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- air-core
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adjective,
having a nonmagnetic core, as one of fiber or plastic, encircled by a coil (air-core coil) or containing one or more such coils:
- perisarc
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noun,
the horny or chitinous outer case or covering protecting the soft parts of hydrozoans.
- pricers
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noun,
(especially in retail stores) an employee who establishes prices at which articles will be sold, or one who affixes price tags to merchandise.
- scorper
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noun,
scauper.
- repairs
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noun,
an act, process, or work of repairing:
- scraper
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noun,
a person or thing that scrapes.
- crisper
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noun,
a person or thing that crisps, corrugates, or curls.
- cirrose
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adjective,
having a cirrus or cirri.
- parries
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noun,
an act or instance of parrying, as in fencing.
- scarper
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verb (used without object),
to flee or depart suddenly, especially without having paid one's bills.
- copiers
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noun,
a person or thing that copies; copyist.
- coarser
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adjective,
of or relating to a topology on a topological space whose open sets are included among the open sets of a second specified topology on the space.
- corsair
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noun,
a fast ship used for piracy.
- 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.
- corresp
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- crosier
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noun,
a ceremonial staff carried by a bishop or an abbot, hooked at one end like a shepherd's crook.
- picaros
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noun,
a rogue or vagabond.
- prosaic
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adjective,
commonplace or dull; matter-of-fact or unimaginative:
- rapiers
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noun,
a small sword, especially of the 18th century, having a narrow blade and used for thrusting.
- precis
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noun,
a concise summary.
- ariose
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adjective,
characterized by melody; songlike.
- repair
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noun,
an act, process, or work of repairing:
- praise
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noun,
the act of expressing approval or admiration; commendation; laudation.
- scrape
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noun,
an act or instance of scraping.
- capers
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noun,
a playful leap or skip.
- criers
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noun,
a person who cries.
- cripes
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interjection,
(used as a mild oath or an exclamation of astonishment.)
- caries
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noun,
decay, as of bone or of plant tissue.
- cerias
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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.
- scoria
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noun,
Metallurgy. the refuse, dross, or slag left after melting or smelting metal; scum.
- pricer
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noun,
(especially in retail stores) an employee who establishes prices at which articles will be sold, or one who affixes price tags to merchandise.
- prices
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noun,
the sum or amount of money or its equivalent for which anything is bought, sold, or offered for sale.
- priers
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noun,
a person who pries; a curious or inquisitive person.
- proser
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noun,
a person who talks or writes in prose.
- priors
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noun,
Informal. a prior conviction.
- escarp
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noun,
Fortification. the inner slope or wall of the ditch surrounding a rampart.
- aspire
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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):
- crores
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noun,
(in India) the sum of ten million, especially of rupees; one hundred lacs.
- corers
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noun,
a person or thing that cores.
- rosace
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noun,
rosette (def 3).
- recaps
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noun,
a recapped tire.
- sarco-
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- Casper
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noun,
a city in central Wyoming.
- poiser
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noun,
a person or thing that poises.
- sapro-
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- Carrie
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noun,
a female given name, form of Caroline.
- Corrie
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noun,
a circular hollow in the side of a hill or mountain.
- 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.
- copers
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noun,
a horse dealer.
- carpos
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noun,
an ancient Greek goddess of summer fruit, considered by Athenians as one of the Horae.
- copier
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noun,
a person or thing that copies; copyist.
- copies
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noun,
an imitation, reproduction, or transcript of an original:
- paries
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noun,
Usually, parietes. Biology. a wall, as of a hollow organ; an investing part.
- copras
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noun,
the dried kernel or meat of the coconut from which coconut oil is expressed.
- ricers
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noun,
an implement for ricing potatoes, squash, etc., by pressing them through small holes.
- corpse
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noun,
a dead body, usually of a human being.
- spirea
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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.
- spiro-
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- carpo-
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- rapier
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noun,
a small sword, especially of the 18th century, having a narrow blade and used for thrusting.
