Anagrams of extraction
Word extraction has
690 anagrams
that can be made by using the letters of extraction.
- carnotite
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noun,
a yellow, earthy, hydrous potassium uranium vanadate: an ore of uranium.
- toxicant
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adjective,
poisonous; toxic.
- Creation
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noun,
the act of producing or causing to exist; the act of creating; engendering.
- tentoria
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noun,
Anatomy. an extension of one of the membranes covering the cerebrum which, with the transverse fissure, separates the cerebrum from the cerebellum.
- contrate
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adjective,
(of a gear) having teeth at right angles to the plane of rotation.
- Taconite
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noun,
a low-grade iron ore, containing about 27 percent iron and 51 percent silica, found as a hard rock formation in the Lake Superior region.
- contrite
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adjective,
caused by or showing sincere remorse.
- anorexic
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noun,
a person suffering from anorexia or especially anorexia nervosa.
- exaction
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noun,
the act of exacting; extortion:
- interact
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verb (used without object),
to act one upon another.
- canotier
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noun,
a fabric constructed in a twill weave, used in the manufacture of yachting clothes.
- traction
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noun,
the adhesive friction of a body on some surface, as a wheel on a rail or a tire on a road.
- reaction
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noun,
a reverse movement or tendency; an action in a reverse direction or manner.
- excitant
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noun,
Physiology. something that excites; a stimulant.
- Torenia
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noun,
any of several plants belonging to the genus Torenia, of the figwort family, native to Africa and Asia, having two-lipped, usually blue or purple flowers.
- 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.
- certain
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Idioms,
for certain, without a doubt; surely:
- exciton
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noun,
a localized, mobile excited state of a crystal, consisting of an electron and a hole bound together.
- tetanic
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adjective,
Pathology. pertaining to, of the nature of, or characterized by tetanus.
- cerato-
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- inexact
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adjective,
not exact; not strictly precise or accurate.
- centro-
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- iterant
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adjective,
characterized by repetition; repeating.
- centri-
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- tonetic
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noun,
the phonetic study of tone in language.
- antero-
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- intreat
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verb (used with or without object),
entreat.
- carotin
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noun,
carotene.
- ricotta
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noun,
a soft Italian cheese that resembles cottage cheese.
- Aretino
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noun,
Pietro [pye-traw] /ˈpyɛ trɔ/ (Show IPA), 1492–1556, Italian satirist and dramatist.
- tertian
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noun,
Pathology. a tertian fever.
- cortina
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noun,
a weblike, often evanescent veil covering the gills or hanging from the cap edge of certain mushrooms, particularly those of genus Cortinarius, and sometimes persisting as a ring or remnant of fibrils around the mushroom stalk.
- taction
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noun,
touch; contact.
- contra-
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- tartine
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noun,
a fancy French open-faced sandwich topped with spreadable ingredients.
- nitrate
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noun,
Chemistry. a salt or ester of nitric acid, or any compound containing the univalent group –ONO 2 or NO 3 .
- extract
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noun,
something extracted.
- cranio-
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- extinct
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adjective,
no longer in existence; that has ended or died out:
- tectrix
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noun,
covert (def 8).
- acetoin
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noun,
a yellowish, pleasant-smelling liquid, C 4 H 8 O 2 , obtained from various carbohydrates, as glucose, by fermentation: used chiefly in the manufacture of flavors and essences.
- excitor
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noun,
Physiology. a nerve whose stimulation excites greater action.
- aconite
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noun,
any plant belonging to the genus Aconitum, of the buttercup family, having irregular flowers usually in loose clusters, including species with poisonous and medicinal properties.
- context
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noun,
the parts of a written or spoken statement that precede or follow a specific word or passage, usually influencing its meaning or effect:
- exotica
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plural noun,
exotic things or objects.
- erotica
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noun,
written works, usually fiction, dealing with sexual love.
- actino-
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- cittern
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noun,
an old musical instrument related to the guitar, having a flat, pear-shaped soundbox and wire strings.
- tritone
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noun,
an interval consisting of three whole tones; an augmented fourth.
- citrate
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noun,
a salt or ester of citric acid.
- extra-
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- recti-
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- Cantor
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noun,
the religious official of a synagogue who conducts the liturgical portion of a service and sings or chants the prayers and parts of prayers designed to be performed as solos.
- carnet
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noun,
a customs document allowing an automobile to be driven at no cost across international borders.
- extort
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verb (used with object),
Law.
to wrest or wring (money, information, etc.) from a person by violence, intimidation, or abuse of authority; obtain by force, torture, threat, or the like.
to take illegally by reason of one's office.
- Carnot
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noun,
Lazare Nicolas Marguerite [la-zar nee-kaw-lah mar-guh-reet] /laˈzar ni kɔˈlɑ mar gəˈrit/ (Show IPA), 1753–1823, French general and statesman.
- extant
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adjective,
in existence; still existing; not destroyed or lost:
- exotic
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noun,
something that is exotic:
- retina
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noun,
the innermost coat of the posterior part of the eyeball that receives the image produced by the lens, is continuous with the optic nerve, and consists of several layers, one of which contains the rods and cones that are sensitive to light.
- Canter
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noun,
an easy gallop.
- retain
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verb (used with object),
to keep possession of.
- centra
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noun,
a plural of centrum.
- carton
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noun,
a cardboard or plastic box used typically for storage or shipping.
- tanrec
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noun,
tenrec.
