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Word intricacies has
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- Cistercian
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noun,
a member of an order of monks and nuns founded in 1098 at Citeaux, near Dijon, France, under the rule of St. Benedict.
- anti-icer
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noun,
a device used to prevent the forming of ice, as on an airplane propeller.
- circinate
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adjective,
made round; ring-shaped.
- canister
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noun,
a small box or jar, often one of a kitchen set, for holding tea, coffee, flour, and sugar.
- Nearctic
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adjective,
belonging or pertaining to a geographical division comprising temperate Greenland and arctic North America, sometimes including high mountainous regions of the northern Temperate Zone.
- acentric
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adjective,
not centered; having no center.
- citrines
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noun,
a translucent, yellow variety of quartz, often sold as topaz; false topaz; topaz quartz.
- inertias
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noun,
inertness, especially with regard to effort, motion, action, and the like; inactivity; sluggishness.
- crinites
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noun,
a fossil crinoid.
- cisterna
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noun,
cistern (def 2).
- canters
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noun,
an easy gallop.
- inertia
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noun,
inertness, especially with regard to effort, motion, action, and the like; inactivity; sluggishness.
- iris-in
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noun,
the gradual appearance of an image or scene through an expanding circle.
- 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.
- centri-
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- incites
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verb (used with object),
to stir, encourage, or urge on; stimulate or prompt to action:
- centric
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adjective,
pertaining to or situated at the center; central.
- carnets
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noun,
a customs document allowing an automobile to be driven at no cost across international borders.
- arctics
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noun,
(often initial capital letter) the region lying north of the Arctic Circle or of the northernmost limit of tree growth; the polar area north of the timber line.
- ratines
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noun,
a loosely woven fabric made with nubby or knotty yarns.
- nectars
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noun,
the saccharine secretion of a plant, which attracts the insects or birds that pollinate the flower.
- retains
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verb (used with object),
to keep possession of.
- ascetic
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noun,
a person who dedicates his or her life to a pursuit of contemplative ideals and practices extreme self-denial or self-mortification for religious reasons.
- scrinia
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noun,
a cylindrical container used in ancient Rome to hold papyrus rolls.
- retsina
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noun,
a strong, resinated white or red wine of Greece and Cyprus.
- icteric
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adjective,
pertaining to or affected with icterus; jaundiced.
- sciatic
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noun,
a sciatic part, as a nerve, vein, or artery.
- recants
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verb (used with object),
to withdraw or disavow (a statement, opinion, etc.), especially formally; retract.
- iatrics
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- carnies
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noun,
a person employed by a carnival.
- 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).
- neritic
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adjective,
of or relating to the region of water lying directly above the sublittoral zone of the sea bottom.
- sericin
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noun,
a gelatinous organic compound that holds the two strands of natural silk together.
- stearic
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adjective,
of or relating to suet or fat.
- cretins
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noun,
a person suffering from cretinism.
- citrine
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noun,
a translucent, yellow variety of quartz, often sold as topaz; false topaz; topaz quartz.
- Nicetas
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noun,
Saint Ignatius (def 2).
- cistern
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noun,
a reservoir, tank, or container for storing or holding water or other liquid.
- citrins
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noun,
bioflavonoid.
- accents
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noun,
prominence of a syllable in terms of differential loudness, or of pitch, or length, or of a combination of these.
- eristic
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noun,
a person who engages in disputation; controversialist.
- 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.
- acetins
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noun,
a colorless, thick, hygroscopic liquid, C 5 H 10 O 4 : used chiefly in the manufacture of explosives.
- stearin
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noun,
Chemistry. any of the three glyceryl esters of stearic acid, especially C 3 H 5 (C 18 H 35 O 2) 3 , a soft, white, odorless solid found in many natural fats.
- tanrecs
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noun,
tenrec.
- certain
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Idioms,
for certain, without a doubt; surely:
- sirenic
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adjective,
of or characteristic of a siren; melodious, tempting, or alluring.
- Cainite
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noun,
a member of a Gnostic sect that exalted Cain and regarded the God of the Old Testament as responsible for evil.
- Insecta
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noun,
the class comprising the insects.
- crinite
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noun,
a fossil crinoid.
- actinic
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adjective,
pertaining to actinism.
- caners
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noun,
a person who works with cane, especially one who produces canework for chairs.
- Raetic
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noun,
an extinct language of uncertain affinities that was spoken in Rhaetia and written with the Etruscan alphabet.
- recast
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noun,
a recasting.
- scenic
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noun,
a photograph, graphic representation, etc., depicting natural scenery.
- Strine
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noun,
Australian English.
- Cancer
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noun,
Pathology.
a malignant and invasive growth or tumor, especially one originating in epithelium, tending to recur after excision and to metastasize to other sites.
any disease characterized by such growths.
- caries
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noun,
decay, as of bone or of plant tissue.
- satire
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noun,
the use of irony, sarcasm, ridicule, or the like, in exposing, denouncing, or deriding vice, folly, etc.
- cities
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noun,
a large or important town.
- enacts
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verb (used with object),
to make into an act or statute:
- steric
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adjective,
of or relating to the spatial relationships of atoms in a molecule.
- carets
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noun,
a mark (‸) made in written or printed matter to show the place where something is to be inserted.
- scarce
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Idioms,
make oneself scarce, Informal.
to depart, especially suddenly.
to stay away; avoid.
- nastic
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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.
- Cairns
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noun,
a seaport in NE Australia.
- Istria
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noun,
a peninsula at the N end of the Adriatic, in SW Slovenia and W Croatia.
- ericas
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noun,
any of numerous low-growing evergreen shrubs or small trees belonging to the genus Erica, of the heath family, including several species of heather.
