Anagrams of revocations
Word revocations has
1626 anagrams
that can be made by using the letters of revocations.
- octonaries
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noun,
a group of eight; an ogdoad.
- evocations
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noun,
an act or instance of evoking; a calling forth:
- revocation
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noun,
the act of revoking; annulment.
- isooctane
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noun,
the octane C 8 H 18 , used as one of the standards in establishing the octane number of a fuel.
- certosina
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noun,
a technique of inlaying light-colored material, as bone, ivory, metal, or pale wood, in elaborate designs on a dark ground.
- corantoes
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noun,
courante.
- invocates
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verb (used with object),
invoke.
- creations
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noun,
the act of producing or causing to exist; the act of creating; engendering.
- vasotonic
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adjective,
pertaining to or regulating the tone of the blood vessels.
- cortisone
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noun,
Biochemistry. a steroid hormone of the adrenal cortex, C 21 H 28 O 5 , active in carbohydrate and protein metabolism.
- evocation
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noun,
an act or instance of evoking; a calling forth:
- consortia
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noun,
a combination of financial institutions, capitalists, etc., for carrying into effect some financial operation requiring large resources of capital.
- vorticose
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adjective,
vortical; whirling.
- evocators
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noun,
a person who evokes, especially one who calls up spirits.
- cast-iron
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noun,
an alloy of iron, carbon, and other elements, cast as a soft and strong, or as a hard and brittle, iron, depending on the mixture and methods of molding.
- veronicas
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noun,
the image of the face of Christ, said in legend to have been miraculously impressed on the handkerchief or veil that St. Veronica gave to Him to wipe His face on the way to Calvary.
- evocator
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noun,
a person who evokes, especially one who calls up spirits.
- reaction
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noun,
a reverse movement or tendency; an action in a reverse direction or manner.
- Stanovoi
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noun,
a mountain range in the E Russian Federation in Asia: a watershed between the Pacific and Arctic oceans; highest peak, 8143 feet (2480 meters).
- corantos
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noun,
courante.
- senorita
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noun,
a Spanish term of address equivalent to miss, used alone or capitalized and prefixed to the name of a girl or unmarried woman. Abbreviation: Srta.
- carotins
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noun,
carotene.
- coronate
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adjective,
having or wearing a crown, coronet, or the like.
- Veronica
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noun,
the image of the face of Christ, said in legend to have been miraculously impressed on the handkerchief or veil that St. Veronica gave to Him to wipe His face on the way to Calvary.
- cantoris
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adjective,
of or relating to the gospel or liturgical north side of a church (opposed to decani).
- corvinas
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noun,
corbina.
- notaries
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noun,
notary public.
- contrive
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verb (used with object),
to plan with ingenuity; devise; invent:
- canotier
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noun,
a fabric constructed in a twill weave, used in the manufacture of yachting clothes.
- canister
-
noun,
a small box or jar, often one of a kitchen set, for holding tea, coffee, flour, and sugar.
- varicose
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adjective,
abnormally or unusually enlarged or swollen:
- Creation
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noun,
the act of producing or causing to exist; the act of creating; engendering.
- vesicant
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noun,
a vesicant agent or substance.
- aversion
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noun,
a strong feeling of dislike, opposition, repugnance, or antipathy (usually followed by to):
- ostracon
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noun,
(in ancient Greece) a potsherd, especially one used as a ballot on which the name of a person voted to be ostracized was inscribed.
- nitroso-
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- ovations
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noun,
an enthusiastic public reception of a person, marked especially by loud and prolonged applause.
- overacts
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verb (used with or without object),
to act in an exaggerated manner.
- overcast
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noun,
Meteorology. the condition of the sky when more than 95 percent covered by clouds.
- overcoat
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noun,
a coat worn over the ordinary indoor clothing, as in cold weather.
- converts
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noun,
one who has been converted, as to a religion or opinion.
- ancestor
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noun,
a person from whom one is descended; forebear; progenitor.
- vocation
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noun,
a particular occupation, business, or profession; calling.
- votaries
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noun,
a person who is bound by solemn religious vows, as a monk or a nun.
- aconites
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noun,
any plant belonging to the genus Aconitum, of the buttercup family, having irregular flowers usually in loose clusters, including species with poisonous and medicinal properties.
- centavos
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noun,
the 100th part of the monetary units of various nations, including Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Cape Verde, Chile, Colombia, Cuba, the Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Guinea-Bissau, Honduras, Mexico, Mozambique, Nicaragua, Peru, and the Philippines.
- invocate
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verb (used with object),
invoke.
- scenario
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noun,
an outline of the plot of a dramatic work, giving particulars as to the scenes, characters, situations, etc.
- vortices
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noun,
a plural of vortex.
- conative
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noun,
Grammar. a conative word, affix, or verbal aspect.
- cistvaen
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noun,
cist2 .
- cisterna
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noun,
cistern (def 2).
- coverts
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noun,
a covering; cover.
- octanes
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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.
- Avertin
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- cretins
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noun,
a person suffering from cretinism.
- 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.
- citrons
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noun,
a pale-yellow fruit resembling the lemon but larger and with thicker rind, borne by a small tree or large bush, Citrus medica, allied to the lemon and lime.
- noetics
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noun,
the science of the intellect or of pure thought; reasoning.
- travois
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noun,
a transport device, formerly used by the Plains Indians, consisting of two poles joined by a frame and drawn by an animal.
- avocets
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noun,
any of several long-legged, web-footed shorebirds constituting the genus Recurvirostra, having a long, slender, upward-curving bill.
- cravens
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noun,
a coward.
- Orvieto
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noun,
a white wine, from dry to sweet, from Umbria, Italy.
- servant
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noun,
a person employed by another, especially to perform domestic duties.
- cratons
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noun,
a relatively rigid and immobile region of continental portions of the earth's crust.
- coarsen
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verb (used with or without object),
to make or become coarse.
- cistern
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noun,
a reservoir, tank, or container for storing or holding water or other liquid.
- varico-
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- varices
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noun,
plural of varix.
- cranio-
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- overact
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verb (used with or without object),
to act in an exaggerated manner.
- sterno-
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- scooter
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noun,
a child's vehicle that typically has two wheels with a low footboard between them, is steered by a handlebar, and is propelled by pushing one foot against the ground while resting the other on the footboard.
- Crotone
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noun,
a city in S Italy; ancient Greek colony.
- ventro-
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- Ventris
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noun,
Michael George Francis, 1922–56, English architect and linguist.
- ventri-
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- ovation
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noun,
an enthusiastic public reception of a person, marked especially by loud and prolonged applause.
- ovaries
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noun,
Anatomy, Zoology. the female gonad or reproductive gland, in which the ova and the hormones that regulate female secondary sex characteristics develop.
- crotons
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noun,
any of numerous chiefly tropical plants constituting the genus Croton, of the spurge family, several species of which, as C. tiglium, have important medicinal properties.
- cistron
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noun,
a segment of DNA that encodes for the formation of a specific polypeptide chain; a structural gene.
- veritas
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noun,
truth.
- crinose
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adjective,
hairy.
- venatic
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adjective,
of or relating to hunting.
- atonics
-
noun,
Grammar. an unaccented word, syllable, or sound.
- Trevino
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noun,
Lee ("Super Mex") born 1939, U.S. golfer.
- cronies
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noun,
a close friend or companion; chum.
- Orontes
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noun,
a river in W Asia, flowing N from Lebanon through NW Syria and then SW past Antioch, Turkey, to the Mediterranean. 250 miles (405 km) long.
- vection
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noun,
the transference of a disease from one person to another.
- treason
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noun,
the offense of acting to overthrow one's government or to harm or kill its sovereign.
- contras
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noun,
(often initial capital letter) a member of a counterrevolutionary guerrilla group in Nicaragua.
- Costain
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noun,
Thomas Bertram, 1885–1965, U.S. novelist, historian, and editor, born in Canada.
- costive
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adjective,
suffering from constipation; constipated.
- coranto
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noun,
courante.
- cornets
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noun,
Music. a valved wind instrument of the trumpet family.
- corneas
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noun,
the transparent anterior part of the external coat of the eye covering the iris and the pupil and continuous with the sclera.
- cartoon
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noun,
a sketch or drawing, usually humorous, as in a newspaper or periodical, symbolizing, satirizing, or caricaturing some action, subject, or person of popular interest.
- centavo
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noun,
the 100th part of the monetary units of various nations, including Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Cape Verde, Chile, Colombia, Cuba, the Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Guinea-Bissau, Honduras, Mexico, Mozambique, Nicaragua, Peru, and the Philippines.
- consort
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noun,
a husband or wife; spouse, especially of a reigning monarch.
Compare prince consort, queen consort.
- conster
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verb (used with or without object),
construe.
- constr.
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- cavorts
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verb (used without object),
to prance or caper about.
- section
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noun,
a part that is cut off or separated.
- Nicetas
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noun,
Saint Ignatius (def 2).
- torsion
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noun,
the act of twisting.
- Ontario
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noun,
a province in S Canada, bordering on the Great Lakes. 412,582 sq. mi. (1,068,585 sq. km). Capital: Toronto.
- senator
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noun,
a member of a senate.
- 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.
- coontie
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noun,
either of two arrowroots, Zamia integrifolia or Z. floridana, of Florida, having a short trunk, pinnate leaves, and cones: Z. floridana is an endangered species.
- cave-in
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noun,
a collapse, as of anything hollow:
- convert
-
noun,
one who has been converted, as to a religion or opinion.
- cations
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noun,
a positively charged ion that is attracted to the cathode in electrolysis.
- coronas
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noun,
a white or colored circle or set of concentric circles of light seen around a luminous body, especially around the sun or moon.
- centri-
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- certain
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Idioms,
for certain, without a doubt; surely:
- oration
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noun,
a formal public speech, especially one delivered on a special occasion, as on an anniversary, at a funeral, or at academic exercises.
- contra-
-
- orients
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noun,
the Orient,
the countries of Asia, especially East Asia.
(formerly) the countries to the E of the Mediterranean.
- canters
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noun,
an easy gallop.
- octavos
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noun,
a book size of about 6 × 9 inches (16 × 23 cm), determined by printing on sheets folded to form 8 leaves or 16 pages. Symbol: 8vo, 8°.
- orceins
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noun,
a red dye, the principal coloring matter of cudbear and orchil, obtained by oxidizing an ammoniacal solution of orcinol.
- corvine
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adjective,
pertaining to or resembling a crow.
- coaster
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noun,
a person or thing that coasts.
- corvina
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noun,
corbina.
- Cortona
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noun,
Pietro da [pye-traw dah] /ˈpyɛ trɔ dɑ/ (Show IPA), (Pietro Berrettini) 1596–1669, Italian painter and architect.
- carotin
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noun,
carotene.
- cerato-
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- 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.
- notices
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noun,
an announcement or intimation of something impending; warning:
- carnets
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noun,
a customs document allowing an automobile to be driven at no cost across international borders.
- carnies
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noun,
a person employed by a carnival.
- carnose
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adjective,
of or relating to flesh; fleshy.
- coronet
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noun,
a small crown.
- centro-
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- 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.
- atonies
-
noun,
Pathology. lack of tone or energy; muscular weakness, especially in a contractile organ.
- Treviso
-
noun,
a city in NE Italy.
- antero-
-
- arseno-
-
- natives
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noun,
Sometimes Offensive. one of the people indigenous to a place or country, especially as distinguished from strangers, foreigners, colonizers, etc.:
- 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.
- ratines
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noun,
a loosely woven fabric made with nubby or knotty yarns.
- inverts
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noun,
a person or thing that is inverted.
- actino-
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- erosion
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noun,
the act or state of eroding; state of being eroded.
- stearin
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noun,
Chemistry. any of the three glyceryl esters of stearic acid, especially C 3 H 5 (C 18 H 35 O 2) 3 , a soft, white, odorless solid found in many natural fats.
- viscera
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plural noun,
Anatomy, Zoology. the organs in the cavities of the body, especially those in the abdominal cavity.
- Anteros
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noun,
Classical Mythology. a brother of Eros, most often regarded as the avenger of unrequited love.
- retains
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verb (used with object),
to keep possession of.
- Roscian
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adjective,
of, relating to, or involving acting.
- enroots
-
verb (used with object),
to fix by the root.
- aristo-
-
- Socotra
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noun,
an island in the Indian Ocean, S of Arabia: a part of the Republic of Yemen. 1382 sq. mi. (3579 sq. km).
- Insecta
-
noun,
the class comprising the insects.
- Aretino
-
noun,
Pietro [pye-traw] /ˈpyɛ trɔ/ (Show IPA), 1492–1556, Italian satirist and dramatist.
- stearic
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adjective,
of or relating to suet or fat.
- Ariosto
-
noun,
Ludovico [loo-daw-vee-kaw] /ˌlu dɔˈvi kɔ/ (Show IPA), 1474–1533, Italian poet: author of Orlando Furioso.
- narcose
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adjective,
characterized by stupor; stuporous.
- Ericson
-
noun,
Leif [leef;; Icelandic leyv] /lif;; Icelandic leɪv/ (Show IPA), flourished a.d. c1000, Norse mariner: according to Icelandic saga, discoverer of Vinland (son of Eric the Red).
- acetoin
-
noun,
a yellowish, pleasant-smelling liquid, C 4 H 8 O 2 , obtained from various carbohydrates, as glucose, by fermentation: used chiefly in the manufacture of flavors and essences.
- racoons
-
noun,
raccoon.
- Sno-Cat
-
- Ionesco
-
noun,
Eugène [French œ-zhen;; English yoo-jeen,, yoo-jeen] /French œˈʒɛn;; English yuˈdʒin,, ˈyu dʒin/ (Show IPA), 1912–94, French playwright, born in Romania.
- tanrecs
-
noun,
tenrec.
- evasion
-
noun,
an act or instance of escaping, avoiding, or shirking something:
- retsina
-
noun,
a strong, resinated white or red wine of Greece and Cyprus.
- ratoons
-
noun,
a sprout or shoot from the root of a plant, especially a sugarcane, after it has been cropped.
