Anagrams of fricandeaus
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- fricandeau
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noun,
a loin of veal, larded and braised, or roasted.
- Eridanus
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noun,
the River, a large southern constellation between Cetus and Orion, containing the bright star Achernar.
- inducers
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noun,
Biochemistry. a substance that has the capability of activating genes within a cell.
- Freudian
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noun,
a person, especially a psychoanalyst, who adheres to the basic doctrines of Freud.
- radiance
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noun,
radiant brightness or light:
- Canaries
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noun,
any of several Old World finches of the genus Serinus, especially S. canaria (common canary) native to the Canary Islands and often kept as a pet, in the wild being greenish with brown streaks above and yellow below and in domesticated varieties usually bright yellow or pale yellow.
- Cardenas
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noun,
Lázaro [lah-sah-raw] /ˈlɑ sɑˌrɔ/ (Show IPA), 1895–1970, Mexican general and political reformer: president 1934–40.
- denarius
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noun,
a silver coin and monetary unit of ancient Rome, first issued in the latter part of the 3rd century b.c., that fluctuated in value and sometimes appeared as a bronze coin.
- Eurasian
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noun,
the offspring of a European and an Asian.
- africans
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noun,
a native or inhabitant of Africa.
- acarines
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noun,
any of numerous arachnids of the order Acarina, comprising the mites and ticks.
- unifaces
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noun,
a coin or medal having a blank reverse.
- araneids
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noun,
a member of the order Araneae (Araneida), comprising the spiders.
- durances
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noun,
incarceration or imprisonment (often used in the phrase durance vile).
- Saundra
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noun,
a female given name.
- fascine
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noun,
a long bundle of sticks bound together, used in building earthworks and batteries and in strengthening ramparts.
- candier
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- Andreas
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noun,
a male or female given name, Latinized form of Andrew.
- Andrias
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noun,
a city in Apulia, S Italy.
- candies
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noun,
any of a variety of confections made with sugar, syrup, etc., often combined with chocolate, fruit, nuts, etc.
- incudes
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noun,
a plural of incus.
- Ancaeus
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noun,
a son of Poseidon who joined the Argonauts and became helmsman of the Argo.
- carafes
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noun,
a wide-mouthed glass or metal bottle with a lip or spout, for holding and serving beverages.
- cardias
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noun,
an opening that connects the esophagus and the upper part of the stomach.
- durians
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noun,
the edible fruit of a tree, Durio zibethinus, of the bombax family, of southeastern Asia, having a hard, prickly rind, a highly flavored, pulpy flesh, and an unpleasant odor.
- Durance
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noun,
incarceration or imprisonment (often used in the phrase durance vile).
- facades
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noun,
Architecture.
the front of a building, especially an imposing or decorative one.
any side of a building facing a public way or space and finished accordingly.
- sudaria
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noun,
(in ancient Rome) a cloth, usually of linen, for wiping the face; handkerchief.
- carinas
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noun,
Zoology. a keellike part or ridge, especially a ridge of bone on the ventral side of the sternum of birds.
- African
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noun,
a native or inhabitant of Africa.
- carnies
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noun,
a person employed by a carnival.
- Dunarea
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noun,
Romanian name of the Dvina.
- fiacres
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noun,
a small horse-drawn carriage.
- canards
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noun,
a false or baseless, usually derogatory story, report, or rumor.
- farcies
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noun,
a form of glanders chiefly affecting the skin and superficial lymphatic vessels of horses and mules.
- farinas
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noun,
flour or meal made from cereal grains and cooked as cereal, used in puddings, soups, etc.
- Saucier
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noun,
a chef or cook who specializes in making sauces.
- ascarid
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noun,
any nematode of the family Ascaridae; roundworm.
- arnicas
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noun,
any composite plant of the genus Arnica, having opposite leaves and yellow flower heads.
- infares
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noun,
a party or reception for a newly married couple.
- Scandia
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noun,
scandium oxide.
- Eurasia
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noun,
Europe and Asia considered together as one continent.
- induces
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verb (used with object),
to lead or move by persuasion or influence, as to some action or state of mind:
- fade-in
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noun,
Movies, Television. a gradual increase in the visibility of a scene.
- saurian
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noun,
a saurian animal, as a dinosaur or lizard.
- Ariadne
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noun,
Classical Mythology. a daughter of Minos and Pasiphaë who gave Theseus the thread by which he escaped from the labyrinth: deserted by Theseus on Naxos, she became the bride of Dionysus.
- insured
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noun,
the person, group, or organization whose life or property is covered by an insurance policy.
- asunder
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adverb, adjective,
into separate parts; in or into pieces:
- iracund
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adjective,
prone to anger; irascible.
- inducer
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noun,
Biochemistry. a substance that has the capability of activating genes within a cell.
- aneuria
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noun,
neurasthenia.
- sardine
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noun,
the pilchard, Sardina pilchardus, often preserved in oil and used for food.
- fancied
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noun,
imagination or fantasy, especially as exercised in a capricious manner.
- Sarcina
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noun,
any of several spherical, saprophytic bacteria of the genus Sarcina, having a cuboidal cell arrangement.
- fancier
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noun,
a person having a liking for or interest in something; enthusiast:
- fancies
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noun,
imagination or fantasy, especially as exercised in a capricious manner.
- Saracen
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noun,
History/Historical. a member of any of the nomadic tribes on the Syrian borders of the Roman Empire.
- araneid
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noun,
a member of the order Araneae (Araneida), comprising the spiders.
- anurias
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noun,
the absence or suppression of urine.
- faradic
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adjective,
of or relating to a discontinuous, asymmetric, alternating current from the secondary winding of an induction coil.
- surface
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noun,
the outer face, outside, or exterior boundary of a thing; outermost or uppermost layer or area.
- caesura
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noun,
Prosody. a break, especially a sense pause, usually near the middle of a verse, and marked in scansion by a double vertical line, as in know then thyself ‖ presume not God to scan.
- sidecar
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noun,
a small car attached on one side to a motorcycle and supported on the other side by a wheel of its own, used for a passenger, parcels, etc.
- fiances
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noun,
a man engaged to be married. Synonyms: future groom, future husband, future spouse, betrothed.
- Sudanic
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adjective,
(especially in former systems of classification) of or relating to a residual category of African languages including most of the non-Bantu and non-Hamitic languages of northern and central Africa: most now reclassified as part of the Niger-Congo subfamily.
- Cernuda
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noun,
Luis [loo-ees] /luˈis/ (Show IPA), 1902–63, Spanish poet, in England after 1939.
- acarids
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noun,
an acarine, especially a mite of the family Acaridae.
- uniface
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noun,
a coin or medal having a blank reverse.
- acrasin
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noun,
a chemotactic substance, identical with cAMP, secreted by myxamebas of cellular slime molds and attracting other myxamebas to aggregate and form a pseudoplasmodium.
- radians
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noun,
the measure of a central angle subtending an arc equal in length to the radius: equal to 57.2958°. Abbreviation: rad.
- radices
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noun,
a plural of radix.
- uranias
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noun,
uranium dioxide.
- acedias
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noun,
sloth (def 1).
Compare deadly sins.
- crusade
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noun,
(often initial capital letter) any of the military expeditions undertaken by the Christians of Europe in the 11th, 12th, and 13th centuries for the recovery of the Holy Land from the Muslims.
- acarine
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noun,
any of numerous arachnids of the order Acarina, comprising the mites and ticks.
- rescind
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verb (used with object),
to abrogate; annul; revoke; repeal.
- unfaced
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adjective,
without crystal faces.
- randies
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noun,
Chiefly Scot. a rude or coarse beggar.
- francas
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noun,
a city in Sao Paulo state, SE Brazil.
- francia
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noun,
José Gaspar Rodríguez de [haw-se gahs-pahr raw-th ree-ges th e] /hɔˈsɛ gɑsˈpɑr rɔˈðri gɛs ðɛ/ (Show IPA), ("El Supremo") 1766–1840, Paraguayan political leader: dictator 1814–40.
- Francie
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noun,
a female given name, form of Frances.
- Francis
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noun,
a male given name: from an Old French word meaning “Frenchman.”.
- danseur
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noun,
a male ballet dancer.
- refunds
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noun,
an act or instance of refunding.
- redfins
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noun,
any of various small freshwater minnows with red fins, especially a shiner, Notropis umbratilis, of streams in central North America.
- dancers
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noun,
a person who dances.
- rinceau
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noun,
an ornamental foliate or floral motif.
- ascared
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adjective,
afraid; scared.
- finders
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noun,
a person or thing that finds.
- discern
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verb (used with object),
to perceive by the sight or some other sense or by the intellect; see, recognize, or apprehend:
- furnace
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noun,
a structure or apparatus in which heat may be generated, as for heating houses, smelting ores, or producing steam.
- sacred
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adjective,
devoted or dedicated to a deity or to some religious purpose; consecrated.
- ranids
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noun,
frog1 (def 2).
- Nicaea
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noun,
an ancient city in NW Asia Minor: Nicene Creed formulated here a.d.
- saucer
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noun,
a small, round, shallow dish to hold a cup.
- Sandra
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noun,
a female given name, form of Alexandra.
- irades
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noun,
a decree of a Muslim ruler.
- sauced
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noun,
any preparation, usually liquid or semiliquid, eaten as a gravy or as a relish accompanying food.
- Sarnia
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noun,
a port in SE Ontario, in S Canada, on the S shore of Lake Huron, on the St. Clair River, across from Port Huron, Michigan.
- nicads
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noun,
nickel-cadmium battery.
- Ruanda
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noun,
a member of a people living in Rwanda and the E Democratic Republic of the Congo.
- casern
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noun,
a lodging for soldiers in a garrison town; barracks.
- cesura
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noun,
caesura.
- rancid
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adjective,
having a rank, unpleasant, stale smell or taste, as through decomposition, especially of fats or oils:
- ericas
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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.
- raised
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noun,
an increase in amount, as of wages:
- casein
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noun,
Biochemistry. a protein precipitated from milk, as by rennet, and forming the basis of cheese and certain plastics.
- decafs
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noun,
decaffeinated coffee or tea.
- Darien
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noun,
Gulf of, an arm of the Caribbean between NE Panama and NW Colombia.
- inures
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verb (used with object),
to accustom to hardship, difficulty, pain, etc.; toughen or harden; habituate (usually followed by to):
- Sander
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noun,
a person or thing that sands or sandpapers.
- infra-
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- redans
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noun,
a V -shaped work, usually projecting from a fortified line.
- ascend
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verb (used with object),
to go or move upward upon or along; climb; mount:
- facade
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noun,
Architecture.
the front of a building, especially an imposing or decorative one.
any side of a building facing a public way or space and finished accordingly.
- infare
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noun,
a party or reception for a newly married couple.
- Dairen
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noun,
former Japanese name of Dalian (def 2).
- redfin
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noun,
any of various small freshwater minnows with red fins, especially a shiner, Notropis umbratilis, of streams in central North America.
- dancer
-
noun,
a person who dances.
- infers
-
verb (used with object),
to derive by reasoning; conclude or judge from premises or evidence:
- infuse
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verb (used with object),
to introduce, as if by pouring; cause to penetrate; instill (usually followed by into):
- darics
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noun,
a gold coin and monetary unit of ancient Persia.
- cerias
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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.
- drains
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noun,
something, as a pipe or conduit, by which a liquid drains.
- dances
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noun,
a successive group of rhythmical steps or bodily motions, or both, usually executed to music.