- Canter
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noun,
an easy gallop.
- centr-
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- stacc.
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- carnet
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noun,
a customs document allowing an automobile to be driven at no cost across international borders.
- centra
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noun,
a plural of centrum.
- citrin
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noun,
bioflavonoid.
- set-in
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adjective,
made separately and placed within another unit.
- nacres
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noun,
mother-of-pearl.
- crates
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noun,
a slatted wooden box or framework for packing, shopping, or storing fruit, furniture, glassware, crockery, etc.
- sinter
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noun,
siliceous or calcareous matter deposited by springs, as that formed around the vent of a geyser.
- C-in-C
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- Cretan
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noun,
a native or inhabitant of Crete.
- cretin
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noun,
a person suffering from cretinism.
- Sirena
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noun,
a female given name.
- Crista
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noun,
a crest or ridge.
- cerias
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noun,
a white-to-yellow, heavy powder, cerium dioxide, CeO 2 , usually derived from cerium nitrate by decomposition with heat: used chiefly in ceramics, glass polishing, and decolorizing.
- critic
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noun,
a person who judges, evaluates, or criticizes:
- Cercis
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noun,
any shrub or small tree of the genus Cercis, as the redbud or Judas tree.
- cerat-
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- centi-
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- stance
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noun,
the position or bearing of the body while standing:
- racist
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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.
- cartes
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noun,
(italics) French. menu; bill of fare.
Compare à la carte.
- recant
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verb (used with object),
to withdraw or disavow (a statement, opinion, etc.), especially formally; retract.
- casein
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noun,
Biochemistry. a protein precipitated from milk, as by rennet, and forming the basis of cheese and certain plastics.
- casern
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noun,
a lodging for soldiers in a garrison town; barracks.
- re-act
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verb (used with object),
to act or perform again.
- Caster
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noun,
a person or thing that casts.
- ratine
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noun,
a loosely woven fabric made with nubby or knotty yarns.
- centas
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noun,
a former bronze coin of Lithuania, the 100th part of a litas.
- caters
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verb (used with object),
to provide food and service for:
- secant
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noun,
Geometry. an intersecting line, especially one intersecting a curve at two or more points.
- seniti
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noun,
a bronze or brass coin and monetary unit of Tonga, the 100th part of a pa'anga.
- sit-in
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noun,
any organized protest in which a group of people peacefully occupy and refuse to leave a premises:
- raisin
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noun,
a grape of any of various sweet varieties dried in the sun or by artificial means, often used in cookery.
- C-star
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noun,
carbon star.
- santir
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noun,
a Persian musical instrument resembling a dulcimer.
- Strain
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noun,
any force or pressure tending to alter shape, cause a fracture, etc.
- citric
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adjective,
of or derived from citric acid.
- irenic
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adjective,
tending to promote peace or reconciliation; peaceful or conciliatory.
- ricins
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noun,
a white, poisonous, protein powder from the bean of the castor-oil plant.
- tineas
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noun,
any of several skin diseases caused by fungi; ringworm.
- transe
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noun,
a passageway, as a hallway, alley, or the like.
- tenias
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noun,
taenia.
- Arctic
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noun,
(often initial capital letter) the region lying north of the Arctic Circle or of the northernmost limit of tree growth; the polar area north of the timber line.
- trans.
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- actin-
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- iatric
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adjective,
of or relating to a physician or medicine; medical.
- antres
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noun,
a cavern; cave.
- actins
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noun,
a globulin that is present in muscle plasma and that in connection with myosin plays an important role in muscle contraction.
- trance
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noun,
a half-conscious state, seemingly between sleeping and waking, in which ability to function voluntarily may be suspended.
- trains
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noun,
Railroads. a self-propelled, connected group of rolling stock.
- 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.
- instar
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noun,
an insect in any one of its periods of postembryonic growth between molts.
- traces
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noun,
a surviving mark, sign, or evidence of the former existence, influence, or action of some agent or event; vestige:
- terais
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noun,
a marshy lowland area in N India and S Nepal, between the Ganges and the foothills of the Himalayas.
- retina
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noun,
the innermost coat of the posterior part of the eyeball that receives the image produced by the lens, is continuous with the optic nerve, and consists of several layers, one of which contains the rods and cones that are sensitive to light.
- retain
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verb (used with object),
to keep possession of.
- tisane
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noun,
(italics) French. aromatic or herb-flavored tea.
- nitric
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adjective,
containing nitrogen, usually in the pentavalent state.
- tie-in
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noun,
an arrangement or campaign whereby related products are promoted, marketed, or sold together:
- nitres
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noun,
niter.
- incase
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verb (used with object),
encase.
- incest
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noun,
sexual intercourse between closely related persons.
- incise
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verb (used with object),
to cut into; cut marks, figures, etc., upon.
- niters
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noun,
potassium nitrate.
- incite
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verb (used with object),
to stir, encourage, or urge on; stimulate or prompt to action:
- nectar
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noun,
the saccharine secretion of a plant, which attracts the insects or birds that pollinate the flower.
- insert
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noun,
something inserted or to be inserted.
- triacs
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noun,
a type of thyristor designed for electronic control of the current supplied to a circuit, used especially in dimmers for lighting systems.
- recti-
-
- intra-
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- Nicias
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noun,
died 413 b.c, Athenian statesman and general.
- Racine
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noun,
Jean Baptiste [zhahn ba-teest] /ʒɑ̃ baˈtist/ (Show IPA), 1639–99, French dramatist.
- astern
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adverb,
in a position behind a specified vessel or aircraft:
- trines
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noun,
a set or group of three; triad.
- isatin
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noun,
a yellowish-red or orange, crystalline, water-soluble solid, C 8 H 5 NO 2 , used chiefly in the synthesis of vat dyes.
