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Word submatrixes has
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- submatrix
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noun,
a set of certain rows and columns of a given matrix.
- bauxites
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noun,
a rock consisting of aluminum oxides and hydroxides with various impurities: the principal ore of aluminum.
- matrixes
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noun,
something that constitutes the place or point from which something else originates, takes form, or develops:
- airbuses
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noun,
a short-range or medium-range commercial passenger airplane, especially one that is part of a frequent shuttlelike service between two popular destinations.
- marxists
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noun,
an adherent of Karl Marx or his theories.
- asterism
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noun,
Astronomy.
a group of stars.
a constellation.
- bustiers
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noun,
a woman's close-fitting, sleeveless, strapless top, often elasticized, usually having boning or facing to give it shape, and worn as a blouse.
- muriates
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noun,
(not in scientific use) any chloride, especially potassium chloride, KCl, used as a fertilizer.
- abstruse
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adjective,
hard to understand; recondite; esoteric:
- smarties
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noun,
a smart aleck.
- imbrutes
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verb (used with or without object),
to degrade or sink to the level of a brute.
- surtaxes
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noun,
an additional or extra tax on something already taxed.
- iambuses
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noun,
iamb.
- terbiums
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noun,
a rare-earth, metallic element present in certain minerals and yielding colorless salts. Symbol: Tb; atomic number: 65; atomic weight: 158.924; specific gravity: 8.25.
- aumbries
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noun,
ambry.
- exurbias
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noun,
a generalized area comprising the exurbs.
- exurbia
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noun,
a generalized area comprising the exurbs.
- basters
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noun,
a person or thing that bastes.
- rubasse
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noun,
a variety of bright-red rock crystal.
- ARTEMIS
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noun,
Also called Cynthia. an ancient Greek goddess, the daughter of Leto and the sister of Apollo, characterized as a virgin huntress and associated with the moon.
Compare Diana.
- Beatrix
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noun,
(Beatrix Wilhelmina Armgard) born 1938, queen of the Netherlands since 1980 (daughter of Juliana).
- sistrum
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noun,
an ancient Egyptian percussion instrument consisting of a looped metal frame set in a handle and fitted with loose crossbars that rattle when shaken.
- sauries
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noun,
a sharp-snouted fish, Scomberesox saurus, inhabiting temperate regions of the Atlantic Ocean.
- erbiums
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noun,
a rare-earth metallic element, having pink salts. Symbol: Er; atomic weight: 167.26; atomic number: 68.
- breasts
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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.
- trismus
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noun,
a spasm of the jaw muscles that makes it difficult to open the mouth.
- streams
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noun,
a body of water flowing in a channel or watercourse, as a river, rivulet, or brook. Synonyms: rill, run, streamlet, runnel.
- misuser
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noun,
abuse of a right; unlawful use of an office, franchise, benefit, etc.
- tsarism
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noun,
czarism.
- bauxite
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noun,
a rock consisting of aluminum oxides and hydroxides with various impurities: the principal ore of aluminum.
- misters
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noun,
(initial capital letter) a conventional title of respect for a man, prefixed to the name and to certain official designations (usually written as the abbreviation Mr.).
- 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.
- Marxist
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noun,
an adherent of Karl Marx or his theories.
- strumas
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noun,
a river in S Europe, flowing SE through SW Bulgaria and NE Greece into the Aegean. 225 miles (362 km) long.
- Matisse
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noun,
Henri [ahn-ree] /ɑ̃ˈri/ (Show IPA), 1869–1954, French painter.
- auxesis
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noun,
growth, especially that resulting from an increase in cell size.
- terbium
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noun,
a rare-earth, metallic element present in certain minerals and yielding colorless salts. Symbol: Tb; atomic number: 65; atomic weight: 158.924; specific gravity: 8.25.
- terbias
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noun,
an amorphous white powder, Tb 2 O 3 .
- matures
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adjective,
complete in natural growth or development, as plant and animal forms:
- aurists
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noun,
a physician specializing in the treatment of ear diseases; otologist.
- Maurist
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noun,
a member of the Benedictine “Congregation of St. Maur,” founded in France in 1618, distinguished for its scholarship and literary works: suppressed during the French Revolution.
- submits
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verb (used with object),
to give over or yield to the power or authority of another (often used reflexively).
- atriums
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noun,
Architecture.
Also called cavaedium. the main or central room of an ancient Roman house, open to the sky at the center and usually having a pool for the collection of rain water.
a courtyard, flanked or surrounded by porticoes, in front of an early or medieval Christian church.
a skylit central court in a contemporary building or house.
- samites
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noun,
a heavy silk fabric, sometimes interwoven with gold, worn in the Middle Ages.
- timbers
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noun,
the wood of growing trees suitable for structural uses.
- bruises
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noun,
an injury due to bruising; contusion.
- timbres
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noun,
Acoustics, Phonetics. the characteristic quality of a sound, independent of pitch and loudness, from which its source or manner of production can be inferred. Timbre depends on the relative strengths of the components of different frequencies, which are determined by resonance.
- bruxism
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noun,
teeth grinding.
- masseur
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noun,
a man who provides massage as a profession or occupation.
- Erastus
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noun,
Thomas [tom-uh s;; German toh-mahs] /ˈtɒm əs;; German ˈtoʊ mɑs/ (Show IPA), 1524–83, Swiss-German theologian.
- barites
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noun,
a common mineral, barium sulfate, BaSO 4 , occurring in white, yellow, or colorless tabular crystals: the principal ore of barium.
- bariums
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noun,
a whitish, malleable, active, divalent, metallic element, occurring in combination chiefly as barite or as witherite. Symbol: Ba; atomic weight: 137.34; atomic number: 56; specific gravity: 3.5 at 20°C.
- suimate
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noun,
self-mate.
- autisms
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noun,
Psychiatry. a pervasive developmental disorder of children, characterized by impaired communication, excessive rigidity, and emotional detachment: now considered one of the autism spectrum disorders.
- mixture
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noun,
a product of mixing.
- surbase
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noun,
a molding above a base, as that immediately above a baseboard, the crowning molding of a pedestal, etc.
- imbrues
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verb (used with object),
to stain:
- uremias
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noun,
a condition resulting from the retention in the blood of constituents normally excreted in the urine.
- imbrute
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verb (used with or without object),
to degrade or sink to the level of a brute.
- bustier
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noun,
a woman's close-fitting, sleeveless, strapless top, often elasticized, usually having boning or facing to give it shape, and worn as a blouse.
- muriate
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noun,
(not in scientific use) any chloride, especially potassium chloride, KCl, used as a fertilizer.
- bestirs
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verb (used with object),
to stir up; rouse to action (often used reflexively):
- musters
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noun,
an assembling of troops or persons for formal inspection or other purposes.
- surmise
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noun,
a matter of conjecture.
- bisters
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noun,
bistre.
- bistres
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noun,
a brown pigment extracted from the soot of wood, often used in pen and wash drawings.
- braises
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verb (used with object),
to cook (meat, fish, or vegetables) by sautéeing in fat and then simmering slowly in very little liquid.
- musties
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noun,
(formerly) a kind of snuff having a musty flavor.
- busters
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noun,
a person who breaks up something:
- braxies
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noun,
Also called bradsot. an acute inflammatory disease of the intestines of sheep, caused by a bacterium, Clostridium septicum.
- ambries
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noun,
Also called armarium. Ecclesiastical. a recess in the wall of a church or a cupboard in the sacristy where sacred vessels, books, vestments, etc., are kept.
- Erasmus
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noun,
Desiderius [des-i-deer-ee-uh s] /ˌdɛs ɪˈdɪər i əs/ (Show IPA), 1466?–1536, Dutch humanist, scholar, theologian, and writer.
- brassie
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noun,
a club with a wooden head, the brass-plated face of which has more slope than a driver but less than a spoon, for hitting long, low drives on the fairway.
- imarets
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noun,
(in Turkey) a hospice for pilgrims, travelers, etc.
- subsea
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adjective,
occurring, working, etc., under the sea or ocean:
- barit.
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- barite
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noun,
a common mineral, barium sulfate, BaSO 4 , occurring in white, yellow, or colorless tabular crystals: the principal ore of barium.
- imbrue
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verb (used with object),
to stain:
- Sambre
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noun,
a river in W Europe, flowing NE through N France and S Belgium into the Meuse at Namur: battle 1918. 120 miles (193 km) long.
- Tassie
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noun,
tass.
- Sumter
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noun,
a city in central South Carolina.
- masers
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noun,
a device for amplifying electromagnetic waves by stimulated emission of radiation.
- matrix
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noun,
something that constitutes the place or point from which something else originates, takes form, or develops:
- Maseru
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noun,
a town in and the capital of Lesotho, in the NW part.
- bruise
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noun,
an injury due to bruising; contusion.
- terais
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noun,
a marshy lowland area in N India and S Nepal, between the Ganges and the foothills of the Himalayas.
- birses
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noun,
a short hair of the beard or body; a bristle.
- matri-
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- bister
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noun,
bistre.
- biuret
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noun,
a white crystalline substance, C 2 H 5 O 2 N 3 ⋅H 2 O, soluble in water and alcohol, used for the identification of urea, from which it is formed on heating.
- bitser
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noun,
a mongrel dog.
- Master
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noun,
a person with the ability or power to use, control, or dispose of something:
- siesta
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noun,
a midday or afternoon rest or nap, especially as taken in Spain and Latin America.
- bruits
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noun,
Medicine/Medical. any generally abnormal sound or murmur heard on auscultation.
- imaret
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noun,
(in Turkey) a hospice for pilgrims, travelers, etc.
- maters
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noun,
British Informal. mother1 .
- bistre
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noun,
a brown pigment extracted from the soot of wood, often used in pen and wash drawings.
- terbia
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noun,
an amorphous white powder, Tb 2 O 3 .
- brumes
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noun,
mist; fog.
- biters
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noun,
a person or animal that bites, especially habitually or viciously:
- imbrex
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noun,
a convex tile, used especially in ancient Rome to cover joints in a tile roof.
- Bissau
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noun,
a seaport in and the capital of Guinea-Bissau, in the W part.
- samite
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noun,
a heavy silk fabric, sometimes interwoven with gold, worn in the Middle Ages.
