Anagrams of transects
Word transects has
489 anagrams
that can be made by using the letters of transects.
- transect
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verb (used with object),
to cut across; dissect transversely.
- scatters
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noun,
the act of scattering.
- staters
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noun,
any of various gold or silver or electrum coin units or coins of the ancient Greek states or cities.
- tasters
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noun,
a person who tastes, especially one skilled in distinguishing the qualities of liquors, tea, etc., by the taste.
- canters
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noun,
an easy gallop.
- carnets
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noun,
a customs document allowing an automobile to be driven at no cost across international borders.
- 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.
- caserns
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noun,
a lodging for soldiers in a garrison town; barracks.
- casters
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noun,
a person or thing that casts.
- recasts
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noun,
a recasting.
- ascents
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noun,
an act of ascending; upward movement; a rising movement:
- stances
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noun,
the position or bearing of the body while standing:
- stactes
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noun,
one of the sweet spices used in the holy incense of the ancient Hebrews. Ex. 30:34.
- secants
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noun,
Geometry. an intersecting line, especially one intersecting a curve at two or more points.
- nectars
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noun,
the saccharine secretion of a plant, which attracts the insects or birds that pollinate the flower.
- natters
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noun,
a conversation; chat.
- scatter
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noun,
the act of scattering.
- starets
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noun,
a religious teacher or counselor.
- tanrecs
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noun,
tenrec.
- recants
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verb (used with object),
to withdraw or disavow (a statement, opinion, etc.), especially formally; retract.
- actress
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noun,
a woman who acts in stage plays, motion pictures, television broadcasts, etc., especially professionally.
- Caster
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noun,
a person or thing that casts.
- crates
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noun,
a slatted wooden box or framework for packing, shopping, or storing fruit, furniture, glassware, crockery, etc.
- sterns
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noun,
the after part of a vessel (often opposed to stem).
- cestas
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noun,
a narrow, curved basket fitted on one end to a wooden handle with a glovelike compartment at the base, for catching and throwing the ball.
- cerat-
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- centra
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noun,
a plural of centrum.
- centr-
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- centas
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noun,
a former bronze coin of Lithuania, the 100th part of a litas.
- sarsen
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noun,
any of numerous large sandstone blocks or fragments found in south-central England, probably remnants of eroded Tertiary beds.
- trance
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noun,
a half-conscious state, seemingly between sleeping and waking, in which ability to function voluntarily may be suspended.
- castes
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noun,
Sociology.
an endogamous and hereditary social group limited to persons of the same rank, occupation, economic position, etc., and having mores distinguishing it from other such groups.
any rigid system of social distinctions.
- trans.
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- crests
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noun,
the highest part of a hill or mountain range; summit.
- treats
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noun,
entertainment, food, drink, etc., given by way of compliment or as an expression of friendly regard.
- casern
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noun,
a lodging for soldiers in a garrison town; barracks.
- cartes
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noun,
(italics) French. menu; bill of fare.
Compare à la carte.
- carses
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noun,
bottom land.
- carnet
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noun,
a customs document allowing an automobile to be driven at no cost across international borders.
- carets
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noun,
a mark (‸) made in written or printed matter to show the place where something is to be inserted.
- caress
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noun,
an act or gesture expressing affection, as an embrace or kiss, especially a light stroking or touching.
- Canter
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noun,
an easy gallop.
- caners
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noun,
a person who works with cane, especially one who produces canework for chairs.
- 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.
- tanrec
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noun,
tenrec.
- stater
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noun,
any of various gold or silver or electrum coin units or coins of the ancient Greek states or cities.
- Cretan
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noun,
a native or inhabitant of Crete.
- secant
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noun,
Geometry. an intersecting line, especially one intersecting a curve at two or more points.
- recast
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noun,
a recasting.
- natter
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noun,
a conversation; chat.
- scatts
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noun,
scat5 .
- Nasser
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noun,
Gamal Abdel [guh-mahl ab-doo l,, juh-] /gəˈmɑl ˈæb dʊl,, dʒə-/ (Show IPA), 1918–70, Egyptian military and political leader: prime minister of Egypt 1954–56; president of Egypt 1956–58; president of the United Arab Republic 1958–70.
