or payment with reference to some basis of calculation:
- Vat.
-
- var.
-
- rave
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noun,
an act of raving.
- Ravi
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noun,
a river in NW India and NE Pakistan, flowing from the Himlayas SW to the Chenab River: a headwater of the Indus River and one of the “five rivers” of the Punjab. 475 miles (764 km) long.
- rcd.
-
- vair
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noun,
a fur much used for lining and trimming garments in the 13th and 14th centuries, generally assumed to have been that of a variety of squirrel with a gray back and white belly.
Compare miniver (def 1).
- RdAc
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- Reid
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noun,
Sir George Huston, 1845–1918, Australian statesman, born in Scotland: prime minister 1904–05.
- trit
-
- ter.
-
- Read
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noun,
an act or instance of reading:
- tri-
-
- tret
-
noun,
(formerly) an allowance for waste, after deduction for tare.
- Tree
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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.
- trav
-
- rede
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noun,
counsel; advice.
- Reed
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noun,
the straight stalk of any of various tall grasses, especially of the genera Phragmites and Arundo, growing in marshy places.
- 1080
-
- Eire
-
noun,
the Irish name of Ireland.
- Edie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Edith.
- Dare
-
noun,
an act of daring or defiance; challenge.
- CerE
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noun,
a fleshy, membranous covering of the base of the upper mandible of a bird, especially a bird of prey or a parrot, through which the nostrils open.
- cet-
-
- Ceta
-
noun,
Comprehensive Employment and Training Act.
- Cete
-
noun,
a number of badgers together.
- cide
-
- cir.
-
- cire
-
noun,
a brilliant, highly glazed surface produced on fabrics by subjecting them to a wax, heat, and calendering treatment.
- cit.
-
- cite
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noun,
citation (defs 7, 8).
- civ.
-
- Cree
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noun,
a member of a North American Indian people of Ontario, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, and Montana.
- ctr.
-
- Dace
-
noun,
a small, freshwater cyprinoid fish, Leuciscus leuciscus, of Europe, having a stout, fusiform body.
- Dari
-
noun,
a form of Persian, spoken in Afghanistan.
- cedi
-
noun,
a paper money and monetary unit of Ghana, equal to 100 pesewas.
- dat.
-
- date
-
noun,
a particular month, day, and year at which some event happened or will happen:
- Dave
-
noun,
a male given name, form of David.
- DEAR
-
noun,
a person who is good, kind, or generous:
- Dec.
-
- Deer
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noun,
any of several ruminants of the family Cervidae, most of the males of which have solid, deciduous antlers.
- deet
-
plural noun,
details:
- der.
-
- dere
-
adjective,
dear2 .
- Deva
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noun,
Hinduism, Buddhism. a god or divinity.
- Devi
-
noun,
a mother goddess of which Durga, Kali, etc., are particular forms.
- dia-
-
- Dice
-
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.
- cera
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noun,
(in prescriptions) wax.
- cede
-
verb (used with object),
to yield or formally surrender to another:
- dir.
-
- art.
-
- acid
-
noun,
Chemistry. a compound usually having a sour taste and capable of neutralizing alkalis and reddening blue litmus paper, containing hydrogen that can be replaced by a metal or an electropositive group to form a salt, or containing an atom that can accept a pair of electrons from a base. Acids are proton donors that yield hydronium ions in water solution, or electron-pair acceptors that combine with electron-pair donors or bases.
- acr-
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- Acre
-
noun,
a common measure of area: in the U.S. and U.K., 1 acre equals 4,840 square yards (4,047 square meters) or 0.405 hectare; 640 acres equals one square mile.
- Adie
-
noun,
a female given name.
- adit
-
noun,
an entrance or a passage.
- adv.
-
- aer-
-
- aet.
-
- aide
-
noun,
nurse's aide.
- Aire
-
- airt
-
noun,
a direction.
- Arce
-
noun,
a daughter of Thaumas and the sister of Iris and the Harpies. Zeus took away her wings when she aided the Titans in their war against him.
- arid
-
adjective,
being without moisture; extremely dry; parched:
- att.
-
- Cdr.
-
- atic
-
- Ave.
-
- avid
-
adjective,
showing great enthusiasm for or interest in:
Synonyms: enthusiastic, ardent, keen; devoted, dedicated; zealous, fanatic.
