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| + | WORD | BACK | DEFINITION |
|---|---|---|---|
| A→ | ENTASIA | S | [n. -S] · spasmodic contraction of a muscle |
| TAENIAS | — | [n. -NIAE or -NIAS] · a headband worn in ancient Greece~ / ----- { taenia tenia teniae ¤ taeniae taenias tenias } | |
| B→ | BANTIES | — | [n. -TIES] · a bantam «a small fowl» / ----- { bantam banty ¤ bantams banties ¤ bantam banty } |
| BASINET | S | [n. -S] · a medieval helmet / ----- { bascinet basinet bassinet ¤ bascinets basinets } | |
| C→ | ACETINS | — | [n. -S] · a chemical compound |
| CINEAST | ES | [n. -S] · a devotee of motion pictures / ----- { cineast cineaste ¤ cineastes cineasts } | |
| D→ | DESTAIN | S | [v. -ED, -ING, -S] · to remove stain from |
| DETAINS | — | [v. -ED, -ING, -S] · to hold in custody | |
| INSTEAD | — | [b.] · as a substitute or equivalent | |
| NIDATES | — | [v. -DATED, -DATING, -DATES] · to become implanted in the uterus | |
| SAINTED | — | [v. -ED, -ING, -S] · to declare to be a saint «a person of exceptional holiness» | |
| SATINED | — | [v. -ED, -ING, -S]¹ · to give a glossy surface to (¹=satined satining) | |
| STAINED | — | [v. -ED, -ING, -S] · to discolor or dirty / ----- { distain stain ¤ stains ¤ distain distained distaining distains stain stained staining stains ¤ distained stained } | |
| E→ | ETESIAN | S | [n. -S] · an annually recurring wind |
| F→ | FAINEST | — | [a. FAINER, FAINEST] · glad «feeling pleasure» |
| G→ | EASTING | S | [n. -S] · a movement toward the east |
| EATINGS | — | [n. -S] · the act of consuming food | |
| GENISTA | S | [n. -S] · a shrub with yellow flowers | |
| INGATES | — | [n. -S] · a channel by which molten metal enters a mold | |
| INGESTA | — | [n.] · ingested material | |
| SEATING | S | [n. -S] · material for covering seats | |
| TAGINES | — | [n. -S] · tajine «an earthenware Moroccan~ cooking pot» / ----- { tagine tajine ¤ tagines tajines } | |
| TEASING | — | [v. TEASED, TEASING, TEASES]¹ · to make fun of - TEASABLE [a.] (¹=teasable) | |
| H→ | SHEITAN | S | [n. -S] · shaitan «an evil spirit» / ----- { shaitan sheitan ¤ shaitans sheitans } |
| STHENIA | S | [n. -S] · excessive energy - STHENIC [a.] | |
| I→ | ISATINE | S | [n. -S] · isatin «a chemical compound» / ----- { isatin isatine ¤ isatines isatins ¤ isatinic } |
| J→ | TAJINES | — | [n. -S] · an earthenware Moroccan~ cooking pot / ----- { tagine tajine ¤ tagines tajines } |
| K→ | INTAKES | — | [n. -S] · the act of taking in |
| L→ | ELASTIN | S | [n. -S] · a bodily protein |
| ENTAILS | — | [v. -ED, -ING, -S] · to restrict the inheritance of to a specified line of heirs | |
| NAILSET | S | [n. -S] · a steel rod for driving a nail into something | |
| SALIENT | S | [n. -S] · the part of a fortification projecting closest to the enemy | |
| SALTINE | S | [n. -S°] · a salted cracker | |
| SLAINTE | — | [i.] · used to toast one's health | |
| TENAILS | — | [n. -S] · tenaille «an outer defense» / ----- { tenail tenaille ¤ tenailles tenails } | |
| M→ | ETAMINS | — | [n. -S] · etamine «a loosely woven fabric» / ----- { etamin etamine ¤ etamines etamins } |
| INMATES | — | [n. -S] · one who is confined to an institution | |
| TAMEINS | — | [n. -S] · a garment worn by Burmese~ women | |
