Anagrams of necessitarian
Word necessitarian has
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- Resistencia
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noun,
a city in NE Argentina, on the Paraná River.
- insectaries
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noun,
a laboratory for the study of live insects, their life histories, effects on plants, reaction to insecticides, etc.
- incinerates
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verb (used with object),
to burn or reduce to ashes; cremate.
- Renaissance
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noun,
the activity, spirit, or time of the great revival of art, literature, and learning in Europe beginning in the 14th century and extending to the 17th century, marking the transition from the medieval to the modern world.
- necessarian
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noun, adjective,
necessitarian.
- incinerate
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verb (used with object),
to burn or reduce to ashes; cremate.
- creatinine
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noun,
a crystalline end product of creatine metabolism, C 4 H 7 N 3 O, occurring in urine, muscle, and blood.
- incrassate
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adjective,
Also, incrassated. Botany, Entomology. thickened or swollen.
- Renaissant
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adjective,
renascent.
- sectarians
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noun,
a member of a sect.
- transience
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noun,
transient state or quality.
- insectaria
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noun,
a place in which a collection of living insects is kept, as in a zoo.
- ancestries
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noun,
family or ancestral descent; lineage.
- incarnates
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adjective,
embodied in flesh; given a bodily, especially a human, form:
- ascertains
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verb (used with object),
to find out definitely; learn with certainty or assurance; determine:
- instancies
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noun,
quality of being instant; urgency; pressing nature.
- Stannaries
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noun,
a tin-mining region or district.
- nectarines
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noun,
a variety or mutation of peach having a smooth, downless skin.
- Resistance
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noun,
the act or power of resisting, opposing, or withstanding.
- catenaries
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noun,
Mathematics. the curve assumed approximately by a heavy uniform cord or chain hanging freely from two points not in the same vertical line. Equation: y = k cos h (x / k).
- insistence
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noun,
the act or fact of insisting.
- cineastes
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noun,
any person, especially a director or producer, associated professionally with filmmaking.
- incarnate
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adjective,
embodied in flesh; given a bodily, especially a human, form:
- Cartesian
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noun,
a follower of Cartesian thought.
- carnitine
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noun,
a dipolar compound that occurs in muscle and liver and is involved in the transport of fatty acids across the inner mitochondrial membrane.
- estancias
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noun,
(in Spanish America) a landed estate or a cattle ranch.
- taeniasis
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noun,
infestation with tapeworms.
- craniates
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noun,
a craniate animal.
- creatines
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noun,
an amino acid, C 4 H 9 N 3 O 2 , that is a constituent of the muscles of vertebrates and is phosphorylated to store energy used for muscular contraction.
- renascent
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adjective,
being reborn; springing again into being or vigor:
- sirenians
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noun,
an aquatic, herbivorous mammal of the order Sirenia, including the manatee and dugong.
- resinates
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noun,
Chemistry. any of the salts of the acids found in rosin.
- cesareans
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noun,
Also called Cesarean section, C-section. an operation by which a fetus is taken from the uterus by cutting through the walls of the abdomen and uterus.
- narceines
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noun,
a narcotic alkaloid, C 23 H 27 NO 8 , occurring in opium and acting as a mild relaxant on smooth muscle.
- scenarist
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noun,
a writer of motion-picture or television scenarios.
- canisters
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noun,
a small box or jar, often one of a kitchen set, for holding tea, coffee, flour, and sugar.
- anti-icer
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noun,
a device used to prevent the forming of ice, as on an airplane propeller.
- arsenites
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noun,
a salt or ester of arsenous acid.
- Neisseria
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noun,
any of several spherical bacteria of the genus Neisseria, certain species of which, as N. gonorrhoeae, are pathogenic for humans.
- insincere
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adjective,
not sincere; not honest in the expression of actual feeling; hypocritical.
- insensate
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adjective,
not endowed with sensation; inanimate:
- ascertain
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verb (used with object),
to find out definitely; learn with certainty or assurance; determine:
- nectarine
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noun,
a variety or mutation of peach having a smooth, downless skin.
- nectaries
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noun,
Botany. an organ or part that secretes nectar.
- Nierstein
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noun,
a village in SW central Germany, SSE of Mainz: noted for its wines.
- sectaries
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noun,
a member of a particular sect, especially an adherent of a religious body regarded as heretical or schismatic.
- arsenates
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noun,
a salt or ester of arsenic acid.
- tenancies
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noun,
a holding, as of lands, by any kind of title; occupancy of land, a house, or the like, under a lease or on payment of rent; tenure.
- sectarian
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noun,
a member of a sect.
- inertance
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noun,
the effect of inertia in an acoustic system, an impeding of the transmission of sound through the system.
- increases
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noun,
growth or augmentation in numbers, size, strength, quality, etc.:
- secretins
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noun,
a polypeptide hormone, produced in the small intestine, that activates the pancreas to secrete pancreatic juice.
- centiares
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noun,
a square meter. Abbreviation: ca.
- seatrains
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noun,
a ship for the transportation of loaded railroad cars.
- intarsias
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noun,
an art or technique of decorating a surface with inlaid patterns, especially of wood mosaic, developed during the Renaissance.
- tanneries
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noun,
a place where tanning is carried on.
- incessant
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adjective,
continuing without interruption; ceaseless; unending:
- caseinate
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noun,
a metallic salt of casein.
- Teiresias
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noun,
Tiresias.
- instances
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noun,
a case or occurrence of anything:
- naissance
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noun,
a birth, an origination, or a growth, as that of a person, an organization, an idea, or a movement.
- sarcenets
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noun,
a fine, soft fabric, often of silk, made in plain or twill weave and used especially for linings.
- canneries
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noun,
a factory where foodstuffs, as meat, fish, or fruit are canned.
- serenatas
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noun,
a form of secular cantata, often of a dramatic or imaginative character.
- staircase
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noun,
a flight of stairs with its framework, banisters, etc., or a series of such flights.
- ecarinate
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adjective,
having no carina or keel.
- acierates
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verb (used with object),
to convert (iron) into steel.
- sacristan
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noun,
Also called sacrist [sak-rist, sey-krist] /ˈsæk rɪst, ˈseɪ krɪst/ (Show IPA). an official in charge of the sacred vessels, vestments, etc., of a church or a religious house.
- iterances
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noun,
iteration.
- actinians
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noun,
any sea anemone.
- Isenstein
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noun,
(in the Nibelungenlied) the home of Brunhild in Isenland.
- encrinite
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noun,
a fossil crinoid.
- entrances
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noun,
an act of entering, as into a place or upon new duties.
- iranians
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noun,
a subbranch of the Indo-European family of languages, including especially Persian, Pashto, Avestan, and Kurdish.
- secretin
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noun,
a polypeptide hormone, produced in the small intestine, that activates the pancreas to secrete pancreatic juice.
- arsenate
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noun,
a salt or ester of arsenic acid.
- sarcinas
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noun,
any of several spherical, saprophytic bacteria of the genus Sarcina, having a cuboidal cell arrangement.
- Teresina
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noun,
a port in NE Brazil, on the Parnahiba River.
- niteries
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noun,
a nightclub.
- retsinas
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noun,
a strong, resinated white or red wine of Greece and Cyprus.
- intarsia
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noun,
an art or technique of decorating a surface with inlaid patterns, especially of wood mosaic, developed during the Renaissance.
- centares
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noun,
centiare.
- increate
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adjective,
not created; uncreated.
- canister
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noun,
a small box or jar, often one of a kitchen set, for holding tea, coffee, flour, and sugar.
- acierate
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verb (used with object),
to convert (iron) into steel.
- centesis
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noun,
a puncture or perforation.
- arsenics
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- Increase
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noun,
growth or augmentation in numbers, size, strength, quality, etc.:
- centiare
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noun,
a square meter. Abbreviation: ca.
- stearins
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noun,
Chemistry. any of the three glyceryl esters of stearic acid, especially C 3 H 5 (C 18 H 35 O 2) 3 , a soft, white, odorless solid found in many natural fats.
- seatrain
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noun,
a ship for the transportation of loaded railroad cars.
- centners
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noun,
(in several European countries) a unit of weight of 50 kilograms, equivalent to 110.2 pounds avoirdupois.
- Triassic
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noun,
Also, Trias [trahy-uh s] /ˈtraɪ əs/ (Show IPA). the Triassic Period or System.
- arenites
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noun,
psammite.
- sericate
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adjective,
sericeous; silky.
- narceine
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noun,
a narcotic alkaloid, C 23 H 27 NO 8 , occurring in opium and acting as a mild relaxant on smooth muscle.
- caseates
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verb (used without object),
to undergo caseation.
- canteens
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noun,
a small container used especially by soldiers and hikers for carrying water or other liquids.
- iterance
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noun,
iteration.
- arsenite
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noun,
a salt or ester of arsenous acid.
- sea-star
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noun,
starfish.
- Erastian
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noun,
an advocate of Erastianism.
- saracens
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noun,
History/Historical. a member of any of the nomadic tribes on the Syrian borders of the Roman Empire.
- tsarinas
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noun,
czarina.
- instance
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noun,
a case or occurrence of anything:
- insnares
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verb (used with object),
ensnare.
- Castries
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noun,
a port in and the capital of the state of St. Lucia, on the NW coast.
- sarcenet
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noun,
a fine, soft fabric, often of silk, made in plain or twill weave and used especially for linings.
- catenane
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noun,
any of the class of chemical compounds containing two or more rings that are interlocked without being bonded chemically.
- eristics
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noun,
a person who engages in disputation; controversialist.
- caterans
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noun,
(formerly) a freebooter or marauder of the Scottish Highlands.
- Caterina
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noun,
a female given name, form of Catherine.
- Santeria
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noun,
(sometimes lowercase) a religion merging the worship of Yoruba deities with veneration of Roman Catholic saints: practiced in Cuba and spread to other parts of the Caribbean and to the U.S. by Cuban emigrés.
- serenata
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noun,
a form of secular cantata, often of a dramatic or imaginative character.
- earnests
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noun,
full seriousness, as of intention or purpose:
- triennia
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noun,
a period of three years.
- cantinas
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noun,
a saloon; bar.
- niceties
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noun,
a delicate or fine point; punctilio:
- sanities
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noun,
the state of being sane; soundness of mind.
- Einstein
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noun,
Albert [al-bert;; German ahl-bert] /ˈæl bərt;; German ˈɑl bɛrt/ (Show IPA), 1879–1955, German physicist, U.S. citizen from 1940: formulator of the theory of relativity; Nobel Prize 1921.
- nineties
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noun,
a cardinal number, ten times nine.
- acarines
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noun,
any of numerous arachnids of the order Acarina, comprising the mites and ticks.
- Artesian
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adjective,
noting, pertaining to, or characteristic of an artesian well.
- Sicanian
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adjective,
Sicilian.
- Teresian
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noun,
a member of the reformed order of barefooted Carmelites, founded in Spain in 1562.
- inertias
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noun,
inertness, especially with regard to effort, motion, action, and the like; inactivity; sluggishness.
- encaenia
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noun,
(used with a plural verb) festive ceremonies commemorating the founding of a city or the consecration of a church.
- airiness
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noun,
openness to the air:
- creatine
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noun,
an amino acid, C 4 H 9 N 3 O 2 , that is a constituent of the muscles of vertebrates and is phosphorylated to store energy used for muscular contraction.
- cerastes
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noun,
any of several small vipers of the genus Cerastes, including the horned viper, that have a sideways looping motion like that of a sidewinder and inhabit deserts of northern Africa and southwestern Asia.
- intrans.
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- cineaste
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noun,
any person, especially a director or producer, associated professionally with filmmaking.
- Tiresias
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noun,
a blind prophet, usually said to have been blinded because he saw Athena bathing, and then to have been awarded the gift of prophecy as a consolation for his blindness.
- cinerins
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noun,
either of two oily, liquid compounds, C 20 H 28 O 3 or C 21 H 28 O 5 , used as insecticides.
- acrasins
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noun,
a chemotactic substance, identical with cAMP, secreted by myxamebas of cellular slime molds and attracting other myxamebas to aggregate and form a pseudoplasmodium.
- sericite
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noun,
a fine-grained variety of muscovite produced by the alteration of feldspar.
- sirenian
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noun,
an aquatic, herbivorous mammal of the order Sirenia, including the manatee and dugong.
- Canaries
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noun,
any of several Old World finches of the genus Serinus, especially S. canaria (common canary) native to the Canary Islands and often kept as a pet, in the wild being greenish with brown streaks above and yellow below and in domesticated varieties usually bright yellow or pale yellow.
- Canarese
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noun,
one of a Dravidian people living mainly in the state of Karnataka, in southwest India.
- resinate
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noun,
Chemistry. any of the salts of the acids found in rosin.
- cisterna
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noun,
cistern (def 2).
- entrains
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verb (used with object),
to put aboard a train.
- actinias
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noun,
a sea anemone, especially of the genus Actinia.
- ancients
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noun,
a person who lived in ancient times.
- citrines
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noun,
a translucent, yellow variety of quartz, often sold as topaz; false topaz; topaz quartz.