- sprier
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adjective,
a comparative of spry.
- pacers
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noun,
a person or thing that paces.
- sacro-
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- repros
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noun,
Informal. reproduction (def 3).
- crapes
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noun,
a lightweight fabric of silk, cotton, or other fiber, with a finely crinkled or ridged surface.
- rasper
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noun,
a person or thing that rasps.
- picro-
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- ericas
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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.
- cirro-
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- picaro
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noun,
a rogue or vagabond.
- Pesaro
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noun,
a seaport in E Italy, on the Adriatic Sea.
- apices
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noun,
a plural of apex.
- 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.
- Sierra
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noun,
a chain of hills or mountains, the peaks of which suggest the teeth of a saw.
- racers
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noun,
a person, animal, or thing that races or takes part in a race, as a racehorse, bicycle, yacht, etc.
- soaper
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noun,
soap opera.
- coarse
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adjective,
composed of relatively large parts or particles:
- Peoria
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noun,
a city in central Illinois, on the Illinois River.
- Capris
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noun,
Capri pants.
- recap
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noun,
a recapped tire.
- rears
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- reaps
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verb (used with object),
to cut (wheat, rye, etc.) with a sickle or other implement or a machine, as in harvest.
- OSCAR
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noun,
a word used in communications to represent the letter O.
- recip
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- crore
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noun,
(in India) the sum of ten million, especially of rupees; one hundred lacs.
- CRISP
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noun,
Chiefly British. potato chip.
- crips
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noun,
a term used to refer to a person who is partially or totally unable to use one or more limbs.
- crier
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noun,
a person who cries.
- craps
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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.
- crape
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noun,
a lightweight fabric of silk, cotton, or other fiber, with a finely crinkled or ridged surface.
- repic
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noun,
the scoring of 30 points in the declaration of hands before one's opponent scores a point.
- repos
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noun,
a repurchase agreement.
- repro
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noun,
Informal. reproduction (def 3).
- resp.
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- Corse
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noun,
corpse.
- corps
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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.
- corp.
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- cries
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noun,
the act or sound of crying; any loud utterance or exclamation; a shout, scream, or wail.
- proc.
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- rares
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adjective,
coming or occurring far apart in time; unusual; uncommon:
- parse
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verb (used with object),
to analyze (a sentence) in terms of grammatical constituents, identifying the parts of speech, syntactic relations, etc.
- picas
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noun,
a 12-point type of a size between small pica and English.
- peris
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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.
- ocrea
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noun,
a sheathing part, as a pair of stipules united about a stem.
- peri-
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- Pecos
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noun,
a river flowing SE from N New Mexico through W Texas to the Rio Grande. 735 miles (1183 km) long.
- Pears
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noun,
Peter, 1910–86, British tenor.
- paseo
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noun,
a slow, idle, or leisurely walk or stroll.
- opera
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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.
- OPers
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- Pasco
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noun,
a city in S Washington, on the Columbia River.
- parrs
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noun,
a young salmon, having dark crossbars on its sides.
- Piers
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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.
- Orcas
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noun,
the killer whale, Orcinus orca.
- Paros
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noun,
a Greek island of the Cyclades, in the S Aegean: noted for its white marble. 77 sq. mi. (200 sq. km).
- Paris
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noun,
Matthew, Matthew of Paris.
- pari-
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- orris
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noun,
an iris, Iris germanica florentina, having a fragrant rootstock.
- pares
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noun,
(of a female) first among equals.
- 30-30
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- osier
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noun,
any of various willows, as the red osier, having tough, flexible twigs or branches that are used for wickerwork.
- pairs
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noun,
two identical, similar, or corresponding things that are matched for use together:
- paces
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noun,
a rate of movement, especially in stepping, walking, etc.:
- pico-
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- pisco
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noun,
a brandy made in the district near Pisco, a seaport in Peru.
- rapes
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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.
- proas
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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.