- refund
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noun,
an act or instance of refunding.
- insure
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verb (used with object),
to guarantee against loss or harm.
- Cedars
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noun,
any of several Old World, coniferous trees of the genus Cedrus, having wide, spreading branches.
Compare cedar of Lebanon.
- cursed
-
noun,
the expression of a wish that misfortune, evil, doom, etc., befall a person, group, etc.
- cedarn
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adjective,
resembling or made of cedar.
- Sandie
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noun,
a male given name, form of Sandro.
- nacred
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adjective,
lined with or resembling nacre.
- decani
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adjective,
of or relating to the epistle or liturgical south side of a church (opposed to cantoris).
- radian
-
noun,
the measure of a central angle subtending an arc equal in length to the radius: equal to 57.2958°. Abbreviation: rad.
- caners
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noun,
a person who works with cane, especially one who produces canework for chairs.
- safari
-
noun,
a journey or expedition, for hunting, exploration, or investigation, especially in eastern Africa.
- canids
-
noun,
any animal of the dog family Canidae, including the wolves, jackals, hyenas, coyotes, foxes, and domestic dogs.
- NASCAR
-
noun,
National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing.
- nausea
-
noun,
sickness at the stomach, especially when accompanied by a loathing for food and an involuntary impulse to vomit.
- Carina
-
noun,
Zoology. a keellike part or ridge, especially a ridge of bone on the ventral side of the sternum of birds.
- carafe
-
noun,
a wide-mouthed glass or metal bottle with a lip or spout, for holding and serving beverages.
- Cnidus
-
noun,
an ancient city in SW Asia Minor, in Caria: the Athenians defeated the Spartans in a naval battle near here 394 b.c.
- radeau
-
noun,
an armed scow, variously rigged, used as a floating battery during the American Revolution.
- ciders
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noun,
the juice pressed from apples (or formerly from some other fruit) used for drinking, either before fermentation (sweet cider) or after fermentation (hard cider) or for making applejack, vinegar, etc.
- cardi-
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- cardia
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noun,
an opening that connects the esophagus and the upper part of the stomach.
- cinder
-
noun,
a partially or mostly burned piece of coal, wood, etc.
- Cardin
-
noun,
Pierre, born 1922, French fashion designer.
- dinars
-
noun,
any of various former coins of the Near East, especially gold coins issued by Islamic governments.
- durian
-
noun,
the edible fruit of a tree, Durio zibethinus, of the bombax family, of southeastern Asia, having a hard, prickly rind, a highly flavored, pulpy flesh, and an unpleasant odor.
- Carian
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Caria.
- Racine
-
noun,
Jean Baptiste [zhahn ba-teest] /ʒɑ̃ baˈtist/ (Show IPA), 1639–99, French dramatist.
- Crania
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noun,
the skull of a vertebrate.
- Creusa
-
noun,
the bride to be of Jason, slain by Medea.
- caries
-
noun,
decay, as of bone or of plant tissue.
- crudes
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noun,
crude oil.
- Decius
-
noun,
(Gaius Messius Quintus Trajanus Decius) a.d. c201–251, emperor of Rome 249–251.
- nacres
-
noun,
mother-of-pearl.
- cadres
-
noun,
Military. the key group of officers and enlisted personnel necessary to establish and train a new military unit.
- Caesar
-
noun,
Gaius [gey-uh s] /ˈgeɪ əs/ (Show IPA), (or Caius) [key-uh s] /ˈkeɪ əs/ (Show IPA), Julius, c100–44 b.c, Roman general, statesman, and historian.
- Neruda
-
noun,
Pablo [pah-vlaw;; English pah-bloh] /ˈpɑ vlɔ;; English ˈpɑ bloʊ/ (Show IPA), (Neftali Ricardo Reyes Basoalto) 1904–73, Chilean poet and diplomat: Nobel Prize in literature 1971.
- cruise
-
noun,
the act of cruising.
- nadirs
-
noun,
Astronomy. the point on the celestial sphere directly beneath a given position or observer and diametrically opposite the zenith.
- naiads
-
noun,
(sometimes initial capital letter) Classical Mythology. any of a class of nymphs presiding over rivers and springs.
- diseur
-
noun,
a male professional entertainer who performs monologues.
- durain
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noun,
the coal forming the dull layers in banded bituminous coal.
- ruanas
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noun,
a poncholike outer garment of heavy wool, worn especially in the mountains of Colombia.
- Cairns
-
noun,
a seaport in NE Australia.
- Canad.
-
- canard
-
noun,
a false or baseless, usually derogatory story, report, or rumor.
- Derain
-
noun,
André [ahn-drey] /ɑ̃ˈdreɪ/ (Show IPA), 1880–1954, French painter.
- radius
-
noun,
a straight line extending from the center of a circle or sphere to the circumference or surface:
- diners
-
noun,
a person who dines.
- Candia
-
noun,
former name of Iráklion.
- cairds
-
noun,
a traveling tinker, especially a gypsy.
- Danaus
-
noun,
a ruler of Argos who ordered his 50 daughters to kill their husbands on their wedding night.
- afraid
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adjective,
feeling fear; filled with apprehension:
- fauces
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noun,
Anatomy. the cavity at the back of the mouth, leading into the pharynx.
- incase
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verb (used with object),
encase.
- unread
-
adjective,
not read, as a letter or newspaper.
- Sirena
-
noun,
a female given name.
- unsaid
-
verb,
simple past tense and past participle of unsay.
- incurs
-
verb (used with object),
to come into or acquire (some consequence, usually undesirable or injurious):
- furans
-
noun,
a colorless, liquid, unsaturated, five-membered heterocyclic compound, C 4 H 4 O, obtained from furfural: used chiefly in organic synthesis.
- Urania
-
noun,
uranium dioxide.
- faunas
-
noun,
the animals of a given region or period considered as a whole.
- acinus
-
noun,
Botany. one of the small drupelets or berries of an aggregate, baccate fruit, as the blackberry.
- acedia
-
noun,
sloth (def 1).
Compare deadly sins.
- Snefru
-
noun,
flourished c2920 b.c, Egyptian ruler of the 4th dynasty.
- fascia
-
noun,
a band or fillet, as for binding the hair.
- Andrea
-
noun,
a male or female given name, Latinized form of Andrew.
- Andres
-
noun,
John, 1751–80, British major hanged as a spy by the Americans in the Revolutionary War: plotted the betrayal of West Point with Benedict Arnold.
- Andria
-
noun,
a city in Apulia, S Italy.
- Andric
-
noun,
Ivo [ee-vaw] /ˈi vɔ/ (Show IPA), 1892–1975, Yugoslavian poet, novelist, and short-story writer: Nobel Prize 1961.
- Andrus
-
noun,
Andron.
- Acarus
-
noun,
a mite, especially of the genus Acarus.
- farina
-
noun,
flour or meal made from cereal grains and cooked as cereal, used in puddings, soups, etc.
- acarid
-
noun,
an acarine, especially a mite of the family Acaridae.
- fracas
-
noun,
a noisy, disorderly disturbance or fight; riotous brawl; uproar.
- Furiae
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plural noun,
fury (def 3).
- UNICEF
-
noun,
United Nations Children's Fund: an agency, created by the United Nations General Assembly in 1946, concerned with improving the health and nutrition of children and mothers throughout the world; Nobel Peace Prize 1965.
- incuse
-
noun,
an incuse figure or impression.
- afeard
-
adjective,
afraid.
- fusain
-
noun,
a fine charcoal used in drawing, made from the wood of the spindle tree.
- fincas
-
noun,
a ranch or large farm in a Spanish-speaking country, especially a plantation in tropical Spanish America.
- uncase
-
verb (used with object),
to remove from a case; remove the case from.
- Aeacus
-
noun,
a judge in Hades, a son of Zeus and grandfather of Achilles.
- under-
-
- finder
-
noun,
a person or thing that finds.
- undies
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plural noun,
women's or children's underwear.
- fiance
-
noun,
a man engaged to be married. Synonyms: future groom, future husband, future spouse, betrothed.
- fiacre
-
noun,
a small horse-drawn carriage.
- Icarus
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noun,
Also, Ikaros. Classical Mythology. a youth who attempted to escape from Crete with wings of wax and feathers but flew so high that his wings melted from the heat of the sun, and he plunged to his death in the sea.
- fecund
-
adjective,
producing or capable of producing offspring, fruit, vegetation, etc., in abundance; prolific; fruitful:
- sunder
-
verb (used with object),
to separate; part; divide; sever.
- Adrian
-
noun,
Edgar Douglas, 1889–1977, English physiologist: Nobel Prize in Medicine 1932.
- adren-
-
- ferias
-
noun,
Ecclesiastical. a weekday on which no feast is celebrated.
- Africa
-
noun,
a continent S of Europe and between the Atlantic and Indian oceans. About 11,700,000 sq. mi. (30,303,000 sq. km).
- sundae
-
noun,
ice cream served with syrup poured over it, and often other toppings, as whipped cream, chopped nuts, or fruit.
- Ferdus
-
noun,
Firdausi.
- Idaean
-
adjective,
of, pertaining to, associated with, or inhabiting Mount Ida in Asia Minor or Crete.
- Furies
-
noun,
unrestrained or violent anger, rage, passion, or the like:
- unfair
-
adjective,
not fair; not conforming to approved standards, as of justice, honesty, or ethics:
- fraise
-
noun,
Fortification. a defense consisting of pointed stakes projecting from the ramparts in a horizontal or an inclined position.
- uranic
-
adjective,
of or containing uranium, especially in the tetravalent state.
- fiends
-
noun,
Satan; the devil.
- Sendai
-
noun,
a city on NE Honshu, in central Japan.
- arecas
-
noun,
any tropical Asian palm of the genus Areca, as the betel palm.
- francs
-
noun,
an aluminum or nickel coin and monetary unit of France, Belgium, and Luxembourg until the euro was adopted, equal to 100 centimes. Abbreviation: F., f., Fr, fr.
- facies
-
noun,
general appearance, as of an animal or vegetable group.
- arcade
-
noun,
Architecture.
a series of arches supported on piers or columns.
an arched, roofed-in gallery. Compare colonnade.
- indues
-
verb (used with object),
endue.
- arcane
-
adjective,
known or understood by very few; mysterious; secret; obscure; esoteric:
- Friend
-
noun,
a person attached to another by feelings of affection or personal regard.
- Frieda
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Ariane
-
noun,
Rocketry. a French-built, three-stage, liquid-propellant rocket for launching satellites into orbit around the earth.
- ursine
-
adjective,
of or relating to a bear or bears.
- induc.
-
- faders
-
noun,
a person or thing that fades.
- usance
-
noun,
Commerce. a length of time, exclusive of days of grace and varying in different places, allowed by custom or usage for the payment of foreign bills of exchange.
- induce
-
verb (used with object),
to lead or move by persuasion or influence, as to some action or state of mind:
- faenas
-
noun,
the final third of a bullfight in which the matador uses a muleta and the sword in making the final series of passes preparatory to the kill.
- urines
-
noun,
the liquid-to-semisolid waste matter excreted by the kidneys, in humans being a yellowish, slightly acid, watery fluid.
- facias
-
noun,
dashboard (def 1).
- secund
-
adjective,
arranged on one side only; unilateral.
- facers
-
noun,
a person or thing that faces.
