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- trickeries
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noun,
the use or practice of tricks or stratagems to deceive; artifice; deception.
- Finisterre
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noun,
Cape, a headland in NW Spain: the westernmost point of Spain.
- rectifiers
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noun,
a person or thing that rectifies.
- gentrices
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noun,
gentility; high birth.
- certifies
-
verb (used with object),
to attest as certain; give reliable information of; confirm:
- terrifies
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verb (used with object),
to fill with terror or alarm; make greatly afraid.
- rectifier
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noun,
a person or thing that rectifies.
- rectifies
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verb (used with object),
to make, put, or set right; remedy; correct:
- Finistere
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noun,
a department in W France. 2714 sq. mi. (7030 sq. km). Capital: Quimper.
- ferritins
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noun,
an amber-colored, crystalline protein, found in the liver, spleen, and bone marrow, that consists of apoferritin combined with a ferric hydroxide-ferric phosphate complex and that stores iron for use in metabolism.
- streeking
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noun,
the act of stretching one's limbs, as on awakening or by exercise.
- firecrest
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noun,
a European kinglet, Regulus ignicapillus, having a bright, orange-red patch on the top of the head.
- gentrice
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noun,
gentility; high birth.
- Genseric
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noun,
a.d. c390–477, king of the Vandals, conqueror in northern Africa and Italy.
- genetics
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noun,
Biology. the science of heredity, dealing with resemblances and differences of related organisms resulting from the interaction of their genes and the environment.
- Negritic
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adjective,
of or relating to blacks or to the Negritos.
- niceties
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noun,
a delicate or fine point; punctilio:
- igniters
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noun,
a person or thing that ignites.
- rentiers
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noun,
a person who has a fixed income, as from lands or bonds.
- stricken
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noun,
an act or instance of striking.
- frenetic
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adjective,
frantic; frenzied.
- tickings
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noun,
a strong cotton fabric, usually twilled, used especially in making cloth ticks.
- terrines
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noun,
a casserole dish made of pottery.
- ferities
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noun,
a wild, untamed, or uncultivated state.
- terrific
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adjective,
extraordinarily great or intense:
- ringster
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noun,
a member of a ring, especially a political or price-fixing ring.
- Register
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noun,
a book in which records of acts, events, names, etc., are kept.
- kinetics
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noun,
the branch of mechanics that deals with the actions of forces in producing or changing the motion of masses.
- gentries
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noun,
wellborn and well-bred people.
- crinites
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noun,
a fossil crinoid.
- sickener
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noun,
something that sickens or disgusts.
- cresting
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noun,
Architecture. a decorative coping, balustrade, etc., usually designed to give an interesting skyline.
- Stringer
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noun,
a person or thing that strings.
- generics
-
noun,
a generic term.
- striking
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noun,
an act or instance of striking.
- citrines
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noun,
a translucent, yellow variety of quartz, often sold as topaz; false topaz; topaz quartz.
- stirring
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noun,
a mental impulse, sensation, or feeling:
- secretin
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noun,
a polypeptide hormone, produced in the small intestine, that activates the pancreas to secrete pancreatic juice.
- sericite
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noun,
a fine-grained variety of muscovite produced by the alteration of feldspar.
- skirting
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noun,
fabric for making skirts.
- ferrites
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noun,
Chemistry. a compound, as NaFeO 2 , formed when ferric oxide is combined with a more basic metallic oxide.
- scienter
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noun,
a mental state in which one has knowledge that one’s action, statement, etc., is wrong, deceptive, or illegal: often used as a standard of guilt:
- restrike
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noun,
a coin freshly minted from dies of an earlier issue.
- ferritin
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noun,
an amber-colored, crystalline protein, found in the liver, spleen, and bone marrow, that consists of apoferritin combined with a ferric hydroxide-ferric phosphate complex and that stores iron for use in metabolism.
- niteries
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noun,
a nightclub.
- steering
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noun,
the discriminatory practice by a real estate agent of maneuvering a client from a minority group away from considering a home in a white neighborhood.
- fineries
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noun,
fine or showy dress, ornaments, etc.
- kernites
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noun,
a mineral, hydrated sodium borate, Na 2 B 4 O 7 ⋅4H 2 O, occurring in transparent colorless crystals: the principal source of boron compounds in the U.S.
- grifters
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noun,
a person who operates a side show at a circus, fair, etc., especially a gambling attraction.
- retiring
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noun,
a place of withdrawal; retreat:
- ferrets
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noun,
a domesticated, usually red-eyed, and albinic variety of the polecat, used in Europe for driving rabbits and rats from their burrows.
- fenster
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noun,
an erosional break in an overthrust rock sheet, exposing the rocks that underlie the sheet.
- enteric
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noun,
enterics, Bacteriology. enterobacteria.
- sirenic
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adjective,
of or characteristic of a siren; melodious, tempting, or alluring.
- integer
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noun,
Mathematics. one of the positive or negative numbers 1, 2, 3, etc., or zero.
Compare whole number.
- kinesic
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noun,
the study of body movements, gestures, facial expressions, etc., as a means of communication.
- kinetic
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adjective,
pertaining to motion.
- Teniers
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noun,
David [dey-vid;; Flemish dah-vit;; French dah-veed] /ˈdeɪ vɪd;; Flemish ˈdɑ vɪt;; French dɑˈvid/ (Show IPA), ("the Elder") 1582–1649, Flemish painter and engraver.
- tenrecs
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noun,
any of several insectivorous mammals of the family Tenrecidae, of Madagascar, having a long, pointed snout, certain species of which are spiny and tailless.
- ekistic
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adjective,
of or relating to ekistics.
- ferrite
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noun,
Chemistry. a compound, as NaFeO 2 , formed when ferric oxide is combined with a more basic metallic oxide.
- snicker
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noun,
a snickering laugh.
- reifies
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verb (used with object),
to convert into or regard as a concrete thing:
- snifter
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noun,
Also called inhaler. a pear-shaped glass, narrowing at the top to intensify the aroma of brandy, liqueur, etc.
- regrets
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noun,
a sense of loss, disappointment, dissatisfaction, etc.
- terrine
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noun,
a casserole dish made of pottery.
- Kirsten
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noun,
a female given name, Scandinavian form of Christine.
- Inkster
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noun,
a city in SE Michigan, near Detroit.
- ferries
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noun,
a commercial service with terminals and boats for transporting persons, automobiles, etc., across a river or other comparatively small body of water.
- terries
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noun,
the loop formed by the pile of a fabric when left uncut.
- fencers
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noun,
a person who practices the art of fencing with a sword, foil, etc.
- stinger
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noun,
a person or thing that stings.
- irenics
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noun,
the branch of theology dealing with the promotion of peace and conciliation among Christian churches.
Compare polemics (def 2).
- entices
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verb (used with object),
to lead on by exciting hope or desire; allure; inveigle:
- finites
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noun,
something that is finite.
- kernite
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noun,
a mineral, hydrated sodium borate, Na 2 B 4 O 7 ⋅4H 2 O, occurring in transparent colorless crystals: the principal source of boron compounds in the U.S.
- Stikine
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noun,
a river in NW British Columbia, Canada and SE Alaska, flowing W and SW to the Pacific Ocean: important route in 1890s Klondike gold rush. 335 miles (539 km) long.
- sticker
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noun,
a person or thing that sticks.
- stinker
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noun,
a person or thing that stinks.
- retires
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noun,
a place of withdrawal; retreat:
- kerries
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noun,
one of an Irish breed of small, black dairy cattle.
- Erskine
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noun,
John (Erskine of Carnock) 1695–1768, Scottish writer on law.
- fringes
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noun,
a decorative border of thread, cord, or the like, usually hanging loosely from a raveled edge or separate strip.
- 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.
- Steiner
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noun,
Jakob [yah-kawp] /ˈyɑ kɔp/ (Show IPA), 1796–1863, Swiss mathematician.
- Skirnir
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noun,
the servant of Frey: symbol of the sun.
- keister
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noun,
the buttocks; rump.
- entires
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noun,
Archaic. the whole; entirety.
- firings
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noun,
the act of a person or thing that fires.
- rentier
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noun,
a person who has a fixed income, as from lands or bonds.
- eristic
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noun,
a person who engages in disputation; controversialist.
- firkins
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noun,
a British unit of capacity usually equal to a quarter of a barrel.
- skirret
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noun,
a plant, Sium sisarum, of the parsley family, cultivated in Europe for its edible tuberous root.
- striker
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noun,
a person or thing that strikes.
- greisen
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noun,
a hydrothermally altered rock of granitic texture composed chiefly of quartz and mica, common in the tin mines of Europe.
- rickets
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noun,
a disease of childhood, characterized by softening of the bones as a result of inadequate intake of vitamin D and insufficient exposure to sunlight, also associated with impaired calcium and phosphorus metabolism.
- resting
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noun,
the refreshing quiet or repose of sleep:
- fingers
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noun,
any of the terminal members of the hand, especially one other than the thumb.