- scenas
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noun,
an extended operatic vocal solo, usually including an aria and a recitative.
- nacres
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noun,
mother-of-pearl.
- scents
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noun,
a distinctive odor, especially when agreeable:
- nectar
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noun,
the saccharine secretion of a plant, which attracts the insects or birds that pollinate the flower.
- scarts
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verb (used with or without object),
to scratch, scrape, mark, or scar.
- scares
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noun,
a sudden fright or alarm, especially with little or no reason.
- C-star
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noun,
carbon star.
- seracs
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noun,
a large irregularity of glacial ice, as a pinnacle found in glacial crevasses and formed by melting or movement of the ice.
- scants
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adverb,
Scot. and North England Dialect. scarcely; barely; hardly.
- enacts
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verb (used with object),
to make into an act or statute:
- snares
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noun,
a device, often consisting of a noose, for capturing small game.
- stacte
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noun,
one of the sweet spices used in the holy incense of the ancient Hebrews. Ex. 30:34.
- recant
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verb (used with object),
to withdraw or disavow (a statement, opinion, etc.), especially formally; retract.
- stance
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noun,
the position or bearing of the body while standing:
- stanes
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noun, adjective, adverb, verb (used with object),
stone.
- stares
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noun,
a staring gaze; a fixed look with the eyes wide open:
- starts
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noun,
a beginning of an action, journey, etc.
- taster
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noun,
a person who tastes, especially one skilled in distinguishing the qualities of liquors, tea, etc., by the taste.
- caters
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verb (used with object),
to provide food and service for:
- tastes
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noun,
the act of tasting food or drink.
- transe
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noun,
a passageway, as a hallway, alley, or the like.
- astern
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adverb,
in a position behind a specified vessel or aircraft:
- terat-
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- antres
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noun,
a cavern; cave.
- tetra-
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- assent
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noun,
agreement, as to a proposal; concurrence.
- tetras
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noun,
any of several tropical, freshwater fishes of the family Characidae, often kept in aquariums.
- arsen-
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- tensas
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noun,
a river in NE Louisiana, flowing S to the Ouachita River. 250 miles (402 km) long.
- taters
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noun,
potato.
- traces
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noun,
a surviving mark, sign, or evidence of the former existence, influence, or action of some agent or event; vestige:
- assert
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Idioms,
assert oneself, to insist on one's rights, declare one's views forcefully, etc.:
- ascent
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noun,
an act of ascending; upward movement; a rising movement:
- re-act
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verb (used with object),
to act or perform again.
- snare
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noun,
a device, often consisting of a noose, for capturing small game.
- setts
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noun,
Also called pitcher. a small, rectangular paving stone.
- terna
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noun,
a list of three names submitted to the pope as recommended to fill a vacant bishopric or benefice.
- terns
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noun,
any of numerous aquatic birds of the subfamily Sterninae of the family Laridae, related to the gulls but usually having a more slender body and bill, smaller feet, a long, deeply forked tail, and a more graceful flight, especially those of the genus Sterna, as S. hirundo (common tern) of Eurasia and America, having white, black, and gray plumage.
- scant
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adverb,
Scot. and North England Dialect. scarcely; barely; hardly.
- scans
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noun,
an act or instance of scanning; close examination.
- Srta.
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- enact
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verb (used with object),
to make into an act or statute:
- easts
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noun,
a cardinal point of the compass, 90° to the right of north. Abbreviation: E.
- arces
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noun,
a daughter of Thaumas and the sister of Iris and the Harpies. Zeus took away her wings when she aided the Titans in their war against him.
- 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.
- earns
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verb (used with object),
to gain or get in return for one's labor or service:
- tress
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noun,
Usually, tresses. long locks or curls of hair.
- stane
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noun, adjective, adverb, verb (used with object),
stone.
- Stans
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noun,
a town in and the capital of Nidwalden, in central Switzerland.