- inters
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verb (used with object),
to place (a dead body) in a grave or tomb; bury.
- Estrin
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noun,
estrone.
- tanrec
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noun,
tenrec.
- triens
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noun,
a copper coin of ancient Rome, issued during the Republic, a third part of an as.
- trices
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noun,
a very short time; an instant:
- inter.
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- accent
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noun,
prominence of a syllable in terms of differential loudness, or of pitch, or length, or of a combination of these.
- acetin
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noun,
a colorless, thick, hygroscopic liquid, C 5 H 10 O 4 : used chiefly in the manufacture of explosives.
- iritis
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noun,
inflammation of the iris of the eye.
- instr.
-
- ascent
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noun,
an act of ascending; upward movement; a rising movement:
- arsen-
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- acetic
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adjective,
pertaining to, derived from, or producing vinegar or acetic acid.
- arsine
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noun,
Also called arseniuretted hydrogen. a colorless, flammable, slightly water-soluble gas, AsH 3 , having a fetid, garliclike odor, used in chemical warfare.
- irate
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adjective,
angry; enraged:
- inert
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adjective,
having no inherent power of action, motion, or resistance (opposed to active):
- inst.
-
- serai
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noun,
(in Eastern countries) a caravansary.
- rants
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noun,
ranting, extravagant, or violent declamation.
- inset
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noun,
something inserted; insert.
- init.
-
- cries
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noun,
the act or sound of crying; any loud utterance or exclamation; a shout, scream, or wail.
- Seric
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- intr.
-
- crine
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noun,
hair; head of hair.
- seti-
-
- resin
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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.
- serin
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noun,
a small finch, Serinus serinus, of Europe and northern Africa, closely related to the canary.
- rents
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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.
- crest
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noun,
the highest part of a hill or mountain range; summit.
- Crane
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noun,
any large wading bird of the family Gruidae, characterized by long legs, bill, and neck and an elevated hind toe.
- crate
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noun,
a slatted wooden box or framework for packing, shopping, or storing fruit, furniture, glassware, crockery, etc.
- crit.
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- resit
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noun,
a test or examination that is retaken.
- rect.
-
- serac
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noun,
a large irregularity of glacial ice, as a pinnacle found in glacial crevasses and formed by melting or movement of the ice.
- reins
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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.
- istic
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- enact
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verb (used with object),
to make into an act or statute:
- Irina
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noun,
a female given name.
- rinse
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noun,
an act or instance of rinsing.
- satin
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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.
- entia
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noun,
plural of ens.
- etnas
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noun,
Mount, an active volcano in E Sicily. 10,758 feet (3280 meters).
- Satie
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noun,
Erik Alfred Leslie [e-reek al-fred les-lee] /ɛˈrik alˈfrɛd lɛsˈli/ (Show IPA), 1866–1925, French composer.
- ERICA
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noun,
any of numerous low-growing evergreen shrubs or small trees belonging to the genus Erica, of the heath family, including several species of heather.
- scant
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adverb,
Scot. and North England Dialect. scarcely; barely; hardly.
- recta
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noun,
a plural of rectum.
- saice
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noun,
syce.
- Recit
-
- ERISA
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noun,
Employee Retirement Income Security Act.
- Isiac
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adjective,
of or relating to Isis or the worship of Isis.
- Ernst
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noun,
Max [maks;; German mahks] /mæks;; German mɑks/ (Show IPA), 1891–1976, German painter, in the U.S. 1941–49, in France 1949–76.
- sarc-
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- Saint
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noun,
any of certain persons of exceptional holiness of life, formally recognized as such by the Christian Church, especially by canonization.
- Saite
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noun,
a native or citizen of Saïs.
- Rieti
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noun,
Vittorio [veet-taw-ryaw] /vitˈtɔ ryɔ/ (Show IPA), 1898–1994, U.S. composer, born in Italy.
- ricin
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noun,
a white, poisonous, protein powder from the bean of the castor-oil plant.
- rates
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noun,
the amount of a charge or payment with reference to some basis of calculation:
- riant
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adjective,
laughing; smiling; cheerful.
- incr.
-
- senti
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noun,
a monetary unit of Tanzania, the 100th part of a shilling; cent.
- iters
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noun,
a canal or passage.
- sect.
-
- sanit
-
- react
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verb (used with object),
to act or perform again.
- Inari
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noun,
Lake, a lake in NE Finland. About 500 sq. mi. (1295 sq. km).
- reist
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verb (used without object),
reest2 .
- ician
-
- Iceni
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noun,
an ancient Celtic tribe of eastern England, whose queen, Boadicea, headed an insurrection against the Romans in a.d. 61.
- rices
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noun,
the starchy seeds or grain of an annual marsh grass, Oryza sativa, cultivated in warm climates and used for food.
- earns
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verb (used with object),
to gain or get in return for one's labor or service:
- scent
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noun,
a distinctive odor, especially when agreeable:
- Ricci
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noun,
Sebastiano [se-bahs-tyah-naw] /ˌsɛ bɑsˈtyɑ nɔ/ (Show IPA), 1660?–1734, Italian painter.
- IATSE
-
- scena
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noun,
an extended operatic vocal solo, usually including an aria and a recitative.
- sceat
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noun,
a silver Anglo-Saxon coin of the 7th and 8th centuries, sometimes including an amount of gold.
- scat-
-
- scart
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verb (used with or without object),
to scratch, scrape, mark, or scar.
- scare
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noun,
a sudden fright or alarm, especially with little or no reason.
- incas
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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.
- reni-
-
- cites
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noun,
citation (defs 7, 8).
- tarns
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noun,
a small mountain lake or pool, especially one in a cirque.
