Anagrams of retraction
Word retraction has
686 anagrams
that can be made by using the letters of retraction.
- carnotite
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noun,
a yellow, earthy, hydrous potassium uranium vanadate: an ore of uranium.
- cinerator
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noun,
an incinerator.
- interact
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verb (used without object),
to act one upon another.
- Torrance
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noun,
a city in SW California, SW of Los Angeles.
- arterio-
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- reaction
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noun,
a reverse movement or tendency; an action in a reverse direction or manner.
- traction
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noun,
the adhesive friction of a body on some surface, as a wheel on a rail or a tire on a road.
- anterior
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adjective,
situated before or at the front of; fore (opposed to posterior).
- retirant
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noun,
retiree.
- tentoria
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noun,
Anatomy. an extension of one of the membranes covering the cerebrum which, with the transverse fissure, separates the cerebrum from the cerebellum.
- Taconite
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noun,
a low-grade iron ore, containing about 27 percent iron and 51 percent silica, found as a hard rock formation in the Lake Superior region.
- contrate
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adjective,
(of a gear) having teeth at right angles to the plane of rotation.
- contrite
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adjective,
caused by or showing sincere remorse.
- 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:
- retroact
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verb (used without object),
to act in opposition; react.
- Creation
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noun,
the act of producing or causing to exist; the act of creating; engendering.
- canotier
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noun,
a fabric constructed in a twill weave, used in the manufacture of yachting clothes.
- Torenia
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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.
- reactor
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noun,
a person or thing that reacts or undergoes reaction.
- tertian
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noun,
Pathology. a tertian fever.
- aconite
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noun,
any plant belonging to the genus Aconitum, of the buttercup family, having irregular flowers usually in loose clusters, including species with poisonous and medicinal properties.
- tetanic
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adjective,
Pathology. pertaining to, of the nature of, or characterized by tetanus.
- 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.
- Trainer
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noun,
a person or thing that trains.
- erotica
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noun,
written works, usually fiction, dealing with sexual love.
- cranio-
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- antero-
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- certain
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Idioms,
for certain, without a doubt; surely:
- erratic
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noun,
an erratic or eccentric person.
- tractor
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noun,
a powerful motor-driven vehicle with large, heavy treads, used for pulling farm machinery, other vehicles, etc.
- Creator
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noun,
a person or thing that creates.
- terrain
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noun,
a tract of land, especially as considered with reference to its natural features, military advantages, etc.
- cerato-
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- ricotta
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noun,
a soft Italian cheese that resembles cottage cheese.
- Aretino
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noun,
Pietro [pye-traw] /ˈpyɛ trɔ/ (Show IPA), 1492–1556, Italian satirist and dramatist.
- retrain
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verb (used with object),
to train again, especially for a different vocation or different tasks.
- 2,4,5-t
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noun,
a light-tan, water-insoluble solid, C 8 H 5 Cl 3 O 3 , used chiefly for killing weeds.
- centro-
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- centri-
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- torrent
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noun,
a stream of water flowing with great rapidity and violence.
- arteri-
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- retract
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verb (used with object),
to draw back or in:
- traitor
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noun,
a person who betrays another, a cause, or any trust.
- tranter
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noun,
a peddler, hawker, or carrier using a horse and cart.
- cittern
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noun,
an old musical instrument related to the guitar, having a flat, pear-shaped soundbox and wire strings.
- acetoin
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noun,
a yellowish, pleasant-smelling liquid, C 4 H 8 O 2 , obtained from various carbohydrates, as glucose, by fermentation: used chiefly in the manufacture of flavors and essences.
- intreat
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verb (used with or without object),
entreat.
- tartine
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noun,
a fancy French open-faced sandwich topped with spreadable ingredients.
- contra-
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- actino-
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- carotin
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noun,
carotene.
- taction
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noun,
touch; contact.
- 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.
- tricorn
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noun,
Also, tricorne. a hat with the brim turned up on three sides.
- tritone
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noun,
an interval consisting of three whole tones; an augmented fourth.
- critter
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noun,
a domesticated animal.
- citrate
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noun,
a salt or ester of citric acid.
- tonetic
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noun,
the phonetic study of tone in language.
- iterant
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adjective,
characterized by repetition; repeating.
- nitrate
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noun,
Chemistry. a salt or ester of nitric acid, or any compound containing the univalent group –ONO 2 or NO 3 .
- carrion
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noun,
dead and putrefying flesh.
- cirrate
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adjective,
having cirri.
- retort
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noun,
a severe, incisive, or witty reply, especially one that counters a first speaker's statement, argument, etc.
- tinter
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noun,
a person who specializes in applying tints or dyes.
