Anagrams of acrophonies
Word acrophonies has
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that can be made by using the letters of acrophonies.
- procaines
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noun,
a compound, C 13 H 20 N 2 O 2 , used chiefly as a local and spinal anesthetic.
- chaperons
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noun,
a person, usually a married or older woman, who, for propriety, accompanies a young unmarried woman in public or who attends a party of young unmarried men and women.
- proscenia
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noun,
Also called proscenium arch. the arch that separates a stage from the auditorium. Abbreviation: pros.
- isochrone
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noun,
a line, as on a map, connecting all points having some property simultaneously, as in having the same delay in receiving a radio signal from a given source or requiring the same time to be reached by available transportation from a given center.
- picaroons
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noun,
a rogue, vagabond, thief, or brigand.
- archines
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noun,
arshin.
- Poincare
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noun,
Jules Henri [zhyl ahn-ree] /ʒül ɑ̃ˈri/ (Show IPA), 1854–1912, French mathematician.
- Scorpion
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noun,
any of numerous arachnids of the order Scorpionida, widely distributed in warmer parts of the world, having a long, narrow, segmented tail that terminates in a venomous sting.
- picaroon
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noun,
a rogue, vagabond, thief, or brigand.
- poachers
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noun,
a person who trespasses on private property, especially to catch fish or game illegally.
- hispano-
-
- schooner
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noun,
Nautical. any of various types of sailing vessel having a foremast and mainmast, with or without other masts, and having fore-and-aft sails on all lower masts.
See also ketch, topsail schooner, yawl1 (def 2).
- harpoons
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noun,
a barbed, spearlike missile attached to a rope, and thrown by hand or shot from a gun, used for killing and capturing whales and large fish.
- scenario
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noun,
an outline of the plot of a dramatic work, giving particulars as to the scenes, characters, situations, etc.
- inarches
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verb (used with object),
to graft by uniting a growing branch to a stock without separating the branch from its parent stock.
- apocrine
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adjective,
of or relating to certain glands whose secretions are acted upon by bacteria to produce the characteristic odor of perspiration (distinguished from eccrine).
- pinscher
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noun,
one of a group of related dogs including the Doberman pinscher, miniature pinscher, and affenpinscher.
- canopies
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noun,
a covering, usually of fabric, supported on poles or suspended above a bed, throne, exalted personage, or sacred object.
- pinchers
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noun,
a person or thing that pinches.
- chaperon
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noun,
a person, usually a married or older woman, who, for propriety, accompanies a young unmarried woman in public or who attends a party of young unmarried men and women.
- sphaero-
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- no-hoper
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noun,
a useless person from whom nothing can be expected.
- chopines
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noun,
a shoe having a thick sole, usually of cork, suggesting a short stilt, worn especially by women in 18th-century Europe after its introduction from Turkey.
- chorions
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noun,
Embryology. the outermost of the extraembryonic membranes of land vertebrates, contributing to the formation of the placenta in the placental mammals.
- siphono-
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- anoscope
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noun,
proctoscope.
- Niarchos
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noun,
Stavros Spyros [stahv-raws spee-raws] /ˈstɑv rɔs ˈspi rɔs/ (Show IPA), 1909–1996, Greek businessman and shipowner.
- cohesion
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noun,
the act or state of cohering, uniting, or sticking together.
- Pecorino
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noun,
a dry, hard Italian cheese made of ewe's milk, especially Romano.
- hencoops
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noun,
a large cage or coop for housing poultry.
- open-air
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noun,
the outdoors.
- chorines
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noun,
a chorus girl.
- isochore
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noun,
Physics.. Also, isochor. Also called isometric, isometric line. for a given substance, a curve graphing temperature against pressure, when the volume of the substance is held constant.
- aphonics
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noun,
Pathology. a person who is affected with aphonia.
- seraphic
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adjective,
of, like, or befitting a seraph.
- heparins
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noun,
Biochemistry. a polysaccharide, occurring in various tissues, especially the liver, and having anticoagulent properties.
- procaine
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noun,
a compound, C 13 H 20 N 2 O 2 , used chiefly as a local and spinal anesthetic.
- conspire
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verb (used with object),
to plot (something wrong, evil, or illegal).
- shoepac
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noun,
a heavy, laced, waterproof boot.
- Hoosier
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noun,
a native or inhabitant of Indiana (used as a nickname).
- carnose
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adjective,
of or relating to flesh; fleshy.
- hospice
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noun,
a house of shelter or rest for pilgrims, strangers, etc., especially one kept by a religious order.
- hoopers
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noun,
a person who makes or puts hoops on barrels, tubs, etc.; a cooper.
- carnies
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noun,
a person employed by a carnival.
- carhops
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noun,
a person who serves customers in their cars. at a drive-in restaurant.
- hoarsen
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verb (used with or without object),
to make or become hoarse.
- caprine
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adjective,
of or relating to goats.
- Pearson
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noun,
Drew (Andrew Russell Pearson) 1897–1969, U.S. journalist.
- rapines
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noun,
the violent seizure and carrying off of another's property; plunder.
- pronaos
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noun,
(in a classical temple) an open vestibule before the cella.
- porcino
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noun,
Usually, porcini. cep.
- porions
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noun,
the most lateral point in the roof of the bony external auditory meatus.
- narcose
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adjective,
characterized by stupor; stuporous.
- prances
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noun,
the act of prancing; a prancing movement.
- isopach
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noun,
a line drawn on a map connecting all points of equal thickness of a particular geologic formation.
- isoneph
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noun,
a line on a weather map or chart connecting points having the same amount of cloudiness.
- princes
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noun,
a nonreigning male member of a royal family.
- Ionesco
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noun,
Eugène [French œ-zhen;; English yoo-jeen,, yoo-jeen] /French œˈʒɛn;; English yuˈdʒin,, ˈyu dʒin/ (Show IPA), 1912–94, French playwright, born in Romania.
- ranchos
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noun,
a ranch.
- prosaic
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adjective,
commonplace or dull; matter-of-fact or unimaginative:
- cahiers
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noun,
Bookbinding. a number of sheets of paper or leaves of a book placed together, as for binding.
- inshore
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adverb,
toward the shore:
- inscape
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noun,
the unique essence or inner nature of a person, place, thing, or event, especially depicted in poetry or a work of art.
- heroins
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noun,
a white, crystalline, narcotic powder, C 21 H 23 NO 5 , derived from morphine, formerly used as an analgesic and sedative: manufacture and importation of heroin are now controlled by federal law in the U.S. because of the danger of addiction.
- shoo-in
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noun,
a candidate, competitor, etc., regarded as certain to win.
- racoons
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noun,
raccoon.
- ranches
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noun,
an establishment maintained for raising livestock under range conditions.
- inphase
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adjective,
having the same phase.
- hencoop
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noun,
a large cage or coop for housing poultry.
- heroics
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noun,
Usually, heroics. heroic verse.
- copiers
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noun,
a person or thing that copies; copyist.
- crepons
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noun,
a heavyweight crepe fabric.
- cranio-
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- Scorpio
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noun,
Astronomy. Scorpius.
- Shapiro
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noun,
Karl (Jay) 1913–2000, U.S. poet and editor.
- coronas
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noun,
a white or colored circle or set of concentric circles of light seen around a luminous body, especially around the sun or moon.
- Cornish
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noun,
the Celtic language of Cornwall, extinct since c1800.
- corneas
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noun,
the transparent anterior part of the external coat of the eye covering the iris and the pupil and continuous with the sclera.
- scrapie
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noun,
a usually fatal brain disease of sheep, characterized by twitching of the neck and head, grinding of the teeth, and scraping of itching portions of skin against fixed objects with a subsequent loss of wool: thought to be caused by an infectious prion.
- chopine
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noun,
a shoe having a thick sole, usually of cork, suggesting a short stilt, worn especially by women in 18th-century Europe after its introduction from Turkey.
- chopins
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noun,
an old Scottish unit of liquid measure equivalent to about a quart.
- choreas
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noun,
any of several diseases of the nervous system characterized by jerky, involuntary movements, chiefly of the face and extremities.
- Crispen
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verb (used with or without object),
to make or become crisp.
- chorine
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noun,
a chorus girl.
- Copehan
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noun,
Wintun.
- chorion
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noun,
Embryology. the outermost of the extraembryonic membranes of land vertebrates, contributing to the formation of the placenta in the placental mammals.
- choriso
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noun,
chorizo.
- coopers
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noun,
a person who makes or repairs casks, barrels, etc.
- chrono-
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- Chronos
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noun,
chronometer.
- senhora
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noun,
a Portuguese term of address equivalent to Mrs., used alone or capitalized and prefixed to the name of a married or older woman. Abbreviation: Sra.
- Sephora
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noun,
Zipporah.
- coheirs
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noun,
a joint heir.
- crinose
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adjective,
hairy.
- cronies
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noun,
a close friend or companion; chum.
- hernio-
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- sharpie
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noun,
sharper.
- hernias
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noun,
the protrusion of an organ or tissue through an opening in its surrounding walls, especially in the abdominal region.
- cashier
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noun,
an employee, as in a market or department store, who collects payments for customer purchases.
- heparin
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noun,
Biochemistry. a polysaccharide, occurring in various tissues, especially the liver, and having anticoagulent properties.
- porches
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noun,
an exterior appendage to a building, forming a covered approach or vestibule to a doorway.
- harpoon
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noun,
a barbed, spearlike missile attached to a rope, and thrown by hand or shot from a gun, used for killing and capturing whales and large fish.
- Harpies
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noun,
Classical Mythology. a ravenous, filthy monster having a woman's head and a bird's body.
- richens
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verb (used with or without object),
to make or become rich or richer.
- ceriphs
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noun,
serif.
- roaches
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noun,
a cockroach.
- erosion
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noun,
the act or state of eroding; state of being eroded.
- sharpen
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verb (used with or without object),
to make or become sharp or sharper.
- Cheiron
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noun,
Chiron.
- Ericson
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noun,
Leif [leef;; Icelandic leyv] /lif;; Icelandic leɪv/ (Show IPA), flourished a.d. c1000, Norse mariner: according to Icelandic saga, discoverer of Vinland (son of Eric the Red).
- chaines
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noun,
a series of short, usually rapid, turns performed in a straight line across the stage.
- erasion
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noun,
the act of erasing.
- epinaos
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noun,
a rear vestibule, as of a classical temple.
- eparchs
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noun,
the prefect or governor of an eparchy.
- Roscian
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adjective,
of, relating to, or involving acting.
- echino-
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- scapho-
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- cheapos
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noun,
Slang. cheapo.
- cheiro-
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- porcine
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adjective,
of or relating to swine.
- coarsen
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verb (used with or without object),
to make or become coarse.
- poorish
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adjective,
somewhat poor; rather poor.
- orpines
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noun,
a plant, Sedum telephium, of the stonecrop family, having purplish flowers.
- pocosin
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noun,
a swamp or marsh in an upland coastal region.
- poaches
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verb (used with object),
to trespass on (private property), especially in order to hunt or fish.
- paniers
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noun,
pannier.
- spheno-
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- archine
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noun,
arshin.
- poacher
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noun,
a person who trespasses on private property, especially to catch fish or game illegally.
- operons
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noun,
a set of two or more adjacent cistrons whose transcription is under the coordinated control of a promoter, an operator, and a regulator gene.
- spinach
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noun,
a plant, Spinacia oleracea, cultivated for its edible, crinkly or flat leaves.
- phonics
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noun,
a method of teaching reading and spelling based upon the phonetic interpretation of ordinary spelling.
- phonies
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noun,
something that is phony; a counterfeit or fake.
- orphans
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noun,
a child who has lost both parents through death, or, less commonly, one parent.
- pinches
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- pincher
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noun,
a person or thing that pinches.
- Acheron
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noun,
Classical Mythology. a river in Hades over which Charon ferried the souls of the dead.
- sphenic
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adjective,
being in the shape of a wedge; wedge-shaped.
- pincers
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noun,
a gripping tool consisting of two pivoted limbs forming a pair of jaws and a pair of handles (usually used with pair of).
- phrenia
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- Persian
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noun,
a member of the native peoples of Iran, descended in part from the ancient Iranians.
- orceins
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noun,
a red dye, the principal coloring matter of cudbear and orchil, obtained by oxidizing an ammoniacal solution of orcinol.
- phrenic
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adjective,
Anatomy. of or relating to the diaphragm.
- phreno-
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- persona
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noun,
a person.
- aphonic
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noun,
Pathology. a person who is affected with aphonia.
- sphero-
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- onshore
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adverb,
onto or in the direction of the shore from a body of water:
- picaros
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noun,
a rogue or vagabond.
- Acheson
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noun,
Dean (Gooderham) [goo d-er-ham,, -uh m] /ˈgʊd ərˌhæm,, -əm/ (Show IPA), 1893–1971, U.S. statesman: secretary of state 1949–53.
- archons
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noun,
a higher magistrate in ancient Athens.
- parches
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verb (used with object),
to make extremely, excessively, or completely dry, as heat, sun, and wind do.
- pooches
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noun,
a dog.
- nephric
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adjective,
renal.
- arseno-
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- nephro-
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- phocine
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adjective,
of or relating to seals.
- Phocion
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noun,
402?–317 b.c, Athenian statesman and general.
- Pechora
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noun,
a river in the NE Russian Federation in Europe, flowing from the Ural Mountains to the Arctic Ocean. 1110 miles (1785 km) long.
- Phineas
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noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “serpent's mouth or oracle.”.
- oraches
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noun,
any plant of the genus Atriplex, especially A. hortensis, of the amaranth family, cultivated for use like spinach.
- anchors
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noun,
any of various devices dropped by a chain, cable, or rope to the bottom of a body of water for preventing or restricting the motion of a vessel or other floating object, typically having broad, hooklike arms that bury themselves in the bottom to provide a firm hold.
- opsonic
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adjective,
of, relating to, or influenced by opsonin; capable of promoting phagocytosis.
- soprano
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noun,
the uppermost part or voice.
- ponchos
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noun,
a blanketlike cloak with a hole in the center to admit the head, originating in South America, now often worn as a raincoat.
- parison
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noun,
a partially shaped mass of molten glass.
- orphan
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noun,
a child who has lost both parents through death, or, less commonly, one parent.
