Anagrams of anteporticos
Word anteporticos has
2403 anagrams
that can be made by using the letters of anteporticos.
- anteportico
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noun,
a lesser portico preceding a main portico.
- octonaries
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noun,
a group of eight; an ogdoad.
- stenotopic
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adjective,
(of an animal or plant) able to tolerate only small environmental changes.
- contrapose
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verb (used with object),
to place in contraposition.
- Protection
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noun,
the act of protecting or the state of being protected; preservation from injury or harm.
- introspect
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verb (used with object),
to look into or examine (one's own mind, feelings, etc.).
- constipate
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verb (used with object),
to cause constipation in; make costive.
- Entoprocta
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noun,
a small phylum of invertebrates comprising the entoprocts: considered a subphylum of Bryozoa, from which it is distinguished by having the anus of the polyp near the mouth within the crown of tentacles.
- prestation
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noun,
a payment in money or in services.
- porticoes
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noun,
a structure consisting of a roof supported by columns or piers, usually attached to a building as a porch.
- Patterson
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noun,
Eleanor Medill ("Cissy") 1884–1948, U.S. newspaper editor and publisher.
- patentors
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noun,
a person or official agency that grants patents.
- portances
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noun,
bearing; behavior.
- Spectator
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noun,
a person who looks on or watches; onlooker; observer.
- cortisone
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noun,
Biochemistry. a steroid hormone of the adrenal cortex, C 21 H 28 O 5 , active in carbohydrate and protein metabolism.
- entoproct
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noun,
any of various sessile, chiefly marine, mosslike animals of the phylum Entoprocta (formerly a subphylum of Bryophyta), occasionally solitary polyps but usually forming branching colonies, each individual polyp having an almost closed ring of tentacles within which lie the mouth and anus.
- cornetist
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noun,
a musician who plays the cornet.
- potations
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noun,
the act of drinking.
- operatics
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noun,
Usually, operatics. (used with a singular or plural verb)
the technique or method of producing or staging operas.
exaggerated or melodramatic behavior, often thought to be characteristic of operatic acting.
- triptanes
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noun,
a colorless liquid, C 7 H 17 , having high antiknock properties as a fuel: used chiefly as an admixture to airplane gasolines.
- operation
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noun,
an act or instance, process, or manner of functioning or operating.
- proscenia
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noun,
Also called proscenium arch. the arch that separates a stage from the auditorium. Abbreviation: pros.
- inspector
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noun,
a person who inspects.
- corotates
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verb (used without object),
to rotate jointly, as with another rotating object or field.
- esotropia
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noun,
strabismus in which one eye deviates inward.
- corantoes
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noun,
courante.
- procaines
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noun,
a compound, C 13 H 20 N 2 O 2 , used chiefly as a local and spinal anesthetic.
- posttonic
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adjective,
immediately following a stressed syllable:
- tractions
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noun,
the adhesive friction of a body on some surface, as a wheel on a rail or a tire on a road.
- sortation
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noun,
the process or result of sorting things, especially computationally or mechanically.
- picaroons
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noun,
a rogue, vagabond, thief, or brigand.
- carnotite
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noun,
a yellow, earthy, hydrous potassium uranium vanadate: an ore of uranium.
- rotations
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noun,
the act of rotating; a turning around as on an axis.
- pittances
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noun,
a small amount or share.
- creations
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noun,
the act of producing or causing to exist; the act of creating; engendering.
- stonecrop
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noun,
any plant of the genus Sedum, especially a mosslike herb, S. acre, having small, fleshy leaves and yellow flowers, frequently growing on rocks and walls.
- isooctane
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noun,
the octane C 8 H 18 , used as one of the standards in establishing the octane number of a fuel.
- certosina
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noun,
a technique of inlaying light-colored material, as bone, ivory, metal, or pale wood, in elaborate designs on a dark ground.
- 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.
- stationer
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noun,
a person who sells the materials used in writing, as paper, pens, pencils, and ink.
- recaption
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noun,
the taking back without violence of one's property or a member of one's family or household unlawfully in the possession or custody of another.
- point-set
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adjective,
(of spaces) cast in widths that conform to standard point measure.
- taconites
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noun,
a low-grade iron ore, containing about 27 percent iron and 51 percent silica, found as a hard rock formation in the Lake Superior region.
- cast-iron
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noun,
an alloy of iron, carbon, and other elements, cast as a soft and strong, or as a hard and brittle, iron, depending on the mixture and methods of molding.
- Caporetto
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noun,
Italian name of Kobarid.
- Peronista
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noun,
Peronist.
- interacts
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verb (used without object),
to act one upon another.
- consortia
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noun,
a combination of financial institutions, capitalists, etc., for carrying into effect some financial operation requiring large resources of capital.
- Peronist
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noun,
a supporter of Juan Perón or of his principles and policies.
- Pecorino
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noun,
a dry, hard Italian cheese made of ewe's milk, especially Romano.
- Paterson
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noun,
a city in NE New Jersey.
- transept
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noun,
any major transverse part of the body of a church, usually crossing the nave, at right angles, at the entrance to the choir.
- pinaster
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noun,
a species of pyramid-shaped pine, Pinus pinaster, growing in southern Europe and having clustered needles.
- picrates
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noun,
a salt or ester of picric acid.
- straiten
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verb (used with object),
to put into difficulties, especially financial ones:
- patients
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noun,
a person who is under medical care or treatment.
- picaroon
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noun,
a rogue, vagabond, thief, or brigand.
- tentoria
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noun,
Anatomy. an extension of one of the membranes covering the cerebrum which, with the transverse fissure, separates the cerebrum from the cerebellum.
- patterns
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noun,
a decorative design, as for wallpaper, china, or textile fabrics, etc.
- crispate
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adjective,
(of a leaf) having curly or wavy edges.
- 11-point
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- carotins
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noun,
carotene.
- patroons
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noun,
a person who held an estate in land with certain manorial privileges granted under the old Dutch governments of New York and New Jersey.
- 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.
- cristate
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adjective,
having a crest; crested.
- ectopias
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noun,
the usually congenital displacement of an organ or part.
- transect
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verb (used with object),
to cut across; dissect transversely.
- pertains
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verb (used without object),
to have reference or relation; relate:
- tertians
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noun,
Pathology. a tertian fever.
- ostinato
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noun,
a constantly recurring melodic fragment.
- patentor
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noun,
a person or official agency that grants patents.
- nitrates
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noun,
Chemistry. a salt or ester of nitric acid, or any compound containing the univalent group –ONO 2 or NO 3 .
- spittoon
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noun,
a cuspidor.
- interact
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verb (used without object),
to act one upon another.
- notaries
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noun,
notary public.
- intreats
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verb (used with or without object),
entreat.
- tactions
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noun,
touch; contact.
- nitroso-
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- Taconite
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noun,
a low-grade iron ore, containing about 27 percent iron and 51 percent silica, found as a hard rock formation in the Lake Superior region.
- tortoise
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noun,
a turtle, especially a terrestrial turtle.
- cantrips
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noun,
Chiefly Scot. a magic spell; trick by sorcery.
- strontia
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noun,
Also called strontium oxide. a white or grayish-white, amorphous powder, SrO, resembling lime in its general character: used chiefly in the manufacture of strontium salts.
- cantoris
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adjective,
of or relating to the gospel or liturgical north side of a church (opposed to decani).
- strepto-
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- stonecat
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noun,
a yellowish-brown, freshwater catfish, Noturus flavus, of the Mississippi River valley and Great Lakes, having poisonous pectoral spines.
- canister
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noun,
a small box or jar, often one of a kitchen set, for holding tea, coffee, flour, and sugar.
- canopies
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noun,
a covering, usually of fabric, supported on poles or suspended above a bed, throne, exalted personage, or sacred object.
- 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.
- spectro-
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- ten-spot
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noun,
a playing card the face of which bears ten pips.
- scotopia
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noun,
vision in dim light (opposed to photopia).
- tenorist
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noun,
a person who sings tenor.
- pantries
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noun,
a room or closet in which food, groceries, and other provisions, or silverware, dishes, etc., are kept.
- traction
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noun,
the adhesive friction of a body on some surface, as a wheel on a rail or a tire on a road.
- painters
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noun,
an artist who paints pictures.
- teaspoon
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noun,
a small spoon generally used to stir tea, coffee, etc.
- ostracon
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noun,
(in ancient Greece) a potsherd, especially one used as a ballot on which the name of a person voted to be ostracized was inscribed.
- oscitant
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adjective,
yawning, as with drowsiness; gaping.
- one-spot
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noun,
the upward face of a die bearing one pip or a domino one half of which bears one pip.
- sorption
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noun,
the state or process of being sorbed.
- capstone
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noun,
a finishing stone of a structure.
- operatic
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noun,
Usually, operatics. (used with a singular or plural verb)
the technique or method of producing or staging operas.
exaggerated or melodramatic behavior, often thought to be characteristic of operatic acting.
- tonetics
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noun,
the phonetic study of tone in language.
- open-air
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noun,
the outdoors.
- Capriote
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noun,
a native or inhabitant of Capri.
- tortonis
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noun,
ice cream made with eggs and heavy cream, often containing chopped cherries or topped with minced almonds or crumbled macaroons.
- Creation
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noun,
the act of producing or causing to exist; the act of creating; engendering.
- operants
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noun,
a person or thing that operates.
- piscator
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noun,
fisherman.
- corantos
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noun,
courante.
- contrate
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adjective,
(of a gear) having teeth at right angles to the plane of rotation.
- contrite
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adjective,
caused by or showing sincere remorse.
- prostate
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noun,
prostate gland.
- tritones
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noun,
an interval consisting of three whole tones; an augmented fourth.
- 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.
- procaine
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noun,
a compound, C 13 H 20 N 2 O 2 , used chiefly as a local and spinal anesthetic.
- triptane
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noun,
a colorless liquid, C 7 H 17 , having high antiknock properties as a fuel: used chiefly as an admixture to airplane gasolines.
- protects
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verb (used with object),
to defend or guard from attack, invasion, loss, annoyance, insult, etc.; cover or shield from injury or danger.
- Prescott
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noun,
Samuel, 1751–77, U.S. patriot during the American Revolution: rode with Paul Revere and William Dawes to warn Colonists that British troops were marching from Boston, April 18, 1775.
- practise
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noun,
habitual or customary performance; operation:
- ancestor
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noun,
a person from whom one is descended; forebear; progenitor.
- coronate
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adjective,
having or wearing a crown, coronet, or the like.
- potstone
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noun,
a kind of soapstone, sometimes used for making pots and other household utensils.
- potatoes
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noun,
Also called Irish potato, white potato. the edible tuber of a cultivated plant, Solanum tuberosum, of the nightshade family.
- contrast
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noun,
the act of contrasting; the state of being contrasted.
- Protista
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noun,
a taxonomic kingdom comprising the protists.
- corotate
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verb (used without object),
to rotate jointly, as with another rotating object or field.
- tropaion
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noun,
a tropaeum, especially in Greece.
- cisterna
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noun,
cistern (def 2).
- ricottas
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noun,
a soft Italian cheese that resembles cottage cheese.
- citrates
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noun,
a salt or ester of citric acid.
- 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.
- citterns
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noun,
an old musical instrument related to the guitar, having a flat, pear-shaped soundbox and wire strings.
- repaints
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noun,
a part repainted, especially a part of a picture by a restorer.
- rotation
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noun,
the act of rotating; a turning around as on an axis.
- centrist
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noun,
(especially in continental Europe) a member of a political party of the Center; moderate.
- aconites
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noun,
any plant belonging to the genus Aconitum, of the buttercup family, having irregular flowers usually in loose clusters, including species with poisonous and medicinal properties.
- reaction
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noun,
a reverse movement or tendency; an action in a reverse direction or manner.
- rattoons
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noun,
a sprout or shoot from the root of a plant, especially a sugarcane, after it has been cropped.
- conspire
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verb (used with object),
to plot (something wrong, evil, or illegal).
- topcoats
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noun,
a lightweight overcoat.
- 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.
- contorts
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verb (used with object),
to twist, bend, or draw out of shape; distort.
- potation
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noun,
the act of drinking.
- canotier
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noun,
a fabric constructed in a twill weave, used in the manufacture of yachting clothes.
- positron
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noun,
an elementary particle having the same mass and spin as an electron but having a positive charge equal in magnitude to that of the electron's negative charge; the antiparticle of the electron.
- portents
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noun,
an indication or omen of something about to happen, especially something momentous.
- Pointers
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noun,
a person or thing that points.
- Poincare
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noun,
Jules Henri [zhyl ahn-ree] /ʒül ɑ̃ˈri/ (Show IPA), 1854–1912, French mathematician.
- apocrine
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adjective,
of or relating to certain glands whose secretions are acted upon by bacteria to produce the characteristic odor of perspiration (distinguished from eccrine).
- pontiacs
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noun,
c1720–69, North American Indian, chief of the Ottawa tribe: commander during the Pontiac War 1763–64.
- Scorpion
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noun,
any of numerous arachnids of the order Scorpionida, widely distributed in warmer parts of the world, having a long, narrow, segmented tail that terminates in a venomous sting.
- portance
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noun,
bearing; behavior.
- pittance
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noun,
a small amount or share.
- porticos
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noun,
a structure consisting of a roof supported by columns or piers, usually attached to a building as a porch.
- scenario
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noun,
an outline of the plot of a dramatic work, giving particulars as to the scenes, characters, situations, etc.
- anoscope
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noun,
proctoscope.
- tipcarts
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noun,
a cart with a body that can be tipped or tilted to empty it of its contents.
- Crispen
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verb (used with or without object),
to make or become crisp.
- crinose
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adjective,
hairy.
- constr.
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- Insecta
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noun,
the class comprising the insects.
- contest
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noun,
a race, conflict, or other competition between rivals, as for a prize.
- contort
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verb (used with object),
to twist, bend, or draw out of shape; distort.
- conster
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verb (used with or without object),
construe.
- inspect
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verb (used with object),
to look carefully at or over; view closely and critically:
- instate
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verb (used with object),
to put or place in a certain state or position, as in an office; install.
- consort
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noun,
a husband or wife; spouse, especially of a reigning monarch.
Compare prince consort, queen consort.
- tinters
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noun,
a person who specializes in applying tints or dyes.
- intreat
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verb (used with or without object),
entreat.
- tipster
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noun,
a person who makes a business of furnishing tips, as for betting or speculation.
- tipcats
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noun,
a game in which a short piece of wood, tapered at both ends, is struck lightly at one end with a bat, causing the wood to spring into the air so that it can be batted for a distance.
- taction
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noun,
touch; contact.
- Ionesco
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noun,
Eugène [French œ-zhen;; English yoo-jeen,, yoo-jeen] /French œˈʒɛn;; English yuˈdʒin,, ˈyu dʒin/ (Show IPA), 1912–94, French playwright, born in Romania.
- isotone
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noun,
one of two or more atoms having an equal number of neutrons but different atomic numbers.
- cistern
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noun,
a reservoir, tank, or container for storing or holding water or other liquid.
- strati-
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- cratons
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noun,
a relatively rigid and immobile region of continental portions of the earth's crust.
- cistron
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noun,
a segment of DNA that encodes for the formation of a specific polypeptide chain; a structural gene.
- strato-
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- citrate
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noun,
a salt or ester of citric acid.
- isotope
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noun,
any of two or more forms of a chemical element, having the same number of protons in the nucleus, or the same atomic number, but having different numbers of neutrons in the nucleus, or different atomic weights. There are 275 isotopes of the 81 stable elements, in addition to over 800 radioactive isotopes, and every element has known isotopic forms. Isotopes of a single element possess almost identical properties.
- citrons
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noun,
a pale-yellow fruit resembling the lemon but larger and with thicker rind, borne by a small tree or large bush, Citrus medica, allied to the lemon and lime.
- cretins
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noun,
a person suffering from cretinism.
- striate
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adjective,
striated.
- cittern
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noun,
an old musical instrument related to the guitar, having a flat, pear-shaped soundbox and wire strings.
- crepons
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noun,
a heavyweight crepe fabric.
- coarsen
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verb (used with or without object),
to make or become coarse.
- cranio-
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- coaster
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noun,
a person or thing that coasts.
- toecaps
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noun,
a piece of leather or other material covering the toe of a shoe.
- toaster
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noun,
an instrument or appliance for toasting bread, muffins, etc.
- inscape
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noun,
the unique essence or inner nature of a person, place, thing, or event, especially depicted in poetry or a work of art.
- tanrecs
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noun,
tenrec.
- incepts
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verb (used with object),
to take in; ingest.
- erasion
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noun,
the act of erasing.
- coranto
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noun,
courante.
- teapots
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noun,
a container with a lid, spout, and handle, in which tea is made and from which it is poured.
- Ericson
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noun,
Leif [leef;; Icelandic leyv] /lif;; Icelandic leɪv/ (Show IPA), flourished a.d. c1000, Norse mariner: according to Icelandic saga, discoverer of Vinland (son of Eric the Red).
- Costain
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noun,
Thomas Bertram, 1885–1965, U.S. novelist, historian, and editor, born in Canada.
- Cortona
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noun,
Pietro da [pye-traw dah] /ˈpyɛ trɔ dɑ/ (Show IPA), (Pietro Berrettini) 1596–1669, Italian painter and architect.
- corneas
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noun,
the transparent anterior part of the external coat of the eye covering the iris and the pupil and continuous with the sclera.
- tertian
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noun,
Pathology. a tertian fever.
- epinaos
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noun,
a rear vestibule, as of a classical temple.
- erosion
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noun,
the act or state of eroding; state of being eroded.
- cornets
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noun,
Music. a valved wind instrument of the trumpet family.
- entraps
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verb (used with object),
to catch in or as in a trap; ensnare:
- coronas
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noun,
a white or colored circle or set of concentric circles of light seen around a luminous body, especially around the sun or moon.
- entopic
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adjective,
being or occurring in the usual place.
- cortina
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noun,
a weblike, often evanescent veil covering the gills or hanging from the cap edge of certain mushrooms, particularly those of genus Cortinarius, and sometimes persisting as a ring or remnant of fibrils around the mushroom stalk.
- ectopia
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noun,
the usually congenital displacement of an organ or part.
- coronet
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noun,
a small crown.
- enroots
-
verb (used with object),
to fix by the root.
- copters
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noun,
helicopter.
- tetanic
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adjective,
Pathology. pertaining to, of the nature of, or characterized by tetanus.
- cottons
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noun,
a soft, white, downy substance consisting of the hairs or fibers attached to the seeds of plants belonging to the genus Gossypium, of the mallow family, used in making fabrics, thread, wadding, etc.
- tapster
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noun,
a bartender.
- cronies
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noun,
a close friend or companion; chum.
- contra-
-
- contras
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noun,
(often initial capital letter) a member of a counterrevolutionary guerrilla group in Nicaragua.
- Crotone
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noun,
a city in S Italy; ancient Greek colony.
- taproot
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noun,
a main root descending downward from the radicle and giving off small lateral roots.
- crotons
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noun,
any of numerous chiefly tropical plants constituting the genus Croton, of the spurge family, several species of which, as C. tiglium, have important medicinal properties.
- cotters
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noun,
a pin, wedge, key, or the like, fitted or driven into an opening to secure something or hold parts together.
- tin-pot
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adjective,
inferior; paltry; shoddy.
- coontie
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noun,
either of two arrowroots, Zamia integrifolia or Z. floridana, of Florida, having a short trunk, pinnate leaves, and cones: Z. floridana is an endangered species.
- erotica
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noun,
written works, usually fiction, dealing with sexual love.
- coopers
-
noun,
a person who makes or repairs casks, barrels, etc.
