Anagrams of recessionary
Word recessionary has
1077 anagrams
that can be made by using the letters of recessionary.
- sarcosine
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noun,
a crystalline compound, C 3 H 7 NO 2 , with a sweet taste, soluble in water, slightly soluble in alcohol: used in the manufacture of toothpaste, cosmetics, and pharmaceuticals.
- increases
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noun,
growth or augmentation in numbers, size, strength, quality, etc.:
- errancies
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noun,
the state or an instance of erring.
- increaser
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noun,
a person or thing that increases.
- recession
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noun,
the act of receding or withdrawing.
- Rosecrans
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noun,
William Starke [stahrk] /stɑrk/ (Show IPA), 1819–98, U.S. general.
- sorceries
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noun,
the art, practices, or spells of a person who is supposed to exercise supernatural powers through the aid of evil spirits; black magic; witchery.
- necessary
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noun,
something necessary or required for a particular purpose; necessity.
- cross-eye
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noun,
crossed eyes.
- narcosis
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noun,
a state of stupor or drowsiness.
- erasions
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noun,
the act of erasing.
- necroses
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noun,
death of a circumscribed portion of animal or plant tissue.
- Asnieres
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noun,
a city in N central France, near Paris.
- rosaries
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noun,
Roman Catholic Church.
a series of prayers, usually consisting of 15 decades of aves, each decade being preceded by a paternoster and followed by a Gloria Patri, one of the mysteries or events in the life of Christ or the Virgin Mary being recalled at each decade.
a string of beads used for counting these prayers during their recitation.
a similar string of beads consisting of five decades.
- cinerary
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adjective,
holding or intended for ashes, especially the ashes of cremated bodies:
- cyanosis
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noun,
blueness or lividness of the skin, as from imperfectly oxygenated blood.
- 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:
- Ericsson
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noun,
John, 1803–89, Swedish engineer and inventor; in the U.S. after 1839.
- coarsens
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verb (used with or without object),
to make or become coarse.
- necrosis
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noun,
death of a circumscribed portion of animal or plant tissue.
- serranos
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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.
- Cassirer
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noun,
Ernst [urnst,, ernst] /ɜrnst,, ɛrnst/ (Show IPA), 1874–1945, German philosopher.
- sensoria
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noun,
a part of the brain or the brain itself regarded as the seat of sensation.
- crosiers
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noun,
a ceremonial staff carried by a bishop or an abbot, hooked at one end like a shepherd's crook.
- carry-in
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noun,
an appliance or machine, as a television set or a personal computer, portable enough to be taken to a store for repair.
- corsairs
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noun,
a fast ship used for piracy.
- arsenics
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- scenario
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noun,
an outline of the plot of a dramatic work, giving particulars as to the scenes, characters, situations, etc.
- Sancerre
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noun,
a dry white wine from the Loire valley region of France.
- carry-on
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noun,
a piece of carry-on luggage.
- carrions
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noun,
dead and putrefying flesh.
- Increase
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noun,
growth or augmentation in numbers, size, strength, quality, etc.:
- rancors
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noun,
bitter, rankling resentment or ill will; hatred; malice.
- corsair
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noun,
a fast ship used for piracy.
- narcose
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adjective,
characterized by stupor; stuporous.
- cosines
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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.
- sincere
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adjective,
free of deceit, hypocrisy, or falseness; earnest:
- 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.
- 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.
- errancy
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noun,
the state or an instance of erring.
- Rossiya
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noun,
Russian name of Russia.
- arseno-
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- arsines
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noun,
Also called arseniuretted hydrogen. a colorless, flammable, slightly water-soluble gas, AsH 3 , having a fetid, garliclike odor, used in chemical warfare.
- cassone
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noun,
a large Italian chest of the Middle Ages and Renaissance, usually highly ornamented.
- seiners
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noun,
a person who fishes with a seine.
- sierras
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noun,
a chain of hills or mountains, the peaks of which suggest the teeth of a saw.
- syconia
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noun,
a multiple fruit developed from a hollow fleshy receptacle containing numerous flowers, as in the fig.
- coarsen
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verb (used with or without object),
to make or become coarse.
- cirrose
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adjective,
having a cirrus or cirri.
- ironers
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noun,
a person or thing that irons.
- incross
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noun,
a mating between organisms that are both homozygous for the same allele.
- Cassino
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noun,
casino (def 3).
- sereins
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noun,
fine rain falling after sunset from a sky in which no clouds are visible.
- casinos
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noun,
a building or large room used for meetings, entertainment, dancing, etc., especially such a place equipped with gambling devices, gambling tables, etc.
- caserns
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noun,
a lodging for soldiers in a garrison town; barracks.
- caseins
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noun,
Biochemistry. a protein precipitated from milk, as by rennet, and forming the basis of cheese and certain plastics.
- incases
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verb (used with object),
encase.
- censers
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noun,
a container, usually covered, in which incense is burned, especially during religious services; thurible.
- censors
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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.
- carrion
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noun,
dead and putrefying flesh.
- carnose
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adjective,
of or relating to flesh; fleshy.
- carnies
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noun,
a person employed by a carnival.
- carneys
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noun,
carny.
- cerises
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adjective, noun,
moderate to deep red.
- serries
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verb (used with or without object),
to crowd closely together.
- cession
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noun,
act of ceding, as by treaty.
- sensory
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adjective,
of or relating to the senses or sensation.
- Reynosa
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noun,
a city in N Tamaulipas, in E Mexico, on the Rio Grande.
- careens
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noun,
a careening.
- serines
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noun,
a crystalline amino acid, HOCH 2 CH(NH 2)COOH, found in many proteins and obtained by the hydrolysis of sericin, the protein constituting silk gum. Symbol: S. Abbreviation: Ser;
- senoras
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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.
- Roscian
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adjective,
of, relating to, or involving acting.
- caisson
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noun,
a structure used in underwater work, consisting of an airtight chamber, open at the bottom and containing air under sufficient pressure to exclude the water.
- Cairene
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noun,
a native or resident of Cairo, Egypt.
- reasons
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noun,
a basis or cause, as for some belief, action, fact, event, etc.:
- 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.
- senecas
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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.
- secerns
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verb (used with object),
to discriminate or distinguish in thought.
- corners
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noun,
the place at which two converging lines or surfaces meet.
- soirees
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noun,
an evening party or social gathering, especially one held for a particular purpose:
- creases
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noun,
a ridge or groove produced in anything by folding, heat, pressure, etc.; fold; furrow.
- syrians
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noun,
a native or inhabitant of Syria.
- crinose
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adjective,
hairy.
- cronies
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noun,
a close friend or companion; chum.
- 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).
- crosier
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noun,
a ceremonial staff carried by a bishop or an abbot, hooked at one end like a shepherd's crook.
- orceins
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noun,
a red dye, the principal coloring matter of cudbear and orchil, obtained by oxidizing an ammoniacal solution of orcinol.
- scenery
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noun,
the general appearance of a place; the aggregate of features that give character to a landscape.
- Oscines
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noun,
an oscine bird.
- erasion
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noun,
the act of erasing.
- acerose
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adjective,
needle-shaped, as the leaves of the pine.
- anoesis
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noun,
a state of mind consisting of pure sensation or emotion without cognitive content.
- sorcery
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noun,
the art, practices, or spells of a person who is supposed to exercise supernatural powers through the aid of evil spirits; black magic; witchery.
- necrose
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verb (used with or without object),
to affect or be affected with necrosis.
- sirrees
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noun,
(used as an intensive with no or yes):
- screeno
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noun,
(sometimes initial capital letter) (formerly) bingo played in a movie theater.
- Scarron
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noun,
Paul [pawl] /pɔl/ (Show IPA), 1610–60, French novelist, dramatist, and poet.
- seances
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noun,
a meeting in which a spiritualist attempts to communicate with the spirits of the dead.
- encases
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verb (used with object),
to enclose in or as in a case:
- 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.
- cranio-
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- Screens
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noun,
a movable or fixed device, usually consisting of a covered frame, that provides shelter, serves as a partition, etc.
- erasers
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noun,
a device, as a piece of rubber or cloth, for erasing marks made with pen, pencil, chalk, etc.
- arenose
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adjective,
sandy; gritty.
- crayons
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noun,
a pointed stick or pencil of colored clay, chalk, wax, etc., used for drawing or coloring.
- easies
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noun,
a word formerly used in communications to represent the letter E.
- ecesis
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noun,
the establishment of an immigrant plant in a new environment.
