Anagrams of reactionaries
Word reactionaries has
1839 anagrams
that can be made by using the letters of reactionaries.
- criterions
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noun,
a standard of judgment or criticism; a rule or principle for evaluating or testing something.
- contraries
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noun,
something that is contrary or opposite:
- Corrientes
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noun,
a port in NE Argentina, on the Paraná River.
- air-to-air
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adverb,
from one aircraft, missile, or the like, to another while in flight:
- cinerarias
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noun,
any of several horticultural varieties of a composite plant, Senecio hybridus, of the Canary Islands, having clusters of flowers with white, blue, purple, red, or variegated rays.
- catenaries
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noun,
Mathematics. the curve assumed approximately by a heavy uniform cord or chain hanging freely from two points not in the same vertical line. Equation: y = k cos h (x / k).
- insectaria
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noun,
a place in which a collection of living insects is kept, as in a zoo.
- recreation
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noun,
refreshment by means of some pastime, agreeable exercise, or the like.
- ternaries
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noun,
a group of three.
- tarriance
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noun,
delay.
- traceries
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noun,
ornamental work consisting of ramified ribs, bars, or the like, as in the upper part of a Gothic window, in panels, screens, etc.
- seriation
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noun,
the arrangement of a collection of artifacts into a chronological sequence.
- iterances
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noun,
iteration.
- creatines
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noun,
an amino acid, C 4 H 9 N 3 O 2 , that is a constituent of the muscles of vertebrates and is phosphorylated to store energy used for muscular contraction.
- creations
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noun,
the act of producing or causing to exist; the act of creating; engendering.
- anti-icer
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noun,
a device used to prevent the forming of ice, as on an airplane propeller.
- cinerator
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noun,
an incinerator.
- careerist
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noun,
a person who follows a career.
- centiares
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noun,
a square meter. Abbreviation: ca.
- Cineraria
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noun,
any of several horticultural varieties of a composite plant, Senecio hybridus, of the Canary Islands, having clusters of flowers with white, blue, purple, red, or variegated rays.
- esoterica
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plural noun,
things understood by or meant for a select few; recondite matters or items.
- secretion
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noun,
(in a cell or gland) the act or process of separating, elaborating, and releasing a substance that fulfills some function within the organism or undergoes excretion.
- craniates
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noun,
a craniate animal.
- tornarias
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noun,
the ciliated, free-swimming larva of certain hemichordates.
- certosina
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noun,
a technique of inlaying light-colored material, as bone, ivory, metal, or pale wood, in elaborate designs on a dark ground.
- one-acter
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noun,
a short play consisting of one act.
- one-a-cat
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noun,
one old cat.
- tierceron
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noun,
(in a ribbed vault) a diagonal rib, other than an ogive, springing from a point of support.
- ascertain
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verb (used with object),
to find out definitely; learn with certainty or assurance; determine:
- sectarian
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noun,
a member of a sect.
- resection
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noun,
Surveying. a technique of ascertaining the location of a point by taking bearings from the point on two other points of known location.
- reorients
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adjective,
Rare. rising anew.
- criterion
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noun,
a standard of judgment or criticism; a rule or principle for evaluating or testing something.
- carotenes
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noun,
any of three yellow or orange fat-soluble pigments having the formula C 40 H 56 , found in many plants, especially carrots, and transformed to vitamin A in the liver; provitamin A.
- recreants
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noun,
a coward.
- caseinate
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noun,
a metallic salt of casein.
- ecarinate
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adjective,
having no carina or keel.
- rectories
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noun,
a rector's house; parsonage.
- increaser
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noun,
a person or thing that increases.
- errancies
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noun,
the state or an instance of erring.
- Trinacria
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noun,
an ancient name of Sicily.
- caseation
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noun,
Pathology. transformation of tissue into a soft cheeselike mass, as in tuberculosis.
- cast-iron
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noun,
an alloy of iron, carbon, and other elements, cast as a soft and strong, or as a hard and brittle, iron, depending on the mixture and methods of molding.
- neoterics
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noun,
a new or modern writer, thinker, etc.
- inerratic
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adjective,
not erratic or wandering; fixed:
- serration
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noun,
serrated condition or form.
- retainers
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noun,
a person or thing that retains.
- nectaries
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noun,
Botany. an organ or part that secretes nectar.
- Cartesian
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noun,
a follower of Cartesian thought.
- re-strain
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verb (used with or without object),
to strain again.
- acierates
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verb (used with object),
to convert (iron) into steel.
- resinate
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noun,
Chemistry. any of the salts of the acids found in rosin.
- senorita
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noun,
a Spanish term of address equivalent to miss, used alone or capitalized and prefixed to the name of a girl or unmarried woman. Abbreviation: Srta.
- anterior
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adjective,
situated before or at the front of; fore (opposed to posterior).
- terranes
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noun,
any rock formation or series of formations or the area in which a particular formation or group of rocks is predominant.
- Artesian
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adjective,
noting, pertaining to, or characteristic of an artesian well.
- centares
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noun,
centiare.
- centiare
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noun,
a square meter. Abbreviation: ca.
- caterans
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noun,
(formerly) a freebooter or marauder of the Scottish Highlands.
- rosarian
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noun,
a person who is fond of, develops, or cultivates roses.
- terrines
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noun,
a casserole dish made of pottery.
- introrse
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adjective,
turned or facing inward, as anthers that open toward the gynoecium.
- rarities
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noun,
something rare, unusual, or uncommon:
- carinate
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adjective,
Zoology, Botany. formed with a carina; keellike.
- carrions
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noun,
dead and putrefying flesh.
- Serratia
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noun,
a genus of rod-shaped, aerobic bacteria that are saprophytic on decaying plant or animal materials.
- tea-rose
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noun,
any of several cultivated varieties of roses having a scent resembling that of tea.
- Croatian
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noun,
a Croat.
- ocarinas
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noun,
a simple musical wind instrument shaped somewhat like an elongated egg with a mouthpiece and finger holes.
- ancestor
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noun,
a person from whom one is descended; forebear; progenitor.
- recreant
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noun,
a coward.
- retainer
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noun,
a person or thing that retains.
- resonate
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verb (used with object),
to cause to resound.
- Oresteia
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noun,
a trilogy of tragic dramas (458 b.c.) by Aeschylus, consisting of the Agamemnon, the Choëphori, and the Eumenides.
- inertias
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noun,
inertness, especially with regard to effort, motion, action, and the like; inactivity; sluggishness.
- caterers
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noun,
one whose business is to provide food, supplies, and sometimes service at social gatherings.
- Teresian
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noun,
a member of the reformed order of barefooted Carmelites, founded in Spain in 1562.
- Teresina
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noun,
a port in NE Brazil, on the Parnahiba River.
- carotins
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noun,
carotene.
- arcanist
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noun,
a person professing special secret knowledge concerning ceramics, especially concerning the making of porcelain.
- Caterina
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noun,
a female given name, form of Catherine.
- sericate
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adjective,
sericeous; silky.
- arenites
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noun,
psammite.
- araneose
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adjective,
arachnoid, especially as a plant.
- carotene
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noun,
any of three yellow or orange fat-soluble pigments having the formula C 40 H 56 , found in many plants, especially carrots, and transformed to vitamin A in the liver; provitamin A.
- increate
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adjective,
not created; uncreated.
- aoristic
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adjective,
Grammar. pertaining to the aorist.
- retrains
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verb (used with object),
to train again, especially for a different vocation or different tasks.
- intarsia
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noun,
an art or technique of decorating a surface with inlaid patterns, especially of wood mosaic, developed during the Renaissance.
- Interior
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noun,
the internal or inner part; inside.
- Increase
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noun,
growth or augmentation in numbers, size, strength, quality, etc.:
- arteries
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noun,
Anatomy. a blood vessel that conveys blood from the heart to any part of the body.
- antrorse
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adjective,
bent or directed forward or upward.
- sericite
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noun,
a fine-grained variety of muscovite produced by the alteration of feldspar.
- serenata
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noun,
a form of secular cantata, often of a dramatic or imaginative character.
- arterio-
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- arsenite
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noun,
a salt or ester of arsenous acid.
- terraces
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noun,
a raised level with a vertical or sloping front or sides faced with masonry, turf, or the like, especially one of a series of levels rising one above another.
- arsenate
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noun,
a salt or ester of arsenic acid.
- serotine
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noun,
a small Eurasian brown bat, Eptesicus serotinus.
- Terceira
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noun,
an island in the Azores, in the N Atlantic. 153 sq. mi. (395 sq. km). Capital: Angra do Heroismo.
- re-trace
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verb (used with object),
to trace again, as lines in writing or drawing.
- reorient
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adjective,
Rare. rising anew.
- criteria
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noun,
a standard of judgment or criticism; a rule or principle for evaluating or testing something.
- niteries
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noun,
a nightclub.
- scenario
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noun,
an outline of the plot of a dramatic work, giving particulars as to the scenes, characters, situations, etc.
- 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.
- niceties
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noun,
a delicate or fine point; punctilio:
- canister
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noun,
a small box or jar, often one of a kitchen set, for holding tea, coffee, flour, and sugar.
- canotier
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noun,
a fabric constructed in a twill weave, used in the manufacture of yachting clothes.
- citrines
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noun,
a translucent, yellow variety of quartz, often sold as topaz; false topaz; topaz quartz.
- scienter
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noun,
a mental state in which one has knowledge that one’s action, statement, etc., is wrong, deceptive, or illegal: often used as a standard of guilt:
- tricorns
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noun,
Also, tricorne. a hat with the brim turned up on three sides.
- seicento
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noun,
the 17th century, with reference to the Italian art or literature of that period.
- cisterna
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noun,
cistern (def 2).
- actinias
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noun,
a sea anemone, especially of the genus Actinia.
- cantoris
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adjective,
of or relating to the gospel or liturgical north side of a church (opposed to decani).
- strainer
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noun,
a person or thing that strains.
- iterance
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noun,
iteration.
- craniate
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noun,
a craniate animal.
- acierate
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verb (used with object),
to convert (iron) into steel.
- trainers
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noun,
a person or thing that trains.
- Santeria
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noun,
(sometimes lowercase) a religion merging the worship of Yoruba deities with veneration of Roman Catholic saints: practiced in Cuba and spread to other parts of the Caribbean and to the U.S. by Cuban emigrés.
- neoteric
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noun,
a new or modern writer, thinker, etc.
- sarcenet
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noun,
a fine, soft fabric, often of silk, made in plain or twill weave and used especially for linings.
- narrates
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verb (used with object),
to give an account or tell the story of (events, experiences, etc.).
- soricine
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adjective,
of or resembling the shrews.
- Aaronite
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noun,
one of the priestly descendants of Aaron.
- acarines
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noun,
any of numerous arachnids of the order Acarina, comprising the mites and ticks.
- erection
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noun,
the act of erecting.
- acetones
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noun,
a colorless, volatile, water-soluble, flammable liquid, C 3 H 6 O, usually derived by oxidation of isopropyl alcohol or by bacterial fermentation of carbohydrates: used chiefly in paints and varnishes, as a general solvent, and in organic synthesis.
- Canarese
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noun,
one of a Dravidian people living mainly in the state of Karnataka, in southwest India.
- Canaries
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noun,
any of several Old World finches of the genus Serinus, especially S. canaria (common canary) native to the Canary Islands and often kept as a pet, in the wild being greenish with brown streaks above and yellow below and in domesticated varieties usually bright yellow or pale yellow.
- Erastian
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noun,
an advocate of Erastianism.
- erratics
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noun,
an erratic or eccentric person.
- Sancerre
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noun,
a dry white wine from the Loire valley region of France.
- recision
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noun,
an act of canceling or voiding; cancellation.
- creatine
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noun,
an amino acid, C 4 H 9 N 3 O 2 , that is a constituent of the muscles of vertebrates and is phosphorylated to store energy used for muscular contraction.
- raincoat
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noun,
a waterproof or water-repellent coat worn as protection against rain.
- Creation
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noun,
the act of producing or causing to exist; the act of creating; engendering.
- Cesarean
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noun,
Also called Cesarean section, C-section. an operation by which a fetus is taken from the uterus by cutting through the walls of the abdomen and uterus.
- rentiers
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noun,
a person who has a fixed income, as from lands or bonds.
- notaries
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noun,
notary public.
- tornaria
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noun,
the ciliated, free-swimming larva of certain hemichordates.
- Torrance
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noun,
a city in SW California, SW of Los Angeles.
- Torrence
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noun,
(Frederic) Ridgely [rij-lee] /ˈrɪdʒ li/ (Show IPA), 1875–1950, U.S. poet, playwright, and editor.
- crinites
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noun,
a fossil crinoid.
- restrain
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verb (used with object),
to hold back from action; keep in check or under control; repress:
- secretin
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noun,
a polypeptide hormone, produced in the small intestine, that activates the pancreas to secrete pancreatic juice.
- reaction
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noun,
a reverse movement or tendency; an action in a reverse direction or manner.
- air-core
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adjective,
having a nonmagnetic core, as one of fiber or plastic, encircled by a coil (air-core coil) or containing one or more such coils:
- seatrain
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noun,
a ship for the transportation of loaded railroad cars.
- Rotarian
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noun,
a member of a Rotary Club.
- Estancia
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noun,
(in Spanish America) a landed estate or a cattle ranch.
- notecase
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noun,
billfold.
- aerators
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noun,
an apparatus for aerating water or other fluids.
- rotaries
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noun,
a rotary device or machine.
- Cerritos
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noun,
a city in SW California.
- cineaste
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noun,
any person, especially a director or producer, associated professionally with filmmaking.
- esoteric
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adjective,
understood by or meant for only the select few who have special knowledge or interest; recondite:
- Iscariot
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noun,
the surname of Judas, the betrayer of Jesus. Mark 3:19; 14:10, 11.
- Cairene
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noun,
a native or resident of Cairo, Egypt.
- re-sort
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verb (used with object),
to sort or arrange (cards, papers, etc.) again.
- Sinatra
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noun,
Frank (Francis Albert) 1915–98, U.S. singer and actor.
- carrion
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noun,
dead and putrefying flesh.
- 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.
- sincere
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adjective,
free of deceit, hypocrisy, or falseness; earnest:
- restore
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verb (used with object),
to bring back into existence, use, or the like; reestablish:
- encores
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noun,
a demand, as by applause, for a repetition of a song, act, etc., or for a performance of a number or piece additional to those on a program, or for a reappearance by the performers, as at the end of a concert, recital, etc.
- Ericson
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noun,
Leif [leef;; Icelandic leyv] /lif;; Icelandic leɪv/ (Show IPA), flourished a.d. c1000, Norse mariner: according to Icelandic saga, discoverer of Vinland (son of Eric the Red).
- Setaria
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noun,
any grass of the genus Setaria, having a dense panicle, grown for forage.
- careens
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noun,
a careening.
- eristic
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noun,
a person who engages in disputation; controversialist.
- Eritrea
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noun,
a republic in NE Africa, on the Red Sea: Italian colony 1890–1941; province of Ethiopia 1962–93; independent since 1993. 47,076 sq. mi. (121,927 sq. km). Capital: Asmara.
- erector
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noun,
Also, erecter. a person or thing that erects.
- carnets
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noun,
a customs document allowing an automobile to be driven at no cost across international borders.
- carinas
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noun,
Zoology. a keellike part or ridge, especially a ridge of bone on the ventral side of the sternum of birds.
- Sno-Cat
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- entices
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verb (used with object),
to lead on by exciting hope or desire; allure; inveigle:
- entires
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noun,
Archaic. the whole; entirety.
- sirenic
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adjective,
of or characteristic of a siren; melodious, tempting, or alluring.
- rentier
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noun,
a person who has a fixed income, as from lands or bonds.
- entries
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noun,
an act of entering; entrance.
- entero-
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- carnose
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adjective,
of or relating to flesh; fleshy.
- enteric
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noun,
enterics, Bacteriology. enterobacteria.
- carnies
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noun,
a person employed by a carnival.
- carotin
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noun,
carotene.
- erasion
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noun,
the act of erasing.
- carreta
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noun,
a simple two-wheeled oxcart.
- caritas
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noun,
charity.
- snorter
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noun,
a person or thing that snorts.
- canters
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noun,
an easy gallop.
- cirrate
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adjective,
having cirri.
- carters
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noun,
Bennett Lester ("Benny") 1907–2003, U.S. jazz saxophonist and composer.
- cistern
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noun,
a reservoir, tank, or container for storing or holding water or other liquid.
