Anagrams of anisopteran
Word anisopteran has
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- separation
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noun,
an act or instance of separating or the state of being separated.
- near-point
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noun,
the point nearest the eye at which an object is clearly focused on the retina when accommodation of the eye is at a maximum.
- atropines
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noun,
a poisonous crystalline alkaloid, C 17 H 23 NO 3 , obtained from belladonna and other plants of the nightshade family, that prevents the response of various body structures to certain types of nerve stimulation: used chiefly to relieve spasms, to lessen secretions, and, topically, to dilate the pupil of the eye.
- Nestorian
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noun,
one of a sect of followers of Nestorius who denied the hypostatic union and were represented as maintaining the existence of two distinct persons in Christ.
- Peronista
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noun,
Peronist.
- Rosinante
-
noun,
the old, worn horse of Don Quixote.
- nine-spot
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noun,
a playing card the face of which bears nine pips.
- pintanos
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noun,
sergeant major (def 3).
- notaries
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noun,
notary public.
- pertains
-
verb (used without object),
to have reference or relation; relate:
- Estonian
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noun,
a member of a Finnish people inhabiting Estonia, Livonia, and other districts of Russia.
- ternions
-
noun,
a set or group of three; triad.
- sonatina
-
noun,
a short or simplified sonata.
- 11-point
-
- Saarinen
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noun,
Eero [air-oh] /ˈɛər oʊ/ (Show IPA), 1910–61, U.S. architect, born in Finland.
- repaints
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noun,
a part repainted, especially a part of a picture by a restorer.
- open-air
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noun,
the outdoors.
- Aesopian
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adjective,
of, relating to, or characteristic of Aesop or his fables:
- Artesian
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adjective,
noting, pertaining to, or characteristic of an artesian well.
- operants
-
noun,
a person or thing that operates.
- partisan
-
noun,
an adherent or supporter of a person, group, party, or cause, especially a person who shows a biased, emotional allegiance.
- Erastian
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noun,
an advocate of Erastianism.
- pentosan
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noun,
any of a class of polysaccharides that occur in plants, humus, etc., and form pentoses upon hydrolysis.
- entrains
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verb (used with object),
to put aboard a train.
- Santeria
-
noun,
(sometimes lowercase) a religion merging the worship of Yoruba deities with veneration of Roman Catholic saints: practiced in Cuba and spread to other parts of the Caribbean and to the U.S. by Cuban emigrés.
- resonant
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noun,
Phonetics. a vowel or a voiced consonant or semivowel that is neither a stop nor an affricate, as, in English, (m, ng, n, l, r, y, w).
- nonaries
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noun,
a number in a nonary system.
- pinaster
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noun,
a species of pyramid-shaped pine, Pinus pinaster, growing in southern Europe and having clustered needles.
- saponite
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noun,
a clay mineral, hydrous magnesium aluminum silicate, belonging to the montmorillonite group: found as a soft filling in rock cavities.
- Paterson
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noun,
a city in NE New Jersey.
- enations
-
noun,
a small outgrowth of plant tissue, usually on a leaf, caused by virus infection.
- septaria
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noun,
a concretionary nodule or mass, usually of calcium carbonate or of argillaceous carbonate of iron, traversed within by a network of cracks filled with calcite and other minerals.
- paraison
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noun,
parison.
- Roseanna
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noun,
a female given name.
- pantries
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noun,
a room or closet in which food, groceries, and other provisions, or silverware, dishes, etc., are kept.
- tropines
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noun,
a white, crystalline, hygroscopic, water-soluble, poisonous alkaloid, C 8 H 15 NO, obtained chiefly by the hydrolysis of atropine or hyoscyamine.
- intrans.
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- atropine
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noun,
a poisonous crystalline alkaloid, C 17 H 23 NO 3 , obtained from belladonna and other plants of the nightshade family, that prevents the response of various body structures to certain types of nerve stimulation: used chiefly to relieve spasms, to lessen secretions, and, topically, to dilate the pupil of the eye.
- painters
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noun,
an artist who paints pictures.
- apastron
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noun,
the point at which the stars of a binary system are farthest apart (opposed to periastron).
- panniers
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noun,
a basket, especially a large one, for carrying goods, provisions, etc.
- Aaronite
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noun,
one of the priestly descendants of Aaron.
- Peronist
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noun,
a supporter of Juan Perón or of his principles and policies.
- parasite
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noun,
an organism that lives on or in an organism of another species, known as the host, from the body of which it obtains nutriment.
- seatrain
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noun,
a ship for the transportation of loaded railroad cars.
- pronates
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verb (used with object),
to turn into a prone position; to rotate (the hand or forearm) so that the surface of the palm is downward or toward the back; to turn (the sole of the foot) outward so that the inner edge of the foot bears the weight when standing.
- senorita
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noun,
a Spanish term of address equivalent to miss, used alone or capitalized and prefixed to the name of a girl or unmarried woman. Abbreviation: Srta.
- aspirate
-
noun,
Phonetics. a speech sound having as an obvious concomitant an audible puff of breath, as initial stop consonants or initial h -sounds.
- aspirant
-
noun,
a person who aspires, as one who seeks or desires a career, advancement, status, etc.:
- Pointers
-
noun,
a person or thing that points.
- piaster
-
noun,
a former coin of Turkey, the 100th part of a lira: replaced by the kurus in 1933.
- introns
-
noun,
a noncoding segment in a length of DNA that interrupts a gene-coding sequence or nontranslated sequence, the corresponding segment being removed from the RNA copy before transcription.
- Preston
-
noun,
a seaport in W Lancashire, in NW England.
- tin-pan
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adjective,
harsh, tinny, or clanging; noisy.
- Aretino
-
noun,
Pietro [pye-traw] /ˈpyɛ trɔ/ (Show IPA), 1492–1556, Italian satirist and dramatist.
- traipse
-
noun,
a tiring walk.
- saponin
-
noun,
any of a group of amorphous glycosides of terpenes and steroids, occurring in many plants, characterized by an ability to form emulsions and to foam in aqueous solutions, and used as detergents.
- norites
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noun,
a granular igneous rock consisting of a mix of light and dark minerals, the former being calcic plagioclase feldspars, and the latter orthorhombic pyroxenes.
- entrain
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verb (used with object),
to put aboard a train.
- reposit
-
verb (used with object),
to put back; replace.
- entraps
-
verb (used with object),
to catch in or as in a trap; ensnare:
- apteria
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noun,
one of the featherless portions of the skin of a bird.
- pronate
-
verb (used with object),
to turn into a prone position; to rotate (the hand or forearm) so that the surface of the palm is downward or toward the back; to turn (the sole of the foot) outward so that the inner edge of the foot bears the weight when standing.
- senator
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noun,
a member of a senate.
- Persian
-
noun,
a member of the native peoples of Iran, descended in part from the ancient Iranians.
- aporias
-
noun,
Rhetoric. the expression of a simulated or real doubt, as about where to begin or what to do or say.
- pertain
-
verb (used without object),
to have reference or relation; relate:
- persona
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noun,
a person.
- seaport
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noun,
a port or harbor on or accessible to a seacoast and providing accommodation for seagoing vessels.
- Etonian
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noun,
a person who is or has been a pupil at Eton College.
- aristo-
-
- Pontian
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noun,
pope a.d. 230–235.
- taipans
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noun,
(in China) the head or owner of a foreign business establishment.
- ternion
-
noun,
a set or group of three; triad.
- sterno-
-
- transp.
-
- Astaire
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noun,
Fred, 1899–1987, U.S. dancer and actor.
- step-in
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noun,
step-ins, panties, especially bias-cut panties with wide legs worn by women in the 1920s and 1930s.
- Pontine
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adjective,
of or relating to the pons.
- natrons
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noun,
a mineral, hydrated sodium carbonate, Na 2 CO 3 ⋅10H 2 O.
- riposte
-
noun,
a quick, sharp return in speech or action; counterstroke:
- pointer
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noun,
a person or thing that points.
- Aterian
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adjective,
of or indicating a Middle Paleolithic industry of northwestern Africa and the Sahara, characterized by the production of tanged points and bifacially worked leaf-shaped points of varying sizes.
- Rosanne
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noun,
a female given name.
- pointes
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noun,
the tip of the toe.
- atonies
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noun,
Pathology. lack of tone or energy; muscular weakness, especially in a contractile organ.
- step-on
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adjective,
made to open by the operation of a pedal, as a can for kitchen garbage.
- atopies
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noun,
an allergy, involving an inherited immunoglobulin of the IgE type, that predisposes a person to certain allergic responses, as atopic dermatitis.
- Trapani
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noun,
a seaport in NW Sicily.
- stearo-
-
- tenpins
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noun,
(used with a singular verb) a form of bowling, played with ten wooden pins at which a ball is bowled to knock them down.
- tinners
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noun,
a tinsmith.
- sapient
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adjective,
having or showing great wisdom or sound judgment.
- pinatas
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noun,
(in Mexico and Central America) a gaily decorated crock or papier-mâché figure filled with toys, candy, etc., and suspended from above, especially during Christmas or birthday festivities, so that children, who are blindfolded, may break it or knock it down with sticks and release the contents.
- enation
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noun,
a small outgrowth of plant tissue, usually on a leaf, caused by virus infection.
- Torenia
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noun,
any of several plants belonging to the genus Torenia, of the figwort family, native to Africa and Asia, having two-lipped, usually blue or purple flowers.
- retains
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verb (used with object),
to keep possession of.
- arpents
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noun,
an old French unit of area equal to about one acre (0.4 hectare). It is still used in the province of Quebec and in parts of Louisiana.
- retsina
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noun,
a strong, resinated white or red wine of Greece and Cyprus.
- arseno-
-
- stearin
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noun,
Chemistry. any of the three glyceryl esters of stearic acid, especially C 3 H 5 (C 18 H 35 O 2) 3 , a soft, white, odorless solid found in many natural fats.
- pinnate
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adjective,
resembling a feather, as in construction or arrangement; having parts arranged on each side of a common axis:
- Artesia
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noun,
a city in S California.
- pinners
-
noun,
a person or thing that pins.
- artisan
-
noun,
a person skilled in an applied art; a craftsperson.
- trepans
-
noun,
a tool for cutting shallow holes by removing a core.
- postern
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noun,
a back door or gate.
- pintano
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noun,
sergeant major (def 3).
- treason
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noun,
the offense of acting to overthrow one's government or to harm or kill its sovereign.
- tension
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noun,
the act of stretching or straining.
- epinaos
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noun,
a rear vestibule, as of a classical temple.
- pension
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noun,
a fixed amount, other than wages, paid at regular intervals to a person or to the person's surviving dependents in consideration of past services, age, merit, poverty, injury or loss sustained, etc.:
- protein
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noun,
Biochemistry. any of numerous, highly varied organic molecules constituting a large portion of the mass of every life form and necessary in the diet of all animals and other nonphotosynthesizing organisms, composed of 20 or more amino acids linked in a genetically controlled linear sequence into one or more long polypeptide chains, the final shape and other properties of each protein being determined by the side chains of the amino acids and their chemical attachments: proteins include such specialized forms as collagen for supportive tissue, hemoglobin for transport, antibodies for immune defense, and enzymes for metabolism.
- parison
-
noun,
a partially shaped mass of molten glass.
- Tonnies
-
noun,
Ferdinand [fer-dee-nahnt] /ˈfɛr diˌnɑnt/ (Show IPA), 1855–1936, German sociologist.
- Esparto
-
noun,
any of several grasses, especially Stipa tenacissima, of southern Europe and northern Africa, used for making paper, cordage, etc.
- anapest
-
noun,
a foot of three syllables, two short followed by one long in quantitative meter, and two unstressed followed by one stressed in accentual meter, as in for the nonce.
- partans
-
noun,
a crab.
- parties
-
noun,
a social gathering, as of invited guests at a private home, for conversation, refreshments, entertainment, etc.:
- anatine
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adjective,
of or relating to the family Anatidae, comprising the swans, geese, and ducks.
- ratines
-
noun,
a loosely woven fabric made with nubby or knotty yarns.
- parians
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Paros.
- insnare
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verb (used with object),
ensnare.
- partons
-
noun,
a constituent of the nucleon originally postulated in the theoretical analysis of high-energy scattering of electrons by nucleons and subsequently identified with quarks and gluons.
- orpines
-
noun,
a plant, Sedum telephium, of the stonecrop family, having purplish flowers.
- rations
-
noun,
a fixed allowance of provisions or food, especially for soldiers or sailors or for civilians during a shortage:
- pastern
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noun,
the part of the foot of a horse, cow, etc., between the fetlock and the hoof.
- pastina
-
noun,
very small pieces of pasta in various shapes, used especially in soups.
- orients
-
noun,
the Orient,
the countries of Asia, especially East Asia.
(formerly) the countries to the E of the Mediterranean.
- Estonia
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noun,
a republic in N Europe, on the Baltic, S of the Gulf of Finland: an independent republic 1918–40; annexed by the Soviet Union 1940; regained independence 1991. 17,413 sq. mi. (45,100 sq. km). Capital: Tallinn.
- pterion
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noun,
the craniometric point at the side of the sphenoidal fontanelle.
- intens.
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- pannose
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adjective,
having the texture of felt or woolen cloth.
