Anagrams of metrications
Word metrications has
1 exact anagrams and 2255 other words
that can be made by using the letters of metrications.
- cremationist
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noun,
a person who advocates cremation instead of burial of the dead.
- anisometric
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adjective,
not isometric; of unequal measurement.
- creationism
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noun,
the doctrine that matter and all things were created, substantially as they now exist, by an omnipotent Creator, and not gradually evolved or developed.
- metrication
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noun,
the act, process, or result of establishing the metric system as the standard system of measurement.
- interatomic
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adjective,
between atoms.
- Marcionite
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noun,
a member of a Gnostic ascetic sect that flourished from the 2nd to 7th century a.d. and that rejected the Old Testament and denied the incarnation of God in Christ.
- estimation
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noun,
judgment or opinion:
- morticians
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noun,
funeral director.
- ministrate
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verb (used without object),
to minister or administer.
- microstate
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noun,
ministate.
- Micronesia
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noun,
one of the three principal divisions of Oceania, comprising the small Pacific islands N of the equator and E of the Philippines, whose main groups are the Mariana Islands, the Caroline Islands, and the Marshall Islands.
- iterations
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noun,
the act of repeating; a repetition.
- atrocities
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noun,
the quality or state of being atrocious.
- acrimonies
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noun,
sharpness, harshness, or bitterness of nature, speech, disposition, etc.:
- recitation
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noun,
an act of reciting.
- eroticism
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noun,
the sexual or erotic quality or character of something.
- ministate
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noun,
a small, independent nation.
- creations
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noun,
the act of producing or causing to exist; the act of creating; engendering.
- metrician
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noun,
a metrist.
- anti-icer
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noun,
a device used to prevent the forming of ice, as on an airplane propeller.
- Anticosti
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noun,
an island at the head of the Gulf of St. Lawrence in E Canada, in E Quebec province. 135 miles (217 km) long; 3043 sq. mi. (7880 sq. km).
- cornetist
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noun,
a musician who plays the cornet.
- microstat
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noun,
a negative of a microphotograph made directly from a negative by a copy camera.
- carnotite
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noun,
a yellow, earthy, hydrous potassium uranium vanadate: an ore of uranium.
- cast-iron
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noun,
an alloy of iron, carbon, and other elements, cast as a soft and strong, or as a hard and brittle, iron, depending on the mixture and methods of molding.
- Masoretic
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adjective,
of or relating to the Masorah or the Masoretes.
- miscreant
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noun,
a vicious or depraved person; villain.
- misorient
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verb (used with object),
to orient wrongly or improperly.
- Trasimeno
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noun,
a lake in central Italy, in Umbria near Perugia: Romans defeated by Hannibal 217 b.c. About 50 sq. mi. (130 sq. km).
- mortician
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noun,
funeral director.
- certosina
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noun,
a technique of inlaying light-colored material, as bone, ivory, metal, or pale wood, in elaborate designs on a dark ground.
- seriation
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noun,
the arrangement of a collection of artifacts into a chronological sequence.
- ameristic
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adjective,
not divided into parts; having no meristem.
- triatomic
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adjective,
having three atoms in a molecule.
- tractions
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noun,
the adhesive friction of a body on some surface, as a wheel on a rail or a tire on a road.
- armistice
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noun,
a temporary suspension of hostilities by agreement of the warring parties; truce:
- encomiast
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noun,
a person who utters or writes an encomium; eulogist.
- striation
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noun,
striated condition or appearance.
- taconites
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noun,
a low-grade iron ore, containing about 27 percent iron and 51 percent silica, found as a hard rock formation in the Lake Superior region.
- tectonism
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noun,
diastrophism (def 1).
- striction
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noun,
the act of constricting.
- interacts
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verb (used without object),
to act one upon another.
- criminate
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verb (used with object),
to charge with a crime.
- intercoms
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noun,
an intercommunication system.
- intermits
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verb (used with object),
to discontinue temporarily; suspend.
- intimates
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noun,
an intimate friend or associate, especially a confidant.
- intromits
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verb (used with object),
to send, put, or let in; introduce; admit.
- martinets
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noun,
a strict disciplinarian, especially a military one.
- isometric
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noun,
isometrics, isometric exercise (def 1).
- iteration
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noun,
the act of repeating; a repetition.
- tricotine
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noun,
cavalry twill.
- cretinism
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noun,
a congenital disease due to absence or deficiency of normal thyroid secretion, characterized by physical deformity, dwarfism, and mental retardation, and often by goiter.
- stationer
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noun,
a person who sells the materials used in writing, as paper, pens, pencils, and ink.
- manicotti
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noun,
a dish consisting of large, tubular noodles stuffed with a mild cheese and baked in a tomato sauce.
- manticore
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noun,
a legendary monster with a man's head, horns, a lion's body, and the tail of a dragon or, sometimes, a scorpion.
- Marinetti
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noun,
Emilio Filippo Tommaso [e-mee-lyaw fee-leep-paw tawm-mah-zaw] /ɛˈmi lyɔ fiˈlip pɔ tɔmˈmɑ zɔ/ (Show IPA), 1876–1944, Italian writer.
- narcotism
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noun,
habitual use of narcotics.
- intricate
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adjective,
having many interrelated parts or facets; entangled or involved:
- on-stream
-
adverb,
in or into regular operation, especially as part of a system, assembly line, or the like:
- intromit
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verb (used with object),
to send, put, or let in; introduce; admit.
- isomeric
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adjective,
of, relating to, or displaying isomerism.
- Iscariot
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noun,
the surname of Judas, the betrayer of Jesus. Mark 3:19; 14:10, 11.
- torments
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noun,
a state of great bodily or mental suffering; agony; misery.
- nitrates
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noun,
Chemistry. a salt or ester of nitric acid, or any compound containing the univalent group –ONO 2 or NO 3 .
- stonecat
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noun,
a yellowish-brown, freshwater catfish, Noturus flavus, of the Mississippi River valley and Great Lakes, having poisonous pectoral spines.
- iotacism
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noun,
the conversion of other vowel sounds, especially in Modern Greek, into (ē), the sound of iota.
- straiten
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verb (used with object),
to put into difficulties, especially financial ones:
- introits
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noun,
Roman Catholic Church. a part of a psalm with antiphon recited by the celebrant of the Mass at the foot of the altar and, at High Mass, sung by the choir when the priest begins the Mass.
- romances
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noun,
a novel, movie, or genre of popular fiction in which characters fall in love or begin a romantic relationship (often used attributively):
- intreats
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verb (used with or without object),
entreat.
- aconites
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noun,
any plant belonging to the genus Aconitum, of the buttercup family, having irregular flowers usually in loose clusters, including species with poisonous and medicinal properties.
- romaines
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noun,
Also called romaine lettuce, cos, cos lettuce. a variety of lettuce, Lactuca sativa longifolia, having a cylindrical head of long, relatively loose leaves.
- intimate
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noun,
an intimate friend or associate, especially a confidant.
- intermit
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verb (used with object),
to discontinue temporarily; suspend.
- interims
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noun,
an intervening time; interval; meantime:
- Tritonis
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noun,
(in ancient geography) a mythical lake near the Mediterranean coast of Libya.
- intercom
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noun,
an intercommunication system.
- tritones
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noun,
an interval consisting of three whole tones; an augmented fourth.
- artistic
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adjective,
conforming to the standards of art; satisfying aesthetic requirements:
- oscitant
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adjective,
yawning, as with drowsiness; gaping.
- matrices
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noun,
something that constitutes the place or point from which something else originates, takes form, or develops:
- Romanite
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noun,
a fossil resin similar to amber, used for jewelry.
- meristic
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adjective,
of, relating to, or divided into segments or somites.
- aoristic
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adjective,
Grammar. pertaining to the aorist.
- aortitis
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noun,
inflammation of the aorta.
- Romanist
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noun,
Disparaging. a member of the Roman Catholic Church.
- traction
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noun,
the adhesive friction of a body on some surface, as a wheel on a rail or a tire on a road.
- McIntire
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noun,
Samuel, 1757–1811, U.S. architect and woodcarver.
- Matteson
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noun,
a town in NE Illinois.
- soricine
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adjective,
of or resembling the shrews.
- maitrise
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noun,
mastery; skill.
- Romanies
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noun,
Gypsy (def 2).
- Masonite
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- martinis
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noun,
a cocktail made with gin or vodka and dry vermouth, usually served with a green olive or a twist of lemon peel.
- actinism
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noun,
the property of radiation by which chemical effects are produced.
- martinet
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noun,
a strict disciplinarian, especially a military one.
- Maronite
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noun,
a member of a body of Uniates living chiefly in Lebanon, who maintain a Syriac liturgy and a married clergy, and who are governed by the patriarch of Antioch.
- tritomas
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noun,
any of various plants belonging to the genus Kniphofia, of the lily family, native to Africa, especially K. uvaria, having long, dense clusters of tubular red or yellow flowers.
- acrotism
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noun,
absence or weakness of the pulse.
- tonetics
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noun,
the phonetic study of tone in language.
- centimos
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noun,
the 100th part of the monetary units of various countries, as Costa Rica, Equatorial Guinea, Paraguay, and Venezuela.
- romantic
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noun,
a romantic person.
- citterns
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noun,
an old musical instrument related to the guitar, having a flat, pear-shaped soundbox and wire strings.
- Creation
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noun,
the act of producing or causing to exist; the act of creating; engendering.
- carmines
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noun,
a crimson or purplish-red color.
- recision
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noun,
an act of canceling or voiding; cancellation.
- contrite
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adjective,
caused by or showing sincere remorse.
- contrate
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adjective,
(of a gear) having teeth at right angles to the plane of rotation.
- contrast
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noun,
the act of contrasting; the state of being contrasted.
- carotins
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noun,
carotene.
- comities
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noun,
mutual courtesy; civility.
- citrines
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noun,
a translucent, yellow variety of quartz, often sold as topaz; false topaz; topaz quartz.
- cremains
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plural noun,
the ashes of a cremated corpse.
- citrates
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noun,
a salt or ester of citric acid.
- Citation
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noun,
Military. mention of a soldier or a unit in orders, usually for gallantry:
- cisterna
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noun,
cistern (def 2).
- Titanism
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noun,
revolt against tradition, convention, and established order.
- catmints
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noun,
catnip.
- cerimans
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noun,
a climbing, tropical American plant, Monstera deliciosa, of the arum family, characterized by cordlike, aerial roots and large, perforated leaves.
- ceramist
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noun,
a person who makes ceramics.
- centrist
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noun,
(especially in continental Europe) a member of a political party of the Center; moderate.
- reaction
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noun,
a reverse movement or tendency; an action in a reverse direction or manner.
- cantoris
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adjective,
of or relating to the gospel or liturgical north side of a church (opposed to decani).
- raiments
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noun,
clothing; apparel; attire.
- emiction
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noun,
urination.
- inertias
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noun,
inertness, especially with regard to effort, motion, action, and the like; inactivity; sluggishness.
- Atticism
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noun,
the style or idiom of Attic Greek occurring in another dialect or language.
- strontia
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noun,
Also called strontium oxide. a white or grayish-white, amorphous powder, SrO, resembling lime in its general character: used chiefly in the manufacture of strontium salts.
- incomers
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noun,
a person who comes in.
- imitates
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verb (used with object),
to follow or endeavor to follow as a model or example:
- Taconite
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noun,
a low-grade iron ore, containing about 27 percent iron and 51 percent silica, found as a hard rock formation in the Lake Superior region.
- rimstone
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noun,
a calcareous deposit forming a dam at the edge or outlet of an overflowing pool of water, as in a cavern.
- tactions
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noun,
touch; contact.
- tenorist
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noun,
a person who sings tenor.
- ricottas
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noun,
a soft Italian cheese that resembles cottage cheese.
- tentoria
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noun,
Anatomy. an extension of one of the membranes covering the cerebrum which, with the transverse fissure, separates the cerebrum from the cerebellum.
- teratism
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noun,
love or worship of the monstrous.
- termitic
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adjective,
of, pertaining to, produced by, or infested with termites.
- tertians
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noun,
Pathology. a tertian fever.
- cristate
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adjective,
having a crest; crested.
- canister
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noun,
a small box or jar, often one of a kitchen set, for holding tea, coffee, flour, and sugar.
- canotier
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noun,
a fabric constructed in a twill weave, used in the manufacture of yachting clothes.
- crinites
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noun,
a fossil crinoid.
- interact
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verb (used without object),
to act one upon another.
- stomatic
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adjective,
pertaining to the mouth.
- seriatim
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adverb, adjective,
in a series; one after another.
- minicars
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noun,
a very small car, especially a subcompact.
- sermonic
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adjective,
of, relating to, or resembling a sermon.
- transmit
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verb (used with object),
to send or forward, as to a recipient or destination; dispatch; convey.
- amniotes
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noun,
any vertebrate of the group Amniota, comprising the reptiles, birds, and mammals, characterized by having an amnion during the embryonic stage.
- minorcas
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noun,
Spanish Menorca. one of the Balearic Islands, in the W Mediterranean. 271 sq. mi. (700 sq. km).
- airtimes
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noun,
the particular time that a program is broadcast or scheduled for broadcast:
- mistcoat
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noun,
(in house painting or interior decoration) a coat of thinner, sometimes pigmented, applied to a finish coat of paint to increase its luster.
- amniotic
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adjective,
of, relating to, or having an amnion.
- Monteria
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noun,
a city in N Colombia.
- semiotic
-
noun,
semiotics.
- notaries
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noun,
notary public.
- minister
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noun,
a person authorized to conduct religious worship; member of the clergy; pastor.
- monastic
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noun,
a member of a monastic community or order, especially a monk.
- senorita
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noun,
a Spanish term of address equivalent to miss, used alone or capitalized and prefixed to the name of a girl or unmarried woman. Abbreviation: Srta.
- mistreat
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verb (used with object),
to treat badly or abusively.
- simoniac
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noun,
a person who practices simony.
- Monstera
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noun,
any of various tropical American climbing plants belonging to the genus Monstera, of the arum family, especially M. deliciosa, having split or perforated leaves and often grown as a houseplant.
- minarets
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noun,
a lofty, often slender, tower or turret attached to a mosque, surrounded by or furnished with one or more balconies, from which the muezzin calls the people to prayer.
- nitrites
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noun,
Chemistry. a salt or ester of nitrous acid.
- scimitar
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noun,
a curved, single-edged sword of Asian, especially Eastern origin.
- metritis
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noun,
inflammation of the uterus.
- semantic
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adjective,
of, relating to, or arising from the different meanings of words or other symbols:
- Minorite
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noun,
Friar Minor.
- ancestor
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noun,
a person from whom one is descended; forebear; progenitor.
- mortices
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noun,
a notch, hole, groove, or slot made in a piece of wood or the like to receive a tenon of the same dimensions.
- transect
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verb (used with object),
to cut across; dissect transversely.
- trisomic
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adjective,
having one chromosome in addition to the usual diploid number.
- moraines
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noun,
a ridge, mound, or irregular mass of unstratified glacial drift, chiefly boulders, gravel, sand, and clay.
- scenario
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noun,
an outline of the plot of a dramatic work, giving particulars as to the scenes, characters, situations, etc.
- seminar
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noun,
a small group of students, as in a university, engaged in advanced study and original research under a member of the faculty and meeting regularly to exchange information and hold discussions.
- ricotta
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noun,
a soft Italian cheese that resembles cottage cheese.
- noetics
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noun,
the science of the intellect or of pure thought; reasoning.
- cretins
-
noun,
a person suffering from cretinism.
- Cremini
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noun,
a cultivated, meaty, tan or brown mushroom, Agaricus bisporus.
- Cremona
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noun,
a city in N Italy, on the Po River.
- sematic
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adjective,
serving as a sign or warning of danger, as the conspicuous colors or markings of certain poisonous animals.
- recants
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verb (used with object),
to withdraw or disavow (a statement, opinion, etc.), especially formally; retract.
- crimson
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noun,
a crimson color, pigment, or dye.
- rattons
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noun,
a rat.
- metrist
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noun,
a person who is skilled in the use of poetic meters.
- Semitic
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noun,
a subfamily of Afroasiatic languages that includes Akkadian, Arabic, Aramaic, Ethiopic, Hebrew, and Phoenician.
- encomia
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noun,
a formal expression of high praise; eulogy:
- ratines
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noun,
a loosely woven fabric made with nubby or knotty yarns.
- erotica
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noun,
written works, usually fiction, dealing with sexual love.
- eristic
-
noun,
a person who engages in disputation; controversialist.
- Ericson
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noun,
Leif [leef;; Icelandic leyv] /lif;; Icelandic leɪv/ (Show IPA), flourished a.d. c1000, Norse mariner: according to Icelandic saga, discoverer of Vinland (son of Eric the Red).
- erasion
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noun,
the act of erasing.
- tartine
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noun,
a fancy French open-faced sandwich topped with spreadable ingredients.
- Tartini
-
noun,
Giuseppe [joo-zep-pe] /dʒuˈzɛp pɛ/ (Show IPA), 1692–1770, Italian violinist and composer.
- rations
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noun,
a fixed allowance of provisions or food, especially for soldiers or sailors or for civilians during a shortage:
- enamors
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verb (used with object),
to fill or inflame with love (usually used in the passive and followed by of or sometimes with):
- crinose
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adjective,
hairy.
- ratites
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noun,
a bird having a ratite breastbone.
- mortise
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noun,
a notch, hole, groove, or slot made in a piece of wood or the like to receive a tenon of the same dimensions.
- sericin
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noun,
a gelatinous organic compound that holds the two strands of natural silk together.
- termini
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noun,
the end or extremity of anything.
- norites
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noun,
a granular igneous rock consisting of a mix of light and dark minerals, the former being calcic plagioclase feldspars, and the latter orthorhombic pyroxenes.
- tertian
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noun,
Pathology. a tertian fever.
- cratons
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noun,
a relatively rigid and immobile region of continental portions of the earth's crust.
- cronies
-
noun,
a close friend or companion; chum.
- senator
-
noun,
a member of a senate.
- section
-
noun,
a part that is cut off or separated.
- Costain
-
noun,
Thomas Bertram, 1885–1965, U.S. novelist, historian, and editor, born in Canada.
- craniom
-
- cinemas
-
noun,
Chiefly British. motion picture.
- citrins
-
noun,
bioflavonoid.
- citrine
-
noun,
a translucent, yellow variety of quartz, often sold as topaz; false topaz; topaz quartz.
- nemato-
-
- citrate
-
noun,
a salt or ester of citric acid.
- remains
-
noun,
Usually, remains. something that remains or is left.
- tinters
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noun,
a person who specializes in applying tints or dyes.
- neritic
-
adjective,
of or relating to the region of water lying directly above the sublittoral zone of the sea bottom.
- cistron
-
noun,
a segment of DNA that encodes for the formation of a specific polypeptide chain; a structural gene.
- Scottie
-
noun,
Scottish terrier.
- cistern
-
noun,
a reservoir, tank, or container for storing or holding water or other liquid.
- cimaise
-
noun,
cymaise.
- cittern
-
noun,
an old musical instrument related to the guitar, having a flat, pear-shaped soundbox and wire strings.
- Titanic
-
noun,
a British luxury liner that sank after colliding with an iceberg in the North Atlantic on its maiden voyage in April, 1912, with a loss of 1517 lives.
- Nicetas
-
noun,
Saint Ignatius (def 2).
- retains
-
verb (used with object),
to keep possession of.
- Nicosia
-
noun,
a city on and the capital of Cyprus, in the central part.
- certain
-
Idioms,
for certain, without a doubt; surely:
- ceriman
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noun,
a climbing, tropical American plant, Monstera deliciosa, of the arum family, characterized by cordlike, aerial roots and large, perforated leaves.
- cerato-
-
- Niteroi
-
noun,
a seaport in and the capital of Rio de Janeiro state, in SE Brazil.
- centro-
-
- nitrate
-
noun,
Chemistry. a salt or ester of nitric acid, or any compound containing the univalent group –ONO 2 or NO 3 .
- centri-
-
- citrons
-
noun,
a pale-yellow fruit resembling the lemon but larger and with thicker rind, borne by a small tree or large bush, Citrus medica, allied to the lemon and lime.
- nematic
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adjective,
noting a mesomorphic state in which the arrangement of the molecules is linear.
- cranio-
-
- scrinia
-
noun,
a cylindrical container used in ancient Rome to hold papyrus rolls.
- cotters
-
noun,
a pin, wedge, key, or the like, fitted or driven into an opening to secure something or hold parts together.
- tetanic
-
adjective,
Pathology. pertaining to, of the nature of, or characterized by tetanus.
- costate
-
adjective,
Anatomy. having ribs.
