Anagrams of specific-gravity
Word specific-gravity has
1717 anagrams
that can be made by using the letters of specific-gravity.
- specificity
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noun,
the quality or state of being specific.
- cervicitis
-
noun,
inflammation of the cervix.
- fricatives
-
noun,
Also called spirant. a fricative consonant, as (th), (v), or (h).
- epigastric
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adjective,
lying upon, distributed over, or pertaining to the epigastrium.
- pacifistic
-
adjective,
of or relating to pacifism or pacifists.
- ascriptive
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adjective,
pertaining to, involving, or indicating ascription, especially the ascribing of qualities or characteristics.
- artifices
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noun,
a clever trick or stratagem; a cunning, crafty device or expedient; wile.
- siccative
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noun,
a siccative substance, especially in paint.
- gravities
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noun,
the force of attraction by which terrestrial bodies tend to fall toward the center of the earth.
- caprifigs
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noun,
the wild fig, Ficus carica, bearing an inedible fruit used in pollination of the edible fig.
- epicritic
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adjective,
noting or pertaining to a discriminating responsiveness to small variations in pain or temperature stimuli (opposed to protopathic).
- fricative
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noun,
Also called spirant. a fricative consonant, as (th), (v), or (h).
- privacies
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noun,
the state of being apart from other people or concealed from their view; solitude; seclusion:
- variscite
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noun,
a secondary mineral, hydrated phosphate of aluminum, Al(PO 4)⋅2H 2 O, occurring mainly as massive, bluish-green nodules: sometimes used as a gem.
- cityscape
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noun,
a view of a city, especially a large urban center:
- practices
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noun,
habitual or customary performance; operation:
- privities
-
noun,
private or secret knowledge.
- vitrifies
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verb (used with or without object),
to convert or be converted into glass.
- Accipiter
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noun,
a hawk of the genus Accipiter, having short, rounded wings and a long tail and feeding chiefly on small mammals and birds.
- five-star
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adjective,
having five stars to indicate rank or quality:
- pacifiers
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noun,
a person or thing that pacifies.
- sacrifice
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noun,
the offering of animal, plant, or human life or of some material possession to a deity, as in propitiation or homage.
- gratifies
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verb (used with object),
to give pleasure to (a person or persons) by satisfying desires or humoring inclinations or feelings:
- aperitifs
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noun,
a small drink of alcoholic liquor taken to stimulate the appetite before a meal.
- virgates
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noun,
an early English measure of land of varying extent, usually considered equivalent to a quarter of a hide, or about 30 acres (12 hectares).
- veracity
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noun,
habitual observance of truth in speech or statement; truthfulness:
- typifies
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verb (used with object),
to serve as a typical example of; exemplify.
- pacifies
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verb (used with object),
to bring or restore to a state of peace or tranquillity; quiet; calm:
- parities
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noun,
equality, as in amount, status, or character.
- vespiary
-
noun,
a nest of social wasps.
- Gaiseric
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noun,
Genseric.
- agrestic
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adjective,
rural; rustic.
- asperity
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noun,
harshness or sharpness of tone, temper, or manner; severity; acrimony:
- apyretic
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adjective,
free from fever.
- pacifist
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noun,
a person who believes in pacifism or is opposed to war or to violence of any kind.
- artifice
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noun,
a clever trick or stratagem; a cunning, crafty device or expedient; wile.
- spagyric
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adjective,
pertaining to or resembling alchemy; alchemic.
- vestiary
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adjective,
of or relating to garments or vestments.
- vestigia
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noun,
a vestigial structure of any kind; vestige.
- privates
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noun,
a soldier of one of the three lowest enlisted ranks.
- crispate
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adjective,
(of a leaf) having curly or wavy edges.
- practice
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noun,
habitual or customary performance; operation:
- aperitif
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noun,
a small drink of alcoholic liquor taken to stimulate the appetite before a meal.
- citifies
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verb (used with object),
to make into a city; urbanize.
- specific
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noun,
something specific, as a statement, quality, detail, etc.
- ratifies
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verb (used with object),
to confirm by expressing consent, approval, or formal sanction:
- pterygia
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noun,
an abnormal triangular mass of thickened conjunctiva extending over the cornea and interfering with vision.
- practise
-
noun,
habitual or customary performance; operation:
- pacifier
-
noun,
a person or thing that pacifies.
- Varitype
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verb (used with object),
to set (type) on a Varityper.
- scarcity
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noun,
insufficiency or shortness of supply; dearth.
- spitfire
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noun,
a person, especially a girl or woman, who is of fiery temper and easily provoked to outbursts.
- peccavis
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noun,
a confession of guilt or sin.
- caprifig
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noun,
the wild fig, Ficus carica, bearing an inedible fruit used in pollination of the edible fig.
- caprices
-
noun,
a sudden, unpredictable change, as of one's mind or the weather.
- caritive
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adjective,
(in certain inflected languages, especially of the Caucasian group) abessive.
- piracies
-
noun,
practice of a pirate; robbery or illegal violence at sea.
- cavities
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noun,
any hollow place; hollow.
- picrates
-
noun,
a salt or ester of picric acid.
- picrites
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noun,
a granular igneous rock composed chiefly of olivine and augite, but containing small amounts of feldspar.
- Egyptiac
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adjective,
of or relating to ancient Egypt.
- Piarist
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noun,
a member of a Roman Catholic teaching congregation founded in Rome in 1597.
- gratify
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verb (used with object),
to give pleasure to (a person or persons) by satisfying desires or humoring inclinations or feelings:
- arctics
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noun,
(often initial capital letter) the region lying north of the Arctic Circle or of the northernmost limit of tree growth; the polar area north of the timber line.
- privets
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noun,
any of various deciduous or evergreen shrubs of the genus Ligustrum, especially L. vulgare, having clusters of small white flowers and commonly grown as a hedge.
- ascetic
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noun,
a person who dedicates his or her life to a pursuit of contemplative ideals and practices extreme self-denial or self-mortification for religious reasons.
- Gravity
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noun,
the force of attraction by which terrestrial bodies tend to fall toward the center of the earth.
- varsity
-
noun,
any first-string team, especially in sports, that represents a school, college, university, or the like:
- privies
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noun,
outhouse (def 1).
- piaster
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noun,
a former coin of Turkey, the 100th part of a lira: replaced by the kurus in 1933.
- civitas
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noun,
the body of citizens who constitute a state, especially a city-state, commonwealth, or the like.
- privity
-
noun,
private or secret knowledge.
- gravies
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noun,
the fat and juices that drip from cooking meat, often thickened, seasoned, flavored, etc., and used as a sauce for meat, potatoes, rice, etc.
- picrate
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noun,
a salt or ester of picric acid.
- picrite
-
noun,
a granular igneous rock composed chiefly of olivine and augite, but containing small amounts of feldspar.
- Gervais
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noun,
(sometimes initial capital letter) an unsalted French cream cheese made from whole milk and cream.
- carpets
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noun,
a heavy fabric, commonly of wool or nylon, for covering floors.
- petrify
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verb (used with object),
to convert into stone or a stony substance.
- grivets
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noun,
a small Abyssinian monkey, Cercopithecus aethiops, with a grayish back, gray tail, black face, and dark extremities.
- fairies
-
noun,
(in folklore) one of a class of supernatural beings, generally conceived as having a diminutive human form and possessing magical powers with which they intervene in human affairs.
- factive
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noun,
a factive expression.
- gyrates
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adjective,
Zoology. having convolutions.
- varices
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noun,
plural of varix.
- pitiers
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noun,
a person who pities.
- certify
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verb (used with object),
to attest as certain; give reliable information of; confirm:
- Pacific
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noun,
Pacific Ocean.
- piscary
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noun,
Law. the right or privilege of fishing in particular waters.
- veritas
-
noun,
truth.
- Pyrites
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noun,
pyrite.
- precast
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adjective,
(of a building or section) cast before being transported to the site of installation:
- farcies
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noun,
a form of glanders chiefly affecting the skin and superficial lymphatic vessels of horses and mules.
- versify
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verb (used with object),
to relate, describe, or treat (something) in verse.
- parties
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noun,
a social gathering, as of invited guests at a private home, for conversation, refreshments, entertainment, etc.:
- practic
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adjective,
practical.
- gypster
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noun,
gyp1 (def 3).
- pyretic
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adjective,
of, pertaining to, affected by, or producing fever.
- Caprice
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noun,
a sudden, unpredictable change, as of one's mind or the weather.
- prisage
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noun,
the right of the king to take a certain quantity of every cargo of wine imported.
- pargets
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noun,
any of various plasters or roughcasts for covering walls or other surfaces, especially a mortar of lime, hair, and cow dung for lining chimney flues.
- privacy
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noun,
the state of being apart from other people or concealed from their view; solitude; seclusion:
- peccary
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noun,
any of several piglike hoofed mammals of the genus Tayassu, of North and South America, as T. tajacu (collared peccary, or javelina) having a dark gray coat with a white collar.
- peccavi
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noun,
a confession of guilt or sin.
- private
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noun,
a soldier of one of the three lowest enlisted ranks.
- captive
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noun,
a prisoner.
- variety
-
noun,
the state of being varied or diversified:
- aseptic
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noun,
a product, as milk or fruit juice, that is marketed in an aseptic package or container.
- icteric
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adjective,
pertaining to or affected with icterus; jaundiced.
- Freytag
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noun,
Gustav [goo s-tahf] /ˈgʊs tɑf/ (Show IPA), 1816–95, German novelist, playwright, and journalist.
- spicery
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noun,
spice.
- tragics
-
noun,
the tragic, the element or quality of tragedy in literature, art, drama, etc.:
- cryptic
-
noun,
a cryptogram, especially one designed as a puzzle.
- iatrics
-
- traipse
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noun,
a tiring walk.
- rectify
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verb (used with object),
to make, put, or set right; remedy; correct:
- acetify
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verb (used with or without object),
to turn into vinegar; make or become acetous.
- gaiters
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noun,
a covering of cloth or leather for the ankle and instep and sometimes also the lower leg, worn over the shoe or boot.
Compare upper1 (def 7).
- episcia
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noun,
any of several tropical American plants of the genus Episcia, often cultivated as houseplants for their textured, variegated foliage and showy flowers.
- Script.
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- spectra
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noun,
a plural of spectrum.
- virgate
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noun,
an early English measure of land of varying extent, usually considered equivalent to a quarter of a hide, or about 30 acres (12 hectares).
- scarify
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verb (used with object),
to make scratches or superficial incisions in (the skin, a wound, etc.), as in vaccination.
- epicist
-
noun,
a writer of epic poetry.
- spicate
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adjective,
having spikes, as a plant.
- ipecacs
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noun,
the dried root of a shrubby South American plant, Cephaelis ipecacuanha, of the madder family.
- 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.
- actives
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noun,
Grammar.
the active voice.
a form or construction in the active voice.
- rivages
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noun,
a bank, shore, or coast.
- fiacres
-
noun,
a small horse-drawn carriage.
- viscera
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plural noun,
Anatomy, Zoology. the organs in the cavities of the body, especially those in the abdominal cavity.
- garveys
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noun,
a scowlike open boat, variously propelled, used by oyster and clam fishermen in Delaware Bay and off the coasts of Delaware and New Jersey.
- specify
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verb (used with object),
to mention or name specifically or definitely; state in detail:
- accepts
-
verb (used with object),
to take or receive (something offered); receive with approval or favor:
- vitrify
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verb (used with or without object),
to convert or be converted into glass.
- scrapie
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noun,
a usually fatal brain disease of sheep, characterized by twitching of the neck and head, grinding of the teeth, and scraping of itching portions of skin against fixed objects with a subsequent loss of wool: thought to be caused by an infectious prion.
- triages
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noun,
the process of sorting victims, as of a battle or disaster, to determine medical priority in order to increase the number of survivors.
- Sectary
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noun,
a member of a particular sect, especially an adherent of a religious body regarded as heretical or schismatic.
- gastric
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adjective,
pertaining to the stomach.
- stearic
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adjective,
of or relating to suet or fat.
- eristic
-
noun,
a person who engages in disputation; controversialist.
- sciatic
-
noun,
a sciatic part, as a nerve, vein, or artery.
- vitrics
-
noun,
(used with a singular verb) the art and technology of making glass products.
- Craigie
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noun,
Sir William (Alexander) 1867–1957, Scottish lexicographer and philologist.
- icecaps
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noun,
a thick cover of ice over an area, sloping in all directions from the center.
- Seagirt
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noun,
surrounded by the sea.
- frigate
-
noun,
a fast naval vessel of the late 18th and early 19th centuries, generally having a lofty ship rig and heavily armed on one or two decks.
- triceps
-
noun,
a muscle having three heads or points of origin, especially the muscle on the back of the arm, the action of which straightens the elbow.
- fictive
-
adjective,
fictitious; imaginary.
- Sceptic
-
noun,
a person who questions the validity or authenticity of something purporting to be factual.
- greasy
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adjective,
smeared, covered, or soiled with grease.
- varies
-
verb (used with object),
to change or alter, as in form, appearance, character, or substance:
- certif
-
- evicts
-
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.
- triacs
-
noun,
a type of thyristor designed for electronic control of the current supplied to a circuit, used especially in dimmers for lighting systems.
- iritis
-
noun,
inflammation of the iris of the eye.
- 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.
- triage
-
noun,
the process of sorting victims, as of a battle or disaster, to determine medical priority in order to increase the number of survivors.
- Evarts
-
noun,
William Maxwell, 1818–1901, U.S. lawyer and statesman.
- Greats
-
- Cercis
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noun,
any shrub or small tree of the genus Cercis, as the redbud or Judas tree.
- Stacey
-
noun,
a male or female given name.
- pacify
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verb (used with object),
to bring or restore to a state of peace or tranquillity; quiet; calm:
- cerat-
-
- Cavite
-
noun,
a seaport on W central Luzon, in the N Philippines, on Manila Bay: naval base.