- 2,4,5-t
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noun,
a light-tan, water-insoluble solid, C 8 H 5 Cl 3 O 3 , used chiefly for killing weeds.
- spirant
-
noun,
fricative (def 2).
- Spiraea
-
noun,
spirea.
- panties
-
noun,
underpants or undershorts for women and children.
- tsarina
-
noun,
czarina.
- spinner
-
noun,
a person or thing that spins.
- tropine
-
noun,
a white, crystalline, hygroscopic, water-soluble, poisonous alkaloid, C 8 H 15 NO, obtained chiefly by the hydrolysis of atropine or hyoscyamine.
- pannier
-
noun,
a basket, especially a large one, for carrying goods, provisions, etc.
- Painter
-
noun,
an artist who paints pictures.
- paniers
-
noun,
pannier.
- aeonian
-
adjective,
eternal; everlasting.
- paisano
-
noun,
paisan.
- Spartan
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Sparta.
- rapines
-
noun,
the violent seizure and carrying off of another's property; plunder.
- spanner
-
noun,
a person or thing that spans.
- tonners
-
noun,
something having a specified weight in tons (used in combination):
- protean
-
adjective,
readily assuming different forms or characters; extremely variable.
- snap-on
-
adjective,
attached or fitting into place by means of a snap or with a pressing motion:
- Sinatra
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noun,
Frank (Francis Albert) 1915–98, U.S. singer and actor.
- Pearson
-
noun,
Drew (Andrew Russell Pearson) 1897–1969, U.S. journalist.
- Setaria
-
noun,
any grass of the genus Setaria, having a dense panicle, grown for forage.
- Ansonia
-
noun,
a city in SW Connecticut.
- erasion
-
noun,
the act of erasing.
- Antares
-
noun,
a red supergiant star of the first magnitude in the constellation Scorpius.
- intones
-
verb (used with object),
to utter with a particular tone or voice modulation.
- antero-
-
- Anteros
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noun,
Classical Mythology. a brother of Eros, most often regarded as the avenger of unrequited love.
- antiars
-
noun,
the upas tree.
- prostie
-
noun,
a prostitute.
- tarpans
-
noun,
a small, dun-colored wild horse chiefly of southern Russia, having a flowing mane and tail: extinct since the early 20th century but somewhat restored by selective breeding of mixed-breed domestic horses, and sustained in zoos.
- Antoine
-
noun,
André [ahn-drey] /ɑ̃ˈdreɪ/ (Show IPA), 1858–1943, French theatrical director, manager, and critic.
- Tarpeia
-
noun,
a vestal virgin who betrayed Rome to the Sabines and was crushed under their shields when she claimed a reward.
- Antonia
-
noun,
a female given name: derived from Antonius.
- peasant
-
noun,
a member of a class of persons, as in Europe, Asia, and Latin America, who are small farmers or farm laborers of low social rank.
- tarpons
-
noun,
a large, powerful game fish, Megalops atlantica, inhabiting the warmer waters of the Atlantic Ocean, having a compressed body and large, silvery scales.
- repaint
-
noun,
a part repainted, especially a part of a picture by a restorer.
- operant
-
noun,
a person or thing that operates.
- atresia
-
noun,
the congenital absence, or the pathological closure, of an opening, passage, or cavity.
- opiates
-
noun,
a drug containing opium or its derivatives, used in medicine for inducing sleep and relieving pain.
- patines
-
noun,
patina.
- interns
-
noun,
a person who is or has been interned; internee.
- anopias
-
noun,
absence of sight, especially when due to a structural defect in or absence of an eye.
- patinas
-
noun,
a film or incrustation, usually green, produced by oxidation on the surface of old bronze and often esteemed as being of ornamental value.
- anoints
-
verb (used with object),
to rub or sprinkle on; apply an unguent, ointment, or oily liquid to.
- inanes
-
noun,
something that is empty or void, especially the void of infinite space.
- Naoise
-
noun,
the husband of Deirdre and a nephew of Conchobar, by whom he was treacherously killed.
- intra-
-
- 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.
- intern
-
noun,
a person who is or has been interned; internee.
- toe-in
-
noun,
the slight forward convergence given to the front wheels of an automobile to improve steering qualities.
- inspan
-
verb (used with object),
to yoke or harness.
- ponies
-
noun,
a small horse of any of several breeds, usually not higher at the shoulder than 14½ hands (58 in./146 cm).
- poiser
-
noun,
a person or thing that poises.
- tisane
-
noun,
(italics) French. aromatic or herb-flavored tea.
- prosit
-
interjection,
(used as a toast to wish good health to one's drinking companions).
- Strine
-
noun,
Australian English.
- Napier
-
noun,
neper.
- Strain
-
noun,
any force or pressure tending to alter shape, cause a fracture, etc.
- presto
-
noun,
Music. a movement or piece in quick tempo.
- intros
-
noun,
an introduction.
- instar
-
noun,
an insect in any one of its periods of postembryonic growth between molts.
- instep
-
noun,
the arched upper surface of the human foot between the toes and the ankle.
- intro.
-
- instr.
-
- Nantes
-
noun,
a seaport in and the capital of Loire-Atlantique, in W France, at the mouth of the Loire River.
- Tainan
-
noun,
a city in SW Taiwan.
- ptisan
-
noun,
a nourishing decoction, originally one made from barley, purported to have medicinal quality.
- taenia
-
noun,
Classical Antiquity. a headband or fillet.
- inters
-
verb (used with object),
to place (a dead body) in a grave or tomb; bury.
- prates
-
noun,
act of prating.
- prints
-
noun,
the state of being printed.
- praise
-
noun,
the act of expressing approval or admiration; commendation; laudation.
- prison
-
noun,
a building for the confinement of persons held while awaiting trial, persons sentenced after conviction, etc.
- tineas
-
noun,
any of several skin diseases caused by fungi; ringworm.
- insert
-
noun,
something inserted or to be inserted.
- intron
-
noun,
a noncoding segment in a length of DNA that interrupts a gene-coding sequence or nontranslated sequence, the corresponding segment being removed from the RNA copy before transcription.
- tiaras
-
noun,
a jeweled, ornamental coronet worn by women.
- poster
-
noun,
a placard or bill posted or intended for posting in a public place, as for advertising.
- tip-on
-
noun,
tip1 (def 4).
- tinner
-
noun,
a tinsmith.
- Priest
-
noun,
a person whose office it is to perform religious rites, and especially to make sacrificial offerings.
- inter.
-
- stripe
-
noun,
a relatively long, narrow band of a different color, appearance, weave, material, or nature from the rest of a surface or thing:
- Portia
-
noun,
the heroine of Shakespeare's Merchant of Venice, who, in one scene, disguises herself as a lawyer.
- intone
-
verb (used with object),
to utter with a particular tone or voice modulation.
- innate
-
adjective,
existing in one from birth; inborn; native:
- ptero-
-
- protei
-
noun,
plural of proteus (def 3).
- pteron
-
noun,
(in a classical temple) a colonnade parallel to, but apart from, the cella.
- insane
-
adjective,
not sane; not of sound mind; mentally deranged.
- pineta
-
noun,
an arboretum of pines and coniferous trees.
- points
-
noun,
a sharp or tapering end, as of a dagger.
- opines
-
verb (used with or without object),
to hold or express an opinion.
- orpine
-
noun,
a plant, Sedum telephium, of the stonecrop family, having purplish flowers.
- ornate
-
adjective,
elaborately or sumptuously adorned, often excessively or showily so:
- Orient
-
noun,
the Orient,
the countries of Asia, especially East Asia.
(formerly) the countries to the E of the Mediterranean.
- pastor
-
noun,
a minister or priest in charge of a church.
- orates
-
verb (used with or without object),
to deliver an oration; speak pompously; declaim.
- patens
-
noun,
a metal plate on which the bread is placed in the celebration of the Eucharist.
- paters
-
noun,
British Informal. father.
- patina
-
noun,
a film or incrustation, usually green, produced by oxidation on the surface of old bronze and often esteemed as being of ornamental value.
- patine
-
noun,
patina.
- opiate
-
noun,
a drug containing opium or its derivatives, used in medicine for inducing sleep and relieving pain.
- parton
-
noun,
a constituent of the nucleon originally postulated in the theoretical analysis of high-energy scattering of electrons by nucleons and subsequently identified with quarks and gluons.
- patios
-
noun,
an area, usually paved, adjoining a house and used as an area for outdoor lounging, dining, etc.
- patois
-
noun,
a regional form of a language, especially of French, differing from the standard, literary form of the language.
- Patras
-
noun,
Greek Patrai [pah-tre] /ˈpɑ trɛ/ (Show IPA). a seaport in the Peloponnesus, in W Greece, on the Gulf of Patras.
- patri-
-
- patron
-
noun,
a person who is a customer, client, or paying guest, especially a regular one, of a store, hotel, or the like.
- tarpan
-
noun,
a small, dun-colored wild horse chiefly of southern Russia, having a flowing mane and tail: extinct since the early 20th century but somewhat restored by selective breeding of mixed-breed domestic horses, and sustained in zoos.
- tarpon
-
noun,
a large, powerful game fish, Megalops atlantica, inhabiting the warmer waters of the Atlantic Ocean, having a compressed body and large, silvery scales.
- oaters
-
noun,
a movie, television show, etc., about the frontier days of the U.S. West; western; horse opera.
- pennis
-
- paster
-
noun,
a slip of paper gummed on the back, to be pasted on or over something, as over a name on a ballot.
- tapirs
-
noun,
any of several large, stout, three-toed ungulates of the family Tapiridae, of Central and South America, the Malay Peninsula, and Sumatra, somewhat resembling swine and having a long, flexible snout: all species are threatened or endangered.
- tarsia
-
noun,
intarsia.
- 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.
- panto-
-
- pantie
-
noun,
panties.
- Panoan
-
noun,
a family of South American Indian languages spoken in Peru, Bolivia, and western Brazil.
- pannes
-
noun,
a soft, lustrous, lightweight velvet with flattened pile.
- panier
-
noun,
pannier.
- paisan
-
noun,
compatriot.
- parens
-
plural noun,
parentheses:
- Parent
-
noun,
a father or a mother.
- paints
-
noun,
a substance composed of solid coloring matter suspended in a liquid medium and applied as a protective or decorative coating to various surfaces, or to canvas or other materials in producing a work of art.
- Pareto
-
noun,
Vilfredo [veel-fre-daw] /vilˈfrɛ dɔ/ (Show IPA), 1848–1923, Italian sociologist and economist in Switzerland.
- partis
-
noun,
the basic scheme or concept of an architectural design.
- paeons
-
noun,
Classical Prosody. a foot of one long and three short syllables in any order.
- Parian
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Paros.
- paeans
-
noun,
any song of praise, joy, or triumph.
- Tanner
-
noun,
a person whose occupation it is to tan hides.
- Tanoan
-
noun,
an American Indian language family of which the three surviving languages are spoken in several pueblos, including Taos, in northern New Mexico near the Rio Grande.
- paries
-
noun,
Usually, parietes. Biology. a wall, as of a hollow organ; an investing part.
- parson
-
noun,
a member of the clergy, especially a Protestant minister; pastor; rector.
- Partan
-
noun,
a crab.
- tapers
-
noun,
gradual diminution of width or thickness in an elongated object.
- penta-
-
- tarso-
-
- nasion
-
noun,
the intersection of the internasal suture with the nasofrontal suture in the midsagittal plane.
- Nernst
-
noun,
Walther Herman [vahl-tuh r her-mahn] /ˈvɑl tər ˈhɛr mɑn/ (Show IPA), 1864–1941, German physicist and chemist: Nobel Prize in chemistry 1920.
- pinner
-
noun,
a person or thing that pins.
- pinons
-
noun,
Also, pinyon. Also called pinyon pine, nut pine. any of several pines of southwestern North America, as Pinus monophylla or P. edulis, bearing edible, nutlike seeds.
- tenson
-
noun,
a Provençal poem taking the form of a dialogue or debate between two rival troubadours.
- pinots
-
noun,
any of several varieties of purple or white vinifera grapes yielding a red or white wine, used especially in making burgundies and champagnes.
- pintas
-
noun,
a nonvenereal treponematosis occurring chiefly in Central and South America, caused by Treponema carateum, characterized by spots of various colors on the skin.
- Pinter
-
noun,
Harold, 1930–2008, English playwright.
- tensor
-
noun,
Anatomy. a muscle that stretches or tightens some part of the body.
- Nestor
-
noun,
the oldest and wisest of the Greeks in the Trojan War and a king of Pylos.
- pintos
-
noun,
Western U.S. a pinto horse.
- pirate
-
noun,
a person who robs or commits illegal violence at sea or on the shores of the sea.
- niters
-
noun,
potassium nitrate.
- taipan
-
noun,
(in China) the head or owner of a foreign business establishment.
- Pisano
-
noun,
Andrea [ahn-dre-ah] /ɑnˈdrɛ ɑ/ (Show IPA), c1270–c1348, Italian sculptor.
- Piston
-
noun,
a disk or cylindrical part tightly fitting and moving within a cylinder, either to compress or move a fluid collected in the cylinder, as air or water, or to transform energy imparted by a fluid entering or expanding inside the cylinder, as compressed air, explosive gases, or steam, into a rectilinear motion usually transformed into rotary motion by means of a connecting rod.