- citrons
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noun,
a pale-yellow fruit resembling the lemon but larger and with thicker rind, borne by a small tree or large bush, Citrus medica, allied to the lemon and lime.
- cranio-
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- citrins
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noun,
bioflavonoid.
- citrine
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noun,
a translucent, yellow variety of quartz, often sold as topaz; false topaz; topaz quartz.
- craters
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noun,
the cup-shaped depression or cavity on the surface of the earth or other heavenly body marking the orifice of a volcano.
- cistron
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noun,
a segment of DNA that encodes for the formation of a specific polypeptide chain; a structural gene.
- cratons
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noun,
a relatively rigid and immobile region of continental portions of the earth's crust.
- coarser
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adjective,
of or relating to a topology on a topological space whose open sets are included among the open sets of a second specified topology on the space.
- cirrose
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adjective,
having a cirrus or cirri.
- creates
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adjective,
Archaic. created.
- Creator
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noun,
a person or thing that creates.
- crenate
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adjective,
having the margin notched or scalloped so as to form rounded teeth, as a leaf.
- screeno
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noun,
(sometimes initial capital letter) (formerly) bingo played in a movie theater.
- scrinia
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noun,
a cylindrical container used in ancient Rome to hold papyrus rolls.
- coarsen
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verb (used with or without object),
to make or become coarse.
- coaster
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noun,
a person or thing that coasts.
- cretins
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noun,
a person suffering from cretinism.
- constr.
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- corneas
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noun,
the transparent anterior part of the external coat of the eye covering the iris and the pupil and continuous with the sclera.
- corners
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noun,
the place at which two converging lines or surfaces meet.
- cornets
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noun,
Music. a valved wind instrument of the trumpet family.
- contras
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noun,
(often initial capital letter) a member of a counterrevolutionary guerrilla group in Nicaragua.
- contra-
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- satanic
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adjective,
of Satan.
- conster
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verb (used with or without object),
construe.
- coterie
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noun,
a group of people who associate closely.
- corsair
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noun,
a fast ship used for piracy.
- Saracen
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noun,
History/Historical. a member of any of the nomadic tribes on the Syrian borders of the Roman Empire.
- cortina
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noun,
a weblike, often evanescent veil covering the gills or hanging from the cap edge of certain mushrooms, particularly those of genus Cortinarius, and sometimes persisting as a ring or remnant of fibrils around the mushroom stalk.
- Scarron
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noun,
Paul [pawl] /pɔl/ (Show IPA), 1610–60, French novelist, dramatist, and poet.
- coesite
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noun,
a rare form of silicon dioxide, a denser polymorph of quartz, originally synthesized from quartz at high temperatures and pressures: later discovered in nature.
- Costain
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noun,
Thomas Bertram, 1885–1965, U.S. novelist, historian, and editor, born in Canada.
- coatees
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noun,
a close-fitting short coat, especially one with tails or skirts.
- cetanes
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noun,
a colorless, liquid hydrocarbon of the alkane series, C 16 H 34 , used as a solvent and in cetane number determinations.
- crinite
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noun,
a fossil crinoid.
- Cartier
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noun,
Sir George Étienne [zhawrzh ey-tyen] /ʒɔrʒ eɪˈtyɛn/ (Show IPA), 1814–73, Canadian political leader: prime minister 1857–62, defense minister 1867–73.
- sericin
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noun,
a gelatinous organic compound that holds the two strands of natural silk together.
- retrain
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verb (used with object),
to train again, especially for a different vocation or different tasks.
- seriate
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adjective,
arranged or occurring in one or more series.
- cations
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noun,
a positively charged ion that is attracted to the cathode in electrolysis.
- retrace
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verb (used with object),
to trace backward; go back over:
- caterer
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noun,
one whose business is to provide food, supplies, and sometimes service at social gatherings.
- cateran
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noun,
(formerly) a freebooter or marauder of the Scottish Highlands.
- retires
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noun,
a place of withdrawal; retreat:
- cenotes
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noun,
a deep natural well or sinkhole, especially in Central America, formed by the collapse of surface limestone that exposes ground water underneath, and sometimes used by the ancient Mayans for sacrificial offerings.
- Eastern
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adjective,
lying toward or situated in the east:
- retains
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verb (used with object),
to keep possession of.
- Caserta
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noun,
a city in S Italy, near Naples.
- caseate
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verb (used without object),
to undergo caseation.
- Serrano
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noun,
a small, green or reddish, extremely hot chili pepper, the fruit of a variety of Capsicum annuum used in cooking.
- serrate
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adjective,
Chiefly Biology. notched on the edge like a saw:
- ecartes
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noun,
a card game for two players.
- earnest
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noun,
full seriousness, as of intention or purpose:
- centare
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noun,
centiare.
- certain
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Idioms,
for certain, without a doubt; surely:
- senator
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noun,
a member of a senate.
- section
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noun,
a part that is cut off or separated.
- crinose
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adjective,
hairy.
- Croatia
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noun,
a republic in SE Europe: includes the historical regions of Dalmatia, Istria, and Slavonia; formerly a part of Yugoslavia. 21,835 sq. mi. (56,555 sq. km) Capital: Zagreb.
- cerato-
-
- cerates
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noun,
Pharmacology. an unctuous, often medicated, preparation for external application, consisting of lard or oil mixed with wax, rosin, or the like, especially one that has a firmer consistency than a typical ointment and does not melt when in contact with the skin.
- roseate
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adjective,
tinged with rose; rosy:
- cronies
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noun,
a close friend or companion; chum.
- roaster
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noun,
a contrivance for roasting something, as an oven, a pan for roasting meat, or a machine for roasting coffee beans.
- Roscian
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adjective,
of, relating to, or involving acting.
- centro-
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- centri-
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- centres
-
noun,
Geometry. the middle point, as the point within a circle or sphere equally distant from all points of the circumference or surface, or the point within a regular polygon equally distant from the vertices.
- crosier
-
noun,
a ceremonial staff carried by a bishop or an abbot, hooked at one end like a shepherd's crook.
- rosaria
-
noun,
a rose garden.
- roister
-
verb (used without object),
to act in a swaggering, boisterous, or uproarious manner.
- retsina
-
noun,
a strong, resinated white or red wine of Greece and Cyprus.
- stearic
-
adjective,
of or relating to suet or fat.
- recites
-
verb (used with object),
to repeat the words of, as from memory, especially in a formal manner:
- oneiric
-
adjective,
of or relating to dreams.
- terrane
-
noun,
any rock formation or series of formations or the area in which a particular formation or group of rocks is predominant.
- Anteros
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. a brother of Eros, most often regarded as the avenger of unrequited love.
- antero-
-
- Antares
-
noun,
a red supergiant star of the first magnitude in the constellation Scorpius.
- terries
-
noun,
the loop formed by the pile of a fabric when left uncut.
- terrine
-
noun,
a casserole dish made of pottery.
- tierces
-
noun,
an old measure of capacity equivalent to one third of a pipe, or 42 wine gallons.
- antiars
-
noun,
the upas tree.
- 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.
- ocreate
-
adjective,
having an ocrea or ocreae; sheathed.
- irenics
-
noun,
the branch of theology dealing with the promotion of peace and conciliation among Christian churches.
Compare polemics (def 2).
- Oceania
-
noun,
the islands of the central and S Pacific, including Micronesia, Melanesia, Polynesia, and traditionally Australasia. About 3,450,000 sq. mi. (8,935,500 sq. km).
- ocarina
-
noun,
a simple musical wind instrument shaped somewhat like an elongated egg with a mouthpiece and finger holes.
- ironers
-
noun,
a person or thing that irons.
- ironies
-
noun,
the use of words to convey a meaning that is the opposite of its literal meaning:
- orceins
-
noun,
a red dye, the principal coloring matter of cudbear and orchil, obtained by oxidizing an ammoniacal solution of orcinol.
- terrace
-
noun,
a raised level with a vertical or sloping front or sides faced with masonry, turf, or the like, especially one of a series of levels rising one above another.
- notices
-
noun,
an announcement or intimation of something impending; warning:
- incisor
-
noun,
any of the four anterior teeth in each jaw, used for cutting and gnawing.
- tarsier
-
noun,
a small, arboreal, nocturnal primate of the genus Tarsius, of Indonesia and the Philippines, having a long thin tail, very large immobile eyes, and prominent pads on the fingers and toes: all populations are dwindling.
- Rainier
-
noun,
Mount, a volcanic peak in W Washington, in the Cascade Range. 14,408 feet (4392 meters).
- Icarian
-
noun,
an inhabitant of Icaria.
- arnicas
-
noun,
any composite plant of the genus Arnica, having opposite leaves and yellow flower heads.
- aristo-
-
- tenaces
-
noun,
a sequence of two high cards of the same suit that lack an intervening card to be in consecutive order, as the ace and queen.
- Teniers
-
noun,
David [dey-vid;; Flemish dah-vit;; French dah-veed] /ˈdeɪ vɪd;; Flemish ˈdɑ vɪt;; French dɑˈvid/ (Show IPA), ("the Elder") 1582–1649, Flemish painter and engraver.
- incites
-
verb (used with object),
to stir, encourage, or urge on; stimulate or prompt to action:
- Oriente
-
noun,
a region in Ecuador, E of the Andes: the border long disputed by Peru.
- tenrecs
-
noun,
any of several insectivorous mammals of the family Tenrecidae, of Madagascar, having a long, pointed snout, certain species of which are spiny and tailless.
- Aretino
-
noun,
Pietro [pye-traw] /ˈpyɛ trɔ/ (Show IPA), 1492–1556, Italian satirist and dramatist.
- arenose
-
adjective,
sandy; gritty.
- arenite
-
noun,
psammite.
- inertia
-
noun,
inertness, especially with regard to effort, motion, action, and the like; inactivity; sluggishness.
- orients
-
noun,
the Orient,
the countries of Asia, especially East Asia.
(formerly) the countries to the E of the Mediterranean.
- Insecta
-
noun,
the class comprising the insects.
- ironist
-
noun,
a person who uses irony habitually, especially a writer.
- Torenia
-
noun,
any of several plants belonging to the genus Torenia, of the figwort family, native to Africa and Asia, having two-lipped, usually blue or purple flowers.
- arseno-
-
- acarine
-
noun,
any of numerous arachnids of the order Acarina, comprising the mites and ticks.
- acetoin
-
noun,
a yellowish, pleasant-smelling liquid, C 4 H 8 O 2 , obtained from various carbohydrates, as glucose, by fermentation: used chiefly in the manufacture of flavors and essences.
- Nicetas
-
noun,
Saint Ignatius (def 2).
- acetins
-
noun,
a colorless, thick, hygroscopic liquid, C 5 H 10 O 4 : used chiefly in the manufacture of explosives.
- acerose
-
adjective,
needle-shaped, as the leaves of the pine.
- acerate
-
adjective,
acerose1 .
- trienes
-
noun,
any compound containing three double bonds.
- narcose
-
adjective,
characterized by stupor; stuporous.
- tricorn
-
noun,
Also, tricorne. a hat with the brim turned up on three sides.
- neritic
-
adjective,
of or relating to the region of water lying directly above the sublittoral zone of the sea bottom.
- Aaronic
-
adjective,
of or relating to Aaron.
- narrate
-
verb (used with object),
to give an account or tell the story of (events, experiences, etc.).
- trocars
-
noun,
a sharp-pointed instrument enclosed in a cannula, used for withdrawing fluid from a cavity, as the abdominal cavity.
- nectars
-
noun,
the saccharine secretion of a plant, which attracts the insects or birds that pollinate the flower.
- necrose
-
verb (used with or without object),
to affect or be affected with necrosis.
- tsarina
-
noun,
czarina.
- acetone
-
noun,
a colorless, volatile, water-soluble, flammable liquid, C 3 H 6 O, usually derived by oxidation of isopropyl alcohol or by bacterial fermentation of carbohydrates: used chiefly in paints and varnishes, as a general solvent, and in organic synthesis.
- aconite
-
noun,
any plant belonging to the genus Aconitum, of the buttercup family, having irregular flowers usually in loose clusters, including species with poisonous and medicinal properties.
- isation
-
- trainee
-
noun,
a person being trained, especially in a vocation; apprentice.
- Torrens
-
noun,
Lake, a salt lake in Australia, in E South Australia. 130 miles (210 km) long; 2400 sq. mi. (6220 sq. km); 25 feet (8 meters) below sea level.
- norites
-
noun,
a granular igneous rock consisting of a mix of light and dark minerals, the former being calcic plagioclase feldspars, and the latter orthorhombic pyroxenes.
- Toscana
-
noun,
Italian name of Tuscany.
- aerator
-
noun,
an apparatus for aerating water or other fluids.
- aerates
-
verb (used with object),
to expose to the action or effect of air or to cause air to circulate through:
- noetics
-
noun,
the science of the intellect or of pure thought; reasoning.
- tracers
-
noun,
a person or thing that traces.
- Trainer
-
noun,
a person or thing that trains.
- acrasin
-
noun,
a chemotactic substance, identical with cAMP, secreted by myxamebas of cellular slime molds and attracting other myxamebas to aggregate and form a pseudoplasmodium.
- 2,4,5-t
-
noun,
a light-tan, water-insoluble solid, C 8 H 5 Cl 3 O 3 , used chiefly for killing weeds.
- actino-
-
- Actinia
-
noun,
a sea anemone, especially of the genus Actinia.
- Actaeon
-
noun,
a hunter who, for having seen Diana bathing, was changed by her into a stag and was torn to pieces by his own hounds.
- treason
-
noun,
the offense of acting to overthrow one's government or to harm or kill its sovereign.
- Niteroi
-
noun,
a seaport in and the capital of Rio de Janeiro state, in SE Brazil.
- Nicosia
-
noun,
a city on and the capital of Cyprus, in the central part.
- iatrics
-
- terrain
-
noun,
a tract of land, especially as considered with reference to its natural features, military advantages, etc.
- Sarcina
-
noun,
any of several spherical, saprophytic bacteria of the genus Sarcina, having a cuboidal cell arrangement.
- Tarasco
-
noun,
Tarascan.
- rations
-
noun,
a fixed allowance of provisions or food, especially for soldiers or sailors or for civilians during a shortage:
- erratas
-
noun,
plural of erratum.
- stearo-
-
- recants
-
verb (used with object),
to withdraw or disavow (a statement, opinion, etc.), especially formally; retract.
- Estonia
-
noun,
a republic in N Europe, on the Baltic, S of the Gulf of Finland: an independent republic 1918–40; annexed by the Soviet Union 1940; regained independence 1991. 17,413 sq. mi. (45,100 sq. km). Capital: Tallinn.
- sterno-
-
- erotics
-
noun,
an erotic poem.
- etesian
-
adjective,
(of certain Mediterranean winds) occurring annually.
- reactor
-
noun,
a person or thing that reacts or undergoes reaction.
- Aterian
-
adjective,
of or indicating a Middle Paleolithic industry of northwestern Africa and the Sahara, characterized by the production of tanged points and bifacially worked leaf-shaped points of varying sizes.
- estrone
-
noun,
Biochemistry. an estrogenic hormone, C 18 H 22 O 2 , produced by the ovarian follicles and found during pregnancy in urine and placental tissue.
- Steiner
-
noun,
Jakob [yah-kawp] /ˈyɑ kɔp/ (Show IPA), 1796–1863, Swiss mathematician.
- Astaire
-
noun,
Fred, 1899–1987, U.S. dancer and actor.
- erratic
-
noun,
an erratic or eccentric person.
- tanrecs
-
noun,
tenrec.
- stereo-
-
- ratines
-
noun,
a loosely woven fabric made with nubby or knotty yarns.
- Asiatic
-
noun,
an Asian person.
- stearin
-
noun,
Chemistry. any of the three glyceryl esters of stearic acid, especially C 3 H 5 (C 18 H 35 O 2) 3 , a soft, white, odorless solid found in many natural fats.
- erotica
-
noun,
written works, usually fiction, dealing with sexual love.
- atonics
-
noun,
Grammar. an unaccented word, syllable, or sound.
- atresia
-
noun,
the congenital absence, or the pathological closure, of an opening, passage, or cavity.
- tarries
-
noun,
a stay; sojourn.
- arteri-
-
- atonies
-
noun,
Pathology. lack of tone or energy; muscular weakness, especially in a contractile organ.
- rancors
-
noun,
bitter, rankling resentment or ill will; hatred; malice.
- Artesia
-
noun,
a city in S California.
- artisan
-
noun,
a person skilled in an applied art; a craftsperson.