- arsine
-
noun,
Also called arseniuretted hydrogen. a colorless, flammable, slightly water-soluble gas, AsH 3 , having a fetid, garliclike odor, used in chemical warfare.
- arsen-
-
- uredia
-
noun,
uredinium.
- franca
-
noun,
a city in Sao Paulo state, SE Brazil.
- France
-
noun,
Anatole [a-na-tawl] /a naˈtɔl/ (Show IPA), (Jacques Anatole Thibault) 1844–1924, French novelist and essayist: Nobel Prize 1921.
- anuria
-
noun,
the absence or suppression of urine.
- farads
-
noun,
the standard unit of capacitance in the International System of Units (SI), formally defined to be the capacitance of a capacitor between the plates of which there appears a potential difference of one volt when it is charged by a quantity of electricity equal to one coulomb. Symbol: F.
- arnica
-
noun,
any composite plant of the genus Arnica, having opposite leaves and yellow flower heads.
- indef.
-
- reads
-
noun,
an act or instance of reading:
- finds
-
noun,
an act of finding or discovering.
- dinar
-
noun,
any of various former coins of the Near East, especially gold coins issued by Islamic governments.
- Freda
-
noun,
a female given name.
- fraud
-
noun,
deceit, trickery, sharp practice, or breach of confidence, perpetrated for profit or to gain some unfair or dishonest advantage.
- finca
-
noun,
a ranch or large farm in a Spanish-speaking country, especially a plantation in tropical Spanish America.
- Fris.
-
- dines
-
noun,
Scot. dinner.
- Nurse
-
noun,
a person formally educated and trained in the care of the sick or infirm.
Compare nurse-midwife, nurse-practitioner, physician's assistant, practical nurse, registered nurse.
- Dirac
-
noun,
Paul Adrien Maurice, 1902–84, British physicist, in the U.S. after 1971: Nobel Prize 1933.
- Fries
-
noun,
plural of fry1 .
- dance
-
noun,
a successive group of rhythmical steps or bodily motions, or both, usually executed to music.
- diner
-
noun,
a person who dines.
- races
-
noun,
a contest of speed, as in running, riding, driving, or sailing.
- Dirae
-
plural noun,
the Furies. See fury (def 3).
- disc.
-
- Freud
-
noun,
Anna, 1895–1982, British psychoanalyst, born in Austria (daughter of Sigmund Freud).
- raise
-
noun,
an increase in amount, as of wages:
- danes
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Denmark.
- darns
-
noun,
a darned place, as in a garment:
- deca-
-
- decaf
-
noun,
decaffeinated coffee or tea.
- franc
-
noun,
an aluminum or nickel coin and monetary unit of France, Belgium, and Luxembourg until the euro was adopted, equal to 100 centimes. Abbreviation: F., f., Fr, fr.
- decan
-
noun,
any of three divisions of 10° within a sign of the zodiac.
- deci-
-
- funds
-
noun,
a supply of money or pecuniary resources, as for some purpose:
- furan
-
noun,
a colorless, liquid, unsaturated, five-membered heterocyclic compound, C 4 H 4 O, obtained from furfural: used chiefly in organic synthesis.
- Rains
-
noun,
water that is condensed from the aqueous vapor in the atmosphere and falls to earth in drops more than 1/50 inch (0.5 mm) in diameter.
Compare drizzle (def 6).
- nurds
-
noun,
nerd.
- rands
-
noun,
(in shoemaking) a strip of leather set in a shoe at the heel before the lifts are attached.
- ranid
-
noun,
frog1 (def 2).
- ranis
-
noun,
ranee.
- denar
-
noun,
the basic monetary unit of the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia.
- Dania
-
noun,
a town in S Florida.
- firns
-
noun,
névé.
- Denis
-
noun,
a male given name.
- raias
-
noun,
rayah.
- desc.
-
- daric
-
noun,
a gold coin and monetary unit of ancient Persia.
- Dares
-
noun,
an act of daring or defiance; challenge.
- fires
-
- Diana
-
noun,
(Princess of Wales; Lady Diana Spencer) 1961–97, former wife of Charles, Prince of Wales.
- Frans
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Francis.
- dears
-
noun,
a person who is good, kind, or generous:
- fines
-
noun,
fines.
Mining. crushed ore sufficiently fine to pass through a given screen. Compare short (def 29e).
Agriculture. the fine bits of corn kernel knocked off during handling of the grain.
- dices
-
Idioms,
no dice, Informal. of no use or help; ineffective.
- Finer
-
noun,
fines.
Mining. crushed ore sufficiently fine to pass through a given screen. Compare short (def 29e).
Agriculture. the fine bits of corn kernel knocked off during handling of the grain.
- frise
-
noun,
a rug or upholstery fabric having the pile in uncut loops or in a combination of cut and uncut loops.
- Indus
-
noun,
a river in S Asia, flowing from W Tibet through Kashmir and Pakistan to the Arabian Sea. 1900 miles (3060 km) long.
- nudie
-
noun,
a film, performance, or magazine featuring nude performers or photographs.
- nadir
-
noun,
Astronomy. the point on the celestial sphere directly beneath a given position or observer and diametrically opposite the zenith.
- fanes
-
noun,
a temple.
- nacre
-
noun,
mother-of-pearl.
- farad
-
noun,
the standard unit of capacitance in the International System of Units (SI), formally defined to be the capacitance of a capacitor between the plates of which there appears a potential difference of one volt when it is charged by a quantity of electricity equal to one coulomb. Symbol: F.
- farce
-
noun,
a light, humorous play in which the plot depends upon a skillfully exploited situation rather than upon the development of character.
- Nader
-
noun,
Ralph, born 1934, U.S. lawyer, author, political reformer, and consumer advocate.
- farci
-
adjective,
filled with with seasoned bread crumbs or other savory matter; stuffed.
- fards
-
noun,
facial cosmetics.
- Nafud
-
noun,
Nefud Desert.
- isnad
-
noun,
the chain of testimony by which a hadith is transmitted.
- educ.
-
- naiad
-
noun,
(sometimes initial capital letter) Classical Mythology. any of a class of nymphs presiding over rivers and springs.
- Ednas
-
noun,
Adnah.
- fares
-
noun,
the price of conveyance or passage in a bus, train, airplane, or other vehicle.
- Edina
-
noun,
a city in SE Minnesota, near Minneapolis.
- Naida
-
noun,
a female given name.
- incus
-
noun,
Anatomy. the middle one of a chain of three small bones in the middle ear of humans and other mammals.
Compare malleus, stapes.
- naifs
-
noun,
a naive or inexperienced person.
- NAAFI
-
noun,
Navy, Army, and Air Force Institutes: an organization that provides social facilities, stores, etc., to British military personnel.
- Indra
-
noun,
Hinduism. the chief of the Vedic gods, the god of rain and thunder.
- naira
-
noun,
a paper money and monetary unit of Nigeria, equal to 100 kobo: replaced the pound in 1973.
- inure
-
verb (used with object),
to accustom to hardship, difficulty, pain, etc.; toughen or harden; habituate (usually followed by to):
- facer
-
noun,
a person or thing that faces.
- faces
-
noun,
the front part of the head, from the forehead to the chin.
- infer
-
verb (used with object),
to derive by reasoning; conclude or judge from premises or evidence:
- facia
-
noun,
dashboard (def 1).
- indue
-
verb (used with object),
endue.
- fader
-
noun,
a person or thing that fades.
- Danas
-
noun,
Danu.
- fades
-
noun,
an act or instance of fading.
- ERICA
-
noun,
any of numerous low-growing evergreen shrubs or small trees belonging to the genus Erica, of the heath family, including several species of heather.
- irade
-
noun,
a decree of a Muslim ruler.
- faena
-
noun,
the final third of a bullfight in which the matador uses a muleta and the sword in making the final series of passes preparatory to the kill.
- Iran.
-
- fairs
-
noun,
Archaic. something that is fair.
- ERISA
-
noun,
Employee Retirement Income Security Act.
- Isaac
-
noun,
a son of Abraham and Sarah, and father of Jacob. Gen. 21:1–4.
- Eridu
-
noun,
an ancient Sumerian and Babylonian city near the Euphrates in S Iraq: center for the worship of Ea; partially excavated.
- Indre
-
noun,
a department in central France. 2667 sq. mi. (6910 sq. km). Capital: Châteauroux.
- Ecua.
-
- Farsi
-
noun,
the modern Iranian language of Iran and western Afghanistan, written in the Arabic alphabet; modern Persian.
- nudi-
-
- Duane
-
noun,
a male given name.
- neur-
-
- faced
-
noun,
the front part of the head, from the forehead to the chin.
- dunce
-
noun,
a dull-witted, stupid, or ignorant person; dolt.
- nicad
-
noun,
nickel-cadmium battery.
- duces
-
noun,
a leader or dictator.
- nides
-
noun,
a nest or brood, especially of pheasants.
- nidus
-
noun,
a nest, especially one in which insects, spiders, etc., deposit their eggs.
- Druse
-
noun,
an incrustation of small crystals on the surface of a rock or mineral.
- feria
-
noun,
Ecclesiastical. a weekday on which no feast is celebrated.
- Ficus
-
noun,
any of numerous chiefly tropical trees, shrubs, and vines belonging to the genus Ficus, of the mulberry family, having milky sap and large, thick or stiff leaves, including the edible fig, the banyan, and many species grown as ornamentals.
- Fusan
-
noun,
Pusan.
- Drina
-
noun,
a river in S Europe, flowing N along the part of the border between Serbia and Bosnia and Herzegovina to the Sava River at Belgrade, Serbia. 285 miles (459 km) long.
- nuci-
-
- dries
-
noun,
a plural of dry.
- Fiend
-
noun,
Satan; the devil.
- Drain
-
noun,
something, as a pipe or conduit, by which a liquid drains.
- nudes
-
noun,
a sculpture, painting, etc., of a nude human figure.
- Duran
-
noun,
Roberto [ruh-bair-toh;; Spanish raw-ber-taw] /rəˈbɛər toʊ;; Spanish rɔˈbɛr tɔ/ (Show IPA), born 1951, Panamanian boxer.
- fends
-
verb (used with object),
to ward off (often followed by off):
- narcs
-
noun,
a government agent or detective charged with the enforcement of laws restricting the use of narcotics.
- Faure
-
noun,
Gabriel Urbain [ga-bree-el oor-ban] /ga briˈɛl urˈbɛ̃/ (Show IPA), 1845–1924, French composer.
- nards
-
noun,
an aromatic Himalayan plant, believed to be the spikenard, Nardostachys jatamansi, the source of an ointment used by the ancients.
- earns
-
verb (used with object),
to gain or get in return for one's labor or service:
- nares
-
plural noun,
the nostrils or the nasal passages.
- 2,4-d
-
noun,
a white to yellow, crystalline powder, C 8 H 6 O 3 Cl 2 , slightly soluble in water: used for killing weeds.
- Nasca
-
adjective,
Nazca.
- Fauna
-
noun,
the animals of a given region or period considered as a whole.
- fauns
-
noun,
one of a class of rural deities represented as men with the ears, horns, tail, and later also the hind legs of a goat.
- nears
-
- Fedin
-
noun,
Konstantin Aleksandrovich [kuh n-stuhn-tyeen uh-lyi-ksahn-druh-vyich] /kən stʌnˈtyin ʌ lyɪˈksɑn drə vyɪtʃ/ (Show IPA), 1892–1977, Russian novelist and short-story writer.
- durns
-
adjective, adverb, verb (used with object), noun,
darn2 .
