Anagrams of econometrics
Word econometrics has
1249 anagrams
that can be made by using the letters of econometrics.
- necrotomies
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noun,
Surgery. the excision of necrosed bone.
- econometric
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noun,
the application of statistical and mathematical techniques in solving problems as well as in testing and demonstrating theories.
- concretism
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noun,
the theory or practice of concrete poetry.
- centrosome
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noun,
a small region near the nucleus in the cell cytoplasm, containing the centrioles.
- cortisone
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noun,
Biochemistry. a steroid hormone of the adrenal cortex, C 21 H 28 O 5 , active in carbohydrate and protein metabolism.
- crocoites
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noun,
a yellow, orange, or red mineral, lead chromate, PbCrO 4 , formed by replacement.
- intercoms
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noun,
an intercommunication system.
- neoterics
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noun,
a new or modern writer, thinker, etc.
- economics
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noun,
(used with a singular verb) the science that deals with the production, distribution, and consumption of goods and services, or the material welfare of humankind.
- microtone
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noun,
any musical interval smaller than a semitone, specifically, a quarter tone.
- sonometer
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noun,
audiometer.
- economies
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noun,
thrifty management; frugality in the expenditure or consumption of money, materials, etc.
- economist
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noun,
a specialist in economics.
- coercions
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noun,
the act of coercing; use of force or intimidation to obtain compliance.
- neoterism
-
noun,
an innovation in language, as a new word, term, or expression.
- concertos
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noun,
a composition for one or more principal instruments, with orchestral accompaniment, now usually in symphonic form.
- remotions
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noun,
the act of removing; removal.
- cicerones
-
noun,
a person who conducts sightseers; guide.
- secretion
-
noun,
(in a cell or gland) the act or process of separating, elaborating, and releasing a substance that fulfills some function within the organism or undergoes excretion.
- concretes
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noun,
an artificial, stonelike material used for various structural purposes, made by mixing cement and various aggregates, as sand, pebbles, gravel, or shale, with water and allowing the mixture to harden.
Compare reinforced concrete.
- monoester
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noun,
a single esterified polybasic acid.
- resection
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noun,
Surveying. a technique of ascertaining the location of a point by taking bearings from the point on two other points of known location.
- centesimo
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noun,
a monetary unit of Italy until the euro was adopted, the 100th part of a lira.
- cocinero
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noun,
a cook, especially one working on a ranch or a trail drive.
- one-time
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adjective,
having been as specified at one time; former:
- omicrons
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noun,
the 15th letter of the Greek alphabet (O, o).
- emersion
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noun,
Also called egress. Astronomy. the emergence of a heavenly body from an eclipse, an occultation, or a transit.
Compare immersion (def 5).
- tiresome
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adjective,
causing or liable to cause a person to tire; wearisome:
- serotine
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noun,
a small Eurasian brown bat, Eptesicus serotinus.
- ionomers
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noun,
any of a class of plastics that because of its ionic bonding action is capable of conducting electric current.
- incomers
-
noun,
a person who comes in.
- croceins
-
noun,
any of several acid azo dyes producing orange or scarlet colors.
- crocoite
-
noun,
a yellow, orange, or red mineral, lead chromate, PbCrO 4 , formed by replacement.
- intercom
-
noun,
an intercommunication system.
- sermonic
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adjective,
of, relating to, or resembling a sermon.
- coercion
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noun,
the act of coercing; use of force or intimidation to obtain compliance.
- erection
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noun,
the act of erecting.
- seicento
-
noun,
the 17th century, with reference to the Italian art or literature of that period.
- remotion
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noun,
the act of removing; removal.
- cicerone
-
noun,
a person who conducts sightseers; guide.
- esoteric
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adjective,
understood by or meant for only the select few who have special knowledge or interest; recondite:
- Crescent
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noun,
a shape resembling a segment of a ring tapering to points at the ends.
- ecotones
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noun,
the transition zone between two different plant communities, as that between forest and prairie.
- creosote
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noun,
an oily liquid having a burning taste and a penetrating odor, obtained by the distillation of coal and wood tar, used mainly as a preservative for wood and as an antiseptic.
- economic
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adjective,
pertaining to the production, distribution, and use of income, wealth, and commodities.
- monitors
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noun,
(especially formerly) a student appointed to assist in the conduct of a class or school, as to help take attendance or keep order.
- concrete
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noun,
an artificial, stonelike material used for various structural purposes, made by mixing cement and various aggregates, as sand, pebbles, gravel, or shale, with water and allowing the mixture to harden.
Compare reinforced concrete.
- monteros
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noun,
a Spanish hunter's cap, round in shape and having an earflap.
- Montrose
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noun,
James Graham, Marquis of, 1612–50, Scottish supporter of Charles I.
- moonrise
-
noun,
the rising of the moon above the horizon.
- concerts
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noun,
a public musical performance in which a number of singers or instrumentalists, or both, participate.
- concerto
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noun,
a composition for one or more principal instruments, with orchestral accompaniment, now usually in symphonic form.
- scienter
-
noun,
a mental state in which one has knowledge that one’s action, statement, etc., is wrong, deceptive, or illegal: often used as a standard of guilt:
- conceits
-
noun,
an excessively favorable opinion of one's own ability, importance, wit, etc.
- mortices
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noun,
a notch, hole, groove, or slot made in a piece of wood or the like to receive a tenon of the same dimensions.
- Rosemont
-
noun,
a town in central California, near Sacramento.
- cornices
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noun,
Architecture.
any prominent, continuous, horizontally projecting feature surmounting a wall or other construction, or dividing it horizontally for compositional purposes.
the uppermost member of a classical entablature, consisting of a bed molding, a corona, and a cymatium, with rows of dentils, modillions, etc., often placed between the bed molding and the corona.
- Timorese
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Timor.
- meteoric
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adjective,
of, relating to, or consisting of meteors.
- mesotron
-
noun,
(no longer in technical use) meson.
- cortico-
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- neoteric
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noun,
a new or modern writer, thinker, etc.
- centimes
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noun,
a monetary unit of various nations and territories, as Lichtenstein, Martinique, Senegal, Switzerland, and Tahiti, the 100th part of a franc.
- centimos
-
noun,
the 100th part of the monetary units of various countries, as Costa Rica, Equatorial Guinea, Paraguay, and Venezuela.
- semitone
-
noun,
a pitch interval halfway between two whole tones.
- cosmetic
-
noun,
a powder, lotion, lipstick, rouge, or other preparation for beautifying the face, skin, hair, nails, etc.
- nitroso-
-
- secretin
-
noun,
a polypeptide hormone, produced in the small intestine, that activates the pancreas to secrete pancreatic juice.
- rimstone
-
noun,
a calcareous deposit forming a dam at the edge or outlet of an overflowing pool of water, as in a cavern.
- section
-
noun,
a part that is cut off or separated.
- ecotone
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noun,
the transition zone between two different plant communities, as that between forest and prairie.
- eccrine
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adjective,
of or relating to certain sweat glands, distributed over the entire body, that secrete a type of sweat important for regulating body heat (distinguished from apocrine).
- moisten
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verb (used with or without object),
to make or become moist.
- crotons
-
noun,
any of numerous chiefly tropical plants constituting the genus Croton, of the spurge family, several species of which, as C. tiglium, have important medicinal properties.
- coronet
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noun,
a small crown.
- constr.
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- stereo-
-
- Steiner
-
noun,
Jakob [yah-kawp] /ˈyɑ kɔp/ (Show IPA), 1796–1863, Swiss mathematician.
- coontie
-
noun,
either of two arrowroots, Zamia integrifolia or Z. floridana, of Florida, having a short trunk, pinnate leaves, and cones: Z. floridana is an endangered species.
- someone
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pronoun,
some person; somebody.
- cornets
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noun,
Music. a valved wind instrument of the trumpet family.
- cornice
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noun,
Architecture.
any prominent, continuous, horizontally projecting feature surmounting a wall or other construction, or dividing it horizontally for compositional purposes.
the uppermost member of a classical entablature, consisting of a bed molding, a corona, and a cymatium, with rows of dentils, modillions, etc., often placed between the bed molding and the corona.
- smectic
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adjective,
noting a mesomorphic state in which the arrangement of the molecules is in layers or planes.
- Crotone
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noun,
a city in S Italy; ancient Greek colony.
- coterie
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noun,
a group of people who associate closely.
- sirocco
-
noun,
a hot, dry, dustladen wind blowing from northern Africa and affecting parts of southern Europe.
- sincere
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adjective,
free of deceit, hypocrisy, or falseness; earnest:
- crimson
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noun,
a crimson color, pigment, or dye.
- crinose
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adjective,
hairy.
- crocein
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noun,
any of several acid azo dyes producing orange or scarlet colors.
- cronies
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noun,
a close friend or companion; chum.
- cretins
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noun,
a person suffering from cretinism.
- Ericson
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noun,
Leif [leef;; Icelandic leyv] /lif;; Icelandic leɪv/ (Show IPA), flourished a.d. c1000, Norse mariner: according to Icelandic saga, discoverer of Vinland (son of Eric the Red).
- screeno
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noun,
(sometimes initial capital letter) (formerly) bingo played in a movie theater.
- microns
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noun,
Also called micrometer. the millionth part of a meter. Symbol: μ, mu.
- norites
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noun,
a granular igneous rock consisting of a mix of light and dark minerals, the former being calcic plagioclase feldspars, and the latter orthorhombic pyroxenes.
- noisome
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adjective,
offensive or disgusting, as an odor.
- noetics
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noun,
the science of the intellect or of pure thought; reasoning.
- Meitner
-
noun,
Lise [lee-zuh] /ˈli zə/ (Show IPA), 1878–1968, Austrian nuclear physicist.
- mercies
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noun,
compassionate or kindly forbearance shown toward an offender, an enemy, or other person in one's power; compassion, pity, or benevolence:
- merinos
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noun,
(often initial capital letter) one of a breed of sheep, raised originally in Spain, valued for their fine wool.
- necrose
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verb (used with or without object),
to affect or be affected with necrosis.
- motoric
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adjective,
motor (def 11).
- motions
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noun,
the action or process of moving or of changing place or position; movement.
- metiers
-
noun,
a field of work; occupation, trade, or profession.
- mortise
-
noun,
a notch, hole, groove, or slot made in a piece of wood or the like to receive a tenon of the same dimensions.
- mortice
-
noun,
a notch, hole, groove, or slot made in a piece of wood or the like to receive a tenon of the same dimensions.
- isotone
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noun,
one of two or more atoms having an equal number of neutrons but different atomic numbers.
- 2,4,5-t
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noun,
a light-tan, water-insoluble solid, C 8 H 5 Cl 3 O 3 , used chiefly for killing weeds.
- Morison
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noun,
Samuel Eliot, 1887–1976, U.S. historian.
- Morisco
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noun,
a Moor, especially one of the Moors of Spain.
- morions
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noun,
an open helmet of the 16th and early 17th centuries, worn by common soldiers and usually having a flat or turned-down brim and a crest from front to back.
- Minster
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noun,
a church actually or originally connected with a monastic establishment.
- moreens
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noun,
a heavy fabric of wool, or wool and cotton, with a ribbed face and a moiré finish, used for curtains, petticoats, etc.
- Miocene
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noun,
the Miocene Epoch or Series.
- moonset
-
noun,
the setting of the moon below the horizon.
- montero
-
noun,
a Spanish hunter's cap, round in shape and having an earflap.
- monster
-
noun,
a legendary animal combining features of animal and human form or having the forms of various animals in combination, as a centaur, griffin, or sphinx.
- monitor
-
noun,
(especially formerly) a student appointed to assist in the conduct of a class or school, as to help take attendance or keep order.
- notices
-
noun,
an announcement or intimation of something impending; warning:
- omicron
-
noun,
the 15th letter of the Greek alphabet (O, o).