- barium
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noun,
a whitish, malleable, active, divalent, metallic element, occurring in combination chiefly as barite or as witherite. Symbol: Ba; atomic weight: 137.34; atomic number: 56; specific gravity: 3.5 at 20°C.
- Seurat
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noun,
Georges [zhawrzh] /ʒɔrʒ/ (Show IPA), 1859–91, French (pointillist) painter.
- Mabuse
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noun,
Jan [Flemish yahn] /Flemish yɑn/ (Show IPA), (Jan Gossaert or Gossart) 1478?–1533? Flemish painter.
- sutras
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noun,
Hinduism. a collection of aphorisms relating to some aspect of the conduct of life.
- extras
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noun,
something extra or additional:
- braise
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verb (used with object),
to cook (meat, fish, or vegetables) by sautéeing in fat and then simmering slowly in very little liquid.
- tabers
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noun,
tabor.
- suites
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noun,
a number of things forming a series or set.
- sebums
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noun,
the fatty secretion of the sebaceous glands.
- B-axis
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noun,
the horizontal crystallographic axis that is in a right-left position.
- extra-
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- Baxter
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noun,
Richard, 1615–91, English Puritan preacher, scholar, and writer.
- satire
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noun,
the use of irony, sarcasm, ridicule, or the like, in exposing, denouncing, or deriding vice, folly, etc.
- Beirut
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noun,
a seaport in and the capital of Lebanon.
- 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.
- sautes
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noun,
a dish of sautéed food.
- beauts
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noun,
(often used ironically) something or someone beautiful, remarkable, or amazing.
- breams
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noun,
any of various freshwater fishes of the genus Abramis, as A. brama, of Europe, with a compressed, deep body and silvery scales.
- beasts
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noun,
any nonhuman animal, especially a large, four-footed mammal.
- Batumi
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noun,
a seaport in and the capital of Adzharistan, in the SW Georgian Republic, on the Black Sea.
- Brieux
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noun,
Eugène [œ-zhen] /œˈʒɛn/ (Show IPA), 1858–1932, French playwright, journalist, and editor.
- Tarsus
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noun,
Anatomy, Zoology. the bones of the proximal segment of the foot; the bones between the tibia and the metatarsus, contributing to the construction of the ankle joint.
- surtax
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noun,
an additional or extra tax on something already taxed.
- exists
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verb (used without object),
to have actual being; be:
- exurbs
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noun,
a small, usually prosperous, community situated beyond the suburbs of a city.
- Marius
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noun,
Gaius, c155–86 b.c, Roman general and consul: opponent of Lucius Cornelius Sulla.
- Marist
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noun,
a member of a religious order founded in Lyons, France, in 1816 for missionary and educational work in the name of the Virgin Mary.
- subset
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noun,
a set that is a part of a larger set.
- sexist
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noun,
a person who has sexist attitudes or behaves in a sexist manner.
- Basset
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noun,
one of a breed of hounds having short legs, long body and ears, and usually a black, tan, and white coat.
- maists
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adjective, noun, adverb,
most.
- Tarbes
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noun,
a city in and the capital of Hautes-Pyrénées, in SW France.
- baster
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noun,
a person or thing that bastes.
- iambus
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noun,
iamb.
- imbues
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verb (used with object),
to impregnate or inspire, as with feelings, opinions, etc.:
- Serbia
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noun,
a republic in S Europe since 2006; includes the autonomous province of Vojvodina and claims sovereignty over the autonomous province of Kosovo, which has declared itself independent; formerly part of Yugoslavia, in the N part: a former kingdom in S Europe. 34,116 sq. mi. (88,360 sq. km). Capital: Belgrade.
- serais
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noun,
(in Eastern countries) a caravansary.
- bastes
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noun,
liquid used to moisten and flavor food during cooking:
- sexism
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noun,
attitudes or behavior based on traditional stereotypes of gender roles.
- bestir
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verb (used with object),
to stir up; rouse to action (often used reflexively):
- stimes
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noun,
the smallest bit; a drop, taste, or glimpse.
- sabirs
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noun,
lingua franca (def 2).
- autism
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noun,
Psychiatry. a pervasive developmental disorder of children, characterized by impaired communication, excessive rigidity, and emotional detachment: now considered one of the autism spectrum disorders.
- mitres
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noun,
Bartolomé [bahr-taw-law-me] /ˌbɑr tɔ lɔˈmɛ/ (Show IPA), 1821–1906, Argentine soldier, statesman, and author: president of Argentina 1862–68.
- resist
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noun,
a substance that prevents or inhibits some effect from taking place, as a coating on a surface of a metallic printing plate that prevents or inhibits corrosion of the metal by acid.
- ambers
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noun,
a pale yellow, sometimes reddish or brownish, fossil resin of vegetable origin, translucent, brittle, and capable of gaining a negative electrical charge by friction and of being an excellent insulator: used for making jewelry and other ornamental articles.
- bursts
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noun,
an act or instance of bursting.
- ambits
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noun,
circumference; circuit.
- burses
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noun,
a pouch or case for some special purpose.
- Tumbes
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noun,
a seaport in NW Peru.
- bursas
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noun,
Anatomy, Zoology. a pouch, sac, or vesicle, especially a sac containing synovia, to facilitate motion, as between a tendon and a bone.
- mixers
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noun,
a person or thing that mixes.
- erbium
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noun,
a rare-earth metallic element, having pink salts. Symbol: Er; atomic weight: 167.26; atomic number: 68.
- rabies
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noun,
an infectious disease of dogs, cats, and other animals, transmitted to humans by the bite of an infected animal and usually fatal if prophylactic treatment is not administered: caused by an RNA virus of the rhabdovirus group; hydrophobia.
- umbras
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noun,
shade; shadow.
- 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.
- buries
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noun,
Nautical. housing1 (def 8a, b).
- miters
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noun,
the official headdress of a bishop in the Western Church, in its modern form a tall cap with a top deeply cleft crosswise, the outline of the front and back resembling that of a pointed arch.
- Buriat
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noun,
Buryat.
- tsuris
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noun,
trouble; woe.
- sitars
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noun,
a lute of India with a small, pear-shaped body and a long, broad, fretted neck.
- arises
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verb (used without object),
to get up from sitting, lying, or kneeling; rise:
- Mister
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noun,
(initial capital letter) a conventional title of respect for a man, prefixed to the name and to certain official designations (usually written as the abbreviation Mr.).
- Straus
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noun,
Isidor, 1845–1912, U.S. retail merchant and politician, born in Bavaria: congressman 1894–95 (brother of Nathan and Oscar Solomon Straus).
- umbers
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noun,
an earth consisting chiefly of a hydrated oxide of iron and some oxide of manganese, used in its natural state as a brown pigment (raw umber) or, after heating, as a reddish-brown pigment (burnt umber)
- remits
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noun,
Law. a transfer of the record of an action from one tribunal to another, particularly from an appellate court to the court of original jurisdiction.
- armets
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noun,
a completely enclosed helmet having a visor and hinged cheek pieces fastened under the chin.
- Musset
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noun,
(Louis Charles) Alfred de [lwee sharl al-fred duh] /lwi ʃarl alˈfrɛd də/ (Show IPA), 1810–57, French poet, dramatist, and novelist.
- smites
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Idioms,
smite hip and thigh. hip1 (def 9).
- raises
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noun,
an increase in amount, as of wages:
- smears
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noun,
an oily, greasy, viscous, or wet substance, especially a dab of such a substance.
- ramets
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noun,
an individual of a clone.
- Ramses
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noun,
the name of several kings of ancient Egypt.
- embars
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verb (used with object),
to stop or hinder, as by a bar.
- stares
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noun,
a staring gaze; a fixed look with the eyes wide open:
- smarts
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noun,
a sharp local pain, usually superficial, as from a wound, blow, or sting.
- muster
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noun,
an assembling of troops or persons for formal inspection or other purposes.
- steams
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noun,
water in the form of an invisible gas or vapor.
- Umbria
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noun,
an ancient district in central and N Italy.
- uremia
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noun,
a condition resulting from the retention in the blood of constituents normally excreted in the urine.
- Buster
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noun,
a person who breaks up something:
- rebuts
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verb (used with object),
to refute by evidence or argument.
- urates
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noun,
a salt of uric acid.
- sixtes
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noun,
the sixth of eight defensive positions.
- urases
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noun,
urease.
- airbus
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noun,
a short-range or medium-range commercial passenger airplane, especially one that is part of a frequent shuttlelike service between two popular destinations.
- remiss
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adjective,
negligent, careless, or slow in performing one's duty, business, etc.:
- busies
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adjective,
actively and attentively engaged in work or a pastime:
- stream
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noun,
a body of water flowing in a channel or watercourse, as a river, rivulet, or brook. Synonyms: rill, run, streamlet, runnel.
- misuse
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noun,
wrong or improper use; misapplication.
- armies
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noun,
the military forces of a nation, exclusive of the navy and in some countries the air force.
- timber
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noun,
the wood of growing trees suitable for structural uses.
- assume
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verb (used with object),
to take for granted or without proof:
Synonyms: suppose, presuppose; postulate, posit.
- truism
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noun,
a self-evident, obvious truth.
- assure
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verb (used with object),
to declare earnestly to; inform or tell positively; state with confidence to:
- meatus
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noun,
an opening or foramen, especially in a bone or bony structure, as the opening of the ear or nose.
- subers
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noun,
cork (def 6).
- timers
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noun,
a person or thing that times.
- submit
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verb (used with object),
to give over or yield to the power or authority of another (often used reflexively).
- mbiras
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noun,
a musical instrument of Africa usually made out of a gourd that serves as a resonating box, to which vibrating metal or wooden strips are attached for plucking.
- timbre
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noun,
Acoustics, Phonetics. the characteristic quality of a sound, independent of pitch and loudness, from which its source or manner of production can be inferred. Timbre depends on the relative strengths of the components of different frequencies, which are determined by resonance.
- Atreus
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noun,
the father of Plisthenes, Agamemnon, Menelaus, and Anaxibia upon whose house Thyestes pronounced a curse.
- Russia
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noun,
Also called Russian Empire. Russian Rossiya. a former empire in E Europe and N and W Asia: overthrown by the Russian Revolution 1917. Capital: St. Petersburg (1703–1917).
