Anagrams of Neo-Confucianist
Word Neo-Confucianist has
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- insouciance
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noun,
the quality of being insouciant; lack of care or concern; indifference.
- confections
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noun,
a sweet preparation of fruit or the like, as a preserve or candy.
- consecution
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noun,
succession; sequence.
- inconscient
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adjective,
unconscious.
- Cincinnatus
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noun,
Lucius Quinctius [kwingk-tee-uh s] /ˈkwɪŋk ti əs/ (Show IPA), 519?–439? b.c, Roman general and statesman: dictator 458, 439.
- continuance
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noun,
an act or instance of continuing; continuation:
- enunciation
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noun,
an act or manner of enunciating.
- consonance
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noun,
accord or agreement.
- insouciant
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adjective,
free from concern, worry, or anxiety; carefree; nonchalant.
- consociate
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adjective, noun, verb (used without object),
associate.
- conoscenti
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plural noun,
cognoscenti.
- infectious
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adjective,
communicable by infection, as from one person to another or from one part of the body to another:
- confucians
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noun,
an adherent of the teachings of Confucius.
- confection
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noun,
a sweet preparation of fruit or the like, as a preserve or candy.
- connection
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noun,
the act or state of connecting.
- confiscate
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adjective,
seized or appropriated, as for public use.
- fantoccini
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plural noun,
puppets or marionettes manipulated by strings, wires, or mechanical devices.
- annotinous
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adjective,
one year old.
- no-account
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noun,
a worthless person; good-for-nothing.
- concinnous
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adjective,
characterized by concinnity; elegant; harmonious; stylistically congruous.
- nonfiction
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noun,
the branch of literature comprising works of narrative prose dealing with or offering opinions or conjectures upon facts and reality, including biography, history, and the essay (opposed to fiction and distinguished from poetry and drama).
- cofunction
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noun,
the function of the complement of a given angle or arc:
- concinnate
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verb (used with object),
to arrange or blend together skillfully, as parts or elements; put together in a harmonious, precisely appropriate, or elegant manner.
- faunistic
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adjective,
of or relating to the geographical distribution of animal life.
- continues
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verb (used with object),
to go on with or persist in:
- facetious
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adjective,
not meant to be taken seriously or literally:
- sinuation
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noun,
a winding; sinuosity.
- antinoise
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adjective,
designed to reduce or ban excessively loud sound, as of jet engines or traffic:
- encaustic
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noun,
a work of art produced by an encaustic process.
- antiunion
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adjective,
opposed to trade unions or unionism.
- succinate
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noun,
a salt or ester of succinic acid.
- contusion
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noun,
an injury, as from a blow with a blunt instrument, in which the subsurface tissue is injured but the skin is not broken; bruise.
- continuos
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noun,
a keyboard accompanying part consisting originally of a figured bass, which in modern scores is usually realized, and serving to provide or fill out the harmonic texture.
- Toscanini
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noun,
Arturo [ahr-too r-oh;; Italian ahr-too-raw] /ɑrˈtʊər oʊ;; Italian ɑrˈtu rɔ/ (Show IPA), 1867–1957, Italian orchestra conductor, in the U.S. after 1928.
- Confucian
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noun,
an adherent of the teachings of Confucius.
- Constance
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noun,
Lake. German Boden·see. a lake in W Europe, bounded by Germany, Austria, and Switzerland. 46 miles (74 km) long; 207 sq. mi. (536 sq. km).
- consonant
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noun,
Phonetics.
(in English articulation) a speech sound produced by occluding with or without releasing (p, b; t, d; k, g), diverting (m, n, ng), or obstructing (f, v; s, z, etc.) the flow of air from the lungs (opposed to vowel).
(in a syllable) any sound other than the sound of greatest sonority in the syllable, as b, r, and g in brig (opposed to sonant). Compare vowel (def 1b).
(in linguistic function) a concept empirically determined as a phonological element in structural contrast with vowel, as the b of be, the w of we, the y, s, and t of yeast, etc.
- conations
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noun,
the part of mental life having to do with striving, including desire and volition.
- tenacious
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adjective,
holding fast; characterized by keeping a firm hold (often followed by of):
- coactions
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noun,
force or compulsion, either in restraining or in impelling.
- annuities
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noun,
a specified income payable at stated intervals for a fixed or a contingent period, often for the recipient's life, in consideration of a stipulated premium paid either in prior installment payments or in a single payment.
- announces
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verb (used with object),
to make known publicly or officially; proclaim; give notice of:
- confusion
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noun,
the act of confusing.
- cocoanuts
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noun,
coconut.
- concision
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noun,
concise quality; brevity; terseness.
- Antoninus
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noun,
Marcus Aurelius, Marcus Aurelius.
- infection
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noun,
an act or fact of infecting; state of being infected.
- inunction
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noun,
the act of anointing.
- innocents
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noun,
an innocent person.
- insinuate
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verb (used with object),
to suggest or hint slyly:
- intension
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noun,
intensification; increase in degree.
- infantine
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adjective,
infantile.
- infancies
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noun,
the state or period of being an infant; very early childhood, usually the period before being able to walk; babyhood.
- incaution
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noun,
lack of caution; heedlessness; carelessness.
- inactions
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noun,
absence of action; idleness.
- intonacos
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noun,
(formerly in fresco painting) the last and finest coat of plaster, usually applied in sections and painted while still damp with colors ground in water or a lime-water mixture.
- isooctane
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noun,
the octane C 8 H 18 , used as one of the standards in establishing the octane number of a fuel.
- infuscate
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adjective,
darkened with a fuscous or brownish tinge.
- nicotines
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noun,
a colorless, oily, water-soluble, highly toxic, liquid alkaloid, C 10 H 14 N 2 , found in tobacco and valued as an insecticide.
- tonneaus
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noun,
a rear part or compartment of an automobile body, containing seats for passengers.
- confects
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noun,
a preserved, candied, or other sweet confection.
- Antonius
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noun,
Marcus, Antony, Mark.
- instance
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noun,
a case or occurrence of anything:
- Asuncion
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noun,
a city in and the capital of Paraguay, in the S part.
- intonaco
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noun,
(formerly in fresco painting) the last and finest coat of plaster, usually applied in sections and painted while still damp with colors ground in water or a lime-water mixture.
- nicotine
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noun,
a colorless, oily, water-soluble, highly toxic, liquid alkaloid, C 10 H 14 N 2 , found in tobacco and valued as an insecticide.
- concents
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noun,
concord of sound, voices, etc.; harmony.
- auctions
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noun,
Also called public sale. a publicly held sale at which property or goods are sold to the highest bidder.
- conceits
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noun,
an excessively favorable opinion of one's own ability, importance, wit, etc.
- nuisance
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noun,
an obnoxious or annoying person, thing, condition, practice, etc.:
- coaction
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noun,
force or compulsion, either in restraining or in impelling.
- cautions
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noun,
alertness and prudence in a hazardous situation; care; wariness:
- conation
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noun,
the part of mental life having to do with striving, including desire and volition.
- coitions
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noun,
coitus.
- notifies
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verb (used with object),
to inform (someone) or give notice to:
- occasion
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noun,
a particular time, especially as marked by certain circumstances or occurrences:
- confines
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noun,
Usually, confines. a boundary or bound; limit; border; frontier.
- cocoanut
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noun,
coconut.
- isotonic
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adjective,
Also, isosmotic. Physical Chemistry. noting or pertaining to solutions characterized by equal osmotic pressure.
Compare hypertonic (def 2), hypotonic (def 2).
- Nuneaton
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noun,
a town in Warwickshire, central England, E of Birmingham.
- cocaines
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noun,
a bitter, crystalline alkaloid, C 17 H 21 NO 4 , obtained from coca leaves, used as a local anesthetic and also widely used as an illicit drug for its stimulant and euphorigenic properties.
- nunation
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noun,
the doubling, in writing, of the final vowel symbol to indicate the addition, in speech, of the indefinite suffix n to certain nouns.
- canonist
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noun,
a person who is a specialist in canon law.
- fication
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- innocent
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noun,
an innocent person.
- cooncans
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noun,
a variety of rummy for two players.
- factious
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adjective,
given to faction; dissentious:
- fine-cut
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adjective,
cut into very thin strips (contrasted with rough-cut):
- Estonian
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noun,
a member of a Finnish people inhabiting Estonia, Livonia, and other districts of Russia.
- sinfonia
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noun,
a symphony.
- santonin
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noun,
a crystalline compound, C 15 H 18 O 3 , the active principle of santonica.
- sanction
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noun,
authoritative permission or approval, as for an action.
- Sainfoin
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noun,
a Eurasian plant, Onobrychis viciifolia, of the legume family, having pinnate leaves and clusters of pink flowers, used for forage.
- Fontanne
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noun,
Lynn, 1887–1983, U.S. actress, born in England (wife of Alfred Lunt).
- enations
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noun,
a small outgrowth of plant tissue, usually on a leaf, caused by virus infection.
- fontinas
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noun,
a type of Italian cheese, semisoft to firm, made of cow's or sheep's milk.
- cuneatic
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adjective,
cuneiform; cuneate.
- counties
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noun,
the largest administrative division of a U.S. state:
- fountain
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noun,
a spring or source of water; the source or head of a stream.
- cosecant
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noun,
(in a right triangle) the ratio of the hypotenuse to the side opposite a given angle.
- outfaces
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verb (used with object),
to cause to submit by or as if by staring down; face or stare down.
- infusion
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noun,
the act or process of infusing.
- function
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noun,
the kind of action or activity proper to a person, thing, or institution; the purpose for which something is designed or exists; role.
- continuo
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noun,
a keyboard accompanying part consisting originally of a figured bass, which in modern scores is usually realized, and serving to provide or fill out the harmonic texture.
- ice-foot
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noun,
(in polar regions) a belt of ice frozen to the shore, formed chiefly as a result of the rise and fall of the tides.
- continue
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verb (used with object),
to go on with or persist in:
- inaction
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noun,
absence of action; idleness.
- contains
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verb (used with object),
to hold or include within its volume or area:
- incienso
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noun,
a shrubby, composite desert plant, Encelia farinosa, of the southwestern U.S., having silvery leaves and clusters of yellow flowers.
- infantes
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noun,
any son of the king of Spain or of Portugal who is not heir to the throne.
- connotes
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verb (used with object),
to signify or suggest (certain meanings, ideas, etc.) in addition to the explicit or primary meaning:
- connects
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adjective,
of or relating to a connection or connections:
- Conneaut
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noun,
a city in NE Ohio.
- coniines
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noun,
a volatile, highly poisonous alkaloid, C 8 H 17 N, constituting the active principle of the poison hemlock.
- confutes
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verb (used with object),
to prove to be false, invalid, or defective; disprove:
- finances
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noun,
the management of revenues; the conduct or transaction of money matters generally, especially those affecting the public, as in the fields of banking and investment.
- Socinian
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noun,
a follower of Faustus and Laelius Socinus who rejected a number of traditional Christian doctrines, as the Trinity, the divinity of Christ, and original sin, and who held that Christ was miraculously begotten and that salvation will be granted to those who adopt Christ's virtues.
- no-count
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adjective, noun,
no-account.
- unifaces
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noun,
a coin or medal having a blank reverse.
- 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.
- Anicetus
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noun,
Saint, pope a.d. 155?–166?.
- uncinate
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adjective,
hooked; bent at the end like a hook.
- unfasten
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verb (used with object),
to release from or as from fastenings; detach.
- actinons
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noun,
a chemically inert, gaseous, short-lived isotope of radon that is a member of the actinium series. Symbol: An; atomic number: 86; atomic weight: 219.
