Anagrams of tessitura
Word tessitura has
481 anagrams
that can be made by using the letters of tessitura.
- turistas
-
noun,
tourista.
- situates
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adjective,
Archaic. located; placed; situated.
- artistes
-
noun,
an artist, especially an actor, singer, dancer, or other public performer.
- trusties
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adjective,
able to be trusted or relied on; trustworthy; reliable.
- statures
-
noun,
the height of a human or animal body.
- striates
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adjective,
striated.
- Statius
-
noun,
Publius Papinius [puhb-lee-uh s puh-pin-ee-uh s] /ˈpʌb li əs pəˈpɪn i əs/ (Show IPA), a.d. c45–c96, Roman poet.
- starets
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noun,
a religious teacher or counselor.
- staters
-
noun,
any of various gold or silver or electrum coin units or coins of the ancient Greek states or cities.
- ratites
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noun,
a bird having a ratite breastbone.
- striate
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adjective,
striated.
- strati-
-
- stature
-
noun,
the height of a human or animal body.
- stratus
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noun,
a cloud of a class characterized by a gray, horizontal layer with a uniform base, found at a lower altitude than altostratus, usually below 8000 feet (2400 meters).
- artiste
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noun,
an artist, especially an actor, singer, dancer, or other public performer.
- 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.
- situate
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adjective,
Archaic. located; placed; situated.
- straits
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noun,
Often, straits. (used with a singular verb) a narrow passage of water connecting two large bodies of water.
- turista
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noun,
tourista.
- attires
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noun,
clothes or apparel, especially rich or splendid garments.
- tasters
-
noun,
a person who tastes, especially one skilled in distinguishing the qualities of liquors, tea, etc., by the taste.
- 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.
- aurists
-
noun,
a physician specializing in the treatment of ear diseases; otologist.
- tsarist
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noun,
an adherent of a czar or of czarism.
- sauries
-
noun,
a sharp-snouted fish, Scomberesox saurus, inhabiting temperate regions of the Atlantic Ocean.
- Auster
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noun,
the south wind personified.
- attire
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noun,
clothes or apparel, especially rich or splendid garments.
- Attius
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noun,
Lucius, Accius, Lucius.
- 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.
- Sutter
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noun,
John Augustus, 1803–80, U.S. frontiersman: owner of Sutter's Mill.
- aurist
-
noun,
a physician specializing in the treatment of ear diseases; otologist.
- 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).
- Aussie
-
noun,
an Australian.
- struts
-
noun,
the act of strutting.
- Stuart
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noun,
a member of the royal family that ruled in Scotland from 1371 to 1714 and in England from 1603 to 1714.
- sutras
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noun,
Hinduism. a collection of aphorisms relating to some aspect of the conduct of life.
- sturts
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noun,
violent quarreling.
- suites
-
noun,
a number of things forming a series or set.
- austr-
-
- statue
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noun,
a three-dimensional work of art, as a representational or abstract form, carved in stone or wood, molded in a plastic material, cast in bronze, or the like.
- Strait
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noun,
Often, straits. (used with a singular verb) a narrow passage of water connecting two large bodies of water.
- Seurat
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noun,
Georges [zhawrzh] /ʒɔrʒ/ (Show IPA), 1859–91, French (pointillist) painter.
- ratite
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noun,
a bird having a ratite breastbone.
- 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.
- russet
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noun,
yellowish brown, light brown, or reddish brown.
- raises
-
noun,
an increase in amount, as of wages:
- 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).
- satire
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noun,
the use of irony, sarcasm, ridicule, or the like, in exposing, denouncing, or deriding vice, folly, etc.
- sautes
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noun,
a dish of sautéed food.
- serais
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noun,
(in Eastern countries) a caravansary.
- siesta
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noun,
a midday or afternoon rest or nap, especially as taken in Spain and Latin America.
- status
-
noun,
the position of an individual in relation to another or others, especially in regard to social or professional standing.
- Sisera
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noun,
the commander of the Canaanite army of King Jabin: killed by Jael. Judges 4:17–22.
- Sister
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noun,
a female offspring having both parents in common with another offspring; female sibling.
- sitars
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noun,
a lute of India with a small, pear-shaped body and a long, broad, fretted neck.
- Sitter
-
noun,
a person who sits.
- stares
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noun,
a staring gaze; a fixed look with the eyes wide open:
- starts
-
noun,
a beginning of an action, journey, etc.