- yearns
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verb (used without object),
to have an earnest or strong desire; long:
- Cesena
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noun,
a city in E central Italy.
- screes
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noun,
a steep mass of detritus on the side of a mountain.
- scoria
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noun,
Metallurgy. the refuse, dross, or slag left after melting or smelting metal; scum.
- scorns
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noun,
open or unqualified contempt; disdain:
- easier
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noun,
a word formerly used in communications to represent the letter E.
- Rosary
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noun,
Roman Catholic Church.
a series of prayers, usually consisting of 15 decades of aves, each decade being preceded by a paternoster and followed by a Gloria Patri, one of the mysteries or events in the life of Christ or the Virgin Mary being recalled at each decade.
a string of beads used for counting these prayers during their recitation.
a similar string of beads consisting of five decades.
- rosace
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noun,
rosette (def 3).
- sensor
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noun,
a mechanical device sensitive to light, temperature, radiation level, or the like, that transmits a signal to a measuring or control instrument.
- cyano-
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- cyesis
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noun,
pregnancy.
- scores
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noun,
the record of points or strokes made by the competitors in a game or match.
- eosins
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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.
- screen
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noun,
a movable or fixed device, usually consisting of a covered frame, that provides shelter, serves as a partition, etc.
- secern
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verb (used with object),
to discriminate or distinguish in thought.
- sarsen
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noun,
any of numerous large sandstone blocks or fragments found in south-central England, probably remnants of eroded Tertiary beds.
- seracs
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noun,
a large irregularity of glacial ice, as a pinnacle found in glacial crevasses and formed by melting or movement of the ice.
- ceases
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noun,
cessation:
- encore
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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.
- scarry
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adjective,
marked with the scars of wounds.
- serein
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noun,
fine rain falling after sunset from a sky in which no clouds are visible.
- serais
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noun,
(in Eastern countries) a caravansary.
- ricers
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noun,
an implement for ricing potatoes, squash, etc., by pressing them through small holes.
- censer
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noun,
a container, usually covered, in which incense is burned, especially during religious services; thurible.
- Enesco
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noun,
Georges [zhawrzh] /ʒɔrʒ/ (Show IPA), 1881–1955, Romanian violinist, composer, and conductor: teacher of Yehudi Menuhin.
- censes
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verb (used with object),
to burn incense near or in front of; perfume with incense.
- censor
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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.
- rinses
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noun,
an act or instance of rinsing.
- cerise
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adjective, noun,
moderate to deep red.
- scenas
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noun,
an extended operatic vocal solo, usually including an aria and a recitative.
- Saseno
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noun,
an island off the W coast of Albania, at the entrance to Valona Bay: belongs to Albania. 2 sq. mi. (5 sq. km).
- risers
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noun,
a person who rises, especially from bed:
- enosis
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noun,
a movement for securing the political union of Greece and Cyprus.
- cerias
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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.
- scions
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noun,
a descendant.
- scries
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verb (used without object),
to use divination to discover hidden knowledge or future events, especially by means of a crystal ball.
- scones
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noun,
a small, light, biscuitlike quick bread made of oatmeal, wheat flour, barley meal, or the like.
- ecrase
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adjective,
(of leather) crushed to produce a grained effect.
- Ecorse
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noun,
a city in SE Michigan, near Detroit.
- Enrico
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noun,
a male given name: Italian form of Henry.
- cirro-
-
- senors
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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.
- creasy
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adjective,
full of creases.
- criers
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noun,
a person who cries.
- esnecy
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noun,
the right of the oldest member of a coparcenary to have first choice of share upon division of the inheritance.
- corers
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noun,
a person or thing that cores.
- Sayers
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noun,
Dorothy L(eigh) 1893–1957, English novelist, essayist, and dramatist.
- say-so
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noun,
one's personal statement or assertion.
- sarco-
-
- cornea
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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.
- Season
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noun,
one of the four periods of the year (spring, summer, autumn, and winter), beginning astronomically at an equinox or solstice, but geographically at different dates in different climates.
- Corner
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noun,
the place at which two converging lines or surfaces meet.
- Erinys
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noun,
any of the Furies.
- crease
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noun,
a ridge or groove produced in anything by folding, heat, pressure, etc.; fold; furrow.
- sacro-
-
- Corrie
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noun,
a circular hollow in the side of a hill or mountain.
- sansei
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noun,
a grandchild of Japanese immigrants to the U.S. or Canada.
- crasis
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noun,
composition; constitution; makeup.
- corses
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noun,
corpse.
- sanies
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noun,
a thin, often greenish, serous fluid that is discharged from ulcers, wounds, etc.
- cosies
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noun,
a padded covering for a teapot, chocolate pot, etc., to retain the heat.
- COSINE
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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.
- Cosyra
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noun,
ancient name of Pantelleria.
- crayon
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noun,
a pointed stick or pencil of colored clay, chalk, wax, etc., used for drawing or coloring.
- crayer
-
noun,
a small sailing vessel formerly used in trade along the coasts of western Europe.
- saices
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noun,
syce.
- conies
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noun,
the fur of a rabbit, especially when dyed to simulate Hudson seal.
- eraser
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noun,
a device, as a piece of rubber or cloth, for erasing marks made with pen, pencil, chalk, etc.
- crores
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noun,
(in India) the sum of ten million, especially of rupees; one hundred lacs.
- Senora
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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.
- seance
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noun,
a meeting in which a spiritualist attempts to communicate with the spirits of the dead.
- Cyrene
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noun,
an ancient Greek city and colony in N Africa, in Cyrenaica.
- cossie
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noun,
a bathing suit; bathers.
- erases
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verb (used with object),
to rub or scrape out, as letters or characters written, engraved, etc.; efface.
- Searcy
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noun,
a city in central Arkansas.
- Senior
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noun,
a person who is older than another.
- Crosse
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noun,
a long-handled racket used in the game of lacrosse.
- cross-
-
- Seneca
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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.
- coarse
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adjective,
composed of relatively large parts or particles:
- seiner
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noun,
a person who fishes with a seine.
- sarees
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noun,
sari.
- crones
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noun,
a withered, witchlike old woman.
- Rosina
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noun,
a female given name, Italian form of Rose.
- senary
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adjective,
of or relating to the number six.
- rosins
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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.
- Rosser
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noun,
a logger who peels the bark from, and often smooths one side of, a log so that it may be dragged easily.
- seines
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noun,
a fishing net that hangs vertically in the water, having floats at the upper edge and sinkers at the lower.
- essoin
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noun,
(in England) an excuse for nonappearance in a court of law at the prescribed time.
- coneys
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noun,
a serranid fish, Epinephelus fulvus, of tropical American waters.
- ericas
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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.
- Cressy
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noun,
Crécy (def 1).
- incase
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verb (used with object),
encase.
- Serena
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noun,
a female given name.
- racons
-
noun,
radar beacon.
- sirens
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. one of several sea nymphs, part woman and part bird, who lure mariners to destruction by their seductive singing.
- Sirena
-
noun,
a female given name.
- necro-
-
- sirees
-
noun,
sirree.
- racers
-
noun,
a person, animal, or thing that races or takes part in a race, as a racehorse, bicycle, yacht, etc.
- Nasser
-
noun,
Gamal Abdel [guh-mahl ab-doo l,, juh-] /gəˈmɑl ˈæb dʊl,, dʒə-/ (Show IPA), 1918–70, Egyptian military and political leader: prime minister of Egypt 1954–56; president of Egypt 1956–58; president of the United Arab Republic 1958–70.
- ariose
-
adjective,
characterized by melody; songlike.
- narcos
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noun,
narc.
- arises
-
verb (used without object),
to get up from sitting, lying, or kneeling; rise:
- narco-
-
- Racine
-
noun,
Jean Baptiste [zhahn ba-teest] /ʒɑ̃ baˈtist/ (Show IPA), 1639–99, French dramatist.
- Naoise
-
noun,
the husband of Deirdre and a nephew of Conchobar, by whom he was treacherously killed.
- arsen-
-
- anises
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noun,
a Mediterranean plant, Pimpinella anisum, of the parsley family, having loose umbrels of small yellowish-white flowers that yield aniseed.
- nacres
-
noun,
mother-of-pearl.
- arsine
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noun,
Also called arseniuretted hydrogen. a colorless, flammable, slightly water-soluble gas, AsH 3 , having a fetid, garliclike odor, used in chemical warfare.
- arsino
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adjective,
containing the arsino group.
- arsons
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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.
