Anagrams of inveracities
Word inveracities has
1211 anagrams
that can be made by using the letters of inveracities.
- in-service
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adjective,
taking place while one is employed:
- veracities
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noun,
habitual observance of truth in speech or statement; truthfulness:
- varieties
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noun,
the state of being varied or diversified:
- invertase
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noun,
an enzyme, occurring in yeast and in the digestive juices of animals, that causes the inversion of cane sugar into invert sugar.
- naiveties
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noun,
naiveté.
- nectaries
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noun,
Botany. an organ or part that secretes nectar.
- iterances
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noun,
iteration.
- centiares
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noun,
a square meter. Abbreviation: ca.
- anti-icer
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noun,
a device used to prevent the forming of ice, as on an airplane propeller.
- creatines
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noun,
an amino acid, C 4 H 9 N 3 O 2 , that is a constituent of the muscles of vertebrates and is phosphorylated to store energy used for muscular contraction.
- variscite
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noun,
a secondary mineral, hydrated phosphate of aluminum, Al(PO 4)⋅2H 2 O, occurring mainly as massive, bluish-green nodules: sometimes used as a gem.
- virescent
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adjective,
turning green.
- sericate
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adjective,
sericeous; silky.
- inactive
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adjective,
not active:
- centares
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noun,
centiare.
- cavities
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noun,
any hollow place; hollow.
- sirvente
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noun,
a medieval poem or song of heroic or satirical character, as composed by a troubadour.
- increate
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adjective,
not created; uncreated.
- centiare
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noun,
a square meter. Abbreviation: ca.
- reactive
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adjective,
tending to react.
- Increase
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noun,
growth or augmentation in numbers, size, strength, quality, etc.:
- vesicant
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noun,
a vesicant agent or substance.
- sericite
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noun,
a fine-grained variety of muscovite produced by the alteration of feldspar.
- inertias
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noun,
inertness, especially with regard to effort, motion, action, and the like; inactivity; sluggishness.
- vesicate
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verb (used with object),
to raise vesicles or blisters on; blister.
- arenites
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noun,
psammite.
- secretin
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noun,
a polypeptide hormone, produced in the small intestine, that activates the pancreas to secrete pancreatic juice.
- caritive
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adjective,
(in certain inflected languages, especially of the Caucasian group) abessive.
- vertices
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noun,
a plural of vertex.
- arsenite
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noun,
a salt or ester of arsenous acid.
- niteries
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noun,
a nightclub.
- niceties
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noun,
a delicate or fine point; punctilio:
- canister
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noun,
a small box or jar, often one of a kitchen set, for holding tea, coffee, flour, and sugar.
- verities
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noun,
the state or quality of being true; accordance with fact or reality:
- iterance
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noun,
iteration.
- naivetes
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noun,
the quality or state of being naive; natural or artless simplicity.
- Teresian
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noun,
a member of the reformed order of barefooted Carmelites, founded in Spain in 1562.
- Teresina
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noun,
a port in NE Brazil, on the Parnahiba River.
- creatine
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noun,
an amino acid, C 4 H 9 N 3 O 2 , that is a constituent of the muscles of vertebrates and is phosphorylated to store energy used for muscular contraction.
- enactive
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adjective,
having power to enact or establish, as a law.
- cineaste
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noun,
any person, especially a director or producer, associated professionally with filmmaking.
- resinate
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noun,
Chemistry. any of the salts of the acids found in rosin.
- cisterna
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noun,
cistern (def 2).
- cistvaen
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noun,
cist2 .
- creative
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adjective,
having the quality or power of creating.
- vitrains
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noun,
the material of which the friable, vitreous layers in banded bituminous coal are composed.
- sarcenet
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noun,
a fine, soft fabric, often of silk, made in plain or twill weave and used especially for linings.
- vanities
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noun,
excessive pride in one's appearance, qualities, abilities, achievements, etc.; character or quality of being vain; conceit:
- 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:
- citrines
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noun,
a translucent, yellow variety of quartz, often sold as topaz; false topaz; topaz quartz.
- vitrines
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noun,
a glass cabinet or case, especially for displaying art objects.
- crinites
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noun,
a fossil crinoid.
- vineries
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noun,
a place or enclosure in which vines, especially grapevines, are grown.
- invites
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noun,
Informal. an invitation.
- cravens
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noun,
a coward.
- careens
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noun,
a careening.
- canters
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noun,
an easy gallop.
- 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).
- inverts
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noun,
a person or thing that is inverted.
- crinite
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noun,
a fossil crinoid.
- trainee
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noun,
a person being trained, especially in a vocation; apprentice.
- creates
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adjective,
Archaic. created.
- cervine
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adjective,
resembling or characteristic of deer; deerlike.
- 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.
- iris-in
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noun,
the gradual appearance of an image or scene through an expanding circle.
- crenate
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adjective,
having the margin notched or scalloped so as to form rounded teeth, as a leaf.
- ventri-
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- natives
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noun,
Sometimes Offensive. one of the people indigenous to a place or country, especially as distinguished from strangers, foreigners, colonizers, etc.:
- Avertin
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- trienes
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noun,
any compound containing three double bonds.
- venters
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noun,
Anatomy, Zoology.
the abdomen or belly.
a bellylike cavity or concavity.
a bellylike protuberance.
- naivete
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noun,
the quality or state of being naive; natural or artless simplicity.
- Venetic
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noun,
an Indo-European language of NE Italy, possibly belonging to the Italic branch, known from inscriptions from the 4th to 2nd centuries b.c.
- Steiner
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noun,
Jakob [yah-kawp] /ˈyɑ kɔp/ (Show IPA), 1796–1863, Swiss mathematician.
- Venetia
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noun,
an ancient district in NE Italy: later a Roman province bounded by the Alps, the Po River, and the Adriatic Sea.
- stearic
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adjective,
of or relating to suet or fat.
- venatic
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adjective,
of or relating to hunting.
- inverse
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noun,
an inverted state or condition.
- 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.
- Cairene
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noun,
a native or resident of Cairo, Egypt.
- civitas
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noun,
the body of citizens who constitute a state, especially a city-state, commonwealth, or the like.
- citrins
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noun,
bioflavonoid.
- Civitan
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noun,
a member of Civitan International, a service club founded 1918.
- tensive
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adjective,
stretching or straining.
- centare
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noun,
centiare.
- cetanes
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noun,
a colorless, liquid hydrocarbon of the alkane series, C 16 H 34 , used as a solvent and in cetane number determinations.
- 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.
- entices
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verb (used with object),
to lead on by exciting hope or desire; allure; inveigle:
- entires
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noun,
Archaic. the whole; entirety.
- 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.
- etesian
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adjective,
(of certain Mediterranean winds) occurring annually.
- centri-
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- varices
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noun,
plural of varix.
- cerates
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noun,
Pharmacology. an unctuous, often medicated, preparation for external application, consisting of lard or oil mixed with wax, rosin, or the like, especially one that has a firmer consistency than a typical ointment and does not melt when in contact with the skin.
- eristic
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noun,
a person who engages in disputation; controversialist.
- entries
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noun,
an act of entering; entrance.
- certain
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Idioms,
for certain, without a doubt; surely:
- tenaces
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noun,
a sequence of two high cards of the same suit that lack an intervening card to be in consecutive order, as the ace and queen.
- enteric
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noun,
enterics, Bacteriology. enterobacteria.
- carnets
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noun,
a customs document allowing an automobile to be driven at no cost across international borders.
- ecartes
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noun,
a card game for two players.
- carnies
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noun,
a person employed by a carnival.
- earnest
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noun,
full seriousness, as of intention or purpose:
- enviers
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noun,
a person who feels envy.
- Insecta
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noun,
the class comprising the insects.
- citrine
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noun,
a translucent, yellow variety of quartz, often sold as topaz; false topaz; topaz quartz.
- Eastern
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adjective,
lying toward or situated in the east:
- inertia
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noun,
inertness, especially with regard to effort, motion, action, and the like; inactivity; sluggishness.
- evinces
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verb (used with object),
to show clearly; make evident or manifest; prove.
- cistern
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noun,
a reservoir, tank, or container for storing or holding water or other liquid.
- incites
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verb (used with object),
to stir, encourage, or urge on; stimulate or prompt to action:
- tierces
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noun,
an old measure of capacity equivalent to one third of a pipe, or 42 wine gallons.
- tanrecs
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noun,
tenrec.
- iatrics
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- cave-in
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noun,
a collapse, as of anything hollow:
- Ventris
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noun,
Michael George Francis, 1922–56, English architect and linguist.
- cretins
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noun,
a person suffering from cretinism.
- sirenic
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adjective,
of or characteristic of a siren; melodious, tempting, or alluring.
- retains
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verb (used with object),
to keep possession of.
- acetins
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noun,
a colorless, thick, hygroscopic liquid, C 5 H 10 O 4 : used chiefly in the manufacture of explosives.
- Nicetas
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noun,
Saint Ignatius (def 2).
- versine
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noun,
versed sine.
- scrinia
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noun,
a cylindrical container used in ancient Rome to hold papyrus rolls.
- viscera
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plural noun,
Anatomy, Zoology. the organs in the cavities of the body, especially those in the abdominal cavity.
- retsina
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noun,
a strong, resinated white or red wine of Greece and Cyprus.
- Servite
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noun,
a member of an order of mendicant friars, founded in Florence in 1233, engaged in fostering devotion to the Virgin Mary.