- raise
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noun,
an increase in amount, as of wages:
- races
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noun,
a contest of speed, as in running, riding, driving, or sailing.
- racer
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noun,
a person, animal, or thing that races or takes part in a race, as a racehorse, bicycle, yacht, etc.
- psora
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noun,
psoriasis.
- Epis.
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- Episc
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- ERICA
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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.
- prose
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noun,
the ordinary form of spoken or written language, without metrical structure, as distinguished from poetry or verse.
- ERISA
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noun,
Employee Retirement Income Security Act.
- pros.
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- prise
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noun,
leverage.
- poise
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noun,
a state of balance or equilibrium, as from equality or equal distribution of weight; equipoise.
- Prior
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noun,
Informal. a prior conviction.
- prier
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noun,
a person who pries; a curious or inquisitive person.
- Price
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noun,
the sum or amount of money or its equivalent for which anything is bought, sold, or offered for sale.
- presa
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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.
- Pres.
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- prase
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noun,
a leek-green cryptocrystalline variety of chalcedony.
- praos
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noun,
proa.
- prae-
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- poser
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noun,
a person who poses.
- pores
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noun,
a minute opening or orifice, as in the skin or a leaf, for perspiration, absorption, etc.
- coria
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noun,
plural of corium.
- corr.
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- cores
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- scarp
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noun,
a line of cliffs formed by the faulting or fracturing of the earth's crust; an escarpment.
- arise
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verb (used without object),
to get up from sitting, lying, or kneeling; rise:
- arose
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verb,
simple past tense of arise.
- arris
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noun,
a sharp ridge, as between adjoining channels of a Doric column.
- scrap
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noun,
a small piece or portion; fragment:
- asco-
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- score
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noun,
the record of points or strokes made by the competitors in a game or match.
- scope
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noun,
extent or range of view, outlook, application, operation, effectiveness, etc.:
- scopa
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noun,
pollen brush.
- asper
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noun,
a former silver coin of Turkey and Egypt: later a money of account equal to 1/120 of a piaster.
- aspic
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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.
- scare
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noun,
a sudden fright or alarm, especially with little or no reason.
- scrip
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noun,
a receipt, certificate, list, or similar brief piece of writing.
- scape
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noun,
Botany. a leafless peduncle rising from the ground.
- Sarre
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noun,
French name of Saar.
- sarc-
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- Cairo
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noun,
a city in and the capital of Egypt, in the N part on the E bank of the Nile.
- sapor
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noun,
the quality in a substance that affects the sense of taste; savor; flavor.
- Sapir
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noun,
Edward, 1884–1939, U.S. anthropologist and linguist, born in Germany.
- caper
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noun,
a playful leap or skip.
- capes
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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.
- saice
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noun,
syce.
- capos
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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.
- Aries
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noun,
Astronomy. the Ram, a zodiacal constellation between Pisces and Taurus.
- areo-
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- caps.
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- aeri-
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- spore
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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.
- spor-
-
- spire
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noun,
a tall, acutely pointed pyramidal roof or rooflike construction upon a tower, roof, etc.
- spier
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noun,
a person who spies, watches, or discovers.
- spice
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noun,
any of a class of pungent or aromatic substances of vegetable origin, as pepper, cinnamon, or cloves, used as seasoning, preservatives, etc.
- Spica
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noun,
spike2 .
- spec.
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- acro-
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- Spear
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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.
- spare
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noun,
a spare thing, part, etc., as an extra tire for emergency use.
- aero-
-
- arces
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noun,
a daughter of Thaumas and the sister of Iris and the Harpies. Zeus took away her wings when she aided the Titans in their war against him.
- space
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noun,
the unlimited or incalculably great three-dimensional realm or expanse in which all material objects are located and all events occur.
- Aesir
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noun,
the principal race of gods, led by Odin and living at Asgard.
- Aesop
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noun,
c620–c560 b.c, Greek writer of fables.
- sero-
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- Seric
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- Apoc.