- scooter
-
noun,
a child's vehicle that typically has two wheels with a low footboard between them, is steered by a handlebar, and is propelled by pushing one foot against the ground while resting the other on the footboard.
- consort
-
noun,
a husband or wife; spouse, especially of a reigning monarch.
Compare prince consort, queen consort.
- emetics
-
noun,
an emetic medicine or agent.
- science
-
noun,
a branch of knowledge or study dealing with a body of facts or truths systematically arranged and showing the operation of general laws:
- emotion
-
noun,
an affective state of consciousness in which joy, sorrow, fear, hate, or the like, is experienced, as distinguished from cognitive and volitional states of consciousness.
- encores
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noun,
a demand, as by applause, for a repetition of a song, act, etc., or for a performance of a number or piece additional to those on a program, or for a reappearance by the performers, as at the end of a concert, recital, etc.
- enroots
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verb (used with object),
to fix by the root.
- enteric
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noun,
enterics, Bacteriology. enterobacteria.
- entero-
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- entices
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verb (used with object),
to lead on by exciting hope or desire; allure; inveigle:
- entires
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noun,
Archaic. the whole; entirety.
- entomo-
-
- entries
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noun,
an act of entering; entrance.
- erosion
-
noun,
the act or state of eroding; state of being eroded.
- orceins
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noun,
a red dye, the principal coloring matter of cudbear and orchil, obtained by oxidizing an ammoniacal solution of orcinol.
- erotics
-
noun,
an erotic poem.
- remotes
-
noun,
Radio and Television. a broadcast, usually live, from a location outside a studio.
- estrone
-
noun,
Biochemistry. an estrogenic hormone, C 18 H 22 O 2 , produced by the ovarian follicles and found during pregnancy in urine and placental tissue.
- recites
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verb (used with object),
to repeat the words of, as from memory, especially in a formal manner:
- incomer
-
noun,
a person who comes in.
- incomes
-
noun,
the monetary payment received for goods or services, or from other sources, as rents or investments.
- Orontes
-
noun,
a river in W Asia, flowing N from Lebanon through NW Syria and then SW past Antioch, Turkey, to the Mediterranean. 250 miles (405 km) long.
- Ionesco
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noun,
Eugène [French œ-zhen;; English yoo-jeen,, yoo-jeen] /French œˈʒɛn;; English yuˈdʒin,, ˈyu dʒin/ (Show IPA), 1912–94, French playwright, born in Romania.
- ionomer
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noun,
any of a class of plastics that because of its ionic bonding action is capable of conducting electric current.
- orients
-
noun,
the Orient,
the countries of Asia, especially East Asia.
(formerly) the countries to the E of the Mediterranean.
- Oriente
-
noun,
a region in Ecuador, E of the Andes: the border long disputed by Peru.
- orectic
-
adjective,
of or relating to desire; appetitive.
- conster
-
verb (used with or without object),
construe.
- Emerson
-
noun,
Ralph Waldo [wawl-doh,, wol-] /ˈwɔl doʊ,, ˈwɒl-/ (Show IPA), 1803–82, U.S. essayist and poet.
- centro-
-
- torsion
-
noun,
the act of twisting.
- ciceros
-
noun,
a Continental unit of measurement for type, equal to 12 Didot points, or 0.178 inches (4.5 mm), roughly comparable to a pica.
- tonemes
-
noun,
a phoneme consisting of a contrastive feature of tone in a tone language:
- cenotes
-
noun,
a deep natural well or sinkhole, especially in Central America, formed by the collapse of surface limestone that exposes ground water underneath, and sometimes used by the ancient Mayans for sacrificial offerings.
- Comorin
-
noun,
Cape, a cape on the S tip of India, extending into the Indian Ocean.
- Comines
-
noun,
Philippe de [fee-leep duh] /fiˈlip də/ (Show IPA), 1445?–1511? French historian and diplomat.
- centime
-
noun,
a monetary unit of various nations and territories, as Lichtenstein, Martinique, Senegal, Switzerland, and Tahiti, the 100th part of a franc.
- comices
-
- centimo
-
noun,
the 100th part of the monetary units of various countries, as Costa Rica, Equatorial Guinea, Paraguay, and Venezuela.
- centres
-
noun,
Geometry. the middle point, as the point within a circle or sphere equally distant from all points of the circumference or surface, or the point within a regular polygon equally distant from the vertices.
- cistron
-
noun,
a segment of DNA that encodes for the formation of a specific polypeptide chain; a structural gene.
- come-on
-
noun,
inducement; lure.
- cerotic
-
adjective,
of or derived from cerotic acid.
- tenrecs
-
noun,
any of several insectivorous mammals of the family Tenrecidae, of Madagascar, having a long, pointed snout, certain species of which are spiny and tailless.
- Comecon
-
noun,
an economic association of Communist countries, established in 1949, to facilitate trade and development.
- centri-
-
- centric
-
adjective,
pertaining to or situated at the center; central.
- Teniers
-
noun,
David [dey-vid;; Flemish dah-vit;; French dah-veed] /ˈdeɪ vɪd;; Flemish ˈdɑ vɪt;; French dɑˈvid/ (Show IPA), ("the Elder") 1582–1649, Flemish painter and engraver.
- cermets
-
noun,
a durable, heat-resistant alloy formed by compacting and sintering a metal and a ceramic substance, used under conditions of high temperature and stress.
- coesite
-
noun,
a rare form of silicon dioxide, a denser polymorph of quartz, originally synthesized from quartz at high temperatures and pressures: later discovered in nature.
- cements
-
noun,
any of various calcined mixtures of clay and limestone, usually mixed with water and sand, gravel, etc., to form concrete, that are used as a building material.
- citrons
-
noun,
a pale-yellow fruit resembling the lemon but larger and with thicker rind, borne by a small tree or large bush, Citrus medica, allied to the lemon and lime.
- cistern
-
noun,
a reservoir, tank, or container for storing or holding water or other liquid.
- tierces
-
noun,
an old measure of capacity equivalent to one third of a pipe, or 42 wine gallons.
- sterno-
-
- concise
-
adjective,
expressing or covering much in few words; brief in form but comprehensive in scope; succinct; terse:
- concert
-
noun,
a public musical performance in which a number of singers or instrumentalists, or both, participate.
- trisome
-
noun,
a trisomic individual.
- conceit
-
noun,
an excessively favorable opinion of one's own ability, importance, wit, etc.
- trienes
-
noun,
any compound containing three double bonds.
- coerces
-
verb (used with object),
to compel by force, intimidation, or authority, especially without regard for individual desire or volition:
- intro.
-
- inmost
-
adjective,
situated farthest within:
- Osetic
-
adjective, noun,
Ossetic.
- insect
-
noun,
any animal of the class Insecta, comprising small, air-breathing arthropods having the body divided into three parts (head, thorax, and abdomen), and having three pairs of legs and usually two pairs of wings.
- insert
-
noun,
something inserted or to be inserted.
- oscine
-
noun,
an oscine bird.
- instr.
-
- inter.
-
- certes
-
adverb,
certainly; in truth.
- inters
-
verb (used with object),
to place (a dead body) in a grave or tomb; bury.
- romeos
-
noun,
the romantic lover of Juliet in Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet.
- roncos
-
noun,
any grunt of the genus Haemulon, especially H. parrai, the sailor's-choice, of West Indian waters.
- eonism
-
noun,
the adoption of feminine mannerisms, clothing, etc., by a male.
- Ernest
-
noun,
a male given name: from an Old English word meaning “vigor, intent.”.
- Reston
-
noun,
James (Barrett) ("Scotty") 1909–1995, U.S. journalist, born in Scotland.
- income
-
noun,
the monetary payment received for goods or services, or from other sources, as rents or investments.
- roomie
-
noun,
roommate.
- intros
-
noun,
an introduction.
- orison
-
noun,
a prayer.
- Tories
-
noun,
a member of the Conservative Party in Great Britain or Canada.
- entire
-
noun,
Archaic. the whole; entirety.
- entice
-
verb (used with object),
to lead on by exciting hope or desire; allure; inveigle:
- CERMET
-
noun,
a durable, heat-resistant alloy formed by compacting and sintering a metal and a ceramic substance, used under conditions of high temperature and stress.
- Orient
-
noun,
the Orient,
the countries of Asia, especially East Asia.
(formerly) the countries to the E of the Mediterranean.
- enters
-
Verb phrases,
enter into,
to participate in; engage in.
to investigate; consider:
to sympathize with; share in.
to form a constituent part or ingredient of:
to go into a particular state:
- Orense
-
noun,
a city in N Spain, NW of Madrid.
- cerise
-
adjective, noun,
moderate to deep red.
- Torino
-
noun,
Turin.
- osteo-
-
- resent
-
verb (used with object),
to feel or show displeasure or indignation at (a person, act, remark, etc.) from a sense of injury or insult.
- toneme
-
noun,
a phoneme consisting of a contrastive feature of tone in a tone language:
- remits
-
noun,
Law. a transfer of the record of an action from one tribunal to another, particularly from an appellate court to the court of original jurisdiction.
- resect
-
verb (used with object),
to do a resection on.
- escent
-
- escort
-
noun,
a group of persons, or a single person, accompanying another or others for protection, guidance, or courtesy:
- conies
-
noun,
the fur of a rabbit, especially when dyed to simulate Hudson seal.
- Ermine
-
noun,
an Old World weasel, Mustela erminea, having in its winter color phase a white coat with black at the tip of the tail.
Compare stoat.
- Remsen
-
noun,
Ira, 1846–1927, U.S. chemist and educator.
- Cicero
-
noun,
a Continental unit of measurement for type, equal to 12 Didot points, or 0.178 inches (4.5 mm), roughly comparable to a pica.
- eroto-
-
- remote
-
noun,
Radio and Television. a broadcast, usually live, from a location outside a studio.
- Estrin
-
noun,
estrone.
- toners
-
noun,
a person or thing that tones.
- rimose
-
adjective,
full of crevices, chinks, or cracks.
- C-in-C
-
- orcein
-
noun,
a red dye, the principal coloring matter of cudbear and orchil, obtained by oxidizing an ammoniacal solution of orcinol.
- erotic
-
noun,
an erotic poem.
- remise
-
verb (used with object),
to give up a claim to; surrender by deed.
- rectos
-
- recti-
-
- recons
-
noun,
reconnaissance.
- icemen
-
noun,
a man whose business is gathering, storing, selling, or delivering ice.
- toe-in
-
noun,
the slight forward convergence given to the front wheels of an automobile to improve steering qualities.
- recite
-
verb (used with object),
to repeat the words of, as from memory, especially in a formal manner:
- icono-
-
- Recent
-
noun,
Also called Holocene. (initial capital letter) Geology. the Recent Epoch or Series.
- otiose
-
adjective,
being at leisure; idle; indolent.
- erects
-
adjective,
upright in position or posture:
- retems
-
noun,
a shrub, Retama raetam, of Syria and Arabia, having white flowers: said to be the juniper of the Old Testament.
- Tocsin
-
noun,
a signal, especially of alarm, sounded on a bell or bells.
- incest
-
noun,
sexual intercourse between closely related persons.
- conics
-
noun,
the branch of geometry that deals with conic sections.
- irones
-
noun,
a colorless liquid of isomeric, unsaturated ketones, C 14 H 22 O, obtained from orris root: used in perfumery for its odor of violets.
- micron
-
noun,
Also called micrometer. the millionth part of a meter. Symbol: μ, mu.
- minces
-
noun,
something cut up very small; mincemeat.
- morons
-
noun,
Informal. a person who is notably stupid or lacking in good judgment:
- morose
-
adjective,
gloomily or sullenly ill-humored, as a person or mood.
- trices
-
noun,
a very short time; an instant:
- micros
-
noun,
anything extremely small in scope or capability.
- tremie
-
noun,
a funnellike device lowered into water to deposit concrete.
- micro-
-
- miners
-
noun,
Also called mineworker. a person who works in a mine, especially a commercial mine producing coal or metallic ores.