- tera-
-
- ante-
-
- antes
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noun,
Poker. a fixed but arbitrary stake put into the pot by each player before the deal.
- anti-
-
- antic
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noun,
Usually, antics.
a playful trick or prank; caper.
a grotesque, fantastic, or ludicrous gesture, act, or posture.
- antis
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noun,
a person who is opposed to a particular practice, party, policy, action, etc.
- antre
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noun,
a cavern; cave.
- arces
-
noun,
a daughter of Thaumas and the sister of Iris and the Harpies. Zeus took away her wings when she aided the Titans in their war against him.
- tenia
-
noun,
taenia.
- Aries
-
noun,
Astronomy. the Ram, a zodiacal constellation between Pisces and Taurus.
- arise
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verb (used without object),
to get up from sitting, lying, or kneeling; rise:
- tears
-
- Artie
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noun,
a male given name, form of Arthur.
- Tarne
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noun,
(in the Iliad) Sardis.
- anise
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noun,
a Mediterranean plant, Pimpinella anisum, of the parsley family, having loose umbrels of small yellowish-white flowers that yield aniseed.
- ASCII
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noun,
a standard code, consisting of 128 7-bit combinations, for characters stored in a computer or to be transmitted between computers.
- nears
-
- tares
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noun,
any of various vetches, especially Vicia sativa.
- Asine
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noun,
an ancient town in S Greece, on the Gulf of Argolis.
- races
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noun,
a contest of speed, as in running, riding, driving, or sailing.
- Tanis
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noun,
an ancient city in Lower Egypt, in the Nile delta.
- aster
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noun,
any composite plant of the genus Aster, having rays varying from white or pink to blue around a yellow disk.
- astir
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adjective,
moving or stirring, especially with much activity or excitement:
- astr.
-
- tains
-
noun,
a thin tin plate.
- Taine
-
noun,
Hippolyte Adolphe [ee-paw-leet a-dawlf] /i pɔˈlit aˈdɔlf/ (Show IPA), 1828–93, French literary critic and historian.
- taces
-
noun,
tasset.
- stria
-
noun,
a slight or narrow furrow, ridge, stripe, or streak, especially one of a number in parallel arrangement:
- nacre
-
noun,
mother-of-pearl.
- Terai
-
noun,
a marshy lowland area in N India and S Nepal, between the Ganges and the foothills of the Himalayas.
- anis-
-
- ster.
-
- Trace
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noun,
a surviving mark, sign, or evidence of the former existence, influence, or action of some agent or event; vestige:
- 30-30
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- trine
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noun,
a set or group of three; triad.
- tries
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noun,
plural of try.
- acct.
-
- trice
-
noun,
a very short time; an instant:
- acet-
-
- triac
-
noun,
a type of thyristor designed for electronic control of the current supplied to a circuit, used especially in dimmers for lighting systems.
- acnes
-
noun,
an inflammatory disease of the sebaceous glands, characterized by comedones and pimples, especially on the face, back, and chest, and, in severe cases, by cysts and nodules resulting in scarring.
- Niter
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noun,
potassium nitrate.
- treas
-
- Actis
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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.
- train
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noun,
Railroads. a self-propelled, connected group of rolling stock.
- aeri-
-
- Aesir
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noun,
the principal race of gods, led by Odin and living at Asgard.
- nerts
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interjection,
nuts (def 1).
- tires
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noun,
British Dialect. fatigue.
- Tiran
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noun,
Strait of, a navigable waterway between the N Red Sea and the Gulf of Aqaba.
- Tinia
-
noun,
the chief god of the Etruscans, with powers similar to those of Zeus.
- tines
-
noun,
a sharp, projecting point or prong, as of a fork.
- tinea
-
noun,
any of several skin diseases caused by fungi; ringworm.
- nitr-
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- airts
-
noun,
a direction.
- nitre
-
noun,
niter.
- 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.
- Aisne
-
noun,
a river in N France, flowing NW and W to the Oise. 175 miles (280 km) long.
- 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.
- ancre
-
adjective,
having the end of each limb divided and carved outward like the flukes of an anchor; moline:
- Terni
-
noun,
a city in central Italy.
- terna
-
noun,
a list of three names submitted to the pope as recommended to fill a vacant bishopric or benefice.
- Stern
-
noun,
the after part of a vessel (often opposed to stem).
- nates
-
noun,
buttocks; rump.
- cacti
-
noun,
any of numerous succulent plants of the family Cactaceae, of warm, arid regions of the New World, having fleshy, leafless, usually spiny stems, and typically having solitary, showy flowers.
- cesta
-
noun,
a narrow, curved basket fitted on one end to a wooden handle with a glovelike compartment at the base, for catching and throwing the ball.
- raise
-
noun,
an increase in amount, as of wages:
- nares
-
plural noun,
the nostrils or the nasal passages.
- narcs
-
noun,
a government agent or detective charged with the enforcement of laws restricting the use of narcotics.
- snare
-
noun,
a device, often consisting of a noose, for capturing small game.
- Cenci
-
noun,
Beatrice [be-ah-tree-che] /ˌbɛ ɑˈtri tʃɛ/ (Show IPA), 1577–1599, Italian parricide whose life is the subject of various novels and poems.
- Cenis
-
noun,
Mont, a mountain pass between SE France and Italy, in the Alps. 6834 feet (2083 meters) high.
- cent.
-
- Iran.
-
- 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: ¢.
- sitar
-
noun,
a lute of India with a small, pear-shaped body and a long, broad, fretted neck.
- ceras
-
noun,
(in prescriptions) wax.
- ceria
-
noun,
a white-to-yellow, heavy powder, cerium dioxide, CeO 2 , usually derived from cerium nitrate by decomposition with heat: used chiefly in ceramics, glass polishing, and decolorizing.