- oscine
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noun,
an oscine bird.
- cripes
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interjection,
(used as a mild oath or an exclamation of astonishment.)
- ephors
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noun,
one of a body of magistrates in various ancient Dorian states, especially at Sparta, where a body of five was elected annually by the people.
- sacro-
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- rosace
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noun,
rosette (def 3).
- Enochs
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noun,
the father of Methuselah. Gen. 5:22.
- Rosina
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noun,
a female given name, Italian form of Rose.
- Pharos
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noun,
a small peninsula in N Egypt, near Alexandria: site of ancient lighthouse built by Ptolemy.
- enrich
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verb (used with object),
to supply with riches, wealth, abundant or valuable possessions, etc.:
- crones
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noun,
a withered, witchlike old woman.
- Enrico
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noun,
a male given name: Italian form of Henry.
- sarco-
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- sapro-
-
- Roscoe
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noun,
a revolver or pistol.
- croons
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noun,
the act or sound of crooning.
- eparch
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noun,
the prefect or governor of an eparchy.
- orihon
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noun,
a manuscript scroll having columns running across the width, folded in accordion fashion along the separating margins.
- Schipa
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noun,
Tito [tee-taw] /ˈti tɔ/ (Show IPA), 1890–1965, Italian operatic tenor.
- phasor
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noun,
a vector that represents a sinusoidally varying quantity, as a current or voltage, by means of a line rotating about a point in a plane, the magnitude of the quantity being proportional to the length of the line and the phase of the quantity being equal to the angle between the line and a reference line.
- scarph
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noun,
a tapered or otherwise-formed end on each of the pieces to be assembled with a scarf joint.
- orpine
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noun,
a plant, Sedum telephium, of the stonecrop family, having purplish flowers.
- Orphic
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adjective,
of or relating to Orpheus.
- orison
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noun,
a prayer.
- pheno-
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- phanos
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noun,
fanon.
- person
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noun,
a human being, whether an adult or child:
- crepon
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noun,
a heavyweight crepe fabric.
- conies
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noun,
the fur of a rabbit, especially when dyed to simulate Hudson seal.
- search
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noun,
the act of searching; careful examination or investigation:
an instance of this:
- paries
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noun,
Usually, parietes. Biology. a wall, as of a hollow organ; an investing part.
- Cooper
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noun,
a person who makes or repairs casks, barrels, etc.
- cooner
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noun,
coon dog.
- senhor
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noun,
a Portuguese term of address equivalent to sir or Mr., used alone or capitalized and prefixed to the name of a man. Abbreviation: Sr.
- Parish
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noun,
an ecclesiastical district having its own church and member of the clergy.
- parsec
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noun,
a unit of distance equal to that required to cause a heliocentric parallax of one second of an arc, equivalent to 206,265 times the distance from the earth to the sun, or 3.26 light-years.
- Conroe
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noun,
a town in E Texas.
- parson
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noun,
a member of the clergy, especially a Protestant minister; pastor; rector.
- panier
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noun,
pannier.
- Senior
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noun,
a person who is older than another.
- Senora
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noun,
a Spanish term of address equivalent to Mrs., used alone or capitalized and prefixed to the name of a married or older woman. Abbreviation: Sra.
- Cohoes
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noun,
a city in E New York, on the Hudson River.
- Penchi
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noun,
Benxi.
- Pascin
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noun,
Jules [zhyl] /ʒül/ (Show IPA), (Julius Pincas) 1885–1930, French painter, born in Bulgaria.
- Cohens
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noun,
Morris Raphael, 1880–1947, U.S. philosopher and educator, born in Russia.
- pecans
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noun,
a tall hickory tree, Carya illinoinensis, of the southern U.S. and Mexico, cultivated for its oval, smooth-shelled, edible nuts: the state tree of Texas.
- coheir
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noun,
a joint heir.
- coeno-
-
- parens
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plural noun,
parentheses:
- copens
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noun,
Also called copen blue. a medium blue color.
- crapes
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noun,
a lightweight fabric of silk, cotton, or other fiber, with a finely crinkled or ridged surface.
- cornea
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noun,
the transparent anterior part of the external coat of the eye covering the iris and the pupil and continuous with the sclera.
- Pesaro
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noun,
a seaport in E Italy, on the Adriatic Sea.
- scoria
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noun,
Metallurgy. the refuse, dross, or slag left after melting or smelting metal; scum.
- Pesach
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noun,
Passover (def 1).
- COSINE
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noun,
Trigonometry.
(in a right triangle) the ratio of the side adjacent to a given angle to the hypotenuse.
the sine of the complement of a given angle or arc. Abbreviation: cos.
- cosher
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verb (used with object),
to treat with special fondness; pamper.
- scrape
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noun,
an act or instance of scraping.
- corpse
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noun,
a dead body, usually of a human being.
- corona
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noun,
a white or colored circle or set of concentric circles of light seen around a luminous body, especially around the sun or moon.
- Persia
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noun,
Also called Persian Empire. an ancient empire located in W and SW Asia: at its height it extended from Egypt and the Aegean to India; conquered by Alexander the Great 334–331 b.c.
- pernio
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noun,
chilblain.
- copers
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noun,
a horse dealer.
- scroop
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noun,
a scrooping sound.
- copro-
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- copras
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noun,
the dried kernel or meat of the coconut from which coconut oil is expressed.
- perish
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Idioms,
perish the thought, may it never happen: used facetiously or as an afterthought of foreboding.
- pacers
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noun,
a person or thing that paces.
- paeons
-
noun,
Classical Prosody. a foot of one long and three short syllables in any order.
- copies
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noun,
an imitation, reproduction, or transcript of an original:
- Peoria
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noun,
a city in central Illinois, on the Illinois River.
- copier
-
noun,
a person or thing that copies; copyist.
- Orchis
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noun,
any orchid.
- opines
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verb (used with or without object),
to hold or express an opinion.
- epochs
-
noun,
a particular period of time marked by distinctive features, events, etc.:
- inarch
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verb (used with object),
to graft by uniting a growing branch to a stock without separating the branch from its parent stock.
- poiser
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noun,
a person or thing that poises.
- no-par
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adjective,
without par or face value:
- norias
-
noun,
a device consisting of a series of buckets on a wheel, used in Spain and the East for raising water.
- inches
-
noun,
a unit of length, 1/12 (0.0833) foot, equivalent to 2.54 centimeters.
- incher
-
noun,
something that has or is associated with a height or length of an inch or a specified number of inches (often used in combination):
- incase
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verb (used with object),
encase.
- nosher
-
noun,
Informal. a person who snacks, especially one who does so often or continuously.
- Pisano
-
noun,
Andrea [ahn-dre-ah] /ɑnˈdrɛ ɑ/ (Show IPA), c1270–c1348, Italian sculptor.
- coarse
-
adjective,
composed of relatively large parts or particles:
- Poncas
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noun,
a member of a North American Indian people formerly of northern Nebraska, now living mostly in northern Oklahoma.
- Racine
-
noun,
Jean Baptiste [zhahn ba-teest] /ʒɑ̃ baˈtist/ (Show IPA), 1639–99, French dramatist.
- racons
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noun,
radar beacon.
- Pinero
-
noun,
Sir Arthur Wing, 1855–1934, English playwright and actor.
- racoon
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noun,
raccoon.
- icono-
-
- ichors
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. an ethereal fluid flowing in the veins of the gods.
- Ranchi
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noun,
a city in and capital of Jharkhand state, in E India.
- rancho
-
noun,
a ranch.
- poison
-
noun,
a substance with an inherent property that tends to destroy life or impair health.
- prison
-
noun,
a building for the confinement of persons held while awaiting trial, persons sentenced after conviction, etc.
- ochers
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noun,
any of a class of natural earths, mixtures of hydrated oxide of iron with various earthy materials, ranging in color from pale yellow to orange and red, and used as pigments.
- nachos
-
noun,
a snack or appetizer consisting of a small piece of tortilla topped with cheese, hot peppers, etc., and broiled.
- necro-
-
- porion
-
noun,
the most lateral point in the roof of the bony external auditory meatus.
- narcos
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noun,
narc.
- pooris
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noun,
a light, round, unleavened wheat bread of India, usually deep-fried.
- narco-
-
- Napier
-
noun,
neper.
- Naoise
-
noun,
the husband of Deirdre and a nephew of Conchobar, by whom he was treacherously killed.
- nacres
-
noun,
mother-of-pearl.
- praise
-
noun,
the act of expressing approval or admiration; commendation; laudation.
- ponces
-
noun,
a pimp.
- prance
-
noun,
the act of prancing; a prancing movement.
- isopor
-
noun,
an imaginary line on the earth's surface connecting points of equal annual change in the declination, inclination, or other components of the earth's magnetic field.
- niches
-
noun,
an ornamental recess in a wall or the like, usually semicircular in plan and arched, as for a statue or other decorative object.
- ponies
-
noun,
a small horse of any of several breeds, usually not higher at the shoulder than 14½ hands (58 in./146 cm).
- poncho
-
noun,
a blanketlike cloak with a hole in the center to admit the head, originating in South America, now often worn as a raincoat.
- preach
-
verb (used with object),
to proclaim or make known by sermon (the gospel, good tidings, etc.).
- precis
-
noun,
a concise summary.
- irones
-
noun,
a colorless liquid of isomeric, unsaturated ketones, C 14 H 22 O, obtained from orris root: used in perfumery for its odor of violets.
- prices
-
noun,
the sum or amount of money or its equivalent for which anything is bought, sold, or offered for sale.
- rapine
-
noun,
the violent seizure and carrying off of another's property; plunder.
- ochone
-
interjection,
ohone.
- roncos
-
noun,
any grunt of the genus Haemulon, especially H. parrai, the sailor's-choice, of West Indian waters.
- phones
-
noun,
telephone (def 1).
- reship
-
verb (used with object),
to ship again.
- phono-
-
- operon
-
noun,
a set of two or more adjacent cistrons whose transcription is under the coordinated control of a promoter, an operator, and a regulator gene.
- rhenic
-
adjective,
of or containing rhenium.
- Rhines
-
noun,
Joseph Banks, 1895–1980, U.S. psychologist: pioneer in parapsychology.
- rhino-
-
- rhinos
-
noun,
a rhinoceros.
- phonic
-
adjective,
of or relating to speech sounds.
- haoris
-
noun,
a loose, knee-length, Japanese garment resembling a coat.
- phonos
-
noun,
phonograph.
- richen
-
verb (used with or without object),
to make or become rich or richer.
- nephr-
-
- riches
-
noun,
(used with a plural verb) rich persons collectively (usually preceded by the):
- ripens
-
verb (used with or without object),
to make or become ripe.
- eschar
-
noun,
a hard crust or scab, as from a burn.
- escarp
-
noun,
Fortification. the inner slope or wall of the ditch surrounding a rampart.
- Phocis
-
noun,
an ancient district in central Greece, N of the Gulf of Corinth: site of Delphic oracle.
- ericas
-
noun,
any of numerous low-growing evergreen shrubs or small trees belonging to the genus Erica, of the heath family, including several species of heather.
- orcein
-
noun,
a red dye, the principal coloring matter of cudbear and orchil, obtained by oxidizing an ammoniacal solution of orcinol.
- hernia
-
noun,
the protrusion of an organ or tissue through an opening in its surrounding walls, especially in the abdominal region.
- phrase
-
noun,
Grammar.
a sequence of two or more words arranged in a grammatical construction and acting as a unit in a sentence.
(in English) a sequence of two or more words that does not contain a finite verb and its subject or that does not consist of clause elements such as subject, verb, object, or complement, as a preposition and a noun or pronoun, an adjective and noun, or an adverb and verb.
- hosier
-
noun,
a person who makes or deals in hose or stockings or goods knitted or woven like hose.
- Hooper
-
noun,
a person who makes or puts hoops on barrels, tubs, etc.; a cooper.
- Hosein
-
noun,
Hussein (def 1).
- Hornie
-
noun,
Satan.
- ochrea
-
noun,
ocrea.
- Horace
-
noun,
(Quintus Horatius Flaccus) 65–8 b.c, Roman poet and satirist.
- reason
-
noun,
a basis or cause, as for some belief, action, fact, event, etc.:
- ochres
-
noun,
any of a class of natural earths, mixtures of hydrated oxide of iron with various earthy materials, ranging in color from pale yellow to orange and red, and used as pigments.
- recaps
-
noun,
a recapped tire.
- picro-
-
- picaro
-
noun,
a rogue or vagabond.
- heroic
-
noun,
Usually, heroics. heroic verse.
- recons
-
noun,
reconnaissance.
- honors
-
noun,
honesty, fairness, or integrity in one's beliefs and actions:
- Honora
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Hoenir
-
noun,
a god, one of the Aesir, companion of Odin and Loki, hostage to the Vanir.
- hoarse
-
adjective,
having a vocal tone characterized by weakness of intensity and excessive breathiness; husky:
- hieron
-
noun,
(in ancient Greece) a temple or a sacred place.
- hiero-
-
- Heroin
-
noun,
a white, crystalline, narcotic powder, C 21 H 23 NO 5 , derived from morphine, formerly used as an analgesic and sedative: manufacture and importation of heroin are now controlled by federal law in the U.S. because of the danger of addiction.
- phren.
-
- rachis
-
noun,
Botany.
the axis of an inflorescence when somewhat elongated, as in a raceme.
(in a pinnately compound leaf or frond) the prolongation of the petiole along which the leaflets are disposed.
any of various axial structures.
- Prince
-
noun,
a nonreigning male member of a royal family.
- capers
-
noun,
a playful leap or skip.
- Sooner
-
noun,
a person who settles on government land before it is legally opened to settlers in order to gain the choice of location.
- ceriph
-
noun,
serif.
- archon
-
noun,
a higher magistrate in ancient Athens.
- Archie
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Archibald.
- archi-
-
- Arches
-
noun,
Architecture.
a curved masonry construction for spanning an opening, consisting of a number of wedgelike stones, bricks, or the like, set with the narrower side toward the opening in such a way that forces on the arch are transmitted as vertical or oblique stresses on either side of the opening.
an upwardly curved construction, as of steel or timber functioning in the manner of a masonry arch.
a doorway, gateway, etc., having a curved head; an archway.
the curved head of an opening, as a doorway.
