Anagrams of gratifications
Word gratifications has
1531 anagrams
that can be made by using the letters of gratifications.
- gratification
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noun,
the state of being gratified; great satisfaction.
- ratifications
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noun,
the act of ratifying; confirmation; sanction.
- ratification
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noun,
the act of ratifying; confirmation; sanction.
- fascinator
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noun,
a person or thing that fascinates.
- agitations
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noun,
the act or process of agitating; state of being agitated:
- fantastico
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noun,
a very bizarre person.
- inartistic
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adjective,
lacking in artistic sense or appreciation.
- Africanist
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noun,
a person who specializes in and studies the cultures or languages of Africa.
- fictionist
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noun,
a writer of fiction; a novelist or short-story writer.
- fasciation
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noun,
the act of binding up or bandaging.
- orgiastic
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adjective,
of, relating to, or having the nature of an orgy.
- tractions
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noun,
the adhesive friction of a body on some surface, as a wheel on a rail or a tire on a road.
- factoring
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noun,
Commerce. the business of purchasing and collecting accounts receivable or of advancing cash on the basis of accounts receivable.
- Anticosti
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noun,
an island at the head of the Gulf of St. Lawrence in E Canada, in E Quebec province. 135 miles (217 km) long; 3043 sq. mi. (7880 sq. km).
- agonistic
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adjective,
combative; striving to overcome in argument.
- striction
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noun,
the act of constricting.
- striation
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noun,
striated condition or appearance.
- fantastic
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adjective,
conceived or appearing as if conceived by an unrestrained imagination; odd and remarkable; bizarre; grotesque:
- agitation
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noun,
the act or process of agitating; state of being agitated:
- cast-iron
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noun,
an alloy of iron, carbon, and other elements, cast as a soft and strong, or as a hard and brittle, iron, depending on the mixture and methods of molding.
- cat-train
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noun,
a train of sleds and other vehicles mounted on runners, the whole procession drawn by a tractor with caterpillar treads.
- rigatonis
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noun,
a tubular pasta in short, ribbed pieces.
- frication
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noun,
an audible, constrained rush of air accompanying and characteristic of fricatives.
- irisation
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noun,
the effect or quality of being iridescent; iridescence.
- titanias
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noun,
synthetic rutile, TiO 2 , used as a gem.
- isograft
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noun,
syngraft.
- introits
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noun,
Roman Catholic Church. a part of a psalm with antiphon recited by the celebrant of the Mass at the foot of the altar and, at High Mass, sung by the choir when the priest begins the Mass.
- Croatian
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noun,
a Croat.
- ricottas
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noun,
a soft Italian cheese that resembles cottage cheese.
- strontia
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noun,
Also called strontium oxide. a white or grayish-white, amorphous powder, SrO, resembling lime in its general character: used chiefly in the manufacture of strontium salts.
- transact
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verb (used with object),
to carry on or conduct (business, negotiations, activities, etc.) to a conclusion or settlement. Synonyms: enact, conclude, settle, manage, negotiate.
- Iscariot
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noun,
the surname of Judas, the betrayer of Jesus. Mark 3:19; 14:10, 11.
- infracts
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verb (used with object),
to break, violate, or infringe (a law, commitment, etc.).
- agnostic
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noun,
a person who holds that the existence of the ultimate cause, as God, and the essential nature of things are unknown and unknowable, or that human knowledge is limited to experience. Synonyms: disbeliever, nonbeliever, unbeliever; doubter, skeptic, secularist, empiricist; heathen, heretic, infidel, pagan.
- tragions
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noun,
a point in the depth of the notch just above the tragus of the ear.
- Rattigan
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noun,
Terence, 1911–77, English playwright.
- agitator
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noun,
a person who stirs up others in order to upset the status quo and further a political, social, or other cause:
- arnattos
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noun,
annatto (def 2).
- artistic
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adjective,
conforming to the standards of art; satisfying aesthetic requirements:
- Storting
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noun,
the parliament of Norway, elected by popular vote, which is divided into the upper house (Lagting) comprising one quarter of the members, and the lower house (Odelsting) comprising the rest.
- stoating
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noun,
the process or technique of finishing a facing, collar, or the like, or of mending material with concealed stitching.
- arcanist
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noun,
a person professing special secret knowledge concerning ceramics, especially concerning the making of porcelain.
- tactions
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noun,
touch; contact.
- ingrafts
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verb (used with object),
engraft.
- agaricin
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noun,
an impure form of agaric acid: formerly used in medicine as an agent for stopping excessive perspiration.
- cantoris
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adjective,
of or relating to the gospel or liturgical north side of a church (opposed to decani).
- infarcts
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noun,
a localized area of tissue, as in the heart or kidney, that is dying or dead, having been deprived of its blood supply because of an obstruction by embolism or thrombosis.
- carotins
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noun,
carotene.
- raincoat
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noun,
a waterproof or water-repellent coat worn as protection against rain.
- castrato
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noun,
a male singer, especially in the 18th century, castrated before puberty to prevent his soprano or contralto voice range from changing.
- aoristic
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adjective,
Grammar. pertaining to the aorist.
- aortitis
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noun,
inflammation of the aorta.
- roasting
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noun,
a severely critical notice or review; pan.
- intarsia
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noun,
an art or technique of decorating a surface with inlaid patterns, especially of wood mosaic, developed during the Renaissance.
- Citation
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noun,
Military. mention of a soldier or a unit in orders, usually for gallantry:
- coatings
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noun,
a layer of any substance spread over a surface.
- congrats
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noun, interjection,
congratulations.
- contagia
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noun,
the causative agent of a contagious or infectious disease, as a virus.
- tracings
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noun,
the act of a person or thing that traces.
- contrast
-
noun,
the act of contrasting; the state of being contrasted.
- rigatoni
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noun,
a tubular pasta in short, ribbed pieces.
- traction
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noun,
the adhesive friction of a body on some surface, as a wheel on a rail or a tire on a road.
- artifact
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noun,
any object made by human beings, especially with a view to subsequent use.
- Craftint
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- fication
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- fistiana
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noun,
the sport or world of boxing:
- organics
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noun,
a substance, as a fertilizer or pesticide, of animal or vegetable origin.
- Tritonis
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noun,
(in ancient geography) a mythical lake near the Mediterranean coast of Libya.
- Frascati
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noun,
a fruity white wine from Rome.
- actinias
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noun,
a sea anemone, especially of the genus Actinia.
- ocarinas
-
noun,
a simple musical wind instrument shaped somewhat like an elongated egg with a mouthpiece and finger holes.
- africans
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noun,
a native or inhabitant of Africa.
- Fraction
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noun,
Mathematics.
a number usually expressed in the form a/b.
a ratio of algebraic quantities similarly expressed.
- Santiago
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noun,
a city in and the capital of Chile, in the central part.
- Gastonia
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noun,
a city in S North Carolina, W of Charlotte.
- snot-rag
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noun,
a handkerchief.
- oscitant
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adjective,
yawning, as with drowsiness; gaping.
- fairings
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noun,
a structure on the exterior of an aircraft or boat, for reducing drag.
- Fittonia
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noun,
either of two plants, Fittonia gigantea or F. verschaffeltii, of the acanthus family, native to South America, having conspicuously veined leaves and often cultivated as a houseplant.
- frosting
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noun,
a sweet mixture, cooked or uncooked, for coating or filling cakes, cookies, and the like; icing.
- friction
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noun,
surface resistance to relative motion, as of a body sliding or rolling.
- organist
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noun,
a person who plays the organ.
- fittings
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noun,
the act of a person or thing that fits.
- insofar
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adverb,
to such an extent (usually followed by as):
- Sinitic
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noun,
a branch of Sino-Tibetan consisting of the various local languages and dialects whose speakers share literary Chinese as their standard language.
- forints
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noun,
an aluminum coin and the monetary unit of Hungary, equal to 100 fillér. Abbreviation: F., Ft.
- garcons
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noun,
(usually in direct address) a waiter in a restaurant.
- sitting
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noun,
the act of a person or thing that sits.
- ingraft
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verb (used with object),
engraft.
- Tartini
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noun,
Giuseppe [joo-zep-pe] /dʒuˈzɛp pɛ/ (Show IPA), 1692–1770, Italian violinist and composer.
- Sno-Cat
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- infract
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verb (used with object),
to break, violate, or infringe (a law, commitment, etc.).
- tartans
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noun,
a woolen or worsted cloth woven with stripes of different colors and widths crossing at right angles, worn chiefly by the Scottish Highlanders, each clan having its own distinctive plaid.
- casting
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noun,
the act or process of a person or thing that casts.
- incisor
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noun,
any of the four anterior teeth in each jaw, used for cutting and gnawing.
- infarct
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noun,
a localized area of tissue, as in the heart or kidney, that is dying or dead, having been deprived of its blood supply because of an obstruction by embolism or thrombosis.
- carinas
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noun,
Zoology. a keellike part or ridge, especially a ridge of bone on the ventral side of the sternum of birds.
- caritas
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noun,
charity.
- carotin
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noun,
carotene.
- sangria
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noun,
an iced drink, typically made with red wine, sugar, fruit juice, soda water, and spices, and containing fruit slices.
- attorns
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verb (used with object),
to turn over to another; transfer.
- Sinatra
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noun,
Frank (Francis Albert) 1915–98, U.S. singer and actor.
- astatic
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adjective,
unstable; unsteady.
- Artigas
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noun,
José Gervasio [haw-se her-vah-syaw] /hɔˈsɛ hɛrˈvɑ syɔ/ (Show IPA), 1764–1850, Uruguayan soldier and patriot.
- artisan
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noun,
a person skilled in an applied art; a craftsperson.
- scrinia
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noun,
a cylindrical container used in ancient Rome to hold papyrus rolls.
- Frisian
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noun,
a native or inhabitant of Friesland or the Frisian Islands.
- iris-in
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noun,
the gradual appearance of an image or scene through an expanding circle.
- rattons
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noun,
a rat.
- titians
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noun,
(Tiziano Vecellio) c1477–1576, Italian painter.
- Asiatic
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noun,
an Asian person.
- Titanic
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noun,
a British luxury liner that sank after colliding with an iceberg in the North Atlantic on its maiden voyage in April, 1912, with a loss of 1517 lives.
- signior
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noun,
signor.
- Titania
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noun,
synthetic rutile, TiO 2 , used as a gem.
- Signora
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noun,
a conventional Italian term of address or title of respect for a married woman, either used separately or prefixed to the name.
- caftans
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noun,
a long garment having long sleeves and tied at the waist by a girdle, worn under a coat in the Middle East.
- astrict
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verb (used with object),
to bind fast; constrain.
- ricotta
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noun,
a soft Italian cheese that resembles cottage cheese.
- frantic
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adjective,
desperate or wild with excitement, passion, fear, pain, etc.; frenzied.
- Franco-
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- atonics
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noun,
Grammar. an unaccented word, syllable, or sound.
- Introit
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noun,
Roman Catholic Church. a part of a psalm with antiphon recited by the celebrant of the Mass at the foot of the altar and, at High Mass, sung by the choir when the priest begins the Mass.
- attains
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verb (used with object),
to reach, achieve, or accomplish; gain; obtain:
- Francis
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noun,
a male given name: from an Old French word meaning “Frenchman.”.
- francia
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noun,
José Gaspar Rodríguez de [haw-se gahs-pahr raw-th ree-ges th e] /hɔˈsɛ gɑsˈpɑr rɔˈðri gɛs ðɛ/ (Show IPA), ("El Supremo") 1766–1840, Paraguayan political leader: dictator 1814–40.
- cations
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noun,
a positively charged ion that is attracted to the cathode in electrolysis.
- francas
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noun,
a city in Sao Paulo state, SE Brazil.
- Fitting
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noun,
the act of a person or thing that fits.
- tantras
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noun,
(italics) Hinduism. any of several books of esoteric doctrine regarding rituals, disciplines, meditation, etc., composed in the form of dialogues between Shiva and his Shakti; Agama.
- soaring
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noun,
the sport of flying a sailplane.
- strato-
-
- Cotinga
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noun,
any of several songbirds constituting the family Cotingidae of chiefly tropical New World regions.
- Gratian
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noun,
(Flavius Gratianus) a.d. 359–383, Roman emperor 375–383.
- ironist
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noun,
a person who uses irony habitually, especially a writer.
- cranio-
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- cratons
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noun,
a relatively rigid and immobile region of continental portions of the earth's crust.
- Croatia
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noun,
a republic in SE Europe: includes the historical regions of Dalmatia, Istria, and Slavonia; formerly a part of Yugoslavia. 21,835 sq. mi. (56,555 sq. km) Capital: Zagreb.
- sarangi
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noun,
(in India) a violinlike instrument used to accompany classical dancing.
- Gnostic
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noun,
(initial capital letter) a member of any of certain sects among the early Christians who claimed to have superior knowledge of spiritual matters, and explained the world as created by powers or agencies arising as emanations from the Godhead.
- granita
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noun,
frozen flavored ice.
- farinas
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noun,
flour or meal made from cereal grains and cooked as cereal, used in puddings, soups, etc.
- go-cart
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noun,
a small carriage for young children to ride in; stroller.
- fantast
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noun,
a visionary or dreamer.
- costing
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noun,
cost accounting.
- stratig
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- Goiania
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noun,
a city in and the capital of Goiás, in central Brazil, SW of Brasília.