- ceric
-
adjective,
containing cerium, especially in the tetravalent state.
- cert.
-
- Cesti
-
noun,
Marcantonio [mahr-kahn-taw-nyaw] /ˌmɑr kɑnˈtɔ nyɔ/ (Show IPA), 1623–69, Italian composer.
- Srta.
-
- 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.
- 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.
- Siren
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. one of several sea nymphs, part woman and part bird, who lure mariners to destruction by their seductive singing.
- ranis
-
noun,
ranee.
- cine-
-
- cines
-
noun,
a film; motion picture.
- CIRCA
-
preposition, adverb,
about: (used especially in) approximate dates:
Abbreviation: ca, ca., c., c, cir., circ.
- Circe
-
noun,
Also, Kirke. Also called Aeaea. Classical Mythology. the enchantress represented by Homer as turning the companions of Odysseus into swine by means of a magic drink.
- circs
-
noun,
circular (def 9).
- cires
-
noun,
a brilliant, highly glazed surface produced on fabrics by subjecting them to a wax, heat, and calendering treatment.
- since
-
adverb,
from then till now (often preceded by ever):
- 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.
- Nisei
-
noun,
a person of Japanese descent, born and educated in the U.S. or Canada.
- Siena
-
noun,
a city in Tuscany, in central Italy, S of Florence: cathedral.
- cater
-
verb (used with object),
to provide food and service for:
- Cates
-
noun,
a choice food;delicacy; dainty.
- caste
-
noun,
Sociology.
an endogamous and hereditary social group limited to persons of the same rank, occupation, economic position, etc., and having mores distinguishing it from other such groups.
any rigid system of social distinctions.
- canes
-
noun,
a stick or short staff used to assist one in walking; walking stick.
- cares
-
noun,
a state of mind in which one is troubled; worry, anxiety, or concern:
- Caren
-
noun,
a female given name.
- stare
-
noun,
a staring gaze; a fixed look with the eyes wide open:
- cants
-
noun,
insincere, especially conventional expressions of enthusiasm for high ideals, goodness, or piety.
- Cant.
-
- canst
-
noun,
a sealed container for food, beverages, etc., as of aluminum, sheet iron coated with tin, or other metal:
- caner
-
noun,
a person who works with cane, especially one who produces canework for chairs.
- Carie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Caroline.
- 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).
- canc.
-
- cairn
-
noun,
a heap of stones set up as a landmark, monument, tombstone, etc.
- cains
-
noun,
Scot. and Irish English. rent paid in kind, especially a percentage of a farm crop.
- caine
-
noun,
(Sir Thomas Henry) Hall, 1853–1931, English novelist.
- Stein
-
noun,
a mug, usually earthenware, especially for beer.
- stain
-
noun,
a discoloration produced by foreign matter having penetrated into or chemically reacted with a material; a spot not easily removed.
- caret
-
noun,
a mark (‸) made in written or printed matter to show the place where something is to be inserted.
- carts
-
noun,
a heavy two-wheeled vehicle, commonly without springs, drawn by mules, oxen, or the like, used for the conveyance of heavy goods.
- Carin
-
noun,
a female given name.
- stair
-
noun,
one of a flight or series of steps for going from one level to another, as in a building.
- stane
-
noun, adjective, adverb, verb (used with object),
stone.
- carne
-
noun,
Marcel [mahr-sel;; French mar-sel] /mɑrˈsɛl;; French marˈsɛl/ (Show IPA), 1909–1996, French film director.
- carns
-
noun,
cairn.
- carse
-
noun,
bottom land.
- Carte
-
noun,
(italics) French. menu; bill of fare.
Compare à la carte.
- Reis
-
plural noun,
a former money of account of Portugal and Brazil.
- recs
-
noun,
recreation.
- nits
-
noun,
the egg of a parasitic insect, especially of a louse, often attached to a hair or a fiber of clothing.
- rant
-
noun,
ranting, extravagant, or violent declamation.
- 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).
- Rais
-
noun,
Gilles de, Retz, Gilles de Laval, Baron de.
- NTIA
-
- Rani
-
noun,
ranee.
- rase
-
verb (used with object),
raze.
- RACE
-
noun,
a contest of speed, as in running, riding, driving, or sailing.
- reit
-
noun,
real-estate investment trust.
- rate
-
noun,
the amount of a charge or payment with reference to some basis of calculation:
- 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.
- 1080
-
- Sina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Rena
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Marina.
- Tare
-
noun,
any of various vetches, especially Vicia sativa.
- SITA
-
noun,
(in the Ramayana) the wife of Ramachandra, abducted by Ravana and later rescued.
- site
-
noun,
the position or location of a town, building, etc., especially as to its environment:
- SNCC
-
noun,
a U.S. civil-rights organization formed by students and active especially during the 1960s, whose aim was to achieve political and economic equality for blacks through local and regional action groups.
- snit
-
noun,
an agitated or irritated state.
- Sra.
-
- Stan
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Stanley.
- Star
-
noun,
any of the heavenly bodies, except the moon, appearing as fixed luminous points in the sky at night.
- Ste.
-
- Stir
-
noun,
the act of stirring or moving.
- str.
-
- Tace
-
noun,
tasset.
- tain
-
noun,
a thin tin plate.
- Tane
-
noun,
a Polynesian god of fertility.
- tans
-
noun,
the brown color imparted to the skin by exposure to the sun or open air.
- Tarn
-
noun,
a small mountain lake or pool, especially one in a cirque.
- 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.
- 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.
- tsar
-
noun,
czar.
- tRNA
-
- tri-
-
- tire
-
noun,
British Dialect. fatigue.