- Cotter
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noun,
a pin, wedge, key, or the like, fitted or driven into an opening to secure something or hold parts together.
- cortex
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noun,
Anatomy, Zoology.
the outer region of an organ or structure, as the outer portion of the kidney.
the cerebral cortex.
- CORNET
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noun,
Music. a valved wind instrument of the trumpet family.
- cornea
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noun,
the transparent anterior part of the external coat of the eye covering the iris and the pupil and continuous with the sclera.
- corita
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noun,
a boat resembling a large, woven basket, used by Indians of the southwestern U.S.
- craton
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noun,
a relatively rigid and immobile region of continental portions of the earth's crust.
- contr.
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- Cretan
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noun,
a native or inhabitant of Crete.
- cretin
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noun,
a person suffering from cretinism.
- C-note
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noun,
See C (def 11).
- Citron
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noun,
a pale-yellow fruit resembling the lemon but larger and with thicker rind, borne by a small tree or large bush, Citrus medica, allied to the lemon and lime.
- cteno-
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- terat-
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- tinter
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noun,
a person who specializes in applying tints or dyes.
- tetra-
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- rotten
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adjective,
decomposing or decaying; putrid; tainted, foul, or bad-smelling.
- cerat-
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- centr-
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- Enrico
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noun,
a male given name: Italian form of Henry.
- centi-
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- tinct.
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- Caxton
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noun,
William, 1422?–91, English printer, translator, and author: established first printing press in England 1476.
- Catton
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noun,
(Charles) Bruce, 1899–1978, U.S. journalist and historian.
- rotate
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adjective,
wheel-shaped: applied especially to a gamopetalous short-tubed corolla with a spreading limb.
- cation
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noun,
a positively charged ion that is attracted to the cathode in electrolysis.
- erotic
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noun,
an erotic poem.
- toe-in
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noun,
the slight forward convergence given to the front wheels of an automobile to improve steering qualities.
- nocti-
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- iatro-
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- octane
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noun,
any of 18 isomeric saturated hydrocarbons having the formula C 8 H 18 , some of which are obtained in the distillation and cracking of petroleum.
- Raetic
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noun,
an extinct language of uncertain affinities that was spoken in Rhaetia and written with the Etruscan alphabet.
- Racine
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noun,
Jean Baptiste [zhahn ba-teest] /ʒɑ̃ baˈtist/ (Show IPA), 1639–99, French dramatist.
- oxcart
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noun,
an ox-drawn cart.
- ornate
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adjective,
elaborately or sumptuously adorned, often excessively or showily so:
- Orient
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noun,
the Orient,
the countries of Asia, especially East Asia.
(formerly) the countries to the E of the Mediterranean.
- trance
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noun,
a half-conscious state, seemingly between sleeping and waking, in which ability to function voluntarily may be suspended.
- orcein
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noun,
a red dye, the principal coloring matter of cudbear and orchil, obtained by oxidizing an ammoniacal solution of orcinol.
- tricot
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noun,
a warp-knit fabric of various natural or synthetic fibers, as wool, silk, or nylon, having fine vertical ribs on the face and horizontal ribs on the back, used especially for making garments.
- octant
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noun,
the eighth part of a circle.
- aeron.
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- narco-
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- natter
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noun,
a conversation; chat.
- aroint
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verb (imperative),
begone:
- Triton
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noun,
a positively-charged particle consisting of a proton and two neutrons, equivalent to the nucleus of an atom of tritium.
- action
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noun,
the process or state of acting or of being active:
- actin-
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- necro-
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- nectar
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noun,
the saccharine secretion of a plant, which attracts the insects or birds that pollinate the flower.
- notice
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noun,
an announcement or intimation of something impending; warning:
- notate
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verb (used with object),
to note, mark, or set down in a system of notation:
- aceto-
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- acetin
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noun,
a colorless, thick, hygroscopic liquid, C 5 H 10 O 4 : used chiefly in the manufacture of explosives.
- norite
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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.
- nitro-
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- Noetic
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adjective,
of or relating to the mind.
- intro.
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- Trento
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noun,
Italian name of Trent.
- intra-
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- intact
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adjective,
not altered, broken, or impaired; remaining uninjured, sound, or whole; untouched; unblemished:
- recant
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verb (used with object),
to withdraw or disavow (a statement, opinion, etc.), especially formally; retract.
- re-act
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verb (used with object),
to act or perform again.
- axenic
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adjective,
(of an experimental animal) raised under sterile conditions; germfree.
- attorn
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verb (used with object),
to turn over to another; transfer.
- ratton
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noun,
a rat.
- ratite
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noun,
a bird having a ratite breastbone.
- attire
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noun,
clothes or apparel, especially rich or splendid garments.
- ration
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noun,
a fixed allowance of provisions or food, especially for soldiers or sailors or for civilians during a shortage:
- atoxic
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adjective,
not toxic.
- atonic
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noun,
Grammar. an unaccented word, syllable, or sound.
- ratine
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noun,
a loosely woven fabric made with nubby or knotty yarns.
- extro-
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- inter.
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- oaten
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adjective,
of, relating to, or made of oats.
- ERICA
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noun,
any of numerous low-growing evergreen shrubs or small trees belonging to the genus Erica, of the heath family, including several species of heather.
- Iran.
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- Tarne
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noun,
(in the Iliad) Sardis.