- Istria
-
noun,
a peninsula at the N end of the Adriatic, in SW Slovenia and W Croatia.
- nitro-
-
- reatas
-
noun,
riata.
- rentes
-
noun,
revenue or income, or the instrument evidencing a right to such periodic receipts.
- Norris
-
noun,
Charles Gilman, 1881–1945, U.S. novelist and editor.
- craton
-
noun,
a relatively rigid and immobile region of continental portions of the earth's crust.
- Recent
-
noun,
Also called Holocene. (initial capital letter) Geology. the Recent Epoch or Series.
- eraser
-
noun,
a device, as a piece of rubber or cloth, for erasing marks made with pen, pencil, chalk, etc.
- crease
-
noun,
a ridge or groove produced in anything by folding, heat, pressure, etc.; fold; furrow.
- criers
-
noun,
a person who cries.
- create
-
adjective,
Archaic. created.
- Rosita
-
noun,
a female given name, Spanish form of Rose.
- recant
-
verb (used with object),
to withdraw or disavow (a statement, opinion, etc.), especially formally; retract.
- nitric
-
adjective,
containing nitrogen, usually in the pentavalent state.
- nocti-
-
- Cretan
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Crete.
- norias
-
noun,
a device consisting of a series of buckets on a wheel, used in Spain and the East for raising water.
- norite
-
noun,
a granular igneous rock consisting of a mix of light and dark minerals, the former being calcic plagioclase feldspars, and the latter orthorhombic pyroxenes.
- Renata
-
noun,
a female given name.
- rostra
-
noun,
a plural of rostrum.
- cretin
-
noun,
a person suffering from cretinism.
- renter
-
noun,
a person or organization that holds, or has the use of, property by payment of rent.
- noctis
-
adjective,
(in prescriptions) of the night.
- Itasca
-
noun,
Lake, a lake in N Minnesota: one of the sources of the Mississippi River.
- Noetic
-
adjective,
of or relating to the mind.
- isotac
-
noun,
a line drawn on a map connecting all points where ice starts to melt at approximately the same period in spring.
- recast
-
noun,
a recasting.
- roster
-
noun,
a list of persons or groups, as of military personnel or units with their turns or periods of duty.
- Renoir
-
noun,
Jean [zhahn] /ʒɑ̃/ (Show IPA), 1894–1979, French film director and writer.
- nitres
-
noun,
niter.
- errant
-
adjective,
deviating from the regular or proper course; erring; straying.
- niters
-
noun,
potassium nitrate.
- Corrie
-
noun,
a circular hollow in the side of a hill or mountain.
- narcos
-
noun,
narc.
- Cortes
-
noun,
(in Spain or Portugal) the two houses constituting the national legislative body.
- Rector
-
noun,
a member of the clergy in charge of a parish in the Protestant Episcopal Church.
- corset
-
noun,
Sometimes, corsets. a close-fitting undergarment, stiffened with whalebone or similar material and often capable of being tightened by lacing, enclosing the trunk: worn, especially by women, to shape and support the body; stays.
- recti-
-
- erotic
-
noun,
an erotic poem.
- Nereis
-
noun,
clamworm.
- NASCAR
-
noun,
National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing.
- narco-
-
- corita
-
noun,
a boat resembling a large, woven basket, used by Indians of the southwestern U.S.
- 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.
- nectar
-
noun,
the saccharine secretion of a plant, which attracts the insects or birds that pollinate the flower.
- CORNET
-
noun,
Music. a valved wind instrument of the trumpet family.
- Ernest
-
noun,
a male given name: from an Old English word meaning “vigor, intent.”.
- Corner
-
noun,
the place at which two converging lines or surfaces meet.
- cornea
-
noun,
the transparent anterior part of the external coat of the eye covering the iris and the pupil and continuous with the sclera.
- santir
-
noun,
a Persian musical instrument resembling a dulcimer.
- 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.
- crates
-
noun,
a slatted wooden box or framework for packing, shopping, or storing fruit, furniture, glassware, crockery, etc.
- erects
-
adjective,
upright in position or posture:
- Crater
-
noun,
the cup-shaped depression or cavity on the surface of the earth or other heavenly body marking the orifice of a volcano.
- sacro-
-
- errata
-
noun,
plural of erratum.
- nacres
-
noun,
mother-of-pearl.
- Reiner
-
noun,
Fritz, 1888–1963, Hungarian conductor in the U.S.
- Nicias
-
noun,
died 413 b.c, Athenian statesman and general.
- Naoise
-
noun,
the husband of Deirdre and a nephew of Conchobar, by whom he was treacherously killed.
- Crania
-
noun,
the skull of a vertebrate.
- Santee
-
noun,
a city in SW California.
- rectos
-
- recite
-
verb (used with object),
to repeat the words of, as from memory, especially in a formal manner:
- Nicaea
-
noun,
an ancient city in NW Asia Minor: Nicene Creed formulated here a.d.
- sancta
-
noun,
a sacred or holy place.
- Nestor
-
noun,
the oldest and wisest of the Greeks in the Trojan War and a king of Pylos.
- Coster
-
noun,
costermonger.
- COSTAR
-
noun,
a performer, especially an actor or actress, who shares star billing with another.
- ericas
-
noun,
any of numerous low-growing evergreen shrubs or small trees belonging to the genus Erica, of the heath family, including several species of heather.
- Rosina
-
noun,
a female given name, Italian form of Rose.
- resort
-
noun,
a place to which people frequently or generally go for relaxation or pleasure, especially one providing rest and recreation facilities for vacationers:
- 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.
- ratans
-
noun,
rattan.
- incite
-
verb (used with object),
to stir, encourage, or urge on; stimulate or prompt to action:
- resent
-
verb (used with object),
to feel or show displeasure or indignation at (a person, act, remark, etc.) from a sense of injury or insult.
- incorr
-
- retina
-
noun,
the innermost coat of the posterior part of the eyeball that receives the image produced by the lens, is continuous with the optic nerve, and consists of several layers, one of which contains the rods and cones that are sensitive to light.
- retire
-
noun,
a place of withdrawal; retreat:
- Easton
-
noun,
a city in E Pennsylvania, on the Delaware River.
- enates
-
noun,
a person related on one's mother's side.
Compare agnate, cognate.
- Easter
-
noun,
an annual Christian festival in commemoration of the resurrection of Jesus Christ, observed on the first Sunday after the first full moon after the vernal equinox, as calculated according to tables based in Western churches on the Gregorian calendar and in Orthodox churches on the Julian calendar.
- raters
-
noun,
a person who makes rates or ratings.
- raster
-
noun,
Television. a pattern of scanning lines covering the area upon which the image is projected in the cathode-ray tube or liquid-crystal display of a television set or other screen.
- ratine
-
noun,
a loosely woven fabric made with nubby or knotty yarns.
- ornate
-
adjective,
elaborately or sumptuously adorned, often excessively or showily so:
- 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.
- encase
-
verb (used with object),
to enclose in or as in a case:
- insert
-
noun,
something inserted or to be inserted.
- easier
-
noun,
a word formerly used in communications to represent the letter E.
- resect
-
verb (used with object),
to do a resection on.
- Orient
-
noun,
the Orient,
the countries of Asia, especially East Asia.
(formerly) the countries to the E of the Mediterranean.
- enacts
-
verb (used with object),
to make into an act or statute:
- retain
-
verb (used with object),
to keep possession of.
- instr.
-
- racons
-
noun,
radar beacon.
- iatric
-
adjective,
of or relating to a physician or medicine; medical.
- rancor
-
noun,
bitter, rankling resentment or ill will; hatred; malice.
- Reston
-
noun,
James (Barrett) ("Scotty") 1909–1995, U.S. journalist, born in Scotland.
- iatro-
-
- ecrase
-
adjective,
(of leather) crushed to produce a grained effect.
- Ecorse
-
noun,
a city in SE Michigan, near Detroit.
- Icaria
-
noun,
Also, Ikaria. a Greek island in the Aegean Sea: a part of the Southern Sporades group. 99 sq. mi. (256 sq. km).
- Raetic
-
noun,
an extinct language of uncertain affinities that was spoken in Rhaetia and written with the Etruscan alphabet.
- racist
-
noun,
a person who believes in racism, the doctrine that one's own racial group is superior or that a particular racial group is inferior to the others.
- incise
-
verb (used with object),
to cut into; cut marks, figures, etc., upon.
- Racine
-
noun,
Jean Baptiste [zhahn ba-teest] /ʒɑ̃ baˈtist/ (Show IPA), 1639–99, French dramatist.
- racers
-
noun,
a person, animal, or thing that races or takes part in a race, as a racehorse, bicycle, yacht, etc.
- Osetic
-
adjective, noun,
Ossetic.
- oscine
-
noun,
an oscine bird.
- ranees
-
noun,
the wife of a rajah.
- ecarte
-
noun,
a card game for two players.
- incase
-
verb (used with object),
encase.
- incest
-
noun,
sexual intercourse between closely related persons.
- instar
-
noun,
an insect in any one of its periods of postembryonic growth between molts.
- inter.
-
- escent
-
- entice
-
verb (used with object),
to lead on by exciting hope or desire; allure; inveigle:
- Octans
-
noun,
the Octant, a southern constellation that contains the south celestial pole.
- enter-
-
- crones
-
noun,
a withered, witchlike old woman.
- 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.
- re-act
-
verb (used with object),
to act or perform again.
- irenic
-
adjective,
tending to promote peace or reconciliation; peaceful or conciliatory.
- enters
-
Verb phrases,
enter into,
to participate in; engage in.
to investigate; consider:
to sympathize with; share in.
to form a constituent part or ingredient of:
to go into a particular state:
- ironer
-
noun,
a person or thing that irons.
- irones
-
noun,
a colorless liquid of isomeric, unsaturated ketones, C 14 H 22 O, obtained from orris root: used in perfumery for its odor of violets.
- crores
-
noun,
(in India) the sum of ten million, especially of rupees; one hundred lacs.
- Crista
-
noun,
a crest or ridge.
- ironic
-
adjective,
using words to convey a meaning that is the opposite of its literal meaning; containing or exemplifying irony:
- raisin
-
noun,
a grape of any of various sweet varieties dried in the sun or by artificial means, often used in cookery.
- escort
-
noun,
a group of persons, or a single person, accompanying another or others for protection, guidance, or courtesy:
- oaters
-
noun,
a movie, television show, etc., about the frontier days of the U.S. West; western; horse opera.
- entire
-
noun,
Archaic. the whole; entirety.
- notice
-
noun,
an announcement or intimation of something impending; warning:
- Isaian
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or characteristic of Isaiah or of the book of the Bible bearing his name.
- ionics
-
noun,
Prosody. an Ionic foot, verse, or meter.
- orates
-
verb (used with or without object),
to deliver an oration; speak pompously; declaim.
- inters
-
verb (used with object),
to place (a dead body) in a grave or tomb; bury.
- ricins
-
noun,
a white, poisonous, protein powder from the bean of the castor-oil plant.
- Orense
-
noun,
a city in N Spain, NW of Madrid.
- encore
-
noun,
a demand, as by applause, for a repetition of a song, act, etc., or for a performance of a number or piece additional to those on a program, or for a reappearance by the performers, as at the end of a concert, recital, etc.
- recons
-
noun,
reconnaissance.
- retro-
-
- riatas
-
noun,
a lariat.
- reseat
-
verb (used with object),
to provide with a new seat or new seats.
- Enesco
-
noun,
Georges [zhawrzh] /ʒɔrʒ/ (Show IPA), 1881–1955, Romanian violinist, composer, and conductor: teacher of Yehudi Menuhin.
- ricers
-
noun,
an implement for ricing potatoes, squash, etc., by pressing them through small holes.
- cteno-
-
- orcein
-
noun,
a red dye, the principal coloring matter of cudbear and orchil, obtained by oxidizing an ammoniacal solution of orcinol.
- ration
-
noun,
a fixed allowance of provisions or food, especially for soldiers or sailors or for civilians during a shortage:
- intra-
-
- C-star
-
noun,
carbon star.
- intro.
-
- Enrico
-
noun,
a male given name: Italian form of Henry.
- Estrin
-
noun,
estrone.
- rosace
-
noun,
rosette (def 3).
- intros
-
noun,
an introduction.
- reason
-
noun,
a basis or cause, as for some belief, action, fact, event, etc.:
- necro-
-
- sarco-
-
- Strine
-
noun,
Australian English.
- Stacia
-
noun,
a female given name.
- stance
-
noun,
the position or bearing of the body while standing:
- atonic
-
noun,
Grammar. an unaccented word, syllable, or sound.
- atones
-
verb (used with object),
to make amends for; expiate:
- steno-
-
- steric
-
adjective,
of or relating to the spatial relationships of atoms in a molecule.
- astron
-
- Sterne
-
noun,
Laurence, 1713–68, English clergyman and novelist.
- astern
-
adverb,
in a position behind a specified vessel or aircraft:
- stoner
-
noun,
Slang. a person who is habitually high on drugs, especially marijuana, or alcohol; a person who is usually stoned.
- Strain
-
noun,
any force or pressure tending to alter shape, cause a fracture, etc.
- asonia
-
noun,
tone deafness.
- taenia
-
noun,
Classical Antiquity. a headband or fillet.
- sortie
-
noun,
a rapid movement of troops from a besieged place to attack the besiegers.
- tainos
-
noun,
a member of an extinct Arawakan Indian tribe of the West Indies.
- tanrec
-
noun,
tenrec.
- ascent
-
noun,
an act of ascending; upward movement; a rising movement:
- Asante
-
noun,
Ashanti.
- Artois
-
noun,
a former province in N France: artesian wells.
- arsino
-
adjective,
containing the arsino group.
- arsine
-
noun,
Also called arseniuretted hydrogen. a colorless, flammable, slightly water-soluble gas, AsH 3 , having a fetid, garliclike odor, used in chemical warfare.
- arsen-
-
- tarsia
-
noun,
intarsia.
- tarso-
-
- arrest
-
noun,
the taking of a person into legal custody, as by officers of the law.
- arrant
-
adjective,
downright; thorough; unmitigated; notorious:
- Caesar
-
noun,
Gaius [gey-uh s] /ˈgeɪ əs/ (Show IPA), (or Caius) [key-uh s] /ˈkeɪ əs/ (Show IPA), Julius, c100–44 b.c, Roman general, statesman, and historian.
- Sorata
-
noun,
Mount, a mountain in W Bolivia, in the Andes, near Lake Titicaca: two peaks, Ancohuma, 21,490 feet (6550 meters), and Illampu, 21,276 feet (6485 meters).
- aroint
-
verb (imperative),
begone:
- carets
-
noun,
a mark (‸) made in written or printed matter to show the place where something is to be inserted.
- cartes
-
noun,
(italics) French. menu; bill of fare.
Compare à la carte.
- Carter
-
noun,
Bennett Lester ("Benny") 1907–2003, U.S. jazz saxophonist and composer.
- Carson
-
noun,
Christopher ("Kit") 1809–68, U.S. frontiersman and scout.
- set-in
-
adjective,
made separately and placed within another unit.
- carrot
-
noun,
a plant, Daucus carota, of the parsley family, having pinnately decompound leaves and umbels of small white or yellow flowers, in its wild form a widespread, familiar weed, and in cultivation valued for its edible root.
- Carrie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Caroline.
- Carnot
-
noun,
Lazare Nicolas Marguerite [la-zar nee-kaw-lah mar-guh-reet] /laˈzar ni kɔˈlɑ mar gəˈrit/ (Show IPA), 1753–1823, French general and statesman.
- carnet
-
noun,
a customs document allowing an automobile to be driven at no cost across international borders.
- Sierra
-
noun,
a chain of hills or mountains, the peaks of which suggest the teeth of a saw.
- Carina
-
noun,
Zoology. a keellike part or ridge, especially a ridge of bone on the ventral side of the sternum of birds.
- caries
-
noun,
decay, as of bone or of plant tissue.
- Carian
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Caria.
- sinter
-
noun,
siliceous or calcareous matter deposited by springs, as that formed around the vent of a geyser.
- Cairns
-
noun,
a seaport in NE Australia.
- career
-
noun,
an occupation or profession, especially one requiring special training, followed as one's lifework:
- careen
-
noun,
a careening.
- carats
-
noun,
a unit of weight in gemstones, 200 milligrams (about 3 grains of troy or avoirdupois weight). Abbreviation: c., ct.
- Sirena
-
noun,
a female given name.
