Anagrams of tendentious
Word tendentious has
621 anagrams
that can be made by using the letters of tendentious.
- detention
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noun,
the act of detaining.
- tendinous
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adjective,
of the nature of or resembling a tendon.
- detinues
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noun,
an old commonlaw form of action to recover possession of personal property wrongfully detained.
- dunnites
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noun,
an ammonium picrate explosive used as a bursting charge for armor-piercing projectiles and in high-explosive shells; explosive D.
- tontines
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noun,
an annuity scheme in which subscribers share a common fund with the benefit of survivorship, the survivors' shares being increased as the subscribers die, until the whole goes to the last survivor.
- noisette
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noun,
a loin, fillet, or other lean section of meat:
- endnotes
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noun,
a note, as of explanation, emendation, or the like, added at the end of an article, chapter, etc.
- teosinte
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noun,
a tall grass, Zea mexicana, of Mexico and Central America, closely related to corn, and sometimes cultivated as a fodder plant.
- dinettes
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noun,
a small space or alcove, often in or near the kitchen, serving as an informal dining area.
- tinstone
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noun,
cassiterite.
- sentient
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noun,
a person or thing that is sentient.
- Sudeten
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noun,
Also, Sudetes [soo-dee-teez] /suˈdi tiz/ (Show IPA). Czech Sudety [soo -de-ti] /ˈsʊ dɛ tɪ/ (Show IPA). a mountain range in E central Europe, extending along the N boundary of the Czech Republic between the Elbe and Oder rivers. Highest peak, 5259 feet (1603 meters).
- tendons
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noun,
Anatomy. a cord or band of dense, tough, inelastic, white, fibrous tissue, serving to connect a muscle with a bone or part; sinew.
- neuston
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noun,
the aggregate of minute aquatic organisms that float or swim in the surface film of a body of water.
- distent
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adjective,
distended.
- dinette
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noun,
a small space or alcove, often in or near the kitchen, serving as an informal dining area.
- testudo
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noun,
(among the ancient Romans) a movable shelter with a strong and usually fireproof arched roof, used for protection of soldiers in siege operations.
- student
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noun,
a person formally engaged in learning, especially one enrolled in a school or college; pupil:
- stouten
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verb (used with object),
to make stout.
- donnees
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noun,
a set of artistic or literary premises or assumptions.
- Dinesen
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noun,
Isak [ee-sahk] /ˈi sɑk/ (Show IPA), (pen name of Baroness Karen Blixen) 1885–1962, Danish author.
- nonsuit
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noun,
a judgment given against a plaintiff who neglects to prosecute, or who fails to show a legal cause of action or to bring sufficient evidence.
- Ninette
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noun,
a female given name.
- stunted
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noun,
a stop or hindrance in growth or development.
- tedious
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adjective,
marked by monotony or tedium; long and tiresome:
- outside
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noun,
the outer side, surface, or part; exterior:
- intents
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noun,
something that is intended; purpose; design; intention:
- side-on
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adverb,
with the side or sides foremost, especially in a collision:
- indenes
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noun,
a colorless, liquid hydrocarbon, C 9 H 8 , obtained from coal tar by fractional distillation: used in synthesizing resins.
- indents
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noun,
a toothlike notch or deep recess; indentation.
- tunnies
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noun,
tuna1 .
- intends
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verb (used with object),
to have in mind as something to be done or brought about; plan:
- intens.
-
- intense
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adjective,
existing or occurring in a high or extreme degree:
- Sennett
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noun,
Mack (Michael Sinnott) 1884–1960, U.S. motion-picture director and producer, born in Canada.
- Tenedos
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noun,
an island in the Aegean, near the entrance to the Dardanelles, belonging to Turkey.
- endnote
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noun,
a note, as of explanation, emendation, or the like, added at the end of an article, chapter, etc.
- intones
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verb (used with object),
to utter with a particular tone or voice modulation.
- tontine
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noun,
an annuity scheme in which subscribers share a common fund with the benefit of survivorship, the survivors' shares being increased as the subscribers die, until the whole goes to the last survivor.
- undines
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noun,
any of a group of female water spirits described by Paracelsus.
- Tonnies
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noun,
Ferdinand [fer-dee-nahnt] /ˈfɛr diˌnɑnt/ (Show IPA), 1855–1936, German sociologist.
- Soutine
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noun,
Chaim [khahy-im,, khahy-im] /xaɪˈɪm,, ˈxaɪ ɪm/ (Show IPA), 1894–1943, Lithuanian painter in France.
- dunites
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noun,
a coarse-grained igneous rock composed almost entirely of olivine.
- dunnite
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noun,
an ammonium picrate explosive used as a bursting charge for armor-piercing projectiles and in high-explosive shells; explosive D.
- tension
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noun,
the act of stretching or straining.
- dentins
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noun,
the hard, calcareous tissue, similar to but denser than bone, that forms the major portion of a tooth, surrounds the pulp cavity, and is situated beneath the enamel and cementum.
- detinue
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noun,
an old commonlaw form of action to recover possession of personal property wrongfully detained.
- dentist
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noun,
a person whose profession is dentistry.
- 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.
- destine
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verb (used with object),
to set apart for a particular use, purpose, etc.; design; intend.
- Denison
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noun,
a city in NE Texas.
- detents
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noun,
a mechanism that temporarily keeps one part in a certain position relative to that of another, and can be released by applying force to one of the parts.
- teutons
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noun,
a member of a Germanic people or tribe first mentioned in the 4th century b.c. and supposed to have dwelt in Jutland.
- Sunnite
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noun,
Sunni (def 1).
- denotes
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verb (used with object),
to be a mark or sign of; indicate:
- denies
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Idioms,
deny oneself, to refrain from satisfying one's desires or needs; practice self-denial.
- tonnes
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noun,
metric ton.
- tinned
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noun,
Chemistry. a low-melting, malleable, ductile metallic element nearly approaching silver in color and luster: used in plating and in making alloys, tinfoil, and soft solders. Symbol: Sn; atomic weight: 118.69; atomic number: 50; specific gravity: 7.31 at 20°C.