- socio-
-
- chaine
-
noun,
a series of short, usually rapid, turns performed in a straight line across the stage.
- chains
-
noun,
a series of objects connected one after the other, usually in the form of a series of metal rings passing through one another, used either for various purposes requiring a flexible tie with high tensile strength, as for hauling, supporting, or confining, or in various ornamental and decorative forms.
- chaise
-
noun,
a light, open carriage, usually with a hood, especially a one-horse, two-wheeled carriage for two persons; shay.
- chapes
-
noun,
the lowermost terminal mount of a scabbard.
- apices
-
noun,
a plural of apex.
- Sonora
-
noun,
a state in NW Mexico. 70,484 sq. mi. (182,555 sq. km). Capital: Hermosillo.
- Charis
-
noun,
one of the Graces, married to Hephaestus.
- Charon
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. the ferryman who conveyed the souls of the dead across the Styx.
- Sophar
-
noun,
Zophar.
- ariose
-
adjective,
characterized by melody; songlike.
- anchor
-
noun,
any of various devices dropped by a chain, cable, or rope to the bottom of a body of water for preventing or restricting the motion of a vessel or other floating object, typically having broad, hooklike arms that bury themselves in the bottom to provide a firm hold.
- chinos
-
noun,
a tough, twilled cotton cloth used for uniforms, sports clothes, etc.
- aeron.
-
- Chino-
-
- chines
-
noun,
a ravine formed in rock by the action of running water.
- chinas
-
noun,
a translucent ceramic material, biscuit-fired at a high temperature, its glaze fired at a low temperature.
- ahorse
-
adjective, adverb,
on horseback:
- Sharon
-
noun,
Ariel, 1928–2014, Israeli military and political leader; prime minister 2001–06.
- Sharpe
-
noun,
William Forsyth [fawr-sahyth] /ˈfɔr saɪθ/ (Show IPA), born 1934, U.S. economist: Nobel prize 1990.
- Cheops
-
noun,
flourished early 26th century b.c, king of Egypt: builder of the great pyramid at Giza (father of Khafre).
- cheapo
-
noun,
Slang. cheapo.
- aniso-
-
- chaser
-
noun,
a person or thing that chases or pursues.
- Sophie
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Sopher
-
noun,
scribe1 (def 3).
- cerias
-
noun,
a white-to-yellow, heavy powder, cerium dioxide, CeO 2 , usually derived from cerium nitrate by decomposition with heat: used chiefly in ceramics, glass polishing, and decolorizing.
- arioso
-
noun,
an arioso composition or section.
- Chiron
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. a wise and beneficent centaur, teacher of Achilles, Asclepius, and others.
- Shrine
-
noun,
a building or other shelter, often of a stately or sumptuous character, enclosing the remains or relics of a saint or other holy person and forming an object of religious veneration and pilgrimage.
- Sirach
-
noun,
Son of, Jesus (def 2).
- siphon
-
noun,
a tube or conduit bent into legs of unequal length, for use in drawing a liquid from one container into another on a lower level by placing the shorter leg into the container above and the longer leg into the one below, the liquid being forced up the shorter leg and into the longer one by the pressure of the atmosphere.
- ashore
-
adverb,
to the shore; onto the shore:
- aspire
-
verb (used without object),
to long, aim, or seek ambitiously; be eagerly desirous, especially for something great or of high value (usually followed by to, after, or an infinitive):
- caries
-
noun,
decay, as of bone or of plant tissue.
- carhop
-
noun,
a person who serves customers in their cars. at a drive-in restaurant.
- Capris
-
noun,
Capri pants.
- carpos
-
noun,
an ancient Greek goddess of summer fruit, considered by Athenians as one of the Horae.
- cahier
-
noun,
Bookbinding. a number of sheets of paper or leaves of a book placed together, as for binding.
- shoran
-
noun,
a system for aircraft navigation in which two signals sent from an aircraft are received and answered by two fixed transponders, the round-trip times of the signals enabling the navigator to determine the aircraft's position.
- capons
-
noun,
a cockerel castrated to improve the flesh for use as food.
- Cairns
-
noun,
a seaport in NE Australia.
- Capone
-
noun,
Al(phonse) ("Scarface") 1899–1947, U.S. gangster and Prohibition-era bootlegger, probably born in Italy.
- caners
-
noun,
a person who works with cane, especially one who produces canework for chairs.
- carpo-
-
- Carson
-
noun,
Christopher ("Kit") 1809–68, U.S. frontiersman and scout.
- Sherpa
-
noun,
a member of a people of Tibetan stock living in the Nepalese Himalayas, who often serve as porters on mountain-climbing expeditions.
- Casper
-
noun,
a city in central Wyoming.
- soaper
-
noun,
soap opera.
- shicer
-
noun,
Slang. a swindler.
- censor
-
noun,
an official who examines books, plays, news reports, motion pictures, radio and television programs, letters, cablegrams, etc., for the purpose of suppressing parts deemed objectionable on moral, political, military, or other grounds.
- Shinar
-
noun,
a land mentioned in the Bible, often identified with Sumer.
- arsen-
-
- arshin
-
noun,
a Russian unit of length equal to 28 inches (71 cm).
- casino
-
noun,
a building or large room used for meetings, entertainment, dancing, etc., especially such a place equipped with gambling devices, gambling tables, etc.
- Sirena
-
noun,
a female given name.
- arsine
-
noun,
Also called arseniuretted hydrogen. a colorless, flammable, slightly water-soluble gas, AsH 3 , having a fetid, garliclike odor, used in chemical warfare.
- arsino
-
adjective,
containing the arsino group.
- cashoo
-
noun,
catechu.
- Shiner
-
noun,
a person or thing that shines.
- casern
-
noun,
a lodging for soldiers in a garrison town; barracks.
- casein
-
noun,
Biochemistry. a protein precipitated from milk, as by rennet, and forming the basis of cheese and certain plastics.
- chiro-
-
- chairs
-
noun,
a seat, especially for one person, usually having four legs for support and a rest for the back and often having rests for the arms.
- chiros
-
noun,
the ladyfish, Elops saurus.
- sprain
-
noun,
a violent straining or wrenching of the parts around a joint, without dislocation.
- chopas
-
noun,
any of several fishes, especially of the sea chub family, Kyphosidae, and the nibbler family, Girellidae.
- Chopin
-
noun,
an old Scottish unit of liquid measure equivalent to about a quart.
- choose
-
Idioms,
cannot choose but, cannot do otherwise than; is or are obliged to:
- choora
-
noun,
an Indian dagger having a sharply pointed, single-edged blade.
- shapen
-
adjective,
having a designated shape (usually used in combination):
- sporo-
-
- Shaper
-
noun,
a person or thing that shapes.
- cipher
-
noun,
zero.
- Chron.
-
- spirea
-
noun,
any of various plants or shrubs belonging to the genus Spiraea, of the rose family, having clusters of small, white or pink flowers, certain species of which are cultivated as ornamentals.
- seraph
-
noun,
one of the celestial beings hovering above God's throne in Isaiah's vision. Isa. 6.
- chorea
-
noun,
any of several diseases of the nervous system characterized by jerky, involuntary movements, chiefly of the face and extremities.
- chores
-
noun,
a small or odd job; routine task.
- spiro-
-
- chirps
-
noun,
a chirping sound.
- chori-
-
- chorio
-
- spinor
-
noun,
a quantity resembling a vector or tensor that is used in physics to represent the spins of fermions.
- Chosen
-
noun,
elect.
- snipe
-
noun,
any of several long-billed game birds of the genera Gallinago (Capella) and Limnocryptes, inhabiting marshy areas, as G. gallinago (common snipe) of Eurasia and North America, having barred and striped white, brown, and black plumage.
- spoon
-
noun,
a utensil for use in eating, stirring, measuring, ladling, etc., consisting of a small, shallow bowl with a handle.
- pones
-
noun,
Also called pone bread. a baked or fried bread usually made of cornmeal.
- neaps
-
noun,
neap tide.
- pores
-
noun,
a minute opening or orifice, as in the skin or a leaf, for perspiration, absorption, etc.
- Soane
-
noun,
Sir John, 1753–1837, English architect.
- naso-
-
- parch
-
verb (used with object),
to make extremely, excessively, or completely dry, as heat, sun, and wind do.
- asco-
-
- ascon
-
noun,
a type of sponge having an oval shape and a thin body wall with pores leading directly into the spongocoel.
- Siren
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. one of several sea nymphs, part woman and part bird, who lure mariners to destruction by their seductive singing.
- nares
-
plural noun,
the nostrils or the nasal passages.
- narcs
-
noun,
a government agent or detective charged with the enforcement of laws restricting the use of narcotics.
- Spoor
-
noun,
a track or trail, especially that of a wild animal pursued as game.
- spor-
-
- Pasch
-
noun,
the Jewish festival of Passover.
- nipas
-
noun,
a palm, Nypa fruticans, of India, the Philippines, etc., whose foliage is used for thatching, basketry, etc.
- ashen
-
adjective,
ash-colored; gray.
- napes
-
noun,
the back of the neck (usually used in the phrase nape of the neck).
- porns
-
noun,
Sometimes, porno [pawr-noh] /ˈpɔr noʊ/ (Show IPA). pornography; sexually explicit videos, photographs, writings, or the like, produced to elicit sexual arousal (often used attributively):
- nears
-
- penis
-
noun,
the male organ of copulation and, in mammals, of urinary excretion.
- parse
-
verb (used with object),
to analyze (a sentence) in terms of grammatical constituents, identifying the parts of speech, syntactic relations, etc.
- pari-
-
- poons
-
noun,
any of several East Indian trees of the genus Calophyllum, that yield a light, hard wood used for masts, spars, etc.
- snoop
-
noun,
an act or instance of snooping.
- poori
-
noun,
a light, round, unleavened wheat bread of India, usually deep-fried.
- pooch
-
noun,
a dog.
- Nepos
-
noun,
Cornelius, 99?–24? b.c, Roman biographer and historian.
- paren
-
plural noun,
parentheses:
- niche
-
noun,
an ornamental recess in a wall or the like, usually semicircular in plan and arched, as for a statue or other decorative object.
- spire
-
noun,
a tall, acutely pointed pyramidal roof or rooflike construction upon a tower, roof, etc.
- pares
-
noun,
(of a female) first among equals.
- arose
-
verb,
simple past tense of arise.
- Necho
-
noun,
Prince of Sais and Prince of Memphis, flourished 633? b.c, chief of the Egyptian delta lords (father of Psamtik I).
- Paris
-
noun,
Matthew, Matthew of Paris.
- Posen
-
noun,
German name of Poznań.
- porch
-
noun,
an exterior appendage to a building, forming a covered approach or vestibule to a doorway.
- Spohr
-
noun,
Ludwig [loot-vikh,, lood-] /ˈlut vɪx,, ˈlud-/ (Show IPA), or Louis [loo-ee] /ˈlu i/ (Show IPA), 1784–1859, German violinist and composer.
- snore
-
noun,
the act, instance, or sound of snoring.
- Paros
-
noun,
a Greek island of the Cyclades, in the S Aegean: noted for its white marble. 77 sq. mi. (200 sq. km).
- arson
-
noun,
Law. the malicious burning of another's house or property, or in some statutes, the burning of one's own house or property, as to collect insurance.
- snare
-
noun,
a device, often consisting of a noose, for capturing small game.
- poohs
-
noun,
an exclamation of “pooh.”.
- Asher
-
noun,
a son of Jacob and Zilpah. Gen. 30:12–13.
- Asine
-
noun,
an ancient town in S Greece, on the Gulf of Argolis.
- poser
-
noun,
a person who poses.
- psora
-
noun,
psoriasis.
- peach
-
noun,
the subacid, juicy, drupaceous fruit of a tree, Prunus persica, of the rose family.
- insp.
-
- insep
-
- caine
-
noun,
(Sir Thomas Henry) Hall, 1853–1931, English novelist.
- prose
-
noun,
the ordinary form of spoken or written language, without metrical structure, as distinguished from poetry or verse.
- cains
-
noun,
Scot. and Irish English. rent paid in kind, especially a percentage of a farm crop.
- incr.
-
- incor
-
- cairn
-
noun,
a heap of stones set up as a landmark, monument, tombstone, etc.
- Peano
-
noun,
Giuseppe [joo-zep-pe] /dʒuˈzɛp pɛ/ (Show IPA), 1858–1932, Italian mathematician.
- peans
-
noun,
paean.
- Cairo
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Egypt, in the N part on the E bank of the Nile.
- Shore
-
noun,
the land along the edge of a sea, lake, broad river, etc.
- incas
-
noun,
a member of any of the dominant groups of South American Indian peoples who established an empire in Peru prior to the Spanish conquest.
- races
-
noun,
a contest of speed, as in running, riding, driving, or sailing.
- shoon
-
noun,
plural of shoe.
- Pears
-
noun,
Peter, 1910–86, British tenor.
- canes
-
noun,
a stick or short staff used to assist one in walking; walking stick.
- racon
-
noun,
radar beacon.
- canoe
-
noun,
any of various slender, open boats, tapering to a point at both ends, propelled by paddles or sometimes sails and traditionally formed of light framework covered with bark, skins, or canvas, or formed from a dug-out or burned-out log or logs, and now usually made of aluminum, fiberglass, etc.
- Canso
-
noun,
Cape, a cape in SE Canada, the NE extremity of Nova Scotia.
- icons
-
- shone
-
noun,
radiance or brightness caused by emitted or reflected light.
- Rains
-
noun,
water that is condensed from the aqueous vapor in the atmosphere and falls to earth in drops more than 1/50 inch (0.5 mm) in diameter.
Compare drizzle (def 6).
- caper
-
noun,
a playful leap or skip.
- pros.
-
- prone
-
noun,
a sermon or a brief hortatory introduction to a sermon, usually delivered at a service at which the Eucharist is celebrated.
- spore
-
noun,
Biology. a walled, single- to many-celled, reproductive body of an organism, capable of giving rise to a new individual either directly or indirectly.
- Pres.
-
- nacre
-
noun,
mother-of-pearl.
