Anagrams of fricandoes
Word fricandoes has
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- sardonic
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adjective,
characterized by bitter or scornful derision; mocking; cynical; sneering:
- farinose
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adjective,
yielding farina.
- foresaid
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adjective,
aforementioned; aforesaid.
- Fredonia
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noun,
a town in W New York.
- fricando
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noun,
fricandeau.
- forensic
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noun,
forensics, (used with a singular or plural verb) the art or study of argumentation and formal debate.
- idocrase
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noun,
vesuvianite.
- endosarc
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noun,
the endoplasm of a protozoan (opposed to ectosarc).
- confides
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verb (used with object),
to tell in assurance of secrecy:
- aneroids
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noun,
aneroid barometer.
- consider
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verb (used with object),
to think carefully about, especially in order to make a decision; contemplate; reflect on:
- conifers
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noun,
any of numerous, chiefly evergreen trees or shrubs of the class Coniferinae (or group Coniferales), including the pine, fir, spruce, and other cone-bearing trees and shrubs, and also the yews and their allies that bear drupelike seeds.
- diocesan
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noun,
one of the clergy or people of a diocese.
- scenario
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noun,
an outline of the plot of a dramatic work, giving particulars as to the scenes, characters, situations, etc.
- Fonseca
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noun,
Gulf of, a bay of the Pacific Ocean in W Central America, bordered by El Salvador on the W, Honduras on the NE, and Nicaragua on the S. About 700 sq. mi. (1800 sq. km).
- Francie
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noun,
a female given name, form of Frances.
- sardine
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noun,
the pilchard, Sardina pilchardus, often preserved in oil and used for food.
- sarcoid
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noun,
a growth resembling a sarcoma.
- sarcode
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noun,
protoplasm, especially the semifluid content of a protozoan.
- cranio-
-
- Nordica
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noun,
Lillian (Lillian Norton) 1859–1914, U.S. soprano.
- sadiron
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noun,
Northern, North Midland, and Western U.S. Older Use. a flatiron that is pointed at both ends and has a detachable handle.
- confide
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verb (used with object),
to tell in assurance of secrecy:
- Sanford
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noun,
Mount, a mountain in SE Alaska. 16,208 feet (4,940 meters).
- cornfed
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adjective,
fed on corn:
- Roscian
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adjective,
of, relating to, or involving acting.
- conifer
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noun,
any of numerous, chiefly evergreen trees or shrubs of the class Coniferinae (or group Coniferales), including the pine, fir, spruce, and other cone-bearing trees and shrubs, and also the yews and their allies that bear drupelike seeds.
- corneas
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noun,
the transparent anterior part of the external coat of the eye covering the iris and the pupil and continuous with the sclera.
- finders
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noun,
a person or thing that finds.
- aneroid
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noun,
aneroid barometer.
- carnies
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noun,
a person employed by a carnival.
- Francis
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noun,
a male given name: from an Old French word meaning “Frenchman.”.
- carnose
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adjective,
of or relating to flesh; fleshy.
- Nidaros
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noun,
former name of Trondheim.
- Oceanid
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noun,
any of the daughters of Oceanus and Tethys; a sea nymph.
- candier
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- candies
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noun,
any of a variety of confections made with sugar, syrup, etc., often combined with chocolate, fruit, nuts, etc.
- candors
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noun,
the state or quality of being frank, open, and sincere in speech or expression; candidness:
- oneidas
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noun,
a member of an Iroquois people formerly inhabiting the region east of Oneida Lake.
- orceins
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noun,
a red dye, the principal coloring matter of cudbear and orchil, obtained by oxidizing an ammoniacal solution of orcinol.
- narcose
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adjective,
characterized by stupor; stuporous.
- ordains
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verb (used with object),
to invest with ministerial or sacerdotal functions; confer holy orders upon.
- cardio-
-
- Isadore
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noun,
a male given name: from the Greek word meaning “gift of Isis.”.
- rescind
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verb (used with object),
to abrogate; annul; revoke; repeal.
- arseno-
-
- radices
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noun,
a plural of radix.
- insofar
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adverb,
to such an extent (usually followed by as):
- inroads
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noun,
a damaging or serious encroachment:
- infares
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noun,
a party or reception for a newly married couple.
- randies
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noun,
Chiefly Scot. a rude or coarse beggar.
- indorse
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verb (used with object),
endorse.
- 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.
- coarsen
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verb (used with or without object),
to make or become coarse.
- fiances
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noun,
a man engaged to be married. Synonyms: future groom, future husband, future spouse, betrothed.
- Franco-
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- confers
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verb (used with object),
to bestow upon as a gift, favor, honor, etc.:
- dancers
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noun,
a person who dances.
- 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:
- Ericson
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noun,
Leif [leef;; Icelandic leyv] /lif;; Icelandic leɪv/ (Show IPA), flourished a.d. c1000, Norse mariner: according to Icelandic saga, discoverer of Vinland (son of Eric the Red).
- 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.
- fancied
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noun,
imagination or fantasy, especially as exercised in a capricious manner.
- 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.
- side-on
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adverb,
with the side or sides foremost, especially in a collision:
- sidero-
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- farcies
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noun,
a form of glanders chiefly affecting the skin and superficial lymphatic vessels of horses and mules.
- fade-in
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noun,
Movies, Television. a gradual increase in the visibility of a scene.
- Seaford
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noun,
a city on SW Long Island, in SE New York.
- fascine
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noun,
a long bundle of sticks bound together, used in building earthworks and batteries and in strengthening ramparts.
- fedoras
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noun,
a soft felt hat with a curled brim, worn with the crown creased lengthwise.
- dineros
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noun,
a former silver coin of Peru, the 10th part of a sol.
- soredia
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noun,
a group of algal cells surrounded by hyphal tissue, occurring on the surface of the thallus and functioning in vegetative reproduction.
- erasion
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noun,
the act of erasing.
- fiacres
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noun,
a small horse-drawn carriage.
- crinose
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adjective,
hairy.
- cronies
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noun,
a close friend or companion; chum.
- Edison
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noun,
Thomas Alva [al-vuh] /ˈæl və/ (Show IPA), 1847–1931, U.S. inventor, especially of electrical devices.
- cedarn
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adjective,
resembling or made of cedar.
- dorsi-
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- isodef
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noun,
uniform deficiency, especially a line connecting points of equal deviation from a mean, as on a chart or graph.
- Carson
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noun,
Christopher ("Kit") 1809–68, U.S. frontiersman and scout.
- drains
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noun,
something, as a pipe or conduit, by which a liquid drains.
- casein
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noun,
Biochemistry. a protein precipitated from milk, as by rennet, and forming the basis of cheese and certain plastics.
- 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.
- casern
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noun,
a lodging for soldiers in a garrison town; barracks.
- casino
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noun,
a building or large room used for meetings, entertainment, dancing, etc., especially such a place equipped with gambling devices, gambling tables, etc.
- decani
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adjective,
of or relating to the epistle or liturgical south side of a church (opposed to cantoris).
- censor
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noun,
an official who examines books, plays, news reports, motion pictures, radio and television programs, letters, cablegrams, etc., for the purpose of suppressing parts deemed objectionable on moral, political, military, or other grounds.
- decafs
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noun,
decaffeinated coffee or tea.
- decors
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noun,
style or mode of decoration, as of a room, building, or the like:
- irades
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noun,
a decree of a Muslim ruler.
- infra-
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- irones
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noun,
a colorless liquid of isomeric, unsaturated ketones, C 14 H 22 O, obtained from orris root: used in perfumery for its odor of violets.
- inroad
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noun,
a damaging or serious encroachment:
- dories
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noun,
a boat with a narrow, flat bottom, high bow, and flaring sides.
- fiance
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noun,
a man engaged to be married. Synonyms: future groom, future husband, future spouse, betrothed.
- nacred
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adjective,
lined with or resembling nacre.
- donsie
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adjective,
Midland U.S. somewhat sick, weak, or lacking in vitality; not completely well.
- cairds
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noun,
a traveling tinker, especially a gypsy.
- nicads
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noun,
nickel-cadmium battery.
- Cairns
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noun,
a seaport in NE Australia.
- dinero
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noun,
a former silver coin of Peru, the 10th part of a sol.
- dinars
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noun,
any of various former coins of the Near East, especially gold coins issued by Islamic governments.
- Candor
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noun,
the state or quality of being frank, open, and sincere in speech or expression; candidness:
- disco-
-
- necro-
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- caners
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noun,
a person who works with cane, especially one who produces canework for chairs.
- canids
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noun,
any animal of the dog family Canidae, including the wolves, jackals, hyenas, coyotes, foxes, and domestic dogs.
- Dorcas
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noun,
a Christian woman at Joppa who made clothing for the poor. Acts 9:36–41.
- nacres
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noun,
mother-of-pearl.
- Dorian
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noun,
a member of a people who entered Greece about the 12th century b.c., conquered the Peloponnesus, and destroyed the Mycenaean culture: one of the four main divisions of the prehistoric Greeks.
Compare Achaean (def 5), Aeolian (def 2), Ionian (def 3).
- narcos
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noun,
narc.
- narco-
-
- cardi-
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- Cardin
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noun,
Pierre, born 1922, French fashion designer.
- Enrico
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noun,
a male given name: Italian form of Henry.
- Derain
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noun,
André [ahn-drey] /ɑ̃ˈdreɪ/ (Show IPA), 1880–1954, French painter.
- Naoise
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noun,
the husband of Deirdre and a nephew of Conchobar, by whom he was treacherously killed.
- nadirs
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noun,
Astronomy. the point on the celestial sphere directly beneath a given position or observer and diametrically opposite the zenith.
- caries
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noun,
decay, as of bone or of plant tissue.