- estamin
-
noun,
a worsted fabric constructed in twill weave with a rough surface.
- cortina
-
noun,
a weblike, often evanescent veil covering the gills or hanging from the cap edge of certain mushrooms, particularly those of genus Cortinarius, and sometimes persisting as a ring or remnant of fibrils around the mushroom stalk.
- cornets
-
noun,
Music. a valved wind instrument of the trumpet family.
- narcose
-
adjective,
characterized by stupor; stuporous.
- scatter
-
noun,
the act of scattering.
- corneas
-
noun,
the transparent anterior part of the external coat of the eye covering the iris and the pupil and continuous with the sclera.
- coremia
-
noun,
the fruiting bodies of certain fungi, consisting of a loosely bound bundle of conidiophores.
- natters
-
noun,
a conversation; chat.
- contras
-
noun,
(often initial capital letter) a member of a counterrevolutionary guerrilla group in Nicaragua.
- coarsen
-
verb (used with or without object),
to make or become coarse.
- retsina
-
noun,
a strong, resinated white or red wine of Greece and Cyprus.
- contra-
-
- contest
-
noun,
a race, conflict, or other competition between rivals, as for a prize.
- constr.
-
- conster
-
verb (used with or without object),
construe.
- nectars
-
noun,
the saccharine secretion of a plant, which attracts the insects or birds that pollinate the flower.
- Comtian
-
noun,
a follower of the philosophy of Auguste Comte.
- comitia
-
noun,
an assembly of the people convened to pass on laws, nominate magistrates, etc.
- Comines
-
noun,
Philippe de [fee-leep duh] /fiˈlip də/ (Show IPA), 1445?–1511? French historian and diplomat.
- comates
-
noun,
a mate or companion.
- coaster
-
noun,
a person or thing that coasts.
- erotics
-
noun,
an erotic poem.
- imitate
-
verb (used with object),
to follow or endeavor to follow as a model or example:
- Riesman
-
noun,
David, 1909–2002, U.S. sociologist.
- oarsmen
-
noun,
a person who rows a boat, especially a racing boat; rower.
- Martens
-
noun,
any of several slender, chiefly arboreal carnivores of the genus Martes, of northern forests, having a long, glossy coat and bushy tail.
- Marston
-
noun,
John, c1575–1634, English dramatist and satirical poet.
- octanes
-
noun,
any of 18 isomeric saturated hydrocarbons having the formula C 8 H 18 , some of which are obtained in the distillation and cracking of petroleum.
- marines
-
noun,
a member of the U.S. Marine Corps.
- Marconi
-
noun,
Guglielmo [goo-lyel-maw] /guˈlyɛl mɔ/ (Show IPA), Marchese, 1874–1937, Italian electrical engineer and inventor, especially in the field of wireless telegraphy: Nobel Prize in physics 1909.
- centimo
-
noun,
the 100th part of the monetary units of various countries, as Costa Rica, Equatorial Guinea, Paraguay, and Venezuela.
- Marcion
-
noun,
a.d. c100–c160, Christian Gnostic.
- Romanic
-
noun,
romance1 (def 9).
- maniocs
-
noun,
cassava.
- stamin-
-
- octants
-
noun,
the eighth part of a circle.
- smatter
-
noun,
slight or superficial knowledge; smattering.
- maestro
-
noun,
an eminent composer, teacher, or conductor of music:
- macrons
-
noun,
a horizontal line used as a diacritic over a vowel to indicate that it has a long sound or other specified pronunciation, as (ā) in fate (fāt).
- Statice
-
noun,
any of various plants belonging to the genus Limonium, of the leadwort family, having clusters of variously colored flowers that retain their color when dried.
- Minorca
-
noun,
Spanish Menorca. one of the Balearic Islands, in the W Mediterranean. 271 sq. mi. (700 sq. km).
- station
-
noun,
a place or position in which a person or thing is normally located.
- stearic
-
adjective,
of or relating to suet or fat.
- stearin
-
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.
- stearo-
-
- orceins
-
noun,
a red dye, the principal coloring matter of cudbear and orchil, obtained by oxidizing an ammoniacal solution of orcinol.
- Martini
-
noun,
a cocktail made with gin or vodka and dry vermouth, usually served with a green olive or a twist of lemon peel.
- Romance
-
noun,
a novel, movie, or genre of popular fiction in which characters fall in love or begin a romantic relationship (often used attributively):
- Menorca
-
noun,
Minorca.
- merinos
-
noun,
(often initial capital letter) one of a breed of sheep, raised originally in Spain, valued for their fine wool.
- Mercian
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Mercia.
- Mercast
-
noun,
a broadcasting system used by U.S. agencies to deliver messages to government-operated ships.
- Sno-Cat
-
- Roscian
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or involving acting.
- microns
-
noun,
Also called micrometer. the millionth part of a meter. Symbol: μ, mu.
- Rosetta
-
noun,
a town in N Egypt, at a mouth of the Nile.
- somatic
-
adjective,
of the body; bodily; physical.
- Menotti
-
noun,
Gian Carlo [jahn kahr-loh;; Italian jahn kahr-law] /dʒɑn ˈkɑr loʊ;; Italian dʒɑn ˈkɑr lɔ/ (Show IPA), 1911–2007, U.S. composer, born in Italy.
- rotates
-
adjective,
wheel-shaped: applied especially to a gamopetalous short-tubed corolla with a spreading limb.
- minicar
-
noun,
a very small car, especially a subcompact.
- mattins
-
noun,
matin (def 1).
- smitten
-
verb,
a past participle of smite.
- matters
-
noun,
the substance or substances of which any physical object consists or is composed:
- matrons
-
noun,
a married woman, especially one who is mature and staid or dignified and has an established social position.
- Smeaton
-
noun,
John, 1724–92, English engineer.
- minaret
-
noun,
a lofty, often slender, tower or turret attached to a mosque, surrounded by or furnished with one or more balconies, from which the muezzin calls the people to prayer.
- miniate
-
verb (used with object),
to illuminate (a manuscript) in red; rubricate.
- Masonic
-
adjective,
pertaining to or characteristic of Freemasons or Freemasonry.
- martnet
-
noun,
an arrangement of lines formerly used for gathering up a leech of a sail.
- martins
-
noun,
Peter, born 1946, U.S. choreographer and ballet master, born in Denmark.
- steato-
-
- orients
-
noun,
the Orient,
the countries of Asia, especially East Asia.
(formerly) the countries to the E of the Mediterranean.
- Estonia
-
noun,
a republic in N Europe, on the Baltic, S of the Gulf of Finland: an independent republic 1918–40; annexed by the Soviet Union 1940; regained independence 1991. 17,413 sq. mi. (45,100 sq. km). Capital: Tallinn.
- moraine
-
noun,
a ridge, mound, or irregular mass of unstratified glacial drift, chiefly boulders, gravel, sand, and clay.
- simitar
-
noun,
scimitar.
- monesia
-
noun,
a preparation extracted from the bark of a South American tree, Pradosia lactescens, and used chiefly as an astringent and as an expectorant.
- osmatic
-
adjective,
of or relating to the sense of smell.
- instate
-
verb (used with object),
to put or place in a certain state or position, as in an office; install.
- Insecta
-
noun,
the class comprising the insects.
- raiment
-
noun,
clothing; apparel; attire.
- monster
-
noun,
a legendary animal combining features of animal and human form or having the forms of various animals in combination, as a centaur, griffin, or sphinx.
- inertia
-
noun,
inertness, especially with regard to effort, motion, action, and the like; inactivity; sluggishness.
- incomes
-
noun,
the monetary payment received for goods or services, or from other sources, as rents or investments.
- incomer
-
noun,
a person who comes in.
- Interim
-
noun,
an intervening time; interval; meantime:
- incites
-
verb (used with object),
to stir, encourage, or urge on; stimulate or prompt to action:
- incisor
-
noun,
any of the four anterior teeth in each jaw, used for cutting and gnawing.
- oneiric
-
adjective,
of or relating to dreams.
- mortice
-
noun,
a notch, hole, groove, or slot made in a piece of wood or the like to receive a tenon of the same dimensions.
- imarets
-
noun,
(in Turkey) a hospice for pilgrims, travelers, etc.
- taction
-
noun,
touch; contact.
- satinet
-
noun,
a satin-weave fabric made with cotton warp and wool filling, fulled and finished to resemble wool.
- iatrics
-
- tanrecs
-
noun,
tenrec.
- etatism
-
noun,
state socialism.
- moisten
-
verb (used with or without object),
to make or become moist.
- 2,4,5-t
-
noun,
a light-tan, water-insoluble solid, C 8 H 5 Cl 3 O 3 , used chiefly for killing weeds.
- iterant
-
adjective,
characterized by repetition; repeating.
- ironist
-
noun,
a person who uses irony habitually, especially a writer.
- Stentor
-
noun,
(in the Iliad) a Greek herald with a loud voice.
- sterno-
-
- smarten
-
Verb phrases,
smarten up,
to groom oneself:
to become aware of one's mistakes, shortcomings, etc., and make efforts to correct them:
- Minster
-
noun,
a church actually or originally connected with a monastic establishment.
- miotics
-
noun,
a miotic drug.
- isation
-
- stomat-
-
- stomate
-
noun,
stoma (def 1).
- miscite
-
verb (used with or without object),
to misquote.
- ironies
-
noun,
the use of words to convey a meaning that is the opposite of its literal meaning:
- Romaine
-
noun,
Also called romaine lettuce, cos, cos lettuce. a variety of lettuce, Lactuca sativa longifolia, having a cylindrical head of long, relatively loose leaves.
- notices
-
noun,
an announcement or intimation of something impending; warning:
- irenics
-
noun,
the branch of theology dealing with the promotion of peace and conciliation among Christian churches.
Compare polemics (def 2).
- strati-
-
- strato-
-
- striate
-
adjective,
striated.
- Romains
-
noun,
Jules [zhyl] /ʒül/ (Show IPA), (Louis Farigoule) 1885–1972, French novelist, poet, and dramatist.
- notates
-
verb (used with object),
to note, mark, or set down in a system of notation:
- Introit
-
noun,
Roman Catholic Church. a part of a psalm with antiphon recited by the celebrant of the Mass at the foot of the altar and, at High Mass, sung by the choir when the priest begins the Mass.
- intreat
-
verb (used with or without object),
entreat.
- sirenic
-
adjective,
of or characteristic of a siren; melodious, tempting, or alluring.
- nitrite
-
noun,
Chemistry. a salt or ester of nitrous acid.
- crinite
-
noun,
a fossil crinoid.
- atomics
-
noun,
the branch of physics that deals with atoms, especially atomic energy.
- Aretino
-
noun,
Pietro [pye-traw] /ˈpyɛ trɔ/ (Show IPA), 1492–1556, Italian satirist and dramatist.
- Torenia
-
noun,
any of several plants belonging to the genus Torenia, of the figwort family, native to Africa and Asia, having two-lipped, usually blue or purple flowers.
- Titoism
-
noun,
a form of communism associated with Tito, characterized by the assertion by a satellite state of its national interests in opposition to Soviet rule.
- canters
-
noun,
an easy gallop.
- attorns
-
verb (used with object),
to turn over to another; transfer.
- acetoin
-
noun,
a yellowish, pleasant-smelling liquid, C 4 H 8 O 2 , obtained from various carbohydrates, as glucose, by fermentation: used chiefly in the manufacture of flavors and essences.
- tritone
-
noun,
an interval consisting of three whole tones; an augmented fourth.
- carnose
-
adjective,
of or relating to flesh; fleshy.
- titmice
-
noun,
any of numerous, widely distributed, small songbirds of the family Paridae, especially of the genus Parus, having soft, thick plumage and a short, stout, conical bill.
- ARTEMIS
-
noun,
Also called Cynthia. an ancient Greek goddess, the daughter of Leto and the sister of Apollo, characterized as a virgin huntress and associated with the moon.
Compare Diana.
- amosite
-
noun,
an asbestine variety of anthophyllite, rich in iron, formerly used as a heat-resistant material.
- carnies
-
noun,
a person employed by a carnival.
- carnets
-
noun,
a customs document allowing an automobile to be driven at no cost across international borders.
- transom
-
noun,
a crosspiece separating a door or the like from a window or fanlight above it.
- atomies
-
noun,
an atom; mote.
- Transit
-
noun,
the act or fact of passing across or through; passage from one place to another.
- astrict
-
verb (used with object),
to bind fast; constrain.
- attires
-
noun,
clothes or apparel, especially rich or splendid garments.
- carotin
-
noun,
carotene.
- camions
-
noun,
a strongly built cart or wagon for transporting heavy loads; dray.
- actino-
-
- toaster
-
noun,
an instrument or appliance for toasting bread, muffins, etc.
- amniote
-
noun,
any vertebrate of the group Amniota, comprising the reptiles, birds, and mammals, characterized by having an amnion during the embryonic stage.
- arseno-
-
- treason
-
noun,
the offense of acting to overthrow one's government or to harm or kill its sovereign.
- atonics
-
noun,
Grammar. an unaccented word, syllable, or sound.
- amorist
-
noun,
a person who is devoted to love and lovemaking.
- acetins
-
noun,
a colorless, thick, hygroscopic liquid, C 5 H 10 O 4 : used chiefly in the manufacture of explosives.
- atonies
-
noun,
Pathology. lack of tone or energy; muscular weakness, especially in a contractile organ.
- airtime
-
noun,
the particular time that a program is broadcast or scheduled for broadcast:
- tonetic
-
noun,
the phonetic study of tone in language.
- amities
-
noun,
friendship; peaceful harmony.
- Amorite
-
noun,
a member of one of the principal tribes, or nations, of Canaan before its conquest by the Israelites. II Sam. 12:26–31.
- tricots
-
noun,
a warp-knit fabric of various natural or synthetic fibers, as wool, silk, or nylon, having fine vertical ribs on the face and horizontal ribs on the back, used especially for making garments.
- Tritoma
-
noun,
any of various plants belonging to the genus Kniphofia, of the lily family, native to Africa, especially K. uvaria, having long, dense clusters of tubular red or yellow flowers.
- Camoens
-
noun,
Luis Vaz de [loo-eesh vahzh duh] /luˈiʃ vɑʒ də/ (Show IPA), 1524?–80, Portuguese poet.
- aristo-
-
- to-name
-
noun,
a nickname, especially one to distinguish a person from others of the same name.
- tritons
-
noun,
a positively-charged particle consisting of a proton and two neutrons, equivalent to the nucleus of an atom of tritium.
- catmint
-
noun,
catnip.
- cations
-
noun,
a positively charged ion that is attracted to the cathode in electrolysis.
- tomcats
-
noun,
a male cat.
- Carmine
-
noun,
a crimson or purplish-red color.
- catties
-
noun,
(in China and southeast Asia) a weight equal to about 1½ pounds (680 grams) avoirdupois.
- trisect
-
verb (used with object),
to divide into three parts, especially into three equal parts.
- artiste
-
noun,
an artist, especially an actor, singer, dancer, or other public performer.
- Tristan
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Tristram.
- Cainite
-
noun,
a member of a Gnostic sect that exalted Cain and regarded the God of the Old Testament as responsible for evil.
- anomite
-
noun,
a variety of mica, similar to biotite but differing in optical orientation.
- aconite
-
noun,
any plant belonging to the genus Aconitum, of the buttercup family, having irregular flowers usually in loose clusters, including species with poisonous and medicinal properties.
- Cameron
-
noun,
Julia Margaret, 1815–79, English photographer, born in India.
- Anteros
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. a brother of Eros, most often regarded as the avenger of unrequited love.
- tomenta
-
noun,
pubescence consisting of longish, soft, entangled hairs pressed close to the surface.
- trisome
-
noun,
a trisomic individual.
- torment
-
noun,
a state of great bodily or mental suffering; agony; misery.
- antero-
-
- titians
-
noun,
(Tiziano Vecellio) c1477–1576, Italian painter.
- triens
-
noun,
a copper coin of ancient Rome, issued during the Republic, a third part of an as.
- astern
-
adverb,
in a position behind a specified vessel or aircraft:
- narco-
-
- intime
-
adjective,
intimate; cozy.
- nectar
-
noun,
the saccharine secretion of a plant, which attracts the insects or birds that pollinate the flower.
- Tories
-
noun,
a member of the Conservative Party in Great Britain or Canada.
- intima
-
noun,
the innermost membrane or lining of some organ or part, especially that of an artery, vein, or lymphatic.
- Naoise
-
noun,
the husband of Deirdre and a nephew of Conchobar, by whom he was treacherously killed.
- intra-
-
- isatin
-
noun,
a yellowish-red or orange, crystalline, water-soluble solid, C 8 H 5 NO 2 , used chiefly in the synthesis of vat dyes.
- inters
-
verb (used with object),
to place (a dead body) in a grave or tomb; bury.
- Scotti
-
noun,
Antonio [ahn-taw-nyaw] /ɑnˈtɔ nyɔ/ (Show IPA), 1866–1936, Italian baritone.
- Nestor
-
noun,
the oldest and wisest of the Greeks in the Trojan War and a king of Pylos.
- atomic
-
adjective,
of, pertaining to, resulting from, or using atoms, atomic energy, or atomic bombs:
- ironic
-
adjective,
using words to convey a meaning that is the opposite of its literal meaning; containing or exemplifying irony:
- intro.
-
- irones
-
noun,
a colorless liquid of isomeric, unsaturated ketones, C 14 H 22 O, obtained from orris root: used in perfumery for its odor of violets.
- trices
-
noun,
a very short time; an instant:
- tricot
-
noun,
a warp-knit fabric of various natural or synthetic fibers, as wool, silk, or nylon, having fine vertical ribs on the face and horizontal ribs on the back, used especially for making garments.
- stream
-
noun,
a body of water flowing in a channel or watercourse, as a river, rivulet, or brook. Synonyms: rill, run, streamlet, runnel.
- nemat-
-
- ionics
-
noun,
Prosody. an Ionic foot, verse, or meter.
- necro-
-
- Strait
-
noun,
Often, straits. (used with a singular verb) a narrow passage of water connecting two large bodies of water.
- Strain
-
noun,
any force or pressure tending to alter shape, cause a fracture, etc.
- scrota
-
noun,
the pouch of skin that contains the testes.
- natter
-
noun,
a conversation; chat.
- narcos
-
noun,
narc.
- intros
-
noun,
an introduction.
- astro-
-
- 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.
- astron
-
- irenic
-
adjective,
tending to promote peace or reconciliation; peaceful or conciliatory.
- secant
-
noun,
Geometry. an intersecting line, especially one intersecting a curve at two or more points.
- stoner
-
noun,
Slang. a person who is habitually high on drugs, especially marijuana, or alcohol; a person who is usually stoned.
- triacs
-
noun,
a type of thyristor designed for electronic control of the current supplied to a circuit, used especially in dimmers for lighting systems.
- scream
-
noun,
a loud, sharp, piercing cry:
- centi-
-
- inseam
-
noun,
an inside or inner seam of a garment, especially the seam of a trouser leg that runs from the crotch down to the bottom of the leg.
- Scotia
-
noun,
a deep concave molding between two fillets, as in the Attic base.
- tanrec
-
noun,
tenrec.
- nitro-
-
- triose
-
noun,
a monosaccharide that has three atoms of carbon.
- iceman
-
noun,
a man whose business is gathering, storing, selling, or delivering ice.
- iatro-
-
- iatric
-
adjective,
of or relating to a physician or medicine; medical.
- nocti-
-
- noctis
-
adjective,
(in prescriptions) of the night.
- scato-
-
- tainos
-
noun,
a member of an extinct Arawakan Indian tribe of the West Indies.
- Noetic
-
adjective,
of or relating to the mind.
- taints
-
noun,
a trace of something bad, offensive, or harmful.
- tanist
-
noun,
the successor apparent to a Celtic chief, usually the oldest or worthiest of his kin, chosen by election among the tribe during the chief's lifetime.
- tomcat
-
noun,
a male cat.
- nitric
-
adjective,
containing nitrogen, usually in the pentavalent state.
- satori
-
noun,
sudden enlightenment.
- Estrin
-
noun,
estrone.
- norias
-
noun,
a device consisting of a series of buckets on a wheel, used in Spain and the East for raising water.
- norite
-
noun,
a granular igneous rock consisting of a mix of light and dark minerals, the former being calcic plagioclase feldspars, and the latter orthorhombic pyroxenes.
- Taoism
-
noun,
the philosophical system evolved by Lao-tzu and Chuang-tzu, advocating a life of complete simplicity and naturalness and of noninterference with the course of natural events, in order to attain a happy existence in harmony with the Tao.