- entrance
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noun,
an act of entering, as into a place or upon new duties.
- crinites
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noun,
a fossil crinoid.
- scanties
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noun,
scanties, very brief underpants, especially for women.
- Estancia
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noun,
(in Spanish America) a landed estate or a cattle ranch.
- craniate
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noun,
a craniate animal.
- sentries
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noun,
a soldier stationed at a place to stand guard and prevent the passage of unauthorized persons, watch for fires, etc., especially a sentinel stationed at a pass, gate, opening in a defense work, or the like.
- crannies
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noun,
a small, narrow opening in a wall, rock, etc.; chink; crevice; fissure:
- carinate
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adjective,
Zoology, Botany. formed with a carina; keellike.
- sinister
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adjective,
threatening or portending evil, harm, or trouble; ominous:
- Asnieres
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noun,
a city in N central France, near Paris.
- anserine
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adjective,
of or relating to the subfamily Anserinae, of the family Anatidae, comprising the true geese.
- Saarinen
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noun,
Eero [air-oh] /ˈɛər oʊ/ (Show IPA), 1910–61, U.S. architect, born in Finland.
- incenses
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noun,
an aromatic gum or other substance producing a sweet odor when burned, used in religious ceremonies, to enhance a mood, etc.
- arcanist
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noun,
a person professing special secret knowledge concerning ceramics, especially concerning the making of porcelain.
- internes
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noun, verb (used without object),
intern2 .
- atresias
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noun,
the congenital absence, or the pathological closure, of an opening, passage, or cavity.
- actinian
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noun,
any sea anemone.
- incenter
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noun,
the center of an inscribed circle; that point where the bisectors of the angles of a triangle or of a regular polygon intersect.
- scienter
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noun,
a mental state in which one has knowledge that one’s action, statement, etc., is wrong, deceptive, or illegal: often used as a standard of guilt:
- ensnares
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verb (used with object),
to capture in, or involve as in, a snare:
- sericins
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noun,
a gelatinous organic compound that holds the two strands of natural silk together.
- sarsenet
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noun,
sarcenet.
- teniasis
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noun,
taeniasis.
- Cesarean
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noun,
Also called Cesarean section, C-section. an operation by which a fetus is taken from the uterus by cutting through the walls of the abdomen and uterus.
- cantina
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noun,
a saloon; bar.
- instars
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noun,
an insect in any one of its periods of postembryonic growth between molts.
- canters
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noun,
an easy gallop.
- intense
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adjective,
existing or occurring in a high or extreme degree:
- casitas
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noun,
a small crude dwelling forming part of a shantytown inhabited by Mexican laborers in the southwestern U.S.
- cassena
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noun,
dahoon.
- caseate
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verb (used without object),
to undergo caseation.
- irenics
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noun,
the branch of theology dealing with the promotion of peace and conciliation among Christian churches.
Compare polemics (def 2).
- carinas
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noun,
Zoology. a keellike part or ridge, especially a ridge of bone on the ventral side of the sternum of birds.
- intens.
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- Setaria
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noun,
any grass of the genus Setaria, having a dense panicle, grown for forage.
- sestina
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noun,
a poem of six six-line stanzas and a three-line envoy, originally without rhyme, in which each stanza repeats the end words of the lines of the first stanza, but in different order, the envoy using the six words again, three in the middle of the lines and three at the end.
- sericin
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noun,
a gelatinous organic compound that holds the two strands of natural silk together.
- caritas
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noun,
charity.
- Iranian
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noun,
a subbranch of the Indo-European family of languages, including especially Persian, Pashto, Avestan, and Kurdish.
- caseins
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noun,
Biochemistry. a protein precipitated from milk, as by rennet, and forming the basis of cheese and certain plastics.
- tarsias
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noun,
intarsia.
- interne
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noun, verb (used without object),
intern2 .
- Caserta
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noun,
a city in S Italy, near Naples.
- isatins
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noun,
a yellowish-red or orange, crystalline, water-soluble solid, C 8 H 5 NO 2 , used chiefly in the synthesis of vat dyes.
- carnets
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noun,
a customs document allowing an automobile to be driven at no cost across international borders.
- careens
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noun,
a careening.
- caserns
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noun,
a lodging for soldiers in a garrison town; barracks.
- carnies
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noun,
a person employed by a carnival.
- interns
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noun,
a person who is or has been interned; internee.
- intines
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noun,
the inner coat of a spore, especially a pollen grain.
- serines
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noun,
a crystalline amino acid, HOCH 2 CH(NH 2)COOH, found in many proteins and obtained by the hydrolysis of sericin, the protein constituting silk gum. Symbol: S. Abbreviation: Ser;
- incises
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verb (used with object),
to cut into; cut marks, figures, etc., upon.
- cassina
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noun,
dahoon.
- entices
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verb (used with object),
to lead on by exciting hope or desire; allure; inveigle:
- citrins
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noun,
bioflavonoid.
- Sistine
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adjective,
of or relating to any pope named Sixtus.
- strains
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noun,
any force or pressure tending to alter shape, cause a fracture, etc.
- creases
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noun,
a ridge or groove produced in anything by folding, heat, pressure, etc.; fold; furrow.
- creates
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adjective,
Archaic. created.
- crenate
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adjective,
having the margin notched or scalloped so as to form rounded teeth, as a leaf.
- eristic
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noun,
a person who engages in disputation; controversialist.
- cresset
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noun,
a metal cup or basket often mounted on a pole or suspended from above, containing oil, pitch, a rope steeped in rosin, etc., burned as a light or beacon.
- cretins
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noun,
a person suffering from cretinism.
- entries
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noun,
an act of entering; entrance.
- crinite
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noun,
a fossil crinoid.
- entrain
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verb (used with object),
to put aboard a train.
- entires
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noun,
Archaic. the whole; entirety.
- Stinnes
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noun,
Hugo [hoo-gaw;; English hyoo-goh] /ˈhu gɔ;; English ˈhyu goʊ/ (Show IPA), 1870–1924, German industrialist.
- enteric
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noun,
enterics, Bacteriology. enterobacteria.
- estrins
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noun,
estrone.
- entasis
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noun,
a slight convexity given to a column or tower, as to correct an optical illusion.
- ensnare
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verb (used with object),
to capture in, or involve as in, a snare:
- Steiner
-
noun,
Jakob [yah-kawp] /ˈyɑ kɔp/ (Show IPA), 1796–1863, Swiss mathematician.
- encinas
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noun,
the live oak, Quercus virginiana.
- encases
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verb (used with object),
to enclose in or as in a case:
- stearin
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noun,
Chemistry. any of the three glyceryl esters of stearic acid, especially C 3 H 5 (C 18 H 35 O 2) 3 , a soft, white, odorless solid found in many natural fats.
- stearic
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adjective,
of or relating to suet or fat.
- earnest
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noun,
full seriousness, as of intention or purpose:
- easiest
-
noun,
a word formerly used in communications to represent the letter E.
- stances
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noun,
the position or bearing of the body while standing:
- Eastern
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adjective,
lying toward or situated in the east:
- easters
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noun,
an annual Christian festival in commemoration of the resurrection of Jesus Christ, observed on the first Sunday after the first full moon after the vernal equinox, as calculated according to tables based in Western churches on the Gregorian calendar and in Orthodox churches on the Julian calendar.
- stannic
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adjective,
of or containing tin, especially in the tetravalent state.
- ecartes
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noun,
a card game for two players.
- citrine
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noun,
a translucent, yellow variety of quartz, often sold as topaz; false topaz; topaz quartz.
- sirenic
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adjective,
of or characteristic of a siren; melodious, tempting, or alluring.
- Cassini
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noun,
Oleg [oh-leg] /ˈoʊ lɛg/ (Show IPA), (Oleg Cassini-Loiewski) 1913–2006, U.S. fashion designer and businessman, born in France.
- centri-
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- Cassite
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noun,
Kassite.
- insnare
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verb (used with object),
ensnare.
- casters
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noun,
a person or thing that casts.
- inserts
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noun,
something inserted or to be inserted.
- cateran
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noun,
(formerly) a freebooter or marauder of the Scottish Highlands.
- tansies
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noun,
any of several composite plants of the genus Tanacetum, especially a strong-scented, weedy, Old World herb, T. vulgare, having flat-topped clusters of tubular yellow flowers.
- Insecta
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noun,
the class comprising the insects.
- tanrecs
-
noun,
tenrec.
- censers
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noun,
a container, usually covered, in which incense is burned, especially during religious services; thurible.
- inertia
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noun,
inertness, especially with regard to effort, motion, action, and the like; inactivity; sluggishness.
- centare
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noun,
centiare.
- centner
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noun,
(in several European countries) a unit of weight of 50 kilograms, equivalent to 110.2 pounds avoirdupois.
- incites
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verb (used with object),
to stir, encourage, or urge on; stimulate or prompt to action:
- centres
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noun,
Geometry. the middle point, as the point within a circle or sphere equally distant from all points of the circumference or surface, or the point within a regular polygon equally distant from the vertices.
- cerates
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noun,
Pharmacology. an unctuous, often medicated, preparation for external application, consisting of lard or oil mixed with wax, rosin, or the like, especially one that has a firmer consistency than a typical ointment and does not melt when in contact with the skin.
- etesian
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adjective,
(of certain Mediterranean winds) occurring annually.
- incests
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noun,
sexual intercourse between closely related persons.
- cerises
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adjective, noun,
moderate to deep red.
- incense
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noun,
an aromatic gum or other substance producing a sweet odor when burned, used in religious ceremonies, to enhance a mood, etc.
- incases
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verb (used with object),
encase.
- certain
-
Idioms,
for certain, without a doubt; surely:
- siennas
-
noun,
a ferruginous earth used as a yellowish-brown pigment (raw sienna) or, after roasting in a furnace, as a reddish-brown pigment (burnt sienna)
- Icarian
-
noun,
an inhabitant of Icaria.
- cetanes
-
noun,
a colorless, liquid hydrocarbon of the alkane series, C 16 H 34 , used as a solvent and in cetane number determinations.
- iatrics
-
- Sinatra
-
noun,
Frank (Francis Albert) 1915–98, U.S. singer and actor.
- sincere
-
adjective,
free of deceit, hypocrisy, or falseness; earnest:
- cinerin
-
noun,
either of two oily, liquid compounds, C 20 H 28 O 3 or C 21 H 28 O 5 , used as insecticides.
- sinters
-
noun,
siliceous or calcareous matter deposited by springs, as that formed around the vent of a geyser.
- cistern
-
noun,
a reservoir, tank, or container for storing or holding water or other liquid.
- 2,4,5-t
-
noun,
a light-tan, water-insoluble solid, C 8 H 5 Cl 3 O 3 , used chiefly for killing weeds.
- Staines
-
noun,
a town in Surrey, SE England, on the Thames River near Heathrow airport.
- canteen
-
noun,
a small container used especially by soldiers and hikers for carrying water or other liquids.
- secrets
-
noun,
something that is or is kept secret, hidden, or concealed.
- Antares
-
noun,
a red supergiant star of the first magnitude in the constellation Scorpius.
- ratines
-
noun,
a loosely woven fabric made with nubby or knotty yarns.
- antiars
-
noun,
the upas tree.
- Screens
-
noun,
a movable or fixed device, usually consisting of a covered frame, that provides shelter, serves as a partition, etc.
- tessera
-
noun,
one of the small pieces used in mosaic work.
- seances
-
noun,
a meeting in which a spiritualist attempts to communicate with the spirits of the dead.
- raisins
-
noun,
a grape of any of various sweet varieties dried in the sun or by artificial means, often used in cookery.
- racists
-
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.
- arenite
-
noun,
psammite.
- seaters
-
noun,
a person or thing that seats.
- secants
-
noun,
Geometry. an intersecting line, especially one intersecting a curve at two or more points.
- secerns
-
verb (used with object),
to discriminate or distinguish in thought.
- arnicas
-
noun,
any composite plant of the genus Arnica, having opposite leaves and yellow flower heads.
- recasts
-
noun,
a recasting.
- arsines
-
noun,
Also called arseniuretted hydrogen. a colorless, flammable, slightly water-soluble gas, AsH 3 , having a fetid, garliclike odor, used in chemical warfare.
- Artesia
-
noun,
a city in S California.
- artisan
-
noun,
a person skilled in an applied art; a craftsperson.
- Ascaris
-
noun,
any parasitic roundworm of the genus Ascaris, found in the human small intestine and causing colic and diarrhea.
- Nicetas
-
noun,
Saint Ignatius (def 2).
- ascents
-
noun,
an act of ascending; upward movement; a rising movement:
- Nicaean
-
adjective,
Nicene.
- ascites
-
noun,
accumulation of serous fluid in the peritoneal cavity; dropsy of the peritoneum.
- niacins
-
noun,
nicotinic acid.
- seiners
-
noun,
a person who fishes with a seine.
- Asiatic
-
noun,
an Asian person.
- neritic
-
adjective,
of or relating to the region of water lying directly above the sublittoral zone of the sea bottom.