- atrium
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noun,
Architecture.
Also called cavaedium. the main or central room of an ancient Roman house, open to the sky at the center and usually having a pool for the collection of rain water.
a courtyard, flanked or surrounded by porticoes, in front of an early or medieval Christian church.
a skylit central court in a contemporary building or house.
- Timaru
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noun,
a seaport on the E coast of South Island, in S New Zealand.
- simars
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noun,
Also, cymar. a loose, lightweight jacket or robe for women, fashionable in the 17th and 18th centuries.
- Mauser
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noun,
Peter Paul, 1838–1914, and his brother, Wilhelm, 1834–82, German inventors of firearms.
- sabres
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noun,
a heavy, one-edged sword, usually slightly curved, used especially by cavalry.
- aurist
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noun,
a physician specializing in the treatment of ear diseases; otologist.
- Aussie
-
noun,
an Australian.
- mature
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adjective,
complete in natural growth or development, as plant and animal forms:
- Auster
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noun,
the south wind personified.
- austr-
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- merits
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noun,
claim to respect and praise; excellence; worth.
- I-beam
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noun,
a rolled or extruded metal beam having a cross section resembling an I.
Compare H-beam.
- Assiut
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noun,
Asyut.
- rubies
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noun,
a red variety of corundum, used as a gem.
- strums
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noun,
the act of strumming.
- rumbas
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noun,
a dance, Cuban in origin and complex in rhythm.
- stumer
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noun,
something bogus or fraudulent.
- tmesis
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noun,
the interpolation of one or more words between the parts of a compound word, as be thou ware for beware.
- Sister
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noun,
a female offspring having both parents in common with another offspring; female sibling.
- tissue
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noun,
Biology. an aggregate of similar cells and cell products forming a definite kind of structural material with a specific function, in a multicellular organism.
- estrus
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noun,
Also, estrum [es-truh m] /ˈɛs trəm/ (Show IPA), oestrus. the period of heat or rut; the period of maximum sexual receptivity of the female.
- Struma
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noun,
Pathology. goiter.
- assert
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Idioms,
assert oneself, to insist on one's rights, declare one's views forcefully, etc.:
- russet
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noun,
yellowish brown, light brown, or reddish brown.
- misers
-
noun,
a person who lives in wretched circumstances in order to save and hoard money.
- Sisera
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noun,
the commander of the Canaanite army of King Jabin: killed by Jael. Judges 4:17–22.
- exurb
-
noun,
a small, usually prosperous, community situated beyond the suburbs of a city.
- smear
-
noun,
an oily, greasy, viscous, or wet substance, especially a dab of such a substance.
- ERISA
-
noun,
Employee Retirement Income Security Act.
- embar
-
verb (used with object),
to stop or hinder, as by a bar.
- simar
-
noun,
Also, cymar. a loose, lightweight jacket or robe for women, fashionable in the 17th and 18th centuries.
- sitar
-
noun,
a lute of India with a small, pear-shaped body and a long, broad, fretted neck.
- embus
-
verb (used with or without object),
to get or put on a bus.
- sites
-
noun,
the position or location of a town, building, etc., especially as to its environment:
- etuis
-
noun,
a small, often decorative case, especially one for needles, toilet articles, or the like.
- Siret
-
noun,
a river in SE Europe, flowing SE from the Carpathian Mountains in Ukraine, through E Romania to the Danube. 270 miles (435 km) long.
- emirs
-
noun,
a chieftain, prince, commander, or head of state in some Islamic countries.
- Smart
-
noun,
a sharp local pain, usually superficial, as from a wound, blow, or sting.
- situs
-
noun,
position; situation.
- emits
-
verb (used with object),
to send forth (liquid, light, heat, sound, particles, etc.); discharge.
- estab
-
- exits
-
noun,
a way or passage out:
- sexts
-
noun,
the fourth of the seven canonical hours, or the service for it, originally fixed for the sixth hour of the day taken as noon.
- simas
-
noun,
an assemblage of rocks, rich in silica and magnesium, that constitutes the lower layer of the earth's crust and is found beneath the ocean floors and the sial of continents.
- exist
-
verb (used without object),
to have actual being; be:
- iambs
-
noun,
a foot of two syllables, a short followed by a long in quantitative meter, or an unstressed followed by a stressed in accentual meter, as in Come live / with me / and be / my love.
- seti-
-
- sixte
-
noun,
the sixth of eight defensive positions.
- Sixes
-
noun,
a cardinal number, five plus one.
- sexi-
-
- sires
-
noun,
the male parent of a quadruped.
- marts
-
noun,
market; trading center; trade center.
- serum
-
noun,
the clear, pale-yellow liquid that separates from the clot in the coagulation of blood; blood serum.
- Mists
-
noun,
a cloudlike aggregation of minute globules of water suspended in the atmosphere at or near the earth's surface, reducing visibility to a lesser degree than fog.
- Rimas
-
noun,
a female given name.
- mixes
-
noun,
an act or instance of mixing.
- mixer
-
noun,
a person or thing that mixes.
- Mitre
-
noun,
Bartolomé [bahr-taw-law-me] /ˌbɑr tɔ lɔˈmɛ/ (Show IPA), 1821–1906, Argentine soldier, statesman, and author: president of Argentina 1862–68.
- Mitra
-
noun,
the mitriform pileus of certain fungi.
- mites
-
noun,
any of numerous small to microscopic arachnids of the subclass Acari, including species that are parasitic on animals and plants or that feed on decaying matter and stored foods.
- miter
-
noun,
the official headdress of a bishop in the Western Church, in its modern form a tall cap with a top deeply cleft crosswise, the outline of the front and back resembling that of a pointed arch.
- rimes
-
noun,
Also called rime ice. an opaque coating of tiny, white, granular ice particles, caused by the rapid freezing of supercooled water droplets on impact with an object.
Compare frost (def 3), glaze (def 17).
- rises
-
noun,
an act or instance of rising.
- Missa
-
noun,
Mass.
- rests
-
noun,
the refreshing quiet or repose of sleep:
- Miss.
-
- mises
-
noun,
a settlement or agreement.
- miser
-
noun,
a person who lives in wretched circumstances in order to save and hoard money.
- mires
-
noun,
a tract or area of wet, swampy ground; bog; marsh.
- rubes
-
noun,
an unsophisticated person from a rural area; hick.
- Miass
-
noun,
a city in the S Russian Federation in Asia, near the Ural Mountains, W of Chelyabinsk.
- rumba
-
noun,
a dance, Cuban in origin and complex in rhythm.
- metr-
-
- Metis
-
noun,
any person of mixed ancestry.
- ribat
-
noun,
a building housing a community of Sufis.
- resit
-
noun,
a test or examination that is retaken.
- meta-
-
- Reaum
-
- raise
-
noun,
an increase in amount, as of wages:
- ramet
-
noun,
an individual of a clone.
- ramie
-
noun,
an Asian shrub, Boehmeria nivea, of the nettle family, yielding a fiber used especially in making textiles.
- ramus
-
noun,
a branch, as of a plant, vein, bone, etc.
- rases
-
verb (used with object),
raze.
- mutes
-
noun,
Offensive. a person incapable of speech.
- rates
-
noun,
the amount of a charge or payment with reference to some basis of calculation:
- musts
-
noun,
something necessary, vital, or required:
- reams
-
noun,
a standard quantity of paper, consisting of 20 quires or 500 sheets (formerly 480 sheets), or 516 sheets (printer's ream or perfect ream)
- rebus
-
noun,
a representation of a word or phrase by pictures, symbols, etc., that suggest that word or phrase or its syllables:
- MSBus
-
- murex
-
noun,
any marine gastropod of the genus Murex, common in tropical seas, certain species of which yield the royal purple dye valued by the ancients.
- Mures
-
noun,
a river in SE central Europe, flowing W from the Carpathian Mountains in central Romania to the Tisza River in S Hungary. 400 miles (645 km) long.
- rebut
-
verb (used with object),
to refute by evidence or argument.
- Murat
-
noun,
Joachim [zhaw-a-keem] /ʒɔ aˈkim/ (Show IPA), 1767?–1815, French marshal: king of Naples 1808–15.
- muras
-
noun,
(in Japan) a village; hamlet.
- Reims
-
noun,
a city in NE France: cathedral; unconditional surrender of Germany May 7, 1945.
- reist
-
verb (used without object),
reest2 .
- remit
-
noun,
Law. a transfer of the record of an action from one tribunal to another, particularly from an appellate court to the court of original jurisdiction.
- remix
-
noun,
a remixed recording.
- Remus
-
noun,
Roman Legend. See under Romulus (def 1).
- metas
-
noun,
(in ancient Rome) a column or post, or a group of columns or posts, placed at each end of a racetrack to mark the turning places.
- mesas
-
noun,
a land formation, less extensive than a plateau, having steep walls and a relatively flat top and common in arid and semiarid parts of the southwestern U.S. and Mexico.
- IATSE
-
- seats
-
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.
- satem
-
adjective,
belonging to or consisting of those branches of the Indo-European family in which alveolar or palatal fricatives, as the sounds (s) or (sh), developed in ancient times from Proto-Indo-European palatal stops: the satem branches are Indo-Iranian, Armenian, Slavic, Baltic, and Albanian.
- sates
-
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.
- Satie
-
noun,
Erik Alfred Leslie [e-reek al-fred les-lee] /ɛˈrik alˈfrɛd lɛsˈli/ (Show IPA), 1866–1925, French composer.
- satis
-
noun,
a Hindu practice whereby a widow immolates herself on the funeral pyre of her husband: now abolished by law.
- saute
-
noun,
a dish of sautéed food.
- iters
-
noun,
a canal or passage.
- seams
-
noun,
the line formed by sewing together pieces of cloth, leather, or the like.
- Sears
-
noun,
Richard Warren, 1863–1914, U.S. mail-order retailer.
- issue
-
noun,
the act of sending out or putting forth; promulgation; distribution:
- sebi-
-
- mairs
-
adjective, noun, adverb,
more.
- sebum
-
noun,
the fatty secretion of the sebaceous glands.
- isbas
-
noun,
izba.
- seism
-
noun,
an earthquake.