- infers
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verb (used with object),
to derive by reasoning; conclude or judge from premises or evidence:
- 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.
- infare
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noun,
a party or reception for a newly married couple.
- cordis
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adjective,
(in prescriptions) of the heart.
- forced
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noun,
physical power or strength possessed by a living being:
- Confed
-
- confer
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verb (used with object),
to bestow upon as a gift, favor, honor, etc.:
- dancer
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noun,
a person who dances.
- conies
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noun,
the fur of a rabbit, especially when dyed to simulate Hudson seal.
- Dairen
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noun,
former Japanese name of Dalian (def 2).
- Dacron
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- Conrad
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noun,
Charles, Jr ("Pete") 1930–1999, U.S. astronaut.
- fiords
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noun,
fjord.
- cornea
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noun,
the transparent anterior part of the external coat of the eye covering the iris and the pupil and continuous with the sclera.
- faders
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noun,
a person or thing that fades.
- Fedora
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noun,
a soft felt hat with a curled brim, worn with the crown creased lengthwise.
- finder
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noun,
a person or thing that finds.
- fincas
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noun,
a ranch or large farm in a Spanish-speaking country, especially a plantation in tropical Spanish America.
- fiends
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noun,
Satan; the devil.
- COSINE
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noun,
Trigonometry.
(in a right triangle) the ratio of the side adjacent to a given angle to the hypotenuse.
the sine of the complement of a given angle or arc. Abbreviation: cos.
- crones
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noun,
a withered, witchlike old woman.
- ferias
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noun,
Ecclesiastical. a weekday on which no feast is celebrated.
- fiacre
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noun,
a small horse-drawn carriage.
- ficoes
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noun,
fig1 (def 4).
- credos
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noun,
(often initial capital letter) the Apostles' Creed or the Nicene Creed.
- dances
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noun,
a successive group of rhythmical steps or bodily motions, or both, usually executed to music.
- fraise
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noun,
Fortification. a defense consisting of pointed stakes projecting from the ramparts in a horizontal or an inclined position.
- Deacon
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noun,
(in hierarchical churches) a member of the clerical order next below that of a priest.
- Friend
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noun,
a person attached to another by feelings of affection or personal regard.
- 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.
- Indore
-
noun,
a former state in central India: now part of Madhya Pradesh.
- indef.
-
- incase
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verb (used with object),
encase.
- 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.
- fronds
-
noun,
an often large, finely divided leaf, especially as applied to the ferns and certain palms.
- fiasco
-
noun,
a complete and ignominious failure.
- cinder
-
noun,
a partially or mostly burned piece of coal, wood, etc.
- Frisco
-
noun,
San Francisco.
- Frieda
-
noun,
a female given name.
- France
-
noun,
Anatole [a-na-tawl] /a naˈtɔl/ (Show IPA), (Jacques Anatole Thibault) 1844–1924, French novelist and essayist: Nobel Prize 1921.
- Fresno
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noun,
a city in central California.
- fresco
-
noun,
Also called buon fresco, true fresco. the art or technique of painting on a moist, plaster surface with colors ground up in water or a limewater mixture.
Compare fresco secco.
- coarse
-
adjective,
composed of relatively large parts or particles:
- 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.
- Darien
-
noun,
Gulf of, an arm of the Caribbean between NE Panama and NW Colombia.
- coders
-
noun,
a person or device that translates information into a code.
- darics
-
noun,
a gold coin and monetary unit of ancient Persia.
- facers
-
noun,
a person or thing that faces.
- facies
-
noun,
general appearance, as of an animal or vegetable group.
- danios
-
noun,
any of several cyprinid fishes of the genera Danio and Brachydanio, of India and Sri Lanka, often kept in aquariums.
- Nordic
-
noun,
a member of the Nordic people, especially a Scandinavian.
- corned
-
noun,
Also called Indian corn; especially technical and British, maize. a tall cereal plant, Zea mays, cultivated in many varieties, having a jointed, solid stem and bearing the grain, seeds, or kernels on large ears.
- diners
-
noun,
a person who dines.
- reason
-
noun,
a basis or cause, as for some belief, action, fact, event, etc.:
- anodic
-
adjective,
pertaining to an anode or the phenomena in its vicinity.
- Adonic
-
noun,
Prosody. an Adonic verse or line.
- Senior
-
noun,
a person who is older than another.
- redfin
-
noun,
any of various small freshwater minnows with red fins, especially a shiner, Notropis umbratilis, of streams in central North America.
- redans
-
noun,
a V -shaped work, usually projecting from a fortified line.
- Senora
-
noun,
a Spanish term of address equivalent to Mrs., used alone or capitalized and prefixed to the name of a married or older woman. Abbreviation: Sra.
- recons
-
noun,
reconnaissance.
- adeno-
-
- ranids
-
noun,
frog1 (def 2).
- Sendai
-
noun,
a city on NE Honshu, in central Japan.
- rancid
-
adjective,
having a rank, unpleasant, stale smell or taste, as through decomposition, especially of fats or oils:
- ariose
-
adjective,
characterized by melody; songlike.
- raised
-
noun,
an increase in amount, as of wages:
- radons
-
noun,
a chemically inert, radioactive gaseous element produced by the decay of radium: emissions produced by outgassing of rock, brick, etc. are a health hazard. Symbol: Rn; atomic number: 86; atomic weight: 222.
- aroids
-
noun,
any plant of the arum family.
- radios
-
noun,
wireless telegraphy or telephony:
- radio-
-
- Sirena
-
noun,
a female given name.
- arsen-
-
- Adonis
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. a youth slain by a wild boar but permitted by Zeus to pass four months every year in the lower world with Persephone, four with Aphrodite, and four wherever he chose.
- adores
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verb (used with object),
to regard with the utmost esteem, love, and respect; honor.
- arsino
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adjective,
containing the arsino group.
- scoria
-
noun,
Metallurgy. the refuse, dross, or slag left after melting or smelting metal; scum.
- Sandor
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Sandie
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Sandro.
- Sander
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noun,
a person or thing that sands or sandpapers.
- sarco-
-
- aeron.
-
- sacro-
-
- sacred
-
adjective,
devoted or dedicated to a deity or to some religious purpose; consecrated.
- Rosina
-
noun,
a female given name, Italian form of Rose.
- norias
-
noun,
a device consisting of a series of buckets on a wheel, used in Spain and the East for raising water.
- rosace
-
noun,
rosette (def 3).
- aniso-
-
- roadie
-
noun,
a member of a crew for a traveling group of musicians or other entertainers, whose work usually includes the setting up of equipment.
- second
-
noun,
a second part.
- 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.
- Andric
-
noun,
Ivo [ee-vaw] /ˈi vɔ/ (Show IPA), 1892–1975, Yugoslavian poet, novelist, and short-story writer: Nobel Prize 1961.
- adreno
-
- andro-
-
- Andros
-
noun,
Sir Edmund, 1637–1714, British governor in the American colonies, 1686–89, 1692–98.
- adren-
-
- adorns
-
verb (used with object),
to decorate or add beauty to, as by ornaments:
- arsine
-
noun,
Also called arseniuretted hydrogen. a colorless, flammable, slightly water-soluble gas, AsH 3 , having a fetid, garliclike odor, used in chemical warfare.
- Sandro
-
noun,
a male given name.
- racons
-
noun,
radar beacon.
- oscine
-
noun,
an oscine bird.
- cadres
-
noun,
Military. the key group of officers and enlisted personnel necessary to establish and train a new military unit.
- Sondra
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Oneida
-
noun,
a member of an Iroquois people formerly inhabiting the region east of Oneida Lake.
- onside
-
adjective, adverb,
not offside; being within the prescribed line or area at the beginning of or during play or a play.
- orcein
-
noun,
a red dye, the principal coloring matter of cudbear and orchil, obtained by oxidizing an ammoniacal solution of orcinol.
- oreads
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. any of a group of nymphs who were the companions of Artemis.
- orenda
-
noun,
a supernatural force believed by the Iroquois Indians to be present, in varying degrees, in all objects or persons, and to be the spiritual force by which human accomplishment is attained or accounted for.
- Orinda
-
noun,
a town in W California.
- ordain
-
verb (used with object),
to invest with ministerial or sacerdotal functions; confer holy orders upon.
- ascend
-
verb (used with object),
to go or move upward upon or along; climb; mount:
- Racine
-
noun,
Jean Baptiste [zhahn ba-teest] /ʒɑ̃ baˈtist/ (Show IPA), 1639–99, French dramatist.
- eidos
-
noun,
the formal content of a culture, encompassing its system of ideas, criteria for interpreting experience, etc.
- fends
-
verb (used with object),
to ward off (often followed by off):
- scorn
-
noun,
open or unqualified contempt; disdain:
- Donar
-
noun,
the god of thunder, corresponding to Thor.
- scrod
-
noun,
a young Atlantic codfish or haddock, especially one split for cooking.
- 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.
- 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.
- donas
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noun,
(initial capital letter) Madam; Lady: a Portuguese title prefixed to a woman's given name.
- faros
-
noun,
a gambling game in which players place bets on a special board or layout, betting on each series of two cards as they are drawn from a box containing the dealer's or banker's pack.
- Farsi
-
noun,
the modern Iranian language of Iran and western Afghanistan, written in the Arabic alphabet; modern Persian.
- doers
-
noun,
a person or thing that does something, especially a person who gets things done with vigor and efficiency.
- earns
-
verb (used with object),
to gain or get in return for one's labor or service:
- donec
-
conjunction,
(in prescriptions) until.
- SOFIA
-
noun,
Also, Sofiya [Bulgarian saw-fee-yuh] /Bulgarian ˈsɔ fi yə/ (Show IPA). a city in and the capital of Bulgaria, in the W part.