- incur
-
verb (used with object),
to come into or acquire (some consequence, usually undesirable or injurious):
- incr.
-
- incas
-
noun,
a member of any of the dominant groups of South American Indian peoples who established an empire in Peru prior to the Spanish conquest.
- fears
-
noun,
a distressing emotion aroused by impending danger, evil, pain, etc., whether the threat is real or imagined; the feeling or condition of being afraid. Synonyms: foreboding, apprehension, consternation, dismay, dread, terror, fright, panic, horror, trepidation, qualm.
Antonyms: courage, security, calm, intrepidity.
- dures
-
verb (used with or without object),
endure.
- nerds
-
noun,
a person considered to be socially awkward, boring, unstylish, etc.
- duras
-
noun,
dura mater.
- raids
-
noun,
a sudden assault or attack, as upon something to be seized or suppressed:
- Fried
-
noun,
Alfred Hermann [al-frid hur-muh n;; German ahl-freyt her-mahn] /ˈæl frɪd ˈhɜr mən;; German ˈɑl freɪt ˈhɛr mɑn/ (Show IPA), 1864–1921, Austrian writer and journalist: Nobel Peace Prize 1911.
- Danai
-
plural noun,
the Argives.
- scarf
-
noun,
a long, broad strip of wool, silk, lace, or other material worn about the neck, shoulders, or head, for ornament or protection against cold, drafts, etc.; muffler.
- Asura
-
noun,
(in Indian mythology) a god or demon.
- Saudi
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Saudi Arabia.
- sauna
-
noun,
a bath that uses dry heat to induce perspiration, and in which steam is produced by pouring water on heated stones.
- Asine
-
noun,
an ancient town in S Greece, on the Gulf of Argolis.
- aside
-
noun,
a part of an actor's lines supposedly not heard by others on the stage and intended only for the audience.
- Asian
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Asia, or a person of Asian descent.
- Scand
-
- ASEAN
-
- ASDIC
-
noun,
sonar.
- scare
-
noun,
a sudden fright or alarm, especially with little or no reason.
- scena
-
noun,
an extended operatic vocal solo, usually including an aria and a recitative.
- Audie
-
noun,
a female or male given name.
- scend
-
noun,
the heaving motion of a vessel.
- Arius
-
noun,
died a.d. 336, Christian priest at Alexandria: founder of Arianism.
- arise
-
verb (used without object),
to get up from sitting, lying, or kneeling; rise:
- scurf
-
noun,
the scales or small shreds of epidermis that are continually exfoliated from the skin.
- Aries
-
noun,
Astronomy. the Ram, a zodiacal constellation between Pisces and Taurus.
- Arica
-
noun,
a seaport in N Chile.
- arias
-
noun,
an air or melody.
- arian
-
noun,
an adherent of Arianism.
- ARENA
-
noun,
the oval space in the center of a Roman amphitheater for gladiatorial combats or other performances.
- Areca
-
noun,
any tropical Asian palm of the genus Areca, as the betel palm.
- Sedan
-
noun,
an enclosed automobile body having two or four doors and seating four or more persons on two full-width seats.
- Auden
-
noun,
W(ystan) H(ugh) [wis-tuh n] /ˈwɪs tən/ (Show IPA), 1907–73, English poet in the U.S.
- sauce
-
noun,
any preparation, usually liquid or semiliquid, eaten as a gravy or as a relish accompanying food.
- arcus
-
noun,
a dense, horizontal, roll-shaped cloud sometimes occurring at the lower front portion of a cumulonimbus.
- Caius
-
noun,
Saint, died a.d. 296, pope 283–296.
- Caren
-
noun,
a female given name.
- cards
-
noun,
a usually rectangular piece of stiff paper, thin pasteboard, or plastic for various uses, as to write information on or printed as a means of identifying the holder:
- Card.
-
- Caras
-
noun,
a female given name: from an Italian word meaning “dear one.”.
- Sadie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Sara or Sarah.
- Safar
-
noun,
the second month of the Muslim calendar.
- canid
-
noun,
any animal of the dog family Canidae, including the wolves, jackals, hyenas, coyotes, foxes, and domestic dogs.
- canes
-
noun,
a stick or short staff used to assist one in walking; walking stick.
- caner
-
noun,
a person who works with cane, especially one who produces canework for chairs.
- Canea
-
noun,
a seaport on and the capital of Crete, on the W part.
- saice
-
noun,
syce.
- cairn
-
noun,
a heap of stones set up as a landmark, monument, tombstone, etc.
- Auric
-
adjective,
of or containing gold in the trivalent state.
- Caird
-
noun,
a traveling tinker, especially a gypsy.
- cains
-
noun,
Scot. and Irish English. rent paid in kind, especially a percentage of a farm crop.
- caine
-
noun,
(Sir Thomas Henry) Hall, 1853–1931, English novelist.
- caids
-
noun,
(in North Africa) a Muslim tribal chief, judge, or senior official.
- Saida
-
noun,
a seaport in SW Lebanon: the site of ancient Sidon.
- Sande
-
noun,
Earl, 1898–1968, U.S. jockey and racehorse trainer.
- cadre
-
noun,
Military. the key group of officers and enlisted personnel necessary to establish and train a new military unit.
- cadis
-
noun,
qadi.
- Cades
-
noun,
a juniper, Juniperus oxycedrus, of the Mediterranean area, whose wood on destructive distillation yields an oily liquid (oil of cade) used in treating skin diseases.
- Saran
-
noun,
a thermoplastic copolymer of vinylidene chloride and usually small amounts of vinyl chloride or acrylonitrile: used as a fiber, for packaging, and for making acid-resistant pipe.
- Danae
-
noun,
a daughter of the king of Argos and mother, by Zeus disguised as a shower of gold, of Perseus.
- Arden
-
noun,
Forest of, a forest district in central England, in N Warwickshire: scene of Shakespeare's As You Like It.
- arces
-
noun,
a daughter of Thaumas and the sister of Iris and the Harpies. Zeus took away her wings when she aided the Titans in their war against him.
- Caria
-
noun,
an ancient district in SW Asia Minor.
- acrid
-
adjective,
sharp or biting to the taste or smell; bitterly pungent; irritating to the eyes, nose, etc.:
- afire
-
adjective,
on fire:
- afars
-
noun,
a member of a nomadic Muslim people living in Eritrea, Djibouti, and northern Ethiopia.
- Aesir
-
noun,
the principal race of gods, led by Odin and living at Asgard.
- Aeria
-
noun,
an area in the northern hemisphere of Mars.
- aeri-
-
- Udine
-
noun,
a city in NE Italy.
- aecia
-
noun,
the fruiting body of rust fungi, which bears chainlike or stalked spores.
- uncia
-
noun,
a bronze coin of ancient Rome, the 12th part of an as.
- adunc
-
adjective,
curved inward; hooked.
- adieu
-
noun,
the act of leaving or departing; farewell.
- aden-
-
- acred
-
adjective,
owning many acres of land; landed.
- Sudra
-
noun,
Shudra.
- acnes
-
noun,
an inflammatory disease of the sebaceous glands, characterized by comedones and pimples, especially on the face, back, and chest, and, in severe cases, by cysts and nodules resulting in scarring.
- uran-
-
- acids
-
noun,
Chemistry. a compound usually having a sour taste and capable of neutralizing alkalis and reddening blue litmus paper, containing hydrogen that can be replaced by a metal or an electropositive group to form a salt, or containing an atom that can accept a pair of electrons from a base. Acids are proton donors that yield hydronium ions in water solution, or electron-pair acceptors that combine with electron-pair donors or bases.
- urase
-
noun,
urease.
- acari
-
noun,
plural of acarus.
- ureas
-
noun,
Biochemistry. a compound, CO(NH 2) 2 , occurring in urine and other body fluids as a product of protein metabolism.
- Urena
-
noun,
any tropical plant or shrub belonging to the genus Urena, of the mallow family, having clusters of small, yellow flowers, especially U. lobata, which yields a useful bast fiber.
- urine
-
noun,
the liquid-to-semisolid waste matter excreted by the kidneys, in humans being a yellowish, slightly acid, watery fluid.
- Ursid
-
noun,
any plantigrade carnivore of the family Ursidae, comprising the spectacled bear, the black, brown, and sun bears, and various extinct species that also gave rise to the giant panda of the family Ailuropodidae.
- 30-30
-
- Usnea
-
noun,
any pale-green or gray, mosslike lichen of the genus Usnea, common on rocks and trees.
- Afric
-
adjective,
African.
- Aides
-
noun,
nurse's aide.
- Arcas
-
noun,
a son of Zeus and Callisto, the ancestor of the Arcadians who was set among the stars with his mother as the Little Bear and the Great Bear respectively.
- Andre
-
noun,
John, 1751–80, British major hanged as a spy by the Americans in the Revolutionary War: plotted the betrayal of West Point with Benedict Arnold.
- serac
-
noun,
a large irregularity of glacial ice, as a pinnacle found in glacial crevasses and formed by melting or movement of the ice.
- serai
-
noun,
(in Eastern countries) a caravansary.
- Seric
-
- serif
-
noun,
a smaller line used to finish off a main stroke of a letter, as at the top and bottom of M.
- serin
-
noun,
a small finch, Serinus serinus, of Europe and northern Africa, closely related to the canary.
- Ansar
-
noun,
the first inhabitants of Medina to accept Islam.
- anise
-
noun,
a Mediterranean plant, Pimpinella anisum, of the parsley family, having loose umbrels of small yellowish-white flowers that yield aniseed.
- anis-
-
- Sidra
-
noun,
Gulf of, an inlet of the Mediterranean, on the N coast of Libya.
- anear
-
adverb, preposition,
near.
- Siena
-
noun,
a city in Tuscany, in central Italy, S of Florence: cathedral.
- andr-
-
- Sudan
-
noun,
a region in N Africa, S of the Sahara and Libyan deserts, extending from the Atlantic to the Red Sea.
- Andie
-
noun,
a male or female given name.
- Andes
-
plural noun,
a mountain range in W South America, extending about 4500 miles (7250 km) from N Colombia and Venezuela S to Cape Horn. Highest peak, Aconcagua, 22,834 feet (6960 meters).
- since
-
adverb,
from then till now (often preceded by ever):
- ancre
-
adjective,
having the end of each limb divided and carved outward like the flukes of an anchor; moline:
- Aisne
-
noun,
a river in N France, flowing NW and W to the Oise. 175 miles (280 km) long.
- Siren
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. one of several sea nymphs, part woman and part bird, who lure mariners to destruction by their seductive singing.
- SNAFU
-
noun,
a badly confused or ridiculously muddled situation:
Synonyms: snarl, bedlam, tumult, disarray, disorder, confusion, mess; foul-up.
Antonyms: order, efficiency, calm.
- snare
-
noun,
a device, often consisting of a noose, for capturing small game.
- snead
-
noun,
Samuel Jackson ("Slamming Sammy") 1912–2002, U.S. golfer.
- snide
-
adjective,
derogatory in a nasty, insinuating manner:
- Sucre
-
noun,
Antonio José de [ahn-taw-nyaw haw-se th e] /ɑnˈtɔ nyɔ hɔˈsɛ ðɛ/ (Show IPA), 1793–1830, Venezuelan general and South American liberator: 1st president of Bolivia 1826–28.
- cares
-
noun,
a state of mind in which one is troubled; worry, anxiety, or concern:
- sarc-
-
- Carie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Caroline.