- escort
-
noun,
a group of persons, or a single person, accompanying another or others for protection, guidance, or courtesy:
- satire
-
noun,
the use of irony, sarcasm, ridicule, or the like, in exposing, denouncing, or deriding vice, folly, etc.
- aeron.
-
- notate
-
verb (used with object),
to note, mark, or set down in a system of notation:
- Cairns
-
noun,
a seaport in NE Australia.
- erotic
-
noun,
an erotic poem.
- notice
-
noun,
an announcement or intimation of something impending; warning:
- Sarton
-
noun,
May, 1912–95, U.S. poet, novelist, and playwright.
- trains
-
noun,
Railroads. a self-propelled, connected group of rolling stock.
- nitres
-
noun,
niter.
- atones
-
verb (used with object),
to make amends for; expiate:
- inmost
-
adjective,
situated farthest within:
- atonic
-
noun,
Grammar. an unaccented word, syllable, or sound.
- inter.
-
- intact
-
adjective,
not altered, broken, or impaired; remaining uninjured, sound, or whole; untouched; unblemished:
- strict
-
adjective,
characterized by or acting in close conformity to requirements or principles:
- instr.
-
- instar
-
noun,
an insect in any one of its periods of postembryonic growth between molts.
- Scoter
-
noun,
any of the large diving ducks of the genus Melanitta, inhabiting northern parts of the Northern Hemisphere.
- insert
-
noun,
something inserted or to be inserted.
- 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.
- nacres
-
noun,
mother-of-pearl.
- Strine
-
noun,
Australian English.
- stroma
-
noun,
Cell Biology. the supporting framework or matrix of a cell.
- inmate
-
noun,
a person who is confined in a prison, hospital, etc.
- imines
-
noun,
a compound containing the =NH group united with a nonacid group.
- airmen
-
noun,
an aviator.
- Nicias
-
noun,
died 413 b.c, Athenian statesman and general.
- attire
-
noun,
clothes or apparel, especially rich or splendid garments.
- scoria
-
noun,
Metallurgy. the refuse, dross, or slag left after melting or smelting metal; scum.
- toners
-
noun,
a person or thing that tones.
- income
-
noun,
the monetary payment received for goods or services, or from other sources, as rents or investments.
- attorn
-
verb (used with object),
to turn over to another; transfer.
- incite
-
verb (used with object),
to stir, encourage, or urge on; stimulate or prompt to action:
- incise
-
verb (used with object),
to cut into; cut marks, figures, etc., upon.
- incest
-
noun,
sexual intercourse between closely related persons.
- incase
-
verb (used with object),
encase.
- niters
-
noun,
potassium nitrate.
- trines
-
noun,
a set or group of three; triad.
- sector
-
noun,
Geometry. a plane figure bounded by two radii and the included arc of a circle.
- stator
-
noun,
Electricity, Machinery. a portion of a machine that remains fixed with respect to rotating parts, especially the collection of stationary parts in the magnetic circuits of a machine.
Compare rotor (def 1).
- isomer
-
noun,
Chemistry. a compound displaying isomerism with one or more other compounds.
- ariose
-
adjective,
characterized by melody; songlike.
- traces
-
noun,
a surviving mark, sign, or evidence of the former existence, influence, or action of some agent or event; vestige:
- somite
-
noun,
any of the longitudinal series of segments or parts into which the body of certain animals is divided; a metamere.
- somni-
-
- transe
-
noun,
a passageway, as a hallway, alley, or the like.
- sitcom
-
noun,
situation comedy.
- Miseno
-
noun,
a cape in SW Italy, on the N shore of the Bay of Naples: ruins of ancient Misenum, a Roman naval station and resort.
- meacon
-
verb (used with object),
to give false signals to (electronic navigational equipment), as by means of a radio transmitter.
- Mister
-
noun,
(initial capital letter) a conventional title of respect for a man, prefixed to the name and to certain official designations (usually written as the abbreviation Mr.).
- McNair
-
noun,
Lesley James, 1883–1944, U.S. army officer.
- mattes
-
noun,
a dull or dead surface, often slightly roughened, as on metals, paint, paper, or glass.
- miters
-
noun,
the official headdress of a bishop in the Western Church, in its modern form a tall cap with a top deeply cleft crosswise, the outline of the front and back resembling that of a pointed arch.
- matter
-
noun,
the substance or substances of which any physical object consists or is composed:
- matron
-
noun,
a married woman, especially one who is mature and staid or dignified and has an established social position.
- matri-
-
- sitten
-
verb,
past participle of sit1 .
- mitres
-
noun,
Bartolomé [bahr-taw-law-me] /ˌbɑr tɔ lɔˈmɛ/ (Show IPA), 1821–1906, Argentine soldier, statesman, and author: president of Argentina 1862–68.
- matins
-
noun,
(often initial capital letter) matins, Also, especially British, mattins. (usually used with a singular verb) Ecclesiastical.
the first of the seven canonical hours.
the service for it, properly beginning at midnight, but sometimes beginning at daybreak.
Also called Morning Prayer. the service of public prayer, said in the morning, in the Anglican Church.
- Sirena
-
noun,
a female given name.
- maters
-
noun,
British Informal. mother1 .
- mitten
-
noun,
a hand covering enclosing the four fingers together and the thumb separately.
- centas
-
noun,
a former bronze coin of Lithuania, the 100th part of a litas.
- masto-
-
- Mastic
-
noun,
Also called mastic tree, lentisk. a small Mediterranean tree, Pistacia lentiscus, of the cashew family, that is the source of an aromatic resin used in making varnish and adhesives.
- Master
-
noun,
a person with the ability or power to use, control, or dispose of something:
- sinter
-
noun,
siliceous or calcareous matter deposited by springs, as that formed around the vent of a geyser.
- Mascot
-
noun,
an animal, person, or thing adopted by a group as its representative symbol and supposed to bring good luck:
- mascon
-
noun,
a massive concentration of high-density material beneath the surface of the moon.
- sortie
-
noun,
a rapid movement of troops from a besieged place to attack the besiegers.
- sit-in
-
noun,
any organized protest in which a group of people peacefully occupy and refuse to leave a premises:
- Mentor
-
noun,
a wise and trusted counselor or teacher.
- armets
-
noun,
a completely enclosed helmet having a visor and hinged cheek pieces fastened under the chin.
- trance
-
noun,
a half-conscious state, seemingly between sleeping and waking, in which ability to function voluntarily may be suspended.
- micros
-
noun,
anything extremely small in scope or capability.
- micron
-
noun,
Also called micrometer. the millionth part of a meter. Symbol: μ, mu.
- micro-
-
- Smriti
-
noun,
writings containing traditions concerning law, rituals, teachings of the sages, the epics, and the Puranas.
- minces
-
noun,
something cut up very small; mincemeat.
- miners
-
noun,
Also called mineworker. a person who works in a mine, especially a commercial mine producing coal or metallic ores.
- anomie
-
noun,
a state or condition of individuals or society characterized by a breakdown or absence of social norms and values, as in the case of uprooted people.
- metros
-
noun,
the underground electric railway of Paris, France, Montreal, Canada, Washington, D.C., and other cities.
- metro-
-
- aniso-
-
- antres
-
noun,
a cavern; cave.
- metric
-
noun,
Often, metrics. a standard for measuring or evaluating something, especially one that uses figures or statistics:
- animes
-
noun,
a Japanese style of motion-picture animation, characterized by highly stylized, colorful art, futuristic settings, violence, and sexuality.
- socman
-
noun,
sokeman.
- Sitter
-
noun,
a person who sits.
- socmen
-
noun,
sokeman.
- Merton
-
noun,
Robert King, 1910–2003, U.S. sociologist.
- Mersin
-
noun,
a seaport in S Turkey, on the NW coast of the Mediterranean Sea.
- trans.
-
- anemo-
-
- merits
-
noun,
claim to respect and praise; excellence; worth.
- Antrim
-
noun,
a county in NE Northern Ireland. 1098 sq. mi. (2844 sq. km). County seat: Belfast.
- Merino
-
noun,
(often initial capital letter) one of a breed of sheep, raised originally in Spain, valued for their fine wool.
- Mercia
-
noun,
an early English kingdom in central Britain.
- miotic
-
noun,
a miotic drug.
- aorist
-
noun,
a verb tense, as in Classical Greek, expressing action or, in the indicative mood, past action, without further limitation or implication.
- anemic
-
adjective,
Pathology. suffering from anemia.
- somat-
-
- Moesia
-
noun,
an ancient country in S Europe, S of the Danube and N of ancient Thrace and Macedonia: later a Roman province.
- armies
-
noun,
the military forces of a nation, exclusive of the navy and in some countries the air force.
- aments
-
noun,
catkin.
- tortes
-
noun,
a rich cake, especially one containing little or no flour, usually made with eggs and ground nuts or bread crumbs.
- set-to
-
noun,
a usually brief, sharp fight or argument.
- Mosaic
-
noun,
a picture or decoration made of small, usually colored pieces of inlaid stone, glass, etc.
- artist
-
noun,
a person who produces works in any of the arts that are primarily subject to aesthetic criteria.
- macron
-
noun,
a horizontal line used as a diacritic over a vowel to indicate that it has a long sound or other specified pronunciation, as (ā) in fate (fāt).
- macro-
-
- macons
-
noun,
Nathaniel, 1758–1837, U.S. politician: Speaker of the House 1801–07.
- set-in
-
adjective,
made separately and placed within another unit.
- macers
-
noun,
macebearer.
- Maceio
-
noun,
a seaport in and the capital of Alagoas, in E Brazil.
- motets
-
noun,
a vocal composition in polyphonic style, on a Biblical or similar prose text, intended for use in a church service.
- stater
-
noun,
any of various gold or silver or electrum coin units or coins of the ancient Greek states or cities.
- static
-
noun,
Electricity.
static or atmospheric electricity.
interference due to such electricity.
- Artois
-
noun,
a former province in N France: artesian wells.
- sarco-
-
- amines
-
noun,
any of a class of compounds derived from ammonia by replacement of one or more hydrogen atoms with organic groups.
- ascent
-
noun,
an act of ascending; upward movement; a rising movement:
- mottes
-
noun,
a grove or clump of trees in prairie land or open country.
- Amiens
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Somme, in N France: cathedral; battles 1914, 1918, 1944.
- sermon
-
noun,
a discourse for the purpose of religious instruction or exhortation, especially one based on a text of Scripture and delivered by a member of the clergy as part of a religious service.
- Trento
-
noun,
Italian name of Trent.
- amices
-
noun,
an oblong vestment, usually of white linen, worn about the neck and shoulders and partly under the alb.
- steno-
-
- steric
-
adjective,
of or relating to the spatial relationships of atoms in a molecule.
- Senora
-
noun,
a Spanish term of address equivalent to Mrs., used alone or capitalized and prefixed to the name of a married or older woman. Abbreviation: Sra.
- Istria
-
noun,
a peninsula at the N end of the Adriatic, in SW Slovenia and W Croatia.
- seniti
-
noun,
a bronze or brass coin and monetary unit of Tonga, the 100th part of a pa'anga.
- Senior
-
noun,
a person who is older than another.
- isotac
-
noun,
a line drawn on a map connecting all points where ice starts to melt at approximately the same period in spring.
- Mainer
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of the state of Maine.
- stance
-
noun,
the position or bearing of the body while standing:
- totems
-
noun,
a natural object or an animate being, as an animal or bird, assumed as the emblem of a clan, family, or group.
- monies
-
noun,
a plural of money.
- Marten
-
noun,
any of several slender, chiefly arboreal carnivores of the genus Martes, of northern forests, having a long, glossy coat and bushy tail.
- moires
-
noun,
any moiré fabric.
- aroint
-
verb (imperative),
begone:
- simian
-
noun,
an ape or monkey.
- Simeon
-
noun,
a son of Jacob and Leah. Gen. 29:33.
- Marist
-
noun,
a member of a religious order founded in Lyons, France, in 1816 for missionary and educational work in the name of the Virgin Mary.
- Marion
-
noun,
Francis ("the Swamp Fox") 1732?–95, American Revolutionary general.
- Monera
-
noun,
a taxonomic kingdom of prokaryotic organisms that typically reproduce by asexual budding or fission and have a nutritional mode of absorption, photosynthesis, or chemosynthesis, comprising the bacteria, blue-green algae, and various primitive pathogens.
- Marino
-
noun,
Daniel Constantine ("Dan") born 1961, U.S. football player.
- Marini
-
noun,
Giambattista [jahm-baht-tees-tah] /ˌdʒɑm bɑtˈtis tɑ/ (Show IPA), Also, Marino [muh-ree-noh;; Italian mah-ree-naw] /məˈri noʊ;; Italian mɑˈri nɔ/ (Show IPA), ("il Cavalier Marino") 1569–1625, Italian poet.
- marine
-
noun,
a member of the U.S. Marine Corps.
- Moneta
-
noun,
Ernesto Teodoro [er-ne-staw te-aw-daw-raw] /ɛrˈnɛ stɔ ˌtɛ ɔˈdɔ rɔ/ (Show IPA), 1833–1918, Italian journalist: Nobel Peace Prize 1907.
- Monica
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Marcos
-
noun,
Ferdinand E(dralin) [ed-ruh-lin] /ˈɛd rə lɪn/ (Show IPA), 1917–1989, Philippine political leader: president 1965–86.
- amino-
-
- arsen-
-
- Marcie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Marcia.
- amnios
-
- stacte
-
noun,
one of the sweet spices used in the holy incense of the ancient Hebrews. Ex. 30:34.
- Maoris
-
noun,
a member of the native Polynesian population of New Zealand.
- mantis
-
noun,
any of several predaceous insects of the order Mantidae, having a long prothorax and typically holding the forelegs in an upraised position as if in prayer.
- arsine
-
noun,
Also called arseniuretted hydrogen. a colorless, flammable, slightly water-soluble gas, AsH 3 , having a fetid, garliclike odor, used in chemical warfare.
- mantic
-
adjective,
of or relating to divination.
- treats
-
noun,
entertainment, food, drink, etc., given by way of compliment or as an expression of friendly regard.
- arsino
-
adjective,
containing the arsino group.
- manioc
-
noun,
cassava.
- stamen
-
noun,
the pollen-bearing organ of a flower, consisting of the filament and the anther.
- Morini
-
noun,
Erika, 1906–1995, U.S. violinist, born in Austria.
- Maisie
-
noun,
a female given name, Scottish form of Margaret.
- tarots
-
noun,
any of a set of 22 playing cards bearing allegorical representations, used for fortunetelling and as trump cards in tarok.
- imaret
-
noun,
(in Turkey) a hospice for pilgrims, travelers, etc.
- Ticino
-
noun,
a canton in S Switzerland. 1086 sq. mi. (2813 sq. km). Capital: Bellinzona.
- actin-
-
- action
-
noun,
the process or state of acting or of being active:
- tronas
-
noun,
a monoclinic mineral, grayish or yellowish hydrous sodium carbonate and bicarbonate, Na 2 CO 3 ⋅NaHCO 3 ⋅2H 2 , occurring in dried or partly evaporated lake basins.
- orates
-
verb (used with or without object),
to deliver an oration; speak pompously; declaim.
- Crista
-
noun,
a crest or ridge.
- actins
-
noun,
a globulin that is present in muscle plasma and that in connection with myosin plays an important role in muscle contraction.
- ericas
-
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.
- Cortes
-
noun,
(in Spain or Portugal) the two houses constituting the national legislative body.
- orcein
-
noun,
a red dye, the principal coloring matter of cudbear and orchil, obtained by oxidizing an ammoniacal solution of orcinol.
- comtes
-
noun,
count2 .
- crones
-
noun,
a withered, witchlike old woman.
- Triton
-
noun,
a positively-charged particle consisting of a proton and two neutrons, equivalent to the nucleus of an atom of tritium.
- re-act
-
verb (used with object),
to act or perform again.
- Crimea
-
noun,
the, a peninsula in SE Ukraine, between the Black Sea and the Sea of Azov.
- tincts
-
noun,
tint; tinge; coloring.
- Castro
-
noun,
Cipriano [sip-ree-ah-noh;; Spanish see-pree-ah-naw] /ˌsɪp riˈɑ noʊ;; Spanish ˌsi priˈɑ nɔ/ (Show IPA), 1858?–1924, Venezuelan military and political leader: president 1901–08; exiled 1908.
- Castor
-
noun,
Also, castoreum. a brownish, unctuous substance with a strong, penetrating odor, secreted by certain glands in the groin of the beaver, used in medicine and perfumery.
- Orient
-
noun,
the Orient,
the countries of Asia, especially East Asia.
(formerly) the countries to the E of the Mediterranean.
- Canter
-
noun,
an easy gallop.
- corset
-
noun,
Sometimes, corsets. a close-fitting undergarment, stiffened with whalebone or similar material and often capable of being tightened by lacing, enclosing the trunk: worn, especially by women, to shape and support the body; stays.
- caners
-
noun,
a person who works with cane, especially one who produces canework for chairs.
- Cretan
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Crete.
- terat-
-
- cornea
-
noun,
the transparent anterior part of the external coat of the eye covering the iris and the pupil and continuous with the sclera.
- cinema
-
noun,
Chiefly British. motion picture.
- ration
-
noun,
a fixed allowance of provisions or food, especially for soldiers or sailors or for civilians during a shortage:
- caters
-
verb (used with object),
to provide food and service for:
- CORNET
-
noun,
Music. a valved wind instrument of the trumpet family.
- trones
-
noun,
a large pair of scales, a spring balance, or other weighing device located in a town or marketplace to weigh goods and merchandise.
- recast
-
noun,
a recasting.
- terais
-
noun,
a marshy lowland area in N India and S Nepal, between the Ganges and the foothills of the Himalayas.
- camote
-
noun,
batata.
- Romans
-
noun,
an Epistle of the New Testament, written by Paul to the Christian community in Rome. Abbreviation: Rom.
- rosace
-
noun,
rosette (def 3).
- cteno-
-
- Tocsin
-
noun,
a signal, especially of alarm, sounded on a bell or bells.
- aceto-
-
- C-star
-
noun,
carbon star.
- tinct.
-
- recant
-
verb (used with object),
to withdraw or disavow (a statement, opinion, etc.), especially formally; retract.
- reason
-
noun,
a basis or cause, as for some belief, action, fact, event, etc.:
- cretin
-
noun,
a person suffering from cretinism.
- ornate
-
adjective,
elaborately or sumptuously adorned, often excessively or showily so:
- Racine
-
noun,
Jean Baptiste [zhahn ba-teest] /ʒɑ̃ baˈtist/ (Show IPA), 1639–99, French dramatist.
- COSINE
-
noun,
Trigonometry.
(in a right triangle) the ratio of the side adjacent to a given angle to the hypotenuse.
the sine of the complement of a given angle or arc. Abbreviation: cos.
- Osetic
-
adjective, noun,
Ossetic.
- Coates
-
noun,
Eric, 1886–1957, English violist and composer.
- teston
-
noun,
a former silver coin of France, equal at various times to between 10 and 14½ sols, bearing on the obverse a bust of the reigning king.
- Cotter
-
noun,
a pin, wedge, key, or the like, fitted or driven into an opening to secure something or hold parts together.
- carton
-
noun,
a cardboard or plastic box used typically for storage or shipping.
- tetras
-
noun,
any of several tropical, freshwater fishes of the family Characidae, often kept in aquariums.
- cottas
-
noun,
a surplice.
- cnemis
-
noun,
the tibia or shin.
- caries
-
noun,
decay, as of bone or of plant tissue.
- tinter
-
noun,
a person who specializes in applying tints or dyes.
- tetra-
-
- tineas
-
noun,
any of several skin diseases caused by fungi; ringworm.
- otitis
-
noun,
inflammation of the ear.
- Coster
-
noun,
costermonger.
- C-note
-
noun,
See C (def 11).
- ratite
-
noun,
a bird having a ratite breastbone.
- coarse
-
adjective,
composed of relatively large parts or particles:
- COSTAR
-
noun,
a performer, especially an actor or actress, who shares star billing with another.
- carets
-
noun,
a mark (‸) made in written or printed matter to show the place where something is to be inserted.
- ratton
-
noun,
a rat.
- ottars
-
noun,
attar (def 1).
- citrin
-
noun,
bioflavonoid.
- ratine
-
noun,
a loosely woven fabric made with nubby or knotty yarns.
- Cantor
-
noun,
the religious official of a synagogue who conducts the liturgical portion of a service and sings or chants the prayers and parts of prayers designed to be performed as solos.
- Cantos
-
noun,
one of the main or larger divisions of a long poem.
- Carmen
-
noun,
Ciudad del Carmen.
- cities
-
noun,
a large or important town.
- Caster
-
noun,
a person or thing that casts.