- stare
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noun,
a staring gaze; a fixed look with the eyes wide open:
- tera-
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- acet-
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- start
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noun,
a beginning of an action, journey, etc.
- stat.
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- State
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noun,
the condition of a person or thing, as with respect to circumstances or attributes:
- arses
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noun,
ass2 (defs 1, 2).
- Trent
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noun,
Italian Trento. Ancient Tridentum. a city in N Italy, on the Adige River.
- stats
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noun,
Also, 'stat. thermostat.
- tents
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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.
- react
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verb (used with object),
to act or perform again.
- Ernst
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noun,
Max [maks;; German mahks] /mæks;; German mɑks/ (Show IPA), 1891–1976, German painter, in the U.S. 1941–49, in France 1949–76.
- scare
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noun,
a sudden fright or alarm, especially with little or no reason.
- scat-
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- 30-30
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- tsars
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noun,
czar.
- Tract
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noun,
an expanse or area of land, water, etc.; region; stretch.
- Trace
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noun,
a surviving mark, sign, or evidence of the former existence, influence, or action of some agent or event; vestige:
- nates
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noun,
buttocks; rump.
- sceat
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noun,
a silver Anglo-Saxon coin of the 7th and 8th centuries, sometimes including an amount of gold.
- scena
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noun,
an extended operatic vocal solo, usually including an aria and a recitative.
- recta
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noun,
a plural of rectum.
- nares
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plural noun,
the nostrils or the nasal passages.
- narcs
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noun,
a government agent or detective charged with the enforcement of laws restricting the use of narcotics.
- scent
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noun,
a distinctive odor, especially when agreeable:
- ancre
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adjective,
having the end of each limb divided and carved outward like the flukes of an anchor; moline:
- nacre
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noun,
mother-of-pearl.
- scats
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noun,
scat singing.
- tests
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noun,
the means by which the presence, quality, or genuineness of anything is determined; a means of trial.
- antre
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noun,
a cavern; cave.
- sect.
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- crest
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noun,
the highest part of a hill or mountain range; summit.
- serac
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noun,
a large irregularity of glacial ice, as a pinnacle found in glacial crevasses and formed by melting or movement of the ice.
- nests
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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.
- sents
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noun,
a coin of Estonia until the euro was adopted, the 100th part of a kroon.
- antes
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noun,
Poker. a fixed but arbitrary stake put into the pot by each player before the deal.
- sensa
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noun,
plural of sensum.
- scart
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verb (used with or without object),
to scratch, scrape, mark, or scar.
- Sears
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noun,
Richard Warren, 1863–1914, U.S. mail-order retailer.
- trets
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noun,
(formerly) an allowance for waste, after deduction for tare.
- ante-
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- 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.
- nerts
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interjection,
nuts (def 1).
- etnas
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noun,
Mount, an active volcano in E Sicily. 10,758 feet (3280 meters).
- testa
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noun,
the outer, usually hard, integument or coat of a seed.
- rents
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noun,
a payment made periodically by a tenant to a landlord in return for the use of land, a building, an apartment, an office, or other property.
- Stent
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noun,
Medicine/Medical. a small, expandable tube used for inserting in a blocked vessel or other part.
- cress
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noun,
any of various plants of the mustard family, especially the watercress, having pungent-tasting leaves often used for salad and as a garnish.
- astr.
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- TREAT
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noun,
entertainment, food, drink, etc., given by way of compliment or as an expression of friendly regard.
- races
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noun,
a contest of speed, as in running, riding, driving, or sailing.
- carts
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noun,
a heavy two-wheeled vehicle, commonly without springs, drawn by mules, oxen, or the like, used for the conveyance of heavy goods.
- asst.
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- Carte
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noun,
(italics) French. menu; bill of fare.
Compare à la carte.
- tares
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noun,
any of various vetches, especially Vicia sativa.
- rases
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verb (used with object),
raze.
- carse
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noun,
bottom land.
- carns
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noun,
cairn.
- treas
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- aster
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noun,
any composite plant of the genus Aster, having rays varying from white or pink to blue around a yellow disk.