- semi-
-
- semis
-
noun,
a copper coin of ancient Rome, the half part of an as.
- serai
-
noun,
(in Eastern countries) a caravansary.
- irate
-
adjective,
angry; enraged:
- imbue
-
verb (used with object),
to impregnate or inspire, as with feelings, opinions, etc.:
- Ibert
-
noun,
Jacques François Antoine [zhahk frahn-swa ahn-twan] /ʒɑk frɑ̃ˈswa ɑ̃ˈtwan/ (Show IPA), 1890–1962, French composer.
- saris
-
noun,
a garment worn by Hindu women, consisting of a long piece of cotton or silk wrapped around the body with one end draped over the head or over one shoulder.
- maist
-
adjective, noun, adverb,
most.
- Russ.
-
abbreviation,
Russia.
- matr-
-
- merit
-
noun,
claim to respect and praise; excellence; worth.
- rusts
-
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.
- Mears
-
noun,
mere3 .
- Saber
-
noun,
a heavy, one-edged sword, usually slightly curved, used especially by cavalry.
- Sabir
-
noun,
lingua franca (def 2).
- mbira
-
noun,
a musical instrument of Africa usually made out of a gourd that serves as a resonating box, to which vibrating metal or wooden strips are attached for plucking.
- maxis
-
noun,
maxiskirt.
- SABRE
-
noun,
a heavy, one-edged sword, usually slightly curved, used especially by cavalry.
- Matsu
-
noun,
a pine, Pinus massoniana, of China, yielding a wood used in furniture-making, the construction of houses, etc.
- mater
-
noun,
British Informal. mother1 .
- Marie
-
noun,
(Marie Alexandra Victoria of Saxe-Coburg) 1875–1938, queen of Romania 1914–27.
- Saite
-
noun,
a native or citizen of Saïs.
- masts
-
noun,
Nautical.
a spar or structure rising above the hull and upper portions of a ship or boat to hold sails, spars, rigging, booms, signals, etc., at some point on the fore-and-aft line, as a foremast or mainmast.
any of a number of individual spars composing such a structure, as a topmast supported on trestletrees at the head of a lower mast.
any of various portions of a single spar that are beside particular sails, as a top-gallant mast and royal mast formed as a single spar.
- mast-
-
- masse
-
noun,
a stroke made by hitting the cue ball with the cue held almost or quite perpendicular to the table.
- MASER
-
noun,
a device for amplifying electromagnetic waves by stimulated emission of radiation.
- Marut
-
noun,
any of a group of storm gods, the offspring of Rudra.
- easts
-
noun,
a cardinal point of the compass, 90° to the right of north. Abbreviation: E.
- Marti
-
noun,
José [haw-se] /hɔˈsɛ/ (Show IPA), 1853–1895, Cuban patriot and writer.
- marse
-
noun,
(used chiefly in representation of southern black speech) master.
- Maris
-
noun,
Roger (Eugene) 1934–85, U.S. baseball player.
- Smuts
-
noun,
Jan Christiaan [Dutch yahn kris-tee-ahn] /Dutch yɑn ˈkrɪs tiˌɑn/ (Show IPA), 1870–1950, South African statesman and general: prime minister 1919–24, 1939–48.
- smite
-
Idioms,
smite hip and thigh. hip1 (def 9).
- barms
-
noun,
yeast formed on malt liquors while fermenting.
- basts
-
noun,
Botany. phloem.
- Baume
-
noun,
Antoine, 1728–1804, French chemist and inventor.
- Tamis
-
noun,
a worsted cloth mesh constructed in open weave and having a corded face, used as a sieve or strainer.
- amiss
-
Idioms,
take amiss, to be offended at or resentful of (something not meant to cause offense or resentment); misunderstand:
- tubi-
-
- Bauer
-
noun,
Georg [gey-awrk] /geɪˈɔrk/ (Show IPA), Agricola, Georgius.
- tubes
-
noun,
a hollow, usually cylindrical body of metal, glass, rubber, or other material, used especially for conveying or containing liquids or gases.
- 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.
- Bates
-
noun,
Katherine Lee, 1859–1929, U.S. educator and author.
- baste
-
noun,
liquid used to moisten and flavor food during cooking:
- amirs
-
noun,
emir.
- 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.
- amuse
-
verb (used with object),
to hold the attention of (someone) pleasantly; entertain or divert in an enjoyable or cheerful manner:
- tares
-
noun,
any of various vetches, especially Vicia sativa.
- basis
-
noun,
the bottom or base of anything; the part on which something stands or rests.
- Basie
-
noun,
William ("Count") 1904–84, U.S. jazz pianist, bandleader, and composer.
- bases
-
noun,
plural of basis.
- Tarim
-
noun,
a river in NW China, in Xinjiang Uygur region. About 1300 miles (2090 km) long.
- tsars
-
noun,
czar.
- tames
-
adjective,
changed from the wild or savage state; domesticated:
- beams
-
noun,
any of various relatively long pieces of metal, wood, stone, etc., manufactured or shaped especially for use as rigid members or parts of structures or machines.
- Aries
-
noun,
Astronomy. the Ram, a zodiacal constellation between Pisces and Taurus.
- bemas
-
noun,
Eastern Church. the enclosed space surrounding the altar; the sanctuary or chancel.
- bests
-
noun,
something or someone that is best:
- umber
-
noun,
an earth consisting chiefly of a hydrated oxide of iron and some oxide of manganese, used in its natural state as a brown pigment (raw umber) or, after heating, as a reddish-brown pigment (burnt umber)
- Taber
-
noun,
tabor.
- Amber
-
noun,
a pale yellow, sometimes reddish or brownish, fossil resin of vegetable origin, translucent, brittle, and capable of gaining a negative electrical charge by friction and of being an excellent insulator: used for making jewelry and other ornamental articles.
- berms
-
noun,
Also, berme. Fortification. a horizontal surface between the exterior slope of a rampart and the moat.
- Beria
-
noun,
Lavrenti Pavlovich [luh v-ren-tee pav-loh-vich;; Russian luh-vryen-tyee puh-vlaw-vyich] /ləvˈrɛn ti pævˈloʊ vɪtʃ;; Russian lʌˈvryɛn tyi pʌˈvlɔ vyɪtʃ/ (Show IPA), 1899–1953, Soviet secret-police chief: executed for treason.
- ambi-
-
- berat
-
noun,
a city in S central Albania.
- tabes
-
noun,
a gradually progressive emaciation.
- 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.
- Beira
-
noun,
a seaport in central Mozambique.
- beaux
-
noun,
a plural of beau.
- beaut
-
noun,
(often used ironically) something or someone beautiful, remarkable, or amazing.
- tuxes
-
noun,
tuxedo.
- beats
-
noun,
a stroke or blow.
- tabis
-
noun,
a covering for the foot, similar to a sock, having a separate pouchlike stall for the large toe, worn especially in Japan, often with zoris.
- Amer.
-
- beast
-
noun,
any nonhuman animal, especially a large, four-footed mammal.
- Bart.
-
- baris
-
noun,
a seaport in SE Italy, on the Adriatic.
- Susie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Susanna or Susannah.
- tries
-
noun,
plural of try.
- Auber
-
noun,
Daniel François Esprit [da-nyel frahn-swa es-pree] /daˈnyɛl frɑ̃ˈswa ɛsˈpri/ (Show IPA), 1782–1871, French composer.
- Artie
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Arthur.
- tiers
-
noun,
one of a series of rows or ranks rising one behind or above another, as of seats in an amphitheater, boxes in a theater, guns in a man-of-war, or oars in an ancient galley.
- timer
-
noun,
a person or thing that times.
- astr.
-
- astir
-
adjective,
moving or stirring, especially with much activity or excitement:
- times
-
noun,
the system of those sequential relations that any event has to any other, as past, present, or future; indefinite and continuous duration regarded as that in which events succeed one another.
- aster
-
noun,
any composite plant of the genus Aster, having rays varying from white or pink to blue around a yellow disk.
- Assur
-
noun,
the god of war and supreme national god of Assyria.
- Tiber
-
noun,
a river in central Italy, flowing through Rome into the Mediterranean. 244 miles (395 km) long.
- asst.
-
- tires
-
noun,
British Dialect. fatigue.
- asset
-
noun,
a useful and desirable thing or quality:
- Asser
-
noun,
Tobias [toh-bahy-uh s;; Dutch taw-bee-ahs] /toʊˈbaɪ əs;; Dutch tɔˈbi ɑs/ (Show IPA), 1838–1913, Dutch jurist and statesman: Nobel Peace Prize 1911.
- tribe
-
noun,
any aggregate of people united by ties of descent from a common ancestor, community of customs and traditions, adherence to the same leaders, etc.
- trams
-
noun,
British. a streetcar.
- trass
-
noun,
a light-colored type of volcanic tuff used in making water-resistant cement and mortar.
- treas
-
- Tibur
-
noun,
ancient name of Tivoli.
- Texas
-
noun,
a deckhouse on a texas deck for the accommodation of officers.
- arise
-
verb (used without object),
to get up from sitting, lying, or kneeling; rise:
- T-bar
-
noun,
a rolled metal bar or beam with a cross section resembling a T .
- bares
-
verb,
simple past tense of bear1 .
- arium
-
- Arius
-
noun,
died a.d. 336, Christian priest at Alexandria: founder of Arianism.
- truss
-
noun,
Civil Engineering, Building Trades.
any of various structural frames based on the geometric rigidity of the triangle and composed of straight members subject only to longitudinal compression, tension, or both: functions as a beam or cantilever to support bridges, roofs, etc. Compare complete (def 8), incomplete (def 3), redundant (def 5c).
any of various structural frames constructed on principles other than the geometric rigidity of the triangle or deriving stability from other factors, as the rigidity of joints, the abutment of masonry, or the stiffness of beams.
- baits
-
noun,
food, or some substitute, used as a lure in fishing, trapping, etc.
- armet
-
noun,
a completely enclosed helmet having a visor and hinged cheek pieces fastened under the chin.
- taxes
-
noun,
a sum of money demanded by a government for its support or for specific facilities or services, levied upon incomes, property, sales, etc.
- taxis
-
noun,
arrangement or order, as in one of the physical sciences.
- arses
-
noun,
ass2 (defs 1, 2).