- sirree
-
noun,
(used as an intensive with no or yes):
- Cantos
-
noun,
one of the main or larger divisions of a long poem.
- Cantor
-
noun,
the religious official of a synagogue who conducts the liturgical portion of a service and sings or chants the prayers and parts of prayers designed to be performed as solos.
- sit-in
-
noun,
any organized protest in which a group of people peacefully occupy and refuse to leave a premises:
- Canter
-
noun,
an easy gallop.
- cantar
-
noun,
a poem consisting of four-line stanzas, each line having eight syllables.
- caners
-
noun,
a person who works with cane, especially one who produces canework for chairs.
- soiree
-
noun,
an evening party or social gathering, especially one held for a particular purpose:
- sonata
-
noun,
a composition for one or two instruments, typically in three or four movements in contrasted forms and keys.
- teaser
-
noun,
a person or thing that teases.
- arnica
-
noun,
any composite plant of the genus Arnica, having opposite leaves and yellow flower heads.
- casein
-
noun,
Biochemistry. a protein precipitated from milk, as by rennet, and forming the basis of cheese and certain plastics.
- actin-
-
- Tories
-
noun,
a member of the Conservative Party in Great Britain or Canada.
- aeron.
-
- aerate
-
verb (used with object),
to expose to the action or effect of air or to cause air to circulate through:
- tracer
-
noun,
a person or thing that traces.
- Aeneas
-
noun,
a Trojan hero, the reputed ancestor of the Romans: protagonist of the Aeneid.
- traces
-
noun,
a surviving mark, sign, or evidence of the former existence, influence, or action of some agent or event; vestige:
- trains
-
noun,
Railroads. a self-propelled, connected group of rolling stock.
- trance
-
noun,
a half-conscious state, seemingly between sleeping and waking, in which ability to function voluntarily may be suspended.
- trans.
-
- transe
-
noun,
a passageway, as a hallway, alley, or the like.
- action
-
noun,
the process or state of acting or of being active:
- actins
-
noun,
a globulin that is present in muscle plasma and that in connection with myosin plays an important role in muscle contraction.
- treasr
-
- toe-in
-
noun,
the slight forward convergence given to the front wheels of an automobile to improve steering qualities.
- treens
-
noun,
treenware.
- triacs
-
noun,
a type of thyristor designed for electronic control of the current supplied to a circuit, used especially in dimmers for lighting systems.
- trices
-
noun,
a very short time; an instant:
- aceto-
-
- acetin
-
noun,
a colorless, thick, hygroscopic liquid, C 5 H 10 O 4 : used chiefly in the manufacture of explosives.
- triene
-
noun,
any compound containing three double bonds.
- triens
-
noun,
a copper coin of ancient Rome, issued during the Republic, a third part of an as.
- triers
-
noun,
a person or thing that tries or tests; tester.
- trines
-
noun,
a set or group of three; triad.
- triose
-
noun,
a monosaccharide that has three atoms of carbon.
- trocar
-
noun,
a sharp-pointed instrument enclosed in a cannula, used for withdrawing fluid from a cavity, as the abdominal cavity.
- tronas
-
noun,
a monoclinic mineral, grayish or yellowish hydrous sodium carbonate and bicarbonate, Na 2 CO 3 ⋅NaHCO 3 ⋅2H 2 , occurring in dried or partly evaporated lake basins.
- trones
-
noun,
a large pair of scales, a spring balance, or other weighing device located in a town or marketplace to weigh goods and merchandise.
- toners
-
noun,
a person or thing that tones.
- Tocsin
-
noun,
a signal, especially of alarm, sounded on a bell or bells.
- tenace
-
noun,
a sequence of two high cards of the same suit that lack an intervening card to be in consecutive order, as the ace and queen.
- arcane
-
adjective,
known or understood by very few; mysterious; secret; obscure; esoteric:
- Arista
-
noun,
Botany. a bristlelike appendage of the spikelets of grains or grasses; an awn.
- ariose
-
adjective,
characterized by melody; songlike.
- tenias
-
noun,
taenia.
- Ariane
-
noun,
Rocketry. a French-built, three-stage, liquid-propellant rocket for launching satellites into orbit around the earth.
- tenrec
-
noun,
any of several insectivorous mammals of the family Tenrecidae, of Madagascar, having a long, pointed snout, certain species of which are spiny and tailless.
- aretes
-
noun,
the aggregate of qualities, as valor and virtue, making up good character.
- tensor
-
noun,
Anatomy. a muscle that stretches or tightens some part of the body.
- arecas
-
noun,
any tropical Asian palm of the genus Areca, as the betel palm.
- terais
-
noun,
a marshy lowland area in N India and S Nepal, between the Ganges and the foothills of the Himalayas.
- terces
-
noun,
tierce (def 3).
- Teresa
-
noun,
Mother (Agnes Gonxha Bojaxhiu) 1910–97, Albanian nun: Nobel Peace Prize 1979 for work in the slums of Calcutta, India.
- Arcaro
-
noun,
Edward ("Eddie") 1916–97, U.S. jockey.
- ternes
-
noun,
terne metal.
- tisane
-
noun,
(italics) French. aromatic or herb-flavored tea.
- aortas
-
noun,
the main trunk of the arterial system, conveying blood from the left ventricle of the heart to all of the body except the lungs.
- aorist
-
noun,
a verb tense, as in Classical Greek, expressing action or, in the indicative mood, past action, without further limitation or implication.
- antres
-
noun,
a cavern; cave.
- antiar
-
noun,
the upas tree.
- terras
-
noun,
earth; land.
- ansate
-
adjective,
having a handle or handlelike part.
- Terris
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Theresa.
- tiaras
-
noun,
a jeweled, ornamental coronet worn by women.
- Ticino
-
noun,
a canton in S Switzerland. 1086 sq. mi. (2813 sq. km). Capital: Bellinzona.
- tie-in
-
noun,
an arrangement or campaign whereby related products are promoted, marketed, or sold together:
- tierce
-
noun,
an old measure of capacity equivalent to one third of a pipe, or 42 wine gallons.
- aniso-
-
- tineas
-
noun,
any of several skin diseases caused by fungi; ringworm.
- carton
-
noun,
a cardboard or plastic box used typically for storage or shipping.
- astro-
-
- casern
-
noun,
a lodging for soldiers in a garrison town; barracks.
- Senate
-
noun,
an assembly or council of citizens having the highest deliberative functions in a government, especially a legislative assembly of a state or nation.
- secant
-
noun,
Geometry. an intersecting line, especially one intersecting a curve at two or more points.
- casino
-
noun,
a building or large room used for meetings, entertainment, dancing, etc., especially such a place equipped with gambling devices, gambling tables, etc.
- secern
-
verb (used with object),
to discriminate or distinguish in thought.
- secret
-
noun,
something that is or is kept secret, hidden, or concealed.
- Cesena
-
noun,
a city in E central Italy.
- certes
-
adverb,
certainly; in truth.
- sector
-
noun,
Geometry. a plane figure bounded by two radii and the included arc of a circle.
- cerise
-
adjective, noun,
moderate to deep red.
- cerias
-
noun,
a white-to-yellow, heavy powder, cerium dioxide, CeO 2 , usually derived from cerium nitrate by decomposition with heat: used chiefly in ceramics, glass polishing, and decolorizing.
- seiner
-
noun,
a person who fishes with a seine.
- cerate
-
noun,
Pharmacology. an unctuous, often medicated, preparation for external application, consisting of lard or oil mixed with wax, rosin, or the like, especially one that has a firmer consistency than a typical ointment and does not melt when in contact with the skin.
- seance
-
noun,
a meeting in which a spiritualist attempts to communicate with the spirits of the dead.
- cerat-
-
- Seneca
-
noun,
a member of the largest tribe of the Iroquois Confederacy of North American Indians, formerly inhabiting western New York and being conspicuous in the wars south and west of Lake Erie.
- Senior
-
noun,
a person who is older than another.
- seniti
-
noun,
a bronze or brass coin and monetary unit of Tonga, the 100th part of a pa'anga.
- Centre
-
noun,
Geometry. the middle point, as the point within a circle or sphere equally distant from all points of the circumference or surface, or the point within a regular polygon equally distant from the vertices.
- centra
-
noun,
a plural of centrum.
- centr-
-
- centos
-
noun,
a piece of writing, especially a poem, composed wholly of quotations from the works of other authors.
- centi-
-
- Center
-
noun,
Geometry. the middle point, as the point within a circle or sphere equally distant from all points of the circumference or surface, or the point within a regular polygon equally distant from the vertices.
- seater
-
noun,
a person or thing that seats.
- scrota
-
noun,
the pouch of skin that contains the testes.
- Senora
-
noun,
a Spanish term of address equivalent to Mrs., used alone or capitalized and prefixed to the name of a married or older woman. Abbreviation: Sra.
- 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.
- Sarnia
-
noun,
a port in SE Ontario, in S Canada, on the S shore of Lake Huron, on the St. Clair River, across from Port Huron, Michigan.
- corers
-
noun,
a person or thing that cores.
- Sarton
-
noun,
May, 1912–95, U.S. poet, novelist, and playwright.
- Sartre
-
noun,
Jean-Paul [zhahn-pawl] /ʒɑ̃ˈpɔl/ (Show IPA), 1905–80, French philosopher, novelist, and dramatist: declined 1964 Nobel Prize in literature.
- contr.
-
- contes
-
plural,
Trademark. a brand of crayon made of graphite and clay, usually in black, red, or brown.
- sateen
-
noun,
a strong cotton fabric constructed in satin weave and having a lustrous face.
- conies
-
noun,
the fur of a rabbit, especially when dyed to simulate Hudson seal.
- satire
-
noun,
the use of irony, sarcasm, ridicule, or the like, in exposing, denouncing, or deriding vice, folly, etc.
- satori
-
noun,
sudden enlightenment.
- Coates
-
noun,
Eric, 1886–1957, English violist and composer.
- screen
-
noun,
a movable or fixed device, usually consisting of a covered frame, that provides shelter, serves as a partition, etc.
- coatee
-
noun,
a close-fitting short coat, especially one with tails or skirts.
- scato-
-
- coarse
-
adjective,
composed of relatively large parts or particles:
- C-note
-
noun,
See C (def 11).
- Citron
-
noun,
a pale-yellow fruit resembling the lemon but larger and with thicker rind, borne by a small tree or large bush, Citrus medica, allied to the lemon and lime.
- citrin
-
noun,
bioflavonoid.
- cities
-
noun,
a large or important town.
- cirro-
-
- scoria
-
noun,
Metallurgy. the refuse, dross, or slag left after melting or smelting metal; scum.
- Scoter
-
noun,
any of the large diving ducks of the genus Melanitta, inhabiting northern parts of the Northern Hemisphere.
- Scotia
-
noun,
a deep concave molding between two fillets, as in the Attic base.
- centas
-
noun,
a former bronze coin of Lithuania, the 100th part of a litas.
- cetane
-
noun,
a colorless, liquid hydrocarbon of the alkane series, C 16 H 34 , used as a solvent and in cetane number determinations.
- serein
-
noun,
fine rain falling after sunset from a sky in which no clouds are visible.
- Castor
-
noun,
Also, castoreum. a brownish, unctuous substance with a strong, penetrating odor, secreted by certain glands in the groin of the beaver, used in medicine and perfumery.
- cation
-
noun,
a positively charged ion that is attracted to the cathode in electrolysis.
- caters
-
verb (used with object),
to provide food and service for:
- catena
-
noun,
a chain or connected series, especially of extracts from the writings of the fathers of the Christian church.
- cenote
-
noun,
a deep natural well or sinkhole, especially in Central America, formed by the collapse of surface limestone that exposes ground water underneath, and sometimes used by the ancient Mayans for sacrificial offerings.
- Catano
-
noun,
a city in NE Puerto Rico, SW of San Juan.
- Serena
-
noun,
a female given name.
- censor
-
noun,
an official who examines books, plays, news reports, motion pictures, radio and television programs, letters, cablegrams, etc., for the purpose of suppressing parts deemed objectionable on moral, political, military, or other grounds.
- serine
-
noun,
a crystalline amino acid, HOCH 2 CH(NH 2)COOH, found in many proteins and obtained by the hydrolysis of sericin, the protein constituting silk gum. Symbol: S. Abbreviation: Ser;
- Castro
-
noun,
Cipriano [sip-ree-ah-noh;; Spanish see-pree-ah-naw] /ˌsɪp riˈɑ noʊ;; Spanish ˌsi priˈɑ nɔ/ (Show IPA), 1858?–1924, Venezuelan military and political leader: president 1901–08; exiled 1908.
- censer
-
noun,
a container, usually covered, in which incense is burned, especially during religious services; thurible.
- casita
-
noun,
a small crude dwelling forming part of a shantytown inhabited by Mexican laborers in the southwestern U.S.
- Caster
-
noun,
a person or thing that casts.
- ocrea
-
noun,
a sheathing part, as a pair of stipules united about a stem.
- trone
-
noun,
a large pair of scales, a spring balance, or other weighing device located in a town or marketplace to weigh goods and merchandise.
- onces
-
noun,
a single occasion; one time only:
- scena
-
noun,
an extended operatic vocal solo, usually including an aria and a recitative.
- tiers
-
noun,
one of a series of rows or ranks rising one behind or above another, as of seats in an amphitheater, boxes in a theater, guns in a man-of-war, or oars in an ancient galley.
- tinea
-
noun,
any of several skin diseases caused by fungi; ringworm.
- octan
-
noun,
an octan fever.
- octa-
-
- reset
-
noun,
an act or instance of setting again.
- tines
-
noun,
a sharp, projecting point or prong, as of a fork.
- Tinia
-
noun,
the chief god of the Etruscans, with powers similar to those of Zeus.
- trine
-
noun,
a set or group of three; triad.
- Tiran
-
noun,
Strait of, a navigable waterway between the N Red Sea and the Gulf of Aqaba.
- saice
-
noun,
syce.
- ocean
-
noun,
the vast body of salt water that covers almost three fourths of the earth's surface.
- tires
-
noun,
British Dialect. fatigue.
- TIROS
-
noun,
one of a series of satellites for transmitting television pictures of the earth's cloud cover.
- Saint
-
noun,
any of certain persons of exceptional holiness of life, formally recognized as such by the Christian Church, especially by canonization.
- sceat
-
noun,
a silver Anglo-Saxon coin of the 7th and 8th centuries, sometimes including an amount of gold.
- resin
-
noun,
any of a class of nonvolatile, solid or semisolid organic substances, as copal or mastic, that consist of amorphous mixtures of carboxylic acids and are obtained directly from certain plants as exudations or prepared by polymerization of simple molecules: used in medicine and in the making of varnishes and plastics.
- toise
-
noun,
an old French unit of length equivalent to 6.395 feet (1.949 meters).
- toner
-
noun,
a person or thing that tones.
- Trona
-
noun,
a monoclinic mineral, grayish or yellowish hydrous sodium carbonate and bicarbonate, Na 2 CO 3 ⋅NaHCO 3 ⋅2H 2 , occurring in dried or partly evaporated lake basins.
- Oates
-
noun,
Joyce Carol, born 1938, U.S. novelist and short-story writer.
- sero-
-
- ontic
-
adjective,
possessing the character of real rather than phenomenal existence; noumenal.
- onset
-
noun,
a beginning or start:
- Scone
-
noun,
a small, light, biscuitlike quick bread made of oatmeal, wheat flour, barley meal, or the like.
- scorn
-
noun,
open or unqualified contempt; disdain:
- since
-
adverb,
from then till now (often preceded by ever):
- terna
-
noun,
a list of three names submitted to the pope as recommended to fill a vacant bishopric or benefice.
- terne
-
noun,
terne metal.
- nears
-
- score
-
noun,
the record of points or strokes made by the competitors in a game or match.
- Terni
-
noun,
a city in central Italy.
- Seric
-
- terns
-
noun,
any of numerous aquatic birds of the subfamily Sterninae of the family Laridae, related to the gulls but usually having a more slender body and bill, smaller feet, a long, deeply forked tail, and a more graceful flight, especially those of the genus Sterna, as S. hirundo (common tern) of Eurasia and America, having white, black, and gray plumage.
- terr.
-
- Terra
-
noun,
earth; land.
- scion
-
noun,
a descendant.
- oater
-
noun,
a movie, television show, etc., about the frontier days of the U.S. West; western; horse opera.
- scent
-
noun,
a distinctive odor, especially when agreeable:
- Terri
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Theresa.