- ricins
-
noun,
a white, poisonous, protein powder from the bean of the castor-oil plant.
- creams
-
noun,
the fatty part of milk, which rises to the surface when the liquid is allowed to stand unless homogenized.
- casino
-
noun,
a building or large room used for meetings, entertainment, dancing, etc., especially such a place equipped with gambling devices, gambling tables, etc.
- Romaic
-
noun,
demotic (def 5).
- casern
-
noun,
a lodging for soldiers in a garrison town; barracks.
- craton
-
noun,
a relatively rigid and immobile region of continental portions of the earth's crust.
- Citron
-
noun,
a pale-yellow fruit resembling the lemon but larger and with thicker rind, borne by a small tree or large bush, Citrus medica, allied to the lemon and lime.
- coatis
-
noun,
any tropical American carnivore of the genus Nasua, related to the raccoon, having an elongated body, long, ringed tail, and a slender, flexible snout.
- crates
-
noun,
a slatted wooden box or framework for packing, shopping, or storing fruit, furniture, glassware, crockery, etc.
- casein
-
noun,
Biochemistry. a protein precipitated from milk, as by rennet, and forming the basis of cheese and certain plastics.
- oscine
-
noun,
an oscine bird.
- acmite
-
noun,
a rare pyroxene mineral, sodium-ferric iron silicate, NaFe(Si 2 O 6), found in feldspathoid rocks.
- camise
-
noun,
a lightweight, loose-fitting shirt or smock with long sleeves.
- tensor
-
noun,
Anatomy. a muscle that stretches or tightens some part of the body.
- racism
-
noun,
a belief or doctrine that inherent differences among the various human racial groups determine cultural or individual achievement, usually involving the idea that one's own race is superior and has the right to dominate others or that a particular racial group is inferior to the others.
- Catton
-
noun,
(Charles) Bruce, 1899–1978, U.S. journalist and historian.
- caroms
-
noun,
Billiards, Pool. a shot in which the cue ball hits two balls in succession.
- toe-in
-
noun,
the slight forward convergence given to the front wheels of an automobile to improve steering qualities.
- taster
-
noun,
a person who tastes, especially one skilled in distinguishing the qualities of liquors, tea, etc., by the taste.
- camion
-
noun,
a strongly built cart or wagon for transporting heavy loads; dray.
- remans
-
verb (used with object),
to man again; furnish with a fresh supply of personnel.
- ramose
-
adjective,
having many branches.
- cerat-
-
- ramson
-
noun,
a garlic, Allium ursinum, having broad leaves.
- remits
-
noun,
Law. a transfer of the record of an action from one tribunal to another, particularly from an appellate court to the court of original jurisdiction.
- rimose
-
adjective,
full of crevices, chinks, or cracks.
- contes
-
plural,
Trademark. a brand of crayon made of graphite and clay, usually in black, red, or brown.
- enamor
-
verb (used with object),
to fill or inflame with love (usually used in the passive and followed by of or sometimes with):
- enacts
-
verb (used with object),
to make into an act or statute:
- sacro-
-
- contr.
-
- recons
-
noun,
reconnaissance.
- rottes
-
noun,
rote2 .
- titres
-
noun,
titer.
- Carson
-
noun,
Christopher ("Kit") 1809–68, U.S. frontiersman and scout.
- 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.
- samite
-
noun,
a heavy silk fabric, sometimes interwoven with gold, worn in the Middle Ages.
- timers
-
noun,
a person or thing that times.
- COMSAT
-
noun,
(often lowercase) a communications satellite.
- Reston
-
noun,
James (Barrett) ("Scotty") 1909–1995, U.S. journalist, born in Scotland.
- tarso-
-
- santir
-
noun,
a Persian musical instrument resembling a dulcimer.
- centos
-
noun,
a piece of writing, especially a poem, composed wholly of quotations from the works of other authors.
- centr-
-
- centra
-
noun,
a plural of centrum.
- censor
-
noun,
an official who examines books, plays, news reports, motion pictures, radio and television programs, letters, cablegrams, etc., for the purpose of suppressing parts deemed objectionable on moral, political, military, or other grounds.
- Enrico
-
noun,
a male given name: Italian form of Henry.
- ramets
-
noun,
an individual of a clone.
- conies
-
noun,
the fur of a rabbit, especially when dyed to simulate Hudson seal.
- cameos
-
noun,
a technique of engraving upon a gem or other stone, as onyx, in such a way that an underlying stone of one color is exposed as a background for a low-relief design of another color.
- eonism
-
noun,
the adoption of feminine mannerisms, clothing, etc., by a male.
- retain
-
verb (used with object),
to keep possession of.
- Titian
-
noun,
(Tiziano Vecellio) c1477–1576, Italian painter.
- oaters
-
noun,
a movie, television show, etc., about the frontier days of the U.S. West; western; horse opera.
- raisin
-
noun,
a grape of any of various sweet varieties dried in the sun or by artificial means, often used in cookery.
- taters
-
noun,
potato.
- comers
-
noun,
Informal. a person or thing that is progressing well or is very promising:
- acetin
-
noun,
a colorless, thick, hygroscopic liquid, C 5 H 10 O 4 : used chiefly in the manufacture of explosives.
- 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.
- racons
-
noun,
radar beacon.
- rotate
-
adjective,
wheel-shaped: applied especially to a gamopetalous short-tubed corolla with a spreading limb.
- cartes
-
noun,
(italics) French. menu; bill of fare.
Compare à la carte.
- comate
-
noun,
a mate or companion.
- titans
-
noun,
Classical Mythology.
any of the sons of Uranus and Gaea, including Coeus, Crius, Cronus, Hyperion, Iapetus, and Oceanus.
Also, Titaness. any of the sisters of these, including Mnemosyne, Phoebe, Rhea, Tethys, Themis, and Thia.
any of the offspring of the children of Uranus and Gaea.
- Rosina
-
noun,
a female given name, Italian form of Rose.
- cation
-
noun,
a positively charged ion that is attracted to the cathode in electrolysis.
- Ransom
-
noun,
the redemption of a prisoner, slave, or kidnapped person, of captured goods, etc., for a price.
- omenta
-
noun,
a fold of the peritoneum connecting the stomach and the abdominal viscera forming a protective and supportive covering.
- rectos
-
- tenaim
-
noun,
the terms of a Jewish marriage, as the wedding date, amount of the bride's dowry, etc., or an agreement containing such terms, made by the parents of an engaged couple at the engagement party.
- Rosita
-
noun,
a female given name, Spanish form of Rose.
- recti-
-
- corita
-
noun,
a boat resembling a large, woven basket, used by Indians of the southwestern U.S.
- carnet
-
noun,
a customs document allowing an automobile to be driven at no cost across international borders.
- Easton
-
noun,
a city in E Pennsylvania, on the Delaware River.
- tenias
-
noun,
taenia.
- tie-in
-
noun,
an arrangement or campaign whereby related products are promoted, marketed, or sold together:
- titman
-
noun,
the runt of an animal litter, especially the smallest pig.
- octane
-
noun,
any of 18 isomeric saturated hydrocarbons having the formula C 8 H 18 , some of which are obtained in the distillation and cracking of petroleum.
- triste
-
adjective,
sad; sorrowful; melancholy.
- titers
-
noun,
the strength of a solution as determined by titration with a standard substance.
- Octans
-
noun,
the Octant, a southern constellation that contains the south celestial pole.
- remain
-
noun,
Usually, remains. something that remains or is left.
- octant
-
noun,
the eighth part of a circle.
- retina
-
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.
- Carnot
-
noun,
Lazare Nicolas Marguerite [la-zar nee-kaw-lah mar-guh-reet] /laˈzar ni kɔˈlɑ mar gəˈrit/ (Show IPA), 1753–1823, French general and statesman.
- Raetic
-
noun,
an extinct language of uncertain affinities that was spoken in Rhaetia and written with the Etruscan alphabet.
- octets
-
noun,
a company of eight singers or musicians.
- titmen
-
noun,
the runt of an animal litter, especially the smallest pig.
- rotten
-
adjective,
decomposing or decaying; putrid; tainted, foul, or bad-smelling.
- tisane
-
noun,
(italics) French. aromatic or herb-flavored tea.
- moire
-
noun,
any moiré fabric.
- TREAT
-
noun,
entertainment, food, drink, etc., given by way of compliment or as an expression of friendly regard.
- rants
-
noun,
ranting, extravagant, or violent declamation.
- Monte
-
noun,
Also called monte bank. a gambling game played with a 40-card pack in which players bet that one of two layouts, each consisting of two cards drawn from either the top or bottom of the deck and turned face up, will be matched in suit by the next card turned up.
- Moira
-
noun,
Classical Mythology.
the personification of fate.
Moirai, the Fates.
- ranis
-
noun,
ranee.
- Monet
-
noun,
Claude [klawd;; French klohd] /klɔd;; French kloʊd/ (Show IPA), 1840–1926, French painter.
- rason
-
noun,
a long, loose, black gown with wide sleeves, worn by the clergy.
- Rieti
-
noun,
Vittorio [veet-taw-ryaw] /vitˈtɔ ryɔ/ (Show IPA), 1898–1994, U.S. composer, born in Italy.
- ratio
-
noun,
the relation between two similar magnitudes with respect to the number of times the first contains the second:
- Mont.
-
- Ramon
-
noun,
any of several tropical American trees belonging to the genus Brosimum, of the mulberry family, the leaves of which are used as forage, especially B. alicastrum, which bears the breadnut.
- Ramos
-
noun,
Fidel V. born 1928, Philippine political leader: president 1992–98.
- simar
-
noun,
Also, cymar. a loose, lightweight jacket or robe for women, fashionable in the 17th and 18th centuries.
- rates
-
noun,
the amount of a charge or payment with reference to some basis of calculation:
- monic
-
adjective,
(of a polynomial) having the coefficient of the term of highest degree equal to 1.
- monas
-
noun,
monad.
- AMORC
-
- Rimas
-
noun,
a female given name.
- moist
-
adjective,
moderately or slightly wet; damp.
- miter
-
noun,
the official headdress of a bishop in the Western Church, in its modern form a tall cap with a top deeply cleft crosswise, the outline of the front and back resembling that of a pointed arch.
- Simon
-
noun,
the original name of the apostle Peter.
Compare Peter.
- reman
-
verb (used with object),
to man again; furnish with a fresh supply of personnel.
- mints
-
noun,
any aromatic herb of the genus Mentha, having opposite leaves and small, whorled flowers, as the spearmint and peppermint.
Compare mint family.
- riant
-
adjective,
laughing; smiling; cheerful.
- Minto
-
noun,
Gilbert John Elliot-Murray-Kynynmond [el-ee-uh t-mur-ee-ki-nin-muh nd,, -muhr-ee-,, el-yuh t-] /ˈɛl i ətˈmɜr i kɪˈnɪn mənd,, -ˈmʌr i-,, ˈɛl yət-/ (Show IPA), 4th Earl of, 1845–1914, British colonial administrator: governor general of Canada 1898–1904; viceroy of India 1905–10.
- 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.
- Smart
-
noun,
a sharp local pain, usually superficial, as from a wound, blow, or sting.
- trots
-
noun,
the gait of a horse, dog, or other quadruped, when trotting.
- reist
-
verb (used without object),
reest2 .
- Minot
-
noun,
George Richards [rich-erdz] /ˈrɪtʃ ərdz/ (Show IPA), 1885–1950, U.S. physician: Nobel prize 1934.
- Minos
-
noun,
a king of Crete: he ordered Daedalus to build the Labyrinth.
- Aneto
-
noun,
Pi·co de [pee-kaw th e] /ˈpi kɔ ðɛ/ (Show IPA). Spanish name of Pic de Néthou.
- anim.
-
- Minor
-
noun,
a person under the legal age of full responsibility.
- anime
-
noun,
a Japanese style of motion-picture animation, characterized by highly stylized, colorful art, futuristic settings, violence, and sexuality.
- anis-
-
- recta
-
noun,
a plural of rectum.
- anise
-
noun,
a Mediterranean plant, Pimpinella anisum, of the parsley family, having loose umbrels of small yellowish-white flowers that yield aniseed.
- minis
-
noun,
miniskirt.
- trams
-
noun,
British. a streetcar.
- remit
-
noun,
Law. a transfer of the record of an action from one tribunal to another, particularly from an appellate court to the court of original jurisdiction.
- 30-30
-
- mini-
-
- Mines
-
noun,
an excavation made in the earth for the purpose of extracting ores, coal, precious stones, etc.
- Miner
-
noun,
Also called mineworker. a person who works in a mine, especially a commercial mine producing coal or metallic ores.
- smear
-
noun,
an oily, greasy, viscous, or wet substance, especially a dab of such a substance.
- MINCE
-
noun,
something cut up very small; mincemeat.
- reni-
-
- minas
-
noun,
an ancient unit of weight and value equal to the sixtieth part of a talent.
- 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.
- trait
-
noun,
a distinguishing characteristic or quality, especially of one's personal nature:
- Reims
-
noun,
a city in NE France: cathedral; unconditional surrender of Germany May 7, 1945.
- rect.
-
- 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.
- react
-
verb (used with object),
to act or perform again.
- since
-
adverb,
from then till now (often preceded by ever):
- acet-
-
- moans
-
noun,
a prolonged, low, inarticulate sound uttered from or as if from physical or mental suffering.
- Sino-
-
- trois
-
noun,
the number 3.
- ratos
-
noun,
rocket-assisted takeoff.
- amort
-
adjective,
spiritless; lifeless.
- Siren
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. one of several sea nymphs, part woman and part bird, who lure mariners to destruction by their seductive singing.
- Trona
-
noun,
a monoclinic mineral, grayish or yellowish hydrous sodium carbonate and bicarbonate, Na 2 CO 3 ⋅NaHCO 3 ⋅2H 2 , occurring in dried or partly evaporated lake basins.
- mitts
-
noun,
Baseball.
a rounded glove with one internal section for the four fingers and another for the thumb and having the side next to the palm of the hand protected by a thick padding, used by catchers.
a somewhat similar glove but with less padding and having sections for the thumb and one or two fingers, used by first basemen. Compare baseball glove.
- ricin
-
noun,
a white, poisonous, protein powder from the bean of the castor-oil plant.
- Mitre
-
noun,
Bartolomé [bahr-taw-law-me] /ˌbɑr tɔ lɔˈmɛ/ (Show IPA), 1821–1906, Argentine soldier, statesman, and author: president of Argentina 1862–68.
- Mitra
-
noun,
the mitriform pileus of certain fungi.
- mites
-
noun,
any of numerous small to microscopic arachnids of the subclass Acari, including species that are parasitic on animals and plants or that feed on decaying matter and stored foods.
- treas
-
- sito-
-
- 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.
- rices
-
noun,
the starchy seeds or grain of an annual marsh grass, Oryza sativa, cultivated in warm climates and used for food.
- Misti
-
noun,
El Misti.
- reams
-
noun,
a standard quantity of paper, consisting of 20 quires or 500 sheets (formerly 480 sheets), or 516 sheets (printer's ream or perfect ream)
- sitar
-
noun,
a lute of India with a small, pear-shaped body and a long, broad, fretted neck.
- trone
-
noun,
a large pair of scales, a spring balance, or other weighing device located in a town or marketplace to weigh goods and merchandise.
- miso-
-
- miser
-
noun,
a person who lives in wretched circumstances in order to save and hoard money.
- ancre
-
adjective,
having the end of each limb divided and carved outward like the flukes of an anchor; moline:
- Recit
-
- misce
-
verb,
(in prescriptions) mix.
- misc.
-
- RECON
-
noun,
reconnaissance.
- mires
-
noun,
a tract or area of wet, swampy ground; bog; marsh.
- ramie
-
noun,
an Asian shrub, Boehmeria nivea, of the nettle family, yielding a fiber used especially in making textiles.
- Saone
-
noun,
a river flowing S from NE France to the Rhone. 270 miles (435 km) long.
- rimes
-
noun,
Also called rime ice. an opaque coating of tiny, white, granular ice particles, caused by the rapid freezing of supercooled water droplets on impact with an object.
Compare frost (def 3), glaze (def 17).
- trims
-
noun,
the condition, order, or fitness of a person or thing for action, work, use, etc.
- Omani
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Oman.
- Scone
-
noun,
a small, light, biscuitlike quick bread made of oatmeal, wheat flour, barley meal, or the like.
- Niort
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Deux-Sèvres, in W France.
- scion
-
noun,
a descendant.
- Nisei
-
noun,
a person of Japanese descent, born and educated in the U.S. or Canada.
- Niter
-
noun,
potassium nitrate.
- rotas
-
noun,
Chiefly British.
a round or rotation of duties; a period of work or duty taken in rotation with others.
an agenda or circuit of sporting events, as a round of golf tournaments, played in different localities throughout the year.
- omers
-
noun,
a Hebrew unit of dry measure, the tenth part of an ephah.
- nitr-
-
- trine
-
noun,
a set or group of three; triad.
- nitre
-
noun,
niter.
- trite
-
adjective,
lacking in freshness or effectiveness because of constant use or excessive repetition; hackneyed; stale:
- rotes
-
noun,
routine; a fixed, habitual, or mechanical course of procedure:
- rotte
-
noun,
rote2 .
- trios
-
noun,
a musical composition for three voices or instruments.
- Nimes
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Gard, in S France: Roman ruins.
- rosin
-
noun,
Chemistry. the yellowish to amber, translucent, hard, brittle, fragmented resin left after distilling the oil of turpentine from the crude oleoresin of the pine: used chiefly in making varnishes, varnish and paint driers, printing inks, and for rubbing on the bows of such string instruments as the violin.
- scent
-
noun,
a distinctive odor, especially when agreeable:
- Actor
-
noun,
a person who acts in stage plays, motion pictures, television broadcasts, etc.
- orant
-
noun,
a representation of a female figure, with outstretched arms and palms up in a gesture of prayer, in ancient and early Christian art.
- orans
-
noun,
orant.
- 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.
- ontic
-
adjective,
possessing the character of real rather than phenomenal existence; noumenal.
- Acton
-
noun,
a quilted garment worn under mail in the 13th and 14th centuries; gambeson.
- onset
-
noun,
a beginning or start:
- Scot.
-
- onces
-
noun,
a single occasion; one time only:
- score
-
noun,
the record of points or strokes made by the competitors in a game or match.
- actos
-
- roset
-
noun,
resin; rosin.
- Rosie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Rose.
- scorn
-
noun,
open or unqualified contempt; disdain:
- omni-
-
- tries
-
noun,
plural of try.
- omits
-
verb (used with object),
to leave out; fail to include or mention:
- octet
-
noun,
a company of eight singers or musicians.
- Nitti
-
noun,
Francesco Saverio [frahn-ches-kaw sah-ve-ryaw] /frɑnˈtʃɛs kɔ sɑˈvɛ ryɔ/ (Show IPA), 1868–1953, Italian lawyer, statesman, and economist.
- Scott
-
noun,
Barbara Ann, 1928–2012, Canadian figure skater.
- Satie
-
noun,
Erik Alfred Leslie [e-reek al-fred les-lee] /ɛˈrik alˈfrɛd lɛsˈli/ (Show IPA), 1866–1925, French composer.
- oater
-
noun,
a movie, television show, etc., about the frontier days of the U.S. West; western; horse opera.
- oaten
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or made of oats.
- Norma
-
noun,
the Rule, a small southern constellation between Lupus and Ara.
- Norse
-
noun,
(used with a plural verb) the Norwegians, especially the ancient Norwegians.
- Saite
-
noun,
a native or citizen of Saïs.
- 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.
- aero-
-
- Saint
-
noun,
any of certain persons of exceptional holiness of life, formally recognized as such by the Christian Church, especially by canonization.
- aeons
-
noun,
(in Gnosticism) one of a class of powers or beings conceived as emanating from the Supreme Being and performing various functions in the operations of the universe.
- aeri-
-
- sanit
-
- notes
-
noun,
a brief record of something written down to assist the memory or for future reference.
- satem
-
adjective,
belonging to or consisting of those branches of the Indo-European family in which alveolar or palatal fricatives, as the sounds (s) or (sh), developed in ancient times from Proto-Indo-European palatal stops: the satem branches are Indo-Iranian, Armenian, Slavic, Baltic, and Albanian.
- Santo
-
noun,
a carved figure of a saint, usually of wood, as from Puerto Rico, Mexico, or the southwestern U.S.
- Sarto
-
noun,
Andrea del [ahn-drey-uh del;; Italian ahn-dre-ah del] /ɑnˈdreɪ ə dɛl;; Italian ɑnˈdrɛ ɑ dɛl/ (Show IPA), Andrea del Sarto.
- Oates
-
noun,
Joyce Carol, born 1938, U.S. novelist and short-story writer.