- tarot
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noun,
any of a set of 22 playing cards bearing allegorical representations, used for fortunetelling and as trump cards in tarok.
- crone
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noun,
a withered, witchlike old woman.
- Croat
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noun,
a native or inhabitant of Croatia; Croatian.
- crit.
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- crine
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noun,
hair; head of hair.
- ocean
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noun,
the vast body of salt water that covers almost three fourths of the earth's surface.
- oater
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noun,
a movie, television show, etc., about the frontier days of the U.S. West; western; horse opera.
- Creon
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noun,
a king of Thebes, the brother of Jocasta and the uncle of Eteocles, Polynices, and Antigone.
- oxter
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noun,
the armpit.
- react
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verb (used with object),
to act or perform again.
- ento-
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- ocrea
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noun,
a sheathing part, as a pair of stipules united about a stem.
- cotta
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noun,
a surplice.
- racon
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noun,
radar beacon.
- recta
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noun,
a plural of rectum.
- rect.
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- crate
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noun,
a slatted wooden box or framework for packing, shopping, or storing fruit, furniture, glassware, crockery, etc.
- noria
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noun,
a device consisting of a series of buckets on a wheel, used in Spain and the East for raising water.
- Niort
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noun,
a city in and the capital of Deux-Sèvres, in W France.
- Crane
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noun,
any large wading bird of the family Gruidae, characterized by long legs, bill, and neck and an elevated hind toe.
- Niter
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noun,
potassium nitrate.
- nitr-
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- nitre
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noun,
niter.
- RECON
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noun,
reconnaissance.
- riant
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adjective,
laughing; smiling; cheerful.
- exact
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adjective,
strictly accurate or correct:
- irate
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adjective,
angry; enraged:
- octa-
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- tacet
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verb (imperative),
be silent (directing an instrument or voice not to play or sing).
- irone
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noun,
a colorless liquid of isomeric, unsaturated ketones, C 14 H 22 O, obtained from orris root: used in perfumery for its odor of violets.
- inert
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adjective,
having no inherent power of action, motion, or resistance (opposed to active):
- ottar
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noun,
attar (def 1).
- incr.
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- orate
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verb (used with or without object),
to deliver an oration; speak pompously; declaim.
- orant
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noun,
a representation of a female figure, with outstretched arms and palms up in a gesture of prayer, in ancient and early Christian art.
- enact
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verb (used with object),
to make into an act or statute:
- rotte
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noun,
rote2 .
- Recit
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- Ixora
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noun,
any of numerous tropical shrubs or trees belonging to the genus Ixora, of the madder family, having glossy leaves and clusters of showy flowers in a variety of colors.
- ontic
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adjective,
possessing the character of real rather than phenomenal existence; noumenal.
- ecto-
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- econ.
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- nacre
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noun,
mother-of-pearl.
- entia
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noun,
plural of ens.
- incor
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- tacit
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adjective,
understood without being openly expressed; implied:
- Eaton
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noun,
Theophilus, 1590–1658, English colonist and colonial administrator in America.
- octet
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noun,
a company of eight singers or musicians.
- reni-
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- Otter
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noun,
any of several aquatic, furbearing, weasellike mammals of the genus Lutra and related genera, having webbed feet and a long, slightly flattened tail.
- ratio
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noun,
the relation between two similar magnitudes with respect to the number of times the first contains the second:
- intr.
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- Taino
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noun,
a member of an extinct Arawakan Indian tribe of the West Indies.
- taint
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noun,
a trace of something bad, offensive, or harmful.
- Erato
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noun,
the Muse of love poetry.
- octan
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noun,
an octan fever.
- tanto
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adverb,
(of a musical direction) too much; so much.
- Taine
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noun,
Hippolyte Adolphe [ee-paw-leet a-dawlf] /i pɔˈlit aˈdɔlf/ (Show IPA), 1828–93, French literary critic and historian.
- Xtian
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- tater
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noun,
potato.
- tonia
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- areo-
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- Arion
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noun,
flourished 7th century b.c, Greek poet: inventor of the dithyramb.
- toti-
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- Torte
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noun,
a rich cake, especially one containing little or no flour, usually made with eggs and ground nuts or bread crumbs.
- Artie
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noun,
a male given name, form of Arthur.
- toric
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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.
- ation
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- atone
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verb (used with object),
to make amends for; expiate:
- Attic
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noun,
the part of a building, especially of a house, directly under a roof; garret.
- toran
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noun,
(in Indian Buddhist and Hindu architecture) a gateway having two or three lintels between two posts.
- atto-
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- tonic
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noun,
a medicine that invigorates or strengthens:
- axion
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noun,
a hypothetical particle having no charge, zero spin, and small mass: postulated in some forms of quantum chromodynamics.
- toner
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noun,
a person or thing that tones.
- Trace
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noun,
a surviving mark, sign, or evidence of the former existence, influence, or action of some agent or event; vestige:
- caine
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noun,
(Sir Thomas Henry) Hall, 1853–1931, English novelist.
- cairn
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noun,
a heap of stones set up as a landmark, monument, tombstone, etc.
- Cairo
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noun,
a city in and the capital of Egypt, in the N part on the E bank of the Nile.
- titer
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noun,
the strength of a solution as determined by titration with a standard substance.
- caner
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noun,
a person who works with cane, especially one who produces canework for chairs.
