Anagrams of nectariferous
Word nectariferous has
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- carniferous
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adjective,
bearing flesh.
- refractions
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noun,
Physics. the change of direction of a ray of light, sound, heat, or the like, in passing obliquely from one medium into another in which its wave velocity is different.
- re-creation
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noun,
the act of creating anew.
- Intercourse
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noun,
dealings or communication between individuals, groups, countries, etc.
- fornicates
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adjective,
arched or vaulted in form.
- centauries
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noun,
any of various plants belonging to the genus Centaurium, of the gentian family, having clusters of small pink or red flowers.
- ceriferous
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adjective,
producing or secreting wax, as a gland.
- nectareous
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adjective,
nectarous.
- refraction
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noun,
Physics. the change of direction of a ray of light, sound, heat, or the like, in passing obliquely from one medium into another in which its wave velocity is different.
- Corrientes
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noun,
a port in NE Argentina, on the Paraná River.
- scrutineer
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noun,
an official examiner, especially of votes in an election.
- contraries
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noun,
something that is contrary or opposite:
- souterrain
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noun,
a subterranean passage or structure; grotto.
- raconteurs
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noun,
a person who is skilled in relating stories and anecdotes interestingly.
- interfaces
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noun,
a surface regarded as the common boundary of two bodies, spaces, or phases.
- recreation
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noun,
refreshment by means of some pastime, agreeable exercise, or the like.
- cofeatures
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noun,
a movie that shares a bill with another movie.
- auctioneer
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noun,
a person who conducts sales by auction.
- erinaceous
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adjective,
of the hedgehog kind or family.
- turneries
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noun,
the process or art of forming or shaping objects on a lathe.
- Soufriere
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noun,
Also, La Soufrière. a volcano in the West Indies, on St. Vincent island. 4048 feet (1234 meters).
- neoterics
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noun,
a new or modern writer, thinker, etc.
- 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.
- nectaries
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noun,
Botany. an organ or part that secretes nectar.
- creations
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noun,
the act of producing or causing to exist; the act of creating; engendering.
- reinforce
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noun,
something that reinforces.
- crenature
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noun,
a crenation.
- routineer
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noun,
a person who follows or adheres to routine or a routine.
- renatures
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verb (used with object),
to restore (a denatured substance) to its former, natural state.
- fornicate
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adjective,
arched or vaulted in form.
- traceries
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noun,
ornamental work consisting of ramified ribs, bars, or the like, as in the upper part of a Gothic window, in panels, screens, etc.
- reorients
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adjective,
Rare. rising anew.
- fourteens
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noun,
a cardinal number, ten plus four.
- centiares
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noun,
a square meter. Abbreviation: ca.
- fractures
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noun,
the breaking of a bone, cartilage, or the like, or the resulting condition.
Compare comminuted fracture, complete fracture, compound fracture, greenstick fracture, simple fracture.
- nefarious
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adjective,
extremely wicked or villainous; iniquitous:
- fractious
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adjective,
refractory or unruly:
- nectarous
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adjective,
of the nature of or resembling nectar.
- iterances
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noun,
iteration.
- centuries
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noun,
a period of 100 years.
- recursion
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noun,
the process of defining a function or calculating a number by the repeated application of an algorithm.
- cofeature
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noun,
a movie that shares a bill with another movie.
- recreants
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noun,
a coward.
- coinsurer
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noun,
a person or firm that contracts as an insurer jointly with another or others.
- Cointreau
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- rectories
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noun,
a rector's house; parsonage.
- interface
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noun,
a surface regarded as the common boundary of two bodies, spaces, or phases.
- confiture
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noun,
a confection; a preserve, as of fruit.
- interfuse
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verb (used with object),
to intersperse, intermingle, or permeate with something.
- confreres
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noun,
a fellow member of a fraternity, profession, etc.; colleague:
- cinereous
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adjective,
in the state of or reduced to ashes:
- courtesan
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noun,
a prostitute or paramour, especially one associating with noblemen or men of wealth.
- cinerator
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noun,
an incinerator.
- increaser
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noun,
a person or thing that increases.
- serration
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noun,
serrated condition or form.
- refection
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noun,
refreshment, especially with food or drink.
- certosina
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noun,
a technique of inlaying light-colored material, as bone, ivory, metal, or pale wood, in elaborate designs on a dark ground.
- torrefies
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verb (used with object),
to subject to fire or intense heat; parch, roast, or scorch.
- fructosan
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noun,
any of the class of hexosans, as inulin and the like, that yield fructose upon hydrolysis.
- ceintures
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noun,
cincture (defs 1, 2).
- countries
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noun,
a state or nation:
- courantes
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noun,
a dance dating back to the 17th century and characterized by a running or gliding step.
- resection
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noun,
Surveying. a technique of ascertaining the location of a point by taking bearings from the point on two other points of known location.
- fruticose
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adjective,
having the form of a shrub; shrublike.
- infuscate
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adjective,
darkened with a fuscous or brownish tinge.
- careerist
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noun,
a person who follows a career.
- raconteur
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noun,
a person who is skilled in relating stories and anecdotes interestingly.
- secretion
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noun,
(in a cell or gland) the act or process of separating, elaborating, and releasing a substance that fulfills some function within the organism or undergoes excretion.
- ternaries
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noun,
a group of three.
- outrances
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noun,
the utmost extremity.
- carotenes
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noun,
any of three yellow or orange fat-soluble pigments having the formula C 40 H 56 , found in many plants, especially carrots, and transformed to vitamin A in the liver; provitamin A.
- retrusion
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noun,
the act of moving a tooth backward.
- enforcers
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noun,
a person or thing that enforces.
- scrutoire
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noun,
writing desk (def 1).
- scot-free
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adjective,
completely free from harm, restraint, punishment, or obligation:
- cast-iron
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noun,
an alloy of iron, carbon, and other elements, cast as a soft and strong, or as a hard and brittle, iron, depending on the mixture and methods of molding.
- factories
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noun,
a building or group of buildings with facilities for the manufacture of goods.
- facetious
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adjective,
not meant to be taken seriously or literally:
- errancies
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noun,
the state or an instance of erring.
- truancies
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noun,
the act or state of being truant.
- one-acter
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noun,
a short play consisting of one act.
- estuarine
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adjective,
formed in an estuary.
- tenacious
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adjective,
holding fast; characterized by keeping a firm hold (often followed by of):
- esoterica
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plural noun,
things understood by or meant for a select few; recondite matters or items.
- suctorian
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noun,
a suctorial animal.
- sea-front
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noun,
an area, including buildings, along the edge of the sea; waterfront.
- resurface
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verb (used with object),
to give a new surface to.
- re-strain
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verb (used with or without object),
to strain again.
- cauteries
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noun,
an escharotic substance, electric current, or hot iron used to destroy tissue.
- firecrest
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noun,
a European kinglet, Regulus ignicapillus, having a bright, orange-red patch on the top of the head.
- rest-cure
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noun,
a treatment for nervous disorders, consisting of a complete rest, usually combined with systematic diet, massage, etc., especially at a spa or sanitorium.
- fire-cure
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verb (used with object),
to cure (tobacco) by means of open fires, the smoke and flame imparting a creosotic flavor.
- Firestone
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noun,
a fire-resisting stone, especially a kind of sandstone used in fireplaces, furnaces, etc.
- rufescent
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adjective,
somewhat reddish; tinged with red; rufous.
- neurotics
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noun,
a neurotic person.
- first-run
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noun,
the initial exhibition period for a film.
- tierceron
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noun,
(in a ribbed vault) a diagonal rib, other than an ogive, springing from a point of support.
- retainers
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noun,
a person or thing that retains.
- neuristor
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noun,
a microelectronic fiberlike device used in information processing.
- notecase
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noun,
billfold.
- trainers
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noun,
a person or thing that trains.
- cantoris
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adjective,
of or relating to the gospel or liturgical north side of a church (opposed to decani).
- cautions
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noun,
alertness and prudence in a hazardous situation; care; wariness:
- caterers
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noun,
one whose business is to provide food, supplies, and sometimes service at social gatherings.
- 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:
- canotier
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noun,
a fabric constructed in a twill weave, used in the manufacture of yachting clothes.
- scenario
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noun,
an outline of the plot of a dramatic work, giving particulars as to the scenes, characters, situations, etc.
- canister
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noun,
a small box or jar, often one of a kitchen set, for holding tea, coffee, flour, and sugar.
- introrse
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adjective,
turned or facing inward, as anthers that open toward the gynoecium.
- sauterne
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noun,
a semisweet white wine of California, commonly sold as a jug wine.
- trounces
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verb (used with object),
to beat severely; thrash.
- neoteric
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noun,
a new or modern writer, thinker, etc.
- seicento
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noun,
the 17th century, with reference to the Italian art or literature of that period.
- cisterna
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noun,
cistern (def 2).
- cineaste
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noun,
any person, especially a director or producer, associated professionally with filmmaking.
- treasure
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noun,
wealth or riches stored or accumulated, especially in the form of precious metals, money, jewels, or plate.
- notaries
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noun,
notary public.
- tricorns
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noun,
Also, tricorne. a hat with the brim turned up on three sides.
- centiare
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noun,
a square meter. Abbreviation: ca.
- centaurs
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noun,
Classical Mythology. one of a race of monsters having the head, trunk, and arms of a man, and the body and legs of a horse.
- secretin
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noun,
a polypeptide hormone, produced in the small intestine, that activates the pancreas to secrete pancreatic juice.
- senorita
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noun,
a Spanish term of address equivalent to miss, used alone or capitalized and prefixed to the name of a girl or unmarried woman. Abbreviation: Srta.
- nocturia
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noun,
a condition in which one often wakes up during the night to urinate.
- carrions
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noun,
dead and putrefying flesh.
- nacreous
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adjective,
of or relating to nacre.
- neurotic
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noun,
a neurotic person.
- Cernauti
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noun,
a city in SW Ukraine, on the Prut River: formerly in Romania.
- sericate
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adjective,
sericeous; silky.
- sinecure
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noun,
an office or position requiring little or no work, especially one yielding profitable returns.
- Cerritos
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noun,
a city in SW California.
- carotins
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noun,
carotene.
- iterance
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noun,
iteration.
- serotine
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noun,
a small Eurasian brown bat, Eptesicus serotinus.
- carotene
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noun,
any of three yellow or orange fat-soluble pigments having the formula C 40 H 56 , found in many plants, especially carrots, and transformed to vitamin A in the liver; provitamin A.
- carneous
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adjective,
fleshlike; flesh-colored.
- centares
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noun,
centiare.
- Neustria
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noun,
the W part of the Frankish kingdom, corresponding roughly to N and NW France.
- causerie
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noun,
an informal talk or chat.
- ceinture
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noun,
cincture (defs 1, 2).
- esoteric
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adjective,
understood by or meant for only the select few who have special knowledge or interest; recondite:
- citreous
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adjective,
lemon-yellow; greenish-yellow.
- terrines
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noun,
a casserole dish made of pottery.
- fastener
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noun,
any of various devices for fastening.
- suricate
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noun,
a small, burrowing South African carnivore, Suricata suricatta, of a grayish color with dark bands across the back, related to the mongooses and having social behavior similar to that of prairie dogs.
- surefire
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adjective,
sure to work; foolproof:
- terraces
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noun,
a raised level with a vertical or sloping front or sides faced with masonry, turf, or the like, especially one of a series of levels rising one above another.
- features
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noun,
a prominent or conspicuous part or characteristic:
- terranes
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noun,
any rock formation or series of formations or the area in which a particular formation or group of rocks is predominant.
- fenestra
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noun,
Anatomy, Zoology. a small opening or perforation, as in a bone, especially between the middle and inner ear.
- Teucrian
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noun,
one of the ancient Trojans.
- farinose
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adjective,
yielding farina.
- ferrates
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noun,
a salt of the hypothetical ferric acid, H 2 FeO 4 .
- ferreous
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adjective,
of, resembling, or containing iron:
- ferrites
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noun,
Chemistry. a compound, as NaFeO 2 , formed when ferric oxide is combined with a more basic metallic oxide.
- curtains
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noun,
a hanging piece of fabric used to shut out the light from a window, adorn a room, increase privacy, etc.
- fiancees
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noun,
a woman engaged to be married.
- strainer
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noun,
a person or thing that strains.
- currents
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noun,
a flowing; flow, as of a river.
- fine-cut
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adjective,
cut into very thin strips (contrasted with rough-cut):
- Teresina
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noun,
a port in NE Brazil, on the Parnahiba River.
- Teresian
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noun,
a member of the reformed order of barefooted Carmelites, founded in Spain in 1562.
- curators
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noun,
the person in charge of a museum, art collection, etc.
- Eurocrat
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noun,
a member of the executive and technical staff at the headquarters of the European Common Market.
- esurient
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adjective,
hungry; greedy.
- erratics
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noun,
an erratic or eccentric person.
- tea-rose
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noun,
any of several cultivated varieties of roses having a scent resembling that of tea.
- taurines
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noun,
a neutral crystalline substance, C 2 H 7 NO 3 S, obtained from bile.
- Etruscan
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noun,
an inhabitant of ancient Etruria.
- eucaines
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noun,
a white, crystalline solid, C 15 H 21 NO 2 , formerly a local anesthetic, used in veterinary medicine as a substitute for cocaine.
- eucrites
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noun,
a basic gabbro consisting mainly of bytownite and augite.
- erection
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noun,
the act of erecting.
- farceuse
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noun,
a woman skilled in farce.
- factious
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adjective,
given to faction; dissentious:
- Terceira
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noun,
an island in the Azores, in the N Atlantic. 153 sq. mi. (395 sq. km). Capital: Angra do Heroismo.
- factures
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noun,
the act, process, or manner of making anything; construction.
- faiences
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noun,
glazed earthenware or pottery, especially a fine variety with highly colored designs.
- faitours
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noun,
impostor; fake.
- farceurs
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noun,
a writer or director of or actor in farce.
- enforces
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verb (used with object),
to put or keep in force; compel obedience to:
- enforcer
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noun,
a person or thing that enforces.
- finestra
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noun,
an aperture, especially a ventilator in the wall of a tomb.
- Stefanie
-
noun,
a female given name.
- insecure
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adjective,
subject to fears, doubts, etc.; not self-confident or assured:
- construe
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noun,
the act of construing.
- Torrance
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noun,
a city in SW California, SW of Los Angeles.
- Torrence
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noun,
(Frederic) Ridgely [rij-lee] /ˈrɪdʒ li/ (Show IPA), 1875–1950, U.S. poet, playwright, and editor.
- fructose
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noun,
Chemistry, Pharmacology. a yellowish to white, crystalline, water-soluble, levorotatory ketose sugar, C 6 H 12 O 6 , sweeter than sucrose, occurring in invert sugar, honey, and a great many fruits: used in foodstuffs and in medicine chiefly in solution as an intravenous nutrient.
- fruiters
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noun,
a cargo vessel carrying fruit.
- sarcenet
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noun,
a fine, soft fabric, often of silk, made in plain or twill weave and used especially for linings.
- furcates
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adjective,
forked; branching.
- softener
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noun,
Chemistry.
any admixture to a substance for promoting or increasing its softness, smoothness, or plasticity.
water softener.
- Increase
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noun,
growth or augmentation in numbers, size, strength, quality, etc.:
- counters
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noun,
a table or display case on which goods can be shown, business transacted, etc.
- conifers
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noun,
any of numerous, chiefly evergreen trees or shrubs of the class Coniferinae (or group Coniferales), including the pine, fir, spruce, and other cone-bearing trees and shrubs, and also the yews and their allies that bear drupelike seeds.
- increate
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adjective,
not created; uncreated.
- confutes
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verb (used with object),
to prove to be false, invalid, or defective; disprove:
- confrere
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noun,
a fellow member of a fraternity, profession, etc.; colleague:
- Touraine
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noun,
a former province in W France. Capital: Tours.
- infarcts
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noun,
a localized area of tissue, as in the heart or kidney, that is dying or dead, having been deprived of its blood supply because of an obstruction by embolism or thrombosis.
- coinsure
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verb (used with or without object),
to insure jointly with another or others.
- infracts
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verb (used with object),
to break, violate, or infringe (a law, commitment, etc.).
- counter-
-
- counties
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noun,
the largest administrative division of a U.S. state:
- forecast
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verb (used with object),
to predict (a future condition or occurrence); calculate in advance:
- fracturs
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noun,
Fraktur (def 2).
- forensic
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noun,
forensics, (used with a singular or plural verb) the art or study of argumentation and formal debate.
- foreruns
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verb (used with object),
to run in front of; come before; precede.
- Forester
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noun,
a person who is expert in forestry.
- fourteen
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noun,
a cardinal number, ten plus four.
- Fraction
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noun,
Mathematics.
a number usually expressed in the form a/b.
a ratio of algebraic quantities similarly expressed.
- fracture
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noun,
the breaking of a bone, cartilage, or the like, or the resulting condition.
Compare comminuted fracture, complete fracture, compound fracture, greenstick fracture, simple fracture.
- crofters
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noun,
a person who rents and works a small farm, especially in Scotland or northern England.
- fratries
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noun,
frater2 .
- courante
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noun,
a dance dating back to the 17th century and characterized by a running or gliding step.
- creature
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noun,
an animal, especially a nonhuman:
- Creation
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noun,
the act of producing or causing to exist; the act of creating; engendering.
- 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.
- frenetic
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adjective,
frantic; frenzied.
- Courtrai
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noun,
a city in W Belgium, on the Lys River: important medieval city.
- courtier
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noun,
a person who is often in attendance at the court of a king or other royal personage.
- frontier
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noun,
the part of a country that borders another country; boundary; border.
- courants
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noun,
courante.
- Oresteia
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noun,
a trilogy of tragic dramas (458 b.c.) by Aeschylus, consisting of the Agamemnon, the Choëphori, and the Eumenides.
- transfer
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noun,
a means or system of transferring.
- recreant
-
noun,
a coward.
- reaction
-
noun,
a reverse movement or tendency; an action in a reverse direction or manner.
- retinues
-
noun,
a body of retainers in attendance upon an important personage; suite.
- outrance
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noun,
the utmost extremity.
- outraces
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verb (used with object),
to race or run faster than:
- re-trace
-
verb (used with object),
to trace again, as lines in writing or drawing.
- Rotifera
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noun,
the phylum or class comprising the rotifers.
- outfaces
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verb (used with object),
to cause to submit by or as if by staring down; face or stare down.
- uranites
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noun,
any of the uranium phosphates, as autunite or torbernite.
- retrains
-
verb (used with object),
to train again, especially for a different vocation or different tasks.
- reinsure
-
verb (used with object),
to insure again.
- aconites
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noun,
any plant belonging to the genus Aconitum, of the buttercup family, having irregular flowers usually in loose clusters, including species with poisonous and medicinal properties.
- outcries
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noun,
a strong and usually public expression of protest, indignation, or the like.
- refresco
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noun,
a refreshment, as a soft drink.
- refrains
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noun,
a phrase or verse recurring at intervals in a song or poem, especially at the end of each stanza; chorus.
- ancestor
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noun,
a person from whom one is descended; forebear; progenitor.
- refracts
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verb (used with object),
to subject to refraction.
- acetones
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noun,
a colorless, volatile, water-soluble, flammable liquid, C 3 H 6 O, usually derived by oxidation of isopropyl alcohol or by bacterial fermentation of carbohydrates: used chiefly in paints and varnishes, as a general solvent, and in organic synthesis.
- air-core
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adjective,
having a nonmagnetic core, as one of fiber or plastic, encircled by a coil (air-core coil) or containing one or more such coils:
- renature
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verb (used with object),
to restore (a denatured substance) to its former, natural state.
- Anicetus
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noun,
Saint, pope a.d. 155?–166?.
- resonate
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verb (used with object),
to cause to resound.
- routines
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noun,
a customary or regular course of procedure.
- arteries
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noun,
Anatomy. a blood vessel that conveys blood from the heart to any part of the body.
- resinate
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noun,
Chemistry. any of the salts of the acids found in rosin.
- rarefies
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verb (used with object),
to make rare or rarer; make less dense:
- recourse
-
noun,
access or resort to a person or thing for help or protection:
- ructions
-
noun,
a disturbance, quarrel, or row.
- rainouts
-
noun,
a contest, performance, or the like, that has been rained out.
- arsenite
-
noun,
a salt or ester of arsenous acid.
- rotaries
-
noun,
a rotary device or machine.
- urinates
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verb (used without object),
to pass or discharge urine.
- resource
-
noun,
a source of supply, support, or aid, especially one that can be readily drawn upon when needed.
- reorient
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adjective,
Rare. rising anew.
- rentiers
-
noun,
a person who has a fixed income, as from lands or bonds.
- ruinates
-
adjective,
ruined.
- restrain
-
verb (used with object),
to hold back from action; keep in check or under control; repress:
- retainer
-
noun,
a person or thing that retains.
- reforest
-
verb (used with object),
to replant trees on (land denuded by cutting or fire).
- rotifers
-
noun,
any microscopic animal of the phylum (or class) Rotifera, found in fresh and salt waters, having one or more rings of cilia on the anterior end.
- arterio-
-
- auctions
-
noun,
Also called public sale. a publicly held sale at which property or goods are sold to the highest bidder.
- antrorse
-
adjective,
bent or directed forward or upward.
- reunites
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verb (used with or without object),
to unite again, as after separation.
- anterior
-
adjective,
situated before or at the front of; fore (opposed to posterior).
- unifaces
-
noun,
a coin or medal having a blank reverse.
- re-count
-
noun,
a second or additional count, as of votes in an election.
- arenites
-
noun,
psammite.
- Sancerre
-
noun,
a dry white wine from the Loire valley region of France.
- recusant
-
noun,
a person who is recusant.
- fraters
-
noun,
a brother, as in a religious or fraternal order; comrade.
- fractus
-
adjective,
containing small, individual elements that have a ragged appearance.
- fractur
-
noun,
Fraktur (def 2).
- rentier
-
noun,
a person who has a fixed income, as from lands or bonds.
- crofter
-
noun,
a person who rents and works a small farm, especially in Scotland or northern England.
- ureters
-
noun,
a muscular duct or tube conveying the urine from a kidney to the bladder or cloaca.
- crenate
-
adjective,
having the margin notched or scalloped so as to form rounded teeth, as a leaf.
- Francie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Frances.
- confuse
-
verb (used with object),
to perplex or bewilder:
- crinose
-
adjective,
hairy.
- Francis
-
noun,
a male given name: from an Old French word meaning “Frenchman.”.
- Franco-
-
- Freesia
-
noun,
any of several plants belonging to the genus Freesia, of the iris family, native to southern Africa, having fragrant white, yellow, or sometimes rose-colored, tubular flowers.
- Soutine
-
noun,
Chaim [khahy-im,, khahy-im] /xaɪˈɪm,, ˈxaɪ ɪm/ (Show IPA), 1894–1943, Lithuanian painter in France.
- confute
-
verb (used with object),
to prove to be false, invalid, or defective; disprove:
- cretins
-
noun,
a person suffering from cretinism.
- frantic
-
adjective,
desperate or wild with excitement, passion, fear, pain, etc.; frenzied.
- incrust
-
verb (used with object),
to cover or line with a crust or hard coating.
- cronies
-
noun,
a close friend or companion; chum.
- cruiser
-
noun,
a person or thing that cruises.
- Forrest
-
noun,
Edwin, 1806–72, U.S. actor.
- Tournai
-
noun,
a city in W Belgium, on the Scheldt River.
- Forseti
-
noun,
the god of justice, the son of Balder and Nanna.
- infects
-
adjective,
Archaic. infected.
- Forster
-
noun,
E(dward) M(organ) 1879–1970, English novelist.
- Torenia
-
noun,
any of several plants belonging to the genus Torenia, of the figwort family, native to Africa and Asia, having two-lipped, usually blue or purple flowers.
- forties
-
noun,
a cardinal number, ten times four.
- infares
-
noun,
a party or reception for a newly married couple.
- recruit
-
noun,
a newly enlisted or drafted member of the armed forces.
- Tourane
-
noun,
former name of Danang.
- rotifer
-
noun,
any microscopic animal of the phylum (or class) Rotifera, found in fresh and salt waters, having one or more rings of cilia on the anterior end.
- uniface
-
noun,
a coin or medal having a blank reverse.
- FORTRAN
-
noun,
a high-level programming language used mainly for solving problems in science and engineering.
- Fortuna
-
noun,
the ancient Roman goddess of fortune, identified with the Greek goddess Tyche.
- conatus
-
noun,
an effort or striving.
- Fortune
-
noun,
position in life as determined by wealth:
- Fourier
-
noun,
François Marie Charles [frahn-swa ma-ree sharl] /frɑ̃ˈswa maˈri ʃarl/ (Show IPA), 1772–1837, French socialist, writer, and reformer.