- tentie
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adjective,
tenty.
- tenuis
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noun,
an unaspirated, voiceless plosive.
- outset
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noun,
the beginning or start:
- Dunois
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noun,
Jean [zhahn] /ʒɑ̃/ (Show IPA), Comte de ("Bastard of Orleans") 1403?–68, French military leader: relieved by Joan of Arc and her troops when besieged at Orleans.
- deuto-
-
- Denise
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noun,
a female given name: derived from Denis.
- Undset
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noun,
Sigrid [sig-rid;; Norwegian si-gri] /ˈsɪg rɪd;; Norwegian ˈsɪ grɪ/ (Show IPA), 1882–1949, Norwegian novelist: Nobel prize 1928.
- denote
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verb (used with object),
to be a mark or sign of; indicate:
- toe-in
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noun,
the slight forward convergence given to the front wheels of an automobile to improve steering qualities.
- outsit
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verb (used with object),
to sit longer than; outwait:
- Dustin
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noun,
a male given name.
- Odense
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noun,
a seaport on Fyn island, in S Denmark.
- steno-
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- undone
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verb,
past participle of undo.
- tenuto
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adjective,
Music. (of a note, chord, or rest) held to the full time value.
- Dennis
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noun,
John, 1657–1734, English dramatist and critic.
- dunite
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noun,
a coarse-grained igneous rock composed almost entirely of olivine.
- onside
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adjective, adverb,
not offside; being within the prescribed line or area at the beginning of or during play or a play.
- duties
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noun,
something that one is expected or required to do by moral or legal obligation.
- tutees
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noun,
a person who is being tutored; the pupil of a tutor.
- Tustin
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noun,
a city in SW California.
- endues
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verb (used with object),
to invest or endow with some gift, quality, or faculty.
- Sutton
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noun,
a borough of Greater London, England.
- suttee
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noun,
sati.
- intoed
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adjective,
having inwardly turned toes.
- Ennius
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noun,
Quintus [kwin-tuh s] /ˈkwɪn təs/ (Show IPA), 239–169? b.c, Roman poet.
- tennis
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noun,
a game played on a rectangular court by two players or two pairs of players equipped with rackets, in which a ball is driven back and forth over a low net that divides the court in half.
- intone
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verb (used with object),
to utter with a particular tone or voice modulation.
- Ondine
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noun,
undine.
- sennet
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noun,
any of several small barracudas, as Sphyraena borealis (northern sennet) ranging along the eastern coast of North and Central America.
- ennuis
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noun,
a feeling of utter weariness and discontent resulting from satiety or lack of interest; boredom:
- undoes
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verb (used with object),
to reverse the doing of; cause to be as if never done:
- tented
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noun,
a portable shelter of skins, canvas, plastic, or the like, supported by one or more poles or a frame and often secured by ropes fastened to pegs in the ground.
- intend
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verb (used with object),
to have in mind as something to be done or brought about; plan:
- Edison
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noun,
Thomas Alva [al-vuh] /ˈæl və/ (Show IPA), 1847–1931, U.S. inventor, especially of electrical devices.
- sonnet
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noun,
Prosody. a poem, properly expressive of a single, complete thought, idea, or sentiment, of 14 lines, usually in iambic pentameter, with rhymes arranged according to one of certain definite schemes, being in the strict or Italian form divided into a major group of 8 lines (the octave) followed by a minor group of 6 lines (the sestet), and in a common English form into 3 quatrains followed by a couplet.
- sennit
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noun,
a flat, braided cordage, formed by plaiting strands of rope yarn or other fiber, used as small stuff aboard ships.
- sotted
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adjective,
drunken; besotted.
- tenets
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noun,
any opinion, principle, doctrine, dogma, etc., especially one held as true by members of a profession, group, or movement.
- undies
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plural noun,
women's or children's underwear.
- Undine
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noun,
any of a group of female water spirits described by Paracelsus.
- usenet
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noun,
Computers. an extensive system of newsgroups: a branch of the Internet.
- unison
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noun,
coincidence in pitch of two or more musical tones, voices, etc.
- nested
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noun,
a pocketlike, usually more or less circular structure of twigs, grass, mud, etc., formed by a bird, often high in a tree, as a place in which to lay and incubate its eggs and rear its young; any protected place used by a bird for these purposes.
- tenons
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noun,
a projection formed on the end of a timber or the like for insertion into a mortise of the same dimensions.
- set-in
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adjective,
made separately and placed within another unit.
- dentin
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noun,
the hard, calcareous tissue, similar to but denser than bone, that forms the major portion of a tooth, surrounds the pulp cavity, and is situated beneath the enamel and cementum.
- Dottie
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noun,
a female given name, form of Dorothea and Dorothy.
- unseen
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adjective,
not seen; unperceived; unobserved; invisible.
- dittos
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noun,
the aforesaid; the above; the same (used in accounts, lists, etc., to avoid repetition). Symbol: ″. Abbreviation: do.
Compare ditto mark.
- indent
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noun,
a toothlike notch or deep recess; indentation.
- Odette
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noun,
a female given name.
- indene
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noun,
a colorless, liquid hydrocarbon, C 9 H 8 , obtained from coal tar by fractional distillation: used in synthesizing resins.
- Denton
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noun,
a city in N Texas.
- sindon
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noun,
cloth of fine linen or silk, used especially for shrouds.
- Ostend
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noun,
a seaport in NW Belgium.
- suited
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noun,
a set of clothing, armor, or the like, intended for wear together.
- nitons
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noun,
(formerly) radon. Symbol: Nt.
- tendon
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noun,
Anatomy. a cord or band of dense, tough, inelastic, white, fibrous tissue, serving to connect a muscle with a bone or part; sinew.
- detent
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noun,
a mechanism that temporarily keeps one part in a certain position relative to that of another, and can be released by applying force to one of the parts.
- detest
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verb (used with object),
to feel abhorrence of; hate; dislike intensely.
- etudes
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noun,
a musical composition, usually instrumental, intended mainly for the practice of some point of technique.