- treens
-
noun,
treenware.
- cenote
-
noun,
a deep natural well or sinkhole, especially in Central America, formed by the collapse of surface limestone that exposes ground water underneath, and sometimes used by the ancient Mayans for sacrificial offerings.
- Morton
-
noun,
Jelly Roll (Ferdinand Morton) 1885–1941, U.S. jazz pianist, composer, and band leader.
- metros
-
noun,
the underground electric railway of Paris, France, Montreal, Canada, Washington, D.C., and other cities.
- metro-
-
- metric
-
noun,
Often, metrics. a standard for measuring or evaluating something, especially one that uses figures or statistics:
- Moroni
-
noun,
a town in and the capital of the Comoros.
- cement
-
noun,
any of various calcined mixtures of clay and limestone, usually mixed with water and sand, gravel, etc., to form concrete, that are used as a building material.
- motion
-
noun,
the action or process of moving or of changing place or position; movement.
- Mister
-
noun,
(initial capital letter) a conventional title of respect for a man, prefixed to the name and to certain official designations (usually written as the abbreviation Mr.).
- monies
-
noun,
a plural of money.
- trones
-
noun,
a large pair of scales, a spring balance, or other weighing device located in a town or marketplace to weigh goods and merchandise.
- mitres
-
noun,
Bartolomé [bahr-taw-law-me] /ˌbɑr tɔ lɔˈmɛ/ (Show IPA), 1821–1906, Argentine soldier, statesman, and author: president of Argentina 1862–68.
- Tromso
-
noun,
a seaport in N Norway.
- miters
-
noun,
the official headdress of a bishop in the Western Church, in its modern form a tall cap with a top deeply cleft crosswise, the outline of the front and back resembling that of a pointed arch.
- Monroe
-
noun,
Harriet, 1861?–1936, U.S. editor and poet.
- triose
-
noun,
a monosaccharide that has three atoms of carbon.
- triene
-
noun,
any compound containing three double bonds.
- Miseno
-
noun,
a cape in SW Italy, on the N shore of the Bay of Naples: ruins of ancient Misenum, a Roman naval station and resort.
- moonie
-
noun,
a member or follower of the Unification Church.
- trines
-
noun,
a set or group of three; triad.
- Moreen
-
noun,
a heavy fabric of wool, or wool and cotton, with a ribbed face and a moiré finish, used for curtains, petticoats, etc.
- triens
-
noun,
a copper coin of ancient Rome, issued during the Republic, a third part of an as.
- morion
-
noun,
an open helmet of the 16th and early 17th centuries, worn by common soldiers and usually having a flat or turned-down brim and a crest from front to back.
- me-too
-
adjective,
Slang. characterized by or involving me-tooism:
- metier
-
noun,
a field of work; occupation, trade, or profession.
- torose
-
adjective,
Botany. cylindrical, with swellings or constrictions at intervals; knobbed.
- norite
-
noun,
a granular igneous rock consisting of a mix of light and dark minerals, the former being calcic plagioclase feldspars, and the latter orthorhombic pyroxenes.
- nitres
-
noun,
niter.
- Centre
-
noun,
Geometry. the middle point, as the point within a circle or sphere equally distant from all points of the circumference or surface, or the point within a regular polygon equally distant from the vertices.
- nitro-
-
- nocti-
-
- noctis
-
adjective,
(in prescriptions) of the night.
- Noetic
-
adjective,
of or relating to the mind.
- Roscoe
-
noun,
a revolver or pistol.
- Mentes
-
noun,
(in the Odyssey) a captain of the Taphians. Athena assumed his form when she urged Telemachus to search for Odysseus.
- Nostoc
-
noun,
any freshwater, blue-green alga of the genus Nostoc, often occurring in jellylike colonies in moist places.
- notice
-
noun,
an announcement or intimation of something impending; warning:
- octroi
-
noun,
(formerly especially in France and Italy) a local tax levied on certain articles, such as foodstuffs, on their entry into a city.
- isomer
-
noun,
Chemistry. a compound displaying isomerism with one or more other compounds.
- Cercis
-
noun,
any shrub or small tree of the genus Cercis, as the redbud or Judas tree.
- Ismene
-
noun,
a daughter of Oedipus and Jocasta who did not join Antigone in her forbidden burial of their brother Polynices.
- niters
-
noun,
potassium nitrate.
- Mentor
-
noun,
a wise and trusted counselor or teacher.
- meters
-
noun,
the fundamental unit of length in the metric system, equivalent to 39.37 U.S. inches, originally intended to be, and being very nearly, equal to one ten-millionth of the distance from the equator to the pole measured on a meridian: defined from 1889 to 1960 as the distance between two lines on a platinum-iridium bar (the “International Prototype Meter”) preserved at the International Bureau of Weights and Measures near Paris; from 1960 to 1983 defined as 1,650,763.73 wavelengths of the orange-red radiation of krypton 86 under specified conditions; and now defined as 1/299,792,458 of the distance light travels in a vacuum in one second. Abbreviation: m.
- centi-
-
- censer
-
noun,
a container, usually covered, in which incense is burned, especially during religious services; thurible.
- meteor
-
noun,
Astronomy.
a meteoroid that has entered the earth's atmosphere.
a transient fiery streak in the sky produced by a meteoroid passing through the earth's atmosphere; a shooting star or bolide.
- censor
-
noun,
an official who examines books, plays, news reports, motion pictures, radio and television programs, letters, cablegrams, etc., for the purpose of suppressing parts deemed objectionable on moral, political, military, or other grounds.
- motors
-
noun,
a comparatively small and powerful engine, especially an internal-combustion engine in an automobile, motorboat, or the like.
- necro-
-
- Center
-
noun,
Geometry. the middle point, as the point within a circle or sphere equally distant from all points of the circumference or surface, or the point within a regular polygon equally distant from the vertices.
- Merton
-
noun,
Robert King, 1910–2003, U.S. sociologist.
- centr-
-
- Mersin
-
noun,
a seaport in S Turkey, on the NW coast of the Mediterranean Sea.
- merits
-
noun,
claim to respect and praise; excellence; worth.
- Nereis
-
noun,
clamworm.
- centos
-
noun,
a piece of writing, especially a poem, composed wholly of quotations from the works of other authors.
- Merino
-
noun,
(often initial capital letter) one of a breed of sheep, raised originally in Spain, valued for their fine wool.
- Nestor
-
noun,
the oldest and wisest of the Greeks in the Trojan War and a king of Pylos.
- enter-
-
- rentes
-
noun,
revenue or income, or the instrument evidencing a right to such periodic receipts.
- timers
-
noun,
a person or thing that times.
- Croton
-
noun,
any of numerous chiefly tropical plants constituting the genus Croton, of the spurge family, several species of which, as C. tiglium, have important medicinal properties.
- Strine
-
noun,
Australian English.
- cremes
-
noun,
cream.
- sinter
-
noun,
siliceous or calcareous matter deposited by springs, as that formed around the vent of a geyser.
- comers
-
noun,
Informal. a person or thing that is progressing well or is very promising:
- cretin
-
noun,
a person suffering from cretinism.
- Simeon
-
noun,
a son of Jacob and Leah. Gen. 29:33.
- set-in
-
adjective,
made separately and placed within another unit.
- enroot
-
verb (used with object),
to fix by the root.
- sermon
-
noun,
a discourse for the purpose of religious instruction or exhortation, especially one based on a text of Scripture and delivered by a member of the clergy as part of a religious service.
- crones
-
noun,
a withered, witchlike old woman.
- CRONIC
-
noun,
very potent marijuana.
- 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;
- croons
-
noun,
the act or sound of crooning.
- coerce
-
verb (used with object),
to compel by force, intimidation, or authority, especially without regard for individual desire or volition:
- costo-
-
- coeno-
-
- serein
-
noun,
fine rain falling after sunset from a sky in which no clouds are visible.
- Senior
-
noun,
a person who is older than another.
- Semite
-
noun,
a member of any of various ancient and modern peoples originating in southwestern Asia, including the Akkadians, Canaanites, Phoenicians, Hebrews, and Arabs.
- cteno-
-
- seiner
-
noun,
a person who fishes with a seine.
- sector
-
noun,
Geometry. a plane figure bounded by two radii and the included arc of a circle.
- tensor
-
noun,
Anatomy. a muscle that stretches or tightens some part of the body.
- C-note
-
noun,
See C (def 11).
- terces
-
noun,
tierce (def 3).
- secret
-
noun,
something that is or is kept secret, hidden, or concealed.
- secern
-
verb (used with object),
to discriminate or distinguish in thought.
- cnemis
-
noun,
the tibia or shin.
- sitcom
-
noun,
situation comedy.
- Coster
-
noun,
costermonger.
- Ecorse
-
noun,
a city in SE Michigan, near Detroit.
- somni-
-
- Conroe
-
noun,
a town in E Texas.
- Sterne
-
noun,
Laurence, 1713–68, English clergyman and novelist.
- steric
-
adjective,
of or relating to the spatial relationships of atoms in a molecule.
- contes
-
plural,
Trademark. a brand of crayon made of graphite and clay, usually in black, red, or brown.
- steno-
-
- contos
-
noun,
a money of account of Portugal and Cape Verde, equal to 1000 escudos.
- contr.
-
- cooees
-
noun,
a prolonged, shrill, clear call or cry used as a signal by Australian Aborigines and adopted by the settlers in the country.
- cooner
-
noun,
coon dog.
- Cooter
-
noun,
Chiefly Southern U.S. any of several large aquatic turtles of the southern U.S. and northern Mexico.
- cootie
-
noun,
a louse, especially one affecting humans, as the body louse, head louse, or pubic louse.
- sortie
-
noun,
a rapid movement of troops from a besieged place to attack the besiegers.
- Sooner
-
noun,
a person who settles on government land before it is legally opened to settlers in order to gain the choice of location.
- somite
-
noun,
any of the longitudinal series of segments or parts into which the body of certain animals is divided; a metamere.
- cosmo-
-
- comtes
-
noun,
count2 .
- CORNET
-
noun,
Music. a valved wind instrument of the trumpet family.
- stoner
-
noun,
Slang. a person who is habitually high on drugs, especially marijuana, or alcohol; a person who is usually stoned.
- soiree
-
noun,
an evening party or social gathering, especially one held for a particular purpose:
- comose
-
adjective,
hairy; comate.
- socmen
-
noun,
sokeman.
- socio-
-
- corset
-
noun,
Sometimes, corsets. a close-fitting undergarment, stiffened with whalebone or similar material and often capable of being tightened by lacing, enclosing the trunk: worn, especially by women, to shape and support the body; stays.
- soccer
-
noun,
a form of football played between two teams of 11 players, in which the ball may be advanced by kicking or by bouncing it off any part of the body but the arms and hands, except in the case of the goalkeepers, who may use their hands to catch, carry, throw, or stop the ball.
- Cortes
-
noun,
(in Spain or Portugal) the two houses constituting the national legislative body.
- Cosimo
-
noun,
Piero di [pee-air-oh di;; Italian pye-raw dee] /piˈɛər oʊ dɪ;; Italian ˈpyɛ rɔ di/ (Show IPA), Piero di Cosimo.
- COSINE
-
noun,
Trigonometry.
(in a right triangle) the ratio of the side adjacent to a given angle to the hypotenuse.
the sine of the complement of a given angle or arc. Abbreviation: cos.
- COSMIC
-
adjective,
of or relating to the cosmos:
- ternes
-
noun,
terne metal.
- tenrec
-
noun,
any of several insectivorous mammals of the family Tenrecidae, of Madagascar, having a long, pointed snout, certain species of which are spiny and tailless.
- encore
-
noun,
a demand, as by applause, for a repetition of a song, act, etc., or for a performance of a number or piece additional to those on a program, or for a reappearance by the performers, as at the end of a concert, recital, etc.