- pitons
-
noun,
a metal spike with an eye through which a rope may be passed.
- terais
-
noun,
a marshy lowland area in N India and S Nepal, between the Ganges and the foothills of the Himalayas.
- tainos
-
noun,
a member of an extinct Arawakan Indian tribe of the West Indies.
- natron
-
noun,
a mineral, hydrated sodium carbonate, Na 2 CO 3 ⋅10H 2 O.
- nation
-
noun,
a large body of people, associated with a particular territory, that is sufficiently conscious of its unity to seek or to possess a government peculiarly its own:
- pointe
-
noun,
the tip of the toe.
- pinnas
-
noun,
Botany. one of the primary divisions of a pinnate leaf.
- nitons
-
noun,
(formerly) radon. Symbol: Nt.
- Peoria
-
noun,
a city in central Illinois, on the Illinois River.
- Petras
-
noun,
an ancient city in SW Jordan: ruined structures carved out of varicolored stratified rock; capital of the Nabataeans and Edomites.
- pernio
-
noun,
chilblain.
- tenias
-
noun,
taenia.
- tennis
-
noun,
a game played on a rectangular court by two players or two pairs of players equipped with rackets, in which a ball is driven back and forth over a low net that divides the court in half.
- Persia
-
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.
- person
-
noun,
a human being, whether an adult or child:
- Pesaro
-
noun,
a seaport in E Italy, on the Adriatic Sea.
- Petain
-
noun,
Henri Philippe Omer [ahn-ree fee-leep aw-mer] /ɑ̃ˈri fiˈlip ɔˈmɛr/ (Show IPA), 1856–1951, marshal of France: premier of the Vichy government 1940–44.
- norite
-
noun,
a granular igneous rock consisting of a mix of light and dark minerals, the former being calcic plagioclase feldspars, and the latter orthorhombic pyroxenes.
- norias
-
noun,
a device consisting of a series of buckets on a wheel, used in Spain and the East for raising water.
- no-par
-
adjective,
without par or face value:
- toners
-
noun,
a person or thing that tones.
- tenons
-
noun,
a projection formed on the end of a timber or the like for insertion into a mortise of the same dimensions.
- nonets
-
noun,
a group of nine performers or instruments.
- petro-
-
- Petros
-
noun,
Canadian. the federally owned petroleum industry.
- Pietas
-
noun,
the ancient Roman personification of familial affection, patriotism, and piety.
- pinata
-
noun,
(in Mexico and Central America) a gaily decorated crock or papier-mâché figure filled with toys, candy, etc., and suspended from above, especially during Christmas or birthday festivities, so that children, who are blindfolded, may break it or knock it down with sticks and release the contents.
- tenpin
-
noun,
(used with a singular verb) a form of bowling, played with ten wooden pins at which a ball is bowled to knock them down.
- Pinero
-
noun,
Sir Arthur Wing, 1855–1934, English playwright and actor.
- nitro-
-
- nitres
-
noun,
niter.
- iatro-
-
- pantos
-
noun,
pantomime (def 2).
- stoper
-
noun,
a machine for drilling rock from below.
- septi-
-
- transe
-
noun,
a passageway, as a hallway, alley, or the like.
- astron
-
- astro-
-
- Rosina
-
noun,
a female given name, Italian form of Rose.
- Rosita
-
noun,
a female given name, Spanish form of Rose.
- astern
-
adverb,
in a position behind a specified vessel or aircraft:
- antiar
-
noun,
the upas tree.
- ansate
-
adjective,
having a handle or handlelike part.
- 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):
- steno-
-
- asonia
-
noun,
tone deafness.
- trapes
-
noun,
a tiring walk.
- Antons
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Anthony.
- antres
-
noun,
a cavern; cave.
- trans.
-
- set-in
-
adjective,
made separately and placed within another unit.
- sprent
-
adjective,
sprinkled.
- satire
-
noun,
the use of irony, sarcasm, ridicule, or the like, in exposing, denouncing, or deriding vice, folly, etc.
- tripos
-
noun,
(at Cambridge University, England) any of various final honors examinations.
- riatas
-
noun,
a lariat.
- aniso-
-
- Sirena
-
noun,
a female given name.
- sinter
-
noun,
siliceous or calcareous matter deposited by springs, as that formed around the vent of a geyser.
- ripens
-
verb (used with or without object),
to make or become ripe.
- sienna
-
noun,
a ferruginous earth used as a yellowish-brown pigment (raw sienna) or, after roasting in a furnace, as a reddish-brown pigment (burnt sienna)
- atones
-
verb (used with object),
to make amends for; expiate:
- anoint
-
verb (used with object),
to rub or sprinkle on; apply an unguent, ointment, or oily liquid to.
- anopia
-
noun,
absence of sight, especially when due to a structural defect in or absence of an eye.
- trains
-
noun,
Railroads. a self-propelled, connected group of rolling stock.
- sprain
-
noun,
a violent straining or wrenching of the parts around a joint, without dislocation.
- tripes
-
noun,
the first and second divisions of the stomach of a ruminant, especially oxen, sheep, or goats, used as food.
Compare honeycomb tripe, plain tripe.
- Ronnie
-
noun,
a male or female given name, form of Ronald or Veronica.
- trepan
-
noun,
a tool for cutting shallow holes by removing a core.
- Saipan
-
noun,
an island in and the capital of the North Mariana Islands in the N Pacific, about 1350 miles (2173 km) S of Japan: taken by U.S. forces June–July 1944. 71 sq. mi. (184 sq. km).
- Tories
-
noun,
a member of the Conservative Party in Great Britain or Canada.
- Sarnen
-
noun,
a town in and the capital of Obwalden, in central Switzerland, E of Bern.
- sapote
-
noun,
Also called marmalade tree. a tree, Pouteria sapota, of the sapodilla family, native to Mexico and Central America, having large leaves and sweet, edible fruit.
- Ariane
-
noun,
Rocketry. a French-built, three-stage, liquid-propellant rocket for launching satellites into orbit around the earth.
- sprint
-
noun,
a short race at full speed.
- sapro-
-
- apneas
-
noun,
a temporary suspension of breathing, occurring in some newborns (infant apnea) and in some adults during sleep (sleep apnea)
- sarape
-
noun,
serape.
- Sarnia
-
noun,
a port in SE Ontario, in S Canada, on the S shore of Lake Huron, on the St. Clair River, across from Port Huron, Michigan.
- Sapota
-
noun,
sapote.
- aporia
-
noun,
Rhetoric. the expression of a simulated or real doubt, as about where to begin or what to do or say.
- sprite
-
noun,
an elf, fairy, or goblin.
- sproat
-
noun,
a fishhook having a circular bend.
- Sarton
-
noun,
May, 1912–95, U.S. poet, novelist, and playwright.
- trines
-
noun,
a set or group of three; triad.
- satrap
-
noun,
a governor of a province under the ancient Persian monarchy.
- Senior
-
noun,
a person who is older than another.
- Sennar
-
noun,
a region in the E Sudan between the White and Blue Nile rivers, S of Khartoum: a former kingdom.
- Asante
-
noun,
Ashanti.
- arsine
-
noun,
Also called arseniuretted hydrogen. a colorless, flammable, slightly water-soluble gas, AsH 3 , having a fetid, garliclike odor, used in chemical warfare.
- Artois
-
noun,
a former province in N France: artesian wells.
- aorist
-
noun,
a verb tense, as in Classical Greek, expressing action or, in the indicative mood, past action, without further limitation or implication.
- aortas
-
noun,
the main trunk of the arterial system, conveying blood from the left ventricle of the heart to all of the body except the lungs.
- triose
-
noun,
a monosaccharide that has three atoms of carbon.
- Senora
-
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.
- arsino
-
adjective,
containing the arsino group.
- arsen-
-
- ariose
-
adjective,
characterized by melody; songlike.
- santir
-
noun,
a Persian musical instrument resembling a dulcimer.
- arpent
-
noun,
an old French unit of area equal to about one acre (0.4 hectare). It is still used in the province of Quebec and in parts of Louisiana.
- triens
-
noun,
a copper coin of ancient Rome, issued during the Republic, a third part of an as.
- sennit
-
noun,
a flat, braided cordage, formed by plaiting strands of rope yarn or other fiber, used as small stuff aboard ships.
- aroint
-
verb (imperative),
begone:
- Arista
-
noun,
Botany. a bristlelike appendage of the spikelets of grains or grasses; an awn.
- Easton
-
noun,
a city in E Pennsylvania, on the Delaware River.
- sinner
-
noun,
a person who sins; transgressor.
- satori
-
noun,
sudden enlightenment.
- ration
-
noun,
a fixed allowance of provisions or food, especially for soldiers or sailors or for civilians during a shortage:
- sonnet
-
noun,
Prosody. a poem, properly expressive of a single, complete thought, idea, or sentiment, of 14 lines, usually in iambic pentameter, with rhymes arranged according to one of certain definite schemes, being in the strict or Italian form divided into a major group of 8 lines (the octave) followed by a minor group of 6 lines (the sestet), and in a common English form into 3 quatrains followed by a couplet.
- repots
-
verb (used with object),
to transfer (a plant) to another, especially larger, pot.
- Sorata
-
noun,
Mount, a mountain in W Bolivia, in the Andes, near Lake Titicaca: two peaks, Ancohuma, 21,490 feet (6550 meters), and Illampu, 21,276 feet (6485 meters).
- sortie
-
noun,
a rapid movement of troops from a besieged place to attack the besiegers.
- repast
-
noun,
a quantity of food taken or provided for one occasion of eating:
- anenst
-
preposition,
anent (def 2).
- renins
-
noun,
a proteolytic enzyme secreted by the kidneys that is involved in the release of angiotensin.
- Renata
-
noun,
a female given name.
- spiro-
-
- reatas
-
noun,
riata.
- tronas
-
noun,
a monoclinic mineral, grayish or yellowish hydrous sodium carbonate and bicarbonate, Na 2 CO 3 ⋅NaHCO 3 ⋅2H 2 , occurring in dried or partly evaporated lake basins.
- reason
-
noun,
a basis or cause, as for some belief, action, fact, event, etc.:
- topers
-
noun,
a hard drinker or chronic drunkard.
- aeron.
-
- Sparta
-
noun,
an ancient city in S Greece: the capital of Laconia and the chief city of the Peloponnesus, at one time the dominant city of Greece: famous for strict discipline and training of soldiers.
- eonian
-
adjective,
aeonian.
- trones
-
noun,
a large pair of scales, a spring balance, or other weighing device located in a town or marketplace to weigh goods and merchandise.
- spinto
-
adjective,
having a lyric quality with a strong, dramatic element:
- spinor
-
noun,
a quantity resembling a vector or tensor that is used in physics to represent the spins of fermions.
- spinet
-
noun,
a small upright piano.
- tropes
-
noun,
Rhetoric.
any literary or rhetorical device, as metaphor, metonymy, synecdoche, and irony, that consists in the use of words in other than their literal sense.
an instance of this. Compare figure of speech.
- rapine
-
noun,
the violent seizure and carrying off of another's property; plunder.
- tonner
-
noun,
something having a specified weight in tons (used in combination):
- stoner
-
noun,
Slang. a person who is habitually high on drugs, especially marijuana, or alcohol; a person who is usually stoned.
- Espana
-
noun,
Spanish name of Spain.
- ratans
-
noun,
rattan.
- tonnes
-
noun,
metric ton.
- Estrin
-
noun,
estrone.
- Sparti
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. a group of fully armed warriors who sprang from the dragon's teeth that Cadmus planted.
- ratine
-
noun,
a loosely woven fabric made with nubby or knotty yarns.
- esprit
-
noun,
sprightliness of spirit or wit; lively intelligence.
- sonata
-
noun,
a composition for one or two instruments, typically in three or four movements in contrasted forms and keys.
- Renton
-
noun,
a city in W Washington, near Seattle.
- entrap
-
verb (used with object),
to catch in or as in a trap; ensnare:
- sonant
-
noun,
a speech sound that by itself makes a syllable or subordinates to itself the other sounds in the syllable; a syllabic sound (opposed to consonant).
- retina
-
noun,
the innermost coat of the posterior part of the eyeball that receives the image produced by the lens, is continuous with the optic nerve, and consists of several layers, one of which contains the rods and cones that are sensitive to light.
- retain
-
verb (used with object),
to keep possession of.
- enrapt
-
adjective,
rapt; transported; enraptured:
- soaper
-
noun,
soap opera.
- Reston
-
noun,
James (Barrett) ("Scotty") 1909–1995, U.S. journalist, born in Scotland.
- Paris
-
noun,
Matthew, Matthew of Paris.
- SONAR
-
noun,
a method for detecting and locating objects submerged in water by echolocation.
- sitar
-
noun,
a lute of India with a small, pear-shaped body and a long, broad, fretted neck.
- 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.
- paras
-
noun,
a former copper coin of Turkey, the 40th part of a piaster.
- 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.
- spate
-
noun,
a sudden, almost overwhelming, outpouring:
- peri-
-
- 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.
- peons
-
noun,
(in Spanish America) a farm worker or unskilled laborer; day laborer.
- sito-
-
- Pasto
-
noun,
a city in SW Colombia. About 8350 feet (2545 meters) above sea level.
