Anagrams of subcentral
Word subcentral has
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- subaltern
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noun,
a person who has a subordinate position.
- scrutable
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adjective,
capable of being understood by careful study or investigation.
- baluster
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noun,
Architecture. any of a number of closely spaced supports for a railing.
- lucarnes
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noun,
a dormer window.
- centrals
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noun,
a main telephone exchange.
a telephone operator at such an exchange.
- neutrals
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noun,
a person or a nation that remains neutral, as in a controversy or war.
- recusant
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noun,
a person who is recusant.
- centaurs
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noun,
Classical Mythology. one of a race of monsters having the head, trunk, and arms of a man, and the body and legs of a horse.
- Etruscan
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noun,
an inhabitant of ancient Etruria.
- unstable
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adjective,
not stable; not firm or firmly fixed; unsteady.
- abluents
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noun,
a cleansing agent.
- unbraces
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verb (used with object),
to remove the braces of.
- Lautrec
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noun,
Toulouse-Lautrec, Henri.
- nebulas
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noun,
Astronomy.
Also called diffuse nebula. a cloud of interstellar gas and dust. Compare dark nebula, emission nebula, reflection nebula.
(formerly) any celestial object that appears nebulous, hazy, or fuzzy, and extended in a telescope view.
- encrust
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verb (used with or without object),
incrust.
- unbelts
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verb (used with object),
to remove the belt from.
- nectars
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noun,
the saccharine secretion of a plant, which attracts the insects or birds that pollinate the flower.
- tunable
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adjective,
capable of being tuned.
- neutral
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noun,
a person or a nation that remains neutral, as in a controversy or war.
- Sunbelt
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noun,
the southern and southwestern region of the U.S.
- cablets
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noun,
a small cable, especially a cablelaid rope under 10 inches (25 cm) in circumference.
- eluants
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noun,
a liquid used for elution.
- sulcate
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adjective,
having long, narrow grooves or channels, as plant stems, or being furrowed or cleft, as hoofs.
- nuclear
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noun,
nuclear energy:
- butanes
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noun,
a colorless, flammable gas, C 4 H 10 , a saturated aliphatic existing in two isometric forms: used chiefly in the manufacture of rubber and as fuel.
- Laurens
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noun,
Henry, 1724–92, South Carolina and U.S. Revolutionary political leader: president of the Continental Congress 1777–78.
- unbrace
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verb (used with object),
to remove the braces of.
- Antlers
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noun,
one of the solid deciduous horns, usually branched, of an animal of the deer family.
- cartels
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noun,
an international syndicate, combine, or trust formed especially to regulate prices and output in some field of business.
- Leuctra
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noun,
a town in ancient Greece, in Boeotia: Thebans defeated Spartans here 371 b.c.
- centals
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noun,
hundredweight (def 1).
- banters
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noun,
an exchange of light, playful, teasing remarks; good-natured raillery.
- carnets
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noun,
a customs document allowing an automobile to be driven at no cost across international borders.
- lucarne
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noun,
a dormer window.
- tanrecs
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noun,
tenrec.
- lancets
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noun,
a small surgical instrument, usually sharp-pointed and two-edged, for making small incisions, opening abscesses, etc.
- lancers
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noun,
a set of quadrilles danced in sequence.
- Barents
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noun,
Willem [wil-uh m] /ˈwɪl əm/ (Show IPA), died 1597, Dutch navigator and explorer.
- centaur
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noun,
Classical Mythology. one of a race of monsters having the head, trunk, and arms of a man, and the body and legs of a horse.
- labrets
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noun,
an ornament worn in a pierced hole in the lip.
- cantles
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noun,
the hind part of a saddle, usually curved upward.
- Anterus
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noun,
Saint, pope a.d. 235–236.
- 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.
- canters
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noun,
an easy gallop.
- balteus
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noun,
(on an Ionic capital) the horizontal band connecting the volutes on either side.
- bascule
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noun,
a device operating like a balance or seesaw, especially an arrangement of a movable bridge (bascule bridge) by which the rising floor or section is counterbalanced by a weight.
- sublate
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verb (used with object),
to deny or contradict; negate.
- launces
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noun,
sand lance.
- curable
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adjective,
capable of being cured.
- Breslau
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noun,
German name of Wrocław.
- clarets
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noun,
the red table wine produced in the Bordeaux region of France: originally it was light red or yellowish.
- central
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noun,
a main telephone exchange.
a telephone operator at such an exchange.
- curates
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noun,
Chiefly British. a member of the clergy employed to assist a rector or vicar.
- branles
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noun,
a lively 16th- and 17th-century round dance originating in France.
- saltern
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noun,
a saltworks.
- saunter
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noun,
a leisurely walk or ramble; stroll.
- curtals
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noun,
a 16th-century bassoon.
- bluster
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noun,
boisterous noise and violence:
- Scarlet
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noun,
a bright-red color inclining toward orange.
- bleaunt
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noun,
a short tunic or blouse, worn in the Middle Ages.
- crustal
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adjective,
of or relating to a crust, as of the earth.
- secular
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noun,
a layperson.
- cluster
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noun,
a number of things of the same kind, growing or held together; a bunch:
- Setubal
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noun,
Bay of, an inlet of the Atlantic, in W Portugal. 20 miles (32 km) long; 35 miles (56 km) wide.
- stabler
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noun,
a person who runs a horse stable.
- abluent
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noun,
a cleansing agent.
- recants
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verb (used with object),
to withdraw or disavow (a statement, opinion, etc.), especially formally; retract.
- brunets
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noun,
a person, usually a male, with dark hair and, often, dark eyes and darkish or olive skin.
- unlaces
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verb (used with object),
to loosen or undo the lacing or laces of (a pair of shoes, a corset, etc.).
- transl.
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- cutlers
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noun,
a person who makes, sells, or repairs knives and other cutting instruments.
- recusal
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noun,
the disqualification of a judge for a particular lawsuit or proceeding, especially due to some possible conflict of interest or prejudice.
- relucts
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verb (used without object),
to struggle (against something); rebel.
- sternal
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adjective,
of or relating to the sternum.
- burnets
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noun,
any of several plants belonging to the genera Sanguisorba and Poterium, of the rose family, having pinnate leaves and dense heads of small flowers.
- Renault
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noun,
Louis [loo-ee;; French lwee] /ˈlu i;; French lwi/ (Show IPA), 1843–1918, French jurist: Nobel Peace Prize 1907.
- cerat-
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- cesura
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noun,
caesura.
- cleats
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noun,
a wedge-shaped block fastened to a surface to serve as a check or support:
- caters
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verb (used with object),
to provide food and service for:
- Cletus
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noun,
Anacletus.
- Cetura
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noun,
Keturah.
- claret
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noun,
the red table wine produced in the Bordeaux region of France: originally it was light red or yellowish.
- cleans
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- Tulear
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noun,
a city on SW Madagascar.
- clears
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noun,
a clear or unobstructed space.
- cental
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noun,
hundredweight (def 1).
- centra
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noun,
a plural of centrum.
- Tulare
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noun,
a city in central California.
- clares
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noun,
a county in W Republic of Ireland. 1231 sq. mi. (3190 sq. km). County seat: Ennis.
- clause
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noun,
Grammar. a syntactic construction containing a subject and predicate and forming part of a sentence or constituting a whole simple sentence.
- centas
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noun,
a former bronze coin of Lithuania, the 100th part of a litas.
- centr-
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- setula
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noun,
a short, blunt seta.
- cantle
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noun,
the hind part of a saddle, usually curved upward.
- Castle
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noun,
a fortified, usually walled residence, as of a prince or noble in feudal times.
- brants
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noun,
any of several species of small, dark-colored geese of the genus Branta, especially B. bernicla, breeding in high northern latitudes and migrating south in the autumn.
- brutal
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adjective,
savage; cruel; inhuman:
- brunts
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noun,
the main force or impact, as of an attack or blow:
- brunet
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noun,
a person, usually a male, with dark hair and, often, dark eyes and darkish or olive skin.
- Brunel
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noun,
Isambard Kingdom [iz-uh m-bahrd] /ˈɪz əmˌbɑrd/ (Show IPA), 1806–59, English civil engineer and naval architect.
- brules
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noun,
(in the Pacific Northwest) an area of forest destroyed by fire.
- Bruant
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noun,
Libéral [lee-bey-ral] /li beɪˈral/ (Show IPA), c1635–1697, French architect.
- brents
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noun,
brant.
- breast
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noun,
Anatomy, Zoology. (in bipeds) the outer, front part of the thorax, or the front part of the body from the neck to the abdomen; chest.
- branle
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noun,
a lively 16th- and 17th-century round dance originating in France.
- turban
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noun,
a man's headdress worn chiefly by Muslims in southern Asia, consisting of a long cloth of silk, linen, cotton, etc., wound either about a cap or directly around the head.
- bracts
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noun,
a specialized leaf or leaflike part, usually situated at the base of a flower or inflorescence.
- braces
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noun,
something that holds parts together or in place, as a clasp or clamp.
- blurts
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noun,
an abrupt utterance.
- blunts
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noun,
something blunt, as a small-game arrow, a short sewing needle, or a short, thick cigar.
- bluets
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noun,
Usually, bluets. Also called innocence, Quaker-ladies. any of several North American plants of the genus Houstonia (or Hedyotis), of the madder family, especially H. caerulea, a low-growing plant having four-petaled blue and white flowers.
- bleats
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noun,
the cry of a sheep, goat, or calf.
- blears
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noun,
a blur; cloudiness; dimness:
- Ulster
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noun,
a former province in Ireland, now comprising Northern Ireland and a part of the Republic of Ireland.
- Tuscan
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noun,
the standard literary form of the Italian language.
- burans
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noun,
a strong Asian wind of the Asian steppes accompanying dust storms in summer and blizzards in winter.
- Caster
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noun,
a person or thing that casts.
- Canter
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noun,
an easy gallop.
- casern
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noun,
a lodging for soldiers in a garrison town; barracks.
- cartes
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noun,
(italics) French. menu; bill of fare.
Compare à la carte.
- cartel
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noun,
an international syndicate, combine, or trust formed especially to regulate prices and output in some field of business.
- carnet
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noun,
a customs document allowing an automobile to be driven at no cost across international borders.
- carets
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noun,
a mark (‸) made in written or printed matter to show the place where something is to be inserted.
- Canute
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noun,
a.d. 994?–1035, Danish king of England 1017–35; of Denmark 1018–35; and of Norway 1028–35.
- cantus
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noun,
cantus firmus.
- Cretan
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noun,
a native or inhabitant of Crete.
- caners
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noun,
a person who works with cane, especially one who produces canework for chairs.
- Burnet
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noun,
any of several plants belonging to the genera Sanguisorba and Poterium, of the rose family, having pinnate leaves and dense heads of small flowers.