- noria
-
noun,
a device consisting of a series of buckets on a wheel, used in Spain and the East for raising water.
- scena
-
noun,
an extended operatic vocal solo, usually including an aria and a recitative.
- scat-
-
- sceat
-
noun,
a silver Anglo-Saxon coin of the 7th and 8th centuries, sometimes including an amount of gold.
- scatt
-
noun,
scat5 .
- octan
-
noun,
an octan fever.
- noct-
-
- octa-
-
- ocrea
-
noun,
a sheathing part, as a pair of stipules united about a stem.
- Noemi
-
noun,
Naomi (def 1).
- Aesir
-
noun,
the principal race of gods, led by Odin and living at Asgard.
- saice
-
noun,
syce.
- scart
-
verb (used with or without object),
to scratch, scrape, mark, or scar.
- noise
-
noun,
sound, especially of a loud, harsh, or confused kind:
- scare
-
noun,
a sudden fright or alarm, especially with little or no reason.
- nomas
-
noun,
a gangrenous ulceration of the mouth or genitalia, occurring mainly in debilitated children.
- scant
-
adverb,
Scot. and North England Dialect. scarcely; barely; hardly.
- nomes
-
noun,
one of the provinces of ancient Egypt.
- ocean
-
noun,
the vast body of salt water that covers almost three fourths of the earth's surface.
- orate
-
verb (used with or without object),
to deliver an oration; speak pompously; declaim.
- nerts
-
interjection,
nuts (def 1).
- Siena
-
noun,
a city in Tuscany, in central Italy, S of Florence: cathedral.
- serin
-
noun,
a small finch, Serinus serinus, of Europe and northern Africa, closely related to the canary.
- riots
-
noun,
a noisy, violent public disorder caused by a group or crowd of persons, as by a crowd protesting against another group, a government policy, etc., in the streets.
- roams
-
noun,
an act or instance of roaming; a ramble.
- seti-
-
- motte
-
noun,
a grove or clump of trees in prairie land or open country.
- Otter
-
noun,
any of several aquatic, furbearing, weasellike mammals of the genus Lutra and related genera, having webbed feet and a long, slightly flattened tail.
- sero-
-
- Seric
-
- motet
-
noun,
a vocal composition in polyphonic style, on a Biblical or similar prose text, intended for use in a church service.
- AMICE
-
noun,
an oblong vestment, usually of white linen, worn about the neck and shoulders and partly under the alb.
- serai
-
noun,
(in Eastern countries) a caravansary.
- ottar
-
noun,
attar (def 1).
- MSEnt
-
- serac
-
noun,
a large irregularity of glacial ice, as a pinnacle found in glacial crevasses and formed by melting or movement of the ice.
- senti
-
noun,
a monetary unit of Tanzania, the 100th part of a shilling; cent.
- roans
-
noun,
a horse or other animal with a roan coat.
- races
-
noun,
a contest of speed, as in running, riding, driving, or sailing.
- motes
-
noun,
a small particle or speck, especially of dust.
- trets
-
noun,
(formerly) an allowance for waste, after deduction for tare.
- Trent
-
noun,
Italian Trento. Ancient Tridentum. a city in N Italy, on the Adige River.
- amirs
-
noun,
emir.
- moras
-
noun,
the unit of time equivalent to the ordinary or normal short sound or syllable.
- Morea
-
noun,
Peloponnesus.
- mores
-
noun,
an additional quantity, amount, or number:
- ramet
-
noun,
an individual of a clone.
- morns
-
noun,
morning.
- Morse
-
noun,
an ornamented metal clasp or brooch for fastening a cope in front.
- raise
-
noun,
an increase in amount, as of wages:
- Seton
-
noun,
a thread or the like inserted beneath the skin to provide drainage or to guide subsequent passage of a tube.
- 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).
- amine
-
noun,
any of a class of compounds derived from ammonia by replacement of one or more hydrogen atoms with organic groups.
- amin-
-
- morts
-
noun,
Hunting. the note played on a hunting horn signifying that the animal hunted has been killed.
- Moser
-
noun,
Johann Jakob [yoh-hahn yah-kawp] /ˈyoʊ hɑn ˈyɑ kɔp/ (Show IPA), 1701–85, German jurist and publicist.
- rinse
-
noun,
an act or instance of rinsing.
- racon
-
noun,
radar beacon.
- senor
-
noun,
a Spanish term of address equivalent to sir or Mr., used alone or capitalized and prefixed to the name of a man. Abbreviation: Sr.
- roast
-
noun,
roasted meat or a piece of roasted meat, as a piece of beef or veal of a quantity and shape for slicing into more than one portion.
- Orcas
-
noun,
the killer whale, Orcinus orca.
- acorn
-
noun,
the typically ovoid fruit or nut of an oak, enclosed at the base by a cupule.
- OSCAR
-
noun,
a word used in communications to represent the letter O.
- Oscan
-
noun,
one of an ancient people of south-central Italy.
- nears
-
- 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.
- Aisne
-
noun,
a river in N France, flowing NW and W to the Oise. 175 miles (280 km) long.
- scrim
-
noun,
a cotton or linen fabric of open weave used for bunting, curtains, etc.
- ornis
-
noun,
an avifauna.
- SEATO
-
noun,
an organization formed in Manila (1954), comprising Australia, Great Britain, France, New Zealand, Pakistan, the Philippines, Thailand, and the United States, for collective defense against aggression in southeastern Asia and the southwestern Pacific: abolished in 1977.
- ornes
-
noun,
a department in NW France. 2372 sq. mi. (6145 sq. km). Capital: Alençon.
- Roman
-
noun,
a metrical narrative, especially in medieval French literature.
- airts
-
noun,
a direction.
- acro-
-
- acron
-
noun,
the unsegmented, preoral portion of the body of an arthropod.
- resit
-
noun,
a test or examination that is retaken.
- SCRAM
-
noun,
the rapid shutdown of a nuclear reactor in an emergency.
- nates
-
noun,
buttocks; rump.
- naso-
-
- Amer.
-
- Names
-
noun,
a word or a combination of words by which a person, place, or thing, a body or class, or any object of thought is designated, called, or known.
- Ostia
-
noun,
a town in central Italy, SW of Rome: ruins from 4th century b.c.; site of ancient port of Rome.
- semi-
-
- nacre
-
noun,
mother-of-pearl.
- ament
-
noun,
catkin.
- amens
-
noun,
an utterance of the interjection “amen.”.
- oste-
-
- osmic
-
adjective,
of or containing osmium in its higher valences, especially the tetravalent state.
- acmes
-
noun,
the highest point; summit; peak:
- nares
-
plural noun,
the nostrils or the nasal passages.
- Naomi
-
noun,
the mother-in-law of Ruth and the great-grandmother of David. Ruth 1.
- triac
-
noun,
a type of thyristor designed for electronic control of the current supplied to a circuit, used especially in dimmers for lighting systems.
- sect.
-
- Osman
-
noun,
1259–1326, Turkish emir 1299–1326: founder of the Ottoman dynasty.
- osier
-
noun,
any of various willows, as the red osier, having tough, flexible twigs or branches that are used for wickerwork.
- trice
-
noun,
a very short time; an instant:
- narcs
-
noun,
a government agent or detective charged with the enforcement of laws restricting the use of narcotics.
- smite
-
Idioms,
smite hip and thigh. hip1 (def 9).
- nemos
-
noun,
remote (def 10).
- miens
-
noun,
air, bearing, or demeanor, as showing character, feeling, etc.:
- tarts
-
noun,
a small pie filled with cooked fruit or other sweetened preparation, usually having no top crust.
- emits
-
verb (used with object),
to send forth (liquid, light, heat, sound, particles, etc.); discharge.
- tater
-
noun,
potato.
- enact
-
verb (used with object),
to make into an act or statute:
- cames
-
noun,
a slender, grooved bar of lead for holding together the pieces of glass in windows of latticework or stained glass.
- enorm
-
adjective,
enormous; huge; vast.
- taste
-
noun,
the act of tasting food or drink.
- Ensor
-
noun,
James, 1860–1949, Belgian painter.
- entia
-
noun,
plural of ens.
- ento-
-
- eosin
-
noun,
Also called bromeosin, tetrabromofluorescein. a red, crystalline, water-insoluble solid, C 20 H 8 Br 4 O 5 , derived from fluorescein by bromination: used chiefly as an acid dye for dyeing silk a rose red color and as a histological stain.
- teams
-
noun,
a number of persons forming one of the sides in a game or contest:
- Cameo
-
noun,
a technique of engraving upon a gem or other stone, as onyx, in such a way that an underlying stone of one color is exposed as a background for a low-relief design of another color.
- Erato
-
noun,
the Muse of love poetry.
- 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.
- toise
-
noun,
an old French unit of length equivalent to 6.395 feet (1.949 meters).
- ERISA
-
noun,
Employee Retirement Income Security Act.
- toman
-
noun,
a coin of Iran, equal to 10 rials.
- tarot
-
noun,
any of a set of 22 playing cards bearing allegorical representations, used for fortunetelling and as trump cards in tarok.
- taros
-
noun,
a stemless plant, Colocasia esculenta, of the arum family, cultivated in tropical regions, in the Pacific islands and elsewhere, for the edible tuber.
- 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.
- Cairo
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Egypt, in the N part on the E bank of the Nile.
- emirs
-
noun,
a chieftain, prince, commander, or head of state in some Islamic countries.
- tears
-
- tarns
-
noun,
a small mountain lake or pool, especially one in a cirque.
- tera-
-
- Croat
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Croatia; Croatian.
- crone
-
noun,
a withered, witchlike old woman.
- caner
-
noun,
a person who works with cane, especially one who produces canework for chairs.
- 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.
- Terni
-
noun,
a city in central Italy.
- terna
-
noun,
a list of three names submitted to the pope as recommended to fill a vacant bishopric or benefice.
- terms
-
noun,
a word or group of words designating something, especially in a particular field, as atom in physics, quietism in theology, adze in carpentry, or district leader in politics.
- term.
-
- Terai
-
noun,
a marshy lowland area in N India and S Nepal, between the Ganges and the foothills of the Himalayas.
- tents
-
noun,
a portable shelter of skins, canvas, plastic, or the like, supported by one or more poles or a frame and often secured by ropes fastened to pegs in the ground.
- teats
-
noun,
the protuberance on the breast or udder in female mammals, except the monotremes, through which the milk ducts discharge; nipple or mammilla.
- earns
-
verb (used with object),
to gain or get in return for one's labor or service:
- tenor
-
noun,
the course of thought or meaning that runs through something written or spoken; purport; drift.
- teno-
-
- tenia
-
noun,
taenia.
- Eaton
-
noun,
Theophilus, 1590–1658, English colonist and colonial administrator in America.
- temin
-
noun,
Howard M(artin) 1934–94, U.S. virologist: Nobel Prize in medicine 1975.
- camis
-
noun,
camisole (def 1).
- econ.
-
- tecta
-
noun,
a rooflike structure.
- ecto-
-
- cairn
-
noun,
a heap of stones set up as a landmark, monument, tombstone, etc.
- Tarne
-
noun,
(in the Iliad) Sardis.
- canes
-
noun,
a stick or short staff used to assist one in walking; walking stick.
- inert
-
adjective,
having no inherent power of action, motion, or resistance (opposed to active):
- toner
-
noun,
a person or thing that tones.
- tacit
-
adjective,
understood without being openly expressed; implied:
- tacet
-
verb (imperative),
be silent (directing an instrument or voice not to play or sing).
- Inari
-
noun,
Lake, a lake in NE Finland. About 500 sq. mi. (1295 sq. km).
- taces
-
noun,
tasset.
- 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.
- atto-
-
- incor
-
- incr.
-
- Attic
-
noun,
the part of a building, especially of a house, directly under a roof; garret.
- imino
-
adjective,
containing the imino group.
- tones
-
noun,
any sound considered with reference to its quality, pitch, strength, source, etc.:
- init.
-
- inset
-
noun,
something inserted; insert.
- inst.
-
- atone
-
verb (used with object),
to make amends for; expiate:
- atmo-
-
- ation
-
- tonia
-
- tonic
-
noun,
a medicine that invigorates or strengthens:
- toran
-
noun,
(in Indian Buddhist and Hindu architecture) a gateway having two or three lintels between two posts.
- imit.
-
- imine
-
noun,
a compound containing the =NH group united with a nonacid group.
- Tarim
-
noun,
a river in NW China, in Xinjiang Uygur region. About 1300 miles (2090 km) long.
- smote
-
verb,
a simple past tense of smite.
- tares
-
noun,
any of various vetches, especially Vicia sativa.
- cains
-
noun,
Scot. and Irish English. rent paid in kind, especially a percentage of a farm crop.
- estoc
-
noun,
a thrusting sword of the 13th–17th centuries having a long, narrow blade of rectangular section.
- caine
-
noun,
(Sir Thomas Henry) Hall, 1853–1931, English novelist.
- tanto
-
adverb,
(of a musical direction) too much; so much.
- etnas
-
noun,
Mount, an active volcano in E Sicily. 10,758 feet (3280 meters).
- Tanis
-
noun,
an ancient city in Lower Egypt, in the Nile delta.
- Tamis
-
noun,
a worsted cloth mesh constructed in open weave and having a corded face, used as a sieve or strainer.
- tames
-
adjective,
changed from the wild or savage state; domesticated:
- tains
-
noun,
a thin tin plate.
- Imena
-
noun,
a female given name: from an Arabic word meaning “faith.”.
- Taino
-
noun,
a member of an extinct Arawakan Indian tribe of the West Indies.
- Taine
-
noun,
Hippolyte Adolphe [ee-paw-leet a-dawlf] /i pɔˈlit aˈdɔlf/ (Show IPA), 1828–93, French literary critic and historian.
- tacts
-
noun,
a keen sense of what to say or do to avoid giving offense; skill in dealing with difficult or delicate situations.
- IATSE
-
- tomes
-
noun,
a book, especially a very heavy, large, or learned book.
- Iceni
-
noun,
an ancient Celtic tribe of eastern England, whose queen, Boadicea, headed an insurrection against the Romans in a.d. 61.
- tacos
-
noun,
Mexican Cookery. an often crisply fried tortilla folded over and filled, as with seasoned chopped meat, lettuce, tomatoes, and cheese.
- ician
-
- icons
-
- tomia
-
noun,
the cutting edge of a bird's bill.
- crit.
-
- canoe
-
noun,
any of various slender, open boats, tapering to a point at both ends, propelled by paddles or sometimes sails and traditionally formed of light framework covered with bark, skins, or canvas, or formed from a dug-out or burned-out log or logs, and now usually made of aluminum, fiberglass, etc.
- torcs
-
noun,
torque (def 4).
- carts
-
noun,
a heavy two-wheeled vehicle, commonly without springs, drawn by mules, oxen, or the like, used for the conveyance of heavy goods.
- cater
-
verb (used with object),
to provide food and service for:
- tints
-
noun,
a color or a variety of a color; hue.
- cites
-
noun,
citation (defs 7, 8).
- 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.
- Titos
-
noun,
Marshal (Josip Broz) 1891–1980, president of Yugoslavia 1953–80.
- titre
-
noun,
titer.
- Tinia
-
noun,
the chief god of the Etruscans, with powers similar to those of Zeus.
- tines
-
noun,
a sharp, projecting point or prong, as of a fork.
- tinea
-
noun,
any of several skin diseases caused by fungi; ringworm.
- coast
-
noun,
the land next to the sea; seashore:
- cires
-
noun,
a brilliant, highly glazed surface produced on fabrics by subjecting them to a wax, heat, and calendering treatment.
- coati
-
noun,
any tropical American carnivore of the genus Nasua, related to the raccoon, having an elongated body, long, ringed tail, and a slender, flexible snout.
- Coats
-
noun,
an outer garment with sleeves, covering at least the upper part of the body:
- coins
-
noun,
a piece of metal stamped and issued by the authority of a government for use as money.
- coirs
-
noun,
the prepared fiber of the husk of the coconut fruit, used in making rope, matting, etc.
- Timor
-
noun,
an island in the S part of Indonesia: largest and easternmost of the Lesser Sunda Islands; E half formerly belonged to Portugal. 13,095 sq. mi. (33,913 sq. km).
- COMAS
-
noun,
a state of prolonged unconsciousness, including a lack of response to stimuli, from which it is impossible to rouse a person.
- Timon
-
noun,
c320–c230 b.c, Greek philosopher.
- Comer
-
noun,
Informal. a person or thing that is progressing well or is very promising:
- comes
-
noun,
Astronomy. companion1 (def 6).
- comet
-
noun,
a celestial body moving about the sun, usually in a highly eccentric orbit, consisting of a central mass surrounded by an envelope of dust and gas that may form a tail that streams away from the sun.
- Tiran
-
noun,
Strait of, a navigable waterway between the N Red Sea and the Gulf of Aqaba.
- tires
-
noun,
British Dialect. fatigue.
- Comr.
-
- ceros
-
noun,
a large Atlantic and Gulf Coast mackerel game fish, Scomberomorus regalis.
- cent.
-
- CENTO
-
noun,
a piece of writing, especially a poem, composed wholly of quotations from the works of other authors.
- Cenis
-
noun,
Mont, a mountain pass between SE France and Italy, in the Alps. 6834 feet (2083 meters) high.
- 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: ¢.
- Ceram
-
noun,
an island of the Moluccas in Indonesia, W of New Guinea. 7191 sq. mi. (18,625 sq. km).
- titis
-
noun,
any of various small reddish or grayish monkeys of the genus Callicebus, of South America.
- ceras
-
noun,
(in prescriptions) wax.
- ceria
-
noun,
a white-to-yellow, heavy powder, cerium dioxide, CeO 2 , usually derived from cerium nitrate by decomposition with heat: used chiefly in ceramics, glass polishing, and decolorizing.
- cero-
-
- cert.
-
- cions
-
noun,
scion (def 2).
- 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.
- Cesti
-
noun,
Marcantonio [mahr-kahn-taw-nyaw] /ˌmɑr kɑnˈtɔ nyɔ/ (Show IPA), 1623–69, Italian composer.
- titer
-
noun,
the strength of a solution as determined by titration with a standard substance.
- 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.
- Ciano
-
noun,
Count Galeazzo [gah-le-aht-tsaw] /ˌgɑ lɛˈɑt tsɔ/ (Show IPA), (Ciano di Cortellazzo) 1903–44, Italian Fascist statesman: minister of foreign affairs 1936–43.
- TIROS
-
noun,
one of a series of satellites for transmitting television pictures of the earth's cloud cover.
- Cates
-
noun,
a choice food;delicacy; dainty.
- Cimon
-
noun,
507–499 b.c, Athenian military leader, naval commander, and statesman (son of Miltiades).
- cine-
-
- cines
-
noun,
a film; motion picture.
- Carte
-
noun,
(italics) French. menu; bill of fare.
Compare à la carte.
- times
-
noun,
the system of those sequential relations that any event has to any other, as past, present, or future; indefinite and continuous duration regarded as that in which events succeed one another.
- Canso
-
noun,
Cape, a cape in SE Canada, the NE extremity of Nova Scotia.
- toast
-
noun,
sliced bread that has been browned by dry heat.
- crams
-
noun,
Informal. the act of cramming for an examination.
- Crane
-
noun,
any large wading bird of the family Gruidae, characterized by long legs, bill, and neck and an elevated hind toe.
- caret
-
noun,
a mark (‸) made in written or printed matter to show the place where something is to be inserted.
- testa
-
noun,
the outer, usually hard, integument or coat of a seed.
- crate
-
noun,
a slatted wooden box or framework for packing, shopping, or storing fruit, furniture, glassware, crockery, etc.
- cares
-
noun,
a state of mind in which one is troubled; worry, anxiety, or concern:
- cream
-
noun,
the fatty part of milk, which rises to the surface when the liquid is allowed to stand unless homogenized.
- Caren
-
noun,
a female given name.
- T-man
-
noun,
a special investigator of the Department of the Treasury.
- cants
-
noun,
insincere, especially conventional expressions of enthusiasm for high ideals, goodness, or piety.
- cotta
-
noun,
a surplice.
- canto
-
noun,
one of the main or larger divisions of a long poem.
- Creon
-
noun,
a king of Thebes, the brother of Jocasta and the uncle of Eteocles, Polynices, and Antigone.
- crest
-
noun,
the highest part of a hill or mountain range; summit.
- cries
-
noun,
the act or sound of crying; any loud utterance or exclamation; a shout, scream, or wail.
- crim.
-
- crime
-
noun,
an action or an instance of negligence that is deemed injurious to the public welfare or morals or to the interests of the state and that is legally prohibited.
- Cant.