- stater
-
noun,
any of various gold or silver or electrum coin units or coins of the ancient Greek states or cities.
- estrus
-
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.
- tasset
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noun,
either of two pieces of plate armor hanging from the fauld to protect the upper parts of the thighs.
- Atreus
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noun,
the father of Plisthenes, Agamemnon, Menelaus, and Anaxibia upon whose house Thyestes pronounced a curse.
- utters
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adjective,
complete; total; absolute:
- Tassie
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noun,
tass.
- urases
-
noun,
urease.
- treats
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noun,
entertainment, food, drink, etc., given by way of compliment or as an expression of friendly regard.
- arises
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verb (used without object),
to get up from sitting, lying, or kneeling; rise:
- triste
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adjective,
sad; sorrowful; melancholy.
- titres
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noun,
titer.
- titers
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noun,
the strength of a solution as determined by titration with a standard substance.
- 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.
- artist
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noun,
a person who produces works in any of the arts that are primarily subject to aesthetic criteria.
- trusts
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noun,
reliance on the integrity, strength, ability, surety, etc., of a person or thing; confidence.
- tetras
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noun,
any of several tropical, freshwater fishes of the family Characidae, often kept in aquariums.
- tetra-
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- tsuris
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noun,
trouble; woe.
- terat-
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- 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.
- assert
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Idioms,
assert oneself, to insist on one's rights, declare one's views forcefully, etc.:
- testis
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noun,
the male gonad or reproductive gland, either of two oval glands located in the scrotum.
- Assiut
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noun,
Asyut.
- urates
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noun,
a salt of uric acid.
- taster
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noun,
a person who tastes, especially one skilled in distinguishing the qualities of liquors, tea, etc., by the taste.
- astute
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adjective,
of keen penetration or discernment; sagacious:
- tastes
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noun,
the act of tasting food or drink.
- Tatius
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noun,
a Sabine king who, following the rape of the Sabine women, attacked Rome and eventually ruled with Romulus.
- assure
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verb (used with object),
to declare earnestly to; inform or tell positively; state with confidence to:
- taters
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noun,
potato.
- urase
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noun,
urease.
- resit
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noun,
a test or examination that is retaken.
- TREAT
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noun,
entertainment, food, drink, etc., given by way of compliment or as an expression of friendly regard.
- Utter
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adjective,
complete; total; absolute:
- tress
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noun,
Usually, tresses. long locks or curls of hair.
- sites
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noun,
the position or location of a town, building, etc., especially as to its environment:
- ureas
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noun,
Biochemistry. a compound, CO(NH 2) 2 , occurring in urine and other body fluids as a product of protein metabolism.
- trets
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noun,
(formerly) an allowance for waste, after deduction for tare.
- sitar
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noun,
a lute of India with a small, pear-shaped body and a long, broad, fretted neck.
- tries
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noun,
plural of try.
- Saite
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noun,
a native or citizen of Saïs.
- saris
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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.
- Siret
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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.
- sires
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noun,
the male parent of a quadruped.
- sates
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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.
- trite
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adjective,
lacking in freshness or effectiveness because of constant use or excessive repetition; hackneyed; stale:
- rests
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noun,
the refreshing quiet or repose of sleep:
- Russ.
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abbreviation,
Russia.
- truss
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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.
- Trust
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noun,
reliance on the integrity, strength, ability, surety, etc., of a person or thing; confidence.
- seti-
-
- rusts
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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.
- serai
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noun,
(in Eastern countries) a caravansary.
- seats
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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.
- Sears
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noun,
Richard Warren, 1863–1914, U.S. mail-order retailer.
- Satie
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noun,
Erik Alfred Leslie [e-reek al-fred les-lee] /ɛˈrik alˈfrɛd lɛsˈli/ (Show IPA), 1866–1925, French composer.
- urate
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noun,
a salt of uric acid.
- tsars
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noun,
czar.
- saute
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noun,
a dish of sautéed food.
- Srta.
-
- rises
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noun,
an act or instance of rising.
- satis
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noun,
a Hindu practice whereby a widow immolates herself on the funeral pyre of her husband: now abolished by law.
- situs
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noun,
position; situation.
- trait
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noun,
a distinguishing characteristic or quality, especially of one's personal nature:
- sruti
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noun,
the Vedas and some of the Upanishads, regarded as divinely revealed.