- carne
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noun,
Marcel [mahr-sel;; French mar-sel] /mɑrˈsɛl;; French marˈsɛl/ (Show IPA), 1909–1996, French film director.
- Sans.
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- caret
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noun,
a mark (‸) made in written or printed matter to show the place where something is to be inserted.
- cares
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noun,
a state of mind in which one is troubled; worry, anxiety, or concern:
- nears
-
- canes
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noun,
a stick or short staff used to assist one in walking; walking stick.
- tater
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noun,
potato.
- taste
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noun,
the act of tasting food or drink.
- rants
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noun,
ranting, extravagant, or violent declamation.
- tarts
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noun,
a small pie filled with cooked fruit or other sweetened preparation, usually having no top crust.
- sanes
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noun,
a private nationwide organization in the U.S., established in 1957, that opposes nuclear testing and advocates international peace.
- caner
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noun,
a person who works with cane, especially one who produces canework for chairs.
- canst
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noun,
a sealed container for food, beverages, etc., as of aluminum, sheet iron coated with tin, or other metal:
- Caren
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noun,
a female given name.
- Cant.
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- tears
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- trass
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noun,
a light-colored type of volcanic tuff used in making water-resistant cement and mortar.
- cants
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noun,
insincere, especially conventional expressions of enthusiasm for high ideals, goodness, or piety.
- tarns
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noun,
a small mountain lake or pool, especially one in a cirque.
- Tarne
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noun,
(in the Iliad) Sardis.
- assn.
-
- cases
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noun,
an instance of the occurrence, existence, etc., of something:
- scatt
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noun,
scat5 .
- tecta
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noun,
a rooflike structure.
- crate
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noun,
a slatted wooden box or framework for packing, shopping, or storing fruit, furniture, glassware, crockery, etc.
- ster.
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- crass
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adjective,
without refinement, delicacy, or sensitivity; gross; obtuse; stupid:
- Crane
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noun,
any large wading bird of the family Gruidae, characterized by long legs, bill, and neck and an elevated hind toe.
- Stern
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noun,
the after part of a vessel (often opposed to stem).
- cesta
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noun,
a narrow, curved basket fitted on one end to a wooden handle with a glovelike compartment at the base, for catching and throwing the ball.
- 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.
- cert.
-
- rect.
-
- ceras
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noun,
(in prescriptions) wax.
- cents
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noun,
a bronze coin of the U.S., the 100th part of a U.S. dollar: made of steel during part of 1943. Symbol: ¢.
- asset
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noun,
a useful and desirable thing or quality:
- rests
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noun,
the refreshing quiet or repose of sleep:
- rates
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noun,
the amount of a charge or payment with reference to some basis of calculation:
- acnes
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noun,
an inflammatory disease of the sebaceous glands, characterized by comedones and pimples, especially on the face, back, and chest, and, in severe cases, by cysts and nodules resulting in scarring.
- cent.
-
- taces
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noun,
tasset.
- tacet
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verb (imperative),
be silent (directing an instrument or voice not to play or sing).
- 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.
- Cates
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noun,
a choice food;delicacy; dainty.
- cater
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verb (used with object),
to provide food and service for:
- tacts
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noun,
a keen sense of what to say or do to avoid giving offense; skill in dealing with difficult or delicate situations.
- caste
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noun,
Sociology.
an endogamous and hereditary social group limited to persons of the same rank, occupation, economic position, etc., and having mores distinguishing it from other such groups.
any rigid system of social distinctions.
- sarc-
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- Asser
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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.
- SCAN
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noun,
an act or instance of scanning; close examination.
- Sacs
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noun,
a baglike structure in an animal, plant, or fungus, as one containing fluid.
- sate
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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.
- rets
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verb (used with object),
to soak in water or expose to moisture, as flax or hemp, to facilitate the removal of the fiber from the woody tissue by partial rotting.
- sane
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noun,
a private nationwide organization in the U.S., established in 1957, that opposes nuclear testing and advocates international peace.