- entries
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noun,
an act of entering; entrance.
- ringers
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noun,
a person or thing that encircles, rings, etc.
- re-sign
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verb (used with or without object),
to sign again.
- nifties
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noun,
something nifty, as a clever remark or joke.
- Sickert
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noun,
Walter Richard, 1860–1942, English painter.
- Kristin
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noun,
a female given name, form of Christine.
- crinite
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noun,
a fossil crinoid.
- cringes
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noun,
servile or fawning deference.
- citrine
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noun,
a translucent, yellow variety of quartz, often sold as topaz; false topaz; topaz quartz.
- citrins
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noun,
bioflavonoid.
- necktie
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noun,
a band of decorative fabric worn around the neck, under the collar, and tied in front to hang down the front of a shirt or to form a small bow.
- centres
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noun,
Geometry. the middle point, as the point within a circle or sphere equally distant from all points of the circumference or surface, or the point within a regular polygon equally distant from the vertices.
- genetic
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adjective,
Biology. pertaining or according to genetics.
- centri-
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- genesic
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adjective,
pertaining to genesis or reproduction; genetic.
- sericin
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noun,
a gelatinous organic compound that holds the two strands of natural silk together.
- refines
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Verb phrases,
refine on/upon, to improve by inserting finer distinctions, superior elements, etc.:
- cretins
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noun,
a person suffering from cretinism.
- trienes
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noun,
any compound containing three double bonds.
- generic
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noun,
a generic term.
- ignites
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verb (used with object),
to set on fire; kindle.
- tickers
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noun,
a telegraphic receiving instrument that automatically prints stock prices, market reports, etc., on a paper tape.
- refects
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verb (used with object),
to refresh, especially with food or drink.
- nickers
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noun,
a person or thing that nicks.
- infects
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adjective,
Archaic. infected.
- recites
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verb (used with object),
to repeat the words of, as from memory, especially in a formal manner:
- grifter
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noun,
a person who operates a side show at a circus, fair, etc., especially a gambling attraction.
- tierces
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noun,
an old measure of capacity equivalent to one third of a pipe, or 42 wine gallons.
- ticking
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noun,
a strong cotton fabric, usually twilled, used especially in making cloth ticks.
- tinkers
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noun,
a mender of pots, kettles, pans, etc., usually an itinerant.
- gerents
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noun,
a ruler or manager.
- frisket
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noun,
a mask of thin paper laid over an illustration to shield certain areas when using an airbrush.
- Trigere
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noun,
Pauline, 1909–2002, U.S. fashion designer, born in France.
- griskin
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noun,
a chop or steak, especially a pork chop.
- neritic
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adjective,
of or relating to the region of water lying directly above the sublittoral zone of the sea bottom.
- igniter
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noun,
a person or thing that ignites.
- incites
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verb (used with object),
to stir, encourage, or urge on; stimulate or prompt to action:
- cistern
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noun,
a reservoir, tank, or container for storing or holding water or other liquid.
- sincere
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adjective,
free of deceit, hypocrisy, or falseness; earnest:
- ickers
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noun,
the fruit-bearing spike of any cereal plant, especially an ear of corn.
- Serkin
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noun,
Rudolf [roo-dolf;; German roo-dawlf] /ˈru dɒlf;; German ˈruˌdɔlf/ (Show IPA), 1903–91, U.S. pianist, born in Bohemia.
- finest
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noun,
the police:
- serine
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noun,
a crystalline amino acid, HOCH 2 CH(NH 2)COOH, found in many proteins and obtained by the hydrolysis of sericin, the protein constituting silk gum. Symbol: S. Abbreviation: Ser;
- finger
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noun,
any of the terminal members of the hand, especially one other than the thumb.
- Gesner
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noun,
Konrad von [kon-rad von;; German kawn-raht fuh n] /ˈkɒn ræd vɒn;; German ˈkɔn rɑt fən/ (Show IPA), 1516–65, Swiss naturalist.
- gerent
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noun,
a ruler or manager.
- infest
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verb (used with object),
to live in or overrun to an unwanted degree or in a troublesome manner, especially as predatory animals or vermin do:
- gestic
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adjective,
pertaining to bodily motions, especially in dancing.
- secret
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noun,
something that is or is kept secret, hidden, or concealed.
- ferret
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noun,
a domesticated, usually red-eyed, and albinic variety of the polecat, used in Europe for driving rabbits and rats from their burrows.
- greens
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noun,
a color intermediate in the spectrum between yellow and blue, an effect of light with a wavelength between 500 and 570 nm; found in nature as the color of most grasses and leaves while growing, of some fruits while ripening, and of the sea.
- grifts
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noun,
(sometimes used with a plural verb) a group of methods for obtaining money falsely through the use of swindles, frauds, dishonest gambling, etc.
- ferri-
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- seiner
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noun,
a person who fishes with a seine.
- ferric
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adjective,
of or containing iron, especially in the trivalent state.
- seeing
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noun,
the act of a person who sees.
- seniti
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noun,
a bronze or brass coin and monetary unit of Tonga, the 100th part of a pa'anga.
- Girtin
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noun,
Thomas, 1775–1802, English painter.
- fester
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noun,
an ulcer; a rankling sore.
- skiing
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noun,
the act or sport of gliding on skis.
- secern
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verb (used with object),
to discriminate or distinguish in thought.
- reskin
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verb (used with object),
to replace or repair the exterior surface or coating of:
- screen
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noun,
a movable or fixed device, usually consisting of a covered frame, that provides shelter, serves as a partition, etc.
- serein
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noun,
fine rain falling after sunset from a sky in which no clouds are visible.
- sci-fi
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noun,
science fiction.
- Gierek
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noun,
Edward [ed-werd;; Polish ed-vahrt] /ˈɛd wərd;; Polish ˈɛd vɑrt/ (Show IPA), 1913–2001, Polish political leader: first secretary of the Polish Communist Party 1970–80.
- rising
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noun,
the act of a person or thing that rises.
- icings
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noun,
a sweet, creamy spread, as of confectioners' sugar, butter, and flavoring, for covering cakes, cookies, etc.; frosting.
- retire
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noun,
a place of withdrawal; retreat:
- fierce
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adjective,
menacingly wild, savage, or hostile:
- finick
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verb (used without object),
to affect extreme daintiness or refinement.
- genets
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noun,
any small, Old World carnivore of the genus Genetta, especially G. genetta, having spotted sides and a ringed tail.
- set-in
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adjective,
made separately and placed within another unit.
- Singer
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noun,
a person who sings, especially a trained or professional vocalist.
- instr.
-
- incite
-
verb (used with object),
to stir, encourage, or urge on; stimulate or prompt to action:
- freest
-
Idioms,
for free, Informal. without charge:
- sinker
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noun,
a person or thing that sinks.
- sifter
-
noun,
a person or thing that sifts.
- freres
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noun,
brother.
- insert
-
noun,
something inserted or to be inserted.
- insect
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noun,
any animal of the class Insecta, comprising small, air-breathing arthropods having the body divided into three parts (head, thorax, and abdomen), and having three pairs of legs and usually two pairs of wings.
- nitres
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noun,
niter.
- sickie
-
noun,
Also, sicko. a person who is deranged or perverted.
- signer
-
noun,
a person who signs.
- signet
-
noun,
a small seal, as on a finger ring.
- ringer
-
noun,
a person or thing that encircles, rings, etc.
- INGRES
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noun,
Jean Auguste Dominique [zhahn oh-gyst daw-mee-neek] /ʒɑ̃ oʊˈgüst dɔ miˈnik/ (Show IPA), 1780–1867, French painter.
- friers
-
noun,
fryer.
- infect
-
adjective,
Archaic. infected.
- infers
-
verb (used with object),
to derive by reasoning; conclude or judge from premises or evidence:
- fringe
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noun,
a decorative border of thread, cord, or the like, usually hanging loosely from a raveled edge or separate strip.
- incise
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verb (used with object),
to cut into; cut marks, figures, etc., upon.
- freers
-
noun,
a person or thing that frees.
- ricers
-
noun,
an implement for ricing potatoes, squash, etc., by pressing them through small holes.
- sit-in
-
noun,
any organized protest in which a group of people peacefully occupy and refuse to leave a premises:
- genit.
-
- ignite
-
verb (used with object),
to set on fire; kindle.
- finite
-
noun,
something that is finite.
- genies
-
noun,
Islamic Mythology. jinn.
- ricins
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noun,
a white, poisonous, protein powder from the bean of the castor-oil plant.
- firing
-
noun,
the act of a person or thing that fires.
- firkin
-
noun,
a British unit of capacity usually equal to a quarter of a barrel.
- irreg.
-
- Geikie
-
noun,
Sir Archibald, 1835–1924, Scottish geologist.
- sinter
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noun,
siliceous or calcareous matter deposited by springs, as that formed around the vent of a geyser.
- sicken
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verb (used with or without object),
to make or become sick.