- Susie
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noun,
a female given name, form of Susanna or Susannah.
- strut
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noun,
the act of strutting.
- Sturt
-
noun,
violent quarreling.
- suets
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noun,
the hard fatty tissue about the loins and kidneys of beef, sheep, etc., used in cooking or processed to yield tallow.
- suite
-
noun,
a number of things forming a series or set.
- Terai
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noun,
a marshy lowland area in N India and S Nepal, between the Ganges and the foothills of the Himalayas.
- suras
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noun,
any of the 114 chapters of the Koran.
- reist
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verb (used without object),
reest2 .
- tera-
-
- stria
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noun,
a slight or narrow furrow, ridge, stripe, or streak, especially one of a number in parallel arrangement:
- sutra
-
noun,
Hinduism. a collection of aphorisms relating to some aspect of the conduct of life.
- teats
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noun,
the protuberance on the breast or udder in female mammals, except the monotremes, through which the milk ducts discharge; nipple or mammilla.
- tears
-
- tares
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noun,
any of various vetches, especially Vicia sativa.
- tater
-
noun,
potato.
- tarts
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noun,
a small pie filled with cooked fruit or other sweetened preparation, usually having no top crust.
- taste
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noun,
the act of tasting food or drink.
- testa
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noun,
the outer, usually hard, integument or coat of a seed.
- tests
-
noun,
the means by which the presence, quality, or genuineness of anything is determined; a means of trial.
- stair
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noun,
one of a flight or series of steps for going from one level to another, as in a building.
- Titus
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noun,
a disciple and companion of the apostle Paul, to whom Paul is supposed to have addressed an Epistle.
- stare
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noun,
a staring gaze; a fixed look with the eyes wide open:
- treas
-
- trass
-
noun,
a light-colored type of volcanic tuff used in making water-resistant cement and mortar.
- start
-
noun,
a beginning of an action, journey, etc.
- stat.
-
- State
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noun,
the condition of a person or thing, as with respect to circumstances or attributes:
- Tartu
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noun,
a city in SE Estonia.
- stats
-
noun,
Also, 'stat. thermostat.
- Teut.
-
- titre
-
noun,
titer.
- titer
-
noun,
the strength of a solution as determined by titration with a standard substance.
- ster.
-
- Stets
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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.
- sties
-
noun,
a pen or enclosure for swine; pigpen.
- stirs
-
noun,
the act of stirring or moving.
- tires
-
noun,
British Dialect. fatigue.
- 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.
- Surat
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noun,
a seaport in S Gujarat, in W India: first British settlement in India 1612.
- setts
-
noun,
Also called pitcher. a small, rectangular paving stone.
- 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.
- arsis
-
noun,
Music. the upward stroke in conducting; upbeat.
Compare thesis (def 4).
- irate
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adjective,
angry; enraged:
- airts
-
noun,
a direction.
- Aries
-
noun,
Astronomy. the Ram, a zodiacal constellation between Pisces and Taurus.
- arise
-
verb (used without object),
to get up from sitting, lying, or kneeling; rise:
- Arius
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noun,
died a.d. 336, Christian priest at Alexandria: founder of Arianism.
- Aust.
-
- arses
-
noun,
ass2 (defs 1, 2).
- Artie
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Arthur.
- easts
-
noun,
a cardinal point of the compass, 90° to the right of north. Abbreviation: E.
- issue
-
noun,
the act of sending out or putting forth; promulgation; distribution:
- iters
-
noun,
a canal or passage.
- astr.
-
- asset
-
noun,
a useful and desirable thing or quality:
- astir
-
adjective,
moving or stirring, especially with much activity or excitement:
- asst.
-
- aster
-
noun,
any composite plant of the genus Aster, having rays varying from white or pink to blue around a yellow disk.
- Aesir
-
noun,
the principal race of gods, led by Odin and living at Asgard.
- raise
-
noun,
an increase in amount, as of wages:
- Assur
-
noun,
the god of war and supreme national god of Assyria.
- aeri-
-
- IATSE
-
- 30-30
-
- etuis
-
noun,
a small, often decorative case, especially one for needles, toilet articles, or the like.
- ERISA
-
noun,
Employee Retirement Income Security Act.
- rates
-
noun,
the amount of a charge or payment with reference to some basis of calculation:
- rases
-
verb (used with object),
raze.
