Anagrams of disenfranchise
Word disenfranchise has
1798 anagrams
that can be made by using the letters of disenfranchise.
- enfranchises
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verb (used with object),
to grant a franchise to; admit to citizenship, especially to the right of voting.
- disfranchise
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verb (used with object),
to deprive (a person) of a right of citizenship, as of the right to vote.
- franchisees
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noun,
a person or company to whom a franchise is granted.
- enfranchise
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verb (used with object),
to grant a franchise to; admit to citizenship, especially to the right of voting.
- dinarchies
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noun,
duarchy.
- shinneries
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noun,
a dense growth of small trees, especially scrub oaks.
- refinances
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verb (used with object),
to finance again.
- refinishes
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verb (used with object),
to give a new surface to (wood, furniture, etc.).
- hindrances
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noun,
an impeding, stopping, preventing, or the like.
- franchisee
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noun,
a person or company to whom a franchise is granted.
- defiances
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noun,
a daring or bold resistance to authority or to any opposing force.
- hardiness
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noun,
the capacity for enduring or sustaining hardship, privation, etc.; capability of surviving under unfavorable conditions.
- fricassee
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noun,
meat, especially chicken or veal, browned lightly, stewed, and served in a sauce made with its own stock.
- Frenchies
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noun,
Informal. a native or inhabitant of France or a person of French descent.
- definiens
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noun,
something that defines, especially the defining part of a dictionary entry.
- franchise
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noun,
a privilege of a public nature conferred on an individual, group, or company by a government:
- ascenders
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noun,
a person or thing that ascends or causes ascension.
- Aeschines
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noun,
389–314 b.c, Athenian orator: rival of Demosthenes.
- acridines
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noun,
a colorless, crystalline solid, C 13 H 9 N, usually obtained from the anthracine fraction of coal tar: used chiefly in the synthesis of dyes and drugs.
- fisheries
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noun,
a place where fish are bred; fish hatchery.
- enhancers
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noun,
a person or thing that enhances.
- arsenides
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noun,
a compound containing two elements of which arsenic is the negative one, as silver arsenide, Ag 3 As.
- Sanhedrin
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noun,
Also called Great Sanhedrin. the highest council of the ancient Jews, consisting of 71 members, and exercising authority from about the 2nd century b.c.
- enshrines
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verb (used with object),
to enclose in or as in a shrine:
- financier
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noun,
a person skilled or engaged in managing large financial operations, whether public or corporate.
- sennachie
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noun,
a professional storyteller of family genealogy, history, and legend.
- scarifies
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verb (used with object),
to make scratches or superficial incisions in (the skin, a wound, etc.), as in vaccination.
- Archfiend
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noun,
a chief fiend.
- Schneider
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verb (used with object),
to prevent (an opponent) from scoring a point in a game or match.
- refinance
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verb (used with object),
to finance again.
- free-hand
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noun,
unrestricted freedom or authority:
- redfishes
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noun,
Also called ocean perch, rosefish. a North Atlantic rockfish, Sebastes marinus, used for food.
- narceines
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noun,
a narcotic alkaloid, C 23 H 27 NO 8 , occurring in opium and acting as a mild relaxant on smooth muscle.
- inshrines
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verb (used with object),
enshrine.
- diarchies
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noun,
government in which power is vested in two rulers or authorities.
- diaeresis
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noun,
dieresis.
- infancies
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noun,
the state or period of being an infant; very early childhood, usually the period before being able to walk; babyhood.
- canneries
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noun,
a factory where foodstuffs, as meat, fish, or fruit are canned.
- increases
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noun,
growth or augmentation in numbers, size, strength, quality, etc.:
- sirenians
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noun,
an aquatic, herbivorous mammal of the order Sirenia, including the manatee and dugong.
- insincere
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adjective,
not sincere; not honest in the expression of actual feeling; hypocritical.
- Neisseria
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noun,
any of several spherical bacteria of the genus Neisseria, certain species of which, as N. gonorrhoeae, are pathogenic for humans.
- hindrance
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noun,
an impeding, stopping, preventing, or the like.
- carnifies
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verb (used with object),
to form or turn into flesh.
- chariness
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noun,
the state or quality of being chary.
- readiness
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noun,
the condition of being ready.
- densifies
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verb (used with object),
to impregnate (wood) with additives under heat and pressure in order to achieve greater density and hardness.
- fiancees
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noun,
a woman engaged to be married.
- sanidine
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noun,
a glassy, often transparent variety of orthoclase in which sodium may replace as much as 50 percent of the potassium: forms phenocrysts in some igneous rocks.
- finishes
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noun,
the end or conclusion; the final part or last stage.
- Cressida
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noun,
(in medieval adaptations of the story of the Trojan wars) a Trojan woman portrayed as the lover of Troilus, whom she deserts for Diomedes.
- sardines
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noun,
the pilchard, Sardina pilchardus, often preserved in oil and used for food.
- finished
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noun,
the end or conclusion; the final part or last stage.
- fineries
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noun,
fine or showy dress, ornaments, etc.
- searches
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noun,
the act of searching; careful examination or investigation:
an instance of this:
- fineness
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noun,
the state or quality of being fine.
- aniseeds
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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.
- narceine
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noun,
a narcotic alkaloid, C 23 H 27 NO 8 , occurring in opium and acting as a mild relaxant on smooth muscle.
- Ardennes
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noun,
Forest of, a wooded plateau region in W Europe, in NE France, SE Belgium, and Luxembourg: World War I battle 1914; World War II battle 1944–45.
- fascines
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noun,
a long bundle of sticks bound together, used in building earthworks and batteries and in strengthening ramparts.
- anserine
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adjective,
of or relating to the subfamily Anserinae, of the family Anatidae, comprising the true geese.
- fireside
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noun,
Also called hearthside. the space about a fire or hearth.
- archness
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noun,
roguishness; sauciness.
- insnares
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verb (used with object),
ensnare.
- casefies
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verb (used with or without object),
to make or become like cheese.
- fiendish
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adjective,
diabolically cruel and wicked.
- finances
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noun,
the management of revenues; the conduct or transaction of money matters generally, especially those affecting the public, as in the fields of banking and investment.
- inshrine
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verb (used with object),
enshrine.
- arsenics
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- Sedecias
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noun,
Zedekiah.
- refinish
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verb (used with object),
to give a new surface to (wood, furniture, etc.).
- hardness
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noun,
the state or quality of being hard:
- Asnieres
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noun,
a city in N central France, near Paris.
- rescinds
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verb (used with object),
to abrogate; annul; revoke; repeal.
- Friesian
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adjective, noun,
Frisian.
- inarches
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verb (used with object),
to graft by uniting a growing branch to a stock without separating the branch from its parent stock.
- freshens
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Verb phrases,
freshen up, to make oneself feel freshly clean or neat, as by washing, changing clothes, etc.:
- incenses
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noun,
an aromatic gum or other substance producing a sweet odor when burned, used in religious ceremonies, to enhance a mood, etc.
- frenches
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noun,
the people of France and their direct descendants.
- freesias
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noun,
any of several plants belonging to the genus Freesia, of the iris family, native to southern Africa, having fragrant white, yellow, or sometimes rose-colored, tubular flowers.
- freehand
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adverb,
in a freehand manner:
- arsenide
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noun,
a compound containing two elements of which arsenic is the negative one, as silver arsenide, Ag 3 As.
- radishes
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noun,
the crisp, pungent, edible root of the plant, Raphanus sativus, of the mustard family, usually eaten raw.
- Francine
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noun,
a female given name, form of Frances.
- cinerins
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noun,
either of two oily, liquid compounds, C 20 H 28 O 3 or C 21 H 28 O 5 , used as insecticides.
- Increase
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noun,
growth or augmentation in numbers, size, strength, quality, etc.:
- indicans
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noun,
a glucoside, C 14 H 17 NO 6 , that occurs in plants yielding indigo and from which indigo is obtained.
- ascender
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noun,
a person or thing that ascends or causes ascension.
- crannied
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adjective,
having or full of crannies.
- crannies
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noun,
a small, narrow opening in a wall, rock, etc.; chink; crevice; fissure:
- hendeca-
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- sandfish
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noun,
either of two scaleless fishes of the family Trichodontidae, of the North Pacific, that live in sand or mud.
- insiders
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noun,
a person who is a member of a group, organization, society, etc.
- dasheens
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noun,
the taro plant, Colocasia esculenta, native to tropical Asia, now cultivated in the southern U.S. for its edible tubers.
- archines
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noun,
arshin.
- adenines
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noun,
Biochemistry. a purine base, C 5 H 5 N 5 , one of the fundamental components of nucleic acids, as DNA, in which it forms a base pair with thymine, and RNA, in which it pairs with uracil. Symbol: A.
- Achinese
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noun,
Atjehnese.
- shinnies
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noun,
a simple variety of hockey, played with a ball, block of wood, or the like, and clubs curved at one end.
- ensnares
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verb (used with object),
to capture in, or involve as in, a snare:
- airsheds
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noun,
a geographical area within which the air frequently is confined or channeled, with all parts of the area thus being subject to similar conditions of air pollution.
- descries
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verb (used with object),
to see (something unclear or distant) by looking carefully; discern; espy:
- airiness
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noun,
openness to the air:
- enshrine
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verb (used with object),
to enclose in or as in a shrine:
- echidnas
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noun,
Also called spiny anteater. any of several insectivorous monotremes of the genera Tachyglossus, of Australia, Tasmania, and New Guinea, and Zaglossus, of New Guinea, that have claws and a slender snout and are covered with coarse hair and long spines.
- decennia
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noun,
a period of ten years; a decade.
- aerifies
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verb (used with object),
to aerate.
- dehisces
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verb (used without object),
to burst open, as capsules of plants; gape.
- enchains
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verb (used with object),
to bind in or as in chain or chains; fetter; restrain:
- sericins
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noun,
a gelatinous organic compound that holds the two strands of natural silk together.
- deciares
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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.
- Defiance
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noun,
a daring or bold resistance to authority or to any opposing force.
- sidecars
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noun,
a small car attached on one side to a motorcycle and supported on the other side by a wheel of its own, used for a passenger, parcels, etc.
- enriches
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verb (used with object),
to supply with riches, wealth, abundant or valuable possessions, etc.:
- enhances
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verb (used with object),
to raise to a higher degree; intensify; magnify:
- Eisenach
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noun,
a city in central Germany.
- enhancer
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noun,
a person or thing that enhances.
- shandies
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noun,
a mixture of beer and lemonade.
- shannies
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noun,
a scaleless blenny, Blennius pholis, living in waters along the coast of Europe, having an olive-green body marked with dark spots.
- discerns
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verb (used with object),
to perceive by the sight or some other sense or by the intellect; see, recognize, or apprehend:
- dieresis
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noun,
the separation of two adjacent vowels, dividing one syllable into two.
- faiences
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noun,
glazed earthenware or pottery, especially a fine variety with highly colored designs.
- enchases
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verb (used with object),
to place (gems) in an ornamental setting.
- fairness
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noun,
the state, condition, or quality of being fair, or free from bias or injustice; evenhandedness:
- drenches
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noun,
the act of drenching.
- Adrienne
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noun,
a female given name: derived from Adrian.
- acridine
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noun,
a colorless, crystalline solid, C 13 H 9 N, usually obtained from the anthracine fraction of coal tar: used chiefly in the synthesis of dyes and drugs.
- andesine
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noun,
a mineral, intermediate in the plagioclase feldspar group, having a play of colors and usually found as crystals in igneous rocks.
- Sheridan
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noun,
Philip Henry, 1831–88, Union general in the Civil War.
- shindies
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noun,
a row; rumpus.
- Andersen
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noun,
Hans Christian [hanz] /hænz/ (Show IPA), 1805–75, Danish author, especially of fairy tales.
- sirenian
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noun,
an aquatic, herbivorous mammal of the order Sirenia, including the manatee and dugong.
- hearses
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noun,
a vehicle for conveying a dead person to the place of burial.
- enchain
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verb (used with object),
to bind in or as in chain or chains; fetter; restrain:
- heiress
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noun,
a woman who inherits or has a right of inheritance, especially a woman who has inherited or will inherit considerable wealth.
- headers
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noun,
a person or thing that removes or puts a head on something.
- hinders
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noun,
Chiefly Northern and North Midland U.S. the buttocks.
- Harness
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noun,
the combination of straps, bands, and other parts forming the working gear of a draft animal.
Compare yoke1 (def 1).
- chaines
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noun,
a series of short, usually rapid, turns performed in a straight line across the stage.
- Chenier
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noun,
a hummock in a marshy region, with stands of evergreen oaks.
- hernias
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noun,
the protrusion of an organ or tissue through an opening in its surrounding walls, especially in the abdominal region.
- Hessian
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noun,
a native or inhabitant of Hesse.
- cheders
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noun,
heder.
- heifers
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noun,
a young cow over one year old that has not produced a calf.
- chaises
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noun,
a light, open carriage, usually with a hood, especially a one-horse, two-wheeled carriage for two persons; shay.
- Chardin
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noun,
Jean Baptiste Siméon [zhahn ba-teest see-mey-awn] /ʒɑ̃ baˈtist si meɪˈɔ̃/ (Show IPA), 1699–1779, French painter.
- Heredia
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noun,
José María de [Spanish haw-se mah-ree-ah th e] /Spanish hɔˈsɛ mɑˈri ɑ ðɛ/ (Show IPA), 1842–1905, French poet, born in Cuba.
- chasers
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noun,
a person or thing that chases or pursues.
- encases
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verb (used with object),
to enclose in or as in a case:
- henries
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noun,
the standard unit of inductance in the International System of Units (SI), formally defined to be the inductance of a closed circuit in which an electromotive force of one volt is produced when the electric current in the circuit varies uniformly at a rate of one ampere per second. Abbreviation: H.
- deniers
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noun,
a person who denies.
- herdics
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noun,
a low-hung carriage with two or four wheels, having the entrance at the back and the seats at the sides.
- fancied
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noun,
imagination or fantasy, especially as exercised in a capricious manner.
- edifies
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verb (used with object),
to instruct or benefit, especially morally or spiritually; uplift:
- dineric
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adjective,
of or relating to the face of separation of two immiscible liquid phases.
- caserns
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noun,
a lodging for soldiers in a garrison town; barracks.
- cashier
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noun,
an employee, as in a market or department store, who collects payments for customer purchases.
- Dinesen
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noun,
Isak [ee-sahk] /ˈi sɑk/ (Show IPA), (pen name of Baroness Karen Blixen) 1885–1962, Danish author.
- irenics
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noun,
the branch of theology dealing with the promotion of peace and conciliation among Christian churches.
Compare polemics (def 2).
- discase
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verb (used with object),
to take the case or covering from; uncase.
- discern
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verb (used with object),
to perceive by the sight or some other sense or by the intellect; see, recognize, or apprehend:
- Cassini
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noun,
Oleg [oh-leg] /ˈoʊ lɛg/ (Show IPA), (Oleg Cassini-Loiewski) 1913–2006, U.S. fashion designer and businessman, born in France.
- insnare
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verb (used with object),
ensnare.
- insides
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noun,
the inner or internal part; interior:
- disease
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noun,
a disordered or incorrectly functioning organ, part, structure, or system of the body resulting from the effect of genetic or developmental errors, infection, poisons, nutritional deficiency or imbalance, toxicity, or unfavorable environmental factors; illness; sickness; ailment.
- insider
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noun,
a person who is a member of a group, organization, society, etc.
- diaries
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noun,
a daily record, usually private, especially of the writer's own experiences, observations, feelings, attitudes, etc.
- innards
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noun,
the internal parts of the body; entrails or viscera.
- infares
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noun,
a party or reception for a newly married couple.
- hinnies
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noun,
the offspring of a male horse and a female donkey.
Compare mule1 (defs 1, 2).
- censers
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noun,
a container, usually covered, in which incense is burned, especially during religious services; thurible.
- echards
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noun,
the water in soil that is not available for absorption by plants.
- desires
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noun,
a longing or craving, as for something that brings satisfaction or enjoyment:
- indices
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noun,
a plural of index.
- Echidna
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noun,
Also called spiny anteater. any of several insectivorous monotremes of the genera Tachyglossus, of Australia, Tasmania, and New Guinea, and Zaglossus, of New Guinea, that have claws and a slender snout and are covered with coarse hair and long spines.
- indican
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noun,
a glucoside, C 14 H 17 NO 6 , that occurs in plants yielding indigo and from which indigo is obtained.