- scene
-
noun,
the place where some action or event occurs:
- Tsana
-
noun,
Lake. Tana, Lake.
- terse
-
adjective,
neatly or effectively concise; brief and pithy, as language.
- Orcas
-
noun,
the killer whale, Orcinus orca.
- tiara
-
noun,
a jeweled, ornamental coronet worn by women.
- orate
-
verb (used with or without object),
to deliver an oration; speak pompously; declaim.
- orant
-
noun,
a representation of a female figure, with outstretched arms and palms up in a gesture of prayer, in ancient and early Christian art.
- 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.
- orans
-
noun,
orant.
- tones
-
noun,
any sound considered with reference to its quality, pitch, strength, source, etc.:
- oaten
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or made of oats.
- tries
-
noun,
plural of try.
- Niort
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Deux-Sèvres, in W France.
- serin
-
noun,
a small finch, Serinus serinus, of Europe and northern Africa, closely related to the canary.
- Saone
-
noun,
a river flowing S from NE France to the Rhone. 270 miles (435 km) long.
- 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.
- nitre
-
noun,
niter.
- nitr-
-
- treas
-
- Sarto
-
noun,
Andrea del [ahn-drey-uh del;; Italian ahn-dre-ah del] /ɑnˈdreɪ ə dɛl;; Italian ɑnˈdrɛ ɑ dɛl/ (Show IPA), Andrea del Sarto.
- treen
-
noun,
treenware.
- Niter
-
noun,
potassium nitrate.
- Nisei
-
noun,
a person of Japanese descent, born and educated in the U.S. or Canada.
- niece
-
noun,
a daughter of a person's brother or sister.
- Seton
-
noun,
a thread or the like inserted beneath the skin to provide drainage or to guide subsequent passage of a tube.
- Satie
-
noun,
Erik Alfred Leslie [e-reek al-fred les-lee] /ɛˈrik alˈfrɛd lɛsˈli/ (Show IPA), 1866–1925, French composer.
- triac
-
noun,
a type of thyristor designed for electronic control of the current supplied to a circuit, used especially in dimmers for lighting systems.
- Saran
-
noun,
a thermoplastic copolymer of vinylidene chloride and usually small amounts of vinyl chloride or acrylonitrile: used as a fiber, for packaging, and for making acid-resistant pipe.
- trice
-
noun,
a very short time; an instant:
- trios
-
noun,
a musical composition for three voices or instruments.
- Satan
-
noun,
the chief evil spirit; the great adversary of humanity; the devil.
- restr
-
- sarc-
-
- Trier
-
noun,
a person or thing that tries or tests; tester.
- seti-
-
- nerts
-
interjection,
nuts (def 1).
- Santo
-
noun,
a carved figure of a saint, usually of wood, as from Puerto Rico, Mexico, or the southwestern U.S.
- scant
-
adverb,
Scot. and North England Dialect. scarcely; barely; hardly.
- tonia
-
- resit
-
noun,
a test or examination that is retaken.
- tonic
-
noun,
a medicine that invigorates or strengthens:
- notes
-
noun,
a brief record of something written down to assist the memory or for future reference.
- toran
-
noun,
(in Indian Buddhist and Hindu architecture) a gateway having two or three lintels between two posts.
- torcs
-
noun,
torque (def 4).
- trois
-
noun,
the number 3.
- TORES
-
noun,
a torus.
- toric
-
adjective,
noting or pertaining to a lens with a surface forming a portion of a torus, used for eyeglasses and contact lenses that correct astigmatism.
- sanit
-
- torii
-
noun,
(in Japan) a form of decorative gateway or portal, consisting of two upright wooden posts connected at the top by two horizontal crosspieces, commonly found at the entrance to Shinto temples.
- Norse
-
noun,
(used with a plural verb) the Norwegians, especially the ancient Norwegians.
- torse
-
noun,
a wreath of twisted silks of two alternating tinctures, usually a metal and a color, depicted supporting a crest or coronet, often upon a helmet.
- torsi
-
noun,
a plural of torso.
- noct-
-
- Tosca
-
noun,
an opera (1900) by Giacomo Puccini.
- Trace
-
noun,
a surviving mark, sign, or evidence of the former existence, influence, or action of some agent or event; vestige:
- noria
-
noun,
a device consisting of a series of buckets on a wheel, used in Spain and the East for raising water.
- noise
-
noun,
sound, especially of a loud, harsh, or confused kind:
- scat-
-
- Siena
-
noun,
a city in Tuscany, in central Italy, S of Florence: cathedral.
- Sarre
-
noun,
French name of Saar.
- Santa
-
noun,
Santa Claus.
- scart
-
verb (used with or without object),
to scratch, scrape, mark, or scar.
- train
-
noun,
Railroads. a self-propelled, connected group of rolling stock.
- scare
-
noun,
a sudden fright or alarm, especially with little or no reason.
- Scot.
-
- rinse
-
noun,
an act or instance of rinsing.
- terce
-
noun,
tierce (def 3).
- sito-
-
- Saree
-
noun,
sari.
- Recit
-
- Stern
-
noun,
the after part of a vessel (often opposed to stem).
- reni-
-
- Stoic
-
noun,
a member or adherent of the Stoic school of philosophy.
- Stone
-
noun,
the hard substance, formed of mineral matter, of which rocks consist.
- sneer
-
noun,
a look or expression of derision, scorn, or contempt.
- rente
-
noun,
revenue or income, or the instrument evidencing a right to such periodic receipts.
- reata
-
noun,
riata.
- store
-
noun,
an establishment where merchandise is sold, usually on a retail basis.
- snare
-
noun,
a device, often consisting of a noose, for capturing small game.
- rears
-
- reist
-
verb (used without object),
reest2 .
- stria
-
noun,
a slight or narrow furrow, ridge, stripe, or streak, especially one of a number in parallel arrangement:
- taces
-
noun,
tasset.
- tacos
-
noun,
Mexican Cookery. an often crisply fried tortilla folded over and filled, as with seasoned chopped meat, lettuce, tomatoes, and cheese.
- ricin
-
noun,
a white, poisonous, protein powder from the bean of the castor-oil plant.
- Taine
-
noun,
Hippolyte Adolphe [ee-paw-leet a-dawlf] /i pɔˈlit aˈdɔlf/ (Show IPA), 1828–93, French literary critic and historian.
- react
-
verb (used with object),
to act or perform again.
- ratos
-
noun,
rocket-assisted takeoff.
- Taino
-
noun,
a member of an extinct Arawakan Indian tribe of the West Indies.
- rices
-
noun,
the starchy seeds or grain of an annual marsh grass, Oryza sativa, cultivated in warm climates and used for food.
- tains
-
noun,
a thin tin plate.
- Taira
-
noun,
a member of a powerful family in Japan that ruled the country 1160–85.
- Tanis
-
noun,
an ancient city in Lower Egypt, in the Nile delta.
- snore
-
noun,
the act, instance, or sound of snoring.
- ster.
-
- roset
-
noun,
resin; rosin.
- Srta.
-
- SONAR
-
noun,
a method for detecting and locating objects submerged in water by echolocation.
- riots
-
noun,
a noisy, violent public disorder caused by a group or crowd of persons, as by a crowd protesting against another group, a government policy, etc., in the streets.
- riser
-
noun,
a person who rises, especially from bed:
- Sonia
-
noun,
a female given name, Russian form of Sophia.
- sonic
-
adjective,
of or relating to sound.
- reins
-
noun,
Often, reins. a leather strap, fastened to each end of the bit of a bridle, by which the rider or driver controls a horse or other animal by pulling so as to exert pressure on the bit.
- roans
-
noun,
a horse or other animal with a roan coat.
- roars
-
noun,
a loud, deep cry or howl, as of an animal or a person:
- Soter
-
noun,
Saint, pope a.d. 166?–175?.
- recta
-
noun,
a plural of rectum.
- rect.
-
- 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.
- Soane
-
noun,
Sir John, 1753–1837, English architect.
- senor
-
noun,
a Spanish term of address equivalent to sir or Mr., used alone or capitalized and prefixed to the name of a man. Abbreviation: Sr.
- stain
-
noun,
a discoloration produced by foreign matter having penetrated into or chemically reacted with a material; a spot not easily removed.
- stair
-
noun,
one of a flight or series of steps for going from one level to another, as in a building.
- roast
-
noun,
roasted meat or a piece of roasted meat, as a piece of beef or veal of a quantity and shape for slicing into more than one portion.
- stane
-
noun, adjective, adverb, verb (used with object),
stone.
- stare
-
noun,
a staring gaze; a fixed look with the eyes wide open:
- RECON
-
noun,
reconnaissance.
- Starr
-
noun,
Belle (Myra Belle Shirley) 1848–89, U.S. outlaw and folk hero.
- snort
-
noun,
the act or sound of snorting.
- Rieti
-
noun,
Vittorio [veet-taw-ryaw] /vitˈtɔ ryɔ/ (Show IPA), 1898–1994, U.S. composer, born in Italy.
- Steen
-
noun,
Jan [yahn] /yɑn/ (Show IPA), 1626–79, Dutch painter.
- steer
-
noun,
Informal. a suggestion about a course of action; tip:
- Stein
-
noun,
a mug, usually earthenware, especially for beer.
- ratio
-
noun,
the relation between two similar magnitudes with respect to the number of times the first contains the second:
- Tarai
-
noun,
Terai.
- reest
-
verb (used with object),
to cure, smoke, or dry (meat or fish).
- serai
-
noun,
(in Eastern countries) a caravansary.
- rents
-
noun,
a payment made periodically by a tenant to a landlord in return for the use of land, a building, an apartment, an office, or other property.
- racer
-
noun,
a person, animal, or thing that races or takes part in a race, as a racehorse, bicycle, yacht, etc.
- Ostia
-
noun,
a town in central Italy, SW of Rome: ruins from 4th century b.c.; site of ancient port of Rome.
- oste-
-
- osier
-
noun,
any of various willows, as the red osier, having tough, flexible twigs or branches that are used for wickerwork.
- senti
-
noun,
a monetary unit of Tanzania, the 100th part of a shilling; cent.
- 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.
- tenia
-
noun,
taenia.
- serac
-
noun,
a large irregularity of glacial ice, as a pinnacle found in glacial crevasses and formed by melting or movement of the ice.
- siree
-
noun,
sirree.
- teno-
-
- tenor
-
noun,
the course of thought or meaning that runs through something written or spoken; purport; drift.
- OSCAR
-
noun,
a word used in communications to represent the letter O.
- teens
-
noun,
Archaic. suffering; grief.
- Sino-
-
- Oscan
-
noun,
one of an ancient people of south-central Italy.
- scree
-
noun,
a steep mass of detritus on the side of a mountain.
- tense
-
noun,
a category of verbal inflection that serves chiefly to specify the time of the action or state expressed by the verb.
- rotas
-
noun,
Chiefly British.
a round or rotation of duties; a period of work or duty taken in rotation with others.
an agenda or circuit of sporting events, as a round of golf tournaments, played in different localities throughout the year.
- orris
-
noun,
an iris, Iris germanica florentina, having a fragrant rootstock.
- tera-
-
- Orrin
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Terai
-
noun,
a marshy lowland area in N India and S Nepal, between the Ganges and the foothills of the Himalayas.
- rotes
-
noun,
routine; a fixed, habitual, or mechanical course of procedure:
- ornis
-
noun,
an avifauna.
- ornes
-
noun,
a department in NW France. 2372 sq. mi. (6145 sq. km). Capital: Alençon.
- races
-
noun,
a contest of speed, as in running, riding, driving, or sailing.
- Siren
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. one of several sea nymphs, part woman and part bird, who lure mariners to destruction by their seductive singing.
- rates
-
noun,
the amount of a charge or payment with reference to some basis of calculation:
- taros
-
noun,
a stemless plant, Colocasia esculenta, of the arum family, cultivated in tropical regions, in the Pacific islands and elsewhere, for the edible tuber.
- tares
-
noun,
any of various vetches, especially Vicia sativa.
- rater
-
noun,
a person who makes rates or ratings.
- Tarne
-
noun,
(in the Iliad) Sardis.
- ratan
-
noun,
rattan.
- Seine
-
noun,
a fishing net that hangs vertically in the water, having floats at the upper edge and sinkers at the lower.
- rason
-
noun,
a long, loose, black gown with wide sleeves, worn by the clergy.
- tarns
-
noun,
a small mountain lake or pool, especially one in a cirque.
- rares
-
adjective,
coming or occurring far apart in time; unusual; uncommon:
- rants
-
noun,
ranting, extravagant, or violent declamation.
- ranis
-
noun,
ranee.
- ricer
-
noun,
an implement for ricing potatoes, squash, etc., by pressing them through small holes.
- Ranee
-
noun,
the wife of a rajah.
- Rosie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Rose.
- racon
-
noun,
radar beacon.
- sitar
-
noun,
a lute of India with a small, pear-shaped body and a long, broad, fretted neck.
- raise
-
noun,
an increase in amount, as of wages:
- Rains
-
noun,
water that is condensed from the aqueous vapor in the atmosphere and falls to earth in drops more than 1/50 inch (0.5 mm) in diameter.
Compare drizzle (def 6).
- sect.
-
- Siret
-
noun,
a river in SE Europe, flowing SE from the Carpathian Mountains in Ukraine, through E Romania to the Danube. 270 miles (435 km) long.
- rosin
-
noun,
Chemistry. the yellowish to amber, translucent, hard, brittle, fragmented resin left after distilling the oil of turpentine from the crude oleoresin of the pine: used chiefly in making varnishes, varnish and paint driers, printing inks, and for rubbing on the bows of such string instruments as the violin.
- riata
-
noun,
a lariat.
- raias
-
noun,
rayah.
- tears
-
- tease
-
noun,
a person who teases or annoys.
- riant
-
adjective,
laughing; smiling; cheerful.
- Teena
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Albertina, Bettina, or Christina.
- ition
-
- Saite
-
noun,
a native or citizen of Saïs.
- coria
-
noun,
plural of corium.
- Ester
-
noun,
a compound produced by the reaction between an acid and an alcohol with the elimination of a molecule of water, as ethyl acetate, C 4 H 8 O 2 , or dimethyl sulfate, C 2 H 6 SO 4 .
- Caren
-
noun,
a female given name.
- carat
-
noun,
a unit of weight in gemstones, 200 milligrams (about 3 grains of troy or avoirdupois weight). Abbreviation: c., ct.
- Caras
-
noun,
a female given name: from an Italian word meaning “dear one.”.
- cants
-
noun,
insincere, especially conventional expressions of enthusiasm for high ideals, goodness, or piety.
- canto
-
noun,
one of the main or larger divisions of a long poem.
- Cant.
-
- canst
-
noun,
a sealed container for food, beverages, etc., as of aluminum, sheet iron coated with tin, or other metal:
- caret
-
noun,
a mark (‸) made in written or printed matter to show the place where something is to be inserted.
- estoc
-
noun,
a thrusting sword of the 13th–17th centuries having a long, narrow blade of rectangular section.
- Canso
-
noun,
Cape, a cape in SE Canada, the NE extremity of Nova Scotia.
- 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.
- canes
-
noun,
a stick or short staff used to assist one in walking; walking stick.
- caner
-
noun,
a person who works with cane, especially one who produces canework for chairs.
- etnas
-
noun,
Mount, an active volcano in E Sicily. 10,758 feet (3280 meters).
- cares
-
noun,
a state of mind in which one is troubled; worry, anxiety, or concern:
- Caria
-
noun,
an ancient district in SW Asia Minor.
- Cairo
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Egypt, in the N part on the E bank of the Nile.
- carns
-
noun,
cairn.
- carts
-
noun,
a heavy two-wheeled vehicle, commonly without springs, drawn by mules, oxen, or the like, used for the conveyance of heavy goods.
- erect
-
adjective,
upright in position or posture:
- Carte
-
noun,
(italics) French. menu; bill of fare.
Compare à la carte.
- ERICA
-
noun,
any of numerous low-growing evergreen shrubs or small trees belonging to the genus Erica, of the heath family, including several species of heather.
- carse
-
noun,
bottom land.
- ERISA
-
noun,
Employee Retirement Income Security Act.
- carne
-
noun,
Marcel [mahr-sel;; French mar-sel] /mɑrˈsɛl;; French marˈsɛl/ (Show IPA), 1909–1996, French film director.
- Carie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Caroline.
- ernes
-
noun,
sea eagle.
- Ernie
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Ernest.
- Ernst
-
noun,
Max [maks;; German mahks] /mæks;; German mɑks/ (Show IPA), 1891–1976, German painter, in the U.S. 1941–49, in France 1949–76.