- cablet
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noun,
a small cable, especially a cablelaid rope under 10 inches (25 cm) in circumference.
- cables
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noun,
a heavy, strong rope.
- cabers
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noun,
a pole or beam, especially one thrown as a trial of strength.
- tuners
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noun,
a person or thing that tunes.
- Butler
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noun,
the chief male servant of a household, usually in charge of serving food, the care of silverware, etc.
- butane
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noun,
a colorless, flammable gas, C 4 H 10 , a saturated aliphatic existing in two isometric forms: used chiefly in the manufacture of rubber and as fuel.
- bustle
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noun,
thriving or energetic activity; stir; ferment.
- Buster
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noun,
a person who breaks up something:
- crates
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noun,
a slatted wooden box or framework for packing, shopping, or storing fruit, furniture, glassware, crockery, etc.
- traces
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noun,
a surviving mark, sign, or evidence of the former existence, influence, or action of some agent or event; vestige:
- Creusa
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noun,
the bride to be of Jason, slain by Medea.
- subtle
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adjective,
thin, tenuous, or rarefied, as a fluid or an odor.
- recant
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verb (used with object),
to withdraw or disavow (a statement, opinion, etc.), especially formally; retract.
- rebuts
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verb (used with object),
to refute by evidence or argument.
- re-act
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verb (used with object),
to act or perform again.
- ratels
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noun,
a badgerlike carnivore, Mellivora capensis, of Africa and India.
- rastle
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verb (used with or without object),
wrestle.
- suable
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adjective,
liable to be sued; capable of being sued.
- sublet
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noun,
a sublease.
- subnet
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noun,
the abstraction, in topology, of a subsequence.
- sultan
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noun,
the sovereign of an Islamic country.
- rectal
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adjective,
of, relating to, or for the rectum.
- neural
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adjective,
of or relating to a nerve or the nervous system.
- sutler
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noun,
(formerly) a person who followed an army or maintained a store on an army post to sell provisions to the soldiers.
- nectar
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noun,
the saccharine secretion of a plant, which attracts the insects or birds that pollinate the flower.
- nebula
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noun,
Astronomy.
Also called diffuse nebula. a cloud of interstellar gas and dust. Compare dark nebula, emission nebula, reflection nebula.
(formerly) any celestial object that appears nebulous, hazy, or fuzzy, and extended in a telescope view.
- tabers
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noun,
tabor.
- tables
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noun,
an article of furniture consisting of a flat, slablike top supported on one or more legs or other supports:
- Nautes
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noun,
(in the Aeneid) an aged Trojan and advisor to Aeneas.
- Nature
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noun,
the material world, especially as surrounding humankind and existing independently of human activities.
- nasute
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noun,
a soldier termite characterized by a beaklike snout through which a sticky secretion repellent to other insects is emitted.
- recast
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noun,
a recasting.
- rectus
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noun,
any of several straight muscles, as of the abdomen, thigh, eye, etc.
- lustre
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noun,
the state or quality of shining by reflecting light; glitter, sparkle, sheen, or gloss:
- saucer
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noun,
a small, round, shallow dish to hold a cup.
- Senlac
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noun,
a hill in SE England: believed by some historians to have been the site of the Battle of Hastings, 1066.
- secant
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noun,
Geometry. an intersecting line, especially one intersecting a curve at two or more points.
- Slater
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noun,
a person who lays slates, as for roofing.
- sclera
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noun,
a dense, white, fibrous membrane that, with the cornea, forms the external covering of the eyeball.
- scler-
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- sclent
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noun,
any slanting surface, as a slope.
- scaler
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noun,
a person or thing that scales.
- saurel
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noun,
any of several elongated marine fishes of the genus Trachurus, having bony plates along each side.
- Saturn
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noun,
an ancient Roman god of agriculture, the consort of Ops, believed to have ruled the earth during an age of happiness and virtue, identified with the Greek god Cronus.
- reluct
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verb (used without object),
to struggle (against something); rebel.
- salute
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noun,
Military.
the special act of respect paid in saluting.
the position of the hand or rifle in saluting:
- Salter
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noun,
a person who makes or sells salt.
- Salten
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noun,
Felix [fee-liks;; German fey-liks] /ˈfi lɪks;; German ˈfeɪ lɪks/ (Show IPA), (Siegmund Salzman) 1869–1945, Austrian novelist, in Switzerland after 1938.
- rustle
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noun,
the sound made by anything that rustles:
- Rubens
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noun,
Peter Paul [pee-ter pawl;; Flemish pey-tuh r poul] /ˈpi tər pɔl;; Flemish ˈpeɪ tər paʊl/ (Show IPA), 1577–1640, Flemish painter.
- stable
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noun,
a building for the lodging and feeding of horses, cattle, etc.
- stance
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noun,
the position or bearing of the body while standing:
- result
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noun,
something that happens as a consequence; outcome.
- rental
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noun,
an amount received or paid as rent.
- nacres
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noun,
mother-of-pearl.
- luster
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noun,
the state or quality of shining by reflecting light; glitter, sparkle, sheen, or gloss:
- tubers
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noun,
Botany. a fleshy, usually oblong or rounded thickening or outgrowth, as the potato, of a subterranean stem or shoot, bearing minute scalelike leaves with buds or eyes in their axils from which new plants may arise.
- Cutler
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noun,
a person who makes, sells, or repairs knives and other cutting instruments.
- enacts
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verb (used with object),
to make into an act or statute:
- eluant
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noun,
a liquid used for elution.
- Elbrus
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noun,
a mountain in the S Russian Federation, in the Caucasus range: the highest peak in Europe, 18,465 feet (5628 meters).
- eclats
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noun,
brilliance of success, reputation, etc.:
- blancs
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noun,
a silver coin of France of the 14th–18th centuries, debased in later years.
- trance
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noun,
a half-conscious state, seemingly between sleeping and waking, in which ability to function voluntarily may be suspended.
- trans.
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- transe
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noun,
a passageway, as a hallway, alley, or the like.
- truces
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noun,
a suspension of hostilities for a specified period of time by mutual agreement of the warring parties; cease-fire; armistice.
- Escaut
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noun,
French name of Scheldt.
- Custer
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noun,
George Armstrong [ahrm-strawng,, -strong] /ˈɑrm strɔŋ,, -strɒŋ/ (Show IPA), 1839–76, U.S. general and Indian fighter.
- curtal
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noun,
a 16th-century bassoon.
- curets
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noun,
a scoop-shaped surgical instrument for removing tissue from body cavities, as the uterus.
- curate
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noun,
Chiefly British. a member of the clergy employed to assist a rector or vicar.
- cuneal
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adjective,
wedgelike; wedge-shaped.
- culets
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noun,
Jewelry. a small face forming the bottom of a faceted gem.
- cuesta
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noun,
a long, low ridge with a relatively steep face or escarpment on one side and a long, gentle slope on the other.
- C-star
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noun,
carbon star.
- Seurat
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noun,
Georges [zhawrzh] /ʒɔrʒ/ (Show IPA), 1859–91, French (pointillist) painter.
- eructs
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verb (used with or without object),
to belch forth, as gas from the stomach.
- estral
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adjective,
estrous.
- Lurcat
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noun,
Jean [zhahn] /ʒɑ̃/ (Show IPA), 1892–1966, French painter and tapestry designer.
- Lencas
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noun,
a member of an Indian people of El Salvador and central Honduras.
- lunate
-
noun,
Anatomy. the second bone from the thumb side of the proximal row of bones of the carpus.
- lunars
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noun,
a lunar observation taken for purposes of navigation or mapping.
- lucres
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noun,
monetary reward or gain; money.
- lucent
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adjective,
shining.
- talers
-
noun,
thaler.
- tanbur
-
noun,
tambura.
- Leucas
-
noun,
Levkas.
- tanrec
-
noun,
tenrec.
- Tarbes
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noun,
a city in and the capital of Hautes-Pyrénées, in SW France.
- labret
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noun,
an ornament worn in a pierced hole in the lip.
- LeBrun
-
noun,
Albert [al-ber] /alˈbɛr/ (Show IPA), 1871–1950, president of France 1932–40.
- learnt
-
verb,
a simple past tense and past participle of learn.
- learns
-
verb (used with object),
to acquire knowledge of or skill in by study, instruction, or experience:
- Lauren
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noun,
a female given name.
- Launce
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noun,
sand lance.
- latens
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verb (used with or without object),
to make or become late.
- lancet
-
noun,
a small surgical instrument, usually sharp-pointed and two-edged, for making small incisions, opening abscesses, etc.
- lances
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noun,
a long wooden shaft with a pointed metal head, used as a weapon by knights and cavalry soldiers in charging.
- lancer
-
noun,
a cavalry soldier armed with a lance.
- blares
-
noun,
a loud, raucous noise:
- cruets
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noun,
a glass bottle, especially one for holding vinegar, oil, etc., for the table.
- Besant
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noun,
bezant.
- ultras
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noun,
an extremist, as in politics, religion, fashion, etc.
- astern
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adverb,
in a position behind a specified vessel or aircraft:
- antler
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noun,
one of the solid deciduous horns, usually branched, of an animal of the deer family.
- arsen-
-
- Atreus
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noun,
the father of Plisthenes, Agamemnon, Menelaus, and Anaxibia upon whose house Thyestes pronounced a curse.
- ultra-
-
- Albers
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noun,
Josef, 1888–1976, U.S. painter, born in Germany.
- antres
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noun,
a cavern; cave.
- Albert
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noun,
Carl (Bert) 1908–2000, U.S. politician: Speaker of the House 1971–77.
- banter
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noun,
an exchange of light, playful, teasing remarks; good-natured raillery.
- usance
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noun,
Commerce. a length of time, exclusive of days of grace and varying in different places, allowed by custom or usage for the payment of foreign bills of exchange.
- Austen
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noun,
Jane, 1775–1817, English novelist.
- unseat
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verb (used with object),
to dislodge from a seat, especially to throw from a saddle, as a rider; unhorse.
- usable
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adjective,
available or convenient for use:
- unseal
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verb (used with object),
to break or remove the seal of; open, as something sealed or firmly closed:
- beauts
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noun,
(often used ironically) something or someone beautiful, remarkable, or amazing.
- acutes
-
noun,
the acute accent.
- urbane
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adjective,
having the polish and suavity regarded as characteristic of sophisticated social life in major cities:
- unbelt
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verb (used with object),
to remove the belt from.
- alerts
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noun,
an attitude of vigilance, readiness, or caution, as before an expected attack.
- Barnet
-
noun,
a borough of Greater London, England.
- unable
-
adjective,
lacking the necessary power, competence, etc., to accomplish some specified act:
- basnet
-
noun,
basinet.
- Barnes
-
noun,
Albert Coombs [koomz] /kumz/ (Show IPA), 1873–1951, U.S. inventor and art collector.