- indenes
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noun,
a colorless, liquid hydrocarbon, C 9 H 8 , obtained from coal tar by fractional distillation: used in synthesizing resins.
- cerises
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adjective, noun,
moderate to deep red.
- incises
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verb (used with object),
to cut into; cut marks, figures, etc., upon.
- incised
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adjective,
cut into:
- edifice
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noun,
a building, especially one of large size or imposing appearance.
- incases
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verb (used with object),
encase.
- chafers
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noun,
any scarabaeid beetle.
- hircine
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adjective,
of, relating to, or resembling a goat.
- incense
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noun,
an aromatic gum or other substance producing a sweet odor when burned, used in religious ceremonies, to enhance a mood, etc.
- freshes
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noun,
the fresh part or time.
- enchase
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verb (used with object),
to place (gems) in an ornamental setting.
- fiacres
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noun,
a small horse-drawn carriage.
- decares
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noun,
a unit of surface measure equal to 10 ares, or 1000 square meters: equivalent to 0.2471 acre.
- finders
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noun,
a person or thing that finds.
- finches
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noun,
any of numerous small passerine birds of the family Fringillidae, including the buntings, sparrows, crossbills, purple finches, and grosbeaks, most of which have a short, conical bill adapted for eating seeds.
- decanes
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noun,
a hydrocarbon, C 10 H 22 , of the methane series, occurring in several isomeric forms.
- ensnare
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verb (used with object),
to capture in, or involve as in, a snare:
- Finance
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noun,
the management of revenues; the conduct or transaction of money matters generally, especially those affecting the public, as in the fields of banking and investment.
- eschars
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noun,
a hard crust or scab, as from a burn.
- dearies
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noun,
darling.
- deafens
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verb (used with object),
to make deaf:
- fiances
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noun,
a man engaged to be married. Synonyms: future groom, future husband, future spouse, betrothed.
- fade-in
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noun,
Movies, Television. a gradual increase in the visibility of a scene.
- faience
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noun,
glazed earthenware or pottery, especially a fine variety with highly colored designs.
- fiancee
-
noun,
a woman engaged to be married.
- dairies
-
noun,
an establishment, as a room, building, or buildings, where milk and cream are kept and butter and cheese are made.
- enserfs
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verb (used with object),
to make a serf of; place in bondage.
- daisies
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noun,
any of various composite plants the flowers of which have a yellow disk and white rays, as the English daisy and the oxeye daisy.
- fennecs
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noun,
a small, pale yellowish-brown fox, Fennecus zerda, of northern Africa, having large, pointed ears.
- dancers
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noun,
a person who dances.
- fenders
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noun,
the pressed and formed sheet-metal part mounted over the road wheels of an automobile, bicycle, etc., to reduce the splashing of mud, water, and the like.
- fencers
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noun,
a person who practices the art of fencing with a sword, foil, etc.
- Fechner
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noun,
Gustav Theodor [goo s-tahf tey-aw-dawr] /ˈgʊs tɑf ˈteɪ ɔˌdɔr/ (Show IPA), 1801–87, German physicist, psychologist, and philosopher.
- fascine
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noun,
a long bundle of sticks bound together, used in building earthworks and batteries and in strengthening ramparts.
- Farnese
-
noun,
Alessandro [ah-les-sahn-draw] /ˌɑ lɛsˈsɑn drɔ/ (Show IPA), Duke of Parma, 1545–92, Italian general, statesman, and diplomat.
- fairies
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noun,
(in folklore) one of a class of supernatural beings, generally conceived as having a diminutive human form and possessing magical powers with which they intervene in human affairs.
- farcies
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noun,
a form of glanders chiefly affecting the skin and superficial lymphatic vessels of horses and mules.
- dasheen
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noun,
the taro plant, Colocasia esculenta, native to tropical Asia, now cultivated in the southern U.S. for its edible tubers.
- fairish
-
adjective,
moderately good, large, or well:
- fancies
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noun,
imagination or fantasy, especially as exercised in a capricious manner.
- dashers
-
noun,
a person or thing that dashes.
- finesse
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noun,
extreme delicacy or subtlety in action, performance, skill, discrimination, taste, etc.
- decerns
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verb (used with object),
Archaic. to discern.
- hardies
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noun,
a chisel or fuller with a square shank for insertion into a square hole (hardy hole) in a blacksmith's anvil.
- Francis
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noun,
a male given name: from an Old French word meaning “Frenchman.”.
- hardens
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noun,
Sir Arthur, 1865–1940, English biochemist: Nobel Prize 1929.
- Frisian
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noun,
a native or inhabitant of Friesland or the Frisian Islands.
- encinas
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noun,
the live oak, Quercus virginiana.
- deifies
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verb (used with object),
to make a god of; exalt to the rank of a deity; personify as a deity:
- endarch
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adjective,
(of a primary xylem or root) developing from the periphery; having the oldest cells closest to the core.
- deicers
-
noun,
a device or a chemical substance for preventing or removing ice.
- Chinese
-
noun,
the standard language of China, based on the speech of Beijing; Mandarin.
- fancier
-
noun,
a person having a liking for or interest in something; enthusiast:
- freshen
-
Verb phrases,
freshen up, to make oneself feel freshly clean or neat, as by washing, changing clothes, etc.:
- endears
-
verb (used with object),
to make dear, esteemed, or beloved:
- Freesia
-
noun,
any of several plants belonging to the genus Freesia, of the iris family, native to southern Africa, having fragrant white, yellow, or sometimes rose-colored, tubular flowers.
- dehisce
-
verb (used without object),
to burst open, as capsules of plants; gape.
- endrins
-
noun,
a highly toxic, chlorinated hydrocarbon, C 12 H 8 OCl 6 , formerly used as an insecticide.
- Frannie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Frances.
- defines
-
verb (used with object),
to state or set forth the meaning of (a word, phrase, etc.): .
- deciare
-
noun,
a unit of surface measure equal to one-tenth of an are, or 10 square meters: equivalent to 11.96 square yards.
- cinerin
-
noun,
either of two oily, liquid compounds, C 20 H 28 O 3 or C 21 H 28 O 5 , used as insecticides.
- enfaces
-
verb (used with object),
to write, print, or stamp something on the face of (a note, draft, etc.).
- Francie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Frances.
- defiers
-
noun,
a person who defies.
- enhance
-
verb (used with object),
to raise to a higher degree; intensify; magnify:
- fraises
-
noun,
Fortification. a defense consisting of pointed stakes projecting from the ramparts in a horizontal or an inclined position.
- Fishers
-
noun,
any animal that catches fish for food.
- defaces
-
verb (used with object),
to mar the surface or appearance of; disfigure:
- crashes
-
noun,
a sudden loud noise, as of something being violently smashed or struck:
- Fischer
-
noun,
Edwin, 1886–1960, Swiss pianist.
- enneads
-
noun,
a group of nine persons or things.
- decries
-
verb (used with object),
to speak disparagingly of; denounce as faulty or worthless; express censure of:
- creases
-
noun,
a ridge or groove produced in anything by folding, heat, pressure, etc.; fold; furrow.
- Finnish
-
noun,
the principal language of Finland, a Uralic language related closely to Estonian and remotely to Hungarian.
- caseins
-
noun,
Biochemistry. a protein precipitated from milk, as by rennet, and forming the basis of cheese and certain plastics.
- inheres
-
verb (used without object),
to exist permanently and inseparably in, as a quality, attribute, or element; belong intrinsically; be inherent:
- Na-Dene
-
noun,
a group of North American Indian languages, comprising the Athabaskan family, Eyak, Tlingit, and Haida, hypothetically considered to be descendants of a single protolanguage: the genetic relationship of either Tlingit or Haida to Athabaskan and Eyak is now disputed.
- resedas
-
noun,
a grayish green.
- Ardeche
-
noun,
a department in SE France. 2145 sq. mi. (5555 sq. km). Capital: Privas.
- scanner
-
noun,
a person or thing that scans.
- sardine
-
noun,
the pilchard, Sardina pilchardus, often preserved in oil and used for food.
- sandhis
-
noun,
morphophonemic alternation, especially as determined by phonetic environment, as in dontcha for don't you.
- arshins
-
noun,
a Russian unit of length equal to 28 inches (71 cm).
- Sanders
-
noun,
a person or thing that sands or sandpapers.
- arsines
-
noun,
Also called arseniuretted hydrogen. a colorless, flammable, slightly water-soluble gas, AsH 3 , having a fetid, garliclike odor, used in chemical warfare.
- ascends
-
verb (used with object),
to go or move upward upon or along; climb; mount:
- Sachsen
-
noun,
German name of Saxony.
- richens
-
verb (used with or without object),
to make or become rich or richer.
- resends
-
verb (used with object),
to send again.
- asinine
-
adjective,
foolish, unintelligent, or silly; stupid:
- rescind
-
verb (used with object),
to abrogate; annul; revoke; repeal.
- archine
-
noun,
arshin.
- reifies
-
verb (used with object),
to convert into or regard as a concrete thing:
- refines
-
Verb phrases,
refine on/upon, to improve by inserting finer distinctions, superior elements, etc.:
- refined
-
adjective,
having or showing well-bred feeling, taste, etc.:
- refaces
-
verb (used with object),
to renew, restore, or repair the face or surface of (buildings, stone, etc.).
- redness
-
noun,
the quality or state of being red.
- redfish
-
noun,
Also called ocean perch, rosefish. a North Atlantic rockfish, Sebastes marinus, used for food.
- redfins
-
noun,
any of various small freshwater minnows with red fins, especially a shiner, Notropis umbratilis, of streams in central North America.
- cahiers
-
noun,
Bookbinding. a number of sheets of paper or leaves of a book placed together, as for binding.
- readies
-
noun,
the state or condition of being ready.
- reaches
-
noun,
an act or instance of reaching:
- randies
-
noun,
Chiefly Scot. a rude or coarse beggar.
- ranches
-
noun,
an establishment maintained for raising livestock under range conditions.
- archsee
-
noun,
archbishopric.
- screeds
-
noun,
a long discourse or essay, especially a diatribe.
- raisins
-
noun,
a grape of any of various sweet varieties dried in the sun or by artificial means, often used in cookery.
- sferics
-
noun,
(used with a singular verb) electronic equipment for determining the position of storms by locating their accompanying atmospherics.
- sirenic
-
adjective,
of or characteristic of a siren; melodious, tempting, or alluring.
- sincere
-
adjective,
free of deceit, hypocrisy, or falseness; earnest:
- siennas
-
noun,
a ferruginous earth used as a yellowish-brown pigment (raw sienna) or, after roasting in a furnace, as a reddish-brown pigment (burnt sienna)
- Sidrahs
-
noun,
a Parashah chanted or read on the Sabbath.
- achenes
-
noun,
any small, dry, hard, one-seeded, indehiscent fruit.
- sidecar
-
noun,
a small car attached on one side to a motorcycle and supported on the other side by a wheel of its own, used for a passenger, parcels, etc.
- shiners
-
noun,
a person or thing that shines.
- adenine
-
noun,
Biochemistry. a purine base, C 5 H 5 N 5 , one of the fundamental components of nucleic acids, as DNA, in which it forms a base pair with thymine, and RNA, in which it pairs with uracil. Symbol: A.
- adheres
-
verb (used with object),
to cause to adhere; make stick:
- sherifs
-
noun,
a governor of Mecca descended from Muhammad.
- sheared
-
noun,
Usually, shears. (sometimes used with a singular verb)
scissors of large size (usually used with pair of).
any of various other cutting implements or machines having two blades that resemble or suggest those of scissors.
- sharifs
-
noun,
sherif.
- serines
-
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;
- Screens
-
noun,
a movable or fixed device, usually consisting of a covered frame, that provides shelter, serves as a partition, etc.
- sericin
-
noun,
a gelatinous organic compound that holds the two strands of natural silk together.
- sereins
-
noun,
fine rain falling after sunset from a sky in which no clouds are visible.
- airshed
-
noun,
a geographical area within which the air frequently is confined or channeled, with all parts of the area thus being subject to similar conditions of air pollution.
- senecas
-
noun,
a member of the largest tribe of the Iroquois Confederacy of North American Indians, formerly inhabiting western New York and being conspicuous in the wars south and west of Lake Erie.
- senders
-
noun,
a person or thing that sends.
- seiners
-
noun,
a person who fishes with a seine.
- Sedrahs
-
noun,
Sidrah.
- secerns
-
verb (used with object),
to discriminate or distinguish in thought.
- Seaside
-
noun,
the land along the sea; seacoast.
- 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.
- seances
-
noun,
a meeting in which a spiritualist attempts to communicate with the spirits of the dead.
- scrinia
-
noun,
a cylindrical container used in ancient Rome to hold papyrus rolls.
- Cairene
-
noun,
a native or resident of Cairo, Egypt.
- Dinaric
-
adjective,
of or relating to the Alpine region of the Balkan Peninsula, from Slovenia to N Albania and extending across W Coatia, and most of Bosnia and Herzegovna, and Montenegro.
- radices
-
noun,
a plural of radix.
- candier
-
- nancies
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Meurthe-et-Moselle, in NE France: battles 1477, 1914, 1944.
- candies
-
noun,
any of a variety of confections made with sugar, syrup, etc., often combined with chocolate, fruit, nuts, etc.
- niacins
-
noun,
nicotinic acid.
- canines
-
noun,
a canid, or member of the dog family Canidae.
- careens
-
noun,
a careening.
- Nereids
-
noun,
any elongate cylindrical worm of the polychaete family Nereididae, including clamworms.
- carnies
-
noun,
a person employed by a carnival.
- Sennar
-
noun,
a region in the E Sudan between the White and Blue Nile rivers, S of Khartoum: a former kingdom.
- sennas
-
noun,
any plant, shrub, or tree belonging to the genus Cassia, of the legume family, having pinnate leaves and large clusters of flowers.
- seracs
-
noun,
a large irregularity of glacial ice, as a pinnacle found in glacial crevasses and formed by melting or movement of the ice.
- enserf
-
verb (used with object),
to make a serf of; place in bondage.
- serais
-
noun,
(in Eastern countries) a caravansary.
- serein
-
noun,
fine rain falling after sunset from a sky in which no clouds are visible.
- Nereid
-
noun,
any elongate cylindrical worm of the polychaete family Nereididae, including clamworms.
- erases
-
verb (used with object),
to rub or scrape out, as letters or characters written, engraved, etc.; efface.
- Serena
-
noun,
a female given name.
- series
-
noun,
a group or a number of related or similar things, events, etc., arranged or occurring in temporal, spatial, or other order or succession; sequence.
- Neisse
-
noun,
a river in N Europe, flowing N from the NW Czech Republic along part of the boundary between Germany and Poland to the Oder River. 145 miles (233 km) long.
- eschar
-
noun,
a hard crust or scab, as from a burn.
- serifs
-
noun,
a smaller line used to finish off a main stroke of a letter, as at the top and bottom of M.
- 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;
- enrich
-
verb (used with object),
to supply with riches, wealth, abundant or valuable possessions, etc.:
- Neenah
-
noun,
a city in E Wisconsin.
- ennead
-
noun,
a group of nine persons or things.
- serins
-
noun,
a small finch, Serinus serinus, of Europe and northern Africa, closely related to the canary.
- Neches
-
noun,
a river in E Texas, flowing S and SE to Sabine Lake. 416 miles (669 km) long.
- shades
-
noun,
the comparative darkness caused by the interception or screening of rays of light from an object, place, or area.
- shafii
-
noun,
one of the four schools of Islamic law, founded by al-Shafiʿi.
- Shansi
-
noun,
Older Spelling. Shanxi.
- shards
-
noun,
a fragment, especially of broken earthenware.
- ericas
-
noun,
any of numerous low-growing evergreen shrubs or small trees belonging to the genus Erica, of the heath family, including several species of heather.
- inanes
-
noun,
something that is empty or void, especially the void of infinite space.
- Seneca
-
noun,
a member of the largest tribe of the Iroquois Confederacy of North American Indians, formerly inhabiting western New York and being conspicuous in the wars south and west of Lake Erie.
- seiche
-
noun,
an occasional and sudden oscillation of the water of a lake, bay, estuary, etc., producing fluctuations in the water level and caused by wind, earthquakes, changes in barometric pressure, etc.
- niacin
-
noun,
nicotinic acid.