- caters
-
verb (used with object),
to provide food and service for:
- traces
-
noun,
a surviving mark, sign, or evidence of the former existence, influence, or action of some agent or event; vestige:
- Petras
-
noun,
an ancient city in SW Jordan: ruined structures carved out of varicolored stratified rock; capital of the Nabataeans and Edomites.
- sprite
-
noun,
an elf, fairy, or goblin.
- gratis
-
adverb,
without charge or payment; free:
- terais
-
noun,
a marshy lowland area in N India and S Nepal, between the Ganges and the foothills of the Himalayas.
- cavers
-
noun,
a person who studies or explores caves.
- Persia
-
noun,
Also called Persian Empire. an ancient empire located in W and SW Asia: at its height it extended from Egypt and the Aegean to India; conquered by Alexander the Great 334–331 b.c.
- cavies
-
noun,
any of several short-tailed or tailless South American rodents of the family Caviidae, as the guinea pig, capybara, or agouti.
- icecap
-
noun,
a thick cover of ice over an area, sloping in all directions from the center.
- stacc.
-
- spirea
-
noun,
any of various plants or shrubs belonging to the genus Spiraea, of the rose family, having clusters of small, white or pink flowers, certain species of which are cultivated as ornamentals.
- cavity
-
noun,
any hollow place; hollow.
- tragic
-
noun,
the tragic, the element or quality of tragedy in literature, art, drama, etc.:
- epacts
-
noun,
the difference in days between a solar year and a lunar year.
- Graves
-
noun,
a wine-growing district in Gironde department, in SW France.
- pectic
-
adjective,
pertaining to pectin.
- iatric
-
adjective,
of or relating to a physician or medicine; medical.
- cecity
-
noun,
blindness.
- trapes
-
noun,
a tiring walk.
- ipecac
-
noun,
the dried root of a shrubby South American plant, Cephaelis ipecacuanha, of the madder family.
- Spirit
-
noun,
the principle of conscious life; the vital principle in humans, animating the body or mediating between body and soul.
- Travis
-
noun,
William Barret, 1809–36, U.S. soldier: commander during the battle of the Alamo.
- pavers
-
noun,
a person or thing that paves.
- gripey
-
adjective,
gripy.
- spicey
-
adjective,
spicy.
- Stevia
-
noun,
a South American perennial shrub, Stevia rebaudiana, having small, white flowers and sweet-tasting leaves.
- cryst.
-
- crispy
-
adjective,
(especially of food) brittle; crisp.
- Crispi
-
noun,
Francesco [frahn-che-skaw] /frɑnˈtʃɛ skɔ/ (Show IPA), 1819–1910, prime minister of Italy 1887–91, 1893–96.
- crypts
-
noun,
a subterranean chamber or vault, especially one beneath the main floor of a church, used as a burial place, a location for secret meetings, etc.
- citify
-
verb (used with object),
to make into a city; urbanize.
- crypt-
-
- cripes
-
interjection,
(used as a mild oath or an exclamation of astonishment.)
- specif
-
- 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.
- starve
-
verb (used with object),
to cause to starve; kill, weaken, or reduce by lack of food.
- creasy
-
adjective,
full of creases.
- citric
-
adjective,
of or derived from citric acid.
- Sparti
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. a group of fully armed warriors who sprang from the dragon's teeth that Cadmus planted.
- Crista
-
noun,
a crest or ridge.
- steric
-
adjective,
of or relating to the spatial relationships of atoms in a molecule.
- crates
-
noun,
a slatted wooden box or framework for packing, shopping, or storing fruit, furniture, glassware, crockery, etc.
- 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.
- tirage
-
noun,
the withdrawing of wine from a barrel, as for testing or tasting.
- pagers
-
noun,
something, as a book or brochure, having a specified number of pages (usually used in combination):
- civics
-
noun,
the study or science of the privileges and obligations of citizens.
- civies
-
plural noun,
civvy (def 1).
- sparge
-
noun,
a sprinkling.
- crapes
-
noun,
a lightweight fabric of silk, cotton, or other fiber, with a finely crinkled or ridged surface.
- pacers
-
noun,
a person or thing that paces.
- crafty
-
adjective,
skillful in underhand or evil schemes; cunning; deceitful; sly.
- crafts
-
noun,
an art, trade, or occupation requiring special skill, especially manual skill:
- escarp
-
noun,
Fortification. the inner slope or wall of the ditch surrounding a rampart.
- critic
-
noun,
a person who judges, evaluates, or criticizes:
- patri-
-
- C-star
-
noun,
carbon star.
- Tigris
-
noun,
a river in SW Asia, flowing SE from SE Turkey through Iraq, joining the Euphrates to form the Shatt-al-Arab. 1150 miles (1850 km) long.
- grifts
-
noun,
(sometimes used with a plural verb) a group of methods for obtaining money falsely through the use of swindles, frauds, dishonest gambling, etc.
- yagers
-
noun,
jaeger (defs 2, 3).
- paters
-
noun,
British Informal. father.
- pastry
-
noun,
a sweet baked food made of dough, especially the shortened paste used for pie crust and the like.
- paster
-
noun,
a slip of paper gummed on the back, to be pasted on or over something, as over a name on a ballot.
- gripes
-
noun,
the act of gripping, grasping, or clutching.
- spacey
-
adjective,
spaced-out (def 2).
- trices
-
noun,
a very short time; an instant:
- parvis
-
noun,
a vacant enclosed area in front of a church.
- Cypris
-
noun,
an epithet of Aphrodite, meaning “Lady of Cyprus.”.
- partis
-
noun,
the basic scheme or concept of an architectural design.
- stagey
-
adjective,
stagy.
- grivet
-
noun,
a small Abyssinian monkey, Cercopithecus aethiops, with a grayish back, gray tail, black face, and dark extremities.
- estray
-
noun,
a person or animal that has strayed.
- parsec
-
noun,
a unit of distance equal to that required to cause a heliocentric parallax of one second of an arc, equivalent to 206,265 times the distance from the earth to the sun, or 3.26 light-years.
- Istria
-
noun,
a peninsula at the N end of the Adriatic, in SW Slovenia and W Croatia.
- stager
-
noun,
a person of experience in some profession, way of life, etc.
- parity
-
noun,
equality, as in amount, status, or character.
- esprit
-
noun,
sprightliness of spirit or wit; lively intelligence.
- paries
-
noun,
Usually, parietes. Biology. a wall, as of a hollow organ; an investing part.
- cysti-
-
- cystic
-
adjective,
pertaining to, of the nature of, or having a cyst or cysts; encysted.
- tripes
-
noun,
the first and second divisions of the stomach of a ruminant, especially oxen, sheep, or goats, used as food.
Compare honeycomb tripe, plain tripe.
- trivia
-
noun,
(in Roman religion) Hecate: so called because she was the goddess of the crossroads.
- parget
-
noun,
any of various plasters or roughcasts for covering walls or other surfaces, especially a mortar of lime, hair, and cow dung for lining chimney flues.
- facers
-
noun,
a person or thing that faces.
- cities
-
noun,
a large or important town.
- Syriac
-
noun,
a form of Aramaic used by various Eastern Churches.
- stripy
-
adjective,
having or marked with stripes.
- recast
-
noun,
a recasting.
- recaps
-
noun,
a recapped tire.
- ferity
-
noun,
a wild, untamed, or uncultivated state.
- ferias
-
noun,
Ecclesiastical. a weekday on which no feast is celebrated.
- re-act
-
verb (used with object),
to act or perform again.
- gasify
-
verb (used with or without object),
to convert into or become a gas.
- Searcy
-
noun,
a city in central Arkansas.
- ratify
-
verb (used with object),
to confirm by expressing consent, approval, or formal sanction:
- Gasper
-
noun,
a cigarette.
- gastr-
-
- 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.
- apices
-
noun,
a plural of apex.
- feisty
-
adjective,
full of animation, energy, or courage; spirited; spunky; plucky:
- strive
-
verb (used without object),
to exert oneself vigorously; try hard:
- stripe
-
noun,
a relatively long, narrow band of a different color, appearance, weave, material, or nature from the rest of a surface or thing:
- gapers
-
noun,
a person or thing that gapes.
- Strega
-
- aspect
-
noun,
appearance to the eye or mind; look:
- aseity
-
noun,
existence originating from and having no source other than itself.
- vestry
-
noun,
a room in or a building attached to a church, in which the vestments, and sometimes liturgical objects, are kept; sacristy.
- privet
-
noun,
any of various deciduous or evergreen shrubs of the genus Ligustrum, especially L. vulgare, having clusters of small white flowers and commonly grown as a hedge.
- gestic
-
adjective,
pertaining to bodily motions, especially in dancing.
- Servia
-
noun,
former name of Serbia.
- septic
-
adjective,
pertaining to or of the nature of sepsis; infected.
- Raetic
-
noun,
an extinct language of uncertain affinities that was spoken in Rhaetia and written with the Etruscan alphabet.
- septi-
-
- Argive
-
noun,
a native of Argos.
- Caster
-
noun,
a person or thing that casts.
- strife
-
noun,
vigorous or bitter conflict, discord, or antagonism:
- Arctic
-
noun,
(often initial capital letter) the region lying north of the Arctic Circle or of the northernmost limit of tree growth; the polar area north of the timber line.
- 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.
- Garvey
-
noun,
a scowlike open boat, variously propelled, used by oyster and clam fishermen in Delaware Bay and off the coasts of Delaware and New Jersey.
- recti-
-
- strafe
-
noun,
a strafing attack.
- acetic
-
adjective,
pertaining to, derived from, or producing vinegar or acetic acid.
- rivage
-
noun,
a bank, shore, or coast.
- targes
-
noun,
a small, round shield; a target or buckler.
- active
-
noun,
Grammar.
the active voice.
a form or construction in the active voice.
- 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.
- fistic
-
adjective,
of boxing; pugilistic:
- scarce
-
Idioms,
make oneself scarce, Informal.
to depart, especially suddenly.
to stay away; avoid.
- tapirs
-
noun,
any of several large, stout, three-toed ungulates of the family Tapiridae, of Central and South America, the Malay Peninsula, and Sumatra, somewhat resembling swine and having a long, flexible snout: all species are threatened or endangered.
- fiesta
-
noun,
any festival or festive celebration.
- satire
-
noun,
the use of irony, sarcasm, ridicule, or the like, in exposing, denouncing, or deriding vice, folly, etc.
- accept
-
verb (used with object),
to take or receive (something offered); receive with approval or favor:
- safety
-
noun,
the state of being safe; freedom from the occurrence or risk of injury, danger, or loss.
- vitric
-
adjective,
of or relating to glass.
- fraise
-
noun,
Fortification. a defense consisting of pointed stakes projecting from the ramparts in a horizontal or an inclined position.
- fivers
-
noun,
a five-dollar bill.
- visage
-
noun,
the face, usually with reference to shape, features, expression, etc.; countenance.
- aerify
-
verb (used with object),
to aerate.
- vigias
-
noun,
a navigational hazard whose existence or position is uncertain.
- repays
-
verb (used with object),
to pay back or refund, as money.
- refits
-
noun,
an act of refitting.
- regift
-
noun,
an unwanted gift that is given away.
- gaiter
-
noun,
a covering of cloth or leather for the ankle and instep and sometimes also the lower leg, worn over the shoe or boot.
Compare upper1 (def 7).
- agric.
-
- gaiety
-
noun,
the state of being joyous, vivacious, or cheerful.
- fiacre
-
noun,
a small horse-drawn carriage.
- repast
-
noun,
a quantity of food taken or provided for one occasion of eating:
- sci-fi
-
noun,
science fiction.
- Taipei
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Taiwan, in the N part.
- afters
-
- virgas
-
noun,
streaks of water drops or ice particles falling out of a cloud and evaporating before reaching the ground (distinguished from praecipitatio).
- afrits
-
noun,
afreet.
- tapers
-
noun,
gradual diminution of width or thickness in an elongated object.
- scrape
-
noun,
an act or instance of scraping.
- aspire
-
verb (used without object),
to long, aim, or seek ambitiously; be eagerly desirous, especially for something great or of high value (usually followed by to, after, or an infinitive):
- piracy
-
noun,
practice of a pirate; robbery or illegal violence at sea.
- stiver
-
noun,
Also, stuiver. a former nickel coin of the Netherlands, equal to five Dutch cents.
- careys
-
noun,
male given name, form of Carew.
- Pitris
-
noun,
the legendary progenitor of any family.
- pities
-
noun,
sympathetic or kindly sorrow evoked by the suffering, distress, or misfortune of another, often leading one to give relief or aid or to show mercy:
- pitier
-
noun,
a person who pities.
- cagers
-
noun,
Informal. a basketball player.
- grafts
-
noun,
Horticulture.
a bud, shoot, or scion of a plant inserted in a groove, slit, or the like in a stem or stock of another plant in which it continues to grow.
the plant resulting from such an operation; the united stock and scion.
the place where the scion is inserted.
- pyrite
-
noun,
a very common brass-yellow mineral, iron disulfide, FeS 2 , with a metallic luster, burned to sulfur dioxide in the manufacture of sulfuric acid: chemically similar to marcasite, but crystallizing in the isometric system.
- grapey
-
adjective,
grapy.
- capers
-
noun,
a playful leap or skip.
- pirate
-
noun,
a person who robs or commits illegal violence at sea or on the shores of the sea.
- Capris
-
noun,
Capri pants.
- pigsty
-
noun,
pigpen.
- sifter
-
noun,
a person or thing that sifts.
- Pietas
-
noun,
the ancient Roman personification of familial affection, patriotism, and piety.
- carets
-
noun,
a mark (‸) made in written or printed matter to show the place where something is to be inserted.
- praise
-
noun,
the act of expressing approval or admiration; commendation; laudation.