- fanatic
-
noun,
a person with an extreme and uncritical enthusiasm or zeal, as in religion or politics.
- strati-
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- stoting
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noun,
stoating.
- station
-
noun,
a place or position in which a person or thing is normally located.
- Grafton
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noun,
Sue, born 1940, U.S. detective novelist.
- facings
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noun,
a covering in front, for ornament, protection, etc., as an outer layer of stone on a brick wall.
- gracias
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interjection,
thank you.
- faction
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noun,
a group or clique within a larger group, party, government, organization, or the like:
- fairing
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noun,
a structure on the exterior of an aircraft or boat, for reducing drag.
- Sarcina
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noun,
any of several spherical, saprophytic bacteria of the genus Sarcina, having a cuboidal cell arrangement.
- Stagira
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noun,
an ancient town in NE Greece, in Macedonia on the E Chalcidice peninsula: birthplace of Aristotle.
- 2,4,5-t
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noun,
a light-tan, water-insoluble solid, C 8 H 5 Cl 3 O 3 , used chiefly for killing weeds.
- Sagitta
-
noun,
the Arrow, a northern constellation between Aquila and Cygnus.
- Tarasco
-
noun,
Tarascan.
- Taranto
-
noun,
Ancient Tarentum. a fortified seaport in SE Italy, on the Gulf of Taranto: founded by the Greeks in the 8th century b.c.; naval base.
- factors
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noun,
one of the elements contributing to a particular result or situation:
- Icarian
-
noun,
an inhabitant of Icaria.
- iatrics
-
- cistron
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noun,
a segment of DNA that encodes for the formation of a specific polypeptide chain; a structural gene.
- gastric
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adjective,
pertaining to the stomach.
- citrins
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noun,
bioflavonoid.
- citrons
-
noun,
a pale-yellow fruit resembling the lemon but larger and with thicker rind, borne by a small tree or large bush, Citrus medica, allied to the lemon and lime.
- Roscian
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adjective,
of, relating to, or involving acting.
- coating
-
noun,
a layer of any substance spread over a surface.
- gastrin
-
noun,
a hormone that stimulates the secretion of gastric juice.
- Costain
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noun,
Thomas Bertram, 1885–1965, U.S. novelist, historian, and editor, born in Canada.
- constr.
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- gastro-
-
- contra-
-
- contras
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noun,
(often initial capital letter) a member of a counterrevolutionary guerrilla group in Nicaragua.
- firings
-
noun,
the act of a person or thing that fires.
- satanic
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adjective,
of Satan.
- Grattan
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noun,
Henry, 1746–1820, Irish statesman and orator.
- fiction
-
noun,
the class of literature comprising works of imaginative narration, especially in prose form.
- gratins
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noun,
au gratin.
- cortina
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noun,
a weblike, often evanescent veil covering the gills or hanging from the cap edge of certain mushrooms, particularly those of genus Cortinarius, and sometimes persisting as a ring or remnant of fibrils around the mushroom stalk.
- sorting
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noun,
the process by which sedimentary particles become separated according to some particular characteristic, as size or shape.
- taction
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noun,
touch; contact.
- ocarina
-
noun,
a simple musical wind instrument shaped somewhat like an elongated egg with a mouthpiece and finger holes.
- frontis
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noun,
the front wall of a cancha or jai alai court.
Compare rebote (def 1).
- Actinia
-
noun,
a sea anemone, especially of the genus Actinia.
- Aorangi
-
noun,
Cook, Mount.
- Nicosia
-
noun,
a city on and the capital of Cyprus, in the central part.
- Toscana
-
noun,
Italian name of Tuscany.
- origans
-
noun,
an aromatic herb, especially oregano.
- African
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Africa.
- tragics
-
noun,
the tragic, the element or quality of tragedy in literature, art, drama, etc.:
- organic
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noun,
a substance, as a fertilizer or pesticide, of animal or vegetable origin.
- tritons
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noun,
a positively-charged particle consisting of a proton and two neutrons, equivalent to the nucleus of an atom of tritium.
- trigons
-
noun,
a triangle.
- tragion
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noun,
a point in the depth of the notch just above the tragus of the ear.
- acrasin
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noun,
a chemotactic substance, identical with cAMP, secreted by myxamebas of cellular slime molds and attracting other myxamebas to aggregate and form a pseudoplasmodium.
- Tristan
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noun,
a male given name, form of Tristram.
- antiars
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noun,
the upas tree.
- agitato
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adjective,
agitated; restless or hurried in movement or style.
- Transit
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noun,
the act or fact of passing across or through; passage from one place to another.
- agnosia
-
noun,
partial or total inability to recognize objects by use of the senses.
- actings
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noun,
the art, profession, or activity of those who perform in stage plays, motion pictures, etc.
- raising
-
noun,
a rule of transformational grammar that shifts the subject or object of an embedded clause into the subject or object position of the main clause, as in the derivation of The suspect appears to be innocent from It appears that the suspect is innocent.
- ratings
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noun,
classification according to grade or rank.
- actino-
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- transf.
-
- angoras
-
noun,
Angora cat.
- agonist
-
noun,
a person engaged in a contest, conflict, struggle, etc., especially the protagonist in a literary work.
- isation
-
- airings
-
noun,
an exposure to the air, as for drying.
- Aaronic
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adjective,
of or relating to Aaron.
- tracing
-
noun,
the act of a person or thing that traces.
- agarics
-
noun,
any fungus of the family Agaricaceae, including several common edible mushrooms.
- rattans
-
noun,
Also called rattan palm. any of various climbing palms of the genus Calamus or allied genera.
- tricots
-
noun,
a warp-knit fabric of various natural or synthetic fibers, as wool, silk, or nylon, having fine vertical ribs on the face and horizontal ribs on the back, used especially for making garments.
- arnicas
-
noun,
any composite plant of the genus Arnica, having opposite leaves and yellow flower heads.
- natator
-
noun,
a swimmer.
- tsarina
-
noun,
czarina.
- against
-
Idioms,
over against, in contrast with:
- arnatto
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noun,
annatto (def 2).
- rations
-
noun,
a fixed allowance of provisions or food, especially for soldiers or sailors or for civilians during a shortage:
- aristo-
-
- Trianta
-
noun,
Trianda.
- octants
-
noun,
the eighth part of a circle.
- anattos
-
noun,
annatto.
- Niigata
-
noun,
a seaport on NW Honshu, in central Japan.
- rafting
-
noun,
the sport of traveling on rivers and streams by raft.
- facing
-
noun,
a covering in front, for ornament, protection, etc., as an outer layer of stone on a brick wall.
- sancta
-
noun,
a sacred or holy place.
- grains
-
noun,
an iron instrument with barbed prongs, for spearing or harpooning fish.
- crofts
-
noun,
a small farm, especially one worked by a tenant.
- grani-
-
- agonic
-
adjective,
not forming an angle.
- Strong
-
Idioms,
come on strong, Slang. to behave in an aggressive, ardent, or flamboyant manner:
- strata
-
noun,
a plural of stratum.
- string
-
noun,
a slender cord or thick thread used for binding or tying; line.
- strict
-
adjective,
characterized by or acting in close conformity to requirements or principles:
- triacs
-
noun,
a type of thyristor designed for electronic control of the current supplied to a circuit, used especially in dimmers for lighting systems.
- Factor
-
noun,
one of the elements contributing to a particular result or situation:
- facias
-
noun,
dashboard (def 1).
- Nicias
-
noun,
died 413 b.c, Athenian statesman and general.
- tricot
-
noun,
a warp-knit fabric of various natural or synthetic fibers, as wool, silk, or nylon, having fine vertical ribs on the face and horizontal ribs on the back, used especially for making garments.
- Strain
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noun,
any force or pressure tending to alter shape, cause a fracture, etc.
- C-star
-
noun,
carbon star.
- Strait
-
noun,
Often, straits. (used with a singular verb) a narrow passage of water connecting two large bodies of water.
- grafts
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noun,
Horticulture.
a bud, shoot, or scion of a plant inserted in a groove, slit, or the like in a stem or stock of another plant in which it continues to grow.
the plant resulting from such an operation; the united stock and scion.
the place where the scion is inserted.
- otitis
-
noun,
inflammation of the ear.
- Tocsin
-
noun,
a signal, especially of alarm, sounded on a bell or bells.
- agoras
-
noun,
a popular political assembly.
- taigas
-
noun,
the coniferous evergreen forests of subarctic lands, covering vast areas of northern North America and Eurasia.
- corita
-
noun,
a boat resembling a large, woven basket, used by Indians of the southwestern U.S.
- coring
-
noun,
the act of removing a core or of cutting from a central part.
- grifts
-
noun,
(sometimes used with a plural verb) a group of methods for obtaining money falsely through the use of swindles, frauds, dishonest gambling, etc.
- tafias
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noun,
a type of rum made in Haiti from lower grades of molasses, refuse sugar, or the like.
- corgis
-
noun,
Welsh corgi.
- Saigon
-
noun,
former name of Ho Chi Minh City: capital of former South Vietnam 1954–76.
- racons
-
noun,
radar beacon.
- arsino
-
adjective,
containing the arsino group.
- contr.
-
- griots
-
noun,
a member of a hereditary caste among the peoples of western Africa whose function is to keep an oral history of the tribe or village and to entertain with stories, poems, songs, dances, etc.
- toting
-
noun,
the practice of taking home food from an employer by a person engaged in domestic service.
- Grison
-
noun,
a weasellike carnivore, Galictis vittata, ranging from southern Mexico to Peru, having a grayish-white upper body, a distinctive white stripe across the forehead and ears, and a dark brown face, chest, and legs.
- nastic
-
adjective,
of or showing sufficiently greater cellular force or growth on one side of an axis to change the form or position of the axis.
- congas
-
noun,
a Cuban ballroom dance that consists of three steps forward followed by a kick, characteristically performed by a group following a leader in a single line.
- gratis
-
adverb,
without charge or payment; free:
- tragic
-
noun,
the tragic, the element or quality of tragedy in literature, art, drama, etc.:
- grano-
-
- crafts
-
noun,
an art, trade, or occupation requiring special skill, especially manual skill:
- Crista
-
noun,
a crest or ridge.
- trans.
-
- craton
-
noun,
a relatively rigid and immobile region of continental portions of the earth's crust.
- Crania
-
noun,
the skull of a vertebrate.
- Granta
-
noun,
Cam.
- Grants
-
noun,
a town in W New Mexico.
- agric.
-
- cosign
-
verb (used with or without object),
to sign as a cosigner.
- cottas
-
noun,
a surplice.
- ottars
-
noun,
attar (def 1).
- agron.
-
- trains
-
noun,
Railroads. a self-propelled, connected group of rolling stock.
- racist
-
noun,
a person who believes in racism, the doctrine that one's own racial group is superior or that a particular racial group is inferior to the others.
- COSTAR
-
noun,
a performer, especially an actor or actress, who shares star billing with another.
- gratin
-
noun,
au gratin.
- agaric
-
noun,
any fungus of the family Agaricaceae, including several common edible mushrooms.
- trigon
-
noun,
a triangle.
- fagins
-
noun,
(in Dickens' Oliver Twist) a villainous old man who trains and uses young boys as thieves.
- scato-
-
- Garcia
-
noun,
Jerome John ("Jerry") 1942–95, U.S. rock guitarist, singer, and songwriter.
- organa
-
noun,
a plural of organon.
- forint
-
noun,
an aluminum coin and the monetary unit of Hungary, equal to 100 fillér. Abbreviation: F., Ft.
- forgat
-
verb,
a simple past tense of forget.
- Garcon
-
noun,
(usually in direct address) a waiter in a restaurant.
- sit-in
-
noun,
any organized protest in which a group of people peacefully occupy and refuse to leave a premises:
- Gascon
-
noun,
a native of Gascony, France, the inhabitants of which were reputedly very boastful.
- fortis
-
noun,
a fortis consonant.
- Gaston
-
noun,
a male given name.
- norias
-
noun,
a device consisting of a series of buckets on a wheel, used in Spain and the East for raising water.
- Triton
-
noun,
a positively-charged particle consisting of a proton and two neutrons, equivalent to the nucleus of an atom of tritium.
- actin-
-
- gastr-
-
- acting
-
noun,
the art, profession, or activity of those who perform in stage plays, motion pictures, etc.
- fistic
-
adjective,
of boxing; pugilistic:
- Fortas
-
noun,
Abe, 1910–1982, U.S. lawyer, government official, and jurist: associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court 1965–69.
- sci-fi
-
noun,
science fiction.
- gators
-
noun,
Southern U.S. Informal. alligator.
- Signac
-
noun,
Paul [pawl] /pɔl/ (Show IPA), 1863–1935, French painter.
- scrota
-
noun,
the pouch of skin that contains the testes.
- Tsonga
-
noun,
a Bantu language spoken in Mozambique, Zambia, and South Africa.
- Frisco
-
noun,
San Francisco.
- Scotti
-
noun,
Antonio [ahn-taw-nyaw] /ɑnˈtɔ nyɔ/ (Show IPA), 1866–1936, Italian baritone.
- Scotia
-
noun,
a deep concave molding between two fillets, as in the Attic base.
- Octans
-
noun,
the Octant, a southern constellation that contains the south celestial pole.
- octant
-
noun,
the eighth part of a circle.
- fracas
-
noun,
a noisy, disorderly disturbance or fight; riotous brawl; uproar.