- acoustic
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noun,
Obsolete. a remedy for deafness or imperfect hearing.
- acuities
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noun,
sharpness; acuteness; keenness:
- ancients
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noun,
a person who lived in ancient times.
- announce
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verb (used with object),
to make known publicly or officially; proclaim; give notice of:
- Anniston
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noun,
a city in E Alabama.
- accounts
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noun,
an oral or written description of particular events or situations; narrative:
- Antinous
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noun,
the chief suitor of Penelope, killed by Odysseus upon his return from Troy.
- Unionist
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noun,
a person whose activities or beliefs are characterized by unionism.
- aniconic
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adjective,
not employing or permitting images, idols, etc.:
- unctions
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noun,
an act of anointing, especially as a medical treatment or religious rite.
- aconite
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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.
- Antoine
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noun,
André [ahn-drey] /ɑ̃ˈdreɪ/ (Show IPA), 1858–1943, French theatrical director, manager, and critic.
- confine
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noun,
Usually, confines. a boundary or bound; limit; border; frontier.
- caustic
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noun,
a caustic substance.
- Etonian
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noun,
a person who is or has been a pupil at Eton College.
- Estonia
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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.
- 2,4,5-t
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noun,
a light-tan, water-insoluble solid, C 8 H 5 Cl 3 O 3 , used chiefly for killing weeds.
- Ictinus
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noun,
flourished mid-5th century b.c, Greek architect, a designer of the Parthenon.
- confuse
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verb (used with object),
to perplex or bewilder:
- unction
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noun,
an act of anointing, especially as a medical treatment or religious rite.
- confute
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verb (used with object),
to prove to be false, invalid, or defective; disprove:
- caution
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noun,
alertness and prudence in a hazardous situation; care; wariness:
- Oneonta
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noun,
a city in E central New York.
- incites
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verb (used with object),
to stir, encourage, or urge on; stimulate or prompt to action:
- coniine
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noun,
a volatile, highly poisonous alkaloid, C 8 H 17 N, constituting the active principle of the poison hemlock.
- connote
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verb (used with object),
to signify or suggest (certain meanings, ideas, etc.) in addition to the explicit or primary meaning:
- Sunnite
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noun,
Sunni (def 1).
- ancient
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noun,
a person who lived in ancient times.
- connate
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adjective,
existing in a person or thing from birth or origin; inborn:
- infects
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adjective,
Archaic. infected.
- acetins
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noun,
a colorless, thick, hygroscopic liquid, C 5 H 10 O 4 : used chiefly in the manufacture of explosives.
- acetoin
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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.
- inconnu
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noun,
a person who is unknown; stranger.
- acetous
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adjective,
containing or producing acetic acid.
- infante
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noun,
any son of the king of Spain or of Portugal who is not heir to the throne.
- acinous
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adjective,
consisting of acini.
- sinuate
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adjective,
bent in and out; winding; sinuous.
- cations
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noun,
a positively charged ion that is attracted to the cathode in electrolysis.
- catouse
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noun,
New England. a noisy disturbance; commotion.
- eutocia
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noun,
normal childbirth.
- footsie
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noun,
Sometimes, footsies. the act of flirting or sharing a surreptitious intimacy.
- tension
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noun,
the act of stretching or straining.
- anoints
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verb (used with object),
to rub or sprinkle on; apply an unguent, ointment, or oily liquid to.
- faction
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noun,
a group or clique within a larger group, party, government, organization, or the like:
- fancies
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noun,
imagination or fantasy, especially as exercised in a capricious manner.
- Finance
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noun,
the management of revenues; the conduct or transaction of money matters generally, especially those affecting the public, as in the fields of banking and investment.
- fiction
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noun,
the class of literature comprising works of imaginative narration, especially in prose form.
- fanions
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noun,
a small flag, originally carried by military brigades, used by soldiers and surveyors as a positional marker.
- coition
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noun,
coitus.
- fascine
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noun,
a long bundle of sticks bound together, used in building earthworks and batteries and in strengthening ramparts.
- tannins
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noun,
Chemistry. any of a group of astringent vegetable principles or compounds, chiefly complex glucosides of catechol and pyrogallol, as the reddish compound that gives the tanning properties to oak bark or the whitish compound that occurs in large quantities in nutgalls (common tannin, tannic acid)
- fiances
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noun,
a man engaged to be married. Synonyms: future groom, future husband, future spouse, betrothed.
- sciatic
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noun,
a sciatic part, as a nerve, vein, or artery.
- festuca
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noun,
any grass of the genus Festuca, chiefly characterized by tufted blades and spikelets, comprising the fescues.
- festoon
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noun,
a string or chain of flowers, foliage, ribbon, etc., suspended in a curve between two points.
- cocaine
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noun,
a bitter, crystalline alkaloid, C 17 H 21 NO 4 , obtained from coca leaves, used as a local anesthetic and also widely used as an illicit drug for its stimulant and euphorigenic properties.
- Cocteau
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noun,
Jean [zhahn] /ʒɑ̃/ (Show IPA), 1889–1963, French author and painter.
- coconut
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noun,
the large, hard-shelled seed of the coconut palm, lined with a white edible meat, and containing a milky liquid.
- finites
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noun,
something that is finite.
- conatus
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noun,
an effort or striving.
- confect
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noun,
a preserved, candied, or other sweet confection.
- Costain
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noun,
Thomas Bertram, 1885–1965, U.S. novelist, historian, and editor, born in Canada.
- fustian
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noun,
a stout fabric of cotton and flax.
- Insecta
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noun,
the class comprising the insects.
- concise
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adjective,
expressing or covering much in few words; brief in form but comprehensive in scope; succinct; terse:
- Funston
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noun,
Frederick, 1865–1917, U.S. general.
- funnies
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noun,
Informal. a funny remark or story; a joke:
- facient
-
- outface
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verb (used with object),
to cause to submit by or as if by staring down; face or stare down.
- Fontina
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noun,
a type of Italian cheese, semisoft to firm, made of cow's or sheep's milk.
- section
-
noun,
a part that is cut off or separated.
- concent
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noun,
concord of sound, voices, etc.; harmony.
- actinic
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adjective,
pertaining to actinism.
- Fonseca
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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).
- faconne
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noun,
a fabric having a faconne pattern or motif.
- actino-
-
- conceit
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noun,
an excessively favorable opinion of one's own ability, importance, wit, etc.
- actinon
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noun,
a chemically inert, gaseous, short-lived isotope of radon that is a member of the actinium series. Symbol: An; atomic number: 86; atomic weight: 219.
- unities
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noun,
the state of being one; oneness.
- connect
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adjective,
of or relating to a connection or connections:
- faucets
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noun,
any device for controlling the flow of liquid from a pipe or the like by opening or closing an orifice; tap; cock.
- nonsuit
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noun,
a judgment given against a plaintiff who neglects to prosecute, or who fails to show a legal cause of action or to bring sufficient evidence.
- nuances
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noun,
a subtle difference or distinction in expression, meaning, response, etc.
- notions
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noun,
a general understanding; vague or imperfect conception or idea of something:
- uniface
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noun,
a coin or medal having a blank reverse.
- nancies
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noun,
a city in and the capital of Meurthe-et-Moselle, in NE France: battles 1477, 1914, 1944.
- nannies
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noun,
a person, usually with special training, employed to care for children in a household.
- atonies
-
noun,
Pathology. lack of tone or energy; muscular weakness, especially in a contractile organ.
- atonics
-
noun,
Grammar. an unaccented word, syllable, or sound.
- cuisine
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noun,
a style or quality of cooking; cookery:
- notices
-
noun,
an announcement or intimation of something impending; warning:
- nascent
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adjective,
beginning to exist or develop:
- soutane
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noun,
a cassock.
- contuse
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verb (used with object),
to injure (tissue), especially without breaking the skin; bruise.
- toucans
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noun,
any of several usually brightly colored, fruit-eating birds of the family Ramphastidae, of tropical America, having a very large bill.
- Soutine
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noun,
Chaim [khahy-im,, khahy-im] /xaɪˈɪm,, ˈxaɪ ɪm/ (Show IPA), 1894–1943, Lithuanian painter in France.
- cooncan
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noun,
a variety of rummy for two players.
- Tonnies
-
noun,
Ferdinand [fer-dee-nahnt] /ˈfɛr diˌnɑnt/ (Show IPA), 1855–1936, German sociologist.
- nifties
-
noun,
something nifty, as a clever remark or joke.
- suction
-
noun,
the act, process, or condition of sucking.
- tunnies
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noun,
tuna1 .
- Tunisia
-
noun,
a republic in N Africa, on the Mediterranean: a French protectorate until 1956. 48,330 sq. mi. (125,175 sq. km). Capital: Tunis.
- noetics
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noun,
the science of the intellect or of pure thought; reasoning.
- ninnies
-
noun,
a fool or simpleton.
- ascetic
-
noun,
a person who dedicates his or her life to a pursuit of contemplative ideals and practices extreme self-denial or self-mortification for religious reasons.
- Nicosia
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noun,
a city on and the capital of Cyprus, in the central part.
- neuston
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noun,
the aggregate of minute aquatic organisms that float or swim in the surface film of a body of water.
- stannic
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adjective,
of or containing tin, especially in the tetravalent state.
- Nicetas
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noun,
Saint Ignatius (def 2).
- niacins
-
noun,
nicotinic acid.
- coontie
-
noun,
either of two arrowroots, Zamia integrifolia or Z. floridana, of Florida, having a short trunk, pinnate leaves, and cones: Z. floridana is an endangered species.
- asinine
-
adjective,
foolish, unintelligent, or silly; stupid:
- unifies
-
verb (used with or without object),
to make or become a single unit; unite:
- sonance
-
noun,
the condition or quality of being sonant.
- auction
-
noun,
Also called public sale. a publicly held sale at which property or goods are sold to the highest bidder.
- nuncios
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noun,
a diplomatic representative of the pope at a foreign court or capital: equal in status to an ambassador.
- Sno-Cat
-
- consent
-
noun,
permission, approval, or agreement; compliance; acquiescence:
- cancion
-
noun,
song.
- 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.
- Cainite
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noun,
a member of a Gnostic sect that exalted Cain and regarded the God of the Old Testament as responsible for evil.
- Ionesco
-
noun,
Eugène [French œ-zhen;; English yoo-jeen,, yoo-jeen] /French œˈʒɛn;; English yuˈdʒin,, ˈyu dʒin/ (Show IPA), 1912–94, French playwright, born in Romania.
- enation
-
noun,
a small outgrowth of plant tissue, usually on a leaf, caused by virus infection.
- encinas
-
noun,
the live oak, Quercus virginiana.
- account
-
noun,
an oral or written description of particular events or situations; narrative:
- ionones
-
noun,
a light-yellow to colorless, slightly water-soluble liquid that is either one or a mixture of two unsaturated ketones having the formula C 13 H 20 O, used chiefly in perfumery.
- eftsoon
-
adverb,
soon afterward.
- 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.
- intines
-
noun,
the inner coat of a spore, especially a pollen grain.
- accents
-
noun,
prominence of a syllable in terms of differential loudness, or of pitch, or length, or of a combination of these.
- Oceanic
-
adjective,
of, living in, or produced by the ocean:
- intones
-
verb (used with object),
to utter with a particular tone or voice modulation.
- isation
-
- isotone
-
noun,
one of two or more atoms having an equal number of neutrons but different atomic numbers.
- tonneau
-
noun,
a rear part or compartment of an automobile body, containing seats for passengers.
- intens.
-
- canines
-
noun,
a canid, or member of the dog family Canidae.