- isotone
-
noun,
one of two or more atoms having an equal number of neutrons but different atomic numbers.
- versant
-
noun,
a slope of a mountain or mountain chain.
- actives
-
noun,
Grammar.
the active voice.
a form or construction in the active voice.
- ovonics
-
noun,
a branch of electronics using special glassy materials that quickly become electrical conductors upon application of a certain minimum voltage.
- stearo-
-
- version
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noun,
a particular account of some matter, as from one person or source, contrasted with some other account:
- acetins
-
noun,
a colorless, thick, hygroscopic liquid, C 5 H 10 O 4 : used chiefly in the manufacture of explosives.
- rations
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noun,
a fixed allowance of provisions or food, especially for soldiers or sailors or for civilians during a shortage:
- recants
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verb (used with object),
to withdraw or disavow (a statement, opinion, etc.), especially formally; retract.
- nectars
-
noun,
the saccharine secretion of a plant, which attracts the insects or birds that pollinate the flower.
- Estonia
-
noun,
a republic in N Europe, on the Baltic, S of the Gulf of Finland: an independent republic 1918–40; annexed by the Soviet Union 1940; regained independence 1991. 17,413 sq. mi. (45,100 sq. km). Capital: Tallinn.
- erotica
-
noun,
written works, usually fiction, dealing with sexual love.
- erotics
-
noun,
an erotic poem.
- erasion
-
noun,
the act of erasing.
- Senior
-
noun,
a person who is older than another.
- icono-
-
- contr.
-
- contos
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noun,
a money of account of Portugal and Cape Verde, equal to 1000 escudos.
- Senora
-
noun,
a Spanish term of address equivalent to Mrs., used alone or capitalized and prefixed to the name of a married or older woman. Abbreviation: Sra.
- Strain
-
noun,
any force or pressure tending to alter shape, cause a fracture, etc.
- starve
-
verb (used with object),
to cause to starve; kill, weaken, or reduce by lack of food.
- corita
-
noun,
a boat resembling a large, woven basket, used by Indians of the southwestern U.S.
- Novato
-
noun,
a city in W California, N of San Francisco.
- Evarts
-
noun,
William Maxwell, 1818–1901, U.S. lawyer and statesman.
- evicts
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verb (used with object),
to expel (a person, especially a tenant) from land, a building, etc., by legal process, as for nonpayment of rent. Synonyms: eject, remove, dispossess, dislodge.
- irones
-
noun,
a colorless liquid of isomeric, unsaturated ketones, C 14 H 22 O, obtained from orris root: used in perfumery for its odor of violets.
- novice
-
noun,
a person who is new to the circumstances, work, etc., in which he or she is placed; beginner; tyro:
- cootie
-
noun,
a louse, especially one affecting humans, as the body louse, head louse, or pubic louse.
- Strine
-
noun,
Australian English.
- strove
-
verb,
simple past tense of strive.
- Cooter
-
noun,
Chiefly Southern U.S. any of several large aquatic turtles of the southern U.S. and northern Mexico.
- strive
-
verb (used without object),
to exert oneself vigorously; try hard:
- iatro-
-
- cooner
-
noun,
coon dog.
- traces
-
noun,
a surviving mark, sign, or evidence of the former existence, influence, or action of some agent or event; vestige:
- Stover
-
noun,
coarse roughage used as feed for livestock.
- stiver
-
noun,
Also, stuiver. a former nickel coin of the Netherlands, equal to five Dutch cents.
- contes
-
plural,
Trademark. a brand of crayon made of graphite and clay, usually in black, red, or brown.
- civets
-
noun,
a yellowish, unctuous substance with a strong musklike odor, obtained from a pouch in the genital region of civets and used in perfumery.
- invert
-
noun,
a person or thing that is inverted.
- instar
-
noun,
an insect in any one of its periods of postembryonic growth between molts.
- coarse
-
adjective,
composed of relatively large parts or particles:
- oaters
-
noun,
a movie, television show, etc., about the frontier days of the U.S. West; western; horse opera.
- C-note
-
noun,
See C (def 11).
- Travis
-
noun,
William Barret, 1809–36, U.S. soldier: commander during the battle of the Alamo.
- instr.
-
- Stevin
-
noun,
Simon [see-mawn] /ˈsi mɔn/ (Show IPA), 1548–1620, Dutch mathematician and physicist.
- Scotia
-
noun,
a deep concave molding between two fillets, as in the Attic base.
- Citron
-
noun,
a pale-yellow fruit resembling the lemon but larger and with thicker rind, borne by a small tree or large bush, Citrus medica, allied to the lemon and lime.
- Scoter
-
noun,
any of the large diving ducks of the genus Melanitta, inhabiting northern parts of the Northern Hemisphere.
- inter.
-
- inters
-
verb (used with object),
to place (a dead body) in a grave or tomb; bury.
- Stevia
-
noun,
a South American perennial shrub, Stevia rebaudiana, having small, white flowers and sweet-tasting leaves.
- invars
-
- intra-
-
- intro.
-
- Coates
-
noun,
Eric, 1886–1957, English violist and composer.
- coatis
-
noun,
any tropical American carnivore of the genus Nasua, related to the raccoon, having an elongated body, long, ringed tail, and a slender, flexible snout.
- sector
-
noun,
Geometry. a plane figure bounded by two radii and the included arc of a circle.
- conies
-
noun,
the fur of a rabbit, especially when dyed to simulate Hudson seal.
- steno-
-
- stoner
-
noun,
Slang. a person who is habitually high on drugs, especially marijuana, or alcohol; a person who is usually stoned.
- steric
-
adjective,
of or relating to the spatial relationships of atoms in a molecule.
- incase
-
verb (used with object),
encase.
- incest
-
noun,
sexual intercourse between closely related persons.
- secant
-
noun,
Geometry. an intersecting line, especially one intersecting a curve at two or more points.
- stance
-
noun,
the position or bearing of the body while standing:
- Conroe
-
noun,
a town in E Texas.
- trains
-
noun,
Railroads. a self-propelled, connected group of rolling stock.
- insert
-
noun,
something inserted or to be inserted.
- invest
-
verb (used with object),
to put (money) to use, by purchase or expenditure, in something offering potential profitable returns, as interest, income, or appreciation in value.
- trance
-
noun,
a half-conscious state, seemingly between sleeping and waking, in which ability to function voluntarily may be suspended.
- insect
-
noun,
any animal of the class Insecta, comprising small, air-breathing arthropods having the body divided into three parts (head, thorax, and abdomen), and having three pairs of legs and usually two pairs of wings.
- trans.
-
- scrota
-
noun,
the pouch of skin that contains the testes.
- transe
-
noun,
a passageway, as a hallway, alley, or the like.
- coeno-
-
- scoto-
-
- cornea
-
noun,
the transparent anterior part of the external coat of the eye covering the iris and the pupil and continuous with the sclera.
- toe-in
-
noun,
the slight forward convergence given to the front wheels of an automobile to improve steering qualities.
- tainos
-
noun,
a member of an extinct Arawakan Indian tribe of the West Indies.
- Servia
-
noun,
former name of Serbia.
- crones
-
noun,
a withered, witchlike old woman.
- nocti-
-
- noctis
-
adjective,
(in prescriptions) of the night.
- Crista
-
noun,
a crest or ridge.
- native
-
noun,
Sometimes Offensive. one of the people indigenous to a place or country, especially as distinguished from strangers, foreigners, colonizers, etc.:
- terais
-
noun,
a marshy lowland area in N India and S Nepal, between the Ganges and the foothills of the Himalayas.
- Enrico
-
noun,
a male given name: Italian form of Henry.
- enroot
-
verb (used with object),
to fix by the root.
- servo-
-
- nastic
-
adjective,
of or showing sufficiently greater cellular force or growth on one side of an axis to change the form or position of the axis.
- cretin
-
noun,
a person suffering from cretinism.
- Cretan
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Crete.
- Noetic
-
adjective,
of or relating to the mind.
- tensor
-
noun,
Anatomy. a muscle that stretches or tightens some part of the body.
- narcos
-
noun,
narc.
- Craven
-
noun,
a coward.
- enacts
-
verb (used with object),
to make into an act or statute:
- croons
-
noun,
the act or sound of crooning.
- craton
-
noun,
a relatively rigid and immobile region of continental portions of the earth's crust.
- Sirena
-
noun,
a female given name.
- niters
-
noun,
potassium nitrate.
- Tocsin
-
noun,
a signal, especially of alarm, sounded on a bell or bells.
- cteno-
-
- tisane
-
noun,
(italics) French. aromatic or herb-flavored tea.
- sinter
-
noun,
siliceous or calcareous matter deposited by springs, as that formed around the vent of a geyser.
- C-star
-
noun,
carbon star.
- Nestor
-
noun,
the oldest and wisest of the Greeks in the Trojan War and a king of Pylos.
- nitres
-
noun,
niter.
- Croton
-
noun,
any of numerous chiefly tropical plants constituting the genus Croton, of the spurge family, several species of which, as C. tiglium, have important medicinal properties.
- nitro-
-
- tineas
-
noun,
any of several skin diseases caused by fungi; ringworm.
- Easton
-
noun,
a city in E Pennsylvania, on the Delaware River.
- set-in
-
adjective,
made separately and placed within another unit.
- Nivose
-
noun,
(in the French Revolutionary calendar) the fourth month of the year, extending from December 21 to January 19.
- nectar
-
noun,
the saccharine secretion of a plant, which attracts the insects or birds that pollinate the flower.
- necro-
-
- navies
-
noun,
the whole body of warships and auxiliaries belonging to a country or ruler.
- narco-
-
- crates
-
noun,
a slatted wooden box or framework for packing, shopping, or storing fruit, furniture, glassware, crockery, etc.
- CORNET
-
noun,
Music. a valved wind instrument of the trumpet family.
- Cortes
-
noun,
(in Spain or Portugal) the two houses constituting the national legislative body.
- tavern
-
noun,
a place where liquors are sold to be consumed on the premises.
- tarso-
-
- escort
-
noun,
a group of persons, or a single person, accompanying another or others for protection, guidance, or courtesy:
- Sonora
-
noun,
a state in NW Mexico. 70,484 sq. mi. (182,555 sq. km). Capital: Hermosillo.
- corves
-
noun,
plural of corf.
- Sooner
-
noun,
a person who settles on government land before it is legally opened to settlers in order to gain the choice of location.
- sortie
-
noun,
a rapid movement of troops from a besieged place to attack the besiegers.
- corset
-
noun,
Sometimes, corsets. a close-fitting undergarment, stiffened with whalebone or similar material and often capable of being tightened by lacing, enclosing the trunk: worn, especially by women, to shape and support the body; stays.
- COSINE
-
noun,
Trigonometry.
(in a right triangle) the ratio of the side adjacent to a given angle to the hypotenuse.
the sine of the complement of a given angle or arc. Abbreviation: cos.
- toners
-
noun,
a person or thing that tones.
- Estrin
-
noun,
estrone.
- Soviet
-
noun,
(before the revolution) any governmental council.
(after the revolution) a local council, originally elected only by manual workers, with certain powers of local administration.
(after the revolution) a higher council elected by a local council, being part of a hierarchy of soviets culminating in the Supreme Soviet.
- sovran
-
noun, adjective,
sovereign.
- isotac
-
noun,
a line drawn on a map connecting all points where ice starts to melt at approximately the same period in spring.
- corona
-
noun,
a white or colored circle or set of concentric circles of light seen around a luminous body, especially around the sun or moon.
- torose
-
adjective,
Botany. cylindrical, with swellings or constrictions at intervals; knobbed.
- tanrec
-
noun,
tenrec.
- Nostoc
-
noun,
any freshwater, blue-green alga of the genus Nostoc, often occurring in jellylike colonies in moist places.
- socio-
-
- ericas
-
noun,
any of numerous low-growing evergreen shrubs or small trees belonging to the genus Erica, of the heath family, including several species of heather.
- covers
-
noun,
something that covers, as the lid of a container or the binding of a book.
- tenias
-
noun,
taenia.
- Naoise
-
noun,
the husband of Deirdre and a nephew of Conchobar, by whom he was treacherously killed.
- Erivan
-
noun,
Yerevan.
- Covina
-
noun,
a city in SW California, near Los Angeles.
- covets
-
verb (used with object),
to desire wrongfully, inordinately, or without due regard for the rights of others:
- nacres
-
noun,
mother-of-pearl.
- covert
-
noun,
a covering; cover.
- norias
-
noun,
a device consisting of a series of buckets on a wheel, used in Spain and the East for raising water.
- Torino
-
noun,
Turin.
- covens
-
noun,
an assembly of witches, especially a group of thirteen.
- norite
-
noun,
a granular igneous rock consisting of a mix of light and dark minerals, the former being calcic plagioclase feldspars, and the latter orthorhombic pyroxenes.
- Tories
-
noun,
a member of the Conservative Party in Great Britain or Canada.
- costo-
-
- erotic
-
noun,
an erotic poem.
- Coster
-
noun,
costermonger.
- COSTAR
-
noun,
a performer, especially an actor or actress, who shares star billing with another.
- eroto-
-
- notice
-
noun,
an announcement or intimation of something impending; warning:
- intros
-
noun,
an introduction.
- racoon
-
noun,
raccoon.
- oscine
-
noun,
an oscine bird.
- Vanier
-
noun,
Georges P [jawrj;; French zhawrzh] /dʒɔrdʒ;; French ʒɔrʒ/ (Show IPA), 1888–1967, Canadian soldier and diplomat: governor-general 1959–67.
- ravins
-
verb (used with or without object), noun,
raven2 .
- vincas
-
noun,
periwinkle2 .
- ravine
-
noun,
a narrow steep-sided valley commonly eroded by running water.
- varies
-
verb (used with object),
to change or alter, as in form, appearance, character, or substance:
- vario-
-
- Ravens
-
noun,
any of several large, corvine birds having lustrous, black plumage and a loud, harsh call, especially Corvus corax, of the New and Old Worlds.
- avoir.
-
- sarco-
-
- avocet
-
noun,
any of several long-legged, web-footed shorebirds constituting the genus Recurvirostra, having a long, slender, upward-curving bill.