- rayons
-
noun,
a regenerated, semisynthetic textile filament made from cellulose, cotton linters, or wood chips by treating these with caustic soda and carbon disulfide and passing the resultant solution, viscose, through spinnerets.
- raises
-
noun,
an increase in amount, as of wages:
- rancor
-
noun,
bitter, rankling resentment or ill will; hatred; malice.
- Sierra
-
noun,
a chain of hills or mountains, the peaks of which suggest the teeth of a saw.
- ranees
-
noun,
the wife of a rajah.
- Sicyon
-
noun,
an ancient city in S Greece, near Corinth.
- Assyr.
-
- assoc.
-
- aniso-
-
- Ossian
-
noun,
a legendary hero and poet and son of Finn, who is supposed to have lived during the 3rd century a.d., represented in Gaelic poems and in imitations of them written by James Macpherson in the 18th century.
- reason
-
noun,
a basis or cause, as for some belief, action, fact, event, etc.:
- Soares
-
noun,
Mário [mah-ryoo] /ˈmɑ ryʊ/ (Show IPA), born 1924, Portuguese statesman: prime minister 1976–78, 1983–85; president 1986–96.
- orcein
-
noun,
a red dye, the principal coloring matter of cudbear and orchil, obtained by oxidizing an ammoniacal solution of orcinol.
- sonics
-
noun,
the branch of science that deals with the practical applications of sound.
- Norris
-
noun,
Charles Gilman, 1881–1945, U.S. novelist and editor.
- norias
-
noun,
a device consisting of a series of buckets on a wheel, used in Spain and the East for raising water.
- across
-
adverb,
from one side to another.
- Orense
-
noun,
a city in N Spain, NW of Madrid.
- noises
-
noun,
sound, especially of a loud, harsh, or confused kind:
- sonars
-
noun,
a method for detecting and locating objects submerged in water by echolocation.
- noesis
-
noun,
(in Greek philosophy) the exercise of reason.
- ornery
-
adjective,
ugly and unpleasant in disposition or temper:
- aeron.
-
- soiree
-
noun,
an evening party or social gathering, especially one held for a particular purpose:
- snores
-
noun,
the act, instance, or sound of snoring.
- Syriac
-
noun,
a form of Aramaic used by various Eastern Churches.
- oscars
-
noun,
a word used in communications to represent the letter O.
- oscine
-
noun,
an oscine bird.
- sneers
-
noun,
a look or expression of derision, scorn, or contempt.
- Nessie
-
noun,
Loch Ness monster.
- snares
-
noun,
a device, often consisting of a noose, for capturing small game.
- osiers
-
noun,
any of various willows, as the red osier, having tough, flexible twigs or branches that are used for wickerwork.
- Sisera
-
noun,
the commander of the Canaanite army of King Jabin: killed by Jael. Judges 4:17–22.
- Nereis
-
noun,
clamworm.
- ossein
-
noun,
the collagen of bone, remaining after the mineral matter has been removed by treatment with dilute acid.
- sirree
-
noun,
(used as an intensive with no or yes):
- Neisse
-
noun,
a river in N Europe, flowing N from the NW Czech Republic along part of the boundary between Germany and Poland to the Oder River. 145 miles (233 km) long.
- Syrian
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Syria.
- sycees
-
noun,
fine uncoined silver in lumps of various sizes usually bearing a banker's or assayer's stamp or mark, formerly used in China as a medium of exchange.
- scares
-
noun,
a sudden fright or alarm, especially with little or no reason.
- Carney
-
noun,
carny.
- caners
-
noun,
a person who works with cane, especially one who produces canework for chairs.
- careys
-
noun,
male given name, form of Carew.
- encase
-
verb (used with object),
to enclose in or as in a case:
- carses
-
noun,
bottom land.
- casern
-
noun,
a lodging for soldiers in a garrison town; barracks.
- serins
-
noun,
a small finch, Serinus serinus, of Europe and northern Africa, closely related to the canary.
- recons
-
noun,
reconnaissance.
- career
-
noun,
an occupation or profession, especially one requiring special training, followed as one's lifework:
- casino
-
noun,
a building or large room used for meetings, entertainment, dancing, etc., especially such a place equipped with gambling devices, gambling tables, etc.
- caryo-
-
- casein
-
noun,
Biochemistry. a protein precipitated from milk, as by rennet, and forming the basis of cheese and certain plastics.
- Carson
-
noun,
Christopher ("Kit") 1809–68, U.S. frontiersman and scout.
- incorr
-
- Reiner
-
noun,
Fritz, 1888–1963, Hungarian conductor in the U.S.
- cansos
-
noun,
Cape, a cape in SE Canada, the NE extremity of Nova Scotia.
- 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;
- serosa
-
noun,
Embryology, Zoology.
the chorion.
a similar membrane in insects and other lower invertebrates.
- careen
-
noun,
a careening.
- Cairns
-
noun,
a seaport in NE Australia.
- 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.
- series
-
noun,
a group or a number of related or similar things, events, etc., arranged or occurring in temporal, spatial, or other order or succession; sequence.
- recess
-
noun,
temporary withdrawal or cessation from the usual work or activity.
- Cassie
-
noun,
huisache.
- ironer
-
noun,
a person or thing that irons.
- Carrie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Caroline.
- caress
-
noun,
an act or gesture expressing affection, as an embrace or kiss, especially a light stroking or touching.
- carrys
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Carew.
- Renoir
-
noun,
Jean [zhahn] /ʒɑ̃/ (Show IPA), 1894–1979, French film director and writer.
- caries
-
noun,
decay, as of bone or of plant tissue.
- ornis
-
noun,
an avifauna.
- osier
-
noun,
any of various willows, as the red osier, having tough, flexible twigs or branches that are used for wickerwork.
- ornes
-
noun,
a department in NW France. 2372 sq. mi. (6145 sq. km). Capital: Alençon.
- Orrin
-
noun,
a male given name.
- erase
-
verb (used with object),
to rub or scrape out, as letters or characters written, engraved, etc.; efface.
- riser
-
noun,
a person who rises, especially from bed:
- yirrs
-
noun,
a growl or snarl, as of a dog.
- rinse
-
noun,
an act or instance of rinsing.
- incr.
-
- OSCAR
-
noun,
a word used in communications to represent the letter O.
- niece
-
noun,
a daughter of a person's brother or sister.
- incor
-
- Oscan
-
noun,
one of an ancient people of south-central Italy.
- orris
-
noun,
an iris, Iris germanica florentina, having a fragrant rootstock.
- Irons
-
noun,
Jeremy (John) born 1948, English actor.
- 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.
- sasin
-
noun,
blackbuck.
- oases
-
noun,
a small fertile or green area in a desert region, usually having a spring or well.
- scans
-
noun,
an act or instance of scanning; close examination.
- ency.
-
- ocrea
-
noun,
a sheathing part, as a pair of stipules united about a stem.
- oyers
-
noun,
oyer and terminer.
- onces
-
noun,
a single occasion; one time only:
- oracy
-
noun,
the ability to express oneself in and understand spoken language.
- orans
-
noun,
orant.
- Orcas
-
noun,
the killer whale, Orcinus orca.
- noses
-
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.
- nosey
-
adjective,
nosy.
- saris
-
noun,
a garment worn by Hindu women, consisting of a long piece of cotton or silk wrapped around the body with one end draped over the head or over one shoulder.
- 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.
- Norse
-
noun,
(used with a plural verb) the Norwegians, especially the ancient Norwegians.
- ricer
-
noun,
an implement for ricing potatoes, squash, etc., by pressing them through small holes.
- Ensor
-
noun,
James, 1860–1949, Belgian painter.
- noria
-
noun,
a device consisting of a series of buckets on a wheel, used in Spain and the East for raising water.
- Oriya
-
noun,
an Indic language spoken in Odisha, in eastern India.
- noisy
-
adjective,
making much noise:
- rices
-
noun,
the starchy seeds or grain of an annual marsh grass, Oryza sativa, cultivated in warm climates and used for food.
- Sarre
-
noun,
French name of Saar.
- Noyes
-
noun,
Alfred, 1880–1958, English poet.
- Saros
-
noun,
the period of 223 synodic months, equaling 6585.32 days or 18 years, 11.32 days (or 10.32 days if 5 leap years occur in the interval), after which eclipses repeat but are shifted 120° west.
- noise
-
noun,
sound, especially of a loud, harsh, or confused kind:
- reni-
-
- rises
-
noun,
an act or instance of rising.
- saice
-
noun,
syce.
- ricey
-
adjective,
pertaining to, resembling, or containing rice.