- search
-
noun,
the act of searching; careful examination or investigation:
an instance of this:
- fasces
-
noun,
a bundle of rods containing an ax with the blade projecting, borne before Roman magistrates as an emblem of official power.
- Nessie
-
noun,
Loch Ness monster.
- Inness
-
noun,
George, 1825–94, and his son George, 1854–1926, U.S. painters.
- Fannie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Frances.
- secern
-
verb (used with object),
to discriminate or distinguish in thought.
- insane
-
adjective,
not sane; not of sound mind; mentally deranged.
- sedans
-
noun,
an enclosed automobile body having two or four doors and seating four or more persons on two full-width seats.
- seders
-
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.
- Sedrah
-
noun,
Sidrah.
- Nerine
-
noun,
any of several bulbous plants belonging to the genus Nerine, of the amaryllis family, native to southern Africa, having funnel-shaped red, pink, or white flowers.
- seiner
-
noun,
a person who fishes with a seine.
- sharif
-
noun,
sherif.
- Nereis
-
noun,
clamworm.
- seines
-
noun,
a fishing net that hangs vertically in the water, having floats at the upper edge and sinkers at the lower.
- seisin
-
noun,
seizin.
- faerie
-
noun,
the imaginary land of the fairies; fairyland.
- faeces
-
noun,
feces.
- faders
-
noun,
a person or thing that fades.
- Sendai
-
noun,
a city on NE Honshu, in central Japan.
- facies
-
noun,
general appearance, as of an animal or vegetable group.
- Sender
-
noun,
a person or thing that sends.
- facers
-
noun,
a person or thing that faces.
- Esenin
-
noun,
Sergey Aleksandrovich [Russian syir-gyey uh-lyi-ksahn-druh-vyich] /Russian syɪrˈgyeɪ ʌ lyɪˈksɑn drə vyɪtʃ/ (Show IPA), Yesenin, Sergey Aleksandrovich.
- inside
-
noun,
the inner or internal part; interior:
- Esdras
-
noun,
either of the first two books of the Apocrypha, I Esdras or II Esdras.
- shares
-
noun,
the full or proper portion or part allotted or belonging to or contributed or owed by an individual or group.
- Nasser
-
noun,
Gamal Abdel [guh-mahl ab-doo l,, juh-] /gəˈmɑl ˈæb dʊl,, dʒə-/ (Show IPA), 1918–70, Egyptian military and political leader: prime minister of Egypt 1954–56; president of Egypt 1956–58; president of the United Arab Republic 1958–70.
- irades
-
noun,
a decree of a Muslim ruler.
- Sirach
-
noun,
Son of, Jesus (def 2).
- nances
-
noun,
Offensive. an effeminate male.
- Sidras
-
noun,
Gulf of, an inlet of the Mediterranean, on the N coast of Libya.
- sienna
-
noun,
a ferruginous earth used as a yellowish-brown pigment (raw sienna) or, after roasting in a furnace, as a reddish-brown pigment (burnt sienna)
- nacred
-
adjective,
lined with or resembling nacre.
- echard
-
noun,
the water in soil that is not available for absorption by plants.
- ecesis
-
noun,
the establishment of an immigrant plant in a new environment.
- easies
-
noun,
a word formerly used in communications to represent the letter E.
- easier
-
noun,
a word formerly used in communications to represent the letter E.
- nadirs
-
noun,
Astronomy. the point on the celestial sphere directly beneath a given position or observer and diametrically opposite the zenith.
- Sindhi
-
noun,
an inhabitant of Sind.
- sinner
-
noun,
a person who sins; transgressor.
- driech
-
adjective, verb (used with object),
dree.
- drench
-
noun,
the act of drenching.
- ecrase
-
adjective,
(of leather) crushed to produce a grained effect.
- drains
-
noun,
something, as a pipe or conduit, by which a liquid drains.
- dishes
-
noun,
an open, relatively shallow container of pottery, glass, metal, wood, etc., used for various purposes, especially for holding or serving food.
- sirees
-
noun,
sirree.
- Sirena
-
noun,
a female given name.
- nacres
-
noun,
mother-of-pearl.
- sirens
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. one of several sea nymphs, part woman and part bird, who lure mariners to destruction by their seductive singing.
- Sisera
-
noun,
the commander of the Canaanite army of King Jabin: killed by Jael. Judges 4:17–22.
- snares
-
noun,
a device, often consisting of a noose, for capturing small game.
- dinner
-
noun,
the main meal of the day, eaten in the evening or at midday.
- sneers
-
noun,
a look or expression of derision, scorn, or contempt.
- diners
-
noun,
a person who dines.
- sneesh
-
noun,
snuff1 (def 9).
- Ischia
-
noun,
an Italian island in the Tyrrhenian Sea, W of Naples: earthquake 1883. 18 sq. mi. (47 sq. km).
- Edessa
-
noun,
an ancient city in NW Mesopotamia, on the modern site of Urfa: an early center of Christianity; the capital of a principality under the Crusaders.
- sheafs
-
noun,
one of the bundles in which cereal plants, as wheat, rye, etc., are bound after reaping.
- irenic
-
adjective,
tending to promote peace or reconciliation; peaceful or conciliatory.
- seance
-
noun,
a meeting in which a spiritualist attempts to communicate with the spirits of the dead.
- enface
-
verb (used with object),
to write, print, or stamp something on the face of (a note, draft, etc.).
- Sheena
-
noun,
a female given name.
- sheens
-
noun,
luster; brightness; radiance.
- sheers
-
noun,
shear (def 16).
- shends
-
verb (used with object),
to put to shame.
- Shensi
-
noun,
Older Spelling. Shaanxi.
- endrin
-
noun,
a highly toxic, chlorinated hydrocarbon, C 12 H 8 OCl 6 , formerly used as an insecticide.
- Enders
-
noun,
John Franklin, 1897–1985, U.S. bacteriologist: Nobel Prize in Medicine 1954.
- sherds
-
noun,
shard.
- sherif
-
noun,
a governor of Mecca descended from Muhammad.
- endear
-
verb (used with object),
to make dear, esteemed, or beloved:
- shicer
-
noun,
Slang. a swindler.
- Sidrah
-
noun,
a Parashah chanted or read on the Sabbath.
- Encina
-
noun,
the live oak, Quercus virginiana.
- shiers
-
noun,
a horse having a tendency to shy.
- Shinar
-
noun,
a land mentioned in the Bible, often identified with Sumer.
- Shiner
-
noun,
a person or thing that shines.
- irides
-
noun,
a plural of iris.
- shines
-
noun,
radiance or brightness caused by emitted or reflected light.
- encase
-
verb (used with object),
to enclose in or as in a case:
- shires
-
noun,
one of the counties of Great Britain.
- eiders
-
noun,
eider duck.
- Edirne
-
noun,
a city in NW Turkey, in the European part.
- Shrine
-
noun,
a building or other shelter, often of a stately or sumptuous character, enclosing the remains or relics of a saint or other holy person and forming an object of religious veneration and pilgrimage.
- irises
-
noun,
Anatomy. the contractile, circular diaphragm forming the colored portion of the eye and containing a circular opening, the pupil, in its center.
- feared
-
noun,
a distressing emotion aroused by impending danger, evil, pain, etc., whether the threat is real or imagined; the feeling or condition of being afraid. Synonyms: foreboding, apprehension, consternation, dismay, dread, terror, fright, panic, horror, trepidation, qualm.
Antonyms: courage, security, calm, intrepidity.
- fences
-
noun,
a barrier enclosing or bordering a field, yard, etc., usually made of posts and wire or wood, used to prevent entrance, to confine, or to mark a boundary.
- feirie
-
adjective,
healthy; strong.
- Reseda
-
noun,
a grayish green.
- renins
-
noun,
a proteolytic enzyme secreted by the kidneys that is involved in the release of angiotensin.
- Hardin
-
noun,
John Wesley, 1853–95, U.S. outlaw in the West.
- Rennes
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Ille-et-Vilaine, in NW France: former capital of Brittany; scene of trial of Alfred Dreyfus, 1899.
- Rennie
-
noun,
John, 1761–1821, Scottish engineer.
- Harden
-
noun,
Sir Arthur, 1865–1940, English biochemist: Nobel Prize 1929.
- hanses
-
noun,
Hansa.
- Hansen
-
noun,
Peter Andreas [pee-tuh r ahn-dree-ahs] /ˈpi tər ɑnˈdri ɑs/ (Show IPA), 1795–1874, Danish astronomer.
- haired
-
adjective,
having hair of a specified kind (usually used in combination):
- haeres
-
noun,
heres.
- indef.
-
- frises
-
noun,
a rug or upholstery fabric having the pile in uncut loops or in a combination of cut and uncut loops.
- Frisch
-
noun,
Karl von [kahrl von;; German kahrl fuh n] /kɑrl vɒn;; German kɑrl fən/ (Show IPA), 1886–1982, Austrian zoologist: Nobel Prize in Physiology 1973.
- Friend
-
noun,
a person attached to another by feelings of affection or personal regard.
- Racine
-
noun,
Jean Baptiste [zhahn ba-teest] /ʒɑ̃ baˈtist/ (Show IPA), 1639–99, French dramatist.
- Frieda
-
noun,
a female given name.
- indene
-
noun,
a colorless, liquid hydrocarbon, C 9 H 8 , obtained from coal tar by fractional distillation: used in synthesizing resins.
- Nissan
-
noun,
Nisan.
- resend
-
verb (used with object),
to send again.
- niseis
-
noun,
a person of Japanese descent, born and educated in the U.S. or Canada.
- reshes
-
noun,
the 20th letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
- reside
-
noun,
a piece or section of siding:
- rhedas
-
noun,
(in ancient Rome) a four-wheeled traveling carriage.
- French
-
noun,
the people of France and their direct descendants.
- rhenic
-
adjective,
of or containing rhenium.
- Rhines
-
noun,
Joseph Banks, 1895–1980, U.S. psychologist: pioneer in parapsychology.
- richen
-
verb (used with or without object),
to make or become rich or richer.
- rachis
-
noun,
Botany.
the axis of an inflorescence when somewhat elongated, as in a raceme.
(in a pinnately compound leaf or frond) the prolongation of the petiole along which the leaflets are disposed.
any of various axial structures.
- header
-
noun,
a person or thing that removes or puts a head on something.
- riches
-
noun,
(used with a plural verb) rich persons collectively (usually preceded by the):
- Recife
-
noun,
a seaport in and the capital of Pernambuco province, in NE Brazil.
- inarch
-
verb (used with object),
to graft by uniting a growing branch to a stock without separating the branch from its parent stock.
- raises
-
noun,
an increase in amount, as of wages:
- Ranchi
-
noun,
a city in and capital of Jharkhand state, in E India.
- rancid
-
adjective,
having a rank, unpleasant, stale smell or taste, as through decomposition, especially of fats or oils:
- incase
-
verb (used with object),
encase.
- hinder
-
noun,
Chiefly Northern and North Midland U.S. the buttocks.
- ranees
-
noun,
the wife of a rajah.
- ranids
-
noun,
frog1 (def 2).
- hernia
-
noun,
the protrusion of an organ or tissue through an opening in its surrounding walls, especially in the abdominal region.
- herein
-
adverb,
in or into this place.
- raised
-
noun,
an increase in amount, as of wages:
- recess
-
noun,
temporary withdrawal or cessation from the usual work or activity.
- herdic
-
noun,
a low-hung carriage with two or four wheels, having the entrance at the back and the seats at the sides.
- refine
-
Verb phrases,
refine on/upon, to improve by inserting finer distinctions, superior elements, etc.:
- redans
-
noun,
a V -shaped work, usually projecting from a fortified line.
- hennas
-
noun,
an Asian shrub or small tree, Lawsonia inermis, of the loosestrife family, having elliptic leaves and fragrant flowers.
- redfin
-
noun,
any of various small freshwater minnows with red fins, especially a shiner, Notropis umbratilis, of streams in central North America.
- incher
-
noun,
something that has or is associated with a height or length of an inch or a specified number of inches (often used in combination):
- inches
-
noun,
a unit of length, 1/12 (0.0833) foot, equivalent to 2.54 centimeters.
- Heinie
-
noun,
a contemptuous term used to refer to a German, especially a German soldier in World War I or II.
- incise
-
verb (used with object),
to cut into; cut marks, figures, etc., upon.
- heifer
-
noun,
a young cow over one year old that has not produced a calf.
- heders
-
noun,
(especially in Europe) a private Jewish elementary school for teaching children Hebrew, Bible, and the fundamentals of Judaism.
- reface
-
verb (used with object),
to renew, restore, or repair the face or surface of (buildings, stone, etc.).
- radish
-
noun,
the crisp, pungent, edible root of the plant, Raphanus sativus, of the mustard family, usually eaten raw.
- hearse
-
noun,
a vehicle for conveying a dead person to the place of burial.
- Indian
-
noun,
Also called American Indian, Amerind, Amerindian, Native American. a member of the aboriginal people of America or of any of the aboriginal North or South American stocks, usually excluding the Eskimos.
- francs
-
noun,
an aluminum or nickel coin and monetary unit of France, Belgium, and Luxembourg until the euro was adopted, equal to 100 centimes. Abbreviation: F., f., Fr, fr.
- fencer
-
noun,
a person who practices the art of fencing with a sword, foil, etc.
- screed
-
noun,
a long discourse or essay, especially a diatribe.
- finder
-
noun,
a person or thing that finds.
- infare
-
noun,
a party or reception for a newly married couple.
- fincas
-
noun,
a ranch or large farm in a Spanish-speaking country, especially a plantation in tropical Spanish America.
- scares
-
noun,
a sudden fright or alarm, especially with little or no reason.
- infers
-
verb (used with object),
to derive by reasoning; conclude or judge from premises or evidence:
- fierce
-
adjective,
menacingly wild, savage, or hostile:
- fiends
-
noun,
Satan; the devil.
- scarfs
-
noun,
a long, broad strip of wool, silk, lace, or other material worn about the neck, shoulders, or head, for ornament or protection against cold, drafts, etc.; muffler.
- scenas
-
noun,
an extended operatic vocal solo, usually including an aria and a recitative.
- scends
-
noun,
the heaving motion of a vessel.
- sci-fi
-
noun,
science fiction.
- fiance
-
noun,
a man engaged to be married. Synonyms: future groom, future husband, future spouse, betrothed.
- fiacre
-
noun,
a small horse-drawn carriage.
- sarsen
-
noun,
any of numerous large sandstone blocks or fragments found in south-central England, probably remnants of eroded Tertiary beds.
- infin.
-
- ferine
-
adjective,
feral1 .
- screen
-
noun,
a movable or fixed device, usually consisting of a covered frame, that provides shelter, serves as a partition, etc.
- ferias
-
noun,
Ecclesiastical. a weekday on which no feast is celebrated.
- infra-
-
- fennec
-
noun,
a small, pale yellowish-brown fox, Fennecus zerda, of northern Africa, having large, pointed ears.
- screes
-
noun,
a steep mass of detritus on the side of a mountain.
- Fenian
-
noun,
a member of an Irish revolutionary organization founded in New York in 1858, which worked for the establishment of an independent Irish republic.
- scries
-
verb (used without object),
to use divination to discover hidden knowledge or future events, especially by means of a crystal ball.
- fender
-
noun,
the pressed and formed sheet-metal part mounted over the road wheels of an automobile, bicycle, etc., to reduce the splashing of mud, water, and the like.
- raisin
-
noun,
a grape of any of various sweet varieties dried in the sun or by artificial means, often used in cookery.
- inhere
-
verb (used without object),
to exist permanently and inseparably in, as a quality, attribute, or element; belong intrinsically; be inherent:
- nicads
-
noun,
nickel-cadmium battery.
- Sarnen
-
noun,
a town in and the capital of Obwalden, in central Switzerland, E of Bern.
- Richie
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Richard.
- Nicias
-
noun,
died 413 b.c, Athenian statesman and general.
- ricins
-
noun,
a white, poisonous, protein powder from the bean of the castor-oil plant.
- rinses
-
noun,
an act or instance of rinsing.
- rishis
-
noun,
an inspired sage or poet.
- indic.
-
- sacred
-
adjective,
devoted or dedicated to a deity or to some religious purpose; consecrated.
- France
-
noun,
Anatole [a-na-tawl] /a naˈtɔl/ (Show IPA), (Jacques Anatole Thibault) 1844–1924, French novelist and essayist: Nobel Prize 1921.