- Tine
-
noun,
a sharp, projecting point or prong, as of a fork.
- TINA
-
noun,
a female given name.
- tics
-
noun,
Pathology.
a sudden, spasmodic, painless, involuntary muscular contraction, as of the face.
tic douloureux.
- tars
-
noun,
any of various dark-colored viscid products obtained by the destructive distillation of certain organic substances, as coal or wood.
- 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.
- ter.
-
- tens
-
noun,
a self-operated portable device used to treat chronic pain by sending electrical impulses through electrodes placed over the painful area.
- Tena
-
noun,
Koyukon.
- ten.
-
- teas
-
noun,
the dried and prepared leaves of a shrub, Camellia sinensis, from which a somewhat bitter, aromatic beverage is prepared by infusion in hot water.
- sire
-
noun,
the male parent of a quadruped.
- sice
-
noun,
syce.
- 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.
- 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.
- sain
-
verb (used with object),
to make the sign of the cross on, as for protection against evil influences.
- RNAS
-
- rite
-
noun,
a formal or ceremonial act or procedure prescribed or customary in religious or other solemn use:
- RITA
-
noun,
the Vedic concept of cosmic and social order.
- rit.
-
- Rise
-
noun,
an act or instance of rising.
- Rina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- 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.
- Riis
-
noun,
Jacob August, 1849–1914, U.S. journalist and social reformer, born in Denmark.
- RIIA
-
- Rice
-
noun,
the starchy seeds or grain of an annual marsh grass, Oryza sativa, cultivated in warm climates and used for food.
- RIAS
-
noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- 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.
- rest
-
noun,
the refreshing quiet or repose of sleep:
- sane
-
noun,
a private nationwide organization in the U.S., established in 1957, that opposes nuclear testing and advocates international peace.
- Sat.
-
- Sian
-
noun,
Older Spelling. Xian.
- seat
-
noun,
something designed to support a person in a sitting position, as a chair, bench, or pew; a place on or in which one sits.
- Seta
-
noun,
a stiff hair; bristle or bristlelike part.
- Sert
-
noun,
José María [haw-se mah-ree-ah] /hɔˈsɛ mɑˈri ɑ/ (Show IPA), 1876–1945, Spanish painter.
- Seri
-
noun,
a member of an American Indian people of western Sonora state, Mexico, on the Gulf of California.
- Sera
-
noun,
a plural of serum.
- sent
-
noun,
a coin of Estonia until the euro was adopted, the 100th part of a kroon.
- sec.
-
- sear
-
noun,
a mark or scar made by searing.
- sate
-
noun,
a Southeast Asian, especially Indonesian and Malaysian, dish of marinated, bite-size pieces of meat, skewered, barbecued, and usually served with a peanut-flavored dipping sauce.
- Sean
-
noun,
a male given name, form of John.
- scr.
-
- sci.
-
- scar
-
noun,
a mark left by a healed wound, sore, or burn.
- SCAN
-
noun,
an act or instance of scanning; close examination.
- sati
-
noun,
a Hindu practice whereby a widow immolates herself on the funeral pyre of her husband: now abolished by law.
- 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):
- Iris
-
noun,
Anatomy. the contractile, circular diaphragm forming the colored portion of the eye and containing a circular opening, the pupil, in its center.
- NIRA
-
- Asir
-
noun,
a district in SW Saudi Arabia.
- Erin
-
noun,
Literary. Ireland.
- Eris
-
noun,
the ancient Greek goddess of discord and the sister of Ares: identified with the Roman goddess Discordia.
- Erna
-
noun,
a female given name: from an Old English word meaning “eagle.”.
- cac-
-
- erst
-
adverb,
before the present time; formerly.
- est.
-
- atic
-
- ates
-
- Aten
-
noun,
Aton.
- Asti
-
noun,
a city in the Piedmont region of Italy, S of Turin: center of wine-producing region.
- ETAS
-
noun,
the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
- etc.
-
- etic
-
adjective,
pertaining to or being the raw data of a language or other area of behavior, without considering the data as significant units functioning within a system.
- Etna
-
noun,
Mount, an active volcano in E Sicily. 10,758 feet (3280 meters).
- Aser
-
noun,
Asher (def 1).
- Cain
-
noun,
Scot. and Irish English. rent paid in kind, especially a percentage of a farm crop.
- asci
-
noun,
plural of ascus.
- cist
-
noun,
a box or chest, especially for sacred utensils.
- art.
-
- Iasi
-
noun,
Romanian name of Jassy.
- Ice.
-
- ices
-
noun,
the solid form of water, produced by freezing; frozen water.
- arse
-
noun,
ass2 (defs 1, 2).
- inae
-
- Inc.
-
- Arne
-
noun,
Thomas Augustine, 1710–78, English composer of operas and songs.
- 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.
- ARIS
-
- INRI
-
- Ares
-
noun,
the ancient Greek god of war, a son of Zeus and Hera, identified by the Romans with Mars.
- Eric
-
noun,
Eric the Red.
- Ens.
-
- int.
-
- ctr.
-
- cit.
-
- cite
-
noun,
citation (defs 7, 8).
- cis-
-
- cire
-
noun,
a brilliant, highly glazed surface produced on fabrics by subjecting them to a wax, heat, and calendering treatment.
- circ
-
noun,
circular (def 9).
- cir.
-
- crat
-
- Cres
-
- Ceta
-
noun,
Comprehensive Employment and Training Act.
- cet-
-
- CERN
-
- cera
-
noun,
(in prescriptions) wax.
- cen.
-
- Nier
-
noun,
Alfred Otto Carl, 1911–1994, U.S. physicist.
- cts.
-
- enc.
-
- Cate
-
noun,
a choice food;delicacy; dainty.