- infarct
-
noun,
a localized area of tissue, as in the heart or kidney, that is dying or dead, having been deprived of its blood supply because of an obstruction by embolism or thrombosis.
- confers
-
verb (used with object),
to bestow upon as a gift, favor, honor, etc.:
- afreets
-
noun,
a powerful evil demon or monster.
- crosier
-
noun,
a ceremonial staff carried by a bishop or an abbot, hooked at one end like a shepherd's crook.
- Creator
-
noun,
a person or thing that creates.
- cornets
-
noun,
Music. a valved wind instrument of the trumpet family.
- conifer
-
noun,
any of numerous, chiefly evergreen trees or shrubs of the class Coniferinae (or group Coniferales), including the pine, fir, spruce, and other cone-bearing trees and shrubs, and also the yews and their allies that bear drupelike seeds.
- refines
-
Verb phrases,
refine on/upon, to improve by inserting finer distinctions, superior elements, etc.:
- refrain
-
noun,
a phrase or verse recurring at intervals in a song or poem, especially at the end of each stanza; chorus.
- courant
-
noun,
courante.
- frontis
-
noun,
the front wall of a cancha or jai alai court.
Compare rebote (def 1).
- icterus
-
noun,
jaundice (def 1).
- refract
-
verb (used with object),
to subject to refraction.
- fustian
-
noun,
a stout fabric of cotton and flax.
- corneas
-
noun,
the transparent anterior part of the external coat of the eye covering the iris and the pupil and continuous with the sclera.
- corners
-
noun,
the place at which two converging lines or surfaces meet.
- coterie
-
noun,
a group of people who associate closely.
- fruiter
-
noun,
a cargo vessel carrying fruit.
- toucans
-
noun,
any of several usually brightly colored, fruit-eating birds of the family Ramphastidae, of tropical America, having a very large bill.
- Costain
-
noun,
Thomas Bertram, 1885–1965, U.S. novelist, historian, and editor, born in Canada.
- refects
-
verb (used with object),
to refresh, especially with food or drink.
- Torrens
-
noun,
Lake, a salt lake in Australia, in E South Australia. 130 miles (210 km) long; 2400 sq. mi. (6220 sq. km); 25 feet (8 meters) below sea level.
- Fuertes
-
noun,
Louis Agassiz [ag-uh-see] /ˈæg ə si/ (Show IPA), 1874–1927, U.S. painter and naturalist.
- functor
-
noun,
that which functions.
- cortina
-
noun,
a weblike, often evanescent veil covering the gills or hanging from the cap edge of certain mushrooms, particularly those of genus Cortinarius, and sometimes persisting as a ring or remnant of fibrils around the mushroom stalk.
- funster
-
noun,
a person who creates or seeks fun, as a comedian or reveler.
- furcate
-
adjective,
forked; branching.
- refaces
-
verb (used with object),
to renew, restore, or repair the face or surface of (buildings, stone, etc.).
- corsair
-
noun,
a fast ship used for piracy.
- snorter
-
noun,
a person or thing that snorts.
- Courier
-
noun,
a messenger, usually traveling in haste, bearing urgent news, important reports or packages, diplomatic messages, etc.
- cornute
-
adjective,
cornuted.
- couters
-
noun,
a piece of plate armor for the elbow.
- refutes
-
verb (used with object),
to prove to be false or erroneous, as an opinion or charge.
- creates
-
adjective,
Archaic. created.
- frenate
-
adjective,
having a frenum or frenulum.
- conster
-
verb (used with or without object),
construe.
- Freneau
-
noun,
Philip, 1752–1832, U.S. poet and editor.
- cratons
-
noun,
a relatively rigid and immobile region of continental portions of the earth's crust.
- craters
-
noun,
the cup-shaped depression or cavity on the surface of the earth or other heavenly body marking the orifice of a volcano.
- soutane
-
noun,
a cassock.
- constr.
-
- cranio-
-
- Anteros
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. a brother of Eros, most often regarded as the avenger of unrequited love.
- uranite
-
noun,
any of the uranium phosphates, as autunite or torbernite.
- friseur
-
noun,
a hairdresser.
- contra-
-
- antero-
-
- contras
-
noun,
(often initial capital letter) a member of a counterrevolutionary guerrilla group in Nicaragua.
- contuse
-
verb (used with object),
to injure (tissue), especially without breaking the skin; bruise.
- snifter
-
noun,
Also called inhaler. a pear-shaped glass, narrowing at the top to intensify the aroma of brandy, liqueur, etc.
- forints
-
noun,
an aluminum coin and the monetary unit of Hungary, equal to 100 fillér. Abbreviation: F., Ft.
- Sno-Cat
-
- fronter
-
noun,
a person who belongs to a group or organization, especially a political one, that is or is presumed to be a cover or disguise for another activity:
- courser
-
noun,
a person or thing that courses.
- Anterus
-
noun,
Saint, pope a.d. 235–236.
- coatees
-
noun,
a close-fitting short coat, especially one with tails or skirts.
- tonsure
-
noun,
the act of cutting the hair or shaving the head.
- entices
-
verb (used with object),
to lead on by exciting hope or desire; allure; inveigle:
- erasion
-
noun,
the act of erasing.
- acerous
-
adjective,
acerose1 .
- tenures
-
noun,
the holding or possessing of anything:
- facient
-
- faction
-
noun,
a group or clique within a larger group, party, government, organization, or the like:
- reunite
-
verb (used with or without object),
to unite again, as after separation.
- acetins
-
noun,
a colorless, thick, hygroscopic liquid, C 5 H 10 O 4 : used chiefly in the manufacture of explosives.
- factors
-
noun,
one of the elements contributing to a particular result or situation:
- facture
-
noun,
the act, process, or manner of making anything; construction.
- entries
-
noun,
an act of entering; entrance.
- returns
-
noun,
the act or fact of returning as by going or coming back or bringing, sending, or giving back:
- entires
-
noun,
Archaic. the whole; entirety.
- faience
-
noun,
glazed earthenware or pottery, especially a fine variety with highly colored designs.
- acerose
-
adjective,
needle-shaped, as the leaves of the pine.
- acetoin
-
noun,
a yellowish, pleasant-smelling liquid, C 4 H 8 O 2 , obtained from various carbohydrates, as glucose, by fermentation: used chiefly in the manufacture of flavors and essences.
- entero-
-
- enteric
-
noun,
enterics, Bacteriology. enterobacteria.
- faitour
-
noun,
impostor; fake.
- acetone
-
noun,
a colorless, volatile, water-soluble, flammable liquid, C 3 H 6 O, usually derived by oxidation of isopropyl alcohol or by bacterial fermentation of carbohydrates: used chiefly in paints and varnishes, as a general solvent, and in organic synthesis.
- fancier
-
noun,
a person having a liking for or interest in something; enthusiast:
- fancies
-
noun,
imagination or fantasy, especially as exercised in a capricious manner.
- farceur
-
noun,
a writer or director of or actor in farce.
- acetous
-
adjective,
containing or producing acetic acid.
- acinous
-
adjective,
consisting of acini.
- enforce
-
verb (used with object),
to put or keep in force; compel obedience to:
- enfaces
-
verb (used with object),
to write, print, or stamp something on the face of (a note, draft, etc.).
- erasure
-
noun,
an act or instance of erasing.
- erector
-
noun,
Also, erecter. a person or thing that erects.
- farcies
-
noun,
a form of glanders chiefly affecting the skin and superficial lymphatic vessels of horses and mules.
- Roscian
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or involving acting.
- rinceau
-
noun,
an ornamental foliate or floral motif.
- Estonia
-
noun,
a republic in N Europe, on the Baltic, S of the Gulf of Finland: an independent republic 1918–40; annexed by the Soviet Union 1940; regained independence 1991. 17,413 sq. mi. (45,100 sq. km). Capital: Tallinn.
- 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.
- roaster
-
noun,
a contrivance for roasting something, as an oven, a pan for roasting meat, or a machine for roasting coffee beans.
- estrone
-
noun,
Biochemistry. an estrogenic hormone, C 18 H 22 O 2 , produced by the ovarian follicles and found during pregnancy in urine and placental tissue.
- roister
-
verb (used without object),
to act in a swaggering, boisterous, or uproarious manner.
- 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.
- erratic
-
noun,
an erratic or eccentric person.
- uterine
-
adjective,
of or relating to the uterus or womb.
- erotics
-
noun,
an erotic poem.
- erotica
-
noun,
written works, usually fiction, dealing with sexual love.
- etesian
-
adjective,
(of certain Mediterranean winds) occurring annually.
- taurine
-
noun,
a neutral crystalline substance, C 2 H 7 NO 3 S, obtained from bile.
- tanrecs
-
noun,
tenrec.
- tarsier
-
noun,
a small, arboreal, nocturnal primate of the genus Tarsius, of Indonesia and the Philippines, having a long thin tail, very large immobile eyes, and prominent pads on the fingers and toes: all populations are dwindling.
- Etruria
-
noun,
an ancient country located between the Arno and Tiber rivers, roughly corresponding to modern Tuscany in W Italy.
- roseate
-
adjective,
tinged with rose; rosy:
- tarries
-
noun,
a stay; sojourn.
- 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.
- Eritrea
-
noun,
a republic in NE Africa, on the Red Sea: Italian colony 1890–1941; province of Ethiopia 1962–93; independent since 1993. 47,076 sq. mi. (121,927 sq. km). Capital: Asmara.
- eucaine
-
noun,
a white, crystalline solid, C 15 H 21 NO 2 , formerly a local anesthetic, used in veterinary medicine as a substitute for cocaine.
- Reuters
-
noun,
a publicly owned international news and information company established in London, 1851.
- eucrite
-
noun,
a basic gabbro consisting mainly of bytownite and augite.
- Ericson
-
noun,
Leif [leef;; Icelandic leyv] /lif;; Icelandic leɪv/ (Show IPA), flourished a.d. c1000, Norse mariner: according to Icelandic saga, discoverer of Vinland (son of Eric the Red).
- Eustace
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Greek word meaning “steadfast.”.
- eutocia
-
noun,
normal childbirth.
- retsina
-
noun,
a strong, resinated white or red wine of Greece and Cyprus.
- encrust
-
verb (used with or without object),
incrust.
- forerun
-
verb (used with object),
to run in front of; come before; precede.
- aeneous
-
adjective,
bronze-colored:
- ferrite
-
noun,
Chemistry. a compound, as NaFeO 2 , formed when ferric oxide is combined with a more basic metallic oxide.
- ferrous
-
adjective,
of or containing iron, especially in the bivalent state.
- festuca
-
noun,
any grass of the genus Festuca, chiefly characterized by tufted blades and spikelets, comprising the fescues.
- fiacres
-
noun,
a small horse-drawn carriage.
- curtain
-
noun,
a hanging piece of fabric used to shut out the light from a window, adorn a room, increase privacy, etc.
- fiancee
-
noun,
a woman engaged to be married.
- fiances
-
noun,
a man engaged to be married. Synonyms: future groom, future husband, future spouse, betrothed.
- restore
-
verb (used with object),
to bring back into existence, use, or the like; reestablish:
- current
-
noun,
a flowing; flow, as of a river.
- currant
-
noun,
a small seedless raisin, produced chiefly in California and in the Levant, and used in cookery and confectionery.
- curites
-
noun,
a radioactive uranium mineral, Pb 2 U 5 O 17 ·4H 2 O, with adamantine luster, occurring as reddish-brown to deep-yellow needle-shaped crystals, formed by alteration of uraninite.
- curiosa
-
plural noun,
books, pamphlets, etc., dealing with unusual subjects.
- re-sort
-
verb (used with object),
to sort or arrange (cards, papers, etc.) again.
- ferrets
-
noun,
a domesticated, usually red-eyed, and albinic variety of the polecat, used in Europe for driving rabbits and rats from their burrows.
- sterno-
-
- curator
-
noun,
the person in charge of a museum, art collection, etc.
- curates
-
noun,
Chiefly British. a member of the clergy employed to assist a rector or vicar.
- curares
-
noun,
a blackish, resinlike substance derived from tropical plants of the genus Strychnos, especially S. toxifera, and from the root of pareira, used by certain South American Indians for poisoning arrows and employed in physiological experiments, medicine, etc., for arresting the action of motor nerves.
- stereo-
-
- Steiner
-
noun,
Jakob [yah-kawp] /ˈyɑ kɔp/ (Show IPA), 1796–1863, Swiss mathematician.
- stearo-
-
- Fonseca
-
noun,
Gulf of, a bay of the Pacific Ocean in W Central America, bordered by El Salvador on the W, Honduras on the NE, and Nicaragua on the S. About 700 sq. mi. (1800 sq. km).
- stearin
-
noun,
Chemistry. any of the three glyceryl esters of stearic acid, especially C 3 H 5 (C 18 H 35 O 2) 3 , a soft, white, odorless solid found in many natural fats.
- stearic
-
adjective,
of or relating to suet or fat.
- forcers
-
noun,
a person or thing that forces.
- urinate
-
verb (used without object),
to pass or discharge urine.
- ferries
-
noun,
a commercial service with terminals and boats for transporting persons, automobiles, etc., across a river or other comparatively small body of water.
- tierces
-
noun,
an old measure of capacity equivalent to one third of a pipe, or 42 wine gallons.
- encores
-
noun,
a demand, as by applause, for a repetition of a song, act, etc., or for a performance of a number or piece additional to those on a program, or for a reappearance by the performers, as at the end of a concert, recital, etc.
- feature
-
noun,
a prominent or conspicuous part or characteristic:
- aconite
-
noun,
any plant belonging to the genus Aconitum, of the buttercup family, having irregular flowers usually in loose clusters, including species with poisonous and medicinal properties.
- Farnese
-
noun,
Alessandro [ah-les-sahn-draw] /ˌɑ lɛsˈsɑn drɔ/ (Show IPA), Duke of Parma, 1545–92, Italian general, statesman, and diplomat.
- Faroese
-
noun,
Faeroese.
- far-out
-
adjective,
unconventional; offbeat; avant-garde.
- fascine
-
noun,
a long bundle of sticks bound together, used in building earthworks and batteries and in strengthening ramparts.
- surfeit
-
noun,
excess; an excessive amount:
- retrain
-
verb (used with object),
to train again, especially for a different vocation or different tasks.
- faucets
-
noun,
any device for controlling the flow of liquid from a pipe or the like by opening or closing an orifice; tap; cock.
- surface
-
noun,
the outer face, outside, or exterior boundary of a thing; outermost or uppermost layer or area.
- surcoat
-
noun,
a garment worn over medieval armor, often embroidered with heraldic arms.
- terrace
-
noun,
a raised level with a vertical or sloping front or sides faced with masonry, turf, or the like, especially one of a series of levels rising one above another.
- retrace
-
verb (used with object),
to trace backward; go back over:
- terrain
-
noun,
a tract of land, especially as considered with reference to its natural features, military advantages, etc.
- earnest
-
noun,
full seriousness, as of intention or purpose:
- retires
-
noun,
a place of withdrawal; retreat:
- terrane
-
noun,
any rock formation or series of formations or the area in which a particular formation or group of rocks is predominant.
- fencers
-
noun,
a person who practices the art of fencing with a sword, foil, etc.
- ecartes
-
noun,
a card game for two players.
- terries
-
noun,
the loop formed by the pile of a fabric when left uncut.
- terrine
-
noun,
a casserole dish made of pottery.
- retinue
-
noun,
a body of retainers in attendance upon an important personage; suite.
- fenster
-
noun,
an erosional break in an overthrust rock sheet, exposing the rocks that underlie the sheet.
- actino-
-
- Eastern
-
adjective,
lying toward or situated in the east:
- suction
-
noun,
the act, process, or condition of sucking.
- ferrate
-
noun,
a salt of the hypothetical ferric acid, H 2 FeO 4 .
- retains
-
verb (used with object),
to keep possession of.
- cuneate
-
adjective,
having or being in the shape of a wedge; wedge-shaped.
- furnace
-
noun,
a structure or apparatus in which heat may be generated, as for heating houses, smelting ores, or producing steam.
- coesite
-
noun,
a rare form of silicon dioxide, a denser polymorph of quartz, originally synthesized from quartz at high temperatures and pressures: later discovered in nature.
- rainout
-
noun,
a contest, performance, or the like, that has been rained out.
- centare
-
noun,
centiare.
- nectars
-
noun,
the saccharine secretion of a plant, which attracts the insects or birds that pollinate the flower.
- censure
-
noun,
strong or vehement expression of disapproval:
- cenotes
-
noun,
a deep natural well or sinkhole, especially in Central America, formed by the collapse of surface limestone that exposes ground water underneath, and sometimes used by the ancient Mayans for sacrificial offerings.
- tricorn
-
noun,
Also, tricorne. a hat with the brim turned up on three sides.
- ruction
-
noun,
a disturbance, quarrel, or row.
- trienes
-
noun,
any compound containing three double bonds.
- caution
-
noun,
alertness and prudence in a hazardous situation; care; wariness:
- rafters
-
noun,
any of a series of timbers or the like, usually having a pronounced slope, for supporting the sheathing and covering of a roof.
- centaur
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. one of a race of monsters having the head, trunk, and arms of a man, and the body and legs of a horse.
- catouse
-
noun,
New England. a noisy disturbance; commotion.
- cations
-
noun,
a positively charged ion that is attracted to the cathode in electrolysis.
- ruinate
-
adjective,
ruined.
- tureens
-
noun,
a large, deep, covered dish for serving soup, stew, or other foods.
- caterer
-
noun,
one whose business is to provide food, supplies, and sometimes service at social gatherings.
- neuters
-
noun,
Grammar.
the neuter gender.
a noun of that gender.
another element marking that gender.
an intransitive verb.
- neutro-
-
- section
-
noun,
a part that is cut off or separated.
- turacos
-
noun,
touraco.
- arteri-
-
- Turners
-
noun,
a person or thing that turns or is employed in turning.
- nitrous
-
adjective,
pertaining to compounds obtained from niter, usually containing less oxygen than the corresponding nitric compounds.
- routers
-
noun,
any of various tools or machines for routing, hollowing out, or furrowing.
- cetanes
-
noun,
a colorless, liquid hydrocarbon of the alkane series, C 16 H 34 , used as a solvent and in cetane number determinations.
- serrate
-
adjective,
Chiefly Biology. notched on the edge like a saw:
- Serrano
-
noun,
a small, green or reddish, extremely hot chili pepper, the fruit of a variety of Capsicum annuum used in cooking.
- rouster
-
noun,
roustabout (def 1).
- rations
-
noun,
a fixed allowance of provisions or food, especially for soldiers or sailors or for civilians during a shortage:
- certain
-
Idioms,
for certain, without a doubt; surely:
- ratines
-
noun,
a loosely woven fabric made with nubby or knotty yarns.
- seriate
-
adjective,
arranged or occurring in one or more series.
- narcose
-
adjective,
characterized by stupor; stuporous.
- routine
-
noun,
a customary or regular course of procedure.
- cereous
-
adjective,
waxlike.
- cerato-
-
- cerates
-
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.
- centro-
-
- centri-
-
- centres
-
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.
- senator
-
noun,
a member of a senate.
- necrose
-
verb (used with or without object),
to affect or be affected with necrosis.
- arseno-
-
- Nicetas
-
noun,
Saint Ignatius (def 2).
- Cartier
-
noun,
Sir George Étienne [zhawrzh ey-tyen] /ʒɔrʒ eɪˈtyɛn/ (Show IPA), 1814–73, Canadian political leader: prime minister 1857–62, defense minister 1867–73.
- reactor
-
noun,
a person or thing that reacts or undergoes reaction.
- sautoir
-
noun,
a ribbon, chain, scarf, or the like, tied around the neck in such a manner that the ends cross over each other.
- atonics
-
noun,
Grammar. an unaccented word, syllable, or sound.
- atonies
-
noun,
Pathology. lack of tone or energy; muscular weakness, especially in a contractile organ.
- Scarron
-
noun,
Paul [pawl] /pɔl/ (Show IPA), 1610–60, French novelist, dramatist, and poet.
- Oceanus
-
noun,
a Titan who was the son of Uranus and Gaea, the consort of Tethys, and the father of the river gods and Oceanids.
- trocars
-
noun,
a sharp-pointed instrument enclosed in a cannula, used for withdrawing fluid from a cavity, as the abdominal cavity.
- ocreate
-
adjective,
having an ocrea or ocreae; sheathed.
- octanes
-
noun,
any of 18 isomeric saturated hydrocarbons having the formula C 8 H 18 , some of which are obtained in the distillation and cracking of petroleum.
- Cairene
-
noun,
a native or resident of Cairo, Egypt.
- saunter
-
noun,
a leisurely walk or ramble; stroll.
- canters
-
noun,
an easy gallop.
- Saucier
-
noun,
a chef or cook who specializes in making sauces.
- trounce
-
verb (used with object),
to beat severely; thrash.
- trouser
-
noun,
a leg of a pair of trousers.
- auction
-
noun,
Also called public sale. a publicly held sale at which property or goods are sold to the highest bidder.
- Austro-
-
- austere
-
adjective,
severe in manner or appearance; uncompromising; strict; forbidding:
- orceins
-
noun,
a red dye, the principal coloring matter of cudbear and orchil, obtained by oxidizing an ammoniacal solution of orcinol.
- Oriente
-
noun,
a region in Ecuador, E of the Andes: the border long disputed by Peru.
- orients
-
noun,
the Orient,
the countries of Asia, especially East Asia.
(formerly) the countries to the E of the Mediterranean.
- nutrias
-
noun,
the coypu.
- ouraris
-
noun,
curare.
- carters
-
noun,
Bennett Lester ("Benny") 1907–2003, U.S. jazz saxophonist and composer.
- carnies
-
noun,
a person employed by a carnival.
- noetics
-
noun,
the science of the intellect or of pure thought; reasoning.
- carrion
-
noun,
dead and putrefying flesh.
- Scutari
-
noun,
Lake, a lake between NW Albania and Montenegro. About 135 sq. mi. (350 sq. km).
- carouse
-
noun,
carousal.
- carotin
-
noun,
carotene.
- outrace
-
verb (used with object),
to race or run faster than:
- carnous
-
adjective,
carnose.
- carnose
-
adjective,
of or relating to flesh; fleshy.
- carnets
-
noun,
a customs document allowing an automobile to be driven at no cost across international borders.
- scourer
-
noun,
a person who scours or cleanses.
- norites
-
noun,
a granular igneous rock consisting of a mix of light and dark minerals, the former being calcic plagioclase feldspars, and the latter orthorhombic pyroxenes.
- outface
-
verb (used with object),
to cause to submit by or as if by staring down; face or stare down.
- carious
-
adjective,
having caries, as teeth; decayed.
- notices
-
noun,
an announcement or intimation of something impending; warning:
- screeno
-
noun,
(sometimes initial capital letter) (formerly) bingo played in a movie theater.
- nourice
-
noun,
a nurse.
- careens
-
noun,
a careening.
- triunes
-
noun,
(initial capital letter) the Trinity.
- scouter
-
noun,
a person who scouts.
- ironers
-
noun,
a person or thing that irons.
- rancors
-
noun,
bitter, rankling resentment or ill will; hatred; malice.
- sincere
-
adjective,
free of deceit, hypocrisy, or falseness; earnest:
- coarser
-
adjective,
of or relating to a topology on a topological space whose open sets are included among the open sets of a second specified topology on the space.
- cirrose
-
adjective,
having a cirrus or cirri.
- transf.
-
- trainee
-
noun,
a person being trained, especially in a vocation; apprentice.
- coaster
-
noun,
a person or thing that coasts.
- Trainer
-
noun,
a person or thing that trains.
- recites
-
verb (used with object),
to repeat the words of, as from memory, especially in a formal manner:
- 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.
- coarsen
-
verb (used with or without object),
to make or become coarse.
- Aretino
-
noun,
Pietro [pye-traw] /ˈpyɛ trɔ/ (Show IPA), 1492–1556, Italian satirist and dramatist.
- Insecta
-
noun,
the class comprising the insects.
- cistron
-
noun,
a segment of DNA that encodes for the formation of a specific polypeptide chain; a structural gene.
- tracers
-
noun,
a person or thing that traces.
- insofar
-
adverb,
to such an extent (usually followed by as):
- recount
-
noun,
a second or additional count, as of votes in an election.
- insurer
-
noun,
a person or company that contracts to indemnify another in the event of loss or damage; underwriter.
- arenose
-
adjective,
sandy; gritty.
- citrons
-
noun,
a pale-yellow fruit resembling the lemon but larger and with thicker rind, borne by a small tree or large bush, Citrus medica, allied to the lemon and lime.
- arenite
-
noun,
psammite.