- irenic
-
adjective,
tending to promote peace or reconciliation; peaceful or conciliatory.
- incest
-
noun,
sexual intercourse between closely related persons.
- fistic
-
adjective,
of boxing; pugilistic:
- sirree
-
noun,
(used as an intensive with no or yes):
- inters
-
verb (used with object),
to place (a dead body) in a grave or tomb; bury.
- inter.
-
- sicker
-
noun,
(used with a plural verb) sick persons collectively (usually preceded by the).
- ingest
-
verb (used with object),
to take, as food, into the body (opposed to egest).
- signee
-
noun,
a person who signs a document, register, etc.; signer; signatory:
- ferine
-
adjective,
feral1 .
- tierce
-
noun,
an old measure of capacity equivalent to one third of a pipe, or 42 wine gallons.
- Necker
-
noun,
Jacques [zhahk] /ʒɑk/ (Show IPA), 1732–1804, French statesman, born in Switzerland.
- refect
-
verb (used with object),
to refresh, especially with food or drink.
- refers
-
verb (used with object),
to direct for information or anything required:
- refine
-
Verb phrases,
refine on/upon, to improve by inserting finer distinctions, superior elements, etc.:
- cretin
-
noun,
a person suffering from cretinism.
- criers
-
noun,
a person who cries.
- refits
-
noun,
an act of refitting.
- cringe
-
noun,
servile or fawning deference.
- refrig
-
- 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.
- regent
-
noun,
a person who exercises the ruling power in a kingdom during the minority, absence, or disability of the sovereign.
- regift
-
noun,
an unwanted gift that is given away.
- cities
-
noun,
a large or important town.
- tie-in
-
noun,
an arrangement or campaign whereby related products are promoted, marketed, or sold together:
- knifes
-
noun,
an instrument for cutting, consisting essentially of a thin, sharp-edged, metal blade fitted with a handle.
- Terris
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Theresa.
- Eckert
-
noun,
John Presper [pres-per] /ˈprɛs pər/ (Show IPA), 1919–95, U.S. engineer and computer pioneer.
- kiting
-
noun,
kiteflying.
- regret
-
noun,
a sense of loss, disappointment, dissatisfaction, etc.
- ternes
-
noun,
terne metal.
- egrets
-
noun,
any of several usually white herons that grow long, graceful plumes during the breeding season, as Egretta garzetta (little egret) of the Old World.
- terces
-
noun,
tierce (def 3).
- tenrec
-
noun,
any of several insectivorous mammals of the family Tenrecidae, of Madagascar, having a long, pointed snout, certain species of which are spiny and tailless.
- reigns
-
noun,
the period during which a sovereign occupies the throne.
- enserf
-
verb (used with object),
to make a serf of; place in bondage.
- citrin
-
noun,
bioflavonoid.
- tinges
-
noun,
a slight degree of coloration.
- enters
-
Verb phrases,
enter into,
to participate in; engage in.
to investigate; consider:
to sympathize with; share in.
to form a constituent part or ingredient of:
to go into a particular state:
- Centre
-
noun,
Geometry. the middle point, as the point within a circle or sphere equally distant from all points of the circumference or surface, or the point within a regular polygon equally distant from the vertices.
- trines
-
noun,
a set or group of three; triad.
- niters
-
noun,
potassium nitrate.
- trikes
-
noun,
tricycle.
- nitric
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adjective,
containing nitrogen, usually in the pentavalent state.
- triers
-
noun,
a person or thing that tries or tests; tester.
- Recent
-
noun,
Also called Holocene. (initial capital letter) Geology. the Recent Epoch or Series.
- Recife
-
noun,
a seaport in and the capital of Pernambuco province, in NE Brazil.
- censer
-
noun,
a container, usually covered, in which incense is burned, especially during religious services; thurible.
- Center
-
noun,
Geometry. the middle point, as the point within a circle or sphere equally distant from all points of the circumference or surface, or the point within a regular polygon equally distant from the vertices.
- centi-
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- centr-
-
- triens
-
noun,
a copper coin of ancient Rome, issued during the Republic, a third part of an as.
- tinker
-
noun,
a mender of pots, kettles, pans, etc., usually an itinerant.
- recite
-
verb (used with object),
to repeat the words of, as from memory, especially in a formal manner:
- cerise
-
adjective, noun,
moderate to deep red.
- triene
-
noun,
any compound containing three double bonds.
- certes
-
adverb,
certainly; in truth.
- certif
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- tricks
-
noun,
a crafty or underhanded device, maneuver, stratagem, or the like, intended to deceive or cheat; artifice; ruse; wile.
- nicker
-
noun,
a person or thing that nicks.
- trices
-
noun,
a very short time; an instant:
- recti-
-
- treens
-
noun,
treenware.
- Nereis
-
noun,
clamworm.
- Ciskei
-
noun,
a self-governing Bantu territory of South Africa on the Indian Ocean: granted independence in 1981 by South Africa, but not recognized by any other country as an independent state. 3200 sq. mi. (8300 sq. km). Capital: Bisho.
- enter-
-
- ticker
-
noun,
a telegraphic receiving instrument that automatically prints stock prices, market reports, etc., on a paper tape.
- entice
-
verb (used with object),
to lead on by exciting hope or desire; allure; inveigle:
- rentes
-
noun,
revenue or income, or the instrument evidencing a right to such periodic receipts.
- Ernest
-
noun,
a male given name: from an Old English word meaning “vigor, intent.”.
- Reiner
-
noun,
Fritz, 1888–1963, Hungarian conductor in the U.S.
- erring
-
adjective,
going astray; in error; wrong.
- streek
-
verb (used with object),
to stretch (one's limbs), as on awakening or by exercise.
- escent
-
- Estrin
-
noun,
estrone.
- Sterne
-
noun,
Laurence, 1713–68, English clergyman and novelist.
- renter
-
noun,
a person or organization that holds, or has the use of, property by payment of rent.
- steric
-
adjective,
of or relating to the spatial relationships of atoms in a molecule.
- Keifer
-
noun,
Joseph Warren, 1836–1932, U.S. lawyer and politician: Speaker of the House 1881–83.
- strife
-
noun,
vigorous or bitter conflict, discord, or antagonism:
- resect
-
verb (used with object),
to do a resection on.
- feigns
-
verb (used with object),
to represent fictitiously; put on an appearance of:
- resent
-
verb (used with object),
to feel or show displeasure or indignation at (a person, act, remark, etc.) from a sense of injury or insult.
- feints
-
noun,
a movement made in order to deceive an adversary; an attack aimed at one place or point merely as a distraction from the real place or point of attack:
- feirie
-
adjective,
healthy; strong.
- fencer
-
noun,
a person who practices the art of fencing with a sword, foil, etc.
- fences
-
noun,
a barrier enclosing or bordering a field, yard, etc., usually made of posts and wire or wood, used to prevent entrance, to confine, or to mark a boundary.
- Fenrir
-
noun,
a wolflike monster, a son of Loki and Angerboda, chained by Gleipnir but destined to be released at Ragnarok to eat Odin and to be killed by Vidar.
- resign
-
verb (used with object),
to give up (an office, position, etc.), often formally.
- strick
-
noun,
a group of any of the major bast fibers, as flax or jute, prepared for conversion into sliver form.
- greets
-
verb (used with object),
to address with some form of salutation; welcome.
- strike
-
noun,
an act or instance of striking.
- string
-
noun,
a slender cord or thick thread used for binding or tying; line.
- Strine
-
noun,
Australian English.
- erects
-
adjective,
upright in position or posture:
- entire
-
noun,
Archaic. the whole; entirety.
- scent
-
noun,
a distinctive odor, especially when agreeable:
- Iceni
-
noun,
an ancient Celtic tribe of eastern England, whose queen, Boadicea, headed an insurrection against the Romans in a.d. 61.
- icing
-
noun,
a sweet, creamy spread, as of confectioners' sugar, butter, and flavoring, for covering cakes, cookies, etc.; frosting.
- resit
-
noun,
a test or examination that is retaken.
- kefir
-
- Kings
-
noun,
either of two books of the Bible, I Kings or II Kings, which contain the history of the kings of Israel and Judah. Abbreviation: Ki.
- rents
-
noun,
a payment made periodically by a tenant to a landlord in return for the use of land, a building, an apartment, an office, or other property.
- icker
-
noun,
the fruit-bearing spike of any cereal plant, especially an ear of corn.
- kines
-
noun,
a plural of cow1 .
- niece
-
noun,
a daughter of a person's brother or sister.
- restr
-
- inst.
-
- Nicks
-
noun,
a small notch, groove, chip, or the like, cut into or existing in something.
- keirs
-
noun,
kier.
- Regt.
-
- Ickes
-
noun,
Harold (Le Claire) [luh klair] /lə klɛər/ (Show IPA), 1874–1952, U.S. lawyer and statesman.
- scene
-
noun,
the place where some action or event occurs:
- Rieti
-
noun,
Vittorio [veet-taw-ryaw] /vitˈtɔ ryɔ/ (Show IPA), 1898–1994, U.S. composer, born in Italy.