- Aust.
-
- teams
-
noun,
a number of persons forming one of the sides in a game or contest:
- arsis
-
noun,
Music. the upward stroke in conducting; upbeat.
Compare thesis (def 4).
- tears
-
- tera-
-
- Terai
-
noun,
a marshy lowland area in N India and S Nepal, between the Ganges and the foothills of the Himalayas.
- term.
-
- terms
-
noun,
a word or group of words designating something, especially in a particular field, as atom in physics, quietism in theology, adze in carpentry, or district leader in politics.
- trims
-
noun,
the condition, order, or fitness of a person or thing for action, work, use, etc.
- sutra
-
noun,
Hinduism. a collection of aphorisms relating to some aspect of the conduct of life.
- ambit
-
noun,
circumference; circuit.
- betas
-
noun,
the second letter of the Greek alphabet (β, B).
- suber
-
noun,
cork (def 6).
- stria
-
noun,
a slight or narrow furrow, ridge, stripe, or streak, especially one of a number in parallel arrangement:
- strum
-
noun,
the act of strumming.
- BSRet
-
- BSMet
-
- stums
-
noun,
unfermented or partly fermented grape juice.
- Urmia
-
noun,
Lake, a salt lake in NW Iran. About 2000 sq. mi. (5180 sq. km).
- abris
-
noun,
a shelter, especially a dugout.
- brute
-
noun,
a nonhuman creature; beast.
- stirs
-
noun,
the act of stirring or moving.
- Umbra
-
noun,
shade; shadow.
- Brusa
-
noun,
Bursa.
- brume
-
noun,
mist; fog.
- bruit
-
noun,
Medicine/Medical. any generally abnormal sound or murmur heard on auscultation.
- abstr
-
- brits
-
noun,
the group of small marine animals forming the food of whalebone whales.
- Brit.
-
- abuse
-
noun,
wrong or improper use; misuse:
- abets
-
verb (used with object),
to encourage, support, or countenance by aid or approval, usually in wrongdoing:
- Burma
-
noun,
a republic in SE Asia, on the Bay of Bengal. 261,789 sq. mi. (678,034 sq. km). Capital: Yangon.
- brims
-
noun,
the upper edge of anything hollow; rim; brink:
- Butes
-
noun,
phenylbutazone.
- 30-30
-
- Srta.
-
- sruti
-
noun,
the Vedas and some of the Upanishads, regarded as divinely revealed.
- Xerus
-
noun,
an African ground squirrel of the genus Xerus, having spiny fur, very short ears, and a long tail, and including the species X. rutilus of northeastern Africa and X. erythropus of western and central Africa.
- stabs
-
noun,
the act of stabbing.
- stair
-
noun,
one of a flight or series of steps for going from one level to another, as in a building.
- stare
-
noun,
a staring gaze; a fixed look with the eyes wide open:
- steam
-
noun,
water in the form of an invisible gas or vapor.
- Bursa
-
noun,
Anatomy, Zoology. a pouch, sac, or vesicle, especially a sac containing synovia, to facilitate motion, as between a tendon and a bone.
- busts
-
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.
- ster.
-
- Busra
-
noun,
Basra.
- buses
-
noun,
a large motor vehicle, having a long body, equipped with seats or benches for passengers, usually operating as part of a scheduled service; omnibus.
- sties
-
noun,
a pen or enclosure for swine; pigpen.
- stime
-
noun,
the smallest bit; a drop, taste, or glimpse.
- burst
-
noun,
an act or instance of bursting.
- burse
-
noun,
a pouch or case for some special purpose.
- brise
-
noun,
a ballet movement in which the dancer jumps off one foot, beats the legs together, and lands on both feet.
- tress
-
noun,
Usually, tresses. long locks or curls of hair.
- subst
-
- birse
-
noun,
a short hair of the beard or body; a bristle.
- urase
-
noun,
urease.
- bites
-
noun,
an act of biting.
- BMarE
-
- Brass
-
noun,
any of various metal alloys consisting mainly of copper and zinc.
- Sumer
-
noun,
an ancient region in southern Mesopotamia that contained a number of independent cities and city-states of which the first were established possibly as early as 5000 b.c.: conquered by the Elamites and, about 2000 b.c., by the Babylonians; a number of its cities, as Ur, Uruk, Kish, and Lagash, are major archaeological sites in southern Iraq.
- biter
-
noun,
a person or animal that bites, especially habitually or viciously:
- ureas
-
noun,
Biochemistry. a compound, CO(NH 2) 2 , occurring in urine and other body fluids as a product of protein metabolism.
- suite
-
noun,
a number of things forming a series or set.
- Aesir
-
noun,
the principal race of gods, led by Odin and living at Asgard.
- aeri-
-
- biers
-
noun,
a frame or stand on which a corpse or the coffin containing it is laid before burial.
- Bream
-
noun,
any of various freshwater fishes of the genus Abramis, as A. brama, of Europe, with a compressed, deep body and silvery scales.
- Surat
-
noun,
a seaport in S Gujarat, in W India: first British settlement in India 1612.
- urate
-
noun,
a salt of uric acid.
- suras
-
noun,
any of the 114 chapters of the Koran.
- suets
-
noun,
the hard fatty tissue about the loins and kidneys of beef, sheep, etc., used in cooking or processed to yield tallow.
- abuts
-
verb (used with object),
to be adjacent to; border on; end at.
- airts
-
noun,
a direction.
- Brest
-
noun,
a seaport in the W extremity of France: German submarine base in World War II; surrendered to Allies September 1944.
- Sumba
-
noun,
one of the Lesser Sunda Islands, in Indonesia, S of Flores. 4306 sq. mi. (11,153 sq. km).
- tri-
-
- USSB
-
- Rube
-
noun,
an unsophisticated person from a rural area; hick.
- rest
-
noun,
the refreshing quiet or repose of sleep:
- reit
-
noun,
real-estate investment trust.
- rubs
-
noun,
an act or instance of rubbing:
- USSR
-
noun,
a former federal union of 15 constituent republics, in E Europe and W and N Asia, comprising the larger part of the former Russian Empire: dissolved in December 1991. 8,650,069 sq. mi. (22,402,200 sq. km). Capital: Moscow.
Abbreviation: U.S.S.R., USSR.
- trim
-
noun,
the condition, order, or fitness of a person or thing for action, work, use, etc.
- Utas
-
noun,
any of several iguanid lizards of the genus Uta, of the western U.S. and northern Mexico.
- rase
-
verb (used with object),
raze.
- Umea
-
noun,
a city in NE Sweden, on the Gulf of Bothnia.
- rami
-
noun,
plural of ramus.
- Utes
-
noun,
Informal. a utility vehicle.
- rues
-
noun,
sorrow; repentance; regret.
- TRIB
-
- rems
-
noun,
the quantity of ionizing radiation whose biological effect is equal to that produced by one roentgen of x-rays.
- Xmas
-
- rite
-
noun,
a formal or ceremonial act or procedure prescribed or customary in religious or other solemn use:
- rit.
-
- Reis
-
plural noun,
a former money of account of Portugal and Brazil.
- USAR
-
- tube
-
noun,
a hollow, usually cylindrical body of metal, glass, rubber, or other material, used especially for conveying or containing liquids or gases.
- uria
-
- rime
-
noun,
Also called rime ice. an opaque coating of tiny, white, granular ice particles, caused by the rapid freezing of supercooled water droplets on impact with an object.
Compare frost (def 3), glaze (def 17).
- Rise
-
noun,
an act or instance of rising.
- rebs
-
noun,
a Confederate soldier.
- Uris
-
noun,
a canton in central Switzerland. 415 sq. mi. (1075 sq. km). Capital: Altdorf.
- Tues
-
- tuis
-
noun,
a black New Zealand honey eater, Prosthemadera novaeseelandiae, having a patch of white feathers on each side of the throat, sometimes tamed as a pet.
- Tums
-
verb (used with object),
to tease (wool) in the preliminary carding operation, or to open out the fibers prior to carding.
- Tura
-
noun,
Cosimo [kaw-zee-maw] /ˈkɔ zi mɔ/ (Show IPA), c1430–98? Italian painter.
- tsar
-
noun,
czar.
- ream
-
noun,
a standard quantity of paper, consisting of 20 quires or 500 sheets (formerly 480 sheets), or 516 sheets (printer's ream or perfect ream)
- user
-
noun,
a person or thing that uses.
- urbs
-
noun,
an urban area.
- USES
-
noun,
the act of employing, using, or putting into service:
- Rima
-
noun,
a female given name.
- trix
-
- USIA
-
- RIAS
-
noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- rate
-
noun,
the amount of a charge or payment with reference to some basis of calculation:
- Reus
-
noun,
a city in Catalonia, NE Spain, on the Mediterranean Sea.
- USIS
-
- uret
-
- RITA
-
noun,
the Vedic concept of cosmic and social order.
- USMA
-
- 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.
- urea
-
noun,
Biochemistry. a compound, CO(NH 2) 2 , occurring in urine and other body fluids as a product of protein metabolism.
- 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.
- sris
-
noun,
a Hindu title of address prefixed to the name of a deity, holy person, etc.
- Rumi
-
noun,
Jalal ud-din [Persian jah-lahl ood-deen,, oo d-,, ja-] /Persian dʒɑˈlɑl udˈdin,, ʊd-,, dʒæ-/ (Show IPA), Jalal ud-din Rumi.
- sur-
-
- subs
-
noun,
a submarine.
- sext
-
noun,
the fourth of the seven canonical hours, or the service for it, originally fixed for the sixth hour of the day taken as noon.
- sues
-
noun,
Eugène [œ-zhen] /œˈʒɛn/ (Show IPA), (Marie Joseph Sue) 1804–57, French novelist.
- suet
-
noun,
the hard fatty tissue about the loins and kidneys of beef, sheep, etc., used in cooking or processed to yield tallow.
- suit
-
noun,
a set of clothing, armor, or the like, intended for wear together.
- sex-
-
- Seta
-
noun,
a stiff hair; bristle or bristlelike part.
- sumi
-
noun,
black ink made from a mixture of plant soot and glue solidified into sticks or cakes the ends of which are scraped or ground into water on an ink slab, much used by calligraphers and painters.