- tarpons
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noun,
a large, powerful game fish, Megalops atlantica, inhabiting the warmer waters of the Atlantic Ocean, having a compressed body and large, silvery scales.
- costate
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adjective,
Anatomy. having ribs.
- 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.
- Esparto
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noun,
any of several grasses, especially Stipa tenacissima, of southern Europe and northern Africa, used for making paper, cordage, etc.
- copiers
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noun,
a person or thing that copies; copyist.
- tartine
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noun,
a fancy French open-faced sandwich topped with spreadable ingredients.
- tipcart
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noun,
a cart with a body that can be tipped or tilted to empty it of its contents.
- erotics
-
noun,
an erotic poem.
- patriot
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noun,
a person who loves, supports, and defends his or her country and its interests with devotion.
- iterant
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adjective,
characterized by repetition; repeating.
- porions
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noun,
the most lateral point in the roof of the bony external auditory meatus.
- pronaos
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noun,
(in a classical temple) an open vestibule before the cella.
- procto-
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- princes
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noun,
a nonreigning male member of a royal family.
- Preston
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noun,
a seaport in W Lancashire, in NW England.
- precast
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adjective,
(of a building or section) cast before being transported to the site of installation:
- scatter
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noun,
the act of scattering.
- prances
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noun,
the act of prancing; a prancing movement.
- potties
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noun,
a seat of reduced size fitting over a toilet seat, for use by a small child.
- potions
-
noun,
a drink or draft, especially one having or reputed to have medicinal, poisonous, or magical powers:
- postern
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noun,
a back door or gate.
- portion
-
noun,
a part of any whole, either separated from or integrated with it:
- portico
-
noun,
a structure consisting of a roof supported by columns or piers, usually attached to a building as a porch.
- portent
-
noun,
an indication or omen of something about to happen, especially something momentous.
- porcino
-
noun,
Usually, porcini. cep.
- pronota
-
noun,
the dorsal sclerite of the prothorax of an insect.
- porcine
-
adjective,
of or relating to swine.
- Pontiac
-
noun,
c1720–69, North American Indian, chief of the Ottawa tribe: commander during the Pontiac War 1763–64.
- scooter
-
noun,
a child's vehicle that typically has two wheels with a low footboard between them, is steered by a handlebar, and is propelled by pushing one foot against the ground while resting the other on the footboard.
- pointes
-
noun,
the tip of the toe.
- pointer
-
noun,
a person or thing that points.
- poetics
-
noun,
literary criticism treating of the nature and laws of poetry.
- pocosin
-
noun,
a swamp or marsh in an upland coastal region.
- Scorpio
-
noun,
Astronomy. Scorpius.
- Scottie
-
noun,
Scottish terrier.
- scrapie
-
noun,
a usually fatal brain disease of sheep, characterized by twitching of the neck and head, grinding of the teeth, and scraping of itching portions of skin against fixed objects with a subsequent loss of wool: thought to be caused by an infectious prion.
- Script.
-
- pincers
-
noun,
a gripping tool consisting of two pivoted limbs forming a pair of jaws and a pair of handles (usually used with pair of).
- seaport
-
noun,
a port or harbor on or accessible to a seacoast and providing accommodation for seagoing vessels.
- picrate
-
noun,
a salt or ester of picric acid.
- 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.
- prosaic
-
adjective,
commonplace or dull; matter-of-fact or unimaginative:
- section
-
noun,
a part that is cut off or separated.
- rattons
-
noun,
a rat.
- risotto
-
noun,
a dish of rice cooked with broth and flavored with grated cheese and other ingredients.
- riposte
-
noun,
a quick, sharp return in speech or action; counterstroke:
- rootcap
-
noun,
the loose mass of epidermal cells covering the apex of most roots, serving to protect the meristematic cells behind it.
- ricotta
-
noun,
a soft Italian cheese that resembles cottage cheese.
- retsina
-
noun,
a strong, resinated white or red wine of Greece and Cyprus.
- retains
-
verb (used with object),
to keep possession of.
- Roscian
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or involving acting.
- reptant
-
adjective,
repent2 .
- reposit
-
verb (used with object),
to put back; replace.
- Rosetta
-
noun,
a town in N Egypt, at a mouth of the Nile.
- repaint
-
noun,
a part repainted, especially a part of a picture by a restorer.
- rotates
-
adjective,
wheel-shaped: applied especially to a gamopetalous short-tubed corolla with a spreading limb.
- recants
-
verb (used with object),
to withdraw or disavow (a statement, opinion, etc.), especially formally; retract.
- rattoon
-
noun,
a sprout or shoot from the root of a plant, especially a sugarcane, after it has been cropped.
- ratoons
-
noun,
a sprout or shoot from the root of a plant, especially a sugarcane, after it has been cropped.
- prosect
-
verb (used with object),
to dissect (a cadaver or part) for anatomical demonstration.
- ratites
-
noun,
a bird having a ratite breastbone.
- rations
-
noun,
a fixed allowance of provisions or food, especially for soldiers or sailors or for civilians during a shortage:
- ratines
-
noun,
a loosely woven fabric made with nubby or knotty yarns.
- rapines
-
noun,
the violent seizure and carrying off of another's property; plunder.
- racoons
-
noun,
raccoon.
- sapient
-
adjective,
having or showing great wisdom or sound judgment.
- pterion
-
noun,
the craniometric point at the side of the sphenoidal fontanelle.
- satinet
-
noun,
a satin-weave fabric made with cotton warp and wool filling, fulled and finished to resemble wool.
- protist
-
noun,
any of various one-celled organisms, classified in the kingdom Protista, that are either free-living or aggregated into simple colonies and that have diverse reproductive and nutritional modes, including the protozoans, eukaryotic algae, and slime molds: some classification schemes also include the fungi and the more primitive bacteria and blue-green algae or may distribute the organisms between the kingdoms Plantae and Animalia according to dominant characteristics.
- protest
-
noun,
an expression or declaration of objection, disapproval, or dissent, often in opposition to something a person is powerless to prevent or avoid:
- protein
-
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.
- protect
-
verb (used with object),
to defend or guard from attack, invasion, loss, annoyance, insult, etc.; cover or shield from injury or danger.
- protean
-
adjective,
readily assuming different forms or characters; extremely variable.
- prostie
-
noun,
a prostitute.
- picaros
-
noun,
a rogue or vagabond.
- piaster
-
noun,
a former coin of Turkey, the 100th part of a lira: replaced by the kurus in 1933.
- natters
-
noun,
a conversation; chat.
- notates
-
verb (used with object),
to note, mark, or set down in a system of notation:
- operons
-
noun,
a set of two or more adjacent cistrons whose transcription is under the coordinated control of a promoter, an operator, and a regulator gene.
- operant
-
noun,
a person or thing that operates.
- spatter
-
noun,
the act or the sound of spattering:
- Ontario
-
noun,
a province in S Canada, bordering on the Great Lakes. 412,582 sq. mi. (1,068,585 sq. km). Capital: Toronto.
- spectra
-
noun,
a plural of spectrum.
- spicate
-
adjective,
having spikes, as a plant.
- octants
-
noun,
the eighth part of a circle.
- octanes
-
noun,
any of 18 isomeric saturated hydrocarbons having the formula C 8 H 18 , some of which are obtained in the distillation and cracking of petroleum.
- spirant
-
noun,
fricative (def 2).
- spitter
-
noun,
a person or thing that spits.
- sporont
-
noun,
(in the sexual reproduction of certain sporozoans) an encysted spore developed from a zygote, which undergoes sporogony to form sporozoites.
- spotter
-
noun,
a person employed to remove spots from clothing, especially at a dry-cleaning establishment.
- notices
-
noun,
an announcement or intimation of something impending; warning:
- norites
-
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.
- opsonic
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or influenced by opsonin; capable of promoting phagocytosis.
- noetics
-
noun,
the science of the intellect or of pure thought; reasoning.
- Statice
-
noun,
any of various plants belonging to the genus Limonium, of the leadwort family, having clusters of variously colored flowers that retain their color when dried.
- station
-
noun,
a place or position in which a person or thing is normally located.
- nitrate
-
noun,
Chemistry. a salt or ester of nitric acid, or any compound containing the univalent group –ONO 2 or NO 3 .
- stearic
-
adjective,
of or relating to suet or fat.
- stearin
-
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.
- stearo-
-
- Nicetas
-
noun,
Saint Ignatius (def 2).
- steato-
-
- Stentor
-
noun,
(in the Iliad) a Greek herald with a loud voice.
- step-in
-
noun,
step-ins, panties, especially bias-cut panties with wide legs worn by women in the 1920s and 1930s.
- step-on
-
adjective,
made to open by the operation of a pedal, as a can for kitchen garbage.
- nectars
-
noun,
the saccharine secretion of a plant, which attracts the insects or birds that pollinate the flower.
- sterno-
-
- opiates
-
noun,
a drug containing opium or its derivatives, used in medicine for inducing sleep and relieving pain.
- oration
-
noun,
a formal public speech, especially one delivered on a special occasion, as on an anniversary, at a funeral, or at academic exercises.
- senator
-
noun,
a member of a senate.
- pastern
-
noun,
the part of the foot of a horse, cow, etc., between the fetlock and the hoof.
- petitor
-
noun,
a seeker; an applicant or candidate.
- pertain
-
verb (used without object),
to have reference or relation; relate:
- persona
-
noun,
a person.
- Persian
-
noun,
a member of the native peoples of Iran, descended in part from the ancient Iranians.
- pectins
-
noun,
a white, amorphous, colloidal carbohydrate of high molecular weight occurring in ripe fruits, especially in apples, currants, etc., and used in fruit jellies, pharmaceuticals, and cosmetics for its thickening and emulsifying properties and its ability to solidify to a gel.
- Pearson
-
noun,
Drew (Andrew Russell Pearson) 1897–1969, U.S. journalist.
- patties
-
noun,
any item of food covered with dough, batter, etc., and fried or baked:
- patters
-
noun,
a rapid succession of light tapping sounds:
- pattern
-
noun,
a decorative design, as for wallpaper, china, or textile fabrics, etc.
- pattens
-
noun,
any of various kinds of footwear, as a wooden shoe, a shoe with a wooden sole, a chopine, etc., to protect the feet from mud or wetness.
- patroon
-
noun,
a person who held an estate in land with certain manorial privileges granted under the old Dutch governments of New York and New Jersey.
- patines
-
noun,
patina.
- patient
-
noun,
a person who is under medical care or treatment.
- patents
-
noun,
the exclusive right granted by a government to an inventor to manufacture, use, or sell an invention for a certain number of years.
- 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.
- soprano
-
noun,
the uppermost part or voice.
- partite
-
noun,
an instrumental suite common chiefly in the 18th century.
- parties
-
noun,
a social gathering, as of invited guests at a private home, for conversation, refreshments, entertainment, etc.:
- parotic
-
adjective,
situated about or near the ear.
- parison
-
noun,
a partially shaped mass of molten glass.
- panties
-
noun,
underpants or undershorts for women and children.
- paniers
-
noun,
pannier.
- Painter
-
noun,
an artist who paints pictures.
- Sno-Cat
-
- Otranto
-
noun,
Strait of, a strait between SE Italy and Albania, connecting the Adriatic and the Mediterranean. 44 miles (71 km) wide.
- Socotra
-
noun,
an island in the Indian Ocean, S of Arabia: a part of the Republic of Yemen. 1382 sq. mi. (3579 sq. km).
- orpines
-
noun,
a plant, Sedum telephium, of the stonecrop family, having purplish flowers.
- Orontes
-
noun,
a river in W Asia, flowing N from Lebanon through NW Syria and then SW past Antioch, Turkey, to the Mediterranean. 250 miles (405 km) long.
- orients
-
noun,
the Orient,
the countries of Asia, especially East Asia.
(formerly) the countries to the E of the Mediterranean.
- orceins
-
noun,
a red dye, the principal coloring matter of cudbear and orchil, obtained by oxidizing an ammoniacal solution of orcinol.
- tonetic
-
noun,
the phonetic study of tone in language.
- narcose
-
adjective,
characterized by stupor; stuporous.
- trisect
-
verb (used with object),
to divide into three parts, especially into three equal parts.
- antero-
-
- aristo-
-
- canters
-
noun,
an easy gallop.
- transp.
-
- astrict
-
verb (used with object),
to bind fast; constrain.
- cantrip
-
noun,
Chiefly Scot. a magic spell; trick by sorcery.
- carotin
-
noun,
carotene.
- Anteros
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. a brother of Eros, most often regarded as the avenger of unrequited love.
- Transit
-
noun,
the act or fact of passing across or through; passage from one place to another.
- arpents
-
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.
- atiptoe
-
adverb, adjective,
standing or walking on tiptoe (usually used predicatively).
- arseno-
-
- carnose
-
adjective,
of or relating to flesh; fleshy.
- carnies
-
noun,
a person employed by a carnival.
- carnets
-
noun,
a customs document allowing an automobile to be driven at no cost across international borders.
- centri-
-
- Torenia
-
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.
- centro-
-
- acetins
-
noun,
a colorless, thick, hygroscopic liquid, C 5 H 10 O 4 : used chiefly in the manufacture of explosives.
- tricots
-
noun,
a warp-knit fabric of various natural or synthetic fibers, as wool, silk, or nylon, having fine vertical ribs on the face and horizontal ribs on the back, used especially for making garments.
- Ariosto
-
noun,
Ludovico [loo-daw-vee-kaw] /ˌlu dɔˈvi kɔ/ (Show IPA), 1474–1533, Italian poet: author of Orlando Furioso.
- cerato-
-
- triceps
-
noun,
a muscle having three heads or points of origin, especially the muscle on the back of the arm, the action of which straightens the elbow.
- torsion
-
noun,
the act of twisting.
- trepans
-
noun,
a tool for cutting shallow holes by removing a core.
- cartoon
-
noun,
a sketch or drawing, usually humorous, as in a newspaper or periodical, symbolizing, satirizing, or caricaturing some action, subject, or person of popular interest.
- apricot
-
noun,
the downy, yellow, sometimes rosy fruit, somewhat resembling a small peach, of the tree Prunus armeniaca.
- attires
-
noun,
clothes or apparel, especially rich or splendid garments.
- Atropos
-
noun,
the Fate who cuts the thread of life.
- treason
-
noun,
the offense of acting to overthrow one's government or to harm or kill its sovereign.
- Aretino
-
noun,
Pietro [pye-traw] /ˈpyɛ trɔ/ (Show IPA), 1492–1556, Italian satirist and dramatist.
- actino-
-
- carpets
-
noun,
a heavy fabric, commonly of wool or nylon, for covering floors.
- aconite
-
noun,
any plant belonging to the genus Aconitum, of the buttercup family, having irregular flowers usually in loose clusters, including species with poisonous and medicinal properties.
- atopies
-
noun,
an allergy, involving an inherited immunoglobulin of the IgE type, that predisposes a person to certain allergic responses, as atopic dermatitis.
- cations
-
noun,
a positively charged ion that is attracted to the cathode in electrolysis.
- catnips
-
noun,
a plant, Nepeta cataria, of the mint family, having egg-shaped leaves containing aromatic oils that are a cat attractant.
- catties
-
noun,
(in China and southeast Asia) a weight equal to about 1½ pounds (680 grams) avoirdupois.
- tortoni
-
noun,
ice cream made with eggs and heavy cream, often containing chopped cherries or topped with minced almonds or crumbled macaroons.
- atonies
-
noun,
Pathology. lack of tone or energy; muscular weakness, especially in a contractile organ.
- acetoin
-
noun,
a yellowish, pleasant-smelling liquid, C 4 H 8 O 2 , obtained from various carbohydrates, as glucose, by fermentation: used chiefly in the manufacture of flavors and essences.
- atonics
-
noun,
Grammar. an unaccented word, syllable, or sound.
- topcoat
-
noun,
a lightweight overcoat.
- attorns
-
verb (used with object),
to turn over to another; transfer.
- tritons
-
noun,
a positively-charged particle consisting of a proton and two neutrons, equivalent to the nucleus of an atom of tritium.
- certain
-
Idioms,
for certain, without a doubt; surely:
- tropine
-
noun,
a white, crystalline, hygroscopic, water-soluble, poisonous alkaloid, C 8 H 15 NO, obtained chiefly by the hydrolysis of atropine or hyoscyamine.
- Tootsie
-
noun,
a sweetheart; darling.
- traipse
-
noun,
a tiring walk.
- tritone
-
noun,
an interval consisting of three whole tones; an augmented fourth.
- capotes
-
noun,
a long cloak with a hood.
- aseptic
-
noun,
a product, as milk or fruit juice, that is marketed in an aseptic package or container.
- caprine
-
adjective,
of or relating to goats.
- artiste
-
noun,
an artist, especially an actor, singer, dancer, or other public performer.
- 2,4,5-t
-
noun,
a light-tan, water-insoluble solid, C 8 H 5 Cl 3 O 3 , used chiefly for killing weeds.
- caption
-
noun,
a title or explanation for a picture or illustration, especially in a magazine.
- Tristan
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Tristram.
- Napier
-
noun,
neper.
- pointe
-
noun,
the tip of the toe.
- stoner
-
noun,
Slang. a person who is habitually high on drugs, especially marijuana, or alcohol; a person who is usually stoned.
- precis
-
noun,
a concise summary.
- natter
-
noun,
a conversation; chat.
- poetic
-
noun,
poetics.
- tripos
-
noun,
(at Cambridge University, England) any of various final honors examinations.
- Naoise
-
noun,
the husband of Deirdre and a nephew of Conchobar, by whom he was treacherously killed.
- triacs
-
noun,
a type of thyristor designed for electronic control of the current supplied to a circuit, used especially in dimmers for lighting systems.
- apices
-
noun,
a plural of apex.
- nastic
-
adjective,
of or showing sufficiently greater cellular force or growth on one side of an axis to change the form or position of the axis.
- points
-
noun,
a sharp or tapering end, as of a dagger.
- poison
-
noun,
a substance with an inherent property that tends to destroy life or impair health.
- trices
-
noun,
a very short time; an instant:
- narcos
-
noun,
narc.
- narco-
-
- caners
-
noun,
a person who works with cane, especially one who produces canework for chairs.
- scoria
-
noun,
Metallurgy. the refuse, dross, or slag left after melting or smelting metal; scum.
- scato-
-
- poiser
-
noun,
a person or thing that poises.
- tricot
-
noun,
a warp-knit fabric of various natural or synthetic fibers, as wool, silk, or nylon, having fine vertical ribs on the face and horizontal ribs on the back, used especially for making garments.
- Capris
-
noun,
Capri pants.
- prates
-
noun,
act of prating.
- tarots
-
noun,
any of a set of 22 playing cards bearing allegorical representations, used for fortunetelling and as trump cards in tarok.
- nectar
-
noun,
the saccharine secretion of a plant, which attracts the insects or birds that pollinate the flower.
- steric
-
adjective,
of or relating to the spatial relationships of atoms in a molecule.
- Scotti
-
noun,
Antonio [ahn-taw-nyaw] /ɑnˈtɔ nyɔ/ (Show IPA), 1866–1936, Italian baritone.
- noctis
-
adjective,
(in prescriptions) of the night.
- nocti-
-
- static
-
noun,
Electricity.
static or atmospheric electricity.
interference due to such electricity.
- pintos
-
noun,
Western U.S. a pinto horse.
- scrape
-
noun,
an act or instance of scraping.
- nitro-
-
- nitres
-
noun,
niter.
- pirate
-
noun,
a person who robs or commits illegal violence at sea or on the shores of the sea.
- niters
-
noun,
potassium nitrate.
- presto
-
noun,
Music. a movement or piece in quick tempo.
- torose
-
adjective,
Botany. cylindrical, with swellings or constrictions at intervals; knobbed.