- ates
-
- Auer
-
noun,
Leopold [lee-uh-pohld;; Hungarian ley-aw-pawlt] /ˈli əˌpoʊld;; Hungarian ˈleɪ ɔˌpɔlt/ (Show IPA), 1845–1930, Hungarian violinist and teacher.
- tars
-
noun,
any of various dark-colored viscid products obtained by the destructive distillation of certain organic substances, as coal or wood.
- Attu
-
noun,
the westernmost of the Aleutian Islands: Japanese occupation 1942–43.
- est.
-
- tart
-
noun,
a small pie filled with cooked fruit or other sweetened preparation, usually having no top crust.
- Asur
-
noun,
Assur.
- TASS
-
noun,
a cup or small goblet, especially an ornamental one.
- att.
-
- ETAS
-
noun,
the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
- Tare
-
noun,
any of various vetches, especially Vicia sativa.
- Etta
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Henrietta.
- etui
-
noun,
a small, often decorative case, especially one for needles, toilet articles, or the like.
- Tate
-
noun,
Sir Henry, 1819–99, English merchant and philanthropist: founder of an art gallery (Tate Gallery) in London, England.
- Asti
-
noun,
a city in the Piedmont region of Italy, S of Turin: center of wine-producing region.
- ESIS
-
- Eris
-
noun,
the ancient Greek goddess of discord and the sister of Ares: identified with the Roman goddess Discordia.
- aur-
-
- tats
-
verb (used with or without object),
to do, or make by, tatting.
- East
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noun,
a cardinal point of the compass, 90° to the right of north. Abbreviation: E.
- 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.
- sues
-
noun,
Eugène [œ-zhen] /œˈʒɛn/ (Show IPA), (Marie Joseph Sue) 1804–57, French novelist.
- suit
-
noun,
a set of clothing, armor, or the like, intended for wear together.
- str.
-
- sur-
-
- Sura
-
noun,
any of the 114 chapters of the Koran.
- sure
-
Idioms,
for sure, as a certainty; surely:
- Ste.
-
- 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.
- erst
-
adverb,
before the present time; formerly.
- aut-
-
- Stir
-
noun,
the act of stirring or moving.
- 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.
- Aus.
-
- 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.
- Reis
-
plural noun,
a former money of account of Portugal and Brazil.
- taur
-
- uret
-
- Aire
-
- tsar
-
noun,
czar.
- aet.
-
- 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.
- Tura
-
noun,
Cosimo [kaw-zee-maw] /ˈkɔ zi mɔ/ (Show IPA), c1430–98? Italian painter.
- aer-
-
- tuts
-
noun,
an exclamation of “tut.”.
- urea
-
noun,
Biochemistry. a compound, CO(NH 2) 2 , occurring in urine and other body fluids as a product of protein metabolism.
- uria
-
- airt
-
noun,
a direction.
- Uris
-
noun,
a canton in central Switzerland. 415 sq. mi. (1075 sq. km). Capital: Altdorf.
- USAR
-
- user
-
noun,
a person or thing that uses.
- USES
-
noun,
the act of employing, using, or putting into service:
- USIA
-
- USIS
-
- 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.
- Utas
-
noun,
any of several iguanid lizards of the genus Uta, of the western U.S. and northern Mexico.
- Utes
-
noun,
Informal. a utility vehicle.
- airs
-
noun,
a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- trit
-
- 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.
- tets
-
noun,
the Vietnamese New Year celebration, occurring during the first seven days of the first month of the lunar calendar.
- teat
-
noun,
the protuberance on the breast or udder in female mammals, except the monotremes, through which the milk ducts discharge; nipple or mammilla.
- ter.
-
- ASSR
-
- Star
-
noun,
any of the heavenly bodies, except the moon, appearing as fixed luminous points in the sky at night.
- asse
-
noun,
Cape fox.
- Tess
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Theresa.
- Test
-
noun,
the means by which the presence, quality, or genuineness of anything is determined; a means of trial.
- asis
-
- Asir
-
noun,
a district in SW Saudi Arabia.
- Aser
-
noun,
Asher (def 1).
- tri-
-
- 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.
- tire
-
noun,
British Dialect. fatigue.
- Tit.
-
- art.
-
- arse
-
noun,
ass2 (defs 1, 2).
- tits
-
noun,
a titmouse.
- ARIS
-
- Ares
-
noun,
the ancient Greek god of war, a son of Zeus and Hera, identified by the Romans with Mars.