- sadhes
-
noun,
the 18th letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
- fraise
-
noun,
Fortification. a defense consisting of pointed stakes projecting from the ramparts in a horizontal or an inclined position.
- fissi-
-
- Fishes
-
noun,
any of various cold-blooded, aquatic vertebrates, having gills, commonly fins, and typically an elongated body covered with scales.
- saices
-
noun,
syce.
- Sander
-
noun,
a person or thing that sands or sandpapers.
- niches
-
noun,
an ornamental recess in a wall or the like, usually semicircular in plan and arched, as for a statue or other decorative object.
- sarees
-
noun,
sari.
- Indies
-
noun,
the. (used with a plural verb) West Indies (def 1).
- Fisher
-
noun,
any animal that catches fish for food.
- sandhi
-
noun,
morphophonemic alternation, especially as determined by phonetic environment, as in dontcha for don't you.
- Indris
-
noun,
a short-tailed lemur, Indri indri, of Madagascar, about 2 feet (60 cm) in length: an endangered species.
- Sandie
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Sandro.
- Finsen
-
noun,
Niels Ryberg [neels ry-ber] /nils ˈrü bɛr/ (Show IPA), 1860–1904, Danish physician: Nobel Prize 1903.
- sanies
-
noun,
a thin, often greenish, serous fluid that is discharged from ulcers, wounds, etc.
- Finnic
-
noun,
a subdivision of the Finno-Ugric branch of the Uralic language family that includes Finnish, Estonian, Lapp, Mordvin, Udmurt, Mari, and Komi.
- finned
-
noun,
a membranous, winglike or paddlelike organ attached to any of various parts of the body of fishes and certain other aquatic animals, used for propulsion, steering, or balancing.
- sansei
-
noun,
a grandchild of Japanese immigrants to the U.S. or Canada.
- Nicene
-
adjective,
of or relating to Nicaea.
- Sardis
-
noun,
an ancient city in W Asia Minor: the capital of ancient Lydia.
- Nadine
-
noun,
a female given name.
- finish
-
noun,
the end or conclusion; the final part or last stage.
- rashes
-
noun,
an eruption or efflorescence on the skin.
- arsine
-
noun,
Also called arseniuretted hydrogen. a colorless, flammable, slightly water-soluble gas, AsH 3 , having a fetid, garliclike odor, used in chemical warfare.
- denier
-
noun,
a person who denies.
- anises
-
noun,
a Mediterranean plant, Pimpinella anisum, of the parsley family, having loose umbrels of small yellowish-white flowers that yield aniseed.
- deface
-
verb (used with object),
to mar the surface or appearance of; disfigure:
- defers
-
verb (used with object),
to put off (action, consideration, etc.) to a future time:
- defier
-
noun,
a person who defies.
- defies
-
noun,
a challenge; a defiance.
- define
-
verb (used with object),
to state or set forth the meaning of (a word, phrase, etc.): .
- Cesena
-
noun,
a city in E central Italy.
- cerise
-
adjective, noun,
moderate to deep red.
- deicer
-
noun,
a device or a chemical substance for preventing or removing ice.
- deices
-
verb (used with object),
to free of ice; prevent or remove ice formation on, as the wing of an airplane.
- deific
-
adjective,
making divine; deifying.
- cerias
-
noun,
a white-to-yellow, heavy powder, cerium dioxide, CeO 2 , usually derived from cerium nitrate by decomposition with heat: used chiefly in ceramics, glass polishing, and decolorizing.
- Danish
-
noun,
a North Germanic language, the language of Denmark, closely related to Norwegian, Swedish, and Icelandic.
- chides
-
verb (used with object),
to express disapproval of; scold; reproach:
- denies
-
Idioms,
deny oneself, to refrain from satisfying one's desires or needs; practice self-denial.
- Cherie
-
noun,
dear; sweetheart: used in referring to or addressing a woman or girl.
- adren-
-
- Chinan
-
noun,
Jinan.
- Cairns
-
noun,
a seaport in NE Australia.
- Derain
-
noun,
André [ahn-drey] /ɑ̃ˈdreɪ/ (Show IPA), 1880–1954, French painter.
- adhere
-
verb (used with object),
to cause to adhere; make stick:
- cairds
-
noun,
a traveling tinker, especially a gypsy.
- chiefs
-
noun,
the head or leader of an organized body of people; the person highest in authority:
- ascend
-
verb (used with object),
to go or move upward upon or along; climb; mount:
- dances
-
noun,
a successive group of rhythmical steps or bodily motions, or both, usually executed to music.
- Aeneid
-
noun,
a Latin epic poem by Vergil, recounting the adventures of Aeneas after the fall of Troy.
- Dennis
-
noun,
John, 1657–1734, English dramatist and critic.
- censer
-
noun,
a container, usually covered, in which incense is burned, especially during religious services; thurible.
- censes
-
verb (used with object),
to burn incense near or in front of; perfume with incense.
- Denise
-
noun,
a female given name: derived from Denis.
- dancer
-
noun,
a person who dances.
- deesis
-
noun,
a representation in Byzantine art of Christ enthroned and flanked by the Virgin Mary and St. John the Baptist, often found on an iconostasis.
- cahier
-
noun,
Bookbinding. a number of sheets of paper or leaves of a book placed together, as for binding.
- cedarn
-
adjective,
resembling or made of cedar.
- dashes
-
noun,
a small quantity of anything thrown into or mixed with something else:
- chaser
-
noun,
a person or thing that chases or pursues.
- asides
-
noun,
a part of an actor's lines supposedly not heard by others on the stage and intended only for the audience.
- chaine
-
noun,
a series of short, usually rapid, turns performed in a straight line across the stage.
- chains
-
noun,
a series of objects connected one after the other, usually in the form of a series of metal rings passing through one another, used either for various purposes requiring a flexible tie with high tensile strength, as for hauling, supporting, or confining, or in various ornamental and decorative forms.
- dasher
-
noun,
a person or thing that dashes.
- chairs
-
noun,
a seat, especially for one person, usually having four legs for support and a rest for the back and often having rests for the arms.
- airish
-
adjective,
given to putting on airs.
- Chasid
-
noun,
Hasid.
- dashis
-
noun,
a clear fish and kelp broth, used in Japanese cookery.
- dassie
-
noun,
hyrax.
- Dassin
-
noun,
Jules [joolz;; French zhyl] /dʒulz;; French ʒül/ (Show IPA), 1911–2008, French motion-picture director, born in the U.S.
- deafen
-
verb (used with object),
to make deaf:
- Charis
-
noun,
one of the Graces, married to Hephaestus.
- chards
-
noun,
a variety of beet, Beta vulgaris cicla, having leaves and leafstalks that are used as a vegetable.
- chases
-
noun,
the act of chasing; pursuit:
- Chasse
-
noun,
a gliding step in which one foot is kept in advance of the other.
- afresh
-
adverb,
anew; once more; again:
- chafes
-
noun,
irritation; annoyance.
- asdics
-
noun,
sonar.
- decern
-
verb (used with object),
Archaic. to discern.
- decare
-
noun,
a unit of surface measure equal to 10 ares, or 1000 square meters: equivalent to 0.2471 acre.
- decani
-
adjective,
of or relating to the epistle or liturgical south side of a church (opposed to cantoris).
- decane
-
noun,
a hydrocarbon, C 10 H 22 , of the methane series, occurring in several isomeric forms.
- chafer
-
noun,
any scarabaeid beetle.
- decafs
-
noun,
decaffeinated coffee or tea.
- 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.
- cadres
-
noun,
Military. the key group of officers and enlisted personnel necessary to establish and train a new military unit.
- cheers
-
noun,
a shout of encouragement, approval, congratulation, etc.:
- cheder
-
noun,
heder.
- Andric
-
noun,
Ivo [ee-vaw] /ˈi vɔ/ (Show IPA), 1892–1975, Yugoslavian poet, novelist, and short-story writer: Nobel Prize 1961.
- darics
-
noun,
a gold coin and monetary unit of ancient Persia.
- Darien
-
noun,
Gulf of, an arm of the Caribbean between NE Panama and NW Colombia.
- Cedars
-
noun,
any of several Old World, coniferous trees of the genus Cedrus, having wide, spreading branches.
Compare cedar of Lebanon.
- chaise
-
noun,
a light, open carriage, usually with a hood, especially a one-horse, two-wheeled carriage for two persons; shay.
- Dairen
-
noun,
former Japanese name of Dalian (def 2).
- dienes
-
noun,
any compound, as 1,3-butadiene, CH 2 =CH−CH=CH 2 , that contains two double bonds.
- careen
-
noun,
a careening.
- arises
-
verb (used without object),
to get up from sitting, lying, or kneeling; rise:
- Ciardi
-
noun,
John, 1916–86, U.S. poet.
- crisis
-
noun,
a stage in a sequence of events at which the trend of all future events, especially for better or for worse, is determined; turning point.
- canids
-
noun,
any animal of the dog family Canidae, including the wolves, jackals, hyenas, coyotes, foxes, and domestic dogs.
- achene
-
noun,
any small, dry, hard, one-seeded, indehiscent fruit.
- diesis
-
noun,
double dagger.
- canine
-
noun,
a canid, or member of the dog family Canidae.
- ciders
-
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.
- Cardin
-
noun,
Pierre, born 1922, French fashion designer.
- Archie
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Archibald.
- arsen-
-
- cinder
-
noun,
a partially or mostly burned piece of coal, wood, etc.
- casern
-
noun,
a lodging for soldiers in a garrison town; barracks.
- cardi-
-
- casein
-
noun,
Biochemistry. a protein precipitated from milk, as by rennet, and forming the basis of cheese and certain plastics.
- chinas
-
noun,
a translucent ceramic material, biscuit-fired at a high temperature, its glaze fired at a low temperature.
- canned
-
noun,
a sealed container for food, beverages, etc., as of aluminum, sheet iron coated with tin, or other metal:
- canner
-
noun,
a person who cans meat, fruit, etc., for preservation.
- carses
-
noun,
bottom land.
- Cannes
-
noun,
a city in SE France, on the Mediterranean Sea: resort; annual film festival.
- crasis
-
noun,
composition; constitution; makeup.
- arshin
-
noun,
a Russian unit of length equal to 28 inches (71 cm).
- desire
-
noun,
a longing or craving, as for something that brings satisfaction or enjoyment:
- archi-
-
- ceases
-
noun,
cessation:
- dinars
-
noun,
any of various former coins of the Near East, especially gold coins issued by Islamic governments.
- cashes
-
noun,
money in the form of coins or banknotes, especially that issued by a government.
- chines
-
noun,
a ravine formed in rock by the action of running water.
- arched
-
noun,
Architecture.
a curved masonry construction for spanning an opening, consisting of a number of wedgelike stones, bricks, or the like, set with the narrower side toward the opening in such a way that forces on the arch are transmitted as vertical or oblique stresses on either side of the opening.
an upwardly curved construction, as of steel or timber functioning in the manner of a masonry arch.
a doorway, gateway, etc., having a curved head; an archway.
the curved head of an opening, as a doorway.
- Arches
-
noun,
Architecture.
a curved masonry construction for spanning an opening, consisting of a number of wedgelike stones, bricks, or the like, set with the narrower side toward the opening in such a way that forces on the arch are transmitted as vertical or oblique stresses on either side of the opening.
an upwardly curved construction, as of steel or timber functioning in the manner of a masonry arch.
a doorway, gateway, etc., having a curved head; an archway.
the curved head of an opening, as a doorway.
- Cassie
-
noun,
huisache.
- caress
-
noun,
an act or gesture expressing affection, as an embrace or kiss, especially a light stroking or touching.
- caners
-
noun,
a person who works with cane, especially one who produces canework for chairs.
- caries
-
noun,
decay, as of bone or of plant tissue.
- crease
-
noun,
a ridge or groove produced in anything by folding, heat, pressure, etc.; fold; furrow.
- Sans.
-
- franc
-
noun,
an aluminum or nickel coin and monetary unit of France, Belgium, and Luxembourg until the euro was adopted, equal to 100 centimes. Abbreviation: F., f., Fr, fr.
- herds
-
noun,
a number of animals kept, feeding, or traveling together; drove; flock:
- Hedin
-
noun,
Sven Anders [sven ahn-duh rs] /svɛn ˈɑn dərs/ (Show IPA), 1865–1952, Swedish geographer and explorer.
- Chari
-
noun,
Shari.
- rhin-
-
- Asher
-
noun,
a son of Jacob and Zilpah. Gen. 30:12–13.
- heder
-
noun,
(especially in Europe) a private Jewish elementary school for teaching children Hebrew, Bible, and the fundamentals of Judaism.
- cheer
-
noun,
a shout of encouragement, approval, congratulation, etc.:
- cires
-
noun,
a brilliant, highly glazed surface produced on fabrics by subjecting them to a wax, heat, and calendering treatment.
- hears
-
verb (used with object),
to perceive by the ear:
- Hearn
-
noun,
Lafcadio [laf-kad-ee-oh] /læfˈkæd iˌoʊ/ (Show IPA), ("Koizumi Yakumo") 1850–1904, U.S. journalist, novelist, and essayist, born in Greece; Japanese citizen after 1894.
- arses
-
noun,
ass2 (defs 1, 2).
- Heidi
-
noun,
a female given name.
- cnida
-
noun,
a nematocyst.
- sanes
-
noun,
a private nationwide organization in the U.S., established in 1957, that opposes nuclear testing and advocates international peace.
- crash
-
noun,
a sudden loud noise, as of something being violently smashed or struck:
- Henri
-
noun,
Robert, 1865–1929, U.S. painter.
- Crane
-
noun,
any large wading bird of the family Gruidae, characterized by long legs, bill, and neck and an elevated hind toe.
- chars
-
noun,
a charred material or surface.
- henna
-
noun,
an Asian shrub or small tree, Lawsonia inermis, of the loosestrife family, having elliptic leaves and fragrant flowers.
- ashen
-
adjective,
ash-colored; gray.
- Henie
-
noun,
Sonja, 1912–69, U.S. figure-skater and film actress, born in Norway.
- rhine
-
noun,
Joseph Banks, 1895–1980, U.S. psychologist: pioneer in parapsychology.
- heeds
-
noun,
careful attention; notice; observation (usually with give or take).
- hence
-
adverb,
as an inference from this fact; for this reason; therefore:
- fiscs
-
noun,
a royal or state treasury; exchequer.
- crass
-
adjective,
without refinement, delicacy, or sensitivity; gross; obtuse; stupid:
- rices
-
noun,
the starchy seeds or grain of an annual marsh grass, Oryza sativa, cultivated in warm climates and used for food.
- Sands
-
noun,
the more or less fine debris of rocks, consisting of small, loose grains, often of quartz.
- Heine
-
noun,
Heinrich [hahyn-rikh] /ˈhaɪn rɪx/ (Show IPA), 1797–1856, German lyric and satiric poet, journalist, and critic.
- Heian
-
adjective,
of or relating to the period in Japan, a.d. 794–1185, characterized by the modification and naturalization of ideas and institutions that were earlier introduced from China.
- Chase
-
noun,
the act of chasing; pursuit:
- Hasid
-
noun,
a member of a sect founded in Poland in the 18th century by Baal Shem-Tov and characterized by its emphasis on mysticism, prayer, ritual strictness, religious zeal, and joy.
Compare Mitnagged.
- heads
-
noun,
the upper part of the body in humans, joined to the trunk by the neck, containing the brain, eyes, ears, nose, and mouth.
- Sachs
-
noun,
Hans [hahns] /hɑns/ (Show IPA), 1494–1576, German Meistersinger: author of stories, songs, poems and dramatic works.
- saice
-
noun,
syce.
- chief
-
noun,
the head or leader of an organized body of people; the person highest in authority:
- fresh
-
noun,
the fresh part or time.
- rishi
-
noun,
an inspired sage or poet.
- Chris
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Christopher.
- safes
-
noun,
a steel or iron box or repository for money, jewels, papers, etc.
- Chard
-
noun,
a variety of beet, Beta vulgaris cicla, having leaves and leafstalks that are used as a vegetable.
- fress
-
verb (used without object),
to eat or snack, especially often or in large quantities.
- ASCII
-
noun,
a standard code, consisting of 128 7-bit combinations, for characters stored in a computer or to be transmitted between computers.
- sadhe
-
noun,
the 18th letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
- saids
-
noun,
sayyid.
- sadis
-
noun,
sadhe.
- Sadie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Sara or Sarah.