- 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).
- sanes
-
noun,
a private nationwide organization in the U.S., established in 1957, that opposes nuclear testing and advocates international peace.
- RECON
-
noun,
reconnaissance.
- nacre
-
noun,
mother-of-pearl.
- rayon
-
noun,
a regenerated, semisynthetic textile filament made from cellulose, cotton linters, or wood chips by treating these with caustic soda and carbon disulfide and passing the resultant solution, viscose, through spinnerets.
- erron
-
- Rosie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Rose.
- sains
-
verb (used with object),
to make the sign of the cross on, as for protection against evil influences.
- raise
-
noun,
an increase in amount, as of wages:
- Irene
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. one of the Horae, the personification of peace.
- essay
-
noun,
a short literary composition on a particular theme or subject, usually in prose and generally analytic, speculative, or interpretative.
- erose
-
adjective,
uneven, as if gnawed away.
- Ranee
-
noun,
the wife of a rajah.
- Essen
-
noun,
a city in W Germany: the chief city of the Ruhr River valley.
- 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.
- Isere
-
noun,
a river in SE France, flowing from the Alps to the Rhone River. 150 miles (240 km) long.
- ranis
-
noun,
ranee.
- 30-30
-
- rares
-
adjective,
coming or occurring far apart in time; unusual; uncommon:
- rases
-
verb (used with object),
raze.
- rason
-
noun,
a long, loose, black gown with wide sleeves, worn by the clergy.
- Rosse
-
noun,
William Parsons, Third Earl of, William Parsons.
- rears
-
- Iran.
-
- yores
-
noun,
Chiefly Literary. time past:
- Saree
-
noun,
sari.
- yeans
-
verb (used without object),
(of a sheep or goat) to bring forth young.
- roans
-
noun,
a horse or other animal with a roan coat.
- 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.
- 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.
- yearn
-
verb (used without object),
to have an earnest or strong desire; long:
- ossia
-
conjunction,
(indicating an alternative, usually easier, version of a passage in a musical score) or; or else.
- irony
-
noun,
the use of words to convey a meaning that is the opposite of its literal meaning:
- sarc-
-
- yonis
-
noun,
(in Shaktism) the external female genitals regarded as the symbol of Shakti.
Compare lingam (def 2).
- 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.
- Saone
-
noun,
a river flowing S from NE France to the Rhone. 270 miles (435 km) long.
- ERISA
-
noun,
Employee Retirement Income Security Act.
- roars
-
noun,
a loud, deep cry or howl, as of an animal or a person:
- racon
-
noun,
radar beacon.
- nears
-
- racer
-
noun,
a person, animal, or thing that races or takes part in a race, as a racehorse, bicycle, yacht, etc.
- Sans.
-
- icons
-
- naso-
-
- races
-
noun,
a contest of speed, as in running, riding, driving, or sailing.
- nares
-
plural noun,
the nostrils or the nasal passages.
- narcs
-
noun,
a government agent or detective charged with the enforcement of laws restricting the use of narcotics.
- Royce
-
noun,
Josiah, 1855–1916, U.S. philosopher and educator.
- ernes
-
noun,
sea eagle.
- Ernie
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Ernest.
- rainy
-
adjective,
characterized by rain:
- 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.
- oasis
-
noun,
a small fertile or green area in a desert region, usually having a spring or well.
- sneer
-
noun,
a look or expression of derision, scorn, or contempt.
- snyes
-
noun,
a backwater.
- Seric
-
- carse
-
noun,
bottom land.
- Carry
-
noun,
range, as of a gun.
- carns
-
noun,
cairn.
- Carny
-
noun,
a person employed by a carnival.
- carne
-
noun,
Marcel [mahr-sel;; French mar-sel] /mɑrˈsɛl;; French marˈsɛl/ (Show IPA), 1909–1996, French film director.
- serin
-
noun,
a small finch, Serinus serinus, of Europe and northern Africa, closely related to the canary.
- Caryn
-
noun,
a female given name.
- cases
-
noun,
an instance of the occurrence, existence, etc., of something:
- Carin
-
noun,
a female given name.
- scare
-
noun,
a sudden fright or alarm, especially with little or no reason.
- Carie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Caroline.
- Ayres
-
noun,
air1 (def 8d).
- snare
-
noun,
a device, often consisting of a noose, for capturing small game.
- cares
-
noun,
a state of mind in which one is troubled; worry, anxiety, or concern:
- Caren
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Carey
-
noun,
male given name, form of Carew.
- Casey
-
noun,
a male given name: from an Irish word meaning “brave.”.
- Seres
-
noun,
the series of stages in an ecological succession.
- 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.
- Aesir
-
noun,
the principal race of gods, led by Odin and living at Asgard.
- cyan-
-
- aero-
-
- Cerro
-
noun,
a hill or peak.
- ceros
-
noun,
a large Atlantic and Gulf Coast mackerel game fish, Scomberomorus regalis.
- Sino-
-
- SONAR
-
noun,
a method for detecting and locating objects submerged in water by echolocation.
- 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.
- soars
-
noun,
an act or instance of soaring.
- snore
-
noun,
the act, instance, or sound of snoring.
- serac
-
noun,
a large irregularity of glacial ice, as a pinnacle found in glacial crevasses and formed by melting or movement of the ice.
- ceras
-
noun,
(in prescriptions) wax.
- serai
-
noun,
(in Eastern countries) a caravansary.
- ayins
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
- 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.
- Soane
-
noun,
Sir John, 1753–1837, English architect.
- cease
-
noun,
cessation:
- Canso
-
noun,
Cape, a cape in SE Canada, the NE extremity of Nova Scotia.
- canes
-
noun,
a stick or short staff used to assist one in walking; walking stick.
- aerie
-
noun,
the nest of a bird of prey, as an eagle or a hawk.
- Sinas
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Asine
-
noun,
an ancient town in S Greece, on the Gulf of Argolis.
- Syene
-
noun,
ancient name of Aswan.
- ascon
-
noun,
a type of sponge having an oval shape and a thin body wall with pores leading directly into the spongocoel.
- asco-
-
- siree
-
noun,
sirree.
- 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.
- arsis
-
noun,
Music. the upward stroke in conducting; upbeat.
Compare thesis (def 4).
- arses
-
noun,
ass2 (defs 1, 2).
- 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.
- 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.
- arris
-
noun,
a sharp ridge, as between adjoining channels of a Doric column.
- since
-
adverb,
from then till now (often preceded by ever):
- arose
-
verb,
simple past tense of arise.
- syncs
-
noun,
synchronization:
- arise
-
verb (used without object),
to get up from sitting, lying, or kneeling; rise:
- areo-
-
- Arion
-
noun,
flourished 7th century b.c, Greek poet: inventor of the dithyramb.
- Aries
-
noun,
Astronomy. the Ram, a zodiacal constellation between Pisces and Taurus.
- Siena
-
noun,
a city in Tuscany, in central Italy, S of Florence: cathedral.
- Siren
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. one of several sea nymphs, part woman and part bird, who lure mariners to destruction by their seductive singing.
- caner
-
noun,
a person who works with cane, especially one who produces canework for chairs.
- ancre
-
adjective,
having the end of each limb divided and carved outward like the flukes of an anchor; moline:
- sero-
-
- Cairo
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Egypt, in the N part on the E bank of the Nile.
- cairn
-
noun,
a heap of stones set up as a landmark, monument, tombstone, etc.
- cains
-
noun,
Scot. and Irish English. rent paid in kind, especially a percentage of a farm crop.
- caine
-
noun,
(Sir Thomas Henry) Hall, 1853–1931, English novelist.
- Cayes
-
noun,
Les. Les Cayes.
- serry
-
verb (used with or without object),
to crowd closely together.
- Aisne
-
noun,
a river in N France, flowing NW and W to the Oise. 175 miles (280 km) long.
- Syria
-
noun,
Official name Syrian Arab Republic. a republic in SW Asia at the E end of the Mediterranean. 71,227 sq. mi. (184,478 sq. km). Capital: Damascus.
- Sycon
-
noun,
a type of sponge having a thick body wall that is folded to form many short canals leading to the spongocoel.
- sires
-
noun,
the male parent of a quadruped.
- sycee
-
noun,
fine uncoined silver in lumps of various sizes usually bearing a banker's or assayer's stamp or mark, formerly used in China as a medium of exchange.
- assn.