- Siret
-
noun,
a river in SE Europe, flowing SE from the Carpathian Mountains in Ukraine, through E Romania to the Danube. 270 miles (435 km) long.
- 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.
- snore
-
noun,
the act, instance, or sound of snoring.
- Siren
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. one of several sea nymphs, part woman and part bird, who lure mariners to destruction by their seductive singing.
- paren
-
plural noun,
parentheses:
- spare
-
noun,
a spare thing, part, etc., as an extra tire for emergency use.
- 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).
- Senna
-
noun,
any plant, shrub, or tree belonging to the genus Cassia, of the legume family, having pinnate leaves and large clusters of flowers.
- snort
-
noun,
the act or sound of snorting.
- tanna
-
noun,
one of a group of Jewish scholars, active in Palestine during the 1st and 2nd centuries a.d., whose teachings are found chiefly in the Mishnah.
- spor-
-
- parts
-
noun,
a portion or division of a whole that is separate or distinct; piece, fragment, fraction, or section; constituent:
- Seton
-
noun,
a thread or the like inserted beneath the skin to provide drainage or to guide subsequent passage of a tube.
- para-
-
- pert.
-
- spine
-
noun,
the spinal or vertebral column; backbone.
- SEATO
-
noun,
an organization formed in Manila (1954), comprising Australia, Great Britain, France, New Zealand, Pakistan, the Philippines, Thailand, and the United States, for collective defense against aggression in southeastern Asia and the southwestern Pacific: abolished in 1977.
- spina
-
noun,
a spine or spinelike projection.
- spean
-
verb (used with object),
to wean.
- spier
-
noun,
a person who spies, watches, or discovers.
- spent
-
verb,
simple past tense and past participle of spend.
- paseo
-
noun,
a slow, idle, or leisurely walk or stroll.
- 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.
- sprit
-
noun,
a small pole or spar crossing a fore-and-aft sail diagonally from the mast to the upper aftermost corner, serving to extend the sail.
- pasta
-
noun,
any of various flour-and-egg food preparations of Italian origin, made of thin, unleavened dough and produced in a variety of forms, usually served with a sauce and sometimes stuffed.
- paste
-
noun,
a mixture of flour and water, often with starch or the like, used for causing paper or other material to adhere to something.
- Paros
-
noun,
a Greek island of the Cyclades, in the S Aegean: noted for its white marble. 77 sq. mi. (200 sq. km).
- sport
-
noun,
an athletic activity requiring skill or physical prowess and often of a competitive nature, as racing, baseball, tennis, golf, bowling, wrestling, boxing, hunting, fishing, etc.
- Paten
-
noun,
a metal plate on which the bread is placed in the celebration of the Eucharist.
- seti-
-
- Patna
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Bihar, in NE India, on the Ganges.
- Pears
-
noun,
Peter, 1910–86, British tenor.
- peans
-
noun,
paean.
- Sinan
-
noun,
1489?–1587, Turkish architect, especially of mosques.
- Peano
-
noun,
Giuseppe [joo-zep-pe] /dʒuˈzɛp pɛ/ (Show IPA), 1858–1932, Italian mathematician.
- Tanis
-
noun,
an ancient city in Lower Egypt, in the Nile delta.
- sprat
-
noun,
a species of herring, Clupea sprattus, of the eastern North Atlantic.
- serai
-
noun,
(in Eastern countries) a caravansary.
- spite
-
noun,
a malicious, usually petty, desire to harm, annoy, frustrate, or humiliate another person; bitter ill will; malice.
- pates
-
noun,
the crown or top of the head.
- Siena
-
noun,
a city in Tuscany, in central Italy, S of Florence: cathedral.
- serin
-
noun,
a small finch, Serinus serinus, of Europe and northern Africa, closely related to the canary.
- part.
-
- Sonia
-
noun,
a female given name, Russian form of Sophia.
- sero-
-
- patio
-
noun,
an area, usually paved, adjoining a house and used as an area for outdoor lounging, dining, etc.
- patr-
-
- Paton
-
noun,
Alan (Stewart) 1903–88, South African novelist.
- spirt
-
noun,
a sudden, forceful gush or jet.
- Soane
-
noun,
Sir John, 1753–1837, English architect.
- Sinon
-
noun,
a Greek, posing as a deserter, who persuaded the Trojans to take the Trojan Horse into their city.
- penis
-
noun,
the male organ of copulation and, in mammals, of urinary excretion.
- span-
-
- senti
-
noun,
a monetary unit of Tanzania, the 100th part of a shilling; cent.
- parse
-
verb (used with object),
to analyze (a sentence) in terms of grammatical constituents, identifying the parts of speech, syntactic relations, etc.
- Spain
-
noun,
a kingdom in SW Europe. Including the Balearic and Canary islands, 194,988 sq. mi. (505,019 sq. km). Capital: Madrid.
- Penna
-
noun,
a contour feather, as distinguished from a down feather, plume, etc.
- pares
-
noun,
(of a female) first among equals.
- Penn.
-
- Pater
-
noun,
British Informal. father.
- Soter
-
noun,
Saint, pope a.d. 166?–175?.
- peats
-
noun,
a highly organic material found in marshy or damp regions, composed of partially decayed vegetable matter: it is cut and dried for use as fuel.
- sepia
-
noun,
a brown pigment obtained from the inklike secretion of various cuttlefish and used with brush or pen in drawing.
- Sino-
-
- sotie
-
noun,
a satirical and topical comedy employing actors dressed in traditional fool's costume, popular in France during the late Middle Ages, and often used as a curtain raiser to mystery and morality plays.
- pari-
-
- Sept.
-
- peart
-
adjective,
lively; brisk; cheerful.
- septa
-
noun,
plural of septum.
- snare
-
noun,
a device, often consisting of a noose, for capturing small game.
- Pines
-
noun,
Isle of, former name of Youth, Isle of.
- pesto
-
noun,
a sauce typically made with basil, pine nuts, olive oil, and grated Parmesan blended together and served hot or cold over pasta, fish, or meat.
- 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.
- 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.
- pron.
-
- 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.
- prise
-
noun,
leverage.
- 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.
- resit
-
noun,
a test or examination that is retaken.
- resp.
-
- print
-
noun,
the state of being printed.
- preta
-
noun,
a wandering or disturbed ghost.
- pret.
-
- stirp
-
noun,
a line of descendants from a common ancestor.
- prest
-
noun,
a loan.
- riant
-
adjective,
laughing; smiling; cheerful.
- Pres.
-
- rept.
-
- prats
-
noun,
the buttocks.
- Prato
-
noun,
a city in central Italy, near Florence.
- riata
-
noun,
a lariat.
- prate
-
noun,
act of prating.
- prase
-
noun,
a leek-green cryptocrystalline variety of chalcedony.
- praos
-
noun,
proa.
- prana
-
noun,
Yoga, Jainism. the vital principle.
- prae-
-
- stipo
-
noun,
a tall, ornate, Italian desk with a drop lid.
- rinse
-
noun,
an act or instance of rinsing.
- riots
-
noun,
a noisy, violent public disorder caused by a group or crowd of persons, as by a crowd protesting against another group, a government policy, etc., in the streets.
- post-
-
- posit
-
noun,
something that is posited; an assumption; postulate.
- poser
-
noun,
a person who poses.
- prone
-
noun,
a sermon or a brief hortatory introduction to a sermon, usually delivered at a service at which the Eucharist is celebrated.
- pros.
-
- Posen
-
noun,
German name of Poznań.
- rates
-
noun,
the amount of a charge or payment with reference to some basis of calculation:
- 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).
- raias
-
noun,
rayah.
- ranis
-
noun,
ranee.
- rants
-
noun,
ranting, extravagant, or violent declamation.
- stope
-
noun,
any excavation made in a mine, especially from a steeply inclined vein, to remove the ore that has been rendered accessible by the shafts and drifts.
- strap
-
noun,
a narrow strip of flexible material, especially leather, as for fastening or holding things together.
- Strep
-
noun,
streptococcus.
- stria
-
noun,
a slight or narrow furrow, ridge, stripe, or streak, especially one of a number in parallel arrangement:
- 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.
- strip
-
noun,
a striptease.
- rason
-
noun,
a long, loose, black gown with wide sleeves, worn by the clergy.
- ratan
-
noun,
rattan.
- strop
-
noun,
any of several devices for sharpening razors, especially a strip of leather or other flexible material.
- psora
-
noun,
psoriasis.
- ratio
-
noun,
the relation between two similar magnitudes with respect to the number of times the first contains the second:
- prose
-
noun,
the ordinary form of spoken or written language, without metrical structure, as distinguished from poetry or verse.
- ratos
-
noun,
rocket-assisted takeoff.
- Stone
-
noun,
the hard substance, formed of mineral matter, of which rocks consist.
- reaps
-
verb (used with object),
to cut (wheat, rye, etc.) with a sickle or other implement or a machine, as in harvest.
- Prot.
-
- reata
-
noun,
riata.
- 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.
- reist
-
verb (used without object),
reest2 .
- Renan
-
noun,
Ernest [ur-nist;; French er-nest] /ˈɜr nɪst;; French ɛrˈnɛst/ (Show IPA), 1823–92, French philologist, historian, and critic.
- reni-
-
- renin
-
noun,
a proteolytic enzyme secreted by the kidneys that is involved in the release of angiotensin.
- prost
-
interjection,
prosit.
- rents
-
noun,
a payment made periodically by a tenant to a landlord in return for the use of land, a building, an apartment, an office, or other property.
- repos
-
noun,
a repurchase agreement.
- repot
-
verb (used with object),
to transfer (a plant) to another, especially larger, pot.
- ripen
-
verb (used with or without object),
to make or become ripe.
- ports
-
noun,
a city, town, or other place where ships load or unload.
- peta-
-
- Sapir
-
noun,
Edward, 1884–1939, U.S. anthropologist and linguist, born in Germany.
- stair
-
noun,
one of a flight or series of steps for going from one level to another, as in a building.
- stain
-
noun,
a discoloration produced by foreign matter having penetrated into or chemically reacted with a material; a spot not easily removed.
- Srta.
-
- Saint
-
noun,
any of certain persons of exceptional holiness of life, formally recognized as such by the Christian Church, especially by canonization.
- Pinta
-
noun,
a nonvenereal treponematosis occurring chiefly in Central and South America, caused by Treponema carateum, characterized by spots of various colors on the skin.
- Pinot
-
noun,
any of several varieties of purple or white vinifera grapes yielding a red or white wine, used especially in making burgundies and champagnes.
- Pinon
-
noun,
Also, pinyon. Also called pinyon pine, nut pine. any of several pines of southwestern North America, as Pinus monophylla or P. edulis, bearing edible, nutlike seeds.
- Saite
-
noun,
a native or citizen of Saïs.
- sanit
-
- Santa
-
noun,
Santa Claus.
- Pinna
-
noun,
Botany. one of the primary divisions of a pinnate leaf.
- raise
-
noun,
an increase in amount, as of wages:
- Santo
-
noun,
a carved figure of a saint, usually of wood, as from Puerto Rico, Mexico, or the southwestern U.S.
- Saone
-
noun,
a river flowing S from NE France to the Rhone. 270 miles (435 km) long.
- sapor
-
noun,
the quality in a substance that affects the sense of taste; savor; flavor.
- Pinto
-
noun,
Western U.S. a pinto horse.
- pinas
-
noun,
pineapple.
- Pieta
-
noun,
a representation of the Virgin Mary mourning over the body of the dead Christ, usually shown held on her lap.
- 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.
- pians
-
noun,
yaws.
- piano
-
noun,
a musical instrument in which felt-covered hammers, operated from a keyboard, strike the metal strings.
- Saran
-
noun,
a thermoplastic copolymer of vinylidene chloride and usually small amounts of vinyl chloride or acrylonitrile: used as a fiber, for packaging, and for making acid-resistant pipe.
- petri
-
- Sarto
-
noun,
Andrea del [ahn-drey-uh del;; Italian ahn-dre-ah del] /ɑnˈdreɪ ə dɛl;; Italian ɑnˈdrɛ ɑ dɛl/ (Show IPA), Andrea del Sarto.
- Petra
-
noun,
an ancient city in SW Jordan: ruined structures carved out of varicolored stratified rock; capital of the Nabataeans and Edomites.
- petr-
-
- petos
-
noun,
wahoo3 .
- Satan
-
noun,
the chief evil spirit; the great adversary of humanity; the devil.
- Satie
-
noun,
Erik Alfred Leslie [e-reek al-fred les-lee] /ɛˈrik alˈfrɛd lɛsˈli/ (Show IPA), 1866–1925, French composer.
- satin
-
noun,
a fabric in a warp-effect or filling-effect satin weave, as acetate, rayon, nylon, or silk, often having a glossy face and a soft, slippery texture.
- stane
-
noun, adjective, adverb, verb (used with object),
stone.
- stare
-
noun,
a staring gaze; a fixed look with the eyes wide open:
- stipe
-
noun,
Botany, Mycology. a stalk or slender support, as the petiole of a fern frond, the stem supporting the pileus of a mushroom, or a stalklike elongation of the receptacle of a flower.
- Rosie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Rose.
- Port.
-
- 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):
- pores
-
noun,
a minute opening or orifice, as in the skin or a leaf, for perspiration, absorption, etc.