- recants
-
verb (used with object),
to withdraw or disavow (a statement, opinion, etc.), especially formally; retract.
- recites
-
verb (used with object),
to repeat the words of, as from memory, especially in a formal manner:
- tenrecs
-
noun,
any of several insectivorous mammals of the family Tenrecidae, of Madagascar, having a long, pointed snout, certain species of which are spiny and tailless.
- sateens
-
noun,
a strong cotton fabric constructed in satin weave and having a lustrous face.
- Saracen
-
noun,
History/Historical. a member of any of the nomadic tribes on the Syrian borders of the Roman Empire.
- tsarina
-
noun,
czarina.
- santirs
-
noun,
a Persian musical instrument resembling a dulcimer.
- trienes
-
noun,
any compound containing three double bonds.
- acarine
-
noun,
any of numerous arachnids of the order Acarina, comprising the mites and ticks.
- Sarcina
-
noun,
any of several spherical, saprophytic bacteria of the genus Sarcina, having a cuboidal cell arrangement.
- acerate
-
adjective,
acerose1 .
- acetins
-
noun,
a colorless, thick, hygroscopic liquid, C 5 H 10 O 4 : used chiefly in the manufacture of explosives.
- acrasin
-
noun,
a chemotactic substance, identical with cAMP, secreted by myxamebas of cellular slime molds and attracting other myxamebas to aggregate and form a pseudoplasmodium.
- Actinia
-
noun,
a sea anemone, especially of the genus Actinia.
- satanic
-
adjective,
of Satan.
- actress
-
noun,
a woman who acts in stage plays, motion pictures, television broadcasts, etc., especially professionally.
- scanner
-
noun,
a person or thing that scans.
- tierces
-
noun,
an old measure of capacity equivalent to one third of a pipe, or 42 wine gallons.
- aerates
-
verb (used with object),
to expose to the action or effect of air or to cause air to circulate through:
- retsina
-
noun,
a strong, resinated white or red wine of Greece and Cyprus.
- retains
-
verb (used with object),
to keep possession of.
- trainee
-
noun,
a person being trained, especially in a vocation; apprentice.
- tisanes
-
noun,
(italics) French. aromatic or herb-flavored tea.
- resents
-
verb (used with object),
to feel or show displeasure or indignation at (a person, act, remark, etc.) from a sense of injury or insult.
- resects
-
verb (used with object),
to do a resection on.
- tinners
-
noun,
a tinsmith.
- reseats
-
verb (used with object),
to provide with a new seat or new seats.
- anatine
-
adjective,
of or relating to the family Anatidae, comprising the swans, geese, and ducks.
- ancient
-
noun,
a person who lived in ancient times.
- rennets
-
noun,
the lining membrane of the fourth stomach of a calf or of the stomach of certain other young animals.
- asinine
-
adjective,
foolish, unintelligent, or silly; stupid:
- scrinia
-
noun,
a cylindrical container used in ancient Rome to hold papyrus rolls.
- Cairene
-
noun,
a native or resident of Cairo, Egypt.
- canines
-
noun,
a canid, or member of the dog family Canidae.
- nasties
-
noun,
Informal. a nasty person or thing.
- senecas
-
noun,
a member of the largest tribe of the Iroquois Confederacy of North American Indians, formerly inhabiting western New York and being conspicuous in the wars south and west of Lake Erie.
- tenaces
-
noun,
a sequence of two high cards of the same suit that lack an intervening card to be in consecutive order, as the ace and queen.
- Teniers
-
noun,
David [dey-vid;; Flemish dah-vit;; French dah-veed] /ˈdeɪ vɪd;; Flemish ˈdɑ vɪt;; French dɑˈvid/ (Show IPA), ("the Elder") 1582–1649, Flemish painter and engraver.
- sennits
-
noun,
a flat, braided cordage, formed by plaiting strands of rope yarn or other fiber, used as small stuff aboard ships.
- neatens
-
verb (used with object),
to make neat:
- nancies
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Meurthe-et-Moselle, in NE France: battles 1477, 1914, 1944.
- Astaire
-
noun,
Fred, 1899–1987, U.S. dancer and actor.
- sereins
-
noun,
fine rain falling after sunset from a sky in which no clouds are visible.
- Aterian
-
adjective,
of or indicating a Middle Paleolithic industry of northwestern Africa and the Sahara, characterized by the production of tanged points and bifacially worked leaf-shaped points of varying sizes.
- sensate
-
adjective,
perceiving or perceived through the senses.
- Cainite
-
noun,
a member of a Gnostic sect that exalted Cain and regarded the God of the Old Testament as responsible for evil.
- atresia
-
noun,
the congenital absence, or the pathological closure, of an opening, passage, or cavity.
- tenners
-
noun,
a 10-dollar bill.
- teasers
-
noun,
a person or thing that teases.
- sennets
-
noun,
any of several small barracudas, as Sphyraena borealis (northern sennet) ranging along the eastern coast of North and Central America.
- nectars
-
noun,
the saccharine secretion of a plant, which attracts the insects or birds that pollinate the flower.
- caesars
-
noun,
Gaius [gey-uh s] /ˈgeɪ əs/ (Show IPA), (or Caius) [key-uh s] /ˈkeɪ əs/ (Show IPA), Julius, c100–44 b.c, Roman general, statesman, and historian.
- nascent
-
adjective,
beginning to exist or develop:
- seriate
-
adjective,
arranged or occurring in one or more series.
- retain
-
verb (used with object),
to keep possession of.
- Ernest
-
noun,
a male given name: from an Old English word meaning “vigor, intent.”.
- snares
-
noun,
a device, often consisting of a noose, for capturing small game.
- scarts
-
verb (used with or without object),
to scratch, scrape, mark, or scar.
- sneers
-
noun,
a look or expression of derision, scorn, or contempt.
- serine
-
noun,
a crystalline amino acid, HOCH 2 CH(NH 2)COOH, found in many proteins and obtained by the hydrolysis of sericin, the protein constituting silk gum. Symbol: S. Abbreviation: Ser;
- 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.
- 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.
- erects
-
adjective,
upright in position or posture:
- resist
-
noun,
a substance that prevents or inhibits some effect from taking place, as a coating on a surface of a metallic printing plate that prevents or inhibits corrosion of the metal by acid.
- scares
-
noun,
a sudden fright or alarm, especially with little or no reason.
- Senate
-
noun,
an assembly or council of citizens having the highest deliberative functions in a government, especially a legislative assembly of a state or nation.
- resent
-
verb (used with object),
to feel or show displeasure or indignation at (a person, act, remark, etc.) from a sense of injury or insult.
- serins
-
noun,
a small finch, Serinus serinus, of Europe and northern Africa, closely related to the canary.
- resect
-
verb (used with object),
to do a resection on.
- sirens
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. one of several sea nymphs, part woman and part bird, who lure mariners to destruction by their seductive singing.
- Estrin
-
noun,
estrone.
- Rennie
-
noun,
John, 1761–1821, Scottish engineer.
- rentes
-
noun,
revenue or income, or the instrument evidencing a right to such periodic receipts.
- esters
-
noun,
a compound produced by the reaction between an acid and an alcohol with the elimination of a molecule of water, as ethyl acetate, C 4 H 8 O 2 , or dimethyl sulfate, C 2 H 6 SO 4 .
- reseat
-
verb (used with object),
to provide with a new seat or new seats.
- Sisera
-
noun,
the commander of the Canaanite army of King Jabin: killed by Jael. Judges 4:17–22.
- irenic
-
adjective,
tending to promote peace or reconciliation; peaceful or conciliatory.
- resets
-
noun,
an act or instance of setting again.
- Sister
-
noun,
a female offspring having both parents in common with another offspring; female sibling.
- Nantes
-
noun,
a seaport in and the capital of Loire-Atlantique, in W France, at the mouth of the Loire River.
- Isaacs
-
noun,
Sir Isaac Alfred, 1855–1948, Australian jurist: governor general of Australia 1931–36.
- Esenin
-
noun,
Sergey Aleksandrovich [Russian syir-gyey uh-lyi-ksahn-druh-vyich] /Russian syɪrˈgyeɪ ʌ lyɪˈksɑn drə vyɪtʃ/ (Show IPA), Yesenin, Sergey Aleksandrovich.
- escent
-
- sitars
-
noun,
a lute of India with a small, pear-shaped body and a long, broad, fretted neck.
- irises
-
noun,
Anatomy. the contractile, circular diaphragm forming the colored portion of the eye and containing a circular opening, the pupil, in its center.
- sit-in
-
noun,
any organized protest in which a group of people peacefully occupy and refuse to leave a premises:
- erases
-
verb (used with object),
to rub or scrape out, as letters or characters written, engraved, etc.; efface.
- satire
-
noun,
the use of irony, sarcasm, ridicule, or the like, in exposing, denouncing, or deriding vice, folly, etc.
- scants
-
adverb,
Scot. and North England Dialect. scarcely; barely; hardly.
- stains
-
noun,
a discoloration produced by foreign matter having penetrated into or chemically reacted with a material; a spot not easily removed.
- serais
-
noun,
(in Eastern countries) a caravansary.
- saints
-
noun,
any of certain persons of exceptional holiness of life, formally recognized as such by the Christian Church, especially by canonization.
- encase
-
verb (used with object),
to enclose in or as in a case:
- serein
-
noun,
fine rain falling after sunset from a sky in which no clouds are visible.
- sancta
-
noun,
a sacred or holy place.
- enates
-
noun,
a person related on one's mother's side.
Compare agnate, cognate.
- enacts
-
verb (used with object),
to make into an act or statute:
- sanies
-
noun,
a thin, often greenish, serous fluid that is discharged from ulcers, wounds, etc.
- saices
-
noun,
syce.
- stance
-
noun,
the position or bearing of the body while standing:
- Serena
-
noun,
a female given name.
- sansei
-
noun,
a grandchild of Japanese immigrants to the U.S. or Canada.
- ecrase
-
adjective,
(of leather) crushed to produce a grained effect.
- Santee
-
noun,
a city in SW California.
- santir
-
noun,
a Persian musical instrument resembling a dulcimer.
- ecesis
-
noun,
the establishment of an immigrant plant in a new environment.
- Itasca
-
noun,
Lake, a lake in N Minnesota: one of the sources of the Mississippi River.
- sarees
-
noun,
sari.
- Encina
-
noun,
the live oak, Quercus virginiana.
- riatas
-
noun,
a lariat.
- entice
-
verb (used with object),
to lead on by exciting hope or desire; allure; inveigle:
- Isaian
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or characteristic of Isaiah or of the book of the Bible bearing his name.
- ricins
-
noun,
a white, poisonous, protein powder from the bean of the castor-oil plant.
- series
-
noun,
a group or a number of related or similar things, events, etc., arranged or occurring in temporal, spatial, or other order or succession; sequence.
- rinses
-
noun,
an act or instance of rinsing.
- Rennes
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Ille-et-Vilaine, in NW France: former capital of Brittany; scene of trial of Alfred Dreyfus, 1899.
- satins
-
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.
- entire
-
noun,
Archaic. the whole; entirety.
- 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.
- enters
-
Verb phrases,
enter into,
to participate in; engage in.
to investigate; consider:
to sympathize with; share in.
to form a constituent part or ingredient of:
to go into a particular state:
- seracs
-
noun,
a large irregularity of glacial ice, as a pinnacle found in glacial crevasses and formed by melting or movement of the ice.
- sateen
-
noun,
a strong cotton fabric constructed in satin weave and having a lustrous face.
- enter-
-
- nances
-
noun,
Offensive. an effeminate male.
- nacres
-
noun,
mother-of-pearl.
- sarsen
-
noun,
any of numerous large sandstone blocks or fragments found in south-central England, probably remnants of eroded Tertiary beds.
- Stacia
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Sarnia
-
noun,
a port in SE Ontario, in S Canada, on the S shore of Lake Huron, on the St. Clair River, across from Port Huron, Michigan.
- Sarnen
-
noun,
a town in and the capital of Obwalden, in central Switzerland, E of Bern.
- rennet
-
noun,
the lining membrane of the fourth stomach of a calf or of the stomach of certain other young animals.
- sirees
-
noun,
sirree.
- renins
-
noun,
a proteolytic enzyme secreted by the kidneys that is involved in the release of angiotensin.
- niters
-
noun,
potassium nitrate.
- seniti
-
noun,
a bronze or brass coin and monetary unit of Tonga, the 100th part of a pa'anga.
- Inness
-
noun,
George, 1825–94, and his son George, 1854–1926, U.S. painters.
- innate
-
adjective,
existing in one from birth; inborn; native:
- niseis
-
noun,
a person of Japanese descent, born and educated in the U.S. or Canada.
- Sennar
-
noun,
a region in the E Sudan between the White and Blue Nile rivers, S of Khartoum: a former kingdom.
- Nissan
-
noun,
Nisan.
- sennas
-
noun,
any plant, shrub, or tree belonging to the genus Cassia, of the legume family, having pinnate leaves and large clusters of flowers.
- nitres
-
noun,
niter.