- Scioto
-
noun,
a river in central Ohio, flowing S to the Ohio River. 237 miles (382 km) long.
- scoto-
-
- moires
-
noun,
any moiré fabric.
- Scoter
-
noun,
any of the large diving ducks of the genus Melanitta, inhabiting northern parts of the Northern Hemisphere.
- Enesco
-
noun,
Georges [zhawrzh] /ʒɔrʒ/ (Show IPA), 1881–1955, Romanian violinist, composer, and conductor: teacher of Yehudi Menuhin.
- scenic
-
noun,
a photograph, graphic representation, etc., depicting natural scenery.
- screen
-
noun,
a movable or fixed device, usually consisting of a covered frame, that provides shelter, serves as a partition, etc.
- emotes
-
verb (used without object),
to show or pretend emotion:
- Citron
-
noun,
a pale-yellow fruit resembling the lemon but larger and with thicker rind, borne by a small tree or large bush, Citrus medica, allied to the lemon and lime.
- tierce
-
noun,
an old measure of capacity equivalent to one third of a pipe, or 42 wine gallons.
- emetic
-
noun,
an emetic medicine or agent.
- Enrico
-
noun,
a male given name: Italian form of Henry.
- sconce
-
noun,
a bracket for candles or other lights, placed on a wall, mirror, picture frame, etc.
- rotos
-
noun,
rotogravure.
- Romeo
-
noun,
the romantic lover of Juliet in Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet.
- stome
-
- treen
-
noun,
treenware.
- Stone
-
noun,
the hard substance, formed of mineral matter, of which rocks consist.
- store
-
noun,
an establishment where merchandise is sold, usually on a retail basis.
- snort
-
noun,
the act or sound of snorting.
- rosin
-
noun,
Chemistry. the yellowish to amber, translucent, hard, brittle, fragmented resin left after distilling the oil of turpentine from the crude oleoresin of the pine: used chiefly in making varnishes, varnish and paint driers, printing inks, and for rubbing on the bows of such string instruments as the violin.
- morts
-
noun,
Hunting. the note played on a hunting horn signifying that the animal hunted has been killed.
- riots
-
noun,
a noisy, violent public disorder caused by a group or crowd of persons, as by a crowd protesting against another group, a government policy, etc., in the streets.
- rotes
-
noun,
routine; a fixed, habitual, or mechanical course of procedure:
- scene
-
noun,
the place where some action or event occurs:
- motes
-
noun,
a small particle or speck, especially of dust.
- Moser
-
noun,
Johann Jakob [yoh-hahn yah-kawp] /ˈyoʊ hɑn ˈyɑ kɔp/ (Show IPA), 1701–85, German jurist and publicist.
- snore
-
noun,
the act, instance, or sound of snoring.
- rinse
-
noun,
an act or instance of rinsing.
- moton
-
noun,
besague.
- Reims
-
noun,
a city in NE France: cathedral; unconditional surrender of Germany May 7, 1945.
- motor
-
noun,
a comparatively small and powerful engine, especially an internal-combustion engine in an automobile, motorboat, or the like.
- sito-
-
- niece
-
noun,
a daughter of a person's brother or sister.
- resit
-
noun,
a test or examination that is retaken.
- siree
-
noun,
sirree.
- nerts
-
interjection,
nuts (def 1).
- Siren
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. one of several sea nymphs, part woman and part bird, who lure mariners to destruction by their seductive singing.
- Siret
-
noun,
a river in SE Europe, flowing SE from the Carpathian Mountains in Ukraine, through E Romania to the Danube. 270 miles (435 km) long.
- retem
-
noun,
a shrub, Retama raetam, of Syria and Arabia, having white flowers: said to be the juniper of the Old Testament.
- Storm
-
noun,
a disturbance of the normal condition of the atmosphere, manifesting itself by winds of unusual force or direction, often accompanied by rain, snow, hail, thunder, and lightning, or flying sand or dust.
- nemos
-
noun,
remote (def 10).
- snoot
-
noun,
Slang. the nose.
- scion
-
noun,
a descendant.
- smite
-
Idioms,
smite hip and thigh. hip1 (def 9).
- rices
-
noun,
the starchy seeds or grain of an annual marsh grass, Oryza sativa, cultivated in warm climates and used for food.
- rimes
-
noun,
Also called rime ice. an opaque coating of tiny, white, granular ice particles, caused by the rapid freezing of supercooled water droplets on impact with an object.
Compare frost (def 3), glaze (def 17).
- MSEnt
-
- MOTOS
-
- torso
-
noun,
the trunk of the human body.
- smote
-
verb,
a simple past tense of smite.
- sneer
-
noun,
a look or expression of derision, scorn, or contempt.
- scent
-
noun,
a distinctive odor, especially when agreeable:
- tiers
-
noun,
one of a series of rows or ranks rising one behind or above another, as of seats in an amphitheater, boxes in a theater, guns in a man-of-war, or oars in an ancient galley.
- Ronco
-
noun,
any grunt of the genus Haemulon, especially H. parrai, the sailor's-choice, of West Indian waters.
- trois
-
noun,
the number 3.
- moons
-
noun,
the earth's natural satellite, orbiting the earth at a mean distance of 238,857 miles (384,393 km) and having a diameter of 2160 miles (3476 km).
- steer
-
noun,
Informal. a suggestion about a course of action; tip:
- trios
-
noun,
a musical composition for three voices or instruments.
- Stein
-
noun,
a mug, usually earthenware, especially for beer.
- Timor
-
noun,
an island in the S part of Indonesia: largest and easternmost of the Lesser Sunda Islands; E half formerly belonged to Portugal. 13,095 sq. mi. (33,913 sq. km).
- roset
-
noun,
resin; rosin.
- Monte
-
noun,
Also called monte bank. a gambling game played with a 40-card pack in which players bet that one of two layouts, each consisting of two cards drawn from either the top or bottom of the deck and turned face up, will be matched in suit by the next card turned up.
- timer
-
noun,
a person or thing that times.
- Mont.
-
- Timon
-
noun,
c320–c230 b.c, Greek philosopher.
- Moore
-
noun,
Archibald Lee ("Archie") 1913–1998, U.S. boxer.
- ster.
-
- monos
-
noun,
infectious mononucleosis.
- times
-
noun,
the system of those sequential relations that any event has to any other, as past, present, or future; indefinite and continuous duration regarded as that in which events succeed one another.
- mono-
-
- trone
-
noun,
a large pair of scales, a spring balance, or other weighing device located in a town or marketplace to weigh goods and merchandise.
- Stern
-
noun,
the after part of a vessel (often opposed to stem).
- rooti
-
noun,
rooty2 .
- monic
-
adjective,
(of a polynomial) having the coefficient of the term of highest degree equal to 1.
- Monet
-
noun,
Claude [klawd;; French klohd] /klɔd;; French kloʊd/ (Show IPA), 1840–1926, French painter.
- trine
-
noun,
a set or group of three; triad.
- moors
-
noun,
a tract of open, peaty, wasteland, often overgrown with heath, common in high latitudes and altitudes where drainage is poor; heath.
- trice
-
noun,
a very short time; an instant:
- morns
-
noun,
morning.
- Niort
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Deux-Sèvres, in W France.
- Morse
-
noun,
an ornamented metal clasp or brooch for fastening a cope in front.
- Rosie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Rose.
- Moros
-
noun,
a child of Nyx, and the personification of fate.
- sonic
-
adjective,
of or relating to sound.
- Stoic
-
noun,
a member or adherent of the Stoic school of philosophy.
- rooms
-
noun,
a portion of space within a building or other structure, separated by walls or partitions from other parts:
- TIROS
-
noun,
one of a series of satellites for transmitting television pictures of the earth's cloud cover.
- tires
-
noun,
British Dialect. fatigue.
- Roost
-
noun,
a perch upon which birds or fowls rest at night.
- moose
-
noun,
a large, long-headed mammal, Alces alces, of the deer family, having circumpolar distribution in the Northern Hemisphere, the male of which has enormous palmate antlers.
- Soter
-
noun,
Saint, pope a.d. 166?–175?.
- sotie
-
noun,
a satirical and topical comedy employing actors dressed in traditional fool's costume, popular in France during the late Middle Ages, and often used as a curtain raiser to mystery and morality plays.
- stime
-
noun,
the smallest bit; a drop, taste, or glimpse.
- mores
-
noun,
an additional quantity, amount, or number:
- tines
-
noun,
a sharp, projecting point or prong, as of a fork.
- tries
-
noun,
plural of try.
- Steen
-
noun,
Jan [yahn] /yɑn/ (Show IPA), 1626–79, Dutch painter.
- moots
-
noun,
an assembly of the people in early England exercising political, administrative, and judicial powers.
- trims
-
noun,
the condition, order, or fitness of a person or thing for action, work, use, etc.
- Nimes
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Gard, in S France: Roman ruins.
- Sino-
-
- 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.
- ornis
-
noun,
an avifauna.
- scree
-
noun,
a steep mass of detritus on the side of a mountain.
- toner
-
noun,
a person or thing that tones.
- tense
-
noun,
a category of verbal inflection that serves chiefly to specify the time of the action or state expressed by the verb.
- Orton
-
noun,
Joe (John Kingsley Orton) 1933–67, English playwright.
- Seine
-
noun,
a fishing net that hangs vertically in the water, having floats at the upper edge and sinkers at the lower.
- Orson
-
noun,
a male given name: from an Old French word meaning “bearlike.”.
- semen
-
noun,
the viscid, whitish fluid produced in the male reproductive organs, containing spermatozoa.
- torcs
-
noun,
torque (def 4).
- semi-
-
- Scot.
-
- osier
-
noun,
any of various willows, as the red osier, having tough, flexible twigs or branches that are used for wickerwork.
- scorn
-
noun,
open or unqualified contempt; disdain:
- ornes
-
noun,
a department in NW France. 2372 sq. mi. (6145 sq. km). Capital: Alençon.
- senor
-
noun,
a Spanish term of address equivalent to sir or Mr., used alone or capitalized and prefixed to the name of a man. Abbreviation: Sr.
- TORES
-
noun,
a torus.
- toric
-
adjective,
noting or pertaining to a lens with a surface forming a portion of a torus, used for eyeglasses and contact lenses that correct astigmatism.
- senti
-
noun,
a monetary unit of Tanzania, the 100th part of a shilling; cent.
- Orion
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. a giant hunter who pursued the Pleiades, was eventually slain by Artemis, and was then placed in the sky as a constellation.
- reni-
-
- Seric
-
- sect.
-
- terce
-
noun,
tierce (def 3).
- rente
-
noun,
revenue or income, or the instrument evidencing a right to such periodic receipts.
- Recit
-
- reins
-
noun,
Often, reins. a leather strap, fastened to each end of the bit of a bridle, by which the rider or driver controls a horse or other animal by pulling so as to exert pressure on the bit.
- reist
-
verb (used without object),
reest2 .
- rect.
-
- terne
-
noun,
terne metal.
- RECON
-
noun,
reconnaissance.
- tones
-
noun,
any sound considered with reference to its quality, pitch, strength, source, etc.:
- terms
-
noun,
a word or group of words designating something, especially in a particular field, as atom in physics, quietism in theology, adze in carpentry, or district leader in politics.
- Terni
-
noun,
a city in central Italy.
- term.
-
- secco
-
noun,
fresco secco.
- osmic
-
adjective,
of or containing osmium in its higher valences, especially the tetravalent state.
- recce
-
noun,
(especially in British military use) reconnaissance:
- Otomi
-
noun,
a member of an American Indian people of south-central Mexico.
- remit
-
noun,
Law. a transfer of the record of an action from one tribunal to another, particularly from an appellate court to the court of original jurisdiction.
- scrim
-
noun,
a cotton or linen fabric of open weave used for bunting, curtains, etc.
- tonic
-
noun,
a medicine that invigorates or strengthens:
- tono-
-
- toons
-
noun,
an Asian tree, Cedrela toona, of the mahogany family, yielding an aromatic red wood used for furniture, carving, etc.