- retro-
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- retina
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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.
- carnet
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noun,
a customs document allowing an automobile to be driven at no cost across international borders.
- Carnot
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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.
- carrot
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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.
- cation
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noun,
a positively charged ion that is attracted to the cathode in electrolysis.
- carton
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noun,
a cardboard or plastic box used typically for storage or shipping.
- inter.
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- Carter
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noun,
Bennett Lester ("Benny") 1907–2003, U.S. jazz saxophonist and composer.
- incorr
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- intact
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adjective,
not altered, broken, or impaired; remaining uninjured, sound, or whole; untouched; unblemished:
- Carrie
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noun,
a female given name, form of Caroline.
- retain
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verb (used with object),
to keep possession of.
- 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.
- Catton
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noun,
(Charles) Bruce, 1899–1978, U.S. journalist and historian.
- Citron
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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.
- craton
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noun,
a relatively rigid and immobile region of continental portions of the earth's crust.
- Crater
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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.
- Cotter
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noun,
a pin, wedge, key, or the like, fitted or driven into an opening to secure something or hold parts together.
- Corrie
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noun,
a circular hollow in the side of a hill or mountain.
- cteno-
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- CORNET
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noun,
Music. a valved wind instrument of the trumpet family.
- Corner
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noun,
the place at which two converging lines or surfaces meet.
- corita
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noun,
a boat resembling a large, woven basket, used by Indians of the southwestern U.S.
- tanrec
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noun,
tenrec.
- contr.
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- C-note
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noun,
See C (def 11).
- terat-
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- Enrico
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noun,
a male given name: Italian form of Henry.
- centi-
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- cirro-
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- rotter
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noun,
a thoroughly bad, worthless, or objectionable person.
- rotten
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adjective,
decomposing or decaying; putrid; tainted, foul, or bad-smelling.
- erotic
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noun,
an erotic poem.
- tetra-
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- Cretan
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noun,
a native or inhabitant of Crete.
- rotate
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adjective,
wheel-shaped: applied especially to a gamopetalous short-tubed corolla with a spreading limb.
- Ritter
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noun,
a knight.
- cerat-
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- tinct.
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- centra
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noun,
a plural of centrum.
- centr-
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- iatro-
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- errant
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adjective,
deviating from the regular or proper course; erring; straying.
- Renoir
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noun,
Jean [zhahn] /ʒɑ̃/ (Show IPA), 1894–1979, French film director and writer.
- Cantor
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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.
- nitro-
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- narco-
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- natter
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noun,
a conversation; chat.
- rancor
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noun,
bitter, rankling resentment or ill will; hatred; malice.
- tracer
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noun,
a person or thing that traces.
- Raetic
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noun,
an extinct language of uncertain affinities that was spoken in Rhaetia and written with the Etruscan alphabet.
- Racine
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noun,
Jean Baptiste [zhahn ba-teest] /ʒɑ̃ baˈtist/ (Show IPA), 1639–99, French dramatist.
- necro-
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- nectar
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noun,
the saccharine secretion of a plant, which attracts the insects or birds that pollinate the flower.
- trance
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noun,
a half-conscious state, seemingly between sleeping and waking, in which ability to function voluntarily may be suspended.
- ornate
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adjective,
elaborately or sumptuously adorned, often excessively or showily so:
- Orient
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noun,
the Orient,
the countries of Asia, especially East Asia.
(formerly) the countries to the E of the Mediterranean.
- Trento
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noun,
Italian name of Trent.
- aeron.
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- orcein
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noun,
a red dye, the principal coloring matter of cudbear and orchil, obtained by oxidizing an ammoniacal solution of orcinol.
- ratine
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noun,
a loosely woven fabric made with nubby or knotty yarns.
- tricot
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noun,
a warp-knit fabric of various natural or synthetic fibers, as wool, silk, or nylon, having fine vertical ribs on the face and horizontal ribs on the back, used especially for making garments.
- nocti-
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- Noetic
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adjective,
of or relating to the mind.
- action
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noun,
the process or state of acting or of being active:
- actin-
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- norite
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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.
- notate
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verb (used with object),
to note, mark, or set down in a system of notation:
- Triton
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noun,
a positively-charged particle consisting of a proton and two neutrons, equivalent to the nucleus of an atom of tritium.
- aceto-
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- acetin
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noun,
a colorless, thick, hygroscopic liquid, C 5 H 10 O 4 : used chiefly in the manufacture of explosives.
- notice
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noun,
an announcement or intimation of something impending; warning:
- octant
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noun,
the eighth part of a circle.
- trocar
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noun,
a sharp-pointed instrument enclosed in a cannula, used for withdrawing fluid from a cavity, as the abdominal cavity.
- octane
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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.
- aroint
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verb (imperative),
begone:
- cretin
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noun,
a person suffering from cretinism.
- attire
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noun,
clothes or apparel, especially rich or splendid garments.
- atonic
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noun,
Grammar. an unaccented word, syllable, or sound.
- recti-
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- ironer
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noun,
a person or thing that irons.
- attorn
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verb (used with object),
to turn over to another; transfer.
- recant
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verb (used with object),
to withdraw or disavow (a statement, opinion, etc.), especially formally; retract.
- toe-in
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noun,
the slight forward convergence given to the front wheels of an automobile to improve steering qualities.
- intro.
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- intra-
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- Rector
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noun,
a member of the clergy in charge of a parish in the Protestant Episcopal Church.
- re-act
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verb (used with object),
to act or perform again.
- Canter
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noun,
an easy gallop.
- ratton
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noun,
a rat.
- ratter
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noun,
a person, animal, or thing that catches rats, as a terrier or a cat.
- ratite
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noun,
a bird having a ratite breastbone.
- ration
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noun,
a fixed allowance of provisions or food, especially for soldiers or sailors or for civilians during a shortage:
- taint
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noun,
a trace of something bad, offensive, or harmful.
- Taino
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noun,
a member of an extinct Arawakan Indian tribe of the West Indies.
- Taine
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noun,
Hippolyte Adolphe [ee-paw-leet a-dawlf] /i pɔˈlit aˈdɔlf/ (Show IPA), 1828–93, French literary critic and historian.
- noria
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noun,
a device consisting of a series of buckets on a wheel, used in Spain and the East for raising water.
- tanto
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adverb,
(of a musical direction) too much; so much.
- Iran.
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- Tarne
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noun,
(in the Iliad) Sardis.
- tarot
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noun,
any of a set of 22 playing cards bearing allegorical representations, used for fortunetelling and as trump cards in tarok.
- Eaton
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noun,
Theophilus, 1590–1658, English colonist and colonial administrator in America.
- ontic
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adjective,
possessing the character of real rather than phenomenal existence; noumenal.
- orant
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noun,
a representation of a female figure, with outstretched arms and palms up in a gesture of prayer, in ancient and early Christian art.
- octet
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noun,
a company of eight singers or musicians.
- ratio
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noun,
the relation between two similar magnitudes with respect to the number of times the first contains the second:
- incr.
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- reni-
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- crore
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noun,
(in India) the sum of ten million, especially of rupees; one hundred lacs.
- inert
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adjective,
having no inherent power of action, motion, or resistance (opposed to active):
- crone
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noun,
a withered, witchlike old woman.
- Croat
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noun,
a native or inhabitant of Croatia; Croatian.
- crit.
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- crine
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noun,
hair; head of hair.
- crier
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noun,
a person who cries.
- octan
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noun,
an octan fever.
- octa-
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- ocrea
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noun,
a sheathing part, as a pair of stipules united about a stem.
- ocean
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noun,
the vast body of salt water that covers almost three fourths of the earth's surface.
- irate
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adjective,
angry; enraged:
- tacit
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adjective,
understood without being openly expressed; implied:
- recta
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noun,
a plural of rectum.
- ento-
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- nacre
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noun,
mother-of-pearl.
- ricer
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noun,
an implement for ricing potatoes, squash, etc., by pressing them through small holes.
- riant
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adjective,
laughing; smiling; cheerful.
- racon
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noun,
radar beacon.
- erron
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- react
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verb (used with object),
to act or perform again.
- racer
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noun,
a person, animal, or thing that races or takes part in a race, as a racehorse, bicycle, yacht, etc.
- Otter
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noun,
any of several aquatic, furbearing, weasellike mammals of the genus Lutra and related genera, having webbed feet and a long, slightly flattened tail.
- ottar
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noun,
attar (def 1).
- Orrin
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noun,
a male given name.
- Niort
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noun,
a city in and the capital of Deux-Sèvres, in W France.
- ERICA
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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.
- rotte
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noun,
rote2 .
- intr.
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- Niter
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noun,
potassium nitrate.
- orate
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verb (used with or without object),
to deliver an oration; speak pompously; declaim.
- nitr-
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- entia
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noun,
plural of ens.
- nitre
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noun,
niter.
- irone
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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.
- Recit
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- incor
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- RECON
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noun,
reconnaissance.
- noct-
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- enact
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verb (used with object),
to make into an act or statute:
- tacet
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verb (imperative),
be silent (directing an instrument or voice not to play or sing).
- rater
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noun,
a person who makes rates or ratings.
- ecto-
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- rect.
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- econ.
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- Erato
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noun,
the Muse of love poetry.
- oater
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noun,
a movie, television show, etc., about the frontier days of the U.S. West; western; horse opera.
- Creon
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noun,
a king of Thebes, the brother of Jocasta and the uncle of Eteocles, Polynices, and Antigone.
- titre
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noun,
titer.
- Artie
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noun,
a male given name, form of Arthur.
- toric
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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.
- ation
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- atone
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verb (used with object),
to make amends for; expiate:
- Attic
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noun,
the part of a building, especially of a house, directly under a roof; garret.
- atto-
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- toran
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noun,
(in Indian Buddhist and Hindu architecture) a gateway having two or three lintels between two posts.
- tonic
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noun,
a medicine that invigorates or strengthens:
- tonia
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- toner
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noun,
a person or thing that tones.
- caine
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noun,
(Sir Thomas Henry) Hall, 1853–1931, English novelist.
- cairn
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noun,
a heap of stones set up as a landmark, monument, tombstone, etc.
- Cairo
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noun,
a city in and the capital of Egypt, in the N part on the E bank of the Nile.
- caner
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noun,
a person who works with cane, especially one who produces canework for chairs.
- toti-
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- canoe
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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.
- crate
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noun,
a slatted wooden box or framework for packing, shopping, or storing fruit, furniture, glassware, crockery, etc.
- canto
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noun,
one of the main or larger divisions of a long poem.
- titer
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noun,
the strength of a solution as determined by titration with a standard substance.
- Caren
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noun,
a female given name.
- caret
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noun,
a mark (‸) made in written or printed matter to show the place where something is to be inserted.
- Carie
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noun,
a female given name, form of Caroline.
- Carin
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noun,
a female given name.
- carne
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noun,
Marcel [mahr-sel;; French mar-sel] /mɑrˈsɛl;; French marˈsɛl/ (Show IPA), 1909–1996, French film director.
- Carte
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noun,
(italics) French. menu; bill of fare.
Compare à la carte.
- Tiran
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noun,
Strait of, a navigable waterway between the N Red Sea and the Gulf of Aqaba.
- cater
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verb (used with object),
to provide food and service for:
- tinea
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noun,
any of several skin diseases caused by fungi; ringworm.
- Torte
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noun,
a rich cake, especially one containing little or no flour, usually made with eggs and ground nuts or bread crumbs.
- Arion
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noun,
flourished 7th century b.c, Greek poet: inventor of the dithyramb.
- CENTO
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noun,
a piece of writing, especially a poem, composed wholly of quotations from the works of other authors.
- aero-
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- 30-30
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- trone
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noun,
a large pair of scales, a spring balance, or other weighing device located in a town or marketplace to weigh goods and merchandise.
- Trona
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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.
- acet-
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- acorn
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noun,
the typically ovoid fruit or nut of an oak, enclosed at the base by a cupule.
- trite
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adjective,
lacking in freshness or effectiveness because of constant use or excessive repetition; hackneyed; stale:
- acro-
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- acron
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noun,
the unsegmented, preoral portion of the body of an arthropod.
- Acton
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noun,
a quilted garment worn under mail in the 13th and 14th centuries; gambeson.
- Actor
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noun,
a person who acts in stage plays, motion pictures, television broadcasts, etc.
- trine
-
noun,
a set or group of three; triad.
- Trier
-
noun,
a person or thing that tries or tests; tester.
- aeri-
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- trice
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noun,
a very short time; an instant:
- areo-
-
- triac
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noun,
a type of thyristor designed for electronic control of the current supplied to a circuit, used especially in dimmers for lighting systems.
- Trent
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noun,
Italian Trento. Ancient Tridentum. a city in N Italy, on the Adige River.
- TREAT
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noun,
entertainment, food, drink, etc., given by way of compliment or as an expression of friendly regard.
- ancre
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adjective,
having the end of each limb divided and carved outward like the flukes of an anchor; moline:
- Aneto
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noun,
Pi·co de [pee-kaw th e] /ˈpi kɔ ðɛ/ (Show IPA). Spanish name of Pic de Néthou.
- trait
-
noun,
a distinguishing characteristic or quality, especially of one's personal nature:
- train
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noun,
Railroads. a self-propelled, connected group of rolling stock.
- ante-
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- anti-
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- antic
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noun,
Usually, antics.
a playful trick or prank; caper.
a grotesque, fantastic, or ludicrous gesture, act, or posture.
- antre
-
noun,
a cavern; cave.
- A-one
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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.
- Tract
-
noun,
an expanse or area of land, water, etc.; region; stretch.
- Trace
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noun,
a surviving mark, sign, or evidence of the former existence, influence, or action of some agent or event; vestige:
- cent.
-
- Cant.
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- tera-
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- Terni
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noun,
a city in central Italy.
- terna
-
noun,
a list of three names submitted to the pope as recommended to fill a vacant bishopric or benefice.
- corr.
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- oaten
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adjective,
of, relating to, or made of oats.
- cero-
-
- Cerro
-
noun,
a hill or peak.
- cert.
-
- terr.
-
- Ciano
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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.
- Terra
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noun,
earth; land.
- coria
-
noun,
plural of corium.
- Teton
-
noun,
the westernmost branch of the Dakota Indians.
- cetin
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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.
- corer
-
noun,
a person or thing that cores.
- cine-
-
- tenia
-
noun,
taenia.
- Corea
-
noun,
Armando Anthony [ahr-mahn-doh] /ɑrˈmɑn doʊ/ (Show IPA), ("Chick") born 1941, U.S. jazz pianist and composer.
- Terri
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Theresa.
- teno-
-
- tecta
-
noun,
a rooflike structure.
- tater
-
noun,
potato.
- Crane
-
noun,
any large wading bird of the family Gruidae, characterized by long legs, bill, and neck and an elevated hind toe.
- cotta
-
noun,
a surplice.
- 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.
- Terai
-
noun,
a marshy lowland area in N India and S Nepal, between the Ganges and the foothills of the Himalayas.
- cont.
-
- Corti
-
noun,
Alfonso [al-fon-soh;; Italian ahl-fawn-saw] /ælˈfɒn soʊ;; Italian ɑlˈfɔn sɔ/ (Show IPA), 1822–76, Italian anatomist.
- 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.
- Conte
-
noun,
count2 .
- tenor
-
noun,
the course of thought or meaning that runs through something written or spoken; purport; drift.
- orra
-
adjective,
not regular or scheduled; odd:
- tain
-
noun,
a thin tin plate.
- Orne
-
noun,
a department in NW France. 2372 sq. mi. (6145 sq. km). Capital: Alençon.
- tact
-
noun,
a keen sense of what to say or do to avoid giving offense; skill in dealing with difficult or delicate situations.
- tent
-
noun,
a portable shelter of skins, canvas, plastic, or the like, supported by one or more poles or a frame and often secured by ropes fastened to pegs in the ground.
- taco
-
noun,
Mexican Cookery. an often crisply fried tortilla folded over and filled, as with seasoned chopped meat, lettuce, tomatoes, and cheese.
- RACE
-
noun,
a contest of speed, as in running, riding, driving, or sailing.
- otic
-
adjective,
of or relating to the ear; auricular.
- 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.
- Tane
-
noun,
a Polynesian god of fertility.
- Ont.
-
- Trot
-
noun,
the gait of a horse, dog, or other quadruped, when trotting.
- Oct.
-
- tron
-
- tRNA
-
- teat
-
noun,
the protuberance on the breast or udder in female mammals, except the monotremes, through which the milk ducts discharge; nipple or mammilla.
- Oita
-
noun,
a seaport on NE Kyushu, in S Japan.
- once
-
noun,
a single occasion; one time only:
- trit
-
- Tate
-
noun,
Sir Henry, 1819–99, English merchant and philanthropist: founder of an art gallery (Tate Gallery) in London, England.
- ten.
-
- tret
-
noun,
(formerly) an allowance for waste, after deduction for tare.
- Oran
-
noun,
a seaport in NW Algeria.
- Trio
-
noun,
a musical composition for three voices or instruments.
- tart
-
noun,
a small pie filled with cooked fruit or other sweetened preparation, usually having no top crust.
- 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.
- Orca
-
noun,
the killer whale, Orcinus orca.
- Tena
-
noun,
Koyukon.
- Tarn
-
noun,
a small mountain lake or pool, especially one in a cirque.
- 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).
- tri-
-
- Tare
-
noun,
any of various vetches, especially Vicia sativa.
- tote
-
noun,
the act or course of toting.
- ter.
-
- Tiro
-
noun,
tyro.
- 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.
- Tito
-
noun,
Marshal (Josip Broz) 1891–1980, president of Yugoslavia 1953–80.
- rort
-
noun,
a rowdy, usually drunken party.
- RONA
-
- Roca
-
noun,
Cape, a cape in W Portugal, near Lisbon: the western extremity of continental Europe.
- 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.
- roar
-
noun,
a loud, deep cry or howl, as of an animal or a person:
- roan
-
noun,
a horse or other animal with a roan coat.
- Tit.
-
- tire
-
noun,
British Dialect. fatigue.
- Reno
-
noun,
Informal. a renovation, as of a building or room.
- rite
-
noun,
a formal or ceremonial act or procedure prescribed or customary in religious or other solemn use:
- RITA
-
noun,
the Vedic concept of cosmic and social order.
- tion
-
- rit.
-
- tint
-
noun,
a color or a variety of a color; hue.
- 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.
- Tine
-
noun,
a sharp, projecting point or prong, as of a fork.
- Rice
-
noun,
the starchy seeds or grain of an annual marsh grass, Oryza sativa, cultivated in warm climates and used for food.
- Rina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- 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.
- Rena
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Marina.
- Rani
-
noun,
ranee.
- RATO
-
noun,
rocket-assisted takeoff.
- rant
-
noun,
ranting, extravagant, or violent declamation.
- RARE
-
adjective,
coming or occurring far apart in time; unusual; uncommon:
- rate
-
noun,
the amount of a charge or payment with reference to some basis of calculation:
- TINA
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Tace
-
noun,
tasset.
- tort
-
noun,
a wrongful act, not including a breach of contract or trust, that results in injury to another's person, property, reputation, or the like, and for which the injured party is entitled to compensation.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- Tori
-
noun,
plural of torus.
- reit
-
noun,
real-estate investment trust.
- Tore
-
noun,
a torus.
- torc
-
noun,
torque (def 4).
- Roti
-
noun,
roast.
- Toni
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Antoinette or Antonia.
- rote
-
noun,
routine; a fixed, habitual, or mechanical course of procedure:
- tone
-
noun,
any sound considered with reference to its quality, pitch, strength, source, etc.:
- 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.
- toea
-
noun,
a bronze coin and monetary unit of Papua New Guinea, the 100th part of a kina.
- 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.
- 1080
-
- narc
-
noun,
a government agent or detective charged with the enforcement of laws restricting the use of narcotics.
- aet.
-
- ant.
-
- cion
-
noun,
scion (def 2).
- Ire.
-
- crat
-
- iron
-
noun,
Chemistry. a ductile, malleable, silver-white metallic element, scarcely known in a pure condition, but much used in its crude or impure carbon-containing forms for making tools, implements, machinery, etc. Symbol: Fe; atomic weight: 55.847; atomic number: 26; specific gravity: 7.86 at 20°C.
Compare cast iron, pig iron, steel, wrought iron.
- Irra
-
noun,
the Akkadian god of pestilence.
- ciao
-
interjection,
(used as a word of greeting or parting): hello; goodbye; so long; see you later.
- Etna
-
noun,
Mount, an active volcano in E Sicily. 10,758 feet (3280 meters).
- Ceto
-
- Ceta
-
noun,
Comprehensive Employment and Training Act.
- cet-
-
- EARN
-
verb (used with object),
to gain or get in return for one's labor or service:
- 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.
- IOTA
-
noun,
a very small quantity; jot; whit.
- 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.
- iter
-
noun,
a canal or passage.
- CERN
-
- etc.
-
- cera
-
noun,
(in prescriptions) wax.
- 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-
-
- cen.
-
- Nair
-
noun,
a group of Hindu castes in the Kerala region of India.
- Catt
-
noun,
Carrie Chapman Lane, 1859–1947, U.S. leader in women's suffrage movements.
- 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.
- NCTE
-
- cir.
-
- cire
-
noun,
a brilliant, highly glazed surface produced on fabrics by subjecting them to a wax, heat, and calendering treatment.
- Cate
-
noun,
a choice food;delicacy; dainty.
- Cor.
-
- Cote
-
noun,
a shelter, coop, or small shed for sheep, pigs, pigeons, etc.
- Etta
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Henrietta.
- 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.
- Eton
-
noun,
a town in Berkshire, in S England, on the Thames River, W of London: the site of Eton College.
- Cort
-
- 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.
- 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.
- ICAO
-
- Ice.
-
- 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.
- cit.
-
- Con.
-
- coir
-
noun,
the prepared fiber of the husk of the coconut fruit, used in making rope, matting, etc.
- inae
-
- Inc.
-
- Inca
-
noun,
a member of any of the dominant groups of South American Indian peoples who established an empire in Peru prior to the Spanish conquest.
- coin
-
noun,
a piece of metal stamped and issued by the authority of a government for use as money.
- inro
-
noun,
a small lacquer box with compartments for medicines, cosmetics, etc., worn on the waist sash of the traditional Japanese costume.
- coat
-
noun,
an outer garment with sleeves, covering at least the upper part of the body:
- int.
-
- into
-
adjective,
Mathematics. pertaining to a function or map from one set to another set, the range of which is a proper subset of the second set, as the function f, from the set of all integers into the set of all perfect squares where f (x) = x 2 for every integer.
- cite
-
noun,
citation (defs 7, 8).
- Iona
-
noun,
an island in the Hebrides, off the W coast of Scotland: center of early Celtic Christianity.
- ance
-
- 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.
- cat.
-
- att.
-
- attn
-
- ator
-
- noir
-
adjective,
black; noting the black numbers in roulette.
- Nor.
-
- 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.
- 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.
- atic
-
- Aten
-
noun,
Aton.
- enc.
-
- not-
-
- nota
-
noun,
a dorsal plate or sclerite of the thorax of an insect.
- ano-
-
- art.
-
- arr.
-
- note
-
noun,
a brief record of something written down to assist the memory or for future reference.
- Aron
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Arno
-
noun,
Peter (Curtis Arnoux Peters) 1904–68, U.S. cartoonist and author.
- NTIA
-
- Arne
-
noun,
Thomas Augustine, 1710–78, English composer of operas and songs.
- ect-
-
- eco-
-
- 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.
- CART
-
noun,
a heavy two-wheeled vehicle, commonly without springs, drawn by mules, oxen, or the like, used for the conveyance of heavy goods.
- Aire
-
- Cain
-
noun,
Scot. and Irish English. rent paid in kind, especially a percentage of a farm crop.
- ctr.
-
- NIRA
-
- Erna
-
noun,
a female given name: from an Old English word meaning “eagle.”.
- 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.
- Erin
-
noun,
Literary. Ireland.
- Can.
-
- 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.
- Eric
-
noun,
Eric the Red.
- neo-
-
- cane
-
noun,
a stick or short staff used to assist one in walking; walking stick.
- Neri
-
noun,
Saint Philip (Filippo Neri) 1515–95, Italian priest: founder of Congregation of the Oratory.
- airt
-
noun,
a direction.
- neat
-
noun,
an animal of the genus Bos; a bovine, as a cow or ox.
- NICE
-
noun,
a port in and the capital of Alpes-Maritimes, in SE France, on the Mediterranean: resort.
- Carr
-
noun,
John Dickson, 1906–77, U.S. mystery writer.
- Nier
-
noun,
Alfred Otto Carl, 1911–1994, U.S. physicist.
- CARE
-
noun,
a state of mind in which one is troubled; worry, anxiety, or concern:
- Carn
-
noun,
cairn.
- TAR
-
noun,
any of various dark-colored viscid products obtained by the destructive distillation of certain organic substances, as coal or wood.
- TCA
-
- Tan
-
noun,
the brown color imparted to the skin by exposure to the sun or open air.
- ean
-
- CTA
-
- ctn
-
plural,
carton.
- ea.
-
- TAT
-
verb (used with or without object),
to do, or make by, tatting.
- cte
-
- ETA
-
noun,
the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
- ANC
-
- ait
-
noun,
a small island, especially in a river.
- CRT
-
- eo-
-
- TAO
-
noun,
(in philosophical Taoism) that in virtue of which all things happen or exist.
- 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.
- ane
-
adjective, noun, pronoun,
one.
- 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.
- CAI
-
- ARC
-
noun,
Geometry. any unbroken part of the circumference of a circle or other curved line.
- 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.
- tra
-
- tr.
-
- tot
-
noun,
a small child.
- at.
-
- ATC
-
- ca.
-
- Tor
-
noun,
a rocky pinnacle; a peak of a bare or rocky mountain or hill.
- CIO
-
noun,
a federation of affiliated industrial labor unions, founded 1935 within the American Federation of Labor but independent of it 1938–55. Abbreviation: C.I.O., CIO.
- Co.
-
- cr.
-
- ct.
-
- 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.
- TEC
-
noun,
detective.
- toe
-
noun,
one of the terminal digits of the human foot.
- TNT
-
- ANI
-
noun,
any of several black, tropical American cuckoos of the genus Crotophaga, having a compressed, bladelike bill.
- CAR
-
noun,
an automobile.
- CEA
-
- CEO
-
- 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.
- TIC
-
noun,
Pathology.
a sudden, spasmodic, painless, involuntary muscular contraction, as of the face.
tic douloureux.
- TIA
-
- tet
-
noun,
the Vietnamese New Year celebration, occurring during the first seven days of the first month of the lunar calendar.
- CIA
-
- CIE
-
- CNO
-
- COT
-
noun,
a light portable bed, especially one of canvas on a folding frame.
- 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.