- contain
-
verb (used with object),
to hold or include within its volume or area:
- fanons
-
noun,
a maniple.
- eonian
-
adjective,
aeonian.
- Cousin
-
noun,
Also called first cousin, full cousin. the son or daughter of an uncle or aunt.
See also second cousin, removed (def 2).
- cteno-
-
- faucet
-
noun,
any device for controlling the flow of liquid from a pipe or the like by opening or closing an orifice; tap; cock.
- unison
-
noun,
coincidence in pitch of two or more musical tones, voices, etc.
- secant
-
noun,
Geometry. an intersecting line, especially one intersecting a curve at two or more points.
- fanion
-
noun,
a small flag, originally carried by military brigades, used by soldiers and surveyors as a positional marker.
- counts
-
noun,
the act of counting; enumeration; reckoning; calculation:
- Encina
-
noun,
the live oak, Quercus virginiana.
- steno-
-
- stucco
-
noun,
an exterior finish for masonry or frame walls, usually composed of cement, sand, and hydrated lime mixed with water and laid on wet.
- fauces
-
noun,
Anatomy. the cavity at the back of the mouth, leading into the pharynx.
- Fannie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Frances.
- acutes
-
noun,
the acute accent.
- Ennius
-
noun,
Quintus [kwin-tuh s] /ˈkwɪn təs/ (Show IPA), 239–169? b.c, Roman poet.
- fasten
-
verb (used with object),
to attach firmly or securely in place; fix securely to something else.
- stance
-
noun,
the position or bearing of the body while standing:
- faints
-
noun,
the impure spirit produced in the first and last stages of the distillation of whiskey.
- sit-in
-
noun,
any organized protest in which a group of people peacefully occupy and refuse to leave a premises:
- set-in
-
adjective,
made separately and placed within another unit.
- soften
-
verb (used with object),
to make soft or softer.
- sonant
-
noun,
a speech sound that by itself makes a syllable or subordinates to itself the other sounds in the syllable; a syllabic sound (opposed to consonant).
- socio-
-
- senufo
-
noun,
a member of a group of indigenous people of Ivory Coast, Mali, and Burkina Faso, known for their music and art.
- cut-in
-
noun,
Movies. a still, as of a scene or an object, inserted in a film and interrupting the action or continuity:
- unseat
-
verb (used with object),
to dislodge from a seat, especially to throw from a saddle, as a rider; unhorse.
- sennit
-
noun,
a flat, braided cordage, formed by plaiting strands of rope yarn or other fiber, used as small stuff aboard ships.
- seniti
-
noun,
a bronze or brass coin and monetary unit of Tonga, the 100th part of a pa'anga.
- facets
-
noun,
one of the small, polished plane surfaces of a cut gem.
- unites
-
noun,
a former gold coin of England, equal to 20 shillings, issued under James I and Charles I.
- sonnet
-
noun,
Prosody. a poem, properly expressive of a single, complete thought, idea, or sentiment, of 14 lines, usually in iambic pentameter, with rhymes arranged according to one of certain definite schemes, being in the strict or Italian form divided into a major group of 8 lines (the octave) followed by a minor group of 6 lines (the sestet), and in a common English form into 3 quatrains followed by a couplet.
- Escaut
-
noun,
French name of Scheldt.
- facies
-
noun,
general appearance, as of an animal or vegetable group.
- cuesta
-
noun,
a long, low ridge with a relatively steep face or escarpment on one side and a long, gentle slope on the other.
- enacts
-
verb (used with object),
to make into an act or statute:
- Cuenca
-
noun,
a city in SW Ecuador.
- cueist
-
noun,
a billiard player.
- stacc.
-
- softie
-
noun,
softy.
- 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.
- ennuis
-
noun,
a feeling of utter weariness and discontent resulting from satiety or lack of interest; boredom:
- Easton
-
noun,
a city in E Pennsylvania, on the Delaware River.
- scoto-
-
- Octans
-
noun,
the Octant, a southern constellation that contains the south celestial pole.
- itious
-
- nuncio
-
noun,
a diplomatic representative of the pope at a foreign court or capital: equal in status to an ambassador.
- isotac
-
noun,
a line drawn on a map connecting all points where ice starts to melt at approximately the same period in spring.
- accent
-
noun,
prominence of a syllable in terms of differential loudness, or of pitch, or length, or of a combination of these.
- isatin
-
noun,
a yellowish-red or orange, crystalline, water-soluble solid, C 8 H 5 NO 2 , used chiefly in the synthesis of vat dyes.
- occas.
-
- 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.
- ionone
-
noun,
a light-yellow to colorless, slightly water-soluble liquid that is either one or a mixture of two unsaturated ketones having the formula C 13 H 20 O, used chiefly in perfumery.
- ionics
-
noun,
Prosody. an Ionic foot, verse, or meter.
- Ionian
-
noun,
a member of one of the four main divisions of the prehistoric Greeks who invaded the Greek mainland and, after the Dorian invasions, emigrated to the Aegean islands and the coast of Asia Minor.
Compare Achaean (def 5), Aeolian2 (def 2), Dorian1 (def 2).
- Accius
-
noun,
Lucius, c170–c90 b.c, Roman poet and prose writer.
- notion
-
noun,
a general understanding; vague or imperfect conception or idea of something:
- intone
-
verb (used with object),
to utter with a particular tone or voice modulation.
- accost
-
noun,
a greeting.
- intine
-
noun,
the inner coat of a spore, especially a pollen grain.
- accuse
-
verb (used with object),
to charge with the fault, offense, or crime (usually followed by of):
- 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.
- insane
-
adjective,
not sane; not of sound mind; mentally deranged.
- Innuit
-
noun,
Inuit.
- aceous
-
- innate
-
adjective,
existing in one from birth; inborn; native:
- acetic
-
adjective,
pertaining to, derived from, or producing vinegar or acetic acid.
- nuance
-
noun,
a subtle difference or distinction in expression, meaning, response, etc.
- nances
-
noun,
Offensive. an effeminate male.
- acetin
-
noun,
a colorless, thick, hygroscopic liquid, C 5 H 10 O 4 : used chiefly in the manufacture of explosives.
- nonets
-
noun,
a group of nine performers or instruments.
- nocent
-
adjective,
harmful; injurious.
- nocti-
-
- noctis
-
adjective,
(in prescriptions) of the night.
- Noetic
-
adjective,
of or relating to the mind.
- nitons
-
noun,
(formerly) radon. Symbol: Nt.
- ninons
-
noun,
a sturdy chiffon or voile constructed in either plain or novelty weaves and generally used in the manufacture of women's garments, curtains, and drapery.
- Uticas
-
noun,
an ancient city on the N coast of Africa, NW of Carthage.
- Nicias
-
noun,
died 413 b.c, Athenian statesman and general.
- nonces
-
noun,
the present, or immediate, occasion or purpose (usually used in the phrase for the nonce).
- niacin
-
noun,
nicotinic acid.
- nonfat
-
adjective,
without fat or fat solids; having the fat solids removed, as skim milk:
- Nansen
-
noun,
Fridtjof [frit-yof] /ˈfrɪt yɒf/ (Show IPA), 1861–1930, Norwegian arctic explorer, zoologist, and statesman: Nobel Peace Prize 1922.
- no-one
-
pronoun,
no person; not anyone; nobody:
- Nostoc
-
noun,
any freshwater, blue-green alga of the genus Nostoc, often occurring in jellylike colonies in moist places.
- Nautes
-
noun,
(in the Aeneid) an aged Trojan and advisor to Aeneas.
- nation
-
noun,
a large body of people, associated with a particular territory, that is sufficiently conscious of its unity to seek or to possess a government peculiarly its own:
- 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.
- nasion
-
noun,
the intersection of the internasal suture with the nasofrontal suture in the midsagittal plane.
- notice
-
noun,
an announcement or intimation of something impending; warning:
- Naoise
-
noun,
the husband of Deirdre and a nephew of Conchobar, by whom he was treacherously killed.
- Nantes
-
noun,
a seaport in and the capital of Loire-Atlantique, in W France, at the mouth of the Loire River.
- infuse
-
verb (used with object),
to introduce, as if by pouring; cause to penetrate; instill (usually followed by into):
- infin.
-
- Scotia
-
noun,
a deep concave molding between two fillets, as in the Attic base.
- fiesta
-
noun,
any festival or festive celebration.
- actin-
-
- foison
-
noun,
abundance; plenty.
- foetus
-
noun,
fetus.
- fistic
-
adjective,
of boxing; pugilistic:
- Finsen
-
noun,
Niels Ryberg [neels ry-ber] /nils ˈrü bɛr/ (Show IPA), 1860–1904, Danish physician: Nobel Prize 1903.
- Finnic
-
noun,
a subdivision of the Finno-Ugric branch of the Uralic language family that includes Finnish, Estonian, Lapp, Mordvin, Udmurt, Mari, and Komi.
- finite
-
noun,
something that is finite.
- finest
-
noun,
the police:
- fincas
-
noun,
a ranch or large farm in a Spanish-speaking country, especially a plantation in tropical Spanish America.
- actins
-
noun,
a globulin that is present in muscle plasma and that in connection with myosin plays an important role in muscle contraction.
- ficoes
-
noun,
fig1 (def 4).
- funest
-
adjective,
boding or causing evil or death; fatal; disastrous.
- scato-
-
- action
-
noun,
the process or state of acting or of being active:
- scenic
-
noun,
a photograph, graphic representation, etc., depicting natural scenery.
- fiasco
-
noun,
a complete and ignominious failure.
- fiance
-
noun,
a man engaged to be married. Synonyms: future groom, future husband, future spouse, betrothed.
- sci-fi
-
noun,
science fiction.
- Fenian
-
noun,
a member of an Irish revolutionary organization founded in New York in 1858, which worked for the establishment of an independent Irish republic.
- Scioto
-
noun,
a river in central Ohio, flowing S to the Ohio River. 237 miles (382 km) long.
- 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:
- sconce
-
noun,
a bracket for candles or other lights, placed on a wall, mirror, picture frame, etc.
- footie
-
noun,
footsie.
- fusain
-
noun,
a fine charcoal used in drawing, made from the wood of the spindle tree.
- 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:
- incase
-
verb (used with object),
encase.
- aceto-
-
- infect
-
adjective,
Archaic. infected.
- infant
-
noun,
a child during the earliest period of its life, especially before he or she can walk; baby.
- incuse
-
noun,
an incuse figure or impression.
- acinus
-
noun,
Botany. one of the small drupelets or berries of an aggregate, baccate fruit, as the blackberry.
- incite
-
verb (used with object),
to stir, encourage, or urge on; stimulate or prompt to action:
- incise
-
verb (used with object),
to cut into; cut marks, figures, etc., upon.
- acious
-
- incest
-
noun,
sexual intercourse between closely related persons.
- 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.
- Onions
-
noun,
Charles Talbut [tawl-buh t,, tal-] /ˈtɔl bət,, ˈtæl-/ (Show IPA), 1873–1965, English lexicographer and philologist.
- fusion
-
noun,
the act or process of fusing; the state of being fused.
- inanes
-
noun,
something that is empty or void, especially the void of infinite space.
- icono-
-
- iconic
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or characteristic of an icon.
- oscine
-
noun,
an oscine bird.
- Osetic
-
adjective, noun,
Ossetic.
- osteo-
-
- otiose
-
adjective,
being at leisure; idle; indolent.
- ounces
-
noun,
a unit of weight equal to 437.5 grains or 1/16 pound (28.35 grams) avoirdupois.
- 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.