- Chin.
-
- frise
-
noun,
a rug or upholstery fabric having the pile in uncut loops or in a combination of cut and uncut loops.
- Fried
-
noun,
Alfred Hermann [al-frid hur-muh n;; German ahl-freyt her-mahn] /ˈæl frɪd ˈhɜr mən;; German ˈɑl freɪt ˈhɛr mɑn/ (Show IPA), 1864–1921, Austrian writer and journalist: Nobel Peace Prize 1911.
- China
-
noun,
a translucent ceramic material, biscuit-fired at a high temperature, its glaze fired at a low temperature.
- Fris.
-
- chine
-
noun,
a ravine formed in rock by the action of running water.
- Fries
-
noun,
plural of fry1 .
- rises
-
noun,
an act or instance of rising.
- ASDIC
-
noun,
sonar.
- ricin
-
noun,
a white, poisonous, protein powder from the bean of the castor-oil plant.
- chess
-
noun,
a game played on a chessboard by two people who maneuver sixteen pieces each according to rules governing movement of the six kinds of pieces (pawn, rook, knight, bishop, queen, king), the object being to bring the opponent's king into checkmate.
- needs
-
noun,
a requirement, necessary duty, or obligation:
- 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.
- cines
-
noun,
a film; motion picture.
- cine-
-
- rides
-
noun,
a journey or excursion on a horse, camel, etc., or on or in a vehicle.
- hards
-
noun,
Nautical. a firm or paved beach or slope convenient for hauling vessels out of the water.
- Chere
-
adjective,
dear; beloved: used in referring to or addressing a woman or girl.
- arsis
-
noun,
Music. the upward stroke in conducting; upbeat.
Compare thesis (def 4).
- Sande
-
noun,
Earl, 1898–1968, U.S. jockey and racehorse trainer.
- Frans
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Francis.
- Hands
-
noun,
the terminal, prehensile part of the upper limb in humans and other primates, consisting of the wrist, metacarpal area, fingers, and thumb.
- frass
-
noun,
insect excrement.
- Chian
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Chios.
- sains
-
verb (used with object),
to make the sign of the cross on, as for protection against evil influences.
- Freda
-
noun,
a female given name.
- chias
-
noun,
a plant, Salvia columbariae, of the mint family, native to the southwestern U.S. and Mexico, having mostly basal, oblong leaves and small blue flowers: the seeds are used as food and as the source of a beverage.
- chide
-
verb (used with object),
to express disapproval of; scold; reproach:
- Hanse
-
noun,
Hansa.
- rinse
-
noun,
an act or instance of rinsing.
- cider
-
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.
- frees
-
Idioms,
for free, Informal. without charge:
- Hades
-
noun,
Classical Mythology.
the underworld inhabited by departed souls.
the god ruling the underworld; Pluto.
- rends
-
verb (used with object),
to separate into parts with force or violence:
- Herne
-
noun,
James A(hern) [uh-hurn] /əˈhɜrn/ (Show IPA), 1839–1901, U.S. actor and playwright.
- cease
-
noun,
cessation:
- races
-
noun,
a contest of speed, as in running, riding, driving, or sailing.
- canid
-
noun,
any animal of the dog family Canidae, including the wolves, jackals, hyenas, coyotes, foxes, and domestic dogs.
- Irish
-
noun,
the inhabitants of Ireland and their descendants elsewhere.
- canes
-
noun,
a stick or short staff used to assist one in walking; walking stick.
- Irina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- irids
-
noun,
any plant belonging to the Iridaceae, the iris family.
- irid-
-
- radii
-
noun,
a plural of radius.
- Irene
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. one of the Horae, the personification of peace.
- caner
-
noun,
a person who works with cane, especially one who produces canework for chairs.
- Iran.
-
- irade
-
noun,
a decree of a Muslim ruler.
- raids
-
noun,
a sudden assault or attack, as upon something to be seized or suppressed:
- 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).
- Isere
-
noun,
a river in SE France, flowing from the Alps to the Rhone River. 150 miles (240 km) long.
- Cedar
-
noun,
any of several Old World, coniferous trees of the genus Cedrus, having wide, spreading branches.
Compare cedar of Lebanon.
- cedes
-
verb (used with object),
to yield or formally surrender to another:
- raise
-
noun,
an increase in amount, as of wages:
- cedis
-
noun,
a paper money and monetary unit of Ghana, equal to 100 pesewas.
- Inner
-
adjective,
situated within or farther within; interior:
- cairn
-
noun,
a heap of stones set up as a landmark, monument, tombstone, etc.
- ranch
-
noun,
an establishment maintained for raising livestock under range conditions.
- Caird
-
noun,
a traveling tinker, especially a gypsy.
- cains
-
noun,
Scot. and Irish English. rent paid in kind, especially a percentage of a farm crop.
- caine
-
noun,
(Sir Thomas Henry) Hall, 1853–1931, English novelist.
- Cenis
-
noun,
Mont, a mountain pass between SE France and Italy, in the Alps. 6834 feet (2083 meters) high.
- infer
-
verb (used with object),
to derive by reasoning; conclude or judge from premises or evidence:
- cense
-
verb (used with object),
to burn incense near or in front of; perfume with incense.
- diner
-
noun,
a person who dines.
- Isiac
-
adjective,
of or relating to Isis or the worship of Isis.
- Ranee
-
noun,
the wife of a rajah.
- Nance
-
noun,
Offensive. an effeminate male.
- nears
-
- cares
-
noun,
a state of mind in which one is troubled; worry, anxiety, or concern:
- nerds
-
noun,
a person considered to be socially awkward, boring, unstylish, etc.
- Carin
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Caren
-
noun,
a female given name.
- nares
-
plural noun,
the nostrils or the nasal passages.
- nards
-
noun,
an aromatic Himalayan plant, believed to be the spikenard, Nardostachys jatamansi, the source of an ointment used by the ancients.
- narcs
-
noun,
a government agent or detective charged with the enforcement of laws restricting the use of narcotics.
- cards
-
noun,
a usually rectangular piece of stiff paper, thin pasteboard, or plastic for various uses, as to write information on or printed as a means of identifying the holder:
- carne
-
noun,
Marcel [mahr-sel;; French mar-sel] /mɑrˈsɛl;; French marˈsɛl/ (Show IPA), 1909–1996, French film director.
- Nandi
-
noun,
a member of an agricultural people of southwestern Kenya.
- carns
-
noun,
cairn.
- carse
-
noun,
bottom land.
- Nairn
-
noun,
a historic county in N Scotland.
- Nisei
-
noun,
a person of Japanese descent, born and educated in the U.S. or Canada.
- Card.
-
- naifs
-
noun,
a naive or inexperienced person.
- nicad
-
noun,
nickel-cadmium battery.
- nadir
-
noun,
Astronomy. the point on the celestial sphere directly beneath a given position or observer and diametrically opposite the zenith.
- niche
-
noun,
an ornamental recess in a wall or the like, usually semicircular in plan and arched, as for a statue or other decorative object.
- Nader
-
noun,
Ralph, born 1934, U.S. lawyer, author, political reformer, and consumer advocate.
- nacre
-
noun,
mother-of-pearl.
- nides
-
noun,
a nest or brood, especially of pheasants.
- niece
-
noun,
a daughter of a person's brother or sister.
- nines
-
noun,
a cardinal number, eight plus one.
- Issei
-
noun,
a Japanese person who immigrated to the U.S. or Canada after 1907 and was not eligible until 1952 for citizenship.
- Nisan
-
noun,
the seventh month of the Jewish calendar.
- isnad
-
noun,
the chain of testimony by which a hadith is transmitted.
- rands
-
noun,
(in shoemaking) a strip of leather set in a shoe at the heel before the lifts are attached.
- indri
-
noun,
a short-tailed lemur, Indri indri, of Madagascar, about 2 feet (60 cm) in length: an endangered species.
- char-
-
- Hindi
-
noun,
the most widely spoken of the modern Indic vernaculars, especially its best-known variety, Western Hindi.
- reifs
-
noun,
plunder; booty; loot.
- 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.
- Renan
-
noun,
Ernest [ur-nist;; French er-nest] /ˈɜr nɪst;; French ɛrˈnɛst/ (Show IPA), 1823–92, French philologist, historian, and critic.
- sarc-
-
- reni-
-
- hsien
-
noun,
(in popular Chinese religion) one of a group of benevolent spirits promoting good in the world.
- renin
-
noun,
a proteolytic enzyme secreted by the kidneys that is involved in the release of angiotensin.
- Asser
-
noun,
Tobias [toh-bahy-uh s;; Dutch taw-bee-ahs] /toʊˈbaɪ əs;; Dutch tɔˈbi ɑs/ (Show IPA), 1838–1913, Dutch jurist and statesman: Nobel Peace Prize 1911.
- HIRES
-
noun,
the act of hiring.
- Asine
-
noun,
an ancient town in S Greece, on the Gulf of Argolis.
- Chain
-
noun,
a series of objects connected one after the other, usually in the form of a series of metal rings passing through one another, used either for various purposes requiring a flexible tie with high tensile strength, as for hauling, supporting, or confining, or in various ornamental and decorative forms.
- Hines
-
noun,
Earl ("Fatha") 1905–83, U.S. jazz pianist.
- hinds
-
noun,
Zoology. the female of the deer, chiefly the red deer, especially in and after the third year.
- chair
-
noun,
a seat, especially for one person, usually having four legs for support and a rest for the back and often having rests for the arms.
- iasis
-
noun,
Romanian name of Jassy.
- Hind.
-
- aside
-
noun,
a part of an actor's lines supposedly not heard by others on the stage and intended only for the audience.
- hi-fi
-
noun,
high fidelity.
- hier-
-
- 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.
- hides
-
noun,
British. a place of concealment for hunting or observing wildlife; hunting blind.
- rheas
-
noun,
the ramie plant or fiber.
- rheda
-
noun,
(in ancient Rome) a four-wheeled traveling carriage.
- Ashes
-
noun,
the powdery residue of matter that remains after burning.
- chais
-
noun,
a shed or other aboveground building where a winemaker stores wine in casks.
- Hesse
-
noun,
Hermann [her-mahn] /ˈhɛr mɑn/ (Show IPA), 1877–1962, German novelist and poet: Nobel Prize 1946.
- Rhein
-
noun,
the Rhine.
- herns
-
- assn.
-
- Reich
-
noun,
(with reference to Germany) empire; realm; nation.
- Indre
-
noun,
a department in central France. 2667 sq. mi. (6910 sq. km). Capital: Châteauroux.
- Reade
-
noun,
Charles, 1814–84, English novelist.
- Indra
-
noun,
Hinduism. the chief of the Vedic gods, the god of rain and thunder.
- ceras
-
noun,
(in prescriptions) wax.
- indie
-
noun,
an independently or privately owned business, especially a film or music company that is not affiliated with a larger and more commercial company:
- Ceres
-
noun,
a pre-Roman goddess of agriculture under whose name the Romans adopted the worship of the Greek goddess Demeter.
- ranid
-
noun,
frog1 (def 2).
- ceria
-
noun,
a white-to-yellow, heavy powder, cerium dioxide, CeO 2 , usually derived from cerium nitrate by decomposition with heat: used chiefly in ceramics, glass polishing, and decolorizing.
- India
-
noun,
Hindi Bharat [buh-ruht] /ˈbʌ rʌt/ (Show IPA). a republic in S Asia: a union comprising 25 states and 7 union territories; formerly a British colony; gained independence Aug. 15, 1947; became a republic within the Commonwealth of Nations Jan. 26, 1950. 1,246,880 sq. mi. (3,229,419 sq. km). Capital: New Delhi.
- caids
-
noun,
(in North Africa) a Muslim tribal chief, judge, or senior official.
- ranis
-
noun,
ranee.
- rases
-
verb (used with object),
raze.
- incr.
-
- Rashi
-
noun,
(Solomon ben Isaac) 1040–1105, French Hebrew scholar.
- reach
-
noun,
an act or instance of reaching:
- chads
-
noun,
a small paper disk or square formed when a hole is punched in a punch card or paper tape.
- Iceni
-
noun,
an ancient Celtic tribe of eastern England, whose queen, Boadicea, headed an insurrection against the Romans in a.d. 61.
- incas
-
noun,
a member of any of the dominant groups of South American Indian peoples who established an empire in Peru prior to the Spanish conquest.
- reads
-
noun,
an act or instance of reading:
- Inari
-
noun,
Lake, a lake in NE Finland. About 500 sq. mi. (1295 sq. km).
- chafe
-
noun,
irritation; annoyance.
- inane
-
noun,
something that is empty or void, especially the void of infinite space.
- Redan
-
noun,
a V -shaped work, usually projecting from a fortified line.
- redes
-
noun,
counsel; advice.
- cadre
-
noun,
Military. the key group of officers and enlisted personnel necessary to establish and train a new military unit.
- cadis
-
noun,
qadi.
- Cades
-
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.
- redia
-
noun,
a cylindrical larval stage of some trematodes, produced by a sporocyst and giving rise to daughter rediae or to cercariae.
- reefs
-
noun,
a ridge of rocks or sand, often of coral debris, at or near the surface of the water.
- ician
-
- arise
-
verb (used without object),
to get up from sitting, lying, or kneeling; rise:
- cases
-
noun,
an instance of the occurrence, existence, etc., of something:
- firns
-
noun,
névé.
- deers
-
noun,
any of several ruminants of the family Cervidae, most of the males of which have solid, deciduous antlers.
- ERISA
-
noun,
Employee Retirement Income Security Act.
- decaf
-
noun,
decaffeinated coffee or tea.
- ERICA
-
noun,
any of numerous low-growing evergreen shrubs or small trees belonging to the genus Erica, of the heath family, including several species of heather.
- shade
-
noun,
the comparative darkness caused by the interception or screening of rays of light from an object, place, or area.
- Erech
-
noun,
Biblical name of Uruk.
- shads
-
noun,
a deep-bodied herring, Alosa sapidissima, of Europe and North America, that migrates up streams to spawn, used for food.
- erase
-
verb (used with object),
to rub or scrape out, as letters or characters written, engraved, etc.; efface.
- Afric
-
adjective,
African.
- decan
-
noun,
any of three divisions of 10° within a sign of the zodiac.
- deci-
-
- Shane
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Ennis
-
noun,
a town in N Texas.
- afire
-
adjective,
on fire:
- ernes
-
noun,
sea eagle.
- shard
-
noun,
a fragment, especially of broken earthenware.
- defer
-
verb (used with object),
to put off (action, consideration, etc.) to a future time:
- enfin
-
adverb,
in conclusion; finally.
- share
-
noun,
the full or proper portion or part allotted or belonging to or contributed or owed by an individual or group.
- Aesir
-
noun,
the principal race of gods, led by Odin and living at Asgard.
- Shari
-
noun,
Also, Chari. a river in N central Africa, flowing NW from the Central African Republic into Lake Chad. 1400 miles (2254 km) long.
- deice
-
verb (used with object),
to free of ice; prevent or remove ice formation on, as the wing of an airplane.
- Ender
-
noun,
Kornelia [kawr-neyl-yuh,, -ney-lee-uh] /kɔrˈneɪl yə,, -ˈneɪ li ə/ (Show IPA), born 1958, German swimmer.
- sheaf
-
noun,
one of the bundles in which cereal plants, as wheat, rye, etc., are bound after reaping.
- denar
-
noun,
the basic monetary unit of the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia.
- aerie
-
noun,
the nest of a bird of prey, as an eagle or a hawk.
- denes
-
noun,
a bare, sandy tract or low sand hill near the sea.
- Shear
-
noun,
Usually, shears. (sometimes used with a singular verb)
scissors of large size (usually used with pair of).
any of various other cutting implements or machines having two blades that resemble or suggest those of scissors.
- serin
-
noun,
a small finch, Serinus serinus, of Europe and northern Africa, closely related to the canary.
- Ernie
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Ernest.
- Denis
-
noun,
a male given name.
- faces
-
noun,
the front part of the head, from the forehead to the chin.
- dashi
-
noun,
a clear fish and kelp broth, used in Japanese cookery.
- fairs
-
noun,
Archaic. something that is fair.
- seifs
-
noun,
a long narrow sand dune parallel to the prevailing wind direction.
- Seine
-
noun,
a fishing net that hangs vertically in the water, having floats at the upper edge and sinkers at the lower.
- andr-
-
- Andie
-
noun,
a male or female given name.
- 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).