- DORAN
-
noun,
an electronic device for determining range and assisting navigation, employing the principle of the Doppler effect.
- fares
-
noun,
the price of conveyance or passage in a bus, train, airplane, or other vehicle.
- fards
-
noun,
facial cosmetics.
- Sofer
-
noun,
scribe1 (def 3).
- feria
-
noun,
Ecclesiastical. a weekday on which no feast is celebrated.
- SONAR
-
noun,
a method for detecting and locating objects submerged in water by echolocation.
- farce
-
noun,
a light, humorous play in which the plot depends upon a skillfully exploited situation rather than upon the development of character.
- scare
-
noun,
a sudden fright or alarm, especially with little or no reason.
- sonic
-
adjective,
of or relating to sound.
- Sonia
-
noun,
a female given name, Russian form of Sophia.
- Dione
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. a Titan and a consort of Zeus.
- sarc-
-
- fidos
-
noun,
a system for evaporating the fog above airfield runways by the heat from burners.
- Dirac
-
noun,
Paul Adrien Maurice, 1902–84, British physicist, in the U.S. after 1971: Nobel Prize 1933.
- sarod
-
noun,
a lute of northern India, played with a bow.
- Scand
-
- 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.
- sonde
-
noun,
a rocket, balloon, or rockoon used as a probe for observing phenomena in the atmosphere.
- scena
-
noun,
an extended operatic vocal solo, usually including an aria and a recitative.
- econ.
-
- scend
-
noun,
the heaving motion of a vessel.
- scion
-
noun,
a descendant.
- Scone
-
noun,
a small, light, biscuitlike quick bread made of oatmeal, wheat flour, barley meal, or the like.
- Edina
-
noun,
a city in SE Minnesota, near Minneapolis.
- score
-
noun,
the record of points or strokes made by the competitors in a game or match.
- Dirae
-
plural noun,
the Furies. See fury (def 3).
- disc.
-
- farci
-
adjective,
filled with with seasoned bread crumbs or other savory matter; stuffed.
- fanos
-
noun,
a town in central Italy, on the Adriatic Sea: cathedral; Roman ruins.
- endo-
-
- 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.
- 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.
- facer
-
noun,
a person or thing that faces.
- faced
-
noun,
the front part of the head, from the forehead to the chin.
- 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.
- sero-
-
- Sidon
-
noun,
a city of ancient Phoenicia: site of modern Saida.
- snide
-
adjective,
derogatory in a nasty, insinuating manner:
- Sidra
-
noun,
Gulf of, an inlet of the Mediterranean, on the N coast of Libya.
- faces
-
noun,
the front part of the head, from the forehead to the chin.
- eosin
-
noun,
Also called bromeosin, tetrabromofluorescein. a red, crystalline, water-insoluble solid, C 20 H 8 Br 4 O 5 , derived from fluorescein by bromination: used chiefly as an acid dye for dyeing silk a rose red color and as a histological stain.
- Siena
-
noun,
a city in Tuscany, in central Italy, S of Florence: cathedral.
- dries
-
noun,
a plural of dry.
- snead
-
noun,
Samuel Jackson ("Slamming Sammy") 1912–2002, U.S. golfer.
- Ensor
-
noun,
James, 1860–1949, Belgian painter.
- 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.
- since
-
adverb,
from then till now (often preceded by ever):
- Sino-
-
- Seric
-
- serai
-
noun,
(in Eastern countries) a caravansary.
- sofar
-
noun,
a system for determining a position at sea by exploding a charge under water and measuring the time the shock waves take to reach three widely separated shore stations at known distances from each other.
- senor
-
noun,
a Spanish term of address equivalent to sir or Mr., used alone or capitalized and prefixed to the name of a man. Abbreviation: Sr.
- fanes
-
noun,
a temple.
- Sedan
-
noun,
an enclosed automobile body having two or four doors and seating four or more persons on two full-width seats.
- Doric
-
noun,
a dialect of ancient Greek spoken on Rhodes and other islands of the Dodecanese, in Crete, in Syracuse, and in all of the Peloponnesus except Arcadia.
- snare
-
noun,
a device, often consisting of a noose, for capturing small game.
- sodic
-
adjective,
pertaining to or containing sodium:
- Soane
-
noun,
Sir John, 1753–1837, English architect.
- Siren
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. one of several sea nymphs, part woman and part bird, who lure mariners to destruction by their seductive singing.
- Ednas
-
noun,
Adnah.
- drone
-
noun,
the male of the honeybee and other bees, stingless and making no honey.
- Drain
-
noun,
something, as a pipe or conduit, by which a liquid drains.
- Doris
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. the wife of Nereus and mother of the Nereids.
- fairs
-
noun,
Archaic. something that is fair.
- fades
-
noun,
an act or instance of fading.
- dorse
-
noun,
the back of a book or folded document.
- snore
-
noun,
the act, instance, or sound of snoring.
- serac
-
noun,
a large irregularity of glacial ice, as a pinnacle found in glacial crevasses and formed by melting or movement of the ice.
- fader
-
noun,
a person or thing that fades.
- Draco
-
noun,
the Dragon, a northern circumpolar constellation between Ursa Major and Cepheus.
- ERISA
-
noun,
Employee Retirement Income Security Act.
- noria
-
noun,
a device consisting of a series of buckets on a wheel, used in Spain and the East for raising water.
- Saone
-
noun,
a river flowing S from NE France to the Rhone. 270 miles (435 km) long.
- irade
-
noun,
a decree of a Muslim ruler.
- OSCAR
-
noun,
a word used in communications to represent the letter O.
- nacre
-
noun,
mother-of-pearl.
- osier
-
noun,
any of various willows, as the red osier, having tough, flexible twigs or branches that are used for wickerwork.
- races
-
noun,
a contest of speed, as in running, riding, driving, or sailing.
- isnad
-
noun,
the chain of testimony by which a hadith is transmitted.
- racon
-
noun,
radar beacon.
- Irons
-
noun,
Jeremy (John) born 1948, English actor.
- irone
-
noun,
a colorless liquid of isomeric, unsaturated ketones, C 14 H 22 O, obtained from orris root: used in perfumery for its odor of violets.
- Iran.
-
- radon
-
noun,
a chemically inert, radioactive gaseous element produced by the decay of radium: emissions produced by outgassing of rock, brick, etc. are a health hazard. Symbol: Rn; atomic number: 86; atomic weight: 222.
- raids
-
noun,
a sudden assault or attack, as upon something to be seized or suppressed:
- Nader
-
noun,
Ralph, born 1934, U.S. lawyer, author, political reformer, and consumer advocate.
- 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).
- raise
-
noun,
an increase in amount, as of wages:
- infos
-
noun,
information.
- infer
-
verb (used with object),
to derive by reasoning; conclude or judge from premises or evidence:
- rands
-
noun,
(in shoemaking) a strip of leather set in a shoe at the heel before the lifts are attached.
- Indre
-
noun,
a department in central France. 2667 sq. mi. (6910 sq. km). Capital: Châteauroux.
- Indra
-
noun,
Hinduism. the chief of the Vedic gods, the god of rain and thunder.
- ranid
-
noun,
frog1 (def 2).
- Indo-
-
- ranis
-
noun,
ranee.
- Oscan
-
noun,
one of an ancient people of south-central Italy.
- nadir
-
noun,
Astronomy. the point on the celestial sphere directly beneath a given position or observer and diametrically opposite the zenith.
- incor
-
- oidea
-
- Norse
-
noun,
(used with a plural verb) the Norwegians, especially the ancient Norwegians.
- NORAD
-
noun,
a joint U.S.-Canadian air force command responsible for detecting aircraft and space vehicles deemed a threat to the continental airspace.
- noise
-
noun,
sound, especially of a loud, harsh, or confused kind:
- nides
-
noun,
a nest or brood, especially of pheasants.
- oared
-
noun,
a long shaft with a broad blade at one end, used as a lever for rowing or otherwise propelling or steering a boat.
- ocean
-
noun,
the vast body of salt water that covers almost three fourths of the earth's surface.
- ocrea
-
noun,
a sheathing part, as a pair of stipules united about a stem.
- nicad
-
noun,
nickel-cadmium battery.
- nerds
-
noun,
a person considered to be socially awkward, boring, unstylish, etc.
- OFris
-
noun,
the Frisian language before c1500. Abbreviation: OFris.
- onces
-
noun,
a single occasion; one time only:
- ornis
-
noun,
an avifauna.
- nears
-
- Orcas
-
noun,
the killer whale, Orcinus orca.
- naso-
-
- nares
-
plural noun,
the nostrils or the nasal passages.
- nards
-
noun,
an aromatic Himalayan plant, believed to be the spikenard, Nardostachys jatamansi, the source of an ointment used by the ancients.
- narcs
-
noun,
a government agent or detective charged with the enforcement of laws restricting the use of narcotics.
- ordn.
-
- oread
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. any of a group of nymphs who were the companions of Artemis.
- ornes
-
noun,
a department in NW France. 2372 sq. mi. (6145 sq. km). Capital: Alençon.
- naifs
-
noun,
a naive or inexperienced person.
- incr.
-
- rason
-
noun,
a long, loose, black gown with wide sleeves, worn by the clergy.
- finca
-
noun,
a ranch or large farm in a Spanish-speaking country, especially a plantation in tropical Spanish America.
- firns
-
noun,
névé.
- Fords
-
noun,
a place where a river or other body of water is shallow enough to be crossed by wading.
- force
-
noun,
physical power or strength possessed by a living being:
- rinse
-
noun,
an act or instance of rinsing.
- fonds
-
noun,
a background or groundwork, especially of lace.
- Fonda
-
noun,
an inn or restaurant.