-
- canst
-
noun,
a sealed container for food, beverages, etc., as of aluminum, sheet iron coated with tin, or other metal:
- crine
-
noun,
hair; head of hair.
- sarc-
-
- Carie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Caroline.
- cotes
-
noun,
a shelter, coop, or small shed for sheep, pigs, pigeons, etc.
- Comte
-
noun,
count2 .
- Corea
-
noun,
Armando Anthony [ahr-mahn-doh] /ɑrˈmɑn doʊ/ (Show IPA), ("Chick") born 1941, U.S. jazz pianist and composer.
- carse
-
noun,
bottom land.
- timer
-
noun,
a person or thing that times.
- Cons.
-
- Const
-
- cont.
-
- Conte
-
noun,
count2 .
- carom
-
noun,
Billiards, Pool. a shot in which the cue ball hits two balls in succession.
- carns
-
noun,
cairn.
- 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.
- cores
-
- Teton
-
noun,
the westernmost branch of the Dakota Indians.
- coria
-
noun,
plural of corium.
- corms
-
noun,
an enlarged, fleshy, bulblike base of a stem, as in the crocus.
- carne
-
noun,
Marcel [mahr-sel;; French mar-sel] /mɑrˈsɛl;; French marˈsɛl/ (Show IPA), 1909–1996, French film director.
- corns
-
noun,
Also called Indian corn; especially technical and British, maize. a tall cereal plant, Zea mays, cultivated in many varieties, having a jointed, solid stem and bearing the grain, seeds, or kernels on large ears.
- Corse
-
noun,
corpse.
- Corti
-
noun,
Alfonso [al-fon-soh;; Italian ahl-fawn-saw] /ælˈfɒn soʊ;; Italian ɑlˈfɔn sɔ/ (Show IPA), 1822–76, Italian anatomist.
- coset
-
noun,
a subset of a group, formed by the consistent operation of a given element of the group on the left or right of all the elements of a subgroup of the group.
- Costa
-
noun,
a rib or riblike part.
- Carme
-
noun,
a small natural satellite of the planet Jupiter.
- Carin
-
noun,
a female given name.
- intr.
-
- taint
-
noun,
a trace of something bad, offensive, or harmful.
- 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.
- stane
-
noun, adjective, adverb, verb (used with object),
stone.
- meant
-
verb,
simple past tense and past participle of mean1 .
- MEANS
-
noun,
Usually, means. (used with a singular or plural verb) an agency, instrument, or method used to attain an end:
- sonic
-
adjective,
of or relating to sound.
- stare
-
noun,
a staring gaze; a fixed look with the eyes wide open:
- McRae
-
noun,
Carmen, 1920–94, U.S. jazz singer and songwriter.
- Artie
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Arthur.
- areo-
-
- Maine
-
noun,
a state in the NE United States, on the Atlantic coast. 33,215 sq. mi. (86,027 sq. km). Capital: Augusta.
Abbreviation: ME (for use with zip code), Me.
- Macon
-
noun,
Nathaniel, 1758–1837, U.S. politician: Speaker of the House 1801–07.
- mains
-
noun,
the main or home farm of a manor, as where the ownerlives; manse.
- matts
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Matthew.
- Trace
-
noun,
a surviving mark, sign, or evidence of the former existence, influence, or action of some agent or event; vestige:
- mairs
-
adjective, noun, adverb,
more.
- maist
-
adjective, noun, adverb,
most.
- Aries
-
noun,
Astronomy. the Ram, a zodiacal constellation between Pisces and Taurus.
- matte
-
noun,
a dull or dead surface, often slightly roughened, as on metals, paint, paper, or glass.
- start
-
noun,
a beginning of an action, journey, etc.
- Sonia
-
noun,
a female given name, Russian form of Sophia.
- Matt.
-
- asco-
-
- ascon
-
noun,
a type of sponge having an oval shape and a thin body wall with pores leading directly into the spongocoel.
- menta
-
noun,
Entomology. the medial plate of the labium in insects.
- iters
-
noun,
a canal or passage.
- ition
-
- Mensa
-
noun,
Also called altar slab, altar stone. the flat stone forming the top of the altar in a Roman Catholic church.
- Stein
-
noun,
a mug, usually earthenware, especially for beer.
- Tract
-
noun,
an expanse or area of land, water, etc.; region; stretch.
- meno-
-
- stat.
-
- menat
-
noun,
an amulet worn by certain Egyptians in ancient times to secure divine protection and to ensure fertility.
- Torte
-
noun,
a rich cake, especially one containing little or no flour, usually made with eggs and ground nuts or bread crumbs.
- steam
-
noun,
water in the form of an invisible gas or vapor.
- SONAR
-
noun,
a method for detecting and locating objects submerged in water by echolocation.
- State
-
noun,
the condition of a person or thing, as with respect to circumstances or attributes:
- macer
-
noun,
macebearer.
- maces
-
noun,
a clublike armor-breaking weapon of war, often with a flanged or spiked metal head, used chiefly in the Middle Ages.
- Mears
-
noun,
mere3 .
- torts
-
noun,
a wrongful act, not including a breach of contract or trust, that results in injury to another's person, property, reputation, or the like, and for which the injured party is entitled to compensation.
- Arion
-
noun,
flourished 7th century b.c, Greek poet: inventor of the dithyramb.
- 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.
- totes
-
noun,
the act or course of toting.
- Maroc
-
noun,
French name of Morocco.
- Maros
-
noun,
Hungarian name of Mures.
- sotie
-
noun,
a satirical and topical comedy employing actors dressed in traditional fool's costume, popular in France during the late Middle Ages, and often used as a curtain raiser to mystery and morality plays.
- marse
-
noun,
(used chiefly in representation of southern black speech) master.
- Soter
-
noun,
Saint, pope a.d. 166?–175?.
- totem
-
noun,
a natural object or an animate being, as an animal or bird, assumed as the emblem of a clan, family, or group.
- Marti
-
noun,
José [haw-se] /hɔˈsɛ/ (Show IPA), 1853–1895, Cuban patriot and writer.
- armet
-
noun,
a completely enclosed helmet having a visor and hinged cheek pieces fastened under the chin.
- Maris
-
noun,
Roger (Eugene) 1934–85, U.S. baseball player.
- Armen
-
- marts
-
noun,
market; trading center; trade center.
- masc.
-
- MASER
-
noun,
a device for amplifying electromagnetic waves by stimulated emission of radiation.
- mast-
-
- arise
-
verb (used without object),
to get up from sitting, lying, or kneeling; rise:
- Mason
-
noun,
a person whose trade is building with units of various natural or artificial mineral products, as stones, bricks, cinder blocks, or tiles, usually with the use of mortar or cement as a bonding agent.
- Marne
-
noun,
a river in NE France, flowing W to the Seine near Paris: battles 1914, 1918, 1944. 325 miles (525 km) long.
- Mario
-
noun,
a male given name: from the Roman family name Marius.
- Manet
-
noun,
Édouard [ey-dwar] /eɪˈdwar/ (Show IPA), 1832–83, French painter.
- manor
-
noun,
(in England) a landed estate or territorial unit, originally of the nature of a feudal lordship, consisting of a lord's demesne and of lands within which he has the right to exercise certain privileges, exact certain fees, etc.
- manic
-
adjective,
pertaining to or affected by mania.
- arson
-
noun,
Law. the malicious burning of another's house or property, or in some statutes, the burning of one's own house or property, as to collect insurance.
- matr-
-
- matin
-
noun,
(often initial capital letter) matins, Also, especially British, mattins. (usually used with a singular verb) Ecclesiastical.
the first of the seven canonical hours.
the service for it, properly beginning at midnight, but sometimes beginning at daybreak.
Also called Morning Prayer. the service of public prayer, said in the morning, in the Anglican Church.
- mater
-
noun,
British Informal. mother1 .
- manit
-
noun,
man-minute.
- stair
-
noun,
one of a flight or series of steps for going from one level to another, as in a building.
- manos
-
noun,
the upper or handheld stone used when grinding maize or other grains on a metate.
- arose
-
verb,
simple past tense of arise.
- manse
-
noun,
the house and land occupied by a minister or parson.
- stain
-
noun,
a discoloration produced by foreign matter having penetrated into or chemically reacted with a material; a spot not easily removed.
- Maori
-
noun,
a member of the native Polynesian population of New Zealand.
- Srta.
-
- Tosca
-
noun,
an opera (1900) by Giacomo Puccini.
- marcs
-
noun,
the grapes contained in the wine press and the residue, as skins and pips, remaining after the juice is expressed.
- Marie
-
noun,
(Marie Alexandra Victoria of Saxe-Coburg) 1875–1938, queen of Romania 1914–27.
- Marin
-
noun,
John, 1870–1953, U.S. painter and etcher.
- Ascot
-
noun,
a necktie or scarf with broad ends, tied and arranged so that the ends are laid flat, one across the other, sometimes with a pin to secure them.
- ASCII
-
noun,
a standard code, consisting of 128 7-bit combinations, for characters stored in a computer or to be transmitted between computers.
- Merca
-
noun,
a city in S Somalia.
- Irons
-
noun,
Jeremy (John) born 1948, English actor.
- Soane
-
noun,
Sir John, 1753–1837, English architect.
- Stone
-
noun,
the hard substance, formed of mineral matter, of which rocks consist.
- stome
-
- irone
-
noun,
a colorless liquid of isomeric, unsaturated ketones, C 14 H 22 O, obtained from orris root: used in perfumery for its odor of violets.
- antic
-
noun,
Usually, antics.
a playful trick or prank; caper.
a grotesque, fantastic, or ludicrous gesture, act, or posture.
- antis
-
noun,
a person who is opposed to a particular practice, party, policy, action, etc.
- aster
-
noun,
any composite plant of the genus Aster, having rays varying from white or pink to blue around a yellow disk.
- toric
-
adjective,
noting or pertaining to a lens with a surface forming a portion of a torus, used for eyeglasses and contact lenses that correct astigmatism.
- astir
-
adjective,
moving or stirring, especially with much activity or excitement:
- torii
-
noun,
(in Japan) a form of decorative gateway or portal, consisting of two upright wooden posts connected at the top by two horizontal crosspieces, commonly found at the entrance to Shinto temples.
- stoma
-
noun,
Also, stomate. Botany. any of various small apertures, especially one of the minute orifices or slits in the epidermis of leaves, stems, etc., through which gases are exchanged.
- antre
-
noun,
a cavern; cave.
- Stoic
-
noun,
a member or adherent of the Stoic school of philosophy.
- metr-
-
- Metis
-
noun,
any person of mixed ancestry.
- metic
-
noun,
an alien resident of an ancient Greek city who paid a tax for the right to live there.
- Stoat
-
noun,
the ermine, Mustela erminea, especially when in brown summer pelage.
- Irina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- store
-
noun,
an establishment where merchandise is sold, usually on a retail basis.
- metas
-
noun,
(in ancient Rome) a column or post, or a group of columns or posts, placed at each end of a racetrack to mark the turning places.
- iotas
-
noun,
a very small quantity; jot; whit.
- ante-
-
- stria
-
noun,
a slight or narrow furrow, ridge, stripe, or streak, especially one of a number in parallel arrangement:
- Ionia
-
noun,
an ancient region on the W coast of Asia Minor and on adjacent islands in the Aegean: colonized by the ancient Greeks.
- Ionic
-
noun,
Prosody. an Ionic foot, verse, or meter.
- astr.
-
- Astor
-
noun,
John Jacob, 1763–1848, U.S. capitalist and fur merchant.
- Aston
-
noun,
Francis William, 1877–1945, English physicist and chemist: Nobel Prize in Chemistry 1922.
- TORES
-
noun,
a torus.
- antes
-
noun,
Poker. a fixed but arbitrary stake put into the pot by each player before the deal.
- snort
-
noun,
the act or sound of snorting.
- micra
-
noun,
a plural of micron.
- Iran.
-
- micas
-
noun,
any member of a group of minerals, hydrous silicates of aluminum with other bases, chiefly potassium, magnesium, iron, and lithium, that separate readily into thin, tough, often transparent, and usually elastic laminae; isinglass.
- snare
-
noun,
a device, often consisting of a noose, for capturing small game.
- irate
-
adjective,
angry; enraged:
- anti-
-
- Storm
-
noun,
a disturbance of the normal condition of the atmosphere, manifesting itself by winds of unusual force or direction, often accompanied by rain, snow, hail, thunder, and lightning, or flying sand or dust.
- snore
-
noun,
the act, instance, or sound of snoring.
- Isiac
-
adjective,
of or relating to Isis or the worship of Isis.
- toti-
-
- meta-
-
- train
-
noun,
Railroads. a self-propelled, connected group of rolling stock.
- Stern
-
noun,
the after part of a vessel (often opposed to stem).
- torse
-
noun,
a wreath of twisted silks of two alternating tinctures, usually a metal and a color, depicted supporting a crest or coronet, often upon a helmet.
- istic
-
- mero-
-
- merit
-
noun,
claim to respect and praise; excellence; worth.
- A-one
-
adjective,
noting a vessel regarded by a shipping-classification society as being equipped to the highest standard and with equipment maintained in first-class condition.
- stime
-
noun,
the smallest bit; a drop, taste, or glimpse.
- mesic
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or adapted to an environment having a balanced supply of moisture.
- meso-
-
- torsi
-
noun,
a plural of torso.
- ster.
-
- Asine
-
noun,
an ancient town in S Greece, on the Gulf of Argolis.
- Stent
-
noun,
Medicine/Medical. a small, expandable tube used for inserting in a blocked vessel or other part.
- stint
-
noun,
a period of time spent doing something:
- Merci
-
interjection,
thank you.
- meros
-
noun,
(in the Doric order) a flat surface between two channels of a triglyph.
- meson
-
noun,
Physics. any hadron, or strongly interacting particle, other than a baryon. Mesons are bosons, having spins of 0, 1, 2, …, and, unlike baryons, do not obey a conservation law.
- Rico
-
noun,
Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act: a U.S. law, enacted in 1970, allowing victims of organized crime to sue those responsible for punitive damages.
- sire
-
noun,
the male parent of a quadruped.
- Tito
-
noun,
Marshal (Josip Broz) 1891–1980, president of Yugoslavia 1953–80.
- rit.
-
- TINA
-
noun,
a female given name.
- tets
-
noun,
the Vietnamese New Year celebration, occurring during the first seven days of the first month of the lunar calendar.
- RITA
-
noun,
the Vedic concept of cosmic and social order.
- snit
-
noun,
an agitated or irritated state.
- some
-
adverb,
(used with numerals and with words expressing degree, extent, etc.) approximately; about:
- rest
-
noun,
the refreshing quiet or repose of sleep:
- tsar
-
noun,
czar.
- rite
-
noun,
a formal or ceremonial act or procedure prescribed or customary in religious or other solemn use:
- RNAS
-
- titi
-
noun,
any of various small reddish or grayish monkeys of the genus Callicebus, of South America.
- site
-
noun,
the position or location of a town, building, etc., especially as to its environment:
- tram
-
noun,
British. a streetcar.
- Tine
-
noun,
a sharp, projecting point or prong, as of a fork.
- roam
-
noun,
an act or instance of roaming; a ramble.
- tron
-
- roan
-
noun,
a horse or other animal with a roan coat.
- Riis
-
noun,
Jacob August, 1849–1914, U.S. journalist and social reformer, born in Denmark.
- Rise
-
noun,
an act or instance of rising.
- 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.
- sore
-
noun,
a sore spot or place on the body.
- sori
-
noun,
plural of sorus.
- Trot
-
noun,
the gait of a horse, dog, or other quadruped, when trotting.
- sora
-
noun,
a small, short-billed rail, Porzana carolina, of marshy areas of North America.
- SOAR
-
noun,
an act or instance of soaring.
- Tit.
-
- Tiro
-
noun,
tyro.
- tRNA
-
- tint
-
noun,
a color or a variety of a color; hue.
- Rina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- rime
-
noun,
Also called rime ice. an opaque coating of tiny, white, granular ice particles, caused by the rapid freezing of supercooled water droplets on impact with an object.
Compare frost (def 3), glaze (def 17).
- tire
-
noun,
British Dialect. fatigue.
- 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.
- 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.
- Soma
-
noun,
the body of an organism as contrasted with its germ cells.
- Soni
-
- tics
-
noun,
Pathology.
a sudden, spasmodic, painless, involuntary muscular contraction, as of the face.
tic douloureux.
- tots
-
noun,
a small child.
- riot
-
noun,
a noisy, violent public disorder caused by a group or crowd of persons, as by a crowd protesting against another group, a government policy, etc., in the streets.
- Rima
-
noun,
a female given name.
- snot
-
noun,
Vulgar. mucus from the nose.
- tits
-
noun,
a titmouse.
- sone
-
noun,
a unit for measuring the loudness of sound, equal to the loudness of a sound that, in the judgment of a group of listeners, is equal to that of a 1000-cycle-per-second reference sound having an intensity of 40 decibels.
- 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.
- SITA
-
noun,
(in the Ramayana) the wife of Ramachandra, abducted by Ravana and later rescued.
- RIIA
-
- tion
-
- Time
-
noun,
the system of those sequential relations that any event has to any other, as past, present, or future; indefinite and continuous duration regarded as that in which events succeed one another.
- 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.
- Sion
-
noun,
a town in and the capital of Valais, in SW Switzerland.
- Tare
-
noun,
any of various vetches, especially Vicia sativa.
- Tams
-
noun,
tam-o'-shanter.
- scar
-
noun,
a mark left by a healed wound, sore, or burn.
- Tane
-
noun,
a Polynesian god of fertility.
- tri-
-
- SCAN
-
noun,
an act or instance of scanning; close examination.
- scam
-
noun,
a confidence game or other fraudulent scheme, especially for making a quick profit; swindle.
- tans
-
noun,
the brown color imparted to the skin by exposure to the sun or open air.
- stet
-
verb (used with object),
to mark (a manuscript, printer's proof, etc.) with the word “stet” or with dots as a direction to let cancelled material remain.
- Sato
-
noun,
Eisaku [ey-sah-koo;; Japanese ey-sah-koo] /eɪˈsɑ ku;; Japanese ˈeɪ sɑˌku/ (Show IPA), 1901–75, Japanese political leader: prime minister 1964–72; Nobel Peace Prize 1974.
- Taos
-
noun,
a Tanoan language spoken in two villages in New Mexico.
- tret
-
noun,
(formerly) an allowance for waste, after deduction for tare.
- Tame
-
adjective,
changed from the wild or savage state; domesticated:
- Tarn
-
noun,
a small mountain lake or pool, especially one in a cirque.
- sent
-
noun,
a coin of Estonia until the euro was adopted, the 100th part of a kroon.
- Sera
-
noun,
a plural of serum.
- sati
-
noun,
a Hindu practice whereby a widow immolates herself on the funeral pyre of her husband: now abolished by law.
- Taro
-
noun,
a stemless plant, Colocasia esculenta, of the arum family, cultivated in tropical regions, in the Pacific islands and elsewhere, for the edible tuber.
- tort
-
noun,
a wrongful act, not including a breach of contract or trust, that results in injury to another's person, property, reputation, or the like, and for which the injured party is entitled to compensation.
- Seri
-
noun,
a member of an American Indian people of western Sonora state, Mexico, on the Gulf of California.
- 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.
- Sat.
-
- 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.
- tors
-
noun,
a rocky pinnacle; a peak of a bare or rocky mountain or hill.
- Stir
-
noun,
the act of stirring or moving.
- stem
-
noun,
the ascending axis of a plant, whether above or below ground, which ordinarily grows in an opposite direction to the root or descending axis.
- sec.
-
- Tore
-
noun,
a torus.
- scr.
-
- Toni
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Antoinette or Antonia.
- seam
-
noun,
the line formed by sewing together pieces of cloth, leather, or the like.
- Sean
-
noun,
a male given name, form of John.
- str.
-
- sear
-
noun,
a mark or scar made by searing.
- 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.
- stot
-
noun,
a springing gait of certain bovids, as gazelles and antelopes, used especially when running in alarm from a predator.
- Tace
-
noun,
tasset.
- trim
-
noun,
the condition, order, or fitness of a person or thing for action, work, use, etc.
- stoa
-
noun,
Greek Architecture. a portico, usually a detached portico of considerable length, that is used as a promenade or meeting place.
- sci.
-
- taco
-
noun,
Mexican Cookery. an often crisply fried tortilla folded over and filled, as with seasoned chopped meat, lettuce, tomatoes, and cheese.
- tone
-
noun,
any sound considered with reference to its quality, pitch, strength, source, etc.:
- Tori
-
noun,
plural of torus.
- Trio
-
noun,
a musical composition for three voices or instruments.