- fustic
-
noun,
the wood of a large, tropical American tree, Chlorophora tinctoria, of the mulberry family, yielding a light-yellow dye.
- costo-
-
- sienna
-
noun,
a ferruginous earth used as a yellowish-brown pigment (raw sienna) or, after roasting in a furnace, as a reddish-brown pigment (burnt sienna)
- auntie
-
noun,
Informal. aunt.
- anenst
-
preposition,
anent (def 2).
- atones
-
verb (used with object),
to make amends for; expiate:
- 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.
- centos
-
noun,
a piece of writing, especially a poem, composed wholly of quotations from the works of other authors.
- Coates
-
noun,
Eric, 1886–1957, English violist and composer.
- cation
-
noun,
a positively charged ion that is attracted to the cathode in electrolysis.
- toe-in
-
noun,
the slight forward convergence given to the front wheels of an automobile to improve steering qualities.
- toucan
-
noun,
any of several usually brightly colored, fruit-eating birds of the family Ramphastidae, of tropical America, having a very large bill.
- contes
-
plural,
Trademark. a brand of crayon made of graphite and clay, usually in black, red, or brown.
- Cactus
-
noun,
any of numerous succulent plants of the family Cactaceae, of warm, arid regions of the New World, having fleshy, leafless, usually spiny stems, and typically having solitary, showy flowers.
- contin
-
- 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.
- Tucson
-
noun,
a city in S Arizona: health resort.
- tineas
-
noun,
any of several skin diseases caused by fungi; ringworm.
- coacts
-
verb (used with or without object),
to do or act together.
- anoint
-
verb (used with object),
to rub or sprinkle on; apply an unguent, ointment, or oily liquid to.
- tenuis
-
noun,
an unaspirated, voiceless plosive.
- atonic
-
noun,
Grammar. an unaccented word, syllable, or sound.
- centi-
-
- unific
-
adjective,
unifying; uniting:
- coeno-
-
- Connie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Constance.
- 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.
- tonnes
-
noun,
metric ton.
- cocoas
-
noun,
a powder made from roasted, husked, and ground seeds of the cacao, Theobroma cacao, from which much of the fat has been removed.
- Ticino
-
noun,
a canton in S Switzerland. 1086 sq. mi. (2813 sq. km). Capital: Bellinzona.
- unfact
-
noun,
a fabrication that is disseminated as fact.
- Austin
-
noun,
Alfred, 1835–1913, English poet: poet laureate 1896–1913.
- conies
-
noun,
the fur of a rabbit, especially when dyed to simulate Hudson seal.
- uncase
-
verb (used with object),
to remove from a case; remove the case from.
- Austen
-
noun,
Jane, 1775–1817, English novelist.
- tie-in
-
noun,
an arrangement or campaign whereby related products are promoted, marketed, or sold together:
- Tuscan
-
noun,
the standard literary form of the Italian language.
- centas
-
noun,
a former bronze coin of Lithuania, the 100th part of a litas.
- unfits
-
adjective,
not fit; not adapted or suited; unsuitable:
- conics
-
noun,
the branch of geometry that deals with conic sections.
- aniso-
-
- tenons
-
noun,
a projection formed on the end of a timber or the like for insertion into a mortise of the same dimensions.
- 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.
- tenson
-
noun,
a Provençal poem taking the form of a dialogue or debate between two rival troubadours.
- C-in-C
-
- Cannon
-
noun,
a mounted gun for firing heavy projectiles; a gun, howitzer, or mortar.
- coitus
-
noun,
sexual intercourse, especially between a man and a woman.
- cantus
-
noun,
cantus firmus.
- tannic
-
adjective,
Chemistry. of, relating to, or derived from tan or tannin.
- tannin
-
noun,
Chemistry. any of a group of astringent vegetable principles or compounds, chiefly complex glucosides of catechol and pyrogallol, as the reddish compound that gives the tanning properties to oak bark or the whitish compound that occurs in large quantities in nutgalls (common tannin, tannic acid)
- cootie
-
noun,
a louse, especially one affecting humans, as the body louse, head louse, or pubic louse.
- cannot
-
verb,
a form of ·can not.
- canine
-
noun,
a canid, or member of the dog family Canidae.
- suntan
-
noun,
a browning or a brown color of the skin resulting from exposure to sunlight or a sunlamp; tan.
- Tunica
-
noun,
a tunic.
- Conant
-
noun,
James Bryant, 1893–1978, U.S. chemist and educator: president of Harvard University 1933–53.
- Cantos
-
noun,
one of the main or larger divisions of a long poem.
- Antons
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Anthony.
- Canton
-
noun,
a small territorial district, especially one of the states of the Swiss confederation.
- 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.
- Cannes
-
noun,
a city in SE France, on the Mediterranean Sea: resort; annual film festival.
- ascent
-
noun,
an act of ascending; upward movement; a rising movement:
- tisane
-
noun,
(italics) French. aromatic or herb-flavored tea.
- contos
-
noun,
a money of account of Portugal and Cape Verde, equal to 1000 escudos.
- confit
-
noun,
duck or goose cooked in its own fat and preserved.
- casino
-
noun,
a building or large room used for meetings, entertainment, dancing, etc., especially such a place equipped with gambling devices, gambling tables, etc.
- casein
-
noun,
Biochemistry. a protein precipitated from milk, as by rennet, and forming the basis of cheese and certain plastics.
- C-note
-
noun,
See C (def 11).
- Cancun
-
noun,
an island off NE Quintana Roo territory, on the Yucatán Peninsula, in SE Mexico: beach resort.
- tainos
-
noun,
a member of an extinct Arawakan Indian tribe of the West Indies.
- tennis
-
noun,
a game played on a rectangular court by two players or two pairs of players equipped with rackets, in which a ball is driven back and forth over a low net that divides the court in half.
- Tocsin
-
noun,
a signal, especially of alarm, sounded on a bell or bells.
- tenias
-
noun,
taenia.
- cities
-
noun,
a large or important town.
- Canute
-
noun,
a.d. 994?–1035, Danish king of England 1017–35; of Denmark 1018–35; and of Norway 1028–35.
- Cates
-
noun,
a choice food;delicacy; dainty.
- onion
-
noun,
a plant, Allium cepa, of the amaryllis family, having an edible, succulent, pungent bulb.
- 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.
- inion
-
noun,
a point at the external occipital protuberance of the skull.
- canto
-
noun,
one of the main or larger divisions of a long poem.
- tines
-
noun,
a sharp, projecting point or prong, as of a fork.
- 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.
- cants
-
noun,
insincere, especially conventional expressions of enthusiasm for high ideals, goodness, or piety.
- tinea
-
noun,
any of several skin diseases caused by fungi; ringworm.
- onco-
-
- infos
-
noun,
information.
- onces
-
noun,
a single occasion; one time only:
- 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.
- 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:
- tious
-
- caus.
-
- Tinia
-
noun,
the chief god of the Etruscans, with powers similar to those of Zeus.
- Costa
-
noun,
a rib or riblike part.
- inane
-
noun,
something that is empty or void, especially the void of infinite space.
- Foote
-
noun,
Andrew Hull, 1806–63, U.S. naval officer.
- outen
-
verb (used with object),
to turn off (a light) or extinguish (a fire).
- teno-
-
- Tenn.
-
- tenia
-
noun,
taenia.
- Sacco
-
noun,
Nicola [nee-kaw-lah] /niˈkɔ lɑ/ (Show IPA), 1891–1927, Italian anarchist, in the U.S. after 1908: together with Bartolomeo Vanzetti, found guilty of robbery and murder 1921; executed 1927.
- Fount
-
noun,
a spring of water; fountain.
- saice
-
noun,
syce.
- 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.
- foots
-
noun,
(in vertebrates) the terminal part of the leg, below the ankle joint, on which the body stands and moves.
- untie
-
verb (used with object),
to loose or unfasten (anything tied); let or set loose by undoing a knot.
- Cetus
-
noun,
the Whale, a constellation lying above the equator, containing the variable star Mira.
- Saint
-
noun,
any of certain persons of exceptional holiness of life, formally recognized as such by the Christian Church, especially by canonization.
- Saite
-
noun,
a native or citizen of Saïs.
- Foist
-
verb (used with object),
to force upon or impose fraudulently or unjustifiably (usually followed by on or upon):
- anon.
-
- foins
-
noun,
a thrust with a weapon.
- cine-
-
- cines
-
noun,
a film; motion picture.
- sanit
-
- focus
-
noun,
a central point, as of attraction, attention, or activity:
- Ceuta
-
noun,
a seaport and enclave of Spain in N Morocco, on the Strait of Gibraltar.
- Fusan
-
noun,
Pusan.
- onset
-
noun,
a beginning or start:
- Iceni
-
noun,
an ancient Celtic tribe of eastern England, whose queen, Boadicea, headed an insurrection against the Romans in a.d. 61.
- 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.
- ontic
-
adjective,
possessing the character of real rather than phenomenal existence; noumenal.
- onto-
-
- Cenci
-
noun,
Beatrice [be-ah-tree-che] /ˌbɛ ɑˈtri tʃɛ/ (Show IPA), 1577–1599, Italian parricide whose life is the subject of various novels and poems.
- ictus
-
noun,
Prosody. rhythmical or metrical stress.
- Cenis
-
noun,
Mont, a mountain pass between SE France and Italy, in the Alps. 6834 feet (2083 meters) high.
- icons
-
- cent.
-
- ician
-
- Oscan
-
noun,
one of an ancient people of south-central Italy.
- tenon
-
noun,
a projection formed on the end of a timber or the like for insertion into a mortise of the same dimensions.
- CENTO
-
noun,
a piece of writing, especially a poem, composed wholly of quotations from the works of other authors.
- IATSE
-
- oste-
-
- 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: ¢.
- Ostia
-
noun,
a town in central Italy, SW of Rome: ruins from 4th century b.c.; site of ancient port of Rome.
- 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.
- ounce
-
noun,
a unit of weight equal to 437.5 grains or 1/16 pound (28.35 grams) avoirdupois.
- Cesti
-
noun,
Marcantonio [mahr-kahn-taw-nyaw] /ˌmɑr kɑnˈtɔ nyɔ/ (Show IPA), 1623–69, Italian composer.
- 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.
- 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.
- init.
-
- often
-
adverb,
many times; frequently:
- Cant.
-
- noose
-
noun,
a loop with a running knot, as in a snare, lasso, or hangman's halter, that tightens as the rope is pulled.
- nonet
-
noun,
a group of nine performers or instruments.
- neut.
-
- 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.
- no-no
-
noun,
anything that is forbidden or not advisable, as because of being improper or unsafe:
- neons
-
noun,
Chemistry. a chemically inert gaseous element occurring in small amounts in the earth's atmosphere, used chiefly in a type of electrical lamp. Symbol: Ne; atomic weight: 20.183; atomic number: 10; density: 0.9002 g/l at 0°C and 760 mm pressure.
- non-U
-
adjective,
not characteristic of or appropriate to the upper class, especially of Great Britain:
- Nenni
-
noun,
Pietro [pye-traw] /ˈpyɛ trɔ/ (Show IPA), 1891–1980, Italian socialist leader and author.
- Aston
-
noun,
Francis William, 1877–1945, English physicist and chemist: Nobel Prize in Chemistry 1922.
- noons
-
noun,
midday.
- noso-
-
- Asine
-
noun,
an ancient town in S Greece, on the Gulf of Argolis.
- anti-
-
- naut.
-
- nates
-
noun,
buttocks; rump.
- touse
-
noun,
a commotion; rumpus.
- notes
-
noun,
a brief record of something written down to assist the memory or for future reference.