- oste-
-
- osmo-
-
- serin
-
noun,
a small finch, Serinus serinus, of Europe and northern Africa, closely related to the canary.
- score
-
noun,
the record of points or strokes made by the competitors in a game or match.
- teems
-
verb (used with object),
Obsolete. to produce (offspring).
- tomes
-
noun,
a book, especially a very heavy, large, or learned book.
- seti-
-
- Norco
-
noun,
a town in S California.
- noose
-
noun,
a loop with a running knot, as in a snare, lasso, or hangman's halter, that tightens as the rope is pulled.
- nomo-
-
- nomes
-
noun,
one of the provinces of ancient Egypt.
- temin
-
noun,
Howard M(artin) 1934–94, U.S. virologist: Nobel Prize in medicine 1975.
- noise
-
noun,
sound, especially of a loud, harsh, or confused kind:
- Seton
-
noun,
a thread or the like inserted beneath the skin to provide drainage or to guide subsequent passage of a tube.
- Noemi
-
noun,
Naomi (def 1).
- Simon
-
noun,
the original name of the apostle Peter.
Compare Peter.
- Norse
-
noun,
(used with a plural verb) the Norwegians, especially the ancient Norwegians.
- noct-
-
- Scone
-
noun,
a small, light, biscuitlike quick bread made of oatmeal, wheat flour, barley meal, or the like.
- since
-
adverb,
from then till now (often preceded by ever):
- teens
-
noun,
Archaic. suffering; grief.
- toise
-
noun,
an old French unit of length equivalent to 6.395 feet (1.949 meters).
- nitre
-
noun,
niter.
- nitr-
-
- reest
-
verb (used with object),
to cure, smoke, or dry (meat or fish).
- Niter
-
noun,
potassium nitrate.
- Temne
-
noun,
a member of a people living mainly in Sierra Leone.
- noso-
-
- terns
-
noun,
any of numerous aquatic birds of the subfamily Sterninae of the family Laridae, related to the gulls but usually having a more slender body and bill, smaller feet, a long, deeply forked tail, and a more graceful flight, especially those of the genus Sterna, as S. hirundo (common tern) of Eurasia and America, having white, black, and gray plumage.
- terse
-
adjective,
neatly or effectively concise; brief and pithy, as language.
- onto-
-
- ontic
-
adjective,
possessing the character of real rather than phenomenal existence; noumenal.
- onset
-
noun,
a beginning or start:
- rents
-
noun,
a payment made periodically by a tenant to a landlord in return for the use of land, a building, an apartment, an office, or other property.
- toros
-
noun,
a bull.
- onco-
-
- onces
-
noun,
a single occasion; one time only:
- omni-
-
- omits
-
verb (used with object),
to leave out; fail to include or mention:
- scoot
-
noun,
a swift, darting movement or course.
- sero-
-
- reset
-
noun,
an act or instance of setting again.
- torse
-
noun,
a wreath of twisted silks of two alternating tinctures, usually a metal and a color, depicted supporting a crest or coronet, often upon a helmet.
- omers
-
noun,
a Hebrew unit of dry measure, the tenth part of an ephah.
- tenor
-
noun,
the course of thought or meaning that runs through something written or spoken; purport; drift.
- octo-
-
- noto-
-
- torsi
-
noun,
a plural of torso.
- teno-
-
- notes
-
noun,
a brief record of something written down to assist the memory or for future reference.
- moron
-
noun,
Informal. a person who is notably stupid or lacking in good judgment:
- Roose
-
verb (used with or without object),
praise.
- moist
-
adjective,
moderately or slightly wet; damp.
- cooee
-
noun,
a prolonged, shrill, clear call or cry used as a signal by Australian Aborigines and adopted by the settlers in the country.
- conic
-
noun,
Geometry. conic section.
- Cons.
-
- Const
-
- cont.
-
- meets
-
noun,
an assembly, as of persons and hounds for a hunt or swimmers or runners for a race or series of races:
- Conte
-
noun,
count2 .
- conto
-
noun,
a money of account of Portugal and Cape Verde, equal to 1000 escudos.
- estoc
-
noun,
a thrusting sword of the 13th–17th centuries having a long, narrow blade of rectangular section.
- Meier
-
noun,
Richard, born 1934, U.S. architect.
- coots
-
noun,
any aquatic bird of the genus Fulica, as F. americana, of North America, and F. atra, of the Old World, characterized by lobate toes and short wings and tail.
- cores
-
- corms
-
noun,
an enlarged, fleshy, bulblike base of a stem, as in the crocus.
- corns
-
noun,
Also called Indian corn; especially technical and British, maize. a tall cereal plant, Zea mays, cultivated in many varieties, having a jointed, solid stem and bearing the grain, seeds, or kernels on large ears.
- iters
-
noun,
a canal or passage.
- Corot
-
noun,
Jean Baptiste Camille [zhahn ba-teest ka-mee-yuh] /ʒɑ̃ baˈtist kaˈmi yə/ (Show IPA), 1796–1875, French painter.
- Corse
-
noun,
corpse.
- Corti
-
noun,
Alfonso [al-fon-soh;; Italian ahl-fawn-saw] /ælˈfɒn soʊ;; Italian ɑlˈfɔn sɔ/ (Show IPA), 1822–76, Italian anatomist.
- conc.
-
- Menes
-
noun,
flourished c3200 b.c, traditionally the unifier and 1st king of Egypt: founder of the 1st dynasty.
- coset
-
noun,
a subset of a group, formed by the consistent operation of a given element of the group on the left or right of all the elements of a subgroup of the group.
- merit
-
noun,
claim to respect and praise; excellence; worth.
- mesne
-
adjective,
intermediate or intervening.
- mesic
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or adapted to an environment having a balanced supply of moisture.
- Cocos
-
noun,
coconut palm.
- coins
-
noun,
a piece of metal stamped and issued by the authority of a government for use as money.
- coirs
-
noun,
the prepared fiber of the husk of the coconut fruit, used in making rope, matting, etc.
- meros
-
noun,
(in the Doric order) a flat surface between two channels of a triglyph.
- Meroe
-
noun,
a ruined city in Sudan, on the Nile, NE of Khartoum: a capital of ancient Ethiopia that was destroyed a.d. c350.
- mero-
-
- meres
-
noun,
Chiefly British Dialect. a lake or pond.
- meno-
-
- Comer
-
noun,
Informal. a person or thing that is progressing well or is very promising:
- comes
-
noun,
Astronomy. companion1 (def 6).
- Merci
-
interjection,
thank you.
- comet
-
noun,
a celestial body moving about the sun, usually in a highly eccentric orbit, consisting of a central mass surrounded by an envelope of dust and gas that may form a tail that streams away from the sun.
- comic
-
noun,
a comedian.
- Comr.
-
- Comte
-
noun,
count2 .
- mense
-
noun,
propriety; discretion.
- cosec
-
noun,
cosecant.
- cotes
-
noun,
a shelter, coop, or small shed for sheep, pigs, pigeons, etc.
- cites
-
noun,
citation (defs 7, 8).
- incr.
-
- intr.
-
- enorm
-
adjective,
enormous; huge; vast.
- inst.
-
- inset
-
noun,
something inserted; insert.
- Ensor
-
noun,
James, 1860–1949, Belgian painter.
- inert
-
adjective,
having no inherent power of action, motion, or resistance (opposed to active):
- ento-
-
- incor
-
- emits
-
verb (used with object),
to send forth (liquid, light, heat, sound, particles, etc.); discharge.
- eosin
-
noun,
Also called bromeosin, tetrabromofluorescein. a red, crystalline, water-insoluble solid, C 20 H 8 Br 4 O 5 , derived from fluorescein by bromination: used chiefly as an acid dye for dyeing silk a rose red color and as a histological stain.
- moire
-
noun,
any moiré fabric.
- erect
-
adjective,
upright in position or posture:
- icons
-
- ernes
-
noun,
sea eagle.
- Ernie
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Ernest.
- Ernst
-
noun,
Max [maks;; German mahks] /mæks;; German mɑks/ (Show IPA), 1891–1976, German painter, in the U.S. 1941–49, in France 1949–76.
- erose
-
adjective,
uneven, as if gnawed away.
- emote
-
verb (used without object),
to show or pretend emotion:
- emirs
-
noun,
a chieftain, prince, commander, or head of state in some Islamic countries.
- Crees
-
noun,
a member of a North American Indian people of Ontario, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, and Montana.
- crit.
-
- creme
-
noun,
cream.
- Creon
-
noun,
a king of Thebes, the brother of Jocasta and the uncle of Eteocles, Polynices, and Antigone.
- crest
-
noun,
the highest part of a hill or mountain range; summit.
- Crete
-
noun,
Formerly Candia. a Greek island in the Mediterranean, SE of mainland Greece. 3235 sq. mi. (8380 sq. km). Capital: Canea.
- cries
-
noun,
the act or sound of crying; any loud utterance or exclamation; a shout, scream, or wail.
- crim.
-
- crime
-
noun,
an action or an instance of negligence that is deemed injurious to the public welfare or morals or to the interests of the state and that is legally prohibited.
- crine
-
noun,
hair; head of hair.
- Croce
-
noun,
Benedetto [be-ne-det-taw] /ˌbɛ nɛˈdɛt tɔ/ (Show IPA), 1866–1952, Italian statesman, philosopher, and historian.
- Irene
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. one of the Horae, the personification of peace.
- crocs
-
noun,
crocodile.
- crone
-
noun,
a withered, witchlike old woman.
- Isere
-
noun,
a river in SE France, flowing from the Alps to the Rhone River. 150 miles (240 km) long.
- croon
-
noun,
the act or sound of crooning.
- Irons
-
noun,
Jeremy (John) born 1948, English actor.
- irone
-
noun,
a colorless liquid of isomeric, unsaturated ketones, C 14 H 22 O, obtained from orris root: used in perfumery for its odor of violets.
- econ.
-
- ecto-
-
- COCOM
-
noun,
a nontreaty organization of the NATO nations except Iceland, and with the addition of Japan, that sets rules on exports of strategic goods to Communist countries: formed in 1949.
- Ester
-
noun,
a compound produced by the reaction between an acid and an alcohol with the elimination of a molecule of water, as ethyl acetate, C 4 H 8 O 2 , or dimethyl sulfate, C 2 H 6 SO 4 .
- Minto
-
noun,
Gilbert John Elliot-Murray-Kynynmond [el-ee-uh t-mur-ee-ki-nin-muh nd,, -muhr-ee-,, el-yuh t-] /ˈɛl i ətˈmɜr i kɪˈnɪn mənd,, -ˈmʌr i-,, ˈɛl yət-/ (Show IPA), 4th Earl of, 1845–1914, British colonial administrator: governor general of Canada 1898–1904; viceroy of India 1905–10.
- Mitre
-
noun,
Bartolomé [bahr-taw-law-me] /ˌbɑr tɔ lɔˈmɛ/ (Show IPA), 1821–1906, Argentine soldier, statesman, and author: president of Argentina 1862–68.
- miser
-
noun,
a person who lives in wretched circumstances in order to save and hoard money.
- miso-
-
- cense
-
verb (used with object),
to burn incense near or in front of; perfume with incense.
- Cenis
-
noun,
Mont, a mountain pass between SE France and Italy, in the Alps. 6834 feet (2083 meters) high.
- miter
-
noun,
the official headdress of a bishop in the Western Church, in its modern form a tall cap with a top deeply cleft crosswise, the outline of the front and back resembling that of a pointed arch.
- cetes
-
noun,
a number of badgers together.
- cetin
-
noun,
a white, crystalline, water-insoluble fat, C 32 H 64 O 2 , obtained from spermaceti by extraction with ether: used chiefly as an emulsive agent in the manufacture of pharmaceuticals and cosmetics and as a base in the manufacture of candles and soaps.