-
- Asser
-
noun,
Tobias [toh-bahy-uh s;; Dutch taw-bee-ahs] /toʊˈbaɪ əs;; Dutch tɔˈbi ɑs/ (Show IPA), 1838–1913, Dutch jurist and statesman: Nobel Peace Prize 1911.
- Sices
-
noun,
syce.
- anis-
-
- syces
-
noun,
(in India) a groom; stable attendant.
- anise
-
noun,
a Mediterranean plant, Pimpinella anisum, of the parsley family, having loose umbrels of small yellowish-white flowers that yield aniseed.
- 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.
- cero-
-
- aeri-
-
- Crees
-
noun,
a member of a North American Indian people of Ontario, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, and Montana.
- cryo-
-
- crine
-
noun,
hair; head of hair.
- cries
-
noun,
the act or sound of crying; any loud utterance or exclamation; a shout, scream, or wail.
- crier
-
noun,
a person who cries.
- ocean
-
noun,
the vast body of salt water that covers almost three fourths of the earth's surface.
- cress
-
noun,
any of various plants of the mustard family, especially the watercress, having pungent-tasting leaves often used for salad and as a garnish.
- Creon
-
noun,
a king of Thebes, the brother of Jocasta and the uncle of Eteocles, Polynices, and Antigone.
- crass
-
adjective,
without refinement, delicacy, or sensitivity; gross; obtuse; stupid:
- crony
-
noun,
a close friend or companion; chum.
- Crane
-
noun,
any large wading bird of the family Gruidae, characterized by long legs, bill, and neck and an elevated hind toe.
- secos
-
noun,
sekos.
- cyans
-
noun,
cyan blue.
- Corse
-
noun,
corpse.
- corr.
-
- 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.
- Corny
-
adjective,
of or abounding in corn.
- crone
-
noun,
a withered, witchlike old woman.
- crore
-
noun,
(in India) the sum of ten million, especially of rupees; one hundred lacs.
- coria
-
noun,
plural of corium.
- scion
-
noun,
a descendant.
- eyrir
-
noun,
an aluminum bronze coin of Iceland, the 100th part of a króna.
- eyrie
-
noun,
aerie.
- eyres
-
noun,
a circuit made by an itinerant judge (justice in eyre) in medieval England.
- scary
-
adjective,
causing fright or alarm.
- eyras
-
noun,
a jaguarundi.
- scena
-
noun,
an extended operatic vocal solo, usually including an aria and a recitative.
- scene
-
noun,
the place where some action or event occurs:
- Scone
-
noun,
a small, light, biscuitlike quick bread made of oatmeal, wheat flour, barley meal, or the like.
- sores
-
noun,
a sore spot or place on the body.
- score
-
noun,
the record of points or strokes made by the competitors in a game or match.
- econ.
-
- scorn
-
noun,
open or unqualified contempt; disdain:
- eases
-
noun,
freedom from labor, pain, or physical annoyance; tranquil rest; comfort:
- scree
-
noun,
a steep mass of detritus on the side of a mountain.
- earns
-
verb (used with object),
to gain or get in return for one's labor or service:
- sorry
-
adjective,
feeling regret, compunction, sympathy, pity, etc.:
- Sears
-
noun,
Richard Warren, 1863–1914, U.S. mail-order retailer.
- soras
-
noun,
a small, short-billed rail, Porzana carolina, of marshy areas of North America.
- sines
-
noun,
Trigonometry.
(in a right triangle) the ratio of the side opposite a given acute angle to the hypotenuse.
(of an angle) a trigonometric function equal to the ratio of the ordinate of the end point of the arc to the radius vector of this end point, the origin being at the center of the circle on which the arc lies and the initial point of the arc being on the x-axis. Abbreviation: sin.
- Cissy
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Cecilia.
- sonic
-
adjective,
of or relating to sound.
- cires
-
noun,
a brilliant, highly glazed surface produced on fabrics by subjecting them to a wax, heat, and calendering treatment.
- cions
-
noun,
scion (def 2).
- cines
-
noun,
a film; motion picture.
- sonsy
-
adjective,
strong and healthy; robust.
- Sonia
-
noun,
a female given name, Russian form of Sophia.
- coins
-
noun,
a piece of metal stamped and issued by the authority of a government for use as money.
- seise
-
verb (used with or without object),
Chiefly Law. seize.
- coirs
-
noun,
the prepared fiber of the husk of the coconut fruit, used in making rope, matting, etc.
- Sonya
-
noun,
a female given name, Russian form of Sophia.
- acron
-
noun,
the unsegmented, preoral portion of the body of an arthropod.
- Coney
-
noun,
a serranid fish, Epinephelus fulvus, of tropical American waters.
- sones
-
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.
- Seine
-
noun,
a fishing net that hangs vertically in the water, having floats at the upper edge and sinkers at the lower.
- acro-
-
- Cons.
-
- cine-
-
- 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.
- 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.
- sense
-
noun,
any of the faculties, as sight, hearing, smell, taste, or touch, by which humans and animals perceive stimuli originating from outside or inside the body:
- seers
-
noun,
a person who sees; observer.
- Corea
-
noun,
Armando Anthony [ahr-mahn-doh] /ɑrˈmɑn doʊ/ (Show IPA), ("Chick") born 1941, U.S. jazz pianist and composer.
- acorn
-
noun,
the typically ovoid fruit or nut of an oak, enclosed at the base by a cupule.
- 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.
- cores
-
- sensa
-
noun,
plural of sensum.
- corer
-
noun,
a person or thing that cores.
- Corey
-
noun,
Elias James, born 1928, U.S. chemist and educator: Nobel Prize 1990.
- soys
-
noun,
soy sauce.
- Sion
-
noun,
a town in and the capital of Valais, in SW Switzerland.
- Orne
-
noun,
a department in NW France. 2372 sq. mi. (6145 sq. km). Capital: Alençon.
- Syr.
-
- Sra.
-
- orra
-
adjective,
not regular or scheduled; odd:
- OEEC
-
- sris
-
noun,
a Hindu title of address prefixed to the name of a deity, holy person, etc.
- sire
-
noun,
the male parent of a quadruped.
- RACE
-
noun,
a contest of speed, as in running, riding, driving, or sailing.
- 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.
- sora
-
noun,
a small, short-billed rail, Porzana carolina, of marshy areas of North America.
- Soni
-
- sore
-
noun,
a sore spot or place on the body.
- Orca
-
noun,
the killer whale, Orcinus orca.
- Osee
-
noun,
Hosea.
- snye
-
noun,
a backwater.
- oras
-
noun,
plural of os2 .
- OSSA
-
noun,
plural of os1 .
- sirs
-
noun,
a respectful or formal term of address used to a man:
- Oran
-
noun,
a seaport in NW Algeria.
- oyer
-
noun,
oyer and terminer.
- orcs
-
noun,
any of several cetaceans, as a grampus.
- sori
-
noun,
plural of sorus.
- once
-
noun,
a single occasion; one time only:
- Onas
-
noun,
a member of a people of Tierra del Fuego.
- 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.
- SOAR
-
noun,
an act or instance of soaring.
- osar
-
noun,
plural of os3 .
- osis
-
- scar
-
noun,
a mark left by a healed wound, sore, or burn.
- racy
-
adjective,
slightly improper or indelicate; suggestive; risqué.
- says
-
noun,
what a person says or has to say.
- rocs
-
noun,
a bird of enormous size and strength.
- RONA
-
- Rory
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Rosa
-
noun,
Salvator [sahl-vah-tawr] /ˈsɑl vɑˌtɔr/ (Show IPA), 1615–73, Italian painter and poet.
- ROSE
-
noun,
any of the wild or cultivated, usually prickly-stemmed, pinnate-leaved, showy-flowered shrubs of the genus Rosa.
Compare rose family.
- Rosy
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Rose.
- sene
-
noun,
a bronze coin and monetary unit of Western Samoa, the 100th part of a tala.
- Ross
-
noun,
the rough exterior of bark.
- seis
-
noun,
sei whale.
- Saco
-
noun,
a city in SW Maine.
- sees
-
noun,
the seat, center of authority, office, or jurisdiction of a bishop.
- Sacs
-
noun,
a baglike structure in an animal, plant, or fungus, as one containing fluid.
- sain
-
verb (used with object),
to make the sign of the cross on, as for protection against evil influences.
- Sais
-
noun,
an ancient city in N Egypt, on the Nile delta: an ancient capital of Lower Egypt.
- seer
-
noun,
a person who sees; observer.
- roar
-
noun,
a loud, deep cry or howl, as of an animal or a person:
- SCSI
-
noun,
a standard for computer interface ports featuring faster data transmission and greater flexibility than normal ports.