- canoe
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noun,
any of various slender, open boats, tapering to a point at both ends, propelled by paddles or sometimes sails and traditionally formed of light framework covered with bark, skins, or canvas, or formed from a dug-out or burned-out log or logs, and now usually made of aluminum, fiberglass, etc.
- Cant.
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- canto
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noun,
one of the main or larger divisions of a long poem.
- Caren
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noun,
a female given name.
- caret
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noun,
a mark (‸) made in written or printed matter to show the place where something is to be inserted.
- Carex
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noun,
any sedge of the genus Carex.
- Carie
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noun,
a female given name, form of Caroline.
- Carin
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noun,
a female given name.
- toxin
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noun,
any poison produced by an organism, characterized by antigenicity in certain animals and high molecular weight, and including the bacterial toxins that are the causative agents of tetanus, diphtheria, etc., and such plant and animal toxins as ricin and snake venom.
- Tract
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noun,
an expanse or area of land, water, etc.; region; stretch.
- carne
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noun,
Marcel [mahr-sel;; French mar-sel] /mɑrˈsɛl;; French marˈsɛl/ (Show IPA), 1909–1996, French film director.
- trite
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adjective,
lacking in freshness or effectiveness because of constant use or excessive repetition; hackneyed; stale:
- 30-30
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- xero-
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- xeric
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adjective,
of, relating to, or adapted to a dry environment.
- xeno-
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- Xenia
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noun,
the influence or effect of pollen on a structure other than the embryo, as the seed or fruit.
- trone
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noun,
a large pair of scales, a spring balance, or other weighing device located in a town or marketplace to weigh goods and merchandise.
- acet-
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- Trona
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noun,
a monoclinic mineral, grayish or yellowish hydrous sodium carbonate and bicarbonate, Na 2 CO 3 ⋅NaHCO 3 ⋅2H 2 , occurring in dried or partly evaporated lake basins.
- acorn
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noun,
the typically ovoid fruit or nut of an oak, enclosed at the base by a cupule.
- acro-
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- acron
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noun,
the unsegmented, preoral portion of the body of an arthropod.
- Acton
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noun,
a quilted garment worn under mail in the 13th and 14th centuries; gambeson.
- Actor
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noun,
a person who acts in stage plays, motion pictures, television broadcasts, etc.
- aeri-
-
- A-one
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adjective,
noting a vessel regarded by a shipping-classification society as being equipped to the highest standard and with equipment maintained in first-class condition.
- aero-
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- trine
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noun,
a set or group of three; triad.
- trice
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noun,
a very short time; an instant:
- triac
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noun,
a type of thyristor designed for electronic control of the current supplied to a circuit, used especially in dimmers for lighting systems.
- Trent
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noun,
Italian Trento. Ancient Tridentum. a city in N Italy, on the Adige River.
- ancre
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adjective,
having the end of each limb divided and carved outward like the flukes of an anchor; moline:
- TREAT
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noun,
entertainment, food, drink, etc., given by way of compliment or as an expression of friendly regard.
- Aneto
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noun,
Pi·co de [pee-kaw th e] /ˈpi kɔ ðɛ/ (Show IPA). Spanish name of Pic de Néthou.
- trait
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noun,
a distinguishing characteristic or quality, especially of one's personal nature:
- train
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noun,
Railroads. a self-propelled, connected group of rolling stock.
- ante-
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- anti-
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- antic
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noun,
Usually, antics.
a playful trick or prank; caper.
a grotesque, fantastic, or ludicrous gesture, act, or posture.
- antre
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noun,
a cavern; cave.
- Tiran
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noun,
Strait of, a navigable waterway between the N Red Sea and the Gulf of Aqaba.
- titre
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noun,
titer.
- taxon
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noun,
a taxonomic category, as a species or genus.
- tera-
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- ceria
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noun,
a white-to-yellow, heavy powder, cerium dioxide, CeO 2 , usually derived from cerium nitrate by decomposition with heat: used chiefly in ceramics, glass polishing, and decolorizing.
- cero-
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- cert.
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- Teton
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noun,
the westernmost branch of the Dakota Indians.
- cetin
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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.
- Terni
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noun,
a city in central Italy.
- terna
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noun,
a list of three names submitted to the pope as recommended to fill a vacant bishopric or benefice.
- cine-
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- Terai
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noun,
a marshy lowland area in N India and S Nepal, between the Ganges and the foothills of the Himalayas.
- coati
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noun,
any tropical American carnivore of the genus Nasua, related to the raccoon, having an elongated body, long, ringed tail, and a slender, flexible snout.
- cent.
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- tenor
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noun,
the course of thought or meaning that runs through something written or spoken; purport; drift.
- teno-
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- tenia
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noun,
taenia.
- cont.
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- Conte
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noun,
count2 .
- tecta
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noun,
a rooflike structure.
- Corea
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noun,
Armando Anthony [ahr-mahn-doh] /ɑrˈmɑn doʊ/ (Show IPA), ("Chick") born 1941, U.S. jazz pianist and composer.
- coria
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noun,
plural of corium.
- noct-
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- Corti
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noun,
Alfonso [al-fon-soh;; Italian ahl-fawn-saw] /ælˈfɒn soʊ;; Italian ɑlˈfɔn sɔ/ (Show IPA), 1822–76, Italian anatomist.
- CENTO
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noun,
a piece of writing, especially a poem, composed wholly of quotations from the works of other authors.