- nacho
-
noun,
a snack or appetizer consisting of a small piece of tortilla topped with cheese, hot peppers, etc., and broiled.
- prae-
-
- Ponce
-
noun,
a pimp.
- Sino-
-
- praos
-
noun,
proa.
- prase
-
noun,
a leek-green cryptocrystalline variety of chalcedony.
- ASPEN
-
noun,
any of various poplars, as Populus tremula, of Europe, and P. tremuloides (quaking aspen) or P. alba (white aspen) of America, having soft wood and alternate ovate leaves that tremble in the slightest breeze.
- asper
-
noun,
a former silver coin of Turkey and Egypt: later a money of account equal to 1/120 of a piaster.
- aspic
-
noun,
a savory jelly usually made with meat or fish stock and gelatin, chilled and used as a garnish and coating for meats, seafoods, eggs, etc.
- Pasco
-
noun,
a city in S Washington, on the Columbia River.
- since
-
adverb,
from then till now (often preceded by ever):
- presa
-
noun,
a mark, as :S:, +, or §, used in a canon, round, etc., to indicate where the successive voice parts are to take up the theme.
- shorn
-
noun,
Usually, shears. (sometimes used with a singular verb)
scissors of large size (usually used with pair of).
any of various other cutting implements or machines having two blades that resemble or suggest those of scissors.
- paseo
-
noun,
a slow, idle, or leisurely walk or stroll.
- Price
-
noun,
the sum or amount of money or its equivalent for which anything is bought, sold, or offered for sale.
- Irons
-
noun,
Jeremy (John) born 1948, English actor.
- Pecos
-
noun,
a river flowing SE from N New Mexico through W Texas to the Rio Grande. 735 miles (1183 km) long.
- irone
-
noun,
a colorless liquid of isomeric, unsaturated ketones, C 14 H 22 O, obtained from orris root: used in perfumery for its odor of violets.
- Siena
-
noun,
a city in Tuscany, in central Italy, S of Florence: cathedral.
- prion
-
noun,
any of several petrels of the genus Pachyptila, located in the oceans of the Southern Hemisphere and having serrated edges on the bill.
- Iran.
-
- prise
-
noun,
leverage.
- proas
-
noun,
any of various types of Indonesian boats, especially a swift Malay sailing boat built with the lee side flat and balanced by a single outrigger.
- proc.
-
- pron.
-
- arise
-
verb (used without object),
to get up from sitting, lying, or kneeling; rise:
- Arion
-
noun,
flourished 7th century b.c, Greek poet: inventor of the dithyramb.
- achoo
-
interjection,
ahchoo.
- anis-
-
- orans
-
noun,
orant.
- acro-
-
- orach
-
noun,
any plant of the genus Atriplex, especially A. hortensis, of the amaranth family, cultivated for use like spinach.
- phon.
-
- Peron
-
noun,
Eva Duarte de [ee-vuh dwahr-tey duh;; Spanish e-vah dwahr-te th e] /ˈi və ˈdwɑr teɪ də;; Spanish ˈɛ vɑ ˈdwɑr tɛ ðɛ/ (Show IPA), 1919–52, Argentine political figure (wife of Juan Perón).
- ancre
-
adjective,
having the end of each limb divided and carved outward like the flukes of an anchor; moline:
- opsin
-
noun,
any of several compounds that form the protein component of the light-sensitive retina pigment, rhodopsin.
- phone
-
noun,
telephone (def 1).
- opine
-
verb (used with or without object),
to hold or express an opinion.
- Ophir
-
noun,
a country of uncertain location, possibly southern Arabia or the eastern coast of Africa, from which gold and precious stones and trees were brought for Solomon. I Kings 10:11.
- spier
-
noun,
a person who spies, watches, or discovers.
- OPers
-
- Aisne
-
noun,
a river in N France, flowing NW and W to the Oise. 175 miles (280 km) long.
- anise
-
noun,
a Mediterranean plant, Pimpinella anisum, of the parsley family, having loose umbrels of small yellowish-white flowers that yield aniseed.
- opera
-
noun,
an extended dramatic composition, in which all parts are sung to instrumental accompaniment, that usually includes arias, choruses, and recitatives, and that sometimes includes ballet.
Compare comic opera, grand opera.
- sopor
-
noun,
Pathology. a deep, unnatural sleep; lethargy.
- opens
-
noun,
an open or clear space.
- Sophi
-
noun,
Sophy.
- A-one
-
adjective,
noting a vessel regarded by a shipping-classification society as being equipped to the highest standard and with equipment maintained in first-class condition.
- pacer
-
noun,
a person or thing that paces.
- opahs
-
noun,
a large, deep-bodied, brilliantly colored, oceanic food fish, Lampris regius.
- phons
-
noun,
a unit for measuring the apparent loudness of a sound, equal in number for a given sound to the intensity in decibels of a sound having a frequency of 1000 cycles per second when, in the judgment of a group of listeners, the two sounds are of equal loudness.
- phore
-
- spina
-
noun,
a spine or spinelike projection.
- paces
-
noun,
a rate of movement, especially in stepping, walking, etc.:
- space
-
noun,
the unlimited or incalculably great three-dimensional realm or expanse in which all material objects are located and all events occur.
- Orcas
-
noun,
the killer whale, Orcinus orca.
- Aphis
-
noun,
an aphid, especially of the genus Aphis.
- Aesop
-
noun,
c620–c560 b.c, Greek writer of fables.
- aeri-
-
- osier
-
noun,
any of various willows, as the red osier, having tough, flexible twigs or branches that are used for wickerwork.
- phane
-
- aero-
-
- aeons
-
noun,
(in Gnosticism) one of a class of powers or beings conceived as emanating from the Supreme Being and performing various functions in the operations of the universe.
- Spica
-
noun,
spike2 .
- OSCAR
-
noun,
a word used in communications to represent the letter O.
- Oscan
-
noun,
one of an ancient people of south-central Italy.
- phase
-
noun,
any of the major appearances or aspects in which a thing of varying modes or conditions manifests itself to the eye or mind.
- Orson
-
noun,
a male given name: from an Old French word meaning “bearlike.”.
- Aesir
-
noun,
the principal race of gods, led by Odin and living at Asgard.
- spice
-
noun,
any of a class of pungent or aromatic substances of vegetable origin, as pepper, cinnamon, or cloves, used as seasoning, preservatives, etc.
- spahi
-
noun,
one of a body of native Algerian cavalry in the French service.
- spec.
-
- Spear
-
noun,
a long, stabbing weapon for thrusting or throwing, consisting of a wooden shaft to which a sharp-pointed head, as of iron or steel, is attached.
- spean
-
verb (used with object),
to wean.
- acron
-
noun,
the unsegmented, preoral portion of the body of an arthropod.
- ornis
-
noun,
an avifauna.
- ornes
-
noun,
a department in NW France. 2372 sq. mi. (6145 sq. km). Capital: Alençon.
- spare
-
noun,
a spare thing, part, etc., as an extra tire for emergency use.
- Orion
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. a giant hunter who pursued the Pleiades, was eventually slain by Artemis, and was then placed in the sky as a constellation.
- pheon
-
noun,
a charge representing an arrowhead with widely spread barbs.
- span-
-
- Spain
-
noun,
a kingdom in SW Europe. Including the Balearic and Canary islands, 194,988 sq. mi. (505,019 sq. km). Capital: Madrid.
- orch.
-
- peris
-
noun,
one of a large group of beautiful, fairylike beings of Persian mythology, represented as descended from fallen angels and excluded from paradise until their penance is accomplished.
- Paeon
-
noun,
Classical Prosody. a foot of one long and three short syllables in any order.
- 30-30
-
- noria
-
noun,
a device consisting of a series of buckets on a wheel, used in Spain and the East for raising water.
- Pines
-
noun,
Isle of, former name of Youth, Isle of.
- arche
-
- pions
-
noun,
the first meson to be discovered: it has spin 0 and may be positively or negatively charged or neutral; charged pions decay into a muon and a neutrino or antineutrino. Symbol: π.
- pirns
-
noun,
a weaver's bobbin, spool, or reel.
- pairs
-
noun,
two identical, similar, or corresponding things that are matched for use together:
- pisco
-
noun,
a brandy made in the district near Pisco, a seaport in Peru.
- noso-
-
- poach
-
verb (used with object),
to trespass on (private property), especially in order to hunt or fish.
- acnes
-
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.
- Norse
-
noun,
(used with a plural verb) the Norwegians, especially the ancient Norwegians.
- Sochi
-
noun,
a seaport in the SW Russian Federation in Europe, on the Black Sea: resort.
- Soche
-
noun,
Wade-Giles. Shache.
- arces
-
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.
- peons
-
noun,
(in Spanish America) a farm worker or unskilled laborer; day laborer.
- Norco
-
noun,
a town in S California.
- poche
-
noun,
the walls, columns, and other solids of a building or the like, as indicated on an architectural plan, usually in black.
- areo-
-
- Aries
-
noun,
Astronomy. the Ram, a zodiacal constellation between Pisces and Taurus.
- noose
-
noun,
a loop with a running knot, as in a snare, lasso, or hangman's halter, that tightens as the rope is pulled.
- noise
-
noun,
sound, especially of a loud, harsh, or confused kind:
- poise
-
noun,
a state of balance or equilibrium, as from equality or equal distribution of weight; equipoise.
- phano
-
noun,
fanon.
- Panic
-
noun,
a sudden overwhelming fear, with or without cause, that produces hysterical or irrational behavior, and that often spreads quickly through a group of persons or animals.
- Ponca
-
noun,
a member of a North American Indian people formerly of northern Nebraska, now living mostly in northern Oklahoma.
- spine
-
noun,
the spinal or vertebral column; backbone.
- Arch.
-
- pains
-
noun,
physical suffering or distress, as due to injury, illness, etc.
- acorn
-
noun,
the typically ovoid fruit or nut of an oak, enclosed at the base by a cupule.
- pico-
-
- piano
-
noun,
a musical instrument in which felt-covered hammers, operated from a keyboard, strike the metal strings.
- peri-
-
- pians
-
noun,
yaws.
- pahos
-
noun,
a prayer stick of the Hopi Indians.
- onco-
-
- onces
-
noun,
a single occasion; one time only:
- sonic
-
adjective,
of or relating to sound.
- apish
-
adjective,
having the qualities, appearance, or ways of an ape.
- Sonia
-
noun,
a female given name, Russian form of Sophia.
- picas
-
noun,
a 12-point type of a size between small pica and English.
- ohone
-
interjection,
alas!
- Apoc.
-
- Paine
-
noun,
Albert Bigelow [big-uh-loh] /ˈbɪg əˌloʊ/ (Show IPA), 1861–1937, U.S. author and editor.
- Piers
-
noun,
a structure built on posts extending from land out over water, used as a landing place for ships, an entertainment area, a strolling place, etc.; jetty.
- ocrea
-
noun,
a sheathing part, as a pair of stipules united about a stem.
- pinas
-
noun,
pineapple.
- apres
-
preposition,
after; following (used in combination):
- ochre
-
noun,
any of a class of natural earths, mixtures of hydrated oxide of iron with various earthy materials, ranging in color from pale yellow to orange and red, and used as pigments.
- ichor
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. an ethereal fluid flowing in the veins of the gods.
- apron
-
noun,
a garment covering part of the front of the body and tied at the waist, for protecting the wearer's clothing:
- Ochoa
-
noun,
Severo [suh-vair-oh;; Spanish se-ve-raw] /səˈvɛər oʊ;; Spanish sɛˈvɛ rɔ/ (Show IPA), 1905–93, U.S. biochemist, born in Spain: Nobel Prize in medicine 1959.
- ocher
-
noun,
any of a class of natural earths, mixtures of hydrated oxide of iron with various earthy materials, ranging in color from pale yellow to orange and red, and used as pigments.
- SONAR
-
noun,
a method for detecting and locating objects submerged in water by echolocation.
- perch
-
noun,
a pole or rod, usually horizontal, serving as a roost for birds.
- ocean
-
noun,
the vast body of salt water that covers almost three fourths of the earth's surface.
- ERICA
-
noun,
any of numerous low-growing evergreen shrubs or small trees belonging to the genus Erica, of the heath family, including several species of heather.
- caner
-
noun,
a person who works with cane, especially one who produces canework for chairs.
- raise
-
noun,
an increase in amount, as of wages:
- Espoo
-
noun,
a city in S Finland, W of Helsinki.
- Hanse
-
noun,
Hansa.
- ceras
-
noun,
(in prescriptions) wax.
- Hanoi
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Vietnam, in the N part, on the Songka River.
- ceria
-
noun,
a white-to-yellow, heavy powder, cerium dioxide, CeO 2 , usually derived from cerium nitrate by decomposition with heat: used chiefly in ceramics, glass polishing, and decolorizing.
- chirp
-
noun,
a chirping sound.
- scrap
-
noun,
a small piece or portion; fragment:
- rinse
-
noun,
an act or instance of rinsing.
- Chios
-
noun,
a Greek island in the Aegean, near the W coast of Turkey. 322 sq. mi. (834 sq. km).
- ripen
-
verb (used with or without object),
to make or become ripe.
- scorn
-
noun,
open or unqualified contempt; disdain:
- score
-
noun,
the record of points or strokes made by the competitors in a game or match.
- rices
-
noun,
the starchy seeds or grain of an annual marsh grass, Oryza sativa, cultivated in warm climates and used for food.
- Crane
-
noun,
any large wading bird of the family Gruidae, characterized by long legs, bill, and neck and an elevated hind toe.
- Shear
-
noun,
Usually, shears. (sometimes used with a singular verb)
scissors of large size (usually used with pair of).
any of various other cutting implements or machines having two blades that resemble or suggest those of scissors.
- cero-
-
- Roach
-
noun,
a cockroach.
- ceros
-
noun,
a large Atlantic and Gulf Coast mackerel game fish, Scomberomorus regalis.
- scope
-
noun,
extent or range of view, outlook, application, operation, effectiveness, etc.:
- crape
-
noun,
a lightweight fabric of silk, cotton, or other fiber, with a finely crinkled or ridged surface.
- craps
-
noun,
a game in which two dice are thrown and in which a first throw of 7 or 11 wins, a first throw of 2, 3, or 12 loses, and a first throw of 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, or 10 can be won only by throwing the same number again before throwing a 7.