- insane
-
adjective,
not sane; not of sound mind; mentally deranged.
- nitric
-
adjective,
containing nitrogen, usually in the pentavalent state.
- inter.
-
- secret
-
noun,
something that is or is kept secret, hidden, or concealed.
- intern
-
noun,
a person who is or has been interned; internee.
- secern
-
verb (used with object),
to discriminate or distinguish in thought.
- secant
-
noun,
Geometry. an intersecting line, especially one intersecting a curve at two or more points.
- seater
-
noun,
a person or thing that seats.
- sennet
-
noun,
any of several small barracudas, as Sphyraena borealis (northern sennet) ranging along the eastern coast of North and Central America.
- set-in
-
adjective,
made separately and placed within another unit.
- 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.
- Racine
-
noun,
Jean Baptiste [zhahn ba-teest] /ʒɑ̃ baˈtist/ (Show IPA), 1639–99, French dramatist.
- instr.
-
- seisin
-
noun,
seizin.
- Nerine
-
noun,
any of several bulbous plants belonging to the genus Nerine, of the amaryllis family, native to southern Africa, having funnel-shaped red, pink, or white flowers.
- instar
-
noun,
an insect in any one of its periods of postembryonic growth between molts.
- Neisse
-
noun,
a river in N Europe, flowing N from the NW Czech Republic along part of the boundary between Germany and Poland to the Oder River. 145 miles (233 km) long.
- Nernst
-
noun,
Walther Herman [vahl-tuh r her-mahn] /ˈvɑl tər ˈhɛr mɑn/ (Show IPA), 1864–1941, German physicist and chemist: Nobel Prize in chemistry 1920.
- Nessie
-
noun,
Loch Ness monster.
- seines
-
noun,
a fishing net that hangs vertically in the water, having floats at the upper edge and sinkers at the lower.
- insist
-
verb (used with object),
to assert or maintain firmly:
- insets
-
noun,
something inserted; insert.
- Nicias
-
noun,
died 413 b.c, Athenian statesman and general.
- seiner
-
noun,
a person who fishes with a seine.
- niacin
-
noun,
nicotinic acid.
- nectar
-
noun,
the saccharine secretion of a plant, which attracts the insects or birds that pollinate the flower.
- insert
-
noun,
something inserted or to be inserted.
- Nicaea
-
noun,
an ancient city in NW Asia Minor: Nicene Creed formulated here a.d.
- Seneca
-
noun,
a member of the largest tribe of the Iroquois Confederacy of North American Indians, formerly inhabiting western New York and being conspicuous in the wars south and west of Lake Erie.
- Nicene
-
adjective,
of or relating to Nicaea.
- neaten
-
verb (used with object),
to make neat:
- incite
-
verb (used with object),
to stir, encourage, or urge on; stimulate or prompt to action:
- 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.
- Renata
-
noun,
a female given name.
- recite
-
verb (used with object),
to repeat the words of, as from memory, especially in a formal manner:
- Icaria
-
noun,
Also, Ikaria. a Greek island in the Aegean Sea: a part of the Southern Sporades group. 99 sq. mi. (256 sq. km).
- recant
-
verb (used with object),
to withdraw or disavow (a statement, opinion, etc.), especially formally; retract.
- Nasser
-
noun,
Gamal Abdel [guh-mahl ab-doo l,, juh-] /gəˈmɑl ˈæb dʊl,, dʒə-/ (Show IPA), 1918–70, Egyptian military and political leader: prime minister of Egypt 1954–56; president of Egypt 1956–58; president of the United Arab Republic 1958–70.
- iatric
-
adjective,
of or relating to a physician or medicine; medical.
- recast
-
noun,
a recasting.
- Recent
-
noun,
Also called Holocene. (initial capital letter) Geology. the Recent Epoch or Series.
- sinner
-
noun,
a person who sins; transgressor.
- recess
-
noun,
temporary withdrawal or cessation from the usual work or activity.
- sarans
-
noun,
a thermoplastic copolymer of vinylidene chloride and usually small amounts of vinyl chloride or acrylonitrile: used as a fiber, for packaging, and for making acid-resistant pipe.
- siesta
-
noun,
a midday or afternoon rest or nap, especially as taken in Spain and Latin America.
- NASCAR
-
noun,
National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing.
- sinter
-
noun,
siliceous or calcareous matter deposited by springs, as that formed around the vent of a geyser.
- scents
-
noun,
a distinctive odor, especially when agreeable:
- Nereis
-
noun,
clamworm.
- Sirena
-
noun,
a female given name.
- recti-
-
- reests
-
verb (used with object),
to cure, smoke, or dry (meat or fish).
- scenas
-
noun,
an extended operatic vocal solo, usually including an aria and a recitative.
- sennit
-
noun,
a flat, braided cordage, formed by plaiting strands of rope yarn or other fiber, used as small stuff aboard ships.
- reatas
-
noun,
riata.
- Raetic
-
noun,
an extinct language of uncertain affinities that was spoken in Rhaetia and written with the Etruscan alphabet.
- scries
-
verb (used without object),
to use divination to discover hidden knowledge or future events, especially by means of a crystal ball.
- incise
-
verb (used with object),
to cut into; cut marks, figures, etc., upon.
- raises
-
noun,
an increase in amount, as of wages:
- raisin
-
noun,
a grape of any of various sweet varieties dried in the sun or by artificial means, often used in cookery.
- inters
-
verb (used with object),
to place (a dead body) in a grave or tomb; bury.
- intine
-
noun,
the inner coat of a spore, especially a pollen grain.
- incest
-
noun,
sexual intercourse between closely related persons.
- ranees
-
noun,
the wife of a rajah.
- Istria
-
noun,
a peninsula at the N end of the Adriatic, in SW Slovenia and W Croatia.
- screes
-
noun,
a steep mass of detritus on the side of a mountain.
- sienna
-
noun,
a ferruginous earth used as a yellowish-brown pigment (raw sienna) or, after roasting in a furnace, as a reddish-brown pigment (burnt sienna)
- ratans
-
noun,
rattan.
- intra-
-
- ratine
-
noun,
a loosely woven fabric made with nubby or knotty yarns.
- incase
-
verb (used with object),
encase.
- 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.
- screen
-
noun,
a movable or fixed device, usually consisting of a covered frame, that provides shelter, serves as a partition, etc.
- re-act
-
verb (used with object),
to act or perform again.
- inanes
-
noun,
something that is empty or void, especially the void of infinite space.
- ecarte
-
noun,
a card game for two players.
- centr-
-
- astern
-
adverb,
in a position behind a specified vessel or aircraft:
- Caster
-
noun,
a person or thing that casts.
- tannic
-
adjective,
Chemistry. of, relating to, or derived from tan or tannin.
- tiaras
-
noun,
a jeweled, ornamental coronet worn by women.
- tanrec
-
noun,
tenrec.
- ceases
-
noun,
cessation:
- caters
-
verb (used with object),
to provide food and service for:
- catena
-
noun,
a chain or connected series, especially of extracts from the writings of the fathers of the Christian church.
- antiar
-
noun,
the upas tree.
- castes
-
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.
- Cassie
-
noun,
huisache.
- ansate
-
adjective,
having a handle or handlelike part.
- Cassia
-
noun,
Also called cassia bark, Chinese cinnamon. a variety of cinnamon derived from the cassia-bark tree.
- casita
-
noun,
a small crude dwelling forming part of a shantytown inhabited by Mexican laborers in the southwestern U.S.
- antres
-
noun,
a cavern; cave.
- casern
-
noun,
a lodging for soldiers in a garrison town; barracks.
- casein
-
noun,
Biochemistry. a protein precipitated from milk, as by rennet, and forming the basis of cheese and certain plastics.
- Tessin
-
noun,
French and German name of Ticino.
- Tessie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Theresa.
- cartes
-
noun,
(italics) French. menu; bill of fare.
Compare à la carte.
- arcane
-
adjective,
known or understood by very few; mysterious; secret; obscure; esoteric:
- tie-in
-
noun,
an arrangement or campaign whereby related products are promoted, marketed, or sold together:
- tierce
-
noun,
an old measure of capacity equivalent to one third of a pipe, or 42 wine gallons.
- carnet
-
noun,
a customs document allowing an automobile to be driven at no cost across international borders.
- cerise
-
adjective, noun,
moderate to deep red.
- Tainan
-
noun,
a city in SW Taiwan.
- tinner
-
noun,
a tinsmith.
- cetane
-
noun,
a colorless, liquid hydrocarbon of the alkane series, C 16 H 34 , used as a solvent and in cetane number determinations.
- tineas
-
noun,
any of several skin diseases caused by fungi; ringworm.
- anenst
-
preposition,
anent (def 2).
- cestas
-
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.
- Cesena
-
noun,
a city in E central Italy.
- anises
-
noun,
a Mediterranean plant, Pimpinella anisum, of the parsley family, having loose umbrels of small yellowish-white flowers that yield aniseed.
- certes
-
adverb,
certainly; in truth.
- 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.
- censer
-
noun,
a container, usually covered, in which incense is burned, especially during religious services; thurible.
- Tanner
-
noun,
a person whose occupation it is to tan hides.
- cerate
-
noun,
Pharmacology. an unctuous, often medicated, preparation for external application, consisting of lard or oil mixed with wax, rosin, or the like, especially one that has a firmer consistency than a typical ointment and does not melt when in contact with the skin.
- cerat-
-
- Centre
-
noun,
Geometry. the middle point, as the point within a circle or sphere equally distant from all points of the circumference or surface, or the point within a regular polygon equally distant from the vertices.
- centra
-
noun,
a plural of centrum.
- centi-
-
- Center
-
noun,
Geometry. the middle point, as the point within a circle or sphere equally distant from all points of the circumference or surface, or the point within a regular polygon equally distant from the vertices.
- centas
-
noun,
a former bronze coin of Lithuania, the 100th part of a litas.
- censes
-
verb (used with object),
to burn incense near or in front of; perfume with incense.
- carses
-
noun,
bottom land.
- tarsia
-
noun,
intarsia.
- traces
-
noun,
a surviving mark, sign, or evidence of the former existence, influence, or action of some agent or event; vestige:
- Caesar
-
noun,
Gaius [gey-uh s] /ˈgeɪ əs/ (Show IPA), (or Caius) [key-uh s] /ˈkeɪ əs/ (Show IPA), Julius, c100–44 b.c, Roman general, statesman, and historian.
- Teresa
-
noun,
Mother (Agnes Gonxha Bojaxhiu) 1910–97, Albanian nun: Nobel Peace Prize 1979 for work in the slums of Calcutta, India.
- Asante
-
noun,
Ashanti.
- terces
-
noun,
tierce (def 3).
- ascent
-
noun,
an act of ascending; upward movement; a rising movement:
- terais
-
noun,
a marshy lowland area in N India and S Nepal, between the Ganges and the foothills of the Himalayas.
- Cairns
-
noun,
a seaport in NE Australia.
- tenses
-
noun,
a category of verbal inflection that serves chiefly to specify the time of the action or state expressed by the verb.
- stanes
-
noun, adjective, adverb, verb (used with object),
stone.
- teaser
-
noun,
a person or thing that teases.
- teases
-
noun,
a person who teases or annoys.
- caners
-
noun,
a person who works with cane, especially one who produces canework for chairs.
- asians
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Asia, or a person of Asian descent.
- tensas
-
noun,
a river in NE Louisiana, flowing S to the Ouachita River. 250 miles (402 km) long.
- tenrec
-
noun,
any of several insectivorous mammals of the family Tenrecidae, of Madagascar, having a long, pointed snout, certain species of which are spiny and tailless.
- tennis
-
noun,
a game played on a rectangular court by two players or two pairs of players equipped with rackets, in which a ball is driven back and forth over a low net that divides the court in half.
- assent
-
noun,
agreement, as to a proposal; concurrence.
- tenace
-
noun,
a sequence of two high cards of the same suit that lack an intervening card to be in consecutive order, as the ace and queen.
- tenias
-
noun,
taenia.
- assert
-
Idioms,
assert oneself, to insist on one's rights, declare one's views forcefully, etc.:
- Tenner
-
noun,
a 10-dollar bill.
- arsine
-
noun,
Also called arseniuretted hydrogen. a colorless, flammable, slightly water-soluble gas, AsH 3 , having a fetid, garliclike odor, used in chemical warfare.
- arsen-
-
- Carina
-
noun,
Zoology. a keellike part or ridge, especially a ridge of bone on the ventral side of the sternum of birds.
- carats
-
noun,
a unit of weight in gemstones, 200 milligrams (about 3 grains of troy or avoirdupois weight). Abbreviation: c., ct.
- arecas
-
noun,
any tropical Asian palm of the genus Areca, as the betel palm.
- caries
-
noun,
decay, as of bone or of plant tissue.
- Carian
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Caria.
- carets
-
noun,
a mark (‸) made in written or printed matter to show the place where something is to be inserted.
- aretes
-
noun,
the aggregate of qualities, as valor and virtue, making up good character.
- ternes
-
noun,
terne metal.