Antonyms: indifferent, apathetic; reluctant.
- cade
-
noun,
a juniper, Juniperus oxycedrus, of the Mediterranean area, whose wood on destructive distillation yields an oily liquid (oil of cade) used in treating skin diseases.
- cadi
-
noun,
qadi.
- caid
-
noun,
(in North Africa) a Muslim tribal chief, judge, or senior official.
- CARE
-
noun,
a state of mind in which one is troubled; worry, anxiety, or concern:
- CART
-
noun,
a heavy two-wheeled vehicle, commonly without springs, drawn by mules, oxen, or the like, used for the conveyance of heavy goods.
- cat.
-
- Cate
-
noun,
a choice food;delicacy; dainty.
- Catt
-
noun,
Carrie Chapman Lane, 1859–1947, U.S. leader in women's suffrage movements.
- CATV
-
- Cav.
-
- Cave
-
noun,
a hollow in the earth, especially one opening more or less horizontally into a hill, mountain, etc.
- Diet
-
noun,
food and drink considered in terms of its qualities, composition, and its effects on health:
- crat
-
- dite
-
noun,
a bit (usually used in negative constructions):
- dive
-
noun,
an act or instance of diving.
- DIRT
-
noun,
any foul or filthy substance, as mud, grime, dust, or excrement.
- dree
-
adjective,
tedious; dreary.
- div.
-
- DIRE
-
adjective,
causing or involving great fear or suffering; dreadful; terrible:
- diva
-
noun,
a distinguished female singer; prima donna.
- ect-
-
- drat
-
interjection,
(used to express mild disgust, disappointment, or the like):
- eave
-
noun,
Usually, eaves. the overhanging lower edge of a roof.
- cr.
-
- ca.
-
- 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.
- 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.
- Avi
-
- ETR
-
- ATC
-
- ERV
-
- a-v
-
- ATV
-
- ARV
-
noun,
a variant of the AIDS virus. Abbreviation: ARV.
- ct.
-
- eat
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- at.
-
- AVC
-
- VTR
-
noun,
a device for recording television programs on magnetic tape for delayed transmission or for storage.
- CAD
-
noun,
an ill-bred man, especially one who behaves in a dishonorable or irresponsible way toward women.
- ETD
-
- tet
-
noun,
the Vietnamese New Year celebration, occurring during the first seven days of the first month of the lunar calendar.
- Re.
-
- CEA
-
- CDT
-
- TIA
-
- TIC
-
noun,
Pathology.
a sudden, spasmodic, painless, involuntary muscular contraction, as of the face.
tic douloureux.
- TID
-
- ETA
-
noun,
the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
- Eve
-
noun,
(sometimes initial capital letter) the evening or the day before a holiday, church festival, or any date or event:
- TVA
-
- ea.
-
- CAR
-
noun,
an automobile.
- EVA
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Eve.
- CAI
-
- ETV
-
- Tiv
-
noun,
a member of an African people living N and S of the lower Benue River in E Nigeria.
- tr.
-
- tra
-
- ead
-
- ard
-
- VAC
-
noun,
vacuum cleaner.
- ERT
-
- Ar.
-
- ACT
-
noun,
anything done, being done, or to be done; deed; performance:
- EDC
-
- EEC
-
- Via
-
noun,
Architecture. a space between two mutules.
- Ede
-
noun,
a city in SW Nigeria.
- ACE
-
noun,
a playing card or die marked with or having the value indicated by a single spot:
- av.
-
- AID
-
noun,
help or support; assistance.
- ade
-
noun,
George, 1866–1944, U.S. humorist.
- ADC
-
- ad-
-
- vie
-
verb (used with object),
Archaic. to put forward in competition or rivalry.
- ac-
-
- VIR
-
noun,
husband (used chiefly in the legal phrase et vir).
- Vt.
-
- VTC
-
- Vte
-
- ACV
-
- eir
-
- Va.
-
- AIC
-
- V-1
-
noun,
a robot bomb developed by the Germans in World War II and launched from bases on the ground, chiefly against England.
- V-2
-
noun,
a liquid-fueled rocket used as a ballistic missile by the Germans, mainly against London, late in World War II.