- TOMS
-
noun,
the male of various animals, as the turkey.
- tact
-
noun,
a keen sense of what to say or do to avoid giving offense; skill in dealing with difficult or delicate situations.
- torn
-
noun,
a drop of the saline, watery fluid continually secreted by the lacrimal glands between the surface of the eye and the eyelid, serving to moisten and lubricate these parts and keep them clear of foreign particles. Synonyms: teardrop.
- tome
-
noun,
a book, especially a very heavy, large, or learned book.
- Sem.
-
- tain
-
noun,
a thin tin plate.
- tars
-
noun,
any of various dark-colored viscid products obtained by the destructive distillation of certain organic substances, as coal or wood.
- sane
-
noun,
a private nationwide organization in the U.S., established in 1957, that opposes nuclear testing and advocates international peace.
- Roca
-
noun,
Cape, a cape in W Portugal, near Lisbon: the western extremity of continental Europe.
- Rome
-
noun,
Harold (Jacob) 1908–1993, U.S. lyricist and composer.
- tent
-
noun,
a portable shelter of skins, canvas, plastic, or the like, supported by one or more poles or a frame and often secured by ropes fastened to pegs in the ground.
- Sian
-
noun,
Older Spelling. Xian.
- ter.
-
- ROSE
-
noun,
any of the wild or cultivated, usually prickly-stemmed, pinnate-leaved, showy-flowered shrubs of the genus Rosa.
Compare rose family.
- toea
-
noun,
a bronze coin and monetary unit of Papua New Guinea, the 100th part of a kina.
- Rosa
-
noun,
Salvator [sahl-vah-tawr] /ˈsɑl vɑˌtɔr/ (Show IPA), 1615–73, Italian painter and poet.
- RONA
-
- roms
-
noun,
a Gypsy man or boy.
- sice
-
noun,
syce.
- torc
-
noun,
torque (def 4).
- Sima
-
noun,
an assemblage of rocks, rich in silica and magnesium, that constitutes the lower layer of the earth's crust and is found beneath the ocean floors and the sial of continents.
- Stan
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Stanley.
- SRAM
-
- Sra.
-
- tost
-
noun,
an act or instance of tossing.
- Test
-
noun,
the means by which the presence, quality, or genuineness of anything is determined; a means of trial.
- tote
-
noun,
the act or course of toting.
- Sina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- 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.
- Roma
-
noun,
Rome.
- Rom.
-
- rocs
-
noun,
a bird of enormous size and strength.
- tens
-
noun,
a self-operated portable device used to treat chronic pain by sending electrical impulses through electrodes placed over the painful area.
- SIAM
-
noun,
former name of Thailand (def 1).
- tart
-
noun,
a small pie filled with cooked fruit or other sweetened preparation, usually having no top crust.
- tats
-
verb (used with or without object),
to do, or make by, tatting.
- Sami
-
noun,
Lapp.
- same
-
Idioms,
all the same,
notwithstanding; nevertheless:
of no difference; immaterial:
- Sam.
-
- Sert
-
noun,
José María [haw-se mah-ree-ah] /hɔˈsɛ mɑˈri ɑ/ (Show IPA), 1876–1945, Spanish painter.
- Tasm
-
- Seta
-
noun,
a stiff hair; bristle or bristlelike part.
- sain
-
verb (used with object),
to make the sign of the cross on, as for protection against evil influences.
- Ste.
-
- Tate
-
noun,
Sir Henry, 1819–99, English merchant and philanthropist: founder of an art gallery (Tate Gallery) in London, England.
- Saco
-
noun,
a city in SW Maine.
- team
-
noun,
a number of persons forming one of the sides in a game or contest:
- Tena
-
noun,
Koyukon.
- sett
-
noun,
Also called pitcher. a small, rectangular paving stone.
- trit
-
- 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.
- teat
-
noun,
the protuberance on the breast or udder in female mammals, except the monotremes, through which the milk ducts discharge; nipple or mammilla.
- Star
-
noun,
any of the heavenly bodies, except the moon, appearing as fixed luminous points in the sky at night.
- ROTS
-
noun,
the process of rotting.
- Roti
-
noun,
roast.
- rote
-
noun,
routine; a fixed, habitual, or mechanical course of procedure:
- ROTC
-
noun,
a body of students at some colleges and universities who are given training toward becoming officers in the armed forces. Abbreviation: ROTC, R.O.T.C.
- ten.
-
- Rota
-
noun,
Chiefly British.
a round or rotation of duties; a period of work or duty taken in rotation with others.
an agenda or circuit of sporting events, as a round of golf tournaments, played in different localities throughout the year.
- sort
-
noun,
a particular kind, species, variety, class, or group, distinguished by a common character or nature:
- 1080
-
- Enos
-
noun,
the son of Seth. Gen. 5:6.
- Mina
-
noun,
an ancient unit of weight and value equal to the sixtieth part of a talent.
- mias
-
plural,
missing in action.
- Mic.
-
- mica
-
noun,
any member of a group of minerals, hydrous silicates of aluminum with other bases, chiefly potassium, magnesium, iron, and lithium, that separate readily into thin, tough, often transparent, and usually elastic laminae; isinglass.
- cire
-
noun,
a brilliant, highly glazed surface produced on fabrics by subjecting them to a wax, heat, and calendering treatment.
- MICE
-
noun,
plural of mouse.
- cir.
-
- mien
-
noun,
air, bearing, or demeanor, as showing character, feeling, etc.:
- min.
-
- MiNE
-
noun,
an excavation made in the earth for the purpose of extracting ores, coal, precious stones, etc.
- cis-
-
- Mino
-
noun,
Minho.
- mins
-
noun,
a group of Chinese languages spoken in southeastern China, including Foochow and Fukienese.
- mint
-
noun,
any aromatic herb of the genus Mentha, having opposite leaves and small, whorled flowers, as the spearmint and peppermint.
Compare mint family.
- cion
-
noun,
scion (def 2).
- Mira
-
noun,
Astronomy. the first long-period pulsating variable star to be discovered, with a period averaging 331 days. It is a red giant and a component of a binary star in the constellation Cetus.
- mire
-
noun,
a tract or area of wet, swampy ground; bog; marsh.
- Miro
-
noun,
Gabriel [gah-vree-el] /ˌgɑ vriˈɛl/ (Show IPA), 1879–1930, Spanish novelist, short-story writer, and essayist.
- mis-
-
- mise
-
noun,
a settlement or agreement.
- Miao
-
noun,
Also, Meo. a member of a diverse group of seminomadic farming people of the mountains of southeastern China and adjacent areas of Laos, North Vietnam, and Thailand.
- cist
-
noun,
a box or chest, especially for sacred utensils.
- ciao
-
interjection,
(used as a word of greeting or parting): hello; goodbye; so long; see you later.
- CMOS
-
noun,
complementary metal oxide semiconductor.
- Mart
-
noun,
market; trading center; trade center.
- coir
-
noun,
the prepared fiber of the husk of the coconut fruit, used in making rope, matting, etc.
- coin
-
noun,
a piece of metal stamped and issued by the authority of a government for use as money.
- coat
-
noun,
an outer garment with sleeves, covering at least the upper part of the body:
- MatE
-
noun,
a partner in marriage; spouse.
- mean
-
noun,
Usually, means. (used with a singular or plural verb) an agency, instrument, or method used to attain an end:
- mear
-
noun,
mere3 .
- meas
-
- meat
-
noun,
the flesh of animals as used for food.
- Cmon
-
- cit.
-
- Meir
-
noun,
Golda [gohl-duh] /ˈgoʊl də/ (Show IPA), (Goldie Mabovitch; Goldie Myerson) 1898–1978, Israeli political leader, born in Russia: prime minister 1969–74.
- men-
-
- ment
-
- Merc
-
noun,
a mercenary soldier.
- MERS
-
noun,
Middle East(ern) Respiratory Syndrome: an often fatal respiratory illness caused by a coronavirus similar to the SARS virus and characterized by fever, coughing, and shortness of breath.
- mes-
-
- mesa
-
noun,
a land formation, less extensive than a plateau, having steep walls and a relatively flat top and common in arid and semiarid parts of the southwestern U.S. and Mexico.
- cite
-
noun,
citation (defs 7, 8).
- met.
-
- mist
-
noun,
a cloudlike aggregation of minute globules of water suspended in the atmosphere at or near the earth's surface, reducing visibility to a lesser degree than fog.
- Mita
-
noun,
a colonial system in Peru by which the Spanish government required Indians to perform periodic forced labor, especially in the mines.
- Com.
-
- Mrs.
-
plural,
a title of respect prefixed to the surname or full name of a married woman:
- cast
-
noun,
act of casting or throwing.
- mote
-
noun,
a small particle or speck, especially of dust.
- mots
-
noun,
a pithy or witty remark; bon mot.
- enc.
-
- CASE
-
noun,
an instance of the occurrence, existence, etc., of something:
- CART
-
noun,
a heavy two-wheeled vehicle, commonly without springs, drawn by mules, oxen, or the like, used for the conveyance of heavy goods.
- Carn
-
noun,
cairn.
- mRNA
-
- CARE
-
noun,
a state of mind in which one is troubled; worry, anxiety, or concern:
- cat.
-
- MSAE
-
- MSCE
-
- msec
-
- MSIE
-
- cane
-
noun,
a stick or short staff used to assist one in walking; walking stick.
- Can.
-
- cams
-
noun,
Machinery. a disk or cylinder having an irregular form such that its motion, usually rotary, gives to a part or parts in contact with it a specific rocking or reciprocating motion.
- Cami
-
noun,
camisole (def 1).
- Came
-
noun,
a slender, grooved bar of lead for holding together the pieces of glass in windows of latticework or stained glass.
- most
-
noun,
the greatest quantity, amount, or degree; the utmost:
- Cate
-
noun,
a choice food;delicacy; dainty.
- mite
-
noun,
any of numerous small to microscopic arachnids of the subclass Acari, including species that are parasitic on animals and plants or that feed on decaying matter and stored foods.
- cera
-
noun,
(in prescriptions) wax.
- mitt
-
noun,
Baseball.
a rounded glove with one internal section for the four fingers and another for the thumb and having the side next to the palm of the hand protected by a thick padding, used by catchers.
a somewhat similar glove but with less padding and having sections for the thumb and one or two fingers, used by first basemen. Compare baseball glove.
- MNAS
-
- Ceto
-
- Ceta
-
noun,
Comprehensive Employment and Training Act.
- cet-
-
- CERN
-
- moan
-
noun,
a prolonged, low, inarticulate sound uttered from or as if from physical or mental suffering.
- moas
-
noun,
any of several flightless birds of the family Dinornithidae, of New Zealand, related to the kiwis but resembling the ostrich: extinct since about the end of the 18th century.
- moat
-
noun,
a deep, wide trench, usually filled with water, surrounding the rampart of a fortified place, as a town or a castle.
- cen.
-
- Mort
-
noun,
Hunting. the note played on a hunting horn signifying that the animal hunted has been killed.
- moit
-
noun,
a foreign particle found in wool, as a burr, twig, or seed.
- Mon.
-
- Mona
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Mons
-
noun,
an area of the body that is higher than neighboring areas.
- Catt
-
noun,
Carrie Chapman Lane, 1859–1947, U.S. leader in women's suffrage movements.
- Mora
-
noun,
the unit of time equivalent to the ordinary or normal short sound or syllable.
- more
-
noun,
an additional quantity, amount, or number:
- Cato
-
noun,
Marcus Porcius [pawr-shee-uh s,, -shuh s] /ˈpɔr ʃi əs,, -ʃəs/ (Show IPA), ("the Elder"or"the Censor") 234–149 b.c, Roman statesman, soldier, and writer.
- morn
-
noun,
morning.
- MARS
-
noun,
the ancient Roman god of war and agriculture, identified with the Greek god Ares.
- Mari
-
noun,
a member of a Uralic people living in scattered communities north of Cheboksary and Kazan in European Russia, mainly in the Mari Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic.
- Nair
-
noun,
a group of Hindu castes in the Kerala region of India.
- inae
-
- East
-
noun,
a cardinal point of the compass, 90° to the right of north. Abbreviation: E.
- 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.
- EARN
-
verb (used with object),
to gain or get in return for one's labor or service:
- Iasi
-
noun,
Romanian name of Jassy.
- ICAO
-
- Ice.
-
- ices
-
noun,
the solid form of water, produced by freezing; frozen water.
- IMCO
-
- Inc.
-
- eco-
-
- 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.
- cts.
-
- INRI
-
- inro
-
noun,
a small lacquer box with compartments for medicines, cosmetics, etc., worn on the waist sash of the traditional Japanese costume.
- ins.
-
- int.
-
- into
-
adjective,
Mathematics. pertaining to a function or map from one set to another set, the range of which is a proper subset of the second set, as the function f, from the set of all integers into the set of all perfect squares where f (x) = x 2 for every integer.
- ctr.
-
- Iona
-
noun,
an island in the Hebrides, off the W coast of Scotland: center of early Celtic Christianity.
- eats
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- ect-
-
- IOTA
-
noun,
a very small quantity; jot; whit.
- eso-
-
- Ens.
-
- eons
-
noun,
an indefinitely long period of time; age.
- Eric
-
noun,
Eric the Red.
- Erin
-
noun,
Literary. Ireland.
- Eris
-
noun,
the ancient Greek goddess of discord and the sister of Ares: identified with the Roman goddess Discordia.
- Erma
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Erna
-
noun,
a female given name: from an Old English word meaning “eagle.”.
- Eros
-
noun,
the ancient Greek god of love, identified by the Romans with Cupid.
- erst
-
adverb,
before the present time; formerly.
- emit
-
verb (used with object),
to send forth (liquid, light, heat, sound, particles, etc.); discharge.
- Etta
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Henrietta.
- est.
-
- emir
-
noun,
a chieftain, prince, commander, or head of state in some Islamic countries.
- emic
-
adjective,
pertaining to or being a significant unit that functions in contrast with other units in a language or other system of behavior.
- ETAS
-
noun,
the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
- etc.
-
- etic
-
adjective,
pertaining to or being the raw data of a language or other area of behavior, without considering the data as significant units functioning within a system.
- Etna
-
noun,
Mount, an active volcano in E Sicily. 10,758 feet (3280 meters).
- emia
-
- Eton
-
noun,
a town in Berkshire, in S England, on the Thames River, W of London: the site of Eton College.
- ions
-
noun,
an electrically charged atom or group of atoms formed by the loss or gain of one or more electrons, as a cation (positive ion) which is created by electron loss and is attracted to the cathode in electrolysis, or as an anion (negative ion) which is created by an electron gain and is attracted to the anode. The valence of an ion is equal to the number of electrons lost or gained and is indicated by a plus sign for cations and a minus sign for anions, thus: Na + , Cl−, Ca ++ , S = .
- IRAS
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- Mare
-
noun,
a fully mature female horse or other equine animal.
- Main
-
noun,
a principal pipe or duct in a system used to distribute water, gas, etc.
- cone
-
noun,
Geometry.
a solid whose surface is generated by a line passing through a fixed point and a fixed plane curve not containing the point, consisting of two equal sections joined at a vertex.
a plane surface resembling the cross section of a solid cone.
- M-14
-
noun,
a fully automatic, gas-operated, .30 caliber rifle developed from the M-1: replaced the M-1 as the standard U.S. Army combat rifle.
- M-16
-
noun,
a lightweight, fully automatic rifle shooting a small-caliber bullet at an extremely high velocity: a U.S. Army combat weapon for mobile units and jungle fighting.
- Mac-
-
- Mace
-
noun,
a clublike armor-breaking weapon of war, often with a flanged or spiked metal head, used chiefly in the Middle Ages.
- maco
-
noun,
an Egyptian cotton, used especially in the manufacture of hosiery and undergarments.
- macs
-
noun,
fellow; bud (a familiar term of address to a man or boy whose name is not known to the speaker).
- Con.
-
- maes
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Mary.
- Mair
-
adjective, noun, adverb,
more.
- Cora
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. Kore.
- Man.
-
- mane
-
noun,
the long hair growing on the back of or around the neck and neighboring parts of some animals, as the horse or lion.
- Mani
-
noun,
Manes.
- Mano
-
noun,
the upper or handheld stone used when grinding maize or other grains on a metate.
- COMS
-
noun,
Trademark. Comedy Central: a cable television channel.
- Mar.
-
- come
-
noun,
Slang: Vulgar. semen.
- coma
-
noun,
a state of prolonged unconsciousness, including a lack of response to stimuli, from which it is impossible to rouse a person.
- MARC
-
noun,
the grapes contained in the wine press and the residue, as skins and pips, remaining after the juice is expressed.
- Cor.
-
- Cori
-
noun,
Carl Ferdinand, 1896–1984, and his wife, Gerty Theresa, 1896–1957, U.S. biochemists, born in Austria-Hungary: Nobel Prize in Medicine 1947.
- Ire.
-
- iso-
-
- Iris
-
noun,
Anatomy. the contractile, circular diaphragm forming the colored portion of the eye and containing a circular opening, the pupil, in its center.
- Irma
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Erma.
- iron
-
noun,
Chemistry. a ductile, malleable, silver-white metallic element, scarcely known in a pure condition, but much used in its crude or impure carbon-containing forms for making tools, implements, machinery, etc. Symbol: Fe; atomic weight: 55.847; atomic number: 26; specific gravity: 7.86 at 20°C.
Compare cast iron, pig iron, steel, wrought iron.
- Isai
-
noun,
Jesse.
- Isar
-
noun,
a river in central Europe, flowing NE from W Austria through S Germany to the Danube River. 215 miles (345 km) long.
- Cres
-
- Isin
-
noun,
an ancient Sumerian city in S Iraq: archaeological site.
- crat
-
- CRAM
-
noun,
Informal. the act of cramming for an examination.
- Cote
-
noun,
a shelter, coop, or small shed for sheep, pigs, pigeons, etc.
- corm
-
noun,
an enlarged, fleshy, bulblike base of a stem, as in the crocus.
- 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.
- Cost
-
noun,
the price paid to acquire, produce, accomplish, or maintain anything:
- cose
-
verb (used without object),
coze.
- 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.
- item
-
noun,
a separate article or particular:
- iter
-
noun,
a canal or passage.
- itis
-
- Cort
-
- CORN
-
noun,
Also called Indian corn; especially technical and British, maize. a tall cereal plant, Zea mays, cultivated in many varieties, having a jointed, solid stem and bearing the grain, seeds, or kernels on large ears.
- Cain
-
noun,
Scot. and Irish English. rent paid in kind, especially a percentage of a farm crop.
- Mott
-
noun,
John Raleigh, 1865–1955, U.S. religious leader: Nobel Peace Prize 1946.
- Amor
-
noun,
Cupid.
- 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).
- ano-
-
- rami
-
noun,
plural of ramus.
- anes
-
adverb,
once.
- Rais
-
noun,
Gilles de, Retz, Gilles de Laval, Baron de.
- Oct.
-
- ance
-
- amt.
-
- Rani
-
noun,
ranee.
- 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.
- Oise
-
noun,
a river in W Europe, flowing SW from S Belgium through N France to the Seine, near Paris. 186 miles (300 km) long.
- Amri
-
noun,
Omri.
- Oita
-
noun,
a seaport on NE Kyushu, in S Japan.
- Amos
-
noun,
a Minor Prophet of the 8th century b.c.
- acr-
-
- Oman
-
noun,
Sultanate of. Formerly Muscat and Oman. an independent sultanate in SE Arabia. About 82,800 sq. mi. (212,380 sq. km). Capital: Muscat.
- acme
-
noun,
the highest point; summit; peak:
- ANSI
-
- Amon
-
noun,
Amen.
- Arm.
-
- asc-
-
- art.
-
- arse
-
noun,
ass2 (defs 1, 2).
- Aron
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Arno
-
noun,
Peter (Curtis Arnoux Peters) 1904–68, U.S. cartoonist and author.
- Arne
-
noun,
Thomas Augustine, 1710–78, English composer of operas and songs.
- oast
-
noun,
a kiln for drying hops or malt.
- OATS
-
noun,
a cereal grass, Avena sativa, cultivated for its edible seed.
- ant.
-
- ARIS
-
- ocas
-
noun,
a wood sorrel, Oxalis tuberosa, of the Andes, cultivated in South America for its edible tubers.
- Acis
-
noun,
the lover of Galatea, killed by Polyphemus out of jealousy.
- rant
-
noun,
ranting, extravagant, or violent declamation.
- Ares
-
noun,
the ancient Greek god of war, a son of Zeus and Hera, identified by the Romans with Mars.
- ARCO
-
adverb,
(of the performance of a passage for stringed instruments) with the bow.
- 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.