- nonets
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noun,
a group of nine performers or instruments.
- setout
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noun,
preparations, especially for beginning a journey.
- dienes
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noun,
any compound, as 1,3-butadiene, CH 2 =CH−CH=CH 2 , that contains two double bonds.
- Oeneus
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noun,
a king of Calydon believed to have been the first man to cultivate grapes.
- set-to
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noun,
a usually brief, sharp fight or argument.
- deuton
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noun,
deuteron.
- teston
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noun,
a former silver coin of France, equal at various times to between 10 and 14½ sols, bearing on the obverse a bust of the reigning king.
- studio
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noun,
the workroom or atelier of an artist, as a painter or sculptor.
- unites
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noun,
a former gold coin of England, equal to 20 shillings, issued under James I and Charles I.
- donnee
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noun,
a set of artistic or literary premises or assumptions.
- stoned
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noun,
the hard substance, formed of mineral matter, of which rocks consist.
- tenson
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noun,
a Provençal poem taking the form of a dialogue or debate between two rival troubadours.
- Esenin
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noun,
Sergey Aleksandrovich [Russian syir-gyey uh-lyi-ksahn-druh-vyich] /Russian syɪrˈgyeɪ ʌ lyɪˈksɑn drə vyɪtʃ/ (Show IPA), Yesenin, Sergey Aleksandrovich.
- stound
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noun,
Archaic. a short time; short while.
- donuts
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noun,
doughnut.
- indues
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verb (used with object),
endue.
- sitten
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verb,
past participle of sit1 .
- donsie
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adjective,
Midland U.S. somewhat sick, weak, or lacking in vitality; not completely well.
- dentes
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noun,
plural of dens.
- Teuton
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noun,
a member of a Germanic people or tribe first mentioned in the 4th century b.c. and supposed to have dwelt in Jutland.
- Donets
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noun,
a river rising in the SW Russian Federation near Belgorod, flowing SE through Ukraine to the Don River. About 650 miles (1045 km) long.
- donees
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noun,
a person to whom a gift is made.
- todies
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noun,
any of several small West Indian birds of the family Todidae, related to the motmots and kingfishers, having brightly colored green and red plumage.
- United
-
adjective,
made into or caused to act as a single entity:
- denti-
-
- intent
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noun,
something that is intended; purpose; design; intention:
- tides
-
noun,
the periodic rise and fall of the waters of the ocean and its inlets, produced by the attraction of the moon and sun, and occurring about every 12 hours.
- tints
-
noun,
a color or a variety of a color; hue.
- Indo-
-
- Odets
-
noun,
Clifford, 1906–63, U.S. dramatist.
- indue
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verb (used with object),
endue.
- Seton
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noun,
a thread or the like inserted beneath the skin to provide drainage or to guide subsequent passage of a tube.
- seti-
-
- touts
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noun,
a person who solicits business, employment, support, or the like, importunately.
- inst.
-
- senti
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noun,
a monetary unit of Tanzania, the 100th part of a shilling; cent.
- ideo-
-
- touse
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noun,
a commotion; rumpus.
- Inonu
-
noun,
Ismet [is-met] /ɪsˈmɛt/ (Show IPA), (Ismet Paşa) 1884–1973, president of Turkey 1938–50; prime minister 1923–24, 1925–37, 1961–65.
- Indus
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noun,
a river in S Asia, flowing from W Tibet through Kashmir and Pakistan to the Arabian Sea. 1900 miles (3060 km) long.
- inset
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noun,
something inserted; insert.
- toise
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noun,
an old French unit of length equivalent to 6.395 feet (1.949 meters).
- tious
-
- oste-
-
- niton
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noun,
(formerly) radon. Symbol: Nt.
- Titus
-
noun,
a disciple and companion of the apostle Paul, to whom Paul is supposed to have addressed an Epistle.
- nodus
-
noun,
a difficult or intricate point, situation, plot, etc.
- Teton
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noun,
the westernmost branch of the Dakota Indians.
- noise
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noun,
sound, especially of a loud, harsh, or confused kind:
- onset
-
noun,
a beginning or start:
- nones
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noun,
the fifth of the seven canonical hours, or the service for it, originally fixed for the ninth hour of the day (or 3 p.m.).
- Ninos
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noun,
boy; child.
- nonet
-
noun,
a group of nine performers or instruments.
- Notus
-
noun,
the ancient Greek personification of the south wind.
- non-U
-
adjective,
not characteristic of or appropriate to the upper class, especially of Great Britain:
- Teut.
-
- noted
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noun,
a brief record of something written down to assist the memory or for future reference.
- notes
-
noun,
a brief record of something written down to assist the memory or for future reference.
- Ninus
-
noun,
the legendary husband of Semiramis and founder of Nineveh.
- nines
-
noun,
a cardinal number, eight plus one.
- toti-
-
- tonne
-
noun,
metric ton.
- totes
-
noun,
the act or course of toting.
- Seine
-
noun,
a fishing net that hangs vertically in the water, having floats at the upper edge and sinkers at the lower.
- tonus
-
noun,
a normal state of continuous slight tension in muscle tissue that facilitates its response to stimulation.
- nudie
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noun,
a film, performance, or magazine featuring nude performers or photographs.
- nudi-
-
- nudes
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noun,
a sculpture, painting, etc., of a nude human figure.
- tones
-
noun,
any sound considered with reference to its quality, pitch, strength, source, etc.:
- nidus
-
noun,
a nest, especially one in which insects, spiders, etc., deposit their eggs.
- tents
-
noun,
a portable shelter of skins, canvas, plastic, or the like, supported by one or more poles or a frame and often secured by ropes fastened to pegs in the ground.
- needs
-
noun,
a requirement, necessary duty, or obligation:
- neons
-
noun,
Chemistry. a chemically inert gaseous element occurring in small amounts in the earth's atmosphere, used chiefly in a type of electrical lamp. Symbol: Ne; atomic weight: 20.183; atomic number: 10; density: 0.9002 g/l at 0°C and 760 mm pressure.