- resin
-
noun,
any of a class of nonvolatile, solid or semisolid organic substances, as copal or mastic, that consist of amorphous mixtures of carboxylic acids and are obtained directly from certain plants as exudations or prepared by polymerization of simple molecules: used in medicine and in the making of varnishes and plastics.
- REGIS
-
noun,
a male given name.
- rifts
-
noun,
an opening made by splitting, cleaving, etc.; fissure; cleft; chink.
- Niter
-
noun,
potassium nitrate.
- Segni
-
noun,
Antonio [ahn-taw-nyaw] /ɑnˈtɔ nyɔ/ (Show IPA), 1891–1972, Italian teacher, lawyer, and statesman: president 1962–64.
- grice
-
noun,
a pig, especially a young or suckling pig.
- grief
-
noun,
keen mental suffering or distress over affliction or loss; sharp sorrow; painful regret.
- nitr-
-
- 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.
- Irene
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. one of the Horae, the personification of peace.
- keens
-
noun,
a wailing lament for the dead.
- grins
-
noun,
a broad smile.
- kiers
-
noun,
a large vat in which fibers, yarns, or fabrics are boiled, bleached, or dyed.
- scree
-
noun,
a steep mass of detritus on the side of a mountain.
- grist
-
noun,
grain to be ground.
- Nisei
-
noun,
a person of Japanese descent, born and educated in the U.S. or Canada.
- reign
-
noun,
the period during which a sovereign occupies the throne.
- sect.
-
- reset
-
noun,
an act or instance of setting again.
- keets
-
noun,
a young guinea fowl.
- Niger
-
noun,
a republic in NW Africa: formerly part of French West Africa. 458,976 sq. mi. (1,188,748 sq. km). Capital: Niamey.
- reifs
-
noun,
plunder; booty; loot.
- recks
-
verb (used with object),
Archaic. to have regard for; mind; heed.
- Recit
-
- inset
-
noun,
something inserted; insert.
- rect.
-
- kites
-
noun,
a light frame covered with some thin material, to be flown in the wind at the end of a long string.
- Krieg
-
noun,
war1 .
- rices
-
noun,
the starchy seeds or grain of an annual marsh grass, Oryza sativa, cultivated in warm climates and used for food.
- incr.
-
- Isere
-
noun,
a river in SE France, flowing from the Alps to the Rhone River. 150 miles (240 km) long.
- Reger
-
noun,
Max [mahks] /mɑks/ (Show IPA), 1873–1916, German composer and pianist.
- knits
-
noun,
fabric produced by knitting.
- inert
-
adjective,
having no inherent power of action, motion, or resistance (opposed to active):
- ricin
-
noun,
a white, poisonous, protein powder from the bean of the castor-oil plant.
- init.
-
- refit
-
noun,
an act of refitting.
- kiefs
-
noun,
kef.
- knife
-
noun,
an instrument for cutting, consisting essentially of a thin, sharp-edged, metal blade fitted with a handle.
- infer
-
verb (used with object),
to derive by reasoning; conclude or judge from premises or evidence:
- Knies
-
noun,
Karl Gustav Adolf [kahrl goo s-tahf ah-dawlf] /kɑrl ˈgʊs tɑf ˈɑ dɔlf/ (Show IPA), 1821–98, German statistician and historical economist.
- keefs
-
noun,
kef (def 2).
- knees
-
noun,
Anatomy. the joint of the leg that allows for movement between the femur and tibia and is protected by the patella; the central area of the leg between the thigh and the lower leg.
- Regin
-
noun,
a smith, the brother of Fafnir, who raises Sigurd and encourages him to kill Fafnir in the hope of gaining the gold he guards.
- 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.
- reins
-
noun,
Often, reins. a leather strap, fastened to each end of the bit of a bridle, by which the rider or driver controls a horse or other animal by pulling so as to exert pressure on the bit.
- reist
-
verb (used without object),
reest2 .
- iters
-
noun,
a canal or passage.
- reest
-
verb (used with object),
to cure, smoke, or dry (meat or fish).
- nerts
-
interjection,
nuts (def 1).
- riser
-
noun,
a person who rises, especially from bed:
- reefs
-
noun,
a ridge of rocks or sand, often of coral debris, at or near the surface of the water.
- Kirin
-
noun,
Older Spelling. Jilin.
- kente
-
noun,
a colorful fabric of Ghanaian origin: often worn as a symbol of African-American pride.
- rente
-
noun,
revenue or income, or the instrument evidencing a right to such periodic receipts.
- reeks
-
noun,
a strong, unpleasant smell.
- kirns
-
noun,
a churn.
- istic
-
- Kerst
-
noun,
Donald William, 1911–1994, U.S. physicist.
- intr.
-
- necks
-
noun,
the part of the body of an animal or human being that connects the head and the trunk.
- reni-
-
- Kerns
-
noun,
a part of the face of a type projecting beyond the body or shank, as in certain italic letters.
- rinse
-
noun,
an act or instance of rinsing.
- rinks
-
noun,
a smooth expanse of ice for ice-skating, often artificially prepared and inside a building or arena.
- refer
-
verb (used with object),
to direct for information or anything required:
- ricer
-
noun,
an implement for ricing potatoes, squash, etc., by pressing them through small holes.
- ricks
-
noun,
Also, hayrick. Chiefly Midland U.S. a large, usually rectangular stack or pile of hay, straw, corn, or the like, in a field, especially when thatched or covered by a tarpaulin; an outdoor or makeshift mow.
- kerfs
-
noun,
a cut or incision made by a saw or the like in a piece of wood.
- fires
-
- greet
-
verb (used with object),
to address with some form of salutation; welcome.
- Ernie
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Ernest.
- stge.
-
- Ester
-
noun,
a compound produced by the reaction between an acid and an alcohol with the elimination of a molecule of water, as ethyl acetate, C 4 H 8 O 2 , or dimethyl sulfate, C 2 H 6 SO 4 .
- stick
-
noun,
a branch or shoot of a tree or shrub that has been cut or broken off.
- sting
-
noun,
an act or an instance of stinging.
- esker
-
noun,
a serpentine ridge of gravelly and sandy drift, believed to have been formed by streams under or in glacial ice.
- stink
-
noun,
a strong offensive smell; stench.
- stirk
-
noun,
a young bull or cow, especially one in its second year.
- Ernst
-
noun,
Max [maks;; German mahks] /mæks;; German mɑks/ (Show IPA), 1891–1976, German painter, in the U.S. 1941–49, in France 1949–76.
- ernes
-
noun,
sea eagle.
- ster.
-
- erect
-
adjective,
upright in position or posture:
- teens
-
noun,
Archaic. suffering; grief.
- engr.
-
- tense
-
noun,
a category of verbal inflection that serves chiefly to specify the time of the action or state expressed by the verb.
- terce
-
noun,
tierce (def 3).
- terne
-
noun,
terne metal.
- EGRET
-
noun,
any of several usually white herons that grow long, graceful plumes during the breeding season, as Egretta garzetta (little egret) of the Old World.
- egest
-
verb (used with object),
to discharge, as from the body; void (opposed to ingest).
- egers
-
noun,
German name of Ohře.
- Stern
-
noun,
the after part of a vessel (often opposed to stem).
- Stein
-
noun,
a mug, usually earthenware, especially for beer.
- terns
-
noun,
any of numerous aquatic birds of the subfamily Sterninae of the family Laridae, related to the gulls but usually having a more slender body and bill, smaller feet, a long, deeply forked tail, and a more graceful flight, especially those of the genus Sterna, as S. hirundo (common tern) of Eurasia and America, having white, black, and gray plumage.
- sneck
-
noun,
a door latch or its lever.
- fines
-
noun,
fines.
Mining. crushed ore sufficiently fine to pass through a given screen. Compare short (def 29e).
Agriculture. the fine bits of corn kernel knocked off during handling of the grain.
- Finer
-
noun,
fines.
Mining. crushed ore sufficiently fine to pass through a given screen. Compare short (def 29e).
Agriculture. the fine bits of corn kernel knocked off during handling of the grain.
- Skier
-
noun,
a person who skis.
- skint
-
adjective,
having no money; penniless.
- skirr
-
noun,
a grating or whirring sound.
- skirt
-
noun,
the part of a gown, dress, slip, or coat that extends downward from the waist.
- feti-
-
- fetes
-
noun,
a day of celebration; holiday:
- skite
-
noun,
a quick, oblique blow or stroke; a chopping blow.
- feres
-
noun,
a companion; mate.
- steer
-
noun,
Informal. a suggestion about a course of action; tip:
- sneer
-
noun,
a look or expression of derision, scorn, or contempt.
- snick
-
noun,
a small cut; nick.
- fence
-
noun,
a barrier enclosing or bordering a field, yard, etc., usually made of posts and wire or wood, used to prevent entrance, to confine, or to mark a boundary.