- seise
-
verb (used with or without object),
Chiefly Law. seize.
- fades
-
noun,
an act or instance of fading.
- fader
-
noun,
a person or thing that fades.
- ancre
-
adjective,
having the end of each limb divided and carved outward like the flukes of an anchor; moline:
- sends
-
noun,
the heaving motion of a vessel.
- Aisne
-
noun,
a river in N France, flowing NW and W to the Oise. 175 miles (280 km) long.
- serif
-
noun,
a smaller line used to finish off a main stroke of a letter, as at the top and bottom of M.
- facer
-
noun,
a person or thing that faces.
- faced
-
noun,
the front part of the head, from the forehead to the chin.
- Senna
-
noun,
any plant, shrub, or tree belonging to the genus Cassia, of the legume family, having pinnate leaves and large clusters of flowers.
- sensa
-
noun,
plural of sensum.
- sense
-
noun,
any of the faculties, as sight, hearing, smell, taste, or touch, by which humans and animals perceive stimuli originating from outside or inside the body:
- serac
-
noun,
a large irregularity of glacial ice, as a pinnacle found in glacial crevasses and formed by melting or movement of the ice.
- Essen
-
noun,
a city in W Germany: the chief city of the Ruhr River valley.
- serai
-
noun,
(in Eastern countries) a caravansary.
- Seres
-
noun,
the series of stages in an ecological succession.
- dears
-
noun,
a person who is good, kind, or generous:
- Seric
-
- deca-
-
- Aides
-
noun,
nurse's aide.
- aeri-
-
- sheas
-
noun,
shea tree.
- fanes
-
noun,
a temple.
- sires
-
noun,
the male parent of a quadruped.
- since
-
adverb,
from then till now (often preceded by ever):
- 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.
- dries
-
noun,
a plural of dry.
- sines
-
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.
- dress
-
noun,
an outer garment for women and girls, consisting of bodice and skirt in one piece.
- dices
-
Idioms,
no dice, Informal. of no use or help; ineffective.
- drees
-
adjective,
tedious; dreary.
- sinhs
-
noun,
hyperbolic sine.
- siree
-
noun,
sirree.
- dich-
-
- Drain
-
noun,
something, as a pipe or conduit, by which a liquid drains.
- Siren
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. one of several sea nymphs, part woman and part bird, who lure mariners to destruction by their seductive singing.
- siris
-
noun,
lebbek (def 1).
- Sinan
-
noun,
1489?–1587, Turkish architect, especially of mosques.
- snare
-
noun,
a device, often consisting of a noose, for capturing small game.
- snash
-
noun,
insolence; impertinence.
- diene
-
noun,
any compound, as 1,3-butadiene, CH 2 =CH−CH=CH 2 , that contains two double bonds.
- snead
-
noun,
Samuel Jackson ("Slamming Sammy") 1912–2002, U.S. golfer.
- sneer
-
noun,
a look or expression of derision, scorn, or contempt.
- disc.
-
- 30-30
-
- snide
-
adjective,
derogatory in a nasty, insinuating manner:
- Dirae
-
plural noun,
the Furies. See fury (def 3).
- Dirac
-
noun,
Paul Adrien Maurice, 1902–84, British physicist, in the U.S. after 1971: Nobel Prize 1933.
- Dinah
-
noun,
Also, Douay Bible, Dina. the daughter of Jacob and Leah. Gen. 30:21.
- dines
-
noun,
Scot. dinner.
- dinar
-
noun,
any of various former coins of the Near East, especially gold coins issued by Islamic governments.
- Sinas
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Sinai
-
noun,
Also called Sinai Peninsula. a peninsula in NE Egypt, at the N end of the Red Sea between the Gulfs of Suez and Aqaba. 230 miles (370 km) long.
- Sheds
-
- shine
-
noun,
radiance or brightness caused by emitted or reflected light.
- Sheen
-
noun,
luster; brightness; radiance.
- eider
-
noun,
eider duck.
- sheer
-
noun,
a thin, diaphanous material, as chiffon or voile.
- shend
-
verb (used with object),
to put to shame.
- Aedes
-
noun,
yellow-fever mosquito.
- sherd
-
noun,
shard.
- Ednas
-
noun,
Adnah.
- dense
-
adjective,
having the component parts closely compacted together; crowded or compact:
- Edina
-
noun,
a city in SE Minnesota, near Minneapolis.
- shied
-
noun,
a sudden start aside, as in fear.
- shier
-
noun,
a horse having a tendency to shy.
- shies
-
noun,
a sudden start aside, as in fear.
- aden-
-
- acrid
-
adjective,
sharp or biting to the taste or smell; bitterly pungent; irritating to the eyes, nose, etc.:
- Siena
-
noun,
a city in Tuscany, in central Italy, S of Florence: cathedral.
- acred
-
adjective,
owning many acres of land; landed.
- shins
-
noun,
the front part of the leg from the knee to the ankle.
- desc.
-
- Shire
-
noun,
one of the counties of Great Britain.
- acnes
-
noun,
an inflammatory disease of the sebaceous glands, characterized by comedones and pimples, especially on the face, back, and chest, and, in severe cases, by cysts and nodules resulting in scarring.
- shred
-
noun,
a piece cut or torn off, especially in a narrow strip.
- Sices
-
noun,
syce.
- eases
-
noun,
freedom from labor, pain, or physical annoyance; tranquil rest; comfort:
- earns
-
verb (used with object),
to gain or get in return for one's labor or service:
- acids
-
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.
- eared
-
noun,
the part of a cereal plant, as corn, wheat, etc., that contains the flowers and hence the fruit, grains, or kernels.
- sides
-
noun,
one of the surfaces forming the outside of or bounding a thing, or one of the lines bounding a geometric figure.
- Sidra
-
noun,
Gulf of, an inlet of the Mediterranean, on the N coast of Libya.
- 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.
- Carie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Caroline.
- feces
-
noun,
waste matter discharged from the intestines through the anus; excrement.
- finds
-
noun,
an act of finding or discovering.
- fears
-
noun,
a distressing emotion aroused by impending danger, evil, pain, etc., whether the threat is real or imagined; the feeling or condition of being afraid. Synonyms: foreboding, apprehension, consternation, dismay, dread, terror, fright, panic, horror, trepidation, qualm.
Antonyms: courage, security, calm, intrepidity.
- scena
-
noun,
an extended operatic vocal solo, usually including an aria and a recitative.
- cries
-
noun,
the act or sound of crying; any loud utterance or exclamation; a shout, scream, or wail.
- finis
-
noun,
end; conclusion.
- Saree
-
noun,
sari.
- crine
-
noun,
hair; head of hair.
- fines
-
noun,
fines.
Mining. crushed ore sufficiently fine to pass through a given screen. Compare short (def 29e).
Agriculture. the fine bits of corn kernel knocked off during handling of the grain.
- feeds
-
noun,
food, especially for farm animals, as cattle, horses or chickens.
- Finer
-
noun,
fines.
Mining. crushed ore sufficiently fine to pass through a given screen. Compare short (def 29e).
Agriculture. the fine bits of corn kernel knocked off during handling of the grain.
- arces
-
noun,
a daughter of Thaumas and the sister of Iris and the Harpies. Zeus took away her wings when she aided the Titans in their war against him.
- Sears
-
noun,
Richard Warren, 1863–1914, U.S. mail-order retailer.
- fiche
-
noun,
microfiche.
- saris
-
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.
- anis-
-
- anise
-
noun,
a Mediterranean plant, Pimpinella anisum, of the parsley family, having loose umbrels of small yellowish-white flowers that yield aniseed.
- dance
-
noun,
a successive group of rhythmical steps or bodily motions, or both, usually executed to music.
- scarf
-
noun,
a long, broad strip of wool, silk, lace, or other material worn about the neck, shoulders, or head, for ornament or protection against cold, drafts, etc.; muffler.
- fends
-
verb (used with object),
to ward off (often followed by off):
- scads
-
noun,
any carangid fish of the genus Decapterus, inhabiting tropical and subtropical shore waters.
- sasin
-
noun,
blackbuck.
- danes
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Denmark.
- Fiend
-
noun,
Satan; the devil.
- fence
-
noun,
a barrier enclosing or bordering a field, yard, etc., usually made of posts and wire or wood, used to prevent entrance, to confine, or to mark a boundary.
- scare
-
noun,
a sudden fright or alarm, especially with little or no reason.
- Annie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Ann, Anna, or Anne.
- finch
-
noun,
any of numerous small passerine birds of the family Fringillidae, including the buntings, sparrows, crossbills, purple finches, and grosbeaks, most of which have a short, conical bill adapted for eating seeds.
- scans
-
noun,
an act or instance of scanning; close examination.
- arche
-
- Fedin
-
noun,
Konstantin Aleksandrovich [kuh n-stuhn-tyeen uh-lyi-ksahn-druh-vyich] /kən stʌnˈtyin ʌ lyɪˈksɑn drə vyɪtʃ/ (Show IPA), 1892–1977, Russian novelist and short-story writer.
- cried
-
noun,
the act or sound of crying; any loud utterance or exclamation; a shout, scream, or wail.
- daric
-
noun,
a gold coin and monetary unit of ancient Persia.
- scend
-
noun,
the heaving motion of a vessel.
- Arden
-
noun,
Forest of, a forest district in central England, in N Warwickshire: scene of Shakespeare's As You Like It.
- farce
-
noun,
a light, humorous play in which the plot depends upon a skillfully exploited situation rather than upon the development of character.
- Archd
-
- fires
-
- farci
-
adjective,
filled with with seasoned bread crumbs or other savory matter; stuffed.
- Aries
-
noun,
Astronomy. the Ram, a zodiacal constellation between Pisces and Taurus.
- fards
-
noun,
facial cosmetics.
- seeds
-
noun,
the fertilized, matured ovule of a flowering plant, containing an embryo or rudimentary plant.
- fares
-
noun,
the price of conveyance or passage in a bus, train, airplane, or other vehicle.
- feria
-
noun,
Ecclesiastical. a weekday on which no feast is celebrated.
- darns
-
noun,
a darned place, as in a garment:
- scene
-
noun,
the place where some action or event occurs:
- cress
-
noun,
any of various plants of the mustard family, especially the watercress, having pungent-tasting leaves often used for salad and as a garnish.
- feres
-
noun,
a companion; mate.
- Dache
-
noun,
Lilly, 1914?–1989, U.S. hat designer, born in France.
- 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.
- seers
-
noun,
a person who sees; observer.
- Dares
-
noun,
an act of daring or defiance; challenge.
- sards
-
noun,
a reddish-brown chalcedony, used as a gem.
- Sedan
-
noun,
an enclosed automobile body having two or four doors and seating four or more persons on two full-width seats.
- Scand
-
- Arch.
-
- scree
-
noun,
a steep mass of detritus on the side of a mountain.
- Crees
-
noun,
a member of a North American Indian people of Ontario, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, and Montana.
- daces
-
noun,
a small, freshwater cyprinoid fish, Leuciscus leuciscus, of Europe, having a stout, fusiform body.
- creed
-
noun,
any system, doctrine, or formula of religious belief, as of a denomination.
- finns
-
noun,
Irish Legend. a leader of the Fenian warriors and the father of Ossian: the subject of many legends.
- Farsi
-
noun,
the modern Iranian language of Iran and western Afghanistan, written in the Arabic alphabet; modern Persian.
- finca
-
noun,
a ranch or large farm in a Spanish-speaking country, especially a plantation in tropical Spanish America.
- asc-
-
- said
-
noun,
sayyid.
- sice
-
noun,
syce.
- Sian
-
noun,
Older Spelling. Xian.
- acne
-
noun,
an inflammatory disease of the sebaceous glands, characterized by comedones and pimples, especially on the face, back, and chest, and, in severe cases, by cysts and nodules resulting in scarring.
- sees
-
noun,
the seat, center of authority, office, or jurisdiction of a bishop.
- shr.
-
- rads
-
noun,
a standard unit of absorbed dose of radiation equal to 0.01 gray2 .
- scar
-
noun,
a mark left by a healed wound, sore, or burn.
- RAID
-
noun,
a sudden assault or attack, as upon something to be seized or suppressed:
- Safi
-
noun,
a seaport in W central Morocco, on the Atlantic Ocean coast.
- 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).
- acr-
-
- Acre
-
noun,
a common measure of area: in the U.S. and U.K., 1 acre equals 4,840 square yards (4,047 square meters) or 0.405 hectare; 640 acres equals one square mile.
- safe
-
noun,
a steel or iron box or repository for money, jewels, papers, etc.
- Rais
-
noun,
Gilles de, Retz, Gilles de Laval, Baron de.
- Shin
-
noun,
the front part of the leg from the knee to the ankle.
- cane
-
noun,
a stick or short staff used to assist one in walking; walking stick.
- Can.
-
- scfh
-
- Adie
-
noun,
a female given name.
- sics
-
adverb,
so; thus: usually written parenthetically to denote that a word, phrase, passage, etc., that may appear strange or incorrect has been written intentionally or has been quoted verbatim: (sic).
- Sais
-
noun,
an ancient city in N Egypt, on the Nile delta: an ancient capital of Lower Egypt.
- side
-
noun,
one of the surfaces forming the outside of or bounding a thing, or one of the lines bounding a geometric figure.
- Neri
-
noun,
Saint Philip (Filippo Neri) 1515–95, Italian priest: founder of Congregation of the Oratory.
- sinh
-
noun,
hyperbolic sine.
- 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.
- sire
-
noun,
the male parent of a quadruped.
- NICE
-
noun,
a port in and the capital of Alpes-Maritimes, in SE France, on the Mediterranean: resort.
- sirs
-
noun,
a respectful or formal term of address used to a man:
- arse
-
noun,
ass2 (defs 1, 2).
- ness
-
noun,
a headland; promontory; cape.
- sane
-
noun,
a private nationwide organization in the U.S., established in 1957, that opposes nuclear testing and advocates international peace.
- Arne
-
noun,
Thomas Augustine, 1710–78, English composer of operas and songs.
- arid
-
adjective,
being without moisture; extremely dry; parched:
- SASE
-
- CARE
-
noun,
a state of mind in which one is troubled; worry, anxiety, or concern:
- Sra.
-
- sris
-
noun,
a Hindu title of address prefixed to the name of a deity, holy person, etc.
- nerd
-
noun,
a person considered to be socially awkward, boring, unstylish, etc.
- nene
-
noun,
a barred, gray-brown wild goose, Nesochen sandvicensis, native to Hawaii, where it is the state bird.
- SScD
-
- ARIS
-
- Neh.
-
- NEFS
-
noun,
a silver or gold table furnishing in the form of a ship, either for holding various utensils or for ornament.
- Ares
-
noun,
the ancient Greek god of war, a son of Zeus and Hera, identified by the Romans with Mars.
- Nida
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Nydia.
- Acis
-
noun,
the lover of Galatea, killed by Polyphemus out of jealousy.
- Sina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- rad.
-
- CanF
-
- SCAN
-
noun,
an act or instance of scanning; close examination.
- RACE
-
noun,
a contest of speed, as in running, riding, driving, or sailing.
- RCAF
-
- sain
-
verb (used with object),
to make the sign of the cross on, as for protection against evil influences.
- 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.
- nisi
-
adjective,
not yet final or absolute (used, especially in law, to indicate that a judgment or decree will become final on a particular date unless set aside or invalidated by certain specified contingencies):
- ache
-
noun,
a continuous, dull pain (in contrast to a sharp, sudden, or sporadic pain).
- SCAD
-
noun,
any carangid fish of the genus Decapterus, inhabiting tropical and subtropical shore waters.
- sash
-
noun,
a long band or scarf worn over one shoulder or around the waist, as by military officers as a part of the uniform or by women and children for ornament.
- Sand
-
noun,
the more or less fine debris of rocks, consisting of small, loose grains, often of quartz.
- NIRA
-
- Nine
-
noun,
a cardinal number, eight plus one.
- Nina
-
noun,
girl; child.
- Nier
-
noun,
Alfred Otto Carl, 1911–1994, U.S. physicist.
- ARCS
-
noun,
Geometry. any unbroken part of the circumference of a circle or other curved line.
- 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.
- nide
-
noun,
a nest or brood, especially of pheasants.
- 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.
- sch.
-
- Asch
-
noun,
Sholom [shaw-luh m] /ˈʃɔ ləm/ (Show IPA), or Sholem [shaw-luh m,, -lem] /ˈʃɔ ləm,, -lɛm/ (Show IPA), 1880–1957, U.S. author, born in Poland.