- artels
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noun,
(in Russia or the Soviet Union) a peasants' or workers' cooperative; an association of workers or peasants for collective effort.
- unlace
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verb (used with object),
to loosen or undo the lacing or laces of (a pair of shoes, a corset, etc.).
- Auster
-
noun,
the south wind personified.
- unreal
-
adjective,
not real or actual.
- unrest
-
noun,
lack of rest; a restless, troubled, or uneasy state; disquiet:
- alters
-
noun,
David, 1807–81, U.S. physicist.
- urates
-
noun,
a salt of uric acid.
- baster
-
noun,
a person or thing that bastes.
- ascent
-
noun,
an act of ascending; upward movement; a rising movement:
- altern
-
adjective,
alternate; following one another.
- absent
-
adjective,
not in a certain place at a given time; away, missing (opposed to present):
- austr-
-
- unbars
-
verb (used with object),
to remove a bar or bars from; open; unlock; unbolt:
- uncase
-
verb (used with object),
to remove from a case; remove the case from.
- Cunas
-
noun,
a member of a group of American Indian people inhabiting settlements on the Isthmus of Panama and islands in the Gulf of San Blas.
- treas
-
- Stern
-
noun,
the after part of a vessel (often opposed to stem).
- rates
-
noun,
the amount of a charge or payment with reference to some basis of calculation:
- suber
-
noun,
cork (def 6).
- urate
-
noun,
a salt of uric acid.
- cunts
-
noun,
the vulva or vagina.
- culet
-
noun,
Jewelry. a small face forming the bottom of a faceted gem.
- ratel
-
noun,
a badgerlike carnivore, Mellivora capensis, of Africa and India.
- earns
-
verb (used with object),
to gain or get in return for one's labor or service:
- uran-
-
- races
-
noun,
a contest of speed, as in running, riding, driving, or sailing.
- unset
-
adjective,
not set; not solidified or made firm, as concrete or asphalt.
- curbs
-
noun,
Also, British, kerb. a rim, especially of joined stones or concrete, along a street or roadway, forming an edge for a sidewalk.
- curet
-
noun,
a scoop-shaped surgical instrument for removing tissue from body cavities, as the uterus.
- rants
-
noun,
ranting, extravagant, or violent declamation.
- curls
-
noun,
a coil or ringlet of hair.
- curns
-
noun,
a grain.
- curse
-
noun,
the expression of a wish that misfortune, evil, doom, etc., befall a person, group, etc.
- truce
-
noun,
a suspension of hostilities for a specified period of time by mutual agreement of the warring parties; cease-fire; armistice.
- curst
-
noun,
the expression of a wish that misfortune, evil, doom, etc., befall a person, group, etc.
- rales
-
noun,
an abnormal crackling or rattling sound heard upon auscultation of the chest, caused by disease or congestion of the lungs.
- astr.
-
- urase
-
noun,
urease.
- aster
-
noun,
any composite plant of the genus Aster, having rays varying from white or pink to blue around a yellow disk.
- cutes
-
noun,
the cutes, Informal. self-consciously cute mannerisms or appeal; affected coyness:
- cures
-
noun,
a means of healing or restoring to health; remedy.
- rebut
-
verb (used with object),
to refute by evidence or argument.
- react
-
verb (used with object),
to act or perform again.
- clase
-
- renal
-
adjective,
of or relating to the kidneys or the surrounding regions.
- USLTA
-
- abstr
-
- rents
-
noun,
a payment made periodically by a tenant to a landlord in return for the use of land, a building, an apartment, an office, or other property.
- Lucas
-
noun,
George, born 1944, U.S. film director.
- Aust.
-
- cleat
-
noun,
a wedge-shaped block fastened to a surface to serve as a check or support:
- clear
-
noun,
a clear or unobstructed space.
- clast
-
noun,
a grain of sediment, silt, sand, gravel, etc., especially as a constituent fragment of a clastic rock formation, as distinguished from a chemical or biogenic component of such a formation.
- Clare
-
noun,
a county in W Republic of Ireland. 1231 sq. mi. (3190 sq. km). County seat: Ennis.
- Crane
-
noun,
any large wading bird of the family Gruidae, characterized by long legs, bill, and neck and an elevated hind toe.
- clans
-
noun,
a group of families or households, as among the Scottish Highlanders, the heads of which claim descent from a common ancestor:
- Ceuta
-
noun,
a seaport and enclave of Spain in N Morocco, on the Strait of Gibraltar.
- Cetus
-
noun,
the Whale, a constellation lying above the equator, containing the variable star Mira.
- stare
-
noun,
a staring gaze; a fixed look with the eyes wide open:
- UNCLE
-
noun,
a brother of one's father or mother.
- 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.
- cert.
-
- stane
-
noun, adjective, adverb, verb (used with object),
stone.
- ceras
-
noun,
(in prescriptions) wax.
- abuse
-
noun,
wrong or improper use; misuse:
- crate
-
noun,
a slatted wooden box or framework for packing, shopping, or storing fruit, furniture, glassware, crockery, etc.
- acnes
-
noun,
an inflammatory disease of the sebaceous glands, characterized by comedones and pimples, especially on the face, back, and chest, and, in severe cases, by cysts and nodules resulting in scarring.
- crust
-
noun,
the brown, hard outer portion or surface of a loaf or slice of bread (distinguished from crumb).
- cubes
-
noun,
a solid bounded by six equal squares, the angle between any two adjacent faces being a right angle.
- reals
-
noun,
real number.
- cubas
-
noun,
a republic in the Caribbean, S of Florida: largest island in the West Indies. 44,218 sq. mi. (114,525 sq. km). Capital: Havana.
- ster.
-
- rebus
-
noun,
a representation of a word or phrase by pictures, symbols, etc., that suggest that word or phrase or its syllables:
- stela
-
noun,
stele (defs 1–3).
- tubal
-
adjective,
pertaining to a tube, as a Fallopian tube.
- tubas
-
noun,
Music.
a valved, brass wind instrument having a low range.
an organ reed stop of large scale with tones of exceptional power.
an ancient Roman trumpet.
- rect.
-
- cruse
-
noun,
an earthen pot, bottle, etc., for liquids.
- abuts
-
verb (used with object),
to be adjacent to; border on; end at.
- recta
-
noun,
a plural of rectum.
- Auber
-
noun,
Daniel François Esprit [da-nyel frahn-swa es-pree] /daˈnyɛl frɑ̃ˈswa ɛsˈpri/ (Show IPA), 1782–1871, French composer.
- cruet
-
noun,
a glass bottle, especially one for holding vinegar, oil, etc., for the table.
- cruel
-
adjective,
willfully or knowingly causing pain or distress to others.
- tuber
-
noun,
Botany. a fleshy, usually oblong or rounded thickening or outgrowth, as the potato, of a subterranean stem or shoot, bearing minute scalelike leaves with buds or eyes in their axils from which new plants may arise.
- acet-
-
- tubes
-
noun,
a hollow, usually cylindrical body of metal, glass, rubber, or other material, used especially for conveying or containing liquids or gases.
- acerb
-
adjective,
acerbic.
- crest
-
noun,
the highest part of a hill or mountain range; summit.
- acute
-
noun,
the acute accent.
- Ecua.
-
- Asben
-
noun,
Aïr.
- tarns
-
noun,
a small mountain lake or pool, especially one in a cirque.
- lears
-
noun,
learning; instruction; lesson.
- antre
-
noun,
a cavern; cave.
- learn
-
verb (used with object),
to acquire knowledge of or skill in by study, instruction, or experience:
- lures
-
noun,
anything that attracts, entices, or allures.
- leant
-
noun,
the act or state of leaning; inclination:
- leans
-
noun,
the act or state of leaning; inclination:
- tares
-
noun,
any of various vetches, especially Vicia sativa.
- taels
-
noun,
liang.
- Tarne
-
noun,
(in the Iliad) Sardis.
- taces
-
noun,
tasset.
- antes
-
noun,
Poker. a fixed but arbitrary stake put into the pot by each player before the deal.
- nabes
-
noun,
a neighborhood movie theater.
- nacre
-
noun,
mother-of-pearl.
- later
-
Idioms,
of late, lately; recently:
- Aleut
-
noun,
Also, Aleutian. a member of a people native to the Aleutian Islands and the western Alaska Peninsula who are related physically and culturally to the Eskimos.
- laten
-
verb (used with or without object),
to make or become late.
- narcs
-
noun,
a government agent or detective charged with the enforcement of laws restricting the use of narcotics.
- LASER
-
noun,
a device that produces a nearly parallel, nearly monochromatic, and coherent beam of light by exciting atoms to a higher energy level and causing them to radiate their energy in phase.
- nares
-
plural noun,
the nostrils or the nasal passages.
- Aleus
-
noun,
a king of Tegea and the father of Amphidamas, Auge, Cepheus, and Lycurgus.
- least
-
noun,
something that is least; the least amount, quantity, degree, etc.
- lect.
-
- nates
-
noun,
buttocks; rump.
- ancre
-
adjective,
having the end of each limb divided and carved outward like the flukes of an anchor; moline:
- Lucan
-
noun,
(Marcus Annaeus Lucanus) a.d. 39–65, Roman poet, born in Spain.
- lubra
-
noun,
an Aborigine girl or woman.
- lubes
-
noun,
lubricant.
- Altus
-
noun,
a city in SW Oklahoma.
- talcs
-
noun,
Also, talcum [tal-kuh m] /ˈtæl kəm/ (Show IPA). a green-to-gray, soft mineral, hydrous magnesium silicate, Mg 3 (Si 4 O 10)(OH) 2 , unctuous to the touch, and occurring usually in foliated or compact masses, used in making lubricants, talcum powder, electrical insulation, etc.
- luces
-
noun,
plural of lux.
- taler
-
noun,
thaler.
- lucre
-
noun,
monetary reward or gain; money.
- talus
-
noun,
the uppermost bone of the proximal row of bones of the tarsus; anklebone.
- Urena
-
noun,
any tropical plant or shrub belonging to the genus Urena, of the mallow family, having clusters of small, yellow flowers, especially U. lobata, which yields a useful bast fiber.
- ante-
-
- leuc-
-
- lunar
-
noun,
a lunar observation taken for purposes of navigation or mapping.
- ureas
-
noun,
Biochemistry. a compound, CO(NH 2) 2 , occurring in urine and other body fluids as a product of protein metabolism.
- lunas
-
noun,
the ancient Roman goddess personifying the moon, sometimes identified with Diana.
- Lerna
-
noun,
a marshy region near Argos, Greece: the legendary abode of the Hydra slain by Hercules.
- lunes
-
noun,
Archaic. fits of madness.
- lunts
-
noun,
a match; the flame used to light a fire.