- MINCE
-
noun,
something cut up very small; mincemeat.
- Cimon
-
noun,
507–499 b.c, Athenian military leader, naval commander, and statesman (son of Miltiades).
- cine-
-
- cines
-
noun,
a film; motion picture.
- metr-
-
- Metis
-
noun,
any person of mixed ancestry.
- metic
-
noun,
an alien resident of an ancient Greek city who paid a tax for the right to live there.
- miens
-
noun,
air, bearing, or demeanor, as showing character, feeling, etc.:
- Miner
-
noun,
Also called mineworker. a person who works in a mine, especially a commercial mine producing coal or metallic ores.
- meter
-
noun,
the fundamental unit of length in the metric system, equivalent to 39.37 U.S. inches, originally intended to be, and being very nearly, equal to one ten-millionth of the distance from the equator to the pole measured on a meridian: defined from 1889 to 1960 as the distance between two lines on a platinum-iridium bar (the “International Prototype Meter”) preserved at the International Bureau of Weights and Measures near Paris; from 1960 to 1983 defined as 1,650,763.73 wavelengths of the orange-red radiation of krypton 86 under specified conditions; and now defined as 1/299,792,458 of the distance light travels in a vacuum in one second. Abbreviation: m.
- Minot
-
noun,
George Richards [rich-erdz] /ˈrɪtʃ ərdz/ (Show IPA), 1885–1950, U.S. physician: Nobel prize 1934.
- mires
-
noun,
a tract or area of wet, swampy ground; bog; marsh.
- ceric
-
adjective,
containing cerium, especially in the tetravalent state.
- mints
-
noun,
any aromatic herb of the genus Mentha, having opposite leaves and small, whorled flowers, as the spearmint and peppermint.
Compare mint family.
- cero-
-
- ceros
-
noun,
a large Atlantic and Gulf Coast mackerel game fish, Scomberomorus regalis.
- misc.
-
- Minos
-
noun,
a king of Crete: he ordered Daedalus to build the Labyrinth.
- cent.
-
- misce
-
verb,
(in prescriptions) mix.
- Minor
-
noun,
a person under the legal age of full responsibility.
- cert.
-
- cents
-
noun,
a bronze coin of the U.S., the 100th part of a U.S. dollar: made of steel during part of 1943. Symbol: ¢.
- Mines
-
noun,
an excavation made in the earth for the purpose of extracting ores, coal, precious stones, etc.
- Cesti
-
noun,
Marcantonio [mahr-kahn-taw-nyaw] /ˌmɑr kɑnˈtɔ nyɔ/ (Show IPA), 1623–69, Italian composer.
- CENTO
-
noun,
a piece of writing, especially a poem, composed wholly of quotations from the works of other authors.
- metes
-
noun,
a limiting mark.
- mites
-
noun,
any of numerous small to microscopic arachnids of the subclass Acari, including species that are parasitic on animals and plants or that feed on decaying matter and stored foods.
- Cenci
-
noun,
Beatrice [be-ah-tree-che] /ˌbɛ ɑˈtri tʃɛ/ (Show IPA), 1577–1599, Italian parricide whose life is the subject of various novels and poems.
- Circe
-
noun,
Also, Kirke. Also called Aeaea. Classical Mythology. the enchantress represented by Homer as turning the companions of Odysseus into swine by means of a magic drink.
- Cisco
-
noun,
any of several whitefishes of the genus Coregonus, of the Great Lakes and smaller lakes of eastern North America.
- 30-30
-
- cires
-
noun,
a brilliant, highly glazed surface produced on fabrics by subjecting them to a wax, heat, and calendering treatment.
- meso-
-
- circs
-
noun,
circular (def 9).
- Ceres
-
noun,
a pre-Roman goddess of agriculture under whose name the Romans adopted the worship of the Greek goddess Demeter.
- cions
-
noun,
scion (def 2).
- meson
-
noun,
Physics. any hadron, or strongly interacting particle, other than a baryon. Mesons are bosons, having spins of 0, 1, 2, …, and, unlike baryons, do not obey a conservation law.
- emes
-
noun,
friend.
- erst
-
adverb,
before the present time; formerly.
- Eire
-
noun,
the Irish name of Ireland.
- rit.
-
- Erse
-
noun,
Gaelic, especially Scottish Gaelic.
- cen.
-
- emic
-
adjective,
pertaining to or being a significant unit that functions in contrast with other units in a language or other system of behavior.
- EMet
-
- scr.
-
- emir
-
noun,
a chieftain, prince, commander, or head of state in some Islamic countries.
- Eros
-
noun,
the ancient Greek god of love, identified by the Romans with Cupid.
- rest
-
noun,
the refreshing quiet or repose of sleep:
- emit
-
verb (used with object),
to send forth (liquid, light, heat, sound, particles, etc.); discharge.
- tron
-
- EEOC
-
- esne
-
noun,
(in Anglo-Saxon England) a member of the lowest class; laborer.
- riot
-
noun,
a noisy, violent public disorder caused by a group or crowd of persons, as by a crowd protesting against another group, a government policy, etc., in the streets.
- Seen
-
verb,
past participle of see1 .
- Sem.
-
- cts.
-
- Este
-
noun,
a city in NE Italy: medieval fortress; ancient Roman ruins.
- seer
-
noun,
a person who sees; observer.
- 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.
- est.
-
- Seem
-
verb (used without object),
to appear to be, feel, do, etc.:
- rent
-
noun,
a payment made periodically by a tenant to a landlord in return for the use of land, a building, an apartment, an office, or other property.
- eco-
-
- rems
-
noun,
the quantity of ionizing radiation whose biological effect is equal to that produced by one roentgen of x-rays.
- eso-
-
- tors
-
noun,
a rocky pinnacle; a peak of a bare or rocky mountain or hill.
- sec.
-
- ect-
-
- Reno
-
noun,
Informal. a renovation, as of a building or room.
- rete
-
noun,
a pierced plate on an astrolabe, having projections whose points correspond to the fixed stars.
- sci.
-
- Eric
-
noun,
Eric the Red.
- 'roo
-
noun,
kangaroo.
- Erne
-
noun,
sea eagle.
- 1080
-
- seme
-
adjective,
covered with many small, identical figures.
- Rico
-
noun,
Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act: a U.S. law, enacted in 1970, allowing victims of organized crime to sue those responsible for punitive damages.
- room
-
noun,
a portion of space within a building or other structure, separated by walls or partitions from other parts:
- rime
-
noun,
Also called rime ice. an opaque coating of tiny, white, granular ice particles, caused by the rapid freezing of supercooled water droplets on impact with an object.
Compare frost (def 3), glaze (def 17).
- eons
-
noun,
an indefinitely long period of time; age.
- cene
-
- roms
-
noun,
a Gypsy man or boy.
- tri-
-
- Rome
-
noun,
Harold (Jacob) 1908–1993, U.S. lyricist and composer.
- Eris
-
noun,
the ancient Greek goddess of discord and the sister of Ares: identified with the Roman goddess Discordia.
- Erin
-
noun,
Literary. Ireland.
- 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).
- Rom.
-
- cees
-
noun,
the letter C.
- Root
-
noun,
a part of the body of a plant that develops, typically, from the radicle and grows downward into the soil, anchoring the plant and absorbing nutriment and moisture.
- ROTS
-
noun,
the process of rotting.
- rote
-
noun,
routine; a fixed, habitual, or mechanical course of procedure:
- roto
-
noun,
rotogravure.
- Trio
-
noun,
a musical composition for three voices or instruments.
- Rise
-
noun,
an act or instance of rising.
- rite
-
noun,
a formal or ceremonial act or procedure prescribed or customary in religious or other solemn use:
- enc.
-
- rocs
-
noun,
a bird of enormous size and strength.
- ROTC
-
noun,
a body of students at some colleges and universities who are given training toward becoming officers in the armed forces. Abbreviation: ROTC, R.O.T.C.
- Rice
-
noun,
the starchy seeds or grain of an annual marsh grass, Oryza sativa, cultivated in warm climates and used for food.
- ence
-
- trim
-
noun,
the condition, order, or fitness of a person or thing for action, work, use, etc.
- Tree
-
noun,
a plant having a permanently woody main stem or trunk, ordinarily growing to a considerable height, and usually developing branches at some distance from the ground.
- Enos
-
noun,
the son of Seth. Gen. 5:6.
- rets
-
verb (used with object),
to soak in water or expose to moisture, as flax or hemp, to facilitate the removal of the fiber from the woody tissue by partial rotting.
- ROSE
-
noun,
any of the wild or cultivated, usually prickly-stemmed, pinnate-leaved, showy-flowered shrubs of the genus Rosa.
Compare rose family.
- Ens.
-
- Roti
-
noun,
roast.
- cit.
-
- ctr.
-
- Con.
-
- tire
-
noun,
British Dialect. fatigue.
- teem
-
verb (used with object),
Obsolete. to produce (offspring).
- cir.
-
- str.
-
- Como
-
noun,
Lake, a lake in N Italy, in Lombardy. 35 miles (56 km) long; 56 sq. mi. (145 sq. km).
- Tiro
-
noun,
tyro.
- COMS
-
noun,
Trademark. Comedy Central: a cable television channel.
- cion
-
noun,
scion (def 2).
- Stir
-
noun,
the act of stirring or moving.
- tion
-
- cone
-
noun,
Geometry.
a solid whose surface is generated by a line passing through a fixed point and a fixed plane curve not containing the point, consisting of two equal sections joined at a vertex.
a plane surface resembling the cross section of a solid cone.
- tome
-
noun,
a book, especially a very heavy, large, or learned book.
- TOMS
-
noun,
the male of various animals, as the turkey.
- tone
-
noun,
any sound considered with reference to its quality, pitch, strength, source, etc.:
- Ceto
-
- stem
-
noun,
the ascending axis of a plant, whether above or below ground, which ordinarily grows in an opposite direction to the root or descending axis.
- coom
-
noun,
soot; coal dust; smut.
- coon
-
noun,
raccoon.
- teen
-
noun,
Archaic. suffering; grief.
- Tees
-
noun,
a river in N England, flowing E along the boundary between Durham and Yorkshire to the North Sea. 70 miles (113 km) long.
- Coos
-
noun,
a language of a group of American Indians indigenous to the coast of Oregon.
- Time
-
noun,
the system of those sequential relations that any event has to any other, as past, present, or future; indefinite and continuous duration regarded as that in which events succeed one another.
- tics
-
noun,
Pathology.
a sudden, spasmodic, painless, involuntary muscular contraction, as of the face.
tic douloureux.
- cite
-
noun,
citation (defs 7, 8).
- cist
-
noun,
a box or chest, especially for sacred utensils.
- Cmon
-
- CMOS
-
noun,
complementary metal oxide semiconductor.
- tern
-
noun,
any of numerous aquatic birds of the subfamily Sterninae of the family Laridae, related to the gulls but usually having a more slender body and bill, smaller feet, a long, deeply forked tail, and a more graceful flight, especially those of the genus Sterna, as S. hirundo (common tern) of Eurasia and America, having white, black, and gray plumage.
- ter.
-
- Coco
-
noun,
coconut palm.
- CISC
-
noun,
complex instruction set computer: a computer whose central processing unit recognizes a relatively large number of instructions.
- come
-
noun,
Slang: Vulgar. semen.
- tens
-
noun,
a self-operated portable device used to treat chronic pain by sending electrical impulses through electrodes placed over the painful area.
- cis-
-
- coin
-
noun,
a piece of metal stamped and issued by the authority of a government for use as money.
- coir
-
noun,
the prepared fiber of the husk of the coconut fruit, used in making rope, matting, etc.
- cire
-
noun,
a brilliant, highly glazed surface produced on fabrics by subjecting them to a wax, heat, and calendering treatment.
- Tine
-
noun,
a sharp, projecting point or prong, as of a fork.
- ten.
-
- Com.
-
- circ
-
noun,
circular (def 9).