- RAND
-
noun,
(in shoemaking) a strip of leather set in a shoe at the heel before the lifts are attached.
- ride
-
noun,
a journey or excursion on a horse, camel, etc., or on or in a vehicle.
- ains
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- resh
-
noun,
the 20th letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
- AInd
-
- serf
-
noun,
a person in a condition of servitude, required to render services to a lord, commonly attached to the lord's land and transferred with it from one owner to another.
- Asir
-
noun,
a district in SW Saudi Arabia.
- asis
-
- asse
-
noun,
Cape fox.
- Rida
-
- Seri
-
noun,
a member of an American Indian people of western Sonora state, Mexico, on the Gulf of California.
- 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.
- sec.
-
- rend
-
verb (used with object),
to separate into parts with force or violence:
- rids
-
verb,
a simple past tense and past participle of ride.
- Rena
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Marina.
- Sard
-
noun,
a reddish-brown chalcedony, used as a gem.
- aide
-
noun,
nurse's aide.
- 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.
- SEAS
-
noun,
the salt waters that cover the greater part of the earth's surface.
- rife
-
adjective,
of common or frequent occurrence; prevalent; in widespread existence, activity, or use:
- reif
-
noun,
plunder; booty; loot.
- rifs
-
noun,
Er [er] /ɛr/ (Show IPA) a mountainous coastal region in N Morocco.
- Sere
-
noun,
the series of stages in an ecological succession.
- Aire
-
- RIIA
-
- Rhee
-
noun,
Syngman [sing-muh n] /ˈsɪŋ mən/ (Show IPA), 1875–1965, president of South Korea 1948–60.
- RIAS
-
noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- Rice
-
noun,
the starchy seeds or grain of an annual marsh grass, Oryza sativa, cultivated in warm climates and used for food.
- Seif
-
noun,
a long narrow sand dune parallel to the prevailing wind direction.
- seer
-
noun,
a person who sees; observer.
- Seen
-
verb,
past participle of see1 .
- seis
-
noun,
sei whale.
- 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).
- Seed
-
noun,
the fertilized, matured ovule of a flowering plant, containing an embryo or rudimentary plant.
- send
-
noun,
the heaving motion of a vessel.
- Rich
-
noun,
(used with a plural verb) rich persons collectively (usually preceded by the):
- ance
-
- Aser
-
noun,
Asher (def 1).
- Ashe
-
noun,
Arthur (Robert, Jr) 1943–93, U.S. tennis player.
- sene
-
noun,
a bronze coin and monetary unit of Western Samoa, the 100th part of a tala.
- ands
-
- Rhea
-
noun,
the ramie plant or fiber.
- anes
-
adverb,
once.
- AISI
-
- Secs
-
noun,
second2 (def 2).
- airs
-
noun,
a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- sech
-
- Sera
-
noun,
a plural of serum.
- Reid
-
noun,
Sir George Huston, 1845–1918, Australian statesman, born in Scotland: prime minister 1904–05.
- refs
-
noun, verb (used with or without object),
referee.
- sci.
-
- 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.
- caid
-
noun,
(in North Africa) a Muslim tribal chief, judge, or senior official.
- RISC
-
noun,
reduced instruction set computer: a computer whose central processing unit recognizes a relatively small number of instructions, which it can execute very rapidly.
- RdAc
-
- rcd.
-
- 1080
-
- rash
-
noun,
an eruption or efflorescence on the skin.
- Rise
-
noun,
an act or instance of rising.
- rase
-
verb (used with object),
raze.
- ANSI
-
- aesc
-
noun,
ash2 (def 3).
- Shea
-
noun,
shea tree.
- SCSI
-
noun,
a standard for computer interface ports featuring faster data transmission and greater flexibility than normal ports.
- RNAS
-
- asci
-
noun,
plural of ascus.
- Rani
-
noun,
ranee.
- Sacs
-
noun,
a baglike structure in an animal, plant, or fungus, as one containing fluid.
- 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.
- Cain
-
noun,
Scot. and Irish English. rent paid in kind, especially a percentage of a farm crop.
- Sadi
-
noun,
sadhe.
- shee
-
noun,
sídh.
- aer-
-
- scr.
-
- Read
-
noun,
an act or instance of reading:
- afr-
-
- Ahir
-
noun,
a member of the caste of cowherds and milkmen in India.
- cadi
-
noun,
qadi.
- ASSR
-
- ref.
-
- Rees
-
noun,
reeve3 .
- sers
-
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).
- Reef
-
noun,
a ridge of rocks or sand, often of coral debris, at or near the surface of the water.
- Reed
-
noun,
the straight stalk of any of various tall grasses, especially of the genera Phragmites and Arundo, growing in marshy places.
- 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.
- 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.
- AFSC
-
- shad
-
noun,
a deep-bodied herring, Alosa sapidissima, of Europe and North America, that migrates up streams to spawn, used for food.
- sear
-
noun,
a mark or scar made by searing.
- Sean
-
noun,
a male given name, form of John.
- rede
-
noun,
counsel; advice.
- Riis
-
noun,
Jacob August, 1849–1914, U.S. journalist and social reformer, born in Denmark.
- Rina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- recs
-
noun,
recreation.
- cads
-
noun,
an ill-bred man, especially one who behaves in a dishonorable or irresponsible way toward women.
- CAFE
-
noun,
a restaurant, often with an enclosed or outdoor section extending onto the sidewalk.
- Rind
-
noun,
a thick and firm outer coat or covering, as of certain fruits, cheeses, and meats:
- ann.
-
- Shan
-
noun,
a group of Mongoloid tribes in the hills of Burma.
- Anne
-
noun,
1665–1714, queen of England 1702–14 (daughter of James II of England).
- Reis
-
plural noun,
a former money of account of Portugal and Brazil.
- Cres
-
- need
-
noun,
a requirement, necessary duty, or obligation:
- Heer
-
noun,
an old unit of measure for linen and woolen yarn, equivalent to about 600 yards (550 meters).
- Erse
-
noun,
Gaelic, especially Scottish Gaelic.
- hide
-
noun,
British. a place of concealment for hunting or observing wildlife; hunting blind.
- Dec.
-
- Esd.
-
- Hess
-
noun,
Dame Myra, 1890–1965, English pianist.
- hers
-
noun,
Slang. a female:
- Here
-
noun,
this place:
- herd
-
noun,
a number of animals kept, feeding, or traveling together; drove; flock:
- HERA
-
noun,
the ancient Greek queen of heaven, a daughter of Cronus and Rhea and the wife and sister of Zeus.
- her.
-
- Chas
-
noun,
tea.
- DEAR
-
noun,
a person who is good, kind, or generous:
- heir
-
noun,
a person who inherits or has a right of inheritance in the property of another following the latter's death.
- heed
-
noun,
careful attention; notice; observation (usually with give or take).
- Erna
-
noun,
a female given name: from an Old English word meaning “eagle.”.
- hear
-
verb (used with object),
to perceive by the ear:
- ESIS
-
- chef
-
noun,
the chief cook, especially in a restaurant or hotel, usually responsible for planning menus, ordering foodstuffs, overseeing food preparation, and supervising the kitchen staff.
- Chen
-
noun,
a dynasty that ruled in China a.d. 557–89.
- esne
-
noun,
(in Anglo-Saxon England) a member of the lowest class; laborer.
- head
-
noun,
the upper part of the body in humans, joined to the trunk by the neck, containing the brain, eyes, ears, nose, and mouth.
- esse
-
noun,
being; existence.
- Cher
-
noun,
a river in central France, flowing NW to the Loire River. 220 miles (355 km) long.
- Hare
-
noun,
any rodentlike mammal of the genus Lepus, of the family Leporidae, having long ears, a divided upper lip, and long hind limbs adapted for leaping.
- chia
-
noun,
a plant, Salvia columbariae, of the mint family, native to the southwestern U.S. and Mexico, having mostly basal, oblong leaves and small blue flowers: the seeds are used as food and as the source of a beverage.
- hard
-
noun,
Nautical. a firm or paved beach or slope convenient for hauling vessels out of the water.
- Hans
-
noun,
a male given name, Germanic form of John.
- Hand
-
noun,
the terminal, prehensile part of the upper limb in humans and other primates, consisting of the wrist, metacarpal area, fingers, and thumb.
- fac.
-
- Erne
-
noun,
sea eagle.
- Eris
-
noun,
the ancient Greek goddess of discord and the sister of Ares: identified with the Roman goddess Discordia.
- haes
-
verb (used with object), auxiliary verb,
have.
- Ice.
-
- IDEA
-
noun,
any conception existing in the mind as a result of mental understanding, awareness, or activity.
- 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).
- idae
-
- enc.
-
- ICSH
-
- ichs
-
noun,
a disease of tropical fishes, characterized by small, white nodules on the fins, skin, and eyes, caused by a ciliate protozoan, Ichthyophthirius multifiliis.
- ence
-
- 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.
-
- end-
-
- defs
-
- ices
-
noun,
the solid form of water, produced by freezing; frozen water.
- iced
-
noun,
the solid form of water, produced by freezing; frozen water.
- ends
-
noun,
the last part or extremity, lengthwise, of anything that is longer than it is wide or broad:
- hins
-
noun,
an ancient Hebrew unit of liquid measure equal to about one and one half gallons (5.7 liters).
- Iasi
-
noun,
Romanian name of Jassy.
- def.
-
- Fens
-
noun,
Also called Fenland. a marshy lowland region in E England, S of the Wash: partly drained and channeled since the 17th century.
- Ind.
-
- dees
-
noun,
a metal loop attached to tack, for fastening gear:
- Deer
-
noun,
any of several ruminants of the family Cervidae, most of the males of which have solid, deciduous antlers.
- Ens.
-
- Hsia
-
noun,
a legendary dynasty in China, the traditional dates of which are 2205–1766 b.c.
- Eric
-
noun,
Eric the Red.
- 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).
- Erin
-
noun,
Literary. Ireland.
- Hiss
-
noun,
a hissing sound, especially one made in disapproval.
- hire
-
noun,
the act of hiring.
- chai
-
noun,
a shed or other aboveground building where a winemaker stores wine in casks.
- hair
-
noun,
any of the numerous fine, usually cylindrical, keratinous filaments growing from the skin of humans and animals; a pilus.
- face
-
noun,
the front part of the head, from the forehead to the chin.
- Eire
-
noun,
the Irish name of Ireland.
- feds
-
noun,
(sometimes initial capital letter) Slang. a federal official or law-enforcement officer.
- firs
-
noun,
any coniferous tree belonging to the genus Abies, of the pine family, characterized by its pyramidal style of growth, flat needles, and erect cones.
- firn
-
noun,
névé.
- Cree
-
noun,
a member of a North American Indian people of Ontario, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, and Montana.
- Dine
-
noun,
Scot. dinner.
- Finn
-
noun,
Irish Legend. a leader of the Fenian warriors and the father of Ossian: the subject of many legends.
- Fini
-
adjective,
finished; done.
- Fear
-
noun,
a distressing emotion aroused by impending danger, evil, pain, etc., whether the threat is real or imagined; the feeling or condition of being afraid. Synonyms: foreboding, apprehension, consternation, dismay, dread, terror, fright, panic, horror, trepidation, qualm.
Antonyms: courage, security, calm, intrepidity.
- FINE
-
noun,
fines.
Mining. crushed ore sufficiently fine to pass through a given screen. Compare short (def 29e).
Agriculture. the fine bits of corn kernel knocked off during handling of the grain.
- fec.
-
- Dari
-
noun,
a form of Persian, spoken in Afghanistan.
- find
-
noun,
an act of finding or discovering.
- Fed.
-
- fedn
-
- feed
-
noun,
food, especially for farm animals, as cattle, horses or chickens.
- Fish
-
noun,
any of various cold-blooded, aquatic vertebrates, having gills, commonly fins, and typically an elongated body covered with scales.
- fees
-
noun,
a charge or payment for professional services:
- Fin.
-
- Dare
-
noun,
an act of daring or defiance; challenge.
- Dace
-
noun,
a small, freshwater cyprinoid fish, Leuciscus leuciscus, of Europe, having a stout, fusiform body.
- fids
-
noun,
a stout bar of wood or metal placed across a lower spar so as to support a higher one.
- FICA
-
- dahs
-
noun,
an echoic word, the referent of which is a tone interval approximately three times the length of the dot, used to designate the dash of Morse code, International Morse code, etc.
- fend
-
verb (used with object),
to ward off (often followed by off):
- fess
-
noun,
an ordinary in the form of a broad horizontal band across the middle of an escutcheon.
- Fern
-
noun,
any seedless, nonflowering vascular plant of the class Filicinae, of tropical to temperate regions, characterized by true roots produced from a rhizome, triangular fronds that uncoil upward and have a branching vein system, and reproduction by spores contained in sporangia that appear as brown dots on the underside of the fronds.
- DAIS
-
noun,
a raised platform, as at the front of a room, for a lectern, throne, seats of honor, etc.
- Dan.
-
abbreviation,
Bible. Daniel (def 1).
- fere
-
noun,
a companion; mate.
- FERA
-
- fisc
-
noun,
a royal or state treasury; exchequer.
- FDIC
-
- hade
-
noun,
Geology. the angle between a fault plane and the vertical, measured perpendicular to the strike of the fault; complement of the dip.
- chis
-
noun,
the twenty-second letter of the Greek alphabet (X, χ).
- 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.
- FACS
-
- fade
-
noun,
an act or instance of fading.
- deaf
-
noun,
deaf persons collectively (usually preceded by the):
- fads
-
noun,
a temporary fashion, notion, manner of conduct, etc., especially one followed enthusiastically by a group.
- Fahr
-
- DChE
-
- fain
-
adverb,
gladly; willingly:
- Fair
-
noun,
Archaic. something that is fair.
- fane
-
noun,
a temple.
- FRSS
-
- Frs.
-
- Fri.
-
- Dash
-
noun,
a small quantity of anything thrown into or mixed with something else:
- Chr.
-
- Darn
-
noun,
a darned place, as in a garment:
- chs.
-
- Frei
-
noun,
Eduardo [e-dwahr-th aw] /ɛˈdwɑr ðɔ/ (Show IPA), 1911–82, Chilean statesman: president 1964–70.
- cide
-
- free
-
Idioms,
for free, Informal. without charge:
- FRED
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Frederick.
- FRCS
-
- fard
-
noun,
facial cosmetics.
- fare
-
noun,
the price of conveyance or passage in a bus, train, airplane, or other vehicle.
- Fars
-
noun,
a province in SW Iran. 51,466 sq. mi. (133,297 sq. km).
- cir.
-
- cire
-
noun,
a brilliant, highly glazed surface produced on fabrics by subjecting them to a wax, heat, and calendering treatment.
- Fran
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Francis.
- cis-
-
- frae
-
preposition, adverb,
from.
- ides
-
noun,
(in the ancient Roman calendar) the fifteenth day of March, May, July, or October, and the thirteenth day of the other months.
- Enid
-
noun,
a city in N Oklahoma.
- Dane
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Denmark.
- Nair
-
noun,
a group of Hindu castes in the Kerala region of India.
- ins.
-
- INRI
-
- Nah.
-
- inns
-
noun,
a commercial establishment that provides lodging, food, etc., for the public, especially travelers; small hotel.
- dish
-
noun,
an open, relatively shallow container of pottery, glass, metal, wood, etc., used for various purposes, especially for holding or serving food.
- naif
-
noun,
a naive or inexperienced person.
- cees
-
noun,
the letter C.
- Dies
-
noun,
Martin, 1901–72, U.S. politician.
- cen.
-
- cede
-
verb (used with object),
to yield or formally surrender to another:
- dif-
-
- Drin
-
noun,
a river in S Europe, flowing generally NW from SW Macedonia through N Albania into the Adriatic. 180 miles (290 km) long.
- dis-
-
- Inf.
-
- DIRE
-
adjective,
causing or involving great fear or suffering; dreadful; terrible:
- dern
-
adjective, adverb, verb (used with object),
darn2 .
- cera
-
noun,
(in prescriptions) wax.
- CerE
-
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.
- dir.
-
- cedi
-
noun,
a paper money and monetary unit of Ghana, equal to 100 pesewas.
- NADH
-
- CERN
-
- Isai
-
noun,
Jesse.
- 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.
- dree
-
adjective,
tedious; dreary.