- caress
-
noun,
an act or gesture expressing affection, as an embrace or kiss, especially a light stroking or touching.
- Ariane
-
noun,
Rocketry. a French-built, three-stage, liquid-propellant rocket for launching satellites into orbit around the earth.
- careen
-
noun,
a careening.
- Tassie
-
noun,
tass.
- canine
-
noun,
a canid, or member of the dog family Canidae.
- arises
-
verb (used without object),
to get up from sitting, lying, or kneeling; rise:
- Canter
-
noun,
an easy gallop.
- Arista
-
noun,
Botany. a bristlelike appendage of the spikelets of grains or grasses; an awn.
- cantar
-
noun,
a poem consisting of four-line stanzas, each line having eight syllables.
- Cannes
-
noun,
a city in SE France, on the Mediterranean Sea: resort; annual film festival.
- arnica
-
noun,
any composite plant of the genus Arnica, having opposite leaves and yellow flower heads.
- canner
-
noun,
a person who cans meat, fruit, etc., for preservation.
- cannas
-
noun,
any of various tropical plants of the genus Canna, cultivated for their large, usually brightly colored leaves and showy flowers.
- Cannae
-
noun,
an ancient town in SE Italy: Hannibal defeated the Romans here 216 b.c.
- tisane
-
noun,
(italics) French. aromatic or herb-flavored tea.
- seance
-
noun,
a meeting in which a spiritualist attempts to communicate with the spirits of the dead.
- crasis
-
noun,
composition; constitution; makeup.
- C-star
-
noun,
carbon star.
- stares
-
noun,
a staring gaze; a fixed look with the eyes wide open:
- steres
-
- trance
-
noun,
a half-conscious state, seemingly between sleeping and waking, in which ability to function voluntarily may be suspended.
- Strine
-
noun,
Australian English.
- triene
-
noun,
any compound containing three double bonds.
- trans.
-
- transe
-
noun,
a passageway, as a hallway, alley, or the like.
- Strain
-
noun,
any force or pressure tending to alter shape, cause a fracture, etc.
- trices
-
noun,
a very short time; an instant:
- sterns
-
noun,
the after part of a vessel (often opposed to stem).
- Sterne
-
noun,
Laurence, 1713–68, English clergyman and novelist.
- triens
-
noun,
a copper coin of ancient Rome, issued during the Republic, a third part of an as.
- Crania
-
noun,
the skull of a vertebrate.
- actin-
-
- steers
-
noun,
Informal. a suggestion about a course of action; tip:
- steins
-
noun,
a mug, usually earthenware, especially for beer.
- aerate
-
verb (used with object),
to expose to the action or effect of air or to cause air to circulate through:
- crates
-
noun,
a slatted wooden box or framework for packing, shopping, or storing fruit, furniture, glassware, crockery, etc.
- steric
-
adjective,
of or relating to the spatial relationships of atoms in a molecule.
- create
-
adjective,
Archaic. created.
- acetin
-
noun,
a colorless, thick, hygroscopic liquid, C 5 H 10 O 4 : used chiefly in the manufacture of explosives.
- crease
-
noun,
a ridge or groove produced in anything by folding, heat, pressure, etc.; fold; furrow.
- citrin
-
noun,
bioflavonoid.
- Aeneas
-
noun,
a Trojan hero, the reputed ancestor of the Romans: protagonist of the Aeneid.
- Crista
-
noun,
a crest or ridge.
- crests
-
noun,
the highest part of a hill or mountain range; summit.
- taenia
-
noun,
Classical Antiquity. a headband or fillet.
- trains
-
noun,
Railroads. a self-propelled, connected group of rolling stock.
- cretin
-
noun,
a person suffering from cretinism.
- Easter
-
noun,
an annual Christian festival in commemoration of the resurrection of Jesus Christ, observed on the first Sunday after the first full moon after the vernal equinox, as calculated according to tables based in Western churches on the Gregorian calendar and in Orthodox churches on the Julian calendar.
- treens
-
noun,
treenware.
- Cretan
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Crete.
- easies
-
noun,
a word formerly used in communications to represent the letter E.
- actins
-
noun,
a globulin that is present in muscle plasma and that in connection with myosin plays an important role in muscle contraction.
- easier
-
noun,
a word formerly used in communications to represent the letter E.
- trines
-
noun,
a set or group of three; triad.
- crisis
-
noun,
a stage in a sequence of events at which the trend of all future events, especially for better or for worse, is determined; turning point.
- cities
-
noun,
a large or important town.
- triacs
-
noun,
a type of thyristor designed for electronic control of the current supplied to a circuit, used especially in dimmers for lighting systems.
- Aries
-
noun,
Astronomy. the Ram, a zodiacal constellation between Pisces and Taurus.
- arias
-
noun,
an air or melody.
- terse
-
adjective,
neatly or effectively concise; brief and pithy, as language.
- 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.
- Areca
-
noun,
any tropical Asian palm of the genus Areca, as the betel palm.
- Saint
-
noun,
any of certain persons of exceptional holiness of life, formally recognized as such by the Christian Church, especially by canonization.
- arian
-
noun,
an adherent of Arianism.
- saris
-
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.
- nitr-
-
- nitre
-
noun,
niter.
- saice
-
noun,
syce.
- triac
-
noun,
a type of thyristor designed for electronic control of the current supplied to a circuit, used especially in dimmers for lighting systems.
- tress
-
noun,
Usually, tresses. long locks or curls of hair.
- terna
-
noun,
a list of three names submitted to the pope as recommended to fill a vacant bishopric or benefice.
- Arete
-
noun,
the aggregate of qualities, as valor and virtue, making up good character.
- sains
-
verb (used with object),
to make the sign of the cross on, as for protection against evil influences.
- sect.
-
- ARENA
-
noun,
the oval space in the center of a Roman amphitheater for gladiatorial combats or other performances.
- seats
-
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.
- races
-
noun,
a contest of speed, as in running, riding, driving, or sailing.
- Arica
-
noun,
a seaport in N Chile.
- trice
-
noun,
a very short time; an instant:
- arise
-
verb (used without object),
to get up from sitting, lying, or kneeling; rise:
- terne
-
noun,
terne metal.
- Terni
-
noun,
a city in central Italy.
- 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.
- train
-
noun,
Railroads. a self-propelled, connected group of rolling stock.
- Saree
-
noun,
sari.
- trine
-
noun,
a set or group of three; triad.
- Santa
-
noun,
Santa Claus.
- nests
-
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.
- tense
-
noun,
a category of verbal inflection that serves chiefly to specify the time of the action or state expressed by the verb.
- Asian
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Asia, or a person of Asian descent.
- seise
-
verb (used with or without object),
Chiefly Law. seize.
- tries
-
noun,
plural of try.
- nerts
-
interjection,
nuts (def 1).
- Asine
-
noun,
an ancient town in S Greece, on the Gulf of Argolis.
- ASEAN
-
- Tsana
-
noun,
Lake. Tana, Lake.
- assai
-
noun,
any of several slender Brazilian palms of the genus Euterpe, especially E. edulis, a species bearing a purple fruit from which a beverage is made by infusion.
- tsars
-
noun,
czar.
- Asser
-
noun,
Tobias [toh-bahy-uh s;; Dutch taw-bee-ahs] /toʊˈbaɪ əs;; Dutch tɔˈbi ɑs/ (Show IPA), 1838–1913, Dutch jurist and statesman: Nobel Peace Prize 1911.
- 30-30
-
- asset
-
noun,
a useful and desirable thing or quality:
- assn.
-
- Saran
-
noun,
a thermoplastic copolymer of vinylidene chloride and usually small amounts of vinyl chloride or acrylonitrile: used as a fiber, for packaging, and for making acid-resistant pipe.
- Sans.
-
- tera-
-
- Niter
-
noun,
potassium nitrate.
- aceae
-
- Saite
-
noun,
a native or citizen of Saïs.
- arses
-
noun,
ass2 (defs 1, 2).
- acet-
-
- arsis
-
noun,
Music. the upward stroke in conducting; upbeat.
Compare thesis (def 4).
- Nisei
-
noun,
a person of Japanese descent, born and educated in the U.S. or Canada.
- Nisan
-
noun,
the seventh month of the Jewish calendar.
- Artie
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Arthur.
- nines
-
noun,
a cardinal number, eight plus one.
- Seine
-
noun,
a fishing net that hangs vertically in the water, having floats at the upper edge and sinkers at the lower.
- seers
-
noun,
a person who sees; observer.
- niece
-
noun,
a daughter of a person's brother or sister.
- sanes
-
noun,
a private nationwide organization in the U.S., established in 1957, that opposes nuclear testing and advocates international peace.
- terce
-
noun,
tierce (def 3).
- sanit
-
- ASCII
-
noun,
a standard code, consisting of 128 7-bit combinations, for characters stored in a computer or to be transmitted between computers.
- Terai
-
noun,
a marshy lowland area in N India and S Nepal, between the Ganges and the foothills of the Himalayas.
- acari
-
noun,
plural of acarus.
- raias
-
noun,
rayah.
- Ranee
-
noun,
the wife of a rajah.
- sasin
-
noun,
blackbuck.
- Anita
-
noun,
a female given name: Spanish form of Anna.
- Renan
-
noun,
Ernest [ur-nist;; French er-nest] /ˈɜr nɪst;; French ɛrˈnɛst/ (Show IPA), 1823–92, French philologist, historian, and critic.
- anis-
-
- anise
-
noun,
a Mediterranean plant, Pimpinella anisum, of the parsley family, having loose umbrels of small yellowish-white flowers that yield aniseed.
- sceat
-
noun,
a silver Anglo-Saxon coin of the 7th and 8th centuries, sometimes including an amount of gold.
- scena
-
noun,
an extended operatic vocal solo, usually including an aria and a recitative.
- reist
-
verb (used without object),
reest2 .
- Aesir
-
noun,
the principal race of gods, led by Odin and living at Asgard.
- 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.
- scare
-
noun,
a sudden fright or alarm, especially with little or no reason.
- reni-
-
- reest
-
verb (used with object),
to cure, smoke, or dry (meat or fish).
- scene
-
noun,
the place where some action or event occurs:
- aerie
-
noun,
the nest of a bird of prey, as an eagle or a hawk.
- riant
-
adjective,
laughing; smiling; cheerful.
- scent
-
noun,
a distinctive odor, especially when agreeable:
- 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.
- Aeria
-
noun,
an area in the northern hemisphere of Mars.
- riata
-
noun,
a lariat.
- tinea
-
noun,
any of several skin diseases caused by fungi; ringworm.
- renin
-
noun,
a proteolytic enzyme secreted by the kidneys that is involved in the release of angiotensin.
- asst.
-
- anat.
-
- Trace
-
noun,
a surviving mark, sign, or evidence of the former existence, influence, or action of some agent or event; vestige:
- airts
-
noun,
a direction.
- 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.
- tires
-
noun,
British Dialect. fatigue.
- reset
-
noun,
an act or instance of setting again.
- Aisne
-
noun,
a river in N France, flowing NW and W to the Oise. 175 miles (280 km) long.
- Tiran
-
noun,
Strait of, a navigable waterway between the N Red Sea and the Gulf of Aqaba.
- rests
-
noun,
the refreshing quiet or repose of sleep:
- Tinia
-
noun,
the chief god of the Etruscans, with powers similar to those of Zeus.
- anent
-
preposition,
in regard to; about; concerning.
- scat-
-
- 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.
- tines
-
noun,
a sharp, projecting point or prong, as of a fork.
- rente
-
noun,
revenue or income, or the instrument evidencing a right to such periodic receipts.
- scats
-
noun,
scat singing.
- scart
-
verb (used with or without object),
to scratch, scrape, mark, or scar.
- ancre
-
adjective,
having the end of each limb divided and carved outward like the flukes of an anchor; moline:
- Aetna
-
noun,
Mount. Etna, Mount.
- anear
-
adverb, preposition,
near.
- recta
-
noun,
a plural of rectum.
- aeri-
-
- Sears
-
noun,
Richard Warren, 1863–1914, U.S. mail-order retailer.
- tiara
-
noun,
a jeweled, ornamental coronet worn by women.
- satis
-
noun,
a Hindu practice whereby a widow immolates herself on the funeral pyre of her husband: now abolished by law.
- treas
-
- ratan
-
noun,
rattan.
- rises
-
noun,
an act or instance of rising.
- 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.
- rases
-
verb (used with object),
raze.
- Satie
-
noun,
Erik Alfred Leslie [e-reek al-fred les-lee] /ɛˈrik alˈfrɛd lɛsˈli/ (Show IPA), 1866–1925, French composer.
- sates
-
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.
- treen
-
noun,
treenware.
- antis
-
noun,
a person who is opposed to a particular practice, party, policy, action, etc.
- rants
-
noun,
ranting, extravagant, or violent declamation.
- ranis
-
noun,
ranee.
- 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.
- resit
-
noun,
a test or examination that is retaken.
- Arcas
-
noun,
a son of Zeus and Callisto, the ancestor of the Arcadians who was set among the stars with his mother as the Little Bear and the Great Bear respectively.