- recants
-
verb (used with object),
to withdraw or disavow (a statement, opinion, etc.), especially formally; retract.
- sinuate
-
adjective,
bent in and out; winding; sinuous.
- cirrate
-
adjective,
having cirri.
- aristo-
-
- infract
-
verb (used with object),
to break, violate, or infringe (a law, commitment, etc.).
- treason
-
noun,
the offense of acting to overthrow one's government or to harm or kill its sovereign.
- ferric
-
adjective,
of or containing iron, especially in the trivalent state.
- norite
-
noun,
a granular igneous rock consisting of a mix of light and dark minerals, the former being calcic plagioclase feldspars, and the latter orthorhombic pyroxenes.
- ferri-
-
- faucet
-
noun,
any device for controlling the flow of liquid from a pipe or the like by opening or closing an orifice; tap; cock.
- fauces
-
noun,
Anatomy. the cavity at the back of the mouth, leading into the pharynx.
- Snefru
-
noun,
flourished c2920 b.c, Egyptian ruler of the 4th dynasty.
- incase
-
verb (used with object),
encase.
- incest
-
noun,
sexual intercourse between closely related persons.
- incorr
-
- fasten
-
verb (used with object),
to attach firmly or securely in place; fix securely to something else.
- ferine
-
adjective,
feral1 .
- Norris
-
noun,
Charles Gilman, 1881–1945, U.S. novelist and editor.
- Nistru
-
noun,
Romanian name of Dniester.
- rustic
-
noun,
a country person.
- ouster
-
noun,
expulsion or removal from a place or position occupied:
- scrota
-
noun,
the pouch of skin that contains the testes.
- retro-
-
- Rustin
-
noun,
Bayard [bey-erd] /ˈbeɪ ərd/ (Show IPA), 1910–1987, U.S. civil rights leader.
- notice
-
noun,
an announcement or intimation of something impending; warning:
- Rosina
-
noun,
a female given name, Italian form of Rose.
- secern
-
verb (used with object),
to discriminate or distinguish in thought.
- Ruston
-
noun,
a city in N Louisiana.
- insure
-
verb (used with object),
to guarantee against loss or harm.
- soften
-
verb (used with object),
to make soft or softer.
- return
-
noun,
the act or fact of returning as by going or coming back or bringing, sending, or giving back:
- secant
-
noun,
Geometry. an intersecting line, especially one intersecting a curve at two or more points.
- norias
-
noun,
a device consisting of a series of buckets on a wheel, used in Spain and the East for raising water.
- niters
-
noun,
potassium nitrate.
- racers
-
noun,
a person, animal, or thing that races or takes part in a race, as a racehorse, bicycle, yacht, etc.
- ferias
-
noun,
Ecclesiastical. a weekday on which no feast is celebrated.
- Icarus
-
noun,
Also, Ikaros. Classical Mythology. a youth who attempted to escape from Crete with wings of wax and feathers but flew so high that his wings melted from the heat of the sun, and he plunged to his death in the sea.
- nocti-
-
- ferous
-
- Fenrir
-
noun,
a wolflike monster, a son of Loki and Angerboda, chained by Gleipnir but destined to be released at Ragnarok to eat Odin and to be killed by Vidar.
- noctis
-
adjective,
(in prescriptions) of the night.
- Racine
-
noun,
Jean Baptiste [zhahn ba-teest] /ʒɑ̃ baˈtist/ (Show IPA), 1639–99, French dramatist.
- seance
-
noun,
a meeting in which a spiritualist attempts to communicate with the spirits of the dead.
- Noetic
-
adjective,
of or relating to the mind.
- 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.
- fences
-
noun,
a barrier enclosing or bordering a field, yard, etc., usually made of posts and wire or wood, used to prevent entrance, to confine, or to mark a boundary.
- iatro-
-
- seater
-
noun,
a person or thing that seats.
- Rosita
-
noun,
a female given name, Spanish form of Rose.
- fencer
-
noun,
a person who practices the art of fencing with a sword, foil, etc.
- feints
-
noun,
a movement made in order to deceive an adversary; an attack aimed at one place or point merely as a distraction from the real place or point of attack:
- rouens
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Seine-Maritime, in N France, on the Seine: famous cathedral; execution of Joan of Arc 1431.
- retire
-
noun,
a place of withdrawal; retreat:
- recite
-
verb (used with object),
to repeat the words of, as from memory, especially in a formal manner:
- nitro-
-
- inter.
-
- outran
-
verb,
simple past tense of outrun.
- nitres
-
noun,
niter.
- recons
-
noun,
reconnaissance.
- ferret
-
noun,
a domesticated, usually red-eyed, and albinic variety of the polecat, used in Europe for driving rabbits and rats from their burrows.
- suitor
-
noun,
a man who courts or woos a woman.
- recurs
-
verb (used without object),
to occur again, as an event, experience, etc.
- screen
-
noun,
a movable or fixed device, usually consisting of a covered frame, that provides shelter, serves as a partition, etc.
- Sarton
-
noun,
May, 1912–95, U.S. poet, novelist, and playwright.
- infuse
-
verb (used with object),
to introduce, as if by pouring; cause to penetrate; instill (usually followed by into):
- Reuter
-
noun,
Paul Julius, Baron de, 1816–99, English founder of an international news agency, born in Germany.
- rectos
-
- saucer
-
noun,
a small, round, shallow dish to hold a cup.
- Roseau
-
noun,
a seaport on and the capital of Dominica.
- Saturn
-
noun,
an ancient Roman god of agriculture, the consort of Ops, believed to have ruled the earth during an age of happiness and virtue, identified with the Greek god Cronus.
- satori
-
noun,
sudden enlightenment.
- infare
-
noun,
a party or reception for a newly married couple.
- Osetic
-
adjective, noun,
Ossetic.
- satire
-
noun,
the use of irony, sarcasm, ridicule, or the like, in exposing, denouncing, or deriding vice, folly, etc.
- Rector
-
noun,
a member of the clergy in charge of a parish in the Protestant Episcopal Church.
- tarso-
-
- sateen
-
noun,
a strong cotton fabric constructed in satin weave and having a lustrous face.
- Sartre
-
noun,
Jean-Paul [zhahn-pawl] /ʒɑ̃ˈpɔl/ (Show IPA), 1905–80, French philosopher, novelist, and dramatist: declined 1964 Nobel Prize in literature.
- recti-
-
- sacro-
-
- Orense
-
noun,
a city in N Spain, NW of Madrid.
- ornate
-
adjective,
elaborately or sumptuously adorned, often excessively or showily so:
- teaser
-
noun,
a person or thing that teases.
- infest
-
verb (used with object),
to live in or overrun to an unwanted degree or in a troublesome manner, especially as predatory animals or vermin do:
- Estrin
-
noun,
estrone.
- infect
-
adjective,
Archaic. infected.
- Orient
-
noun,
the Orient,
the countries of Asia, especially East Asia.
(formerly) the countries to the E of the Mediterranean.
- sarco-
-
- orates
-
verb (used with or without object),
to deliver an oration; speak pompously; declaim.
- infra-
-
- rictus
-
noun,
the gape of the mouth of a bird.
- ricers
-
noun,
an implement for ricing potatoes, squash, etc., by pressing them through small holes.
- orcein
-
noun,
a red dye, the principal coloring matter of cudbear and orchil, obtained by oxidizing an ammoniacal solution of orcinol.
- rosace
-
noun,
rosette (def 3).
- tauro-
-
- Eunice
-
noun,
a city in S central Louisiana.
- 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.
- recuse
-
verb (used with object),
to reject or challenge (a judge or juror) as disqualified to act, especially because of interest or bias.
- rutins
-
noun,
a bright yellow or greenish-yellow substance, C 27 H 30 O 16 , obtained chiefly from buckwheat, and used in the treatment of capillary fragility.
- instr.
-
- Scotia
-
noun,
a deep concave molding between two fillets, as in the Attic base.
- ferro-
-
- Nueces
-
noun,
a river in S Texas, flowing SE to Corpus Christi Bay, on the Gulf of Mexico. 338 miles (545 km) long.
- tainos
-
noun,
a member of an extinct Arawakan Indian tribe of the West Indies.
- faints
-
noun,
the impure spirit produced in the first and last stages of the distillation of whiskey.
- ourari
-
noun,
curare.
- nurser
-
noun,
a person, animal, or thing that nurses.
- Scoter
-
noun,
any of the large diving ducks of the genus Melanitta, inhabiting northern parts of the Northern Hemisphere.
- instar
-
noun,
an insect in any one of its periods of postembryonic growth between molts.
- faerie
-
noun,
the imaginary land of the fairies; fairyland.
- nutria
-
noun,
the coypu.
- faeces
-
noun,
feces.
- scoria
-
noun,
Metallurgy. the refuse, dross, or slag left after melting or smelting metal; scum.
- ounces
-
noun,
a unit of weight equal to 437.5 grains or 1/16 pound (28.35 grams) avoirdupois.
- Oeneus
-
noun,
a king of Calydon believed to have been the first man to cultivate grapes.
- incurs
-
verb (used with object),
to come into or acquire (some consequence, usually undesirable or injurious):
- Octans
-
noun,
the Octant, a southern constellation that contains the south celestial pole.
- incuse
-
noun,
an incuse figure or impression.
- tanrec
-
noun,
tenrec.
- facers
-
noun,
a person or thing that faces.
- facete
-
adjective,
facetious.
- octane
-
noun,
any of 18 isomeric saturated hydrocarbons having the formula C 8 H 18 , some of which are obtained in the distillation and cracking of petroleum.
- facets
-
noun,
one of the small, polished plane surfaces of a cut gem.
- rectus
-
noun,
any of several straight muscles, as of the abdomen, thigh, eye, etc.
- facies
-
noun,
general appearance, as of an animal or vegetable group.
- scato-
-
- oaters
-
noun,
a movie, television show, etc., about the frontier days of the U.S. West; western; horse opera.
- Factor
-
noun,
one of the elements contributing to a particular result or situation:
- retuse
-
adjective,
having an obtuse or rounded apex with a shallow notch, as leaves.
- insert
-
noun,
something inserted or to be inserted.
- retain
-
verb (used with object),
to keep possession of.
- Strine
-
noun,
Australian English.
- secret
-
noun,
something that is or is kept secret, hidden, or concealed.
- frater
-
noun,
a brother, as in a religious or fraternal order; comrade.
- Rasure
-
noun,
an erasure.
- nasute
-
noun,
a soldier termite characterized by a beaklike snout through which a sticky secretion repellent to other insects is emitted.
- 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.
- frusta
-
noun,
the part of a conical solid left after cutting off a top portion with a plane parallel to the base.
- francs
-
noun,
an aluminum or nickel coin and monetary unit of France, Belgium, and Luxembourg until the euro was adopted, equal to 100 centimes. Abbreviation: F., f., Fr, fr.
- Fraser
-
noun,
James Earle, 1876–1953, U.S. sculptor.
- senufo
-
noun,
a member of a group of indigenous people of Ivory Coast, Mali, and Burkina Faso, known for their music and art.
- fraise
-
noun,
Fortification. a defense consisting of pointed stakes projecting from the ramparts in a horizontal or an inclined position.
- sirree
-
noun,
(used as an intensive with no or yes):
- Sirena
-
noun,
a female given name.
- narcos
-
noun,
narc.
- Renoir
-
noun,
Jean [zhahn] /ʒɑ̃/ (Show IPA), 1894–1979, French film director and writer.
- freers
-
noun,
a person or thing that frees.
- narco-
-
- France
-
noun,
Anatole [a-na-tawl] /a naˈtɔl/ (Show IPA), (Jacques Anatole Thibault) 1844–1924, French novelist and essayist: Nobel Prize 1921.
- Senora
-
noun,
a Spanish term of address equivalent to Mrs., used alone or capitalized and prefixed to the name of a married or older woman. Abbreviation: Sra.
- serein
-
noun,
fine rain falling after sunset from a sky in which no clouds are visible.
- 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.
- intro.
-
- reruns
-
noun,
the act of rerunning.
- necro-
-
- fouter
-
noun,
something that has no value (used in expressions of contempt):
- reason
-
noun,
a basis or cause, as for some belief, action, fact, event, etc.:
- stance
-
noun,
the position or bearing of the body while standing:
- intros
-
noun,
an introduction.
- Nature
-
noun,
the material world, especially as surrounding humankind and existing independently of human activities.
- sortie
-
noun,
a rapid movement of troops from a besieged place to attack the besiegers.
- refect
-
verb (used with object),
to refresh, especially with food or drink.
- Senior
-
noun,
a person who is older than another.
- rentes
-
noun,
revenue or income, or the instrument evidencing a right to such periodic receipts.
- renter
-
noun,
a person or organization that holds, or has the use of, property by payment of rent.
- raster
-
noun,
Television. a pattern of scanning lines covering the area upon which the image is projected in the cathode-ray tube or liquid-crystal display of a television set or other screen.
- Naoise
-
noun,
the husband of Deirdre and a nephew of Conchobar, by whom he was treacherously killed.
- freest
-
Idioms,
for free, Informal. without charge:
- nectar
-
noun,
the saccharine secretion of a plant, which attracts the insects or birds that pollinate the flower.
- set-in
-
adjective,
made separately and placed within another unit.
- Frisco
-
noun,
San Francisco.
- re-act
-
verb (used with object),
to act or perform again.
- refuse
-
noun,
something that is discarded as worthless or useless; rubbish; trash; garbage.
- soucar
-
noun,
a Hindu banker.
- refits
-
noun,
an act of refitting.
- fronts
-
noun,
the foremost part or surface of anything.
- isotac
-
noun,
a line drawn on a map connecting all points where ice starts to melt at approximately the same period in spring.
- source
-
noun,
any thing or place from which something comes, arises, or is obtained; origin:
- Seurat
-
noun,
Georges [zhawrzh] /ʒɔrʒ/ (Show IPA), 1859–91, French (pointillist) painter.
- Sierra
-
noun,
a chain of hills or mountains, the peaks of which suggest the teeth of a saw.
- irones
-
noun,
a colorless liquid of isomeric, unsaturated ketones, C 14 H 22 O, obtained from orris root: used in perfumery for its odor of violets.
- sinter
-
noun,
siliceous or calcareous matter deposited by springs, as that formed around the vent of a geyser.
- ironer
-
noun,
a person or thing that irons.
- sifter
-
noun,
a person or thing that sifts.
- friers
-
noun,
fryer.
- Siouan
-
noun,
an American Indian language family formerly widespread from Saskatchewan to the lower Mississippi, also found in the Virginia and Carolina piedmont, and including Catawba, Crow, Dakota, Hidatsa, Mandan, Osage, and Winnebago.
- souter
-
noun,
a person who makes or repairs shoes; cobbler; shoemaker.
- ratine
-
noun,
a loosely woven fabric made with nubby or knotty yarns.
- nacres
-
noun,
mother-of-pearl.
- Reiner
-
noun,
Fritz, 1888–1963, Hungarian conductor in the U.S.
- router
-
noun,
any of various tools or machines for routing, hollowing out, or furrowing.
- raters
-
noun,
a person who makes rates or ratings.
- Serena
-
noun,
a female given name.
- refers
-
verb (used with object),
to direct for information or anything required:
- refine
-
Verb phrases,
refine on/upon, to improve by inserting finer distinctions, superior elements, etc.:
- escort
-
noun,
a group of persons, or a single person, accompanying another or others for protection, guidance, or courtesy:
- 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;
- refute
-
verb (used with object),
to prove to be false or erroneous, as an opinion or charge.
- freres
-
noun,
brother.
- ration
-
noun,
a fixed allowance of provisions or food, especially for soldiers or sailors or for civilians during a shortage:
- fresco
-
noun,
Also called buon fresco, true fresco. the art or technique of painting on a moist, plaster surface with colors ground up in water or a limewater mixture.
Compare fresco secco.
- Fresno
-
noun,
a city in central California.
- Foster
-
noun,
Stephen (Collins) 1826–64, U.S. songwriter.
- funest
-
adjective,
boding or causing evil or death; fatal; disastrous.
- fescue
-
noun,
Also called fescue grass. any grass of the genus Festuca, some species of which are cultivated for pasture or lawns.
- fincas
-
noun,
a ranch or large farm in a Spanish-speaking country, especially a plantation in tropical Spanish America.
- ficoes
-
noun,
fig1 (def 4).
- fierce
-
adjective,
menacingly wild, savage, or hostile:
- fiesta
-
noun,
any festival or festive celebration.
- Recife
-
noun,
a seaport in and the capital of Pernambuco province, in NE Brazil.
- stoner
-
noun,
Slang. a person who is habitually high on drugs, especially marijuana, or alcohol; a person who is usually stoned.
- fusion
-
noun,
the act or process of fusing; the state of being fused.
- neuro-
-
- fustic
-
noun,
the wood of a large, tropical American tree, Chlorophora tinctoria, of the mulberry family, yielding a light-yellow dye.
- finest
-
noun,
the police:
- rostra
-
noun,
a plural of rostrum.
- Rafter
-
noun,
any of a series of timbers or the like, usually having a pronounced slope, for supporting the sheathing and covering of a roof.
- fusain
-
noun,
a fine charcoal used in drawing, made from the wood of the spindle tree.
- sector
-
noun,
Geometry. a plane figure bounded by two radii and the included arc of a circle.
- resort
-
noun,
a place to which people frequently or generally go for relaxation or pleasure, especially one providing rest and recreation facilities for vacationers:
- Raetic
-
noun,
an extinct language of uncertain affinities that was spoken in Rhaetia and written with the Etruscan alphabet.
- Reston
-
noun,
James (Barrett) ("Scotty") 1909–1995, U.S. journalist, born in Scotland.
- Sterne
-
noun,
Laurence, 1713–68, English clergyman and novelist.
- fiance
-
noun,
a man engaged to be married. Synonyms: future groom, future husband, future spouse, betrothed.
- fester
-
noun,
an ulcer; a rankling sore.
- 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.
- strife
-
noun,
vigorous or bitter conflict, discord, or antagonism:
- fetors
-
noun,
a strong, offensive smell; stench.
- fiacre
-
noun,
a small horse-drawn carriage.
- racons
-
noun,
radar beacon.
- roster
-
noun,
a list of persons or groups, as of military personnel or units with their turns or periods of duty.
- strafe
-
noun,
a strafing attack.
- softie
-
noun,
softy.
- soiree
-
noun,
an evening party or social gathering, especially one held for a particular purpose:
- futons
-
noun,
a thin mattress, usually filled with layers of cotton batting and encased in cotton fabric, placed on a floor for sleeping, especially in traditional Japanese interiors, and folded and stored during the day.
- fiasco
-
noun,
a complete and ignominious failure.
- neuter
-
noun,
Grammar.
the neuter gender.
a noun of that gender.
another element marking that gender.
an intransitive verb.
- Strain
-
noun,
any force or pressure tending to alter shape, cause a fracture, etc.
- Nestor
-
noun,
the oldest and wisest of the Greeks in the Trojan War and a king of Pylos.
- furors
-
noun,
a general outburst of enthusiasm, excitement, controversy, or the like.
- routes
-
noun,
a course, way, or road for passage or travel:
- reface
-
verb (used with object),
to renew, restore, or repair the face or surface of (buildings, stone, etc.).
- reseau
-
noun,
a network.
- forint
-
noun,
an aluminum coin and the monetary unit of Hungary, equal to 100 fillér. Abbreviation: F., Ft.
- 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.
- Furiae
-
plural noun,
fury (def 3).
- reseat
-
verb (used with object),
to provide with a new seat or new seats.
- rescue
-
noun,
the act of rescuing.
- intra-
-
- resect
-
verb (used with object),
to do a resection on.
- recast
-
noun,
a recasting.
- Fortas
-
noun,
Abe, 1910–1982, U.S. lawyer, government official, and jurist: associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court 1965–69.
- fortes
-
noun,
a person's strong suit, or most highly developed characteristic, talent, or skill; something that one excels in:
Synonyms: talent, skill, excellence, strength, strong point, specialty, proficiency; knack, bent.
- furans
-
noun,
a colorless, liquid, unsaturated, five-membered heterocyclic compound, C 4 H 4 O, obtained from furfural: used chiefly in organic synthesis.
- fortis
-
noun,
a fortis consonant.
- recant
-
verb (used with object),
to withdraw or disavow (a statement, opinion, etc.), especially formally; retract.
- Forest
-
noun,
a large tract of land covered with trees and underbrush; woodland.
- seiner
-
noun,
a person who fishes with a seine.
- inters
-
verb (used with object),
to place (a dead body) in a grave or tomb; bury.
- oscine
-
noun,
an oscine bird.
- steric
-
adjective,
of or relating to the spatial relationships of atoms in a molecule.
- secure
-
adjective,
free from or not exposed to danger or harm; safe.
- steno-
-
- furnit
-
- Nereus
-
noun,
a sea god, the son of Pontus and Gaea and father of the Nereids.
- foetus
-
noun,
fetus.
- rancor
-
noun,
bitter, rankling resentment or ill will; hatred; malice.
- 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.
- infers
-
verb (used with object),
to derive by reasoning; conclude or judge from premises or evidence:
- Recent
-
noun,
Also called Holocene. (initial capital letter) Geology. the Recent Epoch or Series.
- Nereis
-
noun,
clamworm.
- forcer
-
noun,
a person or thing that forces.
- ranees
-
noun,
the wife of a rajah.
- Furies
-
noun,
unrestrained or violent anger, rage, passion, or the like:
- Santee
-
noun,
a city in SW California.
- Nautes
-
noun,
(in the Aeneid) an aged Trojan and advisor to Aeneas.
- escent
-
- Creusa
-
noun,
the bride to be of Jason, slain by Medea.
- Austin
-
noun,
Alfred, 1835–1913, English poet: poet laureate 1896–1913.
- Auster
-
noun,
the south wind personified.
- Tories
-
noun,
a member of the Conservative Party in Great Britain or Canada.
- Austen
-
noun,
Jane, 1775–1817, English novelist.
- Cretan
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Crete.
- Tucson
-
noun,
a city in S Arizona: health resort.
- aurist
-
noun,
a physician specializing in the treatment of ear diseases; otologist.
- cretin
-
noun,
a person suffering from cretinism.
- auntie
-
noun,
Informal. aunt.
- crease
-
noun,
a ridge or groove produced in anything by folding, heat, pressure, etc.; fold; furrow.
- Creuse
-
noun,
a department in central France. 2165 sq. mi. (5605 sq. km). Capital: Guéret.
- criers
-
noun,
a person who cries.
- Crista
-
noun,
a crest or ridge.
- crofts
-
noun,
a small farm, especially one worked by a tenant.
- Atreus
-
noun,
the father of Plisthenes, Agamemnon, Menelaus, and Anaxibia upon whose house Thyestes pronounced a curse.
- crones
-
noun,
a withered, witchlike old woman.
- Cronus
-
noun,
a Titan, son of Uranus and Gaea, who was dethroned by his son Zeus.
- crores
-
noun,
(in India) the sum of ten million, especially of rupees; one hundred lacs.
- create
-
adjective,
Archaic. created.
- craton
-
noun,
a relatively rigid and immobile region of continental portions of the earth's crust.
- croute
-
noun,
crust.
- tronas
-
noun,
a monoclinic mineral, grayish or yellowish hydrous sodium carbonate and bicarbonate, Na 2 CO 3 ⋅NaHCO 3 ⋅2H 2 , occurring in dried or partly evaporated lake basins.
- Corrie
-
noun,
a circular hollow in the side of a hill or mountain.
- corset
-
noun,
Sometimes, corsets. a close-fitting undergarment, stiffened with whalebone or similar material and often capable of being tightened by lacing, enclosing the trunk: worn, especially by women, to shape and support the body; stays.
- Cortes
-
noun,
(in Spain or Portugal) the two houses constituting the national legislative body.
- Coruna
-
noun,
La Coruña.
- Cairns
-
noun,
a seaport in NE Australia.
- COSINE
-
noun,
Trigonometry.
(in a right triangle) the ratio of the side adjacent to a given angle to the hypotenuse.
the sine of the complement of a given angle or arc. Abbreviation: cos.
- COSTAR
-
noun,
a performer, especially an actor or actress, who shares star billing with another.
- Coster
-
noun,
costermonger.
- counts
-
noun,
the act of counting; enumeration; reckoning; calculation:
- austr-
-
- course
-
noun,
a direction or route taken or to be taken.
- trones
-
noun,
a large pair of scales, a spring balance, or other weighing device located in a town or marketplace to weigh goods and merchandise.
- courts
-
noun,
Law.
a place where justice is administered.
a judicial tribunal duly constituted for the hearing and determination of cases.
a session of a judicial assembly.
- Cousin
-
noun,
Also called first cousin, full cousin. the son or daughter of an uncle or aunt.