- feist
-
noun,
Chiefly South Midland and Southern U.S. a small mongrel dog, especially one that is ill-tempered; cur; mutt.
- feign
-
verb (used with object),
to represent fictitiously; put on an appearance of:
- steek
-
verb (used with object),
to shut, close, fasten or lock (a window, door, or the like).
- fecit
-
verb,
he made (it); she made (it): formerly used on works of art after the name of the artist. Abbreviation: fe., fec.
- feces
-
noun,
waste matter discharged from the intestines through the anus; excrement.
- Steen
-
noun,
Jan [yahn] /yɑn/ (Show IPA), 1626–79, Dutch painter.
- Terni
-
noun,
a city in central Italy.
- terr.
-
- finis
-
noun,
end; conclusion.
- cents
-
noun,
a bronze coin of the U.S., the 100th part of a U.S. dollar: made of steel during part of 1943. Symbol: ¢.
- treen
-
noun,
treenware.
- trice
-
noun,
a very short time; an instant:
- trick
-
noun,
a crafty or underhanded device, maneuver, stratagem, or the like, intended to deceive or cheat; artifice; ruse; wile.
- cetin
-
noun,
a white, crystalline, water-insoluble fat, C 32 H 64 O 2 , obtained from spermaceti by extraction with ether: used chiefly as an emulsive agent in the manufacture of pharmaceuticals and cosmetics and as a base in the manufacture of candles and soaps.
- cetes
-
noun,
a number of badgers together.
- Cesti
-
noun,
Marcantonio [mahr-kahn-taw-nyaw] /ˌmɑr kɑnˈtɔ nyɔ/ (Show IPA), 1623–69, Italian composer.
- cert.
-
- Ceres
-
noun,
a pre-Roman goddess of agriculture under whose name the Romans adopted the worship of the Greek goddess Demeter.
- cent.
-
- cines
-
noun,
a film; motion picture.
- cense
-
verb (used with object),
to burn incense near or in front of; perfume with incense.
- Cenis
-
noun,
Mont, a mountain pass between SE France and Italy, in the Alps. 6834 feet (2083 meters) high.
- Trier
-
noun,
a person or thing that tries or tests; tester.
- tries
-
noun,
plural of try.
- trig.
-
- trigs
-
noun,
trigonometry.
- trike
-
noun,
tricycle.
- trine
-
noun,
a set or group of three; triad.
- 30-30
-
- cine-
-
- tires
-
noun,
British Dialect. fatigue.
- Terri
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Theresa.
- cries
-
noun,
the act or sound of crying; any loud utterance or exclamation; a shout, scream, or wail.
- terse
-
adjective,
neatly or effectively concise; brief and pithy, as language.
- ticks
-
noun,
a slight, sharp, recurring click, tap, or beat, as of a clock.
- Tieck
-
noun,
Ludwig [loot-vikh,, lood-] /ˈlut vɪx,, ˈlud-/ (Show IPA), 1773–1853, German writer.
- tiers
-
noun,
one of a series of rows or ranks rising one behind or above another, as of seats in an amphitheater, boxes in a theater, guns in a man-of-war, or oars in an ancient galley.
- tiger
-
noun,
a large, carnivorous, tawny-colored and black-striped feline, Panthera tigris, of Asia, ranging in several subspecies from India and the Malay Peninsula to Siberia: the entire species is endangered, with some subspecies thought to be extinct.
- Tigre
-
noun,
a Semitic language spoken in northern Ethiopia.
- tikis
-
noun,
(initial capital letter) (in Polynesian mythology) the first man on earth.
- crit.
-
- crine
-
noun,
hair; head of hair.
- crier
-
noun,
a person who cries.
- cires
-
noun,
a brilliant, highly glazed surface produced on fabrics by subjecting them to a wax, heat, and calendering treatment.
- Crete
-
noun,
Formerly Candia. a Greek island in the Mediterranean, SE of mainland Greece. 3235 sq. mi. (8380 sq. km). Capital: Canea.
- crest
-
noun,
the highest part of a hill or mountain range; summit.
- Crees
-
noun,
a member of a North American Indian people of Ontario, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, and Montana.
- Creek
-
noun,
U.S., Canada, and Australia. a stream smaller than a river.
- tines
-
noun,
a sharp, projecting point or prong, as of a fork.
- tinge
-
noun,
a slight degree of coloration.
- cites
-
noun,
citation (defs 7, 8).
- tings
-
noun,
a tinging sound.
- Cirri
-
noun,
a plural of cirrus.
- skete
-
noun,
a settlement of monks or ascetics.
- feint
-
noun,
a movement made in order to deceive an adversary; an attack aimed at one place or point merely as a distraction from the real place or point of attack:
- Skene
-
noun,
(in the ancient Greek theater) a structure facing the audience and forming the background before which performances were given.
- siker
-
adverb,
certainly; without doubt.
- genii
-
noun,
a plural of genius.
- Genie
-
noun,
Islamic Mythology. jinn.
- genic
-
adjective,
of, pertaining to, resembling, or arising from a gene or genes.
- Genet
-
noun,
any small, Old World carnivore of the genus Genetta, especially G. genetta, having spotted sides and a ringed tail.
- geeks
-
noun,
a digital-technology expert or enthusiast (a term of pride as self-reference, but often used disparagingly by others).
- siege
-
noun,
the act or process of surrounding and attacking a fortified place in such a way as to isolate it from help and supplies, for the purpose of lessening the resistance of the defenders and thereby making capture possible.
- finks
-
noun,
a strikebreaker.
- since
-
adverb,
from then till now (often preceded by ever):
- seti-
-
- 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.
- frisk
-
noun,
a leap, skip, or caper.
- frise
-
noun,
a rug or upholstery fabric having the pile in uncut loops or in a combination of cut and uncut loops.
- Fris.
-
- frigs
-
noun,
refrigerator.
- Fries
-
noun,
plural of fry1 .
- frier
-
noun,
fryer.
- genre
-
noun,
a class or category of artistic endeavor having a particular form, content, technique, or the like:
- gents
-
noun,
Informal. gentleman (defs 1, 2).
- sing.
-
- 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.
- grees
-
noun,
superiority, mastery, or victory.
- Greer
-
noun,
Germaine, born 1939, Australian feminist and writer.
- Green
-
noun,
a color intermediate in the spectrum between yellow and blue, an effect of light with a wavelength between 500 and 570 nm; found in nature as the color of most grasses and leaves while growing, of some fruits while ripening, and of the sea.
- Greek
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Greece.
- Segre
-
noun,
Emilio [uh-mee-lee-oh,, uh-meel-yoh;; Italian e-mee-lyaw] /əˈmi liˌoʊ,, əˈmil yoʊ;; Italian ɛˈmi lyɔ/ (Show IPA), 1905–1989, U.S. physicist, born in Italy: Nobel prize 1959.
- Seine
-
noun,
a fishing net that hangs vertically in the water, having floats at the upper edge and sinkers at the lower.
- sengi
-
noun,
a monetary unit of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, equal to 1/10,000 (.0001) of a zaire.
- senti
-
noun,
a monetary unit of Tanzania, the 100th part of a shilling; cent.
- serin
-
noun,
a small finch, Serinus serinus, of Europe and northern Africa, closely related to the canary.
- girns
-
noun, verb (used with object),
grin2 .
- ginks
-
noun,
a person; fellow.
- 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.
- Serge
-
noun,
a twilled worsted or woolen fabric used especially for clothing.
- Seric
-
- geste
-
noun,
gest.
- serif
-
noun,
a smaller line used to finish off a main stroke of a letter, as at the top and bottom of M.
- Frick
-
noun,
Henry Clay, 1849–1919, U.S. industrialist, art patron, and philanthropist.
- nitre
-
noun,
niter.
- Siret
-
noun,
a river in SE Europe, flowing SE from the Carpathian Mountains in Ukraine, through E Romania to the Danube. 270 miles (435 km) long.
- frets
-
noun,
an irritated state of mind; annoyance; vexation.
- frees
-
Idioms,
for free, Informal. without charge:
- Frege
-
noun,
(Friedrich Ludwig) Gottlob [gawt-lohp] /ˈgɔt loʊp/ (Show IPA), 1848–1925, German mathematician and logician.
- skeet
-
noun,
a form of trapshooting in which two traps are used and targets are hurled singly or in pairs at varying elevations and speeds so as to simulate the angles of flight taken by game birds.
- firns
-
noun,
névé.
- Frere
-
noun,
brother.
- first
-
noun,
the person or thing that is first in time, order, rank, etc.
- Siren
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. one of several sea nymphs, part woman and part bird, who lure mariners to destruction by their seductive singing.
- siree
-
noun,
sirree.
- Fiske
-
noun,
John (Edmund Fisk Green; John Fisk) 1842–1901, U.S. philosopher and historian.
- singe
-
noun,
a superficial burn.
- skein
-
noun,
a length of yarn or thread wound on a reel or swift preparatory for use in manufacturing.