- roans
-
noun,
a horse or other animal with a roan coat.
- Rodin
-
noun,
(François) Auguste (René) [frahn-swa oh-gyst ruh-ney] /frɑ̃ˈswa oʊˈgüst rəˈneɪ/ (Show IPA), 1840–1917, French sculptor.
- ronde
-
noun,
a typeface imitative of upright, somewhat angular, handwriting.
- Rosie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Rose.
- foins
-
noun,
a thrust with a weapon.
- fires
-
- fores
-
noun,
the forepart of anything; front.
- Sadie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Sara or Sarah.
- Sadoc
-
noun,
Zadok.
- fiord
-
noun,
fjord.
- Fiona
-
noun,
a female given name.
- finos
-
noun,
a pale, very dry sherry of Spain.
- 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.
- 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.
- finds
-
noun,
an act of finding or discovering.
- saice
-
noun,
syce.
- Sande
-
noun,
Earl, 1898–1968, U.S. jockey and racehorse trainer.
- fore-
-
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- reads
-
noun,
an act or instance of reading:
- ideo-
-
- icons
-
- frons
-
noun,
the upper anterior portion of the head of an insect, above or behind the clypeus.
- RECON
-
noun,
reconnaissance.
- frond
-
noun,
an often large, finely divided leaf, especially as applied to the ferns and certain palms.
- frise
-
noun,
a rug or upholstery fabric having the pile in uncut loops or in a combination of cut and uncut loops.
- Redan
-
noun,
a V -shaped work, usually projecting from a fortified line.
- Fris.
-
- Fries
-
noun,
plural of fry1 .
- redia
-
noun,
a cylindrical larval stage of some trematodes, produced by a sporocyst and giving rise to daughter rediae or to cercariae.
- rides
-
noun,
a journey or excursion on a horse, camel, etc., or on or in a vehicle.
- Redon
-
noun,
Odilon [ohd-l-on;; French aw-dee-lawn] /ˈoʊd lˌɒn;; French ɔ diˈlɔ̃/ (Show IPA), 1840–1916, French painter and etcher.
- Freon
-
- redos
-
noun,
the act or an instance of redoing.
- reifs
-
noun,
plunder; booty; loot.
- Freda
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Frans
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Francis.
- 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.
- rends
-
verb (used with object),
to separate into parts with force or violence:
- reni-
-
- 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.
- rices
-
noun,
the starchy seeds or grain of an annual marsh grass, Oryza sativa, cultivated in warm climates and used for food.
- rosin
-
noun,
Chemistry. the yellowish to amber, translucent, hard, brittle, fragmented resin left after distilling the oil of turpentine from the crude oleoresin of the pine: used chiefly in making varnishes, varnish and paint driers, printing inks, and for rubbing on the bows of such string instruments as the violin.
- orans
-
noun,
orant.
- caner
-
noun,
a person who works with cane, especially one who produces canework for chairs.
- Creon
-
noun,
a king of Thebes, the brother of Jocasta and the uncle of Eteocles, Polynices, and Antigone.
- aroid
-
noun,
any plant of the arum family.
- arose
-
verb,
simple past tense of arise.
- arson
-
noun,
Law. the malicious burning of another's house or property, or in some statutes, the burning of one's own house or property, as to collect insurance.
- crone
-
noun,
a withered, witchlike old woman.
- asco-
-
- crine
-
noun,
hair; head of hair.
- cries
-
noun,
the act or sound of crying; any loud utterance or exclamation; a shout, scream, or wail.
- cried
-
noun,
the act or sound of crying; any loud utterance or exclamation; a shout, scream, or wail.
- ascon
-
noun,
a type of sponge having an oval shape and a thin body wall with pores leading directly into the spongocoel.
- Arion
-
noun,
flourished 7th century b.c, Greek poet: inventor of the dithyramb.
- Credo
-
noun,
(often initial capital letter) the Apostles' Creed or the Nicene Creed.
- ASDIC
-
noun,
sonar.
- Crane
-
noun,
any large wading bird of the family Gruidae, characterized by long legs, bill, and neck and an elevated hind toe.
- aside
-
noun,
a part of an actor's lines supposedly not heard by others on the stage and intended only for the audience.
- Asine
-
noun,
an ancient town in S Greece, on the Gulf of Argolis.
- Corse
-
noun,
corpse.
- corns
-
noun,
Also called Indian corn; especially technical and British, maize. a tall cereal plant, Zea mays, cultivated in many varieties, having a jointed, solid stem and bearing the grain, seeds, or kernels on large ears.
- Fiend
-
noun,
Satan; the devil.
- coria
-
noun,
plural of corium.
- arise
-
verb (used without object),
to get up from sitting, lying, or kneeling; rise:
- Aries
-
noun,
Astronomy. the Ram, a zodiacal constellation between Pisces and Taurus.
- Corea
-
noun,
Armando Anthony [ahr-mahn-doh] /ɑrˈmɑn doʊ/ (Show IPA), ("Chick") born 1941, U.S. jazz pianist and composer.
- Dares
-
noun,
an act of daring or defiance; challenge.
- andor
-
conjunction,
(used to imply that either or both of the things mentioned may be affected or involved):
- 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).
- darns
-
noun,
a darned place, as in a garment:
- Andie
-
noun,
a male or female given name.
- andr-
-
- 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.
- Dario
-
noun,
Rubén [roo-ven] /ruˈvɛn/ (Show IPA), (Félix Rubén García Sarmiento) 1867–1916, Nicaraguan poet and diplomat.
- daric
-
noun,
a gold coin and monetary unit of ancient Persia.
- danio
-
noun,
any of several cyprinid fishes of the genera Danio and Brachydanio, of India and Sri Lanka, often kept in aquariums.
- ceros
-
noun,
a large Atlantic and Gulf Coast mackerel game fish, Scomberomorus regalis.
- danes
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Denmark.
- anis-
-
- anise
-
noun,
a Mediterranean plant, Pimpinella anisum, of the parsley family, having loose umbrels of small yellowish-white flowers that yield aniseed.
- dance
-
noun,
a successive group of rhythmical steps or bodily motions, or both, usually executed to music.
- daces
-
noun,
a small, freshwater cyprinoid fish, Leuciscus leuciscus, of Europe, having a stout, fusiform body.
- anode
-
noun,
the electrode or terminal by which current enters an electrolytic cell, voltaic cell, battery, etc.
- A-one
-
adjective,
noting a vessel regarded by a shipping-classification society as being equipped to the highest standard and with equipment maintained in first-class condition.
- 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.
- Arden
-
noun,
Forest of, a forest district in central England, in N Warwickshire: scene of Shakespeare's As You Like It.
- cores
-
- cords
-
noun,
(used with a plural verb) clothing, especially trousers, of corded fabric; corduroys.
- Aisne
-
noun,
a river in N France, flowing NW and W to the Oise. 175 miles (280 km) long.
- Carie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Caroline.
- 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.
- canid
-
noun,
any animal of the dog family Canidae, including the wolves, jackals, hyenas, coyotes, foxes, and domestic dogs.
- canoe
-
noun,
any of various slender, open boats, tapering to a point at both ends, propelled by paddles or sometimes sails and traditionally formed of light framework covered with bark, skins, or canvas, or formed from a dug-out or burned-out log or logs, and now usually made of aluminum, fiberglass, etc.
- Canso
-
noun,
Cape, a cape in SE Canada, the NE extremity of Nova Scotia.
- Card.
-
- 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:
- Caren
-
noun,
a female given name.
- cares
-
noun,
a state of mind in which one is troubled; worry, anxiety, or concern:
- Carin
-
noun,
a female given name.
- cine-
-
- carne
-
noun,
Marcel [mahr-sel;; French mar-sel] /mɑrˈsɛl;; French marˈsɛl/ (Show IPA), 1909–1996, French film director.
- carns
-
noun,
cairn.
- carse
-
noun,
bottom land.
- Ciano
-
noun,
Count Galeazzo [gah-le-aht-tsaw] /ˌgɑ lɛˈɑt tsɔ/ (Show IPA), (Ciano di Cortellazzo) 1903–44, Italian Fascist statesman: minister of foreign affairs 1936–43.
- Cedar
-
noun,
any of several Old World, coniferous trees of the genus Cedrus, having wide, spreading branches.
Compare cedar of Lebanon.
- cedis
-
noun,
a paper money and monetary unit of Ghana, equal to 100 pesewas.
- Cenis
-
noun,
Mont, a mountain pass between SE France and Italy, in the Alps. 6834 feet (2083 meters) high.
- ceras
-
noun,
(in prescriptions) wax.
- 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.
- canes
-
noun,
a stick or short staff used to assist one in walking; walking stick.
- cines
-
noun,
a film; motion picture.
- 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.
- caine
-
noun,
(Sir Thomas Henry) Hall, 1853–1931, English novelist.
- cadis
-
noun,
qadi.
- Cons.
-
- cadre
-
noun,
Military. the key group of officers and enlisted personnel necessary to establish and train a new military unit.
- conf.
-
- Conde
-
noun,
Louis II de Bourbon [lwee,, duh boor-bawn] /lwi,, də burˈbɔ̃/ (Show IPA), Prince de (Duc d'Enghien"the Great Condé") 1621–86, French general.
- caids
-
noun,
(in North Africa) a Muslim tribal chief, judge, or senior official.
- coirs
-
noun,
the prepared fiber of the husk of the coconut fruit, used in making rope, matting, etc.
- coins
-
noun,
a piece of metal stamped and issued by the authority of a government for use as money.
- coifs
-
noun,
a hood-shaped cap, usually of white cloth and with extended sides, worn beneath a veil, as by nuns.
- coeds
-
noun,
Older Use. a female student in a coeducational institution, especially in a college or university.