- Signor
-
noun,
a conventional Italian term of address or title of respect for a man, either used separately or prefixed to the name. Abbreviation: Sig., sig.
- scoria
-
noun,
Metallurgy. the refuse, dross, or slag left after melting or smelting metal; scum.
- tronas
-
noun,
a monoclinic mineral, grayish or yellowish hydrous sodium carbonate and bicarbonate, Na 2 CO 3 ⋅NaHCO 3 ⋅2H 2 , occurring in dried or partly evaporated lake basins.
- 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.
- orangs
-
noun,
orangutan.
- franca
-
noun,
a city in Sao Paulo state, SE Brazil.
- gainst
-
preposition,
against.
- actins
-
noun,
a globulin that is present in muscle plasma and that in connection with myosin plays an important role in muscle contraction.
- action
-
noun,
the process or state of acting or of being active:
- fagots
-
noun,
a bundle of sticks, twigs, or branches bound together and used as fuel, a fascine, a torch, etc.
- confit
-
noun,
duck or goose cooked in its own fat and preserved.
- trigos
-
noun,
wheat; field of wheat.
- Africa
-
noun,
a continent S of Europe and between the Atlantic and Indian oceans. About 11,700,000 sq. mi. (30,303,000 sq. km).
- farina
-
noun,
flour or meal made from cereal grains and cooked as cereal, used in puddings, soups, etc.
- santir
-
noun,
a Persian musical instrument resembling a dulcimer.
- afrits
-
noun,
afreet.
- nitro-
-
- nitric
-
adjective,
containing nitrogen, usually in the pentavalent state.
- nocti-
-
- Fangio
-
noun,
Juan Manuel [wahn man-wel;; Spanish hwahn mah-nwel] /ˈwɑn mænˈwɛl;; Spanish ˈʰwɑn mɑˈnwɛl/ (Show IPA), 1911–1995, Argentine racing-car driver.
- static
-
noun,
Electricity.
static or atmospheric electricity.
interference due to such electricity.
- aftosa
-
noun,
foot-and-mouth disease.
- stator
-
noun,
Electricity, Machinery. a portion of a machine that remains fixed with respect to rotating parts, especially the collection of stationary parts in the magnetic circuits of a machine.
Compare rotor (def 1).
- gonifs
-
noun,
ganef.
- faints
-
noun,
the impure spirit produced in the first and last stages of the distillation of whiskey.
- stingo
-
noun,
strong beer.
- fascia
-
noun,
a band or fillet, as for binding the hair.
- sarco-
-
- firing
-
noun,
the act of a person or thing that fires.
- Sorata
-
noun,
Mount, a mountain in W Bolivia, in the Andes, near Lake Titicaca: two peaks, Ancohuma, 21,490 feet (6550 meters), and Illampu, 21,276 feet (6485 meters).
- satori
-
noun,
sudden enlightenment.
- sonata
-
noun,
a composition for one or two instruments, typically in three or four movements in contrasted forms and keys.
- satang
-
noun,
a monetary unit and former coin of Thailand, the 100th part of a baht.
- fincas
-
noun,
a ranch or large farm in a Spanish-speaking country, especially a plantation in tropical Spanish America.
- Sarton
-
noun,
May, 1912–95, U.S. poet, novelist, and playwright.
- origan
-
noun,
an aromatic herb, especially oregano.
- Sontag
-
noun,
Susan, 1933–2004, U.S. critic, novelist, and essayist.
- sarong
-
noun,
a loose-fitting skirtlike garment formed by wrapping a strip of cloth around the lower part of the body, worn by both men and women in the Malay Archipelago and certain islands of the Pacific Ocean.
- noctis
-
adjective,
(in prescriptions) of the night.
- fiasco
-
noun,
a complete and ignominious failure.
- Sarnia
-
noun,
a port in SE Ontario, in S Canada, on the S shore of Lake Huron, on the St. Clair River, across from Port Huron, Michigan.
- origin
-
noun,
something from which anything arises or is derived; source; fountainhead:
- Girtin
-
noun,
Thomas, 1775–1802, English painter.
- Stacia
-
noun,
a female given name.
- gisant
-
noun,
a sculptured representation of a dead person in a recumbent position, usually as part of a sepulchral monument.
- fatsia
-
noun,
a shrub or small tree, Fatsia japonica, of the ginseng family, having large, glossy, palmately compound leaves and often grown as a houseplant.
- anatto
-
noun,
annatto.
- airing
-
noun,
an exposure to the air, as for drying.
- groans
-
noun,
a low, mournful sound uttered in pain or grief:
- Aragon
-
noun,
Louis [lwee] /lwi/ (Show IPA), 1897–1982, French novelist, poet, and journalist.
- Itasca
-
noun,
Lake, a lake in N Minnesota: one of the sources of the Mississippi River.
- Cairns
-
noun,
a seaport in NE Australia.
- inorg.
-
- aorist
-
noun,
a verb tense, as in Classical Greek, expressing action or, in the indicative mood, past action, without further limitation or implication.
- aortas
-
noun,
the main trunk of the arterial system, conveying blood from the left ventricle of the heart to all of the body except the lungs.
- tatars
-
noun,
a member of a modern Turkic people living in the Tatar Autonomous Republic and adjacent regions of eastern European Russia and in widely scattered communities in western Siberia and central Asia.
- caftan
-
noun,
a long garment having long sleeves and tied at the waist by a girdle, worn under a coat in the Middle East.
- ingots
-
noun,
a mass of metal cast in a convenient form for shaping, remelting, or refining.
- instar
-
noun,
an insect in any one of its periods of postembryonic growth between molts.
- tiaras
-
noun,
a jeweled, ornamental coronet worn by women.
- Ticino
-
noun,
a canton in S Switzerland. 1086 sq. mi. (2813 sq. km). Capital: Bellinzona.
- instr.
-
- Tifton
-
noun,
a town in central Georgia.
- Tigris
-
noun,
a river in SW Asia, flowing SE from SE Turkey through Iraq, joining the Euphrates to form the Shatt-al-Arab. 1150 miles (1850 km) long.
- ratans
-
noun,
rattan.
- cantar
-
noun,
a poem consisting of four-line stanzas, each line having eight syllables.
- tinct.
-
- Carina
-
noun,
Zoology. a keellike part or ridge, especially a ridge of bone on the ventral side of the sternum of birds.
- carton
-
noun,
a cardboard or plastic box used typically for storage or shipping.
- tarso-
-
- Carson
-
noun,
Christopher ("Kit") 1809–68, U.S. frontiersman and scout.
- raisin
-
noun,
a grape of any of various sweet varieties dried in the sun or by artificial means, often used in cookery.
- Carnot
-
noun,
Lazare Nicolas Marguerite [la-zar nee-kaw-lah mar-guh-reet] /laˈzar ni kɔˈlɑ mar gəˈrit/ (Show IPA), 1753–1823, French general and statesman.
- incogs
-
adjective, adverb, noun,
incognita or incognito.
- Carian
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Caria.
- Cantor
-
noun,
the religious official of a synagogue who conducts the liturgical portion of a service and sings or chants the prayers and parts of prayers designed to be performed as solos.
- cargos
-
noun,
the lading or freight of a ship, airplane, etc.
- carats
-
noun,
a unit of weight in gemstones, 200 milligrams (about 3 grains of troy or avoirdupois weight). Abbreviation: c., ct.
- Tartan
-
noun,
a woolen or worsted cloth woven with stripes of different colors and widths crossing at right angles, worn chiefly by the Scottish Highlanders, each clan having its own distinctive plaid.
- antiar
-
noun,
the upas tree.
- infra-
-
- Cantos
-
noun,
one of the main or larger divisions of a long poem.
- Istria
-
noun,
a peninsula at the N end of the Adriatic, in SW Slovenia and W Croatia.
- attorn
-
verb (used with object),
to turn over to another; transfer.
- fronts
-
noun,
the foremost part or surface of anything.
- iritis
-
noun,
inflammation of the iris of the eye.
- isatin
-
noun,
a yellowish-red or orange, crystalline, water-soluble solid, C 8 H 5 NO 2 , used chiefly in the synthesis of vat dyes.
- asonia
-
noun,
tone deafness.
- titans
-
noun,
Classical Mythology.
any of the sons of Uranus and Gaea, including Coeus, Crius, Cronus, Hyperion, Iapetus, and Oceanus.
Also, Titaness. any of the sisters of these, including Mnemosyne, Phoebe, Rhea, Tethys, Themis, and Thia.
any of the offspring of the children of Uranus and Gaea.
- Isaian
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or characteristic of Isaiah or of the book of the Bible bearing his name.
- Titian
-
noun,
(Tiziano Vecellio) c1477–1576, Italian painter.
- Arista
-
noun,
Botany. a bristlelike appendage of the spikelets of grains or grasses; an awn.
- ratton
-
noun,
a rat.
- riatas
-
noun,
a lariat.
- ironic
-
adjective,
using words to convey a meaning that is the opposite of its literal meaning; containing or exemplifying irony:
- Artois
-
noun,
a former province in N France: artesian wells.
- arnica
-
noun,
any composite plant of the genus Arnica, having opposite leaves and yellow flower heads.
- artist
-
noun,
a person who produces works in any of the arts that are primarily subject to aesthetic criteria.
- Rattan
-
noun,
Also called rattan palm. any of various climbing palms of the genus Calamus or allied genera.
- aroint
-
verb (imperative),
begone:
- argots
-
noun,
a specialized idiomatic vocabulary peculiar to a particular class or group of people, especially that of an underworld group, devised for private communication and identification:
- ricins
-
noun,
a white, poisonous, protein powder from the bean of the castor-oil plant.
- intact
-
adjective,
not altered, broken, or impaired; remaining uninjured, sound, or whole; untouched; unblemished:
- intro.
-
- tincts
-
noun,
tint; tinge; coloring.
- Attica
-
noun,
a region in SE Greece, surrounding Athens: under Athenian rule in ancient times.
- rating
-
noun,
classification according to grade or rank.
- attars
-
noun,
Also, atar, athar, ottar, otto. a perfume or essential oil obtained from flowers or petals.
- attain
-
verb (used with object),
to reach, achieve, or accomplish; gain; obtain:
- intra-
-
- Tongas
-
noun,
a light, two-wheeled, horse-drawn vehicle used in India.
- astro-
-
- isotac
-
noun,
a line drawn on a map connecting all points where ice starts to melt at approximately the same period in spring.
- atonic
-
noun,
Grammar. an unaccented word, syllable, or sound.
- intros
-
noun,
an introduction.
- ration
-
noun,
a fixed allowance of provisions or food, especially for soldiers or sailors or for civilians during a shortage:
- ionics
-
noun,
Prosody. an Ionic foot, verse, or meter.
- argons
-
noun,
a colorless, odorless, chemically inactive, monatomic, gaseous element that, because of its inertness, is used for filling fluorescent and incandescent lamps and vacuum tubes. Symbol: Ar; atomic number: 18; atomic weight: 39.948.
- astron
-
- tarsia
-
noun,
intarsia.
- casing
-
noun,
a case or covering; housing.
- casino
-
noun,
a building or large room used for meetings, entertainment, dancing, etc., especially such a place equipped with gambling devices, gambling tables, etc.
- Rosita
-
noun,
a female given name, Spanish form of Rose.
- safari
-
noun,
a journey or expedition, for hunting, exploration, or investigation, especially in eastern Africa.
- Catton
-
noun,
(Charles) Bruce, 1899–1978, U.S. journalist and historian.
- aniso-
-
- taints
-
noun,
a trace of something bad, offensive, or harmful.
- rising
-
noun,
the act of a person or thing that rises.
- narco-
-
- narcos
-
noun,
narc.
- sacro-
-
- icings
-
noun,
a sweet, creamy spread, as of confectioners' sugar, butter, and flavoring, for covering cakes, cookies, etc.; frosting.
- coatis
-
noun,
any tropical American carnivore of the genus Nasua, related to the raccoon, having an elongated body, long, ringed tail, and a slender, flexible snout.
- Rosina
-
noun,
a female given name, Italian form of Rose.
- Catano
-
noun,
a city in NE Puerto Rico, SW of San Juan.
- Tantra
-
noun,
(italics) Hinduism. any of several books of esoteric doctrine regarding rituals, disciplines, meditation, etc., composed in the form of dialogues between Shiva and his Shakti; Agama.
- Angora
-
noun,
Angora cat.
- Icaria
-
noun,
Also, Ikaria. a Greek island in the Aegean Sea: a part of the Southern Sporades group. 99 sq. mi. (256 sq. km).
- iatro-
-
- tanist
-
noun,
the successor apparent to a Celtic chief, usually the oldest or worthiest of his kin, chosen by election among the tribe during the chief's lifetime.
- Citron
-
noun,
a pale-yellow fruit resembling the lemon but larger and with thicker rind, borne by a small tree or large bush, Citrus medica, allied to the lemon and lime.
- citrin
-
noun,
bioflavonoid.
- iatric
-
adjective,
of or relating to a physician or medicine; medical.
- NASCAR
-
noun,
National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing.
- tangos
-
noun,
a ballroom dance of Latin-American origin, danced by couples, and having many varied steps, figures, and poses.
- cation
-
noun,
a positively charged ion that is attracted to the cathode in electrolysis.
- angio-
-
- coigns
-
noun, verb (used with object),
quoin.