- Isin
-
noun,
an ancient Sumerian city in S Iraq: archaeological site.
- ISIS
-
noun,
a goddess of fertility, the sister and wife of Osiris and mother of Horus, and usually represented as a woman with a cow's horns with the solar disk between them: later worshiped in the Greek and Roman empires.
- Isar
-
noun,
a river in central Europe, flowing NE from W Austria through S Germany to the Danube River. 215 miles (345 km) long.
- ISSN
-
- drch
-
- each
-
adverb,
to, from, or for each; apiece:
- Eads
-
noun,
James Buchanan, 1820–87, U.S. engineer and inventor.
- EARN
-
verb (used with object),
to gain or get in return for one's labor or service:
- Cdr.
-
- Cash
-
noun,
money in the form of coins or banknotes, especially that issued by a government.
- Iris
-
noun,
Anatomy. the contractile, circular diaphragm forming the colored portion of the eye and containing a circular opening, the pupil, in its center.
- Cass
-
noun,
Lewis, 1782–1866, U.S. statesman.
- Ire.
-
- 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.
- IRAS
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- CASE
-
noun,
an instance of the occurrence, existence, etc., of something:
- ease
-
noun,
freedom from labor, pain, or physical annoyance; tranquil rest; comfort:
- dia-
-
- Cerf
-
noun,
Bennett (Alfred) 1898–1971, U.S. book publisher, editor, and writer.
- cene
-
- IndE
-
- Chad
-
noun,
a small paper disk or square formed when a hole is punched in a punch card or paper tape.
- edhs
-
noun,
eth.
- Edie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Edith.
- der.
-
- inch
-
noun,
a unit of length, 1/12 (0.0833) foot, equivalent to 2.54 centimeters.
- Nash
-
noun,
John, 1752–1835, English architect and city planner.
- Edna
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “rejuvenation, rebirth.”.
- Nasi
-
noun,
the head or president of the Sanhedrin.
- dere
-
adjective,
dear2 .
- Inca
-
noun,
a member of any of the dominant groups of South American Indian peoples who established an empire in Peru prior to the Spanish conquest.
- Inc.
-
- inae
-
- NDAC
-
- Din.
-
- Ifni
-
noun,
a former Spanish enclave on the W coast of Morocco, ceded to Morocco 1969.
- NASD
-
- 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.
- EDES
-
noun,
a city in SW Nigeria.
- nard
-
noun,
an aromatic Himalayan plant, believed to be the spikenard, Nardostachys jatamansi, the source of an ointment used by the ancients.
- nane
-
pronoun, adverb, adjective,
none1 .
- cess
-
noun,
British. a tax, assessment, or lien.
- dins
-
noun,
a loud, confused noise; a continued loud or tumultuous sound; noisy clamor.
- Carn
-
noun,
cairn.
- narc
-
noun,
a government agent or detective charged with the enforcement of laws restricting the use of narcotics.
- Eden
-
noun,
the place where Adam and Eve lived before the Fall. Gen. 2:8–24.
- SIR
-
noun,
a respectful or formal term of address used to a man:
- Dr.
-
- ADC
-
- ANI
-
noun,
any of several black, tropical American cuckoos of the genus Crotophaga, having a compressed, bladelike bill.
- Sr.
-
- SSN
-
- See
-
noun,
the seat, center of authority, office, or jurisdiction of a bishop.
- ans
-
noun,
the Sumerian god of heaven: the counterpart of the Akkadian Anu.
- Af.
-
- DRE
-
- SSC
-
- an.
-
- SSI
-
- AID
-
noun,
help or support; assistance.
- SCS
-
- SSD
-
- SSE
-
- DAS
-
noun,
hyrax.
- FAR
-
Idioms,
a far cry (from). cry (def 27).
- ad-
-
- ANF
-
- SRS
-
- SDI
-
- sea
-
noun,
the salt waters that cover the greater part of the earth's surface.
- se-
-
- SDS
-
- SDR
-
- FDR
-
noun,
(Anna) Eleanor, 1884–1962, U.S. diplomat, author, and lecturer (wife of Franklin Delano Roosevelt).
- 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.
- sis
-
noun,
sister.
- Fen
-
noun,
low land covered wholly or partially with water; boggy land; a marsh.
- SSA
-
- ane
-
adjective, noun, pronoun,
one.
- ss.
-
- SRI
-
noun,
a Hindu title of address prefixed to the name of a deity, holy person, etc.
- FCS
-
- FCA
-
- SDA
-
- DNA
-
- DAR
-
- DNR
-
- ac-
-
- SED
-
- Fee
-
noun,
a charge or payment for professional services:
- FDA
-
- EHF
-
- Ar.
-
- EDC
-
- Dee
-
noun,
a metal loop attached to tack, for fastening gear:
- ACS
-
- ERA
-
noun,
a period of time marked by distinctive character, events, etc.:
- Ede
-
noun,
a city in SW Nigeria.
- ERE
-
preposition, conjunction,
before.
- AFS
-
- EDA
-
noun,
a female given name.
- edh
-
noun,
eth.
- SHA
-
- ed.
-
- Sfc
-
- SES
-
noun,
the syllable used for the seventh tone of a scale and sometimes for the tone B.
- AHE
-
- ahi
-
noun,
yellowfin tuna, widely used in sashimi.
- AIC
-
- ade
-
noun,
George, 1866–1944, U.S. humorist.
- AFC
-
- ESA
-
- EEC
-
- eir
-
- AEF
-
- ef-
-
- EIS
-
- AEC
-
- en-
-
- ae.
-
- ene
-
- ADS
-
noun,
advertisement.
- EDS
-
noun,
education:
- she
-
noun,
a female person or animal.
- AES
-
noun,
any of various early forms of bronze or copper money used in ancient Rome.
Compare as2 (def 1).
- DEI
-
adverb,
by the grace of God.
- SHF
-
- ADF
-
- ERS
-
noun,
ervil.
- Esc
-
- SEI
-
noun,
sei whale.
- de-
-
- FAD
-
noun,
a temporary fashion, notion, manner of conduct, etc., especially one followed enthusiastically by a group.
- ANC
-
- ea.
-
- ACH
-
interjection,
alas; oh.
- DEA
-
- SEN
-
noun,
a money of account of Japan, the 100th part of a yen, now used only in certain quotations, as on foreign exchange.
- DCS
-
- Ehr
-
- ACE
-
noun,
a playing card or die marked with or having the value indicated by a single spot:
- Sin
-
noun,
transgression of divine law:
- 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.
- DSS
-
- DSR
-
- Fan
-
noun,
any device for producing a current of air by the movement of a broad surface or a number of such surfaces.
- DSA
-
- ead
-
- 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.
- DFA
-
- SIC
-
adverb,
so; thus: usually written parenthetically to denote that a word, phrase, passage, etc., that may appear strange or incorrect has been written intentionally or has been quoted verbatim: (sic).
- dh-
-
- ECF
-
- dha
-
- ECA
-
- ese
-
- ec-
-
- Ain
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- di.
-
- 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.
- SID
-
noun,
a male or female given name, form of Sidney or Sydney.
- ESR
-
- AIR
-
noun,
a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- ess
-
noun,
the letter S, s.
- EAS
-
noun,
the Akkadian god of wisdom, the son of Apsu and father of Marduk: the counterpart of Enki.
- FAS
-
noun,
the syllable used for the fourth tone of a diatonic scale.
- 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).
- ean
-
- ARS
-
- ARC
-
noun,
Geometry. any unbroken part of the circumference of a circle or other curved line.
- cfs
-
- ina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- REC
-
noun,
recreation.
- CAI
-
- CHA
-
noun,
tea.
- ChE
-
noun,
Ernesto [er-nes-taw] /ɛrˈnɛs tɔ/ (Show IPA), ("Che") 1928–67, Cuban revolutionist and political leader, born in Argentina.
- REA
-
- RDS
-
- RDF
-
- RDC
-
- RDA
-
- 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.
- RCN
-
- CFR
-
- RCA
-
- CFI
-
- cfh
-
- CFD
-
- CFA
-
- RAS
-
noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- ine
-
- in.
-
- IHS
-
- CEF
-
- fer
-
preposition, conjunction,
for.
- id.
-
- IFS
-
noun,
a supposition; uncertain possibility:
- IRA
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- Ia.
-
- ian
-
noun,
a male given name, Scottish form of John.
- IAS
-
- ICA
-
noun,
Portuguese name of Putumayo.
- ca.
-
- CAF
-
- ch.
-
- Ife
-
noun,
a town in SW Nigeria.
- cr.
-
- cs.
-
- CAD
-
noun,
an ill-bred man, especially one who behaves in a dishonorable or irresponsible way toward women.
- ich
-
noun,
a disease of tropical fishes, characterized by small, white nodules on the fins, skin, and eyes, caused by a ciliate protozoan, Ichthyophthirius multifiliis.
- 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).
- Ree
-
noun,
reeve3 .
- ide
-
- 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.
- ier
-
- IFC
-
- INH
-
- INN
-
noun,
a commercial establishment that provides lodging, food, etc., for the public, especially travelers; small hotel.
- hrs
-
- NHI
-
- NSF
-
- NAD
-
- CAS
-
verb (used with or without object),
to call, as to call an animal toward one; urge forward by calling.
- nae
-
adverb,
no1 ; not.
- CAR
-
noun,
an automobile.
- NIC
-
noun,
a newly industrialized/industrializing country:
- Nan
-
noun,
naan.
- NIA
-
- NHS
-
- NHA
-
- ISR
-
- NFS
-
- NFD
-
- NFC
-
- NES
-
- NDE
-
- ne-
-
- NEA
-
- NEC
-
- 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):
- NIH
-
- ish
-
- RAN
-
noun,
a sea goddess who drags down ships and drowns sailors: the wife of Aegir.
- IRS
-
- cee
-
noun,
the letter C.
- CED
-
- CEA
-
- Ir.
-
- Rai
-
noun,
a style of Algerian popular music played on electric guitar, synthesizer, and percussion instruments.
- rah
-
interjection,
(used as an exclamation of encouragement to a player or team.)
- RAF
-
- Rae
-
noun,
John, 1813–93, Scottish surgeon and Arctic explorer.
- IRC
-
- Is.
-
noun,
(used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
- ise
-
- ISA
-
- Re.
-
- RCS
-
- Rd.
-
- NSC
-
- NSA
-
- NRC
-
- NRA
-
- nr.
-
- NNE
-
- ics
-
- cf.
-
- HRE
-
- SAE
-
- Fr.
-
abbreviation,
Father.
- Fra
-
noun,
a title of address for a friar or brother.
- CIF
-
- CIE
-
- FRC
-
- San
-
noun,
a member of a nomadic aboriginal people of southern Africa.
- CID
-
noun,
The ("El Cid Campeador"; Rodrigo Díaz de Bivar) c1040–99, Spanish soldier: hero of the wars against the Moors.
- CIA
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- ASS
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noun,
a long-eared, slow, patient, sure-footed domesticated mammal, Equus asinus, related to the horse, used chiefly as a beast of burden.
- CNN
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- FSH
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- FSR
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- Sad
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noun,
the 14th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- HCF
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- hr.
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- SAC
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noun,
a baglike structure in an animal, plant, or fungus, as one containing fluid.
- sd.
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- RSS
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- RSE
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- nef
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noun,
a silver or gold table furnishing in the form of a ship, either for holding various utensils or for ornament.
- CNS
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- Rs.
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- ard
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- FHA
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- Fia
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- SCF
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- dah
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noun,
an echoic word, the referent of which is a tone interval approximately three times the length of the dot, used to designate the dash of Morse code, International Morse code, etc.
- DAE
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- fic
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- ScD
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- fid
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noun,
a stout bar of wood or metal placed across a lower spar so as to support a higher one.
- fie
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interjection,
(used to express mild disgust, disapprobation, annoyance, etc.)
- DSC
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- SAR
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- DFC
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- sc.
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- CSR
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- CSF
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- ARE
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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.
- CSA
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- CRS
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- ARF
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interjection,
(used to imitate the bark of a dog).
- FIR
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noun,
any coniferous tree belonging to the genus Abies, of the pine family, characterized by its pyramidal style of growth, flat needles, and erect cones.
- RSA
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- FSA
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- rnd
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- RFD
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- Hen
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noun,
the female of the domestic fowl.
- Ria
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noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- hf.
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- Had
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noun,
Usually, haves. an individual or group that has wealth, social position, or other material benefits (contrasted with have-not).
- hid
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noun,
British. a place of concealment for hunting or observing wildlife; hunting blind.
- rhe
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noun,
a centimeter-gram-second unit of fluidity, equal to the reciprocal of poise.
- RFI
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- RFE
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- RFC
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- ase
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- RFA
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- hie
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verb (used with object),
to hasten (oneself):
- ASI
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- hin
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noun,
an ancient Hebrew unit of liquid measure equal to about one and one half gallons (5.7 liters).
- HIS
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noun,
any male person or animal; a man:
- ASN
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- ASR
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- res
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noun,
an object or thing; matter.
- Ash
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noun,
the powdery residue of matter that remains after burning.
- HIC
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interjection,
(an onomatopoeic word used to imitate or represent a hiccup.)
- RID
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noun,
a journey or excursion on a horse, camel, etc., or on or in a vehicle.
- hd.
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- RNA
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- hae
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verb (used with object), auxiliary verb,
have.
- Han
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noun,
a dynasty in China, 206 b.c.–a.d. 220, with an interregnum, a.d. 9–25: characterized by consolidation of the centralized imperial state and territorial expansion.
Compare Earlier Han, Later Han.
- rin
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noun,
a money of account of Japan, the thousandth part of a yen or the tenth part of a sen.
- CHI
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noun,
the twenty-second letter of the Greek alphabet (X, χ).
- has
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noun,
Usually, haves. an individual or group that has wealth, social position, or other material benefits (contrasted with have-not).
- RIF
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noun,
Er [er] /ɛr/ (Show IPA) a mountainous coastal region in N Morocco.
- HCR
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- SSR
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- E.
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noun,
Edward (St. John) 1925–2000, U.S. writer and illustrator.
- FA
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noun,
the syllable used for the fourth tone of a diatonic scale.
- FI
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noun,
the solmization syllable used for the semitone between the fourth and fifth degrees of a scale.
- 3D
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noun,
a three-dimensional form or appearance:
- CE
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- D.
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- DA
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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.
- DC
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noun,
a surgical method for the removal of diseased tissue or an early embryo from the lining of the uterus by means of scraping.
- 2D
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noun,
a two-dimensional form or appearance:
- DF
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- RF
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- NH
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- A.
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noun,
Agnolo (di Cosimo di Mariano) [ah-nyaw-law dee kaw-zee-maw dee mah-ryah-naw] /ˈɑ nyɔ lɔ di ˈkɔ zi mɔ di mɑˈryɑ nɔ/ (Show IPA), 1502–72, Italian painter.
- HE
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noun,
any male person or animal; a man:
- SA
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- SF
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- S.
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- eh
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interjection,
(an interrogative utterance, usually expressing surprise or doubt or seeking confirmation).
- sh
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interjection,
(used to urge silence.)
- RH
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- RI
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- ic
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- i.
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- SN
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- HI
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adjective,
an informal, simplified spelling of high:
- R.
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- FC
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- ee
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- IF
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noun,
a supposition; uncertain possibility:
- fn
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- EI
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- er
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interjection,
(used to express or represent a pause, hesitation, uncertainty, etc.).
- f.
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noun,
(Paul) Felix (Edler von Münzberg) [poul fey-liks eyd-luh r fuh n mynts-berk] /paʊl ˈfeɪ lɪks ˈeɪd lər fən ˈmüntsˌbɛrk/ (Show IPA), 1863–1942, Austrian composer, conductor, and writer.
- RA
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noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- RC
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- FE
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- N.
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- DN
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- NA
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adverb,
no1 .
- AI
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noun,
a three-toed sloth, Bradypus tridactylus, inhabiting forests of southern Venezuela, the Guianas, and northern Brazil, having a diet apparently restricted to the leaves of the trumpet-tree, and sounding a high-pitched cry when disturbed.
- NC
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- AH
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interjection,
(used as an exclamation of pain, surprise, pity, complaint, dislike, joy, etc., according to the manner of utterance.)
- h.
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- ND
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- RN
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- NI
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- FD
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- SI
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noun,
the syllable used for the seventh tone of a scale and sometimes for the tone B.
- NF
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