- Service
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noun,
an act of helpful activity; help; aid:
- actives
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noun,
Grammar.
the active voice.
a form or construction in the active voice.
- 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.
- servant
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noun,
a person employed by another, especially to perform domestic duties.
- arenite
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noun,
psammite.
- activin
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noun,
a peptide that is synthesized in the pituitary gland and gonads and stimulates the secretion of FSH.
- sericin
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noun,
a gelatinous organic compound that holds the two strands of natural silk together.
- restive
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adjective,
impatient of control, restraint, or delay, as persons; restless; uneasy.
- seriate
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adjective,
arranged or occurring in one or more series.
- veteran
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noun,
a person who has had long service or experience in an occupation, office, or the like:
- ratines
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noun,
a loosely woven fabric made with nubby or knotty yarns.
- recites
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verb (used with object),
to repeat the words of, as from memory, especially in a formal manner:
- versant
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noun,
a slope of a mountain or mountain chain.
- recants
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verb (used with object),
to withdraw or disavow (a statement, opinion, etc.), especially formally; retract.
- 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.
- Sievert
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noun,
the standard unit in the International System of Units (SI) of dose equivalent having the same biological effect as one joule of x-rays per kilogram of recipient mass (or one gray):
Abbreviation: Sv.
- vitrics
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noun,
(used with a singular verb) the art and technology of making glass products.
- nectars
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noun,
the saccharine secretion of a plant, which attracts the insects or birds that pollinate the flower.
- veritas
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noun,
truth.
- neritic
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adjective,
of or relating to the region of water lying directly above the sublittoral zone of the sea bottom.
- nervate
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adjective,
(of leaves) having veins.
- veriest
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adverb,
in a high degree; extremely; exceedingly:
- sincere
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adjective,
free of deceit, hypocrisy, or falseness; earnest:
- vitrine
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noun,
a glass cabinet or case, especially for displaying art objects.
- vitrain
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noun,
the material of which the friable, vitreous layers in banded bituminous coal are composed.
- Vereins
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noun,
a union, association, or society.
- verites
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noun,
truth; truthfulness.
- rentes
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noun,
revenue or income, or the instrument evidencing a right to such periodic receipts.
- envier
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noun,
a person who feels envy.
- secant
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noun,
Geometry. an intersecting line, especially one intersecting a curve at two or more points.
- ternes
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noun,
terne metal.
- satire
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noun,
the use of irony, sarcasm, ridicule, or the like, in exposing, denouncing, or deriding vice, folly, etc.
- Seaver
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noun,
(George) Thomas ("Tom"; "Tom Terrific") born 1944, U.S. baseball pitcher.
- entire
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noun,
Archaic. the whole; entirety.
- reseat
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verb (used with object),
to provide with a new seat or new seats.
- resect
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verb (used with object),
to do a resection on.
- entice
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verb (used with object),
to lead on by exciting hope or desire; allure; inveigle:
- enters
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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:
- resent
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verb (used with object),
to feel or show displeasure or indignation at (a person, act, remark, etc.) from a sense of injury or insult.
- secern
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verb (used with object),
to discriminate or distinguish in thought.
- enter-
-
- santir
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noun,
a Persian musical instrument resembling a dulcimer.
- recast
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noun,
a recasting.
- 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.
- Recent
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noun,
Also called Holocene. (initial capital letter) Geology. the Recent Epoch or Series.
- Ernest
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noun,
a male given name: from an Old English word meaning “vigor, intent.”.
- terces
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noun,
tierce (def 3).
- Erivan
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noun,
Yerevan.
- recite
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verb (used with object),
to repeat the words of, as from memory, especially in a formal manner:
- Teresa
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noun,
Mother (Agnes Gonxha Bojaxhiu) 1910–97, Albanian nun: Nobel Peace Prize 1979 for work in the slums of Calcutta, India.
- secret
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noun,
something that is or is kept secret, hidden, or concealed.
- recti-
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- 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.
- Erevan
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noun,
Yerevan.
- Crista
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noun,
a crest or ridge.
- triens
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noun,
a copper coin of ancient Rome, issued during the Republic, a third part of an as.
- erects
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adjective,
upright in position or posture:
- envies
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noun,
a feeling of discontent or covetousness with regard to another's advantages, success, possessions, etc.
- seater
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noun,
a person or thing that seats.
- tie-in
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noun,
an arrangement or campaign whereby related products are promoted, marketed, or sold together:
- encase
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verb (used with object),
to enclose in or as in a case:
- easier
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noun,
a word formerly used in communications to represent the letter E.
- rivets
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noun,
a metal pin for passing through holes in two or more plates or pieces to hold them together, usually made with a head at one end, the other end being hammered into a head after insertion.
- 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.
- treens
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noun,
treenware.
- Travis
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noun,
William Barret, 1809–36, U.S. soldier: commander during the battle of the Alamo.
- transe
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noun,
a passageway, as a hallway, alley, or the like.
- trans.
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- 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.
- ricins
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noun,
a white, poisonous, protein powder from the bean of the castor-oil plant.
- 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:
- 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.
- sateen
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noun,
a strong cotton fabric constructed in satin weave and having a lustrous face.
- revise
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noun,
an act of revising.
- tisane
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noun,
(italics) French. aromatic or herb-flavored tea.
- Easter
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noun,
an annual Christian festival in commemoration of the resurrection of Jesus Christ, observed on the first Sunday after the first full moon after the vernal equinox, as calculated according to tables based in Western churches on the Gregorian calendar and in Orthodox churches on the Julian calendar.
- enates
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noun,
a person related on one's mother's side.
Compare agnate, cognate.
- revets
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verb (used with object),
to face, as an embankment, with masonry or other material.
- revest
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verb (used with object),
to vest (a person) again, as with ownership or office; reinvest; reinstate.
- tineas
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noun,
any of several skin diseases caused by fungi; ringworm.
- ecarte
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noun,
a card game for two players.
- recant
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verb (used with object),
to withdraw or disavow (a statement, opinion, etc.), especially formally; retract.
- Ecevit
-
noun,
Bülent [by-lent] /büˈlɛnt/ (Show IPA), 1925–2006, Turkish journalist and political leader: prime minister 1974, 1978–80, 1998–2002.
- 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.
- C-star
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noun,
carbon star.
- trices
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noun,
a very short time; an instant:
- ecrase
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adjective,
(of leather) crushed to produce a grained effect.
- triene
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noun,
any compound containing three double bonds.
- tierce
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noun,
an old measure of capacity equivalent to one third of a pipe, or 42 wine gallons.
- retain
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verb (used with object),
to keep possession of.
- enacts
-
verb (used with object),
to make into an act or statute:
- seance
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noun,
a meeting in which a spiritualist attempts to communicate with the spirits of the dead.
- seniti
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noun,
a bronze or brass coin and monetary unit of Tonga, the 100th part of a pa'anga.
- Ervine
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noun,
St. John Greer [greer] /grɪər/ (Show IPA), 1883–1971, Irish dramatist and novelist.
- nitres
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noun,
niter.
- Stevia
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noun,
a South American perennial shrub, Stevia rebaudiana, having small, white flowers and sweet-tasting leaves.
- Stevin
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noun,
Simon [see-mawn] /ˈsi mɔn/ (Show IPA), 1548–1620, Dutch mathematician and physicist.
- stiver
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noun,
Also, stuiver. a former nickel coin of the Netherlands, equal to five Dutch cents.
- Severn
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noun,
a river in Great Britain, flowing from central Wales through W England into the Bristol Channel. 210 miles (338 km) long.
- niters
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noun,
potassium nitrate.
- invite
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noun,
Informal. an invitation.
- invest
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verb (used with object),
to put (money) to use, by purchase or expenditure, in something offering potential profitable returns, as interest, income, or appreciation in value.
- nitric
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adjective,
containing nitrogen, usually in the pentavalent state.
- irenic
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adjective,
tending to promote peace or reconciliation; peaceful or conciliatory.
- invert
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noun,
a person or thing that is inverted.
- set-in
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adjective,
made separately and placed within another unit.
- invars
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- intra-
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- inters
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verb (used with object),
to place (a dead body) in a grave or tomb; bury.
- inter.
-
- Servia
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noun,
former name of Serbia.
- sevier
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noun,
John, 1745–1815, U.S. Revolutionary War soldier and politician: first governor of Tennessee.
- Nicias
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noun,
died 413 b.c, Athenian statesman and general.
- instr.
-
- stance
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noun,
the position or bearing of the body while standing:
- Sirena
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noun,
a female given name.
- native
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noun,
Sometimes Offensive. one of the people indigenous to a place or country, especially as distinguished from strangers, foreigners, colonizers, etc.:
- nastic
-
adjective,
of or showing sufficiently greater cellular force or growth on one side of an axis to change the form or position of the axis.
- sit-in
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noun,
any organized protest in which a group of people peacefully occupy and refuse to leave a premises:
- sinter
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noun,
siliceous or calcareous matter deposited by springs, as that formed around the vent of a geyser.
- nectar
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noun,
the saccharine secretion of a plant, which attracts the insects or birds that pollinate the flower.
- nacres
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noun,
mother-of-pearl.
- Nereis
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noun,
clamworm.
- Nevers
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noun,
a city in and the capital of Nièvre, in central France, on the Loire River: Romanesque church.
- starve
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verb (used with object),
to cause to starve; kill, weaken, or reduce by lack of food.
- Istria
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noun,
a peninsula at the N end of the Adriatic, in SW Slovenia and W Croatia.
- 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.
- steric
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adjective,
of or relating to the spatial relationships of atoms in a molecule.