- stator
-
noun,
Electricity, Machinery. a portion of a machine that remains fixed with respect to rotating parts, especially the collection of stationary parts in the magnetic circuits of a machine.
Compare rotor (def 1).
- Pisano
-
noun,
Andrea [ahn-dre-ah] /ɑnˈdrɛ ɑ/ (Show IPA), c1270–c1348, Italian sculptor.
- necro-
-
- Estrin
-
noun,
estrone.
- Torino
-
noun,
Turin.
- scoto-
-
- 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.
- steno-
-
- 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.
- Nestor
-
noun,
the oldest and wisest of the Greeks in the Trojan War and a king of Pylos.
- Scotia
-
noun,
a deep concave molding between two fillets, as in the Attic base.
- Scoter
-
noun,
any of the large diving ducks of the genus Melanitta, inhabiting northern parts of the Northern Hemisphere.
- Cairns
-
noun,
a seaport in NE Australia.
- pitons
-
noun,
a metal spike with an eye through which a rope may be passed.
- Tories
-
noun,
a member of the Conservative Party in Great Britain or Canada.
- iatro-
-
- 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.
- stoper
-
noun,
a machine for drilling rock from below.
- nacres
-
noun,
mother-of-pearl.
- insect
-
noun,
any animal of the class Insecta, comprising small, air-breathing arthropods having the body divided into three parts (head, thorax, and abdomen), and having three pairs of legs and usually two pairs of wings.
- Potter
-
noun,
a person who makes pottery.
- Portia
-
noun,
the heroine of Shakespeare's Merchant of Venice, who, in one scene, disguises herself as a lawyer.
- triens
-
noun,
a copper coin of ancient Rome, issued during the Republic, a third part of an as.
- capers
-
noun,
a playful leap or skip.
- triose
-
noun,
a monosaccharide that has three atoms of carbon.
- tainos
-
noun,
a member of an extinct Arawakan Indian tribe of the West Indies.
- intros
-
noun,
an introduction.
- intro.
-
- Potosi
-
noun,
a city in S Bolivia: formerly a rich silver-mining center. 13,022 feet (3970 meters) above sea level.
- potion
-
noun,
a drink or draft, especially one having or reputed to have medicinal, poisonous, or magical powers:
- taints
-
noun,
a trace of something bad, offensive, or harmful.
- intra-
-
- Capote
-
noun,
a long cloak with a hood.
- porion
-
noun,
the most lateral point in the roof of the bony external auditory meatus.
- trines
-
noun,
a set or group of three; triad.
- inters
-
verb (used with object),
to place (a dead body) in a grave or tomb; bury.
- poster
-
noun,
a placard or bill posted or intended for posting in a public place, as for advertising.
- Capone
-
noun,
Al(phonse) ("Scarface") 1899–1947, U.S. gangster and Prohibition-era bootlegger, probably born in Italy.
- inter.
-
- potent
-
noun,
a fur having a pattern of T -shaped forms, placed in alternate directions and having alternating tinctures, one metal and one color, so that all forms of one tincture face the same way and are between, above, and below forms of the other tincture facing the other way.
- intact
-
adjective,
not altered, broken, or impaired; remaining uninjured, sound, or whole; untouched; unblemished:
- parens
-
plural noun,
parentheses:
- instr.
-
- instep
-
noun,
the arched upper surface of the human foot between the toes and the ankle.
- insert
-
noun,
something inserted or to be inserted.
- capons
-
noun,
a cockerel castrated to improve the flesh for use as food.
- instar
-
noun,
an insect in any one of its periods of postembryonic growth between molts.
- incest
-
noun,
sexual intercourse between closely related persons.
- incept
-
verb (used with object),
to take in; ingest.
- Poncas
-
noun,
a member of a North American Indian people formerly of northern Nebraska, now living mostly in northern Oklahoma.
- pooris
-
noun,
a light, round, unleavened wheat bread of India, usually deep-fried.
- ponces
-
noun,
a pimp.
- tapers
-
noun,
gradual diminution of width or thickness in an elongated object.
- potato
-
noun,
Also called Irish potato, white potato. the edible tuber of a cultivated plant, Solanum tuberosum, of the nightshade family.
- 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.
- icono-
-
- ponies
-
noun,
a small horse of any of several breeds, usually not higher at the shoulder than 14½ hands (58 in./146 cm).
- aorist
-
noun,
a verb tense, as in Classical Greek, expressing action or, in the indicative mood, past action, without further limitation or implication.
- prance
-
noun,
the act of prancing; a prancing movement.
- praise
-
noun,
the act of expressing approval or admiration; commendation; laudation.
- tanrec
-
noun,
tenrec.
- Pontic
-
noun,
an artificial tooth in a bridge.
- Strain
-
noun,
any force or pressure tending to alter shape, cause a fracture, etc.
- Strait
-
noun,
Often, straits. (used with a singular verb) a narrow passage of water connecting two large bodies of water.
- Canter
-
noun,
an easy gallop.
- stript
-
noun,
a striptease.
- tanist
-
noun,
the successor apparent to a Celtic chief, usually the oldest or worthiest of his kin, chosen by election among the tribe during the chief's lifetime.
- isotac
-
noun,
a line drawn on a map connecting all points where ice starts to melt at approximately the same period in spring.
- isopor
-
noun,
an imaginary line on the earth's surface connecting points of equal annual change in the declination, inclination, or other components of the earth's magnetic field.
- Cantor
-
noun,
the religious official of a synagogue who conducts the liturgical portion of a service and sings or chants the prayers and parts of prayers designed to be performed as solos.
- antres
-
noun,
a cavern; cave.
- Cantos
-
noun,
one of the main or larger divisions of a long poem.
- strict
-
adjective,
characterized by or acting in close conformity to requirements or principles:
- stater
-
noun,
any of various gold or silver or electrum coin units or coins of the ancient Greek states or cities.
- stripe
-
noun,
a relatively long, narrow band of a different color, appearance, weave, material, or nature from the rest of a surface or thing:
- Scioto
-
noun,
a river in central Ohio, flowing S to the Ohio River. 237 miles (382 km) long.
- 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.
- pottos
-
noun,
any of several lorislike, African lemurs of the genera Perodicticus and Arctocebus, especially P. potto, having a short tail and vestigial index fingers.
- incase
-
verb (used with object),
encase.
- Strine
-
noun,
Australian English.
- Parent
-
noun,
a father or a mother.
- Pinter
-
noun,
Harold, 1930–2008, English playwright.
- astern
-
adverb,
in a position behind a specified vessel or aircraft:
- 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):
- osteo-
-
- traces
-
noun,
a surviving mark, sign, or evidence of the former existence, influence, or action of some agent or event; vestige:
- patios
-
noun,
an area, usually paved, adjoining a house and used as an area for outdoor lounging, dining, etc.
- Osetic
-
adjective, noun,
Ossetic.
- patois
-
noun,
a regional form of a language, especially of French, differing from the standard, literary form of the language.
- oscine
-
noun,
an oscine bird.
- patri-
-
- transe
-
noun,
a passageway, as a hallway, alley, or the like.
- patron
-
noun,
a person who is a customer, client, or paying guest, especially a regular one, of a store, hotel, or the like.
- arsino
-
adjective,
containing the arsino group.
- set-in
-
adjective,
made separately and placed within another unit.
- Patten
-
noun,
any of various kinds of footwear, as a wooden shoe, a shoe with a wooden sole, a chopine, etc., to protect the feet from mud or wetness.
- orpine
-
noun,
a plant, Sedum telephium, of the stonecrop family, having purplish flowers.
- Sonora
-
noun,
a state in NW Mexico. 70,484 sq. mi. (182,555 sq. km). Capital: Hermosillo.
- socio-
-
- orcein
-
noun,
a red dye, the principal coloring matter of cudbear and orchil, obtained by oxidizing an ammoniacal solution of orcinol.
- astro-
-
- pecans
-
noun,
a tall hickory tree, Carya illinoinensis, of the southern U.S. and Mexico, cultivated for its oval, smooth-shelled, edible nuts: the state tree of Texas.
- optics
-
noun,
(used with a singular verb) the branch of physical science that deals with the properties and phenomena of both visible and invisible light and with vision.
- option
-
noun,
the power or right of choosing.
- orates
-
verb (used with or without object),
to deliver an oration; speak pompously; declaim.
- Patton
-
noun,
Charley (Charlie Patton) 1881–1934, U.S. blues guitarist and singer.
- 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.
- arsine
-
noun,
Also called arseniuretted hydrogen. a colorless, flammable, slightly water-soluble gas, AsH 3 , having a fetid, garliclike odor, used in chemical warfare.
- Sooner
-
noun,
a person who settles on government land before it is legally opened to settlers in order to gain the choice of location.
- Orient
-
noun,
the Orient,
the countries of Asia, especially East Asia.
(formerly) the countries to the E of the Mediterranean.
- arsen-
-
- orison
-
noun,
a prayer.
- ornate
-
adjective,
elaborately or sumptuously adorned, often excessively or showily so:
- patter
-
noun,
a rapid succession of light tapping sounds:
- patine
-
noun,
patina.
- artist
-
noun,
a person who produces works in any of the arts that are primarily subject to aesthetic criteria.
- astron
-
- sinter
-
noun,
siliceous or calcareous matter deposited by springs, as that formed around the vent of a geyser.
- 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.
- parson
-
noun,
a member of the clergy, especially a Protestant minister; pastor; rector.
- parsec
-
noun,
a unit of distance equal to that required to cause a heliocentric parallax of one second of an arc, equivalent to 206,265 times the distance from the earth to the sun, or 3.26 light-years.
- aspect
-
noun,
appearance to the eye or mind; look:
- 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.
- panier
-
noun,
pannier.
- pacers
-
noun,
a person or thing that paces.
- paries
-
noun,
Usually, parietes. Biology. a wall, as of a hollow organ; an investing part.
- pantie
-
noun,
panties.
- Pareto
-
noun,
Vilfredo [veel-fre-daw] /vilˈfrɛ dɔ/ (Show IPA), 1848–1923, Italian sociologist and economist in Switzerland.
- panto-
-
- pantos
-
noun,
pantomime (def 2).
- trains
-
noun,
Railroads. a self-propelled, connected group of rolling stock.
- 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.
- Sirena
-
noun,
a female given name.
- soaper
-
noun,
soap opera.
- trance
-
noun,
a half-conscious state, seemingly between sleeping and waking, in which ability to function voluntarily may be suspended.
- otiose
-
adjective,
being at leisure; idle; indolent.
- Artois
-
noun,
a former province in N France: artesian wells.
- paters
-
noun,
British Informal. father.
- trans.
-
- ascent
-
noun,
an act of ascending; upward movement; a rising movement:
- ottars
-
noun,
attar (def 1).
- patent
-
noun,
the exclusive right granted by a government to an inventor to manufacture, use, or sell an invention for a certain number of years.
- Pascin
-
noun,
Jules [zhyl] /ʒül/ (Show IPA), (Julius Pincas) 1885–1930, French painter, born in Bulgaria.
- patens
-
noun,
a metal plate on which the bread is placed in the celebration of the Eucharist.
- set-to
-
noun,
a usually brief, sharp fight or argument.
- pastor
-
noun,
a minister or priest in charge of a church.
- paster
-
noun,
a slip of paper gummed on the back, to be pasted on or over something, as over a name on a ballot.
- Sitter
-
noun,
a person who sits.
- sitten
-
verb,
past participle of sit1 .
- opines
-
verb (used with or without object),
to hold or express an opinion.
- opiate
-
noun,
a drug containing opium or its derivatives, used in medicine for inducing sleep and relieving pain.
- Noetic
-
adjective,
of or relating to the mind.
- sprain
-
noun,
a violent straining or wrenching of the parts around a joint, without dislocation.
- Pictor
-
noun,
the Painter, a southern constellation between Dorado and Carina.
- sproat
-
noun,
a fishhook having a circular bend.
- sprite
-
noun,
an elf, fairy, or goblin.
- picro-
-
- sprint
-
noun,
a short race at full speed.
- sprent
-
adjective,
sprinkled.
- attire
-
noun,
clothes or apparel, especially rich or splendid garments.
- notate
-
verb (used with object),
to note, mark, or set down in a system of notation:
- treats
-
noun,
entertainment, food, drink, etc., given by way of compliment or as an expression of friendly regard.
- picots
-
noun,
one of a number of ornamental loops in embroidery, or along the edge of lace, ribbon, etc.
- sporo-
-
- secant
-
noun,
Geometry. an intersecting line, especially one intersecting a curve at two or more points.
- picaro
-
noun,
a rogue or vagabond.
- spiro-
-
- notice
-
noun,
an announcement or intimation of something impending; warning:
- Pietas
-
noun,
the ancient Roman personification of familial affection, patriotism, and piety.
- sector
-
noun,
Geometry. a plane figure bounded by two radii and the included arc of a circle.
- norias
-
noun,
a device consisting of a series of buckets on a wheel, used in Spain and the East for raising water.
- 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.
- 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.
- no-par
-
adjective,
without par or face value:
- pineta
-
noun,
an arboretum of pines and coniferous trees.
- Pinero
-
noun,
Sir Arthur Wing, 1855–1934, English playwright and actor.
- stance
-
noun,
the position or bearing of the body while standing:
- 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.
- tarso-
-
- attorn
-
verb (used with object),
to turn over to another; transfer.
- trepan
-
noun,
a tool for cutting shallow holes by removing a core.
- Trento
-
noun,
Italian name of Trent.
- scroop
-
noun,
a scrooping sound.
- Nostoc
-
noun,
any freshwater, blue-green alga of the genus Nostoc, often occurring in jellylike colonies in moist places.
- scrota
-
noun,
the pouch of skin that contains the testes.
- oaters
-
noun,
a movie, television show, etc., about the frontier days of the U.S. West; western; horse opera.
- 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.
- sortie
-
noun,
a rapid movement of troops from a besieged place to attack the besiegers.
- pernio
-
noun,
chilblain.
- atones
-
verb (used with object),
to make amends for; expiate:
- Pesaro
-
noun,
a seaport in E Italy, on the Adriatic Sea.
- person
-
noun,
a human being, whether an adult or child:
- Sparti
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. a group of fully armed warriors who sprang from the dragon's teeth that Cadmus planted.
- 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.
- trapes
-
noun,
a tiring walk.
- Peoria
-
noun,
a city in central Illinois, on the Illinois River.
- 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.
- septi-
-
- penta-
-
- septic
-
adjective,
pertaining to or of the nature of sepsis; infected.
- operon
-
noun,
a set of two or more adjacent cistrons whose transcription is under the coordinated control of a promoter, an operator, and a regulator gene.
- aroint
-
verb (imperative),
begone:
- pectin
-
noun,
a white, amorphous, colloidal carbohydrate of high molecular weight occurring in ripe fruits, especially in apples, currants, etc., and used in fruit jellies, pharmaceuticals, and cosmetics for its thickening and emulsifying properties and its ability to solidify to a gel.
- atonic
-
noun,
Grammar. an unaccented word, syllable, or sound.
- arioso
-
noun,
an arioso composition or section.
- spinto
-
adjective,
having a lyric quality with a strong, dramatic element:
- octant
-
noun,
the eighth part of a circle.
- Senior
-
noun,
a person who is older than another.
- 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.
- octane
-
noun,
any of 18 isomeric saturated hydrocarbons having the formula C 8 H 18 , some of which are obtained in the distillation and cracking of petroleum.
- tortes
-
noun,
a rich cake, especially one containing little or no flour, usually made with eggs and ground nuts or bread crumbs.
- Octans
-
noun,
the Octant, a southern constellation that contains the south celestial pole.
- Petros
-
noun,
Canadian. the federally owned petroleum industry.
- ariose
-
adjective,
characterized by melody; songlike.
- octets
-
noun,
a company of eight singers or musicians.
- petro-
-
- atopic
-
adjective,
of or relating to atopy.
- octroi
-
noun,
(formerly especially in France and Italy) a local tax levied on certain articles, such as foodstuffs, on their entry into a city.
- Petras
-
noun,
an ancient city in SW Jordan: ruined structures carved out of varicolored stratified rock; capital of the Nabataeans and Edomites.
- 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.
- stacte
-
noun,
one of the sweet spices used in the holy incense of the ancient Hebrews. Ex. 30:34.
- aniso-
-
- esprit
-
noun,
sprightliness of spirit or wit; lively intelligence.
- Coster
-
noun,
costermonger.
- casern
-
noun,
a lodging for soldiers in a garrison town; barracks.
- casino
-
noun,
a building or large room used for meetings, entertainment, dancing, etc., especially such a place equipped with gambling devices, gambling tables, etc.
- tipcat
-
noun,
a game in which a short piece of wood, tapered at both ends, is struck lightly at one end with a bat, causing the wood to spring into the air so that it can be batted for a distance.
- ratine
-
noun,
a loosely woven fabric made with nubby or knotty yarns.
- tip-on
-
noun,
tip1 (def 4).
- 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.
- Caster
-
noun,
a person or thing that casts.
- Cotton
-
noun,
a soft, white, downy substance consisting of the hairs or fibers attached to the seeds of plants belonging to the genus Gossypium, of the mallow family, used in making fabrics, thread, wadding, etc.
- Castor
-
noun,
Also, castoreum. a brownish, unctuous substance with a strong, penetrating odor, secreted by certain glands in the groin of the beaver, used in medicine and perfumery.
- Cotter
-
noun,
a pin, wedge, key, or the like, fitted or driven into an opening to secure something or hold parts together.
- cottas
-
noun,
a surplice.
- ration
-
noun,
a fixed allowance of provisions or food, especially for soldiers or sailors or for civilians during a shortage:
- tiptoe
-
noun,
the tip or end of a toe.
- costo-
-
- Castro
-
noun,
Cipriano [sip-ree-ah-noh;; Spanish see-pree-ah-naw] /ˌsɪp riˈɑ noʊ;; Spanish ˌsi priˈɑ nɔ/ (Show IPA), 1858?–1924, Venezuelan military and political leader: president 1901–08; exiled 1908.
- rotten
-
adjective,
decomposing or decaying; putrid; tainted, foul, or bad-smelling.
- COSTAR
-
noun,
a performer, especially an actor or actress, who shares star billing with another.
- ratite
-
noun,
a bird having a ratite breastbone.
- ratoon
-
noun,
a sprout or shoot from the root of a plant, especially a sugarcane, after it has been cropped.
- COSINE
-
noun,
Trigonometry.
(in a right triangle) the ratio of the side adjacent to a given angle to the hypotenuse.
the sine of the complement of a given angle or arc. Abbreviation: cos.
- ratton
-
noun,
a rat.
- troops
-
noun,
an assemblage of persons or things; company; band.
- caters
-
verb (used with object),
to provide food and service for:
- Cortes
-
noun,
(in Spain or Portugal) the two houses constituting the national legislative body.
- corset
-
noun,
Sometimes, corsets. a close-fitting undergarment, stiffened with whalebone or similar material and often capable of being tightened by lacing, enclosing the trunk: worn, especially by women, to shape and support the body; stays.
- corpse
-
noun,
a dead body, usually of a human being.
- re-act
-
verb (used with object),
to act or perform again.
- cation
-
noun,
a positively charged ion that is attracted to the cathode in electrolysis.
- catnip
-
noun,
a plant, Nepeta cataria, of the mint family, having egg-shaped leaves containing aromatic oils that are a cat attractant.
- corona
-
noun,
a white or colored circle or set of concentric circles of light seen around a luminous body, especially around the sun or moon.
- crapes
-
noun,
a lightweight fabric of silk, cotton, or other fiber, with a finely crinkled or ridged surface.
- crates
-
noun,
a slatted wooden box or framework for packing, shopping, or storing fruit, furniture, glassware, crockery, etc.