- Curia
-
noun,
one of the political subdivisions of each of the three tribes of ancient Rome.
- cried
-
noun,
the act or sound of crying; any loud utterance or exclamation; a shout, scream, or wail.
- Crane
-
noun,
any large wading bird of the family Gruidae, characterized by long legs, bill, and neck and an elevated hind toe.
- cnida
-
noun,
a nematocyst.
- Cedar
-
noun,
any of several Old World, coniferous trees of the genus Cedrus, having wide, spreading branches.
Compare cedar of Lebanon.
- runic
-
adjective,
consisting of or set down in runes:
- cedis
-
noun,
a paper money and monetary unit of Ghana, equal to 100 pesewas.
- cires
-
noun,
a brilliant, highly glazed surface produced on fabrics by subjecting them to a wax, heat, and calendering treatment.
- runes
-
noun,
any of the characters of certain ancient alphabets, as of a script used for writing the Germanic languages, especially of Scandinavia and Britain, from c200 to c1200, or a script used for inscriptions in a Turkic language of the 6th to 8th centuries from the area near the Orkhon River in Mongolia.
- curns
-
noun,
a grain.
- runed
-
adjective,
having runes inscribed:
- Curie
-
noun,
a unit of activity of radioactive substances equivalent to 3.70 × 10 10 disintegrations per second: it is approximately the amount of activity produced by 1 gram of radium-226. Abbreviation: Ci.
- Cenis
-
noun,
Mont, a mountain pass between SE France and Italy, in the Alps. 6834 feet (2083 meters) high.
- cures
-
noun,
a means of healing or restoring to health; remedy.
- cries
-
noun,
the act or sound of crying; any loud utterance or exclamation; a shout, scream, or wail.
- ceras
-
noun,
(in prescriptions) wax.
- reifs
-
noun,
plunder; booty; loot.
- Rundi
-
noun,
a member of a people constituting virtually the entire population of Burundi.
- cines
-
noun,
a film; motion picture.
- ceria
-
noun,
a white-to-yellow, heavy powder, cerium dioxide, CeO 2 , usually derived from cerium nitrate by decomposition with heat: used chiefly in ceramics, glass polishing, and decolorizing.
- Cunas
-
noun,
a member of a group of American Indian people inhabiting settlements on the Isthmus of Panama and islands in the Gulf of San Blas.
- ruins
-
noun,
ruins, the remains of a building, city, etc., that has been destroyed or that is in disrepair or a state of decay:
- cine-
-
- rinse
-
noun,
an act or instance of rinsing.
- curds
-
noun,
Often, curds. a substance consisting mainly of casein and the like, obtained from milk by coagulation, and used as food or made into cheese.
- cider
-
noun,
the juice pressed from apples (or formerly from some other fruit) used for drinking, either before fermentation (sweet cider) or after fermentation (hard cider) or for making applejack, vinegar, etc.
- ruana
-
noun,
a poncholike outer garment of heavy wool, worn especially in the mountains of Colombia.
- Ceara
-
noun,
Fortaleza.
- curse
-
noun,
the expression of a wish that misfortune, evil, doom, etc., befall a person, group, etc.
- crine
-
noun,
hair; head of hair.
- cause
-
noun,
a person or thing that acts, happens, or exists in such a way that some specific thing happens as a result; the producer of an effect:
- cruse
-
noun,
an earthen pot, bottle, etc., for liquids.
- carne
-
noun,
Marcel [mahr-sel;; French mar-sel] /mɑrˈsɛl;; French marˈsɛl/ (Show IPA), 1909–1996, French film director.
- Redan
-
noun,
a V -shaped work, usually projecting from a fortified line.
- cruds
-
noun,
Slang.
a deposit or coating of refuse or of an impure or alien substance; muck.
a filthy, repulsive, or contemptible person.
something that is worthless, objectionable, or contemptible.
prevarication, exaggeration, or flattery.
a nonspecific, imaginary, or vaguely defined disease or disorder of the body:
any unpleasant external ailment, disorder, or the like, as a skin rash.
venereal disease, especially syphilis.
Vulgar. dried semen.
- crude
-
noun,
crude oil.
- carns
-
noun,
cairn.
- rices
-
noun,
the starchy seeds or grain of an annual marsh grass, Oryza sativa, cultivated in warm climates and used for food.
- carse
-
noun,
bottom land.
- rides
-
noun,
a journey or excursion on a horse, camel, etc., or on or in a vehicle.
- Saadi
-
noun,
(Muslih ud-Din) 1184?–1291? Persian poet.
- cauda
-
noun,
a tail or taillike appendage.
- caus.
-
- Dacia
-
noun,
an ancient kingdom and later a Roman province in S Europe between the Carpathian Mountains and the Danube, corresponding generally to modern Romania and adjacent regions.
- daces
-
noun,
a small, freshwater cyprinoid fish, Leuciscus leuciscus, of Europe, having a stout, fusiform body.
- reni-
-
- Carin
-
noun,
a female given name.
- rends
-
verb (used with object),
to separate into parts with force or violence:
- redia
-
noun,
a cylindrical larval stage of some trematodes, produced by a sporocyst and giving rise to daughter rediae or to cercariae.
- Crius
-
noun,
a Titan, the son of Uranus and Gaea.
- 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.
- 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.
- rend
-
verb (used with object),
to separate into parts with force or violence:
- Sra.
-
- RIAS
-
noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- Sufi
-
noun,
a member of an ascetic, mystical Muslim sect.
- RAND
-
noun,
(in shoemaking) a strip of leather set in a shoe at the heel before the lifts are attached.
- ices
-
noun,
the solid form of water, produced by freezing; frozen water.
- 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.
- idae
-
- Inc.
-
- IDEA
-
noun,
any conception existing in the mind as a result of mental understanding, awareness, or activity.
- iced
-
noun,
the solid form of water, produced by freezing; frozen water.
- Idas
-
noun,
Mount, a mountain in W Turkey, in NW Asia Minor, SE of ancient Troy. 5810 feet (1771 meters).
Turkish Kazdaği [kahz-dah-gee; Turkish kahz-dah-uh] /ˌkɑz dɑˈgi; Turkish ˌkɑz dɑˈʌ/ (Show IPA).
- inae
-
- Rena
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Marina.
- Sind
-
noun,
a former province of Pakistan, in the lower Indus valley; now part of West Pakistan. 48,136 sq. mi. (125,154 sq. km). Capital: Karachi.
- ides
-
noun,
(in the ancient Roman calendar) the fifteenth day of March, May, July, or October, and the thirteenth day of the other months.
- Idun
-
noun,
a goddess, keeper of the apples of youth and wife of Bragi; abducted by the giant Thjazi, from whom she was rescued.
- sire
-
noun,
the male parent of a quadruped.
- Rice
-
noun,
the starchy seeds or grain of an annual marsh grass, Oryza sativa, cultivated in warm climates and used for food.
- Reis
-
plural noun,
a former money of account of Portugal and Brazil.
- 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.
- SURF
-
noun,
the swell of the sea that breaks upon a shore or upon shoals.
- Ice.
-
- uric
-
adjective,
of, pertaining to, contained in, or derived from urine.
- fund
-
noun,
a supply of money or pecuniary resources, as for some purpose:
- ref.
-
- fuds
-
noun,
a fuddy-duddy.
- urea
-
noun,
Biochemistry. a compound, CO(NH 2) 2 , occurring in urine and other body fluids as a product of protein metabolism.
- Frs.
-
- reds
-
noun,
any of various colors resembling the color of blood; the primary color at one extreme end of the visible spectrum, an effect of light with a wavelength between 610 and 780 nanometers.
- Urfa
-
noun,
a city in SE Turkey, E of the Euphrates River: on the site of ancient Edessa.
- uria
-
- Uris
-
noun,
a canton in central Switzerland. 415 sq. mi. (1075 sq. km). Capital: Altdorf.
- funs
-
noun,
something that provides mirth or amusement:
- USAF
-
noun,
the permanent or regular military air force of the United States, established in 1947 as a separate service under the authority of the Department of Defense: a branch of the U.S. Army before 1947. Abbreviation: USAF.
- USAR
-
- USCA
-
- USDA
-
- used
-
noun,
the act of employing, using, or putting into service:
- user
-
noun,
a person or thing that uses.
- USIA
-
- USNA
-
- recs
-
noun,
recreation.
- urds
-
noun,
a plant, Vigna mungo, of the legume family, widely cultivated in tropical Asia for its edible seeds and for forage.
- fur.
-
- 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.
- sure
-
Idioms,
for sure, as a certainty; surely:
- sur-
-
- Rani
-
noun,
ranee.
- Sura
-
noun,
any of the 114 chapters of the Koran.
- surd
-
noun,
Phonetics. a voiceless consonant (opposed to sonant).
- iana
-
- IAEA
-
- Ind.
-
- FUSE
-
noun,
a tube, cord, or the like, filled or saturated with combustible matter, for igniting an explosive.
- Rida
-
- refs
-
noun, verb (used with or without object),
referee.
- rasa
-
noun,
(in Hindu aesthetics) flavor, sentiment, or emotion: regarded as one of the fundamental qualities of classical music, dance, and poetry.
- reif
-
noun,
plunder; booty; loot.
- UNEF
-
- rase
-
verb (used with object),
raze.
- uni-
-
- Reid
-
noun,
Sir George Huston, 1845–1918, Australian statesman, born in Scotland: prime minister 1904–05.
- rcd.
-
- RdAc
-
- Read
-
noun,
an act or instance of reading:
- Rais
-
noun,
Gilles de, Retz, Gilles de Laval, Baron de.
- serf
-
noun,
a person in a condition of servitude, required to render services to a lord, commonly attached to the lord's land and transferred with it from one owner to another.
- 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).
- Niue
-
noun,
an island in the S Pacific between Tonga and Cook Islands: possession of New Zealand. 5128; about 100 sq. mi. (260 sq. km).
- Rus.
-
- runs
-
noun,
an act or instance, or a period of running:
- said
-
noun,
sayyid.
- Nier
-
noun,
Alfred Otto Carl, 1911–1994, U.S. physicist.
- NIRA
-
- sain
-
verb (used with object),
to make the sign of the cross on, as for protection against evil influences.
- Sand
-
noun,
the more or less fine debris of rocks, consisting of small, loose grains, often of quartz.
- Nada
-
noun,
nothing; zero; none:
- naif
-
noun,
a naive or inexperienced person.
- NACA
-
- sane
-
noun,
a private nationwide organization in the U.S., established in 1957, that opposes nuclear testing and advocates international peace.
- SARA
-
noun,
a member of a people of the Central African Republic.
- nude
-
noun,
a sculpture, painting, etc., of a nude human figure.
- Sard
-
noun,
a reddish-brown chalcedony, used as a gem.
- Isar
-
noun,
a river in central Europe, flowing NE from W Austria through S Germany to the Danube River. 215 miles (345 km) long.
- Sari
-
noun,
a garment worn by Hindu women, consisting of a long piece of cotton or silk wrapped around the body with one end draped over the head or over one shoulder.
- Ire.
-
- Ruse
-
noun,
a trick, stratagem, or artifice.
- nide
-
noun,
a nest or brood, especially of pheasants.
- rune
-
noun,
any of the characters of certain ancient alphabets, as of a script used for writing the Germanic languages, especially of Scandinavia and Britain, from c200 to c1200, or a script used for inscriptions in a Turkic language of the 6th to 8th centuries from the area near the Orkhon River in Mongolia.