- Lenca
-
noun,
a member of an Indian people of El Salvador and central Honduras.
- alter
-
noun,
David, 1807–81, U.S. physicist.
- Lares
-
noun,
(initial capital letter) Roman Religion. any of the Lares.
- natl.
-
- Sucre
-
noun,
Antonio José de [ahn-taw-nyaw haw-se th e] /ɑnˈtɔ nyɔ hɔˈsɛ ðɛ/ (Show IPA), 1793–1830, Venezuelan general and South American liberator: 1st president of Bolivia 1826–28.
- terns
-
noun,
any of numerous aquatic birds of the subfamily Sterninae of the family Laridae, related to the gulls but usually having a more slender body and bill, smaller feet, a long, deeply forked tail, and a more graceful flight, especially those of the genus Sterna, as S. hirundo (common tern) of Eurasia and America, having white, black, and gray plumage.
- neur-
-
- eruct
-
verb (used with or without object),
to belch forth, as gas from the stomach.
- tera-
-
- neut.
-
- Ernst
-
noun,
Max [maks;; German mahks] /mæks;; German mɑks/ (Show IPA), 1891–1976, German painter, in the U.S. 1941–49, in France 1949–76.
- terna
-
noun,
a list of three names submitted to the pope as recommended to fill a vacant bishopric or benefice.
- encl.
-
- Surat
-
noun,
a seaport in S Gujarat, in W India: first British settlement in India 1612.
- enact
-
verb (used with object),
to make into an act or statute:
- Elura
-
noun,
Ellora.
- nerts
-
interjection,
nuts (def 1).
- artel
-
noun,
(in Russia or the Soviet Union) a peasants' or workers' cooperative; an association of workers or peasants for collective effort.
- sural
-
adjective,
of or relating to the calf of the leg.
- elans
-
noun,
dash; impetuous ardor:
- Tesla
-
noun,
a unit of magnetic induction equal to one weber per square meter. Abbreviation: T.
- ectal
-
adjective,
external; outer; on the surface of.
- eclat
-
noun,
brilliance of success, reputation, etc.:
- nurls
-
noun,
a small ridge or bead, especially one of a series, as on a button for decoration or on the edge of a thumbscrew to assist in obtaining a firm grip.
- Nurse
-
noun,
a person formally educated and trained in the care of the sick or infirm.
Compare nurse-midwife, nurse-practitioner, physician's assistant, practical nurse, registered nurse.
- Trace
-
noun,
a surviving mark, sign, or evidence of the former existence, influence, or action of some agent or event; vestige:
- Urban
-
noun,
Saint, pope a.d. 222–230.
- neral
-
noun,
citral b.
See under citral.
- 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.
- T-bar
-
noun,
a rolled metal bar or beam with a cross section resembling a T .
- arcus
-
noun,
a dense, horizontal, roll-shaped cloud sometimes occurring at the lower front portion of a cumulonimbus.
- LANCE
-
noun,
a long wooden shaft with a pointed metal head, used as a weapon by knights and cavalry soldiers in charging.
- naut.
-
- lact-
-
- laces
-
noun,
a netlike ornamental fabric made of threads by hand or machine.
- alert
-
noun,
an attitude of vigilance, readiness, or caution, as before an expected attack.
- table
-
noun,
an article of furniture consisting of a flat, slablike top supported on one or more legs or other supports:
- Arlen
-
noun,
Harold (Hymen Arluck) 1905–1986, U.S. songwriter.
- tabes
-
noun,
a gradually progressive emaciation.
- alecs
-
noun,
a herring.
- estab
-
- Taber
-
noun,
tabor.
- teals
-
noun,
any of several species of small dabbling ducks, of worldwide distribution, usually traveling in tight flocks and frequenting ponds and marshes.
- nears
-
- Arles
-
noun,
a city in SE France, on the Rhone River: Roman ruins.
- tears
-
- Nebr.
-
- etnas
-
noun,
Mount, an active volcano in E Sicily. 10,758 feet (3280 meters).
- sutra
-
noun,
Hinduism. a collection of aphorisms relating to some aspect of the conduct of life.
- Arnel
-
- cents
-
noun,
a bronze coin of the U.S., the 100th part of a U.S. dollar: made of steel during part of 1943. Symbol: ¢.
- steal
-
noun,
Informal. an act of stealing; theft.
- stale
-
adjective,
not fresh; vapid or flat, as beverages; dry or hardened, as bread.
- scant
-
adverb,
Scot. and North England Dialect. scarcely; barely; hardly.
- burls
-
noun,
a small knot or lump in wool, thread, or cloth.
- Buran
-
noun,
a strong Asian wind of the Asian steppes accompanying dust storms in summer and blizzards in winter.
- bunts
-
noun,
a push with the head or horns; butt.
- saute
-
noun,
a dish of sautéed food.
- Beals
-
noun,
a god of the ancient Celts, a personification of the sun.
- scale
-
noun,
Zoology.
one of the thin, flat, horny plates forming the covering of certain animals, as snakes, lizards, and pangolins.
one of the hard, bony or dentinal plates, either flat or denticulate, forming the covering of certain other animals, as fishes.
- Usnea
-
noun,
any pale-green or gray, mosslike lichen of the genus Usnea, common on rocks and trees.
- BSRet
-
- scare
-
noun,
a sudden fright or alarm, especially with little or no reason.
- Sault
-
noun,
a waterfall or rapid.
- scart
-
verb (used with or without object),
to scratch, scrape, mark, or scar.
- scat-
-
- sceat
-
noun,
a silver Anglo-Saxon coin of the 7th and 8th centuries, sometimes including an amount of gold.
- scena
-
noun,
an extended operatic vocal solo, usually including an aria and a recitative.
- brute
-
noun,
a nonhuman creature; beast.
- scent
-
noun,
a distinctive odor, especially when agreeable:
- Brusa
-
noun,
Bursa.
- beans
-
noun,
the edible nutritious seed of various plants of the legume family, especially of the genus Phaseolus.
- brunt
-
noun,
the main force or impact, as of an attack or blow:
- unbar
-
verb (used with object),
to remove a bar or bars from; open; unlock; unbolt:
- Burns
-
noun,
Arthur F(rank) 1904–1987, U.S. economist, born in Austria: chairman of the Federal Reserve Board 1970–78.
- beast
-
noun,
any nonhuman animal, especially a large, four-footed mammal.
- tunes
-
noun,
a succession of musical sounds forming an air or melody, with or without the harmony accompanying it.
- Cable
-
noun,
a heavy, strong rope.
- Cabet
-
noun,
Étienne [ey-tyen] /eɪˈtyɛn/ (Show IPA), 1788–1856, French socialist who established a utopian community in the U.S. (in Illinois) called Icaria: became U.S. citizen 1854.
- caber
-
noun,
a pole or beam, especially one thrown as a trial of strength.
- abets
-
verb (used with object),
to encourage, support, or countenance by aid or approval, usually in wrongdoing:
- snare
-
noun,
a device, often consisting of a noose, for capturing small game.
- Tunas
-
noun,
any of several large food and game fishes of the family Scombridae, inhabiting temperate and tropical seas.
Compare albacore, bluefin tuna, yellowfin tuna.
- tuner
-
noun,
a person or thing that tunes.
- baste
-
noun,
liquid used to moisten and flavor food during cooking:
- sarc-
-
- bact.
-
- Butes
-
noun,
phenylbutazone.
- Bates
-
noun,
Katherine Lee, 1859–1929, U.S. educator and author.
- Bauer
-
noun,
Georg [gey-awrk] /geɪˈɔrk/ (Show IPA), Agricola, Georgius.
- slurb
-
noun,
a shabby, ill-planned suburban area.
- Busra
-
noun,
Basra.
- sauce
-
noun,
any preparation, usually liquid or semiliquid, eaten as a gravy or as a relish accompanying food.
- burst
-
noun,
an act or instance of bursting.
- burse
-
noun,
a pouch or case for some special purpose.
- Bursa
-
noun,
Anatomy, Zoology. a pouch, sac, or vesicle, especially a sac containing synovia, to facilitate motion, as between a tendon and a bone.
- bears
-
noun,
any of the plantigrade, carnivorous or omnivorous mammals of the family Ursidae, having massive bodies, coarse heavy fur, relatively short limbs, and almost rudimentary tails.
- Brule
-
noun,
(in the Pacific Northwest) an area of forest destroyed by fire.
- Basel
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Basel-Stadt, in NW Switzerland, on the Rhine River.
- blats
-
noun,
bleat (def 4).
- blues
-
noun,
the blues, (used with a plural verb) depressed spirits; despondency; melancholy:
- ulnas
-
noun,
Anatomy. the bone of the forearm on the side opposite to the thumb.
Compare radius (def 7).
- blest
-
verb,
a simple past tense and past participle of bless.
- blent
-
noun,
an act or manner of blending:
- bents
-
noun,
direction taken, as by one's interests; inclination:
- bleat
-
noun,
the cry of a sheep, goat, or calf.
- berat
-
noun,
a city in S central Albania.
- blear
-
noun,
a blur; cloudiness; dimness:
- blate
-
noun,
bleat (def 4).
- slant
-
noun,
slanting or oblique direction; slope:
- serac
-
noun,
a large irregularity of glacial ice, as a pinnacle found in glacial crevasses and formed by melting or movement of the ice.
- Blase
-
adjective,
indifferent to or bored with life; unimpressed, as or as if from an excess of worldly pleasures.
- Berns
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Switzerland, in the W part: capital of Bern canton.
- blare
-
noun,
a loud, raucous noise:
- seral
-
adjective,
of or relating to a sere.
- Blanc
-
noun,
a silver coin of France of the 14th–18th centuries, debased in later years.
- Blaeu
-
noun,
Willem Janszoon [vil-uh m yahn-suh n,, -sohn] /ˈvɪl əm ˈyɑn sən,, -soʊn/ (Show IPA), 1571–1638, Dutch cartographer, geographer, astronomer, and mathematician.
- betas
-
noun,
the second letter of the Greek alphabet (β, B).
- 30-30
-
- Bluet
-
noun,
Usually, bluets. Also called innocence, Quaker-ladies. any of several North American plants of the genus Houstonia (or Hedyotis), of the madder family, especially H. caerulea, a low-growing plant having four-petaled blue and white flowers.
- Blunt
-
noun,
something blunt, as a small-game arrow, a short sewing needle, or a short, thick cigar.
- Bruce
-
noun,
Blanche Kelso, 1841–98, U.S. politician: first black to serve a full term as U.S. senator 1875–81.
- scute
-
noun,
a dermal bony plate, as on an armadillo, or a large horny plate, as on a turtle.
- beats
-
noun,
a stroke or blow.
- Brest
-
noun,
a seaport in the W extremity of France: German submarine base in World War II; surrendered to Allies September 1944.