- Ste.
-
- Toni
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Antoinette or Antonia.
- sene
-
noun,
a bronze coin and monetary unit of Western Samoa, the 100th part of a tala.
- sice
-
noun,
syce.
- torc
-
noun,
torque (def 4).
- Cree
-
noun,
a member of a North American Indian people of Ontario, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, and Montana.
- sire
-
noun,
the male parent of a quadruped.
- Sion
-
noun,
a town in and the capital of Valais, in SW Switzerland.
- Cres
-
- 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.
- Tore
-
noun,
a torus.
- tier
-
noun,
one of a series of rows or ranks rising one behind or above another, as of seats in an amphitheater, boxes in a theater, guns in a man-of-war, or oars in an ancient galley.
- Tori
-
noun,
plural of torus.
- Cote
-
noun,
a shelter, coop, or small shed for sheep, pigs, pigeons, etc.
- Sert
-
noun,
José María [haw-se mah-ree-ah] /hɔˈsɛ mɑˈri ɑ/ (Show IPA), 1876–1945, Spanish painter.
- croc
-
noun,
crocodile.
- CERN
-
- torn
-
noun,
a drop of the saline, watery fluid continually secreted by the lacrimal glands between the surface of the eye and the eyelid, serving to moisten and lubricate these parts and keep them clear of foreign particles. Synonyms: teardrop.
- toro
-
noun,
a bull.
- Seri
-
noun,
a member of an American Indian people of western Sonora state, Mexico, on the Gulf of California.
- Sere
-
noun,
the series of stages in an ecological succession.
- sent
-
noun,
a coin of Estonia until the euro was adopted, the 100th part of a kroon.
- site
-
noun,
the position or location of a town, building, etc., especially as to its environment:
- Cost
-
noun,
the price paid to acquire, produce, accomplish, or maintain anything:
- sort
-
noun,
a particular kind, species, variety, class, or group, distinguished by a common character or nature:
- sone
-
noun,
a unit for measuring the loudness of sound, equal to the loudness of a sound that, in the judgment of a group of listeners, is equal to that of a 1000-cycle-per-second reference sound having an intensity of 40 decibels.
- sori
-
noun,
plural of sorus.
- sore
-
noun,
a sore spot or place on the body.
- Soot
-
noun,
a black, carbonaceous substance produced during incomplete combustion of coal, wood, oil, etc., rising in fine particles and adhering to the sides of the chimney or pipe conveying the smoke: also conveyed in the atmosphere to other locations.
- Cor.
-
- soon
-
Idioms,
sooner or later, eventually:
- Cete
-
noun,
a number of badgers together.
- Cori
-
noun,
Carl Ferdinand, 1896–1984, and his wife, Gerty Theresa, 1896–1957, U.S. biochemists, born in Austria-Hungary: Nobel Prize in Medicine 1947.
- Soni
-
- corm
-
noun,
an enlarged, fleshy, bulblike base of a stem, as in the crocus.
- SNCC
-
noun,
a U.S. civil-rights organization formed by students and active especially during the 1960s, whose aim was to achieve political and economic equality for blacks through local and regional action groups.
- cet-
-
- CORN
-
noun,
Also called Indian corn; especially technical and British, maize. a tall cereal plant, Zea mays, cultivated in many varieties, having a jointed, solid stem and bearing the grain, seeds, or kernels on large ears.
- some
-
adverb,
(used with numerals and with words expressing degree, extent, etc.) approximately; about:
- toom
-
adjective,
empty; vacant.
- toon
-
noun,
an Asian tree, Cedrela toona, of the mahogany family, yielding an aromatic red wood used for furniture, carving, etc.
- Cort
-
- snot
-
noun,
Vulgar. mucus from the nose.
- cose
-
verb (used without object),
coze.
- snit
-
noun,
an agitated or irritated state.
- coot
-
noun,
any aquatic bird of the genus Fulica, as F. americana, of North America, and F. atra, of the Old World, characterized by lobate toes and short wings and tail.
- 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.
- MSCE
-
- ions
-
noun,
an electrically charged atom or group of atoms formed by the loss or gain of one or more electrons, as a cation (positive ion) which is created by electron loss and is attracted to the cathode in electrolysis, or as an anion (negative ion) which is created by an electron gain and is attracted to the anode. The valence of an ion is equal to the number of electrons lost or gained and is indicated by a plus sign for cations and a minus sign for anions, thus: Na + , Cl−, Ca ++ , S = .
- ment
-
- mots
-
noun,
a pithy or witty remark; bon mot.
- met.
-
- mete
-
noun,
a limiting mark.
- men-
-
- mote
-
noun,
a small particle or speck, especially of dust.
- OEEC
-
- most
-
noun,
the greatest quantity, amount, or degree; the utmost:
- Meir
-
noun,
Golda [gohl-duh] /ˈgoʊl də/ (Show IPA), (Goldie Mabovitch; Goldie Myerson) 1898–1978, Israeli political leader, born in Russia: prime minister 1969–74.
- nits
-
noun,
the egg of a parasitic insect, especially of a louse, often attached to a hair or a fiber of clothing.
- Oct.
-
- meet
-
noun,
an assembly, as of persons and hounds for a hunt or swimmers or runners for a race or series of races:
- Meer
-
noun,
Jan van der [yahn vahn der] /yɑn vɑn dɛr/ (Show IPA), Vermeer, Jan.
- Mrs.
-
plural,
a title of respect prefixed to the surname or full name of a married woman:
- Mic.
-
- Orne
-
noun,
a department in NW France. 2372 sq. mi. (6145 sq. km). Capital: Alençon.
- MICE
-
noun,
plural of mouse.
- oro-
-
- into
-
adjective,
Mathematics. pertaining to a function or map from one set to another set, the range of which is a proper subset of the second set, as the function f, from the set of all integers into the set of all perfect squares where f (x) = x 2 for every integer.
- int.
-
- Mort
-
noun,
Hunting. the note played on a hunting horn signifying that the animal hunted has been killed.
- MERS
-
noun,
Middle East(ern) Respiratory Syndrome: an often fatal respiratory illness caused by a coronavirus similar to the SARS virus and characterized by fever, coughing, and shortness of breath.
- orts
-
noun,
Usually, orts. a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
- Osee
-
noun,
Hosea.
- ins.
-
- inro
-
noun,
a small lacquer box with compartments for medicines, cosmetics, etc., worn on the waist sash of the traditional Japanese costume.
- Orem
-
noun,
a city in N Utah.
- orcs
-
noun,
any of several cetaceans, as a grampus.
- MiNE
-
noun,
an excavation made in the earth for the purpose of extracting ores, coal, precious stones, etc.
- NICE
-
noun,
a port in and the capital of Alpes-Maritimes, in SE France, on the Mediterranean: resort.
- neem
-
- neo-
-
- mes-
-
- Neri
-
noun,
Saint Philip (Filippo Neri) 1515–95, Italian priest: founder of Congregation of the Oratory.
- once
-
noun,
a single occasion; one time only:
- NCTE
-
- Nero
-
noun,
(Lucius Domitius Ahenobarbus) (“Nero Claudius Caesar Drusus Germanicus”) a.d. 37–68, emperor of Rome 54–68, known for his cruelty and depravity.
- nest
-
noun,
a pocketlike, usually more or less circular structure of twigs, grass, mud, etc., formed by a bird, often high in a tree, as a place in which to lay and incubate its eggs and rear its young; any protected place used by a bird for these purposes.
- mere
-
noun,
Chiefly British Dialect. a lake or pond.
- Omri
-
noun,
a king of Israel and the father of Ahab. I Kings 16:16–28.
- Ont.
-
- iron
-
noun,
Chemistry. a ductile, malleable, silver-white metallic element, scarcely known in a pure condition, but much used in its crude or impure carbon-containing forms for making tools, implements, machinery, etc. Symbol: Fe; atomic weight: 55.847; atomic number: 26; specific gravity: 7.86 at 20°C.
Compare cast iron, pig iron, steel, wrought iron.
- omit
-
verb (used with object),
to leave out; fail to include or mention:
- Ire.
-
- iso-
-
- Omer
-
noun,
a Hebrew unit of dry measure, the tenth part of an ephah.
- omen
-
noun,
anything perceived or happening that is believed to portend a good or evil event or circumstance in the future; portent.
- Nier
-
noun,
Alfred Otto Carl, 1911–1994, U.S. physicist.
- o-os
-
noun,
any of several species of Hawaiian honey eaters of the genus Moho, especially the extinct M. nobilis, of the island of Hawaii, that had black plumage and two tufts of yellow plumes used to make ceremonial robes for the Hawaiian kings.
- MSIE
-
- Merc
-
noun,
a mercenary soldier.
- Oost
-
noun,
Jacob van [yah-kawp vahn] /ˈyɑ kɔp vɑn/ (Show IPA), 1600?–71, and his son, Jacob van, 1639?–1713, Flemish painters.
- MSEE
-
- msec
-
- Oise
-
noun,
a river in W Europe, flowing SW from S Belgium through N France to the Seine, near Paris. 186 miles (300 km) long.
- NIMS
-
noun,
a game in which two players alternate in drawing counters, pennies, or the like, from a set of 12 arranged in three rows of 3, 4, and 5 counters, respectively, the object being to draw the last counter, or, sometimes, to avoid drawing it.
- Nor.
-
- min.
-
- mien
-
noun,
air, bearing, or demeanor, as showing character, feeling, etc.:
- Moro
-
noun,
a member of any of the various tribes of Muslim Malays in the southern Philippines.
- M-14
-
noun,
a fully automatic, gas-operated, .30 caliber rifle developed from the M-1: replaced the M-1 as the standard U.S. Army combat rifle.
- Mons
-
noun,
an area of the body that is higher than neighboring areas.
- noir
-
adjective,
black; noting the black numbers in roulette.
- IMCO
-
- etc.
-
- ices
-
noun,
the solid form of water, produced by freezing; frozen water.
- Ice.
-
- M-16
-
noun,
a lightweight, fully automatic rifle shooting a small-caliber bullet at an extremely high velocity: a U.S. Army combat weapon for mobile units and jungle fighting.
- item
-
noun,
a separate article or particular:
- recs
-
noun,
recreation.
- iter
-
noun,
a canal or passage.
- note
-
noun,
a brief record of something written down to assist the memory or for future reference.
- not-
-
- nose
-
noun,
the part of the face or facial region in humans and certain animals that contains the nostrils and the organs of smell and functions as the usual passageway for air in respiration: in humans it is a prominence in the center of the face formed of bone and cartilage, serving also to modify or modulate the voice.
- mist
-
noun,
a cloudlike aggregation of minute globules of water suspended in the atmosphere at or near the earth's surface, reducing visibility to a lesser degree than fog.
- Rees
-
noun,
reeve3 .
- nos-
-
- nom.
-
- Norm
-
noun,
a standard, model, or pattern.
- Nome
-
noun,
one of the provinces of ancient Egypt.
- Mon.
-
- 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.
- Eton
-
noun,
a town in Berkshire, in S England, on the Thames River, W of London: the site of Eton College.
- Reis
-
plural noun,
a former money of account of Portugal and Brazil.
- moit
-
noun,
a foreign particle found in wool, as a burr, twig, or seed.
- reit
-
noun,
real-estate investment trust.
- nori
-
noun,
a seaweed having a mildly sweet, salty taste, usually dried, used in Japanese cookery mainly as a wrap for sushi.
- etic
-
adjective,
pertaining to or being the raw data of a language or other area of behavior, without considering the data as significant units functioning within a system.
- mite
-
noun,
any of numerous small to microscopic arachnids of the subclass Acari, including species that are parasitic on animals and plants or that feed on decaying matter and stored foods.
- nots
-
noun,
a Boolean operator that returns a positive result if its operand is negative and a negative result if its operand is positive.
- Nemo
-
noun,
remote (def 10).