- outen
-
verb (used with object),
to turn off (a light) or extinguish (a fire).
- Titos
-
noun,
Marshal (Josip Broz) 1891–1980, president of Yugoslavia 1953–80.
- nides
-
noun,
a nest or brood, especially of pheasants.
- neut.
-
- ennui
-
noun,
a feeling of utter weariness and discontent resulting from satiety or lack of interest; boredom:
- tines
-
noun,
a sharp, projecting point or prong, as of a fork.
- unite
-
noun,
a former gold coin of England, equal to 20 shillings, issued under James I and Charles I.
- dites
-
noun,
a bit (usually used in negative constructions):
- Ditto
-
noun,
the aforesaid; the above; the same (used in accounts, lists, etc., to avoid repetition). Symbol: ″. Abbreviation: do.
Compare ditto mark.
- doest
-
noun,
Informal. a burst of frenzied activity; action; commotion.
- tends
-
Verb phrases,
tend on/upon, Archaic. to attend or wait upon; minister to; serve:
- doits
-
noun,
Also, duit. an old small copper coin of the Netherlands and Dutch colonies, first issued in the 17th century.
- donee
-
noun,
a person to whom a gift is made.
- Donne
-
noun,
John, 1573–1631, English poet and clergyman.
- Stout
-
noun,
a dark, sweet brew made of roasted malt and having a higher percentage of hops than porter.
- Donus
-
noun,
died a.d. 678, pope 676–678.
- donut
-
noun,
doughnut.
- dotes
-
noun,
decay of wood.
- unset
-
adjective,
not set; not solidified or made firm, as concrete or asphalt.
- Unit.
-
- douse
-
noun,
British Dialect. a stroke or blow.
- Sidon
-
noun,
a city of ancient Phoenicia: site of modern Saida.
- Stone
-
noun,
the hard substance, formed of mineral matter, of which rocks consist.
- stint
-
noun,
a period of time spent doing something:
- duets
-
noun,
a musical composition for two voices or instruments.
- Stent
-
noun,
Medicine/Medical. a small, expandable tube used for inserting in a blocked vessel or other part.
- duits
-
noun,
doit (def 1).
- Dunne
-
noun,
Finley Peter [fin-lee] /ˈfɪn li/ (Show IPA), 1867–1936, U.S. humorist.
- dunno
-
- stunt
-
noun,
a stop or hindrance in growth or development.
- dist.
-
- Steen
-
noun,
Jan [yahn] /yɑn/ (Show IPA), 1626–79, Dutch painter.
- dense
-
adjective,
having the component parts closely compacted together; crowded or compact:
- 2,4-d
-
noun,
a white to yellow, crystalline powder, C 8 H 6 O 3 Cl 2 , slightly soluble in water: used for killing weeds.
- 30-30
-
- teens
-
noun,
Archaic. suffering; grief.
- utend
-
- Teide
-
noun,
Pi·co de [pee-kaw th e] /ˈpi kɔ ðɛ/ (Show IPA) a volcanic peak in the Canary Islands, on Tenerife. 12,190 feet (3716 meters).
- deets
-
plural noun,
details:
- deist
-
noun,
a person who believes in deism.
- Sunni
-
noun,
Also called Sunnite. a member of one of the two great religious divisions of Islam, regarding the first four caliphs as legitimate successors of Muhammad and stressing the importance of Sunna as a basis for law.
Compare Shiʿite.
- denes
-
noun,
a bare, sandy tract or low sand hill near the sea.
- Denis
-
noun,
a male given name.
- dent.
-
- Dione
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. a Titan and a consort of Zeus.
- dents
-
noun,
a hollow or depression in a surface, as from a blow.
- suite
-
noun,
a number of things forming a series or set.
- Deut.
-
- untie
-
verb (used with object),
to loose or unfasten (anything tied); let or set loose by undoing a knot.
- diene
-
noun,
any compound, as 1,3-butadiene, CH 2 =CH−CH=CH 2 , that contains two double bonds.
- suint
-
noun,
the natural grease of the wool of sheep, consisting of a mixture of fatty matter and potassium salts, used as a source of potash and in the preparation of ointments.
- diets
-
noun,
food and drink considered in terms of its qualities, composition, and its effects on health:
- suede
-
noun,
kid or other leather finished with a soft, napped surface, on the flesh side or on the outer side after removal of a thin outer layer.
- dines
-
noun,
Scot. dinner.
- dints
-
noun,
force; power:
- Stein
-
noun,
a mug, usually earthenware, especially for beer.
- Union
-
noun,
the act of uniting two or more things.
- dunts
-
noun,
a hard blow or hit, especially one that makes a dull sound; thump.
- snide
-
adjective,
derogatory in a nasty, insinuating manner:
- tunes
-
noun,
a succession of musical sounds forming an air or melody, with or without the harmony accompanying it.
- teno-
-
- endo-
-
- sonde
-
noun,
a rocket, balloon, or rockoon used as a probe for observing phenomena in the atmosphere.
- tutee
-
noun,
a person who is being tutored; the pupil of a tutor.
- eidos
-
noun,
the formal content of a culture, encompassing its system of ideas, criteria for interpreting experience, etc.
- tenon
-
noun,
a projection formed on the end of a timber or the like for insertion into a mortise of the same dimensions.
- TUNIS
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Tunisia, in the NE part.
- Ennis
-
noun,
a town in N Texas.
- Sinon
-
noun,
a Greek, posing as a deserter, who persuaded the Trojans to take the Trojan Horse into their city.
- Udine
-
noun,
a city in NE Italy.
- Sino-
-
- steed
-
noun,
a horse, especially a high-spirited one.
- snout
-
noun,
the part of an animal's head projecting forward and containing the nose and jaws; muzzle.
- sito-
-
- sotie
-
noun,
a satirical and topical comedy employing actors dressed in traditional fool's costume, popular in France during the late Middle Ages, and often used as a curtain raiser to mystery and morality plays.