- Sterne
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noun,
Laurence, 1713–68, English clergyman and novelist.
- Irvine
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noun,
a city in SW California.
- iritis
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noun,
inflammation of the iris of the eye.
- Strain
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noun,
any force or pressure tending to alter shape, cause a fracture, etc.
- instar
-
noun,
an insect in any one of its periods of postembryonic growth between molts.
- escent
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- Estrin
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noun,
estrone.
- ratine
-
noun,
a loosely woven fabric made with nubby or knotty yarns.
- everts
-
noun,
Chris(tine Marie) born 1954, U.S. tennis player.
- Evarts
-
noun,
William Maxwell, 1818–1901, U.S. lawyer and statesman.
- teaser
-
noun,
a person or thing that teases.
- Ravens
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noun,
any of several large, corvine birds having lustrous, black plumage and a loud, harsh call, especially Corvus corax, of the New and Old Worlds.
- tenace
-
noun,
a sequence of two high cards of the same suit that lack an intervening card to be in consecutive order, as the ace and queen.
- navies
-
noun,
the whole body of warships and auxiliaries belonging to a country or ruler.
- tenias
-
noun,
taenia.
- evince
-
verb (used with object),
to show clearly; make evident or manifest; prove.
- ravine
-
noun,
a narrow steep-sided valley commonly eroded by running water.
- ravins
-
verb (used with or without object), noun,
raven2 .
- Seneca
-
noun,
a member of the largest tribe of the Iroquois Confederacy of North American Indians, formerly inhabiting western New York and being conspicuous in the wars south and west of Lake Erie.
- 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.
- Senate
-
noun,
an assembly or council of citizens having the highest deliberative functions in a government, especially a legislative assembly of a state or nation.
- seiner
-
noun,
a person who fishes with a seine.
- re-act
-
verb (used with object),
to act or perform again.
- evicts
-
verb (used with object),
to expel (a person, especially a tenant) from land, a building, etc., by legal process, as for nonpayment of rent. Synonyms: eject, remove, dispossess, dislodge.
- serein
-
noun,
fine rain falling after sunset from a sky in which no clouds are visible.
- insert
-
noun,
something inserted or to be inserted.
- incite
-
verb (used with object),
to stir, encourage, or urge on; stimulate or prompt to action:
- insect
-
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.
- Strine
-
noun,
Australian English.
- serine
-
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;
- strive
-
verb (used without object),
to exert oneself vigorously; try hard:
- Racine
-
noun,
Jean Baptiste [zhahn ba-teest] /ʒɑ̃ baˈtist/ (Show IPA), 1639–99, French dramatist.
- racist
-
noun,
a person who believes in racism, the doctrine that one's own racial group is superior or that a particular racial group is inferior to the others.
- Raetic
-
noun,
an extinct language of uncertain affinities that was spoken in Rhaetia and written with the Etruscan alphabet.
- incise
-
verb (used with object),
to cut into; cut marks, figures, etc., upon.
- evites
-
verb (used with object),
to avoid; shun.
- incest
-
noun,
sexual intercourse between closely related persons.
- incase
-
verb (used with object),
encase.
- tanrec
-
noun,
tenrec.
- raisin
-
noun,
a grape of any of various sweet varieties dried in the sun or by artificial means, often used in cookery.
- Serena
-
noun,
a female given name.
- iatric
-
adjective,
of or relating to a physician or medicine; medical.
- ranees
-
noun,
the wife of a rajah.
- tavern
-
noun,
a place where liquors are sold to be consumed on the premises.
- Steven
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Santee
-
noun,
a city in SW California.
- vesica
-
noun,
Anatomy. a bladder.
- Cesena
-
noun,
a city in E central Italy.
- cerias
-
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.
- cerise
-
adjective, noun,
moderate to deep red.
- Varese
-
noun,
a city in N Italy, NW of Milan.
- veenas
-
noun,
vina.
- casern
-
noun,
a lodging for soldiers in a garrison town; barracks.
- casein
-
noun,
Biochemistry. a protein precipitated from milk, as by rennet, and forming the basis of cheese and certain plastics.
- astern
-
adverb,
in a position behind a specified vessel or aircraft:
- certes
-
adverb,
certainly; in truth.
- Cervin
-
noun,
Mont [mawn] /mɔ̃/ (Show IPA). French name of the Matterhorn.
- vincas
-
noun,
periwinkle2 .
- cerate
-
noun,
Pharmacology. an unctuous, often medicated, preparation for external application, consisting of lard or oil mixed with wax, rosin, or the like, especially one that has a firmer consistency than a typical ointment and does not melt when in contact with the skin.
- verite
-
noun,
truth; truthfulness.
- cetane
-
noun,
a colorless, liquid hydrocarbon of the alkane series, C 16 H 34 , used as a solvent and in cetane number determinations.
- Cavite
-
noun,
a seaport on W central Luzon, in the N Philippines, on Manila Bay: naval base.
- Vanier
-
noun,
Georges P [jawrj;; French zhawrzh] /dʒɔrdʒ;; French ʒɔrʒ/ (Show IPA), 1888–1967, Canadian soldier and diplomat: governor-general 1959–67.
- cartes
-
noun,
(italics) French. menu; bill of fare.
Compare à la carte.
- Verein
-
noun,
a union, association, or society.
- ventr-
-
- carnet
-
noun,
a customs document allowing an automobile to be driven at no cost across international borders.
- active
-
noun,
Grammar.
the active voice.
a form or construction in the active voice.
- Caster
-
noun,
a person or thing that casts.
- cerat-
-
- actin-
-
- censer
-
noun,
a container, usually covered, in which incense is burned, especially during religious services; thurible.
- cavies
-
noun,
any of several short-tailed or tailless South American rodents of the family Caviidae, as the guinea pig, capybara, or agouti.
- aretes
-
noun,
the aggregate of qualities, as valor and virtue, making up good character.
- cavers
-
noun,
a person who studies or explores caves.
- cavern
-
noun,
a cave, especially one that is large and mostly underground.
- Anvers
-
noun,
French name of Antwerp.
- antres
-
noun,
a cavern; cave.
- arsen-
-
- arsine
-
noun,
Also called arseniuretted hydrogen. a colorless, flammable, slightly water-soluble gas, AsH 3 , having a fetid, garliclike odor, used in chemical warfare.
- varies
-
verb (used with object),
to change or alter, as in form, appearance, character, or substance:
- verset
-
noun,
Prosody. a brief verse, especially from Scripture.
- vicars
-
noun,
Church of England.
a person acting as priest of a parish in place of the rector, or as representative of a religious community to which tithes belong.
the priest of a parish the tithes of which are impropriated and who receives only the smaller tithes or a salary.
- ascent
-
noun,
an act of ascending; upward movement; a rising movement:
- centas
-
noun,
a former bronze coin of Lithuania, the 100th part of a litas.
- 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-
-
- centr-
-
- centra
-
noun,
a plural of centrum.
- 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.
- Vernet
-
noun,
Claude Joseph [klohd zhaw-zef] /kloʊd ʒɔˈzɛf/ (Show IPA), 1714–89, French painter.
- caters
-
verb (used with object),
to provide food and service for:
- actins
-
noun,
a globulin that is present in muscle plasma and that in connection with myosin plays an important role in muscle contraction.
- carven
-
adjective,
carved.
- averse
-
adjective,
having a strong feeling of opposition, antipathy, repugnance, etc.; opposed:
- Craven
-
noun,
a coward.
- civets
-
noun,
a yellowish, unctuous substance with a strong musklike odor, obtained from a pouch in the genital region of civets and used in perfumery.
- civies
-
plural noun,
civvy (def 1).
- Canter
-
noun,
an easy gallop.
- trivia
-
noun,
(in Roman religion) Hecate: so called because she was the goddess of the crossroads.
- caries
-
noun,
decay, as of bone or of plant tissue.
- crates
-
noun,
a slatted wooden box or framework for packing, shopping, or storing fruit, furniture, glassware, crockery, etc.
- Venice
-
noun,
Italian Venezia. a seaport in NE Italy, built on numerous small islands in the Lagoon of Venice.
- caners
-
noun,
a person who works with cane, especially one who produces canework for chairs.
- citrin
-
noun,
bioflavonoid.
- crease
-
noun,
a ridge or groove produced in anything by folding, heat, pressure, etc.; fold; furrow.
- Veneti
-
noun,
Also, Venetia. Also called Veneto [ve-ne-taw] /ˈvɛ nɛ tɔ/ (Show IPA). a region in NE Italy. 7095 sq. mi. (18,375 sq. km).
- create
-
adjective,
Archaic. created.
- trines
-
noun,
a set or group of three; triad.
- vitric
-
adjective,
of or relating to glass.
- Cairns
-
noun,
a seaport in NE Australia.
- Cretan
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Crete.
- cretin
-
noun,
a person suffering from cretinism.
- acetin
-
noun,
a colorless, thick, hygroscopic liquid, C 5 H 10 O 4 : used chiefly in the manufacture of explosives.
- Venite
-
noun,
the 95th Psalm (94th in the Vulgate and Douay), used as a canticle at matins or morning prayers.
- careen
-
noun,
a careening.
- Visine
-
- carets
-
noun,
a mark (‸) made in written or printed matter to show the place where something is to be inserted.
- averts
-
verb (used with object),
to turn away or aside:
- cities
-
noun,
a large or important town.
- venter
-
noun,
Anatomy, Zoology.
the abdomen or belly.
a bellylike cavity or concavity.
a bellylike protuberance.