- rent
-
noun,
a payment made periodically by a tenant to a landlord in return for the use of land, a building, an apartment, an office, or other property.
- RNAS
-
- Sat.
-
- Rena
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noun,
a female given name, form of Marina.
- rest
-
noun,
the refreshing quiet or repose of sleep:
- SASE
-
- scar
-
noun,
a mark left by a healed wound, sore, or burn.
- 1080
-
- scr.
-
- tens
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noun,
a self-operated portable device used to treat chronic pain by sending electrical impulses through electrodes placed over the painful area.
- tart
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noun,
a small pie filled with cooked fruit or other sweetened preparation, usually having no top crust.
- TASS
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noun,
a cup or small goblet, especially an ornamental one.
- Tate
-
noun,
Sir Henry, 1819–99, English merchant and philanthropist: founder of an art gallery (Tate Gallery) in London, England.
- tats
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verb (used with or without object),
to do, or make by, tatting.
- teas
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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.
- teat
-
noun,
the protuberance on the breast or udder in female mammals, except the monotremes, through which the milk ducts discharge; nipple or mammilla.
- ten.
-
- Tena
-
noun,
Koyukon.
- 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.
- Tarn
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noun,
a small mountain lake or pool, especially one in a cirque.
- ter.
-
- tern
-
noun,
any of numerous aquatic birds of the subfamily Sterninae of the family Laridae, related to the gulls but usually having a more slender body and bill, smaller feet, a long, deeply forked tail, and a more graceful flight, especially those of the genus Sterna, as S. hirundo (common tern) of Eurasia and America, having white, black, and gray plumage.
- Tess
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noun,
a female given name, form of Theresa.
- Test
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noun,
the means by which the presence, quality, or genuineness of anything is determined; a means of trial.
- tets
-
noun,
the Vietnamese New Year celebration, occurring during the first seven days of the first month of the lunar calendar.
- tret
-
noun,
(formerly) an allowance for waste, after deduction for tare.
- tRNA
-
- tsar
-
noun,
czar.
- tars
-
noun,
any of various dark-colored viscid products obtained by the destructive distillation of certain organic substances, as coal or wood.
- Tare
-
noun,
any of various vetches, especially Vicia sativa.
- Sean
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noun,
a male given name, form of John.
- Sert
-
noun,
José María [haw-se mah-ree-ah] /hɔˈsɛ mɑˈri ɑ/ (Show IPA), 1876–1945, Spanish painter.
- sear
-
noun,
a mark or scar made by searing.
- SEAS
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noun,
the salt waters that cover the greater part of the earth's surface.
- 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.
- sec.
-
- Secs
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noun,
second2 (def 2).
- sent
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noun,
a coin of Estonia until the euro was adopted, the 100th part of a kroon.
- Sera
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noun,
a plural of serum.
- sers
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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).
- Seta
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noun,
a stiff hair; bristle or bristlelike part.
- tans
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noun,
the brown color imparted to the skin by exposure to the sun or open air.
- sett
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noun,
Also called pitcher. a small, rectangular paving stone.
- Sra.
-
- Stan
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noun,
a male given name, form of Stanley.
- Star
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noun,
any of the heavenly bodies, except the moon, appearing as fixed luminous points in the sky at night.
- Ste.
-
- 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.
- Tace
-
noun,
tasset.
- tact
-
noun,
a keen sense of what to say or do to avoid giving offense; skill in dealing with difficult or delicate situations.
- Tane
-
noun,
a Polynesian god of fertility.
- str.
-
- RACE
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noun,
a contest of speed, as in running, riding, driving, or sailing.
- recs
-
noun,
recreation.
- att.
-
- ect-
-
- enc.
-
- Ens.
-
- Erna
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noun,
a female given name: from an Old English word meaning “eagle.”.
- attn
-
- erst
-
adverb,
before the present time; formerly.
- ates
-
- Aten
-
noun,
Aton.
- est.
-
- cane
-
noun,
a stick or short staff used to assist one in walking; walking stick.
- ETAS
-
noun,
the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
- etc.