- scrub
-
noun,
an act or instance of scrubbing.
- SCUBA
-
noun,
a portable breathing device for free-swimming divers, consisting of a mouthpiece joined by hoses to one or two tanks of compressed air that are strapped on the back.
- beaut
-
noun,
(often used ironically) something or someone beautiful, remarkable, or amazing.
- Brent
-
noun,
brant.
- ulans
-
noun,
uhlan.
- scuta
-
noun,
plural of scutum.
- Braun
-
noun,
Eva [ee-vuh;; German ey-vah] /ˈi və;; German ˈeɪ vɑ/ (Show IPA), 1912–45, mistress of Adolf Hitler.
- Brant
-
noun,
any of several species of small, dark-colored geese of the genus Branta, especially B. bernicla, breeding in high northern latitudes and migrating south in the autumn.
- sect.
-
- Brans
-
noun,
the partly ground husk of wheat or other grain, separated from flour meal by sifting.
- slate
-
noun,
a fine-grained rock formed by the metamorphosis of clay, shale, etc., that tends to split along parallel cleavage planes, usually at an angle to the planes of stratification.
- Brale
-
- bract
-
noun,
a specialized leaf or leaflike part, usually situated at the base of a flower or inflorescence.
- Brace
-
noun,
something that holds parts together or in place, as a clasp or clamp.
- ulcer
-
noun,
Pathology. a sore on the skin or a mucous membrane, accompanied by the disintegration of tissue, the formation of pus, etc.
- ulent
-
- belts
-
noun,
a band of flexible material, as leather or cord, for encircling the waist.
- blurt
-
noun,
an abrupt utterance.
- Basle
-
noun,
Basel.
- burnt
-
noun,
a burned place or area:
- Caleb
-
noun,
a Hebrew leader, sent as a spy into the land of Canaan. Num. 13:6.
- Bantu
-
noun,
a member of any of several peoples forming a linguistically and in some respects culturally interrelated family in central and southern Africa.
- tules
-
noun,
either of two large bulrushes, Scirpus lacustris or S. acutus, found in California and adjacent regions in inundated lands and marshes.
- carts
-
noun,
a heavy two-wheeled vehicle, commonly without springs, drawn by mules, oxen, or the like, used for the conveyance of heavy goods.
- banes
-
noun,
a person or thing that ruins or spoils:
- Carte
-
noun,
(italics) French. menu; bill of fare.
Compare à la carte.
- carse
-
noun,
bottom land.
- carns
-
noun,
cairn.
- Srta.
-
- 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.
- carne
-
noun,
Marcel [mahr-sel;; French mar-sel] /mɑrˈsɛl;; French marˈsɛl/ (Show IPA), 1909–1996, French film director.
- carls
-
noun,
Scot.
a strong, robust fellow, especially a strong manual laborer.
a miser; an extremely thrifty person.
- Saber
-
noun,
a heavy, one-edged sword, usually slightly curved, used especially by cavalry.
- caret
-
noun,
a mark (‸) made in written or printed matter to show the place where something is to be inserted.
- cares
-
noun,
a state of mind in which one is troubled; worry, anxiety, or concern:
- Caren
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Sable
-
noun,
an Old World weasellike mammal, Mustela zibellina, of cold regions in Eurasia and the North Pacific islands, valued for its dark brown fur.
- runts
-
noun,
an animal that is small or stunted as compared with others of its kind.
- BANCS
-
noun,
the seat on which judges sit in court.
- carb-
-
- Celt.
-
abbreviation,
Celtic.
- Abner
-
noun,
the commander of the Israelite army and a cousin of Saul. I Sam. 14:50; 26:5.
- Ruben
-
noun,
Douay Bible. Reuben (defs 1, 2).
- bales
-
noun,
a large bundle or package prepared for shipping, storage, or sale, especially one tightly compressed and secured by wires, hoops, cords, or the like, and sometimes having a wrapping or covering:
- rubes
-
noun,
an unsophisticated person from a rural area; hick.
- cent.
-
- ruble
-
noun,
a silver or copper-alloy coin and monetary unit of Russia, the Soviet Union, and its successor states, equal to 100 kopecks.
- celts
-
noun,
an ax of stone or metal without perforations or grooves, for hafting.
- Balt.
-
- runes
-
noun,
any of the characters of certain ancient alphabets, as of a script used for writing the Germanic languages, especially of Scandinavia and Britain, from c200 to c1200, or a script used for inscriptions in a Turkic language of the 6th to 8th centuries from the area near the Orkhon River in Mongolia.
- Rules
-
noun,
a principle or regulation governing conduct, action, procedure, arrangement, etc.:
- cause
-
noun,
a person or thing that acts, happens, or exists in such a way that some specific thing happens as a result; the producer of an effect:
- caus.
-
- cauls
-
noun,
a part of the amnion sometimes covering the head of a child at birth.
- Cates
-
noun,
a choice food;delicacy; dainty.
- BALUN
-
noun,
a device for converting a balanced line into an unbalanced line and vice versa.
- cater
-
verb (used with object),
to provide food and service for:
- carbs
-
noun,
a carburetor.
- alure
-
noun,
a passageway, as the walk along one side of a cloister.
- Tulsa
-
noun,
a city in NE Oklahoma: center of a rich oil-producing region.
- snarl
-
noun,
the act of snarling.
- canes
-
noun,
a stick or short staff used to assist one in walking; walking stick.
- Bart.
-
- caner
-
noun,
a person who works with cane, especially one who produces canework for chairs.
- cants
-
noun,
insincere, especially conventional expressions of enthusiasm for high ideals, goodness, or piety.
- ables
-
noun,
(usually initial capital letter) a code word formerly used in communications to represent the letter A.
- bares
-
verb,
simple past tense of bear1 .
- SABRE
-
noun,
a heavy, one-edged sword, usually slightly curved, used especially by cavalry.
- Cant.
-
- canst
-
noun,
a sealed container for food, beverages, etc., as of aluminum, sheet iron coated with tin, or other metal:
- rale
-
noun,
an abnormal crackling or rattling sound heard upon auscultation of the chest, caused by disease or congestion of the lungs.
- runt
-
noun,
an animal that is small or stunted as compared with others of its kind.
- slat
-
noun,
a long thin, narrow strip of wood, metal, etc., used as a support for a bed, as one of the horizontal laths of a Venetian blind, etc.
- Sale
-
noun,
the act of selling.
- rest
-
noun,
the refreshing quiet or repose of sleep:
- rent
-
noun,
a payment made periodically by a tenant to a landlord in return for the use of land, a building, an apartment, an office, or other property.
- Nast
-
noun,
Thomas, 1840–1902, U.S. illustrator and cartoonist.
- Lust
-
noun,
intense sexual desire or appetite.
- alt.
-
- talc
-
noun,
Also, talcum [tal-kuh m] /ˈtæl kəm/ (Show IPA). a green-to-gray, soft mineral, hydrous magnesium silicate, Mg 3 (Si 4 O 10)(OH) 2 , unctuous to the touch, and occurring usually in foliated or compact masses, used in making lubricants, talcum powder, electrical insulation, etc.
- sane
-
noun,
a private nationwide organization in the U.S., established in 1957, that opposes nuclear testing and advocates international peace.
- sec.
-
- narc
-
noun,
a government agent or detective charged with the enforcement of laws restricting the use of narcotics.
- Tace
-
noun,
tasset.
- 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.
- tael
-
noun,
liang.
- Utas
-
noun,
any of several iguanid lizards of the genus Uta, of the western U.S. and northern Mexico.
- sub-
-
- Ste.
-
- nabe
-
noun,
a neighborhood movie theater.
- sear
-
noun,
a mark or scar made by searing.
- nabs
-
verb (used with object),
to arrest or capture.
- runs
-
noun,
an act or instance, or a period of running:
- Sean
-
noun,
a male given name, form of John.
- 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.
- seal
-
noun,
an embossed emblem, figure, symbol, word, letter, etc., used as attestation or evidence of authenticity.
- slut
-
noun,
Disparaging and Offensive. a sexually promiscuous woman, or a woman who behaves or dresses in an overtly sexual way.
- rune
-
noun,
any of the characters of certain ancient alphabets, as of a script used for writing the Germanic languages, especially of Scandinavia and Britain, from c200 to c1200, or a script used for inscriptions in a Turkic language of the 6th to 8th centuries from the area near the Orkhon River in Mongolia.
- rues
-
noun,
sorrow; repentance; regret.
- SALT
-
noun,
a crystalline compound, sodium chloride, NaCl, occurring as a mineral, a constituent of seawater, etc., and used for seasoning food, as a preservative, etc.
- Star
-
noun,
any of the heavenly bodies, except the moon, appearing as fixed luminous points in the sky at night.
- Stan
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Stanley.
- Seta
-
noun,
a stiff hair; bristle or bristlelike part.
- abr.
-
- Luce
-
noun,
a pike, especially when fully grown.
- Sert
-
noun,
José María [haw-se mah-ree-ah] /hɔˈsɛ mɑˈri ɑ/ (Show IPA), 1876–1945, Spanish painter.
- Serb
-
noun, adjective,
Serbian.
- abs-
-
- stun
-
noun,
the act of stunning.
- Rube
-
noun,
an unsophisticated person from a rural area; hick.
- abl.
-
- alts
-
noun,
in alt, in the first octave above the treble staff.
- lues
-
noun,
syphilis.
- Luna
-
noun,
the ancient Roman goddess personifying the moon, sometimes identified with Diana.
- rase
-
verb (used with object),
raze.
- rant
-
noun,
ranting, extravagant, or violent declamation.
- rule
-
noun,
a principle or regulation governing conduct, action, procedure, arrangement, etc.:
- 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.
- lure
-
noun,
anything that attracts, entices, or allures.
- Utes
-
noun,
Informal. a utility vehicle.
- sent
-
noun,
a coin of Estonia until the euro was adopted, the 100th part of a kroon.
- stab
-
noun,
the act of stabbing.
- rubs
-
noun,
an act or instance of rubbing:
- rate
-
noun,
the amount of a charge or payment with reference to some basis of calculation:
- Lunt
-
noun,
a match; the flame used to light a fire.
- RNAS
-
- slab
-
noun,
a broad, flat, somewhat thick piece of stone, wood, or other solid material.
- Lune
-
noun,
anything shaped like a crescent or a half moon.
- stub
-
noun,
a short projecting part.
- Reus
-
noun,
a city in Catalonia, NE Spain, on the Mediterranean Sea.
- USCA
-
- Sera
-
noun,
a plural of serum.
- tabu
-
noun,
a prohibition or interdiction of anything; exclusion from use or practice:
Synonyms: ban, proscription, embargo, interdiction; no-no.
- scut
-
noun,
a short tail, especially that of a hare, rabbit, or deer.
- Rena
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Marina.