- cat.
-
- cast
-
noun,
act of casting or throwing.
- EARN
-
verb (used with object),
to gain or get in return for one's labor or service:
- ears
-
noun,
the organ of hearing and equilibrium in vertebrates, in humans consisting of an external ear that gathers sound vibrations, a middle ear in which the vibrations resonate against the tympanic membrane, and a fluid-filled internal ear that maintains balance and that conducts the tympanic vibrations to the auditory nerve, which transmits them as impulses to the brain.
- CASE
-
noun,
an instance of the occurrence, existence, etc., of something:
- East
-
noun,
a cardinal point of the compass, 90° to the right of north. Abbreviation: E.
- eats
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- CART
-
noun,
a heavy two-wheeled vehicle, commonly without springs, drawn by mules, oxen, or the like, used for the conveyance of heavy goods.
- Carn
-
noun,
cairn.
- ect-
-
- CARE
-
noun,
a state of mind in which one is troubled; worry, anxiety, or concern:
- cane
-
noun,
a stick or short staff used to assist one in walking; walking stick.
- Can.
-
- ins.
-
- asc-
-
- CISC
-
noun,
complex instruction set computer: a computer whose central processing unit recognizes a relatively large number of instructions.
- Aire
-
- aits
-
noun,
a small island, especially in a river.
- acr-
-
- AISI
-
- NCTE
-
- iter
-
noun,
a canal or passage.
- Acre
-
noun,
a common measure of area: in the U.S. and U.K., 1 acre equals 4,840 square yards (4,047 square meters) or 0.405 hectare; 640 acres equals one square mile.
- itis
-
- airt
-
noun,
a direction.
- ACTS
-
noun,
anything done, being done, or to be done; deed; performance:
- airs
-
noun,
a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- aer-
-
- Acis
-
noun,
the lover of Galatea, killed by Polyphemus out of jealousy.
- IRAS
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- ains
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- Nair
-
noun,
a group of Hindu castes in the Kerala region of India.
- neat
-
noun,
an animal of the genus Bos; a bovine, as a cow or ox.
- narc
-
noun,
a government agent or detective charged with the enforcement of laws restricting the use of narcotics.
- Nasi
-
noun,
the head or president of the Sanhedrin.
- Nast
-
noun,
Thomas, 1840–1902, U.S. illustrator and cartoonist.
- NATS
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Nathan or Nathaniel.
- aet.
-
- aesc
-
noun,
ash2 (def 3).
- acne
-
noun,
an inflammatory disease of the sebaceous glands, characterized by comedones and pimples, especially on the face, back, and chest, and, in severe cases, by cysts and nodules resulting in scarring.
- Itea
-
noun,
any tree or shrub belonging to the genus Itea, of the saxifrage family, having simple, alternate leaves and clusters of small, greenish-white flowers, as the Virginia willow, I. virginica.
- Neri
-
noun,
Saint Philip (Filippo Neri) 1515–95, Italian priest: founder of Congregation of the Oratory.
- acc.
-
- ARCS
-
noun,
Geometry. any unbroken part of the circumference of a circle or other curved line.
- Arce
-
noun,
a daughter of Thaumas and the sister of Iris and the Harpies. Zeus took away her wings when she aided the Titans in their war against him.
- Ire.
-
- 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.
- ance
-
- Isin
-
noun,
an ancient Sumerian city in S Iraq: archaeological site.
- ant.
-
- anes
-
adverb,
once.
- ANSI
-
- Isai
-
noun,
Jesse.
- Isar
-
noun,
a river in central Europe, flowing NE from W Austria through S Germany to the Danube River. 215 miles (345 km) long.
- NICE
-
noun,
a port in and the capital of Alpes-Maritimes, in SE France, on the Mediterranean: resort.
- ac-
-
- an.
-
- ACE
-
noun,
a playing card or die marked with or having the value indicated by a single spot:
- TSE
-
- AES
-
noun,
any of various early forms of bronze or copper money used in ancient Rome.
Compare as2 (def 1).
- TSI
-
- CAS
-
verb (used with or without object),
to call, as to call an animal toward one; urge forward by calling.
- AEC
-
- St.
-
- ae.
-
- SIR
-
noun,
a respectful or formal term of address used to a man:
- CIA
-
- CIC
-
- CEC
-
- CIE
-
- CEA
-
- CCS
-
verb (used with object),
to send a duplicate of a document, email, or the like to:
- ACS
-
- Sta
-
- CCR
-
- Sr.
-
- CCA
-
- SRI
-
noun,
a Hindu title of address prefixed to the name of a deity, holy person, etc.
- ACT
-
noun,
anything done, being done, or to be done; deed; performance:
- Ar.
-
- SIT
-
verb,
(in prescriptions) may it be.
- tra
-
- ARE
-
noun,
a measure of surface area; 1 are is equal to1/100 (0.01) of a hectare (100 square meters or 119.6 square yards). Abbreviation: a.
- tr.
-
- ane
-
adjective, noun, pronoun,
one.
- ANC
-
- TAR
-
noun,
any of various dark-colored viscid products obtained by the destructive distillation of certain organic substances, as coal or wood.
- ASI
-
- TIC
-
noun,
Pathology.
a sudden, spasmodic, painless, involuntary muscular contraction, as of the face.
tic douloureux.
- ase
-
- TIA
-
- TES
-
noun,
ti1 .
- TCA
-
- ASR
-
- TCS
-
- ANI
-
noun,
any of several black, tropical American cuckoos of the genus Crotophaga, having a compressed, bladelike bill.
- tea
-
noun,
the dried and prepared leaves of a shrub, Camellia sinensis, from which a somewhat bitter, aromatic beverage is prepared by infusion in hot water.