- roans
-
noun,
a horse or other animal with a roan coat.
- roast
-
noun,
roasted meat or a piece of roasted meat, as a piece of beef or veal of a quantity and shape for slicing into more than one portion.
- Stern
-
noun,
the after part of a vessel (often opposed to stem).
- ster.
-
- Ronan
-
noun,
a king who killed his son, Mael Fothartaigh, after his wife had falsely accused the boy of attempting to seduce her, and who was himself killed by the children of Mael Fothartaigh.
- pones
-
noun,
Also called pone bread. a baked or fried bread usually made of cornmeal.
- ronin
-
noun,
a samurai who no longer serves a daimyo, or feudal lord.
- Ronne
-
noun,
a seaport on W Bornholm island, Denmark, in the S Baltic Sea: stone quarries.
- poise
-
noun,
a state of balance or equilibrium, as from equality or equal distribution of weight; equipoise.
- 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.
- roset
-
noun,
resin; rosin.
- 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.
- Taira
-
noun,
a member of a powerful family in Japan that ruled the country 1160–85.
- Point
-
noun,
a sharp or tapering end, as of a dagger.
- Taine
-
noun,
Hippolyte Adolphe [ee-paw-leet a-dawlf] /i pɔˈlit aˈdɔlf/ (Show IPA), 1828–93, French literary critic and historian.
- poet.
-
- Taino
-
noun,
a member of an extinct Arawakan Indian tribe of the West Indies.
- piton
-
noun,
a metal spike with an eye through which a rope may be passed.
- rotas
-
noun,
Chiefly British.
a round or rotation of duties; a period of work or duty taken in rotation with others.
an agenda or circuit of sporting events, as a round of golf tournaments, played in different localities throughout the year.
- pitas
-
noun,
a fiber obtained from plants of the genera Agave, Aechmea, etc., used for cordage, mats, etc.
- tains
-
noun,
a thin tin plate.
- piste
-
noun,
a track or trail, as a downhill ski run or a spoor made by a wild animal.
- rotes
-
noun,
routine; a fixed, habitual, or mechanical course of procedure:
- step-
-
- pirns
-
noun,
a weaver's bobbin, spool, or reel.
- Stein
-
noun,
a mug, usually earthenware, especially for beer.
- 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.
- store
-
noun,
an establishment where merchandise is sold, usually on a retail basis.
- spire
-
noun,
a tall, acutely pointed pyramidal roof or rooflike construction upon a tower, roof, etc.
- pants
-
noun,
trousers (def 1).
- areo-
-
- neaps
-
noun,
neap tide.
- apres
-
preposition,
after; following (used in combination):
- apron
-
noun,
a garment covering part of the front of the body and tied at the waist, for protecting the wearer's clothing:
- nates
-
noun,
buttocks; rump.
- terna
-
noun,
a list of three names submitted to the pope as recommended to fill a vacant bishopric or benefice.
- naso-
-
- nares
-
plural noun,
the nostrils or the nasal passages.
- napes
-
noun,
the back of the neck (usually used in the phrase nape of the neck).
- trine
-
noun,
a set or group of three; triad.
- Terni
-
noun,
a city in central Italy.
- nano-
-
- tries
-
noun,
plural of try.
- ARENA
-
noun,
the oval space in the center of a Roman amphitheater for gladiatorial combats or other performances.
- nanas
-
noun,
Chiefly Northeastern U.S. grandmother; grandma.
- aport
-
adverb,
on or toward the port side.
- Nairn
-
noun,
a historic county in N Scotland.
- naira
-
noun,
a paper money and monetary unit of Nigeria, equal to 100 kobo: replaced the pound in 1973.
- terns
-
noun,
any of numerous aquatic birds of the subfamily Sterninae of the family Laridae, related to the gulls but usually having a more slender body and bill, smaller feet, a long, deeply forked tail, and a more graceful flight, especially those of the genus Sterna, as S. hirundo (common tern) of Eurasia and America, having white, black, and gray plumage.
- arian
-
noun,
an adherent of Arianism.
- arias
-
noun,
an air or melody.
- tiara
-
noun,
a jeweled, ornamental coronet worn by women.
- Aries
-
noun,
Astronomy. the Ram, a zodiacal constellation between Pisces and Taurus.
- Arion
-
noun,
flourished 7th century b.c, Greek poet: inventor of the dithyramb.
- iters
-
noun,
a canal or passage.
- arise
-
verb (used without object),
to get up from sitting, lying, or kneeling; rise:
- tiers
-
noun,
one of a series of rows or ranks rising one behind or above another, as of seats in an amphitheater, boxes in a theater, guns in a man-of-war, or oars in an ancient galley.
- arose
-
verb,
simple past tense of arise.
- tinea
-
noun,
any of several skin diseases caused by fungi; ringworm.
- nears
-
- neons
-
noun,
Chemistry. a chemically inert gaseous element occurring in small amounts in the earth's atmosphere, used chiefly in a type of electrical lamp. Symbol: Ne; atomic weight: 20.183; atomic number: 10; density: 0.9002 g/l at 0°C and 760 mm pressure.
- tines
-
noun,
a sharp, projecting point or prong, as of a fork.
- Anton
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Anthony.
- noise
-
noun,
sound, especially of a loud, harsh, or confused kind:
- tenor
-
noun,
the course of thought or meaning that runs through something written or spoken; purport; drift.
- antas
-
noun,
a privately supported organization, chartered by Congress in 1935, for the encouragement and advancement of professional and nonprofessional theater.
- ante-
-
- antes
-
noun,
Poker. a fixed but arbitrary stake put into the pot by each player before the deal.
- nitre
-
noun,
niter.
- nitr-
-
- niton
-
noun,
(formerly) radon. Symbol: Nt.
- Niter
-
noun,
potassium nitrate.
- Nisan
-
noun,
the seventh month of the Jewish calendar.
- anti-
-
- antis
-
noun,
a person who is opposed to a particular practice, party, policy, action, etc.
- nipas
-
noun,
a palm, Nypa fruticans, of India, the Philippines, etc., whose foliage is used for thatching, basketry, etc.
- Niort
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Deux-Sèvres, in W France.
- apian
-
adjective,
of or relating to bees.
- Ninos
-
noun,
boy; child.
- antre
-
noun,
a cavern; cave.
- nines
-
noun,
a cardinal number, eight plus one.
- tripe
-
noun,
the first and second divisions of the stomach of a ruminant, especially oxen, sheep, or goats, used as food.
Compare honeycomb tripe, plain tripe.
- 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.
- aorta
-
noun,
the main trunk of the arterial system, conveying blood from the left ventricle of the heart to all of the body except the lungs.
- tera-
-
- apart
-
Idioms,
apart from, aside from; in addition to; besides:
- nerts
-
interjection,
nuts (def 1).
- apast
-
preposition,
past; beyond.
- trios
-
noun,
a musical composition for three voices or instruments.
- Nepos
-
noun,
Cornelius, 99?–24? b.c, Roman biographer and historian.
- Terai
-
noun,
a marshy lowland area in N India and S Nepal, between the Ganges and the foothills of the Himalayas.
- 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.
- Irons
-
noun,
Jeremy (John) born 1948, English actor.
- Ansar
-
noun,
the first inhabitants of Medina to accept Islam.
- toper
-
noun,
a hard drinker or chronic drunkard.
- atone
-
verb (used with object),
to make amends for; expiate:
- tones
-
noun,
any sound considered with reference to its quality, pitch, strength, source, etc.:
- tonia
-
- atria
-
noun,
Architecture.
Also called cavaedium. the main or central room of an ancient Roman house, open to the sky at the center and usually having a pool for the collection of rain water.
a courtyard, flanked or surrounded by porticoes, in front of an early or medieval Christian church.
a skylit central court in a contemporary building or house.
- atrip
-
adjective,
aweigh.
- tonne
-
noun,
metric ton.
- pains
-
noun,
physical suffering or distress, as due to injury, illness, etc.
- train
-
noun,
Railroads. a self-propelled, connected group of rolling stock.
- torsi
-
noun,
a plural of torso.
- etnas
-
noun,
Mount, an active volcano in E Sicily. 10,758 feet (3280 meters).
- estop
-
verb (used with object),
Law. to hinder or prevent by estoppel.
- torse
-
noun,
a wreath of twisted silks of two alternating tinctures, usually a metal and a color, depicted supporting a crest or coronet, often upon a helmet.
- earns
-
verb (used with object),
to gain or get in return for one's labor or service:
- Ernst
-
noun,
Max [maks;; German mahks] /mæks;; German mɑks/ (Show IPA), 1891–1976, German painter, in the U.S. 1941–49, in France 1949–76.
- ation
-
- ERISA
-
noun,
Employee Retirement Income Security Act.
- Eaton
-
noun,
Theophilus, 1590–1658, English colonist and colonial administrator in America.
- Erato
-
noun,
the Muse of love poetry.
- topes
-
noun,
a small shark, Galeorhinus galeus, inhabiting waters along the European coast.
- topis
-
noun,
topee.
- TORES
-
noun,
a torus.
- Ennis
-
noun,
a town in N Texas.
- Epist
-
- Epis.
-
- Ensor
-
noun,
James, 1860–1949, Belgian painter.
- entia
-
noun,
plural of ens.
- ento-
-
- 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.
- toner
-
noun,
a person or thing that tones.
- IATSE
-
- 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.
- insp.
-
- Artie
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Arthur.
- irate
-
adjective,
angry; enraged:
- Iran.
-
- Tiran
-
noun,
Strait of, a navigable waterway between the N Red Sea and the Gulf of Aqaba.
- ASEAN
-
- tires
-
noun,
British Dialect. fatigue.
- iotas
-
noun,
a very small quantity; jot; whit.
- Asian
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Asia, or a person of Asian descent.
- TIROS
-
noun,
one of a series of satellites for transmitting television pictures of the earth's cloud cover.
- Asine
-
noun,
an ancient town in S Greece, on the Gulf of Argolis.
- intr.
-
- treas
-
- inst.
-
- inset
-
noun,
something inserted; insert.
- astr.
-
- 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.
- insep
-
- aster
-
noun,
any composite plant of the genus Aster, having rays varying from white or pink to blue around a yellow disk.
- Inner
-
adjective,
situated within or farther within; interior:
- inert
-
adjective,
having no inherent power of action, motion, or resistance (opposed to active):
- inept
-
adjective,
without skill or aptitude for a particular task or assignment; maladroit:
- astir
-
adjective,
moving or stirring, especially with much activity or excitement:
- inapt
-
adjective,
not apt or fitting.
- inane
-
noun,
something that is empty or void, especially the void of infinite space.
- Aston
-
noun,
Francis William, 1877–1945, English physicist and chemist: Nobel Prize in Chemistry 1922.
- toise
-
noun,
an old French unit of length equivalent to 6.395 feet (1.949 meters).
- Astor
-
noun,
John Jacob, 1763–1848, U.S. capitalist and fur merchant.
- Anson
-
noun,
a male given name.
- apnea
-
noun,
a temporary suspension of breathing, occurring in some newborns (infant apnea) and in some adults during sleep (sleep apnea)
- toran
-
noun,
(in Indian Buddhist and Hindu architecture) a gateway having two or three lintels between two posts.
- anat.
-
- Aisne
-
noun,
a river in N France, flowing NW and W to the Oise. 175 miles (280 km) long.
- oste-
-
- Ostia
-
noun,
a town in central Italy, SW of Rome: ruins from 4th century b.c.; site of ancient port of Rome.
- tapis
-
noun,
Obsolete. a carpet, tapestry, or other covering.
- tapir
-
noun,
any of several large, stout, three-toed ungulates of the family Tapiridae, of Central and South America, the Malay Peninsula, and Sumatra, somewhat resembling swine and having a long, flexible snout: all species are threatened or endangered.
- tarps
-
noun,
tarpaulin.
- Tapes
-
noun,
a long, narrow strip of linen, cotton, or the like, used for tying garments, binding seams or carpets, etc.
- Oates
-
noun,
Joyce Carol, born 1938, U.S. novelist and short-story writer.
- oater
-
noun,
a movie, television show, etc., about the frontier days of the U.S. West; western; horse opera.
- taper
-
noun,
gradual diminution of width or thickness in an elongated object.
- taros
-
noun,
a stemless plant, Colocasia esculenta, of the arum family, cultivated in tropical regions, in the Pacific islands and elsewhere, for the edible tuber.
- oaten
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or made of oats.
- 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.
- tapas
-
noun,
the conditioning of the body through the proper kinds and amounts of diet, rest, bodily training, meditation, etc., to bring it to the greatest possible state of creative power.
- anear
-
adverb, preposition,
near.
- orans
-
noun,
orant.
- anent
-
preposition,
in regard to; about; concerning.
- tears
-
- Aneto
-
noun,
Pi·co de [pee-kaw th e] /ˈpi kɔ ðɛ/ (Show IPA). Spanish name of Pic de Néthou.
- trone
-
noun,
a large pair of scales, a spring balance, or other weighing device located in a town or marketplace to weigh goods and merchandise.
- anion
-
noun,
a negatively charged ion, as one attracted to the anode in electrolysis.
- trois
-
noun,
the number 3.
- airts
-
noun,
a direction.