- Pieria
-
noun,
a coastal region in NE Greece, W of the Gulf of Salonika.
- caries
-
noun,
decay, as of bone or of plant tissue.
- Piercy
-
noun,
Marge, born 1936, U.S. poet and novelist.
- Carpet
-
noun,
a heavy fabric, commonly of wool or nylon, for covering floors.
- carpic
-
- picric
-
adjective,
of or derived from picric acid.
- cartes
-
noun,
(italics) French. menu; bill of fare.
Compare à la carte.
- facies
-
noun,
general appearance, as of an animal or vegetable group.
- facets
-
noun,
one of the small, polished plane surfaces of a cut gem.
- casefy
-
verb (used with or without object),
to make or become like cheese.
- Piaget
-
noun,
Jean [zhahn] /ʒɑ̃/ (Show IPA), 1896–1980, Swiss psychologist: studied cognitive development of children.
- Casper
-
noun,
a city in central Wyoming.
- grates
-
noun,
a frame of metal bars for holding fuel when burning, as in a fireplace, furnace, or stove.
- Graces
-
noun,
elegance or beauty of form, manner, motion, or action:
Synonyms: attractiveness, charm, gracefulness, comeliness, ease, lissomeness, fluidity.
Antonyms: stiffness, ugliness, awkwardness, clumsiness; klutziness.
- pisci-
-
- Verity
-
noun,
the state or quality of being true; accordance with fact or reality:
- pricey
-
adjective,
expensive or unduly expensive:
- verify
-
verb (used with object),
to prove the truth of, as by evidence or testimony; confirm; substantiate:
- averts
-
verb (used with object),
to turn away or aside:
- Priest
-
noun,
a person whose office it is to perform religious rites, and especially to make sacrificial offerings.
- precis
-
noun,
a concise summary.
- Styria
-
noun,
a province in SE Austria: formerly a duchy. 6327 sq. mi. (16,385 sq. km). Capital: Graz.
- gyrate
-
adjective,
Zoology. having convolutions.
- vesica
-
noun,
Anatomy. a bladder.
- prates
-
noun,
act of prating.
- prices
-
noun,
the sum or amount of money or its equivalent for which anything is bought, sold, or offered for sale.
- iatry
-
- Gipsy
-
noun,
Gypsy.
- Fries
-
noun,
plural of fry1 .
- gravy
-
noun,
the fat and juices that drip from cooking meat, often thickened, seasoned, flavored, etc., and used as a sauce for meat, potatoes, rice, etc.
- Stacy
-
noun,
a male or female given name.
- grate
-
noun,
a frame of metal bars for holding fuel when burning, as in a fireplace, furnace, or stove.
- STAGE
-
noun,
a single step or degree in a process; a particular phase, period, position, etc., in a process, development, or series.
- grasp
-
noun,
the act of grasping or gripping, as with the hands or arms:
- frigs
-
noun,
refrigerator.
- Fris.
-
- gears
-
noun,
Machinery.
a part, as a disk, wheel, or section of a shaft, having cut teeth of such form, size, and spacing that they mesh with teeth in another part to transmit or receive force and motion.
an assembly of such parts.
one of several possible arrangements of such parts in a mechanism, as an automobile transmission, for affording different relations of torque and speed between the driving and the driven machinery, or for permitting the driven machinery to run in either direction:
a mechanism or group of parts performing one function or serving one purpose in a complex machine:
- gripe
-
noun,
the act of gripping, grasping, or clutching.
- strap
-
noun,
a narrow strip of flexible material, especially leather, as for fastening or holding things together.
- gript
-
noun,
the act of grasping; a seizing and holding fast; firm grasp.
- Tapes
-
noun,
a long, narrow strip of linen, cotton, or the like, used for tying garments, binding seams or carpets, etc.
- tapir
-
noun,
any of several large, stout, three-toed ungulates of the family Tapiridae, of Central and South America, the Malay Peninsula, and Sumatra, somewhat resembling swine and having a long, flexible snout: all species are threatened or endangered.
- frise
-
noun,
a rug or upholstery fabric having the pile in uncut loops or in a combination of cut and uncut loops.
- Freya
-
noun,
the goddess of love and fertility, sister of Frey, daughter of Njord; one of the Vanir.
- stray
-
noun,
a domestic animal found wandering at large or without an owner.
- stirp
-
noun,
a line of descendants from a common ancestor.
- frats
-
noun,
fraternity (def 1).
- IATSE
-
- fraps
-
verb (used with object),
to bind or wrap tightly with ropes or chains.
- grave
-
noun,
an excavation made in the earth in which to bury a dead body.
- gifts
-
noun,
something given voluntarily without payment in return, as to show favor toward someone, honor an occasion, or make a gesture of assistance; present.
- getas
-
noun,
a traditional Japanese wooden clog that is worn outdoors, with a thong that passes between the first two toes and with two transverse supports on the bottom of the sole.
- frays
-
noun,
a fight, battle, or skirmish. Synonyms: altercation, combat, war, clash, encounter, set-to.
- frets
-
noun,
an irritated state of mind; annoyance; vexation.
- gyres
-
noun,
a ring or circle.
- Frits
-
noun,
Ceramics.
a fused or partially fused material used as a basis for glazes or enamels.
the composition from which artificial soft porcelain is made.
- grice
-
noun,
a pig, especially a young or suckling pig.
- Greta
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Margaret.
- stair
-
noun,
one of a flight or series of steps for going from one level to another, as in a building.
- stge.
-
- givey
-
adjective,
(especially of soil) moist, soft, or spongy.
- Gates
-
noun,
Horatio, 1728–1806, American Revolutionary general, born in England.
- stare
-
noun,
a staring gaze; a fixed look with the eyes wide open:
- step-
-
- graft
-
noun,
Horticulture.
a bud, shoot, or scion of a plant inserted in a groove, slit, or the like in a stem or stock of another plant in which it continues to grow.
the plant resulting from such an operation; the united stock and scion.
the place where the scion is inserted.
- Gaspe
-
noun,
a town in SE Quebec, in E Canada on the NE end of the Gaspé Peninsula.
- stave
-
noun,
one of the thin, narrow, shaped pieces of wood that form the sides of a cask, tub, or similar vessel.
- grief
-
noun,
keen mental suffering or distress over affliction or loss; sharp sorrow; painful regret.
- grift
-
noun,
(sometimes used with a plural verb) a group of methods for obtaining money falsely through the use of swindles, frauds, dishonest gambling, etc.
- gater
-
noun,
gator.
- Grace
-
noun,
elegance or beauty of form, manner, motion, or action:
Synonyms: attractiveness, charm, gracefulness, comeliness, ease, lissomeness, fluidity.
Antonyms: stiffness, ugliness, awkwardness, clumsiness; klutziness.
- gapes
-
noun,
Veterinary Pathology. a parasitic disease of poultry and other birds, characterized by frequent gaping due to infestation of the trachea and bronchi with gapeworms.
- gaits
-
noun,
a manner of walking, stepping, or running.
- GRIPS
-
noun,
the act of grasping; a seizing and holding fast; firm grasp.
- gripy
-
adjective,
resembling or causing gripes.
- stipe
-
noun,
Botany, Mycology. a stalk or slender support, as the petiole of a fern frond, the stem supporting the pileus of a mushroom, or a stalklike elongation of the receptacle of a flower.
- Yager
-
noun,
jaeger (defs 2, 3).
- ster.
-
- Srta.
-
- taper
-
noun,
gradual diminution of width or thickness in an elongated object.
- stria
-
noun,
a slight or narrow furrow, ridge, stripe, or streak, especially one of a number in parallel arrangement:
- grapy
-
adjective,
of, like, or composed of grapes.
- girts
-
noun,
Carpentry.
a timber or plate connecting the corner posts of an exterior wooden frame, as a braced frame, at a floor above the ground floor.
a heavy beam, as for supporting the ends of rafters.
- strip
-
noun,
a striptease.
- taces
-
noun,
tasset.
- stagy
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or suggestive of the stage.
- grape
-
noun,
the edible, pulpy, smooth-skinned berry or fruit that grows in clusters on vines of the genus Vitis, and from which wine is made.
- greys
-
noun,
any achromatic color; any color with zero chroma, intermediate between white and black.
- grays
-
noun,
any achromatic color; any color with zero chroma, intermediate between white and black.
- grist
-
noun,
grain to be ground.
- Strep
-
noun,
streptococcus.
- patr-
-
- yeast
-
noun,
any of various small, single-celled fungi of the phylum Ascomycota that reproduce by fission or budding, the daughter cells often remaining attached, and that are capable of fermenting carbohydrates into alcohol and carbon dioxide.
- rages
-
noun,
angry fury; violent anger (sometimes used in combination):
- serac
-
noun,
a large irregularity of glacial ice, as a pinnacle found in glacial crevasses and formed by melting or movement of the ice.
- septa
-
noun,
plural of septum.
- Sept.
-
- sepia
-
noun,
a brown pigment obtained from the inklike secretion of various cuttlefish and used with brush or pen in drawing.
- races
-
noun,
a contest of speed, as in running, riding, driving, or sailing.
- rafts
-
noun,
a more or less rigid floating platform made of buoyant material or materials:
- segar
-
noun,
cigar.
- ragis
-
noun,
a cereal grass, Eleusine coracana, cultivated in the Old World for its grain.
- Seric
-
- sect.
-
- raise
-
noun,
an increase in amount, as of wages:
- rapes
-
noun,
unlawful sexual intercourse or any other sexual penetration of the vagina, anus, or mouth of another person, with or without force, by a sex organ, other body part, or foreign object, without the consent of the victim.
- raspy
-
adjective,
harsh; grating; rasping.
- rates
-
noun,
the amount of a charge or payment with reference to some basis of calculation:
- rcpt.
-
- react
-
verb (used with object),
to act or perform again.
- serai
-
noun,
(in Eastern countries) a caravansary.
- serif
-
noun,
a smaller line used to finish off a main stroke of a letter, as at the top and bottom of M.
- recap
-
noun,
a recapped tire.
- presa
-
noun,
a mark, as :S:, +, or §, used in a canon, round, etc., to indicate where the successive voice parts are to take up the theme.
- prays
-
verb (used with object),
to offer devout petition, praise, thanks, etc., to (God or an object of worship).
- prase
-
noun,
a leek-green cryptocrystalline variety of chalcedony.
- prate
-
noun,
act of prating.
- prats
-
noun,
the buttocks.
- pref.
-
- preys
-
noun,
an animal hunted or seized for food, especially by a carnivorous animal.
- Pres.
-
- prest
-
noun,
a loan.
- seti-
-
- pret.
-
- preta
-
noun,
a wandering or disturbed ghost.
- Price
-
noun,
the sum or amount of money or its equivalent for which anything is bought, sold, or offered for sale.
- pricy
-
adjective,
pricey.
- prigs
-
noun,
a person who displays or demands of others pointlessly precise conformity, fussiness about trivialities, or exaggerated propriety, especially in a self-righteous or irritating manner.
- prise
-
noun,
leverage.
- priv.
-
- privy
-
noun,
outhouse (def 1).
- reaps
-
verb (used with object),
to cut (wheat, rye, etc.) with a sickle or other implement or a machine, as in harvest.
- recip
-
- Pitri
-
noun,
the legendary progenitor of any family.
- scarf
-
noun,
a long, broad strip of wool, silk, lace, or other material worn about the neck, shoulders, or head, for ornament or protection against cold, drafts, etc.; muffler.
- rifts
-
noun,
an opening made by splitting, cleaving, etc.; fissure; cleft; chink.
- 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.
- sceat
-
noun,
a silver Anglo-Saxon coin of the 7th and 8th centuries, sometimes including an amount of gold.
- scat-
-
- scart
-
verb (used with or without object),
to scratch, scrape, mark, or scar.
- scarp
-
noun,
a line of cliffs formed by the faulting or fracturing of the earth's crust; an escarpment.
- scary
-
adjective,
causing fright or alarm.
- scare
-
noun,
a sudden fright or alarm, especially with little or no reason.
- rices
-
noun,
the starchy seeds or grain of an annual marsh grass, Oryza sativa, cultivated in warm climates and used for food.
- scape
-
noun,
Botany. a leafless peduncle rising from the ground.
- satyr
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. one of a class of woodland deities, attendant on Bacchus, represented as part human, part horse, and sometimes part goat and noted for riotousness and lasciviousness.
- Satie
-
noun,
Erik Alfred Leslie [e-reek al-fred les-lee] /ɛˈrik alˈfrɛd lɛsˈli/ (Show IPA), 1866–1925, French composer.
- saice
-
noun,
syce.
- Saite
-
noun,
a native or citizen of Saïs.
- Sapir
-
noun,
Edward, 1884–1939, U.S. anthropologist and linguist, born in Germany.
- sarc-
-
- Rieti
-
noun,
Vittorio [veet-taw-ryaw] /vitˈtɔ ryɔ/ (Show IPA), 1898–1994, U.S. composer, born in Italy.
- ricey
-
adjective,
pertaining to, resembling, or containing rice.
- Recit
-
- reifs
-
noun,
plunder; booty; loot.
- recpt
-
- rect.
-
- recta
-
noun,
a plural of rectum.
- refit
-
noun,
an act of refitting.
- REGIS
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Regt.
-
- reify
-
verb (used with object),
to convert into or regard as a concrete thing:
- reist
-
verb (used without object),
reest2 .
- Ricci
-
noun,
Sebastiano [se-bahs-tyah-naw] /ˌsɛ bɑsˈtyɑ nɔ/ (Show IPA), 1660?–1734, Italian painter.
- repay
-
verb (used with object),
to pay back or refund, as money.
- repic
-
noun,
the scoring of 30 points in the declaration of hands before one's opponent scores a point.
- rept.
-
- resit
-
noun,
a test or examination that is retaken.
- resp.