- Ciano
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noun,
Count Galeazzo [gah-le-aht-tsaw] /ˌgɑ lɛˈɑt tsɔ/ (Show IPA), (Ciano di Cortellazzo) 1903–44, Italian Fascist statesman: minister of foreign affairs 1936–43.
- tinea
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noun,
any of several skin diseases caused by fungi; ringworm.
- Carte
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noun,
(italics) French. menu; bill of fare.
Compare à la carte.
- cater
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verb (used with object),
to provide food and service for:
- Tito
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noun,
Marshal (Josip Broz) 1891–1980, president of Yugoslavia 1953–80.
- Reno
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noun,
Informal. a renovation, as of a building or room.
- trix
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- ten.
-
- Oct.
-
- Tena
-
noun,
Koyukon.
- tire
-
noun,
British Dialect. fatigue.
- trit
-
- 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.
- Tiro
-
noun,
tyro.
- Trio
-
noun,
a musical composition for three voices or instruments.
- Oita
-
noun,
a seaport on NE Kyushu, in S Japan.
- Taro
-
noun,
a stemless plant, Colocasia esculenta, of the arum family, cultivated in tropical regions, in the Pacific islands and elsewhere, for the edible tuber.
- tent
-
noun,
a portable shelter of skins, canvas, plastic, or the like, supported by one or more poles or a frame and often secured by ropes fastened to pegs in the ground.
- once
-
noun,
a single occasion; one time only:
- Ont.
-
- tri-
-
- Oran
-
noun,
a seaport in NW Algeria.
- tret
-
noun,
(formerly) an allowance for waste, after deduction for tare.
- roan
-
noun,
a horse or other animal with a roan coat.
- tRNA
-
- rite
-
noun,
a formal or ceremonial act or procedure prescribed or customary in religious or other solemn use:
- Trot
-
noun,
the gait of a horse, dog, or other quadruped, when trotting.
- tion
-
- noir
-
adjective,
black; noting the black numbers in roulette.
- Xian
-
noun,
hsien.
- Tate
-
noun,
Sir Henry, 1819–99, English merchant and philanthropist: founder of an art gallery (Tate Gallery) in London, England.
- taxi
-
noun,
a taxicab.
- Rina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- riot
-
noun,
a noisy, violent public disorder caused by a group or crowd of persons, as by a crowd protesting against another group, a government policy, etc., in the streets.
- Nor.
-
- Nora
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Honora.
- nori
-
noun,
a seaweed having a mildly sweet, salty taste, usually dried, used in Japanese cookery mainly as a wrap for sushi.
- Tarn
-
noun,
a small mountain lake or pool, especially one in a cirque.
- tart
-
noun,
a small pie filled with cooked fruit or other sweetened preparation, usually having no top crust.
- teat
-
noun,
the protuberance on the breast or udder in female mammals, except the monotremes, through which the milk ducts discharge; nipple or mammilla.
- not-
-
- nota
-
noun,
a dorsal plate or sclerite of the thorax of an insect.
- rit.
-
- note
-
noun,
a brief record of something written down to assist the memory or for future reference.
- RITA
-
noun,
the Vedic concept of cosmic and social order.
- NTIA
-
- tron
-
- ter.
-
- Roca
-
noun,
Cape, a cape in W Portugal, near Lisbon: the western extremity of continental Europe.
- Tare
-
noun,
any of various vetches, especially Vicia sativa.
- tier
-
noun,
one of a series of rows or ranks rising one behind or above another, as of seats in an amphitheater, boxes in a theater, guns in a man-of-war, or oars in an ancient galley.
- torn
-
noun,
a drop of the saline, watery fluid continually secreted by the lacrimal glands between the surface of the eye and the eyelid, serving to moisten and lubricate these parts and keep them clear of foreign particles. Synonyms: teardrop.
- rant
-
noun,
ranting, extravagant, or violent declamation.
- rate
-
noun,
the amount of a charge or payment with reference to some basis of calculation:
- Tex.
-
- Tori
-
noun,
plural of torus.
- Tore
-
noun,
a torus.
- text
-
noun,
the main body of matter in a manuscript, book, newspaper, etc., as distinguished from notes, appendixes, headings, illustrations, etc.
- torc
-
noun,
torque (def 4).
- Roti
-
noun,
roast.
- Tace
-
noun,
tasset.
- RATO
-
noun,
rocket-assisted takeoff.
- 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.
- Tine
-
noun,
a sharp, projecting point or prong, as of a fork.
- TINA
-
noun,
a female given name.
- rote
-
noun,
routine; a fixed, habitual, or mechanical course of procedure:
- Toni
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Antoinette or Antonia.
- 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.
- tone
-
noun,
any sound considered with reference to its quality, pitch, strength, source, etc.:
- toea
-
noun,
a bronze coin and monetary unit of Papua New Guinea, the 100th part of a kina.
- tort
-
noun,
a wrongful act, not including a breach of contract or trust, that results in injury to another's person, property, reputation, or the like, and for which the injured party is entitled to compensation.
- Rani
-
noun,
ranee.
- Orca
-
noun,
the killer whale, Orcinus orca.
- tint
-
noun,
a color or a variety of a color; hue.
- tax-
-
- Tane
-
noun,
a Polynesian god of fertility.
- Orne
-
noun,
a department in NW France. 2372 sq. mi. (6145 sq. km). Capital: Alençon.
- 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.
- otic
-
adjective,
of or relating to the ear; auricular.
- Rena
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Marina.