- skeif
-
noun,
a wheel on which diamonds and other gems are ground or polished.
- Freer
-
noun,
a person or thing that frees.
- ref.
-
- Seri
-
noun,
a member of an American Indian people of western Sonora state, Mexico, on the Gulf of California.
- Rees
-
noun,
reeve3 .
- reek
-
noun,
a strong, unpleasant smell.
- site
-
noun,
the position or location of a town, building, etc., especially as to its environment:
- skit
-
noun,
a short literary piece of a humorous or satirical character.
- Sert
-
noun,
José María [haw-se mah-ree-ah] /hɔˈsɛ mɑˈri ɑ/ (Show IPA), 1876–1945, Spanish painter.
- sci.
-
- skee
-
noun,
ski.
- Ting
-
noun,
a tinging sound.
- tire
-
noun,
British Dialect. fatigue.
- rest
-
noun,
the refreshing quiet or repose of sleep:
- serf
-
noun,
a person in a condition of servitude, required to render services to a lord, commonly attached to the lord's land and transferred with it from one owner to another.
- Reef
-
noun,
a ridge of rocks or sand, often of coral debris, at or near the surface of the water.
- scr.
-
- rife
-
adjective,
of common or frequent occurrence; prevalent; in widespread existence, activity, or use:
- recs
-
noun,
recreation.
- Tree
-
noun,
a plant having a permanently woody main stem or trunk, ordinarily growing to a considerable height, and usually developing branches at some distance from the ground.
- Sekt
-
noun,
sparkling wine; champagne.
- Rice
-
noun,
the starchy seeds or grain of an annual marsh grass, Oryza sativa, cultivated in warm climates and used for food.
- rets
-
verb (used with object),
to soak in water or expose to moisture, as flax or hemp, to facilitate the removal of the fiber from the woody tissue by partial rotting.
- Rick
-
noun,
Also, hayrick. Chiefly Midland U.S. a large, usually rectangular stack or pile of hay, straw, corn, or the like, in a field, especially when thatched or covered by a tarpaulin; an outdoor or makeshift mow.
- nits
-
noun,
the egg of a parasitic insect, especially of a louse, often attached to a hair or a fiber of clothing.
- Seif
-
noun,
a long narrow sand dune parallel to the prevailing wind direction.
- Seen
-
verb,
past participle of see1 .
- skin
-
noun,
the external covering or integument of an animal body, especially when soft and flexible.
- seek
-
Idioms,
be sought after, to be desired or in demand:
- sene
-
noun,
a bronze coin and monetary unit of Western Samoa, the 100th part of a tala.
- tref
-
adjective,
Judaism. unfit to be eaten or used, according to religious laws; not kosher.
- skeg
-
noun,
a projection supporting a rudder at its lower end, located abaft a sternpost or rudderpost.
- sent
-
noun,
a coin of Estonia until the euro was adopted, the 100th part of a kroon.
- rete
-
noun,
a pierced plate on an astrolabe, having projections whose points correspond to the fixed stars.
- sec.
-
- Sere
-
noun,
the series of stages in an ecological succession.
- reck
-
verb (used with object),
Archaic. to have regard for; mind; heed.
- tri-
-
- rifs
-
noun,
Er [er] /ɛr/ (Show IPA) a mountainous coastal region in N Morocco.
- trek
-
noun,
a journey or trip, especially one involving difficulty or hardship.
- Tine
-
noun,
a sharp, projecting point or prong, as of a fork.
- 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.
- rite
-
noun,
a formal or ceremonial act or procedure prescribed or customary in religious or other solemn use:
- Reik
-
noun,
Theodor [thee-uh-dawr,, -dohr;; German tey-aw-dawr] /ˈθi əˌdɔr,, -ˌdoʊr;; German ˈteɪ ɔˌdɔr/ (Show IPA), 1888–1969, U.S. psychologist and author, born in Austria.
- reif
-
noun,
plunder; booty; loot.
- ter.
-
- tens
-
noun,
a self-operated portable device used to treat chronic pain by sending electrical impulses through electrodes placed over the painful area.
- ten.
-
- tegs
-
noun,
Animal Husbandry.
a two-year-old sheep that has not been shorn.
the wool shorn from such a sheep.
- Tees
-
noun,
a river in N England, flowing E along the boundary between Durham and Yorkshire to the North Sea. 70 miles (113 km) long.
- Sink
-
noun,
a basin or receptacle, as in a kitchen or laundry, usually connected with a water supply and drainage system, for washing dishes, clothing, etc.
- teen
-
noun,
Archaic. suffering; grief.
- Rein
-
noun,
Often, reins. a leather strap, fastened to each end of the bit of a bridle, by which the rider or driver controls a horse or other animal by pulling so as to exert pressure on the bit.
- regs
-
noun,
Usually, regs. Informal. regulations.
- Rigi
-
noun,
a mountain in central Switzerland, near the Lake of Lucerne. 5906 feet (1800 meters).
- stg.
-
- SINE
-
noun,
Trigonometry.
(in a right triangle) the ratio of the side opposite a given acute angle to the hypotenuse.
(of an angle) a trigonometric function equal to the ratio of the ordinate of the end point of the arc to the radius vector of this end point, the origin being at the center of the circle on which the arc lies and the initial point of the arc being on the x-axis. Abbreviation: sin.
- Reis
-
plural noun,
a former money of account of Portugal and Brazil.
- str.
-
- Riis
-
noun,
Jacob August, 1849–1914, U.S. journalist and social reformer, born in Denmark.
- Stir
-
noun,
the act of stirring or moving.
- reit
-
noun,
real-estate investment trust.
- rent
-
noun,
a payment made periodically by a tenant to a landlord in return for the use of land, a building, an apartment, an office, or other property.
- tern
-
noun,
any of numerous aquatic birds of the subfamily Sterninae of the family Laridae, related to the gulls but usually having a more slender body and bill, smaller feet, a long, deeply forked tail, and a more graceful flight, especially those of the genus Sterna, as S. hirundo (common tern) of Eurasia and America, having white, black, and gray plumage.
- sike
-
noun,
a small stream.
- rit.
-
- snit
-
noun,
an agitated or irritated state.
- risk
-
noun,
exposure to the chance of injury or loss; a hazard or dangerous chance:
- rift
-
noun,
an opening made by splitting, cleaving, etc.; fissure; cleft; chink.
- refs
-
noun, verb (used with or without object),
referee.
- reft
-
verb,
a simple past tense and past participle of reave1 .
- Rise
-
noun,
an act or instance of rising.
- Reg.
-
- Tiki
-
noun,
(initial capital letter) (in Polynesian mythology) the first man on earth.
- seer
-
noun,
a person who sees; observer.
- tier
-
noun,
one of a series of rows or ranks rising one behind or above another, as of seats in an amphitheater, boxes in a theater, guns in a man-of-war, or oars in an ancient galley.
- tics
-
noun,
Pathology.
a sudden, spasmodic, painless, involuntary muscular contraction, as of the face.
tic douloureux.
- rink
-
noun,
a smooth expanse of ice for ice-skating, often artificially prepared and inside a building or arena.
- 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.
- tick
-
noun,
a slight, sharp, recurring click, tap, or beat, as of a clock.
- sice
-
noun,
syce.
- sick
-
noun,
(used with a plural verb) sick persons collectively (usually preceded by the).
- Ste.
-
- sire
-
noun,
the male parent of a quadruped.
- sift
-
verb (used with object),
to separate and retain the coarse parts of (flour, ashes, etc.) with a sieve.
- regr
-
- sign
-
noun,
a token; indication.
- Sig.
-
- kens
-
noun,
knowledge, understanding, or cognizance; mental perception:
- 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.
- errs
-
verb (used without object),
to go astray in thought or belief; be mistaken; be incorrect.
- ergs
-
- Eric
-
noun,
Eric the Red.
- Erie
-
noun,
Lake, a lake between the NE central United States and SE central Canada: the southernmost lake of the Great Lakes; Commodore Perry's defeat of the British in 1813. 239 miles (385 km) long; 9940 sq. mi. (25,745 sq. km).
- Erik
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Erin
-
noun,
Literary. Ireland.
- Eris
-
noun,
the ancient Greek goddess of discord and the sister of Ares: identified with the Roman goddess Discordia.
- ices
-
noun,
the solid form of water, produced by freezing; frozen water.
- Ice.
-
- Erne
-
noun,
sea eagle.
- Erse
-
noun,
Gaelic, especially Scottish Gaelic.
- Enki
-
noun,
a Sumerian water god and god of wisdom: the counterpart of the Akkadian Ea.
- erst
-
adverb,
before the present time; formerly.
- 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.
- esne
-
noun,
(in Anglo-Saxon England) a member of the lowest class; laborer.
- gres
-
- gree
-
noun,
superiority, mastery, or victory.
- est.
-
- Este
-
noun,
a city in NE Italy: medieval fortress; ancient Roman ruins.
- Ens.