- Castor
-
noun,
Also, castoreum. a brownish, unctuous substance with a strong, penetrating odor, secreted by certain glands in the groin of the beaver, used in medicine and perfumery.
- casita
-
noun,
a small crude dwelling forming part of a shantytown inhabited by Mexican laborers in the southwestern U.S.
- groins
-
noun,
Anatomy. the fold or hollow on either side of the front of the body where the thigh joins the abdomen.
- groats
-
noun,
hulled grain, as wheat or oats, broken into fragments.
- Castro
-
noun,
Cipriano [sip-ree-ah-noh;; Spanish see-pree-ah-naw] /ˌsɪp riˈɑ noʊ;; Spanish ˌsi priˈɑ nɔ/ (Show IPA), 1858?–1924, Venezuelan military and political leader: president 1901–08; exiled 1908.
- tainos
-
noun,
a member of an extinct Arawakan Indian tribe of the West Indies.
- tarots
-
noun,
any of a set of 22 playing cards bearing allegorical representations, used for fortunetelling and as trump cards in tarok.
- Nagari
-
noun,
a group of related scripts, including Devanagari, derived from Brahmi and used for the writing of many of the languages of India.
- scart
-
verb (used with or without object),
to scratch, scrape, mark, or scar.
- Ionia
-
noun,
an ancient region on the W coast of Asia Minor and on adjacent islands in the Aegean: colonized by the ancient Greeks.
- scrag
-
noun,
a lean or scrawny person or animal.
- Irina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Ionic
-
noun,
Prosody. an Ionic foot, verse, or meter.
- groat
-
noun,
a silver coin of England, equal to four pennies, issued from 1279 to 1662.
- octan
-
noun,
an octan fever.
- garni
-
adjective,
garnished.
- scat-
-
- rifts
-
noun,
an opening made by splitting, cleaving, etc.; fissure; cleft; chink.
- 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.
- groin
-
noun,
Anatomy. the fold or hollow on either side of the front of the body where the thigh joins the abdomen.
- noria
-
noun,
a device consisting of a series of buckets on a wheel, used in Spain and the East for raising water.
- scrog
-
noun,
any naturally short or stunted tree or bush, as a crab apple tree or blackthorn bush.
- grift
-
noun,
(sometimes used with a plural verb) a group of methods for obtaining money falsely through the use of swindles, frauds, dishonest gambling, etc.
- ratio
-
noun,
the relation between two similar magnitudes with respect to the number of times the first contains the second:
- Natta
-
noun,
Giulio [joo-lyaw] /ˈdʒu lyɔ/ (Show IPA), 1903–79, Italian chemist and engineer: Nobel Prize in chemistry 1963.
- naso-
-
- rafts
-
noun,
a more or less rigid floating platform made of buoyant material or materials:
- Irons
-
noun,
Jeremy (John) born 1948, English actor.
- octa-
-
- Frost
-
noun,
a degree or state of coldness sufficient to cause the freezing of water.
- intr.
-
- rotas
-
noun,
Chiefly British.
a round or rotation of duties; a period of work or duty taken in rotation with others.
an agenda or circuit of sporting events, as a round of golf tournaments, played in different localities throughout the year.
- grist
-
noun,
grain to be ground.
- Scott
-
noun,
Barbara Ann, 1928–2012, Canadian figure skater.
- sagan
-
noun,
Carl (Edward) 1934–96, U.S. astronomer and writer.
- Isaac
-
noun,
a son of Abraham and Sarah, and father of Jacob. Gen. 21:1–4.
- scorn
-
noun,
open or unqualified contempt; disdain:
- gains
-
- grots
-
noun,
a grotto.
- ontic
-
adjective,
possessing the character of real rather than phenomenal existence; noumenal.
- Scot.
-
- Orang
-
noun,
orangutan.
- riant
-
adjective,
laughing; smiling; cheerful.
- orans
-
noun,
orant.
- ratos
-
noun,
rocket-assisted takeoff.
- Iran.
-
- orant
-
noun,
a representation of a female figure, with outstretched arms and palms up in a gesture of prayer, in ancient and early Christian art.
- scion
-
noun,
a descendant.
- Isiac
-
adjective,
of or relating to Isis or the worship of Isis.
- gaits
-
noun,
a manner of walking, stepping, or running.
- Orcas
-
noun,
the killer whale, Orcinus orca.
- Nasca
-
adjective,
Nazca.
- racon
-
noun,
radar beacon.
- scatt
-
noun,
scat5 .
- Gaons
-
noun,
a title of honor for the directors of the Jewish academies at Sura and Pumbedita in Babylonia, used from the end of the 6th century a.d. to about the beginning of the 11th century.
- griot
-
noun,
a member of a hereditary caste among the peoples of western Africa whose function is to keep an oral history of the tribe or village and to entertain with stories, poems, songs, dances, etc.
- riata
-
noun,
a lariat.
- saiga
-
noun,
a goatlike antelope, Saiga tatarica, of western Asia and eastern Russia, having a greatly enlarged muzzle.
- iotas
-
noun,
a very small quantity; jot; whit.
- grins
-
noun,
a broad smile.
- ricin
-
noun,
a white, poisonous, protein powder from the bean of the castor-oil plant.
- OFris
-
noun,
the Frisian language before c1500. Abbreviation: OFris.
- Safar
-
noun,
the second month of the Muslim calendar.
- istic
-
- 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.
- sanit
-
- Oscan
-
noun,
one of an ancient people of south-central Italy.
- riots
-
noun,
a noisy, violent public disorder caused by a group or crowd of persons, as by a crowd protesting against another group, a government policy, etc., in the streets.
- Inari
-
noun,
Lake, a lake in NE Finland. About 500 sq. mi. (1295 sq. km).
- ragis
-
noun,
a cereal grass, Eleusine coracana, cultivated in the Old World for its grain.
- Goias
-
noun,
a state in central Brazil. 247,826 sq. mi. (641,870 sq. km). Capital: Goiânia.
- Santa
-
noun,
Santa Claus.
- infos
-
noun,
information.
- nitr-
-
- rason
-
noun,
a long, loose, black gown with wide sleeves, worn by the clergy.
- gonif
-
noun,
ganef.
- OSCAR
-
noun,
a word used in communications to represent the letter O.
- rants
-
noun,
ranting, extravagant, or violent declamation.
- naira
-
noun,
a paper money and monetary unit of Nigeria, equal to 100 kobo: replaced the pound in 1973.
- incr.
-
- rings
-
noun,
a typically circular band of metal or other durable material, especially one of gold or other precious metal, often set with gems, for wearing on the finger as an ornament, a token of betrothal or marriage, etc.
- ratan
-
noun,
rattan.
- Ostia
-
noun,
a town in central Italy, SW of Rome: ruins from 4th century b.c.; site of ancient port of Rome.
- grain
-
noun,
a small, hard seed, especially the seed of a food plant such as wheat, corn, rye, oats, rice, or millet.
- Niort
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Deux-Sèvres, in W France.
- 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).
- raias
-
noun,
rayah.
- NAAFI
-
noun,
Navy, Army, and Air Force Institutes: an organization that provides social facilities, stores, etc., to British military personnel.
- graft
-
noun,
Horticulture.
a bud, shoot, or scion of a plant inserted in a groove, slit, or the like in a stem or stock of another plant in which it continues to grow.
the plant resulting from such an operation; the united stock and scion.
the place where the scion is inserted.
- incog
-
adjective, adverb, noun,
incognita or incognito.
- incor
-
- naifs
-
noun,
a naive or inexperienced person.
- Grana
-
noun,
(in prescriptions) plural of granum.
- Sango
-
noun,
a Niger-Congo language of the Adamawa-Eastern branch, used as a lingua franca in the Central African Republic.
- gotta
-
- ranis
-
noun,
ranee.
- gotra
-
noun,
a Hindu clan tracing its paternal lineage from a common ancestor, usually a saint or sage.
- Nitti
-
noun,
Francesco Saverio [frahn-ches-kaw sah-ve-ryaw] /frɑnˈtʃɛs kɔ sɑˈvɛ ryɔ/ (Show IPA), 1868–1953, Italian lawyer, statesman, and economist.
- groan
-
noun,
a low, mournful sound uttered in pain or grief:
- gator
-
noun,
Southern U.S. Informal. alligator.
- gifts
-
noun,
something given voluntarily without payment in return, as to show favor toward someone, honor an occasion, or make a gesture of assistance; present.
- girns
-
noun, verb (used with object),
grin2 .
- Nogai
-
noun,
a member of a people living in the Caucasus region.
- Sarto
-
noun,
Andrea del [ahn-drey-uh del;; Italian ahn-dre-ah del] /ɑnˈdreɪ ə dɛl;; Italian ɑnˈdrɛ ɑ dɛl/ (Show IPA), Andrea del Sarto.
- Saint
-
noun,
any of certain persons of exceptional holiness of life, formally recognized as such by the Christian Church, especially by canonization.
- roans
-
noun,
a horse or other animal with a roan coat.
- Satan
-
noun,
the chief evil spirit; the great adversary of humanity; the devil.
- 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.
- ician
-
- orig.
-
- narcs
-
noun,
a government agent or detective charged with the enforcement of laws restricting the use of narcotics.
- giant
-
noun,
(in folklore) a being with human form but superhuman size, strength, etc.
- satin
-
noun,
a fabric in a warp-effect or filling-effect satin weave, as acetate, rayon, nylon, or silk, often having a glossy face and a soft, slippery texture.
- scant
-
adverb,
Scot. and North England Dialect. scarcely; barely; hardly.
- roast
-
noun,
roasted meat or a piece of roasted meat, as a piece of beef or veal of a quantity and shape for slicing into more than one portion.
- giros
-
noun,
autogiro.
- inst.
-
- ition
-
- noct-
-
- ingot
-
noun,
a mass of metal cast in a convenient form for shaping, remelting, or refining.
- Saran
-
noun,
a thermoplastic copolymer of vinylidene chloride and usually small amounts of vinyl chloride or acrylonitrile: used as a fiber, for packaging, and for making acid-resistant pipe.
- ornis
-
noun,
an avifauna.
- ragas
-
noun,
one of the melodic formulas of Hindu music having the melodic shape, rhythm, and ornamentation prescribed by tradition.
- gnars
-
verb (used without object),
to snarl; growl.
- sarc-
-
- init.
-
- icing
-
noun,
a sweet, creamy spread, as of confectioners' sugar, butter, and flavoring, for covering cakes, cookies, etc.; frosting.
- grans
-
noun,
grandmother.
- sargo
-
noun,
a silvery grunt, Anisotremus davidsonii, inhabiting waters off the coasts of California and Mexico, having blackish markings and yellowish fins.
- icons
-
- Grant
-
noun,
something granted, as a privilege or right, a sum of money, or a tract of land:
- girts
-
noun,
Carpentry.
a timber or plate connecting the corner posts of an exterior wooden frame, as a braced frame, at a floor above the ground floor.
a heavy beam, as for supporting the ends of rafters.
- ottar
-
noun,
attar (def 1).
- Santo
-
noun,
a carved figure of a saint, usually of wood, as from Puerto Rico, Mexico, or the southwestern U.S.
- corgi
-
noun,
Welsh corgi.
- front
-
noun,
the foremost part or surface of anything.
- astir
-
adjective,
moving or stirring, especially with much activity or excitement:
- atto-
-
- Attic
-
noun,
the part of a building, especially of a house, directly under a roof; garret.
- attar
-
noun,
Also, atar, athar, ottar, otto. a perfume or essential oil obtained from flowers or petals.
- atria
-
noun,
Architecture.
Also called cavaedium. the main or central room of an ancient Roman house, open to the sky at the center and usually having a pool for the collection of rain water.
a courtyard, flanked or surrounded by porticoes, in front of an early or medieval Christian church.
a skylit central court in a contemporary building or house.
- tings
-
noun,
a tinging sound.
- Tinia
-
noun,
the chief god of the Etruscans, with powers similar to those of Zeus.
- ation
-
- tints
-
noun,
a color or a variety of a color; hue.
- Tiran
-
noun,
Strait of, a navigable waterway between the N Red Sea and the Gulf of Aqaba.
- TIROS
-
noun,
one of a series of satellites for transmitting television pictures of the earth's cloud cover.
- astr.
-
- Astor
-
noun,
John Jacob, 1763–1848, U.S. capitalist and fur merchant.
- Aston
-
noun,
Francis William, 1877–1945, English physicist and chemist: Nobel Prize in Chemistry 1922.
- Asian
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Asia, or a person of Asian descent.
- Tatar
-
noun,
a member of a modern Turkic people living in the Tatar Autonomous Republic and adjacent regions of eastern European Russia and in widely scattered communities in western Siberia and central Asia.
- Ascot
-
noun,
a necktie or scarf with broad ends, tied and arranged so that the ends are laid flat, one across the other, sometimes with a pin to secure them.
- ascon
-
noun,
a type of sponge having an oval shape and a thin body wall with pores leading directly into the spongocoel.
- asco-
-
- ASCII
-
noun,
a standard code, consisting of 128 7-bit combinations, for characters stored in a computer or to be transmitted between computers.
- titis
-
noun,
any of various small reddish or grayish monkeys of the genus Callicebus, of South America.
- Titos
-
noun,
Marshal (Josip Broz) 1891–1980, president of Yugoslavia 1953–80.