-
- scrip
-
noun,
a receipt, certificate, list, or similar brief piece of writing.
- scrap
-
noun,
a small piece or portion; fragment:
- scrag
-
noun,
a lean or scrawny person or animal.
- prae-
-
- pitas
-
noun,
a fiber obtained from plants of the genera Agave, Aechmea, etc., used for cordage, mats, etc.
- Yeats
-
noun,
William Butler, 1865–1939, Irish poet, dramatist, and essayist: Nobel prize 1923.
- pager
-
noun,
something, as a book or brochure, having a specified number of pages (usually used in combination):
- spec.
-
- ivies
-
noun,
Also called English ivy. a climbing vine, Hedera helix, having smooth, shiny, evergreen leaves, small, yellowish flowers, and black berries, grown as an ornamental.
- Spear
-
noun,
a long, stabbing weapon for thrusting or throwing, consisting of a wooden shaft to which a sharp-pointed head, as of iron or steel, is attached.
- spate
-
noun,
a sudden, almost overwhelming, outpouring:
- spare
-
noun,
a spare thing, part, etc., as an extra tire for emergency use.
- pacer
-
noun,
a person or thing that paces.
- paces
-
noun,
a rate of movement, especially in stepping, walking, etc.:
- Paget
-
noun,
Sir James, 1814–99, English surgeon and pathologist.
- spect
-
noun,
single photon emission computed tomography: a technique for measuring brain function similar to PET.
- payer
-
noun,
a person who pays.
- Paige
-
noun,
Leroy Robert ("Satchel") 1906–82, U.S. baseball player.
- pairs
-
noun,
two identical, similar, or corresponding things that are matched for use together:
- payt.
-
- pares
-
noun,
(of a female) first among equals.
- pari-
-
- Paris
-
noun,
Matthew, Matthew of Paris.
- iters
-
noun,
a canal or passage.
- Spica
-
noun,
spike2 .
- part.
-
- spirt
-
noun,
a sudden, forceful gush or jet.
- sprit
-
noun,
a small pole or spar crossing a fore-and-aft sail diagonally from the mast to the upper aftermost corner, serving to extend the sail.
- yetis
-
noun,
Abominable Snowman.
- sprig
-
noun,
a small spray of some plant with its leaves, flowers, etc.
- sprat
-
noun,
a species of herring, Clupea sprattus, of the eastern North Atlantic.
- spray
-
noun,
water or other liquid broken up into minute droplets and blown, ejected into, or falling through the air.
- sprag
-
noun,
a pole or bar hinged to the rear axle of a cart or the like in such a way that it can brace the vehicle against a road to prevent it from rolling downhill.
- spite
-
noun,
a malicious, usually petty, desire to harm, annoy, frustrate, or humiliate another person; bitter ill will; malice.
- Ypres
-
noun,
a town in W Belgium: battles 1914–18.
- istic
-
- spiry
-
adjective,
having the form of a spire, slender shoot, or tapering pointed body; tapering up to a point like a spire.
- YPSCE
-
- spire
-
noun,
a tall, acutely pointed pyramidal roof or rooflike construction upon a tower, roof, etc.
- irate
-
adjective,
angry; enraged:
- spier
-
noun,
a person who spies, watches, or discovers.
- spicy
-
adjective,
seasoned with or containing spice:
- spice
-
noun,
any of a class of pungent or aromatic substances of vegetable origin, as pepper, cinnamon, or cloves, used as seasoning, preservatives, etc.
- Isiac
-
adjective,
of or relating to Isis or the worship of Isis.
- parse
-
verb (used with object),
to analyze (a sentence) in terms of grammatical constituents, identifying the parts of speech, syntactic relations, etc.
- party
-
noun,
a social gathering, as of invited guests at a private home, for conversation, refreshments, entertainment, etc.:
- piste
-
noun,
a track or trail, as a downhill ski run or a spoor made by a wild animal.
- Piave
-
noun,
a river in NE Italy, flowing S and SE into the Adriatic. 137 miles (220 km) long.
- pert.
-
- peta-
-
- petr-
-
- Petra
-
noun,
an ancient city in SW Jordan: ruined structures carved out of varicolored stratified rock; capital of the Nabataeans and Edomites.
- petri
-
- Syria
-
noun,
Official name Syrian Arab Republic. a republic in SW Asia at the E end of the Mediterranean. 71,227 sq. mi. (184,478 sq. km). Capital: Damascus.
- 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.
- picas
-
noun,
a 12-point type of a size between small pica and English.
- peri-
-
- Piers
-
noun,
a structure built on posts extending from land out over water, used as a landing place for ships, an entertainment area, a strolling place, etc.; jetty.
- Pieta
-
noun,
a representation of the Virgin Mary mourning over the body of the dead Christ, usually shown held on her lap.
- piety
-
noun,
reverence for God or devout fulfillment of religious obligations:
- pyres
-
noun,
a pile or heap of wood or other combustible material.
- pyric
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or resulting from burning.
- Siepi
-
noun,
Cesare [che-zah-re] /ˈtʃɛ zɑ rɛ/ (Show IPA), 1923–2010, Italian basso.
- pisay
-
noun,
pisé.
- peris
-
noun,
one of a large group of beautiful, fairylike beings of Persian mythology, represented as descended from fallen angels and excluded from paradise until their penance is accomplished.
- Percy
-
noun,
Sir Henry ("Hotspur") 1364–1403, English military and rebel leader.
- parts
-
noun,
a portion or division of a whole that is separate or distinct; piece, fragment, fraction, or section; constituent:
- Paver
-
noun,
a person or thing that paves.
- parve
-
adjective,
pareve.
- paste
-
noun,
a mixture of flour and water, often with starch or the like, used for causing paper or other material to adhere to something.
- pasty
-
noun,
pasties, a pair of small, cuplike coverings for the nipples of a stripper, nude model, etc.
- Pater
-
noun,
British Informal. father.
- pates
-
noun,
the crown or top of the head.
- tapis
-
noun,
Obsolete. a carpet, tapestry, or other covering.
- Patsy
-
noun,
a person who is easily swindled, deceived, coerced, persuaded, etc.; sucker.
- pavis
-
noun,
a large oblong shield of the late 14th through the early 16th centuries, often covering the entire body and used especially by archers and soldiers of the infantry.
- sitar
-
noun,
a lute of India with a small, pear-shaped body and a long, broad, fretted neck.
- space
-
noun,
the unlimited or incalculably great three-dimensional realm or expanse in which all material objects are located and all events occur.
- peags
-
noun,
wampum (def 1).
- Peary
-
noun,
Robert Edwin, 1856–1920, U.S. admiral and arctic explorer.
- Pears
-
noun,
Peter, 1910–86, British tenor.
- peart
-
adjective,
lively; brisk; cheerful.
- peaty
-
adjective,
of, pertaining to, resembling, or containing the substance peat.
- peats
-
noun,
a highly organic material found in marshy or damp regions, composed of partially decayed vegetable matter: it is cut and dried for use as fuel.
- peavy
-
noun,
peavey.
- frags
-
noun,
fragmentation grenade.
- gaper
-
noun,
a person or thing that gapes.
- Sarge
-
noun,
sergeant.
- apery
-
noun,
apish behavior; mimicry.
- Terai
-
noun,
a marshy lowland area in N India and S Nepal, between the Ganges and the foothills of the Himalayas.
- faery
-
noun,
faerie.
- vatic
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or characteristic of a prophet.
- facet
-
noun,
one of the small, polished plane surfaces of a cut gem.
- faces
-
noun,
the front part of the head, from the forehead to the chin.
- facer
-
noun,
a person or thing that faces.
- cages
-
noun,
a boxlike enclosure having wires, bars, or the like, for confining and displaying birds or animals.
- cracy
-
- craft
-
noun,
an art, trade, or occupation requiring special skill, especially manual skill:
- vice-
-
- cager
-
noun,
Informal. a basketball player.
- tera-
-
- Craig
-
noun,
Edward Gordon, 1872–1966, English stage designer, producer, and author.
- cagey
-
adjective,
cautious, wary, or shrewd:
- Evita
-
noun,
a female given name, Spanish form of Eva.
- crape
-
noun,
a lightweight fabric of silk, cotton, or other fiber, with a finely crinkled or ridged surface.
- 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.
- 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.
- tiger
-
noun,
a large, carnivorous, tawny-colored and black-striped feline, Panthera tigris, of Asia, ranging in several subspecies from India and the Malay Peninsula to Siberia: the entire species is endangered, with some subspecies thought to be extinct.
- Tigre
-
noun,
a Semitic language spoken in northern Ethiopia.
- craps
-
noun,
a game in which two dice are thrown and in which a first throw of 7 or 11 wins, a first throw of 2, 3, or 12 loses, and a first throw of 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, or 10 can be won only by throwing the same number again before throwing a 7.
- cacti
-
noun,
any of numerous succulent plants of the family Cactaceae, of warm, arid regions of the New World, having fleshy, leafless, usually spiny stems, and typically having solitary, showy flowers.
- airts
-
noun,
a direction.
- Cayce
-
noun,
a town in central South Carolina.
- crave
-
verb (used with object),
to long for; want greatly; desire eagerly:
- caper
-
noun,
a playful leap or skip.
- agist
-
verb (used with object),
to feed or pasture (livestock) for a fee.
- farts
-
noun,
a flatus expelled through the anus.
- caps.
-
- Capri
-
noun,
an island in W Italy, in the Bay of Naples: grottoes; resort. 5½ sq. mi. (14 sq. km).
- Capet
-
noun,
Hugh or Fr. Hugues [yg] /üg/ (Show IPA), a.d. 938?–996, king of France 987–996.
- Farsi
-
noun,
the modern Iranian language of Iran and western Afghanistan, written in the Arabic alphabet; modern Persian.
- cites
-
noun,
citation (defs 7, 8).
- fares
-
noun,
the price of conveyance or passage in a bus, train, airplane, or other vehicle.
- capes
-
noun,
a sleeveless garment of various lengths, fastened around the neck and falling loosely from the shoulders, worn separately or attached to a coat or other outer garment.
- farcy
-
noun,
a form of glanders chiefly affecting the skin and superficial lymphatic vessels of horses and mules.
- Viper
-
noun,
any of several venomous Old World snakes of the genus Vipera, especially V. berus, a small snake common in northern Eurasia.
- fairy
-
noun,
(in folklore) one of a class of supernatural beings, generally conceived as having a diminutive human form and possessing magical powers with which they intervene in human affairs.
- farci
-
adjective,
filled with with seasoned bread crumbs or other savory matter; stuffed.
- 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.
- vigia
-
noun,
a navigational hazard whose existence or position is uncertain.
- vigas
-
noun,
a rough-hewn beam, usually of fir, used to support the roof in adobe construction.
- 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.
- farce
-
noun,
a light, humorous play in which the plot depends upon a skillfully exploited situation rather than upon the development of character.
- Cayes
-
noun,
Les. Les Cayes.
- Ayres
-
noun,
air1 (def 8d).
- fairs
-
noun,
Archaic. something that is fair.
- civic
-
adjective,
of or relating to a city; municipal:
- crate
-
noun,
a slatted wooden box or framework for packing, shopping, or storing fruit, furniture, glassware, crockery, etc.
- apres
-
preposition,
after; following (used in combination):
- Tepic
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Nayarit, W central Mexico.
- artsy
-
adjective,
arty.
- tries
-
noun,
plural of try.
- trice
-
noun,
a very short time; an instant:
- avers
-
- Avery
-
noun,
Milton, 1893–1965, U.S. painter.
- Trace
-
noun,
a surviving mark, sign, or evidence of the former existence, influence, or action of some agent or event; vestige:
- triac
-
noun,
a type of thyristor designed for electronic control of the current supplied to a circuit, used especially in dimmers for lighting systems.
- verst
-
noun,
a Russian measure of distance equivalent to 3500 feet or 0.6629 mile or 1.067 kilometers.
- atrip
-
adjective,
aweigh.
- Artie
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Arthur.
- Egypt
-
noun,
Arab Republic of. a republic in NE Africa. 386,198 sq. mi. (1,000,252 sq. km). Capital: Cairo.
Formerly (1958–71) United Arab Republic.
- treys
-
noun,
a playing card or a die having three pips.
- triga
-
noun,
a two-wheeled chariot drawn by a team of three horses.
- Tracy
-
noun,
Spencer, 1900–67, U.S. film actor.
- ASCII
-
noun,
a standard code, consisting of 128 7-bit combinations, for characters stored in a computer or to be transmitted between computers.
- ative
-
- asper
-
noun,
a former silver coin of Turkey and Egypt: later a money of account equal to 1/120 of a piaster.
- aspic
-
noun,
a savory jelly usually made with meat or fish stock and gelatin, chilled and used as a garnish and coating for meats, seafoods, eggs, etc.
- 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.
- aster
-
noun,
any composite plant of the genus Aster, having rays varying from white or pink to blue around a yellow disk.
- treas
-
- trave
-
noun,
a crossbeam.
- astir
-
adjective,
moving or stirring, especially with much activity or excitement:
- trig.
-
- trigs
-
noun,
trigonometry.
- 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.
- tires
-
noun,
British Dialect. fatigue.
- vegas
-
noun,
Astronomy. a star of the first magnitude in the constellation Lyra.
- tipis
-
noun,
tepee.
- Crecy
-
noun,
Also, Cressy. a village in N France, NNW of Reims: English victory over the French 1346.
- tipsy
-
adjective,
slightly intoxicated or drunk.
- crept
-
noun,
an act or instance of creeping:
- crest
-
noun,
the highest part of a hill or mountain range; summit.
- ERISA
-
noun,
Employee Retirement Income Security Act.
- 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.
- 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.
- cries
-
noun,
the act or sound of crying; any loud utterance or exclamation; a shout, scream, or wail.
- crips
-
noun,
a term used to refer to a person who is partially or totally unable to use one or more limbs.