- Sura
-
noun,
any of the 114 chapters of the Koran.
- sibs
-
noun,
a kinsman; relative.
- Sert
-
noun,
José María [haw-se mah-ree-ah] /hɔˈsɛ mɑˈri ɑ/ (Show IPA), 1876–1945, Spanish painter.
- sers
-
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).
- Seri
-
noun,
a member of an American Indian people of western Sonora state, Mexico, on the Gulf of California.
- sure
-
Idioms,
for sure, as a certainty; surely:
- Surt
-
noun,
the guardian and ruler of Muspelheim, destined to defeat Frey at Ragnarok and destroy the world with fire.
- Susa
-
noun,
a ruined city in W Iran: the capital of ancient Elam; palaces of Darius and Artaxerxes I; stele containing the Code of Hammurabi discovered here.
- Serb
-
noun, adjective,
Serbian.
- tab.
-
- Sera
-
noun,
a plural of serum.
- SIAM
-
noun,
former name of Thailand (def 1).
- Sima
-
noun,
an assemblage of rocks, rich in silica and magnesium, that constitutes the lower layer of the earth's crust and is found beneath the ocean floors and the sial of continents.
- seis
-
noun,
sei whale.
- situ
-
noun,
in situ.
- SRAM
-
- Sra.
-
- smut
-
noun,
a particle of soot; sooty matter.
- SMSA
-
- stab
-
noun,
the act of stabbing.
- Star
-
noun,
any of the heavenly bodies, except the moon, appearing as fixed luminous points in the sky at night.
- Ste.
-
- stem
-
noun,
the ascending axis of a plant, whether above or below ground, which ordinarily grows in an opposite direction to the root or descending axis.
- sits
-
verb,
(in prescriptions) may it be.
- Sims
-
noun,
William Sowden [soud-n] /ˈsaʊd n/ (Show IPA), 1858–1936, U.S. admiral, born in Canada.
- Stir
-
noun,
the act of stirring or moving.
- site
-
noun,
the position or location of a town, building, etc., especially as to its environment:
- str.
-
- SITA
-
noun,
(in the Ramayana) the wife of Ramachandra, abducted by Ravana and later rescued.
- sirs
-
noun,
a respectful or formal term of address used to a man:
- stub
-
noun,
a short projecting part.
- stum
-
noun,
unfermented or partly fermented grape juice.
- sub-
-
- sire
-
noun,
the male parent of a quadruped.
- Sem.
-
- SEbS
-
- rums
-
noun,
an alcoholic liquor or spirit distilled from molasses or some other fermented sugar-cane product.
- ter.
-
- TASS
-
noun,
a cup or small goblet, especially an ornamental one.
- taur
-
- tax-
-
- Sam.
-
- taxi
-
noun,
a taxicab.
- team
-
noun,
a number of persons forming one of the sides in a game or contest:
- Sais
-
noun,
an ancient city in N Egypt, on the Nile delta: an ancient capital of Lower Egypt.
- 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.
- Tess
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Theresa.
- same
-
Idioms,
all the same,
notwithstanding; nevertheless:
of no difference; immaterial:
- Tex.
-
- tier
-
noun,
one of a series of rows or ranks rising one behind or above another, as of seats in an amphitheater, boxes in a theater, guns in a man-of-war, or oars in an ancient galley.
- Time
-
noun,
the system of those sequential relations that any event has to any other, as past, present, or future; indefinite and continuous duration regarded as that in which events succeed one another.
- Sab.
-
- tire
-
noun,
British Dialect. fatigue.
- 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.
- tram
-
noun,
British. a streetcar.
- Ruse
-
noun,
a trick, stratagem, or artifice.
- Rus.
-
- Tasm
-
- SRBM
-
- tabi
-
noun,
a covering for the foot, similar to a sock, having a separate pouchlike stall for the large toe, worn especially in Japan, often with zoris.
- Tame
-
adjective,
changed from the wild or savage state; domesticated:
- 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.
- SEAS
-
noun,
the salt waters that cover the greater part of the earth's surface.
- sear
-
noun,
a mark or scar made by searing.
- seam
-
noun,
the line formed by sewing together pieces of cloth, leather, or the like.
- Saxe
-
noun,
Comte Hermann Maurice de [er-man maw-rees duh] /ɛrˈman mɔˈris də/ (Show IPA), 1696–1750, French military leader: marshal of France 1744.
- Sax.
-
- tabs
-
noun,
a small flap, strap, loop, or similar appendage, as on a garment, used for pulling, hanging, or decoration.
- saur
-
- tabu
-
noun,
a prohibition or interdiction of anything; exclusion from use or practice:
Synonyms: ban, proscription, embargo, interdiction; no-no.
- sati
-
noun,
a Hindu practice whereby a widow immolates herself on the funeral pyre of her husband: now abolished by law.
- Sami
-
noun,
Lapp.
- 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.
- SATB
-
- Sat.
-
- SASE
-
- Tams
-
noun,
tam-o'-shanter.
- Sari
-
noun,
a garment worn by Hindu women, consisting of a long piece of cotton or silk wrapped around the body with one end draped over the head or over one shoulder.
- Sams
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Samuel.
- Tare
-
noun,
any of various vetches, especially Vicia sativa.
- tars
-
noun,
any of various dark-colored viscid products obtained by the destructive distillation of certain organic substances, as coal or wood.
- Rais
-
noun,
Gilles de, Retz, Gilles de Laval, Baron de.
- mist
-
noun,
a cloudlike aggregation of minute globules of water suspended in the atmosphere at or near the earth's surface, reducing visibility to a lesser degree than fog.
- Rabi
-
noun,
Isidor Isaac, 1898–1988, U.S. physicist: Nobel prize 1944.
- brim
-
noun,
the upper edge of anything hollow; rim; brink:
- BSSE
-
- BSSA
-
- BSRT
-
- BSMT
-
- BSME
-
- BSIT
-
- BSIR
-
- BSIE
-
- BSES
-
- BSEM
-
- BSAE
-
- 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.
- 1080
-
- bris
-
noun,
Brith.
- Brie
-
noun,
a region in NE France, between the Seine and the Marne.
- Buri
-
noun,
the first of the gods, revealed when the cow Audhumla licked away the salty ice that covered him.
- bier
-
noun,
a frame or stand on which a corpse or the coffin containing it is laid before burial.
- BERT
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Albert, Bertram, Herbert, Hubert, etc.
- Bess
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- BEST
-
noun,
something or someone that is best:
- bet.
-
- Beta
-
noun,
the second letter of the Greek alphabet (β, B).
- Bias
-
noun,
a particular tendency, trend, inclination, feeling, or opinion, especially one that is preconceived or unreasoned:
- bite
-
noun,
an act of biting.
- Bres
-
noun,
a Fomorian king of Ireland, whose unpopular rule led to the expulsion of the Fomorians by the Tuatha De Danann.
- BMet
-
- brae
-
noun,
a slope; declivity; hillside.
- Bram
-
noun,
a male given name.
- BRAT
-
noun,
a child, especially an annoying, spoiled, or impolite child (usually used in contempt or irritation).
- Brea
-
noun,
a town in S California.
- brei
-
noun,
a suspension of finely divided tissue in an isotonic medium, used chiefly as a culture for certain viruses.
- Bur.
-
- burs
-
noun,
a rough, prickly case around the seeds of certain plants, as the chestnut or burdock.
- BEMA
-
noun,
Eastern Church. the enclosed space surrounding the altar; the sanctuary or chancel.
- ext.
-
- etui
-
noun,
a small, often decorative case, especially one for needles, toilet articles, or the like.
- Eur.
-
- exa-
-
- exam
-
noun,
an examination, as in school.
- exit
-
noun,
a way or passage out:
- exr.
-
- iamb
-
noun,
a foot of two syllables, a short followed by a long in quantitative meter, or an unstressed followed by a stressed in accentual meter, as in Come live / with me / and be / my love.
- est.
-
- ibex
-
noun,
any of several wild goats of the genus Capra, inhabiting mountainous regions of Eurasia and North Africa, having long, recurved horns.
- IRAS
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- IRBM
-
- Ire.
-
- Irma
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Erma.
- Isar
-
noun,
a river in central Europe, flowing NE from W Austria through S Germany to the Danube River. 215 miles (345 km) long.
- ETAS
-
noun,
the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
- ESIS
-
- Burt
-
noun,
William Austin, 1792–1858, U.S. surveyor and inventor.
- East
-
noun,
a cardinal point of the compass, 90° to the right of north. Abbreviation: E.
- bus.
-
- 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.
- but-
-
- Bute
-
noun,
phenylbutazone.
- buts
-
noun,
buts, reservations or objections:
- 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.
- eats
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- Esau
-
noun,
a son of Isaac and Rebekah, twin brother of Jacob, to whom he sold his birthright. Gen. 25:21–25.
- emia
-
- emir
-
noun,
a chieftain, prince, commander, or head of state in some Islamic countries.
- emit
-
verb (used with object),
to send forth (liquid, light, heat, sound, particles, etc.); discharge.
- Eris
-
noun,
the ancient Greek goddess of discord and the sister of Ares: identified with the Roman goddess Discordia.
- Erma
-
noun,
a female given name.
- erst
-
adverb,
before the present time; formerly.
- berm
-
noun,
Also, berme. Fortification. a horizontal surface between the exterior slope of a rampart and the moat.
- Beau
-
noun,
a male lover or sweetheart.
- isms
-
noun,
a distinctive doctrine, theory, system, or practice:
- Amie
-
noun,
a female friend.
- Aser
-
noun,
Asher (def 1).
- art.
-
- arse
-
noun,
ass2 (defs 1, 2).
- arms
-
noun,
the upper limb of the human body, especially the part extending from the shoulder to the wrist.
- Arm.
-
- ARIS
-
- Ares
-
noun,
the ancient Greek god of war, a son of Zeus and Hera, identified by the Romans with Mars.
- arbs
-
noun,
an arbitrager.
- amus
-
- Amur
-
noun,
a river in E Asia, forming most of the boundary between N Manchuria and the SE Russian Federation, flowing into the Sea of Okhotsk. About 2700 miles (4350 km) long.
- amt.
-
- Amri
-
noun,
Omri.