- toast
-
noun,
sliced bread that has been browned by dry heat.
- 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.
- tofts
-
noun,
the site of a house and outbuildings.
- Arion
-
noun,
flourished 7th century b.c, Greek poet: inventor of the dithyramb.
- Arica
-
noun,
a seaport in N Chile.
- arias
-
noun,
an air or melody.
- arian
-
noun,
an adherent of Arianism.
- togas
-
noun,
(in ancient Rome) the loose outer garment worn by citizens in public.
- tiara
-
noun,
a jeweled, ornamental coronet worn by women.
- cains
-
noun,
Scot. and Irish English. rent paid in kind, especially a percentage of a farm crop.
- Argos
-
noun,
an ancient city in SE Greece, on the Gulf of Argolis: a powerful rival of Sparta, Athens, and Corinth.
- tarot
-
noun,
any of a set of 22 playing cards bearing allegorical representations, used for fortunetelling and as trump cards in tarok.
- coast
-
noun,
the land next to the sea; seashore:
- Tanga
-
noun,
either of two former coins of India, one gold and one silver, issued by various Muslim rulers.
- tango
-
noun,
a ballroom dance of Latin-American origin, danced by couples, and having many varied steps, figures, and poses.
- tangs
-
- Tanis
-
noun,
an ancient city in Lower Egypt, in the Nile delta.
- cions
-
noun,
scion (def 2).
- cigar
-
noun,
a more or less cylindrical roll of tobacco cured for smoking, of any of various lengths, thicknesses, degrees of straightness, etc., usually wrapped in a tobacco leaf.
- Tanta
-
noun,
a city in N Egypt, in the Nile delta.
- tanto
-
adverb,
(of a musical direction) too much; so much.
- 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.
- Tarai
-
noun,
Terai.
- tarns
-
noun,
a small mountain lake or pool, especially one in a cirque.
- taros
-
noun,
a stemless plant, Colocasia esculenta, of the arum family, cultivated in tropical regions, in the Pacific islands and elsewhere, for the edible tuber.
- cata-
-
- carts
-
noun,
a heavy two-wheeled vehicle, commonly without springs, drawn by mules, oxen, or the like, used for the conveyance of heavy goods.
- cairn
-
noun,
a heap of stones set up as a landmark, monument, tombstone, etc.
- carns
-
noun,
cairn.
- Carin
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Caria
-
noun,
an ancient district in SW Asia Minor.
- frons
-
noun,
the upper anterior portion of the head of an insect, above or behind the clypeus.
- carat
-
noun,
a unit of weight in gemstones, 200 milligrams (about 3 grains of troy or avoirdupois weight). Abbreviation: c., ct.
- Caras
-
noun,
a female given name: from an Italian word meaning “dear one.”.
- cants
-
noun,
insincere, especially conventional expressions of enthusiasm for high ideals, goodness, or piety.
- canto
-
noun,
one of the main or larger divisions of a long poem.
- Cant.
-
- canst
-
noun,
a sealed container for food, beverages, etc., as of aluminum, sheet iron coated with tin, or other metal:
- Canso
-
noun,
Cape, a cape in SE Canada, the NE extremity of Nova Scotia.
- tarts
-
noun,
a small pie filled with cooked fruit or other sweetened preparation, usually having no top crust.
- ta-ta
-
interjection,
goodbye.
- Cairo
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Egypt, in the N part on the E bank of the Nile.
- argot
-
noun,
a specialized idiomatic vocabulary peculiar to a particular class or group of people, especially that of an underworld group, devised for private communication and identification:
- argon
-
noun,
a colorless, odorless, chemically inactive, monatomic, gaseous element that, because of its inertness, is used for filling fluorescent and incandescent lamps and vacuum tubes. Symbol: Ar; atomic number: 18; atomic weight: 39.948.
- coati
-
noun,
any tropical American carnivore of the genus Nasua, related to the raccoon, having an elongated body, long, ringed tail, and a slender, flexible snout.
- actos
-
- agios
-
noun,
a premium on money in exchange.
- triac
-
noun,
a type of thyristor designed for electronic control of the current supplied to a circuit, used especially in dimmers for lighting systems.
- agars
-
noun,
Also, agar-agar. Also called Chinese gelatin, Chinese isinglass, Japanese gelatin, Japanese isinglass. a gelatinlike product of certain seaweeds, used for solidifying certain culture media, as a thickening agent for ice cream and other foods, as a substitute for gelatin, in adhesives, as an emulsifier, etc.
- trig.
-
- AFTRA
-
- triga
-
noun,
a two-wheeled chariot drawn by a team of three horses.
- trigo
-
noun,
wheat; field of wheat.
- 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-
-
- afrit
-
noun,
afreet.
- Afric
-
adjective,
African.
- afars
-
noun,
a member of a nomadic Muslim people living in Eritrea, Djibouti, and northern Ethiopia.
- trigs
-
noun,
trigonometry.
- trios
-
noun,
a musical composition for three voices or instruments.
- Actor
-
noun,
a person who acts in stage plays, motion pictures, television broadcasts, etc.
- agora
-
noun,
a popular political assembly.
- Acton
-
noun,
a quilted garment worn under mail in the 13th and 14th centuries; gambeson.
- Actis
-
noun,
a son of Rhoda and Helius who, when banished from his home for fratricide, fled to Egypt, where he taught astrology. The Colossus of Rhodes was built in his honor.
- actg.
-
- acron
-
noun,
the unsegmented, preoral portion of the body of an arthropod.
- acro-
-
- acorn
-
noun,
the typically ovoid fruit or nut of an oak, enclosed at the base by a cupule.
- acari
-
noun,
plural of acarus.
- Aaron
-
noun,
the older brother of Moses, usually regarded as the first high priest of the Hebrews. Ex. 28; 40:13–16.
- trogs
-
noun,
Chiefly British Slang. a hooligan; lout.
- trois
-
noun,
the number 3.
- Trona
-
noun,
a monoclinic mineral, grayish or yellowish hydrous sodium carbonate and bicarbonate, Na 2 CO 3 ⋅NaHCO 3 ⋅2H 2 , occurring in dried or partly evaporated lake basins.
- trots
-
noun,
the gait of a horse, dog, or other quadruped, when trotting.
- Tsana
-
noun,
Lake. Tana, Lake.
- 30-30
-
- agist
-
verb (used with object),
to feed or pasture (livestock) for a fee.
- trait
-
noun,
a distinguishing characteristic or quality, especially of one's personal nature:
- Tonga
-
noun,
a light, two-wheeled, horse-drawn vehicle used in India.
- anoia
-
noun,
extreme mental deficiency.
- Arcas
-
noun,
a son of Zeus and Callisto, the ancestor of the Arcadians who was set among the stars with his mother as the Little Bear and the Great Bear respectively.
- tongs
-
noun,
any of various implements consisting of two arms hinged, pivoted, or otherwise fastened together, for seizing, holding, or lifting something (usually used with pair of).
- tonia
-
- tonic
-
noun,
a medicine that invigorates or strengthens:
- aorta
-
noun,
the main trunk of the arterial system, conveying blood from the left ventricle of the heart to all of the body except the lungs.
- toran
-
noun,
(in Indian Buddhist and Hindu architecture) a gateway having two or three lintels between two posts.
- antis
-
noun,
a person who is opposed to a particular practice, party, policy, action, etc.
- antic
-
noun,
Usually, antics.
a playful trick or prank; caper.
a grotesque, fantastic, or ludicrous gesture, act, or posture.
- anti-
-
- antas
-
noun,
a privately supported organization, chartered by Congress in 1935, for the encouragement and advancement of professional and nonprofessional theater.
- torcs
-
noun,
torque (def 4).
- toric
-
adjective,
noting or pertaining to a lens with a surface forming a portion of a torus, used for eyeglasses and contact lenses that correct astigmatism.
- Ansar
-
noun,
the first inhabitants of Medina to accept Islam.
- torii
-
noun,
(in Japan) a form of decorative gateway or portal, consisting of two upright wooden posts connected at the top by two horizontal crosspieces, commonly found at the entrance to Shinto temples.
- anoas
-
noun,
a small forest buffalo, Bubalus (Anoa) depressicornis, of the island of Celebes, having a brown coat and straight, sharp-tipped horns: an endangered species.
- agro-
-
- torsi
-
noun,
a plural of torso.
- Anita
-
noun,
a female given name: Spanish form of Anna.
- anis-
-
- angst
-
noun,
a feeling of dread, anxiety, or anguish.
- angor
-
noun,
extreme distress or mental anguish, usually of physical origin.
- angi-
-
- angas
-
noun,
any of the eight practices of Yoga, including the abstentions, mandatory actions, posture, breath control, control of the senses, concentration, meditation, and contemplation.
- torts
-
noun,
a wrongful act, not including a breach of contract or trust, that results in injury to another's person, property, reputation, or the like, and for which the injured party is entitled to compensation.
- Tosca
-
noun,
an opera (1900) by Giacomo Puccini.
- anat.
-
- toti-
-
- airts
-
noun,
a direction.
- Tract
-
noun,
an expanse or area of land, water, etc.; region; stretch.
- train
-
noun,
Railroads. a self-propelled, connected group of rolling stock.
- Taira
-
noun,
a member of a powerful family in Japan that ruled the country 1160–85.
- cargo
-
noun,
the lading or freight of a ship, airplane, etc.
- farci
-
adjective,
filled with with seasoned bread crumbs or other savory matter; stuffed.
- Foist
-
verb (used with object),
to force upon or impose fraudulently or unjustifiably (usually followed by on or upon):
- faint
-
noun,
a temporary loss of consciousness resulting from a decreased flow of blood to the brain; a swoon:
- sting
-
noun,
an act or an instance of stinging.
- fagot
-
noun,
a bundle of sticks, twigs, or branches bound together and used as fuel, a fascine, a torch, etc.
- Fagin
-
noun,
(in Dickens' Oliver Twist) a villainous old man who trains and uses young boys as thieves.
- stint
-
noun,
a period of time spent doing something:
- snort
-
noun,
the act or sound of snorting.
- facia
-
noun,
dashboard (def 1).
- Stoat
-
noun,
the ermine, Mustela erminea, especially when in brown summer pelage.
- foins
-
noun,
a thrust with a weapon.
- Stoic
-
noun,
a member or adherent of the Stoic school of philosophy.
- sito-
-
- fairs
-
noun,
Archaic. something that is fair.
- sitar
-
noun,
a lute of India with a small, pear-shaped body and a long, broad, fretted neck.
- stria
-
noun,
a slight or narrow furrow, ridge, stripe, or streak, especially one of a number in parallel arrangement:
- tacit
-
adjective,
understood without being openly expressed; implied:
- fort.
-
- Croat
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Croatia; Croatian.
- crit.
-
- Craig
-
noun,
Edward Gordon, 1872–1966, English stage designer, producer, and author.
- tacos
-
noun,
Mexican Cookery. an often crisply fried tortilla folded over and filled, as with seasoned chopped meat, lettuce, tomatoes, and cheese.
- Sino-
-
- craft
-
noun,
an art, trade, or occupation requiring special skill, especially manual skill:
- cotta
-
noun,
a surplice.
- 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.
- first
-
noun,
the person or thing that is first in time, order, rank, etc.
- Costa
-
noun,
a rib or riblike part.
- farts
-
noun,
a flatus expelled through the anus.
- Sonia
-
noun,
a female given name, Russian form of Sophia.
- sonic
-
adjective,
of or relating to sound.
- finis
-
noun,
end; conclusion.
- finos
-
noun,
a pale, very dry sherry of Spain.
- fiats
-
noun,
an authoritative decree, sanction, or order:
Synonyms: authorization, directive, ruling, mandate, diktat, ukase.
- SONAR
-
noun,
a method for detecting and locating objects submerged in water by echolocation.
- Fiona
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Srta.
-
- fatso
-
noun,
a fat person (used as a term of address).
- stain
-
noun,
a discoloration produced by foreign matter having penetrated into or chemically reacted with a material; a spot not easily removed.
- stair
-
noun,
one of a flight or series of steps for going from one level to another, as in a building.
- fango
-
noun,
clay or mud, especially a clay obtained from certain hot springs in Battaglio, Italy, used as a hot application in the treatment of certain diseases.
- softa
-
noun,
a Turkish Muslim theological student.
- Farsi
-
noun,
the modern Iranian language of Iran and western Afghanistan, written in the Arabic alphabet; modern Persian.
- 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.
- stang
-
noun,
an act or an instance of stinging.
- Fargo
-
noun,
William George, 1818–81, U.S. businessman: pioneered in express shipping and banking.
- firns
-
noun,
névé.
- start
-
noun,
a beginning of an action, journey, etc.
- 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.
- Fanti
-
noun,
a Kwa language spoken in Ghana that is mutually intelligible with Twi.
- fanos
-
noun,
a town in central Italy, on the Adriatic Sea: cathedral; Roman ruins.
- stat.
-
- sing.
-
- Croft
-
noun,
a small farm, especially one worked by a tenant.
- Corti
-
noun,
Alfonso [al-fon-soh;; Italian ahl-fawn-saw] /ælˈfɒn soʊ;; Italian ɑlˈfɔn sɔ/ (Show IPA), 1822–76, Italian anatomist.
- conf.
-
- signa
-
verb,
(used imperatively, in prescriptions) mark; write; label.
- Cons.
-
- frigs
-
noun,
refrigerator.