See also second cousin, removed (def 2).
- truces
-
noun,
a suspension of hostilities for a specified period of time by mutual agreement of the warring parties; cease-fire; armistice.
- couter
-
noun,
a piece of plate armor for the elbow.
- crafts
-
noun,
an art, trade, or occupation requiring special skill, especially manual skill:
- Crater
-
noun,
the cup-shaped depression or cavity on the surface of the earth or other heavenly body marking the orifice of a volcano.
- crates
-
noun,
a slatted wooden box or framework for packing, shopping, or storing fruit, furniture, glassware, crockery, etc.
- Crouse
-
noun,
Russel, 1893–1966, U.S. dramatist.
- atonic
-
noun,
Grammar. an unaccented word, syllable, or sound.
- CORNET
-
noun,
Music. a valved wind instrument of the trumpet family.
- arsine
-
noun,
Also called arseniuretted hydrogen. a colorless, flammable, slightly water-soluble gas, AsH 3 , having a fetid, garliclike odor, used in chemical warfare.
- curets
-
noun,
a scoop-shaped surgical instrument for removing tissue from body cavities, as the uterus.
- turion
-
noun,
a small shoot, as of asparagus or certain aquatic plants, from which a new plant can develop.
- ascent
-
noun,
an act of ascending; upward movement; a rising movement:
- Turner
-
noun,
a person or thing that turns or is employed in turning.
- Artois
-
noun,
a former province in N France: artesian wells.
- curios
-
noun,
any unusual article, object of art, etc., valued as a curiosity.
- curite
-
noun,
a radioactive uranium mineral, Pb 2 U 5 O 17 ·4H 2 O, with adamantine luster, occurring as reddish-brown to deep-yellow needle-shaped crystals, formed by alteration of uraninite.
- arsino
-
adjective,
containing the arsino group.
- arsen-
-
- curate
-
noun,
Chiefly British. a member of the clergy employed to assist a rector or vicar.
- Tuscan
-
noun,
the standard literary form of the Italian language.
- Currie
-
noun,
East Indian Cookery. a pungent dish of vegetables, onions, meat or fish, etc., flavored with various spices or curry powder, and often eaten with rice.
- arrest
-
noun,
the taking of a person into legal custody, as by officers of the law.
- uncase
-
verb (used with object),
to remove from a case; remove the case from.
- cursor
-
noun,
Digital Technology. a movable, sometimes blinking, symbol that indicates the position on a display screen where the next character entered from the keyboard will appear, or where user action is needed.
- arouse
-
verb (used with object),
to stir to action or strong response; excite:
- Curtin
-
noun,
John, 1885–1945, Australian statesman: prime minister 1941–45.
- Curtis
-
noun,
Benjamin Robbins, 1809–74, U.S. jurist: associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court 1851–57; resigned in dissent over Dred Scott case.
- tisane
-
noun,
(italics) French. aromatic or herb-flavored tea.
- Curare
-
noun,
a blackish, resinlike substance derived from tropical plants of the genus Strychnos, especially S. toxifera, and from the root of pareira, used by certain South American Indians for poisoning arrows and employed in physiological experiments, medicine, etc., for arresting the action of motor nerves.
- atones
-
verb (used with object),
to make amends for; expiate:
- astro-
-
- cruets
-
noun,
a glass bottle, especially one for holding vinegar, oil, etc., for the table.
- cruise
-
noun,
the act of cruising.
- cruors
-
noun,
coagulated blood, or the portion of the blood that forms the clot.
- Crusoe
-
noun,
Robinson, Robinson Crusoe.
- tuners
-
noun,
a person or thing that tunes.
- Tunica
-
noun,
a tunic.
- C-star
-
noun,
carbon star.
- astron
-
- cteno-
-
- Tocsin
-
noun,
a signal, especially of alarm, sounded on a bell or bells.
- toners
-
noun,
a person or thing that tones.
- santir
-
noun,
a Persian musical instrument resembling a dulcimer.
- cueist
-
noun,
a billiard player.
- cuesta
-
noun,
a long, low ridge with a relatively steep face or escarpment on one side and a long, gentle slope on the other.
- astern
-
adverb,
in a position behind a specified vessel or aircraft:
- toe-in
-
noun,
the slight forward convergence given to the front wheels of an automobile to improve steering qualities.
- turaco
-
noun,
touraco.
- turco-
-
- tureen
-
noun,
a large, deep, covered dish for serving soup, stew, or other foods.
- caners
-
noun,
a person who works with cane, especially one who produces canework for chairs.
- Corner
-
noun,
the place at which two converging lines or surfaces meet.
- aroint
-
verb (imperative),
begone:
- Castro
-
noun,
Cipriano [sip-ree-ah-noh;; Spanish see-pree-ah-naw] /ˌsɪp riˈɑ noʊ;; Spanish ˌsi priˈɑ nɔ/ (Show IPA), 1858?–1924, Venezuelan military and political leader: president 1901–08; exiled 1908.
- trices
-
noun,
a very short time; an instant:
- triene
-
noun,
any compound containing three double bonds.
- cetane
-
noun,
a colorless, liquid hydrocarbon of the alkane series, C 16 H 34 , used as a solvent and in cetane number determinations.
- triens
-
noun,
a copper coin of ancient Rome, issued during the Republic, a third part of an as.
- cation
-
noun,
a positively charged ion that is attracted to the cathode in electrolysis.
- Cetura
-
noun,
Keturah.
- caters
-
verb (used with object),
to provide food and service for:
- triers
-
noun,
a person or thing that tries or tests; tester.
- treasr
-
- treens
-
noun,
treenware.
- Castor
-
noun,
Also, castoreum. a brownish, unctuous substance with a strong, penetrating odor, secreted by certain glands in the groin of the beaver, used in medicine and perfumery.
- Caster
-
noun,
a person or thing that casts.
- transe
-
noun,
a passageway, as a hallway, alley, or the like.
- casino
-
noun,
a building or large room used for meetings, entertainment, dancing, etc., especially such a place equipped with gambling devices, gambling tables, etc.
- trans.
-
- casern
-
noun,
a lodging for soldiers in a garrison town; barracks.
- trance
-
noun,
a half-conscious state, seemingly between sleeping and waking, in which ability to function voluntarily may be suspended.
- trains
-
noun,
Railroads. a self-propelled, connected group of rolling stock.
- cenote
-
noun,
a deep natural well or sinkhole, especially in Central America, formed by the collapse of surface limestone that exposes ground water underneath, and sometimes used by the ancient Mayans for sacrificial offerings.
- censer
-
noun,
a container, usually covered, in which incense is burned, especially during religious services; thurible.
- trines
-
noun,
a set or group of three; triad.
- centr-
-
- 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-
-
- cerias
-
noun,
a white-to-yellow, heavy powder, cerium dioxide, CeO 2 , usually derived from cerium nitrate by decomposition with heat: used chiefly in ceramics, glass polishing, and decolorizing.
- cerise
-
adjective, noun,
moderate to deep red.
- triacs
-
noun,
a type of thyristor designed for electronic control of the current supplied to a circuit, used especially in dimmers for lighting systems.
- 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.
- cerous
-
adjective,
containing trivalent cerium.
- centra
-
noun,
a plural of centrum.
- centos
-
noun,
a piece of writing, especially a poem, composed wholly of quotations from the works of other authors.
- cesura
-
noun,
caesura.
- centi-
-
- certes
-
adverb,
certainly; in truth.
- certif
-
- ceruse
-
noun,
a pigment composed of white lead.
- Cesena
-
noun,
a city in E central Italy.
- Escaut
-
noun,
French name of Scheldt.
- 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.
- censor
-
noun,
an official who examines books, plays, news reports, motion pictures, radio and television programs, letters, cablegrams, etc., for the purpose of suppressing parts deemed objectionable on moral, political, military, or other grounds.
- casein
-
noun,
Biochemistry. a protein precipitated from milk, as by rennet, and forming the basis of cheese and certain plastics.
- cirro-
-
- trocar
-
noun,
a sharp-pointed instrument enclosed in a cannula, used for withdrawing fluid from a cavity, as the abdominal cavity.
- careen
-
noun,
a careening.
- caries
-
noun,
decay, as of bone or of plant tissue.
- confit
-
noun,
duck or goose cooked in its own fat and preserved.
- conies
-
noun,
the fur of a rabbit, especially when dyed to simulate Hudson seal.
- carets
-
noun,
a mark (‸) made in written or printed matter to show the place where something is to be inserted.
- contes
-
plural,
Trademark. a brand of crayon made of graphite and clay, usually in black, red, or brown.
- career
-
noun,
an occupation or profession, especially one requiring special training, followed as one's lifework:
- contr.
-
- conure
-
noun,
any of several long-tailed New World parrots, especially of the genus Aratinga, certain species of which are kept as pets.
- Canute
-
noun,
a.d. 994?–1035, Danish king of England 1017–35; of Denmark 1018–35; and of Norway 1028–35.
- Triune
-
noun,
(initial capital letter) the Trinity.
- toucan
-
noun,
any of several usually brightly colored, fruit-eating birds of the family Ramphastidae, of tropical America, having a very large bill.
- cantus
-
noun,
cantus firmus.
- Cantos
-
noun,
one of the main or larger divisions of a long poem.
- Cantor
-
noun,
the religious official of a synagogue who conducts the liturgical portion of a service and sings or chants the prayers and parts of prayers designed to be performed as solos.
- Canter
-
noun,
an easy gallop.
- corers
-
noun,
a person or thing that cores.
- corita
-
noun,
a boat resembling a large, woven basket, used by Indians of the southwestern U.S.
- cornea
-
noun,
the transparent anterior part of the external coat of the eye covering the iris and the pupil and continuous with the sclera.
- confer
-
verb (used with object),
to bestow upon as a gift, favor, honor, etc.:
- carnet
-
noun,
a customs document allowing an automobile to be driven at no cost across international borders.
- cirrus
-
noun,
Meteorology.
a cloud of a class characterized by thin white filaments or narrow bands and a composition of ice crystals: of high altitude, about 20,000–40,000 feet (6000–12,000 meters).
a cirriform cloud.
- Carter
-
noun,
Bennett Lester ("Benny") 1907–2003, U.S. jazz saxophonist and composer.
- Caruso
-
noun,
Enrico [en-ree-koh;; Italian en-ree-kaw] /ɛnˈri koʊ;; Italian ɛnˈri kɔ/ (Show IPA), 1873–1921, Italian operatic tenor.
- traces
-
noun,
a surviving mark, sign, or evidence of the former existence, influence, or action of some agent or event; vestige:
- carton
-
noun,
a cardboard or plastic box used typically for storage or shipping.
- Citron
-
noun,
a pale-yellow fruit resembling the lemon but larger and with thicker rind, borne by a small tree or large bush, Citrus medica, allied to the lemon and lime.
- Citrus
-
noun,
any small tree or spiny shrub of the genus Citrus, of the rue family, including the lemon, lime, orange, tangerine, grapefruit, citron, kumquat, and shaddock, widely cultivated for fruit or grown as an ornamental.
- tracer
-
noun,
a person or thing that traces.
- C-note
-
noun,
See C (def 11).
- cartes
-
noun,
(italics) French. menu; bill of fare.
Compare à la carte.
- coarse
-
adjective,
composed of relatively large parts or particles:
- coitus
-
noun,
sexual intercourse, especially between a man and a woman.
- Carson
-
noun,
Christopher ("Kit") 1809–68, U.S. frontiersman and scout.
- coatee
-
noun,
a close-fitting short coat, especially one with tails or skirts.
- inures
-
verb (used with object),
to accustom to hardship, difficulty, pain, etc.; toughen or harden; habituate (usually followed by to):
- Coates
-
noun,
Eric, 1886–1957, English violist and composer.
- carrot
-
noun,
a plant, Daucus carota, of the parsley family, having pinnately decompound leaves and umbels of small white or yellow flowers, in its wild form a widespread, familiar weed, and in cultivation valued for its edible root.
- Carrie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Caroline.
- coatis
-
noun,
any tropical American carnivore of the genus Nasua, related to the raccoon, having an elongated body, long, ringed tail, and a slender, flexible snout.
- triose
-
noun,
a monosaccharide that has three atoms of carbon.
- Carnot
-
noun,
Lazare Nicolas Marguerite [la-zar nee-kaw-lah mar-guh-reet] /laˈzar ni kɔˈlɑ mar gəˈrit/ (Show IPA), 1753–1823, French general and statesman.
- Custer
-
noun,
George Armstrong [ahrm-strawng,, -strong] /ˈɑrm strɔŋ,, -strɒŋ/ (Show IPA), 1839–76, U.S. general and Indian fighter.
- Cereus
-
noun,
any of various plants of the genus Cereus, of the cactus family, having large, usually white, funnel-shaped flowers.
- enface
-
verb (used with object),
to write, print, or stamp something on the face of (a note, draft, etc.).
- actin-
-
- urino-
-
- tenure
-
noun,
the holding or possessing of anything:
- aniso-
-
- unrest
-
noun,
lack of rest; a restless, troubled, or uneasy state; disquiet:
- unites
-
noun,
a former gold coin of England, equal to 20 shillings, issued under James I and Charles I.
- acutes
-
noun,
the acute accent.
- erects
-
adjective,
upright in position or posture:
- ursine
-
adjective,
of or relating to a bear or bears.
- Erfurt
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Thuringia, in central Germany.
- tenuis
-
noun,
an unaspirated, voiceless plosive.
- action
-
noun,
the process or state of acting or of being active:
- actins
-
noun,
a globulin that is present in muscle plasma and that in connection with myosin plays an important role in muscle contraction.
- usance
-
noun,
Commerce. a length of time, exclusive of days of grace and varying in different places, allowed by custom or usage for the payment of foreign bills of exchange.
- eraser
-
noun,
a device, as a piece of rubber or cloth, for erasing marks made with pen, pencil, chalk, etc.
- ecrase
-
adjective,
(of leather) crushed to produce a grained effect.
- 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.
- tensor
-
noun,
Anatomy. a muscle that stretches or tightens some part of the body.
- Ecorse
-
noun,
a city in SE Michigan, near Detroit.
- antres
-
noun,
a cavern; cave.
- usenet
-
noun,
Computers. an extensive system of newsgroups: a branch of the Internet.
- UNICEF
-
noun,
United Nations Children's Fund: an agency, created by the United Nations General Assembly in 1946, concerned with improving the health and nutrition of children and mothers throughout the world; Nobel Peace Prize 1965.
- acious
-
- 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.
- acinus
-
noun,
Botany. one of the small drupelets or berries of an aggregate, baccate fruit, as the blackberry.
- terras
-
noun,
earth; land.
- aceto-
-
- urines
-
noun,
the liquid-to-semisolid waste matter excreted by the kidneys, in humans being a yellowish, slightly acid, watery fluid.
- unseat
-
verb (used with object),
to dislodge from a seat, especially to throw from a saddle, as a rider; unhorse.
- ecarte
-
noun,
a card game for two players.
- Tereus
-
noun,
a Thracian prince, the husband of Procne, who raped his sister-in-law Philomela and was changed into a hoopoe as a punishment.
- afrits
-
noun,
afreet.
- afters
-
- Enrico
-
noun,
a male given name: Italian form of Henry.
- Teresa
-
noun,
Mother (Agnes Gonxha Bojaxhiu) 1910–97, Albanian nun: Nobel Peace Prize 1979 for work in the slums of Calcutta, India.
- terces
-
noun,
tierce (def 3).
- enserf
-
verb (used with object),
to make a serf of; place in bondage.
- Enesco
-
noun,
Georges [zhawrzh] /ʒɔrʒ/ (Show IPA), 1881–1955, Romanian violinist, composer, and conductor: teacher of Yehudi Menuhin.
- encore
-
noun,
a demand, as by applause, for a repetition of a song, act, etc., or for a performance of a number or piece additional to those on a program, or for a reappearance by the performers, as at the end of a concert, recital, etc.
- encase
-
verb (used with object),
to enclose in or as in a case:
- afreet
-
noun,
a powerful evil demon or monster.
- urease
-
noun,
an enzyme that changes urea into ammonium carbonate, occurring in bacteria, fungi, etc.
- ensure
-
verb (used with object),
to secure or guarantee:
- enates
-
noun,
a person related on one's mother's side.
Compare agnate, cognate.
- ternes
-
noun,
terne metal.
- enter-
-
- uretic
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or occurring in the urine.
- 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:
- entice
-
verb (used with object),
to lead on by exciting hope or desire; allure; inveigle:
- urates
-
noun,
a salt of uric acid.
- entire
-
noun,
Archaic. the whole; entirety.
- urano-
-
- enures
-
verb (used with or without object),
inure.
- enacts
-
verb (used with object),
to make into an act or statute:
- uranic
-
adjective,
of or containing uranium, especially in the tetravalent state.
- terais
-
noun,
a marshy lowland area in N India and S Nepal, between the Ganges and the foothills of the Himalayas.
- aeron.
-
- Uniate
-
noun,
a member of an Eastern church that is in union with the Roman Catholic Church, acknowledges the Roman pope as supreme in matters of faith, but maintains its own liturgy, discipline, and rite.
- ureter
-
noun,
a muscular duct or tube conveying the urine from a kidney to the bladder or cloaca.
- aorist
-
noun,
a verb tense, as in Classical Greek, expressing action or, in the indicative mood, past action, without further limitation or implication.
- tenias
-
noun,
taenia.
- 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.
- Uticas
-
noun,
an ancient city on the N coast of Africa, NW of Carthage.
- ariose
-
adjective,
characterized by melody; songlike.
- easier
-
noun,
a word formerly used in communications to represent the letter E.
- cut-in
-
noun,
Movies. a still, as of a scene or an object, inserted in a film and interrupting the action or continuity:
- errant
-
adjective,
deviating from the regular or proper course; erring; straying.
- utero-
-
- unfact
-
noun,
a fabrication that is disseminated as fact.
- erotic
-
noun,
an erotic poem.
- eructs
-
verb (used with or without object),
to belch forth, as gas from the stomach.
- tineas
-
noun,
any of several skin diseases caused by fungi; ringworm.
- aretes
-
noun,
the aggregate of qualities, as valor and virtue, making up good character.
- Ernest
-
noun,
a male given name: from an Old English word meaning “vigor, intent.”.
- 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.
- tierce
-
noun,
an old measure of capacity equivalent to one third of a pipe, or 42 wine gallons.
- UNESCO
-
noun,
an agency of the United Nations charged with instituting and administering programs for cooperative, coordinated action by member states in education, science, and the arts.
- Easton
-
noun,
a city in E Pennsylvania, on the Delaware River.
- unfair
-
adjective,
not fair; not conforming to approved standards, as of justice, honesty, or ethics:
- aceous
-
- Terris
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Theresa.
- unfits
-
adjective,
not fit; not adapted or suited; unsuitable:
- acetin
-
noun,
a colorless, thick, hygroscopic liquid, C 5 H 10 O 4 : used chiefly in the manufacture of explosives.
- Taine
-
noun,
Hippolyte Adolphe [ee-paw-leet a-dawlf] /i pɔˈlit aˈdɔlf/ (Show IPA), 1828–93, French literary critic and historian.
- scena
-
noun,
an extended operatic vocal solo, usually including an aria and a recitative.
- rerun
-
noun,
the act of rerunning.
- senor
-
noun,
a Spanish term of address equivalent to sir or Mr., used alone or capitalized and prefixed to the name of a man. Abbreviation: Sr.
- 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: ¢.
- Notus
-
noun,
the ancient Greek personification of the south wind.
- naso-
-
- afore
-
adverb, preposition, conjunction,
before.
- Caren
-
noun,
a female given name.
- sceat
-
noun,
a silver Anglo-Saxon coin of the 7th and 8th centuries, sometimes including an amount of gold.
- cares
-
noun,
a state of mind in which one is troubled; worry, anxiety, or concern:
- caret
-
noun,
a mark (‸) made in written or printed matter to show the place where something is to be inserted.
- scion
-
noun,
a descendant.
- naut.
-
- Carie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Caroline.
- 30-30
-
- oaten
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or made of oats.
- afire
-
adjective,
on fire:
- Aesir
-
noun,
the principal race of gods, led by Odin and living at Asgard.
- triac
-
noun,
a type of thyristor designed for electronic control of the current supplied to a circuit, used especially in dimmers for lighting systems.
- oater
-
noun,
a movie, television show, etc., about the frontier days of the U.S. West; western; horse opera.
- nears
-
- Afro-
-
- roast
-
noun,
roasted meat or a piece of roasted meat, as a piece of beef or veal of a quantity and shape for slicing into more than one portion.
- afros
-
noun,
a hair style originating with black persons, in which the hair is allowed to grow naturally and to acquire a bushy appearance.
- Carin
-
noun,
a female given name.
- notes
-
noun,
a brief record of something written down to assist the memory or for future reference.
- Scout
-
noun,
a soldier, warship, airplane, etc., employed in reconnoitering.
- scree
-
noun,
a steep mass of detritus on the side of a mountain.
- Nurse
-
noun,
a person formally educated and trained in the care of the sick or infirm.
Compare nurse-midwife, nurse-practitioner, physician's assistant, practical nurse, registered nurse.
- score
-
noun,
the record of points or strokes made by the competitors in a game or match.
- canst
-
noun,
a sealed container for food, beverages, etc., as of aluminum, sheet iron coated with tin, or other metal:
- scorn
-
noun,
open or unqualified contempt; disdain:
- Scot.
-
- roans
-
noun,
a horse or other animal with a roan coat.
- Cant.
-
- nates
-
noun,
buttocks; rump.
- ceras
-
noun,
(in prescriptions) wax.
- canto
-
noun,
one of the main or larger divisions of a long poem.
- riser
-
noun,
a person who rises, especially from bed:
- afrit
-
noun,
afreet.
- Canso
-
noun,
Cape, a cape in SE Canada, the NE extremity of Nova Scotia.
- 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.
- Scone
-
noun,
a small, light, biscuitlike quick bread made of oatmeal, wheat flour, barley meal, or the like.
- nuci-
-
- cants
-
noun,
insincere, especially conventional expressions of enthusiasm for high ideals, goodness, or piety.
- Afric
-
adjective,
African.
- scent
-
noun,
a distinctive odor, especially when agreeable:
- scour
-
noun,
the act of scouring.
- riots
-
noun,
a noisy, violent public disorder caused by a group or crowd of persons, as by a crowd protesting against another group, a government policy, etc., in the streets.
- roars
-
noun,
a loud, deep cry or howl, as of an animal or a person:
- rinse
-
noun,
an act or instance of rinsing.
- senti
-
noun,
a monetary unit of Tanzania, the 100th part of a shilling; cent.
- scene
-
noun,
the place where some action or event occurs:
- canoe
-
noun,
any of various slender, open boats, tapering to a point at both ends, propelled by paddles or sometimes sails and traditionally formed of light framework covered with bark, skins, or canvas, or formed from a dug-out or burned-out log or logs, and now usually made of aluminum, fiberglass, etc.
- trice
-
noun,
a very short time; an instant:
- reset
-
noun,
an act or instance of setting again.
- scuta
-
noun,
plural of scutum.
- scurf
-
noun,
the scales or small shreds of epidermis that are continually exfoliated from the skin.
- Seine
-
noun,
a fishing net that hangs vertically in the water, having floats at the upper edge and sinkers at the lower.
- cent.
-
- Niort
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Deux-Sèvres, in W France.
- Usnea
-
noun,
any pale-green or gray, mosslike lichen of the genus Usnea, common on rocks and trees.
- acron
-
noun,
the unsegmented, preoral portion of the body of an arthropod.
- niece
-
noun,
a daughter of a person's brother or sister.
- roset
-
noun,
resin; rosin.
- cense
-
verb (used with object),
to burn incense near or in front of; perfume with incense.
- Rosie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Rose.
- trine
-
noun,
a set or group of three; triad.
- 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.
- acro-
-
- sect.
-
- acorn
-
noun,
the typically ovoid fruit or nut of an oak, enclosed at the base by a cupule.
- 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.
- nitr-
-
- rosin
-
noun,
Chemistry. the yellowish to amber, translucent, hard, brittle, fragmented resin left after distilling the oil of turpentine from the crude oleoresin of the pine: used chiefly in making varnishes, varnish and paint driers, printing inks, and for rubbing on the bows of such string instruments as the violin.
- tries
-
noun,
plural of try.
- Cenis
-
noun,
Mont, a mountain pass between SE France and Italy, in the Alps. 6834 feet (2083 meters) high.
- neut.
-
- cater
-
verb (used with object),
to provide food and service for:
- Cates
-
noun,
a choice food;delicacy; dainty.
- acet-
-
- cease
-
noun,
cessation:
- nerts
-
interjection,
nuts (def 1).