- Osetic
-
adjective, noun,
Ossetic.
- santir
-
noun,
a Persian musical instrument resembling a dulcimer.
- averts
-
verb (used with object),
to turn away or aside:
- osteo-
-
- Victor
-
noun,
a person who has overcome or defeated an adversary; conqueror.
- Averno
-
noun,
a crater lake in S Italy, near Naples and the Tyrrhenian Sea, thought by ancients to be the entrance to the underworld.
- roncos
-
noun,
any grunt of the genus Haemulon, especially H. parrai, the sailor's-choice, of West Indian waters.
- Cairns
-
noun,
a seaport in NE Australia.
- ratoon
-
noun,
a sprout or shoot from the root of a plant, especially a sugarcane, after it has been cropped.
- Orient
-
noun,
the Orient,
the countries of Asia, especially East Asia.
(formerly) the countries to the E of the Mediterranean.
- caries
-
noun,
decay, as of bone or of plant tissue.
- aeron.
-
- carets
-
noun,
a mark (‸) made in written or printed matter to show the place where something is to be inserted.
- orates
-
verb (used with or without object),
to deliver an oration; speak pompously; declaim.
- orcein
-
noun,
a red dye, the principal coloring matter of cudbear and orchil, obtained by oxidizing an ammoniacal solution of orcinol.
- Cantos
-
noun,
one of the main or larger divisions of a long poem.
- Cantor
-
noun,
the religious official of a synagogue who conducts the liturgical portion of a service and sings or chants the prayers and parts of prayers designed to be performed as solos.
- Canter
-
noun,
an easy gallop.
- re-act
-
verb (used with object),
to act or perform again.
- recast
-
noun,
a recasting.
- orison
-
noun,
a prayer.
- Sarton
-
noun,
May, 1912–95, U.S. poet, novelist, and playwright.
- caners
-
noun,
a person who works with cane, especially one who produces canework for chairs.
- vireos
-
noun,
any of several small, insectivorous American birds of the family Vireonidae, having the plumage usually olive-green or gray above and white or yellow below.
- recant
-
verb (used with object),
to withdraw or disavow (a statement, opinion, etc.), especially formally; retract.
- reason
-
noun,
a basis or cause, as for some belief, action, fact, event, etc.:
- vector
-
noun,
Mathematics.
a quantity possessing both magnitude and direction, represented by an arrow the direction of which indicates the direction of the quantity and the length of which is proportional to the magnitude. Compare scalar (def 4).
such a quantity with the additional requirement that such quantities obey the parallelogram law of addition.
such a quantity with the additional requirement that such quantities are to transform in a particular way under changes of the coordinate system.
any generalization of the above quantities.
- otiose
-
adjective,
being at leisure; idle; indolent.
- carnet
-
noun,
a customs document allowing an automobile to be driven at no cost across international borders.
- arsine
-
noun,
Also called arseniuretted hydrogen. a colorless, flammable, slightly water-soluble gas, AsH 3 , having a fetid, garliclike odor, used in chemical warfare.
- ascent
-
noun,
an act of ascending; upward movement; a rising movement:
- Artois
-
noun,
a former province in N France: artesian wells.
- Rostov
-
noun,
a seaport in the Russian Federation in Europe, on the Don River, near the Sea of Azov.
- Rosita
-
noun,
a female given name, Spanish form of Rose.
- arsino
-
adjective,
containing the arsino group.
- Raetic
-
noun,
an extinct language of uncertain affinities that was spoken in Rhaetia and written with the Etruscan alphabet.
- Rosina
-
noun,
a female given name, Italian form of Rose.
- arsen-
-
- ovonic
-
noun,
a device whose operation is based on the Ovshinsky effect.
- ariose
-
adjective,
characterized by melody; songlike.
- Racine
-
noun,
Jean Baptiste [zhahn ba-teest] /ʒɑ̃ baˈtist/ (Show IPA), 1639–99, French dramatist.
- racist
-
noun,
a person who believes in racism, the doctrine that one's own racial group is superior or that a particular racial group is inferior to the others.
- vesica
-
noun,
Anatomy. a bladder.
- aroint
-
verb (imperative),
begone:
- arioso
-
noun,
an arioso composition or section.
- racons
-
noun,
radar beacon.
- viator
-
noun,
a wayfarer; traveler.
- ovisac
-
noun,
a sac or capsule containing an ovum or ova.
- atonic
-
noun,
Grammar. an unaccented word, syllable, or sound.
- vicars
-
noun,
Church of England.
a person acting as priest of a parish in place of the rector, or as representative of a religious community to which tithes belong.
the priest of a parish the tithes of which are impropriated and who receives only the smaller tithes or a salary.
- atones
-
verb (used with object),
to make amends for; expiate:
- ration
-
noun,
a fixed allowance of provisions or food, especially for soldiers or sailors or for civilians during a shortage:
- sacro-
-
- aniso-
-
- ventr-
-
- astron
-
- astro-
-
- astern
-
adverb,
in a position behind a specified vessel or aircraft:
- aorist
-
noun,
a verb tense, as in Classical Greek, expressing action or, in the indicative mood, past action, without further limitation or implication.
- ratine
-
noun,
a loosely woven fabric made with nubby or knotty yarns.
- rosace
-
noun,
rosette (def 3).
- antres
-
noun,
a cavern; cave.
- Verona
-
noun,
a city in N Italy, on the Adige River.
- Anvers
-
noun,
French name of Antwerp.
- ovines
-
adjective,
pertaining to, of the nature of, or like sheep.
- Roscoe
-
noun,
a revolver or pistol.
- recons
-
noun,
reconnaissance.
- ornate
-
adjective,
elaborately or sumptuously adorned, often excessively or showily so:
- Carnot
-
noun,
Lazare Nicolas Marguerite [la-zar nee-kaw-lah mar-guh-reet] /laˈzar ni kɔˈlɑ mar gəˈrit/ (Show IPA), 1753–1823, French general and statesman.
- tronas
-
noun,
a monoclinic mineral, grayish or yellowish hydrous sodium carbonate and bicarbonate, Na 2 CO 3 ⋅NaHCO 3 ⋅2H 2 , occurring in dried or partly evaporated lake basins.
- cavern
-
noun,
a cave, especially one that is large and mostly underground.
- actin-
-
- cerias
-
noun,
a white-to-yellow, heavy powder, cerium dioxide, CeO 2 , usually derived from cerium nitrate by decomposition with heat: used chiefly in ceramics, glass polishing, and decolorizing.
- actins
-
noun,
a globulin that is present in muscle plasma and that in connection with myosin plays an important role in muscle contraction.
- octroi
-
noun,
(formerly especially in France and Italy) a local tax levied on certain articles, such as foodstuffs, on their entry into a city.
- aceto-
-
- acetin
-
noun,
a colorless, thick, hygroscopic liquid, C 5 H 10 O 4 : used chiefly in the manufacture of explosives.
- cavies
-
noun,
any of several short-tailed or tailless South American rodents of the family Caviidae, as the guinea pig, capybara, or agouti.
- cation
-
noun,
a positively charged ion that is attracted to the cathode in electrolysis.
- action
-
noun,
the process or state of acting or of being active:
- retina
-
noun,
the innermost coat of the posterior part of the eyeball that receives the image produced by the lens, is continuous with the optic nerve, and consists of several layers, one of which contains the rods and cones that are sensitive to light.
- caters
-
verb (used with object),
to provide food and service for:
- Cervin
-
noun,
Mont [mawn] /mɔ̃/ (Show IPA). French name of the Matterhorn.
- trones
-
noun,
a large pair of scales, a spring balance, or other weighing device located in a town or marketplace to weigh goods and merchandise.
- cavers
-
noun,
a person who studies or explores caves.
- Cavite
-
noun,
a seaport on W central Luzon, in the N Philippines, on Manila Bay: naval base.
- Castor
-
noun,
Also, castoreum. a brownish, unctuous substance with a strong, penetrating odor, secreted by certain glands in the groin of the beaver, used in medicine and perfumery.
- centas
-
noun,
a former bronze coin of Lithuania, the 100th part of a litas.
- centra
-
noun,
a plural of centrum.
- centr-
-
- centos
-
noun,
a piece of writing, especially a poem, composed wholly of quotations from the works of other authors.
- renvoi
-
noun,
the expulsion by a government of an alien, especially a foreign diplomat, from the country.
- centi-
-
- triose
-
noun,
a monosaccharide that has three atoms of carbon.
- censor
-
noun,
an official who examines books, plays, news reports, motion pictures, radio and television programs, letters, cablegrams, etc., for the purpose of suppressing parts deemed objectionable on moral, political, military, or other grounds.
- cavort
-
verb (used without object),
to prance or caper about.
- Scioto
-
noun,
a river in central Ohio, flowing S to the Ohio River. 237 miles (382 km) long.
- Reston
-
noun,
James (Barrett) ("Scotty") 1909–1995, U.S. journalist, born in Scotland.
- scato-
-
- cerat-
-
- retain
-
verb (used with object),
to keep possession of.
- satire
-
noun,
the use of irony, sarcasm, ridicule, or the like, in exposing, denouncing, or deriding vice, folly, etc.
- Castro
-
noun,
Cipriano [sip-ree-ah-noh;; Spanish see-pree-ah-naw] /ˌsɪp riˈɑ noʊ;; Spanish ˌsi priˈɑ nɔ/ (Show IPA), 1858?–1924, Venezuelan military and political leader: president 1901–08; exiled 1908.
- active
-
noun,
Grammar.
the active voice.
a form or construction in the active voice.
- Caster
-
noun,
a person or thing that casts.
- carton
-
noun,
a cardboard or plastic box used typically for storage or shipping.
- octane
-
noun,
any of 18 isomeric saturated hydrocarbons having the formula C 8 H 18 , some of which are obtained in the distillation and cracking of petroleum.
- voices
-
noun,
the sound or sounds uttered through the mouth of living creatures, especially of human beings in speaking, shouting, singing, etc.
- rectos
-
- recti-
-
- trices
-
noun,
a very short time; an instant:
- Savoie
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2389 sq. mi. (6185 sq. km). Capital: Chambéry.
- voters
-
noun,
a person who votes.
- Octans
-
noun,
the Octant, a southern constellation that contains the south celestial pole.
- cartes
-
noun,
(italics) French. menu; bill of fare.
Compare à la carte.
- Savior
-
noun,
a person who saves, rescues, or delivers:
- triacs
-
noun,
a type of thyristor designed for electronic control of the current supplied to a circuit, used especially in dimmers for lighting systems.
- Carson
-
noun,
Christopher ("Kit") 1809–68, U.S. frontiersman and scout.
- satori
-
noun,
sudden enlightenment.
- scoria
-
noun,
Metallurgy. the refuse, dross, or slag left after melting or smelting metal; scum.
- carven
-
adjective,
carved.
- triens
-
noun,
a copper coin of ancient Rome, issued during the Republic, a third part of an as.
- trines
-
noun,
a set or group of three; triad.
- casein
-
noun,
Biochemistry. a protein precipitated from milk, as by rennet, and forming the basis of cheese and certain plastics.
- octavo
-
noun,
a book size of about 6 × 9 inches (16 × 23 cm), determined by printing on sheets folded to form 8 leaves or 16 pages. Symbol: 8vo, 8°.
- casern
-
noun,
a lodging for soldiers in a garrison town; barracks.
- rivets
-
noun,
a metal pin for passing through holes in two or more plates or pieces to hold them together, usually made with a head at one end, the other end being hammered into a head after insertion.
- casino
-
noun,
a building or large room used for meetings, entertainment, dancing, etc., especially such a place equipped with gambling devices, gambling tables, etc.
- Octave
-
noun,
Music.
a tone on the eighth degree from a given tone.
the interval encompassed by such tones.
the harmonic combination of such tones.
a series of tones, or of keys of an instrument, extending through this interval.
- troves
-
noun,
a collection of objects.
- Sonia
-
noun,
a female given name, Russian form of Sophia.
- SONAR
-
noun,
a method for detecting and locating objects submerged in water by echolocation.
- resit
-
noun,
a test or examination that is retaken.
- nares
-
plural noun,
the nostrils or the nasal passages.
- roset
-
noun,
resin; rosin.
- narcs
-
noun,
a government agent or detective charged with the enforcement of laws restricting the use of narcotics.
- rices
-
noun,
the starchy seeds or grain of an annual marsh grass, Oryza sativa, cultivated in warm climates and used for food.
- rants
-
noun,
ranting, extravagant, or violent declamation.
- riots
-
noun,
a noisy, violent public disorder caused by a group or crowd of persons, as by a crowd protesting against another group, a government policy, etc., in the streets.
- naive
-
adjective,
having or showing unaffected simplicity of nature or absence of artificiality; unsophisticated; ingenuous.
- Soane
-
noun,
Sir John, 1753–1837, English architect.
- ranis
-
noun,
ranee.
- raise
-
noun,
an increase in amount, as of wages:
- Rosie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Rose.
- soave
-
noun,
a dry, white wine from Verona, Italy.
- riant
-
adjective,
laughing; smiling; cheerful.
- Rains
-
noun,
water that is condensed from the aqueous vapor in the atmosphere and falls to earth in drops more than 1/50 inch (0.5 mm) in diameter.
Compare drizzle (def 6).
- rosin
-
noun,
Chemistry. the yellowish to amber, translucent, hard, brittle, fragmented resin left after distilling the oil of turpentine from the crude oleoresin of the pine: used chiefly in making varnishes, varnish and paint driers, printing inks, and for rubbing on the bows of such string instruments as the violin.
- nacre
-
noun,
mother-of-pearl.
- rason
-
noun,
a long, loose, black gown with wide sleeves, worn by the clergy.
- Roost
-
noun,
a perch upon which birds or fowls rest at night.
- rooti
-
noun,
rooty2 .
- roans
-
noun,
a horse or other animal with a roan coat.
- Ronco
-
noun,
any grunt of the genus Haemulon, especially H. parrai, the sailor's-choice, of West Indian waters.
- react
-
verb (used with object),
to act or perform again.