- crash
-
noun,
a sudden loud noise, as of something being violently smashed or struck:
- roans
-
noun,
a horse or other animal with a roan coat.
- Creon
-
noun,
a king of Thebes, the brother of Jocasta and the uncle of Eteocles, Polynices, and Antigone.
- haori
-
noun,
a loose, knee-length, Japanese garment resembling a coat.
- Corse
-
noun,
corpse.
- scopa
-
noun,
pollen brush.
- Rhein
-
noun,
the Rhine.
- resp.
-
- Henri
-
noun,
Robert, 1865–1929, U.S. painter.
- cores
-
- rheas
-
noun,
the ramie plant or fiber.
- Heian
-
adjective,
of or relating to the period in Japan, a.d. 794–1185, characterized by the modification and naturalization of ideas and institutions that were earlier introduced from China.
- scrip
-
noun,
a receipt, certificate, list, or similar brief piece of writing.
- scape
-
noun,
Botany. a leafless peduncle rising from the ground.
- coria
-
noun,
plural of corium.
- Hearn
-
noun,
Lafcadio [laf-kad-ee-oh] /læfˈkæd iˌoʊ/ (Show IPA), ("Koizumi Yakumo") 1850–1904, U.S. journalist, novelist, and essayist, born in Greece; Japanese citizen after 1894.
- SHAPE
-
noun,
the quality of a distinct object or body in having an external surface or outline of specific form or figure.
- Heaps
-
noun,
a group of things placed, thrown, or lying one on another; pile:
- corps
-
noun,
Military.
a military organization consisting of officers and enlisted personnel or of officers alone:
a military unit of ground combat forces consisting of two or more divisions and other troops.
- shine
-
noun,
radiance or brightness caused by emitted or reflected light.
- rhin-
-
- corns
-
noun,
Also called Indian corn; especially technical and British, maize. a tall cereal plant, Zea mays, cultivated in many varieties, having a jointed, solid stem and bearing the grain, seeds, or kernels on large ears.
- rhine
-
noun,
Joseph Banks, 1895–1980, U.S. psychologist: pioneer in parapsychology.
- Cenis
-
noun,
Mont, a mountain pass between SE France and Italy, in the Alps. 6834 feet (2083 meters) high.
- harps
-
noun,
a musical instrument consisting of a triangular frame formed by a soundbox, a pillar, and a curved neck, and having strings stretched between the soundbox and the neck that are plucked with the fingers.
- choir
-
noun,
a company of singers, especially an organized group employed in church service.
- shier
-
noun,
a horse having a tendency to shy.
- rhoea
-
- corp.
-
- corpn
-
- chine
-
noun,
a ravine formed in rock by the action of running water.
- cries
-
noun,
the act or sound of crying; any loud utterance or exclamation; a shout, scream, or wail.
- Corea
-
noun,
Armando Anthony [ahr-mahn-doh] /ɑrˈmɑn doʊ/ (Show IPA), ("Chick") born 1941, U.S. jazz pianist and composer.
- Enoch
-
noun,
the father of Methuselah. Gen. 5:22.
- char-
-
- 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.
- scion
-
noun,
a descendant.
- roshi
-
noun,
the religious leader of a group of Zen Buddhists.
- Rosie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Rose.
- Ensor
-
noun,
James, 1860–1949, Belgian painter.
- rosin
-
noun,
Chemistry. the yellowish to amber, translucent, hard, brittle, fragmented resin left after distilling the oil of turpentine from the crude oleoresin of the pine: used chiefly in making varnishes, varnish and paint driers, printing inks, and for rubbing on the bows of such string instruments as the violin.
- Chari
-
noun,
Shari.
- Shari
-
noun,
Also, Chari. a river in N central Africa, flowing NW from the Central African Republic into Lake Chad. 1400 miles (2254 km) long.
- chars
-
noun,
a charred material or surface.
- scena
-
noun,
an extended operatic vocal solo, usually including an aria and a recitative.
- chap.
-
- Sharp
-
noun,
something sharp.
- scarp
-
noun,
a line of cliffs formed by the faulting or fracturing of the earth's crust; an escarpment.
- saice
-
noun,
syce.
- scare
-
noun,
a sudden fright or alarm, especially with little or no reason.
- Saone
-
noun,
a river flowing S from NE France to the Rhone. 270 miles (435 km) long.
- econ.
-
- Sapir
-
noun,
Edward, 1884–1939, U.S. anthropologist and linguist, born in Germany.
- sapor
-
noun,
the quality in a substance that affects the sense of taste; savor; flavor.
- Chase
-
noun,
the act of chasing; pursuit:
- sarc-
-
- cheap
-
Idioms,
cheap at twice the price, exceedingly inexpensive:
- chape
-
noun,
the lowermost terminal mount of a scabbard.
- Scone
-
noun,
a small, light, biscuitlike quick bread made of oatmeal, wheat flour, barley meal, or the like.
- crine
-
noun,
hair; head of hair.
- Roose
-
verb (used with or without object),
praise.
- China
-
noun,
a translucent ceramic material, biscuit-fired at a high temperature, its glaze fired at a low temperature.
- Chin.
-
- ERISA
-
noun,
Employee Retirement Income Security Act.
- crips
-
noun,
a term used to refer to a person who is partially or totally unable to use one or more limbs.
- Ronco
-
noun,
any grunt of the genus Haemulon, especially H. parrai, the sailor's-choice, of West Indian waters.
- Chain
-
noun,
a series of objects connected one after the other, usually in the form of a series of metal rings passing through one another, used either for various purposes requiring a flexible tie with high tensile strength, as for hauling, supporting, or confining, or in various ornamental and decorative forms.
- CRISP
-
noun,
Chiefly British. potato chip.
- pecan
-
noun,
a tall hickory tree, Carya illinoinensis, of the southern U.S. and Mexico, cultivated for its oval, smooth-shelled, edible nuts: the state tree of Texas.
- chair
-
noun,
a seat, especially for one person, usually having four legs for support and a rest for the back and often having rests for the arms.
- chias
-
noun,
a plant, Salvia columbariae, of the mint family, native to the southwestern U.S. and Mexico, having mostly basal, oblong leaves and small blue flowers: the seeds are used as food and as the source of a beverage.
- crone
-
noun,
a withered, witchlike old woman.
- scoop
-
noun,
a ladle or ladlelike utensil, especially a small, deep-sided shovel with a short, horizontal handle, for taking up flour, sugar, etc.
- epoch
-
noun,
a particular period of time marked by distinctive features, events, etc.:
- Episc
-
- chiao
-
noun,
jiao.
- Epis.
-
- Chian
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Chios.
- chais
-
noun,
a shed or other aboveground building where a winemaker stores wine in casks.
- croon
-
noun,
the act or sound of crooning.
- ropes
-
noun,
a strong, thick line or cord, commonly one composed of twisted or braided strands of hemp, flax, or the like, or of wire or other material.
- share
-
noun,
the full or proper portion or part allotted or belonging to or contributed or owed by an individual or group.
- ephor
-
noun,
one of a body of magistrates in various ancient Dorian states, especially at Sparta, where a body of five was elected annually by the people.
- chaos
-
noun,
a state of utter confusion or disorder; a total lack of organization or order.
- resin
-
noun,
any of a class of nonvolatile, solid or semisolid organic substances, as copal or mastic, that consist of amorphous mixtures of carboxylic acids and are obtained directly from certain plants as exudations or prepared by polymerization of simple molecules: used in medicine and in the making of varnishes and plastics.
- hears
-
verb (used with object),
to perceive by the ear:
- Shire
-
noun,
one of the counties of Great Britain.
- hopes
-
noun,
the feeling that what is wanted can be had or that events will turn out for the best:
- Horne
-
noun,
Lena, 1917–2010, U.S. singer and actress.
- reach
-
noun,
an act or instance of reaching:
- horas
-
noun,
a traditional Romanian and Israeli round dance.
- Horae
-
plural noun,
goddesses of the seasons, of cyclical death and rebirth, and sometimes of social order, usually given as three in number, with the names Dike (Justice), Eunomia (Order), and Irene (Peace).
- cohos
-
noun,
coho salmon.
- reaps
-
verb (used with object),
to cut (wheat, rye, etc.) with a sickle or other implement or a machine, as in harvest.
- caps.
-
- cine-
-
- Hopis
-
noun,
a member of a Pueblo Indian people of northern Arizona.
- recap
-
noun,
a recapped tire.
- coins
-
noun,
a piece of metal stamped and issued by the authority of a government for use as money.
- cines
-
noun,
a film; motion picture.
- senor
-
noun,
a Spanish term of address equivalent to sir or Mr., used alone or capitalized and prefixed to the name of a man. Abbreviation: Sr.
- coirs
-
noun,
the prepared fiber of the husk of the coconut fruit, used in making rope, matting, etc.
- Seric
-
- recip
-
- Caren
-
noun,
a female given name.
- herns
-
- Ciano
-
noun,
Count Galeazzo [gah-le-aht-tsaw] /ˌgɑ lɛˈɑt tsɔ/ (Show IPA), (Ciano di Cortellazzo) 1903–44, Italian Fascist statesman: minister of foreign affairs 1936–43.
- sero-
-
- hoops
-
noun,
a circular band or ring of metal, wood, or other stiff material.
- cares
-
noun,
a state of mind in which one is troubled; worry, anxiety, or concern:
- Cons.
-
- Capri
-
noun,
an island in W Italy, in the Bay of Naples: grottoes; resort. 5½ sq. mi. (14 sq. km).
- horns
-
noun,
one of the bony, permanent, hollow paired growths, often curved and pointed, that project from the upper part of the head of certain ungulate mammals, as cattle, sheep, goats, or antelopes.
- Carie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Caroline.
- shoer
-
noun,
a person who shoes horses or other animals.
- ranch
-
noun,
an establishment maintained for raising livestock under range conditions.
- capes
-
noun,
a sleeveless garment of various lengths, fastened around the neck and falling loosely from the shoulders, worn separately or attached to a coat or other outer garment.
- Shona
-
noun,
Also called Mashona. a member of a group of peoples constituting more than two thirds of the population of Zimbabwe.
- caphs
-
noun,
kaph.
- serac
-
noun,
a large irregularity of glacial ice, as a pinnacle found in glacial crevasses and formed by melting or movement of the ice.
- cires
-
noun,
a brilliant, highly glazed surface produced on fabrics by subjecting them to a wax, heat, and calendering treatment.
- ranis
-
noun,
ranee.
- Cohan
-
noun,
George M(ichael) 1878–1942, U.S. actor, playwright, and producer.
- rapes
-
noun,
unlawful sexual intercourse or any other sexual penetration of the vagina, anus, or mouth of another person, with or without force, by a sex organ, other body part, or foreign object, without the consent of the victim.
- raphe
-
noun,
Anatomy. a seamlike union between two parts or halves of an organ or the like.
- serai
-
noun,
(in Eastern countries) a caravansary.
- Horsa
-
noun,
died a.d. 455, Jutish chief (brother of Hengist).
- hsien
-
noun,
(in popular Chinese religion) one of a group of benevolent spirits promoting good in the world.
- Capon
-
noun,
a cockerel castrated to improve the flesh for use as food.
- Cohen
-
noun,
Morris Raphael, 1880–1947, U.S. philosopher and educator, born in Russia.
- cions
-
noun,
scion (def 2).
- sepia
-
noun,
a brown pigment obtained from the inklike secretion of various cuttlefish and used with brush or pen in drawing.
- Rashi
-
noun,
(Solomon ben Isaac) 1040–1105, French Hebrew scholar.
- hosp.
-
- capos
-
noun,
any of various devices for a guitar, lute, banjo, etc., that when clamped or screwed down across the strings at a given fret will raise each string a corresponding number of half tones.
- Hosea
-
noun,
a Minor Prophet of the 8th century b.c.
- rason
-
noun,
a long, loose, black gown with wide sleeves, worn by the clergy.
- horse
-
noun,
a large, solid-hoofed, herbivorous quadruped, Equus caballus, domesticated since prehistoric times, bred in a number of varieties, and used for carrying or pulling loads, for riding, and for racing.
- RECON
-
noun,
reconnaissance.
- serin
-
noun,
a small finch, Serinus serinus, of Europe and northern Africa, closely related to the canary.
- Carin
-
noun,
a female given name.
- carpi
-
noun,
plural of carpus.
- copen
-
noun,
Also called copen blue. a medium blue color.
- HIRES
-
noun,
the act of hiring.
- reni-
-
- Honor
-
noun,
honesty, fairness, or integrity in one's beliefs and actions:
- copes
-
noun,
a long mantle, especially of silk, worn by ecclesiastics over the alb or surplice in processions and on other occasions.
- chore
-
noun,
a small or odd job; routine task.
- Hines
-
noun,
Earl ("Fatha") 1905–83, U.S. jazz pianist.
- chops
-
noun,
an act or instance of chopping.
- repic
-
noun,
the scoring of 30 points in the declaration of hands before one's opponent scores a point.
- copr-
-
- Copan
-
noun,
Santa Rosa de Copán.
- hier-
-
- copra
-
noun,
the dried kernel or meat of the coconut from which coconut oil is expressed.
- repos
-
noun,
a repurchase agreement.
- copse
-
noun,
a thicket of small trees or bushes; a small wood.
- herp.
-
- Heros
-
noun,
a person noted for courageous acts or nobility of character:
- Heron
-
noun,
any of numerous long-legged, long-necked, usually long-billed birds of the family Ardeidae, including the true herons, egrets, night herons, and bitterns.
- carps
-
noun,
a peevish complaint.
- carse
-
noun,
bottom land.
- chopa
-
noun,
any of several fishes, especially of the sea chub family, Kyphosidae, and the nibbler family, Girellidae.
- carp-
-
- coper
-
noun,
a horse dealer.
- earns
-
verb (used with object),
to gain or get in return for one's labor or service:
- carns
-
noun,
cairn.
- hones
-
noun,
a whetstone of fine, compact texture for sharpening razors and other cutting tools.
- Chris
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Christopher.
- Reich
-
noun,
(with reference to Germany) empire; realm; nation.
- hoise
-
verb (used with object),
to hoist.