- recant
-
verb (used with object),
to withdraw or disavow (a statement, opinion, etc.), especially formally; retract.
- Carson
-
noun,
Christopher ("Kit") 1809–68, U.S. frontiersman and scout.
- actins
-
noun,
a globulin that is present in muscle plasma and that in connection with myosin plays an important role in muscle contraction.
- cteno-
-
- tinct.
-
- C-star
-
noun,
carbon star.
- tincts
-
noun,
tint; tinge; coloring.
- tineas
-
noun,
any of several skin diseases caused by fungi; ringworm.
- Racine
-
noun,
Jean Baptiste [zhahn ba-teest] /ʒɑ̃ baˈtist/ (Show IPA), 1639–99, French dramatist.
- carpos
-
noun,
an ancient Greek goddess of summer fruit, considered by Athenians as one of the Horae.
- racist
-
noun,
a person who believes in racism, the doctrine that one's own racial group is superior or that a particular racial group is inferior to the others.
- racons
-
noun,
radar beacon.
- Croton
-
noun,
any of numerous chiefly tropical plants constituting the genus Croton, of the spurge family, several species of which, as C. tiglium, have important medicinal properties.
- tinter
-
noun,
a person who specializes in applying tints or dyes.
- croons
-
noun,
the act or sound of crooning.
- racoon
-
noun,
raccoon.
- crones
-
noun,
a withered, witchlike old woman.
- craton
-
noun,
a relatively rigid and immobile region of continental portions of the earth's crust.
- cretin
-
noun,
a person suffering from cretinism.
- casein
-
noun,
Biochemistry. a protein precipitated from milk, as by rennet, and forming the basis of cheese and certain plastics.
- rottes
-
noun,
rote2 .
- rapine
-
noun,
the violent seizure and carrying off of another's property; plunder.
- crepon
-
noun,
a heavyweight crepe fabric.
- sacro-
-
- Cretan
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Crete.
- cartop
-
adjective,
of a size and shape suitable for carrying on the top of an automobile.
- actin-
-
- carton
-
noun,
a cardboard or plastic box used typically for storage or shipping.
- cripes
-
interjection,
(used as a mild oath or an exclamation of astonishment.)
- cartes
-
noun,
(italics) French. menu; bill of fare.
Compare à la carte.
- Crista
-
noun,
a crest or ridge.
- Raetic
-
noun,
an extinct language of uncertain affinities that was spoken in Rhaetia and written with the Etruscan alphabet.
- santir
-
noun,
a Persian musical instrument resembling a dulcimer.
- reason
-
noun,
a basis or cause, as for some belief, action, fact, event, etc.:
- CORNET
-
noun,
Music. a valved wind instrument of the trumpet family.
- tetra-
-
- coatis
-
noun,
any tropical American carnivore of the genus Nasua, related to the raccoon, having an elongated body, long, ringed tail, and a slender, flexible snout.
- contos
-
noun,
a money of account of Portugal and Cape Verde, equal to 1000 escudos.
- acetin
-
noun,
a colorless, thick, hygroscopic liquid, C 5 H 10 O 4 : used chiefly in the manufacture of explosives.
- repast
-
noun,
a quantity of food taken or provided for one occasion of eating:
- contes
-
plural,
Trademark. a brand of crayon made of graphite and clay, usually in black, red, or brown.
- 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.
- cerat-
-
- repots
-
verb (used with object),
to transfer (a plant) to another, especially larger, pot.
- Conroe
-
noun,
a town in E Texas.
- conies
-
noun,
the fur of a rabbit, especially when dyed to simulate Hudson seal.
- cerias
-
noun,
a white-to-yellow, heavy powder, cerium dioxide, CeO 2 , usually derived from cerium nitrate by decomposition with heat: used chiefly in ceramics, glass polishing, and decolorizing.
- Tocsin
-
noun,
a signal, especially of alarm, sounded on a bell or bells.
- tropic
-
noun,
Geography.
either of two corresponding parallels of latitude on the terrestrial globe, one (tropic of Cancer) about 23½° N, and the other (tropic of Capricorn) about 23½° S of the equator, being the boundaries of the Torrid Zone.
the tropics, the regions lying between and near these parallels of latitude; the Torrid Zone and neighboring regions.
- toecap
-
noun,
a piece of leather or other material covering the toe of a shoe.
- coeno-
-
- Coates
-
noun,
Eric, 1886–1957, English violist and composer.
- centra
-
noun,
a plural of centrum.
- 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.
- roncos
-
noun,
any grunt of the genus Haemulon, especially H. parrai, the sailor's-choice, of West Indian waters.
- ripens
-
verb (used with or without object),
to make or become ripe.
- toners
-
noun,
a person or thing that tones.
- T-stop
-
noun,
a camera lens aperture setting calibrated to a T number.
- Citron
-
noun,
a pale-yellow fruit resembling the lemon but larger and with thicker rind, borne by a small tree or large bush, Citrus medica, allied to the lemon and lime.
- rosace
-
noun,
rosette (def 3).
- tropo-
-
- Roscoe
-
noun,
a revolver or pistol.
- C-note
-
noun,
See C (def 11).
- toe-in
-
noun,
the slight forward convergence given to the front wheels of an automobile to improve steering qualities.
- retain
-
verb (used with object),
to keep possession of.
- coapts
-
verb (used with object),
to bring close together:
- coarse
-
adjective,
composed of relatively large parts or particles:
- Reston
-
noun,
James (Barrett) ("Scotty") 1909–1995, U.S. journalist, born in Scotland.
- contr.
-
- centr-
-
- cornea
-
noun,
the transparent anterior part of the external coat of the eye covering the iris and the pupil and continuous with the sclera.
- copier
-
noun,
a person or thing that copies; copyist.
- tisane
-
noun,
(italics) French. aromatic or herb-flavored tea.
- corita
-
noun,
a boat resembling a large, woven basket, used by Indians of the southwestern U.S.
- recaps
-
noun,
a recapped tire.
- Catton
-
noun,
(Charles) Bruce, 1899–1978, U.S. journalist and historian.
- topers
-
noun,
a hard drinker or chronic drunkard.
- recast
-
noun,
a recasting.
- titans
-
noun,
Classical Mythology.
any of the sons of Uranus and Gaea, including Coeus, Crius, Cronus, Hyperion, Iapetus, and Oceanus.
Also, Titaness. any of the sisters of these, including Mnemosyne, Phoebe, Rhea, Tethys, Themis, and Thia.
any of the offspring of the children of Uranus and Gaea.
- copter
-
noun,
helicopter.
- titers
-
noun,
the strength of a solution as determined by titration with a standard substance.
- copro-
-
- copras
-
noun,
the dried kernel or meat of the coconut from which coconut oil is expressed.
- recons
-
noun,
reconnaissance.
- copies
-
noun,
an imitation, reproduction, or transcript of an original:
- censor
-
noun,
an official who examines books, plays, news reports, motion pictures, radio and television programs, letters, cablegrams, etc., for the purpose of suppressing parts deemed objectionable on moral, political, military, or other grounds.
- aceto-
-
- centos
-
noun,
a piece of writing, especially a poem, composed wholly of quotations from the works of other authors.
- coopts
-
verb (used with object),
to elect into a body by the votes of the existing members.
- centi-
-
- cooner
-
noun,
coon dog.
- centas
-
noun,
a former bronze coin of Lithuania, the 100th part of a litas.
- Rosina
-
noun,
a female given name, Italian form of Rose.
- Cooper
-
noun,
a person who makes or repairs casks, barrels, etc.
- Rosita
-
noun,
a female given name, Spanish form of Rose.
- titres
-
noun,
titer.
- copers
-
noun,
a horse dealer.
- Cooter
-
noun,
Chiefly Southern U.S. any of several large aquatic turtles of the southern U.S. and northern Mexico.
- cootie
-
noun,
a louse, especially one affecting humans, as the body louse, head louse, or pubic louse.
- rotate
-
adjective,
wheel-shaped: applied especially to a gamopetalous short-tubed corolla with a spreading limb.
- rectos
-
- recti-
-
- copens
-
noun,
Also called copen blue. a medium blue color.
- tetras
-
noun,
any of several tropical, freshwater fishes of the family Characidae, often kept in aquariums.
- Casper
-
noun,
a city in central Wyoming.
- 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.
- Carpet
-
noun,
a heavy fabric, commonly of wool or nylon, for covering floors.
- carnet
-
noun,
a customs document allowing an automobile to be driven at no cost across international borders.
- action
-
noun,
the process or state of acting or of being active:
- entrap
-
verb (used with object),
to catch in or as in a trap; ensnare:
- caries
-
noun,
decay, as of bone or of plant tissue.
- Priest
-
noun,
a person whose office it is to perform religious rites, and especially to make sacrificial offerings.
- terat-
-
- Enrico
-
noun,
a male given name: Italian form of Henry.
- escort
-
noun,
a group of persons, or a single person, accompanying another or others for protection, guidance, or courtesy:
- terais
-
noun,
a marshy lowland area in N India and S Nepal, between the Ganges and the foothills of the Himalayas.
- escarp
-
noun,
Fortification. the inner slope or wall of the ditch surrounding a rampart.
- triste
-
adjective,
sad; sorrowful; melancholy.
- protei
-
noun,
plural of proteus (def 3).
- 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.
- satire
-
noun,
the use of irony, sarcasm, ridicule, or the like, in exposing, denouncing, or deriding vice, folly, etc.
- satori
-
noun,
sudden enlightenment.
- ptero-
-
- taster
-
noun,
a person who tastes, especially one skilled in distinguishing the qualities of liquors, tea, etc., by the taste.
- Prince
-
noun,
a nonreigning male member of a royal family.
- Proton
-
noun,
a positively charged elementary particle that is a fundamental constituent of all atomic nuclei. It is the lightest and most stable baryon, having a charge equal in magnitude to that of the electron, a spin of ½, and a mass of 1.673 × 10− 27 kg. Symbol: P.
- taters
-
noun,
potato.
- proto-
-
- Carnot
-
noun,
Lazare Nicolas Marguerite [la-zar nee-kaw-lah mar-guh-reet] /laˈzar ni kɔˈlɑ mar gəˈrit/ (Show IPA), 1753–1823, French general and statesman.
- enacts
-
verb (used with object),
to make into an act or statute:
- eroto-
-
- carets
-
noun,
a mark (‸) made in written or printed matter to show the place where something is to be inserted.
- prison
-
noun,
a building for the confinement of persons held while awaiting trial, persons sentenced after conviction, etc.
- prints
-
noun,
the state of being printed.
- enroot
-
verb (used with object),
to fix by the root.
- teapot
-
noun,
a container with a lid, spout, and handle, in which tea is made and from which it is poured.
- erotic
-
noun,
an erotic poem.
- tensor
-
noun,
Anatomy. a muscle that stretches or tightens some part of the body.
- ericas
-
noun,
any of numerous low-growing evergreen shrubs or small trees belonging to the genus Erica, of the heath family, including several species of heather.
- Triton
-
noun,
a positively-charged particle consisting of a proton and two neutrons, equivalent to the nucleus of an atom of tritium.
- pronto
-
adverb,
promptly; quickly.
- aeron.
-
- teston
-
noun,
a former silver coin of France, equal at various times to between 10 and 14½ sols, bearing on the obverse a bust of the reigning king.
- sapro-
-
- captor
-
noun,
a person who has captured a person or thing.
- tenias
-
noun,
taenia.
- epacts
-
noun,
the difference in days between a solar year and a lunar year.
- sarco-
-
- carpo-
-
- Sarton
-
noun,
May, 1912–95, U.S. poet, novelist, and playwright.
- prosit
-
interjection,
(used as a toast to wish good health to one's drinking companions).
- prices
-
noun,
the sum or amount of money or its equivalent for which anything is bought, sold, or offered for sale.
- enrapt
-
adjective,
rapt; transported; enraptured:
- pteron
-
noun,
(in a classical temple) a colonnade parallel to, but apart from, the cella.
- Easton
-
noun,
a city in E Pennsylvania, on the Delaware River.
- ptisan
-
noun,
a nourishing decoction, originally one made from barley, purported to have medicinal quality.
- trite
-
adjective,
lacking in freshness or effectiveness because of constant use or excessive repetition; hackneyed; stale:
- pron.
-
- seti-
-
- reist
-
verb (used without object),
reest2 .
- proc.
-
- 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).
- 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.
- Patti
-
noun,
Adelina [ah-de-lee-nah] /ˌɑ dɛˈli nɑ/ (Show IPA), (Adela Juana Maria Patti) 1843–1919, Italian operatic soprano, born in Spain.
- reni-
-
- scape
-
noun,
Botany. a leafless peduncle rising from the ground.
- Aneto
-
noun,
Pi·co de [pee-kaw th e] /ˈpi kɔ ðɛ/ (Show IPA). Spanish name of Pic de Néthou.
- pros.
-
- Aesop
-
noun,
c620–c560 b.c, Greek writer of fables.
- 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.
- 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.
- sceat
-
noun,
a silver Anglo-Saxon coin of the 7th and 8th centuries, sometimes including an amount of gold.
- Rosie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Rose.
- Sept.
-
- serai
-
noun,
(in Eastern countries) a caravansary.
- RECON
-
noun,
reconnaissance.
- anis-
-
- prae-
-
- sero-
-
- 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.
- potto
-
noun,
any of several lorislike, African lemurs of the genera Perodicticus and Arctocebus, especially P. potto, having a short tail and vestigial index fingers.
- arose
-
verb,
simple past tense of arise.
- Aesir
-
noun,
the principal race of gods, led by Odin and living at Asgard.
- ancre
-
adjective,
having the end of each limb divided and carved outward like the flukes of an anchor; moline:
- prone
-
noun,
a sermon or a brief hortatory introduction to a sermon, usually delivered at a service at which the Eucharist is celebrated.
- peons
-
noun,
(in Spanish America) a farm worker or unskilled laborer; day laborer.
- pecan
-
noun,
a tall hickory tree, Carya illinoinensis, of the southern U.S. and Mexico, cultivated for its oval, smooth-shelled, edible nuts: the state tree of Texas.
- penis
-
noun,
the male organ of copulation and, in mammals, of urinary excretion.
- 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.
- recpt
-
- 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.
- peart
-
adjective,
lively; brisk; cheerful.
- Pears
-
noun,
Peter, 1910–86, British tenor.
- 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.
- Pecos
-
noun,
a river flowing SE from N New Mexico through W Texas to the Rio Grande. 735 miles (1183 km) long.
- Seric
-
- trios
-
noun,
a musical composition for three voices or instruments.
- peans
-
noun,
paean.
- rect.
-
- septa
-
noun,
plural of septum.
- peri-
-
- serac
-
noun,
a large irregularity of glacial ice, as a pinnacle found in glacial crevasses and formed by melting or movement of the ice.
- serin
-
noun,
a small finch, Serinus serinus, of Europe and northern Africa, closely related to the canary.
- recta
-
noun,
a plural of rectum.
- Peano
-
noun,
Giuseppe [joo-zep-pe] /dʒuˈzɛp pɛ/ (Show IPA), 1858–1932, Italian mathematician.
- repot
-
verb (used with object),
to transfer (a plant) to another, especially larger, pot.
- prise
-
noun,
leverage.
- rooti
-
noun,
rooty2 .
- paseo
-
noun,
a slow, idle, or leisurely walk or stroll.
- Pasco
-
noun,
a city in S Washington, on the Columbia River.
- scarp
-
noun,
a line of cliffs formed by the faulting or fracturing of the earth's crust; an escarpment.
- Siena
-
noun,
a city in Tuscany, in central Italy, S of Florence: cathedral.
- prest
-
noun,
a loan.
- parts
-
noun,
a portion or division of a whole that is separate or distinct; piece, fragment, fraction, or section; constituent:
- airts
-
noun,
a direction.
- ascon
-
noun,
a type of sponge having an oval shape and a thin body wall with pores leading directly into the spongocoel.
- riant
-
adjective,
laughing; smiling; cheerful.
- Ascot
-
noun,
a necktie or scarf with broad ends, tied and arranged so that the ends are laid flat, one across the other, sometimes with a pin to secure them.
- 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.
- rices
-
noun,
the starchy seeds or grain of an annual marsh grass, Oryza sativa, cultivated in warm climates and used for food.
- trait
-
noun,
a distinguishing characteristic or quality, especially of one's personal nature:
- part.
-
- trots
-
noun,
the gait of a horse, dog, or other quadruped, when trotting.
- Aisne
-
noun,
a river in N France, flowing NW and W to the Oise. 175 miles (280 km) long.
- ripen
-
verb (used with or without object),
to make or become ripe.
- pares
-
noun,
(of a female) first among equals.
- 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.
- Ronco
-
noun,
any grunt of the genus Haemulon, especially H. parrai, the sailor's-choice, of West Indian waters.
- preta
-
noun,
a wandering or disturbed ghost.
- 30-30
-
- pari-
-
- Roose
-
verb (used with or without object),
praise.
- parse
-
verb (used with object),
to analyze (a sentence) in terms of grammatical constituents, identifying the parts of speech, syntactic relations, etc.
- Paris
-
noun,
Matthew, Matthew of Paris.
- 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.
- Price
-
noun,
the sum or amount of money or its equivalent for which anything is bought, sold, or offered for sale.
- Paros
-
noun,
a Greek island of the Cyclades, in the S Aegean: noted for its white marble. 77 sq. mi. (200 sq. km).
- Roost
-
noun,
a perch upon which birds or fowls rest at night.
- rinse
-
noun,
an act or instance of rinsing.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- Paton
-
noun,
Alan (Stewart) 1903–88, South African novelist.
- patio
-
noun,
an area, usually paved, adjoining a house and used as an area for outdoor lounging, dining, etc.
- roset
-
noun,
resin; rosin.
- scatt
-
noun,
scat5 .
- Seton
-
noun,
a thread or the like inserted beneath the skin to provide drainage or to guide subsequent passage of a tube.
- prase
-
noun,
a leek-green cryptocrystalline variety of chalcedony.
- Recit
-
- patr-
-
- Artie
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Arthur.
- repos
-
noun,
a repurchase agreement.
- acet-
-
- repic
-
noun,
the scoring of 30 points in the declaration of hands before one's opponent scores a point.
- 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.
- praos
-
noun,
proa.
- 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.
- print
-
noun,
the state of being printed.
- prate
-
noun,
act of prating.
- asco-
-
- resp.
-
- Pasto
-
noun,
a city in SW Colombia. About 8350 feet (2545 meters) above sea level.
- Pres.
-
- Paten
-
noun,
a metal plate on which the bread is placed in the celebration of the Eucharist.
- scart
-
verb (used with or without object),
to scratch, scrape, mark, or scar.
- scat-
-
- scare
-
noun,
a sudden fright or alarm, especially with little or no reason.
- Pratt
-
noun,
Edwin John, 1883–1964, Canadian poet.
- rept.
-
- Pater
-
noun,
British Informal. father.
- resit
-
noun,
a test or examination that is retaken.
- prats
-
noun,
the buttocks.
- pates
-
noun,
the crown or top of the head.
- Prato
-
noun,
a city in central Italy, near Florence.
- 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.
- scena
-
noun,
an extended operatic vocal solo, usually including an aria and a recitative.
- 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.
- arise
-
verb (used without object),
to get up from sitting, lying, or kneeling; rise:
- saice
-
noun,
syce.
- Saite
-
noun,
a native or citizen of Saïs.
- apron
-
noun,
a garment covering part of the front of the body and tied at the waist, for protecting the wearer's clothing:
- Scott
-
noun,
Barbara Ann, 1928–2012, Canadian figure skater.
- raise
-
noun,
an increase in amount, as of wages:
- Scone
-
noun,
a small, light, biscuitlike quick bread made of oatmeal, wheat flour, barley meal, or the like.