- eosin
-
noun,
Also called bromeosin, tetrabromofluorescein. a red, crystalline, water-insoluble solid, C 20 H 8 Br 4 O 5 , derived from fluorescein by bromination: used chiefly as an acid dye for dyeing silk a rose red color and as a histological stain.
- tenet
-
noun,
any opinion, principle, doctrine, dogma, etc., especially one held as true by members of a profession, group, or movement.
- tense
-
noun,
a category of verbal inflection that serves chiefly to specify the time of the action or state expressed by the verb.
- SOUND
-
noun,
the sensation produced by stimulation of the organs of hearing by vibrations transmitted through the air or other medium.
- etuis
-
noun,
a small, often decorative case, especially one for needles, toilet articles, or the like.
- ento-
-
- Tenn.
-
- ensue
-
verb (used without object),
to follow in order; come afterward, especially in immediate succession:
- edit.
-
- etude
-
noun,
a musical composition, usually instrumental, intended mainly for the practice of some point of technique.
- edits
-
noun,
an instance of or the work of editing:
- endue
-
verb (used with object),
to invest or endow with some gift, quality, or faculty.
- suit
-
noun,
a set of clothing, armor, or the like, intended for wear together.
- Ont.
-
- situ
-
noun,
in situ.
- Sion
-
noun,
a town in and the capital of Valais, in SW Switzerland.
- site
-
noun,
the position or location of a town, building, etc., especially as to its environment:
- tens
-
noun,
a self-operated portable device used to treat chronic pain by sending electrical impulses through electrodes placed over the painful area.
- tend
-
Verb phrases,
tend on/upon, Archaic. to attend or wait upon; minister to; serve:
- sunn
-
noun,
a tall East Indian shrub, Crotalaria juncea, of the legume family, having slender branches and yellow flowers, and an inner bark that yields a hemplike fiber used for making ropes, sacking, etc.
- tide
-
noun,
the periodic rise and fall of the waters of the ocean and its inlets, produced by the attraction of the moon and sun, and occurring about every 12 hours.
- SINE
-
noun,
Trigonometry.
(in a right triangle) the ratio of the side opposite a given acute angle to the hypotenuse.
(of an angle) a trigonometric function equal to the ratio of the ordinate of the end point of the arc to the radius vector of this end point, the origin being at the center of the circle on which the arc lies and the initial point of the arc being on the x-axis. Abbreviation: sin.
- Oise
-
noun,
a river in W Europe, flowing SW from S Belgium through N France to the Seine, near Paris. 186 miles (300 km) long.
- ten.
-
- Tees
-
noun,
a river in N England, flowing E along the boundary between Durham and Yorkshire to the North Sea. 70 miles (113 km) long.
- Sind
-
noun,
a former province of Pakistan, in the lower Indus valley; now part of West Pakistan. 48,136 sq. mi. (125,154 sq. km). Capital: Karachi.
- teen
-
noun,
Archaic. suffering; grief.
- sett
-
noun,
Also called pitcher. a small, rectangular paving stone.
- onus
-
noun,
a difficult or disagreeable obligation, task, burden, etc.
- tets
-
noun,
the Vietnamese New Year celebration, occurring during the first seven days of the first month of the lunar calendar.
- Osee
-
noun,
Hosea.
- oust
-
verb (used with object),
to expel or remove from a place or position occupied:
- Seed
-
noun,
the fertilized, matured ovule of a flowering plant, containing an embryo or rudimentary plant.
- Ste.
-
- std.
-
- Test
-
noun,
the means by which the presence, quality, or genuineness of anything is determined; a means of trial.
- stet
-
verb (used with object),
to mark (a manuscript, printer's proof, etc.) with the word “stet” or with dots as a direction to let cancelled material remain.
- Seen
-
verb,
past participle of see1 .
- outs
-
noun,
a means of escape or excuse, as from a place, punishment, retribution, responsibility, etc.:
- Soni
-
- tent
-
noun,
a portable shelter of skins, canvas, plastic, or the like, supported by one or more poles or a frame and often secured by ropes fastened to pegs in the ground.
- send
-
noun,
the heaving motion of a vessel.
- out-
-
- stot
-
noun,
a springing gait of certain bovids, as gazelles and antelopes, used especially when running in alarm from a predator.
- sene
-
noun,
a bronze coin and monetary unit of Western Samoa, the 100th part of a tala.
- snit
-
noun,
an agitated or irritated state.
- sone
-
noun,
a unit for measuring the loudness of sound, equal to the loudness of a sound that, in the judgment of a group of listeners, is equal to that of a 1000-cycle-per-second reference sound having an intensity of 40 decibels.
- Ouse
-
noun,
Also called Great Ouse. a river in E England, flowing NE to the Wash. 160 miles (260 km) long.
- stud
-
noun,
a boss, knob, nailhead, or other protuberance projecting from a surface or part, especially as an ornament.
- ouds
-
noun,
a musical instrument of the Middle East and northern Africa belonging to the lute family.
- tete
-
noun,
a city in W Mozambique, on the Zambezi River.
- stun
-
noun,
the act of stunning.
- Otis
-
noun,
Elisha Graves, 1811–61, U.S. inventor.
- Odus
-
- snot
-
noun,
Vulgar. mucus from the nose.
- snod
-
adjective,
smooth; sleek.
- suet
-
noun,
the hard fatty tissue about the loins and kidneys of beef, sheep, etc., used in cooking or processed to yield tallow.
- sent
-
noun,
a coin of Estonia until the euro was adopted, the 100th part of a kroon.
- side
-
noun,
one of the surfaces forming the outside of or bounding a thing, or one of the lines bounding a geometric figure.
- 1080
-
- Tine
-
noun,
a sharp, projecting point or prong, as of a fork.
- Enid
-
noun,
a city in N Oklahoma.
- dunt
-
noun,
a hard blow or hit, especially one that makes a dull sound; thump.
- duo-
-
- duos
-
noun,
Music. duet.
- Duse
-
noun,
Eleonora [el-ee-uh-nawr-uh;; Italian e-le-aw-naw-rah] /ˌɛl i əˈnɔr ə;; Italian ˌɛ lɛ ɔˈnɔ rɑ/ (Show IPA), 1859–1924, Italian actress.