- Nasi
-
noun,
the head or president of the Sanhedrin.
- Sade
-
noun,
Donatien Alphonse François [daw-na-syan al-fawns frahn-swa] /dɔ naˈsyɛ̃ alˈfɔ̃s frɑ̃ˈswa/ (Show IPA), Comte de (Marquis de Sade) 1740–1814, French soldier and novelist, notorious for his paraphilia.
- Sadi
-
noun,
sadhe.
- Neri
-
noun,
Saint Philip (Filippo Neri) 1515–95, Italian priest: founder of Congregation of the Oratory.
- nerd
-
noun,
a person considered to be socially awkward, boring, unstylish, etc.
- NEFS
-
noun,
a silver or gold table furnishing in the form of a ship, either for holding various utensils or for ornament.
- NDAC
-
- NCAA
-
- Saar
-
noun,
Also called Saar Basin. a coal-producing region in W Germany, in the Saar River valley: governed by the League of Nations 1919–35; returned to Germany 1935 as a result of a plebiscite; under French economic control following World War II until 1956.
- NASD
-
- Nida
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Nydia.
- NASA
-
noun,
National Aeronautics and Space Administration.
- NICE
-
noun,
a port in and the capital of Alpes-Maritimes, in SE France, on the Mediterranean: resort.
- nard
-
noun,
an aromatic Himalayan plant, believed to be the spikenard, Nardostachys jatamansi, the source of an ointment used by the ancients.
- safe
-
noun,
a steel or iron box or repository for money, jewels, papers, etc.
- narc
-
noun,
a government agent or detective charged with the enforcement of laws restricting the use of narcotics.
- Nara
-
noun,
a city on S Honshu, in central Japan: chief Buddhist center of ancient Japan; first capital of Japan a.d. 710–84.
- Safi
-
noun,
a seaport in W central Morocco, on the Atlantic Ocean coast.
- Nair
-
noun,
a group of Hindu castes in the Kerala region of India.
- IRAS
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- Saud
-
noun,
(Saud ibn Abdul-Aziz), 1901?–69, king of Saudi Arabia 1953–64 (son of ibn-Saud and brother of Faisal).
- USRC
-
- rads
-
noun,
a standard unit of absorbed dose of radiation equal to 0.01 gray2 .
- sec.
-
- Rina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Seif
-
noun,
a long narrow sand dune parallel to the prevailing wind direction.
- rifs
-
noun,
Er [er] /ɛr/ (Show IPA) a mountainous coastal region in N Morocco.
- send
-
noun,
the heaving motion of a vessel.
- rife
-
adjective,
of common or frequent occurrence; prevalent; in widespread existence, activity, or use:
- Sera
-
noun,
a plural of serum.
- Seri
-
noun,
a member of an American Indian people of western Sonora state, Mexico, on the Gulf of California.
- Raia
-
noun,
rayah.
- rad.
-
- rids
-
verb,
a simple past tense and past participle of ride.
- Sian
-
noun,
Older Spelling. Xian.
- sice
-
noun,
syce.
- IndE
-
- ride
-
noun,
a journey or excursion on a horse, camel, etc., or on or in a vehicle.
- side
-
noun,
one of the surfaces forming the outside of or bounding a thing, or one of the lines bounding a geometric figure.
- RAID
-
noun,
a sudden assault or attack, as upon something to be seized or suppressed:
- Sina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- sear
-
noun,
a mark or scar made by searing.
- Rind
-
noun,
a thick and firm outer coat or covering, as of certain fruits, cheeses, and meats:
- nurd
-
noun,
nerd.
- scar
-
noun,
a mark left by a healed wound, sore, or burn.
- saur
-
- ruin
-
noun,
ruins, the remains of a building, city, etc., that has been destroyed or that is in disrepair or a state of decay:
- rues
-
noun,
sorrow; repentance; regret.
- ins.
-
- SCAD
-
noun,
any carangid fish of the genus Decapterus, inhabiting tropical and subtropical shore waters.
- SCAN
-
noun,
an act or instance of scanning; close examination.
- Rude
-
noun,
François [frahn-swa] /frɑ̃ˈswa/ (Show IPA), 1784–1855, French sculptor.
- RAAF
-
- Inf.
-
- Sean
-
noun,
a male given name, form of John.
- RNAS
-
- RCAF
-
- RACE
-
noun,
a contest of speed, as in running, riding, driving, or sailing.
- Rise
-
noun,
an act or instance of rising.
- sci.
-
- scr.
-
- SCUD
-
noun,
the act of scudding.
- 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.
- Reus
-
noun,
a city in Catalonia, NE Spain, on the Mediterranean Sea.
- Faun
-
noun,
one of a class of rural deities represented as men with the ears, horns, tail, and later also the hind legs of a goat.
- Fri.
-
- crus
-
noun,
the part of the leg or hind limb between the femur or thigh and the ankle or tarsus; shank.
- Dane
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Denmark.
- Dana
-
noun,
Danu.
- Dan.
-
abbreviation,
Bible. Daniel (def 1).
- DAIS
-
noun,
a raised platform, as at the front of a room, for a lectern, throne, seats of honor, etc.
- Dace
-
noun,
a small, freshwater cyprinoid fish, Leuciscus leuciscus, of Europe, having a stout, fusiform body.
- curs
-
noun,
a mongrel dog, especially a worthless or unfriendly one.
- Frei
-
noun,
Eduardo [e-dwahr-th aw] /ɛˈdwɑr ðɔ/ (Show IPA), 1911–82, Chilean statesman: president 1964–70.
- cure
-
noun,
a means of healing or restoring to health; remedy.
- curd
-
noun,
Often, curds. a substance consisting mainly of casein and the like, obtained from milk by coagulation, and used as food or made into cheese.
- cur.
-
- Cuna
-
noun,
a member of a group of American Indian people inhabiting settlements on the Isthmus of Panama and islands in the Gulf of San Blas.
- cues
-
noun,
anything said or done, on or off stage, that is followed by a specific line or action:
- cuds
-
noun,
the portion of food that a ruminant returns from the first stomach to the mouth to chew a second time.
- Cuda
-
noun,
a barracuda.
- crud
-
noun,
Slang.
a deposit or coating of refuse or of an impure or alien substance; muck.
a filthy, repulsive, or contemptible person.
something that is worthless, objectionable, or contemptible.
prevarication, exaggeration, or flattery.
a nonspecific, imaginary, or vaguely defined disease or disorder of the body:
any unpleasant external ailment, disorder, or the like, as a skin rash.
venereal disease, especially syphilis.
Vulgar. dried semen.
- Dare
-
noun,
an act of daring or defiance; challenge.
- cera
-
noun,
(in prescriptions) wax.
- Carn
-
noun,
cairn.
- Casa
-
noun,
a house.
- CASE
-
noun,
an instance of the occurrence, existence, etc., of something:
- Cdr.
-
- cedi
-
noun,
a paper money and monetary unit of Ghana, equal to 100 pesewas.
- cen.
-
- Cerf
-
noun,
Bennett (Alfred) 1898–1971, U.S. book publisher, editor, and writer.
- Cres
-
- CERN
-
- 1080
-
- cide
-
- cir.
-
- cire
-
noun,
a brilliant, highly glazed surface produced on fabrics by subjecting them to a wax, heat, and calendering treatment.
- cis-
-
- Danu
-
noun,
the mother of the Tuatha De Danann: identified with the Welsh Don.
- Dari
-
noun,
a form of Persian, spoken in Afghanistan.
- Cara
-
noun,
a female given name: from an Italian word meaning “dear one.”.
- ducs
-
noun,
duke.
- dins
-
noun,
a loud, confused noise; a continued loud or tumultuous sound; noisy clamor.
- dir.
-
- DIRE
-
adjective,
causing or involving great fear or suffering; dreadful; terrible:
- dis-
-
- Drin
-
noun,
a river in S Europe, flowing generally NW from SW Macedonia through N Albania into the Adriatic. 180 miles (290 km) long.
- Duce
-
noun,
a leader or dictator.
- dues
-
noun,
something that is due, owed, or naturally belongs to someone.
- Din.
-
- Duna
-
noun,
Hungarian name of the Danube.
- dune
-
noun,
a sand hill or sand ridge formed by the wind, usually in desert regions or near lakes and oceans.
- Duns
-
noun,
a person, especially a creditor, who duns another.
- dura
-
noun,
dura mater.
- dure
-
adjective,
hard; severe.
- durn
-
adjective, adverb, verb (used with object), noun,
darn2 .
- Dine
-
noun,
Scot. dinner.
- dif-
-
- Darn
-
noun,
a darned place, as in a garment:
- Den.
-
- deaf
-
noun,
deaf persons collectively (usually preceded by the):
- Dean
-
noun,
Education.
the head of a faculty, school, or administrative division in a university or college:
an official in an American college or secondary school having charge of student personnel services, such as counseling or discipline:
the official in charge of undergraduate students at an English university.
- DEAR
-
noun,
a person who is good, kind, or generous:
- Dec.
-
- def.
-
- defs
-
- Deni
-
noun,
a monetary unit of the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, the 100th part of a denar.
- Dies
-
noun,
Martin, 1901–72, U.S. politician.
- der.
-
- dern
-
adjective, adverb, verb (used with object),
darn2 .
- Deus
-
noun,
God. Abbreviation: D.
- dia-
-
- DIAS
-
noun,
Bartholomeu [bahr-too-loo-me-oo] /ˌbɑr tʊ lʊˈmɛ ʊ/ (Show IPA), c1450–1500, Portuguese navigator: discoverer of the Cape of Good Hope.
- Dice
-
noun,
Machinery.
any of various devices for cutting or forming material in a press or a stamping or forging machine.
a hollow device of steel, often composed of several pieces to be fitted into a stock, for cutting the threads of bolts or the like.
one of the separate pieces of such a device.
a steel block or plate with small conical holes through which wire, plastic rods, etc., are drawn.
- CARE
-
noun,
a state of mind in which one is troubled; worry, anxiety, or concern:
- CanF
-
- Eads
-
noun,
James Buchanan, 1820–87, U.S. engineer and inventor.
- AFSC
-
- anes
-
adverb,
once.
- ands
-
- Ande
-
plural noun,
a mountain range in W South America, extending about 4500 miles (7250 km) from N Colombia and Venezuela S to Cape Horn. Highest peak, Aconcagua, 22,834 feet (6960 meters).
- ance
-
- Anas
-
- airs
-
noun,
a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- Aire
-
- Ainu
-
noun,
a member of an aboriginal population of northernmost Japan, having lighter skin and hairier bodies than other Japanese.
- ains
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- AInd
-
- Aiea
-
noun,
a town on S Oahu, in Hawaii.
- AIDS
-
noun,
a disease of the immune system characterized by increased susceptibility to opportunistic infections, as pneumocystis carinii pneumonia and candidiasis, to certain cancers, as Kaposi's sarcoma, and to neurological disorders: caused by a retrovirus and transmitted chiefly through blood or blood products that enter the body's bloodstream, especially by sexual contact or contaminated hypodermic needles.
- aide
-
noun,
nurse's aide.
- Aida
-
noun,
(italics) an opera (1871) by Giuseppe Verdi.
- afr-
-
- ANSI
-
- 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.
- ARCS
-
noun,
Geometry. any unbroken part of the circumference of a circle or other curved line.