- ARS
-
- TEC
-
noun,
detective.
- ans
-
noun,
the Sumerian god of heaven: the counterpart of the Akkadian Anu.
- ARC
-
noun,
Geometry. any unbroken part of the circumference of a circle or other curved line.
- ASN
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- ait
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noun,
a small island, especially in a river.
- CAR
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noun,
an automobile.
- cc.
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- AIC
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- Ain
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noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- CAI
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- ct.
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- cs.
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- STI
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- cr.
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- ca.
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- ast
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- ATS
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noun,
a money of account of Laos, the 100th part of a kip.
- AIS
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noun,
a three-toed sloth, Bradypus tridactylus, inhabiting forests of southern Venezuela, the Guianas, and northern Brazil, having a diet apparently restricted to the leaves of the trumpet-tree, and sounding a high-pitched cry when disturbed.
- tin
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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.
- TAE
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preposition,
to.
- Tai
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noun,
any of several sparoid fishes of the Pacific Ocean, as Pagrus major (red tai) a food fish of Japan.
- ATC
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- at.
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- Tan
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noun,
the brown color imparted to the skin by exposure to the sun or open air.
- AIR
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noun,
a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- cte
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- Sin
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noun,
transgression of divine law:
- 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.
- ITA
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- ist
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- ISR
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- ise
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- ISA
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- Is.
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noun,
(used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
- IRS
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- IRC
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- Ir.
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- res
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noun,
an object or thing; matter.
- ine
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- ina
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noun,
a female given name.
- ITC
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- in.
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- ier
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- Ria
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noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- ICC
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- ICA
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noun,
Portuguese name of Putumayo.
- IAS
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- ian
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noun,
a male given name, Scottish form of John.
- 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).
- IRA
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noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- ics
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- rin
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noun,
a money of account of Japan, the thousandth part of a yen or the tenth part of a sen.
- ETS
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- REC
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noun,
recreation.
- ite
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- RNA
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- Re.
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- nit
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noun,
the egg of a parasitic insect, especially of a louse, often attached to a hair or a fiber of clothing.
- NIC
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noun,
a newly industrialized/industrializing country:
- NIA
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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:
- NES
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- nr.
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- NRA
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- NRC
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- NSA
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- NSC
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- NEC
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- RCS
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- NEA
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- REA
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- ne-
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- Rae
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noun,
John, 1813–93, Scottish surgeon and Arctic explorer.
- NCC
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- Rai
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noun,
a style of Algerian popular music played on electric guitar, synthesizer, and percussion instruments.
- Nat
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noun,
a male given name, form of Nathan or Nathaniel.
- RAN
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noun,
a sea goddess who drags down ships and drowns sailors: the wife of Aegir.
- nae
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adverb,
no1 ; not.
- RAS
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noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- rat
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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.
- RCA
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- RCN
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- RCT
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- ETR
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- Ia.
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- Rs.
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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.
- ECA
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- ec-
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- eat
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noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- EAS
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noun,
the Akkadian god of wisdom, the son of Apsu and father of Marduk: the counterpart of Enki.
- ear
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noun,
the organ of hearing and equilibrium in vertebrates, in humans consisting of an external ear that gathers sound vibrations, a middle ear in which the vibrations resonate against the tympanic membrane, and a fluid-filled internal ear that maintains balance and that conducts the tympanic vibrations to the auditory nerve, which transmits them as impulses to the brain.
- RSA
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- ea.
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- se-
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- sea
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noun,
the salt waters that cover the greater part of the earth's surface.
- ETA
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noun,
the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
- SEI
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noun,
sei whale.
- ctn
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plural,
carton.
- EIS
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- CTC
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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).
- CTA
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- CST
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- CSR
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- CSC
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- CSA
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- CRT
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- CRS
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- CRC
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- CNS
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- CNC
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- eir
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- ean
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- en-
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- Esc
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- RSE
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- rt.
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- rte
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- RTS
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- SAC
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noun,
a baglike structure in an animal, plant, or fungus, as one containing fluid.
- SAE
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- ESR
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- TSR
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noun,
a computer program with any of several ancillary functions, usually held resident in RAM for instant activation while one is using another program.
- San
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noun,
a member of a nomadic aboriginal people of southern Africa.
- ERT
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- SAR
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- ERS
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noun,
ervil.
- ERA
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noun,
a period of time marked by distinctive character, events, etc.:
- sc.
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- ESA
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- A.
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noun,
Agnolo (di Cosimo di Mariano) [ah-nyaw-law dee kaw-zee-maw dee mah-ryah-naw] /ˈɑ nyɔ lɔ di ˈkɔ zi mɔ di mɑˈryɑ nɔ/ (Show IPA), 1502–72, Italian painter.
- i.
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- AI
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noun,
a three-toed sloth, Bradypus tridactylus, inhabiting forests of southern Venezuela, the Guianas, and northern Brazil, having a diet apparently restricted to the leaves of the trumpet-tree, and sounding a high-pitched cry when disturbed.
- ic
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- RC
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- TI
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noun,
the syllable for the seventh tone of a diatonic scale.
- SI
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noun,
the syllable used for the seventh tone of a scale and sometimes for the tone B.
- S.
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- SA
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- TC
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- R.
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- RA
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noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- T1
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- TA
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noun,
the 16th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- EI
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- CE
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- NA
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adverb,
no1 .
- NC
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- NI
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- et
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verb,
a simple past tense of eat.
- er
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interjection,
(used to express or represent a pause, hesitation, uncertainty, etc.).
- E.
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noun,
Edward (St. John) 1925–2000, U.S. writer and illustrator.
- N.
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- TN
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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.
- SN
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- TE
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noun,
ti1 .
- RN
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- RI
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- t.
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