- Dust
-
noun,
earth or other matter in fine, dry particles.
- undo
-
verb (used with object),
to reverse the doing of; cause to be as if never done:
- udos
-
noun,
a plant, Aralia cordata, of the ginseng family, cultivated, especially in Japan and China, for its edible shoots.
- Eden
-
noun,
the place where Adam and Eve lived before the Fall. Gen. 2:8–24.
- EDES
-
noun,
a city in SW Nigeria.
- Edie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Edith.
- tuts
-
noun,
an exclamation of “tut.”.
- end-
-
- ends
-
noun,
the last part or extremity, lengthwise, of anything that is longer than it is wide or broad:
- Enos
-
noun,
the son of Seth. Gen. 5:6.
- dune
-
noun,
a sand hill or sand ridge formed by the wind, usually in desert regions or near lakes and oceans.
- Ens.
-
- tuns
-
noun,
a large cask for holding liquids, especially wine, ale, or beer.
- eons
-
noun,
an indefinitely long period of time; age.
- eous
-
- Esd.
-
- esne
-
noun,
(in Anglo-Saxon England) a member of the lowest class; laborer.
- eso-
-
- est.
-
- Este
-
noun,
a city in NE Italy: medieval fortress; ancient Roman ruins.
- tune
-
noun,
a succession of musical sounds forming an air or melody, with or without the harmony accompanying it.
- Odin
-
noun,
the ruler of the Aesir and god of war, poetry, knowledge, and wisdom; Wotan: the chief god.
- Eton
-
noun,
a town in Berkshire, in S England, on the Thames River, W of London: the site of Eton College.
- ette
-
- Duns
-
noun,
a person, especially a creditor, who duns another.
- Duit
-
noun,
doit (def 1).
- Tues
-
- Dino
-
- Utes
-
noun,
Informal. a utility vehicle.
- dees
-
noun,
a metal loop attached to tack, for fastening gear:
- deet
-
plural noun,
details:
- used
-
noun,
the act of employing, using, or putting into service:
- Den.
-
- Dene
-
noun,
a bare, sandy tract or low sand hill near the sea.
- Deni
-
noun,
a monetary unit of the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, the 100th part of a denar.
- Deus
-
noun,
God. Abbreviation: D.
- unto
-
preposition,
to (in its various uses, except as the accompaniment of the infinitive).
- Dies
-
noun,
Martin, 1901–72, U.S. politician.
- Diet
-
noun,
food and drink considered in terms of its qualities, composition, and its effects on health:
- Din.
-
- Dine
-
noun,
Scot. dinner.
- dins
-
noun,
a loud, confused noise; a continued loud or tumultuous sound; noisy clamor.
- duet
-
noun,
a musical composition for two voices or instruments.
- dint
-
noun,
force; power:
- dis-
-
- dite
-
noun,
a bit (usually used in negative constructions):
- dits
-
noun,
an echoic word, the referent of which is a click or brief tone interval, used to designate the dot of Morse code, International Morse code, etc.
- does
-
noun,
a plural of doe.
- doit
-
noun,
Also, duit. an old small copper coin of the Netherlands and Dutch colonies, first issued in the 17th century.
- done
-
noun,
Informal. a burst of frenzied activity; action; commotion.
- dons
-
noun,
(initial capital letter) Mr.; Sir: a Spanish title prefixed to a man's given name.
- dose
-
noun,
a quantity of medicine prescribed to be taken at one time.
- dost
-
noun,
Informal. a burst of frenzied activity; action; commotion.
- DOTE
-
noun,
decay of wood.
- uni-
-
- dues
-
noun,
something that is due, owed, or naturally belongs to someone.
- etui
-
noun,
a small, often decorative case, especially one for needles, toilet articles, or the like.
- 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.
- tude
-
noun,
an arrogant attitude.
- noes
-
noun,
an utterance of the word “no.”.
- nene
-
noun,
a barred, gray-brown wild goose, Nesochen sandvicensis, native to Hawaii, where it is the state bird.
- neo-
-
- neon
-
noun,
Chemistry. a chemically inert gaseous element occurring in small amounts in the earth's atmosphere, used chiefly in a type of electrical lamp. Symbol: Ne; atomic weight: 20.183; atomic number: 10; density: 0.9002 g/l at 0°C and 760 mm pressure.
- nest
-
noun,
a pocketlike, usually more or less circular structure of twigs, grass, mud, etc., formed by a bird, often high in a tree, as a place in which to lay and incubate its eggs and rear its young; any protected place used by a bird for these purposes.
- TODS
-
- nide
-
noun,
a nest or brood, especially of pheasants.
- Nine
-
noun,
a cardinal number, eight plus one.
- Nino
-
noun,
boy; child.
- nits
-
noun,
the egg of a parasitic insect, especially of a louse, often attached to a hair or a fiber of clothing.
- Niue
-
noun,
an island in the S Pacific between Tonga and Cook Islands: possession of New Zealand. 5128; about 100 sq. mi. (260 sq. km).
- node
-
noun,
a knot, protuberance, or knob.
- tits
-
noun,
a titmouse.
- non-
-
- toed
-
noun,
one of the terminal digits of the human foot.
- none
-
noun,
nones1 .
- nos-
-
- nose
-
noun,
the part of the face or facial region in humans and certain animals that contains the nostrils and the organs of smell and functions as the usual passageway for air in respiration: in humans it is a prominence in the center of the face formed of bone and cartilage, serving also to modify or modulate the voice.
- not-
-
- note
-
noun,
a brief record of something written down to assist the memory or for future reference.
- nots
-
noun,
a Boolean operator that returns a positive result if its operand is negative and a negative result if its operand is positive.
- noun
-
noun,
any member of a class of words that can function as the main or only elements of subjects of verbs (A dog just barked), or of objects of verbs or prepositions (to send money from home), and that in English can take plural forms and possessive endings (Three of his buddies want to borrow John's laptop). Nouns are often described as referring to persons, places, things, states, or qualities, and the word noun is itself often used as an attributive modifier, as in noun compound; noun group.