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- apres
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preposition,
after; following (used in combination):
- serai
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noun,
(in Eastern countries) a caravansary.
- serac
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noun,
a large irregularity of glacial ice, as a pinnacle found in glacial crevasses and formed by melting or movement of the ice.
- sepia
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noun,
a brown pigment obtained from the inklike secretion of various cuttlefish and used with brush or pen in drawing.
- Capri
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noun,
an island in W Italy, in the Bay of Naples: grottoes; resort. 5½ sq. mi. (14 sq. km).
- pacer
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noun,
a person or thing that paces.
- cires
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noun,
a brilliant, highly glazed surface produced on fabrics by subjecting them to a wax, heat, and calendering treatment.
- carse
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noun,
bottom land.
- riser
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noun,
a person who rises, especially from bed:
- roars
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noun,
a loud, deep cry or howl, as of an animal or a person:
- Cerro
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noun,
a hill or peak.
- ceros
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noun,
a large Atlantic and Gulf Coast mackerel game fish, Scomberomorus regalis.
- cero-
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- ceria
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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.
- ceras
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noun,
(in prescriptions) wax.
- coirs
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noun,
the prepared fiber of the husk of the coconut fruit, used in making rope, matting, etc.
- coper
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noun,
a horse dealer.
- ropes
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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.
- copes
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noun,
a long mantle, especially of silk, worn by ecclesiastics over the alb or surplice in processions and on other occasions.
- copr-
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- copra
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noun,
the dried kernel or meat of the coconut from which coconut oil is expressed.
- copse
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noun,
a thicket of small trees or bushes; a small wood.
- rices
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noun,
the starchy seeds or grain of an annual marsh grass, Oryza sativa, cultivated in warm climates and used for food.
- Rosie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Rose.
- Corea
-
noun,
Armando Anthony [ahr-mahn-doh] /ɑrˈmɑn doʊ/ (Show IPA), ("Chick") born 1941, U.S. jazz pianist and composer.
- cares
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noun,
a state of mind in which one is troubled; worry, anxiety, or concern:
- Carie
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noun,
a female given name, form of Caroline.
- corer
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noun,
a person or thing that cores.
- carpi
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noun,
plural of carpus.
- carp-
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- ricer
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noun,
an implement for ricing potatoes, squash, etc., by pressing them through small holes.
- carps
-
noun,
a peevish complaint.
- sire
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noun,
the male parent of a quadruped.
- Pecs
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noun,
a city in SW Hungary.
- sora
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noun,
a small, short-billed rail, Porzana carolina, of marshy areas of North America.
- per.
-
- SOAR
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noun,
an act or instance of soaring.
- SOAP
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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.
- Sra.
-
- sipe
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verb (used without object),
(of liquid) to drip, ooze, or soak through.
- sori
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noun,
plural of sorus.
- Pers
-
- sice
-
noun,
syce.
- repo
-
noun,
a repurchase agreement.
- peso
-
noun,
a coin and monetary unit of Chile, Colombia, Cuba, the Dominican Republic, Guinea-Bissau, Mexico, and the Philippines, equal to 100 centavos.
- pias
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noun,
a female given name.
- Pica
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noun,
a 12-point type of a size between small pica and English.
- RIPE
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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.
- sore
-
noun,
a sore spot or place on the body.
- par.
-
- SPCA
-
- spae
-
verb (used with object),
to prophesy; foretell; predict.
- Parr
-
noun,
a young salmon, having dark crossbars on its sides.
- Rice
-
noun,
the starchy seeds or grain of an annual marsh grass, Oryza sativa, cultivated in warm climates and used for food.
- SPAR
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noun,
Nautical. a stout pole such as those used for masts, etc.; a mast, yard, boom, gaff, or the like.
- pars
-
noun,
(in prescriptions) a part.
- reps
-
noun,
a transversely corded fabric of wool, silk, rayon, or cotton.
- Seri
-
noun,
a member of an American Indian people of western Sonora state, Mexico, on the Gulf of California.