- reit
-
noun,
real-estate investment trust.
- tain
-
noun,
a thin tin plate.
- tact
-
noun,
a keen sense of what to say or do to avoid giving offense; skill in dealing with difficult or delicate situations.
- tote
-
noun,
the act or course of toting.
- oxen
-
noun,
a plural of ox.
- Rice
-
noun,
the starchy seeds or grain of an annual marsh grass, Oryza sativa, cultivated in warm climates and used for food.
- RACE
-
noun,
a contest of speed, as in running, riding, driving, or sailing.
- RONA
-
- taco
-
noun,
Mexican Cookery. an often crisply fried tortilla folded over and filled, as with seasoned chopped meat, lettuce, tomatoes, and cheese.
- Tit.
-
- rain
-
noun,
water that is condensed from the aqueous vapor in the atmosphere and falls to earth in drops more than 1/50 inch (0.5 mm) in diameter.
Compare drizzle (def 6).
- tox.
-
- Rota
-
noun,
Chiefly British.
a round or rotation of duties; a period of work or duty taken in rotation with others.
an agenda or circuit of sporting events, as a round of golf tournaments, played in different localities throughout the year.
- 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.
- 1080
-
- ect-
-
- Catt
-
noun,
Carrie Chapman Lane, 1859–1947, U.S. leader in women's suffrage movements.
- Ceta
-
noun,
Comprehensive Employment and Training Act.
- Exc.
-
- exit
-
noun,
a way or passage out:
- cet-
-
- exo-
-
- Exon
-
noun,
(in Britain) one of four yeomen of the guard who act as commanding officers in the absence of higher authority.
- exor
-
- exr.
-
- ext.
-
- CERN
-
- cera
-
noun,
(in prescriptions) wax.
- cen.
-
- ICAO
-
- Ice.
-
- Cato
-
noun,
Marcus Porcius [pawr-shee-uh s,, -shuh s] /ˈpɔr ʃi əs,, -ʃəs/ (Show IPA), ("the Elder"or"the Censor") 234–149 b.c, Roman statesman, soldier, and writer.
- exa-
-
- Cate
-
noun,
a choice food;delicacy; dainty.
- cat.
-
- CART
-
noun,
a heavy two-wheeled vehicle, commonly without springs, drawn by mules, oxen, or the like, used for the conveyance of heavy goods.
- Carn
-
noun,
cairn.
- CARE
-
noun,
a state of mind in which one is troubled; worry, anxiety, or concern:
- inae
-
- Inc.
-
- Inca
-
noun,
a member of any of the dominant groups of South American Indian peoples who established an empire in Peru prior to the Spanish conquest.
- cane
-
noun,
a stick or short staff used to assist one in walking; walking stick.
- inro
-
noun,
a small lacquer box with compartments for medicines, cosmetics, etc., worn on the waist sash of the traditional Japanese costume.
- Can.
-
- int.
-
- Cain
-
noun,
Scot. and Irish English. rent paid in kind, especially a percentage of a farm crop.
- Iona
-
noun,
an island in the Hebrides, off the W coast of Scotland: center of early Celtic Christianity.
- Ceto
-
- Etta
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Henrietta.
- IOTA
-
noun,
a very small quantity; jot; whit.
- coir
-
noun,
the prepared fiber of the husk of the coconut fruit, used in making rope, matting, etc.
- ctr.
-
- crat
-
- coxa
-
noun,
Anatomy.
innominate bone.
the joint of the hip.
- EARN
-
verb (used with object),
to gain or get in return for one's labor or service:
- Cote
-
noun,
a shelter, coop, or small shed for sheep, pigs, pigeons, etc.
- eco-
-
- Cort
-
- 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.
- 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.
- Cora
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. Kore.
- Cor.
-
- 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.
- enc.
-
- Con.
-
- Eric
-
noun,
Eric the Red.
- ciao
-
interjection,
(used as a word of greeting or parting): hello; goodbye; so long; see you later.
- Erin
-
noun,
Literary. Ireland.
- coin
-
noun,
a piece of metal stamped and issued by the authority of a government for use as money.
- Erna
-
noun,
a female given name: from an Old English word meaning “eagle.”.
- coax
-
noun,
coaxial cable.
- coat
-
noun,
an outer garment with sleeves, covering at least the upper part of the body:
- cite
-
noun,
citation (defs 7, 8).
- cit.
-
- cire
-
noun,
a brilliant, highly glazed surface produced on fabrics by subjecting them to a wax, heat, and calendering treatment.
- cir.
-
- cion
-
noun,
scion (def 2).
- etc.
-
- 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.
- Etna
-
noun,
Mount, an active volcano in E Sicily. 10,758 feet (3280 meters).
- Eton
-
noun,
a town in Berkshire, in S England, on the Thames River, W of London: the site of Eton College.
- axon
-
noun,
Cell Biology. the appendage of the neuron that transmits impulses away from the cell body.
- 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.
- attn
-
- aet.
-
- Arce
-
noun,
a daughter of Thaumas and the sister of Iris and the Harpies. Zeus took away her wings when she aided the Titans in their war against him.
- ant.
-
- ano-
-
- ance
-
- airt
-
noun,
a direction.
- ator
-
- narc
-
noun,
a government agent or detective charged with the enforcement of laws restricting the use of narcotics.
- Aire
-
- NATO
-
noun,
an organization formed in Washington, D.C. (1949), comprising the 12 nations of the Atlantic Pact together with Greece, Turkey, and the Federal Republic of Germany, for the purpose of collective defense against aggression.