- coop.
-
- co-op
-
noun,
a cooperative store, dwelling, program, etc.
- Shane
-
noun,
a male given name.
- carne
-
noun,
Marcel [mahr-sel;; French mar-sel] /mɑrˈsɛl;; French marˈsɛl/ (Show IPA), 1909–1996, French film director.
- chose
-
noun,
a thing; an article of personal property.
- reins
-
noun,
Often, reins. a leather strap, fastened to each end of the bit of a bridle, by which the rider or driver controls a horse or other animal by pulling so as to exert pressure on the bit.
- hoars
-
noun,
hoarfrost; rime.
- Hoare
-
noun,
Sir Samuel John Gurney [gur-nee] /ˈgɜr ni/ (Show IPA), 1st Viscount Templewood [tem-puh l-woo d] /ˈtɛm pəlˌwʊd/ (Show IPA), 1880–1959, British statesman.
- sear
-
noun,
a mark or scar made by searing.
- scop
-
noun,
an Old English bard or poet.
- spae
-
verb (used with object),
to prophesy; foretell; predict.
- sore
-
noun,
a sore spot or place on the body.
- perh
-
- SPAR
-
noun,
Nautical. a stout pole such as those used for masts, etc.; a mast, yard, boom, gaff, or the like.
- Sra.
-
- Phar
-
- sech
-
- Shan
-
noun,
a group of Mongoloid tribes in the hills of Burma.
- sora
-
noun,
a small, short-billed rail, Porzana carolina, of marshy areas of North America.
- scar
-
noun,
a mark left by a healed wound, sore, or burn.
- Sean
-
noun,
a male given name, form of John.
- sch.
-
- spin
-
noun,
the act of causing a spinning or whirling motion.
- per.
-
- Seri
-
noun,
a member of an American Indian people of western Sonora state, Mexico, on the Gulf of California.
- pehs
-
noun,
pe.
- Pecs
-
noun,
a city in SW Hungary.
- peso
-
noun,
a coin and monetary unit of Chile, Colombia, Cuba, the Dominican Republic, Guinea-Bissau, Mexico, and the Philippines, equal to 100 centavos.
- Pers
-
- sec.
-
- scr.
-
- Pen.
-
- sori
-
noun,
plural of sorus.
- sci.
-
- spic
-
noun,
a contemptuous term used to refer to a Spanish-American person.
- pens
-
noun,
any of various instruments for writing or drawing with ink or a similar substance.
- phis
-
noun,
the 21st letter of the Greek alphabet (Φ, φ).
- SPCA
-
- peon
-
noun,
(in Spanish America) a farm worker or unskilled laborer; day laborer.
- pion
-
noun,
the first meson to be discovered: it has spin 0 and may be positively or negatively charged or neutral; charged pions decay into a muon and a neutrino or antineutrino. Symbol: π.
- SCAN
-
noun,
an act or instance of scanning; close examination.
- Reno
-
noun,
Informal. a renovation, as of a building or room.
- sinh
-
noun,
hyperbolic sine.
- Rein
-
noun,
Often, reins. a leather strap, fastened to each end of the bit of a bridle, by which the rider or driver controls a horse or other animal by pulling so as to exert pressure on the bit.
- prao
-
noun,
proa.
- Sion
-
noun,
a town in and the capital of Valais, in SW Switzerland.
- sipe
-
verb (used without object),
(of liquid) to drip, ooze, or soak through.
- Reis
-
plural noun,
a former money of account of Portugal and Brazil.
- posh
-
adjective,
sumptuously furnished or appointed; luxurious:
- Rena
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Marina.
- pose
-
noun,
a bodily attitude or posture:
- pos.
-
- Rep.
-
- Shoa
-
noun,
the Holocaust.
- porn
-
noun,
Sometimes, porno [pawr-noh] /ˈpɔr noʊ/ (Show IPA). pornography; sexually explicit videos, photographs, writings, or the like, produced to elicit sexual arousal (often used attributively):
- sire
-
noun,
the male parent of a quadruped.
- repo
-
noun,
a repurchase agreement.
- reps
-
noun,
a transversely corded fabric of wool, silk, rayon, or cotton.
- Pori
-
noun,
a seaport in W Finland, on the Gulf of Bothnia.
- pore
-
noun,
a minute opening or orifice, as in the skin or a leaf, for perspiration, absorption, etc.
- resh
-
noun,
the 20th letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
- ship
-
noun,
a vessel, especially a large oceangoing one propelled by sails or engines.
- Rhea
-
noun,
the ramie plant or fiber.
- snip
-
noun,
the act of snipping, as with scissors.
- poor
-
noun,
(used with a plural verb) poor persons collectively (usually preceded by the):
- 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.
- pre-
-
- Pooh
-
noun,
an exclamation of “pooh.”.
- prs.
-
- Rani
-
noun,
ranee.
- rain
-
noun,
water that is condensed from the aqueous vapor in the atmosphere and falls to earth in drops more than 1/50 inch (0.5 mm) in diameter.
Compare drizzle (def 6).
- shoo
-
interjection,
(used to scare or drive away a cat, dog, chickens, birds, etc.)
- Rape
-
noun,
unlawful sexual intercourse or any other sexual penetration of the vagina, anus, or mouth of another person, with or without force, by a sex organ, other body part, or foreign object, without the consent of the victim.
- Sera
-
noun,
a plural of serum.
- RACE
-
noun,
a contest of speed, as in running, riding, driving, or sailing.
- rase
-
verb (used with object),
raze.
- rash
-
noun,
an eruption or efflorescence on the skin.
- psia
-
- psec
-
- rasp
-
noun,
an act of rasping.
- shop
-
noun,
a retail store, especially a small one.
- recs
-
noun,
recreation.
- reap
-
verb (used with object),
to cut (wheat, rye, etc.) with a sickle or other implement or a machine, as in harvest.
- shr.
-
- proa
-
noun,
any of various types of Indonesian boats, especially a swift Malay sailing boat built with the lee side flat and balanced by a single outrigger.
- pro-
-
- Sian
-
noun,
Older Spelling. Xian.
- shoe
-
noun,
an external covering for the human foot, usually of leather and consisting of a more or less stiff or heavy sole and a lighter upper part ending a short distance above, at, or below the ankle.
- sice
-
noun,
syce.
- prin
-
- prie
-
noun,
a test, trial, or taste; a test by sampling.
- Sina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- prec
-
- poon
-
noun,
any of several East Indian trees of the genus Calophyllum, that yield a light, hard wood used for masts, spars, etc.
- pons
-
noun,
Also called pons Varolii. a band of nerve fibers in the brain connecting the lobes of the midbrain, medulla, and cerebrum.
- 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.
- Rosa
-
noun,
Salvator [sahl-vah-tawr] /ˈsɑl vɑˌtɔr/ (Show IPA), 1615–73, Italian painter and poet.
- PINE
-
noun,
any evergreen, coniferous tree of the genus Pinus, having long, needle-shaped leaves, certain species of which yield timber, turpentine, tar, pitch, etc.
Compare pine family.
- SOHO
-
noun,
a district in London, England, including Soho Square: a predominantly foreign section since 1685; noted for its restaurants.
- 'roo
-
noun,
kangaroo.
- 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.
- rope
-
noun,
a strong, thick line or cord, commonly one composed of twisted or braided strands of hemp, flax, or the like, or of wire or other material.
- Soni
-
- pina
-
noun,
pineapple.
- pies
-
noun,
plural of pi2 .
- Pier
-
noun,
a structure built on posts extending from land out over water, used as a landing place for ships, an entertainment area, a strolling place, etc.; jetty.
- PICS
-
noun,
a movie.
- Pich
-
noun,
a West Indian shrub or small tree, Calliandra portoricensis, of the legume family, having numerous leaflets and white, night-blooming, flowers.
- rocs
-
noun,
a bird of enormous size and strength.
- pice
-
noun,
a former bronze coin of British India, one quarter of an anna.
Compare pie5 .
- ROSE
-
noun,
any of the wild or cultivated, usually prickly-stemmed, pinnate-leaved, showy-flowered shrubs of the genus Rosa.
Compare rose family.
- Pica
-
noun,
a 12-point type of a size between small pica and English.
- pias
-
noun,
a female given name.
- pian
-
noun,
yaws.
- soon
-
Idioms,
sooner or later, eventually:
- Soph
-
noun,
a sophomore.
- Saco
-
noun,
a city in SW Maine.
- phr.
-
- sain
-
verb (used with object),
to make the sign of the cross on, as for protection against evil influences.
- sane
-
noun,
a private nationwide organization in the U.S., established in 1957, that opposes nuclear testing and advocates international peace.
- RONA
-
- Rais
-
noun,
Gilles de, Retz, Gilles de Laval, Baron de.
- Shin
-
noun,
the front part of the leg from the knee to the ankle.
- RIPS
-
noun,
a rent made by ripping; tear.
- pone
-
noun,
Also called pone bread. a baked or fried bread usually made of cornmeal.
- SOAP
-
noun,
a substance used for washing and cleansing purposes, usually made by treating a fat with an alkali, as sodium or potassium hydroxide, and consisting chiefly of the sodium or potassium salts of the acids contained in the fat.
- rhos
-
noun,
the 17th letter of the Greek alphabet (P, ρ).
- RIAS
-
noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- Rice
-
noun,
the starchy seeds or grain of an annual marsh grass, Oryza sativa, cultivated in warm climates and used for food.
- Rich
-
noun,
(used with a plural verb) rich persons collectively (usually preceded by the):
- Rico
-
noun,
Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act: a U.S. law, enacted in 1970, allowing victims of organized crime to sue those responsible for punitive damages.
- Rina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- SOAR
-
noun,
an act or instance of soaring.
- poco
-
adverb,
somewhat; rather:
- RIPE
-
adjective,
having arrived at such a stage of growth or development as to be ready for reaping, gathering, eating, or use, as grain or fruit; completely matured.
- RISC
-
noun,
reduced instruction set computer: a computer whose central processing unit recognizes a relatively small number of instructions, which it can execute very rapidly.
- Roca
-
noun,
Cape, a cape in W Portugal, near Lisbon: the western extremity of continental Europe.
- Rise
-
noun,
an act or instance of rising.
- RNAS
-
- pnea
-
- Pish
-
noun,
an exclamation of “pish!”.
- pise
-
noun,
rammed earth.
- roan
-
noun,
a horse or other animal with a roan coat.
- Pisa
-
noun,
a city in NW Italy, on the Arno River: leaning tower.
- Piro
-
noun,
piroplasmosis.
- Shea
-
noun,
shea tree.
- pirn
-
noun,
a weaver's bobbin, spool, or reel.
- Pire
-
noun,
Dominique Georges Henri [French daw-mee-neek zhawrzh ahn-ree] /French dɔ miˈnik ʒɔrʒ ɑ̃ˈri/ (Show IPA), 1910–69, Belgian priest: Nobel Peace Prize 1958.
- sepn
-
- 1080
-
- pear
-
noun,
the edible fruit, typically rounded but elongated and growing smaller toward the stem, of a tree, Pyrus communis, of the rose family.
- ciao
-
interjection,
(used as a word of greeting or parting): hello; goodbye; so long; see you later.
- Chen
-
noun,
a dynasty that ruled in China a.d. 557–89.
- Cher
-
noun,
a river in central France, flowing NW to the Loire River. 220 miles (355 km) long.
- chia
-
noun,
a plant, Salvia columbariae, of the mint family, native to the southwestern U.S. and Mexico, having mostly basal, oblong leaves and small blue flowers: the seeds are used as food and as the source of a beverage.
- 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 = .
- Iona
-
noun,
an island in the Hebrides, off the W coast of Scotland: center of early Celtic Christianity.
- Chip
-
noun,
a small, slender piece, as of wood, separated by chopping, cutting, or breaking.
- chis
-
noun,
the twenty-second letter of the Greek alphabet (X, χ).
- ins.
-
- inro
-
noun,
a small lacquer box with compartments for medicines, cosmetics, etc., worn on the waist sash of the traditional Japanese costume.
- Chon
-
noun,
Also, jun. a monetary unit of North Korea, the hundredth part of a won.
- chop
-
noun,
an act or instance of chopping.
- Chr.
-
- chs.
-
- inch
-
noun,
a unit of length, 1/12 (0.0833) foot, equivalent to 2.54 centimeters.
- cion
-
noun,
scion (def 2).
- chai
-
noun,
a shed or other aboveground building where a winemaker stores wine in casks.
- cir.
-
- cire
-
noun,
a brilliant, highly glazed surface produced on fabrics by subjecting them to a wax, heat, and calendering treatment.
- cis-
-
- Cohn
-
noun,
Edwin Joseph, 1892–1953, U.S. chemist and researcher on blood proteins.
- Inca
-
noun,
a member of any of the dominant groups of South American Indian peoples who established an empire in Peru prior to the Spanish conquest.
- Inc.
-
- inae
-
- coho
-
noun,
coho salmon.
- coin
-
noun,
a piece of metal stamped and issued by the authority of a government for use as money.
- coir
-
noun,
the prepared fiber of the husk of the coconut fruit, used in making rope, matting, etc.
- Con.
-
- cone
-
noun,
Geometry.
a solid whose surface is generated by a line passing through a fixed point and a fixed plane curve not containing the point, consisting of two equal sections joined at a vertex.
a plane surface resembling the cross section of a solid cone.
- ICSH
-
- ichs
-
noun,
a disease of tropical fishes, characterized by small, white nodules on the fins, skin, and eyes, caused by a ciliate protozoan, Ichthyophthirius multifiliis.
- Chas
-
noun,
tea.
- Ipoh
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Perak state, in W Malaysia.
- coon
-
noun,
raccoon.
- cap.
-
- Neph
-
- neo-
-
- Neh.
-
- neap
-
noun,
neap tide.
- Cain
-
noun,
Scot. and Irish English. rent paid in kind, especially a percentage of a farm crop.
- Can.
-
- Nasi
-
noun,
the head or president of the Sanhedrin.
- Nash
-
noun,
John, 1752–1835, English architect and city planner.
- narc
-
noun,
a government agent or detective charged with the enforcement of laws restricting the use of narcotics.
- nape
-
noun,
the back of the neck (usually used in the phrase nape of the neck).