- Amis
-
noun,
Kingsley, 1922–95, English novelist.
- Amir
-
noun,
emir.
- Ames
-
noun,
a city in central Iowa.
- asis
-
- abut
-
verb (used with object),
to be adjacent to; border on; end at.
- abet
-
verb (used with object),
to encourage, support, or countenance by aid or approval, usually in wrongdoing:
- Abie
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Abraham.
- Abiu
-
noun,
Douay Bible. Abihu.
- abr.
-
- abri
-
noun,
a shelter, especially a dugout.
- abs-
-
- aer-
-
- aits
-
noun,
a small island, especially in a river.
- aet.
-
- AIME
-
- AIMS
-
noun,
the act of aiming or directing anything at or toward a particular point or target.
- Aire
-
- airs
-
noun,
a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- airt
-
noun,
a direction.
- Asir
-
noun,
a district in SW Saudi Arabia.
- ASME
-
- beat
-
noun,
a stroke or blow.
- barm
-
noun,
yeast formed on malt liquors while fermenting.
- Bais
-
noun,
a yellow mist occurring in eastern China and Japan during the spring and fall, caused by dust from the interior of China.
- bait
-
noun,
food, or some substitute, used as a lure in fishing, trapping, etc.
- bams
-
noun,
a loud thud, as that produced when two objects strike against each other with force.
- bar.
-
- 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.
- Bari
-
noun,
a seaport in SE Italy, on the Adriatic.
- Base
-
noun,
the bottom support of anything; that on which a thing stands or rests:
- BMus
-
- Bass
-
noun,
the bass part.
- Bast
-
noun,
Botany. phloem.
- Bate
-
noun,
a state of violent anger or fear.
- Baum
-
noun,
L(yman) Frank [lahy-muh n] /ˈlaɪ mən/ (Show IPA), 1856–1919, U.S. journalist, playwright, and author of children's books.
- beam
-
noun,
any of various relatively long pieces of metal, wood, stone, etc., manufactured or shaped especially for use as rigid members or parts of structures or machines.
- 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.
- Baer
-
noun,
Karl Ernst von [kahrl urnst von,, fuh n] /kɑrl ɜrnst vɒn,, fən/ (Show IPA), 1792–1876, Estonian zoologist and pioneer embryologist.
- Axum
-
noun,
Aksum.
- asse
-
noun,
Cape fox.
- Atum
-
noun,
a primeval god who by himself begot Shu and Tefnut: the original god of the Ennead.
- ASSR
-
- Asti
-
noun,
a city in the Piedmont region of Italy, S of Turin: center of wine-producing region.
- ASTM
-
- Asur
-
noun,
Assur.
- atm.
-
- ates
-
- Aube
-
noun,
a river in N France, flowing NW to the Seine. 125 miles (200 km) long.
- Axis
-
noun,
the line about which a rotating body, such as the earth, turns.
- Auer
-
noun,
Leopold [lee-uh-pohld;; Hungarian ley-aw-pawlt] /ˈli əˌpoʊld;; Hungarian ˈleɪ ɔˌpɔlt/ (Show IPA), 1845–1930, Hungarian violinist and teacher.
- aur-
-
- Aus.
-
- aut-
-
- aux.
-
- axes
-
noun,
plural of axis1 .
- isba
-
noun,
izba.
- buss
-
noun, verb (used with or without object),
kiss.
- mias
-
plural,
missing in action.
- Mar.
-
- MARS
-
noun,
the ancient Roman god of war and agriculture, identified with the Greek god Ares.
- Mari
-
noun,
a member of a Uralic people living in scattered communities north of Cheboksary and Kazan in European Russia, mainly in the Mari Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic.
- Mare
-
noun,
a fully mature female horse or other equine animal.
- Mrs.
-
plural,
a title of respect prefixed to the surname or full name of a married woman:
- MSAE
-
- MSBA
-
- Mira
-
noun,
Astronomy. the first long-period pulsating variable star to be discovered, with a period averaging 331 days. It is a red giant and a component of a binary star in the constellation Cetus.
- MSTS
-
- Mair
-
adjective, noun, adverb,
more.
- Marx
-
noun,
Karl (Heinrich) [kahrl hahyn-rik;; German kahrl hahyn-rikh] /kɑrl ˈhaɪn rɪk;; German kɑrl ˈhaɪn rɪx/ (Show IPA), 1818–83, German economist, philosopher, and socialist.
- maes
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Mary.
- Muir
-
noun,
Edwin, 1887–1959, English poet.
- Mura
-
noun,
(in Japan) a village; hamlet.
- Mure
-
noun,
Obsolete. a wall.
- mus.
-
- M-16
-
noun,
a lightweight, fully automatic rifle shooting a small-caliber bullet at an extremely high velocity: a U.S. Army combat weapon for mobile units and jungle fighting.
- M-14
-
noun,
a fully automatic, gas-operated, .30 caliber rifle developed from the M-1: replaced the M-1 as the standard U.S. Army combat rifle.
- MusB
-
- Mart
-
noun,
market; trading center; trade center.
- Mass
-
noun,
a body of coherent matter, usually of indefinite shape and often of considerable size:
- muss
-
noun,
a state of disorder or untidiness.
- mess
-
noun,
a dirty, untidy, or disordered condition:
- mibs
-
noun,
a playing marble, especially one that is not used as a shooter.
- mire
-
noun,
a tract or area of wet, swampy ground; bog; marsh.
- mis-
-
- mise
-
noun,
a settlement or agreement.
- Mita
-
noun,
a colonial system in Peru by which the Spanish government required Indians to perform periodic forced labor, especially in the mines.
- mite
-
noun,
any of numerous small to microscopic arachnids of the subclass Acari, including species that are parasitic on animals and plants or that feed on decaying matter and stored foods.
- met.
-
- mixt
-
noun,
an act or instance of mixing.
- mesa
-
noun,
a land formation, less extensive than a plateau, having steep walls and a relatively flat top and common in arid and semiarid parts of the southwestern U.S. and Mexico.
- MatE
-
noun,
a partner in marriage; spouse.
- mes-
-
- MERS
-
noun,
Middle East(ern) Respiratory Syndrome: an often fatal respiratory illness caused by a coronavirus similar to the SARS virus and characterized by fever, coughing, and shortness of breath.
- Meir
-
noun,
Golda [gohl-duh] /ˈgoʊl də/ (Show IPA), (Goldie Mabovitch; Goldie Myerson) 1898–1978, Israeli political leader, born in Russia: prime minister 1969–74.
- meat
-
noun,
the flesh of animals as used for food.
- meas
-
- mear
-
noun,
mere3 .
- MAXI
-
noun,
maxiskirt.
- max.
-
- Maui
-
noun,
an island in central Hawaii. 728 sq. mi. (1886 sq. km).
- Muse
-
noun,
Classical Mythology.
any of a number of sister goddesses, originally given as Aoede (song), Melete (meditation), and Mneme (memory), but latterly and more commonly as the nine daughters of Zeus and Mnemosyne who presided over various arts: Calliope (epic poetry), Clio (history), Erato (lyric poetry), Euterpe (music), Melpomene (tragedy), Polyhymnia (religious music), Terpsichore (dance), Thalia (comedy), and Urania (astronomy); identified by the Romans with the Camenae.
any goddess presiding over a particular art.
- MSIE
-
- mute
-
noun,
Offensive. a person incapable of speech.
- must
-
noun,
something necessary, vital, or required:
- item
-
noun,
a separate article or particular:
- RIBA
-
- Itea
-
noun,
any tree or shrub belonging to the genus Itea, of the saxifrage family, having simple, alternate leaves and clusters of small, greenish-white flowers, as the Virginia willow, I. virginica.
- muts
-
noun,
mutt.
- iter
-
noun,
a canal or passage.
- AMS
-
- 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.
- Br.
-
- 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.
- Mr.
-
plural,
mister: a title of respect prefixed to a man's name or position:
- USM
-
- Tbi
-
- RIM
-
noun,
the outer edge, border, margin, or brink of something, especially of a circular object.
- TBA
-
- UMT
-
- ur-
-
- BSS
-
- Rai
-
noun,
a style of Algerian popular music played on electric guitar, synthesizer, and percussion instruments.
- Ume
-
noun,
a river in N Sweden, flowing SE from the W border to the Gulf of Bothnia. Aabout 285 miles (460 km) long.
- 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.
- BEM
-
- be-
-
- AIS
-
noun,
a three-toed sloth, Bradypus tridactylus, inhabiting forests of southern Venezuela, the Guianas, and northern Brazil, having a diet apparently restricted to the leaves of the trumpet-tree, and sounding a high-pitched cry when disturbed.
- ait
-
noun,
a small island, especially in a river.
- Rab
-
noun,
a wooden beater for mixing plaster or mortar.
- RMS
-
plural,
ream.
- MRA
-
- rib
-
noun,
one of a series of curved bones that are articulated with the vertebrae and occur in pairs, 12 in humans, on each side of the vertebrate body, certain pairs being connected with the sternum and forming the thoracic wall.
- MRE
-
- ax.
-
- Amb
-
- Bai
-
noun,
a yellow mist occurring in eastern China and Japan during the spring and fall, caused by dust from the interior of China.
- abt
-
- UIT
-
- TAR
-
noun,
any of various dark-colored viscid products obtained by the destructive distillation of certain organic substances, as coal or wood.
- Abe
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Abraham.
- RTS
-
- ist
-
- rt.
-
- RSS
-
- AES
-
noun,
any of various early forms of bronze or copper money used in ancient Rome.
Compare as2 (def 1).
- TAE
-
preposition,
to.
- Tai
-
noun,
any of several sparoid fishes of the Pacific Ocean, as Pagrus major (red tai) a food fish of Japan.
- TAM
-
noun,
tam-o'-shanter.
- BEA
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Beatrice.
- Bax
-
noun,
Sir Arnold Edward Trevor, 1883–1953, English composer.
- RSE
-
- RSA
-
- 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.
- AIR
-
noun,
a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- Rs.
-
- rm.
-
plural,
ream.
- Re.
-
- BAS
-
noun,
an aspect of the soul, represented as a human-headed bird.
- ure
-
- AIM
-
noun,
the act of aiming or directing anything at or toward a particular point or target.