- pirns
-
noun,
a weaver's bobbin, spool, or reel.
- Saint
-
noun,
any of certain persons of exceptional holiness of life, formally recognized as such by the Christian Church, especially by canonization.
- trets
-
noun,
(formerly) an allowance for waste, after deduction for tare.
- ranis
-
noun,
ranee.
- scrap
-
noun,
a small piece or portion; fragment:
- 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.
- 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.
- Actis
-
noun,
a son of Rhoda and Helius who, when banished from his home for fratricide, fled to Egypt, where he taught astrology. The Colossus of Rhodes was built in his honor.
- rants
-
noun,
ranting, extravagant, or violent declamation.
- 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).
- 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.
- scion
-
noun,
a descendant.
- rotos
-
noun,
rotogravure.
- Acton
-
noun,
a quilted garment worn under mail in the 13th and 14th centuries; gambeson.
- rotte
-
noun,
rote2 .
- Pines
-
noun,
Isle of, former name of Youth, Isle of.
- rason
-
noun,
a long, loose, black gown with wide sleeves, worn by the clergy.
- pores
-
noun,
a minute opening or orifice, as in the skin or a leaf, for perspiration, absorption, etc.
- Pinto
-
noun,
Western U.S. a pinto horse.
- scrip
-
noun,
a receipt, certificate, list, or similar brief piece of writing.
- 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.
- scant
-
adverb,
Scot. and North England Dialect. scarcely; barely; hardly.
- antre
-
noun,
a cavern; cave.
- 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.
- 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.
- pisco
-
noun,
a brandy made in the district near Pisco, a seaport in Peru.
- psora
-
noun,
psoriasis.
- pret.
-
- trice
-
noun,
a very short time; an instant:
- 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.
- pones
-
noun,
Also called pone bread. a baked or fried bread usually made of cornmeal.
- scope
-
noun,
extent or range of view, outlook, application, operation, effectiveness, etc.:
- races
-
noun,
a contest of speed, as in running, riding, driving, or sailing.
- Point
-
noun,
a sharp or tapering end, as of a dagger.
- Santo
-
noun,
a carved figure of a saint, usually of wood, as from Puerto Rico, Mexico, or the southwestern U.S.
- sarc-
-
- score
-
noun,
the record of points or strokes made by the competitors in a game or match.
- Ponce
-
noun,
a pimp.
- Saone
-
noun,
a river flowing S from NE France to the Rhone. 270 miles (435 km) long.
- Sapir
-
noun,
Edward, 1884–1939, U.S. anthropologist and linguist, born in Germany.
- Ponca
-
noun,
a member of a North American Indian people formerly of northern Nebraska, now living mostly in northern Oklahoma.
- poise
-
noun,
a state of balance or equilibrium, as from equality or equal distribution of weight; equipoise.
- sapor
-
noun,
the quality in a substance that affects the sense of taste; savor; flavor.
- poet.
-
- triac
-
noun,
a type of thyristor designed for electronic control of the current supplied to a circuit, used especially in dimmers for lighting systems.
- piste
-
noun,
a track or trail, as a downhill ski run or a spoor made by a wild animal.
- scoot
-
noun,
a swift, darting movement or course.
- sanit
-
- poori
-
noun,
a light, round, unleavened wheat bread of India, usually deep-fried.
- scoop
-
noun,
a ladle or ladlelike utensil, especially a small, deep-sided shovel with a short, horizontal handle, for taking up flour, sugar, etc.
- poons
-
noun,
any of several East Indian trees of the genus Calophyllum, that yield a light, hard wood used for masts, spars, etc.
- pitas
-
noun,
a fiber obtained from plants of the genera Agave, Aechmea, etc., used for cordage, mats, etc.
- piton
-
noun,
a metal spike with an eye through which a rope may be passed.
- Scot.
-
- racon
-
noun,
radar beacon.
- Pitta
-
noun,
any of several brilliantly colored, passerine birds of the family Pittidae, inhabiting dark, Old World, tropical forests.
- 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.
- apres
-
preposition,
after; following (used in combination):
- aport
-
adverb,
on or toward the port side.
- Apoc.
-
- scorn
-
noun,
open or unqualified contempt; disdain:
- rates
-
noun,
the amount of a charge or payment with reference to some basis of calculation:
- Actor
-
noun,
a person who acts in stage plays, motion pictures, television broadcasts, etc.
- pert.
-
- react
-
verb (used with object),
to act or perform again.
- 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.
- acnes
-
noun,
an inflammatory disease of the sebaceous glands, characterized by comedones and pimples, especially on the face, back, and chest, and, in severe cases, by cysts and nodules resulting in scarring.
- trois
-
noun,
the number 3.
- post-
-
- reaps
-
verb (used with object),
to cut (wheat, rye, etc.) with a sickle or other implement or a machine, as in harvest.
- acorn
-
noun,
the typically ovoid fruit or nut of an oak, enclosed at the base by a cupule.
- 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.
- Prot.
-
- petti
-
noun,
petticoat (def 1).
- posit
-
noun,
something that is posited; an assumption; postulate.
- rcpt.
-
- 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.
- rotes
-
noun,
routine; a fixed, habitual, or mechanical course of procedure:
- Arion
-
noun,
flourished 7th century b.c, Greek poet: inventor of the dithyramb.
- petri
-
- Petra
-
noun,
an ancient city in SW Jordan: ruined structures carved out of varicolored stratified rock; capital of the Nabataeans and Edomites.
- pians
-
noun,
yaws.
- peta-
-
- treas
-
- recip
-
- anise
-
noun,
a Mediterranean plant, Pimpinella anisum, of the parsley family, having loose umbrels of small yellowish-white flowers that yield aniseed.
- sepia
-
noun,
a brown pigment obtained from the inklike secretion of various cuttlefish and used with brush or pen in drawing.
- senti
-
noun,
a monetary unit of Tanzania, the 100th part of a shilling; cent.
- 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.
- prose
-
noun,
the ordinary form of spoken or written language, without metrical structure, as distinguished from poetry or verse.
- petr-
-
- aero-
-
- Petit
-
adjective,
small; petty; minor.
- recap
-
noun,
a recapped tire.
- prost
-
interjection,
prosit.
- aeri-
-
- petos
-
noun,
wahoo3 .
- piano
-
noun,
a musical instrument in which felt-covered hammers, operated from a keyboard, strike the metal strings.
- trop-
-
- pinas
-
noun,
pineapple.
- Trent
-
noun,
Italian Trento. Ancient Tridentum. a city in N Italy, on the Adige River.
- actos
-
- acron
-
noun,
the unsegmented, preoral portion of the body of an arthropod.
- ante-
-
- 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.
- ratio
-
noun,
the relation between two similar magnitudes with respect to the number of times the first contains the second:
- 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.
- Pieta
-
noun,
a representation of the Virgin Mary mourning over the body of the dead Christ, usually shown held on her lap.
- arces
-
noun,
a daughter of Thaumas and the sister of Iris and the Harpies. Zeus took away her wings when she aided the Titans in their war against him.
- antes
-
noun,
Poker. a fixed but arbitrary stake put into the pot by each player before the deal.
- anti-
-
- antic
-
noun,
Usually, antics.
a playful trick or prank; caper.
a grotesque, fantastic, or ludicrous gesture, act, or posture.
- 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):
- antis
-
noun,
a person who is opposed to a particular practice, party, policy, action, etc.
- tries
-
noun,
plural of try.
- Porto
-
noun,
Portuguese name of Oporto.
- poser
-
noun,
a person who poses.
- areo-
-
- Aries
-
noun,
Astronomy. the Ram, a zodiacal constellation between Pisces and Taurus.
- acpt.
-
- sect.
-
- Posen
-
noun,
German name of Poznań.
- ratos
-
noun,
rocket-assisted takeoff.
- troop
-
noun,
an assemblage of persons or things; company; band.
- TREAT
-
noun,
entertainment, food, drink, etc., given by way of compliment or as an expression of friendly regard.
- ports
-
noun,
a city, town, or other place where ships load or unload.
- picas
-
noun,
a 12-point type of a size between small pica and English.
- trine
-
noun,
a set or group of three; triad.
- pico-
-
- picot
-
noun,
one of a number of ornamental loops in embroidery, or along the edge of lace, ribbon, etc.
- acro-
-
- scent
-
noun,
a distinctive odor, especially when agreeable:
- tono-
-
- OPers
-
- paren
-
plural noun,
parentheses:
- Capt.
-
- cares
-
noun,
a state of mind in which one is troubled; worry, anxiety, or concern:
- Caren
-
noun,
a female given name.
- tater
-
noun,
potato.
- taste
-
noun,
the act of tasting food or drink.
- tarts
-
noun,
a small pie filled with cooked fruit or other sweetened preparation, usually having no top crust.
- torcs
-
noun,
torque (def 4).
- Espoo
-
noun,
a city in S Finland, W of Helsinki.
- estoc
-
noun,
a thrusting sword of the 13th–17th centuries having a long, narrow blade of rectangular section.
- estop
-
verb (used with object),
Law. to hinder or prevent by estoppel.
- tarps
-
noun,
tarpaulin.
- etnas
-
noun,
Mount, an active volcano in E Sicily. 10,758 feet (3280 meters).
- 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.
- tarot
-
noun,
any of a set of 22 playing cards bearing allegorical representations, used for fortunetelling and as trump cards in tarok.
- 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.
- tarns
-
noun,
a small mountain lake or pool, especially one in a cirque.
- Tarne
-
noun,
(in the Iliad) Sardis.
- tares
-
noun,
any of various vetches, especially Vicia sativa.
- caps.
-
- 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.
- IATSE
-
- Tapes
-
noun,
a long, narrow strip of linen, cotton, or the like, used for tying garments, binding seams or carpets, etc.
- taper
-
noun,
gradual diminution of width or thickness in an elongated object.
- caret
-
noun,
a mark (‸) made in written or printed matter to show the place where something is to be inserted.
- ERISA
-
noun,
Employee Retirement Income Security Act.
- tanto
-
adverb,
(of a musical direction) too much; so much.
- tenor
-
noun,
the course of thought or meaning that runs through something written or spoken; purport; drift.
- ecto-
-
- carp-
-
- Tepic
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Nayarit, W central Mexico.
- tents
-
noun,
a portable shelter of skins, canvas, plastic, or the like, supported by one or more poles or a frame and often secured by ropes fastened to pegs in the ground.
- enact
-
verb (used with object),
to make into an act or statute:
- carns
-
noun,
cairn.
- Ensor
-
noun,
James, 1860–1949, Belgian painter.
- entia
-
noun,
plural of ens.
- ento-
-
- carne
-
noun,
Marcel [mahr-sel;; French mar-sel] /mɑrˈsɛl;; French marˈsɛl/ (Show IPA), 1909–1996, French film director.
- 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.
- teno-
-
- tears
-
- epact
-
noun,
the difference in days between a solar year and a lunar year.
- tenia
-
noun,
taenia.
- Epis.
-
- Episc
-
- Epist
-
- tecta
-
noun,
a rooflike structure.
- teats
-
noun,
the protuberance on the breast or udder in female mammals, except the monotremes, through which the milk ducts discharge; nipple or mammilla.
- Carin
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Erato
-
noun,
the Muse of love poetry.
- ERICA
-
noun,
any of numerous low-growing evergreen shrubs or small trees belonging to the genus Erica, of the heath family, including several species of heather.
- Carie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Caroline.
- icons
-
- inapt
-
adjective,
not apt or fitting.
- econ.
-
- canst
-
noun,
a sealed container for food, beverages, etc., as of aluminum, sheet iron coated with tin, or other metal:
- Iran.
-
- taces
-
noun,
tasset.
- irate
-
adjective,
angry; enraged:
- strop
-
noun,
any of several devices for sharpening razors, especially a strip of leather or other flexible material.
- 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.
- Irons
-
noun,
Jeremy (John) born 1948, English actor.
- strip
-
noun,
a striptease.
- stria
-
noun,
a slight or narrow furrow, ridge, stripe, or streak, especially one of a number in parallel arrangement:
- canto
-
noun,
one of the main or larger divisions of a long poem.
- Strep
-
noun,
streptococcus.
- Cant.
-
- strap
-
noun,
a narrow strip of flexible material, especially leather, as for fastening or holding things together.
- tacit
-
adjective,
understood without being openly expressed; implied:
- Canso
-
noun,
Cape, a cape in SE Canada, the NE extremity of Nova Scotia.
- canoe
-
noun,
any of various slender, open boats, tapering to a point at both ends, propelled by paddles or sometimes sails and traditionally formed of light framework covered with bark, skins, or canvas, or formed from a dug-out or burned-out log or logs, and now usually made of aluminum, fiberglass, etc.
- iters
-
noun,
a canal or passage.
- store
-
noun,
an establishment where merchandise is sold, usually on a retail basis.
- stopt
-
noun,
the act of stopping.
- 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.
- nacre
-
noun,
mother-of-pearl.
- stoop
-
noun,
the act or an instance of stooping.
- canes
-
noun,
a stick or short staff used to assist one in walking; walking stick.
- Stone
-
noun,
the hard substance, formed of mineral matter, of which rocks consist.
- napes
-
noun,
the back of the neck (usually used in the phrase nape of the neck).
- tacet
-
verb (imperative),
be silent (directing an instrument or voice not to play or sing).
- cants
-
noun,
insincere, especially conventional expressions of enthusiasm for high ideals, goodness, or piety.
- incas
-
noun,
a member of any of the dominant groups of South American Indian peoples who established an empire in Peru prior to the Spanish conquest.
- inst.
-
- Capri
-
noun,
an island in W Italy, in the Bay of Naples: grottoes; resort. 5½ sq. mi. (14 sq. km).
- incor
-
- incr.
-
- Tanis
-
noun,
an ancient city in Lower Egypt, in the Nile delta.
- inept
-
adjective,
without skill or aptitude for a particular task or assignment; maladroit:
- inert
-
adjective,
having no inherent power of action, motion, or resistance (opposed to active):
- insep
-
- inset
-
noun,
something inserted; insert.
- insp.
-
- capot
-
noun,
the taking by one player of all the tricks of a deal, as in piquet.
- capos
-
noun,
any of various devices for a guitar, lute, banjo, etc., that when clamped or screwed down across the strings at a given fret will raise each string a corresponding number of half tones.
- taint
-
noun,
a trace of something bad, offensive, or harmful.
- tacos
-
noun,
Mexican Cookery. an often crisply fried tortilla folded over and filled, as with seasoned chopped meat, lettuce, tomatoes, and cheese.
- Capon
-
noun,
a cockerel castrated to improve the flesh for use as food.
- tains
-
noun,
a thin tin plate.
- intr.
-
- Capet
-
noun,
Hugh or Fr. Hugues [yg] /üg/ (Show IPA), a.d. 938?–996, king of France 987–996.
- capes
-
noun,
a sleeveless garment of various lengths, fastened around the neck and falling loosely from the shoulders, worn separately or attached to a coat or other outer garment.
- Taino
-
noun,
a member of an extinct Arawakan Indian tribe of the West Indies.
- Taine
-
noun,
Hippolyte Adolphe [ee-paw-leet a-dawlf] /i pɔˈlit aˈdɔlf/ (Show IPA), 1828–93, French literary critic and historian.
- since
-
adverb,
from then till now (often preceded by ever):
- caper
-
noun,
a playful leap or skip.
- TORES
-
noun,
a torus.
- iotas
-
noun,
a very small quantity; jot; whit.
- tera-
-
- Terai
-
noun,
a marshy lowland area in N India and S Nepal, between the Ganges and the foothills of the Himalayas.
- narcs
-
noun,
a government agent or detective charged with the enforcement of laws restricting the use of narcotics.
- coots
-
noun,
any aquatic bird of the genus Fulica, as F. americana, of North America, and F. atra, of the Old World, characterized by lobate toes and short wings and tail.
- cont.
-
- Conte
-
noun,
count2 .
- conto
-
noun,
a money of account of Portugal and Cape Verde, equal to 1000 escudos.
- cents
-
noun,
a bronze coin of the U.S., the 100th part of a U.S. dollar: made of steel during part of 1943. Symbol: ¢.
- CENTO
-
noun,
a piece of writing, especially a poem, composed wholly of quotations from the works of other authors.
- toast
-
noun,
sliced bread that has been browned by dry heat.
- coop.
-
- co-op
-
noun,
a cooperative store, dwelling, program, etc.
- cent.
-
- coopt
-
verb (used with object),
to elect into a body by the votes of the existing members.
- titre
-
noun,
titer.
- Titos
-
noun,
Marshal (Josip Broz) 1891–1980, president of Yugoslavia 1953–80.
- Const
-
- Copan
-
noun,
Santa Rosa de Copán.
- copen
-
noun,
Also called copen blue. a medium blue color.
- coper
-
noun,
a horse dealer.
- copes
-
noun,
a long mantle, especially of silk, worn by ecclesiastics over the alb or surplice in processions and on other occasions.
- copr-
-
- copra
-
noun,
the dried kernel or meat of the coconut from which coconut oil is expressed.
- copse
-
noun,
a thicket of small trees or bushes; a small wood.
- Cenis
-
noun,
Mont, a mountain pass between SE France and Italy, in the Alps. 6834 feet (2083 meters) high.
- titer
-
noun,
the strength of a solution as determined by titration with a standard substance.
- toper
-
noun,
a hard drinker or chronic drunkard.
- Corea
-
noun,
Armando Anthony [ahr-mahn-doh] /ɑrˈmɑn doʊ/ (Show IPA), ("Chick") born 1941, U.S. jazz pianist and composer.
- ceras
-
noun,
(in prescriptions) wax.
- ceria
-
noun,
a white-to-yellow, heavy powder, cerium dioxide, CeO 2 , usually derived from cerium nitrate by decomposition with heat: used chiefly in ceramics, glass polishing, and decolorizing.
- coria
-
noun,
plural of corium.
- toots
-
noun,
an affectionate or familiar term of address; honey; baby (sometimes offensive when used to strangers, casual acquaintances, subordinates, etc., especially by a male to a female).
- cine-
-
- cines
-
noun,
a film; motion picture.
- tonia
-
- cions
-
noun,
scion (def 2).
- Ciano
-
noun,
Count Galeazzo [gah-le-aht-tsaw] /ˌgɑ lɛˈɑt tsɔ/ (Show IPA), (Ciano di Cortellazzo) 1903–44, Italian Fascist statesman: minister of foreign affairs 1936–43.
- cires
-
noun,
a brilliant, highly glazed surface produced on fabrics by subjecting them to a wax, heat, and calendering treatment.
- tones
-
noun,
any sound considered with reference to its quality, pitch, strength, source, etc.:
- toons
-
noun,
an Asian tree, Cedrela toona, of the mahogany family, yielding an aromatic red wood used for furniture, carving, etc.
- cetin
-
noun,
a white, crystalline, water-insoluble fat, C 32 H 64 O 2 , obtained from spermaceti by extraction with ether: used chiefly as an emulsive agent in the manufacture of pharmaceuticals and cosmetics and as a base in the manufacture of candles and soaps.
- toner
-
noun,
a person or thing that tones.
- cites
-
noun,
citation (defs 7, 8).
- Cesti
-
noun,
Marcantonio [mahr-kahn-taw-nyaw] /ˌmɑr kɑnˈtɔ nyɔ/ (Show IPA), 1623–69, Italian composer.
- Cons.
-
- cesta
-
noun,
a narrow, curved basket fitted on one end to a wooden handle with a glovelike compartment at the base, for catching and throwing the ball.
- cert.
-
- toise
-
noun,
an old French unit of length equivalent to 6.395 feet (1.949 meters).