-
- Etna
-
noun,
Mount, an active volcano in E Sicily. 10,758 feet (3280 meters).
- Etta
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Henrietta.
- asse
-
noun,
Cape fox.
- narc
-
noun,
a government agent or detective charged with the enforcement of laws restricting the use of narcotics.
- Nast
-
noun,
Thomas, 1840–1902, U.S. illustrator and cartoonist.
- Aser
-
noun,
Asher (def 1).
- NATS
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Nathan or Nathaniel.
- Can.
-
- eats
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- asc-
-
- Catt
-
noun,
Carrie Chapman Lane, 1859–1947, U.S. leader in women's suffrage movements.
- crat
-
- Ceta
-
noun,
Comprehensive Employment and Training Act.
- cet-
-
- ctr.
-
- cts.
-
- cess
-
noun,
British. a tax, assessment, or lien.
- CERN
-
- cera
-
noun,
(in prescriptions) wax.
- cen.
-
- EARN
-
verb (used with object),
to gain or get in return for one's labor or service:
- CARE
-
noun,
a state of mind in which one is troubled; worry, anxiety, or concern:
- 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.
- Cate
-
noun,
a choice food;delicacy; dainty.
- East
-
noun,
a cardinal point of the compass, 90° to the right of north. Abbreviation: E.
- cat.
-
- cast
-
noun,
act of casting or throwing.
- Cass
-
noun,
Lewis, 1782–1866, U.S. statesman.
- CASE
-
noun,
an instance of the occurrence, existence, etc., of something:
- CART
-
noun,
a heavy two-wheeled vehicle, commonly without springs, drawn by mules, oxen, or the like, used for the conveyance of heavy goods.
- Carn
-
noun,
cairn.
- NCTE
-
- ASSR
-
- neat
-
noun,
an animal of the genus Bos; a bovine, as a cow or ox.
- Arce
-
noun,
a daughter of Thaumas and the sister of Iris and the Harpies. Zeus took away her wings when she aided the Titans in their war against him.
- rate
-
noun,
the amount of a charge or payment with reference to some basis of calculation:
- ARCS
-
noun,
Geometry. any unbroken part of the circumference of a circle or other curved line.
- rase
-
verb (used with object),
raze.
- acne
-
noun,
an inflammatory disease of the sebaceous glands, characterized by comedones and pimples, especially on the face, back, and chest, and, in severe cases, by cysts and nodules resulting in scarring.
- acr-
-
- Acre
-
noun,
a common measure of area: in the U.S. and U.K., 1 acre equals 4,840 square yards (4,047 square meters) or 0.405 hectare; 640 acres equals one square mile.
- ACTS
-
noun,
anything done, being done, or to be done; deed; performance:
- aer-
-
- aesc
-
noun,
ash2 (def 3).
- aet.
-
- rant
-
noun,
ranting, extravagant, or violent declamation.
- ance
-
- anes
-
adverb,
once.
- ant.
-
- Cres
-
- 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.
- Arne
-
noun,
Thomas Augustine, 1710–78, English composer of operas and songs.
- art.
-
- Ares
-
noun,
the ancient Greek god of war, a son of Zeus and Hera, identified by the Romans with Mars.
- arse
-
noun,
ass2 (defs 1, 2).
- ness
-
noun,
a headland; promontory; cape.
- 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.
- AEC
-
- ae.
-
- ASR
-
- ACT
-
noun,
anything done, being done, or to be done; deed; performance:
- Tan
-
noun,
the brown color imparted to the skin by exposure to the sun or open air.
- TAE
-
preposition,
to.
- ACS
-
- ASN
-
- CEA
-
- ARS
-
- CAS
-
verb (used with or without object),
to call, as to call an animal toward one; urge forward by calling.
- ACE
-
noun,
a playing card or die marked with or having the value indicated by a single spot:
- Ar.
-
- an.
-
- ac-
-
- TSE
-
- 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.
- CNS
-
- TSS
-
- TAR
-
noun,
any of various dark-colored viscid products obtained by the destructive distillation of certain organic substances, as coal or wood.