- erose
-
adjective,
uneven, as if gnawed away.
- erron
-
- Carin
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Canea
-
noun,
a seaport on and the capital of Crete, on the W part.
- cairn
-
noun,
a heap of stones set up as a landmark, monument, tombstone, etc.
- erase
-
verb (used with object),
to rub or scrape out, as letters or characters written, engraved, etc.; efface.
- init.
-
- asco-
-
- 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.
- incor
-
- incr.
-
- ASCII
-
noun,
a standard code, consisting of 128 7-bit combinations, for characters stored in a computer or to be transmitted between computers.
- inert
-
adjective,
having no inherent power of action, motion, or resistance (opposed to active):
- Artie
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Arthur.
- Inari
-
noun,
Lake, a lake in NE Finland. About 500 sq. mi. (1295 sq. km).
- inset
-
noun,
something inserted; insert.
- inst.
-
- arson
-
noun,
Law. the malicious burning of another's house or property, or in some statutes, the burning of one's own house or property, as to collect insurance.
- arris
-
noun,
a sharp ridge, as between adjoining channels of a Doric column.
- intr.
-
- Arras
-
noun,
a rich tapestry.
- ascon
-
noun,
a type of sponge having an oval shape and a thin body wall with pores leading directly into the spongocoel.
- 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.
- cains
-
noun,
Scot. and Irish English. rent paid in kind, especially a percentage of a farm crop.
- Astor
-
noun,
John Jacob, 1763–1848, U.S. capitalist and fur merchant.
- caine
-
noun,
(Sir Thomas Henry) Hall, 1853–1931, English novelist.
- atria
-
noun,
Architecture.
Also called cavaedium. the main or central room of an ancient Roman house, open to the sky at the center and usually having a pool for the collection of rain water.
a courtyard, flanked or surrounded by porticoes, in front of an early or medieval Christian church.
a skylit central court in a contemporary building or house.
- atone
-
verb (used with object),
to make amends for; expiate:
- ation
-
- IATSE
-
- astr.
-
- Aston
-
noun,
Francis William, 1877–1945, English physicist and chemist: Nobel Prize in Chemistry 1922.
- ASEAN
-
- Iceni
-
noun,
an ancient Celtic tribe of eastern England, whose queen, Boadicea, headed an insurrection against the Romans in a.d. 61.
- ician
-
- icons
-
- astir
-
adjective,
moving or stirring, especially with much activity or excitement:
- aster
-
noun,
any composite plant of the genus Aster, having rays varying from white or pink to blue around a yellow disk.
- Asine
-
noun,
an ancient town in S Greece, on the Gulf of Argolis.
- Asian
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Asia, or a person of Asian descent.
- Erato
-
noun,
the Muse of love poetry.
- 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.
- arose
-
verb,
simple past tense of arise.
- Const
-
- Croat
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Croatia; Croatian.
- crone
-
noun,
a withered, witchlike old woman.
- Corea
-
noun,
Armando Anthony [ahr-mahn-doh] /ɑrˈmɑn doʊ/ (Show IPA), ("Chick") born 1941, U.S. jazz pianist and composer.
- crore
-
noun,
(in India) the sum of ten million, especially of rupees; one hundred lacs.
- Conte
-
noun,
count2 .
- cont.
-
- Cons.
-
- crine
-
noun,
hair; head of hair.
- coirs
-
noun,
the prepared fiber of the husk of the coconut fruit, used in making rope, matting, etc.
- coins
-
noun,
a piece of metal stamped and issued by the authority of a government for use as money.
- Coats
-
noun,
an outer garment with sleeves, covering at least the upper part of the body:
- 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.
- coast
-
noun,
the land next to the sea; seashore:
- cites
-
noun,
citation (defs 7, 8).
- crit.
-
- cries
-
noun,
the act or sound of crying; any loud utterance or exclamation; a shout, scream, or wail.
- cires
-
noun,
a brilliant, highly glazed surface produced on fabrics by subjecting them to a wax, heat, and calendering treatment.
- corr.
-
- Crane
-
noun,
any large wading bird of the family Gruidae, characterized by long legs, bill, and neck and an elevated hind toe.
- cotes
-
noun,
a shelter, coop, or small shed for sheep, pigs, pigeons, etc.
- Costa
-
noun,
a rib or riblike part.
- 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.
- Corti
-
noun,
Alfonso [al-fon-soh;; Italian ahl-fawn-saw] /ælˈfɒn soʊ;; Italian ɑlˈfɔn sɔ/ (Show IPA), 1822–76, Italian anatomist.
- Corse
-
noun,
corpse.
- corns
-
noun,
Also called Indian corn; especially technical and British, maize. a tall cereal plant, Zea mays, cultivated in many varieties, having a jointed, solid stem and bearing the grain, seeds, or kernels on large ears.
- crier
-
noun,
a person who cries.
- Crees
-
noun,
a member of a North American Indian people of Ontario, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, and Montana.
- Creon
-
noun,
a king of Thebes, the brother of Jocasta and the uncle of Eteocles, Polynices, and Antigone.
- cores
-
- corer
-
noun,
a person or thing that cores.
- crest
-
noun,
the highest part of a hill or mountain range; summit.
- Crete
-
noun,
Formerly Candia. a Greek island in the Mediterranean, SE of mainland Greece. 3235 sq. mi. (8380 sq. km). Capital: Canea.
- Cirri
-
noun,
a plural of cirrus.
- cions
-
noun,
scion (def 2).
- 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.
- cease
-
noun,
cessation:
- CENTO
-
noun,
a piece of writing, especially a poem, composed wholly of quotations from the works of other authors.
- cent.
-
- cense
-
verb (used with object),
to burn incense near or in front of; perfume with incense.
- Cenis
-
noun,
Mont, a mountain pass between SE France and Italy, in the Alps. 6834 feet (2083 meters) high.
- enact
-
verb (used with object),
to make into an act or statute:
- enate
-
noun,
a person related on one's mother's side.
Compare agnate, cognate.
- Ceara
-
noun,
Fortaleza.
- ecto-
-
- Ensor
-
noun,
James, 1860–1949, Belgian painter.
- entia
-
noun,
plural of ens.
- ento-
-
- Cates
-
noun,
a choice food;delicacy; dainty.
- cater
-
verb (used with object),
to provide food and service for:
- cata-
-
- 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: ¢.
- econ.
-
- cines
-
noun,
a film; motion picture.
- cert.
-
- cine-
-
- 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.
- 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.
- cetes
-
noun,
a number of badgers together.
- Cesti
-
noun,
Marcantonio [mahr-kahn-taw-nyaw] /ˌmɑr kɑnˈtɔ nyɔ/ (Show IPA), 1623–69, Italian composer.
- cesta
-
noun,
a narrow, curved basket fitted on one end to a wooden handle with a glovelike compartment at the base, for catching and throwing the ball.
- earns
-
verb (used with object),
to gain or get in return for one's labor or service:
- ceras
-
noun,
(in prescriptions) wax.
- Cerro
-
noun,
a hill or peak.
- ceros
-
noun,
a large Atlantic and Gulf Coast mackerel game fish, Scomberomorus regalis.
- cero-
-
- eaten
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- Eaton
-
noun,
Theophilus, 1590–1658, English colonist and colonial administrator in America.
- ceria
-
noun,
a white-to-yellow, heavy powder, cerium dioxide, CeO 2 , usually derived from cerium nitrate by decomposition with heat: used chiefly in ceramics, glass polishing, and decolorizing.
- Ceres
-
noun,
a pre-Roman goddess of agriculture under whose name the Romans adopted the worship of the Greek goddess Demeter.
- Arran
-
noun,
an island in SW Scotland, in the Firth of Clyde. 166 sq. mi. (430 sq. km).
- crate
-
noun,
a slatted wooden box or framework for packing, shopping, or storing fruit, furniture, glassware, crockery, etc.
- Ionia
-
noun,
an ancient region on the W coast of Asia Minor and on adjacent islands in the Aegean: colonized by the ancient Greeks.
- aorta
-
noun,
the main trunk of the arterial system, conveying blood from the left ventricle of the heart to all of the body except the lungs.
- Irons
-
noun,
Jeremy (John) born 1948, English actor.
- anti-
-
- antic
-
noun,
Usually, antics.
a playful trick or prank; caper.
a grotesque, fantastic, or ludicrous gesture, act, or posture.
- irone
-
noun,
a colorless liquid of isomeric, unsaturated ketones, C 14 H 22 O, obtained from orris root: used in perfumery for its odor of violets.
- antis
-
noun,
a person who is opposed to a particular practice, party, policy, action, etc.
- antre
-
noun,
a cavern; cave.
- 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.
- actos
-
- Actor
-
noun,
a person who acts in stage plays, motion pictures, television broadcasts, etc.
- airts
-
noun,
a direction.
- ante-
-
- Irina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Irene
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. one of the Horae, the personification of peace.
- nacre
-
noun,
mother-of-pearl.
- Acton
-
noun,
a quilted garment worn under mail in the 13th and 14th centuries; gambeson.
- 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.
- naira
-
noun,
a paper money and monetary unit of Nigeria, equal to 100 kobo: replaced the pound in 1973.
- Arcas
-
noun,
a son of Zeus and Callisto, the ancestor of the Arcadians who was set among the stars with his mother as the Little Bear and the Great Bear respectively.
- acron
-
noun,
the unsegmented, preoral portion of the body of an arthropod.
- acro-
-
- irate
-
adjective,
angry; enraged:
- antes
-
noun,
Poker. a fixed but arbitrary stake put into the pot by each player before the deal.
- antas
-
noun,
a privately supported organization, chartered by Congress in 1935, for the encouragement and advancement of professional and nonprofessional theater.
- Iran.
-
- Aneto
-
noun,
Pi·co de [pee-kaw th e] /ˈpi kɔ ðɛ/ (Show IPA). Spanish name of Pic de Néthou.
- Aisne
-
noun,
a river in N France, flowing NW and W to the Oise. 175 miles (280 km) long.
- Isiac
-
adjective,
of or relating to Isis or the worship of Isis.
- Isere
-
noun,
a river in SE France, flowing from the Alps to the Rhone River. 150 miles (240 km) long.
- anat.
-
- Aetna
-
noun,
Mount. Etna, Mount.
- ancre
-
adjective,
having the end of each limb divided and carved outward like the flukes of an anchor; moline:
- anear
-
adverb, preposition,
near.
- Isaac
-
noun,
a son of Abraham and Sarah, and father of Jacob. Gen. 21:1–4.
- Aesir
-
noun,
the principal race of gods, led by Odin and living at Asgard.
- iters
-
noun,
a canal or passage.
- aero-
-
- aecia
-
noun,
the fruiting body of rust fungi, which bears chainlike or stalked spores.
- aerie
-
noun,
the nest of a bird of prey, as an eagle or a hawk.
- anis-
-
- anise
-
noun,
a Mediterranean plant, Pimpinella anisum, of the parsley family, having loose umbrels of small yellowish-white flowers that yield aniseed.
- Aeria
-
noun,
an area in the northern hemisphere of Mars.
- Anita
-
noun,
a female given name: Spanish form of Anna.
- aeri-
-
- anoas
-
noun,
a small forest buffalo, Bubalus (Anoa) depressicornis, of the island of Celebes, having a brown coat and straight, sharp-tipped horns: an endangered species.
- anoia
-
noun,
extreme mental deficiency.
- Ansar
-
noun,
the first inhabitants of Medina to accept Islam.
- 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.
- arces
-
noun,
a daughter of Thaumas and the sister of Iris and the Harpies. Zeus took away her wings when she aided the Titans in their war against him.
- istic
-
- Arion
-
noun,
flourished 7th century b.c, Greek poet: inventor of the dithyramb.
- acari
-
noun,
plural of acarus.
- arian
-
noun,
an adherent of Arianism.
- Nasca
-
adjective,
Nazca.
- Arete
-
noun,
the aggregate of qualities, as valor and virtue, making up good character.
- acet-
-
- arias
-
noun,
an air or melody.
- naso-
-
- Aaron
-
noun,
the older brother of Moses, usually regarded as the first high priest of the Hebrews. Ex. 28; 40:13–16.
- nares
-
plural noun,
the nostrils or the nasal passages.
- iotas
-
noun,
a very small quantity; jot; whit.
- Arica
-
noun,
a seaport in N Chile.
- narcs
-
noun,
a government agent or detective charged with the enforcement of laws restricting the use of narcotics.
- 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.
- acorn
-
noun,
the typically ovoid fruit or nut of an oak, enclosed at the base by a cupule.
- Aries
-
noun,
Astronomy. the Ram, a zodiacal constellation between Pisces and Taurus.
- Ionic
-
noun,
Prosody. an Ionic foot, verse, or meter.
- areo-
-
- Areca
-
noun,
any tropical Asian palm of the genus Areca, as the betel palm.
- nates
-
noun,
buttocks; rump.
- ARENA
-
noun,
the oval space in the center of a Roman amphitheater for gladiatorial combats or other performances.
- arise
-
verb (used without object),
to get up from sitting, lying, or kneeling; rise:
- aceae
-
- 30-30
-
- cose
-
verb (used without object),
coze.
- tRNA
-
- SARA
-
noun,
a member of a people of the Central African Republic.
- ARCS
-
noun,
Geometry. any unbroken part of the circumference of a circle or other curved line.
- tors
-
noun,
a rocky pinnacle; a peak of a bare or rocky mountain or hill.
- tron
-
- Trio
-
noun,
a musical composition for three voices or instruments.
- sane
-
noun,
a private nationwide organization in the U.S., established in 1957, that opposes nuclear testing and advocates international peace.
- Cost
-
noun,
the price paid to acquire, produce, accomplish, or maintain anything:
- aesc
-
noun,
ash2 (def 3).
- cet-
-
- Seen
-
verb,
past participle of see1 .
- Cort
-
- Torr
-
noun,
a unit of pressure, being the pressure necessary to support a column of mercury one millimeter high at 0°C and standard gravity, equal to 1333.2 microbars.
- seer
-
noun,
a person who sees; observer.
- Tori
-
noun,
plural of torus.
- cene
-
- Sera
-
noun,
a plural of serum.
- airt
-
noun,
a direction.
- sent
-
noun,
a coin of Estonia until the euro was adopted, the 100th part of a kroon.
- sain
-
verb (used with object),
to make the sign of the cross on, as for protection against evil influences.
- torc
-
noun,
torque (def 4).
- airs
-
noun,
a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- Tore
-
noun,
a torus.
- Aire
-
- cera
-
noun,
(in prescriptions) wax.
- aet.
-
- ains
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- 1080
-
- sene
-
noun,
a bronze coin and monetary unit of Western Samoa, the 100th part of a tala.
- Aiea
-
noun,
a town on S Oahu, in Hawaii.
- CerE
-
noun,
a fleshy, membranous covering of the base of the upper mandible of a bird, especially a bird of prey or a parrot, through which the nostrils open.
- torn
-
noun,
a drop of the saline, watery fluid continually secreted by the lacrimal glands between the surface of the eye and the eyelid, serving to moisten and lubricate these parts and keep them clear of foreign particles. Synonyms: teardrop.
- tsar
-
noun,
czar.
- Cote
-
noun,
a shelter, coop, or small shed for sheep, pigs, pigeons, etc.
- Cete
-
noun,
a number of badgers together.
- CERN
-
- Ceta
-
noun,
Comprehensive Employment and Training Act.
- Acre
-
noun,
a common measure of area: in the U.S. and U.K., 1 acre equals 4,840 square yards (4,047 square meters) or 0.405 hectare; 640 acres equals one square mile.
- sec.
-
- SCAN
-
noun,
an act or instance of scanning; close examination.
- cite
-
noun,
citation (defs 7, 8).
- 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.
- coat
-
noun,
an outer garment with sleeves, covering at least the upper part of the body:
- acr-
-
- coin
-
noun,
a piece of metal stamped and issued by the authority of a government for use as money.
- Acta
-
plural noun,
official records, as of acts, deeds, proceedings, transactions, or the like.
- scar
-
noun,
a mark left by a healed wound, sore, or burn.
- coir
-
noun,
the prepared fiber of the husk of the coconut fruit, used in making rope, matting, etc.
- Tree
-
noun,
a plant having a permanently woody main stem or trunk, ordinarily growing to a considerable height, and usually developing branches at some distance from the ground.
- cit.
-
- 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.
- Cora
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. Kore.
- 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.