- naso-
-
- antes
-
noun,
Poker. a fixed but arbitrary stake put into the pot by each player before the deal.
- ation
-
- Tosca
-
noun,
an opera (1900) by Giacomo Puccini.
- atone
-
verb (used with object),
to make amends for; expiate:
- nones
-
noun,
the fifth of the seven canonical hours, or the service for it, originally fixed for the ninth hour of the day (or 3 p.m.).
- 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.
- nano-
-
- Ninos
-
noun,
boy; child.
- Anton
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Anthony.
- antic
-
noun,
Usually, antics.
a playful trick or prank; caper.
a grotesque, fantastic, or ludicrous gesture, act, or posture.
- 30-30
-
- TUNIS
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Tunisia, in the NE part.
- 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.
- niton
-
noun,
(formerly) radon. Symbol: Nt.
- noise
-
noun,
sound, especially of a loud, harsh, or confused kind:
- Nisei
-
noun,
a person of Japanese descent, born and educated in the U.S. or Canada.
- Nisan
-
noun,
the seventh month of the Jewish calendar.
- Ninus
-
noun,
the legendary husband of Semiramis and founder of Nineveh.
- tunic
-
noun,
Chiefly British. a coat worn as part of a military or other uniform.
- 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.
- Ninon
-
noun,
a sturdy chiffon or voile constructed in either plain or novelty weaves and generally used in the manufacture of women's garments, curtains, and drapery.
- nona-
-
- nines
-
noun,
a cardinal number, eight plus one.
- nonas
-
noun,
sleeping sickness (def 2).
- nonce
-
noun,
the present, or immediate, occasion or purpose (usually used in the phrase for the nonce).
- tunes
-
noun,
a succession of musical sounds forming an air or melody, with or without the harmony accompanying it.
- ASCII
-
noun,
a standard code, consisting of 128 7-bit combinations, for characters stored in a computer or to be transmitted between computers.
- Utica
-
noun,
an ancient city on the N coast of Africa, NW of Carthage.
- asco-
-
- ascon
-
noun,
a type of sponge having an oval shape and a thin body wall with pores leading directly into the spongocoel.
- toons
-
noun,
an Asian tree, Cedrela toona, of the mahogany family, yielding an aromatic red wood used for furniture, carving, etc.
- ante-
-
- acet-
-
- canes
-
noun,
a stick or short staff used to assist one in walking; walking stick.
- Ionic
-
noun,
Prosody. an Ionic foot, verse, or meter.
- Ionia
-
noun,
an ancient region on the W coast of Asia Minor and on adjacent islands in the Aegean: colonized by the ancient Greeks.
- caine
-
noun,
(Sir Thomas Henry) Hall, 1853–1931, English novelist.
- cains
-
noun,
Scot. and Irish English. rent paid in kind, especially a percentage of a farm crop.
- Caius
-
noun,
Saint, died a.d. 296, pope 283–296.
- octo-
-
- oecus
-
noun,
(in an ancient Roman house) an apartment, especially a dining room, decorated with columns.
- Inuit
-
noun,
a member of the Eskimo peoples inhabiting northernmost North America from northern Alaska to eastern Canada and Greenland.
- canc.
-
- Saone
-
noun,
a river flowing S from NE France to the Rhone. 270 miles (435 km) long.
- cacti
-
noun,
any of numerous succulent plants of the family Cactaceae, of warm, arid regions of the New World, having fleshy, leafless, usually spiny stems, and typically having solitary, showy flowers.
- acct.
-
- inst.
-
- accus
-
- inset
-
noun,
something inserted; insert.
- 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.
- Canon
-
noun,
an ecclesiastical rule or law enacted by a council or other competent authority and, in the Roman Catholic Church, approved by the pope.
- Anson
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Inonu
-
noun,
Ismet [is-met] /ɪsˈmɛt/ (Show IPA), (Ismet Paşa) 1884–1973, president of Turkey 1938–50; prime minister 1923–24, 1925–37, 1961–65.
- Canso
-
noun,
Cape, a cape in SE Canada, the NE extremity of Nova Scotia.
- canst
-
noun,
a sealed container for food, beverages, etc., as of aluminum, sheet iron coated with tin, or other metal:
- toise
-
noun,
an old French unit of length equivalent to 6.395 feet (1.949 meters).
- octan
-
noun,
an octan fever.
- tonus
-
noun,
a normal state of continuous slight tension in muscle tissue that facilitates its response to stimulation.
- istic
-
- Nance
-
noun,
Offensive. an effeminate male.
- naifs
-
noun,
a naive or inexperienced person.
- tono-
-
- noto-
-
- Notus
-
noun,
the ancient Greek personification of the south wind.
- Aust.
-
- nuci-
-
- Usnea
-
noun,
any pale-green or gray, mosslike lichen of the genus Usnea, common on rocks and trees.
- ition
-
- auto.
-
- oaten
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or made of oats.
- octa-
-
- USECC
-
- tonne
-
noun,
metric ton.
- Oates
-
noun,
Joyce Carol, born 1938, U.S. novelist and short-story writer.
- Isiac
-
adjective,
of or relating to Isis or the worship of Isis.
- tonic
-
noun,
a medicine that invigorates or strengthens:
- tonia
-
- tones
-
noun,
any sound considered with reference to its quality, pitch, strength, source, etc.:
- ocean
-
noun,
the vast body of salt water that covers almost three fourths of the earth's surface.
- caco-
-
- iotas
-
noun,
a very small quantity; jot; whit.
- Santo
-
noun,
a carved figure of a saint, usually of wood, as from Puerto Rico, Mexico, or the southwestern U.S.
- antis
-
noun,
a person who is opposed to a particular practice, party, policy, action, etc.
- Acton
-
noun,
a quilted garment worn under mail in the 13th and 14th centuries; gambeson.
- actos
-
- Annie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Ann, Anna, or Anne.
- fanes
-
noun,
a temple.
- ecto-
-
- Conan
-
noun,
a male given name.
- secco
-
noun,
fresco secco.
- faint
-
noun,
a temporary loss of consciousness resulting from a decreased flow of blood to the brain; a swoon:
- sect.
-
- uncia
-
noun,
a bronze coin of ancient Rome, the 12th part of an as.
- snout
-
noun,
the part of an animal's head projecting forward and containing the nose and jaws; muzzle.
- conc.
-
- ennui
-
noun,
a feeling of utter weariness and discontent resulting from satiety or lack of interest; boredom:
- cutes
-
noun,
the cutes, Informal. self-consciously cute mannerisms or appeal; affected coyness:
- anise
-
noun,
a Mediterranean plant, Pimpinella anisum, of the parsley family, having loose umbrels of small yellowish-white flowers that yield aniseed.
- anis-
-
- Conon
-
noun,
died a.d. 687, pope 686–687.
- anion
-
noun,
a negatively charged ion, as one attracted to the anode in electrolysis.
- coins
-
noun,
a piece of metal stamped and issued by the authority of a government for use as money.
- cusec
-
noun,
a unit of flow of one cubic foot per second.
- cutie
-
noun,
Informal. a charmingly attractive or cute person, especially a girl or a young woman (often used as a form of address):
- scute
-
noun,
a dermal bony plate, as on an armadillo, or a large horny plate, as on a turtle.
- Cocos
-
noun,
coconut palm.
- Cons.
-
- fatso
-
noun,
a fat person (used as a term of address).
- enfin
-
adverb,
in conclusion; finally.
- Ennis
-
noun,
a town in N Texas.
- scuta
-
noun,
plural of scutum.
- Fates
-
noun,
something that unavoidably befalls a person; fortune; lot:
- cunts
-
noun,
the vulva or vagina.
- fanon
-
noun,
a maniple.
- Ecua.
-
- Cusco
-
noun,
Cuzco.
- coifs
-
noun,
a hood-shaped cap, usually of white cloth and with extended sides, worn beneath a veil, as by nuns.
- 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.
- SNAFU
-
noun,
a badly confused or ridiculously muddled situation:
Synonyms: snarl, bedlam, tumult, disarray, disorder, confusion, mess; foul-up.
Antonyms: order, efficiency, calm.
- Fanti
-
noun,
a Kwa language spoken in Ghana that is mutually intelligible with Twi.
- fanos
-
noun,
a town in central Italy, on the Adriatic Sea: cathedral; Roman ruins.
- taces
-
noun,
tasset.
- unset
-
adjective,
not set; not solidified or made firm, as concrete or asphalt.
- facet
-
noun,
one of the small, polished plane surfaces of a cut gem.
- 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.
- Ancon
-
noun,
the elbow.
- Sinai
-
noun,
Also called Sinai Peninsula. a peninsula in NE Egypt, at the N end of the Red Sea between the Gulfs of Suez and Aqaba. 230 miles (370 km) long.
- Sinan
-
noun,
1489?–1587, Turkish architect, especially of mosques.
- since
-
adverb,
from then till now (often preceded by ever):
- anent
-
preposition,
in regard to; about; concerning.
- estoc
-
noun,
a thrusting sword of the 13th–17th centuries having a long, narrow blade of rectangular section.
- ento-
-
- Conte
-
noun,
count2 .
- conic
-
noun,
Geometry. conic section.
- entia
-
noun,
plural of ens.
- Sino-
-
- Sinon
-
noun,
a Greek, posing as a deserter, who persuaded the Trojans to take the Trojan Horse into their city.
- acute
-
noun,
the acute accent.
- 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.
- noct-
-
- softa
-
noun,
a Turkish Muslim theological student.
- Conn.
-
- Eaton
-
noun,
Theophilus, 1590–1658, English colonist and colonial administrator in America.
- Unit.
-
- econ.
-
- faces
-
noun,
the front part of the head, from the forehead to the chin.
- Soane
-
noun,
Sir John, 1753–1837, English architect.
- Senna
-
noun,
any plant, shrub, or tree belonging to the genus Cassia, of the legume family, having pinnate leaves and large clusters of flowers.
- conf.
-
- cutin
-
noun,
a transparent, waxy substance constituting, together with cellulose, the cuticle of plants.
- cutis
-
noun,
the true skin, consisting of the dermis and the epidermis.
- senti
-
noun,
a monetary unit of Tanzania, the 100th part of a shilling; cent.
- UNCIO
-
- sito-
-
- seti-
-
- etnas
-
noun,
Mount, an active volcano in E Sicily. 10,758 feet (3280 meters).
- sonic
-
adjective,
of or relating to sound.
- Aneto
-
noun,
Pi·co de [pee-kaw th e] /ˈpi kɔ ðɛ/ (Show IPA). Spanish name of Pic de Néthou.
- etuis
-
noun,
a small, often decorative case, especially one for needles, toilet articles, or the like.
- Seton
-
noun,
a thread or the like inserted beneath the skin to provide drainage or to guide subsequent passage of a tube.
- conns
-
noun,
responsibility for the steering of a ship.
- uncos
-
noun,
something extraordinary or unusual; a novelty.
- Sonia
-
noun,
a female given name, Russian form of Sophia.
- Siena
-
noun,
a city in Tuscany, in central Italy, S of Florence: cathedral.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- Stein
-
noun,
a mug, usually earthenware, especially for beer.
- snoot
-
noun,
Slang. the nose.
- Stone
-
noun,
the hard substance, formed of mineral matter, of which rocks consist.
- cites
-
noun,
citation (defs 7, 8).
- Stoic
-
noun,
a member or adherent of the Stoic school of philosophy.
- Const
-
- saute
-
noun,
a dish of sautéed food.
- finca
-
noun,
a ranch or large farm in a Spanish-speaking country, especially a plantation in tropical Spanish America.