- tret
-
noun,
(formerly) an allowance for waste, after deduction for tare.
- aits
-
noun,
a small island, especially in a river.
- Eur.
-
- suet
-
noun,
the hard fatty tissue about the loins and kidneys of beef, sheep, etc., used in cooking or processed to yield tallow.
- 1080
-
- Sais
-
noun,
an ancient city in N Egypt, on the Nile delta: an ancient capital of Lower Egypt.
- 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.
- Rus.
-
- situ
-
noun,
in situ.
- rite
-
noun,
a formal or ceremonial act or procedure prescribed or customary in religious or other solemn use:
- sits
-
verb,
(in prescriptions) may it be.
- IRAS
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- Seri
-
noun,
a member of an American Indian people of western Sonora state, Mexico, on the Gulf of California.
- 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).
- site
-
noun,
the position or location of a town, building, etc., especially as to its environment:
- Sert
-
noun,
José María [haw-se mah-ree-ah] /hɔˈsɛ mɑˈri ɑ/ (Show IPA), 1876–1945, Spanish painter.
- Ire.
-
- SASE
-
- Seta
-
noun,
a stiff hair; bristle or bristlelike part.
- SITA
-
noun,
(in the Ramayana) the wife of Ramachandra, abducted by Ravana and later rescued.
- sett
-
noun,
Also called pitcher. a small, rectangular paving stone.
- Rais
-
noun,
Gilles de, Retz, Gilles de Laval, Baron de.
- 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.
- sirs
-
noun,
a respectful or formal term of address used to a man:
- rase
-
verb (used with object),
raze.
- Isar
-
noun,
a river in central Europe, flowing NE from W Austria through S Germany to the Danube River. 215 miles (345 km) long.
- sire
-
noun,
the male parent of a quadruped.
- Ruse
-
noun,
a trick, stratagem, or artifice.
- seis
-
noun,
sei whale.
- Sera
-
noun,
a plural of serum.
- Sra.
-
- 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.
- reit
-
noun,
real-estate investment trust.
- saur
-
- sati
-
noun,
a Hindu practice whereby a widow immolates herself on the funeral pyre of her husband: now abolished by law.
- rate
-
noun,
the amount of a charge or payment with reference to some basis of calculation:
- iter
-
noun,
a canal or passage.
- rest
-
noun,
the refreshing quiet or repose of sleep:
- sear
-
noun,
a mark or scar made by searing.
- Reus
-
noun,
a city in Catalonia, NE Spain, on the Mediterranean Sea.
- 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.
- SEAS
-
noun,
the salt waters that cover the greater part of the earth's surface.
- 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.
- RIAS
-
noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- sate
-
noun,
a Southeast Asian, especially Indonesian and Malaysian, dish of marinated, bite-size pieces of meat, skewered, barbecued, and usually served with a peanut-flavored dipping sauce.
- Sat.
-
- RITA
-
noun,
the Vedic concept of cosmic and social order.
- rit.
-
- rues
-
noun,
sorrow; repentance; regret.
- Rise
-
noun,
an act or instance of rising.
- sris
-
noun,
a Hindu title of address prefixed to the name of a deity, holy person, etc.
- Rae
-
noun,
John, 1813–93, Scottish surgeon and Arctic explorer.
- ait
-
noun,
a small island, especially in a river.
- Tiu
-
noun,
an English god of the sky and of war, the equivalent of Tyr in Scandinavian mythology.
- Re.
-
- tra
-
- TIA
-
- SAR
-
- 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.
- Rai
-
noun,
a style of Algerian popular music played on electric guitar, synthesizer, and percussion instruments.
- RAS
-
noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- SAE
-
- tr.
-
- ase
-
- rut
-
noun,
a furrow or track in the ground, especially one made by the passage of a vehicle or vehicles.
- ARU
-
- ARS
-
- 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.
- 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.
- Rue
-
noun,
sorrow; repentance; regret.
- Ria
-
noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- UIT
-
- ur-
-
- ae.
-
- Ar.
-
- ure
-
- Uri
-
noun,
a canton in central Switzerland. 415 sq. mi. (1075 sq. km). Capital: Altdorf.
- urs
-
noun,
an ancient Sumerian city on the Euphrates, in S Iraq: extensive excavations, especially of royal tombs.
- USE
-
noun,
the act of employing, using, or putting into service:
- USS
-
- 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.