- verts
-
noun,
English Forest Law.
vegetation bearing green leaves in a forest and capable of serving as a cover for deer.
the right to cut such vegetation.
- nieve
-
noun,
Archaic Northern British and Scot. Dialect. a clenched or closed hand; fist.
- narcs
-
noun,
a government agent or detective charged with the enforcement of laws restricting the use of narcotics.
- veni-
-
- stare
-
noun,
a staring gaze; a fixed look with the eyes wide open:
- avens
-
noun,
any of various plants of the genus Geum, of the rose family, having yellow, white, or red flowers.
- verse
-
noun,
(not in technical use) a stanza.
- avert
-
verb (used with object),
to turn away or aside:
- stave
-
noun,
one of the thin, narrow, shaped pieces of wood that form the sides of a cask, tub, or similar vessel.
- nates
-
noun,
buttocks; rump.
- niece
-
noun,
a daughter of a person's brother or sister.
- istic
-
- cains
-
noun,
Scot. and Irish English. rent paid in kind, especially a percentage of a farm crop.
- Artie
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Arthur.
- seven
-
noun,
a cardinal number, 6 plus 1.
- avers
-
- Nisei
-
noun,
a person of Japanese descent, born and educated in the U.S. or Canada.
- sieve
-
noun,
an instrument with a meshed or perforated bottom, used for separating coarse from fine parts of loose matter, for straining liquids, etc., especially one with a circular frame and fine meshes or perforations.
- verst
-
noun,
a Russian measure of distance equivalent to 3500 feet or 0.6629 mile or 1.067 kilometers.
- sever
-
verb (used with object),
to separate (a part) from the whole, as by cutting or the like.
- Niter
-
noun,
potassium nitrate.
- sitar
-
noun,
a lute of India with a small, pear-shaped body and a long, broad, fretted neck.
- Vener
-
noun,
Vänern.
- cries
-
noun,
the act or sound of crying; any loud utterance or exclamation; a shout, scream, or wail.
- nares
-
plural noun,
the nostrils or the nasal passages.
- nitr-
-
- nitre
-
noun,
niter.
- Siena
-
noun,
a city in Tuscany, in central Italy, S of Florence: cathedral.
- 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.
- vents
-
noun,
an opening, as in a wall, serving as an outlet for air, smoke, fumes, or the like.
- Neiva
-
noun,
a city in W Colombia.
- Sivan
-
noun,
the ninth month of the Jewish calendar.
- astr.
-
- nacre
-
noun,
mother-of-pearl.
- nears
-
- snare
-
noun,
a device, often consisting of a noose, for capturing small game.
- astir
-
adjective,
moving or stirring, especially with much activity or excitement:
- sneer
-
noun,
a look or expression of derision, scorn, or contempt.
- siree
-
noun,
sirree.
- ivies
-
noun,
Also called English ivy. a climbing vine, Hedera helix, having smooth, shiny, evergreen leaves, small, yellowish flowers, and black berries, grown as an ornamental.
- Siren
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. one of several sea nymphs, part woman and part bird, who lure mariners to destruction by their seductive singing.
- Srta.
-
- stain
-
noun,
a discoloration produced by foreign matter having penetrated into or chemically reacted with a material; a spot not easily removed.
- aster
-
noun,
any composite plant of the genus Aster, having rays varying from white or pink to blue around a yellow disk.
- stair
-
noun,
one of a flight or series of steps for going from one level to another, as in a building.
- Nevis
-
noun,
one of the Leeward Islands, in the E West Indies: part of St. Kitts-Nevis; formerly a British colony. 50 sq. mi. (130 sq. km).
Compare St. Kitts-Nevis-Anguilla.
- Verna
-
noun,
a female given name.
- nerts
-
interjection,
nuts (def 1).
- Nerva
-
noun,
Marcus Cocceius [kok-see-yuh s] /kɒkˈsi yəs/ (Show IPA), a.d. 32?–98, emperor of Rome 96–98.
- Verne
-
noun,
Jules [joolz;; French zhyl] /dʒulz;; French ʒül/ (Show IPA), 1828–1905, French novelist.
- ative
-
- nerve
-
noun,
one or more bundles of fibers forming part of a system that conveys impulses of sensation, motion, etc., between the brain or spinal cord and other parts of the body.
- Asine
-
noun,
an ancient town in S Greece, on the Gulf of Argolis.
- 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.
- stane
-
noun, adjective, adverb, verb (used with object),
stone.
- iters
-
noun,
a canal or passage.
- never
-
Idioms,
never mind, don't bother; don't concern yourself.
- ASCII
-
noun,
a standard code, consisting of 128 7-bit combinations, for characters stored in a computer or to be transmitted between computers.
- naive
-
adjective,
having or showing unaffected simplicity of nature or absence of artificiality; unsophisticated; ingenuous.
- tries
-
noun,
plural of try.
- antes
-
noun,
Poker. a fixed but arbitrary stake put into the pot by each player before the deal.
- arise
-
verb (used without object),
to get up from sitting, lying, or kneeling; rise:
- resit
-
noun,
a test or examination that is retaken.
- rices
-
noun,
the starchy seeds or grain of an annual marsh grass, Oryza sativa, cultivated in warm climates and used for food.
- scree
-
noun,
a steep mass of detritus on the side of a mountain.
- riant
-
adjective,
laughing; smiling; cheerful.
- visit
-
noun,
the act of or an instance of visiting:
- 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.
- revet
-
verb (used with object),
to face, as an embankment, with masonry or other material.
- Visct
-
- Actis
-
noun,
a son of Rhoda and Helius who, when banished from his home for fratricide, fled to Egypt, where he taught astrology. The Colossus of Rhodes was built in his honor.
- Viren
-
noun,
Lasse [lahs-se] /ˈlɑs sɛ/ (Show IPA), born 1949, Finnish distance runner.
- 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.
- VISTA
-
noun,
a view or prospect, especially one seen through a long, narrow avenue or passage, as between rows of trees or houses.
- reset
-
noun,
an act or instance of setting again.
- aeri-
-
- aerie
-
noun,
the nest of a bird of prey, as an eagle or a hawk.
- vinic
-
adjective,
of, pertaining to, found in, or derived from wine:
- vini-
-
- 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.
- Aesir
-
noun,
the principal race of gods, led by Odin and living at Asgard.
- rente
-
noun,
revenue or income, or the instrument evidencing a right to such periodic receipts.
- reni-
-
- ricin
-
noun,
a white, poisonous, protein powder from the bean of the castor-oil plant.
- Rieti
-
noun,
Vittorio [veet-taw-ryaw] /vitˈtɔ ryɔ/ (Show IPA), 1898–1994, U.S. composer, born in Italy.
- Vinci
-
noun,
Leonardo da [lee-uh-nahr-doh duh,, ley-;; Italian le-aw-nahr-daw dah] /ˌli əˈnɑr doʊ də,, ˌleɪ-;; Italian ˌlɛ ɔˈnɑr dɔ dɑ/ (Show IPA), Leonardo da Vinci.
- acet-
-
- Saite
-
noun,
a native or citizen of Saïs.
- Saint
-
noun,
any of certain persons of exceptional holiness of life, formally recognized as such by the Christian Church, especially by canonization.
- 30-30
-
- saice
-
noun,
syce.
- sarc-
-
- Saree
-
noun,
sari.
- Satie
-
noun,
Erik Alfred Leslie [e-reek al-fred les-lee] /ɛˈrik alˈfrɛd lɛsˈli/ (Show IPA), 1866–1925, French composer.
- satin
-
noun,
a fabric in a warp-effect or filling-effect satin weave, as acetate, rayon, nylon, or silk, often having a glossy face and a soft, slippery texture.
- savin
-
noun,
a juniper, Juniperus sabina, of Europe and Asia.
- rivet
-
noun,
a metal pin for passing through holes in two or more plates or pieces to hold them together, usually made with a head at one end, the other end being hammered into a head after insertion.
- scent
-
noun,
a distinctive odor, especially when agreeable:
- riven
-
verb,
a past participle of rive.
- scant
-
adverb,
Scot. and North England Dialect. scarcely; barely; hardly.
- scare
-
noun,
a sudden fright or alarm, especially with little or no reason.
- scart
-
verb (used with or without object),
to scratch, scrape, mark, or scar.
- scat-
-
- sceat
-
noun,
a silver Anglo-Saxon coin of the 7th and 8th centuries, sometimes including an amount of gold.
- scena
-
noun,
an extended operatic vocal solo, usually including an aria and a recitative.
- rinse
-
noun,
an act or instance of rinsing.
- scene
-
noun,
the place where some action or event occurs:
- reive
-
verb (used with or without object),
to rob; plunder.
- reist
-
verb (used without object),
reest2 .
- seti-
-
- antic
-
noun,
Usually, antics.
a playful trick or prank; caper.
a grotesque, fantastic, or ludicrous gesture, act, or posture.
- serai
-
noun,
(in Eastern countries) a caravansary.
- rants
-
noun,
ranting, extravagant, or violent declamation.
- ranis
-
noun,
ranee.
- ante-
-
- Ranee
-
noun,
the wife of a rajah.
- steer
-
noun,
Informal. a suggestion about a course of action; tip:
- anti-
-
- raise
-
noun,
an increase in amount, as of wages:
- 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).
- Seric
-
- senti
-
noun,
a monetary unit of Tanzania, the 100th part of a shilling; cent.
- antis
-
noun,
a person who is opposed to a particular practice, party, policy, action, etc.