- tains
-
noun,
a thin tin plate.
- Tanis
-
noun,
an ancient city in Lower Egypt, in the Nile delta.
- unfit
-
adjective,
not fit; not adapted or suited; unsuitable:
- scant
-
adverb,
Scot. and North England Dialect. scarcely; barely; hardly.
- 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.
- scat-
-
- Taino
-
noun,
a member of an extinct Arawakan Indian tribe of the West Indies.
- Taine
-
noun,
Hippolyte Adolphe [ee-paw-leet a-dawlf] /i pɔˈlit aˈdɔlf/ (Show IPA), 1828–93, French literary critic and historian.
- unite
-
noun,
a former gold coin of England, equal to 20 shillings, issued under James I and Charles I.
- 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.
- sauce
-
noun,
any preparation, usually liquid or semiliquid, eaten as a gravy or as a relish accompanying food.
- Faust
-
noun,
Johann [yoh-hahn] /ˈyoʊ hɑn/ (Show IPA), c1480–c1538, German magician, alchemist, and astrologer.
- enact
-
verb (used with object),
to make into an act or statute:
- cions
-
noun,
scion (def 2).
- 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.
- Union
-
noun,
the act of uniting two or more things.
- Fionn
-
noun,
Finn.
- cotes
-
noun,
a shelter, coop, or small shed for sheep, pigs, pigeons, etc.
- Fiona
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Satie
-
noun,
Erik Alfred Leslie [e-reek al-fred les-lee] /ɛˈrik alˈfrɛd lɛsˈli/ (Show IPA), 1866–1925, French composer.
- finos
-
noun,
a pale, very dry sherry of Spain.
- coots
-
noun,
any aquatic bird of the genus Fulica, as F. americana, of North America, and F. atra, of the Old World, characterized by lobate toes and short wings and tail.
- 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.
- finns
-
noun,
Irish Legend. a leader of the Fenian warriors and the father of Ossian: the subject of many legends.
- Cisco
-
noun,
any of several whitefishes of the genus Coregonus, of the Great Lakes and smaller lakes of eastern North America.
- Count
-
noun,
the act of counting; enumeration; reckoning; calculation:
- cosec
-
noun,
cosecant.
- cont.
-
- 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.
- finis
-
noun,
end; conclusion.
- coact
-
verb (used with or without object),
to do or act together.
- sceat
-
noun,
a silver Anglo-Saxon coin of the 7th and 8th centuries, sometimes including an amount of gold.
- scena
-
noun,
an extended operatic vocal solo, usually including an aria and a recitative.
- Aisne
-
noun,
a river in N France, flowing NW and W to the Oise. 175 miles (280 km) long.
- feist
-
noun,
Chiefly South Midland and Southern U.S. a small mongrel dog, especially one that is ill-tempered; cur; mutt.
- cocas
-
noun,
a shrub, Erythroxylon coca, native to the Andes, having simple, alternate leaves and small yellowish flowers.
- 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:
- fecit
-
verb,
he made (it); she made (it): formerly used on works of art after the name of the artist. Abbreviation: fe., fec.
- tacos
-
noun,
Mexican Cookery. an often crisply fried tortilla folded over and filled, as with seasoned chopped meat, lettuce, tomatoes, and cheese.
- Scone
-
noun,
a small, light, biscuitlike quick bread made of oatmeal, wheat flour, barley meal, or the like.
- Feast
-
noun,
any rich or abundant meal:
- conto
-
noun,
a money of account of Portugal and Cape Verde, equal to 1000 escudos.
- scion
-
noun,
a descendant.
- scoot
-
noun,
a swift, darting movement or course.
- Scot.
-
- 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.
- cocoa
-
noun,
a powder made from roasted, husked, and ground seeds of the cacao, Theobroma cacao, from which much of the fat has been removed.
- 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.
- annot
-
- Scout
-
noun,
a soldier, warship, airplane, etc., employed in reconnoitering.
- suite
-
noun,
a number of things forming a series or set.
- Cufic
-
adjective, noun,
Kufic.
- afoot
-
adverb, adjective,
on foot; walking:
- Sunni
-
noun,
Also called Sunnite. a member of one of the two great religious divisions of Islam, regarding the first four caliphs as legitimate successors of Muhammad and stressing the importance of Sunna as a basis for law.
Compare Shiʿite.
- fiats
-
noun,
an authoritative decree, sanction, or order:
Synonyms: authorization, directive, ruling, mandate, diktat, ukase.
- stane
-
noun, adjective, adverb, verb (used with object),
stone.
- coast
-
noun,
the land next to the sea; seashore:
- stain
-
noun,
a discoloration produced by foreign matter having penetrated into or chemically reacted with a material; a spot not easily removed.
- coofs
-
noun,
a silly or stupid person.
- Sunna
-
noun,
the traditional portion of Muslim law, based on the words and acts of Muhammad, and preserved in the traditional literature.
- Coats
-
noun,
an outer garment with sleeves, covering at least the upper part of the body:
- scent
-
noun,
a distinctive odor, especially when agreeable:
- 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.
- feti-
-
- fetas
-
noun,
a soft, white, brine-cured Greek cheese made from sheep's milk or goat's milk.
- 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.
- 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.
- Festa
-
noun,
a feast, festival, or holiday.
- snit
-
noun,
an agitated or irritated state.
- uni-
-
- toon
-
noun,
an Asian tree, Cedrela toona, of the mahogany family, yielding an aromatic red wood used for furniture, carving, etc.
- snot
-
noun,
Vulgar. mucus from the nose.
- USTC
-
- sofa
-
noun,
a long, upholstered couch with a back and two arms or raised ends.
- Sat.
-
- soft
-
noun,
something that is soft or yielding; the soft part.
- Soot
-
noun,
a black, carbonaceous substance produced during incomplete combustion of coal, wood, oil, etc., rising in fine particles and adhering to the sides of the chimney or pipe conveying the smoke: also conveyed in the atmosphere to other locations.
- stun
-
noun,
the act of stunning.
- noes
-
noun,
an utterance of the word “no.”.
- Sufi
-
noun,
a member of an ascetic, mystical Muslim sect.
- non-
-
- stoa
-
noun,
Greek Architecture. a portico, usually a detached portico of considerable length, that is used as a promenade or meeting place.
- Ste.
-
- suit
-
noun,
a set of clothing, armor, or the like, intended for wear together.
- sunn
-
noun,
a tall East Indian shrub, Crotalaria juncea, of the legume family, having slender branches and yellow flowers, and an inner bark that yields a hemplike fiber used for making ropes, sacking, etc.
- Stan
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Stanley.
- tune
-
noun,
a succession of musical sounds forming an air or melody, with or without the harmony accompanying it.
- none
-
noun,
nones1 .
- 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.
- 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.
- note
-
noun,
a brief record of something written down to assist the memory or for future reference.
- Utes
-
noun,
Informal. a utility vehicle.
- 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.
- Utas
-
noun,
any of several iguanid lizards of the genus Uta, of the western U.S. and northern Mexico.
- soon
-
Idioms,
sooner or later, eventually:
- noon
-
noun,
midday.
- 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.
- Tues
-
- Soni
-
- not-
-
- nota
-
noun,
a dorsal plate or sclerite of the thorax of an insect.
- 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.
- SNCC
-
noun,
a U.S. civil-rights organization formed by students and active especially during the 1960s, whose aim was to achieve political and economic equality for blacks through local and regional action groups.
- Sian
-
noun,
Older Spelling. Xian.
- nots
-
noun,
a Boolean operator that returns a positive result if its operand is negative and a negative result if its operand is positive.
- o-os
-
noun,
any of several species of Hawaiian honey eaters of the genus Moho, especially the extinct M. nobilis, of the island of Hawaii, that had black plumage and two tufts of yellow plumes used to make ceremonial robes for the Hawaiian kings.
- Otoe
-
noun,
Oto.
- oto-
-
- Otis
-
noun,
Elisha Graves, 1811–61, U.S. inventor.
- otic
-
adjective,
of or relating to the ear; auricular.
- sci.
-
- Oost
-
noun,
Jacob van [yah-kawp vahn] /ˈyɑ kɔp vɑn/ (Show IPA), 1600?–71, and his son, Jacob van, 1639?–1713, Flemish painters.
- Taif
-
noun,
a city in W Saudi Arabia.
- Oona
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Ouse
-
noun,
Also called Great Ouse. a river in E England, flowing NE to the Wash. 160 miles (260 km) long.
- onus
-
noun,
a difficult or disagreeable obligation, task, burden, etc.
- Ont.
-
- 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.
- scut
-
noun,
a short tail, especially that of a hare, rabbit, or deer.
- tics
-
noun,
Pathology.
a sudden, spasmodic, painless, involuntary muscular contraction, as of the face.
tic douloureux.
- TINA
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Tine
-
noun,
a sharp, projecting point or prong, as of a fork.
- tain
-
noun,
a thin tin plate.
- tens
-
noun,
a self-operated portable device used to treat chronic pain by sending electrical impulses through electrodes placed over the painful area.
- taco
-
noun,
Mexican Cookery. an often crisply fried tortilla folded over and filled, as with seasoned chopped meat, lettuce, tomatoes, and cheese.
- 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.
- 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.
- sane
-
noun,
a private nationwide organization in the U.S., established in 1957, that opposes nuclear testing and advocates international peace.
- tans
-
noun,
the brown color imparted to the skin by exposure to the sun or open air.
- 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.
- ten.
-
- Tena
-
noun,
Koyukon.
- suet
-
noun,
the hard fatty tissue about the loins and kidneys of beef, sheep, etc., used in cooking or processed to yield tallow.
- oust
-
verb (used with object),
to expel or remove from a place or position occupied:
- ufos
-
noun,
any unexplained moving object observed in the sky, especially one assumed by some observers to be of extraterrestrial origin.
- 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.
- unto
-
preposition,
to (in its various uses, except as the accompaniment of the infinitive).
- Saco
-
noun,
a city in SW Maine.
- Tane
-
noun,
a Polynesian god of fertility.
- SCAN
-
noun,
an act or instance of scanning; close examination.
- out-
-
- Sean
-
noun,
a male given name, form of John.
- 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.
- noun
-
noun,
any member of a class of words that can function as the main or only elements of subjects of verbs (A dog just barked), or of objects of verbs or prepositions (to send money from home), and that in English can take plural forms and possessive endings (Three of his buddies want to borrow John's laptop). Nouns are often described as referring to persons, places, things, states, or qualities, and the word noun is itself often used as an attributive modifier, as in noun compound; noun group.
See also noun adjunct, noun clause, noun phrase.
Synonyms: substantive, name.
- tuns
-
noun,
a large cask for holding liquids, especially wine, ale, or beer.
- SITA
-
noun,
(in the Ramayana) the wife of Ramachandra, abducted by Ravana and later rescued.
- Toni
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Antoinette or Antonia.
- site
-
noun,
the position or location of a town, building, etc., especially as to its environment:
- UNEF
-
- ocas
-
noun,
a wood sorrel, Oxalis tuberosa, of the Andes, cultivated in South America for its edible tubers.
- OATS
-
noun,
a cereal grass, Avena sativa, cultivated for its edible seed.
- tonn
-
- oast
-
noun,
a kiln for drying hops or malt.
- Sion
-
noun,
a town in and the capital of Valais, in SW Switzerland.
- oafs
-
noun,
a clumsy, stupid person; lout.
- USIA
-
- nunc
-
adverb,
now.
- USNA
-
- situ
-
noun,
in situ.
- NTIA
-
- nous
-
noun,
Greek Philosophy. mind or intellect.