-
- engs
-
noun,
the symbol, ŋ, that, in the International Phonetic Alphabet and in the pronunciation alphabets of some dictionaries, represents the voiced velar nasal consonant indicated in English spelling by (ng), as in the pronunciations of cling [kling] /klɪŋ/ (Show IPA) and clink [klingk] /klɪŋk/ (Show IPA).
- etic
-
adjective,
pertaining to or being the raw data of a language or other area of behavior, without considering the data as significant units functioning within a system.
- Eisk
-
noun,
Yeisk.
- Isin
-
noun,
an ancient Sumerian city in S Iraq: archaeological site.
- efts
-
noun,
a newt, especially the eastern newt, Notophthalmus viridescens (red eft) in its immature terrestrial stage.
- Eger
-
noun,
German name of Ohře.
- irks
-
verb (used with object),
to irritate, annoy, or exasperate:
- egis
-
noun,
aegis.
- Iris
-
noun,
Anatomy. the contractile, circular diaphragm forming the colored portion of the eye and containing a circular opening, the pupil, in its center.
- Ire.
-
- Eire
-
noun,
the Irish name of Ireland.
- int.
-
- ins.
-
- Eng.
-
- fisc
-
noun,
a royal or state treasury; exchequer.
- inks
-
noun,
a fluid or viscous substance used for writing or printing.
- ekes
-
Verb phrases,
eke out,
to make (a living) or support (existence) laboriously:
to supplement; add to; stretch:
- Inge
-
noun,
William (Motter) [mot-er] /ˈmɒt ər/ (Show IPA), 1913–73, U.S. playwright.
- Inf.
-
- Inc.
-
- enc.
-
- ence
-
- ign.
-
- Ifni
-
noun,
a former Spanish enclave on the W coast of Morocco, ceded to Morocco 1969.
- etc.
-
- gite
-
noun,
a furnished vacation home in France that is available for rental, especially in a rural setting.
- ect-
-
- fret
-
noun,
an irritated state of mind; annoyance; vexation.
- fig.
-
- frt.
-
- Fin.
-
- Frs.
-
- 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.
- frig
-
noun,
refrigerator.
- Fri.
-
- FRGS
-
- FINE
-
noun,
fines.
Mining. crushed ore sufficiently fine to pass through a given screen. Compare short (def 29e).
Agriculture. the fine bits of corn kernel knocked off during handling of the grain.
- Frei
-
noun,
Eduardo [e-dwahr-th aw] /ɛˈdwɑr ðɔ/ (Show IPA), 1911–82, Chilean statesman: president 1964–70.
- fete
-
noun,
a day of celebration; holiday:
- free
-
Idioms,
for free, Informal. without charge:
- FRCS
-
- Fini
-
adjective,
finished; done.
- Fink
-
noun,
a strikebreaker.
- FITS
-
noun,
the manner in which a thing fits:
- 1080
-
- firn
-
noun,
névé.
- fist
-
noun,
the hand closed tightly, with the fingers doubled into the palm.
- Fisk
-
noun,
James, 1834–72, U.S. financier and stock speculator.
- fict
-
- fest
-
noun,
an assembly of people engaged in a common activity (often used in combination):
- gist
-
noun,
the main or essential part of a matter:
- Gers
-
noun,
a department in SW France. 2429 sq. mi. (6290 sq. km). Capital: Auch.
- 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.
- girn
-
noun, verb (used with object),
grin2 .
- gink
-
noun,
a person; fellow.
- fec.
-
- 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.
- fees
-
noun,
a charge or payment for professional services:
- gets
-
noun,
an offspring or the total of the offspring, especially of a male animal:
- gest
-
noun,
a story or tale.
- Gert
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Gertrude.
- Ger.
-
- Fern
-
noun,
any seedless, nonflowering vascular plant of the class Filicinae, of tropical to temperate regions, characterized by true roots produced from a rhizome, triangular fronds that uncoil upward and have a branching vein system, and reproduction by spores contained in sporangia that appear as brown dots on the underside of the fronds.
- Gent
-
noun,
Informal. gentleman (defs 1, 2).
- gens
-
noun,
a group of families in ancient Rome claiming descent from a common ancestor and united by a common name and common ancestral religious rites.
- feet
-
noun,
a plural of foot.
- Fens
-
noun,
Also called Fenland. a marshy lowland region in E England, S of the Wash: partly drained and channeled since the 17th century.
- gene
-
noun,
the basic physical unit of heredity; a linear sequence of nucleotides along a segment of DNA that provides the coded instructions for synthesis of RNA, which, when translated into protein, leads to the expression of hereditary character.
- Gen.
-
- gees
-
noun,
a sum of one thousand dollars:
- geek
-
noun,
a digital-technology expert or enthusiast (a term of pride as self-reference, but often used disparagingly by others).
- 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):
- fere
-
noun,
a companion; mate.
- Efik
-
noun,
a member of a people of southeastern Nigeria near the mouth of the Calabar River, closely related to the Ibibio.
- INRI
-
- cir.
-
- kirs
-
noun,
an apéritif of white wine or sometimes champagne (Kir Royale) flavored with cassis.
- Cete
-
noun,
a number of badgers together.
- kerf
-
noun,
a cut or incision made by a saw or the like in a piece of wood.
- Kerr
-
noun,
Clark, 1911–2003, U.S. educator: president of the University of California 1958–67.
- ket-
-
- Kief
-
noun,
kef.
- Kier
-
noun,
a large vat in which fibers, yarns, or fabrics are boiled, bleached, or dyed.
- nest
-
noun,
a pocketlike, usually more or less circular structure of twigs, grass, mud, etc., formed by a bird, often high in a tree, as a place in which to lay and incubate its eggs and rear its young; any protected place used by a bird for these purposes.
- kifs
-
noun,
kef.
- Neri
-
noun,
Saint Philip (Filippo Neri) 1515–95, Italian priest: founder of Congregation of the Oratory.
- kine
-
noun,
a plural of cow1 .
- King
-
noun,
a male sovereign or monarch; a man who holds by life tenure, and usually by hereditary right, the chief authority over a country and people.
- NEFS
-
noun,
a silver or gold table furnishing in the form of a ship, either for holding various utensils or for ornament.
- kins
-
noun,
a person's relatives collectively; kinfolk.
- kirn
-
noun,
a churn.
- kist
-
noun,
a coffer; a money chest.
- cet-
-
- NCTE
-
- cire
-
noun,
a brilliant, highly glazed surface produced on fabrics by subjecting them to a wax, heat, and calendering treatment.
- cis-
-
- cist
-
noun,
a box or chest, especially for sacred utensils.
- cit.
-
- cite
-
noun,
citation (defs 7, 8).
- Kris
-
noun,
creese.
- CIGS
-
noun,
a cigarette.
- Cres
-
- Knt.
-
- knit
-
noun,
fabric produced by knitting.
- knee
-
noun,
Anatomy. the joint of the leg that allows for movement between the femur and tibia and is protected by the patella; the central area of the leg between the thigh and the lower leg.
- neck
-
noun,
the part of the body of an animal or human being that connects the head and the trunk.
- Cree
-
noun,
a member of a North American Indian people of Ontario, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, and Montana.
- kite
-
noun,
a light frame covered with some thin material, to be flown in the wind at the end of a long string.
- Kent
-
noun,
James, 1763–1847, U.S. jurist.
- Kern
-
noun,
a part of the face of a type projecting beyond the body or shank, as in certain italic letters.
- Keir
-
noun,
kier.
- Cerf
-
noun,
Bennett (Alfred) 1898–1971, U.S. book publisher, editor, and writer.
- cen.
-
- ctr.
-
- kc/s
-
- cene
-
- itis
-
- KCSI
-
- Nike
-
noun,
the ancient Greek goddess of victory.
- keef
-
noun,
kef (def 2).
- Keen
-
noun,
a wailing lament for the dead.
- iter
-
noun,
a canal or passage.
- keet
-
noun,
a young guinea fowl.
- cees
-
noun,
the letter C.
- CerE
-
noun,
a fleshy, membranous covering of the base of the upper mandible of a bird, especially a bird of prey or a parrot, through which the nostrils open.
- cts.
-
- CERN
-
- kegs
-
noun,
a small cask or barrel, usually holding from 5 to 10 gallons (19 to 38 liters).
- NICE
-
noun,
a port in and the capital of Alpes-Maritimes, in SE France, on the Mediterranean: resort.
- kefs
-
noun,
a state of drowsy contentment, especially from the use of a narcotic.
- Nick
-
noun,
a small notch, groove, chip, or the like, cut into or existing in something.
- Nier
-
noun,
Alfred Otto Carl, 1911–1994, U.S. physicist.
- ct.
-
- ski
-
noun,
one of a pair of long, slender runners made of wood, plastic, or metal used in gliding over snow.
- tsk
-
noun,
an exclamation of “tsk.”.
- cee
-
noun,
the letter C.
- 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.
- SRI
-
noun,
a Hindu title of address prefixed to the name of a deity, holy person, etc.