- antre
-
noun,
a cavern; cave.
- races
-
noun,
a contest of speed, as in running, riding, driving, or sailing.
- Vesta
-
noun,
the ancient Roman goddess of the hearth, worshiped in a temple containing an altar on which a sacred fire was kept burning by the vestal virgins: identified with the Greek Hestia.
- serin
-
noun,
a small finch, Serinus serinus, of Europe and northern Africa, closely related to the canary.
- 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.
- Arete
-
noun,
the aggregate of qualities, as valor and virtue, making up good character.
- serve
-
noun,
the act, manner, or right of serving, as in tennis.
- Aries
-
noun,
Astronomy. the Ram, a zodiacal constellation between Pisces and Taurus.
- serac
-
noun,
a large irregularity of glacial ice, as a pinnacle found in glacial crevasses and formed by melting or movement of the ice.
- rates
-
noun,
the amount of a charge or payment with reference to some basis of calculation:
- Vince
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Vincent.
- Aisne
-
noun,
a river in N France, flowing NW and W to the Oise. 175 miles (280 km) long.
- 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.
- reest
-
verb (used with object),
to cure, smoke, or dry (meat or fish).
- sect.
-
- Vinca
-
noun,
periwinkle2 .
- recta
-
noun,
a plural of rectum.
- rect.
-
- vinas
-
noun,
a musical stringed instrument of India, made of rosewood or ebony, consisting of a long, hollow, fretted stick to which one, two, or three gourds are attached to increase the resonance.
- Recit
-
- airts
-
noun,
a direction.
- Seine
-
noun,
a fishing net that hangs vertically in the water, having floats at the upper edge and sinkers at the lower.
- veter
-
- Reave
-
verb (used with object),
to take away by or as by force; plunder; rob.
- vice-
-
- react
-
verb (used with object),
to act or perform again.
- vicar
-
noun,
Church of England.
a person acting as priest of a parish in place of the rector, or as representative of a religious community to which tithes belong.
the priest of a parish the tithes of which are impropriated and who receives only the smaller tithes or a salary.
- ancre
-
adjective,
having the end of each limb divided and carved outward like the flukes of an anchor; moline:
- ravin
-
verb (used with or without object), noun,
raven2 .
- anis-
-
- Raven
-
noun,
any of several large, corvine birds having lustrous, black plumage and a loud, harsh call, especially Corvus corax, of the New and Old Worlds.
- anise
-
noun,
a Mediterranean plant, Pimpinella anisum, of the parsley family, having loose umbrels of small yellowish-white flowers that yield aniseed.
- Steen
-
noun,
Jan [yahn] /yɑn/ (Show IPA), 1626–79, Dutch painter.
- caine
-
noun,
(Sir Thomas Henry) Hall, 1853–1931, English novelist.
- Stein
-
noun,
a mug, usually earthenware, especially for beer.
- ernes
-
noun,
sea eagle.
- ErvIn
-
noun,
Samuel James, Jr ("Sam") 1896–1985, U.S. jurist and politician: senator 1954–74.
- tera-
-
- Terai
-
noun,
a marshy lowland area in N India and S Nepal, between the Ganges and the foothills of the Himalayas.
- 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: ¢.
- 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.
- Ernie
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Ernest.
- ceras
-
noun,
(in prescriptions) wax.
- terce
-
noun,
tierce (def 3).
- cent.
-
- vari-
-
- ERISA
-
noun,
Employee Retirement Income Security Act.
- Ceres
-
noun,
a pre-Roman goddess of agriculture under whose name the Romans adopted the worship of the Greek goddess Demeter.
- 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.
- sanit
-
- ERICA
-
noun,
any of numerous low-growing evergreen shrubs or small trees belonging to the genus Erica, of the heath family, including several species of heather.
- erect
-
adjective,
upright in position or posture:
- terna
-
noun,
a list of three names submitted to the pope as recommended to fill a vacant bishopric or benefice.
- tense
-
noun,
a category of verbal inflection that serves chiefly to specify the time of the action or state expressed by the verb.
- tenia
-
noun,
taenia.
- terne
-
noun,
terne metal.
- evens
-
- caver
-
noun,
a person who studies or explores caves.
- evite
-
verb (used with object),
to avoid; shun.
- Evita
-
noun,
a female given name, Spanish form of Eva.
- evict
-
verb (used with object),
to expel (a person, especially a tenant) from land, a building, etc., by legal process, as for nonpayment of rent. Synonyms: eject, remove, dispossess, dislodge.
- Evert
-
noun,
Chris(tine Marie) born 1954, U.S. tennis player.
- Evers
-
noun,
(James) Charles, born 1922, U.S. civil-rights leader.
- tears
-
- event
-
noun,
something that happens or is regarded as happening; an occurrence, especially one of some importance.
- evase
-
adjective,
widened at the top, as a vase or chimney flue.
- 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 .
- cease
-
noun,
cessation:
- Evans
-
noun,
Sir Arthur John, 1851–1941, English archaeologist.
- tease
-
noun,
a person who teases or annoys.
- Teena
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Albertina, Bettina, or Christina.
- teens
-
noun,
Archaic. suffering; grief.
- etnas
-
noun,
Mount, an active volcano in E Sicily. 10,758 feet (3280 meters).
- Isiac
-
adjective,
of or relating to Isis or the worship of Isis.
- cense
-
verb (used with object),
to burn incense near or in front of; perfume with incense.
- erase
-
verb (used with object),
to rub or scrape out, as letters or characters written, engraved, etc.; efface.
- cert.
-
- Tarne
-
noun,
(in the Iliad) Sardis.
- trave
-
noun,
a crossbeam.
- civet
-
noun,
a yellowish, unctuous substance with a strong musklike odor, obtained from a pouch in the genital region of civets and used in perfumery.
- tires
-
noun,
British Dialect. fatigue.
- earns
-
verb (used with object),
to gain or get in return for one's labor or service:
- Trace
-
noun,
a surviving mark, sign, or evidence of the former existence, influence, or action of some agent or event; vestige:
- train
-
noun,
Railroads. a self-propelled, connected group of rolling stock.
- Crane
-
noun,
any large wading bird of the family Gruidae, characterized by long legs, bill, and neck and an elevated hind toe.
- crate
-
noun,
a slatted wooden box or framework for packing, shopping, or storing fruit, furniture, glassware, crockery, etc.
- crave
-
verb (used with object),
to long for; want greatly; desire eagerly:
- treas
-
- Tinia
-
noun,
the chief god of the Etruscans, with powers similar to those of Zeus.
- treen
-
noun,
treenware.
- triac
-
noun,
a type of thyristor designed for electronic control of the current supplied to a circuit, used especially in dimmers for lighting systems.
- trice
-
noun,
a very short time; an instant:
- Crees
-
noun,
a member of a North American Indian people of Ontario, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, and Montana.
- trine
-
noun,
a set or group of three; triad.
- crest
-
noun,
the highest part of a hill or mountain range; summit.
- crit.
-
- Crete
-
noun,
Formerly Candia. a Greek island in the Mediterranean, SE of mainland Greece. 3235 sq. mi. (8380 sq. km). Capital: Canea.
- Tiran
-
noun,
Strait of, a navigable waterway between the N Red Sea and the Gulf of Aqaba.
- eaten
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- 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.
- cine-
-
- Cesti
-
noun,
Marcantonio [mahr-kahn-taw-nyaw] /ˌmɑr kɑnˈtɔ nyɔ/ (Show IPA), 1623–69, Italian composer.
- Vanir
-
noun,
a race of gods, first in conflict with the Aesir, later allied with them. They function as fertility divinities and include Njord, Frey, and Freyja.
- entia
-
noun,
plural of ens.
- cetes
-
noun,
a number of badgers together.
- 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.
- Terni
-
noun,
a city in central Italy.
- 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.
- terse
-
adjective,
neatly or effectively concise; brief and pithy, as language.
- enate
-
noun,
a person related on one's mother's side.
Compare agnate, cognate.
- tines
-
noun,
a sharp, projecting point or prong, as of a fork.
- cines
-
noun,
a film; motion picture.
- Vance
-
noun,
a male given name.
- enact
-
verb (used with object),
to make into an act or statute:
- vairs
-
noun,
a fur much used for lining and trimming garments in the 13th and 14th centuries, generally assumed to have been that of a variety of squirrel with a gray back and white belly.
Compare miniver (def 1).
- cires
-
noun,
a brilliant, highly glazed surface produced on fabrics by subjecting them to a wax, heat, and calendering treatment.
- 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.
- cites
-
noun,
citation (defs 7, 8).
- tinea
-
noun,
any of several skin diseases caused by fungi; ringworm.
- tarns
-
noun,
a small mountain lake or pool, especially one in a cirque.
- Cenis
-
noun,
Mont, a mountain pass between SE France and Italy, in the Alps. 6834 feet (2083 meters) high.
- crine
-
noun,
hair; head of hair.
- Carte
-
noun,
(italics) French. menu; bill of fare.
Compare à la carte.
- Invar
-
- intr.
-
- carne
-
noun,
Marcel [mahr-sel;; French mar-sel] /mɑrˈsɛl;; French marˈsɛl/ (Show IPA), 1909–1996, French film director.
- carns
-
noun,
cairn.
- tares
-
noun,
any of various vetches, especially Vicia sativa.
- inst.
-
- inset
-
noun,
something inserted; insert.
- carts
-
noun,
a heavy two-wheeled vehicle, commonly without springs, drawn by mules, oxen, or the like, used for the conveyance of heavy goods.