- cane
-
noun,
a stick or short staff used to assist one in walking; walking stick.
- Naos
-
noun,
a temple.
- Nair
-
noun,
a group of Hindu castes in the Kerala region of India.
- Nah.
-
- Cape
-
noun,
a sleeveless garment of various lengths, fastened around the neck and falling loosely from the shoulders, worn separately or attached to a coat or other outer garment.
- IRAS
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- Isar
-
noun,
a river in central Europe, flowing NE from W Austria through S Germany to the Danube River. 215 miles (345 km) long.
- CERN
-
- cera
-
noun,
(in prescriptions) wax.
- Ire.
-
- ceps
-
noun,
an edible mushroom, Boletus edulis, that grows wild under pine or other evergreen trees: prized for its flavor.
- iron
-
noun,
Chemistry. a ductile, malleable, silver-white metallic element, scarcely known in a pure condition, but much used in its crude or impure carbon-containing forms for making tools, implements, machinery, etc. Symbol: Fe; atomic weight: 55.847; atomic number: 26; specific gravity: 7.86 at 20°C.
Compare cast iron, pig iron, steel, wrought iron.
- cen.
-
- Cash
-
noun,
money in the form of coins or banknotes, especially that issued by a government.
- Caph
-
noun,
kaph.
- iso-
-
- CASE
-
noun,
an instance of the occurrence, existence, etc., of something:
- eons
-
noun,
an indefinitely long period of time; age.
- Carn
-
noun,
cairn.
- CARE
-
noun,
a state of mind in which one is troubled; worry, anxiety, or concern:
- capo
-
noun,
any of various devices for a guitar, lute, banjo, etc., that when clamped or screwed down across the strings at a given fret will raise each string a corresponding number of half tones.
- ices
-
noun,
the solid form of water, produced by freezing; frozen water.
- Ice.
-
- Nero
-
noun,
(Lucius Domitius Ahenobarbus) (“Nero Claudius Caesar Drusus Germanicus”) a.d. 37–68, emperor of Rome 54–68, known for his cruelty and depravity.
- Echo
-
noun,
a repetition of sound produced by the reflection of sound waves from a wall, mountain, or other obstructing surface.
- HEAP
-
noun,
a group of things placed, thrown, or lying one on another; pile:
- HEAO
-
- each
-
adverb,
to, from, or for each; apiece:
- HASP
-
noun,
a clasp for a door, lid, etc., especially one passing over a staple and fastened by a pin or a padlock.
- EARN
-
verb (used with object),
to gain or get in return for one's labor or service:
- Harp
-
noun,
a musical instrument consisting of a triangular frame formed by a soundbox, a pillar, and a curved neck, and having strings stretched between the soundbox and the neck that are plucked with the fingers.
- Hare
-
noun,
any rodentlike mammal of the genus Lepus, of the family Leporidae, having long ears, a divided upper lip, and long hind limbs adapted for leaping.
- Earp
-
noun,
Wyatt (Ber·ry Stapp) [wahy-uh t-ber-ee-stap] /ˈwaɪ ətˈbɛr i stæp/ (Show IPA), 1848–1929, U.S. frontiersman, law officer, and gunfighter.
- haps
-
noun,
one's luck or lot.
- Hapi
-
noun,
Apis.
- 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.
- Hans
-
noun,
a male given name, Germanic form of John.
- hair
-
noun,
any of the numerous fine, usually cylindrical, keratinous filaments growing from the skin of humans and animals; a pilus.
- haes
-
verb (used with object), auxiliary verb,
have.
- eco-
-
- heir
-
noun,
a person who inherits or has a right of inheritance in the property of another following the latter's death.
- esp.
-
- ESOP
-
noun,
a plan under which a company's capital stock is acquired by its employees or workers.
- eso-
-
- enc.
-
- Eros
-
noun,
the ancient Greek god of love, identified by the Romans with Cupid.
- Erna
-
noun,
a female given name: from an Old English word meaning “eagle.”.
- Eris
-
noun,
the ancient Greek goddess of discord and the sister of Ares: identified with the Roman goddess Discordia.
- Erin
-
noun,
Literary. Ireland.
- Eric
-
noun,
Eric the Red.
- EPOS
-
noun,
an epic.
- epic
-
noun,
an epic poem.
- epi-
-
- Eph.
-
- Enos
-
noun,
the son of Seth. Gen. 5:6.
- hear
-
verb (used with object),
to perceive by the ear:
- pean
-
noun,
paean.
- ICAO
-
- hor.
-
- Coos
-
noun,
a language of a group of American Indians indigenous to the coast of Oregon.
- Cope
-
noun,
a long mantle, especially of silk, worn by ecclesiastics over the alb or surplice in processions and on other occasions.
- Cor.
-
- Cora
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. Kore.
- Cori
-
noun,
Carl Ferdinand, 1896–1984, and his wife, Gerty Theresa, 1896–1957, U.S. biochemists, born in Austria-Hungary: Nobel Prize in Medicine 1947.
- CORN
-
noun,
Also called Indian corn; especially technical and British, maize. a tall cereal plant, Zea mays, cultivated in many varieties, having a jointed, solid stem and bearing the grain, seeds, or kernels on large ears.
- Hsia
-
noun,
a legendary dynasty in China, the traditional dates of which are 2205–1766 b.c.
- cose
-
verb (used without object),
coze.
- cosh
-
noun,
a blackjack; bludgeon.
- HRIP
-
- Hose
-
noun,
a flexible tube for conveying a liquid, as water, to a desired point:
- Hos.
-
- Horn
-
noun,
one of the bony, permanent, hollow paired growths, often curved and pointed, that project from the upper part of the head of certain ungulate mammals, as cattle, sheep, goats, or antelopes.
- hora
-
noun,
a traditional Romanian and Israeli round dance.
- hops
-
noun,
an act of hopping; short leap.
- her.
-
- crip
-
noun,
a term used to refer to a person who is partially or totally unable to use one or more limbs.
- HERA
-
noun,
the ancient Greek queen of heaven, a daughter of Cronus and Rhea and the wife and sister of Zeus.
- HERO
-
noun,
a person noted for courageous acts or nobility of character:
- hers
-
noun,
Slang. a female:
- hins
-
noun,
an ancient Hebrew unit of liquid measure equal to about one and one half gallons (5.7 liters).
- hire
-
noun,
the act of hiring.
- crop
-
noun,
the cultivated produce of the ground, while growing or when gathered:
- hoar
-
noun,
hoarfrost; rime.
- Hopi
-
noun,
a member of a Pueblo Indian people of northern Arizona.
- Cres
-
- crap
-
noun,
Vulgar.
excrement.
an act of defecation.
- hone
-
noun,
a whetstone of fine, compact texture for sharpening razors and other cutting tools.
- Hons
-
noun,
honey (def 6).
- hoop
-
noun,
a circular band or ring of metal, wood, or other stiff material.
- Hope
-
noun,
the feeling that what is wanted can be had or that events will turn out for the best:
- Neri
-
noun,
Saint Philip (Filippo Neri) 1515–95, Italian priest: founder of Congregation of the Oratory.
- Ens.
-
- Orca
-
noun,
the killer whale, Orcinus orca.
- ARCS
-
noun,
Geometry. any unbroken part of the circumference of a circle or other curved line.
- once
-
noun,
a single occasion; one time only:
- Onas
-
noun,
a member of a people of Tierra del Fuego.
- acr-
-
- 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.
- 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.
- apes
-
noun,
any of a group of anthropoid primates characterized by long arms, a broad chest, and the absence of a tail, comprising the family Pongidae (great ape) which includes the chimpanzee, gorilla, and orangutan, and the family Hylobatidae (lesser ape) which includes the gibbon and siamang.
- Ohio
-
noun,
a state in the NE central United States: a part of the Midwest. 41,222 sq. mi. (106,765 sq. km). Capital: Columbus.
Abbreviation: OH (for use with zip code), O.
- Acis
-
noun,
the lover of Galatea, killed by Polyphemus out of jealousy.
- ache
-
noun,
a continuous, dull pain (in contrast to a sharp, sudden, or sporadic pain).
- aph-
-
- Apis
-
noun,
a sacred bull worshiped at Memphis: identified originally with Ptah and later assimilated with Osiris to form the Ptolemaic Serapis.
- ANSI
-
- apo-
-
- Apr.
-
- PACE
-
noun,
a rate of movement, especially in stepping, walking, etc.:
- pacs
-
noun,
pack1 (def 1).
- orcs
-
noun,
any of several cetaceans, as a grampus.
- APSE
-
noun,
Architecture. a semicircular or polygonal termination or recess in a building, usually vaulted and used especially at the end of a choir in a church.
- ocas
-
noun,
a wood sorrel, Oxalis tuberosa, of the Andes, cultivated in South America for its edible tubers.
- 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.
- OAPC
-
- ARCO
-
adverb,
(of the performance of a passage for stringed instruments) with the bow.
- paho
-
noun,
a prayer stick of the Hopi Indians.
- 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.
- ano-
-
- ARIS
-
- Aire
-
- Ahir
-
noun,
a member of the caste of cowherds and milkmen in India.
- oras
-
noun,
plural of os2 .
- Oran
-
noun,
a seaport in NW Algeria.
- Orne
-
noun,
a department in NW France. 2372 sq. mi. (6145 sq. km). Capital: Alençon.
- ains
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- oro-
-
- opia
-
- opes
-
adjective, verb (used with or without object),
open.
- OPer
-
- open
-
noun,
an open or clear space.
- OPEC
-
noun,
an organization founded in 1960 of nations that export large amounts of petroleum: formed to establish oil-exporting policies and set prices.
- osar
-
noun,
plural of os3 .
- aeon
-
noun,
(in Gnosticism) one of a class of powers or beings conceived as emanating from the Supreme Being and performing various functions in the operations of the universe.
- opah
-
noun,
a large, deep-bodied, brilliantly colored, oceanic food fish, Lampris regius.
- airs
-
noun,
a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- o-os
-
noun,
any of several species of Hawaiian honey eaters of the genus Moho, especially the extinct M. nobilis, of the island of Hawaii, that had black plumage and two tufts of yellow plumes used to make ceremonial robes for the Hawaiian kings.
- OOPS
-
interjection,
(used to express mild dismay, chagrin, surprise, etc., as at one's own mistake, a clumsy act, or social blunder.)
- Oona
-
noun,
a female given name.
- oohs
-
noun,
the exclamation “ooh.”.
- OSHA
-
noun,
the division of the Department of Labor that sets and enforces occupational health and safety rules.
- aesc
-
noun,
ash2 (def 3).
- ance
-
- aer-
-
- anes
-
adverb,
once.
- Ares
-
noun,
the ancient Greek god of war, a son of Zeus and Hera, identified by the Romans with Mars.
- Ochs
-
noun,
Adolph Simon, 1858–1935, U.S. newspaper publisher.
- Arne
-
noun,
Thomas Augustine, 1710–78, English composer of operas and songs.
- Asir
-
noun,
a district in SW Saudi Arabia.
- 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.
- nos-
-
- nori
-
noun,
a seaweed having a mildly sweet, salty taste, usually dried, used in Japanese cookery mainly as a wrap for sushi.
- par.
-
- Ashe
-
noun,
Arthur (Robert, Jr) 1943–93, U.S. tennis player.
- Arno
-
noun,
Peter (Curtis Arnoux Peters) 1904–68, U.S. cartoonist and author.
- Nor.
-
- nope
-
adverb,
no1 (def 1).
- Pare
-
noun,
Ambroise [ahn-brwaz] /ɑ̃ˈbrwaz/ (Show IPA), 1510–90, French surgeon.
- noir
-
adjective,
black; noting the black numbers in roulette.
- pane
-
noun,
one of the divisions of a window or the like, consisting of a single plate of glass in a frame.
- noes
-
noun,
an utterance of the word “no.”.
- pars
-
noun,
(in prescriptions) a part.
- Noah
-
noun,
the patriarch who built a ship (Noah's Ark) in which he, his family, and animals of every species survived the Flood. Gen. 5–9.
- NIRA
-
- nips
-
noun,
an act of nipping; a pinch or small bite:
- pase
-
noun,
(in bullfighting) a maneuver by a bullfighter with the capa or muleta to gain the attention of the bull and to guide the course of its attack.
- nipa
-
noun,
a palm, Nypa fruticans, of India, the Philippines, etc., whose foliage is used for thatching, basketry, etc.
- pash
-
noun,
an infatuation for another person; crush.
- Nier
-
noun,
Alfred Otto Carl, 1911–1994, U.S. physicist.
- NICE
-
noun,
a port in and the capital of Alpes-Maritimes, in SE France, on the Mediterranean: resort.
- nosh
-
noun,
a snack.
- Nora
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Honora.
- Pan.
-
- Aser
-
noun,
Asher (def 1).
- arse
-
noun,
ass2 (defs 1, 2).
- pair
-
noun,
two identical, similar, or corresponding things that are matched for use together:
- Pain
-
noun,
physical suffering or distress, as due to injury, illness, etc.
- Aron
-
noun,
a male given name.
- asc-
-
- Asch
-
noun,
Sholom [shaw-luh m] /ˈʃɔ ləm/ (Show IPA), or Sholem [shaw-luh m,, -lem] /ˈʃɔ ləm,, -lɛm/ (Show IPA), 1880–1957, U.S. author, born in Poland.
- asci
-
noun,
plural of ascus.
- CSA
-
- an.
-
- ECA
-
- Ehr
-
- RSE
-
- CSO
-
- RSA
-
- CRS
-
- CSR
-
- Rs.
-
- Ar.
-
- SAP
-
noun,
the juice or vital circulating fluid of a plant, especially of a woody plant.
- CRP
-
- ac-
-
- SPR
-
- ap-
-
- RPO
-
- ahi
-
noun,
yellowfin tuna, widely used in sashimi.
- Sr.
-
- SAR
-
- en-
-
- San
-
noun,
a member of a nomadic aboriginal people of southern Africa.
- ean
-
- SAC
-
noun,
a baglike structure in an animal, plant, or fungus, as one containing fluid.
- sc.
-
- ACP
-
- SRO
-
- ACE
-
noun,
a playing card or die marked with or having the value indicated by a single spot:
- 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.