- SCAN
-
noun,
an act or instance of scanning; close examination.
- sci.
-
- SASE
-
- scr.
-
- 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.
- scry
-
verb (used without object),
to use divination to discover hidden knowledge or future events, especially by means of a crystal ball.
- Sean
-
noun,
a male given name, form of John.
- sane
-
noun,
a private nationwide organization in the U.S., established in 1957, that opposes nuclear testing and advocates international peace.
- sear
-
noun,
a mark or scar made by searing.
- SEAS
-
noun,
the salt waters that cover the greater part of the earth's surface.
- sec.
-
- secy
-
- Secs
-
noun,
second2 (def 2).
- Seen
-
verb,
past participle of see1 .
- Roca
-
noun,
Cape, a cape in W Portugal, near Lisbon: the western extremity of continental Europe.
- roan
-
noun,
a horse or other animal with a roan coat.
- syne
-
adverb, preposition, conjunction,
since.
- recs
-
noun,
recreation.
- 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.
- 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).
- sync
-
noun,
synchronization:
- Sina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Rais
-
noun,
Gilles de, Retz, Gilles de Laval, Baron de.
- syn-
-
- Rani
-
noun,
ranee.
- sics
-
adverb,
so; thus: usually written parenthetically to denote that a word, phrase, passage, etc., that may appear strange or incorrect has been written intentionally or has been quoted verbatim: (sic).
- RARE
-
adjective,
coming or occurring far apart in time; unusual; uncommon:
- rase
-
verb (used with object),
raze.
- syce
-
noun,
(in India) a groom; stable attendant.
- sice
-
noun,
syce.
- Sian
-
noun,
Older Spelling. Xian.
- sers
-
noun,
a unit of weight in India, varying in value but usually 1/40 of a maund: the government ser is divided into 80 tolas of 180 English grains and equals nearly 2 pounds 1 ounce avoirdupois (950 grams).
- Rees
-
noun,
reeve3 .
- RNAS
-
- Sere
-
noun,
the series of stages in an ecological succession.
- Sera
-
noun,
a plural of serum.
- 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.
- Rina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- ryes
-
noun,
a widely cultivated cereal grass, Secale cereale, having one-nerved glumes and two- or three-flowered spikelets.
- 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.
- Rice
-
noun,
the starchy seeds or grain of an annual marsh grass, Oryza sativa, cultivated in warm climates and used for food.
- 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.
- Seri
-
noun,
a member of an American Indian people of western Sonora state, Mexico, on the Gulf of California.
- ryas
-
noun,
a handwoven Scandinavian rug with a thick pile and usually a strong, colorful design.
- RIAS
-
noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- Ryan
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Rena
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Marina.
- Reis
-
plural noun,
a former money of account of Portugal and Brazil.
- Reno
-
noun,
Informal. a renovation, as of a building or room.
- Con.
-
- ocas
-
noun,
a wood sorrel, Oxalis tuberosa, of the Andes, cultivated in South America for its edible tubers.
- ease
-
noun,
freedom from labor, pain, or physical annoyance; tranquil rest; comfort:
- enc.
-
- Eyre
-
noun,
a circuit made by an itinerant judge (justice in eyre) in medieval England.
- Eire
-
noun,
the Irish name of Ireland.
- eyra
-
noun,
a jaguarundi.
- eyne
-
noun,
plural of eye.
- eyes
-
noun,
the organ of sight, in vertebrates typically one of a pair of spherical bodies contained in an orbit of the skull and in humans appearing externally as a dense, white, curved membrane, or sclera, surrounding a circular, colored portion, or iris, that is covered by a clear, curved membrane, or cornea, and in the center of which is an opening, or pupil, through which light passes to the retina.
- eyen
-
noun,
plural of eye.
- eyas
-
noun,
a nestling, usually a hawk.
- eery
-
adjective,
eerie.
- EEOC
-
- eco-
-
- easy
-
noun,
a word formerly used in communications to represent the letter E.
- ears
-
noun,
the organ of hearing and equilibrium in vertebrates, in humans consisting of an external ear that gathers sound vibrations, a middle ear in which the vibrations resonate against the tympanic membrane, and a fluid-filled internal ear that maintains balance and that conducts the tympanic vibrations to the auditory nerve, which transmits them as impulses to the brain.
- Enyo
-
noun,
an ancient Greek war goddess.
- EARN
-
verb (used with object),
to gain or get in return for one's labor or service:
- Cres
-
- Cree
-
noun,
a member of a North American Indian people of Ontario, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, and Montana.
- cray
-
adjective,
crazy.
- coss
-
noun,
kos.
- cosy
-
noun,
a padded covering for a teapot, chocolate pot, etc., to retain the heat.
- cose
-
verb (used without object),
coze.
- 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.
- Cory
-
noun,
a male or female given name.
- 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.
- Cora
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. Kore.
- Cor.
-
- Cony
-
noun,
the fur of a rabbit, especially when dyed to simulate Hudson seal.
- ence
-
- Enos
-
noun,
the son of Seth. Gen. 5:6.
- 1080
-
- yarn
-
noun,
thread made of natural or synthetic fibers and used for knitting and weaving.
- Inca
-
noun,
a member of any of the dominant groups of South American Indian peoples who established an empire in Peru prior to the Spanish conquest.
- Inc.
-
- inae
-
- yirr
-
noun,
a growl or snarl, as of a dog.
- yins
-
noun,
See under yin and yang.
- Iyar
-
noun,
the eighth month of the Jewish calendar.
- yens
-
noun,
an aluminum coin and monetary unit of Japan, equal to 100 sen or 1000 rin. Symbol: ¥; Abbreviation: Y.
- yeas
-
noun,
an affirmation; an affirmative reply or vote.
- year
-
noun,
a period of 365 or 366 days, in the Gregorian calendar, divided into 12 calendar months, now reckoned as beginning Jan. 1 and ending Dec. 31 (calendar year or civil year)
Compare common year, leap year.
- yean
-
verb (used without object),
(of a sheep or goat) to bring forth young.
- ices
-
noun,
the solid form of water, produced by freezing; frozen water.
- Ice.
-
- ICAO
-
- yare
-
adjective,
quick; agile; lively.
- Ens.
-
- esse
-
noun,
being; existence.
- eso-
-
- esne
-
noun,
(in Anglo-Saxon England) a member of the lowest class; laborer.
- ESIS
-
- Erse
-
noun,
Gaelic, especially Scottish Gaelic.
- errs
-
verb (used without object),
to go astray in thought or belief; be mistaken; be incorrect.
- Eros
-
noun,
the ancient Greek god of love, identified by the Romans with Cupid.
- Erne
-
noun,
sea eagle.
- Erna
-
noun,
a female given name: from an Old English word meaning “eagle.”.
- Eris
-
noun,
the ancient Greek goddess of discord and the sister of Ares: identified with the Roman goddess Discordia.
- Erin
-
noun,
Literary. Ireland.
- Eric
-
noun,
Eric the Red.
- eons
-
noun,
an indefinitely long period of time; age.
- 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.
- coys
-
adjective,
artfully or affectedly shy or reserved; slyly hesitant; coquettish.
- ins.
-
- ayre
-
noun,
air1 (def 8d).
- Arno
-
noun,
Peter (Curtis Arnoux Peters) 1904–68, U.S. cartoonist and author.
- Arne
-
noun,
Thomas Augustine, 1710–78, English composer of operas and songs.
- ARIS
-
- Ares
-
noun,
the ancient Greek god of war, a son of Zeus and Hera, identified by the Romans with Mars.
- ARCO
-
adverb,
(of the performance of a passage for stringed instruments) with the bow.
- Arce
-
noun,
a daughter of Thaumas and the sister of Iris and the Harpies. Zeus took away her wings when she aided the Titans in their war against him.
- ANSI
-
- ano-
-
- anes
-
adverb,
once.
- ancy
-
- ance
-
- airs
-
noun,
a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- Airy
-
adjective,
open to a free current of fresh air; breezy:
- Aire
-
- arr.
-
- ains
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- ayin
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
- ayes
-
noun,
an affirmative vote or voter, especially in British Parliament, corresponding to yea in U.S. Congress.
- Ayer
-
noun,
Sir A(lfred) J(ules) 1910–1989, English philosopher, teacher, and author.
- aesc
-
noun,
ash2 (def 3).
- aery
-
noun,
aerie.
- aer-
-
- 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.