- coapt
-
verb (used with object),
to bring close together:
- ceros
-
noun,
a large Atlantic and Gulf Coast mackerel game fish, Scomberomorus regalis.
- coast
-
noun,
the land next to the sea; seashore:
- cero-
-
- coati
-
noun,
any tropical American carnivore of the genus Nasua, related to the raccoon, having an elongated body, long, ringed tail, and a slender, flexible snout.
- Coats
-
noun,
an outer garment with sleeves, covering at least the upper part of the body:
- coins
-
noun,
a piece of metal stamped and issued by the authority of a government for use as money.
- coirs
-
noun,
the prepared fiber of the husk of the coconut fruit, used in making rope, matting, etc.
- cores
-
- topes
-
noun,
a small shark, Galeorhinus galeus, inhabiting waters along the European coast.
- Eaton
-
noun,
Theophilus, 1590–1658, English colonist and colonial administrator in America.
- carse
-
noun,
bottom land.
- crest
-
noun,
the highest part of a hill or mountain range; summit.
- cries
-
noun,
the act or sound of crying; any loud utterance or exclamation; a shout, scream, or wail.
- crine
-
noun,
hair; head of hair.
- crips
-
noun,
a term used to refer to a person who is partially or totally unable to use one or more limbs.
- CRISP
-
noun,
Chiefly British. potato chip.
- Carte
-
noun,
(italics) French. menu; bill of fare.
Compare à la carte.
- toran
-
noun,
(in Indian Buddhist and Hindu architecture) a gateway having two or three lintels between two posts.
- crit.
-
- Croat
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Croatia; Croatian.
- crone
-
noun,
a withered, witchlike old woman.
- croon
-
noun,
the act or sound of crooning.
- carps
-
noun,
a peevish complaint.
- crept
-
noun,
an act or instance of creeping:
- tines
-
noun,
a sharp, projecting point or prong, as of a fork.
- tinea
-
noun,
any of several skin diseases caused by fungi; ringworm.
- 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.
- Teton
-
noun,
the westernmost branch of the Dakota Indians.
- scopa
-
noun,
pollen brush.
- testa
-
noun,
the outer, usually hard, integument or coat of a seed.
- earns
-
verb (used with object),
to gain or get in return for one's labor or service:
- carpi
-
noun,
plural of carpus.
- 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.
- Terni
-
noun,
a city in central Italy.
- terna
-
noun,
a list of three names submitted to the pope as recommended to fill a vacant bishopric or benefice.
- tints
-
noun,
a color or a variety of a color; hue.
- carts
-
noun,
a heavy two-wheeled vehicle, commonly without springs, drawn by mules, oxen, or the like, used for the conveyance of heavy goods.
- corns
-
noun,
Also called Indian corn; especially technical and British, maize. a tall cereal plant, Zea mays, cultivated in many varieties, having a jointed, solid stem and bearing the grain, seeds, or kernels on large ears.
- coset
-
noun,
a subset of a group, formed by the consistent operation of a given element of the group on the left or right of all the elements of a subgroup of the group.
- Corot
-
noun,
Jean Baptiste Camille [zhahn ba-teest ka-mee-yuh] /ʒɑ̃ baˈtist kaˈmi yə/ (Show IPA), 1796–1875, French painter.
- Cates
-
noun,
a choice food;delicacy; dainty.
- corp.
-
- corpn
-
- corps
-
noun,
Military.
a military organization consisting of officers and enlisted personnel or of officers alone:
a military unit of ground combat forces consisting of two or more divisions and other troops.
- Corse
-
noun,
corpse.
- TIROS
-
noun,
one of a series of satellites for transmitting television pictures of the earth's cloud cover.
- Corti
-
noun,
Alfonso [al-fon-soh;; Italian ahl-fawn-saw] /ælˈfɒn soʊ;; Italian ɑlˈfɔn sɔ/ (Show IPA), 1822–76, Italian anatomist.
- cater
-
verb (used with object),
to provide food and service for:
- topic
-
noun,
a subject of conversation or discussion:
- tires
-
noun,
British Dialect. fatigue.
- Costa
-
noun,
a rib or riblike part.
- Creon
-
noun,
a king of Thebes, the brother of Jocasta and the uncle of Eteocles, Polynices, and Antigone.
- topis
-
noun,
topee.
- Tiran
-
noun,
Strait of, a navigable waterway between the N Red Sea and the Gulf of Aqaba.
- cotes
-
noun,
a shelter, coop, or small shed for sheep, pigs, pigeons, etc.
- cotta
-
noun,
a surplice.
- caste
-
noun,
Sociology.
an endogamous and hereditary social group limited to persons of the same rank, occupation, economic position, etc., and having mores distinguishing it from other such groups.
any rigid system of social distinctions.
- topo-
-
- Crane
-
noun,
any large wading bird of the family Gruidae, characterized by long legs, bill, and neck and an elevated hind toe.
- crape
-
noun,
a lightweight fabric of silk, cotton, or other fiber, with a finely crinkled or ridged surface.
- craps
-
noun,
a game in which two dice are thrown and in which a first throw of 7 or 11 wins, a first throw of 2, 3, or 12 loses, and a first throw of 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, or 10 can be won only by throwing the same number again before throwing a 7.
- crate
-
noun,
a slatted wooden box or framework for packing, shopping, or storing fruit, furniture, glassware, crockery, etc.
- topos
-
noun,
a convention or motif, especially in a literary work; a rhetorical convention.
- Stoic
-
noun,
a member or adherent of the Stoic school of philosophy.
- tacts
-
noun,
a keen sense of what to say or do to avoid giving offense; skill in dealing with difficult or delicate situations.
- nares
-
plural noun,
the nostrils or the nasal passages.
- Tosca
-
noun,
an opera (1900) by Giacomo Puccini.
- spate
-
noun,
a sudden, almost overwhelming, outpouring:
- spare
-
noun,
a spare thing, part, etc., as an extra tire for emergency use.
- span-
-
- Spain
-
noun,
a kingdom in SW Europe. Including the Balearic and Canary islands, 194,988 sq. mi. (505,019 sq. km). Capital: Madrid.
- space
-
noun,
the unlimited or incalculably great three-dimensional realm or expanse in which all material objects are located and all events occur.
- ation
-
- opens
-
noun,
an open or clear space.
- 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.
- 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.
- torts
-
noun,
a wrongful act, not including a breach of contract or trust, that results in injury to another's person, property, reputation, or the like, and for which the injured party is entitled to compensation.
- totes
-
noun,
the act or course of toting.
- onto-
-
- toti-
-
- tonic
-
noun,
a medicine that invigorates or strengthens:
- Soter
-
noun,
Saint, pope a.d. 166?–175?.
- opine
-
verb (used with or without object),
to hold or express an opinion.
- opsin
-
noun,
any of several compounds that form the protein component of the light-sensitive retina pigment, rhodopsin.
- optic
-
noun,
the eye.
- opto-
-
- astr.
-
- orans
-
noun,
orant.
- 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.
- spean
-
verb (used with object),
to wean.
- ontic
-
adjective,
possessing the character of real rather than phenomenal existence; noumenal.
- Astor
-
noun,
John Jacob, 1763–1848, U.S. capitalist and fur merchant.
- spine
-
noun,
the spinal or vertebral column; backbone.
- oater
-
noun,
a movie, television show, etc., about the frontier days of the U.S. West; western; horse opera.
- Oates
-
noun,
Joyce Carol, born 1938, U.S. novelist and short-story writer.
- spire
-
noun,
a tall, acutely pointed pyramidal roof or rooflike construction upon a tower, roof, etc.
- atrip
-
adjective,
aweigh.
- ocean
-
noun,
the vast body of salt water that covers almost three fourths of the earth's surface.
- ocrea
-
noun,
a sheathing part, as a pair of stipules united about a stem.
- octa-
-
- octan
-
noun,
an octan fever.
- octet
-
noun,
a company of eight singers or musicians.
- octo-
-
- spina
-
noun,
a spine or spinelike projection.
- atone
-
verb (used with object),
to make amends for; expiate:
- spier
-
noun,
a person who spies, watches, or discovers.
- spice
-
noun,
any of a class of pungent or aromatic substances of vegetable origin, as pepper, cinnamon, or cloves, used as seasoning, preservatives, etc.
- Spica
-
noun,
spike2 .
- spent
-
verb,
simple past tense and past participle of spend.
- onces
-
noun,
a single occasion; one time only:
- onco-
-
- spect
-
noun,
single photon emission computed tomography: a technique for measuring brain function similar to PET.
- spec.
-
- onset
-
noun,
a beginning or start:
- 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.
- orate
-
verb (used with or without object),
to deliver an oration; speak pompously; declaim.
- Aston
-
noun,
Francis William, 1877–1945, English physicist and chemist: Nobel Prize in Chemistry 1922.
- spirt
-
noun,
a sudden, forceful gush or jet.
- Paeon
-
noun,
Classical Prosody. a foot of one long and three short syllables in any order.
- snoop
-
noun,
an act or instance of snooping.
- 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.
- 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.
- snare
-
noun,
a device, often consisting of a noose, for capturing small game.
- sito-
-
- sitar
-
noun,
a lute of India with a small, pear-shaped body and a long, broad, fretted neck.
- 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.
- pacer
-
noun,
a person or thing that paces.
- paces
-
noun,
a rate of movement, especially in stepping, walking, etc.:
- Siren
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. one of several sea nymphs, part woman and part bird, who lure mariners to destruction by their seductive singing.
- Paine
-
noun,
Albert Bigelow [big-uh-loh] /ˈbɪg əˌloʊ/ (Show IPA), 1861–1937, U.S. author and editor.
- snoot
-
noun,
Slang. the nose.
- pains
-
noun,
physical suffering or distress, as due to injury, illness, etc.
- 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.
- Tract
-
noun,
an expanse or area of land, water, etc.; region; stretch.
- pairs
-
noun,
two identical, similar, or corresponding things that are matched for use together:
- Sino-
-
- Panic
-
noun,
a sudden overwhelming fear, with or without cause, that produces hysterical or irrational behavior, and that often spreads quickly through a group of persons or animals.
- train
-
noun,
Railroads. a self-propelled, connected group of rolling stock.
- pant-
-
- Asine
-
noun,
an ancient town in S Greece, on the Gulf of Argolis.
- pants
-
noun,
trousers (def 1).
- ottos
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Germanic word meaning “rich.”.
- Otter
-
noun,
any of several aquatic, furbearing, weasellike mammals of the genus Lutra and related genera, having webbed feet and a long, slightly flattened tail.
- sopor
-
noun,
Pathology. a deep, unnatural sleep; lethargy.
- Oscan
-
noun,
one of an ancient people of south-central Italy.
- Orcas
-
noun,
the killer whale, Orcinus orca.
- astir
-
adjective,
moving or stirring, especially with much activity or excitement:
- Orion
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. a giant hunter who pursued the Pleiades, was eventually slain by Artemis, and was then placed in the sky as a constellation.
- ornes
-
noun,
a department in NW France. 2372 sq. mi. (6145 sq. km). Capital: Alençon.
- ornis
-
noun,
an avifauna.
- aster
-
noun,
any composite plant of the genus Aster, having rays varying from white or pink to blue around a yellow disk.
- Orson
-
noun,
a male given name: from an Old French word meaning “bearlike.”.
- sonic
-
adjective,
of or relating to sound.
- Orton
-
noun,
Joe (John Kingsley Orton) 1933–67, English playwright.
- Sonia
-
noun,
a female given name, Russian form of Sophia.
- OSCAR
-
noun,
a word used in communications to represent the letter O.
- ottar
-
noun,
attar (def 1).
- Trace
-
noun,
a surviving mark, sign, or evidence of the former existence, influence, or action of some agent or event; vestige:
- osier
-
noun,
any of various willows, as the red osier, having tough, flexible twigs or branches that are used for wickerwork.
- SONAR
-
noun,
a method for detecting and locating objects submerged in water by echolocation.
- oste-
-
- Ostia
-
noun,
a town in central Italy, SW of Rome: ruins from 4th century b.c.; site of ancient port of Rome.
- aspic
-
noun,
a savory jelly usually made with meat or fish stock and gelatin, chilled and used as a garnish and coating for meats, seafoods, eggs, etc.
- Soane
-
noun,
Sir John, 1753–1837, English architect.
- snort
-
noun,
the act or sound of snorting.
- asper
-
noun,
a former silver coin of Turkey and Egypt: later a money of account equal to 1/120 of a piaster.
- snore
-
noun,
the act, instance, or sound of snoring.
- oaten
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or made of oats.
- roans
-
noun,
a horse or other animal with a roan coat.
- noct-
-
- Cairo
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Egypt, in the N part on the E bank of the Nile.
- cairn
-
noun,
a heap of stones set up as a landmark, monument, tombstone, etc.
- noria
-
noun,
a device consisting of a series of buckets on a wheel, used in Spain and the East for raising water.
- Norse
-
noun,
(used with a plural verb) the Norwegians, especially the ancient Norwegians.
- nerts
-
interjection,
nuts (def 1).
- stair
-
noun,
one of a flight or series of steps for going from one level to another, as in a building.
- step-
-
- Nepos
-
noun,
Cornelius, 99?–24? b.c, Roman biographer and historian.
- noso-
-
- Norco
-
noun,
a town in S California.
- ster.
-
- Stern
-
noun,
the after part of a vessel (often opposed to stem).
- stain
-
noun,
a discoloration produced by foreign matter having penetrated into or chemically reacted with a material; a spot not easily removed.
- atto-
-
- neaps
-
noun,
neap tide.
- toric
-
adjective,
noting or pertaining to a lens with a surface forming a portion of a torus, used for eyeglasses and contact lenses that correct astigmatism.
- stint
-
noun,
a period of time spent doing something:
- Stent
-
noun,
Medicine/Medical. a small, expandable tube used for inserting in a blocked vessel or other part.
- stane
-
noun, adjective, adverb, verb (used with object),
stone.
- notes
-
noun,
a brief record of something written down to assist the memory or for future reference.
- torso
-
noun,
the trunk of the human body.
- nitr-
-
- Niter
-
noun,
potassium nitrate.
- 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.
- nitre
-
noun,
niter.
- nipas
-
noun,
a palm, Nypa fruticans, of India, the Philippines, etc., whose foliage is used for thatching, basketry, etc.
- torsi
-
noun,
a plural of torso.
- toros
-
noun,
a bull.
- State
-
noun,
the condition of a person or thing, as with respect to circumstances or attributes:
- stare
-
noun,
a staring gaze; a fixed look with the eyes wide open:
- stat.
-
- Niort
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Deux-Sèvres, in W France.
- caine
-
noun,
(Sir Thomas Henry) Hall, 1853–1931, English novelist.
- Stein
-
noun,
a mug, usually earthenware, especially for beer.
- noise
-
noun,
sound, especially of a loud, harsh, or confused kind:
- noose
-
noun,
a loop with a running knot, as in a snare, lasso, or hangman's halter, that tightens as the rope is pulled.
- cains
-
noun,
Scot. and Irish English. rent paid in kind, especially a percentage of a farm crop.
- start
-
noun,
a beginning of an action, journey, etc.
- Srta.
-
- nears
-
- naso-
-
- Attic
-
noun,
the part of a building, especially of a house, directly under a roof; garret.
- noto-
-
- 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.
- Stoat
-
noun,
the ermine, Mustela erminea, especially when in brown summer pelage.
- 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.
- 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.
- sprat
-
noun,
a species of herring, Clupea sprattus, of the eastern North Atlantic.
- spor-
-
- Spoor
-
noun,
a track or trail, especially that of a wild animal pursued as game.
- spoon
-
noun,
a utensil for use in eating, stirring, measuring, ladling, etc., consisting of a small, shallow bowl with a handle.
- caner
-
noun,
a person who works with cane, especially one who produces canework for chairs.
- Torte
-
noun,
a rich cake, especially one containing little or no flour, usually made with eggs and ground nuts or bread crumbs.
- stirp
-
noun,
a line of descendants from a common ancestor.
- 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.
- nates
-
noun,
buttocks; rump.
- spite
-
noun,
a malicious, usually petty, desire to harm, annoy, frustrate, or humiliate another person; bitter ill will; malice.
- stipo
-
noun,
a tall, ornate, Italian desk with a drop lid.
- Toni
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Antoinette or Antonia.
- 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.
- Tito
-
noun,
Marshal (Josip Broz) 1891–1980, president of Yugoslavia 1953–80.
- SOAR
-
noun,
an act or instance of soaring.
- 'roo
-
noun,
kangaroo.
- stoa
-
noun,
Greek Architecture. a portico, usually a detached portico of considerable length, that is used as a promenade or meeting place.
- 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.
- stot
-
noun,
a springing gait of certain bovids, as gazelles and antelopes, used especially when running in alarm from a predator.
- taco
-
noun,
Mexican Cookery. an often crisply fried tortilla folded over and filled, as with seasoned chopped meat, lettuce, tomatoes, and cheese.
- 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.
- Tori
-
noun,
plural of torus.
- toro
-
noun,
a bull.
- Tit.
-
- RONA
-
- rocs
-
noun,
a bird of enormous size and strength.
- Soni
-
- topi
-
noun,
topee.
- tact
-
noun,
a keen sense of what to say or do to avoid giving offense; skill in dealing with difficult or delicate situations.
- Roca
-
noun,
Cape, a cape in W Portugal, near Lisbon: the western extremity of continental Europe.
- Ste.
-
- 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.
- tain
-
noun,
a thin tin plate.
- snot
-
noun,
Vulgar. mucus from the nose.
- Stir
-
noun,
the act of stirring or moving.
- sci.
-
- tri-
-
- sire
-
noun,
the male parent of a quadruped.
- str.
-
- Trot
-
noun,
the gait of a horse, dog, or other quadruped, when trotting.
- stet
-
verb (used with object),
to mark (a manuscript, printer's proof, etc.) with the word “stet” or with dots as a direction to let cancelled material remain.
- Rosa
-
noun,
Salvator [sahl-vah-tawr] /ˈsɑl vɑˌtɔr/ (Show IPA), 1615–73, Italian painter and poet.
- SITA
-
noun,
(in the Ramayana) the wife of Ramachandra, abducted by Ravana and later rescued.
- ROSE
-
noun,
any of the wild or cultivated, usually prickly-stemmed, pinnate-leaved, showy-flowered shrubs of the genus Rosa.
Compare rose family.
- toea
-
noun,
a bronze coin and monetary unit of Papua New Guinea, the 100th part of a kina.
- scop
-
noun,
an Old English bard or poet.
- sice
-
noun,
syce.
- site
-
noun,
the position or location of a town, building, etc., especially as to its environment:
- Sian
-
noun,
Older Spelling. Xian.
- 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.
- rote
-
noun,
routine; a fixed, habitual, or mechanical course of procedure:
- top-
-
- toon
-
noun,
an Asian tree, Cedrela toona, of the mahogany family, yielding an aromatic red wood used for furniture, carving, etc.
- toot
-
noun,
an act or sound of tooting.
- sipe
-
verb (used without object),
(of liquid) to drip, ooze, or soak through.
- Tace
-
noun,
tasset.
- stop
-
noun,
the act of stopping.
- 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.
- Sion
-
noun,
a town in and the capital of Valais, in SW Switzerland.
- Root
-
noun,
a part of the body of a plant that develops, typically, from the radicle and grows downward into the soil, anchoring the plant and absorbing nutriment and moisture.
- tsar
-
noun,
czar.
- snip
-
noun,
the act of snipping, as with scissors.
- tits
-
noun,
a titmouse.
- Sina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- sett
-
noun,
Also called pitcher. a small, rectangular paving stone.
- tone
-
noun,
any sound considered with reference to its quality, pitch, strength, source, etc.:
- snit
-
noun,
an agitated or irritated state.