- irone
-
noun,
a colorless liquid of isomeric, unsaturated ketones, C 14 H 22 O, obtained from orris root: used in perfumery for its odor of violets.
- reist
-
verb (used without object),
reest2 .
- reins
-
noun,
Often, reins. a leather strap, fastened to each end of the bit of a bridle, by which the rider or driver controls a horse or other animal by pulling so as to exert pressure on the bit.
- snort
-
noun,
the act or sound of snorting.
- stare
-
noun,
a staring gaze; a fixed look with the eyes wide open:
- Stein
-
noun,
a mug, usually earthenware, especially for beer.
- irate
-
adjective,
angry; enraged:
- stane
-
noun, adjective, adverb, verb (used with object),
stone.
- stave
-
noun,
one of the thin, narrow, shaped pieces of wood that form the sides of a cask, tub, or similar vessel.
- Iran.
-
- Recit
-
- recta
-
noun,
a plural of rectum.
- RECON
-
noun,
reconnaissance.
- iotas
-
noun,
a very small quantity; jot; whit.
- roast
-
noun,
roasted meat or a piece of roasted meat, as a piece of beef or veal of a quantity and shape for slicing into more than one portion.
- rect.
-
- Irons
-
noun,
Jeremy (John) born 1948, English actor.
- ster.
-
- sonic
-
adjective,
of or relating to sound.
- sotie
-
noun,
a satirical and topical comedy employing actors dressed in traditional fool's costume, popular in France during the late Middle Ages, and often used as a curtain raiser to mystery and morality plays.
- rates
-
noun,
the amount of a charge or payment with reference to some basis of calculation:
- resin
-
noun,
any of a class of nonvolatile, solid or semisolid organic substances, as copal or mastic, that consist of amorphous mixtures of carboxylic acids and are obtained directly from certain plants as exudations or prepared by polymerization of simple molecules: used in medicine and in the making of varnishes and plastics.
- iters
-
noun,
a canal or passage.
- ratio
-
noun,
the relation between two similar magnitudes with respect to the number of times the first contains the second:
- rents
-
noun,
a payment made periodically by a tenant to a landlord in return for the use of land, a building, an apartment, an office, or other property.
- riven
-
verb,
a past participle of rive.
- rivet
-
noun,
a metal pin for passing through holes in two or more plates or pieces to hold them together, usually made with a head at one end, the other end being hammered into a head after insertion.
- Soter
-
noun,
Saint, pope a.d. 166?–175?.
- ratos
-
noun,
rocket-assisted takeoff.
- ravin
-
verb (used with or without object), noun,
raven2 .
- Roose
-
verb (used with or without object),
praise.
- invt.
-
- Raven
-
noun,
any of several large, corvine birds having lustrous, black plumage and a loud, harsh call, especially Corvus corax, of the New and Old Worlds.
- Stern
-
noun,
the after part of a vessel (often opposed to stem).
- Srta.
-
- stain
-
noun,
a discoloration produced by foreign matter having penetrated into or chemically reacted with a material; a spot not easily removed.
- reni-
-
- stair
-
noun,
one of a flight or series of steps for going from one level to another, as in a building.
- scorn
-
noun,
open or unqualified contempt; disdain:
- over-
-
- naso-
-
- orate
-
verb (used with or without object),
to deliver an oration; speak pompously; declaim.
- novas
-
noun,
a star that suddenly becomes thousands of times brighter and then gradually fades to its original intensity.
- senti
-
noun,
a monetary unit of Tanzania, the 100th part of a shilling; cent.
- savor
-
noun,
the quality in a substance that affects the sense of taste or of smell.
- noto-
-
- savin
-
noun,
a juniper, Juniperus sabina, of Europe and Asia.
- orans
-
noun,
orant.
- orant
-
noun,
a representation of a female figure, with outstretched arms and palms up in a gesture of prayer, in ancient and early Christian art.
- notes
-
noun,
a brief record of something written down to assist the memory or for future reference.
- satin
-
noun,
a fabric in a warp-effect or filling-effect satin weave, as acetate, rayon, nylon, or silk, often having a glossy face and a soft, slippery texture.
- serac
-
noun,
a large irregularity of glacial ice, as a pinnacle found in glacial crevasses and formed by melting or movement of the ice.
- Satie
-
noun,
Erik Alfred Leslie [e-reek al-fred les-lee] /ɛˈrik alˈfrɛd lɛsˈli/ (Show IPA), 1866–1925, French composer.
- ontic
-
adjective,
possessing the character of real rather than phenomenal existence; noumenal.
- Orcas
-
noun,
the killer whale, Orcinus orca.
- serai
-
noun,
(in Eastern countries) a caravansary.
- noso-
-
- Seric
-
- Orion
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. a giant hunter who pursued the Pleiades, was eventually slain by Artemis, and was then placed in the sky as a constellation.
- ornes
-
noun,
a department in NW France. 2372 sq. mi. (6145 sq. km). Capital: Alençon.
- serin
-
noun,
a small finch, Serinus serinus, of Europe and northern Africa, closely related to the canary.
- Norse
-
noun,
(used with a plural verb) the Norwegians, especially the ancient Norwegians.
- rinse
-
noun,
an act or instance of rinsing.
- ornis
-
noun,
an avifauna.
- Sarto
-
noun,
Andrea del [ahn-drey-uh del;; Italian ahn-dre-ah del] /ɑnˈdreɪ ə dɛl;; Italian ɑnˈdrɛ ɑ dɛl/ (Show IPA), Andrea del Sarto.
- onto-
-
- Novia
-
noun,
a fiancée or bride.
- Orton
-
noun,
Joe (John Kingsley Orton) 1933–67, English playwright.
- scion
-
noun,
a descendant.
- ocrea
-
noun,
a sheathing part, as a pair of stipules united about a stem.
- Scot.
-
- octa-
-
- octan
-
noun,
an octan fever.
- Oates
-
noun,
Joyce Carol, born 1938, U.S. novelist and short-story writer.
- oater
-
noun,
a movie, television show, etc., about the frontier days of the U.S. West; western; horse opera.
- octo-
-
- oaten
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or made of oats.
- scoot
-
noun,
a swift, darting movement or course.
- Scone
-
noun,
a small, light, biscuitlike quick bread made of oatmeal, wheat flour, barley meal, or the like.
- SEATO
-
noun,
an organization formed in Manila (1954), comprising Australia, Great Britain, France, New Zealand, Pakistan, the Philippines, Thailand, and the United States, for collective defense against aggression in southeastern Asia and the southwestern Pacific: abolished in 1977.
- scant
-
adverb,
Scot. and North England Dialect. scarcely; barely; hardly.
- scent
-
noun,
a distinctive odor, especially when agreeable:
- scena
-
noun,
an extended operatic vocal solo, usually including an aria and a recitative.
- sect.
-
- sceat
-
noun,
a silver Anglo-Saxon coin of the 7th and 8th centuries, sometimes including an amount of gold.
- onces
-
noun,
a single occasion; one time only:
- onco-
-
- scat-
-
- scart
-
verb (used with or without object),
to scratch, scrape, mark, or scar.
- scare
-
noun,
a sudden fright or alarm, especially with little or no reason.
- senor
-
noun,
a Spanish term of address equivalent to sir or Mr., used alone or capitalized and prefixed to the name of a man. Abbreviation: Sr.
- onset
-
noun,
a beginning or start:
- Orson
-
noun,
a male given name: from an Old French word meaning “bearlike.”.
- noria
-
noun,
a device consisting of a series of buckets on a wheel, used in Spain and the East for raising water.
- snore
-
noun,
the act, instance, or sound of snoring.
- rotes
-
noun,
routine; a fixed, habitual, or mechanical course of procedure:
- Niort
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Deux-Sèvres, in W France.
- rotos
-
noun,
rotogravure.
- Siena
-
noun,
a city in Tuscany, in central Italy, S of Florence: cathedral.
- since
-
adverb,
from then till now (often preceded by ever):
- ovine
-
adjective,
pertaining to, of the nature of, or like sheep.
- Nevis
-
noun,
one of the Leeward Islands, in the E West Indies: part of St. Kitts-Nevis; formerly a British colony. 50 sq. mi. (130 sq. km).
Compare St. Kitts-Nevis-Anguilla.
- Sino-
-
- Nerva
-
noun,
Marcus Cocceius [kok-see-yuh s] /kɒkˈsi yəs/ (Show IPA), a.d. 32?–98, emperor of Rome 96–98.
- nerts
-
interjection,
nuts (def 1).
- Siren
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. one of several sea nymphs, part woman and part bird, who lure mariners to destruction by their seductive singing.
- Siret
-
noun,
a river in SE Europe, flowing SE from the Carpathian Mountains in Ukraine, through E Romania to the Danube. 270 miles (435 km) long.
- Seton
-
noun,
a thread or the like inserted beneath the skin to provide drainage or to guide subsequent passage of a tube.
- Neiva
-
noun,
a city in W Colombia.
- rotas
-
noun,
Chiefly British.
a round or rotation of duties; a period of work or duty taken in rotation with others.
an agenda or circuit of sporting events, as a round of golf tournaments, played in different localities throughout the year.
- sitar
-
noun,
a lute of India with a small, pear-shaped body and a long, broad, fretted neck.
- nears
-
- sito-
-
- Sivan
-
noun,
the ninth month of the Jewish calendar.
- snare
-
noun,
a device, often consisting of a noose, for capturing small game.
- races
-
noun,
a contest of speed, as in running, riding, driving, or sailing.
- racon
-
noun,
radar beacon.
- nates
-
noun,
buttocks; rump.
- snoot
-
noun,
Slang. the nose.
- Oveta
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Niter
-
noun,
potassium nitrate.
- sero-
-
- Ostia
-
noun,
a town in central Italy, SW of Rome: ruins from 4th century b.c.; site of ancient port of Rome.
- sarc-
-
- Norco
-
noun,
a town in S California.
- Saone
-
noun,
a river flowing S from NE France to the Rhone. 270 miles (435 km) long.
- Serov
-
noun,
a city in the W Russian Federation in Asia, E of the Ural Mountains.
- noose
-
noun,
a loop with a running knot, as in a snare, lasso, or hangman's halter, that tightens as the rope is pulled.
- Oscan
-
noun,
one of an ancient people of south-central Italy.
- noise
-
noun,
sound, especially of a loud, harsh, or confused kind:
- OSCAR
-
noun,
a word used in communications to represent the letter O.
- Santo
-
noun,
a carved figure of a saint, usually of wood, as from Puerto Rico, Mexico, or the southwestern U.S.
- osier
-
noun,
any of various willows, as the red osier, having tough, flexible twigs or branches that are used for wickerwork.
- oste-
-
- sanit
-
- overt
-
adjective,
open to view or knowledge; not concealed or secret:
- Saite
-
noun,
a native or citizen of Saïs.
- noct-
-
- Saint
-
noun,
any of certain persons of exceptional holiness of life, formally recognized as such by the Christian Church, especially by canonization.
- saice
-
noun,
syce.
- roves
-
noun,
an act or instance of roving.
- seti-
-
- ovate
-
adjective,
egg-shaped.
- ocean
-
noun,
the vast body of salt water that covers almost three fourths of the earth's surface.
- nitre
-
noun,
niter.
- nitr-
-
- overs
-
noun,
an amount in excess or addition; extra.
- score
-
noun,
the record of points or strokes made by the competitors in a game or match.
- corns
-
noun,
Also called Indian corn; especially technical and British, maize. a tall cereal plant, Zea mays, cultivated in many varieties, having a jointed, solid stem and bearing the grain, seeds, or kernels on large ears.
- Invar
-
- cater
-
verb (used with object),
to provide food and service for:
- carns
-
noun,
cairn.
- carse
-
noun,
bottom land.
- Carte
-
noun,
(italics) French. menu; bill of fare.
Compare à la carte.
- carts
-
noun,
a heavy two-wheeled vehicle, commonly without springs, drawn by mules, oxen, or the like, used for the conveyance of heavy goods.
- carve
-
verb (used with object),
to cut (a solid material) so as to form something:
- caste
-
noun,
Sociology.
an endogamous and hereditary social group limited to persons of the same rank, occupation, economic position, etc., and having mores distinguishing it from other such groups.
any rigid system of social distinctions.
- trove
-
noun,
a collection of objects.
- Cates
-
noun,
a choice food;delicacy; dainty.
- Carin
-
noun,
a female given name.
- trone
-
noun,
a large pair of scales, a spring balance, or other weighing device located in a town or marketplace to weigh goods and merchandise.
- Trona
-
noun,
a monoclinic mineral, grayish or yellowish hydrous sodium carbonate and bicarbonate, Na 2 CO 3 ⋅NaHCO 3 ⋅2H 2 , occurring in dried or partly evaporated lake basins.
- caver
-
noun,
a person who studies or explores caves.
- trois
-
noun,
the number 3.
- Cenis
-
noun,
Mont, a mountain pass between SE France and Italy, in the Alps. 6834 feet (2083 meters) high.
- cent.
-
- CENTO
-
noun,
a piece of writing, especially a poem, composed wholly of quotations from the works of other authors.
- carne
-
noun,
Marcel [mahr-sel;; French mar-sel] /mɑrˈsɛl;; French marˈsɛl/ (Show IPA), 1909–1996, French film director.
- Carie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Caroline.
- trios
-
noun,
a musical composition for three voices or instruments.
- canoe
-
noun,
any of various slender, open boats, tapering to a point at both ends, propelled by paddles or sometimes sails and traditionally formed of light framework covered with bark, skins, or canvas, or formed from a dug-out or burned-out log or logs, and now usually made of aluminum, fiberglass, etc.
- caine
-
noun,
(Sir Thomas Henry) Hall, 1853–1931, English novelist.
- cains
-
noun,
Scot. and Irish English. rent paid in kind, especially a percentage of a farm crop.
- cairn
-
noun,
a heap of stones set up as a landmark, monument, tombstone, etc.
- Cairo
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Egypt, in the N part on the E bank of the Nile.
- Vance
-
noun,
a male given name.
- caner
-
noun,
a person who works with cane, especially one who produces canework for chairs.