- Trier
-
noun,
a person or thing that tries or tests; tester.
- neur-
-
- caus.
-
- cause
-
noun,
a person or thing that acts, happens, or exists in such a way that some specific thing happens as a result; the producer of an effect:
- Niter
-
noun,
potassium nitrate.
- nitre
-
noun,
niter.
- Norse
-
noun,
(used with a plural verb) the Norwegians, especially the ancient Norwegians.
- urine
-
noun,
the liquid-to-semisolid waste matter excreted by the kidneys, in humans being a yellowish, slightly acid, watery fluid.
- carne
-
noun,
Marcel [mahr-sel;; French mar-sel] /mɑrˈsɛl;; French marˈsɛl/ (Show IPA), 1909–1996, French film director.
- 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.
- carns
-
noun,
cairn.
- noria
-
noun,
a device consisting of a series of buckets on a wheel, used in Spain and the East for raising water.
- rifts
-
noun,
an opening made by splitting, cleaving, etc.; fissure; cleft; chink.
- CENTO
-
noun,
a piece of writing, especially a poem, composed wholly of quotations from the works of other authors.
- resit
-
noun,
a test or examination that is retaken.
- scute
-
noun,
a dermal bony plate, as on an armadillo, or a large horny plate, as on a turtle.
- aero-
-
- noise
-
noun,
sound, especially of a loud, harsh, or confused kind:
- aerie
-
noun,
the nest of a bird of prey, as an eagle or a hawk.
- aeri-
-
- aeons
-
noun,
(in Gnosticism) one of a class of powers or beings conceived as emanating from the Supreme Being and performing various functions in the operations of the universe.
- carse
-
noun,
bottom land.
- 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.
- trios
-
noun,
a musical composition for three voices or instruments.
- Carte
-
noun,
(italics) French. menu; bill of fare.
Compare à la carte.
- Utica
-
noun,
an ancient city on the N coast of Africa, NW of Carthage.
- rices
-
noun,
the starchy seeds or grain of an annual marsh grass, Oryza sativa, cultivated in warm climates and used for food.
- noct-
-
- ricer
-
noun,
an implement for ricing potatoes, squash, etc., by pressing them through small holes.
- restr
-
- riant
-
adjective,
laughing; smiling; cheerful.
- SEATO
-
noun,
an organization formed in Manila (1954), comprising Australia, Great Britain, France, New Zealand, Pakistan, the Philippines, Thailand, and the United States, for collective defense against aggression in southeastern Asia and the southwestern Pacific: abolished in 1977.
- acute
-
noun,
the acute accent.
- actos
-
- carts
-
noun,
a heavy two-wheeled vehicle, commonly without springs, drawn by mules, oxen, or the like, used for the conveyance of heavy goods.
- Oates
-
noun,
Joyce Carol, born 1938, U.S. novelist and short-story writer.
- Acton
-
noun,
a quilted garment worn under mail in the 13th and 14th centuries; gambeson.
- Actor
-
noun,
a person who acts in stage plays, motion pictures, television broadcasts, etc.
- rears
-
- canes
-
noun,
a stick or short staff used to assist one in walking; walking stick.
- ruins
-
noun,
ruins, the remains of a building, city, etc., that has been destroyed or that is in disrepair or a state of decay:
- recur
-
verb (used without object),
to occur again, as an event, experience, etc.
- astr.
-
- Astor
-
noun,
John Jacob, 1763–1848, U.S. capitalist and fur merchant.
- outre
-
adjective,
passing the bounds of what is usual or considered proper; unconventional; bizarre.
- runts
-
noun,
an animal that is small or stunted as compared with others of its kind.
- runic
-
adjective,
consisting of or set down in runes:
- runes
-
noun,
any of the characters of certain ancient alphabets, as of a script used for writing the Germanic languages, especially of Scandinavia and Britain, from c200 to c1200, or a script used for inscriptions in a Turkic language of the 6th to 8th centuries from the area near the Orkhon River in Mongolia.
- A-one
-
adjective,
noting a vessel regarded by a shipping-classification society as being equipped to the highest standard and with equipment maintained in first-class condition.
- antre
-
noun,
a cavern; cave.
- racer
-
noun,
a person, animal, or thing that races or takes part in a race, as a racehorse, bicycle, yacht, etc.
- Aston
-
noun,
Francis William, 1877–1945, English physicist and chemist: Nobel Prize in Chemistry 1922.
- races
-
noun,
a contest of speed, as in running, riding, driving, or sailing.
- astir
-
adjective,
moving or stirring, especially with much activity or excitement:
- racon
-
noun,
radar beacon.
- aster
-
noun,
any composite plant of the genus Aster, having rays varying from white or pink to blue around a yellow disk.
- recta
-
noun,
a plural of rectum.
- rect.
-
- TUNIS
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Tunisia, in the NE part.
- antis
-
noun,
a person who is opposed to a particular practice, party, policy, action, etc.
- Asine
-
noun,
an ancient town in S Greece, on the Gulf of Argolis.
- antes
-
noun,
Poker. a fixed but arbitrary stake put into the pot by each player before the deal.
- saice
-
noun,
syce.
- Tunas
-
noun,
any of several large food and game fishes of the family Scombridae, inhabiting temperate and tropical seas.
Compare albacore, bluefin tuna, yellowfin tuna.
- ounce
-
noun,
a unit of weight equal to 437.5 grains or 1/16 pound (28.35 grams) avoirdupois.
- reest
-
verb (used with object),
to cure, smoke, or dry (meat or fish).
- reefs
-
noun,
a ridge of rocks or sand, often of coral debris, at or near the surface of the water.
- nares
-
plural noun,
the nostrils or the nasal passages.
- Rouen
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Seine-Maritime, in N France, on the Seine: famous cathedral; execution of Joan of Arc 1431.
- ourie
-
adjective,
shabby; dingy.
- Outer
-
adjective,
situated on or toward the outside; external; exterior:
- anti-
-
- rutin
-
noun,
a bright yellow or greenish-yellow substance, C 27 H 30 O 16 , obtained chiefly from buckwheat, and used in the treatment of capillary fragility.
- ation
-
- antic
-
noun,
Usually, antics.
a playful trick or prank; caper.
a grotesque, fantastic, or ludicrous gesture, act, or posture.
- tuner
-
noun,
a person or thing that tunes.
- tunes
-
noun,
a succession of musical sounds forming an air or melody, with or without the harmony accompanying it.
- tunic
-
noun,
Chiefly British. a coat worn as part of a military or other uniform.
- outen
-
verb (used with object),
to turn off (a light) or extinguish (a fire).
- roues
-
noun,
a dissolute and licentious man; rake.
- turfs
-
noun,
a layer of matted earth formed by grass and plant roots.
- Saint
-
noun,
any of certain persons of exceptional holiness of life, formally recognized as such by the Christian Church, especially by canonization.
- uncos
-
noun,
something extraordinary or unusual; a novelty.
- arris
-
noun,
a sharp ridge, as between adjoining channels of a Doric column.
- rater
-
noun,
a person who makes rates or ratings.
- rates
-
noun,
the amount of a charge or payment with reference to some basis of calculation:
- Recit
-
- Aries
-
noun,
Astronomy. the Ram, a zodiacal constellation between Pisces and Taurus.
- Arion
-
noun,
flourished 7th century b.c, Greek poet: inventor of the dithyramb.
- ratio
-
noun,
the relation between two similar magnitudes with respect to the number of times the first contains the second:
- arose
-
verb,
simple past tense of arise.
- RECON
-
noun,
reconnaissance.
- uncia
-
noun,
a bronze coin of ancient Rome, the 12th part of an as.
- route
-
noun,
a course, way, or road for passage or travel:
- ratos
-
noun,
rocket-assisted takeoff.
- arise
-
verb (used without object),
to get up from sitting, lying, or kneeling; rise:
- roust
-
verb (used with object),
to rout, as from a place:
- rouse
-
noun,
a rousing.
- react
-
verb (used with object),
to act or perform again.
- UNCIO
-
- Arete
-
noun,
the aggregate of qualities, as valor and virtue, making up good character.
- rason
-
noun,
a long, loose, black gown with wide sleeves, worn by the clergy.
- rafts
-
noun,
a more or less rigid floating platform made of buoyant material or materials:
- raise
-
noun,
an increase in amount, as of wages:
- Turin
-
noun,
a city in NW Italy, on the Po: capital of the Kingdom of Italy 1860–65.
- unfit
-
adjective,
not fit; not adapted or suited; unsuitable:
- Ascot
-
noun,
a necktie or scarf with broad ends, tied and arranged so that the ends are laid flat, one across the other, sometimes with a pin to secure them.
- 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.
- ascon
-
noun,
a type of sponge having an oval shape and a thin body wall with pores leading directly into the spongocoel.
- 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).
- asco-
-
- Ranee
-
noun,
the wife of a rajah.
- rares
-
adjective,
coming or occurring far apart in time; unusual; uncommon:
- Artur
-
noun,
a male given name.
- routs
-
noun,
a defeat attended with disorderly flight; dispersal of a defeated force in complete disorder:
- ranis
-
noun,
ranee.
- arcus
-
noun,
a dense, horizontal, roll-shaped cloud sometimes occurring at the lower front portion of a cumulonimbus.
- rants
-
noun,
ranting, extravagant, or violent declamation.
- Artie
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Arthur.
- arson
-
noun,
Law. the malicious burning of another's house or property, or in some statutes, the burning of one's own house or property, as to collect insurance.
- areo-
-
- Otaru
-
noun,
a city in W Hokkaido, in N Japan.
- Saite
-
noun,
a native or citizen of Saïs.
- rente
-
noun,
revenue or income, or the instrument evidencing a right to such periodic receipts.
- trone
-
noun,
a large pair of scales, a spring balance, or other weighing device located in a town or marketplace to weigh goods and merchandise.
- reist
-
verb (used without object),
reest2 .
- OFris
-
noun,
the Frisian language before c1500. Abbreviation: OFris.
- saute
-
noun,
a dish of sautéed food.
- often
-
adverb,
many times; frequently:
- Trona
-
noun,
a monoclinic mineral, grayish or yellowish hydrous sodium carbonate and bicarbonate, Na 2 CO 3 ⋅NaHCO 3 ⋅2H 2 , occurring in dried or partly evaporated lake basins.
- rotes
-
noun,
routine; a fixed, habitual, or mechanical course of procedure:
- sauce
-
noun,
any preparation, usually liquid or semiliquid, eaten as a gravy or as a relish accompanying food.
- onces
-
noun,
a single occasion; one time only:
- cains
-
noun,
Scot. and Irish English. rent paid in kind, especially a percentage of a farm crop.
- 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.
- truce
-
noun,
a suspension of hostilities for a specified period of time by mutual agreement of the warring parties; cease-fire; armistice.
- ureas
-
noun,
Biochemistry. a compound, CO(NH 2) 2 , occurring in urine and other body fluids as a product of protein metabolism.
- 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.
- Satie
-
noun,
Erik Alfred Leslie [e-reek al-fred les-lee] /ɛˈrik alˈfrɛd lɛsˈli/ (Show IPA), 1866–1925, French composer.
- Truro
-
noun,
a town in central Nova Scotia, in SE Canada.
- onset
-
noun,
a beginning or start:
- reifs
-
noun,
plunder; booty; loot.
- caine
-
noun,
(Sir Thomas Henry) Hall, 1853–1931, English novelist.
- Urena
-
noun,
any tropical plant or shrub belonging to the genus Urena, of the mallow family, having clusters of small, yellow flowers, especially U. lobata, which yields a useful bast fiber.
- auto.
-
- ocrea
-
noun,
a sheathing part, as a pair of stipules united about a stem.
- scat-
-
- scart
-
verb (used with or without object),
to scratch, scrape, mark, or scar.
- rotas
-
noun,
Chiefly British.
a round or rotation of duties; a period of work or duty taken in rotation with others.
an agenda or circuit of sporting events, as a round of golf tournaments, played in different localities throughout the year.
- ocean
-
noun,
the vast body of salt water that covers almost three fourths of the earth's surface.
- reni-
-
- caner
-
noun,
a person who works with cane, especially one who produces canework for chairs.
- scarf
-
noun,
a long, broad strip of wool, silk, lace, or other material worn about the neck, shoulders, or head, for ornament or protection against cold, drafts, etc.; muffler.
- trois
-
noun,
the number 3.
- cairn
-
noun,
a heap of stones set up as a landmark, monument, tombstone, etc.
- scare
-
noun,
a sudden fright or alarm, especially with little or no reason.
- octa-
-
- octan
-
noun,
an octan fever.
- Caius
-
noun,
Saint, died a.d. 296, pope 283–296.
- Cairo
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Egypt, in the N part on the E bank of the Nile.
- Arius
-
noun,
died a.d. 336, Christian priest at Alexandria: founder of Arianism.
- oecus
-
noun,
(in an ancient Roman house) an apartment, especially a dining room, decorated with columns.
- scant
-
adverb,
Scot. and North England Dialect. scarcely; barely; hardly.
- ontic
-
adjective,
possessing the character of real rather than phenomenal existence; noumenal.
- orans
-
noun,
orant.
- Ostia
-
noun,
a town in central Italy, SW of Rome: ruins from 4th century b.c.; site of ancient port of Rome.
- tufas
-
noun,
Also called calcareous tufa, calc-tufa, calc-tuff. a porous limestone formed from calcium carbonate deposited by springs or the like.
Compare travertine.
- anis-
-
- sarc-
-
- Saone
-
noun,
a river flowing S from NE France to the Rhone. 270 miles (435 km) long.
- anise
-
noun,
a Mediterranean plant, Pimpinella anisum, of the parsley family, having loose umbrels of small yellowish-white flowers that yield aniseed.
- Orrin
-
noun,
a male given name.
- orris
-
noun,
an iris, Iris germanica florentina, having a fragrant rootstock.
- Santo
-
noun,
a carved figure of a saint, usually of wood, as from Puerto Rico, Mexico, or the southwestern U.S.
- sanit
-
- ornes
-
noun,
a department in NW France. 2372 sq. mi. (6145 sq. km). Capital: Alençon.
- Oscan
-
noun,
one of an ancient people of south-central Italy.
- OSCAR
-
noun,
a word used in communications to represent the letter O.
- refer
-
verb (used with object),
to direct for information or anything required:
- osier
-
noun,
any of various willows, as the red osier, having tough, flexible twigs or branches that are used for wickerwork.
- oste-
-
- unite
-
noun,
a former gold coin of England, equal to 20 shillings, issued under James I and Charles I.
- Unit.
-
- ante-
-
- ornis
-
noun,
an avifauna.
- refit
-
noun,
an act of refitting.
- orant
-
noun,
a representation of a female figure, with outstretched arms and palms up in a gesture of prayer, in ancient and early Christian art.
- Aisne
-
noun,
a river in N France, flowing NW and W to the Oise. 175 miles (280 km) long.
- Sarto
-
noun,
Andrea del [ahn-drey-uh del;; Italian ahn-dre-ah del] /ɑnˈdreɪ ə dɛl;; Italian ɑnˈdrɛ ɑ dɛl/ (Show IPA), Andrea del Sarto.
- orate
-
verb (used with or without object),
to deliver an oration; speak pompously; declaim.
- urate
-
noun,
a salt of uric acid.
- urase
-
noun,
urease.
- Sarre
-
noun,
French name of Saar.
- airts
-
noun,
a direction.
- Orcas
-
noun,
the killer whale, Orcinus orca.
- Saree
-
noun,
sari.
- UNRRA
-
- uran-
-
- Orcus
-
noun,
the ancient Roman god of the underworld, identified with the Greek Pluto, or Hades.
- ancre
-
adjective,
having the end of each limb divided and carved outward like the flukes of an anchor; moline:
- untie
-
verb (used with object),
to loose or unfasten (anything tied); let or set loose by undoing a knot.
- Aust.
-
- unset
-
adjective,
not set; not solidified or made firm, as concrete or asphalt.
- Aneto
-
noun,
Pi·co de [pee-kaw th e] /ˈpi kɔ ðɛ/ (Show IPA). Spanish name of Pic de Néthou.
- Auric
-
adjective,
of or containing gold in the trivalent state.
- atone
-
verb (used with object),
to make amends for; expiate:
- 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.
- narcs
-
noun,
a government agent or detective charged with the enforcement of laws restricting the use of narcotics.
- curet
-
noun,
a scoop-shaped surgical instrument for removing tissue from body cavities, as the uterus.
- Stone
-
noun,
the hard substance, formed of mineral matter, of which rocks consist.
- curio
-
noun,
any unusual article, object of art, etc., valued as a curiosity.
- Finer
-
noun,
fines.
Mining. crushed ore sufficiently fine to pass through a given screen. Compare short (def 29e).
Agriculture. the fine bits of corn kernel knocked off during handling of the grain.
- fines
-
noun,
fines.
Mining. crushed ore sufficiently fine to pass through a given screen. Compare short (def 29e).
Agriculture. the fine bits of corn kernel knocked off during handling of the grain.
- Curie
-
noun,
a unit of activity of radioactive substances equivalent to 3.70 × 10 10 disintegrations per second: it is approximately the amount of activity produced by 1 gram of radium-226. Abbreviation: Ci.
- Curia
-
noun,
one of the political subdivisions of each of the three tribes of ancient Rome.
- Stoic
-
noun,
a member or adherent of the Stoic school of philosophy.
- finos
-
noun,
a pale, very dry sherry of Spain.
- Fiona
-
noun,
a female given name.
- fires
-
- TIROS
-
noun,
one of a series of satellites for transmitting television pictures of the earth's cloud cover.
- cures
-
noun,
a means of healing or restoring to health; remedy.
- firns
-
noun,
névé.
- first
-
noun,
the person or thing that is first in time, order, rank, etc.
- Stern
-
noun,
the after part of a vessel (often opposed to stem).
- cunts
-
noun,
the vulva or vagina.
- ster.
-
- Cunas
-
noun,
a member of a group of American Indian people inhabiting settlements on the Isthmus of Panama and islands in the Gulf of San Blas.
- focus
-
noun,
a central point, as of attraction, attention, or activity:
- Stein
-
noun,
a mug, usually earthenware, especially for beer.
- finca
-
noun,
a ranch or large farm in a Spanish-speaking country, especially a plantation in tropical Spanish America.
- curns
-
noun,
a grain.
- foins
-
noun,
a thrust with a weapon.
- fetor
-
noun,
a strong, offensive smell; stench.
- Sucre
-
noun,
Antonio José de [ahn-taw-nyaw haw-se th e] /ɑnˈtɔ nyɔ hɔˈsɛ ðɛ/ (Show IPA), 1793–1830, Venezuelan general and South American liberator: 1st president of Bolivia 1826–28.
- Festa
-
noun,
a feast, festival, or holiday.
- cutin
-
noun,
a transparent, waxy substance constituting, together with cellulose, the cuticle of plants.
- cutie
-
noun,
Informal. a charmingly attractive or cute person, especially a girl or a young woman (often used as a form of address):
- cutes
-
noun,
the cutes, Informal. self-consciously cute mannerisms or appeal; affected coyness:
- fetas
-
noun,
a soft, white, brine-cured Greek cheese made from sheep's milk or goat's milk.
- tious
-
- fetes
-
noun,
a day of celebration; holiday:
- feti-
-
- Tiran
-
noun,
Strait of, a navigable waterway between the N Red Sea and the Gulf of Aqaba.
- store
-
noun,
an establishment where merchandise is sold, usually on a retail basis.
- fetus
-
noun,
(used chiefly of viviparous mammals) the young of an animal in the womb or egg, especially in the later stages of development when the body structures are in the recognizable form of its kind, in humans after the end of the second month of gestation.
- stria
-
noun,
a slight or narrow furrow, ridge, stripe, or streak, especially one of a number in parallel arrangement:
- curst
-
noun,
the expression of a wish that misfortune, evil, doom, etc., befall a person, group, etc.
- curse
-
noun,
the expression of a wish that misfortune, evil, doom, etc., befall a person, group, etc.
- tires
-
noun,
British Dialect. fatigue.
- fiats
-
noun,
an authoritative decree, sanction, or order:
Synonyms: authorization, directive, ruling, mandate, diktat, ukase.
- currs
-
verb (used without object),
to make a low, purring sound, as a cat.
- stour
-
noun,
British Dialect.
tumult; confusion.
a storm.
- Ficus
-
noun,
any of numerous chiefly tropical trees, shrubs, and vines belonging to the genus Ficus, of the mulberry family, having milky sap and large, thick or stiff leaves, including the edible fig, the banyan, and many species grown as ornamentals.
- steer
-
noun,
Informal. a suggestion about a course of action; tip:
- Foist
-
verb (used with object),
to force upon or impose fraudulently or unjustifiably (usually followed by on or upon):
- tines
-
noun,
a sharp, projecting point or prong, as of a fork.
- crine
-
noun,
hair; head of hair.
- crore
-
noun,
(in India) the sum of ten million, especially of rupees; one hundred lacs.
- crone
-
noun,
a withered, witchlike old woman.
- Croft
-
noun,
a small farm, especially one worked by a tenant.
- Croat
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Croatia; Croatian.
- stair
-
noun,
one of a flight or series of steps for going from one level to another, as in a building.
- Crius
-
noun,
a Titan, the son of Uranus and Gaea.
- stain
-
noun,
a discoloration produced by foreign matter having penetrated into or chemically reacted with a material; a spot not easily removed.
- franc
-
noun,
an aluminum or nickel coin and monetary unit of France, Belgium, and Luxembourg until the euro was adopted, equal to 100 centimes. Abbreviation: F., f., Fr, fr.
- crit.
-
- cries
-
noun,
the act or sound of crying; any loud utterance or exclamation; a shout, scream, or wail.
- fours
-
noun,
a cardinal number, three plus one.
- Frans
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Francis.
- crier
-
noun,
a person who cries.
- sruti
-
noun,
the Vedas and some of the Upanishads, regarded as divinely revealed.
- Crete
-
noun,
Formerly Candia. a Greek island in the Mediterranean, SE of mainland Greece. 3235 sq. mi. (8380 sq. km). Capital: Canea.
- frats
-
noun,
fraternity (def 1).
- Srta.
-
- crest
-
noun,
the highest part of a hill or mountain range; summit.
- Freer
-
noun,
a person or thing that frees.
- frees
-
Idioms,
for free, Informal. without charge:
- toric
-
adjective,
noting or pertaining to a lens with a surface forming a portion of a torus, used for eyeglasses and contact lenses that correct astigmatism.
- stane
-
noun, adjective, adverb, verb (used with object),
stone.
- Steen
-
noun,
Jan [yahn] /yɑn/ (Show IPA), 1626–79, Dutch painter.
- toran
-
noun,
(in Indian Buddhist and Hindu architecture) a gateway having two or three lintels between two posts.
- toise
-
noun,
an old French unit of length equivalent to 6.395 feet (1.949 meters).
- force
-
noun,
physical power or strength possessed by a living being:
- toner
-
noun,
a person or thing that tones.
- fore-
-
- tones
-
noun,
any sound considered with reference to its quality, pitch, strength, source, etc.:
- fores
-
noun,
the forepart of anything; front.
- tonia
-
- tonic
-
noun,
a medicine that invigorates or strengthens:
- Ceres
-
noun,
a pre-Roman goddess of agriculture under whose name the Romans adopted the worship of the Greek goddess Demeter.
- torcs
-
noun,
torque (def 4).
- Fount
-
noun,
a spring of water; fountain.
- crust
-
noun,
the brown, hard outer portion or surface of a loaf or slice of bread (distinguished from crumb).
- fort.
-
- forte
-
noun,
a person's strong suit, or most highly developed characteristic, talent, or skill; something that one excels in:
Synonyms: talent, skill, excellence, strength, strong point, specialty, proficiency; knack, bent.
- cruse
-
noun,
an earthen pot, bottle, etc., for liquids.
- cruor
-
noun,
coagulated blood, or the portion of the blood that forms the clot.
- cruet
-
noun,
a glass bottle, especially one for holding vinegar, oil, etc., for the table.
- Starr
-
noun,
Belle (Myra Belle Shirley) 1848–89, U.S. outlaw and folk hero.
- TORES
-
noun,
a torus.
- stare
-
noun,
a staring gaze; a fixed look with the eyes wide open:
- cutis
-
noun,
the true skin, consisting of the dermis and the epidermis.
- tinea
-
noun,
any of several skin diseases caused by fungi; ringworm.
- Crees
-
noun,
a member of a North American Indian people of Ontario, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, and Montana.
- Tanis
-
noun,
an ancient city in Lower Egypt, in the Nile delta.
- Tarne
-
noun,
(in the Iliad) Sardis.
- tares
-
noun,
any of various vetches, especially Vicia sativa.