- Acre
-
noun,
a common measure of area: in the U.S. and U.K., 1 acre equals 4,840 square yards (4,047 square meters) or 0.405 hectare; 640 acres equals one square mile.
- acr-
-
- acne
-
noun,
an inflammatory disease of the sebaceous glands, characterized by comedones and pimples, especially on the face, back, and chest, and, in severe cases, by cysts and nodules resulting in scarring.
- Acis
-
noun,
the lover of Galatea, killed by Polyphemus out of jealousy.
- ARCS
-
noun,
Geometry. any unbroken part of the circumference of a circle or other curved line.
- Aron
-
noun,
a male given name.
- arse
-
noun,
ass2 (defs 1, 2).
- coir
-
noun,
the prepared fiber of the husk of the coconut fruit, used in making rope, matting, etc.
- Cass
-
noun,
Lewis, 1782–1866, U.S. statesman.
- coin
-
noun,
a piece of metal stamped and issued by the authority of a government for use as money.
- cis-
-
- cire
-
noun,
a brilliant, highly glazed surface produced on fabrics by subjecting them to a wax, heat, and calendering treatment.
- cir.
-
- cion
-
noun,
scion (def 2).
- ciao
-
interjection,
(used as a word of greeting or parting): hello; goodbye; so long; see you later.
- cess
-
noun,
British. a tax, assessment, or lien.
- CERN
-
- CerE
-
noun,
a fleshy, membranous covering of the base of the upper mandible of a bird, especially a bird of prey or a parrot, through which the nostrils open.
- cera
-
noun,
(in prescriptions) wax.
- cene
-
- cen.
-
- cees
-
noun,
the letter C.
- CASE
-
noun,
an instance of the occurrence, existence, etc., of something:
- asc-
-
- Carr
-
noun,
John Dickson, 1906–77, U.S. mystery writer.
- Carn
-
noun,
cairn.
- CARE
-
noun,
a state of mind in which one is troubled; worry, anxiety, or concern:
- cane
-
noun,
a stick or short staff used to assist one in walking; walking stick.
- Can.
-
- cays
-
noun,
a small low island; key.
- Cain
-
noun,
Scot. and Irish English. rent paid in kind, especially a percentage of a farm crop.
- ASSR
-
- asse
-
noun,
Cape fox.
- asis
-
- Asir
-
noun,
a district in SW Saudi Arabia.
- Aser
-
noun,
Asher (def 1).
- asci
-
noun,
plural of ascus.
- inro
-
noun,
a small lacquer box with compartments for medicines, cosmetics, etc., worn on the waist sash of the traditional Japanese costume.
- 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).
- Nasi
-
noun,
the head or president of the Sanhedrin.
- Isar
-
noun,
a river in central Europe, flowing NE from W Austria through S Germany to the Danube River. 215 miles (345 km) long.
- ness
-
noun,
a headland; promontory; cape.
- NICE
-
noun,
a port in and the capital of Alpes-Maritimes, in SE France, on the Mediterranean: resort.
- Nier
-
noun,
Alfred Otto Carl, 1911–1994, U.S. physicist.
- NIRA
-
- Nysa
-
noun,
the mountain where Zeus sent the infant Dionysus to protect him from the vindictive wrath of Hera.
- IRAS
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- NYSE
-
- ISSN
-
- iso-
-
- Yser
-
noun,
a river flowing from N France through NW Belgium into the North Sea: battles 1914–18. 55 miles (89 km) long.
- noes
-
noun,
an utterance of the word “no.”.
- yore
-
noun,
Chiefly Literary. time past:
- noir
-
adjective,
black; noting the black numbers in roulette.
- Ire.
-
- yrs.
-
- nosy
-
adjective,
unduly curious about the affairs of others; prying; meddlesome.
- 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.
- nos-
-
- Nor.
-
- 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.
- nori
-
noun,
a seaweed having a mildly sweet, salty taste, usually dried, used in Japanese cookery mainly as a wrap for sushi.
- Irra
-
noun,
the Akkadian god of pestilence.
- Nair
-
noun,
a group of Hindu castes in the Kerala region of India.
- Nora
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Honora.
- 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.
- nays
-
noun,
a denial or refusal.
- yoni
-
noun,
(in Shaktism) the external female genitals regarded as the symbol of Shakti.
Compare lingam (def 2).
- neo-
-
- Neri
-
noun,
Saint Philip (Filippo Neri) 1515–95, Italian priest: founder of Congregation of the Oratory.
- oary
-
adjective,
oarlike.
- Iona
-
noun,
an island in the Hebrides, off the W coast of Scotland: center of early Celtic Christianity.
- Naos
-
noun,
a temple.
- 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 = .
- narc
-
noun,
a government agent or detective charged with the enforcement of laws restricting the use of narcotics.
- Nary
-
adjective,
not any; no; never a:
- RCS
-
- CNS
-
- Co.
-
- CNO
-
- 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).
- CIO
-
noun,
a federation of affiliated industrial labor unions, founded 1935 within the American Federation of Labor but independent of it 1938–55. Abbreviation: C.I.O., CIO.
- NEC
-
- ca.
-
- Noe
-
noun,
Noah (def 1).
- ASS
-
noun,
a long-eared, slow, patient, sure-footed domesticated mammal, Equus asinus, related to the horse, used chiefly as a beast of burden.
- SEN
-
noun,
a money of account of Japan, the 100th part of a yen, now used only in certain quotations, as on foreign exchange.
- ASI
-
- SEI
-
noun,
sei whale.
- ASR
-
- Aso
-
noun,
Mount, a volcanic mountain in Japan, in central Kyushu, noted for its vast caldera. 5223 feet (1593 meters).
- SES
-
noun,
the syllable used for the seventh tone of a scale and sometimes for the tone B.
- Coy
-
adjective,
artfully or affectedly shy or reserved; slyly hesitant; coquettish.
- Re.
-
- ASN
-
- cs.
-
- cr.
-
- CEA
-
- NES
-
- CIA
-
- OSS
-
- NIA
-
- CEO
-
- ose
-
- NYA
-
- NIC
-
noun,
a newly industrialized/industrializing country:
- cee
-
noun,
the letter C.
- ory
-
- Nee
-
adjective,
born (placed after the name of a married woman to introduce her maiden name):
- CAS
-
verb (used with or without object),
to call, as to call an animal toward one; urge forward by calling.
- CIE
-
- CYO
-
- CAR
-
noun,
an automobile.
- Ney
-
noun,
Michel [mee-shel] /miˈʃɛl/ (Show IPA), Duke of Elchingen [el-khing-uh n] /ˈɛl xɪŋ ən/ (Show IPA), 1769–1815, French revolutionary and Napoleonic military leader: marshal of France 1805–15.
- Orr
-
noun,
Sir John Boyd, Boyd Orr, Sir John.
- NOC
-
- cay
-
noun,
a small low island; key.
- CAI
-
- 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).
- Nye
-
noun,
Edgar Wilson ("Bill Nye") 1850–96, U.S. humorist.
- ARS
-
- ase
-
- acy
-
- SOC
-
noun,
sociology or a class or course in sociology.
- soy
-
noun,
soy sauce.
- aye
-
noun,
an affirmative vote or voter, especially in British Parliament, corresponding to yea in U.S. Congress.
- AIC
-
- Son
-
noun,
a male child or person in relation to his parents.
- AES
-
noun,
any of various early forms of bronze or copper money used in ancient Rome.
Compare as2 (def 1).
- 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.
- oic
-
- AEC
-
- ae.
-
- ACS
-
- OES
-
noun,
the fifteenth letter of the English alphabet, a vowel.
- OCS
-
- OAS
-
- ACE
-
noun,
a playing card or die marked with or having the value indicated by a single spot:
- Oys
-
noun,
a grandchild.
- OCR
-
- Ar.
-
- an.
-
- SOS
-
noun,
any call for help:
- Sr.
-
- ac-
-
- SRI
-
noun,
a Hindu title of address prefixed to the name of a deity, holy person, etc.
- SRS
-
- ss.
-
- SSA
-
- SSC
-
- SSE
-
- SSI
-
- SSN
-
- OIr
-
- OSA
-
- Sin
-
noun,
transgression of divine law:
- Ora
-
noun,
plural of os2 .
- Ore
-
noun,
a metal-bearing mineral or rock, or a native metal, that can be mined at a profit.
- ne-
-
- nr.
-
- orc
-
noun,
any of several cetaceans, as a grampus.
- ary
-
adjective,
any; anyone.
- NRA
-
- 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.