- tripe
-
noun,
the first and second divisions of the stomach of a ruminant, especially oxen, sheep, or goats, used as food.
Compare honeycomb tripe, plain tripe.
- tyres
-
noun,
an ancient seaport of Phoenicia: one of the great cities of antiquity, famous for its navigators and traders; site of modern Sur.
- caver
-
noun,
a person who studies or explores caves.
- Aries
-
noun,
Astronomy. the Ram, a zodiacal constellation between Pisces and Taurus.
- CRISP
-
noun,
Chiefly British. potato chip.
- crit.
-
- Epist
-
- Episc
-
- Epis.
-
- arise
-
verb (used without object),
to get up from sitting, lying, or kneeling; rise:
- avert
-
verb (used with object),
to turn away or aside:
- epact
-
noun,
the difference in days between a solar year and a lunar year.
- cyst-
-
- eyras
-
noun,
a jaguarundi.
- astr.
-
- 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.
- acet-
-
- carts
-
noun,
a heavy two-wheeled vehicle, commonly without springs, drawn by mules, oxen, or the like, used for the conveyance of heavy goods.
- feti-
-
- fetas
-
noun,
a soft, white, brine-cured Greek cheese made from sheep's milk or goat's milk.
- first
-
noun,
the person or thing that is first in time, order, rank, etc.
- 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).
- Aegir
-
noun,
a sea god, husband of Ran, and host at feast of the gods spoiled by Loki.
- AEGIS
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. the shield or breastplate of Zeus or Athena, bearing at its center the head of the Gorgon.
- ceras
-
noun,
(in prescriptions) wax.
- Carte
-
noun,
(italics) French. menu; bill of fare.
Compare à la carte.
- Festa
-
noun,
a feast, festival, or holiday.
- carse
-
noun,
bottom land.
- carps
-
noun,
a peevish complaint.
- carpi
-
noun,
plural of carpus.
- acct.
-
- visit
-
noun,
the act of or an instance of visiting:
- feria
-
noun,
Ecclesiastical. a weekday on which no feast is celebrated.
- vari-
-
- carve
-
verb (used with object),
to cut (a solid material) so as to form something:
- Vitry
-
noun,
Philippe de [fee-leep duh] /fiˈlip də/ (Show IPA), 1290?–1361, French music theorist, composer, and poet.
- ceric
-
adjective,
containing cerium, especially in the tetravalent state.
- 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.
- actg.
-
- tarps
-
noun,
tarpaulin.
- fiats
-
noun,
an authoritative decree, sanction, or order:
Synonyms: authorization, directive, ruling, mandate, diktat, ukase.
- 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.
- Cesti
-
noun,
Marcantonio [mahr-kahn-taw-nyaw] /ˌmɑr kɑnˈtɔ nyɔ/ (Show IPA), 1623–69, Italian composer.
- fyces
-
noun,
feist.
- acpt.
-
- vasty
-
adjective,
vast; immense.
- Visct
-
- VISTA
-
noun,
a view or prospect, especially one seen through a long, narrow avenue or passage, as between rows of trees or houses.
- Casey
-
noun,
a male given name: from an Irish word meaning “brave.”.
- fiery
-
adjective,
consisting of, attended with, characterized by, or containing fire:
- acity
-
- 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.
- targe
-
noun,
a small, round shield; a target or buckler.
- fires
-
- aeri-
-
- cert.
-
- tears
-
- fiver
-
noun,
a five-dollar bill.
- fears
-
noun,
a distressing emotion aroused by impending danger, evil, pain, etc., whether the threat is real or imagined; the feeling or condition of being afraid. Synonyms: foreboding, apprehension, consternation, dismay, dread, terror, fright, panic, horror, trepidation, qualm.
Antonyms: courage, security, calm, intrepidity.
- Fates
-
noun,
something that unavoidably befalls a person; fortune; lot:
- cires
-
noun,
a brilliant, highly glazed surface produced on fabrics by subjecting them to a wax, heat, and calendering treatment.
- agcy.
-
- 30-30
-
- teary
-
adjective,
of or like tears.
- virga
-
noun,
streaks of water drops or ice particles falling out of a cloud and evaporating before reaching the ground (distinguished from praecipitatio).
- Afric
-
adjective,
African.
- cares
-
noun,
a state of mind in which one is troubled; worry, anxiety, or concern:
- circs
-
noun,
circular (def 9).
- fives
-
noun,
a game resembling handball, played on a court having a front wall and two side walls.
- Carey
-
noun,
male given name, form of Carew.
- CIRCA
-
preposition, adverb,
about: (used especially in) approximate dates:
Abbreviation: ca, ca., c., c, cir., circ.
- Circe
-
noun,
Also, Kirke. Also called Aeaea. Classical Mythology. the enchantress represented by Homer as turning the companions of Odysseus into swine by means of a magic drink.
- Feast
-
noun,
any rich or abundant meal:
- afire
-
adjective,
on fire:
- afrit
-
noun,
afreet.
- feist
-
noun,
Chiefly South Midland and Southern U.S. a small mongrel dog, especially one that is ill-tempered; cur; mutt.
- Cycas
-
noun,
any of several palmlike Old World tropical plants of the genus Cycas, some species of which are cultivated as ornamentals in warm climates.
- cater
-
verb (used with object),
to provide food and service for:
- carp-
-
- tares
-
noun,
any of various vetches, especially Vicia sativa.
- Cates
-
noun,
a choice food;delicacy; dainty.
- Capt.
-
- Carie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Caroline.
- cigar
-
noun,
a more or less cylindrical roll of tobacco cured for smoking, of any of various lengths, thicknesses, degrees of straightness, etc., usually wrapped in a tobacco leaf.
- Aesir
-
noun,
the principal race of gods, led by Odin and living at Asgard.
- fecit
-
verb,
he made (it); she made (it): formerly used on works of art after the name of the artist. Abbreviation: fe., fec.
- caret
-
noun,
a mark (‸) made in written or printed matter to show the place where something is to be inserted.
- agers
-
noun,
(often initial capital letter) a person living in a certain historical age:
- Pest
-
noun,
an annoying or troublesome person, animal, or thing; nuisance.
- Pet.
-
- sire
-
noun,
the male parent of a quadruped.
- ates
-
- Aves
-
noun,
a class of vertebrates comprising the birds.
- 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.
- pre-
-
- atic
-
- prec
-
- cast
-
noun,
act of casting or throwing.
- atry
-
adjective,
lying to under a trysail in heavy weather; trying.
- Ave.
-
- Cave
-
noun,
a hollow in the earth, especially one opening more or less horizontally into a hill, mountain, etc.
- Cav.
-
- prey
-
noun,
an animal hunted or seized for food, especially by a carnivorous animal.
- vers
-
- prev
-
- CATV
-
- cat.
-
- pets
-
noun,
any domesticated or tamed animal that is kept as a companion and cared for affectionately.
- Cate
-
noun,
a choice food;delicacy; dainty.
- pyr-
-
- avg.
-
- Pisa
-
noun,
a city in NW Italy, on the Arno River: leaning tower.
- pity
-
noun,
sympathetic or kindly sorrow evoked by the suffering, distress, or misfortune of another, often leading one to give relief or aid or to show mercy:
- Sig.
-
- pita
-
noun,
a fiber obtained from plants of the genera Agave, Aechmea, etc., used for cordage, mats, etc.
- syce
-
noun,
(in India) a groom; stable attendant.
- Pier
-
noun,
a structure built on posts extending from land out over water, used as a landing place for ships, an entertainment area, a strolling place, etc.; jetty.
- cagy
-
adjective,
cagey.
- pise
-
noun,
rammed earth.
- pies
-
noun,
plural of pi2 .
- pyes
-
noun,
pie4 .
- PICS
-
noun,
a movie.
- cays
-
noun,
a small low island; key.
- Piet
-
noun,
Scot. a magpie.
- cap.
-
- Cape
-
noun,
a sleeveless garment of various lengths, fastened around the neck and falling loosely from the shoulders, worn separately or attached to a coat or other outer garment.
- pyre
-
noun,
a pile or heap of wood or other combustible material.
- Pire
-
noun,
Dominique Georges Henri [French daw-mee-neek zhawrzh ahn-ree] /French dɔ miˈnik ʒɔrʒ ɑ̃ˈri/ (Show IPA), 1910–69, Belgian priest: Nobel Peace Prize 1958.
- CARE
-
noun,
a state of mind in which one is troubled; worry, anxiety, or concern:
- Vat.
-
- Pict
-
noun,
a member of an ancient people of uncertain origin who inhabited parts of northern Britain, fought against the Romans, and in the 9th century a.d. united with the Scots.
- CART
-
noun,
a heavy two-wheeled vehicle, commonly without springs, drawn by mules, oxen, or the like, used for the conveyance of heavy goods.
- Avis
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Latin word meaning “bird.”.
- pias
-
noun,
a female given name.
- prat
-
noun,
the buttocks.
- very
-
adverb,
in a high degree; extremely; exceedingly:
- Syr.
-
- Piaf
-
noun,
Edith (Edith Giovanna Gassion) 1914–63, French singer.
- CASE
-
noun,
an instance of the occurrence, existence, etc., of something:
- Vera
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Russian word meaning “faith.”.
- pray
-
verb (used with object),
to offer devout petition, praise, thanks, etc., to (God or an object of worship).
- Prag
-
noun,
German name of Prague.
- pyas
-
noun,
an aluminum coin of Burma, the 100th part of a kyat.
- Cage
-
noun,
a boxlike enclosure having wires, bars, or the like, for confining and displaying birds or animals.
- Veii
-
noun,
an ancient city in central Italy, in Etruria, near Rome: Etruscan city destroyed by the Romans 396 b.c.
- sipe
-
verb (used without object),
(of liquid) to drip, ooze, or soak through.
- sift
-
verb (used with object),
to separate and retain the coarse parts of (flour, ashes, etc.) with a sieve.
- Pica
-
noun,
a 12-point type of a size between small pica and English.
- cac-
-
- sice
-
noun,
syce.
- CAFE
-
noun,
a restaurant, often with an enclosed or outdoor section extending onto the sidewalk.
- pice
-
noun,
a former bronze coin of British India, one quarter of an anna.
Compare pie5 .
- Vega
-
noun,
Astronomy. a star of the first magnitude in the constellation Lyra.
- Arg.
-
- prie
-
noun,
a test, trial, or taste; a test by sampling.
- aesc
-
noun,
ash2 (def 3).
- Rev.
-
- revs
-
noun,
a revolution (in an engine or the like).
- scry
-
verb (used without object),
to use divination to discover hidden knowledge or future events, especially by means of a crystal ball.
- AFGE
-
- aet.
-
- scr.
-
- RIAS
-
noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- afr-
-
- ryas
-
noun,
a handwoven Scandinavian rug with a thick pile and usually a strong, colorful design.
- 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.
- Rice
-
noun,
the starchy seeds or grain of an annual marsh grass, Oryza sativa, cultivated in warm climates and used for food.
- aery
-
noun,
aerie.
- sci.
-
- ryes
-
noun,
a widely cultivated cereal grass, Secale cereale, having one-nerved glumes and two- or three-flowered spikelets.
- 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.
- rest
-
noun,
the refreshing quiet or repose of sleep:
- rife
-
adjective,
of common or frequent occurrence; prevalent; in widespread existence, activity, or use:
- agit
-
- reft
-
verb,
a simple past tense and past participle of reave1 .
- Reg.
-
- agst
-
- regs
-
noun,
Usually, regs. Informal. regulations.
- agr.
-
- reif
-
noun,
plunder; booty; loot.
- Reis
-
plural noun,
a former money of account of Portugal and Brazil.
- AFSC
-
- ages
-
noun,
the length of time during which a being or thing has existed; length of life or existence to the time spoken of or referred to:
- reit
-
noun,
real-estate investment trust.
- Rep.
-
- ager
-
noun,
(often initial capital letter) a person living in a certain historical age:
- Virg
-
- reps
-
noun,
a transversely corded fabric of wool, silk, rayon, or cotton.
- aer-
-
- rifs
-
noun,
Er [er] /ɛr/ (Show IPA) a mountainous coastal region in N Morocco.
- ref.
-
- acc.
-
- Acis
-
noun,
the lover of Galatea, killed by Polyphemus out of jealousy.
- VITA
-
noun,
curriculum vitae (def 1).
- scar
-
noun,
a mark left by a healed wound, sore, or burn.
- scag
-
noun,
heroin.
- Save
-
noun,
an act or instance of saving, especially in sports.
- Vite
-
adverb,
briskly; lively.
- safe
-
noun,
a steel or iron box or repository for money, jewels, papers, etc.
- 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.
- ARCS
-
noun,
Geometry. any unbroken part of the circumference of a circle or other curved line.
- Safi
-
noun,
a seaport in W central Morocco, on the Atlantic Ocean coast.
- sati
-
noun,
a Hindu practice whereby a widow immolates herself on the funeral pyre of her husband: now abolished by law.
- Sage
-
noun,
a profoundly wise person; a person famed for wisdom.
- 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.
- Sat.
-
- acr-
-
- rpt.
-
- rift
-
noun,
an opening made by splitting, cleaving, etc.; fissure; cleft; chink.
- 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.
- Riga
-
noun,
a seaport in and the capital of Latvia, on the Gulf of Riga.
- Rigi
-
noun,
a mountain in central Switzerland, near the Lake of Lucerne. 5906 feet (1800 meters).
- RIIA
-
- Riis
-
noun,
Jacob August, 1849–1914, U.S. journalist and social reformer, born in Denmark.
- RIPE
-
adjective,
having arrived at such a stage of growth or development as to be ready for reaping, gathering, eating, or use, as grain or fruit; completely matured.
- RIPS
-
noun,
a rent made by ripping; tear.
- Rise
-
noun,
an act or instance of rising.