- cions
-
noun,
scion (def 2).
- codes
-
noun,
a system for communication by telegraph, heliograph, etc., in which long and short sounds, light flashes, etc., are used to symbolize the content of a message:
- coder
-
noun,
a person or device that translates information into a code.
- cains
-
noun,
Scot. and Irish English. rent paid in kind, especially a percentage of a farm crop.
- codas
-
noun,
Music. a more or less independent passage, at the end of a composition, introduced to bring it to a satisfactory close.
- Caird
-
noun,
a traveling tinker, especially a gypsy.
- cairn
-
noun,
a heap of stones set up as a landmark, monument, tombstone, etc.
- Cairo
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Egypt, in the N part on the E bank of the Nile.
- cnida
-
noun,
a nematocyst.
- cires
-
noun,
a brilliant, highly glazed surface produced on fabrics by subjecting them to a wax, heat, and calendering treatment.
- ancre
-
adjective,
having the end of each limb divided and carved outward like the flukes of an anchor; moline:
- areo-
-
- cero-
-
- deca-
-
- Aedon
-
noun,
a daughter of Pandareus who mistakenly killed her son. Zeus took pity on her and turned her into a nightingale.
- 30-30
-
- acron
-
noun,
the unsegmented, preoral portion of the body of an arthropod.
- acro-
-
- dices
-
Idioms,
no dice, Informal. of no use or help; ineffective.
- desc.
-
- aeri-
-
- aero-
-
- afros
-
noun,
a hair style originating with black persons, in which the hair is allowed to grow naturally and to acquire a bushy appearance.
- Afro-
-
- Aesir
-
noun,
the principal race of gods, led by Odin and living at Asgard.
- dinar
-
noun,
any of various former coins of the Near East, especially gold coins issued by Islamic governments.
- 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.
- Afric
-
adjective,
African.
- decaf
-
noun,
decaffeinated coffee or tea.
- decan
-
noun,
any of three divisions of 10° within a sign of the zodiac.
- acrid
-
adjective,
sharp or biting to the taste or smell; bitterly pungent; irritating to the eyes, nose, etc.:
- acred
-
adjective,
owning many acres of land; landed.
- acorn
-
noun,
the typically ovoid fruit or nut of an oak, enclosed at the base by a cupule.
- afire
-
adjective,
on fire:
- afore
-
adverb, preposition, conjunction,
before.
- deci-
-
- 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.
- Aides
-
noun,
nurse's aide.
- aeons
-
noun,
(in Gnosticism) one of a class of powers or beings conceived as emanating from the Supreme Being and performing various functions in the operations of the universe.
- decor
-
noun,
style or mode of decoration, as of a room, building, or the like:
- dears
-
noun,
a person who is good, kind, or generous:
- Denis
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Aidos
-
noun,
the ancient Greek personification of modesty, respect, and shame.
- aden-
-
- adios
-
interjection,
goodbye; farewell.
- diner
-
noun,
a person who dines.
- Adore
-
verb (used with object),
to regard with the utmost esteem, love, and respect; honor.
- adorn
-
verb (used with object),
to decorate or add beauty to, as by ornaments:
- dines
-
noun,
Scot. dinner.
- denar
-
noun,
the basic monetary unit of the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia.
- decos
-
noun,
art deco.
- NIRA
-
- Nier
-
noun,
Alfred Otto Carl, 1911–1994, U.S. physicist.
- Oder
-
noun,
a river in central Europe, flowing from the NE Czech Republic, N through SW Poland and along the border between Germany and Poland into the Baltic. 562 miles (905 km) long.
- odic
-
adjective,
of an ode.
- CAFE
-
noun,
a restaurant, often with an enclosed or outdoor section extending onto the sidewalk.
- Acre
-
noun,
a common measure of area: in the U.S. and U.K., 1 acre equals 4,840 square yards (4,047 square meters) or 0.405 hectare; 640 acres equals one square mile.
- acr-
-
- nide
-
noun,
a nest or brood, especially of pheasants.
- node
-
noun,
a knot, protuberance, or knob.
- Nida
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Nydia.
- Odin
-
noun,
the ruler of the Aesir and god of war, poetry, knowledge, and wisdom; Wotan: the chief god.
- NICE
-
noun,
a port in and the capital of Alpes-Maritimes, in SE France, on the Mediterranean: resort.
- OECD
-
- Sina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- side
-
noun,
one of the surfaces forming the outside of or bounding a thing, or one of the lines bounding a geometric figure.
- ocas
-
noun,
a wood sorrel, Oxalis tuberosa, of the Andes, cultivated in South America for its edible tubers.
- noes
-
noun,
an utterance of the word “no.”.
- Cain
-
noun,
Scot. and Irish English. rent paid in kind, especially a percentage of a farm crop.
- nori
-
noun,
a seaweed having a mildly sweet, salty taste, usually dried, used in Japanese cookery mainly as a wrap for sushi.
- nos-
-
- caid
-
noun,
(in North Africa) a Muslim tribal chief, judge, or senior official.
- nose
-
noun,
the part of the face or facial region in humans and certain animals that contains the nostrils and the organs of smell and functions as the usual passageway for air in respiration: in humans it is a prominence in the center of the face formed of bone and cartilage, serving also to modify or modulate the voice.
- Seri
-
noun,
a member of an American Indian people of western Sonora state, Mexico, on the Gulf of California.
- Nord
-
noun,
a department in N France. 2229 sq. mi. (5770 sq. km). Capital: Lille.
- oafs
-
noun,
a clumsy, stupid person; lout.
- Sian
-
noun,
Older Spelling. Xian.
- Sera
-
noun,
a plural of serum.
- Nora
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Honora.
- Nor.
-
- sice
-
noun,
syce.
- 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.
- noir
-
adjective,
black; noting the black numbers in roulette.
- cads
-
noun,
an ill-bred man, especially one who behaves in a dishonorable or irresponsible way toward women.
- cadi
-
noun,
qadi.
- Nero
-
noun,
(Lucius Domitius Ahenobarbus) (“Nero Claudius Caesar Drusus Germanicus”) a.d. 37–68, emperor of Rome 54–68, known for his cruelty and depravity.
- 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.
- Neri
-
noun,
Saint Philip (Filippo Neri) 1515–95, Italian priest: founder of Congregation of the Oratory.
- cedi
-
noun,
a paper money and monetary unit of Ghana, equal to 100 pesewas.
- Carn
-
noun,
cairn.
- sora
-
noun,
a small, short-billed rail, Porzana carolina, of marshy areas of North America.
- iso-
-
- Isar
-
noun,
a river in central Europe, flowing NE from W Austria through S Germany to the Danube River. 215 miles (345 km) long.
- CASE
-
noun,
an instance of the occurrence, existence, etc., of something:
- Cdr.
-
- iron
-
noun,
Chemistry. a ductile, malleable, silver-white metallic element, scarcely known in a pure condition, but much used in its crude or impure carbon-containing forms for making tools, implements, machinery, etc. Symbol: Fe; atomic weight: 55.847; atomic number: 26; specific gravity: 7.86 at 20°C.
Compare cast iron, pig iron, steel, wrought iron.
- Ire.
-
- IRAS
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- sord
-
noun,
a flight or flock of mallards.
- sore
-
noun,
a sore spot or place on the body.
- ions
-
noun,
an electrically charged atom or group of atoms formed by the loss or gain of one or more electrons, as a cation (positive ion) which is created by electron loss and is attracted to the cathode in electrolysis, or as an anion (negative ion) which is created by an electron gain and is attracted to the anode. The valence of an ion is equal to the number of electrons lost or gained and is indicated by a plus sign for cations and a minus sign for anions, thus: Na + , Cl−, Ca ++ , S = .
- sone
-
noun,
a unit for measuring the loudness of sound, equal to the loudness of a sound that, in the judgment of a group of listeners, is equal to that of a 1000-cycle-per-second reference sound having an intensity of 40 decibels.
- Iona
-
noun,
an island in the Hebrides, off the W coast of Scotland: center of early Celtic Christianity.
- iod-
-
- sori
-
noun,
plural of sorus.
- ins.
-
- cen.
-
- inro
-
noun,
a small lacquer box with compartments for medicines, cosmetics, etc., worn on the waist sash of the traditional Japanese costume.
- info
-
noun,
information.
- cera
-
noun,
(in prescriptions) wax.
- Cerf
-
noun,
Bennett (Alfred) 1898–1971, U.S. book publisher, editor, and writer.
- Sra.
-
- Inf.
-
- CERN
-
- Soni
-
- sofa
-
noun,
a long, upholstered couch with a back and two arms or raised ends.
- Can.
-
- sire
-
noun,
the male parent of a quadruped.
- 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.
- nerd
-
noun,
a person considered to be socially awkward, boring, unstylish, etc.
- neo-
-
- Oise
-
noun,
a river in W Europe, flowing SW from S Belgium through N France to the Seine, near Paris. 186 miles (300 km) long.
- NEFS
-
noun,
a silver or gold table furnishing in the form of a ship, either for holding various utensils or for ornament.
- 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.
- Acis
-
noun,
the lover of Galatea, killed by Polyphemus out of jealousy.
- cane
-
noun,
a stick or short staff used to assist one in walking; walking stick.
- dins
-
noun,
a loud, confused noise; a continued loud or tumultuous sound; noisy clamor.
- NDAC
-
- Sion
-
noun,
a town in and the capital of Valais, in SW Switzerland.
- Nasi
-
noun,
the head or president of the Sanhedrin.
- soda
-
noun,
sodium hydroxide.
- NASD
-
- CanF
-
- nard
-
noun,
an aromatic Himalayan plant, believed to be the spikenard, Nardostachys jatamansi, the source of an ointment used by the ancients.
- 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.
- ARCS
-
noun,
Geometry. any unbroken part of the circumference of a circle or other curved line.
- snod
-
adjective,
smooth; sleek.
- narc
-
noun,
a government agent or detective charged with the enforcement of laws restricting the use of narcotics.
- Naos
-
noun,
a temple.
- SOAR
-
noun,
an act or instance of soaring.
- Nair
-
noun,
a group of Hindu castes in the Kerala region of India.
- CARE
-
noun,
a state of mind in which one is troubled; worry, anxiety, or concern:
- naif
-
noun,
a naive or inexperienced person.
- 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.
- Safi
-
noun,
a seaport in W central Morocco, on the Atlantic Ocean coast.
- Onas
-
noun,
a member of a people of Tierra del Fuego.
- RIAS
-
noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- rife
-
adjective,
of common or frequent occurrence; prevalent; in widespread existence, activity, or use:
- rids
-
verb,
a simple past tense and past participle of ride.
- ands
-
- aide
-
noun,
nurse's aide.
- sane
-
noun,
a private nationwide organization in the U.S., established in 1957, that opposes nuclear testing and advocates international peace.
- ride
-
noun,
a journey or excursion on a horse, camel, etc., or on or in a vehicle.
- AFSC
-
- Rida
-
- Rico
-
noun,
Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act: a U.S. law, enacted in 1970, allowing victims of organized crime to sue those responsible for punitive damages.
- Rice
-
noun,
the starchy seeds or grain of an annual marsh grass, Oryza sativa, cultivated in warm climates and used for food.
- anes
-
adverb,
once.
- Rina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Reno
-
noun,
Informal. a renovation, as of a building or room.
- rend
-
verb (used with object),
to separate into parts with force or violence:
- Rena
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Marina.
- Reis
-
plural noun,
a former money of account of Portugal and Brazil.
- 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.
- ano-
-
- reif
-
noun,
plunder; booty; loot.
- Reid
-
noun,
Sir George Huston, 1845–1918, Australian statesman, born in Scotland: prime minister 1904–05.
- refs
-
noun, verb (used with or without object),
referee.
- ref.
-
- 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.
- rifs
-
noun,
Er [er] /ɛr/ (Show IPA) a mountainous coastal region in N Morocco.
- Rind
-
noun,
a thick and firm outer coat or covering, as of certain fruits, cheeses, and meats:
- redo
-
noun,
the act or an instance of redoing.
- Rosa
-
noun,
Salvator [sahl-vah-tawr] /ˈsɑl vɑˌtɔr/ (Show IPA), 1615–73, Italian painter and poet.
- ains
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- Aire
-
- Sadi
-
noun,
sadhe.
- 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.
- airs
-
noun,
a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- Saco
-
noun,
a city in SW Maine.
- AInd
-
- ance
-
- ROSE
-
noun,
any of the wild or cultivated, usually prickly-stemmed, pinnate-leaved, showy-flowered shrubs of the genus Rosa.
Compare rose family.
- said
-
noun,
sayyid.
- sain
-
verb (used with object),
to make the sign of the cross on, as for protection against evil influences.
- 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).
- 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.
- RONA
-
- Sand
-
noun,
the more or less fine debris of rocks, consisting of small, loose grains, often of quartz.
- Rodi
-
noun,
Italian name of Rhodes.
- rode
-
noun,
a rope by which a boat is anchored.
- rocs
-
noun,
a bird of enormous size and strength.
- Roca
-
noun,
Cape, a cape in W Portugal, near Lisbon: the western extremity of continental Europe.
- 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.
- roan
-
noun,
a horse or other animal with a roan coat.
- road
-
noun,
a long, narrow stretch with a smoothed or paved surface, made for traveling by motor vehicle, carriage, etc., between two or more points; street or highway.
- RNAS
-
- Rise
-
noun,
an act or instance of rising.
- Sard
-
noun,
a reddish-brown chalcedony, used as a gem.
- ANSI
-
- once
-
noun,
a single occasion; one time only:
- sec.
-
- sci.
-
- aer-
-
- RACE
-
noun,
a contest of speed, as in running, riding, driving, or sailing.
- aeon
-
noun,
(in Gnosticism) one of a class of powers or beings conceived as emanating from the Supreme Being and performing various functions in the operations of the universe.
- RCAF
-
- OSRD
-
- scr.
-
- Sean
-
noun,
a male given name, form of John.
- Aser
-
noun,
Asher (def 1).
- sear
-
noun,
a mark or scar made by searing.
- osar
-
noun,
plural of os3 .
- Orne
-
noun,
a department in NW France. 2372 sq. mi. (6145 sq. km). Capital: Alençon.
- asc-
-
- Asir
-
noun,
a district in SW Saudi Arabia.
- ord.
-
- Seif
-
noun,
a long narrow sand dune parallel to the prevailing wind direction.
- safe
-
noun,
a steel or iron box or repository for money, jewels, papers, etc.
- send
-
noun,
the heaving motion of a vessel.
- Orca
-
noun,
the killer whale, Orcinus orca.
- oras
-
noun,
plural of os2 .
- 1080
-
- Oran
-
noun,
a seaport in NW Algeria.
- orad
-
adverb,
toward the mouth or the oral region.
- Adie
-
noun,
a female given name.
- asci
-
noun,
plural of ascus.
- aesc
-
noun,
ash2 (def 3).
- afr-
-
- RAND
-
noun,
(in shoemaking) a strip of leather set in a shoe at the heel before the lifts are attached.
- 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.
- recs
-
noun,
recreation.
- ARCO
-
adverb,
(of the performance of a passage for stringed instruments) with the bow.
- Read
-
noun,
an act or instance of reading:
- RdAc
-
- rcd.
-
- rase
-
verb (used with object),
raze.
- 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.
- Ares
-
noun,
the ancient Greek god of war, a son of Zeus and Hera, identified by the Romans with Mars.
- Rani
-
noun,
ranee.
- arid
-
adjective,
being without moisture; extremely dry; parched:
- SCAD
-
noun,
any carangid fish of the genus Decapterus, inhabiting tropical and subtropical shore waters.
- rad.
-
- ARIS
-
- SCAN
-
noun,
an act or instance of scanning; close examination.
- Rais
-
noun,
Gilles de, Retz, Gilles de Laval, Baron de.
- Arne
-
noun,
Thomas Augustine, 1710–78, English composer of operas and songs.
- 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).
- Arno
-
noun,
Peter (Curtis Arnoux Peters) 1904–68, U.S. cartoonist and author.
- RAID
-
noun,
a sudden assault or attack, as upon something to be seized or suppressed:
- rads
-
noun,
a standard unit of absorbed dose of radiation equal to 0.01 gray2 .
- scar
-
noun,
a mark left by a healed wound, sore, or burn.
- Aron
-
noun,
a male given name.
- arse
-
noun,
ass2 (defs 1, 2).
- orcs
-
noun,
any of several cetaceans, as a grampus.
- Dino
-
- eco-
-
- Con.
-
- coif
-
noun,
a hood-shaped cap, usually of white cloth and with extended sides, worn beneath a veil, as by nuns.
- frae
-
preposition, adverb,
from.
- Eads
-
noun,
James Buchanan, 1820–87, U.S. engineer and inventor.
- 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.
- coin
-
noun,
a piece of metal stamped and issued by the authority of a government for use as money.
- coir
-
noun,
the prepared fiber of the husk of the coconut fruit, used in making rope, matting, etc.
- FORD
-
noun,
a place where a river or other body of water is shallow enough to be crossed by wading.
- Cond
-
- Fran
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Francis.
- eso-
-
- fora
-
noun,
a plural of forum.
- for.
-
- Fons
-
noun,
a member of a people living mainly in Benin.
- cone
-
noun,
Geometry.
a solid whose surface is generated by a line passing through a fixed point and a fixed plane curve not containing the point, consisting of two equal sections joined at a vertex.
a plane surface resembling the cross section of a solid cone.
- EARN
-
verb (used with object),
to gain or get in return for one's labor or service:
- Cres
-
- 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.
- deco
-
noun,
art deco.
- face
-
noun,
the front part of the head, from the forehead to the chin.
- Darn
-
noun,
a darned place, as in a garment:
- fedn
-
- cion
-
noun,
scion (def 2).
- cir.
-
- cire
-
noun,
a brilliant, highly glazed surface produced on fabrics by subjecting them to a wax, heat, and calendering treatment.
- Fri.
-
- cis-
-
- 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.
- coed
-
noun,
Older Use. a female student in a coeducational institution, especially in a college or university.
- feds
-
noun,
(sometimes initial capital letter) Slang. a federal official or law-enforcement officer.
- Frei
-
noun,
Eduardo [e-dwahr-th aw] /ɛˈdwɑr ðɔ/ (Show IPA), 1911–82, Chilean statesman: president 1964–70.
- fend
-
verb (used with object),
to ward off (often followed by off):
- coda
-
noun,
Music. a more or less independent passage, at the end of a composition, introduced to bring it to a satisfactory close.
- FRED
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Frederick.
- FRCS
-
- code
-
noun,
a system for communication by telegraph, heliograph, etc., in which long and short sounds, light flashes, etc., are used to symbolize the content of a message:
- cods
-
noun,
any of several soft-rayed food fishes of the family Gadidae, especially Gadus morhua, of cool, North Atlantic waters.
- Esd.
-
- 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.
- Drin
-
noun,
a river in S Europe, flowing generally NW from SW Macedonia through N Albania into the Adriatic. 180 miles (290 km) long.
- Eric
-
noun,
Eric the Red.
- firn
-
noun,
névé.