- AES
-
noun,
any of various early forms of bronze or copper money used in ancient Rome.
Compare as2 (def 1).
- ASS
-
noun,
a long-eared, slow, patient, sure-footed domesticated mammal, Equus asinus, related to the horse, used chiefly as a beast of burden.
- ane
-
adjective, noun, pronoun,
one.
- TES
-
noun,
ti1 .
- TCS
-
- ARC
-
noun,
Geometry. any unbroken part of the circumference of a circle or other curved line.
- TCA
-
- at.
-
- ATC
-
- ans
-
noun,
the Sumerian god of heaven: the counterpart of the Akkadian Anu.
- TAT
-
verb (used with or without object),
to do, or make by, tatting.
- ATS
-
noun,
a money of account of Laos, the 100th part of a kip.
- tet
-
noun,
the Vietnamese New Year celebration, occurring during the first seven days of the first month of the lunar calendar.
- ast
-
- 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.
- ca.
-
- ANC
-
- cr.
-
- ase
-
- cs.
-
- tr.
-
- ct.
-
- CRS
-
- tra
-
- CAR
-
noun,
an automobile.
- TEC
-
noun,
detective.
- TNT
-
- TTS
-
- CRT
-
- 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:
- Re.
-
- RCS
-
- sc.
-
- NSC
-
- NSA
-
- NRC
-
- NRA
-
- nr.
-
- NES
-
- Rae
-
noun,
John, 1813–93, Scottish surgeon and Arctic explorer.
- NEC
-
- NEA
-
- ne-
-
- Nat
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Nathan or Nathaniel.
- nae
-
adverb,
no1 ; not.
- SCS
-
- CSA
-
- sea
-
noun,
the salt waters that cover the greater part of the earth's surface.
- SAR
-
- RAN
-
noun,
a sea goddess who drags down ships and drowns sailors: the wife of Aegir.
- ETR
-
- Rs.
-
- REA
-
- RCT
-
- RCN
-
- res
-
noun,
an object or thing; matter.
- RCA
-
- 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.
- RNA
-
- RSA
-
- San
-
noun,
a member of a nomadic aboriginal people of southern Africa.
- RSE
-
- RSS
-
- rt.
-
- rte
-
- RTS
-
- SAC
-
noun,
a baglike structure in an animal, plant, or fungus, as one containing fluid.
- RAS
-
noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- SAE
-
- ETS
-
- se-
-
- ess
-
noun,
the letter S, s.
- SSE
-
- SRS
-
- eat
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- REC
-
noun,
recreation.
- ss.
-
- SSA
-
- SSC
-
- SSN
-
- ec-
-
- SSR
-
- SST
-
- St.
-
- Sta
-
- ETA
-
noun,
the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
- ea.
-
- EAS
-
noun,
the Akkadian god of wisdom, the son of Apsu and father of Marduk: the counterpart of Enki.
- ean
-
- Sr.
-
- ECA
-
- ctn
-
plural,
carton.
- CSR
-
- ESR
-
- CST
-
- SEN
-
noun,
a money of account of Japan, the 100th part of a yen, now used only in certain quotations, as on foreign exchange.
- Esc
-
- ESA
-
- CTA
-
- ERT
-
- 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).
- ERS
-
noun,
ervil.
- ERA
-
noun,
a period of time marked by distinctive character, events, etc.:
- cte
-
- SES
-
noun,
the syllable used for the seventh tone of a scale and sometimes for the tone B.
- en-
-
- 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.
- T1
-
- TA
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- 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.
- t.
-
- er
-
interjection,
(used to express or represent a pause, hesitation, uncertainty, etc.).
- TT
-
- RN
-
- S.
-
- SA
-
- TN
-
- et
-
verb,
a simple past tense of eat.
- RC
-
- RA
-
noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- R.
-
- SN
-
- CE
-
- NC
-
- NA
-
adverb,
no1 .
- N.
-
- TC
-
- TE
-
noun,
ti1 .
- E.
-
noun,
Edward (St. John) 1925–2000, U.S. writer and illustrator.