- anis-
-
- ornes
-
noun,
a department in NW France. 2372 sq. mi. (6145 sq. km). Capital: Alençon.
- orant
-
noun,
a representation of a female figure, with outstretched arms and palms up in a gesture of prayer, in ancient and early Christian art.
- Trona
-
noun,
a monoclinic mineral, grayish or yellowish hydrous sodium carbonate and bicarbonate, Na 2 CO 3 ⋅NaHCO 3 ⋅2H 2 , occurring in dried or partly evaporated lake basins.
- orate
-
verb (used with or without object),
to deliver an oration; speak pompously; declaim.
- opsin
-
noun,
any of several compounds that form the protein component of the light-sensitive retina pigment, rhodopsin.
- Tarne
-
noun,
(in the Iliad) Sardis.
- opine
-
verb (used with or without object),
to hold or express an opinion.
- Aetna
-
noun,
Mount. Etna, Mount.
- OPers
-
- 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.
- nona-
-
- aeri-
-
- ornis
-
noun,
an avifauna.
- opens
-
noun,
an open or clear space.
- Tarai
-
noun,
Terai.
- Aesop
-
noun,
c620–c560 b.c, Greek writer of fables.
- tarns
-
noun,
a small mountain lake or pool, especially one in a cirque.
- Aesir
-
noun,
the principal race of gods, led by Odin and living at Asgard.
- aero-
-
- Aeria
-
noun,
an area in the northern hemisphere of Mars.
- osier
-
noun,
any of various willows, as the red osier, having tough, flexible twigs or branches that are used for wickerwork.
- onset
-
noun,
a beginning or start:
- tenia
-
noun,
taenia.
- tares
-
noun,
any of various vetches, especially Vicia sativa.
- trop-
-
- nonet
-
noun,
a group of nine performers or instruments.
- Anita
-
noun,
a female given name: Spanish form of Anna.
- paean
-
noun,
any song of praise, joy, or triumph.
- anon.
-
- annas
-
noun,
a former cupronickel coin of Pakistan, the 16th part of a rupee: last issued in 1960.
- Paeon
-
noun,
Classical Prosody. a foot of one long and three short syllables in any order.
- anoia
-
noun,
extreme mental deficiency.
- nones
-
noun,
the fifth of the seven canonical hours, or the service for it, originally fixed for the ninth hour of the day (or 3 p.m.).
- anoas
-
noun,
a small forest buffalo, Bubalus (Anoa) depressicornis, of the island of Celebes, having a brown coat and straight, sharp-tipped horns: an endangered species.
- paisa
-
noun,
Also, pice. an aluminum coin and monetary unit, the 100th part of the rupee of India, Nepal, and Pakistan.
- pairs
-
noun,
two identical, similar, or corresponding things that are matched for use together:
- Norse
-
noun,
(used with a plural verb) the Norwegians, especially the ancient Norwegians.
- trope
-
noun,
Rhetoric.
any literary or rhetorical device, as metaphor, metonymy, synecdoche, and irony, that consists in the use of words in other than their literal sense.
an instance of this. Compare figure of speech.
- Paine
-
noun,
Albert Bigelow [big-uh-loh] /ˈbɪg əˌloʊ/ (Show IPA), 1861–1937, U.S. author and editor.
- Tenn.
-
- Norns
-
noun,
an extinct Norse dialect, spoken until early modern times in the Shetland and Orkney Islands and in parts of northern Scotland.
- Annie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Ann, Anna, or Anne.
- annot
-
- paint
-
noun,
a substance composed of solid coloring matter suspended in a liquid medium and applied as a protective or decorative coating to various surfaces, or to canvas or other materials in producing a work of art.
- notes
-
noun,
a brief record of something written down to assist the memory or for future reference.
- noria
-
noun,
a device consisting of a series of buckets on a wheel, used in Spain and the East for raising water.
- tenon
-
noun,
a projection formed on the end of a timber or the like for insertion into a mortise of the same dimensions.
- pant-
-
- panne
-
noun,
a soft, lustrous, lightweight velvet with flattened pile.
- nonas
-
noun,
sleeping sickness (def 2).
- 30-30
-
- teno-
-
- Tsana
-
noun,
Lake. Tana, Lake.
- anise
-
noun,
a Mediterranean plant, Pimpinella anisum, of the parsley family, having loose umbrels of small yellowish-white flowers that yield aniseed.
- Aaron
-
noun,
the older brother of Moses, usually regarded as the first high priest of the Hebrews. Ex. 28; 40:13–16.
- Asti
-
noun,
a city in the Piedmont region of Italy, S of Turin: center of wine-producing region.
- Aten
-
noun,
Aton.
- rest
-
noun,
the refreshing quiet or repose of sleep:
- rpt.
-
- atar
-
noun,
attar (def 1).
- SPAR
-
noun,
Nautical. a stout pole such as those used for masts, etc.; a mast, yard, boom, gaff, or the like.
- Tore
-
noun,
a torus.
- spae
-
verb (used with object),
to prophesy; foretell; predict.
- trap
-
noun,
a contrivance used for catching game or other animals, as a mechanical device that springs shut suddenly.
- rote
-
noun,
routine; a fixed, habitual, or mechanical course of procedure:
- tsar
-
noun,
czar.
- ROTS
-
noun,
the process of rotting.
- aet.
-
- Roti
-
noun,
roast.
- Enos
-
noun,
the son of Seth. Gen. 5:6.
- Aiea
-
noun,
a town on S Oahu, in Hawaii.
- Ens.
-
- Rota
-
noun,
Chiefly British.
a round or rotation of duties; a period of work or duty taken in rotation with others.
an agenda or circuit of sporting events, as a round of golf tournaments, played in different localities throughout the year.
- Rosa
-
noun,
Salvator [sahl-vah-tawr] /ˈsɑl vɑˌtɔr/ (Show IPA), 1615–73, Italian painter and poet.
- ates
-
- RNAS
-
- riot
-
noun,
a noisy, violent public disorder caused by a group or crowd of persons, as by a crowd protesting against another group, a government policy, etc., in the streets.
- 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.
- EARN
-
verb (used with object),
to gain or get in return for one's labor or service:
- tors
-
noun,
a rocky pinnacle; a peak of a bare or rocky mountain or hill.
- 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.
- Rina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- AARP
-
- RIPS
-
noun,
a rent made by ripping; tear.
- 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.
- Rise
-
noun,
an act or instance of rising.
- rit.
-
- RITA
-
noun,
the Vedic concept of cosmic and social order.
- 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.
- rite
-
noun,
a formal or ceremonial act or procedure prescribed or customary in religious or other solemn use:
- roan
-
noun,
a horse or other animal with a roan coat.
- ROSE
-
noun,
any of the wild or cultivated, usually prickly-stemmed, pinnate-leaved, showy-flowered shrubs of the genus Rosa.
Compare rose family.
- RONA
-
- torn
-
noun,
a drop of the saline, watery fluid continually secreted by the lacrimal glands between the surface of the eye and the eyelid, serving to moisten and lubricate these parts and keep them clear of foreign particles. Synonyms: teardrop.
- East
-
noun,
a cardinal point of the compass, 90° to the right of north. Abbreviation: E.
- RIAS
-
noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- aer-
-
- Stir
-
noun,
the act of stirring or moving.
- eats
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- ator
-
- atop
-
preposition,
on the top of:
- rets
-
verb (used with object),
to soak in water or expose to moisture, as flax or hemp, to facilitate the removal of the fiber from the woody tissue by partial rotting.
- 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.
- spin
-
noun,
the act of causing a spinning or whirling motion.
- Tori
-
noun,
plural of torus.
- Aton
-
noun,
a solar deity declared by Amenhotep IV to be the only god, represented as a solar disk with rays ending in human hands.
- spat
-
noun,
a petty quarrel.
- ansa
-
noun,
Archaeology. a looped handle, especially of a vase.
- ains
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- sear
-
noun,
a mark or scar made by searing.
- 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.
- Trio
-
noun,
a musical composition for three voices or instruments.
- Apia
-
noun,
a seaport in and the capital of Western Samoa, on N Upolu.
- SITA
-
noun,
(in the Ramayana) the wife of Ramachandra, abducted by Ravana and later rescued.
- Apis
-
noun,
a sacred bull worshiped at Memphis: identified originally with Ptah and later assimilated with Osiris to form the Ptolemaic Serapis.
- stoa
-
noun,
Greek Architecture. a portico, usually a detached portico of considerable length, that is used as a promenade or meeting place.
- apo-
-
- Apr.
-
- site
-
noun,
the position or location of a town, building, etc., especially as to its environment:
- Anna
-
noun,
a former cupronickel coin of Pakistan, the 16th part of a rupee: last issued in 1960.
- Sean
-
noun,
a male given name, form of John.
- APSA
-
- anes
-
adverb,
once.
- 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.
- Sato
-
noun,
Eisaku [ey-sah-koo;; Japanese ey-sah-koo] /eɪˈsɑ ku;; Japanese ˈeɪ sɑˌku/ (Show IPA), 1901–75, Japanese political leader: prime minister 1964–72; Nobel Peace Prize 1974.
- apt.
-
plural,
apartment.
- apts
-
plural,
apartment.
- snip
-
noun,
the act of snipping, as with scissors.
- ann.
-
- sire
-
noun,
the male parent of a quadruped.
- sate
-
noun,
a Southeast Asian, especially Indonesian and Malaysian, dish of marinated, bite-size pieces of meat, skewered, barbecued, and usually served with a peanut-flavored dipping sauce.
- Sera
-
noun,
a plural of serum.
- ANSI
-
- ANPA
-
- Seta
-
noun,
a stiff hair; bristle or bristlelike part.
- Sert
-
noun,
José María [haw-se mah-ree-ah] /hɔˈsɛ mɑˈri ɑ/ (Show IPA), 1876–1945, Spanish painter.
- ant.
-
- ANTA
-
noun,
a privately supported organization, chartered by Congress in 1935, for the encouragement and advancement of professional and nonprofessional theater.
- Seri
-
noun,
a member of an American Indian people of western Sonora state, Mexico, on the Gulf of California.
- Sian
-
noun,
Older Spelling. Xian.
- Sina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- sent
-
noun,
a coin of Estonia until the euro was adopted, the 100th part of a kroon.
- anoa
-
noun,
a small forest buffalo, Bubalus (Anoa) depressicornis, of the island of Celebes, having a brown coat and straight, sharp-tipped horns: an endangered species.
- 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.
- ano-
-
- Anne
-
noun,
1665–1714, queen of England 1702–14 (daughter of James II of England).
- sepn
-
- Sion
-
noun,
a town in and the capital of Valais, in SW Switzerland.
- SPOT
-
noun,
a rounded mark or stain made by foreign matter, as mud, blood, paint, ink, etc.; a blot or speck.
- sipe
-
verb (used without object),
(of liquid) to drip, ooze, or soak through.
- Trip
-
noun,
a journey or voyage:
- sati
-
noun,
a Hindu practice whereby a widow immolates herself on the funeral pyre of her husband: now abolished by law.
- Aras
-
noun,
Also, Araks. Ancient Araxes. a river in SW Asia, flowing from E Turkey along part of the boundary between NW Iran and Armenia and Azerbaijan into the Kura River. About 660 miles (1065 km) long.
- sort
-
noun,
a particular kind, species, variety, class, or group, distinguished by a common character or nature:
- tron
-
- airs
-
noun,
a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- Aire
-
- sane
-
noun,
a private nationwide organization in the U.S., established in 1957, that opposes nuclear testing and advocates international peace.
- spit
-
noun,
saliva, especially when ejected.
- Asat
-
noun,
(in Vedic mythology) the realm of nonexistence, populated by demons.
Compare sat2 (def 1).
- sain
-
verb (used with object),
to make the sign of the cross on, as for protection against evil influences.
- asea
-
adjective, adverb,
to or toward the sea; seaward.
- sora
-
noun,
a small, short-billed rail, Porzana carolina, of marshy areas of North America.
- Saar
-
noun,
Also called Saar Basin. a coal-producing region in W Germany, in the Saar River valley: governed by the League of Nations 1919–35; returned to Germany 1935 as a result of a plebiscite; under French economic control following World War II until 1956.
- Soni
-
- Aser
-
noun,
Asher (def 1).
- Asia
-
noun,
a continent bounded by Europe and the Arctic, Pacific, and Indian oceans. About 16,000,000 sq. mi. (41,440,000 sq. km).
- sore
-
noun,
a sore spot or place on the body.
- Stan
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Stanley.
- Star
-
noun,
any of the heavenly bodies, except the moon, appearing as fixed luminous points in the sky at night.
- Ste.
-
- sori
-
noun,
plural of sorus.
- Asir
-
noun,
a district in SW Saudi Arabia.
- art.
-
- arse
-
noun,
ass2 (defs 1, 2).
- snit
-
noun,
an agitated or irritated state.
- Anas
-
- Sat.
-
- tRNA
-
- area
-
noun,
any particular extent of space or surface; part:
- 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.
- snot
-
noun,
Vulgar. mucus from the nose.
- Ares
-
noun,
the ancient Greek god of war, a son of Zeus and Hera, identified by the Romans with Mars.
- Aria
-
noun,
an air or melody.
- SARA
-
noun,
a member of a people of the Central African Republic.
- 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.
- 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.