- erect
-
adjective,
upright in position or posture:
- facer
-
noun,
a person or thing that faces.
- faces
-
noun,
the front part of the head, from the forehead to the chin.
- facet
-
noun,
one of the small, polished plane surfaces of a cut gem.
- Erato
-
noun,
the Muse of love poetry.
- erase
-
verb (used with object),
to rub or scrape out, as letters or characters written, engraved, etc.; efface.
- eosin
-
noun,
Also called bromeosin, tetrabromofluorescein. a red, crystalline, water-insoluble solid, C 20 H 8 Br 4 O 5 , derived from fluorescein by bromination: used chiefly as an acid dye for dyeing silk a rose red color and as a histological stain.
- tera-
-
- 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.
- Terai
-
noun,
a marshy lowland area in N India and S Nepal, between the Ganges and the foothills of the Himalayas.
- terce
-
noun,
tierce (def 3).
- enure
-
verb (used with or without object),
inure.
- ento-
-
- entia
-
noun,
plural of ens.
- tains
-
noun,
a thin tin plate.
- faint
-
noun,
a temporary loss of consciousness resulting from a decreased flow of blood to the brain; a swoon:
- fairs
-
noun,
Archaic. something that is fair.
- ensue
-
verb (used without object),
to follow in order; come afterward, especially in immediate succession:
- euros
-
noun,
wallaroo.
- Euro-
-
- Taino
-
noun,
a member of an extinct Arawakan Indian tribe of the West Indies.
- teno-
-
- teens
-
noun,
Archaic. suffering; grief.
- Teena
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Albertina, Bettina, or Christina.
- tease
-
noun,
a person who teases or annoys.
- 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 .
- estoc
-
noun,
a thrusting sword of the 13th–17th centuries having a long, narrow blade of rectangular section.
- eruct
-
verb (used with or without object),
to belch forth, as gas from the stomach.
- tenia
-
noun,
taenia.
- erron
-
- tears
-
- erose
-
adjective,
uneven, as if gnawed away.
- tarns
-
noun,
a small mountain lake or pool, especially one in a cirque.
- tenor
-
noun,
the course of thought or meaning that runs through something written or spoken; purport; drift.
- etnas
-
noun,
Mount, an active volcano in E Sicily. 10,758 feet (3280 meters).
- Ernst
-
noun,
Max [maks;; German mahks] /mæks;; German mɑks/ (Show IPA), 1891–1976, German painter, in the U.S. 1941–49, in France 1949–76.
- Ernie
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Ernest.
- ernes
-
noun,
sea eagle.
- etuis
-
noun,
a small, often decorative case, especially one for needles, toilet articles, or the like.
- taros
-
noun,
a stemless plant, Colocasia esculenta, of the arum family, cultivated in tropical regions, in the Pacific islands and elsewhere, for the edible tuber.
- ERISA
-
noun,
Employee Retirement Income Security Act.
- tense
-
noun,
a category of verbal inflection that serves chiefly to specify the time of the action or state expressed by the verb.
- Ensor
-
noun,
James, 1860–1949, Belgian painter.
- fanes
-
noun,
a temple.
- 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.
- feist
-
noun,
Chiefly South Midland and Southern U.S. a small mongrel dog, especially one that is ill-tempered; cur; mutt.
- fears
-
noun,
a distressing emotion aroused by impending danger, evil, pain, etc., whether the threat is real or imagined; the feeling or condition of being afraid. Synonyms: foreboding, apprehension, consternation, dismay, dread, terror, fright, panic, horror, trepidation, qualm.
Antonyms: courage, security, calm, intrepidity.
- Feast
-
noun,
any rich or abundant meal:
- Surat
-
noun,
a seaport in S Gujarat, in W India: first British settlement in India 1612.
- Ecua.
-
- ecto-
-
- feces
-
noun,
waste matter discharged from the intestines through the anus; excrement.
- fecit
-
verb,
he made (it); she made (it): formerly used on works of art after the name of the artist. Abbreviation: fe., fec.
- suite
-
noun,
a number of things forming a series or set.
- feint
-
noun,
a movement made in order to deceive an adversary; an attack aimed at one place or point merely as a distraction from the real place or point of attack:
- fence
-
noun,
a barrier enclosing or bordering a field, yard, etc., usually made of posts and wire or wood, used to prevent entrance, to confine, or to mark a boundary.
- terr.
-
- econ.
-
- Terri
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Theresa.
- Eaton
-
noun,
Theophilus, 1590–1658, English colonist and colonial administrator in America.
- suint
-
noun,
the natural grease of the wool of sheep, consisting of a mixture of fatty matter and potassium salts, used as a source of potash and in the preparation of ointments.
- eaten
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- feres
-
noun,
a companion; mate.
- feria
-
noun,
Ecclesiastical. a weekday on which no feast is celebrated.
- terse
-
adjective,
neatly or effectively concise; brief and pithy, as language.
- earns
-
verb (used with object),
to gain or get in return for one's labor or service:
- Terra
-
noun,
earth; land.
- Faust
-
noun,
Johann [yoh-hahn] /ˈyoʊ hɑn/ (Show IPA), c1480–c1538, German magician, alchemist, and astrologer.
- fanos
-
noun,
a town in central Italy, on the Adriatic Sea: cathedral; Roman ruins.
- sutra
-
noun,
Hinduism. a collection of aphorisms relating to some aspect of the conduct of life.
- Fanti
-
noun,
a Kwa language spoken in Ghana that is mutually intelligible with Twi.
- tacos
-
noun,
Mexican Cookery. an often crisply fried tortilla folded over and filled, as with seasoned chopped meat, lettuce, tomatoes, and cheese.
- farce
-
noun,
a light, humorous play in which the plot depends upon a skillfully exploited situation rather than upon the development of character.
- farci
-
adjective,
filled with with seasoned bread crumbs or other savory matter; stuffed.
- fares
-
noun,
the price of conveyance or passage in a bus, train, airplane, or other vehicle.
- taces
-
noun,
tasset.
- faros
-
noun,
a gambling game in which players place bets on a special board or layout, betting on each series of two cards as they are drawn from a box containing the dealer's or banker's pack.
- Farro
-
noun,
emmer.
- Farsi
-
noun,
the modern Iranian language of Iran and western Afghanistan, written in the Arabic alphabet; modern Persian.
- farts
-
noun,
a flatus expelled through the anus.
- Faure
-
noun,
Gabriel Urbain [ga-bree-el oor-ban] /ga briˈɛl urˈbɛ̃/ (Show IPA), 1845–1924, French composer.
- enate
-
noun,
a person related on one's mother's side.
Compare agnate, cognate.
- enact
-
verb (used with object),
to make into an act or statute:
- surra
-
noun,
an often fatal infectious disease of horses, camels, elephants, and dogs caused by a blood-infecting protozoan parasite, Trypanosoma evansi, transmitted by the bite of horseflies, characterized by fever, anemia, and emaciation.
- Fates
-
noun,
something that unavoidably befalls a person; fortune; lot:
- terna
-
noun,
a list of three names submitted to the pope as recommended to fill a vacant bishopric or benefice.
- fatso
-
noun,
a fat person (used as a term of address).
- terne
-
noun,
terne metal.
- Terni
-
noun,
a city in central Italy.
- terns
-
noun,
any of numerous aquatic birds of the subfamily Sterninae of the family Laridae, related to the gulls but usually having a more slender body and bill, smaller feet, a long, deeply forked tail, and a more graceful flight, especially those of the genus Sterna, as S. hirundo (common tern) of Eurasia and America, having white, black, and gray plumage.
- fauns
-
noun,
one of a class of rural deities represented as men with the ears, horns, tail, and later also the hind legs of a goat.
- Creon
-
noun,
a king of Thebes, the brother of Jocasta and the uncle of Eteocles, Polynices, and Antigone.
- tonus
-
noun,
a normal state of continuous slight tension in muscle tissue that facilitates its response to stimulation.
- coirs
-
noun,
the prepared fiber of the husk of the coconut fruit, used in making rope, matting, etc.
- 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.
- Corea
-
noun,
Armando Anthony [ahr-mahn-doh] /ɑrˈmɑn doʊ/ (Show IPA), ("Chick") born 1941, U.S. jazz pianist and composer.
- ictus
-
noun,
Prosody. rhythmical or metrical stress.
- snort
-
noun,
the act or sound of snorting.
- snore
-
noun,
the act, instance, or sound of snoring.
- CONUS
-
noun,
the most anterior part of the simple tubular heart of lower vertebrates and embryos of higher vertebrates, leading into the artery that leaves the heart; in mammals it forms a part of the upper wall of the right ventricle, in which the pulmonary artery originates.
- Siena
-
noun,
a city in Tuscany, in central Italy, S of Florence: cathedral.
- sneer
-
noun,
a look or expression of derision, scorn, or contempt.
- Conte
-
noun,
count2 .
- Seton
-
noun,
a thread or the like inserted beneath the skin to provide drainage or to guide subsequent passage of a tube.
- incor
-
- cont.
-
- treen
-
noun,
treenware.
- incr.
-
- Const
-
- Cons.
-
- incur
-
verb (used with object),
to come into or acquire (some consequence, usually undesirable or injurious):
- incus
-
noun,
Anatomy. the middle one of a chain of three small bones in the middle ear of humans and other mammals.
Compare malleus, stapes.
- Isere
-
noun,
a river in SE France, flowing from the Alps to the Rhone River. 150 miles (240 km) long.
- icons
-
- conf.
-
- Cesti
-
noun,
Marcantonio [mahr-kahn-taw-nyaw] /ˌmɑr kɑnˈtɔ nyɔ/ (Show IPA), 1623–69, Italian composer.
- Torun
-
noun,
a city in N Poland, on the Vistula.
- futon
-
noun,
a thin mattress, usually filled with layers of cotton batting and encased in cotton fabric, placed on a floor for sleeping, especially in traditional Japanese interiors, and folded and stored during the day.
- coria
-
noun,
plural of corium.
- SONAR
-
noun,
a method for detecting and locating objects submerged in water by echolocation.
- torus
-
noun,
Architecture. a large convex molding, more or less semicircular in profile, commonly forming the lowest molding of the base of a column, directly above the plinth, sometimes occurring as one of a pair separated by a scotia and fillets. and column.
- Corfu
-
noun,
Ancient Corcyra. one of the Ionian Islands, off the NW coast of Greece. 229 sq. mi. (593 sq. km).
- seti-
-
- Tosca
-
noun,
an opera (1900) by Giacomo Puccini.
- snout
-
noun,
the part of an animal's head projecting forward and containing the nose and jaws; muzzle.
- cores
-
- Siren
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. one of several sea nymphs, part woman and part bird, who lure mariners to destruction by their seductive singing.
- SOFIA
-
noun,
Also, Sofiya [Bulgarian saw-fee-yuh] /Bulgarian ˈsɔ fi yə/ (Show IPA). a city in and the capital of Bulgaria, in the W part.
- Sofer
-
noun,
scribe1 (def 3).
- sofar
-
noun,
a system for determining a position at sea by exploding a charge under water and measuring the time the shock waves take to reach three widely separated shore stations at known distances from each other.
- IATSE
-
- corer
-
noun,
a person or thing that cores.
- Soane
-
noun,
Sir John, 1753–1837, English architect.
- Irons
-
noun,
Jeremy (John) born 1948, English actor.
- snare
-
noun,
a device, often consisting of a noose, for capturing small game.
- fusee
-
noun,
a wooden friction match having a large head, formerly used when a larger than normal flame was needed.
- cires
-
noun,
a brilliant, highly glazed surface produced on fabrics by subjecting them to a wax, heat, and calendering treatment.
- Sino-
-
- inset
-
noun,
something inserted; insert.
- Ceuta
-
noun,
a seaport and enclave of Spain in N Morocco, on the Strait of Gibraltar.
- inst.
-
- cites
-
noun,
citation (defs 7, 8).
- sitar
-
noun,
a lute of India with a small, pear-shaped body and a long, broad, fretted neck.
- train
-
noun,
Railroads. a self-propelled, connected group of rolling stock.
- cions
-
noun,
scion (def 2).
- touse
-
noun,
a commotion; rumpus.
- iotas
-
noun,
a very small quantity; jot; whit.
- intr.
-
- cines
-
noun,
a film; motion picture.
- treas
-
- cine-
-
- inure
-
verb (used with object),
to accustom to hardship, difficulty, pain, etc.; toughen or harden; habituate (usually followed by to):
- Ciano
-
noun,
Count Galeazzo [gah-le-aht-tsaw] /ˌgɑ lɛˈɑt tsɔ/ (Show IPA), (Ciano di Cortellazzo) 1903–44, Italian Fascist statesman: minister of foreign affairs 1936–43.
- 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.
- Trace
-
noun,
a surviving mark, sign, or evidence of the former existence, influence, or action of some agent or event; vestige:
- Cetus
-
noun,
the Whale, a constellation lying above the equator, containing the variable star Mira.
- inert
-
adjective,
having no inherent power of action, motion, or resistance (opposed to active):
- infer
-
verb (used with object),
to derive by reasoning; conclude or judge from premises or evidence:
- SNAFU
-
noun,
a badly confused or ridiculously muddled situation:
Synonyms: snarl, bedlam, tumult, disarray, disorder, confusion, mess; foul-up.
Antonyms: order, efficiency, calm.
- cetes
-
noun,
a number of badgers together.
- irone
-
noun,
a colorless liquid of isomeric, unsaturated ketones, C 14 H 22 O, obtained from orris root: used in perfumery for its odor of violets.
- 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.
- coins
-
noun,
a piece of metal stamped and issued by the authority of a government for use as money.
- Toure
-
noun,
Sékou [sey-koo] /ˈseɪ ku/ (Show IPA), 1922–84, Guinean political leader: prime minister 1958-72; president 1958–84.
- coifs
-
noun,
a hood-shaped cap, usually of white cloth and with extended sides, worn beneath a veil, as by nuns.
- Coats
-
noun,
an outer garment with sleeves, covering at least the upper part of the body:
- coast
-
noun,
the land next to the sea; seashore:
- Irene
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. one of the Horae, the personification of peace.
- since
-
adverb,
from then till now (often preceded by ever):
- infos
-
noun,
information.
- coati
-
noun,
any tropical American carnivore of the genus Nasua, related to the raccoon, having an elongated body, long, ringed tail, and a slender, flexible snout.
- Tours
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Indre-et-Loire, in W France, on the Loire River: Charles Martel defeated the Saracens near here a.d. 732.
- irate
-
adjective,
angry; enraged:
- sito-
-
- Iran.
-
- cert.
-
- softa
-
noun,
a Turkish Muslim theological student.
- iters
-
noun,
a canal or passage.
- serai
-
noun,
(in Eastern countries) a caravansary.
- nacre
-
noun,
mother-of-pearl.
- coset
-
noun,
a subset of a group, formed by the consistent operation of a given element of the group on the left or right of all the elements of a subgroup of the group.
- Costa
-
noun,
a rib or riblike part.
- fruit
-
noun,
any product of plant growth useful to humans or animals.
- cotes
-
noun,
a shelter, coop, or small shed for sheep, pigs, pigeons, etc.
- Soter
-
noun,
Saint, pope a.d. 166?–175?.
- sotie
-
noun,
a satirical and topical comedy employing actors dressed in traditional fool's costume, popular in France during the late Middle Ages, and often used as a curtain raiser to mystery and morality plays.
- naifs
-
noun,
a naive or inexperienced person.
- Frost
-
noun,
a degree or state of coldness sufficient to cause the freezing of water.
- frore
-
adjective,
frozen; frosty.
- Count
-
noun,
the act of counting; enumeration; reckoning; calculation:
- Court
-
noun,
Law.
a place where justice is administered.
a judicial tribunal duly constituted for the hearing and determination of cases.
a session of a judicial assembly.
- front
-
noun,
the foremost part or surface of anything.
- frons
-
noun,
the upper anterior portion of the head of an insect, above or behind the clypeus.
- torse
-
noun,
a wreath of twisted silks of two alternating tinctures, usually a metal and a color, depicted supporting a crest or coronet, often upon a helmet.
- Frits
-
noun,
Ceramics.
a fused or partially fused material used as a basis for glazes or enamels.
the composition from which artificial soft porcelain is made.
- 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.
- frise
-
noun,
a rug or upholstery fabric having the pile in uncut loops or in a combination of cut and uncut loops.
- craft
-
noun,
an art, trade, or occupation requiring special skill, especially manual skill:
- serac
-
noun,
a large irregularity of glacial ice, as a pinnacle found in glacial crevasses and formed by melting or movement of the ice.
- Fris.
-
- Fries
-
noun,
plural of fry1 .
- frier
-
noun,
fryer.
- friar
-
noun,
Roman Catholic Church. a member of a religious order, especially the mendicant orders of Franciscans, Dominicans, Carmelites, and Augustinians.
- Crane
-
noun,
any large wading bird of the family Gruidae, characterized by long legs, bill, and neck and an elevated hind toe.
- frets
-
noun,
an irritated state of mind; annoyance; vexation.
- crate
-
noun,
a slatted wooden box or framework for packing, shopping, or storing fruit, furniture, glassware, crockery, etc.
- Frere
-
noun,
brother.
- Freon
-
- cero-
-
- siree
-
noun,
sirree.
- Cerro
-
noun,
a hill or peak.
- Seric
-
- corns
-
noun,
Also called Indian corn; especially technical and British, maize. a tall cereal plant, Zea mays, cultivated in many varieties, having a jointed, solid stem and bearing the grain, seeds, or kernels on large ears.
- Sonia
-
noun,
a female given name, Russian form of Sophia.
- corr.
-
- furan
-
noun,
a colorless, liquid, unsaturated, five-membered heterocyclic compound, C 4 H 4 O, obtained from furfural: used chiefly in organic synthesis.
- sero-
-
- serif
-
noun,
a smaller line used to finish off a main stroke of a letter, as at the top and bottom of M.
- Corse
-
noun,
corpse.
- torsi
-
noun,
a plural of torso.
- cornu
-
noun,
a horn, especially a bony part that resembles a horn.
- sonic
-
adjective,
of or relating to sound.
- furor
-
noun,
a general outburst of enthusiasm, excitement, controversy, or the like.
- ceros
-
noun,
a large Atlantic and Gulf Coast mackerel game fish, Scomberomorus regalis.
- Corti
-
noun,
Alfonso [al-fon-soh;; Italian ahl-fawn-saw] /ælˈfɒn soʊ;; Italian ɑlˈfɔn sɔ/ (Show IPA), 1822–76, Italian anatomist.
- Fusan
-
noun,
Pusan.
- serin
-
noun,
a small finch, Serinus serinus, of Europe and northern Africa, closely related to the canary.
- tens
-
noun,
a self-operated portable device used to treat chronic pain by sending electrical impulses through electrodes placed over the painful area.
- RNAS
-
- tain
-
noun,
a thin tin plate.
- USCA
-
- Tare
-
noun,
any of various vetches, especially Vicia sativa.
- 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.
- Tarn
-
noun,
a small mountain lake or pool, especially one in a cirque.
- Roca
-
noun,
Cape, a cape in W Portugal, near Lisbon: the western extremity of continental Europe.
- rocs
-
noun,
a bird of enormous size and strength.
- uret
-
- Taif
-
noun,
a city in W Saudi Arabia.
- Uris
-
noun,
a canton in central Switzerland. 415 sq. mi. (1075 sq. km). Capital: Altdorf.
- USAR
-
- teen
-
noun,
Archaic. suffering; grief.
- Tena
-
noun,
Koyukon.
- Sera
-
noun,
a plural of serum.
- roar
-
noun,
a loud, deep cry or howl, as of an animal or a person:
- Sion
-
noun,
a town in and the capital of Valais, in SW Switzerland.
- ROTC
-
noun,
a body of students at some colleges and universities who are given training toward becoming officers in the armed forces. Abbreviation: ROTC, R.O.T.C.
- rote
-
noun,
routine; a fixed, habitual, or mechanical course of procedure:
- taco
-
noun,
Mexican Cookery. an often crisply fried tortilla folded over and filled, as with seasoned chopped meat, lettuce, tomatoes, and cheese.
- Seta
-
noun,
a stiff hair; bristle or bristlelike part.
- tri-
-
- 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.
- Sert
-
noun,
José María [haw-se mah-ree-ah] /hɔˈsɛ mɑˈri ɑ/ (Show IPA), 1876–1945, Spanish painter.
- Taro
-
noun,
a stemless plant, Colocasia esculenta, of the arum family, cultivated in tropical regions, in the Pacific islands and elsewhere, for the edible tuber.
- sire
-
noun,
the male parent of a quadruped.
- ten.
-
- user
-
noun,
a person or thing that uses.
- sent
-
noun,
a coin of Estonia until the euro was adopted, the 100th part of a kroon.
- USRC
-
- tars
-
noun,
any of various dark-colored viscid products obtained by the destructive distillation of certain organic substances, as coal or wood.
- USTC
-
- Tane
-
noun,
a Polynesian god of fertility.
- tans
-
noun,
the brown color imparted to the skin by exposure to the sun or open air.
- ROSE
-
noun,
any of the wild or cultivated, usually prickly-stemmed, pinnate-leaved, showy-flowered shrubs of the genus Rosa.
Compare rose family.
- sift
-
verb (used with object),
to separate and retain the coarse parts of (flour, ashes, etc.) with a sieve.
- serf
-
noun,
a person in a condition of servitude, required to render services to a lord, commonly attached to the lord's land and transferred with it from one owner to another.
- seer
-
noun,
a person who sees; observer.
- USNA
-
- ter.
-
- USIA
-
- sice
-
noun,
syce.
- Seif
-
noun,
a long narrow sand dune parallel to the prevailing wind direction.
- Sian
-
noun,
Older Spelling. Xian.
- Seri
-
noun,
a member of an American Indian people of western Sonora state, Mexico, on the Gulf of California.
- sene
-
noun,
a bronze coin and monetary unit of Western Samoa, the 100th part of a tala.
- USAF
-
noun,
the permanent or regular military air force of the United States, established in 1947 as a separate service under the authority of the Department of Defense: a branch of the U.S. Army before 1947. Abbreviation: USAF.
- RONA
-
- Rota
-
noun,
Chiefly British.
a round or rotation of duties; a period of work or duty taken in rotation with others.
an agenda or circuit of sporting events, as a round of golf tournaments, played in different localities throughout the year.
- taur
-
- Utes
-
noun,
Informal. a utility vehicle.
- Taos
-
noun,
a Tanoan language spoken in two villages in New Mexico.
- rort
-
noun,
a rowdy, usually drunken party.
- Sina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- uro-
-
- 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.
- 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.
- Sere
-
noun,
the series of stages in an ecological succession.
- Rosa
-
noun,
Salvator [sahl-vah-tawr] /ˈsɑl vɑˌtɔr/ (Show IPA), 1615–73, Italian painter and poet.
- Urfa
-
noun,
a city in SE Turkey, E of the Euphrates River: on the site of ancient Edessa.
- uria
-
- Utas
-
noun,
any of several iguanid lizards of the genus Uta, of the western U.S. and northern Mexico.
- Seen
-
verb,
past participle of see1 .
- uric
-
adjective,
of, pertaining to, contained in, or derived from urine.
- tref
-
adjective,
Judaism. unfit to be eaten or used, according to religious laws; not kosher.
- 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.
- urea
-
noun,
Biochemistry. a compound, CO(NH 2) 2 , occurring in urine and other body fluids as a product of protein metabolism.
- Ruse
-
noun,
a trick, stratagem, or artifice.
- sort
-
noun,
a particular kind, species, variety, class, or group, distinguished by a common character or nature:
- torc
-
noun,
torque (def 4).
- sori
-
noun,
plural of sorus.
- sore
-
noun,
a sore spot or place on the body.
- tuns
-
noun,
a large cask for holding liquids, especially wine, ale, or beer.
- sora
-
noun,
a small, short-billed rail, Porzana carolina, of marshy areas of North America.
- Toni
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Antoinette or Antonia.
- scar
-
noun,
a mark left by a healed wound, sore, or burn.
- Rust
-
noun,
Also called iron rust. the red or orange coating that forms on the surface of iron when exposed to air and moisture, consisting chiefly of ferric hydroxide and ferric oxide formed by oxidation.
- Rus.
-
- tors
-
noun,
a rocky pinnacle; a peak of a bare or rocky mountain or hill.
- runt
-
noun,
an animal that is small or stunted as compared with others of its kind.
- runs
-
noun,
an act or instance, or a period of running:
- tone
-
noun,
any sound considered with reference to its quality, pitch, strength, source, etc.:
- rune
-
noun,
any of the characters of certain ancient alphabets, as of a script used for writing the Germanic languages, especially of Scandinavia and Britain, from c200 to c1200, or a script used for inscriptions in a Turkic language of the 6th to 8th centuries from the area near the Orkhon River in Mongolia.