- Carie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Caroline.
- carve
-
verb (used with object),
to cut (a solid material) so as to form something:
- stria
-
noun,
a slight or narrow furrow, ridge, stripe, or streak, especially one of a number in parallel arrangement:
- init.
-
- veers
-
noun,
a change of direction, position, course, etc.:
- inert
-
adjective,
having no inherent power of action, motion, or resistance (opposed to active):
- incr.
-
- 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.
- veena
-
noun,
vina.
- Carin
-
noun,
a female given name.
- caret
-
noun,
a mark (‸) made in written or printed matter to show the place where something is to be inserted.
- cater
-
verb (used with object),
to provide food and service for:
- canst
-
noun,
a sealed container for food, beverages, etc., as of aluminum, sheet iron coated with tin, or other metal:
- Isere
-
noun,
a river in SE France, flowing from the Alps to the Rhone River. 150 miles (240 km) long.
- cairn
-
noun,
a heap of stones set up as a landmark, monument, tombstone, etc.
- ster.
-
- Stern
-
noun,
the after part of a vessel (often opposed to stem).
- caner
-
noun,
a person who works with cane, especially one who produces canework for chairs.
- Steve
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Steven or Stephen.
- canes
-
noun,
a stick or short staff used to assist one in walking; walking stick.
- Irina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- cares
-
noun,
a state of mind in which one is troubled; worry, anxiety, or concern:
- Cant.
-
- Irene
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. one of the Horae, the personification of peace.
- cants
-
noun,
insincere, especially conventional expressions of enthusiasm for high ideals, goodness, or piety.
- veins
-
noun,
one of the system of branching vessels or tubes conveying blood from various parts of the body to the heart.
- irate
-
adjective,
angry; enraged:
- Iran.
-
- invt.
-
- Caren
-
noun,
a female given name.
- vatic
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or characteristic of a prophet.
- carse
-
noun,
bottom land.
- incas
-
noun,
a member of any of the dominant groups of South American Indian peoples who established an empire in Peru prior to the Spanish conquest.
- taces
-
noun,
tasset.
- IATSE
-
- tains
-
noun,
a thin tin plate.
- Cates
-
noun,
a choice food;delicacy; dainty.
- Taine
-
noun,
Hippolyte Adolphe [ee-paw-leet a-dawlf] /i pɔˈlit aˈdɔlf/ (Show IPA), 1828–93, French literary critic and historian.
- ician
-
- Tanis
-
noun,
an ancient city in Lower Egypt, in the Nile delta.
- Inari
-
noun,
Lake, a lake in NE Finland. About 500 sq. mi. (1295 sq. km).
- Iceni
-
noun,
an ancient Celtic tribe of eastern England, whose queen, Boadicea, headed an insurrection against the Romans in a.d. 61.
- Tver
-
noun,
a city in the W Russian Federation in Europe, NW of Moscow, on the Volga.
Formerly (1934–90) Kalinin.
- VAST
-
noun,
Literary. an immense or boundless expanse or space.
- Vent
-
noun,
an opening, as in a wall, serving as an outlet for air, smoke, fumes, or the like.
- TINA
-
noun,
a female given name.
- tire
-
noun,
British Dialect. fatigue.
- sci.
-
- Vat.
-
- Sean
-
noun,
a male given name, form of John.
- tsar
-
noun,
czar.
- snit
-
noun,
an agitated or irritated state.
- Sra.
-
- scr.
-
- Stir
-
noun,
the act of stirring or moving.
- sice
-
noun,
syce.
- vain
-
Idioms,
in vain,
without effect or avail; to no purpose:
in an improper or irreverent manner:
- vacs
-
noun,
vacuum cleaner.
- Tine
-
noun,
a sharp, projecting point or prong, as of a fork.
- vein
-
noun,
one of the system of branching vessels or tubes conveying blood from various parts of the body to the heart.
- vise
-
noun,
any of various devices, usually having two jaws that may be brought together or separated by means of a screw, lever, or the like, used to hold an object firmly while work is being done on it.
- Stan
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Stanley.
- Seta
-
noun,
a stiff hair; bristle or bristlelike part.
- tRNA
-
- sati
-
noun,
a Hindu practice whereby a widow immolates herself on the funeral pyre of her husband: now abolished by law.
- tars
-
noun,
any of various dark-colored viscid products obtained by the destructive distillation of certain organic substances, as coal or wood.
- Tare
-
noun,
any of various vetches, especially Vicia sativa.
- tavs
-
noun,
the 23rd letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
- Vena
-
noun,
a vein.
- Ste.
-
- vert
-
noun,
English Forest Law.
vegetation bearing green leaves in a forest and capable of serving as a cover for deer.
the right to cut such vegetation.
- Ven.
-
- 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.
- Sat.
-
- 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.
- Vite
-
adverb,
briskly; lively.
- tri-
-
- sear
-
noun,
a mark or scar made by searing.
- tans
-
noun,
the brown color imparted to the skin by exposure to the sun or open air.
- VITA
-
noun,
curriculum vitae (def 1).
- Save
-
noun,
an act or instance of saving, especially in sports.
- 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.
- SCAN
-
noun,
an act or instance of scanning; close examination.
- Star
-
noun,
any of the heavenly bodies, except the moon, appearing as fixed luminous points in the sky at night.
- vase
-
noun,
a vessel, as of glass, porcelain, earthenware, or metal, usually higher than it is wide, used chiefly to hold cut flowers or for decoration.
- trav
-
- Seve
-
noun,
the characteristic flavor and body of a wine.
- scar
-
noun,
a mark left by a healed wound, sore, or burn.
- Sian
-
noun,
Older Spelling. Xian.
- vas-
-
- vair
-
noun,
a fur much used for lining and trimming garments in the 13th and 14th centuries, generally assumed to have been that of a variety of squirrel with a gray back and white belly.
Compare miniver (def 1).
- 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.
- serv
-
- veer
-
noun,
a change of direction, position, course, etc.:
- 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.
- Seri
-
noun,
a member of an American Indian people of western Sonora state, Mexico, on the Gulf of California.
- vin-
-
- Viet
-
noun,
South Vietnam, North Vietnam, or both.
- ten.
-
- Tena
-
noun,
Koyukon.
- sire
-
noun,
the male parent of a quadruped.
- Vict
-
- Sina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- tain
-
noun,
a thin tin plate.
- sene
-
noun,
a bronze coin and monetary unit of Western Samoa, the 100th part of a tala.
- 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.
- vet.
-
- Vic.
-
- vias
-
noun,
Architecture. a space between two mutules.
- vets
-
noun,
veterinarian.
- Vern
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Vernon.
- 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.
- sent
-
noun,
a coin of Estonia until the euro was adopted, the 100th part of a kroon.
- Sere
-
noun,
the series of stages in an ecological succession.
- Tace
-
noun,
tasset.
- ter.
-
- tens
-
noun,
a self-operated portable device used to treat chronic pain by sending electrical impulses through electrodes placed over the painful area.
- Vina
-
noun,
a musical stringed instrument of India, made of rosewood or ebony, consisting of a long, hollow, fretted stick to which one, two, or three gourds are attached to increase the resonance.
- seer
-
noun,
a person who sees; observer.
- Visc
-
- str.
-
- 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.
- visa
-
noun,
an endorsement issued by an authorized representative of a country and marked in a passport, permitting the passport holder to enter, travel through, or reside in that country for a specified amount of time, for the purpose of tourism, education, employment, etc.
- Sera
-
noun,
a plural of serum.
- Siva
-
noun,
Shiva.
- Vins
-
noun,
wine.
- Sert
-
noun,
José María [haw-se mah-ree-ah] /hɔˈsɛ mɑˈri ɑ/ (Show IPA), 1876–1945, Spanish painter.
- 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.
- vest
-
noun,
a close-fitting, waist-length, sleeveless garment that buttons down the front, designed to be worn under a jacket.
- tics
-
noun,
Pathology.
a sudden, spasmodic, painless, involuntary muscular contraction, as of the face.
tic douloureux.
- Vane
-
noun,
weather vane.
- sec.
-
- Vera
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Russian word meaning “faith.”.
- site
-
noun,
the position or location of a town, building, etc., especially as to its environment:
- VINE
-
noun,
any plant having a long, slender stem that trails or creeps on the ground or climbs by winding itself about a support or holding fast with tendrils or claspers.
- Veii
-
noun,
an ancient city in central Italy, in Etruria, near Rome: Etruscan city destroyed by the Romans 396 b.c.
- Tane
-
noun,
a Polynesian god of fertility.
- SITA
-
noun,
(in the Ramayana) the wife of Ramachandra, abducted by Ravana and later rescued.
- vars
-
noun,
a department in SE France. 2326 sq. mi. (6025 sq. km). Capital: Draguignan.
- var.
-
- teen
-
noun,
Archaic. suffering; grief.
- vees
-
noun,
anything shaped like or suggesting a V .
- Seen
-
verb,
past participle of see1 .
- vers
-
- Tarn
-
noun,
a small mountain lake or pool, especially one in a cirque.
- Neve
-
noun,
granular snow accumulated on high mountains and subsequently compacted into glacial ice.
- sane
-
noun,
a private nationwide organization in the U.S., established in 1957, that opposes nuclear testing and advocates international peace.
- Ivan
-
noun,
iwan.
- erst
-
adverb,
before the present time; formerly.
- civ.
-
- Aten
-
noun,
Aton.