- aits
-
noun,
a small island, especially in a river.
- SOAR
-
noun,
an act or instance of soaring.
- ARIS
-
- Arne
-
noun,
Thomas Augustine, 1710–78, English composer of operas and songs.
- Arno
-
noun,
Peter (Curtis Arnoux Peters) 1904–68, U.S. cartoonist and author.
- Sra.
-
- Aron
-
noun,
a male given name.
- airt
-
noun,
a direction.
- tri-
-
- ASAP
-
adverb,
without delay; promptly.
- tonn
-
- eons
-
noun,
an indefinitely long period of time; age.
- Tana
-
noun,
thana.
- nits
-
noun,
the egg of a parasitic insect, especially of a louse, often attached to a hair or a fiber of clothing.
- 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.
- tens
-
noun,
a self-operated portable device used to treat chronic pain by sending electrical impulses through electrodes placed over the painful area.
- NOAA
-
- noes
-
noun,
an utterance of the word “no.”.
- pina
-
noun,
pineapple.
- noir
-
adjective,
black; noting the black numbers in roulette.
- Piet
-
noun,
Scot. a magpie.
- pies
-
noun,
plural of pi2 .
- non-
-
- 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.
- pias
-
noun,
a female given name.
- nips
-
noun,
an act of nipping; a pinch or small bite:
- none
-
noun,
nones1 .
- pian
-
noun,
yaws.
- Tane
-
noun,
a Polynesian god of fertility.
- pets
-
noun,
any domesticated or tamed animal that is kept as a companion and cared for affectionately.
- nope
-
adverb,
no1 (def 1).
- Nor.
-
- Nora
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Honora.
- nori
-
noun,
a seaweed having a mildly sweet, salty taste, usually dried, used in Japanese cookery mainly as a wrap for sushi.
- peto
-
noun,
wahoo3 .
- PETN
-
noun,
a white, crystalline, water-insoluble, explosive solid, C 5 H 8 N 4 O 12 , used chiefly as a high explosive and as a vasodilator in treating angina pectoris.
- Norn
-
noun,
an extinct Norse dialect, spoken until early modern times in the Shetland and Orkney Islands and in parts of northern Scotland.
- Pet.
-
- NIRA
-
- nipa
-
noun,
a palm, Nypa fruticans, of India, the Philippines, etc., whose foliage is used for thatching, basketry, etc.
- peso
-
noun,
a coin and monetary unit of Chile, Colombia, Cuba, the Dominican Republic, Guinea-Bissau, Mexico, and the Philippines, equal to 100 centavos.
- pise
-
noun,
rammed earth.
- NASA
-
noun,
National Aeronautics and Space Administration.
- Nasi
-
noun,
the head or president of the Sanhedrin.
- Nast
-
noun,
Thomas, 1840–1902, U.S. illustrator and cartoonist.
- reps
-
noun,
a transversely corded fabric of wool, silk, rayon, or cotton.
- NATS
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Nathan or Nathaniel.
- tern
-
noun,
any of numerous aquatic birds of the subfamily Sterninae of the family Laridae, related to the gulls but usually having a more slender body and bill, smaller feet, a long, deeply forked tail, and a more graceful flight, especially those of the genus Sterna, as S. hirundo (common tern) of Eurasia and America, having white, black, and gray plumage.
- pnea
-
- neap
-
noun,
neap tide.
- pita
-
noun,
a fiber obtained from plants of the genera Agave, Aechmea, etc., used for cordage, mats, etc.
- neat
-
noun,
an animal of the genus Bos; a bovine, as a cow or ox.
- neo-
-
- neon
-
noun,
Chemistry. a chemically inert gaseous element occurring in small amounts in the earth's atmosphere, used chiefly in a type of electrical lamp. Symbol: Ne; atomic weight: 20.183; atomic number: 10; density: 0.9002 g/l at 0°C and 760 mm pressure.
- Pisa
-
noun,
a city in NW Italy, on the Arno River: leaning tower.
- pint
-
noun,
a liquid and also dry measure of capacity, equal to one half of a liquid and dry quart respectively, approximately 35 cubic inches (0.473 liter). Abbreviation: pt, pt.
- Piro
-
noun,
piroplasmosis.
- 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.
- Neri
-
noun,
Saint Philip (Filippo Neri) 1515–95, Italian priest: founder of Congregation of the Oratory.
- 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.
- 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.
- nest
-
noun,
a pocketlike, usually more or less circular structure of twigs, grass, mud, etc., formed by a bird, often high in a tree, as a place in which to lay and incubate its eggs and rear its young; any protected place used by a bird for these purposes.
- ter.
-
- Nier
-
noun,
Alfred Otto Carl, 1911–1994, U.S. physicist.
- Nina
-
noun,
girl; child.
- Nine
-
noun,
a cardinal number, eight plus one.
- Nino
-
noun,
boy; child.
- Pest
-
noun,
an annoying or troublesome person, animal, or thing; nuisance.
- nos-
-
- pone
-
noun,
Also called pone bread. a baked or fried bread usually made of cornmeal.
- Past
-
noun,
the time gone by:
- opes
-
adjective, verb (used with or without object),
open.
- opia
-
- Tarn
-
noun,
a small mountain lake or pool, especially one in a cirque.
- opts
-
Verb phrases,
opt out, to decide to leave or withdraw:
- Oran
-
noun,
a seaport in NW Algeria.
- oras
-
noun,
plural of os2 .
- Pate
-
noun,
the crown or top of the head.
- pat.
-
- Tare
-
noun,
any of various vetches, especially Vicia sativa.
- Orne
-
noun,
a department in NW France. 2372 sq. mi. (6145 sq. km). Capital: Alençon.
- orts
-
noun,
Usually, orts. a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
- osar
-
noun,
plural of os3 .
- Tara
-
noun,
a village in the NE Republic of Ireland, NW of Dublin: home of the ancient Irish kings (Hill of Tara)
- OPer
-
- 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.
- Otis
-
noun,
Elisha Graves, 1811–61, U.S. inventor.
- Tape
-
noun,
a long, narrow strip of linen, cotton, or the like, used for tying garments, binding seams or carpets, etc.
- Tapa
-
noun,
(especially in Spain) a snack or appetizer, typically served with wine or beer.
- pars
-
noun,
(in prescriptions) a part.
- Taos
-
noun,
a Tanoan language spoken in two villages in New Mexico.
- tans
-
noun,
the brown color imparted to the skin by exposure to the sun or open air.
- Pain
-
noun,
physical suffering or distress, as due to injury, illness, etc.
- pair
-
noun,
two identical, similar, or corresponding things that are matched for use together:
- Pare
-
noun,
Ambroise [ahn-brwaz] /ɑ̃ˈbrwaz/ (Show IPA), 1510–90, French surgeon.
- Pan.
-
- pane
-
noun,
one of the divisions of a window or the like, consisting of a single plate of glass in a frame.
- pato
-
noun,
an Argentine game played by two teams of four on horseback, resembling a cross between polo and basketball, using a ball with six large leather handles, the object of which is to place or throw the ball through the opponent's net that hangs from a 9 feet (2.7 meters) high pole.
- open
-
noun,
an open or clear space.
- 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.
- tars
-
noun,
any of various dark-colored viscid products obtained by the destructive distillation of certain organic substances, as coal or wood.
- not-
-
- nota
-
noun,
a dorsal plate or sclerite of the thorax of an insect.
- note
-
noun,
a brief record of something written down to assist the memory or for future reference.
- nots
-
noun,
a Boolean operator that returns a positive result if its operand is negative and a negative result if its operand is positive.
- Pers
-
- NTIA
-
- Tena
-
noun,
Koyukon.
- ten.
-
- teas
-
noun,
the dried and prepared leaves of a shrub, Camellia sinensis, from which a somewhat bitter, aromatic beverage is prepared by infusion in hot water.
- per.
-
- peon
-
noun,
(in Spanish America) a farm worker or unskilled laborer; day laborer.
- oast
-
noun,
a kiln for drying hops or malt.
- Pent
-
noun,
penthouse (def 4).
- pats
-
noun,
a light stroke, tap, or blow with the palm, fingers, or a flat object.
- pens
-
noun,
any of various instruments for writing or drawing with ink or a similar substance.
- OATS
-
noun,
a cereal grass, Avena sativa, cultivated for its edible seed.
- Pen.
-
- 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.
- peat
-
noun,
a highly organic material found in marshy or damp regions, composed of partially decayed vegetable matter: it is cut and dried for use as fuel.
- Oita
-
noun,
a seaport on NE Kyushu, in S Japan.
- Onas
-
noun,
a member of a people of Tierra del Fuego.
- tarp
-
noun,
tarpaulin.
- pear
-
noun,
the edible fruit, typically rounded but elongated and growing smaller toward the stem, of a tree, Pyrus communis, of the rose family.
- Ont.
-
- pean
-
noun,
paean.
- Taro
-
noun,
a stemless plant, Colocasia esculenta, of the arum family, cultivated in tropical regions, in the Pacific islands and elsewhere, for the edible tuber.
- Nara
-
noun,
a city on S Honshu, in central Japan: chief Buddhist center of ancient Japan; first capital of Japan a.d. 710–84.
- NATO
-
noun,
an organization formed in Washington, D.C. (1949), comprising the 12 nations of the Atlantic Pact together with Greece, Turkey, and the Federal Republic of Germany, for the purpose of collective defense against aggression.
- nape
-
noun,
the back of the neck (usually used in the phrase nape of the neck).
- Rani
-
noun,
ranee.
- Etna
-
noun,
Mount, an active volcano in E Sicily. 10,758 feet (3280 meters).
- rasp
-
noun,
an act of rasping.
- Eton
-
noun,
a town in Berkshire, in S England, on the Thames River, W of London: the site of Eton College.
- rase
-
verb (used with object),
raze.
- rasa
-
noun,
(in Hindu aesthetics) flavor, sentiment, or emotion: regarded as one of the fundamental qualities of classical music, dance, and poetry.
- stop
-
noun,
the act of stopping.
- rapt
-
noun,
a quick, smart, or light blow:
- par.
-
- 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.
- Toni
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Antoinette or Antonia.
- rant
-
noun,
ranting, extravagant, or violent declamation.
- IAEA
-
- rate
-
noun,
the amount of a charge or payment with reference to some basis of calculation:
- iana
-
- Rais
-
noun,
Gilles de, Retz, Gilles de Laval, Baron de.
- 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).
- IATA
-
- 1080
-
- Napa
-
noun,
Chinese cabbage.
- tone
-
noun,
any sound considered with reference to its quality, pitch, strength, source, etc.:
- inae
-
- pts.
-
- toea
-
noun,
a bronze coin and monetary unit of Papua New Guinea, the 100th part of a kina.
- Ptas
-
plural,
peseta.
- ETAS
-
noun,
the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
- est.
-
- inro
-
noun,
a small lacquer box with compartments for medicines, cosmetics, etc., worn on the waist sash of the traditional Japanese costume.
- reit
-
noun,
real-estate investment trust.
- TOPS
-
noun,
the tops, top1 (def 22).
- repo
-
noun,
a repurchase agreement.
- epi-
-
- Rep.
-
- epit
-
- EPOS
-
noun,
an epic.
- rent
-
noun,
a payment made periodically by a tenant to a landlord in return for the use of land, a building, an apartment, an office, or other property.
- Reno
-
noun,
Informal. a renovation, as of a building or room.
- topi
-
noun,
topee.
- Erin
-
noun,
Literary. Ireland.
- Rena
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Marina.
- Eris
-
noun,
the ancient Greek goddess of discord and the sister of Ares: identified with the Roman goddess Discordia.
- esp.
-
- Reis
-
plural noun,
a former money of account of Portugal and Brazil.
- 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.
- Erna
-
noun,
a female given name: from an Old English word meaning “eagle.”.
- Eros
-
noun,
the ancient Greek god of love, identified by the Romans with Cupid.
- reap
-
verb (used with object),
to cut (wheat, rye, etc.) with a sickle or other implement or a machine, as in harvest.
- erst
-
adverb,
before the present time; formerly.
- tope
-
noun,
a small shark, Galeorhinus galeus, inhabiting waters along the European coast.
- RATO
-
noun,
rocket-assisted takeoff.
- top-
-
- eso-
-
- ESOP
-
noun,
a plan under which a company's capital stock is acquired by its employees or workers.
- inns
-
noun,
a commercial establishment that provides lodging, food, etc., for the public, especially travelers; small hotel.
- str.
-
- ins.
-
- iter
-
noun,
a canal or passage.
- prie
-
noun,
a test, trial, or taste; a test by sampling.
- Ire.
-
- psia
-
- Isar
-
noun,
a river in central Europe, flowing NE from W Austria through S Germany to the Danube River. 215 miles (345 km) long.
- pre-
-
- iso-
-
- Tine
-
noun,
a sharp, projecting point or prong, as of a fork.
- TINA
-
noun,
a female given name.
- prat
-
noun,
the buttocks.
- prao
-
noun,
proa.
- Itea
-
noun,
any tree or shrub belonging to the genus Itea, of the saxifrage family, having simple, alternate leaves and clusters of small, greenish-white flowers, as the Virginia willow, I. virginica.
- tain
-
noun,
a thin tin plate.
- prin
-
- pot.