- Omar
-
noun,
a male given name.
- omen
-
noun,
anything perceived or happening that is believed to portend a good or evil event or circumstance in the future; portent.
- NTIA
-
- otic
-
adjective,
of or relating to the ear; auricular.
- ACTS
-
noun,
anything done, being done, or to be done; deed; performance:
- orts
-
noun,
Usually, orts. a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
- osar
-
noun,
plural of os3 .
- AISI
-
- airt
-
noun,
a direction.
- airs
-
noun,
a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- Aire
-
- aeon
-
noun,
(in Gnosticism) one of a class of powers or beings conceived as emanating from the Supreme Being and performing various functions in the operations of the universe.
- Orne
-
noun,
a department in NW France. 2372 sq. mi. (6145 sq. km). Capital: Alençon.
- aer-
-
- Otis
-
noun,
Elisha Graves, 1811–61, U.S. inventor.
- ains
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- aesc
-
noun,
ash2 (def 3).
- aet.
-
- AIMS
-
noun,
the act of aiming or directing anything at or toward a particular point or target.
- AIME
-
- aits
-
noun,
a small island, especially in a river.
- Orem
-
noun,
a city in N Utah.
- Omer
-
noun,
a Hebrew unit of dry measure, the tenth part of an ephah.
- amic
-
adjective,
of or relating to an amide or amine.
- omit
-
verb (used with object),
to leave out; fail to include or mention:
- Omri
-
noun,
a king of Israel and the father of Ahab. I Kings 16:16–28.
- Amis
-
noun,
Kingsley, 1922–95, English novelist.
- Amir
-
noun,
emir.
- Onas
-
noun,
a member of a people of Tierra del Fuego.
- once
-
noun,
a single occasion; one time only:
- Amie
-
noun,
a female friend.
- 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.
- orcs
-
noun,
any of several cetaceans, as a grampus.
- Ames
-
noun,
a city in central Iowa.
- Ont.
-
- Amen
-
noun,
an utterance of the interjection “amen.”.
- Oran
-
noun,
a seaport in NW Algeria.
- oras
-
noun,
plural of os2 .
- RACE
-
noun,
a contest of speed, as in running, riding, driving, or sailing.
- Orca
-
noun,
the killer whale, Orcinus orca.
- asci
-
noun,
plural of ascus.
- arms
-
noun,
the upper limb of the human body, especially the part extending from the shoulder to the wrist.
- Aser
-
noun,
Asher (def 1).
- ates
-
- Nemo
-
noun,
remote (def 10).
- neo-
-
- Neri
-
noun,
Saint Philip (Filippo Neri) 1515–95, Italian priest: founder of Congregation of the Oratory.
- Nero
-
noun,
(Lucius Domitius Ahenobarbus) (“Nero Claudius Caesar Drusus Germanicus”) a.d. 37–68, emperor of Rome 54–68, known for his cruelty and depravity.
- atic
-
- 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.
- Aten
-
noun,
Aton.
- neat
-
noun,
an animal of the genus Bos; a bovine, as a cow or ox.
- NICE
-
noun,
a port in and the capital of Alpes-Maritimes, in SE France, on the Mediterranean: resort.
- NIMS
-
noun,
a game in which two players alternate in drawing counters, pennies, or the like, from a set of 12 arranged in three rows of 3, 4, and 5 counters, respectively, the object being to draw the last counter, or, sometimes, to avoid drawing it.
- atm.
-
- NIRA
-
- 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):
- att.
-
- nits
-
noun,
the egg of a parasitic insect, especially of a louse, often attached to a hair or a fiber of clothing.
- atom
-
noun,
Physics.
the smallest component of an element having the chemical properties of the element, consisting of a nucleus containing combinations of neutrons and protons and one or more electrons bound to the nucleus by electrical attraction; the number of protons determines the identity of the element.
an atom with one of the electrons replaced by some other particle:
- Aton
-
noun,
a solar deity declared by Amenhotep IV to be the only god, represented as a solar disk with rays ending in human hands.
- ASTM
-
- Nasi
-
noun,
the head or president of the Sanhedrin.
- name
-
noun,
a word or a combination of words by which a person, place, or thing, a body or class, or any object of thought is designated, called, or known.
- Reno
-
noun,
Informal. a renovation, as of a building or room.
- Naos
-
noun,
a temple.
- Rena
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Marina.
- rems
-
noun,
the quantity of ionizing radiation whose biological effect is equal to that produced by one roentgen of x-rays.
- narc
-
noun,
a government agent or detective charged with the enforcement of laws restricting the use of narcotics.
- Nast
-
noun,
Thomas, 1840–1902, U.S. illustrator and cartoonist.
- ator
-
- reit
-
noun,
real-estate investment trust.
- NATO
-
noun,
an organization formed in Washington, D.C. (1949), comprising the 12 nations of the Atlantic Pact together with Greece, Turkey, and the Federal Republic of Germany, for the purpose of collective defense against aggression.
- Reis
-
plural noun,
a former money of account of Portugal and Brazil.
- NATS
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Nathan or Nathaniel.
- NCTE
-
- attn
-
- 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.
- recs
-
noun,
recreation.
- Nier
-
noun,
Alfred Otto Carl, 1911–1994, U.S. physicist.
- not-
-
- Noma
-
noun,
a gangrenous ulceration of the mouth or genitalia, occurring mainly in debilitated children.
- ARCS
-
noun,
Geometry. any unbroken part of the circumference of a circle or other curved line.
- nots
-
noun,
a Boolean operator that returns a positive result if its operand is negative and a negative result if its operand is positive.
- rate
-
noun,
the amount of a charge or payment with reference to some basis of calculation:
- Norm
-
noun,
a standard, model, or pattern.
- Nora
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Honora.
- Nor.
-
- nota
-
noun,
a dorsal plate or sclerite of the thorax of an insect.
- ASME
-
- Nome
-
noun,
one of the provinces of ancient Egypt.
- Asti
-
noun,
a city in the Piedmont region of Italy, S of Turin: center of wine-producing region.
- nos-
-
- RATO
-
noun,
rocket-assisted takeoff.
- nom.
-
- nose
-
noun,
the part of the face or facial region in humans and certain animals that contains the nostrils and the organs of smell and functions as the usual passageway for air in respiration: in humans it is a prominence in the center of the face formed of bone and cartilage, serving also to modify or modulate the voice.
- noir
-
adjective,
black; noting the black numbers in roulette.
- noes
-
noun,
an utterance of the word “no.”.
- Asir
-
noun,
a district in SW Saudi Arabia.
- ream
-
noun,
a standard quantity of paper, consisting of 20 quires or 500 sheets (formerly 480 sheets), or 516 sheets (printer's ream or perfect ream)
- note
-
noun,
a brief record of something written down to assist the memory or for future reference.
- rase
-
verb (used with object),
raze.
- nori
-
noun,
a seaweed having a mildly sweet, salty taste, usually dried, used in Japanese cookery mainly as a wrap for sushi.
- TSI
-
- EOM
-
- eo-
-
- ETA
-
noun,
the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
- Am.
-
- TEC
-
noun,
detective.
- eir
-
- AEC
-
- ACE
-
noun,
a playing card or die marked with or having the value indicated by a single spot:
- AES
-
noun,
any of various early forms of bronze or copper money used in ancient Rome.
Compare as2 (def 1).
- EMT
-
- en-
-
- 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.
- TAT
-
verb (used with or without object),
to do, or make by, tatting.
- ctn
-
plural,
carton.
- ae.
-
- ea.
-
- AIM
-
noun,
the act of aiming or directing anything at or toward a particular point or target.
- Ar.
-
- 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.
- 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.
- ac-
-
- an.
-
- EAS
-
noun,
the Akkadian god of wisdom, the son of Apsu and father of Marduk: the counterpart of Enki.
- TCS
-
- EIS
-
- eat
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- TCA
-
- ec-
-
- TSE
-
- ECA
-
- EMR
-
- ECM
-
- ean
-
- Tro
-
- EAM
-
- EMS
-
noun,
the letter M, m.
- ACS
-
- ACT
-
noun,
anything done, being done, or to be done; deed; performance:
- AIC
-
- CIO
-
noun,
a federation of affiliated industrial labor unions, founded 1935 within the American Federation of Labor but independent of it 1938–55. Abbreviation: C.I.O., CIO.
- cte
-
- at.
-
- tot
-
noun,
a small child.
- ARS
-
- ase
-
- ASI
-
- ASM
-
- CIM
-
- CIE
-
- ASN
-
- CIA
-
- Aso
-
noun,
Mount, a volcanic mountain in Japan, in central Kyushu, noted for its vast caldera. 5223 feet (1593 meters).
- ASR
-
- ast
-
- CEO
-
- CEA
-
- ATC
-
- CMA
-
- Tom
-
noun,
the male of various animals, as the turkey.
- Co.
-
- cr.
-
- cs.
-
- ct.
-
- CAI
-
- CAM
-
noun,
Machinery. a disk or cylinder having an irregular form such that its motion, usually rotary, gives to a part or parts in contact with it a specific rocking or reciprocating motion.
- toe
-
noun,
one of the terminal digits of the human foot.
- Tor
-
noun,
a rocky pinnacle; a peak of a bare or rocky mountain or hill.
- ca.
-
- CAR
-
noun,
an automobile.
- TNT
-
- TMO
-
- ATS
-
noun,
a money of account of Laos, the 100th part of a kip.
- CAS
-
verb (used with or without object),
to call, as to call an animal toward one; urge forward by calling.
- tr.
-
- tra
-
- CTA
-
- CRS
-
- COS
-
noun,
romaine.
- COT
-
noun,
a light portable bed, especially one of canvas on a folding frame.
- tet
-
noun,
the Vietnamese New Year celebration, occurring during the first seven days of the first month of the lunar calendar.
- ait
-
noun,
a small island, especially in a river.
- 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.
- TES
-
noun,
ti1 .
- CRT
-
- TIA
-
- AIR
-
noun,
a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- CSA
-
- Ain
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- CSO
-
- CSR
-
- CST
-
- AMC
-
- TIC
-
noun,
Pathology.
a sudden, spasmodic, painless, involuntary muscular contraction, as of the face.
tic douloureux.
- 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.
- ANI
-
noun,
any of several black, tropical American cuckoos of the genus Crotophaga, having a compressed, bladelike bill.
- ARC
-
noun,
Geometry. any unbroken part of the circumference of a circle or other curved line.
- aor
-
- CNM
-
- CNO
-
- CNS
-
- ans
-
noun,
the Sumerian god of heaven: the counterpart of the Akkadian Anu.
- ane
-
adjective, noun, pronoun,
one.
- AME
-
- ANC
-
- 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.
- AMS
-
- ton
-
noun,
a unit of weight, equivalent to 2000 pounds (0.907 metric ton) avoirdupois (short ton) in the U.S. and 2240 pounds (1.016 metric tons) avoirdupois (long ton) in Great Britain.
- AMI
-
noun,
a friend, especially a male friend.
- Tim
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Timothy.
- res
-
noun,
an object or thing; matter.
- ist
-
- eon
-
noun,
an indefinitely long period of time; age.
- Oc.
-
- NMR
-
- NOC
-
- Noe
-
noun,
Noah (def 1).
- sc.
-
- nr.
-
- NRA
-
- NRC
-
- NSA
-
- NSC
-
- MNA
-
- SAR
-
- OSA
-
- nit
-
noun,
the egg of a parasitic insect, especially of a louse, often attached to a hair or a fiber of clothing.
- OTC
-
- San
-
noun,
a member of a nomadic aboriginal people of southern Africa.
- oar
-
noun,
a long shaft with a broad blade at one end, used as a lever for rowing or otherwise propelling or steering a boat.
- OAS
-
- OAT
-
noun,
a cereal grass, Avena sativa, cultivated for its edible seed.
- Oca
-
noun,
a wood sorrel, Oxalis tuberosa, of the Andes, cultivated in South America for its edible tubers.
- SAE
-
- OCR
-
- OCS
-
- SAC
-
noun,
a baglike structure in an animal, plant, or fungus, as one containing fluid.
- SRO
-
- NMI
-
- SCM
-
- RTS
-
- nae
-
adverb,
no1 ; not.
- MSI
-
- 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).
- MSN
-
- MST
-
- Mt.
-
- MTI
-
- mtn
-
- MTO
-
- EOS
-
noun,
the ancient Greek goddess of the dawn, identified by the Romans with Aurora.
- SEN
-
noun,
a money of account of Japan, the 100th part of a yen, now used only in certain quotations, as on foreign exchange.
- NCO
-
- NAM
-
noun,
Vietnam.
- NIM
-
noun,
a game in which two players alternate in drawing counters, pennies, or the like, from a set of 12 arranged in three rows of 3, 4, and 5 counters, respectively, the object being to draw the last counter, or, sometimes, to avoid drawing it.
- SEI
-
noun,
sei whale.
- Nat
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Nathan or Nathaniel.
- ne-
-
- sea
-
noun,
the salt waters that cover the greater part of the earth's surface.
- se-
-
- NEA
-
- NEC
-
- NES
-
- 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:
- NIA
-
- NIC
-
noun,
a newly industrialized/industrializing country:
- So.
-
- rte
-
- MSA
-
- rin
-
noun,
a money of account of Japan, the thousandth part of a yen or the tenth part of a sen.
- RAM
-
noun,
a male sheep.
- ROA
-
- RNA
-
- RMC
-
- rm.
-
plural,
ream.
- RCS
-
- Re.
-
- RMA
-
- RMS
-
plural,
ream.
- 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.
- ROC
-
noun,
a bird of enormous size and strength.
- RIM
-
noun,
the outer edge, border, margin, or brink of something, especially of a circular object.
- 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
-
- RCN
-
- RCT
-
- REA
-
- REC
-
noun,
recreation.
- Ria
-
noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- REM
-
noun,
the quantity of ionizing radiation whose biological effect is equal to that produced by one roentgen of x-rays.
- 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.
- OTS
-
- ote
-
- rt.
-
- OMS
-
noun,
a mantric word thought to be a complete expression of Brahman and interpreted as having three sounds representing Brahma or creation, Vishnu or preservation, and Siva or destruction, or as consisting of the same three sounds, representing waking, dreams, and deep sleep, along with the following silence, which is fulfillment.
- RSE
-
- RSA
-
- Rs.
-
- OEM
-
- OES
-
noun,
the fifteenth letter of the English alphabet, a vowel.
- oic
-
- OIr
-
- OIt
-
- Om.
-
- oma
-
plural,
a noun suffix used to form names of tumors, of the kind specified by the base:
- ROT
-
noun,
the process of rotting.
- ONA
-
noun,
a member of a people of Tierra del Fuego.
- ROE
-
noun,
the mass of eggs, or spawn, within the ovarian membrane of the female fish.
- one
-
noun,
the first and lowest whole number, being a cardinal number; unity.
- ONI
-
- ONR
-
- ons
-
- Ora
-
noun,
plural of os2 .
- orc
-
noun,
any of several cetaceans, as a grampus.
- Ore
-
noun,
a metal-bearing mineral or rock, or a native metal, that can be mined at a profit.
- ORT
-
noun,
Usually, orts. a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
- ose
-
- ot-
-
- OTA
-
- ROI
-
- MSE
-
- MTS
-
- TTS
-
- ITO
-
noun,
Prince Hirobumi [hee-raw-boo-mee] /ˈhi rɔˈbu mi/ (Show IPA), 1841–1909, Japanese statesman.
- ism
-
noun,
a distinctive doctrine, theory, system, or practice:
- ISR
-
- STI
-
- ITA
-
- ITC
-
- MRI
-
- ETS
-
- ite
-
- ETR
-
- Tan
-
noun,
the brown color imparted to the skin by exposure to the sun or open air.
- ise
-
- ETO
-
- Mc-
-
- Me.
-
- MIA
-
plural,
missing in action.
- Mo.
-
- MS.
-
plural,
manuscript.
- MSC
-
- M-1
-
noun,
a semiautomatic, gas-operated, .30 caliber, clip-fed rifle, with a weight of 8.56 pounds (3.88 kg): the standard U.S. Army rifle in World War II and in the Korean War.
- MAE
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Mary.
- ian
-
noun,
a male given name, Scottish form of John.
- STM
-
- ISA
-
- ESR
-
- ics
-
- Ia.
-
- Tai
-
noun,
any of several sparoid fishes of the Pacific Ocean, as Pagrus major (red tai) a food fish of Japan.
- TAE
-
preposition,
to.
- ICA
-
noun,
Portuguese name of Putumayo.
- ier
-
- in.
-
- ina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- io-
-
- IRA
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- TAM
-
noun,
tam-o'-shanter.
- Is.
-
noun,
(used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
- ine
-
- IOC
-
- ion
-
noun,
an electrically charged atom or group of atoms formed by the loss or gain of one or more electrons, as a cation (positive ion) which is created by electron loss and is attracted to the cathode in electrolysis, or as an anion (negative ion) which is created by an electron gain and is attracted to the anode. The valence of an ion is equal to the number of electrons lost or gained and is indicated by a plus sign for cations and a minus sign for anions, thus: Na + , Cl−, Ca ++ , S = .
- ior
-
- Ios
-
noun,
a small hawk, Buteo solitarius, having two plumage phases and occurring only on the island of Hawaii, where it is a rare species and the only living indigenous bird of prey.
- IOT
-
- Ir.
-
- IRC
-
- IRO
-
- IRS
-
- Mao
-
- TAO
-
noun,
(in philosophical Taoism) that in virtue of which all things happen or exist.
- Sta
-
- Sin
-
noun,
transgression of divine law:
- SIT
-
verb,
(in prescriptions) may it be.
- St.
-
- SIR
-
noun,
a respectful or formal term of address used to a man:
- MNE
-
- MNS
-
- ESA
-
- MOA
-
noun,
any of several flightless birds of the family Dinornithidae, of New Zealand, related to the kiwis but resembling the ostrich: extinct since about the end of the 18th century.
- MOC
-
noun,
moccasin.
- ERT
-
- ERS
-
noun,
ervil.
- MIR
-
noun,
a village commune of peasant farmers in prerevolutionary Russia.
- Moe
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Morris or Moses.
- MOI
-
- MOR
-
- 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).
- ERA
-
noun,
a period of time marked by distinctive character, events, etc.:
- MOS
-
noun,
moment (def 1).
- MOT
-
noun,
a pithy or witty remark; bon mot.
- Mr.
-
plural,
mister: a title of respect prefixed to a man's name or position:
- MRA
-
- MRE
-
- MIT
-
- Esc
-
- SMA
-
- TAR
-
noun,
any of various dark-colored viscid products obtained by the destructive distillation of certain organic substances, as coal or wood.
- SRI
-
noun,
a Hindu title of address prefixed to the name of a deity, holy person, etc.
- Sr.
-
- sot
-
noun,
a drunkard.
- mas
-
noun,
mother1 .
- Mat
-
noun,
a piece of fabric made of plaited or woven rushes, straw, hemp, or similar fiber, or of some other pliant material, as rubber, used as a protective covering on a floor or other surface, to wipe the shoes on, etc.
- MCI
-
- MCR
-
- MEA
-
noun,
an acknowledgment of one's responsibility for a fault or error.
- Son
-
noun,
a male child or person in relation to his parents.
- MEC
-
noun,
a pimp; mack.
- IAS
-
- SOC
-
noun,
sociology or a class or course in sociology.
- MIE
-
- MI6
-
noun,
the government's secret intelligence service.
- Meo
-
noun,
Miao (def 1).
- mi.
-
- MI5
-
noun,
the government's security and counterespionage service that works in liaison with Scotland Yard's Special Branch.
- ic
-
- RI
-
- AO
-
- et
-
verb,
a simple past tense of eat.
- i.
-
- 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.
- RN
-
- TE
-
noun,
ti1 .
- TT
-
- TC
-
- RC
-
- 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.
- TM
-
- RO
-
- OE
-
noun,
oy2 .
- TN
-
- SI
-
noun,
the syllable used for the seventh tone of a scale and sometimes for the tone B.
- N.
-
- NA
-
adverb,
no1 .
- NC
-
- NI
-
- CM
-
- CE
-
- MN
-
- SN
-
- NM
-
- No
-
noun,
an utterance of the word “no.”.
- O.
-
- OA
-
- RA
-
noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- MA
-
noun,
mother1 .
- M.
-
- TI
-
noun,
the syllable for the seventh tone of a diatonic scale.
- SM
-
- S.
-
- 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.
- E.
-
noun,
Edward (St. John) 1925–2000, U.S. writer and illustrator.
- EI
-
- t.
-
- T1
-
- er
-
interjection,
(used to express or represent a pause, hesitation, uncertainty, etc.).
- TA
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- R.
-
- SA
-