- canes
-
noun,
a stick or short staff used to assist one in walking; walking stick.
- Canso
-
noun,
Cape, a cape in SE Canada, the NE extremity of Nova Scotia.
- caret
-
noun,
a mark (‸) made in written or printed matter to show the place where something is to be inserted.
- canst
-
noun,
a sealed container for food, beverages, etc., as of aluminum, sheet iron coated with tin, or other metal:
- Cant.
-
- canto
-
noun,
one of the main or larger divisions of a long poem.
- cants
-
noun,
insincere, especially conventional expressions of enthusiasm for high ideals, goodness, or piety.
- vairs
-
noun,
a fur much used for lining and trimming garments in the 13th and 14th centuries, generally assumed to have been that of a variety of squirrel with a gray back and white belly.
Compare miniver (def 1).
- Caren
-
noun,
a female given name.
- cares
-
noun,
a state of mind in which one is troubled; worry, anxiety, or concern:
- cents
-
noun,
a bronze coin of the U.S., the 100th part of a U.S. dollar: made of steel during part of 1943. Symbol: ¢.
- ceras
-
noun,
(in prescriptions) wax.
- vari-
-
- Conte
-
noun,
count2 .
- 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.
- Coats
-
noun,
an outer garment with sleeves, covering at least the upper part of the body:
- coins
-
noun,
a piece of metal stamped and issued by the authority of a government for use as money.
- coirs
-
noun,
the prepared fiber of the husk of the coconut fruit, used in making rope, matting, etc.
- Cons.
-
- Const
-
- cont.
-
- conto
-
noun,
a money of account of Portugal and Cape Verde, equal to 1000 escudos.
- trave
-
noun,
a crossbeam.
- train
-
noun,
Railroads. a self-propelled, connected group of rolling stock.
- Trace
-
noun,
a surviving mark, sign, or evidence of the former existence, influence, or action of some agent or event; vestige:
- Tosca
-
noun,
an opera (1900) by Giacomo Puccini.
- torso
-
noun,
the trunk of the human body.
- coots
-
noun,
any aquatic bird of the genus Fulica, as F. americana, of North America, and F. atra, of the Old World, characterized by lobate toes and short wings and tail.
- torsi
-
noun,
a plural of torso.
- Corea
-
noun,
Armando Anthony [ahr-mahn-doh] /ɑrˈmɑn doʊ/ (Show IPA), ("Chick") born 1941, U.S. jazz pianist and composer.
- coast
-
noun,
the land next to the sea; seashore:
- civet
-
noun,
a yellowish, unctuous substance with a strong musklike odor, obtained from a pouch in the genital region of civets and used in perfumery.
- 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.
- tries
-
noun,
plural of try.
- cero-
-
- intr.
-
- cert.
-
- cesta
-
noun,
a narrow, curved basket fitted on one end to a wooden handle with a glovelike compartment at the base, for catching and throwing the ball.
- Cesti
-
noun,
Marcantonio [mahr-kahn-taw-nyaw] /ˌmɑr kɑnˈtɔ nyɔ/ (Show IPA), 1623–69, Italian composer.
- trine
-
noun,
a set or group of three; triad.
- cetin
-
noun,
a white, crystalline, water-insoluble fat, C 32 H 64 O 2 , obtained from spermaceti by extraction with ether: used chiefly as an emulsive agent in the manufacture of pharmaceuticals and cosmetics and as a base in the manufacture of candles and soaps.
- Ciano
-
noun,
Count Galeazzo [gah-le-aht-tsaw] /ˌgɑ lɛˈɑt tsɔ/ (Show IPA), (Ciano di Cortellazzo) 1903–44, Italian Fascist statesman: minister of foreign affairs 1936–43.
- cites
-
noun,
citation (defs 7, 8).
- trice
-
noun,
a very short time; an instant:
- cine-
-
- cines
-
noun,
a film; motion picture.
- cions
-
noun,
scion (def 2).
- triac
-
noun,
a type of thyristor designed for electronic control of the current supplied to a circuit, used especially in dimmers for lighting systems.
- cires
-
noun,
a brilliant, highly glazed surface produced on fabrics by subjecting them to a wax, heat, and calendering treatment.
- treas
-
- Vanir
-
noun,
a race of gods, first in conflict with the Aesir, later allied with them. They function as fertility divinities and include Njord, Frey, and Freyja.
- vaso-
-
- torse
-
noun,
a wreath of twisted silks of two alternating tinctures, usually a metal and a color, depicted supporting a crest or coronet, often upon a helmet.
- airts
-
noun,
a direction.
- viron
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Aesir
-
noun,
the principal race of gods, led by Odin and living at Asgard.
- vireo
-
noun,
any of several small, insectivorous American birds of the family Vireonidae, having the plumage usually olive-green or gray above and white or yellow below.
- Viren
-
noun,
Lasse [lahs-se] /ˈlɑs sɛ/ (Show IPA), born 1949, Finnish distance runner.
- vinos
-
noun,
wine; specifically, red Italian wine, as chianti.
- vino-
-
- Vince
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Vincent.
- Aisne
-
noun,
a river in N France, flowing NW and W to the Oise. 175 miles (280 km) long.
- aeri-
-
- Vinca
-
noun,
periwinkle2 .
- vinas
-
noun,
a musical stringed instrument of India, made of rosewood or ebony, consisting of a long, hollow, fretted stick to which one, two, or three gourds are attached to increase the resonance.
- ancre
-
adjective,
having the end of each limb divided and carved outward like the flukes of an anchor; moline:
- Aneto
-
noun,
Pi·co de [pee-kaw th e] /ˈpi kɔ ðɛ/ (Show IPA). Spanish name of Pic de Néthou.
- anis-
-
- anise
-
noun,
a Mediterranean plant, Pimpinella anisum, of the parsley family, having loose umbrels of small yellowish-white flowers that yield aniseed.
- vice-
-
- aero-
-
- aeons
-
noun,
(in Gnosticism) one of a class of powers or beings conceived as emanating from the Supreme Being and performing various functions in the operations of the universe.
- ante-
-
- acorn
-
noun,
the typically ovoid fruit or nut of an oak, enclosed at the base by a cupule.
- 30-30
-
- votes
-
noun,
a formal expression of opinion or choice, either positive or negative, made by an individual or body of individuals.
- voter
-
noun,
a person who votes.
- voice
-
noun,
the sound or sounds uttered through the mouth of living creatures, especially of human beings in speaking, shouting, singing, etc.
- acet-
-
- vocat
-
- acnes
-
noun,
an inflammatory disease of the sebaceous glands, characterized by comedones and pimples, especially on the face, back, and chest, and, in severe cases, by cysts and nodules resulting in scarring.
- acro-
-
- Visct
-
- acron
-
noun,
the unsegmented, preoral portion of the body of an arthropod.
- Actis
-
noun,
a son of Rhoda and Helius who, when banished from his home for fratricide, fled to Egypt, where he taught astrology. The Colossus of Rhodes was built in his honor.
- Acton
-
noun,
a quilted garment worn under mail in the 13th and 14th centuries; gambeson.
- Actor
-
noun,
a person who acts in stage plays, motion pictures, television broadcasts, etc.
- actos
-
- VISTA
-
noun,
a view or prospect, especially one seen through a long, narrow avenue or passage, as between rows of trees or houses.
- visor
-
noun,
Armor.
(on a close helmet) a piece having slits or holes for vision, situated above and pivoted with a beaver or a ventail and beaver.
a similar piece of plate having holes or slits for vision and breathing, attached to or used with any of various other helmets, as the armet, sallet, basinet, or helm.
- vicar
-
noun,
Church of England.
a person acting as priest of a parish in place of the rector, or as representative of a religious community to which tithes belong.
the priest of a parish the tithes of which are impropriated and who receives only the smaller tithes or a salary.
- antes
-
noun,
Poker. a fixed but arbitrary stake put into the pot by each player before the deal.
- aviso
-
noun,
a boat used especially for carrying dispatches; dispatch boat.
- veni-
-
- Verna
-
noun,
a female given name.
- vents
-
noun,
an opening, as in a wall, serving as an outlet for air, smoke, fumes, or the like.
- aster
-
noun,
any composite plant of the genus Aster, having rays varying from white or pink to blue around a yellow disk.
- astir
-
adjective,
moving or stirring, especially with much activity or excitement:
- Aston
-
noun,
Francis William, 1877–1945, English physicist and chemist: Nobel Prize in Chemistry 1922.
- Astor
-
noun,
John Jacob, 1763–1848, U.S. capitalist and fur merchant.
- astr.
-
- ation
-
- Ascot
-
noun,
a necktie or scarf with broad ends, tied and arranged so that the ends are laid flat, one across the other, sometimes with a pin to secure them.
- ative
-
- atone
-
verb (used with object),
to make amends for; expiate:
- veins
-
noun,
one of the system of branching vessels or tubes conveying blood from various parts of the body to the heart.
- avens
-
noun,
any of various plants of the genus Geum, of the rose family, having yellow, white, or red flowers.
- avers
-
- avert
-
verb (used with object),
to turn away or aside:
- vatic
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or characteristic of a prophet.
- Asine
-
noun,
an ancient town in S Greece, on the Gulf of Argolis.
- ascon
-
noun,
a type of sponge having an oval shape and a thin body wall with pores leading directly into the spongocoel.
- anti-
-
- Arion
-
noun,
flourished 7th century b.c, Greek poet: inventor of the dithyramb.
- antic
-
noun,
Usually, antics.
a playful trick or prank; caper.
a grotesque, fantastic, or ludicrous gesture, act, or posture.
- antis
-
noun,
a person who is opposed to a particular practice, party, policy, action, etc.
- antre
-
noun,
a cavern; cave.
- A-one
-
adjective,
noting a vessel regarded by a shipping-classification society as being equipped to the highest standard and with equipment maintained in first-class condition.
- arces
-
noun,
a daughter of Thaumas and the sister of Iris and the Harpies. Zeus took away her wings when she aided the Titans in their war against him.
- areo-
-
- Aries
-
noun,
Astronomy. the Ram, a zodiacal constellation between Pisces and Taurus.
- Vesta
-
noun,
the ancient Roman goddess of the hearth, worshiped in a temple containing an altar on which a sacred fire was kept burning by the vestal virgins: identified with the Greek Hestia.
- asco-
-
- arise
-
verb (used without object),
to get up from sitting, lying, or kneeling; rise:
- arose
-
verb,
simple past tense of arise.
- verts
-
noun,
English Forest Law.
vegetation bearing green leaves in a forest and capable of serving as a cover for deer.
the right to cut such vegetation.
- arson
-
noun,
Law. the malicious burning of another's house or property, or in some statutes, the burning of one's own house or property, as to collect insurance.
- verst
-
noun,
a Russian measure of distance equivalent to 3500 feet or 0.6629 mile or 1.067 kilometers.
- Artie
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Arthur.
- verso
-
noun,
a left-hand page of an open book or manuscript (opposed to recto).
- arvos
-
noun,
afternoon.
- cores
-
- ceros
-
noun,
a large Atlantic and Gulf Coast mackerel game fish, Scomberomorus regalis.
- Ensor
-
noun,
James, 1860–1949, Belgian painter.
- TIROS
-
noun,
one of a series of satellites for transmitting television pictures of the earth's cloud cover.
- earns
-
verb (used with object),
to gain or get in return for one's labor or service:
- Tiran
-
noun,
Strait of, a navigable waterway between the N Red Sea and the Gulf of Aqaba.
- Tarne
-
noun,
(in the Iliad) Sardis.
- ErvIn
-
noun,
Samuel James, Jr ("Sam") 1896–1985, U.S. jurist and politician: senator 1954–74.
- tacos
-
noun,
Mexican Cookery. an often crisply fried tortilla folded over and filled, as with seasoned chopped meat, lettuce, tomatoes, and cheese.
- estoc
-
noun,
a thrusting sword of the 13th–17th centuries having a long, narrow blade of rectangular section.
- Erato
-
noun,
the Muse of love poetry.
- tires
-
noun,
British Dialect. fatigue.
- taces
-
noun,
tasset.
- teno-
-
- ERICA
-
noun,
any of numerous low-growing evergreen shrubs or small trees belonging to the genus Erica, of the heath family, including several species of heather.
- tines
-
noun,
a sharp, projecting point or prong, as of a fork.
- IATSE
-
- stria
-
noun,
a slight or narrow furrow, ridge, stripe, or streak, especially one of a number in parallel arrangement:
- tenia
-
noun,
taenia.
- ERISA
-
noun,
Employee Retirement Income Security Act.
- toise
-
noun,
an old French unit of length equivalent to 6.395 feet (1.949 meters).
- icons
-
- stove
-
noun,
a portable or fixed apparatus that furnishes heat for warmth, cooking, etc., commonly using coal, oil, gas, wood, or electricity as a source of power.
- toner
-
noun,
a person or thing that tones.
- entia
-
noun,
plural of ens.
- tones
-
noun,
any sound considered with reference to its quality, pitch, strength, source, etc.:
- tenor
-
noun,
the course of thought or meaning that runs through something written or spoken; purport; drift.
- Taine
-
noun,
Hippolyte Adolphe [ee-paw-leet a-dawlf] /i pɔˈlit aˈdɔlf/ (Show IPA), 1828–93, French literary critic and historian.
- tonia
-
- ecto-
-
- Terai
-
noun,
a marshy lowland area in N India and S Nepal, between the Ganges and the foothills of the Himalayas.
- etnas
-
noun,
Mount, an active volcano in E Sicily. 10,758 feet (3280 meters).
- ento-
-
- enact
-
verb (used with object),
to make into an act or statute:
- Tanis
-
noun,
an ancient city in Lower Egypt, in the Nile delta.
- tera-
-
- terna
-
noun,
a list of three names submitted to the pope as recommended to fill a vacant bishopric or benefice.
- Terni
-
noun,
a city in central Italy.
- terns
-
noun,
any of numerous aquatic birds of the subfamily Sterninae of the family Laridae, related to the gulls but usually having a more slender body and bill, smaller feet, a long, deeply forked tail, and a more graceful flight, especially those of the genus Sterna, as S. hirundo (common tern) of Eurasia and America, having white, black, and gray plumage.