- NLRB
-
- SCAN
-
noun,
an act or instance of scanning; close examination.
- nest
-
noun,
a pocketlike, usually more or less circular structure of twigs, grass, mud, etc., formed by a bird, often high in a tree, as a place in which to lay and incubate its eggs and rear its young; any protected place used by a bird for these purposes.
- Surt
-
noun,
the guardian and ruler of Muspelheim, destined to defeat Frey at Ragnarok and destroy the world with fire.
- Sab.
-
- ACLS
-
- scab
-
noun,
the incrustation that forms over a sore or wound during healing.
- slub
-
noun,
the fibers produced by slubbing.
- slue
-
noun,
the act of sluing.
- Alb.
-
- slur
-
noun,
a slurred utterance or sound.
- aet.
-
- sure
-
Idioms,
for sure, as a certainty; surely:
- ACLU
-
- ABCs
-
noun,
ABC's (defs 1, 3).
- saur
-
- scar
-
noun,
a mark left by a healed wound, sore, or burn.
- nurl
-
noun,
a small ridge or bead, especially one of a series, as on a button for decoration or on the edge of a thumbscrew to assist in obtaining a firm grip.
- aer-
-
- real
-
noun,
real number.
- USAR
-
- Saul
-
noun,
the first king of Israel. I Sam. 9.
- suet
-
noun,
the hard fatty tissue about the loins and kidneys of beef, sheep, etc., used in cooking or processed to yield tallow.
- NTSB
-
- aesc
-
noun,
ash2 (def 3).
- acne
-
noun,
an inflammatory disease of the sebaceous glands, characterized by comedones and pimples, especially on the face, back, and chest, and, in severe cases, by cysts and nodules resulting in scarring.
- sur-
-
- Sura
-
noun,
any of the 114 chapters of the Koran.
- NRAB
-
- rebs
-
noun,
a Confederate soldier.
- ABEL
-
noun,
the second son of Adam and Eve, slain by his brother, Cain. Gen. 4.
- USNA
-
- acle
-
noun,
the hard, durable wood of a Philippine leguminous tree, Albizzia acle, used for making fine furniture.
- albs
-
noun,
a linen vestment with narrow sleeves, worn chiefly by priests, now invariably white in the Western Church but can be in a color in the Eastern Church.
- NATS
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Nathan or Nathaniel.
- NCTE
-
- ales
-
noun,
a malt beverage, darker, heavier, and more bitter than beer, containing about 6 percent alcohol by volume.
- nubs
-
noun,
the point, gist, or heart of something.
- str.
-
- abut
-
verb (used with object),
to be adjacent to; border on; end at.
- Rus.
-
- rel.
-
- scr.
-
- Ruse
-
noun,
a trick, stratagem, or artifice.
- tabs
-
noun,
a small flap, strap, loop, or similar appendage, as on a garment, used for pulling, hanging, or decoration.
- RACE
-
noun,
a contest of speed, as in running, riding, driving, or sailing.
- user
-
noun,
a person or thing that uses.
- USTC
-
- Sat.
-
- acr-
-
- ARCS
-
noun,
Geometry. any unbroken part of the circumference of a circle or other curved line.
- recs
-
noun,
recreation.
- 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.
- Sra.
-
- ScBE
-
- abet
-
verb (used with object),
to encourage, support, or countenance by aid or approval, usually in wrongdoing:
- Alec
-
noun,
a herring.
- NEBS
-
noun,
a bill or beak, as of a bird.
- Acus
-
noun,
Surgery. a needle, especially one used in a surgical operation.
- tab.
-
- Rust
-
noun,
Also called iron rust. the red or orange coating that forms on the surface of iron when exposed to air and moisture, consisting chiefly of ferric hydroxide and ferric oxide formed by oxidation.
- neat
-
noun,
an animal of the genus Bos; a bovine, as a cow or ox.
- SATB
-
- able
-
noun,
(usually initial capital letter) a code word formerly used in communications to represent the letter A.
- ABLS
-
- ACTS
-
noun,
anything done, being done, or to be done; deed; performance:
- Neal
-
noun,
a male given name.
- USRC
-
- Tena
-
noun,
Koyukon.
- 1080
-
- caul
-
noun,
a part of the amnion sometimes covering the head of a child at birth.
- cera
-
noun,
(in prescriptions) wax.
- Bael
-
noun,
a spiny citrus tree, Aegle marmelos, of India.
- Baer
-
noun,
Karl Ernst von [kahrl urnst von,, fuh n] /kɑrl ɜrnst vɒn,, fən/ (Show IPA), 1792–1876, Estonian zoologist and pioneer embryologist.
- bal.
-
- Bale
-
noun,
a large bundle or package prepared for shipping, storage, or sale, especially one tightly compressed and secured by wires, hoops, cords, or the like, and sometimes having a wrapping or covering:
- bals
-
noun,
Balmoral (def 2).
- cen.
-
- Cels
-
- Cela
-
noun,
Camilo José [kah-mee-law haw-se] /kɑˈmi lɔ hɔˈsɛ/ (Show IPA), 1916–2001, Spanish writer.
- Cebu
-
noun,
an island in the S central Philippines. 1703 sq. mi. (4411 sq. km).
- tule
-
noun,
either of two large bulrushes, Scirpus lacustris or S. acutus, found in California and adjacent regions in inundated lands and marshes.
- CBEL
-
- Cate
-
noun,
a choice food;delicacy; dainty.
- CERN
-
- cat.
-
- banc
-
noun,
the seat on which judges sit in court.
- cast
-
noun,
act of casting or throwing.
- bane
-
noun,
a person or thing that ruins or spoils:
- CASE
-
noun,
an instance of the occurrence, existence, etc., of something:
- bant
-
verb (used without object),
to lose weight by practicing Bantingism.
- CART
-
noun,
a heavy two-wheeled vehicle, commonly without springs, drawn by mules, oxen, or the like, used for the conveyance of heavy goods.
- bar.
-
- Carn
-
noun,
cairn.
- Carl
-
noun,
Scot.
a strong, robust fellow, especially a strong manual laborer.
a miser; an extremely thrifty person.
- Bare
-
noun,
any of the plantigrade, carnivorous or omnivorous mammals of the family Ursidae, having massive bodies, coarse heavy fur, relatively short limbs, and almost rudimentary tails.
- CARE
-
noun,
a state of mind in which one is troubled; worry, anxiety, or concern:
- BRCS
-
- cet-
-
- BASc
-
- Cres
-
- cube
-
noun,
a solid bounded by six equal squares, the angle between any two adjacent faces being a right angle.
- Cuba
-
noun,
a republic in the Caribbean, S of Florida: largest island in the West Indies. 44,218 sq. mi. (114,525 sq. km). Capital: Havana.
- cts.
-
- ctr.
-
- Tuba
-
noun,
Music.
a valved, brass wind instrument having a low range.
an organ reed stop of large scale with tones of exceptional power.
an ancient Roman trumpet.
- tube
-
noun,
a hollow, usually cylindrical body of metal, glass, rubber, or other material, used especially for conveying or containing liquids or gases.
- crut
-
noun,
crud (def 1).
- Aube
-
noun,
a river in N France, flowing NW to the Seine. 125 miles (200 km) long.
- lube
-
noun,
lubricant.
- Auer
-
noun,
Leopold [lee-uh-pohld;; Hungarian ley-aw-pawlt] /ˈli əˌpoʊld;; Hungarian ˈleɪ ɔˌpɔlt/ (Show IPA), 1845–1930, Hungarian violinist and teacher.
- aune
-
noun,
an old French unit of measure for fabrics, equivalent to about 47 inches (119 cm).
- aunt
-
noun,
the sister of one's father or mother.
- aur-
-
- Ceta
-
noun,
Comprehensive Employment and Training Act.
- crat
-
- Crab
-
noun,
any decapod crustacean of the suborder Brachyura, having the eyes on short stalks and a short, broad, more or less flattened body, the abdomen being small and folded under the thorax.
- Cnut
-
noun,
Canute.
- Aus.
-
- clue
-
noun,
anything that serves to guide or direct in the solution of a problem, mystery, etc.
- club
-
noun,
a heavy stick, usually thicker at one end than at the other, suitable for use as a weapon; a cudgel.
- Tues
-
- Tula
-
noun,
a city in the W Russian Federation in Europe, S of Moscow.
- Clea
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Cleopatra.
- aut-
-
- clar
-
- clan
-
noun,
a group of families or households, as among the Scottish Highlanders, the heads of which claim descent from a common ancestor:
- Barn
-
noun,
a building for storing hay, grain, etc., and often for housing livestock.
- cane
-
noun,
a stick or short staff used to assist one in walking; walking stick.
- cues
-
noun,
anything said or done, on or off stage, that is followed by a specific line or action:
- bels
-
noun,
a unit of power ratio, equal to 10 decibels.
- Brut
-
noun,
any of a number of partly legendary, partly historical chronicles dealing with early English history, written during the Middle Ages and usually beginning with Brutus, the mythic and eponymous ancestor of the country.
- Bear
-
noun,
any of the plantigrade, carnivorous or omnivorous mammals of the family Ursidae, having massive bodies, coarse heavy fur, relatively short limbs, and almost rudimentary tails.
- beat
-
noun,
a stroke or blow.
- Ulan
-
noun,
uhlan.
- Beau
-
noun,
a male lover or sweetheart.
- Bres
-
noun,
a Fomorian king of Ireland, whose unpopular rule led to the expulsion of the Fomorians by the Tuatha De Danann.
- Brea
-
noun,
a town in S California.
- BRCA
-
noun,
either of two genes (BRCA1 or BRCA2) that, if inherited in a mutated form, may predispose some carriers to develop breast or ovarian cancer.
- BRAT
-
noun,
a child, especially an annoying, spoiled, or impolite child (usually used in contempt or irritation).
- Bela
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Bran
-
noun,
the partly ground husk of wheat or other grain, separated from flour meal by sifting.
- brae
-
noun,
a slope; declivity; hillside.
- belt
-
noun,
a band of flexible material, as leather or cord, for encircling the waist.
- BSAE
-
- blur
-
noun,
a smudge or smear that obscures:
- bens
-
noun,
the inner or back room of a two-room cottage, especially when used as a combined parlor and bedroom.
- Bent
-
noun,
direction taken, as by one's interests; inclination:
- Blue
-
noun,
the pure color of a clear sky; the primary color between green and violet in the visible spectrum, an effect of light with a wavelength between 450 and 500 nm.
- ulna
-
noun,
Anatomy. the bone of the forearm on the side opposite to the thumb.
Compare radius (def 7).
- Benu
-
noun,
the sacred bird of ancient Egypt, corresponding to the phoenix.
- Bern
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Switzerland, in the W part: capital of Bern canton.
- blat
-
noun,
bleat (def 4).