- tone
-
noun,
any sound considered with reference to its quality, pitch, strength, source, etc.:
- Oct.
-
- sec.
-
- sent
-
noun,
a coin of Estonia until the euro was adopted, the 100th part of a kroon.
- tion
-
- Tace
-
noun,
tasset.
- once
-
noun,
a single occasion; one time only:
- Seif
-
noun,
a long narrow sand dune parallel to the prevailing wind direction.
- Onas
-
noun,
a member of a people of Tierra del Fuego.
- Oita
-
noun,
a seaport on NE Kyushu, in S Japan.
- USCA
-
- Seta
-
noun,
a stiff hair; bristle or bristlelike part.
- tofu
-
noun,
a soft, bland, white cheeselike food, high in protein content, made from curdled soybean milk: used in Asian and vegetarian cookery.
- 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.
- unco
-
noun,
something extraordinary or unusual; a novelty.
- Taos
-
noun,
a Tanoan language spoken in two villages in New Mexico.
- sice
-
noun,
syce.
- toea
-
noun,
a bronze coin and monetary unit of Papua New Guinea, the 100th part of a kina.
- sift
-
verb (used with object),
to separate and retain the coarse parts of (flour, ashes, etc.) with a sieve.
- Sina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- SINE
-
noun,
Trigonometry.
(in a right triangle) the ratio of the side opposite a given acute angle to the hypotenuse.
(of an angle) a trigonometric function equal to the ratio of the ordinate of the end point of the arc to the radius vector of this end point, the origin being at the center of the circle on which the arc lies and the initial point of the arc being on the x-axis. Abbreviation: sin.
- sain
-
verb (used with object),
to make the sign of the cross on, as for protection against evil influences.
- outs
-
noun,
a means of escape or excuse, as from a place, punishment, retribution, responsibility, etc.:
- Enos
-
noun,
the son of Seth. Gen. 5:6.
- fico
-
noun,
fig1 (def 4).
- 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.
- foci
-
noun,
a plural of focus.
- FITS
-
noun,
the manner in which a thing fits:
- fist
-
noun,
the hand closed tightly, with the fingers doubled into the palm.
- fisc
-
noun,
a royal or state treasury; exchequer.
- Fino
-
noun,
a pale, very dry sherry of Spain.
- Finn
-
noun,
Irish Legend. a leader of the Fenian warriors and the father of Ossian: the subject of many legends.
- Fini
-
adjective,
finished; done.
- 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.
- Fin.
-
- fict
-
- FICA
-
- foin
-
noun,
a thrust with a weapon.
- fiat
-
noun,
an authoritative decree, sanction, or order:
Synonyms: authorization, directive, ruling, mandate, diktat, ukase.
- feta
-
noun,
a soft, white, brine-cured Greek cheese made from sheep's milk or goat's milk.
- fest
-
noun,
an assembly of people engaged in a common activity (often used in combination):
- Fens
-
noun,
Also called Fenland. a marshy lowland region in E England, S of the Wash: partly drained and channeled since the 17th century.
- cen.
-
- fec.
-
- feat
-
noun,
a noteworthy or extraordinary act or achievement, usually displaying boldness, skill, etc.:
- cet-
-
- FCIC
-
- Ceta
-
noun,
Comprehensive Employment and Training Act.
- Ceto
-
- 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.
- FOIA
-
- Cate
-
noun,
a choice food;delicacy; dainty.
- fate
-
noun,
something that unavoidably befalls a person; fortune; lot:
- IOOF
-
- Ice.
-
- ICAO
-
- Aten
-
noun,
Aton.
- ates
-
- atic
-
- Iasi
-
noun,
Romanian name of Jassy.
- 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.
- 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.
- Aus.
-
- aut-
-
- fut.
-
- cat.
-
- FUSE
-
noun,
a tube, cord, or the like, filled or saturated with combustible matter, for igniting an explosive.
- funs
-
noun,
something that provides mirth or amusement:
- 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
-
- CASE
-
noun,
an instance of the occurrence, existence, etc., of something:
- cast
-
noun,
act of casting or throwing.
- Foot
-
noun,
(in vertebrates) the terminal part of the leg, below the ankle joint, on which the body stands and moves.
- font
-
noun,
a receptacle, usually of stone, as in a baptistery or church, containing the water used in baptism.
- Fons
-
noun,
a member of a people living mainly in Benin.
- fats
-
noun,
(used with a plural verb) cattle fattened and ready for market.
- FAST
-
noun,
a fastening for a door, window, or the like.
- Ifni
-
noun,
a former Spanish enclave on the W coast of Morocco, ceded to Morocco 1969.
- coon
-
noun,
raccoon.
- Coco
-
noun,
coconut palm.
- coif
-
noun,
a hood-shaped cap, usually of white cloth and with extended sides, worn beneath a veil, as by nuns.
- efts
-
noun,
a newt, especially the eastern newt, Notophthalmus viridescens (red eft) in its immature terrestrial stage.
- EFTA
-
- coin
-
noun,
a piece of metal stamped and issued by the authority of a government for use as money.
- Con.
-
- 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.
- 1080
-
- ect-
-
- eco-
-
- coof
-
noun,
a silly or stupid person.
- Coos
-
noun,
a language of a group of American Indians indigenous to the coast of Oregon.
- Ens.
-
- eats
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- coot
-
noun,
any aquatic bird of the genus Fulica, as F. americana, of North America, and F. atra, of the Old World, characterized by lobate toes and short wings and tail.
- East
-
noun,
a cardinal point of the compass, 90° to the right of north. Abbreviation: E.
- 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.
- cute
-
noun,
the cutes, Informal. self-consciously cute mannerisms or appeal; affected coyness:
- Coue
-
noun,
Émile [ey-meel] /eɪˈmil/ (Show IPA), 1857–1926, French psychotherapist.
- cunt
-
noun,
the vulva or vagina.
- 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.
- cues
-
noun,
anything said or done, on or off stage, that is followed by a specific line or action:
- cts.
-
- enc.
-
- coca
-
noun,
a shrub, Erythroxylon coca, native to the Andes, having simple, alternate leaves and small yellowish flowers.
- Fano
-
noun,
a town in central Italy, on the Adriatic Sea: cathedral; Roman ruins.
- cist
-
noun,
a box or chest, especially for sacred utensils.
- fane
-
noun,
a temple.
- fain
-
adverb,
gladly; willingly:
- fact
-
noun,
something that actually exists; reality; truth:
- ciao
-
interjection,
(used as a word of greeting or parting): hello; goodbye; so long; see you later.
- FACS
-
- face
-
noun,
the front part of the head, from the forehead to the chin.
- fac.
-
- etui
-
noun,
a small, often decorative case, especially one for needles, toilet articles, or the like.
- cion
-
noun,
scion (def 2).
- cis-
-
- CISC
-
noun,
complex instruction set computer: a computer whose central processing unit recognizes a relatively large number of instructions.
- Eton
-
noun,
a town in Berkshire, in S England, on the Thames River, W of London: the site of Eton College.
- coat
-
noun,
an outer garment with sleeves, covering at least the upper part of the body:
- cit.
-
- Etna
-
noun,
Mount, an active volcano in E Sicily. 10,758 feet (3280 meters).
- etic
-
adjective,
pertaining to or being the raw data of a language or other area of behavior, without considering the data as significant units functioning within a system.
- cite
-
noun,
citation (defs 7, 8).
- etc.
-
- ETAS
-
noun,
the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
- est.
-
- eso-
-
- Esau
-
noun,
a son of Isaac and Rebekah, twin brother of Jacob, to whom he sold his birthright. Gen. 25:21–25.
- eous
-
- eons
-
noun,
an indefinitely long period of time; age.
- Cnut
-
noun,
Canute.
- ices
-
noun,
the solid form of water, produced by freezing; frozen water.
- cac-
-
- Asti
-
noun,
a city in the Piedmont region of Italy, S of Turin: center of wine-producing region.
- ant.
-
- NEFS
-
noun,
a silver or gold table furnishing in the form of a ship, either for holding various utensils or for ornament.
- neo-
-
- 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 = .
- Iona
-
noun,
an island in the Hebrides, off the W coast of Scotland: center of early Celtic Christianity.
- neon
-
noun,
Chemistry. a chemically inert gaseous element occurring in small amounts in the earth's atmosphere, used chiefly in a type of electrical lamp. Symbol: Ne; atomic weight: 20.183; atomic number: 10; density: 0.9002 g/l at 0°C and 760 mm pressure.
- ANSI
-
- aits
-
noun,
a small island, especially in a river.
- acc.
-
- ANTU
-
- 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.
- naif
-
noun,
a naive or inexperienced person.
- AISI
-
- anus
-
noun,
the opening at the lower end of the alimentary canal, through which the solid refuse of digestion is excreted.
- 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.
- IOTA
-
noun,
a very small quantity; jot; whit.
- neat
-
noun,
an animal of the genus Bos; a bovine, as a cow or ox.
- Ainu
-
noun,
a member of an aboriginal population of northernmost Japan, having lighter skin and hairier bodies than other Japanese.
- 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.
- Nast
-
noun,
Thomas, 1840–1902, U.S. illustrator and cartoonist.
- ann.
-
- iso-
-
- Isin
-
noun,
an ancient Sumerian city in S Iraq: archaeological site.
- Acis
-
noun,
the lover of Galatea, killed by Polyphemus out of jealousy.
- Anne
-
noun,
1665–1714, queen of England 1702–14 (daughter of James II of England).
- ano-
-
- ious
-
- NATS
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Nathan or Nathaniel.
- anes
-
adverb,
once.
- Isai
-
noun,
Jesse.
- NCTE
-
- nane
-
pronoun, adverb, adjective,
none1 .
- ance
-
- 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.
- Nasi
-
noun,
the head or president of the Sanhedrin.
- Naos
-
noun,
a temple.
- ains
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- Nino
-
noun,
boy; child.
- aesc
-
noun,
ash2 (def 3).
- aet.
-
- 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.
- inae
-
- AFSC
-
- itis
-
- Inc.
-
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- Inf.
-
- info
-
noun,
information.
- nisi
-
adjective,
not yet final or absolute (used, especially in law, to indicate that a judgment or decree will become final on a particular date unless set aside or invalidated by certain specified contingencies):
- inns
-
noun,
a commercial establishment that provides lodging, food, etc., for the public, especially travelers; small hotel.
- Nine
-
noun,
a cardinal number, eight plus one.
- int.
-
- asc-
-
- ins.
-
- NICE
-
noun,
a port in and the capital of Alpes-Maritimes, in SE France, on the Mediterranean: resort.
- ACTS
-
noun,
anything done, being done, or to be done; deed; performance:
- Acus
-
noun,
Surgery. a needle, especially one used in a surgical operation.
- Nina
-
noun,
girl; child.
- asci
-
noun,
plural of ascus.
- AEF
-
- uns
-
- ae.
-
- CNN
-
- CNC
-
- UNO
-
- TAO
-
noun,
(in philosophical Taoism) that in virtue of which all things happen or exist.
- AEC
-
- AES
-
noun,
any of various early forms of bronze or copper money used in ancient Rome.
Compare as2 (def 1).
- ACT
-
noun,
anything done, being done, or to be done; deed; performance:
- Tan
-
noun,
the brown color imparted to the skin by exposure to the sun or open air.
- TAU
-
noun,
the 19th letter of the Greek alphabet (T, τ).
- ACS
-
- USN
-
- CNO
-
- Sui
-
noun,
a dynasty ruling in China a.d. 589–618.
- ac-
-
- CTA
-
- CST
-
- STI
-
- CSO
-
- uti
-
- CSF
-
- CSC
-
- Stu
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Stewart or Stuart.