- DEAR
-
noun,
a person who is good, kind, or generous:
- ends
-
noun,
the last part or extremity, lengthwise, of anything that is longer than it is wide or broad:
- Enid
-
noun,
a city in N Oklahoma.
- Enos
-
noun,
the son of Seth. Gen. 5:6.
- Cora
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. Kore.
- 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.
- Cord
-
noun,
a string or thin rope made of several strands braided, twisted, or woven together.
- end-
-
- Ens.
-
- deaf
-
noun,
deaf persons collectively (usually preceded by the):
- eons
-
noun,
an indefinitely long period of time; age.
- find
-
noun,
an act of finding or discovering.
- CORN
-
noun,
Also called Indian corn; especially technical and British, maize. a tall cereal plant, Zea mays, cultivated in many varieties, having a jointed, solid stem and bearing the grain, seeds, or kernels on large ears.
- Fino
-
noun,
a pale, very dry sherry of Spain.
- corf
-
noun,
Mining.
a small wagon for carrying coal, ore, etc.
a wicker basket formerly used for this purpose.
- Cori
-
noun,
Carl Ferdinand, 1896–1984, and his wife, Gerty Theresa, 1896–1957, U.S. biochemists, born in Austria-Hungary: Nobel Prize in Medicine 1947.
- Fin.
-
- Cor.
-
- Eros
-
noun,
the ancient Greek god of love, identified by the Romans with Cupid.
- foin
-
noun,
a thrust with a weapon.
- Dace
-
noun,
a small, freshwater cyprinoid fish, Leuciscus leuciscus, of Europe, having a stout, fusiform body.
- 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.
- FICA
-
- fond
-
noun,
a background or groundwork, especially of lace.
- Edna
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “rejuvenation, rebirth.”.
- fico
-
noun,
fig1 (def 4).
- Erin
-
noun,
Literary. Ireland.
- enc.
-
- FOIA
-
- FIDO
-
noun,
a system for evaporating the fog above airfield runways by the heat from burners.
- fids
-
noun,
a stout bar of wood or metal placed across a lower spar so as to support a higher one.
- foci
-
noun,
a plural of focus.
- Dec.
-
- cose
-
verb (used without object),
coze.
- 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.
- Fed.
-
- fac.
-
- fec.
-
- Dona
-
noun,
(initial capital letter) Madam; Lady: a Portuguese title prefixed to a woman's given name.
- def.
-
- Fano
-
noun,
a town in central Italy, on the Adriatic Sea: cathedral; Roman ruins.
- fard
-
noun,
facial cosmetics.
- dif-
-
- idae
-
- Din.
-
- 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.
- 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
-
- done
-
noun,
Informal. a burst of frenzied activity; action; commotion.
- 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.
- dons
-
noun,
(initial capital letter) Mr.; Sir: a Spanish title prefixed to a man's given name.
- dia-
-
- Inc.
-
- fane
-
noun,
a temple.
- does
-
noun,
a plural of doe.
- Dane
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Denmark.
- fare
-
noun,
the price of conveyance or passage in a bus, train, airplane, or other vehicle.
- Dan.
-
abbreviation,
Bible. Daniel (def 1).
- Faro
-
noun,
a gambling game in which players place bets on a special board or layout, betting on each series of two cards as they are drawn from a box containing the dealer's or banker's pack.
- fain
-
adverb,
gladly; willingly:
- fads
-
noun,
a temporary fashion, notion, manner of conduct, etc., especially one followed enthusiastically by a group.
- doc.
-
plural,
document.
- ides
-
noun,
(in the ancient Roman calendar) the fifteenth day of March, May, July, or October, and the thirteenth day of the other months.
- ciao
-
interjection,
(used as a word of greeting or parting): hello; goodbye; so long; see you later.
- Fars
-
noun,
a province in SW Iran. 51,466 sq. mi. (133,297 sq. km).
- Dies
-
noun,
Martin, 1901–72, U.S. politician.
- DOCS
-
noun,
doctor.
- IDEA
-
noun,
any conception existing in the mind as a result of mental understanding, awareness, or activity.
- fado
-
noun,
a Portuguese folk song typically of doleful or fatalistic character and usually accompanied on the guitar.
- doer
-
noun,
a person or thing that does something, especially a person who gets things done with vigor and efficiency.
- DAIS
-
noun,
a raised platform, as at the front of a room, for a lectern, throne, seats of honor, etc.
- Dora
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Greek word meaning “gift.”.
- 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.
- ices
-
noun,
the solid form of water, produced by freezing; frozen water.
- iced
-
noun,
the solid form of water, produced by freezing; frozen water.
- Dari
-
noun,
a form of Persian, spoken in Afghanistan.
- FACS
-
- froe
-
noun,
frow.
- defs
-
- cide
-
- Frs.
-
- 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.
- dioc
-
- Den.
-
- IndE
-
- Dior
-
noun,
Christian [kris-chuh n;; French krees-tyahn] /ˈkrɪs tʃən;; French krisˈtyɑ̃/ (Show IPA), 1905–57, French fashion designer.
- dir.
-
- FDIC
-
- dose
-
noun,
a quantity of medicine prescribed to be taken at one time.
- Deni
-
noun,
a monetary unit of the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, the 100th part of a denar.
- Ind.
-
- Dare
-
noun,
an act of daring or defiance; challenge.
- Ice.
-
- dis-
-
- ICAO
-
- DIRE
-
adjective,
causing or involving great fear or suffering; dreadful; terrible:
- DORE
-
noun,
the walleye or pike perch of North America.
- Fair
-
noun,
Archaic. something that is fair.
- dern
-
adjective, adverb, verb (used with object),
darn2 .
- der.
-
- fade
-
noun,
an act or instance of fading.
- Dine
-
noun,
Scot. dinner.
- DEA
-
- RSA
-
- FAO
-
- Rs.
-
- ANC
-
- ERA
-
noun,
a period of time marked by distinctive character, events, etc.:
- de-
-
- DAE
-
- Fan
-
noun,
any device for producing a current of air by the movement of a broad surface or a number of such surfaces.
- DCS
-
- ERS
-
noun,
ervil.
- 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.
- RFE
-
- RID
-
noun,
a journey or excursion on a horse, camel, etc., or on or in a vehicle.
- RIF
-
noun,
Er [er] /ɛr/ (Show IPA) a mountainous coastal region in N Morocco.
- rin
-
noun,
a money of account of Japan, the thousandth part of a yen or the tenth part of a sen.
- fo.
-
- FAD
-
noun,
a temporary fashion, notion, manner of conduct, etc., especially one followed enthusiastically by a group.
- FAS
-
noun,
the syllable used for the fourth tone of a diatonic scale.
- ane
-
adjective, noun, pronoun,
one.
- RNA
-
- rnd
-
- ROA
-
- Ria
-
noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- RFI
-
- ESR
-
- DAS
-
noun,
hyrax.
- RFD
-
- RFC
-
- RFA
-
- DAR
-
- ANF
-
- Esc
-
- ROC
-
noun,
a bird of enormous size and strength.
- ESA
-
- Rod
-
noun,
a stick, wand, staff, or the like, of wood, metal, or other material.
- res
-
noun,
an object or thing; matter.
- ROE
-
noun,
the mass of eggs, or spawn, within the ovarian membrane of the female fish.
- ROI
-
- ANI
-
noun,
any of several black, tropical American cuckoos of the genus Crotophaga, having a compressed, bladelike bill.
- RSE
-
- CFA
-
- sd.
-
- 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).
- SID
-
noun,
a male or female given name, form of Sidney or Sydney.
- DFA
-
- SIC
-
adverb,
so; thus: usually written parenthetically to denote that a word, phrase, passage, etc., that may appear strange or incorrect has been written intentionally or has been quoted verbatim: (sic).
- Sfc
-
- ACS
-
- ade
-
noun,
George, 1866–1944, U.S. humorist.
- Dr.
-
- ADF
-
- DEI
-
adverb,
by the grace of God.
- Dor
-
noun,
Also, dorbeetle [dawr-beet-l] /ˈdɔrˌbit l/ (Show IPA). a common European dung beetle, Geotrupes stercorarius.
- ado
-
noun,
busy activity; bustle; fuss.
- DRE
-
- SEN
-
noun,
a money of account of Japan, the 100th part of a yen, now used only in certain quotations, as on foreign exchange.
- SEI
-
noun,
sei whale.
- DSA
-
- SED
-
- ADS
-
noun,
advertisement.
- DSR
-
- di.
-
- Sin
-
noun,
transgression of divine law:
- sea
-
noun,
the salt waters that cover the greater part of the earth's surface.
- sod
-
noun,
a section cut or torn from the surface of grassland, containing the matted roots of grass.
- Sr.
-
- ac-
-
- ad-
-
- Son
-
noun,
a male child or person in relation to his parents.
- ADC
-
- Af.
-
- SOF
-
- AID
-
noun,
help or support; assistance.
- SOC
-
noun,
sociology or a class or course in sociology.
- Don
-
noun,
(initial capital letter) Mr.; Sir: a Spanish title prefixed to a man's given name.
- DNA
-
- an.
-
- Ar.
-
- DNR
-
- ACE
-
noun,
a playing card or die marked with or having the value indicated by a single spot:
- DOE
-
noun,
the female of the deer, antelope, goat, rabbit, and certain other animals.
- SIR
-
noun,
a respectful or formal term of address used to a man:
- 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.
- Doi
-
- ae.
-
- se-
-
- So.
-
- San
-
noun,
a member of a nomadic aboriginal people of southern Africa.
- AFS
-
- SAR
-
- ef-
-
- AIC
-
- eir
-
- EIS
-
- en-
-
- Ain
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- SAE
-
- EDO
-
noun,
a member of an indigenous people of western Africa, in the Benin region of southern Nigeria.
