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October 1st, 2013: RHEOSTAT

Definition: RHEOSTAT*RHEOSTATS n a resistor used to control electric current

Anagrams: (none)

Hooks: rheostatS

Ana-hooks: hesItator Northeast theoCrats

'Typos': (none)

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Extensions: rheostatIC

Sub-anagrams: ae aero ah ahorse ahs ar are ares arose ars arse art arts as ash ashore aster at ate ates att ear ears earshot earth earths east eat eath eats eh er era eras eros ers erst es est et eta etas eth ethos eths ha hae haes haet haets hao hare hares hart harts has hast haste hat hate hater haters hates hats hatter hatters he hear hears heart hearts heat heats her hero heros hers hes hest het hets ho hoar hoars hoarse hoe hoer hoers hoes hora horas horse horst horste hos hose hoser host hosta hot hots hotter oar oars oast oat oater oaters oath oaths oats oe oes oh ohs or ora orate orates ore ores ors ort orts os osar ose osetra other others ottar ottars otter otters rah ras rase rash rat rate rates rath rathe rato ratos rats re res resat resh reshot rest ret rets rhea rheas rho rhos roast roe roes rose roset rot rota rotas rotate rotates rote rotes rots rotte rottes sae sat sate sea sear seat ser sera set seta sett sh sha share shat shatter she shea shear shero sho shoat shoe shoer shore short shot (and 125 more)


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