- ates
-
- atic
-
- Ives
-
noun,
Burl (Icle Ivanhoe) [burl ik-uh l] /bɜrl ˈɪk əl/ (Show IPA), 1909–1995, U.S. actor and folk singer.
- EARN
-
verb (used with object),
to gain or get in return for one's labor or service:
- Ivar
-
noun,
a male or female given name.
- itis
-
- Asti
-
noun,
a city in the Piedmont region of Italy, S of Turin: center of wine-producing region.
- iter
-
noun,
a canal or passage.
- 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.
- Ave.
-
- Aves
-
noun,
a class of vertebrates comprising the birds.
- esne
-
noun,
(in Anglo-Saxon England) a member of the lowest class; laborer.
- Avis
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Latin word meaning “bird.”.
- avn.
-
- cite
-
noun,
citation (defs 7, 8).
- Isin
-
noun,
an ancient Sumerian city in S Iraq: archaeological site.
- Erse
-
noun,
Gaelic, especially Scottish Gaelic.
- Nair
-
noun,
a group of Hindu castes in the Kerala region of India.
- Isar
-
noun,
a river in central Europe, flowing NE from W Austria through S Germany to the Danube River. 215 miles (345 km) long.
- neat
-
noun,
an animal of the genus Bos; a bovine, as a cow or ox.
- art.
-
- Nev.
-
- Evan
-
noun,
a male given name, Welsh form of John.
- 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.
- asc-
-
- Neri
-
noun,
Saint Philip (Filippo Neri) 1515–95, Italian priest: founder of Congregation of the Oratory.
- asci
-
noun,
plural of ascus.
- Erin
-
noun,
Literary. Ireland.
- Aser
-
noun,
Asher (def 1).
- Eris
-
noun,
the ancient Greek goddess of discord and the sister of Ares: identified with the Roman goddess Discordia.
- narc
-
noun,
a government agent or detective charged with the enforcement of laws restricting the use of narcotics.
- Asir
-
noun,
a district in SW Saudi Arabia.
- NCTE
-
- nave
-
noun,
the principal longitudinal area of a church, extending from the main entrance or narthex to the chancel, usually flanked by aisles of less height and breadth: generally used only by the congregation.
- nav.
-
- NATS
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Nathan or Nathaniel.
- Erna
-
noun,
a female given name: from an Old English word meaning “eagle.”.
- Erne
-
noun,
sea eagle.
- Nast
-
noun,
Thomas, 1840–1902, U.S. illustrator and cartoonist.
- Nasi
-
noun,
the head or president of the Sanhedrin.
- est.
-
- Isai
-
noun,
Jesse.
- arse
-
noun,
ass2 (defs 1, 2).
- cera
-
noun,
(in prescriptions) wax.
- CATV
-
- Cav.
-
- Cave
-
noun,
a hollow in the earth, especially one opening more or less horizontally into a hill, mountain, etc.
- ices
-
noun,
the solid form of water, produced by freezing; frozen water.
- Ice.
-
- Iasi
-
noun,
Romanian name of Jassy.
- cees
-
noun,
the letter C.
- cen.
-
- cene
-
- 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.
- inae
-
- CERN
-
- cet-
-
- Ceta
-
noun,
Comprehensive Employment and Training Act.
- Cete
-
noun,
a number of badgers together.
- cit.
-
- cir.
-
- cist
-
noun,
a box or chest, especially for sacred utensils.
- cire
-
noun,
a brilliant, highly glazed surface produced on fabrics by subjecting them to a wax, heat, and calendering treatment.
- ever
-
Idioms,
ever and again, now and then; from time to time.
Also, Literary, ever and anon.
- Cate
-
noun,
a choice food;delicacy; dainty.
- Etna
-
noun,
Mount, an active volcano in E Sicily. 10,758 feet (3280 meters).
- Este
-
noun,
a city in NE Italy: medieval fortress; ancient Roman ruins.
- ins.
-
- ETAS
-
noun,
the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
- 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.
-
- Cain
-
noun,
Scot. and Irish English. rent paid in kind, especially a percentage of a farm crop.
- Can.
-
- IRAS
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- cane
-
noun,
a stick or short staff used to assist one in walking; walking stick.
- inv.
-
- int.
-
- INRI
-
- Inc.
-
- etc.
-
- CARE
-
noun,
a state of mind in which one is troubled; worry, anxiety, or concern:
- Carn
-
noun,
cairn.
- CART
-
noun,
a heavy two-wheeled vehicle, commonly without springs, drawn by mules, oxen, or the like, used for the conveyance of heavy goods.
- 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.
- CASE
-
noun,
an instance of the occurrence, existence, etc., of something:
- cast
-
noun,
act of casting or throwing.
- cat.
-
- 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.
- Neva
-
noun,
a river in the NW Russian Federation in Europe, flowing from Lake Ladoga through St. Petersburg into the Gulf of Finland: canalized for ships. 40 miles (65 km) long.
- 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).
- Eric
-
noun,
Eric the Red.
- rete
-
noun,
a pierced plate on an astrolabe, having projections whose points correspond to the fixed stars.
- 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.
- cts.
-
- revs
-
noun,
a revolution (in an engine or the like).
- ect-
-
- ctr.
-
- Rev.
-
- 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:
- Riis
-
noun,
Jacob August, 1849–1914, U.S. journalist and social reformer, born in Denmark.
- 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.
- Rena
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Marina.
- reit
-
noun,
real-estate investment trust.
- Reis
-
plural noun,
a former money of account of Portugal and Brazil.
- Rein
-
noun,
Often, reins. a leather strap, fastened to each end of the bit of a bridle, by which the rider or driver controls a horse or other animal by pulling so as to exert pressure on the bit.
- Rees
-
noun,
reeve3 .
- NICE
-
noun,
a port in and the capital of Alpes-Maritimes, in SE France, on the Mediterranean: resort.
- Eire
-
noun,
the Irish name of Ireland.
- recs
-
noun,
recreation.
- RIIA
-
- ACTS
-
noun,
anything done, being done, or to be done; deed; performance:
- aet.
-
- acr-
-
- sain
-
verb (used with object),
to make the sign of the cross on, as for protection against evil influences.
- 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.
- ease
-
noun,
freedom from labor, pain, or physical annoyance; tranquil rest; comfort:
- East
-
noun,
a cardinal point of the compass, 90° to the right of north. Abbreviation: E.
- ARCS
-
noun,
Geometry. any unbroken part of the circumference of a circle or other curved line.
- eats
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- Acis
-
noun,
the lover of Galatea, killed by Polyphemus out of jealousy.
- 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.
- 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.
- Rina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- RNAS
-
- eave
-
noun,
Usually, eaves. the overhanging lower edge of a roof.
- rive
-
verb (used with object),
to tear or rend apart:
- riv.
-
- 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.
- 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.
- aesc
-
noun,
ash2 (def 3).
- aer-
-
- cis-
-
- ence
-
- 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).
- 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):
- Ares
-
noun,
the ancient Greek god of war, a son of Zeus and Hera, identified by the Romans with Mars.
- RACE
-
noun,
a contest of speed, as in running, riding, driving, or sailing.
- aits
-
noun,
a small island, especially in a river.
- nits
-
noun,
the egg of a parasitic insect, especially of a louse, often attached to a hair or a fiber of clothing.
- ance
-
- crat
-
- AISI
-
- anes
-
adverb,
once.
- 1080
-
- Ens.
-
- Cres
-
- NTIA
-
- 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.
- ANSI
-
- Rais
-
noun,
Gilles de, Retz, Gilles de Laval, Baron de.
- Rani
-
noun,
ranee.
- ant.
-
- rant
-
noun,
ranting, extravagant, or violent declamation.
- ains
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- enc.
-
- Arne
-
noun,
Thomas Augustine, 1710–78, English composer of operas and songs.
- Aire
-
- Ravi
-
noun,
a river in NW India and NE Pakistan, flowing from the Himlayas SW to the Chenab River: a headwater of the Indus River and one of the “five rivers” of the Punjab. 475 miles (764 km) long.
- rave
-
noun,
an act of raving.
- Nier
-
noun,
Alfred Otto Carl, 1911–1994, U.S. physicist.
- rate
-
noun,
the amount of a charge or payment with reference to some basis of calculation:
- airs
-
noun,
a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- airt
-
noun,
a direction.
- ARIS
-
- rase
-
verb (used with object),
raze.
- NIRA
-
- Cree
-
noun,
a member of a North American Indian people of Ontario, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, and Montana.
- ea.
-
- ean
-
- ETA
-
noun,
the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
- VAC
-
noun,
vacuum cleaner.
- CVT
-
- CST
-
- V-2
-
noun,
a liquid-fueled rocket used as a ballistic missile by the Germans, mainly against London, late in World War II.
- ctn
-
plural,
carton.
- TVA
-
- 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.
- Va.
-
- TSI
-
- cte
-
- TSE
-
- CSR
-
- V-1
-
noun,
a robot bomb developed by the Germans in World War II and launched from bases on the ground, chiefly against England.
- CSA
-
- CNS
-
- CRT
-
- CTA
-
- vs.
-
- CVA
-
- CRS
-
- Ver
-
- VAN
-
noun,
the foremost or front division of an army, a fleet, or any group leading an advance or in position to lead an advance.
- AEC
-
- ANI
-
noun,
any of several black, tropical American cuckoos of the genus Crotophaga, having a compressed, bladelike bill.
- Via
-
noun,
Architecture. a space between two mutules.