- 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.
- rit.
-
- RITA
-
noun,
the Vedic concept of cosmic and social order.
- rite
-
noun,
a formal or ceremonial act or procedure prescribed or customary in religious or other solemn use:
- riv.
-
- Visc
-
- rive
-
verb (used with object),
to tear or rend apart:
- ACTS
-
noun,
anything done, being done, or to be done; deed; performance:
- refs
-
noun, verb (used with or without object),
referee.
- Ayer
-
noun,
Sir A(lfred) J(ules) 1910–1989, English philosopher, teacher, and author.
- prig
-
noun,
a person who displays or demands of others pointlessly precise conformity, fussiness about trivialities, or exaggerated propriety, especially in a self-righteous or irritating manner.
- Pvt.
-
- vets
-
noun,
veterinarian.
- Ptas
-
plural,
peseta.
- ptg.
-
- pts.
-
- Seri
-
noun,
a member of an American Indian people of western Sonora state, Mexico, on the Gulf of California.
- serf
-
noun,
a person in a condition of servitude, required to render services to a lord, commonly attached to the lord's land and transferred with it from one owner to another.
- ARIS
-
- psig
-
- Sera
-
noun,
a plural of serum.
- RCAF
-
- Ares
-
noun,
the ancient Greek god of war, a son of Zeus and Hera, identified by the Romans with Mars.
- RSVP
-
noun,
a reply to an invitation:
- RACE
-
noun,
a contest of speed, as in running, riding, driving, or sailing.
- vias
-
noun,
Architecture. a space between two mutules.
- arse
-
noun,
ass2 (defs 1, 2).
- psia
-
- Seif
-
noun,
a long narrow sand dune parallel to the prevailing wind direction.
- vet.
-
- Asti
-
noun,
a city in the Piedmont region of Italy, S of Turin: center of wine-producing region.
- vest
-
noun,
a close-fitting, waist-length, sleeveless garment that buttons down the front, designed to be worn under a jacket.
- Asir
-
noun,
a district in SW Saudi Arabia.
- Aser
-
noun,
Asher (def 1).
- asci
-
noun,
plural of ascus.
- asc-
-
- prs.
-
- Sert
-
noun,
José María [haw-se mah-ree-ah] /hɔˈsɛ mɑˈri ɑ/ (Show IPA), 1876–1945, Spanish painter.
- PSAT
-
- Arty
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Arthur.
- Seta
-
noun,
a stiff hair; bristle or bristlelike part.
- psec
-
- art.
-
- serv
-
- racy
-
adjective,
slightly improper or indelicate; suggestive; risqué.
- 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.
- ayes
-
noun,
an affirmative vote or voter, especially in British Parliament, corresponding to yea in U.S. Congress.
- viga
-
noun,
a rough-hewn beam, usually of fir, used to support the roof in adobe construction.
- 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.
- aits
-
noun,
a small island, especially in a river.
- sear
-
noun,
a mark or scar made by searing.
- AISI
-
- Viet
-
noun,
South Vietnam, North Vietnam, or both.
- reap
-
verb (used with object),
to cut (wheat, rye, etc.) with a sickle or other implement or a machine, as in harvest.
- rate
-
noun,
the amount of a charge or payment with reference to some basis of calculation:
- airt
-
noun,
a direction.
- airs
-
noun,
a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- Airy
-
adjective,
open to a free current of fresh air; breezy:
- ayre
-
noun,
air1 (def 8d).
- Aire
-
- recs
-
noun,
recreation.
- Vict
-
- 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.
- raft
-
noun,
a more or less rigid floating platform made of buoyant material or materials:
- Rais
-
noun,
Gilles de, Retz, Gilles de Laval, Baron de.
- Vic.
-
- apts
-
plural,
apartment.
- rage
-
noun,
angry fury; violent anger (sometimes used in combination):
- apt.
-
plural,
apartment.
- ragi
-
noun,
a cereal grass, Eleusine coracana, cultivated in the Old World for its grain.
- APSE
-
noun,
Architecture. a semicircular or polygonal termination or recess in a building, usually vaulted and used especially at the end of a choir in a church.
- Apr.
-
- apes
-
noun,
any of a group of anthropoid primates characterized by long arms, a broad chest, and the absence of a tail, comprising the family Pongidae (great ape) which includes the chimpanzee, gorilla, and orangutan, and the family Hylobatidae (lesser ape) which includes the gibbon and siamang.
- secy
-
- Rape
-
noun,
unlawful sexual intercourse or any other sexual penetration of the vagina, anus, or mouth of another person, with or without force, by a sex organ, other body part, or foreign object, without the consent of the victim.
- Apis
-
noun,
a sacred bull worshiped at Memphis: identified originally with Ptah and later assimilated with Osiris to form the Ptolemaic Serapis.
- rapt
-
noun,
a quick, smart, or light blow:
- sec.
-
- rase
-
verb (used with object),
raze.
- rasp
-
noun,
an act of rasping.
- SITA
-
noun,
(in the Ramayana) the wife of Ramachandra, abducted by Ravana and later rescued.
- 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).
- perv
-
noun,
a sexual pervert.
- Espy
-
noun,
James Pollard [pol-erd] /ˈpɒl ərd/ (Show IPA), 1785–1860, U.S. meteorologist.
- ergs
-
- stay
-
noun,
the act of stopping or being stopped.
- Eric
-
noun,
Eric the Red.
- Star
-
noun,
any of the heavenly bodies, except the moon, appearing as fixed luminous points in the sky at night.
- Eris
-
noun,
the ancient Greek goddess of discord and the sister of Ares: identified with the Roman goddess Discordia.
- Ste.
-
- Tyre
-
noun,
an ancient seaport of Phoenicia: one of the great cities of antiquity, famous for its navigators and traders; site of modern Sur.
- tire
-
noun,
British Dialect. fatigue.
- erst
-
adverb,
before the present time; formerly.
- stg.
-
- esp.
-
- Grit
-
noun,
abrasive particles or granules, as of sand or other small, coarse impurities found in the air, food, water, etc.
- Gris
-
noun,
Juan [hwahn] /ʰwɑn/ (Show IPA), (José Vittoriano Gonzáles) 1887–1927, Spanish painter in France.
- Taif
-
noun,
a city in W Saudi Arabia.
- est.
-
- tipi
-
noun,
tepee.
- ETAS
-
noun,
the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
- etc.
-
- type
-
noun,
a number of things or persons sharing a particular characteristic, or set of characteristics, that causes them to be regarded as a group, more or less precisely defined or designated; class; category:
- 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.
- grip
-
noun,
the act of grasping; a seizing and holding fast; firm grasp.
- typ.
-
- evap
-
- gres
-
- Grey
-
noun,
Charles, 2nd Earl, 1764–1845, British statesman: prime minister 1830–34.
- 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.
- tics
-
noun,
Pathology.
a sudden, spasmodic, painless, involuntary muscular contraction, as of the face.
tic douloureux.
- cavy
-
noun,
any of several short-tailed or tailless South American rodents of the family Caviidae, as the guinea pig, capybara, or agouti.
- fiat
-
noun,
an authoritative decree, sanction, or order:
Synonyms: authorization, directive, ruling, mandate, diktat, ukase.
- Tace
-
noun,
tasset.
- 1080
-
- efts
-
noun,
a newt, especially the eastern newt, Notophthalmus viridescens (red eft) in its immature terrestrial stage.
- yeti
-
noun,
Abominable Snowman.
- egis
-
noun,
aegis.
- gasp
-
noun,
a sudden, short intake of breath, as in shock or surprise.
- frig
-
noun,
refrigerator.
- tarp
-
noun,
tarpaulin.
- Sra.
-
- eyas
-
noun,
a nestling, usually a hawk.
- yeas
-
noun,
an affirmation; an affirmative reply or vote.
- year
-
noun,
a period of 365 or 366 days, in the Gregorian calendar, divided into 12 calendar months, now reckoned as beginning Jan. 1 and ending Dec. 31 (calendar year or civil year)
Compare common year, leap year.
- fict
-
- eyra
-
noun,
a jaguarundi.
- fyce
-
noun,
feist.
- epit
-
- ices
-
noun,
the solid form of water, produced by freezing; frozen water.
- frit
-
noun,
Ceramics.
a fused or partially fused material used as a basis for glazes or enamels.
the composition from which artificial soft porcelain is made.
- FICA
-
- Frs.
-
- Ice.
-
- frt.
-
- Tape
-
noun,
a long, narrow strip of linen, cotton, or the like, used for tying garments, binding seams or carpets, etc.
- epi-
-
- epic
-
noun,
an epic poem.
- Iasi
-
noun,
Romanian name of Jassy.
- yare
-
adjective,
quick; agile; lively.
- Stag
-
noun,
an adult male deer.
- yaps
-
noun,
a sharp, shrill, or snappish bark; yelp.
- tars
-
noun,
any of various dark-colored viscid products obtained by the destructive distillation of certain organic substances, as coal or wood.
- Gays
-
noun,
Sometimes Offensive. a homosexual person, especially a male.
- spry
-
adjective,
active; nimble; agile; energetic; brisk.
- Ger.
-
- Gare
-
noun,
low-grade wool fibers from the legs of sheep.
- str.
-
- gets
-
noun,
an offspring or the total of the offspring, especially of a male animal:
- fate
-
noun,
something that unavoidably befalls a person; fortune; lot:
- geta
-
noun,
a traditional Japanese wooden clog that is worn outdoors, with a thong that passes between the first two toes and with two transverse supports on the bottom of the sole.
- fats
-
noun,
(used with a plural verb) cattle fattened and ready for market.
- gest
-
noun,
a story or tale.
- tegs
-
noun,
Animal Husbandry.
a two-year-old sheep that has not been shorn.
the wool shorn from such a sheep.
- Gary
-
noun,
Elbert Henry, 1846–1927, U.S. financier and lawyer.
- Gert
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Gertrude.
- Gers
-
noun,
a department in SW France. 2429 sq. mi. (6290 sq. km). Capital: Auch.
- Gera
-
noun,
a city in E central Germany.
- FCIC
-
- FAST
-
noun,
a fastening for a door, window, or the like.
- gear
-
noun,
Machinery.
a part, as a disk, wheel, or section of a shaft, having cut teeth of such form, size, and spacing that they mesh with teeth in another part to transmit or receive force and motion.
an assembly of such parts.
one of several possible arrangements of such parts in a mechanism, as an automobile transmission, for affording different relations of torque and speed between the driving and the driven machinery, or for permitting the driven machinery to run in either direction:
a mechanism or group of parts performing one function or serving one purpose in a complex machine:
- 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.
- Fear
-
noun,
a distressing emotion aroused by impending danger, evil, pain, etc., whether the threat is real or imagined; the feeling or condition of being afraid. Synonyms: foreboding, apprehension, consternation, dismay, dread, terror, fright, panic, horror, trepidation, qualm.
Antonyms: courage, security, calm, intrepidity.
- feat
-
noun,
a noteworthy or extraordinary act or achievement, usually displaying boldness, skill, etc.:
- gave
-
noun,
the quality or state of being resilient; springiness.
- gars
-
noun,
Also called garfish, garpike. any predaceous freshwater fish of the genus Lepisosteus, of North America, covered with hard, diamond-shaped scales and having long jaws with needlelike teeth.
- gats
-
noun,
a pistol or revolver.
- fec.
-
- fest
-
noun,
an assembly of people engaged in a common activity (often used in combination):
- gate
-
noun,
a movable barrier, usually on hinges, closing an opening in a fence, wall, or other enclosure.
- ferv
-
- FEPC
-
- gast
-
verb (used with object),
to terrify or frighten.
- gift
-
noun,
something given voluntarily without payment in return, as to show favor toward someone, honor an occasion, or make a gesture of assistance; present.
- fart
-
noun,
a flatus expelled through the anus.
- tavs
-
noun,
the 23rd letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
- gyve
-
noun,
Usually, gyves. a shackle, especially for the leg; fetter.
- gait
-
noun,
a manner of walking, stepping, or running.
- fac.
-
- face
-
noun,
the front part of the head, from the forehead to the chin.
- FACS
-
- fact
-
noun,
something that actually exists; reality; truth:
- gras
-
- fags
-
noun,
Slang. a cigarette.
- feta
-
noun,
a soft, white, brine-cured Greek cheese made from sheep's milk or goat's milk.
- Gray
-
noun,
any achromatic color; any color with zero chroma, intermediate between white and black.
- Fair
-
noun,
Archaic. something that is fair.
- Graf
-
noun,
Stephanie Maria ("Steffi") born 1969, German tennis player.
- fays
-
noun,
a fairy.
- ter.
-
- give
-
noun,
the quality or state of being resilient; springiness.
- gips
-
noun,
Informal: Sometimes Offensive. a swindle or fraud.
- gite
-
noun,
a furnished vacation home in France that is available for rental, especially in a rural setting.
- Stir
-
noun,
the act of stirring or moving.
- gist
-
noun,
the main or essential part of a matter:
- Styr
-
noun,
a river in NW Ukraine, flowing N to the Pripet River. 300 miles (480 km) long.
- gape
-
noun,
a wide opening; gap; breach.
- girt
-
noun,
Carpentry.
a timber or plate connecting the corner posts of an exterior wooden frame, as a braced frame, at a floor above the ground floor.
a heavy beam, as for supporting the ends of rafters.
- gyri
-
noun,
plural of gyrus.
- gyre
-
noun,
a ring or circle.
- fare
-
noun,
the price of conveyance or passage in a bus, train, airplane, or other vehicle.
- gyr-
-
- 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.
- Fars
-
noun,
a province in SW Iran. 51,466 sq. mi. (133,297 sq. km).
- Gyps
-
noun,
Informal: Sometimes Offensive. a swindle or fraud.
- EFTA
-
- Frye
-
noun,
(Herman) Northrop, 1912–91, Canadian literary critic and educator.