- sati
-
noun,
a Hindu practice whereby a widow immolates herself on the funeral pyre of her husband: now abolished by law.
- Cor.
-
- Sat.
-
- sate
-
noun,
a Southeast Asian, especially Indonesian and Malaysian, dish of marinated, bite-size pieces of meat, skewered, barbecued, and usually served with a peanut-flavored dipping sauce.
- Acis
-
noun,
the lover of Galatea, killed by Polyphemus out of jealousy.
- cist
-
noun,
a box or chest, especially for sacred utensils.
- AAEE
-
- Cori
-
noun,
Carl Ferdinand, 1896–1984, and his wife, Gerty Theresa, 1896–1957, U.S. biochemists, born in Austria-Hungary: Nobel Prize in Medicine 1947.
- aer-
-
- CORN
-
noun,
Also called Indian corn; especially technical and British, maize. a tall cereal plant, Zea mays, cultivated in many varieties, having a jointed, solid stem and bearing the grain, seeds, or kernels on large ears.
- NCTE
-
- Ceto
-
- 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.
- sear
-
noun,
a mark or scar made by searing.
- Sean
-
noun,
a male given name, form of John.
- tri-
-
- ciao
-
interjection,
(used as a word of greeting or parting): hello; goodbye; so long; see you later.
- cis-
-
- 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.
- scr.
-
- cion
-
noun,
scion (def 2).
- ACTS
-
noun,
anything done, being done, or to be done; deed; performance:
- Sari
-
noun,
a garment worn by Hindu women, consisting of a long piece of cotton or silk wrapped around the body with one end draped over the head or over one shoulder.
- acea
-
- cir.
-
- cire
-
noun,
a brilliant, highly glazed surface produced on fabrics by subjecting them to a wax, heat, and calendering treatment.
- sci.
-
- Tiro
-
noun,
tyro.
- cen.
-
- atar
-
noun,
attar (def 1).
- Ares
-
noun,
the ancient Greek god of war, a son of Zeus and Hera, identified by the Romans with Mars.
- taco
-
noun,
Mexican Cookery. an often crisply fried tortilla folded over and filled, as with seasoned chopped meat, lettuce, tomatoes, and cheese.
- ter.
-
- Tace
-
noun,
tasset.
- Asir
-
noun,
a district in SW Saudi Arabia.
- str.
-
- Asti
-
noun,
a city in the Piedmont region of Italy, S of Turin: center of wine-producing region.
- stoa
-
noun,
Greek Architecture. a portico, usually a detached portico of considerable length, that is used as a promenade or meeting place.
- area
-
noun,
any particular extent of space or surface; part:
- Stir
-
noun,
the act of stirring or moving.
- ARCO
-
adverb,
(of the performance of a passage for stringed instruments) with the bow.
- Aten
-
noun,
Aton.
- tain
-
noun,
a thin tin plate.
- ates
-
- atic
-
- Arce
-
noun,
a daughter of Thaumas and the sister of Iris and the Harpies. Zeus took away her wings when she aided the Titans in their war against him.
- crat
-
- tern
-
noun,
any of numerous aquatic birds of the subfamily Sterninae of the family Laridae, related to the gulls but usually having a more slender body and bill, smaller feet, a long, deeply forked tail, and a more graceful flight, especially those of the genus Sterna, as S. hirundo (common tern) of Eurasia and America, having white, black, and gray plumage.
- ator
-
- Ste.
-
- arca
-
noun,
a chest for valuables, used in medieval Spain and Italy.
- Star
-
noun,
any of the heavenly bodies, except the moon, appearing as fixed luminous points in the sky at night.
- Stan
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Stanley.
- Sra.
-
- Asia
-
noun,
a continent bounded by Europe and the Arctic, Pacific, and Indian oceans. About 16,000,000 sq. mi. (41,440,000 sq. km).
- Aser
-
noun,
Asher (def 1).
- Cain
-
noun,
Scot. and Irish English. rent paid in kind, especially a percentage of a farm crop.
- Taro
-
noun,
a stemless plant, Colocasia esculenta, of the arum family, cultivated in tropical regions, in the Pacific islands and elsewhere, for the edible tuber.
- 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.
- teen
-
noun,
Archaic. suffering; grief.
- Aron
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Arno
-
noun,
Peter (Curtis Arnoux Peters) 1904–68, U.S. cartoonist and author.
- arse
-
noun,
ass2 (defs 1, 2).
- tars
-
noun,
any of various dark-colored viscid products obtained by the destructive distillation of certain organic substances, as coal or wood.
- Tees
-
noun,
a river in N England, flowing E along the boundary between Durham and Yorkshire to the North Sea. 70 miles (113 km) long.
- ten.
-
- Tena
-
noun,
Koyukon.
- art.
-
- Arne
-
noun,
Thomas Augustine, 1710–78, English composer of operas and songs.
- Asat
-
noun,
(in Vedic mythology) the realm of nonexistence, populated by demons.
Compare sat2 (def 1).
- asea
-
adjective, adverb,
to or toward the sea; seaward.
- Tarn
-
noun,
a small mountain lake or pool, especially one in a cirque.
- asc-
-
- ARIS
-
- Tare
-
noun,
any of various vetches, especially Vicia sativa.
- asci
-
noun,
plural of ascus.
- Tara
-
noun,
a village in the NE Republic of Ireland, NW of Dublin: home of the ancient Irish kings (Hill of Tara)
- Taos
-
noun,
a Tanoan language spoken in two villages in New Mexico.
- tans
-
noun,
the brown color imparted to the skin by exposure to the sun or open air.
- Aria
-
noun,
an air or melody.
- tens
-
noun,
a self-operated portable device used to treat chronic pain by sending electrical impulses through electrodes placed over the painful area.
- Tane
-
noun,
a Polynesian god of fertility.
- Tana
-
noun,
thana.
- sort
-
noun,
a particular kind, species, variety, class, or group, distinguished by a common character or nature:
- sori
-
noun,
plural of sorus.
- Sere
-
noun,
the series of stages in an ecological succession.
- ance
-
- sice
-
noun,
syce.
- anes
-
adverb,
once.
- Sian
-
noun,
Older Spelling. Xian.
- Carr
-
noun,
John Dickson, 1906–77, U.S. mystery writer.
- CART
-
noun,
a heavy two-wheeled vehicle, commonly without springs, drawn by mules, oxen, or the like, used for the conveyance of heavy goods.
- tion
-
- Seta
-
noun,
a stiff hair; bristle or bristlelike part.
- tire
-
noun,
British Dialect. fatigue.
- Sert
-
noun,
José María [haw-se mah-ree-ah] /hɔˈsɛ mɑˈri ɑ/ (Show IPA), 1876–1945, Spanish painter.
- arr.
-
- Casa
-
noun,
a house.
- CASE
-
noun,
an instance of the occurrence, existence, etc., of something:
- TINA
-
noun,
a female given name.
- cast
-
noun,
act of casting or throwing.
- toea
-
noun,
a bronze coin and monetary unit of Papua New Guinea, the 100th part of a kina.
- cat.
-
- Cate
-
noun,
a choice food;delicacy; dainty.
- Anas
-
- 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.
- aits
-
noun,
a small island, especially in a river.
- tone
-
noun,
any sound considered with reference to its quality, pitch, strength, source, etc.:
- AISI
-
- Seri
-
noun,
a member of an American Indian people of western Sonora state, Mexico, on the Gulf of California.
- Toni
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Antoinette or Antonia.
- cees
-
noun,
the letter C.
- Tine
-
noun,
a sharp, projecting point or prong, as of a fork.
- Sina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- sore
-
noun,
a sore spot or place on the body.
- site
-
noun,
the position or location of a town, building, etc., especially as to its environment:
- sora
-
noun,
a small, short-billed rail, Porzana carolina, of marshy areas of North America.
- Aras
-
noun,
Also, Araks. Ancient Araxes. a river in SW Asia, flowing from E Turkey along part of the boundary between NW Iran and Armenia and Azerbaijan into the Kura River. About 660 miles (1065 km) long.
- Soni
-
- 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.
- Can.
-
- Cana
-
noun,
an ancient town in N Israel, in Galilee: scene of Jesus' first miracle. John 2:1, 11.
- SOAR
-
noun,
an act or instance of soaring.
- cane
-
noun,
a stick or short staff used to assist one in walking; walking stick.
- snot
-
noun,
Vulgar. mucus from the nose.
- snit
-
noun,
an agitated or irritated state.
- ANTA
-
noun,
a privately supported organization, chartered by Congress in 1935, for the encouragement and advancement of professional and nonprofessional theater.
- ant.
-
- Carn
-
noun,
cairn.
- SITA
-
noun,
(in the Ramayana) the wife of Ramachandra, abducted by Ravana and later rescued.
- Cara
-
noun,
a female given name: from an Italian word meaning “dear one.”.
- ANSI
-
- CARE
-
noun,
a state of mind in which one is troubled; worry, anxiety, or concern:
- ansa
-
noun,
Archaeology. a looped handle, especially of a vase.
- sire
-
noun,
the male parent of a quadruped.
- Sion
-
noun,
a town in and the capital of Valais, in SW Switzerland.
- 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.
- tics
-
noun,
Pathology.
a sudden, spasmodic, painless, involuntary muscular contraction, as of the face.
tic douloureux.
- anoa
-
noun,
a small forest buffalo, Bubalus (Anoa) depressicornis, of the island of Celebes, having a brown coat and straight, sharp-tipped horns: an endangered species.
- tier
-
noun,
one of a series of rows or ranks rising one behind or above another, as of seats in an amphitheater, boxes in a theater, guns in a man-of-war, or oars in an ancient galley.
- ano-
-
- 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.
- NCAA
-
- ins.
-
- esne
-
noun,
(in Anglo-Saxon England) a member of the lowest class; laborer.
- 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.
- Eros
-
noun,
the ancient Greek god of love, identified by the Romans with Cupid.
- errs
-
verb (used without object),
to go astray in thought or belief; be mistaken; be incorrect.
- not-
-
- Erse
-
noun,
Gaelic, especially Scottish Gaelic.
- erst
-
adverb,
before the present time; formerly.
- nota
-
noun,
a dorsal plate or sclerite of the thorax of an insect.
- note
-
noun,
a brief record of something written down to assist the memory or for future reference.
- Isar
-
noun,
a river in central Europe, flowing NE from W Austria through S Germany to the Danube River. 215 miles (345 km) long.
- Isai
-
noun,
Jesse.
- eso-
-
- Erna
-
noun,
a female given name: from an Old English word meaning “eagle.”.
- est.
-
- nots
-
noun,
a Boolean operator that returns a positive result if its operand is negative and a negative result if its operand is positive.
- Este
-
noun,
a city in NE Italy: medieval fortress; ancient Roman ruins.
- RATO
-
noun,
rocket-assisted takeoff.
- ETAS
-
noun,
the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
- etc.
-
- etic
-
adjective,
pertaining to or being the raw data of a language or other area of behavior, without considering the data as significant units functioning within a system.
- Etna
-
noun,
Mount, an active volcano in E Sicily. 10,758 feet (3280 meters).
- NTIA
-
- rate
-
noun,
the amount of a charge or payment with reference to some basis of calculation:
- Erne
-
noun,
sea eagle.
- recs
-
noun,
recreation.
- rase
-
verb (used with object),
raze.
- rent
-
noun,
a payment made periodically by a tenant to a landlord in return for the use of land, a building, an apartment, an office, or other property.
- noes
-
noun,
an utterance of the word “no.”.
- noir
-
adjective,
black; noting the black numbers in roulette.
- enc.
-
- ence
-
- Nor.
-
- Enos
-
noun,
the son of Seth. Gen. 5:6.
- Ens.
-
- Nora
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Honora.
- nori
-
noun,
a seaweed having a mildly sweet, salty taste, usually dried, used in Japanese cookery mainly as a wrap for sushi.
- eons
-
noun,
an indefinitely long period of time; age.
- Reno
-
noun,
Informal. a renovation, as of a building or room.
- Eris
-
noun,
the ancient Greek goddess of discord and the sister of Ares: identified with the Roman goddess Discordia.
- Rena
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Marina.
- reit
-
noun,
real-estate investment trust.
- Reis
-
plural noun,
a former money of account of Portugal and Brazil.
- iso-
-
- Rein
-
noun,
Often, reins. a leather strap, fastened to each end of the bit of a bridle, by which the rider or driver controls a horse or other animal by pulling so as to exert pressure on the bit.
- Rees
-
noun,
reeve3 .
- Isin
-
noun,
an ancient Sumerian city in S Iraq: archaeological site.
- Eric
-
noun,
Eric the Red.
- Erie
-
noun,
Lake, a lake between the NE central United States and SE central Canada: the southernmost lake of the Great Lakes; Commodore Perry's defeat of the British in 1813. 239 miles (385 km) long; 9940 sq. mi. (25,745 sq. km).
- Erin
-
noun,
Literary. Ireland.
- int.
-
- Eton
-
noun,
a town in Berkshire, in S England, on the Thames River, W of London: the site of Eton College.
- rasa
-
noun,
(in Hindu aesthetics) flavor, sentiment, or emotion: regarded as one of the fundamental qualities of classical music, dance, and poetry.
- EEOC
-
- inae
-
- once
-
noun,
a single occasion; one time only:
- IOTA
-
noun,
a very small quantity; jot; whit.
- Ont.
-
- Oran
-
noun,
a seaport in NW Algeria.
- 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 = .
- oras
-
noun,
plural of os2 .
- Otis
-
noun,
Elisha Graves, 1811–61, U.S. inventor.
- otic
-
adjective,
of or relating to the ear; auricular.
- Iona
-
noun,
an island in the Hebrides, off the W coast of Scotland: center of early Celtic Christianity.
- Orca
-
noun,
the killer whale, Orcinus orca.
- Inc.
-
- RACE
-
noun,
a contest of speed, as in running, riding, driving, or sailing.
- 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.
- Osee
-
noun,
Hosea.
- osar
-
noun,
plural of os3 .
- orts
-
noun,
Usually, orts. a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
- orcs
-
noun,
any of several cetaceans, as a grampus.
- orra
-
adjective,
not regular or scheduled; odd:
- INRI
-
- 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.
- Orne
-
noun,
a department in NW France. 2372 sq. mi. (6145 sq. km). Capital: Alençon.
- inro
-
noun,
a small lacquer box with compartments for medicines, cosmetics, etc., worn on the waist sash of the traditional Japanese costume.
- Onas
-
noun,
a member of a people of Tierra del Fuego.
- Saco
-
noun,
a city in SW Maine.
- RARE
-
adjective,
coming or occurring far apart in time; unusual; uncommon:
- Ire.
-
- oast
-
noun,
a kiln for drying hops or malt.
- rant
-
noun,
ranting, extravagant, or violent declamation.
- Rani
-
noun,
ranee.
- Irra
-
noun,
the Akkadian god of pestilence.
- OATS
-
noun,
a cereal grass, Avena sativa, cultivated for its edible seed.
- iron
-
noun,
Chemistry. a ductile, malleable, silver-white metallic element, scarcely known in a pure condition, but much used in its crude or impure carbon-containing forms for making tools, implements, machinery, etc. Symbol: Fe; atomic weight: 55.847; atomic number: 26; specific gravity: 7.86 at 20°C.
Compare cast iron, pig iron, steel, wrought iron.
- ocas
-
noun,
a wood sorrel, Oxalis tuberosa, of the Andes, cultivated in South America for its edible tubers.
- Iris
-
noun,
Anatomy. the contractile, circular diaphragm forming the colored portion of the eye and containing a circular opening, the pupil, in its center.
- IAEA
-
- Oct.
-
- iana
-
- Oita
-
noun,
a seaport on NE Kyushu, in S Japan.
- IRAS
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- Iasi
-
noun,
Romanian name of Jassy.
- Rais
-
noun,
Gilles de, Retz, Gilles de Laval, Baron de.
- IATA
-
- OEEC
-
- rain
-
noun,
water that is condensed from the aqueous vapor in the atmosphere and falls to earth in drops more than 1/50 inch (0.5 mm) in diameter.
Compare drizzle (def 6).
- ICAO
-
- Raia
-
noun,
rayah.
- Ice.
-
- 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.
- ices
-
noun,
the solid form of water, produced by freezing; frozen water.
- Eire
-
noun,
the Irish name of Ireland.
- nos-
-
- Nara
-
noun,
a city on S Honshu, in central Japan: chief Buddhist center of ancient Japan; first capital of Japan a.d. 710–84.