- tains
-
noun,
a thin tin plate.
- tares
-
noun,
any of various vetches, especially Vicia sativa.
- tinea
-
noun,
any of several skin diseases caused by fungi; ringworm.
- Evans
-
noun,
Sir Arthur John, 1851–1941, English archaeologist.
- evict
-
verb (used with object),
to expel (a person, especially a tenant) from land, a building, etc., by legal process, as for nonpayment of rent. Synonyms: eject, remove, dispossess, dislodge.
- econ.
-
- Evita
-
noun,
a female given name, Spanish form of Eva.
- coria
-
noun,
plural of corium.
- tiers
-
noun,
one of a series of rows or ranks rising one behind or above another, as of seats in an amphitheater, boxes in a theater, guns in a man-of-war, or oars in an ancient galley.
- eosin
-
noun,
Also called bromeosin, tetrabromofluorescein. a red, crystalline, water-insoluble solid, C 20 H 8 Br 4 O 5 , derived from fluorescein by bromination: used chiefly as an acid dye for dyeing silk a rose red color and as a histological stain.
- Evora
-
noun,
a city in central Portugal: Roman ruins; cathedral.
- Taino
-
noun,
a member of an extinct Arawakan Indian tribe of the West Indies.
- Eaton
-
noun,
Theophilus, 1590–1658, English colonist and colonial administrator in America.
- Stone
-
noun,
the hard substance, formed of mineral matter, of which rocks consist.
- store
-
noun,
an establishment where merchandise is sold, usually on a retail basis.
- tonic
-
noun,
a medicine that invigorates or strengthens:
- inert
-
adjective,
having no inherent power of action, motion, or resistance (opposed to active):
- TORES
-
noun,
a torus.
- Crane
-
noun,
any large wading bird of the family Gruidae, characterized by long legs, bill, and neck and an elevated hind toe.
- covet
-
verb (used with object),
to desire wrongfully, inordinately, or without due regard for the rights of others:
- Stoic
-
noun,
a member or adherent of the Stoic school of philosophy.
- cover
-
noun,
something that covers, as the lid of a container or the binding of a book.
- incr.
-
- coven
-
noun,
an assembly of witches, especially a group of thirteen.
- tears
-
- cotes
-
noun,
a shelter, coop, or small shed for sheep, pigs, pigeons, etc.
- toric
-
adjective,
noting or pertaining to a lens with a surface forming a portion of a torus, used for eyeglasses and contact lenses that correct astigmatism.
- tarns
-
noun,
a small mountain lake or pool, especially one in a cirque.
- Costa
-
noun,
a rib or riblike part.
- coset
-
noun,
a subset of a group, formed by the consistent operation of a given element of the group on the left or right of all the elements of a subgroup of the group.
- inset
-
noun,
something inserted; insert.
- Corvo
-
noun,
a dry red or white wine of Sicily.
- Corti
-
noun,
Alfonso [al-fon-soh;; Italian ahl-fawn-saw] /ælˈfɒn soʊ;; Italian ɑlˈfɔn sɔ/ (Show IPA), 1822–76, Italian anatomist.
- toros
-
noun,
a bull.
- Corse
-
noun,
corpse.
- Corot
-
noun,
Jean Baptiste Camille [zhahn ba-teest ka-mee-yuh] /ʒɑ̃ baˈtist kaˈmi yə/ (Show IPA), 1796–1875, French painter.
- taros
-
noun,
a stemless plant, Colocasia esculenta, of the arum family, cultivated in tropical regions, in the Pacific islands and elsewhere, for the edible tuber.
- inst.
-
- incor
-
- coves
-
noun,
a small indentation or recess in the shoreline of a sea, lake, or river.
- crate
-
noun,
a slatted wooden box or framework for packing, shopping, or storing fruit, furniture, glassware, crockery, etc.
- crit.
-
- torcs
-
noun,
torque (def 4).
- crave
-
verb (used with object),
to long for; want greatly; desire eagerly:
- toran
-
noun,
(in Indian Buddhist and Hindu architecture) a gateway having two or three lintels between two posts.
- toons
-
noun,
an Asian tree, Cedrela toona, of the mahogany family, yielding an aromatic red wood used for furniture, carving, etc.
- croon
-
noun,
the act or sound of crooning.
- crone
-
noun,
a withered, witchlike old woman.
- Ernst
-
noun,
Max [maks;; German mahks] /mæks;; German mɑks/ (Show IPA), 1891–1976, German painter, in the U.S. 1941–49, in France 1949–76.
- Croat
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Croatia; Croatian.
- crine
-
noun,
hair; head of hair.
- tono-
-
- cries
-
noun,
the act or sound of crying; any loud utterance or exclamation; a shout, scream, or wail.
- crest
-
noun,
the highest part of a hill or mountain range; summit.
- Creon
-
noun,
a king of Thebes, the brother of Jocasta and the uncle of Eteocles, Polynices, and Antigone.
- incas
-
noun,
a member of any of the dominant groups of South American Indian peoples who established an empire in Peru prior to the Spanish conquest.
- ROSE
-
noun,
any of the wild or cultivated, usually prickly-stemmed, pinnate-leaved, showy-flowered shrubs of the genus Rosa.
Compare rose family.
- Vico
-
noun,
Giovanni Battista [jaw-vahn-nee baht-tees-tah] /dʒɔˈvɑn ni bɑtˈtis tɑ/ (Show IPA), 1668–1744, Italian philosopher and jurist.
- sore
-
noun,
a sore spot or place on the body.
- vias
-
noun,
Architecture. a space between two mutules.
- Taos
-
noun,
a Tanoan language spoken in two villages in New Mexico.
- Vic.
-
- Sra.
-
- Tare
-
noun,
any of various vetches, especially Vicia sativa.
- 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.
- vest
-
noun,
a close-fitting, waist-length, sleeveless garment that buttons down the front, designed to be worn under a jacket.
- soon
-
Idioms,
sooner or later, eventually:
- vets
-
noun,
veterinarian.
- Root
-
noun,
a part of the body of a plant that develops, typically, from the radicle and grows downward into the soil, anchoring the plant and absorbing nutriment and moisture.
- veto
-
noun,
the power or right vested in one branch of a government to cancel or postpone the decisions, enactments, etc., of another branch, especially the right of a president, governor, or other chief executive to reject bills passed by the legislature.
- Soot
-
noun,
a black, carbonaceous substance produced during incomplete combustion of coal, wood, oil, etc., rising in fine particles and adhering to the sides of the chimney or pipe conveying the smoke: also conveyed in the atmosphere to other locations.
- sora
-
noun,
a small, short-billed rail, Porzana carolina, of marshy areas of North America.
- Tarn
-
noun,
a small mountain lake or pool, especially one in a cirque.
- vet.
-
- sori
-
noun,
plural of sorus.
- Rosa
-
noun,
Salvator [sahl-vah-tawr] /ˈsɑl vɑˌtɔr/ (Show IPA), 1615–73, Italian painter and poet.
- sort
-
noun,
a particular kind, species, variety, class, or group, distinguished by a common character or nature:
- sent
-
noun,
a coin of Estonia until the euro was adopted, the 100th part of a kroon.
- tain
-
noun,
a thin tin plate.
- tans
-
noun,
the brown color imparted to the skin by exposure to the sun or open air.
- rite
-
noun,
a formal or ceremonial act or procedure prescribed or customary in religious or other solemn use:
- RNAS
-
- VITA
-
noun,
curriculum vitae (def 1).
- Vite
-
adverb,
briskly; lively.
- rive
-
verb (used with object),
to tear or rend apart:
- Vito
-
noun,
a male given name.
- voc.
-
- riv.
-
- stoa
-
noun,
Greek Architecture. a portico, usually a detached portico of considerable length, that is used as a promenade or meeting place.
- str.
-
- RITA
-
noun,
the Vedic concept of cosmic and social order.
- rit.
-
- Vote
-
noun,
a formal expression of opinion or choice, either positive or negative, made by an individual or body of individuals.
- Rise
-
noun,
an act or instance of rising.
- RISC
-
noun,
reduced instruction set computer: a computer whose central processing unit recognizes a relatively small number of instructions, which it can execute very rapidly.
- Stir
-
noun,
the act of stirring or moving.
- 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.
- roan
-
noun,
a horse or other animal with a roan coat.
- vise
-
noun,
any of various devices, usually having two jaws that may be brought together or separated by means of a screw, lever, or the like, used to hold an object firmly while work is being done on it.
- Vict
-
- RONA
-
- Viet
-
noun,
South Vietnam, North Vietnam, or both.
- Tane
-
noun,
a Polynesian god of fertility.
- vin-
-
- Vina
-
noun,
a musical stringed instrument of India, made of rosewood or ebony, consisting of a long, hollow, fretted stick to which one, two, or three gourds are attached to increase the resonance.
- 'roo
-
noun,
kangaroo.
- Stan
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Stanley.
- VINE
-
noun,
any plant having a long, slender stem that trails or creeps on the ground or climbs by winding itself about a support or holding fast with tendrils or claspers.
- rocs
-
noun,
a bird of enormous size and strength.
- Ste.
-
- Vins
-
noun,
wine.
- Roca
-
noun,
Cape, a cape in W Portugal, near Lisbon: the western extremity of continental Europe.
- Star
-
noun,
any of the heavenly bodies, except the moon, appearing as fixed luminous points in the sky at night.
- visa
-
noun,
an endorsement issued by an authorized representative of a country and marked in a passport, permitting the passport holder to enter, travel through, or reside in that country for a specified amount of time, for the purpose of tourism, education, employment, etc.
- taco
-
noun,
Mexican Cookery. an often crisply fried tortilla folded over and filled, as with seasoned chopped meat, lettuce, tomatoes, and cheese.
- Visc
-
- Tace
-
noun,
tasset.
- tars
-
noun,
any of various dark-colored viscid products obtained by the destructive distillation of certain organic substances, as coal or wood.
- tens
-
noun,
a self-operated portable device used to treat chronic pain by sending electrical impulses through electrodes placed over the painful area.
- vert
-
noun,
English Forest Law.
vegetation bearing green leaves in a forest and capable of serving as a cover for deer.
the right to cut such vegetation.
- SCAN
-
noun,
an act or instance of scanning; close examination.
- tron
-
- sice
-
noun,
syce.
- tone
-
noun,
any sound considered with reference to its quality, pitch, strength, source, etc.:
- scar
-
noun,
a mark left by a healed wound, sore, or burn.
- Sina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- toea
-
noun,
a bronze coin and monetary unit of Papua New Guinea, the 100th part of a kina.
- tsar
-
noun,
czar.
- Tver
-
noun,
a city in the W Russian Federation in Europe, NW of Moscow, on the Volga.
Formerly (1934–90) Kalinin.
- SINE
-
noun,
Trigonometry.
(in a right triangle) the ratio of the side opposite a given acute angle to the hypotenuse.
(of an angle) a trigonometric function equal to the ratio of the ordinate of the end point of the arc to the radius vector of this end point, the origin being at the center of the circle on which the arc lies and the initial point of the arc being on the x-axis. Abbreviation: sin.
- tRNA
-
- Tiro
-
noun,
tyro.
- vacs
-
noun,
vacuum cleaner.
- Save
-
noun,
an act or instance of saving, especially in sports.
- Sato
-
noun,
Eisaku [ey-sah-koo;; Japanese ey-sah-koo] /eɪˈsɑ ku;; Japanese ˈeɪ sɑˌku/ (Show IPA), 1901–75, Japanese political leader: prime minister 1964–72; Nobel Peace Prize 1974.
- tire
-
noun,
British Dialect. fatigue.
- Sion
-
noun,
a town in and the capital of Valais, in SW Switzerland.
- vain
-
Idioms,
in vain,
without effect or avail; to no purpose:
in an improper or irreverent manner:
- sire
-
noun,
the male parent of a quadruped.
- tion
-
- Sian
-
noun,
Older Spelling. Xian.
- Toni
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Antoinette or Antonia.
- vair
-
noun,
a fur much used for lining and trimming garments in the 13th and 14th centuries, generally assumed to have been that of a variety of squirrel with a gray back and white belly.
Compare miniver (def 1).
- Sean
-
noun,
a male given name, form of John.
- Sera
-
noun,
a plural of serum.
- tors
-
noun,
a rocky pinnacle; a peak of a bare or rocky mountain or hill.
- toro
-
noun,
a bull.
- Seri
-
noun,
a member of an American Indian people of western Sonora state, Mexico, on the Gulf of California.
- 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.
- sec.
-
- seat
-
noun,
something designed to support a person in a sitting position, as a chair, bench, or pew; a place on or in which one sits.
- sear
-
noun,
a mark or scar made by searing.
- scr.
-
- sci.
-
- Tori
-
noun,
plural of torus.
- trav
-
- Sert
-
noun,
José María [haw-se mah-ree-ah] /hɔˈsɛ mɑˈri ɑ/ (Show IPA), 1876–1945, Spanish painter.
- tri-
-
- serv
-
- Tore
-
noun,
a torus.
- torc
-
noun,
torque (def 4).
- Trio
-
noun,
a musical composition for three voices or instruments.
- toon
-
noun,
an Asian tree, Cedrela toona, of the mahogany family, yielding an aromatic red wood used for furniture, carving, etc.
- sati
-
noun,
a Hindu practice whereby a widow immolates herself on the funeral pyre of her husband: now abolished by law.
- sate
-
noun,
a Southeast Asian, especially Indonesian and Malaysian, dish of marinated, bite-size pieces of meat, skewered, barbecued, and usually served with a peanut-flavored dipping sauce.
- Soni
-
- Tena
-
noun,
Koyukon.
- rove
-
noun,
an act or instance of roving.
- Veno
-
- Vent
-
noun,
an opening, as in a wall, serving as an outlet for air, smoke, fumes, or the like.
- ROTS
-
noun,
the process of rotting.
- snot
-
noun,
Vulgar. mucus from the nose.
- Vera
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Russian word meaning “faith.”.
- Vern
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Vernon.