- Ste.
-
- Tura
-
noun,
Cosimo [kaw-zee-maw] /ˈkɔ zi mɔ/ (Show IPA), c1430–98? Italian painter.
- tofu
-
noun,
a soft, bland, white cheeselike food, high in protein content, made from curdled soybean milk: used in Asian and vegetarian cookery.
- Soni
-
- toea
-
noun,
a bronze coin and monetary unit of Papua New Guinea, the 100th part of a kina.
- ruin
-
noun,
ruins, the remains of a building, city, etc., that has been destroyed or that is in disrepair or a state of decay:
- Tore
-
noun,
a torus.
- SCAN
-
noun,
an act or instance of scanning; close examination.
- sone
-
noun,
a unit for measuring the loudness of sound, equal to the loudness of a sound that, in the judgment of a group of listeners, is equal to that of a 1000-cycle-per-second reference sound having an intensity of 40 decibels.
- tuis
-
noun,
a black New Zealand honey eater, Prosthemadera novaeseelandiae, having a patch of white feathers on each side of the throat, sometimes tamed as a pet.
- Torr
-
noun,
a unit of pressure, being the pressure necessary to support a column of mercury one millimeter high at 0°C and standard gravity, equal to 1333.2 microbars.
- Sra.
-
- tsar
-
noun,
czar.
- Tues
-
- Sat.
-
- tufa
-
noun,
Also called calcareous tufa, calc-tufa, calc-tuff. a porous limestone formed from calcium carbonate deposited by springs or the like.
Compare travertine.
- 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.
- sati
-
noun,
a Hindu practice whereby a widow immolates herself on the funeral pyre of her husband: now abolished by law.
- Sour
-
noun,
something that is sour.
- Sato
-
noun,
Eisaku [ey-sah-koo;; Japanese ey-sah-koo] /eɪˈsɑ ku;; Japanese ˈeɪ sɑˌku/ (Show IPA), 1901–75, Japanese political leader: prime minister 1964–72; Nobel Peace Prize 1974.
- sane
-
noun,
a private nationwide organization in the U.S., established in 1957, that opposes nuclear testing and advocates international peace.
- tune
-
noun,
a succession of musical sounds forming an air or melody, with or without the harmony accompanying it.
- tuna
-
noun,
any of several large food and game fishes of the family Scombridae, inhabiting temperate and tropical seas.
Compare albacore, bluefin tuna, yellowfin tuna.
- Stan
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Stanley.
- Tori
-
noun,
plural of torus.
- sain
-
verb (used with object),
to make the sign of the cross on, as for protection against evil influences.
- tron
-
- Safi
-
noun,
a seaport in W central Morocco, on the Atlantic Ocean coast.
- safe
-
noun,
a steel or iron box or repository for money, jewels, papers, etc.
- Star
-
noun,
any of the heavenly bodies, except the moon, appearing as fixed luminous points in the sky at night.
- Saco
-
noun,
a city in SW Maine.
- saur
-
- turf
-
noun,
a layer of matted earth formed by grass and plant roots.
- rues
-
noun,
sorrow; repentance; regret.
- Roti
-
noun,
roast.
- ROTS
-
noun,
the process of rotting.
- suet
-
noun,
the hard fatty tissue about the loins and kidneys of beef, sheep, etc., used in cooking or processed to yield tallow.
- uni-
-
- Sufi
-
noun,
a member of an ascetic, mystical Muslim sect.
- situ
-
noun,
in situ.
- suit
-
noun,
a set of clothing, armor, or the like, intended for wear together.
- sur-
-
- Sean
-
noun,
a male given name, form of John.
- Sura
-
noun,
any of the 114 chapters of the Koran.
- site
-
noun,
the position or location of a town, building, etc., especially as to its environment:
- roue
-
noun,
a dissolute and licentious man; rake.
- sear
-
noun,
a mark or scar made by searing.
- Tour
-
noun,
a traveling around from place to place.
- 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.
- sure
-
Idioms,
for sure, as a certainty; surely:
- SURF
-
noun,
the swell of the sea that breaks upon a shore or upon shoals.
- Trio
-
noun,
a musical composition for three voices or instruments.
- SITA
-
noun,
(in the Ramayana) the wife of Ramachandra, abducted by Ravana and later rescued.
- sec.
-
- unto
-
preposition,
to (in its various uses, except as the accompaniment of the infinitive).
- 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.
- Surt
-
noun,
the guardian and ruler of Muspelheim, destined to defeat Frey at Ragnarok and destroy the world with fire.
- Tace
-
noun,
tasset.
- torn
-
noun,
a drop of the saline, watery fluid continually secreted by the lacrimal glands between the surface of the eye and the eyelid, serving to moisten and lubricate these parts and keep them clear of foreign particles. Synonyms: teardrop.
- tics
-
noun,
Pathology.
a sudden, spasmodic, painless, involuntary muscular contraction, as of the face.
tic douloureux.
- Stir
-
noun,
the act of stirring or moving.
- tRNA
-
- sci.
-
- stoa
-
noun,
Greek Architecture. a portico, usually a detached portico of considerable length, that is used as a promenade or meeting place.
- soft
-
noun,
something that is soft or yielding; the soft part.
- sofa
-
noun,
a long, upholstered couch with a back and two arms or raised ends.
- SOAR
-
noun,
an act or instance of soaring.
- Tiro
-
noun,
tyro.
- ufos
-
noun,
any unexplained moving object observed in the sky, especially one assumed by some observers to be of extraterrestrial origin.
- str.
-
- snot
-
noun,
Vulgar. mucus from the nose.
- tire
-
noun,
British Dialect. fatigue.
- scr.
-
- 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.
- snit
-
noun,
an agitated or irritated state.
- rout
-
noun,
a defeat attended with disorderly flight; dispersal of a defeated force in complete disorder:
- unco
-
noun,
something extraordinary or unusual; a novelty.
- stun
-
noun,
the act of stunning.
- ROUS
-
noun,
(Francis) Peyton, 1879–1970, U.S. pathologist: Nobel Prize in medicine 1966.
- tion
-
- UNEF
-
- Tine
-
noun,
a sharp, projecting point or prong, as of a fork.
- TINA
-
noun,
a female given name.
- scut
-
noun,
a short tail, especially that of a hare, rabbit, or deer.
- roan
-
noun,
a horse or other animal with a roan coat.
- 1080
-
- rite
-
noun,
a formal or ceremonial act or procedure prescribed or customary in religious or other solemn use:
- Fano
-
noun,
a town in central Italy, on the Adriatic Sea: cathedral; Roman ruins.
- Etna
-
noun,
Mount, an active volcano in E Sicily. 10,758 feet (3280 meters).
- Eton
-
noun,
a town in Berkshire, in S England, on the Thames River, W of London: the site of Eton College.
- etui
-
noun,
a small, often decorative case, especially one for needles, toilet articles, or the like.
- Eur.
-
- Eure
-
noun,
a department in NW France. 2331 sq. mi. (6035 sq. km). Capital: Evreux.
- fac.
-
- face
-
noun,
the front part of the head, from the forehead to the chin.
- FACS
-
- fact
-
noun,
something that actually exists; reality; truth:
- fain
-
adverb,
gladly; willingly:
- Fair
-
noun,
Archaic. something that is fair.
- fane
-
noun,
a temple.
- fare
-
noun,
the price of conveyance or passage in a bus, train, airplane, or other vehicle.
- etc.
-
- Faro
-
noun,
a gambling game in which players place bets on a special board or layout, betting on each series of two cards as they are drawn from a box containing the dealer's or banker's pack.
- Fars
-
noun,
a province in SW Iran. 51,466 sq. mi. (133,297 sq. km).
- fart
-
noun,
a flatus expelled through the anus.
- FAST
-
noun,
a fastening for a door, window, or the like.
- fate
-
noun,
something that unavoidably befalls a person; fortune; lot:
- fats
-
noun,
(used with a plural verb) cattle fattened and ready for market.
- Faun
-
noun,
one of a class of rural deities represented as men with the ears, horns, tail, and later also the hind legs of a goat.
- Fear
-
noun,
a distressing emotion aroused by impending danger, evil, pain, etc., whether the threat is real or imagined; the feeling or condition of being afraid. Synonyms: foreboding, apprehension, consternation, dismay, dread, terror, fright, panic, horror, trepidation, qualm.
Antonyms: courage, security, calm, intrepidity.
- feat
-
noun,
a noteworthy or extraordinary act or achievement, usually displaying boldness, skill, etc.:
- fec.
-
- fees
-
noun,
a charge or payment for professional services:
- Fens
-
noun,
Also called Fenland. a marshy lowland region in E England, S of the Wash: partly drained and channeled since the 17th century.
- FERA
-
- 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.
- ETAS
-
noun,
the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
- Fern
-
noun,
any seedless, nonflowering vascular plant of the class Filicinae, of tropical to temperate regions, characterized by true roots produced from a rhizome, triangular fronds that uncoil upward and have a branching vein system, and reproduction by spores contained in sporangia that appear as brown dots on the underside of the fronds.
- eous
-
- eco-
-
- Ecru
-
noun,
an ecru color.
- ect-
-
- EEOC
-
- EFTA
-
- efts
-
noun,
a newt, especially the eastern newt, Notophthalmus viridescens (red eft) in its immature terrestrial stage.
- Eire
-
noun,
the Irish name of Ireland.
- enc.
-
- ence
-
- Enos
-
noun,
the son of Seth. Gen. 5:6.
- Ens.
-
- eons
-
noun,
an indefinitely long period of time; age.
- Eric
-
noun,
Eric the Red.
- Este
-
noun,
a city in NE Italy: medieval fortress; ancient Roman ruins.
- 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).
- Erin
-
noun,
Literary. Ireland.
- Eris
-
noun,
the ancient Greek goddess of discord and the sister of Ares: identified with the Roman goddess Discordia.
- Erna
-
noun,
a female given name: from an Old English word meaning “eagle.”.
- Erne
-
noun,
sea eagle.
- Eros
-
noun,
the ancient Greek god of love, identified by the Romans with Cupid.
- errs
-
verb (used without object),
to go astray in thought or belief; be mistaken; be incorrect.
- Erse
-
noun,
Gaelic, especially Scottish Gaelic.
- erst
-
adverb,
before the present time; formerly.
- Esau
-
noun,
a son of Isaac and Rebekah, twin brother of Jacob, to whom he sold his birthright. Gen. 25:21–25.
- esne
-
noun,
(in Anglo-Saxon England) a member of the lowest class; laborer.
- eso-
-
- est.
-
- fere
-
noun,
a companion; mate.
- fest
-
noun,
an assembly of people engaged in a common activity (often used in combination):
- East
-
noun,
a cardinal point of the compass, 90° to the right of north. Abbreviation: E.
- 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.
- froe
-
noun,
frow.
- Frs.
-
- frt.
-
- funs
-
noun,
something that provides mirth or amusement:
- fur.
-
- FUSE
-
noun,
a tube, cord, or the like, filled or saturated with combustible matter, for igniting an explosive.
- fut.
-
- ICAO
-
- Ice.
-
- ices
-
noun,
the solid form of water, produced by freezing; frozen water.
- inae
-
- Inc.
-
- Inf.
-
- Fri.
-
- info
-
noun,
information.
- inro
-
noun,
a small lacquer box with compartments for medicines, cosmetics, etc., worn on the waist sash of the traditional Japanese costume.
- ins.
-
- int.
-
- into
-
adjective,
Mathematics. pertaining to a function or map from one set to another set, the range of which is a proper subset of the second set, as the function f, from the set of all integers into the set of all perfect squares where f (x) = x 2 for every integer.
- Iona
-
noun,
an island in the Hebrides, off the W coast of Scotland: center of early Celtic Christianity.
- ions
-
noun,
an electrically charged atom or group of atoms formed by the loss or gain of one or more electrons, as a cation (positive ion) which is created by electron loss and is attracted to the cathode in electrolysis, or as an anion (negative ion) which is created by an electron gain and is attracted to the anode. The valence of an ion is equal to the number of electrons lost or gained and is indicated by a plus sign for cations and a minus sign for anions, thus: Na + , Cl−, Ca ++ , S = .
- IOTA
-
noun,
a very small quantity; jot; whit.
- ious
-
- IRAS
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- Ire.
-
- iron
-
noun,
Chemistry. a ductile, malleable, silver-white metallic element, scarcely known in a pure condition, but much used in its crude or impure carbon-containing forms for making tools, implements, machinery, etc. Symbol: Fe; atomic weight: 55.847; atomic number: 26; specific gravity: 7.86 at 20°C.
Compare cast iron, pig iron, steel, wrought iron.
- Irra
-
noun,
the Akkadian god of pestilence.
- frit
-
noun,
Ceramics.
a fused or partially fused material used as a basis for glazes or enamels.
the composition from which artificial soft porcelain is made.
- fret
-
noun,
an irritated state of mind; annoyance; vexation.
- feta
-
noun,
a soft, white, brine-cured Greek cheese made from sheep's milk or goat's milk.
- FITS
-
noun,
the manner in which a thing fits:
- fete
-
noun,
a day of celebration; holiday:
- fiat
-
noun,
an authoritative decree, sanction, or order:
Synonyms: authorization, directive, ruling, mandate, diktat, ukase.
- FICA
-
- fico
-
noun,
fig1 (def 4).
- fict
-
- Fin.
-
- FINE
-
noun,
fines.
Mining. crushed ore sufficiently fine to pass through a given screen. Compare short (def 29e).
Agriculture. the fine bits of corn kernel knocked off during handling of the grain.
- Fino
-
noun,
a pale, very dry sherry of Spain.
- firn
-
noun,
névé.
- firs
-
noun,
any coniferous tree belonging to the genus Abies, of the pine family, characterized by its pyramidal style of growth, flat needles, and erect cones.
- fisc
-
noun,
a royal or state treasury; exchequer.
- fist
-
noun,
the hand closed tightly, with the fingers doubled into the palm.
- foci
-
noun,
a plural of focus.
- Frei
-
noun,
Eduardo [e-dwahr-th aw] /ɛˈdwɑr ðɔ/ (Show IPA), 1911–82, Chilean statesman: president 1964–70.
- FOIA
-
- foin
-
noun,
a thrust with a weapon.
- Fons
-
noun,
a member of a people living mainly in Benin.
- font
-
noun,
a receptacle, usually of stone, as in a baptistery or church, containing the water used in baptism.
- for.
-
- fora
-
noun,
a plural of forum.
- Four
-
noun,
a cardinal number, three plus one.
- frae
-
preposition, adverb,
from.
- Fran
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Francis.
- frat
-
noun,
fraternity (def 1).
- Frau
-
noun,
a married woman; a wife.
- FRCS
-
- free
-
Idioms,
for free, Informal. without charge:
- eats
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- ease
-
noun,
freedom from labor, pain, or physical annoyance; tranquil rest; comfort:
- iso-
-
- ates
-
- Arno
-
noun,
Peter (Curtis Arnoux Peters) 1904–68, U.S. cartoonist and author.
- Aron
-
noun,
a male given name.
- arr.
-
- arse
-
noun,
ass2 (defs 1, 2).
- art.
-
- asc-
-
- asci
-
noun,
plural of ascus.
- Aser
-
noun,
Asher (def 1).
- Asir
-
noun,
a district in SW Saudi Arabia.
- Asti
-
noun,
a city in the Piedmont region of Italy, S of Turin: center of wine-producing region.
- Asur
-
noun,
Assur.
- Aten
-
noun,
Aton.
- atic
-
- ARIS
-
- Aton
-
noun,
a solar deity declared by Amenhotep IV to be the only god, represented as a solar disk with rays ending in human hands.
- ator
-
- Auer
-
noun,
Leopold [lee-uh-pohld;; Hungarian ley-aw-pawlt] /ˈli əˌpoʊld;; Hungarian ˈleɪ ɔˌpɔlt/ (Show IPA), 1845–1930, Hungarian violinist and teacher.
- aune
-
noun,
an old French unit of measure for fabrics, equivalent to about 47 inches (119 cm).
- aunt
-
noun,
the sister of one's father or mother.
- aur-
-
- Aus.
-
- aut-
-
- CAFE
-
noun,
a restaurant, often with an enclosed or outdoor section extending onto the sidewalk.
- Cain
-
noun,
Scot. and Irish English. rent paid in kind, especially a percentage of a farm crop.
- Can.
-
- cane
-
noun,
a stick or short staff used to assist one in walking; walking stick.
- CanF
-
- Arne
-
noun,
Thomas Augustine, 1710–78, English composer of operas and songs.
- Ares
-
noun,
the ancient Greek god of war, a son of Zeus and Hera, identified by the Romans with Mars.
- Carn
-
noun,
cairn.
- AFSC
-
- ARCS
-
noun,
Geometry. any unbroken part of the circumference of a circle or other curved line.
- Acis
-
noun,
the lover of Galatea, killed by Polyphemus out of jealousy.
- acne
-
noun,
an inflammatory disease of the sebaceous glands, characterized by comedones and pimples, especially on the face, back, and chest, and, in severe cases, by cysts and nodules resulting in scarring.
- acr-
-
- 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.
- ACTS
-
noun,
anything done, being done, or to be done; deed; performance:
- Acus
-
noun,
Surgery. a needle, especially one used in a surgical operation.
- aeon
-
noun,
(in Gnosticism) one of a class of powers or beings conceived as emanating from the Supreme Being and performing various functions in the operations of the universe.
- aer-
-
- aesc
-
noun,
ash2 (def 3).
- aet.
-
- afr-
-
- ains
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- ARCO
-
adverb,
(of the performance of a passage for stringed instruments) with the bow.
- Ainu
-
noun,
a member of an aboriginal population of northernmost Japan, having lighter skin and hairier bodies than other Japanese.
- Aire
-
- airs
-
noun,
a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- airt
-
noun,
a direction.
- aits
-
noun,
a small island, especially in a river.
- ance
-
- anes
-
adverb,
once.
- ano-
-
- ANSI
-
- ant.
-
- ANTU
-
- anus
-
noun,
the opening at the lower end of the alimentary canal, through which the solid refuse of digestion is excreted.
- 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.
- CARE
-
noun,
a state of mind in which one is troubled; worry, anxiety, or concern:
- Carr
-
noun,
John Dickson, 1906–77, U.S. mystery writer.
- 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.
- crus
-
noun,
the part of the leg or hind limb between the femur or thigh and the ankle or tarsus; shank.
- Cora
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. Kore.
- corf
-
noun,
Mining.
a small wagon for carrying coal, ore, etc.
a wicker basket formerly used for this purpose.
- Cori
-
noun,
Carl Ferdinand, 1896–1984, and his wife, Gerty Theresa, 1896–1957, U.S. biochemists, born in Austria-Hungary: Nobel Prize in Medicine 1947.
- CORN
-
noun,
Also called Indian corn; especially technical and British, maize. a tall cereal plant, Zea mays, cultivated in many varieties, having a jointed, solid stem and bearing the grain, seeds, or kernels on large ears.
- Cort
-
- cose
-
verb (used without object),
coze.
- Cost
-
noun,
the price paid to acquire, produce, accomplish, or maintain anything:
- Cote
-
noun,
a shelter, coop, or small shed for sheep, pigs, pigeons, etc.
- Coue
-
noun,
Émile [ey-meel] /eɪˈmil/ (Show IPA), 1857–1926, French psychotherapist.
- crat
-
- Cree
-
noun,
a member of a North American Indian people of Ontario, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, and Montana.
- Cres
-
- crut
-
noun,
crud (def 1).
- cone
-
noun,
Geometry.
a solid whose surface is generated by a line passing through a fixed point and a fixed plane curve not containing the point, consisting of two equal sections joined at a vertex.
a plane surface resembling the cross section of a solid cone.
- ctr.
-
- cts.
-
- cues
-
noun,
anything said or done, on or off stage, that is followed by a specific line or action:
- Cuna
-
noun,
a member of a group of American Indian people inhabiting settlements on the Isthmus of Panama and islands in the Gulf of San Blas.
- cunt
-
noun,
the vulva or vagina.
- cur.
-
- cure
-
noun,
a means of healing or restoring to health; remedy.
- curn
-
noun,
a grain.
- Curr
-
verb (used without object),
to make a low, purring sound, as a cat.
- curs
-
noun,
a mongrel dog, especially a worthless or unfriendly one.
- Curt
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Curtis.
- cute
-
noun,
the cutes, Informal. self-consciously cute mannerisms or appeal; affected coyness:
- EARN
-
verb (used with object),
to gain or get in return for one's labor or service:
- Cor.
-
- Con.
-
- CART
-
noun,
a heavy two-wheeled vehicle, commonly without springs, drawn by mules, oxen, or the like, used for the conveyance of heavy goods.
- Ceta
-
noun,
Comprehensive Employment and Training Act.
- CASE
-
noun,
an instance of the occurrence, existence, etc., of something:
- cast
-
noun,
act of casting or throwing.
- cat.
-
- Cate
-
noun,
a choice food;delicacy; dainty.
- Cato
-
noun,
Marcus Porcius [pawr-shee-uh s,, -shuh s] /ˈpɔr ʃi əs,, -ʃəs/ (Show IPA), ("the Elder"or"the Censor") 234–149 b.c, Roman statesman, soldier, and writer.
- cees
-
noun,
the letter C.
- cen.
-
- cene
-
- cera
-
noun,
(in prescriptions) wax.
- 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.
- Cerf
-
noun,
Bennett (Alfred) 1898–1971, U.S. book publisher, editor, and writer.
- CERN
-
- cet-
-
- Cete
-
noun,
a number of badgers together.
- coir
-
noun,
the prepared fiber of the husk of the coconut fruit, used in making rope, matting, etc.
- Ceto
-
- ciao
-
interjection,
(used as a word of greeting or parting): hello; goodbye; so long; see you later.
- cion
-
noun,
scion (def 2).
- cir.
-
- cire
-
noun,
a brilliant, highly glazed surface produced on fabrics by subjecting them to a wax, heat, and calendering treatment.
- cis-
-
- cist
-
noun,
a box or chest, especially for sacred utensils.
- cit.
-
- cite
-
noun,
citation (defs 7, 8).
- Cnut
-
noun,
Canute.
- coat
-
noun,
an outer garment with sleeves, covering at least the upper part of the body:
- coif
-
noun,
a hood-shaped cap, usually of white cloth and with extended sides, worn beneath a veil, as by nuns.
- coin
-
noun,
a piece of metal stamped and issued by the authority of a government for use as money.
- Isar
-
noun,
a river in central Europe, flowing NE from W Austria through S Germany to the Danube River. 215 miles (345 km) long.
- feet
-
noun,
a plural of foot.
- Onas
-
noun,
a member of a people of Tierra del Fuego.
- Nora
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Honora.
- RARE
-
adjective,
coming or occurring far apart in time; unusual; uncommon:
- noes
-
noun,
an utterance of the word “no.”.
- noir
-
adjective,
black; noting the black numbers in roulette.
- rant
-
noun,
ranting, extravagant, or violent declamation.
- Rani
-
noun,
ranee.
- Nor.
-
- nori
-
noun,
a seaweed having a mildly sweet, salty taste, usually dried, used in Japanese cookery mainly as a wrap for sushi.
- rase
-
verb (used with object),
raze.
- nos-
-
- nose
-
noun,
the part of the face or facial region in humans and certain animals that contains the nostrils and the organs of smell and functions as the usual passageway for air in respiration: in humans it is a prominence in the center of the face formed of bone and cartilage, serving also to modify or modulate the voice.
- not-
-
- rifs
-
noun,
Er [er] /ɛr/ (Show IPA) a mountainous coastal region in N Morocco.
- nota
-
noun,
a dorsal plate or sclerite of the thorax of an insect.
- note
-
noun,
a brief record of something written down to assist the memory or for future reference.
- nots
-
noun,
a Boolean operator that returns a positive result if its operand is negative and a negative result if its operand is positive.
- Niue
-
noun,
an island in the S Pacific between Tonga and Cook Islands: possession of New Zealand. 5128; about 100 sq. mi. (260 sq. km).
- 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.
- neo-
-
- ref.
-
- Rees
-
noun,
reeve3 .
- Reef
-
noun,
a ridge of rocks or sand, often of coral debris, at or near the surface of the water.
- neat
-
noun,
an animal of the genus Bos; a bovine, as a cow or ox.
- recs
-
noun,
recreation.
- NEFS
-
noun,
a silver or gold table furnishing in the form of a ship, either for holding various utensils or for ornament.
- Neri
-
noun,
Saint Philip (Filippo Neri) 1515–95, Italian priest: founder of Congregation of the Oratory.