- id.
-
- ARC
-
noun,
Geometry. any unbroken part of the circumference of a circle or other curved line.
- ait
-
noun,
a small island, especially in a river.
- ec-
-
- ECA
-
- AIR
-
noun,
a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- VCR
-
- EDA
-
noun,
a female given name.
- VDT
-
- ed.
-
- ERE
-
preposition, conjunction,
before.
- Vee
-
noun,
anything shaped like or suggesting a V .
- AEC
-
- Ver
-
- ae.
-
- ERA
-
noun,
a period of time marked by distinctive character, events, etc.:
- cee
-
noun,
the letter C.
- CED
-
- IRA
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- RCT
-
- REA
-
- RDC
-
- DET
-
- CVT
-
- CVA
-
- RDA
-
- ier
-
- 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.
- cte
-
- CTA
-
- CRT
-
- rt.
-
- rte
-
- Dev
-
noun,
a software developer:
- RID
-
noun,
a journey or excursion on a horse, camel, etc., or on or in a vehicle.
- DEI
-
adverb,
by the grace of God.
- ITV
-
- DAE
-
- de-
-
- DAV
-
- Ree
-
noun,
reeve3 .
- IRC
-
- DAR
-
- 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.
- Ir.
-
- ite
-
- DEA
-
- ITA
-
- Ria
-
noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- ITC
-
- REC
-
noun,
recreation.
- Dee
-
noun,
a metal loop attached to tack, for fastening gear:
- RCA
-
- Iva
-
noun,
any composite plant of the genus Iva, characterized by usually opposite leaves and inconspicuous greenish-yellow flowers.
- d-c
-
noun,
a surgical method for the removal of diseased tissue or an early embryo from the lining of the uterus by means of scraping.
- Rd.
-
- Ia.
-
- tee
-
noun,
the letter T or t.
- Ted
-
noun,
British Slang. Teddy boy.
- ICA
-
noun,
Portuguese name of Putumayo.
- TEC
-
noun,
detective.
- CIA
-
- 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.
- Rae
-
noun,
John, 1813–93, Scottish surgeon and Arctic explorer.
- 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.
- TCA
-
- di.
-
- Tav
-
noun,
the 23rd letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
- Rai
-
noun,
a style of Algerian popular music played on electric guitar, synthesizer, and percussion instruments.
- CID
-
noun,
The ("El Cid Campeador"; Rodrigo Díaz de Bivar) c1040–99, Spanish soldier: hero of the wars against the Moors.
- TAE
-
preposition,
to.
- Dr.
-
- EDT
-
- ide
-
- Tad
-
noun,
a small child, especially a boy.
- 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.
- 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.
- Tai
-
noun,
any of several sparoid fishes of the Pacific Ocean, as Pagrus major (red tai) a food fish of Japan.
- TAR
-
noun,
any of various dark-colored viscid products obtained by the destructive distillation of certain organic substances, as coal or wood.
- DRE
-
- 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).
- CIE
-
- TAT
-
verb (used with or without object),
to do, or make by, tatting.
- 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.
- 2D
-
noun,
a two-dimensional form or appearance:
- R.
-
- 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.
- RA
-
noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- RI
-
- 3D
-
noun,
a three-dimensional form or appearance:
- D.
-
- 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.
- T1
-
- ic
-
- i.
-
- E.
-
noun,
Edward (St. John) 1925–2000, U.S. writer and illustrator.
- ee
-
- TI
-
noun,
the syllable for the seventh tone of a diatonic scale.
- TE
-
noun,
ti1 .
- EI
-
- er
-
interjection,
(used to express or represent a pause, hesitation, uncertainty, etc.).
- TC
-
- EV
-
- 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.
- CE
-
- TA
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- TD
-
- DV
-
- t.
-
- RV
-
- et
-
verb,
a simple past tense of eat.
- CV
-
- TT
-
- TV
-
noun,
television.
- IV
-
noun,
an intravenous device for delivering electrolyte solutions, medicines, and nutrients.
- V.
-
- 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.
- VC
-
- VD
-
- VI
-
- VR
-
- DC
-
noun,
a surgical method for the removal of diseased tissue or an early embryo from the lining of the uterus by means of scraping.
- RC
-