- CSA
-
- Af.
-
- COT
-
noun,
a light portable bed, especially one of canvas on a folding frame.
- Sue
-
noun,
Eugène [œ-zhen] /œˈʒɛn/ (Show IPA), (Marie Joseph Sue) 1804–57, French novelist.
- suf
-
- COS
-
noun,
romaine.
- CNS
-
- UTE
-
noun,
Informal. a utility vehicle.
- UTC
-
- Uta
-
noun,
any of several iguanid lizards of the genus Uta, of the western U.S. and northern Mexico.
- 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.
- an.
-
- USO
-
- COO
-
noun,
a cooing sound.
- AUC
-
- TCS
-
- USE
-
noun,
the act of employing, using, or putting into service:
- ACE
-
noun,
a playing card or die marked with or having the value indicated by a single spot:
- TAE
-
preposition,
to.
- Tai
-
noun,
any of several sparoid fishes of the Pacific Ocean, as Pagrus major (red tai) a food fish of Japan.
- USC
-
- TCA
-
- CFA
-
- 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.
- AOU
-
- 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.
-
- cs.
-
- ct.
-
- cte
-
- 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.
- CAI
-
- cc.
-
- toe
-
noun,
one of the terminal digits of the human foot.
- 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.
- Tiu
-
noun,
an English god of the sky and of war, the equivalent of Tyr in Scandinavian mythology.
- CAS
-
verb (used with or without object),
to call, as to call an animal toward one; urge forward by calling.
- USA
-
- UAE
-
- UCC
-
- cf.
-
- CAF
-
- UFC
-
- TSE
-
- ASU
-
- tue
-
- at.
-
- Tu.
-
- TSI
-
- 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
-
- ca.
-
- Aso
-
noun,
Mount, a volcanic mountain in Japan, in central Kyushu, noted for its vast caldera. 5223 feet (1593 meters).
- tun
-
noun,
a large cask for holding liquids, especially wine, ale, or beer.
- ASN
-
- ASI
-
- ATS
-
noun,
a money of account of Laos, the 100th part of a kip.
- too
-
Idioms,
only too. only (def 10).
- ase
-
- Ufa
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of the Bashkir Autonomous Republic, in the Russian Federation in Europe.
- UFO
-
noun,
any unexplained moving object observed in the sky, especially one assumed by some observers to be of extraterrestrial origin.
- CIF
-
- AIC
-
- ait
-
noun,
a small island, especially in a river.
- AIS
-
noun,
a three-toed sloth, Bradypus tridactylus, inhabiting forests of southern Venezuela, the Guianas, and northern Brazil, having a diet apparently restricted to the leaves of the trumpet-tree, and sounding a high-pitched cry when disturbed.
- Ain
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- ast
-
- CFI
-
- CFO
-
- cfs
-
- ANC
-
- AFT
-
adverb,
at, close to, or toward the stern or tail:
- CIA
-
- AFS
-
- AFC
-
- CIC
-
- CIE
-
- TEC
-
noun,
detective.
- CEO
-
- Une
-
- CCA
-
- unc
-
- CCS
-
verb (used with object),
to send a duplicate of a document, email, or the like to:
- ans
-
noun,
the Sumerian god of heaven: the counterpart of the Akkadian Anu.
- UIT
-
- 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.
- Una
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Latin word meaning “one.”.
- CCU
-
- CEA
-
- ane
-
adjective, noun, pronoun,
one.
- CEC
-
- TIC
-
noun,
Pathology.
a sudden, spasmodic, painless, involuntary muscular contraction, as of the face.
tic douloureux.
- ANI
-
noun,
any of several black, tropical American cuckoos of the genus Crotophaga, having a compressed, bladelike bill.
- TIA
-
- TES
-
noun,
ti1 .
- ANF
-
- CEF
-
- CTC
-
- NOC
-
- ctf
-
- ose
-
- ote
-
- OTA
-
- ot-
-
- ian
-
noun,
a male given name, Scottish form of John.
- IAS
-
- OSO
-
- ICA
-
noun,
Portuguese name of Putumayo.
- ICC
-
- io-
-
- OOT
-
- IFC
-
- oon
-
- o-o
-
noun,
any of several species of Hawaiian honey eaters of the genus Moho, especially the extinct M. nobilis, of the island of Hawaii, that had black plumage and two tufts of yellow plumes used to make ceremonial robes for the Hawaiian kings.
- oo-
-
- Ife
-
noun,
a town in SW Nigeria.
- in.
-
- ina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Ia.
-
- ITU
-
- ONI
-
- NSF
-
- IUS
-
- fou
-
adjective,
drunk.
- SAE
-
- FSA
-
- nae
-
adverb,
no1 ; not.
- ft.
-
- SAC
-
noun,
a baglike structure in an animal, plant, or fungus, as one containing fluid.
- So.
-
- NUT
-
noun,
a dry fruit consisting of an edible kernel or meat enclosed in a woody or leathery shell.
- IFS
-
noun,
a supposition; uncertain possibility:
- 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.
- FTC
-
- fun
-
noun,
something that provides mirth or amusement:
- ics
-
- oui
-
adverb, noun,
yes.
- NSA
-
- ctn
-
plural,
carton.
- OTS
-
- ons
-
- ONF
-
- FON
-
noun,
a member of a people living mainly in Benin.
- ITA
-
- ise
-
- Oca
-
noun,
a wood sorrel, Oxalis tuberosa, of the Andes, cultivated in South America for its edible tubers.
- OAU
-
- ist
-
- OAT
-
noun,
a cereal grass, Avena sativa, cultivated for its edible seed.
- OAS
-
- OAO
-
- oaf
-
noun,
a clumsy, stupid person; lout.
- ISA
-
- OTC
-
- OSF
-
- OSA
-
- Oc.
-
- NUS
-
noun,
the 13th letter of the Greek alphabet (Ν, ν).
- ITC
-
- ite
-
- ITO
-
noun,
Prince Hirobumi [hee-raw-boo-mee] /ˈhi rɔˈbu mi/ (Show IPA), 1841–1909, Japanese statesman.
- OCC
-
- NCO
-
- ine
-
- OEO
-
- one
-
noun,
the first and lowest whole number, being a cardinal number; unity.
- INN
-
noun,
a commercial establishment that provides lodging, food, etc., for the public, especially travelers; small hotel.
- ONA
-
noun,
a member of a people of Tierra del Fuego.
- OIt
-
- oic
-
- oft
-
adverb,
often.
- of-
-
- OES
-
noun,
the fifteenth letter of the English alphabet, a vowel.
- IOC
-
- Is.
-
noun,
(used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
- NSC
-
- NSU
-
- IOF
-
- 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 = .
- 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
-
- OCS
-
- IOU
-
- FOS
-
- FOT
-
- San
-
noun,
a member of a nomadic aboriginal people of southern Africa.
- eft
-
noun,
a newt, especially the eastern newt, Notophthalmus viridescens (red eft) in its immature terrestrial stage.
- ECF
-
- SOC
-
noun,
sociology or a class or course in sociology.
- SNU
-
- ECU
-
noun,
the shield carried by a mounted man-at-arms in the Middle Ages.
- NIC
-
noun,
a newly industrialized/industrializing country:
- NIA
-
- ef-
-
- EIS
-
- ECA
-
- en-
-
- NFS
-
- EOF
-
- eon
-
noun,
an indefinitely long period of time; age.
- SIT
-
verb,
(in prescriptions) may it be.
- EOS
-
noun,
the ancient Greek goddess of the dawn, identified by the Romans with Aurora.
- ESA
-
- FOE
-
noun,
a person who feels enmity, hatred, or malice toward another; enemy:
- SOF
-
- ec-
-
- NFC
-
- Soo
-
noun,
the, Canadian. Sault Ste. Marie.
- cue
-
noun,
anything said or done, on or off stage, that is followed by a specific line or action:
- Sta
-
- St.
-
- 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.
- Sou
-
noun,
(formerly) either of two bronze coins of France, equal to 5 centimes and 10 centimes.
- sot
-
noun,
a drunkard.
- Cut
-
noun,
the act of cutting; a stroke or a blow, as with a knife, whip, etc.
- Noe
-
noun,
Noah (def 1).
- eat
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- NNE
-
- nit
-
noun,
the egg of a parasitic insect, especially of a louse, often attached to a hair or a fiber of clothing.
- eo-
-
- ETA
-
noun,
the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
- ea.
-
- ean
-
- Son
-
noun,
a male child or person in relation to his parents.
- EAS
-
noun,
the Akkadian god of wisdom, the son of Apsu and father of Marduk: the counterpart of Enki.
- ESU
-
- Esc
-
- Sin
-
noun,
transgression of divine law:
- SCF
-
- ETO
-
- FCA
-
- FCC
-
- FCS
-
- NCC
-
- Fen
-
noun,
low land covered wholly or partially with water; boggy land; a marsh.
- FET
-
- Nat
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Nathan or Nathaniel.
- 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.
- Fia
-
- fic
-
- fie
-
interjection,
(used to express mild disgust, disapprobation, annoyance, etc.)
- sc.
-
- Sau
-
noun,
German name of Sava.
- FIO
-
- FIT
-
noun,
the manner in which a thing fits:
- Nan
-
noun,
naan.
- sea
-
noun,
the salt waters that cover the greater part of the earth's surface.
- se-
-
- FAO
-
- FAS
-
noun,
the syllable used for the fourth tone of a diatonic scale.
- 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).
- ETS
-
- 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:
- Sfc
-
- eu-
-
- NES
-
- Fan
-
noun,
any device for producing a current of air by the movement of a broad surface or a number of such surfaces.
- nef
-
noun,
a silver or gold table furnishing in the form of a ship, either for holding various utensils or for ornament.
- NEC
-
- fo.
-
- SEI
-
noun,
sei whale.
- SEN
-
noun,
a money of account of Japan, the 100th part of a yen, now used only in certain quotations, as on foreign exchange.
- ne-
-
- Nun
-
noun,
a woman member of a religious order, especially one bound by vows of poverty, chastity, and obedience.
- NEA
-
- NC
-
- NF
-
- 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.
- NU
-
noun,
the 13th letter of the Greek alphabet (Ν, ν).
- NA
-
adverb,
no1 .
- 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.
- N.
-
- NI
-
- 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.
- AU
-
plural,
to the; at the; with the.
- CE
-
- O.
-
- SN
-
- 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.
- TC
-
- SF
-
- SI
-
noun,
the syllable used for the seventh tone of a scale and sometimes for the tone B.
- et
-
verb,
a simple past tense of eat.
- No
-
noun,
an utterance of the word “no.”.
- TA
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- FC
-
- T1
-
- t.
-
- EI
-
- E.
-
noun,
Edward (St. John) 1925–2000, U.S. writer and illustrator.
- SU
-
- CU
-
- TE
-
noun,
ti1 .
- FI
-
noun,
the solmization syllable used for the semitone between the fourth and fifth degrees of a scale.
- OE
-
noun,
oy2 .
- ic
-
- OA
-
- 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.
- UI
-
- UC
-
- U.
-
- OU
-
noun,
a rare Hawaiian honeycreeper, Psittirostra psittacea, having an olive-green body, a parrotlike bill, and in the male a bright yellow head.
- i.
-
- FA
-
noun,
the syllable used for the fourth tone of a diatonic scale.
- S.
-
- SA
-
- TN
-
- fn
-
- TI
-
noun,
the syllable for the seventh tone of a diatonic scale.
- FE
-
- IF
-
noun,
a supposition; uncertain possibility: