Anagrams of retrusion
Word retrusion has
1 exact anagrams and 512 other words
that can be made by using the letters of retrusion.
- neuristor
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noun,
a microelectronic fiberlike device used in information processing.
- introrse
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adjective,
turned or facing inward, as anthers that open toward the gynoecium.
- routines
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noun,
a customary or regular course of procedure.
- orients
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noun,
the Orient,
the countries of Asia, especially East Asia.
(formerly) the countries to the E of the Mediterranean.
- routers
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noun,
any of various tools or machines for routing, hollowing out, or furrowing.
- returns
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noun,
the act or fact of returning as by going or coming back or bringing, sending, or giving back:
- re-sort
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verb (used with object),
to sort or arrange (cards, papers, etc.) again.
- sterno-
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- Turners
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noun,
a person or thing that turns or is employed in turning.
- trouser
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noun,
a leg of a pair of trousers.
- 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.
- ironers
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noun,
a person or thing that irons.
- rouster
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noun,
roustabout (def 1).
- roister
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verb (used without object),
to act in a swaggering, boisterous, or uproarious manner.
- norites
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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.
- Torrens
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noun,
Lake, a salt lake in Australia, in E South Australia. 130 miles (210 km) long; 2400 sq. mi. (6220 sq. km); 25 feet (8 meters) below sea level.
- nitrous
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adjective,
pertaining to compounds obtained from niter, usually containing less oxygen than the corresponding nitric compounds.
- triunes
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noun,
(initial capital letter) the Trinity.
- insurer
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noun,
a person or company that contracts to indemnify another in the event of loss or damage; underwriter.
- Soutine
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noun,
Chaim [khahy-im,, khahy-im] /xaɪˈɪm,, ˈxaɪ ɪm/ (Show IPA), 1894–1943, Lithuanian painter in France.
- routine
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noun,
a customary or regular course of procedure.
- tonsure
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noun,
the act of cutting the hair or shaving the head.
- neutro-
-
- snorter
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noun,
a person or thing that snorts.
- inters
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verb (used with object),
to place (a dead body) in a grave or tomb; bury.
- inter.
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- intro.
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- nitro-
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- trines
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noun,
a set or group of three; triad.
- intros
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noun,
an introduction.
- insure
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verb (used with object),
to guarantee against loss or harm.
- inures
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verb (used with object),
to accustom to hardship, difficulty, pain, etc.; toughen or harden; habituate (usually followed by to):
- return
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noun,
the act or fact of returning as by going or coming back or bringing, sending, or giving back:
- retro-
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- niters
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noun,
potassium nitrate.
- triers
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noun,
a person or thing that tries or tests; tester.
- steno-
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- ouster
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noun,
expulsion or removal from a place or position occupied:
- Nestor
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noun,
the oldest and wisest of the Greeks in the Trojan War and a king of Pylos.
- toners
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noun,
a person or thing that tones.
- sortie
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noun,
a rapid movement of troops from a besieged place to attack the besiegers.
- neuro-
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- Tories
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noun,
a member of the Conservative Party in Great Britain or Canada.
- Renoir
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noun,
Jean [zhahn] /ʒɑ̃/ (Show IPA), 1894–1979, French film director and writer.
- Nistru
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noun,
Romanian name of Dniester.
- nitres
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noun,
niter.
- reruns
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noun,
the act of rerunning.
- irones
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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.
- ironer
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noun,
a person or thing that irons.
- resort
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noun,
a place to which people frequently or generally go for relaxation or pleasure, especially one providing rest and recreation facilities for vacationers:
- Reston
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noun,
James (Barrett) ("Scotty") 1909–1995, U.S. journalist, born in Scotland.
- nurser
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noun,
a person, animal, or thing that nurses.
- triens
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noun,
a copper coin of ancient Rome, issued during the Republic, a third part of an as.
- instr.
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- souter
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noun,
a person who makes or repairs shoes; cobbler; shoemaker.
- Turner
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noun,
a person or thing that turns or is employed in turning.
- Strine
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noun,
Australian English.
- rouens
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noun,
a city in and the capital of Seine-Maritime, in N France, on the Seine: famous cathedral; execution of Joan of Arc 1431.
- ursine
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adjective,
of or relating to a bear or bears.
- turion
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noun,
a small shoot, as of asparagus or certain aquatic plants, from which a new plant can develop.
- Ruston
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noun,
a city in N Louisiana.
- insert
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noun,
something inserted or to be inserted.
- suitor
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noun,
a man who courts or woos a woman.
- urino-
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- Orient
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noun,
the Orient,
the countries of Asia, especially East Asia.
(formerly) the countries to the E of the Mediterranean.
- Senior
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noun,
a person who is older than another.
- unites
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noun,
a former gold coin of England, equal to 20 shillings, issued under James I and Charles I.
- unrest
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noun,
lack of rest; a restless, troubled, or uneasy state; disquiet:
- urines
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noun,
the liquid-to-semisolid waste matter excreted by the kidneys, in humans being a yellowish, slightly acid, watery fluid.
- router
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noun,
any of various tools or machines for routing, hollowing out, or furrowing.
- routes
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noun,
a course, way, or road for passage or travel:
- Rustin
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noun,
Bayard [bey-erd] /ˈbeɪ ərd/ (Show IPA), 1910–1987, U.S. civil rights leader.
- Estrin
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noun,
estrone.
- rutins
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noun,
a bright yellow or greenish-yellow substance, C 27 H 30 O 16 , obtained chiefly from buckwheat, and used in the treatment of capillary fragility.
- set-in
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adjective,
made separately and placed within another unit.
- toe-in
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noun,
the slight forward convergence given to the front wheels of an automobile to improve steering qualities.
- sinter
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noun,
siliceous or calcareous matter deposited by springs, as that formed around the vent of a geyser.
- tensor
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noun,
Anatomy. a muscle that stretches or tightens some part of the body.
- triose
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noun,
a monosaccharide that has three atoms of carbon.
- Triune
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noun,
(initial capital letter) the Trinity.
- stoner
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noun,
Slang. a person who is habitually high on drugs, especially marijuana, or alcohol; a person who is usually stoned.
- tenuis
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noun,
an unaspirated, voiceless plosive.
- tuners
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noun,
a person or thing that tunes.
- trones
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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.
- Terris
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noun,
a female given name, form of Theresa.
- utero-
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- roster
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noun,
a list of persons or groups, as of military personnel or units with their turns or periods of duty.
- 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.
- Norris
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noun,
Charles Gilman, 1881–1945, U.S. novelist and editor.
- ourie
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adjective,
shabby; dingy.
- sruti
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noun,
the Vedas and some of the Upanishads, regarded as divinely revealed.
- Stein
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noun,
a mug, usually earthenware, especially for beer.
- Stone
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noun,
the hard substance, formed of mineral matter, of which rocks consist.
- suite
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noun,
a number of things forming a series or set.
- suint
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noun,
the natural grease of the wool of sheep, consisting of a mixture of fatty matter and potassium salts, used as a source of potash and in the preparation of ointments.
- ster.
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- onset
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noun,
a beginning or start:
- Stern
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noun,
the after part of a vessel (often opposed to stem).
- oste-
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- stour
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noun,
British Dialect.
tumult; confusion.
a storm.
- osier
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noun,
any of various willows, as the red osier, having tough, flexible twigs or branches that are used for wickerwork.
- store
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noun,
an establishment where merchandise is sold, usually on a retail basis.
- ornes
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noun,
a department in NW France. 2372 sq. mi. (6145 sq. km). Capital: Alençon.
- ornis
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noun,
an avifauna.
- Orrin
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noun,
a male given name.
- orris
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noun,
an iris, Iris germanica florentina, having a fragrant rootstock.
- rouse
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noun,
a rousing.
- sotie
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noun,
a satirical and topical comedy employing actors dressed in traditional fool's costume, popular in France during the late Middle Ages, and often used as a curtain raiser to mystery and morality plays.
- senti
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noun,
a monetary unit of Tanzania, the 100th part of a shilling; cent.
- seti-
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- roset
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noun,
resin; rosin.
- Rosie
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noun,
a female given name, form of Rose.
- rosin
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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.
- sero-
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- serin
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noun,
a small finch, Serinus serinus, of Europe and northern Africa, closely related to the canary.
- rotes
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noun,
routine; a fixed, habitual, or mechanical course of procedure:
- Rouen
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noun,
a city in and the capital of Seine-Maritime, in N France, on the Seine: famous cathedral; execution of Joan of Arc 1431.
- Sino-
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- roues
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noun,
a dissolute and licentious man; rake.
- senor
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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.
- roust
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verb (used with object),
to rout, as from a place:
- route
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noun,
a course, way, or road for passage or travel:
- routs
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noun,
a defeat attended with disorderly flight; dispersal of a defeated force in complete disorder:
- rutin
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noun,
a bright yellow or greenish-yellow substance, C 27 H 30 O 16 , obtained chiefly from buckwheat, and used in the treatment of capillary fragility.
- runts
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noun,
an animal that is small or stunted as compared with others of its kind.
- ruins
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noun,
ruins, the remains of a building, city, etc., that has been destroyed or that is in disrepair or a state of decay:
- Seton
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noun,
a thread or the like inserted beneath the skin to provide drainage or to guide subsequent passage of a tube.
- riser
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noun,
a person who rises, especially from bed:
- Soter
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noun,
Saint, pope a.d. 166?–175?.
- rents
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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.
- outen
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verb (used with object),
to turn off (a light) or extinguish (a fire).
- Outer
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adjective,
situated on or toward the outside; external; exterior:
- outre
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adjective,
passing the bounds of what is usual or considered proper; unconventional; bizarre.
- reins
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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.
- snout
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noun,
the part of an animal's head projecting forward and containing the nose and jaws; muzzle.
- reist
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verb (used without object),
reest2 .
- reni-
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- snort
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noun,
the act or sound of snorting.
- rerun
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noun,
the act of rerunning.
- riots
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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.
- snore
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noun,
the act, instance, or sound of snoring.
- resin
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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.
- resit
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noun,
a test or examination that is retaken.
- restr
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- sito-
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- Siret
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noun,
a river in SE Europe, flowing SE from the Carpathian Mountains in Ukraine, through E Romania to the Danube. 270 miles (435 km) long.
- rinse
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noun,
an act or instance of rinsing.
- Siren
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noun,
Classical Mythology. one of several sea nymphs, part woman and part bird, who lure mariners to destruction by their seductive singing.
- teno-
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- terr.
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- Nurse
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noun,
a person formally educated and trained in the care of the sick or infirm.
Compare nurse-midwife, nurse-practitioner, physician's assistant, practical nurse, registered nurse.
- touse
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noun,
a commotion; rumpus.
- trios
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noun,
a musical composition for three voices or instruments.
- inset
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noun,
something inserted; insert.
- inst.
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- trine
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noun,
a set or group of three; triad.
- intr.
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- inure
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verb (used with object),
to accustom to hardship, difficulty, pain, etc.; toughen or harden; habituate (usually followed by to):
- tries
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noun,
plural of try.
- Trier
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noun,
a person or thing that tries or tests; tester.
- Tours
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noun,
a city in and the capital of Indre-et-Loire, in W France, on the Loire River: Charles Martel defeated the Saracens near here a.d. 732.
- trois
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noun,
the number 3.
- Toure
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noun,
Sékou [sey-koo] /ˈseɪ ku/ (Show IPA), 1922–84, Guinean political leader: prime minister 1958-72; president 1958–84.
- torus
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noun,
Architecture. a large convex molding, more or less semicircular in profile, commonly forming the lowest molding of the base of a column, directly above the plinth, sometimes occurring as one of a pair separated by a scotia and fillets. and column.
- tenor
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noun,
the course of thought or meaning that runs through something written or spoken; purport; drift.
- 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.
- Irons
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noun,
Jeremy (John) born 1948, English actor.
- torsi
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noun,
a plural of torso.
- torse
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noun,
a wreath of twisted silks of two alternating tinctures, usually a metal and a color, depicted supporting a crest or coronet, often upon a helmet.
- TORES
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noun,
a torus.
- inert
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adjective,
having no inherent power of action, motion, or resistance (opposed to active):
- 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.
- tonus
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noun,
a normal state of continuous slight tension in muscle tissue that facilitates its response to stimulation.
- unite
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noun,
a former gold coin of England, equal to 20 shillings, issued under James I and Charles I.
- 30-30
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- urine
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noun,
the liquid-to-semisolid waste matter excreted by the kidneys, in humans being a yellowish, slightly acid, watery fluid.
- Ensor
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noun,
James, 1860–1949, Belgian painter.
- ento-
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- untie
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verb (used with object),
to loose or unfasten (anything tied); let or set loose by undoing a knot.
- eosin
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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.
- unset
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adjective,
not set; not solidified or made firm, as concrete or asphalt.
- Ernst
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noun,
Max [maks;; German mahks] /mæks;; German mɑks/ (Show IPA), 1891–1976, German painter, in the U.S. 1941–49, in France 1949–76.
- Unit.
-
- euros
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noun,
wallaroo.
- erron
-
- Turin
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noun,
a city in NW Italy, on the Po: capital of the Kingdom of Italy 1860–65.
- TUNIS
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noun,
a city in and the capital of Tunisia, in the NE part.
- tunes
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noun,
a succession of musical sounds forming an air or melody, with or without the harmony accompanying it.
- tuner
-
noun,
a person or thing that tunes.
- Truro
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noun,
a town in central Nova Scotia, in SE Canada.
- etuis
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noun,
a small, often decorative case, especially one for needles, toilet articles, or the like.
- Euro-
-
- iters
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noun,
a canal or passage.
- Torun
-
noun,
a city in N Poland, on the Vistula.
- tones
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noun,
any sound considered with reference to its quality, pitch, strength, source, etc.:
- nitre
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noun,
niter.
- Notus
-
noun,
the ancient Greek personification of the south wind.
- runes
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noun,
any of the characters of certain ancient alphabets, as of a script used for writing the Germanic languages, especially of Scandinavia and Britain, from c200 to c1200, or a script used for inscriptions in a Turkic language of the 6th to 8th centuries from the area near the Orkhon River in Mongolia.
- Niort
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noun,
a city in and the capital of Deux-Sèvres, in W France.
- notes
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noun,
a brief record of something written down to assist the memory or for future reference.
- Niter
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noun,
potassium nitrate.
- nitr-
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- tious
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- neur-
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- Terni
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noun,
a city in central Italy.
- tines
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noun,
a sharp, projecting point or prong, as of a fork.
- tiers
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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.
- terns
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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.
- noise
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noun,
sound, especially of a loud, harsh, or confused kind:
- Terri
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noun,
a female given name, form of Theresa.
- neut.
-
- tires
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noun,
British Dialect. fatigue.
- TIROS
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noun,
one of a series of satellites for transmitting television pictures of the earth's cloud cover.
- toise
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noun,
an old French unit of length equivalent to 6.395 feet (1.949 meters).
- toner
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noun,
a person or thing that tones.
- Norse
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noun,
(used with a plural verb) the Norwegians, especially the ancient Norwegians.
- nerts
-
interjection,
nuts (def 1).
- sur-
-
- tuns
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noun,
a large cask for holding liquids, especially wine, ale, or beer.
- uret
-
- tuis
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noun,
a black New Zealand honey eater, Prosthemadera novaeseelandiae, having a patch of white feathers on each side of the throat, sometimes tamed as a pet.
- tens
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noun,
a self-operated portable device used to treat chronic pain by sending electrical impulses through electrodes placed over the painful area.
- tune
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noun,
a succession of musical sounds forming an air or melody, with or without the harmony accompanying it.
- runt
-
noun,
an animal that is small or stunted as compared with others of its kind.
- Utes
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noun,
Informal. a utility vehicle.
- Seri
-
noun,
a member of an American Indian people of western Sonora state, Mexico, on the Gulf of California.
- str.
-
- Rus.
-
- sent
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noun,
a coin of Estonia until the euro was adopted, the 100th part of a kroon.
- Ruse
-
noun,
a trick, stratagem, or artifice.
- tern
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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.
- sure
-
Idioms,
for sure, as a certainty; surely:
- uni-
-
- unto
-
preposition,
to (in its various uses, except as the accompaniment of the infinitive).
- user
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noun,
a person or thing that uses.
- stun
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noun,
the act of stunning.
- uro-
-
- suet
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noun,
the hard fatty tissue about the loins and kidneys of beef, sheep, etc., used in cooking or processed to yield tallow.
- Uris
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noun,
a canton in central Switzerland. 415 sq. mi. (1075 sq. km). Capital: Altdorf.
- suit
-
noun,
a set of clothing, armor, or the like, intended for wear together.
- ten.
-
- Surt
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noun,
the guardian and ruler of Muspelheim, destined to defeat Frey at Ragnarok and destroy the world with fire.
- ter.
-
- Rust
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noun,
Also called iron rust. the red or orange coating that forms on the surface of iron when exposed to air and moisture, consisting chiefly of ferric hydroxide and ferric oxide formed by oxidation.
- SINE
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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.
- Tues
-
- Tour
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noun,
a traveling around from place to place.
- sort
-
noun,
a particular kind, species, variety, class, or group, distinguished by a common character or nature:
- sori
-
noun,
plural of sorus.
- sore
-
noun,
a sore spot or place on the body.
- Soni
-
- sone
-
noun,
a unit for measuring the loudness of sound, equal to the loudness of a sound that, in the judgment of a group of listeners, is equal to that of a 1000-cycle-per-second reference sound having an intensity of 40 decibels.
- Tore
-
noun,
a torus.
- tone
-
noun,
any sound considered with reference to its quality, pitch, strength, source, etc.:
- snot
-
noun,
Vulgar. mucus from the nose.
- Tori
-
noun,
plural of torus.
- 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.
- Torr
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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.
- tors
-
noun,
a rocky pinnacle; a peak of a bare or rocky mountain or hill.
- Sour
-
noun,
something that is sour.
- Tiro
-
noun,
tyro.
- Ste.
-
- Sert
-
noun,
José María [haw-se mah-ree-ah] /hɔˈsɛ mɑˈri ɑ/ (Show IPA), 1876–1945, Spanish painter.
- snit
-
noun,
an agitated or irritated state.
- situ
-
noun,
in situ.
- tri-
-
- tire
-
noun,
British Dialect. fatigue.
- site
-
noun,
the position or location of a town, building, etc., especially as to its environment:
- Stir
-
noun,
the act of stirring or moving.
- tion
-
- sire
-
noun,
the male parent of a quadruped.
- Trio
-
noun,
a musical composition for three voices or instruments.
- Sion
-
noun,
a town in and the capital of Valais, in SW Switzerland.
- Tine
-
noun,
a sharp, projecting point or prong, as of a fork.
- Toni
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Antoinette or Antonia.
- tron
-
- 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.
- runs
-
noun,
an act or instance, or a period of running:
- 1080
-
- rune
-
noun,
any of the characters of certain ancient alphabets, as of a script used for writing the Germanic languages, especially of Scandinavia and Britain, from c200 to c1200, or a script used for inscriptions in a Turkic language of the 6th to 8th centuries from the area near the Orkhon River in Mongolia.
- note
-
noun,
a brief record of something written down to assist the memory or for future reference.
- nest
-
noun,
a pocketlike, usually more or less circular structure of twigs, grass, mud, etc., formed by a bird, often high in a tree, as a place in which to lay and incubate its eggs and rear its young; any protected place used by a bird for these purposes.
- Nier
-
noun,
Alfred Otto Carl, 1911–1994, U.S. physicist.
- nits
-
noun,
the egg of a parasitic insect, especially of a louse, often attached to a hair or a fiber of clothing.
- Niue
-
noun,
an island in the S Pacific between Tonga and Cook Islands: possession of New Zealand. 5128; about 100 sq. mi. (260 sq. km).
- noes
-
noun,
an utterance of the word “no.”.
- Nor.
-
- nori
-
noun,
a seaweed having a mildly sweet, salty taste, usually dried, used in Japanese cookery mainly as a wrap for sushi.
- nos-
-
- nose
-
noun,
the part of the face or facial region in humans and certain animals that contains the nostrils and the organs of smell and functions as the usual passageway for air in respiration: in humans it is a prominence in the center of the face formed of bone and cartilage, serving also to modify or modulate the voice.
- not-
-
- nots
-
noun,
a Boolean operator that returns a positive result if its operand is negative and a negative result if its operand is positive.
- Neri
-
noun,
Saint Philip (Filippo Neri) 1515–95, Italian priest: founder of Congregation of the Oratory.
- nous
-
noun,
Greek Philosophy. mind or intellect.
- 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.
- Ont.
-
- onus
-
noun,
a difficult or disagreeable obligation, task, burden, etc.
- Orne
-
noun,
a department in NW France. 2372 sq. mi. (6145 sq. km). Capital: Alençon.
- orts
-
noun,
Usually, orts. a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
- Otis
-
noun,
Elisha Graves, 1811–61, U.S. inventor.
- ours
-
noun,
(used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
- Ouse
-
noun,
Also called Great Ouse. a river in E England, flowing NE to the Wash. 160 miles (260 km) long.
- oust
-
verb (used with object),
to expel or remove from a place or position occupied:
- 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.
- neo-
-
- outs
-
noun,
a means of escape or excuse, as from a place, punishment, retribution, responsibility, etc.:
- est.
-
- Enos
-
noun,
the son of Seth. Gen. 5:6.
- Ens.
-
- eons
-
noun,
an indefinitely long period of time; age.
- eous
-
- Erin
-
noun,
Literary. Ireland.
- Eris
-
noun,
the ancient Greek goddess of discord and the sister of Ares: identified with the Roman goddess Discordia.
- Eros
-
noun,
the ancient Greek god of love, identified by the Romans with Cupid.
- errs
-
verb (used without object),
to go astray in thought or belief; be mistaken; be incorrect.
- erst
-
adverb,
before the present time; formerly.
- eso-
-
- Eton
-
noun,
a town in Berkshire, in S England, on the Thames River, W of London: the site of Eton College.
- iter
-
noun,
a canal or passage.
- etui
-
noun,
a small, often decorative case, especially one for needles, toilet articles, or the like.
- Eur.
-
- inro
-
noun,
a small lacquer box with compartments for medicines, cosmetics, etc., worn on the waist sash of the traditional Japanese costume.
- ins.
-
- int.
-
- into
-
adjective,
Mathematics. pertaining to a function or map from one set to another set, the range of which is a proper subset of the second set, as the function f, from the set of all integers into the set of all perfect squares where f (x) = x 2 for every integer.
- 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 = .
- ious
-
- Ire.
-
- iron
-
noun,
Chemistry. a ductile, malleable, silver-white metallic element, scarcely known in a pure condition, but much used in its crude or impure carbon-containing forms for making tools, implements, machinery, etc. Symbol: Fe; atomic weight: 55.847; atomic number: 26; specific gravity: 7.86 at 20°C.
Compare cast iron, pig iron, steel, wrought iron.
- iso-
-
- out-
-
- noir
-
adjective,
black; noting the black numbers in roulette.
- 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.
- ROTS
-
noun,
the process of rotting.
- Reus
-
noun,
a city in Catalonia, NE Spain, on the Mediterranean Sea.
- 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.
- Rise
-
noun,
an act or instance of rising.
- rets
-
verb (used with object),
to soak in water or expose to moisture, as flax or hemp, to facilitate the removal of the fiber from the woody tissue by partial rotting.
- rit.
-
- rite
-
noun,
a formal or ceremonial act or procedure prescribed or customary in religious or other solemn use:
- rout
-
noun,
a defeat attended with disorderly flight; dispersal of a defeated force in complete disorder:
- rest
-
noun,
the refreshing quiet or repose of sleep:
- ROUS
-
noun,
(Francis) Peyton, 1879–1970, U.S. pathologist: Nobel Prize in medicine 1966.
- 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.
- rues
-
noun,
sorrow; repentance; regret.
- ruin
-
noun,
ruins, the remains of a building, city, etc., that has been destroyed or that is in disrepair or a state of decay:
- roue
-
noun,
a dissolute and licentious man; rake.
- rort
-
noun,
a rowdy, usually drunken party.
- reit
-
noun,
real-estate investment trust.
- ROSE
-
noun,
any of the wild or cultivated, usually prickly-stemmed, pinnate-leaved, showy-flowered shrubs of the genus Rosa.
Compare rose family.
- Reno
-
noun,
Informal. a renovation, as of a building or room.
- rote
-
noun,
routine; a fixed, habitual, or mechanical course of procedure:
- Roti
-
noun,
roast.
- Reis
-
plural noun,
a former money of account of Portugal and Brazil.
- se-
-
- IRO
-
- IRS
-
- Is.
-
noun,
(used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
- eu-
-
- io-
-
- ise
-
- SRO
-
- TSE
-
- TSI
-
- ITU
-
- in.
-
- Tro
-
- ier
-
- IOU
-
- ine
-
- SEI
-
noun,
sei whale.
- SEN
-
noun,
a money of account of Japan, the 100th part of a yen, now used only in certain quotations, as on foreign exchange.
- 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).
- 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 = .
- Tu.
-
- 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.
- IOT
-
- tr.
-
- Ir.
-
- TSR
-
noun,
a computer program with any of several ancillary functions, usually held resident in RAM for instant activation while one is using another program.
- tun
-
noun,
a large cask for holding liquids, especially wine, ale, or beer.
- tue
-
- urn
-
noun,
a large or decorative vase, especially one with an ornamental foot or pedestal.
- Rue
-
noun,
sorrow; repentance; regret.
- ur-
-
- ure
-
- eon
-
noun,
an indefinitely long period of time; age.
- Uri
-
noun,
a canton in central Switzerland. 415 sq. mi. (1075 sq. km). Capital: Altdorf.
- en-
-
- EIS
-
- eir
-
- uns
-
- urs
-
noun,
an ancient Sumerian city on the Euphrates, in S Iraq: extensive excavations, especially of royal tombs.
- USE
-
noun,
the act of employing, using, or putting into service:
- eo-
-
- USN
-
- USO
-
- USR
-
- UTE
-
noun,
Informal. a utility vehicle.
- uti
-
- EOS
-
noun,
the ancient Greek goddess of the dawn, identified by the Romans with Aurora.
- RTS
-
- ETS
-
- Rs.
-
- tui
-
noun,
a black New Zealand honey eater, Prosthemadera novaeseelandiae, having a patch of white feathers on each side of the throat, sometimes tamed as a pet.
- ETR
-
- ist
-
- So.
-
- ETO
-
- ESU
-
- ESR
-
- ERT
-
- UNO
-
- RSE
-
- ERS
-
noun,
ervil.
- UIT
-
- Une
-
- rut
-
noun,
a furrow or track in the ground, especially one made by the passage of a vehicle or vehicles.
- err
-
verb (used without object),
to go astray in thought or belief; be mistaken; be incorrect.
- rt.
-
- rte
-
- ISR
-
- ite
-
- uts
-
noun,
the syllable once generally used for the first tone or keynote of a scale and sometimes for the tone C: now commonly superseded by do.
- res
-
noun,
an object or thing; matter.
- OES
-
noun,
the fifteenth letter of the English alphabet, a vowel.
- SUN
-
noun,
(often initial capital letter) the star that is the central body of the solar system, around which the planets revolve and from which they receive light and heat: its mean distance from the earth is about 93 million miles (150 million km), its diameter about 864,000 miles (1.4 million km), and its mass about 330,000 times that of the earth; its period of surface rotation is about 26 days at its equator but longer at higher latitudes.
- OIt
-
- one
-
noun,
the first and lowest whole number, being a cardinal number; unity.
- ONI
-
- Sui
-
noun,
a dynasty ruling in China a.d. 589–618.
- ONR
-
- Sue
-
noun,
Eugène [œ-zhen] /œˈʒɛn/ (Show IPA), (Marie Joseph Sue) 1804–57, French novelist.
- ons
-
- Stu
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Stewart or Stuart.
- ret
-
verb (used with object),
to soak in water or expose to moisture, as flax or hemp, to facilitate the removal of the fiber from the woody tissue by partial rotting.
- Ore
-
noun,
a metal-bearing mineral or rock, or a native metal, that can be mined at a profit.
- Orr
-
noun,
Sir John Boyd, Boyd Orr, Sir John.
- ORT
-
noun,
Usually, orts. a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
- STI
-
- NSU
-
- ose
-
- ot-
-
- ote
-
- OTS
-
- St.
-
- oui
-
adverb, noun,
yes.
- SRI
-
noun,
a Hindu title of address prefixed to the name of a deity, holy person, etc.
- Sr.
-
- our
-
noun,
(used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
- Sou
-
noun,
(formerly) either of two bronze coins of France, equal to 5 centimes and 10 centimes.
- SNU
-
- sot
-
noun,
a drunkard.
- Son
-
noun,
a male child or person in relation to his parents.
- Re.
-
- NUS
-
noun,
the 13th letter of the Greek alphabet (Ν, ν).
- OIr
-
- nr.
-
- NES
-
- Noe
-
noun,
Noah (def 1).
- Sin
-
noun,
transgression of divine law:
- 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:
- ROE
-
noun,
the mass of eggs, or spawn, within the ovarian membrane of the female fish.
- Tiu
-
noun,
an English god of the sky and of war, the equivalent of Tyr in Scandinavian mythology.
- toe
-
noun,
one of the terminal digits of the human foot.
- ROI
-
- RNR
-
- 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.
- ne-
-
- NUT
-
noun,
a dry fruit consisting of an edible kernel or meat enclosed in a woody or leathery shell.
- IUS
-
- Tor
-
noun,
a rocky pinnacle; a peak of a bare or rocky mountain or hill.
- ITO
-
noun,
Prince Hirobumi [hee-raw-boo-mee] /ˈhi rɔˈbu mi/ (Show IPA), 1841–1909, Japanese statesman.
- ROT
-
noun,
the process of rotting.
- 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.
- nit
-
noun,
the egg of a parasitic insect, especially of a louse, often attached to a hair or a fiber of clothing.
- TES
-
noun,
ti1 .
- run
-
noun,
an act or instance, or a period of running:
- SIT
-
verb,
(in prescriptions) may it be.
- SIR
-
noun,
a respectful or formal term of address used to a man:
- rin
-
noun,
a money of account of Japan, the thousandth part of a yen or the tenth part of a sen.
- UI
-
- t.
-
- NI
-
- er
-
interjection,
(used to express or represent a pause, hesitation, uncertainty, etc.).
- N.
-
- O.
-
- T1
-
- TE
-
noun,
ti1 .
- R.
-
- UT
-
noun,
the syllable once generally used for the first tone or keynote of a scale and sometimes for the tone C: now commonly superseded by do.
- EI
-
- E.
-
noun,
Edward (St. John) 1925–2000, U.S. writer and illustrator.
- RI
-
- OE
-
noun,
oy2 .
- OU
-
noun,
a rare Hawaiian honeycreeper, Psittirostra psittacea, having an olive-green body, a parrotlike bill, and in the male a bright yellow head.
- et
-
verb,
a simple past tense of eat.
- U.
-
- RN
-
- S.
-
- TN
-
- i.
-
- SI
-
noun,
the syllable used for the seventh tone of a scale and sometimes for the tone B.
- RU
-
- NU
-
noun,
the 13th letter of the Greek alphabet (Ν, ν).
- TI
-
noun,
the syllable for the seventh tone of a diatonic scale.
- SN
-
- RO
-
- No
-
noun,
an utterance of the word “no.”.
- SU
-
- IT
-
noun,
(in children's games) the player called upon to perform some task, as, in tag, the one who must catch the other players.