- pair
-
noun,
two identical, similar, or corresponding things that are matched for use together:
- spic
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noun,
a contemptuous term used to refer to a Spanish-American person.
- repr
-
- Pare
-
noun,
Ambroise [ahn-brwaz] /ɑ̃ˈbrwaz/ (Show IPA), 1510–90, French surgeon.
- pacs
-
noun,
pack1 (def 1).
- 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.
- Rico
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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.
- PACE
-
noun,
a rate of movement, especially in stepping, walking, etc.:
- pear
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noun,
the edible fruit, typically rounded but elongated and growing smaller toward the stem, of a tree, Pyrus communis, of the rose family.
- Saco
-
noun,
a city in SW Maine.
- Piro
-
noun,
piroplasmosis.
- pice
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noun,
a former bronze coin of British India, one quarter of an anna.
Compare pie5 .
- scar
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noun,
a mark left by a healed wound, sore, or burn.
- RIAS
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noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- Reis
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plural noun,
a former money of account of Portugal and Brazil.
- scop
-
noun,
an Old English bard or poet.
- sci.
-
- recs
-
noun,
recreation.
- Rosa
-
noun,
Salvator [sahl-vah-tawr] /ˈsɑl vɑˌtɔr/ (Show IPA), 1615–73, Italian painter and poet.
- pro-
-
- proa
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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.
- ROSE
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noun,
any of the wild or cultivated, usually prickly-stemmed, pinnate-leaved, showy-flowered shrubs of the genus Rosa.
Compare rose family.
- Sari
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noun,
a garment worn by Hindu women, consisting of a long piece of cotton or silk wrapped around the body with one end draped over the head or over one shoulder.
- rocs
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noun,
a bird of enormous size and strength.
- reap
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verb (used with object),
to cut (wheat, rye, etc.) with a sickle or other implement or a machine, as in harvest.
- rasp
-
noun,
an act of rasping.
- rase
-
verb (used with object),
raze.
- prs.
-
- psec
-
- psia
-
- RARE
-
adjective,
coming or occurring far apart in time; unusual; uncommon:
- RACE
-
noun,
a contest of speed, as in running, riding, driving, or sailing.
- 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.
- 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.
- Roca
-
noun,
Cape, a cape in W Portugal, near Lisbon: the western extremity of continental Europe.
- RIPS
-
noun,
a rent made by ripping; tear.
- pise
-
noun,
rammed earth.
- 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.
- PICS
-
noun,
a movie.
- 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.
- Rise
-
noun,
an act or instance of rising.
- pies
-
noun,
plural of pi2 .
- 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.
- Rais
-
noun,
Gilles de, Retz, Gilles de Laval, Baron de.
- Pisa
-
noun,
a city in NW Italy, on the Arno River: leaning tower.
- Sera
-
noun,
a plural of serum.
- roar
-
noun,
a loud, deep cry or howl, as of an animal or a person:
- scr.
-
- pore
-
noun,
a minute opening or orifice, as in the skin or a leaf, for perspiration, absorption, etc.
- sec.
-
- Pori
-
noun,
a seaport in W Finland, on the Gulf of Bothnia.
- pos.
-
- pose
-
noun,
a bodily attitude or posture:
- sear
-
noun,
a mark or scar made by searing.
- prao
-
noun,
proa.
- pre-
-
- prec
-
- Rep.
-
- prie
-
noun,
a test, trial, or taste; a test by sampling.
- 1080
-
- Cres
-
- cera
-
noun,
(in prescriptions) wax.
- arse
-
noun,
ass2 (defs 1, 2).
- arr.
-
- Ire.
-
- ARIS
-
- Irra
-
noun,
the Akkadian god of pestilence.
- Ares
-
noun,
the ancient Greek god of war, a son of Zeus and Hera, identified by the Romans with Mars.
- epi-
-
- ceps
-
noun,
an edible mushroom, Boletus edulis, that grows wild under pine or other evergreen trees: prized for its flavor.