| N→ | INANEST | — | [a. INANER, INANEST] · nonsensical - INANELY [b.] / ----- [n. -S] · empty space |
| STANINE | S | [n. -S] · one of the nine classes into which a set of scores are divided | |
| O→ | ATONIES | — | [n. -NIES] · muscular weakness / ----- { atonia atony ¤ atonias atonies } |
| P→ | PANTIES | — | [n. -S] · a woman's or child's undergarment / ----- { pantie panty ¤ panties } |
| PATINES | — | [v. -TINED, -TINING, -TINES] · to cover with a patina / ----- { patine ¤ patines ¤ patinate patinated patinates patinating patine patined patines patining ¤ patinate patinated } | |
| SAPIENT | S | [n. -S]¹ · a wise person (¹=sapients) | |
| SPINATE | — | [a.] · bearing thorns | |
| R→ | ANESTRI | — | [n. -TRI] · a period of sexual dormancy |
| ANTSIER | — | [a. -SIER, -SIEST] · fidgety «nervously restless» | |
| NASTIER | — | [a. -TIER, -TIEST] · offensive to the senses - NASTILY [b.] / ----- [n. -TIES] · something that is nasty | |
| RATINES | — | [n. -S] · a heavy fabric / ----- { ratine ratteen ¤ ratines ratteens } | |
| RETAINS | — | [v. -ED, -ING, -S] · to keep possession of | |
| RETINAS | — | [n. -NAS or -NAE] · a membrane of the eye | |
| RETSINA | S | [n. -S] · a resin-flavored Greek wine | |
| STAINER | S | [n. -S] · one that stains «to discolor or dirty» | |
| STEARIN | ES | [n. -S] · the solid portion of a fat - STEARIC [a.] / ----- { stearin stearine tristearin ¤ stearines stearins tristearins ¤ stearic } | |
| S→ | ENTASIS | — | [n. -TASES] · a slight convexity in a column - ENTASTIC [a.] |
| NASTIES | T | [a. -TIER, -TIEST] · offensive to the senses - NASTILY [b.] / ----- [n. -TIES] · something that is nasty | |
| SEITANS | — | [n. -S] · a food made from wheat gluten | |
| SESTINA | S | [n. -S] · a type of verse form / ----- { sestina sestine ¤ sestinas sestines } | |
| TANSIES | — | [n. -SIES] · a perennial herb | |
| TISANES | — | [n. -S] · a ptisan «a tea of herbs or barley» / ----- { ptisan tisane ¤ ptisans tisanes } | |
| T→ | INSTATE | DS | [v. -STATED, -STATING, -STATES] · to place in office |
| SATINET | S | [n. -S] · a thin satin / ----- { satinet satinette ¤ satinets satinettes } | |
| U→ | AUNTIES | — | [n. AUNTIES] · aunt «the sister of one's father or mother» / ----- { aunt auntie aunty ¤ aunties aunts ¤ auntie aunties aunty } |
| SINUATE | DS | [v. -ATED, -ATING, -ATES] · to curve in and out | |
| V→ | NAIVEST | — | [a. NAIVER, NAIVEST] · lacking sophistication - NAIVELY [b.] / ----- [n. -S] · a naive person |
| NATIVES | — | [n. -S] · an original inhabitant of an area | |
| VAINEST | — | [a. VAINER, VAINEST] · filled with undue admiration for oneself - VAINLY [b.] | |
| W→ | TAWNIES | T | [a. -NIER, -NIEST] · light brown - TAWNILY [b.] / ----- [n. -NIES] · a light brown color / ----- { tawney tawny ¤ tawneys tawnies ¤ tawnies tawny ¤ tawney tawnier tawniest tawny ¤ tawnily } |
| WANIEST | — | [a. WANIER, WANIEST] · waning in some parts / ----- { waney ¤ wanier waniest wany } | |
| X→ | ANTISEX | — | [a.] · opposed to sexual activity |
| SEXTAIN | S | [n. -S] · a stanza of six lines | |
| Z→ | ZANIEST | — | [a. ZANIER, ZANIEST] · ludicrously comical - ZANILY [b.] / ----- [n. -NIES] · a zany person |
| ZEATINS | — | [n. -S] · a chemical compound found in maize |