- ane
-
adjective, noun, pronoun,
one.
- ANC
-
- ait
-
noun,
a small island, especially in a river.
- vie
-
verb (used with object),
Archaic. to put forward in competition or rivalry.
- AIS
-
noun,
a three-toed sloth, Bradypus tridactylus, inhabiting forests of southern Venezuela, the Guianas, and northern Brazil, having a diet apparently restricted to the leaves of the trumpet-tree, and sounding a high-pitched cry when disturbed.
- AIR
-
noun,
a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- Ain
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- AIC
-
- AES
-
noun,
any of various early forms of bronze or copper money used in ancient Rome.
Compare as2 (def 1).
- VIR
-
noun,
husband (used chiefly in the legal phrase et vir).
- ae.
-
- ARC
-
noun,
Geometry. any unbroken part of the circumference of a circle or other curved line.
- vis
-
noun,
strength; force; power.
- ACV
-
- ACT
-
noun,
anything done, being done, or to be done; deed; performance:
- ACS
-
- ACE
-
noun,
a playing card or die marked with or having the value indicated by a single spot:
- av.
-
- Ar.
-
- an.
-
- ac-
-
- Vt.
-
- VTC
-
- Vte
-
- ans
-
noun,
the Sumerian god of heaven: the counterpart of the Akkadian Anu.
- 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.
- CIE
-
- Avi
-
- CIA
-
- cee
-
noun,
the letter C.
- CEA
-
- VCR
-
- Vee
-
noun,
anything shaped like or suggesting a V .
- CAS
-
verb (used with or without object),
to call, as to call an animal toward one; urge forward by calling.
- CAR
-
noun,
an automobile.
- CAI
-
- ct.
-
- cs.
-
- cr.
-
- ca.
-
- AVC
-
- ARS
-
- a-v
-
- ATV
-
- ATS
-
noun,
a money of account of Laos, the 100th part of a kip.
- ATC
-
- at.
-
- ASV
-
- ast
-
- ASR
-
- ASN
-
- ASI
-
- ase
-
- ARV
-
noun,
a variant of the AIDS virus. Abbreviation: ARV.
- ear
-
noun,
the organ of hearing and equilibrium in vertebrates, in humans consisting of an external ear that gathers sound vibrations, a middle ear in which the vibrations resonate against the tympanic membrane, and a fluid-filled internal ear that maintains balance and that conducts the tympanic vibrations to the auditory nerve, which transmits them as impulses to the brain.
- ese
-
- tra
-
- NES
-
- SIT
-
verb,
(in prescriptions) may it be.
- ne-
-
- NEA
-
- SIR
-
noun,
a respectful or formal term of address used to a man:
- NEC
-
- Nee
-
adjective,
born (placed after the name of a married woman to introduce her maiden name):
- NET
-
noun,
a bag or other contrivance of strong thread or cord worked into an open, meshed fabric, for catching fish, birds, or other animals:
- nae
-
adverb,
no1 ; not.
- Sin
-
noun,
transgression of divine law:
- NIA
-
- NIC
-
noun,
a newly industrialized/industrializing country:
- SIC
-
adverb,
so; thus: usually written parenthetically to denote that a word, phrase, passage, etc., that may appear strange or incorrect has been written intentionally or has been quoted verbatim: (sic).
- nit
-
noun,
the egg of a parasitic insect, especially of a louse, often attached to a hair or a fiber of clothing.
- nr.
-
- NRA
-
- Nat
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Nathan or Nathaniel.
- Sr.
-
- NSA
-
- tr.
-
- IRC
-
- IRS
-
- Is.
-
noun,
(used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
- ISA
-
- ise
-
- ISR
-
- ISV
-
- SRI
-
noun,
a Hindu title of address prefixed to the name of a deity, holy person, etc.
- ITA
-
- ITC
-
- ite
-
- ITV
-
- Iva
-
noun,
any composite plant of the genus Iva, characterized by usually opposite leaves and inconspicuous greenish-yellow flowers.
- Sta
-
- St.
-
- NRC
-
- NSC
-
- Ir.
-
- RSA
-
- se-
-
- Ria
-
noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- rin
-
noun,
a money of account of Japan, the thousandth part of a yen or the tenth part of a sen.
- RNA
-
- sc.
-
- Rs.
-
- RSE
-
- ret
-
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.
- RSV
-
- rt.
-
- rte
-
- RTS
-
- SAC
-
noun,
a baglike structure in an animal, plant, or fungus, as one containing fluid.
- SAE
-
- SAR
-
- sea
-
noun,
the salt waters that cover the greater part of the earth's surface.
- res
-
noun,
an object or thing; matter.
- RCS
-
- SER
-
noun,
a unit of weight in India, varying in value but usually 1/40 of a maund: the government ser is divided into 80 tolas of 180 English grains and equals nearly 2 pounds 1 ounce avoirdupois (950 grams).
- Re.
-
- Rae
-
noun,
John, 1813–93, Scottish surgeon and Arctic explorer.
- Rai
-
noun,
a style of Algerian popular music played on electric guitar, synthesizer, and percussion instruments.
- RAN
-
noun,
a sea goddess who drags down ships and drowns sailors: the wife of Aegir.
- RAS
-
noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- rat
-
noun,
any of several long-tailed rodents of the family Muridae, of the genus Rattus and related genera, distinguished from the mouse by being larger.
- RCA
-
- See
-
noun,
the seat, center of authority, office, or jurisdiction of a bishop.
- RCN
-
- RCT
-
- SEN
-
noun,
a money of account of Japan, the 100th part of a yen, now used only in certain quotations, as on foreign exchange.
- REA
-
- REC
-
noun,
recreation.
- SEI
-
noun,
sei whale.
- Ree
-
noun,
reeve3 .
- STI
-
- ist
-
- ine
-
- ERE
-
preposition, conjunction,
before.
- EVA
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Eve.
- TEC
-
noun,
detective.
- tee
-
noun,
the letter T or t.
- ETV
-
- ETS
-
- ETR
-
- STV
-
- ESR
-
- San
-
noun,
a member of a nomadic aboriginal people of southern Africa.
- Esc
-
- ESA
-
- ERV
-
- ERT
-
- ERS
-
noun,
ervil.
- ERA
-
noun,
a period of time marked by distinctive character, events, etc.:
- 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.
- EEC
-
- Tiv
-
noun,
a member of an African people living N and S of the lower Benue River in E Nigeria.
- EAS
-
noun,
the Akkadian god of wisdom, the son of Apsu and father of Marduk: the counterpart of Enki.
- eat
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- ec-
-
- ECA
-
- 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.
- eir
-
- env
-
- EIS
-
- en-
-
- TIC
-
noun,
Pathology.
a sudden, spasmodic, painless, involuntary muscular contraction, as of the face.
tic douloureux.
- TIA
-
- TES
-
noun,
ti1 .
- ene
-
- Eve
-
noun,
(sometimes initial capital letter) the evening or the day before a holiday, church festival, or any date or event:
- VTR
-
noun,
a device for recording television programs on magnetic tape for delayed transmission or for storage.
- TAR
-
noun,
any of various dark-colored viscid products obtained by the destructive distillation of certain organic substances, as coal or wood.
- SVC
-
- Tai
-
noun,
any of several sparoid fishes of the Pacific Ocean, as Pagrus major (red tai) a food fish of Japan.
- Tan
-
noun,
the brown color imparted to the skin by exposure to the sun or open air.
- ier
-
- ICA
-
noun,
Portuguese name of Putumayo.
- TCS
-
- IAS
-
- ian
-
noun,
a male given name, Scottish form of John.
- Ia.
-
- TAE
-
preposition,
to.
- SVR
-
- ina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- in.
-
- TCA
-
- Tav
-
noun,
the 23rd letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
- ics
-
- IRA
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- RV
-
- A.
-
noun,
Agnolo (di Cosimo di Mariano) [ah-nyaw-law dee kaw-zee-maw dee mah-ryah-naw] /ˈɑ nyɔ lɔ di ˈkɔ zi mɔ di mɑˈryɑ nɔ/ (Show IPA), 1502–72, Italian painter.
- TN
-
- SV
-
- EV
-
- VN
-
- CE
-
- S.
-
- TA
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- T1
-
- CV
-
- t.
-
- SA
-
- E.
-
noun,
Edward (St. John) 1925–2000, U.S. writer and illustrator.
- AI
-
noun,
a three-toed sloth, Bradypus tridactylus, inhabiting forests of southern Venezuela, the Guianas, and northern Brazil, having a diet apparently restricted to the leaves of the trumpet-tree, and sounding a high-pitched cry when disturbed.
- EI
-
- er
-
interjection,
(used to express or represent a pause, hesitation, uncertainty, etc.).
- ee
-
- TE
-
noun,
ti1 .
- IT
-
noun,
(in children's games) the player called upon to perform some task, as, in tag, the one who must catch the other players.
- RA
-
noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- TC
-
- i.
-
- ic
-
- SI
-
noun,
the syllable used for the seventh tone of a scale and sometimes for the tone B.
- VR
-
- VI
-
- VC
-
- SN
-
- R.
-
- RC
-
- TI
-
noun,
the syllable for the seventh tone of a diatonic scale.
- et
-
verb,
a simple past tense of eat.
- V.
-
- RI
-
- RN
-
- NI
-
- NC
-
- TV
-
noun,
television.
- NA
-
adverb,
no1 .
- IV
-
noun,
an intravenous device for delivering electrolyte solutions, medicines, and nutrients.
- N.
-
- NV
-