- tope
-
noun,
a small shark, Galeorhinus galeus, inhabiting waters along the European coast.
- ROTC
-
noun,
a body of students at some colleges and universities who are given training toward becoming officers in the armed forces. Abbreviation: ROTC, R.O.T.C.
- tats
-
verb (used with or without object),
to do, or make by, tatting.
- scr.
-
- sepn
-
- sent
-
noun,
a coin of Estonia until the euro was adopted, the 100th part of a kroon.
- tent
-
noun,
a portable shelter of skins, canvas, plastic, or the like, supported by one or more poles or a frame and often secured by ropes fastened to pegs in the ground.
- 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.
- Tare
-
noun,
any of various vetches, especially Vicia sativa.
- sear
-
noun,
a mark or scar made by searing.
- ter.
-
- SCAN
-
noun,
an act or instance of scanning; close examination.
- 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.
- Sean
-
noun,
a male given name, form of John.
- Sra.
-
- tort
-
noun,
a wrongful act, not including a breach of contract or trust, that results in injury to another's person, property, reputation, or the like, and for which the injured party is entitled to compensation.
- 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.
- sati
-
noun,
a Hindu practice whereby a widow immolates herself on the funeral pyre of her husband: now abolished by law.
- roan
-
noun,
a horse or other animal with a roan coat.
- Sat.
-
- SPCA
-
- spat
-
noun,
a petty quarrel.
- Tape
-
noun,
a long, narrow strip of linen, cotton, or the like, used for tying garments, binding seams or carpets, etc.
- Tarn
-
noun,
a small mountain lake or pool, especially one in a cirque.
- tron
-
- 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.
- ten.
-
- Tate
-
noun,
Sir Henry, 1819–99, English merchant and philanthropist: founder of an art gallery (Tate Gallery) in London, England.
- scar
-
noun,
a mark left by a healed wound, sore, or burn.
- 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.
- Tore
-
noun,
a torus.
- trit
-
- tart
-
noun,
a small pie filled with cooked fruit or other sweetened preparation, usually having no top crust.
- tars
-
noun,
any of various dark-colored viscid products obtained by the destructive distillation of certain organic substances, as coal or wood.
- teat
-
noun,
the protuberance on the breast or udder in female mammals, except the monotremes, through which the milk ducts discharge; nipple or mammilla.
- Tena
-
noun,
Koyukon.
- tens
-
noun,
a self-operated portable device used to treat chronic pain by sending electrical impulses through electrodes placed over the painful area.
- SPOT
-
noun,
a rounded mark or stain made by foreign matter, as mud, blood, paint, ink, etc.; a blot or speck.
- tarp
-
noun,
tarpaulin.
- torc
-
noun,
torque (def 4).
- spin
-
noun,
the act of causing a spinning or whirling motion.
- sec.
-
- tRNA
-
- spic
-
noun,
a contemptuous term used to refer to a Spanish-American person.
- 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.
- SPAR
-
noun,
Nautical. a stout pole such as those used for masts, etc.; a mast, yard, boom, gaff, or the like.
- Test
-
noun,
the means by which the presence, quality, or genuineness of anything is determined; a means of trial.
- soon
-
Idioms,
sooner or later, eventually:
- Sert
-
noun,
José María [haw-se mah-ree-ah] /hɔˈsɛ mɑˈri ɑ/ (Show IPA), 1876–1945, Spanish painter.
- rpt.
-
- Trio
-
noun,
a musical composition for three voices or instruments.
- sori
-
noun,
plural of sorus.
- tion
-
- sore
-
noun,
a sore spot or place on the body.
- ROTS
-
noun,
the process of rotting.
- sora
-
noun,
a small, short-billed rail, Porzana carolina, of marshy areas of North America.
- spit
-
noun,
saliva, especially when ejected.
- Seta
-
noun,
a stiff hair; bristle or bristlelike part.
- Seri
-
noun,
a member of an American Indian people of western Sonora state, Mexico, on the Gulf of California.
- tret
-
noun,
(formerly) an allowance for waste, after deduction for tare.
- roto
-
noun,
rotogravure.
- tire
-
noun,
British Dialect. fatigue.
- Tiro
-
noun,
tyro.
- Soot
-
noun,
a black, carbonaceous substance produced during incomplete combustion of coal, wood, oil, etc., rising in fine particles and adhering to the sides of the chimney or pipe conveying the smoke: also conveyed in the atmosphere to other locations.
- tots
-
noun,
a small child.
- tors
-
noun,
a rocky pinnacle; a peak of a bare or rocky mountain or hill.
- Roti
-
noun,
roast.
- TOPS
-
noun,
the tops, top1 (def 22).
- Saco
-
noun,
a city in SW Maine.
- trap
-
noun,
a contrivance used for catching game or other animals, as a mechanical device that springs shut suddenly.
- Trip
-
noun,
a journey or voyage:
- Taos
-
noun,
a Tanoan language spoken in two villages in New Mexico.
- spae
-
verb (used with object),
to prophesy; foretell; predict.
- tets
-
noun,
the Vietnamese New Year celebration, occurring during the first seven days of the first month of the lunar calendar.
- tics
-
noun,
Pathology.
a sudden, spasmodic, painless, involuntary muscular contraction, as of the face.
tic douloureux.
- 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.
- TINA
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Tine
-
noun,
a sharp, projecting point or prong, as of a fork.
- tans
-
noun,
the brown color imparted to the skin by exposure to the sun or open air.
- tint
-
noun,
a color or a variety of a color; hue.
- sort
-
noun,
a particular kind, species, variety, class, or group, distinguished by a common character or nature:
- Stan
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Stanley.
- tost
-
noun,
an act or instance of tossing.
- Sera
-
noun,
a plural of serum.
- tote
-
noun,
the act or course of toting.
- sane
-
noun,
a private nationwide organization in the U.S., established in 1957, that opposes nuclear testing and advocates international peace.
- Star
-
noun,
any of the heavenly bodies, except the moon, appearing as fixed luminous points in the sky at night.
- sain
-
verb (used with object),
to make the sign of the cross on, as for protection against evil influences.
- Tane
-
noun,
a Polynesian god of fertility.
- 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.
- 1080
-
- pats
-
noun,
a light stroke, tap, or blow with the palm, fingers, or a flat object.
- Otoe
-
noun,
Oto.
- Cain
-
noun,
Scot. and Irish English. rent paid in kind, especially a percentage of a farm crop.
- erst
-
adverb,
before the present time; formerly.
- neo-
-
- East
-
noun,
a cardinal point of the compass, 90° to the right of north. Abbreviation: E.
- otic
-
adjective,
of or relating to the ear; auricular.
- Otis
-
noun,
Elisha Graves, 1811–61, U.S. inventor.
- oto-
-
- iter
-
noun,
a canal or passage.
- cane
-
noun,
a stick or short staff used to assist one in walking; walking stick.
- Otto
-
noun,
attar (def 1).
- eats
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- neat
-
noun,
an animal of the genus Bos; a bovine, as a cow or ox.
- IOTA
-
noun,
a very small quantity; jot; whit.
- neap
-
noun,
neap tide.
- attn
-
- eco-
-
- ect-
-
- Can.
-
- cap.
-
- atop
-
preposition,
on the top of:
- Orca
-
noun,
the killer whale, Orcinus orca.
- CASE
-
noun,
an instance of the occurrence, existence, etc., of something:
- 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.
- opts
-
Verb phrases,
opt out, to decide to leave or withdraw:
- IRAS
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- Oran
-
noun,
a seaport in NW Algeria.
- oras
-
noun,
plural of os2 .
- CART
-
noun,
a heavy two-wheeled vehicle, commonly without springs, drawn by mules, oxen, or the like, used for the conveyance of heavy goods.
- Carn
-
noun,
cairn.
- Cape
-
noun,
a sleeveless garment of various lengths, fastened around the neck and falling loosely from the shoulders, worn separately or attached to a coat or other outer garment.
- orcs
-
noun,
any of several cetaceans, as a grampus.
- CARE
-
noun,
a state of mind in which one is troubled; worry, anxiety, or concern:
- Orne
-
noun,
a department in NW France. 2372 sq. mi. (6145 sq. km). Capital: Alençon.
- 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.
- oro-
-
- capo
-
noun,
any of various devices for a guitar, lute, banjo, etc., that when clamped or screwed down across the strings at a given fret will raise each string a corresponding number of half tones.
- orts
-
noun,
Usually, orts. a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
- osar
-
noun,
plural of os3 .
- ator
-
- 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.
- cast
-
noun,
act of casting or throwing.
- pean
-
noun,
paean.
- Pate
-
noun,
the crown or top of the head.
- 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.
- NCTE
-
- 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.
- int.
-
- pct.
-
- ins.
-
- pear
-
noun,
the edible fruit, typically rounded but elongated and growing smaller toward the stem, of a tree, Pyrus communis, of the rose family.
- enc.
-
- 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.
- Pecs
-
noun,
a city in SW Hungary.
- Pen.
-
- pens
-
noun,
any of various instruments for writing or drawing with ink or a similar substance.
- Enos
-
noun,
the son of Seth. Gen. 5:6.
- Pent
-
noun,
penthouse (def 4).
- peon
-
noun,
(in Spanish America) a farm worker or unskilled laborer; day laborer.
- per.
-
- pat.
-
- Past
-
noun,
the time gone by:
- atic
-
- 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 = .
- ates
-
- Aten
-
noun,
Aton.
- crap
-
noun,
Vulgar.
excrement.
an act of defecation.
- PACE
-
noun,
a rate of movement, especially in stepping, walking, etc.:
- pacs
-
noun,
pack1 (def 1).
- PACT
-
noun,
an agreement, covenant, or compact:
- att.
-
- 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:
- crat
-
- Pan.
-
- pane
-
noun,
one of the divisions of a window or the like, consisting of a single plate of glass in a frame.
- par.
-
- Pare
-
noun,
Ambroise [ahn-brwaz] /ɑ̃ˈbrwaz/ (Show IPA), 1510–90, French surgeon.
- pars
-
noun,
(in prescriptions) a part.
- Asti
-
noun,
a city in the Piedmont region of Italy, S of Turin: center of wine-producing region.
- Iona
-
noun,
an island in the Hebrides, off the W coast of Scotland: center of early Celtic Christianity.
- 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.
- opia
-
- opes
-
adjective, verb (used with or without object),
open.
- inro
-
noun,
a small lacquer box with compartments for medicines, cosmetics, etc., worn on the waist sash of the traditional Japanese costume.
- Coos
-
noun,
a language of a group of American Indians indigenous to the coast of Oregon.
- Cor.
-
- note
-
noun,
a brief record of something written down to assist the memory or for future reference.
- Copt
-
noun,
a member of the Coptic Church.
- nots
-
noun,
a Boolean operator that returns a positive result if its operand is negative and a negative result if its operand is positive.
- Cope
-
noun,
a long mantle, especially of silk, worn by ecclesiastics over the alb or surplice in processions and on other occasions.
- cts.
-
- coot
-
noun,
any aquatic bird of the genus Fulica, as F. americana, of North America, and F. atra, of the Old World, characterized by lobate toes and short wings and tail.
- coon
-
noun,
raccoon.
- nota
-
noun,
a dorsal plate or sclerite of the thorax of an insect.
- iso-
-
- cone
-
noun,
Geometry.
a solid whose surface is generated by a line passing through a fixed point and a fixed plane curve not containing the point, consisting of two equal sections joined at a vertex.
a plane surface resembling the cross section of a solid cone.
- Con.
-
- Cote
-
noun,
a shelter, coop, or small shed for sheep, pigs, pigeons, etc.
- NTIA
-
- coir
-
noun,
the prepared fiber of the husk of the coconut fruit, used in making rope, matting, etc.
- coin
-
noun,
a piece of metal stamped and issued by the authority of a government for use as money.
- coat
-
noun,
an outer garment with sleeves, covering at least the upper part of the body:
- Cora
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. Kore.
- not-
-
- 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.
- Cort
-
- Cost
-
noun,
the price paid to acquire, produce, accomplish, or maintain anything:
- nipa
-
noun,
a palm, Nypa fruticans, of India, the Philippines, etc., whose foliage is used for thatching, basketry, etc.
- nips
-
noun,
an act of nipping; a pinch or small bite:
- NIRA
-
- cose
-
verb (used without object),
coze.
- nits
-
noun,
the egg of a parasitic insect, especially of a louse, often attached to a hair or a fiber of clothing.
- ctr.
-
- CORN
-
noun,
Also called Indian corn; especially technical and British, maize. a tall cereal plant, Zea mays, cultivated in many varieties, having a jointed, solid stem and bearing the grain, seeds, or kernels on large ears.
- 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.
- noes
-
noun,
an utterance of the word “no.”.
- noir
-
adjective,
black; noting the black numbers in roulette.
- Cori
-
noun,
Carl Ferdinand, 1896–1984, and his wife, Gerty Theresa, 1896–1957, U.S. biochemists, born in Austria-Hungary: Nobel Prize in Medicine 1947.
- 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.
- nos-
-
- Isar
-
noun,
a river in central Europe, flowing NE from W Austria through S Germany to the Danube River. 215 miles (345 km) long.
- cite
-
noun,
citation (defs 7, 8).
- OPer
-
- Oona
-
noun,
a female given name.
- cera
-
noun,
(in prescriptions) wax.
- ceps
-
noun,
an edible mushroom, Boletus edulis, that grows wild under pine or other evergreen trees: prized for its flavor.
- Neri
-
noun,
Saint Philip (Filippo Neri) 1515–95, Italian priest: founder of Congregation of the Oratory.
- Ont.
-
- EARN
-
verb (used with object),
to gain or get in return for one's labor or service:
- cen.
-
- 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.
- OOPS
-
interjection,
(used to express mild dismay, chagrin, surprise, etc., as at one's own mistake, a clumsy act, or social blunder.)
- once
-
noun,
a single occasion; one time only:
- o-os
-
noun,
any of several species of Hawaiian honey eaters of the genus Moho, especially the extinct M. nobilis, of the island of Hawaii, that had black plumage and two tufts of yellow plumes used to make ceremonial robes for the Hawaiian kings.
- Oost
-
noun,
Jacob van [yah-kawp vahn] /ˈyɑ kɔp vɑn/ (Show IPA), 1600?–71, and his son, Jacob van, 1639?–1713, Flemish painters.
- Catt
-
noun,
Carrie Chapman Lane, 1859–1947, U.S. leader in women's suffrage movements.
- Cato
-
noun,
Marcus Porcius [pawr-shee-uh s,, -shuh s] /ˈpɔr ʃi əs,, -ʃəs/ (Show IPA), ("the Elder"or"the Censor") 234–149 b.c, Roman statesman, soldier, and writer.
- Cate
-
noun,
a choice food;delicacy; dainty.
- OPEC
-
noun,
an organization founded in 1960 of nations that export large amounts of petroleum: formed to establish oil-exporting policies and set prices.
- open
-
noun,
an open or clear space.
- cat.
-
- CERN
-
- Onas
-
noun,
a member of a people of Tierra del Fuego.
- cit.
-
- cion
-
noun,
scion (def 2).
- cist
-
noun,
a box or chest, especially for sacred utensils.
- OAPC
-
- cis-
-
- cire
-
noun,
a brilliant, highly glazed surface produced on fabrics by subjecting them to a wax, heat, and calendering treatment.
- oast
-
noun,
a kiln for drying hops or malt.
- cir.
-
- OATS
-
noun,
a cereal grass, Avena sativa, cultivated for its edible seed.
- ocas
-
noun,
a wood sorrel, Oxalis tuberosa, of the Andes, cultivated in South America for its edible tubers.
- 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.
- cet-
-
- Oct.
-
- ciao
-
interjection,
(used as a word of greeting or parting): hello; goodbye; so long; see you later.
- 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.
- Ire.
-
- Ceto
-
- 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.
- Ceta
-
noun,
Comprehensive Employment and Training Act.
- Oita
-
noun,
a seaport on NE Kyushu, in S Japan.
- NICE
-
noun,
a port in and the capital of Alpes-Maritimes, in SE France, on the Mediterranean: resort.
- Pers
-
- peso
-
noun,
a coin and monetary unit of Chile, Colombia, Cuba, the Dominican Republic, Guinea-Bissau, Mexico, and the Philippines, equal to 100 centavos.
- Eris
-
noun,
the ancient Greek goddess of discord and the sister of Ares: identified with the Roman goddess Discordia.
- ains
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- Eric
-
noun,
Eric the Red.
- Erin
-
noun,
Literary. Ireland.
- aet.
-
- aesc
-
noun,
ash2 (def 3).
- Etta
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Henrietta.
- aer-
-
- 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.
- 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.
- Erna
-
noun,
a female given name: from an Old English word meaning “eagle.”.
- Eton
-
noun,
a town in Berkshire, in S England, on the Thames River, W of London: the site of Eton College.
- rapt
-
noun,
a quick, smart, or light blow:
- ACTS
-
noun,
anything done, being done, or to be done; deed; performance:
- Eros
-
noun,
the ancient Greek god of love, identified by the Romans with Cupid.
- Etna
-
noun,
Mount, an active volcano in E Sicily. 10,758 feet (3280 meters).
- rase
-
verb (used with object),
raze.
- rasp
-
noun,
an act of rasping.
- crip
-
noun,
a term used to refer to a person who is partially or totally unable to use one or more limbs.
- Aire
-
- rate
-
noun,
the amount of a charge or payment with reference to some basis of calculation:
- Nasi
-
noun,
the head or president of the Sanhedrin.
- ANSI
-
- epic
-
noun,
an epic poem.
- ano-
-
- epit
-
- anes
-
adverb,
once.
- EPOS
-
noun,
an epic.
- ance
-
- RACE
-
noun,
a contest of speed, as in running, riding, driving, or sailing.
- airs
-
noun,
a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- aits
-
noun,
a small island, especially in a river.
- narc
-
noun,
a government agent or detective charged with the enforcement of laws restricting the use of narcotics.
- 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).
- nape
-
noun,
the back of the neck (usually used in the phrase nape of the neck).
- Rais
-
noun,
Gilles de, Retz, Gilles de Laval, Baron de.
- airt
-
noun,
a direction.
- Rani
-
noun,
ranee.
- rant
-
noun,
ranting, extravagant, or violent declamation.
- Acre
-
noun,
a common measure of area: in the U.S. and U.K., 1 acre equals 4,840 square yards (4,047 square meters) or 0.405 hectare; 640 acres equals one square mile.
- RATO
-
noun,
rocket-assisted takeoff.
- epi-
-
- RIPS
-
noun,
a rent made by ripping; tear.
- Rice
-
noun,
the starchy seeds or grain of an annual marsh grass, Oryza sativa, cultivated in warm climates and used for food.
- Nair
-
noun,
a group of Hindu castes in the Kerala region of India.
- Rico
-
noun,
Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act: a U.S. law, enacted in 1970, allowing victims of organized crime to sue those responsible for punitive damages.
- esp.
-
- Rina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- 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.
- RISC
-
noun,
reduced instruction set computer: a computer whose central processing unit recognizes a relatively small number of instructions, which it can execute very rapidly.
- est.
-
- Rise
-
noun,
an act or instance of rising.
- rit.
-
- ESOP
-
noun,
a plan under which a company's capital stock is acquired by its employees or workers.
- eso-
-
- RITA
-
noun,
the Vedic concept of cosmic and social order.
- rite
-
noun,
a formal or ceremonial act or procedure prescribed or customary in religious or other solemn use:
- crop
-
noun,
the cultivated produce of the ground, while growing or when gathered:
- RNAS
-
- RIAS
-
noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- 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.
- acr-
-
- reit
-
noun,
real-estate investment trust.