- MIT
-
- urb
-
noun,
an urban area.
- TAU
-
noun,
the 19th letter of the Greek alphabet (T, τ).
- Uri
-
noun,
a canton in central Switzerland. 415 sq. mi. (1075 sq. km). Capital: Altdorf.
- BAM
-
noun,
a loud thud, as that produced when two objects strike against each other with force.
- mix
-
noun,
an act or instance of mixing.
- RAS
-
noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- Ria
-
noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- REX
-
noun,
king.
- TES
-
noun,
ti1 .
- rax
-
verb (used with object),
to elongate; stretch.
- ASM
-
- MTI
-
- REM
-
noun,
the quantity of ionizing radiation whose biological effect is equal to that produced by one roentgen of x-rays.
- ASI
-
- MTS
-
- ase
-
- asb
-
- mut
-
noun,
mutt.
- ARU
-
- USB
-
- AMI
-
noun,
a friend, especially a male friend.
- ARS
-
- Mur
-
noun,
a river in S central Austria, NE Slovenia, and N Croatia, flowing NE and SE to the Drava River. 300 miles (483 km) long.
- tum
-
verb (used with object),
to tease (wool) in the preliminary carding operation, or to open out the fibers prior to carding.
- Mt.
-
- RBI
-
- 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.
- tui
-
noun,
a black New Zealand honey eater, Prosthemadera novaeseelandiae, having a patch of white feathers on each side of the throat, sometimes tamed as a pet.
- REA
-
- TSE
-
- TSI
-
- 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.
- TSS
-
- tue
-
- Tu.
-
- tub
-
noun,
a bathtub.
- arb
-
noun,
an arbitrager.
- Reb
-
noun,
a Confederate soldier.
- tux
-
noun,
tuxedo.
- ASR
-
- Ube
-
noun,
a seaport on SW Honshu, in SW Japan.
- UAR
-
- AMU
-
- MRI
-
- UAM
-
- UAE
-
- USS
-
- USA
-
- ABM
-
- TIA
-
- AUM
-
noun,
Om.
- 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.
- MSA
-
- Tim
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Timothy.
- ATS
-
noun,
a money of account of Laos, the 100th part of a kip.
- ATB
-
- AME
-
- MSE
-
- at.
-
- res
-
noun,
an object or thing; matter.
- ASU
-
- MSI
-
- urs
-
noun,
an ancient Sumerian city on the Euphrates, in S Iraq: extensive excavations, especially of royal tombs.
- ast
-
- MST
-
- RMA
-
- Tiu
-
noun,
an English god of the sky and of war, the equivalent of Tyr in Scandinavian mythology.
- USE
-
noun,
the act of employing, using, or putting into service:
- ASS
-
noun,
a long-eared, slow, patient, sure-footed domesticated mammal, Equus asinus, related to the horse, used chiefly as a beast of burden.
- tr.
-
- tra
-
- rub
-
noun,
an act or instance of rubbing:
- rte
-
- MIR
-
noun,
a village commune of peasant farmers in prerevolutionary Russia.
- MS.
-
plural,
manuscript.
- ERA
-
noun,
a period of time marked by distinctive character, events, etc.:
- ERS
-
noun,
ervil.
- M-1
-
noun,
a semiautomatic, gas-operated, .30 caliber, clip-fed rifle, with a weight of 8.56 pounds (3.88 kg): the standard U.S. Army rifle in World War II and in the Korean War.
- ERT
-
- ESA
-
- SIT
-
verb,
(in prescriptions) may it be.
- MIA
-
plural,
missing in action.
- Six
-
noun,
a cardinal number, five plus one.
- ESR
-
- sis
-
noun,
sister.
- ess
-
noun,
the letter S, s.
- Me.
-
- ESU
-
- Am.
-
- EMU
-
noun,
a large, flightless, ratite bird, Emu (Dromaius) novaehollandiae, of Australia, resembling the ostrich but smaller and having a feathered head and neck and rudimentary wings.
- EMT
-
- MBE
-
- BRM
-
- USR
-
- EAS
-
noun,
the Akkadian god of wisdom, the son of Apsu and father of Marduk: the counterpart of Enki.
- Sr.
-
- eat
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- SMS
-
- EBS
-
- eir
-
- EMS
-
noun,
the letter M, m.
- EIS
-
- SMB
-
- MAE
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Mary.
- Mab
-
noun,
Queen Mab.
- SMA
-
- EMR
-
- SIR
-
noun,
a respectful or formal term of address used to a man:
- ETR
-
- SRI
-
noun,
a Hindu title of address prefixed to the name of a deity, holy person, etc.
- Is.
-
noun,
(used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
- Ir.
-
- SBE
-
- se-
-
- sea
-
noun,
the salt waters that cover the greater part of the earth's surface.
- 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).
- IRS
-
- ISA
-
- ier
-
- SEI
-
noun,
sei whale.
- ite
-
- ise
-
- ism
-
noun,
a distinctive doctrine, theory, system, or practice:
- ITA
-
- ISR
-
- imu
-
noun,
a usually large, covered cooking pit in which food is cooked by means of heated stones.
- SBA
-
- ETS
-
- ium
-
- Sau
-
noun,
German name of Sava.
- eu-
-
- Ex.
-
- Sib
-
noun,
a kinsman; relative.
- xis
-
noun,
the 14th letter of the Greek alphabet (Ξ, ξ).
- IUS
-
- Xt.
-
- ib.
-
- IRA
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- ITU
-
- Ia.
-
- sb.
-
- SES
-
noun,
the syllable used for the seventh tone of a scale and sometimes for the tone B.
- IAS
-
- SAR
-
- SRB
-
- 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.
- BMT
-
- SRS
-
- BSE
-
- Uta
-
noun,
any of several iguanid lizards of the genus Uta, of the western U.S. and northern Mexico.
- BSA
-
- rut
-
noun,
a furrow or track in the ground, especially one made by the passage of a vehicle or vehicles.
- BRT
-
- Sue
-
noun,
Eugène [œ-zhen] /œˈʒɛn/ (Show IPA), (Marie Joseph Sue) 1804–57, French novelist.
- Sui
-
noun,
a dynasty ruling in China a.d. 589–618.
- BRE
-
- MEX
-
- mi.
-
- SUM
-
noun,
the aggregate of two or more numbers, magnitudes, quantities, or particulars as determined by or as if by the mathematical process of addition:
- MI5
-
noun,
the government's security and counterespionage service that works in liaison with Scotland Yard's Special Branch.
- Bra
-
noun,
brassiere.
- BMS
-
- ab-
-
- Rue
-
noun,
sorrow; repentance; regret.
- Ar.
-
- MIE
-
- MIB
-
noun,
a playing marble, especially one that is not used as a shooter.
- bi-
-
- Sus
-
- Bia
-
noun,
the ancient Greek personification of force: daughter of Pallas and Styx and sister of Cratus, Nike, and Zelos.
- BIE
-
- BMR
-
- ae.
-
- BIT
-
noun,
Machinery.
a removable drilling or boring tool for use in a brace, drill press, or the like.
a removable boring head used on certain kinds of drills, as a rock drill.
a device for drilling oil wells or the like, consisting of a horizontally rotating blade or an assembly of rotating toothed wheels.
- RUM
-
noun,
an alcoholic liquor or spirit distilled from molasses or some other fermented sugar-cane product.
- BME
-
- MI6
-
noun,
the government's secret intelligence service.
- BMI
-
- UTE
-
noun,
Informal. a utility vehicle.
- RAM
-
noun,
a male sheep.
- uti
-
- bx.
-
plural,
box.
- SSB
-
- SSE
-
- SSI
-
- SSM
-
- SSR
-
- SST
-
- St.
-
- Sta
-
- ETA
-
noun,
the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
- xat
-
noun,
a carved totem pole of various North American Indian peoples.
- ea.
-
- 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.
- BSM
-
- bxs
-
plural,
box.
- STB
-
- SSA
-
- BTE
-
- Stu
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Stewart or Stuart.
- MEA
-
noun,
an acknowledgment of one's responsibility for a fault or error.
- SAE
-
- BST
-
- Bt.
-
- bu.
-
- Rae
-
noun,
John, 1813–93, Scottish surgeon and Arctic explorer.
- EAM
-
- STM
-
- Mat
-
noun,
a piece of fabric made of plaited or woven rushes, straw, hemp, or similar fiber, or of some other pliant material, as rubber, used as a protective covering on a floor or other surface, to wipe the shoes on, etc.
- mas
-
noun,
mother1 .
- STI
-
- ss.
-
- 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.
- AU
-
plural,
to the; at the; with the.
- RI
-
- Xe
-
- ux
-
- xr
-
- 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.
- xi
-
noun,
the 14th letter of the Greek alphabet (Ξ, ξ).
- AI
-
noun,
a three-toed sloth, Bradypus tridactylus, inhabiting forests of southern Venezuela, the Guianas, and northern Brazil, having a diet apparently restricted to the leaves of the trumpet-tree, and sounding a high-pitched cry when disturbed.
- IT
-
noun,
(in children's games) the player called upon to perform some task, as, in tag, the one who must catch the other players.
- RA
-
noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- er
-
interjection,
(used to express or represent a pause, hesitation, uncertainty, etc.).
- S.
-
- SA
-
- SU
-
- SM
-
- E.
-
noun,
Edward (St. John) 1925–2000, U.S. writer and illustrator.
- EI
-
- Eb
-
- t.
-
- et
-
verb,
a simple past tense of eat.
- MB
-
- MA
-
noun,
mother1 .
- SI
-
noun,
the syllable used for the seventh tone of a scale and sometimes for the tone B.
- M.
-
- i.
-
- RX
-
- TB
-
- R.
-
- TM
-
- MX
-
- UI
-
- UB
-
- U.
-
- TX
-
- MU
-
noun,
the 12th letter of the Greek alphabet (M, μ).
- TI
-
noun,
the syllable for the seventh tone of a diatonic scale.
- T1
-
- B-
-
- BA
-
noun,
an aspect of the soul, represented as a human-headed bird.
- BM
-
- TE
-
noun,
ti1 .
- RU
-
- TA
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- xu
-
noun,
an aluminum coin and monetary unit of Vietnam, the 100th part of a dong.