- NCTE
-
- neat
-
noun,
an animal of the genus Bos; a bovine, as a cow or ox.
- aer-
-
- iter
-
noun,
a canal or passage.
- neo-
-
- aeon
-
noun,
(in Gnosticism) one of a class of powers or beings conceived as emanating from the Supreme Being and performing various functions in the operations of the universe.
- Acre
-
noun,
a common measure of area: in the U.S. and U.K., 1 acre equals 4,840 square yards (4,047 square meters) or 0.405 hectare; 640 acres equals one square mile.
- acr-
-
- Neri
-
noun,
Saint Philip (Filippo Neri) 1515–95, Italian priest: founder of Congregation of the Oratory.
- acne
-
noun,
an inflammatory disease of the sebaceous glands, characterized by comedones and pimples, especially on the face, back, and chest, and, in severe cases, by cysts and nodules resulting in scarring.
- 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.
- Nexo
-
noun,
Martin Andersen [mahr-ten-ah-nuh r-suh n] /ˈmɑr tɛnˈɑ nər sən/ (Show IPA), 1869–1954, Danish novelist.
- NEXT
-
Idioms,
get next to (someone), Informal. to get into the favor or good graces of; become a good friend of.
- NICE
-
noun,
a port in and the capital of Alpes-Maritimes, in SE France, on the Mediterranean: resort.
- Nier
-
noun,
Alfred Otto Carl, 1911–1994, U.S. physicist.
- NIRA
-
- ARCO
-
adverb,
(of the performance of a passage for stringed instruments) with the bow.
- Nair
-
noun,
a group of Hindu castes in the Kerala region of India.
- 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.
- Arne
-
noun,
Thomas Augustine, 1710–78, English composer of operas and songs.
- Ire.
-
- art.
-
- Itea
-
noun,
any tree or shrub belonging to the genus Itea, of the saxifrage family, having simple, alternate leaves and clusters of small, greenish-white flowers, as the Virginia willow, I. virginica.
- Arno
-
noun,
Peter (Curtis Arnoux Peters) 1904–68, U.S. cartoonist and author.
- atic
-
- Aten
-
noun,
Aton.
- Aton
-
noun,
a solar deity declared by Amenhotep IV to be the only god, represented as a solar disk with rays ending in human hands.
- att.
-
- Aron
-
noun,
a male given name.
- ARE
-
noun,
a measure of surface area; 1 are is equal to1/100 (0.01) of a hectare (100 square meters or 119.6 square yards). Abbreviation: a.
- ca.
-
- TEC
-
noun,
detective.
- Co.
-
- CIO
-
noun,
a federation of affiliated industrial labor unions, founded 1935 within the American Federation of Labor but independent of it 1938–55. Abbreviation: C.I.O., CIO.
- Ar.
-
- xat
-
noun,
a carved totem pole of various North American Indian peoples.
- ACE
-
noun,
a playing card or die marked with or having the value indicated by a single spot:
- 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.
- cr.
-
- tea
-
noun,
the dried and prepared leaves of a shrub, Camellia sinensis, from which a somewhat bitter, aromatic beverage is prepared by infusion in hot water.
- an.
-
- TCA
-
- ct.
-
- ac-
-
- COT
-
noun,
a light portable bed, especially one of canvas on a folding frame.
- ax.
-
- Cox
-
noun,
coxswain.
- Tor
-
noun,
a rocky pinnacle; a peak of a bare or rocky mountain or hill.
- TAT
-
verb (used with or without object),
to do, or make by, tatting.
- Xn.
-
- XOR
-
noun,
a Boolean operator that returns a positive result when either but not both of its operands are positive.
- CRT
-
- CTA
-
- cte
-
- ctn
-
plural,
carton.
- Xt.
-
- Tro
-
- TNT
-
- ACT
-
noun,
anything done, being done, or to be done; deed; performance:
- ANC
-
- tr.
-
- tra
-
- CEA
-
- 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.
- CEO
-
- TIC
-
noun,
Pathology.
a sudden, spasmodic, painless, involuntary muscular contraction, as of the face.
tic douloureux.
- TIA
-
- ARC
-
noun,
Geometry. any unbroken part of the circumference of a circle or other curved line.
- aor
-
- CAR
-
noun,
an automobile.
- ANI
-
noun,
any of several black, tropical American cuckoos of the genus Crotophaga, having a compressed, bladelike bill.
- ane
-
adjective, noun, pronoun,
one.
- tot
-
noun,
a small child.
- ait
-
noun,
a small island, especially in a river.
- ae.
-
- at.
-
- ATC
-
- tet
-
noun,
the Vietnamese New Year celebration, occurring during the first seven days of the first month of the lunar calendar.
- CIA
-
- AIR
-
noun,
a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- CIE
-
- Ain
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- AIC
-
- TAO
-
noun,
(in philosophical Taoism) that in virtue of which all things happen or exist.
- CAI
-
- toe
-
noun,
one of the terminal digits of the human foot.
- AEC
-
- CNO
-
- TAR
-
noun,
any of various dark-colored viscid products obtained by the destructive distillation of certain organic substances, as coal or wood.
- NOC
-
- IOT
-
- Rae
-
noun,
John, 1813–93, Scottish surgeon and Arctic explorer.
- ote
-
- IRO
-
- ox-
-
- IRC
-
- Ir.