- ARCO
-
adverb,
(of the performance of a passage for stringed instruments) with the bow.
- asc-
-
- Isar
-
noun,
a river in central Europe, flowing NE from W Austria through S Germany to the Danube River. 215 miles (345 km) long.
- 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.
- iso-
-
- ciao
-
interjection,
(used as a word of greeting or parting): hello; goodbye; so long; see you later.
- Eros
-
noun,
the ancient Greek god of love, identified by the Romans with Cupid.
- 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.
- Apr.
-
- apo-
-
- IRAS
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- asci
-
noun,
plural of ascus.
- eco-
-
- cap.
-
- CARE
-
noun,
a state of mind in which one is troubled; worry, anxiety, or concern:
- Eris
-
noun,
the ancient Greek goddess of discord and the sister of Ares: identified with the Roman goddess Discordia.
- Eric
-
noun,
Eric the Red.
- eso-
-
- ESOP
-
noun,
a plan under which a company's capital stock is acquired by its employees or workers.
- esp.
-
- 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.
- 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.
- ICAO
-
- Aser
-
noun,
Asher (def 1).
- Ice.
-
- EPOS
-
noun,
an epic.
- ices
-
noun,
the solid form of water, produced by freezing; frozen water.
- epic
-
noun,
an epic poem.
- Carr
-
noun,
John Dickson, 1906–77, U.S. mystery writer.
- CASE
-
noun,
an instance of the occurrence, existence, etc., of something:
- crap
-
noun,
Vulgar.
excrement.
an act of defecation.
- Asir
-
noun,
a district in SW Saudi Arabia.
- Apis
-
noun,
a sacred bull worshiped at Memphis: identified originally with Ptah and later assimilated with Osiris to form the Ptolemaic Serapis.
- errs
-
verb (used without object),
to go astray in thought or belief; be mistaken; be incorrect.
- 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.
- cose
-
verb (used without object),
coze.
- OPer
-
- opes
-
adjective, verb (used with or without object),
open.
- opia
-
- OAPC
-
- oras
-
noun,
plural of os2 .
- Orca
-
noun,
the killer whale, Orcinus orca.
- orcs
-
noun,
any of several cetaceans, as a grampus.
- 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.
- aesc
-
noun,
ash2 (def 3).
- orra
-
adjective,
not regular or scheduled; odd:
- osar
-
noun,
plural of os3 .
- acr-
-
- Acis
-
noun,
the lover of Galatea, killed by Polyphemus out of jealousy.
- ARCS
-
noun,
Geometry. any unbroken part of the circumference of a circle or other curved line.
- crop
-
noun,
the cultivated produce of the ground, while growing or when gathered:
- crip
-
noun,
a term used to refer to a person who is partially or totally unable to use one or more limbs.
- OPEC
-
noun,
an organization founded in 1960 of nations that export large amounts of petroleum: formed to establish oil-exporting policies and set prices.
- aer-
-
- 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.
- airs
-
noun,
a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- cir.
-
- cire
-
noun,
a brilliant, highly glazed surface produced on fabrics by subjecting them to a wax, heat, and calendering treatment.
- cis-
-
- 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.
- ocas
-
noun,
a wood sorrel, Oxalis tuberosa, of the Andes, cultivated in South America for its edible tubers.
- 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.
- Cora
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. Kore.
- coir
-
noun,
the prepared fiber of the husk of the coconut fruit, used in making rope, matting, etc.
- Cor.
-
- Cope
-
noun,
a long mantle, especially of silk, worn by ecclesiastics over the alb or surplice in processions and on other occasions.
- Aire
-
- 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.
- ROC
-
noun,
a bird of enormous size and strength.
- RSA
-
- CIP
-
- CPS
-
- CPR
-
- CPO
-
- ROE
-
noun,
the mass of eggs, or spawn, within the ovarian membrane of the female fish.
- CPI
-
- Sp.