- conga
-
noun,
a Cuban ballroom dance that consists of three steps forward followed by a kick, characteristically performed by a group following a leader in a single line.
- Cong.
-
- Fris.
-
- tacts
-
noun,
a keen sense of what to say or do to avoid giving offense; skill in dealing with difficult or delicate situations.
- coirs
-
noun,
the prepared fiber of the husk of the coconut fruit, used in making rope, matting, etc.
- cont.
-
- Taino
-
noun,
a member of an extinct Arawakan Indian tribe of the West Indies.
- coins
-
noun,
a piece of metal stamped and issued by the authority of a government for use as money.
- Frits
-
noun,
Ceramics.
a fused or partially fused material used as a basis for glazes or enamels.
the composition from which artificial soft porcelain is made.
- coign
-
noun, verb (used with object),
quoin.
- coifs
-
noun,
a hood-shaped cap, usually of white cloth and with extended sides, worn beneath a veil, as by nuns.
- tains
-
noun,
a thin tin plate.
- taint
-
noun,
a trace of something bad, offensive, or harmful.
- Coats
-
noun,
an outer garment with sleeves, covering at least the upper part of the body:
- Const
-
- finca
-
noun,
a ranch or large farm in a Spanish-speaking country, especially a plantation in tropical Spanish America.
- Frans
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Francis.
- frags
-
noun,
fragmentation grenade.
- tafia
-
noun,
a type of rum made in Haiti from lower grades of molasses, refuse sugar, or the like.
- 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.
- Sinai
-
noun,
Also called Sinai Peninsula. a peninsula in NE Egypt, at the N end of the Red Sea between the Gulfs of Suez and Aqaba. 230 miles (370 km) long.
- 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.
- coria
-
noun,
plural of corium.
- contg
-
- frats
-
noun,
fraternity (def 1).
- taiga
-
noun,
the coniferous evergreen forests of subarctic lands, covering vast areas of northern North America and Eurasia.
- sift
-
verb (used with object),
to separate and retain the coarse parts of (flour, ashes, etc.) with a sieve.
- Ont.
-
- soft
-
noun,
something that is soft or yielding; the soft part.
- tors
-
noun,
a rocky pinnacle; a peak of a bare or rocky mountain or hill.
- raft
-
noun,
a more or less rigid floating platform made of buoyant material or materials:
- Onas
-
noun,
a member of a people of Tierra del Fuego.
- Oita
-
noun,
a seaport on NE Kyushu, in S Japan.
- Trot
-
noun,
the gait of a horse, dog, or other quadruped, when trotting.
- Sig.
-
- tost
-
noun,
an act or instance of tossing.
- SCAN
-
noun,
an act or instance of scanning; close examination.
- Raia
-
noun,
rayah.
- scag
-
noun,
heroin.
- Oct.
-
- tsar
-
noun,
czar.
- Sato
-
noun,
Eisaku [ey-sah-koo;; Japanese ey-sah-koo] /eɪˈsɑ ku;; Japanese ˈeɪ sɑˌku/ (Show IPA), 1901–75, Japanese political leader: prime minister 1964–72; Nobel Peace Prize 1974.
- Trio
-
noun,
a musical composition for three voices or instruments.
- sati
-
noun,
a Hindu practice whereby a widow immolates herself on the funeral pyre of her husband: now abolished by law.
- ocas
-
noun,
a wood sorrel, Oxalis tuberosa, of the Andes, cultivated in South America for its edible tubers.
- tort
-
noun,
a wrongful act, not including a breach of contract or trust, that results in injury to another's person, property, reputation, or the like, and for which the injured party is entitled to compensation.
- TSgt
-
- ragi
-
noun,
a cereal grass, Eleusine coracana, cultivated in the Old World for its grain.
- Sian
-
noun,
Older Spelling. Xian.
- Song
-
noun,
a short metrical composition intended or adapted for singing, especially one in rhymed stanzas; a lyric; a ballad.
- raga
-
noun,
one of the melodic formulas of Hindu music having the melodic shape, rhythm, and ornamentation prescribed by tradition.
- Sina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- tots
-
noun,
a small child.
- orcs
-
noun,
any of several cetaceans, as a grampus.
- snit
-
noun,
an agitated or irritated state.
- Soni
-
- snog
-
verb (used without object),
to kiss and cuddle.
- tRNA
-
- osar
-
noun,
plural of os3 .
- snot
-
noun,
Vulgar. mucus from the nose.
- otic
-
adjective,
of or relating to the ear; auricular.
- SOAR
-
noun,
an act or instance of soaring.
- org.
-
- tri-
-
- Otis
-
noun,
Elisha Graves, 1811–61, U.S. inventor.
- sofa
-
noun,
a long, upholstered couch with a back and two arms or raised ends.
- trit
-
- snag
-
noun,
a tree or part of a tree held fast in the bottom of a river, lake, etc., and forming an impediment or danger to navigation.
- Orca
-
noun,
the killer whale, Orcinus orca.
- oras
-
noun,
plural of os2 .
- orts
-
noun,
Usually, orts. a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
- SITA
-
noun,
(in the Ramayana) the wife of Ramachandra, abducted by Ravana and later rescued.
- scr.
-
- RAAF
-
- sign
-
noun,
a token; indication.
- tron
-
- RCAF
-
- Sion
-
noun,
a town in and the capital of Valais, in SW Switzerland.
- sci.
-
- Oran
-
noun,
a seaport in NW Algeria.
- scar
-
noun,
a mark left by a healed wound, sore, or burn.
- trog
-
noun,
Chiefly British Slang. a hooligan; lout.
- Saar
-
noun,
Also called Saar Basin. a coal-producing region in W Germany, in the Saar River valley: governed by the League of Nations 1919–35; returned to Germany 1935 as a result of a plebiscite; under French economic control following World War II until 1956.
- 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).
- Taft
-
noun,
Helen Herron [her-uh n] /ˈhɛr ən/ (Show IPA), 1861–1943, U.S. First Lady 1909–13 (wife of William Howard Taft).
- Taro
-
noun,
a stemless plant, Colocasia esculenta, of the arum family, cultivated in tropical regions, in the Pacific islands and elsewhere, for the edible tuber.
- sago
-
noun,
a starchy foodstuff derived from the soft interior of the trunk of various palms and cycads, used in making puddings.
- riot
-
noun,
a noisy, violent public disorder caused by a group or crowd of persons, as by a crowd protesting against another group, a government policy, etc., in the streets.
- tars
-
noun,
any of various dark-colored viscid products obtained by the destructive distillation of certain organic substances, as coal or wood.
- tart
-
noun,
a small pie filled with cooked fruit or other sweetened preparation, usually having no top crust.
- Ring
-
noun,
a typically circular band of metal or other durable material, especially one of gold or other precious metal, often set with gems, for wearing on the finger as an ornament, a token of betrothal or marriage, etc.
- Taif
-
noun,
a city in W Saudi Arabia.
- Rina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Tarn
-
noun,
a small mountain lake or pool, especially one in a cirque.
- sain
-
verb (used with object),
to make the sign of the cross on, as for protection against evil influences.
- Riis
-
noun,
Jacob August, 1849–1914, U.S. journalist and social reformer, born in Denmark.
- tact
-
noun,
a keen sense of what to say or do to avoid giving offense; skill in dealing with difficult or delicate situations.
- RIIA
-
- Rigi
-
noun,
a mountain in central Switzerland, near the Lake of Lucerne. 5906 feet (1800 meters).
- tats
-
verb (used with or without object),
to do, or make by, tatting.
- taco
-
noun,
Mexican Cookery. an often crisply fried tortilla folded over and filled, as with seasoned chopped meat, lettuce, tomatoes, and cheese.
- tics
-
noun,
Pathology.
a sudden, spasmodic, painless, involuntary muscular contraction, as of the face.
tic douloureux.
- 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.
- rit.
-
- Riga
-
noun,
a seaport in and the capital of Latvia, on the Gulf of Riga.
- rocs
-
noun,
a bird of enormous size and strength.
- Roti
-
noun,
roast.
- ROTC
-
noun,
a body of students at some colleges and universities who are given training toward becoming officers in the armed forces. Abbreviation: ROTC, R.O.T.C.
- Saco
-
noun,
a city in SW Maine.
- Rota
-
noun,
Chiefly British.
a round or rotation of duties; a period of work or duty taken in rotation with others.
an agenda or circuit of sporting events, as a round of golf tournaments, played in different localities throughout the year.
- Tana
-
noun,
thana.
- Rosa
-
noun,
Salvator [sahl-vah-tawr] /ˈsɑl vɑˌtɔr/ (Show IPA), 1615–73, Italian painter and poet.
- RONA
-
- Roca
-
noun,
Cape, a cape in W Portugal, near Lisbon: the western extremity of continental Europe.
- RITA
-
noun,
the Vedic concept of cosmic and social order.
- Safi
-
noun,
a seaport in W central Morocco, on the Atlantic Ocean coast.
- SAGA
-
noun,
a medieval Icelandic or Norse prose narrative of achievements and events in the history of a personage, family, etc.
- tans
-
noun,
the brown color imparted to the skin by exposure to the sun or open air.
- roan
-
noun,
a horse or other animal with a roan coat.
- tain
-
noun,
a thin tin plate.
- Taos
-
noun,
a Tanoan language spoken in two villages in New Mexico.
- Tara
-
noun,
a village in the NE Republic of Ireland, NW of Dublin: home of the ancient Irish kings (Hill of Tara)
- RNAS
-
- TINA
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Ting
-
noun,
a tinging sound.
- torn
-
noun,
a drop of the saline, watery fluid continually secreted by the lacrimal glands between the surface of the eye and the eyelid, serving to moisten and lubricate these parts and keep them clear of foreign particles. Synonyms: teardrop.
- sort
-
noun,
a particular kind, species, variety, class, or group, distinguished by a common character or nature:
- togs
-
noun,
a coat.
- tong
-
noun,
tongs.
- Toni
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Antoinette or Antonia.
- Stag
-
noun,
an adult male deer.
- 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.
- torc
-
noun,
torque (def 4).
- Sra.
-
- sori
-
noun,
plural of sorus.
- SARA
-
noun,
a member of a people of the Central African Republic.
- rasa
-
noun,
(in Hindu aesthetics) flavor, sentiment, or emotion: regarded as one of the fundamental qualities of classical music, dance, and poetry.
- rant
-
noun,
ranting, extravagant, or violent declamation.
- sora
-
noun,
a small, short-billed rail, Porzana carolina, of marshy areas of North America.
- Rani
-
noun,
ranee.
- rang
-
noun,
a boomerang.
- Tori
-
noun,
plural of torus.
- Rais
-
noun,
Gilles de, Retz, Gilles de Laval, Baron de.
- Sat.
-
- ROTS
-
noun,
the process of rotting.
- Star
-
noun,
any of the heavenly bodies, except the moon, appearing as fixed luminous points in the sky at night.
- str.
-
- Sang
-
noun,
the act or performance of singing.
- stot
-
noun,
a springing gait of certain bovids, as gazelles and antelopes, used especially when running in alarm from a predator.
- tint
-
noun,
a color or a variety of a color; hue.
- rift
-
noun,
an opening made by splitting, cleaving, etc.; fissure; cleft; chink.
- rifs
-
noun,
Er [er] /ɛr/ (Show IPA) a mountainous coastal region in N Morocco.
- tion
-
- Tiro
-
noun,
tyro.
- 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.
- stoa
-
noun,
Greek Architecture. a portico, usually a detached portico of considerable length, that is used as a promenade or meeting place.
- Stir
-
noun,
the act of stirring or moving.
- RATO
-
noun,
rocket-assisted takeoff.
- Tit.
-
- titi
-
noun,
any of various small reddish or grayish monkeys of the genus Callicebus, of South America.
- RIAS
-
noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- stg.
-
- Tito
-
noun,
Marshal (Josip Broz) 1891–1980, president of Yugoslavia 1953–80.
- tits
-
noun,
a titmouse.
- Toft
-
noun,
the site of a house and outbuildings.
- toga
-
noun,
(in ancient Rome) the loose outer garment worn by citizens in public.
- Stan
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Stanley.
- ign.
-
- 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.
- iana
-
- Ifni
-
noun,
a former Spanish enclave on the W coast of Morocco, ceded to Morocco 1969.
- att.
-
- frat
-
noun,
fraternity (def 1).
- atar
-
noun,
attar (def 1).
- Crag
-
noun,
a steep, rugged rock; rough, broken, projecting part of a rock.
- atic
-
- ICAO
-
- Aton
-
noun,
a solar deity declared by Amenhotep IV to be the only god, represented as a solar disk with rays ending in human hands.
- IATA
-
- Iasi
-
noun,
Romanian name of Jassy.
- ator
-
- attn
-
- Asti
-
noun,
a city in the Piedmont region of Italy, S of Turin: center of wine-producing region.
- Fano
-
noun,
a town in central Italy, on the Adriatic Sea: cathedral; Roman ruins.
- FRCS
-
- Iago
-
noun,
the villain in Shakespeare's Othello.
- Cost
-
noun,
the price paid to acquire, produce, accomplish, or maintain anything:
- FRGS
-
- Fri.
-
- frig
-
noun,
refrigerator.
- frit
-
noun,
Ceramics.
a fused or partially fused material used as a basis for glazes or enamels.
the composition from which artificial soft porcelain is made.