- TSE
-
- cf.
-
- cig
-
noun,
a cigarette.
- cs.
-
- cr.
-
- tr.
-
- TSI
-
- CIE
-
- CEF
-
- Skt
-
- fic
-
- fgn
-
- CFI
-
- FET
-
- Tng
-
- CFR
-
- cfs
-
- Sr.
-
- CGI
-
- trf
-
- CGS
-
- fer
-
preposition, conjunction,
for.
- fie
-
interjection,
(used to express mild disgust, disapprobation, annoyance, etc.)
- Fen
-
noun,
low land covered wholly or partially with water; boggy land; a marsh.
- CIF
-
- ECG
-
- ESR
-
- St.
-
- Eg.
-
- ene
-
- cte
-
- ctf
-
- en-
-
- ctg
-
- EKG
-
- eke
-
adverb,
also.
- ctn
-
plural,
carton.
- EIS
-
- eir
-
- teg
-
noun,
Animal Husbandry.
a two-year-old sheep that has not been shorn.
the wool shorn from such a sheep.
- ec-
-
- TIC
-
noun,
Pathology.
a sudden, spasmodic, painless, involuntary muscular contraction, as of the face.
tic douloureux.
- TGN
-
- eft
-
noun,
a newt, especially the eastern newt, Notophthalmus viridescens (red eft) in its immature terrestrial stage.
- tfr
-
- TES
-
noun,
ti1 .
- ef-
-
- EEG
-
- EEC
-
- ECF
-
- CST
-
- CSR
-
- Fee
-
noun,
a charge or payment for professional services:
- ERT
-
- FCS
-
- ETS
-
- CNS
-
- ETR
-
- STI
-
- Eck
-
noun,
Johann [yoh-hahn] /ˈyoʊ hɑn/ (Show IPA), (Johann Mayer) 1486–1543, German Roman Catholic theologian: opponent of Martin Luther.
- 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.
- Esk
-
- ese
-
- Esc
-
- stk
-
- tee
-
noun,
the letter T or t.
- ERS
-
noun,
ervil.
- CRS
-
- err
-
verb (used without object),
to go astray in thought or belief; be mistaken; be incorrect.
- CRT
-
- erk
-
noun,
an aircraftsman of the lowest rank in the Royal Air Force.
- CSF
-
- csk
-
- ERE
-
preposition, conjunction,
before.
- TCS
-
- TEC
-
noun,
detective.
- nit
-
noun,
the egg of a parasitic insect, especially of a louse, often attached to a hair or a fiber of clothing.
- Gee
-
noun,
a sum of one thousand dollars:
- 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.
- Is.
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noun,
(used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
- res
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noun,
an object or thing; matter.
- kef
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noun,
a state of drowsy contentment, especially from the use of a narcotic.
- kCi
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- Kt.
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- kg.
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- ret
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verb (used with object),
to soak in water or expose to moisture, as flax or hemp, to facilitate the removal of the fiber from the woody tissue by partial rotting.
- ite
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- ITC
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- RFC
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- RFE
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- RFI
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- ist
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- ISR
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- ise
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- IRS
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- Ken
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noun,
knowledge, understanding, or cognizance; mental perception:
- ine
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- Rs.
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- RNR
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- IFC
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- Ife
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noun,
a town in SW Nigeria.
- Ike
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noun,
Eisenhower, Dwight David.
- in.
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- ing
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- irk
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verb (used with object),
to irritate, annoy, or exasperate:
- SIT
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verb,
(in prescriptions) may it be.
- rin
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noun,
a money of account of Japan, the thousandth part of a yen or the tenth part of a sen.
- rig
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noun,
the arrangement of the masts, spars, sails, etc., on a boat or ship.
- Ir.
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- IRC
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- RIF
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noun,
Er [er] /ɛr/ (Show IPA) a mountainous coastal region in N Morocco.
- Keg
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noun,
a small cask or barrel, usually holding from 5 to 10 gallons (19 to 38 liters).
- Ker
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- rt.
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- REC
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noun,
recreation.
- NFS
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- NGC
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- NGk
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- NIC
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noun,
a newly industrialized/industrializing country:
- NIG
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verb (used with object),
nidge.
- nik
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- RCT
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- NET
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noun,
a bag or other contrivance of strong thread or cord worked into an open, meshed fabric, for catching fish, birds, or other animals:
- RCN
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- Re.
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- RCS
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- NSC
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- NRC
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- nr.
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- NFC
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- Ree
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noun,
reeve3 .
- kgf
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- krs
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- KIF
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noun,
kef.
- kin
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noun,
a person's relatives collectively; kinfolk.
- kir
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noun,
an apéritif of white wine or sometimes champagne (Kir Royale) flavored with cassis.
- Kit
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noun,
a set or collection of tools, supplies, instructional matter, etc., for a specific purpose:
- kn.
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- kr.
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- ksi
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- NES
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- NSF
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- ne-
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- NEC
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- Nee
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adjective,
born (placed after the name of a married woman to introduce her maiden name):
- nef
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noun,
a silver or gold table furnishing in the form of a ship, either for holding various utensils or for ornament.
- NEG
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noun,
a photographic negative.
- RSE
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- ink
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noun,
a fluid or viscous substance used for writing or printing.
- SEI
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noun,
sei whale.
- GIN
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noun,
an alcoholic liquor obtained by distilling grain mash with juniper berries.
- GSC
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- See
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noun,
the seat, center of authority, office, or jurisdiction of a bishop.
- grf
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- FSR
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- GIF
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noun,
a set of standards and file format for storage of digital color images and short animations.
- gre
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- ft.
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- FTC
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- Gr.
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- GCF
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- SIC
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adverb,
so; thus: usually written parenthetically to denote that a word, phrase, passage, etc., that may appear strange or incorrect has been written intentionally or has been quoted verbatim: (sic).
- Sgt
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- gi.
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- SER
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noun,
a unit of weight in India, varying in value but usually 1/40 of a maund: the government ser is divided into 80 tolas of 180 English grains and equals nearly 2 pounds 1 ounce avoirdupois (950 grams).
- GCE
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- GCI
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- GCR
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- SEN
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noun,
a money of account of Japan, the 100th part of a yen, now used only in certain quotations, as on foreign exchange.
- git
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noun,
British Slang. a foolish or contemptible person.
- GIs
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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.
- GCT
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- Sin
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noun,
transgression of divine law:
- FRG
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- GSR
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- gt.
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- FIT
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noun,
the manner in which a thing fits:
- Fr.
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abbreviation,
Father.
- Ges
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- RTF
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- Sfc
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- RTS
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- FRC
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- SIR
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noun,
a respectful or formal term of address used to a man:
- sc.
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- ier
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- ick
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interjection,
(used as an expression of distaste or repugnance.)
- SCF
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- IFS
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noun,
a supposition; uncertain possibility:
- ics
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- get
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noun,
an offspring or the total of the offspring, especially of a male animal:
- gie
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noun,
gi.
- se-
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- GTS
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- GTC
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- rte
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- SI
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noun,
the syllable used for the seventh tone of a scale and sometimes for the tone B.
- NI
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- TN
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- TE
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noun,
ti1 .
- SN
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- GC
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- fg
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- G.
-
- NG
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- RN
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- RI
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- RC
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- R.
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- CE
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- fn
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- tk
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- FC
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- NF
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- TI
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noun,
the syllable for the seventh tone of a diatonic scale.
- TC
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- T1
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- TG
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- IF
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noun,
a supposition; uncertain possibility:
- t.
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- IG
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- S.
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- SG
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- ic
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- i.
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- IT
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noun,
(in children's games) the player called upon to perform some task, as, in tag, the one who must catch the other players.
- rg
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- RF
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- K.
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- GN
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- NC
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- f.
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noun,
(Paul) Felix (Edler von Münzberg) [poul fey-liks eyd-luh r fuh n mynts-berk] /paʊl ˈfeɪ lɪks ˈeɪd lər fən ˈmüntsˌbɛrk/ (Show IPA), 1863–1942, Austrian composer, conductor, and writer.
- N.
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- SF
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- ck
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- FE
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- KI
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noun,
the Sumerian goddess personifying earth: the counterpart of the Akkadian Aruru.
- FI
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noun,
the solmization syllable used for the semitone between the fourth and fifth degrees of a scale.
- Gk
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- er
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interjection,
(used to express or represent a pause, hesitation, uncertainty, etc.).
- KC
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- K2
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noun,
Also called Godwin Austen [god-win aw-stin] /ˈgɒd wɪn ˈɔ stɪn/ (Show IPA), Dapsang [duh p-suhng] /dəpˈsʌŋ/ (Show IPA). a mountain in N Kashmir, in the Karakoram range: second highest peak in the world. 28,250 feet (8611 meters).
- E.
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noun,
Edward (St. John) 1925–2000, U.S. writer and illustrator.
- ee
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- et
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verb,
a simple past tense of eat.
- EI
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- sk
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