-
- NRC
-
- NRA
-
- Re.
-
- nr.
-
- ior
-
- 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 = .
- ot-
-
- Rai
-
noun,
a style of Algerian popular music played on electric guitar, synthesizer, and percussion instruments.
- IOC
-
- RAN
-
noun,
a sea goddess who drags down ships and drowns sailors: the wife of Aegir.
- rat
-
noun,
any of several long-tailed rodents of the family Muridae, of the genus Rattus and related genera, distinguished from the mouse by being larger.
- ine
-
- ina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- in.
-
- rax
-
verb (used with object),
to elongate; stretch.
- oar
-
noun,
a long shaft with a broad blade at one end, used as a lever for rowing or otherwise propelling or steering a boat.
- RCN
-
- OTA
-
- ORT
-
noun,
Usually, orts. a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
- REA
-
- ONA
-
noun,
a member of a people of Tierra del Fuego.
- NEC
-
- Oca
-
noun,
a wood sorrel, Oxalis tuberosa, of the Andes, cultivated in South America for its edible tubers.
- OCR
-
- NEA
-
- ne-
-
- Nat
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Nathan or Nathaniel.
- oic
-
- OIr
-
- OIt
-
- nae
-
adverb,
no1 ; not.
- NCO
-
- Oc.
-
- one
-
noun,
the first and lowest whole number, being a cardinal number; unity.
- ONI
-
- ONR
-
- OTC
-
- Ora
-
noun,
plural of os2 .
- ITO
-
noun,
Prince Hirobumi [hee-raw-boo-mee] /ˈhi rɔˈbu mi/ (Show IPA), 1841–1909, Japanese statesman.
- orc
-
noun,
any of several cetaceans, as a grampus.
- ite
-
- Ore
-
noun,
a metal-bearing mineral or rock, or a native metal, that can be mined at a profit.
- ITC
-
- ITA
-
- RCT
-
- RCA
-
- ier
-
- Noe
-
noun,
Noah (def 1).
- REC
-
noun,
recreation.
- ROT
-
noun,
the process of rotting.
- ERA
-
noun,
a period of time marked by distinctive character, events, etc.:
- eon
-
noun,
an indefinitely long period of time; age.
- en-
-
- eir
-
- rt.
-
- rte
-
- nit
-
noun,
the egg of a parasitic insect, especially of a louse, often attached to a hair or a fiber of clothing.
- nix
-
noun,
nothing.
- ECA
-
- ERT
-
- ec-
-
- eat
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- ear
-
noun,
the organ of hearing and equilibrium in vertebrates, in humans consisting of an external ear that gathers sound vibrations, a middle ear in which the vibrations resonate against the tympanic membrane, and a fluid-filled internal ear that maintains balance and that conducts the tympanic vibrations to the auditory nerve, which transmits them as impulses to the brain.
- TAE
-
preposition,
to.
- Tai
-
noun,
any of several sparoid fishes of the Pacific Ocean, as Pagrus major (red tai) a food fish of Japan.
- ean
-
- ea.
-
- ETA
-
noun,
the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
- Tan
-
noun,
the brown color imparted to the skin by exposure to the sun or open air.
- eo-
-
- ROE
-
noun,
the mass of eggs, or spawn, within the ovarian membrane of the female fish.
- ROI
-
- ROC
-
noun,
a bird of enormous size and strength.
- NIC
-
noun,
a newly industrialized/industrializing country:
- ICA
-
noun,
Portuguese name of Putumayo.
- ian
-
noun,
a male given name, Scottish form of John.
- Ia.
-
- io-
-
- IRA
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- 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:
- NIA
-
- 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.
- REX
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noun,
king.
- Ria
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noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- Ex.
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- OAT
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noun,
a cereal grass, Avena sativa, cultivated for its edible seed.
- ETR
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- ROA
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- 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.
- RNA
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- ETO
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- Xe
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- O.
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- No
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noun,
an utterance of the word “no.”.
- AI
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noun,
a three-toed sloth, Bradypus tridactylus, inhabiting forests of southern Venezuela, the Guianas, and northern Brazil, having a diet apparently restricted to the leaves of the trumpet-tree, and sounding a high-pitched cry when disturbed.
- TT
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- AO
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- XO
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- TX
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- xc
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- xi
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noun,
the 14th letter of the Greek alphabet (Ξ, ξ).
- xr
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- A.
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noun,
Agnolo (di Cosimo di Mariano) [ah-nyaw-law dee kaw-zee-maw dee mah-ryah-naw] /ˈɑ nyɔ lɔ di ˈkɔ zi mɔ di mɑˈryɑ nɔ/ (Show IPA), 1502–72, Italian painter.
- OE
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noun,
oy2 .
- OA
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- E.
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noun,
Edward (St. John) 1925–2000, U.S. writer and illustrator.
- NC
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- ic
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- er
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interjection,
(used to express or represent a pause, hesitation, uncertainty, etc.).
- TA
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noun,
the 16th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- TC
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- T1
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- TE
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noun,
ti1 .
- t.
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- RX
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- et
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verb,
a simple past tense of eat.
- RO
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- i.
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- TI
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noun,
the syllable for the seventh tone of a diatonic scale.
- NA
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adverb,
no1 .
- TN
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- EI
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- RN
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- RI
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- CE
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- RC
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- RA
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noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- R.
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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.
- N.
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- NI
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