- BERT
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Albert, Bertram, Herbert, Hubert, etc.
- blae
-
adjective,
bluish-black; blue-gray.
- Beta
-
noun,
the second letter of the Greek alphabet (β, B).
- bet.
-
- Bean
-
noun,
the edible nutritious seed of various plants of the legume family, especially of the genus Phaseolus.
- BSCE
-
- Can.
-
- bus.
-
- CALS
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Calvin.
- Cal.
-
- Base
-
noun,
the bottom support of anything; that on which a thing stands or rests:
- tuna
-
noun,
any of several large food and game fishes of the family Scombridae, inhabiting temperate and tropical seas.
Compare albacore, bluefin tuna, yellowfin tuna.
- Bast
-
noun,
Botany. phloem.
- tune
-
noun,
a succession of musical sounds forming an air or melody, with or without the harmony accompanying it.
- tuns
-
noun,
a large cask for holding liquids, especially wine, ale, or beer.
- buts
-
noun,
buts, reservations or objections:
- Bute
-
noun,
phenylbutazone.
- Bate
-
noun,
a state of violent anger or fear.
- but-
-
- Bust
-
noun,
a sculptured, painted, drawn, or engraved representation of the upper part of the human figure, especially a portrait sculpture showing only the head and shoulders of the subject.
- Burt
-
noun,
William Austin, 1792–1858, U.S. surveyor and inventor.
- BSEc
-
- burs
-
noun,
a rough, prickly case around the seeds of certain plants, as the chestnut or burdock.
- Baul
-
noun,
a member of a nonconformist Bengalese sect having gurus but no dogmas, rituals, religious institutions, or scriptures.
- Burl
-
noun,
a small knot or lump in wool, thread, or cloth.
- Bur.
-
- bunt
-
noun,
a push with the head or horns; butt.
- Buna
-
- Tura
-
noun,
Cosimo [kaw-zee-maw] /ˈkɔ zi mɔ/ (Show IPA), c1430–98? Italian painter.
- bul.
-
- Beal
-
noun,
a god of the ancient Celts, a personification of the sun.
- btl.
-
- BSRT
-
- BSNA
-
- Eula
-
noun,
End-User License Agreement: a contract between the manufacturer of computer software and the person who installs and uses it:
- tsar
-
noun,
czar.
- crus
-
noun,
the part of the leg or hind limb between the femur or thigh and the ankle or tarsus; shank.
- cule
-
- 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.
- Lars
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Lawrence.
- LARC
-
noun,
long-acting reversible contraceptive (or contraception):
- Lane
-
noun,
a narrow way or passage between hedges, fences, walls, or houses.
- urbs
-
noun,
an urban area.
- 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.
- taur
-
- lacs
-
noun,
a resinous substance deposited on the twigs of various trees in southern Asia by the female of the lac insect: used in the manufacture of varnishes, sealing wax, etc., and in the production of a red coloring matter.
Compare shellac (defs 1, 2).
- lace
-
noun,
a netlike ornamental fabric made of threads by hand or machine.
- Ares
-
noun,
the ancient Greek god of war, a son of Zeus and Hera, identified by the Romans with Mars.
- Lab.
-
- teal
-
noun,
any of several species of small dabbling ducks, of worldwide distribution, usually traveling in tight flocks and frequenting ponds and marshes.
- Eur.
-
- Arne
-
noun,
Thomas Augustine, 1710–78, English composer of operas and songs.
- lase
-
verb (used without object),
to give off coherent light, as in a laser.
- Etna
-
noun,
Mount, an active volcano in E Sicily. 10,758 feet (3280 meters).
- etc.
-
- ETAS
-
noun,
the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
- ates
-
- tela
-
noun,
a seaport in N Honduras.
- est.
-
- ten.
-
- BEST
-
noun,
something or someone that is best:
- tens
-
noun,
a self-operated portable device used to treat chronic pain by sending electrical impulses through electrodes placed over the painful area.
- Esau
-
noun,
a son of Isaac and Rebekah, twin brother of Jacob, to whom he sold his birthright. Gen. 25:21–25.
- ter.
-
- arse
-
noun,
ass2 (defs 1, 2).
- tars
-
noun,
any of various dark-colored viscid products obtained by the destructive distillation of certain organic substances, as coal or wood.
- last
-
noun,
a person or thing that is last.
- tern
-
noun,
any of numerous aquatic birds of the subfamily Sterninae of the family Laridae, related to the gulls but usually having a more slender body and bill, smaller feet, a long, deeply forked tail, and a more graceful flight, especially those of the genus Sterna, as S. hirundo (common tern) of Eurasia and America, having white, black, and gray plumage.
- Lena
-
noun,
a river in the Russian Federation in Asia, flowing NE from Lake Baikal through the Yakutsk Republic into the Laptev Sea. 2800 miles (4500 km) long.
- Luba
-
noun,
a member of any of various groups of agricultural and hunting people inhabiting the SE Democratic Republic of the Congo, some of whom are famous for their wood carvings.
- tale
-
noun,
a narrative that relates the details of some real or imaginary event, incident, or case; story:
- uret
-
- ance
-
- Tane
-
noun,
a Polynesian god of fertility.
- anes
-
adverb,
once.
- Leta
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Latona.
- LEST
-
conjunction,
for fear that; so that (one) should not (used negatively to introduce a clause expressive of an action or occurrence requiring caution):
- tans
-
noun,
the brown color imparted to the skin by exposure to the sun or open air.
- lent
-
noun,
(in the Christian religion) an annual season of fasting and penitence in preparation for Easter, beginning on Ash Wednesday and lasting 40 weekdays to Easter, observed by Roman Catholic, Anglican, and certain other churches.
- lens
-
noun,
a piece of transparent substance, usually glass, having two opposite surfaces either both curved or one curved and one plane, used in an optical device in changing the convergence of light rays, as for magnification, or in correcting defects of vision.
- ant.
-
- LEAS
-
noun,
a tract of open ground, especially grassland; meadow.
- Lat.
-
- Lear
-
noun,
learning; instruction; lesson.
- Lean
-
noun,
the act or state of leaning; inclination:
- lea.
-
- Tare
-
noun,
any of various vetches, especially Vicia sativa.
- Tarn
-
noun,
a small mountain lake or pool, especially one in a cirque.
- ANTU
-
- urea
-
noun,
Biochemistry. a compound, CO(NH 2) 2 , occurring in urine and other body fluids as a product of protein metabolism.
- anus
-
noun,
the opening at the lower end of the alimentary canal, through which the solid refuse of digestion is excreted.
- Laue
-
noun,
Max Theodor Felix von [mahks tey-oh-dohr fey-liks fuh n] /mɑks ˈteɪ oʊˌdoʊr ˈfeɪ lɪks fən/ (Show IPA), 1879–1960, German physicist: Nobel Prize 1914.
- lats
-
noun,
a former silver coin of Latvia, equal to 100 santimi.
- arbs
-
noun,
an arbitrager.
- late
-
Idioms,
of late, lately; recently:
- erst
-
adverb,
before the present time; formerly.
- tel-
-
- Erna
-
noun,
a female given name: from an Old English word meaning “eagle.”.
- curs
-
noun,
a mongrel dog, especially a worthless or unfriendly one.
- Asur
-
noun,
Assur.
- curb
-
noun,
Also, British, kerb. a rim, especially of joined stones or concrete, along a street or roadway, forming an edge for a sidewalk.
- cure
-
noun,
a means of healing or restoring to health; remedy.
- curl
-
noun,
a coil or ringlet of hair.
- eats
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- curn
-
noun,
a grain.
- East
-
noun,
a cardinal point of the compass, 90° to the right of north. Abbreviation: E.
- asc-
-
- 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.
- Ecru
-
noun,
an ecru color.
- Curt
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Curtis.
- Ens.
-
- EARN
-
verb (used with object),
to gain or get in return for one's labor or service:
- Earl
-
noun,
a British nobleman of a rank below that of marquis and above that of viscount: called count for a time after the Norman conquest. The wife of an earl is a countess.
- Aser
-
noun,
Asher (def 1).
- tRNA
-
- Ural
-
noun,
a river in the Russian Federation, flowing S from the S Ural Mountains to the Caspian Sea. 1575 miles (2535 km) long.
- cute
-
noun,
the cutes, Informal. self-consciously cute mannerisms or appeal; affected coyness:
- cunt
-
noun,
the vulva or vagina.
- cur.
-
- ELAS
-
- elan
-
noun,
dash; impetuous ardor:
- ect-
-
- enl.
-
- enc.
-
- Elba
-
noun,
an Italian island in the Mediterranean, between Corsica and Italy: the scene of Napoleon's first exile 1814–15. 94 sq. mi. (243 sq. km).
- art.
-
- cult
-
noun,
a particular system of religious worship, especially with reference to its rites and ceremonies.
- Aten
-
noun,
Aton.
- Cuna
-
noun,
a member of a group of American Indian people inhabiting settlements on the Isthmus of Panama and islands in the Gulf of San Blas.
- Elsa
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- Tan
-
noun,
the brown color imparted to the skin by exposure to the sun or open air.
- TAR
-
noun,
any of various dark-colored viscid products obtained by the destructive distillation of certain organic substances, as coal or wood.
- ult
-
- TSE
-
- TAE
-
preposition,
to.
- STL
-
- Uta
-
noun,
any of several iguanid lizards of the genus Uta, of the western U.S. and northern Mexico.
- TAL
-
- UTE
-
noun,
Informal. a utility vehicle.
- 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.
- Stu
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Stewart or Stuart.
- urs
-
noun,
an ancient Sumerian city on the Euphrates, in S Iraq: extensive excavations, especially of royal tombs.
- ur-
-
- Una
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Latin word meaning “one.”.
- USE
-
noun,
the act of employing, using, or putting into service:
- Tu.
-
- tub
-
noun,
a bathtub.
- Ube
-
noun,
a seaport on SW Honshu, in SW Japan.
- ule
-
noun,
caucho.
- UTC
-
- UCR
-
- USA
-
- ure
-
- SUN
-
noun,
(often initial capital letter) the star that is the central body of the solar system, around which the planets revolve and from which they receive light and heat: its mean distance from the earth is about 93 million miles (150 million km), its diameter about 864,000 miles (1.4 million km), and its mass about 330,000 times that of the earth; its period of surface rotation is about 26 days at its equator but longer at higher latitudes.
- unc
-
- USB
-
- tun
-
noun,
a large cask for holding liquids, especially wine, ale, or beer.
- TEC
-
noun,
detective.
- TLC
-
- USN
-
- SNU
-
- TCS
-
- Sr.
-
- urb
-
noun,
an urban area.
- TES
-
noun,
ti1 .
- SRB
-
- Sta
-
- St.
-
- 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.