- AIR
-
noun,
a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- EOF
-
- eon
-
noun,
an indefinitely long period of time; age.
- Sad
-
noun,
the 14th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- 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.
- EOS
-
noun,
the ancient Greek goddess of the dawn, identified by the Romans with Aurora.
- SAC
-
noun,
a baglike structure in an animal, plant, or fungus, as one containing fluid.
- SRO
-
- EDS
-
noun,
education:
- EDC
-
- SDR
-
- SCF
-
- SDI
-
- SDA
-
- AEC
-
- eo-
-
- AEF
-
- ea.
-
- ead
-
- ean
-
- 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.
- EDA
-
noun,
a female given name.
- AES
-
noun,
any of various early forms of bronze or copper money used in ancient Rome.
Compare as2 (def 1).
- ScD
-
- EAS
-
noun,
the Akkadian god of wisdom, the son of Apsu and father of Marduk: the counterpart of Enki.
- AFC
-
- ec-
-
- ECA
-
- sc.
-
- ECF
-
- ed.
-
- FAR
-
Idioms,
a far cry (from). cry (def 27).
- FCS
-
- ans
-
noun,
the Sumerian god of heaven: the counterpart of the Akkadian Anu.
- CNO
-
- NOC
-
- FRC
-
- CNS
-
- NIC
-
noun,
a newly industrialized/industrializing country:
- NIA
-
- NFS
-
- NFD
-
- NFC
-
- NES
-
- nef
-
noun,
a silver or gold table furnishing in the form of a ship, either for holding various utensils or for ornament.
- Noe
-
noun,
Noah (def 1).
- NED
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Edward.
- CIF
-
- NEC
-
- fro
-
Idioms,
to and fro, alternating from one place to another; back and forth:
- NEA
-
- ne-
-
- NDE
-
- CIE
-
- FSA
-
- Nod
-
noun,
a short, quick downward bending forward of the head, as in assent, greeting, or command or because of drowsiness.
- Fra
-
noun,
a title of address for a friar or brother.
- ics
-
- DSO
-
- OCS
-
- OCR
-
- FOE
-
noun,
a person who feels enmity, hatred, or malice toward another; enemy:
- OCD
-
- Oca
-
noun,
a wood sorrel, Oxalis tuberosa, of the Andes, cultivated in South America for its edible tubers.
- OAS
-
- FON
-
noun,
a member of a people living mainly in Benin.
- oar
-
noun,
a long shaft with a broad blade at one end, used as a lever for rowing or otherwise propelling or steering a boat.
- oaf
-
noun,
a clumsy, stupid person; lout.
- OSD
-
- Fr.
-
abbreviation,
Father.
- OSA
-
- OED
-
- Oc.
-
- NSC
-
- NSA
-
- NRC
-
- NRA
-
- nr.
-
- CAI
-
- FOS
-
- FSR
-
- CAR
-
noun,
an automobile.
- ode
-
noun,
a lyric poem typically of elaborate or irregular metrical form and expressive of exalted or enthusiastic emotion.
- IOC
-
- IDS
-
noun,
the part of the psyche, residing in the unconscious, that is the source of instinctive impulses that seek satisfaction in accordance with the pleasure principle and are modified by the ego and the superego before they are given overt expression.
- ier
-
- Ir.
-
- Ios
-
noun,
a small hawk, Buteo solitarius, having two plumage phases and occurring only on the island of Hawaii, where it is a rare species and the only living indigenous bird of prey.
- ior
-
- IFC
-
- ion
-
noun,
an electrically charged atom or group of atoms formed by the loss or gain of one or more electrons, as a cation (positive ion) which is created by electron loss and is attracted to the cathode in electrolysis, or as an anion (negative ion) which is created by an electron gain and is attracted to the anode. The valence of an ion is equal to the number of electrons lost or gained and is indicated by a plus sign for cations and a minus sign for anions, thus: Na + , Cl−, Ca ++ , S = .
- IOF
-
- Ife
-
noun,
a town in SW Nigeria.
- in.
-
- Ido
-
noun,
a revised and simplified form of Esperanto, introduced in 1907.
- ina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- CEF
-
- CEO
-
- CIA
-
- cfs
-
- CFR
-
- CFO
-
- CFI
-
- ine
-
- CED
-
- IRC
-
- id.
-
- NSF
-
- IFS
-
noun,
a supposition; uncertain possibility:
- IRA
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- io-
-
- Ia.
-
- ian
-
noun,
a male given name, Scottish form of John.
- nae
-
adverb,
no1 ; not.
- IAS
-
- ICA
-
noun,
Portuguese name of Putumayo.
- NAD
-
- NCO
-
- IRO
-
- ISR
-
- CID
-
noun,
The ("El Cid Campeador"; Rodrigo Díaz de Bivar) c1040–99, Spanish soldier: hero of the wars against the Moors.
- 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).
- ise
-
- CAS
-
verb (used with or without object),
to call, as to call an animal toward one; urge forward by calling.
- ISA
-
- Is.
-
noun,
(used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
- IRS
-
- ide
-
- CEA
-
- ODA
-
noun,
a room within a harem.
- OSF
-
- SRI
-
noun,
a Hindu title of address prefixed to the name of a deity, holy person, etc.
- fic
-
- CRS
-
- Fia
-
- RDC
-
- RDF
-
- RDS
-
- Re.
-
- RCS
-
- REA
-
- ODS
-
noun,
a hypothetical force formerly held to pervade all nature and to manifest itself in magnetism, mesmerism, chemical action, etc.
- Rd.
-
- ose
-
- fid
-
noun,
a stout bar of wood or metal placed across a lower spar so as to support a higher one.
- ase
-
- FDA
-
- ard
-
- REC
-
noun,
recreation.
- fer
-
preposition, conjunction,
for.
- ARS
-
- COS
-
noun,
romaine.
- FCA
-
- ARF
-
interjection,
(used to imitate the bark of a dog).
- RAN
-
noun,
a sea goddess who drags down ships and drowns sailors: the wife of Aegir.
- CSR
-
- CSO
-
- CSF
-
- Rai
-
noun,
a style of Algerian popular music played on electric guitar, synthesizer, and percussion instruments.
- CFD
-
- RAS
-
noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- RDA
-
- 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.
- RCA
-
- RAF
-
- Rae
-
noun,
John, 1813–93, Scottish surgeon and Arctic explorer.
- RCN
-
- Fen
-
noun,
low land covered wholly or partially with water; boggy land; a marsh.
- CSA
-
- fie
-
interjection,
(used to express mild disgust, disapprobation, annoyance, etc.)
- ASI
-
- ASN
-
- cs.
-
- Aso
-
noun,
Mount, a volcanic mountain in Japan, in central Kyushu, noted for its vast caldera. 5223 feet (1593 meters).
- aor
-
- ONF
-
- COD
-
noun,
any of several soft-rayed food fishes of the family Gadidae, especially Gadus morhua, of cool, North Atlantic waters.
- cr.
-
- one
-
noun,
the first and lowest whole number, being a cardinal number; unity.
- DSC
-
- 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.
- ONR
-
- ONA
-
noun,
a member of a people of Tierra del Fuego.
- OIr
-
- CAD
-
noun,
an ill-bred man, especially one who behaves in a dishonorable or irresponsible way toward women.
- oid
-
- oic
-
- OFr
-
- of-
-
- OES
-
noun,
the fifteenth letter of the English alphabet, a vowel.
- ONI
-
- ARC
-
noun,
Geometry. any unbroken part of the circumference of a circle or other curved line.
- ons
-
- CIO
-
noun,
a federation of affiliated industrial labor unions, founded 1935 within the American Federation of Labor but independent of it 1938–55. Abbreviation: C.I.O., CIO.
- Ore
-
noun,
a metal-bearing mineral or rock, or a native metal, that can be mined at a profit.
- ASR
-
- ca.
-
- DFC
-
- CAF
-
- do.
-
- 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.
- DOA
-
- cf.
-
- FDR
-
noun,
(Anna) Eleanor, 1884–1962, U.S. diplomat, author, and lecturer (wife of Franklin Delano Roosevelt).
- FIO
-
- Co.
-
- Ora
-
noun,
plural of os2 .
- orc
-
noun,
any of several cetaceans, as a grampus.
- DF
-
- A.
-
noun,
Agnolo (di Cosimo di Mariano) [ah-nyaw-law dee kaw-zee-maw dee mah-ryah-naw] /ˈɑ nyɔ lɔ di ˈkɔ zi mɔ di mɑˈryɑ nɔ/ (Show IPA), 1502–72, Italian painter.
- AO
-
- RF
-
- 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.
- IF
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noun,
a supposition; uncertain possibility:
- 3D
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noun,
a three-dimensional form or appearance:
- 2D
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noun,
a two-dimensional form or appearance:
- SN
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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.
- DN
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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.
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- RI
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- OA
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- OE
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noun,
oy2 .
- OD
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noun,
a hypothetical force formerly held to pervade all nature and to manifest itself in magnetism, mesmerism, chemical action, etc.
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- SA
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- S.
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- CE
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- er
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interjection,
(used to express or represent a pause, hesitation, uncertainty, etc.).
- No
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noun,
an utterance of the word “no.”.
- EI
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- E.
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noun,
Edward (St. John) 1925–2000, U.S. writer and illustrator.
- R.
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- RA
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noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- RC
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- RN
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- D.
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- NI
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- N.
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- NA
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adverb,
no1 .
- NC
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- FA
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noun,
the syllable used for the fourth tone of a diatonic scale.
- ND
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- NF
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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.
- i.
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- FD
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- FC
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- SI
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noun,
the syllable used for the seventh tone of a scale and sometimes for the tone B.
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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.
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