-
- CPA
-
- So.
-
- RSE
-
- RPO
-
- Rs.
-
- cep
-
noun,
an edible mushroom, Boletus edulis, that grows wild under pine or other evergreen trees: prized for its flavor.
- CIE
-
- ROI
-
- ROP
-
- Ria
-
noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- CAS
-
verb (used with or without object),
to call, as to call an animal toward one; urge forward by calling.
- CIA
-
- res
-
noun,
an object or thing; matter.
- CEA
-
- COP
-
noun,
a police officer.
- CEO
-
- COS
-
noun,
romaine.
- ROA
-
- Pr.
-
- SRO
-
- AIC
-
- API
-
abbreviation,
Also, A.P.I. American Petroleum Institute.
- SIP
-
noun,
an instance of sipping; a small taste of a liquid:
- 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.
- SIR
-
noun,
a respectful or formal term of address used to a man:
- APC
-
- aor
-
- 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.
- SOC
-
noun,
sociology or a class or course in sociology.
- SOP
-
noun,
a piece of solid food, as bread, for dipping in liquid food.
- AIR
-
noun,
a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- SPA
-
noun,
a mineral spring, or a locality in which such springs exist.
- APS
-
- AES
-
noun,
any of various early forms of bronze or copper money used in ancient Rome.
Compare as2 (def 1).
- AEC
-
- ae.
-
- ACS
-
- ACP
-
- ACE
-
noun,
a playing card or die marked with or having the value indicated by a single spot:
- Ar.
-
- ac-
-
- SPR
-
- ap-
-
- Sr.
-
- 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).
- ARC
-
noun,
Geometry. any unbroken part of the circumference of a circle or other curved line.
- SAC
-
noun,
a baglike structure in an animal, plant, or fungus, as one containing fluid.
- ca.
-
- CAR
-
noun,
an automobile.
- SAE
-
- SAP
-
noun,
the juice or vital circulating fluid of a plant, especially of a woody plant.
- CAI
-
- SAR
-
- cs.
-
- cr.
-
- cp.
-
- Co.
-
- sc.
-
- 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.
- ASR
-
- 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).
- Aso
-
noun,
Mount, a volcanic mountain in Japan, in central Kyushu, noted for its vast caldera. 5223 feet (1593 meters).
- ASI
-
- ase
-
- SCP
-
- ARS
-
- ARP
-
noun,
Bill, pen name of Smith, Charles Henry.
- se-
-
- sea
-
noun,
the salt waters that cover the greater part of the earth's surface.
- 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.
- SEI
-
noun,
sei whale.
- 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.
- ASP
-
noun,
any of several venomous snakes, especially the Egyptian cobra or the horned viper.
- RCA
-
- CRP
-
- POA
-
- op.
-
- Oc.
-
- ISR
-
- 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:
- ise
-
- ISA
-
- PIO
-
- 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.
- Is.
-
noun,
(used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
- IRS
-
- pis
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Greek alphabet (II, π).
- IRO
-
- POC
-
- PIC
-
noun,
a movie.
- POE
-
noun,
Edgar Allan, 1809–49, U.S. poet, short-story writer, and critic.
- poi
-
noun,
a Hawaiian dish made of the root of the taro baked, pounded, moistened, and fermented.
- IRC
-
- POR
-
- Ir.
-
- IPS
-
- ipr
-
- IPO
-
- IPA
-
- CRS
-
- PRA
-
- Ios
-
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.
- OSA
-
- OAP
-
- IOC
-
- PCI
-
- PAC
-
noun,
pack1 (def 1).
- PEI
-
noun,
I(eoh) M(ing) [yoh ming] /yoʊ mɪŋ/ (Show IPA), born 1917, U.S. architect, born in China.
- pc.
-
- Pa.
-
- OSP
-
- ose
-
- Orr
-
noun,
Sir John Boyd, Boyd Orr, Sir John.
- Ore
-
noun,
a metal-bearing mineral or rock, or a native metal, that can be mined at a profit.