- SOAR
-
noun,
an act or instance of soaring.
- ten.
-
- ter.
-
- teas
-
noun,
the dried and prepared leaves of a shrub, Camellia sinensis, from which a somewhat bitter, aromatic beverage is prepared by infusion in hot water.
- roto
-
noun,
rotogravure.
- vers
-
- Roti
-
noun,
roast.
- tavs
-
noun,
the 23rd letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
- rote
-
noun,
routine; a fixed, habitual, or mechanical course of procedure:
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- Saco
-
noun,
a city in SW Maine.
- sain
-
verb (used with object),
to make the sign of the cross on, as for protection against evil influences.
- Sat.
-
- snit
-
noun,
an agitated or irritated state.
- Tine
-
noun,
a sharp, projecting point or prong, as of a fork.
- TINA
-
noun,
a female given name.
- SITA
-
noun,
(in the Ramayana) the wife of Ramachandra, abducted by Ravana and later rescued.
- 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.
- site
-
noun,
the position or location of a town, building, etc., especially as to its environment:
- tics
-
noun,
Pathology.
a sudden, spasmodic, painless, involuntary muscular contraction, as of the face.
tic douloureux.
- Vane
-
noun,
weather vane.
- Siva
-
noun,
Shiva.
- Sari
-
noun,
a garment worn by Hindu women, consisting of a long piece of cotton or silk wrapped around the body with one end draped over the head or over one shoulder.
- var.
-
- Vena
-
noun,
a vein.
- vars
-
noun,
a department in SE France. 2326 sq. mi. (6025 sq. km). Capital: Draguignan.
- vas-
-
- vase
-
noun,
a vessel, as of glass, porcelain, earthenware, or metal, usually higher than it is wide, used chiefly to hold cut flowers or for decoration.
- Rina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- VAST
-
noun,
Literary. an immense or boundless expanse or space.
- Vat.
-
- vein
-
noun,
one of the system of branching vessels or tubes conveying blood from various parts of the body to the heart.
- sane
-
noun,
a private nationwide organization in the U.S., established in 1957, that opposes nuclear testing and advocates international peace.
- Ven.
-
- 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.
- Seta
-
noun,
a stiff hair; bristle or bristlelike part.
- eats
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- Itea
-
noun,
any tree or shrub belonging to the genus Itea, of the saxifrage family, having simple, alternate leaves and clusters of small, greenish-white flowers, as the Virginia willow, I. virginica.
- NATO
-
noun,
an organization formed in Washington, D.C. (1949), comprising the 12 nations of the Atlantic Pact together with Greece, Turkey, and the Federal Republic of Germany, for the purpose of collective defense against aggression.
- Nast
-
noun,
Thomas, 1840–1902, U.S. illustrator and cartoonist.
- Nasi
-
noun,
the head or president of the Sanhedrin.
- narc
-
noun,
a government agent or detective charged with the enforcement of laws restricting the use of narcotics.
- Naos
-
noun,
a temple.
- Nair
-
noun,
a group of Hindu castes in the Kerala region of India.
- CARE
-
noun,
a state of mind in which one is troubled; worry, anxiety, or concern:
- Carn
-
noun,
cairn.
- CART
-
noun,
a heavy two-wheeled vehicle, commonly without springs, drawn by mules, oxen, or the like, used for the conveyance of heavy goods.
- Ivor
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Ives
-
noun,
Burl (Icle Ivanhoe) [burl ik-uh l] /bɜrl ˈɪk əl/ (Show IPA), 1909–1995, U.S. actor and folk singer.
- Ivar
-
noun,
a male or female given name.
- Ivan
-
noun,
iwan.
- iter
-
noun,
a canal or passage.
- CASE
-
noun,
an instance of the occurrence, existence, etc., of something:
- nav.
-
- cen.
-
- Ceta
-
noun,
Comprehensive Employment and Training Act.
- 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.
- cet-
-
- CERN
-
- cera
-
noun,
(in prescriptions) wax.
- Isar
-
noun,
a river in central Europe, flowing NE from W Austria through S Germany to the Danube River. 215 miles (345 km) long.
- iso-
-
- cast
-
noun,
act of casting or throwing.
- Cave
-
noun,
a hollow in the earth, especially one opening more or less horizontally into a hill, mountain, etc.
- Cav.
-
- CATV
-
- 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.
- Cate
-
noun,
a choice food;delicacy; dainty.
- cat.
-
- NATS
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Nathan or Nathaniel.
- nave
-
noun,
the principal longitudinal area of a church, extending from the main entrance or narthex to the chancel, usually flanked by aisles of less height and breadth: generally used only by the congregation.
- Ceto
-
- 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.
- noes
-
noun,
an utterance of the word “no.”.
- noir
-
adjective,
black; noting the black numbers in roulette.
- Nor.
-
- 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.
- nos-
-
- not-
-
- avn.
-
- nota
-
noun,
a dorsal plate or sclerite of the thorax of an insect.
- note
-
noun,
a brief record of something written down to assist the memory or for future reference.
- nots
-
noun,
a Boolean operator that returns a positive result if its operand is negative and a negative result if its operand is positive.
- Aves
-
noun,
a class of vertebrates comprising the birds.
- Nov.
-
- Nova
-
noun,
a star that suddenly becomes thousands of times brighter and then gradually fades to its original intensity.
- Avis
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Latin word meaning “bird.”.
- nits
-
noun,
the egg of a parasitic insect, especially of a louse, often attached to a hair or a fiber of clothing.
- NCTE
-
- 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.
- cane
-
noun,
a stick or short staff used to assist one in walking; walking stick.
- Can.
-
- neat
-
noun,
an animal of the genus Bos; a bovine, as a cow or ox.
- Cain
-
noun,
Scot. and Irish English. rent paid in kind, especially a percentage of a farm crop.
- neo-
-
- Neri
-
noun,
Saint Philip (Filippo Neri) 1515–95, Italian priest: founder of Congregation of the Oratory.
- 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.
- Avon
-
noun,
a river in central England, flowing SE past Stratford-on-Avon to the Severn. 96 miles (155 km) long.
- Nev.
-
- Neva
-
noun,
a river in the NW Russian Federation in Europe, flowing from Lake Ladoga through St. Petersburg into the Gulf of Finland: canalized for ships. 40 miles (65 km) long.
- East
-
noun,
a cardinal point of the compass, 90° to the right of north. Abbreviation: E.
- Nier
-
noun,
Alfred Otto Carl, 1911–1994, U.S. physicist.
- NIRA
-
- avos
-
noun,
a money of account of Macao, the 100th part of a pataca.
- Ire.
-
- IRAS
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- Ave.
-
- Etna
-
noun,
Mount, an active volcano in E Sicily. 10,758 feet (3280 meters).
- est.
-
- crat
-
- ETAS
-
noun,
the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
- etc.
-
- etic
-
adjective,
pertaining to or being the raw data of a language or other area of behavior, without considering the data as significant units functioning within a system.
- cove
-
noun,
a small indentation or recess in the shoreline of a sea, lake, or river.
- Cote
-
noun,
a shelter, coop, or small shed for sheep, pigs, pigeons, etc.
- eso-
-
- Eton
-
noun,
a town in Berkshire, in S England, on the Thames River, W of London: the site of Eton College.
- Cost
-
noun,
the price paid to acquire, produce, accomplish, or maintain anything:
- cose
-
verb (used without object),
coze.
- Cort
-
- 1080
-
- Evan
-
noun,
a male given name, Welsh form of John.
- Cres
-
- erst
-
adverb,
before the present time; formerly.
- 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.
- Ens.
-
- ears
-
noun,
the organ of hearing and equilibrium in vertebrates, in humans consisting of an external ear that gathers sound vibrations, a middle ear in which the vibrations resonate against the tympanic membrane, and a fluid-filled internal ear that maintains balance and that conducts the tympanic vibrations to the auditory nerve, which transmits them as impulses to the brain.
- EARN
-
verb (used with object),
to gain or get in return for one's labor or service:
- eco-
-
- ect-
-
- enc.
-
- Enos
-
noun,
the son of Seth. Gen. 5:6.
- eons
-
noun,
an indefinitely long period of time; age.
- ctr.
-
- cts.
-
- Eric
-
noun,
Eric the Red.
- Erin
-
noun,
Literary. Ireland.
- Eris
-
noun,
the ancient Greek goddess of discord and the sister of Ares: identified with the Roman goddess Discordia.
- Erna
-
noun,
a female given name: from an Old English word meaning “eagle.”.
- Eros
-
noun,
the ancient Greek god of love, identified by the Romans with Cupid.
- 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.
- 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.
- IOTA
-
noun,
a very small quantity; jot; whit.
- 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.
- 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.
- cist
-
noun,
a box or chest, especially for sacred utensils.
- inro
-
noun,
a small lacquer box with compartments for medicines, cosmetics, etc., worn on the waist sash of the traditional Japanese costume.
- ins.
-
- cis-
-
- int.
-
- inv.
-
- inae
-
- cire
-
noun,
a brilliant, highly glazed surface produced on fabrics by subjecting them to a wax, heat, and calendering treatment.
- cir.
-
- Iona
-
noun,
an island in the Hebrides, off the W coast of Scotland: center of early Celtic Christianity.
- 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 = .
- cion
-
noun,
scion (def 2).
- ciao
-
interjection,
(used as a word of greeting or parting): hello; goodbye; so long; see you later.
- Inc.
-
- cit.
-
- Cora
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. Kore.
- Con.
-
- Cor.
-
- coot
-
noun,
any aquatic bird of the genus Fulica, as F. americana, of North America, and F. atra, of the Old World, characterized by lobate toes and short wings and tail.
- Coos
-
noun,
a language of a group of American Indians indigenous to the coast of Oregon.
- coon
-
noun,
raccoon.
- conv
-
- 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.
- coir
-
noun,
the prepared fiber of the husk of the coconut fruit, used in making rope, matting, etc.
- cite
-
noun,
citation (defs 7, 8).
- coin
-
noun,
a piece of metal stamped and issued by the authority of a government for use as money.
- coat
-
noun,
an outer garment with sleeves, covering at least the upper part of the body:
- ICAO
-
- Ice.
-
- ices
-
noun,
the solid form of water, produced by freezing; frozen water.
- civ.
-
- Novi
-
noun,
a town in SE Michigan.
- NICE
-
noun,
a port in and the capital of Alpes-Maritimes, in SE France, on the Mediterranean: resort.
- ance
-
- 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.
- Otis
-
noun,
Elisha Graves, 1811–61, U.S. inventor.
- otic
-
adjective,
of or relating to the ear; auricular.
- anes
-
adverb,
once.
- ano-
-
- ARCS
-
noun,
Geometry. any unbroken part of the circumference of a circle or other curved line.
- ANSI
-
- osar
-
noun,
plural of os3 .
- ant.
-
- recs
-
noun,
recreation.
- orts
-
noun,
Usually, orts. a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
- oro-
-
- Acis
-
noun,
the lover of Galatea, killed by Polyphemus out of jealousy.
- Orne
-
noun,
a department in NW France. 2372 sq. mi. (6145 sq. km). Capital: Alençon.
- 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.
- Reis
-
plural noun,
a former money of account of Portugal and Brazil.
- orcs
-
noun,
any of several cetaceans, as a grampus.
- Orca
-
noun,
the killer whale, Orcinus orca.
- oras
-
noun,
plural of os2 .
- Oran
-
noun,
a seaport in NW Algeria.
- ARCO
-
adverb,
(of the performance of a passage for stringed instruments) with the bow.
- Oost
-
noun,
Jacob van [yah-kawp vahn] /ˈyɑ kɔp vɑn/ (Show IPA), 1600?–71, and his son, Jacob van, 1639?–1713, Flemish painters.
- o-os
-
noun,
any of several species of Hawaiian honey eaters of the genus Moho, especially the extinct M. nobilis, of the island of Hawaii, that had black plumage and two tufts of yellow plumes used to make ceremonial robes for the Hawaiian kings.
- Oona
-
noun,
a female given name.
- oto-
-
- Otoe
-
noun,
Oto.
- ARIS
-
- aesc
-
noun,
ash2 (def 3).
- 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.
- ACTS
-
noun,
anything done, being done, or to be done; deed; performance:
- 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).
- Rais
-
noun,
Gilles de, Retz, Gilles de Laval, Baron de.
- 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.
- aer-
-
- Rani
-
noun,
ranee.
- ovo-
-
- ovi-
-
- oven
-
noun,
a chamber or compartment, as in a stove, for baking, roasting, heating, drying, etc.
- rant
-
noun,
ranting, extravagant, or violent declamation.
- aet.
-
- 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.
- rase
-
verb (used with object),
raze.
- acr-
-
- ains
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- rate
-
noun,
the amount of a charge or payment with reference to some basis of calculation:
- Aire
-
- airs
-
noun,
a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- airt
-
noun,
a direction.
- RATO
-
noun,
rocket-assisted takeoff.
- aits
-
noun,
a small island, especially in a river.
- rave
-
noun,
an act of raving.
- Ravi
-
noun,
a river in NW India and NE Pakistan, flowing from the Himlayas SW to the Chenab River: a headwater of the Indus River and one of the “five rivers” of the Punjab. 475 miles (764 km) long.
- Ares
-
noun,
the ancient Greek god of war, a son of Zeus and Hera, identified by the Romans with Mars.
- RACE
-
noun,
a contest of speed, as in running, riding, driving, or sailing.
- Arne
-
noun,
Thomas Augustine, 1710–78, English composer of operas and songs.
- asci
-
noun,
plural of ascus.
- Oita
-
noun,
a seaport on NE Kyushu, in S Japan.
- OATS
-
noun,
a cereal grass, Avena sativa, cultivated for its edible seed.
- Arvo
-
noun,
afternoon.
- 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.
- asc-
-
- Reno
-
noun,
Informal. a renovation, as of a building or room.
- 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.
- Asti
-
noun,
a city in the Piedmont region of Italy, S of Turin: center of wine-producing region.
- Onas
-
noun,
a member of a people of Tierra del Fuego.
- Aser
-
noun,
Asher (def 1).