- FROG
-
noun,
any tailless, stout-bodied amphibian of the order Anura, including the smooth, moist-skinned frog species that live in a damp or semiaquatic habitat and the warty, drier-skinned toad species that are mostly terrestrial as adults.
- Cort
-
- Frs.
-
- 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.
- Fran
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Francis.
- frag
-
noun,
fragmentation grenade.
- 1080
-
- 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 = .
- ARIS
-
- font
-
noun,
a receptacle, usually of stone, as in a baptistery or church, containing the water used in baptism.
- gast
-
verb (used with object),
to terrify or frighten.
- Aron
-
noun,
a male given name.
- for.
-
- art.
-
- fora
-
noun,
a plural of forum.
- IRAS
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- IOTA
-
noun,
a very small quantity; jot; whit.
- Asat
-
noun,
(in Vedic mythology) the realm of nonexistence, populated by demons.
Compare sat2 (def 1).
- asc-
-
- Iona
-
noun,
an island in the Hebrides, off the W coast of Scotland: center of early Celtic Christianity.
- Inc.
-
- asci
-
noun,
plural of ascus.
- Asia
-
noun,
a continent bounded by Europe and the Arctic, Pacific, and Indian oceans. About 16,000,000 sq. mi. (41,440,000 sq. km).
- Asir
-
noun,
a district in SW Saudi Arabia.
- into
-
adjective,
Mathematics. pertaining to a function or map from one set to another set, the range of which is a proper subset of the second set, as the function f, from the set of all integers into the set of all perfect squares where f (x) = x 2 for every integer.
- int.
-
- ins.
-
- inro
-
noun,
a small lacquer box with compartments for medicines, cosmetics, etc., worn on the waist sash of the traditional Japanese costume.
- INRI
-
- crat
-
- info
-
noun,
information.
- Inf.
-
- 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.
- 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.
- frt.
-
- Argo
-
noun,
Astronomy. a very large southern constellation, now divided into Vela, Carina, Puppis, and Pyxis, four separate constellations lying largely south of Canis Major.
- Gino
-
noun,
a male given name.
- goas
-
noun,
a gazelle, Procapra picticaudata, of the Tibetan plateau.
- cog.
-
- goaf
-
noun,
gob1 (def 3).
- gait
-
noun,
a manner of walking, stepping, or running.
- gnat
-
noun,
any of certain small flies, especially the biting gnats or punkies of the family Ceratopogonidae, the midges of the family Chironomidae, and the black flies of the family Simuliidae.
- gnar
-
verb (used without object),
to snarl; growl.
- coat
-
noun,
an outer garment with sleeves, covering at least the upper part of the body:
- gist
-
noun,
the main or essential part of a matter:
- girt
-
noun,
Carpentry.
a timber or plate connecting the corner posts of an exterior wooden frame, as a braced frame, at a floor above the ground floor.
a heavy beam, as for supporting the ends of rafters.
- giro
-
noun,
autogiro.
- girn
-
noun, verb (used with object),
grin2 .
- Gina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- cogs
-
noun,
(not in technical use) a gear tooth, formerly especially one of hardwood or metal, fitted into a slot in a gearwheel of less durable material.
- ciao
-
interjection,
(used as a word of greeting or parting): hello; goodbye; so long; see you later.
- gift
-
noun,
something given voluntarily without payment in return, as to show favor toward someone, honor an occasion, or make a gesture of assistance; present.
- Gaon
-
noun,
a title of honor for the directors of the Jewish academies at Sura and Pumbedita in Babylonia, used from the end of the 6th century a.d. to about the beginning of the 11th century.
- gars
-
noun,
Also called garfish, garpike. any predaceous freshwater fish of the genus Lepisosteus, of North America, covered with hard, diamond-shaped scales and having long jaws with needlelike teeth.
- CIGS
-
noun,
a cigarette.
- cion
-
noun,
scion (def 2).
- cir.
-
- cis-
-
- cist
-
noun,
a box or chest, especially for sacred utensils.
- GATT
-
- gats
-
noun,
a pistol or revolver.
- gata
-
noun,
the nurse shark, Ginglymostoma cirratum.
- Goat
-
noun,
any of numerous agile, hollow-horned ruminants of the genus Capra, of the family Bovidae, closely related to the sheep, found native in rocky and mountainous regions of the Old World, and widely distributed in domesticated varieties.
- gon-
-
- Cain
-
noun,
Scot. and Irish English. rent paid in kind, especially a percentage of a farm crop.
- Cato
-
noun,
Marcus Porcius [pawr-shee-uh s,, -shuh s] /ˈpɔr ʃi əs,, -ʃəs/ (Show IPA), ("the Elder"or"the Censor") 234–149 b.c, Roman statesman, soldier, and writer.
- Can.
-
- corf
-
noun,
Mining.
a small wagon for carrying coal, ore, etc.
a wicker basket formerly used for this purpose.
- Cana
-
noun,
an ancient town in N Israel, in Galilee: scene of Jesus' first miracle. John 2:1, 11.
- CanF
-
- Cora
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. Kore.
- Cara
-
noun,
a female given name: from an Italian word meaning “dear one.”.
- Carn
-
noun,
cairn.
- CART
-
noun,
a heavy two-wheeled vehicle, commonly without springs, drawn by mules, oxen, or the like, used for the conveyance of heavy goods.
- Cor.
-
- Casa
-
noun,
a house.
- cast
-
noun,
act of casting or throwing.
- cat.
-
- grot
-
noun,
a grotto.
- coif
-
noun,
a hood-shaped cap, usually of white cloth and with extended sides, worn beneath a veil, as by nuns.
- Gros
-
noun,
Antoine Jean [ahn-twan zhahn] /ɑ̃ˈtwan ʒɑ̃/ (Show IPA), Baron, 1771–1835, French painter.
- gro.
-
- Grit
-
noun,
abrasive particles or granules, as of sand or other small, coarse impurities found in the air, food, water, etc.
- Gris
-
noun,
Juan [hwahn] /ʰwɑn/ (Show IPA), (José Vittoriano Gonzáles) 1887–1927, Spanish painter in France.
- grin
-
noun,
a broad smile.
- Catt
-
noun,
Carrie Chapman Lane, 1859–1947, U.S. leader in women's suffrage movements.
- gras
-
- Con.
-
- Gran
-
noun,
grandmother.
- Graf
-
noun,
Stephanie Maria ("Steffi") born 1969, German tennis player.
- coir
-
noun,
the prepared fiber of the husk of the coconut fruit, used in making rope, matting, etc.
- coin
-
noun,
a piece of metal stamped and issued by the authority of a government for use as money.
- Aria
-
noun,
an air or melody.
- Arno
-
noun,
Peter (Curtis Arnoux Peters) 1904–68, U.S. cartoonist and author.
- Fons
-
noun,
a member of a people living mainly in Benin.
- agit
-
- nots
-
noun,
a Boolean operator that returns a positive result if its operand is negative and a negative result if its operand is positive.
- nota
-
noun,
a dorsal plate or sclerite of the thorax of an insect.
- not-
-
- nos-
-
- nori
-
noun,
a seaweed having a mildly sweet, salty taste, usually dried, used in Japanese cookery mainly as a wrap for sushi.
- Nora
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Honora.
- Nor.
-
- noir
-
adjective,
black; noting the black numbers in roulette.
- nogs
-
noun,
any beverage made with beaten eggs, usually with alcoholic liquor; eggnog.
- agin
-
preposition,
against; opposed to.
- agio
-
noun,
a premium on money in exchange.
- NOAA
-
- agas
-
noun,
a title of honor, usually implying respect for age.
- fig.
-
- nits
-
noun,
the egg of a parasitic insect, especially of a louse, often attached to a hair or a fiber of clothing.
- Agni
-
noun,
Hindu Mythology. the god of fire, one of the three chief divinities of the Vedas.
- nisi
-
adjective,
not yet final or absolute (used, especially in law, to indicate that a judgment or decree will become final on a particular date unless set aside or invalidated by certain specified contingencies):
- NIRA
-
- Fin.
-
- Agon
-
noun,
(in ancient Greece) a contest in which prizes were awarded in any of a number of events, as athletics, drama, music, poetry, and painting.
- agr.
-
- Agra
-
noun,
a city in SW Uttar Pradesh, in N India: site of the Taj Mahal.
- Fini
-
adjective,
finished; done.
- agst
-
- Iris
-
noun,
Anatomy. the contractile, circular diaphragm forming the colored portion of the eye and containing a circular opening, the pupil, in its center.
- fict
-
- Agar
-
noun,
Also, agar-agar. Also called Chinese gelatin, Chinese isinglass, Japanese gelatin, Japanese isinglass. a gelatinlike product of certain seaweeds, used for solidifying certain culture media, as a thickening agent for ice cream and other foods, as a substitute for gelatin, in adhesives, as an emulsifier, etc.
- cts.
-
- fags
-
noun,
Slang. a cigarette.
- Fars
-
noun,
a province in SW Iran. 51,466 sq. mi. (133,297 sq. km).
- OATS
-
noun,
a cereal grass, Avena sativa, cultivated for its edible seed.
- fart
-
noun,
a flatus expelled through the anus.
- oast
-
noun,
a kiln for drying hops or malt.
- FAST
-
noun,
a fastening for a door, window, or the like.
- Fang
-
noun,
one of the long, sharp, hollow or grooved teeth of a venomous snake by which poison is injected.
- oafs
-
noun,
a clumsy, stupid person; lout.
- fats
-
noun,
(used with a plural verb) cattle fattened and ready for market.
- fana
-
noun,
the ecstatic union of the Sufi with the Divine.
- Fair
-
noun,
Archaic. something that is fair.
- ARCS
-
noun,
Geometry. any unbroken part of the circumference of a circle or other curved line.
- fain
-
adverb,
gladly; willingly:
- Acis
-
noun,
the lover of Galatea, killed by Polyphemus out of jealousy.
- fico
-
noun,
fig1 (def 4).
- acr-
-
- fact
-
noun,
something that actually exists; reality; truth:
- FACS
-
- Acta
-
plural noun,
official records, as of acts, deeds, proceedings, transactions, or the like.
- ACTS
-
noun,
anything done, being done, or to be done; deed; performance:
- fac.
-
- Afar
-
noun,
a member of a nomadic Muslim people living in Eritrea, Djibouti, and northern Ethiopia.
- fiat
-
noun,
an authoritative decree, sanction, or order:
Synonyms: authorization, directive, ruling, mandate, diktat, ukase.
- afr-
-
- NTIA
-
- AFSC
-
- FICA
-
- ains
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- Fino
-
noun,
a pale, very dry sherry of Spain.
- cit.
-
- FOIA
-
- FITS
-
noun,
the manner in which a thing fits:
- anga
-
noun,
any of the eight practices of Yoga, including the abstentions, mandatory actions, posture, breath control, control of the senses, concentration, meditation, and contemplation.
- airs
-
noun,
a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- anoa
-
noun,
a small forest buffalo, Bubalus (Anoa) depressicornis, of the island of Celebes, having a brown coat and straight, sharp-tipped horns: an endangered species.
- foci
-
noun,
a plural of focus.
- ansa
-
noun,
Archaeology. a looped handle, especially of a vase.
- ANSI
-
- ant.
-
- ANTA
-
noun,
a privately supported organization, chartered by Congress in 1935, for the encouragement and advancement of professional and nonprofessional theater.
- itis
-
- foin
-
noun,
a thrust with a weapon.
- ctr.
-
- Aras
-
noun,
Also, Araks. Ancient Araxes. a river in SW Asia, flowing from E Turkey along part of the boundary between NW Iran and Armenia and Azerbaijan into the Kura River. About 660 miles (1065 km) long.
- Fong
-
noun,
Hiram L(eong) [lee-awng,, -ong] /liˈɔŋ,, -ˈɒŋ/ (Show IPA), 1907–2004, U.S. lawyer and senator from Hawaii 1959–77.
- iso-
-
- Isin
-
noun,
an ancient Sumerian city in S Iraq: archaeological site.
- Isar
-
noun,
a river in central Europe, flowing NE from W Austria through S Germany to the Danube River. 215 miles (345 km) long.
- Isai
-
noun,
Jesse.
- arca
-
noun,
a chest for valuables, used in medieval Spain and Italy.
- ARCO
-
adverb,
(of the performance of a passage for stringed instruments) with the bow.
- 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.
- Arg.
-
- NACA
-
- ano-
-
- Naga
-
noun,
a member of any of the disparate tribal peoples of Nagaland and bordering areas of Burma.
- Nasi
-
noun,
the head or president of the Sanhedrin.
- airt
-
noun,
a direction.
- firn
-
noun,
névé.
- AISI
-
- 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.
- NCAA
-
- NATS
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Nathan or Nathaniel.
- NATO
-
noun,
an organization formed in Washington, D.C. (1949), comprising the 12 nations of the Atlantic Pact together with Greece, Turkey, and the Federal Republic of Germany, for the purpose of collective defense against aggression.
- naif
-
noun,
a naive or inexperienced person.
- fist
-
noun,
the hand closed tightly, with the fingers doubled into the palm.
- Nast
-
noun,
Thomas, 1840–1902, U.S. illustrator and cartoonist.
- fisc
-
noun,
a royal or state treasury; exchequer.
- Nara
-
noun,
a city on S Honshu, in central Japan: chief Buddhist center of ancient Japan; first capital of Japan a.d. 710–84.