See also noun adjunct, noun clause, noun phrase.
Synonyms: substantive, name.
- nous
-
noun,
Greek Philosophy. mind or intellect.
- nude
-
noun,
a sculpture, painting, etc., of a nude human figure.
- Tito
-
noun,
Marshal (Josip Broz) 1891–1980, president of Yugoslavia 1953–80.
- Tit.
-
- tion
-
- tint
-
noun,
a color or a variety of a color; hue.
- need
-
noun,
a requirement, necessary duty, or obligation:
- Todt
-
noun,
Fritz [frits] /frɪts/ (Show IPA), 1891–1942, German military engineer.
- ions
-
noun,
an electrically charged atom or group of atoms formed by the loss or gain of one or more electrons, as a cation (positive ion) which is created by electron loss and is attracted to the cathode in electrolysis, or as an anion (negative ion) which is created by an electron gain and is attracted to the anode. The valence of an ion is equal to the number of electrons lost or gained and is indicated by a plus sign for cations and a minus sign for anions, thus: Na + , Cl−, Ca ++ , S = .
- tote
-
noun,
the act or course of toting.
- Ind.
-
- ides
-
noun,
(in the ancient Roman calendar) the fifteenth day of March, May, July, or October, and the thirteenth day of the other months.
- Idun
-
noun,
a goddess, keeper of the apples of youth and wife of Bragi; abducted by the giant Thjazi, from whom she was rescued.
- tout
-
noun,
a person who solicits business, employment, support, or the like, importunately.
- IndE
-
- tots
-
noun,
a small child.
- inns
-
noun,
a commercial establishment that provides lodging, food, etc., for the public, especially travelers; small hotel.
- ins.
-
- int.
-
- iod-
-
- teds
-
noun,
British Slang. Teddy boy.
- into
-
adjective,
Mathematics. pertaining to a function or map from one set to another set, the range of which is a proper subset of the second set, as the function f, from the set of all integers into the set of all perfect squares where f (x) = x 2 for every integer.
- tost
-
noun,
an act or instance of tossing.
- ious
-
- Toni
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Antoinette or Antonia.
- tonn
-
- iso-
-
- tone
-
noun,
any sound considered with reference to its quality, pitch, strength, source, etc.:
- tot
-
noun,
a small child.
- TSI
-
- TID
-
- 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.
- TTS
-
- Tu.
-
- toe
-
noun,
one of the terminal digits of the human foot.
- USN
-
- USO
-
- UTE
-
noun,
Informal. a utility vehicle.
- tin
-
noun,
Chemistry. a low-melting, malleable, ductile metallic element nearly approaching silver in color and luster: used in plating and in making alloys, tinfoil, and soft solders. Symbol: Sn; atomic weight: 118.69; atomic number: 50; specific gravity: 7.31 at 20°C.
- uti
-
- USE
-
noun,
the act of employing, using, or putting into service:
- TES
-
noun,
ti1 .
- tun
-
noun,
a large cask for holding liquids, especially wine, ale, or beer.
- TSE
-
- tue
-
- udo
-
noun,
a plant, Aralia cordata, of the ginseng family, cultivated, especially in Japan and China, for its edible shoots.
- UIT
-
- Une
-
- uns
-
- UNO
-
- Tiu
-
noun,
an English god of the sky and of war, the equivalent of Tyr in Scandinavian mythology.
- tet
-
noun,
the Vietnamese New Year celebration, occurring during the first seven days of the first month of the lunar calendar.
- TNT
-
- Tut
-
noun,
an exclamation of “tut.”.
- ton
-
noun,
a unit of weight, equivalent to 2000 pounds (0.907 metric ton) avoirdupois (short ton) in the U.S. and 2240 pounds (1.016 metric tons) avoirdupois (long ton) in Great Britain.
- 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.
- tee
-
noun,
the letter T or t.
- ine
-
- EOS
-
noun,
the ancient Greek goddess of the dawn, identified by the Romans with Aurora.
- ese
-
- ESU
-
- ETO
-
- ETS
-
- eu-
-
- id.
-
- ITU
-
- io-
-
- ide
-
- Ido
-
noun,
a revised and simplified form of Esperanto, introduced in 1907.
- IDS
-
noun,
the part of the psyche, residing in the unconscious, that is the source of instinctive impulses that seek satisfaction in accordance with the pleasure principle and are modified by the ego and the superego before they are given overt expression.
- in.
-
- INN
-
noun,
a commercial establishment that provides lodging, food, etc., for the public, especially travelers; small hotel.
- EOE
-
- ion
-
noun,
an electrically charged atom or group of atoms formed by the loss or gain of one or more electrons, as a cation (positive ion) which is created by electron loss and is attracted to the cathode in electrolysis, or as an anion (negative ion) which is created by an electron gain and is attracted to the anode. The valence of an ion is equal to the number of electrons lost or gained and is indicated by a plus sign for cations and a minus sign for anions, thus: Na + , Cl−, Ca ++ , S = .
- Ios
-
noun,
a small hawk, Buteo solitarius, having two plumage phases and occurring only on the island of Hawaii, where it is a rare species and the only living indigenous bird of prey.
- IOT
-
- IOU
-
- Is.
-
noun,
(used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
- ise
-
- ist
-
- ite
-
- ITO
-
noun,
Prince Hirobumi [hee-raw-boo-mee] /ˈhi rɔˈbu mi/ (Show IPA), 1841–1909, Japanese statesman.
- Ted
-
noun,
British Slang. Teddy boy.
- IUS
-
- NUT
-
noun,
a dry fruit consisting of an edible kernel or meat enclosed in a woody or leathery shell.
- NDE
-
- eon
-
noun,
an indefinitely long period of time; age.
- ene
-
- NED
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Edward.
- DOT
-
noun,
a small, roundish mark made with or as if with a pen.
- do.