- Arno
-
noun,
Peter (Curtis Arnoux Peters) 1904–68, U.S. cartoonist and author.
- rest
-
noun,
the refreshing quiet or repose of sleep:
- oast
-
noun,
a kiln for drying hops or malt.
- Oct.
-
- 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.
- Asir
-
noun,
a district in SW Saudi Arabia.
- ocas
-
noun,
a wood sorrel, Oxalis tuberosa, of the Andes, cultivated in South America for its edible tubers.
- revs
-
noun,
a revolution (in an engine or the like).
- Rena
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Marina.
- once
-
noun,
a single occasion; one time only:
- ator
-
- Ont.
-
- Aron
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Rice
-
noun,
the starchy seeds or grain of an annual marsh grass, Oryza sativa, cultivated in warm climates and used for food.
- RIAS
-
noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- NTIA
-
- art.
-
- Rev.
-
- ates
-
- Aten
-
noun,
Aton.
- arse
-
noun,
ass2 (defs 1, 2).
- 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.
- atic
-
- reit
-
noun,
real-estate investment trust.
- 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.
- EAS
-
noun,
the Akkadian god of wisdom, the son of Apsu and father of Marduk: the counterpart of Enki.
- VTO
-
- eo-
-
- toe
-
noun,
one of the terminal digits of the human foot.
- tr.
-
- tra
-
- Tiv
-
noun,
a member of an African people living N and S of the lower Benue River in E Nigeria.
- ETA
-
noun,
the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
- ean
-
- VOA
-
- vo.
-
- ea.
-
- ACE
-
noun,
a playing card or die marked with or having the value indicated by a single spot:
- COS
-
noun,
romaine.
- CSA
-
- ctn
-
plural,
carton.
- an.
-
- cte
-
- CTA
-
- too
-
Idioms,
only too. only (def 10).
- CST
-
- COO
-
noun,
a cooing sound.
- ac-
-
- Tor
-
noun,
a rocky pinnacle; a peak of a bare or rocky mountain or hill.
- CSO
-
- CRT
-
- COT
-
noun,
a light portable bed, especially one of canvas on a folding frame.
- CRS
-
- Vt.
-
- Ar.
-
- VTC
-
- av.
-
- VOR
-
- CVA
-
- Von
-
preposition,
from; of (used in German and Austrian personal names, originally to indicate place of origin and later to indicate nobility):
- CVT
-
- 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.
- Vte
-
- CSR
-
- AVC
-
- ACS
-
- 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.
- V-2
-
noun,
a liquid-fueled rocket used as a ballistic missile by the Germans, mainly against London, late in World War II.
- VAC
-
noun,
vacuum cleaner.
- 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.
- CAR
-
noun,
an automobile.
- ARS
-
- VAN
-
noun,
the foremost or front division of an army, a fleet, or any group leading an advance or in position to lead an advance.
- ARV
-
noun,
a variant of the AIDS virus. Abbreviation: ARV.
- CAI
-
- CVO
-
- ct.
-
- cs.
-
- ase
-
- cr.
-
- Co.
-
- ASI
-
- vs.
-
- ca.
-
- ASN
-
- Avo
-
noun,
a money of account of Macao, the 100th part of a pataca.
- Aso
-
noun,
Mount, a volcanic mountain in Japan, in central Kyushu, noted for its vast caldera. 5223 feet (1593 meters).
- Avi
-
- ASR
-
- Ver
-
- ast
-
- ASV
-
- at.
-
- ATC
-
- ATS
-
noun,
a money of account of Laos, the 100th part of a kip.
- ATV
-
- VCR
-
- V-1
-
noun,
a robot bomb developed by the Germans in World War II and launched from bases on the ground, chiefly against England.
- Va.
-
- ACT
-
noun,
anything done, being done, or to be done; deed; performance:
- ANC
-
- ACV
-
- ae.
-
- CNS
-
- CNO
-
- AEC
-
- AES
-
noun,
any of various early forms of bronze or copper money used in ancient Rome.
Compare as2 (def 1).
- vis
-
noun,
strength; force; power.
- AIC
-
- Ain
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- VIR
-
noun,
husband (used chiefly in the legal phrase et vir).
- AIR
-
noun,
a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- AIS
-
noun,
a three-toed sloth, Bradypus tridactylus, inhabiting forests of southern Venezuela, the Guianas, and northern Brazil, having a diet apparently restricted to the leaves of the trumpet-tree, and sounding a high-pitched cry when disturbed.
- ait
-
noun,
a small island, especially in a river.
- CIE
-
- a-v
-
- CAS
-
verb (used with or without object),
to call, as to call an animal toward one; urge forward by calling.
- aor
-
- Via
-
noun,
Architecture. a space between two mutules.
- TVA
-
- 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.
- TSI
-
- TSE
-
- ARC
-
noun,
Geometry. any unbroken part of the circumference of a circle or other curved line.
- CEA
-
- CIA
-
- Tro
-
- ans
-
noun,
the Sumerian god of heaven: the counterpart of the Akkadian Anu.
- CEO
-
- ANI
-
noun,
any of several black, tropical American cuckoos of the genus Crotophaga, having a compressed, bladelike bill.
- vie
-
verb (used with object),
Archaic. to put forward in competition or rivalry.
- ane
-
adjective, noun, pronoun,
one.
- rin
-
noun,
a money of account of Japan, the thousandth part of a yen or the tenth part of a sen.
- VTR
-
noun,
a device for recording television programs on magnetic tape for delayed transmission or for storage.
- eat
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- OCS
-
- OTC
-
- OAO
-
- sea
-
noun,
the salt waters that cover the greater part of the earth's surface.
- se-
-
- 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.
- OAS
-
- OAT
-
noun,
a cereal grass, Avena sativa, cultivated for its edible seed.
- Oca
-
noun,
a wood sorrel, Oxalis tuberosa, of the Andes, cultivated in South America for its edible tubers.
- OCR
-
- OEO
-
- Oc.
-
- OES
-
noun,
the fifteenth letter of the English alphabet, a vowel.
- oic
-
- OIr
-
- OIt
-
- ONA
-
noun,
a member of a people of Tierra del Fuego.
- one
-
noun,
the first and lowest whole number, being a cardinal number; unity.
- ONI
-
- ONR
-
- ons
-
- oo-
-
- OSA
-
- SEI
-
noun,
sei whale.
- o-o
-
noun,
any of several species of Hawaiian honey eaters of the genus Moho, especially the extinct M. nobilis, of the island of Hawaii, that had black plumage and two tufts of yellow plumes used to make ceremonial robes for the Hawaiian kings.
- NIC
-
noun,
a newly industrialized/industrializing country:
- nae
-
adverb,
no1 ; not.
- Nat
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Nathan or Nathaniel.
- ne-
-
- NEA
-
- NEC
-
- SIT
-
verb,
(in prescriptions) may it be.
- ec-
-
- SIR
-
noun,
a respectful or formal term of address used to a man:
- 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:
- NIA
-
- Sin
-
noun,
transgression of divine law:
- SEN
-
noun,
a money of account of Japan, the 100th part of a yen, now used only in certain quotations, as on foreign exchange.
- SIC
-
adverb,
so; thus: usually written parenthetically to denote that a word, phrase, passage, etc., that may appear strange or incorrect has been written intentionally or has been quoted verbatim: (sic).
- nit
-
noun,
the egg of a parasitic insect, especially of a louse, often attached to a hair or a fiber of clothing.
- NRA
-
- NOC
-
- Noe
-
noun,
Noah (def 1).
- 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).
- nr.
-
- NRC
-
- NSA
-
- NSC
-
- sc.
-
- oon
-
- NCO
-
- RCN
-
- RCS
-
- Re.
-
- ROT
-
noun,
the process of rotting.
- Rae
-
noun,
John, 1813–93, Scottish surgeon and Arctic explorer.
- Rai
-
noun,
a style of Algerian popular music played on electric guitar, synthesizer, and percussion instruments.
- RAN
-
noun,
a sea goddess who drags down ships and drowns sailors: the wife of Aegir.
- RAS
-
noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- 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.
- RCA
-
- RCT
-
- ov-
-
- ROI
-
- ROE
-
noun,
the mass of eggs, or spawn, within the ovarian membrane of the female fish.
- REA
-
- REC
-
noun,
recreation.
- ROC
-
noun,
a bird of enormous size and strength.
- ROA
-
- RNA
-
- res
-
noun,
an object or thing; matter.
- 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.
- Ria
-
noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- Ova
-
noun,
plural of ovum.
- Rs.
-
- OOT
-
- San
-
noun,
a member of a nomadic aboriginal people of southern Africa.
- Ora
-
noun,
plural of os2 .
- orc
-
noun,
any of several cetaceans, as a grampus.
- Ore
-
noun,
a metal-bearing mineral or rock, or a native metal, that can be mined at a profit.
- ORT
-
noun,
Usually, orts. a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
- Orv
-
- SAR
-
- ose
-
- OSO
-
- ot-
-
- OTA
-
- ote
-
- RSA
-
- SAE
-
- OTS
-
- SAC
-
noun,
a baglike structure in an animal, plant, or fungus, as one containing fluid.
- SRO
-
- So.
-
- RTS
-
- rte
-
- rt.
-
- RSV
-
- RSE
-
- SOC
-
noun,
sociology or a class or course in sociology.
- NES
-
- Son
-
noun,
a male child or person in relation to his parents.
- Tai
-
noun,
any of several sparoid fishes of the Pacific Ocean, as Pagrus major (red tai) a food fish of Japan.
- TAO
-
noun,
(in philosophical Taoism) that in virtue of which all things happen or exist.
- ETO
-
- ETR
-
- ETS
-
- ETV
-
- Tan
-
noun,
the brown color imparted to the skin by exposure to the sun or open air.
- EVA
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Eve.
- ics
-
- TAE
-
preposition,
to.
- ESR
-
- IRA
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- Ia.
-
- SVR
-
- SVC
-
- STV
-
- ian
-
noun,
a male given name, Scottish form of John.
- IAS
-
- ICA
-
noun,
Portuguese name of Putumayo.
- ier
-
- TAR
-
noun,
any of various dark-colored viscid products obtained by the destructive distillation of certain organic substances, as coal or wood.
- Esc
-
- ina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- eon
-
noun,
an indefinitely long period of time; age.
- 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.
- ECA
-
- TIC
-
noun,
Pathology.
a sudden, spasmodic, painless, involuntary muscular contraction, as of the face.
tic douloureux.
- TIA
-
- TES
-
noun,
ti1 .
- eir
-
- EIS
-
- en-
-
- env
-
- EOS
-
noun,
the ancient Greek goddess of the dawn, identified by the Romans with Aurora.
- ESA
-
- ERA
-
noun,
a period of time marked by distinctive character, events, etc.:
- TEC
-
noun,
detective.
- ERS
-
noun,
ervil.
- 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.
- TCS
-
- TCA
-
- ERT
-
- ERV
-
- Tav
-
noun,
the 23rd letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
- in.
-
- io-
-
- ine
-
- ISV
-
- Sta
-
- St.
-
- SRI
-
noun,
a Hindu title of address prefixed to the name of a deity, holy person, etc.
- ISR
-
- Sr.
-
- ist
-
- STI
-
- ISA
-
- sot
-
noun,
a drunkard.
- ITC
-
- ite
-
- ITO
-
noun,
Prince Hirobumi [hee-raw-boo-mee] /ˈhi rɔˈbu mi/ (Show IPA), 1841–1909, Japanese statesman.
- ITV
-
- Iva
-
noun,
any composite plant of the genus Iva, characterized by usually opposite leaves and inconspicuous greenish-yellow flowers.
- Soo
-
noun,
the, Canadian. Sault Ste. Marie.
- ise
-
- ITA
-
- Is.
-
noun,
(used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
- IRC
-
- IOC
-
- ion
-
noun,
an electrically charged atom or group of atoms formed by the loss or gain of one or more electrons, as a cation (positive ion) which is created by electron loss and is attracted to the cathode in electrolysis, or as an anion (negative ion) which is created by an electron gain and is attracted to the anode. The valence of an ion is equal to the number of electrons lost or gained and is indicated by a plus sign for cations and a minus sign for anions, thus: Na + , Cl−, Ca ++ , S = .
- 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.
- Ir.
-
- IOT
-
- IRO
-
- IRS
-
- TN
-
- VN
-
- NV
-
- ic
-
- E.
-
noun,
Edward (St. John) 1925–2000, U.S. writer and illustrator.
- EI
-
- V.
-
- N.
-
- AO
-
- er
-
interjection,
(used to express or represent a pause, hesitation, uncertainty, etc.).
- VC
-
- CV
-
- SN
-
- EV
-
- TI
-
noun,
the syllable for the seventh tone of a diatonic scale.
- AI
-
noun,
a three-toed sloth, Bradypus tridactylus, inhabiting forests of southern Venezuela, the Guianas, and northern Brazil, having a diet apparently restricted to the leaves of the trumpet-tree, and sounding a high-pitched cry when disturbed.
- RO
-
- A.
-
noun,
Agnolo (di Cosimo di Mariano) [ah-nyaw-law dee kaw-zee-maw dee mah-ryah-naw] /ˈɑ nyɔ lɔ di ˈkɔ zi mɔ di mɑˈryɑ nɔ/ (Show IPA), 1502–72, Italian painter.
- VI
-
- VR
-
- NA
-
adverb,
no1 .
- NI
-
- TV
-
noun,
television.
- RN
-
- TA
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- NC
-
- T1
-
- et
-
verb,
a simple past tense of eat.
- t.
-
- OA
-
- SA
-
- S.
-
- RV
-
- 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.
- No
-
noun,
an utterance of the word “no.”.
- SI
-
noun,
the syllable used for the seventh tone of a scale and sometimes for the tone B.
- OE
-
noun,
oy2 .
- TC
-
- SV
-
- CE
-
- TE
-
noun,
ti1 .
- IV
-
noun,
an intravenous device for delivering electrolyte solutions, medicines, and nutrients.
- R.
-
- RA
-
noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- RC
-
- O.
-
- RI
-
- i.
-