- Cree
-
noun,
a member of a North American Indian people of Ontario, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, and Montana.
- RITA
-
noun,
the Vedic concept of cosmic and social order.
- rit.
-
- Naos
-
noun,
a temple.
- Rise
-
noun,
an act or instance of rising.
- RISC
-
noun,
reduced instruction set computer: a computer whose central processing unit recognizes a relatively small number of instructions, which it can execute very rapidly.
- ctr.
-
- riot
-
noun,
a noisy, violent public disorder caused by a group or crowd of persons, as by a crowd protesting against another group, a government policy, etc., in the streets.
- cts.
-
- rote
-
noun,
routine; a fixed, habitual, or mechanical course of procedure:
- Roti
-
noun,
roast.
- Rina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Nair
-
noun,
a group of Hindu castes in the Kerala region of India.
- Neri
-
noun,
Saint Philip (Filippo Neri) 1515–95, Italian priest: founder of Congregation of the Oratory.
- Riis
-
noun,
Jacob August, 1849–1914, U.S. journalist and social reformer, born in Denmark.
- RIIA
-
- Nier
-
noun,
Alfred Otto Carl, 1911–1994, U.S. physicist.
- Rico
-
noun,
Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act: a U.S. law, enacted in 1970, allowing victims of organized crime to sue those responsible for punitive damages.
- rite
-
noun,
a formal or ceremonial act or procedure prescribed or customary in religious or other solemn use:
- ROTC
-
noun,
a body of students at some colleges and universities who are given training toward becoming officers in the armed forces. Abbreviation: ROTC, R.O.T.C.
- NIRA
-
- RONA
-
- Roca
-
noun,
Cape, a cape in W Portugal, near Lisbon: the western extremity of continental Europe.
- rocs
-
noun,
a bird of enormous size and strength.
- NASA
-
noun,
National Aeronautics and Space Administration.
- 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.
- Nasi
-
noun,
the head or president of the Sanhedrin.
- neo-
-
- narc
-
noun,
a government agent or detective charged with the enforcement of laws restricting the use of narcotics.
- rort
-
noun,
a rowdy, usually drunken party.
- Cres
-
- roar
-
noun,
a loud, deep cry or howl, as of an animal or a person:
- Rosa
-
noun,
Salvator [sahl-vah-tawr] /ˈsɑl vɑˌtɔr/ (Show IPA), 1615–73, Italian painter and poet.
- roan
-
noun,
a horse or other animal with a roan coat.
- RNAS
-
- NICE
-
noun,
a port in and the capital of Alpes-Maritimes, in SE France, on the Mediterranean: resort.
- ROSE
-
noun,
any of the wild or cultivated, usually prickly-stemmed, pinnate-leaved, showy-flowered shrubs of the genus Rosa.
Compare rose family.
- Nast
-
noun,
Thomas, 1840–1902, U.S. illustrator and cartoonist.
- Rota
-
noun,
Chiefly British.
a round or rotation of duties; a period of work or duty taken in rotation with others.
an agenda or circuit of sporting events, as a round of golf tournaments, played in different localities throughout the year.
- NACA
-
- ROTS
-
noun,
the process of rotting.
- 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.
- NOAA
-
- EARN
-
verb (used with object),
to gain or get in return for one's labor or service:
- ears
-
noun,
the organ of hearing and equilibrium in vertebrates, in humans consisting of an external ear that gathers sound vibrations, a middle ear in which the vibrations resonate against the tympanic membrane, and a fluid-filled internal ear that maintains balance and that conducts the tympanic vibrations to the auditory nerve, which transmits them as impulses to the brain.
- itis
-
- ease
-
noun,
freedom from labor, pain, or physical annoyance; tranquil rest; comfort:
- iter
-
noun,
a canal or passage.
- nits
-
noun,
the egg of a parasitic insect, especially of a louse, often attached to a hair or a fiber of clothing.
- rete
-
noun,
a pierced plate on an astrolabe, having projections whose points correspond to the fixed stars.
- NATS
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Nathan or Nathaniel.
- eats
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- 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.
- eco-
-
- ect-
-
- Saar
-
noun,
Also called Saar Basin. a coal-producing region in W Germany, in the Saar River valley: governed by the League of Nations 1919–35; returned to Germany 1935 as a result of a plebiscite; under French economic control following World War II until 1956.
- rest
-
noun,
the refreshing quiet or repose of sleep:
- rets
-
verb (used with object),
to soak in water or expose to moisture, as flax or hemp, to facilitate the removal of the fiber from the woody tissue by partial rotting.
- East
-
noun,
a cardinal point of the compass, 90° to the right of north. Abbreviation: E.
- Rice
-
noun,
the starchy seeds or grain of an annual marsh grass, Oryza sativa, cultivated in warm climates and used for food.
- Nero
-
noun,
(Lucius Domitius Ahenobarbus) (“Nero Claudius Caesar Drusus Germanicus”) a.d. 37–68, emperor of Rome 54–68, known for his cruelty and depravity.
- RIAS
-
noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- neat
-
noun,
an animal of the genus Bos; a bovine, as a cow or ox.
- 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):
- tee
-
noun,
the letter T or t.
- Nee
-
adjective,
born (placed after the name of a married woman to introduce her maiden name):
- ACE
-
noun,
a playing card or die marked with or having the value indicated by a single spot:
- OIr
-
- oic
-
- ac-
-
- OES
-
noun,
the fifteenth letter of the English alphabet, a vowel.
- ARS
-
- NEA
-
- ARE
-
noun,
a measure of surface area; 1 are is equal to1/100 (0.01) of a hectare (100 square meters or 119.6 square yards). Abbreviation: a.
- Ore
-
noun,
a metal-bearing mineral or rock, or a native metal, that can be mined at a profit.
- ne-
-
- NEC
-
- TEC
-
noun,
detective.
- TSE
-
- orc
-
noun,
any of several cetaceans, as a grampus.
- TSI
-
- AAE
-
- OIt
-
- ior
-
- AAS
-
noun,
basaltic lava having a rough surface.
- ONI
-
- ons
-
- 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.
- ONR
-
- Ora
-
noun,
plural of os2 .
- Ar.
-
- TCS
-
- Tro
-
- IOC
-
- IOT
-
- 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.
- Nat
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Nathan or Nathaniel.
- one
-
noun,
the first and lowest whole number, being a cardinal number; unity.
- Ir.
-
- TCA
-
- an.
-
- 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 = .
- ONA
-
noun,
a member of a people of Tierra del Fuego.
- Aar
-
- AIA
-
- AIR
-
noun,
a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- IRC
-
- tr.
-
- ISA
-
- nae
-
adverb,
no1 ; not.
- ane
-
adjective, noun, pronoun,
one.
- ise
-
- ae.
-
- AEA
-
- AEC
-
- ANC
-
- NAA
-
- nit
-
noun,
the egg of a parasitic insect, especially of a louse, often attached to a hair or a fiber of clothing.
- NCO
-
- toe
-
noun,
one of the terminal digits of the human foot.
- tra
-
- AES
-
noun,
any of various early forms of bronze or copper money used in ancient Rome.
Compare as2 (def 1).
- nr.
-
- ITO
-
noun,
Prince Hirobumi [hee-raw-boo-mee] /ˈhi rɔˈbu mi/ (Show IPA), 1841–1909, Japanese statesman.
- 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.
- ISR
-
- ait
-
noun,
a small island, especially in a river.
- ist
-
- AIC
-
- NOC
-
- 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.
- Tor
-
noun,
a rocky pinnacle; a peak of a bare or rocky mountain or hill.
- ite
-
- ITA
-
- ITC
-
- ANI
-
noun,
any of several black, tropical American cuckoos of the genus Crotophaga, having a compressed, bladelike bill.
- NRA
-
- NES
-
- OAT
-
noun,
a cereal grass, Avena sativa, cultivated for its edible seed.
- OCS
-
- ARC
-
noun,
Geometry. any unbroken part of the circumference of a circle or other curved line.
- OCR
-
- ARA
-
noun,
the Altar, a southern constellation between Triangulum Australe and Scorpius.
- aor
-
- IRO
-
- AOA
-
- 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:
- Oca
-
noun,
a wood sorrel, Oxalis tuberosa, of the Andes, cultivated in South America for its edible tubers.
- NIA
-
- IRS
-
- Is.
-
noun,
(used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
- NIC
-
noun,
a newly industrialized/industrializing country:
- Noe
-
noun,
Noah (def 1).
- 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.
- OAS
-
- oar
-
noun,
a long shaft with a broad blade at one end, used as a lever for rowing or otherwise propelling or steering a boat.
- TES
-
noun,
ti1 .
- ACS
-
- ACT
-
noun,
anything done, being done, or to be done; deed; performance:
- TIA
-
- ans
-
noun,
the Sumerian god of heaven: the counterpart of the Akkadian Anu.
- OTC
-
- TIC
-
noun,
Pathology.
a sudden, spasmodic, painless, involuntary muscular contraction, as of the face.
tic douloureux.
- OSA
-
- Oc.
-
- NSC
-
- NSA
-
- NRC
-
- SAE
-
- ina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- ASA
-
noun,
a king of Judah, 913?–873? b.c. I Kings 15:8–24.
- ECA
-
- EIS
-
- SER
-
noun,
a unit of weight in India, varying in value but usually 1/40 of a maund: the government ser is divided into 80 tolas of 180 English grains and equals nearly 2 pounds 1 ounce avoirdupois (950 grams).
- eir
-
- EEO
-
- EEC
-
- CEO
-
- ret
-
verb (used with object),
to soak in water or expose to moisture, as flax or hemp, to facilitate the removal of the fiber from the woody tissue by partial rotting.
- SEN
-
noun,
a money of account of Japan, the 100th part of a yen, now used only in certain quotations, as on foreign exchange.
- ene
-
- ec-
-
- SEI
-
noun,
sei whale.
- eat
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- See
-
noun,
the seat, center of authority, office, or jurisdiction of a bishop.
- EAS
-
noun,
the Akkadian god of wisdom, the son of Apsu and father of Marduk: the counterpart of Enki.
- ear
-
noun,
the organ of hearing and equilibrium in vertebrates, in humans consisting of an external ear that gathers sound vibrations, a middle ear in which the vibrations resonate against the tympanic membrane, and a fluid-filled internal ear that maintains balance and that conducts the tympanic vibrations to the auditory nerve, which transmits them as impulses to the brain.
- Ria
-
noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- ean
-
- en-
-
- cee
-
noun,
the letter C.
- ea.
-
- Sin
-
noun,
transgression of divine law:
- SIR
-
noun,
a respectful or formal term of address used to a man:
- ESA
-
- REC
-
noun,
recreation.
- ERT
-
- ERS
-
noun,
ervil.
- err
-
verb (used without object),
to go astray in thought or belief; be mistaken; be incorrect.
- Orr
-
noun,
Sir John Boyd, Boyd Orr, Sir John.
- 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).
- res
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noun,
an object or thing; matter.
- Ree
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noun,
reeve3 .
- ERE
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preposition, conjunction,
before.
- CAS
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verb (used with or without object),
to call, as to call an animal toward one; urge forward by calling.
- ERA
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noun,
a period of time marked by distinctive character, events, etc.:
- EOS
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noun,
the ancient Greek goddess of the dawn, identified by the Romans with Aurora.
- eon
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noun,
an indefinitely long period of time; age.
- EOE
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- CEA
-
- EAA
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- ETA
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noun,
the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
- ese
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- rt.
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- CRT
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- CRS
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- ROT
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noun,
the process of rotting.
- Rs.
-
- RSA
-
- RSE
-
- SAR
-
- COS
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noun,
romaine.
- CSO
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- rte
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- RTS
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- COT
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noun,
a light portable bed, especially one of canvas on a folding frame.
- So.
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- SRO
-
- SAA
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- San
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noun,
a member of a nomadic aboriginal people of southern Africa.
- SAC
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noun,
a baglike structure in an animal, plant, or fungus, as one containing fluid.
- CSA
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- ROI
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- eo-
-
- CNO
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- CIA
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- sea
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noun,
the salt waters that cover the greater part of the earth's surface.
- se-
-
- CIE
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- rin
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noun,
a money of account of Japan, the thousandth part of a yen or the tenth part of a sen.
- ctn
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plural,
carton.
- RNA
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- CNS
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- ROE
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noun,
the mass of eggs, or spawn, within the ovarian membrane of the female fish.
- RNR
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- ROA
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- cte
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- CTA
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- CST
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- sc.
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- CSR
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- ROC
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noun,
a bird of enormous size and strength.
- Esc
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- TSR
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noun,
a computer program with any of several ancillary functions, usually held resident in RAM for instant activation while one is using another program.
- ESR
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- ase
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- cr.
-
- Co.
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- CIO
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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.
- ot-
-
- ca.
-
- OTA
-
- Tan
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noun,
the brown color imparted to the skin by exposure to the sun or open air.
- ian
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noun,
a male given name, Scottish form of John.
- ATS
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noun,
a money of account of Laos, the 100th part of a kip.
- RAN
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noun,
a sea goddess who drags down ships and drowns sailors: the wife of Aegir.
- IAS
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- CAR
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noun,
an automobile.
- ICA
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noun,
Portuguese name of Putumayo.
- ATC
-
- ATA
-
- Sta
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- ast
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- TAE
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preposition,
to.
- ASN
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- Aso
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noun,
Mount, a volcanic mountain in Japan, in central Kyushu, noted for its vast caldera. 5223 feet (1593 meters).
- ASR
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- Tai
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noun,
any of several sparoid fishes of the Pacific Ocean, as Pagrus major (red tai) a food fish of Japan.
- OTS
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- in.
-
- at.
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- ier
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- STI
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- Rae
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noun,
John, 1813–93, Scottish surgeon and Arctic explorer.
- ASI
-
- Rai
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noun,
a style of Algerian popular music played on electric guitar, synthesizer, and percussion instruments.
- ote
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- RCS
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- TAO
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noun,
(in philosophical Taoism) that in virtue of which all things happen or exist.
- St.
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- ose
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- SIT
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verb,
(in prescriptions) may it be.
- REA
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- RCT
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- RCN
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- RCA
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- ine
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- ORT
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noun,
Usually, orts. a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
- ETO
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- ETR
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- TAR
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noun,
any of various dark-colored viscid products obtained by the destructive distillation of certain organic substances, as coal or wood.
- SOC
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noun,
sociology or a class or course in sociology.
- rat
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noun,
any of several long-tailed rodents of the family Muridae, of the genus Rattus and related genera, distinguished from the mouse by being larger.
- Son
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noun,
a male child or person in relation to his parents.
- cs.
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- ETS
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- RAS
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noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- io-
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- SRI
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noun,
a Hindu title of address prefixed to the name of a deity, holy person, etc.
- Ia.
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- Sr.
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- ct.
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- CAA
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- sot
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noun,
a drunkard.
- CAI
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- ics
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- IRA
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noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- Re.
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- S.
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- TC
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- AI
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noun,
a three-toed sloth, Bradypus tridactylus, inhabiting forests of southern Venezuela, the Guianas, and northern Brazil, having a diet apparently restricted to the leaves of the trumpet-tree, and sounding a high-pitched cry when disturbed.
- AO
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- A.
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noun,
Agnolo (di Cosimo di Mariano) [ah-nyaw-law dee kaw-zee-maw dee mah-ryah-naw] /ˈɑ nyɔ lɔ di ˈkɔ zi mɔ di mɑˈryɑ nɔ/ (Show IPA), 1502–72, Italian painter.
- AA
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noun,
basaltic lava having a rough surface.
- SA
-
- R.
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- TE
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noun,
ti1 .
- RA
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noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- RC
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- er
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interjection,
(used to express or represent a pause, hesitation, uncertainty, etc.).
- TA
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noun,
the 16th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- No
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noun,
an utterance of the word “no.”.
- SN
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- et
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verb,
a simple past tense of eat.
- O.
-
- SI
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noun,
the syllable used for the seventh tone of a scale and sometimes for the tone B.
- OE
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noun,
oy2 .
- i.
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- TI
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noun,
the syllable for the seventh tone of a diatonic scale.
- OA
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- ic
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- IT
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noun,
(in children's games) the player called upon to perform some task, as, in tag, the one who must catch the other players.
- CE
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- T1
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- N.
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- NA
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adverb,
no1 .
- NC
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- NI
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- EI
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- ee
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- E.
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noun,
Edward (St. John) 1925–2000, U.S. writer and illustrator.
- RN
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- RO
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- RI
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- t.
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- TN
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