- 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.
- raise
-
noun,
an increase in amount, as of wages:
- Satan
-
noun,
the chief evil spirit; the great adversary of humanity; the devil.
- 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).
- antre
-
noun,
a cavern; cave.
- rates
-
noun,
the amount of a charge or payment with reference to some basis of calculation:
- rect.
-
- scant
-
adverb,
Scot. and North England Dialect. scarcely; barely; hardly.
- annas
-
noun,
a former cupronickel coin of Pakistan, the 16th part of a rupee: last issued in 1960.
- Annie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Ann, Anna, or Anne.
- rices
-
noun,
the starchy seeds or grain of an annual marsh grass, Oryza sativa, cultivated in warm climates and used for food.
- Recit
-
- Ansar
-
noun,
the first inhabitants of Medina to accept Islam.
- ricin
-
noun,
a white, poisonous, protein powder from the bean of the castor-oil plant.
- Rieti
-
noun,
Vittorio [veet-taw-ryaw] /vitˈtɔ ryɔ/ (Show IPA), 1898–1994, U.S. composer, born in Italy.
- antas
-
noun,
a privately supported organization, chartered by Congress in 1935, for the encouragement and advancement of professional and nonprofessional theater.
- reata
-
noun,
riata.
- trass
-
noun,
a light-colored type of volcanic tuff used in making water-resistant cement and mortar.
- ante-
-
- react
-
verb (used with object),
to act or perform again.
- scans
-
noun,
an act or instance of scanning; close examination.
- antes
-
noun,
Poker. a fixed but arbitrary stake put into the pot by each player before the deal.
- aecia
-
noun,
the fruiting body of rust fungi, which bears chainlike or stalked spores.
- scree
-
noun,
a steep mass of detritus on the side of a mountain.
- anti-
-
- antic
-
noun,
Usually, antics.
a playful trick or prank; caper.
a grotesque, fantastic, or ludicrous gesture, act, or posture.
- rinse
-
noun,
an act or instance of rinsing.
- stane
-
noun, adjective, adverb, verb (used with object),
stone.
- caine
-
noun,
(Sir Thomas Henry) Hall, 1853–1931, English novelist.
- Tenn.
-
- iasis
-
noun,
Romanian name of Jassy.
- ician
-
- 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.
- Iceni
-
noun,
an ancient Celtic tribe of eastern England, whose queen, Boadicea, headed an insurrection against the Romans in a.d. 61.
- Sinan
-
noun,
1489?–1587, Turkish architect, especially of mosques.
- Sinas
-
noun,
a female given name.
- IATSE
-
- Taira
-
noun,
a member of a powerful family in Japan that ruled the country 1160–85.
- cetes
-
noun,
a number of badgers together.
- cetin
-
noun,
a white, crystalline, water-insoluble fat, C 32 H 64 O 2 , obtained from spermaceti by extraction with ether: used chiefly as an emulsive agent in the manufacture of pharmaceuticals and cosmetics and as a base in the manufacture of candles and soaps.
- since
-
adverb,
from then till now (often preceded by ever):
- inane
-
noun,
something that is empty or void, especially the void of infinite space.
- tains
-
noun,
a thin tin plate.
- sines
-
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.
- Taine
-
noun,
Hippolyte Adolphe [ee-paw-leet a-dawlf] /i pɔˈlit aˈdɔlf/ (Show IPA), 1828–93, French literary critic and historian.
- cine-
-
- cines
-
noun,
a film; motion picture.
- siree
-
noun,
sirree.
- Siren
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. one of several sea nymphs, part woman and part bird, who lure mariners to destruction by their seductive singing.
- etnas
-
noun,
Mount, an active volcano in E Sicily. 10,758 feet (3280 meters).
- cires
-
noun,
a brilliant, highly glazed surface produced on fabrics by subjecting them to a wax, heat, and calendering treatment.
- cists
-
noun,
a box or chest, especially for sacred utensils.
- Cesti
-
noun,
Marcantonio [mahr-kahn-taw-nyaw] /ˌmɑr kɑnˈtɔ nyɔ/ (Show IPA), 1623–69, Italian composer.
- 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.
- cites
-
noun,
citation (defs 7, 8).
- aster
-
noun,
any composite plant of the genus Aster, having rays varying from white or pink to blue around a yellow disk.
- inset
-
noun,
something inserted; insert.
- cater
-
verb (used with object),
to provide food and service for:
- Cates
-
noun,
a choice food;delicacy; dainty.
- Ceara
-
noun,
Fortaleza.
- cease
-
noun,
cessation:
- Cenis
-
noun,
Mont, a mountain pass between SE France and Italy, in the Alps. 6834 feet (2083 meters) high.
- Inner
-
adjective,
situated within or farther within; interior:
- cense
-
verb (used with object),
to burn incense near or in front of; perfume with incense.
- init.
-
- cent.
-
- Sices
-
noun,
syce.
- Inari
-
noun,
Lake, a lake in NE Finland. About 500 sq. mi. (1295 sq. km).
- incr.
-
- 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: ¢.
- ceras
-
noun,
(in prescriptions) wax.
- Ceres
-
noun,
a pre-Roman goddess of agriculture under whose name the Romans adopted the worship of the Greek goddess Demeter.
- ceria
-
noun,
a white-to-yellow, heavy powder, cerium dioxide, CeO 2 , usually derived from cerium nitrate by decomposition with heat: used chiefly in ceramics, glass polishing, and decolorizing.
- tanna
-
noun,
one of a group of Jewish scholars, active in Palestine during the 1st and 2nd centuries a.d., whose teachings are found chiefly in the Mishnah.
- cert.
-
- 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.
- Tanis
-
noun,
an ancient city in Lower Egypt, in the Nile delta.
- Siena
-
noun,
a city in Tuscany, in central Italy, S of Florence: cathedral.
- taces
-
noun,
tasset.
- Estes
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Tarai
-
noun,
Terai.
- stain
-
noun,
a discoloration produced by foreign matter having penetrated into or chemically reacted with a material; a spot not easily removed.
- crit.
-
- stirs
-
noun,
the act of stirring or moving.
- sties
-
noun,
a pen or enclosure for swine; pigpen.
- entia
-
noun,
plural of ens.
- Stern
-
noun,
the after part of a vessel (often opposed to stem).
- ster.
-
- Srta.
-
- Ennis
-
noun,
a town in N Texas.
- Stein
-
noun,
a mug, usually earthenware, especially for beer.
- steer
-
noun,
Informal. a suggestion about a course of action; tip:
- Steen
-
noun,
Jan [yahn] /yɑn/ (Show IPA), 1626–79, Dutch painter.
- cries
-
noun,
the act or sound of crying; any loud utterance or exclamation; a shout, scream, or wail.
- earns
-
verb (used with object),
to gain or get in return for one's labor or service:
- sarc-
-
- enate
-
noun,
a person related on one's mother's side.
Compare agnate, cognate.
- stare
-
noun,
a staring gaze; a fixed look with the eyes wide open:
- enact
-
verb (used with object),
to make into an act or statute:
- stair
-
noun,
one of a flight or series of steps for going from one level to another, as in a building.
- eases
-
noun,
freedom from labor, pain, or physical annoyance; tranquil rest; comfort:
- Stans
-
noun,
a town in and the capital of Nidwalden, in central Switzerland.
- easts
-
noun,
a cardinal point of the compass, 90° to the right of north. Abbreviation: E.
- eaten
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- crine
-
noun,
hair; head of hair.
- erase
-
verb (used with object),
to rub or scrape out, as letters or characters written, engraved, etc.; efface.
- Ester
-
noun,
a compound produced by the reaction between an acid and an alcohol with the elimination of a molecule of water, as ethyl acetate, C 4 H 8 O 2 , or dimethyl sulfate, C 2 H 6 SO 4 .
- 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.
- sires
-
noun,
the male parent of a quadruped.
- stria
-
noun,
a slight or narrow furrow, ridge, stripe, or streak, especially one of a number in parallel arrangement:
- Crane
-
noun,
any large wading bird of the family Gruidae, characterized by long legs, bill, and neck and an elevated hind toe.
- 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.
- Essen
-
noun,
a city in W Germany: the chief city of the Ruhr River valley.
- siris
-
noun,
lebbek (def 1).
- crass
-
adjective,
without refinement, delicacy, or sensitivity; gross; obtuse; stupid:
- crate
-
noun,
a slatted wooden box or framework for packing, shopping, or storing fruit, furniture, glassware, crockery, etc.
- sitar
-
noun,
a lute of India with a small, pear-shaped body and a long, broad, fretted neck.
- sites
-
noun,
the position or location of a town, building, etc., especially as to its environment:
- Ernie
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Ernest.
- Crete
-
noun,
Formerly Candia. a Greek island in the Mediterranean, SE of mainland Greece. 3235 sq. mi. (8380 sq. km). Capital: Canea.
- ernes
-
noun,
sea eagle.
- snare
-
noun,
a device, often consisting of a noose, for capturing small game.
- Crees
-
noun,
a member of a North American Indian people of Ontario, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, and Montana.
- cress
-
noun,
any of various plants of the mustard family, especially the watercress, having pungent-tasting leaves often used for salad and as a garnish.
- ERISA
-
noun,
Employee Retirement Income Security Act.
- sneer
-
noun,
a look or expression of derision, scorn, or contempt.
- crest
-
noun,
the highest part of a hill or mountain range; summit.
- 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.
- snits
-
noun,
an agitated or irritated state.
- erect
-
adjective,
upright in position or posture:
- cata-
-
- inert
-
adjective,
having no inherent power of action, motion, or resistance (opposed to active):
- 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.
- canst
-
noun,
a sealed container for food, beverages, etc., as of aluminum, sheet iron coated with tin, or other metal:
- serac
-
noun,
a large irregularity of glacial ice, as a pinnacle found in glacial crevasses and formed by melting or movement of the ice.
- Canea
-
noun,
a seaport on and the capital of Crete, on the W part.
- serai
-
noun,
(in Eastern countries) a caravansary.
- caner
-
noun,
a person who works with cane, especially one who produces canework for chairs.
- canes
-
noun,
a stick or short staff used to assist one in walking; walking stick.
- iters
-
noun,
a canal or passage.
- Canna
-
noun,
any of various tropical plants of the genus Canna, cultivated for their large, usually brightly colored leaves and showy flowers.
- inst.
-
- Seres
-
noun,
the series of stages in an ecological succession.
- istic
-
- tears
-
- Seric
-
- Issei
-
noun,
a Japanese person who immigrated to the U.S. or Canada after 1907 and was not eligible until 1952 for citizenship.
- cants
-
noun,
insincere, especially conventional expressions of enthusiasm for high ideals, goodness, or piety.
- Isiac
-
adjective,
of or relating to Isis or the worship of Isis.
- Isere
-
noun,
a river in SE France, flowing from the Alps to the Rhone River. 150 miles (240 km) long.
- Caras
-
noun,
a female given name: from an Italian word meaning “dear one.”.
- carat
-
noun,
a unit of weight in gemstones, 200 milligrams (about 3 grains of troy or avoirdupois weight). Abbreviation: c., ct.
- Caren
-
noun,
a female given name.
- cares
-
noun,
a state of mind in which one is troubled; worry, anxiety, or concern:
- nacre
-
noun,
mother-of-pearl.
- sents
-
noun,
a coin of Estonia until the euro was adopted, the 100th part of a kroon.
- Isaac
-
noun,
a son of Abraham and Sarah, and father of Jacob. Gen. 21:1–4.
- Nasca
-
adjective,
Nazca.
- astir
-
adjective,
moving or stirring, especially with much activity or excitement:
- nears
-
- astr.
-
- Senna
-
noun,
any plant, shrub, or tree belonging to the genus Cassia, of the legume family, having pinnate leaves and large clusters of flowers.
- tenia
-
noun,
taenia.
- nates
-
noun,
buttocks; rump.
- atria
-
noun,
Architecture.
Also called cavaedium. the main or central room of an ancient Roman house, open to the sky at the center and usually having a pool for the collection of rain water.
a courtyard, flanked or surrounded by porticoes, in front of an early or medieval Christian church.
a skylit central court in a contemporary building or house.
- teens
-
noun,
Archaic. suffering; grief.
- Teena
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Albertina, Bettina, or Christina.
- sensa
-
noun,
plural of sensum.
- naira
-
noun,
a paper money and monetary unit of Nigeria, equal to 100 kobo: replaced the pound in 1973.
- nares
-
plural noun,
the nostrils or the nasal passages.
- narcs
-
noun,
a government agent or detective charged with the enforcement of laws restricting the use of narcotics.
- sense
-
noun,
any of the faculties, as sight, hearing, smell, taste, or touch, by which humans and animals perceive stimuli originating from outside or inside the body:
- cains
-
noun,
Scot. and Irish English. rent paid in kind, especially a percentage of a farm crop.
- cairn
-
noun,
a heap of stones set up as a landmark, monument, tombstone, etc.
- Nance
-
noun,
Offensive. an effeminate male.
- nanas
-
noun,
Chiefly Northeastern U.S. grandmother; grandma.
- senti
-
noun,
a monetary unit of Tanzania, the 100th part of a shilling; cent.
- tease
-
noun,
a person who teases or annoys.
- Nairn
-
noun,
a historic county in N Scotland.
- serin
-
noun,
a small finch, Serinus serinus, of Europe and northern Africa, closely related to the canary.
- Cant.
-
- caret
-
noun,
a mark (‸) made in written or printed matter to show the place where something is to be inserted.
- Carin
-
noun,
a female given name.
- tares
-
noun,
any of various vetches, especially Vicia sativa.
- cases
-
noun,
an instance of the occurrence, existence, etc., of something:
- seti-
-
- casas
-
noun,
Bartolomé de las [bahr-taw-law-me th e lahs] /ˌbɑr tɔ lɔˈmɛ ðɛ lɑs/ (Show IPA), Las Casas, Bartolomé de.
- Tarne
-
noun,
(in the Iliad) Sardis.
- tarns
-
noun,
a small mountain lake or pool, especially one in a cirque.
- carts
-
noun,
a heavy two-wheeled vehicle, commonly without springs, drawn by mules, oxen, or the like, used for the conveyance of heavy goods.
- Caria
-
noun,
an ancient district in SW Asia Minor.
- carse
-
noun,
bottom land.
- intr.
-
- carns
-
noun,
cairn.
- carne
-
noun,
Marcel [mahr-sel;; French mar-sel] /mɑrˈsɛl;; French marˈsɛl/ (Show IPA), 1909–1996, French film director.
- Iran.
-
- irate
-
adjective,
angry; enraged:
- Carte
-
noun,
(italics) French. menu; bill of fare.
Compare à la carte.
- Irene
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. one of the Horae, the personification of peace.
- Irina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Carie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Caroline.
- Sian
-
noun,
Older Spelling. Xian.
- seis
-
noun,
sei whale.
- tics
-
noun,
Pathology.
a sudden, spasmodic, painless, involuntary muscular contraction, as of the face.
tic douloureux.
- 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.
- SCSI
-
noun,
a standard for computer interface ports featuring faster data transmission and greater flexibility than normal ports.
- Stir
-
noun,
the act of stirring or moving.
- 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.
- 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.
- sci.
-
- ter.
-
- 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.
- sent
-
noun,
a coin of Estonia until the euro was adopted, the 100th part of a kroon.
- tri-
-
- sris
-
noun,
a Hindu title of address prefixed to the name of a deity, holy person, etc.
- sice
-
noun,
syce.
- teen
-
noun,
Archaic. suffering; grief.
- tans
-
noun,
the brown color imparted to the skin by exposure to the sun or open air.
- SASE
-
- sers
-
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).
- Tara
-
noun,
a village in the NE Republic of Ireland, NW of Dublin: home of the ancient Irish kings (Hill of Tara)
- Tare
-
noun,
any of various vetches, especially Vicia sativa.
- scr.
-
- tsar
-
noun,
czar.
- Stan
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Stanley.
- tRNA
-
- sec.
-
- Star
-
noun,
any of the heavenly bodies, except the moon, appearing as fixed luminous points in the sky at night.
- Tees
-
noun,
a river in N England, flowing E along the boundary between Durham and Yorkshire to the North Sea. 70 miles (113 km) long.
- sene
-
noun,
a bronze coin and monetary unit of Western Samoa, the 100th part of a tala.
- Tana
-
noun,
thana.
- Tena
-
noun,
Koyukon.
- Tarn
-
noun,
a small mountain lake or pool, especially one in a cirque.
- ten.
-
- Ste.
-
- tens
-
noun,
a self-operated portable device used to treat chronic pain by sending electrical impulses through electrodes placed over the painful area.
- Sean
-
noun,
a male given name, form of John.
- Sat.
-
- Sra.
-
- scar
-
noun,
a mark left by a healed wound, sore, or burn.
- SITA
-
noun,
(in the Ramayana) the wife of Ramachandra, abducted by Ravana and later rescued.
- TASS
-
noun,
a cup or small goblet, especially an ornamental one.
- sear
-
noun,
a mark or scar made by searing.
- sirs
-
noun,
a respectful or formal term of address used to a man:
- tain
-
noun,
a thin tin plate.
- Sere
-
noun,
the series of stages in an ecological succession.
- Sina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- site
-
noun,
the position or location of a town, building, etc., especially as to its environment:
- sics
-
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).
- Seta
-
noun,
a stiff hair; bristle or bristlelike part.
- SEAS
-
noun,
the salt waters that cover the greater part of the earth's surface.
- Secs
-
noun,
second2 (def 2).
- Seri
-
noun,
a member of an American Indian people of western Sonora state, Mexico, on the Gulf of California.
- Tane
-
noun,
a Polynesian god of fertility.
- Tace
-
noun,
tasset.
- TINA
-
noun,
a female given name.
- sire
-
noun,
the male parent of a quadruped.
- Tine
-
noun,
a sharp, projecting point or prong, as of a fork.
- Tree
-
noun,
a plant having a permanently woody main stem or trunk, ordinarily growing to a considerable height, and usually developing branches at some distance from the ground.
- tire
-
noun,
British Dialect. fatigue.
- sees
-
noun,
the seat, center of authority, office, or jurisdiction of a bishop.
- 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.
- ISSN
-
- snit
-
noun,
an agitated or irritated state.
- sati
-
noun,
a Hindu practice whereby a widow immolates herself on the funeral pyre of her husband: now abolished by law.
- 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.
- tars
-
noun,
any of various dark-colored viscid products obtained by the destructive distillation of certain organic substances, as coal or wood.
- sits
-
verb,
(in prescriptions) may it be.
- str.
-
- Sert
-
noun,
José María [haw-se mah-ree-ah] /hɔˈsɛ mɑˈri ɑ/ (Show IPA), 1876–1945, Spanish painter.
- Sera
-
noun,
a plural of serum.
- seer
-
noun,
a person who sees; observer.
- SCAN
-
noun,
an act or instance of scanning; close examination.
- Seen
-
verb,
past participle of see1 .
- Tess
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Theresa.
- 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.
- 1080
-
- SARA
-
noun,
a member of a people of the Central African Republic.
- crat
-
- Eric
-
noun,
Eric the Red.
- ence
-
- enc.
-
- Eire
-
noun,
the Irish name of Ireland.
- ect-
-
- eats
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- East
-
noun,
a cardinal point of the compass, 90° to the right of north. Abbreviation: E.
- ease
-
noun,
freedom from labor, pain, or physical annoyance; tranquil rest; comfort:
- 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:
- cts.
-
- ctr.
-
- Cres
-
- Cree
-
noun,
a member of a North American Indian people of Ontario, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, and Montana.
- cite
-
noun,
citation (defs 7, 8).
- Erin
-
noun,
Literary. Ireland.
- cit.
-
- cist
-
noun,
a box or chest, especially for sacred utensils.
- cis-
-
- cire
-
noun,
a brilliant, highly glazed surface produced on fabrics by subjecting them to a wax, heat, and calendering treatment.
- cir.
-
- Cete
-
noun,
a number of badgers together.
- Ceta
-
noun,
Comprehensive Employment and Training Act.
- cet-
-
- cess
-
noun,
British. a tax, assessment, or lien.
- CERN
-
- CerE
-
noun,
a fleshy, membranous covering of the base of the upper mandible of a bird, especially a bird of prey or a parrot, through which the nostrils open.
- cera
-
noun,
(in prescriptions) wax.
- cene
-
- cen.
-
- Erie
-
noun,
Lake, a lake between the NE central United States and SE central Canada: the southernmost lake of the Great Lakes; Commodore Perry's defeat of the British in 1813. 239 miles (385 km) long; 9940 sq. mi. (25,745 sq. km).
- Eris
-
noun,
the ancient Greek goddess of discord and the sister of Ares: identified with the Roman goddess Discordia.
- Cate
-
noun,
a choice food;delicacy; dainty.
- IATA
-
- Isar
-
noun,
a river in central Europe, flowing NE from W Austria through S Germany to the Danube River. 215 miles (345 km) long.
- Isai
-
noun,
Jesse.
- Iris
-
noun,
Anatomy. the contractile, circular diaphragm forming the colored portion of the eye and containing a circular opening, the pupil, in its center.
- Ire.
-
- IRAS
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- int.
-
- ins.
-
- INRI
-
- inns
-
noun,
a commercial establishment that provides lodging, food, etc., for the public, especially travelers; small hotel.
- 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.
- Inc.
-
- inae
-
- ices
-
noun,
the solid form of water, produced by freezing; frozen water.
- Ice.
-
- Iasi
-
noun,
Romanian name of Jassy.
- Erna
-
noun,
a female given name: from an Old English word meaning “eagle.”.
- iana
-
- IAEA
-
- Etna
-
noun,
Mount, an active volcano in E Sicily. 10,758 feet (3280 meters).
- 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.
- etc.
-
- ETAS
-
noun,
the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
- Este
-
noun,
a city in NE Italy: medieval fortress; ancient Roman ruins.
- est.
-
- esse
-
noun,
being; existence.
- esne
-
noun,
(in Anglo-Saxon England) a member of the lowest class; laborer.
- ESIS
-
- erst
-
adverb,
before the present time; formerly.
- Erse
-
noun,
Gaelic, especially Scottish Gaelic.
- Erne
-
noun,
sea eagle.
- cees
-
noun,
the letter C.
- cat.
-
- ISIS
-
noun,
a goddess of fertility, the sister and wife of Osiris and mother of Horus, and usually represented as a woman with a cow's horns with the solar disk between them: later worshiped in the Greek and Roman empires.
- airs
-
noun,
a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- Aras
-
noun,
Also, Araks. Ancient Araxes. a river in SW Asia, flowing from E Turkey along part of the boundary between NW Iran and Armenia and Azerbaijan into the Kura River. About 660 miles (1065 km) long.
- ANTA
-
noun,
a privately supported organization, chartered by Congress in 1935, for the encouragement and advancement of professional and nonprofessional theater.
- ant.
-
- ANSI
-
- ansa
-
noun,
Archaeology. a looped handle, especially of a vase.
- Anne
-
noun,
1665–1714, queen of England 1702–14 (daughter of James II of England).
- Anna
-
noun,
a former cupronickel coin of Pakistan, the 16th part of a rupee: last issued in 1960.
- ann.
-
- anes
-
adverb,
once.
- ance
-
- Anas
-
- aits
-
noun,
a small island, especially in a river.
- AISI
-
- airt
-
noun,
a direction.
- Aire
-
- 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.
- ains
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- Aiea
-
noun,
a town on S Oahu, in Hawaii.
- aet.
-
- aesc
-
noun,
ash2 (def 3).
- aer-
-
- ACTS
-
noun,
anything done, being done, or to be done; deed; performance:
- Acta
-
plural noun,
official records, as of acts, deeds, proceedings, transactions, or the like.
- 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.
- acr-
-
- 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.
- Acis
-
noun,
the lover of Galatea, killed by Polyphemus out of jealousy.
- acea
-
- AAEE
-
- ARCS
-
noun,
Geometry. any unbroken part of the circumference of a circle or other curved line.
- arca
-
noun,
a chest for valuables, used in medieval Spain and Italy.
- area
-
noun,
any particular extent of space or surface; part:
- cast
-
noun,
act of casting or throwing.
- atar
-
noun,
attar (def 1).
- Cass
-
noun,
Lewis, 1782–1866, U.S. statesman.
- CASE
-
noun,
an instance of the occurrence, existence, etc., of something:
- Casa
-
noun,
a house.
- 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.
- CARE
-
noun,
a state of mind in which one is troubled; worry, anxiety, or concern:
- Cara
-
noun,
a female given name: from an Italian word meaning “dear one.”.
- cane
-
noun,
a stick or short staff used to assist one in walking; walking stick.
- Cana
-
noun,
an ancient town in N Israel, in Galilee: scene of Jesus' first miracle. John 2:1, 11.
- Can.
-
- Cain
-
noun,
Scot. and Irish English. rent paid in kind, especially a percentage of a farm crop.
- atic
-
- ates
-
- Aten
-
noun,
Aton.
- Asti
-
noun,
a city in the Piedmont region of Italy, S of Turin: center of wine-producing region.
- Ares
-
noun,
the ancient Greek god of war, a son of Zeus and Hera, identified by the Romans with Mars.
- asc-
-
- Aria
-
noun,
an air or melody.
- ARIS
-
- Arne
-
noun,
Thomas Augustine, 1710–78, English composer of operas and songs.
- arse
-
noun,
ass2 (defs 1, 2).
- art.
-
- Asat
-
noun,
(in Vedic mythology) the realm of nonexistence, populated by demons.
Compare sat2 (def 1).
- asci
-
noun,
plural of ascus.
- ASSR
-
- asea
-
adjective, adverb,
to or toward the sea; seaward.
- Aser
-
noun,
Asher (def 1).