- etic
-
adjective,
pertaining to or being the raw data of a language or other area of behavior, without considering the data as significant units functioning within a system.
- acne
-
noun,
an inflammatory disease of the sebaceous glands, characterized by comedones and pimples, especially on the face, back, and chest, and, in severe cases, by cysts and nodules resulting in scarring.
- Acis
-
noun,
the lover of Galatea, killed by Polyphemus out of jealousy.
- reap
-
verb (used with object),
to cut (wheat, rye, etc.) with a sickle or other implement or a machine, as in harvest.
- etc.
-
- recs
-
noun,
recreation.
- 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.
- Reis
-
plural noun,
a former money of account of Portugal and Brazil.
- ARCS
-
noun,
Geometry. any unbroken part of the circumference of a circle or other curved line.
- Naos
-
noun,
a temple.
- Rena
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Marina.
- Reno
-
noun,
Informal. a renovation, as of a building or room.
- 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.
- Rep.
-
- repo
-
noun,
a repurchase agreement.
- reps
-
noun,
a transversely corded fabric of wool, silk, rayon, or cotton.
- ETAS
-
noun,
the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
- rest
-
noun,
the refreshing quiet or repose of sleep:
- Ens.
-
- ant.
-
- ICAO
-
- 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.
- art.
-
- pina
-
noun,
pineapple.
- 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.
- 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.
- arse
-
noun,
ass2 (defs 1, 2).
- 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.
- NATS
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Nathan or Nathaniel.
- eons
-
noun,
an indefinitely long period of time; age.
- asci
-
noun,
plural of ascus.
- pirn
-
noun,
a weaver's bobbin, spool, or reel.
- Piro
-
noun,
piroplasmosis.
- Aron
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Pisa
-
noun,
a city in NW Italy, on the Arno River: leaning tower.
- pise
-
noun,
rammed earth.
- Arno
-
noun,
Peter (Curtis Arnoux Peters) 1904–68, U.S. cartoonist and author.
- pita
-
noun,
a fiber obtained from plants of the genera Agave, Aechmea, etc., used for cordage, mats, etc.
- Pitt
-
noun,
William, 1st Earl of Chatham, 1708–78, British statesman.
- asc-
-
- Piet
-
noun,
Scot. a magpie.
- Arne
-
noun,
Thomas Augustine, 1710–78, English composer of operas and songs.
- Asir
-
noun,
a district in SW Saudi Arabia.
- Pest
-
noun,
an annoying or troublesome person, animal, or thing; nuisance.
- Pet.
-
- 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.
- peto
-
noun,
wahoo3 .
- pets
-
noun,
any domesticated or tamed animal that is kept as a companion and cared for affectionately.
- Inca
-
noun,
a member of any of the dominant groups of South American Indian peoples who established an empire in Peru prior to the Spanish conquest.
- pian
-
noun,
yaws.
- Inc.
-
- pies
-
noun,
plural of pi2 .
- pias
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Aser
-
noun,
Asher (def 1).
- Pica
-
noun,
a 12-point type of a size between small pica and English.
- pice
-
noun,
a former bronze coin of British India, one quarter of an anna.
Compare pie5 .
- PICS
-
noun,
a movie.
- Pict
-
noun,
a member of an ancient people of uncertain origin who inhabited parts of northern Britain, fought against the Romans, and in the 9th century a.d. united with the Scots.
- inae
-
- 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.
- Ice.
-
- pnea
-
- ARIS
-
- PSAT
-
- prec
-
- prie
-
noun,
a test, trial, or taste; a test by sampling.
- prin
-
- pro-
-
- 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.
- prs.
-
- apt.
-
plural,
apartment.
- 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.
- Nast
-
noun,
Thomas, 1840–1902, U.S. illustrator and cartoonist.
- poco
-
adverb,
somewhat; rather:
- Apr.
-
- psec
-
- apo-
-
- psia
-
- Apis
-
noun,
a sacred bull worshiped at Memphis: identified originally with Ptah and later assimilated with Osiris to form the Ptolemaic Serapis.
- ices
-
noun,
the solid form of water, produced by freezing; frozen water.
- Ptas
-
plural,
peseta.
- pts.
-
- 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.
- pre-
-
- apts
-
plural,
apartment.
- prat
-
noun,
the buttocks.
- Arce
-
noun,
a daughter of Thaumas and the sister of Iris and the Harpies. Zeus took away her wings when she aided the Titans in their war against him.
- Ares
-
noun,
the ancient Greek god of war, a son of Zeus and Hera, identified by the Romans with Mars.
- 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.
- ARCO
-
adverb,
(of the performance of a passage for stringed instruments) with the bow.
- pone
-
noun,
Also called pone bread. a baked or fried bread usually made of cornmeal.
- pons
-
noun,
Also called pons Varolii. a band of nerve fibers in the brain connecting the lobes of the midbrain, medulla, and cerebrum.
- poon
-
noun,
any of several East Indian trees of the genus Calophyllum, that yield a light, hard wood used for masts, spars, etc.
- prao
-
noun,
proa.
- poor
-
noun,
(used with a plural verb) poor persons collectively (usually preceded by the):
- pore
-
noun,
a minute opening or orifice, as in the skin or a leaf, for perspiration, absorption, etc.
- Pori
-
noun,
a seaport in W Finland, on the Gulf of Bothnia.
- 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):
- pos.
-
- pose
-
noun,
a bodily attitude or posture:
- pot.
-
- Cres
-
- Nier
-
noun,
Alfred Otto Carl, 1911–1994, U.S. physicist.
- ctn
-
plural,
carton.
- cte
-
- CTA
-
- 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.
- CST
-
- ROA
-
- TIC
-
noun,
Pathology.
a sudden, spasmodic, painless, involuntary muscular contraction, as of the face.
tic douloureux.
- CSO
-
- ERP
-
- TCA
-
- TCS
-
- 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.
- ERA
-
noun,
a period of time marked by distinctive character, events, etc.:
- EPT
-
- TEC
-
noun,
detective.
- 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-
-
- TIA
-
- EIS
-
- eir
-
- ECA
-
- ec-
-
- eat
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- EAS
-
noun,
the Akkadian god of wisdom, the son of Apsu and father of Marduk: the counterpart of Enki.
- TES
-
noun,
ti1 .
- ear
-
noun,
the organ of hearing and equilibrium in vertebrates, in humans consisting of an external ear that gathers sound vibrations, a middle ear in which the vibrations resonate against the tympanic membrane, and a fluid-filled internal ear that maintains balance and that conducts the tympanic vibrations to the auditory nerve, which transmits them as impulses to the brain.
- ea.
-
- tet
-
noun,
the Vietnamese New Year celebration, occurring during the first seven days of the first month of the lunar calendar.
- ETA
-
noun,
the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
- eo-
-
- CSR
-
- CAI
-
- CSA
-
- APS
-
- ANC
-
- ane
-
adjective, noun, pronoun,
one.
- ANI
-
noun,
any of several black, tropical American cuckoos of the genus Crotophaga, having a compressed, bladelike bill.
- ans
-
noun,
the Sumerian god of heaven: the counterpart of the Akkadian Anu.
- aor
-
- APC
-
- 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.
- API
-
abbreviation,
Also, A.P.I. American Petroleum Institute.
- ARC
-
noun,
Geometry. any unbroken part of the circumference of a circle or other curved line.
- 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.
- ARP
-
noun,
Bill, pen name of Smith, Charles Henry.
- ARS
-
- ase
-
- ASI
-
- ASN
-
- Aso
-
noun,
Mount, a volcanic mountain in Japan, in central Kyushu, noted for its vast caldera. 5223 feet (1593 meters).
- ASP
-
noun,
any of several venomous snakes, especially the Egyptian cobra or the horned viper.
- 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.
- ast
-
- Ar.
-
- 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.
- TSP
-
- TSI
-
- TSE
-
- ap-
-
- trp
-
- ac-
-
- an.
-
- ACE
-
noun,
a playing card or die marked with or having the value indicated by a single spot:
- Ain
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- ACP
-
- ACS
-
- ACT
-
noun,
anything done, being done, or to be done; deed; performance:
- ae.
-
- AEC
-
- Tro
-
- AES
-
noun,
any of various early forms of bronze or copper money used in ancient Rome.
Compare as2 (def 1).
- AIC
-
- ASR
-
- tra
-
- CRT
-
- COP
-
noun,
a police officer.
- CIE
-
- CIP
-
- 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.
- CNO
-
- CNS
-
- toe
-
noun,
one of the terminal digits of the human foot.
- COO
-
noun,
a cooing sound.
- TNT
-
- COS
-
noun,
romaine.
- CIA
-
- COT
-
noun,
a light portable bed, especially one of canvas on a folding frame.
- CPA
-
- CPI
-
- CPO
-
- CPR
-
- CPS
-
- CRP
-
- CRS
-
- too
-
Idioms,
only too. only (def 10).
- cep
-
noun,
an edible mushroom, Boletus edulis, that grows wild under pine or other evergreen trees: prized for its flavor.
- tr.
-
- ca.
-
- Tpr
-
- TPN
-
- TPI
-
- at.
-
- ATC
-
- tot
-
noun,
a small child.
- ATP
-
- ATS
-
noun,
a money of account of Laos, the 100th part of a kip.
- CIO
-
noun,
a federation of affiliated industrial labor unions, founded 1935 within the American Federation of Labor but independent of it 1938–55. Abbreviation: C.I.O., CIO.
- CEO
-
- Co.
-
- cp.
-
- cr.
-
- cs.
-
- ct.
-
- CAR
-
noun,
an automobile.
- Tor
-
noun,
a rocky pinnacle; a peak of a bare or rocky mountain or hill.
- CAS
-
verb (used with or without object),
to call, as to call an animal toward one; urge forward by calling.
- CEA
-
- ERS
-
noun,
ervil.
- Nat
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Nathan or Nathaniel.
- ERT
-
- PCS
-
- prn
-
- Ps.
-
- pt.
-
- PTO
-
- SIT
-
verb,
(in prescriptions) may it be.
- PAC
-
noun,
pack1 (def 1).
- SIR
-
noun,
a respectful or formal term of address used to a man:
- SIP
-
noun,
an instance of sipping; a small taste of a liquid:
- Sin
-
noun,
transgression of divine law:
- PAS
-
noun,
a step or series of steps in ballet.
- SIC
-
adverb,
so; thus: usually written parenthetically to denote that a word, phrase, passage, etc., that may appear strange or incorrect has been written intentionally or has been quoted verbatim: (sic).
- PCI
-
- pea
-
noun,
the round, edible seed of a widely cultivated plant, Pisum sativum, of the legume family.
- PEI
-
noun,
I(eoh) M(ing) [yoh ming] /yoʊ mɪŋ/ (Show IPA), born 1917, U.S. architect, born in China.
- SER
-
noun,
a unit of weight in India, varying in value but usually 1/40 of a maund: the government ser is divided into 80 tolas of 180 English grains and equals nearly 2 pounds 1 ounce avoirdupois (950 grams).
- pes
-
noun,
a foot or footlike part.
- 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.
- PIA
-
noun,
a female given name.
- SEN
-
noun,
a money of account of Japan, the 100th part of a yen, now used only in certain quotations, as on foreign exchange.
- SEI
-
noun,
sei whale.
- PIC
-
noun,
a movie.
- 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:
- sea
-
noun,
the salt waters that cover the greater part of the earth's surface.
- se-
-
- PIN
-
noun,
a small, slender, often pointed piece of wood, metal, etc., used to fasten, support, or attach things.
- PIO
-
- Pr.
-
- pc.
-
- SCP
-
- orc
-
noun,
any of several cetaceans, as a grampus.
- ons
-
- oo-
-
- o-o
-
noun,
any of several species of Hawaiian honey eaters of the genus Moho, especially the extinct M. nobilis, of the island of Hawaii, that had black plumage and two tufts of yellow plumes used to make ceremonial robes for the Hawaiian kings.
- oon
-
- OOT
-
- OPA
-
- ope
-
adjective, verb (used with or without object),
open.
- TAT
-
verb (used with or without object),
to do, or make by, tatting.
- sot
-
noun,
a drunkard.
- OPS
-
noun,
the ancient Roman goddess of plenty, and the wife of Saturn and mother of Jupiter: identified with the Greek goddess Rhea.
- opt
-
Verb phrases,
opt out, to decide to leave or withdraw:
- Ora
-
noun,
plural of os2 .
- SOP
-
noun,
a piece of solid food, as bread, for dipping in liquid food.
- Pa.
-
- Ore
-
noun,
a metal-bearing mineral or rock, or a native metal, that can be mined at a profit.
- Soo
-
noun,
the, Canadian. Sault Ste. Marie.
- ORT
-
noun,
Usually, orts. a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
- ose
-
- OSO
-
- Son
-
noun,
a male child or person in relation to his parents.
- OSP
-
- ot-
-
- SOC
-
noun,
sociology or a class or course in sociology.
- OTA
-
- ote
-
- OTS
-
- 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.
- pis
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Greek alphabet (II, π).
- ONI
-
- RCN
-
- Sp.
-
- So.
-
- RTS
-
- rte
-
- rt.
-
- RSE
-
- RSA
-
- Rs.
-
- RPO
-
- RAS
-
noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- rat
-
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.
- RCA
-
- RCT
-
- SAC
-
noun,
a baglike structure in an animal, plant, or fungus, as one containing fluid.
- REA
-
- REC
-
noun,
recreation.
- ROT
-
noun,
the process of rotting.
- res
-
noun,
an object or thing; matter.
- ret
-
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.
- Ria
-
noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- ROP
-
- rin
-
noun,
a money of account of Japan, the thousandth part of a yen or the tenth part of a sen.
- ROI
-
- ROE
-
noun,
the mass of eggs, or spawn, within the ovarian membrane of the female fish.
- ROC
-
noun,
a bird of enormous size and strength.
- RNA
-
- SRO
-
- Rap
-
noun,
a quick, smart, or light blow:
- PIT
-
noun,
a naturally formed or excavated hole or cavity in the ground:
- PSI
-
noun,
the 23rd letter of the Greek alphabet (Ψ, ψ).
- POA
-
- POC
-
- POE
-
noun,
Edgar Allan, 1809–49, U.S. poet, short-story writer, and critic.
- poi
-
noun,
a Hawaiian dish made of the root of the taro baked, pounded, moistened, and fermented.
- ean
-
- POR
-
- PRA
-
- PRC
-
- PSA
-
- sc.
-
- PSC
-
- PSE
-
- PST
-
interjection,
(used to attract someone's attention in an unobtrusive manner.)
- SAE
-
- PTA
-
plural,
peseta.
- PTT
-
- SAR
-
- RCP
-
- RCS
-
- Re.
-
- RIP
-
noun,
a rent made by ripping; tear.
- SAP
-
noun,
the juice or vital circulating fluid of a plant, especially of a woody plant.
- RPS
-
- Rae
-
noun,
John, 1813–93, Scottish surgeon and Arctic explorer.
- Rai
-
noun,
a style of Algerian popular music played on electric guitar, synthesizer, and percussion instruments.
- San
-
noun,
a member of a nomadic aboriginal people of southern Africa.
- RAN
-
noun,
a sea goddess who drags down ships and drowns sailors: the wife of Aegir.
- ONR
-
- SPA
-
noun,
a mineral spring, or a locality in which such springs exist.
- one
-
noun,
the first and lowest whole number, being a cardinal number; unity.
- ise
-
- IPA
-
- IPO
-
- ipr
-
- IPS
-
- Ir.
-
- IRC
-
- IRO
-
- IRS
-
- Is.
-
noun,
(used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
- ISA
-
- ISR
-
- Ios
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noun,
a small hawk, Buteo solitarius, having two plumage phases and occurring only on the island of Hawaii, where it is a rare species and the only living indigenous bird of prey.
- ist
-
- ITA
-
- ITC
-
- ONA
-
noun,
a member of a people of Tierra del Fuego.
- ITO
-
noun,
Prince Hirobumi [hee-raw-boo-mee] /ˈhi rɔˈbu mi/ (Show IPA), 1841–1909, Japanese statesman.
- STP
-
- NCO
-
- nae
-
adverb,
no1 ; not.
- Nap
-
noun,
a brief period of sleep, especially one taken during daytime:
- ne-
-
- STI
-
- IOT
-
- ior
-
- NEC
-
- ian
-
noun,
a male given name, Scottish form of John.
- ESA
-
- Esc
-
- ESR
-
- ETO
-
- ETR
-
- ETS
-
- ics
-
- TAR
-
noun,
any of various dark-colored viscid products obtained by the destructive distillation of certain organic substances, as coal or wood.
- IRA
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noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- io-
-
- Ia.
-
- IAS
-
- TAE
-
preposition,
to.
- ICA
-
noun,
Portuguese name of Putumayo.
- TAP
-
noun,
a light but audible blow:
- ier
-
- TAO
-
noun,
(in philosophical Taoism) that in virtue of which all things happen or exist.
- in.
-
- ina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- ine
-
- Tan
-
noun,
the brown color imparted to the skin by exposure to the sun or open air.
- IOC
-
- 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 = .
- Tai
-
noun,
any of several sparoid fishes of the Pacific Ocean, as Pagrus major (red tai) a food fish of Japan.
- NEA
-
- ite
-
- NEP
-
noun,
New Economic Policy.
- OAO
-
- NES
-
- nr.
-
- NRA
-
- NRC
-
- NSA
-
- NSC
-
- SPR
-
- Oc.
-
- op.
-
- OSA
-
- OTC
-
- OAP
-
- spt
-
- 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.
- OAS
-
- OAT
-
noun,
a cereal grass, Avena sativa, cultivated for its edible seed.
- Oca
-
noun,
a wood sorrel, Oxalis tuberosa, of the Andes, cultivated in South America for its edible tubers.
- OCR
-
- OCS
-
- OEO
-
- OES
-
noun,
the fifteenth letter of the English alphabet, a vowel.
- oic
-
- OIr
-
- OIt
-
- NPR
-
- Npt
-
- TTS
-
- NIA
-
- Noe
-
noun,
Noah (def 1).
- 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:
- NOP
-
- Sta
-
- St.
-
- SRI
-
noun,
a Hindu title of address prefixed to the name of a deity, holy person, etc.
- NIC
-
noun,
a newly industrialized/industrializing country:
- NOC
-
- 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:
- Sr.
-
- et
-
verb,
a simple past tense of eat.
- SI
-
noun,
the syllable used for the seventh tone of a scale and sometimes for the tone B.
- TT
-
- 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.
- RP
-
- N.
-
- NA
-
adverb,
no1 .
- TC
-
- NC
-
- RO
-
- AI
-
noun,
a three-toed sloth, Bradypus tridactylus, inhabiting forests of southern Venezuela, the Guianas, and northern Brazil, having a diet apparently restricted to the leaves of the trumpet-tree, and sounding a high-pitched cry when disturbed.
- TP
-
- NI
-
- ic
-
- AO
-
- OA
-
- TE
-
noun,
ti1 .
- NP
-
- i.
-
- PO
-
noun,
a chamber pot.
- No
-
noun,
an utterance of the word “no.”.
- RN
-
- t.
-
- T1
-
- R.
-
- RA
-
noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- RC
-
- TA
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- PI
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Greek alphabet (II, π).
- PE
-
noun,
the 17th letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
- RI
-
- CE
-
- er
-
interjection,
(used to express or represent a pause, hesitation, uncertainty, etc.).
- SN
-
- IP
-
- 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.
- EI
-
- TN
-
- E.
-
noun,
Edward (St. John) 1925–2000, U.S. writer and illustrator.
- TI
-
noun,
the syllable for the seventh tone of a diatonic scale.
- O.
-
- SA
-
- S.
-
- 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.
- OE
-
noun,
oy2 .