- ect-
-
- CISC
-
noun,
complex instruction set computer: a computer whose central processing unit recognizes a relatively large number of instructions.
- pat.
-
- five
-
noun,
a cardinal number, four plus one.
- frat
-
noun,
fraternity (def 1).
- Tver
-
noun,
a city in the W Russian Federation in Europe, NW of Moscow, on the Volga.
Formerly (1934–90) Kalinin.
- Past
-
noun,
the time gone by:
- pase
-
noun,
(in bullfighting) a maneuver by a bullfighter with the capa or muleta to gain the attention of the bull and to guide the course of its attack.
- CIGS
-
noun,
a cigarette.
- FITS
-
noun,
the manner in which a thing fits:
- cir.
-
- circ
-
noun,
circular (def 9).
- cire
-
noun,
a brilliant, highly glazed surface produced on fabrics by subjecting them to a wax, heat, and calendering treatment.
- pars
-
noun,
(in prescriptions) a part.
- cis-
-
- cist
-
noun,
a box or chest, especially for sacred utensils.
- Pate
-
noun,
the crown or top of the head.
- cit.
-
- cite
-
noun,
citation (defs 7, 8).
- cyte
-
- Pare
-
noun,
Ambroise [ahn-brwaz] /ɑ̃ˈbrwaz/ (Show IPA), 1510–90, French surgeon.
- par.
-
- City
-
noun,
a large or important town.
- pays
-
- pair
-
noun,
two identical, similar, or corresponding things that are matched for use together:
- civ.
-
- PAYE
-
- civy
-
plural noun,
civvy (def 1).
- Tray
-
noun,
a flat, shallow container or receptacle made of wood, metal, etc., usually with slightly raised edges, used for carrying, holding, or displaying articles of food, glass, china, etc.
- FRCP
-
- frap
-
verb (used with object),
to bind or wrap tightly with ropes or chains.
- fray
-
noun,
a fight, battle, or skirmish. Synonyms: altercation, combat, war, clash, encounter, set-to.
- spae
-
verb (used with object),
to prophesy; foretell; predict.
- peat
-
noun,
a highly organic material found in marshy or damp regions, composed of partially decayed vegetable matter: it is cut and dried for use as fuel.
- Pers
-
- VAST
-
noun,
Literary. an immense or boundless expanse or space.
- 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.
- perf
-
- vas-
-
- per.
-
- CCTV
-
- vars
-
noun,
a department in SE France. 2326 sq. mi. (6025 sq. km). Capital: Draguignan.
- Pecs
-
noun,
a city in SW Hungary.
- frag
-
noun,
fragmentation grenade.
- ceps
-
noun,
an edible mushroom, Boletus edulis, that grows wild under pine or other evergreen trees: prized for its flavor.
- cera
-
noun,
(in prescriptions) wax.
- Cerf
-
noun,
Bennett (Alfred) 1898–1971, U.S. book publisher, editor, and writer.
- pear
-
noun,
the edible fruit, typically rounded but elongated and growing smaller toward the stem, of a tree, Pyrus communis, of the rose family.
- paty
-
adjective,
(of a cross) having arms of equal length, each expanding outward from the center; formée:
- Tare
-
noun,
any of various vetches, especially Vicia sativa.
- cet-
-
- peag
-
noun,
wampum (def 1).
- site
-
noun,
the position or location of a town, building, etc., especially as to its environment:
- pct.
-
- Siva
-
noun,
Shiva.
- Ceta
-
noun,
Comprehensive Employment and Training Act.
- Vary
-
verb (used with object),
to change or alter, as in form, appearance, character, or substance:
- var.
-
- pave
-
noun,
Southern Louisiana. a paved road.
- pats
-
noun,
a light stroke, tap, or blow with the palm, fingers, or a flat object.
- frae
-
preposition, adverb,
from.
- vacs
-
noun,
vacuum cleaner.
- Page
-
noun,
one side of a leaf of something printed or written, as a book, manuscript, or letter.
- FERA
-
- FRCS
-
- ctr.
-
- yipe
-
interjection,
(an expression or exclamation of fright, surprise, pain, etc.)
- yips
-
noun,
a sharp bark; yelp.
- spic
-
noun,
a contemptuous term used to refer to a Spanish-American person.
- eats
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- PACT
-
noun,
an agreement, covenant, or compact:
- spit
-
noun,
saliva, especially when ejected.
- Trip
-
noun,
a journey or voyage:
- Yser
-
noun,
a river flowing from N France through NW Belgium into the North Sea: battles 1914–18. 55 miles (89 km) long.
- Isar
-
noun,
a river in central Europe, flowing NE from W Austria through S Germany to the Danube River. 215 miles (345 km) long.
- East
-
noun,
a cardinal point of the compass, 90° to the right of north. Abbreviation: E.
- Isai
-
noun,
Jesse.
- cts.
-
- 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.
- yrs.
-
- tri-
-
- easy
-
noun,
a word formerly used in communications to represent the letter E.
- Iris
-
noun,
Anatomy. the contractile, circular diaphragm forming the colored portion of the eye and containing a circular opening, the pupil, in its center.
- Ire.
-
- firs
-
noun,
any coniferous tree belonging to the genus Abies, of the pine family, characterized by its pyramidal style of growth, flat needles, and erect cones.
- IRAS
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- Trey
-
noun,
a playing card or a die having three pips.
- FRGS
-
- Fri.
-
- trav
-
- tref
-
adjective,
Judaism. unfit to be eaten or used, according to religious laws; not kosher.
- fret
-
noun,
an irritated state of mind; annoyance; vexation.
- iter
-
noun,
a canal or passage.
- 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.
- crip
-
noun,
a term used to refer to a person who is partially or totally unable to use one or more limbs.
- pacs
-
noun,
pack1 (def 1).
- Frei
-
noun,
Eduardo [e-dwahr-th aw] /ɛˈdwɑr ðɔ/ (Show IPA), 1911–82, Chilean statesman: president 1964–70.
- Frey
-
noun,
the god of peace, prosperity, and marriage: one of the Vanir, originally brought to Asgard as a hostage.
- fist
-
noun,
the hand closed tightly, with the fingers doubled into the palm.
- Crag
-
noun,
a steep, rugged rock; rough, broken, projecting part of a rock.
- cray
-
adjective,
crazy.
- crap
-
noun,
Vulgar.
excrement.
an act of defecation.
- PACE
-
noun,
a rate of movement, especially in stepping, walking, etc.:
- spay
-
noun,
a three-year-old male red deer.
- SPAR
-
noun,
Nautical. a stout pole such as those used for masts, etc.; a mast, yard, boom, gaff, or the like.
- crat
-
- spat
-
noun,
a petty quarrel.
- fisc
-
noun,
a royal or state treasury; exchequer.
- tsar
-
noun,
czar.
- SPCA
-
- fig.
-
- spiv
-
noun,
a petty criminal, especially a black marketeer, racetrack tout, or petty thief.
- SPCC
-
- Cres
-
- Iyar
-
noun,
the eighth month of the Jewish calendar.
- Ives
-
noun,
Burl (Icle Ivanhoe) [burl ik-uh l] /bɜrl ˈɪk əl/ (Show IPA), 1909–1995, U.S. actor and folk singer.
- trap
-
noun,
a contrivance used for catching game or other animals, as a mechanical device that springs shut suddenly.
- Ivar
-
noun,
a male or female given name.
- itis
-
- Earp
-
noun,
Wyatt (Ber·ry Stapp) [wahy-uh t-ber-ee-stap] /ˈwaɪ ətˈbɛr i stæp/ (Show IPA), 1848–1929, U.S. frontiersman, law officer, and gunfighter.
- STV
-
- VTC
-
- SCF
-
- Vte
-
- TAP
-
noun,
a light but audible blow:
- TCA
-
- Vt.
-
- Tay
-
noun,
a river flowing through central Scotland into the Firth of Tay. 118 miles (190 km) long.
- Tai
-
noun,
any of several sparoid fishes of the Pacific Ocean, as Pagrus major (red tai) a food fish of Japan.
- sc.
-
- TAG
-
noun,
a piece or strip of strong paper, plastic, metal, leather, etc., for attaching by one end to something as a mark or label:
- SVC
-
- TAE
-
preposition,
to.
- Tav
-
noun,
the 23rd letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
- SVR
-
- Sep
-
noun,
Simplified Employee Pension: a tax-deferred pension plan for companies with 25 or fewer employees or for self-employed persons, in which an IRA is funded by employer and employee contributions.
- TCS
-
- TSI
-
- SRI
-
noun,
a Hindu title of address prefixed to the name of a deity, holy person, etc.
- Sr.
-
- Sfc
-
- spt
-
- SPR
-
- Sgt
-
- 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).
- trf
-
- trp
-
- Ver
-
- veg
-
noun,
a vegetable.
- TSE
-
- TSP
-
- tra
-
- VCR
-
- 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.
- TVA
-
- Va.
-
- vs.
-
- SIP
-
noun,
an instance of sipping; a small taste of a liquid:
- V-1
-
noun,
a robot bomb developed by the Germans in World War II and launched from bases on the ground, chiefly against England.
- 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.
- SPA
-
noun,
a mineral spring, or a locality in which such springs exist.
- SIR
-
noun,
a respectful or formal term of address used to a man:
- SIT
-
verb,
(in prescriptions) may it be.
- St.
-
- tr.
-
- 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.
- tfr
-
- SCP
-
- vis
-
noun,
strength; force; power.
- TEC
-
noun,
detective.
- teg
-
noun,
Animal Husbandry.
a two-year-old sheep that has not been shorn.
the wool shorn from such a sheep.
- STP
-
- se-
-
- VIR
-
noun,
husband (used chiefly in the legal phrase et vir).
- VIP
-
- sty
-
noun,
a pen or enclosure for swine; pigpen.
- sea
-
noun,
the salt waters that cover the greater part of the earth's surface.
- vie
-
verb (used with object),
Archaic. to put forward in competition or rivalry.
- TES
-
noun,
ti1 .
- TGV
-
- VFR
-
- TIA
-
- TIC
-
noun,
Pathology.
a sudden, spasmodic, painless, involuntary muscular contraction, as of the face.
tic douloureux.
- STI
-
- Tyr
-
noun,
the god of strife.
- SEI
-
noun,
sei whale.
- Tiv
-
noun,
a member of an African people living N and S of the lower Benue River in E Nigeria.
- Via
-
noun,
Architecture. a space between two mutules.
- TPI
-
- VGA
-
- 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).
- Tpr
-
- Sta
-
- TAR
-
noun,
any of various dark-colored viscid products obtained by the destructive distillation of certain organic substances, as coal or wood.
- ist
-
- SAR
-
- Ep.
-
- ec-
-
- ECA
-
- ECF
-
- ECG
-
- ef-
-
- eft
-
noun,
a newt, especially the eastern newt, Notophthalmus viridescens (red eft) in its immature terrestrial stage.
- eir
-
- EIS
-
- EPA
-
- EAS
-
noun,
the Akkadian god of wisdom, the son of Apsu and father of Marduk: the counterpart of Enki.
- EPS
-
- EPT
-
- ERA
-
noun,
a period of time marked by distinctive character, events, etc.:
- ery
-
- ERP
-
- ERS
-
noun,
ervil.
- ERT
-
- ERV
-
- ESA
-
- eat
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- 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.
- ESR
-
- CSR
-
- CPS
-
- CRC
-
- CRP
-
- CRS
-
- CRT
-
- CSA
-
- CSC
-
- CSF
-
- CST
-
- ea.
-
- CTA
-
- CTC
-
- cte
-
- ctf
-
- ctg
-
- CVA
-
- CVT
-
- Eg.
-
- ETA
-
noun,
the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
- Esc
-
- ety
-
- CPI
-
- ft.
-
- FPC
-
- Fr.
-
abbreviation,
Father.
- Fra
-
noun,
a title of address for a friar or brother.
- FRC
-
- FRG
-
- Fry
-
noun,
a dish of something fried.
- FSA
-
- FSR
-
- SAP
-
noun,
the juice or vital circulating fluid of a plant, especially of a woody plant.
- FIR
-
noun,
any coniferous tree belonging to the genus Abies, of the pine family, characterized by its pyramidal style of growth, flat needles, and erect cones.
- FTP
-
noun,
File Transfer Protocol: a software protocol for exchanging information between computers over a network.
- Ga.
-
- GAR
-
noun,
Also called garfish, garpike. any predaceous freshwater fish of the genus Lepisosteus, of North America, covered with hard, diamond-shaped scales and having long jaws with needlelike teeth.
- GCF
-
- gi.
-
- Gay
-
noun,
Sometimes Offensive. a homosexual person, especially a male.
- gap
-
noun,
a break or opening, as in a fence, wall, or military line; breach:
- GAS
-
noun,
Physics. a substance possessing perfect molecular mobility and the property of indefinite expansion, as opposed to a solid or liquid.
- Gat
-
noun,
a pistol or revolver.
- FIT
-
noun,
the manner in which a thing fits:
- FYI
-
- ETR
-
- FAT
-
noun,
any of several white or yellowish greasy substances, forming the chief part of adipose tissue of animals and also occurring in plants, that when pure are colorless, odorless, and tasteless and are either solid or liquid esters of glycerol with fatty acids; fats are insoluble in water or cold alcohol but soluble in ether, chloroform, or benzene: used in the manufacture of soap, paints, and other protective coatings and in cooking.
- ETS
-
- ETV
-
- EVA
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Eve.
- evg
-
- FAS
-
noun,
the syllable used for the fourth tone of a diatonic scale.
- FPS
-
- FAG
-
noun,
Slang. a cigarette.
- Fay
-
noun,
a fairy.
- FAR
-
Idioms,
a far cry (from). cry (def 27).
- FCA
-
- fie
-
interjection,
(used to express mild disgust, disapprobation, annoyance, etc.)