- orc
-
noun,
any of several cetaceans, as a grampus.
- Ora
-
noun,
plural of os2 .
- OPS
-
noun,
the ancient Roman goddess of plenty, and the wife of Saturn and mother of Jupiter: identified with the Greek goddess Rhea.
- PAS
-
noun,
a step or series of steps in ballet.
- PCS
-
- PIA
-
noun,
a female given name.
- pea
-
noun,
the round, edible seed of a widely cultivated plant, Pisum sativum, of the legume family.
- ope
-
adjective, verb (used with or without object),
open.
- OPA
-
- OIr
-
- oic
-
- OES
-
noun,
the fifteenth letter of the English alphabet, a vowel.
- OCS
-
- OCR
-
- Oca
-
noun,
a wood sorrel, Oxalis tuberosa, of the Andes, cultivated in South America for its edible tubers.
- OAS
-
- pes
-
noun,
a foot or footlike part.
- 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.
- ior
-
- SRI
-
noun,
a Hindu title of address prefixed to the name of a deity, holy person, etc.
- ier
-
- Rae
-
noun,
John, 1813–93, Scottish surgeon and Arctic explorer.
- RCP
-
- RCS
-
- Re.
-
- PRC
-
- RIP
-
noun,
a rent made by ripping; tear.
- RPS
-
- EPA
-
- Ep.
-
- EOS
-
noun,
the ancient Greek goddess of the dawn, identified by the Romans with Aurora.
- Rai
-
noun,
a style of Algerian popular music played on electric guitar, synthesizer, and percussion instruments.
- Ps.
-
- EIS
-
- eo-
-
- eir
-
- Rap
-
noun,
a quick, smart, or light blow:
- ECA
-
- ec-
-
- EAS
-
noun,
the Akkadian god of wisdom, the son of Apsu and father of Marduk: the counterpart of Enki.
- RAS
-
noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- 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.
- ea.
-
- REC
-
noun,
recreation.
- CSR
-
- REA
-
- ERP
-
- ICA
-
noun,
Portuguese name of Putumayo.
- IAS
-
- Ia.
-
- io-
-
- IRA
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- ics
-
- CSA
-
- ESR
-
- Esc
-
- ESA
-
- ERS
-
noun,
ervil.
- err
-
verb (used without object),
to go astray in thought or belief; be mistaken; be incorrect.
- ERA
-
noun,
a period of time marked by distinctive character, events, etc.:
- PSA
-
- CSO
-
- PSC
-
- PSE
-
- EPS
-
- PSI
-
noun,
the 23rd letter of the Greek alphabet (Ψ, ψ).
- PE
-
noun,
the 17th letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
- PI
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Greek alphabet (II, π).
- EI
-
- PO
-
noun,
a chamber pot.
- E.
-
noun,
Edward (St. John) 1925–2000, U.S. writer and illustrator.
- P.
-
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.
- AO
-
- A.
-
noun,
Agnolo (di Cosimo di Mariano) [ah-nyaw-law dee kaw-zee-maw dee mah-ryah-naw] /ˈɑ nyɔ lɔ di ˈkɔ zi mɔ di mɑˈryɑ nɔ/ (Show IPA), 1502–72, Italian painter.
- AI
-
noun,
a three-toed sloth, Bradypus tridactylus, inhabiting forests of southern Venezuela, the Guianas, and northern Brazil, having a diet apparently restricted to the leaves of the trumpet-tree, and sounding a high-pitched cry when disturbed.
- RI
-
- er
-
interjection,
(used to express or represent a pause, hesitation, uncertainty, etc.).
- RO
-
- SI
-
noun,
the syllable used for the seventh tone of a scale and sometimes for the tone B.
- OA
-
- OE
-
noun,
oy2 .
- RC
-
- O.
-
- RA
-
noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- R.
-
- RP
-
- S.
-
- SA
-
- i.
-
- ic
-
- CE
-
- IP
-