- more
-
noun,
an additional quantity, amount, or number:
- noes
-
noun,
an utterance of the word “no.”.
- moot
-
noun,
an assembly of the people in early England exercising political, administrative, and judicial powers.
- mise
-
noun,
a settlement or agreement.
- moos
-
noun,
a mooing sound.
- oto-
-
- mire
-
noun,
a tract or area of wet, swampy ground; bog; marsh.
- mint
-
noun,
any aromatic herb of the genus Mentha, having opposite leaves and small, whorled flowers, as the spearmint and peppermint.
Compare mint family.
- Otis
-
noun,
Elisha Graves, 1811–61, U.S. inventor.
- Moor
-
noun,
a tract of open, peaty, wasteland, often overgrown with heath, common in high latitudes and altitudes where drainage is poor; heath.
- Miro
-
noun,
Gabriel [gah-vree-el] /ˌgɑ vriˈɛl/ (Show IPA), 1879–1930, Spanish novelist, short-story writer, and essayist.
- mis-
-
- Inc.
-
- Moon
-
noun,
the earth's natural satellite, orbiting the earth at a mean distance of 238,857 miles (384,393 km) and having a diameter of 2160 miles (3476 km).
- mins
-
noun,
a group of Chinese languages spoken in southeastern China, including Foochow and Fukienese.
- otic
-
adjective,
of or relating to the ear; auricular.
- Mino
-
noun,
Minho.
- morn
-
noun,
morning.
- Otoe
-
noun,
Oto.
- NES
-
- M-1
-
noun,
a semiautomatic, gas-operated, .30 caliber, clip-fed rifle, with a weight of 8.56 pounds (3.88 kg): the standard U.S. Army rifle in World War II and in the Korean War.
- Noe
-
noun,
Noah (def 1).
- COO
-
noun,
a cooing sound.
- MSC
-
- NET
-
noun,
a bag or other contrivance of strong thread or cord worked into an open, meshed fabric, for catching fish, birds, or other animals:
- NIC
-
noun,
a newly industrialized/industrializing country:
- SRI
-
noun,
a Hindu title of address prefixed to the name of a deity, holy person, etc.
- tee
-
noun,
the letter T or t.
- MCI
-
- Sr.
-
- St.
-
- STM
-
- nit
-
noun,
the egg of a parasitic insect, especially of a louse, often attached to a hair or a fiber of clothing.
- Meo
-
noun,
Miao (def 1).
- MEC
-
noun,
a pimp; mack.
- STI
-
- TEC
-
noun,
detective.
- NMI
-
- NMR
-
- sot
-
noun,
a drunkard.
- NOC
-
- NIM
-
noun,
a game in which two players alternate in drawing counters, pennies, or the like, from a set of 12 arranged in three rows of 3, 4, and 5 counters, respectively, the object being to draw the last counter, or, sometimes, to avoid drawing it.
- TCS
-
- MCR
-
- TSR
-
noun,
a computer program with any of several ancillary functions, usually held resident in RAM for instant activation while one is using another program.
- Nee
-
adjective,
born (placed after the name of a married woman to introduce her maiden name):
- MOC
-
noun,
moccasin.
- CIC
-
- MI6
-
noun,
the government's secret intelligence service.
- MIE
-
- too
-
Idioms,
only too. only (def 10).
- Tor
-
noun,
a rocky pinnacle; a peak of a bare or rocky mountain or hill.
- MOR
-
- MIR
-
noun,
a village commune of peasant farmers in prerevolutionary Russia.
- CEO
-
- moo
-
noun,
a mooing sound.
- tr.
-
- MIT
-
- MNE
-
- MNS
-
- cee
-
noun,
the letter C.
- MI5
-
noun,
the government's security and counterespionage service that works in liaison with Scotland Yard's Special Branch.
- CEC
-
- CCS
-
verb (used with object),
to send a duplicate of a document, email, or the like to:
- Moe
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Morris or Moses.
- CCR
-
- ct.
-
- cs.
-
- MOI
-
- cr.
-
- Co.
-
- Tro
-
- CIO
-
noun,
a federation of affiliated industrial labor unions, founded 1935 within the American Federation of Labor but independent of it 1938–55. Abbreviation: C.I.O., CIO.
- cc.
-
- TSE
-
- TSI
-
- CIE
-
- ton
-
noun,
a unit of weight, equivalent to 2000 pounds (0.907 metric ton) avoirdupois (short ton) in the U.S. and 2240 pounds (1.016 metric tons) avoirdupois (long ton) in Great Britain.
- NEC
-
- Mt.
-
- ne-
-
- CNS
-
- CNO
-
- CNM
-
- CNC
-
- NCC
-
- NCO
-
- CMC
-
- TES
-
noun,
ti1 .
- TIC
-
noun,
Pathology.
a sudden, spasmodic, painless, involuntary muscular contraction, as of the face.
tic douloureux.
- MTS
-
- MTO
-
- mtn
-
- MTI
-
- Tim
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Timothy.
- MOS
-
noun,
moment (def 1).
- MST
-
- MSN
-
- MSI
-
- MSE
-
- tin
-
noun,
Chemistry. a low-melting, malleable, ductile metallic element nearly approaching silver in color and luster: used in plating and in making alloys, tinfoil, and soft solders. Symbol: Sn; atomic weight: 118.69; atomic number: 50; specific gravity: 7.31 at 20°C.
- MRI
-
- MRE
-
- Mr.
-
plural,
mister: a title of respect prefixed to a man's name or position:
- TMO
-
- toe
-
noun,
one of the terminal digits of the human foot.
- MOT
-
noun,
a pithy or witty remark; bon mot.
- Tom
-
noun,
the male of various animals, as the turkey.
- mi.
-
- CIM
-
- MS.
-
plural,
manuscript.
- COS
-
noun,
romaine.
- Soo
-
noun,
the, Canadian. Sault Ste. Marie.
- RSE
-
- sc.
-
- SRO
-
- So.
-
- RTS
-
- rte
-
- rt.
-
- Rs.
-
- EMS
-
noun,
the letter M, m.
- en-
-
- ion
-
noun,
an electrically charged atom or group of atoms formed by the loss or gain of one or more electrons, as a cation (positive ion) which is created by electron loss and is attracted to the cathode in electrolysis, or as an anion (negative ion) which is created by an electron gain and is attracted to the anode. The valence of an ion is equal to the number of electrons lost or gained and is indicated by a plus sign for cations and a minus sign for anions, thus: Na + , Cl−, Ca ++ , S = .
- IOC
-
- ROT
-
noun,
the process of rotting.
- ene
-
- ORT
-
noun,
Usually, orts. a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
- ose
-
- EMT
-
- EMR
-
- OSO
-
- orc
-
noun,
any of several cetaceans, as a grampus.
- o-o
-
noun,
any of several species of Hawaiian honey eaters of the genus Moho, especially the extinct M. nobilis, of the island of Hawaii, that had black plumage and two tufts of yellow plumes used to make ceremonial robes for the Hawaiian kings.
- se-
-
- oon
-
- EEC
-
- Mo.
-
- OOT
-
- eir
-
- EIS
-
- ior
-
- eme
-
noun,
friend.
- Ore
-
noun,
a metal-bearing mineral or rock, or a native metal, that can be mined at a profit.
- IRC
-
- SCM
-
- Ir.
-
- IOT
-
- Ios
-
noun,
a small hawk, Buteo solitarius, having two plumage phases and occurring only on the island of Hawaii, where it is a rare species and the only living indigenous bird of prey.
- ine
-
- EOE
-
- IRO
-
- ETS
-
- ICC
-
- io-
-
- ret
-
verb (used with object),
to soak in water or expose to moisture, as flax or hemp, to facilitate the removal of the fiber from the woody tissue by partial rotting.
- ics
-
- Ree
-
noun,
reeve3 .
- ERS
-
noun,
ervil.
- ERT
-
- RIM
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noun,
the outer edge, border, margin, or brink of something, especially of a circular object.
- res
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noun,
an object or thing; matter.
- Esc
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- ese
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- ETR
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- ESR
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- ETO
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- REM
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noun,
the quantity of ionizing radiation whose biological effect is equal to that produced by one roentgen of x-rays.
- ier
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- REC
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noun,
recreation.
- eon
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noun,
an indefinitely long period of time; age.
- ROC
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noun,
a bird of enormous size and strength.
- ot-
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- ote
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- EOS
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noun,
the ancient Greek goddess of the dawn, identified by the Romans with Aurora.
- ERE
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preposition, conjunction,
before.
- ROI
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- ROE
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noun,
the mass of eggs, or spawn, within the ovarian membrane of the female fish.
- in.
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- RMC
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- RCT
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- rm.
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plural,
ream.
- OTS
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- RCS
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- Re.
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- RMS
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plural,
ream.
- 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.
- RCN
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- oo-
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- EEO
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- ECM
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- OIr
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- OCC
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- CSC
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- CRT
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- CRS
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- ise
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- ism
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noun,
a distinctive doctrine, theory, system, or practice:
- ISR
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- Om.
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- NSC
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- OIt
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- ec-
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- SIC
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adverb,
so; thus: usually written parenthetically to denote that a word, phrase, passage, etc., that may appear strange or incorrect has been written intentionally or has been quoted verbatim: (sic).
- oic
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- CSO
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- Sin
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noun,
transgression of divine law:
- OES
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noun,
the fifteenth letter of the English alphabet, a vowel.
- OEO
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- OEM
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- ist
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- COT
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noun,
a light portable bed, especially one of canvas on a folding frame.
- SIR
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noun,
a respectful or formal term of address used to a man:
- Oc.
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- OTC
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- OCS
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- SIT
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verb,
(in prescriptions) may it be.
- OCR
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- SER
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noun,
a unit of weight in India, varying in value but usually 1/40 of a maund: the government ser is divided into 80 tolas of 180 English grains and equals nearly 2 pounds 1 ounce avoirdupois (950 grams).
- OMS
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noun,
a mantric word thought to be a complete expression of Brahman and interpreted as having three sounds representing Brahma or creation, Vishnu or preservation, and Siva or destruction, or as consisting of the same three sounds, representing waking, dreams, and deep sleep, along with the following silence, which is fulfillment.
- CSR
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- ONI
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- Me.
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- EOM
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- Mc-
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- eo-
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- Son
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noun,
a male child or person in relation to his parents.
- ITO
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noun,
Prince Hirobumi [hee-raw-boo-mee] /ˈhi rɔˈbu mi/ (Show IPA), 1841–1909, Japanese statesman.
- See
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noun,
the seat, center of authority, office, or jurisdiction of a bishop.
- ons
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- SEI
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noun,
sei whale.
- SOC
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noun,
sociology or a class or course in sociology.
- ite
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- NRC
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- ONR
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- one
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noun,
the first and lowest whole number, being a cardinal number; unity.
- ITC
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- nr.
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- CST
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- Is.
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noun,
(used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
- SEN
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noun,
a money of account of Japan, the 100th part of a yen, now used only in certain quotations, as on foreign exchange.
- CTC
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- IRS
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- cte
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- CRC
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- ctn
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plural,
carton.
- O.
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- CE
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- M.
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- SN
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- OE
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noun,
oy2 .
- i.
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- ic
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- CM
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- MN
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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.
- RN
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- SM
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- er
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interjection,
(used to express or represent a pause, hesitation, uncertainty, etc.).
- TI
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noun,
the syllable for the seventh tone of a diatonic scale.
- N.
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- NC
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- EI
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- NI
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- ee
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- E.
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noun,
Edward (St. John) 1925–2000, U.S. writer and illustrator.
- TM
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- TN
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- S.
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- No
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noun,
an utterance of the word “no.”.
- TE
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noun,
ti1 .
- TC
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- T1
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- t.
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- RO
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- IT
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noun,
(in children's games) the player called upon to perform some task, as, in tag, the one who must catch the other players.
- R.
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- RC
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- NM
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- RI
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- et
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verb,
a simple past tense of eat.