-
- DSO
-
- de-
-
- Dee
-
noun,
a metal loop attached to tack, for fastening gear:
- DEI
-
adverb,
by the grace of God.
- DET
-
- di.
-
- Die
-
noun,
Machinery.
any of various devices for cutting or forming material in a press or a stamping or forging machine.
a hollow device of steel, often composed of several pieces to be fitted into a stock, for cutting the threads of bolts or the like.
one of the separate pieces of such a device.
a steel block or plate with small conical holes through which wire, plastic rods, etc., are drawn.
- dit
-
noun,
an echoic word, the referent of which is a click or brief tone interval, used to designate the dot of Morse code, International Morse code, etc.
- DIU
-
noun,
part of the union territory of Daman and Diu (Goa, Daman, and Diu in 1961–87) in W India: a former Portuguese colony, comprising a small island and seaport at the extremity of Kathiawar peninsula.
- DOE
-
noun,
the female of the deer, antelope, goat, rabbit, and certain other animals.
- Doi
-
- Don
-
noun,
(initial capital letter) Mr.; Sir: a Spanish title prefixed to a man's given name.
- Dou
-
noun,
Gerard [gey-rahrt] /ˈgeɪ rɑrt/ (Show IPA), 1613–75, Dutch painter: pupil of Rembrandt.
- en-
-
- DST
-
- Du.
-
- due
-
noun,
something that is due, owed, or naturally belongs to someone.
- DUI
-
- Dun
-
noun,
a person, especially a creditor, who duns another.
- eo-
-
- ETD
-
- ed.
-
- Ede
-
noun,
a city in SW Nigeria.
- EDO
-
noun,
a member of an indigenous people of western Africa, in the Benin region of southern Nigeria.
- EDS
-
noun,
education:
- EDT
-
- EEO
-
- EIS
-
- ne-
-
- IUD
-
- Nee
-
adjective,
born (placed after the name of a married woman to introduce her maiden name):
- SEN
-
noun,
a money of account of Japan, the 100th part of a yen, now used only in certain quotations, as on foreign exchange.
- ot-
-
- ote
-
- OTS
-
- oud
-
noun,
a musical instrument of the Middle East and northern Africa belonging to the lute family.
- oui
-
adverb, noun,
yes.
- NES
-
- So.
-
- SDI
-
- se-
-
- SED
-
- See
-
noun,
the seat, center of authority, office, or jurisdiction of a bishop.
- SEI
-
noun,
sei whale.
- SID
-
noun,
a male or female given name, form of Sidney or Sydney.
- ons
-
- Sin
-
noun,
transgression of divine law:
- SIT
-
verb,
(in prescriptions) may it be.
- SNU
-
- sod
-
noun,
a section cut or torn from the surface of grassland, containing the matted roots of grass.
- Son
-
noun,
a male child or person in relation to his parents.
- sot
-
noun,
a drunkard.
- Sou
-
noun,
(formerly) either of two bronze coins of France, equal to 5 centimes and 10 centimes.
- St.
-
- STI
-
- Stu
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Stewart or Stuart.
- 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.
- SUN
-
noun,
(often initial capital letter) the star that is the central body of the solar system, around which the planets revolve and from which they receive light and heat: its mean distance from the earth is about 93 million miles (150 million km), its diameter about 864,000 miles (1.4 million km), and its mass about 330,000 times that of the earth; its period of surface rotation is about 26 days at its equator but longer at higher latitudes.
- ose
-
- sd.
-
- ONI
-
- ode
-
noun,
a lyric poem typically of elaborate or irregular metrical form and expressive of exalted or enthusiastic emotion.
- NET
-
noun,
a bag or other contrivance of strong thread or cord worked into an open, meshed fabric, for catching fish, birds, or other animals:
- nit
-
noun,
the egg of a parasitic insect, especially of a louse, often attached to a hair or a fiber of clothing.
- NNE
-
- Nod
-
noun,
a short, quick downward bending forward of the head, as in assent, greeting, or command or because of drowsiness.
- Noe
-
noun,
Noah (def 1).
- NSU
-
- Nun
-
noun,
a woman member of a religious order, especially one bound by vows of poverty, chastity, and obedience.
- OED
-
- OSD
-
- NUS
-
noun,
the 13th letter of the Greek alphabet (Ν, ν).
- ODS
-
noun,
a hypothetical force formerly held to pervade all nature and to manifest itself in magnetism, mesmerism, chemical action, etc.
- one
-
noun,
the first and lowest whole number, being a cardinal number; unity.
- ODT
-
- oid
-
- OIt
-
- OES
-
noun,
the fifteenth letter of the English alphabet, a vowel.
- SU
-
- 2D
-
noun,
a two-dimensional form or appearance:
- N.
-
- DN
-
- ND
-
- NI
-
- 3D
-
noun,
a three-dimensional form or appearance:
- D.
-
- TE
-
noun,
ti1 .
- et
-
verb,
a simple past tense of eat.
- TN
-
- t.
-
- TD
-
- T1
-
- 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.
- TI
-
noun,
the syllable for the seventh tone of a diatonic scale.
- TT
-
- No
-
noun,
an utterance of the word “no.”.
- O.
-
- U.
-
- Ud
-
- S.
-
- OE
-
noun,
oy2 .
- UI
-
- OD
-
noun,
a hypothetical force formerly held to pervade all nature and to manifest itself in magnetism, mesmerism, chemical action, etc.
- SI
-
noun,
the syllable used for the seventh tone of a scale and sometimes for the tone B.
- 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.
- EI
-
- ee
-
- E.
-
noun,
Edward (St. John) 1925–2000, U.S. writer and illustrator.
- i.
-
- OU
-
noun,
a rare Hawaiian honeycreeper, Psittirostra psittacea, having an olive-green body, a parrotlike bill, and in the male a bright yellow head.
- SN
-
- DT
-
noun,
a withdrawal syndrome occurring in persons who have developed physiological dependence on alcohol, characterized by tremor, visual hallucinations, and autonomic instability. Abbreviation: d.t.
- NU
-
noun,
the 13th letter of the Greek alphabet (Ν, ν).