- TCA
-
- SLE
-
- USC
-
- tue
-
- UAE
-
- USR
-
- UAR
-
- SLR
-
- uns
-
- TAU
-
noun,
the 19th letter of the Greek alphabet (T, τ).
- tlr
-
- STB
-
- Une
-
- Sue
-
noun,
Eugène [œ-zhen] /œˈʒɛn/ (Show IPA), (Marie Joseph Sue) 1804–57, French novelist.
- tra
-
- tr.
-
- TBA
-
- TNB
-
- urn
-
noun,
a large or decorative vase, especially one with an ornamental foot or pedestal.
- BSN
-
- SLA
-
- cr.
-
- CNS
-
- CLU
-
- CLR
-
- cle
-
- CEA
-
- CBS
-
- CAS
-
verb (used with or without object),
to call, as to call an animal toward one; urge forward by calling.
- CAR
-
noun,
an automobile.
- CAB
-
noun,
a taxicab.
- cl.
-
- ct.
-
- cs.
-
- CBE
-
- CRT
-
- ca.
-
- bun
-
noun,
any of a wide variety of variously shaped bread rolls, usually leavened and slightly sweetened or plain, sometimes containing spices, dried currants, etc.
- bu.
-
- BTE
-
- Bt.
-
- BST
-
- BSE
-
- BSA
-
- BSL
-
- BRT
-
- BRE
-
- Bra
-
noun,
brassiere.
- CRS
-
- cru
-
noun,
(in France) a vineyard producing wine of high quality, sometimes classified by the government as either a Great Growth (Grand Cru) or a First Growth (Premier Cru)
- Bn.
-
- eat
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- Esc
-
- ESA
-
- ERT
-
- ERS
-
noun,
ervil.
- ERA
-
noun,
a period of time marked by distinctive character, events, etc.:
- en-
-
- 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).
- ECU
-
noun,
the shield carried by a mounted man-at-arms in the Middle Ages.
- ECA
-
- ec-
-
- EBS
-
- EbN
-
- EAS
-
noun,
the Akkadian god of wisdom, the son of Apsu and father of Marduk: the counterpart of Enki.
- CSA
-
- 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.
- ean
-
- ea.
-
- ETA
-
noun,
the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
- Cut
-
noun,
the act of cutting; a stroke or a blow, as with a knife, whip, etc.
- cue
-
noun,
anything said or done, on or off stage, that is followed by a specific line or action:
- Cub
-
noun,
the young of certain animals, as the bear, lion, or tiger.
- ctn
-
plural,
carton.
- cte
-
- CTA
-
- CST
-
- CSR
-
- BNS
-
- BLT
-
plural,
a bacon, lettuce, and tomato sandwich.
- ESR
-
- ae.
-
- ARC
-
noun,
Geometry. any unbroken part of the circumference of a circle or other curved line.
- arb
-
noun,
an arbitrager.
- ANU
-
noun,
a twining herb, Tropaeolum tuberosum, of the nasturtium family, found in the Andes, having edible tubers and large flowers with yellow petals and red spurs.
- ans
-
noun,
the Sumerian god of heaven: the counterpart of the Akkadian Anu.
- ane
-
adjective, noun, pronoun,
one.
- ANC
-
- ALU
-
- ALS
-
noun,
Indian mulberry.
- ale
-
noun,
a malt beverage, darker, heavier, and more bitter than beer, containing about 6 percent alcohol by volume.
- ALC
-
- AES
-
noun,
any of various early forms of bronze or copper money used in ancient Rome.
Compare as2 (def 1).
- AEC
-
- ACT
-
noun,
anything done, being done, or to be done; deed; performance:
- ARS
-
- ACS
-
- ACE
-
noun,
a playing card or die marked with or having the value indicated by a single spot:
- abt
-
- abn
-
- Abe
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Abraham.
- ABC
-
noun,
ABC's (defs 1, 3).
- AUC
-
- Ar.
-
- an.
-
- al.
-
- ac-
-
- ab-
-
- 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.
- ARU
-
- BLS
-
- BTU
-
noun,
the amount of heat required to raise the temperature of 1 pound (0.4 kg) of water 1°F. Abbreviation: Btu, BTU, B.t.u., B.T.U., B.th.u.
- ble
-
- BLA
-
- Ben
-
noun,
the inner or back room of a two-room cottage, especially when used as a combined parlor and bedroom.
- Bel
-
noun,
a unit of power ratio, equal to 10 decibels.
- bec
-
- BEA
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Beatrice.
- BCS
-
- Bat
-
noun,
Sports.
the wooden club used in certain games, as baseball and cricket, to strike the ball.
a racket, especially one used in badminton or table tennis.
a whip used by a jockey.
the act of using a club or racket in a game.
the right or turn to use a club or racket.
- BAS
-
noun,
an aspect of the soul, represented as a human-headed bird.
- Ban
-
noun,
the act of prohibiting by law; interdiction.
- Bac
-
- Br.
-
- BSC
-
- asb
-
- bl.
-
- be-
-
- BCL
-
- BCE
-
- ATS
-
noun,
a money of account of Laos, the 100th part of a kip.
- ATC
-
- ATB
-
- at.
-
- ASU
-
- ast
-
- ASR
-
- ASN
-
- ase
-
- ESL
-
- els
-
noun,
Informal. elevated railroad.
- ESU
-
- Re.
-
- Reb
-
noun,
a Confederate soldier.
- REA
-
- RCT
-
- RCN
-
- RCA
-
- RBC
-
- rat
-
noun,
any of several long-tailed rodents of the family Muridae, of the genus Rattus and related genera, distinguished from the mouse by being larger.
- RAS
-
noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- RAN
-
noun,
a sea goddess who drags down ships and drowns sailors: the wife of Aegir.
- Rae
-
noun,
John, 1813–93, Scottish surgeon and Arctic explorer.
- Rab
-
noun,
a wooden beater for mixing plaster or mortar.
- RCS
-
- res
-
noun,
an object or thing; matter.
- NUS
-
noun,
the 13th letter of the Greek alphabet (Ν, ν).
- NUL
-
- nub
-
noun,
the point, gist, or heart of something.
- NSU
-
- NSC
-
- NSA
-
- NRC
-
- NRA
-
- nr.
-
- NET
-
noun,
a bag or other contrivance of strong thread or cord worked into an open, meshed fabric, for catching fish, birds, or other animals:
- NES
-
- REC
-
noun,
recreation.
- ret
-
verb (used with object),
to soak in water or expose to moisture, as flax or hemp, to facilitate the removal of the fiber from the woody tissue by partial rotting.
- NEB
-
noun,
a bill or beak, as of a bird.
- San
-
noun,
a member of a nomadic aboriginal people of southern Africa.
- SEN
-
noun,
a money of account of Japan, the 100th part of a yen, now used only in certain quotations, as on foreign exchange.
- SEL
-
noun, adjective, pronoun,
self.
- sea
-
noun,
the salt waters that cover the greater part of the earth's surface.
- se-
-
- SCB
-
- sc.
-
- SBE
-
- SBA
-
- sb.
-
- Sau
-
noun,
German name of Sava.
- SAR
-
- Sal
-
noun,
salt1 .
- RNA
-
- SAE
-
- SAC
-
noun,
a baglike structure in an animal, plant, or fungus, as one containing fluid.
- rut
-
noun,
a furrow or track in the ground, especially one made by the passage of a vehicle or vehicles.
- run
-
noun,
an act or instance, or a period of running:
- Rue
-
noun,
sorrow; repentance; regret.
- rub
-
noun,
an act or instance of rubbing:
- RTS
-
- rte
-
- rt.
-
- RSE
-
- RSA
-
- Rs.
-
- NEC
-
- uts
-
noun,
the syllable once generally used for the first tone or keynote of a scale and sometimes for the tone C: now commonly superseded by do.
- NEA
-
- LAR
-
noun,
(initial capital letter) Roman Religion. any of the Lares.
- LAC
-
noun,
a resinous substance deposited on the twigs of various trees in southern Asia by the female of the lac insect: used in the manufacture of varnishes, sealing wax, etc., and in the production of a red coloring matter.
Compare shellac (defs 1, 2).
- lub
-
- ltr
-
- LTA
-
- LST
-
- LSC
-
- Lae
-
noun,
a seaport in E Papua New Guinea: used as a major supply base by the Japanese in World War II.
- Las
-
noun,
the syllable used for the sixth tone of a diatonic scale.
- NUT
-
noun,
a dry fruit consisting of an edible kernel or meat enclosed in a woody or leathery shell.
- ne-
-
- leu
-
noun,
a coin and monetary unit of Romania, equal to 100 bani. Abbreviation: L.
- let
-
noun,
British. a lease.
- Les
-
- Ler
-
noun,
the personification of the sea and the father of Manannan: corresponds to the Welsh Llyr.
- Len
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Leonard.
- lb.
-
plural,
pound.
- LBS
-
plural,
pound.
- LCT
-
- LCA
-
- Lt.
-
- NBC
-
- La.
-
- ETR
-
- NAB
-
verb (used with object),
to arrest or capture.
- ETS
-
- eu-
-
- nae
-
adverb,
no1 ; not.
- NBS
-
- Nat
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Nathan or Nathaniel.
- NbE
-
- NBA
-
- RU
-
- UT
-
noun,
the syllable once generally used for the first tone or keynote of a scale and sometimes for the tone C: now commonly superseded by do.
- L.
-
- A.
-
noun,
Agnolo (di Cosimo di Mariano) [ah-nyaw-law dee kaw-zee-maw dee mah-ryah-naw] /ˈɑ nyɔ lɔ di ˈkɔ zi mɔ di mɑˈryɑ nɔ/ (Show IPA), 1502–72, Italian painter.
- AU
-
plural,
to the; at the; with the.
- el
-
noun,
Informal. elevated railroad.
- LC
-
- Eb
-
- TE
-
noun,
ti1 .
- TL
-
- S.
-
- SA
-
- SL
-
- L2
-
- TN
-
- SN
-
- L1
-
- TC
-
- ln
-
- er
-
interjection,
(used to express or represent a pause, hesitation, uncertainty, etc.).
- NB
-
- TA
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- U.
-
- T1
-
- UC
-
- TB
-
- t.
-
- UB
-
- CB
-
- UL
-
- CE
-
- et
-
verb,
a simple past tense of eat.
- NU
-
noun,
the 13th letter of the Greek alphabet (Ν, ν).
- NC
-
- R.
-
- E.
-
noun,
Edward (St. John) 1925–2000, U.S. writer and illustrator.
- RA
-
noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- RC
-
- NA
-
adverb,
no1 .
- N.
-
- RN
-
- LU
-
noun,
a male or female given name, form of Lou.
- SU
-
- BC
-
- BA
-
noun,
an aspect of the soul, represented as a human-headed bird.
- B-
-
- LR
-
- CU
-
- le
-
- NL
-