- FCC
-
- fcy
-
- fcp
-
- FCS
-
- Fey
-
adjective,
British Dialect. doomed; fated to die.
- fer
-
preposition, conjunction,
for.
- FET
-
- Fia
-
- fic
-
- CPR
-
- CPA
-
- GCC
-
- APC
-
- Agt
-
- AIC
-
- aye
-
noun,
an affirmative vote or voter, especially in British Parliament, corresponding to yea in U.S. Congress.
- AIR
-
noun,
a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- Ayr
-
noun,
a seaport in SW Scotland.
- 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.
- ays
-
- ait
-
noun,
a small island, especially in a river.
- APE
-
noun,
any of a group of anthropoid primates characterized by long arms, a broad chest, and the absence of a tail, comprising the family Pongidae (great ape) which includes the chimpanzee, gorilla, and orangutan, and the family Hylobatidae (lesser ape) which includes the gibbon and siamang.
- age
-
noun,
the length of time during which a being or thing has existed; length of life or existence to the time spoken of or referred to:
- API
-
abbreviation,
Also, A.P.I. American Petroleum Institute.
- APS
-
- ARC
-
noun,
Geometry. any unbroken part of the circumference of a circle or other curved line.
- ARE
-
noun,
a measure of surface area; 1 are is equal to1/100 (0.01) of a hectare (100 square meters or 119.6 square yards). Abbreviation: a.
- ARF
-
interjection,
(used to imitate the bark of a dog).
- ary
-
adjective,
any; anyone.
- ARP
-
noun,
Bill, pen name of Smith, Charles Henry.
- ARS
-
- ARV
-
noun,
a variant of the AIDS virus. Abbreviation: ARV.
- AGS
-
adjective, noun,
agriculture:
- AGC
-
- ASI
-
- ACP
-
- ap-
-
- ac-
-
- Af.
-
- ag-
-
- Ar.
-
- av.
-
- ACE
-
noun,
a playing card or die marked with or having the value indicated by a single spot:
- acy
-
- ACS
-
- AFT
-
adverb,
at, close to, or toward the stern or tail:
- ACT
-
noun,
anything done, being done, or to be done; deed; performance:
- ACV
-
- ae.
-
- AEC
-
- AEF
-
- AES
-
noun,
any of various early forms of bronze or copper money used in ancient Rome.
Compare as2 (def 1).
- AFC
-
- AFP
-
- AFS
-
- ase
-
- ASP
-
noun,
any of several venomous snakes, especially the Egyptian cobra or the horned viper.
- CIP
-
- CFP
-
- CCR
-
- CCS
-
verb (used with object),
to send a duplicate of a document, email, or the like to:
- CEA
-
- CEC
-
- CEF
-
- cep
-
noun,
an edible mushroom, Boletus edulis, that grows wild under pine or other evergreen trees: prized for its flavor.
- CFA
-
- CFI
-
- CFR
-
- CCA
-
- cfs
-
- CGI
-
- CGS
-
- CIA
-
- CIC
-
- cyc
-
noun,
cyclorama (def 2).
- CIE
-
- CIF
-
- cig
-
noun,
a cigarette.
- CCP
-
- CAS
-
verb (used with or without object),
to call, as to call an animal toward one; urge forward by calling.
- ASR
-
- Avi
-
- ast
-
- ASV
-
- at.
-
- ATC
-
- ATP
-
- ATS
-
noun,
a money of account of Laos, the 100th part of a kip.
- ATV
-
- a-v
-
- AVC
-
- ca.
-
- CAR
-
noun,
an automobile.
- CAF
-
- cc.
-
- cf.
-
- cp.
-
- cr.
-
- cs.
-
- ct.
-
- CAI
-
- cay
-
noun,
a small low island; key.
- GCA
-
- FTC
-
- GCE
-
- PIT
-
noun,
a naturally formed or excavated hole or cavity in the ground:
- py-
-
- PIA
-
noun,
a female given name.
- pya
-
noun,
an aluminum coin of Burma, the 100th part of a kyat.
- PIC
-
noun,
a movie.
- pie
-
noun,
a baked food having a filling of fruit, meat, pudding, etc., prepared in a pastry-lined pan or dish and often topped with a pastry crust:
- pye
-
noun,
pie4 .
- pig
-
noun,
a young swine of either sex, especially a domestic hog, Sus scrofa, weighing less than 120 pounds (220 kg)
- pir
-
noun,
a term of respect for the head of a religious group, especially in Pakistan and various areas of the Middle and Near East.
- pis
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Greek alphabet (II, π).
- PRA
-
- pfg
-
- PRC
-
- prf
-
- Pry
-
noun,
an impertinently inquisitive person.
- PSA
-
- PSC
-
- PSE
-
- PSF
-
- PSG
-
- PSI
-
noun,
the 23rd letter of the Greek alphabet (Ψ, ψ).
- PGA
-
- pfc
-
- PTA
-
plural,
peseta.
- Ps.
-
- ity
-
- ITV
-
- Iva
-
noun,
any composite plant of the genus Iva, characterized by usually opposite leaves and inconspicuous greenish-yellow flowers.
- Ivy
-
noun,
Also called English ivy. a climbing vine, Hedera helix, having smooth, shiny, evergreen leaves, small, yellowish flowers, and black berries, grown as an ornamental.
- Pa.
-
- pc.
-
- PEI
-
noun,
I(eoh) M(ing) [yoh ming] /yoʊ mɪŋ/ (Show IPA), born 1917, U.S. architect, born in China.
- GCI
-
- Pr.
-
- pt.
-
- pf.
-
- PAC
-
noun,
pack1 (def 1).
- PaG
-
- PAS
-
noun,
a step or series of steps in ballet.
- PCF
-
- PCI
-
- PCS
-
- pea
-
noun,
the round, edible seed of a widely cultivated plant, Pisum sativum, of the legume family.
- Peg
-
noun,
a pin of wood or other material driven or fitted into something, as to fasten parts together, to hang things on, to make fast a rope or string on, to stop a hole, or to mark some point.
- pes
-
noun,
a foot or footlike part.
- PST
-
interjection,
(used to attract someone's attention in an unobtrusive manner.)
- PTV
-
- ITC
-
- RSA
-
- RFI
-
- Ria
-
noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- rya
-
noun,
a handwoven Scandinavian rug with a thick pile and usually a strong, colorful design.
- Rye
-
noun,
a widely cultivated cereal grass, Secale cereale, having one-nerved glumes and two- or three-flowered spikelets.
- RIF
-
noun,
Er [er] /ɛr/ (Show IPA) a mountainous coastal region in N Morocco.
- rig
-
noun,
the arrangement of the masts, spars, sails, etc., on a boat or ship.
- RPG
-
- RPV
-
- Rs.
-
- RSE
-
- RFC
-
- RSV
-
- rt.
-
- rte
-
- RTF
-
- RTS
-
- Sp.
-
- SAC
-
noun,
a baglike structure in an animal, plant, or fungus, as one containing fluid.
- SAE
-
- SAG
-
noun,
an act or instance of sagging.
- RFE
-
- RFA
-
- PVA
-
noun,
a colorless, odorless, nontoxic, transparent, thermoplastic, water-insoluble resin used as an adhesive in certain paints and as an intermediate in the synthesis of polyvinyl acetal and polyvinyl alcohol.
- Rai
-
noun,
a style of Algerian popular music played on electric guitar, synthesizer, and percussion instruments.
- PVC
-
noun,
a white, water-insoluble, thermoplastic resin, derived by the polymerization of vinyl chloride: used chiefly for thin coatings, insulation, and pipings.
- RCP
-
- RCS
-
- Re.
-
- RIP
-
noun,
a rent made by ripping; tear.
- RPS
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- Rae
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noun,
John, 1813–93, Scottish surgeon and Arctic explorer.
- RAF
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- rag
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noun,
a worthless piece of cloth, especially one that is torn or worn.
- Ray
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noun,
a narrow beam of light.
- ret
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verb (used with object),
to soak in water or expose to moisture, as flax or hemp, to facilitate the removal of the fiber from the woody tissue by partial rotting.
- Rap
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noun,
a quick, smart, or light blow:
- RAS
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noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- rat
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noun,
any of several long-tailed rodents of the family Muridae, of the genus Rattus and related genera, distinguished from the mouse by being larger.
- RCA
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- RCT
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- REA
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- REC
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noun,
recreation.
- Rey
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noun,
a city in N Iran, near Teheran.
- res
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noun,
an object or thing; matter.
- ite
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- Pg.
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- ITA
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- yar
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adjective,
yare (defs 1, 2).
- GTC
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- GTS
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- ics
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- IFS
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noun,
a supposition; uncertain possibility:
- IRA
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noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- Ia.
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- Yap
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noun,
a sharp, shrill, or snappish bark; yelp.
- yas
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noun,
the 28th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- GSR
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- ICA
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noun,
Portuguese name of Putumayo.
- ICC
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- icy
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adjective,
made of, full of, or covered with ice:
- yea
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noun,
an affirmation; an affirmative reply or vote.
- yep
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adverb, noun,
yes.
- ier
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- yer
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- gt.
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- GSC
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- yet
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Idioms,
as yet. as1 (def 31).
- GIF
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noun,
a set of standards and file format for storage of digital color images and short animations.
- GCR
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- GCT
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- gey
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adverb,
Scot. considerably; very.
- Ges
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- get
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noun,
an offspring or the total of the offspring, especially of a male animal:
- GeV
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- gie
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noun,
gi.
- gip
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noun,
Informal: Sometimes Offensive. a swindle or fraud.
- GSA
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- gyp
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noun,
Informal: Sometimes Offensive. a swindle or fraud.
- GIs
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noun,
a lightweight, two-piece, usually white garment worn by barefooted martial-arts participants, consisting of loose-fitting pants and a wraparound jacket with cloth belt.
- git
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noun,
British Slang. a foolish or contemptible person.
- GPS
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- Gr.
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- gre
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- grf
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- yes
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noun,
an affirmative reply.
- IAS
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- VTR
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noun,
a device for recording television programs on magnetic tape for delayed transmission or for storage.
- ify
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- ipr
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- IFC
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- IPS
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- Ir.
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- yis
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noun,
(in Chinese ethical philosophy) faithful performance of one's specified duties to society.
- yip
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noun,
a sharp bark; yelp.
- IRC
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- IRS
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- Is.
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noun,
(used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
- ISA
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- IGY
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- ise
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- ISR
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- IPA
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- Ife
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noun,
a town in SW Nigeria.
- ISV
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- TG
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- P.
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noun,
Paul (Johann von) [poul yoh-hahn fuh n] /paʊl ˈyoʊ hɑn fən/ (Show IPA), 1830–1914, German playwright, novelist, poet, and short-story writer: Nobel Prize 1910.
- A.
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noun,
Agnolo (di Cosimo di Mariano) [ah-nyaw-law dee kaw-zee-maw dee mah-ryah-naw] /ˈɑ nyɔ lɔ di ˈkɔ zi mɔ di mɑˈryɑ nɔ/ (Show IPA), 1502–72, Italian painter.
- GC
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- IT
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noun,
(in children's games) the player called upon to perform some task, as, in tag, the one who must catch the other players.
- PI
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noun,
the 16th letter of the Greek alphabet (II, π).
- ey
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- er
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interjection,
(used to express or represent a pause, hesitation, uncertainty, etc.).
- yr
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- RF
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- SV
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- PE
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noun,
the 17th letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
- AI
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noun,
a three-toed sloth, Bradypus tridactylus, inhabiting forests of southern Venezuela, the Guianas, and northern Brazil, having a diet apparently restricted to the leaves of the trumpet-tree, and sounding a high-pitched cry when disturbed.
- SG
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- rg
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- T1
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- ry
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- SA
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- S.
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- G.
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- CV
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- RV
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- EI
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- IP
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- E.
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noun,
Edward (St. John) 1925–2000, U.S. writer and illustrator.
- GP
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- gv
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- t.
-
- TA
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- RP
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- IF
-
noun,
a supposition; uncertain possibility:
- i.
-
- FC
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- SF
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- FP
-
- SI
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noun,
the syllable used for the seventh tone of a scale and sometimes for the tone B.
- sy
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noun,
a male given name, form of Seymour, Simon, or Silas.
- TI
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noun,
the syllable for the seventh tone of a diatonic scale.
- ty
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- FI
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noun,
the solmization syllable used for the semitone between the fourth and fifth degrees of a scale.
- VC
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- FA
-
noun,
the syllable used for the fourth tone of a diatonic scale.
- f.
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noun,
(Paul) Felix (Edler von Münzberg) [poul fey-liks eyd-luh r fuh n mynts-berk] /paʊl ˈfeɪ lɪks ˈeɪd lər fən ˈmüntsˌbɛrk/ (Show IPA), 1863–1942, Austrian composer, conductor, and writer.
- ye
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pronoun,
Archaic, except in some elevated or ecclesiastical prose Literary, or British Dialect.
(used nominatively as the plural of thou especially in rhetorical, didactic, or poetic contexts, in addressing a group of persons or things):
(used nominatively for the second person singular, especially in polite address):
(used objectively in the second person singular or plural):
- VG
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- VI
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- VP
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- VR
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- et
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verb,
a simple past tense of eat.
- cy
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noun,
a male given name, form of Cyrus.
- FV
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- V.
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- VF
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- YT
-
- Y.
-
- fy
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- fg
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- TC
-
- TP
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- TE
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noun,
ti1 .
- RI
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- FE
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- RC
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- IG
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- RA
-
noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- R.
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- IV
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noun,
an intravenous device for delivering electrolyte solutions, medicines, and nutrients.
- Yi
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noun,
(in Chinese ethical philosophy) faithful performance of one's specified duties to society.
- YA
-
noun,
the 28th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- TV
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noun,
television.
- CE
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- EV
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- ic
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