- acad
-
- ACDA
-
- acea
-
- acid
-
noun,
Chemistry. a compound usually having a sour taste and capable of neutralizing alkalis and reddening blue litmus paper, containing hydrogen that can be replaced by a metal or an electropositive group to form a salt, or containing an atom that can accept a pair of electrons from a base. Acids are proton donors that yield hydronium ions in water solution, or electron-pair acceptors that combine with electron-pair donors or bases.
- Acis
-
noun,
the lover of Galatea, killed by Polyphemus out of jealousy.
- acr-
-
- Afar
-
noun,
a member of a nomadic Muslim people living in Eritrea, Djibouti, and northern Ethiopia.
- 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.
- Acus
-
noun,
Surgery. a needle, especially one used in a surgical operation.
- Adar
-
noun,
the sixth month of the Jewish calendar.
- Adie
-
noun,
a female given name.
- aer-
-
- aesc
-
noun,
ash2 (def 3).
- ansa
-
noun,
Archaeology. a looped handle, especially of a vase.
- anus
-
noun,
the opening at the lower end of the alimentary canal, through which the solid refuse of digestion is excreted.
- cane
-
noun,
a stick or short staff used to assist one in walking; walking stick.
- cade
-
noun,
a juniper, Juniperus oxycedrus, of the Mediterranean area, whose wood on destructive distillation yields an oily liquid (oil of cade) used in treating skin diseases.
- Aude
-
noun,
a department in S France. 2449 sq. mi. (6345 sq. km). Capital: Carcassonne.
- Auer
-
noun,
Leopold [lee-uh-pohld;; Hungarian ley-aw-pawlt] /ˈli əˌpoʊld;; Hungarian ˈleɪ ɔˌpɔlt/ (Show IPA), 1845–1930, Hungarian violinist and teacher.
- aune
-
noun,
an old French unit of measure for fabrics, equivalent to about 47 inches (119 cm).
- aur-
-
- AURA
-
noun,
a distinctive and pervasive quality or character; air; atmosphere:
- Aus.
-
- cadi
-
noun,
qadi.
- Asur
-
noun,
Assur.
- cads
-
noun,
an ill-bred man, especially one who behaves in a dishonorable or irresponsible way toward women.
- CAFE
-
noun,
a restaurant, often with an enclosed or outdoor section extending onto the sidewalk.
- caid
-
noun,
(in North Africa) a Muslim tribal chief, judge, or senior official.
- Cain
-
noun,
Scot. and Irish English. rent paid in kind, especially a percentage of a farm crop.
- Can.
-
- Cana
-
noun,
an ancient town in N Israel, in Galilee: scene of Jesus' first miracle. John 2:1, 11.
- aud.
-
- Asir
-
noun,
a district in SW Saudi Arabia.
- Arad
-
noun,
a city in W Romania, on the Mures River.
- arid
-
adjective,
being without moisture; extremely dry; parched:
- Aras
-
noun,
Also, Araks. Ancient Araxes. a river in SW Asia, flowing from E Turkey along part of the boundary between NW Iran and Armenia and Azerbaijan into the Kura River. About 660 miles (1065 km) long.
- arca
-
noun,
a chest for valuables, used in medieval Spain and Italy.
- 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.
- area
-
noun,
any particular extent of space or surface; part:
- Ares
-
noun,
the ancient Greek god of war, a son of Zeus and Hera, identified by the Romans with Mars.
- Aria
-
noun,
an air or melody.
- ARIS
-
- Asia
-
noun,
a continent bounded by Europe and the Arctic, Pacific, and Indian oceans. About 16,000,000 sq. mi. (41,440,000 sq. km).
- Arne
-
noun,
Thomas Augustine, 1710–78, English composer of operas and songs.
- arse
-
noun,
ass2 (defs 1, 2).
- asc-
-
- asci
-
noun,
plural of ascus.
- asea
-
adjective, adverb,
to or toward the sea; seaward.
- Aser
-
noun,
Asher (def 1).
- Duse
-
noun,
Eleonora [el-ee-uh-nawr-uh;; Italian e-le-aw-naw-rah] /ˌɛl i əˈnɔr ə;; Italian ˌɛ lɛ ɔˈnɔ rɑ/ (Show IPA), 1859–1924, Italian actress.
- curn
-
noun,
a grain.
- EARN
-
verb (used with object),
to gain or get in return for one's labor or service:
- fac.
-
- fare
-
noun,
the price of conveyance or passage in a bus, train, airplane, or other vehicle.
- fard
-
noun,
facial cosmetics.
- fane
-
noun,
a temple.
- fana
-
noun,
the ecstatic union of the Sufi with the Divine.
- Fair
-
noun,
Archaic. something that is fair.
- fads
-
noun,
a temporary fashion, notion, manner of conduct, etc., especially one followed enthusiastically by a group.
- fade
-
noun,
an act or instance of fading.
- FACS
-
- face
-
noun,
the front part of the head, from the forehead to the chin.
- Eur.
-
- FDIC
-
- Esd.
-
- Esau
-
noun,
a son of Isaac and Rebekah, twin brother of Jacob, to whom he sold his birthright. Gen. 25:21–25.
- Erna
-
noun,
a female given name: from an Old English word meaning “eagle.”.
- Eris
-
noun,
the ancient Greek goddess of discord and the sister of Ares: identified with the Roman goddess Discordia.
- Erin
-
noun,
Literary. Ireland.
- Eric
-
noun,
Eric the Red.
- Ens.
-
- Enid
-
noun,
a city in N Oklahoma.
- ends
-
noun,
the last part or extremity, lengthwise, of anything that is longer than it is wide or broad:
- Fars
-
noun,
a province in SW Iran. 51,466 sq. mi. (133,297 sq. km).
- Fear
-
noun,
a distressing emotion aroused by impending danger, evil, pain, etc., whether the threat is real or imagined; the feeling or condition of being afraid. Synonyms: foreboding, apprehension, consternation, dismay, dread, terror, fright, panic, horror, trepidation, qualm.
Antonyms: courage, security, calm, intrepidity.
- enc.
-
- find
-
noun,
an act of finding or discovering.
- FRED
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Frederick.
- FRCS
-
- Frau
-
noun,
a married woman; a wife.
- Fran
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Francis.
- frae
-
preposition, adverb,
from.
- fisc
-
noun,
a royal or state treasury; exchequer.
- firs
-
noun,
any coniferous tree belonging to the genus Abies, of the pine family, characterized by its pyramidal style of growth, flat needles, and erect cones.
- firn
-
noun,
névé.
- FINE
-
noun,
fines.
Mining. crushed ore sufficiently fine to pass through a given screen. Compare short (def 29e).
Agriculture. the fine bits of corn kernel knocked off during handling of the grain.
- Fin.
-
- fec.
-
- fids
-
noun,
a stout bar of wood or metal placed across a lower spar so as to support a higher one.
- FICA
-
- feud
-
noun,
Also called blood feud. a bitter, continuous hostility, especially between two families, clans, etc., often lasting for many years or generations.
- Fern
-
noun,
any seedless, nonflowering vascular plant of the class Filicinae, of tropical to temperate regions, characterized by true roots produced from a rhizome, triangular fronds that uncoil upward and have a branching vein system, and reproduction by spores contained in sporangia that appear as brown dots on the underside of the fronds.
- FERA
-
- Fens
-
noun,
Also called Fenland. a marshy lowland region in E England, S of the Wash: partly drained and channeled since the 17th century.
- fend
-
verb (used with object),
to ward off (often followed by off):
- feds
-
noun,
(sometimes initial capital letter) Slang. a federal official or law-enforcement officer.
- fedn
-
- Fed.
-
- end-
-
- fain
-
adverb,
gladly; willingly:
- Ecru
-
noun,
an ecru color.
- ears
-
noun,
the organ of hearing and equilibrium in vertebrates, in humans consisting of an external ear that gathers sound vibrations, a middle ear in which the vibrations resonate against the tympanic membrane, and a fluid-filled internal ear that maintains balance and that conducts the tympanic vibrations to the auditory nerve, which transmits them as impulses to the brain.
- Edna
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “rejuvenation, rebirth.”.
- 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.
- nef
-
noun,
a silver or gold table furnishing in the form of a ship, either for holding various utensils or for ornament.
- SER
-
noun,
a unit of weight in India, varying in value but usually 1/40 of a maund: the government ser is divided into 80 tolas of 180 English grains and equals nearly 2 pounds 1 ounce avoirdupois (950 grams).
- EAS
-
noun,
the Akkadian god of wisdom, the son of Apsu and father of Marduk: the counterpart of Enki.
- ard
-
- SEN
-
noun,
a money of account of Japan, the 100th part of a yen, now used only in certain quotations, as on foreign exchange.
- DNR
-
- Fia
-
- SEI
-
noun,
sei whale.
- ec-
-
- SED
-
- IDA
-
noun,
Mount, a mountain in W Turkey, in NW Asia Minor, SE of ancient Troy. 5810 feet (1771 meters).
Turkish Kazdaği [kahz-dah-gee; Turkish kahz-dah-uh] /ˌkɑz dɑˈgi; Turkish ˌkɑz dɑˈʌ/ (Show IPA).
- ARF
-
interjection,
(used to imitate the bark of a dog).
- fer
-
preposition, conjunction,
for.
- ECA
-
- sea
-
noun,
the salt waters that cover the greater part of the earth's surface.
- ARC
-
noun,
Geometry. any unbroken part of the circumference of a circle or other curved line.
- ICA
-
noun,
Portuguese name of Putumayo.
- SDR
-
- ANF
-
- ANC
-
- fid
-
noun,
a stout bar of wood or metal placed across a lower spar so as to support a higher one.
- IRA
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- Ia.
-
- Sin
-
noun,
transgression of divine law:
- ane
-
adjective, noun, pronoun,
one.
- NED
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Edward.
- ANI
-
noun,
any of several black, tropical American cuckoos of the genus Crotophaga, having a compressed, bladelike bill.
- ARA
-
noun,
the Altar, a southern constellation between Triangulum Australe and Scorpius.
- SID
-
noun,
a male or female given name, form of Sidney or Sydney.
- ans
-
noun,
the Sumerian god of heaven: the counterpart of the Akkadian Anu.
- SIC
-
adverb,
so; thus: usually written parenthetically to denote that a word, phrase, passage, etc., that may appear strange or incorrect has been written intentionally or has been quoted verbatim: (sic).
- ian
-
noun,
a male given name, Scottish form of John.
- Sfc
-
- fic
-
- ANU
-
noun,
a twining herb, Tropaeolum tuberosum, of the nasturtium family, found in the Andes, having edible tubers and large flowers with yellow petals and red spurs.
- IAS
-
- se-
-
- SDA
-
- SDI
-
- FDR
-
noun,
(Anna) Eleanor, 1884–1962, U.S. diplomat, author, and lecturer (wife of Franklin Delano Roosevelt).
- in.
-
- ina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- ECU
-
noun,
the shield carried by a mounted man-at-arms in the Middle Ages.
- NFC
-
- Sau
-
noun,
German name of Sava.
- NFD
-
- DNA
-
- Ife
-
noun,
a town in SW Nigeria.
- CAF
-
- cf.
-
- cr.
-
- cs.
-
- SAR
-
- CAA
-
- CAD
-
noun,
an ill-bred man, especially one who behaves in a dishonorable or irresponsible way toward women.