-
- tier
-
noun,
one of a series of rows or ranks rising one behind or above another, as of seats in an amphitheater, boxes in a theater, guns in a man-of-war, or oars in an ancient galley.
- Nair
-
noun,
a group of Hindu castes in the Kerala region of India.
- pose
-
noun,
a bodily attitude or posture:
- pos.
-
- Nana
-
noun,
Chiefly Northeastern U.S. grandmother; grandma.
- 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):
- Pori
-
noun,
a seaport in W Finland, on the Gulf of Bothnia.
- nane
-
pronoun, adverb, adjective,
none1 .
- pore
-
noun,
a minute opening or orifice, as in the skin or a leaf, for perspiration, absorption, etc.
- Naos
-
noun,
a temple.
- pons
-
noun,
Also called pons Varolii. a band of nerve fibers in the brain connecting the lobes of the midbrain, medulla, and cerebrum.
- IRAS
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- 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.
- Raia
-
noun,
rayah.
- pro-
-
- Iona
-
noun,
an island in the Hebrides, off the W coast of Scotland: center of early Celtic Christianity.
- 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 = .
- Tiro
-
noun,
tyro.
- IOTA
-
noun,
a very small quantity; jot; whit.
- seat
-
noun,
something designed to support a person in a sitting position, as a chair, bench, or pew; a place on or in which one sits.
- 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.
- into
-
adjective,
Mathematics. pertaining to a function or map from one set to another set, the range of which is a proper subset of the second set, as the function f, from the set of all integers into the set of all perfect squares where f (x) = x 2 for every integer.
- prs.
-
- tire
-
noun,
British Dialect. fatigue.
- tion
-
- PSAT
-
- int.
-
- trp
-
- Tai
-
noun,
any of several sparoid fishes of the Pacific Ocean, as Pagrus major (red tai) a food fish of Japan.
- spt
-
- TAO
-
noun,
(in philosophical Taoism) that in virtue of which all things happen or exist.
- TAE
-
preposition,
to.
- TSE
-
- TSI
-
- TSP
-
- Tor
-
noun,
a rocky pinnacle; a peak of a bare or rocky mountain or hill.
- SPR
-
- TAP
-
noun,
a light but audible blow:
- ton
-
noun,
a unit of weight, equivalent to 2000 pounds (0.907 metric ton) avoirdupois (short ton) in the U.S. and 2240 pounds (1.016 metric tons) avoirdupois (long ton) in Great Britain.
- Tro
-
- STP
-
- St.
-
- TPI
-
- STI
-
- Tpr
-
- tr.
-
- tra
-
- SRI
-
noun,
a Hindu title of address prefixed to the name of a deity, holy person, etc.
- Tan
-
noun,
the brown color imparted to the skin by exposure to the sun or open air.
- TAR
-
noun,
any of various dark-colored viscid products obtained by the destructive distillation of certain organic substances, as coal or wood.
- Sta
-
- tea
-
noun,
the dried and prepared leaves of a shrub, Camellia sinensis, from which a somewhat bitter, aromatic beverage is prepared by infusion in hot water.
- tin
-
noun,
Chemistry. a low-melting, malleable, ductile metallic element nearly approaching silver in color and luster: used in plating and in making alloys, tinfoil, and soft solders. Symbol: Sn; atomic weight: 118.69; atomic number: 50; specific gravity: 7.31 at 20°C.
- TPN
-
- TES
-
noun,
ti1 .
- Sr.
-
- toe
-
noun,
one of the terminal digits of the human foot.
- TIA
-
- pes
-
noun,
a foot or footlike part.
- SPA
-
noun,
a mineral spring, or a locality in which such springs exist.
- ina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- IRO
-
- Ir.
-
- IPS
-
- ipr
-
- IPO
-
- IPA
-
- IOT
-
- 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.
- ior
-
- ion
-
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 = .
- INN
-
noun,
a commercial establishment that provides lodging, food, etc., for the public, especially travelers; small hotel.
- ine
-
- in.
-
- Is.
-
noun,
(used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
- ier
-
- IAS
-
- ian
-
noun,
a male given name, Scottish form of John.
- Ia.
-
- io-
-
- IRA
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- ETS
-
- ETR
-
- ETO
-
- ESR
-
- ESA
-
- ERT
-
- IRS
-
- ISA
-
- ERP
-
- NES
-
- NRA
-
- nr.
-
- Npt
-
- NPR
-
- NOP
-
- sot
-
noun,
a drunkard.
- NNP
-
- NNE
-
- nit
-
noun,
the egg of a parasitic insect, especially of a louse, often attached to a hair or a fiber of clothing.
- Nip
-
noun,
an act of nipping; a pinch or small bite:
- NIA
-
- NET
-
noun,
a bag or other contrivance of strong thread or cord worked into an open, meshed fabric, for catching fish, birds, or other animals:
- NEP
-
noun,
New Economic Policy.
- ise
-
- NEA
-
- ne-
-
- Nat
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Nathan or Nathaniel.
- Nap
-
noun,
a brief period of sleep, especially one taken during daytime:
- Nan
-
noun,
naan.
- nae
-
adverb,
no1 ; not.
- NAA
-
- ITO
-
noun,
Prince Hirobumi [hee-raw-boo-mee] /ˈhi rɔˈbu mi/ (Show IPA), 1841–1909, Japanese statesman.
- ite
-
- ITA
-
- ist
-
- ISR
-
- ERS
-
noun,
ervil.
- ERA
-
noun,
a period of time marked by distinctive character, events, etc.:
- op.
-
- 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.
- 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.
- ARA
-
noun,
the Altar, a southern constellation between Triangulum Australe and Scorpius.
- APS
-
- API
-
abbreviation,
Also, A.P.I. American Petroleum Institute.
- 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.
- APA
-
noun,
a tree, Eperua falcata, of tropical America, having reddish-brown wood used in the construction of houses.
- aor
-
- AOA
-
- ans
-
noun,
the Sumerian god of heaven: the counterpart of the Akkadian Anu.
- ANI
-
noun,
any of several black, tropical American cuckoos of the genus Crotophaga, having a compressed, bladelike bill.
- ane
-
adjective, noun, pronoun,
one.
- ait
-
noun,
a small island, especially in a river.
- AIR
-
noun,
a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- ARS
-
- Ain
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- AES
-
noun,
any of various early forms of bronze or copper money used in ancient Rome.
Compare as2 (def 1).
- AEA
-
- ae.
-
- AAS
-
noun,
basaltic lava having a rough surface.
- Aar
-
- AAP
-
- AAE
-
- Ar.
-
- an.
-
- AIA
-
- ap-
-
- ARP
-
noun,
Bill, pen name of Smith, Charles Henry.
- ASA
-
noun,
a king of Judah, 913?–873? b.c. I Kings 15:8–24.
- EPT
-
- EAA
-
- EPS
-
- EPA
-
- Ep.
-
- EOS
-
noun,
the ancient Greek goddess of the dawn, identified by the Romans with Aurora.
- eon
-
noun,
an indefinitely long period of time; age.
- en-
-
- EIS
-
- eir
-
- eat
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- EAS
-
noun,
the Akkadian god of wisdom, the son of Apsu and father of Marduk: the counterpart of Enki.
- 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.
- ean
-
- ea.
-
- ase
-
- ETA
-
noun,
the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
- eo-
-
- ATS
-
noun,
a money of account of Laos, the 100th part of a kip.
- ATP
-
- ATA
-
- at.
-
- ast
-
- ASR
-
- 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
-
- ASI
-
- NSA
-
- Noe
-
noun,
Noah (def 1).
- OSA
-
- TSR
-
noun,
a computer program with any of several ancillary functions, usually held resident in RAM for instant activation while one is using another program.
- RIP
-
noun,
a rent made by ripping; tear.
- SAE
-
- Re.
-
- San
-
noun,
a member of a nomadic aboriginal people of southern Africa.
- SAP
-
noun,
the juice or vital circulating fluid of a plant, especially of a woody plant.
- PTA
-
plural,
peseta.
- PST
-
interjection,
(used to attract someone's attention in an unobtrusive manner.)
- SAR
-
- se-
-
- sea
-
noun,
the salt waters that cover the greater part of the earth's surface.
- PSI
-
noun,
the 23rd letter of the Greek alphabet (Ψ, ψ).
- RPS
-
- PSE
-
- PSA
-
- SEI
-
noun,
sei whale.
- PRA
-
- POR
-
- 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.
- POA
-
- PIT
-
noun,
a naturally formed or excavated hole or cavity in the ground:
- pis
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Greek alphabet (II, π).
- SAA
-
- Rae
-
noun,
John, 1813–93, Scottish surgeon and Arctic explorer.
- rte
-
- RNA
-
- RSE
-
- RSA
-
- Rs.
-
- RPO
-
- RTS
-
- ROT
-
noun,
the process of rotting.
- ROP
-
- ROI
-
- ROE
-
noun,
the mass of eggs, or spawn, within the ovarian membrane of the female fish.
- ROA
-
- So.
-
- Rai
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noun,
a style of Algerian popular music played on electric guitar, synthesizer, and percussion instruments.
- 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.
- Sp.
-
- Ria
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noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- ret
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verb (used with object),
to soak in water or expose to moisture, as flax or hemp, to facilitate the removal of the fiber from the woody tissue by partial rotting.
- SRO
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- res
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noun,
an object or thing; matter.
- REA
-
- rat
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noun,
any of several long-tailed rodents of the family Muridae, of the genus Rattus and related genera, distinguished from the mouse by being larger.
- RAS
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noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- Rap
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noun,
a quick, smart, or light blow:
- RAN
-
noun,
a sea goddess who drags down ships and drowns sailors: the wife of Aegir.
- 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.
- PIO
-
- PIN
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noun,
a small, slender, often pointed piece of wood, metal, etc., used to fasten, support, or attach things.
- ONI
-
- ORT
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noun,
Usually, orts. a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
- Ore
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noun,
a metal-bearing mineral or rock, or a native metal, that can be mined at a profit.
- Ora
-
noun,
plural of os2 .
- opt
-
Verb phrases,
opt out, to decide to leave or withdraw:
- OPS
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noun,
the ancient Roman goddess of plenty, and the wife of Saturn and mother of Jupiter: identified with the Greek goddess Rhea.
- ope
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adjective, verb (used with or without object),
open.
- OPA
-
- ons
-
- ONR
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- one
-
noun,
the first and lowest whole number, being a cardinal number; unity.
- 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:
- ONA
-
noun,
a member of a people of Tierra del Fuego.
- OIt
-
- Son
-
noun,
a male child or person in relation to his parents.
- OIr
-
- OES
-
noun,
the fifteenth letter of the English alphabet, a vowel.
- OAT
-
noun,
a cereal grass, Avena sativa, cultivated for its edible seed.
- OAS
-
- 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.
- OAP
-
- SOP
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noun,
a piece of solid food, as bread, for dipping in liquid food.
- ose
-
- OSP
-
- SIT
-
verb,
(in prescriptions) may it be.
- PEI
-
noun,
I(eoh) M(ing) [yoh ming] /yoʊ mɪŋ/ (Show IPA), born 1917, U.S. architect, born in China.
- SEN
-
noun,
a money of account of Japan, the 100th part of a yen, now used only in certain quotations, as on foreign exchange.
- PIA
-
noun,
a female given name.
- pea
-
noun,
the round, edible seed of a widely cultivated plant, Pisum sativum, of the legume family.
- PAS
-
noun,
a step or series of steps in ballet.
- PTO
-
- pt.
-
- Ps.
-
- prn
-
- Pr.
-
- SER
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noun,
a unit of weight in India, varying in value but usually 1/40 of a maund: the government ser is divided into 80 tolas of 180 English grains and equals nearly 2 pounds 1 ounce avoirdupois (950 grams).
- 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.
- rt.
-
- SIP
-
noun,
an instance of sipping; a small taste of a liquid:
- SIR
-
noun,
a respectful or formal term of address used to a man:
- ot-
-
- OTA
-
- Pa.
-
- ote
-
- OTS
-
- Sin
-
noun,
transgression of divine law:
- S.
-
- SA
-
- SN
-
- 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.
- AA
-
noun,
basaltic lava having a rough surface.
- 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.
- SI
-
noun,
the syllable used for the seventh tone of a scale and sometimes for the tone B.
- t.
-
- RP
-
- PO
-
noun,
a chamber pot.
- OE
-
noun,
oy2 .
- O.
-
- TE
-
noun,
ti1 .
- No
-
noun,
an utterance of the word “no.”.
- NP
-
- TI
-
noun,
the syllable for the seventh tone of a diatonic scale.
- NI
-
- NA
-
adverb,
no1 .
- N.
-
- IT
-
noun,
(in children's games) the player called upon to perform some task, as, in tag, the one who must catch the other players.
- 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.
- PE
-
noun,
the 17th letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
- PI
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Greek alphabet (II, π).
- TN
-
- RO
-
- i.
-
- et
-
verb,
a simple past tense of eat.
- TA
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- T1
-
- OA
-
- R.
-
- RA
-
noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- RI
-
- RN
-
- TP
-
- er
-
interjection,
(used to express or represent a pause, hesitation, uncertainty, etc.).
- EI
-
- E.
-
noun,
Edward (St. John) 1925–2000, U.S. writer and illustrator.
- IP
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