- SAE
-
- EIS
-
- EAS
-
noun,
the Akkadian god of wisdom, the son of Apsu and father of Marduk: the counterpart of Enki.
- ACS
-
- AHE
-
- eir
-
- ae.
-
- AEC
-
- Sp.
-
- ec-
-
- ea.
-
- AES
-
noun,
any of various early forms of bronze or copper money used in ancient Rome.
Compare as2 (def 1).
- eo-
-
- So.
-
- ACH
-
interjection,
alas; oh.
- Sin
-
noun,
transgression of divine law:
- SPA
-
noun,
a mineral spring, or a locality in which such springs exist.
- AIC
-
- ARP
-
noun,
Bill, pen name of Smith, Charles Henry.
- SIR
-
noun,
a respectful or formal term of address used to a man:
- CEA
-
- ase
-
- CEO
-
- cep
-
noun,
an edible mushroom, Boletus edulis, that grows wild under pine or other evergreen trees: prized for its flavor.
- ARS
-
- ChE
-
noun,
Ernesto [er-nes-taw] /ɛrˈnɛs tɔ/ (Show IPA), ("Che") 1928–67, Cuban revolutionist and political leader, born in Argentina.
- sho
-
- she
-
noun,
a female person or animal.
- CHA
-
noun,
tea.
- CHI
-
noun,
the twenty-second letter of the Greek alphabet (X, χ).
- SOC
-
noun,
sociology or a class or course in sociology.
- 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.
- ARC
-
noun,
Geometry. any unbroken part of the circumference of a circle or other curved line.
- Ash
-
noun,
the powdery residue of matter that remains after burning.
- CAR
-
noun,
an automobile.
- APS
-
- cr.
-
- SIC
-
adverb,
so; thus: usually written parenthetically to denote that a word, phrase, passage, etc., that may appear strange or incorrect has been written intentionally or has been quoted verbatim: (sic).
- CIO
-
noun,
a federation of affiliated industrial labor unions, founded 1935 within the American Federation of Labor but independent of it 1938–55. Abbreviation: C.I.O., CIO.
- Co.
-
- cp.
-
- shp
-
- ca.
-
- cs.
-
- ASI
-
- ASR
-
- CAI
-
- ASP
-
noun,
any of several venomous snakes, especially the Egyptian cobra or the horned viper.
- Aso
-
noun,
Mount, a volcanic mountain in Japan, in central Kyushu, noted for its vast caldera. 5223 feet (1593 meters).
- ASN
-
- SIP
-
noun,
an instance of sipping; a small taste of a liquid:
- Son
-
noun,
a male child or person in relation to his parents.
- SHA
-
- Ain
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- COS
-
noun,
romaine.
- COP
-
noun,
a police officer.
- ch.
-
- ANC
-
- sea
-
noun,
the salt waters that cover the greater part of the earth's surface.
- se-
-
- 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.
- SCP
-
- ANI
-
noun,
any of several black, tropical American cuckoos of the genus Crotophaga, having a compressed, bladelike bill.
- CPA
-
- CPI
-
- CPO
-
- CPR
-
- AIR
-
noun,
a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- CPS
-
- ane
-
adjective, noun, pronoun,
one.
- SEI
-
noun,
sei whale.
- CIA
-
- CNS
-
- CIE
-
- CIP
-
- API
-
abbreviation,
Also, A.P.I. American Petroleum Institute.
- Soo
-
noun,
the, Canadian. Sault Ste. Marie.
- CNO
-
- 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).
- SOP
-
noun,
a piece of solid food, as bread, for dipping in liquid food.
- ans
-
noun,
the Sumerian god of heaven: the counterpart of the Akkadian Anu.
- APE
-
noun,
any of a group of anthropoid primates characterized by long arms, a broad chest, and the absence of a tail, comprising the family Pongidae (great ape) which includes the chimpanzee, gorilla, and orangutan, and the family Hylobatidae (lesser ape) which includes the gibbon and siamang.
- Sep
-
noun,
Simplified Employee Pension: a tax-deferred pension plan for companies with 25 or fewer employees or for self-employed persons, in which an IRA is funded by employer and employee contributions.
- APC
-
- aor
-
- COO
-
noun,
a cooing sound.
- SEN
-
noun,
a money of account of Japan, the 100th part of a yen, now used only in certain quotations, as on foreign exchange.
- CAS
-
verb (used with or without object),
to call, as to call an animal toward one; urge forward by calling.
- rhe
-
noun,
a centimeter-gram-second unit of fluidity, equal to the reciprocal of poise.
- eon
-
noun,
an indefinitely long period of time; age.
- nr.
-
- NIH
-
- Nip
-
noun,
an act of nipping; a pinch or small bite:
- Noe
-
noun,
Noah (def 1).
- Noh
-
noun,
Nō.
- NOP
-
- poi
-
noun,
a Hawaiian dish made of the root of the taro baked, pounded, moistened, and fermented.
- POE
-
noun,
Edgar Allan, 1809–49, U.S. poet, short-story writer, and critic.
- POC
-
- POA
-
- NPR
-
- NRA
-
- NIA
-
- NRC
-
- NSA
-
- NSC
-
- pis
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Greek alphabet (II, π).
- Oc.
-
- op.
-
- pir
-
noun,
a term of respect for the head of a religious group, especially in Pakistan and various areas of the Middle and Near East.
- OSA
-
- PIO
-
- OAO
-
- NIC
-
noun,
a newly industrialized/industrializing country:
- NHS
-
- oar
-
noun,
a long shaft with a broad blade at one end, used as a lever for rowing or otherwise propelling or steering a boat.
- ISR
-
- Ir.
-
- IRC
-
- NOC
-
- IRO
-
- IRS
-
- Is.
-
noun,
(used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
- ISA
-
- ise
-
- ish
-
- EOS
-
noun,
the ancient Greek goddess of the dawn, identified by the Romans with Aurora.
- NCO
-
- NHI
-
- PRA
-
- nae
-
adverb,
no1 ; not.
- Nap
-
noun,
a brief period of sleep, especially one taken during daytime:
- ne-
-
- NEA
-
- NEC
-
- NEP
-
noun,
New Economic Policy.
- POR
-
- NES
-
- NHA
-
- OAP
-
- OAS
-
- ipr
-
- pes
-
noun,
a foot or footlike part.
- orc
-
noun,
any of several cetaceans, as a grampus.
- pho
-
noun,
a N Vietnamese soup made of beef or chicken stock with rice noodles and thin slices of beef or chicken.
- Phi
-
noun,
the 21st letter of the Greek alphabet (Φ, φ).
- Ore
-
noun,
a metal-bearing mineral or rock, or a native metal, that can be mined at a profit.
- ose
-
- OSO
-
- OSP
-
- PHA
-
- Pa.
-
- pc.
-
- PEI
-
noun,
I(eoh) M(ing) [yoh ming] /yoʊ mɪŋ/ (Show IPA), born 1917, U.S. architect, born in China.
- OPS
-
noun,
the ancient Roman goddess of plenty, and the wife of Saturn and mother of Jupiter: identified with the Greek goddess Rhea.
- Pr.
-
- prn
-
- Ps.
-
- PAC
-
noun,
pack1 (def 1).
- pah
-
interjection,
(used as an exclamation of disgust or disbelief.)
- PAS
-
noun,
a step or series of steps in ballet.
- Peh
-
noun,
pe.
- PCI
-
- PCS
-
- pea
-
noun,
the round, edible seed of a widely cultivated plant, Pisum sativum, of the legume family.
- Ora
-
noun,
plural of os2 .
- ope
-
adjective, verb (used with or without object),
open.
- Oca
-
noun,
a wood sorrel, Oxalis tuberosa, of the Andes, cultivated in South America for its edible tubers.
- ONA
-
noun,
a member of a people of Tierra del Fuego.
- och
-
interjection,
(used as an expression of surprise, disapproval, regret, etc.)
- OCR
-
- PIN
-
noun,
a small, slender, often pointed piece of wood, metal, etc., used to fasten, support, or attach things.
- OCS
-
- OEO
-
- OES
-
noun,
the fifteenth letter of the English alphabet, a vowel.
- pie
-
noun,
a baked food having a filling of fruit, meat, pudding, etc., prepared in a pastry-lined pan or dish and often topped with a pastry crust:
- oho
-
interjection,
(used as an exclamation to express surprise, taunting, exultation, etc.)
- oic
-
- OIr
-
- one
-
noun,
the first and lowest whole number, being a cardinal number; unity.
- OPA
-
- ONI
-
- PIC
-
noun,
a movie.
- ONR
-
- ons
-
- oo-
-
- o-o
-
noun,
any of several species of Hawaiian honey eaters of the genus Moho, especially the extinct M. nobilis, of the island of Hawaii, that had black plumage and two tufts of yellow plumes used to make ceremonial robes for the Hawaiian kings.
- PIA
-
noun,
a female given name.
- PHS
-
- ooh
-
noun,
the exclamation “ooh.”.
- oon
-
- IPS
-
- PRC
-
- IPO
-
- Hon
-
noun,
honey (def 6).
- Hen
-
noun,
the female of the domestic fowl.
- HEP
-
adjective,
hip4 .
- res
-
noun,
an object or thing; matter.
- HIC
-
interjection,
(an onomatopoeic word used to imitate or represent a hiccup.)
- hie
-
verb (used with object),
to hasten (oneself):
- hin
-
noun,
an ancient Hebrew unit of liquid measure equal to about one and one half gallons (5.7 liters).
- hip
-
noun,
the projecting part of each side of the body formed by the side of the pelvis and the upper part of the femur and the flesh covering them; haunch.
- HIS
-
noun,
any male person or animal; a man:
- Hoe
-
noun,
a long-handled implement having a thin, flat blade usually set transversely, used to break up the surface of the ground, destroy weeds, etc.
- hop
-
noun,
an act of hopping; short leap.
- has
-
noun,
Usually, haves. an individual or group that has wealth, social position, or other material benefits (contrasted with have-not).
- REC
-
noun,
recreation.
- REA
-
- iph
-
- RCA
-
- HRE
-
- hrs
-
- RAS
-
noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- ics
-
- IRA
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- HCR
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- rho
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noun,
the 17th letter of the Greek alphabet (P, ρ).
- io-
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- ERS
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noun,
ervil.
- Ep.
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- EPA
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- ROP
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- EPS
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- ERA
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noun,
a period of time marked by distinctive character, events, etc.:
- ROI
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- ROE
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noun,
the mass of eggs, or spawn, within the ovarian membrane of the female fish.
- ROC
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noun,
a bird of enormous size and strength.
- ERP
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- ESA
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- Ria
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noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- Esc
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- ROA
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- RNA
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- ESR
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- hr.
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- hae
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verb (used with object), auxiliary verb,
have.
- rin
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noun,
a money of account of Japan, the thousandth part of a yen or the tenth part of a sen.
- Han
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noun,
a dynasty in China, 206 b.c.–a.d. 220, with an interregnum, a.d. 9–25: characterized by consolidation of the centralized imperial state and territorial expansion.
Compare Earlier Han, Later Han.
- HAO
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noun,
an aluminum coin and monetary unit of Vietnam, the tenth part of a dong.
- HAP
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noun,
one's luck or lot.
- Rap
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noun,
a quick, smart, or light blow:
- RCN
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- Ia.
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- INH
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- RIP
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noun,
a rent made by ripping; tear.
- Re.
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- RCS
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- RCP
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- ian
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noun,
a male given name, Scottish form of John.
- ine
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- PSI
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noun,
the 23rd letter of the Greek alphabet (Ψ, ψ).
- PSE
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- ina
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noun,
a female given name.
- PSC
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- PSA
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- IOC
-
- ion
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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 = .
- ior
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- Ios
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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.
- IPA
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- RPS
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- SRI
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noun,
a Hindu title of address prefixed to the name of a deity, holy person, etc.
- rah
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interjection,
(used as an exclamation of encouragement to a player or team.)
- RAN
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noun,
a sea goddess who drags down ships and drowns sailors: the wife of Aegir.
- Rae
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noun,
John, 1813–93, Scottish surgeon and Arctic explorer.
- ier
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- Rai
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noun,
a style of Algerian popular music played on electric guitar, synthesizer, and percussion instruments.
- ICA
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noun,
Portuguese name of Putumayo.
- IAS
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- IHP
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- ich
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noun,
a disease of tropical fishes, characterized by small, white nodules on the fins, skin, and eyes, caused by a ciliate protozoan, Ichthyophthirius multifiliis.
- IHS
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- in.
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- PE
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noun,
the 17th letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
- ic
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- i.
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- PI
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noun,
the 16th letter of the Greek alphabet (II, π).
- PO
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noun,
a chamber pot.
- OE
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noun,
oy2 .
- OA
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- HO
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noun,
a sexually promiscuous woman.
- AO
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- SA
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- N.
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- S.
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- O.
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- AI
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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.
- AH
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interjection,
(used as an exclamation of pain, surprise, pity, complaint, dislike, joy, etc., according to the manner of utterance.)
- IP
-
- RP
-
- SN
-
- A.
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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.
- PH
-
- sh
-
interjection,
(used to urge silence.)
- P.
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noun,
Paul (Johann von) [poul yoh-hahn fuh n] /paʊl ˈyoʊ hɑn fən/ (Show IPA), 1830–1914, German playwright, novelist, poet, and short-story writer: Nobel Prize 1910.
- No
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noun,
an utterance of the word “no.”.
- RN
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- OH
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noun,
the exclamation “oh.”.
- SI
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noun,
the syllable used for the seventh tone of a scale and sometimes for the tone B.
- E.
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noun,
Edward (St. John) 1925–2000, U.S. writer and illustrator.
- EI
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- NH
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- er
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interjection,
(used to express or represent a pause, hesitation, uncertainty, etc.).
- RI
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- HE
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noun,
any male person or animal; a man:
- RH
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- RA
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noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- NA
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adverb,
no1 .
- R.
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- NP
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- NI
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- HP
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- HI
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adjective,
an informal, simplified spelling of high:
- h.
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- eh
-
interjection,
(an interrogative utterance, usually expressing surprise or doubt or seeking confirmation).
- CE
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- NC
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- RO
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- RC
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