- AUA
-
- ASU
-
- IFS
-
noun,
a supposition; uncertain possibility:
- ScD
-
- ECF
-
- ide
-
- ARS
-
- Fen
-
noun,
low land covered wholly or partially with water; boggy land; a marsh.
- SCF
-
- ARU
-
- ASA
-
noun,
a king of Judah, 913?–873? b.c. I Kings 15:8–24.
- IDS
-
noun,
the part of the psyche, residing in the unconscious, that is the source of instinctive impulses that seek satisfaction in accordance with the pleasure principle and are modified by the ego and the superego before they are given overt expression.
- ASR
-
- ase
-
- NES
-
- ier
-
- ASI
-
- sc.
-
- IFC
-
- ASN
-
- SIR
-
noun,
a respectful or formal term of address used to a man:
- id.
-
- AIS
-
noun,
a three-toed sloth, Bradypus tridactylus, inhabiting forests of southern Venezuela, the Guianas, and northern Brazil, having a diet apparently restricted to the leaves of the trumpet-tree, and sounding a high-pitched cry when disturbed.
- EAA
-
- AAS
-
noun,
basaltic lava having a rough surface.
- AAU
-
- ure
-
- FRC
-
- Urd
-
noun,
a plant, Vigna mungo, of the legume family, widely cultivated in tropical Asia for its edible seeds and for forage.
- ACE
-
noun,
a playing card or die marked with or having the value indicated by a single spot:
- ead
-
- FSA
-
- AAF
-
- FSR
-
- ur-
-
- FUD
-
noun,
a fuddy-duddy.
- uns
-
- ea.
-
- ACS
-
- fun
-
noun,
something that provides mirth or amusement:
- Aar
-
- Uri
-
noun,
a canton in central Switzerland. 415 sq. mi. (1075 sq. km). Capital: Altdorf.
- Fra
-
noun,
a title of address for a friar or brother.
- USC
-
- USR
-
- USN
-
- ac-
-
- ad-
-
- USE
-
noun,
the act of employing, using, or putting into service:
- ADC
-
- Af.
-
- AIA
-
- AAE
-
- AID
-
noun,
help or support; assistance.
- an.
-
- Ar.
-
- urs
-
noun,
an ancient Sumerian city on the Euphrates, in S Iraq: extensive excavations, especially of royal tombs.
- urn
-
noun,
a large or decorative vase, especially one with an ornamental foot or pedestal.
- ean
-
- AUC
-
- ADA
-
noun,
a programming language particularly suited to real-time applications: developed for use by the U.S. Department of Defense.
- ade
-
noun,
George, 1866–1944, U.S. humorist.
- FDA
-
- NEA
-
- SUN
-
noun,
(often initial capital letter) the star that is the central body of the solar system, around which the planets revolve and from which they receive light and heat: its mean distance from the earth is about 93 million miles (150 million km), its diameter about 864,000 miles (1.4 million km), and its mass about 330,000 times that of the earth; its period of surface rotation is about 26 days at its equator but longer at higher latitudes.
- Sui
-
noun,
a dynasty ruling in China a.d. 589–618.
- FIR
-
noun,
any coniferous tree belonging to the genus Abies, of the pine family, characterized by its pyramidal style of growth, flat needles, and erect cones.
- suf
-
- Sue
-
noun,
Eugène [œ-zhen] /œˈʒɛn/ (Show IPA), (Marie Joseph Sue) 1804–57, French novelist.
- AIC
-
- ne-
-
- fie
-
interjection,
(used to express mild disgust, disapprobation, annoyance, etc.)
- NDE
-
- SRI
-
noun,
a Hindu title of address prefixed to the name of a deity, holy person, etc.
- Ain
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- Sr.
-
- SNU
-
- NEC
-
- AIR
-
noun,
a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- ics
-
- AFS
-
- AFC
-
- ADF
-
- Una
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Latin word meaning “one.”.
- Fr.
-
abbreviation,
Father.
- Une
-
- ADS
-
noun,
advertisement.
- ae.
-
- AEA
-
- AEC
-
- unc
-
- UFC
-
- AFA
-
- Ufa
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of the Bashkir Autonomous Republic, in the Russian Federation in Europe.
- AEF
-
- UDC
-
- UCR
-
- UAE
-
- USA
-
- UAR
-
- AES
-
noun,
any of various early forms of bronze or copper money used in ancient Rome.
Compare as2 (def 1).
- NFS
-
- ca.
-
- FCS
-
- RDS
-
- red
-
noun,
any of various colors resembling the color of blood; the primary color at one extreme end of the visible spectrum, an effect of light with a wavelength between 610 and 780 nanometers.
- ISA
-
- REC
-
noun,
recreation.
- NRC
-
- NSA
-
- REA
-
- RDF
-
- IRS
-
- RDC
-
- DAR
-
- RDA
-
- RCN
-
- ise
-
- RCA
-
- Is.
-
noun,
(used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
- DAE
-
- ISR
-
- Cui
-
noun,
César [French sey-zar] /French seɪˈzar/ (Show IPA), Antonovich [Russian uhn-taw-nuh-vyich] /Russian ʌnˈtɔ nə vyɪtʃ/ (Show IPA), 1835–1918, Russian composer.
- cud
-
noun,
the portion of food that a ruminant returns from the first stomach to the mouth to chew a second time.
- ESU
-
- res
-
noun,
an object or thing; matter.
- ESR
-
- cue
-
noun,
anything said or done, on or off stage, that is followed by a specific line or action:
- Ir.
-
- DSA
-
- NRA
-
- Esc
-
- nr.
-
- ESA
-
- FCA
-
- IRC
-
- DFC
-
- DSC
-
- NSC
-
- RAS
-
noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- RFC
-
- Re.
-
- Die
-
noun,
Machinery.
any of various devices for cutting or forming material in a press or a stamping or forging machine.
a hollow device of steel, often composed of several pieces to be fitted into a stock, for cutting the threads of bolts or the like.
one of the separate pieces of such a device.
a steel block or plate with small conical holes through which wire, plastic rods, etc., are drawn.
- DRE
-
- NAD
-
- Dr.
-
- en-
-
- EIS
-
- RCS
-
- NSU
-
- eir
-
- nae
-
adverb,
no1 ; not.
- Rd.
-
- NUS
-
noun,
the 13th letter of the Greek alphabet (Ν, ν).
- ef-
-
- DIU
-
noun,
part of the union territory of Daman and Diu (Goa, Daman, and Diu in 1961–87) in W India: a former Portuguese colony, comprising a small island and seaport at the extremity of Kathiawar peninsula.
- EDS
-
noun,
education:
- di.
-
- DAS
-
noun,
hyrax.
- IUS
-
- dau
-
noun,
dhow.
- d-c
-
noun,
a surgical method for the removal of diseased tissue or an early embryo from the lining of the uterus by means of scraping.
- DCS
-
- de-
-
- DEA
-
- IUD
-
- RAN
-
noun,
a sea goddess who drags down ships and drowns sailors: the wife of Aegir.
- DFA
-
- DEI
-
adverb,
by the grace of God.
- NSF
-
- NAA
-
- Rai
-
noun,
a style of Algerian popular music played on electric guitar, synthesizer, and percussion instruments.
- RAF
-
- Rae
-
noun,
John, 1813–93, Scottish surgeon and Arctic explorer.
- ERA
-
noun,
a period of time marked by distinctive character, events, etc.:
- RFA
-
- ERS
-
noun,
ervil.
- RFD
-
- run
-
noun,
an act or instance, or a period of running:
- FAD
-
noun,
a temporary fashion, notion, manner of conduct, etc., especially one followed enthusiastically by a group.
- CEA
-
- CED
-
- CEF
-
- Duc
-
noun,
duke.
- ine
-
- Du.
-
- FAA
-
- SAA
-
- RFE
-
- CFD
-
- Rue
-
noun,
sorrow; repentance; regret.
- CFI
-
- CFR
-
- cfs
-
- CIA
-
- sd.
-
- EDC
-
- RSA
-
- DUI
-
- San
-
noun,
a member of a nomadic aboriginal people of southern Africa.
- CAI
-
- NIA
-
- NIC
-
noun,
a newly industrialized/industrializing country:
- ed.
-
- FAR
-
Idioms,
a far cry (from). cry (def 27).
- Dun
-
noun,
a person, especially a creditor, who duns another.
- CAR
-
noun,
an automobile.
- due
-
noun,
something that is due, owed, or naturally belongs to someone.
- SAE
-
- Fan
-
noun,
any device for producing a current of air by the movement of a broad surface or a number of such surfaces.
- EDA
-
noun,
a female given name.
- 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.
- Sad
-
noun,
the 14th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- CAS
-
verb (used with or without object),
to call, as to call an animal toward one; urge forward by calling.
- SAC
-
noun,
a baglike structure in an animal, plant, or fungus, as one containing fluid.
- RSE
-
- CFA
-
- Rs.
-
- Ria
-
noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- CSR
-
- CSA
-
- cru
-
noun,
(in France) a vineyard producing wine of high quality, sometimes classified by the government as either a Great Growth (Grand Cru) or a First Growth (Premier Cru)
- CNS
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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.
- FAS
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noun,
the syllable used for the fourth tone of a diatonic scale.
- RID
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noun,
a journey or excursion on a horse, camel, etc., or on or in a vehicle.
- CIF
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- CIE
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- RFI
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- RNA
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- CID
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noun,
The ("El Cid Campeador"; Rodrigo Díaz de Bivar) c1040–99, Spanish soldier: hero of the wars against the Moors.
- eu-
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- rnd
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- RIF
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noun,
Er [er] /ɛr/ (Show IPA) a mountainous coastal region in N Morocco.
- CRS
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- DSR
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- CSF
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- RN
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- FE
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- AA
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noun,
basaltic lava having a rough surface.
- SN
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- AU
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plural,
to the; at the; with the.
- SI
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noun,
the syllable used for the seventh tone of a scale and sometimes for the tone B.
- RI
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- CE
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- SF
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- RC
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- 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.
- RA
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noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- R.
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- CU
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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.
- RF
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- 3D
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noun,
a three-dimensional form or appearance:
- 2D
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noun,
a two-dimensional form or appearance:
- DN
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- NU
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noun,
the 13th letter of the Greek alphabet (Ν, ν).
- D.
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- ic
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- DF
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- U.
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- er
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interjection,
(used to express or represent a pause, hesitation, uncertainty, etc.).
- UC
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- RU
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- EI
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- Ud
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- FI
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noun,
the solmization syllable used for the semitone between the fourth and fifth degrees of a scale.
- UI
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- FD
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- FC
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- f.
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noun,
(Paul) Felix (Edler von Münzberg) [poul fey-liks eyd-luh r fuh n mynts-berk] /paʊl ˈfeɪ lɪks ˈeɪd lər fən ˈmüntsˌbɛrk/ (Show IPA), 1863–1942, Austrian composer, conductor, and writer.
- E.
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noun,
Edward (St. John) 1925–2000, U.S. writer and illustrator.
- SU
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- i.
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- IF
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noun,
a supposition; uncertain possibility:
- N.
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- NA
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adverb,
no1 .
- NC
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- ND
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- DC
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noun,
a surgical method for the removal of diseased tissue or an early embryo from the lining of the uterus by means of scraping.
- NF
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- NI
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- S.
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- SA
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- DA
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noun,
a male hairstyle, especially of the 1950s, in which the hair is slicked back on both sides to overlap at the back of the head.
- fn
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- FA
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noun,
the syllable used for the fourth tone of a diatonic scale.