- ROI
-
- eat
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- Rae
-
noun,
John, 1813–93, Scottish surgeon and Arctic explorer.
- OTA
-
- ote
-
- NIA
-
- 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:
- Ar.
-
- Tro
-
- Re.
-
- ACE
-
noun,
a playing card or die marked with or having the value indicated by a single spot:
- NEC
-
- NEA
-
- ORT
-
noun,
Usually, orts. a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
- Rai
-
noun,
a style of Algerian popular music played on electric guitar, synthesizer, and percussion instruments.
- ne-
-
- RAN
-
noun,
a sea goddess who drags down ships and drowns sailors: the wife of Aegir.
- Nat
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Nathan or Nathaniel.
- rat
-
noun,
any of several long-tailed rodents of the family Muridae, of the genus Rattus and related genera, distinguished from the mouse by being larger.
- nae
-
adverb,
no1 ; not.
- NCO
-
- ACT
-
noun,
anything done, being done, or to be done; deed; performance:
- ae.
-
- ITO
-
noun,
Prince Hirobumi [hee-raw-boo-mee] /ˈhi rɔˈbu mi/ (Show IPA), 1841–1909, Japanese statesman.
- ot-
-
- NIC
-
noun,
a newly industrialized/industrializing country:
- RCN
-
- OIt
-
- OTC
-
- Oca
-
noun,
a wood sorrel, Oxalis tuberosa, of the Andes, cultivated in South America for its edible tubers.
- ac-
-
- OCR
-
- Oc.
-
- NRC
-
- NRA
-
- nr.
-
- oic
-
- OIr
-
- ONA
-
noun,
a member of a people of Tierra del Fuego.
- Orr
-
noun,
Sir John Boyd, Boyd Orr, Sir John.
- one
-
noun,
the first and lowest whole number, being a cardinal number; unity.
- ONI
-
- ONR
-
- Ora
-
noun,
plural of os2 .
- Noe
-
noun,
Noah (def 1).
- orc
-
noun,
any of several cetaceans, as a grampus.
- NOC
-
- an.
-
- Ore
-
noun,
a metal-bearing mineral or rock, or a native metal, that can be mined at a profit.
- nit
-
noun,
the egg of a parasitic insect, especially of a louse, often attached to a hair or a fiber of clothing.
- Tai
-
noun,
any of several sparoid fishes of the Pacific Ocean, as Pagrus major (red tai) a food fish of Japan.
- RCA
-
- RCT
-
- ERA
-
noun,
a period of time marked by distinctive character, events, etc.:
- RNA
-
- RNR
-
- ROA
-
- ETO
-
- ROC
-
noun,
a bird of enormous size and strength.
- ROE
-
noun,
the mass of eggs, or spawn, within the ovarian membrane of the female fish.
- ROT
-
noun,
the process of rotting.
- AIC
-
- ERT
-
- err
-
verb (used without object),
to go astray in thought or belief; be mistaken; be incorrect.
- eon
-
noun,
an indefinitely long period of time; age.
- REA
-
- rt.
-
- rte
-
- Ain
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- OAT
-
noun,
a cereal grass, Avena sativa, cultivated for its edible seed.
- AIR
-
noun,
a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- en-
-
- eir
-
- ECA
-
- ec-
-
- TAE
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preposition,
to.
- ETR
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- IRA
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noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- io-
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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.
- ite
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- ITC
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- ITA
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- AEC
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- REC
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noun,
recreation.
- IRO
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- IRC
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- Ir.
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- IOT
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- ior
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- ion
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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 = .
- IOC
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- ret
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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.
- ine
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- ina
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noun,
a female given name.
- in.
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- ier
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- Ria
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noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- ICA
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noun,
Portuguese name of Putumayo.
- ian
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noun,
a male given name, Scottish form of John.
- Ia.
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- aor
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- AO
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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.
- 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.
- T1
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- CE
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- N.
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- OA
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- OE
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noun,
oy2 .
- O.
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- No
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noun,
an utterance of the word “no.”.
- R.
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- RA
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noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- RC
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- RI
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- RN
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- NI
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- NC
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- NA
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adverb,
no1 .
- 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.
- TN
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- ic
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- i.
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- RO
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- et
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verb,
a simple past tense of eat.
- t.
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- TA
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noun,
the 16th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- er
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interjection,
(used to express or represent a pause, hesitation, uncertainty, etc.).
- EI
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- E.
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noun,
Edward (St. John) 1925–2000, U.S. writer and illustrator.
- TC
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- TE
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noun,
ti1 .
- TI
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noun,
the syllable for the seventh tone of a diatonic scale.
- TT
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