- SIR
-
noun,
a respectful or formal term of address used to a man:
- NRC
-
- NSA
-
- ARC
-
noun,
Geometry. any unbroken part of the circumference of a circle or other curved line.
- aor
-
- NSC
-
- ans
-
noun,
the Sumerian god of heaven: the counterpart of the Akkadian Anu.
- Any
-
Idioms,
any which way, in any manner whatever; indifferently or carelessly:
- Ain
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- 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.
- Ayn
-
noun,
ʿain.
- ONA
-
noun,
a member of a people of Tierra del Fuego.
- AIR
-
noun,
a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- Ayr
-
noun,
a seaport in SW Scotland.
- Oc.
-
- one
-
noun,
the first and lowest whole number, being a cardinal number; unity.
- sis
-
noun,
sister.
- ANI
-
noun,
any of several black, tropical American cuckoos of the genus Crotophaga, having a compressed, bladelike bill.
- ays
-
- ANC
-
- ONI
-
- ONR
-
- ane
-
adjective, noun, pronoun,
one.
- ons
-
- NEA
-
- Ria
-
noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- rya
-
noun,
a handwoven Scandinavian rug with a thick pile and usually a strong, colorful design.
- SAC
-
noun,
a baglike structure in an animal, plant, or fungus, as one containing fluid.
- yar
-
adjective,
yare (defs 1, 2).
- Yao
-
noun,
Wade-Giles, Pinyin. a legendary emperor of China who, with his successor (Shun) was a paragon of good government.
- ian
-
noun,
a male given name, Scottish form of John.
- Ia.
-
- io-
-
- IRA
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- ics
-
- Rs.
-
- RSA
-
- RSE
-
- RSS
-
- So.
-
- SRO
-
- IRC
-
- yas
-
noun,
the 28th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- ess
-
noun,
the letter S, s.
- SAE
-
- ESR
-
- IRO
-
- REC
-
noun,
recreation.
- See
-
noun,
the seat, center of authority, office, or jurisdiction of a bishop.
- Esc
-
- ESA
-
- San
-
noun,
a member of a nomadic aboriginal people of southern Africa.
- ERS
-
noun,
ervil.
- err
-
verb (used without object),
to go astray in thought or belief; be mistaken; be incorrect.
- IRS
-
- REA
-
- IAS
-
- ICA
-
noun,
Portuguese name of Putumayo.
- RCA
-
- ier
-
- ine
-
- res
-
noun,
an object or thing; matter.
- IOC
-
- ion
-
noun,
an electrically charged atom or group of atoms formed by the loss or gain of one or more electrons, as a cation (positive ion) which is created by electron loss and is attracted to the cathode in electrolysis, or as an anion (negative ion) which is created by an electron gain and is attracted to the anode. The valence of an ion is equal to the number of electrons lost or gained and is indicated by a plus sign for cations and a minus sign for anions, thus: Na + , Cl−, Ca ++ , S = .
- ina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- in.
-
- yis
-
noun,
(in Chinese ethical philosophy) faithful performance of one's specified duties to society.
- Rye
-
noun,
a widely cultivated cereal grass, Secale cereale, having one-nerved glumes and two- or three-flowered spikelets.
- yon
-
pronoun,
that or those yonder.
- rin
-
noun,
a money of account of Japan, the thousandth part of a yen or the tenth part of a sen.
- Yin
-
noun,
See under yin and yang.
- yes
-
noun,
an affirmative reply.
- yer
-
- Yeo
-
- Ree
-
noun,
reeve3 .
- RNA
-
- RNR
-
- ROA
-
- Yen
-
noun,
an aluminum coin and monetary unit of Japan, equal to 100 sen or 1000 rin. Symbol: ¥; Abbreviation: Y.
- ior
-
- Ios
-
noun,
a small hawk, Buteo solitarius, having two plumage phases and occurring only on the island of Hawaii, where it is a rare species and the only living indigenous bird of prey.
- ROC
-
noun,
a bird of enormous size and strength.
- yea
-
noun,
an affirmation; an affirmative reply or vote.
- ROE
-
noun,
the mass of eggs, or spawn, within the ovarian membrane of the female fish.
- ROI
-
- Roy
-
noun,
Rammohun [rah-moh-hon] /rɑˈmoʊ hɒn/ (Show IPA), 1774–1833, Indian religious leader: founder of Brahmo Samaj.
- icy
-
adjective,
made of, full of, or covered with ice:
- Rey
-
noun,
a city in N Iran, near Teheran.
- Ir.
-
- RCN
-
- ese
-
- SAR
-
- ean
-
- NCO
-
- EEO
-
- Oca
-
noun,
a wood sorrel, Oxalis tuberosa, of the Andes, cultivated in South America for its edible tubers.
- NYC
-
- ECA
-
- ec-
-
- nae
-
adverb,
no1 ; not.
- Nay
-
noun,
a denial or refusal.
- EAS
-
noun,
the Akkadian god of wisdom, the son of Apsu and father of Marduk: the counterpart of Enki.
- Ray
-
noun,
a narrow beam of light.
- 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.
- ea.
-
- RAN
-
noun,
a sea goddess who drags down ships and drowns sailors: the wife of Aegir.
- SCS
-
- eo-
-
- se-
-
- sea
-
noun,
the salt waters that cover the greater part of the earth's surface.
- CSR
-
- CSO
-
- CSA
-
- CRS
-
- Rai
-
noun,
a style of Algerian popular music played on electric guitar, synthesizer, and percussion instruments.
- Rae
-
noun,
John, 1813–93, Scottish surgeon and Arctic explorer.
- COS
-
noun,
romaine.
- eye
-
noun,
the organ of sight, in vertebrates typically one of a pair of spherical bodies contained in an orbit of the skull and in humans appearing externally as a dense, white, curved membrane, or sclera, surrounding a circular, colored portion, or iris, that is covered by a clear, curved membrane, or cornea, and in the center of which is an opening, or pupil, through which light passes to the retina.
- EEC
-
- SSR
-
- eir
-
- ise
-
- eon
-
noun,
an indefinitely long period of time; age.
- sc.
-
- ene
-
- ISA
-
- en-
-
- EIS
-
- ISR
-
- EOE
-
- EOS
-
noun,
the ancient Greek goddess of the dawn, identified by the Romans with Aurora.
- RAS
-
noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- Is.
-
noun,
(used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
- ERA
-
noun,
a period of time marked by distinctive character, events, etc.:
- ERE
-
preposition, conjunction,
before.
- ery
-
- yo
-
interjection,
(used as an exclamation to get someone's attention, express excitement, greet someone, etc.)
- ry
-
- CE
-
- EI
-
- ee
-
- E.
-
noun,
Edward (St. John) 1925–2000, U.S. writer and illustrator.
- RA
-
noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- AO
-
- Yi
-
noun,
(in Chinese ethical philosophy) faithful performance of one's specified duties to society.
- RC
-
- RN
-
- RI
-
- A.
-
noun,
Agnolo (di Cosimo di Mariano) [ah-nyaw-law dee kaw-zee-maw dee mah-ryah-naw] /ˈɑ nyɔ lɔ di ˈkɔ zi mɔ di mɑˈryɑ nɔ/ (Show IPA), 1502–72, Italian painter.
- AI
-
noun,
a three-toed sloth, Bradypus tridactylus, inhabiting forests of southern Venezuela, the Guianas, and northern Brazil, having a diet apparently restricted to the leaves of the trumpet-tree, and sounding a high-pitched cry when disturbed.
- R.
-
- ic
-
- RO
-
- OE
-
noun,
oy2 .
- NC
-
- NA
-
adverb,
no1 .
- No
-
noun,
an utterance of the word “no.”.
- YA
-
noun,
the 28th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- ey
-
- SN
-
- NI
-
- O.
-
- NY
-
- yr
-
- oy
-
noun,
a grandchild.
- N.
-
- S.
-
- SA
-
- i.
-
- ye
-
pronoun,
Archaic, except in some elevated or ecclesiastical prose Literary, or British Dialect.
(used nominatively as the plural of thou especially in rhetorical, didactic, or poetic contexts, in addressing a group of persons or things):
(used nominatively for the second person singular, especially in polite address):
(used objectively in the second person singular or plural):
- OA
-
- SI
-
noun,
the syllable used for the seventh tone of a scale and sometimes for the tone B.
- cy
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Cyrus.
- sy
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Seymour, Simon, or Silas.
- Y.
-
- er
-
interjection,
(used to express or represent a pause, hesitation, uncertainty, etc.).