- 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.
- USR
-
- Uta
-
noun,
any of several iguanid lizards of the genus Uta, of the western U.S. and northern Mexico.
- UTE
-
noun,
Informal. a utility vehicle.
- res
-
noun,
an object or thing; matter.
- uti
-
- 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.
- UAE
-
- USA
-
- AIR
-
noun,
a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- TTS
-
- RTS
-
- rte
-
- TSE
-
- TSI
-
- tet
-
noun,
the Vietnamese New Year celebration, occurring during the first seven days of the first month of the lunar calendar.
- TSS
-
- AES
-
noun,
any of various early forms of bronze or copper money used in ancient Rome.
Compare as2 (def 1).
- Tu.
-
- UAR
-
- tue
-
- rt.
-
- 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.
- RSS
-
- RSE
-
- RSA
-
- Rs.
-
- Tut
-
noun,
an exclamation of “tut.”.
- ASI
-
- Sta
-
- Sau
-
noun,
German name of Sava.
- Ir.
-
- ERS
-
noun,
ervil.
- IAS
-
- ier
-
- ERA
-
noun,
a period of time marked by distinctive character, events, etc.:
- EIS
-
- eir
-
- eat
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- Stu
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Stewart or Stuart.
- SRI
-
noun,
a Hindu title of address prefixed to the name of a deity, holy person, etc.
- EAS
-
noun,
the Akkadian god of wisdom, the son of Apsu and father of Marduk: the counterpart of Enki.
- 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.
- Sue
-
noun,
Eugène [œ-zhen] /œˈʒɛn/ (Show IPA), (Marie Joseph Sue) 1804–57, French novelist.
- REA
-
- ea.
-
- Sui
-
noun,
a dynasty ruling in China a.d. 589–618.
- ETA
-
noun,
the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
- SIT
-
verb,
(in prescriptions) may it be.
- Sr.
-
- ERT
-
- Is.
-
noun,
(used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
- ETR
-
- St.
-
- SST
-
- eu-
-
- SSR
-
- SSI
-
- SSE
-
- ETS
-
- SSA
-
- STI
-
- ESU
-
- ss.
-
- ess
-
noun,
the letter S, s.
- ESR
-
- ITU
-
- Ia.
-
- SRS
-
- ESA
-
- IRS
-
- TES
-
noun,
ti1 .
- Sus
-
- 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.
- sis
-
noun,
sister.
- ASU
-
- TAT
-
verb (used with or without object),
to do, or make by, tatting.
- ITA
-
- ast
-
- 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).
- TAU
-
noun,
the 19th letter of the Greek alphabet (T, τ).
- SEI
-
noun,
sei whale.
- ist
-
- ite
-
- sea
-
noun,
the salt waters that cover the greater part of the earth's surface.
- se-
-
- IRA
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- IUS
-
- ASS
-
noun,
a long-eared, slow, patient, sure-footed domesticated mammal, Equus asinus, related to the horse, used chiefly as a beast of burden.
- ASR
-
- SES
-
noun,
the syllable used for the seventh tone of a scale and sometimes for the tone B.
- at.
-
- ATS
-
noun,
a money of account of Laos, the 100th part of a kip.
- SIR
-
noun,
a respectful or formal term of address used to a man:
- ISR
-
- TAE
-
preposition,
to.
- Tai
-
noun,
any of several sparoid fishes of the Pacific Ocean, as Pagrus major (red tai) a food fish of Japan.
- TAR
-
noun,
any of various dark-colored viscid products obtained by the destructive distillation of certain organic substances, as coal or wood.
- ise
-
- ISA
-
- RU
-
- TT
-
- et
-
verb,
a simple past tense of eat.
- TI
-
noun,
the syllable for the seventh tone of a diatonic scale.
- 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.
- R.
-
- EI
-
- RA
-
noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- RI
-
- i.
-
- E.
-
noun,
Edward (St. John) 1925–2000, U.S. writer and illustrator.
- TE
-
noun,
ti1 .
- t.
-
- T1
-
- TA
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- SU
-
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- U.
-
- AU
-
plural,
to the; at the; with the.
- SI
-
noun,
the syllable used for the seventh tone of a scale and sometimes for the tone B.
- SA
-
- S.
-
- UI
-
- er
-
interjection,
(used to express or represent a pause, hesitation, uncertainty, etc.).