- rate
-
noun,
the amount of a charge or payment with reference to some basis of calculation:
- Nero
-
noun,
(Lucius Domitius Ahenobarbus) (“Nero Claudius Caesar Drusus Germanicus”) a.d. 37–68, emperor of Rome 54–68, known for his cruelty and depravity.
- RATO
-
noun,
rocket-assisted takeoff.
- 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.
- RITA
-
noun,
the Vedic concept of cosmic and social order.
- 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.
- NIRA
-
- nous
-
noun,
Greek Philosophy. mind or intellect.
- 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).
- refs
-
noun, verb (used with or without object),
referee.
- orra
-
adjective,
not regular or scheduled; odd:
- Osee
-
noun,
Hosea.
- riot
-
noun,
a noisy, violent public disorder caused by a group or crowd of persons, as by a crowd protesting against another group, a government policy, etc., in the streets.
- Oise
-
noun,
a river in W Europe, flowing SW from S Belgium through N France to the Seine, near Paris. 186 miles (300 km) long.
- osar
-
noun,
plural of os3 .
- orts
-
noun,
Usually, orts. a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
- Oita
-
noun,
a seaport on NE Kyushu, in S Japan.
- once
-
noun,
a single occasion; one time only:
- Oct.
-
- Orne
-
noun,
a department in NW France. 2372 sq. mi. (6145 sq. km). Capital: Alençon.
- orcs
-
noun,
any of several cetaceans, as a grampus.
- 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.
- Ont.
-
- onus
-
noun,
a difficult or disagreeable obligation, task, burden, etc.
- Orca
-
noun,
the killer whale, Orcinus orca.
- Oran
-
noun,
a seaport in NW Algeria.
- OEEC
-
- ocas
-
noun,
a wood sorrel, Oxalis tuberosa, of the Andes, cultivated in South America for its edible tubers.
- raft
-
noun,
a more or less rigid floating platform made of buoyant material or materials:
- oust
-
verb (used with object),
to expel or remove from a place or position occupied:
- RACE
-
noun,
a contest of speed, as in running, riding, driving, or sailing.
- NTIA
-
- rift
-
noun,
an opening made by splitting, cleaving, etc.; fissure; cleft; chink.
- RCAF
-
- outs
-
noun,
a means of escape or excuse, as from a place, punishment, retribution, responsibility, etc.:
- out-
-
- rit.
-
- Ouse
-
noun,
Also called Great Ouse. a river in E England, flowing NE to the Wash. 160 miles (260 km) long.
- otic
-
adjective,
of or relating to the ear; auricular.
- ours
-
noun,
(used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
- oafs
-
noun,
a clumsy, stupid person; lout.
- oast
-
noun,
a kiln for drying hops or malt.
- Rina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Rise
-
noun,
an act or instance of rising.
- OATS
-
noun,
a cereal grass, Avena sativa, cultivated for its edible seed.
- Otis
-
noun,
Elisha Graves, 1811–61, U.S. inventor.
- NCTE
-
- oras
-
noun,
plural of os2 .
- Reis
-
plural noun,
a former money of account of Portugal and Brazil.
- reif
-
noun,
plunder; booty; loot.
- rent
-
noun,
a payment made periodically by a tenant to a landlord in return for the use of land, a building, an apartment, an office, or other property.
- Rena
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Marina.
- Reno
-
noun,
Informal. a renovation, as of a building or room.
- RIAS
-
noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- naif
-
noun,
a naive or inexperienced person.
- 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.
- rest
-
noun,
the refreshing quiet or repose of sleep:
- 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.
- Rice
-
noun,
the starchy seeds or grain of an annual marsh grass, Oryza sativa, cultivated in warm climates and used for food.
- Nair
-
noun,
a group of Hindu castes in the Kerala region of India.
- Naos
-
noun,
a temple.
- reit
-
noun,
real-estate investment trust.
- Nasi
-
noun,
the head or president of the Sanhedrin.
- narc
-
noun,
a government agent or detective charged with the enforcement of laws restricting the use of narcotics.
- 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.
- reft
-
verb,
a simple past tense and past participle of reave1 .
- iter
-
noun,
a canal or passage.
- rife
-
adjective,
of common or frequent occurrence; prevalent; in widespread existence, activity, or use:
- NATS
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Nathan or Nathaniel.
- NATO
-
noun,
an organization formed in Washington, D.C. (1949), comprising the 12 nations of the Atlantic Pact together with Greece, Turkey, and the Federal Republic of Germany, for the purpose of collective defense against aggression.
- rete
-
noun,
a pierced plate on an astrolabe, having projections whose points correspond to the fixed stars.
- Reus
-
noun,
a city in Catalonia, NE Spain, on the Mediterranean Sea.
- Nast
-
noun,
Thomas, 1840–1902, U.S. illustrator and cartoonist.
- Rico
-
noun,
Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act: a U.S. law, enacted in 1970, allowing victims of organized crime to sue those responsible for punitive damages.
- ot-
-
- cru
-
noun,
(in France) a vineyard producing wine of high quality, sometimes classified by the government as either a Great Growth (Grand Cru) or a First Growth (Premier Cru)
- OTA
-
- ote
-
- ans
-
noun,
the Sumerian god of heaven: the counterpart of the Akkadian Anu.
- CRS
-
- RFE
-
- San
-
noun,
a member of a nomadic aboriginal people of southern Africa.
- CRT
-
- RFC
-
- UNO
-
- ASU
-
- COS
-
noun,
romaine.
- OTS
-
- rin
-
noun,
a money of account of Japan, the thousandth part of a yen or the tenth part of a sen.
- tra
-
- tr.
-
- 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.
- ARC
-
noun,
Geometry. any unbroken part of the circumference of a circle or other curved line.
- rut
-
noun,
a furrow or track in the ground, especially one made by the passage of a vehicle or vehicles.
- AOU
-
- our
-
noun,
(used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
- aor
-
- AES
-
noun,
any of various early forms of bronze or copper money used in ancient Rome.
Compare as2 (def 1).
- RFA
-
- So.
-
- SRO
-
- SAC
-
noun,
a baglike structure in an animal, plant, or fungus, as one containing fluid.
- oui
-
adverb, noun,
yes.
- ROI
-
- CSF
-
- ANU
-
noun,
a twining herb, Tropaeolum tuberosum, of the nasturtium family, found in the Andes, having edible tubers and large flowers with yellow petals and red spurs.
- SAE
-
- COT
-
noun,
a light portable bed, especially one of canvas on a folding frame.
- CSA
-
- ctf
-
- CSO
-
- ETA
-
noun,
the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
- ANC
-
- Ore
-
noun,
a metal-bearing mineral or rock, or a native metal, that can be mined at a profit.
- Cut
-
noun,
the act of cutting; a stroke or a blow, as with a knife, whip, etc.
- AEC
-
- ae.
-
- urn
-
noun,
a large or decorative vase, especially one with an ornamental foot or pedestal.
- eo-
-
- ait
-
noun,
a small island, especially in a river.
- 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.
- ur-
-
- ea.
-
- 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.
- ean
-
- ear
-
noun,
the organ of hearing and equilibrium in vertebrates, in humans consisting of an external ear that gathers sound vibrations, a middle ear in which the vibrations resonate against the tympanic membrane, and a fluid-filled internal ear that maintains balance and that conducts the tympanic vibrations to the auditory nerve, which transmits them as impulses to the brain.
- RIF
-
noun,
Er [er] /ɛr/ (Show IPA) a mountainous coastal region in N Morocco.
- orc
-
noun,
any of several cetaceans, as a grampus.
- EAS
-
noun,
the Akkadian god of wisdom, the son of Apsu and father of Marduk: the counterpart of Enki.
- TIC
-
noun,
Pathology.
a sudden, spasmodic, painless, involuntary muscular contraction, as of the face.
tic douloureux.
- Orr
-
noun,
Sir John Boyd, Boyd Orr, Sir John.
- SAR
-
- Tor
-
noun,
a rocky pinnacle; a peak of a bare or rocky mountain or hill.
- ose
-
- RFI
-
- CSR
-
- CST
-
- CTA
-
- cte
-
- CNO
-
- ctn
-
plural,
carton.
- ANI
-
noun,
any of several black, tropical American cuckoos of the genus Crotophaga, having a compressed, bladelike bill.
- uns
-
- Tiu
-
noun,
an English god of the sky and of war, the equivalent of Tyr in Scandinavian mythology.
- ton
-
noun,
a unit of weight, equivalent to 2000 pounds (0.907 metric ton) avoirdupois (short ton) in the U.S. and 2240 pounds (1.016 metric tons) avoirdupois (long ton) in Great Britain.
- ANF
-
- Cui
-
noun,
César [French sey-zar] /French seɪˈzar/ (Show IPA), Antonovich [Russian uhn-taw-nuh-vyich] /Russian ʌnˈtɔ nə vyɪtʃ/ (Show IPA), 1835–1918, Russian composer.
- Ria
-
noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- ane
-
adjective, noun, pronoun,
one.
- cue
-
noun,
anything said or done, on or off stage, that is followed by a specific line or action:
- toe
-
noun,
one of the terminal digits of the human foot.
- ORT
-
noun,
Usually, orts. a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
- AEF
-
- CNS
-
- CIE
-
- ROC
-
noun,
a bird of enormous size and strength.
- AIC
-
- AFT
-
adverb,
at, close to, or toward the stern or tail:
- cf.
-
- CIO
-
noun,
a federation of affiliated industrial labor unions, founded 1935 within the American Federation of Labor but independent of it 1938–55. Abbreviation: C.I.O., CIO.
- Co.
-
- cr.
-
- cs.
-
- ct.
-
- ARU
-
- CAI
-
- ase
-
- 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.
- UAR
-
- Ain
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- RAS
-
noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- USA
-
- Tro
-
- CAR
-
noun,
an automobile.
- UAE
-
- CAF
-
- ca.
-
- Rs.
-
- tui
-
noun,
a black New Zealand honey eater, Prosthemadera novaeseelandiae, having a patch of white feathers on each side of the throat, sometimes tamed as a pet.
- ATC
-
- ast
-
- ASR
-
- Ree
-
noun,
reeve3 .
- Aso
-
noun,
Mount, a volcanic mountain in Japan, in central Kyushu, noted for its vast caldera. 5223 feet (1593 meters).
- ATS
-
noun,
a money of account of Laos, the 100th part of a kip.
- tun
-
noun,
a large cask for holding liquids, especially wine, ale, or beer.
- REC
-
noun,
recreation.
- REA
-
- TSE
-
- ASN
-
- RCT
-
- RCN
-
- tue
-
- ASI
-
- RCA
-
- Tu.
-
- 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.
- TSI
-
- UCR
-
- RSA
-
- Uri
-
noun,
a canton in central Switzerland. 415 sq. mi. (1075 sq. km). Capital: Altdorf.
- cfs
-
- RAF
-
- Rae
-
noun,
John, 1813–93, Scottish surgeon and Arctic explorer.
- run
-
noun,
an act or instance, or a period of running:
- CFA
-
- CFI
-
- 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.
- CFO
-
- CFR
-
- CIA
-
- trf
-
- AFS
-
- at.
-
- CIF
-
- Une
-
- Re.
-
- RCS
-
- ARF
-
interjection,
(used to imitate the bark of a dog).
- AFC
-
- ROT
-
noun,
the process of rotting.
- Rai
-
noun,
a style of Algerian popular music played on electric guitar, synthesizer, and percussion instruments.
- Ufa
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of the Bashkir Autonomous Republic, in the Russian Federation in Europe.
- RTF
-
- TIA
-
- RSE
-
- rt.
-
- UFC
-
- UFO
-
noun,
any unexplained moving object observed in the sky, especially one assumed by some observers to be of extraterrestrial origin.
- ARS
-
- rte
-
- ROE
-
noun,
the mass of eggs, or spawn, within the ovarian membrane of the female fish.
- RTS
-
- res
-
noun,
an object or thing; matter.
- CEA
-
- UIT
-
- cee
-
noun,
the letter C.
- CEF
-
- RAN
-
noun,
a sea goddess who drags down ships and drowns sailors: the wife of Aegir.
- Una
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Latin word meaning “one.”.
- unc
-
- CEO
-
- Rue
-
noun,
sorrow; repentance; regret.
- CAS
-
verb (used with or without object),
to call, as to call an animal toward one; urge forward by calling.
- uts
-
noun,
the syllable once generally used for the first tone or keynote of a scale and sometimes for the tone C: now commonly superseded by do.
- ist
-
- fro
-
Idioms,
to and fro, alternating from one place to another; back and forth:
- SEI
-
noun,
sei whale.
- Sta
-
- St.
-
- SRI
-
noun,
a Hindu title of address prefixed to the name of a deity, holy person, etc.
- FRC
-
- Sr.
-
- nef
-
noun,
a silver or gold table furnishing in the form of a ship, either for holding various utensils or for ornament.
- SEN
-
noun,
a money of account of Japan, the 100th part of a yen, now used only in certain quotations, as on foreign exchange.
- Nee
-
adjective,
born (placed after the name of a married woman to introduce her maiden name):
- NEC
-
- NEA
-
- Fr.
-
abbreviation,
Father.
- Sou
-
noun,
(formerly) either of two bronze coins of France, equal to 5 centimes and 10 centimes.
- ne-
-
- sot
-
noun,
a drunkard.
- FSA
-
- FSR
-
- ft.
-
- FTC
-
- fun
-
noun,
something that provides mirth or amusement:
- Nat
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Nathan or Nathaniel.
- Son
-
noun,
a male child or person in relation to his parents.
- Uta
-
noun,
any of several iguanid lizards of the genus Uta, of the western U.S. and northern Mexico.
- Fra
-
noun,
a title of address for a friar or brother.
- NES
-
- IFS
-
noun,
a supposition; uncertain possibility:
- STI
-
- FET
-
- Stu
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Stewart or Stuart.
- se-
-
- Fia
-
- sea
-
noun,
the salt waters that cover the greater part of the earth's surface.
- fic
-
- Noe
-
noun,
Noah (def 1).
- fie
-
interjection,
(used to express mild disgust, disapprobation, annoyance, etc.)
- NOC
-
- FIO
-
- FIR
-
noun,
any coniferous tree belonging to the genus Abies, of the pine family, characterized by its pyramidal style of growth, flat needles, and erect cones.
- nit
-
noun,
the egg of a parasitic insect, especially of a louse, often attached to a hair or a fiber of clothing.
- fou
-
adjective,
drunk.
- FIT
-
noun,
the manner in which a thing fits:
- NIC
-
noun,
a newly industrialized/industrializing country:
- FOE
-
noun,
a person who feels enmity, hatred, or malice toward another; enemy:
- NIA
-
- NFS
-
- FON
-
noun,
a member of a people living mainly in Benin.
- NFC
-
- NET
-
noun,
a bag or other contrivance of strong thread or cord worked into an open, meshed fabric, for catching fish, birds, or other animals:
- See
-
noun,
the seat, center of authority, office, or jurisdiction of a bishop.
- FOS
-
- FOT
-
- ics
-
- IRA
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- Sue
-
noun,
Eugène [œ-zhen] /œˈʒɛn/ (Show IPA), (Marie Joseph Sue) 1804–57, French novelist.
- IRO
-
- ior
-
- SIR
-
noun,
a respectful or formal term of address used to a man:
- Ios
-
noun,
a small hawk, Buteo solitarius, having two plumage phases and occurring only on the island of Hawaii, where it is a rare species and the only living indigenous bird of prey.
- IOT
-
- uti
-
- IOU
-
- IUS
-
- Ir.
-
- ITO
-
noun,
Prince Hirobumi [hee-raw-boo-mee] /ˈhi rɔˈbu mi/ (Show IPA), 1841–1909, Japanese statesman.
- IRC
-
- Sin
-
noun,
transgression of divine law:
- ion
-
noun,
an electrically charged atom or group of atoms formed by the loss or gain of one or more electrons, as a cation (positive ion) which is created by electron loss and is attracted to the cathode in electrolysis, or as an anion (negative ion) which is created by an electron gain and is attracted to the anode. The valence of an ion is equal to the number of electrons lost or gained and is indicated by a plus sign for cations and a minus sign for anions, thus: Na + , Cl−, Ca ++ , S = .
- ite
-
- IRS
-
- Is.
-
noun,
(used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
- ISA
-
- 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).
- ITC
-
- ac-
-
- Sfc
-
- ise
-
- ITA
-
- ISR
-
- Af.
-
- IOF
-
- ITU
-
- IFC
-
- io-
-
- Ia.
-
- ian
-
noun,
a male given name, Scottish form of John.
- IAS
-
- ICA
-
noun,
Portuguese name of Putumayo.
- SOF
-
- SOC
-
noun,
sociology or a class or course in sociology.
- 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).
- SNU
-
- ier
-
- Ar.
-
- Ife
-
noun,
a town in SW Nigeria.
- IOC
-
- in.
-
- ina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- ine
-
- nae
-
adverb,
no1 ; not.
- UTC
-
- NSF
-
- NUT
-
noun,
a dry fruit consisting of an edible kernel or meat enclosed in a woody or leathery shell.
- UTE
-
noun,
Informal. a utility vehicle.
- an.
-
- NCO
-
- SIT
-
verb,
(in prescriptions) may it be.
- tfr
-
- USR
-
- suf
-
- ERT
-
- ERA
-
noun,
a period of time marked by distinctive character, events, etc.:
- ERE
-
preposition, conjunction,
before.
- OIr
-
- oic
-
- oft
-
adverb,
often.
- OFr
-
- of-
-
- sc.
-
- err
-
verb (used without object),
to go astray in thought or belief; be mistaken; be incorrect.
- OES
-
noun,
the fifteenth letter of the English alphabet, a vowel.
- ERS
-
noun,
ervil.
- ESA
-
- EOS
-
noun,
the ancient Greek goddess of the dawn, identified by the Romans with Aurora.
- OCS
-
- Esc
-
- ese
-
- OCR
-
- ESR
-
- tee
-
noun,
the letter T or t.
- TEC
-
noun,
detective.
- Oca
-
noun,
a wood sorrel, Oxalis tuberosa, of the Andes, cultivated in South America for its edible tubers.
- OAU
-
- ESU
-
- urs
-
noun,
an ancient Sumerian city on the Euphrates, in S Iraq: extensive excavations, especially of royal tombs.
- OIt
-
- eon
-
noun,
an indefinitely long period of time; age.
- fer
-
preposition, conjunction,
for.
- ef-
-
- TES
-
noun,
ti1 .
- eat
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- Ora
-
noun,
plural of os2 .
- ec-
-
- ECA
-
- ECF
-
- ons
-
- ECU
-
noun,
the shield carried by a mounted man-at-arms in the Middle Ages.
- EEC
-
- EEO
-
- ONR
-
- eft
-
noun,
a newt, especially the eastern newt, Notophthalmus viridescens (red eft) in its immature terrestrial stage.
- EOF
-
- ONI
-
- ONF
-
- eir
-
- one
-
noun,
the first and lowest whole number, being a cardinal number; unity.
- EIS
-
- en-
-
- ure
-
- ene
-
- ONA
-
noun,
a member of a people of Tierra del Fuego.
- Sau
-
noun,
German name of Sava.
- EOE
-
- 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.
- TCS
-
- TCA
-
- NSA
-
- NUS
-
noun,
the 13th letter of the Greek alphabet (Ν, ν).
- FAO
-
- Tai
-
noun,
any of several sparoid fishes of the Pacific Ocean, as Pagrus major (red tai) a food fish of Japan.
- TAE
-
preposition,
to.
- FAR
-
Idioms,
a far cry (from). cry (def 27).
- ACE
-
noun,
a playing card or die marked with or having the value indicated by a single spot:
- NSU
-
- USN
-
- AUC
-
- NSC
-
- FAT
-
noun,
any of several white or yellowish greasy substances, forming the chief part of adipose tissue of animals and also occurring in plants, that when pure are colorless, odorless, and tasteless and are either solid or liquid esters of glycerol with fatty acids; fats are insoluble in water or cold alcohol but soluble in ether, chloroform, or benzene: used in the manufacture of soap, paints, and other protective coatings and in cooking.
- Fan
-
noun,
any device for producing a current of air by the movement of a broad surface or a number of such surfaces.
- NRC
-
- NRA
-
- nr.
-
- FCA
-
- FCS
-
- USO
-
- Fee
-
noun,
a charge or payment for professional services:
- SUN
-
noun,
(often initial capital letter) the star that is the central body of the solar system, around which the planets revolve and from which they receive light and heat: its mean distance from the earth is about 93 million miles (150 million km), its diameter about 864,000 miles (1.4 million km), and its mass about 330,000 times that of the earth; its period of surface rotation is about 26 days at its equator but longer at higher latitudes.
- RNA
-
- Fen
-
noun,
low land covered wholly or partially with water; boggy land; a marsh.
- Sui
-
noun,
a dynasty ruling in China a.d. 589–618.
- ACT
-
noun,
anything done, being done, or to be done; deed; performance:
- RNR
-
- Oc.
-
- FAS
-
noun,
the syllable used for the fourth tone of a diatonic scale.
- OAT
-
noun,
a cereal grass, Avena sativa, cultivated for its edible seed.
- OAS
-
- ETO
-
- TAU
-
noun,
the 19th letter of the Greek alphabet (T, τ).
- oar
-
noun,
a long shaft with a broad blade at one end, used as a lever for rowing or otherwise propelling or steering a boat.
- ETR
-
- ETS
-
- eu-
-
- SCF
-
- oaf
-
noun,
a clumsy, stupid person; lout.
- ACS
-
- USC
-
- TAR
-
noun,
any of various dark-colored viscid products obtained by the destructive distillation of certain organic substances, as coal or wood.
- Tan
-
noun,
the brown color imparted to the skin by exposure to the sun or open air.
- OSA
-
- OSF
-
- OTC
-
- USE
-
noun,
the act of employing, using, or putting into service:
- ROA
-
- TAO
-
noun,
(in philosophical Taoism) that in virtue of which all things happen or exist.
- fo.
-
- AIR
-
noun,
a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- AU
-
plural,
to the; at the; with the.
- AO
-
- A.
-
noun,
Agnolo (di Cosimo di Mariano) [ah-nyaw-law dee kaw-zee-maw dee mah-ryah-naw] /ˈɑ nyɔ lɔ di ˈkɔ zi mɔ di mɑˈryɑ nɔ/ (Show IPA), 1502–72, Italian painter.
- AI
-
noun,
a three-toed sloth, Bradypus tridactylus, inhabiting forests of southern Venezuela, the Guianas, and northern Brazil, having a diet apparently restricted to the leaves of the trumpet-tree, and sounding a high-pitched cry when disturbed.
- UT
-
noun,
the syllable once generally used for the first tone or keynote of a scale and sometimes for the tone C: now commonly superseded by do.
- RO
-
- IT
-
noun,
(in children's games) the player called upon to perform some task, as, in tag, the one who must catch the other players.
- RF
-
- fn
-
- OE
-
noun,
oy2 .
- O.
-
- NU
-
noun,
the 13th letter of the Greek alphabet (Ν, ν).
- TA
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- T1
-
- t.
-
- FE
-
- SU
-
- No
-
noun,
an utterance of the word “no.”.
- i.
-
- FA
-
noun,
the syllable used for the fourth tone of a diatonic scale.
- ic
-
- IF
-
noun,
a supposition; uncertain possibility:
- SN
-
- NI
-
- NF
-
- NC
-
- NA
-
adverb,
no1 .
- N.
-
- SI
-
noun,
the syllable used for the seventh tone of a scale and sometimes for the tone B.
- SF
-
- OA
-
- FI
-
noun,
the solmization syllable used for the semitone between the fourth and fifth degrees of a scale.
- UI
-
- SA
-
- UC
-
- U.
-
- CE
-
- RU
-
- RN
-
- RI
-
- RC
-
- RA
-
noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- R.
-
- S.
-
- OU
-
noun,
a rare Hawaiian honeycreeper, Psittirostra psittacea, having an olive-green body, a parrotlike bill, and in the male a bright yellow head.
- FC
-
- CU
-
- TN
-
- E.
-
noun,
Edward (St. John) 1925–2000, U.S. writer and illustrator.
- ee
-
- EI
-
- er
-
interjection,
(used to express or represent a pause, hesitation, uncertainty, etc.).
- et
-
verb,
a simple past tense of eat.
- TE
-
noun,
ti1 .
- TC
-
- f.
-
noun,
(Paul) Felix (Edler von Münzberg) [poul fey-liks eyd-luh r fuh n mynts-berk] /paʊl ˈfeɪ lɪks ˈeɪd lər fən ˈmüntsˌbɛrk/ (Show IPA), 1863–1942, Austrian composer, conductor, and writer.
- TI
-
noun,
the syllable for the seventh tone of a diatonic scale.