- NASA
-
noun,
National Aeronautics and Space Administration.
- Nair
-
noun,
a group of Hindu castes in the Kerala region of India.
- aits
-
noun,
a small island, especially in a river.
- narc
-
noun,
a government agent or detective charged with the enforcement of laws restricting the use of narcotics.
- Naos
-
noun,
a temple.
- Anas
-
- FAA
-
- Fan
-
noun,
any device for producing a current of air by the movement of a broad surface or a number of such surfaces.
- Tai
-
noun,
any of several sparoid fishes of the Pacific Ocean, as Pagrus major (red tai) a food fish of Japan.
- ctn
-
plural,
carton.
- TAG
-
noun,
a piece or strip of strong paper, plastic, metal, leather, etc., for attaching by one end to something as a mark or label:
- ctg
-
- fo.
-
- CSR
-
- FAS
-
noun,
the syllable used for the fourth tone of a diatonic scale.
- CSO
-
- CSF
-
- STI
-
- ctf
-
- FAG
-
noun,
Slang. a cigarette.
- CST
-
- CNS
-
- Tan
-
noun,
the brown color imparted to the skin by exposure to the sun or open air.
- CRS
-
- CSA
-
- CTA
-
- COT
-
noun,
a light portable bed, especially one of canvas on a folding frame.
- CRT
-
- COS
-
noun,
romaine.
- Oca
-
noun,
a wood sorrel, Oxalis tuberosa, of the Andes, cultivated in South America for its edible tubers.
- CNO
-
- tot
-
noun,
a small child.
- Agt
-
- AIC
-
- Ain
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- AIR
-
noun,
a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- 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.
- tra
-
- tr.
-
- ait
-
noun,
a small island, especially in a river.
- ANC
-
- ago
-
adverb,
in past time; in the past:
- ANF
-
- ANG
-
- ANI
-
noun,
any of several black, tropical American cuckoos of the genus Crotophaga, having a compressed, bladelike bill.
- ans
-
noun,
the Sumerian god of heaven: the counterpart of the Akkadian Anu.
- AOA
-
- aor
-
- Tor
-
noun,
a rocky pinnacle; a peak of a bare or rocky mountain or hill.
- ARA
-
noun,
the Altar, a southern constellation between Triangulum Australe and Scorpius.
- ARC
-
noun,
Geometry. any unbroken part of the circumference of a circle or other curved line.
- AGS
-
adjective, noun,
agriculture:
- trf
-
- ton
-
noun,
a unit of weight, equivalent to 2000 pounds (0.907 metric ton) avoirdupois (short ton) in the U.S. and 2240 pounds (1.016 metric tons) avoirdupois (long ton) in Great Britain.
- AAF
-
- TSR
-
noun,
a computer program with any of several ancillary functions, usually held resident in RAM for instant activation while one is using another program.
- TSI
-
- ac-
-
- Af.
-
- ag-
-
- AIA
-
- an.
-
- Ar.
-
- Aar
-
- AGC
-
- Tro
-
- AAS
-
noun,
basaltic lava having a rough surface.
- ACS
-
- ACT
-
noun,
anything done, being done, or to be done; deed; performance:
- AFA
-
- AFC
-
- AFS
-
- AFT
-
adverb,
at, close to, or toward the stern or tail:
- aga
-
noun,
a title of honor, usually implying respect for age.
- ARF
-
interjection,
(used to imitate the bark of a dog).
- tog
-
noun,
a coat.
- cig
-
noun,
a cigarette.
- CFA
-
- tfr
-
- TCS
-
- TCA
-
- CAA
-
- CAI
-
- TAT
-
verb (used with or without object),
to do, or make by, tatting.
- CAR
-
noun,
an automobile.
- CAS
-
verb (used with or without object),
to call, as to call an animal toward one; urge forward by calling.
- CFI
-
- TIA
-
- CFO
-
- CFR
-
- cfs
-
- CGI
-
- TAR
-
noun,
any of various dark-colored viscid products obtained by the destructive distillation of certain organic substances, as coal or wood.
- CGS
-
- TAO
-
noun,
(in philosophical Taoism) that in virtue of which all things happen or exist.
- CIA
-
- CIF
-
- TGN
-
- ct.
-
- ARS
-
- at.
-
- TNT
-
- Tng
-
- ASA
-
noun,
a king of Judah, 913?–873? b.c. I Kings 15:8–24.
- ASI
-
- ASN
-
- Aso
-
noun,
Mount, a volcanic mountain in Japan, in central Kyushu, noted for its vast caldera. 5223 feet (1593 meters).
- ASR
-
- ast
-
- ATA
-
- cs.
-
- ATC
-
- ATS
-
noun,
a money of account of Laos, the 100th part of a kip.
- CAF
-
- tin
-
noun,
Chemistry. a low-melting, malleable, ductile metallic element nearly approaching silver in color and luster: used in plating and in making alloys, tinfoil, and soft solders. Symbol: Sn; atomic weight: 118.69; atomic number: 50; specific gravity: 7.31 at 20°C.
- cf.
-
- 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.
- Co.
-
- cr.
-
- TIC
-
noun,
Pathology.
a sudden, spasmodic, painless, involuntary muscular contraction, as of the face.
tic douloureux.
- ca.
-
- FOT
-
- FAO
-
- RCA
-
- IOT
-
- Ir.
-
- IRC
-
- Ria
-
noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- RFI
-
- RFC
-
- RFA
-
- RCT
-
- RCN
-
- IRO
-
- ior
-
- IRS
-
- Is.
-
noun,
(used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
- ISA
-
- ISR
-
- ist
-
- ITA
-
- ITC
-
- rat
-
noun,
any of several long-tailed rodents of the family Muridae, of the genus Rattus and related genera, distinguished from the mouse by being larger.
- ITO
-
noun,
Prince Hirobumi [hee-raw-boo-mee] /ˈhi rɔˈbu mi/ (Show IPA), 1841–1909, Japanese statesman.
- RAS
-
noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- 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.
- RIF
-
noun,
Er [er] /ɛr/ (Show IPA) a mountainous coastal region in N Morocco.
- RAN
-
noun,
a sea goddess who drags down ships and drowns sailors: the wife of Aegir.
- FAR
-
Idioms,
a far cry (from). cry (def 27).
- ROT
-
noun,
the process of rotting.
- 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.
- ROI
-
- ROG
-
- IAS
-
- ICA
-
noun,
Portuguese name of Putumayo.
- 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 = .
- ROA
-
- RNA
-
- IFC
-
- in.
-
- ina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- rin
-
noun,
a money of account of Japan, the thousandth part of a yen or the tenth part of a sen.
- ing
-
- rig
-
noun,
the arrangement of the masts, spars, sails, etc., on a boat or ship.
- IOC
-
- IOF
-
- NCO
-
- NSF
-
- GTT
-
- ONA
-
noun,
a member of a people of Tierra del Fuego.
- Oc.
-
- Ora
-
noun,
plural of os2 .
- OSA
-
- OSF
-
- ons
-
- ONR
-
- ONI
-
- ONF
-
- OTC
-
- OIt
-
- NSA
-
- OIr
-
- oic
-
- oft
-
adverb,
often.
- oaf
-
noun,
a clumsy, stupid person; lout.
- OFr
-
- of-
-
- 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.
- OAS
-
- OAT
-
noun,
a cereal grass, Avena sativa, cultivated for its edible seed.
- OCS
-
- NSC
-
- orc
-
noun,
any of several cetaceans, as a grampus.
- NAA
-
- OTS
-
- NAG
-
noun,
Also, nagger. a person who nags, especially habitually.
- Rai
-
noun,
a style of Algerian popular music played on electric guitar, synthesizer, and percussion instruments.
- rag
-
noun,
a worthless piece of cloth, especially one that is torn or worn.
- Nat
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Nathan or Nathaniel.
- RAF
-
- RCS
-
- NFC
-
- NFS
-
- NGC
-
- NGO
-
noun,
1901–1963, South Vietnamese statesman: president of the Republic of South Vietnam 1956–63.
- NIA
-
- NRC
-
- NIC
-
noun,
a newly industrialized/industrializing country:
- NIG
-
verb (used with object),
nidge.
- OTA
-
- ot-
-
- nit
-
noun,
the egg of a parasitic insect, especially of a louse, often attached to a hair or a fiber of clothing.
- ORT
-
noun,
Usually, orts. a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
- NOC
-
- nog
-
noun,
any beverage made with beaten eggs, usually with alcoholic liquor; eggnog.
- nr.
-
- NRA
-
- ics
-
- ROC
-
noun,
a bird of enormous size and strength.
- GTS
-
- gi.
-
- FTC
-
- FIO
-
- Ga.
-
- fic
-
- GAR
-
noun,
Also called garfish, garpike. any predaceous freshwater fish of the genus Lepisosteus, of North America, covered with hard, diamond-shaped scales and having long jaws with needlelike teeth.
- Fia
-
- GCF
-
- fgn
-
- FSR
-
- GAN
-
noun,
cotton gin.
- GAO
-
noun,
a city in E Mali.
- SCF
-
- GAS
-
noun,
Physics. a substance possessing perfect molecular mobility and the property of indefinite expansion, as opposed to a solid or liquid.
- Gat
-
noun,
a pistol or revolver.
- FOS
-
- GCA
-
- GCI
-
- ft.
-
- FSA
-
- sot
-
noun,
a drunkard.
- FRC
-
- SIR
-
noun,
a respectful or formal term of address used to a man:
- OCR
-
- FON
-
noun,
a member of a people living mainly in Benin.
- fog
-
noun,
a cloudlike mass or layer of minute water droplets or ice crystals near the surface of the earth, appreciably reducing visibility.
Compare ice fog, mist, smog.
- FIT
-
noun,
the manner in which a thing fits:
- Fr.
-
abbreviation,
Father.
- Fra
-
noun,
a title of address for a friar or brother.
- Sin
-
noun,
transgression of divine law:
- Son
-
noun,
a male child or person in relation to his parents.
- FRG
-
- SOC
-
noun,
sociology or a class or course in sociology.
- fro
-
Idioms,
to and fro, alternating from one place to another; back and forth:
- 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).
- SOF
-
- 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.
- Sgt
-
- Sfc
-
- GCR
-
- sc.
-
- GCT
-
- So.
-
- gt.
-
- GTC
-
- FCS
-
- St.
-
- SAC
-
noun,
a baglike structure in an animal, plant, or fungus, as one containing fluid.
- GTO
-
- SAA
-
- SRO
-
- Sta
-
- GSR
-
- FCA
-
- TTS
-
- RTS
-
- RTF
-
- rt.
-
- RSA
-
- FAT
-
noun,
any of several white or yellowish greasy substances, forming the chief part of adipose tissue of animals and also occurring in plants, that when pure are colorless, odorless, and tasteless and are either solid or liquid esters of glycerol with fatty acids; fats are insoluble in water or cold alcohol but soluble in ether, chloroform, or benzene: used in the manufacture of soap, paints, and other protective coatings and in cooking.
- Rs.
-
- GIF
-
noun,
a set of standards and file format for storage of digital color images and short animations.
- SIT
-
verb,
(in prescriptions) may it be.
- GSC
-
- got
-
noun,
an offspring or the total of the offspring, especially of a male animal:
- Goa
-
noun,
a gazelle, Procapra picticaudata, of the Tibetan plateau.
- git
-
noun,
British Slang. a foolish or contemptible person.
- SAR
-
- GIs
-
noun,
a lightweight, two-piece, usually white garment worn by barefooted martial-arts participants, consisting of loose-fitting pants and a wraparound jacket with cloth belt.
- goi
-
noun,
goy.
- Gor
-
interjection,
(used as a mild oath.)
- Sr.
-
- Gr.
-
- San
-
noun,
a member of a nomadic aboriginal people of southern Africa.
- grf
-
- SAG
-
noun,
an act or instance of sagging.
- GSA
-
- GIN
-
noun,
an alcoholic liquor obtained by distilling grain mash with juniper berries.
- SRI
-
noun,
a Hindu title of address prefixed to the name of a deity, holy person, etc.
- 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.
- SN
-
- fn
-
- TT
-
- AA
-
noun,
basaltic lava having a rough surface.
- AO
-
- fg
-
- O.
-
- FI
-
noun,
the solmization syllable used for the semitone between the fourth and fifth degrees of a scale.
- OG
-
- f.
-
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.
- OA
-
- FA
-
noun,
the syllable used for the fourth tone of a diatonic scale.
- FC
-
- AI
-
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.
- G.
-
- No
-
noun,
an utterance of the word “no.”.
- IG
-
- IT
-
noun,
(in children's games) the player called upon to perform some task, as, in tag, the one who must catch the other players.
- GC
-
- RF
-
- rg
-
- GN
-
- TN
-
- IF
-
noun,
a supposition; uncertain possibility:
- N.
-
- RO
-
- SG
-
- SA
-
- TC
-
- ic
-
- i.
-
- GO
-
noun,
the act of going:
- NA
-
adverb,
no1 .
- t.
-
- SI
-
noun,
the syllable used for the seventh tone of a scale and sometimes for the tone B.
- TG
-
- T1
-
- TA
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- R.
-
- RA
-
noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- RC
-
- RI
-
- NC
-
- RN
-
- SF
-
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noun,
the syllable for the seventh tone of a diatonic scale.
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