- Asia
-
noun,
a continent bounded by Europe and the Arctic, Pacific, and Indian oceans. About 16,000,000 sq. mi. (41,440,000 sq. km).
- Asir
-
noun,
a district in SW Saudi Arabia.
- asis
-
- asse
-
noun,
Cape fox.
- Isin
-
noun,
an ancient Sumerian city in S Iraq: archaeological site.
- Ens.
-
- Rees
-
noun,
reeve3 .
- NCAA
-
- 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.
- Rise
-
noun,
an act or instance of rising.
- rit.
-
- RITA
-
noun,
the Vedic concept of cosmic and social order.
- Nina
-
noun,
girl; child.
- rite
-
noun,
a formal or ceremonial act or procedure prescribed or customary in religious or other solemn use:
- NCTE
-
- Nine
-
noun,
a cardinal number, eight plus one.
- Rina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- RNAS
-
- NATS
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Nathan or Nathaniel.
- rate
-
noun,
the amount of a charge or payment with reference to some basis of calculation:
- Nast
-
noun,
Thomas, 1840–1902, U.S. illustrator and cartoonist.
- 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.
- NASA
-
noun,
National Aeronautics and Space Administration.
- narc
-
noun,
a government agent or detective charged with the enforcement of laws restricting the use of narcotics.
- neat
-
noun,
an animal of the genus Bos; a bovine, as a cow or ox.
- nene
-
noun,
a barred, gray-brown wild goose, Nesochen sandvicensis, native to Hawaii, where it is the state bird.
- rase
-
verb (used with object),
raze.
- rest
-
noun,
the refreshing quiet or repose of sleep:
- Reis
-
plural noun,
a former money of account of Portugal and Brazil.
- reit
-
noun,
real-estate investment trust.
- 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.
- Rena
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Marina.
- ness
-
noun,
a headland; promontory; cape.
- 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.
- recs
-
noun,
recreation.
- rete
-
noun,
a pierced plate on an astrolabe, having projections whose points correspond to the fixed stars.
- Neri
-
noun,
Saint Philip (Filippo Neri) 1515–95, Italian priest: founder of Congregation of the Oratory.
- 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.
- NICE
-
noun,
a port in and the capital of Alpes-Maritimes, in SE France, on the Mediterranean: resort.
- Nier
-
noun,
Alfred Otto Carl, 1911–1994, U.S. physicist.
- RIAS
-
noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- Rice
-
noun,
the starchy seeds or grain of an annual marsh grass, Oryza sativa, cultivated in warm climates and used for food.
- RIIA
-
- Riis
-
noun,
Jacob August, 1849–1914, U.S. journalist and social reformer, born in Denmark.
- Nara
-
noun,
a city on S Honshu, in central Japan: chief Buddhist center of ancient Japan; first capital of Japan a.d. 710–84.
- Nasi
-
noun,
the head or president of the Sanhedrin.
- Sais
-
noun,
an ancient city in N Egypt, on the Nile delta: an ancient capital of Lower Egypt.
- rasa
-
noun,
(in Hindu aesthetics) flavor, sentiment, or emotion: regarded as one of the fundamental qualities of classical music, dance, and poetry.
- sain
-
verb (used with object),
to make the sign of the cross on, as for protection against evil influences.
- rant
-
noun,
ranting, extravagant, or violent declamation.
- Sacs
-
noun,
a baglike structure in an animal, plant, or fungus, as one containing fluid.
- itis
-
- Rani
-
noun,
ranee.
- iter
-
noun,
a canal or passage.
- NACA
-
- Saar
-
noun,
Also called Saar Basin. a coal-producing region in W Germany, in the Saar River valley: governed by the League of Nations 1919–35; returned to Germany 1935 as a result of a plebiscite; under French economic control following World War II until 1956.
- 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.
- nits
-
noun,
the egg of a parasitic insect, especially of a louse, often attached to a hair or a fiber of clothing.
- Rais
-
noun,
Gilles de, Retz, Gilles de Laval, Baron de.
- sane
-
noun,
a private nationwide organization in the U.S., established in 1957, that opposes nuclear testing and advocates international peace.
- Raia
-
noun,
rayah.
- NTIA
-
- RACE
-
noun,
a contest of speed, as in running, riding, driving, or sailing.
- 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).
- Nana
-
noun,
Chiefly Northeastern U.S. grandmother; grandma.
- 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):
- Nair
-
noun,
a group of Hindu castes in the Kerala region of India.
- nane
-
pronoun, adverb, adjective,
none1 .
- NIRA
-
- Ree
-
noun,
reeve3 .
- ASS
-
noun,
a long-eared, slow, patient, sure-footed domesticated mammal, Equus asinus, related to the horse, used chiefly as a beast of burden.
- Rae
-
noun,
John, 1813–93, Scottish surgeon and Arctic explorer.
- ASR
-
- Rai
-
noun,
a style of Algerian popular music played on electric guitar, synthesizer, and percussion instruments.
- ASN
-
- RAN
-
noun,
a sea goddess who drags down ships and drowns sailors: the wife of Aegir.
- CAS
-
verb (used with or without object),
to call, as to call an animal toward one; urge forward by calling.
- ASI
-
- REC
-
noun,
recreation.
- REA
-
- tee
-
noun,
the letter T or t.
- RCN
-
- sea
-
noun,
the salt waters that cover the greater part of the earth's surface.
- SCS
-
- cs.
-
- cr.
-
- ca.
-
- ATS
-
noun,
a money of account of Laos, the 100th part of a kip.
- TEC
-
noun,
detective.
- 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.
- CAA
-
- CAI
-
- ATC
-
- RAS
-
noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- RCT
-
- se-
-
- RCA
-
- 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.
- ATA
-
- TCS
-
- TCA
-
- at.
-
- ct.
-
- CAR
-
noun,
an automobile.
- ast
-
- ISR
-
- TIA
-
- ase
-
- SAE
-
- rte
-
- AIC
-
- RTS
-
- AES
-
noun,
any of various early forms of bronze or copper money used in ancient Rome.
Compare as2 (def 1).
- AEC
-
- AEA
-
- ae.
-
- SAA
-
- ACT
-
noun,
anything done, being done, or to be done; deed; performance:
- ACS
-
- SAC
-
noun,
a baglike structure in an animal, plant, or fungus, as one containing fluid.
- ACE
-
noun,
a playing card or die marked with or having the value indicated by a single spot:
- rt.
-
- AAS
-
noun,
basaltic lava having a rough surface.
- Aar
-
- San
-
noun,
a member of a nomadic aboriginal people of southern Africa.
- AAE
-
- Ar.
-
- an.
-
- AIA
-
- ac-
-
- TSE
-
- TSI
-
- 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.
- Ain
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- AIR
-
noun,
a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- ASA
-
noun,
a king of Judah, 913?–873? b.c. I Kings 15:8–24.
- sc.
-
- res
-
noun,
an object or thing; matter.
- ARS
-
- 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.
- Ria
-
noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- 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.
- TES
-
noun,
ti1 .
- ARC
-
noun,
Geometry. any unbroken part of the circumference of a circle or other curved line.
- CEA
-
- ARA
-
noun,
the Altar, a southern constellation between Triangulum Australe and Scorpius.
- TIC
-
noun,
Pathology.
a sudden, spasmodic, painless, involuntary muscular contraction, as of the face.
tic douloureux.
- rin
-
noun,
a money of account of Japan, the thousandth part of a yen or the tenth part of a sen.
- ans
-
noun,
the Sumerian god of heaven: the counterpart of the Akkadian Anu.
- tra
-
- 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.
- ANI
-
noun,
any of several black, tropical American cuckoos of the genus Crotophaga, having a compressed, bladelike bill.
- ane
-
adjective, noun, pronoun,
one.
- ANC
-
- RNA
-
- ait
-
noun,
a small island, especially in a river.
- Rs.
-
- 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.
- RSA
-
- RSE
-
- RSS
-
- tr.
-
- TAR
-
noun,
any of various dark-colored viscid products obtained by the destructive distillation of certain organic substances, as coal or wood.
- NSC
-
- cee
-
noun,
the letter C.
- Nee
-
adjective,
born (placed after the name of a married woman to introduce her maiden name):
- ess
-
noun,
the letter S, s.
- sis
-
noun,
sister.
- ESR
-
- SIT
-
verb,
(in prescriptions) may it be.
- ese
-
- Esc
-
- ESA
-
- ERT
-
- ne-
-
- NEA
-
- ERS
-
noun,
ervil.
- NEC
-
- SEN
-
noun,
a money of account of Japan, the 100th part of a yen, now used only in certain quotations, as on foreign exchange.
- ETR
-
- Sr.
-
- ERE
-
preposition, conjunction,
before.
- SRI
-
noun,
a Hindu title of address prefixed to the name of a deity, holy person, etc.
- ERA
-
noun,
a period of time marked by distinctive character, events, etc.:
- SRS
-
- SAR
-
- SSA
-
- SSC
-
- SSE
-
- SSI
-
- SSN
-
- SSR
-
- Nat
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Nathan or Nathaniel.
- ETS
-
- St.
-
- ine
-
- ise
-
- ITA
-
- ITC
-
- ISA
-
- Is.
-
noun,
(used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
- IRS
-
- ite
-
- SES
-
noun,
the syllable used for the seventh tone of a scale and sometimes for the tone B.
- IRC
-
- Ir.
-
- 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).
- INN
-
noun,
a commercial establishment that provides lodging, food, etc., for the public, especially travelers; small hotel.
- NAA
-
- SIR
-
noun,
a respectful or formal term of address used to a man:
- ina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- in.
-
- Sin
-
noun,
transgression of divine law:
- ier
-
- nae
-
adverb,
no1 ; not.
- 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).
- ICA
-
noun,
Portuguese name of Putumayo.
- Nan
-
noun,
naan.
- IAS
-
- ian
-
noun,
a male given name, Scottish form of John.
- Ia.
-
- IRA
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- ics
-
- SST
-
- ss.
-
- Sta
-
- TAE
-
preposition,
to.
- CST
-
- STI
-
- CSR
-
- CSA
-
- ene
-
- CRS
-
- See
-
noun,
the seat, center of authority, office, or jurisdiction of a bishop.
- CNS
-
- CNN
-
- nit
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noun,
the egg of a parasitic insect, especially of a louse, often attached to a hair or a fiber of clothing.
- NNE
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- cte
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- nr.
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- Tai
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noun,
any of several sparoid fishes of the Pacific Ocean, as Pagrus major (red tai) a food fish of Japan.
- NRA
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- NRC
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- CIE
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- CIA
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- NSA
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- Tan
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noun,
the brown color imparted to the skin by exposure to the sun or open air.
- ist
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- RCS
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- Re.
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- CTA
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- CRT
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- ctn
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plural,
carton.
- EAS
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noun,
the Akkadian god of wisdom, the son of Apsu and father of Marduk: the counterpart of Enki.
- NES
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- en-
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- EIS
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- eir
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- EEC
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- NET
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noun,
a bag or other contrivance of strong thread or cord worked into an open, meshed fabric, for catching fish, birds, or other animals:
- ECA
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- ec-
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- NIA
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- eat
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noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- NIC
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noun,
a newly industrialized/industrializing country:
- SEI
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noun,
sei whale.
- TSS
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- ear
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noun,
the organ of hearing and equilibrium in vertebrates, in humans consisting of an external ear that gathers sound vibrations, a middle ear in which the vibrations resonate against the tympanic membrane, and a fluid-filled internal ear that maintains balance and that conducts the tympanic vibrations to the auditory nerve, which transmits them as impulses to the brain.
- EAA
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- ETA
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noun,
the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
- ean
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- ea.
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- S.
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- CE
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- IT
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noun,
(in children's games) the player called upon to perform some task, as, in tag, the one who must catch the other players.
- RI
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- ee
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- A.
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noun,
Agnolo (di Cosimo di Mariano) [ah-nyaw-law dee kaw-zee-maw dee mah-ryah-naw] /ˈɑ nyɔ lɔ di ˈkɔ zi mɔ di mɑˈryɑ nɔ/ (Show IPA), 1502–72, Italian painter.
- EI
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- AI
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noun,
a three-toed sloth, Bradypus tridactylus, inhabiting forests of southern Venezuela, the Guianas, and northern Brazil, having a diet apparently restricted to the leaves of the trumpet-tree, and sounding a high-pitched cry when disturbed.
- RC
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- RA
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noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- R.
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- er
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interjection,
(used to express or represent a pause, hesitation, uncertainty, etc.).
- AA
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noun,
basaltic lava having a rough surface.
- t.
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- et
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verb,
a simple past tense of eat.
- N.
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- TA
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noun,
the 16th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- SI
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noun,
the syllable used for the seventh tone of a scale and sometimes for the tone B.
- NA
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adverb,
no1 .
- T1
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- NC
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- RN
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- i.
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- NI
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- TC
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- ic
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- E.
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noun,
Edward (St. John) 1925–2000, U.S. writer and illustrator.
- TE
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noun,
ti1 .
- TN
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- SN
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- SA
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- TI
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noun,
the syllable for the seventh tone of a diatonic scale.